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Giving backpacks to families in need

Four-legged friends teach lessons to inmates

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM STAFF WRITER

CIRCLE PINES — To some, it may look like just an ordinary backpack. To others, that backpack signifies that they have what they need — just like their peers.

The Community Backpack Program gives backpacks full of school supplies to students in grades K-12. Last year, the program served 381 students from 186 families and 30 schools.

“We want to get them feeling good about starting school and not having them get hauled in because they don't have the supplies and be embarassed,” said volunteer Lynn Rossiter of Our Savior's Lutheran Church. “An important goal for us is that kids come to school with the same things that other kids have.”

The program, now in its 21st year, started because there was an awareness of a large lowincome population that had very few services.

Although the program primarily serves the Centennial School District, it also serves children in the Forest Lake, Spring Lake Park and AnokaHennepin school districts.

The only requirements of the program are that the family is in need, resides within the Centennial Community Food Shelf service area (Blaine — east of Highway 65, Centerville, Circle Pines, Lexington and Lino Lakes) and attends a public school.

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An inmate rewards Floyd with a treat after completing a skill. Inmates involved in the BARK program teach the dogs basic obedience skills, potty training and socialization with other dogs and inmates.

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM STAFF WRITER

LINO LAKES — Many of the inmates in the minimum security unit at the Minnesota Department of Corrections would agree that not only are they saving the lives of rescue dogs, but the dogs are — in a sense — saving them as well.

SEE GIVING BACKPACKS, PAGE 20

Since 2013 the facility has partnered with the Being Advocates for Rescued K-9's (BARK) program. The organization rescues, cares for and works to re-home dogs in need. The majority of dogs come from overcrowded shelters where they are in danger of being euthanized.

Lt. Nathan Bartz says the

program benefits both the families the dogs are placed with as well as the inmates.

The families benefit because they know they are going to get a well-trained, socialized and healthy dog, and the inmates benefit from the responsibility the program teaches them.

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Slipka Foundation hopes to inspire others to give back

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM STAFF WRITER

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Founder and President Brian Slipka of the Slipka foundation stand in front of the new scoreboard, which was one of the first parts of the joint project to be completed last week.

Additional improvements to the park will be completed this year as well as next year.

CIRCLE PINES — The Slipka Foundation is hoping that its contribution of $40,000 for improvements to Inner Park will inspire other people to give back to their communities.

The two-phase project kicked off this May; the fi rst phase will be completed this summer and construction will begin on the second phase next spring. The Slipka Foundation will fund half of the $80,000 project, and the city will pay for the other half with money from its park dedication fees.

“The Slipka Foundation is the latest in a long line of partnerships that help make our parks a great place to be,” said Mayor Dave Bartholomay. “Cities don't have the money or the capacity to keep up the parks and trails the way people would like them; they want so many more features and pieces that would raise the taxes beyond what they are willing to pay for.”

“The thing that is cool about what we have done is it demonstrates that we are just like everyone else and yet we have been blessed ... this is beyond ourselves; it is about others,” said founder and CEO

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Slipka formally established the nonprofit organization along with his wife Megan in 2012 to provide educational scholarships.

In 2013, the foundation expanded its mission to include building a stronger community, inspiring civic involvement and fostering family development. “The focus is really on community outreach and stewardship,” he said.

Slipka said the foundation is all about inspiring others to give back. “[The foundation] is a SEE SLIPKA FOUNDATION, PAGE 3

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Area church provides affirming space for GLBTQ community

BY JOLENE FRID CONTRIBUTING WRITER

SHOREVIEW — Four members of Peace United Methodist Church (PUMC) hospitality team gathered at the church in a room brightly painted with crosses and rainbows to discuss their inclusive, GLBTQaffirming community of faith.

Pastor Gary Walpole, Quita Bertelsen, Sue Fried and Jodi Jones discussed the importance of accepting gay people in the face of the extreme prejudices they face today.

Generally speaking, numerous Christian churches in the United States view homosexuality as sinful and express displeasure with it as a result of their own interpretations of the Bible. According to Walpole, who has been doing ministry work for over 20 years, a Christian’s view on homosexuality often depends on whether or not that individual reads the Bible literally or not: whether they view it as a book of rules or a guidebook.

“The Bible can be used to argue both sides,” he said. Bertelsen said she believes the reason so many churches are prejudicial against

homosexuality is due to fear. “A strict view of things is much easier because there is a right and a wrong,” she noted.

The church has been an ally of the GLBTQ community since 1999, when it became what is known as “reconciling” within the United Methodist Church.

A vote within PUMC rendered the decision, which ultimately caused a church split; much of the congregation left.

Walpole said the church is focused not on being a “gay” church but an inclusive one. “It’s not something where when someone walks in the door we ask their sexual orientation,” he said. “Here at Peace it’s a nonissue.”

Walpole believes the reason gay people don’t normally attend church in general is due to the negative role churches have played in the lives of GLBTQ people.

“The reality is, there is no institution that has done GLBTQ people more harm than the church,” he said.

Toward beliefs regarding sexual sin and the Christian Bible, Walpole has a pragmatic attitude. “The answer can’t be found in the Bible,” he said. “The answer can be found in being faithful to God. It

is our time to discern what God is calling us to today.”

Walpole believes that sexuality is not a lifestyle but an orientation, and that a gay person’s sexuality is a gift from God when explored within a healthy, nurturing relationship.

“I would no more want my gay son to have multiple partners than I would want my straight son to have multiple partners,” he noted.

Jones said one of the reasons she attends PUMC is to teach her children to avoid prejudice. “What kind of message do I want to send them?” she noted.

Walpole stressed importance that the Christian church’s outreach be GLBTQaffirming, especially after a tragedy like the one in Orlando. “It’s not that you just have to come out against violence,” he said. “You have to come out with an affirmation. You are a child of God and your sexuality is a blessing.”

Jones said, “It's not a matter of ‘if’ but a matter of ‘when’ it happens locally. We need to learn that this is an issue,” she noted.

For more information on PUMC in Shoreview, call 651-484-2226 or visit www.peaceumc.com.

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Circle Pines has two plots of community gardens available for its residents. This is the plot behind City Hall, which consists of 33 individual garden plots.

Community gardens offer opportunities for fresh produce and socializing

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM STAFF WRITER

CIRLCE PINES — Many residents of Circle Pines are busy this time of year in community gardens. Community gardens not only offer a place for residents to grow their own fresh produce, but also a place to chat with their neighbors.

Circle Pines has had a community garden in place since 1984. Now the city offers two sites. The oldest and largest site is composed of 33 garden plots located behind City Hall. Five years ago, 14 more garden plots were added to Baldwin Park. Community gardening has become so popular in Circle Pines that currently, all individual plots are spoken for.

Residents Larry and Lois Davenport have participated in the community garden located behind City Hall for more than 20 years. The two choose to do their gardening in the community garden because their yard is full of big oak trees so it does not get enough sunshine.

"The plot is big enough so that we can plant a little bit of a lot of things," Larry said.

The Davenports plant a variety of vegetables, including radish, lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, potatoes, squash, beans, cucumbers and tomatoes. They do not plant corn or peas.

"The primary advantage is for people like us who aren't able to have a garden because of space or the availability of sunshine. It gives them a chance to not only have that feeling

of accomplishment that you are actually producing something that you can consume, but also being able to benefit from it with having fresh produce on a regular basis," he said.

In addition to fresh produce, the couple also enjoys visiting with their garden neighbors as well as spending time outdoors. "In addition to being outside, it is also good exercise," Larry said.

Resident Jan Kreminski has particpated in the community garden located at Baldwin Park for six years.

"It is more contiguous space than I could do in my own yard; I've got a smaller yard," he said.

Kreminski also plants a variety of vegetables, including beans, tomatoes, summer squash, cabbage, radishes, lettuce, peppers, onions, herbs and swiss chard. In previous years he has also planted beets and carrots. He enjoys being involved in the community garden because it is a time for him to chat with his neighbors.

"It is an outdoor activity that keeps you active, particularly as you get a little more free time or you retire," he said. "I meet some of my neighbors down there; you are not just doing it alone," he said.

Those who participate in the community gardens in Circle Pines pay a $10 fee each year. In return, the city provides groundwater on alternate days, furnishes some fertilizer, and tills the soil to prepare it for gardeners.

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SLIPKA FOUNDATION: contributes to Inner Park improvements FROM PAGE 1

byproduct of doing things that might not be the most comfortable. When we created the foundation, we were in our 30s. We are very blessed and we felt compelled to give back, so it was really important that we did something at an early age and formed the habit of giving back to demonstrate to our kids, our kids’ friends, our peers and community goodwill,” he said.

