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Pass/no pass White Bear Lake admin’s recommendation despite opposition

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

Despite some pushback from students and parents, the White Bear Lake Area High School administration recommended to install a universal pass/no pass grading system during distance learning this spring.

“Our intent at this time is to move ahead with pass/no pass, and we will seek affirmation of that plan by the board,” said Superintendent Dr. Wayne Kazmierczak on Friday, April 17. He referred to the school board meeting scheduled for Monday, April 20 (after press deadline).

The pass/no pass system was based on difficulties encountered by many students learning

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Ron Costa waters plants getting a head start growing in one of the greenhouses at the family owned and operated Costa Farm in Grant. The retail greenhouse will open April 24 with curbside pickup of orders that have been placed via phone or email.

Area greenhouses adapt to COVID-19

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Time will tell whether the business model used by commercial enterprises during the COVID-19 pandemic will become the new normal.

Earlier this month, garden cen-

ters, nurseries and other “green industries” in Minnesota were declared essential businesses and allowed to reopen, as long as they followed pandemic mitigation practices recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that ensure social distancing.

Some of the measures taken by florists, landscaping and garden centers, which open earlier than most other businesses, may set the example for the way the country shops in the long term.

Karin Costa, who owns Costa SEE GREENHOUSES, PAGE 11

from home during the stay at home order because of the coronavirus pandemic.

“We had input from students on a survey given to them weekly on how they are doing with distance learning,” said Alison Gillespie, a principal handling special assignments for the district. “We had a lot of feedback that they were overwhelmed with grades, navigating the new system and some still needing help with internet access.”

A petition with around 650 supporters as of April 17 asked that the school allow students to choose between pass/fail and a traditional letter grade.

Michael Hoffman, who promoted the petition at SEE PASS/NO PASS, PAGE 10

Startup’s medical mask offers ‘sustainable protection’

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS STAFF WRITER

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Julia Duvall models the Breathe99 mask.

A second-generation mask called the B2 is a group of young entrepreneurs’ answer to an urgent need during the coronavirus pandemic.

Developed by a startup company called Breathe99, the reusable B2 respirator mask protects its wearer from 99% of harmful contaminants while reducing filter cost and waste by half.

That’s key to the team behind the B2, who emphasize the “sustainable protection” aspect. The mask is comparable

to the disposable N95 mask so much in demand, only it’s reusable.

Team member Julia Duvall is a White Bear High School grad who is bringing her skill set to the Minneapolis company and its small group of designers, engineers and developers. Duvall has a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota in apparel product development. Her role is product designer for the textile overlay portion of the mask.

What makes the B2 unique is a reusable, patent-pending face-piece that flexes to your face for a comfortable, protective seal.

The textile overlay helps create the seal to ensure the mask is secure, Duvall said. The fabric is similar to that used in athletic wear: breathable, stretchy and comfortable.

The hygienic mask is easy to clean and reuse. It’s dishwasher safe. The fabric overlay is machine washable. The filters are considered affordable and easy to reload every few days, depending on usage.

Duvall noted that every mask sold supports donations to those in need of respiratory protection.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No masks for security personnel Celebrate Earth Day I just found out that the federal government is not issuing face masks for federal with a movie employees at vital buildings to some Homeland Security personnel.

If they want them, they are told to buy their own.

What a travesty, as these are our frontline security personnel, responsible for physically wanding people at security for weapons prior to entry into these “secure� buildings.

Something is amiss here.

Dave Brockel White Bear Township

Grateful new subscriber Thank you for your wonderful paper. I enjoy it so much. Also thank you for 30plus years of delivering it to me for free.

I have always felt I can’t afford to subscribe but as I hear of hometown publications falling by the wayside I can’t afford not to subscribe.

When I saw your note on the front page I had to respond.

Over the years I have gotten two of my best jobs from ads in your paper, and my family and I have always advertised our garage sales and other sales in your paper with much success.

A subscription to your paper is money well spent. I will encourage everyone I know to do so.

Thank you!

Cheyenne Dailey White Bear Lake

On this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, I am grateful for readers who submitted letters the past few months standing up for science with regard to the climate crisis. In support of these efforts, I would like to alert everyone to a very good resource on this topic: Climate Change – The Facts. This BBC movie narrated

by David Attenborough will be airing on PBS Channel 2 at 7 p.m. April 22 and again at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 26 on TPT-Life. With all in-person activities celebrating Earth Day canceled, inviting friends and family to watch this movie and discussing its implications is a great option.

Steve Jorissen, Ph.D. Vadnais Heights (Editor’s note: Jorissen is president of Northeast Metro Climate Action)

Minnesota keeping virus at bay Two letters to the editor (submitted by William Pearson and Heather Gustafson) which appeared April 15, 2020 in the White Bear/Vadnais Heights newspaper were critical of Vadnais Heights Councilman Greg Urban. Councilman Urban had submitted a letter in the April 1 paper in which he was critical of Gov. Walz’s handling of the pandemic.

In his letter, “Have Gov. Walz and Democrats gone crazy?� Councilman Urban laments the fact that he has had

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to lay off over 100 of his employees. I am sympathetic to Mr. Urban’s plight. The economic damage caused by this pandemic is without a doubt horrendous.

Where Councilman Urban goes wrong is where he places the blame on Gov. Walz (and the Democrats). How has our state performed? Minnesota deaths as of this day, April 17, sit at 94 or about one-half fewer deaths than other states of a comparable size. I know it is more complicated than this, but I think I can safely say that as far as prevention and containment, Minnesota is among the best or may be the best. As far as the economy, Pew Report (April 9, 2020) says “Minnesota, Utah among states best prepared for Coronavirus Economic Upheaval.� This may not correlate directly to Mr. Urban’s business, but as a Minnesota citizen we must look at it in aggregate (we are all in this together).

I have also seen and reports that say Minnesota’s economic damage in comparison to other states is somewhere in the middle. Much depends on the source and what factors were used to make the comparison.

To further support his argument, Councilman Urban says China, with a population much bigger than the U.S., has had “80,000 cases and 3,000 deaths.�

The U.S. currently is sitting at about 31,000 deaths (more by the time you read this). So, what do these numbers tell you about the accuracy of China’s reported numbers?

In conclusion, I hope that we can all (including our local government offi-

cials) support Gov. Walz in his efforts to contain this virus.

Ronald Garceau Vadnais Heights

Celebrate volunteers Without volunteers donating their time and passion to causes they care about, many nonprofits would struggle to accomplish their missions. Faced with tight budgets and generally shortstaffed, our local nonprofits turn to volunteers to “make it happen.� That’s why the third week of every April, we take time to celebrate volunteers and volunteering with National Volunteer Month and National Volunteer Week.

We know it is hard right now, with volunteers sequestered at home, for many of our local nonprofits to devise alternative delivery methods for their services or even be forced to forego providing some services altogether. We also know that our community members, who are used to actively volunteering, may be frustrated by not being able to do so. Now, maybe more than ever, we can truly appreciate our volunteers and the critical roles they play in our community.

So, on behalf of the Greater White Bear Lake Community Foundation and all our nonprofit partners, a big thank you to all of you who make volunteering an important part of your lives. You are truly making it happen!

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Suited for speed, manufacturer helps Ford crank out ventilators

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS STAFF WRITER

Another area manufacturer has joined the fight against COVID-19.

