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Hugo veteran hopes to impact veteran suicide rate

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR

Dan Arcand, of Hugo, is a 20-year veteran. As a Marine who was deployed six times, he has been to a lot of funerals.

“The reality is that with multiple combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan, I’ve lost more friends to suicide than I have to combat,” he said.

“My second chapter is trying to make an impact on the veterans suicide rate.”

Arcand, 38, says he knew he wanted to be in the military, specifically the

Marines, at the age of 3. His father, Scott Arcand, served in the Marines for three years. Several other family members have also served in the military.

He recalled when he was in preschool and his preschool teacher asked him, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” and he responded, “A Marine.”

“I’m 100% certain a lot of it had to do with seeing pictures of my dad in the uniform, him talking about it,” Arcand said. “I mean there’s something appealing about a challenge, they have

a certain type of reputation about them.”

Arcand enlisted as an infantryman and actually left high school early to head to boot camp. During his 20year military career he was deployed six times. Back in 2010, while he was in between deployments, Arcand launched a nonprofit called American Spartan to help veterans who were wounded in action.

That nonprofit ran until 2017. Arcand explained that the nonprofit wasn’t SEE PEACE FOR WARRIORS, PAGE 3

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Dan Arcand knew he wanted to be in the military at the age of 3.

Centerville council will be complete

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The Drug Enforcement Administration has a special exhibit, the Faces of Fentanyl, at its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, which commemorates the lives lost from fentanyl poisoning.

Faces of fentanyl: Commemorating the lives lost

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR

Laura Cowles, Heather Johnson and Zach Zacho all belong to a club they never wanted to join.

They all outlived their children, who were victims of a fentanyl overdose.

“It’s an empty feeling, because it isn’t like they were sick or had cancer or an illness that you could kind of mentally prepare yourself for. It a sudden death,” Cowles said. “I never expected to outlive my children.”

Cowles, a Circle Pines resident, lost her 30-year-old son, Castle

Ahlbeck, to a fentanyl overdose Aug. 16, 2022, while he was in the Stillwater prison. He was serving his fifth year of a seven-year sentence. He leaves behind three children, ages 12, 9 and 6.

“I got a phone call from the prison saying that he had passed away. I was in shock,” she recalled. “At first, they couldn’t tell me what had happened, and then about two weeks later, they finally told me that he had passed from a fentanyl overdose… How does fentanyl get in a prison?”

Eventually she was told that

BY THE NUMBERS • Over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

• Rates of overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone, which includes fentanyl and fentanyl analogs, increased over 22% from 2020 to 2021.

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The Centerville City Council will be made whole next week when the council appoints Terry Sweeney to fill the shoes of late Council Member Steve King.

This most recent appointment process went a lot faster than the arduous search to replace retiring Council Member Michelle Lakso. Dr. Raye Taylor now serves in Lakso’s former seat.

Council officially declared the vacancy of King’s seat in September, and by October it had already received five applications.

After the application deadline, council set up a work session prior to a regula meeting to interview the candidates. Due to the SEE CITY COUNCIL, PAGE 9

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Terry Sweeny will join the City Council Nov. 8. He served as a council member from 1999-2000 and mayor from 2003-2004.

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Centerville author publishes first book Centerville resident Hayley Alt has published her first book titled, “How to be Mindful When your Mind is Full,” and already has plans in the works for more. Press Publications recently sat down with Alt to learn more about her and her works.

Q. Is this your first publication?

A. Yes, this is my first book!

It was a seven-day challenge and I was able to finish and publish the book in that time.

(Needless to say, my house chores were a bit neglected that week.)

Q. Tell us a little bit about yourself?

A. I have lived in Centerville for the past 4 1/2 years. I’m married and have three children. We are a cat family and have four! I recently completed grad school and became a licensed acupuncturist working with an amazing clinic in Forest Lake.

It was only last month that publishing crossed my path, and I took the opportunity to pursue it, with no regrets!

Q. Where did your inspiration come from for this book?

A. I am a firm believer in natural healing and the power we have to heal ourselves!

Affirmations is only one of the many ways for us to selfheal. It uses the power of our thoughts and beliefs to change our thinking patterns. I am super-passionate about all things involving alternative medicine and holistic health — hence why I became an acupuncturist!

Q. What do you hope readers take away from reading your book?

A. The biggest takeaways are: Our thoughts are one of the most powerful things we possess!

And… We can use our thoughts to manage obstacles in new ways, changing our perspective of any situation we are in.

Q. Do you have any other books in the works?

A. Yes, I am working on the first book of my new children’s wellness series. The series will teach simple and effective selfcare techniques that are easy for kids to learn and use!

A. Find it on Amazon by searching the book title, my name, or my self-publishing company, Alt House Publishing.

Q. Is there anything else you want readers to know?

A. I created the company, Alt House Publishing, and plan to put out material focused on family wellness, holistic health, children’s topics and self-care. I am so grateful for the interest and amazing support I have received thus far from our wonderful community!

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PEACE FOR WARRIORS: Takes different approach to help veterans with PTSD FROM PAGE 1

needed anymore, since there were so many other resources out there for wounded veterans.

Then in December 2022, Arcand officially launched another nonprofit called Peace for Warriors that aims to help veterans recover from PTSD and moral injury symptoms by providing international outreach opportunities. In July 2023, Arcand retired as a gunnery sergeant.

Arcand has PTSD himself. He guesses he probably had it as early as 2005, but he didn’t seek treatment for it until his son was born in 2018.

“It’s everything from just not being able to sleep, to times where I’ve been walking through a shopping mall and I swear I see a dead friend,” Arcand explained. “You are driving down the road and you’re worried that you are going to hit a bomb.”

The idea for Peace for Warriors came from a conversation Arcand had with his girlfriend, Danielle Bare, on their first date. By the age of 27, Bare had volunteered in over 10 countries. Arcand himself went on one noncombat deployment to west Africa.

“I was telling her that story and about how I have had a lot of friends kill themselves because of PTSD. I said, ‘I wish I could figure out a way to help,’ and she asked if I had ever thought about volunteering.”

Peace for Warriors recreates the “deployment” cycle for a sense of familiarity but, instead of combat, they volunteer to help those in need.

“We structure the trip as if it’s a deployment. So, we do a training brief before we go overseas with everybody; when we are on the trip, we do mission briefings every morning, debriefs every evening … there is a rank structure in place,” Arcand said. “You don’t have to worry about getting shot in the back. It’s just going and helping people and putting a smile on the kids’ faces.”

The trips will last around 30 days, and will hopefully have 12 to 20 veterans, Arcand said.

Peace for Warriors is planning its first trip to the Philippines in March 2024. Arcand said the organization hopes to do two trips in 2024.

