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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Readers polarized about Purple Line PAGE 5A

Purple Line pendulum swings in favor of opposition

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS STAFF WRITER

WHITE BEAR LAKE — The message to the Metropolitan Council is clear: The city does not want Purple Line buses entering its “jurisdictional boundaries.”

A City Council majority passed the resolution opposing the electric bus rapid transit service (BRT), formerly Rush Line, after an original version was tabled.

Council Member Steve Engstran, the swing vote on the contentious issue, objected to language in an earlier resolution, moving the matter to March 8 to give time for a do-over.

Before the 3-2 vote, Engstran, Ward 5, thanked Mayor Dan Louismet for rewriting the resolution.

The mayor said he took Engstran’s comments “to heart” and felt revisions still meet the basic goal of telling Met Council that White Bear Lake opposes the Purple Line.

Council Member Bill Walsh made the motion to approve, noting the new version is “still strong” and “more to the point.”

Council members Dan Jones and Kevin Edberg stuck to their previous positions regarding the rapid transit line and voted “no” to sending Met Council the message.

Anti-Purple Line residents present for the vote

CONTRIBUTED

Members of the White Bear Lake Lions Club approved a $10,000 donation for Ukraine refugees.

Lions send generous donation to Ukraine After a plea by the Lions Club International Foundation chairperson to help Ukraine refugees, the White Bear Lake Lions Club voted to tap its charitable gambling account in the amount of $10,000. The money will answer a call to “help ensure Lions are there to help Ukraine refugees find safety and security.” Lion John Sieleni, club president, shared Foundation Chair Dr. Jung-Yui Choi’s email to mobilize donations for the ongoing

conflict in Ukraine. “More than one million people have already fled from their homes as they seek to escape the violence,” he wrote. “It’s estimated that up to four million may try to leave the country as the crisis continues.” The money is earmarked for the foundation’s Refugees and Displaced Persons Fund. The club operates charitable gambling at three locations: Carbone’s Pizzeria, 617 Lounge and Beartown Lounge & Restaurant.

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Miss Shamrock continues legacy her parents started

BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR

Although her time wearing the crown will soon be over, Zophia Raleigh has no plans to stop exploring her cultural identity and spreading Irish cheer.

Raleigh, a Blaine resident, is the daughter of Rep. Donald Raleigh (R-Blaine) and Marnie Ochs-Raleigh. Raleigh is the only Miss Shamrock since the St. Patrick’s Day Association began in 1967 to hold the title for two years (2020-21). She has also been deemed the grand marshal of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in St. Paul.

“She has been a true champ through a lot of firsts for our association and has handled the role gracefully during her tenure,” said St. Patrick’s Association President Katie Martin. She explained that the 2020 parade and Miss Shamrock season looked very different because of the pandemic, so Raleigh was asked to commit to another year of service as Miss Shamrock. She gladly accepted.

Raleigh is a 2016 graduate of Centennial High School.

She attended the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and majored in agriculture. For three years, she has worked as

a transportation and logistics business analyst for Cargill. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in business analytics at the University of St. Thomas.

While at the University of Minnesota, Raleigh studied abroad at the University of Limerick in Ireland.

“I absolutely loved it. I got to connect with my cultural roots and see family that I had never met before,” Raleigh recalled.

“When I came back, I wanted to continue not only exploring my cultural identity but also be able to give back to a community that SEE MISS SHAMROCK, PAGE 8A

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Public safety chiefs provide yearly stats WHITE BEAR LAKE — A savvy thief can steal a catalytic converter in less than 7 seconds.

Police Chief Julie Swanson has seen a local video that proves it.

In her biannual report to City Council, the chief said there were 193 catalytic converter thefts in White Bear Lake last year. “That’s extreme.

We never had that two years ago,” she added.

What to do? There are dealerships that sell guards for $300, according to the chief, who considers it money well spent.

Swanson’s department is at full strength with 31 sworn officers and 10 civilian staff. Unlike the fire department, which had a record year, calls to service decreased in ‘21, something she blames on COVID and the new full-time fire model. “Most bars are closed by midnight, and that’s reduced our calls for service. There’s less traffic, so there’s fewer DWIs and fewer calls to bars,” she noted.

Last year, officers made 112 DWI arrests, also down. “People are becoming aware that a DWI is expensive,” maintained the chief.

Calls to service showed these numbers: 3,549 traffic stops, 1,867 of which resulted in verbal warnings; 95 assaults/domestic assault; 412 reports of disorderly conduct; 906 reports of theft.

“Lock your cars and leave nothing in them,” urged the chief. There were 154 burglaries, seven robberies, nine auto thefts and 177 calls for person in crisis, meaning mental health issues.

Regarding drug overdoses, tracking began in 2020. Last year, there were 15 nonfatal and three fatal cases. So far this year there is one non-fatal and two fatal cases that happened on the same day. All officers carry Narcan, which is utilized several times a month. The numbers are much higher in Ramsey County. In the past 30 days, 11 people have died from overdose and 64 cases were non-fatal.

As for recruitment, the department continues to attract community service officers from Century College, some of whom go on to become officers.

“Staffing is a concern for many departments,” Swanson told council.

“People are leaving law enforcement.”

Asked about stress levels, Swanson replied, “yes, public safety personnel are stressed.” The department has a mental health case worker available for officers who want counseling. The process is totally anonymous.

“Police officers are a group used to fixing other people’s problems,” noted the chief. “It can be difficult for them to ask for help themselves.”

From the fire department In his report to council, Fire Chief Greg Peterson said his department responded to 4,914 calls, a 14% increase from 2020 and a new record, “a trend that doesn’t seem to be slowing down.”

About 80% of the calls, 3,660, were medical, which is normal for a dual service department.

And the response time for emergency calls? Five minutes 52 seconds.

“That’s pretty good, considering the size of the area we cover,” Peterson said.

The White Bear Lake department covers 35 square miles, with responsibility for 40,000 people.

As for staffing, the department has 14 full-time firefighters/paramedics and four part-time firefighters/EMTs. They fought 78 fires, 25 of which were structure fires. Eleven were vehicles and eight were cooking-related. He also observed that 2021 was an unusual year for brush fires with significant wildland fires expected again this year due to dry conditions.

Like the police department, his firefighters are also stressed, added the chief.

“Calls are high, so we’re dealing with chronic stress and physical exhaustion.

It’s a heavy workload. It’s been a tough year, but we’re doing OK. We do have a lot of support, both personally and professionally. We also need to continue to add full-time staff,” he told council.

The chief mentioned key initiatives that were recently imposed to improve the level of emergency care. The list includes the rapid response rescue swimmer program; rapid sequence induction, which sedates people under specific circumstances to secure their airway for intubation; and the rescue pump — a device that looks like a toilet plunger to apply active compression/ decompression CPR. The procedure doubles blood flow to the heart.

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Polling place will change for some residents WHITE BEAR LAKE — Boatworks Commons apartment dwellers will be voting in a different ward at the next election.

A redistricting plan led by the Charter Commission shifts 117 residents at the apartment complex from Ward 2 to Ward 1. A second shift is also proposed for Ward 5 that moves 93 residents to Ward 4.

Redistricting happens every 10 years following the U.S. Census. All boundaries must be established within 60 days of adoption of the state redistricting plan or

by March 29, whichever comes first. According to City Charter, a redistricting commission comprised of City Charter members must file a plan with the city clerk

by Feb. 22, which was done,

that includes a map and shifting of ward boundaries.

The city’s five wards are required to contain the same number of residents “as nearly as possible,” a definition of which was sought by the commission from the city attorney. His reply was that the charter make a “good faith effort to achieve equality in numbers to the extent reasonably possible.”

Commission Chair Tim Geck explained revisions to City Council March 8 in a first reading of a redistricting ordinance.

Due to changes in the state legislative district boundaries, there is no longer a need for two voting precincts in Ward 3, Geck said. With the change, all but Ward 4 have only one

precinct.

Under the new ordinance, each ward will have the following population: 1 – 4,097; 2 – 4,066; 3 – 3,857; 4 – 3,937 and 5 – 3,856.

Geck also provided the number of people of color in each ward, as follows: 1 – 739; 2 – 847; 3 – 921; 4 – 988 and 5 – 1,204.

Nineteen percent of the city’s approximate 25,000 population are people of color.

A second reading of the ordinance and public hearing is set for the March 22 City Council meeting.

If adopted, the ordinance becomes effective Aug. 9, 2022, the date of the primary.

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Let me introduce myself

’m Corinne Stremmel and I’m the new editor of the Lowdown and Savour Magazine.

I’ve been at Press Publications since early October, and I’m excited to bring folks all their regional arts and entertainment news.

I grew up in Brookings, South Dakota, the home of South Dakota State University and allegedly, cookies and cream ice cream. The first newspaper I ever wrote for was my high school newspaper the Broboca, (Brookings and our mascot, the bobcats combined). That was when my journalism teacher encouraged me to apply to the Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Corinne’s Journalism Conference. I was selected as one of 50 students to Comment fly to Washington and attend a journalism conference geared Corinne toward junior-age journalist hopefuls.

Stremmel I ended up in Minnesota when I decided to attend Gustavus Adolphus College where I majored in English and communications. At school, I worked for the college newspaper, The Gustavian Weekly, for four years doing all sorts of jobs from copy editing, feature writing, graphic design to eventually being the editor-in-chief.

Throughout college, I developed my love for magazines. I wrote for different publications like 605 Magazine, an arts and entertainment magazine for the state of South Dakota, the Gustavus Quarterly, Gustvaus’ alumni magazine and after I graduated in 2021, I interned with Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine where I wrote arts and entertainment stories for the magazine blog.

