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2018 Year in Review

Volunteers celebrate decades of service to nature and students

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Children follow volunteers on hikes through woods and prairies, and on snowshoes across frozen lakes. They delight in discoveries made by dipping nets in marshes for frogs and dragonflies, and see the science of bird-banding while getting a close-up look at many special species.

Trips to Lee & Rose Warner Nature Center in Marine on St. Croix have opened many young eyes to the wonders of nature over the past 50 years.

The oldest private nature center in Minnesota celebrated its golden anniversary last year. Among 900 acres of oak and maple forests, prairies, wetlands and lakes in rural Washington County, Warner continues to provide singular experiences.

The programs are free for schools, making it available to students from all over the Twin Cities. The outdoor opportunities are offered at no charge thanks to the generosity of its founders and funders — and staff naturalists and volunteers who introduce the children to the woods, wetlands and wildlife.

Many of the same people have donated their time for decades, and some of the volunteers have been there since the beginning. Almost a dozen have at least 30 years of service each, including: Gerry Erickson (45 years), Bonnie Handy (47), JoAnn Hondlik (49), Joan Huneke (35), Pat Markwardt (36), Joen Overby (47), Missy Patty (51), Jan Roeske (29), Jean Royer (34), Marie Sweeny (49), and Barb Wojahn (50).

“It’s a day off from your regular life, and you get to focus on children and teaching them whatever you need to teach them that day, whether it’s birds or aquatics or deer,” said Handy, of White Bear Lake.

“You drive in here when you’re going to be volunteering for the day, (and) everything in your life goes away,” said Wojahn, also of White Bear Lake. “When you’re driving home, all of a sudden, it comes back.”

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018 was a year of progress for the city of Shoreview.

The Community Center’s addition and expansion opened, including new classrooms, an expanded indoor playground and an addition to the waterpark.

The City Council passed a law restricting tobacco sales to those 21 or older.

It was the sixth municipality in the state to adopt such an ordinance.

The city was declared a pollinator-friendly city.

The city has placed more pollinator-friendly vegetation in the Commons and parks and encourages residents to follow suit.

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VOLUNTEERS: Rejuvenated by nature and children FROM PAGE 1

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North Oaks residents Jean Royer, Missy Patty and Marie Sweeny have volunteered at Lee & Rose Warner Nature Center for more than 30 years. They were recognized with other longtime volunteers (from left) Barb Wojahn, Pat Markwardt, Royer, Jan Roeske, Patty and JoAnn Hondlik.

countless days outdoors, they have learned about teaching effectively, keeping the kids happy and safe and, of course, all about their natural neighbors, from bugs to birds.

One day in May, Patty, of North Oaks, was standing at a small table under a tree near the center’s main building.

One of Warner’s original volunteers, she was perfectly comfortable holding a song sparrow in one hand while with her other hand she carefully wrapped a tiny metal band around its leg and recorded numbers in a thick ledger on the desk.

A dozen third-graders leaned in as close as they could get to the bird and the calm woman who held it. Banding birds has been a key part of volunteering at

Warner since the start.

Sweeny, also of North Oaks, recalls a day canoeing on Terrapin Lake and seeing a freshwater sponge under the water. Not even the director knew the creatures lived at the nature center before then. “I just happened to fi nd it because the kids are slow with the paddling,” Sweeny said, remembering how they zigzagged down the lake.

The longtime volunteers’ wits are sharp, their bodies are strong and their bonds are as deep as any family. They say their good health and clear minds are a benefit of volunteering, thanks to a lifetime outside, studying nature and learning with the children.

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“It’s a day off from your regular life, and you get to focus on children and teaching them whatever you need to teach them that day, whether it’s birds or aquatics or deer.”

Bonnie Handy

is pushing us to not get Alzheimer’s?” Patty wonders. Her friends quickly nod and agree.

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how to open children’s eyes in awe of Minnesota’s natural ecosystems.

“Never stop learning, I say that to the kids,” said Wojahn. “I tell them we have to learn new things all the time.

That’s what keeps our brains going. It helps keep us young. There aren’t many days (at Warner) where I don’t feel like I am challenged in some way.”

They learned from the center’s staff, particularly founding director Bernie Fashingbauer, his successor Tom Anderson and current

Longtime Warner Nature Center volunteer Missy Patty, of North Oaks, puts a band on a chickadee while schoolchildren watch and ask questions.

director Ron Lawrenz.

They have also learned from each other, from nature itself — and from the students.

The longest-serving volunteers got started in the mid-1960s through the Junior League of St. Paul. The organization promoting women’s volunteerism and community leadership had partnered with the Science Museum of Minnesota to develop

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Volunteering at the nature center has given the group a place to connect and contribute to the community.

“I’ve grown a better appreciation of the natural world and it makes you realize this wasn’t an accident; this was created, it’s something to observe and to give thanks for, too,” Roeske said. “Whenever I really want to unwind, it makes it easier to withdraw and find that spot in yourself that rejuvenates you.”

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RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents:

North Oaks • A raccoon who appeared to be having difficulties was reported to animal control in the area of East Gilfillan Road the afternoon of Dec. 14. The animal, possibly the same raccoon spotted the day before in the first block of Mink Lane, appeared ill. It was dispatched and submitted to the University of Minnesota Vet Diagnostic Lab for rabies testing. Test results are unknown.

• Deputies responded to a report of an unresponsive male on Ridge Road the afternoon of Dec. 21. The 61-year-old from Blaine was pronounced dead. The cause of death remains under investigation by the county medical examiner.

Shoreview • A man stole a Toyota Camry in Burnsville Dec. 11 and was pulled over four days later at Victoria Street and County Road E. The 21-year-old, out of Minneapolis, claimed a woman had ordered him to drive the stolen vehicle at gunpoint. The unusually cooperative suspect also pointed out a baggie on the street to officers and said, “It looks empty, but there’s meth inside.” There was, and the suspect was booked into jail on charges of possession of a controlled substance and the stolen vehicle.

• Expired tabs led to an expensive night out for a 25-year-old Minneapolis man who was stopped on

Lexington Avenue just after midnight Dec. 11 for the out-of-date stickers and, after the deputy noticed a strong odor of alcohol, for failure of field sobriety tests and registering a 0.13 blood alcohol content. He was jailed, and his vehicle impounded.

• A 39-year-old Vadnais Heights woman reported the theft of her wallet the late afternoon or early evening of Dec. 17 at the Shoreview Community Center. The credit cards inside were put to immediate use at a nearby retail location. An investigation continues.

• A PS4 gaming console valued at $455 went missing in the early morning hours of Dec. 11 from the living room of an apartment in the 4100 block of Lexington Avenue. An investigation continues.

• On Dec. 20, a woman finally got around to reporting an Oct. 11 burglary at her garage and storage room on Royal Oaks Drive. Items that are only a memory included an heirloom violin, African collectibles, a baseball card collection and silver utensils. The items were worth a total of $2,625. Photos were provided by the victim and an investigation is underway.

