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TODDLER: Dies from day care injuries. PAGE 14

Lexington city staff work behind the scenes

BY JOLENE FRID CONTRIBUTING WRITER

LEXINGTON — Tina Meyer, fi nance director, and Mary Vinzant, deputy clerk, have spent the last 10 years bringing the city of Lexington’s office technology into the 21st century, all on top of doing their regular required duties.

When Meyer started her job with the city, there were 50 years of city fi les waiting to be sorted through and discarded.

“We fi lled whole dumpsters,” said Vinzant. Among the tasks at hand for the two were encouraging technology be updated for staff to perform their jobs more efficiently. “When we started, there wasn’t even email,” said Vinzant.

Meyer, who has an IT

Tropical Zika virus hits Anoka County a health threat for people in Minnesota, but it is a reminder that anyone traveling An Anoka County woman in her 60s was to a different part of the world should be infected with Zika mindful of the health virus after traveling issues present in that to Honduras this region,” said MDH winter.

Commissioner Ed She began showing symptoms of the virus Ehlinger. “Since some regions where Zika Jan. 1. The diagnosis is circulating are was confi rmed popular destinations by the Minnesota Department of Health for Minnesota travelers in the and the Centers for winter, we expected Disease Control and we might see cases of Prevention Jan. 27.

Zika in the state.”

The infected woman Nearly 80 percent of was expected to make people infected with a full recovery and Zika virus have no was not hospitalized. symptoms. One in There is no risk for five people will get the disease to spread sick and most will in Anoka County. have mild symptoms, “This is an such as fever, joint international pain, rash or red eyes. concern, so as a local health department we Symptoms typically begin two to seven are referring people days after being to the Minnesota bitten by an infected Department of mosquito. Symptoms Public Health,” said usually last for Martha Weaver, several days to a Anoka County public information manager. week. Hospitalization is uncommon. In “The illness was less than 1 percent of mild,” said Doug cases, birth defects, Schultz, Minnesota Department of Health miscarriage and Guillain-Barre information officer.

“My understanding syndrome have occurred. The is that she is virus can also be recovered,” said transmitted from Schultz. a pregnant mother The last case of to her baby during the virus confi rmed pregnancy or around in Minnesota was the time of birth. in 2014, in a male Asia and Africa traveler who had have had cases of visited French Zika virus for years.

Polynesia. The infection is caused by In May 2015, the Pan bites from a mosquito American Health Organization (PAHO) species which is issued an alert not currently found regarding the fi rst in Minnesota. The infection has not been confi rmed Zika virus infection in Brazil. transmitted through The outbreak in mosquitoes in the Brazil led to reports continental U.S., but has been transmitted of Guillain-Barré sexually.

“Zika virus is not SEE ZIKA VIRUS, PAGE 9

BY SARA MARIE MOORE STAFF WRITER

JOLENE FRID | SUBMITTED

Tina Meyer, left, and Mary Vinzant, Lexington’s finance director and deputy clerk, respectively, keep up on office work.

background, pointed out to city officials that getting Internet access and upgrading its administration system would only help streamline and speed up operations. “Things took longer. They just

reporting. “Most cities do an annual fi nancial report, but the comprehensive version is more in depth,” she noted. “There’s a very lengthy checklist of all the requirements your

did,” she said.

Meyer won an award from the Government Finance Officers Association for her accomplishments in fi nancial accounting for the city and her comprehensive fi nancial

SEE LEXINGTON STAFF, PAGE 9

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Students begin the process of brainstorming for the Future Problem Solvers competition.

Future Problem Solvers flex their brains at regional competition

BY JOLENE FRID CONTRIBUTING WRITER

LINO LAKES — Future Problem Solvers (FPS) teams from the area, consisting mainly of Centennial School District

students, said Peg Trembreull, head coach. Retired CPA, mother of two, and proponent of education, Trembreull is passionate about FPS, which has

students grades 4-12, met at Rice Lake Elementary School Jan. 30 to compete against each other for the chance to advance to the state competition.

The focus of FPS is to teach lifelong problem-solving skills to

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A MOMENT IN HISTORY: Early post offices were in homes With the multiple methods of communication we enjoy today, many of which literally reside at our fingertips and transmit instantly, it’s difficult to comprehend a letter taking weeks to reach its destination.

Colonial communication begun in 1639, when the General Court of Massachusetts designated a Boston tavern owned by Richard Fairbanks as the “official repository of mail brought from or sent overseas” according to “The United States Postal Service: An American History, 1775-2006.”

The system expanded during the Revolutionary War when Benjamin Franklin served as Postmaster General, and later employed the use of stagecoaches, railroads, the Pony Express, and then motor vehicles to become the institution we know today.

Minnesota joined the story courtesy of Fort Snelling, which became the first post office of the territory. Some community post offices were established in the late 1840s, though more commonly a decade later. According to “The Post Offices of Minnesota,” by 1870, 10 offices

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This desk was the first post office desk used at Bethel from 1856 to 1890 during stagecoach days when it ran between Anoka and Cambridge.

James Cooper built his homestead in 1855 and his house was both a stagecoach stop and post office. After the desk retired from postal work in 1890's it remained in the Cooper household until 1983. The intersection of Highway 65 and County Road 24 in today's East Bethel is known as “Cooper's Corner.”

had been established. This doubled by 1900 only to trickle back to five and six offices by 1978.

Since the borders of Anoka County have shifted through the years, it’s difficult to identify the first official post office. The cities of Manomin, Decorri and Itasca were established in 1852, followed

by Anoka in 1854, Columbus in 1856, and Cedar Valley, Oak Grove and St. Francis in 1857. Centerville opened on

September 17, 1863 then closed two years later only to reopen once more in 1866. The former Columbus location re-opened as Centerville in 1893 and operated until 1905, with a “mail to” location of Hugo. The Lino office closed about the same time, having operated since 1894.

The designation of these early post offices rarely indicated their true function— the home of a settler family.

