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he days are long gone when books and magazines were the only materials at public libraries. More and more visitors are seeking computers, 3D printers, and podcast and music production equipment, and parents are asking for more art supplies, games and toys for their children. In response to the desires of today’s patrons, the St. Paul Public Library is updating its existing Facilities Master Plan and wants your feedback. The revised plan will guide future investments in the library system. The 3-year process began in the spring of 2018 by surveying the community in a number of ways. Each St. Paul neighborhood was represented, and the effort included interviews with 400 stakeholders and community members, and several public listening sessions and community “pop-up” meetings. In addition, more than 1,600 library users completed an online survey. The surveys asked for suggestions on how the library could improve its services. The surveys found that people want libraries to focus on young people and families, and to offer a wider variety of events and exhibits, and programming that goes beyond books and buildings. Many commented that they would use the library more frequently if different materials were offered, everything

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Visit the State Fairgrounds to see snow sculptures, ride a giant snow slide and participate in a Polar Plunge. Amy Johnson Staff Writer

he holidays may be over, but the celebrating doesn’t have to end. Continue ringing in the new year with the 134th St. Paul Winter Carnival, taking place Jan. 23-Feb. 2, with its mostly free, frosty events and new activities, including castle-making for kids. Events are

held downtown at Rice Park, Landmark Plaza and RiverCentre, and at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Como Zoo and AZ Gallery. The Carnival is presented by the Saint Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit that also produces Cinco de Mayo West Side. The Winter Carnival began in 1886 and is allegedly the oldest Winter Carnival / Page 8

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he Neighborhood Development Alliance (NeDA) recently received a $10 million grant from MN Housing, the state’s housing finance agency, to support a new senior apartment complex at Stryker Avenue on the West Side. The affordable housing project, now in the pre-construction stage, is designed for low-income seniors, particularly those who have had to postpone retirement to provide for themselves. “We expect many of the residents to still be working,” said NeDA’s executive director Karen Reid of the future tenants. Reid said there is a large demand for affordable housing units because many seniors in the community are not earning enough to cover rent at market-rate apartments. While rent prices for NeDA’s new apartments have not yet been set, the organization is determined to keep them low. The future 3-story complex will have 49 one-bedroom units and 8 units with two bedrooms. Of the 57 units, 43 will be set aside for seniors earning less than 30 percent of the area median income, and 14 units will be reserved for those earning less than 60 percent of the median income. The $12.6 million project will be funded by MN Housing and the City of St. Paul. NeDA’s proposal was one of five evaluated by the St. Paul HRA. NeDA has received Tentative Developer Status from the city and

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New WSP police chief shares his vision for the department Tara Guy Contributor

West St. Paul Police Chief Brian Sturgeon

s 2019 wound down and West St. Paul was preparing to ring in the new year, a generational changing of the guard was taking place at city hall. Longtime West St. Paul Police Department lieutenant and interim chief Brian Sturgeon

was formally appointed as chief of police on Dec. 10. Sturgeon had been named interim chief immediately following the retirement of former chief Bud Shaver at the end of May and had served in that capacity until his formal appointment. Shaver had been with the department since 1988 (serving as chief since

2005) and the two men had worked together since Sturgeon signed on with the department in 1991 as a patrol officer. Rising through the ranks, Sturgeon served as a fieldtraining officer, narcotics investigator and Use of Force instructor. He was promoted to lieutenant in 2005. Born and raised in South

St. Paul, he is an engaging man with a ready laugh, and appears entirely comfortable in his new role. As chief, he manages 42 full- and parttime staff and 25 volunteers, and deals with the eternal problems of funding, staffing and space needs. During a recent visit at his office, Police chief / Page 3

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from textbooks and sheet music to tools. The surveys also found that people face many different barriers when

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Stryker Ave. It will border a lot to the north that is owned by the City. Construction is set to begin this fall, with units available as early as fall 2021.