Slipka was approached by a group of baseball dads who wanted to know if he could help contribute to some improvements in Inner Park.

Slipka was especially excited about the improvements not only because of his son's involvement in baseball, but also because the city was willing to partner with the foundation in order to make improvements for the whole

community.

“It is a collaborative, joint effort where the baseball program can get everything they want and yet the rest of the community and park can benefit as well,” he said.

The fi rst phase improvements include a new scoreboard, park benches, picnic tables and a basketball hoop. The second phase will include a grass infield for the baseball field, resurfacing of the hockey rink and the addition of a basketball court and two pickle ball/ badminton courts.

“This is going to enrich the quality of life in the Centennial area,” Slipka said. “It demonstrates the partnership that can happen between private and public entities. It is all about sitting down and talking about what matters to people and fi nding a solution.”

Slipka is hopeful that this

fi rst project with the city will not only inspire other individuals to contribute to their communities, but also inspire more partnerships.

He said the hope is for the foundation to contribute to other parks in the area, such as Baldwin Park.

“This is the beginning of a wonderful, beautiful partnership. It is a great example of a resident stepping up. You see it all the time, but this is a pretty big job of stepping up,” Bartholomay said. “The nice thing about the Slipka Foundation is it fits in with what the community needs. Brian is not doing this out of some sense to try to become well known or popular. He would rather talk about the things that are going to happen in the parks than to have his name attached to it.”

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The worn-out basketball hoops and court along with the hockey rink surface at Inner Park will eventually be replaced with new fiberglass hoops and a multi-use surface as part of the joint project between the Slipka Foundation and Circle Pines. The multi-use surface will be used as a hockey rink during the winter and pickle ball/badminton courts for the rest of the year.

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Youth Enrichment League instructor Julie Anderson gives sixth-grader Jenna Whiting some tips on her belt.

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Fifth-grader Peyton Brezny sews a pin cushion with a sewing machine.

Fifth-grader Josie Orcutt works on a drawing illustration during the Project Runway course Wednesday, June 22.

Girls dive into Project Runway

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM STAFF WRITER

CIRCLE PINES — Seven girls gathered in a room at Rice Lake Elementary last week, sewing away for their very own fashion show.

The girls ranged in age from third to sixth grade and participated in the Project Runway course made possible by Centennial Community Education and the Youth Enrichment League.

The Youth Enrichment League was founded

in 2004 to bring highquality enrichment programs and dynamic instructors to both private and public schools throughout Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin and Iowa.

According to the organization’s website, “We believe that students have certain gifts they are given and that enrichment may serve as a channel for students to nurture those gifts.”

“It has been a great way to get some kids to do some fun camps and

learn about things that they really want to learn about. It is always very interesting for the kids,” said Youth Enrichment League Project Runway instructor Julie Anderson.

This is Anderson's first summer with the company. She really enjoyed working with the group of girls and thought they all did very well and seemed very interested in learning the new skills. During the course the students learned how to use a

sewing machine as well as their hands to sew. The girls made numerous projects such as scrunchies, pin cushions, drawing illustrations, chapstick holders, infinity scarves and belts, and eventually worked their way up to a full wrap-around skirt.

“It is great for them to learn more about the fashion industry; it is sort of an entryway into the industry,” Anderson said. “Sewing in general is kind of a dying art.

I think it is really

important for kids to learn. I know how to sew and I love it. I just really wish that people could make their own things more often.”

At the end of the course the girls got to show off of their week's hard work in a fashion show for their friends and family

members.

“I really hope they learn the tricks that I can teach them,” Anderson said, “how to be creative and imaginative. I would love to see them extend their sewing abilities past this and just keep living with it and making whatever they want.”

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s starkly divided as our society and the current political landscape appears to be, one thing that I would sincerely hope everyone can agree on is that something must be done to stop the rampant slaughter of innocent people — in places they and members of their family had every reasonable expectation to believe were safe.

More than three years ago, following the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, I wrote a column addressing the issue of gun safety. I remember thinking at the time, if the murder of 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7 (innocent in every sense of the word) doesn’t create some positive what will?

Angle of change, Sadly, the intervening years have only brought more shootings View and rising death tolls, with little, if any, progress in understanding or Paul Dols devising a strategy to address what has evolved into a volatile, divisive and complicated problem. I’ve seen an old adage describing insanity as doing the same thing over and over again yet expecting a different result. In what would qualify within that definition, each mass shooting provokes a predictable response on each end of the spectrum, resulting in impassioned rhetoric, followed by deadlock, until the next tragic event repeats the cycle.

My previous column, published in February 2013, pointed to some revelatory information I discovered in an article titled “What we don’t know is killing us,” that was part of a New York Times series addressing gun violence. Key points at the time included that (20 years ago) pressure from the National Rifle Association (NRA) lobby helped shut down Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studies that were making progress in studying gun violence as a health problem instead of strictly a law enforcement challenge.

The research focused on both the gun and the user, similar to the way researchers have — for years — been focusing on both drivers and cars as a way to study and reduce motor vehicle fatalities. What may have provoked the political lobby pressure is that — contrary to the message promoted by the NRA — some of the CDC studies found that people living in homes with guns were not safer, but actually faced an elevated risk of homicide and suicide.

Last week, following the mass shooting in Orlando, the NPR program Science Friday devoted a segment titled “What We Do (and Mostly Don’t) Know About Guns” to the issue of the lack of research into approaching gun violence as a public health issue.

According to the Science Friday website, from 1973 to 2012, a combined total of 2,068 cases of cholera, diphtheria, polio, and rabies were reported in the United States. More than four million firearms injuries were also recorded. Yet, during that same time period, the National Institutes of Health funded 486 studies of those four infectious diseases, while funding only three on firearm safety.

The stark contrast in research funding appears to indicate that gun violence is not taken seriously as a public health issue and political lobbies have been successful at stalling impartial scientific studies.

I keep going back to the guns and automobiles analogy because it takes a lot of the volatility, fear and emotion out of the equation. Over the past fifty years motor vehicle deaths per mile have decreased dramatically in the United States. When the first motor vehicle safety studies were conducted, I don’t think there was a hidden agenda to ban automobiles. If a similar public safety approach and set of standards for both manufacturers and owners is allowed to be applied to firearms, maybe we can break the cycle of insanity and figure out a way to live as safely (as possible) in a society that accepts the risks and benefits of gun ownership.

Paul Dols is photojournalist/website editor for Press Publications. He can be reached at 651-4071238 or photos@presspubs.com.

My home is in a floodplain. What can I do?

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ave you been notified by your mortgage company that your property is in a floodplain and you need to obtain flood insurance? You are not alone. There are approximately 15,000 residences in Anoka County affected by this issue. Of those, we estimate fewer than 3,000 are in the floodplain and would need flood Movers & insurance.

Of course those homeowners withShakers out a mortgage may not become Rhonda aware of this Sivarajah until they try to sell their home, only to learn then that they are in a designated floodplain. As a result, Anoka County has made a decision to send a mailing to all homeowners impacted.

Why is this happening now when it has not been a requirement before? The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) used inaccurate base data when it remapped Anoka County’s floodplains in 2011. Mortgage companies use those maps which inaccurately designate that some properties are now in a floodplain. Today, new technology called LiDAR is available which is more accurate

Homeowners can take steps to prove to the bank that their property is not in a floodplain in order to get the flood insurance requirement dropped. in showing where the floodplains are located. Unfortunately, LiDAR maps were not available when FEMA updated Anoka County’s flood zones.

As a result, mortgage companies are sending notification to homeowners they need to purchase flood insurance. Some homeowners have purchased flood insurance and taken no action. Others have paid for expensive and sometimes unnecessary surveys to prove their property is not in a floodplain.

Homeowners can take steps to prove to the bank that their property is not in a floodplain in order to get the flood insurance requirement dropped. This is called a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) which needs to be fi led with FEMA. Many residents do not know they can contact their local planning and zoning authority operated by the city for assistance in fi lling out the LOMA. Once the resident provides the bank with an approved LOMA, they will generally lift the flood insurance requirement.

The homeowner can then request a refund of the flood insurance

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Additionally, by July 1st, the county will be launching a new app to help property owners in affected areas use up-to-date mapping data to get the necessary variance from FEMA if applicable. The new app to help property owners and additional information will be at http://www.AnokaCounty.us/floodplain The site will include step-by-step instructions on how to fi ll out the LOMA application. Many residents may be able to fi ll out the LOMA form without additional help.

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QUAD AREA EVENTS LINO LAKES PUPPET SHOWS IN THE PARK When and Where: 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 6 at Highland Meadows Park, 624 Arlo Ln.; 7 p.m.