I can thank my parents for my appreciation of the news. As early as I can remember my parents were tuning into KSFY, the local TV station for eastern South Dakota morning, noon and night. Growing up, the news was always on in the background and a magazine or newspaper was always open on the kitchen table.

As devoted consumers of media, my parents taught me about the importance of staying informed about one’s community.

It was in middle school that I started my own media consumption. I would wake up at 5 a.m. just to watch the morning news and would avidly read Time Magazine and old copies of InStyle my piano teacher would give me. I loved the glossy pages and expert storytelling.

I supposed I would say that news has been a constant element in my life.

It wasn’t until college that I had more autonomy to pick the stories I wanted to write about and really see them come to life in print.

I’m so glad I stuck with it. Now with Press Publications, I get the same chance to bring expert storytelling to regional people. I can’t wait for you to read more.

Staff Writer Corinne Stremmel can be reached by emailing lowdownnews@presspubs.com or calling 651-407-1226.

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lection season is under way, and this year promises to be especially busy with redistricting producing many new faces seeking office.

Candidates are hitting the campaign trail outlining their priorities. With every press release and speech is certain to be a pledge to be transparent with constituents.

The timing is perfect to send the message that “open government is good government” Sunshine – the theme of Sunshine Week Week, March 13-19. At its Jim Pumarlo foundation, Sunshine Week underscores the importance of the free flow of information for an open, effective and accountable government.

Editors and reporters routinely are in the trenches seeking everyday information that appointed and elected officials want to keep confidential – or, at minimum, want to release on their terms. We’ve become all too accustomed to the stonewalling of information on state and national levels. The practice unfortunately is increasingly common in local government, too.

Witness these two examples from the past year of officials trying to set their own rules.

The St. Louis County School Board continued to meet in person despite cautionary measures taken by many bodies

during the pandemic. At the same time, it restricted the public to remote monitoring. The Ely Timberjay cried foul and sought an advisory opinion from a state agency, which ruled the board in violation of the Open Meeting Law. A citizen questioned several actions of the West Lakeland Township Board with respect to the Open Meeting Law. The issues included the board’s failure to keep a separate journal of its votes and its failure to give three days’ notice of a change in meeting location. The state agency ruled the actions out of bounds.

The advisory opinions were handed down through the Data Practices Office of the Minnesota Department of Administration.

News organizations are usually the first to object when access to proceedings and information is denied or made more difficult.

Citizens need to understand that state laws governing access to open meetings and government records preserve the rights of all Minnesotans.

Citizens have equal opportunity to challenge actions.

Most troubling are the regular attempts to block access to government information or to conduct public business behind closed doors. I witnessed it all too often when I sat behind the editor’s desk.

Landfill siting may be controversial, but constituents will be more accepting of the process if a county board identifies potential locations from the start.

The departure of a controversial department head

may not be official until formally accepted, but a city council will do itself a favor by announcing the resignation as soon as it is submitted.

The closing of an elementary school may not be on a school board’s agenda for a few weeks, but the administration will win higher marks if it informs residents of its intentions when first put on the table.

The above examples, plus many more, underscore why the press remains vigorous in pursuing access to and publication of a variety of records. It’s the proverbial “if you give an inch, they’ll take a mile.” If the news media agree to one concession, all too often an individual or agency will try to stretch the rules. Soon laws are enacted with additional restrictions on what once was routinely public information – information that’s important to readers.

Tracking down public information takes perseverance and hard work, but our communities are the beneficiaries. The efforts of editors and reporters likely irk more than a few elected and appointed officials. The press nevertheless stands firm that readers are best served by a full menu of public information rather than a selective serving.

Jim Pumarlo is a member of

the Minnesota Newspaper Association. He is a former editor of the Red Wing Republican Eagle and former board member of the Minnesota News Media Institute. He can be reached at jim@pumarlo.com.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A deaf ear

Victoria Reinhardt is worried.

It seems that it wasn’t enough for her to occupy the Movers & Shakers column on Dec. 1 in an effort to try to convince us all that the Purple Line (Rush Line) BRT is the best thing since sliced bread for little ‘ol White Bear Lake.

Now, it appears that the Metropolitan Council Puppeteers have seen the need to step in and help our county commissioner to get us all to drink their KoolAid. Charlie Zelle has his hands full trying to deflect the Southwest Light Rail debacle, which is the result of the Metropolitan Council not listening when residents spoke up like folks in White Bear Lake are doing. I wonder why Susan Vento is allowing the Metropolitan Council to leverage her last name while she tries to convince us all that things will be just fine while the bulldozers are tearing down the mature trees along her former husband’s namesake trail in Maplewood?

Victoria — pay attention here — the residents of White Bear Lake elected Dan Louismet to the position of mayor instead of former Mayor Jo Emerson’s handpicked replacement.

Heidi Hughes now sits on the City Council because her predecessor wouldn’t listen, either.

Let’s not forget that five buses per hour are only in one direction. They plan on turning them around in White Bear Lake and sending them back to St. Paul while five more pass them coming in. No thanks.

Come to think of it, the Metropolitan Council has treated us all like Russia has treated Ukraine — total indifference and a deaf ear.

Greg Lees White Bear Lake

Some residents support Purple Line

Council Member Walsh, As your constituent in Ward 1, I am writing to ask you to stop your opposition to the Purple Line. I read the article in the White Bear Press about the Purple Line and I am very upset that you, the mayor and the letter writers keep stating that an "overwhelming majority" of White Bear residents oppose the Purple Line when you have no scientific poll to back this up.

You cannot make this assumption on anecdotal evidence of the mayor’s door-knocking story. I am a White Bear resident and I support the Purple Line.

I do not want you to vote to send a message to the Metropolitan Council that this transit line is not wanted, when I want it—and the overwhelming majority of people I talk to want it also.

I am a member of several local groups and we vote, and we will remember that you are not trying to help make our community a better place for ALL to live if you continue your opposition to the Purple Line.

Karol Durdle White Bear Lake

Purple Line will not meet goals

The Rush/Purple Line is a poorly conceived project that represents bad transit planning, excessive cost and adverse community impact.

The recent White Bear Press editorial by Mr. Zelle, Ms. Vento and Ms. Reinhardt invokes legitimate transit objectives but fails utterly to explain how these objectives are met by the Purple Line project.

The editorial takes pains to note that White Bear previously had rail and trolley options. This is true, and the line would use 7 miles of the Bruce Vento bike/walking trail, a former rail corridor.

The current trail is 12 feet wide, often with trees adjacent on both sides.

The plan is to have a new 100-foot-corridor support both the new bus lane and a reconfigured Vento trail.

This will require massive civil engineering and new bridges. Trees will obviously be eliminated.

What does this $ 500 million buy? The Purple Line project manages to achieve outcomes substantially inferior to historic performance. For example, in 1953, passenger trains on this same corridor had an elapsed time of 23 minutes between St. Paul Union Depot and White Bear. The projected Purple Line transit time is 47 minutes, twice the transit time achieved almost 70 years ago at no taxpayer cost. The same trip today by Uber/Lyft takes about 17 minutes.

The reasons for the noncompetitive transit times are obvious. The planned route is 15.2 miles vs. a direct route via I-35E and I-94 of 12.5 miles, or 11.2 miles via Highway 61. The bus is also planned to make 19 intermediate stops.

Further, the Metro Transit market studies are flawed and fail to address how COVID-19 has accelerated trends already underway, including increased at home/hybrid workplaces. The fact that Metro Transit has eliminated all bus service to White Bear/Mahtomedi is an obvious indicator of market demand.

Understandably, there is significant and growing community opposition to this project.

White Bear deserves a cost-effective bus service to St. Paul. The Purple Line is a grossly overpriced, intrusive and

non-competitive effort that will fail to meet its goals.

Neither public funds nor public trust are unlimited.

Peter Gilbertson Dellwood

Need more transportation options

I am writing to express my continued support for the Purple Line BRT Project. It has been in the works for roughly 20 years with input from so many people, including many of us from White Bear Lake. It is simply not accurate to say that the voices of those living in our community have not been heard. Purple Line BRT has been vetted by the cities along the line and by Ramsey County for years. In October the project received a key environmental approval from the Federal Transit Administration to move forward. Our voices have been heard, along with the voices of those in our neighboring communities, and that is precisely why the project needs to move forward.

Some have said they are concerned about ridership on the Purple Line, pointing to current bus ridership. If one has the imagination to look 20 years into the future, however, when car traffic and parking issues will be much, much worse in our city than they are now, we will be grateful for our city leaders who supported this project.

Furthermore, the Purple Line will go through a rigorous assessment before it receives federal funding. That includes an updated analysis of ridership figures, the project’s cost-effectiveness, environmental benefits, congestion relief, land use and economic development.

I have seen absolutely no real data such as this from those opposing the project to indicate that the project will prove detrimental to our city. Instead of data, those opposing the project are using loud voices and fearmongering to make their point. The FTA’s process for determining which transit projects receive federal funding is highly competitive. The feds will not invest money unless a project proves it is worthy. All of that will occur before any shovels go into the ground.

Ultimately, we need to have more, not fewer, transportation options.

Rapid bus transit is a proven way to build strong connected communities with infrastructure that is much less expensive than trains. Our leaders will serve this city well by reversing course, following data and offering support for the Purple Line.

Arthur Hancock White Bear Lake

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To all of you who love White Bear Lake and think it’s a special place like I do: the Manitou Days committee wants and needs your help!