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Sturgeon reflected on his first few weeks in his new role, the reception he’s received from the city and his own vision for the department he now leads. Sturgeon’s selection as chief was not a foregone conclusion. An exhaustive hiring process developed and implemented by City Manager Ryan Schroeder included intensive outreach efforts to obtain community input on the qualities desired in the new chief. In the end, the city decided against considering external candidates and Sturgeon was chosen out of a slate of three internal applicants. “We received a good deal of thoughtful commentary about how the participants perceive the Police Department and its performance,” said Schroeder. “Resulting from that process the City published an extensive compendium of input.” Several key themes emerged. Topping the residents’ wish list was the desire

for improved police communication, community engagement and trust building. They also wanted to see improvement in the city’s relationship to its diverse demographic, an increased emphasis on domestic abuse programs, improved methodologies for dealing with drugs, gangs, homelessness and mental health issues, and increased staff diversity. Sturgeon has readily embraced those goals and is committed to achieving them. He shares the desire for better communication between citizens and police and has vowed to start with his own personal approach. “I believe a chief should be out interacting and readily visible to the community he serves,” he said. “I’m not the sort of chief that will be sitting in my office administering grants. I have excellent support staff to do that.” While he credits Shaver with teaching him the ropes, he noted that their management styles are somewhat

different. “The same year Bud was appointed chief he promoted me to the lieutenant position,” said Sturgeon. “He was a mentor to me. We were always good friends, and continue to be, but we are two different people, and we had numerous discussions on best practices. We didn’t agree all the time, but we had respect for each other and a great working relationship.” Indeed, the entire department functions best when it works as a cohesive unit, he added. “Everyone gets along here, we’re one big family,” said Sturgeon. “Of course, there are characters, just like in any family—grumpy uncles, etc.—but we’re all committed to working together for the good of the community.” Sturgeon said he was pleasantly surprised at the warm welcome he received from the community following his appointment. He received more than 100 cards, calls and emails conveying good wishes, as well as a host of invitations he intends to accept. Nearly 50 regular events

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and gatherings are on the docket, and those events will be augmented with at least two annual open forum meetings, such as one that Sturgeon plans to host in June to seek citizen comment on the department’s recent implementation of body cameras (launched in early January.) At those public forums, citizens will be encouraged to speak on broader issues of concern as well. “I take community engagement very seriously,” said Sturgeon. “In fact, I jumped in feet-first on my first day as interim chief and went to talk to the city finance manager about budgeting $2,000 to reinstate the Citizen’s Academy that was abandoned some years ago. It was a good program for our citizens, and I wanted it back.” Sturgeon also plans to make a significant upgrade to the department’s website to showcase the department’s services and resources. “We naturally get a lot of hits on our Facebook and Twitter social media sites but we need to improve the

official website so people can clearly see what we have to offer, and what we do,” he said. In addition, Sturgeon will foster collaboration with other public and private agencies. For example, West St. Paul and South St. Paul have partnered with Dakota County to employ the services of a full-time social worker who spends half her time in each city. This arrangement relieves some of the pressure on police officers, who frequently deal with family and domestic disputes. “Thankfully, crime in West St. Paul is generally non-violent and we haven’t seen the same sharp spike in homicides as St. Paul has,” said Sturgeon. “Most of our crime is retail in nature— like theft and fraud—given the huge commercial presence along Robert Street, but we also have a fair amount of auto theft.” Under a two-year grant, West St. Paul is working with the South St. Paul and St. Paul police departments to jointly combat their collectively high levels of

auto theft. Sturgeon also meets monthly with the Dakota County Chiefs of Police Association, a group evolving through a season of change over the last year with departures of the police chiefs in five of the county’s cities. Though it can be challenging working with other municipalities, Sturgeon strongly believes in sharing experiences and knowledge. “Some things we can’t collaborate on, for legitimate reasons, but on many things we can,” he said. “It’s a sure thing we can’t accomplish everything we want to as cities on our own. We’ve got to work together.” He intends to apply that same principle to the relationship between his department and the city’s constituents. “We heard loud and clear the most important thing the community needs from us,” said Sturgeon, and he is committed to delivering the robust communication, high level of engagement and trust that the citizens want from their police officers.

