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Launched in 2013 by two friends in Washington, the Buy Nothing Project started as a way for neighbors to share and exchange items without money exchanging hands. It has since grown to over 1.2 million participants in at least 25 countries. Now, Vadnais Heights residents can count themselves in, thanks to a new group established just for them.

Like the original Buy Nothing Project, its Vadnais Heights spinoff was also started by two friends, Kate Lightner and Jenn Cheeseman. It is a simple idea with big potential—to push back against consumerism while fostering connections amongst neighbors.

“Have you ever asked a neighbor for a cup of sugar or an egg when you were baking? Maybe a neighbor plowed your driveway this winter or you gave someone a ride. These are all examples of how we share our abundance in our daily lives with our neighbors,” Lightner said.

“The Buy Nothing Project encourages us to do the same with a larger network of people within our community.”

Most Buy Nothing Project groups operate through Facebook groups, where members can post to ask for particular goods and services or offer their own. Inspired by the now global movement ethos

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Unless the judge delays it, next week begins the televised trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with the killing of George Floyd.

His death on Chicago Avenue still echoes across the country, and puts Chauvin and a metro police department on trial for use of force.

In the northeast suburbs, neighborhood policing is routine. Many suburban departments are using this time to examine how they train and restrain. Press Publications asked six local and county departments about how they train and policies on restraining to give suburban residents perspective how local police departments respond.

Area law enforcement officers travel to DC for inauguration would be reserved for on-site training. This year, because of the pandemic most of the training took place ahead of time online.

“We were subjected to additional screening and had to complete training for carrying a firearm on an airplane, what things to look for in the secure area around the capital that should warrant more attention, proper use of force procedures when the presidential motorcade was in the area, and a number of other training items that were specific to our assignment,” Jacobson explained.

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White Bear Lake Police Department Has the department/ agency changed any training, policies or approved restraints since the death of George Floyd? Please explain.

The WBLPD continues to focus on de-escalation as a primary resolution tool. Department policy does not authorize use of chokeholds and has not for as long as

any current officer has been a member of this department. There have been changes to MN State Statute in the areas of Use of Force (609.06) and Authorized Use of Deadly Force

by Peace Officers (609.066) since the summer of 2020. Our Department’s Training Unit has remained current in the instruction of our officers and vigilant in ensuring they understand the changes and their implications.

How many staff are in your department today? How does this compare to 2020?

The White Bear Lake Police Department, which also provides patrol and investigative services for the city of Gem Lake, has 31 sworn officers, including

the chief and its two captain positions.

Additional staffing includes records/ administrative assistants, evidence technicians and part-time community service officers for a total of 42.

are left unattended and running. The department has also experienced an increase in mental health and persons in crisis calls, some of which we attribute to the stress of the pandemic.

How has the number of calls your agency responded to changed during the past year?

How has the political, pandemic or racial climate affected your agency?

The calls for service have remained consistent over the past few years, with the department responding to approximately 29,000 calls per year.

There has been an increase in auto thefts and theft from autos over the past year in White Bear Lake and throughout the metro area. Auto theft rates typically involve vehicles that

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The fi rst weekly newspaper chronicling the activities in the small vacation village of White Bear Lake during the last decade of the 19th century was called “The Lake Breeze.”

Dimond's fi rst edition included a greeting to the citizens of White

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White Bear Life was published every Thursday, and the annual subscription was one dollar.

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The office was on Third Street, next to H.M. Hendel's Meat Market.

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On Aug. 12, 1899, Dimond sold White Bear Life to Edward L. Fales.

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After more than 14 years as owner and editor, Fales sold White Bear Life and the job printing business to Herbert J. Keeler, of Prescott, Wisconsin, on Jan. 24, 1914.

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Early issues of the White Bear Press reported local and national news events. It reported on who was being sent overseas to fight in the “war to end all wars,” who came back — and who didn't.

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of the targeted students were members of the school’s Black Excellence Club.

Students wore black clothing in solidarity with their classmates, and listened as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) students shared their experiences of harassment and discrimination in school and in the wider community.

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Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971.

In May 1868, Gen. John A. Logan, the commander-in-chief of the Union veterans’ group known as the Grand Army of the Republic, issued a decree that May 30 should become a nationwide day of commemoration for the more than 620,000 soldiers killed in the recently ended Civil War. On Decoration Day, as Logan dubbed it, Americans should lay flowers and decorate the graves of the war dead “whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land.” According to legend, Logan chose May 30 because it was a rare day that didn’t fall on the anniversary of a Civil War battle, though some historians believe the date was selected to ensure that flowers across the country would be in full bloom.

Today Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday of May. The American flag should be hung at half-staff until noon on Memorial Day, then raised to the top of the staff. And since 2000, when the U.S. Congress passed legislation, all Americans are encouraged to pause for a National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. local time.

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The nominations are in, and voting is set to begin on Wednesday, July 14, for the Best of the Press Readers’ Choice Contest.

From the best celebration festival to the best local sports team, readers can choose their favorites by voting every day until Aug. 8.

“This is an opportunity for our readers to vote for their favorite burger, teacher, and so many other things. There are more than 125 categories to choose from, and the ‘Vote For Me’ campaign starts July 14,” said Patty Steele, Press Publications director of sales & marketing. “This is a very popular and fun contest that our readers really enjoy.”

Nominations for all Press Publications Best of the Press contests grew by 24% this year. There is excitement during this second year shown by readers already.

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sharp nature of the turnoff, his motorcycle clipped the side of the ramp, sending him over the side — 15 feet to the highway below.

Bishop, a 36-year-old product manager at Twin Cities software company Total Expert and season 13 competitor on “Ninja Warrior,” suffered breaks to all of his limbs. A lover of water skiing and other physical activities, he was told by doctors that he would be able to walk again, but running and other athletics would be very unlikely after the serious injuries he suffered.

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Brother repeats hair donation challenge with neighbor

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Birch Lake Salon owner Val Weisner is an old pro at snipping off ponytails. She’s been chopping off long locks at the White Bear Relay For Life for 20 years.

The hair is donated to Locks of Love, a nonprofit that provides hairpieces to children who have lost their hair due to a medical condition or cancer treatment.

One of Weisner’s longtime clients is a regular participant in the charity, at

least as regular as it takes to grow her hair a minimum of 10 inches. “Val’s not taking an expensive vacation because of me,” joked LeeAnn Meyer, who hasn’t cut her hair in three years.

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Scott Bishop hopped on his motorcycle after attending a work party at a warehouse in Minneapolis on Aug. 26, 2016. Putting on his trusty helmet that he always wears and beginning his route back to his home in White Bear Lake, Bishop was unaware that such a familiar habit would save his life. As he cruised east through the city on Interstate 94 and among the traffic around him, Bishop arrived where the freeway merges with Interstate 394. Unfamiliar with the road and the

Students gathered outside of South Campus to share their stories of the ways racism and discrimination have affected their day-to-day lives. They called on the district to better enforce punishments for discriminatory behavior, and for their classmates to stand up and be active allies to the BIPOC community.

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Racist messages prompt high school walkout in solidarity with Black students White Bear Lake high schoolers gathered in the rainy parking lot at South Campus last Friday in support of Black classmates who were targeted with a series of hateful messages over social media.

The messages, which included racial slurs and threats of violence, were sent from an anonymous Instagram account that used a White Bear school logo. Many

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The last member of the Kohler family retired last month after 50plus years with the White Bear Lake company started by his grandparents, Henry and Blanche, in the 1920s.

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The Kohlers went into the ice cream mix business in 1929, opening Kohler's Romance Parlors on Washington Avenue with Henry's brother Aloys. They manufactured their own ice cream for the first counter freezer installed in the state.

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Bear Lake and the surrounding community. He boasted the newspaper would be “without distinction of nationality, politics, or creed. It will be made, so far as possible, a live home paper, working for local interests and the building up of the business of the city and its summer resort.”

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The Washington County Sheriff's Office (WCSO), Anoka County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) and the Blaine Police Department (BPD) were just some of the 2,500 to 3,000 officers from around the country who traveled to Washington, D.C. to assist with the inauguration.

Bill Jacobson is a detective with the ACSO assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division. He previously served on the Centennial Lakes Police Department for 14 years.

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ington, D.C., was an absolute honor. I am so grateful that ACSO trusted me with such an important mission. It’s an opportunity I never thought I’d have in law enforcement,” Jacobson said.

The selection process for the security detail began more than a year ago. ACSO sent 25 deputies, WCSO sent 19 deputies and BPD sent 14 officers.

Cmdr. Kyle Schenck said WCSO also attended the inauguration back in 2017. The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office did not send any deputies to Washington, D.C. In a typical year, one of the days in the nation’s capital

Neighbors near Third Street and Cook may have gotten their wish.

A proposed four-story apartment building and adjoining parking ramp on the northwest corner of that intersection appears to be scrapped.

In a Feb. 25 email to downtown business owners and other interested parties, City Manager Ellen Hiniker said developer TE Miller will not be submitting an application for the project as proposed (See “Downtown development project draws neighborhood ire,” Feb. 24).

“However, the developers still have the corner house under contract and plan to take more time to determine whether there is an alternative concept worth pursuing before abandoning the site altogether,” Hiniker said. The developer also canceled plans to conduct soil borings on the site.

Hiniker and City Planner Anne Kane had met with representatives of the Eden Prairie company earlier that day.

Their meeting was one of several held last week regarding the unpopular project. The opposition met with White Bear Lake attorney Fritz Knaak at Kellerman’s Event Center to plan strategy and learn the legalities of the permitting process. Knaak specializes in municipal law.

Terry Kellerman knows Knaak and invited him to speak to the group. “He knows the depth of the problems we’re dealing with,” Kellerman explained.

The attorney reminded those in the room, and on a Zoom call, that they’re “dealing with a professional development staff being

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Although we would all like to “get back to normal,” the COVID-19 pandemic persists. School board meetings continue to draw a crowd. New leaders will be installed in schools

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and city councils. Debates about mass transit have played out in letters to the editor. Proposed road projects, trails, and housing developments continue to make headlines.

This holiday season, one can see local shops and restaurants bustling once again, community events attracting families, and theater pro-

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We hope you enjoy this retrospective issue. The staff at the Press wish all of our readers a happy and healthy New Year!

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WHITE BEAR LAKE — A recording snafu in 1977 was brought to light recently when a member of the Tice family wanted to subdivide property at 1788 Hwy. 96 for four twin homes.

The family member, Craig Tice, with TiceHaus Design Build LLC, hopes to plat six lots called Rose’s Park View Addition, located just west of Fifth Avenue. The proposed access to the development is from Clarence Street.

Nearby property owners object to the development and claim the portion of the street that will be crossed was vacated in 1977 by the city and thus cannot serve as access.

City Attorney Troy Gilchrist got involved to research the legal status of the street to clarify the vacation issue, both for City Council and the surrounding property owners.

As a brief history, Gilchrist found that Fifth Avenue was dedicated to the public in 1883 as part of the Ramaley Park plat. The city received easements for all of the streets and alleys shown on the plat upon its recording with the county.

In 1977, the council was presented two petitions requesting vacation of the north and south portion of the street (Clarence to Whitaker Street).

The council at the time voted to vacate

the northern portion, but did not approve vacation of the southern portion. However — and this is where the snafu occurred — an unnumbered resolution was mistakenly recorded saying the southern portion was vacated. The city’s attorney quickly recorded an affidavit shortly after correcting the error.

The erroneous recording surfaced last October before the Planning Commission, which held a public hearing on the proposed Tice development.

Neighbors to the late Rose Tice claimed the access was their property and referenced the unnumbered resolution.

Last month, council held a public hearing to consider vacation of the southern portion, with the exception of the end of Clarence, Park and Hinckley Streets to allow access to properties to the west. But because of legal questions, the matter was held over to its Dec. 14 meeting.

In a memo to council, Gilchrist noted that property owners along Fifth Avenue claiming an interest in the southern portion are doing so based on the mistakenly recorded unnumbered resolution.

"They ignore, or attempt to disregard, the affidavit making it clear the council never actually vacated the southern portion and that the resolution

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was recorded in error," Gilchrist wrote. "Owners adjacent to the street cannot claim the city’s easement no longer exists based on a vacation that never occurred."

The city attorney added that utilities run through the portion that serve

Clarence Street properties, which likely explains why the 1977 council refused to vacate it. Furthermore, his office searched titles of the properties along the southern portion and found nothing to support a claim their title includes the claimed vacation.

One owner, in fact, built a garage on public right of way, thinking the property was his.

Another property owner closest to the development got an attorney involved, claiming an unconstitutional taking of her property.

Karin Doyle, 1801 Clarence St., told Planning Commission members at the first hearing her view of nature will be gone and she will only be able to see the side of a townhome.

The neighborhood, she said, does not support multifamily housing.

Another neighbor, Nathan Friend, fears townhomes will reduce the value of his home and encouraged commissioners to "keep White Bear Lake the way it is and leave the condos for Hugo."

"It is clear from comments made at the public hearings the issue regarding the status of the street is being raised primarily to stop the development," Gilchrist wrote in his memo. "I encourage council to view the proposed vacation separately from the approvals requested for the development."

Council Member Bill Walsh urged council not to take further action on something that was already decided in 1977. "I don’t think a resolution is necessary. We don’t need to do anything," he said, adding that street ends are not normally vacated in

the city and used Whitaker Street as an example.

Council Member Dan Jones agreed to taking no action, noting the decision was already made.

Although Gilchrist recommended council act on the vacation, in the end, it was tabled indefinitely.

That means the city continues to hold a right of way easement over the southern portion with authority to retain street ends.

In a letter to Doyle’s attorney, Peter Frank, and included in the council packet, Gilchrist agreed the issue was made more complicated by actions of Ramsey County when they included a part of the southern portion of right of way as part of his client’s property for tax purposes.

"But errors in the county’s tax records or mapping system are not binding on the city," he wrote.

