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When the ISD 625 School Board holds its first meeting of the year on January 4, it will have some familiar faces and a few new ones. The new members will join a board that has taken painful measures in the past few weeks to address the declining numbers of students attending St. Paul public schools. The board recently voted to close five schools next fall and a sixth in 2023, and to reorganize others. The move is in response to a sharp decrease in enrollment and is an effort to provide more specialists and learning opportunities at the restructured schools. The district is 8,000 students below full enrollment. Elected in November were incumbents Jim Vue and Jeannie Foster, and newcomers Halla Henderson and Uriah Ward. Henderson has a bachelor’s in psychology from the University of St. Thomas and works as a policy director for the MN Alliance with Youth. Ward has a master’s in education from East Carolina University and is employed as a financial aid administrator. Vue was the highest vote-getter (24%), followed by Henderson (22%) and Ward (20%). Foster won the special election for an at-large member, with 57% of the vote. She will serve a two-year term. Continuing on the board are Zuki Ellis, Chauntyll Allen and Jessica Kopp, each of whom have two more years in their terms. The board will elect officers at the January 4 meeting.

Downtowners have fewer options to reach their fitness goals Jake Spitzack Staff Writer

ome downtowners will have to find a new option to work off their holiday weight this winter. The downtown YMCA, the St. Paul Athletic Club and other gyms in the downtown area all have fallen victim to the pandemic and it doesn’t look like any new fitness centers will be opening anytime soon. The downtown YMCA in Cray Plaza closed in the summer of 2020

and later that year announced plans to develop a new Y a few blocks away in the Osborn building. While those plans have stalled due to lack of funding, the Y still plans to open this new branch. It will be approximately a third of the size as the previous downtown branch and will place a higher emphasis on health and wellness programs. Spokesperson Joan Schimml said the Y is evaluating its next steps and offered no timeline Fitness centers / Page 2

Jess Grams

CRC’s chairperson shares her goals Jake Spitzack Staff Writer

is now at the helm of Jessthe Grams CapitolRiver Council, the

district planning council for downtown St. Paul. She said her main goals are to evaluate the council’s resources and strategies and explore new ways to support the community. “I think our most pressing issues in downtown are affordable housing, equitable land use, transportation opportunities, and human-centered projects that expand access to services and improve quality of life for all our neighbors,” said Grams, who was elected as chairperson in June but has been on the board since November 2019. Grams is a native of Minnesota and has lived and worked in downtown St. Paul for 10 years, both as a freelance artist and a digital content coordinator for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. She has a bachelor’s degree in theater and vocal performance from Bethany Lutheran College. Currently, she is Grams / Page 3

The M begins the new year with a new executive director Jake Spitzack Staff Writer

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hough still not reopening until 2023, exciting times are in store for the Minnesota Museum of American Art (the M), which is currently expanding its exhibit space and recently welcomed a new executive director. Kate Beane took the reins on Dec. 13

and is focusing her efforts on the construction project, strengthening community partnerships, fundraising and hiring staff. She succeeds Kristin Makholm and is the museum’s 10th director. “We’ve been without sufficient space for years and a lot of our work has been in storage so we’re looking forward to bringing it out and

connecting the community with them,” said Beane. Beane is a citizen of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Dakota tribe and a Muskogee Creek descendant. She holds a bachelor’s in American Indian Studies and a doctorate in American Studies from the University of Minnesota. She serves as a board member for Vision Maker Media, the Native Governance Cen-

ter, the Lower Phalen Creek Project, the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board and the American Indian advisory group for the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council. Previously, she worked at the Minnesota Historical Society for six and a half years and served as its director of Native American Initiatives for two and a half years.