• Suspecting that a trio of “mangy” squirrels that frequent her bird feeders in the 1000 block of Sherwood Road may be rabid, a homeowner called animal control Dec. 13. An officer educated the resident on rabies trends in Ramsey County, treating mange at the Wildlife Rehab Center and the county’s wildlife removal policy.

• A Maplewood woman reported receiving an email Dec. 14 appearing to be from her Shoreview employer requesting that she purchase $2,800 in gift cards and text the redemption numbers to him. Spotting the obvious scam, the would-be victim reported it to the authorities.

• A Bobcat skid loader was stripped of parts Dec. 14 in the 100 block of Grass Lake Place. The machine is now without its door, auger and drill bit. No suspects.

• Alerted by her bank, a Turtle Lake Road credit card holder learned that an unknown person had purchased a vacuum cleaner for $643 Dec. 15 and charged it to her account. An investigation is underway.

• A mail thief in action in the 3500 block of Tiffany Lane was reported the morning of Dec. 20. The thief, driving a dark green four-door Chrysler, was seen stealing mail from a curbside box, then heading north toward Harriet Avenue.

• A porch pirate made off with an iPhone 8 from the front of a residence the afternoon of Dec. 21 in the 4800 block of Hodgson Connection. No suspects in the theft, which was reported on Dec. 23.

• A missing license plate proved to be a 33-year-old woman’s undoing on Christmas Eve. The Vadnais Heights resident was pulled over at Highway 96 and Hodgson Road and, in addition to the lack of a plate, the woman was charged with driving after license revocation and with no insurance. Her vehicle was impounded.

PUBLIC SAFETY BRIEF Outgoing sheriff given Vision of Peace statue The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners awarded Sheriff Serier the Vision of Peace statue this month.

This prestigious statue is awarded by the commissioners to individuals or entities to recognize distinguished or exemplary leadership and service to Ramsey County; it is the commissioners’ highest level of recognition.

Commissioners thanked Sheriff Serier for his service with this statement: “During Sheriff Serier’s tenure, the Sheriff’s Office has become a trusted and professional leader in public safety by providing safety through community policing, domestic violence reduction, mental health service improvements and improving service through the usage of technology. Sheriff Serier has taken the initiative by Ramsey County Sheriff Jack Serier was recognized for his service by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners with a Vision of Peace statue. collaborating with community and justice partners, encouraging diversity to reflect the community, and connecting with youth to build a better future for themselves.”

Serier was appointed by the commissioners in 2017 after Sheriff Matt Bostrom announced he would join the law faculty at Oxford University. Former Sheriff Bob Fletcher defeated Serier in the November election.

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Third time’s a charm

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y husband and I recently sold our town home in Oakdale to purchase a single family home in Hugo. I should start off by saying I hate everything about moving.

We put our home on the market back in October, and within two days we had an offer.

The weekend before we were set to close, we packed pretty much everything we own into a portable storage unit that would be brought to the new home. Two days before closing, we received a call that our buyer would not be able to close in two days and maybe not at all, because his Out and lender screwed up. There was About a $10,000 difference between what the buyer was approved Shannon for and our asking price, something that should have Granholm been caught way earlier in the process.

With all of our things packed, we were scrambling to figure out how to keep our Hugo house on track to close, despite our Oakdale house sale being up in the air. Our offer on the Hugo house was, of course, contingent on the sale of our home, and we were planning to use money from that sale toward the down payment on our new home.

Thankfully we had a great realtor and lender who made it possible for us to redo everything in two days so we could buy our dream home.

Then we had two houses.

We put our home back on the market and once again, within two days, we had another offer. We signed a bunch of paperwork, went through the inspection process and waited to close. Then the phone rang, and we got the news that buyer number two had fallen through. She apparently decided she didn’t want to buy a home anymore. Perhaps she should have figured that out before she made an offer.

We couldn’t believe it, nor could our realtor.

By that time it was right before Christmas, and we knew the market was slowing down.

We were told the original buyer was still interested, so we could either try to go down that road again or put our home back on the market after the holidays and start all over.

Our original buyer’s lender was confident they could make it work this time around.

Of course, we weren’t holding our breath at that point. An hour before closing, our realtor called, and my heart sank. Turns out, he was just checking in to make sure we had everything we needed and knew the address to where we were closing.

We ended 2018 with a highlight. We closed on Dec. 31 and had a lot to celebrate for the New Year. Unfortunately, all the excitement we should have felt about being in a new home and new city was overshadowed by all of the stress. We can breathe again (now that we have one mortgage), and we are finally feeling excited about our new home and can dream about projects. My husband got his garage, I got my porch and the dogs got their fenced yard.

Needless to say, I don’t ever want to move again, and hope to stay in this home until I have to be dragged into a senior living facility.

Shannon Granholm is editor of the Quad Community Press.

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iving to charity is now as easy as hitting “send” on a text message. Donating by text is increasingly popular, particularly after natural disasters or other tragedies when people want a convenient way to help. But many people do not know that text donations can take a long time to reach a charity, and a portion often goes to a for-profit “middle man” who processes the Movers & donation. People can avoid these Shakers pitfalls, however, Lori Swanson if they remember a few simple tips.

How does donating by text work?

Television, radio, or social media announcements often ask people to give a certain amount, typically $5 or $10, by texting a specific keyword to a five- or six-digit number. The donation is then added on to the user’s phone bill at the end of the month.

After the bill is paid, the wireless carrier passes the money to a

“Donating by text is increasingly popular, particularly after natural disasters or other tragedies when people want a convenient way to help.” third-party company to process.

The donation processing company, in turn, gives the donation to the charity.

How much of a text donation goes to charity?

Be wary of any claim that 100% of a text donation will go to the charity. Donation processing companies may take a percentage “cut” of every text donation and charge the charity administrative fees. To find out how much of a text donation will benefit the charity, contact the charity directly and ask.

When do text donations reach the charity?

Keep in mind that donations will not reach the chosen charity until after donors pay their phone

bill. Because donations must also still be processed by a third-party company, it can sometimes take up to several months for a donation to actually reach the charity.

To make a donation that is immediately available to the charity, donate directly to the charity.

Avoid scams when giving by text • Be wary of unsolicited text messages asking for a donation.

Unsolicited requests may be from an imposter, not a legitimate charity.

• Before donating by text, contact the charity directly and make sure it has authorized donations by text message, that this particular text message was sent on behalf of the charity, and ask at the same time how much of the text donation the charity will actually receive.

• Finally, never provide personal or financial information over text message as part of a donation to charity; charities do not need this information to accept a donation by text, and it can be a red flag of a potential scam.

Lori Swanson is Minnesota’s attorney general.

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Shaping up in the new year: What to know when joining a fitness club in 2019

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etting into shape is always among the top New Year’s resolutions, but there are some things you should think about before committing to a contract.

Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) recommends doing your research on gyms or health clubs in your area before signing on. Also, be sure to consult a medical professional fi rst, especially if you Movers and haven’t worked out in a while.