“The real treatment for me is just being involved and making sure that my buddies are okay. The community is the real treatment,” Arcand said. “I just want to stop going to funerals.”

Kayla Leland, 26, serves as the nonprofit’s director of health services. Leland met Arcand through her husband, who served in the Marines with him. She is originally from Iowa, but now resides in Arizona. The mission of Peace for Warriors hits close to home for Leland because when she was 6 years old, her father committed suicide. He was also a Marine and suffered from PTSD. “You can’t really understand that at 6,” Leland explained. She added that she didn’t really find closure with what had happened until a few years ago.

“I recognize how tough that can be on a family …

Having been through that, I feel really strongly about

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providing support and trying to make other avenues for people,” she said. “It is something that never goes away. It is really tough missing someone like that and wishing it would have been different.”

Leland is hopeful the nonprofit can serve as a “wellrounded” resource that is in addition to resources veterans are already seeking.

“I hope that we can be successful and change the trajectory of people’s healing journeys.”

For more information, visit https://peace4warriors. org/.

Managing Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or citizennews@presspubs.com.

BY THE NUMBERS • Veterans are at 57% higher risk of suicide than those who haven’t served.

• There were 6,146 veteran suicides in 2020.

• Over 125,000 veterans have died by suicide since 2001.

• Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in veterans under age 45.

• The suicide rate for veterans is more than 50% greater than for non-veteran adults.

Know the Warning Signs of Suicide Check for these warning signs to determine if a loved one is at risk for suicide, especially if the behavior is new, has increased, or seems related to a painful event, loss, or change.

• Talking about wanting to die or killing themselves • Looking for a way to kill themselves, like searching online • Talking about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live • Talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain • Talking about being a burden to others • Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs • Acting anxious or agitated; behaving recklessly • Sleeping too little or too much • Withdrawing or isolating themselves • Repetitive stressful events • Extreme mood swings

Hugo native serves aboard Navy warship in Norfolk

BY BEVERLY TAYLOR SPECIAL TO THE PRESS

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Schwab, a native of Hugo, serves aboard a U.S. Navy warship operating out of Norfolk, Virginia.

Schwab graduated in 2018 from White Bear Lake Area High School.

The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Hugo.

“My hometown is a super closeknit community that taught me to understand people’s differences,” said Schwab. “In the Navy, there are people from many different backgrounds. The lessons I learned in Hugo have helped me see the value in the differences in people, which allows me to be a better leader.”

Schwab joined the Navy five years ago. Today, Schwab serves as a mass communication specialist aboard USS Kearsarge.

“I’ve always wanted to challenge myself, but also have a chance to help other people,” said Schwab. “In the Navy, I can do both.”

Kearsarge’s crew is made up of approximately 1,200 crew members and

can accommodate up to 1,800 Marines.

Amphibious assault ships transfer Marines, equipment and supplies, and can support helicopters or other aircraft. Kearsarge is the third ship in the Wasp class of multipurpose amphibious assault ships, and is the fourth Navy vessel to bear the name of Mount Kearsarge in New Hampshire.

Serving in the Navy means that Schwab is part of a team that is taking on new importance in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices in support of the National Defense Strategy.

“The Navy is crucial in keeping our oceans clear and well defended,” said Schwab. “We also focus on our global alliance with countries around the world. When we were deployed last year, one of our missions was to increase global trust and enhance our partnerships with our global allies.”

As 90% of global commerce travels by sea and access to the internet relies on the security of undersea fiber optic cables, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity of the United States is directly linked to trained sailors and a strong Navy.

Schwab has many opportunities

to achieve accomplishments during military service.

“My proudest accomplishment in the Navy so far is becoming a qualified aircrewman,” said Schwab. “It has allowed me to experience a side of the Navy that I did not think I would get to see, and it has taught me to see things from a different perspective.”

As Schwab and other sailors continue to train and perform missions, they take pride in serving their country in the U.S. Navy.

“To me, serving in the Navy has been about developing a very strong bond with people who are like-minded in their desire to serve their country and better themselves,” he said.

Schwab is grateful to others for helping make a Navy career possible.

“I would like to thank my whole family,” added Schwab. “They pushed me consistently towards my goals and helped develop my character. They kept me accountable for the way I live my life and were strong role models in the way they lived their lives.”

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Beverly Taylor, Navy Office of Community Outreach

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My fiancé (now husband Patrick) and I brought her home during my college final exams. It wasn’t the best timing, because all I wanted to do was cuddle and play with my new polar bear and not study for my tests. After finals week was over, I remember showing up on my parents’ doorstep with a cute little fluffball in my arms. You should’ve seen their reaction when they opened up the door to find her. It was priceless.

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for me when I got married. She was there for me when my father passed away. And she was there for me when I had my first (human) child.

She has seen so many changes, from all of our moves from northern Minnesota, to southern Minnesota to the north metro.

I wish time would just slow down.

I know I’m running out of time with her and I’m not ready to let her go.

Around a year ago, we started to notice Frosty was falling over more and we would catch her dragging a foot every now and then. She has always been a bit clumsy so we thought maybe that was just accelerating as she aged.

We brought it up at her annual vet visit, and their best guess was that it was arthritis or degenerative myelopathy (DM). We earned as her condition worsened, that it was DM, which is disease that affects the spinal cord, resulting in slowly progressive hind limb weakness and paralysis. DM is similar to some of the forms of human ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

It has been so devastating to watch. It started out with dragging her feet. We purchased booties so she wouldn’t make her paws bleed.

Then as time went on, her legs seemed to get weaker and weaker to the point where she couldn’t get up and down the stairs and we

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In a heartwarming initiative aimed at bringing holiday joy to older, lonely and isolated Minnesotans, Friends & Co. has announced its latest program, “Holiday Cards Connect.” The campaign is set to make a profound impact on the lives of those who may be feeling disconnected during the festive season.

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Big dog and German Shepherd fans, meet Chief, now known as Max. Chief (Max) is a happy, lovable and energetic young boy. He arrived at Ruff Start Rescue from one of the organization’s northern Minnesota partners. Max is 1 1/2 years old and weighs about 70 pounds. He is still a little underweight, but otherwise very healthy.

Max knows his basic commands and he is smart and eager to learn more.

With his energy, intelligence and eagerness, Max would do very well in a formal training program. Max is crate-trained and house-trained. He is social with all people and with other dogs, and he loves to play!

He also likes to spend time outside, so a forever home with a secure fenced yard would be a great advantage.