“My background is in public history so I focus on telling stories about different histories,” said Beane. “What I love about visual arts is the opportunity to bridge the past, present and future together and really delve into tough topics in a way that evokes emotion. It can connect people The M / Page 2

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for its opening. The St. Paul Athletic Club is the latest to close its doors. Owners John and Stephanie Rupp struggled in recent years to keep the

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100-year-old club afloat and have tried unsuccessfully to partner with both the City of St. Paul and the YMCA to create a combined health club and community center body here in Minnesota.” The M has many highprofile works of art from acclaimed Minnesota artists, including two of the five George Morrison paintings that will be featured

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a.m., and a virtual option on Tuesdays, noon-1 p.m. Hiking enthusiasts not wanting to brave the cold may tackle the five miles of the city’s skyway system. Of course, many apartment complexes offer their own fitness centers for their residents.

on United States Postal Service stamps in 2022. Morrison was an Ojibwe artist from Minnesota who was known for his wood collage sculptures and landscape

paintings. The museum, located in the Historic Pioneer Endicott building at Fourth and Robert, has been closed since the onset of the

pandemic but has maintained window space exhibits at Robert and 4th streets, and in the Ecolab entrance in the skyway. “Like all other museums,

we’re trying to get through the pandemic and come out the other end strong,” said Beane. For more information, visit www.mmaa.org.

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{ THE FULLER FILES } St. Paul Athletic Club at 340 Cedar St. has closed and owners John and Stephanie Rupp are converting the 13-story building to a multilevel wedding and event venue with hotel rooms. Stacked Deck Brewery located at the Treasure Island Center has become another casualty of the pandemic. The brewery, which opened in 2018, has closed permanently. The Holiday Inn near the Xcel Center has a new restaurant tenant. Wild Bill’s Sport Saloon will take over the space previously occupied by The Liffey, an Irish Pub. The Liffey opened in the early 2000s and closed last March due to the pan-

demic. Ramsey County will no longer operate emergency homeless shelters at the 125room Best Western Capitol Ridge hotel and the 80-room Best Western Como Park hotel. The County continues to help people find shelter at other locations, including Mary Hall at the former Dorothy Day Center, Stub Hall on the Luther Seminary campus and the former Bethesda hospital. The Railroader Printer building at Sixth and Wacouta has been sold. Dave Brooks sold the building to Jim Crockarell and Bryan Larson of Madison Equities, who own the adjacent Park Square court building

New title by downtown author Downtown resident Freeman Ng has released a book on Matsuo Basho (1644 -1694), the Japanese poet who is credited with transforming the haiku into a serious poetic genre. According to Ng, Basho struggled all his life with issues of spirituality and contentment and turned to a wayfaring life. Basho made five journeys across Japan and recorded his experiences in travelogues that combined prose and haiku. Ng’s “Basho’s Haiku Journeys” is based on those travelogues. Ng is a former Google software engineer who is now writing full time. He became interested in haiku in 2010 after taking up the practice of writing a daily haiku, something he did for five years. The book is illustrated by Cassandra Rockwood Ghanem, a San Francisco-based poet, illustrator and educator. For more details, visit www. AuthorFreeman.com.

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rent control ordinance exempt new developments for about two decades. Mayor Melvin Carter, who backed the measure, plans to follow suit but City Council President Amy Brendmoen has said that change might not be possible because it would alter the intent of what voters have already approved. Poet Joshua Nguyen will give a virtual presentation at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 13 at Subtext Books, 6 West 5th St. For more information, call 651-493-2791 or visit www.subtextbooks.com. The Tiny Art Expo has been extended through Jan. 30 at AZ Gallery, 308 Prince St. The event features artwork that is 10-by-10 inches or smaller and priced at $10 or less.

Minnesota Sinfonia will perform its Winter Concert at 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 14 at First Covenant Church, 1280 Arcade St. St. Paul Farmers’ Market holds outdoor markets 9 a.m.-1 p.m., each Saturday through April 23, in front of the Market House Collective at Fifth and Wall streets. The senior court of the St. Paul Winter Carnival will be introduced at 4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 21 at a ceremony at St. Paul College, 235 Marshall Ave. Zeitgeist and No Exit Ensemble of Cleveland will perform works of Phillip Blackburn at 7:30 p.m., January 21-22, at Studio Z, 275 E. 4th St. Masks and proof of vaccination are required.

