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A fiery practice session

Lexington approves parking and driveway restrictions

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM STAFF WRITER

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LEXINGTON — Many residents visited the Lexington City Council meeting May 19 to share their opinions about an ordinance amending the city code to include parking and driveway restrictions.

After a seven-month process, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the council pass an ordinance to amend the city code to include performance standards under Subdivision 22 (Parking).

“The main focus of the whole ordinance is to provide more orderly parking on people's property and get them to not park on their

front lawns,” said City Administrator Bill Petracek. “This is one of the biggest complaints we have at City Hall.”

Mayor Mark Kurth said so far this year he has received over 50 complaints on this topic.

The new ordinance will affect approximately 50 properties, according to Petracek.

The ordinance spells out many specifics regarding parking and driveways, but some of the main points include: • An off-street parking space shall be at least 9 feet wide and 20 feet long.

• A driveway may not exceed 24 feet in width and may not exceed the width of a garage plus a SEE LEXINGTON CITY PAGE 3

Longtime teacher leaves his mark on district

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM STAFF WRITER

CIRCLE PINES — A teacher who has dedicated his time and energy to the Centennial School District will retire from the classroom at the end of this school year after more than 35 years of teaching.

English teacher Mark Quinlan started working at the high school in 1978. Beyond the classroom, he served as the speech coach and theater director and was an integral part of getting the Performing Arts Center built. Over the years, Quinlan has seen the district transform.

“When I fi rst started, we (Centennial High School) were grades 10-12 and had around 500 students total. I used to know every kid in the graduating class; now I go to graduation and I only know them if I have had them in class or in speech/

theater,” he said.

One of Quinlan's most proud moments, besides the numerous awards given in speech and theater, was when the school was deemed a Blue Ribbon School, now known as a National School of Excellence, in the 1986-87 school year. A National School of Excellence must demonstrate a strong commitment to education excellence for all students.

“It said that we did what we did very well; we were innovative and served our kids very well. That was a neat thing to experience,” he said.

Quinlan said he enjoyed his job all of these years because of the kids.

“It keeps a person young when they are working with kids every day,” he said. Quinlan added that he enjoyed watching the students transform from “little scared freshmen” to “adults” at graduation, and said he would miss “classroom teaching and being

able to approach every day as a new challenge” the most.

Former and current colleagues held a retirement celebration for Quinlan May 18. During the celebration, manywho attended expressed their gratitude for all that he has done for the district in his many years of service.

Quinlan's former colleague Vicki Bosin started with the district as a Spanish and French teacher in 1980 and retired in 2013. She said Quinlan was the fi rst person to officially welcome her to the district.

“Mark has been a colleague, advisor, listening post and a friend.

He has dedicated his whole life to students and to helping them improve in this field,” she said. Bosin added that Quinlan is very good about keeping in touch with his students after they graduate.

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Centennial High School English teacher Mark Quinlan stands in front of a poster with old staff photos of himself during a retirement celebration held May 18.

Quinlan will retire from the classroom at the end of this school year; however, he will continue to be involved in the district.

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This photo is part of the William Nelson photograph collection. In the 1960s and 1970s the Anoka County police and fire departments contracted with him to photograph vehicle collision scenes. We have more than 2,000 photographs from accident scenes around the county from this collection.

On May 17, 1966 an Aeronca 15AC airplane crashed near a lake in the Circle Pines/ Lino Lakes area. Do you recognize the lake or know more about this incident? The photograph's notation doesn't give much detail

beyond the date and general area. The Anoka County Historical Society would like to gather more information about this photo.

POLITICAL BRIEF Rhonda Sivarajah files for re-election Rhonda Sivarajah has filed for re-election to the Anoka County Board of Commissioners for District 6, which includes Centerville, Circle Pines, Columbus, Lexington, Lino Lakes, Linwood Township and portions of Blaine. Since

2011, Sivarajah has been elected to serve as chair of the county board. She is running for the county board “to continue to make a difference for the people of Anoka County.”

She is originally from Cambridge and resides in Lino Lakes with her husband Ran, a retired police officer.

Edward Jones is recognizing May 29 as “Save for Education Day,” a firmwide holiday whose name is derived from a popular college saving tool, the 529 plan.

The firm's associates will celebrate the holiday

The Lexington City Council took the following action at its May 19 meeting: • Considered Colleen Nelson’s appeal of the dangerous dog designation given to her 11-year-old Shih Tzu. On April 22 an officer responded to a call on a dog bite. Upon arriving on scene, Nelson told the officer that she had been bitten by her own dog. Nelson was trying

to collect her dog and had been chasing him for some time before she was able to corner him. She reached down to pick him up and that is when the incident occurred.

• Nelson approached the council to tell them about her dog. She said he had never bitten anyone before. She added that all of her grandchildren come over regularly and interact with the dog,

and there had never before been an issue.

After some discussion, the council agreed to overturn the dangerous dog classification.

• Approved the hiring of Hristo (Chris) Galiov as the new finance director.

City Administrator Bill Petracek shared with the council that Galiov was the unanimous pick from 18 applicants for the position. He will start May 31 with an initial salary is $60,000.

• Approved the purchase of a keg lifter for the liquor store, as long as the cost remains less than $3,500.

• Approved the 2016 management and nonunion salaries.

Management and nonunion (liquor store) employees will receive a 2.5 percent salary increase effective June 1.

The next Lexington City Council meeting will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 2.

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YMCA offers water safety course for inexperienced swimmers

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM STAFF WRITER

LINO LAKES — The Lino Lakes YMCA will host a water safety course called “Safe Around the Water.” The class is designed to give youth skills to help keep them safe by teaching them fundamental water safety skills.

Although the course has been offered for many years at other YMCA locations, this is the first time it has been offered at the Lino Lakes location. The program is designed for kids ages 5-14 who do not know how to swim or have never taken swim lessons.

“Everybody should be able to be safe around water, and we know that there is a great need with all the different statistics about how unintentional drowning is the leading cause of death of many age groups,” said Aquatics Director Shannon Kinstler.

“It is important that we do look out for the community to make sure that they are safe around the water and that they have that access to basic knowledge.”

Drowning is the secondleading cause of unintentional death and injury among children ages 1-14.

Approximately 830 children die annually as a result; 88 percent of child drowning deaths occur with an adult nearby, according to Abbey's Hope.

Abbey's Hope, one of the sponsors of the class, is a nonprofit organization named after Abbey Taylor, of Edina, who died at age 6 in 2008 as a result of injuries sustained from an improperly maintained pool drain cover.

The foundation's goals are to promote awareness and education related to child

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Here are some photos of participants in the “Safe Around Water” courses offered at multiple YMCA locations throughout the Twin Cities. The Lino Lakes YMCA will offer the water safety course on June 6-10 or June 12-17 at 10 a.m., 10:45 a.m. or 11:30 a.m.

safety issues, work with the pool and spa industry to improve products and standards, and to help educate parents, children and pool and spa manufacturers about the prevention of entrapment and traditional forms of drowning.