Wednesday, July 20 at Clearwater Creek Park, 2270 Tart Lake Rd. Details: One-ofa-kind free puppet performances, crafts and refreshments.

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

CENTERVILLE MUSIC IN THE PARK When: 6:30-8 pm Tuesdays, June 28 and July 12 Where: Hidden Spring Park, 1601 LaMotte Drive, Centerville Details: The Maple Street Ramblers play Dixieland Band music on June 28; Mean Gene & the Woodticks play acoustic rock/country music on July 12.

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

STAND UP PADDLE BOARDING When: 1-2:30 p.m. or 3-4:30 p.m. Monday, July 6 Where: Centerville Beach, 7373 Main St., Centerville Details: Small class sizes for ages 15+. $20/ person; registration required.

Contact: anokacounty. us

STORYWALK When: 1-3 p.m.

Mondays, July 11, 18 and 25 Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines Details: Enjoy the outdoors while following the pages of a story.

Contact: anokacounty. us

BILL THE JUGGLER When: 2-3 p.m.

Wednesday, July 13 Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic

Heights Circle, Circle Pines Details: Comedy juggling with lots of audience participation and an emphasis on reading and books.

Contact: anokacounty. us

DOLLARS INTO SENSE CLASS When: 10 a.m.

Thursday, July 14 Where: Anoka County Human Services Center, 1201 89th Ave., Blaine Details: Class covers tracking expenses, putting together a spending plan, goal setting, credit, and where to get additional help. Register at least 3 days prior.

DISCOVERY BOOK CLUB When: 1 p.m.

Thursdays, July 14 and 28 Where: Centennial Library, 100 Civic Heights Circle, Circle Pines Details: School-age children learn about different scientists and their experiments, based on the popular ‘Who Was’ series.

Contact: anokacounty. us

Ongoing LEXINGTON FARMERS MARKET When: 3-7 p.m.

Wednesdays, June 8 through Oct. 5 Where: 4175 Lovell Rd., Lexington Details: Variety of locally grown produce and handmade goods.

Sponsored by the Lexington Fire & Rescue Auxiliary.

BALD EAGLE WATERSKI CLUB SHOWS When: 7 p.m.

Thursdays, June through August Where: Centerville Lake in Centerville Details: Members of all ages perform waterskiing tricks. Club also performs at summer festivals throughout the state.

Contact: 651-983-0161

PILATES IN THE PARK

When: 5:15-6:15 p.m.

Tuesdays, June 14-Aug. 16 Where: Golden Lake Park Pavilion, 58 W. Golden Lake Rd. Details: Conditioning class focuses on body alignment, breathing and core conditioning.

LINO LAKES Registration required.

MOVIES IN THE PARK Contact: isd12.org/ When: Dusk Thursday, community-education July 14 Where: Lino park, 7850 Lake Dr., Lino BABY STORYTIME Lakes When: 10:15-10:45 Details: Free showing Tuesdays on ‘Minions’, rated PG. Where: Centennial Bring blankets, lawn Library, 100 Civic chairs, refreshments.

Heights Cir., Circle Pines Contact: www.ci.linoDetails: Stories, songs lakes.mn.us and fingerplays for children birth-24 months and a caregiver.

LINO LAKES Contact: 763-717-3294 RECYCLING SATURDAY or anokacountylibrary.

When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. org Saturday, July 16 Where: Lino Park, 7850 Lake Dr., Lino TODDLER STORYTIME Lakes When: 11 a.m.

Details: Residents Tuesdays of Lino Lakes can Where: Centennial recycle appliances and Library, 100 Civic electronics.

Heights Cir., Circle Pines Contact: 651-982-2423 Details: Stories, songs or ci.lino-lakes.mn.us and fingerplays for children ages 2-3 and a caregiver.

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26th Annual Golden Lake Gallop WHEN: 8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 9 WHERE: Golden Lake Park, 58 W. Golden Lake Rd., Circle Pines

in and around the park open to runners and walkers of all ages.

Proceeds support Centennial High School cross-country program.

DETAILS: Race activities held

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Save the Date FAMILY CORN ROAST AND COMMUNITY NIGHT When: 5:30-8 p.m.

Thursday, July 28 Where: Sunrise Park, 6918 Sunrise Dr., Lino Lakes Details: A night of entertainment, concessions and family fun, live music. Police and Fire Departments compete in softball game.

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

Gardener Volunteer Program. Topic is ‘Continuous Color in the Garden’. Free, but suggested $5 donation.

Registration required.

Contact: 763755-1280 or anokamastergardeners. org

of 1860, will play the Forest Lake Brewers, an amateur club that is part of the Metro Minny League. $5/adults; kids 16 and under are free.

Sponsored by the Forest Lake American Legion.

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SENIOR CITIZEN’S NIGHT AT THE BALL PARK

SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY OUTDOOR THEATRE

When: 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 29 Where: Polar Lakes Park, White Bear Township Details: Free ball game, beverages and food for seniors at the ‘Town Ball Game’ with White Bear Township vs. St. Paul Highland Park.

Contact: whitebear township.teams.mn baseball.org

When: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’: July 2, 15, 23, 31 ‘The Tempest’: July 1, 3, 9, 17, 22, 30 ‘The Learned Ladies’: July 8, 10, 16, 24, 29 Where: Century College Outdoor Theatre, West Campus, 3300 NEIGHBORHOODS Century Ave. N., White Bear Lake NEARBY Details: Plays performed by Shakespeare & HASKELL’S WINE Company, Minnesota’s AND BEER TASTING When: 6-8 p.m.

AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING longest-running outdoor classical repertory Tuesday, June 28 When: 10-11:30 a.m. theatre. Performances Where: White Bear Friday, July 1 Country Inn, 4940 Where: Lake Country at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 6 p.m.

Highway 61 Booksellers, 4766 FAMILY STORYTIME Sundays. Tickets $15/ Details: Enjoy wines Washington Square, When: 10:15-10:45 adults, $13/seniors and from around the world White Bear Lake a.m. and 11-11:30 a.m. free for children 12 and a few beers. $10 in Details: David Fabio Thursdays and under; available advance or $12 at the will sign copies of his Where: Centennial at ticket booth prior to door. historical fiction book Library, 100 Civic performance.

Contact: 651-426-0022 set in Marine on St. Heights Cir., Circle Pines Contact: 651-779-5818 Croix, ‘Meadow House’, Details: Stories, during the Farmers songs and fingerplays ‘A WALK IN THE GARDEN’ EDUCATIONAL Market. for children of all ages GIBBS FARM SERIES ICE CREAM SUNDAY Contact: 651-426-0918 and a caregiver. No When: 7-8 p.m.

When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. registration required.

ST. CROIX VS. FOREST Wednesday, June 29 Sunday, July 3 Closed Thanksgiving LAKE BREWERS Where: Bunker Hills Where: Gibbs Farm, Day. When: 2 p.m.

Activities Center, 550 2097 Larpenteur Ave. W., Contact: 763-717-3294 Saturday, July 2 Bunker Lake Blvd., St. Paul or anokacountylibrary.

Where: Schumacher Andover Details: Free, oldorg Field, Forest Lake Details: Gardening fashioned ice cream, Details: The St. classes on select farm animals, tours, Wednesdays throughout Croix Base Ball Club, a and general admission vintage base ball club the summer sponsored to the program series

by Anoka County Master that plays by the rules ‘A Pioneer Woman’.

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Where: Gammelgarden Museum, 20880 Olinda Tr., Scandia Details: Two day camp for children in kindergarten through 5th grade to learn about what it would be like to be an immigrant in the mid-1800’s. Participants become a member of a family abd work together to meet new challenges as they build a new life in Amerika.

Contact: 651-464-4922 or gammelgarden museum.org

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festival includes more than 140 retail and food and merchandise vendors, live music, children’s activities, petting zoo and inflatables, classic car show.

Contact: www. marketfest.org

WHITE BEAR LAKE FARMERS MARKET

When: 8 a.m.-noon Fridays, June 24-Oct. 28 Where: Washington Ave. and 4th St., downtown White Bear Lake Details: Produce includes organic SLICE OF SHOREVIEW produce, natural meats DAYS SUBMITTED and cheeses, honey, When: July 22-24 syrup, baked goods, Where: Island Lake plants and flowers sold Park, 3655 N. Victoria by more than 50 vendors.

St., Shoreview Contact: 651-747-3650 Details: Carnival, an amateur club that is part of WHEN: 2 p.m. Saturday, July 2 parade, car show, art and or www.whitebearlake. the Metro Minny League. $5/ org food vendors, helicopter WHERE: Schumacher Field, Forest adults; kids 16 and under are free. rides, Dock Dogs, petting Sponsored by the Forest Lake Lake zoo, live entertainment, American Legion.

