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Council rejects bids in hopes of cheaper bids this fall BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR
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Lino K-9 retires on ‘Justice Day’ Justice officlally retired from the job Sept. 1. Justice became the second police K-9 to serve the Lino Lakes community when he joined the public safety team in August 2012. Justice had over 270 deployments, located 32 suspects/missing persons and performed 45 public demonstrations throughout his career. He was recognized for his abilities by the United States Police Canine Association with five top-level awards.
LINO LAKES — After bids came in higher than expected, the City Council rejected bids Aug. 26 for the Elmcrest Avenue and Cedar Street improvement project, which had been planned for construction yet this year. The council previously approved a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the city of Hugo for the paving of sections of 24th Avenue/Elmcrest Avenue and East Cedar Street. Elmcrest Avenue serves as the border between the two cities north of Frenchman Road, and East Cedar Street, which remains largely unpaved, lies within the city of Lino Lakes but is used by drivers of both communities. The JPA outlined that the East Cedar Street improvements would be the financial responsibility of the city of Lino Lakes and the 24th Avenue/ Elmcrest Avenue improvements would be the financial responsibility of the city of Hugo. Four bids were received Aug. 15: the low bid, from T.A. Shifsky and Sons Inc., was $777,552, more than $179,000 above the engineer's estimate for the project. “The bids were 23% higher than we SEE COUNCIL REJECTS, PAGE 5
Two Centennial teachers gain firsthand knowledge of Korea BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR
Twenty-five teachers from across the country were selected to attend a teacher research trip in Korea this past summer and two of them happen to be from the same district: Centennial. Social studies teachers Julie Cross and Nori Heino were chosen to be World History Digital Education (WHDE) Fellows. The highlight of the fellowship was a 10-day visit in July to the Republic of Korea,
which focused on research of Korean history and culture. The trip emphasized a deeper understanding of the rich history of the Korean peninsula, including its simultaneous economic growth and democratization. “The purpose of the trip was to give Social Studies teachers a firsthand, experiential learning opportunity to learn about Korea, past and present,” Cross said. “The foundations would like us to educate our students and colleagues about Korea and its
amazing history and ability to recover from the devastation of the Korean War.” (Heino was unable to be reached for the story, as she is currently abroad in the Dominican Republic on a twoyear leave from Centennial.) This is not the first time the 20-year Centennial veteran teacher has ventured to another country to bring back a wealth of knowledge to share with her co-workers and students. The Quad Community Press wrote SEE KNOWLEDGE OF KOREA, PAGE 9
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Julie Cross was one of two Centennial teachers to visit the Republic of Korea in July. She took this photo of the Civic Center, which represents the new wave of South Korea looming over the old Japanese occupation building.
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