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It’s Option A for downtown bus stop

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR

WHITE BEAR LAKE — Owners of a family business are not happy about the downtown Rush Line station planned for Seventh and Washington Avenue.

Option A, which puts a bus platform behind Beartown Bar & Grill, emerged as the favorite at last week’s City Council meeting. The location was endorsed by the Rush Line Policy Advisory Committee a few days later and will now be studied over the next 1.5 years as a turnaround point for a bus rapid transit route.

There is a hitch to the plan. The station requires a piece of land owned by Sandra and Joe Claussen, mother-son proprietors of Beartown. According to the Claussens, they weren’t made aware of the county’s

interest in their property until mid-February.

Joe Claussen, who joined the family business nine years ago, provided a statement of their concerns after council voted Feb. 26 to put the platform in their backyard (see sidebar). Mostly, those concerns involve parking and a 40 percent loss thereof if a bus platform is constructed in their back lot.

In a letter to council, Joe Claussen maintained that the project will destroy what he, his mother and late father Roger worked so hard to build the last 20 years.

“We are a fixture in White Bear Lake,” he wrote, and “want to continue giving and being an important part of the community.”

Council members were not unanimous in their choice. Councilmen Bill Walsh and Kevin Edberg SEE BUS STOP, PAGE 8A

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The City Council endorsed a bus platform at the corner of Seventh Street and Washington Avenue, near the arts district. The stop is directly behind Beartown Bar & Grill.

Township company hit with major penalty for release of air pollutant

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Moving mountains Massive piles of snow are pushed forward Thursday, Feb. 28 to make room for more near the corner of Fifth Street and Bloom Avenue in White Bear Lake as public works employees work to keep up with the recordbreaking accumulation of snow this season. Find more information and photos on page 9A.

Water Gremlin, a manufacturer located in White Bear Township, has agreed to pay a major penalty for violations of its air quality permit.

The recently discovered violation found that the company released the chemical trichloroethylene (TCE) into the air above what was allowed in the permit, resulting in exposure within neighborhoods around the facility to TCE levels above health benchmarks set by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).

Combined, the total value of the settlement will be more than $7 million. The company will pay a civil penalty of $4.5 million, take corrective actions at its site, conduct air monitoring for several years valued at roughly $1 million, and conduct two supplemental environmental projects valued at $1.5 million.

“The exposures to TCE that these communities suffered should never have happened,” said Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Commissioner Laura Bishop.

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TCE is an industrial solvent that is used in some industries and is found in household products such as adhesives, paint and stain removers, and parts cleaners. Usually it’s in a liquid form, but it is highly volatile, meaning it easily becomes airborne. When it does, the emissions must be properly controlled or they can be harmful to breathe.

Water Gremlin used TCE to coat metal parts. The facility’s air permit required pollution control equipment to keep emissions to allowable levels.

In January 2019 an ongoing MPCA investigation discovered the company had not reported that the pollution control equipment had not been operating at its required levels. As a result, TCE was emitted from the facility at levels that may pose a risk to SEE PENALTY, PAGE 9A

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Creatures (oddly) bright and beautiful tap into fascination with color mutations

BY RICKA MCNAUGHTON SPECIAL TO THE PRESS

There’s a wild creature in Grant with a white head that isn’t normally white. It’s a bird I’ve come to know.

While it’s hardly the stuff of legends, it’s a beguiling little specimen that many North American bird enthusiasts never get to see for themselves. Probably for as long as we’ve had means to describe the creatures around us, humans have assigned special importance to all sorts of animals born with a coloring that’s unusual for its type.

We celebrate them according to differing world views — as intriguing genetic mutations, as bringers of blessings or long-awaited change, even as hunted trophy animals (which is a crying shame if the animals are deemed sacred or rare.)

Some are important figures in local legends — like, of course, the one White Bear Lake takes its own name from.

“I’m seeing a white face, white cheeks,” I first reported last November to a friend with excellent bird identification skills.

“A thick, short, red-orange beak. White to buff colored underneath. A graybrown back with streaks of red. It really looks like a tiny parrot.”

“You’re in Minnesota. It’s not a wild parrot.”

“No kidding.”

But the descriptor “tiny parrot” stuck for temporary reference purposes.

The tiny parrot’s jungle lay close behind our house – an area of hardwoods and low brush bordering a wildlife preserve just north of the White Bear Lake

border. Lacking a monster telephoto lens, I hoped to lure the bird closer for a quality photograph and ID. I strategically positioned a feeder with some high grade bird chow. The bird came to it, but always fed in hyper-wary haste. Peck…check the left. Peck…check the right. And then it would arrow off into the woods. It came in the protective dusky light around dawn and the darkening afternoon. But I finally saw a telling little crest pop up.

Except for the white head and underside, this bird appeared to be a standard issue female Northern cardinal. It has an uncommon pigment variant called leucism. (See photo. Disagree? By all means tell me.) Significantly, in time, the female co-fed with a handsome male cardinal. The gift of being able to recognize an individual wild bird gives you a window into its life and ways of being in the world. A kind of avian Instagram account to follow. Also, I could fret about the female when she failed to show for long stretches of time. It’s ironic that we value certain white color mutations for their rarity, but for the wild animal, a lack of normal pigment can be a physical liability. It’s partly why they are rare.

Generally, albino animals are distinguished by pink eyes and skin lacking normal pigment. They suffer from poor vision, sensitivity to light and the elements and shortened lives. If they’re a prey animal, they may stand out more to predators.

A leucistic animal may have distinct areas of white in place of normal color, or it can have an overall lighter, bleachedout, but otherwise normal color. A

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What was the bear of White Bear Lake legend? This is an example of a true albino black bear. The pink eyes and skin are markers of albinism. Some abnormally light colored animals are neither albino nor leucistic, like the rare, creamy Kermode bear population of British Columbia (also prized as “spirit bears” by indigenous cultures), thought to be a rare genetic subspecies of black bear. Some black bears simply have a white color phase that turns dark later.

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This female Northern cardinal, a.k.a. the “tiny parrot,” is an example of leucism, characterized by areas of white due to the absence of normal pigment.

significant lack of pigment is thought to cause weak feathers in birds. This might make it harder for a bird to fly or insulate itself against cold. In cases where the girls favor the boys with the healthiest and brightest plumage, leucistic males would be the losers. Such are the random cruelties of nature.

At the tail end of January, when a headline-making polar vortex saw wind chills fall to a staggering 60 degrees below zero, I kept watch for my wild, one-of-a-kind visitor. I prayed the bird wouldn’t freeze to death.

She didn’t. After the temperatures moderated, there came a day when the sky was a solid tarp of gray. A lone break of sun pierced the cloud layer, vectored through the trees and made a direct hit on the bird feeder. Into this golden, Hollywood-esque illumination flew tiny parrot. She paused a bit longer than usual, as though to bask in the ray of warmth. Photo op!

In Latin, the word cardinal means “important.” I understand what it is to feel a little blessed by the appearance of a singular creature like this one. And feeling blessed is the greater part of being so.

City names new finance director White Bear Lake's new finance director is Kerri Kindsvater, a 22-year city employee who grew up in Albert Lea and moved to the Twin Cities after graduating from Gustavus Adolphus College with an accounting degree.

Kindsvater worked at a small public accounting firm in St. Paul and the League of Minnesota Cities before beginning as assistant finance director at the City of White Bear Lake in 1997. “I immediately felt a connection to the city as it reminded me of my hometown with a lake in the area and a vibrant downtown district nearby,” she said.

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Kindsvater met her husband while working at the city through his involvement with the Fire Department. They live in the area with their son who attends middle school in the White Bear Lake District and is active in White Bear Lake Sport Associations.

Kindsvater volunteers as a board member for the White Kerri Kindsvater Bear Lake Area Historical Society and is active with the Leadership Tomorrow program sponsored by the Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation. She replaces Don Rambow who retired last month after 25 years with the city.

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COMMUNITY BRIEFS Climate change forum planned The Global Climate Change Committee at White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church will present a forum on “Energy Storage Systems Options for the Future” from 6:15-7:15 p.m. March 13. The speaker is Aaron Hanson, a LEED Green associate with the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota. The forum is free and open to the public. The church is located at 328 Maple St., Mahtomedi.

Trail group celebrating birthday Lake Links Association invites the community to its second birthday bash Monday, March 11. The association, whose purpose is to provide safe passage around White Bear Lake, will offer a progress report, lots of thank you’s and opportunity for residents to voice opinions on the project. The event starts at 7 p.m. with a meet-and-greet at White Bear Country Inn in White Bear Lake. Children are welcome,

as are donations. Cash bar. Organizers ask that people RSVP to https:// goo.gl/hwhmem.

Cycling event benefits cancer research A cycling event called Ride For a Reason will take place from 8 a.m. to noon March 9 at Life Time Fitness in White Bear Lake, 4800 White Bear Pkwy. Cyclists are raising money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Life Time Foundation. The event is open to both Life Time members and the public. Registration is open for individuals or relay teams, with a minimum suggested donation of $250 per bike per hour. Riders can expect a heart-pounding collaboration of Life Time’s indoor cycle formats: AMP, EDG and PWR. Since its inception in 2016, Ride for a Reason has raised $2.5 million. For more, go to https://www.stjude.org/get-involved/fitness-fundraisers/ride-fora-reason-st-jude-lifetime

Lake Links informational meeting The city of Mahtomedi is holding an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 7, to update residents on the status of the Lake Links Trail. Following a brief presentation, there will be opportunity to ask questions and meet with staff and the design consultant. The meeting is at Mahtomedi City Hall, 600 Stillwater Road.

Rotary helps Spotlight on a Cause The Rotary Club of White Bear Lake is donating $1,000 to Children's Performing Arts (CPA), headquartered in the Hanifl Performing Arts Center. The CPA asked Rotary for help in the form of a sponsorship to build a sustainable leadership program through the performing arts. Funds will offset the cost of CPA's Spotlight on a Cause program.

Every year CPA's fall production will spotlight a different cause. This year, the chosen partner was H2O for Life and the spotlight was on the

global water crisis. The November production raised $1,500 to build a well in Africa. The October 2019 production will focus on dyslexia.

Public welcome at LWV meetings The public is invited to attend the monthly meetings of the League of Women Voters White Bear Lake Area. Topic for the March meeting is discussion of the book, “The People’s House,” by David Pepper, a political thriller about election fraud. The Mahtomedi unit meets at 7 p.m. Monday, March 11, at White Bear Lake Unitarian Universalist Church, 328 Maple St., Mahtomedi. The White Bear Lake unit meets at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at White Bear Lake City Hall (second floor), 4701 Hwy 61 N., White Bear Lake. To learn more, leave a message at 612-618-2502.

WHITE BEAR LAKE CITY COUNCIL NOTES

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WHITE BEAR LAKE — The City Council conducted the following business at its Feb. 26 meeting: • Approved massage therapist ordinance.

Revisions mitigate time spent administratively to process and approve an application. If denied, an appeal process has been established for due process.

City Manager Ellen Hiniker said some provisions were tightened up in hopes of license applicants being weeded out as denials before they become revocations, which has happened on a few occasions. Also, once a business has a license approved by council, the city manager will approve a therapist’s license. Administrative license determinations will continue to be made based on a police background check report. Another change to the ordinance: It will now be a misdemeanor for “failure to disclose information required on the application form.” Making it a crime allows the police department to access records nationwide for background checks on applicants.

• Granted $7,000 to Marketfest, a family-oriented festival now in its 29th year.

Director Lisa Beecroft told council Marketfest 2019 will run for seven Thursdays, June 13 through July 25. The goal this year is to make $75,000 to cover expenses. A review of the balance sheet showed $79,644 in expenses last year with income of $76,000 for a net loss of $3,600. There is $38,600 in reserves and $17,000 in the checking account, she said, so the event is “in good shape” fi nancially.

Each week will have a theme, as before, and feature 130 vendors and two stages of live music.

About 5,000 people attend Marketfest each week.

The city’s contribution is provided through the non-tax supported Economic Development Fund.

Lash studio opens

Liquor Barrel celebrates 20 years

Amazing Lash Studio, an eyelash extension franchise beauty brand, opened a new studio in Vadnais Heights March 1. The studio is independently owned and operated by Paula and Daniel Sattler, a couple that now owns two Amazing Lash Studio locations in the Twin Cities. The new studio is located at 925 County Road E East, Suite 130, Vadnais Heights. It is open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 651-493-7601.

Eric and Kelly's Mahtomedi Liquor Barrel is holding a tasting event from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 29, to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Live music, appetizers, door prizes, and bourbons, beer and wine samplings will be offered at the event, held at Dellwood Hills Golf Club. Tickets are $30 per person.

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Fighting the dammed ice

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ld Man Winter has bedazzled our homes with spectacular icicles. As we drive through neighborhoods, it’s fun to look for the biggest and longest shapes forming as icicles. Some are crystal clear and others are brown and ugly. However, throughout our neighborhoods, homes are under stress with the mounds of snow. Ice dams forming at the edge of roofs prevent the water created by melting snow to drain off. When snow melts and runs down the roof, the water refreezes at the edge to form an ice dam. It is the pooling water that can back up under the shingles on your roof and into your living space, resulting in water damage and even mold within your walls. Often damage from water seepage is not by insurance.

Publisher’s covered Ice dams are formed when a mix of temperatures occurs in and View around attics and your roof. At my Carter Johnson house, I’ve noticed icicles and ice dams building in a few areas. One is above the bathroom, where heat from the bathroom vent is melting the snow on the roof in that spot. If you’re wondering what to do with your ice dams, the University of Minnesota Extension website is a good resource, or seek expert help from a professional ice dam removal service.

Many homeowners are taking on the snow themselves with snow rakes or shovels. They brave the ladder to get up on the roof to clear it of snow.

Others are trying ice melt pucks of sodium chloride tossed up on the roof next to the dams to melt them away. These salt pucks are handy tools to have if your roof is tall or hard to access. One of our staffers bought a set of nylon stockings and 50 pounds of ice melt. He filled the nylons with salt and tied off the ends to make salt logs. He tossed them up to the second-story roof where they slowly ate away at the ice dam, though it did not entirely solve the issue. The goal is to make a few little channels to allow the water to drain off the roof versus pooling and back up under the shingles.

A few years ago, our communities were hit with ice dams forming with the unusual freeze and thaw cycle during the day. I watched one homeowner tape a large plastic cup to a tree pole saw and dump cups of ice melt (salt) behind the ice dam. These little piles quickly melted the 4 to 6 inches of ice, saving the house from water damage. The down side is that the salt that drains off the roof along with the icy water isn’t kind to the landscaping plants that live below.

The U of M Extension says that on a warm day water from a garden hose can help melt an ice dam.

They recommend starting the gentle flow of water from the bottom side of the dam and working your way up. Other friends have used electric heat coils on the roof that are plugged in and will melt away the ice dam in the areas they are installed. These are extremely effective and can be placed on a timer to reduce energy consumption. The down side is you will have to wait until your roof is clear of snow and ice to permanently install them, so you wouldn’t see the benefit until next winter. Most of the ideas and theories out there seem to have some merit.

I have seen ladders propped up on homes all over the community. Some people are using axes, sledge hammers, and pick axes, all of which are not recommended due to damage that can be caused to shingles, not to mention the safety concerns getting on a ladder and climbing onto an icy roof.

The U of M Extension says the best solution to ice dams is to prevent heat from reaching your attic, which will slow the melting of snow on the roof and reduce or eliminate ice dams from forming in the first place. This can be done through proper insulation. So before you have a trickle of water running down your walls or ceilings, call a professional to help prevent more expensive and costly damage. If you can’t or don’t want to pay someone, consider the tips and tricks out there. Just don’t take any chances with your safety.

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Lake Links: Our progress and our promise

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hat began in 1988, we are working to complete by 2021. Our progress so far: • In 1899 BC (Before Cars) there was a bike path around White Bear Lake.

• Fifty years later as cars became America’s desired means of transport, facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists around the lake were disappearing.

In 2001, with Movers & •funding from the Minnesota Shakers Legislature, Mike Brooks & Ramsey and Steve Wolgamot Washington Counties developed a Master Plan, a visionary regional trail network whose promise included a safe way to bike and walk around White Bear Lake. Only the segment from White Bear Beach to Lions Park was completed.

• Beginning in 2014, we located right of way, publicly owned land and quiet existing roads all around the lake that, when linked, could provide a safe route around White Bear Lake. The alignment across five towns and two counties is not always optimum, but with the help of MNDOT and Ramsey County survey teams to document public right-of-way, we know it’s there.

• Lake Links Association was incorporated in 2017, though the grassroots work leading to its formation began years earlier. Lake Links is a 501(c)

(3) not-for-profit corporation. Its 14-person board represents all the communities around the lake.

• Within a few weeks of our reaching out for area support, eight area communities and Ramsey County all offered resolutions of their support for completion of the trail/route around White Bear Lake.

• Lake Links envisions that the 10mile Lake Links Trail will reflect the character and desires of each community. Twenty-five percent of the 10-mile route will be on low traffic streets. Other segments will be paths in the woods. Some will be side trails along existing roads.

The separated trail portions are planned to be 10 feet wide, with a 12 mph speed limit for bicycles.

• A full mile of private and cityowned land (other than road right of way) is currently committed to the trail. These generous land donations continue to inspire new gifts of land and easements promising to create some of the most naturally beautiful and safest segments of the trail.

• Our local legislators have worked tirelessly passing legislation to provide funding for engineering and to build Lake Links. Sen. Chuck Wiger and Rep. Peter Fischer have led the charge, which was quickly taken up by all local legislators – Sens. Roger Chamberlain and Karin Housley; Reps. Matt Dean, Leon Lillie, Kathy Lohmer, and now Ami Wazlawik.

• Preliminary engineering has been completed or funded for 99

percent of what must be built.

Funds already granted for trail construction will complete 75 percent of the 10-mile route.

Funding requests to build the rest of the trail are in progress.

• Plans are well underway for privately funded focal points to the trail. Each will enhance the community in which it is constructed. An evolving system using GIS-based information points will document the history, the natural environment, and the scenic elements of this beautiful route.

• Our anticipated timing: Birchwood Road in Mahtomedi and the northern part of Mahtomedi should be completed in 2019. Fingers crossed that Ramsey County will complete South Shore Boulevard in 2020. The final segments through Dellwood and along MN 96 are looking like 2021.

We’ve been asked why we make this effort. We believe that children and adults are entitled to places where they can safely walk and bike. The roads around the lake are among the most dangerous in our region. Tragedies don’t just happen to other people in other places.

They can, and have, happened here.

Our promise: We will get this done.

Steve Wolgamot and Mike Brooks are co-chairs of the Lake Links Association.

All are welcome to the Lake Links’ Annual Report to the Community and Second Birthday Party 7 p.m. March 11 at the White Bear Country Inn.

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An open letter to the community from Water Gremlin Dear neighbors: Thank you to everyone who has reached out with questions, attended a community meeting, or shared concerns with me as we worked with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Minnesota Department of Health over the last few weeks to better understand the potential impact of our operations. This community has been Water Gremlin’s home for more than 60 years, and we are deeply sorry for putting you through this situation.