Gilchrist also reprimanded the attorney, Peter Frank, for representing a client against the city. He told Frank there appeared to be a conflict of interest since his firm, GDO Law, serves as the city prosecutor.

According to Gilchrist, such representation in a matter adverse to the city was contrary to Rule 1.7 of the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct.

The Planning Commission is tentatively scheduled to consider the twin home development application at its Jan. 31 meeting.

Birchwood budget and levy remain flat for 2022

BY LORETTA HARDING CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The reports for most government entities around the White Bear Lake area come with the good news/ bad news caveat. Median home values are up, but taxes are down. Median-valued home values are down, but taxes are up. Home values and taxes are going up, but the debt is going down.

The news in Birchwood Village is all good, unless you like tax hikes and debt. City taxes in Birchwood for 2022 are neither up nor down, and there is no debt.

After the Truth in Taxation hearing at its Dec. 14 meeting, the Birchwood City Council adopted the final levy on real property for the 2022 payable fiscal

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"We are proud of our ability to deliver city services in a cost-effective way," Wingfield said. "In addition, we continue to take care of our road infrastructure without any special assessments."

With a population of 886, the 2022 levy of $512,000 will amount to an average city tax of $517 per person.

As there are 375 households in the city, the $512,000 levy will mean an average city tax of $1,365 per household. However, home values in Birchwood vary widely between high-end lakefront homes and homes that are more moderately valued.

"The average doesn’t lend itself well to comparing apples to apples," Wingfield warned.

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This figure represents no change from the payable 2021 fiscal year levy.

"We are routinely at the low end of tax rates for communities in the area, and we are again for 2022," said Mayor Mary Wingfield.

The city has also been able to maintain its reserves, despite a number of unforeseen events, Wingfield noted. The city has also just completed a project to transition to electronic water meters for enhanced, remote monitoring by using funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act. "So, all in all, we’re doing well investing in our community with the water meter project, buckthorn removal and rehabbed City Hall," Wingfield said.

"The city is well positioned for the next 100 years."

Next year, the city plans to finalize the Lake Links bicycle trail and is proceeding with shovel-ready plans to replace the Wildwood lift station that serves all of Birchwood. The lift station is functionally obsolete and is vulnerable to ongoing corrosion due to a water main break that leaked in from White Bear

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BY CYNTHIA SOWDEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

White Bear Township residents can expect to see higher property taxes in 2022, thanks to an increase they themselves voted for at an annual budget meeting held Dec. 7. The White Bear Township Town Board gave the levy increase the final seal of approval on Dec. 20.

The township expects to levy $4,904,391 next year, a 15.45% increase over 2021, according to Tom Kelly, township finance officer. That amounts to an extra $5.66 to $12.33 per month on homes ranging from $200,000 to $400,000 in value.

Kelly also introduced an updated 10-year capital improvement plan for the township. The largest

portion of it will go toward roads.

Also included is $500,000 for trail development, received through a grant. The township also expects to spend half a million dollars each on playground equipment and stormwater management by 2031.

Director Scott McCune noted that much of the money earmarked for these expenditures will go toward replacing and maintaining existing infrastructure.

The township has an operating budget of almost $5.2 million. The bulk of it goes toward public safety (police and fire); government operations and road and bridge repair is funded by the rest.

The township will also update its 10-year wellhead protection plan, which aims to maintain high-quality

drinking water within the area and keep contaminants out of the water supply. The town’s engineering firm, TKDA, will study the area’s geology, review pumping records for the past five years, inventory private wells via a state database and send a report to adjacent municipalities. Matt Ellinson, consulting engineer with

TKDA, said White Bear Township has “moderate vulnerability for contaminants.”

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ITH THE NEW year, what will our economic forecast be? The old brokers would say, “Just watch the first five days of January and that will tell you what the month will be like, and January will tell you what the year will be like.”

ONE OF THE traditions for Kathy and I is to deliver homemade cookies to each of our newspaper offices.

It’s an opportunity to say thank you and wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our dedicated staff, who like a lot of other people, have gone through a very difficult year asked our management staff what to expect and predict for 2022.

The following is a compilation of those questions and answers: • Inflation will continue. It has risen higher than it has for decades. It could be like the 70s when interest went to 20%. The Federal Reserve has already announced they expect to raise interest rates three times in 2022 and that should have a slowing effect.

• Petroleum or gasoline at the pump, heating oils and diesel fuel will likely settle down, but we need to open some pipelines and get our refineries up to previous levels so we could export rather than import. virus will linger and there will About the •beThe different mutations. As it spreads through more of the population and Town we get more vaccinated, it will begin Gene Johnson to die off.

• Small business, especially in the hospitality industry, will continue to have challenges.

• We have noticed that the delinquent tax lists were down from last year. More people are conserving their cash, especially those above 60 years of age with the concern of the cost of care as they age.

• As salaries increase, businesses are looking at more ways for efficiencies. You have probably noticed a lot of fast food places are encouraging online orders.

More people are being cross-trained to be able to handle a variety of jobs to help cover the shortage of employees and the difficulty in hiring.

• The great resignation that has been taking place across the nation is an indication that lifestyles are changing and household incomes are dropping.

People appear to be adjusting accordingly.

• Health care workers who have been under a lot of pressure for the last couple years are retiring, which is a serious concern as the pandemic continues.

• Supply chain interruptions will continue in 2022.

Grocery stores, hardware stores and others who depend on the supply chain are not getting their orders filled and are finding it difficult to have preprints distributed when their customers will not find all of the specials available.

• Home prices continue to increase significantly, in many cases faster than inflation driven by low mortgage rates, which will likely move up as the feds increase the interest rates.

• Pricing of medical care continues to rise as so many of the facilities are now operated like big business.

• Social media will continue even though over 70% of the population has indicated they do not trust the information on many of the social media venues.

• Newspapers and their websites will continue to work harder to bring essential news to their readers even though many of the staffs have been depleted.

• The federal government will have more difficulty in passing spending bills with the high debt that has accumulated. Political parties will continue to battle and it will not always be in the interest of the American people.

• Crime will continue, especially in large cities, but it is also moving into the suburbs.

Keep the faith. Predictions like this have been made many times over and we grow and survive, but at times it appears to me as Americans we are losing freedoms, our democracy and our moral fiber. Keep praying.

Gene Johnson is publisher emeritus of Press Publications.

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FTC asked to investigate allegations Facebook misled customers, public U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, wrote Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to urge the FTC to investigate allegations Meta/ Facebook misled its advertising customers and the public in its claims about ensuring brand safety and the reach of its advertisements, in violation of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in trade or commerce. Here is a copy of the letter:

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Facebook has long made claims

about the safety of its product for brands, and even more importantly, about the safety of its product for Facebook users. Facebook’s Community Standards Enforcement Report states that its algorithms remove 97% of the content it eventually takes down for hate speech before the content is posted.

But this metric could significantly misrepresent the effectiveness of Facebook’s algorithms, as whistleblower documents show that Facebook believes that its processes miss more than 90% of hate speech content despite being 97% effective at catching the hate speech Facebook eventually takes down. Facebook may thus have made material misrepresentations or omissions to advertisers regarding the effectiveness of its brand safety controls, including its ability to remove criminal content.

Until quite recently, Facebook offered prospective advertisers two key measures of an ad’s potential success — (1) Potential Reach; and (2) Estimated Daily Reach.

Potential Reach (which is an element of Estimated Daily Reach) approximates the number of people in a particular area who may view a business’ ad and, according to Facebook, is “arguably the single most important number in our ads creation interfaces.” Understandably then, advertisers of all sizes plan and budget for campaigns that maximize their ads’ Potential Reach, as estimated by Facebook. However, public reporting as well as Facebook’s own statements and documents seem to indicate that Facebook may have known that Potential Reach metrics may have been inaccurate. Public analyses from as far back as 2017 show how Facebook claimed that its ads could have a Potential Reach that exceeded the population of 18- to 34-year-olds counted in each of the 50 states by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Commission may allege deception under Section 5 of the FTC Act prohibiting unfair and deceptive practices in or affecting commerce, “if there is a representation, omission or practice that is likely to mislead the consumer acting reasonably in the circumstances, to the consumer’s detriment.” Thus, because evidence

suggests that Facebook may have deceived its advertising customers about its brand safety and advertising metrics, Facebook may have engaged in deceptive practices in violation of the FTC Act. In addition, the public information suggests that Facebook’s potential misrepresentations about brand safety and advertising metrics may be unfair, as well as deceptive. In evaluating whether the conduct is unfair, the Commission may consider (1) that the advertising purchased by brands due to Facebook’s brand safety and advertising representations are “significant,”; (2) the absence of material countervailing benefits to competition and consumers from any misrepresentations of advertising metrics; and (3) that, given that Facebook employs a walled garden system, advertisers could not have independently verified Facebook’s reported brand safety activities, ad metrics, or reasonably avoided advertising on Facebook, much less given Facebook’s market dominance.

A thorough investigation by the Commission and other enforcement agencies is paramount, not only because Facebook and its executives may have violated federal law, but because members of the public and businesses are entitled to know the facts regarding Facebook’s conduct as they make their decisions about using the platform.

I urge the FTC to immediately commence an investigation into Facebook’s representations with respect to brand safety, Potential Reach, and similar metrics with respect to its advertising business and, if that investigation reveals that the company has in fact violated the law, to pursue all available sanctions as appropriate. Such actions could include action under Section 19 of the FTC Act or partnering with state attorneys general in an appropriate court to pursue monetary relief for Facebook’s advertisers and disgorgement of Facebook’s ill-gotten gains, a strategy the Commission has pursued in other recent cases.

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Pat McDonald, Cerenity administrator, receives the COVID–19 s vaccine.

• A couple that wished to remain anonymous donated more than $250,000 for a new program that helps both restaurant owners and residents impacted by the pandemic. More Than Meals will provide up to 2,000 restaurant-prepared meals each week for up to three months.

“The idea is to pay it forward and help local businesses survive the winter,” said Sharon Hanifl-Lee, who helped direct the program’s launch.

• It was a historic day as 180 residents and employees at Cerenity Senior Care rolled up their sleeves to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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wearing masks, few spectators allowed, and shorter seasons.

• White Bear Lake resident Jon Kirschoffer and his son, BJ, designed a GPS transmitter that can stick to Polar Bear fur.

• After eight years, the lake level lawsuit appears to be over. The district court order that followed a 2017 bench decision between the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the White Bear Lake Restoration Association (WBLRA) will stand. “The burden is on the DNR to follow the lay,” said Dick Allyn, attorney on WBLRA’s legal team. “The precedent in this case is important for how they will manage other water appropriation permits that are allegedly affecting lake

and river levels.”

• White Bear Lake Mayor Jo Emerson will appoint members to an advisory task force to help guide a new initiative, the “Welcoming & Inclusive Community Initiative.”

• Superintendent Wayne Kazmierczak with the schedule for phasing into in-person learning. After Feb. 1, district elementary schools will hold full in-person learning five days a week. Grades 6-12 will continue distance learning for the time being.

• A new group in Vadnais Heights encourages residents to “Buy Nothing.” The Buy Nothing Project started as a way for neighbors to share and exchange items without money exchanging hands.

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John and Peggy Parenteau hugs after a brief ceremony conducted by St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church Pastor Ralph Talbot.

• The next stop for the Rush Line Bus Rapid Transit project is release of an environmental assessment, followed by a public comment period later this summer.

• A new public safety building is on the horizon in White Bear Lake. A remodeled building will provide indoor parking for police vehicles, a second story over the adjoining fire station to accommodate the department's new ladder truck, and provide sleeping quarters for personnel on call 24/7.

• For their 50th wedding anni-

versary, friends and family of John and Peggy Parenteau organized a “Fly-by Shouting Parade” where participants were encouraged to shout greetings and tossed their well wishes on Frisbees and paper airplanes.

• Every day at 1 p.m., good friends Jim Sobieski and James Erickson gather near a propane-fueled fire to talk politics, philosophy, and family in the front yard of Sobieski's Mahtomedi home.

• Mahtomedi High School has won the Minnesota State Real World Design Challenge

for the fifth straight year.

• Winter is the best season to view Lady of the Lake, the 14-foot tall chainsaw carving on the Dellwood peninsula.

• The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office has issued a warning in response to an increase in the number of carjackings with handguns across Ramsey County.

When the 2021 school year started, there were 249 fewer students in White Bear Area Schools than the previous year. “Once the pandemic hit, we lost a number of students,” said Tim Wald,

assistant superintendent of finance and operations. “I think some families chose to homeschool their kids rather than do the distance-learning model.”

• Whether an apartment/ parking ramp project at Third Street and Cook advances remains to be seen after neighbors gave the developer an earful. Plans were later scrapped.

• In 2020, there were a total of 46 thefts from vehicles within Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park, a steep jump from a total of 2 in 2019.

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Jan Holtz Kraemer announces the date of ice out on White Bear Lake each year in front of Benny’s Barber Shop, in honor of her mentor.

• The Neighborhood Concerned Citizen’s Group continues to keep Water Gremlin in the public eye, and make sure what happened in their community does not happen again anywhere in Minnesota.

• Mahtomedi students in grades 6-12 have been given the green light to return to in-person learning – a six-period day, five days a week – on St. Patrick’s Day. • The groomed cross-country ski tracks on White Bear Lake are a grassroots volunteer effort led by residents Mike and Cheryl Plumb.

• Kids are still vaping at very high rates, with one in five high school students using e-cigarettes and 70% of high school and middle school users reporting signs of

nicotine dependence, according to new data from the 2020 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey.

• World War II Navy veteran MaDonna Bonk turns 100 this month.

• The icon of a bygone age could be gone permanently is the vacant Lakeside Club building is razed to make room for a proposed 40-unit market rate apartment complex.

• A recent school activity at Sunrise Park Middle School asked students to assess their level of privilege, which caught the attention of parent in the district.

• This summer, bicyclists using the Lake Links Trail can take respite, fix a tire or tighten a bolt in a new pavilion in located at Bellaire Beach.

