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“My heart aches,” Wendy Suoja laments, “not seeing my students.”

A White Bear Lake faculty member since 1998, Suoja teaches Choir, AP, and Intro Music Theory, and directs a fall musical at South Campus. But this spring she’s staying home and so are her students.

“Our choir family love and support each other every day in the classroom and we miss each other a lot right now. Making music, live, singing together in the same room; that is unique and can’t be replicated over wifi.”

Allison Theissen, fourth grade teacher at Birch Lake Elementary, muses that teaching “truly defines who I am” rather than being just a job.

"I have a huge hole in my heart not being able to be with my students for such an extended and indefinite amount of time. I absolutely love all of the sweet messages and videos that the kids send my way and it keeps me going. I can’t wait to see them all again when our schools reopen.”

White Bear Press reached out to three teachers last week about dealing with the closing of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the transformation to remote teaching.

“Every teacher, I bet, is going through their list of students, thinking about each and every one of them, wondering if they’re safe, if they ate, if they have a safe place to sleep, if they have the materials they will need,” said Odelis Anderson, choir teacher at Sunrise Park and Central Middle School. “ I especially worry for my students’ mental health. Middle school students are in a vulnerable position, as they behave so differently than elementary and high school students.”

Faculty and administration has been working on online classes slated to begin Monday.

Theissen said beginning Monday, Learning Boards will be shared with all elementary students. These learning boards will

Pandemic of 1918 has uncanny similarities to today’s crisis

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS STAFF WRITER

Bound volumes of the White Bear Press offer a historical record of events going back almost 125 years.

Temporarily closed due to COVID-19, the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society is keeper of the volumes. We asked Executive Director Sara Hanson to search the 1918 volume for articles about the global influenza pandemic that killed 10% of the world’s population. It was considered one of the most severe pandemics of all time. We were curious, were newspaper articles written then similar to today’s reports?

Known as the Spanish flu, the pandemic was caused by the H1N1 virus

with genes of avian origin. Reported early on in Spain, it spread worldwide during 1918 and 1919, infecting about 500 million people — or one-third of the world’s population — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of deaths was estimated at 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 in the United States. A high mortality in healthy people was a unique feature.

As with COVID-19, there was no vaccine, so control efforts were limited to isolation, quarantine, good personal hygiene, use of disinfectants and limitation of public gatherings. Sound familiar?

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Displays of seasonal adaptability Above: Anglers enjoy warmth and sunshine as they drop their lines into White Bear Lake Saturday, April 11 and, at right, in an illustration of the old adage “What a difference a day makes” snow falls as Arielle Heyer practices wake surfing on the recently melted surface of the lake Sunday, April 12.

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According to the Pioneer Press, White Bear Lake resident and internationally renowned Cuban jazz pianist Ignacio “Nachito” Herrera was taken off of a ventilator April 11. Herrera was rushed to the emergency room Saturday, March 28 after struggling with flu-like symptoms and eventually tested positive for COVID-19. He is being treated at the University of Minnesota Medical Center.

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Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, & great grandmother Preceded in death by parents, Edward & Nina Immerfall; husband, Jim; daughter, Jean; grandsons, Jason & Michael; brothers, Jack & Jim; and sister, Pearl. Survived by son, John (Vicki) of Willow River; daughter, Jill (David) Ettesvold of Mahtomedi; grandchildren, Chad (Kimberly), Robert, Joseph & Alex; and great grandchildren, Kasha, Randy, Carli & Jenna. She enjoyed many hobbies throughout the years, including gardening, sewing, upholstering, crocheting, and drawing. Private family funeral and burial was held. She will be remembered for her love of family, compassion, and devotion. There will be a memorial in the future at Community of Grace Lutheran Church.

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Hughes, Shelly Joy (Nee Adams), of Vadnais Heights, loving mother, daughter, and sister passed away unexpectedly on April 4, at age 48.

Preceded in death by Grandparents Marvel and Francis (Scotty) Scott, Darrol Klein and Donna Lockhart. Uncles Joe, Dwayne Adams and Danny Hoyt.

Survived by her children Ryan (13) and Isla (9) Hughes, mother Doreen Jackson, father Dave Adams and Debbie Wilson, sister Kimberlee Adams (Val) and brother Tony Farley (Ian). Aunts Gretchen Selander (Don), Denice Swentik and Dawn Klein. Uncles Ray Hoyt (Cheryl), Bob Scott (Laurie), Arthur and Rodney Scott and many cousins.

Shelly was an amazing mother and will be missed dearly! She was dedicated both as a nurse and her current profession as Parent Liaison at Northeast Middle, in Minneapolis Public Schools. Shelly spent her life time caring for other people in all aspects of her life. Shelly will always be remembered for her courage, determination and her unique ability to bring happiness to others.

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Feeding ‘heroes’ so they can help patients

BY MADELYN SWENSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Most people have come to realize how important and dangerous the work of health care professionals is as they are fighting COVID-19.

Mahtomedi High School 2010 graduate Kelsey Swenson is one of those workers on the front lines. She works at United Hospital as a nurse in the intensive care unit (ICU). Swenson started at United Hospital seven years ago after attending school at the College of Saint Benedict as a nursing major.

A typical shift for Swenson in the ICU is 12 hours.

Having a shift that is this long is not unheard of for Swenson. She said most shifts before the virus were 12 hours long, sometimes eight hours.

Swenson said the amount of support, appreciation and love the industry is currently receiving is amazing.

“We also truly appreciate everyone’s willingness to stay home so we can go to work and fight this virus on the front lines,” Swenson said.

Like most hospitals around the country, Swenson said United Hospital is in need of various personal protective equipment (PPE), including: masks, gloves, eye protection, gowns, head coverings, shoe coverings and various other types of equipment.

Lisa Nemer Noah, Swenson’s future mother-in-law, said that she and Swenson’s mom, Leah Swenson, are worried about her and her co-workers.

“It is particularly scary to hear that health care

providers do not have the PPE that they need to care for patients safely,” Noah said. “It reminds me of the soldiers going to war in the Middle East without the proper body armor.”

Another struggle for health care workers like Swenson is going to the store for food. In order to help with that, Noah and Leah created a “Feed A Nurse MN GoFundMe page.” All the money from the page goes to purchasing meals from local restaurants for every worker on Swenson’s team.

Noah and Leah wanted to get the food from only local restaurants to help them financially through this tough time.

“Leah and I hope that our efforts are helping restaurants and making health care workers feel they are not alone in this fight against the virus,” Noah said.

For now, the food goes to everyone on Swenson’s team, including nurses, physicians, nurse aids, respiratory therapists, environmental services and unit coordinators; however, Noah and Leah want to extend donations to other hospitals and health care teams if enough money is raised.

“Health care workers are worried about going to the store to be potentially exposed or potentially exposing someone else,” Swenson wrote on a GoFundMe page.

“Knowing there will be something to eat at work takes the pressure off and makes sure we are well fed and can give the best care to our patients.”

The goal is to raise $4,000. In the first 24 hours of the online fundraiser, $2,000 was raised.

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OVID-19 may be a global pandemic, but it’s highlighting the importance of community news outlets like ours. Readers are seeking accurate and thorough reporting that comes to them without fear-mongering or sensationalizing. Now, more than ever, they are turning to local media sources to keep them informed.

The U.S. newspaper industry was already in a precarious spot, but the COVID-19 crisis has put additional pressure on it. Throughout the country, newsrooms have been hit hard by shrinking advertising revenue.

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This may prompt an obvious question: Why pay for something I could get for free? Simply put, because it makes a difference.

Our spring subscription drive was planned well before COVID-19 made its way to Minnesota, but looking back now, it couldn’t have come at a more crucial time. In most of the areas that our papers cover, we are the sole media outlet.

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he COVID-19 pandemic is challenging our state in unprecedented ways, but I am confident in Minnesotans’ ability to band together and weather this storm.

Legislators are working hard to help the people of Minnesota navigate this public health crisis. A month ago, we proactively secured $21 million to bolster our state’s public health response. We delivered another $50 million for our public health response and $150 million for Legislator hospitals, clinics, and other health Lingo care providers use for costs Ami Wazlawik to related to planning for, preparing for, and responding to a COVID-19 outbreak the following week. These investments will help ensure our health care system is equipped to deliver the care that Minnesotans need. Our latest package of legislation, which we approved two weeks ago, included emergency loans for small businesses, grants for child care providers, support for food shelves, and other important measures to alleviate some of the challenges Minnesotans are facing.

Many workers and businesses are experiencing sudden financial

hardship as a result of COVID-19.

We are working with Gov. Walz and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to provide immediate relief for displaced workers and to protect Minnesotans’ economic well-being. If your employment has been impacted by COVID-19, you could qualify for unemployment insurance benefits.

I encourage you to apply online at uimn.org to avoid long wait times.