After we discovered internally that our TCE emissions were potentially not in compliance, we immediately performed a voluntary environmental audit and promptly reported the results to the MPCA in July 2018. We also shared in the report that we were investigating the feasibility of replacing TCE with a non-

hazardous solvent.

From there, we requested a meeting with the MPCA to discuss the audit report and facilitate a return to compliance as quickly as possible in cooperation with the MPCA. In October, we requested an amendment to our air permit to allow installation of new pollution control equipment. We have complied with every request and shared information each step of the way with the MPCA. When the MPCA concluded that there was a potential health risk this January, we agreed to immediately stop all coating operations, and have been working hard to make things right, both for the community and the environment.

We are now in full compliance with the MPCA’s requirements and they have approved the restart of our operations.

We will no longer use TCE in any capacity and have voluntarily replaced it with a non-hazardous solvent called FluoSolv – something we have been proactively working toward since July.

In addition, we cooperated with the MPCA to finalize the replacement of our pollution control system, implemented a comprehensive system to monitor our emissions (with independent laboratory results reported directly to the MPCA), and will report our use of the new solvent daily to the MPCA. We have also committed to performing a comprehensive review of our facility inside and out to ensure that no additional concerns remain from past activities.

We are paying a $4.5 million civil penalty and contributing an additional $1.5 million to two Supplemental

Environmental Projects: tree planting and maintenance projects in White Bear Township, White Bear Lake, Gem Lake and the surrounding area; and coordinating with a University of Minnesota outreach program to reduce and eliminate TCE emissions, primarily within our community.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at carl.dubois@ watergrem.com. I will also be at the next public information meeting on Thursday, March 7, from 6:30–9 p.m. at White Bear Lake High School, North Campus. Your trust is important to us, and we will work hard to earn it.

Carl Dubois Vice president of international manufacturing Water Gremlin, White Bear Township

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A shout-out to my childhood hometown Back when I was at White Bear Senior High playing on the hockey team (a long time ago), one of my teammates would always say before a game, “White Bear’s fi nest!” to provide motivation. Fast-forward to this past Sunday (Feb. 24), when I got to meet one of White Bear’s fi nest.

I was on call and driving home from Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater on a cold, snowy, blustery day when I came to an intersection and tried to stop. Well, as I soon found out, my SUV doesn’t stop very well on pure ice. As I was sliding toward the intersection, I realized there was no way I was going to stop before I was in the middle of that intersection, with traffic going left to right and right to left at what seemed like a feverish pace. So, I quickly decided that crashing into a snowbank would be a far better alternative. As I turned the wheel, apparently I had sufficient traction to veer to the right just enough to hit the snowbank. And there was plenty of snowbank there. So, I succeeded in preventing my death or killing anyone else in that intersection, but now I was stuck in the snowbank on a zero-degree day, with plans to join my family for church now in jeopardy. Bummer. Attempts at getting myself out of the snowbank were unsuccessful. So, there I sat, calling my wife to tell her I was going to be late and asking her to bring her truck, with shovels, to come rescue me.

Then, as if sent from Heaven above, Dion Harriman showed up. (I didn’t know that was his name, but thanks to Facebook, I soon found out.) Here’s what I put on Facebook after returning from my rescue: “Special thanks and God bless you to Dion (not sure if that’s correct spelling) from White Bear Lake (wearing a WB hockey jacket) for pulling me out of the snowbank today. He was on his way to church and was God’s hands and feet (and truck) in pulling me out of a snowbank I intentionally plowed into to stop myself from sliding into an intersection on an icy road. Thank you! If you know Dion, please pass this along. Thank you to all the good people out there. Despite all of the negative messages in the world, there are a lot of good, good people out there! I hope I can be one of them. Dion certainly is!”

Through the power of social media (yes, some good can come from social media), I found out Dion Harriman was my rescuer, who is a principal in the White Bear Schools. Add this to his list of qualifications: Good Samaritan.

So, the moral of the story: Thanks to Dion and all of White Bear’s (and the world’s) fi nest. We need more good people, doing good things for

each other. For those of you already doing good things, thank you and keep it up. For the rest of us who could do more, let’s do more good in this world because that’s what we need. We need less attacking each other and division, and more cooperation and unification. This incident is a great reminder of that fact.

Nicholas J. Meyer, MD Partner, Twin Cities Orthopedics

Compliments to public works crews It seems that just as you are able to see over the snowbanks again, WHAM, another 3 to 5 inches.

This winter’s snowfall will be remembered for some time, but I will also remember the great job the White Bear Lake Public Works crews have done clearing the streets and sidewalks throughout the city. The main thoroughfares and downtown areas are cleared soon after each snowfall and all other streets have been plowed soon thereafter. This past month alone has been quite a challenge, but the inconvenience of getting around has been much less, and safety much better, due to the exceptional work of our public works crew. Thanks for several jobs well done!

Mark Sather White Bear Lake

Disagree with tone of public meeting Thank you for covering the Water Gremlin story and, it would be appreciated if you would continue to provide focus to this very concerning issue. The community needs a voice and to have various avenues for ongoing updates. Not all of our community residents use technical media to obtain the news.

I would, however, like to note to you that the tone of the meeting at North Campus was not hostile. It was a concerned tone with a degree of expression that matched the seriousness of the issue. There were no burning torches or flailing pitchforks. Just very concerned residents who love their children and families.

I look forward to your ongoing coverage of this story.

Kristine Dugger White Bear Township

Winter weather takes turn for worse I totally disagree with the recent editorial “Snowball Effect.” Climate instability has made winter in Minnesota more unsafe than in previous years. The polar vortex is one example of that. It’s not just Minnesota’s “relationship” with winter that has taken a turn for the worse. Winter weather has taken a turn for the worse.

I know that some jobs are critical like medical care, police and fi re. But most jobs are not. Many workers don’t have the luxury of owning cars and stand out in subzero weather or blizzard conditions waiting for buses. If businesses close due to weather there is a good reason, in spite of a humorous spin they might put on it. The police and emergency workers are out on the highways rescuing people and risking their own safety. The almighty dollar does not always come fi rst. Common sense does.

Donna Divine White Bear Lake

Senior years should be celebrated We have a big problem in our culture in the United States. One of many. One very glaring cultural problem we have (and always have had) is the fact that we do not value our Elders. We have all heard the saying “Respect your Elders,” but we have not embraced it to be part of our culture.

The Asian culture fi nds great value in its Elders.

The Native American culture has great reverence for its Elders. The Mediterranean culture holds great honor for its Elders. The African culture fi nds great worth in its Elders. It’s time for American Elders to take a stand and demand the respect we not only deserve, but have earned.

In our culture today, we send our Elders “off to pasture” to retire and not be heard from again.

Once we reach a certain age, we are no longer worthwhile human beings. Many are considered a burden that must be taken care of by their families and the community around them. They are expected to subsist on a minimum of provisions, assistance and human kindness. We don’t think twice about how little funds they may be trying to live on, how much food or life-sustaining medications they may have to decide between, or how little human interaction they have or do not. Their bodies and their minds are no longer young and vibrant, so therefore have little worth.

They have become this society’s burden. They don’t matter. The fact that they worked hard to protect and bring up their families, contributed to their community in large and small ways and continue to value their families, friends, communities, and country no longer holds any value for American culture. There is no overall celebration of who they are, have been and the value they continue to bring.

They’re tired. Their bodies and sometimes their minds, are failing them.

This American culture is failing them as well.

Jill Mackey White Bear Lake

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Standoff last year: assault charges dismissed Stolen Lions cash

BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR

WHITE BEAR LAKE — Three felony charges filed against a man after a standoff with police near Highway 61 and First Street last May were dropped by the Ramsey County Attorney's Office last month.

Troy Allen Strawn, 37, pleaded not guilty to charges of assault and threats of violence last summer after charges were filed by the attorney's office in May. Strawn had refused to come out of a house in downtown White Bear Lake after police officers received reports from a woman that he was potentially dangerous, according to Press archives. East Metro SWAT and Ramey County Homeland Security were called in for backup and part of Highway 61 was closed for about three hours. The SWAT team used

chemical irritant and bean bag rounds to apprehend him. When he finally came out of the house, he said he was having mental health issues. He was taken to a hospital before being taken to jail.

After a hearing in Ramsey County District Court Feb. 11, the charges related to the incident were dismissed. A document filed by Assistant Ramsey County Attorney Kaarin Long last month stated the charges were being dismissed “in the interest of justice.”

“It became clear that the evidence necessary to prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt could not be supported at trial,” explained Dennis Gerhardstein, Ramsey County Attorney's Office Public Information Officer. “As a result, we dismissed the case in the interest of justice.” No other information was released.

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WHITE BEAR LAKE — A safe storing money from White Bear Lake Lions Club's charitable gambling at Beartown was reported stolen about 5:30 a.m. Feb. 24.

The amount of money that was in the safe added up to $11,947, reported the White Bear Lake Police Department. The suspect apparently made a forced entry into the building. Surveillance video of the suspect vehicle was obtained, and police are investigating the incident.

Bingo and pulltabs at the bar, which fund the Lions Club's good deeds, are back up and running.

Sara Marie Moore

WHITE BEAR LAKE POLICE REPORTS The White Bear Lake Police Department reported the following incidents: • A vehicle worth $1,300 was reported stolen in the 3500 block of Century Avenue N. Feb. 22.

• A man was reported roaming halls, being offensive and bathing in a toilet in the 1300 block of Highway 96 Feb. 22. He was trespassed.

investigated a vehicle off the road.

• Shoplifting was reported in the 2600 block of County Road E Feb. 23. The suspect's license plate information was obtained, and the matter is under investigation.

• Theft of about $1,400 in items from a vehicle was reported in the 1800 block of Elm Street Feb. 23.

a.m. Feb. 24. Following forced entry, a safe containing about $12,000 was stolen. Surveillance video of the suspect vehicle was obtained.

• A man was arrested on an outstanding DWI warrant in the 4700 block of Highway 61 Feb. 25.

• A White Bear Lake man was arrested on an outstanding felony warrant near Highway 96 and Otter Lake Road Feb. 25.

• A trespasser was arrested in the 4600 block of White Bear Parkway Feb. 22.

• About $40 worth of Blu-ray discs were reported stolen in the 2100 block of Randy Avenue Feb. 23.

• Management identified a patron who had been using another person's ID for months in the 4800 block of White Bear Parkway Feb. 22. The person was cited for theft and arrested for a gross misdemeanor DWI.

• A 31-year-old driver was arrested for third-degree DWI in the 1800 block of Elm Street Feb. 23. His blood alcohol level was 0.08.

• Theft of $8 in snack items was reported in the 3200 block of White Bear Avenue Feb. 25. The suspect claimed it was a mistake and paid for the items.

• A 27-year-old was arrested for gross misdemeanor interference with a 911 call in the 1500 block of Fifth Street Feb. 24.

• A 21-year-old White Bear Lake driver was arrested for DWI in the 3100 block of Century Avenue Feb. 26. Her vehicle was impounded.

• A burglary was reported in the 4800 block of Highway 61 at 5:24

• Officers located a stolen vehicle from Chisago County abandoned

• A White Bear Lake driver, 22, was arrested for third-degree DWI test refusal in the 3600 block of Glen Oaks Avenue Feb. 23, after officers

in a public parking garage on Lake Avenue Feb. 26. The vehicle was unoccupied and taken to the impound lot for investigation.

• Burglary and credit card fraud were reported in the 3500 block of Century Avenue N. Feb. 27. There is no suspect information.

• Theft of about $1,000 worth of items was reported in the 1300 block of Goose Lake Road Feb. 28.

• Theft of a cell phone worth $700 was reported in the 3400 block of Century Avenue Feb. 28.

• Fraud and a loss of about $2,500 was reported in the 3800 block of Cranbrook Drive Feb. 28.

• A stolen vehicle was recovered in the 2600 block of County Road E Feb. 28. The vehicle was taken to the impound lot.

RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents:

Vadnais Heights • A 54-year-old local man was arrested on Feb. 19 in the 3200 block of Highway 61 on felony warrants and possession of a controlled substance.

He was booked into jail.

• A local 57-year-old man was arrested Feb. 20 in the 800 block of Greta Lane on charges of disorderly conduct and domestic assault.

Paul suspect into custody the afternoon of Feb. 22 in the 1000 block of County Road D using a stun gun.

• A juvenile female, age not released, was arrested Feb. 23 for shoplifting at Walmart.

• A drunken woman (no age reported) who refused to leave her brother’s residence on Greenbrier Street was transported to Regions Hospital the morning of Feb. 23 “due to inability to care for herself.”

• A l9-year-old man was arrested on a domestic assault charge the evening of Feb. 22 in the 1000 block of Greenhaven Drive for pushing a female and hitting her in the face with a pizza.

• A 77-year-old local man reported Feb. 25 that he had been the victim of identity theft through misuse of his credit card.

• A 68-year-old local man at Xperience Fitness for a workout on Feb. 22 reported credit cards stolen from his wallet. No suspects.

• Fists flew between boys at the Bellaire Education Center as school was letting out on Feb. 15.

Fingers pointed at one juvenile male. The matter was referred to the County Attorney’s office for possible charges.

• Deputies looking for a suspect wanted on charges of domestic assault, fi fth-degree assault and disorderly conduct took the 20-year-old St.

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• A trio of ladies loaded a cart with $365 worth of goods, bypassed the checkout lane, and headed for the door around noon Feb. 19 at Cub Foods.

They didn’t make it. The threesome, a 29-yearold from Little Canada, a 48-year-old also out of Little Canada and a 72-year-old from White Bear Lake, were cited and trespassed from the store.

• A woman attempted to check out her groceries at Cub Foods Feb. 20 with obvious counterfeit money. She left the items, and the store, before deputies arrived.

• A new defi nition of frustration: if one of the lottery tickets stolen from the Holiday gas station Feb. 20 in the 1100 block of County Road J by the unknown male in his 20’s turns out to be a big winner, deputies will be waiting for the thief when he shows up to collect his prize.

• A 56-year-old local man was issued a trespassing notice from Cub Foods the afternoon of Feb. 21 for disorderly conduct.

PUBLIC SAFETY BRIEFS Willernie man sentenced for felony drug possession A Willernie man, Joshua Allen Stensgard, 23, was sentenced in Washington County Court in January for felony fifth-degree drug possession. He received a stay of adjudication and probation for three years on the condition he uses no alcohol or drugs, serves 15 days in jail and pays a $300 fine. He cannot use or possess any firearms, ammunition or explosives. Maximum sentence was five years and a $10,000 fine. On March 30, 2018, members of the Washington County Drug Task Force conducted a controlled purchase of a felony amount of marijuana, 56 grams, from Stensgard at his residence in the 300 block of Sargent Road. A search warrant was then authorized several days later. The task force found more than 200 grams of marijuana, as well as a handgun and shotgun and a safe containing $11,000 in cash in his basement bedroom.

In a later statement, Stensgard admitted the marijuana was his but he denied selling it. He also claimed the money was not the proceeds of drug sales.

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A Washington County Drug Task Force conducted a search warrant last year at this Willernie home.

Also appearing in Washington County court: • Phillip Shepherd Anderson, 36, of Mahtomedi, was sentenced Feb. 22 for fifth-degree drug possession. Ander-

son received five years’ probation, 82 days in jail with 82 days credited, and 30 hours community work service in lieu of a fine and no use of alcohol or drugs, among other conditions. The defendant was arrested February 2018 after a deputy observed a glass pipe in his vehicle after making a traffic stop. A search of Anderson and his vehicle discovered a bag of methamphetamine in his pocket and 27 grams of marijuana in his vehicle.

• Andrew J. Bolz, 32, of Dellwood, appeared Feb. 19 on counts of felony domestic assault, terroristic threats and disrupting a 911 call. According to the complaint, deputies were called to a residence on Bayhill Road last November on the report of a domestic involving a father and his adult son. The defendant was gone by the time officers arrived, but the complainant stated his son was becoming increasingly aggressive and frequently picked fights. The father's arm was bleeding from blocking a punch. The son had been released from prison in March 2018 for narcotics use and claimed he was in a gang. The complaint also noted the defendant suffers from mental illness and methamphetamine abuse. He has prior domestic-related convictions. Maximum sentence is a $10,000 fine and five years in jail.

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The Vadnais Heights Fire Department recently cleared out this buried fire hydrant.

Adopt a Vadnais Heights fire hydrant The Vadnais Heights Fire Department is asking for help from residents to clear snow from fire hydrants near homes and businesses so they are easier to locate and operate in case of an emergency. Adopting a fire hydrant includes shoveling a 3-foot area around the hydrant and clearing a path on all four sides. If you have questions, please call City Hall at 651-204-6000.

Minnesota law enforcement officers have arrested 4,113 motorists for DWI so far in 2019, compared with 3,967 this time last year. Preliminary numbers show 45 people have been killed in traffic crashes in 2019, compared with 41 last year. Of the 45 fatalities, five people died in distracted driving-related crashes, nine people died in speed-related crashes, eight people died in alcohol-related crashes, seven people died who were unbelted, and 10 individuals were pedestrians.

Permit to carry report released The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) released the 2018 Permit to Carry report this month. The annual report summarizes data submitted

by Minnesota law enforcement agencies regarding applications made for handgun carry permits as well as data about permit holders.

Minnesota sheriffs reported to the BCA that 69,169 permits were request-

ed, and 66,053 permits were issued in 2018. There were 4,895 permits issued in Anoka County, 3,708 in Ramsey County and 3,466 in Washington County. Sheriffs reported there were 142 permits suspended, 32 revoked and 617 denied in 2018. As of March 1, the total number of valid permits in Minnesota is 290,546.

Minnesota sheriffs reported that individuals with permits committed 1,828 crimes in 2018. Nearly 60 percent were DWI’s or other traffic offenses.

Minnesota’s Personal Protection Act was first enacted in 2003. Permits were first eligible for renewal in 2008. Individuals wishing to obtain a Minnesota Permit to Carry must apply for the permit at their local sheriff’s office and provide proof of approved firearms training. Sheriffs then must follow a statutorily-defined process, checking FBI, BCA and DHS records as well as their own data for any disqualifying information. Individuals denied a permit have the right to appeal the denial.

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Total number of permits to carry in state 66,053 new permits issues 55,069 71,156 44,696 41,493

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Minnesota sheriffs are then required under Minnesota law to report their data on gun permit applications, issuances and denials to the BCA.

WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS The Washington County Sheriff's Office reported the following selected incidents in Birchwood, Dellwood, Grant, Mahtomedi, Pine Springs and Willernie:

Birchwood • A Birchwood woman, 25, who had been released from house arrest two days earlier, was reported found by a friend home alone on Wildwood Avenue Feb. 20 in a semi-alert state after having imbibed a 1.75-liter bottle of alcohol after work. The subject was too unresponsive for a field sobriety test and was transported to St. John's Hospital for evaluation.

Dellwood • A dog in Pine Valley Drive was reported on Feb. 23 for being inconsolable after a opossum had entered its yard and wouldn't leave. Washington County Sheriff's deputies resolved the immediate crisis by letting the dog back into the house and instructing the complainant to call animal control if the opossum refused to leave the yard.