When he’s not exploring or playing,

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N from 125th Street N to Heather Avenue N and Heather Avenue N from 125th in-depth dive into a and topics include: Street N to 120th Street N (CSAH 7) will involve complete reconstruction and So baking bread, as an interest, appeared to be on specific natural or storm improvements. “skulls” on Nov. 1; its way out, but two of my brothers took up baking cultural history topic Improvements made would assess benefited properties for all or a por“otters” on Dec. 6; in a serious way and they were only too happy to fan tion of the improvement, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429 and during its Lunch with “wolves” on Jan. 10; pursuant to Minn. Stat. §§ 429.011 to 429.111. The estimated cost of the my baking flames. Now wecorrespond regularly and a Naturalist program. “wildcats of Minimprovement is $3.9 million. A reasonable estimate of the impact of the asMDAN ads to run ONE TIME, the week beginning 10/29/2023 exchange pictures of what’s cooking. As a result, Initially, this program nesota” on Feb. 7; sessment will be available at the hearing. The meeting will be held at the City we all bake better bread and it’s brought us closer of Hugo City Hall,14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North, Hugo, MN 55038. Such began in 2016 for se“waterfowl” on March persons wishing to comment on the proposed improvement will be heard at together which is absolutely a benefit. niors but is now open 6; “maple syruping” this meeting. Comments can also be submitted in writing to City Clerk Michele Finally, my friend Noah is an accomplished pizza to all ages.

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CENTERVILLE TIDBITS • The city is engaging in some ordinance house cleaning. After conducting the first reading of an ordinance dealing with medical facilities at the Oct. 11 meeting, council passed an ordinance requiring an interim use permit for medical facilities that deal with substance abuse. A moratorium for passing any ordinance pertaining to this kind of facility was set to expire on Nov. 1. Following the first reading, city staff determined that an IUP, as opposed to a conditional use permit (CUP), was the better way to regulate the clinics that could potentially generate negative impacts to the surrounding community. Between readings, City Attorney Kurt Glaser researched how other cities handled substance abuse clinics in their communities.

• After the city noticed discrepancies among its planning documents, it conducted a first reading on Oct. 11 to make sure density requirements in its Comprehensive Plan, Downtown Master Plan and City Code all agree. After the second reading, the ordinance, Second Series – M-1 and M-2 Zoning District Density in the City Zoning Code, was amended to allow residential uses with a density between 12 and 45 units, not 12 and 30 as previously stated.

• A recent change in state law prohibits municipalities from outlawing managed native landscapes. Now that the city will be allowed to reference state statute and add an exception to managed landscapes, council

conducted the first reading of an ordinance, Second Series – Native Landscapes. At its Oct. 10 meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing to consider revisions to the city’s zoning code regarding native landscapes.

• With the current supply chain issues and ongoing autoworkers strike, it has become difficult for everyone to buy a new vehicle, and that includes municipalities. At a recent meeting, council directed city staff to buy up to three vehicles through the discounted open bidding process during the brief time the bidding window was open. Staff was able to obtain a one-ton pickup truck, but not the two lighter-duty trucks. Statz said that city staff and public works department would prefer not to rush out and buy the remaining two vehicles on its wish list at higher prices. Statz said staff would wait the market out and obtain the vehicles at lower prices, which could be six months from now. “Ultimately, the city might have to prepare to pay higher prices and have that reflected in the capital improvement plan,” he said. But for now the city would keep its eyes open for competitive state bidding and be creative, he said.

• The owners of the 0.9-acre property at 7353 20th Avenue N. will be able to convert their singlefamily home into a duplex after council rezoned the property from R-2 (Single Family Residential) to R-2A (High Density Single Family Residential). The Planning and

after all the necessary paperwork was submitted.

• For a number of years, the city has belonged to the Minnesota Rural Water Membership. It benefits from the organization’s legislative influence, technical assistance, expert advice, training opportunities, micro-loan program and mutual aid system for equipment. The city will pay $400 for an associate membership with money from the water fund as a budgeted expense.

• The city has two choices in the ways it can call for a closed session. Most of the time, first notice of a closed session will appear on the meeting agenda, according to state statute 13D.05, Subd. 3. For labor negotiations, the city will operate based on state statute 13D.05, Subd. 5 for greater transparency. Using this method, the city called for a majority vote at a public meeting to schedule the closed session to discuss labor negotiation strategy. Council will enter into a closed session, if needed, following the Nov. 8 meeting at City Hall to discussed labor negotiation strategy.

• Council canceled the Nov. 22 work session and regular meeting. The work session will be rescheduled for Nov. 8.

Zoning Commission held a public hearing at its Oct. 10 meeting and received public commentary.

Afterward, the commission unanimously recommended approval of the zoning change with the condition that city staff explore the possibility of obtaining a 15-foot trail easement on the south and west side of the property.

• “Training is paramount to what we do everyday, day in, day out,” said SVM/CFD Fire Chief Dan Retka in his presentation of the Centennial Fire District annual report. When the CFD entered into an agreement with the Spring Lake Park - Blaine - Mounds View Fire Department last year, Retka was appointed fire chief of the combined fire departments in December. Retka’s duties include being the chief, performing all the necessary paperwork and providing training. Meanwhile, the CFD provides boots on the ground with its own paid, on-call fire fighters. The partnership has worked very well and has been cost-effective, city staff said.

Retka also gave an overview of the first year of the partnership, introduced fire department officers and recognized current and retired firefighters for meritous service.

• Each year, the city’s liquor establishments renew their licenses, and council approved renewal applications from Kelly’s Korner (on sale, off sale and Sunday) at 7098 Centerville Road and Southern Rail (on sale and Sunday) at 7082 Centerville Road,

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one of her son’s visitors likely smuggled it into the prison by hiding it in a face mask.

“My son being incarcerated gave me a false sense of security; he should have been safe, and especially from something like that,” Cowles said.

From what she knows, her son didn’t struggle with addiction and was very opposed to fentanyl. “That’s the one thing he and his friends promised they wouldn’t do,” she said. She explained that a year prior, one of her son’s friends was in treatment for 90 days. He was released and the next day he was dead from a fentanyl overdose.

“I don’t think people realize how dangerous this drug is,” Cowles said. “It’s so scary because it could be anybody …

Now I know more about fentanyl than I ever wanted to in my life.

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the Centers Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the U.S. There are two types of fentanyl: pharmaceutical fentanyl and illegally made fentanyl. Both are considered synthetic opioids. Pharmaceutical fentanyl is prescribed by doctors to treat severe pain, especially after surgery and for advanced-stage cancer.

However, most recent cases of fentanyl-related overdose are linked to illegally made fentanyl, which is distributed through illegal drug markets for its heroin-like effect. It is often added to other drugs because of its extreme potency, which makes drugs cheaper, more powerful, addictive and more dangerous.

Shoreview resident Heather Johnson, formerly of Lino Lakes, received a phone call April 4, 2023. “I knew he was dead,” she recalled.

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while in the bathtub. “I jumped in the bathtub, checked for a pulse, started CPR and called 911,” Johnson recalled.