Hawkins Inc., Delta Dental and the YMCA also sponsor the course.

“Our greater Twin Cities community has grown a lot in diverse populations that have

moved here. Water safety is even more important for these first-generation immigrants or young children whose families may not have been exposed to lakes and rivers,” said Senior Communications and Marketing Director Joan Schimml.

The course is not a comprehensive swim lesson, but rather explores three main topics, some major skills and safety topics. The

course will teach breathing and breath control, how to master and control buoyancy (floating), and how to open eyes under water. The course also explores the swim, float, swim technique (swimming until you need air, rotating onto your back and then rolling back over to continue swimming), and the jump, push, turn and grab technique (jumping into the water, pushing off the wall,

swimming, turning and grabbing the wall).

The course will feature a wide variety of safety topics including how to call 911, drain safety, CPR basics, floating in open water, life jackets and what to do if you see someone in the water who needs help.

“We want kids to enjoy it and have fun, and have a good experience interacting with water,” Kinstler said.

She gave some pointers of how to keep kids safe around water. The biggest tip, she said, is supervision. Parents need to make sure that they have uninterrupted, constant supervision of a child when they are around water. And if a child doesn’t know how to swim, the supervisor should remain within an arms’ reach of the child. Parents should get their kids swim-tested in order to know their ability level, never allow their child to swim alone, and insist that their children who are inexperienced swimmers wear life jackets.

Lino Lakes YMCA will host two courses: one June 6-10 and another June 12-17. Each course will be offered at three different times: 10-10:40 a.m., 10:45-11:25 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.12:10 p.m. Students are asked to attend all five sessions.

To register, either mail in a registration/waiver form to 7690 Village Drive or stop by to drop it off. Contact Evan Plotz at 651-259-2121 with any questions.

Kinstler said her hope for the course is that students “gain some skills that allow them to have personal safety. Our hope is that we continue to spread water safety knowledge and resources for youth so that they can remain safe.”

LEXINGTON CITY: Residents share parking ordinance concerns FROM PAGE 1

single lane beside it.

• A driveway can flare no greater than 45 degrees.

• Off-street parking spaces shall not be permitted within any front yard or side yard.

Parking in the grass is not allowed.

• All open off-street parking areas and access to those areas shall be improved with a hard and dust-free surface, and vehicles shall park, stand or operate only on that surface. Hard and dust-free surfaces may include: bituminous, cement, gravel (Class 2 or Class 5), crushed rock, recycled bituminous, pavers, permeable pavers or another material that is approved by the building official. Dirt is not an acceptable surface.

Resident Alex Green, who moved to Lexington in February from Coon Rapids expressed his frustrations to the council.

“Being in a small town, I like having the freedom that we get. With that, most of the community has larger yards and it is nice to be able to use your yards as you would like to. With the yard I have now, I like being able to use it to put the stuff that I have,” he said. “This is a middle-class, average, blue-collar community and we work hard for our money and we like to be able to use the money we have for our activities.”

Resident Joe Hammer, who has lived in the community for many years, expressed his concerns with the ordinance. “This ordinance is a lot more than ‘Don't park in the grass.’ This is also restricting the number of lanes we can have and the size of the driveways,” he said.

Hammer explained that when he moved into the property 20 years ago there were two parking spots on the side of his garage and it was a dirt driveway. He hasn't altered it in any way.

“I specifically made sure to buy a home that wasn't in a homeowners association (HOA), because I don't want my neighbors telling me how to live my life and where to park,” he said. “It is going to have a large affect on me and a lot of people that I think may not realize it.”

Resident Laurie Waldbillig explained that when her and her husband Bob moved to their property many years ago on Hamline Avenue, it was a dirt road. After the street was improved their easement was enlarged by 15 feet and that section was not

paved, but rather was left as dirt.

She asked the council many specifics about the ordinance and expressed her concern with the ordinance. She added that each property should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Councilmen John Hughes, Kurth and Petracek all encouraged residents to stay in close touch with the building inspector to work through getting their properties in compliance with the new ordinance.

Petracek explained that the new ordinance is not targeting short-term parking, but rather

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not the type of guy that government should get involved here, but the problem is that we have got a certain number of people in this city that treat their yards as a junkyard, that is the goal of this,” he explained.

“Nobody is looking to all of a sudden give out a big ticket as of Dec. 1, 2017 or to take away your freedom; that is not our goal.”

The amendment was approved by a 3-2 vote.

The parking portion of the ordinance is effective immediately; however, residents have until Dec. 1, 2017 to come into compliance with the driveway portion.

long-term parking. “[The Planning and Zoning Commission] really looked at it and tried to make it so that it wouldn't be a real hardship for people. No matter what it is, it is going to be a hardship for some.”

Hughes said, “But it is like anything, you have to start somewhere. With the amount of complaints that we received they really felt we needed to do something. I think they felt at this time this was the best compromise they could make.”

“I am more antigovernment than 99 percent of you in this room,” Kurth said. “I am

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ore than ever, we are aware – and concerned – about food labels and where it was grown. Shrimp is often sourced from Asia, spinach from Mexico, rice from India, pineapple from Hawaii, small grains from Brazil.

We worry about what we, and our children, are putting into our bodies. We want to be sure that food is handled safely, that pesticides and herbicides, hormones and antibiotics aren’t used. This year Chipotle’s restaurant chain closed while trying to solve their Publisher’s food safety challenge.

We worry so much about View where our food is coming Carter Johnson from, but how about the construction and building material supply industry? In the past few years we have heard nightmare stories about sheetrock from Asia that had to be removed. Or the recent headlines about flooring that has high levels of formaldehyde. Cheap goods and services are not always the best. How about where your information is coming from? What your nutrition facts look like when it comes to the news you consume?

Do you ever think about where it is sourced or who is writing it?

Each week I receive a handful of bogus e-mails claiming the facts. I watch TV programs and listen to radio stations where the “reporters” make blunders and serve their opinion to polarize listeners.

Nothing compares to the falsities you can fi nd on blogs and social media. Anyone today can post anything.

Growing up in the mid 1980s, we all knew where the National Enquirer stood on their reporting, and took their “news” with a grain of salt. Yet as a society we seem to care less and less about the sources of our information and whether the news we receive is factual. Perhaps it’s easier to blame “the media” for all kinds of undesirable outcomes—but we bear some responsibility when we show apathy toward journalistic standards.

Our newspaper industry teaches journalistic standards, the local newspaper focuses on these journalistic standards.

It doesn’t mean we don’t make mistakes—and when we do we own up to them by publishing corrections. We ingest all kinds of garbage on a daily basis.

