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Rise of the Robin: Why some birds are changing where they spend the winter

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The song of the American robin—large, friendly redbreast of suburban lawns and back yards—has long been said to herald the arrival of spring. For scientists who study long-term data, collected by community volunteers, the presence of the robin can signal much more, especially when it appears here in the winter.

Volunteers for the 2020 Audubon Winter Bird Count observed 303 American robins during their survey in the Northeast Suburban area on Dec. 26. This area includes the communities of White Bear Lake, Dellwood, Hugo, Mahtomedi, Withrow, Stillwater, and Marine on St. Croix. The volunteers adjusted well to the restrictions of COVID-19; staying socially distanced and never sharing a vehicle with others outside their household or immediate social pod. Despite the new rules, 42 route-patrollers and 18 feeder-watchers were able to participate in the count this year.

The international Winter Bird Count tradition is more than 100 years old. It was established as a less deadly alternative to Winter bird hunts: once a staple of family Christmas gatherings. Over the decades it has evolved into one of the longest and most consistent collections of bird observation data, providing insight into the trends and behaviors among populations, which in turn provide clues about the state of the environment around us. The bird count is an entertaining way to spend a winter afternoon, somewhat like a neighborhood scavenger hunt. But the CBC is also a numbers game. Over his

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The winter range of the American robin has been shifting northward for decades; today, it is not unusual to see robins in the coldest months of the year in Minnesota.

years of involvement in the count, Northeast Suburban count coordinator Jim Howitz has become well versed in the trends and statistics that prompt scientific questions about which populations are changing, and why.

One thing has been clear from the decades of amassed data: birds such as the American robin are changing where they spend their winters.

“When I was a kid, you never saw robins in winter,” said Howitz. “Their species name is ‘migratorius,’ so they’ve been migratory since the time of Linnaeus, but they stick around now. They use ornamental trees around yards, and during breeding season nest by your house and eat worms.”

This changing behavior is part of a much larger trend: robins are one among dozens of species that are pushing their winter range northward. Climate change is likely a large factor, How-

itz said—as winters become milder, more birds are able to stay in place without expending energy on a long migration south. Waterfowl may even do so to avoid hunting seasons in the warmer areas of the U.S. CBC volunteers also tallied a number of other species that aren’t usually found here in the winter months.

Some sparrows, such as dark-eyed juncos, are known to stay through the winter, but on Dec. 26, counters observed song, chipping, and white-throated sparrows.

Volunteers also found Wilson’s snipe, brown thrashers, and a varied thrush—a robin relative normally found in the Western U.S. Howitz said he expects it will be able to survive the winter, with the aid of ornamental fruit trees in the neighborhood.

While this diversity of species is exciting for volunteers to fi nd, it is just as important to pay attention to what the

Washington County rolls out COVID-19 vaccines

BY ELIZABETH CALLEN EDITOR

The fi rst shipments of the COVID-19 vaccines have made their way to Washington County, and priority groups have started receiving vaccinations.

Washington County is a registered vaccine provider through the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and is following MDH guidelines regarding vaccine distributions. The fi rst priority group, 1a, is comprised of health care workers and long-term care facility residents and staff.

“The goal for the first doses of vaccine is to protect those who are exposed to COVID-19 every day because of what they do, who they care for or where they live,” reads the county's website. “There are more people in the phase 1a priority group than the amount of vaccine that has been delivered to date.

As of press time, MDH reported that 194,462 Minnesotans (approximately 3.5% of the state population) had received fi rst doses of either the Pfizer or Modern vaccine and that 38,025 have received both.

The state has recently expanded its vaccination efforts through a test program that will make limited vaccine doses available to educators and child care workers, as well as Minnesotans ages 65 or older. Those 65 or older can schedule an appointment at one of the nine pilot sites (Anoka, Brooklyn Center, Fergus Falls, Marshall, Mountain Iron, North Mankato, Rochester, St. Cloud and Thief River Falls) online. Educators and child care workers will receive information about scheduling appointments through their employers.

For further information on the state's vaccination plans, visit mn.gov/covid19/vaccine.

1. Black-Capped Chickadee 2. American Crow 3. Rock Pigeon 4. American Goldfinch 5. Blue Jay 6. Wild Turkey 7. American Robin 8. Dark-eyed Junco 9. Northern Cardinal 10. White-breasted Nuthatch

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Total Number of Species: 49 Total Number of Individuals: 5,954 counters don’t see. Over the long term, the CBC has recorded declining numbers of northern birds, which used to be seen in the Northeast Suburban area in abundance.