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Despite vast height disadvantage, Humboldt basketball teams remain competitive John E. Ahlstrom Staff Writer

lthough snazzy winloss records have been scarce, the passion that coaches Augie Garcia and Tyler Chavez bring to their respective basketball programs at St. Paul Humboldt High School is an ongoing phenomenon. Garcia is in his ninth season as the head coach of the boys basketball team and Chavez is in his sixth season as the head coach of the girls team. “We understand that we are not a basketball destination school but we don’t let that affect what we do here,” said Garcia. “We are excited that we have 45 players competing this season in grades 9-12, the most we’ve ever had. Our job is to provide an atmosphere in which each of them can grow as players and as citizens.” The bad news is that the Humboldt boys varsity basketball team does not have a single player over six feet tall for a second consecutive season. The good news is that the entire 2018-19 starting lineup and its two top reserves return intact. “Unfortunately none of them grew much over the summer months,” Garcia

deadpanned. “We aren’t looking for 6-8 kids, but it would be nice to have a couple in the 6-2 to 6-3 range.” Due to the height deficit the team regularly faces, the Hawks once again feature a three-guard offense. At 5-7, senior tri-captain A’kei Pippens returns as the starting point guard. “A’kei quarterbacks our offense and is an invaluable team leader on and off the court,” said Garcia. “He carries a 12 point per game scoring average and also leads the team in steals.” The other two starting guards, both seniors, are 5-9 Simeon Fouther and 5-8 tricaptain Desmond Lugo. “Simeon is our best defensive player and typically draws the assignment to guard the opposing team’s best player whether he is 5-10 or 6-6. Despite his size, he averages five rebounds per game,” said Garcia. “Desmond is our best outside shooter and averages 12 points per game.” The starting post players, both 6-feet-tall, are senior captain Tom Hobday and senior Thornton Young III. “Tom is a three-year starter and a great role model for our younger players. His worth ethic is his calling card

Captains A’kei Pippens and Tom Hobday. and he is averaging eight points and eight rebounds per game,” said Garcia. “Thornton is our best defender in the post area and is very active on the glass.” Juniors Brian Williams and Keith Pabon, both 5-11, are the first to come off the bench. “Brian has a penchant for getting in foul trouble and we seem to get more out of him as our sixth man. He is our leading scorer and averages 16 points per game,” said Garcia. “Keith gives us six to seven points a game and is very active on defense.”

Senior Emilio Urbina, 5-5, and senior Jeriah Yingst, 5-9, round out the nine-man rotation. “Emilio plays much bigger and tougher than his 5-5 frame would suggest. He plays with grit on both ends of the floor,” said Garcia. “Jeriah is a strong kid and we use him primarily in the post.” Despite the glaring height differential in nearly every game, the Hawks concluded the non-conference portion of their schedule with a respectable 7-3 record. Part of the reason for their success, according to the head coach,

Captains Lili Hobday and Shakira Willis. is their conditioning. The team routinely spends the first 20 minutes of practice running laps through the myriad hallways that have been created with the new addition to Humboldt High School. “Speed and quickness can neutralize a height advantage to some degree and that is why we continue to employ a full court zone press,” said Garcia. “When the disadvantage reaches five or six inches per player, however, the wear down effect over the course of a game is difficult to overcome.” Garcia expects Johnson

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S ports Team assessment: The increase in the number of student-athletes taking part in the boys basketball program is encouraging. It won’t happen this year, but if a smattering of today’s ninth graders mature into a 6-3 or 6-4 player—as inevitably they must—the Hawks might put themselves in position to challenge for a City Championship.

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Despite the loss to graduation of 2018-19 co-captains Morgan Benke and Piper Flemming—both three-year starters—Chavez has put together another competitive girls basketball team. “I take great pride in leading this program,” he said. “It’s a big responsibility, but it seems that each and every year I get to coach kids who are fully committed to what we are trying to develop here and, at the same time, are eager to put in the work necessary to get some positive results.” While not nearly as height challenged as their male counterparts, the girls squad

Your community news and information source is also without a player over six feet. And so, like Garcia, Chavez employs a threeguard offense. His point guard is senior co-captain Shakira Willis. “Shakira was our first person off the bench last year, but she is now running the show as our point guard,” said Chavez. “She is strong and tough and shares the ball with her teammates to the tune of eight assists per game.” The other starting guards are junior Makayla Mapp and junior Nese DeLaRosa. Both are second year starters. “Makayla has a very wellrounded game. She plays good defense, can shoot from the three-point line, is active on the boards and is averaging six rebounds and 10 points per game,” said Chavez. “Nese is very athletic. She can create her own shot and also slash to the bucket. She averages 12 points per game.” Sophomore co-captain Lili Hobday, 5-foot-9, is also a returning starter and is mostly positioned in the post area on both ends of the floor.