While poorly-sourced information may not cause the same kinds of health issues that contaminated food or cheap building materials does, there are still consequences. When you don’t know the real facts about where your chosen political candidate stands, you risk electing someone whose policies can hurt you and your family. Pay attention to the labels on your news sources and know our team here at Press Publications is working hard to be your “best sources of community information.”

Carter Johnson is publisher of Press Publications.

Looking for solutions to teacher shortage

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innesota is experiencing a teacher shortage throughout the state as our school districts see a sharp decline in applicants for open teaching positions.

In its “2015 Minnesota Teacher Supply and Demand Report,” the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) revealed that the demand is up and supply is down for the teaching pool — and that this should be a concern for policyMovers and makers.

Minnesota School Boards Association Shakers (MSBA) officials Kirk toured the state Schneidawind last fall and heard this concern fi rst-hand from hundreds of public school board members. The consensus: that Minnesota’s teacher licensure process has become overcomplicated and messy, and prevents good teachers from reaching the classroom.

The recent “Minnesota Teacher Licensure” report from the Office of the Legislative Auditor also shed some light on this shortage. According to the auditor’s report: “School districts and charter schools have reported serious concerns about teacher shortages … 80 percent of respondents said it was ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to fill vacant teaching positions for the 2015-16 school year.”

The auditor’s report, several newspaper stories across the state and legislative hearings this month have raised the awareness that our

state’s complex licensure system continues to make the process difficult for prospective new teachers.

In a letter to Minnesota Department of Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education designated 28 teacher shortage areas. One-third is made up of licensed special education teachers — where there is a growing need. Other key shortage areas include science and math — areas we need to excel in, in order to contribute to a strong Minnesota economy and compete nationally.

Hiring the most effective and dedicated teachers is one of the school districts’ most important duties. A highly effective teacher is the No. 1 indicator of academic progress for students. Research shows students actually lose ground from underperforming teachers, sometimes needing two years or more to make up for lost learning.

MSBA and its members are continuing to fi nd solutions to this issue. In MSBA’s 2016 Legislative Priorities, we are calling on the Minnesota Legislature to pass a comprehensive “Teacher Shortage Act” that would include short-term and long-term strategies to attract high school and college students into the teaching profession and increase the number of teacher candidates licensed in Minnesota.

MSBA has identified several potential solutions that we will introduce in a bill during the 2016 legislative session: 1. Broaden the scope of licensure for “hard-to-fi ll” areas such as science and special education — and provide flexibility in allowing

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QUAD AREA EVENTS ‘TEN PIGS’ TRAVELING SHOW

When: 10 a.m.

Wednesday, May 25 Where: Northtown Library, 711 County Rd. 10 NE, Blaine Details: Author and illustrator Derek Anderson will read his book, ‘Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure’.

Suitable for kids ages 0-6.

Contact: Patrick. jones@co.anoka.mn.us

PROPERTY TAX AND RENT CREDIT REFUNDS HELP FOR SENIORS

When: 1-4 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25 Where: Circle Pines City Hall, 200 Civic Heights Circle Details: Anoka County RSVP volunteers provide help with property tax and rent credit forms, available to seniors and people with disabilities.

Bring 2015 Federal form 1040 or records showing total household income, and real estate tax statement or Certificate of Rent Paid form.

Contact: anokacounty. us/725/Retired-SeniorVolunteer-Program

KITE DAY

When: 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, June 4 Where: Rice Lake Elementary School soccer fields, 575 Birch St., Lino Lakes Details: Kick off the start of summer with a morning of kite-flying fun. Free kites while supplies last.

Contact: 651-982-2440 or www.ci.lino-lakes. mn.us

and helicopter rides, pancake breakfast 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and lunch noon-3 p.m.

Hangar dance Saturday night.

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PARENT’S NIGHT OUT

When: 4-8 p.m.

Saturday, June 4 Where: Lino Lakes YMCA, 7690 Village Dr. Details: Childcare and activities provided so parents can enjoy an afternoon/evening out. $25; registration required.

Contact: 651-795-9622 or ymcatwincities.org/ locations/lino_lakes_ ymca/

Contact: 763-755-1280 or extension.umn.edu

CENTERVILLE ANNUAL RECYCLING AND GARAGE SALE DAYS

When: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

June 10 and 11 Where: Throughout Centerville Details: Maps are available locally.

Participants can register online through June 3 and will receive one garage sale sign.

Contact: 651-429-3232 or www.centervillemn. com

When: 1-4 p.m.

Monday-Thursday, June 13-July 14 CENTERVILLE Where: Golden Lake MUSIC IN THE PARK Park, 67 West Golden When: 6:30-8 pm Lake Rd. Tuesday, June 7 Details: Crafts, games Where: Hidden Spring and activities for kids Park, 1601 LaMotte ages 4-12, sponsored by Drive, Centerville the City of Circle Pines Details: The Dirty Shorts Brass Band plays and the YMCA. $80.

Contact: 651-795-9622 New Orleans Style Brass or ymcatwincities.org music.

Contact: 651-429-3232 or www.centervillemn.

PILATES IN THE PARK com When: 5:15-6:15 p.m.

Tuesdays, June 14Aug. 16 REP. TOM EMMER Where: Golden Lake MOBILE OFFICE HOURS Park Pavilion, 58 W. When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Golden Lake Rd. Thursday, June 9 Details: Conditioning Where: Circle Pines class focuses on body City Hall – Council alignment, breathing Chambers, 200 Civic and core conditioning.

Heights Circle Registration required.

Details: Meet and Contact: isd12.org/ discuss issues with community-education Congressman Tom Emmer, District 6.

Contact: (763) 241-6848 ALAN JOHNSON: or emmer.house.gov COMEDY JUGGLER

EXTRAORDINAIRE

When: 2-3 p.m.

Wednesday, June 15 Where: Centennial When: 10 a.m.

Library, 100 Civic Thursday, June 9 DISCOVER AVIATION DAYS Where: Anoka County Heights Circle, Circle Human Services Center, Pines When: 7 a.m.-4 p.m.

Details: Unique 1201 89th Ave., Blaine Saturday, June 4 and blend of comedy and Details: Class covers Sunday, June 5 juggling with audience Where: Anoka County tracking expenses, participation. putting together a Airport, Blaine Contact: 763-717-3294 spending plan, goal Details: Aviation or anoka.lib.mn.us setting, credit, and exhibits including where to get additional military and vintage help. Register at least 3 aircraft, vendors, kids days prior. activities, aircraft

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YMCA Senior Fitness Day WHEN: 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday, May 25

WHERE: Lino Lakes YMCA, 7690 Village Dr.

DETAILS: Activities for seniors include acupuncture, chair massages,

Contact: 763-717-3294 or anokacountylibrary. org

TODDLER STORYTIME

When: 11 a.m.

Tuesdays Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Cir., Circle Pines Details: Stories, songs and fi ngerplays for children ages 2-3 and a caregiver.

Contact: 763-717-3294 or anokacountylibrary. org

FAMILY STORYTIME

When: 10:15-10:45 a.m. and 11-11:30 a.m.

