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Zophia Raleigh, daughter of Rep. Donald Raleigh (R-Blaine) and Marnie OchsRaleigh, will be the Grand Marshal of the 2022 St. Patrick’s Day parade in St. Paul.

of Minnesota-Twin Cities and majored in agriculture. For three years, she has worked as a transportation and logistics business analyst for Cargill.

She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in business analytics at the University of St. Thomas.

While at the University of Minnesota, Raleigh studied abroad at the University of Limerick in Ireland.

“I absolutely loved it. I got to connect with my cultural roots and see family that I had never met before,” Raleigh recalled. “When I came back, I wanted to continue not only exploring my cultural identity but also be able to give back

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LINO LAKES — Discussions on constructing a water treatment facility will continue this spring, following the city’s receipt of recommendations from a pilot study.

Previous testing by the Environmental Protection Agency has shown that some of Lino Lakes' city wells have manganese levels above the Minnesota Department of Health's recommended health guidelines. (see "Lino Lakes seeks solutions for high manganese levels in drinking water," Quad Community Press, Jan. 14, 2020). In March 2021, the council authorized the completion of a feasibility study for a water treatment plant.

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Power of Centennial will award another round of grants

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For the first time since 2014, members of the Power of Centennial (POC) have decided to move up the organization’s spring meeting in hopes that it will not only attract more grant applications, but also be more convenient for teachers.

POC, a subcommittee of the Centennial Area Education Foundation (CAEF), meets twice each year to determine where it would like its dollars to go within the community. Members meet in the fall and spring; each member commits to giving $50 at each meeting. All dollars raised are given as grants to support education in the Centennial area. POC members vote to decide which grant requests to fulfill.

Historically, the group has met in November and May, but the group will meet in March this year. “We decided to move the spring meeting SEE POWER OF CENTENNIAL, PAGE 2

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Although her time wearing the crown will soon be over, Zophia Raleigh has no plans to stop exploring her cultural identity and spreading Irish cheer.

Raleigh, a Blaine resident, is the daughter of Rep. Donald Raleigh (R-Blaine) and Marnie Ochs-Raleigh. Raleigh is the only Miss Shamrock since the St. Patrick’s Day Association began in 1967 to hold the title for two years (2020-21). She has also been deemed the grand marshal of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in St. Paul.

“She has been a true champ through a lot of firsts for our association and has handled the role gracefully during her tenure,” said St. Patrick’s Association President Katie Martin. She explained that the 2020 parade and Miss Shamrock season looked very different because of the pandemic, so Raleigh was asked to commit to another year of service as Miss Shamrock. She gladly accepted.

“The association couldn’t think of a better person to be our 2022 grand marshal than Zophia, who did a brilliant job navigating the role during a global pandemic,” Martin said.

Raleigh is a 2016 graduate of Centennial High School.

She attended the University

to a community that for so many years had supported us.

My parents raised us kids to be very confident in where we came from and to love the heritage that we are living through, so the opportunity to give back to that was something that was important to me.”

Raleigh applied to be Miss Shamrock. Each year the association invites Irish women 21-and-over to become Miss Shamrock Princesses. The princesses spend six weeks together selling buttons and spreading Irish cheer. The princesses and Miss Shamrock spend the remainder of the year visiting area parades and festivals as representatives of the association. Miss Shamrock is chosen by the members of the association and is crowned just in time for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Raleigh estimates that she has well over 500 hours invested into the crown at this point.

“Truthfully, what I love is being able to continue the legacy that my parents started, giving back and volunteering; and being a member of the community is the most important part. It’s what societies are built on. It’s what keeps your neighbors healthy and strong and ensures that the future generation of kids are being raised in an atmosphere that will set them up to achieve long-term success.”

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In July 2020, WSB presented the feasibility study findings, which recommended that the city construct a water treatment facility to address high manganese levels as well as iron and other contaminants. At the time, the estimated cost of the facility was $20 million.

The council then authorized a pilot study to verify the effectiveness of the treatment process. The pilot study began in September 2021 and wrapped up in November.

“The purpose of the pilot study was to treat the water to ensure that the process would work,” said WSB’s Greg Johnson at a council work session last week. “We got some excellent results.”

The three main parameters the study focused on was the removal of manganese, iron and ammonia. Ursinio Puga, of WSB, explained that the study revealed that iron levels are already below the target the city is trying to achieve, which is based on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) secondary drinking standards. However, manganese levels were significantly higher than the goal and would require 88% removal to achieve the target goal. Ammonia would also require 71% removal to achieve the target goal.