DEED’s new Small Business Emergency Loan program was established to support Minnesota businesses that have been affected

by COVID-19. Small businesses can apply for zero-interest loans online at mn.gov/deed. Small businesses and non-profits are also eligible for low-interest loans of up to $2 million from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

More information about these loans is available at disasterloan.sba. gov/ela/. The Paycheck Protection Program is another SBA loan program designed to help small businesses keep their workforce employed during the COVID-19 crisis. More information about this program can be found at sba.gov/ funding-programs/loans/paycheckprotection-program-ppp.

Child care providers are struggling to stay in business due to the high number of families who have withdrawn their children from care. Grants we secured will help

child care providers remain open and provide critically-needed care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Child care providers will be able to continue serving the children of health care professionals and other workers who have been deemed essential, ensuring that our first line of defense against COVID-19 can stay on the job.

Gov. Walz has issued several executive orders that mirror our legislative efforts, including measures to prevent evictions and foreclosures, ban price gouging, ensure people who aren’t able to work have benefits available and keep long-term care and disability services running. We will continue working closely with the Walz administration to address the COVID-19 pandemic and the many challenges it has created.

I am always proud to represent you in the Legislature, but I am especially proud of how our community has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. These times have proven that Minnesotans are resilient and compassionate and care deeply for one another. Despite the need to be physically apart, it is more important than ever for all of us to remain connected and do our part to protect others.

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Never mind the Q’s, mind 3 P’s

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS STAFF WRITER

Those responsible for overseeing wastewater systems are urging people to flush only the three P’s: pee, poop and paper. The last means only toilet paper; not napkins, tissues or towels. And definitely not wet wipes.

The unprecedented shortage of toilet paper may force people to search for toilet paper alternatives without realizing the repercussions. So area public works directors are reminding residents to dispose of non-toilet paper items in the trash instead of flushing them down the toilet.

Wipes may be branded as flushable, but the disposable

products are loathed by municipal employees who have to remove massive globs of commingled wipes jamming up sewer pumps. The troublesome wipes clog up impellers on the pumps, tripping breakers and locking up motors.

Of the many things people flush down their commode, wet wipes give public works the biggest headaches.

“We have had problems with people flushing the wipes since they started being labeled and advertised as flushable,” reported Scott Anderson, Hugo’s director of public works. “They easily plug the pumps in the city’s lift stations and create an emergency call-out scenario.

With the toilet paper shortage, we expect this to become a more common problem.”

Anderson added that several groups are lobbying to get

laws in place to prohibit manufacturers from advertising wipes as “flushable.”

White Bear Lake hasn’t had any blockages due to flushing non-toilet paper products, but Public Works Director Paul Kauppi said the city has increased lift station inspections and performed extra jetting on critical sewer mains as a precaution. Extra jetting removes smaller buildups before they become backups, he explained.

White Bear Township Public Works Director Dale Reed shared a tweet from the Metropolitan Council that asked people not to treat toilets like trash cans. “Let’s all do our part to keep our sewers from clogging,” it said. “If it isn’t toilet paper or doesn’t come out of your body, throw it in the trash.”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Foundation gala needs your support Please join us in supporting and participating in the Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundation’s online Gala this year. Details are available at maefgives.org. MAEF will be 32 years old this year — nearly a third of a century of supporting enrichment, help and assistance for students. In that time, nearly 10,000 students have passed through our schools and benefitted from something more than basic state funding provides.

This year, the Gala’s goal is to provide “angel” funding, making things available for those whose resources are limited or diminished by our current emergency.

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Steve and Karen Wolgamot Mahtomedi

Grateful for a proactive leader Contrary to Mr. Greg Urban’s rant against Gov. Tim Walz, it is reassuring to have a governor who is willing and able to be a proactive leader. He actually is making decisions for our great state based on the facts before him, as COVID-19 has become more of a real and present threat in our state, both in urban and rural counties.

With 865 cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota to date and 24 deaths and more than 299,446 cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. and more than 8,114 deaths, this is a real and present threat to our state and our nation and merits the stay-at-home order given

by Gov. Walz.

In the face of a pandemic, each life is precious. It behooves each Minnesotan, including Mr. Urban, to sacrifice now in order that we might reduce the impact of COVID-19 in our great state and save precious lives in the process.

Every country, such as Taiwan, China and South Korea, that has taken early proactive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 has succeeded in doing so.

Unfortunately, our nation, under President Trump’s leadership, has been slow to respond to this virulent health risk to our nation that was first known about in January, and has even been dismissive of the risk. Thus, we tragically and unthinkably find ourselves today as the nation with the most cases of COVID-19 worldwide. It didn’t have to be this way, but under President Trump’s leadership, that is exactly where we find ourselves.

William Pearson Vadnais Heights

Walking the dog Every day we walk the dog, sometimes on the path behind the District 832 center. Mahtomedi’s only hockey rinks are back there. When I was younger, I played on those rinks, It was our practice facility when I was in high school. In the spring on the first warm day I loved to go there to look for pucks that deflected into the snowbanks sometime during the season. Having your own puck was a big deal then; we would carve our initials in it to insure its return. Sometimes it worked. So finding them in the spring was the greatest feeling, and a sure sign of spring. I still look for pucks and get the same feeling whenever I find one.

This year I found only one. Maybe it’s because the new breed of Mighty Zephyrs don’t miss much, as 2020 State Class A

Ch f id I would ld never see Champs. I was afraid the day.

But that is not why I am writing this. I can’t help but notice that this quarantine has made walkers out of everyone here in the wonderful cities surrounding White Bear Lake. I had no idea how many dogs there were in Mahtomedi, and they are getting a lot of attention.

Reports are that with less traffic because of the quarantine there is less pollution. The planet is curing itself of its own virus. We are using less fossil fuel.

We are spending more time with family.

We are looking out for each other.

So let’s do this: When you are out walking, pick up any litter you may see.

We live in a wonderful part of the world and this could very well be the cleanest spring any of us can remember.

To quote singer/songwriter Greg Brown, “Oh, to clean our dirty planet, now there’s noble wish; I’m putting my shoulder to the wheel ‘cause I wanna catch some fish.”

(And pick up your dog poop too.)

Davis Jeffrey Mahtomedi

Create a park in your backyard I have been reading the work of Doug Tallamy, a professor and chair for wildlife ecology at the University of Delaware. He wrote the best-seller, "Bringing Nature Home," which is about the link between native plants and sustaining wildlife. Long story short, non-native plants do not sustain insect populations; therefore, the birds and other wildlife have less or little to eat when people knowingly or unknowingly plant non-natives and, worst of all, allow invasive plants to take over, i.e. glossy buckthorn.

In Professor Tallamy's second book, just released this year, "Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard," Professor Tallamy lays out the concept that we can no longer expect the set-aside nature preserves and parks to sustain or let alone promote declining bird and wildlife populations. His solution is to get people to promote their own yards as miniature national parks, therefore increasing the area for wildlife and providing enlarged corridors for wildlife.

During the current situation with people staying at home in their own potential "national parks," we have a perfect opportunity to make a difference and look at what we can do in our own yards. First, the removal of invasive species should be made a priority. Glossy buckthorn is likely the biggest culprit in most of our yards, as it certainly was in ours.

Next, replace the invasive plants with native plants, as they will require little care and water once established. I see the plant stands are starting to set up for the season, and I have found some nice native plants at many of these stands if you look carefully or, better yet, ask. We have a valuable resource in the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization, which has online resources as well as grants for rain barrels and landscaping.

Another valuable resource is minnesotawildflowers.info, an amazing database for all of the plants found in our area, both native and invasive.

As Professor Tallamy has shown us in easy steps, we can make a difference starting in our own yards by turning

h iinto our personall national i l parks. k them Greg Drawbaugh Vadnais Heights

Support MAEF Angel Fund Due to COVID-19, the Mahtomedi Area Educational Fund (MAEF) will be having its annual Legacy Night online.

Despite having to go “virtual,” the Zephyr spirit remains strong! Legacy Night is the largest fundraiser of the year, so please consider donating to this organization that has supported our community for over 30 years. There are many items to bid on and details can be found at maefgives.org.

This year, in place of a special Fund-ANeed project, MAEF will be raising money for its Angel Fund. The Angel Fund is the “special ask” this year, adapting to meet basic needs of our community during this rapidly evolving time. It was established by MAEF as a collaborative way to provide funds to the district for our Zephyr students with the greatest need. While basic and emergency needs, such as food and clothing remain at the forefront, we recognize the needs of our students may look very different in the coming months and the next academic year. E-learning school supplies and more will ensure that all of our students are set up for success. Now, more than ever, our students need us to come together as a community to raise these funds.

Without a successful virtual fundraiser, MAEF will not be able to fund the Angel Fund at the level needed and will need to make the difficult decision to cut some of its essential programs that our staff and students have relied on for over 30 years.

Please consider going online today and bidding on many wonderful items. Your donations will truly make a difference in our community.

