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Is the weather pattern ready to shake off the last remnants of spring and usher in more summer like weather, i.e., heat, humidity and storms? June is behind us and July should live up to its reputation with more summer-like weather conditions. One thing I’ve noticed is the number of people out when we have nice days. I’ve been to a few outdoor events and the ones with great weather have attracted very large crowds. People are hungry to get out and they seem to be in good moods. After a relatively dry period, June 6 to 22 we totaled anywhere between 1.25” to 2.10” of rain on Sunday-Monday, June 23-24. A morning storm on Thursday, June 27 brought between .50 to .65 inch of rain, bringing our monthly total to over 3 inches, about an inch drier than normal for June. Garden Note: Sister Val in Shoreview is picking lots of homegrown strawberries. I’m waiting on my raspberries.

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Solar race team going down under: Adelaide or bust

BY BRUCE STRAND SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR

Solar-powered race cars. Yes, there is such a thing. Just ask Farris Al-Humayani, a local University of Minnesota graduate student who’s part of a team designing one.

“I lead the Controls team, the sub-team that designs the electrical systems for the car,” Al-Humayani explained, adding that he makes circuit boards for the solar car, among other tasks.

The 2014 White Bear Lake grad is part of a non-profit organization that designs, builds, markets, finances, and races fully-sized solar-powered race cars.

The University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project (UMSVP) was founded by students in 1990. The group completed its first solar race car, Aurora I, in 1993, and has built 13 solar vehicles since, racing in more than 30 solar challenges in four countries, with considerable success.

Al-Humayani is currently pursuing his masters degree in electrical engineering and entering his third year with the solar car project.

Their solar car races will never rival the Indy 500 or NASCAR. Unlike the Challenger Class of solar cars, the goals for the Cruiser Class are “practicality and efficiency,” Al-Humayani explained, rather than speed, which is usually somewhere in the 30s mph. And just getting to the finish line first doesn’t mean you win.

More on that later.

As stated on its website, UMSVP’s projects are administered, designed, and built by students, in an atmosphere that “teaches members about engineering and business in an environment that emulates a startup company.”

Their current project is making further modifications to Eos II, slated to race in Australia in October. Al-Humayani will be one of 20 members on the race crew.

They were the first American team to compete in the Cruiser Class at the World Solar Challenge. Eos II was one of only five cruiser cars to completely finish the 2017 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge on its own power. It placed first in the Formula Sun Grand Prix and second in the 2018 American Solar Challenge.

Al-Humayani, 23, asked if he joined due to an affinity for cars, or for racing. He said neither was the case. “I joined because a friend told me about it.” But once there, he was quite impressed.

He found the solar car group to be “more involved than any design group on campus, in my

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Solar race car project team members posed with their current car at the U of M. Farris Al-Humayani is second from left.

opinion,” because it’s similar to a start-up company. The students handle all the logistics work, which, he said, “gives us a lot of autonomy.” The team makes its own motors, a challenging task not done by many solar car teams worldwide, and constructs the car body, too, at Delta Air Lines, one of their sponsors, primarily from carbon fiber.

UMSVP, usually around 60 strong, has its own operations team, he said, which handles the business side: marketing, finance, sponsor relations, race logistics, and events, including participation in the Twin Cities Auto Show and a State Fair exhibit each year.

They are also promoting “Adopt a Cell,” which gives the public a chance to donate to the project.

See the end of this article for the website.

The public is invited to view the modified Eos II when the group hosts a send-off event for the car on July 19, from 6 to 8 p.m., outdoors in the Lind Courtyard on campus.

Al-Humayani, who has never driven the car himself, said that members who want to drive are carefully vetted by the group using wireless data collected during test driving. He notes that the car gets pretty warm for the drivers due to a lack of air conditioning and that the practice routes are carefully chosen to collect accurate data.

The races are a few thousand miles long, on public roads — back roads, of course. The upcoming Australian race, Oct. 13-20, will be about 3,000 miles, from Darwin to Adelaide, on roads traversing “the harsh outback” of Australia, Al-Humayani explained.

Last summer, the team raced Eos II from Nebraska to Oregon through hills and the countryside for the American Solar Challenge.