Shakers BBB suggests considering these Better Business factors before joining: Bureau Determine your fitness goals — Thinking about your fitness goals in advance will make selecting the fitness club that best fits your needs much easier. Work with your medical professional to help you set

realistic goals.

Set your priorities — The location, hours, types of equipment and classes can all impact your commitment to working out.

Deciding what factors matter the most to you will also help you narrow down options before you start your search.

Check bbb.org — BBB has business profi les and consumer reviews on any gym or health club you’re considering joining, so take a moment to read the posted reviews.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Deliberate falsehoods as policy Kirsten Faurie’s recent editorial, “News vs. Opinion…” discussed difficulty distinguishing news and ads/opinion. She assumed original intent innocence.

Increasingly, sensationalized by 2016 Russian election meddling, that’s misinformation. Jackson and Jamieson’s 2007 book, “Un . Spun;” misinformation’s now the main public information problem. China’s government fakes 450 million social media comments annually. Local economist Lotterman (2010-12) articles about “economic myths and fake “fiscal crisis:” the public was deliberately misled; “Foreign Affairs” magazine: “Compared with other developed countries, the United States has very low taxes, little redistribution of income…” Tartan High School’s social media hoax: a student supposedly required to remove an American flag bearing shirt.

“Lies, Incorporated” (Ari Habin-Havt & Media Matters, 2016) discusses the difficulty correcting outrageous lies. One major perpetrator told an audience once you “solidify a position” in a person’s mind, regardless of truth, you have “achieved something the other side cannot overcome because it’s very tough to break ‘common knowledge.’” A lie is repeatedly asserted in an “echo chamber” of TV-talk radio-internet. The smarter and better-read a person is, the more “likely you are to believe and repeat falsehoods.”

“Lies, Incorporated” describes how major issues like climate change have been derailed by deliberate misinformation. This strategy, fi rst used by tobacco, is now “the playbook.” Write phony “studies,” repeat them often, demand “both sides” discussed equally (favors liars). Exxon-Mobile’s scientists told them (1970s) climate change was real and they were major contributors; they’ve since spent millions denying factual truth.

Every major issue – health care; debt-deficit-taxes; immigration; guns; voter fraud; abortion; gay marriage; “religious freedom;: “reform” – is infested with deliberate lies. Try “Politifact” or “Factcheck.org” for truth. We’re polarized because that is the goal of some. One major talk radio host was paid $1 million to broadcast propaganda. One major TV channel was established to be a propaganda network. Language itself has been corrupted. The word “reform” is used to justify cuts in public services. “Educational reform” to accomplish public school privatization; “entitlement reform” to protect top 1 percent donors from sharing any of their obscene wealth (see 1947-79 and 1980-2018 income stats).

Falsehoods have consequences.

Tom Dolen Shoreview

POLITICAL BRIEFS Legislative interview announced

A League of Women Voters’ Legislative Interview will be held from 10:15 a.m. to noon Jan. 12 at the Shoreview Library. In addition to answering moderated questions, local representatives will be available for audience questions.

‘Chats with Kelly’ announced

Kelly Moller, the newly elected state representative of District 42A, invites people to attend her monthly “Chats with Kelly.” These events will take

place from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 27, Feb. 24, March 24 and April 28 in the meeting room at Shore96, 1056 Highway 96 West. Beginning Jan. 8, her email and phone number will be rep.kelly.moller@house. mn and 651-296-0141.

Moller has been assigned to the Education Policy Committee, the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Division Committee.

She has also been named the vice chair of the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Division.

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SHOREVIEW AREA EVENTS NEW NEIGHBOR’S CLUB COFFEE When: 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10 Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Gathering open to any women who are new to the area, have had some life changes, or would just like to make new friends. New Neighbors Club is a friendship club for women in the northern suburbs offering outings, interest groups, speakers, community service, and more. RSVP. Contact: 651-484-9163

BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: IDENTITY AND ACCULTURATION When: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 10 Where: Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St. N. Details: This program looks at how immigrants react and adjust to living in a new country and culture. Screening of the first episode of The New Americans series, “The Nigerians,” focuses on the Nwidors who were forced to flee their home after the military executed their tribal leaders.

Discussion follows.

Contact: 651-724-6090 or rclreads.org

GET TO KNOW YOUR LEGISLATORS When: 10:15 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 Where: Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St. N. Details: Senator Jason Isaacson and Representatives Jamie Becker-Finn and Kelly Moller from District 42 will discuss their top three legislative priorities for the upcoming session.

Contact: lwv-wbla.org

SHOREVIEW MYSTERY EVENING BOOK CLUB When: 7-8:30 Tuesday, Jan. 15

Where: Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St. N. Details: Contact the library for this month’s title.

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MANAGING STRESS & ISOLATION AS AN ENTREPRENUER

When: Noon-2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 Where: Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St. N. Details: Workshop OPERATION SIGHT designed to help business owners of any size AND SOUND: company to manage the ART OPENING AND stress related to isolaMORNING CONCERT tion. Presented by St. When: 10:30 a.m.-noon Paul SCORE. Thursday, Jan. 17 Contact: 651-724-6006 or Where: Shoreview Library, 4560 Victoria St. N. rclreads.org Details: Opening of the NATIONAL PIE DAY Operation Sight and Sound art exhibit, an & BINGO interactive program that When: 1:30-3 p.m. brings together veterans Wednesday, Jan. 23 ranging from World War Where: Shoreview ComII to the Vietnam area munity Center, 4580 on an artistic mission.

Victoria St. N. Veterans participate in Details: Bingo, pie and group songwriting and prizes. $6/residents. photography sessions to help them communicate Contact: 651-490-4750 or shoreviewcommunity their stories, and songs center.com and photos will be performed and available for MEET THE AUTHOR/ viewing at the library.

ILLUSTRATOR Contact: 651-724-6006 or rclreads.org When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 Where: Shoreview LiCRAFTERNOONS When: 3-4 p.m. Thursday, brary, 4560 Victoria St. N. Jan. 17 Details: Annual KinWhere: Shoreview dergarten party with Library, 4560 Victoria award-winning author St. N. Details: Drop-in program Vanessa Brantley-Newfor kids 5-11 to get crafty. ton, who will give presentations at 10:30 a.m., Supplies provided.

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When: 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Jan. 19 Where: Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Students will learn the responsibility that is needed for babysitting while gaining the required education. The class will cover child care, first aid, sitter safety, crafts and toys, child proofing, nutrition and more. $61/members.

Contact: 651-490-4750 or shoreviewcommunity center.com

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DETAILS: Movie showing for the whole family at the waterpark. Free for members or with daily pass.

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Mondays Where: Shoreview Community Center Details: All caliber players who enjoy the game of 500 are welcome. Free.

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When: 7-8 p.m. Thursdays Thursday, Jan. 10, Friday, Jan. 11, 18 & 25, Where: Shoreview LiSaturday, Jan. 12, 19 & brary, 4580 N. Victoria 26; 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. Street 13, 20 & 27 Details: Drop-in knitting Where: Hanifl group; make hats and Performing Arts Center, blankets for 4941 Long Ave., White MEET WITH THE MAYOR welcome those in need. All skills Bear Lake When: 3-5 p.m. most welcome.

