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This pair of eagles are the star of the show on the DNR’s Nongame Wildlife EagleCam. The female eagle, left, can be identified by her larger body, beak and talons. When eaglets hatch, they are covered with fluffy down that keeps them warm.

Psychologist set to publish 6th book

BY NOELLE OLSON SHOREVIEW PRESS EDITOR

If you’re the parent of a young adult, you might have questions on how to deal with the challenges faced during the transition between childhood and adulthood.

According to Dr. Jack Stoltzfus, there’s a challenge every parent will face at some point — how to let go and allow the

child they raised to become a responsible adult.

“There seems to be a bias in our culture that when your kid turns 18, you’re done parenting,” Stoltzfus said. “There’s not a lot of resources for parenting young adults.”

Stoltzfus, of White Bear Lake, has spent over 30 years working with parents and their emerging adult

CONTRIBUTED

Dr. Jack Stoltzfus with his book, “Parenting Our Young Adults with Love and Backbone: The Practice of Supportive Integrity.” His new book, “The Launch Code: Loving and Letting Go of Our Adult Children,” is scheduled to release sometime in 2023.

SEE PSYCHOLOGIST, PAGE 10

New City Council member to take oath of office

BY NOELLE OLSON SHOREVIEW PRESS EDITOR

There will be a fresh new face at the next Shoreview City Council meeting. When former City Council Member Sue Denkinger became mayor, there

was a vacant seat on the council. Members of the council were tasked with choosing her replacement. After a thorough application and interview process, the council named Shelly Myrland to serve on the City Council.

Mayor Sue Denkinger said eight people applied for the vacant City Council seat. “We really had strong candidates, which is a good thing,” she said.

Myrland will hold the council seat through Dec. 31, 2024.

“I have always been driven to serve and volunteer and have done so in various capacities including PTA’s, Boy & Girl Scouts, FMSC (Feed My Starving Children), book, coat and food drives, Arden Hills/Shoreview Rotary

SEE CITY COUNCIL, PAGE 6

We Do the Heavy Lifting for You!

Son of Holocaust survivors shares his story

BY NOELLE OLSON SHOREVIEW PRESS EDITOR

Ken Engel doesn’t use the word “Holocaust.”

“‘Holocaust’ originates from the ancient Greek word ‘holokauston’, which represented or recognized a sacred burnt offering, and I will tell you that there was nothing sacred about the approximately 6 million Jews who were murdered in World War II,” Engle said.

The stories of Holocaust survivors transcend time and remind us of the constant need to be vigilant citizens and to stop injustice, prejudice and hatred wherever and whenever they occur.

Engle spoke at the Shoreview Community Center in recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

He is a member of the Speakers Bureau of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas/Tolerance Minnesota, the JCRC Middle East Speakers Bureau, and other platforms. He has trained thousands of survivors, children/ grandchildren of survivors, community activists and lay members on how to effectively and comfortably share their stories.

There were approximately 9.5 million Jews who lived in Europe when Adolph Hitler came to power on Jan. 30, 1933.

Engle said soon after World War II ended on May 7, 1945, there were only 3 million Jews left in Europe.

“Nobody can comprehend 6 million people,” Engle said. “It’s difficult to visualize.”

The Germans created a hierarchy that worked its way to less desirable people until you got to the lowest category, which was the Jews. “And what that meant was if you were a Jew — it was defined by how many Jewish grandparents you had — the more hot water you would be in with the German state,” Engle said.

German law provided a three-step process to protect the German people from the Jews. These steps to isolate the Jewish people were as follows:

• Take away their right to an education and employment.

• Take away their right to live wherever they wanted to live (the Jews were isolated within a Jewish ghetto).

• Take away their right to live.

“You were marked for annihilation,” Engle said. “Hitler’s plan was to take over the entire world.”

Engle asked, “Why the Jews? Why did Hitler mark the Jews for annihilation?”

“Hitler’s reasoning for targeting the Jews was very clearly laid out in his autobiography, ‘Mein Kampf,’ which I encourage you to read,” he answered. “He said (without any demonstrated factual thought) that Jews demonstrated an ecological, genetic and dire threat to the German people.”

Engle’s father’s survivor story

Engle’s father, Michael, was the oldest of seven children. He in eastern Czechoslovakia in Munkács, a large and important Jewish community. It is now located in Ukraine (Mukačevo).

In March 1939, the Germans occupied Czechoslovakia. The Jewish population was

transferred to an abandoned shoe factory outside of Munkács.

“Almost 15,000 Jews (including our dad) were stuffed into there, and they were required to sew uniforms for the German army and basically fend for their life as best as they could,” Engle said. “Our dad was 20 when it started, and (he) worked as a slave laborer for 4 1/2 years in Germany, Poland, Hungary and Austria building roads, digging in mines and working at factories. The Germans’ idea was to work every ounce out of the Jews and once they served their purpose, they would kill them as brutally as they possibly could.”

Michael was given leave once a year to go back and visit his family.

“The last time he saw his family was in December 1943, and whatever part of the shoe factory they were in, our dad gathered the family together and said, ‘Look, the war’s going to be over soon and they’re (the Germans) going to lose. And when they do, all of us remember to assemble back to our family home that was taken away from us and we’ll figure out the next steps.’”

That never happened.

Out of the 15,000 Jews that started work at the shoe factory, there were less than 11,000 left by March 15, 1944.

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A group of trains was sent to the town square of Munkács, and all of the Jews that were left in the ghetto were lined up and led onto the trains.

“They were all shipped north, and our dad was not on that train,” Engle said. “Besides one younger brother, all 42 members of our dad’s family were on these trains that went to Auschwitz, and it took them almost 30 days to get there.”

They were lined up and told to bring their belongings (one suitcase per person). Then they were sent to take a shower. Each group was told to take their clothes off and hang them on a rack and after that, they would “take the next step.”

“Out of the 42 members of our dad’s family, only two members, two of our dad’s younger sisters, were selected to go to the left to go get their clothes,” Engle said. “It was April 15, 1944, when members of our dad’s family were murdered.”

At the time, Michael had no idea what had happened to his family. In 1945, Michael was sent to a concentration camp in Austria called Mauthausen. After he was liberated, he remembered what his father had told him, so he took a train back to Munkács to reunite with his family.

Engle said someone on the train asked his dad if he was a Jew, and he said, “yes.” Then they asked him why he would remain a Jew after everything that had happened to his people. After a long hesitation, Michael said, “After all of this, do you think I’m going to give it up now?”

Michael arrived back in Munkács on June 5, 1945. “He went to the family home, which had been ransacked, and he waited there for 30 days and nobody shows up, ” Engle said.

Meanwhile, Engle’s mother, Cecilia, was liberated on April 15, 1945, and was sent to a hospital in Budapest. She was 22 years old.

“She weighed 58 pounds,” Engle said. “She was tattooed. Auschwitz was the only concentration or death camp run by the Germans where prisoners were tattooed, and her number was 84922. When she was taken to the hospital, our dad found her and stayed by her side for six months.”

The couple was sent to a former concentration camp and waited for approval to immigrate to the U.S. Engle’s mother had an aunt and uncle who lived in New York City. Those relatives agreed to sponsor them, which was the only way to get approval to immigrate.

“They were married in the camp, and had two children in September 1946,” Engle said. “They took a boat across the Atlantic. They arrived in New York on March 17, 1949 — St. Patrick’s Day. My dad got onto dry land and saw a bunch of people in a park having a wonderful time and almost every person was wearing a shamrock button. Our dad bought a shamrock button that day and wore it every St. Patrick’s Day until two days before his death on March 19, 2010.”

Engle said someone asked his dad why he wore that button, because St. Patrick’s Day isn’t a Jewish holiday. Michael had replied, “It was the best day of my life. It was the day I found my freedom.”

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Ken Engle shares the story of his parents who survived the Holocaust in recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Shoreview Community Center.

Shoreview photographer celebrates decade of exhibits

BY NOELLE OLSON SHOREVIEW PRESS EDITOR

Jim Radford has a passion for photography and is known for his exquisite nature photos.

His new exhibit, “Doorways to Europe,” features photos he took while traveling through Europe. They are on display and for sale at the Taste of Scandinavia located at 845 Village Center Drive in North Oaks until Feb. 28.

“This is the 10th year I’ve showcased my work at Taste,” the longtime Shoreview resident said. “People might know me for my nature photography, but this is something different. I selected eight prints for the exhibit on 20-inch-by-20inch acrylic that display the unique, virtual visualization of life inside. Imagine the life and times that build stories of people at these locations and the stories that these doorways hold.”

Radford reflected on something he had heard in a Celtic sermon about “thin places” — a veil between here and there.

