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Saying his long hair was a sign of defiance back in 1974, Tim Vadnais cut his locks once he passed the probationary period and was officially on the fire department. PAUL DOLS | PRESS PUBLICATIONS
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Something residents may not know about the White Bear Lake Fire Chief: He is fluent in sign language. Both of Tim Vadnais’ parents were deaf so the family communicated through sign language. At times, the chief is called to the lobby of the Public Safety building if a deaf person walks in who needs assistance. That handy interpretive service will be coming to an end, however, as Vadnais is retiring after almost 43 years with the fire department. His last day is Dec. 30. The chief’s stories are many. Those that stuck start with the most horrific: “Probably the small plane that crashed on Price Field behind Central early in my career. There were body parts everywhere and I’ll never forget the smell of aviation gas. The plane’s wing landed in the back yard of a house.” To one down memory lane: A 40-something woman who walked into his office one day with her son. She told the chief: “You don’t remember me, but you were the guy who delivered me on the Lafayette Bridge.” To one of which he’s most proud: A statistic that marks zero fire deaths since 1986. “Up until 1985, we averaged a fire death every 18 months,” Vadnais said. “Then I attended the executive fire officer course in Maryland. I had just become chief (in 1988) and was totally green.” SEE FIRE CHIEF RETIRING, PAGE 8A
A trio of wise visitors (Al Rice, Kris Vollmer and Andie Scott) waits for the opportunity to deliver their gifts to the baby Jesus at the live Nativity scene outside St. Stephen Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake Saturday, Dec. 10. Weather permitting, volunteers will recreate the scene Saturday, Dec. 17 starting at 4:30 p.m.
Back in court: DNR appeals, judge recommends mediation in lake lawsuit BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR
ST. PAUL — Both sides in the lake level lawsuit may once again be headed for mediation at the suggestion of the district judge handling the case. White Bear Lake City Attorney Roger Jensen said the city would certainly participate "if there is likelihood the matter could be resolved." The city is an intervenor on the side of the defendant, the Department of Natural Resources. "We would much rather get this case settled than spend a month in trial," he noted. As the March trial date approaches, Judge Margaret Marrinan recommended mediation between parties with retired Justice James Gilbert, the same
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Passed out driver crashes into house BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP – The Andersons are doing fine after a minivan crashed into their basement at the intersection of Otter Lake Road and Brandlwood Road Friday afternoon, Dec. 9. Todd Anderson said only his daughter was home at the time, with her special needs nurse. They were upstairs and didn't know exactly what happened until a firefighter knocked on the door. The minivan crashed into Anderson's son's bedroom, sending his bed straight across the room. But Anderson is more concerned about what happened to the driver than the stuff in his house. As far as he knows, the driver was an older resident who passed out while driving. When he was taken by the paramedics, he seemed OK, Anderson added.
“It hit in the back – absolutely the perfect spot.” Todd Anderson Homeowner
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A minivan crashed into the basement of a home due to a passed out driver Friday afternoon, Dec. 9.
According to the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, the 89-year-old White Bear Lake resident was traveling south on Otter Lake Road and missed a turn onto Brandlwood Road. In conversation with deputies later at United Hospital, he told them he had passed out. “He stated he felt like he had blacked out before going off the road,” said Randy Gustafson, public communications coordinator. “He appeared to be sober and in good condition.” The driver was wearing his seatbelt and his air bag deployed. The Sheriff's Office does not know if he has a medical condition, but have asked the driver to be reevaluated by Driver and Vehicle Ser-
vices to determine if he has a condition that would make it unsafe for him to drive, Gustafson said. He was not cited. Anderson was just glad his teenage son wasn't in his bedroom at the time. Thankfully, he went to Caribou after school. “We got really lucky,” he said. “It hit in the back – absolutely the perfect spot.” Some shelves and other items in the room broke, but Anderson said his family is doing fine. White Bear Lake firefighters put up plywood to protect the house from cold and snow until it can be repaired. Two walls and one or two windows will need to be replaced.
“We just closed the bedroom door,” Anderson said. “It was fine for the weekend.” Only one breaker went out, he added. Anderson expects all the repair costs will be covered by insurance. He was just finishing up his work for the day at Twin City Janitor Supply when the crash occurred. A friend observed the crash and contacted him. His son found out on social media before Anderson was able to contact him and tell him what had happened.
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COMMUNITY BRIEFS The annual Dinner with Santa is looking for jolly Santa Claus volunteers to help serve dinner to area seniors at the White Bear Country Inn Monday, Dec. 19. Volunteers should arrive at 4:30 p.m. For more information, contact Bill Foussard at 651-429-5393 or email wlfoussard@aol.com.
Piccadilly Square to celebrate opening A grand opening is planned at Piccadilly Square Thursday, Dec. 15. The public is invited to tour the 79unit affordable senior housing development designed for those 62 and older. The facility, 70 Mahtomedi Ave., was built on the site of the old Piccadilly restaurant
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CORRECTION Several people were incorrectly identified in a Spotted photo appearing Dec. 7 of Santa Claus (aka Bill Hartman) making an appearance at the Bald Eagle Children's Hospital Guild holiday party. Getting a hug from Santa is Barb Krejcarek, with Tom Chapin, Addie Williams and Gary Krejcarek.
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hey’re considered the strongest of all horses. The ones who roam wild and free, the strong ones for whom the dangers of this world hold no fear. This year, as winter closed in, tragedy took two young Mustangs. Tears, hugs, flowers and teddy bears were the only words. Underneath, fear whispered in the hearts of other young Mustangs. “I’m scared to drive,” one whispered to a friend at a vigil where they gathered that day. No doubt, fear gripped the parents of the Mustangs, too. Because they knew it could have been any of them. Story But just as quickly as fear began to try to overtake, the Chaser Mustangs rose up. They came Sara Marie Moore together in strength, offering words, songs and prayers to comfort those closest to the Mustangs that were lost. Unafraid, students began to visit the site of the tragedy, even pulling over on the road in the dark night. Flowers, candles and crosses began to pile up. Bridget: Faith, read two crosses. Stephanie: Hope, read two more. So unafraid were the Mustangs in approaching the site, the police scheduled an escorted memorial to keep them safe. There was fear in some of their eyes, mixed amidst the grief and sorrow as they laid flowers at the site. But reaching out, they took hold of two large rough-hewn wooden crosses, seeking for the strength Bridget and Stephanie found in life after death. At such a young age, they were struck by the fragility of this fleeting life. They took courage and stood in the face of death, valuing life with faith and hope. Unafraid, these Mustangs will continue to stand strong. Vigilant, yes. Attentive, yes. Aware, yes. Afraid, no. They will walk together across their graduation stage as only Mustangs can. The story of Bridget and Stephanie will give strength to their lives. They will stand strong in the midst of tragedy. Sammy will be surrounded with love and care to be made whole, made stronger. When they drive off to college, start their careers and have young Mustangs of their own, they will remember the day when tragedy taught them how precious life really is. But they won’t be afraid. They are Mustangs. Mustangs who carry flowers and teddy bears in their arms and compassion in their hearts.
Practice mindfulness this holiday season “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” or so says the song. n reality, the holiday season can seem like one extra long to-do list full of presents to buy, parties to host, performances to attend and food to make. This constant emphasis on merry-making can leave us feeling like we’re missing out on all the fun we’ve been told we’re supposed to be having. This year, ditch the list and give yourself the gift of mindfulness, NorthMovers and suggests east Youth & Services Shakers Family Outpatient Mental Health TheraJerry pist Emily Bade. Hromatka Mindfulness costs nothing but a little time and doesn’t contain any calories. The benefits of mindfulness can be immediate, Bade says, adding that it is just a new term for the age-old practice of slowing down and gaining composure. Practicing mindfulness is increasingly important these days because the pace of modern life is very fast and it only seems to speed up at this time of year. In addition to personal and work commitments, a constant stream of news, entertainment and social media options means that we often fall into the trap of
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However you choose to spend your time during the holidays, remember to take some time to relax, reset and restore. always being “on” and constantly feeling like we should be doing something. Our bodies and minds are not designed to run at such a fast pace for long periods of time. Plus, research suggests that taking time to rest and reset actually makes us more productive in the long run. People who practice mindfulness techniques report lower stress levels, better personal and professional relationships and increased feelings of well being, Bade says. And it isn’t just something used by people who have extra time and space to meditate for hours without interruption. Police officers, teachers, parents and even soldiers use these techniques and enjoy the benefits of less stress, more focus and better decision making. Bade adds that she uses mindfulness techniques with some of her clients at NYFS. Bade suggests a simple “5,4,3,2,1” technique that can be done anywhere and takes less than a minute can incorporate mindfulness into your daily life. The technique requires you to pause and name five things you can see, four things you can feel, three things you can hear, two
things you can smell and one thing you can taste (imagining the taste of something is fi ne, too). This forces your mind and body to work together to focus on the present. Another simple technique is to breathe in for four seconds and then out for six seconds. Continue doing this until you feel your body start to relax. Either method can be done alone or in public while you’re stuck in traffic or waiting in line at the grocery store. Bade suggests practicing these short techniques three times a day – when you wake up, at lunchtime and at bedtime – so that eventually they become a habit. For more suggestions on easy mindfulness techniques you can practice anywhere check www. pocketmindfulness.com. For even more information about mindfulness, NYFS is offering a five-session class on mindfulness in January. For more info contact Judy at 651-379-3431 for details. However you choose to spend your time during the holidays, remember to take some time to relax, reset and restore. A little mindfulness may be the best present you give yourself all year. Wishing you and yours a heartfelt and joyous holiday season! Jerry Hromatka is President & CEO, of Northeast Youth & Family Services.
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omedays I feel like it’s all about the toothpaste. An ugly mosaic of minty blue-green clumps on the bathroom counter. Nasty toothpaste residue in the sink. Mangled tubes tossed and capless. You might think I just described the devastating aftermath of a civil war... and I did. The civil war waging in my household. On the one side you have me, the mom, who grew up with fastidious parents — toothpaste Nazis, if you will. The two tenants of their tooth-brushing regime were, 1. Leave no trace and 2. Squeeze from the bottom up. On the other side, you have the rest of my family. My husband, who grew up in a more liveand-let-brush kind of household, and my kids, who by very nature being kids don’t visually see or philosophically see anything wrong with globs of toothpaste strewn about in the sink and on the counter.
So here we are. A house divided. I can’t change my husband. Those midtube squeezing habits are ingrained there for life. How did this vast difference in household micro-isms not come up Talking in pre-marital counselBehind My ing? It should be right up there with, “Do you Own Back want to have kids?” I’ve tried to change Kaia Strand my kids. Unfortunately asking them nicely to “please rinse the sink after you brush your teeth and squeeze the toothpaste from the bottom up” doesn’t work. I guess I could supervise — micromanage —their cute butts. Alas, I despise micro-managing even more than I despise toothpaste problems. Then I’m left with taking really deep
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Kathleen “Kathy” Helen Jacobson (nee Dickey) Age 75 of White Bear Lake. Kathleen was born on February 5, 1941 in Ashton, Iowa. When she applied for a job at Miller Supply Incorporated in St. Paul, little did she know she would be meeting a young fellow who would become the love of her life, Stanley Jacobson, and they were married December 15, 1967. Stan had two children so they combined their family of eight into a home in Vadnais Heights. After the kids were grown and gone, they moved to a home in White Bear Lake near 4th and Campbell. Kathy retired from Reell Precision Manufacturing, where she worked for over 20 years. Survived by her husband of 49 years, Stan; children, Carla (John) Reed, Nancy (Dan) McWherter, Robin (John) Carlson, and Tom (Deanna) Stower; step-children, Randy (Markita), and Rick (Adrian); 14 grandchildren, Kristina Meyer, David (Lynnsey) Carlsen, Dean (Lorena) Carlsen, Mandie (Joe) Meehan, Faith (Donny) Tholkes, David Morisset, Jr., Michael (Kristi) Morisset, Nicole Pudifin, Samantha (Nik) Jensen, Austin Stower, Rosella Stower, Andrew Stower, Cheryl Jacobson, and Jeffrey Jacobson; 23 great-grandchildren; her sister, Helen Manning; and many other family and friends. There was a celebration of life service for Kathy on Monday, December 12, 2016 at First Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake with a luncheon reception in the church hall, followed by prayers and interment at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Mahtomedi. To leave a message of condolence, please visit www.MuellerMemorial.com or call 651-429-4944 for more information.
breaths and/or long sips of wine before I walk into the bathroom, which may or may not prevent me from a spike in blood pressure and subsequently yelling sarcastic comments like, “We really need to get you into the eye doctor because clearly your vision is going if you can’t see that glob of toothpaste in the sink the size of Rhode Island.” This brings us to what ended up being my solution to this whole situation. Move out. This may sound dramatic, but hear me out. What I mean by move out is, switching bathrooms. I forgot to mention that our four-person family (including one 13-year-old girl) all share one bathroom. Well, shared one bathroom. That is, until I extricated myself to the guest bathroom. The lighting isn’t great and the paneling is dark, but it is mine, all mine. After I moved all of my stuff down to the guest bathroom I was able to luxuriate in the clean space with not
a mangled toothpaste tube in sight . . . for about 11 minutes until my daughter decided to do some kind of craft with baking soda and there were streaks and splashes of gritty white splotches all over the joint. Here come the deep breaths and wine, again. In the end, I try to ask myself: “Is my particularness getting in the way of relationships? Do I really want my kids to grow up to be as obsessed with toothpaste etiquette as me?” No. It may seem like my kids will grow up to be total slobs, but they won’t. If I ever move back into the bathroom, I’ll simply bring my own toothpaste, sponge and box of wine with me and occasionally kindly ask them to clean up after themselves. Kaia Strand is a part time household paper product stock specialist, part time unpaid taxi driver, aspiring writer and aspiring sane person.
Sheriff announces early retirement Ramsey County Sheriff Matt Bostrom announced his retirement at a press conference Dec. 6. Bostrom will retire Jan. 3, in the middle of his second four-year term as sheriff. He was first elected in 2010. Bostrom plans to lead a project at the Centre for Criminology at the University of Oxford in London to conduct research on increasing police trust through character-based hiring. "Six years ago the voters of Ramsey County placed their trust in me when I was elected sheriff. We then began a journey to transform the Sheriff’s Office into a leader in public safety guided by our six core values. Throughout the journey we met statutory mandates, overcame challenges, and accomplished several milestones,” Bostrom reflected. In 2011, the Sheriff’s Office implemented a comprehensive character-based selection, training, and promotion initiative. Under this model, individuals are hired for character traits determined by the community and then trained to the highest level. Character is reinforced throughout an employee’s career. “The most important part of our mission is community trust, built through relationships with people we serve and work with,” Bostrom said. “In Ramsey County, the Sheriff’s Office has identified four beliefs that provide the foundation for community trust: honor, truth, responsibility, and respect. We have found success when we live those character traits.” Bostrom hopes to spread this model and knowledge further across the country and world.