MME Group of Vadnais Heights is partnering with Ford Motor Co. in its quest to assemble 50,000 medical ventilators in 100 days. In late March, Ford announced its plans to retool a Michigan facility to produce the lifesaving device. The Detroit automaker signed a $336 million contract with the federal government last week sealing the deal. The facility expected to open April 20.

MME was selected to manufacture an intricate silicone diaphragm component critical to the function of the ventilators, which keep people alive

when they can’t breathe on their own.

Typical lead times to produce this type of part is two to three months. MME built tooling to begin production in 10 days.

“Right now, things require rapid response times, not status-quo processes,” said Robert Archambault, owner and CEO. “For decades, MME has built its entire business on providing fast reaction to urgent demand.

We are motivated and driven to use those resources to aid in the health needs of our communities.”

The ventilator part is just one item MME is making in the battle against coronavirus. When an existing customer based in Kansas City requested its “Eagle” series of masks increase in production

by tenfold, the company responded. The Eagle mask, which aids in short-term respiratory support and/ or ventilation, is designed for a single use. Demand is expected to hit 200,000, which is 10 times the normal volume.

Coincidentally, MME is also partnering with Breathe99, the patent-pending social mask featured in a separate story this week.

Lex Reinke heads up sales and marketing for MME. He reached out to Breathe99 designer Max Bock-Aronson last August after seeing the startup online. “I had confidence in what they were doing pretty quickly,” Reinke recalled. “This was even before the virus hit China.

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Archambault has led MME since he bought out the owner of a small tool shop called Minnesota Mold and Engineering in 2001 and turned it into a full-service contract manufacturer employing 140 people. Most of MME’s manufacturing is for medical device companies, as well as consumer and defense contracts that require FDA and ISO certifications. It operates 24/7 in more than 75,000 square feet of space, spread over the main headquarters off Labore Road and a smaller distribution facility in Maplewood.

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Wear your mask

t seems over the past several weeks we have heard many different recommendations regarding the wearing of face masks. First, we were advised that you should wear a mask so that you don’t spread COVID-19 to others, but that it wouldn’t prevent you from getting it.

The most recent recommendation is that everyone should be wearing a mask outside of their home. Aside from the obvious problem that masks have been in short supply, it seems common sense that if everyone wears a mask and practices social distancing, the chances of anyone giving or getting the virus would be greatly decreased.

We need to do what’s right for those around us and for our community. We have all sacrificed too much at this point to start going backward. Let’s follow the guidelines and do our part to knock this out.

Keeping people employed Many small businesses in our community took major financial hits in the weeks leading up to closure of non-essential businesses, and some were forced to close and lay off or furlough employees. Despite a significant Publisher’s their drop in advertising revenue, here at Press we chose to keep 100% of our View team employed. In fact, we even rehired Carter Johnson an open seat in our design department.

We have managed to this point by trimming expenses, such as decreasing page count to save on printing expense. We made these decisions with the understanding that we would be eligible to receive a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program.

A few weeks ago our government developed the Paycheck Protection Program under the CARES Act in an effort to encourage small businesses to keep people employed during this economic crisis. Parts of the loan would be forgiven by the government if businesses keep their employees on the payroll. It’s a win-win for employees who keep their jobs, and the business who can continue to operate. This loan is crucial for us and many other local businesses whose short-term plans will only last a couple of weeks.

As Congress was finalizing the program we began talking to a number of banks. We ended up applying with a large bank. The bank was slow to open the online portal and the application took us about 12 hours to submit.

Within a day we received an email stating our application had been approved and we were on step one of seven.

Every few days we received a notice to add more documentation to the loan process, as it was a pretty complex, tight formula based on past staffing levels. Over 13 days we received multiple notifications that looked like our loan was progressing - at one point an email stated that we would get documents to sign within a few minutes and never did.

Then last Thursday we received an email telling us that the funding had run out. This was like the seven steps to nowhere. I’ve spoken with many business owners, some who received it and some who didn’t.

Perhaps those who had a better relationship with their bank or staff accountants who could pull together their financials in a matter of minutes had better luck than many of the mom and pop shops.

There are many small businesses who want to keep people employed but won’t be able to without this kind of help.

Your neighbors and local businesses need it. It sounds like Congress will authorize additional funding this week. Let’s hope the local small businesses who desperately need it and didn’t make the cut in the first round will get it this time.

Keep it local In the past week individuals throughout the country received a stimulus payment through the Cares Act. The payment is $1,200 per person or $2,400 for married couple who fi le taxes jointly and $500 for each child. Qualifying people had to make under $198,000 of annual income. This payment was vital to people who lost their job or had their hours cut. On the other hand, people who are fully employed also received it.

I suggest to those who aren’t using their payment to subsidize a loss of income to put it to work stimulating the local economy. Order takeout at a local restaurant, shop at local grocery stores and gas stations. Donate to local causes - food shelves, churches, homeless shelters, community foundations or other organizations meaningful to you. Now is the time to keep it local.

When you shop locally it feeds the local economy, local taxes and quite literally, your neighbors.

Carter Johnson is publisher of Press Publications.

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Adopt a storm drain in honor of Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary

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n April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans — 10% of the U.S. population at the time — participated in teach-ins and rallies across the nation to advocate for an end to environmental destruction. The event was organized by Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, and was inspired by a string of environmental disasters, including a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California in 1969. April 22, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which the Earth Day Network says is now the planMovers & et’s largest civic event. (Earthday.

Shakers org) For years, Angie Hong environmental organizations have advocated for citizens to think global and act local. This year’s COVID-19 outbreak has given Earth Day 2020 a new twist – think global, act local, and take individual action that will help to create a collective impact.

Take action at a safe distance this Earth Day Here in Minnesota, Metro Watershed Partners is asking Twin Cities’ residents to adopt a storm drain, between April 17 and April 30, in honor of Earth Day’s 50th birthday (adopt-a-

drain.org). Jana Larson, director of the Adopt-a-Drain program, says, “Even though many community cleanup events have been canceled, we can still honor Earth Day by taking joint action to protect Minnesota’s lakes and rivers. Adopt-a-Drain invites everyone to participate in a safe way using social distancing.” The Watershed Partners coalition is led by Hamline University and has more than 70 public, private and nonprofit partners, including cities, counties and watershed management organizations.

Through the Adopt-a-Drain program, people agree to sweep-up and collect leaves, trash and other debris from storm drains and curbsides near their homes to help protect lakes, rivers, and wetlands from stormwater pollution.

Volunteers typically spend about 15-min per cleaning, twice a month. Since the program began, Twin Cities area residents have adopted 10,788 storm drains and collected more than 200,000 lbs of debris that would have otherwise washed into our waterways.

Locally, the Rice Creek Watershed District and many community groups are encouraging residents to adopt storm drains as a way to stay engaged during the current stay-at-home order. “The trails, sidewalks and streets where we walk and bike are all of ours together,” says Roger Tomten of Sustainable Stillwater MN. “This seems like a good time to pick up a bit, to clean up our public

places, much like we do our spring cleaning in our homes. It makes us feel better about our environment and builds the bond of community that we will need going forward to tackle the issues on the horizon.”

To date, community members have already adopted 187 storm drains in the Hugo – White Bear Lake Area.

Resources to learn more and take action • Online learning for kids: Hamline University has created two interactive websites to help students learn about the water cycle, stormwater and the Mississippi River.

Check out the Adopt a Drain module (waterstothesea.org/ AADmodule) and Waters to the Sea multimedia lessons (waterstothesea.org/ mississippi).