Grant • A Wisconsin man, 21, on his way to work at the Walmart in Oak Park Heights, was cited Feb. 19 on Highway 36 at Keats Avenue N. for speeding 78 mph in a “very well-marked” 65 mph zone, after deputies on stationary patrol on the eastbound shoulder of Highway 36 observed the motorist rapidly overtaking other vehicles. The computer database showed the driver with multiple speed violations in Wisconsin over the past three years.

• Deputies were called to Mahtomedi Middle School in the 8000 block of 75th Street N. to have a lengthy chat Feb. 22 with a sixth-grade boy about sending inappropriate pictures of a woman's anatomy to another student and how to engage in better decision-making.

• A male living in the area of Keats Avenue N. and 65th Street N. was reported at 7:54 p.m. Feb. 22 for going for a nightly walk in his neighborhood without wearing reflective clothing. Deputies advised the complainant that the walker is not legally required to wear reflective clothing.

Mahtomedi • A resident in the 100 block of Bevins Lane on Feb. 11 reported 100 checks stolen from his mailbox and at least two of the checks cashed without his authorization. So far, the complainant is out $775, and is unsure whether any more checks at large haven't cleared yet.

The checks were written out to two different names and cashed at a credit union in St. Paul and Cash On Us in West St. Paul.

• A resident in the 600 block of Gosiwin Avenue N. at 6:50 a.m. Feb. 12 reported a neighbor for blowing snow into the street. Deputies had a chat with the neighbor, who agreed to keep his snow on his own property in the future.

• A resident in the 600 block of Gosiwin Avenue on Feb. 13 reported his uncle for being upset with him for not actively searching for a job. The nephew agreed to leave the uncle's property and go for a walk.

has since deleted her profile from that dating site.

• A resident in the 800 block of Wildwood Road on Feb. 14 reported her diamond wedding ring stolen from her bedroom sometime during the past month. The complainant suspects a home health nurse she had hired for the past few months.

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• A resident in the 100 block of Loretta Lane on Feb. 14 expressed her dissatisfaction with city plowing.

• A resident in the 700 block of Wildwood Road on Feb. 15 reported his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend for entering his home uninvited and wanted deputies to remove him.

• Formal charges are pending for an unidentified juvenile arrested at 12:44 a.m. Feb. 15 on I-694 at Century Avenue for third-degree DWI and speeding 68 mph in a 55 mph after deputies observed the vehicle switch lanes without signaling at I-694 and Highway 36. After taking his sweet time to stop, the driver displayed glazed and watery eyes and a heavy odor of alcohol.

The driver admitted he'd been drinking and tested 0.10 on the field sobriety test and 0.12 later at jail.

• Two FedEx employees in the 7 block of Long Lake Road on Feb. 15 reported that a man stormed the front office, upset that his package was lost. Both employees told deputies they each thought the subject was drunk but couldn't explain why they thought that. Twenty minutes after the incident, the employees were able to give deputies a detailed description of the man and his vehicle, but not the license plate.

• A Mahtomedi man, 35, was cited Feb. 16 at the Freedom gas station in the 700 block of Stillwater Road for

• A St. Paul youth was arrested at 1:37 a.m. Feb. 18 behind a dumpster at the Harley-Davidson auto dealership in Oakdale after leading Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies and other agencies on a circuitous chase starting at northbound I-694 at Highway 36.

After hitting stop sticks opposite the FedEx depot near Century Avenue and eastbound I-694, the subject tried in vain to exit the freeway at the ramp to eastbound Highway 36. After the subject was forced to leave his vehicle to flee on foot, a helicopter and a K-9 officer were deployed to pursue him. Although plenty of fresh snow was available to reveal the subject's path, he was able to lose deputies in a large, hard-packed parking lot until deputies searched the perimeter of the lot to pick up the new footprints. The other agencies were in hot pursuit because the subject had just stolen a vehicle from a St. Paul man, 39.

• An Oakdale woman, 37, was cited Feb. 22 in the 6000 block of southbound Hilton Trail N. for expired tabs and verbally warned for driving with an expired driver's license.

Willernie • A plow driver was reported Feb. 12 for plowing snow into the street at Stillwater Road and Penway Road in violation of an ordinance.

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voted for the Clark Avenue/Second Street location (Option D). Walsh argued that the site was more central to downtown and Option A too far away.

The Ward 1 councilman prefers the bus line not be built at all. He believes the bus will bring more people downtown, which will mean more crime, particularly shoplifting, and a need for more cops. “It’s common sense,” said Walsh.

Councilman Doug Biehn feels the opposite, calling the crime issue “a scare tactic.”

“More people bring more sales, more commerce and more viability. The positive benefits of more people vastly outweigh a minor increase in crime,” he countered.

“You have to take the bad with the good,” maintained Councilman Dan Jones, who said he’s tired of getting calls from residents who make it sound like “condoms and hypodermic needles will be all over downtown.” Jones added he would not support a bus stop on the east side of Hwy. 61 and claimed it was “Option A or nothing for me.”

Option A is farthest from the downtown core. It requires riders to cross Highway 61 and walk several blocks to access downtown shops. It also may require traffic improvements at Eighth Street and Hwy. 61.

The spot is close to senior housing, however, and the arts district.

City Manager Ellen Hiniker agreed the selected site is on “the outer edges of the walkability range,” but considers that a strength. “It will serve as a catalyst for further development on the west side, or Downtown West,” she said.

A meeting with the Claussens prior to the council vote went well, Hiniker added. “We assured owners that if the site was selected there would be significant involvement to assure parking impacts appropriately mitigated.”

The option will be studied as part of the 1.5 years remaining in the environmental phase. Construction won’t begin for about six years, so it’s early in the process, Hiniker said. “Identifying an area for the downtown station was critical in moving forward.

During the next phase, the county will work with the property owners with the intent to look at impacts toward a mutually satisfactory outcome.”

The city manager said the owners were contacted after it became apparent the site was among those under serious consideration. The city is committed to the property owners’ interests as conversations with Ramsey County move forward, Hiniker maintained.

“We will be at the table alongside Beartown throughout these discussions.”

Parking was also a concern of the White Bear Lake Economic Development Corporation (EDC). The board approved a resolution regarding Rush Line last month that stated, “In recognition of the historical and ongoing parking concerns impacting economic development, the EDC supports a station stop in downtown White Bear Lake so long as adequate Rush Line user parking is provided north of Hwy. 96 E or south of Hwy. 96 W, which is not presently addressed in the concept plan.”

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A Rush Line team will assess the environmental impact of the downtown location over the next 18 months. The bus stop would require a large piece of Beartown’s parking lot.

tiveness it brings the northeast metro.

“The metro is projected to add about a million people over the next couple decades. They are going somewhere. If we don’t have the purple option (Rush Line), what will it do to the northeast quadrant? It’s critically important for businesses to attract employees at Buerkle Road or Cedar or other stops.”

At the end of the Rush Line discussion, Mayor Jo Emerson, who now chairs the Policy Advisory Committee, reminded council, “The city of White Bear Lake cannot stop a bus route coming down Hwy. 61.”

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Beartown owners provide statement on Rush Line station As owners of Beartown Bar and Grill, and the existing property where it lies, we would like to offer our perspective on the Rush Line bus-rapid transit project, especially since it could potentially be built in our backyard. We do realize there is an environmental phase to this to see if the project can move forward at this location, but it is never too early to voice concerns. We sat down with a White Bear Lake official and a representative from Ramsey County. There were many concerns we expressed, but the focus of the meeting was around our business and our property. We feel the citizens of White Bear Lake need to be informed.

Beartown’s west parking involves two sections. The project will take up our entire back west section and also part of the other section close to the building. Four out of seven days all three of our parking lots are full. We will lose close to 30 parking spots because of this project. If these parking spots are not re-established, Beartown will lose business because there are no options

for overflow parking. Customers will go somewhere else if there is no parking available. Also, keep in mind our employees need to park, which usually takes up 10 spots. Plus, it will be tough to monitor people who park and ride.

The project is not planning for a park and ride, therefore even more spots will be taken from our customers. As a result, we will be losing at least 40 spots per the four days the lots are full, which will account for a minimum of 160 cars per week. Losing this amount of traffic would be a significant blow to any business.

Also, we have eight big service and delivery trucks visiting Beartown every week; food, beverage, rubbish, supplies, etc. By taking our back west parking lot, trucks will not be able to access our service entrance with ease.

Other concerns we expressed are an unsafe intersection at Highway 61 and Seventh Street due to the increase in pedestrians, and an increase in crime with connecting White Bear Lake to downtown St. Paul.

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Sandra Claussen and her son Joe own and operate Beartown Grill & Bar in White Bear Lake.

Sandra and her late husband Roger bought the restaurant 20 years ago.

Our goal with this statement is to inform the public about our story, our situation, and our concerns. The city and the county have stated they will do everything they can to address and solve our concerns. We greatly appreciate this, but they could not guarantee anything, which makes us nervous about this whole situation. Our family has gone through so many personal sacrifices for Beartown; we have given thousands of dollars to local sports teams and families in need, and have created a positive, successful business

for the citizens of White Bear Lake.

We have been in White Bear Lake for 20 years. We are one of the community hubs of White Bear Lake. We are concerned and feel uneasy. We love White Bear Lake and want to stay here for a very long time. Hopefully, the city and the county will rise above, take care of business, and be able to solve our concerns, otherwise White Bear Lake will have their bus transit, but they will crush a family business in the process.

From Joe and Sandra Claussen

MARCH 6, 2019

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PENALTY: Agreement allows company to restart production FROM PAGE 1A

human health over an area extending up to 1.5 miles from the facility. According to MDH, elevated TCE exposures may increase the risk of birth defects and certain types of cancers.

When the MPCA discovered the full extent of the violations in January, the agency demanded that Water Gremlin voluntarily shut down the TCE portion of their operation; the company complied. Bishop said the quick resolution of the investigation and large penalty show the seriousness of the violations.

“The great majority of Minnesota businesses live up to the terms of their emissions permits,” said Bishop. “The lapses in management and pollution control at Water Gremlin are the exception, not the rule in Minnesota.”

The penalty agreement allows Water Gremlin to restart the production line that was the source of the problem — but they must use an alternative, less toxic product than TCE. The company also agreed to place air monitors on all four sides of the property, at its expense, so the community and MPCA can be assured that all emissions are within health limits.

In addition, the company must in-

vestigate and report on any potential contamination in the soil and groundwater on its property. If contamination is found, the company will be required to clean it up. The State of Minnesota will survey private wells in the area for TCE this spring.

The agreement includes a requirement for Water Gremlin to spend at least $1.5 million on two projects to benefit human health and the environment. In one project, Water Gremlin will coordinate an education and outreach project for other manufacturers that use TCE. Facilities will be encouraged to switch to alternative products and/or reduce or eliminate their use of TCE. For the other project, Water Gremlin will work to plant and maintain 1,500 trees in public areas in White Bear Lake, Gem Lake, and White Bear Township.

When calculating a penalty, the MPCA factors in the effect of the violation on human health and the environment, whether it was a first-time or repeat violation, economic benefit that may have been gained and how promptly it was reported.

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A bi-weekly section where readers will be informed on subjects of seasonal interest, upcoming events and other timely topics.

THE CLERK’S CORNER – Greetings once again from CONSIDERING REMOVING TREES ALONG White Bear Town hall. After the snowiest month on YOUR LAKESHORE, HERE’S WHAT YOU record, it’s a good time to talk Public Works. The staff NEED TO KNOW – The Township has defined here has been challenged all month long with the trees which can or cannot be removed unless management of snow within the Township, battling certain events occur, they are as follows: the elements as well as ever dwindling available • Legacy Trees – defined as 150+ year old space! Along those same lines, the Town Board has trees with a diameter of 21” measured at been discussing implementing GIS in order to help chest height. These lakeshore trees cannot our staff efficiently go about the management of be removed unless they are dead, diseased, utility assets, and we are very excited to finally (hopefully) acquire dying, hazardous or storm damaged. this tool to do so. Reminder! The Township’s Annual Meeting will be • Significant Trees – defined as native trees exceeding 15” in diameter. on March 12th, 2019 beginning at 7 pm at Otter Lake Elementary. This • Property owners of lakeshore properties are limited to removing no is a great opportunity for all of our residents to keep informed about more than 10% of the existing significant trees. The Town Board may everything we have going on within the Township. approve removal of more than 10% of the significant trees on site when a re-landscaping plan is approved. Contact Town Staff if you are WILL THE DEEP SNOW AROUND MY considering removing trees along the lakeshore.

TREES & SHRUBS HURT THEM? Deep snow in the winter will not hurt trees, they NEW MOBILE APP AVAILABLE TO ASSIST CARDIAC are dormant & not growing. The height ARREST VICTIMS NOW AVAILABLE – Ramsey County of the snow however may help rabbits to Emergency Communications & the Ramsey County Fire reach branches of the tree or the trunk so Chiefs Association have adopted PulsePoint, a free mobile watch for this & provide protection (chicken wire or a barrier to keep app that allows CPR-trained citizens to receive alerts rabbits away) if necessary. Older trees are less likely to be eaten by about nearby sudden cardiac arrest victims in public locations so they rabbits. The snow may melt near the trunk from the heat reflected by may administer aid until emergency responders arrive. The PulsePoint the sun from the tree trunk. Snow is a good cover for plants & provides app provides three functions: needed moisture in the spring when plants begin to grow again.

• Alerts CPR-trained citizens of cardiac events in their vicinity so they may administer aid ADOPT A FIRE HYDRANT NEAR YOU THIS • Helps build a comprehensive Automated External Defibrillator (AED) WINTER – Help keep your neighborhood safe registry this winter by adopting a fire hydrant near • Informs the community of emergency activity in real time. The free app your home & keep it clear of snow build-up is available for download on the App Store & Google Play. all season long so that it is easily visible in the DO THE TWIST – Twist an aerator onto each event of an emergency. bathroom faucet to save water. You won’t notice a difference in flow. Faucet aerators cost as little as a few dollars & can save a household more than 500 gallons each year, enough to do 14 loads of laundry.

Visit www.whitebeartownship.org or call 651.747.2750 1281 Hammond Road, White Bear Township, Minnesota 55110

Elected officials respond to MPCA settlement in Water Gremlin investigation ST. PAUL – On Friday, March 1, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced an initial settlement between the State of Minnesota and Water Gremlin in the ongoing investigation into possible trichloroethylene (TCE) exposure by the company.

Sen. Roger Chamberlain (R-Lino Lakes), Sen. Jason Isaacson (DFL-Shoreview), Sen. Chuck Wiger (DFL-Maplewood), Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn (DFL-Roseville), Rep. Peter Fischer

(DFL-Maplewood), Rep. Ami Wazlawik (DFL-White Bear Lake), White Bear Township Board Chair Ed Prudhon, White Bear Township Clerk/Treasurer Patrick Christopherson, White Bear Lake Mayor Jo Emerson, White Bear Lake City Manager Ellen Hiniker, and Gem Lake City Councilman Len Cacioppo released the following statement in response to the settlement announcement: “While we understand the desire to

reach a settlement between the state and Water Gremlin, we have significant concerns. While we appreciate the public hearings, local officials and state legislators were not consulted prior to the final settlement.

“We appreciate the work the MPCA and Department of Health have already done on this issue, as well as the work that will continue through the coming months. However, as representatives of impacted areas we have a respon-

sibility to make sure all citizens are included in the process of solving this issue, and that their concerns are heard in an effort to increase transparency and communication. The settlement reached today does not change that commitment.”

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Unprecedented snowfall causing storage headache WHITE BEAR LAKE — As February 2019 goes down as the snowiest February in history, the challenge remains for Public Works to find storage for all that white stuff.

If the huge snowbanks along city streets aren't enough, enormous piles of snow on the Babe Ruth baseball fields off Debra Street and next to Ramsey County Park provide even more proof of the record snowfall.

Public Works Superintendent Dan Pawlenty calls it “a pretty amazing winter.”

In his 30 years with Public Works, first in West St. Paul and the last 14 with White Bear Lake, Pawlenty has never seen so much snow in so short a time.

The winter of 2013-14 was challenging too, with a lot of snow and really cold weather. But this year, the snow has come in back-to-back waves, which has added to the removal difficulty.

“Our time to 'regain' as we call it, or get back to where we started, becomes more difficult with back-to -back snowstorms,” noted the superintendent. “Our regain time is normally two days after it snows.

When we have back-to-back snowfalls, we never regain that time back and start to lose our ability to keep the city to a level that meets our standards.”

City crews have been working 10-hour days, seven days a week, to clear nearly 40 inches of snow off city streets. “It's been non-stop,” Pawlenty said. “Then we have to keep the equipment running. Hydraulic lines break, there are fuel issues and a lot of stuff to maintain.”

Their No. 1 challenge? “Snow storage,” Pawlenty replied. He's also well aware of the safety issues from piled snow at intersections. “We are trying to knock down the piles of snow. We are doing everything we can to provide an unobstructed sightline. It is very difficult.

“By the end of February, we've exceeded our budget for overtime, contractual labor and salt. And winter isn't over yet.”

Debra Neutkens

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During a snow event, the city has 18 pieces of equipment moving at the same time. There are six large snowplows, two front end loaders, and sweepers and blowers. Local meteorologist Frank Watson put the official total at 39.9 inches. These trucks are dumping snow on the Babe Ruth baseball fields.

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New Comprehensive Plan singles out properties for redevelopment

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR

WHITE BEAR LAKE — The city has big plans for a few dozen properties over the next 20 years. It depends on the economy, of course, but the sites are proposed for “reguiding” in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan.

The plan is a long-term vision for the community that guides future planning decisions. So states the introduction to the lengthy document now available on the city’s website.

Every 10 years, cities are required to update their Comprehensive Plan for the future.

The city’s 2040 plan is almost done. Kicked off in 2017 with community open houses to gather input, the long process is nearing completion.

Redevelopment and zoning, transportation, infrastructure, public parks and facility improvements to serve a population estimated to grow to 25,800 are all part of the 156-page document.

A public hearing is planned at 7 p.m. Monday, March 25, at City Hall to give residents time to review the draft plan.

City Council will consider adoption of the plan at its April 9 meeting.

The following properties were identified by Community Development Director Anne Kane at the Feb. 25 Planning Commission meeting as under consideration for reguiding.

There are more.

Interested parties attended a public hearing that night. They were a small sampling of more than 450 property owners and neighbors sent letters prior to the meeting. “Land use typically generates the greatest interest and inquiries from the community,” Kane told Planning Commission members.

Most of the parcels are located along high-density corridors. They are “opportunity” properties deemed appropriate

for development or redevelopment over the next 20 years.

1. Kyle property on the north side of Hwy. 96 west of Pacific Avenue, across from the lake.

The 15 acres of mostly wetlands was designated as open space in the 2030 Comp Plan.

A medium-density, conservation-type development similar to Hidden Pathways next door that retains the property’s natural features is proposed.

2. Vacant property in the city’s northeast corner next to the Hidden Pathways development.

The 10-acre farmstead has extensive wetlands. An estate owns the property; the family is working to identify a developer.