Jane and Bob Schneeweis Mahtomedi

Reminder for cyclists Since moving to White Bear Lake last June, I have been walking from Ramsey County beach on beautiful Lake Drive to Manitou island practically every day, weather permitting. And I have noticed that almost none of the bikers who go whizzing by give any warning, so maybe the city could put up some signs to remind them to yell "on your left/right"? I have nothing against the bicyclists, I just want everyone to be safe.

Dan Semlak White Bear Lake

Stay-at-home order doesn’t take away your freedom Gov. Tim Walz’s decision to extend the stay-at-home order until May 4 is responsible and will benefit the economy long-term. It is not, despite what Vadnais Heights City Councilmember Greg Urban says, a “complete lockdown on the few freedoms we have.” Urban’s statement is an emotional scare tactic that is nonsensical and attempts to make a pandemic political. Mostly, it’s downright dangerous.

Urban’s letter never mentions concern for the safety of Vadnais Heights citizens.

It doesn’t thank health care workers or first responders. He does, however, complain about the impact COVID-19 is having on his bars (two of which are in

l id where h h d much h off hi Florida, he spends his time). Considering how good our city has been to the Urban family, it is a slap in the face that his public letter wouldn’t include any worry for the citizens who elected him.

Here’s why Urban’s message is irresponsible and dangerous: When elected officials belittle public safety policies, it sends a message to voters that COVID-19 isn’t serious. In turn, they’re less likely to take precautions. We must listen to doctors and scientists. Nearly 15,000 Americans have died, almost 400 in the states where Urban spends much of his time.

Finally, the stay-at-home order is not a “complete lockdown” or an “unprecedented taking of liberties,” as Urban complains. Essential businesses are still operating; people are free to go outside and shop for necessities — even liquor stores are open. As Gov. Walz points out, “I know this is hard for our entire state.

We know every day (that) families, businesses, and communities are making sacrifices. It’s a data-driven decision that will help our hospitals on the front lines, curb the spread of COVID-19 and ultimately save lives.”

If given the choice between Gov. Walz's data and Councilman Urban's emotions, I choose data.

Heather Gustafson Vadnais Heights

Picking winners and losers I’m an LPGA professional, and I’m staying in Florida, where the golf courses are still open. They are open because it is the one sport that is, by its nature, a separator of people. All courses have made changes that adhere to strict social distancing guidelines. Specifically, we allow one person per cart, have removed rakes from the bunkers, removed all water and cups, installed foam at the bottom of the flagstick so the ball can be easily retrieved, and check in one person at a time in the shop. Easy peasy.

And they are also open because our governor actually cares whether businesses that can operate safely are allowed to do so. And stay in business!

And in the same breath Walz says it’s okay for people to walk on courses. In which case those people would be a lot closer than if they were actually playing golf. This would be pretty funny if not for the fact that 25,000 people work in the golf industry, an industry with a $2.3 billion footprint. That’s $743 million in wage income and $201 million into state and local tax revenue.

And let’s look at the winners and losers of the latest stay-at-home order. Fishing is okay, and launching a boat is okay.

Think there’s going to be safe distancing in those fishing boats? I don’t.

Salons and barber shops continue to stay closed. If you have your own shop, that means you have one client. You can both wear a mask. Which is safer, getting your hair cut by one person, or going to the big box grocery, hardware store, Walmart or Target? Another loser that didn’t have to shelter in place.

So unfortunately the state of Minnesota, once again, picks the winners and the losers. I’m not surprised as much as I am disappointed.

Here’s looking at you from a distance, White Bear Lake. Hope to see you soon!

Betsy Larey White Bear Lake

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Two husky puppies disobeyed the governor’s stay-at-home order and busted loose. Thankfully, a neighbor on Midland Avenue rescued them and brought them to the police station. The White Bear Lake Police Department posted a photo of the pups April 10 to find their owners. “They don’t have chips, and we have told them to stay home these days ... They now promised they will be good and listen to the governor’s orders.”

RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office reported the following selected incidents in Vadnais Heights and White Bear Township:

Lake Road. The rear driver's side window had been broken in. While on the phone with her banks, the complainant learned that several charges had already been made on her cards.

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• A Maplewood woman reported her vehicle stolen April 1 from the 4300 block of Evergreen Drive after her sister took the vehicle without permission the day before. The vehicle was recovered by Minneapolis police the next day and towed to their impound lot.

• A Vadnais Heights woman, 26, was arrested March 29 in the 3200 block of Edgerton Street for domestic assault involving two St. Paul women, both 26. The case has been submitted to the county for charges.

• A boyfriend, 46, was arrested March 29 in the 200 block of Woodridge Drive for domestic assault and violation of a domestic abuse no-contact order (DANCO), after his girlfriend sought help at a neighbor's home. The victim said her boyfriend had been assaulting her for the past four days. The boyfriend, who had been living with the victim for the past nine months, became drunk and punched her in the face, kicked her in the stomach, threw her against a wall and tried to strangle her. The subject had three prior qualified domestic violence-related convictions within 10 years, including one as recently as Jan. 30, against the complainant.

• A Brooklyn Park man, 20, was cited March 31 for theft from a store in the 850 block of County Road E. He was also cited for possessing marijuana in a motor vehicle.

• A Vadnais Heights woman on April 1 reported a purse and child's backpack stolen from her vehicle while it was parked for one hour in Vadnais-Sucker Lake Park's south parking lot on Sucker

• Disorderly conduct was reported in the 2100 block of Randy Avenue April 2.

• Unlocked vehicles were rummaged through in the early morning hours April 2 in the 1900 block of County Road F. • Outgoing mail was stolen from two curbside mailboxes in the 3800 block of Cranbrook Drive April 2.

• Cash was stolen in the 3500 block of Century Avenue April 2.

• Theft totaling $743 from vehicles parked in a driveway in the 1700 block of Elm Street was reported April 2.

• A port-a-potty near the tennis courts in the 3500 block of McKnight Road was defaced with profanity April 2.

• Theft from auto occurred in the 1900 block of Rishworth Lane April 2.

• An engine was reported stolen in the 1900 block of Buerkle Road April 2.

• Harrassment was reported in the 3800 block of Oak Terrace April 2, but no citations were given.

• A cordless paint sprayer and hammer drill were reported stolen April 2 from a vehicle in the 3300 block of Greenbrier Street after the driver's front window was shattered.

• Mail theft was reported in the 2600 block of Riviera Drive April 2.

• Disorderly conduct road rage was reported April 2 in the 600 block of County Road F after a female followed the complainant to his location and waited for him to exit his vehicle.

• A gunshot was reported around 3:45 a.m.

April 3 in the 1900 block of Rishworth Lane. Officers checked the area with negative results.

• A Lino Lakes man reported a chain saw was stolen April 1 from his pickup while he was trimming trees in the 4100 block of Oakmede Lane. Also missing from the vehicle are boots and climbing gear.

The case is under investigation.

• A job site trailer belonging to Primoris Services Corporation of Little Canada, reported stolen between April 2-6 from a job site in the 2500 block of South Shore Boulevard, was recovered in Mahtomedi using the trailer's GPS tracker. Items inside the trailer are missing.

DUE TO COVID-19: City facilities are currently closed but staff is available by email and phone to provide service to residents and businesses.

The White Bear Lake License Bureau is now offering the following services through a drop box in front of City Hall · License tab renewal · Duplicate titles

The White Bear Lake Police Department reported the following selected incidents:

• Window visors were stolen from a vehicle parked in a lot in the 3600 block of Highland Avenue April 2.

White Bear Township

• A Superior, Wisconsin, man on March 30 reported his wallet lost after he'd left it on top of the ATM overnight at Kwik Trip in the 3200 block of Highway 61.

The credit card was then used in St. Paul.

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• A St. Paul man, 39, was cited April 2 at the Kwik Trip for theft and released from the scene.

• A walker along the Bellaire Beach trail in White Bear Lake on April 1 reported finding cash before turning it over to the Water Patrol deputy on bike duty.

· Duplicate plates/tabs · Special plate applications

Spring Cleanup day has been cancelled.

Trash to Treasure has been postponed until Fall Cleanup Day (October 3, 2020).

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• Officers responded to a noise complaint in the 4800 block of Centerville Road April 3.

• Disorderly conduct occurred in the 3600 block of Hoffman Road April 3, and the two parties were separated.

• Shots were heard in the 2000 block of Rishworth Lane April 3, but officers did not locate anything.

• Sound of shots was reported in the 1600 block of Goose Lake Road April 3.

• Mail theft was reported in the 3700 block of Hazel Street April 3.

• A $15,000 mobile diesel-powered generator was stolen in the 4300 block of Centerville Road April 3. Video surveillance is pending.

two suspects in an armed robbery that had occurred in Stillwater. The high-risk traffic stop occurred in the area of I-694 and Century Avenue April 4.

• A White Bear Lake man was cited for disorderly conduct following a neighbor dispute in the 4700 block of Carolyn Lane April 4.