“We set the record for redpolls in 1977,” Howitz said.

“We had more redpolls than anyplace else in North America, with 4,015 individuals.

They come in these enormous flocks, and for a moment they can blot out the sky. Some years it’s just a handful, and this looks like a handful year.

They may explode later in the year, sometimes you don’t see them at all and then in February and then you’re deluged with them. Winter is young.”

Some birders expected a winter irruption of northern fi nches this year, but the count volunteers saw no evening or pine grosbeaks as they hoped. The last pine

grosbeak seen on the Northeast Suburban bird count was in 1989.

“Those were two northern finches we used to be able to count on, and they’re not here,” Howitz said. “We’re picking up new birds like robins, wrens, titmice, and losing birds that aren’t coming this far south, like redpolls.”

Birds from the southern reaches of the state, such as wild turkeys and red-bellied woodpeckers, are traveling further north than they ever have before. This year, the CBC included a Carolina wren and two tufted titmice— species Howitz said we can expect to see more of as the climate continues to warm.

“Practically everybody was happy with what we found; most people were finding one or two things they don’t normally find,” Howitz said.

County Jail begins medication-assisted opioid treatment

BY ELIZABETH CALLEN EDITOR

A new program at Washington County Jail could save lives by dramatically reducing the risk of overdose from opioids among inmates.

Earlier this month, the jail launched the Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) program, a form of medication-assisted treatment. Many jails have long offered addiction treatment to inmates, including counseling and non-opioid medications. Now, more and more are turning to opioid replacement drugs to less withdrawal symptoms and provides inmates struggling with addiction with a path to long-term recovery. Now, the Washington County Jail is among them.

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven challenging for individuals in recovery from substance abuse. “The 2020 data that is available so far has shown an increase in opioid-related overdoses across Minnesota and the metro,”

Washington County Jail Administrator Roger Heinen said in a statement.

“This program (MOUD) and other response efforts have become even more important at this critical time.”

The new program has many potential benefits, Heinen said, namely reducing the likelihood of overdose, especially in the period immediately after an individual is released from jail, which poses high risks for those struggling with addiction. It also can help break the cycle of reincarnation that is commonly associated with substance use disorders and increase retention in treatment.

The MOUD program is a collaborative effort between several the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and several Washington County departments, including the Sheriff's Office, Public Health and Environment, Community Services and Community Corrections.

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Light at the end of the tunnel an. 21 marks one year since COVID-19 arrived in the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the fi rst case of the 2019 novel coronavirus had been confirmed in the state of Washington. Here in Minnesota, it was late February when concerns about the virus’s spread started to feel serious and mid-March we fi rst went into lockdown. Then, I assumed, like many of us did, that it would only last a few weeks, maybe a month or so at the most. That assumption seems laughable now, but of course, hindsight is 20/20.

Fast forward to today, when almost a full year has passed, and our individual and collective lives have changed dramatically.

COVID-19 has impacted nearly every aspect of our world. Zoom is now a permanent fi xture on my laptop. Laundering my face masks is a part of my weekly routine.

I have not seen my family since Between last Christmas and just celebrated the Lines the holiday by FaceTiming them from my apartment rather than Elizabeth gathering with all of them at my parents’ home in Michigan.

Callen The last year has proven to be extremely challenging for all of us, at least on some level, especially as the pandemic has dragged on and on with no clear end in sight. It feels especially cruel and ironic that in a crisis like this, when we need each other more than ever, the safest thing is to stay Finally, though, the end feels as if it might actually be near, or at least not so impossibly far off.

The fi rst shipments of COVID-19 vaccines were sent out to states last month, and initial doses have already been given to healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities. My cousin, an ER nurse, received her vaccine last week and texted a selfie to our extended family group chat shortly after. I teared up as I looked at it, feeling overwhelmed both by the suffering the coronavirus has brought and the lives that a vaccine will save.

After nearly a year of isolation and uncertainty, as the vaccine rolls out to more and more people, it feels like there is finally light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel.

However, we are not there yet. Most of us will need to wait several months before we can expect to get vaccinated, and the next few months in the U.S. are set to be devastating. Thousands of people are dying each week, and thousands more are getting sick with a terrible disease that takes a simple bodily function like breathing and turns it into a nearly insurmountable task. The devastation the virus has wrought has been immense. The consequences if we fail to get it under control will be even worse.

All things must pass, and I have hope that eventually the COVID-19 pandemic will too. Surely, the vaccine will help bring about that long-awaited end, especially as more and more people get the opportunity to receive it. But in the meantime, we have to stay cautious, continuing to abide by public health guidance and take precautions to limit the virus’s spread, like hand washing, mask wearing and social distancing. There are brighter days ahead. Here’s to helping each other get there.