This summer’s celebration will run from Thursday, June 16, through Monday, July 4.

Starting off with Marketfest, then we will have a parade, beach dance, yoga on the beach, sand castle contest, pet parade, button contest, medallion hunt, water ski show and many others, ending with the Fourth of July fireworks.

None of this could happen if it wasn’t for folks behind the scene, so we would love to have you join us!

Do you have new ideas?

Could you help with old ones? Are you into marketing, sponsorships, or just want to be involved with the city we care so much about?

Our next meeting will 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, in the second floor community room of the Getty Building on Third Street across from Premier Bank. We would love to have you join us.

Do you want to know why White Bear Lake is so special? It has a soul, and has most things other communities strive to achieve!

If you have any questions, contact Bill Weigel, chair, at 651-429-6086 or myself, Paul Carlson, 2023 chair, at 651-429-1817, or just show up.

Paul Carlson White Bear Lake

Numbers games the Met Council and Ramsey County like to play

In the Pioneer Press article, “Purple Line busrapid transit project gets cold shoulder from White Bear Lake City Council” March 9, this quote was interesting “Baenen said Ramsey County planners made adjustments throughout the corridor after considering public input given at nearly 200 events and meetings with more than 3,400 people between 2018 and 2021” while commenting on the “cold shoulder” White Bear Council gave to the bloated, magic beans Purple Line project .

This means that these 200 events averaged 17 people over a four-year period! So a lot of things run through your mind with these numbers. If so few people are attending these events, how much citizen engagement does Met Council and Ramsey County really want? Are they just inefficient, inept or Machiavellian when soliciting these numbers?

There was bemoaning

the fact that Forest Lake and Hugo will be left high and dry for public transit.

I know of no person that sees merit in the grand meander proposed for this line. They should actually try something else; call it the Spine Line, run it down I-35E, have stations at the main and county roads, with smaller collector vehicles taking people to specific points. Try event buses for sporting events and theater productions, which might entice people to usage. Super crazy idea: actually figure out where and numbers of people are in need of public transport.

With the current fossil fuel crunch and working at home, green and electric vehicles with autonomous capabilities seems like a better bet for the future.

With regard to Jones and Edberg, Jesus wept.

Frank Artner White Bear Township

Cable cars precursor to Purple Line

As a recent newcomer to the White Bear Lake area, I was struck by the important role the cable car system played in building this area. The Purple Line BRT will be the next generation incarnation of this original connection. The Purple Line is an affordable way to combat traffic congestion, save energy, provide residents with a lower cost transportation option, and help White Bear area residents get to jobs, healthcare, entertainment, and so much more. A high quality bus system with frequent service will make a real difference.

Being thoroughly integrated into the regional transportation and economic system makes sense--100 years ago with cable cars and today with the Purple Line. Let’s keep moving forward with the Purple Line!

Rev. Roger Bertschausen Mahtomedi

Water level has been low before

Last week the Press provided extensive information regarding White Bear Lake’s water level. The Inconvenient Truth which the powers that be don’t want you to know is the fact that in 1935 prior to municipal wells and current amount of water consumption, White Bear Lake was at same low water level as we’ve seen in recent years (Low point 919’ in 2013; 920’ in 1935).

To suggest we all must minimize our daily water consumption to 55 gals is not a practicable solution. (source: wblcd.org/index. php/historic-lake-levels) Terry Nyblom Vadnais Heights

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RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS which led to criminal damage to property and misdemeanor domestic assault. The pregnant suspect was released from the scene to be charged out of custody.

The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office reported the following selected incidents in Vadnais Heights and White Bear Township:

Vadnais Heights

• Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Feb. 14 conducted a traffic stop on a Vadnais Heights woman, 23, whose vehicle displayed a license plate under an impound order. Deputies removed the plate and placed it into evidence for destruction.

• The front passenger window of a vehicle parked in a lot in the 1100 block of County Road D was reported smashed in overnight Feb. 15-16, and a gym bag containing Apple air pods and running shoes was stolen.

• A Maplewood man, 19, was arrested Feb. 17 in the 900 block of County Road E on outstanding Washington and Ramsey county sheriff’s office warrants after deputies were called out to the scene of a male loitering at a business for the past two weeks. While identifying the male, deputies discovered the warrants.

• A Vadnais Heights woman, 21, was arrested on a warrant just after midnight Feb. 18 in the 900 block of County Road D after deputies were called out to the scene of a parked vehicle that appeared to be swaying. On closer inspection, deputies discovered people inside the vehicle having intercourse. The female half of the partnership had a warrant out on her.

• The Holiday Inn Express & Suites in the 1100 block of County Road E on Feb. 18 reported six brass plumbing fittings worth $170 stolen off the sprinkler system. Two other nearby hotels reported the same crime.

• A North St. Paul woman, 29, was cited Feb. 18 at the Walmart store in the 800 block of County Road E for domestic assault following an argument during a custody exchange,

White Bear Township

• A resident in the 2500 block of Roth Place on Feb. 14 reported receiving a phone call claiming to be from Century Link advising her that she was owed $200 because she wasn’t using her 5G. The caller further advised the complainant that they messed up the decimal and accidentally deposited $20,000 into her account, from which she needed to withdraw $18,000 by wire transferring that amount. This transaction was unsuccessful, so the caller advised the complainant that she needed to withdraw $10,000 and send it to an address in Savannah, Georgia, which she did. The scammers contacted the complainant again to ask her to buy $5,000 in Target and Walmart gift cards.

At this point, the victim contacted her bank for help.

• A resident in the 3900 block of Lakewood Avenue on Feb. 17 reported receiving a letter claiming to be from the Minnesota unemployment office and stating that he had received an overpayment and that he needed to repay the overage. When the complainant contacted the unemployment office to advise them that he didn’t request any benefits, he was advised to make a police report.

• A resident in the 1000 block of Meadowlands Drive on Feb. 18 reported receiving an email asking for identifying information. She entered her Social Security number, believing the email really was from PayPal. When she realized it wasn’t PayPal, she contacted the company, which advised her to file a police report.

She was given additional resources about

preventing identity theft.

• Residents in the 1600 block of Hammond Road on Feb. 23 reported a utility account in Odessa, Texas, opened in their names, following a data breach several years ago when they had their identifies stolen. While monitoring their credit, the complainants noticed delinquent charges on the bogus utility account.

• The Water Gremlin Company in the 4400 block of Otter Lake Road on Feb. 26 reported pallets stolen from the business after the complainant stopped by the business and found a suspicious truck parked in the loading dock while an unknown person loaded pallets into the truck.

When the complainant confronted the suspect and told him to return the pallets, the suspect put approximately 10 of the pallets back and kept the rest before fleeing eastbound on County Road F. Camera surveillance footage to identify the suspect is awaited.

Loretta Harding

PUBLIC SAFETY BRIEF Press addresses CVS robbery assault rumor Press followed up with Captain Dale Hager of the White Bear Lake Police Department about an online rumor of a robbery assault at a local CVS. A rumor surfaced on the social media platform, Nextdoor, that a recent robbery and possible assault occurred at the CVS located at 4800 US61. Captain Hager confirmed that the incident, involving minors, was exaggerated online and no robbery occurred. Captain Hager reported there is no threat to the public based on this incident, and that people should be careful about what they read on social media.

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Traditional Worship Saturdays at 5:30pm and 5:30 p.m.

Sundays Saturday at 8:00am. Contemporary Worship Sunday 8 and 9:30 a.m.

1st and 3rd Sundays at 10:45am.

Traditional Sunday 11 a.m.

Worship 2ndcontemporary and 4th Sundays at 10:45am Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School & Education Hour Dial-A-Devotion 651-429-0078 at 9:30am in-person www.sstwbl.org

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CHURCH OF ST. PIUS X

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Christ the King Lutheran Church 1660 Birch Lake Ave., White Bear Lake

St.Jude OF THE LAKE

(Just off Hwy 96 & Otter Lake Road)

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converter occurred in the 2400 block of County Road F. Suspects fled the scene in an older model dark-colored Honda CR-V with a missing spare tire on the rear hatch. The estimated damage was $500.

• A female was suspected of stealing merchandise on multiple occasions in the 900 block of Wildwood Avenue March 8. Management requested the female not return.

• A loose dog was found in the 1900 block of Sixth Street March 8.

• Disorderly conduct occurred on County Road E and Bellaire Avenue March 8.

• Officers handled a disorderly conduct call in the 4500 block of Centerville Road March 8.

• Officers responded to a theft in the 4500 block of Centerville Road on a report of a shoplifter March 9.

Officers located the suspect, and she was cited for misdemeanor theft and trespassed.

• An animal bite occurred in the 4800 block of Centerville Road March 9.

• A theft from auto occurred at a business in the 4800 block of White Bear Parkway March 9. The estimated loss was $2,000. There were no suspects at the time.

• Criminal damage to property was reported in the 3600 block of Highland Avenue March 9.

• A package was stolen in the 1700 block of Fourth Street March 9.

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• Damage to property occurred in the 4800 block of Banning Avenue March 3. There are no suspects.

• Officers received a parking/traffic complaint in the 4800 block of Division Avenue March 3.

• A disturbance was reported at an address in the 2500 block of Elm Drive March 3. Upon investigation, both parties agreed to equal fault.

There are no charges stemming from the incident.

• Disorderly conduct was reported in the 2400 block of County Road E March 3.

• A catalytic converter theft occurred in the 3400 block of Bellaire Avenue March 3. The estimated loss is $2,000. There are no suspects at this time.