• Officers responded to a report of a woman asking customers for money in the parking lot of a business in the 4800 block of Highway 61 April 4.

• A woman was arrested for driving after cancellation-inimical to public safety in the 4800 block of Highway 61 April 4.

• A man was arrested for a DANCO violation following a verbal domestic incident reported in the 1800 block of Cedar Avenue April 5.

• Officers responded to the 1900 block of Highway 96 for an argument between a husband and wife April 5. Both parties agreed to remain separated for the remainder of the night.

• Officers responded to the 3600 block of Hoffman Road April 5 on a report of a disturbance between brother and sister.

They agreed to separate.

• A check forgery occurred in the 4800 block of Centerville Road with a $4,850 loss April 6.

• Officers responded to a report of two dogs running loose in the 1800 block of Spruce Court April 6. One dog bit a bystander's pants. The owners were identified.

• A theft from auto that had occurred sometime in the past two weeks was reported April 6 in the 3400 block of Willow Avenue. A handicap placard and personal items were stolen.

• A man was arrested for DWI in the 4500 block of Highway 61 April 6 and found to be in a stolen vehicle. Charges pending.

• An assault with a knife occurred in the 1800 block of Cedar Avenue April 7. The victim had non-threatening injuries and the suspect was identified.

• A business in the 4000 block of Hwy 61 reported threats made via social media April 7. The business wanted the incident documented but prosecution declined.

• A car was stolen in the 3200 block of White Bear Avenue April 7.

• Theft from a mailbox in the 3500 block of Glen Oaks Avenue occurred April 3.

• A physical altercation was reported in the 1900 block of Buerkle Road April 7.

• In an incident of road rage, a driver got out of the car and shoved a pedestrian on Banning Avenue April 3.

• Theft from a mailbox was reported in the 3400 block of Oak Terrace April 7.

• A 2001 Kawasaki ZX600 motorcycle was reported stolen in the 4900 block of Stewart Avenue April 3.

• Stolen mail and identity theft were reported in the 3400 block of Ebba Street April 3.

• Theft from auto was reported in the 4600 block of Burson Avenue April 3.

• An accident with property damage involving the driver of a vehicle was reported in the area of Fourth Street and Cedarwood Court in White Bear Township April 3.

• Officers responded to a noise complaint regarding a vehicle parked in a driveway in the 2700 block of Cedar Avenue April 3.

• A license plate was stolen in the 2200 block of Sixth Street April 4.

• A business in the 1400 block of County Road E in Gem Lake reported a disorderly customer threatening to do damage April 4. When officers arrived the man fled, but was stopped at a nearby business.

• A resident in the 2200 block of Lakeaires Boulevard reported fraudulent transactions on a debit card totaling $319.57 April 4.

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• Theft from a mailbox was reported in the 5000 block of Kelly Court April 7.

• Officers responded to the 2100 block of Gardenette Drive S. for a dog bite April 7.

Owners were identified and one dog was declared potentially dangerous.

• A suspect spit on and pushed a victim in the 3500 block of Century Avenue April 8.

• Officers responded to a report of a verbal dispute between neighbors in the 2300 block of Circle Drive April 8. The neighbors have an ongoing issue.

• A White Bear Lake man was arrested for domestic assault in the 1800 block of Seventh Street April 8.

• Officers responded to a road rage complaint in the 3500 block of Highway 61 April 8.

• A man agreed to leave for the night following a verbal dispute in the 3600 block of Auger Avenue April 8.

• A St. Paul man was arrested for felony-level domestic assault and gross misdemeanor-level interference with a 911 call in the 3600 block of Hoffman Road April 8.

• Officers responded to a business in the 3100 block of Century Avenue after a person was asked to leave and refused to do so April 9.

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Monthly report shows Water Gremlin making progress WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Water Gremlin has made â&#x20AC;&#x153;significant progressâ&#x20AC;? in addressing the Nov. 4, 2019 court order, according to a certified industrial hygienist with Wenck, the third party that monitors the company in its monthly report to District Court Judge Leonardo Castro.

In fact, Wenck is asking that its full-time presence be reduced at Water Gremlin because many of the programs and processes required in the order are in place. The environmental consultant proposes 16 to 20 hours per week on site for six weeks after court approval and 8 to 16 hours per week until the end of July.

Time spent beyond July is to be determined.

Wenck will continue to provide spot checking and compliance oversight, as

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it has been doing throughout duration of the court order.

According to the environmental companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March 31 report, all floor areas have seen a reduction of lead levels compared to lead levels taken before the court order. A few areas have lead levels that have increased since February, such as the main hall to the plant, main locker room stairs and the main locker room; however, the company is reviewing housekeeping policies and resources to address these areas.

Also noted in the report to the judge: â&#x20AC;˘ Security guards continue to monitor hygiene practices and bootie procedures. Compliance rates remain in the 94 to 100% range. â&#x20AC;˘ Employees' hands, hair, face and neck

were tested for lead between Feb. 27 and March 25. None tested positive. Only 2% of shoes tested positive for lead. â&#x20AC;˘ Water Gremlin continues to observe employee hygiene behaviors and collect qualitative lead wipe tests on all production employees as they leave the facility. "The data supports the positive impact that employee hygiene behaviors have in effectively reducing lead contamination and take-home lead,â&#x20AC;? read the report. Wenck recommends a transition to random qualitative spot checks instead of testing all employees. â&#x20AC;˘ With the exception of three hairnets, 339 samples, or 99% of hairnets, were negative for lead. The positive hairnets belonged to two maintenance employees and one die cast operator. Wenck recommends that use of hairnets be dis-

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continued, except for those employees that maintain machines. â&#x20AC;˘ The interim hygiene trailer project was issued a building permit; however, the COVID-19 shelter-in-place order may have unknown impacts on the construction start schedule. Water Gremlin is conferring with the contractor to assess impact.

The permanent hygiene project was submitted for building permit review on Feb. 12 by Anderson Construction. The review is still pending at the township. â&#x20AC;˘ Vacuuming uniforms showed a significant reduction in surface lead levels.

Wenck believes the method can be used in lieu of more costly methods, such as air showers.

Debra Neutkens

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Brought to you by WeathermanWatson.com Uffda, what a busy weather week. We woke to rumbles of thunder the previous Tuesday, April 7, but not much in the way of rain. That Tuesday we also almost reached 70Âş; I recorded 68Âş, our warmest day of the year so far. This Easter weekend will be one to remember for sure. After a beautiful day on Saturday, the weather quickly changed on Easter Sunday. Snow coated the ground as I rolled out of bed and it kept on coming down and down and down. By the time it was all over you may have had between 4-6 inches in your yard. Little to no shoveling was required with this one, as much of it melted on pavements. With the forecast of 60Âş later this week the snow will be gone, if its not already. Astro Note: Look for Saturn below the moon on Wednesday Morning, April 15. Mars will be above the moon on Thursday morning.

Frank Watson is a local Meteorologist who operates a weather station in White Bear Lake.

Weather data and observation are from his weather station and trips around the area. Frank can be found on the internet at WeathermanWatson.com.

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COMMUNITY BRIEFS Maintenance scheduled for water treatment plant

Vadnais Heights food shelf open

The city of White Bear Lake’s water treatment plant will be shut down for routine maintenance beginning the week of April 20. Water will not be softened during this time, so you may notice a slight change in the hardness. However, the water is still safe to drink.

Following the plant shutdown, the city will flush all fire hydrants. The purpose of this program is threefold: flush sediments from mainline pipes to enhance water quality, verify that the hydrants are in good working order and verify ample flow is available for firefighting.

Some important information for residents to know: During hydrant flushing, • there may be a temporary drop in water pressure; • water may be rusty or cloudy, but not harmful; • you may need to run the cold water for several minutes to clear sediment out of the system. Be patient and remember that it is only temporary and not harmful; • wash dark clothes first and wait until the water is clear to wash white laundry; and • you may want to use filtered water in your coffeemaker, as this will improve the taste and avoid leaving sediment in the coffeemaker.

For more information, please contact the Water Department at 651-779-5106.

The Vadnais Heights Food Shelf will distribute food products from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, April 18, at Vadnais Heights Commons, 655 East County Road F. Distribution of food is permitted to any family in need who is considered lower income.

Residents may register the day of food distribution.

Food is distributed on the third Saturday of each month.

For questions regarding the food program or income guidelines, please visit cityvadnaisheights.com/foodshelf or contact Bob Leibel at 651-746-4158.

PPE donations requested Ramsey County has established a drop-off site to accept requested donations for personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff who work on the front lines responding to COVID-19. The following items are requested in unused (sealed or open) condition: N95 respirator masks, medical, surgery or industry face masks, tie-in-back gowns, face shields, nitrile or vinyl surgical gloves and homemade cloth face masks. Donated items may be dropped off from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Public Works campus located at 1425 Paul Kirkwold Drive, Arden Hills. For larger donations or to make special arrangements, call 651-266-2171.