“Lili is the ultimate leader and a coach’s dream,” said Chavez. “She is first in line for every drill and never has a bad day. She also fills the box score and is averaging a double-double—12 points and 10 rebounds per game.” Junior Jazlyn Wright, 5-11 and another post player, fills out the starting lineup. “This is Jazlyn’s third year playing basketball and she has made great strides, especially on defense,” said Chavez. “She is given the assignment to guard the opposition’s best post player. She averages eight points and nine rebounds per game.” Junior Destiny Randle is this year’s “first off the bench” sixth player. “Destiny has a motor. She is all about hustling, crashing the boards and playing suffocating defense,” said Chavez. “When she’s on the court, she guards the opposition’s #1 offensive threat. She’s averaging six points, eight rebounds and four assists.” Ninth grader Makenzy Wilson and sophomore Aleese Santiago are the final two players in Humboldt’s

eight player rotation. “Makenzy is athletic and our fastest player. She is a key component of our full court press and has a bright future,” said Chavzez. “Aleese plays in the post area and is a good defender and rebounder.” The Hawks finished the non-conference portion of their schedule with a record of 9-4. Como Park, ranked seventh in the latest Class 3A poll, is the overwhelming fa-

vorite to capture the 2020 St. Paul City Championship. “We are not yet prepared to overtake Como,” said Chavez, “but I think a second place finish in the conference is a realistic goal for this team. We are currently ranked #3 in Section 4AA and we’d love to make some noise in the post-season as well.” Team assessment: Credit must go to Chavez for the

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Indoor festivities Grab a warm beverage and take a break from the chill. The Baileys Warming House on Market Street will provide cocktails, craft beers, games, snacks and live entertainment. Events include Afton Alps’ Apres Ski Happy Hour 4-6 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25 with a chance to earn lift tickets, and Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30.

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Parades Who doesn’t love a parade? The King Boreas Grand Day Parade, a procession down West 7th Street with bands, floats and the newly crowned King Boreas and his Royal Family, starts at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25, and ends at Rice Park. The Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade begins at

Your community news and information source at wintercarnival.com. $25 per team. Team USA Journey presented by Oreo on Landmark Plaza. This traveling vehicle features interactive elements and a unique social media experience. The tour runs 4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 31 through 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 2 and concludes with samples of free Oreo cookies. The Ledermann Boot Hockey Tournament will take place 7 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Feb. 1 at CHS Field. Must be 21 years or older. Union Depot, 214 4th St. E., will become Doggie Depot, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1, with the help of Animal Emergency & Referral Center of Minnesota. Representatives from Sidewalk Dog will also share tips about the Twin Cities’ most pet-friendly restaurants, retailers and more. Guests are encouraged to bring their dogs.

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The King Boreas Grand Day Parade starts at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25. 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1 in Mears Park in Lowertown and travels to Rice Park. The Overthrow of Boreas begins around 6:45 p.m., followed by a fireworks show.

Icy events The popular Ice Bar will return to Rice Park and add a second location at Landmark Plaza. Among the tasty beverages will be two custom flavors by Northern Soda Company created especially for this year’s Carnival. The Minnesota Snow Sculpting Competition will take place 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday, Jan. 24 at the Vulcan Snow Park at the State Fairgrounds, 1265 Snelling Ave. N. The Snow Park also features a giant snow slide and is open Jan. 24-Feb. 2. Volunteers of all ages are needed to help stomp the snow, a great workout! Details at mnsnowpark.com/ snow-stomp. Kids of all ages can participate in the Kids Snow Box at Landmark Plaza and use a collection of molds to build snow castles. The event runs 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25. A snowboarding demonstration will take place at Landmark Plaza 11 a.m.1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25. Children five and under will have the opportunity to learn the basics of snow-

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grounds to ride a giant snow slide, walk a snow maze and participate in two Polar Plunges for Special Olympics Minnesota. Vulcan Family Day is held 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 26. Sip a Minnesota brew with your favorite pooch 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 26 at Rice Park. Among the furry friends will be pups from the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of the Greater Twin Cities. The St. Paul Civic Symphony will present a free concert of “Hot and Cool Classics” at the Landmark Center at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 26. Enjoy Frozen Family Fun Night at CHS Field. Make crafts, hang out with Disney

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Historical role of big government, 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 22. $16. James J. Hill House, 240 Summit Ave.: Winter on the Hill, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1 and 1-5 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 2. Learn about wintertime history in Minnesota. $6-$10. The Servant’s Life, 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 4. A tour specifically designed for those with

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Urban Expedition: Guatemala, 1-3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9. Music, dance and crafts that celebrate the culture of Guatemala. Ballet, noon-1 p.m.,

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“Flight,” 8 p.m., Jan. 25, 28, 30 and Feb. 1-2. This opera explores the human connection through the story of eight strangers stranded overnight at an airport. “Accordo with Silent Film,” 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 4. A string ensemble will provide the score to a silent film. $31-$36. “Once on This Island,” a musical of a fearless peasant girl in search of her place in the world, and ready to risk it all for love, Feb. 4-9. $48-$117.