Thursdays Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Cir., Circle Pines Details: Stories, songs and fingerplays for children of all ages and a caregiver. No registration required.

BALD EAGLE WATERSKI Closed Thanksgiving Day. CLUB SHOWS Contact: 763-717-3294 When: 7 p.m. or anokacountylibrary.

Thursdays, June org through August Where: Centerville Lake in Centerville BRIDGE AND CRIBBAGE Details: Members When: 12:30 p.m. of all ages perform Thursdays waterskiing tricks.

Where: Lino Lakes Club also performs Senior Center, 1189 at summer festivals Main St. throughout the state.

Details: Seniors Contact: 651-983-0161 can play bridge and cribbage.

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YOUR FAMILY STORY

When: 6-7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25 Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Start a family tree and add documentation, photos and stories to create a book.

Contact: 651-4904750 or shoreview communitycenter.com

CANOE OUTING FOR SENIORS

When: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Thursday, May 26 Where: St. Croix River near Wild River State Park Details: Bring your own canoe or kayak and join a group of active seniors, led by Jim Roe, a member of Senior Friendly Forest Lake.

Sign up online.

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STILLWATER HALF MARATHON/5K

When: 8 a.m.

Saturday, May 28 Where: Check-in at Water Street Inn, 101 Water St., Stillwater Details: Route is along the Gateway Trail and through downtown Stillwater, ending at Pioneer Park.

Participants bussed from the Water Street Inn to the start of the race. Breakfast buffet follows.

Contact: stillwater halfmarathon.com

SNORKELING

When: 11 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 28 Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N.

Details: Kids ages 8-13 can learn the basics of snorkeling.

Basic swimming skills needed. Equipment provided. $22, registration required.

Contact: 651-4904750 or shoreview communitycenter.com

IMMIGRANT FOR A DAY

When: 1-4 p.m.

Sunday, May 29 Where: Gammelgarden Museum, 20880 Olinda Trail, Scandia Details: Crafts and activities for families to play and learn what it is like to be an immigrant.

Historic buildings open.

Free.

Contact: 651-4335053 or gammel gardenmuseum.org

CRUISIN’ ON THE CROIX HOT ROD & VINTAGE CAR SHOW

When: 3-8 pm Wednesdays, June 1-Aug 10 Where: Lowell Park, downtown Stillwater Details: Admire vintage and hot rod cars, food vendors, live music (6 to 8 p.m.), free festivities.

Contact: discover stillwater.com

“10-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL”

When: 7:30 pm Thurs., Fri. & Sat.; 2 pm Sun., June 2 through 12 Where: Century College, White Bear Lake Details: Novice and published playwrights worldwide submit new works; 10 are chosen to be performed by actors from across the Twin

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When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Sunday, June 5 Where: Washington County Fairgrounds 4-H building, 12300 40th St. N., Stillwater Details: Hundreds of plants for sale including Minnesota seed trial winners, native plants, trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, vegetables and native milkweed. “Ask a Master Gardener’ clinic from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; bring samples for diagnosis.

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LAKE FEST

When: Friday, June 3-Friday, June 10 Where: Most events at Lakeside Park, Forest Lake Details: Communitywide celebration in Forest Lake includes numerous free events.

Movie in the Park, 5K Run/Walk, Breakfast in the Park, Build-a-Boat Challenge, Arts in the Park, performances, live music, activities for children, school district Hall of Fame Reception.

See website for schedule of events.

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RIVERTOWN ART FESTIVAL

When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday, June 4; 11 a.m.-to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 5 Where: North Lowell Park, Downtown Stillwater Details: St. Croix Valley’s largest juried art festival features the works of more than 100 artists from around the country and locally made food confections.

Contact: 651430-2306 or www. rivertownartfestival. com

DRAGONFLY BIOBLITZ

When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, June 4

Where: Warner Nature Center, 15375 Norell Ave. N, Marine on St. Croix Details: Learn how to look for and identify dragonflies, catch and handle them, and encourage them to visit your backyard. All ages.

Contact: 651-433-2427 ext. 10 or www.warner naturecenter.org

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION

When: 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, June 4 Where: Forest Lake Transit Center, 19955 Forest Rd. N. Details: Collection of hazardous waste, electronics and recyclables. Also confidential document shredding.

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FOREST LAKE WAVEMAKERS 5K COLOR RUN

When: 9 a.m.

Saturday, June 4 Where: Woodloch Stable, 5676 170th St., Hugo Details: Familyfriendly run/walk benefits Forest Lake Aquatics Programs, including boys and girls swim and dive and girls synchronized swimming. Register online.

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EXPLORE YOUR PARKS DAY

When: Saturday, June 4 Where: Washington County Parks Details: Free outdoor recreation demonstrations and nature programming offered at park locations county-wide, including StoryStroll at Big Marine Park Reserve, guided bike ride along the Hardwood Creek Trail, Historic Homes Walking Tour at Stillwater’s Historic Courthouse, outdoor yoga, archery, pollinator planting and campfi re programs at Lake Elmo Park Reserve, and water sport demonstrations at Square Lake Park. See website for times and more information about events.

Contact: 651-4308370 or co.washington. mn.us/parks

LANDSCAPE REVIVAL NATIVE PLANT SALE

When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Saturday, June 4 Where: Cub Foods Community Pavilion, 1201 Larpenteur Ave. W., Roseville Details: Shop for Minnesota native plants from local growers and learn about plants from area conservation organizations and experts.

Sponsored by the St. Paul Audobon Society, Capitol Region Watershed District and Wild Ones.

Contact: 651-731-8114

When: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, June 7-Friday, June 10 Where: White Bear Center for the Arts Ford Family Gallery, 4971 Long Ave. Details: ‘Zen & the Art of Photography’ workshop led by international artist Douglas Beasley.

Contact: 651-407-0597 or whitebeararts.org

ARTS IN THE PARK/ FARMERS MARKET, FOREST LAKE

When: 5-9 pm Tuesdays, June 7-Aug. 30; Farmer’s Market only continues through Sept.

Where: Lakeside Park, Forest Lake Details: Concert series, crafts and farmer’s market Contact: 651209-9723 or www. forestlakeparks.net

HUGO GOOD NEIGHBOR DAYS

When: Thurs.-Sun., June 9-12 Where: Mostly at Lions Park in Hugo Details: Annual festival featuring entertainment, games, carnival, airplane rides, food, street dance and parade.

Contact: 651-762-6300.

CANINE CARNIVAL

When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday, June 11 Where: Wildlife Science Center, 5463 Broadway Ave., Columbus Details: Tribute to canines both wild and domestic includes guest speakers, presentations by the staff on the resident wolves and by visiting canine groups! Dogs on leashes always welcome.

Contact: 651-464-3993 or www.wildlife sciencecenter.org

‘GIVING FACES TO THE NAMES’

When: 2-3 p.m.

