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ou could say Circle Pines resident Lauren Shegstad, 31, has her hands full —That’s an understatement.

Lauren is married to Staff Sgt. Nick Shegstad, who serves full time in the Minnesota Air National Guard. The Shegstads will celebrate eight years of marriage in September and have three children, Landen, 6, Kinsley, 3, and Cedar, 1. Landen and Kinsley

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icole Bruley, 27, never imagined that she would have to give birth during a global pandemic.

But with only a few weeks to go before the due date of their daughter, Finley, she and her husband, Matt, don’t have another option.

Formerly of White Bear Lake, the Bruleys relocated to Woodbury last year. Both of them are health care workers who have found themselves on the frontlines since

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hristy Fletcher’s days in quarantine are best described as a balancing act. The Forest Lake resident is a mom of three (a 6-year-old, Silas, and two 4-yearold twins, Hattie and Hazel) and a kindergarten teacher at Forest View Elementary. Since COVID-19 made its way to Minnesota, Christy has found herself on both sides of the distance learning line, navigating how to teach

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both have autism.

Nick has been in the military for 12 years and works in Aerospace Ground Equipment. He just returned from his sixth deployment, this time to Kuwait, the fi rst week of March.

“We have been thrown for several intense curveballs,” Lauren said. “My kids are my absolute greatest blessing, as hard as it is with having two that are autistic .... God has completely blessed us. He knew that I could do this and he knew that I could handle this. I was meant to be their mom. I

COVID-19 struck Minnesota; Matt is a fi refighter/paramedic, and Nicole is a radiology technologist.

Working in health care creates a whole new set of uncertainties for the soon-to-be parents.

“I don’t know what worries me more: delivering (Finley) into this scary world where right now, hospital restrictions are so strict that only Matt could come into the hospital with me during our stay,” Nicole said.

“Or carrying her around with me (and) exposing her to everything I

not only her students from afar but also her own son in their home—all while keeping her young daughters entertained.

Like a lot of teachers, Christy misses her students, especially because this time of the school year is typically full of realizations of the progress they can make in a year.

“Especially in kindergarten, you do so much work helping them grow. They go from not being literate to learning

CIRCLE PINES — The majority of the April 28 City Council meeting centered around COVID-19 and the city’s role in keeping its citizens safe.

“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we are looking at some tough decisions about the summer operations throughout our park system,” City Administrator Patrick Antonen explained. First, city staff recommended not operating the concession stand at Golden Lake Park or renting out pavilions this summer.

“At this time,” Antonen said, “staff feels it is not feasible to open the concession stand due to the inability to social distance while our employees operate the stand.

“The operation of the stand requires personal protective equipment (PPE) to be able to serve the food, and we will not have enough PPE on hand to provide to staff to protect them throughout the summer.”

Perhaps the silver lining in all of this, Antonen explained, is that the concession stand is scheduled for upgrades this summer, which will be much easier to complete when it is not open.

The council unanimously agreed to close the concession stand and pavilion rentals for the summer. However, when it came to what the city should do about use of restrooms, playgrounds, pickle ball courts, tennis courts and basketball courts, the council was divided.

“We are recommending the facilities should only be open once the governor’s stay-at-home order is lifted and when we receive further guidance from the state, CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), DNR and the governor’s office as to when and how these public areas should be opened safely,” Antonen said.

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As if motherhood was not a hard job already, throw in a pandemic. Press Publications set out to find three mothers from different communities and share what they are facing in these strange times.

Although the three moms are around the same age, they all have very different stories to tell. One is a stay-at-home mother of three, and a husband in the

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MaskUpMN: Online community forms to make masks

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM LEAD EDITOR

What started out as a group of Summit Orthopedics staff making masks for patients has spiraled into a much bigger effort.

Lino Lakes resident Karyn Brisk, RN, started the MaskUpMN Facebook group April 6. She came up with the idea after Summit Orthopedics President Dr. Robert Anderson sent out a companywide email pleading for masks for patients.

“It got me super emotional. I thought, ‘I don’t know anything about sewing, I don’t know much about technology, but I think I can do something,’” she recalled.

Brisk reached out to one of her coworkers who knew how to sew, and Brsik’s husband to help set up the website (maskupmn.com).

The purpose of the group is to get masks into the hands of as many people and businesses as possible.