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Preserve hospital beds by catching serious conditions early

ases of COVID-19 here in Minnesota remain high, as is the need for hospital beds, including Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds for the most critical patients. With a predicted influx of COVID-19 cases from the holiday season, the situation could get worse.

You can chart bed usage on the Department of Minnesota’s COVID-19 Response Page at: mn.gov/covid19/data/responseprep/response-capacity.jsp Last week on Jan. 4, the number of total ICU beds in Minnesota was noted as 1,212, with a total of 1080 of those beds in use. It goes without Movers & saying that this is not the Shakers time to need Kristi Trussel intensive care.

Still, doctors at the Urgency Room’s three locations in Vadnais Heights, Woodbury and Eagan are continuing to see patients who are ignoring symptoms that signal emergency medical conditions like heart attacks, sepsis and appendicitis.

Now is the time to make sure persistent symptoms, pain or other health concerns of non COVID-19 related conditions are identified and treated right away so you don’t end up needing a hospital bed

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while Minnesota works to maintain an ample supply into the winter months when COVID-19 numbers continue to strain hospitals and staff. Here is a look at four conditions that concern doctors at The Urgency Room the most and the symptoms associated with these conditions.

Condition: Heart attack Signs you should be seen: • Chest pain, chest pressure or shortness of breath • Pain between shoulder blades, arm, chest, jaw, left arm or upper abdomen • Dizziness • Heartburn with or without nausea • Palpitations (sensation of rapid or irregular heartbeat) • Anxiety or feeling of impending doom • New or worsening leg swelling • Shortness of breath with laying fl at

Condition: Sepsis (a life-threatening illness caused by your body’s response to an infection) Signs you should be seen: • You already have been diagnosed with an infection like pneumonia, a kidney infection, abdominal infection and are getting worse • New fever after initial improvement or fever that persists despite treatment of your infection • New rash or patches of discolored skin

• Confusion or changes in mental ability • Feeling very weak or having trouble walking • Signs of dehydration such as persistent vomiting or diarrhea or can’t keep fluids down

Condition: Appendicitis Signs you should be seen: • Sudden pain that begins on the right side of the lower abdomen • Sudden pain that begins around your navel and often shifts to your lower right abdomen • Pain that worsens if you cough, walk or make other jarring movements.

• Persistent nausea and vomiting Let’s diagnose and treat serious medical issues before they become severe and require high level intensive care and put further pressure on an already limited supply of hospital beds and medical staff during what is predicted to be the toughest stretch of the pandemic. The Urgency Room location in Vadnais Heights is staffed with boardcertified emergency physicians as well as full CT equipment, ultrasound, radiology capabilities and a highcomplexity lab. To learn more, go to urgencyroom.com Kristi Trussell is the Medical Director of The Urgency Room.

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Hello, February! e love our chamber members and would like to give all of them a shout out as we celebrate the month of February. COVID-19 has brought challenges to many of our businesses, and our community has given so much support to our local businesses. Thank you!

If you have not yet popped down to the downtown Stillwater area to enjoy the lights on Chestnut Street by the Lift Bridge, please make a point of it. It has been a collaborative effort working together with the City of Stillwater, Discover Stillwater and local businesses. This light display will conclude after St. Day. Chamber Patrick’s Please continue to shop, eat and play local. Community love is more Chat important than ever right now.

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Stillwater school board approves 1-year contract with Lansfeldt

BY ELIZABETH CALLEN EDITOR

After a recent vote by the outgoing Stillwater school board, Malinda Lansfeldt's contract as interim superintendent has been extended for a year.

Lansfeldt has been the district's interim superintendent since early July, replacing Denise Pontrelli, who was removed from office after the board approved a separation agreement last summer. She previously served as principal of Afton-Lakeland Elementary School.

Lansfeldt's current contract does not expire until the end of June, but in early December, a majority of the outgoing board members voted to negotiate a new contract to install her as the Stillwater school district's superintendent. That contract was set to be a three-year agreement, but Lansfeldt pulled out of those negotiations, citing a desire to not stoke further controversy among community members.

Though board members' discussion over the

Districts reopen Stillwater student school buildings takes 1st in for elementary statewide stock students market game

BY ELIZABETH CALLEN EDITOR

Most elementary school students are returning to the classroom full time following changes to the state's Safe Learning Plan.