Dellwood members give to local food shelf

Alternatives to postponed community cleanup days

The members of Dellwood Country Club (DCC) have raised more than $16,000 for the White Bear Area Emergency Food Shelf. The members wanted to help those in need in the community, and DCC owner Tim Lawin matched the first $2,500 in donations raised. The members met the goal in a day. Recognizing the members’ support, the Brickhouse Restaurant in White Bear Lake matched an additional $1,500 in donations. A check will be given to the WBAEFS on April 15.

The Vadnais Heights annual cleanup day, scheduled for April 25, is canceled, as is White Bear Lake's Trash to Treasure and spring cleanup event scheduled for May 2.

However, many Ramsey County programs and collection sites will continue to operate during posted hours until further notice. Residents can continue to dispose of household hazardous waste during the month of April at the county's collection site at Aldrich Arena, 1850 White Bear Ave., Maplewood, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

Residents of Ramsey and Washington counties can dispose of yard waste at the White Bear Township site, 5900

Sherwood Road. Unwanted medicine can be disposed of at the Maplewood Police Department or Ramsey County Sheriff's Patrol Station in Arden Hills; the drop box at the White Bear Police Department is currently closed.

Food scrap collection remains open 24/7 in the overflow parking lot south of Vadnais Heights City Hall, 3595 Arcade St. N., and at 3950 Hoffman Road, White Bear Lake.

Spring cleanup events will likely be rescheduled in the fall.

Community recovery fund launched The Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic locally by establishing a new community recovery fund to address local needs in the areas of food, shelter and mental health through grants made to local nonprofit organizations that provide those services.

The White Bear Lake area nonprofit community reports that the demand for their services has already increased dramatically and is expected to double or even triple over the coming months. At the same time, donations have decreased, primarily because fundraising events have been canceled and community members may have been furloughed or laid off as businesses of all sizes have been affected by the pandemic.

The foundation has set a goal of raising $100,000, which includes initial funding of $10,000. Contributions to the community recovery fund may be made online at greaterwblfoundation.org or by mail at P.O. Box 10626, White Bear Lake, MN 55110. Questions may be directed to info@greaterwblfoundation.org

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SPANISH FLU: No services, no gathering, no wakes FROM PAGE 1

There is a feeling of déja vu when reading articles from 1918. One of the fi rst, from the Oct. 14, 1918 White Bear Press, was a letter from H.M. Bracken, executive officer with the State Board of Health.

The letter read: “To Whom It May Concern: From this date onward, funerals of all who have died of influenza or pneumonia following influenza must be strictly private. This order applies to the bodies of returned soldiers, as well as those who die in civil life. Caskets must be kept closed.

“By a private funeral is meant the exclusion of all persons not resident in the tenement with the deceased and already exposed to the disease.”

The letter went on to say the embalmer and his assistants and ‘a minister of religion’ were allowed.”

Flu victims had to be buried within three days. There were no services, no gatherings, no wakes.

A letter from the surgeon general Oct. 31 called the present generation “spoiled” from readily available expert medical and nursing care. “It was not so in the days of our grandmothers, when every good housewife was expected to know a good deal about the care of the sick,” he wrote, going on to offer advice for people developing an attack of influenza.

That advice included castor oil for constipation, a well-ventilated room cleared of all unnecessary furniture, and rags rather than handkerchiefs to catch mucus. Rags were later burned.

Another article in the archives suggested using Vicks Vaporub to treat “Spanish Influenza.”

“The influenza germs attack the lining of the air passages. When Vaporub is applied over throat and chest, the medicated vapors loosen the phlegm, open the air passages and stimulate the mucous membrane to throw off the germs,” noted the story.

And don’t get up too early, warned the article, which had no byline.

That article apparently caused a run on Vicks, rather like the shortage of toilet paper today.

In the Nov. 21, 1918 paper, druggists were alerted to Vicks Vaporub being oversold due to the present epidemic.

“Tremendous demand the last few days has wiped out excess stocks that

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Red Cross volunteers in Boston assembled gauze influenza masks for use at hard hit Camp Devens in Massachusetts during the pandemic.

we had estimated would last until next January. Last week’s orders called for one and three quarter million jars, today’s orders alone amount to 932,459 jars. Big shipments are en route. Until these arrive, buy in small lots only.”

Anticipating that schools would close, which they did, Dr. A. E. Voges wrote an Oct. 17 letter to the editor claiming it is against policy to close schools.

“We feel that the children of a community can be kept under observation better if they are in school than if they are at large. Your teachers should be instructed to send home

any child having a cold. No children should be allowed to attend school from a house where influenza exists,” the doctor wrote, warning that they may be carriers of the disease.

Finally, a Dec. 12, 1918 article from the U.S. Health Service told people how to guard against pneumonia and the importance of wearing suitable clothing. The warning said an increase in respiratory diseases after the influenza epidemic was probable and people were urged to be particularly careful to “obey health precautions.”

Surgeon General Rupert Blue wrote, “The present epidemic has

taught by bitter experience how readily a condition beginning apparently as a slight cold may go on to pneumonia and death.” He likened the situation to that after a great fi re, saying, “No fi re chief who understands his business stops playing the hose on the charred debris as soon as the flames and visible fi re have disappeared. On the contrary, he continues the water for hours and even days for he knows that there is danger of the fi re rekindling from smoldering embers.”

The flu virus continued to circulate seasonally for 38 years, according to the CDC. In 1957, the H2N2 virus emerged to trigger another pandemic, followed by H3N2 flu virus in 1968 and H1N1 again in 2009.

As for COVID-19, it is not yet known whether weather and temperature affect spread of the virus.

Some other viruses, like those that cause the common cold and flu, spread more during cold weather months but that does not mean it is impossible to become sick with these viruses during other months. There is much more to learn about the transmissibility, severity and other features associated with COVID-19 and investigations are ongoing.

Health experts believe that without any measures to slow it down, COVID-19 will spread exponentially for months.

Isolation is a good time for nature appreciation

BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

There’s been a lot of confusion about whether it is safe to spend time outdoors during the spread of COVID-19, but many agree that nature is a needed balm when people are going stir-crazy inside their homes.

Isolation is the rule of thumb, but experts have told us it’s OK to take a solo jog or a hike in a park as long as people avoid physical contact and do not congregate in large groups.

If you do venture out of your house to enjoy the outdoors, there are a few things to keep in mind.

Any time you stop for gas or for food, your risk of spreading germs is higher. Try to bring your own food, or eat before you go, and make sure your gas tank is full before you leave. If your destination lies in a small community far away from urban centers with access to medical supplies, try not to stop at all. Many communities, such as Moab, Utah, have been overwhelmed by visitors seeking solace in the great outdoors with little awareness of the risk they present to nearby small towns.

Try to use your time outdoors as a solo adventure: avoid gathering in groups.

Don’t use public restrooms in the park or in communities along the way; try to take care of business before you go.

Stick to trails and routes that no one else is using and adjust the timing of your outing to avoid peak hours.

Take trash with you when you go; although parks are open, it may be a while before staff are able to empty trash cans in the area.

Follow the general Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention guidelines and be certain to wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds when you return to your home.

One of the safest ways to enjoy the outdoors is to avoid leaving home in the first place. Even urban and suburban areas are a part of a natural ecosystem, and there are often some unexpected things to be seen from home when you’re paying close attention.

Here are a few ideas to help you engage with the natural world in your place of residence:

Start a nature journal When working from home becomes difficult, art can provide a much-needed break. Self-isolation has brought out the artist in many people in the last few weeks. This can be a fun activity for whole families who are home together. You don’t have to have natural artistic talent to begin a nature journal. A guide, such as the free PDF download of “How to Teach Nature Journaling” from johnmuirlaws.com can help you get started. Nature journaling is all about making observations and paying close attention to the details. It can be a good opportunity to hone artistic skill and get your eyes off the screen.

Start a list of yard birds Birders sometimes keep a “life list” of all the bird species they have seen in their lifetime. Many of them also keep a “yard list” while trying to attract the greatest diversity of birds into their yards with attractive features such as feeders, bird baths and native plantings for perches and shelter. The free app eBird can help you keep track of and report the birds you observe in your yard, or this may be a good opportunity to create a

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handwritten bird journal of your own design.

You could also work on increasing the diversity of wildlife in your yard by building a birdbath, a birdhouse or creating a brush pile for habitat.

Learn birdsongs by ear Many people are taking solace in the comfort of birdsong outside their windows as migratory birds begin returning from the south and singing their best tunes to attract mates. Active listening can train your brain to pick out unusual sounds, even if you live in an urban or suburban area. Birds to listen for: sandhill cranes, trumpeter swans, red-tailed hawks, Eastern bluebirds, white-throated sparrows, red-winged blackbirds and mourning doves. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s All About Birds website (allaboutbirds.org) has hundreds of audio records of birdsong anyone can access for free.

Apps such as Song Sleuth can record and help identify birdsong.