Often a room contained a desk

with compartments, a wall of cubbies, or perhaps simply a box where townspeople could come and collect their mail. The Mort Post Office, for instance, was located in the Purmort home in Bethel.

The operation could also have shared space in a general store, much like the Constance Post Office, which was moved to its final site by Abel Stromgren and operated until the mid1920s.

In an interview conducted on March 22, 1992, Ruth Gardner recalled that her grandparents, James and Rebecca (Dyer) Cooper, had the post office in a corner of their living room in Bethel from 1863 to 1899.

The wooden pine desk has a slanted lid that raises to reveal 12 pigeonholes—one for each of the original settlers— and three drawers that held stamps and other supplies.

The stagecoach stopped at the Cooper's home on the way from Minneapolis twice each week. Rebecca would feed the stagecoach driver while James fed, and sometimes exchanged, the horses.

Cooper's Corner is located at the intersection of Highway 65 and County Road 24 in today's

East Bethel. James settled on the northwest corner and built his first house there in 1854.

He returned to Pennsylvania to gather his family and move them to Minnesota, but when they arrived, the house had been destroyed. They built a temporary sod house until they could build a new house from lumber and wooden pegs.

When Hugh Spence built his store on the southeast corner in 1876, his store became the stagecoach stop. In 1878, he took over as postmaster. The desk continued to serve the people of the area as their post office until 1899 when rural home delivery of mail came to Anoka County. Since many of the families in the Cooper's Corner area were related, the desk stayed in the family until 1983, when it and its story were brought to the Anoka County Historical Society.

Rebecca Ebet-Mavencamp Anoka County Historical Society

Snow day proved tons of fun for families

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Hundreds of area residents visited Wargo Nature Center during the annual Snow Day celebration Saturday, Jan. 30 featuring outdoor activities, including kicksledding, ice fishing, campfire treats and an indoor presentation of exotic animals.

Above Left: Marthe Herbert holds an armadillo during her Creature Encounters presentation at Wargo Nature Center.

Above Middle: Maximus Gatto, 3, and his brother Xander, 5, ride a kicksled down a hill at Wargo Nature Center.

Above Right: Chris Roghrud, Will Roghrud, 5, and Jessica Meberg roast marshmallows over a campfire.

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STUDENT NEWS Named to the dean's list fall semester 2015: Georgia Tech, Atlanta: Brandon Will, Circle Pines.

Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa: Rachel Kula, Circle Pines.

Minnesota State-Mankato: Alexandra Bennett, Blaine; Rachel Carlson, Blaine; Jacob Iverson, Blaine; Alyssa Julien, Blaine; Nicole Moritz, Blaine; Elizabeth Peterson, Blaine; Austin Proft, Blaine; Summer Steenhoven, Blaine; Chad Goertzen, Circle Pines; Benjamin Breensweig, Circle Pines; Erin Hilger, Circle Pines; Bailey Ludwig, Circle Pines; Nicholas Selleck, Lexington; RaeLynn Barott, Lino Lakes; Jessica Boespflug, Lino Lakes; Sarah Dame, Lino Lakes; Katherine Engels, Lino Lakes; Brendan Gessner, Lino Lakes; Jena Kocur, Lino Lakes; Jena Kocur, Lino Lakes; Laura Latterell, Lino Lakes; Katharine Lucey, Lino Lakes; Kevin Miller, Lino Lakes; Samuel Montividas, Lino Lakes; Jason

Obinger, Lino Lakes; Ashley Peltier, Lino Lakes; Stephanie Peterson, Lino Lakes; Hayley Severson, Lino Lakes; Kami Skochenski, Lino Lakes.

Northern Michigan University: Rachel Mann, Lino Lakes.

Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Illinois: Sarah Walmsley, Lino Lakes.

Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa: Susan Alt, Lino Lakes.

Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa: Kelly Jachymowski, Lino Lakes.

University of Minnesota-Crookston: Kelsey Kinsella, Blaine; Elya Nason, Blaine.

University of Minnesota-Morris: Kaitlyn Babineau, Circle Pines; Emily Nordquist, Lino Lakes; Samantha Shade, Lino Lakes; Samantha Shelstad, Lino Lakes.

University of Wisconsin-River Falls: Travis Bretoi, Circle Pines; Brooke Gestson, Circle Pines; Alyssa Hagen, Circle Pines; Erin Hanson,

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Icy antics

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f I try to look at it from a more objective or outsider’s point of view, some of the wintertime activities of local residents, like voluntarily jumping into a hole in the ice or golfing with tennis balls, seem pretty unusual or even outrageous. It might be the natural human response to being cooped up indoors for long periods of time, or some inherited characteristics from the hearty people who first populated this northern climate, but in my opinion, these activities certainly help to add some memorable, entertaining highlights to what could otherwise be a long, cold slog through winter.

Angle of In addition to the events that have been traditionally held on View White Bear Lake during the winter months — like the Polar Plunge Paul Dols benefit for the Special Olympics and the Bear’ly Open golf tournament on ice — The Art Shanty Projects have returned this year.

To the uninitiated, The Art Shanty Projects could appear to be no more than a collection of ice fishing shacks sitting on a frozen lake. But for those who choose to visit them, they’ll find unique structures created by a variety of participants, including visual artists, musicians, composers, puppeteers, architects, poets, scientists, dancers/choreographers, writers, anglers, naturalists, vocalists, spoken word artists, craftspeople, storytellers, actors and playwrights, each with a specific theme.

Because events ranging from sled dog demonstrations, snowshoe races and hot air balloon launches have been successfully held locally over the years, White Bear Lake is prepared to handle visitors and appears to be an ideal location for an additional event like the art shanties. Contrary to being at odds with each other, I even witnessed some crossover traffic between the Bear’ly Open and the Art Shanty Projects this past Saturday afternoon. Costumed golfers easily blended into the scene as they walked across the snow-covered ice to inspect the shanties while participants in the WBCA Sparkle Parade followed members of the Brass Messengers band along a path circling the temporary village on the ice.