“This work has been noticed by other agencies in the United States and other countries,” he added. “I am proud of what we have accomplished and want to further advance community trust and legitimacy.” Bostrom, and his chief deputy, Jack Serier, have already been noticed. They have presented findings at several national conferences. Leaders have requested an implementation manual for character-based police officer recruitment, selection, and reinforcement through organizational development. Such a manual would assist with developing and implementing a similar model within other communities across the country. Bostrom has spent time in England over the past few months taking a class about the topic while also fulfilling his duties as sheriff. He now plans to delve into the topic full-time to see what he can do to create training materials for other agencies. Ramsey County Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt said there will be no special election for the next sheriff. Instead, a sheriff will be appointed by the Ramsey County Board. The leadership team Bostrom appointed will remain the same. “Over the next two years our commitment to deliver excellent service as a leader in public safety, focused on mission and guided by values will remain unwavering,” he added. “I am leaving the Sheriff’s Office in the hands of people committed to character and public service." From press release
Daniel C. Bornkamp August 12, 1927-November 4, 2016 Married to Doris Fairfield for 60 years. Lived in White Bear Lake and worked at NCR. Survived by 2 daughters, Karen (John) Thell and Deborah Bitter and grandchildren, John Daniel, James (Samantha), Sarah, Eva and William. Memorial Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 20 with visitation from 10 -11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, 4000 Linden St., White Bear Lake.
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Norman J. Thurmer Norman J. Thurmer, 82, of White Bear Township, died Dec. 6. Retired Ramsey County Sheriff. Mass of Christian Burial was December 13, 2016 at St. Pius X Catholic Church, White Bear Lake. Interment Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Mahtomedi.
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Downtown White Bear Lake is decorated so nicely with the lights and decorations. I wanted to give a special “thank you” to the firefighters for all their hard work on the tree in front of City Hall. I was driving by many times, watching them with the hook and ladder getting those lights on the tree. Your hard work is much appreciated and really adds a warm touch. Thank you for doing this for White Bear Lake. LeAnn Jansen White Bear Lake
Thank you so much for the “Loon Chronicles”! Wonderful stories and photos, which put a smile on my face every week. Ann Wolfe White Bear Lake
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County has new commissioner Stan Karwoski was sworn in as District 2 Washington County commissioner Dec. 6. Karwoski will fill the seat vacated by Ted Bearth when he died last March. Because Karwoski is filling a vacant seat, he was sworn in immediately after the vote was canvassed and the election was certified. Karwoski, a native of St. Paul, has lived in Oakdale since 1987. He is married, and has four adult children. He is a retired 38-year employee of Graco Inc., where he was a principal designer. He holds five design patents. Karwoski was serving his fourth term on the Oakdale City Council when elected mayor in 2014. He is past president and current member of the 622 Education Foundation, past chairman and member of the Washington County park and open space commission. He also has served with the Yellow Ribbon Network, Oakdale’s planning-park commission, and served as a student reading and robotics mentor. Washington County press release
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RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS Th Ramsey The R C County Sh Sheriff’s iff’ Office reported d the h followf ll ing incidents:
VADNAIS HEIGHTS • A 50-year-old woman was found deceased Dec. 1 on the couch in her home in the 3300 block of Jansen Way by her father, who had stopped by after not hearing from his daughter for several days. The single woman, who had an extensive medical history, had called in sick to her employer that day. An autopsy is scheduled. • Residents called 911 after spotting a neighbor lying in the street at Labore Road and County Road D shortly after noon Dec. 2. The 30-yearold, who has a “history of excessive drinking” according to a report, landed a punch after taking a swing at a deputy on the scene.The suspect was quickly on his way to the Ramsey County Jail on a disorderly conduct charge. • The iPads are kept secured, but somehow the suspect got the salesperson to take out two of them, valued at a total of $1,300, at Target in the 900 block of County Road E the afternoon of Dec. 2. The 38-year-old male suspect, known to Target security, got away with the devices and the search for him continues.
• A 52-year-old man was found deceased by deputies following a welfare check the afternoon of Dec. 2 in the 4000 block of Bridgewood Terrace. Deputies had made seven previous welfare checks on the man, who had a long medical history, during 2016. This time, they were called by a friend who had not heard from the victim for 48 hours. He was found peacefully in a recliner where he had been watching television. • An unlicensed 15-year-old boy was behind the wheel of his father’s pickup truck the afternoon of Dec. 3 when he left Kohler Road, wrapped the truck around a utility pole and sheared it off. Deputies, the driver, two teen passengers and utility workers stepped gingerly around the wires on the ground. Luckily, no injuries resulted. The youth, cited for careless driving and violation of an instructional permit, awaits a conversation with his father upon his return home from out of town. • Apartment neighbors called 911 after hearing a loud argument that was turning physical just after midnight Dec. 4 in the 800 block of County Road D. According to the report, the 26-year-old boyfriend was letting the 24-year-old girlfriend know it was time for her to hit the road. Before
deputies arrived, the girlfriend threw cat food at the boyfriend and he responded by throwing cat litter at the girlfriend. The cat, meanwhile, laid low. The girlfriend was treated at a local hospital for bruises and the boyfriend was transported to jail on a domestic assault charge.
WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP • A 93-year old female resident was found dead of natural causes the morning of Dec. 2 in the 4700 block of Golden Ponds Lane. Her body was released to a funeral home. • A woman was threatened by her knife-wielding son the evening of Dec. 2 at their home on Margaret Street. The woman was not injured, but her 21-year-old son was treated for self-inflicted knife wounds before being booked at the jail on charges of domestic assault, fi fth-degree assault for causing fear and disorderly conduct. • A juvenile male was referred to a county diversion program after he assaulted a staff member the morning of Dec. 5 at the Bellaire Education Center at NE Metro School District 916 in the 2500 block of County Road F. No other information about the incident was released.
WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS The Washington County Sheriff's Office reported the following selected incidents in Birchwood, Dellwood, Grant, Mahtomedi, Pine Springs and Willernie:
DELLWOOD • A resident on Bayhill Road reported receiving death threats Dec. 2 from a business acquaintance in Reno, Nevada.
GRANT • A man driving a black Chevrolet was reported for parking next to a mailbox in the 11000 block of Irish Avenue N. on Nov. 29, before getting out of his vehicle armed with a plastic bag to reach into three neighboring mailboxes. When the complainant checked the mailboxes, she found all the remaining mail and magazines neatly stacked.
• A Stillwater man, 23, was cited Dec. 1 on Dellwood Road N. and Keswick Avenue N. for speeding 66 mph in a 50 mph zone. He was issued a written warning for no left brake light and no driver's license.
MAHTOMEDI • A Vadnais Heights woman reported hit-and-run damage to her parked vehicle Nov. 28 in the 3300 block of Century Avenue N. The vehicle sustained minor damage to the rear bumper. • A White Bear Lake man, 20, was reported Nov. 28 for causing a disturbance in the Walgreen's on Wildwood Road. He was last seen crossing the street toward the Aldi market. Two days later, employees at Aldi reported him for panhandling in the entrance to the store. • A resident in the 99 block of Wildwood Beach Road reported
someone entering his vehicle early Nov. 30 and shifting the contents around. Nothing was reported missing. • A resident in the 1600 block of Briarwood Avenue on Dec. 1 reported a lost or stolen driver's license. • A New Brighton woman was cited Dec. 2 on Stillwater Road N. and Warner Avenue N. for stop sign violation during a directed patrol at that intersection. A Mahtomedi woman, 42, and another Mahtomedi woman, 44, were also cited on the same date, at the same place and for the same offense. • An Oakdale woman was sent a violation letter Dec. 2 after running a school bus stop arm on Long Lake Road at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 1. • A Mahtomedi woman, 44, was cited Dec. 2 on Long Lake Road and Echo Lake Road for speeding 50 mph in a 30 mph zone. • A resident in the 500 block of
Edith Avenue reported a male and female going door to door with a suitcase Dec. 2. The complainant suspected them of trolling for unattended delivered packages. • A dirt bike was reported stolen overnight Dec. 2-3 from an attached garage in the 69 block of Locust Street. • A Minneapolis woman, 47, was cited Dec. 3 for running the stop sign at Stillwater Road N. and Warner Avenue N. while looking for a restaurant. She said she didn't see the stop sign.
WILLERNIE • A St. Paul woman reported her 2008 Buick Enclave was stolen Dec. 2 from the Roma restaurant on Stillwater Road while she was inside the eatery.
WHITE BEAR LAKE POLICE REPORTS The White Bear Lake Police Department reported the following incidents: • A driver was issued a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia in the area of Highway 96 and Hedman Way at 11:32 a.m. Dec. 2. • Theft of compressors and HVAC fi xtures at the site of a building razing was reported in the 3200 block of White Bear Avenue at 1:05 p.m. Dec. 2. • Theft of packages was reported in the 3900 block of Hoffman Road at 4:46 p.m. Dec. 2. • A driver was cited for possession of marijuana and other drug paraphernalia in the 1700 block of Fourth Street at 6:35 p.m. Dec. 2. • Theft of a wallet was reported in the area of Highway 61 and Fifth Street at 9:47 p.m. Dec. 2. Before the account was closed, $160 was with-
drawn and $15 in fuel was charged. The wallet was later recovered without the credit card or cash. • A 21-year-old male was arrested for fourth-degree DWI in the area of White Bear Avenue and Orchard Lane at 10:53 p.m. Dec. 2. His blood alcohol level was 0.08. A 20-year-old female passenger was cited for underage consumption. • A 26-year-old male from Hinckley was arrested for fourth-degree DWI probable cause in the area of I-35E and Highway 96 at midnight Dec. 3. He appeared to be under the influence of narcotics and formal criminal charges are pending forensic analysis of a blood test. • A 28-year-old male was arrested for fourth-degree DWI in the area of White Bear Avenue and South Shore Boulevard at 12:52 a.m. Dec. 3. His blood alcohol level was 0.15.
• Theft of property at a park was reported in the 5000 block of Lake Avenue at 2:54 p.m. Dec. 3. • A Chevy Trailblazer was reported slathered in butter in the 4900 block of Highway 61 at 10:20 p.m. Dec. 3. • Harassing Facebook messages and phone calls were reported in the 3500 block of Emerald Drive at 1:07 a.m. Dec. 4. • A 20-year-old male was arrested on a domestic assault warrant in the area of Century Avenue and 56th Street at 5:45 p.m. Dec. 4. • Burglary was reported in the 4700 block of Banning Avenue at 5:22 p.m. Dec. 5. The total loss was about $1,200. • Violation of a domestic abuse no-contact order was reported in the 3100 block of Century Avenue at 11:27 p.m. Dec. 5.
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FIRE CHIEF RETIRING: Tim Vadnais will miss the camaraderie, but not the pager FROM PAGE 1A
A chance dinner invitation with fire chiefs from several major cities led to a conversation about accidental fire deaths. A fire marshal from Texas said they hadn’t had a death in 20 years. “I said, ‘You’re kidding me. We have them all the time.’” They offered Vadnais a word of advice: step up the fire prevention program. “I came back knowing we had to get an active program going,” he recalled. “We hired Mike Turnbull as fire inspector and now we’re in our 30th year without a fire death. That is quite an accomplishment.” He characteristically credits Turnbull and the department for the program’s success. It has involved thousands of free home smoke detectors, education in the classroom and aggressive fire codes. Unlike a lot of his relatives, (his uncle Gordy was a longtime fire chief), Vadnais didn’t always want to be a firefighter. After graduating from White Bear High School in 1970, he went to school to become a cop. “I applied for one job in St. Paul. It was a horrible experience,” he said. “There were hundreds of people applying for a couple positions.” Vadnais didn’t get the job so he volunteered for the White Bear fire department. He loved it. His day job was working for White Bear Oil Company, a home heating business started in the 1920s by his grandfather, Adlore Vadnais, at Fourth Street and Bald Eagle Avenue. Tim started there at age 14 pumping gas. Adlore and Helen Vadnais had 12 children: five boys and five girls, two died in infancy. The boys all worked for the oil company, which expanded to include area gas stations, snowmobile sales and a car dealership called Vadnais Motors on Highway 61. When Tim was growing up, 10 Vadnais families lived between Fourth Street and Bald Eagle Lake. Tim is the youngest of five children born to Charles and Florence Vadnais. His dad died in 1989, a year after he became chief, and his mother in ‘92. Twice divorced, Vadnais still lives only a few blocks from Fire Station No. 1 with his youngest son. He has four children and an 18-month-old granddaughter. His feelings are mixed about retirement. “It’s a little depressing. I have to relearn how to
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White Bear Lake Fire Department Chief Tim Vadnais stands near an engine in his dress uniform. He is retiring after almost 43 years with the Fire Department. His last day is Dec. 30.
live again. I gave up fishing, hunting and golfing when I became chief,” said Vadnais, who turns 65 in January. He did get on the golf course a few dozen times this year though to prepare. “So I don’t embarrass myself when I’m teeing off,” he said. Vadnais loves his job, but says it’s time. He’s diabetic and finds the stress is affecting his health. “I’ve been noticing it. I went to Florida on a work-related trip. When I’m there, my blood sugars are perfect. I come back to work and they’re sky high.” He loves Florida, Vadnais said, and hopes to spend more time in the sunshine state. Travel is on his to-do list, as is spending more time with his granddaughter. As for the White Bear fire department, Vadnais is confident he’s leaving it in good shape.
NO URGENCY TO REPLACE FIRE CHIEF Cit ht said id she h iis iin no h l Ti d i who h iis retiring ti i D d plans l i City M Manager Ell Ellen Ri Richter hurry tto replace Tim V Vadnais, Dec. 30 30, and an aggressive search for a new fire chief in 2017. During the interim, Matt Bouthilet, quality assurance technician, will serve as EMS manager overseeing ambulance operations, and Assistant Chief Tom Balis from the south station will be lead among the four assistant chiefs representing fire operations. Police Chief Julie Swanson will temporarily oversee the entire operation during the transition period, Richter said, and will work closely with Assistant City Manager Rick Juba. Her title will not change. The city manager has known Vadnais was retiring for some time and invited members of the department to meet with her and share their expectations in a new leader. “It reinforced how impressed I am with the caliber of our membership,” Richter said. “We have great people in the department.”
The department is at capacity with the recent hire of five firefighters; the maximum number is 55 firefighters and 24 emergency medical service personnel. Volunteers have not been hard to recruit, (he knocks on wood), Vadnais said, but it’s a huge problem throughout the country. “We have been fortunate. We have a well earned, good reputation throughout the state and a lot of people want to be part of that. “We discovered that 55 firefighters is plenty for handling our fires, which are way down. Back when I got on the department, we were constantly fighting structure fires. Today our workload is with the ambulance; 85 percent of our calls now are ambulance. “We used to be a fire department that occasionally went on ambulance calls. Now we’re an ambulance service that occasionally puts out fires.” He will miss the camaraderie, but not the pager. “The job was fabulous,” Vadnais said. “To become fire chief in your hometown was amazing for me.” And the job has been rewarding. “Every day we have an opportunity to help someone on the worst days of their lives. I wish I had kept notes. I could have written a book.”
IF YOU GO An open house for retiring fire chief Tim Vadnais is planned 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Boatworks Commons community room.