Gov. Tim Walz announced in December that all elementary schools in Minnesota could open for in-person instruction as early as Jan. 18 with proper restrictions in place. Those restrictions primarily include requiring staff to wear a face shield in addition to a mask and for schools to make biweekly COVID-19 testing available to all staff who interact with students.

The state's decision to allow elementary schools to reopen was based on increased knowledge about COVID-19 and its spread. State health officials say that children are less susceptible to serious complications from the virus.

Stillwater will reopen its elementary schools will reopen its elementary schools to K-2 students Jan. 27 and to 3-5 grade students March 1. Forest Lake brought its pre-kindergarten through third graders students back Jan. 19. Fourth through sixth graders are set to follow Feb. 1.

A state requirement permitted only a maximum of three grades to start in-person learning at one time with a two-week window in between start dates. However, the Forest Lake school district successfully lobbied to include pre-kindergarteners and kindergartners in its first group of returners, arguing that it could do so safely.

In Forest Lake, secondary students will not have class Jan. 25-26 to allow staff to prepare for a return to hybrid learning for students in grades 7-8 and 10-12 on Jan. 27. Ninth graders will return Feb. 8.

As of press time, the Stillwater school district had not yet announced plans for a return to in-person learning for its secondary students.

Middle and high schoolers will remain in distance learning for the time being.

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“Although some people might think we need to do a search to fi nd a permanent superintendent this coming year, SUBMITTED I am not one of Malinda Lansfeldt them,” said Director Beverly Petrie. “I think we need to keep superintendent Lansfeldt in her chair.”

The district's new contract with Lansfeldt will run through June 30, 2022.

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A Stillwater Area High School (SAHS) student's savviness with the stock market helped him secure first place in a statewide competition.

Clayton Kryzer, a sophomore at SAHS, won the High School Division in the recent Minnesota Stock Market Game, beating out 2,000 other competitors from across the state.

Clayton The Stock Market Game encouragKryzer es students to learn about the stock market, economics and finance by simulating the investment process. Participants receive a (virtual) $100,000 to invest in stocks and mutual funds with the goal of creating the best-performing portfolio by the game's end.

Over the course of the 12-week-long competition, portfolios are updated daily with real-time prices.

Students can make trades on the internet and track their value change.

Kryzer finished with more than $146,000 in his portfolio, a return of 46%.

SAHS students compete in the Minnesota division of the Stock Market Game as a part of Deb Drommerhausen's marketing class. The game is put on

by BestPrep, a nonprofit with the aim of teaching students financial literacy.

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White Bear Area Chamber joins MADA in challenging Walz’s clean car rules Gov. Tim Walz has instructed the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to pursue the adoption of California’s vehicle emission standards.

California’s standards for low-emission vehicles and zero-emission vehicles, which respectively require auto manufacturers to create carers that pollute less and to provide more electric, plug-in hybrid or hydrogen-powered cars for sale. However, those efforts are being challenged by some local groups, including the White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce and the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association (MADA). “Pursuing this rule-making process would take away the ability of Minnesota legislators to decide what is best for Minnesota, and give the decision-making power to a board of unelected bureaucrats in California,” Chamber Executive Director Shari Wilson said in a statement. “Adoption of these standards would not only harm our dealer members, but anyone who buys a new vehicle in Minnesota.”

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Stillwater native Sofia Logan releases debut album

BY ELIZABETH CALLEN EDITOR

A newly-released album

by Stillwater native Sofia Logan is the product of her lifelong passion for music as well as her deep interest in the world around her.

“Waiting For You, Waiting For Me,” Logan's debut album, reflects her global travels, particularly her time in South America. Throughout the album, Logan sings not only in English but also in Spanish and Portuguese.

After graduating from the University in Minnesota—where she majored in global studies and history and minored in Spanish—Logan dedicated much of her time and energy to writing her own songs.

“I worked with producer, composer and musician Andrew Turpening to record a cover of the Cuban song 'Ámame Como Soy' and my fi rst original song, 'Leaving for the Amazon,'' Logan writes on her website. “I came off the recording session motivated and charged with energy.”

Logan channeled that energy into her new album, which she recorded in Duluth with Turpening. Her parents also were instrumental in the pro-

Lakeview Hospital welcomes first baby of the New Year The fi rst baby of 2021 born in Stillwater arrived at 3:45 p.m. on Jan. 1. Julianna Radjenovich made her New Year debut in the Lakeview Hospital Birth Center, weighing 5 pounds, 4 ounces and measuring 18.5 inches. Parents Alyssa and Nick, of Circle Pines, Minnesota, were tickled to notice that Julianna was born the exact same size as big sister, Mackenzie. Nurses presented the family with a basket of goodies in celebration of Julianna being the fi rst newborn of the New Year.