• Officers were dispatched to the 3600 block of Hoffman Road March 3 for theft of a license plate along with damage done to the vehicle.

• A robbery involving a weapon occurred in the 4800 block of Banning Avenue March 3. The suspect is known to the victim. No injuries occurred.

• A theft occurred in the 300 block of White Bear Avenue in Maplewood March 3.

• There was a noise disturbance in the 3500 block of Century Avenue March 3.

of Century Avenue N. for a report of check forgery March 6. The total loss was $600. The investigation is ongoing.

• Officers were dispatched to the 3200 block of White Bear Avenue to assist another agency in looking for a vehicle that fled from them March 7.

• A singular license plate was taken from a vehicle in the 2600 block of Aspen Court March 7. There was no suspect information at the time.

• An instance of fraud occurred in the 3100 block of Glen Oaks Avenue March 7.

• A two-vehicle minor crash occurred in the 4500 block of Centerville Road March 7. No injuries were reported and no citations were issued. A state crash report was completed.

• A catalytic converter theft occurred in the 3600 block of Hoffman Road March 7. The approximate cost of repairs is $2,500.

• Disorderly conduct occurred in the 1800 block of Cedar Avenue March 7. A large fight was reported. The involved persons were separated.

• Officers mediated a dispute in the 4500 block of Centerville Road March 7.

• Theft from an auto occurred in the 2100 block of South Shore Boulevard March 7.

• Theft from an auto occurred in the 1800 block of Cedar Avenue.

Unknown suspects broke into the victim’s vehicle March 7.

• An attempt to steal a catalytic

• A theft occurred at a construction site in the 2600 block of County Road E March 4.

• A catalytic converter was cut and stolen from a vehicle in the 2300 block of Golfview Drive sometime overnight on March 4. Suspects are unknown at this time.

• An instance of fraud occurred in the 1800 block of Buerkle Road March 4.

• A two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Fourth Street and Washington Square occurred March 4.

• A phone call scam attempt occurred in the 3100 block of Glen Oaks Avenue March 4.

• A package was stolen in the 1900 block of Oak Knoll Drive March 4.

• Disorderly conduct occurred in the 3600 block of Hoffman Road March 5.

• An instance of fraud occurred in the 1200 block of Gun Club Road March 5.

• A shoplifting incident occurred in the 1900 block of Buerkle Road March 5.

• An individual tried to start a fight in a bar in the 2100 block of Fourth Street March 6. No assault occurred.

The individual was later booked for obstruction.

• A two-vehicle property damage accident occurred on Fourth Street March 6.

• A burglary occurred in the 3900 block of Hoffman Road March 6.

• Officers responded to the 3500 block

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MISS SHAMROCK: North metro native builds and spreads Irish cheer FROM PAGE 1

Raleigh means “Fawn Valley” in Irish. Her family is originally from Waterford, Ireland.

As grand marshal, Raleigh will set the pace of this year’s parade. “I will just be another person there that is there enjoying the crowd and sharing what it means to be an Irish person, an American and, most of all, a Minnesotan in our community,” she said.

One thing to note about this year’s parade is that the route is reversed. The parade usually travels down Fifth Street from Mears Park (Fifth Street and Sibley Street) to Rice Park (Fifth Street and Market Street); this year, however, it will travel from Rice Park to Mears Park and end at CHS Field, where for the first time ever, attendees are invited to the Ballpark Hooley. The outdoor party will include live music, Irish dancers, food and beer.

Nine princesses are vying to fill Raleigh’s shoes, and the new Miss Shamrock will be crowned March 15. “Zophia has been a fabulous role model for these women. And we look forward to seeing Zo use her leadership skills in a different capacity within our organization,” Martin said.

As a “has been,” Raleigh says she plans to stay involved with the association. “Whatever the association needs from me, I will step up and do,” she said.

Managing Editor Shannon Granholm can be reached at 651-407-1227 or citizennews@presspubs.com.

PHOTOS BY PAUL DOLS | PRESS PUBLICATIONS

Miss Shamrock Zophia Raleigh, center, poses with princesses, from left, Kendra Meyers, Sabrina Barrett, Madison Schwandt, Molly Raths, Margaret Heaney, Christine Hanley, Emily Muelken and Danielle Nielson during a recent Saint Patrick’s Association gathering at Jimmy’s in Vadnais Heights. The princesses are vying for the title of Miss Shamrock.

Miss Shamrock Zophia Raleigh with her father, Minnesota House District 38A Rep. Donald Raleigh.

IF YOU GO ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

BALLPARK HOOLEY

travel down 5th Street to end at CHS Field.

Details: Saint Paul’s Irish spirit will be on display, including Miss Shamrock and Mr. Pat, Irish Dignitaries, Grand Marshals, local parade sponsors as well as Irish entertainment to include Irish dancers, bagpipers and more. For more information, visit https://stpatsmn.org.

Where: CHS Field, 360 N. Broadway St., St Paul Details: Celebrate the return of the parade with

When: Noon March, 17 Where: Parade begins at Rice Park and will

When: 12:30 p.m. March 17 (following the pa-

rade)

a big party, which will include live music, Irish dancers and food and beer specials. Tickets are $5 in advance or $10 at the door (children under 5 are free). For $40, VIPs will get special access to an Irish lunch buffet. For more information, visit https://stpatsmn.org/event/2022-post-parade-party.

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This year’s parade will travel down Fifth Street from Rice Park to Mears Park and end at CHS Field.

Summer street project approved, sans sidewalk

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS STAFF WRITER

WHITE BEAR LAKE — Neighbors spoke and council listened at a public hearing regarding this summer’s pavement rehabilitation project.

Homeowners living in the area slated for the city’s annual road reconstruction season didn’t complain about property tax assessments. But they were opposed to a sidewalk on Florence Street.

Three sidewalks are part of the 2022 project, City Engineer Paul Kauppi told City Council at its March 8 meeting. They include the one on Florence Street, from Carolyn Lane to Fourth Avenue; one along the west side of Karen Place, from County Road 96 to Eugene Street, and one along the east side of Fourth Avenue from County Road 96 to Birch Lake Avenue.

The 2.9 miles of streets identified in the project are north of Hwy. 96 in the neighborhood surrounding Cerenity Senior Care and Yost Park. Birch Lake Elementary is on the western edge of the project.

One by one, property owners went to the podium to lobby against the Florence Street sidewalk. Adding a sidewalk, they said, required removal of mature trees, which hurts property values, tears up lawn irrigation systems and, some

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This map shows those streets scheduled for mill and overlay or reconstruction. Proposed sidewalks are shown as dotted lines.

claimed, brings more traffic.

No one felt that lack of a sidewalk caused a safety issue.

Cindy Hering lives on Florence Street. First to the mic, she told council, “A sidewalk is not necessary or wanted.”

Her street is not busy and people don’t mind walking in the road. Other residents agreed there wasn’t a need for a sidewalk because the street is quiet.

There were also concerns with poor sidewalk maintenance in the winter. Several residents complained that icy

sidewalks were treacherous and unusable.

Kauppi said keeping sidewalks clear of ice and snow is “troublesome” this time of year. “We do our best to plow sidewalks with the equipment we have. We strive to do better,” he said.

To residents who said sidewalks bring more traffic, Kauppi disagreed. “I’ve put in many miles of sidewalks and I’ve never seen an increase in vehicle traffic, just an increase in foot traffic.”

Kauppi pointed out the sidewalks were included in the city’s Comprehensive Plan.

Council Member Bill Walsh said removing the sidewalk from the project was a tough call.

“Are maintenance issues a reason not to build sidewalks, or should we work harder to keep them clear?” he asked.

“There’s a constant tug and pull between needs of the city as a whole versus wishes of people who currently live in the house. Our job is to make a decision for the entire city and

for the next 30 years. We have to balance that. In the end, I think it (a sidewalk) works out.”

Council Member Dan Jones said he likes sidewalks. “I like things to connect. Fourth and Carolyn doesn’t connect well.

It’s a U-turn neighborhood.”

Treacherous sidewalks “tipped the issue” for Council Member Kevin Edberg. “I’m under-impressed with our ability to maintain sidewalks. It’s not worth spending the time and money,” he said. “I’m open to a motion to removing the sidewalk from Florence.”

Maintenance aside, Jones iterated that the sidewalk doesn’t meet his criteria for connectivity. He made the motion to remove the Florence segment, admitting it was “surprising for me to say remove this segment of sidewalk. I’m the sidewalk guy, so this hurts. But I don’t get it (the need for a sidewalk here).”

The project is estimated to cost $2.9 million. Benefitting property owners will be assessed a third of the project, or $787,000; the city will pay the rest using a variety of funds.

The city does not assess for sidewalks.

The city planned to advertise for bids the day after last week’s approval and plans to award the contract April 12.

Construction could start in April. The assessment hearing is Sept. 27.

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Local churches serve up the perfect fish fry

BY CORINNE STREMMEL STAFF WRITER

Local churches are not about to give up the recipe to the perfect fish fry, but community members are welcome to stop by, try the fish for themselves and speculate as to why the Lenten Friday fish fry is so good.

The Church of St. Pius X is baking and battering its Friday fish dinners with the help of local volunteers and the Knights of Columbus.

Cod is the fish of choice at the church.

“We used to do just the fried fish a couple of years ago, but then more people wanted the baked option. Both are very popular and some will get a combination of both

fried and baked fish,” said Catherine Bernal, St. Pius’ administrative assistant.

The fish is paired with a baked potato, mac and cheese, a dinner roll, pasta salad and fanfavorite coleslaw.

