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icole Bruley, 27, never imagined that she would have to give birth during a global pandemic.

But with only a few weeks to go before the due date of their daughter, Finley, she and her husband, Matt, don’t have another option.

Formerly of White Bear Lake, the Bruleys relocated to Woodbury last year. Both of them are health care workers who have found themselves on the frontlines since COVID-19

both have autism.

Nick has been in the military for 12 years and works in Aerospace Ground Equipment. He just returned from his sixth deployment, this time to Kuwait, the fi rst week of March.

“We have been thrown for several intense curveballs,” Lauren said. “My kids are my absolute greatest blessing, as hard as it is with having two that are autistic .... God has completely blessed us. He knew that I could do

ST. PAUL — Minnesota is close to becoming the fi rst state in the nation to ban trichloroethylene (TCE), the toxic chemical illegally spewed into the air for years by Water Gremlin.

By a 66-1 vote, the Senate passed SF4073, a bill co-authored by Sens.

Roger Chamberlain (R-Lino Lakes) and Chuck Wiger (DFL-Maplewood), outlawing use of TCE. The lone “no” vote was cast by Sen. Jeff Howe (R-Morris).

Called the “White Bear Area Neighborhood Concerned Citizens Group Ban TCE Act,” the legislation was named after a watchdog group that worked to hold Water Gremlin accountable for polluting the environment around its township plant.

“We were elated about the vote,” said Sheri Smith, member and co-founder of the Neighborhood Concerned Citizens Group (NCCG).

“It’s a tribute to our work and the fact voices of citizens were heard.”

The NCCG tried to get a bill passed last year but it failed in the Senate after sailing through the House.

A vote on HF3376, a bill reintroduced this session by Rep. Ami Wazlawik (DFL-White Bear Lake), was expected Friday.

“Minnesota now stands apart and leads the way for the rest of our country to follow on this ban,” Smith noted. “TCE is a nasty carcinogen and should have been banned long ago. What’s happened to the citizens of White Bear Lake, and many other communities in our state, is heartbreaking. This ban ensures it cannot happen again in our community or others throughout the state.”

Smith added the step is an important one in making right what the community learned last year has been going wrong for 17-plus

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struck Minnesota; Matt is a fi refighter/paramedic, and Nicole is a radiology technologist.

Working in health care creates a whole new set of uncertainties for the soon-to-be parents.

“I don’t know what worries me more: delivering (Finley) into this scary world where right now, hospital restrictions are so strict that only Matt could come into the hospital with me during our stay,” Nicole said.

“Or carrying her around with me (and) exposing her to everything I come in contact with

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from afar but also her own son in their home—all while keeping her young daughters entertained.

Like a lot of teachers, Christy misses her students, especially because this time of the school year is typically full of realizations of the progress they can make in a year.

“Especially in kindergarten, you do so much work helping them grow. They go from not being literate to learning to read,” she said. “The most exciting time is the spring (because) you get to see all that work come to fruition, and so

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hristy Fletcher’s days in quarantine are best described as a balancing act. The Forest Lake resident is a mom of three (a 6-year-old, Silas, and two 4-year-old twins, Hattie and Hazel) and a kindergarten teacher at Forest View Elementary. Since COVID-19 made its way to Minnesota, Christy has found herself on both sides of the distance learning line, navigating how to teach not only her students

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Lauren is married to Staff Sgt. Nick Shegstad, who serves full time in the Minnesota Air National Guard. The Shegstads will celebrate eight years of marriage in September and have three children, Landen, 6, Kinsley, 3, and Cedar, 1. Landen and Kinsley

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As if motherhood was not a hard job already, throw in a pandemic. Press Publications set out to fi nd three mothers from different communities and share what they are facing in these strange times. Although the three moms are around the same age, they all have very different stories to tell. One is a stay-at-home mother of three with a husband in the military; an-

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Suburban Ramsey Emergency Coalition seeks grant proposals The Suburban Ramsey Emergency Coalition is seeking grant proposals from nonprofit organizations serving residents within the Mounds View and Roseville School Districts.

Grant proposals must address the immediate needs of the underserved and most vulnerable among us who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Currently, the areas of focus for grants are food insecurity and housing instability for those at risk of eviction, foreclosure or homelessness.

A short letter of intent should be sent. Letters should outline the need, its size and duration, urgency, strategy to address and impact that a grant would have. For more information about eligibility and the complete application process, contact shoreviewcommunityfoundation@gmail.com. The coalition will continue to accept proposals as needs evolve and more donations are received.

The outdoors are still open: State parks can ward off ‘stir-crazy’ feelings in quarantine

The Suburban Ramsey Emergency Coalition is a unique partnership of local affi liates of all four major international service clubs (Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis and Optimists) and the Roseville Area Community Foundation and Shoreview Community Foundation.

The coalition is working with the Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative and Ramsey County Commissioners from the area. Additional information can be found at facebook.com/ suburbanramseycoalition.

Contributions may be made at GiveMN.org at givemn.org/story/ Suburbanramseycovid19responsefund. Checks may be made payable to “Suburban Ramsey COVID-19 Response Fund” and mailed to Shoreview Community Foundation, c/o Carol Mills, 5845 St. Albans Court, Shoreview, MN 55126. For more information, contact Kent Peterson at peterson751@msn.com or 651-3533903.