After spending some time on the ice, I visited a couple of my favorite spots in downtown White Bear Lake for coffee and a snack. The steady stream of traffic into local businesses I observed appears to suggest a direct link to the activities out on the lake. I spoke with a woman from Lakeville at the local Caribou Coffee shop who had just visited the Art Shanty Projects with her family. She said that she now intended to also explore other areas in and around White Bear Lake. A local restaurant manager observed an uptick in business in February, typically one of their slower months, when the Art Shanty Projects were on the lake back in 2014.

We commonly hear about the impact of professional sports on the local economy, but now — in addition to the anecdotal evidence — there is a growing amount of statistical data showing how the arts also have a positive economic impact in the community.

The Arts & Economic Prosperity IV study conducted by the nonprofit organization Americans for the Arts in 2015 provides compelling information about how a local organization, and specifically the White Bear Center for the Arts, not only enhances the quality of life but also acts as a significant economic engine.

I’m glad that the Art Shanty Projects are back on White Bear Lake. I think the shanties provide local residents with the opportunity to check out a regional, and perhaps nationally recognized attraction in our own backyard while also providing the opportunity for visitors to the northeast metro to discover some of the additional attractions, character and charm that make this area such a desirable place to call home.

Paul Dols is photojournalist/website editor for Press Publications. He can be reached at 651-407-1238 or photos@presspubs.com.

Reduce health care costs by active transportation

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know what you’re thinking.

“We have the most dangerous road system in the developed world and we are two to five times as likely to be killed by someone driving a car as a person in Europe. Duh!” Drivers killed 361 people in Minnesota last year. That’s bad.

But that’s not what I’m thinking about.

We spend over $10,000 per perper year on Movers and son healthcare — about twice as Shakers much as other Walker Angell developed countries. The problem is not our healthcare system though. We rank quite high in nearly every measure. It’s what we’re putting in to our system—us.

We’ve become fat and sedentary. We have a lower life expectancy than most of the developed world and our quality of life while alive is quite poor; our joints hurt and fail, we have high rates of diabetes, heart ailments, Alzheimer’s, and on and on.

Our bodies are not maintenance-free. Just like if we ignore routine maintenance on our house or car, the costs to fi x our dilapidated bodies are high. Our lack of maintenance causes us to need a lot more healthcare than

people elsewhere.

About 70 percent of U.S. healthcare spending, nearly $7,500 per person each year, is for preventable chronic disease — lifestyle diseases. People who live a moderately healthy lifestyle cost about $2,700 per year for healthcare, the rest considerably more.

Daily activity, 30-60 minutes per day, is critical basic maintenance according to healthcare folks. And apparently the most difficult for us. We can all go to the gym for an hour each day but I’ll not hold my breath for that.

The key is active transportation — walking and bicycling instead of driving. Not 15 miles to work, but a mile or two to Vadnais school, Kowalski’s grocery in White Bear Lake, or LoLo American Kitchen in Stillwater.

We’ll not usually take enough time each day for recreational activity, but we do go places and here’s where traffic engineering comes in. We’ve made walking and bicycling so undesirable that we won’t even walk or ride a half mile. It’s too scary and unpleasant. We jump in our car instead.

People elsewhere, who are much healthier, wouldn’t even consider a car for less than a mile or three.

Look around your community. Can your children safely and comfortably ride their bike to school? Is it appealing for your family to ride to the grocery, church, or out to dinner?

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Our communities have become unhealthy. Their design actively discourages a healthy lifestyle.

And this is expensive and makes them unpleasant.

When Rice Street is rebuilt over I-694 in 2018 will it include safe, protected walking and biking? What about White Bear Avenue under I-694 in 2019? Will children be able to safely ride their bicycles along Beach Road and Paris Avenue in Oak Park Heights after it’s rebuilt next year?

Every Minnesota road should be safe, comfortable, and efficient for all users of all abilities. Everyone, young, old, fast, slow, and with disabilities should be able to safely and comfortably walk or bike to local destinations.

If we can be just half effective and reduce preventable costs to $3200 per person, which would still leave us spending more per person than others, that’s $78 million in savings each year just in White Bear Lake; nearly $ 83 million in Shoreview.

We can continue to spend more and more every year fi xing our increasingly poorly maintained bodies or we can make our communities healthier and more appealing places to live.

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Check in upon arrival. p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 Contact: Call 763-786Contact: 763-792-6000 Contact: 763-792-6000 Where: Centennial 9375 for senior center isd12.org/communityisd12.org/communityHigh School East, room education education 102, 4881 101st Ln., Circle appointment, aarp.org/ ART SHANTY PROJECT money/taxes/aarp_ Pines ON WHITE BEAR LAKE taxaide Details: Discuss a QUILTERS NIGHT OUT OPEN VOLLEYBALL When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Lake High School East, room Where: Centennial When: 9 a.m.-3 Details: Artists create 112, 4881 101st Ln., Circle Registration required, Middle School p.m. Mondays and $26. shanties on the frozen Pines Details: Players Wednesdays; 4:30-8:30 Contact: 763-792-6000 lake to showcase art, Details: Work on wishing to separate by p.m. Tuesdays; 6-8:30 isd12.org/communityfrom knitting to science quilting projects away skill level can play on p.m. Thursdays education to karaoke. Free and from distractions. different courts. No Where: Centennial open to the public.

Participate in show and advance registration CALC building, 4203 Contact: tell and fabric/pattern requires; $5 per session.

Woodland Rd., Circle RED CROSS artshantyprojects.org swap. Registration Contact: 651-982-2440 Pines BLOOD DRIVE preferred but not Details: Study for free or ci.lino-lakes.mn.us When: Noon-6 p.m. required, $6. to pass the GED, prepare Friday, Feb. 26 ‘AGNES OF GOD’ Contact: 763-792-6000 for the Accuplacer test, Where: St. TODDLER STORYTIME When: 7:30 p.m. isd12.org/communityGenevieve’s Community or review basic skills Thursday, Feb. 11, When: 11 a.m. education Center, 6995 Centerville in math, reading and Friday, Feb. 12 and Tuesdays writing. Adult students Rd., Centerville Saturday, Feb. 13 Where: Centennial can begin any time.