Sunday, June 12 Where: Warden’s House Museum, 602 Main St. N., Stillwater

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Details: Local historian Herb Reckinger discusses his ongoing mission to fi nd photographs of every person listed on the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. Contact: 651-439-5956 or wchsmn.org

POWER OF 100

When: 6 p.m. check-in and social hour; 7 p.m. meeting Monday, June 13 Where: Ramada Plaza Minneapolis, 1330 Industrial Blvd. NE, Minneapolis Details: Giving circle that brings women in the community together to donate to local charities. Free and open to any women who would like to be part of the group.

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SHOREVIEW FARMER’S MARKET

When: 3-7 pm Tuesdays, June 14-Sept.

20; 3-6 pm Sept. 27-Oct. 18 Where: Shoreview Community Center lower level parking lot and pavilion, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Check out new amenities, weekly themes and live entertainment Contact: www. shoreviewcommunity center.com

BINGO & DOUGHNUTS

When: 10-11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, June 15 Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Morning of Bingo, doughnuts, fruit and coffee and prizes for adults. $5/resident.

Registration required.

Contact: 651-4904750 or shoreview communitycenter.com

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SUNSET KAYAK

When: 6-8 p.m.

Wednesday, June 15 Where: Warner Nature Center, 15375 Norell Ave. N., Marine on St. Croix Details: Paddle the waters of Lake Terrapin and hear wildlife.

Instruction and equipment provided. $10/ adult members; $12/non-members.

Contact: 651-433-2427 or warnernaturecenter. org

‘A WALK IN THE GARDEN’ EDUCATIONAL SERIES

When: 7-8 p.m.

Wednesday, June 15 Where: Bunker Hills Activities Center, 550 Bunker Lake Blvd., Andover Details: Gardening classes on select Wednesdays throughout the summer sponsored

by Anoka County Master Gardener Volunteer Program.

Topic is ‘Gardening with Native Plants’.

Free, but suggested $5 donation. Registration required.

Contact: 763-755-1280 or anokamaster gardeners.org

MARKETFEST

When: 6-9 p.m.

Thursdays June 16 through July 28 Where: Downtown White Bear Lake Details: Free family festival includes more than 140 retail and food and merchandise vendors, live music, children’s activities, petting zoo and inflatables, classic car show.

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Confidence to take your game to the next level start to feel tense, take a deep breath right before you take the club away. This will remove tension from every muscle in your body. Give it a try; it really works for a lot of people.

Have you ever stood over a ball and felt 100 percent certain you were going to hit a great shot? You probably have also stood over a ball and had no idea where the ball could go. Yet it’s the same person holding the same club and bringing to the shot the same mechanics that have proven to work in the past. One day you are brimming with confidence, the next day you have none.

Here are 10 things you can do to help you build confidence in your game. 1. You can start by remembering past successes, instead of failures when faced with a difficult shot. 2. I believe you need to be realistic about your skill level. Don’t expect perfection on every shot, or even every hole.

3. Learn to control your inner self talk. I read a study that said the average person has 60,000 thoughts a day. And 90 percent of those thoughts are the same as the day before. Is your talk positive or negative? If it’s usually negative, think about learning meditation. It really works. 4. Learn to control your temper. Anger leads to bad decisions, hesitant swings, rushed tempo and nothing really good I can think of.

5. Be prepared every time when you come to play. That includes what you eat, how much you sleep as well as having quality time for warm up practice. 6. Focus on what you can control and let go of the things you can’t (like the weather, your playing partners, etc). 7. Create a good preshot routine and make sure you do it for every shot. 8. Be totally committed to every shot. If you are standing over a shot and doubt creeps into your mind, step away and reassess it. 9. Make your practice as much like real golf as you can. 10. There is not one swing that is best, or everyone would be using it. Find what works best for you and make it repeatable.

Next week I’m writing about tempo and balance. Judy Rankin said on TV this weekend if you have both of these, you’ll probably have a decent round of golf.

Betsy Larey is an LPGA Teaching Professional who has been working with adults and juniors for over 20 years. She has taught at the PGA Tour Golf Academy in St. Augustine FL, has been the Head Women’s Coach at Carleton College and Flagler College, and currently coaches the Girls Golf team at WBLAS. She is available for lessons at Keller Golf Course in St Paul and Shadow Ridge in Lino Lakes. You can reach her directly at betsylareygolf@gmail.com or call 651-470-2297. Follow her on Twitter: @ betsylareygolf.

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Thursday night was not a typical midweek night for Centerville residents Alan and Jody Cassell.

Instead of a restful night catching up on the days news and some television browsing, the couple found themselves squarely in the middle of the St. Paul Saints' 2016 Opening Night festivities at CHS Field in downtown St. Paul.

Alan was honored in a pregame ceremony for snaring a baseball bat one-handed during the 2015 Saints' opening game at the stadium.

Seated midway down the first-base line, three rows deep, he grabbed the potentially dangerous flying object with his left hand while keeping a firm hand of his beverage in his right.

Video of the amazing catch soon went viral and received more than 2 million

YouTube views. Footage was also seen on many major morning talk shows as well as ESPN. During Thursday night's pre-game ceremonies, Alan strolled to the pitcher's mound with a bat held high in his left hand and a 16-ounce cup of beer in his right hand. The crowd of more than 8,000 fans who gathered to watch the Saints defeat the Gary Southshore Railcats 8-3 gave Alan a standing ovation. Jody captured the event on video camera for the couple.

Later, during the third inning of the game, Alan was interviewed in the radio booth by Saints broadcaster Sean Aronson. Following the interview, the Centerville couple found themselves in the hallway as Bill Murray, actor/comedian/Saint's part-owner walked by.

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Everybody wants to get better, but most golfers don’t have a game plan as to what to do or even where to start. If your swing is really inconsistent, then you should take lessons from a reputable golf professional. If you have one minor issue, you may be able to fi x it in one or two lessons.

But if your game needs a major overhaul, you need to be realistic about the time and effort (and money) it will take to get you on the right track. Only you can decide if you’re willing to put forth Tee time the work to do it. with This article is written for golfers who have a coach reasonably decent golf swing but still can’t score.

Betsy Maybe you start out with a bang, but fi nd yourself Larey losing steam after one or two bogeys. Maybe things are fi ring on all cylinders until you three putt. Then on the next green you’re standing over a putt thinking -whatever you do don’t three putt. Or maybe things are going great until you hook your fi rst drive out of bounds. On the next tee I’m guessing you might be thinking, just hit the ball straight. Any of these sound familiar?

What they all have in common is this; you start thinking instead of just swinging.

Autopilot goes off, and you’re flying this thing in manually for the rest of the round.

It is very difficult to have multiple swing thoughts in your mind as you stand over a golf ball. When you do, tension will creep into your body.

Tension comes from fear, and fear comes from a lack of confidence and a loss of trust.

