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a turkey made? The White Bear Press and Vadnais Heights Press visited Tami Jahnke’s preschool class at Lakeaires Elementary to ask students, “How do you cook a turkey?” in honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Here are the responses.

Alaia, 4

Isla, 4

“It looks like this. Make a mouth. Make a ears and make a eyes. Make her body. And make her nose and make her arms and make her clothes.”

“In the oven.”

Adeline, 4

Leroy, 4

“Jacket, pants, shirt and a hat.”

“Like just build it with 2 eyeballs and put it behind the body. The finger and the feet and the shoes and the sweater and the shirt. And the pants, too.”

Amina, 5

Olive, 4

“Well, with a head, a mouth, a nose, feet, a body. Oh, and a hair and a head and a happy face.”

“You have to get a real turkey. Put it on the stove and cook it.”

Cimmilee, 4

Shayla, 5

“I just made a turkey.”

“You make his body first, then his wings and his head and his eyes and his mouth. And his feet.”

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“I don’t know.”

School District sets 2024-25 calendar, course changes BY NOELLE OLSON EDITOR

Next fall, the White Bear Lake Area School District will offer new secondary courses and will have a different beginning to the 2024-25 school year. According to Dr. Alison Gillespie, assistant superintendent for teaching and learning, the first day of school will be Tuesday, Sept. 3, for sixth and 12th graders. The first day for grades one through five will be Wednesday, Sept. 4. Thursday, Sept. 5, will be the first day for kindergartners, sophomores and juniors. “We are excited to have the 9-12 high school open and on the first day of school, Principal Reetz would like to have the seniors in the building solely just for next year to set the culture in the building,” said Gillespie. “He’s working with our current juniors to decide what that will look like, and more information is to come.” SEE SCHOOL BOARD, PAGE 13

Council votes to ban smoking, not edibles, in public places BY NOELLE OLSON EDITOR

Elijah, 4 “With cheese bites. You put the cheese in there and make it into real cheese.”

Tre, 4 “Put it in the oven and eat it.”

Haven, 4 “With an oven. First take it out and then eat the turkey.”

The Vadnais Heights City Council is amending the smoking ban ordinance in public places. “This is a carry forward from our last meeting discussion about equity as it relates to smoking in public spaces,” said Kevin Watson, city administrator. “The previous proposal included public sidewalks everywhere, and this new one basically prohibits smoking, whether it’s tobacco or cannabis, in our public parks or on public property like campuses, city hall, fire hall, North Center Campus as well as any trails or sidewalks within those properties.” The City Council asked staff to research what other Ramsey County communities have decided related to the issue. They are as follows. • Roseville – Banned smoking at specific city facilities, parks and their parking lots, but not SEE SMOKING BAN, PAGE 17

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Thanksgiving leftover recipes Wondering what to do with your Thanksgiving leftovers? Here are three recipes to use your leftover turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce.

• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

Par-bake the crust according to package directions. Let cool slightly before adding the filling. Sprinkle the stuffing and turkey in the par-baked shell. Top with cheddar and parsley. Season with a little salt and pepper. Whisk together the half and half, eggs, nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon, salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl. Pour the custard over the filling. Adjust oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake until set, 35 to 45 minutes. Let cool at least 30 minutes before serving warm or at room temperature. Food Network

Turkey and Stuffing Quiche Ingredients:

Crust: • One 9-inch frozen pie shell Filling: • 1 cup crumbled leftover stuffing • 1 cup chopped leftover turkey • 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese • 1/4 cup parsley leaves, roughly chopped • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper Custard: • 1 1/4 cups half-and-half • 3 large eggs

• 2 teaspoons milk • 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs • 1 cup cranberry sauce • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper • 1/2 cup walnuts

Cranberry and Turkey Salad Ingredients:

• 3 cups chopped cooked turkey • 1/2 cup dried cranberries • 1/2 cup sliced almonds • 2 stalks celery, chopped • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise

Directions:

Preheat oil to 350 degrees F. Cut leftover stuffing into bite-sized cubes and set aside. In a small bowl, Mix turkey, cranberries, almonds, whisk eggs and milk. Coat each stuffing celery and mayonnaise in a bowl until well blended. Serve with crackers, over a bite with this egg wash, then dredge in the bread crumbs until fully coated bed of lettuce or bread. Allrecipes and set aside. In a food processor, blend cranberry sauce, pepper and walnuts. aside. Once oil is at a temperature, Second-day Fried Stuffing Bites Set fry each piece of stuffing until golden with Cranberry Sauce Pesto brown for about four minutes. Drain on Ingredients: a paper towel and serve with cranberry • Oil, for frying pesto. • Leftover stuffing Food Network, recipe courtesy of Sunny • 2 eggs Anderson

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(September 10, 1957 November 13, 2023) 66, of White Bear Lake, formerly of Minneapolis, passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer. Many remember him as the charismatic co-owner of The Olive Branch Oil & Spice Company in downtown White Bear Lake, where he worked with his wife Janet Richards. A Celebration of Life was held in Bruce’s honor on November 21. For a full obituary and condolences please visit https://www. muellermemorial.com/obituaries

age 76, passed away surrounded by family on November 3 at Elkridge Memory Care in Maplewood, Minnesota. He is survived by his wife, Margery; his son Chris (wife Pam and grandsons Anthony and Eli); his sister Julie Olufson (husband Dave, nephews Tony and Ben and niece Jennifer); his brother Jim (wife Toni and niece Tarese). John had a varied career starting in advertising and journalism and ending in long and distinguished service as a metropolitan transit driver. He played competitive chess, racquetball and tennis. He was a drummer. He was a tireless companion to his wife in art museums around the US and Europe. He will be remembered as a generous and loyal friend, brother and father. A memorial event will be held at a date and location to be decided.

Belknap, Robert Harlan age 98, rejoined his beloved wife Joyce on Nov. 2, 2023. Bob is survived by 6 children and their spouses, 12 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. Celebration of Life Saturday, Dec. 2, 11:00 a.m. (visitation at 10) at Parkview United Church of Christ, 3737 Bellaire Ave, White Bear Lake. Full notice to follow at cremationsocietyofmn.com

BUSINESS BRIEF Indoor shooting range to come to White Bear Lake

An existing commercial building is set to be remodeled to house a new gun club in White Bear Lake. On Tuesday, Nov. 14, the White Bear Lake City Council voted to approve a permit that will allow firearms to be sold in the sporting goods store planned for the Heartland Gun Club, which will also operate as an indoor shooting range. The indoor shooting range and sporting goods store will be located at 4350 Centerville Road.

COMMUNITY BRIEF State flag, seal designs available for public viewing

What do Minnesotans think the next state flag and seal should look like? Members of the public are now invited to see for themselves. More than 2,600 designs were submitted to the State Emblems Redesign Commission during a onemonth period; qualifying submissions are now available online. Minnesota state flag designs make up about 85% of the submissions. Those are available to view at serc.mnhs.org/flags. Minnesota state seal designs make up approximately 15% of submissions. Those are available to view at serc. mnhs.org/seals. Later this month, the commission will select five submissions for the new state seal and five for the state flag. The commission will select one design (or a modified version) to be utilized as the basis for each emblem. The State Emblems Redesign Commission was established in the 2023 legislative session to develop and adopt a new design for the official state seal and a new design for the official state flag no later than Jan. 1.

Patricia “Pat” Ann Granger Our dear sweet, sassy mother Patricia Ann Granger sadly passed away unexpectedly on November 10th at the age of 82. She was a wonderful mother to her kids, fur babies and birds. She also had many friends and was well loved in all the many places she lived. She was predeceased by her parents Margaret and Neal Clark, and is survived by husband Charles A. Granger, sibling Lenore Clark, children Laura (Matthew) Markoe, Chad (Lori) Granger, Christie Crothers, eight grandchildren, Brandon, Joshua, Maria, Trevor, Reese, Colette, Gabi and Olivia and three great grandchildren, Sunny, Elyza and Lucy. To honor Pat’s memory, we are holding a celebration of her life from 4–6 pm on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at HONSA FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 2460 East County Road E, White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Underdog Rescue, underdogrescuemn.com. Arrangements, Honsa Family Funeral Home, Honsafamilyfuneral.com, 651-429-6172

Kurt Hartwig June 10, 1951 to October 26, 2023, age 72. Kurt’s family was his greatest joy. Forever in our hearts, loved and remembered by wife, Sandy Hartwig, 3 children, his sister, 6 grandchildren and 1 greatgranddaughter. Private family service.

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Thanksgiving spans cultures

t’s so easy to overlook giving thanks for all that God has provided us.