SHOREVIEW fi reworks, golf FARMERS MARKET DETAILS: The St. Croix Base Ball tournament.

Club, a vintage base ball club that CONTACT: 651-464-2600 or wchsmn.

When: 3-7 pm Contact: 651plays by the rules of 1860, will org Tuesdays, through Sept.

483-2416 or www. play the Forest Lake Brewers, 20; 3-6 pm Sept. 27-Oct. 18 sliceofshoreview.com Where: Shoreview Community Center lower level parking LOWERTOWN BLUES lot and pavilion, 4580 & FUNK FEST Victoria St. N. Broadway $8/adults; $7 seniors; ANOKA HERITAGE When: 4-10 p.m.

Details: Check Details: Enjoy mature Friday, July 22 & noon-10 HOME AND GARDEN $5 children 3-16. Free out new amenities, music and camaraderie. p.m. Saturday, July 23 TOUR for Ramsey County weekly themes and live Dances held the 3rd Historical Society Where: Mears Park, When: 1-5 p.m. entertainment Friday of every month. members.

St. Paul Sunday, July 10 Contact: www. $6/person includes Contact: 651-646-8629 Details: Free concerts Where: Slabtown, shoreviewcommunity lunch. Cash bar. Public for all ages. Friday Anoka center.com welcome.

Funk Night includes Details: Tour homes FOREST LAKE Contact: 651-464-2600 performances by The in Slabtown, the area of INDEPENDENCE DAY Family Stone, Otis Day Anoka that was home CELEBRATION DISCOVER THE PINTA & the Knights, and the to many of the city’s AND THE NINA When: Weekend prior ADVENTURE QUEST Good, the Bad and the lumber workers in the to July 4 When: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

CARNIVAL Funky; Saturday main late 1800’s. Advance Where: Throughout Friday, July 8-Tuesday, When: 1-4 pm July 15 stage attractions are tickets $12; or $15 day of Forest Lake July 19; Depart early Where: Shoreview Booker T Jones, Corey tour.

Details: Carnival, morning Wednesday, Community Center Stevens, Bernard Allison July 20 Contact: 763-421-0600; bingo tents, street Details: Traditional Group, The Butanes anokacountyhistory.org vendors, live music.

Where: City Docks, 90 carnival with games for and Lil’ Ed & the Blues parade, fi reworks.

Walnut St., Hudson, Wis. all ages. $3 per child; Imperials.

Sponsored by American ARCOLA MILLS Details: Tour replicas register in advance or Legion Post No. 225. of Columbus’ ships on pay at the door.

OPEN HOUSE Contact: www.post225. display on the St. Croix Contact: 651When: noon-4 p.m.

LIFT BRIDGE com River in downtown 490-4750 or www.

ROAD RACE Sunday, July 10 Hudson. $8/adults, $7/ shoreviewcommunity Where: Arcola Mills, When: 8 a.m. seniors; $6/students 5-16; center.com 12905 Arcola Trail N., Saturday, July 23 4TH OF JULY Stillwater FIREWORKS, FLYOVER Where: Lakeside Park, 4 and under free.

Contact: ninapinta.org AND MUSIC AT Details: Public is Bayport LUMBERJACK DAYS MEMORIAL BEACH invited to tour the Greek Details: 10 mile, 5K When: July 15-17 race through Bayport Where: Lowell Park, When: 8 p.m. Monday, Revival-style mansion, CRUISIN’ ON THE CROIX one of the oldest and St. Croix Valley.

HOT ROD & VINTAGE 101 Water St., Stillwater July 4 standing timber frame Contact: www.

CAR SHOW Details: Live concerts, Where: Memorial liftbridgeroadrace.com fi reworks, parade, Beach, White Bear Lake houses in Minnesota, When: 3-8 p.m. and learn why it is medallion hunt, kiddie Details: Music by the Wednesdays, June 1-Aug the most important carnival, tethered hot air ANOKA COUNTY FAIR Shoreview Northern 10 preserved natural and balloon rides, vendors, Lights Variety Band Where: Lowell Park, When: July 26-31 chef’s competition, begins at 8 p.m.; Flyover historic site on the St. downtown Stillwater Where: 3200 Saint Croix River. Also learn fishing tournament, of T-6 planes at 8:30; Details: Admire Francis Blvd., Anoka and fi reworks at 10 p.m.. the history of lumbering boat rides, Lumberjack vintage and hot rod Details: Motocross, in the area. competitions and fun on bull riding, tractor pulls, cars, food vendors, live Free.

Contact: arcolamills. the river.

Contact: www. music (6 to 8 p.m.), free demolition derby, live org Contact: 651manitoudays.com or festivities. music, rides and games.

226-5046 or www. www.explorewhitebear.

Contact: Contact: 763discoverstillwater.com org discoverstillwater.com 427-4070 or www.

TASTE OF VADNAIS anokacountyfair.com When: 5-8 pm Tuesday, July 12 DISCOVER THE ST. CROIX VALLEY ARTS IN THE PARK/ PINTA AND THE NINA GARDEN TOUR FARMERS MARKET, Where: 935 E, County Rd. E, Mad Jack’s Café When: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

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

FOREST LAKE and F&M Bank parking Friday, July 8-Tuesday, Saturday, July 16 and When: 5-9 pm lot July 19; Depart early Sunday, July 17 Tuesdays, through Aug. Details: Celebrate morning Wednesday, Details: Self-guided 30; Farmers Market only summer with an July 20 tour of area gardens, continues through Sept.

Where: City Docks, 90 outdoor street fair supplemented by master Where: Lakeside Park, Walnut St., Hudson, Wis. that includes food, live gardeners available Forest Lake Details: Tour replicas music and children’s to answer questions.

Details: Concert entertainment. of Columbus’ ships on Fundraiser for series, crafts and display on the St. Croix FamilyMeans. farmers market Contact: 651-204-6000, River in downtown Contact: 651-439-4840 Contact: 651-209-9723; cityvadnaisheights.com MARKETFEST Hudson. $8/adults, $7/ or www.familymeans. www.forestlakeparks.net When: 6-9 p.m. seniors; $6/students 5-16; SENIOR DANCE org Thursdays, through July 4 and under free.

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Where: Goose Lake on Hoffman Road in White Bear Lake Details: White Bearbased team of 120 amateur skiers from metro area Contact: www. skiotter.com

BALD EAGLE WATERSKI CLUB SHOWS When: 7 pm Thursdays, through August Where: Centerville Lake in Centerville Details: Members of all ages perform waterskiing tricks. Club also performs at summer festivals throughout the state.

Contact: 651-983-0161

CONCERT IN THE COMMONS When: 7 pm Wednesdays through Aug. 17 Where: Shoreview Commons, next to Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Open-air concerts Bring blanket or chair. Concessions.

Contact: 651-490-4700 or shoreviewmn.gov

KIDS DREAM SUMMER FILM SERIES When: 10 a.m.

Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays, through Aug. 17 Where: Marcus Oakdale Cinema Details: See a familyfriendly movie for $3, along with concessions specials. See website for listing of movies showing each week..

Contact: marcustheatres.com/ marcus-specials/ family-friendly-fi lms/ kids-dream-summerfi lm-series-2015-poweredby-american-familyinsurance

‘WHAT’S HAPPENING’ CALENDAR GUIDELINES Anyone in the community may send us news of an upcoming local event. The calendar is reserved for secular community events in or adjacent to Press Publication’s coverage area. Priority is given to free or affordable events that are likely to appeal to a broad audience. Due to space limitations, there is no guarantee whether, when or for how long submissions will be published. Submissions are subject to editing.

Please include date, time, location, cost, brief details, and contact information for each event submission.

Submission deadline is Wednesday prior to the following weeks’ publication. Call 651-4071226 with questions.

Email: calendar@ presspubs.com Mail: Press Publications Attn: Calendar 4779 Bloom Ave. White Bear Lake, MN 55110

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Local runners 40th Grandma's Marathon Saturday, June 18 Saturday, June 18, marked the 40th running of the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth. More than 7,500 runners finished this year's 26.2 mile race, the most in the event's history.

Local runners in the top 50 of their age group, included: Men, 35-39: Michael Konobeck, age 36,

3:37.22.

Men, 60-64: Dale Heinen, age 60, Shoreview, 5th, 3:35.25; Donovan Dehmlow, age 61, Forest Lake, 7th, 3:40.21; Steve Nauman, age 61, North Oaks, 15th, 3:55.05; Michael Goodoien, age 62, Hugo, 25th, 4:15.26; Kevin Schleicher, age 61, Marine on St. Croix, 50th, 4:30.50.