My own personal goal this summer is to trust my swing on every shot. If I miss it, I miss it but it’s not going to be a result of not having full confidence. You need to learn to trust your swing, it’s your signature.

I’ve said this many times before; the greatest saboteur of the golf swing is tension. You really can learn to control it, but fi rst you need to fi gure out where it lives inside of you. In my opinion, the fi rst place tension shows up for the average golfer is in the hands and forearms. The other place it often occurs is in the jaw. For you it might be somewhere else.

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colleague, started with the district as an English teacher in 1975.

“The neat thing about Mark is he could take wallflower misfit children and make them stars. You may not know this, because one thing about Mark is that he does not want to take credit. As he says, it is not about him, it’s about his kids,” Bledsoe said.

She added, “He pushes them until they are at their own perfection.

There are incredible kids who have been made stars all over the country who are opening theaters,

starring in productions, on television and we don't hear about those things because he doesn't brag.”

Emily Olin, who is currently a language arts teacher, started with the district in 2005 and coached speech along with Quinlan. She said he was also the fi rst person to welcome her to the district.

“I saw kids who worked hard because they knew that they could be the best because of Mark. I will never forget his coaching style and what he taught me,” she said. “He expects the best, especially out of

his theater and speech students.”

Olin added that Quinlan was very good at encouraging students to get involved with the speech and theater programs who didn't think they would excel at it.

“Mark is a great storyteller; he is the teacher that kids will always remember from telling stories in the classroom,” she said.

Quinlan is looking forward to starting the next chapter of his life and having the freedom to travel more often or stay home if he feels like it.

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Quinlan will not be a stranger to the district.

He will continue to be the speech coach and

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Live burn offers rare training opportunity question ‘can we burn it?’” said Peil. “It was a knee jerk reaction. The school district was very supportive and did their best to help fast track the approval process for the fire departments to burn the structure. The school was amazing. They did it all in record time. We’re really, really thankful to the school district. Usually when we get one of these [houses], we spread the joy,” she said. The neighboring fire departments were contacted to participate.

In order to get approval for such a project, particular steps must be taken including approval from the DNR as well as the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. There is a limit of how much asbestos can be found in a structure before the state of Minnesota

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CENTERVILLE – Flames blazed within the structure of the 1950s story-and-a-half house at 7124 Centerville Road on Saturday as neighboring fire departments – Centennial (CFD), Spring Lake Park/ Blaine/Mounds View (SBM), Lino Lakes and Lexington – gathered for a special ‘live burn’ training opportunity.

Training Chief Kathy Peil said the live burn was an opportunity she discovered during a meeting with the Centennial School District.

The house was on property owned by the school distance and was going to be pushed down in order for the school to utilize the land.

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allows it to be burned. Peil noted that the opportunity to burn a house in this manner for training purposes with such a small percentage of asbestos contained within the structure is incredibly rare.

On the training scene, teams of three entered the burning structure along with an instructor from F.I.R.E. Inc., a fire training company certified with the state. Peil said that in order to hold such a training, it’s Minnesota law that the instructors be certified with the state. As the house burned, the teams went inside one at a time to work on ventilating – pushing smoke out the windows with a water hose – and knocking down the flames.

Fire fighter Hai Tieu of CFD was with the first team

inside that morning. He said training on a real house as opposed to a fire simulation at a training facility is very different.

“House fires are a little easier than a training burn,” he noted. One of the differences is that the fire fighters can usually see items on fire – such as furniture - during a structure burn, whereas a simulated training burn leaves the space mostly black and smoky.

Peil explained that live burn trainings do not provide the opportunity to simulate a search and rescue procedure.

Safety is always the number one focus on a scene and search and rescue is far too dangerous to simulate during a live burn.

Fire Prevention Lieutenant

Pete Johnson of CFD, who visits schools and other facilities to educate and promote fire safety and prevention, manned water pump controls during the burn.

“You can’t do stuff like this anywhere else,” he said of the training. “You get to be like a kid almost.”

The desire to serve community is a common thread among the firefighters, and as the blaze poured from the windows of the burn, it was reflected by the community members looking on in support from outside the yellow tape of the scene.

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The Centennial Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents:

The Lino Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents:

• An officer observed that a vehicle traveling north on Lexington Avenue at West Road failed to stay in the travel lane May 12. The officer further observed the same vehicle stop at a green light. The driver was subsequently arrested for fourthdegree DWI.

• An officer stopped a vehicle for a moving violation in the 700 block of Main Street May 11. The driver, a 41-year-old female from Ham Lake, was arrested for fourth-degree DWI. • Officers responded to the 6600 block of Blue Heron Drive at 4:48 p.m.

May 13 on a vandalism report. The investigation is pending.

• An officer stopped a vehicle for

several moving violations in the 7100 block of I-35E at 12:35 a.m. May 14.

The driver, a 26-year-old male from White Bear Lake, was booked at the Anoka County Jail for second-degree DWI, speeding and improper lane use.

• An officer responded to a report of a domestic assault in the 7700 block of Country Lane at 1:55 a.m. May 14. A 34-year-old male from Lino Lakes was arrested and booked at the Anoka County Jail for felony domestic assault and fi rst-degree criminal damage to property.

• Officers responded to the area of

Lake Drive and I-35W at 9:12 p.m.

May 14 on a report of a drunk driver. The vehicle was stopped and the driver, a 29-year old-male from Minneapolis, was arrested and booked at the Anoka County Jail for fourth-degree assault, fourthdegree DWI (controlled substance), obstructing the legal process with force and fleeing on foot.

• Officers responded to the 2300 block of 65th Street at 9:51 a.m. May 17 on a report of a theft. An unknown person(s) stole a miter saw from a home under construction. The investigation is pending.

POLICE BRIEFS Anoka County formally charges suspect in robbery case The Anoka County Attorney's Office formally charged Jason Tyler Roesler of Anoka with two counts of fi rst-degree robbery and three counts of seconddegree robbery April 25. The Blaine Police Department took the lead investigative role in a five-month investigation, which began in September 2015.

There was a string of nine robberies of convenience and liquor stores that occurred in Blaine, Ham Lake, Circle Pines, Lino Lakes and Mounds View.

All the robberies were similar in which the suspect covered his face with a bandana or

mask and either brandished a handgun or implied he had a weapon. The Centennial Lakes Police Department, Lino Lakes Police Department, Mounds View Police Department and the Anoka County Sheriff's Criminal Investigation Division assisted with the investigation.