3. The old Public Works site on Hoffman Road.

Multifamily housing and townhomes are proposed as transitions to adjoining uses, which include the Rush Line.

4. White Bear Shopping Center.

This is seen as vertical mixed use near the future transit station. A supermarket would be reoriented to face Hwy. 61.

5. The Walser Chevrolet (Polar Chevrolet) property.

“Walser may no longer want to be in the automobile industry, which is changing fast,” Kane said. “It may be more suitable for land use other than a dealership.” Mixed use is proposed.

6. Other dealerships and the King City property along Hwy. 61.

Three phases of a multifamily, commercial component are proposed, as warranted and desired by property owners.

7. Four acres north of Public Works off Hoffman Road.

This would be set aside for future expansion of Saputo and yard space for Public Works storage.

8. County Road E and Linden Avenue.

This was reguided in 2018 to high-density residential. The entire 10-acre site is deemed transit-oriented, high-density

development.

9. Wildwood Shopping Center at the other end of County Road E. “The owner has struggled with high vacancies,” Kane said. The property is for sale and the owner is talking to multifamily developers.

10. Two retail buildings on the northeast corner of E and 120.

The property is currently for lease for retail or office use. An email from the owner objected to reguiding his property from commercial to neighborhood mixed use, Kane said.

11. Four corners at E and Bellaire.

Designated for neighborhood mixed use, density here is anticipated at 15 to 34 units per acre or 17 to 18 units per site.

A previous proposal that was dropped by the developer was 24 units per site.

12. The Rooney farm on E. Single-family housing is proposed to accommodate growth.

13. The former Bellaire clinic at 3220 Bellaire Avenue.

Currently for sale, this property is appropriate for medium-density — 8 to 14 units per acre — and single-family housing. Medium density could mean townhomes or detached cottages for seniors.

14. Downtown sites suitable for redevelopment.

All guided for downtown, mixed use of retail and residential, there are four sites: Fourth and Bloom Avenue, US Bank, the Post Office and the municipal parking lot on Third and Cook.

15. The Lowell triangle east of 61 and south of First Street.

The city has selectively purchased parcels here. The triangle is owned by Chuck Lowell, who lives out of state and may be interested in selling some of the property, Kane noted.

The city planner assured owners their property may remain in its current state as long as current or future owners desire; however, when the owner chooses to sell or proposes to change the use,

CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE | SUBMITTED

This land use map is part of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The plan can be accessed at whitebearlake.org. Click on “Your Government” and then “Community Development.”

the new designation will guide how property is used.

After consideration by the City Council, the draft plan will be distributed for review and comment by affected jurisdictions such as the school district, watershed district and adjoining communities, prior

to the Metropolitan Council’s June 30 deadline.

To view the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, visit https://www. whitebearlake.org/communitydevelopment/page/comprehensive-plan

White Bear Lake

AVENUE OF THE ARTS LAKESHORE PLAYERS THEATRE

Empowering youth to thrive on life’s stage.

HANIFL Performing Arts CENTER

45th Annual Northern Lights Juried Art Exhibition EXHIBITION DATES: March 4-April 10, 2019 OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, March 7, 6:30-8:30 PM AWARDS CEREMONY: 7:30 PM 4971 Long Ave whitebeararts.org 651.407.0597

There is something for everyone at Lakeshore Players Theatre this sumer! To learn more or register for classes, got to www. lakeshoreplayers.org

4941 Long Ave lakeshoreplayers.org 651.478.7427

Ages 4-6, Preschool at Hanifl Performing Arts Center April 2 - May 7, 9:00am - 9:45am

Cost: $99 4941 Long Ave childrensperformingartsmn.org 651.336.8613

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CHURCH BRIEFS

The meaning of Lent

Baby Boomers discuss spiritual gifts St. Andrew's Lutheran Church's 3rd Chapter Generation – Baby Boomers and Beyond! ministry will hold a discussion on spiritual gifts at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, in the Great Hall, 900 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi. Christa Getchell, St. Andrew's chief operating officer, and Sue Lennartson, director of 3rd Chapter Ministry, will help attendees fi ll out a spiritual gifts inventory sheet to direct them in looking at their giftedness and that of those around them.

The leaders will also discuss S H A P E: Spiritual Gifts...

Heart...Abilities...Passion...Experiences and how people are most naturally created to live out their call in the Body of Christ.

Irish Fest at St. Mary's Join in the fun March 10, 4 to 7 p.m., at the Parish Life Center, 4690 Bald Eagle Ave. for a free Irish Fest in little ole' White Bear Lake. The Rinca ne Chroi Irish Dancers will share their talent along with familiar St. Mary's faces and talents (music, poetry and more). Delicious Irish soups will be served along with soda breads, desserts ($6 adults/$3 under 18). Beverages are also available. For more information, 651-429-7771.

Church book club First Presbyterian Church holds a book club at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at Panera on County Road E in Vadnais Heights. The next book to be discussed March 12 is “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” by Gail Honeymoon, a novel about isolation.

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There’s nothing like a hard winter to make you appreciate Spring. Did you know that Lent, the 40 days leading up to Easter, means Spring? Wednesday, March 6 is Ash Wednesday, the fi rst day of Lent.

What’s Ash Wednesday? If you look in the Bible for Ash Wednesday, you won’t fi nd it. It was developed later as part of a faith formational process for new Christians who wanted to be baptized.

All through Bible history, 40 has been an important number. Jesus was tempted for 40 days in the wilderness. The people of God wandered for 40 years in the desert.

The Ark was adrift 40 days and 40 nights.

The number 40 seems to be, in Biblical terms, the amount of time in which God works in us to bring us into a new beginning.

Shortly after 313 AD when the church put together a faith formational process for people wanting to be baptized, they realized the best time to celebrate a new beginning is Jesus’ Resurrection day: Easter.

So, a 40-day season (excluding Sundays) was set aside leading up to Easter, and Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of that 40-day season of intentional spiritual deepening, called Lent (which means ‘spring’).

Faith starts with confessing one’s need for the Lord. The fi rst day of that faith formational season became ‘Ash’ Wednesday because from ancient times, people would put ashes on their heads to express humility. This practice says to God, “I know who I am. Without you, I’m just molecules waiting to return to the dust.” But as an expression of faith and hope, the ashes are placed on the head in the shape of a cross.

It was through the cross that Jesus died for the sins of the world. That ash cross is the mark of hope that because of Jesus, this person’s future won’t end in ashes, but in resurrection. The 40 days of Lent are set aside to remember why Jesus took that journey to the cross, so on Resurrection Day, when celebrating Jesus’ victory, we remember his victory is ours as well.

Although this started long ago as a way to train in ‘newbie’ Christians, so many were impacted by its purpose, that it still remains a yearly spiritual discipline in many churches today.

Submitted by Pastor Angie Way, Community of Grace Lutheran Church

White Bear Lake Area Church Directory Find the church that fits your needs.

CHURCH OF ST. PIUS X

All Are Invited!

3878 Highland Avenue White Bear Lake • 651-429-5337 www.churchofstpiusx.org Masses: Mon.-Fri. 8 am • Wed. 6:30 pm First Sat. 8 am, Sat. 4 pm Sun. 8:45am & 10:30am, 7:30pm • Reconciliation: Sat. 6pm

Traditional Worship Join us at Redeemer!

September - May

Traditional Worship at 9 am Contemporary at 9 & 10:30 am

WEDNESDAY EVENINGS Meal 5-6 pm Programming 6-7 pm Menu online-All ages welcome

SUNDAY WORSHIP

Traditional - 8:30 am Education/Coffee - 9:30 am Contemporary - 10:30 am

Summer

AT REDEEMER Worship- 9:30 am Coffee-10:30 am

First Christian Church of St. Paul (disciples of Christ) Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Worship on the Farm Bruentrup Family Farm 2170 E. County Road D Maplewood, MN Meal 5:30 pm Worship 6:30 pm 3770 Bellaire Avenue, White Bear Lake 651-429-5411 rlcwbl.org

650 Wildwood Road Mahtomedi, MN 55115 www.fccstpaul.com 651-779-3330

Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m.

Sanctuary

Contemporary Worship Saturday 5 p.m.

Sunday 8:45 & 10:15 a.m.

Great Hall NURSERY AT ALL SERVICES ST. ANDREW’S LUTHERAN CHURCH 900 STILLWATER ROAD, MAHTOMEDI WWW.SAINTANDREWS.ORG 651-426-3261

St. Andrew’s Lutheran Chruch

South Shore Trinity Lutheran Church

Worship time: Sundays 10am

South Shore Blvd. at Bellaire Avenue White Bear Lake, MN 651-429-4293 LCMS Pastor Bob Gehrke Pastor Dan Bodin

9:00 am Sunday School & Adult Education 10:15 am Worship 11:15 am Fellowship time Older children participate in Children’s Church during worship You Find us on Facebook 5th and Bloom Ave, White Bear • 651-429-3381 • www.fpcwbl.org

LAKEWOOD WORSHIP CENTER L Sunday School and Fellowship at 9:00 am Family Worship Service at 10:30 am Lts. Michael & Erin Metzler, Pastors 2080 Woodlynn Ave. , Maplewood • 651-779-9177

TWO SUNDAY WORSHIP TIMES 9-10am traditional 10:45-11:30am band-led/casual Nursery available for both

Worship Saturday 5:30 p.m.

Sunday 8 and 10:45 a.m.

Christian Education Hour 9:30 – for all ages – Dial-A-Devotion 651-429-0078 www.sstwbl.org

We are Sharing, Caring, & Growing in Christ We’d Love to Have You Come Join US!

Masses: Saturday – 5:00 PM Sunday – 7:30, 9:00, & 11:00 AM 651-429-7771 www.stmarys-wbl.org Church 4741 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake Parish Life Center/School 4690 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake

White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church

CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL

www.stjudeofthelake.org

A Welcoming & Inclusive Faith Community

Rev. Victoria Safford

Rev. Sara Goodman

LEAD MINISTER

ASSISTANT MINISTER

Sunday Services & Religious Ed: 9 & 11am

OF THE LAKE

Monday & Wed-Fri: Mass at 9 a.m.

Tuesday: Mass at 6 p.m. a.m.

Saturday: Mass at 5 p.m.

Sunday: Mass at 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m.

700 Mahtomedi Ave., Mahtomedi 651-426-3245

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UPCOMING EVENTS Event details are subject to change. Please contact the event organizer to verify information prior to attending.

ages welcome.

Contact: 38blue.org

LUNCH AND LEARN WITH ERS: SELLING YOUR HOME THINGS TO CONSIDER

When and Where: 1-6 p.m.

Monday, March 11 at St. Mary of the Lake Church, 4690 Bald Eagle Ave.; 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, March 14 at Northeast Residence, Inc., 2539 E. County Rd. E; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at Festival Foods, 2671 County Rd. E, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at Century College, East Lincoln mall, 3401 Century Ave., White Bear Lake; 2-7 p.m. Friday, March 29 at Christ the Servant, 3676 Centerville Rd., Vadnais Heights Details: The American Red Cross has a severe shortage of type O blood and urges type O donors – as well as eligible blood and platelet donors of all blood types. Make an appointment by phone or online.

Contact: 800 RED CROSS or redcrossblood.org

When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Thursday, March 7 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Meet with a local realtor who will provide information on the things sellers should consider and know in today’s market plus tips on downsizing, preparing the home for sale and “Moving On”.

Contact: 651-724-6007 or rclreads.org

HOW CAN WE LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR IN DIVISIVE TIMES When: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Friday, March 8 Where: St. John in the Wilderness Church, 2175 1st St., White Bear Lake Details: Hear international speaker, public theologian, acclaimed author, and consultant Susan Cottrell speak about love and inclusion.

GET TOONED When: 2-3:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 9 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Children 8-14 can create a comic strip from the bottom up with syndicated comic strip artist Phil Juliano. Free; registration required.

Contact: 651-724-6007 or rclreads.org

38BLUE / SD38 DFL CHILI COOK OFF When: 1-3 p.m. Sunday, March 10 Where: Boatworks Commons, 4495 Lake Ave S., White Bear Lake Details: Opportunity to meet neighbors in the community who share “blue” political values. All

Contact: 612-618-2502

SEED TALK RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES

BUILD A BURGER FOR TROOPS When: 5-8 p.m. Monday, March 11 Where: White Bear Lake VFW 1782, 4496 Lake Ave. S. Details: Fundraiser for Suburban Ramsey County Beyond the Yellow Ribbon. $6 burgers. Open to the public.

Contact: 651-426-4944

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS MEETING When and Where: 7 p.m.

Monday, March 11 at White Bear Lake Unitarian Universalist Church, 328 Maple St., Mahtomedi; 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 14 at White Bear Lake City Hall, 4701 Hwy 61 N. Details: Monthly topic is discussion of the book “The People’s House” by David Pepper, a political thriller about election fraud.

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When: 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Come for a small group discussion on various gardening topics including container gardening and when to start seeds with Master Gardener and Seed Librarian Pam Frink.

Contact: 651-724-6007 or rclreads.org

‘ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE’ When: 6:15-7:15 p.m.

Wednesday, March 13 Where: White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church, 328 Maple St., Mahtomedi Details: Aaron Hanson, MS, LEED Green Associate from the U of M will discuss energy delivery and how energy storage systems will impact lives.

Contact: whitebearunitarian.org

TEDTALKS DISCUSSION GROUP When: 11:30-1 p.m.

Thursday, March 14 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Bring a bag lunch and watch a video from expert speakers on education business science tech and creativity. This month’s topic is on Mosquitos.

Free; registration recommended.

Contact: 651-724-6007 or rclreads.org

SAP TO SYRUP When: 1-3:30 p.m.

Saturdays, March 16 & 23 Where: Tamarack Nature Center, 5287 Otter Lake Road, White Bear Township Details: Participants of all ages can tap a tree, collect sap, visit the evaporator and see how syrup is made.

Contact: 651-407-5350 or www.parks.co.ramsey. mn.us/tamarack

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CHAT CAFE: AN IMMIGRATION STORY When: 10:30 a.m.-noon Tuesday, March 19 Where: White Bear Lake Senior Center, 2484 County Rd. F East Details: Therese Martin shares her journey from Eastern Europe to Central Russia, the Middle East, Australia and finally to America. $5 registration and lunch.

Contact: 651-407-7501 or whitebear.ce.eleyo.com

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Northern Lights Juried Art Exhibition Opening Reception When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7 Where: White Bear Center for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave.

Details: Exhibition features some of Minnesota and Wisconsin’s finest artists. Exhibit runs March 4-April 10.

Contact: 651-407-0597 or whitebeararts.org

Contact: 651-407-5327 or AUTHOR VISIT: whitebearhistory.org ‘HIDDEN HUMAN COMPUTERS: THE BLACK WOMEN OF NASA’ COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: When: 10 a.m.-noon NEW LOCAL SENIOR Wednesday, March 20 TRANSPORTATION Where: Mahtomedi OPTIONS – NEWTRAX District Education Center, AND MOBILITY FOR ALL 1520 Mahtomedi Ave. Details: Learn about local author Duchess Harris’ grandmother who was one of the first 11 black women recruited at NASA and became an integral cog in the space race and moon landing in 1969. Free; registration required.

Contact: 651-407-2018

FIX-IT CLINIC When: 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 23 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Get household items such as small appliances, clothing and electronics fixed for free and learn valuable repair skills.

Contact: ramseyrecycles. com

WET OR DRY? THE PROHIBITION ERA IN WHITE BEAR When: 6-7 p.m. Monday, March 25 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Explore the history of the pubs, taverns, speakeasies and sample rooms around White Bear Lake, the legislation of Prohibition and the Temperance Movement. Free; donations appreciated.

When: 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 Where: Vadnais Heights City Hall, 800 East County Rd. E Details: Free monthly presentation on topics for seniors and supporters of seniors on the fourth Tuesday of the month.

Registration required.

Contact: 651-204-6000 or cityvadnaisheights.com

Theater ‘WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION’ When: 7 p.m. Fridays, March 8 and 15; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays March 9 and 16; 2 and 7 p.m.

Sundays, March 10 & 17 Where: Washington County Historic Courthouse, 101 Pine St. W, Stillwater Details: Zephyr Theatre performance of an Agatha Christie play.

Contact: stillwaterzephyrtheatre. org

‘STEEL MAGNOLIAS’ When: March 14-31; shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m.

Sundays; Preview 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 14

Where: Hanifl Performing Arts Center, 4941 Long Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Triumphant comedy-drama explores the bond a group of women share in a small-town, southern community as they cope with the death of one of their own. Lakeshore Players performance.

Contact: 651-429-5674 or www.lakeshoreplayers. org

Art IN LIKE A LION WITH THE WBCA When: 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 9 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Kids ages 5-12 can make a lion drawing and collage with recycles paper. Free; registration required.

Contact: 651-724-6007 or rclreads.org

Music LÚNASA When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7 and Friday, March 8 Where: Hanifl Performing Arts Center, 4941 Long Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Performance by nationally-known Irish Acoustic Group includes vocals as well as flutes, low whistles, tin whistles, double bass, guitar, fiddle

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Details: Enjoy moonlight snowshoeing, chef prepared dinner and bonfire. Full cash bar. $40/person; snowshoe rental included.

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LUNCH WITH A NATURALIST: MAPLE SYRUPING When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Wednesday, March 13 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Seniors 50+ can bring a lunch and join a naturalist for monthly presentations that include local natural history information and possibly a relaxing stroll on the trail. Registration not required.

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16th Annual Lake Cleanup When: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 9 Where: Bellaire Beach, White Bear Lake Details: Volunteers needed to clean up the lake before the ice melts.

and uilleann pipes.

Tickets $19 or $29 VIP; proceeds benefit Doctors without Borders.

Contact: 651-429-5674 or lakeshoreplayers.org/ hanifl

FREE FALLIN: A TRIBUTE TO TOM PETTY When: 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9 Where: JX Event Venue, 123 2nd St. N., Stillwater Details: Show features all the best hits of Tom Petty, including the instruments and costumes that recreate the authentic experience of a live Tom Petty concert. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets $10 in advance; $15 at the door.

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TIM SIGLER BAND When: 9 p.m. Friday, March 15 Where: JX Event Venue, 123 2nd St. N., Stillwater Details: Live music and green beer. Tickets $12; early bird discount.

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PIZZAZZ When: 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 22 Where: Mahtomedi High School, 8000 75th St. Details: Jazz music performed by Mahtomedi Middle and High School students, pizza, silent auction and raffle.

Fundraiser for band programs.

Bring gloves, something to chop trash out of the ice, and a sled to haul it away. Free lunch provided by the VFW at the picnic shelter about 11:30.

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NEIGHBORHOODS NEARBY APPLEWOOD HILLS BOUTIQUE When: March 7-23 Where: Applewood Hills Golf Course, 11840 60th St. N., Stillwater Details: Shop spring and summer decor, clothing, jewelry, household and garden items, food, repurposed items and more. Free admission.

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COMEDY SHOW When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7 Where: Running Aces Harness Park’s “Laugh Your Ace Off Comedy Club”, 15201 Zurich St., Forest Lake Details: Headliner Tommy Ryman featuring Shelly Paul. $20 in advance, $25 Day of Show.