The Shoreview resident described thin places as follows:

• Thin places, sacred places and happy places are all transformational experiences.

• Thin places provide us an opportunity to step away and be rejuvenated.

• Spending a little time in a thin place might be the best medicine for living a

calmer, more centered life.

While vacationing in Maui, Hawaii, Radford said he experienced time away in a thin place and had a moment of grace at Mount Haleakala.

“I was sitting there alone and wanted to capture the beauty of it by taking a picture,” Radford said. “I prayed and had a formative experience. It’s hard to explain, but I felt closer to God.”

Since retiring from marketing management at 3M, Radford has been published in a wide variety of publications. He has won awards for his graphic art and displays in public places,

including his online galleries at http://radfordpictures.com and pictorem.com/profile/ James.Radford.

Other prints displayed in the exhibit are photos he took in Minnesota that feature Snail Lake, National Parks, Lutsen and the Mississippi River.

“These doorways all have something in common to me,” Radford said. “They’re all in different places, but they have a message of a passageway to someplace that you want to be. It is a passageway that might be amusing, interesting, safe and comfortable.”

CONTRIBUTED

Jim Radford at the Taste of Scandinavia. Behind him is his 10th exhibit, “Doorways to Europe.”

PHOTOS BY JIM RADFORD

Three of the eight prints featured in Jim Radford’s exhibit, “Doorways to Europe” inspired by a trip to Europe and his love for photography.

OPINION

PPP, ERTC, who CARES?

It is over now, we think.

L ast week President Biden announced that federal pandemic programs will end in May.

I watched a comedy special by Jo Koy recently where he was recalling how we all acted during the spring of 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic occurred. Funny stuff from sneezing in masks to hoarding toilet paper.

T he passage of nearly three years has hopefully given us some perspective. In hindsight, it all looks fairly crazy now. Then? Not so much.

Federal and state governments looked at all sorts of financial aid during lockdowns to prevent businesses closing, bankruptcies and overall social unrest from occurring.

Publisher’s

Desk

Tom Stangl

T he Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) was signed into law at the end of March, 2020. The $2.2 trillion measure had provisions for individuals to receive stimulus payments, parents to receive extra funds for school age children, free lunches for school age children and many other benefits.

M any businesses qualified for the Payroll Protection Program (PPP), a forgivable loan program from the Small Business Administration designed to help businesses keep their employees during the pandemic. Over $800 billion was loaned and then forgiven.

A nother CARES program, the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC), is a refundable tax credit for qualifying employee wages. Businesses of five or more employees are able to qualify for up to $13,000 per year ($26,000 total) tax credit for 2020 and 2021 for full time employees.

ERTC was initially reserved for businesses that didn’t get PPP. However, the rules were changed and firms who previously got PPP can get ERTC. ERTC sunsets in June (maybe sooner with the recent announcement of an end to federal pandemic programs), so there is limited time for businesses that qualify to amend their tax returns and get their money.

I know many people have ethical, moral or political objections to government programs. On an intellectual level, I can understand and appreciate the objections. But pandemic relief that individuals and businesses qualify for and legally are entitled to receive for me is a different thing altogether.

T his newspaper qualified for PPP and ERTC. We have used the funds to keep people employed and the business going during some major disruptions brought on by the pandemic.

We have decided to partner with Easy Tax Credits, LLC, to help spread the work about ERTC. Easy Tax Credits, LLC is a family-owned business run by a newspaper family, the Richners, in New York. The CEO of our company has known the Richners for years and after hearing a presentation about Easy Tax Credits, LLC, we made the decision to work with the company. You have probably seen the ads in this paper and on the website for the company. We want every small business of five or more employees to get the CARES Act funding they are entitled to under the law.

W hether that means working with your payroll tax advisor or Easy Tax Credits, LLC, we hope businesses make sure they aren’t leaving money on the table. This paper does receive a commission on business referred to Easy Tax Credits, LLC. Please see the ad in the paper or visit the website.

T he COVID-19 pandemic was awful. We look forward to getting back to whatever is normal now.

Tom Stangl is publisher of Sentinel Publications, an affiliated company of Press Publications

Stop and taste the flowers

oil and place them face down on a closed gas grill. Cook at 450 degrees for about five minutes. Serve the heads in chunks and eat them like corn on the cob.

Gardener’s Grapevine

Paulette Greenberg

While many of us are familiar with the idea of creating an edible landscape using traditional food sources like currant bushes, apple trees and herbs, we might be missing out on some other culinary delights contained in our own backyards – flowers. When you are selecting pansies for your spring planter, consider buying extras to give a pop of color and taste to your spring salads, or candy them for a delicate dessert. Both the petals and sepals of pansies are edible and have a delicate, slightly grassy flavor. Here are some other good choices for both your landscape and your plate:

1. Sunflowers: While most people know you can eat the seeds, few realize that the whole flower head is edible. Harvest the heads when they begin to droop (before seeds are fully formed), remove the outer and inner petals, and wash thoroughly. To prepare, drizzle the sunflower heads with olive

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2. Nasturtiums: Do you like peppery greens like arugula? If so, you’ll love nasturtium, which is ready to harvest after arugula and other mustard-like greens have bolted in the heat of the summer. Both the petals and the flowers can be eaten, and the flowers come in many vibrant colors to match your landscape and your salad plate.

3. Borage: This Mediterranean herb is incredibly easy to grow from seed, and both the leaves and flowers are edible. Borage tastes like cucumber and is a gorgeous addition to salads and summer cocktails with its blue or white blooms. It is best to use young leaves as older ones are hairy and not as palpable. Borage is a pollinator magnet, so leave some flowers for the bees to enjoy, too!

4. Roses: These workhorses of the flower garden are excellent additions to your afternoon tea party. Rose hips are used in preserves and teas. Rose petals are making a comeback in baking and cocktail applications via rose water, which will add sweetness and a taste undertone ranging from spicy to fruity depending on the variety. For best taste, select an heir-

loom rose variety since newer hybrids are bred primarily for looks.

There are several precautions to take when using a flower for food. The most important is to be certain you have properly identified the flower. There are many resources available online and in print to guide you. Next, avoid consuming plants from florists or from areas sprayed with pesticides or other chemicals. Finally, thoroughly wash all flowers or produce before serving – an insect may be trapped in that borage bloom.

For gardeners with small or non-existent yards, it is not necessary to sacrifice blooms for food or vice versa. With a little research, you can make your environment both beautiful and edible.

The University of Minnesota Extension has more information about edible flowers: https://extension.umn.edu/ flowers/edible-flowers

Mark your calendar for the Anoka County Master Gardeners' Home Landscaping and Garden Fair on April 1 and Plant Sale on May 16 and 17. Visit anokamastergardeners. org for details.

Paulette Greenberg is an Extension Master Gardener

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dangers of sledding

Sledding hill snow jumps are dangerous! One Saturday afternoon, I went sledding with a friend at the sledding hill at the Vadnais-Snail Lake Regional Park in Shoreview, a thrilling hill best for older kids. This 60-year-old kid took a few runs, managing to avoid the 3- to 4-foot snow jumps others had created. It was tiring trudging back up the hill, but I shouted to my friend, “Let’s take one last run!” I regret taking that last run. As I plummeted down the hill, I saw, much too late, that I was headed straight for a snow jump which, because it was an overcast day with no shadows, was difficult to distinguish from the surround-

ing snow. In the next moment after that, I was airborne, bracing for impact. I landed hard, and may have heard an internal crunch as pain shot through my body. My glasses flew off and the sled rocketed away. I lay flat on my back on the snow, wondering if I had broken my back or was paralyzed. Fortunately, after a few minutes, I was able to move and slowly climb back up the hill to my car.

I thought, “Wow. I’m going to be sore a few days.” But getting out of bed in the mornings was so excruciatingly painful, that three days later, on Tuesday, I went to urgent care, got an X-ray, then was sent for a CT scan, and told to check into the ER, where I was admitted as

• The Mounds View School Board is planning ahead. It approved the 2024-25 school year calendar. Superintendent Chris Lennox said teachers requested there be as many five-day weeks during the school year as possible. Spring break will be one week later. Also, the calendar reflects non-school days for the following observances:

- Oct. 3-4: Rosh Hashanah

- Oct. 14: Indigenous Peoples’ Day

- Dec. 25: Christmas/Hanukkah

- March 31: Eid – public holiday in India

To view the 2024-25 calendar go to https://bit.ly/3Yb8iad.

• Six teachers in the Mounds View School District are candidates for the 2023 Minnesota Teacher of the Year award. They are as follows:

- Jacob Hairrell and Mackenzie Keimig from Mounds View High School.