Details: Join the world’s Tuesdays Contact: 651-724-6006 or most famous detective Where: Shoreview City rclreads.org and his partner, Dr. Hall, 4600 Victoria Street Watson, as they solve Details: Meet with Mayor STUDIO COFFEE one of his most notorious Sandy Martin to discuss cases in this fast-paced & OPEN STUDIO: issues or concerns. Call comedy. Tickets $15-20.

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Contact: 651-490-4618 or lakeshoreplayers.org Fridays, Sept. 7-Dec.14 shoreviewmn.gov Where: White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 4-H DANCE PARTY THE BRAIN BOX WITH A PURPOSE Long Avenue When: 4-6 p.m. ThursWhen: 7-10 p.m. Friday, Details: Come for coffee days Jan. 11 and discuss art, artists, Where: Shoreview techniques and trends; Where: St. Joseph of the Library, 4560 Victoria stay for open studio and Lakes Catholic Church, Street N. make art from 10-12:30.

171 Elm St., Lino Lakes Details: Teens can drop For adults, experienced Details: Family-friendly in to check out the new beginner to advanced. dance party hosted by teen area and make stuff Free with registration. the Lino lakers 4-H Club with the 3D printer, Bring snacks. includes DJ, raffles, and sewing machine, Cameo Contact: 651-407-0597 or games for kids. $5 at the cutter and more. Free. whitebeararts.org door. Food available.

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NEIGHBORHOODS NEARBY ASK ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8 Where: Roseville Library, Details: . A panel of survivors and experts will answer your questions about this public health crisis

WINTER FARMERS MARKET When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 Where: Tamarack Nature Center, 5287 Otter Lake Road, White Bear Township Details: Gathering of local foods from 15 vendors, with a gift basket giveaway. Food truck, Hot Pine Tree Orchard Cider and ways to stay

When: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 12 Where: White Bear Lake District Center, 4855 Bloom Ave., Door E, Room 201 Details: Free, interactive workshop that provides families and individuals with information on mental illnesses, practical coping strategies, and hope for recovery.

Contact: 651-645-2948 or namimn.org

GUIDED MORNING BIRD HIKE When: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 Where: Lake Elmo Park Reserve Nordic Center, 1515 Keats Ave. Details: Learn to identify birds that call the area home and contribute to citizen science data collection by completing bird count surveys with a guide. Free with parks permit. Open to all ages; minor must be with an adult.

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STICKS IN STILLWATER When: Jan. 12 & 13 Where: St. Croix Valley Recreation Center, 1675 Market Dr., Stillwater Details: One of the largest Mite Festivals in the Midwest showcasing 60 local teams. Benefit for youth hockey programs.

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• The Schneider family has been making memories behind the scenes of a musical for seven years.

Andy and April Schneider and their four daughters, Kayla, 20, Grace, 18, Claire, 15 and Lily, 12, create musical scenes for a few months each year in the St. Odilia Catholic Church Musical Ministry in Shoreview.

• Mayor Sandy Martin’s state of the city address focused on expansion FILE | PRESS PUBLICATIONS and development ahead Families enjoy sledding at Snail Lake Regional Park in January. in 2018. “This will be a particularly exciting year because of the major expansion county’s plans for a new Rice Street of our Community Center, which will Bridge at I-694. The design includes enhance the visitor’s experience and three roundabouts at intersections provide many new amenities for our near the main bridge. There will also residents. By the end of this year, the be two additional bridges that would improvements will be completed and serve as ramps. One roundabout will available for everyone’s enjoyment,” be located south of I-694 and connect she said. The waterpark and indoor Lake Owasso Boulevard and Country playground will be expanded; the Drive. One will be located north of expansion project will also include a I-694 and include all on- and off-ramps 15,000-square-foot, two-story addition for I-694. Another will connect County adjacent to the gymnasium.

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• On the icy shores of Birch Lake early in the morning or late in the evening, a 71-year-old Mounds View alum can be seen flashing onto the lake in an orange sled from his selfmade luge run. “It’s great exercise,” said John Abbott. “That’s what I do instead of going to the gym.” Shoveling snow to create the luge and adding an ice rink to the run on the lake is also part of his regimen.

• A colorful palette of markers sets the mood in a 90-year-old’s art studio where he creates colorful interpretations of the center’s stained-glass chapel. The art studio fi lls a corner — more like the entire living room — of Don Bendickson’s Cerenity Senior Care apartment. The Shoreview artist is fi lling every available wall space with watercolor and acrylic paintings he completed when his hands were a bit more nimble.

• A career as a welder, solar technician or auto mechanic can now begin with college-credit classes at local high schools. Mounds View Public Schools is adding a new aspect to its Early College programs at Mounds View and Irondale high schools.

The new Pathways to Possibilities program emphasizes industry and

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• Detailed plans are underway to revamp Mounds View Public Schools buildings with bond referendum funds approved by voters last fall. The funds will be used to improve school buildings. Island Lake Elementary is one of several schools that are part of the fi rst phase of renovations. Proposed changes include two classroom additions, expanded special education classrooms, renovations to the learning media center and an expanded and secured lobby and entry. Construction is expected to begin this fall and be completed in late 2019.

• The defense attorney called for dismissal of the trial in the criminal case involving the death of two Mounds View High School students in a 2016 car accident. Adam Johnson, representing Rachel Diane Kayl, 32, argued Kayl was not at fault because her speed was not a proximate cause of the deaths.

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Chippewa Middle School student Owen Arndt represented Egypt on a Model United Nations Political and Security Committee during a YMCA event in Minneapolis April 6.

• Ten homes in Shoreview will be provided access to city water this summer. The homes in Dale Court S. and Dale Court N. are 10 of only 55 lots in the city that are still on wells, said City Engineer Tom Wesolowski at a March 19 meeting.

• Ramsey County Attorney John Choi imagines a world 40 years from now without sex trafficking, where boys will grow up to be loving and kind and girls will be valued and safe. “How we raise our boys matters,” said Choi during an awareness event held at Kessler and Maguire Funeral Home in St. Paul March 29. “Trafficking is all about the demand.” The majority of sex trafficking perpetrators and buyers are male and the majority of victims are female.

• State prosecution in the criminal case involving the death of two Mounds View High School students in a 2016 car accident argued Rachel Diane Kayl’s speed was still a proximate cause

of the students’ deaths. Assistant Ramsey County Attorney Hassan Tahir said, “The sole cause of this horrific crash was defendant’s excessive speed.”

Kayl’s speed one second prior to impact was calculated at between 77 and 85 mph by State Patrol Sgt. Daniel Dixon. Driving 27 to 35 mph over the speed limit caused Kayl to forfeit her right of way according to Minnesota state statute, Tahir added.

• Through a recycling grant received from Ramsey County through the Minnesota Waste Wise Foundation in 2016, Hummingbird Floral and Gifts implemented a recycling program. About 80 percent of the shop’s waste previously thrown away — including flower stems left over from cuttings for arrangements — was actually compostable, said Lugene Olson, owner and designer. The shop has gone from throwing everything away to recycling almost everything.