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Shoreview facilities remain closed reopen City Hall and the Community Center once the stay-at-home order is lifted. These plans include a phased approach, based on the “safely adjusting the dials” graphic from MDH. During this time all essential services, including public safety, water and sewer utilities, streets and park maintenance and building inspections, continue.

City staff would like to thank Shoreview residents

for their support and understanding during this time.

Updates are available online at shoreviewmn. gov/coronavirus.

Additional information can be found at cdc.gov, health.state.mn.us and mn.gov/stayhomemn The city will evaluate the situation and follow guidance from MDH and the CDC before deciding to reopen facilities.

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Minnesota may be under a stay-athome order for the time being, but its state parks remain open.

That’s good news for nature enthusiasts who may be feeling a bit stir-crazy due to their coronavirusinduced confinement. But officials from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) still want Minnesotans to remain careful when venturing outdoors.

In the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic, DNR officials are neither prohibiting nor discouraging Minnesotans to visit state parks, waters and public lands, but they are urging visitors to practice responsible recreation and to abide by social distancing guidelines.

“Now is a great time to get outdoors,” DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen said in a statement.

“Parks are a great place to do some social distancing and enjoy the health benefits of nature.”

The current stay-at-home order, which Gov. Tim Walz has extended through May 18, still permits people to be outdoors and engage in activities like walking, running and fishing. Likewise, the majority of Minnesota’s state parks are open— but only for day-time use.

Camping and overnight stays at the state’s nature parks, forests

and recreation areas are banned as campgrounds and lodging facilities have been temporarily closed, as have visitor centers, contact stations and other buildings.

Several nearby parks—such as Afton in Hastings and William O’Brien in Marine-on-St.-Croix— have experienced significantly higher-than-average usage in recent weeks. That may make it hard to practice social distancing in all areas. The DNR is reminding residents that they may need to wait to enter the park, or in some cases, make alternative plans.

“People cluster around signs and toilets, and on narrow trails and bridges,” the DNR said on its website.

“If you see a lot of cars in the parking lot or at the trailhead, turn around and find someplace else for outdoor recreation.”

Likewise, as self-pay kiosks in the parks can easily become crowded, visitors are encouraged to purchase vehicle permits online prior to leaving for a state park. Reciept numbers can be recorded and placed on vehicle dashboards as proof of purchase.

For more information, contact the DNR Information Center by phone at 651-296-5157, or by email at info.dnr@ state.mn.us. It is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Mondays through Fridays, and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays.

DO Visit parks that are close to your home Prepare before you visit Stay at least 6 feet away from others (“social distancing”) and take other steps to prevent COVID-19 Play it safe around and in swimming pools. Keep space between yourself and others.

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Following the extension of Gov. Tim Walz's stay-at-home order and guidance from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Shoreview is extending its closures of city facilities.

City Hall and the Shoreview Community Center will remain closed until further notice.

City staff has been developing plans to safely

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Mounds View senior named Eagle Scout William Froehle, of Shoreview, has been named an Eagle Scout. The Eagle Scout Scholarship program recognizes members of the Boy Scouts who have displayed extraordinary achievement in academics, athletics, Scouting and overall service to the community.

Froehle, a senior at Mounds View High William Froehle School, is a member of Troop 9200, chartered to the Shepherd of the Hills Church in Shoreview.

He is most proud of his time attending Gray Wolf, a leadership training program, and learning the necessary leadership skills to complete his Eagle project, which was creating supplementary LEGO robotics kits for the Ponytail Posse Foundation.

Froehle was also a part of the group that started a FIRST FTC robotics team at Mounds View and moved onto the world competition after qualifying at the Minnesota state championship. This fall, he plans to attend the University of WisconsinMadison and study biomedical engineering.

PROM BRIEF Shoreview Press wants your prom pics The Shoreview Press wants students who would have attended prom this year to submit a photo of themselves in their gowns/suits. Please email your photos to shoreviewnews@presspubs.com by the end of the day Thursday, May 21, for a chance to be featured in a prom section in the paper and an online slideshow.

COVID-19 BRIEFS

Beginning April 3, small businesses in Minnesota and throughout the country applied for funding through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Eligible businesses and nonprofit organizations with fewer than 500 employees could apply for a loan of up to $10 million. According to the SBA website, the loan will be fully forgiven if the funds are used for payroll costs, interest on mortgages, rent and utilities (at least 75% of the forgiven amount must have been used for payroll).

Loan payments will also be deferred for six months.

No collateral or personal guarantees are required.

Neither the government nor lenders will charge small businesses any fees.

The loan has a maturity of two years and an interest rate of 1%. Loan forgiveness is based on the employer maintaining or quickly rehiring employees and maintaining salary levels. Forgiveness is reduced if full-time headcount declines, or if salaries and wages decrease.

The SBA reports that nationally, PPP provided payroll assistance to more than 1.6 million small businesses in all 50 states and territories in the initial round of funding, and 74% of loans were for under $150,000.

In Minnesota, 46,383 businesses received loans totaling about $9 million as of April 16, when the first round of funding ran out. There are 114,500 small businesses in Minnesota with employees, and nearly 1.2 million Minnesotans are employed by small businesses, according to the SBA website.

The SBA resumed accepting PPP loan applications April 27 after Congress approved a second round of funding for the program in response to many businesses that were left out of the fi rst round. To ensure that all eligible small businesses have access to the funding to sustain their businesses and keep their employees on payroll, the SBA accepted only loans from smaller banks and lending institutions with asset sizes of less than $1 billion through April 29.