Initially, it started out as an appeal to Summit Orthopedics employees.

“A lot of Summit has been furloughed because we do elective surgeries.

People are at home and want to know what they can do and how they can

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Centerville resident Diane Clancy (left) and Lino Lakes resident Karyn Brisk (center) drop off 70 masks with other MaskUpMN members at the Centennial Fire District station in Centerville on Saturday, April 25.

help. This gives them a sense of pride.

It is a win-win,” Brisk explained.

The group has now expanded far beyond that to include not only health care professionals but sewing gurus.

The group also has members like Centerville resident Diane Clancy, who doesn’t sew, but helps wash, cut and iron fabric and also delivers supplies and masks.

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“I thought it was just going to be this little thing and we could help a couple of places and Summit,” Brisk said. “It has ballooned out bigger than I thought it would. Originally, it was health care workers but now it is just people who want to help.”

Clancy added, “The growth has just been astronomical. It has just taken off. It is really heartwarming to watch everyone coming together and getting it done.”

As of press deadline, the group had 376 members who have helped to make around 2,150 masks. MaskUpMn has seven drop-off locations throughout the Twin Cities: Lino Lakes, White Bear Lake, Woodbury, Eagan, Richfield, Minneapolis and Edina.

The free masks have been given to utility workers, restaurants, group homes, halfway houses, clinics, small

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businesses and more. “We have helped so many different groups, groups that I never would have even thought of that need masks,” Brisk said.

If you need something, it is likely that you can find someone in the group who has it, Brisk said. For example, if you run out of elastic and put a call out to the group, someone will likely respond that they have some to spare.

For all requests and donations, visit maskupmn.com and or email maskupmn@gmail.com.

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Lucy’s Burgers thinks ‘outside the to-go box’

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Cars filled the parking lot at Lucy’s Burgers to enjoy a meal and watch “Back to the Future” on an inflatable movie screen Saturday, May 2.

trays so he could serve guests in their cars. “Then I started thinking: If we can serve people in their cars, what can we do to entertain them while they are sitting in their cars?”

Scott bought an inflatable movie screen and FM transmitter and will now offer free movies for families at sunset every Saturday. Lucy’s Burgers kitchen will remain open for orders until about halfway through the movie (this is subject to change). After the kitchen closes, candy, popcorn and bottled water will be for sale.

On Thursdays at 7 p.m., families can play trivia in their cars. Teams will text in their team name, hear the questions over the radio and text in their answers.

On Sunday mornings, River Valley Fellowship of Ministries of Lake Elmo runs a church service in the restaurant’s parking lot. During the service, Lucy’s Burgers kitchen will be open to serve breakfast sandwiches, hash browns and coffee.

Communion will likely be done with individual juice boxes.

“We are pretty excited. People are looking for some sense of normalcy, even if it is not completely normal,” Scott said. “We wanted to provide something fun for families in the neighborhood while being conscious of social distancing.”

Cox said, “Everything that he is doing for the community. I believe that’s why he is so successful, is because of his emotional connection to Lucy’s.”

In addition to these fun events, the business located in the strip mall at 1190 County Road J is, of course, offering takeout and delivery (within 5

miles of the restaurant).

“Restaurants are going to have to think outside of the ‘to-go box’ to stay alive,” Scott said.

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After his restaurant closed down for a month, Lucy’s Burgers’ owner Rob Scott had some time to think about what the business could do for its patrons, not only to offer a sense of normalcy but keep the doors open.

Scott, formerly a resident of North Oaks, opened the establishment in White Bear Township in March 2017. He also owns T4 Technologies, an IT consulting company that caters to the needs of nonprofit organizations.

“The last Friday (March 17) we were open, we did $240 in sales. When all this started to happen, we realized that there was not going to be a way that the restaurant could survive on take-out and delivery,” he explained. “From a restaurant economic standpoint, food is our least profitable item that we sell. Really, the restaurant is supported by beer and booze. At that point I made the decision that it was better to close right away so that my staff could get unemployment and be able to survive, versus having them work for two weeks and (then) telling them I don’t have enough money to pay you.”

Scott immediately started applying for loans/ aid and fighting to receive the insurance coverage he felt the business had. Fortunately, his business received enough Payment Protection Program (PPP) funding to cover payroll for eight weeks. “I have eight weeks to figure out if we can come up with some new business operational plan that can allow us to survive in a new world.”