- Kathryn O’Brien from the Bridges Program.

- Rich Rosivach and Diane Waite from Irondale High School.

- Brittany Wenzel from Pike Lake Kindergarten Center.

Lennox noted that the award is the oldest and most prestigious award that honors excellence in the state of Minnesota.

• Darin Johnson, executive director of school management, said the district is focusing on health, safety and security plans. The four phases of emergency management are as follows:

- Mitigation: District created a security subgroup for operation, human resources and technology.

- Preparedness: Each year, schools in Minnesota

a TRAUMA patient with a burst fracture of the T12 vertebra.

I was in the hospital until Thursday, after an MRI revealed that the fracture was stable and that I didn’t need surgery. I just needed to wear an ugly, uncomfortable torso brace for three months.

I was seriously hurt, but should recover. The next person might not be so lucky.

I urge you to talk with your older kids about being careful and responsible with building and using snow jumps. I think it would be responsible to destroy them after using them. Or, better yet, don’t build them at all.

Diane Windingland Shoreview

are required to have five fire drills, five lockdown drills and one tornado drill, which will be Thursday, April 20, this spring. When 911 calls come in from one of the schools, the District Center will be notified immediately.

- Response: The district is working with Ramsey County and Northeast Metro 916 with the “I Love U Guys” Foundation around a standard response protocol.

- Recovery: An evacuation plan in case of an event. Johnson said actions after an event will deal with trauma support and the mental health of students.

• Highview Middle School’s eighth grade band and Mounds View High School’s concert band will perform at the Minnesota Music Educators Convention this week. “Each year schools from across the state audition to perform at the conference, and only a select few are chosen,” Lennox said. “I want to congratulate all of the students who will be involved as well as our directors Phill Erickson, Eric Johnson and Bill Sucha.”

• Treasurer Shauna Bock read the list of gifts the district received this period. There were nine gifts for school programs totaling $2,202.74 and 17 gifts received for the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf totaling $42,016.

The next Mounds View School Board meeting is at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, at the District Center, 4570 Victoria St. N. in Shoreview.

January 2023 Carrier of the Month

Congratulations to Alex Jonel!

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Building a Better Community through Charitable Giving

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Thank You Youth Advisory Board

Building a Better Community through Charitable Giving

Member Allison Yu!

Make a tax-free gift to the Shoreview Community Foundation from an IRA in 2019

Individuals who are age 70 or older can make gifts of up to $100,000 directly from their IRA to one or more qualified charities, without paying federal income tax of the withdrawal. This option provides tax savings to donors even if they do not itemize deductions.

Details:

By connecting the generosity of people with the evolving needs of Shoreview, the Shoreview Community Foundation enriches our quality of life. The Foundation provides grants according to predetermined guidelines to non-profit organizations or units of governmental from its permanent endowment fund.

• Donors must be age 701/2 or older at the time the gift is made.

• The funds must be transferred directly to a qualified public charity. It is important not to withdraw the funds before making

By connecting the generosity of people with the evolving needs of Shoreview, the Shoreview Community Foundation enriches our quality of life. The Foundation provides grants according to predetermined guidelines to non-profit organizations or units of governmental from its permanent endowment fund.

There are many options for making undesignated or designated, tax deductible gifts or bequests by will or trust.

• Gifts cannot be used to fund a gift annuity or charitable remainder trust.

• Each donor may give up to $100,000 per year.

There are many options for making undesignated or designated, tax deductible gifts or bequests by will or trust.

• Gifts can be used to satisfy the donor’s required minimum distribution.

• Donors can exclude the distribution from income on their federal tax returns. If they do, they will not receive a charitable income tax reduction.

Allison Yu is a new addition to the Shoreview Foundation as a youth advisory board member. She is a junior at Mounds View High School and has lived in Shoreview her entire life. Allison is also a member of Shoreview Human Rights Commission and National Honor Society. She plays soccer and ultimate frisbee in her free time.

The mission of the Shoreview Community Foundation is to maintain, enhance, and enrich the quality of life in Shoreview by connecting the generosity of people who appreciate Shoreview with the evolving needs of the community.

• To qualify for tax-free treatment, donors cannot receive goods or services, or a personal benefit (such as tickets for events) in return for the IRA charitable distribution.

Contact the Shoreview Community Foundation at: www.shoreviewcommunityfoundation.org

For further information contact: www.shoreviewcomunityfoundation.org Facebook.com/theshoreviewcommunityfoundation

The Shoreview Community Foundation does not give tax or legal advice. We recommend that donors consult their own professional tax advisor before making a gift.

Noelle Olson

COPS&COURTS

RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS

The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office reported the selected incidents in Shoreview:

• A homeowner in the 3500 block of Rustic Place will be working to remedy his dog’s ability to scale a fence, following a Jan. 12 reported incident in which the dog jumped over the yard fence to harass the complainant’s dog.

• A Shoreview man, 42, was arrested at 10:14 p.m. Jan. 12 in the 4000 block of Wilshire Circle for gross misdemeanor domestic assault and for making terroristic threats against Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office deputies after they responded to a domestic. Deputies deployed their taser to subdue the subject, and one member of the altercation was transported to Regions Hospital. The case has been submitted to the city attorney for consideration of charges.

• A Shoreview man, 27, was arrested for narcotics possession Jan. 12 in the 4000 block of Chatsworth Street N. after deputies were called to the scene of a yelling male, accompanied by the sounds of threatening and slamming noises. While checking for potential victims, deputies observed a package containing controlled substances and large amounts of cash. The case is under investigation.

• While following up on a previous case, deputies discovered an unreported stolen and recovered license plate Jan. 14 in the 1000 block of Red Fox Road. Its registered owner had not reported finding the plates after having reported them as stolen.

• Deputies discovered Jan. 14 that a Brooklyn Park man, 23, was wanted after they responded to a call that he was unwanted in the 4700 block of Hodgson Road. While answering a disorderly conduct report about the male who wouldn’t leave, deputies found out he had an active Hennepin County arrest warrant out on him.

• A Shoreview woman, 38, was arrested for DWI Jan. 14 at the intersection of Tanglewood Drive and Monterey Drive after deputies were called out to the scene of a vehicle stuck in the snowbank. When they conducted a welfare check of the female occupant, who was acting strangely, they observed signs of intoxication. When she performed poorly on the standard field sobriety tests and registered a blood alcohol

content of 0.26 on the DataMaster test, she was taken into custody for third-degree DWI and booked at the law enforcement center.

• An order of protection (OFP) violation was reported Jan. 15 in the 4100 block of Lexington Avenue N. and forwarded to the city attorney for consideration of charges.

• A Shoreview woman, 23, was arrested Jan. 17 in the 1000 block of Mercury Drive after she was reported for striking two women with a frying pan. She also received a citation for misdemeanor assault.

• Another OFP violation was reported Jan. 17 in the 5800 block of Oxford Street N. and forwarded to the city attorney for review of possible charges.

• A Minneapolis man, 44, was suspected of violating an OFP Jan. 18 in the 3900 block of Gramsie Court, after he was reported for trying to contact the victim via social media and by phone. A Keep Our Police Safe (KOPS) alert has been issued for his arrest, and the case is under investigation.

• The Gramsie Corner Mart in the 3900 block of Rice Street reported the theft of a plastic case containing $693 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets Jan. 18, after the thief distracted the clerk, stole the case off the counter and fled the store. Deputies described the investigation as an “open case.”

• A Shoreview woman reported being bitten by a white German shepherd Jan. 19 while walking along N. Owasso Blvd. near West Owasso Blvd.

• Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched out to the scene of an abandoned 2005 blue Dodge Neon that blocked a part of westbound I-694 at Victoria Street at 6:52 p.m. Jan. 19 and created a dangerous situation. The vehicle was towed by Twin Cities Towing.

• A Little Canada man, 43, was arrested at 1:29 a.m. Jan. 20 in the area of Highway 96 and Lexington Avenue N. for felonious violation of a domestic abuse no-contact order (DANCO) after the vehicle he was riding in was pulled over for failure to stay within a single lane and for expired license plate tabs. During the routine identity investigation conducted during traffic stops, it was revealed that the passenger was

violating the DANCO the driver had taken out on him. He has been charged with violating the DANCO within 10 years of the first of two more convictions, which augments the charge to a felony. While at jail, the suspect tried to use a third party to contact the victim and also tried to phone her without success.

• A Saturn Aura was reported stolen Jan. 21 from a parking lot in the 1600 block of County Road J after it had been left in the lot over a 24-hour period while locked with no valuables visible inside. The keys had remained with the owner the whole time. The vehicle’s identifying information has been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database.