For more information on the Paycheck Protection Program, visit sba.gov/paycheckprotection.

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Stay-at-home order extended Governor Tim Walz has extended the stay-at-home order in Minnesota until Monday, May 18. He announced that retail businesses and other noncritical businesses will resume operations with curbside pickup beginning May 4.

By extending the order, the governor said the state will slow the spread of COVID-19 and slowly build herd immunity, protect those working on the front lines by increasing access to personal protective equipment, ensure the health system can care for all who require care, gradually allow more Minnesotans to return to work, and safely and slowly resume in-person contacts and other activities that are critical for Minnesotans’ well-being.

Minnesotans should also continue to telework whenever possible, wear face masks in public, screen for symptoms and regularly check their temperature, and maintain physical distance from each other.

Mayor moves office hours online Mayor Sandy Martin's normal office hours will take place online during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From 3 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, residents may use Zoom or dial-in to speak to Martin about their issues and concerns. Please note that callers will be placed in a virtual “waiting room” and may need to wait up to 10 minutes. Additional information, including instructions for connecting by computer, tablet or phone, can be found online shoreviewmn.gov/Home/ Components/Calendar/Event/7698/46

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Find a testing site As part of the state’s effort to provide widespread, rapid COVID-19 testing, a new website has been developed to help Minnesotans find a testing location within their community. The website mn.gov/covid19 provides access to Minnesotans’ closest testing site, offers general information related to the COVID-19 outbreak and provides an interactive screening tool to help Minnesotans determine if they need a test.

Nearby testing sites include Allina Health Shoreview Clinic, 4194 Lexington Avenue N., Shoreview, 651-4835461; Healthpartners White Bear Clinic, 1430 Highway 96 E., 952-967-6614; and M Health Fairview Clinic, 2945 Hazelwood Street, Maplewood, 855-324-7843. Call the clinic or visit the website to review hours and directions specific to each site before going.

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The YMCA is partnering with Loaves & Fishes and UnitedHealth Group to serve free healthy meals to families in need. Families may pick up a meal package for a family of four including a protein, vegetables and other fresh food from noon to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Shoreview YMCA, 3760 Lexington Ave. North. Lunch bags with a sandwich, snacks and fruit are also available.

MOUNDS VIEW SCHOOL BOARD NOTES The Mounds View School Board took the following actions at its April 28 meeting, held via teleconference: • Received the revenue and expenditures reports for the third quarter, which ended March 31. Both revenues and expenditures are within budget for the current fiscal year.

• Heard an update on summer programming from Assistant Superintendent Jeff Ridlehoover.

Because Gov. Tim Walz has extended distance learning through the end of the school year, district instructional staff has made alternative plans to provide summer academic programming. These plans include various ways to provide core academic instruction to students at the elementary, middle and high school levels, while also providing special education services to students with individualized education plans.

• Voted to terminate one probationary teacher.

• Heard an update on the district's Operational Plan Student Experience priority goal from Executive Director of Student Support and Engagement Jen Lodin. The update focused on staffing, updates for learning supports, therapeutic services and distance learning supports.

• Heard an update on online programming from Director of Community Education Karl Brown.

The update included information on new and online hybrid classes that will be offered through Mounds View Community Education.

• Accepted gifts from Caroline Ampltaz, Mary Anderson, Becky Hepola and the Wells Fargo Matching Gifts Program.

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Going into our spring subscription drive, we set goals for our subscriber campaign. We are only 209 subscriptions away for Shoreview Press. We are so close. If we hit these goals, this will be the greatest subscription support we have seen in the past 10 years. Thank you to everyone who has responded to our call.

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People have come through for the community newspaper, and they are also rallying around many other businesses and organizations that need them. You are keeping all of us going in the toughest of times.

Thank you to everyone who has supported community news through a subscription or the support local journalism donation, by spending your marketing and communications budgets with us and by showing support of our work in so many other ways. This is truly a remarkable community.

Main Street business A few weeks ago, I shared that we did not receive the first round of payroll protection funding we had applied for through a large national bank headquartered in Minnesota.

We had chosen that bank because one of our northern newspapers banks with them. I questioned whether it was the best move, but as there were many unknowns and things were moving quickly in the initial round, and as part of a large newspaper group, we thought that connection was our best chance. As it turned out, the one paper who was their customer received the first round of funding. The rest of us did not.

For the second round, I went to a community bank in Vadnais Heights where we have a loan on a press vehicle and a checking account.

I know it is almost always better to work with local small businesses—whether it’s a bank, retail store, contractor or restaurant. The customer service is better. The business owners and their employees tend to care a little more and work harder for your business. They pay local taxes and employ local people. They give back to local organizations and participate in community events and initiatives and as volunteers.

Many of our local businesses are owner-operated with few staff and they are running on fumes. It comes down to the powerful lobbies who work on the behalf of big companies. The little Main Street businesses all over our country don’t have the backing they need to stay alive. They need us.

The pandemic is real, and the health of our community is at risk. I’m not advocating that businesses open the doors before it’s safe to do so based on expert recommendations. We’ve come this far and going backward would wreak more havoc on our local economy. But we also have to do something about our small businesses who are struggling, and need to allow more options. I challenge you to make a commitment now to the mom and pop shops of our community by buying a gift card, taping a letter of encouragement on downtown shop windows and getting takeout a couple times a week. Once these businesses reopen, it’s critical that we all do our part to follow the recommended safe practices as we shop, dine, get haircuts and explore the goods and services available in our towns.