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Stillwater native Sofia Logan has released “Waiting for you, waiting for me,” her debut album.

cess—Logan's father, author Chuck Logan, helped her with songwriting and her mother, photojournalist Jean Pieri, shot all of the photos for the album.

Though Logan is a lifelong fan of Ella Fitzgerald and a student of jazz vocal stylings, she “loves

the Jazz Age as much as Woodstock,” and so her musical debut draws equally from both jazz and folk traditions.

“Waiting for You, Waiting For Me” is available for download at sofialogan.com and on streaming services.

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Julianna Radjenovich, the first baby of 2021 to be born at Lakeview Hospital, is pictured here with parents Alyssa and Nick, of Circle Pines, Minnesota.

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Tyler Raway

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Stillwater Girls Basketball

Tyler Raway, Forest Lake senior 195-pound wrestler, won his first four matches of the season, lifting his career totals to 112 wins against 57 losses. Raway has medaled twice at the state tournament, placing fourth at 160 pounds as a junior, with a final 32-6 record, and sixth at 160 as a sophomore.

He is ranked No. 4 at 195 in Class 3A and has committed to wrestle for Augsburg College.

Amber Scalia, 5-foot-9 junior guard, tallied 22 points in each of Stillwater’s first two basketball games, sinking nine 3-point shots, as the Ponies beat Park and East Ridge. Scalia helped the Ponies place runner-up in the state tournament as a freshman, averaging 4.8 points, and helped them reach the state semifinals last year, averaging 14.4 points, six rebounds and four assists. She also plays for the North Tartan AAU team.

Logan Anderson Forest Lake Girls Basketball Logan Anderson, who’ll play softball in college, excels on the basketball court as well.

The 5-foot-7 senior guard/forward tallied 19 and 17 points in wins against Roseville and Woodbury in the first week of play. She entered her senior season with 728 points and averaged 16.8 points last year. Anderson is a four-time all-conference catcher and helped the Rangers place third in the state in 2019. She has signed with Winona State.

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Roman Rogotzke, Stillwater senior, is ranked No. 1 in Class 3A at 195 pounds, after capturing the state championship at 182 last season. Rogotzke started the season with three pins and has a career record of 188-53 with East Ridge and Stillwater. “He just goes crazy hard,” coach Tim Hartung said. “Guys have a hard time wrestling him because he has a gas tank that doesn’t stop and they get exhausted from everything he throws at them.” Rogotzke has committed to South Dakota State.

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Renting may make sense if you’re an empty nester, ready to downsize, experiencing loneliness or unsure where you’ll spend your retirement years. There are so many floor plan options with an overabundance of amenities and life enrichment opportunities.

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Renting may free up money that you can invest, which could increase your overall income during your retirement years. Investments often grow at a quicker rate than real estate appreciates, making them an even better use of your financial assets. Also, ownership could put you at risk in the event of another housing market crash – something renting does not do.

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Less Maintenance, Less Responsibility When you rent an apartment home or townhome at The Fields, you will not have to pay for maintenance. No painting, roof and gutter repairs, windows, sprinklers, carpets, dishwasher repair, you name it – we take care of it all. No major-league, structural maintenance and ongoing seasonal maintenance like shoveling, landscaping or raking.

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Workers playfully test out one of the slides built into the Ice Palace Maze.

throughout Stillwater's downtown, appropriately titled “Wintertime in Stillwater.” A lights display (including the lighting of Stillwater's historic Lift Bridge), a color-changing LED display set to music on the Chestnut Street Plaza and horse-drawn carriage rides are among the other cold-weather attractions.

The Ice Palace Maze will be open 5 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays into March (weather permitting). Capacity is limited to 100 people at a time for safety reasons. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children 5-12. Children 4 and younger get in free.

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Walls built using massive ice blocks serve as a backdrop for Zephyr Theatre Artistic Director Calyssa Hall and her father Franz Hall during the construction of the Ice Palace Maze in downtown Stillwater.

Franz is the operations manager at the theater and also the architect of the Ice Palace Maze.

Andrew Erdos exhibition open at Franconia Commons Franconia Sculpture Park is pleased to present Andrew Erdos: The Flash of Silver Breaths on the Wing of the Sky, now open Mardag Gallery at Franconia Commons. Taking its name from Joy Harjo’s 1989 Secrets from the Center of the World, Erdos’ solo exhibition explores themes of geological time, industrial ruin, infinite space and the horizon.