Thanks to a dedicated number of volunteers, St. Pius has cafeteriastyle dining and a sit-down option as well as to-go meals for those who would prefer to not gather in a large crowd.

According to Bernal, the Friday night fish fry has been a St. Pius staple as long as the church has been around.

“It’s just a really neat community event,” she said.

St. Pius’ fish fry is served from 4:30 to 6:30

WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP BOARD NOTES • Supervisor Scott McCune will be appointed to the Metro Purple Line Management Committee, and Public Safety Commission Member Jim Linn will act as an auxiliary member.

• The board has amended its comprehensive plan provided by Capital Partners to to remove the residential zone and change property at 5300 Centerville Road to a light industrial zone on the future land use map. Capital Partners now must go to the Metropolitan Council for approval to move forward with the development, which would potentially include three light industrial buildings.

• The town board is continuing its water conservation efforts and is awaiting a hearing date that will provide information on how water will be distributed in order to maintain White Bear Lake’s water level at 922 feet. In order to maintain that level, residential locations will be limited to 55 gallons of water per person per day. Currently, the average household use per capita is 75 gallons a day. According to the town board, even if the residential water use is at 55 gallons per day, churches, schools, hospitals and commercial projects will not be allowed enough water to operate normally.

• The town board held a closed session March 1 to discuss possible future litigation. Township Attorney Chad Lemmonsexplained that the potential litigation had just come to the township’s attention within a few days prior to the meeting and relates to potential annexation.

Corinne Stremmel

PAUL DOLS | PRESS PUBLICATIONS

Diners at the Church of St. Pius X Fish Fry can choose between battered or baked cod served with a variety of fixings.

p.m. March 18 and 25 and April 1 at 3878 Highland Avenue.

As for the secret to the best fish fry in town? It’s all about being in good company with maybe a side of fish.

In Hugo at the Church of St. Genevieve, the St. John’s Men’s Club is serving up the “World’s Greatest Fish Fry” with fresh Icelandic cod made to order.

“This is our 20th (year) of fish fries, and after a

couple of them, we were able to find the best (fish) we could. We’ve gotten many compliments since,” said St. John’s Men’s Club member Bill Courteau.

Courteau says the perfect fish fry means having the right cut of fish, but to get that crispy goodness, it all comes down to a special beer batter breading.

The men’s club has also installed three new fryers, which cook the fish extra fast so each serving is made to eat right away. That was about all Courteau could share without giving any cooking secrets away.

To complement the fish, the St. John’s Men’s Club is serving boiled baby red potatoes and

french fries from a well-researched recipe that’s supposed to mimic McDonald’s fries. St. Genevieve’s will also have mac and cheese, coleslaw and hearty oatmeal raisin cookies to finish off the meal.

“It’s all picked to complement the fish,” said Courteau.

St. Genevieve’s fish fry will be from 5-8 p.m. March 18 and 25, and April 1 and 8 at Fortin Hall, 14383 Forest Boulevard North in Hugo. Guests can choose to dine in, or pick up a meal to go.

Staff Writer Corinne Stremmel can be reached by calling 651-407-1226 or emailing lowdownnews@ presspubs.com.

WHITE BEAR LAKE CITY COUNCIL NOTES WHITE BEAR LAKE — City Council conducted the following business at its March 8 meeting: • Approved second reading of proposed water meter ordinance.

A new fee schedule will be in place for homeowners who haveve ignored the city’s meter replacement requests or who request a non-radio water meter for whatever reason. The latter requires an external reading device or touchpad that requires the meter reader to manually touch a device to the pad on the home’s exterior. The new fee schedule will include a $50 per-quarter charge to cover costs to read a meter not equipped with a radio signal.

A fee of $100 per quarter will be charged for defective water meters that have not been replaced.

• Amended the purpose and regulations of the White Bear Lake Farmers Market.

Cottage Food items will now be allowed at the markets at the request of the Main Street Group. Cottage Food is produced by individuals who make non-potentially hazardous food and canned goods without a license.

Vendors are required to register with the state department of agriculture, attend training and properly

label items for sale.

The market’s location will also permanently move to Clark Avenue, between Second and Third Streets, the site the last two years. The Friday morning market starts the last week of June.

• Tabled request by a couple requesting a setback variance at 4264 Cottage Park Road.

Tyler and Sara Pitlick are requesting a 31.5-foot variance from the 35-foot street-side setback to expand their singlefamily residence northward by 22 feet. They bought the home in October with the intention of expanding.

The house abuts White Bear Lake and is 17,848 square feet in size with a four-car attached garage. The lot was platted in 1884 and the home constructed in 1965. It was discovered by the previous owner that the west wall of the residence encroaches over the lot line. The city required the owner enter into an encroachment agreement, which has been done but not yet recorded.

Staff noted the proposal provides very little setback and feels there is plenty of space to the north and east to expand. Staff recommended denial and asked the applicant to provide a practical difficulty as to why the

addition cannot be redesigned to provide more setback.

• Approved use of Railroad Park gazebo by Sunrise Middle School sixth and seventh graders for the second annual Poetry Slam.

The event is 9 to 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, April 23.

• Approved annual business and liquor license renewals.

Police Chief Julie Swanson reported that four establishments failed alcohol compliance checks in 2021.

The department conducts checks in March and October using underage decoys to attempt to purchase alcohol.

The four that received a city administrative citation included JJ’s Bierstube on County Road E, Don Julio’s on Hwy. 61, Cotroneo’s on Third Street and Birch Lake Liquor on Hwy. 96. Council considers action if an establishment has a second failure within a 12-month period.

• Heard from City Manager Lindy Crawford to expect a resolution of support for water supply plan bills in the House (HF3880) and Senate (HF3055) at the next council meeting.

“This is a big deal for our community,” she said.

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applauded after the resolution passed.

Fran Knothe of White Bear Township observed, “Our city finally did it.

Persistence pays off.”

What the message means for the future of the line connecting St. Paul to the Northeast Metro remains to be seen.

“Rush Line and now Purple Line has been studied and looked at for 23 years,” noted County Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt about the resolution. “The City Council vote has been 3-2 most times in support and it’s included in the Comprehensive Plan. I’m confident the Metropolitan Council will take all aspects of the project into consideration, including the resolution from last week.”

Bus line supporters also attended the council meeting. Representatives of the Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing (MICAH) sat in the front row wearing “Yes” stickers to make their presence known.

Among them was Beverly Zweig of White Bear Lake. Despite the vote, there are people who favor the buses, she said. “I’d rather ride a bus than drive to St. Paul,” she said. “Have you ever tried to park at the farmer’s market in Lowertown?”

MICAH Community Organizer John Slade feels the bus line ties the Northeast Metro together, adding the city doesn’t have regular bus service for people who don’t drive. “We feel public transit and affordable housing go hand in hand,” he said.

“The pro-Purple people thought this would happen,” Slade admitted. “The anti-Purple people have turned out well.”

One of the anti-Purple people is No-Rush-Line-Coalition leader Tim David. He applauded the three council members and the mayor for “listening to the majority of the residents and businesses of White Bear Lake who said this project doesn’t fit in the city and for standing up to the strong arm of the Met Council. It sends a significant message.”

Met Council spokesperson Laura Baenen said they are taking the action under advisement, with plans to confer with other corridor cities, as well as the project’s funders, Ramsey County and the Federal Transit Administration.

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WHITE BEAR LAKE LION’S 75TH ANNUAL SHOW: ‘GET A CLUE!’

When: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 17, Friday, March 18, and Saturday, March 19 Where: Central Middle School Auditorium, 4857 Bloom Ave, Details: Annual stage show produced and performed

by Lion’s members, featuring 4th Street Dance Center. Tickets online-$10/adults, $8/seniors 65+, $5/children 12 and under.

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LAKESHORE QUILTERS GUILD

When: 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 22; Social starts at 6:30 p.m.

Where: Shepherd of the Hills Church (rear entrance), 3920 Victoria St. N, Shoreview Details: “Improv Quilting” will be presented by Cindy Grisdela. Cindy combines color and texture to create contemporary art quilts. $5/guest Contact: LakeshoreQuiltGuild@gmail.com or 651483-1172.

VADNAIS HEIGHTS FOOD PROGRAM

When: 9-11 a.m. Saturday, March 19 Where: Vadnais Heights Commons, 655 E. County Road F Details: Distribution of food to any family in need considered lower income. Proof of residency required. May register day of event.

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‘DEATH OF A SALESMAN’

When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17; 7:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, March 18-April 3.

Where: Hanifl Performing Arts Center, 4941 Long Ave., White Bear Lake Details: Lakeshore Players performs one of the most iconic plays of the 20th century. Tickets $25-$30.

Contact: 651-478-7427 or lakeshoreplayers.org

BINGO

When: 1:30-3 p.m. Monday, March 28 Where: Mahtomedi District Education Center, 1520 Mahtomedi Ave. Details: Adults can play bingo and win prizes. Free.

Contact: 651-407-2018 or communityed.mahtomedi. k12.mn.us

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When: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, March 19 Where: Kelly’s Korner, 7098 Centerville Rd., Centerville Details: 5K or 7K run on flat course. Virtual option available Contact: 651-440-9625 or mmraces.com

FISH FRY

When: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, and April 1 Where: Church of St. Pius X, 3878 Highland Ave., White Bear Lake Details: All-you-can-eat fried or baked cod, baked potato, coleslaw, pasta salad, mac and cheese, dessert and beverage. Curbside to-go service in northeast parking lot on Oak Knoll Street.