Carter Johnson is publisher of Press Publications.

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learning. Your elementary age child dissolved in a tantrum and your teenager dissolved in tears or angry words. Or both.

For some families the economic hardship makes it even more difficult.

School lunches were important and now difficult to obtain. Your job may mean that you can’t be there during the day to help your middle school child. Your family may not have a computer or tablet and the worksheets that were mailed – well, it’s really hard to get your child engaged.

If your child is in special education, it may be more difficult. If they had a paraprofessional assisting them during the day – well, you are on your own. If you had in-home supports, they may not be coming out due to COVID-19. There is no way you can work during all of this.

So, what’s a parent to do? First, ban perfectionism. You can’t be perfect during a pandemic. Do what you can.

Take one day at a time. The more stress that comes with instituting a tight schedule the more upset a child will be. Have a schedule, because that brings some normalcy to the situation, but also adapt to what you and your child need that day.

Second, work on wellness and coping strategies. Together take deep breaths, move or dance, or use a

tudents won’t be returning to school. While many parents knew in the back of their mind that this was likely to happen, it still came as a shock. Most had hoped that miraculously their children would return to school and then they could work – even if it was from home.

To say that the last few weeks have been difficult for families with children is an understatement.

There is this image of detailed full schedules with experiential learning, children are thrilled and Movers & who engaged in distance learning and Shakers parents lining up Sue Abderholden additional activities through the many museums and other entities to enrich their children’s lives. And everyone is smiling.

The reality is that the stress and anxiety related to COVID-19 is like a cloud over everyone’s head. The schedule worked for a day or two. The boss called while you were trying to teach division. The internet went out while trying to connect to distance

meditation app. It does relieve stress and it will teach strategies your child can use in the future.

Third, help your younger children understand what is going on through some good books and videos such as “The Oyster and the Butterfly” or “Time to Come In, Bear.” For older children, understand and talk to them about how hard it is to not be with friends, to miss some of the events that are big in their lives such as dances, sports and concerts. Listen and empathize. Even as adults we feel anxious and upset about what is happening – and we have more tools than they do to cope.

It’s not an easy time. But if we try to stay calm, love and support our children, take one day at a time, and connect to others, we will get through this. Parenting was never easy, and now it’s really hard. Know that there are free classes, videos, resources and support groups through NAMI Minnesota. Sometimes it helps just to hear that you are not the only one struggling.

Sue Abderholden is executive director of NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness). For more information, go to namimn.org or call 651-645-2948.

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years. That is the length of time Water Gremlin admitted spewing levels of TCE above its legal limit as permitted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

The company paid a $4.5 million penalty in 2019 for exceeding permitted concentrations of the chemical, part of a stipulation agreement that included cessation of TCE use in degreasing lead battery terminals.

“We have been working for well over a year to take action in preventing a Water Gremlin from ever happening again and ending the use of TCE in our state once and for all,” said Sen. Wiger. “This is a compromise that represents the hard work of community leaders, legislators and state regulators that will make a real impact on our state and prevent future harm from

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this dangerous chemical.”

The senator, who represents White Bear Lake, had a personal interest in banning TCE as his daughter and grandson live within the “red zone,” the 5-mile radius of Water Gremlin’s airborne emissions.

Charles Henry Quick

Wiger and area legislators have been working with NCCG for more than a year to ban the chemical. “There is no doubt that we are here today because members of NCCG fought relentlessly to get this bill done,” he said, naming Sherry Hastings, Kelli Tapkan, Leigh Thiel and Smith, who formed the citizen’s group. In appreciation of their leadership, Wiger offered an amendment on the Senate floor to rename the bill in their honor.

“They shined a light on this issue,” Wiger stated of the volunteer group. “They initiated this, they brought it to the finish line. I say bravo to that group.

Because of you we are on the threshold of passing the first TCE ban in America.”

The legislation still has to pass the House, which is expected soon. The Senate bill takes effect June 1, 2022.

Charles Henry Quick was born in Shoreview, MN on Dec. 24, 1943 and died on April 29, 2020. He is survived by his loving wife, Kathleen Mary Quick (McGowan); three sons, Brian (Jen), Michael (Jamie), and David (Meg); Sisters, Janice Johnson (Carl), Betty Wiggins, Marilyn Miller, and brother, Robert Quick (Donna); his grandchildren Brynn and Charlie Quick, and Porter and Ireland Quick. He was also loved by his many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Soon after graduating Mounds View High School in 1961, Chuck enlisted in the Navy in 1964 and went active in 1966 during the Vietnam war. He served as a sonar man while he and his shipmates patrolled waters in the Mekong Delta. After honorary discharge in 1968, he remained in the Reserves for two more years.

Chuck worked as a printer for West Publishing in St. Paul before his service. He enjoyed reading law books during his breaks. Post Navy he went back to printing while attending Control Data Institute on the GI Bill. After technical school he was hired by Control Data in Minnesota where he excelled as a computer hardware engineer. He appreciated the chance to work as a pioneer during the beginning of the Super Computer Era. His career offered him the opportunity to travel to many interesting places. After many years with Control Data, he transferred his family to Peachtree City, Georgia in order to work for Cray Research. He experienced drastic changes in the computer industry during his 36- year career. When he left Cray Research, he shared his computer skills with the Fayette County School system for five years before he officially retired.