• The deaths of swans at Sucker Lake in Vadnais Heights have spurred a bill in the state Legislature to restrict the sale of lead tackle, with the hope of reducing the accumulation of lead in local lakes.

• “Vaccine Crusader” Bridget Dant Hovde, a 1999 White Bear Lake grad, is helping older Minnesotans set up vaccine appointments, booking appointments for more than 400 people.

• How long a dock and how many slips Commercial Bay operators are allowed is still an issue with which the Lake Conservation District is grappling.

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WHITE BEAR PRESS CELEBRATES 125 YEARS

April 17 marks the 125-year anniversary of the White Bear Press. In commemoration, we have assembled 125 highlights about the history of the newspaper and the significant events that have happened in the community it has served since 1896. The newspaper’s history and the community’s history go hand in hand. We have published many of the highlights and headlines here; a full list can be found at www.presspubs.com.

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The fi rst newspaper was fi nancially unstable, prompting A.S. Dimond to begin publishing “White Bear Life.” He had 20 years of newspaper experience.

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The fi rst edition hit the streets on April 17, 1896.

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BY DEBRA NEUTKENS STAFF WRITER

The fi rst weekly newspaper chronicling the activities in the small vacation village of White Bear Lake during the last decade of the 19th century was called “The Lake Breeze.”

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Dimond's fi rst edition included a greeting to

End of era for Kohler Mix family

THE FIRST EDITION OF WHITE BEAR LIFE WAS PUBLISHED APRIL 17, 1896. THE PERIOD AT THE END OF THE FLAG WAS COMMON FOR NEWSPAPERS AT THE TIME.

Bear Lake and the surrounding community. He boasted the newspaper would be “without distinction of nationality, politics, or creed. It will be made, so far as possible, a live home paper, working for local interests and the building up of the business of the city and its summer resort.”

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White Bear Life was published every Thursday, and the annual subscription was

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The office was on Third Street, next to H.M. Hendel's Meat Market.

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On Aug. 12, 1899, Dimond sold White Bear Life to Edward L. Fales.

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After more than 14 years as owner and editor, Fales sold White Bear Life and the job printing business to Herbert J. Keeler, of Prescott, Wisconsin, on Jan. 24, 1914.

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In April 1914, Keeler published a 16-page Easter souvenir issue, which introduced the newspaper's new name: “White Bear Press.”

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Early issues of the White Bear Press reported local and national news events. It reported on who was being sent overseas to fight in the “war to end all wars,” who came back — and who didn't.

The last member of the Kohler family retired last month after 50plus years with the White Bear Lake company started by his grandparents, Henry and Blanche, in the 1920s.

Doug Kohler ended his long career at the SUBMITTED dairy mix plant This 1990’s brochure shows as maintenance manag- some of the ice cream proder. He started it ucts made with Kohler Mix. washing milk cans at age 13.

The cans held a mix of cream, whey, milk and sugars — all the ingredients to create soft serve ice cream.

The Kohlers went into the ice cream mix business in 1929, opening Kohler's Romance Parlors on Washington Avenue with Henry's brother Aloys. They manufactured their own ice cream for the first counter freezer installed in the state.

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• Lakeshore Players Theatre was notified is had acquired the former lake home of their longtime donor and friend, Betty Wold Johnson. The home was immediately listed for sale, as it is against the organization’s gift policy to own physical property.

• Max Nelson, a Mahtomedi High School junior who is blind in his left eye and nearly blind in his right, recently completed the Nordic ski season as the No. 1 individual in the Metro East conference.

He missed sectionals to ski

in Europe with Team USA Paralympics.

• With the expansion/renovation approved by voters in 2019, North and South Campus will cease to exist as separate schools as grades 9-12 are housed under one roof with capacity for 3,200 students. Move-in date at the new White Bear Lake Area High School is targeted for fall 2024.

• A 1929 home on the Dellwood peninsula hasn’t changed much in almost 100 years, both inside and out. The same

family owns the property, using it as a summer home much like its original owner.

• The White Bear Press celebrates 125 years. The first edition of White Bear Life was published April 17, 1986.

• The last member of the Kohler family , Doug Kohler, retired after 50-plus years with the company, started by his grandparents in the 1920’s. Kohler Mix manufactured their own ice cream for the first counter freezer installed in the state. There is speculation that Kohler’s

grandfather invented soft serve ice cream.

• White Bear Lake high schoolers gathered in the rainy parking lot at South Campus in support of Black classmates who were targeted with hateful messages over social media.

• Work has begun on the elementary school in Hugo, which will be located west of Forest Boulevard North/ Highway 61 across from 152nd Street North. The school is expected to open in the fall 2022.

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Gen. Paul Nakasone, promoted to a four-star in May 2018, is this year’s White Bear Lake Area High School Wall of Fame inductee.

• Head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, White Bear Lake Class of 1982, was inducted to the school district’s Wall of Fame.

• The Class of 2021 will be able to celebrate prom and graduation in person this year, though the events will be modified.

• Danielle Harley thought it was a funny coincidence that the White Bear Lake doctor she chose to deliver her third child was from her same hometown. It turned out Dr. Matthew Anderson also delivered her.

• It has been a long journey from Cub

Scout to Eagle Scout, but its a road that White Bear seniors Henry Contreras, Trayton Pescosolido and Tony Perfetti have walked together. The three Scouts achieved the rank of Eagle Scout on the same day.

• Several bear sightings have been reported throughout the north metro. Most of the bear sightings are not reported in an official capacity to police, but rather shared on social media platforms.

• Wave action, wind and ice dams are eroding the lake frontage at Bellaire Beach, so the Township hired a landscaping company to place 130 tons of

boulders to “armor” the shoreline.

• Steve Wolgamot of Mahtomedi has been selected as the 2021 J. Stanley and Doris Hill Legacy Award recipient.

• The long-vacant building that used to be a convent for St. Pius X Catholic Church will find new life as a 24-bed nursing home.

• It would behoove motorists within Mahtomedi city limits to keep a close eye on speed limit signs, as new speed limits will go into effect in July. Changes include a 20 MPH speed limit on all residential streets.

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The Mahtomedi Zephyrs and coaches show off the state championship plaque for parents and media moments after the final out at Target Field.

• Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise in Minnesota. Thieves can sell them at scrapyards for $50 to $200, yet they cost $800 to $5,000 to replace. Targeted vehicles include the Toyota Prius, Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, all Hondas and vehicles with higher ground clearance.

• A Lino Lakes man has pleaded guilty to two counts of threats of violence after assaulting an elderly couple holding a handmade political sign in White Bear Lake last November.

• Members of Mahtomedi High Schools Eco Club tested a homemade boat made from plastic bottles collected in the cafeteria on White Bear Lake. They aim to bring awareness to the need for alternatives to single-use plastics.

• Former White Bear Lake High School hockey player Wyatt Newpower signs with the Detroit Red Wings.

• The new playground at Kohler Meadows Park is being dedicated in the memory of Joe Momsen, who worked in the Vadnais Heights Public Works Department for 37 years.

• In the inaugural A-boat race of the season, the newest boat in the fleet, Snitch, was first to cross the finish line in the first race of the night.

• The Mahtomedi Zephyrs baseball team pummeled Grand Rapids 20-3 for the Class 3A state championship crown, setting championship game records for runs scored and margin of victory.

• In a presentation to White Bear Rotarians, Water Gremlin president Scott Schultz said the company is committed to environmental stewardship.

• After 12 years as mayor of White Bear Lake, Jo Emerson is not renewing her bid for office in November. City Manager Ellen Hiniker also announced plans to retire at the end of the year.

• Many Faces, a collaboration between the City of White Bear Lake, White Bear Lake Area Schools, and the White Bear Center for the Arts in partnership with the Minnesota Humanities Center, hosted the first in a series of four conversations on race.

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Members of the newly formed No Rush Line Coalition, Tim David (left) and Greg “Jiggs” Lees spent the fi rst Marketfest of the summer collecting names for a petition to stop the project.

• A monitoring report shows Water Gremlin’s housekeeping practices and activities have reduced lead levels at the facility.

• Neighbors LeeAnn Meyer, 78, and Devan Hanson, 13, grew their hair in a friendly competition to donate to Locks of Love. Devan’s older brother Braeden donated hair with Meyer in 2015.

• Voting is set to begin in the Best of the Press Readers’ Choice Contest, with more than 125 categories to choose from.

• Calling the Rush Line rapid transit project a “bus invasion” that isn’t a fit for the community, a small coalition is working to stop it.

• Summer Schmit, 17, of Grant, is one of 34 swimmers named to the Team USA squad for the Tokyo Paralympic games.

• Local resident Sarah Kraning has attracted more than 400,000 followers on TikTok with her paintings inspired by her synesthesia, which causes her to experience music as colors and patterns.

• Drought conditions occurring across Minnesota are creating challenging conditions for people trying to get their boats in and out of public launches.

• Intense discussion of racial equity in the schools dominated the public forum at the White Bear school board meeting.

• “Wolgamot Way,” a portion of the Lake Links Trail, was officially dedicated to Steve Wolgamot, a champion of the project to build a trail around White Bear Lake.

• The White Bear Lake Restoration Association and Lake Homeowners Association, plaintiffs in a 2017 lake level lawsuit, filed a proposed court order demanding the Department of Natural Resources provide regular updates on its compliance with the court order.

• A flag dedication ceremony marked the first birthday celebration for the new Wildwood Library.

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A rain collection tank provides precious water to the Ugandan school thanks in part to a Matoska school fundraiser. Pictured from left, Patty Hall, Fred de Sam Lazaro(PBS), Christy Andacht and Steve Hall.

• White Bear Lake resident and University of St. Thomas women’s hockey coach Joel Johnson was named coach of the USA women’s hockey team for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

• Officer Rob Flick will retire from the White Bear Lake Police Department after 37 years, the longest-serving officers in the department.

• White Bear Lake-based Zeus Electric Chassis has developed a midsize electric utility vehicle.

• The city of Birchwood is asking for the community’s help in providing information about old, anti-Semitic graffiti that was uncovered in the renovation of the Birchwood Village Hall.

• Laura Dallman-Weiss, a White Bear Yacht Club sailor, and her partner, Nikki Barnes, wrapped up their adventure at the Olympic Games in Japan in 12th place.

• Community leaders gathered around the Erd-Geist Gazebo in Matoska Park for a rededication ceremony following the completion of a rehabilitation project made possible by an anonymous donation.

• Fourteen members have filed for four open school board member-at-large seats for the White Bear Lake Area School District.

• A 43-year-old man went missing while swimming off a pontoon on White Bear Lake and did not survive. The

cause of death was later determined to be drowning.

• H2O for Life was featured in a segment on PBS NewsHour, detailing how students at Matoska Elementary helped raise funds to build a rain collection tank for the Nyaka School in Uganda.

• Barry Henriksen of White Bear Lake was named Minnesota’s new VFW commander. He served as commander for Post 1782 twice and as district commander prior to assuming his current position.

• Evelyn Duvall earned a third-place finish in the Women’s 6 Slalom (ages 60-64) at the 79th Goode Water Ski National Championships.

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• A Lake Links Trail survey sent to owners of 63 parcels along Highway 244 in Dellwood didn’t get much response. The nine homeowners who did provide feedback had split opinions.

• The top two finalists for best teacher in the 2021 Best of the Press Reader’s Choice Contest hail from St. Jude of the Lake elementary school — sixth grade teacher Jill Ryan was the winner, and second grade teacher Sarah Sowada was a finalist.

• Members of the Friday Breakfast Ladies group have donated a dollar a week at their gatherings at Jimmy’s over the past 10 years. The small donation has grown to $6,000, which they donated to the White Bear Area Food Shelf.

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• Citing a need for more space, Big Wood Brewery announced it will be moving to a parcel of land in Vadnais Heights that was formerly home to Garceau Hardware.

• King’s City, the iconic redtrimmed restaurant off Highway 61, has closed its doors for good. “It’s about time we move on and do something different,” said owner Sam Ma. “We were lucky enough to be in business for 39 years with the support of the community and our customers.”

• In a less than 5-minute meeting, the White Bear Lake school board canceled its public forum in response to members of the audience who attended without wearing masks, defying board rules.

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• On the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, White Bear resident Marissa Blahnik, who was working at Court TV in New York at the time, shared emails she had written on about her experiences in the aftermath of the day. Mahtomedi resident Tim Stout shared what it was like working for President Bush in the White House on Sept. 11.

• Birchwood residents Rachael and Dave Drew released 70 monarch butterflies that hatched in the screened butterfly house they built in their yard.

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• Recent private well sampling detected the chemical 1,4-dioxane at levels above Minnesota Department of Health drinking water guidance values in eight wells in the Gem Lake/White Bear area.

Affected residents have been contacted and are getting bottled water.

• Kenny Jary of Willernie, a Navy veteran who has proudly decorated his scooter in red, white and blue, has become a TikTok sensation with the handle @patriotickenny.

• In the open forum portion of the meeting, the Mahtomedi school board heard from dozens of residents who were deeply divided over the district’s requirement that all students wear face coverings in school buildings.

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The Birchwood Village Hall was recently restored to its original style, showing vertical pine logs and a design feature over each window. Even the paint colors, described in 1932 city minutes, are as close as a historic preservationist can come to the original. Barn quilts, a village signature, were also returned to the building. The bell tower at right holds a World War II civil defense bell, one of three the village had to warn residents of an attack. Fortunately, that never happened.

• Plans to close Highway 61 access into a strip mall and redesign a nearby intersection attracted a full house of Rush Line opponents to a public hearing at City Hall.

Council voted to approve the project in a 3-2 vote.

• In a presentation to the White Bear Lake Rotary, Police Chief Julie Swanson said the No. 1 complaint received by the police department is traffic. “Citizens want more traffic enforcement,” she said. Other trends include

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thefts from auto and catalytic converter thefts. Other local trends in 2020 included 150 calls for persons in crisis, and 11 overdose deaths. Nonfatal drug overdoses in Minnesota increased during the pandemic.