Getting to the finish line first is just one of many issues upon which entrants are scored.

There’s also factors like how much of the battery’s

YOU SHOULD KNOW: The long-range goals of solar race car projects are to help develop the technology for public use of solar cars.

energy capacity was used, the number of people in the car, how much their car charged from the grid, and a practicality assessment of the car by judges. The long-range goals of solar race car projects are to help develop the technology for public use of solar cars.

When solar race cars were first made, he said, only the Challenger Class existed, and the objective actually was speed, but all those cars started to look the same, like a flat shoe-box with a small compartment on top for the driver’s head to peak out. “They did not look like cars you would see on a road, so a new class of solar cars was started, which are all about practicality and efficiency, not just speed.” The boxy, speedier ones are also still made, though.

Al-Humayani, a native of Saudi Arabia, continuously moved between the United States and Saudi Arabia growing up (including six years in Florida) before arriving in White Bear Lake to start his sophomore year of high school. His mother had a sister already living here, which prompted their move.

In high school, he got good grades, while not participating in many

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Farris Al-Humayani of White Bear Lake poses with Eos II. He’ll be part of a crew of 20 students when the car races in Australia in October.

extracurriculars. His favorite experience was the AVID (college prep) class taught by Mrs. Bacigalupo.

At the time, he was unsure what he wanted to do in college, and initially considered a pre-med program; otherwise, he said, in retrospect, he should have joined the robotics club. “We get a lot of students (in the solar car group) who were in robotics.”

During two years at Wisconsin-River Falls and three years at Minnesota-Twin Cities, he switched from pre-med to electrical engineering.

His occupational goal now is to do something in electrical design, such as creating medical devices.

He hopes to build a stable engineering career to both advance technology for the world and provide support for his family.

Above all he seeks to be in a “team environment” — like the solar car club.

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A dog person’s year with a cat

ast month marked a year since I brought home Zadie, my 10-year-old orange tabby cat. Until I adopted her, I had always considered myself to be exclusively a dog person, especially as I grew up with my family’s sweet and rambunctious West Highland Terriers. In the years since leaving home, I have missed the companionship provided by having a pet around, but as my apartment won’t allow dogs, a feline friend was essentially my only option.

I first saw a picture of Zadie, then named Eliza (which I decided was way too close to my name to keep) on Feline Rescue’s website. They described her as a shy but sweet “older Between lady,” who was curious about world and slowly coming out the Lines the of her shell. I was charmed and Elizabeth Callen immediately arranged a visit to her foster home. She hid under a bed from me most of the time, but eventually ventured out to nibble the treats I tossed her way. I don’t know what about that minimal interaction convinced me that this was the cat for me, but I’m glad that is what I decided nevertheless.

My early days with Zadie were exciting for me, but must have been overwhelming for her. I barely saw her for the first few days, as she mostly hid underneath a bookshelf in the room where I kept her food and water. I worried that we were never going to truly bond, but a friend, who is a self-professed cat whisperer, told me to be patient and that she would warm up to me in time. He turned out to be right.

Two days after I brought Zadie home, I returned home after dinner with a friend and decided to check on her before going to bed. I was surprised to see her out from underneath the bookshelf, casually lounging on my desk, intently watching the birds and squirrels out the window. I approached her cautiously, not wanting to scare her back into her hiding spot. She sniffed and licked my hand, and then nuzzled her head against it, essentially forcing me to pet her. I was thrilled—and immediately sent photographic evidence of our bonding to my family and friends.

It is funny to think of Zadie as once being shy around me, because now when I’m home, we are more or less inseparable. She greets me at the door when I return from work each evening, follows me around the house (including the bathroom), sleeps curled up at the foot of my bed each night and, in what is probably simultaneously her most annoying and endearing habit, wakes me up in the morning by headbutting me until I get up and feed her breakfast. She is still cautious around new people, but she warms up to them more quickly now, and on a recent visit to her cat doctor, the veterinarian told me that she seems much happier and healthier than she did on her previous visit. I think I am happier with her, too.