• A catalytic converter was reported stolen from a Hyundai Tucson while it was parked in an apartment lot in the 100 block of Grass Lake Place from Jan. 20 to Jan. 22. No suspect information is available.

• A juvenile was reported trespassed Jan. 22 from the Shoreview Community Center in the 4600 block of Victoria Street N. for disorderly conduct, following a report of juveniles sneaking into the basketball court.

• A resident in the 3900 block of Gramsie Court on Jan. 23 reported that some of her mail containing financial and identification information had gone missing. It was unknown at the time of the police report whether any information or financial accounts had been compromised.

• A New Brighton woman reported criminal damage to property Jan. 23 after she parked her vehicle in the Snail Lake Park parking lot in the 4100 block of Snail Lake Blvd. While she was skiing in the park, the front passenger window was broken out and an empty fanny pack stolen from the front seat.

• A patron of Trader Joe’s in the 1000 block of Red Fox Road reported her credit cards, driver’s license and Social Security card stolen from her unattended purse while she was shopping at the store Jan. 23. The credit cards were used immediately at the Target store next door, online and in Woodbury. Authorities have obtained photos of the suspect at the Target self-checkout.

Loretta Harding

CITY COUNCIL: Appoints Shelly Myrland as new member to fill vacant council seat

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Club fundraisers and initiatives, community banker impact weeks and others,” Myrland wrote in her application. “With my background in finance and my service on the EDA and EDC, I feel I have unique expertise that can raise good questions and help make informed decisions for our city.”

Myrland is serving her second term on the Shoreview Economic Development Authority (EDA). Shealso served two terms on the Economic Development Commission (EDC).

“Serving on the EDA and EDC for the past 8 years has given me an understanding of how the approval processes work, the importance of each layer of decision making and how valuable outside consultants are,” she wrote. “I have a great respect and appreciation of the expertise of the city staff and value their reporting, recommendations and research.”

With a background in finance and service on the EDA and EDC, Myrland wrote that she has the expertise that can raise good questions and help make informed decisions for Shoreview.

“Currently we have a very stable

city council that is objective and takes long term goals and objectives seriously,” Myrland wrote. “I would like to serve to keep the momentum going and continue to govern and grow Shoreview at a pace that makes sense for the residents, the school district and infrastructure of the city.”

Council Member Emy Johnson said, “It’s always an honor to add another member to the dais as we think about this important role that we play in our community.”

Myrland will take the oath of office at the next City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at City Hall.

In other council action:

• Lee Helgen and Barb Yarusso were appointed to the Planning Commission. Their terms will go through Jan. 31, 2026.

• Tressa Hunting was appointed to the Human Rights Commission; her term runs through Jan. 31, 2025.

• Council Member Cory Springhorn said the Shoreview Historical Society and the Shoreview-Einhausen

Sister City Association are having

membership drives. For more information, residents can go to https://shoreviewhistoricalsociety. org/ and https://www.sesca.org/.

• The date has been set for the Taste of Shoreview from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at the Shoreview Community Center. The Taste of Shoreview is a fundraiser for this summer’s Slice of Shoreview, to be held July 21-23.

• Residents are encouraged to apply for the Citizen’s Leadership Academy. Johnson said it’s a great opportunity to learn about the community and how the city functions. Applications are being accepted until Tuesday, March 14, and are located on the city website at http://bit.ly/3DTzJxc.

Noelle Olson is Editor of the Shoreview Press. She can be reached at 651-407-1229 or shoreviewnews@presspubs.com.

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Shelly Myrland will be sworn in as Shoreview’s newest council member at the City Council meeting onTuesday, Feb. 21.

If every person takes one small step toward being more conscientious of the environment, the collective effort will change the planet.

Upcoming events:

Forest friend clay tiles

1:30-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18

Create a clay relief tile while bringing a forest creature to life. We will construct a clay tile, then carve a forest scene with a wild friend. Come with a favorite woodland animal in mind and ready to fire up your imagination!

This class is for ages 8 and older.

Virtual talk with Jim Rock

7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21

Join WBCA for a talk with Jim Rock, live on Zoom. Rock is a citizen of the Dakota nation and Director of Indigenous Programming for the Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium at the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he also teaches ethnoastronomy and archaeoastronomy. Rock is an activist, consultant and author on archaeoastronomy and ethnoastronomy and for sacred sites restoration issues for Wakan Tipi Cave and Interpretive Center at the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary in St. Paul. As co-author of a Dakota/Lakota Star Map Constellation Guide (2012), his goal is to “indigenize and digitize the skies.” Rock was the principal investigator and designed the first Native American experiment aboard NASA’s last space shuttle STS-135 Atlantis in 2011. Since 2015, he has presented Indigenous star knowledge in a touring, 30-foot portable GeoDome planetarium in several languages to many thousands annually.

Welding a garden sculpture

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 4

Interested in learning how to weld, or want to become a more experienced welder? This class with Greg Kraft will teach you how to weld metal around a stone using a TIG welder. Attach a steel rod to the stone by welding and place it in your garden. No experience is required.

For the love of clay: A conversation with Nancy Saathoff

Nancy Saathoff has been involved with White Bear Center for the Arts since the 1970s, back when the organization was still the White Bear Arts Council. As an art teacher at Mahtomedi High School, Nancy was drawn to WBCA as a place where she could learn from fellow teachers and grow as an artist.

“Everybody who’s in art education needs professional support,” she said.

As a teacher she was able to give, “but at the art center, I could take.”

During the early days of WBCA, Nancy not only took classes but also organized concerts and events. At WBCA, she took classes taught by pillars of the arts community like Frank Zeller and Polly Shank.

“These people were my mentors, even though it was in a quiet way. Just to watch their performances and their successes and their enthusiasm — I think you need that as an artist.”

Through her work at

Mahtomedi High School, she befriended renowned potter Warren MacKenzie who instilled in her a lifelong love of clay. She took her high school classes out to his pottery studio, and Warren would come to her classes to teach lessons on clay.

While Nancy taught all mediums in her art classes, she held a special fondness for pottery.

“If you ever walk into a pottery class there are a lot of smiles,” Nancy said. “We’re so far removed from the earth, but with clay, you feel grounded. There’s something in clay that just makes people

happy.”

Nancy wants to ensure that all students at WBCA have the grounding, enriching experience of working with clay. It’s important for her to see clay classes open and welcoming to everyone.

“I’m a strong believer in diversity,” Nancy said. “When I come into a clay class, I see young mothers, I see former students, I see retired people. White Bear Lake can offer diversity, and I think WBCA’s clay program is one place people feel really comfortable.”

“I hope WBCA stays as strong as it is,” Nancy added. “Sometimes you don’t need progress to be successful. You need to have strong roots.”

Nancy has been able to follow White Bear Center for the Arts throughout its more than 50 years of life. She’s witnessed moves, expansions, new faces and new programs. But at the heart of it all, “It’s the people who make WBCA what it is.”

WBCA offers wheelchair-accessible clay wheel

In an effort to remove barriers to working with clay, WBCA now offers a wheelchair-accessible clay wheel.

clay wheel.

Learn how to use a TIG welder at a welding class with Greg Kraft at the White Bear Center for the Arts on March 4.

You can learn more and register for these classes at whitebeararts.orgthe band.

“It opens up the opportunity for people who think they can’t do clay, to be a part of this community,” clay instructor Alex Chinn said.

The art center also offers modifications like a standing wheel and tilted stools, that can help people who have back pain from working at the

“It’s important to us to remove any barriers that students are facing so they can thrive in our clay studio,” Program Manager Abigail Penders said.

Interested in learning about clay? WBCA offers Introduction to clay classes, as well as monthly classes and workshops. Find more information at whitebeararts.org/clay

WBCA art teacher Nancy Saathoff smiles for the camera alongside former WBCA Executive Director Suzi Hudson.

A clay tile creation and carving class is set for ages 8 and older.

A new offering at the White Bear Center for the Arts is a clay wheel that’s wheelchair accessible.

Presidents' Day Trivia

Celebrated each year on the third Monday in February, Presidents' Day honors all U.S. presidents. The origins of the holiday lie in the 1880s, when George Washington's birthday, Feb. 22, was celebrated as a federal holiday. In 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill, which moved several federal holidays to Mondays in order to give workers a number of long weekends throughout the year. During the debate on the bill, it was proposed that Washington's birthday be renamed Presidents’ Day to likewise honor Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is Feb. 12.