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra concerts: Mozart’s Piano Concertos Nos. 21 and 22, 7 p.m., Feb. 5 and 7-8; $15. Mozart’s Symphony No.29, 8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 14 and Saturday, Feb. 15; $12$50. Vivaldi’s Echo Concerto, 8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, Feb. 29; $12-$50. The Ragamala Dance Company will perform “Written in Water” at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15; $27-$42. “Gotta Dance!” by the Ordway Cabaret, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20. $23-$44. Shen Yun will perform a new program with a live orchestra, Feb. 20-23. $88-$188. TaikoArts Midwest will present “HERbeat: Taiko Women All-Stars” at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 29. $27-$42.

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Subtext Book Store, 6 W. 5th St., will host Rachel Jones, author of “Stronger than Death,” at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30; Mark Tilsen, author of “It Ain’t Over Until We’re Smoking Cigars on the Drill Pad,” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 5; a reading of “In Black Ink” and “Towards an African Education,” at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8; and Juliet Cutler, author of “Among the Maasai,” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St., will present “Syria 101, A Rich History of Syria” at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25; “Transpacific Antiracism” at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 7; “Hunger Translations: Relearning the World through Radical Vulnerability” at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8; and

“From the Monkey Mountains: Listening Party with the Bakken Trio” at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15. Amsterdam Bar and Hall, 6th and Wabasha, will present Excessive January Residency at 9 p.m., Monday, Jan. 27; Poppy at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30; Magic City Hippies at 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1; and Ross the Boss at 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 3. Underground Music Café, 1579 Hamline Ave. N., will host Bluegrass Showcase with Sarah Cayley at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 28; Unsung Heroes at 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8; “Sea Shanty Sing” at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 10; and Cajun Jamil at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 15. St. Paul Union Depot, 214 E. Fourth St., will con-

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Minneapolis. A reception is held 6-8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 13, with an artist talk at 7 p.m. The group will receive special recognition the award at the 32nd annual Minnesota Book Awards Celebration, held Tuesday, April 28 at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts.

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The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library has named a collaborative group as winner of the 2020 Minnesota Book Artist Award for their efforts on “My Mighty Journey: A Waterfall’s Story,” an account of the 12,000-year history of St. Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River. This annual award recognizes excellence in new artistic work. The book was written by John Coy and illustrated by Gaylord Schanilec. Participating artists were Sorcha Douglas, Barbara Eijadi, Paris Fobbe, Ellen Janda, Hans Koch, Greta Lapcinski, Monica Edwards Larson, Rayan Macalin, Kerri Mulcare, Paul Nylander, and Emily Pressprich, as well as papermaker Amanda Degener. The book includes images of materials collected along the riverbank—wood and bark from fallen trees, fossil-encrusted limestone, discarded bricks, and even a long-dead dogfish—and illustrations showing the progression of the waterfall as it moved 15 miles upriver from present-day St. Paul to its current location in downtown Minneapolis. An exhibition of the project will be held Feb. 7-Mar. 22 in the Main Gallery at Minnesota Center for Book Arts, located in Open Book at 1011 Washington Ave. S.,

More housing at Cray Plaza The new owners of Cray Plaza plan to convert most of the 280,000 square feet of office and retail space into apartments. Bigos Management already owns 366 apartments in two towers on the site. It also owns Mears Park Place, Lowertown Lofts and Kellogg Square apartments in downtown. Most of the office space at Cray Plaza was occupied by Cray Industries until it relocated to Bloomington in 2017. The retail space once housed a convenience store, a movie theater, a barber shop and Fhima’s restaurant, all of which have closed.

Rental rates drop in St. Paul A survey by Housing Link has revealed that median rent in St. Paul has fallen in the past year. In the third quarter of 2019, rent for one-bedroom apartments fell 11%, from $1,100 to $974. Median rent for twobedroom units fell from $1,250 to $1,175. However, rent for three-bedroom units increased 4%, from $1,400 to $1,450.