DNR APPEAL: Judge asked to reconsider allowing protection statute in complaint FROM PAGE 1A
amendment to the original complaint. She ruled from the bench last October to allow the amendment brought by the restoration association. That amendment adds a law that specifically protects White Bear Lake from "artificial" water removal. The statute is more than a century old and reads that waters of White Bear and Goose Lakes are public waters and "shall never be lowered or diminished by any artificial means." The plaintiff attorneys feel the added environmental statute provides supplemental support for the existing Minnesota Environmental Rights Act (MERA) upon which the lawsuit is based. "The White Bear Lake protection statute is interesting," said Jim Markoe,
a Manitou Island resident who heads the Lake Homeowner's Association, intervenors in the lawsuit on the side of the plaintiff. "It shows how the old timers knew way back in the late 1800s that White Bear Lake was sensitive to water withdrawals," he pointed out. "The reason the DNR is fighting so hard to keep this statute out is this is an environmental law that cannot take water out of White Bear Lake for any purpose at any time." The homeowner's association president noted that the U.S. Geological Survey study seems to conclusively show that there is lake water in the city's water towers. "The legal argument is if this water in the towers is from the lake, that would violate the protection statute. That would
be a prima facie case for a MERA violation," Markoe explained. Prima facie is a fact presumed to be true unless disproved. "The DNR is fighting to prevent that legal pathway." The fact the judge is encouraging mediation was a "little bit of a surprise," Markoe added. "She truly wants parties to resolve this with both sides coming to an understanding." Assistant DNR Commissioner Barb Naramore did not attend the hearing but said the agency will contemplate the judge's suggestion to go into mediation. "We would carefully consider any new ideas for possible avenues to a mediated resolution," she said. In its appeal, the DNR argued that a more recent general law, 103G, which relates to the state's authority on water
appropriations, supersedes the special law from the late 1880s, Naramore said. "The law from the late 1880s was before the state regulated water use," she pointed out. Calling the agency "asleep at the wheel," Marrinan scolded the DNR for its mismanagement of the state's water resources, Markoe said; something the judge has done before. "I will be very surprised if the judge reverses herself," he said. "There is a lot of mid to late 20th century case law using the White Bear Lake protection statute. Having ruled from the bench (in October) indicates to me she has a very clear opinion on this." According to Markoe, the judge indicated she would rule on the DNR appeal as quickly as possible.
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Remembering two Mustang students
Bridget Giere
Stephanie Carlson BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
ARDEN HILLS — So many people were bringing flowers, stuffed animals and crosses to the site of a fatal crash near Mounds View High School that an official public memorial was planned at the site Dec. 5, escorted by public safety officials. About 250 attended the memorial at the intersection of Highway 96 and Old Highway 10 to show their love for three juniors: Bridget Giere and Stephanie Carlson, who died at the scene of the accident, and Sammy Redden, who was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. Students came in buses and some parked nearby at North Heights Lutheran Church and walked to the site of the crash. The church, in partnership with Creative Catering and Caribou, was handing out hot cider and hot chocolate to memorial attendees. “We just put it together in a couple hours,” said John Oldfield, church member. “This (accident) is just terrible.” Students brought flowers, teddy bears, notes, tennis rackets and tennis balls to the memorial and placed them at the feet of two wooden crosses, constructed by an anonymous community member. There was no official program and the memorial was student-led. After standing in silence for about 10 minutes, the students began to reach out to the crosses and gather around them with heads bowed.
Tennis buddies Bridget had been on the Mounds View High School tennis team since her freshman year. “She and Sammy have been teammates for all that time and before,” said her tennis coach Michael Cartwright, who has been coaching at Mounds View for 25 years. “Bridget was really a joy to have in the program because of her positive work ethic and joy.” She wasn't out to win, but to have fun, he noted. “She had a really good approach to tennis,” he said. Bridget and Sammy played doubles together, he added. Their teammates brought tennis balls, rackets and shirts to the memorial for both girls. “Obviously, it has been very hard for these kids to lose a teammate and friend,” Cartwright said. Unfortunately, it is not the first time he has experienced losing a player. Several years ago, a girl tennis player also died in a car accident in the spring of her senior year. Another player died from mental illness the
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Flowers, teddy bears, notes and a tennis racket lie beneath crosses for students Bridget Giere and Stephanie Carlson. “Once a Mustang, always a Mustang,” reads the sign.
year after he graduated, Cartwright added. “These young kids don't realize how fragile life is,” he said. Stephanie and Bridget were both 16 years old. “Her smile just always lit up the room,” said a tennis teammate who had known Bridget since kindergarten. Bridget lived in Arden Hills and attended Island Lake Elementary and Chippewa Middle School. “It is just so unfortunate this happened to her,” she added, as she walked away from the memorial with several other players. Bridget worked at Target and the State Fair's Patio Grill. She had a brother and a sister, according to her obituary.
A scientific and spiritual girl Stephanie, also of Arden Hills, had just transferred to Mounds View High School from St. Agnes High School in St. Paul this year. She had also attended Chippewa Middle School. She had planned to join the Mounds View track team this spring, according to the district. Her science teacher and science club staff leader at St. Agnes, David Crompton, said she had also discussed returning to St. Agnes next semester. She had kept in contact with several students in the junior class at St. Agnes regularly, he said. More than half of the high school's 300 students — 160 — attended her funeral.
“She was a very kind and joyful student for a teacher to work with,” Crompton remembered, noting Stephanie had been very interested in astronomy and she researched the topic outside school and science club. He helped get her some good books on the topic. Crompton said the students at St. Agnes came together and their faith has grown through the tragedy. “They do really come together and talk deeply,” he said. “At the same time, their faith carries them forward.” He remembers Stephanie as a “very spiritual” young lady. “God was a central part of her life, there is no doubt in my mind,” he said, noting her kindness to those around her displayed her faith. Her mother and older siblings graduated from St. Agnes, he added. Stephanie worked at Golden Living Center in Roseville. She had five brothers and sisters, according to her obituary.
Local community comes together Since the accident, Mounds View High School has received unprecedented support from the community. Students from rival schools have posted pictures on social media wearing green to support Mounds View. Superintendent Chris Lennox reported nearly 1,000 messages from community members and gifts of food and supplies for memorials. “I've never seen anything like this,” said Principal Jeff Ridlehoover, who has been principal at the high school since 2013. “It makes me really proud to be the principal in this community,” he added, noting businesses and faith communities have reached out to the school. “It has been overwhelming — the outpouring,” he said. He has also seen the students come together to support each other. “I've always known we have had the most amazing students,” he said, standing in the damp cold at the memorial Dec. 5. “When something like this happens you really get to see it.” Bridget's funeral was held at Incarnation Lutheran Church in Shoreview Dec. 6. Memorials to Feed My Starving Children were requested. Stephanie's funeral was held at St. Charles Borromeo in Minneapolis Dec. 7. Memorials to the St. Agnes auditorium fund or St. Paul Humane Society were requested. Sammy is expected to recover, according to Colin Sokolowski, district public relations director. The three girls often traveled to school together, according to Ridlehoover. The girls were turning left onto Old Highway 10 about 7 a.m. Dec. 1 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. 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.
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Signed tennis balls lay at the foot of a cross, saying farewell to Bridget and wishing Sammy a full recovery. Sammy, who is still recovering, played doubles with Bridget on the Mounds View High School tennis team. “Bridget, you were always so bubbly and happy. Rest in peace,” reads one of the notes in the box.
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MAHTOMEDI CITY COUNCIL NOTES The Mahtomedi City Council took the following action Dec. 6: • After a public hearing, passed an ordinance adopting the annual fee schedule, according to Minnesota statutes. Proposed changes to the 2017 fee schedule include: increased ambulance transport fees; increased city equipment rental rates; increased utility rates; updated water meter and accessory prices; the addition of a city facility rental fee for City Hall and an increase in damage deposits for city facility rentals. • After a public hearing, passed a resolution ordering the 2017 street improvement project, authorizing the preparation of fi nal plans and specifications, authorizing the advertisement for bids and authorizing the preparation of the preliminary proposed assessment roll for pending assessment purposes. The 2017 street improvement project will include pavement work on Hickory and Dahlia streets between Highway 244 and Warner Avenue. The cost of the 2017 project is expected to be $697,000, with assessments covering $176,000 of the amount. During the hearing, affected property owners cited concerns about parking and water issues. • Entered into a tolling agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-toKnow Act, relating to the actions of the city's Public Works Department, following a 2011 chlorine leak at one of the city wellheads. The city will likely pay a fi ne rather than answer a lawsuit. • Heard an update on the pedestrian improve-
ments along Stillwater Road (CSAH 12). In February 2016, the city entered into a cooperative agreement with Washington County to complete mill and overlay and pedestrian improvements on Stillwater Road from MnDOT Trunk Highway 244 to Wildwood Road. The proposed improvements include widening the existing sidewalk on the south side of the roadway and improving ADA accessibility in the area. After bid documents are fi nalized and construction easements are acquired from adjacent property owners, construction is expected to begin during the spring and summer of 2017. • Passed a resolution approving the sufficiency of a Nov. 16 petition for a local improvement project at 157 and 191 Ideal Ave. S. to extend city water and sanitary sewer. A petition signed by enough people will dictate whether a city may proceed with a feasibility study. • Approved a change order in the amount of $2,132 to Belaire Sitework Services for the Wedgewood Park infi ltration BMP project. Additional seeding was necessary during the fi nal stages of construction to bring the site back to existing conditions. • Gave authorization to city staff to receive quotes for sidewalk improvements near the intersection of Mahtomedi Avenue and Neptune Street. The improvements include a marked crosswalk from Neptune Street to the newly constructed streetcar trail and a 5-foot grade concrete sidewalk from Neptune Street to Maple Street. The cost of the project is estimated to be between $60,000 and $70,000, with funding proposed through the Phase 2 – Historic District Improvements and bond proceeds from the 2016 sale.
• Renewed the agreement with the Washington County Sheriff's Office for law enforcement services. The budget amount for the contract increased by 2.1 percent for 2017. Mahtomedi will share five full-time equivalent sheriff's deputies with Willernie, Birchwood Village and Dellwood seven days a week, 24 hours a day at an annual cost of $591,805. Mahtomedi will pay $449,180 of that amount. • Gave city staff approval to establish its 2017 health insurance plan with HealthPartners for nonunion personnel. • Approved a resolution to commit the general fund balance to fi nance incomplete construction projects. The funds to be committed will be amounts above the 65 percent maximum as established in the city’s fund balance policy for street improvements. The exact amount will be determined by the annual audit and be committed for the fi scal year ending Dec. 31, with a corresponding transfer resolution in 2017 to the street improvement fund. The street improvement fund has a current fund balance of just over $1,138,000. • Presented an award to city employee Brian Randt for 10 years of meritorious service in mechanical work for the city. "He shows his talents when he's out in the street," Mayor Judson Marshall said. "I try to serve the public well," Randt replied. • Closed city offices from noon until 2 p.m. Dec. 15 for the employee holiday lunch. The council next meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20 at City Hall, 600 Stillwater Road. Loretta Harding
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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
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UPCOMING EVENTS COMMUNITY LUNCH
When: Noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 Where: Mahtomedi District Education Center, 1520 Mahtomedi Ave. Details: Celebrate the holidays with the Silver Harmony Singers. Local and area residents of all ages welcome. RSVP prior to noon on Monday, Dec. 12. $6. Contact: 651-407-2018
WILDWOOD LIBRARY BOOK CLUB
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
PICCADILLY SQUARE GRAND OPENING
When: Tours at 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15 Where: Piccadilly Square, 70 Mahtomedi Ave., Mahtomedi Details: Public invited to celebrate and learn about senior housing options. Contact: wchra.com/ grandopening
Details: Holiday packs for $30. Cash, credit cards and EBT accepted. Contact: fareforall.org
First-come, first-served. Contact: 651-724-6007
VADNAIS HEIGHTS HOLIDAY FOOD SHELF AND TOY DRIVE DISTRIBUTION
When and Where: 1-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23 at White Bear Township 17 Theatre, 1180 County Rd. J, White Bear Township; noon-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29 at Culver’s, 4485 Centerville Rd., Vadnais Heights Details: All blood types and platelets needed. Call or go online to register. Contact: 800 RED CROSS or redcrossblood. org
When: 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 Where: Vadnais Heights Commons, 655 East County Rd. F Details: Qualified lower-income residents can pick up food and toys. Must bring proof of residency. Sponsored by the City of Vadnais Heights and Vadnais Heights Lions Club. Contact: 612-245-9259
WINTERFEST - WHITE BEAR LAKE
When: 11:a.m.-2:45 p.m., Dec. 17 Where: Abbott Paint and Carpet, 2223 4th St., White Bear Lake Details: Horse-drawn carriage rides 11 am2:45 pm; Photos with Santa 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Manitou Grill, 4th St. and Washington St. Events free with donation to the White Bear Area Emergency Food Shelf. Contact: www.down townwhitebearlake.com/ events
GIRL SCOUTS CRAFT AND BAKE SALE
When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 Where: White Bear Lake Armory, 2228 4th St. Details: Bake sale Items, fleece blankets, Christmas ornaments, Christmas decorations, and many other crafts made by girl scout troops.
OPEN CHESS
When: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. FARE FOR ALL Details: Beginning When: 2-4 p.m. Friday, and intermediate chess Dec. 16 Where: First Lutheran players can learn to play or improve their game. Church, 4000 Linden St.