To test your knowledge of America's 46 presidents, check out the quiz below:

1. Which president was a classically trained pianist and played four other instruments?

2. How many presidents never went to college?

3. Who was the first president to travel by railroad?

4. Who was the oldest president to be inaugurated?

5. Which president hated his painted portrait so much that he eventually burned it?

6. Which president was the first to ride in a car to his inauguration?

7. Which president was the first to hold a televised news conference?

8. Which president signed legislation creating Medicare?

9. Which president was a famous movie star?

10. Which president was the first to fly in an airplane?

1. Richard Nixon.

2. Nine.

3. Andrew Jackson.

4. Joe Biden. He was 78.

5. Theodore Roosevelt. 6. Warren G. Harding. 7. Dwight Eisenhower. 8. Lyndon Johnson. 9. Ronald Reagan. 10. Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Mustangs have 6 entrants in state Nordic meet

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Mustang wrestlers (29-0) to host section on Friday

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The Mounds View wrestlers head into the Section 4AAA tournament — which they will host on Friday evening — as the undefeated, No. 1 seed after finishing the regular season 29-0 and ranked No. 6 in the state.

“We are excited about team sections. The team has been working hard and ready for this opportunity,” said coach Daniel Engebretson.

The Mustangs seek the program’s first state trip since 2007 and hope to break the six-year dynasty of Stillwater. They beat Stillwater 34-17 in a conference match.

The quarterfinal pairings at 5:30 p.m. are Mounds View vs. No. 8 Tartan, and No. 4 Centennial vs. No. 5 Irondale/Spring Lake Park/ St. Anthony Village in one bracket, along with No. 2 Stillwater vs. No. 7 North St. Paul and No. 3 White Bear Lake vs. No. 5 Roseville in the other bracket. Semifinals and finals will follow.

Mounds View will have six athletes in the state Nordic Ski meet after they qualified Thursday in the Section 4 meet at Battle Creek Regional Park.

Linnea Ousdigian and Claire Sabby advanced to state in individual pursuit. Ousdigian, an eighth-grader, placed fourth in a total time of 32:45 (16:58 classic, 15:47 skate) while Sabby, a junior, placed ninth in 34:26 (17:46 classic, 16:40 skate), among 44 entrants.

Mustang junior Levi Hammerbeck and sophomore Owen Kalmes won the tandem sprint relay in 12:28, which was 16 seconds ahead of the runner-up team from Forest Lake.

Mustang senior Brynn Mills and sophomore Margot Derosier placed third in the tandem sprint relay to qualify for state in a time of 14:38.

SPORTS BRIEFS

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Mounds View had a three-game win streak before falling to Park 60-56 on Friday. Bryleigh Dana led Park (9-12) with 23 points. Yazzy Abed sank 23 points and Bria Stenstrom 11 for the Mustangs. The Mustangs won 72-58 over Forest Lake (7-15) on Feb. 3 with Abed notched 24 points and Jess Eischens 14. The next night, the Mustangs edged St. Cloud 67-63 (scoring data not available). Jayna Benson tallied 28 for St. Cloud (8-13). Last Monday, the Mustangs won 63-47 at Osseo (6-12) behind Abed with 21 points. Stenstrom 15, Julia Peterson 14 and Eischens 10.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Mounds View is 12-7 overall and 6-6 in conference after going 2-2 in the last two weeks. The Mustangs beat Forest Lake (7-13) by 61-54 with Colby Deluce hitting 24 points and Brennan Sauvageau 14. They lost to Stewartville (16-4) 62-50 with Joey Fretheim sinking 17 points and Deluce 14 while Henry Tschetter led the Tigers with 28. Last week, the Mustangs split backto-back games against Park — winning 59-56 at home Wednesday led by Deluce with 22 and Fretheim with 13, then losing to the Wolfpack 61-58 there Friday with Deluce netting 18 points and Jacob Becher. OT Omot led Park (6-11) with 20 points.

The state meet will be held Thursday and Friday, Feb. 15-16, at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.

The Mustang girls placed third among 10 teams and the boys fifth among 11 teams.

In the girls individual pursuit, the Mustangs also had Bria Mills in 14th place (36:20), Alana Schmitzer 20th (37:51), and Maya Survey 28th (40:44) among 44 entrants.

In the boys individual pursuit, Miles Smith placed 23rd (33:23), Will Kelley 25th (33:56), August Arnold 26th (34:16), Ian Gamson 29th (34:55), and Ethan Zhou 36th (36:22) among 54 entrants. Stillwater captured both team championships. Individual champions were Eddie Snider of Mounds Park Academy in 27:30 and Lily Ward of Stillwater in 31:47.

BOYS HOCKEY

Mounds View has won three of its last four games, giving the Mustangs a 10-11-1 record, 5-3-1 in conference, with three games left in the regular season. The Mustangs beat Hastings (12-9-1) by 4-2 on Feb. 2 with Jonny Conlin scoring twice and Sam Schulte and Aiden Bale one each. Last week, Centennial (13-9-1) blanked the Mustangs 4-0 on Tuesday. The Mustangs rolled 7-0 over Irondale (6-14-2) on Thursday with Jack Loucks, Andrew Hermes, Layne Bennett, Schulte, Mitch Olson, Landon Mazocco, and Conlin netting one goal each. Aidan Petrich made 22 saves in the shutout. They topped Apple Valley/Burnsville 3-1 on Saturday on goals by Loucks (two) and Conlin with Petrich making 35 saves. Conlin leads the team with 49 points (20 goals, 29 assists), followed by Schulte with 36 (13 goals, 23 assists).

GIRLS HOCKEY

Mounds View/Irondale’s season ended with a loss to Centennial/Spring Lake Park, 8-0, in the first round of sectionals on Saturday. The Mustangs were 6-18-2 overall and 3-12 in conference. Top goal scorers were Lauren Ballinger and Sarah Johnson with nine each and Kyra Chervany and Ellie Fagerle with six each.

The Mustangs cruised in their last five regular-season matches last week, over St. Thomas Academy 57-14, Robbinsdale Armstrong 69-3, Eastview 63-11, Minnetonka 79-0 and Elk River 61-9.

LOOKING AHEAD

Nordic Ski Team

Thursday and Friday, Feb. 15-16 — State meet at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.

Boys Basketball

Tuesday, Feb. 14 — Stillwater

Thursday, Feb. 16 — Roseville

Wednesday, Feb. 22 — at East Ridge

Friday, Feb. 24 — Cretin-Derham Hall

Boys Hockey

Tuesday, Feb. 14 — at Blaine

Thursday, Feb. 16 — Shakopee

Saturday, Feb. 18 — at Champlin Park

Wrestling

Friday, Feb. 17 — Team sections 4AAA, home

Girls Basketball

Tuesday, Feb. 14 — at Stillwater

Thursday, Feb. 16 — Roseville

Wednesday, Feb. 22 — East Ridge

Friday, Feb. 24 — at Cretin-Derham Hall

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Linnea Ousdigian

Mounds View Nordic Skiing

Linnea Ousdigian, Mounds View eighth-grader, will cap a stellar season in Nordic Ski by competing in the state meet on Thursday and Friday at Giants Ridge. Ousdigian placed fourth in the Section 4 meet Thursday to qualify for state. She previously placed fourth in the Suburban East Conference meet. Last fall, Ousdigian made all-state in cross country, placing 10th at the state meet.

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Linnea Ousdigian placed 4th at the section meet.

Claire Sabby placed 9th at the section meet.

Levi Hammerbeck and Owen Kalmes won the boys tandem sprint.

PSYCHOLOGIST: Offers advice to parents on how to effectively launch young adults

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children. The latter includes millennials — born between 1980 and 2000 — and the next generation of soonto-be young adults — born after 2000.

Stoltzfus said a good place to start is for parents to ask themselves three questions as follows:

• Am I acting in love and not in fear, anxiety, worry, resentment or frustration?

• Am I acting in line with my values and principles?

• Am I acting or deciding in a way that will support this younger adult’s greater independence and self-sufficiency, or will my action or decision cause the young adult to become more independent?

Stoltzfus has two master’s degrees and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1980.

“While I was getting my degree, I was running a drug and alcohol program for adolescents, and some of my books relate to research I did at that time for

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a healthy separation from parents,” he said. “Then I worked at Wilder Child Guidance Clinic for a number of years.”

He worked at 3M in human resources for 26 years, but continued his private practice. His interest in young adults came about when he started to see more parents coming in with young adult issues.

“Part of the challenge for parents is trying to adjust to their own experiences as young adults, which doesn’t quite match as well with young adults of today,” he said.

Stoltzfus has developed resources in what he calls the parenting practices book series.

• Book one: “Can You Speak Millennial “ese”? How to Understand and Communicate with Your Young Adult.”