Chuck always felt that his life’s biggest accomplishment was becoming a father. He raised three sons who he was very proud of (in spite of some memorable nerve-racking moments during growing up). He also often remembered to tell his wife that marrying her was his life’s best decision. Chuck and wife, Kathy, were blessed to be heading to their 50th anniversary this Aug. 15th! The frosting on the cake in Chuck’s life was his luck to be able to enjoy his four beautiful grandchildren.

Although Chuck tended to be a C & E churchgoer, he was a strong believer in the power and need of faith. He was a very generous and thoughtful man. He contributed many hours of volunteer time during each phase of his life. He wife’s challenge to his sons is that they will continue to honor their dad by emulating his value of integrity.

Occasionally, Chuck would buy a lottery ticket; however, he felt that he already won the lottery by being born in the USA, belonging to a loving family, relishing his career, treasuring his long- term marriage (95% of the time) and watching his babies become men. At 76 years of age, he felt blessed. He will be laid to rest in Minnesota at Fort Snelling National Cemetery next to his fi rst baby, Charles Joseph Quick and near his parents, Olga and Henry Quick. A Celebration of Life will be at a later date.

Chuck’s passing was rather sudden, but his legacy to his family will be never ending. May he be at rest with the angels.

A Celebration of Life will be at a later date.

SPORTS BRIEF Flamingo Flocking raises funds for MVHS Girls Golf

Those beautiful pink fl amingos have migrated back home and another summer of fun has started for the Mounds View Girls Golf Team. The annual Flamingo Flocking Fundraiser started on May 4. For a $ 30 donation, the MVHS Girls Golf Team would be happy to accept your order and under the cover of darkness decorate your “victim’s” yard full of these little pink ladies. Flock a friend or family member for any of a variety of fun reasons.

The “flock zone” for these little pink fl amingos includes Shoreview, North Oaks, Arden Hills and Vadnais Heights. To place your order or pick that special occasion, or if you have any questions, please contact Cyndi Sroga (bc3sroga@gmail.com or call 612-462-5586). The Mounds View Girls Golf team will be taking orders and sharing this fun throughout the summer until just prior to Labor Day weekend. We hope you will consider supporting the Mustang Golfers this summer and give someone a yard full of fun.

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A Mounds View High School Junior will also be running a smaller flock and all the proceeds will be donated to Tee It Up for the Troops organization Through June 6, if you would like a flock to land in your yard (or someone else’s) and donate to this cause, contact Alissa Zhao at zhaoalissa@gmail.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR that will be needed to respond to requests for absentee ballots and to count these ballots plus the additional cost for printing and postage for the expected increase in absentee ballots.

Legislators, in consultation with local election officials and Secretary of State Simon, worked in good faith to come up with this bipartisan bill to ensure our elections

are free, fair, secure and safe. It is now up to the Senate to quickly pass the companion bill amending it to include the House provisions. Time is of the essence; the final bill must be passed by both chambers and presented to Gov. Walz before the end of session on May 18.

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Congratulations to the Minnesota House for passing on a strong bipartisan vote an elections bill that focuses on the challenges presented by the COVID-19 crisis.

This bill includes special procedures for the safe and secure conduct of the 2020 state primary and state general elections during the pandemic. It contains the minimum provisions necessary so election judges and voters will feel safe and secure voting in person or by absentee ballot.

The bill provides extra time for local election officials to locate new poll sites since current ones, such as Waverly Gardens in North Oaks, are in long-term care facilities and cannot be used. Additional time is provided to accurately process the expected surge of absentee ballots.

There are provisions to release federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funding to

the Secretary of State that can be used to provide cybersecurity to protect voting data and make poll sites safe for in-person voting: disposable pens, cleaning equipment, physical protection such as plexiglass barriers and personal protective equipment (PPE) for election judges. This funding can also be used to hire the additional staff

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

Shoreview • A resident in the 5600 block of Schutta Road reported $ 5,600 worth of patio furniture stolen from his front lawn overnight April 19-20.

• A resident in the 4100 block of Lexington Avenue N. on April 20 reported a laptop computer stolen from his apartment by a burglar who entered through a bedroom window the previous day. The computer was entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) as stolen.

• A vehicle stolen from the 3800 block of Victoria Street N. was recovered April 20 in the parking lot of Blue Tech Motors in South St. Paul.

drugs, was collected and placed into property for destruction.

and a Keep Our Police Safe (KOPS) alert was issued for him.

• A resident in the 600 block of Sunset Court on April 22 reported receiving an email saying that suggestive photos of him would be exposed if he didn’t send 2,000 bitcoins. The complainant said he didn’t know the sender and has never gotten an email like this before.

Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office deputies advised the complainant to block the sender and not send any money.

• A Shoreview man, 40, was arrested April 25 in the 3400 block of Churchill Street for domestic violence after he punched his pregnant daughter in the stomach and hit her with a vehicle. The case has been forwarded to the county attorney for consideration of charges.

• A Prior Lake man reported his construction trailer fi lled with tools stolen from a job site in the 1900 block of Bluestem Lane April 27.