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College West Theatre Details: Story of a novice nun who gives birth to a child brings religion, belief and psychology to the forefront.

Contact: 651-747-4059 or century.edu

SWEETHEART DANCE When: 6:30-8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 12 Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Kids can dress up and bring a special adult to the dance. DJ, crafts, and treats. $6/resident; $7/ non-resident.

Contact: 651-4904750 or shoreview communtycenter.com

WILDLIFE SCIENCE CENTER WINTER FESTIVAL When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 13 Where: Wildlife Science Center, 5463 W. Broadway Ave., Columbus Details: Dog sledding demonstrations, games for kids, campfi res, and WSC’s animals. Dogs on leashes welcome.$10/ adults; $7/kids.

Contact: 651-464-3993 or wildlifesciencecenter. org

WINTER BLIZZARD BLAST When: 1-5 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 13 Where: Warner Nature Center, 15375 Norell Ave. N., Marine on St. Croix Details: Families can explore forest and prairies on a guided snowshoe hike, kicksled

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PARIS?’ When: 6:30-8 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 17 Where: White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church, 328 Maple St., Mahtomedi Details: Speaker J. Drake Hamilton , a participant in the Paris climate negotiations, will discuss conference results and U.S. Strategies to meet goals for carbon reductions, including the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.

Contact: whitebearunitarian.org

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Pheasants on Ice WHEN:

DETAILS:

CONTACT:

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, 1st Annual ice fishing anokapf.org or Feb. 13; registration at derby hosted by Anoka jwnewps@gmail.com 8:30 a.m.

County Pheasants Forever. Prizes guaranteed to 40th place.

WHERE: Lake George, 3100 217th Tickets $25/adults, $10 kids 12 and under.

Ave. NW, Oak Grove

on Terrapin Lake, play games on ice and enjoy hot cocoa and s’mores around a fi re. $5/adults; $3/children 3-12; 2 and under free. Pay at the door.

Contact: 651-433-2427 x 10

Saturday, Feb. 13 Where: Wild Mountain, 37200 Wild Mtn Rd., Taylors Falls Details: Late Night ski/ ride sessions until 1 a.m.

Lift tickets $16, all ages.

Contact: 651-465-6365 or wildmountain.com

GADGET GURU

FINE ART SALE

When: 1- 2:30 p.m. every other Saturday through March, including Feb. 13 & 27 Where: Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Road N., Forest Lake Details: Do you have a gizmo or gadget that you just can’t grasp?

Hardwood Creek Library’s Gadget Guru can help with a challenging gizmo or gadget. Drop in or sign up for a 15 to 30 minute help session.

Contact: 651-275-7300

When: 8 a.m.-noon Sunday, Feb. 14 & 21 Where: Hosanna Lutheran Church, 9300 Scandia Trail N., Forest Lake Details: Proceeds benefit an upcoming multi-faith Feed My Starving Children event.

Contact: 651-464-5502

VALENTINE’S WEEKEND COMEDY SHOW When: 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 13 Where: Running Aces Harness Park “Laugh Your Ace Off Comedy Club”, 15201 Zurich St., Forest Lake Details: Mark Poolos headlines the show, featuring Mario Hillman and hosted by Jodie Maruska. Tickets $15 in advance, $18 day of show.

Contact: 651-925-4600 or runaces.com

NIGHT MOVES When: 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY FUN DAYS When: 10:30 a.m.close Monday, Feb. 15 Where: Wild Mountain, 37200 Wild Mtn Rd., Taylors Falls Details: Free ‘never-ending’ ski and snowboard lessons with a lift ticket. Join lesson any time between 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Contact: 651-465-6365 or wildmountain.com

SOLAR POWER HOUR PRESENTATION When: 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 16 Where: White Bear Lake City Hall, 4701 Highway 61 Details: Discover the benefits of solar energy for your business, home or farm. Onehour presentation discusses solar market

When: 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 18 Where: Jimmy’s Event Center, 3565 Labore Rd., Vadnais Heights Details: Complimentary buffetstyle luncheon to get information about Gable Pines. RSVP. Contact: 651-829-3171

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trends, describes the basic components of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system, outlines the evaluation process for installing solar PV, and introduces incentive options and economic benefits.

Contact: whitebearlake.org

When: 2-8 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 18; noon8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20; and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21 Where: Saint Paul RiverCentre Details: Nearly 300 local and national exhibitors offer creative solutions for all home project needs, both inside and outside the home. Admission $9/ adults; $5/seniors and military; $2.50 children 6-12; 5 and under free.

Contact” 763-755-8111 or homeandpatioshow. com

MINDFULNESS CLASS

TASTE OF SHOREVIEW

When: 6-7 p.m.

Tuesdays, Feb. 16-Mar. 8 Where: Northeast Youth & Family Services, 1280 North Birch Lake Blvd., White Bear Lake Details: Learn how being in a state of active, open attention on the present can reduce anxiety, increase focus and improve relationships with yourself and people around you. $40 for the series.

Contact: 651-429-8544 or nyfs.org

When: 5-9 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 18 Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: 6th Annual Fundraiser kicks off the 2016 Slice of Shoreview events. Evening includes sampling of food from Shoreview area restaurants, wine tasting, raffles, live auction and more.

Advance tickets $20 or $35 for two; $25 each or $40 for two at the door.

Contact: sliceofshoreview.com

LUNCH ‘N LEARN WEBINAR

FISH FRY AT ST. ODILIA

When: 12-12:40 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 17 Details: McKenze Maiers, Physical Therapist, discusses strategies to prevent running injuries including key exercises, training, footwear, and running mechanics.

Register online.

Contact: www. healthpartners localcare.org

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When: 5-7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 19 and Mar. 4 Where: St. Odilia Catholic Church, 3495 N. Victoria St. Details: All-you-caneat dinner includes dessert. $10/adult; $7/ kids 5-12; kids under 5 free. Proceeds support athletic programs.