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Election 2020 kicks off in Minnesota with precinct caucuses, held at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25. Caucuses are the opportunity to choose delegates who will endorse state and federal candidates, pledge your support for specific candidates and discuss issues important to you. Meetings are run by Minnesota’s political parties, and each party does things a little different. Generally, three activities take place. First, volunteers are chosen to organize and fulfill political responsibilities in their precinct, such as maintaining contact lists and holding future meetings. Second, ideas and issues relevant to the party are discussed. Here residents have a chance to present their opinions, which are called resolutions. If these resolutions are supported by the attendees, they will be taken to the Party’s next political convention and will have the ability to become part of the official party platform. Finally, delegates will be selected to endorse candidates for state and federal offices at future conventions. To participate, you must be a registered voter, live in the precinct, and generally agree with the principles of the hosting political party. To find your caucus location, visit https://www. sos.state.mn.us/electionsvoting/how-elections-work/ political-parties/ or call 651215-1440.

house, AZ Gallery, Lowertown Underground Gallery, Show Gallery, 333 Gallery, Handsome Hog, Octo Fishbar and Birch’s Lowertown. Minnesota Sinfonia will host a concert at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 7 at Roseville Lutheran Church, 1215 Roselawn Ave., Roseville. The program will feature Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 performed by Loren Fishman, Mozart’s Symphony No. 41, and a new work by Brian Field. VocalPoint, an 85-member chorus, will present its annual concert at 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8 and Sunday, Feb. 9 at Central Presbyterian Church, 500 Cedar St. River Heights Chorale will present “Songs of Peace” at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, at Mount Zion Temple, 1300 Summit Ave., St. Paul. The a capella group Shir Harmony will also perform at this second annual concert featuring songs from the Jewish tradition and around the world.

Penumbra Theatre, 270 Kent St. N., will present “The White Card: Here’s Looking at You” by Claudia Rankine at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 13-15, 19-22, 26-29 and 2 p.m., Feb. 15-16, 22-23 and 29. Book End will discuss “The White Card” at 12:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 10. The George Latimer Central Library Book Club will discuss “Climate Justice” by Mary Robinson at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 13. The library is located at 90 W. Fourth St. Waldmann Brewery, 445 Smith Ave., will host “When the Stones Came to Town” at 7:45 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 13. Black Dog Café, 308 Prince St., will hold a St. Valentine’s Dinner with love songs at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 14. Skal Chamber Collective will perform at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 8. Baroque Room, 275 E. 4th St., will present “Harpsichord Recital Series, The Dutch Influence” with Faythe Vollrath at 7 p.m., Fri-

day, Feb. 14. Britten, Higdon and Beethoven with the Mill City Quartet will be held at 3 pm., Saturday, Feb. 15. Books and Bars will discuss “The First 15 Lives of Harry August” by Claire North at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 19 at Urban Growler, 2325 Endicott St. Historic Mounds Theatre, 1029 Hudson Rd., will present the “Fearless Five” at 7 p.m., Feb. 21-22 and 28-29. AZ Gallery, 308 Prince St. is presenting the Winter Carnival Fire and Ice show through Feb. 23. Minnesota Museum of American Art, 4th and Robert, is presenting “A Choice of Weapons, Honor and Dignity: The Visions of Gordon Parks and Jamel Shabazz” Jan. 23-April 19. The exhibit features the work of two famous photographers who have documented African American Life. “Sherin Guircuis: Here I Have Returned” continues through Feb. 23.

{ MEETING DATES } St. Paul City Council meetings are held at 3:30 p.m. each Wednesday (except the fifth Wednesday of the month) at City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul. For agendas and contact information for city council members, call 651-266-8560 or visit www.stpaul.gov. West St. Paul City Council meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of the month at City Hall Council Chambers, 1616 Humboldt Ave., West St. Paul. For agendas and contact information for city council members, call 651-552-4102 or visit www.wspmn.gov/494/City-Council. Mendota Heights City Council meetings are held at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month at the council chambers at 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights. Some meetings may change to accommodate religious holidays and other events. For agendas, and city council member contact information, call 651-452-1850 or visit www. mendotaheightsmn.govoffice3.com/. ISD 197 School Board meetings are held at 6 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at Mendota Heights City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights. For agendas, and contact information for board members, call 651-403-7000 or www.mendotaheightsmn.govoffice3.com/. St. Paul School Board meetings are held at 6:05 p.m. at the Administration Building at 360 Colborne St., St. Paul. Dates vary. For agendas, and contact information for board members, call 651767-8149 or www.spps.org/boe. The West Side Community Organization’s board of directors meets at