• The White Bear Lake Historical Society led an online presentation celebrating the centennial of Birchwood Village.

• The South Shore Boulevard design is nearing the final turn. Plans include a twoway road with a multiuse trail from White Bear Avenue to McKnight Road, and a one-way with a trail from McKnight to County Road F. The trail, separated from the road by a boulevard, connects White Bear Avenue in the city to East County Line Road in

the township as part of the Lake Links Trail system.

• Dr. Val Rae Boe, superintendent of Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916, says she looks forward to collaborating with families, students, staff and member district partners to create educational communities that uphold the fundamental values of human rights and racial equity.

• The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners committed nearly $40 million in funding to move the Purple Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project into the next development phase under supervision of the Metropolitan Council.

• White Bear Lake native Josh Cassada will serve as a pilot for NASA’s Space-X Crew-5 mission to the International

Space Station.

• Lindy Crawford has been named the new city administrator for White Bear Lake.

• State Senator Chuck Wiger, who represents District 43, announced he will not seek re-election in 2022. He has served in the Minnesota Senate since 1996. Sen. Wiger’s legislative assistant, Nancy Livingston, plans to run for his seat.

• Stating that Water Gremlin has “taken and confirmed actions required under a 2019 court order,” the company’s attorney asked the judge to dismiss the case. Both parties agreed to end the suit.

• The Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association selected White Bear Lake Fire Chief Greg Peterson as its 2021 Fire Officer of the Year.

NOVEMBER • Bald Eagle Boulevard homeowners voiced concerns about the latest plan for the Bruce Vento Regional Trail extension, and wonder when the plan changed. “I don’t see a good fit for a regional trail through residential streets,” said one homeowner.

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• The Mahtomedi girls soccer team foiled Benilde-St. Margaret in the Class 2A finals at U.S. Bank Stadium. It is the team’s 10th straight championship.

The Mahtomedi boys soccer team took third place in the state tournament.

• Despite rumors, Ramsey County commissioners say they do not intend to open county parks 24 hours a day, but they do intend to expand park hours.

• John Lupo, owner of Grandma’s Bakery for the past 44 years, is retiring. The new owners don’t plan to make significant chang-

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• The Loon Chronicles report that the chick that hatched earlier this year was left by his parents in September, and has since been joined by handful of chicks from neighboring lake. The chicks will leave once ice starts to form, and will not return to White Bear Lake for at least three years.

• The Manitou Fund awarded a $1 million grant to Century College in support of Start Right, a program that identifies students within vulnerable populations and provides in-

tentional intervention through their first year of school.

• A search for starry stonewart at three access point on White Bear Lake came up empty, said “lake doctor” Steve McComas. However, 15 areas were recommended for treatment of Eurasion milfoil.

• Mahtomedi High School, Mahtomedi Middle School and Wildwood Elementary were briefly locked down due to a burglary incident in the neighboring residential area.

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• Liberty Classical Academy has purchased the former Withrow Elementary School in Hugo. Pre-K through second grade classes are expected to move into the new facility in fall 2022.

• The White Bear Lake Community Foundation honored the “amazing philanthropy” of Paul and Suzanne Hanifl, along with the “heartwarming generosity shown by big donors and small,” at the gala held at the White Bear Country Inn. • Archived documents at

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Ezra Robichaux visits with Santa Claus outside on a downtown street corner during a recent Winter Fest celebration. Local residents were able to dig out in the bright sunshine and moderate temperatures that followed the first significant snowfall of the season last week.

• The face of a Viking and a waterskiing otter are part of the carvings that can be seen in the trunk of a cottonwood tree at Cabin 61. The carvings were done by chainsaw artist Aya Blaine.

• The Mahtomedi Zephyrs football team finished as runner-up in the class 5A finals, losing to top-ranked Mankato West 24-10.

• An effort to formally request the Metropolitan Council to “pause” all planning for the Purple Line failed at the White Bear Lake City Council meeting. “The state does not give the city authority to pause,” said Council Member Edberg. “We don’t do

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WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS ‘Tis the Season for the Reason’ The Washington County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents in Birchwood, Dellwood, Grant, Mahtomedi and Pine Springs involving excuses for bad driving behavior in 2021:

Birchwood • A Birchwood woman was cited at Aug. 16 on the 700 block of Hall Avenue for failure to stop at a stop sign, after Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies observed her roll through the sign at Jay Street and Hall Avenue. The driver told deputies she lived nearby and always drives through that intersection without stopping and admitted it was a bad habit.

Dellwood • A woman was cited March 22 in the 8000 block of Dellwood Avenue for cell phone violation after deputies on patrol observed her stick her cell phone out of her vehicle's sunroof.

The driver said she was trying to take a picture while driving.

• The driver of a red truck towing a 12-foot trailer was cited July 16 on Dellwood Road and Lake Avenue for hands-free cell phone violation by deputies in their unmarked squad car, who way back on southbound Manning Avenue observed the driver holding a cell phone in front of his face as he manipulated the screen in his thumb. The driver may or may not have noticed that he turned west on Lake Elmo Avenue N., because he certainly didn't notice Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies positioning themselves in his side mirror trying to pull him over until he got all the way to Dellwood. The subject apologized and said he didn't see deputies because he was distracted.

The driver said he was on the phone to see where he was going, although he would have known that had he looked up once in a while.

• An unidentified driver was cited at Nov. 20 in the 300 block of Quail Road for failure to drive with due care and for failure to provide proof of insurance, following a traffic stop for speeding 42 mph in a 30 mph zone. The motorist told deputies that “speed limit shouldn't matter if there's no one else on the road.”

Grant • A driver described by deputies as “a little frustrated and confused by the statute” was cited March 13 on westbound Highway 36 for cell phone use while driving, after deputies traveling next to him observed him holding a phone in his left hand against the steering wheel while manipulating it with his right hand. The driver stated that he didn't even know where his phone was, even though deputies saw it lying on his seat next to him.

The male then said he didn't know it was illegal to hold his phone while driving. Deputies noted that despite all his denials, the driver never denied actually holding the phone.

• A southbound driver at Jamaca Avenue N. and 75th Street N. was cited April 2 for hands-free cell phone violation after deputies observed her stopped at the sign holding her cell phone up to her ear.

When the driver saw deputies, she put the phone down. The driver told deputies she was on the phone with her mother because she was helping her move and wanted to tell her she was on her way. The driver also said she doesn't usually talk on the phone while driving.

• A Minnesota woman was cited April 9 in the 9000 of westbound 75th Street N. for speeding 70 mph in a 55 mph zone. When asked why she was stopped, the driver said she was only following the traffic. Deputies assured her that none of the other

drivers were going 70 mph.

• A young motorist was cited at 8:47 a.m. April 12 in the 7000 block of Lake Elmo Avenue N. for passing violation after deputies in their unmarked squad observed the vehicle ahead of them pass two vehicles while in a clearly marked no-passing zone. The driver knew why deputies stopped her and said that she was choking, so she was trying to get to her friend's house.

• A northbound male in the 7000 block of Manning Avenue N. was cited June 25 for speeding 73 mph in a 55 mph zone. The driver told deputies he didn't realize he was going that fast and that it must have been because of the song he was listening to on the radio.

• A westbound motorist was cited July 3 on 75th Street N. at Kimbro Avenue N. for speeding 75 mph in a 55 mph zone by eastbound deputies, who clocked him on radar. The driver told deputies he was just sick of all the traffic on Highway 36 and just wanted to breathe.

• A motorist eastbound on 75th Street N. was cited June 30 in the 6000 block of Lake Elmo Avenue N. for speeding 69 mph in a 55 mph zone by westbound deputies in their unmarked squad car. The driver said she was speeding because she had a bug in the car and was trying to get it out by rolling down the windows and blowing it out.

• A motorist eastbound in the 11000 block of 75th Street N. was cited July 11 for semaphore violation, after north-facing deputies parked on the shoulder of Lake Elmo Avenue N. observed him turn right in front of them without stopping first. The driver told deputies he knew why they stopped him and that he saw deputies parked on the shoulder.

However, his answer to why he didn't stop at the light was that his car had low acceleration, and he wanted to get a head start.

• A driver with an attitude was cited Sept. 8 in the 6000 block of Lake Elmo Avenue N. for hands-free cell phone violation, after deputies observed him holding the phone in his right hand as he passed them.

The driver told deputies he was on his way to a job and had just received a text message requesting his ETA. Deputies noted that the driver's admission was captured on body camera, after he argued with them and demanded to be given a break.

Mahtomedi • A driver was cited Dec. 26 in the 4000 block of Wildwood Road for speeding 67 mph in a 45 mph zone.

The driver told deputies she was speeding because she was late for a COVID test.

• A male motorist was cited Feb. 21 in the 200 block of northbound East Avenue for hands-free cell phone violation, after deputies waiting for traffic to pass observed a vehicle pass them with emergency flashers activated while the driver worked a phone atop the steering wheel. The driver told deputies his flashers were on due to transmission trouble and that he was only using the phone to see where his wife was in case he broke down. Deputies quickly advised the motorist that using an app to keep track of his wife was also not permitted. When deputies prepared the citation, the driver said, “OK, then, let's do it.”

• A Florida motorist was arrested and cited for DWI at 8:01 p.m. Oct. 2 in the 900 block of westbound Stillwater Road after deputies pulled him over for having no headlights on in the darkness and light drizzle.

The driver explained the lack of headlight illumination as the fault of the rental car. However, the driver's glazed eyes and heavy odor of alcohol indicated that the

lack of turning on the lights was caused by his intoxication. Deputies administrated SFST's at the scene, on which the driver registered a 0.08 blood alcohol content.

Pine Springs • A Minnesota man was cited at 10:46 p.m. March 5 on eastbound Highway 36 for speeding 84 mph in a 55 mph zone. The driver admitted to speeding and said he was just trying to catch up to his friends.

• A driver was cited May 13 on Highway 36 and I-694 for speeding 71 mph in a 55 mph zone. The driver admitted to speeding and said he was having a bad day because his soccer team just lost 6-2.

• An unidentified woman was cited July 8 on eastbound Stillwater Road for hands-free cell phone violation by stationary deputies in their unmarked squad, who observed her holding the phone in front of her face as she drove. When deputies caught up to the subject on Hilton Trail N. at 64th Street N., she was still on the phone. The driver said she had the phone on speaker but was holding it in her hand as she talked to her daughter.

• A Wisconsin driver was cited at 7:18 p.m. Nov. 21 in the 6000 block of Hilton Trail N. for speeding 78 mph in a 55 mph zone. After the vehicle passed deputies at an alarmingly high rate of speed, it slammed on its brakes. After the vehicle had slowed down considerably, deputies clocked it on radar at 78 mph. The driver admitted to wrongly speeding and said that the vehicle behind her was riding her bumper and trying to get her to race.

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If you see something, say something! Vigilant residents in Birchwood, Dellwood, Grant and Mahtomedi reported the following suspicious circumstances to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in 2021 that turned out to be mostly harmless:

Birchwood • A vehicle reported for pulling into a driveway in the area of White Pine Lane and Hall Avenue at 11:41 p.m.

April 25 turned out to be a grocery delivery driver trying to find the proper address. A nearby resident confirmed the delivery was valid.

• A suspicious male reported for lurking around the side of a Wildwood Avenue residence at 2:59 a.m. Aug. 20 turned out to be an Xcel Energy employee trying to gain access to the complainant’s gas meter, after the meter man called in stating he was out trying to check the meter.

Dellwood • A vehicle parked on Many Levels Road sporting a suspicious collector’s plate Jan. 28 turned out to actually belong to the resident of that address.

• A vehicle reported for being parked at the side of the road in the area of Dellwood and Dwinnell avenues at 11:43 p.m. May 20 turned out to belong to an individual holding a spot in line for an estate sale of a house the following morning. A consensual vehicle search upturned only personal items.

Grant • A suspicious truck reported for driving in and out of driveways in the 9000 block of 60th Street N. during the morning of Jan. 18 turned out to be an employee of Wright Tree services notifying homeowners that trimmers would be coming onto their properties to trim along power lines.

• A strange helicopter reported for flying over a house in the 7000

block of 73rd Court N. turned out to be mosquito control spraying for mitigation.

• A suspicious male appearing to look for rocks in a construction area on Inwood Way N. May 24 turned out be worthy of suspicion, after deputies on routine patrol noticed his car parked on the shoulder. When deputies ran his plate number, they learned he had several entries in the WCSO files for suspicious behavior in construction areas as part of an ongoing issue. Deputies conducted extra patrol of the Inwood Way N. construction area in the following days.

• A suspicious stationary person reported in a wooded area across from a pond in the 8000 block of Lake Elmo Avenue N. at 2:17 p.m.

July 9 turned out to be a statue, when deputies inspected the area with their binoculars.

Mahtomedi • A suspicious white Chevy Suburban loading UPS packages into a vehicle from a UPS truck at 11:07 a.m. Dec. 21, turned out to be two parties with personal vehicles and UPS clothing dropping off packages.

• A suspicious vehicle stopping at mailboxes in the area of Quail Street at 6:50 a.m. Feb. 12 turned out to be the White Bear Press paper carrier.

• A report of a person in crisis Feb. 15 in the 1000 block of East Shore Avenue turned out to be two intoxicated parties having an altercation.

• A suspicious vehicle reported to be on the prowl on Wildridge Court for mail theft opportunities at 6:56 a.m.

March 6 turned out to be the paper delivery vehicle.

• A suspicious vehicle reported in a parking lot on Wildwood Road at 10:33 p.m. April 21 turned out to be people trying to jump a friend’s battery.

• A suspicious verbal altercation at 1:29 a.m. April 25 in the 800 block of Stillwater Road turned out to be a large family gathering for Ramadan.

The guests said they were about to leave.