St. Paul names Butler as Human Rights director Kristien Butler was recently named director of St. Paul’s Department of Human Rights & Equal Economic Opportunity. Born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas, Butler has called Minnesota home for the past 20 years. He attended St.

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an artist-in-residence, and is pursuing a master’s degree in leadership and innovation for ministry at Luther Seminary. She has worked on justice-centered film and theater projects for 20 years, focusing primarily on opera and documentaries. Previously, she worked in Los Angeles, Calif., as an assistant producer for the docuseries “Explore.” Since 2015, she has been creating a docuseries called “Minnesota Next.”

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Downtown St. Paul is likely going to lose its historic railroad lift bridge Thanks to its gradual obsolescence, the Waddell lift bridge’s days are numbered.

Bill Lindeke This article was originally published by MinnPost and can be found at https://www. minnpost.com.

ost people putzing around the bluffs of downtown St. Paul likely don’t see it there, tucked at an angle underneath the Robert Street bridge: a 109-year-old railroad lift bridge that’s squished against the river levee. It’s been rising and falling in the corner of people’s eyes for over a century. This year, the lift bridge is likely nearing its end. Owned by the Union Pacific, the railroad has submitted an application to demolish it and replace it with a new, upgraded design. If and when that happens, it’ll mark the end for a quirky bit of St. Paul riverfront history.

An uplifting landmark It’s no exaggeration to say that St. Paul’s history

is largely synonymous with railroads. In theory, the only downtown railroad bridge should have a distinctive presence in the city’s landscape, something like the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis. At least some people feel that way. “The bridge itself is really significant,” said Nathan Houlth, a bridge preservation consultant who runs a very thorough website on the subject. “It’s a rare bridge in the context of Minnesota, and the setting is really unique.” Houlth’s webpage evaluates most of the bridges in the country, including the Twin Cities’ metro, according to local and national historic significance. Per his rankings, the St. Paul bridge has national significance equal to the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis. (Houlth argues that the most significant bridges in Ramsey County are the 7th Street Viaduct leading to

Swede Hollow and the Robert Street bridge, right next to the lift bridge.) According to Union Pacific’s lengthy study on the bridge, the first bridge in this spot, a Pratt truss swing bridge, was built in 1885. It was part of the ambitious but undercapitalized railroad venture named the Chicago Great Western Railway, to gain access to the downtown Union Depot. The bridge that’s there today was a replacement for the first one, and the first to use the innovative lift design. “It’s among the oldest of the surviving early Wadell lift bridges in the county,” explained Houlth. “There are few others from around the same era, but they’re not vertical.” As Houlth explains, the bridge’s designer, John Alexander Lowe Waddell, was a pioneering engineer who designed the first dedicated lift bridges. The one in St. Paul is one of his rare early works that remains in use. Unlike

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Owned these days by the Union Pacific, the railroad has submitted an application to demolish the Waddell lift bridge, and replace it with a new, upgraded design. the more famous Duluth lift bridge, its original design was intended to go up and down. Fun fact: the entire bridge

was raised 17 feet in 1925, along with all the railroad tracks leading into the Union Depot, to safeguard the railroad network against

river flooding. If you look closely at the abutments you can see how low the bridge used to be when it was first built.

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The oddest part of the bridge history is that the Chicago Great Western owned a bridge at all; they were one of the main services running between St. Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago, Omaha, and Kansas City. For most of their trip, they leased rights on other company’s tracks and were commonly called the “Maple Leaf route,” because their route map allegedly resembled the three branches of a maple leaf. All that’s in the past, though. Like all U.S. railroads, the Chicago Great Western consolidated and merged multiple times throughout the 20th century, especially as passenger service disappeared thanks to airline and freeway subsidies. Eventually, they became part of today’s Union Pacific, one of the country’s largest operators.