There are two types of filtration, conventional and biological, for water treatment plants. The main

difference between the two types is that conventional treatment relies on the use of chemicals, whereas biological treatment relies on natural microbial activity to remove contaminants.

“The treatment steps are the same; however, you are feeding chemicals in the conventional method. For biological (treatment), a lot of those chemicals go away and you are left with air and sometimes nutrients (to create optimal conditions),” Puga explained.

Perks of the biological filtration method would include cost savings by eliminating the necessity to purchase expensive chemicals; the production of less processed water; and the use of a treatment method that is both environmentally friendly and sustainable. The study found that by the year 2040, the city of Lino Lakes could see nearly $950,000 in cumulative savings from utilizing biological filtration rather than conventional filtration, which requires chemicals.

Cities that currently use biological filtration to treat drinking water include: Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Cloud, Worthington, St. Martin and Hutchinson, among other communities.

The pilot study also evaluated two types of sand/ media for the filter, silica sand and greensand. Puga said that greensand is great for removal of manganese,

but silica sand has great results for the removal of several contaminants.

Greensand is more costly and also requires that filters are backwashed (cleaned) more frequently, because greensand particles are smaller and plug the filters more easily.

“The results were almost identical for both treatment methods,” Puga said. He explained that even though the removal results were better for the first month using the conventional method, the biological method eventually caught up to achieve the same results.

“Microorganisms take time to grow … They need time to acclimate to the filter,” Puga noted.

Ultimately, the study recommends that Lino Lakes use biological filtration using silica sand. Council Member Michael Ruhland wanted to know that if, for some reason, the biological method wasn’t showing the necessary results, whether the city could switch to the conventional method. Puga explained that the treatment plants would be designed the exact same way: the only difference would be the addition of chemicals.

If for some reason the city did decide to switch from biological to conventional treatment, it would just need to start adding chemicals.

The City Council was expected to accept the

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The study found that by the year 2040, the city of Lino Lakes could see nearly $950,000 in cumulative savings from utilizing biological filtration rather than conventional filtration.

There are two types of filtration, conventional and biological, for water treatment plants. The main difference between the two types is that conventional treatment relies on the use of chemicals, whereas biological treatment relies on natural microbial activity to remove contaminants.

pilot study at its March 14 meeting, after press deadline.

Community Development Director Michael Grochala said that the council will likely discuss next steps in the process at a work session in April.

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

POWER OF CENTENNIAL: Keeps community members engaged FROM PAGE 1

forward so teachers would still have the opportunity to use any funds awarded in the classroom for that current semester,” POC Co-Chair Talia Averbeck explained.

The group will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at the Centennial Library. POC only had one grant request to consider at its fall meeting, but this time around it will consider six applications totaling $4,700.

Averbeck said that the POC will likely be able to fund over $2,000 in grants, but that number will likely rise as donations from members continue to trickle in until March 17, after press time.

POC Co-Chair Lucretia Bentrup explained that POC grant requests are typically smaller than some of the requests CAEF receives in its other grant cycle.

“They (may be) smaller grants, but they still support students in the district,” she said. Averbeck added, “That community funding piece is what makes it unique; that it's run by the community, it's not necessarily funds distributed by the district or another organization. It’s available for supplemental programming for expenses and educational programming that aren’t provided by the district.”

Averbeck added that often some of the teachers who request POC grants are paying for things out of their own pockets. “I think it's important to bring awareness to what the district is actually able

to do and what the teachers want to do above and beyond what's provided,” she said.

Since POC’s creation in 2014, it has awarded $23,583 in funding (not including this spring cycle).

One reason POC is so important is because it keeps community members engaged, Averbeck explained. “We have members that don't have children in the district, and so it's a way to engage the community and help build support around the school district and the things that people need. It brings awareness to the types of activities that are not provided funding,” she said.

Currently, POC has 31 active members, but more are welcome.

In order to become a member, you must fill out an application online and commit to contributing $50 twice a year. Those who are curious about the group but not quite ready to commit are encouraged to attend the spring meeting to see what it is all about.

“The thing that we have been working on in between these two meetings is helping bring awareness that the group exists,” Averbeck explained. “So even if somebody is unsure if it's something that they want to join or make a commitment to two meetings a year, they are welcome to come and just see and hear what a meeting is like. It's open to anybody in the community that that wants to have their voice heard.”

Managing Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-4071227 or quadnews@presspubs.com.