Contact: 651-925-4600 or runaces.com

PUPPIES AND PUMPS DRAG SHOW When: 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 8 Where: JX Event Venue, 123 2nd St. N., Stillwater Details: Play with adoptable puppies, enjoy drinks, and watch a drag show with the Queens of the Night. Benefit for Lucky Paws Midwest. $5

tickets in advance or at the door. Doors open 7 p.m.

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17TH ANNUAL FISH FRY When: 5-8 p.m. Fridays, March 8-April 12 Where: St. John’s Church, 14383 Forest Blvd. N., Hugo Details: Icelandic cod, macaroni and cheese, sides and beverages for $11/adults, $9 seniors, $7 ages 6-12 and 5 and under free.

GUIDED MORNING BIRD HIKE When: 9 a.m.-10 p.m.

Saturday, March 9 Where: Big Marine Park Reserve, 17495 Manning Trail N., Marine on St. Croix Details: Learn to identify birds that call the area home and contribute to citizen science data collection by completing bird count surveys with a guide. Free with parks permit. Open to all ages; minor must be with an adult.

Contact: 651-430-8200 or co.washington.mn.us/ parks

When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14 Where: Belwin Conservancy, Education Center, 1553 Stagecoach Trail, Afton Details: Guest speaker Nancy Gibson, co-founder of the International Wolf Center, co-chair of the Legislative Citizen Commission of Minnesota Resources, will impart her knowledge about Minnesota’s wild canids and share her experiences.

Contact: 651-436-5189 or belwin.org

BECOMING AMERICAN: FAMILY AND COMMUNITY When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14 Where: Shoreview Library, 4560 N. Victoria St. Details: First in a sixpart series of films and facilitated discussions about the American immigration experience.

Program includes a screening of “My American Girls: A Dominican Story,” which focuses on hard- working immigrant parents and their American-born daughters.

Contact: 651-724-6006 or rclreads.org

SENIOR DANCE When: 1-4 p.m. Friday, March 15 Where: Forest Lake American Legion, 355 W. Broadway Details: Enjoy mature music and dancing. Held the 3rd Friday of every month. $6/person includes lunch. Cash bar. Public welcome.

Contact: 651-464-2600

CANDLELIGHT SNOWSHOE AND DINNER OPEN THIRD SATURDAY When: 6-9:30 p.m. p.m.

Friday, March 9 Where: The Outing Lodge at Pine Point, 11661 Myeron Rd. N., Stillwater

When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Saturday, March 16 Where: Belwin Conservancy Education Center, 1553 Stagecoach Trail S., Afton

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Guided experiences at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Open to the public; $10 or free for members.

Contact: 651-436-5189 or www.belwin.org

GARDEN U When: 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 16 Where: Hudson House Grand Hotel, Highway 94 and Carmichael Rd., Hudson Details: Gardening education seminar hosted by the St. Croix Valley Master Gardeners Association includes guest speakers, vendor fair, lunch and door prizes. $40 pre-registration or at the door.

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MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL When: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 17 Where: Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main St., Lino Lakes Details: Learn the syrup process, do some maple crafts, participate in a spring scavenger hunt and taste some maple-y treats. $5/person; registration required.

Contact: 763-324-3350 or anokacountyparks.com

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Contact: 651-426-2042 or washcolib.org

SOAP MAKING When: 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, March 23 Where: Marine Mills Folk School, 51 Judd St., Marine on St. Croix Details: Students will leave the class with 5 bars of soap and fully prepared to make all natural soap at home. $40; registration required.

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PREMIUM CHEESE AND CHOCOLATE TASTING When: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Saturday, March 23 and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, March 24 Where: Northern Vineyards, 223 Main St. N., Stillwater Details: Taste six unique and delicious Minnesota wines, each paired with either an artisan cheese or a gourmet chocolate. $14. Walk-in; reservations available for groups of 6 or more.

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LOOKING BACK Week of March 3 – March 9, 2019 Culled from the archives of the White Bear Press at the resource library of the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society.

1919 At the regular meeting of the Village Council last Tuesday evening, a petition was read, signed by twenty seven business men of White Bear, asking that the application of the Standard Oil Co. for permission to place on Clark avenue their gasoline tanks for the new fi lling station be granted, but stipulating that there should be a rest room and lavatory provided at the new station for the use of the general public. This suggestion aroused the ire of the gentlemen who spoke for the Standard Oil Co. He reminded the hearers that this was purely a commercial proposition; that they desired to sell gasoline in White Bear, and he did not see why all this agitation has arisen about a rest room…

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1944 The Junior Chamber will have an “open house” stag at Jantzen’s Cabin Camp, Monday, March 6th, beginning at 8:30 p.m. Cards and games will be the order of the evening. Admission will be 25 cents. The public is invited….

1969 Just for Girl Scouts, during Girl Scout Birthday week, March 9th through March 15th, we are going to have a cut up celebration by giving all Scouts visiting our department a pair

Jantzen’s Cabin Camp on the west side of Goose Lake, ca 1940.

of trim, 4 inch scissors, Free! Made of pretty green plastic with raised trefoil, they are easy to carry in a pocket or purse….

1994 As part of the city’s five-year Capital Improvement Plan, White Bear Lake City Council has hired an architectural fi rm to study design of a proposed Public Safety Building. The city is planning to spend more than $1 million to renovate the White Bear

Lake Police Department building at 4700 Miller Avenue…

Looking Forward to the Past Upcoming Historical Society Events Wet or Dry? The Prohibition Era in White Bear Monday, March 25 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Ramsey County Library, WBL Branch, 2150 Second St. The pubs, taverns, speakeasies and sample rooms around White Bear Lake were popular places before,

during and after the Prohibition Era. Join us as we explore the history of our local establishments, the legislation of Prohibition and the Temperance Movement that led to it.

FREE event but donations are welcome. Presented by the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society in partnership with the Ramsey County Library-White Bear Lake.

Compiled by Gloria Tessier, Meg Todd and Sara Markoe Hanson at the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society, 651-407-5327.

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Robert R b (Bob) (B b) Nicholson Ni h l III Robert (Bob) Nicholson III, 69, formerly of Birchwood, passed away peacefully but unexpectedly at home on February 25, 2019. He truly, thoroughly enjoyed his new home, friends, and neighbors since moving to Grand Marais in 2014. He will be missed by many. The family is planning a private ceremony in the spring.

Lola Thomas “Lola Cola” Age 77 of White Bear Lake, passed away peacefully on Feb. 12, 2019.

Survived by daughter Patti Clemas, son John Scott Thomas and two grandchildren.

Lola was predeceased by her loving husband Robert Thomas in 2012.

Celebration of Life gathering for Lola and Bob will be held this summer in Dickinson, North Dakota, where they grew up.

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Preceded in death by parents Jack Bohmert, Bonnie and Joe Gunderson, and nephew Brett Bohnen. Tami is survived by twin sister Teri Nix, sister Lonnie Bohnen, brother Todd Kendall, nieces, nephews and friends.

A Celebration of Tami's Life will be held from 5 - 9 p.m. on March 9, 2019 at Katherine Abbott Park in Mahtomedi, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Tami's notice from Texas can be found at www.dignitymemorial.com

Troy A. Collova, age 34 of St. Cloud, died unexpectedly on Monday, February 25 2019 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Troy was born on December 15, 1984 to Steve and Ruthie (Klein) Collova in St. Paul. He was raised in White Bear Lake where he played hockey and graduated from high school. He then moved to Alexandria and attended the police academy. Troy moved to St. Cloud in 2005 and attended St. Cloud State University. He worked during this time and after as a bartender and manager at H.R. Pesty’s in Waite Park and gambling site manager for St. Cloud Youth Hockey Association. He married Nikki (O’Hotto) on September 22, 2018 at Cragun’s on Gull Lake. Troy and Nikki truly were soulmates. In his free time he enjoyed boating, golfing, watching hockey, and spending time with family and friends. Troy had a great smile and quirky sense of humor, he always loved to have a good time. He loved his three cats, Smore, Stitch and Sonic. He was loved by many and he always made an impression when meeting new people. Troy was a risk taker and loved to live life on his own terms. He was a great friend with a huge heart. Troy/Troy-boy/Tron/T-Roy was a fantastic husband, son, son in-law and brother and a loving uncle to his five nieces and nephews and will be incredibly missed by many.

Survivors include his wife, Nikki Collova of St. Cloud; parents, Steve and Ruthie Collova of White Bear Lake; siblings, Crystal (Ben) Butters of White Bear Lake, and Steven Jr. (Melissa) Collova of White Bear Township; nieces and nephews, Bella, Libby, Max, Vinny and Griffin; parents in-law, Rod and Deanna O’Hotto of Harding; brother in-law, Eric (Mary Kridner) O’Hotto of Bloomington.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Bill and Claudette Klein and Guy Anthony Collova.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 8, 2019 at Eagle Brook Church, 2401 East Buffalo St., White Bear Lake, with a visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.

Joni Casserly-Henning Age 63 of Hugo Loving Wife, Sister & Aunt Passed away peacefully surrounded by family on February 26, 2019. Joni is preceded in death by mother, Joan Casserly; mother-in-law Grace Henning; brothersin-law Albert and Michael Henning. She is survived by husband of 40 years, David Henning; father, John Casserly; father-in-law, Albert Henning; sisters, Debra (Rick) Smith, Gail Eike; sister-in-law, Susan Wolfe; many nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

A Celebration of Joni's Life to take place in April.

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3. Young hockey fan Brooks Johnson, 1, has a front row seat at the Bears hockey game against Hill-Murray March 1 at Aldrich Arena.

He was with his parents, Tyler and Sarah Johnson. — Submitted 4. Ellie Campbell gives some pink slime a pull while fellow attendee Harper Williams looks on. The two Wildwood Elementary kindergartners enjoyed working with silly putty in an Insane Slime after school class sponsored by Mahtomedi Community Education Feb. 25. — Chelsea Carlson

5. The White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce discussed upcoming priorities with Sen. Chuck Wiger Feb. 28. Back row, from left: Tom Snell, WBACC; Mark Hauge, North Oaks Company; Blaine Stephens, Schooley Mitchell; Kelly Sam, Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures; Merrill Busch, Busch + Partners; Mike Bromelkamp; Ellen Hiniker, City of White Bear Lake; Sen. Wiger; Pat Opatz, Century College; Terry Koves, Koves Trucking; and Doug Schultze, Premier Banks. — Shari Wilson 6. Someone at St. Jude’s has a sense of humor. — Mary Hoff

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Making the best of a snowy situation Above: A hiker uses snowshoes to forge a path through the deep snow covering the terrain at Lakewood Hills Park in White Bear Lake Saturday, March 2.

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Below: Shaun Hebaus rolls in the snow with “Lady,” a 9-month-old Labrador mixed breed, who is enthusiastically experiencing her first winter.

At left: After a couple of attempts that included snowy tumbles, David Heitzmann and Gabriel Camara blaze a speedy and successful path down the hill.

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BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

The state boys hockey tournament is the highest-profile sports event in Minnesota, with the possible exception of when our pro teams are in playoffs.

It’s also known as the most-watched prep tournament in the country.

White Bear Lake will be part of all that hoopla this week for the first time since 2011.

After beating longtime nemesis Hill-Murray 3-2 for the Section 4AA championship Friday evening, the Bears will open state Class AA against Blaine on Thursday at 11 a.m. at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

“It’s super special. A great accomplishment,” said Spencer Millard, the Bears’ intimidating 6-5 defenseman. “It’s going to be a lot of fun (at state).”

Especially sweet was finally getting past Hill-Murray, to whom the Bears had lost seven straight times in section finals, including last year, when the Bears were top-seeded, just like this year.

“We told them it’s a different year now and don’t worry about any curse,” said an elated Bears coach Tim Sager.

The Bears led all the way on goals by Blake Meister, Lleyton Roed and Chase Bill, the latter a back-breaking, short-handed blow that made it 3-1, each set up by a well-threaded pass.

“When we lost to them last year, it lit a fire in us,” said Meister, who also assisted on Bill’s goal, “to work hard and come back here and get it done. We had some good young players coming in and good senior leaders. We have worked really hard all year and it paid off.”

White Bear Lake, 21-4-1 and ranked No. 7, will make its 19th state appearance.

Sager lavished praise on the seven seniors on his club, which also includes nine juniors and two sophomores.

“Your seniors are the guys who lead you,” Sager said. “It did not surprise me that Blake got the first goal tonight and it did not surprise me that Chase got the game-winner on his birthday.”

Evan Foss, a senior who shared goalie duties with junior Tyler Steffens in the regular season (each with nine wins), manned the nets all three section games,

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White Bear Lake players rush toward the student fan section for a celebration after defeating Hill-Murray 3-2 in the section 4AA boys hockey championship game at Aldrich Arena in Maplewood on Friday, March 1.

stopping 54 of 58 shots, including 22 against the Pioneers.

Other seniors who’ll finish their prep hockey careers in a state tournament are defensemen Jacob Klein, Cooper Anderson, and Millard, and forward Carter Collins.

The Bears’ first goal was a highlight-reeler starting in the defensive zone. Cooper Anderson banged the puck off the boards and it caromed right in front of Meister on the other side of the blue line. Meister had a clear path to the net and fired from the left circle past goalie Remington Koeppe’s shoulder at 7:50. Millard also assisted.

Another slick pass, by Sam Newpower from behind the net, found Roed swooping past the goalie and the sophomore buried it for a 2-0 lead at 12:23. Klein also assisted.

Hill-Murray made it interesting in the middle of the second period as Matthew Fleschhaker’s slap shot glanced off Foss’s glove and into the net and the Pioneers went on the power play 41 seconds later.

However, it was the Bears who scored. A Pioneer shot was blocked by Foss and the puck squirted toward mid-ice. Meister chased it down and Bill rushed up beside him. Meister gave up the puck and Bill drilled it home for a 3-1 lead at 8:25. “That was a huge momentum shift,” said Meister.

The 3-1 lead stood until 1:15 remained in the game

Blake Meister fires off the shot that resulted in the first goal for White Bear Lake during its victory over Hill-Murray.

when the Pioneers (16-9-2), with their goalie pulled, flooded the Bears net and Henry Eischens knocked one past Foss.

But the Bears held on.

The Bears pummeled Woodbury 6-0 in the semifinals Tuesday as Collins and Grant Hofeld knocked in two goals each, and Triston Johnson and Bill had the other goals.

Next stop, state tournament.

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Bear boys hoops has Bear girl cagers clip Cretin, gain section finals 20 wins for first time since 2002 White Bear Lake won the all-important rubber game against Cretin-Derham Hall 4939 on Saturday evening, March 2, earning a spot in the Section 4AAAA girls basketball finals.

The Bears (16-12) and Raiders (14-14) split two conference games, only to meet again in the section semifinals at Hastings, where the Bears defense was much stronger than in the two conference games, a 62-53 win and 67-47 loss.

Courtney Crouch led with 17 points. Victoria Abedesi was next with 10 points. Frannie Hottinger scored 26 for the Raiders, ending a glittering career. She averaged 28 points this year.

The Bears will be a long-shot against top-seeded Stillwater on Thursday, 7 p.m., at Hastings.

The Ponies are 25-2 with 20 straight wins, including 76-48 and 88-39 over the Bears.

The Bears beat East Ridge 5133 on Wednesday in the first round. Sanders led with 20 points, three rebounds, and five steals.

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White Bear Lake secured its first 20-win season in 17 years by clipping Forest Lake 58-46 in the conference finale on Friday evening, March 1.

Sam Schwartz netted 17 points, Jeremy Beckler 16, Isaac Tessier 13 and Carter Ehlers nine for the Bears, who finished third in the Suburban East Conference, and take a 20-6 record into sectionals.

The last Bear teams to win 20 were in 2001-02 (20-6) and 19992000 (21-4) that went to state.

The current group made a long climb to 20.

“Since Sam Schwartz started playing varsity basketball, we went from 3-24 his freshman year to our record this year,” coach Keith Lockwood noted. “It has been a tough road for these seniors … and they are ready for the post-season challenge.”

The Bears were humbled by conference champion East Ridge 6236 on Tuesday. They had lost to the Raptors 81-70 earlier. Beckler was high with 10 for the Bears, whose previous low was 55 points.

East Ridge was SEC champion at 16-0, followed by Cretin-Derham Hall 13-3 and White Bear Lake 12-4 among nine teams.

The Bears are seeded fourth in Section 4AAAA and will host No. 5 St. Paul Central (20-6) on Wednesday, 7 p.m. The winner will face East Ridge or Woodbury on Saturday, 7 p.m., at Hastings.

STATE BOYS HOCKEY TOURNAMENT AT XCEL ENERGY CENTER CLASS AA Quarterfi nals Thursday White Bear Lake (21-4-1) vs. 2-Blaine (22-2-2), 11 a.m.

Lakeville South (14-12-1) vs. 3-Eden Prairie (17-9-2), 1 p.m.

Moorhead (21-6-1) vs. 1-Edina (24-2-1), 6 p.m.

5-Duluth East (18-6-2) vs. 4-St. Thomas Academy (24-3-1), 8 p.m.

Quarterfi nals Friday Upper bracket, 6 p.m.

Lower bracket, 8 p.m.

Consolation Friday (at Mariucci) Upper bracket, 10 a.m.

Lower bracket, noon Finals Saturday Fifth place, 11 a.m. (at Mariucci) Third place, 4 p.m.

Championship, 7 p.m.

CLASS A Quarterfi nals Wednesday North Branch (19-7-2) vs. 2-St. Cloud Cathedral (24-4), 11 a.m.

Minnesota River (20-4) vs. 3-East Grand Forks (20-8), 1 p.m.

New Ulm (17-8-1) vs. 1-Mahtomedi (21-6-1), 6 p.m.

5-Delano (17-9-2) vs. 4-Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin (15-13), 8 p.m.

Quarterfi nals Friday Upper bracket, 11 a.m.

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Zephyrs storm past Eagles 5-0, skate into state with top seed

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It was quite a nice turn of events for the Mahtomedi boys hockey team.

They went from section finals underdog to top seed in the state tournament in 24 hours.

The Zephyrs tumbled Totino-Grace 5-0 for the Section 4A championship on Friday evening, March 1, dominating a team that beat them 5-1 on Jan. 22.

Totino-Grace and Mahtomedi were ranked No. 2 and 3 in the state behind Hermantown by Let’s Play Hockey.

When top-ranked Hermantown, a two-time state champ, was knocked off in a Section 7A finals shocker — by Greenway-Nashwauk-Keewautin 3-2 in overtime — Mahtomedi was vaulted to No. 1 seed for the Class A state tournament. Hermantown beat Mahtomedi 2-1 in overtime on Feb. 2.

“That’s awesome; a great feeling,” said Tommy Broten, senior co-captain, about the top seed. “But I don’t think it matters who we play. We think we can beat anyone there. It would have been nice to get revenge against Hermantown, but them being out helps because they are a very good team.”

The Zephyrs, making their 11th state trip and third in a row, will open Wednesday, March 6 against New Ulm at 6 p.m. See state pairings elsewhere in sports.