• Adopt a Drain: Use the online map to fi nd and adopt a storm drain near you: adopt-a-drain. org.

Post photos and videos of your cleaning activities on social media by tagging @ adoptadrain and using the hashtags #adoptadrain and #earthdaybirthday2020 to help increase participation in the program.

Angie Hong is an educator for East Metro Water, a local government partnership with 25 members - mnwcd.org/emwrep.

Contact her at 651-330-8220 x.35 or angie.hong@mnwcd.org.

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Water Gremlin employees allowed to ditch hair nets

At the company’s request, the district judge in the Water Gremlin case amended slightly his court order regarding attire.

The matter came before the court administratively April 14 to modify judge Leonardo Castro’s Nov. 22 court order.

On April 16, Castro agreed that Water Gremlin need not provide hair coverings (in the form of hair nets) as personal protective equipment for all employees.

Rather, Water Gremlin must provide only maintenance and robotics personnel, die cast operators and other personnel upon the employee’s request, a baseball-style cap to protect hair and scalp from lead contamination.

The company must still conduct qualitative lead wipe tests on employees’ hands, face, neck and hair, and spot checks of employees’ footwear, upon their departure from the facility at the end of each production shift. If the qualitative

wipes test positive for lead, employees must take the necessary steps to effectively complete the decontamination process.

The caps will be in a designated color to avoid confusion and to ensure they do not migrate to the “clean” side of the facility.

Caps will be replaced monthly until the permanent locker room renovations are in place. Once those renovations are in place, Water Gremlin will at its discretion either continue to replace the caps or launder them weekly and replace them as necessary.

In his letter to the judge, Water Gremlin attorney Thaddeus Lightfoot said plaintiffs (the state departments of health and labor and industry) did not object to proposed changes, which were recently recommended by Wenck, the third-party environmental consulting firm monitoring court-ordered practices.

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These Washington nurses demonstrate how the hook shape holds the mask together without irritating the ears.

Mask hooks relieve sore ears The owners of White Bear Makerspace are doing their part for frontline health care workers. Tom and Theresa Lendway are busy making S-shaped acrylic hooks for surgical masks. The elastic band attaches to the hook instead of behind the ear so it’s less irritating, especially for workers who wear masks all day. The hooks are also easy to sanitize. The couple got the design from GlowForge, makers of their laser cutter.

They’ve distributed about 6,000 since late March to health care providers in Florida, Iowa, Washington and New York City, and locally to Mayo, Allina, Gillette, St. Joe’s, St. John’s and numerous nursing homes.

“It’s been a wild couple of weeks,” said Theresa, who added they’ve only scratched the surface on the need. Their shop is closed until May 4 per the governor’s order, so they are using the time to make the hooks, which are free to medical personnel. They are taking donations to cover shipping costs. Go to: whitebearmakerspace.com

OBITUARY NOTICES

Bradley Scott Diller

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Bradley Scott Diller age 54, passed away unexpectedly on April 14th, 2020.

Brad was born August 23rd, 1965, the third child of Teddy and Judy Diller, in Omaha, Ne. He grew up in Sioux City, IA. He attended high school in Arkon, IA where he lettered in football.

In 1994, Brad married Rebecca Jeffords in Sioux Falls, SD. They raised their three children, Mitchell, Madison and Maxwell at their longtime residence in White Bear Lake. Brad was preceded in death by Rebecca, who passed away in August of 2017 after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Brad was an enthusiastic collector of all thing’s motorcycles, musical instruments and historical artifacts. He had a keen eye for items that he felt had either a future monetary value or that his family and friends might enjoy and cherish.

Perhaps one of Brad’s favorite things to do for the past 12 years, was to gather his family and friends together each fall for his annual car show. Held in his own front yard, it attracted dozens of cars, motorcycles and outboard motor enthusiast. There he held court amongst his many friends, admiring the classic beauty of by gone eras while making sure that everyone left with a full belly, some small gifts and a smile on their faces. As always, Brads favorite part of the day, was the burnout sessions lead by brad and displayed by many of those who attended. The roar of the motors, the squeal of bias-ply tires on the asphalt and the smell of burning rubber brought forth an amazing spirit of comradery and genuine friendship to all those who attended. Brad had an undying love for old country music, western novels, John Wayne and of course, telling stories, some perhaps a bit truer than others.

Brad took great pride in his family and community and was always someone who could be counted on through good and bad times. Need a shirt, here you go. Short 20 dollars, here you go. Need help with an old motorcycle, here you go. Never did he request anything in return, other than friendship.

Brad leaves behind his siblings, Kim Wallin, Brian Diller and Natalie Boerger, his mother Judy Diller.

His beloved children, Mitchell, Madison and Maxwell, his beautiful granddaughter Faylen, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousin and countless friends.

Even during this difficult time of “social distancing”, Brad found a way to connect with all those who meant so much to him. To Brad, life may have been challenging at times, but nothing was ever considered impossible by him. Brad’s spirit will live on through his children, family and all those whose lives he touched in so many joyous ways.

Since Brad was such a social person, we feel that it wouldn’t be just that everyone cannot get together and celebrate his life. Down the road and once this distancing is over, The family will let everyone know when there will be a celebration of life.

Age 85 Previously of White Bear Lake Went home to her Savior on April 9. Preceded in death by parents Lester and Esther Lockhart; brother Lester; and 2 infant daughters. Survived by loving husband of 66 years Ron; children Karen (Jim) Hamer, Kirsten (David) Bornus, Ronald Jr. (Lynn), Kay (Rick) Willerton, and Rebecca (Ike) Coker; 8 grandchildren; 6 step-grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Shirley and Ron married in 1954. She then graduated from New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in Boston, MA. They moved to Minnesota in 1956, where she went to work for Midway, Mounds, St. John’s, and United Children’s Hospital as a Labor and Delivery Nurse. She always said she had the best job working in the Newborn Nursery. Shirley was a faithful attendant of Eagle Brook church. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to a charity of your choice.

George David II (Bud) Crockett George David II (Bud), age 96, May 16, 1923 - April 11 2020 Survived by his wife Kathy, daughter Kim Cheney (T for Tom), sons Tracy and Bart, granddaughters Courtney, Carly, Maddie and Hannah and many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by his parents George and Myrtle, sisters Betty, Jane and Alyce. Born and raised in poverty on a small farm in St. Paul, Bud went on to proudly serve his country in the United States Marine Corps South Pacific theatre.

He used the fearless determination shaped as a young Marine to set in motion an incredible life-long career in the banking industry. Bud was a passionate pilot and made flying a huge part of his family’s life. He loved a good game of golf, Vikings football and sharing conversation with family and friends. Bud passed away peacefully in the home he loved on the lake he adored with his beloved wife and dog Maggie by his side.

May he rest in God’s peace. We will all miss you so much.

Frances B Moss (Fran) Frances B Moss (Fran), born November 4, 1933, passed away of natural causes on April 8, 2020, near her lifelong home in White Bear Lake. She leaves behind three children, Vicki (Randy), Greg, and Steve (Cindy), two adored grandchildren, Marissa and Derek, siblings, Dave, Barb, Margaret and Nancy, nieces, nephews, friends, co-workers and many neighbors. Her family prays that she has found the peace she always sought.

Deceased’s funeral arrangements Due to coronavirus, a memorial and funeral date will be set when appropriate. Please come when the date is announced. Information on memorial donations to be provided at a later date.