POWER OF CENTENNIAL GRANTS 11/6/2014 Love and Logic Parent Skills Course 5/1/2015 Future Problem Solvers Stress is a Mess 11/10/2015 Noah’s Ark Scholarship fund 11/10/2015 Odessey 11/10/2015 ALICE program for Cent Elem 5/24/2016 LEAP 5/24/2016 TEEN Force 11/14/2016 Creative Seating 11/14/2016 Creativity Festival 5/1/2017 Operation No Limits 5/1/2017 PowerPack 11/17/2017 Summer Fun Enrichment 11/17/2017 Senior Service Day 5/18/2018 Science Assembly RLE 5/18/2018 Gift cards for teachers 5/18/2018 Literacy Bags 5/18/2018 Support for Internationals 5/18/2018 Color Run scholarships (Kelly Thurmes) 10/30/2018 Special Ed Family Fun Day (Kathy Zwonitzer) 10/30/2018 Seating (Katie Guthmueller) 10/30/2018 STEM (Kathy Kaiser) 10/30/2018 Media Center Science Supplies (Schnapf)

5/14/2019 Avid training, CMS 5/14/2019 ECFE Professional Development 5/14/2019 Noah’s Ark 5/14/2019 Be the Nice kid at RLE 11/14/2019 Student Leadership Council 11/14/2019 Science Kits 11/14/2019 Book Boats 5/13/2020 Fund-A-Family 5/13/2020 PowerPack 5/13/2020 Breakout EDU Classroom Bundle for Physics 5/13/2020 Scholastic Magazine Subscription GLE 1st Grade 11/10/2020 RLE DCD Sped Program Platform Wheelchair Swing 11/10/2020 Centennial Special Education staff training 6/8/2021 Centennial ECFE Parent Education Speaker Series 6/8/2021 Centennial Elementary Staff Book Study “Lost at School” 6/8/2021 ISD12 Community Ed Drivers Ed Scholarships 6/8/2021CHS Preprinted graph whiteboards 11/16/2021 Social justice/equity books at GLE

IF YOU GO What: Power of Centennial spring meeting When: 6 p.m. Thursday, March 17 Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle Details: Power of Centennial will meet to vote on which grants its members would like to fund in the Centennial School District. For more information, visit www. caefoundation.org/power-of-centennial .

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• Officers conducted a traffic stop near the intersec• Officers responded to a driving complaint involvtion of Lake Drive and Albert Avenue in Lexinging a possible impaired driver in the 8000 block of ton March 6. The male driver was subsequently Lake Drive March 5. Officers made contact with arrested for DWI. the driver and detected no signs of impairment.

• An officer conducted a traffic stop near the intersec• Officers arrested a male on a warrant at a resition of Lexington Avenue and North Road in Circle dence in the 7800 block of Marilyn Drive March 5.

Pines March 7. The driver was subsequently arrestThe male was booked into jail. ed on outstanding warrants and for narcotics.

• Officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle • Officers conducted a warrant attempt in the 110 crash in the 1200 block of I-35W March 5. The block of East Golden Lake Drive in Circle Pines involved vehicle was towed and the driver was March 8. An adult male was subsequently arrested transported to a secondary location. and transported to the Anoka County jail on an • An officer responded to a report of an opossum on outstanding warrant. a deck in the 900 block of Kelly Street March 6. The • Officers responded to the 9200 block of South Highofficer assisted the resident in removing it. way Drive in Lexington March 8 on the report of • Officers were dispatched to a parking complaint attempted counterfeit money use. in the garage of an apartment building in the 700 ads toof run ONEParkway TIME,March the7. week 3/13/2022 • Officers conducted a traffic stop near Griggs Aveblock Town Center Manage- beginning ads towasrun ONE TIME, 3/13/2022 nue and Lake Drive in Lexington on March 8. The ment advised on steps neededthe to towweek a vehicle beginning male driver was subsequently arrested for DWI. on private property.

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• An officer observed a traffic violation in the area of Lake Drive and Restwood Road in Lexington March 3. Officers initiated a probable cause search of the vehicle. A citation was issued to the driver.

• Officers responded to a motor vehicle property damage accident on North Road near Jewel Street in Circle Pines March 3. Upon arrival, officers found no injuries, but two vehicles had damage from a rear-end collision. Parties exchanged information and then cleared the scene.

• Officers observed a truck and trailer in the 7300 block of Main Street in Centerville traveling well above the posted speed March 3. The vehicle was stopped and the State Patrol was requested to the scene for inspection. The driver was cited and the vehicle was taken out of service.