This national holiday is not exclusive to the United States. It can be traced back to Native Americans and other parts of the world where at harvest time people of different cultures celebrated their bounty with festivals. Thanksgiving was true in the ancient Jewish time of harvest when they celebrated Sukkot. Our history goes back to 1621 when the colonists from England were looking for religious freedom and opportunities of wealth. 102 passengers boarded the small ship called Mayflower for the difficult crossing that took 66 days and landed at Cape Cod. Their first winter was brutal. They continued to live aboard the ship and only half of the original passengers and crew The remaining went ashore to be About the survived. greeted by several different Indian tribes. They were taught how to grow corn, tap Town maple trees, catch fish, and avoid poisonous Gene Johnson plants. In November of 1621 their first corn harvest proved successful and their Governor Bradford organized a feast which began the history of our Thanksgiving. It wasn’t until 1789 when George Washington issued the proclamation that Thanksgiving became a national holiday to celebrate the country’s independence and ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Today in America the holiday is changing as our heritage has changed with many different cultures. Menus are quite different. But there are still people like our family who celebrate around the dinner table with turkey, sweet potatoes, cranberries, which generally concludes with pumpkin pie. Over the years we have had opportunities to share our dinner table with foreign guests visiting our universities and through student exchange programs. We would often go around the table asking individuals what they were most thankful for. At one dinner we had people from five different countries represented at our table. We still continue to be thankful for the United States of America, its constitutional freedoms, for safety we have enjoyed, the representative government, though it is now split and has lost sight of how they represent the American people. We have also been able to help thousands of people across the world suffering from various types of hardships. May God continue to favor us and restore our confidence in our democracy.

Santa Humor

Writing a column prompts readers and friends to share bits and pieces of information. Some of it is humor and I love that. Here’s one from a reader. “Dear Santa, This year please bring me a big fat bank account and a slim body. Don’t mix the two up like you did last year. Thanks.”

Panama City Beach

Kathy and I had the privilege this fall of spending six weeks at Panama City Beach, Florida, through friends who own condo investments. The offseason rates made it even more attractive. But one thing is missing-neighbors who are friends. We miss that after Hurricane Ian destroyed our motor yacht that was moored at Legacy Harbour in Fort Myers. There we had neighbors who were less than six feet away and we had opportunities to visit throughout the day and at happy hours and group dinners. In Panama City, it became clear to us how important relationships are. We miss our friends and it gets boring. Thankfully our daughters took turns driving us down and back home. And our son visited for a few days. The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world totaling 600,000 square miles. It is bordered by the United States, Mexico and Cuba. The beach area has military bases and reports are 950 people move to Florida on an average day. The tourist numbers at the Panama City Beach area averages 4.5 million annually and the town has less than 20,000 residents. That means a lot of high-rise condos.

A time to give thanks

Happy Thanksgiving. Take time to reflect on what God has provided us. the We enjoy freedom in this country. Our military and veterans have fought very hard through several wars to maintain it. Don’t let it slip away. Gene Johnson is publisher emeritus of Press Publications.

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Talking adult family dynamics with U of M

s we head into the winter holiday season and the many gatherings with immediate and extended family that this season can bring, University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development family therapist and professor Tai Mendenhall shares his expertise about how to navigate adult family dynamics. Q: What are the most common themes you observe in adult family dynamics? A: Family scholars have identified myriad relational dynamics that play out differently across healthy versus unhealthy families, and these vary in the ways that they manifest across different cultures and social groups. Some of the most common themes include: • Communication: how we express ourselves to each other, and how we listen to and/or receive others when they talk with us. • Closeness and cohesion: how close and engaged we are, or how distant and disengaged we are. • Adaptability: how we solve problems and navigate stress together. Most of these dynamics are best when they are somewhere between “too much” and “too little”, and they evolve over time and context. They also tend to shift between parents and children as the children grow up.

Q: What should parents keep in mind when their adult children visit? A: Remember that they are adults now. The manners in which they do any variety of things may be different than the ways that you would do things — from cooking to driving to responding to an acting-out child. Your job as their parent is no longer to guide, teach and discipline as you did when they were young. Pick your battles with your adult children and don’t sweat the small stuff. The visit is temporary, so enjoy time together — visit, share, play games, see shows or exchange gifts. Q: How can adult children approach family visits? A: Your parents are still your parents. If you are visiting them in their home, respect that it is their space, not yours. For example, don’t change the thermostat without asking them first and remember to clean up after yourself. Be sure to engage with them in authentic conversations; avoid scrolling through social media and watching TV independently. Q: What advice would you give to family members about navigating difficult conversations such as politics? A: It depends. If the family members who are visiting each other are not especially close or if the visit is only going to

be for a couple of hours over a holiday meal or gift-exchange, it might be best to just keep politics off the table. If family members are more invested in navigating potentially-heated conversations, find some common ground about things that you both agree about. Listen to understand, not to respond, attack, criticize or defend. Remember that it is doubtful that you will substantively change each other’s mind or position, i.e., “win” the argument. The best outcome is to sustain — and sometimes even enrich! — the relationship. Q: Where can people find more information about this topic and how does the U of M support healthy family dynamics? A: I would encourage anyone who is really struggling with couple and family dynamics to seek support – the earlier, the better – through a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT). These professionals specialize in working with family systems through a variety of interpersonal processes in problem-solving, healing and growth. The U of M trains many of the therapists and counselors in our state that provide this critical support to families. “Talking...with U of M” is a resource whereby University of Minnesota faculty answer questions on current and other topics of general interest.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Supremely half-hearted code of ethics

There are two relevant provisions in the new Supreme Court Ethics Rules addressing the Justices’ obligation of disclosure; but none of them seems to actually mandate full financial disclosure. Instead, they simply require compliance with restrictions on acceptance of gifts, and make a self-serving claim they have complied with disclosure requirements for some time. The code then expressed that each Justice reaffirms his or her “commitment” to continue those disclosures. But if that means continuing the half-hearted disclosures the Justices have demonstrated so far, then this is not a substantial improvement. The Court still has miles to go before it can put to rest the public’s legitimate doubts about Supreme Court ethical propriety. Albert Turner Goins, Sr. White Bear Lake

War crimes being committed Here we go again. The old adage “Two wrongs don’t make a right” sure makes the front page in the ongoing Israeli and Hamas war. On Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists butchered 1,200 men, women and children. This day a war crime is tattooed on Hamas’ members, young and old. Netanyahu didn’t take long for the Israeli War Council to institute a complete and total destruction of Hamas and its followers in the war-torn Gaza. In a matter of days, the

Israeli war machine, financed by the USA, proceeded to bomb to smithereens the 2 million-plus state of Gaza. This annihilation included schools, apartments, hospitals and those 300-milelong underground tunnels that Hamas has constructed over the last 40 years. Israel has controlled the electricity, fuel, food, water and medical supplies, and day-to-day life of every Palestinian for the last half century. In the last three weeks, Israel has slaughtered more than 11,000 Palestinians, including some 4,000 children. That’s war crime number No. 2. With the watching world demanding a cease-fire so the injured and homeless can be saved, Israel won’t consider a cease-fire as they insist Hamas will try to replace weaponry. Israel continues its slaughter of Hamas and Palestinians. There’s a way to stop these war crimes shortly. We have to stop the U.S.’s $13 billion weaponry aid package to Israel that has allowed this carnage to continue into perpetuity. The U.S. is complicit in Israel’s war crimes, and should be held accountable. My statements are not antisemitic. They are backed by facts, of decades of bullying the Palestinians by the State of Israel. How can there be peace in a world of hate, injustice, poverty, ignorance and indifference? It lies in the power of prayer! What else is there? Jim Brunzell, Jr. Vadnais Heights

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Golf club head pro to step down BY NOELLE OLSON EDITOR

The North Oaks Golf Club is getting ready to say goodbye to Ray Vennewitz. “The North Oaks Golf Club has always been a special place to me and our entire family,” Vennewitz said. “The club has been so unbelievably loyal and supportive of our family through our 52 years of service to the club.” Vennewitz, of White Bear Township, has been the head pro for 16 years at the North Oaks Golf Club. Before that, he spent five years as an assistant. His dad, Ray Sr., worked at the club for 31 years and passed away 11 years ago. “On Sept. 7, Pat (Markley, general manager of the North Oaks Golf Club) shared with me a very positive email about extending my contract, which ends on Dec. 31,” Vennewitz said. “I responded to him that I was not mentally or physically ready to do that, but I wanted the weekend to pray about it and talk to my family. I did that and came to the conclusion that it would be best for me and my family to not extend my contract.” Vennewitz continued, “This decision was extremely difficult for me to make and was not taken lightly. I have spent nearly my entire life at the club and have had so many great memories. However, at the end of the day, if I didn’t have the energy to do the job at a high level then I didn’t feel it was fair to the membership to continue.” The North Oaks Golf Club plans to have a new golf pro hired by the end of November. Vennewitz said he will miss the team and members of the club. “The team that we have in place at the club is special and is like family,” Vennewitz said. “Most importantly, we all got along so well. It has been an absolute pleasure to be part of such a great team. I will also miss the great members that we have at the club. Their support of not only me, but our entire team, is so very much

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The White Bear Police Department reports the following selected incidents:

N. and McKusick Road N. and The Washington County Sheriff’s also issued a citation. Office reports the following selected incidents in Birchwood, Mahtomedi Dellwood, Grant, Mahtomedi, Pine Springs and Willernie: • Signs were reported lying in the roadway near East Avenue and Birchwood Dahlia Street at 5:41 a.m. Oct. 9. Deputies did everyone a favor • Washington County Sheriff’s and removed the signs. Office deputies on Oct. 18 responded to an address on East • Deputies conducted a traffic stop Oct. 9 in the 700 block County Line Road and Cedar of Mahtomedi Avenue for Street where a mailbox was speeding 50 mph in a 30 mph knocked over by a vehicle that zone. On Oct. 11, deputies drove off. On scene, deputies conducted a different traffic found a pole still standing stop on Century Avenue without its mailbox and parts of and I-694 for an undisclosed a broken side mirror clustered violation. But they did issue a on the ground around it. As citation. the damaged mailbox pole and • The Circle-K Station on most of the debris were on the Stillwater Road on Oct. 9 Ramsey County side, deputies reported a frequent customer stepped aside and let arriving back in the store after he was Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office verbally trespassed from the deputies take over. Any debris premises. The complainant found on the Washington was hoping the customer County side of the road may would be served with a formal have also been turned over to trespassing document, but the RCSO deputies on the other suspect left before deputies side. arrived. Deputies scoured the Dellwood streets of downtown Mahtomedi and Willernie with the trespass • An attempted scam on Apple notice at the ready but could not Orchard Road was reported locate the suspect. twice on Oct. 18. • A suspicious vehicle with no • A suspicious occupied vehicle license plates reported Oct. 9 on reported at 5:14 a.m. Oct. 18 on Mahtomedi Avenue turned out Dellwood Road turned out to be to be a male who was visiting a driver who had pulled over to and who had a temporary plate write a text. available for review. • Deputies conducted a traffic stop Oct. 21 on Dellwood Avenue • A motorist was cited Oct. 10 on Wildwood Road and Century and Peninsula Road and issued Avenue N. for driving after a citation. revocation and for failure to Grant provide proof of insurance after deputies on patrol conducted • A Joliet Avenue resident a random license plate check reported fraud Oct. 17. of the vehicle in front of them. • Deputies conducted a traffic After the research came stop Oct. 20 on Dellwood Road back indicating revoked and N. and Manning Avenue N. impounded plates, deputies and issued a citation. On Oct. raced to catch up to the vehicle 21, deputies conducted another for a traffic stop. The driver told traffic stop on Manning Avenue

• Complaint of an ongoing issue of dogs roaming loose Nov. 9 in the block of 6th Street. Resident warned. • Officers responded to a report of criminal damage to property Nov. 10 in the 3700 block of Saint Regis Drive. No suspect information. • A 42-year-old male was arrested Nov. 11 for domestic assault in the 2400 block of Jansen Avenue. • An officer took a report Nov. 10 of damaged property in the 1800 block of Buerkle Road. and advised complainant of possible remedies. • Officers responded to a report of a female moving and dancing in the median Nov. 11 on Highway 6. She was advised to walk on the sidewalk and she complied. • Officers were dispatched to a disorderly conduct call Nov. 11 in the 2700 block of County Road E. • A man was arrested for domestic assault Nov. 11 in the 3500 block of Century Avenue. He was brought to Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center. • An assault was reported Nov. 11 in the 4400 block of Highway 61 in a parking lot. No charges are pending at this time. • An officer responded to the area of 7th Street and Cook Avenue Nov. 11 on a report of an hit and run accident. During the investigation a White Bear Lake man was arrested and booked at the Ramsey County Enforcement Center for 3rd Degree DWI. • Officer took a report Nov. 11 of a domestic assault that occurred during the night in the block of Cedar Avenue. Officers issued a pick up and hold on the suspect and later located a 22-year-old male of White Bear Lake and arrested him for domestic assault. • Officers were dispatched Nov. 11 for a dispute report in the 3500 block of Auger Avenue. • Officers responded to a report of a domestic assault Nov. 12 in the 1800 block of 5th Street. The investigation is on-going. • Officers responded to domestic assault Nov. 12 in the 3600 block of Hoffman Road. A 24-year-old White Bear Lake woman was arrested and booked at the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center. • A large disturbance was reported Nov. 13 in the 3500 block of Century Avenue. No arrests were made. • A domestic assault was reported Nov. 13 in the 3521 block of Century Avenue. A female was arrested.

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deputies he had just purchased the vehicle from a private party, had no insurance and was working on getting his driver’s license back. A National Crime Information Center (NCIC) check showed that the driver’s license was also revoked. The driver was made to legally park the vehicle and find other transportation to the DMV for new plates. • Juveniles were reported Oct. 10 for entering the garage of a Shamrock Drive residence without permission. • A Warner Avenue resident on Oct. 12 reported a truck being parked at the neighbor’s place with its door open and its hood up for the past week. Deputies did the “nothing to see here” and responded to their next call. • A downed tree resting on internet lines was reported Oct. 13 on Lincolntown Avenue and Long Lake Road. Deputies directed the public works department to cut the tree off the lines, and the community quickly resumed conducting its online business.

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• A truck reported parked for “some time” on Viking Drive and Roscoe Road Oct.14 and presumed stolen due to unknown clues turned out to have been legally parked and not stolen at all. • Deputies conducted a traffic stop Oct.14 in the 6000 block of Hilton Trail and issued a citation.

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• Property damage to a vehicle was reported Oct. 12 on Leeds Place. Loretta Harding

RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS

Vadnais Heights

• A Vadnais Heights woman reported a tire stolen from a rental car she’d been driving while it was parked overnight Oct. 11-12 in an apartment complex lot in the 900 block of County Road D. • A Champlain man, 49, was reported Oct. 13 in the 600 block of Belland Avenue for violating an order for protection, after deputies were called to the scene of a custody exchange and discovered he had the OFP out on him. • A St. Paul man, 53, was arrested Oct. 13 at the Target store in the 900 block of County Road E after he walked out the door with a shopping cart filled with nearly $300 worth of cat food and anticlumping cat litter. At $15 per 40 pound bag, that is approximately 20 bags. • A Vadnais Heights woman reported her 2007 Chevrolet Impala stolen Oct. 14 from the Walmart parking lot in the 800 block of County Road E while she was inside shopping. • A resident in the 3700 block of Brunet Court reported his mail stolen Oct. 14. The case is under investigation. • A Haitian man called from the 800 block of County Road E to report himself for losing his passport Oct. 15. He needed a police report to work through the travel bureaucracy within the Haitian Consulate. • Deputies arrested an Anoka County man, 22, at 9:51 p.m. Oct. 16 at the intersection of Chatsworth and University Avenue in St. Paul after joining a pursuit on I-694 and Rice Street of a suspect reported for throwing handguns out the window. After fleeing Columbia Heights toward St. Paul, the suspect crashed into another vehicle heading eastbound on University Avenue. The two occupants of the innocent vehicle were not physically injured. The suspect was arrested

for violating a domestic abuse no contact order, fleeing police officers, criminal vehicular operation, on an Anoka County warrant, and for assaulting a peace officer. • A resident in the 4100 block of Rice Street on Oct. 17 reported receiving threatening text messages from someone with whom he’d been communicating online. • A hit-and-run crash was reported Oct. 17 at the intersection of Berwood Avenue W. and Edgerton Street. • A resident in the 200 block of Woodridge Drive reported being scammed out of a significant amount of money Oct. 18 after she contacted a person she believed would offer cell phone repair services. • An abandoned vehicle with its dashboard ripped out was reported found Oct. 19 in the 3200 block of Fanum Road. Plenty of trash was strewn around the vehicle as well, and its owner was contacted. • A St. Paul man, 33, was arrested on multiple warrants at 1:12 a.m. Oct. 20 near I-694 and Highway 61, following a traffic stop for speeding. Deputies on patrol pulled the Ford Windstar over after it passed the squad at a high rate of speed. • A Vadnais Heights woman reported her purse stolen Oct. 21 while she was shopping at the Walmart store in the 800 block of County Road E.

White Bear Township

• A White Bear Township man, 28, was cited for hitand-run and failing to stop after a collision Oct. 15, after a resident in the 2500 block of Fourth Street reported him for crashing his Toyota Highlander into his mailbox. • A juvenile male, 14, was reported for kicking the front door of a home in the 5200 block of Division Street overnight Oct. 17-18, after the video surveillance camera caught him in the act. • A resident in the 1200 block of Pond View Lane on Oct. 18 reported her mail stolen. The case is under investigation.

• A resident in the 2600 block of Suzanne Circle on Oct. 19 reported viewing a person caught on camera tampering with his vehicle. Nothing appeared damaged or stolen. Deputies gathered up the images of the suspect. • A resident in the 1200 block of Birch Pond Trail reported fraudulent charges on his credit card Oct. 19. • A stray hen that appeared to be tangled in a rope was reported in the 1200 block of Otter Ridge Road on Oct. 19. Deputies took the bird to an animal care facility. Loretta Harding

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Spirit of Tourism’s award winner Along with these organizations, Galloway was the meals chairperson for the 2009 Governor’s Fishing Opener. The fishing opener is hosted every year by a town in Minnesota. The Governor visits during the fishing opener weekend to fish and enjoy the weekend. Galloway has received the White Bear Lake Chamber Legacy of Excellence Award in 2011, the 2012 Manitou Days Volunteer of the Year recognition and the 2013 Outstanding Rotarian Award. “Ken, thanks so much for all the years you have spent helping White Bear Lake thrive. You are a true asset to our community,” said Foussard. Galloway said he loves living in White Bear Lake and has lived in the area for 40 years. He has four grown children and three grandchildren, with one more on the way. Previous Spirit of Tourism award winners are: Jacobson Family from the Pine Tree Apple Orchard, Carol & Pat McFarland, Gene Johnson, Trish Appleby & Steve Donatelli former owners of Donatelli’s restaurant, Lisa Beecroft, Angela Homic, Nancy Roth and Dale Grambush. Madeline Dolby

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Bill Foussard presents the Spirit of Tourism Award to Ken Galloway for his volunteer work in the community. Former White Bear Lake Mayor Jo Emerson was there to offer congratulations.