Contact: 651-429-5337 or churchofstpiusx.org

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When: 7-9 p.m. Monday, March 28 Where: Forster’s Dugout, 96 Mahtomedi Ave., Mahtomedi Details: Twin Cities song leader Dan Chouinard and St. Andrew’s own Bill Chouinard will entertain the audience with fun and familiar Sing-Along songs for the crowd. Tickets $15; 12 and under free, available at the door or from a committee member in advance.

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When: 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 22 Where: White Bear Lake Boatworks, Details: 90-minute interactive training led by Dave Edwards, PhD, founder of Gender Inclusive Schools.

Participants will learn how to teach kids about organizing family diversity events, advocating for LGBTQ-inclusive policies and training for school staff, and language families can use to interrupt

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OBITUARIES

Marie F. Bloom Age 81 of White Bear Lake passed away March 8, 2022.

Mass of Christian Burial was held on March 16 at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church. 651-429-4944.

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Kevin J. Reid Age 68 of White Bear Lake. Passed away on March 9, 2022. Preceded in death by his parents John & Alice.

Survived by wife Irene; son Phillip; sisters Mary Ellen Stark (Charles) and Bridget Wallace (Herman); other relatives and friends. Kevin was a longtime member of American Chemical Society; retired from H.B. Fuller; active member of Redeemer Lutheran Church and longtime volunteer with Meals on Wheels and White Bear Lake Food Shelf. Service Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 11 a.m. at Mueller Memorial, 4738 Bald Eagle Avenue, White Bear Lake with visitation Wednesday, March 16, 2022 from 5-7 p.m. and one hour before the service on Thursday. Interment St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery. Arrangements with MuellerMemorial.com ~ 651-429-4944

DEATH NOTICES

Mark Fleckner Marine Corps Veteran. Mariner Class of ‘80. A celebration of Mark’s life will be held at Honsa Family Funeral Home, 2460 East County Rd E, White Bear Lake, on Friday March 18th from 2 to 4 p.m. Burial at Fort Snelling National Cemetery at a later date.

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Tom Wolf, 73, passed away on March 3, 2022 after a brief battle with cancer.

Tom graduated from White Bear Lake High School in 1966. He then attended Concordia College in Moorehead. After college he worked for Deluxe Check Printers before he moved to Arizona where he received his Bachelors in Elementary Education, his Masters in Educational Administration and his Doctoral in Education Administration and Supervision. He did outstanding work teaching for many years at an Indian Reservation in Arizona and then became Superintendent of that school system.

Tom and his wife Wilda moved to Las Vegas where he continued his life long love of golf. He was proud to be one of those golfers who managed a hole-inone. And, of course, his other loves were his golden retrievers over the years, and dog Jazzy.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his very beloved wife Wilda.

He is survived by his sister Linda, his dog Jazzy, and his many loved and special friends both in Minnesota and Nevada.

He and his wife Wilda were long time supporters of Make A Wish and he requested any memorials be made to that organization.

This note was found in Tom’s last notes. It is a quote from Tecumseh: “When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.”

Tom passed with dignity and strength of spirit.

Tom, you will be deeply missed.

Burbach, Jonathan, 48, of White Bear Lake, passed unexpectedly on March 9, 2022, just a few days after his father, Conrad. He is survived by his children, Eva and Landon; and their mother, Christine; his mother, Kathy; brother, Michael (Jessica); nieces and nephew, Maurecia, Jade, Brandi, Kyle, Lindsey, and Isabella; and many other family and friends.

Jon graduated from the White Bear Lake High School, class of 1992. He worked as a Senior Consultant Architect at Avanade. He was a huge hockey fan and even though you could see him in Wild gear, his favorite team was the Chicago Blackhawks. He loved his family, most especially his two children who were his whole world. He will be deeply missed.

Conrad and Jon’s memorial service will be held from 3:30 to 7 p.m., with a prayer service at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2022 at Mueller Memorial, White Bear Lake, 4738 Bald Eagle Ave. A celebration of their lives will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the White Bear Bar. Mueller Memorial- White Bear Lake www.muellermemorial.com 651-429-4944

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Nov. 15, 1928 to March 10, 2022. Funeral Services 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Community Of Grace Lutheran Church, 4000 Linden Street, White Bear Lake, visitation one hour before the service.

Memorials preferred to Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare. Honsa Family Funeral Home, 651-429-6172.

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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: Kamrowski Family LLP 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 2626 Cristine Court White Bear Township 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.

Kamrowski Family LLP - ND Land 2626 Cristine Court White Bear Township 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 27, 2022 Signed: Ken Kamrowski Published two times in the White Bear Press on March 9 and 16, 2022.

CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE

PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The City of White Bear Lake Planning Commission will hold a public hearing in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 4701 Highway 61, White Bear Lake, Minnesota on Monday, March 28, 2022 beginning at 7:00 p.m. to hear and make a recommendation to the City Council on the following requests: A. Case No. 22-2-P: A request by Jeff McDonnell / Tice Estate for a Preliminary Plat, per Code Section 1402.020, to subdivide one parcel into five lots in order to construct two twin homes and two single-family residences at the property located at 1788 Highway 96 E. B. Case No. 22-6-V: A request by Jim Dierking for a six foot variance from the 15 foot setback from a side property line, per Code Section 1303.040, Subd.5.c.2, in order to construct a mud room nine feet from the property line at the property located at 4743 Lake Avenue.

C. Case No. 22-7-V: A request by McNeely Music Center for the following four variances: • A four foot variance from the ten foot side yard setback; and • A six foot variance from the 30 foot setback from the side abutting a public right-of-way, both per Code Section 1303.150, Subd.5.c; • A parking variance, per Code Section 1302.050, Subd.8.cc, to allow 12 parking spaces; and • A variance from the 50% limit on the use of metal panels as an exterior building material, per Code Section 1303.150, Subd.6.c, to allow 66%, all in order to demolish the existing building and reconstruct a new music center on generally the same footprint at the property located at 4910 Highway 61.

D. Case No. 22-1-SHOP: A request by Steve Bucher & Kelly Clement for a Special Home Occupation Permit, per Code Section 1302.120, in order to operate an event venue out of the existing single-family residence located at 4820 Stewart Avenue.

Unless continued by the Planning Commission, these items will be heard by the City Council on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Comments may be presented at the public hearing or filed with the City Clerk until 4:30 p.m. on the Friday before the hearing. Each response will be considered before the Planning Commission makes a recommendation to the City Council. If there are questions concerning these applications, please call the City’s Planning Department at (651) 429-8534.

Kara Coustry, City Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on March 16, 2022.

CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE

A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE TITLE AND SUMMARY APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 22-3-2054 AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO WATER METERS WHEREAS, the City of White Bear Lake City Council may, pursuant to Ordinance No. 83-6-666, adopt a title and summary of a proposed ordinance to be published in lieu of lengthy entire ordinances, and WHEREAS, in addition to adopting a title and ordinance summary, the Council shall direct the City Clerk to: 1. Have available for inspection during regular office hours a copy of the entire ordinance.

2. Post a copy of the entire ordinance at the Public Library

3. Receive an affidavit of publication of the title and summary from the official newspaper.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of White Bear Lake City Council hereby adopts the aforementioned title and summary for approved Ordinance No. 21-12-2052 as listed below: AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO WATER METERS The ordinance amends Sections 401.020 and 401.030 of the Municipal Code to support the charging of two fees which were adopted in the City’s 2022 Fee Schedule. One fee is a quarterly manual reading fee intended to cover the cost of additional labor and special equipment required to read a water meter not equipped with a radio signal. The other fee is a quarterly non-compliance fee for property owners not responding to notices regarding water meter replacement.

FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of White Bear Lake City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to provide the inspection and publication requirements as listed above.

The foregoing resolution, offered by Councilmember Engstran and supported by Councilmember Edberg, was carried unanimously on March 8, 2022.

Dan Louismet, Mayor ATTEST: Kara Coustry, City Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on March 16, 2022.

CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 2022 PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT ON CAROLYN LANE / EUGENE STREET / FIRST AVENUE / FLORENCE STREET / FOURTH AVENUE / KAREN PLACE / PEGGY LANE / SECOND AVENUE / THIRD AVENUE / WEBBER STREET / ALLEY CITY PROJECT NO. 22-01 Notice is hereby given that the City of White Bear Lake will receive and accept bids ONLY through QuestCDN.com via their electronic VirtuBid online bid service until 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 for the furnishing of all labor and materials to complete the following described local improvements under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429. A virtual bid opening will be held on Wednesday, April 6 at 11:00 a.m. utilizing an online viewing platform. Instructions for viewing the bid opening will be posted on the City’s website (www. whitebearlake.org).

Pavement Rehabilitation on: Carolyn Lane (C.S.A.H. 96 to End culde-sac), Eugene Street (West cul-de-sac to Carolyn Lane), Eugene Street (West cul-de-sac to East cul-de-sac), Eugene Street (Dillon Street to Fourth Avenue), Eugene Street (Third Avenue to Bald Eagle Avenue), First Avenue (C.S.A.H. 96 to Birch Lake Avenue), Florence Street (Carolyn Lane to Bald Eagle Avenue), Fourth Avenue (C.S.A.H. 96 to Birch Lake Avenue), Karen Place (C.S.A.H. 96 to Eugene Street), Peggy Lane (Florence Street to End cul-de-sac), Second Avenue (C.S.A.H. 96 to Birch Lake Avenue), Third Avenue (Webber Street to Birch Lake Avenue), Webber Street (Dillon Street to Bald Eagle Avenue) and Alley (Between First Avenue and Bald Eagle Avenue from C.S.A.H. 96 to Eugene Street).