• A suspicious couple reported for having trouble walking and falling to the ground at 8:20 p.m. April 30 on Mahtomedi Avenue turned out to be very intoxicated, and were transported home by backup deputies.

• A suspicious loud noise coming from the back of the Washington County Library on Stillwater Road at 12:21 a.m. May 1 turned out to be coming from the gas meter. Xcel Energy was contacted.

• A suspicious painter reported by a public works employee May 14 for pouring a white liquid into the city sewer drain on Wedgewood Court turned out to have poured a diluted water-based primer. Deputies verbally warned the owner of the painting company.

• A suspected burglary reported June 18 in Ledgestone Drive after the resident reported her service door closed and garage door open turned out to have been the service door shut by the wind, accompanied by the complainant forgetting to shut the garage door. Deputies cleared the house aided by K-9 officers, just to be sure.

• Multiple juveniles reported at Mahtomedi Beach in the 1000 block of Park Avenue after hours at 10:49 p.m. June 14 were asked to leave.

Deputies took two additional calls this week of juveniles at Mahtomedi Beach, after hours, but advised the complainants that the city lengthened the beach hours to 10 p.m., and the juveniles were not there after hours yet.

Loretta B. Harding

DECEMBER 29, 2021

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A bi-weekly section where readers will be informed on subjects of seasonal interest, upcoming events and other timely topics. the risk of the greenery either getting or spreading an invasive pest.

• Holiday/Christmas trees & greenery grown in Minnesota have not been found infested with EHS. However, EHS and Lymantria dispar have been found on trees imported to Minnesota.

To learn more, visit the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s website.

Republic Services, White Bear Township’s trash hauler will be collecting Christmas trees the first two weeks of January, just put them out with your regular trash or Ramsey County Compost Sites are open weekends through the winter, Saturdays 9-5 & Sundays 11-5. These items get mulched & later used as fuel to generate electricity.

WINTER PARKING RESTRICTIONS REMINDER – No vehicle may park on any road or street in the Township between the hours of 2 a.m. & 6 a.m. from November 1st through April 1st, or any time after a snowfall of one or more inches until the road is cleared curb to curb. If you do park during these times you will risk receiving a parking ticket.

RECYCLING – WE NEED TO DO OUR PART – A recent study on plastic pollution stated that the world produces over 350 million tons of plastics per year & over 8 million tons per year will end up in oceans. 91% of the plastics made are not recycled & by 2050 our oceans will have more plastic that fish! Here are some ways you can help combat these problems in your own home.

DO THIS: • Buy reusable products such as grocery bags, water bottles & other beverage containers, lunch totes, & cutlery all have great reusable alternatives • Bring your own containers to restaurants & coffee shops, some may even give you a discount • Purchase groceries & supplies in bulk whenever possible, it is cheaper & uses less packaging DON’T DO THIS: • Don’t “wish recycle”, if you don’t know if an item is recyclable, it is better to throw it away than attempt to recycling it. Improper recycling creates sorting issues in the waste stream • Don’t rely on plastic bottles, straws & other single use utensils • Don’t throw away every single piece of plastic after its first use – many items may be used multiple times

VOLUNTEERS ARE WANTED – The Public Safety Commission has an opening to fill an unexpired three year term which ends April 30, 2022. The Public Safety Commission consists of seven members & meets on the 1st Thursday of each month. The Commission advises the Town Board on matters pertaining to public safety.

January 1 – Town offices closed for New Year’s Day Holiday January 8 – National Bubble Bath Day January 17 – Town offices closed for Martin Luther King Holiday

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HOW DO I PROPERLY DISPOSE OF HOLIDAY GREENERY? Holiday greenery refers to evergreen décor, like wreaths, swags, boughs & garland. Holiday greenery is not accepted at Ramsey County yard waste collection sites because of the likelihood of contamination from metal wires & decorations.

Please place holiday greenery in the trash.

To limit the spread of potential invasive pests like elongate hemlock scale (EHS) & Lymantria dispar (formerly known as gypsy moth), you should dispose of holiday greenery in a timely manner & follow these instructions: • Put holiday greenery in a plastic bag & place it in your trash. Do not burn holiday greenery.

• Do not leave holiday greenery out in your yard or backyard compost pile all winter. This increases

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1. 4-year-old Felicity chats with Santa, (aka Rob Thomas of Lakeshore Players Theatre), after watching a performance of Elf Jr. at Children’s Performing Arts. — Contributed

3. Rotarians Vicki and Si Ford flank White Bear Lake Country Inn owner Bill Foussard while wrapping chocolate for area seniors. — Debra Neutkens, Press Publications

2. Rotary Club President Michael Lovett gets festive while wrapping boxes of chocolates for seniors. — Debra Neutkens, Press Publications

4. Savanna Pratt worked her magic, once again, with her ever expanding Nutcracker troupe. This has become an annual tradition

she and her grandparents look forward to every year - NaNa Ellen Maas, Contributed 5. Jennifer Decker and Katy Bonsell from Willow Lane Elementary accepted hats, boots, jackets, snow pants and mittens donated from the members at Parkview Church. — Contributed

Send us your photos for possible inclusion in Spotted Around Town. Please email your best shot to whitebearnews@presspubs.com. Please include information about when and where it was taken and who is in the photo.

WINTER PET CARE: Keep your furry friends safe in the cold and snow FROM PAGE 1A

Like coolant, antifreeze is a lethal poison for dogs and cats.

Be sure to thoroughly clean up any spills from your vehicle, and consider using products that contain propylene glycol rather than ethylene glycol.

Remember, if it’s too cold for you, it’s probably too cold for your pet, so keep your animals inside. If left outdoors, pets can freeze, become disoriented, lost, stolen, injured or killed. In addition, don’t leave pets alone in a car during cold weather, as cars can act as refrigerators that hold in the cold and cause animals to freeze to death.

Bathe your pets as little as possible during cold spells.

Washing too often can remove essential oils and increase the chance of developing dry, flaky skin. If your pooch must be bathed, ask your vet to recommend a moisturizing shampoo and/or rinse.

Massaging petroleum jelly or other paw protectants into paw pads before going outside can help protect from salt and chemical agents. Booties provide even more coverage and can also prevent sand and salt from getting lodged between bare toes and causing irritation. Use pet-friendly ice melts whenever possible.

Bring a towel on long walks to clean off stinging, irritated paws.

After each walk, wash and dry your pet’s feet and stomach to remove ice, salt and chemicals— and check for cracks in paw pads or redness between the toes.

Repeatedly coming out of the cold into the dry heat of your home can cause itchy, flaking skin. Keep your home humidified and towel dry your pet as soon as he comes inside, paying special attention to his feet and in-between the toes. Remove any snow balls from between his foot pads. Cloth or rubber dog booties are a great way to protect your dog’s paws and prevent slipping, yet not all dogs will tolerate them.

Pets burn extra energy by trying to stay warm in wintertime.

Feeding your pet a little bit more during the cold weather months can provide much-needed calories, and making sure she has plenty of water to drink will help keep her well-hydrated and her skin less dry.

Never shave your dog down to the skin in winter, as a longer coat will provide more warmth.

If your dog is long-haired, simply trim him to minimize the clinging ice balls, salt crystals and deicing chemicals that can dry his skin and don’t neglect the hair between his toes. If your dog is short-haired, consider getting him a coat or sweater with a high collar or turtleneck with coverage from the base of the tail to the belly. For many dogs, this is regulation winter wear.

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Frosty, of Hugo, models proper winter attire.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Thanks for support

We would like to thank the generous members of our community who supported our coat drive for the Union Gospel Mission and over 300 toys donated for the Toys for Tots program. What an incredible town supporting local business and families in need. We are honored to be part of the White Bear community.

Bill Foussard Owner, White Bear Country Inn and Rudy’s Redeye Grill

DECEMBER 29, 2021

PUBLIC SAFETY BRIEF Walker assaulted on Lake Avenue Trail White Bear Lake Police responded to a report of an assault the 4800 block of Lake Avenue Dec. 20. The victim, a White Bear Lake woman, 61, said she parked her vehicle at Memorial Beach to walk the Lake Avenue trail to Highway 61 and back, as she does almost nightly. On her return trip at approximately 6:15 p.m., she wanted to take photos of the moon and cut through Matoska Park toward the gazebo. She said she saw a man in the area standing closer to the lake, smoking, but didn't think anything of

it. After taking photos she proceeded to walk from the gazebo to the path near the parking lot, and heard footsteps crunching in the snow behind her. She said the man knocked her down and tried to kick her in the head several times. As she laid still on her stomach in the snow, the attacker took her phone, threw it toward the trees near the lake, and walked away empty-handed.

When she was able to get up she found a man in the parking lot who had been ice skating at the park with his kids, who helped her contact the police. The Press reached out to the

White Bear Police Department for information about the incident, but they had not responded by early press deadline.

The victim describes the assailant as 5'9” or 5'10” in his 20's, slender, Caucasian, and wearing a dark coat with a fur-trimmed hood, jeans, and brown boots.

“It's puzzling because he didn't say anything or take anything,” said the victim. “He ruined something (walking) that was my stress relief.”

RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS What has been stolen in Vadnais Heights and White Bear Township in 2021? Cash, catalytic converters to sell to recycling centers, vehicles of all sorts to commit crimes in, and license plates to make it harder to be caught committing crimes. We could wish the thieves luck at finding a market for all their stolen items, but we won’t.

Vadnais Heights

• A Frisbee golf bag was reported stolen overnight Feb. 14-15 from a vehicle parked in the 3400 block of English Street.

• A Lakeland Shores woman reported a window on her vehicle shattered Feb. 25 while it was parked in an employee lot in the 1200 block of Willow Lake Blvd. A garage door opener was taken and a tire was slashed.

• Employees at Barnett White Bear Chrysler Jeep and Dodge in the 3400 block of Highway 61 reported the tires and wheels stolen from a vehicle over the weekend of March 5-8, with an estimated loss of $2,000.

• A resident in the 1000 block of Pondview Court reported 11 potted plants stolen from a parking space at an apartment complex June 22 after they were placed there during building maintenance work. The plants were noticed missing five hours after relocation when the victim went to water them.

• Famous Footwear in the 900 block of County Road E on July 1 reported a male and female for grabbing multiple pairs of shoes and running out of the door.

• A Maplewood man reported a grease gun and other items stolen from a toolbox inside an unlocked truck cab parked in a business lot in the 3200 block of Fanum Road overnight Sept.

1-2. Security video from the business shows a male walking around the business parking lot between 1:30 and 2:00 a.m. trying to access mostly locked vehicles and trailers.

• A burglary was reported overnight Dec. 21-22 in the 3100 block of Centerville Road after thieves entered through an unlocked garage service door and rummaged around the garage and the vehicle parked in the driveway. The complainant found items moved around and approximately $2,000 in fishing tackle and electronics missing.

• A resident in the 4000 block of Alpine Avenue reported the passenger window of her vehicle broken in as it was parked in the driveway overnight Oct. 4-5. A bag of clothing was stolen from the vehicle.

• A fuel trailer loaded with diesel fuel was reported stolen over the weekend of Oct. 16-18 after it was dropped off at a construction site

in the 4800 block of Constellation Drive. The vehicle was recovered by Maplewood police at 10:19 p.m. Oct. 18.

• The Holiday gas station in the 5900 block of Highway 61 reported criminal damage to property at 4:41 a.m. Nov. 9, after a car wash payment and entry machine was forcibly removed from its post.

• A St. Paul woman, 18, will be mailed a citation for theft of service after Walmart employees in the 800 block of County Road E at 4:03 p.m. Nov. 13 reported that she picked up her vehicle after the service center was closed and didn’t pay for the repairs performed on it.

• Medical supplies were reported stolen Dec. 2 from the 900 block of Evergreen Court after the driver of an older-model Dodge Durango was seen stealing the package from the front steps.

White Bear Township

• A snowmobile ramp was reported stolen Jan. 24 from a vehicle at the Bald Eagle boat launch in the 5700 block of Hugo Road.

• A snowplow was reported stolen Feb. 3 from Quality Manufacturing as it was parked in a business lot in the 900 block of Labore Industrial Court. Its identification number has been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database.

• A Lake Elmo man on March 5 reported interrupting a suspect trying to steal items from the back seat of his vehicle while it was parked in an employee lot in the 5800 block of Centerville Road. The thief managed to get away with only personal hygiene items of minimal value.

• Three hubcaps and a ball bearing cover were reported stolen from a trailer parked in a driveway in the 2600 block of Martin Way during the week of June 14-17.

• A KOPS alert was issued June 18 for a female who stole a $50 Bluetooth car stereo speaker and an empty display box from AutoZone in the 1000 block of Meadowlands Drive.

The suspect and vehicle matched a similar pair during an earlier theft at the Vadnais Heights Walmart.

• A resident in the 1400 block of Pinefield Court on Aug. 6 reported outgoing mail stolen. The complainant closed his checking account as a preventive measure.

• An outboard motor was reported stolen overnight Aug. 13-14 from the 5300 block of Bald Eagle Blvd. W. • A resident in the 1200 block of County Road D on Aug. 16 reported a package containing jewelry stolen from her mailbox. The case is part of an active investigation of several mail thefts in the area. A building

video shows the suspect taking the package on Aug. 14.

• Vehicle tabs were reported stolen Aug. 22 from a vehicle parked in the 2600 block of South Shore Blvd. Washington County Sheriff’s Office later deputies recovered the tabs during a traffic stop in their jurisdiction.

• Linco Iron Erection Inc. reported electric welders stolen from a construction site in the 4800 block of Constellation Drive sometime during the week of Aug. 24-30.

For the most part, thieves used to steal only under the cover of darkness and criminals did the same. Criminals still behave that way, but now they assault, steal and cause damage right in front of our faces as well. Below are selected brazen highlights from 2021:

Vadnais Heights

• Hoping he or she was wearing a plastic face shield. An unidentified female was reported for assault at 3:17 a.m. Jan. 19 at an apartment complex in the 800 block of County Road D for spitting in the face of a tow truck driver as he was trying to tow her non-permitted vehicle from the lot. The suspect then told the driver she had COVID-19.