Contact: stodilia.org

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Friday, Feb. 19 Where: Oakdale Discovery Center, 4444 Hadley Ave. N., Oakdale Details: Luminary-lit trail, bonfi re, food, beer and wine sampling, vintage board games. $34/person, snowshoes included.

Contact: oakdalefun. com

FOREST LAKE ROTARY CLUB WINTER PLUNGE When: Noon Saturday, Feb. 20 Where: Lakeside Park, Forest Lake Details: Plungers jump into Forest Lake and raise money for local organizations.

Participants must be 10 years or older and raise $75 in pledges.

Contact: winterplunge.kintera. org

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death or overdose, to move through grief process with others who have experienced the same type of loss.

Registration required.

Contact: 651-266-5674 or survivorresources. org

TRANSITIONS WORKSHOP When: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 23 Where: Mounds View Community Center, 5394 Edgewood Dr., Mounds View Details: Workshop offered by NAMI helps parents prepare young adult children living with a mental illness for independence, employment, college, transportation, life skills and housing.

Registration requested.

Contact: 651-645-2948 or namihelps.org

THE SINGERS When: 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 20 Where: Mounds View High School auditorium, 1900 Lake Valentine Rd., Arden Hills Details: Nationally recognized professional choir of 40 members.

Part of the ‘Music at Mounds View’ concert series.

Contact: moundsviewschools.net

‘NOISES OFF’ When: 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 25; 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m.

Sundays, Feb. 26-Mar. 20 Where: Lakeshore Players, 4820 Stewart Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Ticket $18$23. Performance full of shocking surprises and raucous humor.

Contact: 651-426-3275 or lakeshoreplayers.org

OWL & SNOWSHOE When: 6-9 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 20 Where: Warner Nature Center, 15375 Norell Ave. N., Marine on St. Croix Details: Meet resident Barred and Eastern Screech owls before heading out on a snowshow hike and calling to the owls. $8/ WNC friends and SMM members; $10 nonmembers. Ages 3+.

MN FIREARM SAFETY COURSE FOR YOUTH When: 6-8:30 p.m.

Feb. 22, 23, 25 & 26 & 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 Where: Forest Lake Sportsman’s Club, 4648 240th St. Details: Youth ages 11 & up can learn fi rearm safety and receive certification from the Minnesota DNR. Students must attend all sessions; parents required to attend the sessions on Monday and Saturday. Registration $7.50, plus $7.50 to receive certification.

Contact: forestlake. ce.feepay.com

TRAUMATIC LOSS GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP When: 6-7:30 p.m.

Thursdays, through Mar. 17 Where: Forest Lake Library, 19955 Forest Rd. N Details: Specialized grief support groups for individuals who have survived a homicide, suicide, accidental

LEGO MANIA When: 1:30-3 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 27 Where: Hardwood Creek Library, 19955 Forest Blvd., Forest Lake Details: Lego build-athon for kids ages 6 and up. Free.

Contact: 651-7311320 or co.washington. mn.us/library

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Please include date, time, location, cost, brief details, and contact information for each event submission. Submission deadline is Wednesday prior to the following weeks’ publication.

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Centennial Gymnastics team ends JV season in Elk River

The Cougars fi nished seventh out of 10 teams at the NorthWest Suburban Junior Varsity Conference Tournament on February 6, 2016 in Elk River. The Cougar JV team consisted of a total of nine girls competing during the day, six competing n SUBMITTED as All Around. The team posted its high score for Madison Baker took third in the vault. the season, 111.55, and Madison Baker fi nished

third in the Vault with a score of 8.5.

JV team competitors at the meet were senior Brigid O’Fallon, sophomore Chelsea Gunter, freshmen Madison Baker, Marcie Baker, Savanna Driskell, Emma Fest-Wilson, Hannah Pieffer and Sarah Tyson, and seventh grader McKenna Keen.

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It's old-home week in Section 5AA semifinals

BY MARK AGUIRRE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The top four seeds remain in the treacherous Section 5AA girls' hockey tournament.

They are primed to stage one heck of the fi nal four battle. The battle began Tuesday (after press time), when top-seeded Maple Grove (18-5-2) met No. 4 Spring Lake Park (21-4-1) and second-seeded Centennial (17-7-2) and No. 3 Blaine (22-4) bumped helmets in a rematch of last year's semifinals.

It was Blaine that won on that occasion, and the Bengals celebrated at the Class AA state

tournament.

Centennial beat Blaine twice in as many games in Northwest Suburban Conference play this winter.

The last a 3-1 victory on Jan. 12.

The Bengals gained a spot in the 5AA semis with a 4-0 win over sixth-seeded Rogers, the same day that Centennial was dodging seventh-seeded Champlin Park 4-3.

It was the third time this season that the Cougars bested Champlin Park, the other two times by scores of 7-3 and 5-1.

The road always gets noticeably rougher and scarier to traverse in the playoffs, and 5AA is

annually like a drive up Pike's Peak in a snow storm to begin with.

Blaine vs. Centennial kicks it up another notch.

"They knocked us out (Section 5AA) last year," Cougar coach Kristi King offered with a bit of disdain. "We want to beat them every time we play them."

The stakes are substantial. The winner of the game will earn a berth in the 5AA fi nals against the survivor of the contest featuring Maple Grove and Spring Lake Park. The title contest is set for Friday night at 7 p.m. at Roseville Arena.

Cougar icemen victorious over Coon Rapids

The Centennial boys' hockey squad crushed Coon Rapids 8-0 in their lone game this past week.

The host Cougars scored four goals in both the first and third periods, and had a 33-13 advantage in shots-on-goal.

Tyler Nyman had four assists in the Northwest Suburban Conference win, and

Cody McLean added two goals and an assist. Stephen Heron and Matt Jennrich had a goal and an assist apiece.

Travis Allen kicked away 13 Cardinal shots on the way to the shutout victory.

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Tessa was one of four Centennial girls’ Alpine skiers that earned Northwest Suburban all-Conference honors.