• Book two: “Love and Letting Go: Loving Our Children into Adulthood”

• Book three: “Apology: The Gift We

Give Our Young Adults”

• Book four: “Forgiveness: The Gift We Share with Our Young Adults and Ourselves”

• Book five: “Parenting Our Young Adults with Love and Backbone: The Practice of Supportive Integrity”

“They are practice books under 100 pages, and they refer to the six practices that I think parents need to strengthen to successfully launch their young adults,” Stoltzfus said. “What I’m working on now is an updated and integration of those and my experience within the last 10 years working with parents of young adults.”

Stoltzfus said his sixth book will include information from his first five books all in one place. The working title is “The Launch Code: Loving and Letting Go of Our Adult Children” and is scheduled to release sometime in 2023.

Below is an excerpt from the preface in his upcoming book.

“The origin of this book started with my experience as a young adult. I struggled to launch from a home

The following students from Shoreview were named to the Dean’s List or received academic honors at a college or university for the 2022 fall semester:

that included a father whose love I doubted. As a young man in school, I became interested in how my experience may be reflected in that of other young adults and their parents. So, not heeding my Ph.D. adviser’s advice, I pursued a topic that spoke to my struggles with my father in my adolescent years. For my final graduate school project, I chose to define and measure healthy emotional separation from parents.”

Books one through five are available for purchase in bookstores and on Amazon.

Stoltzfus’s office is located at 521 Tanglewood Drive in Shoreview. He is currently seeing people virtually.

“Mostly, I’m coaching and working with parents on how to blend together nurturance and firmness,” he said. “I call that love and backbone. I think this kind of blend is the most challenging for some parents.”

For more information, go to https:// parentslettinggo.com/ or call his office at 651-486-0122. 4779

Minnesota State University, Mankato: David Cathcart, Sydney Corbin, Livia Corliss, Stephen Gillan, Brady Leiser, and Ellen Wagner

Saint Mary’s University: Isabelle Vanneste

WINTERFEST

When: 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. Where: St. Pius X, 3878 Highland Ave. in White Bear Lake. Details: Community event featuring chicken dinner and other food options, bingo, games, cake walk, derby races, raffles and more. Contact: churchofstpiusx.org/winterfest.

EQC SPEAKER SERIES - WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR RECYCLING?

When: 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15.

Where: City Council Chambers, 4600 Victoria St. N. in Shoreview.

Details: Presented by Eureka Recycling . Recent news stories have reported on the amount of plastic that is recycled and changes in the global recycling market. Find out how this is connected to the materials that go in our recycling carts each week. What happens to it once it’s collected?

Contact: 651-490-4665.

‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE’

When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19.

Where: St. Odilia Catholic Community Church, 3495 Victoria Street North in Shoreview.

Details: Ticket information: In the courtyard after Mass on Saturdays and Sundays, at the door before each performance or by calling 651-415-3367.

Contact: stodilia.org.

WATER STREET INN’S WINTER RIVER-SIDE ICE

SKATING RINK

When: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily through February.

Where: Water Street Inn, 101 Water St. S.

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Details: Free skating for all ages in downtown Stillwater. Bring your own skates. Schedule subject to change.

Contact: 651-439-6000 or discoverstillwater.com.

SPACE ODYSSEY WEDNESDAYS

When:4 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, through Feb. 22. Where: RCL-Shoreview, 4560 Victoria St. N. in Shoreview.

Details: Join us to talk about all things space related, from the history of astronomy to extraterrestrial life. Activities include watching videos, creating crafts, reading related books and graphic novels.

MAKERTEEN

When: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays.

Where: RCL-Shoreview, 4560 Victoria St. N. in Shoreview.

Details: MakerTeen is all about being creative, making new things, using high and low-tech tools to change your world. Join us for weekly hangouts where we will chat, make together and share creations.

POLLINATORS IN PARADISE: BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS OF THE AMERICAN TROPICS

When: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16.

Where: Zoom webinar.

Details: Mahtomedi Garden Club hosts Carrol Henderson, who will show images of butterflies while discussing their amazing ecological qualities from his collection during 60 wildlife tours to Latin America.

Contact: mahtomedigardenclub.org.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CHORAL RECITAL

When: 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16.

Where: White Bear Lake United Methodist Church 1851 Birch St.

Details: Public is welcome to attend a free concert with acclaimed tenor Johnnie Felder and the chancel choir of WBLUMC to celebrate Black History Month.

Contact: 651-429-9026 or wblumc.org.

COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER

When: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17.

Where: Mahtomedi District Education Center, room 109, 1520 Mahtomedi Ave.

Details: Opportunity for parents to bring a baby 0-12 months to a free shower with activities, refreshments, gifts, and information. RSVP.

Contact: mahtomedi.ce.eleyo.com.

HORSESHOES ON ICE

When: 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18.

Where: White Bear Lake VFW, 4496 Lake Ave. S.

Details: Double-elimination tournament. Sign up 9:3011:30 a.m.

Contact: 651-426-4944.

PARENT-CHILD SNOWSHOE TREK

When: 10 to 11:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20.

Where: Tamarack Nature Center, White Bear Township.

Details: Go off trail with a naturalist, follow animal tracks, and discover hidden homes beneath the snow. Registration required.

Contact: ramseycounty.us.

WINTERFEST

When: Feb. 13-20.

Where: Stillwater.

Details: Annual community-wide celebration of all things winter. Events include specials at restaurants and shops, live music, Parka Pub Crawl, bags tournament, indoor winter market, raffle, purse Bingo, drag brunch, ‘Stillwater’s Got Talent” talent show, and fireworks. See event schedule online.

Contact: StillwaterU.com.

BUILDING RAMSEY COUNTY’S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

When: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St.

Details: Ramsey County Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt will share her perspectives on the County’s Climate Action Plan.

Contact: bit.ly/NEMCA0221.

VIRTUAL TALK WITH JIM ROCK

When: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21

Where: Zoom.

Details: James Rock is a citizen of the Dakota nation and Director of Indigenous Programming for the Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium at the University of Minnesota Duluth, and presents Indigenous star knowledge in several languages to thousands annually. Free with registration.

Contact: whitebeararts.org.

COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22

Where: Vadnais Heights Commons, 655 County Rd. F East

Details: Make and appointment to donate by calling 800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org.

Contact: whitebeararts.org.

RAPTOR LOVE: A look inside the nest of two Minnesoat bald eagles

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BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER QUAD INTERIM EDITOR

ST. PAUL—Hearts, flowers and chocolates are staples of Valentine’s Day for humans, but for the bald eagles on the DNR’s EagleCam, expressions of love consist of shapely twigs and morsels of fresh fish.

February is the month when eagle parents are getting ready to produce the next generation of high-flying predators. Their teamwork as they protect the nest from predators, incubate eggs and hunt for food in the icy winter conditions are true #couplegoals.

“They tend to stay together; you could say until death do us part or until a better mate comes in,” said Lori Naumann, spokesperson for the DNR Nongame Wildlife Program, which manages the nest camera and livestream. “They have a stronger fidelity to the territory than they do to their partner. If they feel this is a great territory, with a great food source year round, they will defend their territory and it is a coveted site.”

Millions of people from Minnesota and beyond enjoy an up-close view of these behaviors in real time through the DNR EagleCam livestream. The EagleCam first started in 2013, and is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year.

Watching the feed, one might catch the female moving sticks around, prepping the nest for eggs that will come along sometime in mid-February. Eagle nests are massive structures, built high out of reach of ground predators and added to year after year. The male and female know just how to divide

their roles, the female incubating eggs at night while the male sits close by defending the territory.

“He’s paying attention to what’s going on in the whole area while watching over her as well,” Naumann explained. “He will jump down and they both will weave the sticks together which strengthens the pair bond, shows them the other one is a good partner, they know how to be an eagle, and they are trusted to provide food and protect the nest.”

As scientists, the DNR has to be careful not to anthropomorphize, even though fans of the eagles love to do so anyway. Members of the Friends of the Minnesota Nongame EagleCam Facebook page call the current pair Nancy and Beau.

“They are rabid followers, and they are very passionate about this particular nest,” Naumann said. “Some of the people watch the camera constantly. It amazes me how much they catch.”

There are a few privileged photographers who were aware of the nest before it had a camera in it, and they still visit the site to take photos. Each year they produce a calendar of photos that they sell to benefit the Nongame Wildlife program.

The popularity of the nest cam skyrocketed during the pandemic, Naumann said. People were looking to connect with nature and keep themselves entertained at home. When the chicks hatched in March of 2020, there were viewers from 150 countries and all 50 states. The stream is used frequently in school curriculum and in spaces such as care centers and meeting rooms, where it adds a touch of the wild. Re-

cent research has even suggested that exposure to livestream wildlife cameras can help improve quality of life and promote a deep love of conservation in viewers. Eagles have bounced back to healthy numbers since they were dangerously threatened by hunting and chemical pollutants in the mid-1900s, but these birds are a charismatic face for the Nongame Wildlife Program, which works to conserve other threatened species in Minnesota.