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MAY • This summer, tobacco and related devices will no longer be sold to people under the age of 21 within city limits. The change to the city’s ordinance was made May 7 in front of about 30 youth wearing T-shirts promoting the “Tobacco 21” initiative, a national campaign that has begun to influence the state.

Shoreview is the sixth municipality in the state to adopt a law restricting tobacco sales to those 21 or older. Students from Mounds View High School spoke to the City Council about why they wanted it to increase the minimum purchasing age from 18 to 21.

• Over the last several years, the dark secrets of prostitution and sex trafficking in the Twin Cities metro have begun to be revealed.

Law enforcement, attorney’s offices and judges are cracking down on the demand that has led to the physical and emotional enslavement of hundreds of victims. In 2017, 111 “johns” were convicted for offering to buy sex in the seven-county metro area, according to data from the State Court Administrator’s Office. Northeast metro residents are

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• It’s been two decades since a tornado cut a path of destruction across Shoreview, touching down in Roseville and wreaking havoc north to Lino Lakes on May 15, 1998.

Neighboring cities came together during the disaster. Vadnais Heights firefighters volunteered to give 150 Lake Johanna firefighters a break in the wake of the tornado, reported the Shoreview Press. “These kinds of things remind you what community is all about,” Mayor Sandy Martin said.

• The Lake Johanna Fire Department (LJFD) received its new fire engine. It was purchased jointly by the cities of Shoreview, Arden Hills and North Oaks. The multi-mission engine can be used for any kind of emergency — it is a rescue pumper, it makes EMS calls, and it can be sent to car accidents and water emergencies. No other apparatus can be used to respond to all of those emergencies, the fire department noted.

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• Lexington Floral’s new owner plans to continue the shop’s three-generation reputation as Shoreview’s neighborhood flower shop. Allie Tempelis recently bought the business from her mother, Barb Rose, who began the shop with FILE | PRESS PUBLICATIONS her late father Marc Asch, of North Oaks, brings his horse Jack to a RamGlenn Rose in sey County Sheriff’s Office Hot Dog with a Deputy event.

1985. SupportHe is a volunteer with the mounted patrol unit. ing the local community and giving back are goals Tempelis plans to continue and expand upon in a new way. She renovated the store and has brought an eco-friendly and makerspace vibe to the shop. A grand reopening was held June 1.

• Grandpa Jerry Stradinger has volunteered to direct traffic and welcome students at Island Lake Elementary in Shoreview nearly every morning for 12 years. The retired Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office deputy directs about 250 vehicles each morning and makes sure students get to school safely. This spring, he decided it was time to hang up his safety vest.

• Sgt. Suwana Kirkland, head of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office recruitment unit, is encouraging more women to bring their strengths to the law enforcement profession. The state’s fi rst-ever Women’s Academy on law enforcement was held at the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office.

• The Vadnais Inn historic neighborhood bar in Vadnais Heights announced it will close July 28 to make way for the new Rice Street bridge interchange. The bar goes back nearly 100 years.

• Visitors to American Legion Post 566 have likely noticed a new face in the kitchen along with new food options.

Shoreview resident Ronnie Keyes became the new chef in March. Tom Meister, of the former Meister’s Bar and Grill (now known as Shore 96) in Shoreview, joined the Legion team in January to get the Legion’s food service up and running.

• Road construction is underway on Highway 96 between Snelling Avenue FILE | PRESS PUBLICATIONS and Highway 61, through Guinness World Record holder Shoreview, North Oaks, Vadnais Heights, White Bear and yo-yo trickster Dave Schulte visited Shoreview Township and White Bear Lake. Maintenance of signs, Commons to kick off the new signals and pedestrian ramps Kidz Concerts in the Commons is planned. One of the prima- series. ry changes is the installation of flashing yellow left turn lights.

• A sister city relationship between Shoreview and Einhausen, Germany, has created brothers across the ocean. Matt Schnell, a senior at Mounds View High School, visited the Koob family in Einhausen last summer as part of an exchange program through the Shoreview Einhausen Sister City Association. This summer, Samuel Koob, 16, visited the Schnell family in Shoreview for two weeks.

• She has file cabinet drawers full of stuffed animals in her cubicle at the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Station in Arden Hills. Community Affairs Officer Bev Shogren, of White Bear Lake, oversees the sheriff’s office stuffed animal operation. Each week she organizes and bags donated stuffed animals and blankets for deputies to offer to children they encounter during crisis situations.

AUGUST • The Ralph Reeder Food Shelf moved to a more accessible location at 2544 Mounds View Boulevard (formerly County Hwy 10) in Mounds View in the former Mr. Muscle Gym space in the Silver View Plaza strip mall. It held a Community Open House on Aug. 21.

• Dr. Sandra Soucheray has been driving across the Twin Cities to take care of dogs and cats at home for three years now. She worked in a clinic for 13 years before launching her own mobile practice, Dr. Soucheray’s At Home Veterinary Care.

She keeps all her equipment in her van and provides care in the pet’s home. This year, Soucheray was among one of 62 veterinarians around the world who were the fi rst to be certified in hospice and palliative care by the International Animal Association of Hospice and Palliative Care.

• A new playground will be coming to Ponds Park. The park is located near Sherwood Road and Pond Drive. The current playground is more than 25 years old.

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A community walking group met up with Mayor Sandy Martin and heard about her vision for citywide walking groups.

• The city plans to add a skate park, outdoor skating pond, pickleball courts and several other new features to the Commons area, where the community center, library and district center are located. Construction is expected to begin next summer. The projects are part of phase one of the Shoreview Commons Master Plan. Other phase one plans include an expanded plaza and wedding venue next to the pavilion, formal gardens and nature playground. Better pedestrian connections to the library are also planned.

• Lake Owasso County Park will have a nature play area opening next summer. Under construction is a play area made with trees that were downed at the site to renovate the park. The play area will feature an interactive play stream, a creative fort building, log steppers, log balance, embankment slides and climbing opportunities.

• The historical society has found a fitting home — a farmhouse built in 1896 long before pavement and stoplights made their way into the city. The Lepak/Larson historical house located by Turtle Lake Elementary became vacant last year when the Housing Resource Center closed. The upper level now houses the Shoreview Historical Society and the city plans to make the lower level into a museum. The city purchased the property in 2000 from the American Cancer Association, to which longtime owner Art Larson had donated it when he passed away in 1999.

• The city was declared a pollinator-friendly city by the City Council, which endorsed pollinator protection and will promote pollinator habitat.

About 30 percent of the country’s bee colonies have been lost over the last 12 years. For the last couple of years, the Shoreview Environmental Quality Committee has been looking at what the city can do to support pollinators. The city has recently replaced landscaping with more pollinator-friendly vegetation in the Commons and two parks.

The city also plans to encourage developers and residents to include pollinator-friendly plants in their plans.

• The Tropical Adventures indoor playground reopened to the public. It about doubled in size with a new area geared for younger children, said Alisha Seifert, city communications coordinator.