The exhibition includes three bodies of work existing as an invocation of fire, cold and fading winter light, and a mutually-arranged sacred objects. It is no surprise that an exhibition that celebrates and honors the isolation man feels in nature was largely made during a global lockdown. Simultaneously fragile and powerful, the work foretells winter’s dawn through metaphorical landscapes.

Erdos’ “Cauldrons” evoke artificial mountains created by pouring hundreds of layers of molten glass over a galvanized steel armature, built around a water-filled basin and attached to a discarded wooden pallet. The final object references the opposing worlds of an alpine glacial lake, frozen lava, and calcified by-products of industry. The “Incantations” series consists of slabs of crushed, faceted glass fused to large, hollow glass bubbles that reside somewhere between a glacier, a giant crystal, and

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For the rest of the winter, Stillwater will be home to what is said to be the largest ice maze in the country.

That may not be an official title, but the organizers of the new Ice Palace Maze are laying claim to it anyway. As far as they know, no one else can rightfully take it away.

The 114-foot by 72-foot ice maze was built using 1,500 blocks of ice (each weighing approximately 260 pounds) in the parking lot of the Zephyr Theatre, located in downtown Stillwater. Together, the various twists and turns of the massive ice maze make up a half-mile of passages.

As visitors wind their way through the maze, they will find plenty of good photo opportunities thanks to the ice sculptures, thrones and colorful lights tower inside.

Once they reach the end, the only way out will prove to be down—the exit involves a trip down one of two 36-foot ice slides.

“Visiting our Ice Palace Maze will be a fun, safe, family-focused way to celebrate winter,” Zephyr Theatre Executive Director Calyssa Hall said. “We hope it will bring a lot of joy to Stillwater residents and visitors.”

Last year, when COVID-19 restrictions limited inside access to the Zephyr Theatre, Hall turned the south parking lot into an outdoor entertainment area, where concerts and Shakespeare plays took place during the warmer months. With the threat of COVID-19 still lingering and some restrictions still in place, Hall said, “the Ice Palace Maze allows us to create something artistic outdoors.”

The maze is also a part of the seasonal festivities

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“Those things give me a lot of positivity and hope that we are going to be able to make through the next six months,” he said. “I think it is going to be a long six months ahead.

We are going to have to innovate, stay hungry and be careful with our spending, but I am positive we’ll be able to get through it.”

Taylor said he is grateful for the support his business has received, especially from his Blaine and Circle Pines neighbors who regularly put in very large orders for him to deliver to them.

Lakes & Legends is currently open for to-go orders and delivery (once a week). Of course, customers can also purchase gift cards and merchandise. Visit lakesandlegends. com/ for more information.

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM LEAD EDITOR

If it wasn’t for government funding, customer support and the innovation of business owners, several more breweries would have closed their doors since the pandemic began.

Breweries are now weathering their second shutdown.

The first shutdown began last year on March 17 and lasted 2 1/2 months. From June 10 until the second shutdown, which began Nov. 21, breweries were allowed to operate at 50% capacity indoors and had to adhere to a long list of guidelines.

On Dec. 18 Gov. Walz revised the executive order to prohibit indoor dining but allow breweries to serve patrons outdoors. As of Jan.10, bars and restaurants can now be open at 50% capacity (both indoors and outdoors) with a maximum of 150 people.

Press Publications spoke to the owners of HammerHeart Brewing Co. in Lino Lakes, Lakes & Legends Brewing Company in Minneapolis and Big Wood Brewery in White Bear Lake to learn more about how the pandemic has impacted the industry.

HammerHeart Brewing Co. HammerHeart Brewing Co. has been around since August 2013. Co-owner Nathaniel Chapman said that from the very beginning of the pandemic, his business chose to be cautious.

“If there was a recommendation to do something, even before it was mandated, we did it,” he explained. “Once the first shutdown happened, that's when we just settled into the new normal.”

Throughout the entire pandemic, Chapman said the guidance the business has received from the state has been “straightforward.”

“We always agreed with the guidance,” he noted. “At any point, we have never had qualms with it.

“The whole thing has been frustrating, but we agreed with it so we never had issues navigating what we could or couldn’t do, because we always erred on the side of caution,” he said. “We were never trying to push the boundaries of the gray areas.”

Out of all the different phases, Chapman said operating indoor service at 50% capacity was the toughest. Although a majority of customers were understanding of the protocols in place, it was evident that a select few customers were frustrated with the guidelines.

“As a brewery, our number one goal is to make people feel welcome and comfortable, and by default we weren't able to do that … It took a toll on our staff.”