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St. Stephen’s Living Nativity
MAKE YOUR OWN GINGERBREAD HOUSE
When: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Children 5-12 can drop in to make an edible masterpiece. Contact: 651-724-6007 or rclreads.org
LUNCH AND TABLE GAMES
When: noon Wednesday, Dec. 28 Where: Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 3676 Centerville Rd., Vadnais Heights Details: Seniors can wish friends a ‘Happy New Year’ at the last HI-LITES meeting of 2016. Coffee and dessert provided. Contact: 651-204-6000; cityvadnaisheights.com
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a Christ-fi lled Christmas to remember. Tickets $22 through Dec. 11; $25 week of show. Contact: 651762-9141 or christmaswithtoniasara. eventbrite.com
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CAROL SING
When: 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 Where: Lakewood Worship and Community Center, 2080 Woodlynn Ave., Maplewood Details: All are encouraged to attend. Refreshments to follow. Contact: 651-777-9177
Thursday, Dec. 15 Where: White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave. Details: Explore different subjects with various artists while learning new drawing techniques. Free with registration. Contact: 651-407-0597 or whitebeararts.org
Theater ‘THE HAPPY ELF’
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 Where: Lakeshore Players, 4820 Stewart THE COPPER STREET Ave., White Bear Lake BRASS QUINTET Details: Grammy When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Award-winning comDec. 20 poser and lyricist Harry Where: Chautauqua Connick Jr. brings us Fine Arts Center, 8000 the tale of Eubie the Elf 75th St. N., Mahtomedi Details: “Christmas on in this holiday musical. Copper Street” celebrates Tickets $20-$25. Contact: 651-429the stories, songs and 5674 or www.lakeshore sounds of the season including traditional carols players.com and songs and music from favorite childhood ‘THE TWELVE DATES movies. Adults $25; SeOF CHRISTMAS’ niors $20; Students $15. When: 2 p.m. Contact: wildwood Saturday, Dec. 17 AUGUSTANA COLLEGE artistseries.com CHRISTMAS VESPERS Where: Lakeshore Players, 4820 Stewart When: 7 p.m. Friday, Ave., White Bear Lake Dec. 16 Details: One-woman Where: St. Andrews play about hapless Lutheran Church, holidays and luckless 900 Stillwater Rd., Mahtomedi romances. Suggested CLAY CRITIQUE Details: Holiday for mature audiences. When: 7-9 p.m. performance features Tickets $15-18. Thursday, Dec. 15 Contact: 651choirs and orchestra. Where: White Bear Contact: 605-274-5320 Center for the Arts, 4971 429-5674 or www. lakeshoreplayers.com or www.augietickets.com Long Ave. Details: Discuss artwork and get CHRISTMAS WITH ‘A VERY HILL-MURRAY feedback with the help TONIA AND SARA CHRISTMAS CABARET’ of a moderator. All ages When: 6 p.m. Sunday, When: 7 p.m. Friday, and levels. Free. Dec. 18 Dec. 16; 2 p.m. Saturday, Contact: 651-407-0597 Where: St. Andrew’s Dec. 17 or whitebeararts.org Lutheran Church Great Where: HillHall, 900 Stillwater Rd., Murray Theatre, 2625 Mahtomedi Larpenteur Ave., DRAWING Details: Tonia Hughes COOPERATIVE Maplewood and Sara Renner deliver Details: Performance When: 7-9 p.m. When: 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Kids ages 8-12 can design a bag by selecting fabric, adding colorful duct tape, and customizing with any number of pockets. Presented by the White Bear Center for the Arts. Contact: 651-724-6007 or rclreads.org
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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
‘ALMOST, MAINE’
When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15 & Saturday, Dec. 17; 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 Where: HillMurray 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
Ongoing HIGH-TECH MONDAYS
When: 2-4 p.m. Mondays Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Rd., Mahtomedi Details: Free drop-in technology tutoring for up to 30 minutes. Contact: 651-426-2042 or washcolib.org
ADULT OPEN GYM: VOLLEYBALL
When: 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays Where: AFSA High School, 100 Vadnais Blvd., Vadnais Heights Details: $3/person for pick-up games. Participants sign-in and provide ID. Contact: 651-2046061 or brigid.nault@ cityvadnaisheights.com
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gate on $8 online. carnival games, water Contact: saintpaul slides, light and music policefoundation.com show, and balloon drop When: 8 p.m. at 7:45 p.m. Registration Saturday, Dec. 17 $8-10 in advance or $12 at 2016 HOLIDAZZLE Where: Forest Lake the door. VFW, 556 12th St. SW When: 5-9 p.m. ThursContact: 651-490-4750 Details: Show features days; 5-10 p.m. Fridays; master comedy hypnotist or shoreviewcommunity 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturdays; center.com Mikenosis, with Elvis and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunimpersonator Howie days, through Dec. 23 Atherton performing a Where: Loring LADANZA DANCE 90 minute tribute show. Park, 1382 Willow St., CLUB GALA Tickets $20 in advance; Minneapolis When: 6 p.m. $25 at the door. Ages 13+. Saturday, Dec. 31 Details: Free family Contact: 651-464-6827 event includes local food Where: Envision or brownpapertickets. Event Center, 484 Inwood and beverage vendors, com/event/2666969 artesian booths, enterAve. N., Oakdale tainment and fi reworks. Details: New Year’s Contact: downtown Eve Gala includes cockWINTER RECREATION tails, dinner and dancing mpls.com SAMPLER When: 1-3 p.m. Sunday, with music by Rod Cerar and his Orchestra, casino VICTORIAN CAROLERS Dec. 18 Where: Wargo Nature games and fun photo When: 5-8 p.m. Frizone. Formal party attire. days; 1-4 p.m. Saturdays, Center, 7701 Main St., $95/person after Dec. 2. Lino Lakes through Dec. 23 Contact: 651-331-9940 Details: Families and Where: Downtown or ladanzastillwater@ individuals of all ages Stillwater can sample winter activ- hotmail.com Details: Listen to strollities such as kick sleding carolers sing holiday ding, snowshoeing, and melodies while shopping cross-country skiing. $7/ along Main Street. adult, $5/child; registraContact: discover tion required. stillwater.com FILE | PRESS PUBLICATIONS Contact: 651-429-8007 HOLIDAY POP-UP SHOP or anokacountyparks. When: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. LIVE REINDEER com & SANTA Tuesdays-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays When: 1-4 p.m. through Dec. 27. Closed Saturdays, Dec. 10, 17 with traditional hymns and WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. THE ART OF Mondays. and 31 carols interpreted in modern 21, Thursday, Dec. 22 and Friday, TRADITIONAL Where: 229 S. Main Where: Pedestrian arrangements, featuring Billy Dec. 23 FLINTKNAPPING St., Stillwater Plaza, 200 Main St. N., McLaughlin on acoustic guitar, When: 2-4:30 p.m. Details: A local Stillwater vocals, bagpipes, Celtic whistles, Sunday, Dec. 18 WHERE: Marine Town Hall, 121 collective of goods and Details: Visit with violin, piano and percussion. Where: Stillwater Judd St., Marine on St. Croix crafts, holiday gifts, Santa and live reindeer, Public Library, 224 stocking stuffers and then shop and dine in Third St. N. DETAILS: Holiday-themed concert CONTACT: simplegiftsmusic.net more. Live music 5:30-7 downtown Stillwater. Details: Stillwater Contact: 651-342-1386 NAPAC invites everyone p.m. Dec. 15 & 17. Contact:651-439-1465 or discoverstillwater. to participate in an afteror artreachstcroix.org com Items range $.50-$15. No noon of hands-on learnADULT OPEN GYM: When: 5-8 p.m. registration necessary. ing of traditional Native BASKETBALL Thursday, Dec. 15 Contact: 651-490-4750 American flintknapping, HOLIDAY LIGHTS Where: Downtown When: 8-10 a.m. VICTORIAN or shoreviewcommunity led by James Tom. Hear Afton IN THE PARK HORSE-DRAWN Saturdays center.com about the historical and WAGONETTE RIDES Details: Afton shops Where: AFSA High When: 5-10 p.m. cultural significance of and business owners ofSchool, 100 Vadnais nightly, through Jan. 1 When: 1-4 p.m. flintknapping to indigfer discounts on products LEGEND OF LUCIA Blvd., Vadnais Heights Where: Phalen Park, Saturdays, Dec. 10, 17 enous people and make and services; drawings, Details: $3/person 1615 Phalen Drive E., St. and 31 GIRLS & DOLLS an arrowhead or spear raffles and complifor pick-up games. TEA PARTY Paul Where: Water Street point. Free. Participants sign-in and mentary wine tasting. Details: Park will be Pedestrian Plaza, near When: 10 a.m. Contact: exploreafton. Saturday, Dec. 17 and 1 provide ID. No open gym lit up with more than 60 Valley Bookseller com Nov. 26, 24 or 31. holiday-themed displays Details: Free p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 SINATRA AND Contact: 651-204that visitors can tour wagonette rides along Where: COMPANY 6061 or brigid.nault@ from their vehicle. the St. Croix River UGLY SWEATER, PIZZA, Gammelgarden When: 3 and 7 p.m. cityvadnaisheights.com Sponsored by the St. Contact: 651-342-1386 Museum, 20880 Olinda WINE AND PAINT AT Saturday, Dec. 31 Paul Police Foundation. or discoverstillwater. Trail N., Scandia THE GRAND HALL Where: The Phipps $10 per vehicle at main com Details: Fancy tea par- Center for the Arts, 109 MOMMY AND ME When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. ty with stories, games, Locust St., Hudson Friday, Dec. 16 When: 9:30-11 a.m. dances, crafts and music Details: Vocalists Where: Grand Thursdays all about the legend of Colleen Raye, Debbie Where: Majestic Pines Banquet Hall, 301 S. 2nd Lucia. $20; registration O’Keefe, and Jim St. Stillwater Community Church, required. Patrick, along with the Details: Paint ‘Merry 930 Mahtomedi Ave., Contact: 651-433-5053 Blue Eyes Band perform & Brights’ on a 16x20 Mahtomedi iconic music from the Details: Stories, songs, gallery wrapped canvas, or www.gammelgarden 651-321-DIY1 museum.org crooners of the ‘50s and and enjoy the pizza bufcrafts, playtime, dance, (3491) ‘60s. Tickets $28/adults; fet and wine. $49/person. exercise and outings 1656 County Road E East, Suite 110, $21/students and youth. Contact: 715-441-2913 form moms and their WARDEN’S HOUSE Vadnais Heights, MN 55110 Contact: 715-386-8409 preschoolers. MUSEUM HOLIDAY or thephipps.org Contact: 651-653-4950 KIDS SECRET HOLIDAY EVENT or majesticpines.com/ SHOPPING SPREE When: Noon-4 p.m. mommynme Saturday, Dec. 17 When: 9 a.m.-noon NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY Where: Warden’s Saturday, Dec. 17 House Museum, 602 Where: Shoreview When: 5:30-8 p.m. NEIGHBORHOODS Community Center, 4580 Main St. N., Stillwater Saturday, Dec. 31 Details: Meet with N. Victoria St. Where: Shoreview NEARBY local authors while sam- Community Center, Details: Kids ages pling sweets and treats. 3-12 can shop for gifs for Details: Party for the Register online at Contact: 651-439-5956 family and friends with whole family includes ULTIMATE www.yourcreatespace.com or www.wchsmn.org help from volunteers. face painting, crafts, GIRLS NIGHT OUT
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LOOKING BACK Week of December 11 – December 17 2016 Culled from the archives of the White Bear Press at the resource library of the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society. 1916 The new skating rink is nearing completion and a good one it will be, too. At the last meeting of the Commercial Club it was decided to drop the proposition of a rink and slide up at the fairgrounds, on the account of the great expense and to establish a skating rink on the corner of Fourth street and Railroad avenue…The Village Council have ordered police lights installed on the big pole near the Long hotel for the purpose of attracting the attention of the police officers when they are wanted. Should you want an officer call operator and give your name and the number of phone from which you are talking from and the operator will turn on the light and as soon as the officer answers from the nearest phone he can reach he will be put on the line with you and you can tell him your needs. 1941 Seventy members with their wives and guests joined Tuesday evening in celebrating the 19th anniversary of the founding of the White Bear Association. The occasion was a dinner served at the Lake Shore Inn, and it was a feast. Dr. Scott McClanahan presided with his usual suavity as master of ceremonies. 1966 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Latchaw, 2562 South Shore Blvd., White Bear Lake, announce the marriage of their
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daughter, Miss Wyn Ann Latchaw to Mr. Michael Howard Plocher, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard F. Plocher, 1604 Seventh Street, White Bear Lake. 1991 Santa Claus came early for a White Bear Lake couple and he left them a present with a $176,976 price tag. Ken and Geri Wright, longtime White Bear Lake residents, won the Minnesota State Lottery, Gopher 5 game December 6th from one of the 10 tickets that they purchased at the Erickson’s Freedom Station on Highway 61 that same day.
2006 Bruce Getchell, 67, of Vadnais Heights, died peacefully December 7th surrounded by family after a five year struggle with prostate cancer. For 30 years, he touched many lives as a science teacher and tennis coach at White Bear Lake High School. 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.
Mahtomedi home market values down BY LORETTA HARDING CONTRIBUTING WRITER
MAHTOMEDI — City Council held the annual Truth in Taxation presentation and public hearing during the Dec. 6 regular meeting, unveiled the 2017 budget and levy figures, and then voted to approve them. The 2017 budget increased to $5,491,389, an increase of 6.25 percent over the 2016 budget, with the transfer of $1,205,491 in debt service. The proposed payable 2017 levy, with the addition of the debt service levy, increased to $4,116,147, or 6.7 percent. At the same time, the city saw a decrease of 3.7 percent in market value for residential properties during 2016-2017, as did Washington County overall. Using the local levy amount divided by the city's 2017 local taxable value of $10,292,262 million, the result is a local tax rate of 37.473 — an increase of 8.1 percent. For a home valued at $250,000, the annual city property tax increased by 3.5 percent, or $30.22, to a total of $882, payable 2017. A $300,000 home will see
a $38.29 increase; a $500,000 home will see a $57.62 increase and a $750,000 home will see a $104.03 increase. Finance Director Scott Schaefer calculated how much the owner of a $250,000 home paid each month for various city services. Public safety, at a cost of $1.6 million — or 29.2 percent of the city property tax amount — will cost that homeowner $22 per month. Debt service, which is what the city pays each year to pay off its debts, is $1.2 million, or 22 percent of the budget. Debt service will cost the same homeowner $16 per month. Running municipal government, which costs 20.5 percent of the budget, or $1.1 million, will cost the homeowner $15 per month. Plowing the streets and other public works services will take up 11.7 percent of the budget, or $644,585, and cost the homeowner $9 per month. The parks fund, at 6.9 percent of the budget, or $379,359, will cost that homeowner $5 per month. The two largest expenditures that are driving the budget up are debt service and Comprehensive Plan updates, Schaefer said. If the debt levy is excluded, the overall levy would increase by only 2.7 percent,
he said. The city must undertake a Comprehensive Plan update every 10 years, as mandated by the Metropolitan Council. Without this expense or that of debt service, the increase for 2017 would have been only 1.8 percent, Schaefer said. In all, council passed two resolutions pertaining to the 2017 budget. The first action was to approve the proposed tax levy for 2017. The second action was to approve the annual city budget and 2017-2021 capital improvement plan. The whole budget determination process started in June. Instructions were given to department heads to start preparing their budgets and various meetings between council and committees took place; approval of the preliminary general fund budget and proposed levy for certification to Washington County took place on Sept. 6; the capital improvement plan public hearing was held Nov. 1; Truth in Taxation notices were mailed out and the public hearing and final approval took place Dec. 6. "The budget goes under pretty extensive review," said Councilman Richard Brainerd.
Medical marijuana program to add PTSD to list Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr. Ed Ehlinger announced the decision to add post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a new qualifying condition for the state’s medical cannabis program. “This decision was made after careful deliberation of available evidence, consultation with experts in the field and public input,” Ehlinger said. “While the process of reviewing these potential additions was difficult due to the relative lack of published scientific evidence, PTSD presented the strongest case for potential benefits. PTSD also has few effective treatment alternatives available for some patients with the condition.”