• Officers took a theft report from the 300 block of Heritage Trail in Circle Pines March 4. There is no suspect information at this time.

• Officers responded to the 8900 block of Naples Street in Lexington on a report of a gas leak in the area March 4. The house was found vacant and was filled with natural gas. Officers assisted the fire department and CenterPoint Energy until the area was safe.

• Officers took a phone call report of a theft from a motor vehicle in the 3900 block of Restwood Road in Lexington March 4.

• Officers conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Naples Street and Restwood Road in Lexington March 4 for multiple traffic violations.

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The Lino Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents: • An officer responded to a delayed theft report in the 700 block of Apollo Drive March 1. After investigation, a suspect was identified and formally charged for theft.

• An officer conducted a traffic stop for multiple traffic violations in the 8200 block of I-35E March 2. The adult female driver was arrested for DWI and booked into the Anoka County Jail.

• An officer took a phone call report regarding an attempted scam in the 7400 block of Lake Drive March 2. The complainant did not give out any personal information and the incident was documented.

• An officer was dispatched on a phone call report regarding a threat in the 6500 block of Stella Lane MDAN March 2. The officers investigated the incident and MDAN provided extra patrol in the area.

• Officers assisted another agency by checking an address for a vehicle in the 300 block of Linda Lane March 2. The officer provided the agency with information they obtained.

• Officers responded to a suspicious activity call in the 8000 block of Lake Drive March 2. The officers conducted a traffic stop; after investigation, the officers arrested the driver for possession of drugs.

• An officer took a report of a hit-and-run property damage accident involving a mailbox in the 8000 block of 20th Avenue March 3. The investigation is ongoing.

• Police and fire staff responded with the Minnesota State Patrol on a report of a personal injury crash in the 1700 block of I-35W March 3. Multiple victims were transported to the hospital by ambulance.

• Officers were advised of a road rage incident in a neighboring city that ended in Lino Lakes in the 7100 block of Otter Lake Road March 3. Officers were unable to locate the vehicles.

• Officers responded to a church in the 10 block of Ash Street with the assistance of the fire division on a report of a water flow alarm March 4. The source of the water flow was found and temporarily fixed. Staff was notified.

• Officers observed a suspicious vehicle at a business after hours in the 7500 block of Lake Drive March 4. Officers made contact with the occupants, who reported car problems. Officers determined there was a controlled substance in the vehicle, which was confiscated. Charges are pending based on test results from the lab.

• An officer responded to a report of illegal dumping in the 1100 block of Main Street March 4. The party involved was contacted and advised of local ordinances and state statutes. The incident was documented.

• Officers responded to a report of a vehicle crash in the 12300-13300 block of I-35W March 5. Parties involved were provided assistance.

• An officer responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle driving in a neighborhood in the 700 block of Fox Road March 5. The officer checked the area but was not able to locate the vehicle nor any ap-

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Let me introduce myself

’m Corinne Stremmel and I’m the new editor of the Lowdown and Savour Magazine.

I’ve been at Press Publications since early October, and I’m excited to bring folks all their regional arts and entertainment news.

I grew up in Brookings, South Dakota, the home of South Dakota State University and allegedly, cookies and cream ice cream. The first newspaper I ever wrote for was my high school newspaper the Broboca, (Brookings and our mascot, the bobcats combined). That was when my journalism teacher encouraged me to apply to the Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Corinne’s Journalism Conference. I was selected as one of 50 students to Comment fly to Washington and attend a journalism conference geared Corinne toward junior-age journalist hopefuls.

Stremmel I ended up in Minnesota when I decided to attend Gustavus Adolphus College where I majored in English and communications. At school, I worked for the college newspaper, The Gustavian Weekly, for four years doing all sorts of jobs from copy editing, feature writing, graphic design to eventually being the editor-in-chief.

Throughout college, I developed my love for magazines. I wrote for different publications like 605 Magazine, an arts and entertainment magazine for the state of South Dakota, the Gustavus Quarterly, Gustvaus’ alumni magazine and after I graduated in 2021, I interned with Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine where I wrote arts and entertainment stories for the magazine blog.

I can thank my parents for my appreciation of the news. As early as I can remember my parents were tuning into KSFY, the local TV station for eastern South Dakota morning, noon and night. Growing up, the news was always on in the background and a magazine or newspaper was always open on the kitchen table.

As devoted consumers of media, my parents taught me about the importance of staying informed about one’s community.

It was in middle school that I started my own media consumption. I would wake up at 5 a.m. just to watch the morning news and would avidly read Time Magazine and old copies of InStyle my piano teacher would give me. I loved the glossy pages and expert storytelling.