Chapman said if it wasn’t for government funding — both a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and a grant from Anoka County — his business would not be open. The funding has allowed the brewery to keep its full-time staff.

He said it is crucial that his business receives a second round of support from the government.

“I absolutely have to get those. If I don't, it really puts me at risk. We are losing over 50% of our profit every week,” he said. “Over the course of the last nine months, that’s a ton of change that we have lost.”

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Lakes & Legends Brewing Company owner Derrick Taylor, Circle Pines resident, said the business is down over 60% in taproom revenue.

HammerHeart is currently open for to-go orders only, as well as merchandise and gift cards. Visit hammerheartbrewing.com for more information.

Lakes & Legends Brewing Company Circle Pines resident Derrick Taylor celebrated his five-year business anniversary last month. Although he couldn’t stage a special event, the brewery made a special beer that’s available for purchase.

Immediately after the first shutdown, the business saw a dramatic decline in revenue. “Tuesday is usually our best day of the typical work week, and we have made probably 20% of what we typically make on a Tuesday. That was just a sharp decline in revenue, and then it just continued from there,” Taylor recalled.

The business is down over 60% in taproom revenue and down 25% in distribution (to other bars, restaurants, liquor stores).

Taylor said it has been challenging to try to plan for 2021 and beyond. “It is difficult to try to predict what is going to come up ahead of us,” he explained. “It is tough to plan on what we can and cannot do, not only the fun stuff like marketing and releasing new beers and products, but the financial planning is so difficult … It is really difficult to see the future and make decisions.”

The other side Taylor needs to think about is the people, both his staff and his customers. “I use the term ‘space and grace’ around here quite a bit. I ask my team and customers to remember to give everybody space and grace and to know that we are not firing on all cylinders right now and that’s okay, it is OK to not be OK,” he said. “As Americans, and Minnesotans especially, it is in our DNA to work hard and to figure it out, and so the pandemic is extremely challenging.”

A few key things have helped the taproom stay alive.

Lakes & Legends was able to work with its landlord to restructure its lease and defer rent payments; it received PPP funding and was able to restructure its Small Business Association (SBA) loans and also received a grant from

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Big Wood Brewery is doing its best to stay afloat throughout the coronavirus crisis, but restrictions have made for a challenge unlike any other the team has faced in its decade-plus long history.

The pandemic has led to a series of unforeseen problems for the beer industry, said Sales Manager Jamey Worley, an aluminum can shortage being among the biggest.

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically decreased draught beer sales, as breweries cannot sell kegs to restaurants or pints to taproom patrons at the same rates as pre-pandemic. As lockdowns and social distancing guidelines confine people to their homes, more and more consumers have been purchasing cans of beer to drink at home.

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At the same time, Big Wood is facing a deficit due to an excess of beer that it has not been able to sell.

“Just think about how precious our resources were when we were operating at 50% capacity outside and 25% inside.

Then, we were forecasting to have beer going out into the marketplace,” Worley said. “It took all our resources to buy the stuff to put it into, and now it's out there rotting …. You think about the waste there and you're like, 'You're kidding me.' It's not like we have money to spare right now.”

Worley said that Big Wood will continue to comply with state restrictions, though she and the rest of the team worry about their future. So far, the support of loyal customers has helped them weather the storm.

Big Wood offers free delivery to homes within a 10-mile radius of the brewery with a $20 minimum order and $10 delivery to homes outside of that radius with a $30 minimum.

Delivery is free for all orders over $50. Growlers can also be purchased online and picked up at the brewery, located at 2222 4th St., White Bear Lake. For more information, visit bigwoodbrewery.com.

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Wild Mountain Ski Patrol welcomes infusion of youth

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

During a meeting of the Wild Mountain Ski Patrol in October 2017, Assistant Director Matt Haberman noticed a preponderance of silver and white hair among the patrollers.

All that “snow on the roof” got Haberman thinking.

A year earlier, 15-year-old Izzy Vazquez had asked to join the group, due to her strong interest in health care and love of skiing. The aging patrollers were delighted with the skills and zest she brought to their operations.

So, why not try find a few more Izzy’s?

“It was then that I began a dialog with Jeff Olsen, our patrol director, about bringing in young people to our patrol,” Haberman said.

After a few texts and dialogues on the project, the duo decided to go ahead. They started to brainstorm it in January of 2018 and got moving with two Open Houses for young adults that fall for the purpose of recruiting teenagers.