Women, 60-64: Kate Booth, age 60, North Oaks, 15th, 4:39.17; Susan McCauley, age 64, Shoreview, 26th, 5:14.25; Pamela Neid, age 62, Forest Lake, 32nd, 5:27.05; Wendy Woelfel, age 60, Circle Pines, 39th, 5:38.57.

Men, 65-69: Dennis Black, age 67, Stillwater, 10th, 4:09.75; Paul Weiler, age 68, Stillwater, 12th, 4:17.41; Michael Baker,

Shoreview, 48th, 3:13.22.

Men, 40-44: Jeremy Jongbloedt, age 40, Mahtomedi, 40th, 3:17.59.

Women, 40-44: Jenny Wilcox, age 41, Afton, 9th, 3:25.11; Shannon Swanson, age 44, Centerville,, 35th, 3:47.05.

Men, 45-49: Chris Steensland, age 45, Hugo, 12th, 3:14.41; Todd Wolner, age 49, Centerville, 33rd, 3:26.28.

Women, 45-49: Christine Withbroe, age 45, Bayport, 29th, 3:51.56.

Women, 50-54: Patty McNamara-Nelson, age 51, Shoreview, 7th,

Lone Cougar on Metro North team

Centennial High School senior player Levi Falck was selected to play in the All Star Series for outstanding senior baseball players throughout the state.

This event took place Friday and Saturday in Chanhassen and Chaska.

Falck was a member of the Metro North team in this All Star tournament.

“Falck was our starting shortstop for three years

at Centennial, a threeyear letter winner, a two-time all-conference selection, a team captain both his junior and senior season, and a signed baseball recruit at Division 1, South Dakota State next year.,” said Rollie Goertzen, Centennial High School baseball coach. submitted

age 69, Shoreview, 28th, 4:50.46: Dennis Johnson, age 67, Hugo, 48th, 5:37.41.

Women, 65-69: Candy Patrin, age 68, Marine on St. Croix, 12th, 5:59.20; Kay Stinson, age 69, Stillwater, 16th, 6:34.35.

Men, 70-74: Wayne Grundstrom, age 70, White Bear Lake, 1st, 3:51.40.

Complete results of local runners may be found at presspubs.com.

This year's race featured 7,522 finishers (3,780 men; 3,742 women) with an average time of 4:44.11.

Gene Annis, Sports contributor

Liberty Classical Academy wins conference Liberty Classical Academy (LCA) of White Bear Lake captured its fourth straight baseball championship of the Eastern Minnesota Athletic League this spring.

The Lions, who fi nished 11-10 overall, also got the sportsmanship award.

“Liberty students grow athletically, mentally, socially and spiritually as we learn how to compete at our highest level,” said LCA coach and athletic director David St. Martin in a press release congratulating the team.

Senior infielder Jacob Grill was named to the all-section team and coaches association all-state team. He will attend Creighton University (Omaha, Nebraska.) and major in finance.

Other members are seniors Korbin Lacy, James Weber, Noah Wright and Dan Molitor; juniors Noah Franzen, Josiah Horn, Alex Dehmer and Alex

Noble; freshmen Josiah Weber, Tim Molitor, Gabe Distad, Ryan Grill, Jacob Haas and Cameron Dahlstrom; and eighth-graders

Ben Horn and Trevor Rankin.

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Members of the LCA varsity baseball team

SPORTS BRIEF Centennial athlete qualifies for state Centennial High School junior Tristan Kubat was the fi rst student in the Centennial School District ever to qualify for the 2016 MSHSL State

Tournament for trapshooting on Saturday, June 25 in Prior Lake. Kubat is one of 106 athletes out of around 11,000 statewide who qualified. Kubat averaged 23.3 out of 25, which made him the top shooter in the conference and the number one overall.

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CENTENNIAL SCHOOL BOARD NOTES The Centennial School Board took the following action at its June 13 meeting: • Recognized the adaptive softball team for winning the 2016 state championships.

Athletic Director Brian Hegseth said, “In the tournament the team came together and played extremely well.â€? The team won 12-1 against South Washington County, 15-3 against Anoka and 17-15 against Osseo in the championship game. Three North Suburban Adapted Softball players made the State All-Tournament team: Johnny Caliendo, Nick Reichenbacher and Anthony Bengtson. This year, adaptive soccer also made it to the state championship and floor hockey won the state championship. This was the district's first title in adaptive softball. • Thanked the numerous individuals involved in the planning of the 2016 graduation ceremonies. “I just want to put a plug in for our staff on how hard they worked whether it was for the Pines School, Centennial Area Learning Center (CALC) or the high school graduation. It is an opportunity to celebrate the best that we do to move our kids through the system and give them a bright future,â€? said Superintendent Brian Dietz. “I want to thank all the people who had a hand in

putting this together, I know it is not an easy endeavor. I want to thank the parents as well, for being by our side and supporting our kids.â€? • Approved the alternative compensation (QCOMP) annual Report. QCOMP Facilitator Kimberly Davidson explained the survey results regarding professional learning communities (PLCs) to the board. “You can see from the results that it is a very well-received program that is well liked by our staff members,â€? she said. Over the next three years the district will send PLC leaders and some district staff to a national conference, “Professional Learning Communities at Work,â€? hosted in Minneapolis during the summer. • Approved the 2016-17 Centennial School District handbooks. “The handbooks provide our parents and students with information about policies, procedures, grade reporting and a variety of student service information, school schedules, start times ... just about anything you might want to know about how a school day should function at our respective sites,â€? said Scott Johnson, executive director of teaching and learning. Many of the changes were made to bring the handbooks up-todate and in alignment with the board's policies. A change in the middle school handbook was made in regard to

student attire and attendance procedures in order to make sure the language was appropriate for students grade 6-8. Changes were also made to the handbooks to reflect the changes in start and end times in order to incorporate the Lunch, Energize, Achieve, Participate (LEAP) program at the high school this fall.

The vision, mission and beliefs were also updated in the high school handbook. • Approved the district's preliminary budget. “Revenues and expenditures in this budget are within $36,000 of each other, so for all practical purposes I would consider it a balanced budget,â€? said Dan Huffman, executive director of business services. • Approved a resolution for long-term facility maintenance (LTFM). Intermediate districts are eligible for LTFM revenues. Each member district of Metro 916 must adopt the resolution so it can receive its share of the new LTFM revenue. Huffman explained it would be around $14,000. • Approved a confidential group memorandum of agreement.

The agreement relates to the district’s conversion from the TIES system to the Infinite Campus system for finance, payroll and human resources. Due to the software conversion, the confidential unit is working this summer to help make the

conversion successful and their vacation time is limited.

The confidential unit contract states that vacation time must be used prior to Dec. 31 of the following year or it is lost. This agreement allows members of the confidential unit to sell back a portion of their unused vacation and carry a portion of their unused vacation. • Approved a five-year copying and printer contract with Advanced Imaging Solutions (AIS). The lease for the current equipment expired and the district found that the implementation of a centralized system could provide better services and reduce costs. “We can substantially reduce our cost by going to centralized printing. In fact, we are going to reduce our cost from currently around $31,000 to somewhere in the neighborhood of $14,000 and still provide better service to our buildings,â€? Huffman said. “The biggest cost savings is we reduce our per-copy cost of about .7 cents to .3 cents per copy. When you do 18 million copies a year, that adds up pretty quick.â€? • With the old equipment, teachers had to manually make copies themselves. • The new system allows teachers and staff members to order copies they need from the print center with the option to have it delivered to their classroom within two

days or arrange to pick it up personally. All staff will undergo training on the new system on their first day back on Aug. 29. • Approved four tentative master agreements.

The agreements are for Community Education Coordinator Sharon Sculley, Director of Technology Mike Christensen, Kid's Club PreSchool Coordinator Sara Ison and Kid's Club Coordinator Molly Nelson. Sculley, Ison and Nelson's agreements call for a 3 percent salary increase in 2016-17 and up to a 2 percent increase in health insurance. Christensen's agreement calls for a 5.26 percent salary increase for 2016-17 due to position scope and responsibility adjustment and no increase for health insurance contribution. • Approved two election resolutions. The terms of office for board members Ray Culp, Christina Wilson and Karen Lodico expire January 2017. The resolutions call the election and set candidate filing dates of Aug. 2 to Aug. 16 for the Tuesday, Nov. 8 general election held with the statewide election.

The next work study session and regular School Board meeting will be Monday, July 11. The work study session will be at 5:30 p.m. with the board meeting to follow.