After seven shots of Narcan, he woke up.

On April 4, after receiving several phone calls, she went to check on her son and found him face down on his bed. “I went up to feel a pulse and he was ice cold … I listened to him not having a heartbeat.”

She then had to help put her son in a body bag and load him into a hearse.

She later found out he had purchased meth that he didn’t know was laced with fentanyl.

Johnson said her son was introduced to drugs when he was just 13 years old in the bathroom of his school. As a minor, he went to seven treatment centers but was kicked out. He had several mental health diagnoses. After he passed away, Johnson learned her son had overdosed seven times in three years.

“I knew what addiction was, but I didn’t know his addiction was this much. I didn’t know he was going to die,” she said. “He promised everybody he wouldn’t use fentanyl or any other

BY THE NUMBERS • Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.

• Nearly 71,000 drug overdose deaths involved synthetic opioids other than methadone in 2021.

• In 2022, the DEA seized more than 59.6 million fentanyl-laced fake pills and more than 13,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. (The 2022 seizures are equivalent to more than 395.7 million lethal doses of fentanyl.)

• 2 mg, the amount on the tip of a pencil, can be enough to kill an average American.

• Laboratory testing indicates 7 out of every 10 pills seized by DEA contain a lethal dose of fentanyl.

Montgomery, was 27 years old when he passed away from a fentanyl overdose.

Johnson says it wasn’t his first time experiencing an overdose. In December 2022, she found her son had overdosed

drug without being there, and he did.

And he died, and I found him, and I held him, and I cremated him, and now his urn sits in my house.”

Montgomery is now one of the

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growing number of faces on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) special exhibit, The Faces of Fentanyl, which commemorates the lives lost from fentanyl poisoning. Johnson was contacted by the DEA to share her son’s story at the National Family Summit on Fetanyl. During October, DEA field divisions across the country are hosting regional family summits in order to bring together federal partners, community prevention groups, and families who have lost loved ones to drug poisonings or overdoses. These summits will provide opportunities to share information, build connections and foster collaboration between family groups, the DEA and other key sectors of their local community.

Johnson said that after the summit, she hopes she will have some more ideas on how she can continue to connect with other parents and continue to make a difference.

“I don’t need to be a hero … but if one person says ‘help me,’ and I can help them, it’s a start,” Johnson said.

Zacho lost his 28-year-old son, Maxx, in April 2019. Maxx had been sober for four years, so it was a shock to his family.

“We had plans to go fishing that day,” Zacho said. “It is a mystery to all of us what triggered this. He had been clean for four years. He was doing really well.

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He was working.”

Zacho explained that something must have triggered him and he resorted to using heroin that — unbeknownst to him — was laced with fentanyl. About seven years prior, Maxx was burned on his hands pretty badly at work. He had been given oxycodone to help with the pain.

“He never stopped after that,” Zacho said. “It triggered something … It was the only thing that made him feel normal.” Once oxycodone started becoming harder to find and more expensive, Maxx resorted to heroin. “Maxx struggled a long time. There were a lot of ups and downs,” Zacho said.

For several years now, the family has had a booth at the State Fair to help spread awareness in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day (Aug. 31) and offer families resources and a place to turn.

“It’s a horrible tragedy that happened that comes with a lot of guilt, comes with a lot of ‘could’ve, would’ve should’ves,’” Zacho said. “The vast majority of people just look at them as meth heads, crack addicts; they don’t realize these are people’s babies …

Maxx was such a great boy, he had so many things going for him, but he also had some skeletons in his closet that eventually he couldn’t battle anymore.”

Maxx would have turned 32 today, Oct. 24.

Managing Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or citizennews@presspubs.com.

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Hugo City Council chooses full-time fire chief

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HUGO — For the first time in the city’s history, Hugo will have a full-time fire chief later this month.

Effective Nov. 20, Jim Compton Jr. will be the full-time chief of the Hugo Fire Department instead of its part-time chief. Compton Jr. has served in the role for three years, and has been a member of the fire department for 22 years.

The topic of the city having a full-time fire chief has come up several times over the years. Compton Jr. says he is the fourth chief to bring the need of a fulltime chief forward to the City Council.

A subcommittee was created to discuss the department’s future . Ultimately, the council accepted the subcommittee’s recommendation that a full-time chief was needed. The city widely advertised for the position and received several applications. City Administrator Bryan Bear said they received a great number of “very qualified” candidates for the position.

The top six candidates were invited to interview with a hiring committee, and the top three finalists were brought back for second interviews.

“We had some great candidates. At the end of the day, we were happy to find that the best candidate was already right here,” Mayor Tom Weidt said. “We

have a good path going forward and a plan on how to see the department into the future as it grows and changes with the growth of the city.”

Bear said that the city would have been happy with any of the top three candidates, but there were some qualities that Compton Jr. possessed that stuck out to the hiring committee.

“The decision for Jim Compton Jr. did really surround his ability to connect with what is a very unique thing to do, which is to manage a group of parttime, paid-on-call individuals who are juggling a number of other priorities in their lives,” Bear said.

“In addition … It is the ability to develop relationships to connect personally

with those on the department and those within the community to continue to develop those relationships and maintain a positive, collaborative culture down at the fire department. Jim Compton Jr. has showed that understanding.”

Council Member Becky Petryk added, “It’s really amazing all the different skillsets that a firefighter who reaches your position has … We are very happy with our selection.”

Compton Jr. will start in his “new” full-time role Nov. 20.

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HUGO POLICE REPORTS The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents: • A blue minivan parked in the 15000 block of Farnham Avenue N. received a citation under the driver’s side windshield wiper at 6:27 p.m. Sept. 21 for displaying registration that expired in August, after deputies confirmed the vehicle’s status on their mobile data computer.

• An adult male was arrested at 8:24 p.m. Sept. 21 in the 6000 block of 138th Street N., for violating a domestic abuse no contact order (DANCO), after deputies investigated a 911 hang-up call.

• The suspicious case of a garage door opening by itself at 10:36 p.m. Sept. 21 in the 5000 block of 146th Street N. turned out to have been opened by the complainant’s husband, according to Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

• A business in the 14000 block of Victor Hugo Blvd.

N. at 3:07 p.m. Sept. 22 reported a theft from its store. The owners did not want to press charges, but did want deputies to issue a trespass notice.

• A resident in the 12000 block of Fondant Trail N. at 5:08 p.m. Sept. 22 reported a neighbor for making vague threats. When the complainant didn’t want deputies to contact the neighbor, they advised the complainant on the harassment restraining order (HRO) process.

• A male previously banned from the Kwik Trip on Frenchman Road and Victor Hugo Blvd. N. was cited at 5:49 p.m. Sept. 22 for returning to the scene.