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“Young Adult Patrollers develop not only emergency skills,” said Haberman, who supports the group along with Jeff Olsen and Craig Johnson. “They also develop greater confidence, leadership, quick problem solving, seamless teamwork skills and a deeper understanding of collaboration.”

Along with helping people, YAP members get credit for volunteer hours for their National Honor Society requirements, college credits, college admission, and a season pass.

Wild Mountain Ski Patrol has over 100 experienced skiers and snowboarders who receive training in advanced first aid and rescue skills.

The YAP takes the same training as the adult members — an 80-hour Outdoor Emergency Care course

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(first aid) and a 70-hour Outdoor Emergency Transportation course (ski and snowboard skills, evacuation via toboggans and chairlifts).

YAP members, said Peterson, “inject the Wild Mountain Patrol team with renewed excitement and energy.”

Wild Mountain still holds two Open Houses each fall to find more of them.

Peterson, who has served on “high-calibre” teams at 3M and the University of Minnesota Medical Center, said the kids get to learn from an extraordinary team of talented, experienced people, such as Cheryl Runde, teaching outdoor medical skills.

About Vazquez, Haberman said, “Her brilliance, skill and maturity made her a template and role model for those to follow. She brought validity to the fact that young adults are quite effective on our patrol.” The St. Paul resident is now 18 and remains with National Ski Patrol.

Following in Izzy’s ski tracks are current members (listed with their high schools) Taylen Peterson of Forest Lake, Claire Landberg and Samuel Ward of Mounds View, Ilsa Bastiaens and Alex James of Mahtomedi, Tyler McDrew of Centennial, Jackson Runde of Princeton, Miles Hanson of Andover, and two who preferred not to be named.

James and Bastiaens, who are cousins, were invited to join by an uncle who’s a patroller at Afton Alps.

“I loved the idea and agreed without a second thought,” said James. “I have been ski racing for many years and have seen the patrollers around, and I was very excited to join them.”

Helping people, learning new skills, making new friends, and getting discounts on passes and gear make it worthwhile, James said. The testing was “nerve-wracking” but made him ready to patrol. “I will continue to learn as I go, knowing no one else is better prepared (than patrollers) to save the day.”

Landberg joined because she’s fascinated by medicine and loves to ski. She was recruited by Cheryl Runde after the medical instructor treated her for a knee injury in December of 2018, and eagerly accepted.

“As I went through rigorous training to become a certified patroller,” Landberg said, “I found that I have a strong passion for it and I really hope I can patrol out West in the future. I’ve also met some of my best friends through the program.”

Her highlight was the day she passed her outdoor emergency transport test, earning eligibility to take toboggans down the hill. While celebrating with the

for those ages 16 and older.

Families are encouraged to bring camp chairs to sit on while fishing.

Social distancing will be practiced during the program, but there will be times during instruction where it may not be possible. Because of this, every participant must wear a mask.

The capacity for the program is 15 people, and registration is required on the Washington County website www.co.washington.mn.us under Parks.

The program is free with the vehicle permit.

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Young Adult Patrol members Sam Ward (left) of Mounds View and Taylen Peterson (right) of Forest Lake practiced their toboggan handling skills this past February with Ilsa Bastiaens of Mahtomedi on the sled as the “patient.”

customary snacks and a mini-party, a serious injury occurred to a skier.

“Me and the other YAPs, who were all present, got to throw on our jackets and work together on treating the patient. It was really cool working side-by-side for the first time after training together for almost a year. It was a very rewarding end to the patrol season.”

Her main hope for the program is getting more teens to patrol and more ski areas to start or expand YAP programs.

McGrew, 15, an Alpine skier who loves being “on the hill” in any case, said he joined YAP to absorb experience in the medical field. “I have not decided a career path but I see the benefits that you gain from things such as basic life support or CPR and first aid skills.”

His favorite experience so far was the skills test-out day which he found “helpful and fun.”

Taylen Peterson, Brad’s daughter, had an emergency rescue situation at Northstar Stables in Stacy this summer where she was able to help a woman she saw suffering from a seizure on a picnic table, surrounded by panicked adults.

As reported in The Lowdown, Peterson moved the woman from the table to the ground (so she wouldn’t fall), checked for neck injuries (none), and lifted her head to open her airway, while speaking with a 911 operator after the Northstar owner handed her the phone. A helicopter arrived but was not needed by that point, and the woman was driven to the hospital by EMT’s.

“The owner kept thanking me and asking me how I knew so much,” she said. “I told her I’m a ski patroller.”

For more information about the Wild Mountain Ski Patrol and the Young Adult Patrol (YAP) program, visit wildpatrol.org.

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