• A Coon Rapids man, 20, was cited April 22 in the parking lot of a retail store in the 1000 block of Red Fox Road for disorderly conduct, following a road rage incident with a Shoreview man, 36, in Brooklyn Park.

• A bike was reported found April 22 in a wooded backyard in the 5800 block of Buffalo Lane.

• Cash and a driver’s license were reported stolen from an auto parked in the 3400 block of Churchill Street N. sometime overnight April 20-21, after a window was broken in.

• A resident in the 1000 block of Tiller Lane reported his vehicle broken into overnight April 20-21 and two power tools stolen from the vehicle.

• A baggie fi lled with a white substance was reported found April 21 in a business parking lot in the 5900 block of Hodgson Road.

The baggie, possibly containing

• A resident in the 5800 block of Harriet Avenue on April 23 reported fi nding a package containing suspicious white powder in the mailbox. Deputies collected and double-bagged the item before taking it to the lab.

The substance was determined not to be hazardous.

• A Shoreview man, 45, was cited April 24 in the 3100 block of Rice Street for domestic assault, after a female reported him for hitting her. The subject was gone when deputies arrived at the scene,

• A juvenile reported being bitten by his neighbor’s Australian Shepherd April 26 in the 1000 block of Oakridge Avenue. The dog was quarantined through May 7.

• The city of Shoreview reported that playground equipment at Lake Judy Park in the 900 block of Arbogast Street was spraypainted with graffiti overnight April 26-27.

• Stonebridge Builders reported a refrigerator stolen overnight April 26-27 from one of its townhouses under construction in the 1900 block of Bluestem Lane, following a forced entry.

• An Eden Prairie man reported a wallet taken from his unlocked vehicle April 27 while it was parked at a construction site in the 200 block of Grand Avenue.

A credit card was used within an hour after the complainant parked the vehicle.

• A White Bear Lake woman reported her cell phone, credit cards, driver’s license and spare keys stolen from her vehicle while it was parked April 28 at Sucker Lake in the 4100 block of Snail Lake Blvd. The complainant had been walking her dog for 20 minutes, only to return to her vehicle to fi nd the passenger window broken in and her purse stolen.

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• A wooden bench was reported stolen April 29 from a yard in the 4000 block of Virginia Avenue.

Deputies received a photo in the mail taken by the neighbor’s doorbell camera of the suspects taking the bench.

• Tools were reported stolen from a construction site in the 900 block of Monterey Drive overnight April 29-30.

• A Forest Lake woman reported her purse stolen April 27 while she was in Blaine, and her credit card used at a business in the 3800 block of Lexington Avenue N. A possible suspect exists.

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• A Blaine man, 18, a Fridley man, 23, and a Circle Pines man, 18, were cited April 29 near Rice Creek Parkway and County Road I for trespassing, after Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a weapons complaint of four to five persons with guns atop a building at Rice Creek Park. Deputies found an Airsoft replica without an orange tip at the scene. Two juveniles were also turned over to their parents, who were called to the location.

• A New Brighton woman on April 30 reported receiving five counterfeit $20 bills for an iPhone sold via Facebook Marketplace. The transaction occurred in a shopping center parking lot in the 1000 block of Highway 96 W. The complainant has possible suspect information, and the case is under investigation.

• Suspicious bones were found by a new property owner in an unused gated area in the yard that may have served as a dog kennel in the 3100 block of Rice Street on May 2, by a new property owner. The bones were collected and placed into property, as the case is under investigation.

• A homemade motorcycle trailer was reported stolen May 3 from the 5500 block of St. Albans Street N. • A laptop computer was reported stolen May 3 from the 400 block of Chandler Court. An active investigation is ongoing, as there is information on a possible suspect.

CORRECTION A photo in the April 28 issue of the Shoreview Press misidentified an individual. The student pictured in “Chippewa Middle School becomes mask-making center” is Kyle Warren. The Shoreview Press regrets the error.

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Prep and now legion season gone for Mounds View’s strong baseball squad

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

The Mounds View baseball team like every other sports team in the country, was idled this spring by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Mustangs likely would have been one of the top contenders for the state championship this spring, with a large group of seniors back from a team that placed fi fth in the state tournament last season.

“We had a solid team,” Ike Mezzenga told the Star Tribune.

“We haven’t had much change in the team since our 13-year-old traveling team. We all helped each other get better, and we were going to be able to show that this year.”

Another setback came Saturday as the American Legion baseball season was canceled when the national legion organization shut down all the remaining states who were still planning on conducting a season. Most of the Mustang players are members of Tri-City Red, the defending state champions.

“Obviously this is very disappointing,” said Mustang coach Mark Downey, contacted by

Shoreview Press.

Downey said he is advising his players to try catch on with an amateur team in the area in case Gov. Tim Walz allows baseball activity to take place. The governor’s current Stay-At-Home order is effective until May 18. He added that there may be club team opportunities. Meanwhile, VFW baseball (sophomores and under) is still on, pending the governor’s order, Downey noted.

This spring, several players worked out by themselves at McCullough Park in Shoreview, playing catch and holding home-run derbies, as they hoped the end of the season at least could be salvaged.

Mustang seniors Brett Bateman and Ian Bahn will play for the Minnesota Gophers and South Dakota State, respectively.

Mezzenga will play for North Iowa Community College. Will Rogers, a junior, has committed verbally to Arizona State.

Jack Hentges, another starter, said, “I really miss not being able to crack jokes on the bench and the nail-biting games. We had great chemistry with this group.”