• Bitcoin fraud was reported at 6:32 p.m. Sept. 22 in the 5000 block of 130th Way N. • A motorist was arrested at 3:11 a.m. Sept. 23 on Frenchman Road and Everton Avenue N. for driving after revocation, after deputies initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle with a broken taillight and a license plate light out. During the stop, deputies conducted mobile computer data research after identifying the driver and discovered his revoked status and that he had several failures to appear in court or to pay fines. The driver was booked and released on bail.

• A resident in the 15000 block of Forest Blvd. N. at 1:11 p.m. Sept 24 reported being scammed out of $2,395 when her checking account information was compromised online.

• An adult female was arrested on a warrant at 5:31 p.m. Sept. 24 in the 15000 block of Forest Blvd. N. after deputies were dispatched out to the scene of a civil matter.

• A motorist was arrested at 12:50 a.m. Sept. 25 on Forest Blvd. N. and 134th Street N. for driving on a license canceled due to behavior inimical to public safety, after deputies initiated a traffic stop for a license plate out and for an object suspended from the rearview mirror.

• Deputies deposited a citation under the windshield wipers of a vehicle parked at 7:11 a.m. Sept. 25

beside a lift station on 129th Street N. and Ethan Avenue N. for displaying tabs that expired in July.

• A suspicious vehicle parked at a business on Bald Eagle Lake in the 4000 block of 129th Street N. at 9:58 a.m. Sept. 25 turned out to belong to the registered owner waiting for the arrival of an on-site window repair service. While deputies were still on scene making sure, the window repair service pulled into the parking lot.

• A motorist was cited at 10:49 a.m. Sept. 25 in the 17000 block of Forest Blvd. N. for violation of the hands-free cell phone law. During the traffic stop, the driver admitted to using the phone to make a call to her doctor’s office.

• A boat was reported abandoned on private property in the 12000 block of Keller Avenue at 4:11 p.m.

Sept. 25.

• Extra patrol was requested at 5:27 p.m. Sept. 26 in the 6000 block of 150th Street N. after a report of a possible attempted burglary of a residence.

Deputies arriving on scene found the door frame cracked but still functional.

• After harassment was reported at 1:34 p.m. Sept.

27 in the 15000 block of Forest Blvd. N., deputies advised the complainant on ways to take out an HRO. • A suspicious male reported in the middle of the street taking photos at 3:42 p.m. Sept. 27 in the 12000 block of Exhall Avenue turned out to be a youth standing next to his motorized bike that had suddenly become nonmotorized. As for the photo-taking, the youth’s phone was also dead. When deputies recharged the youth’s phone, he was able to call his mother to pick him up at a nearby park.

• Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene of an assault in the 14000 block of Finale Avenue N. at 7:17 p.m. Sept. 27.

• An unidentified motorist was cited at 9:26 p.m.

Sept. 28 on Frenchman Road and Everton Avenue N. for undisclosed offenses. Another unidentified motorist was cited at 4:32 p.m. Sept. 29 in the 14000 block of Forest Blvd. N. following a traffic stop.

• A suspicious male reported walking around in the 5000 block of Fairpont Drive N. at 9:50 p.m. Sept. 28 turned out to be just a regular guy on the phone.

• A suspicious power line reported down in the 16000 block of Jeffrey Avenue N. at 11:31 p.m. Sept.

29 turned out not to be a power line down at all, but the complainant’s power — which was out.

• A suspicious noisy racket reported at 4:47 a.m.

Sept. 30 in the 5000 block of 147th Street N. turned out to be food delivery workers making a delivery before they were allowed to do so. Deputies advised the workers about the city ordinance prohibiting deliveries prior to 7:00 a.m.

• Three juveniles were reported for stealing phone chargers at 8:02 a.m. Sept.

30 from the Festival Foods store in the 14000 block of Victor Hugo Blvd. N. because their phones all had low batteries.

Deputies waited with the youths for their parents to arrive to take them home. Deputies gave a courtesy ride to two juveniles who could not find a ride from a responsible adult. The store did not want to seek charges for the charger thieves.

• An individual who sold a trailer to a Hugo resident in the 16000 block of Elmcrest Avenue N. reported the buyer for not paying for the vehicle as of 11:05 a.m. Sept. 30.

• A sewer cover was reported for sticking up in the middle of the street opposite the Kwik Trip in the 14000 block of Victor Hugo Blvd. N. at 11:15 a.m.

Sept. 30 and creating a traffic hazard.

The sewer cover had somehow righted itself before deputies arrived on scene.

• Venmo and identity theft were reported at 11:24 a.m. Sept. 30 in the 4000 block of Victor Path N. • A vehicle stolen out of Plymouth was reported at 3:10 p.m. Sept. 30 in the 15000 block of Forest Blvd.

N. When deputies arrived on scene, the vehicle was not there, and neither was the juvenile reportedly responsible for the theft.

• A skidsteer reported for running over two water containers containing hazardous chemicals at 4:56 p.m. Sept. 30 in the 5000 block of 131st Alcove N. turned out not to have run over gasoline or anything of the sort, after deputies arriving on scene could see no gasoline flowing into the sewer or all over the street.

• Three juveniles were reported for throwing rocks at playground equipment and at apartments in the 5000 block of Upper 146th Street N. at 10:30 p.m.

Sept. 30. No juveniles were on scene when deputies arrived, but the complainant was, and told deputies that the youths had cracked a garage door window.

• Two suspicious males were reported at 2:50 p.m.

Oct. 1 for entering a business in the 14000 block of Mercantile Drive N. saying they wanted someone to talk to and started asking questions about whether staff was alone. Staff did not encourage the males to stay, and they left the property in a black sedan. Staff, who may have been spooked by the males, quickly locked the door after them.

• A possible break-in was reported overnight Sept.

30-Oct. 1 in the 15000 block of Fanning Drive N. • A motorist was arrested at 6:49 p.m. Oct. 2 on 132nd Street N. and Isleton Avenue N. after deputies responded to the scene of a vehicle off the roadway.

• A Minnesota motorist was cited at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 3 on eastbound 170th Street N. and Henna Avenue N. for speeding 64 mph in a 55 mph zone by westbound deputies in their fully marked squad, who clocked the vehicle on radar at 73 mph. The driver admitted to not paying attention to his speedometer.

• Deputies conducted a traffic stop at 11:20 a.m. Oct. 3 in the 14000 block of Forest Blvd. N. for semaphore violation.

• A large pipe was reported for lying in the middle of the roadway on Frenchman Road and Oneka Parkway N. at 4:44 p.m. Oct. 3 and creating a traffic hazard.

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Students at Centennial Middle School (CMS) are adding the finishing touches to their fall play, “Princess & the Pea,” before the premiere later this week.

CMS will perform “Princess and the Pea” Nov. 2 through Nov. 4 at the CMS auditorium.