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“This year we are thrilled to announce the 2023 Spirit of Tourism Award to Ken Galloway,” said Bill Foussard, owner of the White Bear Country Inn and Rudy’s Redeye Grill. Ken Galloway has worked as an executive in the private club industry, including Dellwood Country Club, the White Bear Yacht Club and others, over the past 30 years. Prior to that Ken enjoyed success as a Certified Chef and small business owner. He won several national and local awards as a chef and club manager. He holds certifications as a Certified Club Manager, Executive Chef and Wine and Spirits Education Trust Professional. Ken retired from club management in 2019 to start Galloway Culinary. He focuses on wine and food training, consulting, cooking classes and private chef services. Galloway’s community activities are as follows. • Boards of Directors of the Rotary Club of WBL, president 2016 • White Bear Lake area Emergency Food Shelf Board for 13 years • President of Upper Midwest Club Managers Association two times, 2002 and 2009 • White Bear Lake Chamber Board • White Bear Lake Education Foundation Board • Explore White Bear Galloway is a founding board member of Eagles Turf, which is an organization that works with veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other disabilities out of Lake Elmo. He is the founder and chair of the BEARly Open Golf on ice tournament. The tournament helps support the White Bear Lake Area and Mahtomedi Food Shelves. This upcoming year, 2024, will be the 17th anniversary of the event. Since its creation, the event has raised enough money to purchase over $2 million worth of food for neighbors in need.

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Church: 4741 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake Parish Life Center/School: 4690 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake

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Masses: Saturday - 5:00 PM Livestream Sunday - 9:00 & 11:00 AM CHURCH OF ST. PIUS X

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3878 Highland Avenue White Bear Lake • 651-429-5337 www.churchofstpiusx.org Masses: Sunday 9:30 AM & 6:30 PM, Monday, Thursday, & Friday, 8:00 AM, Wednesday 6:00 PM, Saturday 4:00 PM Reconciliation: Wednesday 5:00-5:45 PM, Thursday 8:45-9:15 AM, Saturday 3:15-3:35 PM, Sunday 6:00-6:20 PM

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PUBLIC NOTICES

CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS

PUBLIC NOTICE – SUMMARY ORDINANCE 769 The City Council of the City of Vadnais Heights has adopted Ordinance No. 769, which amends Chapter 16 to prohibit smoking in public spaces. The ordinance includes the following provisions: Definitions of use and public place, and states no person shall smoke or vape tobacco, cannabis flower, cannabis products, or hemp derived consumer products within a public place as defined under section 16-1. The full text of Ordinance No. 769 is available for inspection at Vadnais Heights City Hall during regular business hours. Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 22, 2023.

CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS

PUBLIC NOTICE – SUMMARY ORDINANCE 770 The City Council of the City of Vadnais Heights has adopted Ordinance No. 770, which amends CITY CODE CHAPTER 36, ARTICLE II, DIVISION 1, SECTION 36-27 and adds CITY CODE CHAPTER 36, ARTICLE II, DIVISION 8 The ordinance includes the following provisions: • Establishes Mandatory Emergency Water Conservation Measures if a Critical Water Deficiency is declared by the Governor. • Establishes process to request a variance from Mandatory Measures and Penalties for Violations of the Measures. The full text of Ordinance No. 770 is available for inspection at Vadnais Heights City Hall during regular business hours. Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 22, 2023.

CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Vadnais Heights Planning Commission will meet and conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 800 East County Road E, to consider an application submitted by The Luther Company, LLLP for a planned unit development amendment and site plan review at 3505 Highway 61. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Vadnais Heights City Council will meet and conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, December 5 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 800 East County Road E, to consider an application submitted by The Luther Company, LLLP for a planned unit development amendment and site plan review at 3505 Highway 61. Anyone wishing to be heard in regard to this matter will be given an opportunity at this time. The application is available for public review at City Hall during normal business hours and is made available on the City’s webpage at least five days prior to the public hearing. Questions or comments should be directed to Nolan Wall, Planning and Community Development Director, at (651) 204-6027 or nolan.wall@cityvadnaisheights.com. FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS Kevin P. Watson, City Administrator Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 22, 2023.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAMSEY SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT, DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION

COURT FILE NO. 62-PR-23-821 NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INTESTATE) Estate of: John Pearson, Decedent Notice is given that an application for informal appointment of personal representative has been filed with the Registrar. No will has been presented for probate. The application has been granted. Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Maunghi Tang Pearson, whose address is 505 Inca Lane, New Brighton, Minnesota, 55112, as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative, or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate, including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate. Any objections to the appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing. Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. Laura J. Stevens, Registrar Michael F. Upton, Court Administrator Date: September 21, 2023 Attorney for Personal Representative Robert J. Everhart Everhart Law Office 201 5th Street, Suite 5 Buffalo, MN 55313 Attorney License No.: 180671 Telephone: (763) 682-5223 FAX: (763) 682-1511 Email: robert.everhart.atty@gmail.com Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 15 and 22, 2023.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAMSEY DISTRICT COURT, SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE COURT DIVISION

CASE TYPE: PROBATE COURT FILE NO. 62-PR-23-855 NOTICE AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL, APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS In re the Estate of: Guadalupe Solis Lopez, Decedent. A Petition for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent, dated December 18, 1997, (“Will”) and for the appointment of Ronald Lopez, whose address is 3668 Dennis Lane, White Bear Lake, MN 55110, as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an unsupervised administration. Any objections to the Petition or Will must be mailed or filed in the electronic filing system, together with the court filing fee, to Ramsey County Probate Court, 15 W. Kellogg Blvd., Room 170, St. Paul, MN 55102 prior to the hearing. If proper, and no objections are filed, the Petition may be granted. If objections are filed, another hearing may be scheduled, No telephone conference will be required unless there are questions. Any charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceeding be given to the attorney general pursuant to Minnesota Statute Section 501B.41, Subdivision 5. IT IS ORDERED AND NOTICE IS GIVEN that a default hearing has been scheduled on December 12, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. by this Court. No appearances are required. Objections must be filed instead of made personally. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice shall be given by: 1. Publication once a week for two consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper in the county where the hearing is to be held, the last publication of which is to be at least ten (10) days before the time set for hearing; and 2. Mailing via U.S. Postal Service a copy of this Notice and Order at least fourteen (14) days prior to the hearing date to all interested parties and parties who have filed a demand for notice. NOTICE OF FURTHER GIVEN that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all

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creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. BY THE COURT: Michael F. Upton, Court Administrator By: Kimberly Smith, Deputy Court Administrator Date: November 6, 2023. Attorney for Petitioner: Paul E. Overson, Coodin & Overson, PLLP 8681 Eagle Point Blvd., Lake Elmo, MN 55042 Attorney License No.: 0195005 Email: paul@coodinoverson.com / Telephone: (651) 209-1155 Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 15 and 22, 2023.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAMSEY SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT, DISTRICT COURT

COURT FILE NUMBER: 62-PR-23-958 CASE TYPE: INFORMAL PROBATE NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS In re the Estate of Sally Ann Pritchard, Decedent. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDITORS: Notice is hereby given that an Amended Application filed on November 6, 2023 for informal probate of the above-named Decedent’s Last Will dated October 10, 2012 (“Will”) has been filed with the Probate Registrar, and the Amended Application has been granted. Notice is also given that the Probate Registrar has informally appointed the following: Self-Represented Litigants Jane Wallace, 118 Babcock Lane, Wayzata MN 55391 480-606-8811 Erin K. Bjornstad, 10217 Rich Circle, Bloomington, MN 55438 952-237-6205 as personal representatives of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative, or may object to the appointment of the personal representatives. Unless objections are filed pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-607, and the court otherwise orders, the personal representatives have full power to administer the Estate, including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate. Any objections to the probate of the Will, or to the appointment of the personal representatives, must be filed with this court, and will be heard by the court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing. Notice is also given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four (4) months after the date of this Notice, or the claims will be barred. Laura J. Stevens, Probate Registrar Michael F. Upton, Court Administrator Date: November 6, 2023. Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 15 and 22, 2023.

RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA

PUBLIC NOTICE SOLICITATION OPPORTUNITIES Ramsey County releases solicitation opportunities on DemandStar as an alternative method of public notice pursuant to Section 331A.03 of the Minnesota Statutes. Individuals may go to the “How to Contract with Ramsey County” section of the “Doing Business with Ramsey County” webpage at ramseycounty.us/ContractWithRamsey to access registration information. If you are new to DemandStar, please follow the DemandStar registration instructions on the “How to Contract with Ramsey County” webpage. Access to all Ramsey County documents is free if the instructions that are posted are followed. You may call 651-266-8072 or email ProcurementTeam@ ramseycounty.us if you need assistance. Ramsey County is accepting only electronic Request for Bids (RFBs) responses submitted through DemandStar. Public openings are conducted digitally, as a video conference. See the link above for details. To view current solicitations, please go to: https://bit.ly/3W8XWan SOLICITATION: RFB-PUBW27960-KB OPENING DATE: 12/14/2023 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY THROUGH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SEEKS A QUALIFIED CONTRACTOR TO PERFORM CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR COUNTY ROAD B IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. THE PROJECT INCLUDES CONCRETE PAVEMENT, BITUMINOUS SURFACING, ADA PEDESTRIAN RAMP IMPROVEMENTS, UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS, TRAFFIC SIGNAL REPLACEMENTS, SIGNING AND STRIPING. SOLICITATION: RFB-PH55528100-SK OPENING DATE: DECEMBER 7, 2023 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY, THROUGH THE SAINT PAUL – RAMSEY COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH (“SPRCPH”) DEPARTMENT, SEEKS BIDS FROM QUALIFIED VENDORS TO PROVIDE NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TESTING FOR CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, NEISSERIA GONORRHEA, TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS AND SARS-COV-2 ON AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM. EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, TEST KITS, RELATED SUPPLIES, AND OPERATOR TRAINING FOR TWO OPERATORS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IF NEW EQUIPMENT IS INSTALLED. SOLICITATION: RFB-PRMG29909-KB OPENING DATE: 12/14/2023 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY THROUGH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT SEEKS A PRIME CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE ALL SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT MATERIALS, LABOR AND INCIDENTALS FOR RAMSEY COUNTY FAMILY SERVICE CENTER BUILDING ENVELOPE PROJECT. PRE-SOLICITATION RESPONSE CONFERENCE: A NON-MANDATORY PRE SOLICITATION RESPONSE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT 8:30 AM CENTRAL TIME, ON NOVEMBER 30, 2023 ON ZOOM: HTTPS://ZOOM. US/J/99717237785?PWD=REXICE1HU3VTLZLZUUS5RM14UXU5QT09 MEETING ID: 997 1723 7785 PASSCODE: 771787 FOLLOWED BY AN ONSITE TOUR AT 10:00 AM CENTRAL TIME AT 2001 VAN DYKE STREET, MAPLEWOOD, MN 55109. (ZOOM MEETING LINK IS ALSO IN THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT). Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 22, 2023.

RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2023 The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners met in regular session at 9:01 a.m. with the following members present: Frethem, Moran, Ortega, Reinhardt, Xiong and Chair Martinson. Also present was Ryan O’Connor, County Manager, and Jada Lewis, Civil Division Director, Ramsey County Attorney’s Office. AGENDA of October 24, 2023 was presented for approval. Motion by Moran, seconded by Ortega. Unanimously approved. MINUTES of October 17, 2023 were presented for approval. Motion by Moran, seconded by Xiong. Unanimously approved LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT – Read by Commissioner Ortega. PROCLAMATION County Manager’s Office – Proclamation: Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Presented by Commissioner Xiong. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS

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County Assessor’s Office – Property Tax Abatement. Motion by Ortega, seconded by Reinhardt. Unanimously approved. (B2023-182) Parks and Recreation – Property Acquisition for 0 Ogden Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55109. Motion by Ortega, seconded by Reinhardt. Unanimously approved. (B2023-183) Public Works – Rice Street Local Road Improvement Program Grant Application. Motion by Ortega, seconded by Reinhardt. Unanimously approved. (B2023-184) Property Tax, Records & Election Services – Agreement with City of Lauderdale for Voting Equipment and Elections Services. Motion by Ortega, seconded by Reinhardt. Unanimously approved. (B2023-185) Information and Public Records Administration – Single Source Agreement with Cyclomedia Technology, Inc. for Street Level Imagery Services and Software. Motion by Ortega, seconded by Reinhardt. Unanimously approved. (B2023-186) Human Resources – Salary Schedule and Grade for Division Director Finance – Classified Position. Motion by Ortega, seconded by Reinhardt. Unanimously approved. (B2023-187) Sheriff’s Office, Finance – Request for Funds for the Adult Detention Center for Housing, Transportation, and Food Service. Motion by Reinhardt, seconded by Ortega. Unanimously approved. (B2023-188) Veterans Services – Operation Green Light for Veterans. Motion by Reinhardt, seconded by Xiong. Unanimously approved. (B2023-189) COUNTY CONNECTIONS – Presented by Ryan O’Connor, County Manager. Discussion can be found on archived video. OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS – Discussion can be found on archived video. BOARD CHAIR UPDATES – Discussion can be found on archived video. ADJOURNMENT – Chair Martinson declared the meeting adjourned at 10:09 a.m. CLOSED MEETING Pursuant to Minnesota Statues § 13D.05, subd. 1(D) (attorney-client privilege) the Ramsey County Board met in a closed meeting, which was not open to the public. Re: Proposed Settlement with Central Square Technologies The Closed Meeting was called to order at 10:34 a.m. Present: Commissioners Frethem, Moran, Ortega, Reinhardt, Xiong and Chair Martinson. Also present: Ryan O’Connor, County Manager, Jada Lewis, Civil Division Director, Office of the Ramsey County Attorney; Johanna Berg, Deputy County Manager – Economic Growth and Community Investment Service Team; Bradley Cousins, Assistant County Attorney, Office of the Ramsey County Attorney; Kyle Mestad, Director, Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office; Megan Schaefer, Contract Manager, Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office; Alex Kotze, Chief Financial Officer, Finance; Scott Williams, Deputy County Manager, Safety & Justice Service Team; Elizabeth Tolzmann, Chief of Staff, County Manager’s Office; Deanna Pesik, Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer, County Manager’s Office; and Mee Cheng, Chief Clerk, County Manager’s Office. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOVLED, the Board of Ramsey County Commissioners authorizes the Office of the Ramsey County Attorney to proceed as discussed in this closed meeting. The closed meeting was adjourned at 11:05 a.m. Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 22, 2023.

GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS – DISTRICT COURT

CASE NO. GE-2022-JC-000065 PUBLICATION NOTICE OF HEARING PURSUANT TO K.S.A. 38-2237 IN THE INTEREST OF: Waylon Partington 2022 A Male TO: Keven Forrest and any and all other persons who are or may be concerned: A motion to find the parent unfit and to terminate parental rights to the above-described child has been filed and a hearing is set before this Court at 10:00 a.m. on the 24th day of January, 2024, at the District Court of Geary County, Kansas. You are required to appear before this Court at that time or prior to that time, file your written response to the pleading with the clerk of this Court. If, after a child has been adjudged to be a child in need of care, the court finds a parent or parents to be unfit, the court may make an order permanently terminating the parent’s or parents’ paternal rights. Joycelyn Lucas Randle, an attorney, has been appointed as guardian ad litem for the child. Jeffery S. Adam, an attorney, has been appointed for the father: 211 S. 4th Street, Manhattan, KS 66502. Phone: 785-669-0077. The parent or other legal custodian of the child has the right to appear and be heard personally either with or without an attorney. /s/ Stephanie R. Plaschka, #28233 Stephanie R. Plaschka, #28233, Assistant Geary County Attorney 801 N. Washington Street, Ste A, Junction City, KS 66441 Telephone: 785-762-4343 / Fax: 785-762-677 / Email: geca@gearycounty. org Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 15 and 22, 2023.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF ANOKA DISTRICT COURT, TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION

COURT FILE NO. 02-PR-23-746 NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRS, FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of: Karen Louise Baker, Decedent It is Ordered and Notice is given that on December 12, 2023 at 8:30AM, a hearing will be held in this Court at Anoka County Government Center, 200 Third Avenue, Anoka, MN 55303, on a petition for the adjudication of intestacy and determination of Decedent’s heirs, and for the appointment of Rebecca Elizabeth Lindsay Baker, whose address is 1850 – 6th Avenue, Anoka, MN 55303, as personal representative of the Decedent’s estate in an unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hearing or filed with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with the full power to administer the Decedent’s estate, including the power to collect all assets; to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes, and expenses; to sell real and personal property; and to do all necessary acts for the Decedent’s estate. Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the Decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred. BY THE COURT: Lori O’Brien, Court Administrator Kimberly Rudolph, Court Deputy Date: October 23, 2023 ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER: Melanie Engh Liska (#0315357) 1570 Concordia Avenue, Suite 200 Saint Paul, MN 55104 Telephone: 651.699.5472 Facsimile: 651.698.5703 E-mail: mliska@TL-attorneys.com Published two times in the Quad Community Press on November 22 and 29, 2023.

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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: Media Transfer MN 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 1535 Royal Hills Drive, Arden Hills, MN 55112 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. Insert Edit, LLC 1535 Royal Hills Drive, Arden Hills, MN 55112 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: October 30, 2023 Signed: Dan Lamatsch, Owner Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 22 and 29, 2023.