Scott has also started a GoFundMe page (www. gofundme.com/f/j5kbp-legal-fees) to help pay for legal fees he has paid in his fight against the insurance company.

“He (Scott) is a businessman ... but this restaurant is not all about profit for him, it is about the community,” said Lucy’s Burgers manager and Lino Lakes resident Diana Cox. “The world is evolving right now, and we have to evolve with it. Either we can make the changes and make our company still successful and still be able to help our community, or we shut our doors.”

Scott’s mind started spinning.

“I was racking my brain on things we can do to get somewhat of a sense of normalcy back to people’s lives and back to the restaurant, and how we can utilize the space that we have and still function in some sort of social distancing friendly manner,” he said.

“I’m certain that even when they allow us to open for in-house dining, they are going to force us to run it at 25% capacity. I have a 100-seat restaurant and if they only allow me to put 25 people in the seats, there is absolutely no way we can survive.”

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his Mother’s Day, it is important that we all dedicate some time to celebrate our mothers even though that may look a little different than in the past.

That’s why Press Publications set out to honor the real heroes in our communities that are often overlooked. Let’s face it, being a mom is a tough job. And now, more than ever, mothers are faced with challenge after challenge. The news team put a call out on social media, asking for local mothers we could highlight to show a glimpse of what mothers are dealing with in 2020.

Thank you to everyone who commented on the post, gave us a call or sent us an email with a mother they felt had a unique story. The truth is, our papers Out and are not big enough to honor all of the mothers who so deserve the About recognition.

We went over the submissions Shannon and picked out mothers from Granholm different towns who had different stories to tell. We found an expecting mother, a stay-at-home mother of three (with a husband in the military) and a kindergarten teacher who is trying to provide distance learning while balancing caring for 4-year-old twin girls and a 6-year-old.

We hope you enjoy reading three very different stories about motherhood during a pandemic in this week’s issue.

My mom I would like to give a huge shoutout to my mother, Karen Kinley. I consider my mom to be my best friend. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t send her a text message, call her on the phone or send her Snapchats of my dogs.

Growing up with a father who was very ill for many years, I always considered my dad to be my hero. I was so inspired by the fact that he pushed through everything that was thrown at him and kept a positive attitude.

As I got older, I started to realize that my mom was also my hero. She also had to push through everything that was tossed my dad’s way, bring him to appointments, visit him in the hospital and still manage to be a supportive mother who brought her two girls to skating practice, soccer games and band concerts.

After my father passed away right before Christmas, she had to figure out how to deal with her own grief and yet support a high school senior who was about to graduate. That’s a hero if you ask me.

I am so grateful to have such a close relationship with my mother. I really am her mini-me. Every day, I find another way I am just like my mom. We like the same food, wear similar clothes, listen to the same music and enjoy doing a lot of the same things, such as hiking with our pups and floating in lazy rivers. It is not uncommon for us to text each other the same thought at the same time.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there — they are the real heroes.

Parenting just got harder

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tudents won’t be returning to school. While many parents knew in the back of their mind that this was likely to happen, it still came as a shock. Most had hoped that miraculously their children would return to school and then they could work – even if it was from home.

To say that the last few weeks have been difficult for families with children is an understatement.

There is this image of detailed full schedules experiential Movers & with learning, children who are thrilled Shakers and engaged Sue Abderholden in distance learning and parents lining up additional activities through the many museums and other entities to enrich their children’s lives.

And everyone is smiling.

The reality is that the stress and anxiety related to COVID-19 is like a cloud over everyone’s head.

The schedule worked for a day or two. The boss called while you were trying to teach division. The internet went out while trying to connect to distance learning. Your

elementary age child dissolved in a tantrum and your teenager dissolved in tears or angry words.

Or both.

For some families the economic hardship makes it even more difficult. School lunches were important and now difficult to obtain. Your job may mean that you can’t be there during the day to help your middle school child. Your family may not have a computer or tablet and the worksheets that were mailed – well it’s really hard to get your child engaged.

If your child is in special education, it may be more difficult.

If they had a paraprofessional assisting them during the day – well, you are on your own. If you had in-home supports, they may not be coming out due to COVID-19. There is no way you can work during all of this.

So, what’s a parent to do? First, ban perfectionism. You can’t be perfect during a pandemic. Do what you can. Take one day at a time. The more stress that comes with instituting a tight schedule the more upset a child will be.

