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Election on March 19 BY MIKE GAINOR EDITOR@PINECITYMN.COM
Pine County’s second special election of 2019 will be decided on Tuesday, March 19. Two candidates remain in the District 11B state representative race: DFLer Tim Burkhardt and Republican Nathan Nelson. The District 11B seat became vacant after Republican Jason Rarick resigned from the position effective Feb. 12 to be sworn in as state senator from District 11. Minnesota’s District 11B covers Pine County and half of Kanabec County. Read more about the candidates’ positions on on the issues on Page 8 of this edition of the Pine City Pioneer. PHOTO PROVIDED
Princess Winnifred (Miranda Burger) leads a cast of creative, wacky characters in the musical “Once Upon a Mattress.”
Community brings out comedy in ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ Show performed one weekend only, Thursday, March 21 - Sunday, March 24 BY TANYA STARINETS NEWS@PINECITYMN.COM
“Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a real princess,” so begins Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea.” In 1959 an adaptation of this classic fairy tale opened off-Broadway, and then moved to Broadway. This musical comedy was called “Once Upon a Mattress,” with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer. It also marked the Broadway debut of Carol Burnett, in the role of Princess Winnifred. Due to the show’s popularity, it continues to entertain theater goers to this day. The story begins in a faraway kingdom, where a terror-inducing Queen Aggravain has made a royal decree that no one may wed until her son, Prince Dauntless, is married. In a controlling attempt to keep her son single forever, the Queen proceeds to unfairly test all of the available princesses to make sure that they are not good enough for her son. But this marriage prohibition proves to be a problem for Lady Larken and Sir Harry, because Lady Larken is pregnant with Sir Harry’s baby. So Sir Harry sets off
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to find an amazing princess. Instead, he finds Princess Winnifred, a brash and unrefined princess from the marshland. Yet she instantly catches the attention of our Prince. But she must first pass the Queen’s impassable sensitivity test. Will the Princess prove to be sensitive enough to feel a small pea under twenty mattresses? Will the Prince learn to stand up to his overbearing mother? Come find out at the Pine City High School Auditorium Thursday, March 21 through Sunday, March 24. Scott Tolzmann makes his directing debut with Pine City Heritage Players with this musical. Tolzmann studied Theater Arts at Concordia University in St. Paul, and worked for CLIMB Theater, Inc. in 2014 and 2015. “I discovered the Heritage Players by accident in the winter of 2015,” Tolzmann said. “I had been on a bit of an unintentional theatrical hiatus when a friend told me that there was a community theater in Pine City that I should check out.” Tolzmann auditioned for “Noises Off” and fell in love with the organization. Since then he’s been onstage in their three productions. “Assembling this cast and crew, getting what I want for this show to come out of my head and onto the stage has been thrilling,” Tolzmann said. “There’s something so magical about live theater. It’s a different animal than watching a movie or a TV show. It’s SEE MATTRESS, PAGE 15
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The Pine County Sheriff’s Office reports that at approximately 11 a.m. on March 5 a structure fire was reported on Forest Road in Pine City. The house had heat and smoke damage but was saved. During an interior sweep of the house an unresponsive cat was discovered. Members of the Pine City Fire Department sprang into action and were able to revive the animal, avoiding further catastrophe. “Not to start a cat vs. dog argument but apparently, the cat was less than appreciative of the efforts and was described as quite ‘crabby,’” the sheriff’s office reported on their Facebook
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The revived cat was less than appreciative of being rescued.
page. “This might also explain why we have a K9 program and not a feline program at the sheriff’s office.” The sheriff’s office thanked all that helped with the fire, including Hinckley Fire Department, and for going above and beyond.
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