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“I think they are struggling. They have been contacting us. They are eager to start. They ask for assignments. It all comes from the change in their normal. They worry they won’t see their friends again. Middle School students live for social interactions and as much as they live on their electronics nowadays, it will never replace the human touch or a face to face conversation. That’s why they’re so loud and all over the place on the hallways.”

Odelis Anderson Choir Teacher tance learning quickly.

“First and foremost we are in constant communication with families, via phone and online, to make sure they have what they need — especially food, emotional support, and a means of communication, to help them have a feeling of connectedness.

“I worry about the effects of social isolation. Our kids, and most adults, have a strong need for social connection. Staying connected with our students and families is going to be a very important role that we play as educators.”

Home life will be very busy for these educators.

In Theissen’s home are two teachers and three students. “Our days are a balance between our school work (online meetings and making plans for distance learning), doing puzzles, reading, getting outside, doing work around the house, cooking and baking, and just trying to appreciate this extra time together, amidst everything currently happening in our world.”

Suoja has a son (senior), daughter (junior), her independent business owner husband, and her mom and dad, both 80, at home. “My days are balanced between quality family time, making sure everyone is safe, healthy and provided for, and cranking out potential lesson plan ideas.”

She has found the need to hit the brakes. “My usual pace is 110% at 110 miles per hour, 24/7. I have drastically slowed down my pace.

I am able to exercise more, cook more, chat and play family games more. Breathe more. Rest more.

Be in the moment more. It has been nice.”

Anderson is taking care of four kids under age seven, including a three-month-old baby, while home-schooling and working on creating new lessons for Distant Learning.

About her students, Anderson said, “I think they are struggling.

They have been contacting us.

They are eager to start. They ask for assignments. It all comes from the change in their normal. They worry they won’t see their friends again. Middle school students live for social interactions and as much as they live on their electronics nowadays, it will never replace the human touch or a face to face conversation. That’s why they’re so loud and all over the place in the hallways.”

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direct their distance learning. Not every school or classroom will look exactly the same. “Teachers are working hard this week to prepare virtual lessons and to distribute necessary supplies for learning from home.”

“Trying to come up with lesson plans for Choir has been challenging,” Suoja said. “Choir is a live, human connective experience.

There is no online equivalent. My colleague at North Campus and I have collaborated on most of our lesson planning.”

The duo landed on a weekly schedule of music theory (Monday), singing rehearsal time (Tuesday/Thursday), music listening logs (Wednesday) and musician interviews (Friday). They are working on a virtual choir, new to director and students alike. They “sang together” on a Google Meet session, with Suoja at the piano and students singing with mics muted. “This was strange and new for them. But for now, it is the way we can still learn our music together.”

Cancellations included a choir trip to Duluth, a performance at St. Andrews, their Mariners show, a large group contest, and a special performance with Luther College.

She said all are great memories.

“We had to have little funerals in our hearts,” she said, “for every one of these cancellations.”

Anderson said she was ‘inundated with hundreds of e-mails and conversations from the students since before spring break and had followed the COVID-19 situation closely since before that. “I knew it was coming, but I was not expecting to go on spring break and not come back.”

Planning remote classrooms on the fly has been intensive.

“We spent one week creating the plan and what it would look like,” Anderson said. “We had multiple daily meetings (online) collaborating with colleagues and asking a lot of questions. This is a tremendous group work. Everyone in the district is working together to make sure we can deliver something that will be beneficial for our families. Teachers will be posting videos, documents, pictures on Google Classroom for the students to interact. We will have office hours for the students to contact us. They can reach us by email, text, Google Hangouts, voicemail.”

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Teachers mobilize for student visitation parade

Above: Dozens of teachers, including Mark Theissen driving a Humvee, roll in vehicles decorated with greetings and messages for their students during a parade that rolled along a route through local neighborhoods, starting and ending at Vadnais Heights Elementary School.

At left: MacDonald family members were among the spectators along the route displaying signs with messages for their favorite teachers.

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Above: Vadnais Heights Elementary School Kindergarten Teacher Marissa Lane gets ready to roll with her vehicle, personalized with messages to her students. She and dozens of her colleagues participated in a parade through neighborhoods in Vadnais Heights Thursday, April 9.

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Mahtomedi Schools practices distance learning New electronic teaching methods come to the fore

BY LORETTA HARDING CONTRIBUTING WRITER

In lieu of running through agenda items and rubber-stamping actions to be taken on matters pertaining to regular school district business, the Mahtomedi School Board at its March 26 meeting postponed all actions except for consent agenda items and looked toward implementing distance learning operations.

All schools in Minnesota will practice distance learning methods until the all-clear is given for students to return to school after the COVID-19 pandemic crisis passes or the school year ends, whichever comes first.

“We have completely redesigned how teaching and learning look in our district, and our teachers and staff have worked tirelessly to prepare for this new learning opportunity,” Superintendent Barb Duffrin said. “Our Zephyr staff are doing things we never imagined were possible — within a span of two weeks, no less! Their work and unwavering commitment to our chlidren have been truly incredible through this unprecedented period.”

The plan is for distance learning to be practiced throughout the Mahtomedi Public School District through at least April 30; it began March 30. During the distance learning period, Mahtomedi schools will follow the district’s existing school calendar.

During Minnesota’s Stay-at-Home order issued by Gov. Tim Walz, Mahtomedi schools will continue to provide distance learning, food support for children and child care for essential workers.

Each school throughout the district has issued its own distance learning guidelines, daily schedules and procedures as appropriate for the grade levels and curricula at the individual schools. The variations for each school, such as specific period and classroom hours for each grade, can be found on the appropriate school link on the district website.

Some guidelines common to schools throughout the district include a daily start time around 9-9:30 a.m. Students are expected to check in each school day to be marked as “present” or to declare their absence via the attendance hotline or by communicating with their teacher. Chromebooks will be available for students who need a device.

“From preschool to our Passages Transition Program, our staff are connecting and teaching via online tools,” Duffrin said. “We’ve distributed close to 1,000 Chromebooks to teachers and students to use at home.”

Students are expected to actively participate and complete

“Our Zephyr staff are doing things we never imagined were possible — within a span of two weeks, no less! Their work and unwavering commitment to our chlidren have been truly incredible through this unprecedented period.”

Barb Duffrin Superintendent coursework within the time frame set by their teacher. Parents and guardians are expected to support students in fulfilling their school responsibilities. Teacher office hours are available for about two hours during midday for all schools.

Teachers in kindergarten through second grade will communicate with families via Seesaw about any additional tools; and teachers in third through fifth grades will use Google Classroom.

After the first week, the daily work schedule for students in kindergarten through second grade at Wildwood should involve one to two hours of work; for third through fifth grade at O. H. Anderson, students should expect two to three hours of work.

Once underway, Mahtomedi Middle School expects to conduct approximately two to three hours of online meetings and assignment work each day, with distance learning through Google Classroom. If students cannot attend the Google Meeting for class, they are expected to check Google Classroom and watch any recorded session of the meeting and complete the assigned work. Parents are asked to remind their students to check in every day, including Friday.

Students at Mahtomedi High School can expect two to three hours of online meetings and assignment work each day.

Distance learning will be through Google Classroom, where all communications and assignments will be posted. To record attendance, students must reply to their advisor’s email prompt by 3:00 p.m. each day to be marked as “present.” Daily learning plans are posted by 9 a.m. every school day according to the following schedule: Periods 1, 3 and 5 will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays; periods 2, 4 and 6 will meet on Tuesdays and

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CHURCH OF ST. PIUS X 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. 3pm

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

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In other action, the board: • Approved $14,715.43 in donations over the past month. They will be used to further the mission of the school district and are used toward the wishes of the donors. Highlights include $2,000 from the Mahtomedi Area Education Foundation (MAEF) for districtwide mental wellness; $658.20 from General Mills Box Tops for Education for Wildwood Elementary School needs; $597.29 from the Mahtomedi Parent Teacher Organization to O. H. Anderson Elementary for physical education supplies; $500 from the Mahtomedi Education Association to Mahtomedi High School for Celebration of Excellence; and $500 from Janice and Dale Johnson to Mahtomedi High School for Celebration of Excellence.

• Tabled action on all other agenda items until the next meeting to allow for public commentary on six policies prior to approval. “Commentary from the public is very important,” said Board Chair Lucy Payne. If the board is unable to meet in person at the next meeting, written public commentary will be necessary. Approval of the 2021-2022 school district calendar was tabled until the board can meet in person to discuss the details of that item.

• Heard from Superintendent Barb Duffrin that school would be closed until at least May 5. Teaching staff will return to school earlier to start preparations for resuming classes.

The board next meets at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 23, by conference call or interactive technologies, according to Minnesota Statute 13D.021, due to the health pandemic and declared state of emergency. Written public commentary can be submitted by email to individual school board member email addresses.