The Cougar junior was a team-best sixth overall in scoring for the season, and Centennial was second-best as a team.

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With Paige Waytashek and Jaycie Gerding joining fellow Centennial graduate Jill Conrad (40) on the Northern State University women's basketball roster, the team certainly has a Cougar flair. Junior forward Conrad is averaging 13.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. She had 13 points and eight rebounds in an 83-79 loss at Concordia-St. Paul this past Saturday. NSU is 16-5 for the season, including 12-4 in conference play.

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LEXINGTON STAFF: Working behind the scenes FROM PAGE 1

document must have.”

Born in Circle Pines, she started with the city of Lexington after working as a contract expeditor for Home Valu Interiors in Fridley. She was accepted for the position after going through rounds of interviews with multiple city officials and being approved by Lexington City Council.

She always wanted to do this type of work, and received her accounting degree from Upper Iowa University. The degree required government accounting classes as part of the program.

Her favorite part of the job?

“Finding the most effective and efficient way to spend taxpayer dollars, because it is their money, not ours,” she said. “Residents trust that we’re spending their

money wisely.”

When asked if government accounting differs from business accounting, Meyer laughed.

“Oh, yes,” she said. “Much different.” The city of Lexington has five funds, each of which is tracked differently. The city administrator, Meyer and department heads bring their proposals of how to use the funds to the City Council for approval.

Vinzant began her position with the city as an administrative assistant after working 25 years at the Mermaid in Mounds View. She began as a server there, then bartended, then advanced to an office position, eventually becoming operations manager.

Vinzant was up against over 60 applicants when she applied.

Years after working as an administrative assistant, there

was restructuring and her position was redefi ned to deputy clerk. Some of the sub-positions her diverse position entails are election liaison, recycling coordinator, and performing business licensing and liquor licensing.

When she isn’t at work, Vinzant is an avid fi sherwoman. She and her partner enjoy traveling to South Dakota to fi sh the glacial waters and pursuing vegetable gardening at home. Meyer is a NASCAR fan and home improvement enthusiast, and is working on a garage addition to her home. Vinzant’s favorite part of her job is talking with residents who occasionally drop in by City Hall. “Sometimes it’s to pay a utility bill, or a question about a code,” she said. “I like making them feel taken care of.”

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Tina Meyer recently won an award from the Government Finance Officers Association for her accomplishments in financial accounting for the city.

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become a “full-time job.”

FPS is an international program founded in 1974 by Dr. E. Paul Torrance, and Trembreull has been leading the local chapter of FPS since 2004, when her daughter Tiffany’s FPS team won the opportunity to compete at the international level. When the coach then stepped down, Trembreull and the other parents stepped up to bring the team to the competition. From there, Trembreull’s role increased and her leadership expanded.

Partnering with thenprincipal of Rice Lake Elementary Warren Buerkley, Trembreull brought FPS members into the classrooms to talk to other students about the purpose and fun of FPS, as well as putting out fliers to classes within the district. As a result, participation grew exponentially.

“FPS, I don’t see it as a competition,” said Trembreull. “For me, the real prize is a lifelong skill. There’s nothing more rewarding than a senior telling me they used the skill.”

Under her coaching,

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Above: Students perform their solution skit.

Above Left: Peg Trembreull prepares the students before the competition.

Bottom Left: Students prepare to perform their solution skit. There are different items selected that must be incorporated into the skit.

two teams qualified for internationals in 2013.

“That wasn’t even on my radar,” said Trembreull.

Three teams qualified

the following year, and four more the year after.

The FPS season begins at the start of each school year, and a theme is chosen each year by the international board.

This year, the theme is “Recovering from Natural Disasters.”

There are particular steps for each team in the competition, and the methods and steps for brainstorming solutions are practiced by the students with each other and Trembreull from the start of the school year until competition time. At the competition, the students are given 18

different categories regarding the theme to brainstorm. Then they must identify a possible underlying problem that could solve all of the other problems.

Brainstorming solutions to these problems involve creative thinking and imagination, and looking at different methods that can be used to solve the problems, such as communication, education, and others.

While the process is enjoyed by many grade levels and students, Trembreull focuses on making the process

especially fun for the younger grades. “I let the silliness flow,” she noted. “I really try to make it fun.”

Silvia Panait, whose daughter Gretchen started FPS in grade 4 and is now a ninthgrader, concurs. “Peg makes it very fun to participate in her meetings,” she said.

Panait’s daughter became interested in FPS as a result of her love for science fiction.

The problems for the competitions are always

set in the future. Shelly Haque, who has an eighth-grader and sixthgrader in the program, said that her children became involved because she heard a lot of good things about it and that it looks good on a resume, in addition to teaching kids how to work as a team.

Trembreull said that the methods of brainstorming and problem-solving taught through FPS are taught to high-level CEOs and businesspeople.

When a colleague once explained to her a training course he attended on problemsolving, she was thrilled to discover that the methods he was taught mirror the skills taught in the FPS program.

She plans to coach FPS as long as she can, in between riding motorcycles across the country with her husband Mark throughout the summer.

Those with questions about FPS or how to get involved may visit www.fpspi.org.

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ZIKA VIRUS: Travelers beware FROM PAGE 1

syndrome and pregnant women giving birth to babies with birth defects and poor pregnancy outcomes. There have been reports of a serious birth defect of the brain called microcephaly, a condition in which a baby’s head is smaller than expected when compared to babies of the same sex and age.

In response, CDC has issued travel notices for people traveling to regions and certain countries where Zika virus transmission is ongoing. The virus is spread when certain species of mosquito

bite an infected person, and then go on to bite another person.

Minnesotans are advised to talk with health care providers before traveling to tropics. There are no vaccines or treatment for Zika virus. The best prevention measure is to avoid mosquito bites in areas known to harbor the disease. The same mosquito species also spreads dengue fever.

Those traveling to affected areas should use mosquito repellents and stay in places with screened windows and doors.

Pregnant women or women planning pregnancy should consider postponing travel to

affected areas.