“Princess and the Pea” is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a princess who is tested to become a wife to a lonely prince. CMS’s adaptation of the show was written

by Ryan and Tina North, Twin Cities theater producers, actors and playwrights.

“We have done a couple of shows written by (them), and we love their work and how they understand and write to meet the needs and goals of school theater,” said Eric Webster, play co-director. “Plus, this script is just so fun and such a great take on an old classic story.”

One thing audience members might notice about the show is the set and props. The costumes are also newly purchased.

“As a production team, we just keep expanding our collaboration with each other, and this year we have some really cool set elements thanks to the amazing talents of our set and props designer, Kris Schmidt,” Webster said. “She has just done some amazing work for this show. We are so excited for people to see what she has created.”

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Seventh grader Carson Hooper plays the prince. Here he bravely fights off the dragon.

make up the cast and crew. Co-directors Webster and Laurie Tangren said the show has a “very talented class” of eighth graders who they are excited to watch continue to grow as they progress through the high school theater program.

Eighth grader Britta Clapp plays the princess.

“She’s just so out there,” Clapp said of her character. Clapp noted that the most challenging part of the role has been acting like she is in love with the prince, Carson Hooper, who happens to be a good friend of hers.

Hooper, a seventh grader, described his character as “brave.”

“I like that he really fits me because I feel like I’m decently brave and adventurous, wanting to do things,” Hooper explained.

Hooper thinks the audience will enjoy the show because they can relate.

The setting is based in

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the north metro area and references places like Centerville and streets like Hodgson Road.

“I think the (show) is funnier than other ones.

There’s a lot of jokes and local references. A lot more people will probably get that, because most of the people who see it generally live around here … They can relate,” he said. “I feel like it’s more enjoyable. Because when I see shows and I can relate to things, I tend to enjoy them more.”

Eighth grader Katherine Knutson plays the queen. She has had a role

all of the shows except one since she was in sixth grade.

“The community is so amazing. I feel as like it’s actually a family.

Blood doesn’t really say anything,” Knutson said about the theater program. “… After you join, you get addicted.”

Knutson said she has enjoyed watching the new sixth graders join each year, and then growing as actors/actresses and performers.

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Pictured are: seventh grader Ella Howard, seventh grader Carson Hooper and eighth grader Brennan Carlson. The three chat right before they are confronted by a dragon.

particular show, and that everything has gone smoothly.

“We have an extremely talented group of students in cast and crew who love theater, and the production team works so well together after so many years of working together,” Webster said.

“It’s been kind of an amazing process of pure joy and fun.”

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Sheriff’s Office receives $244,100 through enforcement grant

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office will receive $244,100 through a 2024 enforcement grant from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.

The grant program promotes safety for those who use public roadways and reimburses overtime costs associated with impaired driving enforcement, seat belt enforcement, speed enforcement, distracted enforcement, move over, dispatch, training and special projects/education. The agreement does not require a matching contribution.

County Board approves public safety spending plan

The Washington County Board of Commissioners has decided how it will spend public safety money it received from the 2023 Legislature. The 2023 Minnesota Legislature provided $300 million for a statewide public safety aid program, which will be allocated 30% to counties and tribal governments and 70% to cities and towns with a population of more than 10,000 residents. This is a one-time aid program and will be paid in one installment Dec. 26. The aid must be

used for public safety. Eligible uses include community violence prevention and intervention programs, community engagement, mental health crisis response services, victim services, training programs, first responder wellness, equipment related to fire, rescue and emergency services, and to pay other personnel or equipment costs.

with the Hugo Yellow Ribbon Network in December to support the annual Shop With a Cop event at Walmart in Oak Park Heights.

Deputies, correctional officers and office staff will shop with approximately 10 children whose parents are in the military, many of whom are currently deployed overseas.

Washington County received $3.3 million. The money will be used for: • Employee mental health checks.

• Annual Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) training • Community Services Officer (CSO) programs.

• Deputy sheriff training • Patrol operation vehicles replacement • Public safety and crisis mental health retention • Hearing protection equipment Cities across the county will also receive public safety aid, totaling $11 million.

Sheriff’s Office will purchase 20 police vehicles

Sheriff’s Office receives donation from YRN

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office received $3,300 from the Hugo Yellow Ribbon Network to be used for a Shop With a Cop event. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office will collaborate

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office will purchase 20 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles. The county board approved a $1.34 million contract with Guardian Fleet Safety LLC to purchase and equip the vehicles. On average, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office staff drive 2 million miles a year, patrolling a 430-square mile county. Sheriff’s Office staff are responsible for patrolling state, county and local roadways, while providing law enforcement services to a county with a population of more than 270,000 residents.

This purchase will be funded by the Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program, which improves the functioning of the criminal justice system to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency and to assist victims of

crime. This contract will be effective from final signature through Feb. 28, 2027.

All-hazard mitigation plan approved

Commissioners have approved a 2023 All-Hazard County Mitigation Plan. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Management team has completed the most recent update to the Washington County All Hazard Mitigation Plan, an effort that occurs every five years. The project brought together representatives from 25 cities and six townships in hazard mitigation planning to identify risks and vulnerabilities associated with natural and manmade disasters. This has led to the development of long-term strategies for protecting people and property from future hazardous events.

Funding for the program comes from grants: 75% is federally funded, 25% locally funded.

Future projects identified for the plan include buying generators, sirens, weather monitoring and detection equipment, as well as replacing culverts and making sanitary sewer and cybersecurity improvements.

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COUNTY BRIEFS

County board sets 2 public hearings

The Washington County Board of Commissioners set two public hearings for Nov. 14, one to review the county’s fee schedule and one to review comments on the county’s 2024-2028 county capital improvement plan (CIP) before its adoption Dec. 12.

The revisions to the ordinance will: • update the ordinance language so the related statute changes are reflected through adoption by reference.

• establish the minimum tobacco sales clerk age as 18 years old.

• increase the statutory minimum license suspension time frame for repeated violations from seven days to 30 days for a third offense within 36 months.

Board sets Nov. 7 public hearing on housing trust fund

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Ryan receives 2023 Conrad Rettmer Award

Commissioners honored Steve Ryan for his service to the county’s Community Development Agency (CDA) board, and for receiving the 2023 Conrad Rettmer Award from the Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO).

Each year, the Minnesota Chapter of NAHRO recognizes one commissioner from a housing agency in Minnesota who has provided outstanding leadership in their community in the promotion and implementation of affordable housing or community development activities.

Ryan received the 2023 Conrad Rettmer Award because of his dedication to the work of the CDA. When he became a commissioner eight years ago, Ryan was interested in finding ways to better provide safe and fair housing to persons with mental illness.