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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: The Gorman Center for Fine Dentistry 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 700 Village Center Drive Suite 100 North Oaks MN 55127 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. Lexi Lippe, D.D.S., P.L.L.C. 700 Village Center Drive Suite 100 North Oaks MN 55127 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: September 7,2023 Signed: Lexi Lippe Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 15 and 22, 2023.

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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: B3 Dynamic Contracting 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 318 Oneida St, Saint Paul, MN 55102 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. Benjamin William Burns 3540 158th St W, Rosemount, MN 55068 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: October 10, 2023 Signed: Benjamin William Burns Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 15 and 22, 2023.

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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: HeavenTree Massage 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 2353 Rice St Roseville, MN 55113 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. Christina Vang 2353 Rice St Roseville, MN 55113 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: September 12, 2023 Signed: Christina Vang Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 15 and 22, 2023.

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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: Mik Digital Marketing Co. 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 957 Pine View Ct., Saint Paul, MN 55119 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. Mikaela Del Giudice 957 Pine View Ct., Saint Paul, MN 55119 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: October 3, 2023 Signed: Mikaela Del Giudice Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 15 and 22, 2023.

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corporation that may be conducting this business. NorthHub Mission 4133 Reiland Ln, Saint Paul, MN 55126 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: October 10, 2023 Signed: Jonathan Ochs Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on November 15 and 22, 2023.

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: The Well 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 4133 Reiland Ln, Saint Paul, MN 55126 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. NorthHub Mission 4133 Reiland Ln, Saint Paul, MN 55126 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: September 26, 2023 RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Signed: Jennifer Ochs Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on November PUBLIC NOTICE22 and 29, 2023.

The following is a summary of the operating budget for the 2023 fiscal year for Ramsey County. This summary RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA is published in accordance with M innesota Statute 375.169. The detail of the County budget is on file in the PUBLIC NOTICE Ramsey County Department, Suite 4000, 121for 7ththe Place East, St.year Paul,forM Ramsey innesota,County. and mayThis be reviewed The following is aFinance summary of the operating budget 2023 fiscal summary is published in accordance with Minnesota Statute 375.169. The detail of the County Saint budget is on file inCenter the Ramsey by appointment by calling 651-266-8041. A copy is also on file at the Downtown Paul Service County Finance 121East, 7th Place East, St. Paul, Minnesota, and mayMbe bymay appointment located in MDepartment, etro Square Suite - 121 4000, 7th Place Skyway Level - Suite 2500, Saint Paul, N reviewed 55101 and be by calling 651-266-8041. A copy is also on file at the Downtown Saint Paul Service Center located in Metro Square reviewed during normal service center hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). The County budget may also be viewed - 121 7th Place East, Skyway Level - Suite 2500, Saint Paul, MN 55101 and may be reviewed during normal service the to Finance Department website at https://www.ramseycounty.us/your-government/budgetcenteronline hours through (8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.). The County budget may also be viewed online through the Finance Department website at https://www.ramseycounty.us/your-government/budget-finance. If there any questions regarding this finance. If there are any questions regarding this report, please call are 651-266-8059. report, please call 651-266-8059. COUNTYSTATEMENT SUMMARY BUDGET STATEMENT COUNTY SUMMARY BUDGET

Ramsey County Budgeted Governmental Funds

2022 Approved Budget

2023 Approved Budget

Property Tax Summary Property Tax

$351,721,771

Allowance for Uncollectibles Total Tax Levy

$366,784,770

7,608,345

7,925,322

$359,330,116

$374,710,092

Less County Program Aid

(20,586,504)

Certified M aximum Levy

$338,743,612

$354,123,588

Property Tax

331,135,267

346,198,266

County Program Aid

20,586,504

Licenses and Permits

1,926,965

1,928,165

Federal

117,468,787

105,855,239

State

81,995,564

84,055,024

Other

6,341,269

6,491,039

153,676,819

160,889,177

Interest on Investments

5,434,000

5,615,000

Sales

2,060,201

2,066,634

Rentals

24,429,046

23,800,697

REVENUES

Intergovernmental

Charges for Services and Fines Use of Money, Property, & Sales

Other Revenues & Taxes Other Taxes

8,502,276

8,672,276

Recovery of Expenses

10,851,777

13,130,033

Transfer from Other Funds

9,954,983

9,375,340

Private Grants & Donations

411,000

Other Revenues Other Sources Budgeted use of available fund balances

(678,641)

(3,367,273)

$774,095,817

$785,707,121

Admin & General County Purposes

69,920,863

$75,748,645

Information & Public Records

65,133,851

70,758,932

Safety & Justice

141,946,394

143,975,884

Economic Growth & Communnity Investment

129,564,995

128,539,867

Health & Wellness

367,529,714

366,683,793

$774,095,817

$785,707,121

Total Revenues and Other Sources EXPENDITURES

Total Expenditures

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WBCA Members’ Exhibition Now on View White Bear Center for the Arts’ Members’ Exhibition opened on November 13 with a record breaking 245 pieces of artwork on display. Each piece was created by a different artist, and all artists are members of White Bear Center for the Arts, making it an incredible display of local creativity. The show spills out of the Ford Family Gallery into the Exhibition Hall and atrium, filling the art center with motion and color. Find textiles, ceramic art, paintings, drawings, photographs, and more lining the walls, telling the stories of an entire arts community. “This show is a celebration of our members, with each piece offering a window into their diverse talents, creativity, and dedication,” said Sara Nephew, WBCA’s Creative Services Director. “Cheers to the artists, the heart and soul of our treasured

community.” The show is on display now through January 17, 2024, and is free for all. The Community Reception & Holiday Reception for the show will be held on Thursday, December 7 from 3:30-8:30 PM.

Woodfire Exploration

On a farm in Hudson Wisconsin, at the home of local potter Zac Spates, sits a kiln. It’s a large, handbuilt, hut-like structure around five feet tall. And a few times a year, it fires hundreds and hundreds of pieces of pottery by the heat of burning wood. Zac Spates built this anagama woodfire kiln seven years ago with the help of friends, from a mixture of hard firebrick and high temperature cast cement. About once a year, Zac Spates offers his Woodfire Exploration class through White Bear Center for the Arts, in order to teach the firing process. This fall, WBCA students had the chance to visit Zac’s studio, and try their hand at firing the kiln. The process started in September when students got to work throwing mugs and plates and vases on the wheel in preparation for the event. After glazing their pieces, the students headed to Zac’s farm to begin the 48-hour endeavor of firing the kiln. “Firing is my favorite part of the process,” Zac said in a conversation with White Bear Center for the Arts. “It’s always such an excitement

to go from unfired pots to opening the kiln to brand new finished pots that are always different.” Over the course of 48 hours, students stoked the kiln with pine, oak, and a smattering of other hardwoods, and the kiln reached 2,200 degrees fahrenheit. Each firing produces different colors and patterns from the wood ash, flame, heat and oxygen, so each piece is unique.

Student Kerrie Walters learned about White Bear Center for the Arts for the first time through this class, after searching for woodfire experiences in the area. “It was special to see the pots every time you opened up the kiln to stoke the fire,” Kerrie said. “It makes you closer to all steps in the process of creating ceramics.” In the end, students came away with one-of-a-kind pieces of woodfired pottery, as well as the unique experience of stoking the kiln with wood hour after hour, and watching as their pieces transform in the heat of the kiln. “The labor involved in firing is completely different from turning on an electric or gas kiln,” Zac said. Zac values sharing this firing experience with the broader clay community. “I’ve always wanted to share the process because I believe it’s important for someone doing pottery to understand other processes,” he said. “There’s no better way than to experience it yourself.”

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The walking track at the field house is a popular destination for local residents.

Spring break will be March 10-14, and winter break will be Dec. 23-Jan. 1, 2025. Gillespie noted students will be back in school on Thursday, Jan. 2. “That’s unique in terms of how the holidays fall,” Gillespie said. “That allows us to end the school year in June on the first Friday (June 6), which is preferred for families, students and staff.” Jen Babiash, director of teaching and learning, said the district has secondary new course proposals, course replacements, course names or grade level changes for the 2024-25 school year. “Our work is grounded in our world’s best workforce goal that all students are college and careerready by graduation,” Babiash said. “We use this as our guide when we consider new secondary courses and any changes. We also take into consideration perspectives from our industry partners, post-secondary institutions and, of course, our students. Finally, we consider school capacity to implement new courses including implications for staffing, enrollment, scheduling and facilities.” Here are some of the new courses for the 2024-25 school year. • Merchandising/DECA, 11-12 grade • School Grounds Coffee Shop, 11-12 grade • Beginning instrumental ensemble, 9-12 grade • Percussion ensemble, 9-12 grade • Rock band 101 and 201, 10-12 grade • Integrated science, grade 9 • Advanced Placement (AP) PreCalculus, 9-12 grade “I like the fact that we’re giving our students more opportunities, especially in different career fields so that they can experience some of the things they would see in that

field,” said Scott Arcand, school board member. “By adding some of this, they get to add the co-curricular, which also will help them build their leadership, and it’s just a great way of giving them more opportunities.” To view the full list of secondary courses, visit bit.ly/47eMY8m. To view the 2024-25 White Bear Lake Area Schools academic calendar, go to wblahs.isd624.org.