There is a new treehouse, climbing wall, bouncers, slides, giant ball pit, foam blocks and birthday party area. The parent seating area is also four times bigger.

The playground has a new entrance in the new addition in the northwest portion of the community center, in the lower level. In the new addition, there are four new fitness studios and four new activity rooms. The fitness center was renovated; former studios were turned into a new stretching and training space. An outdoor deck from the Fireside Lounge is still under construction and pool

NOVEMBER • Shoreview is quite young — 61 years old — compared to its sister city, Einhausen, Germany. Einhausen celebrated its 1,250th anniversary this year.

Seven people from Shoreview visited Einhausen for five days this year to celebrate the sister city’s milestone, said Bill Kiehnbaum, president of the Shoreview Einhausen Sister City Association. The visitors attended a welcome ceremony to exchange gifts, a FILE | PRESS PUBLICATIONS parade, light shows Helmut Glanzer, left, mayor of Einhausen, Germany, visits with Bill and band concerts. Kiehnbaum and Cheryl Wason from the Shoreview Einhausen Sis• In his eighth ter City Association, who delivered gifts and a plaque to celebrate season as a snowEinhausen’s 1,250th anniversary. plow driver, Jon Yankovec starts work at 2 a.m. when snow falls in Shoreview. He receives a one-hour warning by phone but he usually already knows the nights he’ll need to plow. He has 17 routes of Ramsey County roads, mostly in the Shoreview area. He’s been plowing in the Shoreview area for six years. Last year, he was the Minnesota Snowplow “Roadeo” champion for being the best at an obstacle course at the St. Cloud Public Works Facility.

• In a cozy room in Ramsey County Library – Shoreview, a group of knitters gather and create handmade masterpieces to touch people in need as the weather turns chillier. Knitting for Good was started by Shoreview resident Teresa Boyer last fall; the loosely organized group meets at the library Thursday evenings. This fall, the knitters have been making hats for Hats for the Homeless, which will be delivered to shelters primarily in the Twin Cities.

The group is also making items to sell at the Friends of the Ramsey County Library’s annual fundraiser.

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During the first month of school, Island Lake Elementary students learned about Indonesian gamelan music from artist-in-residence Joko Sutrisno.

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• A driver pleaded guilty in Ramsey County District Court for causing the deaths of two Mounds View High School students in December 2016. Rachel Diane Kayl, 33, of Maple Grove, pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal vehicular homicide and one count of criminal vehicular operation causing great bodily harm. Her driving, estimated by Minnesota State Patrol to be about 30 mph over the speed limit, caused the deaths of juniors Bridget Giere and Stephanie Carlson, both 16. The driver, Sammy Redden, also a Mounds View student, was severely injured.

• Chippewa Middle School eighth-grader Soren Miller was cast as Wilbur the pig in Stages Theatre Company’s

fall production of the play “Charlotte’s Web.” Last year, he was on tour on Broadway in “Matilda the Musical.”

• A luxury apartment building opened in Shoreview’s corporate park, Loden SV. It has 206 units. A second 206-unit building, estimated at another $43 million, will begin construction next summer. The apartment buildings have a social lifestyle and recreational amenities.

• An expanded and renovated St. Odilia Catholic Community in Shoreview celebrated with a grand reopening this fall. The festivities capped off a yearlong construction project to address community ministerial needs, especially the school’s growth, and to create innovative learning spaces.

DECEMBER • The 7,000-square-foot expansion to the Community Center’s waterpark opened. The new section geared to toddlers through 10-year-olds in the Tropics Indoor Waterpark is called Bamboo Bay. It includes a play structure and 18-inch pool with a zero-depth entry for young swimmers.

• A philanthropic effort started by a group of Shoreview women about six years ago has gone national.

The Power of 100 – Twin Cities Women Who Care began as a grassroots effort in 2012 by a group of 10 Mounds View Public Schools moms, most of whom lived in the Shoreview area. The organization has raised nearly $500,000 for 25 charities to date. The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation also joined the group in 2014 with a matching gift program.

Schulze is the founder of Best Buy. This year, the partnership with the foundation was rolled out nationwide.

• The Shoreview/Arden Hills Lions Club put together two projects for this holiday season. The first project the club worked on was for Stepping Stone Emergency Housing in Blaine.

Volunteers helped gather and pack personal hygiene materials to make kits for those in need. For the second project, the Lions Club partnered with the American Red Cross on a program called “Holiday Cards for Heroes.”

• One hundred volunteers, including Shoreview resident Gwen Larson, distributed more than 1,000 presents at a Toys for Tots event at LifePoint Church Dec. 12. Larson oversees the book room and shops all year long for good books at thrift stores to give away.

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Santa gives a demonstration on teamwork and electrical connection with his Christmas spirit tube to brothers at the Shoreview Community Center indoor farmers market.

• Rachel Diane Kayl, 33, was sentenced for two counts of criminal vehicular homicide and one count of criminal vehicular operation causing great bodily harm for the deaths of 16-year-olds Stephanie Carlson and Bridget Giere and injuries sustained

by Sammy Redden. The girls were on their way to Mounds View High School when Kayl crashed into them going about 80 mph in a 50 mph zone at Highway 96 and Old County 10 in Arden Hills on Dec. 1, 2016.

She was put on probation for the three felonies per her plea agreement.

As terms of her probation, the judge sentenced her to a year in the workhouse after hearing from attorneys, the victims’ families and Kayl herself. Her driver’s license was revoked for six years.

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WASHINGTON COUNTY — This year, snowmobilers in Washington County have access to Big Marine Lake, something that did not happen overnight.

John Udstuen, longtime president of the Hugo chapter of the Washington County Star Trail Association, said the group has been working with the county for at least six years to complete a section of trail that grants snowmobilers access to Big Marine Lake.

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Charlie Miller, the Shoreview native who was a taxi squad player for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars last year, signed with the New York Jets for their taxi squad on Dec. 21. “Taxi squad” refers to players on the payroll but not on the 53-man roster, to help in team practices and be ready for activation if needed.

Miller, who played for Tonino-Grace High School and Dartmouth College, is a defensive back valued for his speed, with a recorded 40-yard time of 4.4 seconds.

After Jacksonville cut him when the 2018 season started, Miller kept up his workouts while helping the Totino-Grace coaching staff and trainer and waiting for another NFL call, said his mother, Laura.

Mustang icemen (5-9) place 5th in Schwan tourney

Mounds View boys hockey won two of three games to place fi fth in the Schwan Cup Bronze Division in Blaine, Dec. 27-29, then returned to conference action beating Woodbury 6-1 and losing to East Ridge last week. At the Schwan, the Mustangs (5-9) lost to Holy Angels 4-1 with Cale Goenner scoring; beat Minnehaha Academy 1-0, outshooting the Redhawks 51-16 with only Jake McAlpine finding the net; and, after trailing Rogers 2-0 in the third period, struck for goals by George DeMay, Luke Morrisette and Goenner in a five-minute stretch of the third period, to win 3-2. Luke Neary made 14 saves in the 1-0 win. Against Woodbury, Henry Claridge supplied a goal and four assists, and six players had a goal each.

