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Nominations sought for new ‘Best of’ contest BY ELIZABETH CALLEN EDITOR
Readers of the Shoreview Press are being asked to help recognize the best of everything, from food to shopping to best local sports team. An online contest, the Best of Shoreview begins its nomination phase. A ballot with more than 90 categories is live at presspubs.com/bestof. Readers are asked to nominate their favorites in seven groups: eating and drinking; arts and entertainment; health and fitness; local; services; shopping and sports; and recreation. Readers may nominate in as many or as few categories as they like. If readers nominate at least two candidates in a category, the category will appear on the voting ballot. If only one nomination is received, the category won’t be on the ballot. After the ballot is finalized, readers will be able to vote for their favorites once a day between Aug. 14 and Sept. 10. The ballot will be in the same spot, presspubs.com/bestof The contest will be conducted exclusively online, with no paper ballots. When voting closes Sept. 10, the results will be tallied and winners will be announced in the Shoreview Press in October.
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Eagles landing Chainsaw artist Perry Carlson applies stain to one of the bald eagle carvings he created in downtown White Bear Lake last week. The Shoreview native has been using chainsaws to transform storm-damaged trees into unique sculptures since 1987. The sculptures were commissioned as a tribute to Owen Loftus, who was working toward achieving the rank of Eagle Scout when he died in October of 2018 at the age of 15 due to complications from treatment for Leukemia. Read more on page 7.
Learning plan announced: Governor leaves decision to school districts The learning model decision will be announced by the local school districts. “As a classroom teacher for more than 20 years and a parent of a child in public schools, I am committed to providing a world-class education to our students while keeping them and their teachers safe,” said Gov. Walz. “With this approach, we are pairing the knowledge and data from our departments of
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health and education with the expertise of our local school districts to make the best decisions for our students across the state.” MDH and MDE will work with school districts and local health professionals throughout the school year to help districts decide if and when they need to dial between learning models depending on the progression and cause of the virus in their
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Gov. Tim Walz announced Minnesota’s Safe Learning Plan for the 2010-21 school year last week. According to a press release from the governor’s office, school districts and charter schools will begin in one of three models: inperson, distance learning or a hybrid model. Experts at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the Department of Education (MDE) will