Pearl Schmidt March 21, 1931-March 25, 2020 Of White Bear Lake On March 25, 2020, we lost our beloved angel. Preceded in death by husband, Richard “Dick”; daughter-in-law, Jean Schmidt. Survived by children, Cindy Barabas (Mike), Thomas, Ellie, Bruce (Linda); siblings, Willard Capistrant, Stella Dittman, Louise Dinehart, Arlene Capistrant. “Nonnie” to 11 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren; And many nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. Private family service. The public will be invited to a Celebration of Life Service at a later date. Interment, St. Mary’s of the Lake Cemetery. Memorials preferred to a charity of your choice.

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

Birchwood • A resident on Wildwood Avenue was reported April 4 for burning leaves in violation of city ordinance. Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies gave information on the city ordinance to the individual, who stated he was a City Council member and complied.

Grant • A resident in the 8000 block of Lake Elmo Avenue N. who had been away from home since November reported coming back March 30 and finding a door to the garage kicked in and a compressor and battery pack stolen.

• A motorist was pulled over March 31 on Highway 36 and Manning Avenue for semaphore violation.

• A Grant resident on March 31 reported an attempted “grandparent” scam.

ing damaged gravel at a construction site that will now cost several hundred dollars to refill and grade.

Mahtomedi • A resident on Park Avenue on March 29 reported her ex for coming to her residence to collect personal items in violation of his order for protection. He left when he was told to leave.

• Structures in Southwest Park on Long Lake Road were reported damaged March 30.

• Road rage was reported March 31 on Century Avenue and Long Lake Road between a vehicle driver and a motorcyclist. Deputies spoke to both parties and advised them of better practices.

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

• A motorist was pulled over April 2 on Manning Avenue N. and Highway 36 for stop sign violation.

Pine Springs

• Two unknown persons were reported for taking a Buick Century filled with construction equipment for a joy ride April 2 in the 7000 block of Inwood Way. The joy rid-

• A Wisconsin motorist was cited April 2 on eastbound Highway 36 at Viking Drive for speeding 77 mph in a 55 mph zone.

• Three Minnesota motorists were cited April 2 on eastbound Highway 36 for speeding 72 mph in a 55 mph zone while passing another vehicle; 71 mph in a 55 mph zone and 74 mph in a 55 mph zone.

• A Minnesota driver was cited April 3 on Highway 36 for speeding 70 mph in a 55 mph zone.

• A South Dakota woman was cited April 3 on eastbound Highway 36 by stationary deputies for speeding 84 mph in a 55 mph zone. The driver admitted to speeding. She said she was rushing home because she had just started her period, causing an awkward situation.

Willernie • A verbal dispute between a mother and juvenile son was reported March 30 on Warner Avenue S. The mom grounded the son after observing some SnapChat messages from another juvenile she didn’t want him to hang around with. The juvenile said he was mad at his mom for taking his phone.

• An emergency lock box was reported found April 2 in the corner of a lot on Derby Lane. Staff at the Mahtomedi Fire Department said the box, which appeared quite weathered, belonged to an unknown elevator. The department said it would check buildings around town with elevators.

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

rings missing April 5 after she removed them to wash dishes and forgot to put them back on before leaving work.

40, was towed April 11 from Centerville Road and Pondview Court for failure to provide proof of insurance.

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• A stolen vehicle was recovered April 5 in the parking lot of the Vadnais Heights Taco Bell.

• A customer of the Kwik Trip in the 3200 block of Highway 61 reported leaving her purse in the shopping cart after leaving the store April 11. The purse was later turned in to the manager’s office and returned to her.

• A Lino Lakes woman, 37, reported a backpack was stolen April 3 from the back seat of a vehicle parked for one hour in the south lot at Sucker Lake park. The credit card was used twice at the Lino Lakes Target before it was canceled. The complainant’s bank refunded the loss.

• Multiple appliances were reported stolen April 4 during the burglary of an unoccupied home under construction in the 600 block of Koehler Road.

• An employee of a business in the 900 block of County Road E reported her

• An antique pump was reported taken April 6 from the backyard of a dentistry in the 1200 block of County Road E. • A city park bench and public building in the 600 block of County Road F were reportedly tagged April 6 with spray paint.

• Employees of Advanced Graphix reported a front license plate stolen April 10 from an auto parked in the 3600 block of Labore Road.

• The vehicle of a Vadnais Heights man,

White Bear Township • A Vadnais Heights woman, 38, was arrested at 9:19 p.m. April 3 at the intersection of Fourth Street and Cedarwood Court for third-degree DWI after witnesses reported a vehicle in the ditch and its steering wheel holding up the head of the driver.

• A resident in the 4000 block of Stoddart Circle on April 3 reported unauthorized use of a credit card while she still had possession of it. The card was canceled and reported to the bank.

• An April 8 walker reported finding a counterfeit $100 bill in the grass along Highway 96. The fake bill was entered into property for destruction.

• A shoebox containing a box of old ammunition was reported found April 10 in the 5300 block of Cottage Avenue and turned in for destruction.

• A Lino Lakes man on April 13 reported two teenage males seen on video ripping sandbags, breaking a port-a-potty and damaging a skid steer loader in the 4200 block of Oakmede Lane.

WHITE BEAR LAKE POLICE REPORTS The White Bear Lake Police Department reported the following selected incidents: • Theft was reported in the 3200 block of White Bear Avenue April 9.

• Theft of packages oc-

curred in the 3800 block of White Bear Avenue April 9.

the 4900 block of Highway 61 April 9.

• A White Bear Lake man and a St. Paul woman were arrested for fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance in

• Officers found a St. Paul woman sleeping in her car at Hazel Street and County Road F April 9.

She was subsequently arrested for third-degree DWI. • An attempted email scam was reported in the 4900 block of Johnson Avenue April 9.

• On April 10 a community service officer retrieved two runaway huskies in the 3000 block of Midland Avenue. The dogs were returned to their owners.

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• Officers responded to a woman who said she tried to run from her boyfriend, but he grabbed her and wouldn’t let her get away in the 1800 block of Cedar Avenue April 10.

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• A suspect fled after trying to pass counterfeit currency in the 1000 block of Highway 96 April 10.

• A vehicle was stolen in the 3600 block of Bellaire Avenue April 10 and was recovered in St. Paul later that day.

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• A man was cited for disorderly conduct in the 3900 block of Hazel Street April 10.

• Neighbors complained

about a couple arguing in the 3900 block of Hoffman Road April 10.

• Officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 3900 block of Linden Avenue April 10, but nothing was found.

• A traffic stop at Highway 61 and Cedar Avenue on April 10 led to the arrest of a White Bear Lake man on several warrants.

• A burglary occurred in the 3000 block of White Bear Avenue April 11.

• An animal complaint was reported in the 3800 block of Cranbrook Drive April 11.

• A man was issued a citation for fifth-degree assault and released in the 2000 block of County Road F April 11.

• A man was arrested for driving after cancellation-inimical to public safety in the 3200 block of White Bear Avenue April 11, and his vehicle was towed.

• A spray paint compressor valued at $2,500 was stolen in the 4700 block of Lake Avenue April 12.

• A White Bear Lake woman was arrested for DWI near the intersection of White Bear Parkway and Township Drive. Charges

are pending blood test results.

• A verbal argument between a man and his girlfriend was reported in the 4600 block of White Bear Parkway April 12.