Sometimes, it seems that people love eagles more than eagles love each other. The EagleCam is not always family-friendly viewing, and the DNR gives a warning that the lives of wild eagles can often be brutal and difficult to watch.

Many chicks don’t make it through the difficulties of life in the nest. Eggs usually hatch a few days apart, resulting in varying sizes between siblings, and it’s rough to be the littlest. Siblings have been known to peck at each other and even push each other out of the nest. In some cases where food was in short supply, eaglets and even adult eagles have eaten the weakest member of the aerie.

Adults face many challenges as well—in recent years the territory has been in a shakeup as first one male disappeared, then another, with avian influenza as the suspect.

Not to mention, eagles like to eat some things that people consider cute and fuzzy—and sometimes when they arrive in the nest, they aren’t quite dead yet.

“It’s usually very bloody and gruesome,” Naumann said. “But viewers who have been watching a long time get

accustomed to that, and they get excited when food comes into the nest. It’s tough to watch sometimes, but one of the things is that people have realized that this is nature. They’ve become a little bit more accustomed to it.”

If all goes well, EagleCam viewers can expect eggs to arrive sometime in mid-February. After that, the parents will incubate the eggs for about 35 days. In March, there should be a few fluffy nestlings opening their beaks wide to accept deliveries of bits of fish and animal protein from their hardworking parents.

The exact location of the nest is kept secret to protect the birds from disturbance, but anyone can swing by the nest virtually. Visit the EagleCam at www.dnr.state.mn.us/features/webcams/eaglecam/index.html.

PHOTOS BY MINNESOTA DNR NONGAME WILDLIFE PROGRAM Eggs are laid a few days apart, which means some eagle chicks start off with an advantage of being larger than their siblings.

Fiddler on the Roof

Join us for the live musical theatre presentation

March 24, 25, 26, 31

April 1 and 2, 2023

Tickets are now available for purchase: https://www.gracechurchfl.net/gracecommunity-theatre

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The City of Mahtomedi is accepting Letters of Interest to fill a recently vacated City Council seat. The City Council meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 7:00 p.m. and occasionally for Work Sessions or Special Meetings. The term of this appointment will expire at the end of 2023.

If you are interested in serving the community in this capacity, please send a Letter of Interest to: City of Mahtomedi, c/o Scott Neilson Administrator, 600 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi, MN 55115 or email to sneilson@ci.mahtomedi.mn.us. Letters of Interest will be accepted until Friday, February 24, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. with interviews scheduled the week of February 27, 2023. Please direct questions to Scott Neilson at 651-426-3344.

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Weekly Outlook

Weather Tidbits

Brought to you by WeathermanWatson.com

On our group run this past Sunday, friend Dan asked, “Is winter over?” I said, “yes.” Well at least the worst of the cold is now behind us. Highs in the 30’s and lows, for the most part, will stay above freezing. Of course another runner friend calls this “fake spring,” where we’re teased with 40’s but there is still a good 7-8 weeks of winter-like weather ahead. Whatever, I’ll take this mid-winter thaw over what we’ve been having and enjoy it. Are you like me and have 6-7” of ice along your roof line?

I’ve never seen it this bad.

Note: My 2023 weather calendar is available at Lake Country Bookseller in Downtown White Bear Lake or visit WeathermanWatson.com to order. Thanks for your support!

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If you enjoy meeting people, solving problems and helping businesses grow, this may be the perfect opportunity for you. Press Publications seeks an organized and creative professional multimedia rep to promote and market the business community through our products in print and digital. Sales experience is helpful but training is provided to the candidate who shows the willingness to learn and grow in a fast-paced marketplace.

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We are a small family-owned business/ commercial hardware distributor. Looking for locksmith experience or exp. working with different key manuf. and cylinders.

Frank Watson is a local Meteorologist who operates a weather station in White Bear Lake. Weather data and observation are from his weather station and trips around the area. Frank can be found on the internet at WeathermanWatson.com.

Contact Laura to apply:

Exp. with key schedules and bitting lists. Would be pinning cylinders, cutting keys, creating key schedules, talking to bldg. maint. to determine best type of key system. Good organization and communication skills. laura@davidhardware.net

MAHTOMEDI

VOLUNTEER FOR CITY COMMISSION

The City of Mahtomedi is accepting applications from residents interested in serving on the Finance Commission. The Commission serves as an advisory body making recommendations within their areas of responsibility to the City Council.

If you are interested in serving the community in any of this capacity, please contact City Hall at 651-426-3344 for an application form. Applications are also available on the City’s website at www.ci.mahtomedi.mn.us. Applications will be taken through March 1, 2023.

JERENE ROGERS CITY CLERK

Frank Watson

PUBLIC NOTICES

OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME

Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies:

1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Her Song Beauty

2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 949 Old Highway 8 NW New Brighton MN 55112 USA

3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business.

Anuely LLC 820 6th Ave NW Apt 15 New Brighton MN 55112 USA

I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath.

Dated: January 30, 2023

Signed: Mynue Xiong

Published two times in the Shoreview Press on February 14 and 28, 2023.

CITY OF NORTH OAKS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

REGARDING APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A GARAGE EXCEEDING 1,500 SQUARE FEET FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 70 WEST PLEASANT LAKE ROAD

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of North Oaks will hold a Planning Commission meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2023, in the Community Room, 100 Village Center Drive, North Oaks, MN to hold a PUBLIC HEARING on the application for a Conditional Use Permit for a garage exceeding 1,500 square feet for the property located at 70 West Pleasant Lake Road, North Oaks, MN, 55127

Members of the public may participate in the public hearing by:

1) Attending the meeting in person and providing public comment during the public hearing;

2) Attending the meeting remotely and providing public comment via zoom at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86236836547; or

3) Submitting written public comments by emailing City Administrator Kevin Kress at kkress@northoaksmn.gov by February 23rd at 4:00 p.m. Public comments submitted in advance will be accepted into the record as part of the public hearing.

Questions regarding the public hearing, including about remote participation opportunities, should be directed to City Administrator Kevin Kress at 651792-7750.

Published one time in the Shoreview Press on February 14, 2023.

CITY OF SHOREVIEW

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HODGSON ROAD RECONSTRUCTION CITY PROJECT 23-02

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Shoreview, Minnesota, will meet at the Shoreview City Hall Council Chambers, 4600 Victoria Street North, Ramsey County, Minnesota, at 7:00 p.m., Local Time on Tuesday February 21, 2023, to consider city participation in the improvements that include reconstructing the pavement, installation of sidewalk/trail, upgrading signal systems, geometric improvements, replacing public utilities, and other necessary appurtenances in that area lying and being in the City of Shoreview, Ramsey County, Minnesota, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 429.011 to 429.111. There are assessments proposed for the improvements. The properties included in the project area are all of the properties in the City fronting, abutting or have primary access from a portion of streets described as follows to wit:

Hodgson Road – Bridge Street to Rice Street County Road F – Hodgson Road to Rice Street

Rice Street – County Road F to 800-feet south of Hodgson Road

Gramsie Road – Hodgson Road to 300-feet Southwest

The estimated city cost-share for the reconstruction, construction and repairs of the above mentioned street and utilities is Six Million Three-Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Nine-Hundred Forty Dollars ($6,387,940.00).

A reasonable impact of the assessment will be available at the hearing. Such persons as desire to be heard with reference to the proposed improvement will be heard at this meeting.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL

/s/ Brad Martens, City Manager

Published two times in the Shoreview Press on January 31 and February 14, 2023.

CITY OF SHOREVIEW

ORDINANCE NO. 1013

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 801, LICENSING

The Shoreview City Council ordains that Section 801 of the Shoreview Municipal Code is amended with the following text (New language is underlined; stricken text is proposed for deletion):

801.010 Definitions

801 Licensing

(13) Restaurant. “Restaurant” means any establishment, other than a hotel, under the control of a single proprietor or manager, where meals are regularly prepared on the premises and served at tables to the general public, and which have having appropriate facilities for the serving of meals to seating not less than thirty (30) forty (40) guests at one time if applying for an intoxicating on-sale license, a 3.2 on-sale license or wine on-sale license. Except as hereinafter provided, an establishment shall satisfy the following criteria in order to qualify as a restaurant:

(a) At least 30% of the gross receipts is from food and non-alcoholic beverages per section 801.160. This criteria shall not apply to golf course clubhouses.

(b) The kitchen shall be open at all times except it may close no earlier than one hour prior to closing. This criteria shall not apply to golf course clubhouses.