I supposed I would say that news has been a constant element in my life.

It wasn’t until college that I had more autonomy to pick the stories I wanted to write about and really see them come to life in print.

I’m so glad I stuck with it. Now with Press Publications, I get the same chance to bring expert storytelling to regional people. I can’t wait for you to read more.

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lection season is under way, and this year promises to be especially busy with redistricting producing many new faces seeking office.

Candidates are hitting the campaign trail outlining their priorities. With every press release and speech is certain to be a pledge to be transparent with constituents.

The timing is perfect to send the message that “open government is good government” Sunshine – the theme of Sunshine Week Week, March 13-19. At its Jim Pumarlo foundation, Sunshine Week underscores the importance of the free flow of information for an open, effective and accountable government.

Editors and reporters routinely are in the trenches seeking everyday information that appointed and elected officials want to keep confidential – or, at minimum, want to release on their terms. We’ve become all too accustomed to the stonewalling of information on state and national levels. The practice unfortunately is increasingly common in local government, too.

Witness these two examples from the past year of officials trying to set their own rules.

The St. Louis County School Board continued to meet in person despite cautionary measures taken by many bodies

during the pandemic. At the same time, it restricted the public to remote monitoring. The Ely Timberjay cried foul and sought an advisory opinion from a state agency, which ruled the board in violation of the Open Meeting Law. A citizen questioned several actions of the West Lakeland Township Board with respect to the Open Meeting Law. The issues included the board’s failure to keep a separate journal of its votes and its failure to give three days’ notice of a change in meeting location. The state agency ruled the actions out of bounds.

The advisory opinions were handed down through the Data Practices Office of the Minnesota Department of Administration.

News organizations are usually the first to object when access to proceedings and information is denied or made more difficult.

Citizens need to understand that state laws governing access to open meetings and government records preserve the rights of all Minnesotans.

Citizens have equal opportunity to challenge actions.

Most troubling are the regular attempts to block access to government information or to conduct public business behind closed doors. I witnessed it all too often when I sat behind the editor’s desk.

Landfill siting may be controversial, but constituents will be more accepting of the process if a county board identifies potential locations from the start.

The departure of a controversial department head

may not be official until formally accepted, but a city council will do itself a favor by announcing the resignation as soon as it is submitted.

The closing of an elementary school may not be on a school board’s agenda for a few weeks, but the administration will win higher marks if it informs residents of its intentions when first put on the table.

The above examples, plus many more, underscore why the press remains vigorous in pursuing access to and publication of a variety of records. It’s the proverbial “if you give an inch, they’ll take a mile.” If the news media agree to one concession, all too often an individual or agency will try to stretch the rules. Soon laws are enacted with additional restrictions on what once was routinely public information – information that’s important to readers.

Tracking down public information takes perseverance and hard work, but our communities are the beneficiaries. The efforts of editors and reporters likely irk more than a few elected and appointed officials. The press nevertheless stands firm that readers are best served by a full menu of public information rather than a selective serving.

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CIRCLE PINES CITY COUNCIL SNIPPETS Each year, the city of Circle Pines City Council recognizes local businesses for achieving different milestones. Since the council wasn’t able to hold any recognitions last year, it recognized milestones achieved in 2020 and 2021.

Mint Salon & Spa, which is tucked away behind McDonalds on the corner of Lake Drive and Lexington Avenue, is recognized for five years of operation in the city. Pictured are Mayor Dave Bartholomay and co-owner Amber Muellner.

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COURT FILE NO. 02-PR-22-195 NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INTESTATE) Estate of Paul D. Sander, Decedent Notice is given that an application for informal appointment of personal representative has been filed with the Registrar. No will has been presented for probate.The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Rebecca A. Sander, whose address is 4901 Daffodil Ave., Unit 17, McAllen, Texas, 78501, as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minnesota) Statutes section 524-3-6007) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate.

Any objections to the appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing.

Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: March 10, 2022 Pamela Kreier, Registrar Lori O’Brien, Court Administrator ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Wiiliam J. Fleming, Fleming Law Firm, PLLC 4665 White Bear Parkway, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Attorney License No.: 034912 Telephone: (612) 429-3323; FAX: (651) 429-3323 Email: bill@flemingoffice.com Published two times in the Quad Community Press on March 15 and 22, 2022.

Computronix celebrated 15 years in town last year. Pictured are Mayor Dave Bartholomay and Justin Hardee. Hardee grew up in Circle Pines and graduated from Centennial High School in 1998.