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• With the cooler weather, Superintendent Dr. Wayne Kazmierczak invites people to the White Bear Lake Area High School North Campus Field House to use the walking track. It will be open for community use from 6-9 p.m. each Monday through Thursday. “The opportunity is free, and we ask that those who join us wear clean dry shoes,” Kazmierczak said. • For the 23rd consecutive year, the district has received the Government Finance Officers Association’s certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting. The district also received the Excellence in Financial Reporting award from the Association of School Business Officials. “These awards are the highest form of recognition a governmental agency can receive and represent a significant accomplishment for the finance department and staff,” Kazmierczak said. “Our finance team has a longstanding dedication to stewardship, transparency and financial responsibility.”

The next White Bear Lake Area School Board meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, at the District Center, 4855 Bloom Avenue in White Bear Lake.

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will of the council.” He continued, “My view is smoking products in a public space can easily be inhaled secondhand. Whereas the use of an edible or a beverage, I don’t see this as affecting other people around them.” The ordinance states that no person shall use tobacco, cannabis flower, cannabis products, lowerpotency hemp edibles, or 50 hemp-derived consumer products within a public place as defined under section 16-1. Goebel suggested the council remove the eating or ingesting portion of the ordinance. The City Council approved the ordinance with an amendment of, “No person shall smoke or vape, tobacco, cannabis or hemp-derived products within public places defined under Section 16-1.” “I really appreciate the detail and the sincere consideration that this council takes with every matter that comes before it,” said Mayor Mike Krachmer. “It makes me feel like we are doing important work and being responsive to our constituents.”

sidewalks and trails throughout the community. • Little Canada – Banned smoking on all public property, including off-street trails but not sidewalks. The logic is that most sidewalks are within 25 feet of public entrances, at which Ramsey County already prohibits smoking. • St. Anthony – Plans to ban smoking at any public park and city campuses. Only prohibiting smoking on trails and sidewalks within those campuses. • Lauderdale – Plans to ban smoking in public parks only. • White Bear Lake – Bans cannabis smoking in all public spaces including trails and rights of way. “I liked that we took the time to table this at our last meeting,” said City Council Member Erik Goebel. “The only thing that I would like to bring up is this does ban smoking of any substance, both tobacco and cannabis. This also seems to make illegal the use of lower-potency hemp edibles or any other consumer products. And I’m not sure if that is the

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Not this year, but next, families will have another opportunity to create a holiday tradition a bit closer to home. Steve Kavan, of North Oaks, plans to open Kavan Christmas Tree Farm in time for the 2024 holiday season. He purchased the 40-acre property in 2018. “I like the outdoors,” he said. “I’m big on the outdoors and Christmas … (My family) always gets a tree, so somehow I stumbled upon planting Christmas trees.” The property caught his attention, and he said it was affordable, since it was not zoned properly for a house. The property is located right on the S-curve on Ash Street/County Road J in Lino Lakes. “It was just happenstance,” Kavan said. Kavan’s background is in accounting and finance, and he dabbles in real estate. He openly admitted he doesn’t have any experience planting or growing trees. “It’s all new. It’s been a big learning curve,” he said. “This is a whole new adventure.” Kavan estimates he currently has approximately 16,000 trees on 20 acres of property, but he likely planted around 30,000 of them. He explained the past three years have been tricky due to the severe drought. He is thankful that other

businesses in the industry have been very helpful and supportive of his new adventure. He has visited several other tree farms to compare notes and learn. In addition to several trips to Krueger’s Tree Farm in Lake Elmo, last winter he volunteered there. “The industry has been great relative to other industries I’ve been in,” he said. “People are super nice, friendly and supportive. It’s refreshing … they don’t look at me as a competitor, they look at it as they need more farmers.” He explained it is hard to get people in the industry because it takes so long before the trees are ready to be sold. On average, he said it takes about eight years. So come next year, he said he will have some trees that will be ready; however, he does plan to supplement demand by bringing in some pre-cut trees for customers. He has planted a variety of trees, including: balsam fir, Fraser fir, Canaan fir, Norway pine, white pine and Colorado spruce. He said he has had the best luck so far with balsam fir, as it is native to Minnesota. It has been a lot of “trial and error.” Kavan hopes the farm might just be his children’s first work experience. He and his wife have two children, 11-yearold Lydia and 8-year-old Wade, who both attend Turtle

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Lake Elementary School in Shoreview. Kavan has committed to donating at least 5% of his proceeds to Centennial School as well as the Centennial Community Food Shelf. “It will be a fun holiday memory for people,” Kavan said. “They can have a great time outdoors, and it is relaxing.” The cut-your-own tree farm will likely open the week before Thanksgiving 2024 and be open for a few weekends after that. For more information, visit www.kavanfamilyfarm.com/ . Managing Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or quadnews@ presspubs.com.

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Ahlbeck, to a fentanyl overdose Aug. 16, 2022, while he was in the Stillwater prison. He was serving his fifth year of a seven-year sentence. He leaves behind three children, ages 12, 9 and 6. “I got a phone call from the prison saying that he had passed away. I was in shock,” she recalled. “At first, they couldn’t tell me what had happened, and then about two weeks later, they finally told me that he had passed from a fentanyl overdose… How does fentanyl get in a prison?” Eventually she was told that

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Art Lab RX provides art therapy on the go “Put it on a bus.” That’s how it all started. Lisa Lounsbury is a licensed marriage and family therapist, board certified art therapist and board-approved clinical supervisor. She is also the founder of Art Lab RX, a mobile mental health counseling agency that specializes in art therapy services and wellness programs. Lounsbury was working in corporate America in sales, but didn’t find it to be fulfilling. When she lost her job in 2008, she

didn’t know that she would quickly discover what she was meant to do. She created this workshop centered around exploring your identity. She brought her workshop to a treatment center. “The impact from those women in this two-hour workshop, their response, impacted me so deeply. That I was just like okay, this is it,” she recalled. Lounsbury went to Minneapolis Community and Technical College for a couple of years before she transferred to Metro State University. It was there that she pursued a degree SEE ART LAB, PAGE 15

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Spooky season is right around the corner. Skeletons, creepy crawlies and mountains of candy will be decorating people’s front porches in preparation for the trick-or-treaters. Halloween is a time to dress up, gather as much candy as possible and watch your favorite spooky movie. Many local businesses and churches host Halloween events to celebrate the holiday. From costume fun runs to pumpkin carving contests, there is something for everyone to do to celebrate Halloween.

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Students at Centennial Middle School (CMS) are adding the finishing touches to their fall play, “Princess & the Pea,” before the premiere later this week. CMS will perform “Princess and the Pea” Nov. 2 through Nov. 4 at the CMS auditorium. “Princess and the Pea” is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a princess who is tested to CONTRIBUTED become a wife to a lonely Katherine Knutson plays the prince. CMS’s adaptation queen in the middle school’s of the show was written upcoming prodution “The by Ryan and Tina North, Princess and the Pea.” Twin Cities theater producers, actors and playwrights. written by (them), “We have done a couple of shows they understand and we love their work and how theschool of goals and and write to meet the needs “Plus, this ater,” said Eric Webster, play co-director. on an old take script is just so fun and such a great classic story.” notice about One thing audience members might costumes are also the show is the set and props. The newly purchased. keep expanding our “As a production team, we just this year we have collaboration with each other, and to the amazing some really cool set elements thanks Kris Schmidt,” talents of our set and props designer, amazing work some Webster said. “She has just done for people to see what for this show. We are so excited she has created.” cast and crew. Eighty-five students make up the Tangren said the Co-directors Webster and Laurie of eighth graders show has a “very talented class” to grow as who they are excited to watch continue SEE CENTENNIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL,

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strongly disagree, so to prevent her from sharing their family’s wealth, they have her committed to a sanitarium. It is there that Mrs. Savage, played by Anja Horsman, finds kindness in the residents of “The Cloisters.” “This play is an engaging experience that presents the true importance of charity and kindness in a world that is often motivated by greed and dishonesty,” says Horsman, a senior at Mounds View High School. “It’s an honor to play the role of such a logical and humorous woman.” The Mounds View High School Theater Company is under the direction of Matthew van Bruggen, who has worked with several theater arts organizations, including the Minnesota Fringe Festival and Hennepin Theatre Trust. Before accepting the role as district performance facilities manager for Mounds View, he was the assistant theater director at Irondale High School. More than 130 members strong, the Mounds View High School Theater Company produces

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churches having a trunk-or-treat event, and they thought it would be a great and safe community building activity,” said Sarah Hansen, communications support specialist for St. Odilia. Everyone in the community and surrounding communities is welcome. Attendees do not need to decorate a trunk to participate. The church has hosted the event for years, but it really ramped up after the COVID-19 pandemic. “Last year we had almost 500 trick-or-treaters.” Hansen said. After the pandemic, “people were ready to get back together,

