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Bear alum Longendyke earns silver in Pan Am Games wrestling BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR
don’t take the time to talk with you,” Tuohy said. “It just happened to be that one day I stumbled into a doctor that said, ‘Your kidney functions are depleted,’ and so I started listening to this doctor.” Tuohy purchased Pizza Man in 2013. The business serves customers in White Bear Lake, Mahtomedi, Hugo, Centerville and Shoreview. About
Long before he became White Bear Lake’s greatest wrestler, Donny Longendyke started dreaming about someday wearing the red, white and blue of Team USA. “I’ve been aiming for the Olympics since fifth grade,” said Longendyke. The two-time state high school champion and three-time college All-American has not reached that ultimate goal, but did step into a Team USA lineup last month to wrestle in the Pan Am Games. Longendyke, 27, took home a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling after winning three of four matches at 130 kg (287 pounds) in Guatemala June 27-30. “The experience was incredible,” he said. “I can’t help but feel disappointed not to bring home a gold medal. But I was glad I was able to represent the USA and be with all those wrestlers.” Against Central and South American teams, the USA dominated wrestling at Pan Am: Tthe men’s freestyle, folk style, and Greco-Roman teams and the women’s team all captured team golds and most of the individual championships. Longendyke reached the finals, beating Luis Roman Barrios of Mexico 5-2, Catriel Pehuen Muriel of Argentina 8-4 and Isaque Medeiros Conserva of Brazil 6-1. In the gold medal match, he lost 3-0 to Leo Santana Heredia of Dominican Republic. The Pan Am team was selected after the
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Area business owner patiently waiting for kidney FILE
Pizza Man & Corner Malt Shop owner Farrell Tuohy (center) has always been a proud supporter of law enforcement. BY SHANNON GRANHOLM LEAD EDITOR
An area business owner who has always been there for the community now needs the community to be there for him. Farrell Tuohy, owner of Pizza Man & Corner Malt Shop in White Bear Lake, hopes he can find someone who is willing to give him one of their kidneys. He has been on dialysis for a little over a year
now, and soon will be officially on the waitlist to receive a kidney. “The prognosis for a person who has my situation and gets a living donor, they can live 20 to 40 years compared to being on dialysis for 10 years, which is like a prison sentence,” he said. “The average wait for kidney transplant is eight years. You get elevated on that list depending on how bad you get. The sicker you
are, the higher you go on the list.” How it started Tuohy, 58, said he was a relatively healthy person for the majority of his life, but he has always had diabetes. He was always careful to go to his yearly physicals, but many of the doctors didn’t take the time to talk to him or talk about his hypertension. “In today’s medicine, you are in and out. They
Monthly monitoring stops at Water Gremlin dustry Commissioner Nancy Leppink and Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm. The state
“Lead hygiene compliance rates are virtually 100% for all lead hygiene-related behaviors observed.” 2021 Wenck Associates Report commissioners made a joint court filing after determining that efforts by Water Gremlin to control worker exposure to
lead dust and lead contamination in the plant were unsuccessful. In its last report to the court May 28, Wenck’s industrial hygienist wrote that Water Gremlin maintains an environmental health and safety staff and has invested in addressing occupational lead hazards. Therefore, the third party “believes that its full-time presence at Water Gremlin is no longer needed to ensure compliance with the Order.” The latest report included lead sample results from the lunchroom, locker rooms and other non-production areas, noting that overall, housekeeping practices and activities have been effective in reducing lead levels. The transition
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area monitoring station also improved again from the last round of sampling, according to the report, and revised bootie procedures in the transition zone appeared to be effective. “Lead hygiene compliance rates are virtually 100% for all lead hygiene-related behaviors observed,” the report stated. Water Gremlin conducted lead blood testing for employees in May; those results are being compiled. Residential testing and cleanup as ordered by the judge have not yet begun. The Japanese-owned company is the leading supplier of lead battery terminals in North America. Debra Neutkens
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ST. PAUL — Water Gremlin is no longer required to have monthly third-party monitoring for lead contamination at its White Bear Township plant. District Court Judge Leonardo Castro amended his Nov. 22, 2019, court order last Friday to allow the White Bear Township company to discontinue regular monitoring by Wenck Associates, now part of Stantec Consulting Services. The judge still requires quarterly spot-checking by Wenck through the end of 2021 with reports submitted to the court around June 30, Sept. 30 and Dec. 31. Judge Castro presided over the lawsuit brought in 2019 by plaintiffs Minnesota Department of Labor and In-