Have a schedule, because that brings some normalcy to the situation, but also adapt to what you and your child need that day.

Second, work on wellness and coping strategies. Together take deep breaths, move or dance,

or use a meditation app. It does relieve stress and it will teach strategies your child can use in the future.

Third, help your younger children understand what is going on through some good books and videos such as The Oyster and the Butterfly or Time to Come In, Bear. For older children, understand and talk to them about how hard it is to not be with friends, to miss some of the events that are big in their lives such as dances, sports and concerts. Listen and empathize. Even as adults we feel anxious and upset about what is happening – and we have more tools than they do to cope.

It’s not an easy time. But if we try to stay calm, love and support our children, take one day at a time, and connect to others, we will get through this. Parenting was never easy, and now it’s really hard. Know that there are free classes, videos, resources and support groups through NAMI Minnesota. Sometimes it helps just to hear that you are not the only one struggling.

Sue Abderholden is executive director of NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness). For more information, go to namimn.org or call 651-645-2948.

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Working around touch of coronavirus out of work because of the wide reach of the coronavirus; but I find myself wondering if that is a goods idea.

Although this silent enemy has a grasp on so many of our brothers and sisters; if we do go back to our daily routines too soon how many more will become sick? I find it hard enough to wait till we can come back to something “normal�, but I fear that we may have to socially distance ourselves a second time if we move on too soon.

There have been some creative ways in which we have worked around the touch of this virus. Who would have guessed that the app Zoom would have become an essential tool?

Thank goodness for the invention of the telephone and even though it has evolved in some many ways it is still a singular way of breaking through social distancing.

I think for the present moment, when there is no clear light as to when we will be free of the tyranny of the coronavirus the best thing we can do is make as many remote contacts as we can using the tools we have at hand, be it texting, calling, zooming or emailing.

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Support small business I needed to have a plumbing repair at the house and got caught up watching the TV ads and called one of the companies we saw there. Big mistake. Glad I corrected my mistake early. I called a local company and they were terrific.

Got the job done immediately for about a fourth of what one of "the big guys� (guess who) was going to do it for. I usually try to support our local businesses, but I panicked at fi rst. In these hard times, let’s all make an effort to support our locally owned small businesses.

School board taps Macken as leader of Centerville Elementary The Centennial School Board approved the hire of Michael Macken as the principal of Centerville Elementary at its April 20 meeting, held via teleconference.

Current Principal Wayne Whitwam has accepted the superintendent position in the Hermantown School District.

Macken brings 27 years of educational experience. He has been an assistant principal at Centennial Middle School since 2014, where he supported students; hired and evaluated teachers; planned for, trained and implemented AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination); established support for students in reading and math; and developed a “Promise Fellows� program that supports at-risk academic students. Macken also trained staff in restorative practices designed to lower Michael Macken suspension rates, repair harm and build relationships.

Prior to his position at Centennial, Macken held various teaching and staff positions at Independent School District #622 (North St. Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale) where he served as dean of students at John Glenn Middle School, an instructional coach, a leader in staff development, teacher mentor, science department chair and science teacher. He was also the head volleyball coach at North High School in North St. Paul, where he built a last-place program into a conference championship team.

Macken holds a K-12 administration license from Saint Mary’s University, a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction and a bachelor’s degree from Saint John’s University. He did post-graduate work in mentoring and coaching at Northeast Metro Educators’ Institute, Minnesota. “Mr. Macken’s relationships with staff, support for all students and his fi rsthand experience with PBIS and AVID will be a great fit to carry on the excellence of Centerville Elementary,� said Brian Dietz, superintendent of schools.

Macken will begin his position as principal July 1.

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After four weeks of not gathering we attempted a “Zoom� coffee gathering.

Not everyone who is usually there made this virtual meeting but there were four of us who did. The usual banter was not Pastor present, but the topic Ponderings was sharply focused on the coronavirus.

This disease has Michael taken control of every Anderson person’s experience.

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am so grateful for that every single day.”

Lauren always knew she wanted to be a mother.

“That was like my life goal,” she said. She also knew she wanted to raise her kids exactly how she was raised, by parents with a solid marriage (34 years and counting) and a stay-at-home mother.