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• The annual Easter egg hunt will be back in full force this year and is scheduled for Saturday, April 16, at Golden Lake Park.

• Several businesses were recently recognized for milestones reached during 2020 and 2021. They include: – Circle Pines Dental 40 years (2020) – Attorney at Law Richard Schultz 20 years (2020) – Living Faith Church – 65 years (2021) – Golden Lake Elementary School-Golden Lake Elementary – 50 years (2021) – Glen Oaks Dental – 40 years (2021) – Image Printing & Graphics – 35 years (2021) – Oak Hills Manor Apartments – 25 years (2021) – Computronix – 15 years (2021) – Northern Technologies International Corp. – 15 years (2021) – Mint Salon & Spa – 5 years (2021) – Quality Aquatics Pet Shop – 5 years (2021)

Oak Hills Manor Apartments has been around for 25 years.

The 55-plus, 48-unit complex is fully occupied. Pictured are Mayor Dave Bartholomay and Mike and Chyrl Tellinghusen.

• The city of Circle Pines’ polling locations and precinct lines will remain unchanged as a result of redistricting. Even though the city reached the important over-5,000 population mark on the 2020 Census needed to received state aid funding, there was not enough change to require the redrawing of precinct lines. For 2022, residents who live north of Lake Drive will vote at St. Mark Lutheran Church and residents who live south of Lake Drive will vote at City Hall. (A couple of years ago, the city changed its polling place from the fire station to the church in an effort to keep firefighters safe amid the pandemic.)

• Rainbow Tree Companies and Barbara Lynn Bergman of Body Wisdom & Wellness’ business licenses have been approved for 2022.

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CITY BRIEF LINO LAKES — If you’ve driven through the intersection of Hodgson Road and County Road J recently, you’ll have noticed a transformation.

Lyngblomsten, a St. Paul senior services nonprofit, is building a continuum-of-care senior living campus. Steady progress has been made on the project since groundbreaking took place in early November, as crews are working through the winter.

After clearing and grading the site, crews dug out the footprint for the campus’ central building, a multilevel structure along Hodgson Road that will house 96 independent living apartments, 34 assisted-living apartments, 17 memory care assisted-living units and a host of campus amenities.

As of last week, footings and foundation walls are near completion on the building’s south end and are partially complete in its central section. Once the foundation is complete, crews will begin installing underground plumbing and electrical work.

Construction of 20 detached townhomes north of the central building will begin in the spring.

The Quad Community Press has received some inquiries about what is going on with the old insurance building that currently sits on the Lyngblomsten development site at the corner of Hodgson Road and County Road J in Lino Lakes.

Community Development Director Michael Grochala explained that Lyngblomsten owns the building, which is currently being used as a construction office. “The building will be demolished once the main building is completed,” he said. “That parcel and adjoining land will be developed with commercial uses as part of the Lyngblomsten development.”

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Quality Aquatics Pet Shop is recognized for five years of operation in the city. The store is located in the strip mall located at 9205 Lexington Ave. N. Pictured are Mayor Dave Bartholomay and Austin.

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Cougars transform from 3-8 team to state-tourney bound Not many teams wind up in the state tournament after muddling through a six-game losing streak. But that’s the case with the Centennial girls, whose players and coaches worked out some crucial issues after a 3-8 start.

“Over the winter break, we sat down as a team and talked about goals,” said coach Jamie Sobolik, “and what we need from each other to be the team we expect to be and want to be.”

The Cougars captured the Section 7AAAA title last week, turning back Cambridge-Isanti 62-49 in the semifinals at home Tuesday and Andover 67-36 on Thursday at North Branch.

The No. 12 ranked Cougars (19-10) face No. 5 St. Michael-Albertville (227) in the first round Wednesday, 4 p.m. at Williams Arena.

It’s Centennial’s ninth state trip, all since 2003. The Cougars placed third at state last year and graduated two Division I players. After competing in Section 5AAAA previously, they were moved this year to 7AAAA, which had only one other ranked team, No. 20 Blaine.

The team turmoil stemmed from going into the season with Camille Cummings, who averaged 11.6 points last year, as the go-to scorer, and she averaged over 20 points for a while, but she was getting “very little support from teammates” on the court, Sobolik said.

“Locker room issues started to leak out onto the court, which didn’t make me happy, and my anger/frustration came out for a few weeks.”

His reaction, intended to solve internal issues and get others to step up, instead “caused our team to slip even farther.”

After hashing things out in a team meeting, he said, a different attitude from players and coaches emerged.