STUDENT NEWS Amina Cheikh of Lino Lakes is among 365 undergraduates who have been awarded stipends by the University of NebraskaLincoln to participate in research with a faculty member during the 2016-17 school year. Cheikh is an architectural studies major and will participate in the project “Architecture in the Humanities� as part of the undergraduate creative activities and research experience (UCARE) program, which helps make it possible for undergraduates to work with faculty members in research or creative activities.

Erin Mann of Lino Lakes made the spring 2016 honor list at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Ruby Kramer of Circle Pines made the spring 2016 dean's list at St. Olaf College.

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Walter Springman of Circle Pines made the spring 2016 president's honor roll at Bismarck State College.

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The following students graduated from St. Cloud State University:

Shannon Lynch, education and human sciences and Eva Schmidt, business.

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Benjamin Larson, bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies; Daniel Seiberlich, bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering; Melissa Stephens, associate's degree in arts in liberal arts and sciences (magna cum laude); and Marissa Thornquist, master's degree in science in communication sciences and disorders.

Garrett Ahn, business; Samantha Blom, education and human services; Kelly Brickner, nursing and health sciences; Matt DiMartino, education and human services; Sarah Fuechtmann, business; Rachel Kuhnly, business; Mikaela Marier, business; Jaclyn Mckoskey, nursing and health sciences; Erica Oawster, arts and sciences; Taylor Osterhues, education and human services; Maren Russman, education and

Lexington Denis Kozhokar, bachelor's degree in psychology (cum laude).

Justin Turner of Lino Lakes, a graphic design major, graduated from the Art Institutes

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Now in the sixth year, the award celebrates hospitality businesses that have earned great

The following students made the spring 2016 dean's list at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire:

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Katelyn Weed, bachelor's degree in biokinetics.

The following students made the spring 2016 dean's list at Bethel University:

The following students graduated from Bethel University:

The following students made the spring 2015 dean's list at Bemidji State University:

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Samuel Adamson, Rachel Barringer and Lauren Gannon.

Taylor Adamson, bachelor's degree in physical education K-12 and Dayna Korin, bachelor's degree in nursing.

Lino Lakes David Crane, Aaron Green, Caitlin Navratil, Megan O'Neil, Christopher Stein, Lydia

Lino Lakes Jared Nelson, bachelor's degree in journalism and

Circle Pines Jeri McDonald, Christopher Sanderson and Sydney Young.

Lino Lakes Charles Field, Kortney Kenville, Adam Lovick and Blake Robinson.

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Pilates in the Park was held at Golden Lake Park in Circle Pines Tuesday, June 21 on a grassy hill by the pavilion. The class was led by Peggy Kellums. The class is growing and will be taught every Tuesday through Aug. 16. To register, call 763-792-6101.

Legion customers ‘in for a treat’

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM STAFF WRITER

LINO LAKES — Members of American Legion Post 566 hope more residents will become aware of the organization’s existence since it has expanding its food service.

As of July 1, the Legion's kitchen will be home to Joe's Showcase BBQ, owned

by Joe Moore.

“They will be heavily surprised with what they are going to get. I am nothing new, I have been around for a long, long time so I am well established. They are in for a very big treat,” Moore said.

Moore is from St. Paul and has been

in the business for around 20 years. He works full-time at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis and cooks part-time. He has catered numerous events, including Lumberjack Days, Taste of Minnesota, Frog Town Days and Grand Old Days.

“We are really excited, and I know that he is excited to work for the community,” said Legion General Manager Diana Cox. Once the operation is up and running, Moore will offer a full lunch and dinner menu. He will also take over the Legion's existing events such as Taco Tuesday, Wednesday Burger Night and Friday Fish Fry. “We will be doing what I do best, ribs.

We will do a beef, pork and turkey rib,” Moore explained. “Turkey ribs are pretty unique; they are not here in the Twin Cities. I've been the only one doing them for the past 10 years.”

Cox said a huge weight will be lifted off her shoulders now that someone is running the kitchen. Before Moore leased the space, special events were staged solely by volunteers. She is also hopeful that this will attract more community members to the Legion.

“One of the things I believe is really important here is consistency. It will be really nice to have that consistent menu,” Cox said. “I know a lot of people in this area don't even know we are here. Until I found out about the job, I

didn't know we had a Legion, and I live in Lino Lakes. I think that it is going to make the community aware that we are here and it is going to bring in more new community members that have no idea we are open to the public.”

Cox is also hopeful that the addition will generate some dollars so the Legion can give back to the community.

“The goal is to stay consistent and eventually make some money so we can start giving back to the community,” Cox said. “We are not here to make money. We are not here for us; if we make enough money to pay our bills, the rest goes into the community. That is what the Legion is all about.”

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FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS: dogs changing the lives of inmates FROM PAGE 1

“We are hoping that the offenders, who have another living thing completely and totally dependent on them 24/7, will be much more acclimated to the demands of caring for their family. Most of our offender population have small children,” Bartz said.

During the program the inmates live with the dogs, take care of their needs and also work on potty training, obedience skills and socialization with other inmates and dogs.

“The goal is to get the dog up to speed, to have our offenders benefit during that time and to see a successful SHANNON GRANHOLM | PRESS PUBLICATIONS adoption,” Bartz said. Above left: Lieutenant Nathan Bartz stands outside of the minimum security unit at the Minnesota Department of Corrections facility in Lino Lakes. Bartz said Bartz added that the BARK program teaches inmates about responsibility and family dynamics. there is much more Above right: Floyd is one of four rescue dogs that currently reside at the Minnesota Department of Corrections Lino Lakes facility. He was rescued from demand for the Kentucky and was infested with bugs and had mange and skin disease. Following proper treatment, he is doing fine. program than there happened if it weren't but they just have to mine. When I wake up program brings a them a leg up on the are dogs available. for their efforts. remember that the dog in the morning she goes skills it takes to actually certain calm to the There is a long waiting now has a chance to to the bathroom before I inmates who are raise a child and not list, and the inmates do, she eats before I eat.” live with a great family, working with the dogs. be deemed an unfit who participate must which might not have He agreed with the “It is therapeutic,” the parent,” he said. meet the required fi rst inmate that the inmate said. “When It teaches them to criteria: among these dogs bring a sense of we have the puppies in be patient and keep requirements is calm. the unit, it is all calm; striving for their goals. participation in needed “It is a calming force. everyone has a different education and treatment Bartz said, “When they No matter how bad a aura about themselves. find that goal, hopefully programs, and no day the guys have, when We all love them and that reward is enough disciplinary action. On you see a little puppy they love us.” to keep them from the average, there are four issionsa:fe, fun, worry-free Our M come up to you wagging Another inmate, who negative influences out dogs at a time within providing to e d y is devote of a home-lik its tail and smiling and has been incarcerated there; to stay away from the program.

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STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES, AND CHANGES IN NET POSITION - PROPRIETARY FUNDS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

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Total Revenues Per Capita EXPENDITURES General Government Public Safety Streets and Highways Culture and Recreation Conservation of Natural Resources Community Development Capital Outlay Debt Service

Total 2015 8,950,507 703,141 551,202 679,627 696,501 127,803 112,915 766,072

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

ANNUAL SUMMARY FINANCIAL REPORT The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of ямБnancial information concerning the City of Lino Lakes to interested citizens. The complete ямБnancial statements may be examined at the City Hall, 600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, MN 55014. Questions about this report should be directed to Sarah Cotton, Finance Director, at (651) 982-2410, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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$ 15,281,714 723

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Governmental Fund Equity, December 31 Per Capita

$ 20,056,015 946

$ 22,542,363 1,067

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$ 25,561,232 1,206

$ 19,531,985 924

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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY ANOKA DISTRICT COURT TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FILE NO. P.S. 02-CV-15-5646 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF WELLS FARGO BANK, NA In Relation to CertiямБcate of Title No. 117025 issued for land in the County of Anoka and State of Minnesota legally described as: Lot Eleven (11), and the East 10 feet of Lot Twelve (12), Block 66, Map of Anoka, excepting the South 15 feet thereof TO ALL PARTIES WITH AN INTEREST IN THIS REAL ESTATE, PARTICULARLY: Parties to be served: Lance L. Schnaible.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that unless you appear before this Court on the 21st day of July, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. at the Anoka County Government Center, Room 715, 2100 3rd Avenue, in the city of Anoka, State of Minnesota, to make a valid objection, the Court will enter the following Order:

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That the Registrar of Titles of Anoka County, upon the ямБling of a certiямБed copy of this Order, cancel CertiямБcate of Title No. 117025 and enter a new certiямБcate for Lot 11, and the East 10 feet of Lot 12, Block 66, Map of Anoka, excepting the South 15 feet thereof, in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, NA, whose address is 3476 Stateview Blvd., Fort Mill, SC 29715, but free of all the memorials now appearing on said present certiямБcate up to and including Doc No 530439.001 and free of the memorial of this Order.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order be served: (a) at least 10 days prior to such hearing upon all of the above named parties residing in this State in the manner provided by law for the service of a Summons in a Civil action; (b) at least 14 days prior to such hearing upon any of the above named parties not residing in this State by sending a copy of this Order by registered or certiямБed mail, return receipt, to each of such parties at his/her post ofямБce address; (c) upon any of the above named parties who cannot be found by two weeks published notice and at least 14 days prior to the hearing by sending a copy of this Order by First Class mail to each of such parties at his/her last known address and at his/her address as stated on the CertiямБcate of Titles if

his/her address is so stated. (d) upon a dissolved, withdrawn, or revoked business entity governed by Minn. Stat., Chp. 302A, 303, 317A, 322A, 322B, or 323 in the manner provided

by Minn. Stat. ┬м├Я5.25. (Note: return date on Order to Show Cause must be at least 30 days after date of mailing by the Secretary of State.)