• Theft totaling $900 from an auto in the 2100 block of Orchard Lane was reported April 12.

• Officers responded to a verbal argument between several parties in the 1800 block of Cedar Avenue April 13.

• A car was stolen in the 4500 block of Centerville Road April 13.

• An unoccupied stolen vehicle from St. Paul was recovered in the 2000 block of Birch Street April 13.

• A car was reported stolen in the 4900 block of Division Avenue April 13.

• Officers responded to a complaint of disorderly conduct in the 4700 block of Peggy Lane April 13.

• Officers responded to a report of a domestic assault between a husband and wife in the 2100 block of Randy Avenue April 13. The man was arrested for misdemeanor domestic assault.

• Officers responded to a

dispute in the 1900 block of Fourth Street April 14.

• A mutual physical domestic incident occurred in the 3600 block of Prairie Road April 15.

• A man was arrested and booked on felony charges for violating a no-contact order in the 1700 block of Highway 96 April 15.

• A vehicle was damaged in the 3700 block of Linden Avenue overnight April 15.

• A burglary occurred at a residence in the 2200 block of Ninth Street April 16.

• Damage to a door of a residence in the 2600 block of Dennis Lane occurred April 16.

• A family dispute was mediated in the 3600 block of Hoffman Road April 16.

• A catalytic converter was reported stolen in the 1500 block of Park Street April 16.

• A violation of a no-contact order was reported in the 4900 block of Georgia Lane April 16.

• Officers responded to an altercation between a man and a woman in the 1400 block of Highway 96 April 16.

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WHITE BEAR LAKE CITY COUNCIL NOTES Th White The Whit Bear B Lake L k City Cit Council C il took t k the following actions at its April 14 meeting, held via teleconference: • Approved the 15% design engineering plans as presented for the Rush Line Bus Rapid Transit Corridor. Staff presented a draft of the plan to the council for review in October. Since then they’ve had another meeting with residents that neighbor the downtown station to allow for questions. Hiniker said the meeting was well attended. The 15% plans are used for the environmental assessment (EA) phase of the project. It is anticipated that the EA will be published in December 2020, followed by a public comment period. A decision is likely in April 2021. With a 3-2 vote, the motion passed in support for the 15% plan; councilmen Bill Walsh and Steve Engstran opposed. • Accepted a bid and awarded a contract to T.A. Schifsky & Sons Inc. for the reconstruction of streets with the Cottage Park area, including Cottage Park Road, Circle Drive, Lakeview Avenue and Bellaire Avenue. On April 2, staff opened five bids. The lowest was $1.49 million from T.A. Schifsky & Sons Inc., 10% under the original estimate. The bid also included unit prices for private driveway work that will be performed at the discretion of individual property owners who will pay separately for that work. If all goes well, the project will start later this month or in early May. The project’s total cost is

i t l $1 illi approximately $1.66 million. • Accepted a bid and awarded a contract to North Valley Inc. for parking lot repaving at Rotary Park, Podvin Park and Weyerhauser Park. North Valley Inc. submitted the lowest bid at $1.3 million, 10% under the estimate. About 3.3 miles of roadway will be repaved as part of the city’s 2020 mill and overlay project. Work is scheduled to start in late April or early May. • Approved a resolution ordering expenditure from the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program fund for engineering design and construction of the Fourth and Otter Birch Lake iron enhanced sand filter project. • Discussed conducting public hearings using Webex platforms, which the council is using for its meetings. Hiniker said there is an ordinance to consider at the council’s next meeting; a Planning Commission meeting in May will include a public forum. She said they have worked with other cities and asked what they do for these instances. Residents will receive a notice in the mail with information on how to participate in the meeting. Anyone who is interested can get guidance on how to log in. Participants will be moderated and the council can take questions throughout the public hearing portion of the meeting. “As long as the public knows they can take part in this, that’s the important thing,â€? said Mayor Jo Emerson.

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CITY OF BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE 2017-07-01

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WHITE BEAR LAKE — The City Council passed a resolution April 14 to refund part of the cost of annual liquor licenses to on-sale bars and restaurants in the city. Bars and restaurants have been closed since March 17 in compliance with the executive order issued by the governor. At this time, the closures are in effect through May 4.

Council also authorized city staff to negotiate temporary monthly payment deferrals for businesses impacted by the COVID-19 virus. The meeting was held via teleconference using Webex.

City Manager Ellen Hiniker said, “At this point, we’re recommending a twomonth refund (of liquor license payments) to cover that period of time in which they’ve been asked to be closed as a result of the pandemic, recognizing that there may be additional extensions of that, whether it’s immediate or at some other period of time.� She noted that some are seasonal businesses, and whether they should be included was up for discussion as well. “All of our businesses are being impacted by circumstances resulting from the pandemic,� Hiniker said. “At this time, we’re looking for ways we as a city can do something for those we have contracts with through our leases and also through different loan arrangements for some of our businesses.�

An annual full on-sale liquor license is $3,200. Several establishments have an additional Sunday liquor license, which is an additional $200 annually. There is also a $250 annual fee for wine and beer licenses. Hinker said the city would configure what two months out of the cost is and refund that if passed.

The council approved the resolution to provide a two-month partial refund on the liquor licenses. “With the same spirit in mind, we’re looking for ways to provide relief to those businesses we have a lease arrangement for and/or arrangement for a loan,� Hiniker said.

She went on to say the city is looking to work with those businesses by providing a deferral for their payments by 90 days. Payments would then be negotiated and paid off over a period of time-based on what their lease is and circumstances are.

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Tobin Lay, City Administrator Published one time in the White Bear Press on April 22, 2020.

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Are You a Mindful Investor? common emotions or tendencies associated with investing are fear and greed. Let’s see how they can affect investors’ behavior.

• When investors are fearful …

Investors’ biggest fear is losing money. So, how did many of them respond during the steep market decline from late 2007 through early 2009? They began selling off their stocks and stock-based mutual funds and fled for “safer” investments, such as Treasury bills and certificates of deposit. But mindful investors witnessed the same situation and saw something else: a great buying opportunity.

By looking past the fear of losing money, they recognized the chance to buy quality investments at bargain prices.

And they were rewarded for their patience, longterm perspective and refusal to let fear govern their decisions, because 10 years after the market bottomed out in March 2009 (as measured by the Dow Jones Industrial Average), it had risen about 300 percent.

• When investors are greedy … We only have to go back a few years before the 200709 bear market to see a classic example of greed in the investment world. From 1995

to early 2000, investors chased after almost any company that had “dot com” in its name, even companies with no business plans, no assets and, in some cases, no products. Yet, the rising stock prices of these companies led more and more investors to buy shares in them, causing a greeddriven vicious circle – more demand led to higher prices, which led to more demand. But the bubble burst in March 2000, and

by October 2002, the technologydominated Nasdaq stock index had fallen more than 75%. And since

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Ups and downs are a normal feature of the investment landscape. By continuing to invest over time, rather than stopping and starting, you can reduce the effects of volatility on your portfolio.

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However, being mindful doesn’t mean acting on those thoughts and feelings – it’s just the opposite.

With mindfulness, your decisionmaking is based on cognitive skills and a rational perspective, rather than emotions. As such, mindfulness can be quite valuable as you make investment decisions.

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White Bear Lake company Nimble Impressions created the HOPE T-shirt project, with 100% of proceeds from the sale of t-shirts benefitting Second Harvest Heartland. The t-shirts have a graphic of a soap dispenser with positive social distancing messages. They cost $25 each. T-shirts can be viewed and purchased online at c19hope.com.