• How dare the car I stole be stolen from me! A St. Paul man, 56, was arrested Feb. 4 on an active warrant in the 1000 block of County Road E after Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to his report that his vehicle had been stolen. During the incident search, deputies found a bag containing a white powdery substance in the subject’s possession. The subject said that the two occupants of the vehicle he arrived in stole the vehicle when he went inside the business to use the bathroom. The subject didn’t know the license plate number of his vehicle, nor could deputies find any record of any vehicle belonging to the subject.

• I’ll take as many items as I want, so shut up! A Menomonee Falls woman and her grandchild reported being assaulted Feb. 15 at the Walmart in the 800 block of County Road E by the two women with a large cart filled with items ahead of them in the Express checkout lane after the complainant commented about the express lane rules.

• Not getting the message. A St. Paul woman, 26, was cited March 17 in the 300 block of Bankers Drive for violating an order for protection (OFP) after she sent a threatening text message to the complainant right after the order was served on her.

• Well, have a nice day to you, too! A

couple on a walk Aug. 8 on Vadnais Blvd. E and Edgerton Street reported a vehicle approaching from behind traveling at a high rate of speed, turning around, pulling up alongside them and making threatening statements.

• No honeymoon suite for them! A St. Paul man, 40, is suspected of violating an order for protection and criminally damaging property Aug. 12 at the Country Inn and Suites in the 3500 block of Vadnais Center Drive, after he coerced the victim to rent a room at the hotel. A Keep Our Kops Safe (KOPS) alert was issued after he wrecked the room and stole a television. The case is under investigation.

• With acquaintances like these …

A Minneapolis woman reported her vehicle stolen Aug. 21 from the 1100 block of County Road E after an acquaintance snatched her car keys off a restaurant table and left with her boyfriend and another unidentified acquaintance. The three then left the area, driving the victim’s car.

• Of course, we didn’t just see you do that. T-Mobile in the 1000 block of Highway 96 on Sept. 4 reported two suspects for grabbing two iPhones from the counter before fleeing the store.

• How many feet do you have, anyway? Two females were reported at 6:46 p.m. Oct. 22 for shoplifting from Famous Footwear in the 900 block of County E after they were observed stealing 17 pairs of shoes before running out the door. Famous Footwear on Oct. 26 reported a male and female for entering the store, grabbing items and leaving without paying. Later that day, the store reported a male for entering the store, placing eight to 10 pairs of shoes into a bag and leaving without paying.

• Give them an inch and … A Maplewood woman, 36, was cited Oct. 24 at the Vadnais Heights Walmart for shoplifting after she was observed in the self-checkout placing unscanned items into bags. Loss prevention personnel confronted her after she passed all points of sale. A St. Paul woman, 29, was cited Oct. 25 at the Walmart for shoplifting and trespassed from the store after she was observed in the self-checkout repeatedly ringing up items with a UPC of 50 cents, regardless of the actual price and not ringing up other items in her cart at all.

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RATE INCREASE NOTICE XCEL ENERGY MINNESOTA ELECTRIC PRICES Interim Change in Electric Rates Starting January 1, 2022 XCEL ENERGY’S RATE INCREASE REQUEST

PROPOSED CHANGES FOR MONTHLY ELECTRICITY BASE RATES

Xcel Energy has asked the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) for an increase in electric rates to be phased in over a three-year period beginning Jan. 1, 2022. The requested increase for 2022 is about 12.2% or $396.0 million. Xcel Energy requested an additional 4.8% or $150.2 million for 2023, and an additional 4.2% or $131.2 million for 2024. The total increase requested for the threeyear period is 21.2% or $677.3 million.

This chart shows the current and proposed electricity base rates for each customer type.

AVERAGE MONTHLY BILLS Current monthly cost

2022 Interim monthly increase

Proposed 2022 monthly cost

Proposed 2022 monthly increase

Proposed 2023 monthly increase*

Proposed 2024 monthly increase**

Residential – Overhead line service

514

$77.57

$4.98

$87.49

$9.92

$12.27

$14.75

Residential – Underground line service

752

$111.78

$7.13

$125.60

$13.81

$17.24

$20.87

Energy-Controlled (Dual Fuel)

1,019

$93.43

$6.85

$106.40

$12.97

$17.78

$21.41

Customer type

State law allows Xcel Energy to collect higher rates on an interim (temporary) basis beginning Jan. 1, 2022, while the MPUC reviews Xcel Energy’s request. The total interim rate increase for 2022 is 8.1% or $247.1 million over total current rates. This appears on customer bills as an Interim Rate Adjustment and is calculated as a percentage of base rates. Base rates include the Basic Service Charge, Energy Charge, and, if it applies, the Demand Charge. The Interim Rate Adjustment does not apply to charges for fuel and cost recovery riders.

The Interim Rate Adjustment for residential customers is billed as an 8.92% increase, or $5.54 per month, for a typical residential customer using 601 kWh. The Interim Rate Adjustment for all other customers is billed as a 13.52% increase.

Because Xcel Energy is requesting a multiyear rate plan, the company is requesting an increase to the interim rate starting Jan. 1, 2023. If approved, the company will provide additional details before this increase happens.

The MPUC will likely make its decision on the overall rate request in 2023. If final rates are lower than interim rates, Xcel Energy will refund the difference with interest. If final rates are higher than interim rates, Xcel Energy will not charge customers the difference.

Average 2022 monthly kWh usage

Small General Service

794

$109.15

$10.21

$119.10

$9.95

$12.46

$14.63

Small General Time-of-Day Service

1,089

$134.93

$12.01

$147.71

$12.78

$15.72

$18.21

General Service

14,670

$1,679.88

$145.19

$1,867.18

$187.30

$213.28

$226.47

General Time-of-Day Service

123,490

$11,699.82

$918.85

$12,966.05

$1,266.24

$1,326.92

$1,872.25

Peak-Controlled Service

67,093

$9,040.31

$825.69

$10,100.96

$1,060.65

$1,265.88

$1,383.12

Peak-Controlled Time-of-Day Service

605,194

$66,153.60

$5,562.15

$73,651.86

$7,498.26

$9,421.86

$11,190.54

615

$86.84

$8.22

$94.79

$7.96

$9.77

$12.84

8,369

$1,082.84

$98.44

$1,202.67

$119.83

$152.06

$166.11

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WHY IS XCEL ENERGY ASKING FOR AN INCREASE?

WHAT IS XCEL ENERGY DOING TO CONTROL COSTS? • Providing energy conservation options such as weatherization, LED lighting measures and energy design assistance for new construction projects to help customers manage energy use and save money on their bills. This also helps to delay generation investments.

• Reviewing and monitoring our business to minimize operating and maintenance cost increases.

• Operating power plants efficiently.

• Using a variety of fuel sources to manage costs and protect the environment.

ENERGY (PER KWH) AND DEMAND (PER KW) RATES Customer type

Current

Proposed 2022

Proposed 2023

Proposed 2024

Energy: Summer (June-September)

10.301 ¢

12.994 ¢

13.748 ¢

14.453 ¢

Energy: Winter (Other months)

8.803 ¢

11.285 ¢

11.980 ¢

12.640 ¢

Energy: Winter – Electric heating

5.988 ¢

8.136 ¢

8.831 ¢

9.491 ¢

Energy: Summer

9.256 ¢

11.372 ¢

11.980 ¢

12.554 ¢

Energy: Winter

7.757 ¢

9.663 ¢

10.212 ¢

10.740 ¢

Residential

Small General Time-of-Day Energy: On-Peak Summer

14.880 ¢

18.449 ¢

19.586 ¢

20.560 ¢

Energy: On-Peak Winter

11.723 ¢

14.679 ¢

15.686 ¢

16.558 ¢

Energy: Off-Peak

4.170 ¢

5.506 ¢

5.677 ¢

5.918 ¢

5.213 ¢

Energy

3.407 ¢

4.738 ¢

4.993 ¢

Demand: Summer

$14.79

$17.48

$18.10

$18.52

The proposed rate increase will affect individual monthly bills differently depending on electricity use and customer type. The proposed rate increase mainly affects the Basic Service Charge, Energy Charge, and, if it applies, the Demand Charge. These charges cover the cost of providing electric service and represent about 66% of your total bill. This rate increase request does not affect the Fuel Cost Charge.

Demand: Winter

$10.49

$12.89

$13.50

$13.92

Energy: On-Peak

4.855 ¢

6.502 ¢

6.851 ¢

7.154 ¢ 3.765 ¢

If you are having trouble making regular payments on your Xcel Energy account, contact us as soon as possible. We’ll work with you to arrange a payment plan and connect you to other resources that can help.

WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR REVIEWING XCEL ENERGY’S RATE INCREASE REQUEST? The MPUC, the Minnesota Department of Commerce, the Office of the Attorney General Residential Utilities and Antitrust Division, public interest groups, and large commercial and industrial customer groups will review and investigate our request.

The MPUC will hold public hearings and accept written comments about our rate increase request. Customers and others will be able to comment on our rate increase request at public hearings. You may add verbal comments, written comments, or both into the record.

Notice of public hearing dates and locations will be published in local newspapers and included in monthly bills.

TO LEARN MORE Xcel Energy’s current and proposed rate schedules are available at: Xcel Energy Online: xcelenergy.com/2022MNRates Phone: 800-895-4999 U.S. Mail: 414 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401 Minnesota Department of Commerce Online: https://www.edockets.state.mn.us/EFiling/search.jsp.

Select 21 in the year field, enter 630 in the number field, click on Search, and the list of documents will appear on the next page.

General Time-of-Day

Energy: Off-Peak

2.341 ¢

3.422 ¢

3.606 ¢

Demand: Summer

$14.79

$17.48

$18.10

$18.52

Demand: Winter

$10.49

$12.89

$13.50

$13.92

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Note: Proposed lighting rate changes vary according to the type of lighting. The proposed final increase is 23.9% for full-service street lighting, 15.6% for energy-only street lighting service, and 23.9% for residential and commercial protective lighting.

Phone: 651-539-1500 or 800-657-3782 U.S. Mail: 85 Seventh Place East, Suite 280 St. Paul, MN 55101 Citizens with hearing or speech disabilities may call through their preferred Telecommunications Relay Service.

MONTHLY CUSTOMER CHARGES Customer type

Current

Proposed

Residential Overhead line

$8.00

$9.50

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is asking customers to comment on Xcel Energy’s request for a rate increase.

Send comments to: Phone: 651-296-0406 or 800-657-3782 Email: consumer.puc@state.mn.us Online: https://mn.gov/puc/consumers/public-comments/ See section “How to Submit a Comment” to find a list of ways to comment.

U.S. Mail: 121 7th Place East, Suite 350 St. Paul, MN 55101 Be sure to reference docket number 21–630.

Overhead line – Electric heating

$10.00

$11.50

Underground line

$10.00

$11.50

Underground line – Electric heating

$12.00

$13.50

Important Public comments may be read by anyone who reviews the case record. Except in limited circumstances consistent with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, the MPUC does not edit or delete personally identifying information from submissions.

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Small Commercial Small General

$10.00

$11.50

Small General Time-of-Day

$12.00

$13.50

$25.64

$25.98

Call (651) 407-1200 for pricing

Commercial and Industrial General

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OFF OFF

General Time-of-Day

$29.64

$29.98

Peak-Controlled

$55.00

$60.00

Peak-Controlled Time-of-Day

$55.00

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OBITUARIES

Ruth E. Deeg

Steven (Steve) C. Jensen

Age 92, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota.

Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family. Survived by her loving husband of 67 years Robert “Pete”; children Jim (Jeri), Sally, Leonard (Katie), David, Barbara (Mike); 7 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren. A small private family funeral will be held at South Shore Trinity Lutheran Church. Internment At Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Arrangements with Honsa Family Funeral Home, 651-429-6172

Age 71 of White Bear Lake, passed away suddenly on Dec. 17, 2021. Preceded in death by his parents Carl and Lorraine Jensen and brother Bruce Jensen.

Steve was born in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota and played basketball, football, and baseball in high school.

He graduated from the University of Minnesota.

He married Shelly Lavigne and was a loving, supportive dad to Brooke, Carly, and the family dog CoCo. Steve especially enjoyed watching his girls play basketball, and kept detailed stats at the games. For many years he worked in sales and account management. He enjoyed his work and his work family very much. Steve played shortstop in softball until he turned 50 years old with the same great group of friends who even won the championship their last season! He really enjoyed his neighbors and boating on White Bear Lake. Survived by his first (and only) wife Shelly Lavigne, daughters, Brooke Jensen, and Carly (Kam) Hunter, and granddaughter, Ava Hunter. He’s also survived by his siblings, Karen Graham, Scott (Mary) Jensen, and Paul Jensen.

A memorial service will be held in the spring of 2022 in White Bear Lake with details to follow.

White Bear Bradshaw Funeral Home, 651-407-8300.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the White Bear Basketball Association in honor of Steve as he was a huge Bears basketball and zone defense fan. Donations can be mailed to WBBA 4707 Highway 61 N #124 White Bear Lake, MN 55110.

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1965 East County Road. E, White Bear Lake, 651-777-1107 White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church

IN-PERSON WORSHIP & FAITH EDUCATION Sundays 9:30AM Wednesdays 6:00PM A Welcoming & Inclusive Faith Community

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John Michael Herkenhoff, age 67 of White Bear Lake, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial to Celebrate his Life will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 at St. Pius X Catholic Church 3878 Highland Avenue, White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Visitation and Rosary will begin at 10 a.m.

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Contemporary Worship ONLINE In-Person (at SaintAndrews.org) Saturday Traditional5 pm Sunday10:15 9 a.m. am Sunday Contemporary Great Hall Saturday 5 p.m.