“We started to get a few players trying to take some ownership on the court,” he said. After failing to hold leads against East Ridge and Roseville, the girls took stock of themselves.

The Cougars beat Champlin Park to end the skid and have gone 16-2 since then, with two close losses to Maple Grove (24-5), which, he said, showed they could compete with Top 10 teams.

Players started to understand better how they could fit in and contribute.

“You could see the confidence growing,” he said. They started building leads of 14 to 18 points and getting the bench player some court time.

“Our team is on the younger side, with not a lot of (previous) varsity experience,” Cummings said. “At the beginning, with me handling the bulk of the scoring, teams started to focus on me, and that gave the other players an opportunity to step up, and they did it. Now, teams can’t just focus on one player, and it makes us harder to defend, which I think resulted in our success at the end of the season.”

Heading into state, senior guard Cummings is averaging 16.2 points, sophomore point guard Marisa Frost 10.5 (including 17.0 in the three section games), senior wing Sydney Kubes 8.5, and freshman post Autumn McCall 7.5.

“I’m excited,” Cummings said, “to see what we can do at state.”

Marisa Frost drives against Chisago Lakes’ Brianna Wille.

Camille Cummings muscles through two Chisago Lakes defenders to score.

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Excited Centennial players cheer during the final seconds of the finals against Andover while reserves completed the game. From left are KJ Sharp (41), Marisa Frost, Grace Pullman (42), Sydney Kubes (5), Camille Cummings (23), Haley Mulberry and coach Jamie Sobolik.

Cougars 67, Andover 36

Cougars 62, Chicago Lakes 49

The Cougars had beaten Andover twice in close games in conference, 59-52 and 72-64, but dominated the third encounter. Sobolik credited his team’s playoff experience, compared to Andover’s young team being new to a section title game.

“Our senior captains have been in four section championship games and have now won three,” Sobolik said, “which has only been accomplished by one other class, 2006.”

Frost led with 19 points (5-for-9 on

Frost led the Cougars with 20 points, five steals, and two blocks, while shooting 4-for-5 on three’s. McCall notched 13 points and 11 rebounds, Cummings 12 points and eight rebounds, and Kubes eight points and two blocks.

For Chisago Lakes (19-9), a strong rebounding team, senior guard Mikayla Aumer sank 17 points and junior forward Maraya Wiltrout 12 points. The Wildcats finished 19-9.

three’s) and four steals. Cummings had 10 points, eight rebounds, three steals and four assists. Kubes netted 10 points. Grace Pullman notched eight points and five rebounds.

McCall snagged 11 rebounds and scored four points.

The Cougars made 11 three-pointers while Andover had just two, and outrebounded the Huskies 49-32.

Morgan Miller scored 12 points for the Huskies (16-13), who had beaten No. 2 seed Blaine 62-58 in the semifinals.

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Max Scheurer, Centennial swimmer, made a big jump during his junior season to earn all-state status, placing sixth in breaststroke at the Class AA meet. He took second in the section with a school record 57.88, then lowered that to 57.74 in state preliminaries. His finals time was 57.84. He dropped five seconds from last year’s seventh-place section finish. Also at the section this year, he beat his individual medley PR by 11 seconds to place third with 2:06.1. “Max was the big surprise at the section and state meet,” coach Pete Crawford said. Focus, dedication, and hard work, and becoming “a student of the sport,” the coach said, led to his huge improvement. Scheurer also had to overcome a setback in January when he got Covid and missed two weeks.

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MISS SHAMROCK: North metro native builds and spreads Irish cheer FROM PAGE 1

A DNA test revealed that Raleigh is about 57% Irish. However, if you count English bloodlines, that percentage gets closer to 70%. In fact, the name Raleigh means “Fawn Valley” in Irish. Her family is originally from Waterford, Ireland.

As grand marshal, Raleigh will set the pace of this year’s parade. “I will just be another person there that is there enjoying the crowd and sharing what it means to be an Irish person, an American and, most of all, a Minnesotan in our community,” she said.

One thing to note about this year’s parade is that the route is reversed. The parade usually travels down Fifth Street from Mears Park (Fifth Street and Sibley Street) to Rice Park (Fifth Street and Market Street); this year, however, it will travel from Rice Park to Mears Park and end at CHS Field, where for the first time ever, attendees are invited to the Ballpark Hooley. The outdoor party will include live music, Irish dancers, food and beer.