About the section finals at Roseville Ice Arena, Mahtomedi coach Jeff Poeschl reflected: “We picked a good night to have our strongest game of the season thus far. Totino Grace is a very good team. Everything fell into place for us; we had timely scoring, our ‘D’ and goaltending were stingy, and we were strong on the penalty kill.”

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Eagle shots. He made two tough saves on one Totino-Grace power play in the third period to help the Zephyrs nail it down. Dardis has a 12-4-1 record, sharing duties with senior John Poirer, who’s 9-2.

“We weren’t surprised at all to beat them (in the rematch),” said Broten.

“We knew more about their scoring strategies. We played lock-down de-

fense and our goalie did a great job.”

Mahtomedi took charge right away with Nikolai Dulak and Adam Johnson each finding the net in the first period. JD Metz made it 3-0 in the second period. Kory Pilarski and Colin Hagstrom padded the lead in the third period.

“In our first meeting with TG, I didn't think we were ready to com-

pete,” Poeschl said Saturday. “We gave up two or three soft goals.”

Mahtomedi pounded South St. Paul 6-1 in the semifinals, going 3-for-7 on power plays with Tony Neubeck, Joe Paradise and Dulak scoring. Tom Paradise, Metz and Wyatt Begley had the other goals.

Bears heavyweight earns bronze at state

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

Finishing his career with a flourish, White Bear Lake heavyweight Luke Parzyck captured the thirdplace medal at the state wrestling tournament.

The 6-foot-2, 270-pound senior won four of five matches to earn a spot on the podium for the first time in three state appearances Friday and Saturday at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

“Definitely satisfying,” said Parzyck, who was 0-3 at state in his first two trips. “At first I just wanted a podium finish, but when I won my first two matches I wanted to go for first place. Then I had a bad match and tried for third place. I wasn’t as hesitant after that as I was in the one I lost.”

Parzyck conquered Wyatt Kruse of Cambridge-Isanti 11-1 and Luke Chamberlain of Hastings 5-0 to reach the 285-pound semifinals, where he was stopped by East Ridge’s Marco Cavallaro 6-4 in overtime.

Against Cavallaro, Parzyck made two takedowns and led 4-2 after two periods. He gave up an escape and a stalling point in the third period, sending it to overtime, and Cavallaro won with a takedown.

With a chance to still finish as high as third, he achieved that with a 49-second pin over Bemidji’s Ka-

leb Beam, and 9-1 decision over Apple Valley’s Tyler Kim when he shot for four takedowns.

Parzyck, also a football lineman who will continue in that sport at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, finished the season 34-2 and his career 109-27.

“Luke had a great ending to his wrestling career,” said coach Craig Nasvik. After “some adversity” in the OT loss, “Luke didn’t waver from his goal to wrestle his best.”

Bear senior T.J. Turinske won two of four matches and did not nab a medal this year after placing sixth last year. He fell one win short.

Turinske beat Elk River’s Tyler Beson 11-0, then got pinned by Gabe Nagel of Little Falls in 2:28. Nagel finished undefeated with the championship. Turinske then blanked Isaac Grans of Blake 7-0, and was ousted

by Shakopee’s Connor Raines 7-4.

Turinske finished the season 35-4 and his career 112-61.

Freshman 182-pounder Matt Sloan went 0-2 at state.

He got pinned by Mound-Westonka’s Ben Schmalz in 1:30, then went overtime with Jack Casey of state team champion Shakopee and lost 3-1.

“The state tournament is the crowning experience each wrestler desires for and only a few get to savor,” said Nasvik.

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Luke Parzyck tugs at Wyatt Kruse of Cambridge-Isanti in his first-round match. Parzyck won 11-1.

CORRECTION TO SCORE The state's No. 1 all-around gymnast, Bella Frattalone, scored a 9.70 on uneven bars, not a 9.25 as previously reported. The Press regrets the error.

Weather tidbits

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WEATHER TIDBIT I totaled 39.9 inches of snow in February and if you add in the 6.7” I totaled on March 1, that’s a total of 46.6 inches, all in a 30-day period. This would make it my snowiest 30-day period. No doubt about it, we’ve had a lot of snow. Snow banks are high. It is interesting looking at the layers of snow on rooftops from all the different snow events. Should I even mention the record cold we’ve started March with? Are you ready to run me, your favorite weather guy, out of the state? If you do, I wouldn’t mind someplace warm. I’ve been called on my predication that the snow will be gone by the end of the month.

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Zephyr cagers earn share of league title, top seed in section Mahtomedi is co-champion of the Metro East Conference in boys basketball after pummeling Simley 79-48 and South St. Paul 89-57 last week to close the regular season.

Mahtomedi and Tartan were each 15-1, splitting their two games. St. Thomas Academy was third among nine teams at 11-6. Mahtomedi’s last title was two years ago when they also tied Tartan for first place at 14-2.

The No. 7 ranked Zephyrs (21-5) are top-seeded in Section 4AAA and will host No. 8 Hill-Murray on Wednesday, March 6 at 6 p.m. The winner faces St. Anthony Village or Columbia Heights on Saturday, 7 p.m., at St. Paul Washington. Totino-Grace and St. Paul Johnson are seeded 2 and 3.

Against Simley, Devin Melzer led with 19 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Luke Ricker notched 13 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals.

Cole Chapman, Andrew Murphy and Brody Fox had nine points each.

J’vonne Hadley, who missed the Simley game with illness, scored 32 points against South St. Paul, and takes a 28.6 average into playoffs. Zac Centers sank 17 points and Melzer 13.

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Alpine girls conference champions The Mahtomedi Alpine girls were conference champions for 2019. Pictured, back row, from left: Holly McKinnon, Isabelle Befidi, Hannah Coy, Kallista Halatsis, Sophie Albanese, Ilsa Bastiaens, Katja Bastiaens, Olivia Kent, Emma Shores; front, Julianne Peterson, Grace Carpenter, Anya Khandpur, Abbey Johnson, Stella DeMars, Olivia Shores, and Megan Almquist. Other alpine honors: All Conference: Trygve Myers, Owen Reding, Katja Bastiaens, Olivia Kent, Ilsa Bastiaens, Megan Almquist. All Conference

Honorable Mention: Alex James, Luke Wisniewski, Stella DeMars, Julianne Peterson, Abbey Johnson.

Academic All State Silver Team Award: Girls Section Team - Katja Bastiaens, Olivia Kent, Ilsa Bastiaens, Megan Almquist, Stella DeMars, Julianne Peterson. Academic All State Individual Gold Award: Katja Bastiaens, Julianne Peterson, Stella DeMars, Calvin Molitor and Luke Wisniewski.

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FitzPatrick brothers reach podium at state wrestling

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Mahtomedi brothers Bryce and Jake FitzPatrick each medaled at the state wrestling tournament as they led a Zephyr contingent of nine Class AA qualifiers.

Bryce, a junior, and Jake, a senior, each reached the semifinals in action Friday and Saturday at Xcel Energy Center.

Bryce placed fourth at 132 pounds.

Jake placed sixth at 138 after having to injury default two matches while still in contention for third place.

“Jake and Bryce are great teammates,” coach Matt Oswald said. “They push each other and practice with each other, at school and at home, where they have a practice mat in the basement.

They set goals of placing in the state tournament, and kept their focus on that goal throughout the season.

Bryce FitzPatrick got past Noah Halonen of Dassel-Cokato by pin in 3:07 and Trevon Johnson of Team United 7-0 to reach the semifinals, where he was stopped by Tyler Shackle of Scott West 14-6.

He pinned David Platt of Hibbing in 3:58 to earn a shot at third place, where he was nipped by Carter Entinger of Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran, 6-4. He finished the season 39-11, and

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Bryce FitzPatrick controls Trevon Johnson of Team United on the way to a 7-0 win.

has 123 career wins with a year left.

Jake FitzPatrick, who placed fourth at state last year, opened with decisions over Jack Wells of Princeton, 12-5, and Matthew Harfman of Kasson-Mantorville, 7-1.

In the semifinals, he lost to Charlie Pickel of Mankato West, 7-2, and suffered a shoulder injury during that loss. He had to injury default his wrestle-back and fifth-place match, finishing 45-7 this year with 132 career wins.

“We didn’t want to jeopardize his future by putting him back out there,” said Oswald, noting that Jake will wrestle at St. Cloud State, joining oldest brother Devin.

The other eight entrants lost in the first round. The first-round losers are done unless the opponent who beat them wins in the second round. Hunter Wilsey (32-14) at 120 and Reed Lawrence (38-14) at 152 each had one wrestle-back win and finished 1-2. Nate Kujawa (28-

Mahtomedi wrestlers lose to champs, go 0-2 at state Mahtomedi’s first-ever state tournament wrestling match was a humbling experience, a 67-9 loss to Simley on Thursday morning at Xcel Energy Center.

The Zephyrs probably felt a little better about that at the end of the day, as Simley also steamrolled their next two opponents — Waconia 47-15 and Marshall 60-7 in the finals — to chalk up its 12th state championship.

Mahtomedi, the Section 4AA champion, dropped into the consolation round and lost to Totino-Grace 35-28, finishing with a 23-13 dual meet record.

“We ran into a buzz saw, the eventual state champ,” acknowledged coach Matt Oswald. “I really thought we wrestled hard and competi-

tively against Totino-Grace.”

The Eagles, he noted, were flexible enough to move up two eventual state champions to 120 and 132 where they beat Hunter Wilsey and Jake FitzPatrick to open a big lead.

Reed Lawrence at 152 and Alex Zell at 195 each won in both matches. Also winning against Totino-Grace were Bryce FitzPatrick, Nate Kujawa, Collin Grandstrand, and Elijah Heatherston.

“I am proud of the athletes for the preparation and competitive fight that they showed,” Oswald said. “The experience will help Mahtomedi wrestling grow in the future.”

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22) at 170 was 0-2. One-and-done were Ian Wilsey (35-14) at 145, Collin Grandstrand (31-10) at 160, Hunter Hall (25-19) at 182, and Alec Zell (31-16) at 195.

Nordic athlete takes on Birkie Tryg Solberg, a senior at White Bear Lake Area High School, competed in the world-famous Birkebeiner 50 Kilometer Freestyle Ski Event Feb. 23 in Hayward, Wisconsin.

The Birkebeiner attracts top Nordic talent from all over the world. Tryg finished as the top 18 year old among 3000 competitors of all ages, and 147th overall, qualifying for Elite status at next year’s race.

The Birkebeiner course is 10 times longer than the high school nordic races and covers many challenging hills and Tryg Solberg narrow passages.

Tryg battled his way from his position in Wave 3 to pass all competitors in his wave, and even moving up on Wave 2 skiers who started the race several minutes before him.

Skiers in the Birkebeiner 50K have to be at least 18 to compete.

This was Tryg’s first Birkebeiner.

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Local man alive and well, thanks to handball

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When Steve Laliberte took up handball 17 years ago, he found a passion that has brightened the second half of his life.

And then it became much more than that.

“Handball,” he declared, “saved my life.”

The 62-year-old White Bear Lake resident suffered painful rib and shoulder injuries from playing handball in 2015 — which led him to the doctor, where a potentially fatal cancer was detected, early enough to stave it off.

More on that later. Here is his story, starting with his first sport, gymnastics.

Laliberte was an all-state gymnast for Columbia Heights High School, and was a Minnesota Gopher from 1972-75. Boys gymnastics was eliminated as a high school sport in about 1980 (low participation, high insurance costs) but those muscular teens were a popular halftime show during the televised boys basketball tournament in the 1960s and 1970s.

One of those boys wowing the basketball audience with feats of grace and strength was Laliberte, who placed fourth all-around. “I saw them on TV when I was a kid, watching the tournament, and decided that’s what I wanted to do.”

His Gopher gymnastics days were half a lifetime behind him when he started playing handball at age 45. He’d been jogging regularly and working out at the local YMCA for years. He’d noticed the guys going into the handball courts. One day, one of them invited him to play. “I fell in love with handball immediately, and never jogged again,” he said.

Laliberte got his son John involved so they could play doubles. In the Minnesota State Handball Association tournament, they won the C division in 2005, which moved them up to the B division, which they finally won in 2014 after almost a decade of chipping away. After winning B, they were moved up to the A division.

In March of 2015, while preparing for the state tournament, Laliberte was bothered by a sore shoulder. It’s not unusual for an athlete to work with aches and pains, but this seemed different. “I did all the usual stuff. Ice, heat, stretch, and rest, but nothing seemed to work,” Laliberte said.

As a disciplined, right-side player, he decided to keep his left hand in his pocket and carry on. While playing a Saturday morning match, he bent over to reach for a shot and “felt a snap in my ribs.” Broken ribs, maybe, he figured?

But he had dealt with ribs before, so he got himself a brace and continued, playing in some pain. They lost the match.

Pain lingered after the tournament.

He continued his self-guided physical therapy routine, but one day it got much worse.

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Broken ribs while playing handball led Steve Laliberte to a visit to the emergency room. Doctors found cancer.

told my wife, you better take me in.

“When a 60-year-old shows up at emergency complaining of chest pain, they really get excited. On the table — blood pressure, blood work, EKG, and chest X-ray.”

There was no sign of heart trouble.

However, his chest and shoulder were riddled with lytic lesions. As he described it: “The bones are full of holes, and look like Swiss cheese.” In addition, he had a fractured shoulder and three fractured ribs. “No wonder it hurt to breathe,” he said.

A young ER doctor explained that lytic lesions occur when a cancer goes into stage four, flooding bones with cancer cells. The cancer cells pile up in bone marrow and consume the bones. More tests over two weeks found no other kinds of cancer, and he was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a blood/bone cancer.

At the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center, Dr. Erica Warlick informed him after more tests, that his bone marrow was only 15 percent infected. That was good. Early detection is crucial. “They usually engage patients when they are 40 to 60 percent gone. This put my odds of recovery much higher,” said Laliberte.

The plan called for six months of chemotherapy, a stem cell harvest, and a bone marrow transplant — and it all

worked, Laliberte is elated to report.

“My body responded to all the treatment.

The cancer is contained.”

He met other patients with the same type of cancer. One man about his age, whose marrow was 60 percent gone, had just gotten a second transplant. “He was sad because it was not working. The cancer just kept coming back. He wished he had noticed the cancer earlier.”

Laliberte knew how fortunate he was.

“Handball really did save my life. Had I not been playing, I would not have broken my ribs and gone in for early diagnosis.”

Laliberte owns an internet production site that handles e-mail marketing for magazines and newspapers. He also helps his wife Jodi in a company she founded which helps senior citizens move and downsize their lives when they don’t need the big house any more. He is active in Rotary Club and serves as chairman of the Birch Lake Improvement District.

Laliberte and his handball buddies have noticed that their favorite sport has a dwindling number of players, and courts, these days, as a “boom” in the sport that started in the 1980’s has passed. “A lot of guys our age are going to pickle ball,” said Laliberte, referring to a relatively new paddle sport that is less physically demanding. He’s much to hard-core to consider it now but says a “might join them” someday of his hips

Steve Laliberte plays handball several times a week at the White Bear YMCA.

and knees tell him to.

Last July, Steve and John played in a world tournament and placed eighth of 16 in Class C. He typically gets together with eight to 12 players at noon three days a week at the local YMCA. In January, he played in the St. Paul Winter Carnival's “Ole and Lena Tournament” — a lower-key doubles event for players who combined for 130 years of age or more.

And he’s amazed and grateful to be still playing handball. Noting that he has friends in their 70s and 80s still playing, Laliberte stated, “I hope I will do the same. What a great game!”

Nit pickers offer services south of border Nit pickers are in demand. Jessica Fleming, who co-owns The Lice Lounge in White Bear Lake, joined a delegation of 10 women traveling to central Mexico in January to remove lice from the heads of children. She gladly accepted.

“It was an amazing trip,” Fleming said. “To give back has always been part of our mission at The Lice Lounge.

To be able to serve others is a wonderful thing.”

The female louse experts were answering a call from a religious organization in the small village of Queretero that operates a boarding school for orphaned children ages 4 to 17. Called the Santa Maria del Mexicano Catholic Organization, it serves youth and elderly of Mexico.

Fleming wasn't sure what to expect, but she was pleasantly surprised at the comfortable accommodations on the boy's campus and the wonderful hospitality. She also expected the lice cases to be far worse. “We checked 200 heads and about half had lice,” Fleming reported.

Days were full with re-checks after round one, first at the girls’ home, then at the boys’, plus they checked nuns and volunteers. They did get some time off to sightsee. The state of Queretero was “gorgeous,” Fleming

said. It was the children who made a lasting impact.

“They are kind, passionate, loving, articulate and curious children. To think they are there due to some possibly devastating event in their lives, you would never know it.”

Lice is a problem everywhere, the practitioner maintained, and has nothing to do with the fact these children were orphans. One of the myths she'd like to correct is that poor personal and home hygiene attracts lice. On the contrary, lice prefer clean hair, because it's easier for them to grab hold.

Part of the group's mission involved education, and included lice removal training for the older children and caretakers so the community could tackle the problem on its own in the future.

Lice Lounge was started by Fleming and her friend Kelly Merriman in 2016 when both their daughters came home from an overnight field trip with head lice. It wasn't the first time. When home remedies and chemical treatments proved futile, the moms came to the conclusion that the only safe, effectual way to get rid of lice is to manually remove every louse and nit (egg) on

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Wildwood Elementary students tried vegetables and voted during the “Try for 5” veggie tasting last month.

Veggie tasting The HealthPartners PowerUp School Challenge began at Wildwood Elementary School last month with a “Try for 5” veggie tasting. Students indicated with a thumbs up or down if they liked the veggie. By participating in the PowerUp School Challenge, Mahtomedi elementary schools have the opportunity to earn funds to use for wellness supplies, materials or equipment that promote eating better and engaging in more physical activity.

March school day added for Mahtomedi The Mahtomedi School Board amended the 2018-19 school calendar in order to address lost learning time that has occurred because of winter weather cancellations.

On March 29 middle school, high school and Passages students will have school.

Elementary and early childhood students will not have school. First through fifth grades will have conferences as previously scheduled.

Student receives theater scholarship Ajah Williams, senior at Mahtomedi High School, was one of three theater students from across the state to receive a $1,000 scholarship at the 2019 Minnesota Thespian Conference in Eden Prairie.

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a basic resume and statement of educational purpose. The interview includes a presentation of performance or portfolio and questions from the panel. Williams has been an integral part of the Mahtomedi High School Theatre Department as a stage manager in many productions.

Career pathways looking for industry partners White Bear Lake Area Schools is looking for automotive industry partners for its new automotive career pathways program. The district is looking for partners willing to donate materials, equipment and any other items they think would be helpful for the district's 200-plus automotive students. Contact automotive instructor Frank Malone at frank.malone@ isd624.org if interested.

gies to offer a strong literacy program for struggling readers.

• Deb Thibault and Elizabeth Ulmer (Oneka and Hugo) will travel to Finland with Bookbag Tours LLC – Connecting Teachers Around the World, studying Finland’s educational system.

• Alleks Kombaum (Lincoln Elementary), will travel to Atlanta to attend “The Ron Clark Academy.”

CLARIFICATION Cutlines for school photos “Connecting the drops” and “Taking science outdoors” were switched in the Feb. 27 edition. Also, the Connect the Drops program received the grant from the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization (VLAWMO).