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themselves.” a Wisconsin for eight years. After Brennan said they came up with fruitful ministry, he and Melonie the name Future City Church felt the call to return to their home because “the story isn’t over and state and explore options to start a God has a great future for his Future City Church will hold a new church somewhere in the people.” grand opening celebration at 10 Twin Cities. “One Bible passage that inspired a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at 2150 Third They began to lay the 11,” he fall us for the name is Hebrews St. at the Getty Co-Work building of groundwork for a church in the said. “It gives all these stories in White Bear Lake. of 2021. A launch team of people people going through hard times “We are a converged church from different walks of life was they were looking for a city and plant,” said Pastor Gabe Brennan. it is created: some are mechanics, with a foundation. The gist of “The bottom line is, we’re a Christ- nurses, full-time moms, truck trying to give people hope.” centered Christian church.” drivers and teachers. “We’re on a journey and we’re Brennan, of White Bear Lake, “I think the thing that makes not there yet,” Brennan said. said he loves to see people experius different from other churches “The point of Future City in part ence Jesus in fresh ways. He and It’s a is that you can be yourself with over. not married story’s been the have is (that) his wife Melonie us,” Brennan said. “I think really bright and beautiful future for 15 years and have four sons. everyone should have the option for God’s people, but it’s not right According to Brennan, after to be a part of a opportunity the to or need we and of now. It’s coming, graduating from Moody Bible community where they can kind be keep going.” Institute and Bethel Seminary let their hair down and they can he pastored a church in western

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Central Middle School seventh graders enjoyed a Veterans Day assembly with special guest Major Barry Hendriksen, who spoke to the students about his experience serving in the military. Hendricksen announced the winners of the Central Level of the VFW Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest — students Jessica Say, Audriana Walsh-Smith and Piper Wilding. These three winners will move on in the VFW’s contest. Central Middle School teacher Carrie Reisdorfer was nominated and chosen by the White Bear Lake VFW as the VFW Teacher of the Year. Reisdorfer will now continue on to the district level of the program. Kari Janzen from Central is a past

years’ recipient of the White Bear VFW level of the award, which honors teachers who teach civic education.

District leaders present at national design conference District leaders accompanied a team from Wold Architects and Engineers, the firm that designed the majority of the district’s construction projects made possible by the community’s support of the 2019 bond referendum, to present at the Edspaces “Designing the Future of Education” national conference. The annual event is described as the place where leaders and innovators unite to drive the future of learning environments, where technology, space and pedagogy converge.

The district’s presentation focused on the design and construction of North Star Elementary, which opened in Hugo in the fall of 2022. North Star Elementary was carefully planned from the perspective of both the physical space and the pedagogical perspective to support student agency and flexibility. The process included significant stakeholder input throughout the process and professional development to support the mission. “Innovative and future-ready learning environments are being created throughout the district, and while the concept of student agency may not be new, we are frontrunners with the work happening at North Star Elementary School,” said

multifunctional in the Learning Studio and adds to the flexibility. “It was rewarding to be able to share with school and district leaders from throughout the nation, and the world, what we have been able to achieve at North Star,” said Principal Dan Schmidt. “We started with a shared dream of how to ‘do school differently,’ and we were able to realize that dream with the help of a community that supported our

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White Bear Lake is 1-0-1 after defeating Eagan 6-0, led by Madelyn Lee with two goals and an assist. Also scoring were Talia Domschot, Aubree Hegel, Zoe Simmons and Hailey Dawe. Gabriella Casa de Calvo made 18 saves for the shutout.

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Kylie Gustafson, senior outside hitter who led the White Bear Lake in kills for the second straight year, was named to the all-Suburban East team. Getting honorable mentions were junior middle blocker Ella Stadtherr, senior

setter Ally Munyer and sophomore librero Kailey Gieske. Named team MVP was Gieske, who led with 327 digs. Gustafson led with 267 kills after leading with 224 last year. Stadtherr had 153 kills and Brady Keeling 100. Munyer made 611 assists. Stadtherr led with 69 blocks. Lauren Westerhaus had 67 and Gustafson 40. Munyer led with 38 aces. Gieske made 36 and Munyer 28. Gustafson made 121 digs and Mallory Moore 108. The Bears were 2-7 in the conference and 12-17 overall with one playoff win.

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Eli Simanek, junior midfielder in his third year as a starter, was named MVP for the Bears. “He has been the glue of our midfield for years,” coach Mike Knutson said. “The guy who backs up and provided the balance for all of his teammates in front, allowing them to play more free.” The Bears had no all-conference picks in a 1-7-5 season, in which they allowed only 27 goals but scored only nine. Caleb Anderson had three goals and Ben Watson six assists.

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Three of the top women’s soccer players produced by White Bear Lake and Mahtomedi are playing for perennial power South Dakota State University. Another, Jenna Maloy, has also committed to the Jackrabbits. Katelyn Beulke, freshman from Mahtomedi, and two White Bear Lake graduates, senior Kayla Anderson and sophomore Lauren Eckerle, saw action for the Jackrabbits, who finished 13-4-3 and qualified for the NCAA Division I tournament. Anderson, senior forward, played in 20 games, with 14 starts, in her fourth college season, logging three goals and two assists. She is the Bears all-time leader in goals with 61. SDSU has gone 55-914 in her four seasons. Beulke played 20 games, starting in 11, and was the

second-leading scorer with five goals and two assists. At Mahtomedi, she was Class 2A Miss Soccer last year, scoring 30 goals. She played on two state champion teams and one state runner-up. Eckerle, sophomore midfielder, started the first 10 games before suffering a knee injury. She was a first-team all-stater with the Bears. Maloy, a junior forward this year for White Bear Lake, notched 18 goals and seven assists, helping the Bears reach the state tournament, and has 46 career goals. She verbally committed to SDSU in October. SDSU, coached by Brock Thompson, lost to Nebraska 5-2 in the NCAA first round, after qualifying by winning the Summit League tournament. The Jackrabbits beat Oral Roberts 5-2, with Anderson and Beulke both scoring goals, and NebraskaOmaha 1-0.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Kylie Gustafson White Bear Lake Volleyball

Kylie Gustafson has led the White Bear Lake volleyball team in kills the past two seasons. The senior outside hitter delivered 267 kills this season for the Bears (12-17). She also made 40 blocks (third on the team) and 121 digs (second on the team) and got the all-conference honor. As a junior, Gustafson led the Bears with 224 kills.

Roseville/Mahtomedi has started the season 1-2. The Marauders lost their opener to Minnetonka 8-0, outshot 43-11. They defeated Duluth 6-0 with goals by Victoria Nelson (two), Ruby Eskin (two), Kylie Jones and Julia Fussy and 17 saves by Lily Peterfeso. The Marauders lost to Forest Lake 5-4 in overtime after getting four goals in the third period by Jones (power play), Nelson (power play), Eskin, and Nelson again with 57 seconds left to knot the score. Rylen Kissen got the game-winner for the Rangers in OT.

GIRLS SOCCER

Mahtomedi had five players with all-Metro East honors and three on coaches association all-state after a 14-3-1 season, including 7-0 in conference. Senior defender Savanna Stockness was all-metro first team and a Class 2A Miss Soccer finalist. Stockness and junior midfielder Aynslea Ulschmid were first-team all-state picks, and senior forward Lauren Coy made second-team. Those three were all-MEC, along with junior mid Ceci

Emery and senior defender Claire Faulkner. Honorable mentions went to senior Kaila Och and juniors Emily Muetzel and Sophia Peer. Team awards went to Stockness (top defender), Ulschmid (attitude, effort), and Breanna Elbers (most improved). Next year’s captains will be Emery, Muetzel, and Ulschmid. The Zephyrs were section runnersup.

TENNIS

Seven Mahtomedi players were named to the All-Metro Conference team: seniors Kate Hoffman, Olivia Bengtson and Hanna Meslow, junior Greta Munson, and sophomores Katherine Smith, Mallory Langer, and Lily Carlson. Honorable mentions went to juniors Molly Moffitt and Alayna Bartylla. Hoffman was chosen team MVP, and Smith most improved. The Zephyrs were 14-7 overall and 6-1 in conference for second place. Hoffman and Smith were 20-6 at 1-doubles. Langer was 9-15 at 1-singles. Carlson was 15-6 and Meslow 14-6 in singles. At 2-doubles were Munson (16-6) and Bengtson (16-7).

This Week In SPORTS WHITE BEAR LAKE Boys’ Basketball: • 9:00 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25—at Richfield High School

Girls’ Basketball: • 11:15 a.m. Friday, Nov. 24— at Hamline University • 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25—at Hamline University • 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28—at Elk River

Girls’ Hockey:

Girls’ Basketball:

• 7:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24—at Grand Rapids • 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25—at Grand Rapids • 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28—vs East Ridge

• 10:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 24—at St. Thomas Academy • 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25—at St. Thomas Academy

MAHTOMEDI Boys’ Basketball: • 9:00 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25— at Forest Lake

Boys’ Hockey: • 7:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24—vs Duluth East

Boys’ Hockey: • 1:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24—at Centennial • 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25—at Centennial

Girls’ Hockey: • 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28—at Cretin-Derham Hall

Bears cheerleaders headed to National Championship White Bear Lake’s Varsity Competition Cheerleading team competed at the Universal Cheerleaders Association 10,000 Lakes Regional Competition at Minnetonka High School and earned scores high enough to receive a bid to the National High School Cheerleading Championship. Nationals will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Florida in February 2024.

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