Petitioners put forward a total of nine conditions for consideration this year, including PTSD, schizophrenia, acquired absence of limb (phantom limb syndrome), arthritis, autism, depression, diabetes, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and insomnia. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) also opted to allow manufacturers to develop and provide topical formulations of medical cannabis. According to Ehlinger, the evidence suggested patches, lotions, creams, gels and ointments could offer a safe, effective and low-risk method for providing medical cannabis in known dosage to qualified patients. Under current law, patients certified with PTSD
will be eligible to receive medical cannabis from the state’s two medical cannabis manufacturers beginning Aug. 1, 2017. As with the program’s other qualifying conditions, patients will need advance certification from a Minnesota health care provider. More information on the program’s certification process is available on the MDH website at the Office of Medical Cannabis. From Press Release
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4. The White Bear Lions distributed toys to about 200 families Dec. 10 in the White Bear Lake School District. Families qualify for receiving toys by contacting the White Bear Lake Food Shelf. This year the following schools participated in the toy drive: Central and Sunrise Middle Schools, Mataska, Otter Lake, Lakeaires, Lincoln Elementary Schools, The WBL Area Learning Center and Frassati Academy. Shown with Lions Bob Lundberg and Doug Shepard are Otter Lake Elementary Student Council members Maddy Thompson, Luke Maahs and Kendall Craigan. — Submitted 5. Peoples Bank Midwest President Kevin Whelan, left, poses with
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The two worlds of Craig Nasvik, longtime Bears golf and wrestling coach BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR
Jut-jawed, flat-topped, broad-shouldered and barrel-chested, Craig Nasvik looks far more the part of a wrestling coach than a golf coach, but he has carried on both tasks with aplomb for 27 years now at White Bear Lake. There are many two-sport and threesport coaches but the golf and wrestling combination is quite rare. In fact, Nasvik can’t recall a single athlete who’s been with him in both golf and wrestling in his three decades, or a fellow coach who’s done both. He perceives key similarities, though, between the rough-and-tumble world of wrestling and the genteel, exacting world of golf. “They both are individual sports with a huge team component to them. They both require tremendous discipline, focus and intestinal fortitude,” said Nasvik, who’s won two state championships as a golf coach and brought nine golf teams and four wrestling teams to state tournaments. “On the green or the mat, there is no one to blame or applaud except the person in the mirror.” “Naz” has been a high school coach 31 years overall, starting at Park and Woodbury before his arrival at White Bear Lake in 1986. He teaches physical education, both regular and adapted. He began coaching Bears golf in 1988 and wrestling in 1989. In the past he has coached football, track, and adapted soccer. In all sports his stated goal is for athletes “to know they were challenged, know how to be a great teammate, to know that through hard honest work you will be rewarded.” Nasvik was an all-state high school lineman in Hudson, Wis., graduating in 1979, and a collegiate all-conference defensive end for the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where he started four
years on teams that went 35-4. He made “state” in wrestling in high school, not placing, and qualified for nationals his first two years at UMD before a knee injury ended his wrestling experience. He also threw shot and disc in track in Hudson. Introduced to golf at age 12 by his grandfather, he loves playing and coaching “because it was a connection to him after he passed.” His own spring sport was track because it was regarded as “not cool” back in his day to be on the golf team, but he has definitely changed his mind about that. Nasvik’s golf tenure here includes state champion teams in 2000 and 2004, two third-place teams and two fourthplace teams among nine state qualifiers. He’s had 10 conference champions, including the last two seasons, and four section runners-up. The section has named him coach of the year nine times, and he got the state honor in 2004. Thirteen of his golfers have gone on to the college level, including Scott Marston and Mason Fiddle from last year’s team. Others were Chris Bailey (Wisconsin Badgers), Matt Peterson (Air Force Academy) Jon Reigstad, Mike Greer, Grant Lissisk, Dave Hubbard, Andy Hanson, Andy Paulson, Neil Rude, A.J. Olson, Brian Deuel, Andrew Ellifson, and Brandon Hartzell. In wrestling, Nasvik’s teams have a 362-309-5 dual meet record, one conference title (2015) and four section crowns (most recently 2015). He’s been section coach of the year five times. Eleven wrestlers have “placed” at state tournaments a total of 18 times, and 91 kids have qualified for state. His honor graduates include Jamie Larkin, who wrestled for national champion teams at Augsburg, and Donny Longendyke, currently a senior at Augsburg after winning a national individual title in 2015 and placing second last year.
White Bear skaters roar to 5-0 start BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR
White Bear Lake is off to a 5-0 start in boys hockey after pummeling East Ridge 5-0 and Roseville Area 4-1 in the Bears' first two home games last week. Chase Hamsted delivered five of the nine goals, with two against East Ridge
and the hat trick against Roseville. Joe Kroll, Austin Carroll and Connor Bjornberg also scored against East Ridge and Kroll against Roseville. The Bears, with Bob Parenteau in the nets, have outscored five opponents 234. They have handed Duluth East their lone loss, while their other four opponents so far have only one win each.
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Bears wrestling coach Craig Nasvik was greeted by alums Joe Dittel (left) and Steven Nasvik, one of his four sons.
Asked about his best wrestling teams, he noted that the two that placed fifth at state, in 2011 and 2012, “really bought into the formula of what Team is” with regard to closeness, commitment and preparation. Many others had the same qualities and came up short of state. “It is really hard to get a team to state in wrestling,” he said. “You have to have a lot of things come together in order for it to work. Our tradition has always been to be at our best come tournament time and the rigor of the season takes its toll as you grind out the matches in order to make it.” His long-term assistant coaches are David Meusiseen in wrestling (since 2001) and Jon Anderson in golf (since 2004), both of whom are similar to him in their philosophy and problem-solving. Two of his own role models were Leigh Livermore, his wrestling and football coach at Hudson, and Jim Malosky, who coached a football dynas-
Girl cagers win 3rd in row Bear girls basketball (4-2) topped Champlin Park 66-51 with Adri Perron scoring 17 points, Jordan Ferrand 15, and Elia Janicke 13; beat Hill-Murray 51-28 with Alexa Molin sinking 15 points, Perron nine; and tripped Park 62-47 as Sophie Janicki hit 17 and Molin nine.
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Joe Kroll beats the defense to launch a shot that connected for the first goal against East Ridge.
ty at UM-Duluth. “After all these years I am continually going back to life lessons I learned from Coach Malosky and Coach Livermore when challenging my student/athletes.” Craig and Julie Nasvik, his wife of 31 years (“my anchor and my compass”) have four sons: Steven, 28, Peter, 26, Jack, 24 and Joseph, 22, all of whom were student/athletes at White Bear Lake. “I had the privilege of coaching them all through youth football, I coached Steven, Peter and Joe in wrestling. Jack played hockey. Steven was the only one of my sons who tried golf. Peter played baseball, Jack played lacrosse and Joe did track.” He has a credo that he shares with all his athletes. “I want all of them to understand that the only way to improve is to set goals, have a plan, work hard and stick to it and don't ever quit. If they can do all this and have no regrets, I can't ask for anything more.”
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Zephyr Wrestlers Battle At Woodbury Duals The Woodbury Duals wrestling tournament took place on Dec. 10 and the Mahtomedi Zephyrs finished 1-2 in the dual meet format. Anoka, Annandale-Maple Lake, Richfield, Benilde-St Margaret, Woodbury, Rochester Mayo, and Lakeville North competed in the event. In the opening round, the Zephyrs lost to Annandale-Maple Lake 35 - 43. Winning individual matches in this dual were Hunter Wilsey, Jake Fitzpatrick, Bryce Fitzpatrick, Zach Kelsey, Nate Kujawa, and Mitch Bradley. In the second round, the Zephyrs bounced back strong against Benilde-St Margaret, winning 60 - 24. Hunter Wilsey and Jake Fitzpatrick started the dual out with victories by pin. Following a forfeit by Bryce Fitzpatrick and pins by Zach Kelsey and Nate Kujawa, the Zephyrs took a 30-6 lead. In the 152 - 195 weight classes, Collin Grandstrand, Mitch Bradley, Evan Lawrence, Ben Nelson and Alec Zell all earned falls. In the final match of the day, Mahtomedi wrestled an evenly matched Rochester Mayo squad and came up short 27 - 44. The Zephyrs picked up victories at 113 Jake Fitzpatrick, 138 Bryce Huber, 145 Nate Kujawa, 182 Ben Nelson, and 195 Alec Zell. It will be a full week of wrestling for the Zephyrs. On Thursday, Mahtomedi will travel to Hudson, Wisconsin, for a dual. On Saturday, they travel to the 16 team Northfield Invitational and next Tuesday they take on Hastings in a conference dual. SUBMITTED
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Mahtomedi’s 160-pound senior Mitch Bradley in a recent match.
Gymnasts win opener The Mahtomedi Zephyr gymnasts began the season with a convincing victory over Hastings on Dec. 8, winning 140.675-110.125. Senior Kasey Lenarz led the team with placing first (36.8) in the all-around and winning bars (9.075) and a yurchenko layout vault (9.55). Senior captain Nicole Hemstad added to the team score with her third place vault (8.65). Juniors Olivia Hurt (35.075) and Haley Oswald (34.55) placed second and third respectively in the allaround. Oswald won floor (9.175) and beam (9.3). Sophomore Caylee Greeder rounded out the team score on bars with a 8.325. The junior varsity also competed extremely well, finishing first with a 124.4 team score. Ninth grader Annika Daniels won the all-around (31.1) and also beam (8.6). Greeder won vault (8.45). Junior Kelsey Rose won bars with a 7.8, and eighth grader Zoe Bush shined on floor winning with an 8.25. The Zephyr gymnasts have a full week coming up with a conference meet vs North St. Paul at home on Wednesday and the St. Cloud Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 17. Of special note, the Dec. 14 meet is the Zephyrs 3rd Annual Toys for Tots Meet. Bring a toy and receive free admission. One toy per person. Meet starts at 6:15 p.m. SUBMITTED
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Alumni Night coming up The Bear wrestlers will host Alumni Night on Tuesday, Dec. 20, during a split match against St. Paul Central.
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Hockey scores girls Zephyr girls hockey is 3-7 after beating Onalaska (WI) 2-1 and Simley 7-2, then losing to Hastings 1-0 and Hayward (WI) 3-2. Anna Broten has five goals and Kylie Krawczyk four. Bruce Strand
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Zephyr boys hockey (2-2) thumped Hastings 9-3 and lost to Hill-Murray 2-1. They have 21 goals in four games led by Luke Posner with six .
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This could be an exciting winter for basketball at Mahtomedi High School with the Zephyr girls ranked No. 3 and the boys ranked No. 7 in Class 3A, both off to a 3-0 start. Parker Fox broke his own school record with 41 points as the Zephyr boys tripped Monticello 75-61. The 6-foot-7 1/2 senior forward shot 13-for-18 on field goals (3-for-4 on three’s) and 12-for-16 at the line in
topping his old mark of 39. Lincoln Rock added 14 points (3-for-3 on three’s) and seven rebounds in that win. The Zephyrs also beat Como Park 66-59 with Fox scoring 24, Shayne Frost 19 and Rock 10. Emma Grothaus, sophomore forward, poured in 33 points as the Zephyr girls beat perennial Class 1A power Maranatha Christian 81-72. Marissa Gustafson added 18 points and Saley Underwood and Maggie Freking eight each.
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Finding the perfect Christmas tree this holiday season Cut-your-own Christmas tree farms are few and far between, but a few of these evergreen oases still exist in the north metro. Pre-cut trees are often offered at local hardware stores, church lots or other places in the community, but there’s something special about visiting the site where your tree was grown. Whether you cut it yourself or pick from a selection, Press Publications has compiled a list of tree farms in the area, so you can get busy finding the right tree for your home.
Axdahl's Garden Farm & Greenhouse 7452 Manning Avenue, Stillwater A selection of trees is inside the big red barn and outside, and guests can enjoy free apple cider and hot chocolate while they peruse holiday items for sale, such as wreaths, ornaments and more. Phone: 651-439-3134 Hours: Mon-Thurs: 12 p.m.-7 p.m. Fri-Sun: 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Blackwoods Tree Farm 14435 30th St. N, Stillwater Offering Fraser fir, balsam and spruce, Blackwoods invites guests to cut their own or choose a tree to their liking. Guests can also enjoy cider and candy canes around the campfire or in the barn filled with antiques and Christmas treasures. Phone: 651-430-3374 Hours: Thurs-Sun only: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Open through Dec. 18
Lake Elmo Sod Farm 456 Manning Ave. N., Lake Elmo Known mostly for providing sod for landscaping projects, Lake Elmo Sod also sells a number of Christmas trees each year. The farm accepts cash or check only, no credit cards. Phone: 651-436-3760 Hours: Weekdays 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday & Sunday 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Leverty's Traditional Trees 218 142nd Ave., Houlton, Wisconsin Leverty's, located in western Wisconsin, grows thousands of Christmas trees including Canaan fir, Fraser fir and white pine. It also offers an assortment of custom-made wreaths, swags, garlands and other Christmas decor. Phone: 715-549-5528 Hours: Mon-Thurs 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri-Sun: 9 a.m-5 p.m.
Mansmith's Classic Christmas Trees 23595 Elmcrest Ave. N., Forest Lake This family-owned tree farm offers balsam, Fraser fir, white pine and more, with a barn and gift shop for families to visit. Phone: 651-464-3126 Hours: Sat & Sun: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Newell Christmas Tree Farm 22744 Ogilvie Ave. N., Scandia Specializing in Fraser firs, Newell Christmas Tree Farm also offers unusual hybrids such as Korean/balsam and Fraser/balsam. Phone: 651-433-3522 Hours: Fri-Sun: 9 a.m. until dark
Halley's Tree Farm 17338 Lyons St. NE, Forest Lake Halley's offers fresh cut balsam, Norway pine, white pine and many other choices, as well as tree stands and wreaths. Free hot apple cider. Phone: 651-307-8186 Hours: Tues-Fri 1-5 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Krueger's Christmas Trees 4452 Lake Elmo Ave. N., Lake Elmo Kreuger's has been growing Christmas trees in the St. Croix Valley since 1954. Santa Claus puts in the occasional appearance, and wagon rides are available. To check events, visit kruegerschristmastrees.com. Phone: 651-439-9186 Hours: Mon-Thurs 12-8 p.m., Fri-Sun 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Fields are open until 4:30 p.m. for cutyour-own trees
Stillwater Christmas Tree Farm 12303 May Ave. N., Stillwater This Stillwater farm offers a chooseand-cut option and highlights the number of wildlife (deer, turkey, pheasant) sightings you may have while visiting. After your tree is cut, warm up in the barn with hot cider and popcorn. Phone: 651-430-2788 Hours: Fri: 12-4 p.m., Sat-Sun: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
St. Croix Valley Trees 458 Rice Lake Road, Somerset, Wisconsin Ride a covered wagon into the fields to select your own tree to cut, participate in family games and activities, and enjoy holiday refreshments. Phone: 715-247-5500 Hours: Mon-Fri: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat-Sun: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Open until Dec. 18
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Willow River Tree Farm 850 Kelly Road, Hudson, Wisconsin Bring the whole family and take a hay wagon ride around the farm or feed the sheep in the petting zoo. But before you leave, don't forget to stop in the gift shop for your annual ornament. Phone: 715-386-3196 Hours: Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The U.S. Forest Service also sells permits that allow you to cut your own trees from within the National Forests. There are four National Forests within a day's drive of the Twin Cities: Superior National Forest near Duluth (2
hours, 21 min.), Chippewa National Forest near Cass Lake (3 hours, 40 min.), Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest near Park Falls, Wisconsin (3 hours, 43 min.) and Ottawa National Forest near Ironwood, Michigan (4 hours). See the Forest Service website at www.fs.fed.us for guidelines about cutting your own trees. Note: The popular location Covered Bridge Farm in Forest Lake had its final weekend of Christmas tree sales Dec. 9-11, prior to publication. To look for tree farms nearest you, you can check www.minnesotagrown. com and search for Christmas trees.
SCHOOL BRIEFS First recipient of Zephyr Service Award announced Marlene McKeown was awarded the first Zephyr Service Award from Mahtomedi Public Schools Dec. 5. The newly created Zephyr Service Award recognizes community members who have shown passionate, enduring support of the district. McKeown was a Mahtomedi School Board member from 1980 to 1992. She also Marlene McKeown served on the boards of the Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundation and the Carole Fargo Comprehensive Arts Planning Program. She coordinated arts installations in the schools and the Chautauqua Fine Arts Center for the Carole Fargo arts projects. “Marlene encompasses the spirit of the Zephyr Service Award,” said Superintendent Mark Larson. “For more than 30 years she has stepped forward to serve the district. She led the changes she wanted to see and passionately supported teachers, administrators and the school board. Mahtomedi Public Schools has been enriched by Marlene’s many contributions and we’re so pleased to present her with this award.” Marlene served on numerous school committees and volunteered extensive amounts of her time across the district. She and her late husband, Jim, were financial donors to Wildwood Elementary School and
the Wildwood playground. She is also a supporter of the Mahtomedi Area Food Shelf and served as president, secretary, and treasurer of the Mahtomedi Club. “As a former teacher, education has always been a top priority for me,” McKeown said. “When my kids were at Wildwood Elementary, some friends and I started the PTA. My involvement with the schools continued to grow as I wanted to help Mahtomedi become the best schools in the state, including ensuring the arts are part of every child’s education.”