Dated: May 24, 2016 /s/ Dyanna L. Street, Judge of the District Court Approved as to Form By: /s/ Dulcie M. Brand, Examiner of Titles SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP Melissa L. B. Porter - 0337778 12550 West Frontage Road, Suite 200 Burnsville, MN 55337 (952) 831-4060 15-099176 Attendance is required only by those who wish to object to the entry of the above-described order.

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Blue Collar BBQ looking to expand

BY JOLENE FRID CONTRIBUTING WRITER

LEXINGTON — Blue Collar BBQ (BCBBQ) wants to add an additional location. The business is growing rapidly, and currently smokes approximately 1,200 pounds of meat weekly.

Pit master and owner Mark Born got into smoking meat while in the Air Force. It wasn’t until he got out of the service that he started “playing around with it” in his backyard. “That was before the Internet,” he said. “There was a lot more trial and error.”

Born is mainly self-taught. He practiced different methods and learned what does and doesn’t work when it comes to smoking and barbecuing pork, salmon, beef and chicken. Once he began teaching classes at The Outdoor Cook Store in White Bear Lake — since replaced by Abbott Paint and Carpet — he honed his craft even more and was invited to attend a competition in Missouri with the store owner.

“I didn’t even get to see the scores on how bad it was,” he noted. He entered four more competitions that year and “I was in the middle of the pack with them,” he said. What drew Born to continue entering competitions was the friendly environment. No matter how stiff the competition, he said, fellow BBQ competitors are quick to assist if someone needs help.

Born went on to enter countless competitions, at one point entering around 25 per year. According

to him, competing regularly is the best way to improve one’s skill.

It was with a partner — whose business interest he eventually bought out on friendly terms — that Born decided to open BCBBQ. Now, the business is doing so well that he is looking for an additional location. While he plans on keeping the current location, he is looking in the I-694 and Highway 36 area near Maplewood for a space.

BCBBQ began its third year in February and serves large corporations as a guest restaurant — a mobile, visiting restaurant — but also provides food for any event, from large weddings to the typical family looking for a place to pick up dinner on the way home.

All recipes on the BCBBQ menu are Born’s very own, except the potato salad. “Everybody’s grandma makes potato salad,” he said. “And everyone’s grandma makes the best potato salad.

I’m not gonna compete with grandma.”

Born’s girlfriend, Debbie Anderson, has been a huge help in running the business. Born said last year, BCBBQ sold close to 34,000 pounds of pork alone.

For a family of five placing an order, Born says the average dinner consists of a rack of ribs, two pounds of brisket, a quart of mac and cheese, a quart of beans and a pint of coleslaw. For ordering information, call 651-493-8589. The restaurant is located at 4115 Woodland Road in Lexington.

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Mark Born of Blue Collar BBQ holds several titles in the world of BBQ competitions and is looking for an additional restaurant location to expand as his business grows. The new location will be adequate for full restaurant seating and service.

POLICE REPORTS Lino Lakes The Lino Lakes Public Safety Department reported the following incidents: • An officer stopped at a vehicle on the shoulder of the road in the 7100 block of I-35E at 11:27 p.m. June 15. The 44-year-old male driver from Braham was arrested for fourth-degree DWI. • Officers responded to Hodgson Road and Lake Drive for a report of a property damage accident at 6:48 a.m.

June 15. A vehicle rear-ended another vehicle that was waiting to make a right-hand turn at the intersection. No injuries were reported.

• Officers responded to a property damage accident that occurred in the 500 block of Birch Street at 5:19 p.m. June 15. Two vehicles collided as they were both turning at the intersection. No injuries were reported.

• An officer stopped a vehicle for speeding in the 8000 block of I-35E at 1:13 a.m. June 16.

The 18-year-old male driver from White Bear Lake was arrested for possession of marijuana and for speeding.

• Officers responded to a property damage accident in the 500 block of I-35W at 8:15 p.m.

June 16. The driver lost control and entered the ditch. No injuries were reported.

• An officer stopped a vehicle for speeding in the 700 block of Main Street at 6:10 p.m.

June 17. The 18-yearold male driver from Blaine was arrested for underage drinking and driving, underage possession of alcohol and for speeding.

• An officer responded to a report of theft that occurred in the 7600 block of Lake Drive at 3:16 p.m. June 17. The suspect pumped $17.30 in gas and drove off without paying for it.

• An officer stopped a vehicle for driving without a front license plate and for expired vehicle registration in the 1700 block of Birch Street at 4:10 p.m. June 18. The 20-year-old male driver from Lino Lakes was arrested for underage drinking and driving, possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle, possession of alcohol by a minor, no front license plate, expired registration and for no proof of insurance.

• An officer responded to a damage to property report in the 6300 block of Langer Lane at 8 p.m. June 19. Unknown suspect(s) damaged a boat parked in the driveway at an unknown time.

• An officer arrested a 38-year-old male from Greenfield on an outstanding warrant for theft in the 600 block of Apollo Drive at 2:50 p.m. June 20. The male was transported to the Anoka County Jail for booking.

• An officer stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation in the 6600 block of Hodgson Road at 3:21 a.m. June 21. After further investigation, a 15-year-old male from Lexington, a 17-year-old female from Circle Pines and a 16-year-old female from Lino Lakes were arrested for curfew violation.

• An officer responded to a report of theft that occurred in the 7600 block of Lake Drive at 7:32 p.m. June 21.

Unknown suspect(s) pumped $35.71 in gas and drove off without

paying for the gas.

• Officers responded to Birch Street and Ware Road on a report of a two-vehicle property damage accident at 4:45 p.m. June 21. A vehicle was rear-ended when it slowed down for slow-moving traffic. A 20-year-old male driver was cited for failure to drive with due care and for following too closely. No injuries were reported.

Centennial Lakes The Centennial Lakes Police Department reported the following incidents: • Officers responded to a child custody dispute in the 1700 block of Main Street in Centerville June 17. Upon speaking to the caller and reviewing court documents, it was found that the mother was well within her rights to keep the child. The caller was advised to revisit the issue in court.

• Officers were called to a parking lot in the 30 block of Village Parkway in Circle Pines regarding a suspicious vehicle parked and running for hours June 18. Officers discovered a male who had been

using narcotics and sleeping in his vehicle in the parking lot. The male was cited and released to his parents.

• Officers responded to the 8900 block of Syndicate Avenue in Lexington on a report of suspicious activity June 19. A 17-year-old male was located and found to be under the influence of alcohol.

The juvenile obstructed and was disorderly and was released to his mother.

• Officers responded to the 7200 block of Main Street in Centerville on a report of a female laying in traffic June 19.

The female was found to be intoxicated and suicidal. The female was sent on transport hold.

• An officer stopped a vehicle in the area of Lovell Road and Dunlap Avenue in Lexington June 20 for an equipment violation.

The female driver's license was found to be revoked and the vehicle uninsured. A consent search of the vehicle located a hypodermic needle with heroin and other contraband.

The 19-year-old female was sent to jail for fi fth-degree possession, possession of a hypodermic needle, driving

after revocation and no insurance.

• Officers observed suspicious activity occurring in the 8900 block of Syndicate Avenue in Lexington June 21.

After an investigation, one male was issued a citation for possession of more than 1.4 grams of marijuana in a motor vehicle and another male was cited for possession of a small amount of marijuana. Follow-up

to occur regarding a possible stolen credit card. The investigation is pending.