His work has resulted in the safe housing of 49 persons with disabilities who were homeless, continued supportive housing for eight single, homeless adults with serious mental illness, and the continued supportive housing of five homeless youth.

He is also involved in the CDA’s Resident Advisory Board and CDBG Citizen Advisory Committee.

Board approves changes to county tobacco ordinance

Commissioners have approved changes to the county’s tobacco ordinance. The board’s action repealed the Youth Access to Tobacco Ordinance No. 185 and adopted the Tobacco Ordinance No. 216.

Changes to the ordinance are necessary due to recent updates to Minnesota state laws, which set the local retail tobacco regulations across Minnesota. The law was changed in 2020 and is in effect throughout the state. The changes include raising the minimum age for tobacco purchases to 21 years of age and increasing the administrative fine amounts for retail tobacco violations.

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The Washington County Board of Commissioners set a public hearing for Nov. 7 for a new ordinance to create a housing trust fund for local housing development. Local housing trust funds (LHTFs) play a crucial role in housing development by allowing local governments to dedicate public revenue for housing purposes. LHTFs serve as a flexible resource that helps communities leverage both public and private funds to benefit local housing needs by being held in a trust.

In 2017, Minnesota established LHTFs through legislation, enabling local governments to create them through ordinances or regional agreements. In 2022, Minnesota legislation established a matching grant program for LHTFs; additional funds were allocated in the 2023-2024 state budget. Furthermore, legislation in 2023 established Local Affordable Housing Aid and Statewide Local Housing Aid programs. If funds are deposited into an LHTF for future housing projects, they are considered spent where the trust is located. This ensures that housing funds are dedicated to local housing initiatives and remain within the county.

As a result of these developments, and the requirement to create an LHTF to access additional funds, Washington County and the Washington County Community Development Agency (CDA) have partnered to develop a draft ordinance to establish an LHTF managed by the CDA.

County contracts with agencies to prevent homelessness

Board agrees to contract negotiations for county website evaluation

Commissioners have agreed to allow negotiations for a contract with BR8KTHRU for $124,166 to perform an evaluation of the county’s external website. The Washington County website underwent a refresh in 2021-2022, including work to revise the content on the site and apply a new “skin” for digital effectiveness.

A website is ever-evolving, and will require ongoing analysis and quality work to meet the needs of county customers, clients and residents.

New lockers coming to Hugo City Hall

This fall, the Washington County Library lockers in front of Hugo City Hall will be upgraded. The lockers will have several new features to make them more convenient and accessible, including a touchscreen and barcode scanner so you can log in to pick up items with your library card. The lockers will also connect directly with the library catalog, which will streamline the checkout process and notifications that materials are available for pickup.

The lockers will be unavailable through late November while library staff are getting them up and running. You can still return books at both locations, but will need to pick up materials at a different library branch. You can learn more about Library Express online at https://bit.ly/2Fj4vnK .

Commissioners have approved contracts with four agencies that work with county residents who are experiencing homelessness and to prevent homelessness. Washington County applied for Family Homeless Prevention Assistance Program (FHPAP) funds for the 2023-2025 biennium and was awarded $1.5 million for two years, from Oct. 1 through Sept.

30, 2025. The FHPAP program is to provide supportive services and/or financial assistance to families, youth and single adults who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness.

The county will suballocate funds to: • YMCA of the North in the amount of $189,000 to distribute as rapid rehousing direct assistance and for administrative services to deliver the assistance.

• Valley Outreach in the amount of $300,000 to distribute as prevention direct assistance and to provide administrative services to deliver the assistance.

• Solid Ground in the amount of $335,000 for coordinated entry services, to distribute as prevention and rapid rehousing direct assistance and to provide administrative services to deliver the direct assistance.

• Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties in the amount of $335,000 to distribute as prevention and rapid rehousing direct assistance and to provide administrative services to deliver direct assistance.

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Find a pumpkin drop-off site in Washington County

Now that Halloween is over, don’t trash your pumpkins! Instead, bring them to a drop-off site in Washington County. Drop-off sites will be open to all residents from Oct. 31 - Nov. 12 in seven locations: Cottage Grove, Hugo, Mahtomedi, Oakdale, Scandia, Stillwater and Woodbury. Pumpkins must be free of paint, glitter or any other decorations. For dropoff site locations/hours, visit www.co.washington. mn.us/3575/Pumpkin-Recycling.

Board approves contracts with attorneys

Commissioners have approved contracts with attorneys for legal representation for children in need of protection or services, termination of parental rights and permanency cases. The contracts will be in effect from Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2028. The attorneys are Greg Schmidt, John Chitwood, Theresa Paulson, Amy Senn and Viet-Hanh Winchell.

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HUGO BITS & PIECES • For the first time in its history, the city of Hugo will have a new full-time fire chief later this month. (See full story on page 8.)

• The fire department continues to receive donations. Most recently, Oneka Ridge Golf Course donated $1,400 for automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

• Richard and Pamela Johnstone can now construct a fence within a drainage and utility easement on their property located at 5841 130th Lane North. Adelaide Landing Master Association has also been granted an encroachment agreement to allow for the construction of a fence within a drainage and utility easement on several properties located in the 6th Addition. The proposed location for the fence includes the east property line of seven residential lots, the right-of-way of 132nd Street North, and a portion of the platted Outlot A. • Summit Management LLC is requesting a two-year extension on its approvals for the Hugo East/ Arbor Meadows development, which is proposed to include apartments and manufactured homes north of the Hugo Estates mobile home park, located at 15057 Forest Blvd. The developer requested the extension so they can continue to work on

construction plans. The new deadline will be Nov. 7, 2025.

• Residents who have been assessed for the Birch Tree Ponds area street improvement project have until Nov. 15 to prepay their assessments in full before the charge will be turned over to the county for collection on property taxes over a 10-year period with an interest rate of 5.25%. Assessments will cover 34% of the total project cost of $1.96 million, and the city will pick up the remaining balance. Residents who were a part of the partial reconstruction will pay $4,100 per unit, and residents who were a part of the mill and overlay will pay $2,100 per unit.

A few residents expressed concerns regarding the assessment amount during the public hearing. “We just don’t feel that the assessment amount matches what was happening in front of our home,” said Michele Riemersmas.

Michelle Lorentz questioned why she was paying the same amount as some of her neighbors, who also received driveway improvements. “Why am I paying $4,100 when I didn’t get any new curbs in front of my house? I didn’t get an apron halfway up my driveway.”

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•T he council will likely award a explained that the assessment amount construction contract for the 2024 is the same for all property owners street project in March. The project depending on the type of improvement. consists of roadway reclamation “The assessment is not directly related and paving of 125th Street, and to what happened at your driveway in complete roadway reconstruction front of your property, it is the project and stormwater improvements in the as a whole that everybody drives Dellwood Ridge neighborhood area. down,” he said.