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Plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents may be obtained through QUEST CDN at www.questcdn.com – Project No. 8153410 for a fee of $15.00. Bids must be submitted electronically using the QUEST CDN system, no paper bids will be considered.

A bid bond for five (5%) percent of the amount of the bid is required to submit a vBid online through the QuestCDN portal. The bid bond will be forfeited

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as liquidated damages if the bid is accepted and the bidder fails to promptly provide the required additional documents or enter into the contract.

The successful bidder must be a “responsible contractor.” The term “responsible contractor” means a contractor as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.285, subdivision 3. Any prime contractor, subcontractor, or motor carrier that does not meet the minimum criteria or fails to comply with the verification requirements is not a responsible contractor and is not eligible to be awarded a construction contract for the project or to perform work on the project. A prime contractor, subcontractor, or motor carrier that makes a false statement under oath verifying compliance with the minimum criteria will be ineligible to be awarded a construction contract on the project, and the submission of a false statement may result in termination of a contract awarded to a prime contractor, subcontractor, or motor carrier that submits the false statement. A prime contractor shall include in its verification of compliance a list of all of its first-tier subcontractors that it intends to retain for work on the project. Before execution of a construction contract, a prime contractor shall submit a supplemental verification under oath confirming that all subcontractors and motor carriers that the prime contractor intends to use to perform project work have verified to the prime contractor, through a signed statement under oath by an owner or officer, that they meet the minimum criteria for a responsible contractor.

The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein, and to award the contract in the best interest of the City. Bids submitted after the deadline will be rejected. No bidder may withdraw its bid within sixty (60) days after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids.

The City Council will consider such bids at its regular scheduled City Council meeting held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

PAUL KAUPPI, P.E. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINNESOTA Published one time in the White Bear Press on March 16, 2022.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 624 WHITE BEAR LAKE AREA SCHOOLS WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN

NOTICE OF BID Independent School District No. 624, White Bear Lake, Minnesota, is presently soliciting competitive “Prime Contract Bids” for the White Bear Lake Area Schools Area Learning Center Renovation. Sealed bids will be received electronically through Bid Express using the following link: https://www. bidexpress.com/businesses/39702/home, free of charge to Contractors. No other agent is authorized to receive bids. Bids will be received until 2:00 PM local time, on Thursday, March 31st, 2022 at which time they will be publicly tabulated for review. Please join us for a WebEx/Zoom at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/yc675jn9. Bidders are also invited to review the results online at https://www.krausanderson.com/subcontractors/bid-tabulations/.

All bids shall be on a lump sum basis. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after bid receipt without consent of the Owner. Each bidder shall accompany the Bid Form with a bid security as described in the Instructions to Bidders. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities in bids.

This portion of the project involves Renovations of existing space to create life skills classroom and group learning area. Work includes demolition of existing space, drywall, paint, tile, new ceilings, glass partitions, mechanical and electrical work Direct communications regarding this Project to the office of the Construction Manager: Kent Henry (Kent.henry@krausanderson.com) Kraus-Anderson Construction, 501 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55404 Tel: 612719-1026.

Obtain Bidding Documents, including the online bidding instructions, as well as Drawings and Specifications, via free electronic download by visiting www.isqft.com. Contact Tamara Kurak with any planroom downloading or ordering questions at 612-336-6497 or tamara.kurak@krausanderson.com to receive an invite. Kraus-Anderson will not be responsible for notifying individual parties who obtained documents without utilizing the iSqFt process through KA, when Addenda are issued.

Bidding Documents will be available for inspection at the office of the Construction Manager and the office of the Architect: Wold Architects; as well as several Builder’s Exchanges: MHC, Minneapolis Builder’s Exchange, St. Paul Builders Exchange, iSqFt, and Franz Reprographics.

A Pre-Bid conference will be held at the following location and time: • White Bear Lake Area Schools Area Learning Center, 2449 Orchard Ln, White Bear Lake, MN: Thursday, March 17th, 2022 at 3:00 PM. Independent School District No. 624 White Bear Lake, Minnesota Published two times in the White Bear Press on March 9 and 16, 2022.

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AGING GRACEFULLY Seniors recommit to fitness at the Y, community center

It can take a good amount of motivation to recommit to fitness, but with the help of local senior fitness classes, that commitment can take place at any age.

The White Bear Lake YMCA offers senior fitness classes tailored to age group and ability level. Its Forever Well program offers wellness programs and activities for adults 55 and up.

Yoga, aquatics, strength training and some more unique classes like line dancing, Zumba and Tai Chi are among some of the popular senior fitness classes held at the YMCA. COVID-19 was a challenge for many senior folks who avoided going out to their regular gym, so the White Bear Lake YMCA started offering virtual classes, which are continuing into this year.

“Now that people can do classes from their own home, say you’re a snowbird, you can take virtual classes. And these classes are continuing to grow,” said Forever Well Coordinator Laura McNiss. “The classes also let seniors get a sense of connection with the

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Penny Sourile is working on her own says her balance and flexibility have dramatically improved. fitness journey and is a regular at the Michelle Majkozak, the general Shoreview Community Center. Sourile manager of the Shoreview Community has been working out since she was Center, explains that’s the goal of many in her 40s. She stopped going to the of these classes. gym for a short “We do a chair while before yoga class that she discovered involves a lot her community of modified center’s senior stretching, fitness classes. and it’s what it “I’ve always sounds like. It’s been a walker, yoga, but based but as you get on a chair, older you lose but they do a some of the lot of range of elasticity that motion,” said you can’t get Majkozak. “It back by just walking,” said CONTRIBUTED really focuses on strength Sourile.

An aquatics class tries out strength training training and When Sourile exercises. resistance fi rst began exercises.” classes at the community center about For those wanting something other 2 ½ years ago, she remembers not than strength training, Sourile being able to do some of the exercises

recommends the “Let’s Move” class for cardio, describing it as “Zumba, but for older folks.”

“It’s so much fun. It’s all set to music, some current music on occasion, but nothing slow. We’re all working really hard,” said Sourile.

That sense of connection has been a bonus health benefit for seniors like Sourile. During the pandemic, Sourile’s fitness classes were among the places she felt safe socializing.

“It turned out to be my social life for a bit,” said Sourile. “I said to my instructors, this turned out to be my socializing and being a senior, there were a lot of places you didn’t want to go during the pandemic.”

Sourile’s fitness classes were twofold, providing her with a chance to exercise and make some new friends.

“Those of us that are regulars love these classes. I would recommend them to anybody,” she said.

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They call it the rubber game, the one where two teams who have split previously meet for the third time and bragging rights. Rubber games are most important when they occur at tournament time.

The White Bear Lake girls basketball team won its second straight rubber game, toppling Stillwater 63-57, the outcome still in doubt until the last six seconds, for the Section 4AAAA championship Thursday evening in Hastings.

“We beat them by one, and they beat us by four, so we knew we could do it,” said Addie Bachmeier, Bear senior guard. The keys were, she said, “Our defense, and getting the loose balls and fighting for rebounds. They have a great offense and really good shooters.”

Lauren Eckerle led the Bears with 22 points.

“It’s much more fun to be celebrating at the end of a section final than just being glad you made it that far,” said Eckerle. “I had a feeling the night before the final, as well as the day of, that we could/would win the game, but I was trying not to let myself get my hopes up too much.”

The No. 18 ranked Bears finished third in the Suburban East Conference at 14-4, splitting with first-place, No. 11 Stillwater (16-2) and with second-place, No. 13 East Ridge (15-3), then won the all-important third round against each.

White Bear Lake takes a 20-9 record into the program’s 10th state tournament and first since 2017, starting Wednesday in Williams Arena against Rosemount at 4 p.m.

Top-seeded Stillwater, section champs the last three years, finished 23-5.

Eckerle got 12 of her 22 by on three’s, hitting four of eight. Senior forward Neveah Hughes notched 18 points, including two 3-pointers, and seven rebounds. Sophomore guard Jodyn Schmittdiel added 13 points and five rebounds.

“Every time they got close, somebody made a big play for us,” said coach Jeremy Post. “The last couple weeks, the girls have been unbreakable.”

Bachmeier and freshman Abigail O’Brien had three points each, with Bachmeier doing the bulk of the ball handling. Sophomore Heidi Barber and freshman Addison Post had two points each.

Stillwater’s big three combined for 54 points against a Bear defense that allowed just 28 points per game in the previous six games. Alexis Karlen, junior forward, sank 19 points. Amber Scalia, senior guard signed by St. Thomas, tallied 18 points. Lizzie Holder, 6-foot-1 senior forward signed by Colorado, netted 17.

Eckerle propelled the Bears into a 49-40 lead by sinking nine points in an 11-0 run, including two trifectas, then twice got the ball to Hughes under the hoop for baskets.

The Bears led 58-50 with 2:30 left, just after Holder

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The Bears were all smiles as they assembled with the section championship plaque that was clutched by Neveah Hughes and Lauren Eckerle.

fouled out when Hughes drew a charge for her, a big play for the Bears. “I wanted to take at least one charge. I knew she likes to put her shoulder down,” Hughes said.

Stillwater went to a press and closed the cap to 60-57 by spooking the Bears into three turnovers on inbounds plays and sinking seven of eight free shots. They were 14for-15 in the game.

The Bears couldn’t breathe easy until the steady Eckerle was fouled while protecting the ball after an inbounds pass and sank the first of two free shots with 6.2 seconds left for a 61-57 lead. Schmittdiel added two free shots with 1.4 ticks left.