Local fi re departments are participating in the state-wide collection of homemade masks on Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Vadnais Heights Fire Department is accepting donations at the South Fire Station, 3595 Arcade Street. Enter from the south side of the parking lot, and a tent with a drop-box will be set up and a crew member will be there to collect donations. The Fire Department will drop off masks at congregate care facilities in the community.

The White Bear Lake Fire Department is also collecting mask donations at the north fi re station, located at 4701 Highway 61 N. Masks can be placed in the bin outside of the Fire/Police entrance. Masks can also be dropped off at the south station, located at 2240 County Road E. East., and can be placed in the bin outside of the main entrance. Masks donated through the

Newspapers stop publication Two newspapers published by RiverTown Multimedia, a subsidiary of Fargo-based Forum Communications, will cease publication next month citing advertising losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The final edition of the Hastings Star Gazette will be May 7, and the final issue of the Bulletin, which serves Woodbury and Cottage Grove, will be May 6. Rivertown will continue to publish newspapers serving Red Wing and several communities in western Wisconsin.

White Bear Fire Department collection will be given to Ramsey County Emergency Management.

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WBCA contests proceed in virtual format The White Bear Center for the Arts High School Visual Arts Contest and WriteNow! High School Writing Contest will open virtually on the dates announced earlier this year. The Visual Arts Contest’s virtual award ceremony video will premiere at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 23 at whitebeararts.org. The virtual gallery format will highlight 99 artworks alongside artist statements from the entrants. The web series of winning entries, stories, and video from the WriteNow! high school contest will occur at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 7.

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According to the company website, breathe99.com, the mask has been tested for particle, bacterial and viral filtration in accordance with industry standards.

Results show bacteria and viral filtration levels greater than 99.9%, meaning it is designed to meet N99 standards, which is higher than N95. It is also noted that the group is in the process of completing lengthy National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health certification for FDA approval.

Four years in the making, the mask is the aspiration of Max Bock-Aronson, a mechanical engineer from Minneapolis. Time spent in Singapore piqued his interest in reusable respirator protection, so he set out to create a better mask that can help save lives. The COVID-19 crisis fast-tracked his mission.

A former adviser in the wearable technology lab where Duvall worked as a research assistant recommended her to the team.

Like the others involved, she is using her talents to help save lives.

Anyone interested in supporting Breathe99 can find information at: kickstarter.com/projects/ breathe99/the-b2-mask-innovative-respiratory-protection.

Since the campaign launched April 16, more than $160,000 has been raised with two weeks left to go. The project reached 300% of its goal in 24 hours.

Breathe99 has a Kickstarter campaign to ramp up production quickly for frontline health care workers. A campaign last year for the first-generation mask did not meet its goal. The B1 did not have the same filtration capabilities but was designed more for commuters to filter out pollen, mold, dust, smoke and allergens. It was not intended for medical use. Efforts were revitalized to improve the filtration due to the pandemic, so a campaign has restarted.

The company is partnering with medical device manufacturers to make the masks.

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the school, stated, on a website created for the petition: “White Bear Lake Schools have decided to institute a pass/no pass grading system. Although this benefits students who struggle with online learning, this can be hurtful to AP students and students who have worked very hard to maintain good grades. I propose a choice for students to decide which grading system they would like to have as we continue learning through these difficult times.”

Another comment on the website, from a high school junior in the district, lamented that “this also means not getting credit in AP and CIS classes that we have worked hard for” and that “extreme sacrifices” made to achieve grades would be “pointless” with a pass/ no pass system.

Responding to the petition, the administration sent a notice to families last Tuesday stating that they were “pausing to review feedback around the request to offer a letter grade option.”

After reviewing the matter, the administration will stick with the original plan, with one modification, Kazmierczak and Gillespie told the White Bear Press on Friday, April 17.

“On Monday, we will still recommend pass/no pass,” Gillespie said. “We created an option for a dual system, but that will not be our recommendation. We still don’t believe that (letter grade) is best

way for us to proceed.”

The original decision to go to pass/no pass was made April 13, said Kazmierczak.

“After receiving feedback on the decision and after the board had the opportunity to weigh in, we paused to examine a dual system.

We took a few days to do that and received even more feedback, much of it in favor of a pass/no pass model.”

Gillespie said the administration checked with colleges and found that the ass/no pass system “would not negatively impact students in terms of college enrollment and those who want to participate in Division I or II college athletics.”

She added that the University Wisconsin issued a blanket statement that no one would be penalized by pass/no pass.

To view the petition started by community members, visit change. org and search “allow students to choose White Bear Lake.”

Mahtomedi Public Schools Mahtomedi students in grades 9-12 will have a choice between normal letter grading or satisfactory/ unsatisfactory grading during distance learning this spring as they stay home during the COVID-19 crisis.

“Now that we have data about distance learning, Mahtomedi High School staff have established a grading process to support student learning and release concerns about final grades,” stated High School Principal Kathe. Nickleby

in a newsletter upon completion of two weeks of distance learning.

Those choosing the (S) or (U) system will need a 60% grade to pass.

The normal grading system is A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1 and F=0, with D-minus a passing grade. In grade-point-average calculations, students earn an extra 10% for AP or CIS courses (for instance, 4.4 for an A, 3.3 for a B).

“Students should consider their future goals when deciding on grading options,” Nickleby stated.

“The Coronavirus pandemic has had a global-wide impact, and programs and employers will be aware of these unprecedented changes.

However, colleges, scholarship committees, athletic programs, professional and graduate programs, and employers will make individual decisions that we cannot predict.”

Other details announced by Nickelby: • S/U grading will not be figured into students’ GPAs, which will be based only on classes where they have A-F grades.

• Students may not switch back to a letter grade after choosing S/U. • Students may not ask their teacher to grade some assignments A-F and some S/U. They must choose one or the other.

• Student athletes planning to participate in D1 and D2 collegiate sports should know that the NCAA will be making a statement about changes associated with grading during distance learning in the near future.

PUBLIC SAFETY BRIEF White Bear Lake man charge in burglary Raymond William Kidd, 31, of White Bear Lake, has been charged with fi rst-degree burglary in connection to an incident that occurred in March. According to the criminal complaint, around 5:02 a.m. March 29, officers responded to Total Defense Gun Shop in the city of Ramsey on a possible burglary. Police arrived and noticed that someone had burglarized the store.

Video surveillance from the gun shop showed two men breaking into the front glass door, enter the store and steal several handguns. One of the suspects in the video is wearing gray and black Nike shoes. The shop reported nine handguns missing. Officers later recovered three of the handguns nearby in a stole U-Haul.

The complaint goes on to detail that on April 8, Kidd was arrested on an unrelated charge and happened to be wearing gray and black Nike shoes. Officers searched his vehicle and found a jacket that matched the description of one of the suspects in the surveillance video along with a sales tag that belonged to a stolen fi rearm from a gun store in Edina.

Kidd’s next court appearance is scheduled for 1 p.m. May 6.

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Farm and Greenhouse with her husband, Ron, said their greenhouse will open April 24 with curbside pickup of orders that have been called in or emailed in. The greenhouse will remain open until the end of June — the usual closing date.

Inside the store, patrons will see signs reminding them about social distancing. Costa will adhere to CDC guidelines, especially the admonition to stay 6 feet apart. Areas will be marked, signage will be posted around the store and a limited number of shoppers will be allowed in the store at one time.