“I know that the journey is completely different for everybody, but I didn’t want to have kids and then pay somebody else to raise my children,” she said. “My mom is the matriarch of our family. She is our stronghold, she holds all of us together, and she has been absolutely incredible.”

In addition to her mother, Lauren has relied on friends, family and the area Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Networks for support during Nick’s deployments. From snow plow service to Christmas gifts to ductwork cleaning, they have helped with it all.

“I honestly could not have done it without my faith, my family and my friends. You have to have a good support system and be willing to take help when you can get it. You can’t let any of your pride get in the way,” Lauren advised. “I had this mentality that I was going to ‘kick this deployment’s a--” and then you are in the thick of it, and I thought ‘I can’t do this’. I remember bawling to Nick on the phone and telling him ‘I quit. Get on a plane and come home.’ But it doesn’t work that way.”

Lauren had high hopes for Nick’s return from

come in contact with or her dad brings home with him from work every day in a job full of unknowns.”

In March, just as COVID-19 began to worsen in the U.S., Nicole’s doctor alerted her that Finley had developed a heart arrhythmia and was running on the small side of her size percentile, which made for a high-risk pregnancy.

Nicole has since gone on a medical leave of absence from work, and though the financial uncertainty has created additional stress for her and Matt, she says it’s ultimately worth it to protect their baby.

“At the end of the day, we had to sit down and decide if we can afford for me not to go into work, if this risk worth the money,” Nicole said. “We decided that she’s more important and my health is more important than risking going into work every day.”

Though many check-ups have switched to online or phone appointments in the wake of COVID-19, due to the risk associated with her pregnancy, Nicole has had to keep her in-person visits. But due to tightening hospital restrictions, she’s had to go through them alone.

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From left, Kyle, Hattie, Silas, Hazel and Christy.

“(Matt) hasn’t been able to come to the ultrasound I had last week or any of the other appointments,” she said.

“He’s just kind of dropped me off at the door.”

When Nicole does go into labor, Matt can come with her, but he’ll be the only guest she’s permitted during her stay.

“He’s still allowed to come, but (the hospital) has told us there will be a ton of restrictions. Like, you have to go there, and you can’t leave, so we’re packing for any circumstance,” she said. “I didn’t have a doula planned or anything, but they told me if I did, I’d have to choose between my husband or the doula.”

Nicole added that she and Matt already have plans to share Finley’s birth with their families and to tell Finley the story of her unprecedented birth when she’s older.

“We were never planning on recording labor or anything, but we went out and bought a camcorder, because we were like, ‘Well, if family can’t be there, we’ve got to have something to remember this,’” she said. “We’ve joked about that the fi rst time (Finley) sasses me or something,

to read,” she said. “The most exciting time is the spring (because) you get to see all that work come to fruition, and so that’s sad for me, because I just love to see how far they’ve come and how much they’re learning.”

On top of keeping her students academically engaged, Christy has been working to keep them connected to one another. Zoom, she says, has come in handy for that. “(Recently) we did a talent show, and I would say half of my class met on Zoom, and everyone had prepared something, either an art project or show or a bike trick. Some girls did their gymnastics moves,” she said. “I’ve been trying to think of how to keep them socially connected to one another like that. I also wrote letters to send to their houses, just to keep them feeling like a part of the community.”

Christy’s husband is a teacher as well. The sudden switch to distance learning, she said, has been difficult for them as educators but also as parents, trying to help their son Silas, a fi rstgrader, stay on top of his own learning, too.

“He does well in school. It’s not incredibly difficult for him, but it’s been hard for him to switch gears and take me seriously as a teacher,”

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Kuwait. “I thought I could go to a hotel, rejuvenate, go to the hair salon and not be with my kids for 48 hours,” she said. But none of those could come to fruition when COVID-19 hit.

After coming home, Nick had to self-quarantine for two weeks, so Lauren never got the break she hoped for. Even though Nick can now help out, the pandemic has brought on more challenges, especially navigating distance learning and trying to keep up a family routine. Kinsley’s speech therapy and physical therapy has also been put on hold.

“It has been a complete whirlwind. Having that routine thrown off is more insane than your typical scenario,” Lauren said. “Our kids really rely on that routine.”

Despite the challenges, Nick says Lauren remains “the anchor” of their family. “She keeps us going, knowing all of (our) schedules and who needs what.