As of Jan. 27, CDC is recommending pregnant women avoid traveling to Zikaaffected areas in the Western Hemisphere: Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin, Samoa, Suriname, U.S. Virgin Islands and Venezuela.

For more information visit www.cdc.gov/zika and www. health.state.mn.us.

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Artists’ village returns to the ice

BY KRISTINE GOODRICH EDITOR

Soon a tea garden, boiler room, peace train, data lab, giant bed and many more oddities will be ready for visitors on the ice.

After a reorganization hibernation last winter, the Art Shanty Projects is back on White Bear Lake every weekend in February.

The nonprofit-sponsored free event is described as an “interactive, artist-driven temporary community that expands notions of art and artist.�

Nineteen fish-houseinspired “shanties� are one-of-a-kind interactive works of art with a medley of entertaining and educational activities happening inside.

Creative cars and bicycles and performers will also roam the ice each Saturday and Sunday afternoon.

A White Bear Lake architecture firm is a second-time creator of a shanty and the White Bear Center of the Arts is a multifaceted partner in

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Top: Art Shanty Projects begin to take shape out on the ice on White Bear Lake Sunday, Jan. 31.

Above: Morgan L’Argent, Mary Jane LaVigne, Allen Christian and Richard Parnell took advantage of the relatively mild weather to put some finishing touches of paint on their Shanty Sunday, Jan. 31.

the event that is expected to draw thousands of visitors to White Bear Lake.

Despite frigid temps in 2014, more than 11,000

people came to see the first shanty village to appear on White Bear Lake.

The Art Shanty Projects made its first appearance in 2005 on Medicine Lake in Plymouth. When organizers decided it was time for a new locale, supportive White Bear Center of the Arts and city leaders lured the project to the metro’s second-largest lake.

Last winter no shanties appeared on the ice while the organization

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Above: A new pedal-powered polar bear designed and built

by Allen Christian will debut this weekend at the Art Shanty Projects.

welcomed a new executive director and artistic director, incorporated as a nonprofit and applied for grants.

According to Executive Director Dawn Bentley, a $100,000 grant from ArtPlace America funded an increase in the stipends given to the selected shanty builders and performing artists and guaranteed that there will be an art shanty town back on White Bear Lake in 2017.

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Those initiatives include transportation between the county park and the shanty village and audio described village tours for people with visual impairments on Feb. 20 and tours with an ASL interpreter on Feb. 21.

The shanties chosen for this year’s project will imitate a municipal boiler room, celebrate the culinary arts, offer an interactive light show mimicking the northern lights, have a giant Ouija Board-inspired fortune-telling device, play underwater sounds and more.

Visitors will have to admire NewStudio Architecture’s shanty from the outside. It’s a tiny 8-by-8-foot structure that project leaders Adam Jarvi and Sean Wagner from the White Bear Lake architecture firm have dubbed the The Box Studio. Artists recruited by the arts center will take turns creating masterpieces inside the heated box. Many windows, including a corner of the structure composed only of glass, will allow outsiders to watch the artists work and will give the artists an 180-degree view of the lake.

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The shanty is designed to be easily towable in hopes it will continue to be used as a mobile retreat for artists long after the art shanties come off the lake. “We wanted to make something reusable this year,� Jarvi said. How exactly The Box Studio will be put to reuse is still to be determined.

Inside a shanty sponsored by members of the arts center, visitors will discover that they don’t quite pronounce “Mahtomedi� correctly. Interactive displays will educate about the language of the Dakota people, according to Mary Jane LaVigne, one of the shanty’s creators.

Visitors will learn how the native language inspired the names of many cities across Minnesota and with the push of a button can hear a recording of each city’s name being pronounced by members of the Minneapolis American Indian Center Dakota Language Roundtable.

The 12-foot tall pedal bear (a bear sculpture attached to a multi-person bicycle made by volunteers with arts center ties) will also be back on the ice with a fuller coat (made from recycled plastic).

A new 5-foot-tall bear cub will also roam the ice this year. Allen Christian created the cub sculpture atop a two-person bike donated by Jim Muellner of Just Two Bikes. A new pedicab that resembles a seal, created by arts center instructor Peter Schulze, will also give rides.

This year’s rotating group of performers will include dancers, musicians, poets, fortune tellers and more. Other special activities include an opening day “sparkle parade� hosted by the White Bear Center of the Arts, Sunday ArtCar and ArtBikes parades, a scavenger hunt and a fat-bike ride around the lake. See artshantyprojects.org for a schedule.

Bentley encouraged locals to come visit the shanty town more than once to catch the special events and varied performances. “Each day will be a completely different experience,� she said.

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The following items will be accepted for recycling: Aluminum Cans (will be donated to Parks programs) Miscellaneous Electronics: Appliances Containing Freon – $15 fee One Small Item – ($5) Appliances NOT Containing Freon - $10 fee Unlimited Small Items – ($10) Batteries Automotive - FREE One Large Item – ($10) Batteries Household – small box – $1 fee Unlimited Large Items – ($20) Batteries Rechargeable – small box – $1 fee Scrap Metal – FREE Bicycles - FREE Small Engine Equipment - FREE Computer Monitors - $15 fee Tires – light truck/auto – $5 fee Couches - $40 fee Tires – semi-truck – $10 fee Couches (sectionals) - $30 per piece Tires – tractor - $50 fee Fluorescent Bulbs – $1 fee TV– under 19� – $20 fee Hide-a-beds - $50 TV– 20�–29� – $30 fee Household Goods – Will be donated to Bridging TV– over 30� – $50 fee Mattresses- $25 TV Console and Projection – $60 wood / $50 plastic Small Furniture - $30 For more information about items accepted call 651-982-2423 or email aubrey.fonfara@ci.lino-lakes.mn.us

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CIRCLE PINES CITY COUNCIL NOTES The Circle Pines City Council took the following action at its Jan. 26 meeting: • Approved plans and an advertisement for bids for the 2016 street improvement project. The 2016 plan includes full reconstruction of Golden Lake Road and East Golden Lake Lane. It also includes improvement by mill and overlay of Golden Lake Circle.