6:30 p.m., the fourth Monday of each month at 209 Page St. W., St. Paul. For more information, visit www.wsco.org or call 651-293-1708. The Optimist Club of West St. Paul meets 5-6 p.m., the first and third Wednesday of each month (no meetings in July) at Dunham’s, 173 Lothenbach Ave., West St. Paul. Visitors are welcome. For more information, contact Cheryl Bergstrom at ckbergstrom@hotmail.com or 651-450-7391. The Rotary Club of West St. Paul/ Mendota Heights hosts a weekly meeting at 7:30 a.m., Wednesdays at Southview Country Club, 239 E. Mendota Rd., West St. Paul. Each meeting features breakfast and a guest speaker. For more information, visit https://portal. clubrunner.ca/8700. The Kiwanis Club of West St. Paul hosts a weekly meeting at noon, Tuesdays at Mattie’s Lanes, 365 N. Concord Exchange, South St. Paul. Each meeting features lunch and a guest speaker. The Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce, which serves the cities of Eagan, Farmington, Lilydale, Mendota Heights, Mendota, Rosemount, Sunfish Lake and West St. Paul, hosts several meetings for the business community. For more information, visit www.dcrchamber.com or call 651-4529872. Cerenity Senior Care-Humboldt, 514 Humboldt Ave., St. Paul, offers a support group for caregivers and family members of people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of each month. For more information, call 651-220-1789 or visit www.cerenityseniorcare.org.

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No Minnesota school lunchroom refuses to serve a student who has lunch debt, but some schools offer the student an alternative meal—typically a cold, pre-packed sandwich that’s only given to students with debt. This is “lunch shaming.” It’s a strategy implemented when a student has a negative balance in their school lunch account. Among other tactics used in lunchrooms throughout the country, the goal is clear: humiliation that will result in debt repayment. Most of us can agree that this is a horrifying practice.

Neighbors, Inc. Charlie Thompson President & CEO

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” This African proverb is a fitting quote for describing the importance of relationships. At Neighbors, we are actively involved in relationships within our community. Neighbors serves more than 100,000 people every year in its various

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Made to Last

She wore it for one day in 1919 and it looked as if it had been sewn with this in mind. My grandma’s wedding dress was more than a little worse for wear. It had been folded up in a small box and kept safe by my cousin, Jill. How she ended up with it I do not know. I’m guessing the dress was sewn by a relative of my grandma’s—maybe a sister or one of her many cousins. There was no lining, no reinforcement of any seam. There were raw edges inside. Much of the dress was held together with snaps and there were places that must have been basted together or pinned. I’ve done enough sewing to know that this was not a dress made to last. I can imagine whoever sewed it saying, just over 100 years ago, “Goodness! No one is going to see the

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inside of the dress. It only has to last for a few hours!” And it did last. It lasted for the ceremony in the small country church and for the pictures taken that day of my grandpa, recently returned from WWI, grinning broadly with the young woman he called his “dear girl,” and grandma, with a heart-shaped face and an unusual little ruffled cap, with veil attached, set low on her serious brow.

Beyond the trauma of publicly shaming and stigmatizing children, depriving a child of the nutritious food they need to learn and develop has long-lasting effects. Children who experience food insecurity at home—disrupted eating patterns and reduced food intake—are harmed by alternative meal options. Sugar-rich meals like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches do not provide the nutrients children need to learn. When they have difficulty getting healthy food outside of school, the negative effects begin to stack up. Food insecurity is stressful, and children can experience toxic stress response, the body’s physiological and cognitive response to stressful experiences over a long period of time. When a developing brain has exposure to toxic stress, the memory, emotional regulation and language areas of the brain can all be negatively affected. A prolonged toxic stress response puts children at risk of developing cardiovascular disease, cancer, depression and other chronic diseases. Hunger is also distracting. It’s a nagging, painful feeling caused by the need for food. Students who are hungry tend to focus on the fact that they are hungry rather than what’s being taught in their classroom, so they fall further behind