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Age 94, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Preceded in death by husband Donald L.; brothers David and Daniel Schmidt; son-in-law Gregory Bjork; grandson Chad Bartlett. Survived by children Connie Bjork, Kevin (Kelly), Kari (Stu) Ronsberg; grandchildren Heidi (Ryan) McKinnon, Jonathan (Jamie) Bjork, Christopher (Rachel Geurts), Matt (Kelly Nicholson), Jamie (Melissa), Tracy, Seth (Courtney) Ronsberg, and Sidnee Ronsberg; great-grandchildren Ryder, Jocelyn, Brielle, Caitlin, Jade and Regan. Funeral Service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021 at Honsa Family Funeral Home, 2460 East County Road E, White Bear Lake. Visitation 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, December 28, and one hour before the service. Interment Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Mahtomedi. Arrangements with Honsa Family Funeral Home, 651-429-6172.

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WHITE BEAR PRESS

WHITE BEAR MYSTERY BOOK CLUB

WINTER SHINDIG

When: 1:30-3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Read a book with the same theme and discuss. This month's theme is “Freedom Day.” Contact: 651-724-6007 or rclreads.org

When: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8 Where: Community Park, 651-E. County Road F, Vadnais Heights Details: Free community event for all ages with hot chocolate, cookies, ice skating, snowshoeing and all things winter.

Contact: 651-204-6000 or cityvadnaisheights.com

MAKE & TAKE FRIDAYS

New Year’s Eve Bash and Bear Drop

When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, 14, 21 & 28 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Children ages 2-5 can drop-in to make a craft to take home, or take the craft home and make it. Free.

Contact: 651-724-6007 or rclreads.org

When: 7 p.m. to midnight Friday, Dec. 31

WHITE BEAR LAKE WINTER FARMERS MARKET

Where: White Bear Country Inn/ Rudy’s Redeye Grill,

When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8 Where: Tamarack Nature Center, 5287 Otter Lake Road, White Bear Township Details: Twenty farmers and vendors will be selling locally grown and raised items including meats, cheeses, vegetables, baked goods, preserves, fermented foods, microgreens and other healthy living and gift items. Free cider, fires and a food truck.

Contact: forksinthedirt.com

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Details: Family friendly events include complimentary hot chocolate bar at 7 p.m. and kids Bear Drop at 8 p.m. on the rooftop with celebration favors. For adults, dinner and dancing with live music by the JimTones at 6 p.m., rooftop ice bar, and midnight countdown to the New year Bear Drop, champagne toast and fireworks.

Call for reservations for dining options.

Contact: 651-653-6718

ST. PAUL HIKING CLUB When: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 2 Where: Costco, 1431 Beam Ave., Maplewood Details: 5 mile hike on paved trails and streets, followed by treats. Meet at north side of parking lot.

Contact: stpaulhike.com

When: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8 Where: Lake Elmo Park Reserve, 1515 Keats Ave. N. Details: Learn to identify the birds that call the St. Croix Valley home and contribute to citizen science data collection by completing bird count surveys with the guide. Call to register.

Free with parking permit.

Contact: 651-430-8370 or co.washington. mn.us/parks

CITY OF DELLWOOD 2022 MINNESOTA CITY SUMMARY BUDGET DATA A REPORT ON MINNESOTA CITY BUDGETS FOR ALL GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS FOR WHICH ANNUAL BUDGETS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. 2021 ORIGINAL 2022 BUDGET BUDGET REVENUES Property Taxes 829,132 850,641 All Other Tax 25 25 Licenses and Permits 38,330 38,330 Grants from County and Other Local Governments 2,256 2,256 Fines and Forfeits 1,500 1,900 Interest on Investments 2,000 1,000 Miscellaneous Revenues 13,750 13,750 TOTAL REVENUES 886,993 907,902 Transfers from other funds 0 0 TOTAL REVENUES AND OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 886,993 907,902 EXPENDITURES General Government 198,350 203,449 Public Safety 129,710 138,268 Streets and Highways 172,383 178,260 Sanitation 24,800 25,600 Conservation of Natural Resources 15,000 15,000 Miscellaneous Current Expenditures 1,200 1,200 2018 Street Imp. Bond 345,550 346,125 TOTAL CURRENT EXPENDITURES 886,993 907,902 Transfers to other Funds 0 0 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 886,993 907,902 Joanne Frane, City Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on December 29, 2021.

CITY OF MAHTOMEDI NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that on January 12, 2022, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 600 Stillwater Road, the Mahtomedi Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to solicit public response to a request from David Lefevere for a variance to allow a decrease to the front yard setback requirement at 142 Locust St., for the purpose of constructing an addition on to the home. The Planning Commission will make a recommendation regarding the proposed request to the City Council, for their meeting to be held on January 18, 2022, 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. Those persons having an interest in said meetings are encouraged to attend.

If you have questions about this notice or if you would like further information regarding the project described above, please contact Hannah Rybak, Mahtomedi City Planner, at 612-269-3684. Written comments may be submitted to City Hall, or via email at hrybak@wsbeng.com.

Scott Neilson, City Administrator Published one time in the White Bear Press on December 29, 2021.

CITY OF MAHTOMEDI NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that on January 12, 2022, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 600 Stillwater Road, the Mahtomedi Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to solicit public response to a request from Javiera McGuiggan for a variance to allow a decrease to the side yard setback requirement and an increase in building height at 441 Park Ave., for the purpose of constructing an addition on to the home. The Planning Commission will make a recommendation regarding the proposed request to the City Council, for their meeting to be held on January 18, 2022, 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. Those persons having an interest in said meetings are encouraged to attend.

Details: Teams from around the world will create snow sculptures while competing for prize money and the title of World Champion. Spectators can watch, visit with teams, and vote for favorite team. Event includes social gatherings, activities and ceremonies throughout the weekend.

Contact: worldsnowsculptingstillwatermn.com

SECOND TUESDAY LUNCH FOR SENIORS When: noon Tuesday, Jan. 11 Where: Vadnais Heights Commons, 655 County Road F E. Details: Lunch catered by Donatelli's followed by bingo. $5; registration required by Jan. 7.

Contact: 651-204-6000 or cityvadnaisheights.com

“CLUE” When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan 13; 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m.

Sundays, Jan. 14-30.

Where: Hanifl Performing Arts Center, 4941 Long Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Lakeshore Players perform a comedic murder mystery inspired by the classic board game. Tickets $25-$30.

Contact: 651-478-7427 or lakeshoreplayers. org

PARENT-CHILD SNOWSHOE TREK GUIDED BIRD HIKE

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When: 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 17 Where: Tamarack Nature Center, 5287 Otter Lake Rd., White Bear Township Details: Snowshoe off trail with a naturalist. Follow animal tracks and discover hidden homes in the snow. $8.25/ child; $4.13/adult; $7 snowshoe rental.

Registration required.

Contact: 651-266-0360 or ramseycounty.us

WORLD SNOW SCULPTURE CHAMPIONSHIP When: Jan. Noon-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18 through Sunday, Jan. 23 Where: Lowell Park, Stillwater

If you have questions about this notice or if you would like further information regarding the project described above, please contact Hannah Rybak, Mahtomedi City Planner, at 612-269-3684. Written comments may be submitted to City Hall, or via email at hrybak@wsbeng.com.

Scott Neilson, City Administrator Published one time in the White Bear Press on December 29, 2021.

CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE TITLE AND SUMMARY APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 21-12-2052 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE MUNICIPAL CODE AT SECTION 1202, THE SIGN CODE, AS IT RELATES TO BILLBOARD SIGNS FOR PUBLISHED NOTICE. WHEREAS, the City of White Bear Lake City Council may, pursuant to Ordinance No. 83-6-666, adopt a title and summary of a proposed ordinance to be published in lieu of lengthy entire ordinances, and WHEREAS, in addition to adopting a title and ordinance summary, the Council shall direct the City Clerk to: +DYH DYDLODEOH IRU LQVSHFWLRQ GXULQJ UHJXODU RIÀFH KRXUV D FRS\ RI the entire ordinance.

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FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of White Bear Lake City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to provide the inspection and publication requirements as listed above.

The foregoing resolution, offered by Councilmember Edberg and supported

by Councilmember Biehn, was carried unanimously on December 14, 2021.

Jo Emerson, Mayor ATTEST: Kara Coustry, City Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on December 29, 2021.

CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE TITLE AND SUMMARY APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 21-12-2053 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A FEE SCHEDULE FOR SERVICES, PERMITS AND LICENSES FOR PUBLISHED NOTICE. WHEREAS, the City of White Bear Lake City Council may, pursuant to Ordinance No. 83-6-666, adopt a title and summary of a proposed ordinance to be published in lieu of lengthy entire ordinances, and WHEREAS, in addition to adopting a title and ordinance summary, the Council shall direct the City Clerk to: 0DNH DYDLODEOH IRU LQVSHFWLRQ GXULQJ UHJXODU RIÀFH KRXUV D copy of the entire ordinance.

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SENIOR HOUSING DAY When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22 Where: White Bear Senior Center, 2484 E County Rd F Details: Free opportunity for seniors, older adults, and their adult children to research local housing options all in one location. Learn about the facility, amenities and services.

Contact: 651-653-3121 or whitebearseniorprogram.org

ICE FISHING CLINIC ON WHITE BEAR LAKE When: 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 22 Where: White Bear Lake off Mahtomedi Beach Details: Try ice fishing with a local angler who will provide demonstrations, tips and fun. Equipment provided or bring your own. Ages 6 and up. Registration $23.

Contact: communityed.mahtomedi.k12. mn.us

MAHTOMEDI OUTDOOR SKATE PARTY When: noon-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23 Where: District Education Center skating rinks Details: Annual community event with bonfire, hot beverages and food. Free and registration not required. Weather permitting, check website for updates.

Make-up day Jan. 30.

Contact: communityed.mahtomedi.k12. mn.us

as an integral part of the budget process.

FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of White Bear Lake City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to provide the inspection and publication requirements as listed above.

The foregoing resolution, offered by Councilmember Jones and supported

by Councilmember Engstran, was carried unanimously on December 14, 2021.

Jo Emerson, Mayor ATTEST: Kara Coustry, City Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on December 29, 2021

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 832 PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT AD FOR BIDS Independent School District 832 in partnership with SitelogIQ Inc., is seekLQJ TXDOLÀHG (TXLSPHQW 3DFNDJH 9HQGRUV IRU WKH 2 + $QGHUVRQ (OHPHQWDU\ 2022 Ventilation Improvements Equipment Package at the O.H. Anderson Elementary School, 666 South Warner Ave. in Mahtomedi, MN. %LGGLQJ GRFXPHQWV DQG VSHFLÀFDWLRQV ZLOO EH DYDLODEOH RQ RU DERXW 'Hcember 23, 2021, by contacting Laurie Malone at 952-223-4411. Bids will be accepted until 2:00:00 PM, January 11, 2022.

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US STORAGE CENTERS – WHITE BEAR NOTICE OF SELF STORAGE SALE Please take notice US Storage Centers – White Bear located at 1828 Buerkle Road White Bear, MN 55110 intends to hold an auction of storage units in default of payment. The sale will occur as an online auction via www. storagetreasures.com on 1/19/2022 at 10:00 am. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings. Matt Hoosier; Gary Kosfeld. All property is being stored at the above self-storage facility. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.

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January 5, 2022.

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF HEARING REQUEST FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE PLACEMENT VARIANCE FROM ORDINANCE NO. 35 (ZONING) OF THE TOWN OF WHITE BEAR, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Town Board of the Town of White Bear, Ramsey County, Minnesota, will meet at Heritage Hall, 4200 Otter Lake Road, in said Town on Monday, January 3, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following variance request: • Placement of an accessory structure not located behind the principal structure on the property to allow construction of a new garage on the following described property lying and being in the Town of White Bear, Ramsey County, Minnesota: Except the West 145 feet of the South 233 feet and except the East 148 feet of the South 180 feet of the following; except the West 888 feet, the North 480 feet of the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter (subject to road) of Section 4, Township 30, Range 22, Ramsey County, Minnesota, (1155 Anderson Lane) and to her and pass upon objections and recommendations, if any, and to conduct any and all business incident thereto.

Given under my hand this 20th day of December, 2021.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PATRICK CHRISTOPHERSON, Clerk-Treasurer Published one time in the White Bear Press on December 29, 2021.

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One of the best athletes in White Bear Lake’s senior class does not compete for the Bears.

That’s because Charlie Larson’s passion is gymnastics, which high schools haven’t offered for boys for many years.

So, he’s been competing for Twin City Twisters, in the tumbling and trampoline events, since grade school, and he’s good enough to qualify for national teams four times.

“There is a glimpse, a feeling, of flying, that can become quite addicting,” explains the 5-foot-5, 135-pound athlete about the appeal of his sport, referring to the moments when he’s soaring in the apex of double flip.

There’s also the satisfaction of completing a pass, mastering a new skill, sticking a landing, and focusing “on the small details that can take a routine from being good to being great,” he adds.

Larson competed in the Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships, in Baku, Azerbaijan on Nov. 19-20 as a member of Team USA. That was

his fourth international competition, and his last.

In college, he’ll compete in “artistic” gymnastics because colleges don’t have tumbling.

At the world meet, competing conservatively, Larson placed 19th of 25 men in tumbling. He did not attempt his highest difficulty moves, playing more for the team advancing to finals.

“My goal, as well as the coaches, was to land on my feet. There was no room for mess-ups,” said Larson, who landed two clean passes. Team USA finished fourth in tumbling, while placing second behind Russia in the all-around competition.

Larson made the national team during three qualifying meets, after which he was ranked No. 3 in tumbling. In 2019, Larson earned a spot on all three junior national teams: trampoline, tumbling and double-mini. He’s the only athlete ever to do that. He was also the only Junior Elite member assigned to the senior team, for double-mini.

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Charlie Larson says the feeling of flying is “quite addicting.”

World Age Group Championships, in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Tokyo, Japan. One highlight was placing third in double mini for age 15-16 in the 2019 City of Valladolid International Tournament.