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS PROPRIETARY FUNDS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

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985,398 1,093,260

72,255 138,000 5,739,590 269,367 (2,359,271)

124,000 276,000 3,442,483 96,742 (1,885,292)

4,400 1,051,222 (256,412)

200,655 414,000 9,182,073 1,417,331 (4,500,975)

Net capital assets

3,859,941

2,053,933

799,210

6,713,084

TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS

4,796,261

3,196,271

799,210

8,791,742

TOTAL ASSETS

6,291,366

4,710,772

945,681

11,947,819

DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES Deferred pension resources

5,785

5,784

3,003

14,572

LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts and contracts payable Accrued salaries payable Due to other funds Due to other governments Compensated absences payable - current

3,343 928 1,814 5,866

751 928 2,919 5,866

323 515 22,660 3,132

4,417 2,371 22,660 4,733 14,864

11,951

10,464

26,630

49,045

$

389 49,079

$

389 49,067

$

25,481

$

49,468

49,456

25,481

124,405

TOTAL LIABILITIES

61,419

59,920

52,111

173,450

11,473

11,471

5,957

28,901

3,859,941 2,364,318

2,053,933 2,591,232

799,210 91,406

6,713,084 5,046,956

$ 6,224,259

$ 4,645,165

890,616

$ 11,760,040

DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES Deferred pension resources NET POSITION Net investment in capital assets Unrestricted

$

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

Published one time in the Quad Community Press on May 24, 2016.

CITY OF CENTERVILLE, MINNESOTA STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION PROPRIETARY FUNDS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 601 Water OPERATING REVENUES Charges for services OPERATING EXPENSES Salaries and benefits Supplies Other services and charges Utilities MCES - disposal charges Depreciation TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

$

Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds 602 603 Nonmajor Sewer Storm Water

344,107

$

414,867

$

103,682

$

Totals 862,656

82,165 19,121 46,024 14,824 190,957

83,866 3,095 33,731 4,150 194,243 114,253

38,565 1,108 7,557 35,344

204,596 23,324 87,312 18,974 194,243 340,554

353,091

433,338

82,574

869,003

21,108

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)

(8,984)

(18,471)

NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES) Interest earnings Intergovernmental Interest expense

15,177 9,945 -

32,721 -

1,487 (675)

49,385 9,945 (675)

25,122

32,721

812

58,655

16,138

14,250

21,920

52,308

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

486,507

35,642

-

522,149

CHANGE IN NET POSITION

502,645

49,892

21,920

574,457

5,721,614

4,595,273

868,696

11,185,583

$ 6,224,259

$ 4,645,165

890,616

$ 11,760,040

TOTAL NONOPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES) INCOME BEFORE CONTRIBUTIONS

NET POSITION, JANUARY 1 AS RESTATED (NOTE 7) NET POSITION, DECEMBER 31

NET CASH PROVIDED (USED)

BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES CASH FLOWS FROM NONCAPITAL FINANCING ACTIVITIES Payment received on advance to other funds Interfund loan issued Principal paid on advance from other funds Interest paid on advance from other funds NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY NONCAPITAL FINANCING ACTIVITIES CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES Acquisition of capital assets Hook up fees and unit charges received Special assessments received NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Interest received on investments NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, JANUARY 1

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

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$

$

338,525 (87,067) (81,551)

$

(6,347)

409,903 (259,566) (83,280)

$

106,002 (8,861) (39,164)

$

Totals 854,430 (355,494) (203,995)

169,907

67,057

57,977

294,941

(100,000) -

22,325 (117,127) -

(22,325) (675)

22,325 (217,127) (22,325) (675)

(100,000)

(94,802)

(23,000)

(217,802)

(11,226) 148,767

19,199 21,308

-

(11,226) 19,199 170,075

137,541

40,507

-

178,048

13,966

31,815

1,348

47,129

221,414

44,577

36,325

302,316

1,093,699

1,172,992

88,787

2,355,478

$ 1,315,113

$ 1,217,569

125,112

$ 2,657,794

$

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

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CITY OF CENTERVILLE, MINNESOTA SUMMARY FINANCIAL REPORT REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014

778 123,627

TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

TOTAL NET POSITION

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Receipts from customers and users Payments to suppliers Payments to employees

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, DECEMBER 31

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES NONCURRENT LIABILITIES Compensated absences payable Pension liability

Water

Totals

Business-type Activities - Enterprise Funds 602 603 Nonmajor Sewer Storm Water

Total REVENUES Taxes Licenses and permits Intergovernmental Charges for services Fines and forfeitures Special assessments Interest on investments Miscellaneous TOTAL REVENUES Per Capita EXPENDITURES Current General government Public safety Public works Culture and recreation Capital outlay General government Public works Culture and recreation Debt service Principal Interest and other

Percent Increase (Decrease)

2015

2014

$ 2,410,141 134,781 364,326 8,646 22,230 311,689 29,336 45,860

$ 2,267,884 108,921 310,796 13,035 23,043 310,391 33,080 36,086

6.27 % 23.74 17.22 (33.67) (3.53) 0.42 (11.32) 27.09

$ 3,327,009 $ 846

$ 3,103,236 $ 785

7.21 % 7.81 %

$

$

433,610 1,112,162 289,300 120,898

467,067 1,066,100 325,201 90,574

(7.16) % 4.32 (11.04) 33.48

1,132,577 7,500

1,186 505,995 3,236

(100.00) 123.83 131.77

695,000 321,971

855,000 318,352

(18.71) 1.14

$ 4,113,018 $ 1,046

$ 3,632,711 $ 919

13.22 % 13.85 %

Total Long-term Indebtedness Per Capita

$ 7,615,000 1,937

$ 8,695,000 2,200

(12.42) % (11.93)

General Fund Balance - December 31 Per Capita

$ 1,169,065 297

$ 1,319,013 334

(11.37) % (10.87)

TOTAL EXPENDITURES Per Capita

The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of financial information concerning the City of Centerville to interested citizens. The complete financial statements may be examined at City Hall, 1880 Main Street, Centerville, MN 55038. Questions about this report should be directed to City Hall at (651) 429-3232.

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

Published one time in the Quad Community Press on May 24, 2016.

CITY OF CENTERVILLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR CENTERVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARKING LOT MODIFICATION/ENLARGEMENT BEFORE THE CENTERVILLE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Centerville, Anoka County, Minnesota, will meet at City Hall, 1880 Main Street on June 7, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a public hearing to consider a preliminary plat allowing lot combinations to create one parcel. The hearing shall continue until all evidence and testimony has been received by those present or in writing prior to the meeting. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard at said time and place.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these proceedings are instituted upon the petition of Independent School District #12 (Centerville Elementary School) property owner.

PROPERTY I.D. #: R14-31-22-34-0009, R23-31-22-21-0007, R2331-22-21-0008, R23-31-22-21-0009, R23-31-22-21-0010 (1721 Westview Street), R23-31-22-21-0011, R23-31-22-21-0012, R23-31-22-210022, R23-31-22-21-0023, R23-31-22-21-0024 & R23-31-22-21-0025 City Hall is ADA accessible. Requests for hearing assisted devices or a sign language interpreter must be received before 4:00 p.m., June 3, 2016.