• Officers responded to the 3800 block of Minuteman Lane in Lexington on a report of a male being disorderly June 21. The male was located and interviewed. The case was referred to the city attorney for possible charges.

CLPD Simulator training

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CITY OF LINO LAKES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota will hold a public hearing on Monday, July 11, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Lino Lakes City Hall, 600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, Minnesota, to consider the following: • Vacating all of the drainage and utility easements, as dedicated in the plat of NORTHPOINTE 3rd ADDITION, according to the recorded plat thereof, Anoka County, Minnesota, lying over, under, and across Outlot B, said plat.

For further information regarding this item, contact Katie Larsen, City Planner, at 651-982-2426.

Anyone wishing to be heard regarding this item will be given the opportunity at the time of the hearing. If you have any questions or need special accommodations, please call 651-982-2400.

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Once each year the Centennial Lakes Police Department (CLPD) must complete training on a LaserShot simulator in order to meet the licensing requirements set by the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST).

The simulator generates hundreds of situations in which a cop could find himself or herself, and the officer then has to decide how they are going to handle the situation. The officer has the choice to use no weapons, or use a fake laser weapon if the situation warrants it. The simulator can show where the officer used the weapon and how many times it was deployed. Pictured is Lt. Pat Aldrich.

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WEATHER TIDBIT WEEKLY AVERAGES With another 90° reading this past Saturday, we equalled our JUNE 29 TO total number of 90° days from the past two summers (5).

JULY 5, 2016 We’ve got a ways to go to reach 2013’s total of 17, but we’re High 82° ahead of the pace from 2013. In a typical summer we’ll see 12 Low 62° 90° days. July outlook: Temperatures warmer than normal. %Sun 70% 1.12” Rainfall near normal. Normals: High 83°, low 63°, rainfall 4.50”. PCP YEAR AGO THIS WEEK June 29, 1-inch size hail hits Metro. First 10 days of July, sun dimmed by smoke from Canadian fires. July 1, Metro dentist kills Cecil the lion.

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“FINDING DORY”

The first Fords had engines made by Dodge.

(PG) (4) [MILD THEMATIC ELEMENTS.]

— When a lonely, tenacious blue tang fish (voiceover by Ellen DeGeneres) with short-term memory loss is desperate to find her parents (voiceovers by Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy) in this delightful, poignant, humorous, colorful, family-oriented, visually stunning, star-studded (voiceovers

by Idris Elba, Dominic West, Bill Hader, Willem Dafoe, Sigourney Weaver, John Ratzenberger, Allison Janney, Brad Garrett, Stephen Root and Kate McKinnon), 3-D, 97-minute animated sequel to the 2003 hit “Finding Nemo,” numerous creatures, including two clownfish (voiceovers by Albert Brooks and Hayden Rolence), a mischievous octopus (voiceovers by Ed O’Neill) trying to get to Cleveland, a nearsighted whale shark (voiceover by Kaitlin Olson) and a beluga whale (voiceover by Ty Burrell) come to her aid to search the California Marine Life Institute and the open ocean.

“PIPER” (G) (3.5)

— A charming, touching, cute, six-minute animated Disney film about a frightened, hungry baby sandpiper bird that learns how to forage and find clams to eat from a young sand crab; shows with the film “Finding Dory.”

“FREE STATE OF JONES”

(R) (3.5) [BRUTAL BATTLE SCENES AND DISTURBING GRAPHIC IMAGES.]

— When rebellious, disillusioned, Mississippi farmer-turned-Union-soldier Newt Knight (Matthew McConaughey) abandons his military duties after the death of his teenage son (Jacob Lofland) during the Civil War in 1862 and returns home to his wife (Keri Russell) and infant son in this gut-wrenching, riveting, well-acted, factually based, 139-minute film, he ends up hiding in the swamps with other soldiers (Sean Bridgers, Christopher Berry, Dane Rhodes et al.) and slaves (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Donald Watkins, Troy Hogan et al.) whom he rallies together to fight the Confederate Army (Wayne Pére, et al.) and to secede Jones County from the Confederacy.

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

©1986 through 2016 by Wendy Schadewald

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GIVING BACKPACKS: giving kids a good start to the school year FROM PAGE 1

Community members can contribute to the program in three ways: adopting a backpack, funding supplies or volunteering their time.

Adopting a backpack is when a family agrees to fully fund the backpack and specific supplies that a child needs. Rossiter estimates each backpack filled with supplies costs anywhere from $50-$100 depending on what kinds of supplies the family purchases.

The donor family has to return the filled backpack to Our Savior's Lutheran Church by mid-August for distribution.

“It is a good family project because it teaches kids about giving. They can get their stuff and stuff for someone else,” Rossiter said.

Funding supplies can be done by either purchasing supplies and dropping them off before the distribution day, by making a monetary donation, or by donating gift cards that can be used at Target, Menards, Staples, Office Depot and Wal-Mart.

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Backpacks filled with school supplies wait in the pews of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church for pickup by children in need.

include: college-ruled composition and spiral notebooks, loose-leaf paper, highlighters, graph notebooks, three-ring binders, crayons, colored pencils, paint sets, markers, scientific calculators, dry erase markers, scissors, backpacks, flash drives and headphones. Rossiter said one item they never have enough of is dry-erase markers.

If someone can’t contribute financially but would like to donate their time, they can help out with counting and sorting supplies, setting up, packing, distributing, delivering and being lastminute shoppers.

“It provides an opportunity for kids who would otherwise come to school without, [to look] like everybody else.

They can start the year off on an even playing field with everybody else with the same supplies,” said Community Education Director Cori Sendle. “It is a great thing for the community to get behind and support all the kids in the district. Think about when you were a kid. It was such a big deal to shop for your school supplies! It is kind of the same

thing; they get their backpack, open it up and get to check out all their new stuff.”

Rossiter said she hopes that more people will choose to adopt a backpack this year.

Sendle added she hopes some more local businesses become involved with the program this year, whether they agree to hold a supply drive or simply donate supplies or gift cards.

For more information about the program, visit www.adoptabackpack. org. To sign up for the program or volunteer for the program, contact info@ adoptabackpack.org or 651336-7275. Applications to join the program are due by Aug. 1. Checks payable to Our Savior's Lutheran Church with “backpacks” written on the memo line, and gift cards can be mailed to Our Saviors Lutheran Church, 9185 Lexington Avenue N., Circle Pines, MN 55014. Supplies can be dropped off at the church from Monday-Thursday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., and on Sunday from 8:30 to10:30 a.m. until Aug. 24.

First Carl Chelman Memorial Golf Outing held

BY JOLENE FRID CONTRIBUTING WRITER

LINO LAKES – People gathered at the American Legion Post 566 Saturday, June 18 for the first Carl Chelman Memorial Golf Outing. The fundraiser raised money for the Legion Auxiliary and its causes.

The event was organized in Chelman’s memory. He passed away in June 2015 and was a prominent face at the Legion. “Carl was always there for the functions, and he was always the money taker,” said Karen Blackbird, auxiliary member.

D’Arcy McGee, Chelman’s step-daughter, attended the event and was moved to tears by the admiration of her stepfather expressed by so many in the community. According to McGee, Chelman was an

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Army veteran, golfed on several golf leagues, and brought cribbage into the Legion as well. He also sang in a chorus. “He just had a love for people,” McGee said.

Chelman began playing cribbage at the Legion and it eventually became a weekly anticipated event as a result, bringing in business.

McGee’s childhood memories include Chelman going golfing with her biological dad. “I had two dads,” she said. “I was very, very blessed to have two wonderful dads. There was never a bad word.”

Chelman resided with McGee until his death. “He was such a wonderful, carefree soul,” she noted. “I made a promise to my mom before she died that I would take care of him.”

The fundraiser included a silent auction with the opportunity to win “Beer for a Year” (several cases of a variety of beer valued at $250), donated carvings, prints and Twins tickets.

The event began with golf at Castle Woods Golf Course in Forest Lake and ended with the silent auction and a steak dinner at the Legion.

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Dinner was served at the American Legion Post 566 in Lino Lakes at a fundraiser in honor of the late Carl Chelman held Saturday, June 18. Chelman was a prominent volunteer at the Legion. “He loved it and he never complained,” said Paige Bernier, auxiliary president

Lakes Ambassador Program in addition to the Legion Auxiliary.

Coming up, the Legion will host an event titled “Battle of the Branches,” in which anyone may purchase a name card for $2 and inscribe the name of a living or deceased veteran they would like to honor. The card is then placed on the wall with the vet’s name, buyer’s name and the branch in which the veteran served.

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