Section 106 Thanks to its gradual obsolescence, the Waddell lift bridge’s days are numbered. The Union Pacific application calls for a replacement that would be a more com-

mon drawbridge-style design. But first, the company has to go through a lengthy government approval process. “Along the Mississippi River, there are a number of bridges in St. Paul, as far as La Crosse and all the way to St. Louis,” explained Erik Washburn, the Bridge Administrator for Western Rivers at the U.S. Coast Guard, when I asked him about his jurisdiction. As Bridge Administrator, Washburn’s job is to oversee the hundreds of bridges over public waterways. “If somebody wants to replace rails or steel, we don’t go through this process but if they want to remove a bridge or replace it, then ‘yes,’” Washburn explained. The process he’s describing is something referred to as Section 106, referring to a part of the National Historic Preservation Act pertaining to bridges. Because of Section 106, the list of agencies that have to sign off on changes makes for an excellent public policy trivia question: the Army Corps, National Park Ser-

vice (NPS), State Historic Preservation Office, pertinent Native American tribes, the state Department of Transportation and probably other agencies. Over the next year or so, that process is going to begin playing out. “We will follow through with NEPA [National Environmental Policy Act] working with the Corps, the NPS, and others, to make sure everyone’s involved and making comments,” said Washburn. In theory, an historic bridge of some significance might be preserved and rehabbed. But in this case, that’s not something that Houlth is very optimistic about. “I’m a preservationist and I’d like to see the bridge preserved, [but] railroad bridges are really tough,” Houlth admitted, referring to the inarguable physics of today’s heavier trains. “It’s hard to retrofit; essentially the railroad already knows what they want to do, and are usually not very open to suggestions.” Houlth’s likely best case scenario is that the railroad is

required to do some mitigation, salvage, or commemoration signage as part of the replacement process. Personally, I’ll be sad to see the lift bridge go. It occupies an important spot in the city, a place where the railroad, the automobile, and the river come together chaotically to succinctly reflect St. Paul’s transportation origins. I’ll miss the odd, transparent mechanics of the lifting mechanism, the way the little hut sits on top of the steel lattice, and the kinetic energy of the steel suspension. And it’s always exciting when, about twelve times a day, the bridge goes up and down to make way for trains or barges. I’m guessing the new bridge will appear far more

streamlined and modern. We should appreciate our anachronisms while we can. “This process can take six months, or it can take a year; it depends on the type of bridge,” explained the Coast Guard’s Washburn, who has overseen a great many bridge replacements in his time. “The impact of a bridge varies. Sometimes a bridge is in the middle of nowhere, or sometimes it’s a special bridge last of its kind in the U.S. that takes longer. So, it’s really a case by case basis.” Bill Lindeke, Ph.D., is an urban geographer and writer who focuses on how our environments shape our lives. He has taught at the University of Minnesota and Metro State University, and blogs at Twin

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History Center 345 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul 651-259-3000 www.mnhs.org

“Sinclair Lewis: 100 Years of Main Street” - Discover the legacy of Sinclair Lewis, the Nobel Prizewinning Minnesota author whose literary works and social critiques of American life ring true today. “Extraordinary Women” - Walk among extraordinary Minnesotan women who changed their communities. “Our Home: Native Minnesota” - Learn how Minnesota’s Native communities have retained cultural practices, teachings and values, and an essential connection to home. Other exhibits include “Minnesota’s Greatest Generation,” “Then Now Wow”

and “Weather Permitting.” The center is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., ThursdaySunday. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and college students and $8 for children ages five to 17.

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The Minnesota Boychoir will perform its winter concert at 11 a.m., 1 and 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan 9. Free. Urban Expedition: China is held 1-3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 16. Free. The St. Paul Civic Symphony will perform “Hot & Cool Classics,” celebrating the 2022 St. Paul Winter Carnival, 1-3 p.m., Jan. 30. Free.

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The special exhibit, “Storyland,” has play spaces based on children’s literary classics and is on display until January 2. The featured exhibit, “Thomas & Friends: Explore the Rails” will be on display Jan. 15-May 8. Families travel to the Island of Sodor with Thomas and his friends. Children solve a variety of challenges, climb into Thomas’ cab, load freight into train cars and fix Percy’s wobbly wheel. Other exhibits and activities include The Scramble, The Studio, Creativity Jam, Sprouts, Backyard, Our World, Forces at Play, Super Awesome Adventures,

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“An Officer and a Gentleman” is presented Jan. 20-22 at the Ordway.