In Larson’s tumbling routine, he zips through eight skills, including two or three double flips,

one with a twist and one without. Flips and twists increase your degree of difficulty and thus your score, if executed.

“Having straight legs and pointed feet will give me more points,” he said.

Larson was a Bear athlete once, briefly and impressively. He joined the swim team as a diver in seventh and eighth grades and set the

school record for 11 dives, 399.16, at the Tartan Invitational. Each year, however, he had an important gymnastics meet at the same time as the swim sections, so he wasn’t able to try qualify for state. Bear coach Jake Mueller said Larson would most likely have qualified.

He followed three older sisters into gymnastics.

“I remember screaming and crying about wanting to join them as I watched from the sidelines,” he said. His mom obliged, enrolling him in a “mommy and me” beginner class when he was not quite two.

Charlie wound up being the only sibling who stuck with gymnastics. Elise moved on to competing in dance, and was in the circus as a contortionist, Charlie said. Dani was in lacrosse at White Bear.

Claire was in crosscountry, Nordic, and track. Their parents are Todd and Kris.

USA Gymnastics includes multiple disciplines — artistic, rhythmic, acrobatic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling. Artistic is the one the world watches, during the Olympics, and that’s

what he’s aiming for now. “I will be fully switching to artistic gymnastics next year,” Larson said.

He started competing in artistic events in 2019, focusing on vault and floor, best suited for his tumbling skills. He has achieved level 10 status, the highest rung for competing at the national level, and plans to move up to Elite for college and to be eligible for international meets.

Landing a spot on a men’s college gymnastics roster is “extremely competitive,” said Larson, who’s been in touch with several coaches. “You have to bring something very valuable to the team to even be considered.”

That’s because there’s only 15 colleges in the nation that still have men’s gymnastics, a fraction of what there used to be, due to athletic budget cuts and compliance with Title IV rules. (There are 82 college women’s teams.) Fortunately, he loves a challenge. “As of now, I have at least one official spot on a men's gymnastics team,” said Larson.

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Girls basketball: Eckerle hits 32 as Bears beat Zephyrs 55-42 Lauren Eckerle pumped in a careerhigh 32 points as White Bear Lake turned back Mahtomedi 55-42 at home Tuesday evening. The senior guard, who’s averaging 18 points, shot 6-for11 on three-pointers. Neveah Hughes delivered 11 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for the Bears (6-3) in their third straight win. Mya Wilson sank 11 points and Anna Greene eight for Mahtomedi (4-3).

Lauren Eckerle, White Bear Lake’s current best allaround girl athlete, with multiple all-conference and all-state awards in three sports, has led the basketball squad to a 6-3 start. The 5-foot-6 guard is averaging 18 points per game and showing exceptional efficiency in all phases, especially three-point and free throw shooting. Eckerle, in her fourth varsity season, had a career-best 32 points in a win over Mahtomedi on Tuesday, sinking six three-pointers. Her other sports are soccer (in which she will continue, at South Dakota State University) and track.

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Wrestling: Bears defeat Washington, So. St. Paul White Bear Lake defeated St. Paul Washington 65-12 and South St. Paul 4228 at home Tuesday evening, improving to 8-3 for the season.

Against Washington, the Bears got pins by Isaac Kolstad (1:34), Christian Carlson (3:05), Gabe Kessel (1:25), Tyler Brock (5:03), Evan Eliason (1:47), Jackson Halko (21 seconds), Matt Sloan (1:02) and Theron Cartier (1:28), and a tech fall by Porter Drost (16-1).

Against the Packers, winning by pin were Carlson (37 seconds), Drost (1:27), Dov Nathanson (1:37), Brock (1:11), and Sloan (8 seconds). Winning by decisions were Noah Ludwig (8-7) and Kolstad (11-6).

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Two high-scoring juniors are sidelined but the Mahtomedi Zephyrs showed some depth in defeating Stillwater 71-62 at home Tuesday evening.

Cole Armitage, junior guard, led with 24 points on 9-for-13 shooting, including 5-for-8 on three’s. Javan Harvey tallied 16 points, Andrew Breien 14 and AJ McCleery 10 for the Zephyrs (2-2). McCleery made seven assists. Harvey (who blocked four shots) and Tommy Muetzel played strong defense and nabbed eight rebounds each.

Max Shikenjanski sank 24 points and Tanner Thompson 14 for the Ponies (3-3).

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Aidan Anderson scored in the first period for Stillwater (5-1) and Charlie Drage on a power play for Mahtomedi in the second period. Mahtomedi (4-4) had a 35-28 edge in shots on goal. Mahtomedi will play in a tournament at Roseau from Dec. 28-30.

Girls hockey: North/Tartan nips Zephyrs 5-4 North St. Paul/Tartan rallied to defeat Mahtomedi 5-4 Tuesday night, scoring twice in the last 1:10 of regulation to force overtime, then getting the game-winner from Katelyn Hackman 7:40 into the extra session. Mahtomedi (2-8) had three power-play goals, two of them by Victoria Nelson and one by Karen Miller, and an even-strength goal by Rylee Bogren.

Five different players scored for North/ Tartan (5-4) as they outshot the Zephyrs 54-32.

Wrestling: Johnson champ at Trinity tourney; Zephyrs 4-5 The Mahtomedi wrestlers have a 4-5 dual meet record heading into the holiday break, and placed sixth of 13 teams on Saturday at a tournament hosted by Trinity School. JP Johnson, a junior, was 220-pound champion at the tournament. Meanwhile, senior Billy Arlandson took second at 182, freshman Evan McGuire was third at 145 and eighth-grader Aidan Carlson fifth at 106. Johnson is 9-1, Arlandson 7-3, Hayden Schaefer 9-4 (at 160), McGuire 8-4 and Carlson 8-4.

The Zephyrs have beaten Benilde-St. Margaret’s 40-24, Spectrum 42-36, St. Paul Johnson 35-33, and North St. Paul 45-15. They have lost to St. Croix Lutheran 48-36, St. Paul Washington 48-36, Edina 53-23, St. Paul Harding 60-19 and perennial power Simley 80-0.

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About playing without a tandem likely to combine for around 45 points per game, Newman said, “We definitely miss having them on the court, but both are great leaders at practice and on the sidelines. It is an opportunity for a group of other talented players to step a bit more into the spotlight and develop some offensive skills.”

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“I LOVE TECHNICAL THEATER BECAUSE IT CREATES A BALANCE OF LIGHT, SOUND, AND EMOTION TO TURN AN ALREADY EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF ACTORS INTO A SCENE THAT ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING THAT THE STORY NEEDS IT TO BE AND MORE...”

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JOE WALD| CONTRIBUTED JOE WALD, A SOPHOMORE AT MAHTOMEDI HIGH SCHOOL, IS LEARNING WHAT IT TAKES BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE THEATER COME TO LIFE.

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he magic of theater takes many people, and not all of them spend their time in the spotlight. Joe Wald, a junior at Mahtomedi High School, is well on his way to becoming an accomplished theater technician behind the scenes.

“I love technical theater because it creates a balance of light, sound, and emotion to turn an already extraordinary group of actors into a scene that encompasses everything that the story needs it to be and more,” Wald said.

Wald got involved in theater when a friend encouraged him to audition for the 7th grade play, and he has been part of the performing arts community ever since. He started to explore the technical side of theater during his sophomore year.

Wald brought his backstage skills to Hanifl Performing Arts Center in spring of 2021.

“I’ve had to learn to problem solve quite a bit with every new show,” Wald said. “Because the requirements and setup for each show are different, it is a role that is constantly evolving. I’ve also had the privilege of

working with several groups of extremely knowledgeable and talented individuals who have helped me work as a team and taught me what I know about technical theater today.”

Wald expressed his gratitude for the many mentors he’s had along the way, especially the previous student lighting director at Mahtomedi. He has also learned a lot from working with the technical director and learning alongside friends at Mahtomedi.

“We could never do the work we do without working together as a family,” Wald said.

In fall 2021, Wald was stationed in the technical booth on the Mahtomedi production of “Chicago.” This was his first show as a lighting technician, as well as his first show occupying a leadership role. Wald worked alongside the technical director on the lighting design, helping bring the artistic vision to life and receiving his first mention from the Hennepin Theatre Trust’s Spotlight Education evaluators in the process.

Up next, Wald has signed on to be part of Mahtomedi’s winter production of “12 Angry Jurors.”

“My active role during the show is a little less than usual, but I get to teach other students about the workings of the technical side of theater,” Wald said. After graduation, he plans to continue with technical theater in a college setting, and maybe beyond.

“Confidence is just as important behind the scenes as it is under the lights,” Wald said. “Shaky hands or an unclear head could cause you to miss cues or accidentally press a button. Mistakes aren’t the end of the world, but they sure aren’t fun.”

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s the longest night Foundation and Lessons of they will not hear themselves of the year, winter Our Land, winter presents being talked about. solstice has held the best opportunity for Although there is debate immense meaning storytelling since all the about the exact origin of to many human traditional work of planting, the timing of the Christmas cultures over the holiday, it is notable course of history. that much of the Solstice traditions tradition focuses on often celebrate celestial events of the light and renewal, night sky. Namely, the corresponding to Star of Bethlehem the Earth’s shift said to herald the back toward longer, birth of Jesus Christ. warmer days.

This event has given Communal bonfires us timeless popular are one of the most songs that speak to common ways people the darkness of the celebrate the return season and coming of the sun. Every of the light, such as year, the Belwin “Silent Night,” “Do Conservancy in JACKIE BUSSJAEGER | CONTRIBUTED You See What I See,” Afton hosts a solstice AN ALMOST-FULL MOON HANGS OVER THE GIANT SOLSTICE “We Three Kings,” bonfire.

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This year, the Many other bonfire featured student gathering and hunting holidays such as Kwanzaa, storytellers, singers and slows down, and outdoor Hanukkah and pagan drummers from the Ikidowin conditions become cold and festivals take place around Youth Acting Ensemble. inhospitable. Since many the same time as the solstice, In Ojibwe culture, winter animals hibernate, some suggesting that humans have is the traditional time for tribes believe winter is the always found a way to bond storytelling. According to best chance to tell stories together and celebrate hope the Indian Land Tenure about animal characters, so even in the darkest times.

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SCOTT LLOYD ANDERSON LECTURE/DEMO January 12, 2022, 6:30-8:30 PM White Bear Center for the Arts Exhibiting Artist Scott Lloyd Anderson will talk about his training with teacher Frank Vincent Dumond and the “prismatic palette.”

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January 22, 2022, 1:00-3:00 PM White Bear Center for the Arts Join us for WBCA’s Winter Open House from 1:00-3:00 PM on January 22. There will be sled dogs, art activities, and a snow sculpture contest! All are welcome to this free event.

Jan 13 -16, 21 - 23, 28 - 30 Hanifl Performing Arts Center, White Bear Lake Tickets at www.lakeshoreplayers.org Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, ‘Clue’.

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January 20, 2022, 6:30-8:30 PM White Bear Center for the Arts Opening Reception Artists Amy Ballinger and Rebecca Krinke bring a shared interest in the fantastical space between physical and otherworldly realms to “The Gap Between Worlds.”

Summer show - Grease, Aristocats, Pippin Registration opens Jan 24 Tickets at www. childrensperformingartsmn.org

Forest Lake High School, Forest Lake April 1-3 & 8-10 (sensory friendly preview show April 29th) With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-tonothing start in 1930s New York City.

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SPMS 8th and Wind Ensemble District Theater

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North & South Chamber Orchestras South Theater

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12 Angry Jurors Chautauqua Fine Arts Center

THEATER IS A HAVEN FOR NEURODIVERSITY

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Neurodivergent” is a term becoming popular to describe those whose brain function and sensory experience of the world is different from the “typical” experience. This umbrella term includes conditions such as autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression and many others. “Neurodiversity” describes the wide variety of processing and learning styles.

There is a long-documented history of the link between creativity and neurodiversity. Many of our most revered musicians, actors and artists bring a unique perspective to light through their atypical experiences of the world.

As mental health becomes an increasingly approachable topic, more and more performers are acknowledging the effect that neurodivergent experiences have had on their art. Demi Lovato, Chris Evans, Kendrick Lamar are only a few of the well-known performers who have spoken up about challenges they’ve faced as neurodivergent people in the fast-paced, demanding world of entertainment. Tony-winning actress Audra McDonald shared in an article in TIME magazine that theater was a muchneeded outlet for her childhood ADHD, especially at a time when ADHD was not well understood.

Many other neurodivergent artists have shared the way in which music, theater and visual arts have helped them explore their own identities, given them a supportive community and allowed them to share their own creative view of the world.

In 2020, New York Times theater reviewer Jesse Green analyzed a performance of Samuel Beckett’s short monologue “Not I,” which cast Jess Thom, an actress who has Tourette’s syndrome, in the role of the complex character known only as “the mouth.”

Tourette’s causes uncontrollable tics, both physical and verbal, in those who have it. In this production, Green observed that Thom’s natural tics added another layer of depth to the meaning of the performance.

“Thom uses her position to explore something beyond just Tourette’s,” Green wrote.

“Shining a light into Beckett from a different angle, she illuminates a different part of the rest of us as well.”

But the world of the arts is still learning how to be fully supportive of neurodivergent creatives. There are still many barriers that can prevent them from having a meaningful experience.

Organizations such as the Neuk Collective in Scotland are working to create shared resources and increased representation for neurodiversity in the arts. The decades of stigma about different neurodivergent conditions can sometimes make or break important decisions such as casting. Last year, the Actor’s Equity Association hosted a panel titled “Theatre on the Spectrum: A Discussion on Neurodiversity.”

One of the panelists was Aubrie Therrien, Executive Director of EPIC Players, a neuro-inclusive theater company in Brooklyn.

“Representation is super important for any community; the disabled community is the largest minority in the world,” Therrien said. “Neurodiverse artists should be represented more broadly so students and kids living with autism or other neurodiversities can see themselves on stage and screen and say, I can be that.”

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