The Bears were 6-6 after losing to East Ridge on Jan. 4, and have gone 14-3 since then. Asked what helped them transform, Post said “We got Jordyn back. She’s only played 12 games this year.” The Bears defense especially improved when Schmittdiel’s shoulder, injured in soccer, healed up. “She’s a good athlete and she can guard anybody.”

Eckerle added: “You need all five people on the court working together to be successful in basketball and as a team we've figured that out. We play together, trust each other, and move the ball so whether I'm the one scoring or someone else is scoring, it doesn't matter as long as we get the job done.”

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“It’s been a long time since these guys have been out of the first round,” said Gregory Burke, firstyear head coach. “With a young

Zephyrs place 3rd in state hockey Title bid halted by Warroad 5-4 in OT

Bear boys snag first playoff win in 9 years, then exit Any playoff win is cause for celebration, but for White Bear Lake, beating Woodbury 54-51 in the section opener March 9 was an enormous relief. The Bears were well aware that their program had nine straight one-and-outs in the section.

“For us, sure, this means a lot,” acknowledged Jack Misgen, who participated in one of those losses, and watched quite a few others. “I’ve gone to school in White Bear all my life and have always been at the games, and we’ve always lost (in the section). Especially here. So to come here and win, with this group of guys, that feels great.”

The Bears had been ousted at Woodbury four times in the last five years.

They were stopped in the second round by No. 5 ranked East Ridge 65-52 there Saturday evening, ending their season with a 15-13 record, led in scoring by three juniors.

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Jack Janicki rambled across mid-court with the ball during the Bears’ 54-51 win over Woodbury.

team like this, it’s so important to take that step this year, because until you do it, you don’t know if you can.”

Jack Janicki, junior guard in his third season, led with 25 points, and junior center Wyatt Hawks added 15, as the No. 5 seeded Bears pushed

ahead of No. 4 Woodbury at the end.

Jack Setterlund and Misgen, junior guards, each sank a pair of threepointers to contribute six points each.

Woodbury (11-16) and the Bears split during conference play so this one was a toss-up as it usually is between the two teams. The Royals had James Maier and Cayden Narum with 13 points apiece and Blake Rohrer with 11.

Janicki knifed in for a layup that gave the Bears a 50-49 lead, then made it 52-49 with a dunk after a mid-court steal. Up 52-51, the Bears got two free shots from Hawks and held the 54-51 lead with man-to-man pressure in the last 20 seconds. The Royals missed two desperation shots before the horn.

Against East Ridge, whom the Bears had upset five weeks earlier, 62-53, the Bears fell behind 29-14 at the half. They outscored the Raptors 38-36 in the second half but were unable to catch up. The Raptors (235) advanced to the Section 4AAAA finals against Cretin-Derham Hall.

Contributing Writer Bruce Strand can be reached by emailing news@presspubs.com or calling 651-407-1200.

With a state finals berth on the line, the Mahtomedi Zephyrs built a two-goal lead against Warroad but could not hold off a high-powered Warrior line on Friday at the Xcel Energy Center.

The Zephyrs lost an overtime thriller to Warroad 5-4 in the Class A semifinals, sandwiched between victories over Mankato East/Loyola 4-1 in the quarterfinals Wednesday and 4-2 over Alexandria for third place on Saturday morning.

After the semifinal heart-breaker, Mahtomedi coach Jeff Poeschl reflected: “It was a game of a lot of highs and lows. We jumped up 4-2 and my message was, ‘It’s a long game, boys.’ ” The Zephyrs finished 18-12-1 with the third-place trophy in the program’s 13th state appearance and fifth in six years. In the last three trips, the Zephyrs were champs in 2020 and third in 2022 and 2019.

Hermantown captured the championship, beating Warroad 3-2 in an all-northern final on Saturday.

Andover was Class 2A champion with a 5-4 overtime win over Maple Grove.

Zephyrs 4, Mankato East/Loyola 1 After a scoreless, evenly-matched opening period, a wide-open Carter Haycraft moved back a step and fired the puck past Mankato goalie Caelin Brueske at 1:10 of the second period. Nick Beiersdorf scored on a rebound at 8:04 and Cav Bruner scored at 16:52 off a pass Bruner launched from behind the net.

“It’s rare to get one early and late in the same period,” noted Poeschl, adding that the late Bruner goal was “quite a dagger.”

Aiden Prochaska scored on a powerful slap shot for Mankato in the third period. Charlie Drage responded for the Zephyrs at 12:37 with a close-range shot off a scramble at the net.

Notching assists for Mahtomedi were Cole Swanson (two), Johnny Grove, Jake Hodd-Chlebeck, Cory Bohmert (two) and David Wolsfeld. Ben Dardis made 21 saves.

Warroad 5, Zephyrs 4 Drage and Brent Gulenchyn each netted two goals for the Zephyrs, who led 2-1 and 4-2. After allowing one goal in the previous five games, Mahtomedi was outshot

by Warroad 40-22, and the Warriors got five past goalie Dardis, a Frank Brimsek Award finalist. That included one short-handed and two on power plays.

Matt Hard got the game-winner on a power play, 2:21 into the extra session, his 23rd goal. Daimon Gardner drilled the Warriors’ first three goals (one even strength, one short-handed, one power play), lifting his season total to 45. Jayson Shaugabay notched his 27th goal and three assists. They’re all on the same line. Gardner is a Mr. Hockey finalist. Shaugabay was selected to play on USA Hockey’s U17 team in 2021.

Goals by Drage (assisted by Wolsfeld) at 8:53 and Gulenchyn (power play, unassisted) gave Mahtomedi a 2-1 lead in the first period. Gardner’s short-handed goal 13 seconds before the horn tied it.

Mahtomedi struck for goals in the first minute of the second period by Gulenchyn on the power play (assisted

by Drage and Bruner) at :38 and by Drage (assisted by Bohmert) at :55. That made it 4-2, but Warroad quickly pulled even on goals by Gardner at 5:19 and Shaugabay at 7:49.

Mahtomedi was outshot 31-12 in the first two periods, then outshot the Warriors 10-7 in the third but could not get another one past Warroad goalie Hampton Sklukynsky. Dardis finished with 35 saves.

Zephyrs 4, Alexandria 2 With a burst of three goals in 47 seconds late in the first period, Mahtomedi took home the third-place trophy.

Brycen Berg scored early for Alexandria but Mahtomedi went up 3-1 when Beiersdorf punctured the net at 15:07, followed by Bruner at 15:36 and Grove at 15:54.

Alexandria’s Leo Kompelien scored on a power play at 9:29 of the second period, but Mahtomedi quickly answered as Seth Nelson found the net at 10:42.

Making assists for the Zephyrs were Bruner, Wolsfeld, Drage, Nelson, Gulenchyn, Haycraft and Hodd-Chlebeck.

Dardis closed his remarkable four-year tenure in the nets for Mahtomedi making 21 saves.

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FUR PETS SAKE Dogs boost morale at area businesses

who have owned the business since 1994. Throughout the years, customers got to know English bulldogs Bunny and Emma and There is nothing quite like the current shop dog, Sophie. walking into a business to be “We just started bringing them greeted by four paws, a wagging to work so they wouldn’t be home tail (or nub) and a smile. alone all day,” Dorothy explained.

Immediately upon walking Although Bunny was not very into Mahtomedi Liquor Barrel, comfortable being in the store, customers are greeted by English Emma, who lived to be 11 years yellow Labs Summer and Kona. old, was. “Emma was content to Eric Hendrickson, who has owned just sit and watch people come the business since 1993, started and go. She would walk over and bringing Summer, 13, for a couple greet them,” Dorothy said. days each week because he didn’t Sophie, who turned 2 earlier want to leave her at home alone.

PHOTOS BY SHANNON GRANHOLM | PRESS PUBLICATIONS this month, is still very playful.

“All of a sudden it turned into a Customers of Mahtomedi Liquor Barrel look marketing deal,” he said. “People Sophie, a 2-year-old English bulldog, hangs out at forward to seeing Summer, 13, and Kona, 4, English “She will jump on little kids, so we have to keep an eye out. (Kids) would come in looking for the Sherburne Jewelers pretty much daily. yellow labs and shop owner Eric Hendrickson. don’t realize her strength. She’s dog. It was just dumb luck. People just a little meatball; if she jumps on you, she’ll Kona still has a bit to learn about being a shop dog. would say, ‘Where is the dog?’ so I just had to start knock you right over,” Dorothy explained. They “She is the troubled one … She still tries to jump bringing her every day.” also have to keep an eye on her because she has on people and barks.”

Summer is pretty much the best shop dog there been known to be an escape artist if the shop door Throughout the years, Hendrickson said maybe is, Hendrickson explained. “She is gentle, she is open too long. one of 500 customers has not been a dog person. greets every customer that comes in,” he said.

Bunny, Emma and, now, Sophie always put a “People are mad when I don’t bring them,” he said. “(Customers) come in to get their therapy of adult smile on customers’ faces.

Customers at Sherburne Jewelers in White beverages and then they get to pet the dog. It “People are just so intrigued by pets,” she said. “I Bear Lake have also become accustomed to being brightens people’s day.” think seeing a pet just warms your heart. It puts a greeted by a dog. Bringing a dog to work has long Summer is the business’s mascot, and has often smile on your face, it calms you.” been a tradition of Joel and Dorothy Sherburne, been used in the store’s marketing. Four-year-old

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Pack toys and something to chew so they don’t get bored.

A water dish, snacks and a place to nap (dog bed) will make the experience better for you and your pup!

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