Nine grants awarded The White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation awarded $14,515 total to nine Brosious Grant recipients. The grants are given to individual teachers or groups of teachers to enhance instruction through a $1 million endowment given by Rutherford Brosious in 1997. Recipients include: • Mari Getz, Normandy Park, early childhood special education: Talk It/Rock It CD and DVD program to help with vocabulary. • Melanie McPherson, Otter Lake Elementary, autism spectrum disorders cluster program: technology using (PECS) picture exchange communication systems to help with communication for nonverbal students. • Dawndra Broge, Birch Lake Elementary, fourthand fi fth-grade literacy and science: funding for “makerspace,” hands-on innovative learning areas. • Allison Theissen and Jessica Ostendorf, Birch Lake Elementary, second grade: math library for increasing academic success. • Molly Vadnais, Central Middle School, art: a
portable document camera to increase creativity. • Cristina Hayden, Matoska International, fi rst grade: Osmo, a coding accessory to teach logic and problem-solving skills. • Allison McCann and Joshua Lehr, North Campus: Newsela Pro, an online resource for nonfiction texts modified to various reading levels. • Julie Hopkins and Nancy Brown, Sunrise Middle School, eighth grade: exercise peddlers for students to move while learning math. • Carrie Carlson, Otter Lake Elementary, fi rst grade: Ozobots robot materials.
Student will be published in anthology A Central Middle School student's writing will be published in the COMPAS Anthology of Student Writing. Thomas LaMusga's writing was selected from more than 4,000 pieces submitted. His poem, “Untitled,” will be included in the 36th Anthology of Student Writing, “A Bird That Swims & Flies,” a compilation of poetry, short stories, memoirs, plays, and songs written by students from schools across Minnesota. The anthology features work from each Minnesota school to host a COMPAS teaching writer-in-residence during the 2015-2016 school year as part of the Creative Classroom program. Thomas worked with COMPAS teaching artist Frank Sentwali to draft his submission. Founded in 1974, COMPAS works with more than 100 teaching artists and reaches more than 50,000 people each year with arts education. “A Bird That Swims & Flies” digital edition is available on COMPAS.org. To purchase a printed edition, call COMPAS at 612-292-3249.
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WHITE BEAR LAKE — Angela Strobel just had the mom hunch that something wasn't quite right with her son's development. But her day care preschool teachers kept telling her everything was fine. “My son was making all of his milestones and was, to the outside eye, doing just fine,” she said. Strobel was a first-time mom, so tried to quiet the “uneasy feeling” that grew as her son grew. When he was 2 1/2 she started to become convinced that something was “not quite right.” Her son wouldn't hug, but would show strong affection; he would spin constantly and never get dizzy; and it took him days to calm down from large social gatherings. When he turned 3, she took him to a pediatrician and said, “My mom gut says something is wrong.” She was referred to a private psychologist, who ruled out autism and said, “Maybe someday he'll be diagnosed with ADHD, but he is just an active boy; don't be concerned.” “I felt like she had missed the mark,” Strobel remembered. Around the same time, she switched him from a home day care to a private preschool. About a year later, he moved to another location. The teachers always had great responses whenever she expressed concerns about his development. “At night he would come home and cry and say he didn't want to go and didn't fit in and he couldn't keep up with his peers,” she said. The tipping point came when he told her, “I wish I was God because God controls everything and my life is out of control.” He was only 4 1/2. “Coincidently, that was about the time I had taken him in for his school assessment,” she said. He “flew through the testing” with high scores, she said. Strobel took the opportunity to express her concerns to one more person who might be able to help. The early childhood screener for White Bear Lake Area Schools took some notes. Not long after, she received a phone call about the screening. They said they were referring him for evaluation with White Bear Lake Early Childhood Education. The screener didn't know for sure if he'd qualify for special services, but gave the referral. Around the same time, her private preschool suddenly threatened to kick her son out due to an incident. They had never before raised concerns, but now said he was “not a good fit.” They admitted to not sharing previous concerns with her. She wished they had spoken to her earlier. “I could have gotten him help much, much sooner,” Strobel said. Coincidently, the district followed up with her right after the preschool threatened to kick him out. The specialist she spoke with got it. “I just felt this weight lifted off of me,” she said. “Somebody is finally listening. For once, I didn't feel so alone.” The district connected her to Help Me Grow, an interagency initiative of the Minnesota Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services to identify young children who might have developmental delays or disabilities.
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Early childhood screening can make a difference in a child’s future education. “Get your assessments early, especially if you have any concerns at all,” said Angela Strobel, a White Bear Lake mom who received special education services for her son through early childhood screening.
Immediately, her son started getting services through a partner program of Help Me Grow, in her son's private preschool classroom. He also started getting help from the district. Within a few months, he had a full evaluation and was granted an individual education plan (IEP). Strobel had also taken him for an occupational therapy evaluation based on her own research and confirmation from an early childhood specialist. She found out her son has sensory processing disorder, which can cause anxiety due to overstimulation. “It almost looks like a behavior issue when in fact it is a medical issue,” she said. Strobel credits the school screening, required for all Minnesota children age 3 to 5, as the catalyst for her son getting the help he needed. He was able to get early childhood special education services for free in the nick of time. “I had no idea that those services were available,” she said. “They took my concerns seriously and they really listened.” Her son is now in first grade. His kindergarten year was “pretty tough” but having an IEP helped him through it, she said. He is allowed sensory breaks and is allowed a chew necklace. “He is doing amazing this year,” she said. “He has a fabulous teacher that is a great fit for him. He has really come along with his social skills.” The fact that her son knows he has a disability has also made a big difference. He now has self-awareness, she said. He is learning to know when he needs to take a break to exercise, which helps with sensory processing disorder. Strobel encourages other parents to get their early
childhood screening as early as possible, at age 3. “Get your assessments early, especially if you have any concerns at all,” she said. The screening includes a hearing and vision check, speech and developmental screening, and health and immunization screening. Screening is required before entrance into kindergarten and is free. Help Me Grow recently launched a new website where parents can learn about developmental delays and disabilities, said Marty Smith, project coordinator for the region. “Parents or child care providers can understand what are the developmental milestones,” she said. The website describes typical childhood development from birth to age 5 through videos in English, Hmong, Spanish and Somali. It also offers information on how to support healthy development. “Our ultimate goal is to help parents and others know where to go if they do have developmental concerns,” Smith said. Parents can contact Help Me Grow, which will put them in touch with their local district for screening services and free early intervention services. Many districts offer special education services to children from birth to age 5. Specialists visit children's homes and there are preschool classes offered — all for free. “For children with developmental delays or disabilities, early intervention provides the best opportunities for success in school,” Smith said. For more information, visit helpmegrowmn.org. For more information on local childhood screening, visit www.whitebear.k12.mn.us/EarlyChildhood and www.communityed.mahotmeid.k12.mn.us.
MAHTOMEDI SCHOOL BOARD NOTES The Mahtomedi School Board took the following action at its Dec. 8 meeting: • Heard an update on the board's equity goal. The focus of the goal has been to make all students college and career ready and be an inclusive community that embraces diverse backgrounds, reported Superintendent Mark Larson. This year, the administration had three eight-hour training sessions with Heather Hackman Consulting. Topics discussed were equity versus equality, diversity, cultural competence, social justice, race, culture, ethnicity and white privilege, Larson reported. At the elementary schools, there has been grade-level community-building, and special events teaching anti-bullying, kindness and empathy. Teachers have also been trained to try to think through the lens of equity. At the middle school, 29 national flags have been posted representing countries where students or a parent was born. There was also a presentation on bullying. Some teachers have
also attended diversity training. At the high school, there have been equity cohort meetings. Teachers have also been wearing safety pins to show they are safe people to talk to. The S.A.F.E. (Students Advocating for Equity) student group has continued to meet. Some students have attended diversity and equity leadership groups. “We want students to feel as if they are part of the class, part of the grade level and part of the school,” Larson summed up. Larson encouraged the district to embed the ideas into the culture of the district. It has a lot of diversity and equity programs, he said, but the ideas need to be “who we are” and not just “what we do.” There is a need for facilitated discussion, said Robert Pontious, achievement and integration coordinator for the district. • Held the second reading on updated policies. The equal educational opportunity policy now includes gender identity and expression and socioeconomic status. Gender identity and expression was also added to its policy
against harassment and violence. In the student discipline policy, it was added that reports must be made to the Minnesota Department of Education regarding assaults to teachers by students within 30 days. In its student surveys policy, it added information on notification to students and parents and noted there should be no penalties for not participating. In its enrollment of nonresident students policy, it changed employees’ dependent children from second preference to fi rst preference, along with siblings of current students, in regards to an impartial lottery if there are more applications than spots in a specific grade. It also changed the age from 16 to 17 regarding termination of enrollment due to habitual truancy. • Added a study session 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 to discuss open enrollment. The board will review fi nancial status and current enrollment status to discuss possibly reopening open enrollment for this school year. Enrollment was lower than anticipated this year due to
about a dozen expected kindergarten students going to private school instead, Larson said. • Approved its 2017 levy. The proposed levy is $13.5 million, about $36,000 or 0.3 percent higher than in 2016. That is expected to represent a small decrease in property taxes for most properties. A $200,000 home would be expected to have a $25 decrease in property taxes from about $1,150 to $1,125. The total district budget for 2016 to 2017 is $51.8 million. Total expected revenue is $51.3 million. • Authorized the administration to prepare recommendations for reductions in programs and positions for the 2017 to 2018 school year. The district annually prepares such recommendations in case there are potential shortfalls. “It doesn't mean anything will happen for certain,” Larson explained. Board Chair Lucy Payne explained what the Legislature does each year has a big impact on the budget. Sara Marie Moore
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Mother holds sock drive in son’s memory BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR
When the phone call a mother fears above all else finally came, guilt was a feeling reverberating through Nancy Danenberg. What could she have done differently to divert her son’s downward spiral into addiction? In retrospect, the White Bear Lake woman doesn’t know what more she could have done. But she knows what to do now. In memory of Luke Glupker, who died from an accidental heroin overdose March 9 at age 20, Danenberg is helping the homeless. Her son’s drug addiction started with cough medicine the end of his junior year, Danenberg said. He entered treatment that summer, but in her words, “it didn’t take.” Luke never graduated from high school because of drugs, but he was working on his equivalency diploma when he died. His addiction to cough medicine led to abuse of opiates like oxycodone and eventually heroin. He would go in and out of treatment centers and hospitals. More than once, Danenberg got a call that Luke was in a coma and may not survive. Counselors recommended the Danenbergs not allow Luke back in the house when he turned 18 because it was unsafe for their other two children. “He was stealing our cars; he broke into our bank account,” said his mom, who feels her son had “the addiction gene.” His biological father died of an overdose when Luke was 12. They were close, she said, and his death was hard on Luke. This story, however, is not about the trauma of drug addiction, or the fact it can hit any family, but of a mother’s dedication to turning tragedy into purpose. “Luke always wore a bracelet that said, ‘I matter,’” Danenberg said. The words are carved on Luke’s gravestone in St. Mary’s cemetery, a site she visits every day. “We want people to know Luke mattered by holding a fundraiser for the St. Paul Union Gospel Mission in his honor. I wanted to make his death have some type of substance; to help someone.” So the family collected warm socks, close to 600 pairs, long underwear and $2,000 in donations for the Mission. The idea for a sock drive stemmed from Luke’s poor circulation and repeated requests for warm socks. That and the fact her son turned to the Mission during periods of homelessness. “He would go there for help when I
couldn’t allow him in my house,” said a tearful Danenberg, who also volunteers at Union Gospel Mission once a week serving meals. It’s her favorite night of the week. “I look for people I know are missing,” she said. “It’s open to anyone. You don’t know what their story is or why they’re there but they all have stories that led them into that situation.” Luke’s story is more common in White Bear Lake than most people think, Danenberg maintained over coffee at Caribou. “People shouldn’t be ashamed. I want people to understand that addicts aren’t bad people. Addiction is a disease like anything else. It needs to be talked about.” Education is an important aspect of addiction, Danenberg stressed. “People need to learn about this disease.” She is also advocating for stores that sell cough medicine to put it behind the counter. Young people are shoplifting Robitussin for a cheap high, she stated. “That’s where it starts. I became friends with a security guard at a White Bear supermarket who called me every time Luke was caught shoplifting. I had to tell him to arrest him,” she recalled. “I couldn’t keep enabling him by taking care of him. That was hard; as a mother, all you want to do is take care of them.” Then she got that final, dreaded telephone call last March. “It was the coroner’s office,” recalled Danenberg. “They said, ‘We regret to inform you your son was found dead this morning.’ I had sent him a text saying good luck on your GED test not realizing he had already passed away.” Danenberg plans to continue volunteering and advocating on behalf of addiction. She is happy to talk to anyone going through similar trials and asked us to share her email address: danenbergmn@gmail.com. “People can reach out to me, I’ve been there,” Danenberg said. “We are just a normal family and it happened to us. I couldn’t save my son but I don’t want other families to go through what we did.” The White Bear mother also believes that the gift of giving, no matter how small, can make a difference in a person’s life. “It can be as small as a pair of socks,” she said. “I want people to know, even though he’s not here, Luke still matters. His story matters.” To view her memorial website, see www.lukeglupker.memorial.
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Nancy Danenberg with some of the donations for Union Gospel Mission. The Christmas tree in the background is in son Luke’s memory.
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This “breathe bracelet” given by a friend never leaves Nancy Danenberg’s wrist. “When people are struggling, they forget to breathe,” she said. “Rubbing the coin is a reminder to breathe. For the first few months, I would find myself rubbing it all day long.”
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“WAR FLOWERS” (PG-13) [WAR VIOLENCE AND A SCENE OF SEXUAL MENACE.] [DVD ONLY] — While her husband (Bren Foster) is off fighting for the South during the Civil War in this downto-earth, 98-minute, 2012 film, a strong-willed, independent North Carolina housewife (Christina Ricci) deals with raising her precocious 7-year-old daughter (Gabrielle Popa), caring for an injured Yankee soldier (Jason Gedrick) whose father (Tom Berenger) is a general, fending off a thieving neighbor (Kurt Yaeger), and protecting herself from hungry Union soldiers (Scott Michael Campbell, et al.) looking for food.
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BUSINESS BRIEFS Changes celebrated at pet food store To celebrate its remodel in Mahtomedi, Chuck & Don’s Pet Food Outlet held a ribbon-cutting Dec. 7 with the White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce. Tula the canine photographer (the Press did a story on her last year) was there to welcome customers. Goals for the remodel were to expand retail floor space for more shopping area; arrange shelving to make it easier to shop; to create a warm, inviting store and include the community with a local theme. A reclaimed wood art piece of White Bear Lake was installed near the store entrance to meet that goal.