Mustang girl skaters notch victory, tie

Mounds View girls hockey has a 3-12-2 record after picking up a 2-1 win over Lakeville South and a 3-3 tie against Champlin Park/Coon Rapids after Christmas. Audrey Jackson and Grace Sventek had the goals against Lakeville South and Teagen Johnson made 35 saves. Maiah Robert, Jolie Deuel and Jackson scored against CR/CP. The Mustangs lost their most recent game to East Ridge 6-2.

Mustang gymnasts 3-1; leader wins vault in big meet

The Mounds View gymnasts scored 136.50 points and placed seventh among eight teams in Division 1 at the 39th annual Minnesota Girls Gymnastics Officials Association meet Saturday at Park Center.

(It’s a 16-team meet, with eight teams in Division II). Taylor Siebenaler, Mustang junior, won vault with 9.775. She also placed ninth all-around with 36.075 and ninth on floor (9.35). Analise Stamper was 16th all-around with 34.00. Uneven bars was their best event with Stamper 12th, Siebenaler 13th and Elia Cisneros 14th among 40 entrants. Mounds View is 3-1 in dual meets, beating White Bear Lake, Park, and Woodbury, while losing to East Ridge despite a season-best score of 138.425.

Nick Dunagan is a wrestler who likes to get right down to business. No sense messing around for six minutes if you don’t have to.

The Mounds View senior broke the school record with his 155th and 156th career wins Friday evening, and typically, both were pins, both in the fi rst period.

In doing so he also became the fi rst Mustang with 100 career pins. Actually, very few schools can boast a 100-pin wrestler.

“Nick is a pinner, man. That’s what he does,” coach Dan Engbretson said. “He has that really nasty arm bar series.”

Nick’s sister Kianna was the sign-maker for the occasion and had to make two of them: one for the win record, and the other saying “All I do is (drawing of a pin with 100 inside it).”

Asked what works for him in flattening opponents, Dunagan said: “On my feet, I go for the single leg takedown. When I’m on top, the hammer-lock series with bar arm. Bottom, just stand-up and get away.” All easier said than done, of course, even if he often makes it look easy.

Dunagan has a 156-44 career record, including 21-3 this season, after those two quick pins at 145 pounds against North St. Paul and Roseville Area at home. The previous Mustang

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Lindsey Becher achieved a triple-double, very rare in high school basketball, in leading Mounds View to a 72-70 win over Cretin-Derham Hall on Jan. 4.

Becher sank 26 points, snagged 18 rebounds and blocked 11 shots. The 6-2 junior forward is averaging 20 points, and got her 1,000th three games earlier.

“Lindsey definitely had 11 blocks,” coach Ashlie Anzel said when asked about such a high number of blocks. “We played

SCHOOL BRIEFS Preschool open house

Incarnation Preschool is holding an open house from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 10, to give prospective families a chance to tour classrooms, explore learning stations, meet teaching staff and ask questions. For more information, contact Kirsten Barie, preschool director, at 651-766-0723 or email kbarie@incarnationmn.org.

Incarnation Preschool is located at 4880 Hodgson Road.

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record was 154 wins by Andrew Jansen, who graduated in 2007.

“He is a hard worker and a tough kid, and he wrestles all year,” Engebretson said. “All spring and summer, he goes to all the national tournaments he can.”

Dunagan broke into the lineup as a seventh-grader at the 105-pound slot when he weighed only 96 pounds but managed 11 wins, mostly against older kids.

He has gone to state in grades nine, 10, and 11. Currently ranked No. 3, the big goal this year is to earn a podium fi nish;

that’s the top six who get medals. Twice he’s fallen one win short.

Also a football player, Dunagan played strong safety this fall on a team that finished 6-4 mainly on its defensive prowess.

He was one of seven Mustang wrestling starters who played on that football team.

Wrestling has always been number one, though.

“My dad’s side is a big wresting family; that’s where I get it from,” said Dunagan, whose dad, Dick, and three uncles wrestled for Stewartville. Nick’s brother Brendan, a junior, occupies the 152-pound slot, and like Nick has been a starter since seventh grade.

“In wrestling, it’s one person versus one person, so there’s no one to blame but yourself if you lose. It teaches you to be mentally strong to be able to compete and to cut weight. The practices can be really hard, but that’s where you get mentally strong.”

In his sixth varsity season, Dunagan has high hopes both individually and for his team.

The Mustangs are 8-1 and ranked No. 10 in Class 3A. “This is definitely the best team I’ve been on,” Dunagan said. They’ve been stopped in the section finals by Stillwater the past two seasons, and hope to break through to state this year. “Our motto this year is ‘Done Knocking,’: said Dunagan, meaning, done knocking on the door.

Becher’s triple-double gem helps Mustangs win 72-70

Private school information nights

St. Odilia Catholic School will hold information nights for current and prospective students in January.

Kindergarten information night will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10; preschool night at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24; and middle school at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 31. Please call 651-4843364 if you would like to attend. It is located at 3495 Victoria St. N.

zone most the night so she was in position to help on anyone who drove in the lane. She really is a kid who does everything.”

Each team had two hot shooters as Lizzie Kauls added a career-best 25 for the Mustangs (6-7) while Sydney Jackson sank 29 with a batch of 3-pointers and Frannie Hottinger 25 for the

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Raiders (6-7).

“Lizzie Kauls had a terrific night. She played with a confidence that isn’t always there,” Anziel said.

Mounds View shot a blistering 62 percent at 29-for-47, including 4-for-8 on three’s. Katie Manecke added 10 points and seven assists for the Mustangs.

“We had a great night (shooting) from

the field,” the coach acknowledged. “Coming into this game we were only averaging 49 points.”

Mounds View was 1-2 in the Hill-Murray holiday tournament, losing to Henry Sibley 50-47 and Maranatha Christian 64-62 and beating Richfield 34-27. Becher got her 1,000th against Sibley while scoring 21 points.

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Mounds View had five wrestlers earning podium finishes, led by Chase Dressel, a runner-up, at the annual Rumble on the Red tournament in Fargo, Dec. 28-29. Fifty-six teams competed, after 33 pulled out due to a major storm.

Chase Dressel, senior at 170 pounds, notched a pin and three decisions to reach the fi nals, where he lost 3-0 to Buffalo’s No. 1 ranked Riley Habisch.

Nick Dunagan placed third at 145 with a 4-1 mark and three pins, losing to the champion, Sebas Swiggum of Apple Valley. Placing sixth were Brendan Dunagan (5-2 at 152), Rowan Morgan (4-2 at 195), and Charlie Dressel (3-3 with three pins at 220).

The No. 10 ranked Mustangs are 8-1 in duals after beating two overmatched conference rivals, North St. Paul 82-0 and Roseville Area 69-3, at home Friday. Those went quickly, with 17 pins (12 in the fi rst period) and five forfeits among 28 matches.

Mustang heavyweight Andrew Boucher pinned Roseville’s No. 10 ranked Will Petersen in 4:46.