Throughout my deployment, she was here alone with the kids. Not only did she manage the day to day stuff (but) she made sure our kids made their specialty appointments.”

He added, “That really helped the development of our kids. My daughter who was nonverbal when I left, was speaking in sentences and my oldest son was doing great in kindergarten. She has sacrificed so much for our family to make sure we all have our needs met.”

I’ll be like, ‘Do you know what I went through for you?’”

In the meantime, the young couple is doing everything they can to keep themselves and their daughter safe.

Nicole jokes that the mudroom in their house has since become a “quarantine room,” as it’s where Matt strips down to immediately wash his clothes when he returns home from work.

“Most of his calls are medical calls, and he doesn’t know what any patient has and usually never finds out,” she explained. “So, he comes home, and it’s like, ‘Alright, strip down, drop your clothes in a garbage bag,’ and then we bleach everything and he showers. It’s kind of like a routine now.”

With so much still unknown about COVID-19, Nicole said she is encouraging everyone to take precautions to keep one another safe.

“This plea is not because of the inconvenience it may cause,” she said.

“It’s to protect our fi rst responders, frontline workers and the families they come home to.”

she explained. “Even though I am a teacher, I’m just not his figure of authority for teaching, and so I think he’s just not doing his best work for me, like he would be at school.”

Having two 4-year-olds in the house also makes for constant interuptions: “Like yesterday, I was teaching my son, and I went into my bedroom, and (the twins) were rubbing my expensive face cream all over a stuffed animal,” Christy said. “Things like that, when you’re just trying to do everything all at once.”

And yet despite the challenges and the chaos, Christy can see the silver lining in the clouds.

“I try to remind myself that (about) a month before this all happened, my daughter fell at school, and she was hurting really badly, but I didn’t go pick her up because they thought she was fine. And that night, she was like, ‘You never came,’” Christy said. “I remember lying in bed, crying and feeling that mom guilt that working sometimes means I can’t be there for some of these moments. I try to remind myself to be grateful for this time at home, the gift of extra time.”

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2 staff at Lino Lakes Correctional Facility test positive for COVID-19 As of April 29, the Lino Lakes Correction Facility self-reported that two of its staff members have tested positive for coronavirus.

In addition, 14 inmates have been tested for COVID-19, with one positive test. The one inmate who tested positive has not had to be hospitalized.

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all of its courts (and) removed the nets and basketball hoops.â&#x20AC;?

Currently, the city is doing its best to keep playgrounds and pavilions taped off with signs discouraging public use.

Councilman Dean Goldberg said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The message the city sends by taping those things off is that you shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gather in groups because we care about your health and well-being.â&#x20AC;?

Councilman Matt Percy said he was concerned that the city may be overstepping its authority. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do have concerns that in this case that we may be looking at more government overreach here than we want to apply,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it is important that we give people that personal latitude to be smart in their own decisions. There is only so far we can go as city government to try to keep people safe from themselves. At some point, we have to let them take that responsibility on their own. I am not really comfortable with the idea of roping off everything and saying you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use all these areas of the park.â&#x20AC;?

Councilman Steven McChesney said he agreed with Percy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that leaving people to make their

own personal responsible choices for themselves and their families and not roping everything off and essentially telling people what to do ... I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that is the right thing either. I think we need a middle-of-the-road approach.â&#x20AC;?

Goldberg explained that the CDC recommendations were written for national, state and local governments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we would be remiss in our duty to public safety in the middle of a pandemic, which is a highly infectious condition if we do not follow these.â&#x20AC;?

Percy added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me it comes down to a question of how much of a responsibility do we have to educate, versus to enforce. I am all in favor of the education part of it. If we want to plaster signs everywhere, I am all over that. I just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if I want to start enforcing that on behalf of everybody else who is trying to use that resource.â&#x20AC;?

Antonen explained that the city does not want the police department to be spending its time enforcing those recommendations but, rather, continue to respond to other incidents such as noise complaints and emergencies.

He noted that the main objective of the discussion was for the council

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The city of Circle Pines has taped off its playgrounds and pavilions amid the COVID-19 pandemic to encourage residents to follow the recommendations set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

to grant city staff some latitude to continue to follow recommendations and open things back up when it was safe to do so. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things are changing so rapidly ... Not setting anything in stone would be helpful for staff,â&#x20AC;? Antonen said.

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