Teresa Bender, City Clerk Published one time in the Quad Community Press on May 24, 2016.

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“THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE” (PG) (2.5) [RUDE HUMOR AND ACTION.]

— After a devious green pig (voiceover by Bill Hader) and his cohorts arrive on an island of birds (voiceovers by Keegan-Michael Key, Tony Hale, Kate McKinnon, et al.) in this colorful, family-oriented, entertaining, 3-D, 97-minute animated comedy, a red angry bird (voiceover by Jason Sudeikis) and three friends (voiceovers by Danny McBride, Sean Penn and Josh Gad) whom he met at an anger management class run by a laid back teacher (voiceover by Maya Rudolph) try to get the revered Mighty Eagle (voiceover

by Peter Dinklage) to help the flock of birds retrieve valuable eggs that the swine have stolen and taken to Piggy Island.

“GREEN ROOM” (R) (3) [STRONG BRUTAL GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, GORY IMAGES, LANGUAGE AND SOME DRUG CONTENT.]

MAY 24, 2016

SUNRISE / SUNSET

Wed

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25

5:33

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Thu

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5:33

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Fri

May

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5:32

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5:29

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WEATHER TIDBIT Temperatures really took off this past week and over the weekend. Coupled with low humidity and dry conditions, it made for great outdoor activities which included planting my vegetable garden (a week earlier than last year). Look for Jupiter in the west at sunset.

YEAR AGO THIS WEEK We experienced two 1-inch plus rains to end the month, May 26: 1.41” and May 29: 1.01”. This brought May 2015 rain total to 6.18”. Planted my vegetable garden on May 30.

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(R) (3.5) [LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT, SOME SEXUALITY, AND BRIEF VIOLENCE.]

“SING STREET”

(PG-13) (3.5) [THEMATIC ELEMENTS, INCLUDING STRONG LANGUAGE AND SOME BULLYING BEHAVIOR, A SUGGESTIVE IMAGE, DRUG MATERIAL AND TEEN SMOKING.]

— Memorable music highlights this heartwarming, touching, well-acted, down-to-earth, 114-minute romantic comedy in which an inspired, talented Irish student (Ferdia Walsh Peelo) who lives with his feuding parents (Aiden Gillen and Maria Doyle Kennedy) and two siblings (Jack Reynor and Kelly Thornton) in Dublin, forms a band (Mark McKenna, et al.) with the help of a student manager (Ben Carolan) initially to impress a beautiful, orphaned teenager (Lucy Boynton) and to escape his troubled home life in 1985.

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.

CLUES ACROSS 1. Femur head joint 4. Co. name prior to CCN & Experian 7. An encircling route 11. Actor Baldwin 13. Yeman monetary unit 15. Slightly curved blade sword 16. London Int’l. Advertising Award 17. Exchange premium 18. Am. artist Edwin Austin 19. Hyperopia 22. Purplish red color 23. Take in marriage 24. Promotional messages 25. Full of high-spirited delight 29. The study of plants 33. S. Am. camel relative 35. Amounts of time 36. Purplish brown 37. Treat with contempt 40. Set in advance 42. In a lucid way 44. Only laughed once 45. One point E of due N 46. Revolve 50. Harry Potter star 55. Olympic contests 56. A small lake 57. Arabian chieftain 58. Ribonuclease 59. Plants of the genus salvia 60. Small deer of Japan 61. Slang for “alright” 62. ___ student, learns healing 63. Spring ahead

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— Four punk rock band members (Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole and Callum Turner) and a bar patron (Imogen Poots) witness the stabbing death of a woman (Taylor Tunes) by a jealous skinhead (Brent Werzner) at an isolated roadhouse club in the back woods of Oregon, owned by a ruthless white supremacist (Patrick Stewart), in this intense, captivating, violent, 94-minute, 2015 thriller, and desperately try to escape when the owner’s neo-Nazi skinhead henchmen try to dispose of the evidence and the witnesses.

— Jodie Foster directs this riveting, superbly acted, well-written, well-paced, star-studded (Giancarlo Esposito, Lenny Venito, Chris Bauer and Christopher Denham), 95-minute film in which a distraught New York City truck driver (Jack O’Connell) who has a pregnant girlfriend (Emily Meade) and has lost $60,000 in the stock market after an alleged computer glitch, takes a television money advisor/host (George Clooney) and forces him to wear a bomb vest while the show’s producer (Julia Roberts) scrambles to get answers from a doggy IBIS CEO (Dominic West) and his communications director (Caitriona Balfe).

WEEKLY AVERAGES MAY 25 TO 31, 2016 High 74° Low 52° %Sun 60% PCP 0.93”

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Blue Heron Elementary walks for local hunger

BY JOLENE FRID CONTRIBUTING WRITER

LINO LAKES – Students gathered on Thursday at the Lino Lakes Middle School track for their annual Walkathon to raise money for local hunger.

The money raised from this year's event will go to the Powerpack program, a program which provides packages of non-perishable and easyto-fix meals to students in need. When a school staff member notices a student who may be dealing with hunger or seems to have financial difficulty, that staff member can then slip a Powerpack discreetly into the students’ back pack unsuspected, providing the student with food to last them the weekend.

Students were enthusiastic about raising money for the walk, and

many held signs and flags high in solidarity with classmates in need.

Teressa Parker’s first grade class was especially enthusiastic as they held their brightly decorated signs and sat patiently in line on the warm track waiting for Principal Jason Hartmann to address them before the walk.

“It’s a gorgeous day!” said Parker, her enthusiasm for the event clear. She has taught in the Centennial School District for over 20 years.

Hartmann discussed the importance of Powerpacks and helping those in need before the walk began. “Because Blue Heron’s a great place, we want to help others, don’t we?” he said.

The students responded with cheers and agreement, some holding flags high.

Hartmann went on to

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Principal Jason Hartmann addresses first and second graders to explain Powerpacks and the purpose of the Walkathon.

explain the rules of the walk, two of them being that the outside lane was for those choosing to walk fast and water was for small breaks as they walked the 30 minutes around the track.

Students were encouraged to wear their school colors and/ or T-shirts to represent the school and unite with pride. Though the

fundraiser sent students home with envelopes to gather donations for the walk, it was not required for each student to raise money to participate.

The Powerpack Program provides Centennial students a bag of non-perishable food items at the end of every week during the school year and was piloted at Golden

Lake Elementary and Centennial Middle School in September of 2013. Since then, the program has expanded to all nine schools in the district. To date, over 280 Powerpacks are distributed to students each week during the school year.

Donations allow the food shelf to purchase food from the Second

Harvest Heartland Food Bank for as little as 13 cents per pound. As a CCFS partner program, Powerpack is a non-profit 501(C) 3 organization.

To make a donation to the program, make checks payable to Centennial Community Food Shelf and mail to P.O. Box 8, Circle Pines, MN 55014. Specify Powerpack on checks.

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