Costa staff will wear masks and gloves. Masks and a hand-washing station will be available for customers.

“The way we put out flowers may be different,” Costa added. Customers might have to choose faster and come in prepared with a list in hand, she said. In other words, impulse buying might have to wait until the end of the health emergency.

The point of sale will also be different, Costa said. Payment will take place in the parking lot or at the curbside. There will be no lines at the cash register. “Normally, we have two cash registers but now we’ll have one to prevent people from congregating,” she said.

Costa said her business looks to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association, the CDC and Gov. Tim Walz for guidance. “With everything we hear in the news … everyone needs to follow all the safety precautions,” she said.

For more information about Costa’s offerings, prices, purchasing logistics and COVID-19 information, visit its website at costaproducefarm.com.

As for how the COVID-19 shutdown has affected her business, Costa said that so far the emergency hasn’t impacted the business because the greenhouse is normally not open yet.

“And we’re usually not so busy right away when we open in April,” she said. “May is normally the busiest time, and we are hopeful to be busy.

It’s a big unknown for us.”

There is no immediate indication that the new format won’t work for gardeners anxious to get out and start selecting their plants.

“As a courtesy to others, people have now become used to how to shop safely,” Costa said.

Waldoch Farm Garden Center in Lino Lakes and Costa Farm and Greenhouse in Grant provided some examples of how shopping will change — at least for the short term.

Doug Joyer, who owns Waldoch

Farm with his mother and brother, said he normally opens on April 6.

However, this year Waldoch opened April 15 with curbside and parking lot pickup for orders placed online.

“We have a big lot,” Joyer said. “It’s a corn maze, it’s a pumpkin patch, so it’s easier to fi ll up the lot and have a lot of people shop from their cars.”

Along with the online format, Waldoch will also hold “drive-through container/hanging basket days,” where customers stay in their cars and point to the items they want. On April 24-25, Waldoch plans a drivethrough pansy day and for the May 9-10 Mother’s Day weekend, a hanging basket sale.

For more information about ordering online, visit the Waldoch website at waldochfarm.com.

Waldoch will work to assess whether people are OK with shopping online, Joyer said. “April is usually the slow time anyway, so we’ll see if we and our customers can handle May with an online store.”

Joyer said he couldn’t predict when the store would be open for customers to enter, but it will probably be sometime in May. It all depends on the availability of widespread CDC testing and contact tracing to help customers and staff feel more comfortable opening the store, he said.

He noted that the demographic group most at risk for the virus tend to be gardeners.

The weather has to cooperate as well, Joyer said. The nighttime low temperatures will determine when Waldoch will be able to put its products outside to stock them and to

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spread them out for their customers to peruse.

“If online sales go well and people are comfortable with it, we’ll keep the staff safe longer with continuing online sales,” Joyer said.

The shutdown period had minimal impact on a greenhouse business that was busy planting and transplanting inside. Now, the produce is ready for market.

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Brought to you by WeathermanWatson.com We're slowly making that transition from winter like weather to more what we expect spring to be like. Last week we reminded that we still can have snow and have it stick on the ground. The good news is how quickly temperatures can turn around. Last Wednesday's 33º high temperature was forgotten as temperatures soared to 67º on Saturday. It's been a bit windy lately; as this is pretty common and colder air is still fighting to stick around before it's replaced by warmer temperatures. The forecast still looks a bit unsettled but rain is needed as lawns are turning greener and buds are starting to pop on area trees. Nature Notes: A Blue Heron visited Peppertree Pond this week, feasting on minnows. The giant snapper is eyeing its next meal and muskrats are swimming about. A run along Otter Lake this past weekend was filled with the sounds of red-winged blackbirds.

They did not attack me.

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.

“The plants look amazing,” Joyer said. The delay just keeps the plants and staff healthy and beautiful longer, he said.

An admonition the nation has heard often for the past month is that there is a risk of opening too soon.

“If we open our doors, we might hug too many of our customers. We like to hug our customers,” Joyer said.

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Above: Matt, Mac, Micah and Jase Treichel play a round of golf at Gem Lake Hills Saturday, April 18. The were among the area golfers who took advantage of Executive Order 20-38 signed by Governor Walz on Friday, April 17, which allows Minnesotans to engage in a range of activities, including boating, fishing, hunting, hiking, and golfing as long as they follow new outdoor recreation guidelines. These guidelines include: Maintaining 6-foot social distancing, avoiding crowded areas and staying close to home.

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White Bear Lake Area High School teacher Fred Feirn (on guitar) and his neighbor, “Freddie Mercury” who sings in a Queen tribute band called Crown Jewels, recently got together in a socially distanced way to create a fun video. Find a link to the video at presspubs.com.

Birch Lake Elementary School staff and faculty members organized a parade through neighborhoods in White Bear Lake Friday, April 17 as a way to connect with students and communicate how much they were missed. Participants included, top photo, Sam Elletson (son of Birch Lake Elementary School teacher Kathleen Elletson) and, above, the Birch Bear mascot riding along with Birch Lake Elementary School teacher Allison Theissen and family members Mallory, Isaac and Chloe Theissen.

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Long, hard quest landed Bear alum in US Olympic marathon trials

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

Margaret Ludick was pinching herself in late February. She was in Atlanta with all the country’s top marathoners, the culmination of a six-year quest to run in the U.S. Olympic Trials.

“I was seeing all of my running idols walking around and I kept thinking. ‘How am I in the same race as them?’ It really toyed with my confidence.”

The 2003 graduate of White Bear Lake arrived in Atlanta two days before the Feb. 29 race and the athletes stayed in the same hotel.

At the same time, it was thrilling.

“I had made it to this race I had been dreaming about for much of my life.”

At the trials, she placed 200th of 350 women with a time or 2:48:48.

Ludick said she was happy just to finish because the course was “brutal” with lots of hills while hard winds buffeted the runners, too. “I felt like I was running strong for the first 20 miles, but then I just ran out of gas for the last 10K.” It was a blast to have “so many fans out there screaming their heads off” including a bunch of friends and relatives.

Ludick qualified for the Olympic trials by running the race of her life on Dec. 8 at the California International Marathon in Sacramento, beating her personal best by nine minutes with a time of 2:41:31, placing 17th of 3,259 women and first for age 30-34.

“Going into this race, my mental game was on point,” she said. “It was like I knew I was going to qualify even before the gun went off. I had this confidence in me and felt it in my bones that I would qualify that day.”

She took full advantage of three male runners serving as pacers for women shooting to beat 2:45. “I started behind them, caught up to them at the mid-point and then ran like hell so they wouldn’t pass me.”

Ludick, 35, is a Provider Physician Recruitment Specialist at MHealth Fairview.

She and husband Mike and two kitties live in Roseville.

She was Margaret Landberg when she helped the White Bear Lake cross country team reach state her junior and senior years, and placed 40th and 77th individually at state. In track, she placed ninth at state in the 3200 as a freshman and ninth in the 1600 as a sophomore. (Top nine are all-state).

Ludick became a stronger runner as she got older, starting at University of North Dakota, where she was cross country captain and helped them reach nationals in 2004 and 2006. In track, her highlight was winning the 3200 meters at the North Central Conference indoor meet in 2006.