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The Edgetown Acres reconstruction project, one of the projects listed on the city's five-year capital improvement plan, will update roads, utility lines and stormwater infrastructure in the neighborhood.

Plans include removing existing pavement to install concrete curb and gutter, replacing the sanitary sewer line, replacing existing valves and hydrants associated with the water main, installing a stormwater collection and infiltration system and replacing the existing Xcel-owned street lights with city street lights. Cost is estimated at $3.4 million and will be financed primarily through the city's street renewal fund, as well as assessments.

The council previously approved project plans and specifications at its March 16 meeting; bids were opened April 21. Of the five bids received, LaTour Construction Inc. submitted the lowest, at approximately $2.7 million. At the May 4 meeting, the council unanimously voted to accept the bid from LaTour Construction and to authorize the mayor and city manager to execute a construction contract.

The first phase includes Pinewood, Terrace and Oakwood Drives from Fairview Avenue to Aldine Street, and Fairview Avenue from County Road I to the cul-de-sac. Construction is scheduled to begin later this month and finish in either September or October.

The second phase, which will begin in 2021, includes Hillview Road and Lois Drive from Fairview to Snelling avenues.

Additional information about the project can be found at shoreviewmn.gov/government/departments/ public-works/projects The council next meets at 7 p.m. Monday, May 18, via teleconference. Information on how to join the meeting can be found online at shoreviewmn.gov

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OF SPECIAL MEETING OF NORTH OAKS PLANNING COMMISSION TO BE CONDUCTED BY TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS PURSUANT TO MINN. STAT. § 13D.021 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of North Oaks will hold a Special Planning Commission meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2020, pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 13D.021, via telephone or other electronic means as detailed below, with the City Administrator and one or more members of the Planning Commission present at the regular meeting location, the Community Room, 100 Village Center Drive, North Oaks, MN unless unfeasible due to the health pandemic or emergency declaration. The meeting will take place by remote telephone or other electronic means as an in-person meeting of the full Planning Commission in the Community Room, or meeting conducted under Minn. Stat.

Sec. 13D.02, has been determined by the Mayor, Chair of the Planning Commission, City Administrator, and City Attorney to be not practical or prudent due to the existing health pandemic and emergencies declared by the Governor of the State of Minnesota and the North Oaks City Council pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 12. The purpose of the meeting on May 28, 2020 is to hold continued public hearings on the applications for preliminary plan/ preliminary plat approval for subdivision for the Nord and Anderson Woods parcels and potential Planning Commission action regarding recommendation to the City Council of approval or denial of the applications.

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MOUNDS VIEW SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SUMMARY APRIL 14, 2020 0HHWLQJV WDNH SODFH DW WKH 'LVWULFW &HQWHU LQ 6KRUHYLHZ 9LFWRULD Street N).

School Board meetings to be held virtually The board passed a resolution to hold all future school board meetings virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Termination of probationary staff Due to decreases/changes in enrollment, elimination of positions, uncertainty of funding, lack of funds, performance or return from leave of senior teachers, the Board voted to terminate 37 probationary teachers.

Placement of staff on unrequested leave of absence Due to decreases/changes in enrollment, elimination of positions, uncertainty of funding, lack of funds, requests for voluntary unrequested leave of absence, or return from leave of senior teachers, the Board voted to place four learning resource teachers on an unrequested leave of absence.

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A look ahead April 28, 7 p.m., regular meeting May 7, 6 p.m., work session Complete meeting minutes are available to the public at the District Center upon request.

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CITY OF SHOREVIEW NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM Notice is hereby given that the City of Shoreview will hold a public hearing on its Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP) at 7:00 p.m., Monday, June 15, 2020, at Shoreview city hall. The public hearing will be held during the city council meeting scheduled that evening.

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MOUNDS VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS MOUNDS VIEW SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SUMMARY MARCH 10, 2020 0HHWLQJV WDNH SODFH DW WKH 'LVWULFW &HQWHU LQ 6KRUHYLHZ 9LFWRULD Street N).

Construction update Representatives from Kraus Anderson (KA) and Wold provided an update on construction progress and timeline. District staff and personnel from KA

shared insights about how the process is working and the progress that has been made to date. For ongoing updates, visit www.moundsviewschools.org/ facilities.

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A look ahead April 2, 6 p.m., work session April 14, 7 p.m., regular meeting Complete meeting minutes are available to the public at the District Center upon request.

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or her dad brings home with him from work every day in a job full of unknowns.”

In March, just as COVID-19 began to worsen in the U.S., Nicole’s doctor alerted her that Finley had developed a heart arrhythmia and was running on the small side of her size percentile, which made for a high-risk pregnancy. Nicole has since gone on a medical leave of absence from work, and though the financial uncertainty has created additional stress for her and Matt, she says it’s ultimately worth it to protect their baby.

“At the end of the day, we had to sit down and decide if we can afford for me not to go into work, if this risk worth the money,” Nicole said. “We decided that she’s more important and my health is more important than risking going into work every day.”

Though many check-ups have switched to online or phone appointments in the wake of COVID-19, due to the risk associated with her pregnancy, Nicole has had to keep her in-person visits. But due to tightening hospital restrictions, she’s had to go through

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that’s sad for me, because I just love to see how far they’ve come and how much they’re learning.”