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Chuck Anderson and Bob Hartzell stand under artwork of White Bear Lake made from repurposed wood near the store entrance.
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Manitou Grill & Event Center in downtown White Bear Lake will be hosting a grand opening party Thursday, Dec. 15 from 6 p.m. to close. There will be appetizer samples and champagne from 6-8 p.m. and samples of their wines by the glass hosted by purveyors. “If you have not been in, it’s a great opportunity to come in and check out our finished product,” said Brian Johnson, general manager and operating partner. A full menu will also be available for those looking for dinner with friends or family.
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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!” 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. To take advantage of this special offer, call 651-762-8040 before December 31st, 2016. Clinic hours are 8:00am and 6:00pm, Monday through Friday. Tell the receptionist you’d like to come in for the “K-Laser Evaluation.” Sincerely,
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THE GOAL IS HEALING, NOT MERELY SYMPTOM RELIEF 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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WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP TOWN BOARD NOTES Residents interested in goings on at Town Board meetings should note that due to holidays, several meeting dates have changed in January and February. The Jan. 2 meeting will be held on Jan. 4; the Jan. 16 meeting will be held on Jan. 23, and the Feb. 20 meeting was moved to Feb. 22. At its regular Dec. 5 meeting, the Town Board approved an Xcel Energy permit to replace a power pole/light and connecting electric line to the location of 4475 Margaret St., including boring under the Township road. Based on a six-month Town Utility Commission review and recommendation, a five-year Republic Services refuse contract was approved. Republic currently services the township and will continue disposal for municipal solid waste, recycling and disposal of yard waste. Residents will not see a rate increase until 2018, when rates will go up less than a dollar per month (a .50 to .62 increase depending upon cart size). Then rates will increase 2.5 percent in each year thereafter through 2021. In new business, the Town Board approved a joint powers agreement with Birchwood for standby water system supervision, contingent upon some added legal wording about indemnification and hold harmless language. Town Clerk Bill Short reported that
the township currently has two joint powers agreements with Birchwood. The first was executed in the 1980s for an interconnect between the two town’s water systems, should there be a need for either town to use the other’s water. The second joint powers agreement is for the township to provide sanitary system monitoring and maintenance. The new third agreement is for the township to provide water system supervision as a backup to their current contract supervisor, should that person be unavailable. The township would be reimbursed for any expenses incurred, for example, should there be a break in a water line. Public Works Director Dale Reed recommended award of a contract to Keys Well Drilling Company in the amount of $20,880 for well No. 2, a rehabilitation including pump maintenance and repair. With six wells in the township system, regular maintenance is scheduled and paid for through the water operating fund. Well No. 2 was last serviced in 2009. There is an opening for a public works maintenance worker. Applications will be accepted until Friday, Dec. 30. For a complete job description or to apply, visit the Township Office located at 1281 Hammond Road, call 651-747-2750, or go to www.whitebeartownship.org. In other personnel news, accounting clerk Judy Moll notified the board of her
plan to retire after 34 years on the job. Finance Officer Tom Kelly commented that she will be missed. The Town Board plans to review job descriptions and will think about succession planning for the future before posting for a replacement.
An overnight winter parking ban is now in force between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. Details are available in the “Township Resident Guide” available on the town website. Joan Elwell
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Vadnais Lake provided ice for area iceboxes Before refrigeration, people stored their food in iceboxes. From 1914 to 1938, Vadnais Lake provided the ice used by many local people to keep their food cool year round. Citizen Ice and Fuel Company began operation in 1914 on the former home site of Vadnais Lake area founder, Jean Vadnais (near the corner of present-day Edgerton Street and Centerville Road). Ice was cut each winter from Vadnais Lake and stored in one of the icehouse's 11 mammoth 30-by165-foot rooms. Then, each summer, households and businesses in St. Paul bought the ice. As many as 70 local men (many farmers) worked for Citizen Ice during the winter — scraping the ice on the lake free of snow, marking and cutting long blocks of ice and floating the ice to where it could be split into single 22-by-32-inch cakes. Ice was then hauled to a conveyor belt located at the edge of the ice and elevated up and over the road to the icehouse via a steam-driven conveyor system. Conveyor chains routed each cake of ice to a room, where a man would stand and hook the cake off the belt and into the room. Four men in each room labored feverishly to pack each cake in sawdust, and space each row so that more sawdust could be poured between them. The ice cakes weighed about 220 pounds apiece, and on a good day 8,000 to 10,000 cakes would be stored. Clearly the work was grinding, but mercifully it was short-term, and the money was very welcome. Some of the men also worked for People's Ice & Coal Company on Owasso Lake or other nearby icehouses. When Dave Garceau Sr. worked at Lindquist's Northland Ice house on then Macy Lake (now called Twin Lake), it only took 2 1/2 weeks to fill the facility.
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Citizen Ice and Fuel Company operated on the south shore of Vadnais Lake. A work crew of 76 men, many from the Vadnais Lake community, is shown in this 1915 photo. Each winter, crews harvested ice from Vadnais Lake or from what was then called Macy Lake (now called Twin Lake).
The work season lasted longer when ice was delivered to the railroad company, to ship to meat packers, and when crushed ice was delivered to area creameries. Citizen Ice provided seasonal work for Vadnais Lake area farmers until it closed its doors in 1938. Submitted by Nicola Kelley Hyser, editor of “Reflections from the Lake: 160-Year History of the Vadnais Heights Community” by Rose-Ellen Soler.
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Battling floods and saving trout: 20 years of work for the Brown’s Creek Watershed District BY ANGIE HONG EDUCATOR FOR EAST METRO WATER
Craig Leiser smiles as he sips his coffee and proclaims, “You’re asking me to share one of my favorite stories!� He then begins talking about never-ending rain in 1996 and how that one wet summer led a group of concerned citizens to form a special-purpose unit of government that is still active today. It all began when Mother Nature dropped more than 10 inches of rain on central Washington County, three weekends in a row. The water kept rising in landlocked basins and dozens of homeowners in Grant, Hugo and May Town-
ship soon found their basements, barns and septic systems under water. Leiser was one of them. After talking to officials in Grant (still a township at the time), Washington County, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Leiser and his neighbors came to realize that none of the existing entities were set up to address localized flooding concerns. An existing watershed management organization, formed as a partnership between the cities and townships in the area, lacked the funds to take action, as well. Eventually, after speaking with a representative at the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources, Leiser learned
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parking lot retrofit along Brown’s Creek Trail, planted a streamside buffer at Oak Glen Golf Course, built raingardens at Stillwater Country Club, and installed neighborhood raingardens near Long Lake and Brown’s Creek. Next year, the Brown’s Creek Watershed District will celebrate its 20-year anniversary and Leiser, the guy with a now-dry basement, is still working hard to prevent flooding and protect lakes and streams throughout the watershed. In addition to completing dozens of projects over the years, the district has also established rules to guide new development so that local waters are protected from erosion and stormwater runoff. Its new 10-year plan (2017-2026) outlines several additional goals, including continuing efforts to restore Brown’s Creek, Long Lake and South School Section Lake, improving the recreational value of water resources in the district, and studying the ways that climate change might impact local waterways and stormwater infrastructure. Leiser finishes his story and sets down his coffee cup. “I want to leave our environment in better condition than I found it,� he said. “The work we’re doing now will make things better and more manageable for future generations.� Angie Hong is an educator for East Metro Water, which includes Brown’s Creek, Carnelian Marine - St. Croix, Comfort Lake – Forest Lake, Middle St. Croix, Ramsey Washington-Metro, Rice Creek, South Washington and Valley Branch Watersheds, Cottage Grove, Dellwood, Forest Lake, Grant, Hugo, Lake Elmo, Newport, Oak Park Heights, Oakdale, Stillwater, St. Paul Park, West Lakeland, Willernie and Woodbury, Washington County and the Washington Conservation District.
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OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDED ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes, the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting business in the State of Minnesota under an DVVXPHG QDPH KHUHE\ FHUWLÀHV 7KH DVVXPHG QDPH XQGHU ZKLFK WKH EXVLQHVV LV RU ZLOO EH FRQGXFWHG LV White Bear Plumbing and Heating, Inc. 7KH DGGUHVV RI WKH SULQFLSDO SODFH RI EXVLQHVV LV RU ZLOO EH 2080 1st St. White Bear Lake, MN 55110 3. The name and address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name. (Only one signature is required by law.) 1RWH LI WKH EXVLQHVV RZQHU LV D FRUSRUDWLRQ \RX PXVW OLVW WKH OHJDO FRUSRUDWH QDPH DQG WKH OHJDO 5HJLVWHUHG 2IÀFH RI WKH FRUSRUDWLRQ Dave Peterson 2622 Norway Pine Drive White Bear Lake, MN 55110 7KLV FHUWLÀFDWH LV DQ DPHQGPHQW RI &HUWLÀFDWH RI $VVXPHG 1DPH QXPEHU ÀOHG ZLWK WKH 6HFUHWDU\ RI 6WDWH RQ 1RYHPEHU , FHUWLI\ WKDW , DP DXWKRUL]HG WR VLJQ WKLV FHUWLÀFDWH DQG , IXUWKHU FHUWLI\ WKDW , XQGHUVWDQG WKDW E\ VLJQLQJ WKLV FHUWLÀFDWH , DP VXEMHFW WR WKH SHQDOWLHV RI SHUMXU\ DV VHW IRUWK LQ VHFWLRQ DV LI , KDG VLJQHG WKLV FHUWLÀFDWH XQGHU RDWK 'DWHG 1RYHPEHU 6LJQHG 'DYH 3HWHUVRQ 3UHVLGHQW Published two times in the White Bear Press on December 14 and 21, 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 MinQHVRWD XQGHU DQ DVVXPHG QDPH KHUHE\ FHUWLĂ€HV 7KH DVVXPHG QDPH XQGHU ZKLFK WKH EXVLQHVV LV RU ZLOO EH FRQGXFWHG LV Smyth & Smyth Window Cleaning 7KH VWUHHW DGGUHVV RI WKH SULQFLSDO SODFH RI EXVLQHVV LV RU ZLOO EH :KLWRQ $YH 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 :KLWRQ $YH Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 , FHUWLI\ WKDW , DP DXWKRUL]HG WR VLJQ WKLV FHUWLĂ€FDWH DQG , IXUWKHU FHUWLI\ WKDW , XQGHUVWDQG WKDW E\ VLJQLQJ WKLV FHUWLĂ€FDWH , DP VXEMHFW WR WKH SHQDOWLHV RI SHUMXU\ DV VHW IRUWK LQ VHFWLRQ DV LI , KDG VLJQHG WKLV FHUWLĂ€FDWH XQGHU RDWK 'DWHG 1RYHPEHU 6LJQHG 'DQLHO 6PLWK Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on December 7 and 14, 2016.
OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE REQUEST FOR RESERVATION OF NAME I hereby request the Secretary of State to reserve the name listed below. I understand that the name reservation is valid for 12 months from the date on ZKLFK LW LV ÀOHG DQG PD\ EH UHQHZHG IRU DGGLWLRQDO PRQWK SHULRGV SXUVXDQW to Minnesota Statutes, Section 302A, 117, 317A, 117 or 322B.125. 'HVLUHG QDPH Diddly Squat 5HVHUYHG )RU Ramona Rivera /RFDWHG DW 726 Winslow Ave. St. Paul, MN 55107 7KH DSSOLFDQW KHUHE\ VWDWHV WKDW WKH SURSRVHG QDPHKROGHU LV a. A person doing business in this state under that name or a deceptively similar name. I certify that the forgoing is true and accurate and that have the authority to sign this document on behalf of the proposed nameholder, and I further certify WKDW , XQGHUVWDQG WKDW E\ VLJQLQJ WKLV UHVHUYDWLRQ , DP VXEMHFW WR WKH SHQDOWLHV RI SHUMXU\ DV VHW IRUWK LQ VHFWLRQ DV LI , KDG VLJQHG WKLV DPHQGPHQW under oath. 'DWHG 'HFHPEHU 6LJQHG 5DPRQD 5LYHUD Published two times in the White Bear Press on December 14 and 21, 2016.
CITY OF MAHTOMEDI WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 2016-08 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN ANNUAL FEE SCHEDULE PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 462.353, SUBD. 4A THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAHTOMEDI ORDAINS AS FOL/2:6 Section One. Adoption. After duly published notice and a public hearing whereby all interested citizens were afforded an opportunity to be heard, the Mahtomedi City Council hereby adopts, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 462,353, Subd. 4a., the amendments to the “City of Mahtomedi Fee Scheduleâ€?, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. Section Two. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its publication as provided by law or January 1, 2017, whichever is later. Passed in regular session of the City Council on the 6th day of December, 2016. %\ -XG 0DUVKDOO 0D\RU $WWHVWHG E\ 0DU\ 6ROLH &LW\ &OHUN CITY OF MAHTOMEDI FEE SCHEDULE - AMENDMENTS Basic Life Support – Emergency $1,200.00 Advanced Life Support – Non-Emergency $1,550.00 Advance Life Support – Emergency $1,650.00 Advanced Life Support Category 2 – Emergency $1,850.00 6FHQH 7UDQVSRUW Scene Treatment/Extrication $ 575.00 Mileage $22.50 Labels – Per Label Sheet $10.00 Notary Fee – Non-Residents – Per document $5.00 Damage Deposit on all City Buildings ‡ 5HVLGHQWV ‡ 1RQ 5HVLGHQWV City Hall Rental ‡ &LW\ &LW\ 6SRQVRUHG (YHQWV 1R &KDUJH ‡ 0DKWRPHGL UHVLGHQWV 'LVWULFW :DVKLQJWRQ &RXQW\ $FWLYLWLHV /RFDO1RQ SURĂ€WV ² SHU KRXU EORFN ‡ 1RQ UHVLGHQWV RWKHU VFKRROV 2XWVLGH QRQ SURĂ€WV ² SHU KRXU EORFN Labor-Public Works Staff – Business Hours ‡ 3HU KRXU ² KRXU PLQLPXP Labor/Public Works Staff – After Hours ‡ 3HU KRXU ² KRXU PLQLPXP Sewer rodder w/operator – per hour $78.00 Dump truck/Sewer Jetter w/operator – per hour $86.00 Pickup/Van/Tractor/Mower/One-Ton Truck w/operator – per hour $71.00 Loader/Street Sweeper w/operator – per hour $105.00 Ford tractor/loader/attachments with operator –per hour $80.00 Black top – per ton $73.00 Salt – per ton $74.00 Water demand charge – per quarter ‡ 6LQJOH IDPLO\ GZHOOLQJV FRPPHUFLDO EXLOGLQJV
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CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL VACANCY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Vadnais Heights is acceptLQJ OHWWHUV RI LQWHUHVW IRU FDQGLGDWHV WR ÀOO D YDFDQW FRXQFLO PHPEHU SRVLWLRQ The council member term will become vacant on January 2, 2017. The new FRXQFLO PHPEHU ZLOO ÀOO WKH H[LVWLQJ WHUP ZKLFK ZLOO H[SLUH -DQXDU\ ,QWHUHVWHG SHUVRQV PXVW PHHW WKH IROORZLQJ HOLJLELOLW\ UHTXLUHPHQWV ‡ %H DQ HOLJLEOH YRWHU ‡ +DYH QR RWKHU DIÀGDYLW RQ ÀOH DV D FDQGLGDWH ‡ %H DW OHDVW \HDUV ROG ZKHQ DVVXPLQJ RIÀFH ‡ 0DLQWDLQHG D UHVLGHQFH LQ 9DGQDLV +HLJKWV IRU DW OHDVW GD\V EHIRUH WDNLQJ RIÀFH /HWWHUV RI LQWHUHVW GRFXPHQWLQJ WKH DSSOLFDQWҋV EDFNJURXQG TXDOLÀFDWLRQV DQG UHVLGHQF\ LQIRUPDWLRQ PXVW EH UHFHLYHG E\ S P RQ 0RQGD\ -DQXDU\ $OO VXEPLWWDOV VKRXOG EH DGGUHVVHG WR .DWK\ .HHIH $VVLVWDQW City Administrator, City of Vadnais Heights, 800 East County Road E, Vadnais Heights, MN 55127. If submitting by email, please send to kathy.keefe@ FLW\YDGQDLVKHLJKWV FRP DQG DOVR FF NHYLQ ZDWVRQ#FLW\YDGQDLVKHLJKWV FRP All eligible candidates will be interviewed by the City Council, with an appointment made soon after. City of Vadnais Heights .HYLQ 3 :DWVRQ &LW\ $GPLQLVWUDWRU 'DWHG 'HFHPEHU Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on December 14 and 21, 2016.