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Thursdays; eighth grade physics will be held from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; and Fridays are for small group, individual and/or supplemental learning as determined by the teacher.

For more information about distance learning in Mahtomedi, visit the district website at mahtomedi.k12.mn.us and look for the “QUICK LINKS” button atop the right-hand column of the home page and click on the second menu item, “Distance Learning Plan.”

“We know our new context has shaken some of the foundations for learning that we’ve all taken for granted,” Duffrin said. “Our families have been extremely complimentary of our organization, communication and technology support during this time, and we are thankful for their support, patience and grace as we navigate this new way of teaching and learning.”

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Worship time: Sundays 10am

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

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!

Service times are subject to change during the coronavirus crisis. Contact your local church or check church web sites for service time and online service information.

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STUDENT NEWS The ffollowing Th ll i llocall students t d t were named d to t the deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list or received academic honors at a college or university for the 2019 fall semester: Bemidji State University: Elliot Dessert and Madison Gibson, both of Vadnais Heights; Jordan Gobely and Samantha Waldvogel, both of White Bear Lake; Claudia Verkerke of White Bear Township; Sophie Mieloch of Mahtomedi.

College of Saint Benedict: Genevieve Ahlstrom and Nicole Newman, both of White Bear Lake.

Iowa State University: Michael Miller of White Bear Lake.

Minnesota State University-Mankato: Aric Anderson, Tyler Doering and Eric Patton, all of Mahtomedi; Mickenna Affolter of Pine Springs; Katelyn Ertle, Crystal Haugen, Emmah Mardaus, Katie Regnier and Tessa Tvedt, all of White Bear Lake; Dylan McCollow of Willernie; Kaylee Olson, Randy Solorzano, Carly St. George and Ellie Tuominen, all of Vadnais Heights.

Saint John's University: Michael Carroll of Mahtomedi; Joseph Goudreau, Jack Rogowski and Jacob Spring, all of White Bear Lake; Noah Presseller of Vadnais Heights.

U i it off St. St Thomas: Th Eth D t h off University Ethan Deutsch White Bear Lake.

Washington University: Kian Dahlberg of Vadnais Heights.

The following local students graduated from a college or university in December 2019: Bethel University: BriAnna Karg of Vadnais Heights, business; Mitchell Richter of White Bear Lake, science education, grades 5-8; Kayla Krueger of Mahtomedi, teaching English as a second language, grades K-12.

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire: Heather Burch of Vadnais Heights, Bachelor of Science, elementary education; Cole Edgell of Vadnais Heights, Bachelor of Arts, integrated strategic communication.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: Aaron Schmidt of Vadnais Heights, Bachelor of Science, exercise and sport science, with honors; Samantha Granec of White Bear Lake, Bachelor of Science, exercise and sport science; Elaina Townley of White Bear Lake, Bachelor of Science, accountancy; and Justin Keeney of Mahtomedi, Bachelor of Science, management.

U i it off Wisconsin-Madison: Wi i M di Abi il R i University Abigail Remairz of Vadnais Heights, Bachelor of Science, education, elementary education, with distinction; Sarah Yoon of Vadnais Heights, Bachelor of Science, mechanical engineering; Hayley Boyd of White Bear Lake, Bachelor of Business Administration, management and human resources; Nicole Daul of White Bear Lake, Bachelor of Business Administration, actuarial science, fi nance and investment banking, risk management and insurance, with distinction; Katherine Zoborowski, Bachelor of Science, chemical engineering; Alissa Bartholomew of Mahtomedi, Master of Science, occupational therapy.

Jordan Hansen of White Bear Lake, a senior at Hamline University, was named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Women's Hockey Co-Player of the Year.

Sabrina Brown of White Bear Lake and Noah Peirson of Vadnais Heights participated in the University of Iowa's student-led Dance Marathon, which raised more than $2.8 million for the UI Stead Family Children's Hospital.

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Bear alum Newpower caps D-1hockey career with honors, pro deal

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

Wyatt Newpower recently completed his four-year Division I hockey career with some high notes and honors. Then a searing disappointment. Then a dream realized.

“Today I signed my first professional contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets organization,” the 2016 White Bear Lake graduate announced Saturday. “I signed with their AHL team, the Cleveland Monsters, for the 2020-2021 season.”

The 6-4, 205-pound defenseman for University of Connecticut is majoring in sociology. His ultimate goal is to work in federal law enforcement, but first was hoping for a shot at pro hockey. That opportunity came Saturday, although it’s on hold due to the COVIS-19 pandemic.

“Due to the current status of this virus and the (NHL season suspended), things have kind of came to a pause,” Newpower said.

Newpower had two strong seasons as a junior and senior, after not accomplishing much his first two seasons. He picked up two significant Hockey East honors and was looking forward to his first college playoff game.

UConn clinched a playoff spot when it beat Boston University 6-1 on Feb. 22. It followed up with an upset of No. 8-ranked UMass-Amherst 3-2 on Feb. 28. In the win over UMass, at home on Senior Night, with his parents in town among a big crowd, Newpower assisted on the game-winning goal, scored by his roommate Kale Howarth, with 8.7 seconds left.

“It just felt like time stopped for a quick second,” Newpower said, “and us seniors took a look around and were able to tell

ourselves, ‘We helped build this.’”

The Huskies lost their last two games and finished 15-14-4 but were in the playoffs. They were slated to face Maine in a best-of-three series. But that was called off, along with all NCAA sports for the rest of the school year, due to the pandemic.

“When we first found out that everything was canceled, it felt like a giant weight was crushing you,” Newpower said. “To see my fellow seniors have our careers ended so abruptly, with absolutely nothing we can do, it was just really hard.”

Newpower had not been included on the playoff roster his first two years and missed last year’s playoffs due to illness, so missing the opportunity was indeed a crusher.

After those two big wins, Newpower was the subject of a feature article in the Hartford Courant. It focused on the fact he played only 15 of 36 games his sophomore season, after which he had a heartto-heart with coach Mike Cavanaugh.

Newpower told the Courant: “I walked in there and said, ‘Listen, I want to be coached by you guys, and I want your help.’ And he (Cavanaugh) said, ‘OK, you need to take this next step.’” Cavanaugh responded by telling Newpower he had not been very “coachable.”

Newpower accepted the challenge.

He was on campus that summer and the next for a four-day-a-week regimen of weight training, footwork, speed work and yoga, along with playing in a summer league. “The next year, he was a different player,” Cavanaugh told the Courant.

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Above, Wyatt Newpower as a UConn Huskie.

At right, Wyatt Newpower, wearing UConn Huskies apparel, signed his contract Saturday with the Columbus Blue Jackets organization.

goals in 68 games his last two seasons.

A teammate, junior Adam Karahick, told the Courant that Newpower “has been our rock, for sure,” as a leader on the ice. Newpower was named Hockey East’s top defenseman this year and was included on the Hockey East All-Stars as a second-team pick.

At White Bear Lake, Newpower was a four-year starter for coach Tim Sager. He tallied 18 goals and 54 assists in his career, was twice named SEC Defenseman of the Year, and was team captain, MVP and an All-Metro East pick as a senior, according to his UConn bio.

Newpower said Chris Anderson, coach of the Bears defensemen, was a huge influence on his game. They stay in touch, especially as his brother Sam has been coached by Anderson the last three years.

With Sam graduating this year, it was the end of a tenure of 21 straight years with a Newpower wearing orange and black at some level, Wyatt pointed out.

Luke Newpower graduated in 2013 and Morgan Newpower in 2017. The youngest, Jenna, a sophomore, doesn’t play, but

was a manager on the boys’ team.

Newpower went straight to UConn with no sojourn to juniors hockey. He was spotted by a Philadelphia Flyers scout who knew one of the UConn coaches, Joe Pereira. The UConn staff got him into a spring tournament in Boston to check him out and liked his potential.

As for UConn, he has nothing but good things to say.

“I have really had the ability to better myself in every aspect of life,” he said.

The relationships with players and coaches were paramount, he noted.

“There is absolutely nothing better than have 26 brothers with you at school that always have your back. I am beyond thankful that UConn gave me the ability to live that dream.”

Zephyr Triple-A pick’s highlights include soccer, engineering wins Ryan Millington was Mahtomedi’s pick this year for the Triple A Award, a Minnesota State High School League program to honor achievement in athletics, arts and academics.

Millington has lettered in track in grades 9-10-11 and in soccer in grades 11-12. He was team MVP as a junior in soccer, where he was a defender and sometimes a striker.

His top soccer thrill was beating North High School 3-2 last season. “Our team had not done that in over 17 years or something; it wasn’t even in the records for when we did that last,” Millington said. His top track

achievement was winning high jump at the True Team section meet during his sophomore year, when he also made all-conference.

Millington is a jazz band member, playing percussion — drum set, specifically — and a pep band member at sporting events. He’s lettered since ninth grade in music. He earned overall superior ratings in the MSHSL Jazz competition as a junior and senior and was selected to the Metro East Conference Jazz Honor band.