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“Marie and Rosetta” will be presented at 7:30 p.m., January 19-23 and January 27-30. Shows on January 23 and 30 are at 2 p.m. Tickets start at $22. “Looking Inside: An Introduction to Storytelling” is a virtual event for adults over age 50. It takes place on Thursdays, 1-2:30 p.m., January 20-March 3. Cost is $170, or pay-as-you’re-able. Only 10 spots are available.

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31. Tickets start at $30. Courtney Barnett will perform at 9 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 22. Tickets start at $40.50.

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“Land O’Lakes Kennel Club Dog Show” is presented 8 a.m.-4 p.m., January 7; 8 a.m.-6 p.m., January 8; and 8 a.m.-5 p.m., January 9. Tickets are $10, with discounts for seniors, veterans and children ages 5-12. “The Saintly City Cat Club Annual Championship Cat Show” is presented 9 a.m.-5 p.m., January 29 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m., January 30. Tickets are $4 for adults and $3 for children under age 10 and seniors over age 65.

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“Days of the Dinosaurs” is now on display. View dinosaurs and fossils from around the world in brandnew exhibits, movies and the recently expanded Dinosaurs & Fossils gallery. “Ultimate Dinosaurs” is on display until April 10, 2022. Learn about dinosaur discoveries and scientific research to show how continental drift altered the landscape of the ancient world. “Science is All of Us” is presented January-March 2022. Take a cultural and scientific look at race throughout history with paid and free virtual, hybrid and in-person learning op-

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‘Lucky’

“It’s not about luck,” my friend Andrew insists, “it’s about gratitude.” Andrew is not some sort of New Age guide, in case you were wondering. He is a slightly curmudgeonly tax preparer and not given to feel-good platitudes.

He was refuting what I had said, which was that luck has played a significant role in my life. When good things happen to me, I don’t believe it’s only because I worked hard. “Lots of people work hard,” I told Andrew. “Not everyone had the head start

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childhood as that time when I would sit on the edge of my bed in the morning, my feet dangling just over the floor, and be overwhelmed by the myriad possibilities the day held. I knew my parents would never discourage me from trying whatever I had in mind. “A carnival on the hill? Why not?” “A puppet show in the basement? OK.” “All the neighbor kids are coming over again today— for what?” I would sit on the edge of the bed in the morning and feel how large a place the world was, how full it was with possibilities and adventures, and that feeling was never tamped down by my mom or dad. That, in my opinion, was a giant stroke of luck. “Lo disagrees. nuestro Andrew “You can’t claim luck for es un having your servicio parents,” he insists, although Andrew has de sinceridad” known myDesde parents since he 1927 was 16 and he would be the B. Peterson first toKen agree I have terrific parents.Owner-Director “Lots of people are born into great homes and Johnson-Peterson they Casanever Funeriaappreciate y Cremaciónit. The important thing is to be 612 So. Smith Ave. grateful for what you have.” 651-222-3220 I agree with Andrew on www.johnsonpeterson.com the importance of being

grateful, so we can’t really get a good argument started, although I still know I was incredibly lucky — and continue to be — to have the parents I do, supporting every harebrained idea I come up with. At Thanksgiving, we are asked to consciously focus on the many things we have to be thankful for and, for me, this is an absurdly simple task. I have a wonderful marriage, loyal friends, projects that excite me and supportive people in my life — starting with my parents. And one of the things I am most thankful for is that I am able to see it — I am able to recognize all the good in my life. When sadness or disappointment crops up, it is easily overwhelmed by the tsunami of good things that crowd my life. My little disappointment doesn’t stand a chance when I begin the practice, which I try to remember every day, of consciously remembering all the ways in which I am blessed. I know I’ve been lucky, but I’m glad Andrew got me thinking about this. Having him as my friend is just one more way that I’m lucky. Till next time.

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