• Approved a Limited Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) for the 2016 street project. A previous geotechnical investigation in 2015 identified

potential petroleum impacted soil and groundwater. The purpose of the second assessment is to investigate the area further. The results will be used for material management planning in advance of construction.

• Approved a fifth payment for the 2015 street project, in the amount of $72,567.

• Received a $15,000 water conservation grant. The grant will give the city and some residents free sprinkler controls.

LEXINGTON CITY COUNCIL NOTES The Lexington City Council took the following action at its Jan. 21 meeting: • Approved a memorandum of understanding with other Anoka County fire departments. The agreement will provide joint training and access to resources across the nation. The cost to Lexington is $2,394.

• Approved replacement of the city hall roof and awarded the contract to Royal Roofing, with an amendment to re-decking costs from $2.40 per square foot to $2 per square foot. The roof is 5-10 years beyond its scheduled replacement and leaked in both 2014 and 2015. The cost is estimated at $32,500.

• Approved Centennial Little League's request to use Lexington Memorial Park for the 2016 summer season.

• Approved payment No. 4 for improvements to the fire station, in the amount of $14,496. The project is 98 percent complete and punch list items are currently being addressed. The amount remaining to be paid is $12,086.

LINO LAKES CITY COUNCIL NOTES The Lino Lakes City Council took the following action at its Jan. 26 meeting: • Hired two paid on-call firefighters, one of whom is temporarily residing in Circle Pines but is still within 7-9 minutes of his designated station. Public Safety Director John Swenson reported four more firefighters are currently in the hiring process.

• Approved an advertisement for bids for a roof replacement on Lino Lakes Fire Station No. 1 on Lake Drive. It is estimated to cost $140,000. The roof is 23 years old and the typical lifespan of a roof is 15 years, said Michael Grochala, community development director.

• Approved a six-month employment extension for Aubrey Fonfara, recycling program intern.

The position is typically re-filled every six months and is paid for by a grant.

• Approved classification of three tax forfeited properties on 2nd Avenue.

The three properties were forfeited to the state in July of 2015. 2nd Avenue runs through two of them. Lino Lakes requested to obtain the title to the properties since they are part of the city's street

and public stormwater management system intended for public use.

Lino Lakes authorized notification of its request to the Anoka County Land Commissioner.

• Approved a final payment for the 21st Avenue Extension Project, in the amount of $80,910. The project came out $25,000 under budget at a total cost of $817,000.

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“THE BOY”

— When an American nanny (Lauren Cohan) from Montana is hired by an elderly British couple (Jim Norton and Diana Hardcastle) to care for their 8-year-old son who turns out to be a doll in this creepy, unpredictable, unevenly paced, 97-minute thriller, she turns to a kind grocery store deliveryman (Rupert Evans) after she begins questioning her sanity as odd things begin happening at the stately English mansion.

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WEATHER TIDBIT We packed a lot of winter in last week. The Groundhog Day snow totaled 11.2”, bringing my season snow total to 30”. Mild temperatures over the weekend included 43 on Sunday, Feb 7. Later that day, high winds and snow limited visibilities as Arctic air moved in.

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— Vulgar, stupid, unfunny, groan-inducing, 92-minute parody that spoofs “Fifty Shades of Grey” and is filled with F-bombs and crude language in which a wealthy businessman (Marlon Wayans) who is into S & M tries to get a beautiful student (Kali Hawk) to sign a document that lays out rules that she must follow if she agrees to be his submissive sexual partner.

(R) [VIOLENCE AND SOME LANGUAGE.]

“WILD AFRICA” (NR)

— Helena Bonham Carter narrates this stunning, educational, 3-D, 45-minute IMAX documentary dominated by amazing cinematography that showcases the myriad landscapes, changing weather patterns and wonderful animals of Kenya and the Serengeti, including elephants, crocodiles, gorillas, wildebeests, pink flamingos, lions, chameleons, lizards, hippos, zebras, vultures and desert vipers.

WENDY SCHADEWALD The preceding films were reviewed by Wendy Schadewald, who has been a Twin Cities film critic since 1986. To see more of her film reviews, log on to www.shortredheadreelreviews.com.

©1986 through 2016 by Wendy Schadewald

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(R) [STRONG CRUDE SEXUAL CONTENT, INCLUDING SOME GRAPHIC NUDITY, AND LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT.]

— When her seriously injured husband (Noah Emmerich) is hunted down by a tenacious posse of outlaws (Ewan McGregor, Boyd Holbrook, et al.) after he shot four people at a Missouri whorehouse in 1871 in this engaging, bullet-riddled, predictable, 92-minute Western, his housewife (Natalie Portman) hires her ex-fiancé (Joel Edgerton) as a gunslinger to help protect them.

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YEAR AGO THIS WEEK Arctic air moves in during the day of Feb. 11, sending temps to below 0. February 14, 20-day cold spell begins.

Temperatures will stay below freezing until March 6. Not this year.

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City of Circle Pines Summer Job Opportunities Park Maintenance Worker The City of Circle Pines is looking for individuals who will perform various types of manual labor, operate light equipment and grounds keeping. Applicant must be 18 years or older. Position pays $9.50/hr.

Concession Stand Attendants The City of Circle Pines is looking for summer Concession Stand Attendants for Golden Lake Park. Individuals will be responsible for selling concession, operating a cash register, stocking shelves and park grounds keeping. Pay is $9.50/hr. Must be 16 year or older to apply.

Public Works Maintenance Worker Centennial Utilities/City of Circle Pines is currently looking for summer seasonal employees for the Public Works Department to perform various types of manual labor and operate light equipment.

Applicant must be 18 years or older. Position pays $9.50/hr.

How to Apply Interested applicants must fill out a city application that can be found on the city website at www.ci.circle-pines.mn.us.

Applications must be received at City Hall located at 200 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines before 4:30 p.m. February 26, 2016. If you have questions, please call 763-784-5898 or email cpeterson@ci.circle-pines.mn.us.

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