2019 Glasrud Fellowships announced The White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation announced the 2019 Glasrud fellowships in memory of Ted Glasrud, who helped organize School District 624.

About $25,000 was awarded this year to the following teachers: • Laura Krueger (Normandy Park), a pediatric physical therapist, will travel to New Zealand to continue her studies with Gill Connell, a globally recognized presenter and child development authority.

• Lai Lau (Vadnais Heights Elementary) will be participating in a volunteer trip to China, organized by an American organization called “Bring Me Hope.”

• Brenda Shea and Beth Englund (Oneka Elementary) will travel to Boston on a Road Scholar trip to enhance their understanding of how American Independence was born.

• Melissa Wickert (North Campus), will travel to Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic to gain a better understanding of the transition from World War II to the Cold War and how this changed American History.

• Dana Eckton (Sunrise Middle School), will attend the “Science in the Rockies with Steve Spangler” conference.

• Josh Lane (South Campus), will travel

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• Alex Carlson (South Campus), will travel to Rome, Florence, Tuscany, Cinque Terre and Venice to enhance his teaching of world history and government to his students.

• Jennifer Latuff (South Campus), will attend the Discover Leadership Master Graduate Leadership Program.

• Ann St. Martin (Vadnais Heights Elementary and Hugo) will attend the Project Based Learning World 2019 Conference.

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Middle-schooler wins Lions peace poster contest Seventh-grader Stephanie Tice won first place in the White Bear Lake Lions Peace Poster contest. The theme this year was “Kindness Matters.” She described her drawing as “showing the meaning of kindness because the two hands stand for helping each other out and giving a helping hand. The peace sign with Saturn stands for peace in the universe and for everyone to be happy.” The world stands for helping everyone, no matter who they are, she noted. Stephanie attends Central Middle School.

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Two Central Middle School and four Sunrise Middle School orchestra students visited the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Viola Jamboree last month, where they participated in orchestra clinics all day and gave a performance in the evening.

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White Bear Lake Area Schools IT Explorations class student Garreth Corbett-Daryanani works with Raspberry Pi computers.

The Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation donated $1,600 for the computers.

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Mahtomedi High School held its first History Day event (tied in with National History Day) last month. All world history students displayed giant exhibits, websites, papers, performances or student-created screen documentaries on a topic of their choice.

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Students at Wildwood Elementary celebrated their 101st day of school. Students in Ms. Mahmood’s first-grade class marked the occasion by dressing up as 101 Dalmatians.

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Standing at the edge of eternity on Villarica volcano.

Close encounter with a smoking volcano or squeezing out every last bit of juice on the way up Villarica

BY LORETTA B. HARDING SPECIAL TO THE PRESS

You need to squeeze the oranges before you can drink the juice.

That's what our Chilean guides often told us, reminding us of the uphill work ahead before we could enjoy the view.

My husband, Ian, and I, along with dozens of other hikers, had our sights set on climbing to the top of Villarica volcano in Chile so we could look for red-hot lava inside the caldera.

At 9,341 feet, Villarica volcano commanded the skyline of many locations in which we biked throughout Chile's Lake District. Of the 500 or so active volcanoes in Chile, it is the only one of a very few that are presently smoking, according to our guides.

Villarica had a record of erupting once every 20 years or so, and it had last erupted in 2015, so we thought we were in good shape. It is considered to be one of the most active volcanoes in South America.

The fact that Villarica was smoking all day long and was between eruptions made the volcano very inviting to us, as did its perfect cone shape. We foresaw no technical work, rock scrambles or time-wasting flat bits. We actually looked forward to just walking straight up as on stairs with few challenges.

However, we were met with three special challenges during our climb up the snowy cinder cone. Villarica presented an unrelenting 45-degree ascent that only changed for a very brief plateau, followed by near-vertical terrain at the top. The snow under our feet for much of the climb was “corn,” or snow with a rough, granular surface resulting from the thaw/freeze cycle that easily slid around under our crampons. And, therefore, so did we slide around the volcano. The third challenge was the equally unrelenting wind, screaming at us at more than 40 mph. If our valued possessions didn't zip down to the bottom of the slope, they could easily have flown into Argentina.

Ian and I surely held the undisputed title of oldest persons on the volcano that day, as we infiltrated hundreds of international triathletes looking for activities in the area following their weekend race. My credentials were limited to a week e-biking (electric bicycle) around the mountains of northern Patagonia.

Hiking up a mountain is very hard work that can go on for hours. A hiking climb is not the same as a hike along flat land or even on undulating terrain. The effort put forth fighting gravity during a climb is intense.

Climbers must layer with breathable clothing to avoid overheating and drink two to four liters of water to avoid dehydration. Climbers must also bring extra clothing to put on for much colder temperatures at the top.

Usually, hikers start out before dawn to reach the summit before noon, when the weather on most mountains usually begins to deteriorate. Lightning, rain, sleet, wind or snow are the leading factors involved with mountain deaths.

Unlike past climbers on Villarica, we were not afforded help from the ski chairlift that would have saved up to two hours of exhausting hiking. The pylons were still there to guide us, but the working machinery had been destroyed in the volcano’s 2015 eruption.

Therefore, the climb was six hours of sheer, grueling

annoyance. So, why did I put up with it all?

Below are some possible multiple-choice answers: A. FOMO (fear of missing out) B. To see what was at the top C. To reminiscence later on in the hot tub with Pisco Sour in hand D. Fond, embellished memories last a lot longer than temporary discomfort E. Photography F. All of the above and more.

The correct answer, of course, is F. Our journey started when Ian and I awoke before dawn to collect our gear at the expedition office in town. The expedition company was good enough to provide each climber with a large backpack to be filled with crampons, a gas mask, work gloves, heavy gloves, all-weather jacket, all-weather pants, helmet, hiking pole, ice ax, sliding pants and a plastic slide. We were strongly advised to bring 1.5 liters of water, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat and food.

Later, when I struggled mid-mountain to find the all-important sunscreen, I was told by a guide impatient to get going that I had too much stuff in my backpack Alrighty then.

I never located the sunscreen, which resulted in raw facial pain for the better part of the next week.

To secure whatever item was urgently needed at any moment, while trying not to fall over backward down the mountain in high winds, I needed four hands and a table carved out of snow, which were not forthcoming. I needed help getting the heavy backpack back on every time.

My box of cookies and a water bottle went whizzing down the hill to be intercepted from the abyss by guides in climbing parties below us. Thankfully, the high winds snatched nothing from my hands except warmth.

I achieved the new skills of putting on crampons and gas mask in the middle of a snowy volcano.

For morale reasons, I always like to see my goal.

Being a cone, the summit was always visible, a consideration that a person doesn't always get when climbing a mountain. The good news — no false summits today.

The bad news — seeing there isn't being there.

A brief plateau before the really steep terrain began became a goal within a goal. Above the plateau on the steeper terrain was a long line of exposed black rock near the summit that could be seen for 20 miles. I was thrilled to look back and see half of that line of rocks below me. I had been concentrating so much on putting one foot in front of the other and not falling over that I missed the start of the rocks.

After an eternity of switchbacks, I finally stepped over that outer lip and — just like that — hard labor was ended. I was warmly congratulated, and my hand was shaken by the same guide, who was probably as relieved at my arrival as I was.

You look at your goal all day long and think you can just reach out and touch it and be there. But you must allow for all the hard work to be done and time to pass before that can happen. Then, all of a sudden you're almost there, then you are there — and you could cry out with the joy of it.

For several reasons — altitude, approaching weather, the running clock — the victory of the summit is almost always brief. Hours of toil are compensated with mere moments of celebration at the top.

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Ian and Loretta Harding with volcanoes in background and underfoot.

While on the top, Ian and I embraced and took Christmas card pictures of each other with spectacular scenery as a backdrop. Several other perfect cinder cone volcanoes rose up in the distance from the purple horizon. The clouds sitting on top of towns and lakes four hours before had burned away to reveal tiny golden parcels nestled around blue lakes.

The yellow volcanic smoke that looked white from 50 miles away now burned my eyes, as though I were standing way too close to a really noxious campfire. The steep funnel that made up the inside of the crater looked like a charcoal chocolate and dirty marshmallow swirl.

The snow at the top was sooty, and the heat created exposed areas of bare gray soil.

I removed my gas mask momentarily to blow my nose and regretted it at once. I accidentally inhaled caustic gas and couldn't even gasp for lack of air. I gagged, coughed and hurried to put the gas mask back on to get my lungs working again. I thought about soldiers in the trenches during World War I. A fellow climber who was on vacation from her job as a chemist with a petroleum company in Texas, said that material inside of volcanoes is composed of countless elements and compounds. Sulfur is a common element in volcanoes. When combined with snow or rain, it will produce sulfuric acid and sulfuric acid gas.

As I had a recent history of teetering backward down the volcano, I thought it best not to creep too close to the edge of the pit in an effort to glimpse molten lava before I descended to fresher air.

And besides, there was orange juice waiting for me in town.

Lugging all that heavy equipment up the mountain paid off when we could pull out our handy sheets of green plastic and slide all the way down the snow-covered part of the volcano on a track that was one long, prepared sitzmark. The ice ax was valuable as a steering wheel and brake. I was delighted to be allowed to sit down on the descent and save my legs for any walking I might decide to do for the rest of my life. I had given it my all, seen the inside of a volcano and was now ready for a rest.

Back in downtown Pucon, Ian and I enjoyed a victory lunch of empanadas and hard-won orange juice.

OK, it was orange Fanta.

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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: Rapid Construction 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 1803 Buerkle Road, Suite 106 White Bear Lake, MN 55110 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.

Rapid Construction, Inc. 1803 Buerkle Road, Suite 106 White Bear Lake, MN 55110 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: February 21, 2019 Signed: Jordan Meierhofer, CEO Published two times in the White Bear Press on March 6 and 13, 2019.

CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE NOTICE OF HEARING ON IMPROVEMENTS FOR 2019 MILL & OVERLAY PROJECT ON: GLEN OAKS AVENUE / ASPEN COURT / SUMAC COURT / SUMAC RIDGE / CHICAGO AVENUE / MOREHEAD AVENUE / STEWART AVENUE / ALLEY / CAMPBELL AVENUE / CAMPBELL CIRCLE / DEBRA STREET / ELEVENTH STREET / LEMIRE CIRCLE / LEMIRE LANE / TENTH STREET / THURY COURT/ WALNUT STREET/ WOOD AVENUE / CITY PROJECT NOS.: 19-04 & 19-13 To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given that the White Bear Lake City Council will meet in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 4701 Highway 61, beginning at 7:00 p.m. on March 12, 2019, to consider the making of improvements pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 429.011 to 429.111.

The improvements include mill and overlay, total replacement of the bituminous pavement surface and trail enhancements. The estimated total project improvement cost is $822,000.00. The area proposed to be assessed for such improvements is the abutting property benefiting from the improvements in the following project areas: City Project No. 19-04 - Glen Oaks Avenue (from County Road D to Sumac Ridge) - Aspen Court (from Glen Oaks Avenue to Cul-de-sac) - Sumac Court (from Glen Oaks Avenue to Cul-de-sac) - Sumac Ridge (from 300’ West of Glen Oaks Avenue to Cul-de-sac) City Project No. 19-13 - Chicago Avenue (from Stewart Avenue to Morehead Avenue) - Morehead Avenue (from State 96 to Chicago Avenue) - Stewart Avenue (from State 96 to Chicago Avenue) - Alley (from Chicago Avenue to South) - Campbell Avenue (from Tenth Street to Eleventh Street) - Campbell Circle (from Campbell Avenue to End Cul-de-sac) - Debra Street (from Ninth Street to Parking Lot) - Eleventh Street (from End Cul-de-sac to End Cul-de-sac) - Lemire Circle (from Lemire Lane to End Cul-de-sac) - Lemire Lane (from Tenth Street to Garden Lane) - Tenth Street (from Georgia Lane to Wood Avenue) - Tenth Street (from Campbell Avenue to Bald Eagle Avenue) - Thury Court (from Debra Street to End Cul-de-sac) - Walnut Street (from Ninth Street to Tenth Street) - Wood Avenue (from Tenth Street to Garden Lane) A reasonable estimate of the impact on the assessment will be available at the hearing. Such persons who desire to be heard with reference to the proposed improvements will be heard at this meeting.

Paul Kauppi, P.E. Public Works Director/City Engineer Published two times in the White Bear Press on February 27 and March 6, 2019.

CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE NOTICE OF HEARING ON IMPROVEMENTS FOR STREET AND UTILITY RECONSTRUCTION ON: MOREHEAD AVENUE / JOHNSON AVENUE / FOURTH STREET / FIFTH STREET / SIXTH STREET / SEVENTH STREET / ALLEYS / GARDEN LANE CITY PROJECT NOS.: 19-01 AND 19-06 To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given that the White Bear Lake City Council will meet in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 4701 Highway 61, beginning at 7:00 p.m. on March 12, 2019, to consider the making of improvements pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 429.021 to 429.111.

The improvements include street reconstruction with concrete curb and gutter, bituminous pavements, water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and sidewalk enhancements. The estimated total cost of the street reconstruction improvements is $3,312,000.00. The area proposed to be assessed for such improvements is the abutting property benefiting from the improvements in the following project areas: City Project No. 19-01 - Morehead Avenue (Lake Avenue to Seventh Street) - Johnson Avenue (Fourth Street to Seventh Street) - Fourth Street (Stewart Avenue to Johnson Avenue) - Fifth Street (Stewart Avenue to Lake Avenue) - Sixth Street (Stewart Avenue to Lake Avenue) - Seventh Street (Stewart Avenue to Lake Avenue) - Alleys (Various Alleys throughout the project Area) City Project No. 19-06 - Garden Lane (Lemire Lane to Bald Eagle Avenue) A reasonable estimate of the impact of the assessment will be available at the hearing. Such persons who desire to be heard with reference to the proposed improvements will be heard at this meeting.

Paul Kauppi, P.E. Public Works Director/City Engineer Published two times in the White Bear Press on February 27 and March 6, 2019.

CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE RESOLUTION NO. 12352 A RESOLUTION APPROVING PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 19-02-2033 REGARDING MASSAGE THERAPISTS/MASSAGE THERAPIST BUSINESSES BY TITLE AND SUMMARY FOR PUBLISHED NOTICE WHEREAS, the City of White Bear Lake City Council adopted Ordinance No. 19-02-2033 “An Ordinance Amending Section 1127 of the Municipal Code of the City of White Bear Lake Regarding Massage Therapists and Massage Therapist Businesses” (“Ordinance”) at its February 26, 2019 meeting; and WHEREAS, the City Council may, pursuant to Ordinance No. 83-6-666, City Charter Section 4.14, and Minnesota Statutes, section 412.191, subdivision 4, adopt a title and summary of an ordinance for publication in lieu of publishing the entire text of a lengthy ordinance.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of White Bear Lake City Council hereby approves the following title and summary language for publication of the Ordinance: CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE ORDINANCE NO. 19-02-2033

www.presspubs.com AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1127 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE REGARDING MASSAGE THERAPISTS AND MASSAGE THERAPIST BUSINESSES On February 26, 2019, the City of White Bear Lake City Council adopted the above-referenced ordinance to make various amendments to the massage licensing provisions, including establishing administrative license determinations, a mechanism to transfer licenses between establishments, a process to obtain a letter of employability, require the posting of a list of services, requiring massage therapist licenses to be made available during inspections, set out adverse license procedures, and outline the process for appeal of license determinations. The ordinance shall be in effect 30 days from this publication.

A copy of the ordinance is available for review in the office of the City Clerk and on the City’s website.

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the City of White Bear Lake City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to do each of the following: 1. Publish the approved summary language once in the City’s official newspaper; 2. Have available for inspection during regular office hours a copy of the entire Ordinance; 3. Place a copy of the entire Ordinance at the White Bear Lake Branch of the Ramsey County Public Library; 4. Obtain an affidavit of publication of the title and summary from the official newspaper 5. Incorporate the text of the Ordinance into the Municipal Code of the City of White Bear Lake; and 6. Post this Ordinance and a copy of the updated Municipal Code on the City’s website.

The foregoing resolution offered by Councilmember Engstran and supported by Councilmember Biehn carried unanimously on February 26, 2019 Jo Emerson, Mayor ATTEST: Kara Coustry, City Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on March 6, 2019.

WHITE BEAR LAKE AREA SCHOOLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #624 4855 BLOOM AVENUE WHITE BEAR LAKE, 55110 NOTICE TO BIDDERS The School Board of Independent School District #624, White Bear Lake Area Schools, White Bear Lake, Minnesota, will receive sealed bids for: COMPLETE ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECTS HIPPODROME ICE ARENA NORMANDY PARK Until 2:00 P.M. March 20, 2019, at the White Bear Lake Public Schools, District Center, Buildings and Grounds office, 4855 Bloom Avenue, room 309, White Bear Lake, Minnesota at which time and place all bids will be opened and read aloud in room 206. Bidders are invited to attend. Bids received after 2:00 P.M. will be returned unopened.

A Pre-bid meeting will begin at the District Center 4855 Bloom Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN at 1:30 PM on March 11, 2019 in room 201. Pre-Bid meeting will continue at Hippodrome 4855 Bloom Ave, WBL, MN and finish at Normandy Park, 2482 E County Road F, WBL, MN. Bids shall be upon bid forms provided within specifications. No oral, telegraphic, or telephonic proposals or modifications will be considered. Separate envelopes containing bids must be sealed, marked (BID, COMPLETE ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECTS, and respective facility name (HIPPODROME ICE ARENA or NORMANDY PARK) with the name and address of the bidder and the date and hour of the opening and addressed to the Building Operations Supervisor.

The complete form shall be without alterations, additions, or erasures, all bids must be on a lump sum basis. White Bear Lake Area Schools reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or parts of such bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in bidding.

Bidding documents, including the Bid Form, Drawings and Specifications, will be on file at the Office of Roof Spec, Inc., 2400 Prior Avenue N, St. Paul, MN 55113, phone #651-639-0644 or upon request at the pre-bid meeting.

Please contact Andrea Noonan, Roof Spec, Inc. andien@roofspec.com The Engineer will have complete sets of the Bidding Documents available for pick up by prospective bidders and subcontractors at no charge. The copies will be available March 1, 2019. The following information must accompany the request: Contact name, email, Company name, mailing address, street address, and phone numbers.

Each Bidder must accompany his bid with a Cashier’s Check, Bid Bond, or Certified Check equal to 5% of the total amount of the Bid payable to Independent School District #624 as a guarantee of prompt execution of the contract in accordance with the Proposal and Contract Documents.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Performance Bond.

Bids may not be withdrawn within sixty (60) days after the scheduled time of opening bids, without the consent of the School Board of Independent School District #624 of Minnesota.