their classmates. It’s important to note that not every student from a food insecure household receives free or reduced lunch. However, that doesn’t mean that their parents don’t struggle to afford food. Income guidelines for school lunch programs don’t take into account factors like rising rental costs, stagnant wages, unexpected medical bills and other socioeconomic circumstances. When 1 in 7 children in the United States struggles with hunger, shaming them is not the solution. In an ideal world, there would be universal free lunch so families wouldn’t have to worry about paying for meals, and school districts wouldn’t need to worry about paying off lunch debts. For now, more ethical and effective communication between schools and parents is needed. Because many families aren’t aware of programs they may be eligible to receive, schools must proactively work with families and help them sign up for and navigate benefits. You can help children and families by donating food and money during Neighborhood House’s March Food Drive. For more information, contact Georgeanna Nguyen, food support program manager, at gnguyen@neighb.org.

programs. We have thousands of customers who shop in our Clothes Closet Thrift Store, and many more donate money, food and goods. More than 1,200 people give generously of their time by volunteering, and we collaborate with dozens of other organizations to ensure opportunities for people to thrive. Relationships have propelled us for the past 48 years in serving our neighbors in need. During that time, we have seen many changes. We have grown from a food shelf in a church closet to one that serves fresh fruits and vegetables, allows guests to select from a variety of grocery items and distributes more than one million pounds of food each year. Our Clothes Closet has moved from a basement to a fully functioning retail store. Our holiday gift program now serves more than 700 families a year. We have added and discontinued programs, based on the needs of the community, while continuing to expand our relationships. One of the most impactful changes came in 2012 when we moved to our current location. Our new home brought

with it both opportunity and challenges. Since then, change has come at an ever-increasing pace and relationships have evolved. We are now in the dawn of a new decade and in two short years we will mark 50 years of connecting volunteers with people in need. We will continue to build relationships and we will continue to change. These changes will come in many forms, including looking for ways to increase access to healthy and nutritious food. We are doing our best to be good stewards of our environment by improving our business practices to include more recycling, less waste and more efficient uses of energy, and the use of technology and communications will become broader and more important than ever. Above all, our relationships will continue to be valuable and necessary to meet the growing and changing needs of our community. By going together we will go far, and together we will transform our community so that all our neighbors are nourished.

We celebrated the 100th anniversary of my grandparents’ marriage at a family reunion this summer with four of my mother’s remaining five siblings and a good percentage of my remaining 32 first cousins. My uncle Les, the youngest of the eleven children, decided it would be a great idea for the dress to be worn. (I’m sure you know how much trouble these youngest children can be.) My mother was drafted to prepare the dress and my 16-year-old niece, Isabelle, was chosen to wear it, as she appeared to be the same size my grandma was at the time. I’m guessing Les doesn’t know a whole lot about 100-year-old clothing. Clothing that lasts for 100 years is sewn with the idea that it will be worn again. It is lined and reinforced and sewn with great attention to detail and made with the best fabrics. My grandmother’s wedding dress was none of the above. As my mother and I worked to prepare the dress

to start a life and a family she could never have imagined. “How do I look?” She must have asked.

for the big event, it soon became apparent that this might not be a great idea after all. The dress was terribly fragile. When Isabelle tried it on, the lace in the front—in the most visible location— started to rip right in half. This was understandably upsetting to my mother. Mom and I worked together to repair the parts we could and replace those we couldn’t. The veil was long past wearing, so we constructed a new one with similar fabric that, if I say so myself, was a good imitation of the quirky original. Everyone assembled in the Eagles Lodge, which my cousin, Gretchen, had festooned with yards of tulle and twinkle lights to make it look like a wedding reception. Isabelle entered the Lodge and smiled goodnaturedly for the dozens of photos taken, and I know my mother breathed a sigh of relief. As I looked at my smiling niece, I imagined my grandma in her hastily sewn dress, just 20 years old and about

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New sports bar opening soon at TI Center Amy Johnson Staff Writer

o the delight of baseball fans, a specialtythemed restaurant is opening soon in the Treasure Island Center at 400 Wabasha St. The Pillbox Tavern, established by the owners of Jersey’s Bar and Grill in Inver Grove Heights, is scheduled to open in late January or early February. Bill Ashton, who co-owns both restaurants with Shelley Ashton and Matt Bakke, has designed Pillbox Tavern with

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