The roadway reclamation and paving Robert Pasqualini said he was aware will include 125th Street North from of the assessment cost, but didn’t Goodview Avenue North to 122nd realize the amount of interest that Street North (CSAH 7). Work on Upper would be charged, and that they would Heather Avenue North from 125th only have until Nov. 15 to pay it off Avenue North to Heather Avenue before that came into play.

North and Heather Avenue North from Erichson explained that each year, 125th Avenue North to 120th Street residents will have the option to pay off North (CSAH 7) will involve complete the remaining portion of the balance reconstruction and stormwater to avoid accruing interest over the 10improvements. year period.

The total estimated cost for the Mayor Tom Weidt said, “We do a lot project is approximately $3.93 million. of meetings and a lot of notifications.

Funding for the project will be We try to be as transparent as possible provided through assessments (6%) on these projects. We put it out there to benefiting properties, county funds … Unfortunately, it falls through the and city street funds. Construction cracks for a few people every once will likely begin in June and be in a while.” He added, “It is always complete in September. painful to get assessments … we have PET SER Vthis I CisE all played Monopoly, and an D I R E C T O R Y The next City Council meeting will be unfortunate part of life that comes up at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, at City Hall. and gets you once in a while.”

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Bears tripped by Maple Grove at state

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White Bear Lake’s long-awaited, hard-earned state tournament trip in girls soccer ended in the first round as the No. 3 seeded Bears were upset by Maple Grove 2-1 on a rainy evening in Edina.

The Bears reached state by defeating two section rivals who had much better seasons than Maple Grove, but the Crimson defenders were in control of this game, allowing only one clear shot on goal.

Jenna Maloy made good on that chance, grounding the ball past the goalie from the left side off a pass

by Elizabeth Wallek from about 30 yards away, with 2:37 left in the first half, pulling the Bears within 2-1. Their best chance otherwise was Becca Smith’s

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Pulling out two overtime sets, each clinched with a stuff block by Elena Hoecke, the Centennial Cougars upset Andover 26-24, 25-13, 27-25 in their Section 7AAAA opener on Wednesday evening in Andover.

The No. 6 seeded Cougars (10-13) reversed a 3-1 conference loss to the No. 3 seeded Huskies. They now face No. 2 Forest Lake (16-11) there Monday. The winner advances to finals Thursday.

“We showed up to play and fired on all cylinders: from the serving line to the net and from pin to pin,” said coach Nicole Christensen. “Compared to the last time we played Andover, we limited our errors and kept the ball in play and attacked aggressively when we had an opportunity.”

Hoecke, 6-foot-3 sophomore, made four blocks and 15 kills, and served four aces. Emma Peterson added seven kills. Emmerson Jennings notched 16 assists and 10 digs, Avarie Mondry 11 digs and Chase Manthey 13 assists.

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JON NAMYST | CONTRIBUTED changes as eighth-grader Nora Lieser Elena Hoecke, shown here in a previous started in the middle, replacing match, led the victory over Andover.

Addison Kemper, who has a high ankle sprain, while Mondry moved to libero, scrambled from seven points down in and Lily Sang moved to the right side. the third game, including one 7-0 run The Cougars rallied from six points with Mondry serving. down in game one. “We started The Cougars are the defending executing our attacks and getting some section champions but graduated all key digs,” the coach said, adding that their starters except Hoecke. strong serving by Sang and Mondry also sparked the rally. The Cougars

Luke Williams repeated as section champion and led White Bear Lake to a second-place finish — and a state berth — in the Section 4AAAA meet at Highland Park Golf Course in St. Paul.

Team scoring was Stillwater 38, the Bears 56, Two Rivers 58, East Ridge 74, Woodbury 149, St. Paul Central 183, Tartan 198 and Cretin-Derham Hall 248. The Bears’ two-point edge over Two Rivers earned the state trip as the top two teams advance.

Williams, a senior, led all the way and hit the finish line in 16:03.6, ahead of runner-up Ethan Foote of Stillwater by 11 seconds, on a wet, muddy course. He was challenged for one mile by a Two Rivers runner, then pulled away from the field.

Bears junior Vaughn Larson placed sixth (16:31), junior Isaac Kolstad ninth (16:41), sophomore Max Popp 17th (17:03) and freshman Graham Newlander 23rd (17:21) among 54 runners.

“Our top three really did their job,” Kovacich said. “We struggled in the RON ENGH | CONTRIBUTED fourth spot, but Max came back the Max Popp’s strong finish as the No. 4 runner last 800 meters and passed some kids, helped the Bears edge Two Rivers for the which helped seal the win … It was a second state berth. slug fest, a really close race.”

The Bears, who barely missed a state “It’s great that the whole team gets team berth last year, will make their to experience a state meet,” said 14th team appearance in 21 years on Williams, who placed 25th last year as Saturday at Les Bolstad Golf Course in an individual qualifier.

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The Crimson clamped down on the Bears through the second half, always a step ahead of them, ending the Bears season with a 14-4-2 mark in their first state tournament since 2012.

The Crimson (9-6-4) gave up five goals twice early in the season while starting 4-6-1 but they’ve allowed just five goals in their last eight matches (three ties, then five wins).

Each team had five shots on goal. Maple Grove blasted two in the first half that goalie Autumn Maki had no chance to stop, by Jessica Lee over her head and by Kiera Gill from the left side. “Two solid shots, nothing Autumn could do,” Coach Dierkhising said.

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All Day Big Wood Brewery Music: Patrick Allen 5:30 – 8:30 7 Vines Vineyard Meading of the Minds Trivia 7pm White Bear Meadery Music: Gracenotes 5:30 – 8:30 7 Vines Vineyard Black Anvil Release All Day Big Wood Brewery Vendor Market & Music: 12:30-4:30 7 Vines Vineyard Holiday Boutique 11-4 pm Dancing Dragonfly Beginner Yoga Flow 10-11 am Rustic Roots Music: Tim Fast 1-4 pm Dancing Dragonfly Bingo at the Winery 6:30-8 pm Rustic Roots Paint and Sip party 6pm White Bear Meadery Music: Steve Poynter 5:30 – 8:30 7 Vines Vineyard Meading of the Minds Trivia 7pm White Bear Meadery Jesters Comedy Improv 7-8:30 pm Rustic Roots Holiday Boutique 11-4 pm Dancing Dragonfly Holiday Boutique 11-4 pm Dancing Dragonfly Art at the Winery Holiday Wine Glasses 6-8:30 pm Dancing Dragonfly Holiday Cheers!

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*Note: Events are subject to change or be cancelled. Please call or visit the websites or Facebook pages for the most up-to-date information.

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Follow detour signs near the Manning/Hwy. 36 intersection.