I am grateful for the company and the joy Zadie has brought me over the last year, and I think tough times—the end of a relationship, my grandmother’s death, a very cold and prolonged winter—would have been much harder without her. I still love dogs, but I’ve come around to cats, who are much more fun and affectionate than I ever would have imagined. And, even if I will continue being more enthusiastic about our anniversaries than she will, I am looking forward to many more years with sweet Zadie.

Elizabeth Callen is a staff writer and reporter for the Lowdown. She can be reached at 651-407-1229 or lowdownnews@presspubs.com.

We know more about first amendment — for wrong reasons

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ene Policinski, president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute, analyzes the results of this year’s State of the First Amendment Survey.

Americans know more about their First Amendment freedoms than in many years previously — but if we’re honest about it, it may well be because we’re now worried about keeping them.

The 2019 State of the First Amendment survey, just released by the Freedom Forum Institute, shows the highest awareness of those basic rights than at any time in the 22year history of the national sampling.

Ok — we should Movers & always know a good deal about those Shakers core freedoms of Freedom religion, speech, Forum Institute press, assembly and petition. The First A d td fines those unique Amendment defi qualities of what it means to be an American. But in most years of the survey, we failed miserably on even naming them … often with more than one in three adults unable to even name a single one of those five, 226-year-old freedoms that begin the Bill of Rights.

This year: • 71% named at least one freedom, up from 60% in 2018; • The number of respondents who couldn’t name even one dropped to 21% from 40% last year;

Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached at gpolicinski@freedomforum.org, or follow him on Twitter at @genefac.com

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survey found about the same level of support for a free press as last year: 72%. The all-time low of 68% came in 2017, perhaps an echo of the previous year’s election rhetoric led by thenpresidential candidate Trump.

Even when it comes to student press — an oft-neglected or excluded part of the free press — and student speech on social media, majorities favored uncensored posts and comments.

Fifty-four percent of adults said student journalists should be free to report on controversial issues without the approval of school authorities; 64% said students should be able to express opinions on social media without being punished later by school officials.

Let’s not get too giddy about the increase in awareness, though it’s nice to see. Majorities do favor a free press and freedom of expression, but there still are sizeable numbers that would curtail or control those freedoms in some fashion.

Nevertheless, we can take comfort in this year’s survey findings that do seem to evidence the resiliency of our core freedoms and our attitudes toward them: When our freedoms are under attack, we — the beneficiaries of those freedoms — pay attention and push back.

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• More of us, across the board, could name specific freedoms than in years past. Comparing 2019 to 2018, speech rose to 64% from 56%; religion rose to 29% from 15% and press rose to 22% from 15%.

Why are those figures up? Calls for more education focused on the First Amendment have been sounded for years. More likely, it’s increasing controversies: Hate speech on the web or at public rallies. Bullying via social media or on the job. Protection for religious preferences that some see as a pretense for permitting bias and prejudice. Attacks on a free press, along with disappearing local news media outlets.

Even familiarity with First Amendment freedoms does not guarantee automatic support: 29% said those freedoms go too far, compared with 23% last year. Still, that’s well below the all-time high of 49% who said we have too much freedom, reported in the 2002 survey — about nine months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.

Chief among the factors that seem to be driving that “too far” concern: 77% see misinformation on the web and the spread of “fake news” as serious threats to democracy.

We do seem to be parsing misinformation concerns apart from the institutions that comprise a free press: Despite repetitive, multiyear claims by some politicians — including, most visibly, President Donald Trump — that news operations present “fake news” and are “enemies of the people,” the 2019

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Meet the intern Press Publications welcomes summer intern Jared Martinson, who will be with us for eight weeks. A Bethel University journalism student, Martinson has served as a senior reporter and sports editor for the Bethel newspaper, The Clarion. He enjoys a good feature story, quoting Star Wars and playing guitar.

Martinson looks forward to working in a professional newsroom and gaining experience in a new coverage area at Press Publications.

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Medallion found Peck family members, from left, Rosemary, Joel, Katie and Margot, are joined at the Coldwell Banker Burnet Realty office in White Bear Lake by Nick Fairbanks, Shelley Baechleer, Chuck Stoudt, Sandy Sorenson and Tony Olson for the presentation of a $1,000 dollar check for finding the Manitou Days Medallion. Katie, whose children now think of her as a local celebrity, found the medallion hidden at the end of a branch, at right, in a tree at Lakewood Hills Park on the south side of White Bear Lake.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Feel councilman owes apology I would like to comment on the article regarding the proposed 4-story apartment complex at the corner of County Road E and Linden Avenue. (“Apartment complex gets preliminary plat approval,” June 19, 2019.)