He carries an A-minus average in the classroom.

His academic highlight is being part of the Real World

Design Challenge Club, which competes against other teams in real-world engineering challenges. “We were two-time Minnesota State champions, and got to move on to the national competition,” he said.

Millington plans to attend Iowa State University and major in civil engineering. Ryan Millington

SPORTS BRIEFS in the finals, which were completed before the rest of the meet was canceled due to the coronavirus crisis. He set a Huskies record of 20.00 in the prelims.

Townley qualified for nationals at the conference meet in February with a 20.23 time in prelims before placing fourth in the finals with 20.45. With the Bears, Townley placed third in the state meet in 2017 with 50.8. He returned to swimming with the Huskies this year after two years away from the sport.

Zephyr alum is wrestling All-America scholar athlete Devin FitzPatrick, St. Cloud State University junior from Mahtomedi, was named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association DII Scholar All-American team. FitzPatrick chartDevin FitzPatrick ed an 18-1 record, capped by a regional championship at 165 pounds, and was ranked No. 2 in the nation. The national meet was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. To qualify for this award, the student athlete must also have at least a 3.4 cumulative grade average. FitzPatrick has a 67-12 career record with the Huskies. He placed sixth at nationals at 165 pounds in 2019.

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Bear alum placed 15th in D-II swim nationals Abe Townley, former all-state swimmer for White Bear Lake, placed 15th in the NCAA Division II nationals in the 50 freestyle, as a freshman for St. Cloud State, March 13 in Geneva, OH, earning All-America status. His time was 20.44

Gov. Walz gave a shoutout to the White Bear Lake Pee Wee hockey team in his State of the State address Sunday, April 5. The excerpt reads, “The White Bear Lake Pee Wee hockey team was on the road to New Ulm for the state tournament when it was canceled midroute due to COVID-19. While the season ended abruptly, the team is still a team — virtually. The players and their parents have started a text chain to check in every night to see how everyone is doing and if anyone needs help. One evening, a player’s mom shared how she is ex-

hausted from her work as a nurse and is worried about doing her job without personal protective equipment. The next day, the hockey dads cleaned out their supplies of masks at work and in their garage. A big box was left on the nurse’s doorstep with a note that said: ‘Your hockey family loves you.’ It left her in tears. Her hockey family is helping her through this crisis.”

Local sailor named all-conference Kate Cox of White Bear Lake, a senior on the Hobart and William Smith Colleges sailing team, was named to the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA) all-conference teams. Cox earned a spot on the All-MAISA Women’s Skipper first team for the second consecutive year. She sailed in five regattas in 2019-20, placing second in A Division at the MAISA Women’s Fall Dinghy Championship and third at the Women’s Showcase Tournament. This spring, she paced William Smith to an eighth-place fi nish at the Navy Spring Women’s regatta.

Bruce Strand

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MAHTOMEDI CITY COUNCIL NOTES The Mahtomedi City Council took the following action at its April 7 meeting, held via teleconference: • Unanimously (5-0) awarded the contract for Phase 4 – West Historic District Improvements to Geislinger and Sons Inc. with a total bid of $3,860,009, including an alternate bid that adds the Neptune Street Rain Garden Improvement.

Two bids were received; the low bid was higher than the estimate of $3.7 million in the original feasibility report, City Engineer John Sachi said. He said it is a very difficult project, and several contractors shied away from bidding on it because it is “too complex.” A retaining wall will be an additional component of the project and will cost approximately $200,000.

• Passed a resolution rejecting bids for the Bevins, Bichner and Talahi Utility Extension Project. On March 12 the city opened bids for the project, in which the low bid from T. A. Schifsky and Sons in the amount of $1.5 million came in $450,000 higher than the original feasibility report cost projection when the project was ordered in April 2019. “We're very disappointed we got only two bidders, especially after we put out requests so early,” Sachi said. City staff recommended re-bidding the project later in the fall for the 2021 construction season. Sachi noted that the city could advertise for bids now, because contractors have been saying that work in the private industry is drying up due to the unknown economic future.

As several contractors may have gaps in their work schedules, the city might consider bidding the

project in May and awarding the contract in June. “At a time when a lot of people really need work, the city could get a good price,” Councilwoman Jane Schneeweis suggested.

• Passed a resolution rejecting bids for the 2020 Storm Sewer Projects and Glenmar Diversion Storm Sewer Project. On April 1, sealed bids were received and opened for storm sewer and restoration improvements at the following locations: 1446 Harmony Drive, 1140/1150 Park Ave., Glenmar Avenue south of Stillwater Road and a pond pumping station at Florence and Robert Street. The low bid came from G. F. Jedlicki Inc. in the amount of $543,001, which was about $78,000 higher than the engineer's estimate. Staff recommended that council reject all bids and rebid the project in the fall or winter for construction in 2021. “You all like the idea of not spending money,” Mayor Judson Marshall said. “Every once in a while, we get that option.”

• Passed a resolution extending the period of the local emergency to May 31. The original proclamation and declaration of emergency was enacted on March 16 due to the COVID-19 health pandemic.

This extension could be lifted at any time, said City Attorney Bridget Nason. The order affi rms that in-person meetings are not practical at this time. If anything changes, council can always dial back that resolution, Nason said.

• Heard an update from Fire Chief Terry Fischer, who said that during the COVID-19 emergency, call volume has dropped 25%, from 80 calls to 55. The department

hasn't been dispatched for as many lift assists. The fi re department met with its three senior housing facilities and discussed emergency plans and how they worked.

There have been changes to how the department responds to calls, he said. For example, if the caller can handle the situation on their own, the department advises them it's better to stay home. If someone calls from a senior community, they're going to meet the fi rst responders at their lobby, rather than have EMS personnel go in.

No one in the department has tested positive for COVID-10, Fischer noted.

• Approved the 2020 street sweeping contract with Allied Blacktop Company at the rate of $86 per hour, the lowest bid among three received. Every year, the city contracts with a company for citywide street sweeping services. Mahtomedi has used all three bidders in the past. The city usually uses a contractor with two sweepers for five days in the spring and five days in the fall. In the past, these services have cost approximately $15,000 annually.

• Approved plans and permission to bid for the construction of Aaron's Playground. In January 2019, Craig and Becky Markovitz approached the city about donating a playground for children of all ages at Southwest Park in memory of their son, who passed away. Donations in the amount of $110,000 were collected through the Greater White Bear Lake Foundation.

Cemstone also pledged to donate the concrete needed for the playground and trail connection.

Adequate funds are available

within the parks capital improvement plan and the parks budget. In 1992, Southwest Park was developed into a neighborhood park but lacked a playground. In 2010, a small playground for toddlers was built near the park building and has been overwhelmed by children during sporting events.

• Approved a request from St. Jude of the Lake, 700 Mahtomedi Ave., to hold a gambling event and to sell wine and beer at the annual Spring Dinner June 13, rescheduled from April 18 due to the COVID-19 emergency. Approval was contingent on whether the shelter-in-place order is still ongoing at that time.

• Heard from Birchwood Mayor Mary Wingfield and Councilman Jonathan Fleck about their city's stake in the future Lake Links Trail Project and formed a subcommittee consisting of City Administrator Steve Neilson, City Engineer John Sachi, Wingfield, Fleck and Mahtomedi council members Jane Schneeweis and Steve Wolgamot. The committee members agreed to meet during the upcoming week to discuss options amenable to both cities.

Adjourned to closed session, according to Minn. Stat. 13D.05, Subd. 3(b) and pursuant to attorney-client privilege, with the attorneys representing the city relating to the City of Mahtomedi vs.

Katherine Verzhbitska-Radzills, et. al, Washington County District Court File No. 82-CV-17-5390.

The council next meets at 7 p.m. Monday, April 21, via teleconference.

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1. Longtime golf buddies can’t hit the links so they gathered at the Bald Eagle boat landing Tuesday, April 7, to share gossip and bemoan golf course closures. Keeping their social distance are, from left, Dave Mample, Doug Gale, Cory Strand, Rollie Fasching, Dave Bohrer, Dean Shawbold and Tom Obst. All are White Bear grads, most from Class of ‘58. — Debra Neutkens 2. As way to help the community, Indulge turned the Little Free Library outside its downtown salon into a Little Free Pantry. Take what you need or drop off nonperishable food items to fill the pantry. The book exchange remains in the bottom cupboard. — Debra Neutkens 3. Easter Bunny bringing joy to neighbors in Vadnais Heights. Thanks Easter Bunny, (a.k.a., Mary Knutson). — Erv Burger 4. I wanted to share a photo to help increase social distancing. There has been a noticeable increase in pedestrian traffic on Lake Avenue and many users are not maintaining the recommended 6 foot distance. In order to maintain this distance people need to run/walk/bike single file on the edges of the path when passing.

Social distancing can be inconvenient but it is extremely important that we all do our part and maintain our distance. — Leah Nicholson

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