1) This restriction does not apply to restaurants licensed as of February 6, 2023.

(a) Meals shall be regularly furnished at tables to the general public, in consideration of payment therefor.

(b) An adequate staff shall be employed to provide the usual and suitable services to its guests. This criteria shall not apply to golf course clubhouses.

(c) The principal part of the business shall be the serving of foods. This criteria shall not apply to golf course clubhouses.

(d) An individual must be designated as the person who will be responsible for the management of the restaurant. 801.030 Types and Numbers of Liquor Licenses. A person may make application for the following types of liquor licenses:

(B) Intoxicating Liquor On-Sale Wine. This license shall only be issued to hotels, restaurants, and certain clubs as hereinafter provided. The intoxicating liquor on-sale wine license shall permit the sale of wine not exceeding fourteen 24 percent alcohol by volume for consumption on the licensed premises and only in conjunction with the sale of food; and shall permit a licensee who also has a 3.2% malt liquor on-sale license and whose gross receipts are at least 60% attributable to the sale of food, to sell intoxicating malt liquor for consumption on the premises only in conjunction with the sale of food

(D) Intoxicating Liquor Sunday Sales. This license may be issued to hotels, restaurants, or clubs which have been issued intoxicating liquor on-sale licenses or to establishments which have been issued intoxicating liquor on-sale wine licenses. It shall allow hotels, restaurants and clubs to serve intoxicating liquor in conjunction with the serving of food. It shall allow establishments restaurants which have been issued intoxicating liquor on-sale wine licenses to serve wine not exceeding fourteen 24 percent alcohol by volume in conjunction with the serving of food 801.160 Food sales. No license shall be issued to a restaurant unless at least 30% of the gross receipts is from food and non-alcoholic beverages.

(A) The restaurant shall submit to the city a copy of the verified state of Minnesota, department of revenue sales and use tax return on an annual basis or as requested.

(B) The city may obtain its own audit or review of such documents or information, and all licensees shall cooperate with such a review, including prompt production of requested records.

(C) The city may place the license of any licensee on probationary status for up to one year, when the sale of food and non-alcoholic beverages, is reported or found to be less than 30% of the gross receipts for the business year. During the probationary period, the licensee shall prepare any plans and reports and take other action that the city may require to increase the sale of food and non-alcoholic beverages.

(D) If, after the probationary period, food and non-alcoholic beverages are still less than 30%, the licensee shall not be eligible for renewal.

Adoption Date: Passed by the city council of the City of Shoreview on the 6th day of February, 2023.

Effective Date: This ordinance shall become effective the day following its publication in the city’s official newspaper.

Sue Denkinger, Mayor

Published one time in the Shoreview Press on February 14, 2023.

CITY OF SHOREVIEW NOTICE

OF SNAIL LAKE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 2023 ANNUAL MEETING

The Snail Lake Improvement District (SLID) annual meeting will take place Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 7 pm at the Shoreview City Hall Council Chambers, 4600 Victoria Street N., Shoreview, MN.

The agenda includes:

• Election of two SLID board members

- Individuals nominated must own property within the City of Shoreview and one must own property within the SLID.

- Only property owners within the SLID are eligible to vote.

- Institutional or corporate property owners must designate an authorized representative.

- Property owners unable to attend may complete a proxy form authorizing another property owner to cast their ballot

• Review of the 2022 operation & maintenance costs

• Operation & maintenance budget for 2023

• Other business as it pertains to the district’s functions

Published one time in the Shoreview Press on February 14, 2023.

CITY OF SHOREVIEW NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Shoreview City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the application below.

Application: Intoxicating on-sale liquor license

Applicant: In Vino Veritas

Location: 1080 County Road E

Public hearing date and location:

Date: Monday, March 6, 2023 at 7 pm

Location: Shoreview City Hall, city council chambers 4600 Victoria Street North, Shoreview, MN 55126

You can comment on this application at the city council meeting. Meeting details, including the agenda, will be available at shoreviewmn.gov/agendas after March 2.

BY ORDER OF THE SHOREVIEW CITY COUNCIL

Published one time in the Shoreview Press on February 14, 2023.

MOUNDS VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS

MOUNDS VIEW SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SUMMARY, JANUARY 24, 2023

Meetings take place at the District Center in Shoreview (4570 Victoria Street N). Complete minutes available upon request at the District Center.

Audit report

A representative from the audit firm Malloy, Montague, Karnowski, Radosevich & Co., P.A. reviewed the 2021-22 audited financial statements and supplemental reports. During the presentation to the Board, the representative noted that the audit was clean and there were no findings to report. The audit report is available on the Budgets & Finance page.

Quarterly budget report and amendments

Bernice Humnick, executive director of business services, provided revenue and expenditure reports for all funds for the first quarter ending December 31, 2022. Each quarterly budget update provides an opportunity to review budget variances and make amendments when information becomes available. The Board approved the budget amendments for this reporting period as presented at the meeting. More information can be found on the Budgets & Finance page at mvpschools.org.

2023-24 budget assumptions

The Board approved budget assumptions for fiscal year 2023-24 as presented by Bernice Humnick, executive director of business services. The next budget phase will provide allocations to the building principals and program leaders, so that they can begin budget development. The final budget will be adopted in June 2023. For more information, please visit the Budgets & Finance page at mvpschools.org.

Updates

The Board discussed issues and updates related to legislative issues and AMSD, and shared updates on their activities and participation in events and committees around the District.

Thank you

The Board accepted with appreciation gifts from City County Credit Union, Takeda, c/o Ruth Donahue, Becky Hepola, Judy Alcott, Jonathan and Michelle Wood and Brienne Johnson.

A look ahead

February 2, 5 p.m., work session

February 7, 7 p.m., regular meeting (6:30 p.m. comments to the Board)

Published one time in the Shoreview Press on February 14, 2023.

Minnesota becomes first state to screen all newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) became the first state in the nation to screen all newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV), a common viral infection that can have serious health effects for children if not detected early.

Congenital cytomegalovirus is the most common viral infection in newborns. It occurs when the infection is passed from a pregnant person to their unborn baby and can cause a range of problems, including hearing loss. Officials estimate that up to 300 babies out of 65,000 born each year in Minnesota will have cCMV.

Most conditions included in the state’s newborn screening panel are inherited through the genes of one or both parents. However, cCMV is an infectious disease. It is the first infectious disease added to the panel in Minnesota.

Pilot studies suggest that most babies with cCMV have no symptoms of the disease at birth and are not expected to develop symptoms. However, about 20% of babies diagnosed with cCMV will have symptoms either at birth or later in childhood.

Of that 20%, about half will have permanent hearing loss as the only symptom of the disease. The hearing loss may be present at birth or show up later in childhood. For this reason, it is important that children with cCMV have regular hearing exams even if no other symptoms are present at birth. Symptoms at birth may include hearing loss, but a small portion of babies will also have other signs of

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disease such as a very small head, a smaller body than expected for age, skin rash, yellowing of skin and whites of eyes (jaundice), and/or enlarged liver and spleen. These children are also at risk for intellectual disabilities, hearing loss, vision loss and other health problems.

Screening for cCMV helps identify infants at risk for hearing loss and who may benefit from followup monitoring and early access to interventions such as sign language, hearing aids and cochlear implants. Newborn screening cannot predict if a baby will have symptoms, which is why additional testing is important for children with cCMV. Follow-up urine testing within 21 days will determine whether the baby was infected with cytomegalovirus at birth. If cytomegalovirus is found in the baby’s urine, more testing will be recommended to look for symptoms of the disease.

Screening for cCMV uses a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) screening method to identify CMV DNA in dried blood spots. Research by the University of Minnesota and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed it was feasible to use dried blood spots to screen for cCMV. Most studies or tests for cCMV have used saliva or urine.

More information can be found at http://bit.ly/3xk5nAg.

80% of heart disease can be prevented.

— American Heart Association

Eat a Heart-Healthy Diet

A healthy diet low in sodium and saturated fat is key to heart disease prevention. Try the highly rated Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan:

• Eat vegetables, fruits and whole grains.

Eat fish, poultry, beans, nuts, vegetable oils and fat-free or lowfat dairy products.

• Limit foods high in saturated fat and sodium.

• Limit sugar and other sweeteners. Going out to eat or ordering takeout? Some tips:

• Nix all-you-can-eat meals.

• Split a meal.

• If you get fast food, ask for a salad instead of fries, and don’t get the “deluxe” sandwich.

• Bring a salad or veggie side dish to fill up on to your next potluck.

(This information is from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute website. For more information: nhlbi.nih.gov)

Minnesota Department of Health