Dan Jones did not work hard enough for his constituents. I expect an apology from Mr. Jones for berating me for my comments about the parking. I was gone from White Bear Lake for one week in March and one week in May, not six months. Check my attendance at the White Bear Lake -YMCA. I saw the snow on E and Linden and there was no parking for a month or more.

If there were nine neighborhood meetings, why didn’t you inform all residents of townhomes on Linden Avenue and surrounding areas that would be affected by the parking and traffic with a neighborhood flyer?

I was a leasing manager for 1,200 apartments by the U of M, I know parking issues. After the first residents get the 1.45 parking spots per unit versus the 2 by code, where would their guests park? Do you really think they want to live there without parking?

The Stadium parking is full and other businesses on E would not want residents to use their parking lots.

And 5,000 trips per day on Linden? This has been a quiet residential townhome area set at 30 mph that needs to be reduced to 20. My husband, a business consultant, did an excellent traffic report for E and Linden. Putting in cement barriers

for no left turn on E, will cause traffic delays for those trying to turn left on Linden and those going east on E to be backed up, as only a few cars can turn on the light.

Thinking that residents are going on the new bus line is not the answer. They will still drive their cars to the bus parking and if it is a 6 to 6 bus for suburbs ….the workers get stuck downtown if they miss their bus home! I hope the whole council will be residents of this monstrosity they have approved and everyone in the neighborhood disapproves.

Wendy Lee White Bear Lake

White Bear lost one of its greatest sailors I’ve enjoyed the recent articles about the A boats and the pending return of the “Queen Mary” to White Bear Lake and the boatbuilders and sailors who have kept them alive. However, I found it somewhat ironic after seeing the obituaries in this week’s White Bear Press, that we lost perhaps White Bear Lake’s greatest boatbuilder and sailor... Gerry Spiess.

I have a vivid memory of bicycling past his house on Floral Drive many years ago. The garage door was open and there he was, working on the Yankee Girl.

Tom Clark Mahtomedi

OBITUARY NOTICES

Beverly Inez Phelps

Barbara Arndt (nee Hennings)

Beverly Inez Phelps, 91, White Bear Lake, died Sunday, June 2, 2019. She was born December 11, 1927, to Inez and Roy Peterson in Bradley,S.D., where she graduated High School. She married Paul Bluth, St. Paul, and later Fielding Phelps, Waseca. Preceded in death by parents and siblings, Berkley and Brian, Bev is survived by her children, Paulette Chlebeck; Colleen Schute Fitzpatrick; Joseph Bluth; James Bluth; Shelly Bluth Schoenmakers, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Private Cremation and Celebration of Life

Age 88 Formerly of White Bear Lake Barb passed away on June 23, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She is preceded in death by husband Ernest, son Brian, parents Lester and Elsie Hennings, brother Dale. Survived by her children Marsha (Rick Nelson) Arndt, Julie (Norm) Riedeman, Kim (Robyn), and Kevin (Tracy); grandchildren Cory, Heather, Ashley, Brian, Nick, Zach, Lauren, Michael and Jacob, sisters Joanne (Roger) Bishop and Diane (Ron) Klein; loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and their families.

Barb was born in Grand Rapids, N.D. and married Ernie Arndt in 1951. She and Ernie raised their five children in Watertown, S.D. and White Bear Lake.

Throughout her life she was so proud of her North Dakota heritage, her devoted children and most especially her beautiful grandchildren, each her favorite. Her steadfast faith in God and love for her family was the focus of her life. A heartfelt thank you to the caring people at Lyngblomsten Care Center.

Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, July 12 at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 1807 Field Ave., St. Paul, with visitation one hour prior. A second service will be held at a later date at Zion Lutheran Church, Grand Rapids, N.D. Interment Rosehill Cemetery, LaMoure, N.D. Arrangements with Honsa Family Funeral Home, White Bear lake. www.honsafamilyfuneral.com 651-429-6172

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Charlotte A. Olsen Services have been scheduled for Charlotte A. Olsen, who passed away May 15, 2019. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Mueller Bies Funeral Home, 2130 Dale St. N., Roseville. 651-487-2550.