On top of keeping her students academically engaged, Christy has been working to keep them connected to one another. Zoom, she says, has come in handy for that. “(Recently) we did a talent show, and I would say half of my class met on Zoom, and everyone had prepared something, either an art project or show or a bike trick. Some girls did their gymnastics moves,” she said. “I’ve been trying to think of how to keep them socially connected to one another like that.

I also wrote letters to send to their houses, just to keep them feeling like a part of the community.”

Christy’s husband is a teacher as well. The sudden switch to distance learning, she said, has been difficult for them as educators but also as parents, trying to help their son Silas, a first-grader, stay on top of his own learning, too.

“He does well in school. It’s not incredibly difficult for him, but it’s been hard for him to switch gears and take me seriously as a teacher,” she explained. “Even

this and he knew that I could handle this. I was meant to be their mom. I am so grateful for that every single day.”

Lauren always knew she wanted to be a mother. “That was like my life goal,” she said. She also knew she wanted to raise her kids exactly how she was raised, by parents with a solid marriage (34 years and counting) and a stayat-home mother.

“I know that the journey is completely different for everybody, but I didn’t want to have kids and then pay somebody else to raise my children,” she said. “My mom is the matriarch of our family. She is our stronghold, she holds all of us together, and she has been absolutely incredible.”

In addition to her mother, Lauren has relied on friends, family and the area Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Networks for support during Nick’s deployments. From snow plow service to Christmas gifts to ductwork cleaning, they have helped with it all.

“I honestly could not have done it without my faith, my family and my friends. You have to have a good support system and be willing to take help when you can get it.

You can’t let any of your pride get in the way,” Lauren advised. “I had this mentality that I was going to ‘kick this deployment’s a--” and then you are in the thick of it, and I thought ‘I can’t do this’. I remember bawling to Nick on the phone and telling him ‘I quit. Get on a plane and come home.’ But it doesn’t work that way.”

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When Nicole does go into labor, Matt can come with her, but he’ll be the only guest she’s permitted during her stay.

“He’s still allowed to come, but (the hospital) has told us there will be a ton of restrictions. Like, you have to go there, and you can’t leave, so we’re packing for any circumstance,” she said. “I didn’t have a doula planned or anything, but they told me if I did, I’d have to choose between my husband or the doula.”

Nicole added that she and Matt already have plans to share Finley’s birth with their families and to tell Finley the story of her unprecedented birth when she’s older.

“We were never planning on recording labor or anything, but we went out and bought a camcorder, because we were like, ‘Well, if family can’t be there, we’ve got to have something to remember this,’” she said. “We’ve joked about that the first time

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(Finley) sasses me or something, I’ll be like, ‘Do you know what I went through for you?’”

In the meantime, the young couple is doing everything they can to keep themselves and their daughter safe. Nicole jokes that the mudroom in their house has since become a “quarantine room,” as it’s where Matt strips down to immediately wash his clothes when he returns home from work.

“Most of his calls are medical calls, and he doesn’t know what any patient has and usually never finds out,” she explained.

“So, he comes home, and it’s like, ‘Alright, strip down, drop your clothes in a garbage bag,’ and then we bleach everything and he showers. It’s kind of like a routine now.”

With so much still unknown about COVID-19, Nicole said she is encouraging everyone to take precautions to keep one another safe.

“This plea is not because of the inconvenience it may cause,” she said. “It’s to protect our first responders, frontline workers and the families they come home to.”

though I am a teacher, I’m just not his figure of authority for teaching, and so I think he’s just not doing his best work for me, like he would be at school.”

Having two 4-year-olds in the house also makes for constant interuptions: “Like yesterday, I was teaching my son, and I went into my bedroom, and (the twins) were rubbing my expensive face cream all over a stuffed animal,” Christy said. “Things like that, when you’re just trying to do everything all at once.”

And yet despite the challenges and the chaos, Christy can see the silver lining in the clouds.

“I try to remind myself that (about) a month before this all happened, my daughter fell at school, and she was hurting really badly, but I didn’t go pick her up because they thought she was fine. And that night, she was like, ‘You never came,’” Christy said. “I remember lying in bed, crying and feeling that mom guilt that working sometimes means I can’t be there for some of these moments. I try to remind myself to be grateful for this time at home, the gift of extra time.”

Lauren had high hopes for Nick’s return from Kuwait.

“I thought I could go to a hotel, rejuvenate, go to the hair salon and not be with my kids for 48 hours,” she said. But none of those could come to fruition when COVID-19 hit.

After coming home, Nick had to self-quarantine for two weeks, so Lauren never got the break she hoped for. Even though Nick can now help out, the pandemic has brought on more challenges, especially navigating distance learning and trying to keep up a family routine. Kinsley’s speech therapy and physical therapy has also been put on hold.

“It has been a complete whirlwind. Having that routine thrown off is more insane than your typical scenario,” Lauren said. “Our kids really rely on that routine.”

Despite the challenges, Nick says Lauren remains “the anchor” of their family. “She keeps us going, knowing all of (our) schedules and who needs what. Throughout my deployment, she was here alone with the kids. Not only did she manage the day to day stuff (but) she made sure our kids made their specialty appointments.”

He added, “That really helped the development of our kids. My daughter who was nonverbal when I left, was speaking in sentences and my oldest son was doing great in kindergarten. She has sacrificed so much for our family to make sure we all have our needs met.”