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 832 MAHTOMEDI, MN 55115 MINUTES NOVEMBER 17, 2016 A Regular of the Board of Education of Mahtomedi Public Schools was held 7KXUVGD\ 1RYHPEHU EHJLQQLQJ DW 30 LQ WKH 0DKWRPHGL 'LVWULFW Education Center - Community Room. CALL TO ORDER-Meeting called to order DW S P E\ &KDLU /XF\ 3D\QH 52// &$// 2) $77(1'$1&( 3UHVHQW 0LNH &KHYDOLHU .HYLQ 'RQRYDQ /XF\ 3D\QH 6WDFH\ 6WRXW 6XSHULQWHQGHQW 0DUN /DUVRQ H[ RIÀFLR DQG $XGUH\ $QIDQJ VFKRRO ERDUG VWXGHQW UHSUHVHQWDWLYH $EVHQW Julie McGraw and Judy Schwartz. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA-Donovan moved, Chevalier seconded, approval of agenda. Carried 4-0. APPROVAL OF 7+( &216(17 $*(1'$ 6HH IRU &RQVHQW $JHQGD ,WHPV 6FKRRO %RDUG &KDLU /XF\ 3D\QH QRWHG WKH LQ GRQDWLRQV DQG H[SUHVVHG WKH VFKRRO district’s formal thank you. Chevalier moved, Stout seconded, approval of the actions recommended on the consent agenda. Carried 4-0. PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITION- A) Student/Staff/Community Recognition. The following students and VWDII ZHUH UHFRJQL]HG E\ WKH VFKRRO ERDUG DQG DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ )RUPHU 6FKRRO %RDUG 0HPEHU 0DU\ -R 'HWHUV ZKR UHVLJQHG 0D\ ZDV UHFRJQL]HG IRU her contributions to the school board. During her 6 ½ years of service, Deters served as treasurer, vice chair/clerk, was on the Facilities, Finance and Personnel Committees and represented the school district at the Association of Metropolitan 6FKRRO 'LVWULFWV $06' ,QWHJUDWLRQ 'LVWULFW (GXFDWLRQDO (TXLW\ $OOLDQFH (($ formerly with East Metro Integration district 6067 (EMID), Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) Legislative Liaison (Alternate), Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL), and Technology and Information Educational Services (TIES) (Alternate). School board members and Superintendent Larson thanked Deters for her commitment to the Mahtomedi School District. Deters received an engraved school bell in recognition of her years of service. Tee It Up For Caden 1RW 3UHVHQW 0DUN +URQVNL DQG /LVD +URQVNL 0DKWRPHGL 0LGGOH 6FKRRO 'UDPD ² 1RW 3UHVHQW 0DULO\Q :DOVK $PHULFDQ &KRUDO 'LUHFWRUҋV $VVRFLDWLRQ RI 0LQQHVRWD 6WDWH *UDGH +RQRU &KRLUV &DVVLH .DVSHU DQG 6DDOH 3HDUVRQ 0DKWRPHGL
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NE 0HWUR &DUHHU DQG 7HFKQLFDO 3URJUDP 2FWREHU 6WXGHQW RI WKH 0RQWK ² 1RW 3UHVHQW %ODNH 7VFKLGD % 0DKWRPHGL 0LGGOH 6FKRRO 8SGDWH 0LNH 1HXEHFN Mahtomedi Middle School Principal, reviewed last year’s MCA scores ranking Mahtomedi Middle School the top metro middle school in Math and Science and 7th in Reading and updated school board members on this year’s staff efforts to individualize learning for increased success in reading with a special work zone for special education students and targeted services for those who need extra supSRUW 1HZ WKLV \HDU DUH WK *UDGH :ULWHUҋV :RUNVKRS FODVV URRP OLEUDULHV DIWHUschool academic/social support with counselors, increased use of technology for student recognition and communication. Assistant Principal Su Sorenson started DQ LQFOXVLYH SURJUDP WR GLVSOD\ WKH à DJV RI WKH VWXGHQWVҋ RU WKHLU SDUHQWVҋ ELUWK counties in the middle school common areas. Neubeck also commented on the many middle school activities that included the Fall Magazine Sale Fundraiser ZKLFK UDLVHG LQ SURÀWV WR EH XVHG WR SXUFKDVH D FODVVURRP VHW RI YLUWXDO goggles to enhance learning. Dennis Dobson, MMS Social Studies Teacher, reSRUWHG RQ WKH 6XPPHU FXUULFXOXP ZULWLQJ SURMHFW KH FRPSOHWHG ZLWK FR WHDFKHU %RE Merthan. They developed a more modern curriculum starting with the 2000 presiGHQWLDO HOHFWLRQ UHODWLQJ LW WR WKLV \HDUҋV HOHFWLRQ DQG DV LW KDSSHQHG E\ XVLQJ interactive technology and activities. Their goal is to actively engage students by showing them how history relates to them. C) Hanson Inspired Teacher Grant-Ryan Collins, Sixth Grade Social Studies Teacher, and Brooke Carlson, Mahtomedi Middle School Spanish teacher both recipients of the Hansen Inspired Teacher Grant reported to the school board how they used the grant last Summer. Collins used the grant to take a Historic Industries Tour to Grand Portage and Fort William (NW Company’s fur trade), to the Iron Range (iron ore mining), to the MN Discovery Center (immigration) and to the Forest History Center (logging). Collins stated KH LV D ÀUP EHOLHYHU RI OHDUQLQJ EH\RQG WKH FODVVURRP DQG ZLOO LQFRUSRUDWH WKH SLFtures and knowledge he gained from his travels into his classroom lessons. He often emails recommendations of places to visit to his students’ parents so they can help make history come alive. Brooke Carlson attended the Organic World Language (OWL) boot camp at Southern Oregon University in Ashland Oregon to HQKDQFH WKLV PHWKRG RI WHDFKLQJ XVHG LQ KHU FODVVURRP DW HYHU\ SURÀFLHQF\ OHYHO Carlson explained to the school board how the OWL methodology encourages VSHDNLQJ RQO\ WKH ODQJXDJH EHLQJ WDXJKW RI WKH WLPH WR KHOS VWXGHQWV OHDUQ WR use the language through participation, practice and movement. Carlson gave classroom examples of her lesson plans. Both Collins and Carlson expressed their thanks to Jim Hansen for his generous donation, MAEF and MMS Administrators. D) Passages Transition Program Update-Beth Sneden, Professional Development and Special Education Supervisor, Nicole Loch, Work Experience Teacher and Erin Schnyders, Passages Transition Program Teacher updated the school board on the opening of the new Passages Transition Program for 18 to 21 year old students for the 2016-2017 school year. The program is designed to help special education students with their postsecondary education, employment and independent OLYLQJ DQG VRFLDO VNLOOV 7KH SURJUDP SDUWQHUV ZLWK 1( 0HWUR &HQWXU\ &ROOHJH and area businesses and community organizations. Loch commented on the wellDWWHQGHG RSHQ KRXVH RQ 1RYHPEHU QG DQG KRZ WKH SURJUDP LV D EHQHÀW IRU WKH students, the district and the community and thanked the school board for their support. PUBLIC COMMENT – None. REPORT FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE- School Board Student Representative Audrey Anfang reported on the IROORZLQJ HYHQWV DW 0DKWRPHGL +LJK 6FKRRO 6WXGHQW /HDGHUVKLS &RXQFLOҋV 6/& ² Olive Garden dinner during conferences and the upcoming Parents’ Night Out event fundraisers for Jackson Elementary students, the recent election and the efforts of the Mahtomedi H.S. teachers to promote a caring and safe school environment, Coding Club, Winter Sports, the high school play - You’re a Good Man &KDUOLH %URZQ 6WXGHQWV $JDLQVW 'HVWUXFWLYH 'HFLVLRQVҋ 6$'' +DOORZHHQ 3URMect, Students Advocating for Equity’s (SAFE) positive impact and the new Lunch & Learn program. APPROVAL OF MINUTES-A) Donovan moved, Stout seconded, approval of the minutes from the October 13, 2016, school board meeting. Carried 4-0. B) Donovan moved, Stout seconded, approval of the minutes from the October 27, 2016, school board study session/special meeting. Carried 4-0. C) Donovan moved, Stout seconded, approval of the minutes from the November 7, 2016, school board special meeting. Carried 4-0. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION ITEMSA) The Calendar of Events was reviewed. B) Family and Consumer Science (FACS) Curriculum Review-Lynne Viker, Director of Learning and Accountability, Becky Anderson, Mahtomedi High School FACS Teacher and Marianne Rana, Mahtomedi Middle School FACS Teacher presented to the school board the results of the Family and Consumer Science curriculum review. Viker explained with the help of MDE’s Maxine Peterson’s suggestions for making the program more viable and in line with current standards and class and community surveys the FACS program is bringing back real life skills to classes. 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White Bear Lake, 4801 Hwy 61 N, Ste 100, (651) 426-1671 | Forest Lake Office, 56 E Broadway, Ste 104, (651) 464-5555
GEM LAKE ONE STORY Former Artisan Home Tour model only one year old. Beautiful acreage lot with privacy and nature views. Golf simulator, screen porch, Spectacular!
PAT MCGRATH 651-653-2449
$1,175,000
ON LONG LAKE Gorgeous 1.9 Acre Wooded Setting On Long Lake, 2690 Fin Sq Ft 3BR’s, 3 BA, Walk-Out, Fam Rm W/Fp, 3 Car Heated Gar. Mahtomedi Schools.
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CABIN ON STURGEON LAKE 3bd, 1ba cabin less than 30’ from lake! Forced air furnace, central air & updated kitchen, 2 storage sheds, 2 decks & sandy swimming area. MLS: 4777248
AMY PERRINE 218-522-0323
$184,000
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SANDY ESPE SORENSON 612-812-9792
$435,000
BALD EAGLE LAKE Impressive 2008 Custom Built Mission Style Home, Fabulous Entertaining Spaces, Brazilian Cherry Flrs, Millwork & Cabinets, Stunning MBR Suite + 3 BRs
SANDY ESPE SORENSON 612-812-9792
$899,000
CLASSY CUSTOM WALK-OUT SANDY ESPE In Dellwood Spectacular Greatroom W/Fp, Main Fl MBR Suite + 3BR’s, Lg Kit W/Hearthrm, Huge Screen Porch, 2+ Acre Private Treed Lot. Truly Amazing!
SORENSON 612-812-9792
TWO STORY WITH ACREAGE
TOM CARR 651-303-8001
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GORGEOUS SETTING! Custom two story sits on nearly an acre overlooking mature trees and open space behind. 3 BRs, 3 BAs, full walkout basement, huge deck, 5 car garage!
JAN RAPHEAL 612-741-5069
$ 359,900
COTTAGE STYLE HOME New Andersen windows throughout, high-end K w/SS appliances, quartz counters, new flooring, new carpet, lighting, huge LL family room, large lot!
TOM CARR 651-303-8001
$360,000
Updated kitchen with SS appliances, granite counters, new carpet, four season porch with lots of windows! Plenty of space to add an extra garage.
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CAPE COD STYLE HOME!!! Fabulous home on 1 acre. Easy commute, tons of room, lots of fantastic updates to this home that makes it a true GEM!! Must see.
CHARMING HOME Located in the general downtown White Bear Lake area. Welcoming front porch, maintenance free deck, newer siding, sidewalks, windows, and carpeting.
JOSHUA LEONHARDT 651-769-5329
$375,000
JOHN & RYAN MANN 612-751-1072
$172,500
ON THE SKYWAY! Beautiful 2 BR, 2 FULL bath City Walk condo in downtown St. Paul. Walk to the Ordway - leave your coat at home! Great location & amenities, too.
PRIME LAKESHORE On Bald Eagle Lake! No road between the house and lake. Two minutes to downtown WBL. Impressive amenities & updates. Enjoy the sunsets. See it now!
CATHY STOREY 612-270-3427
$ 184,900
CINDY CURREN 612-720-6445
$998,000
ADORABLE - AFFORDABLE
651-653-2482
NEW LISTING GRANT! 11 acres of peace and quiet! 4+ bedroom home w/a master suite,main flr family room, walkout lower lev, Huge deck & 3 season porch. Garage w/shop.
4 BEDROOM 2 FULL BATHS
JANE MORRIS 651-785-4507
$175,000
COLUMBUS - RANCH STYLE Everything it its place! Enjoy mainfloor family room and 3 bedrooms on the same level. Step out to privacy graced w/oaks and a great deck.
JANE MORRIS 651-785-4507
$220,000
CINDY CURREN 612-720-6445
$435,000
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Clean, cute and convenient! Up- WOLKERSTORFER dated throughout, large fenced CALL yard. Better hurry on this one!
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Loaded with charm and tons of improvements throughout its ownership. Has fun back porch, deck and firepit along w/newer dbl garage. Gardens, too!!
$875,000
3 bed, 2 bath, 2 Car Garage, 3 season porch, Mounds View 621 School District.
BRIDGET FARLEYHONKANEN 651-983-6071
$220,000
STUNNING FOUR BEDROOM Two story walkout with four beds on one level, main floor laundry, beautiful maintenance free deck and large yard with wooded backdrop. A must see!
LANNY KURYSH 651-246-1631
$369,000
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SOLD AND MOVED ON! This home is SOLD. Please call if you’re considering selling your home or if you’re looking for a new home!
JIMMY WALKER 651-303-7143
$204,900
GREAT LOT IN WBL Seller says “Bring me an Offer”...... Great Lot with over 2 plus acres. Nice chance to buy and build!
JIMMY WALKER 651-303-7143
$99,900
Patti Brekke 6516285536
Cindy Curren 6127206445
Kirby Ehrreich 6512808916
Tim Garry 6129630674
Tom Haycraft 6516532534
Stephanie Howe 6127415069
Greg Juetten 6513569139
Lori Ann Kofstad 6518955253
Kim Koniar 6518955857
Cindy Lange 6513294372
Pat McGrath 6516532449
Jane Morris 6516532466
Mike Oscarson 6513439996
Ken Pilkenton 6516532535
Jan Rapheal 6516532575
Gina Vermilyea 6516530742
Marty Weber 6516532524
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