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Betty J. Luecke ( nee Grzyll) July 5, 1934 – June 26, 2019 Betty was born July 5, 1934 in St. Paul to John and Ruby Grzyll. She married Fred Luecke on May 18, 1957. They raised their family in White Bear Lake and retired in 1995 to Bella Vista, Arkansas; moving back to White Bear Lake in 2015 to be close to family.

Betty was preceded in death by her beloved husband Fred, parents John and Ruby and her siblings, Margaret, Larry, Fran, Gail, Marion and Johnny. She is survived by sons Paul (Kerri), Scott, Mitch (Jane) and daughter Lisa (Matt), grandchildren, Michael, Brianna, Lexy, Adam, Austin, Wyatt and Evelyn; also many nieces and nephews and dear friends.

Betty had a strong faith. She loved nature, going to their cabin in Danbury, Wisconsin, shopping and spending time with family and friends. She and Fred enjoyed many adventures during their travels.

Celebration of Life service will be held at Mueller Memorial Funeral Home, 4738 Bald Eagle Ave., White Bear Lake on Tuesday, July 9 at 7 p.m. with a gathering starting at 5:30 p.m. prior to the service.

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Diversion program for father, daughter A father and daughter who were both charged with felony theft were put on a diversion program June 21.

They were accused of stealing from a former employer, Summit Liquor in White Bear Lake, last fall. They were seen on surveillance video ringing up items, receiving cash, making change, voiding sales and pocketing overage money at the end of their shifts, according to court documents.

Windell Jerone Roby, 51, of St. Paul, and Brittney Alexcia Russell, 30, of Roseville, will participate in the Project Remand program and will be monitored for a year, according to court records.

The criminal charges will be dropped upon successful completion of diversion.

Sara Marie Moore

JULY 3, 2019

21 drivers cited for failing to yield to pedestrians The White Bear Lake Police Department found a missing vulnerable adult during a crosswalk enforcement initiative in June.

The vulnerable adult was located during the safety initiative when police stop vehicles that don't yield to pedestrians entering crosswalks and either issue warnings or tickets to violators.

Officers visited three crosswalk locations in White Bear Lake: White Bear Avenue and Lakeaires Boulevard; Highway 61 and Whitaker Street; and Highway 96 and Pacific Avenue.

During the initiative, 24 vehicles were stopped, reported Capt. Dale Hager. There were 21 citations issued for drivers failing to yield or stop for pedestrians in a marked crosswalk.

One driver was cited for not wearing a seatbelt and one for not properly wearing a seatbelt.

Police also found one driver who was driving

after their license had been suspended. The person was cited.

Minnesota State Law requires drivers to stop and yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing within marked crosswalks or at intersections with no traffic signals, according to the Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Police officers enforce the state crosswalk law by using a safe stopping distance based on the speed limit, as dictated by National Highway Traffic Administration guidelines.

Pedestrians need to be in the crosswalk or road at an intersection to have the right of way, but they need to have taken only one step into the road. Minnesota state law also tells pedestrians they should not walk into the path of a vehicle if it is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield.

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

Vadnais Heights

• Deputies took a report of a theft from the 800 block of County Road E East June 16. A female attempted to steal several items but dropped them and fled when confronted. She left in a red Jeep Grand Cherokee that was possibly same as vehicle used in theft of a TV the day before.

• Theft of items from a vehicle was reported in the 3000 block of Parkwood Lane June 17.

• The sheriff's office is investigating why two vulnerable adults' heads were shaved on Birch Bend Lane June 18.

• Burglary was reported in the 1000 block of Berwood Avenue E June 18. The home was rummaged through for medications while the victim took an afternoon nap.

• A suspicious person in Bridgewood Park had

a warrant and illegal drugs on him June 18. A caller reported a car sitting in the park for over an hour in the early morning.

• Shoplifting was reported in the 900 block of County Road E East June 18.

• Suspected narcotics were reported found in the street in the 4200 block of Oak Crest Drive June 19.