Lucick has run 11 marathons, including one overseas (Berlin). She placed second in the 2015 Fargo Marathon in 2:57, second in the 2018 Wineglass Marathon in New York State in 2:50, and won the 2011 Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon at St. Joseph in 3:05. Another highlight was placing second in the 2013 Garry Bjorklund Half-Marathon in 1:18 in Duluth.

When she ran a 2:55 at Philadelphia in 2013, she got the idea to shoot for the Olympic trials by chopping off another 10 minutes.

“It took me six years to do it. There were many low moments along the way and points where I felt like just running for fun instead of chasing this dream.”

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SPORTS BRIEFS B Bears alum l Wahlin W hli caps SCSU hockey career Jake Wahlin, former White Bear Lake hockey player, capped his college career at St. Cloud State University this winter. The 5-10, 175-pound forward played in 127 games in four seasons with the Huskies, notching 16 goals and 24 assist for 40 points.

He was part of National Collegiate Hockey Conference championship teams as a sophomore and junior. In his senior season, Wahlin had four goals and eight assists and a plusfive rating for the Huskies (13-15-6).

In high school, Wahlin notched 104 goals and 118 assists, including 39 and 31 as a senior.

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2014-16) due to injuries. After foot surgery for a stress fracture, she got started again on her own. But in 2018 she joined the Mile to Marathon training group, coached

by Ron Hyland, which proved to very beneficial. It was like “being on a college team again,” she said, with members cheering each other on.

Ludick credited her husband, family, friends, coach, teammates and co-workers for “100 percent” support through the many sacrifice she had to make.

Would she do it again?

“If they have the same format for the 2024 Olympic Trials, you betcha that I am going to go for it!”

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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

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Kayla Anderson is this year’s recipient of the Athena Award as outstanding senior girl athlete, announced Brian Peloquin, activities Kayla Anderson director.

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Seasonal Highway Laborers Public Works Chisago County has openings for Seasonal Highway Laborers in the Public Works Department. Duties include operating a variety of mowing equipment utilized in maintenance of the building grounds and county road ditches, maintenance and repair activities, performing roadway maintenance work involving patching and brushing, other duties as required.

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Chisago County has an opening for a full time Social Worker in Child Protection Services. Duties include assessing needs for services to families and children, providing emergency services and placement as needed, completing CHIPS petitions, representing agency/unit in court, and providing afterhours CPS and on-going case management. Desired Qualifications: Master¡Çs degree or Bachelor¡Çs degree in social work or related field; supervised field placement providing case management services targeting child welfare. $22.29 to $34.18 DOQ. Apply online by May 1, 2020 on Minnesota Merit System¡Çs website at www.governmentjobPark Ranger Seasons.com/careers/mnmeral itsystem Job ID 011Chisago County has 13. openings for seasonal Park Rangers. Duties include maintaining control for the park, providing user information to improve park safety, providing education on park ordinances, providing CPR/First Aid as Park Maintenance needed, opens and Seasonal monitor restrooms and Chisago County has park shelters, and openings for part time maintenance of the and full time seasonal Maintenance. park and beach areas. Park include Applicants must be Duties available to work grounds keeping in through Labor Day. the Chisago County Parks. Experience in $15.00 per hour.

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Chisago County has an opening for a full time Infrastructure Engineer in the Enterprise Services Department. Duties include performing a variety of complex supervisory, administrative, and technical work in the development, installation, and maintenance of LAN and WAN, Blade Center, SANS, VmWare, Specialized applications, complex Microsoft server systems; Participating in the study of vendor products to determine those which best meet County needs; Assisting in presentations of information to management resulting in purchase and/or installation of hardware, software and telecommunications equipment. Desired Qualifications: Requires a minimum of a two year certificate in data processing, computer science, microcomputer or related field OR Four years of progressive experience in work related directly to Microsoft networking, VmWare, Cisco equipment, PC's and related technologies OR A combination of experience and college to equal 4 years. $29.32 to $40.35 DOQ. Apply online at www.chisagocounty.us. Open until filled.

Park Collection Attendant Seasonal Chisago County has openings for seasonal Park Collection Attendants. Duties include providing visitor information at Fish Lake Park, collecting parking fees, deposits, and conducting surveys.

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federal law nor state law explicitly outlaw these practices.

That is why I introduced federal legislation to prevent price gouging during this emergency and the emergencies we will inevitably confront in the future. Specifically, my bill would prohibit selling or offering to sell essential goods and services at an unconscionably excessive price during — or in anticipation of — a natural disaster, pandemic or state of emergency. Prices that exceed precrisis prices by more than 20 percent would meet this defi nition, unless they were caused by cost increases to the seller. And this would apply to all goods and services that are used to protect the health and welfare of the public.

No one should profit off the stress and vulnerability of their fellow citizens.

Fighting back against these practices is going to require all of us working together. Minnesotans are resilient, and we’ve dealt with our fair share of challenges. With so much uncertainty in peoples’ lives right now, Minnesotans deserve to know that when disaster strikes, they will be able to get the essential supplies they need at fair prices.

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Together with Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, I also called on the Justice Department to vigorously enforce a recent executive order issued to help prevent price gouging and requested information about the department’s efforts to address this problem.

The president and attorney general pledged to tackle this problem and I am working to hold the Justice Department accountable and ensure they are taking action to curb these practices.

Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison are taking important actions here in the state as well. Following Gov. Walz’s executive order to crack down on price gouging during this pandemic, Attorney General Ellison announced he has joined with state and federal prosecutors to launch a task force to better streamline investigations and prosecutions against retailers accused of exploiting the pandemic for profit.

But this is not a problem that will disappear when this pandemic is behind us. We’ve seen price gouging during past crises, and we will see it again. But currently, neither

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ows of empty shelves in our grocery stores. Single rolls of toilet paper for $10. Staples like eggs, meat and rice going for double the normal price.

These are just some of the troubling things that Minnesotans have reported seeing since the coronavirus pandemic began sweeping across our country.

This crisis has led to nationwide shortages of everyday items like hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes and even soap as millions of Americans try to keep themselves and their families safe. It is only natural for people to plan and stock up on essential items during an emergency. But these shortages are being made worse by hoarding and price gouging on the part of some businesses seeking to take advantage of consumers during a pandemic.

People are under extraordinary stress right now, particularly our health care workers on the front lines battling this virus. Unfortunately, there are always some who see a crisis as a business opportu-

nity and that is what we are seeing when unscrupulous vendors hoard essential supplies and charge exorbitant prices for once-affordable products.

This is simply unacceptable.

These practices force consumers to pay infl ated prices for everyday goods and prevent some low-income families from getting these products at all. They are also burdening our doctors and nurses, who are facing critical shortages of medical supplies and equipment like masks, respirators, medical gowns, face shields and disinfectants as they try to treat patients and save lives.

While some retailers and online businesses are taking important steps to tackle price gouging, this is a problem the private sector can’t solve alone. That’s why I’m leading work in the Senate to urge the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to use its full authority to prevent abusive price gouging. The FTC has the power to prevent “unfair or deceptive acts or practices,” and this is a time when the FTC should be pushing the limits of its full consumer protection authority to help protect the American people.

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Twenty million people turned out for the first Earth Day in the United States. Today, more than 190 countries are engaged and more than one billion individuals are mobilized for action every Earth Day, advises the Earth Day Network. To mark the 50th anniversary, the most pressing topic for the year is climate change. Climate Action is the 2020 Earth Day theme to engage the global public. There is still work to be done, but great progress has been made since 1970.

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