Nine princesses are vying to fill Raleigh’s shoes, and the new Miss Shamrock will be crowned March 15. “Zophia has been a fabulous role model for these women. And we look forward to seeing Zo use her leadership skills in a different capacity within our organization,” Martin said.

As a “has been,” Raleigh says she plans to stay involved with the association. “Whatever the association needs from me, I will step up and do,” she said.

Miss Shamrock Zophia Raleigh, center, poses with princesses, from left, Kendra Meyers, Sabrina Barrett, Madison Schwandt, Molly Raths, Margaret Heaney, Christine Hanley, Emily Muelken and Danielle Nielson during a recent Saint Patrick’s Association gathering at Jimmy’s in Vadnais Heights. The princesses are vying for the title of Miss Shamrock.

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Miss Shamrock Zophia Raleigh with her father, Minnesota House District 38A Rep. Donald Raleigh.

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Two Cougars wrestle in first state meet for girls

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

In the first-ever state wrestling tournament for girls, Centennial had one of the champions, Isabelle (“Bell”) Huss, and another qualifier, Jaden Ruegsegger.

“The girls were so excited, they were smiling the entire weekend,” said Cougar coach Chase Steffen, speaking of all the entrants. “It was just a ton of fun.

They loved it.”

Forty-six girls took the mats in their own session during the boys tournament on Saturday, March 5, in 12 weight classes ranging from 100 to 235 pounds, at Xcel Energy Center.

“We were told early in the season that we would have a girls tournament at the end of the year, which was exciting,” said Huss.

Each weight had four contestants who had placed first or second in one of two qualifying tournaments, except for Huss’s 235-pound class, which only had two.

During the season, they worked out with the boys and wrestled against boys on junior varsity. Huss had a 13-6 total record and 10 pins. Ruegsegger had a 9-11 record.

It was the fourth year of wrestling for Huss, a senior who’s also a thrower on the track team, and the second for Reugsegger, a junior who’s also a swimmer. The team had four girls. Ada Flashberger

had an injury and could not compete at the sectional. Sophia Nurkka was in the same weight class as Huss.

“We treat them the same, same workouts, same techniques,” Steffen said. “The girls come to practice and work hard. They are wrestlers, not girl wrestlers.”

Centennial for several years has had girls on the team, including the most high-profile girl in the state, Emily Shilson, currently a junior at Augsburg with four national collegiate titles. Shilson was a five-year varsity starter and three-time state boys tourney qualifier, the last of those with Mounds View as she transferred her senior year.

The first state tourney for girls was intended to give the girls the same opportunity, and to stimulate growth in participants, Steffen said.

“It’s the first year, and we have a lot of things to work through,” he said. “The more opportunities we can give girls, the better.”

Huss, who weighed in at 193 pounds at state, wrestled against a girl there for the first and only time in her career. She pinned Ella George of South St. Paul in 11 seconds.

In the southern qualifying meet, George forfeited to Huss. There were supposed to be two other entrants, they were injured. “At least, that’s what they told us,” Huss said. The northern qualifier, meanwhile, had no entrants in that weight class.

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entrants in each weight at the section, Steffen said.

Ruegsegger, at 126 pounds, won both matches in her section qualifier. At state, she lost to Park Center and Chaska opponents. She’ll get another chance next year.

Huss hopes that she is not done with wrestling. “I would love to wrestle in college,” she said, adding that she’s looking into finding a college program.

There are currently 93, according to the web site ncsasports.com, although just one (Augsburg) in Minnesota.

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BUSINESS BRIEFS Caribou will open in April LINO LAKES — Caribou Coffee, located at 7107 Otter Lake Road (Suite 150), is set to open in April. Otter Crossing, developed by Tyme Properties LLC, will include six units in the 7,800-squarefoot commercial retail building. the other tenants have yet to be confirmed as of press time.

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Kish has that he will enter the race for Anoka county attorney in 2022.

County Attorney Tony Palumbo has announced he will retire at the end of his term (2022).

Kish has 22 years of experience as a career prosecutor. He has worked in the Anoka County Attorney’s Office Criminal Division since 2004, following four years as a prosecutor in the Mille Lacs County Attorney’s Office. Kish has specialized in the prosecution of violent crimes, and has tried nearly 100 felony jury trials.

Kish, 51, lives in Centerville.

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POLITICAL BRIEFS Rep. Raleigh will host town hall Rep. Donald Raleigh (R-Blaine) will host a town hall/listening session from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, at Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines. Rep. Raleigh’s monthly town hall is to hear from constituents on topics that are important to them. Meetings will be interactive and not a “presentation.”

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