Published two times in the White Bear Press on February 27 and March 6, 2019.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 832 MAHTOMEDI, MN 55115 MINUTES JANUARY 10, 2019 A Regular meeting of the Board of Education of Mahtomedi Public Schools was held January 10, 2019, beginning at 7:00 PM in the Mahtomedi District Education Center-Community Room. PUBLIC COMMENT-The following members of the audience spoke to the school board about: School District Finance: Larry Lenoux and Bob Zick. CALL TO ORDER BY TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON-Judy Schwartz, acting as temporary chairperson, called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. ROLL CALL OF ATTENDANCE-Present: Mike Chevalier; Kevin Donovan; Julie McGraw; Lucy Payne; Judy Schwartz; Stacey Stout; Superintendent Barbara Duffrin, ex-officio; and Luke Wisniewski, school board student representative (arrived at 8:15 p.m.). APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA-Chevalier moved, Stout seconded, approval of agenda. Carried 6-0. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA-Temporary School Board Chair Judy Schwartz noted the $7,600.00 in donations and expressed the school district’s formal thank you. Chevalier moved, Stout seconded, approval of the actions recommended on the consent agenda. Carried 6-0. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS-A) Swearing in of School Board Members Superintendent Barbara Duffrin swore in Mike Chevalier, Kevin Donovan and Julie McGraw.

Chevalier, Donovan and McGraw were reelected to the school board in November. B) Election of Chairperson, Clerk/Vice Chair and Treasurer-Payne moved, Chevalier seconded, a slate nomination of Lucy Payne as chairperson, Julie McGraw as vice chair/clerk and Stacey Stout as treasurer. All those voting in favor thereof: Chevalier, Donovan, McGraw, Payne, Schwartz and Stout.

Approval of Lucy Payne as chairperson, Julie McGraw as vice chair/clerk and Stacey Stout as treasurer. Carried 6-0. C) Salaries of Board Members and Officers (Review of Policy 202.1-School Board Compensation)-Chevalier moved, Donovan seconded, approval to be compensated the average of the N.E. Metro 916 member school districts. Compensation will be chair $5,816; clerk/vice chair $5,313; treasurer $5,263; and other members $5,206. Carried 6-0. D) Consideration of Board Member Appointments for 2019-School Board Chair Lucy Payne appointed school board committee members. PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITION-A) Student/Staff/Community Recognition-The following students were recognized by the school board and administration: American Choral Director’s Association of MN State Honor Choir Participants: Aleksa Atkinson, Katherine Bennett and Christina Graebner. Not Present: Ethan Hautman, Lucy Ross and Korinne Smith. FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE-School Board Student Representative Luke Wisniewski reported on the events at Mahtomedi Schools. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- Donovan moved, McGraw seconded, approval of the minutes from the December 13, 2018, school board meeting. Carried 6-0. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION ITEMS-A) The Calendar of Events was reviewed. ACTION ITEMS-A) Approval

MARCH 6, 2019 of the 2018-2019 Revised Budget-Bill Menozzi, Director of Business Services, presented on the 2018-2019 revised budget which included: the budget process; student enrollment history and projections; a comparison of the preliminary and revised budget revenues and expenditures across all funds; personnel changes and changes in fund balance. The grand total revised budget revenues are $53,501,365 with expenditures of $54,615,564. The estimated June 30, 2019 unassigned general fund balance is estimated at 2.2%, which is below the district’s policy to maintain an 8% unassigned general fund balance and is due in part to a lower than expected student count. School District Policy 714 – Fund Balance procedures will be implemented to stabilize the district’s financial position. Donovan moved, McGraw seconded, approval of the 2018-2019 Revised Budget. Carried 6-0. ADJOURNMENT-McGraw moved, Donovan seconded adjournment. Carried 6-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:21 p.m.

Submitted by: Julie McGraw, Clerk. A full version of the minutes are available at www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us.

Published one time in the White Bear Press on March 6, 2019.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 832 MAHTOMEDI, MN 55115 MINUTES FEBRUARY 14, 2019 A Study Session of the Board of Education of Mahtomedi Public Schools was held February 14, 2019, beginning at 7:00 PM in the Mahtomedi District Education Center-Community Room. CALL TO ORDER-Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Lucy Payne. ROLL CALL OF ATTENDANCEPresent: Kevin Donovan; Julie McGraw; Lucy Payne; Judy Schwartz; Stacey Stout; and Superintendent Barbara Duffrin, ex-officio. Not Present: Mike Chevalier. Also present: Bill Menozzi, Director of Business Services and Lynne Viker, Assistant Superintendent of Learning. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDADonovan moved, Schwartz seconded, approval of the agenda. Carried 5-0.

DISCUSSION/INFORMATION ITEMS-A) 2019-2020 School Year Enrollment Update-Bill Menozzi, Director of Business Services, updated school board members on the current 2018-2019 enrollment and the projected 2019-2020 enrollment. The administration is recommending setting the K-12 enrollment target at 3,295 for the 2019-2020 school year, keeping with the school board guidelines of: class sizes at or below the Metropolitan Educational Cooperative Service Unit (Metro ECSU) average for the elementary grades, adhering to the middle school model and the right size study of approximately 1200 students at the high school. B) 2019-2020 Budget Assumptions-Bill Menozzi, Director of Business Services, discussed with school board members the recommended 2019-2020 general fund preliminary budget assumptions which included: a State Aid increase of 1.5 %, a local levy increase of approximately one million dollars and no change in Federal or other local revenue. Expenditures increases include employee wages and benefits, a transportation and insurance increase of 3% and no increase for supplies, materials, equipment or membership dues. C) 2018-2019 School District Calendar Changes-Superintendent Barbara Duffrin and school board members discussed the 2018-2019 calendar changes due to school being cancelled from January 28-31, 2019 because of snow or cold weather conditions. The school board agreed if there are additional cancelations a makeup day may be held on March 29, 2019, which is currently a staff development day for grades 6-12. Also discussed was future E-Learning days. ADJOURNMENT-Schwartz moved, Payne seconded, adjournment. Carried 5-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m. Submitted by: Julie McGraw, Clerk. A full version of the minutes are available at www. mahtomedi.k12.mn.us.

Published one time in the White Bear Press on March 6, 2019.

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Town Board of the Town of White Bear, Ramsey County, Minnesota, will meet at Heritage Hall, 4200 Otter Lake Road, in said Town on Monday, March 18, 2019 at 7:00 p.m., to authorize submittal of the proposed 2040 Comprehensive Plan to the Metropolitan Council, and to hear and pass upon objections and recommendations, if any, and to conduct any and all business incident thereto.

Given under my hand this 20th day of February, 2019.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PATRICK CHRISTOPHERSON, Town Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on March 6, 2019.

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received, publicly opened, and read aloud by representatives of the Town of White Bear, at the Town Administrative Offices, 1281 Hammond Road, White Bear Township, at 11:00 AM, on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, for furnishing all work and materials for the Water Tower Painting – Hammond Road project.

This project consists of the furnishing and application of the special coating system required to repaint the surfaces of the 750,000 gallon elevated water tower, in White Bear Township, Minnesota. Additional work includes furnishing and installing valves and electrical lighting.

Bidding Documents as prepared by TKDA are on file for inspection and purchase at TKDA, whose address is 444 Cedar Street, Suite 1500, Saint Paul, MN 55101.

Complete digital Bidding Documents for use by Bidders are available on www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital Bidding Documents for a non-refundable fee of $25.00 by inputting Quest Project No. 6181510 on the website’s Project search page. Please contact Quest Construction Data Network, LLC at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information.

Contractors desiring hard copies of the Bidding Documents for the purpose of submitting a bid may secure them from TKDA for a cost of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each set. The cost will not be refunded.

A pre-bid meeting will be held on March 13, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the White Bear Township Administrative Office. Attendance to this meeting is not mandatory.

No Bid will be considered unless it is securely sealed in an envelope and filed with the Town Clerk prior to the time noted above for the closing of bids.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or cashier’s check payable to White Bear Township in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total Bid as a guarantee that the Bidder, if successful, will enter into a contract with the Owner for the work described in the Bid. This deposit will be subject to forfeiture as provided by law. The deposits for the three lowest Bidders will be retained by the Owner until the contract has been awarded and executed but not longer than sixty (60) days. No Bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days following the Bid opening.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive informalities or to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, in the best interest of the Owner.

The Town Board anticipates consideration of award of contracts at the regular meeting on April 1, 2019.

Patrick Christopherson Town Clerk Dated: March 4, 2019 Published two times in the White Bear Press on March 6 and 13, 2019.

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RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA PUBLIC NOTICE SOLICITATION OPPORTUNITIES Ramsey County releases solicitation opportunities on DemandStar its official web site as an alternative method of public notice pursuant to Section 331A.03 of the Minnesota Statutes. Individuals may go to the DemandStar section of the Ramsey County Purchasing Webpage www.co.ramsey.mn.us/ ba/procure.htm to access registration information.

SOLICITATION: RFB-PRMG18373-KR OPENING DATE: MARCH 28, 2019 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY SEEKS A PRIME CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE ALL SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL, LABOR, AND INCIDENTALS FOR THE RAMSEY COUNTY LANDMARK CENTER RESTROOM FACILITIES PROJECT. THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF COMPLETE DEMOLITION AND REBUILD OF FIVE (5) SETS OF PUBLIC RESTROOMS ON THE BASEMENT, AND LEVELS 2 THROUGH 5 OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY LANDMARK CENTER. PRE-SOLICITATION RESPONSE CONFERENCE: LANDMARK CENTER - MAIN HALL LOCATED AT 75 WEST 5TH STREET, SAINT PAUL, MN 55102. MARCH 14, 2019. 1:00 P.M. CST. SOLICITATION: RFB-PRMG17742R-KR OPENING DATE: MARCH 28, 2019 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY SEEKS THE SERVICES OF A CONTRACTOR FOR THE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF CONTAMINATED AGGREGATE OF A CLASS-5 RATING FROM THE RAMSEY COUNTY RIVERFRONT PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 50 WEST KELLOGG BOULEVARD (SHEPPARD ROAD ELEVATION), SAINT PAUL, MN 55102 SOLICITATION: RFP-PRR2647-KB OPENING DATE: MARCH 28, 2019 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY SEEKS PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS TO PROVIDE A TAX-FOREITED LAND PROPERTY ASSET MANAGEMENT APPLICATION; A CENTRALIZED DATA SOLUTION TO BE USED TO ACCURATELY AND EFFECTIVELY MANAGE TAX FORFEITED PROPERTY THE COUNTY MANAGES ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. SOLICITATION: RFP-RCNH5483-AM OPENING DATE: MARCH 28, 2019 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY, THROUGH THE RAMSEY COUNTY CARE CENTER DEPARTMENT, SEEKS A CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE MEDICAL DIRECTOR SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY CARE CENTER. THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR MUST BE QUALIFIED MEDICAL DOCTOR OR DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHY LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN MINNESOTA. SOLICITATION: RFB-SHRF12324R-KR OPENING DATE: APRIL 4, 2019 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY SEEKS BIDS FROM QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS TO FURNISH ALL SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND LABOR FOR THE DELIVERY, INSTALLATION, WARRANTY, FUTURE REPAIR, TRAINING OF NEW FOODSERVICE EQUIPMENT AND THE REMOVAL AND RECYCLING AND/OR LAWFUL DISPOSAL OF EXISTING FOODSERVICE EQUIPMENT. SOLICITATION: RFP-PRK13840-KR OPENING DATE: MARCH 28, 2019 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RAMSEY COUNTY, THROUGH THE PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT, SEEKS DESIGN BUILD SERVICES FOR THE VADNAIS SPORTS CENTER TURF FACILITY PROJECT. Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on March 6, 2019.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS COURT FILE NO. 62-PR-19-108 Estate of Wayne H. Dains, a/k/a Wayne Harold Dains, Decedent Notice is given that an application for Informal Appointment of Persoanl Representative was filed with the Registrar. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed TAMARA BELDE, whose address is 4255 Irvin Court N., Lake Elmo, MN 55042, to serve as the personal representative of the decedent’s estate.

Any heir or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Any objection to the appointment of the personal representative must be filed with the Court, and any properly filed objection will be heard by the Court after notice is provided to interested persons of the date of hearing on the objection.

Unless objections are filed, and unless the Court orders otherwise, the personal representative has the full power to administer the estate, including, after thirty (30) days from the issuance of letters of general administration, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute any interest in real estate owned by the decedent.

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.

Dated February 21, 2019 Laura J. Stevens, Registrar Michael F. Upton, Court Administrator This instrument was drafted by: MILLER & STEVENS, P.A. Patrick Doran (#397893) 92 Lake Street South Forest Lake, MN 55025 Telephone: 651-462-0206 patrick@millerstevens.com Published two times in the White Bear Press on February 27 and March 6, 2019.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS COURT FILE NO. 62-PR-19-125 Estate of June Maurine Stahl, aka June M. Stahl, Decedent Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent’s will dated May 15, 2018, and separate writing(s) under Minn. Stat. 524.2-513 dated May 15, 2018 (“Will), has been filed with the Registrar.The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Steven Stahl, whose address is 3433 Couchtown Path, Rosemount, MN 55068, as personal representative 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 representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minn. Stat. 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 probate of the will or 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 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 months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated February 13, 2019 Laura J. Stevens, Registrar Michael F. Upton, Court Administrator Applicant: Steven Stahl 3433 Couchtown Path Rosemount, MN 55068 Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on February 27 and March 6, 2019.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 08/26/2016 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $206,196.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Jason M. Bauer, an unmarried man MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Mortgages Unlimited Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 08/30/2016 as Doc No. T02566923 in the Office of the County Registrar of Titles, Ramsey County, Minnesota The mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Aurora Financial Group, Inc. c/o Freedom Mortgage Corporation Assignment dated: 06/06/2017 Assignment recorded: 06/26/2017 Assignment recording information: Doc No. T02590192 All in the records of the County Registrar of Titles in and for Ramsey County, Minnesota.

TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 303022220051 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 11, Block 4, Vadnais Highlands, Ramsey County, Minnesota.

Torrens Certificate No.613593 STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 105 Suzanne Ave., Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Ramsey LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Mortgages Unlimited Inc. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Freedom Mortgage Corporation THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE AS OF 10/31/2018, is $231,790.36.

THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes. Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Ramsey County, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 11/28/2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul, MN 55102 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law.The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is 6 Months from the date of sale.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 05/28/2019, or the next business day if 05/28/2019 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None.

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Publication to begin the week of: 10/05/2018 - 10/21/2018 AURORA FINANCIAL GROUP INC., Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT The attached referenced sale scheduled for 11/28/2018 is hereby postponed until 01/14/2019 at 10:00 A.M. at the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul, MN 55102. Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, the premises must be vacated by 11:59 p.m. on July 14, 2019 or the next business day if July 14, 2019 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Dated: December 12, 2018 AURORA FINANCIAL GROUP INC., Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT The attached referenced sale scheduled for 01/14/2019 is hereby postponed until 02/28/2019 at 10:00 A.M. at the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul, MN 55102. Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, the premises must be vacated by 11:59 p.m. on August 28, 2019 or the next business day if August 28, 2019 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Dated: 01/24/2019 AURORA FINANCIAL GROUP INC., Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT The attached referenced sale scheduled for 02/28/2019 is hereby postponed until 04/15/2019 at 10:00 A.M. at the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul, MN 55102. Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, the premises must be vacated by 11:59 p.m. on October 15, 2019 or the next business day if October 15, 2019 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Dated: 03/06/2019 AURORA FINANCIAL GROUP INC., Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published one time in the White Bear Press on March 6, 2019.

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 08/11/2003 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $124,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): David S. Reed and Ingrid A. Aasan-Reed, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Flagstar Bank, FSB DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 11/04/2003 as Doc # 1787152 in the Office of the County Registrar of Titles, Ramsey County, Minnesota The mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Assignment dated: 07/24/2013 Assignment recorded: 08/07/2013 Assignment recording information: Document # 2218460 Assignee: Federal National Mortgage Association Assignment dated: 10/01/2014 Assignment recorded: 05/01/2018 Assignment recording information: Doc No. T02613120 Assignee: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust Assignment dated: 06/06/2017 Assignment recorded: 07/05/2018 Assignment recording information: Doc No. T02617925 All in the records of the County Registrar of Titles in and for Ramsey County, Minnesota TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 09.28.22.33.0094 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: THE SOUTH 2/3 OF LOTS 22, 23 AND 24, BLOCK 32, THE WEST ST. PAUL ESTATE AND IMPROVEMENT SYNDICATE ADDITION NO. 2 Torrens Certificate No. 597794 STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 871 Stickney St., Saint Paul, MN 55107 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Ramsey LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Flagstar Bank, FSB RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Caliber Home Loans, Inc. THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE IS: $163,656.66 AS OF 11/02/2018 THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes. Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Ramsey County, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 12/21/2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul, MN 55102 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law.The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 06/21/2019, or the next business day if 06/21/2019 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Publication to begin the week of: October 28, 2018 - November 3, 2018 U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT The attached referenced sale scheduled for 12/21/2018 is hereby postponed until 01/22/2019 at 10:00 A.M. at the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul MN 55102. Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, the premises must be vacated by 11:59 p.m. on 07/22/2019 or the next business day if 07/22/2019 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Dated: 01/02/2019 U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT The attached referenced sale scheduled for 01/22/2019 is hereby postponed until 02/26/2019 at 10:00 A.M. at the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul MN 55102. Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, the premises must be vacated by 11:59 p.m. on 08/26/2019 or the next business day if 08/26/2019 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Dated: 01/30/2019 U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT The attached referenced sale scheduled for 02/26/2019 is hereby postponed until 03/282019 at 10:00 A.M. at the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th Street, Suite 150, Saint Paul MN 55102. Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, the premises must be vacated by 11:59 p.m. on 09/28/2019 or the next business day if 09/28/2019 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Dated: 03/06/2019 U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published one time in the White Bear Press on March 6, 2019.

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Historical society holds show and tell The White Bear Lake Area Historical Society (WBLAHS) has a variety of items in its artifact, archival and photograph collections. Executive Director Sara Hanson brought some of them out for a show and tell of sorts Feb. 25 at the White Bear Lake Library.

Highlighted items included menus from area favorites such as Kohler’s Romance Ice Cream Parlor and the Piccadilly Supper Club; business ledgers from prolific local builder Charles E. Davies documenting many of his projects in the area, including the St. Paul Automobile Club near Cottage Park; and a guest ledger from Bald Eagle’s Spring Park Villa Hotel. Other collections favorites included photos depicting the 1930s-era fire truck, the 1879 Fillebrown House (now owned and maintained by the WBLAHS)

and an ice card and pick from an area business.

Other items, including records and materials from area organizations and businesses and samples from the historical society’s collection of more than 10,000 photographs, illustrated the interesting local resources available.

The records, photographs and items are used by the WBLAHS and researchers to better understand the past — how people lived, worked and played in the area.

“These items bring those stories to life,” Hanson said. She emphasized the need to preserve items from the past and the present so they can continue to inform the many programs, tours and publications produced by the historical society for future generations.

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White Bear Lake Area Historical Society Executive Director Sara Hanson displays a slide showing historical items, including water skis made by various local businesses, during a presentation at the White Bear Lake Library Monday, Feb. 25.

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Sara Hanson displays a banner created for the Governor’s Fishing Opener in front of a screen showing additional special event buttons and banners.

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