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Mounds View gymnast Taylor Siebenaler won vault with 9.775 in a strong eight-team field at the MGGOA Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 5. She has led the Mustangs to a 3-1 dual meet record, scoring in the 36s twice and the 35s three times. Her vault has the highest degree of difficulty, a handspring/front tuck. Other impressive moves are her standing back tuck and twisting dismount on beam, and two giant swings and double back-tuck dismount on bars. A member of Rising Stars Gymnastics Academy for nine years, Siebenaler scored 37.225 at their meet in March. She joined the school team for her senior season.

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COMMUNITY BRIEFS Historical society membership breakfast

The Shoreview Historical Society will host a free membership appreciation breakfast at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, in the Wedell Community Room in the Shoreview Community Center. The event will be catered by Winkin’ Rooster.

To join the society, visit shoreviewhistoricalsociety.org or call Bob Minton at 651-295-1404.

Recycle Christmas trees

Residents can recycle their live evergreen trees at the Shoreview Maintenance Center. Trees can be dropped off from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday at the center, located at 4615 Victoria Street N. Please be sure to remove all items such as ornaments, tinsel, lights and stands.

Immigration discussions continue

Ramsey County Library – Shoreview continues to host “Becoming American: A Documentary Film and Discussion Series on Our Immigration Experience,” a grant-funded project of City Lore. “Becoming American” is a six-part, monthly series of fi lms and facilitated discussions about the American immigration experience. This series is free, and no registration is necessary.

“Between Two Worlds: Identity and Acculturation” will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10. This program looks at how immigrants react and adjust to living in a new country and culture, and how they bridge the divide between the traditions and values of their native countries. This evening’s screening of the fi rst episode of The New Americans series, “The Nigerians,” focuses on the Nwidors, Nigerians who were forced to flee their home after the military executed their tribal leaders. Discussion afterward will be moderated

by Professor Olga Herrera.

Community foundation accepting grant proposals

The Shoreview Community Foundation provides funds to nonprofit organizations that help serve our community. Letters of intent proposing 2019 grant projects should be submitted to the Shoreview Community Foundation (suejk48@aol.com) by Feb. 15. Initial inquiries need only contain a brief description of the project, the geographic area served and the amount requested.

Grant focus areas are recreation, community enhancement, human services, arts and culture, and history. If the project is a strong candidate for funding, a full grant application will be requested. More details and grant guidelines can be found at shoreviewcommunityfoundation.org.

Art opening concert

A concert will celebrate the opening of the Operation Sight and Sound art exhibit at Ramsey County Library in Shoreview at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 17. Operation Sight and Sound, conducted in collaboration with Minnesota artist and musician Charlie Maguire and the Minnesota Veterans Home Adult Day Center, is an interactive program that brings together veterans of conflicts ranging from World War II to the Vietnam area on an artistic mission. Over the course of a few months, veterans participate in group songwriting and photography sessions to help them communicate their stories.

The Operation Sight and Sound art exhibit will be available for viewing at Ramsey County Library in Shoreview from Jan. 17 through Feb. 9.

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Christmas service Shoreview locals, from left, Melissa Gelling, her mother Linda Menke and granddaughter Zoe Belling served Christmas Day dinner to 250 individuals who were invited to the Men’s Campus of the Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities. They were part of a group of over 55 volunteers who served the hot meal on Christmas Day.

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Hope House celebrates 25 years of giving adults with HIV ‘a place to call home’

BY ELIZABETH CALLEN STAFF WRITER

STILLWATER — For the last 25 years, the blue Victorian house on the corner of North Everett and Cherry Streets has been a home for adults living with HIV. Hope House of St. Croix Valley, founded by Casey and Teresa vanderBent in 1993, is a foster care facility that serves HIV-positive adults and celebrated its 25th anniversary earlier this month.

“It definitely came out of a sense of our faith and our calling to do so,” Casey vanderBent said of the organization’s founding. “Simply, for us, it was a case of feeling like we were supposed to do something to take care of a particular group of people.”

As the couple worked to make their vision a reality, they found support from Stillwater area churches. However, the initial reception from the community was not entirely positive.

“We had hate mail from the area Ku Klux Klan, and we had threats and screaming matches.” vanderBent remembered. “There were some very difficult and ugly things.”

However, they continued on anyway, wanting “to provide a place of non-judgmental care so people could receive compassion and experience love,” said vanderBent.

In 1992, the newly-formed Hope House board paid $60,000 for a house that needed to be

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Hope House of the St. Croix Valley Executive Director Bill Tiedemann cuts a ribbon to in recognition of the organization’s 25th anniversary. Founded by Casey and Teresa vanderBent in 1993, Hope House is a foster care facility that serves HIV-positive adults.

moved from the campus of St. Mary’s Church. The following summer, they paid $25,515 for a double lot owned by the Stillwater Area School District and transported the house across town. On Dec. 3, 1993, the house’s first resident moved in.

Throughout the last 25 years, vanderBent said, advancements in medicine have brought about transformative changes for the people who call Hope House home.

“Our first resident arrived by ambulance with the understanding that he was

coming there to die, and he lived 11 days,” he said. “In the 15 months or so that I was working with residents in the house, we had 13 deaths. A lot of folks were either wheelchair or bed-ridden.”

Now, vanderBent said, three of Hope House’s four current residents work part-time jobs.

One drives a car. Another has lived in the house for nearly a decade.

“The medications have come so far that people coming to Hope House are more likely now to just need some support,

not the highest level of care that we had been giving,” vanderBent said.

Bill Tiedemann, Hope House Executive Director, echoed that assertion.

“We were more of a hospice until triple combination drug therapy came along, and people started living longer,” he said. “Our residents experience much more of an independent life.”

But that doesn’t mean that the need to care for people living with HIV no longer exists, Tiedemann said—it simply

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looks different than it did in Hope House’s early days.

“I would argue that the HIV/ AIDS crisis is still going,” he said. “The crisis of social determinants of health and health equity is still there.

People are still infected.”

Likewise, the stigma surrounding the disease still exists as well.

“I still believe that the stigma is a huge issue, and we don’t actively try to decrease that stigma in the community at large. I think just Hope House being in the Stillwater community decreases that,” Tiedemann said. “Conversations happen because of Hope House, I believe, within Washington County, because we are the only HIV agency within the county.”

Because adult foster care homes in Minnesota are limited to four people at a time, Hope House cannot currently accept any new residents. But, Tiedemann said, staff and board members are increasing efforts to serve people living with HIV throughout the St. Croix Valley.

“We do really well with our four residents, but why should we contain our successes just within the house?” he said.

“We want to make sure that people with disabilities—and HIV is considered a disability—have a place to call home.”

To volunteer at Hope House or learn more about the organization, visit hopehousescv. org or call 651-351-0907.

Elizabeth Callen is a staff writer for the Forest Lake and St. Croix Valley Lowdown, and can be reached at 651-407-1229 or lowdownnews@ presspubs.com.

2018 EVENING WITH FRIENDS

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