• Deputies responded to the 1400 block of County Road E June 20 on a fraud report. There is an active investigation of time card fraud and fi nancial transactions by a former employee.

White Bear Township

• A person was arrested for narcotics in the 4500 block of Grace Street June 17.

• Deputies responded to a burglary report at a residence in the 5200 block of Bald Eagle Blvd June 18. A wallet was taken from a purse inside the house by a juvenile male while the victim went next door. The wallet was found a few doors down. An attempt to use the credit card was declined by the bank.

• Theft of items from a vehicle was reported in the 3400 block of Centerville Road June 21.

• Deputies responded to a burglary report in the 1800 block of Stillwater Street June 18. A home was entered through an open door while the victim was away between about 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Change and credit cards were taken.

• Tobacco laws were violated in the 800 block of County Road E June 20. A clerk sold tobacco to a 17-year-old during a compliance check.

• A garage burglary was reported in the 5500 block of Hugo Road June 18. Two vehicles were rummaged through.

• Domestic assault was reported in the 3500 block of Valento Circle June 22.

• An adult male was arrested for DWI in the 5000 block of Otter View Trail June 21.

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

Dellwood

• A Dellwood woman, 23, was issued a verbal warning June 17 on Tamarisk Road for being unable to maintain her lane, after she admitted to speeding. When Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies smelled marijuana in the vehicle, they made the driver step out of it.

No pot was found, but the driver said she was having a panic attack and was going to be sick. The driver refused an ambulance.

Grant

• A resident, 75, in the 9000 block of 83rd Street N. reported several thousand dollars stolen from his checking account June 15 from fraudulently fi lled out checks. An Oakdale man, 39, is suspected of the theft.

• A resident in the 10000 block of 62nd Street N. on June 18 reported that her bank had contacted her to say that someone was attempting to change her address to Kansas City, Missouri. The complainant closed her bank account and is not out any money. Deputies advised her to cancel all her credit cards and passwords as well.

• A Crystal woman, 53, was cited June 18 on Highway 36 and Manning Avenue N. for driving on the

shoulder by westbound deputies waiting at the red light who noticed her go around traffic to turn right on Manning. The driver said she knew she'd made a moving violation but was anxious to get home. When deputies asked if everything was OK, the driver said she just had to get home and make lasagna.

Mahtomedi

• A St. Paul man, 35, was reported June 13 for violating a Domestic Abuse No Contact Order by attempting to contact his victim on Woodland Drive via telephone and social media.

• A St. Paul man, 25, was cited June 14 on White Bear Lake for violating the Grant Allen Law by operating a motor craft with a child on board who was not wearing a life vest.

• A resident in the 700 block of Griffi n Court at 10:43 p.m. June 14 reported an unwanted person who didn't leave the scene until deputies were called.

• A graduation party in the 900 block of Woodland Drive was reported for turning its music back on June 15 after being reported for creating a disturbance.

• An unidentified juvenile was cited June 17 on Mahtomedi Avenue and Crocus Street for speeding 41 mph in a 20 mph zone as deputies entering Lincolntown Road from

Mahtomedi Avenue observed the motorist careering around a tight curve at a high rate of speed.

• A resident in the 100 block of Talahi Drive on June 17 reported her vehicle registration, insurance information and $40 in cash missing from her unlocked vehicle parked in an unlocked garage, after she noticed her glove compartment unlatched. The complainant noticed no other signs of a possible burglary. Deputies advised the complainant to always keep her vehicle and garage locked.

• An unidentified caller phoned dispatch at 4:02 p.m. June 18 to report that he was upset that Highway 244 was closed “without warning” from Birchwood Avenue to Old Wildwood Road. The subject did not wish to speak to anyone, but simply wanted it known that he was upset.

• A lifeguard at Mahtomedi Beach in the 1000 block of Park Avenue reported two juveniles stuck in the public bathroom at 5:12 p.m.

June 18, after the door closed and locked them inside. The lifeguard said that the “timer” on the door lock locked the doors by mistake and they could no longer be opened with a key. The Mahtomedi Public Works Director and Mahtomedi Fire Department arrived to assist the youths, but could not open the door after trying many different methods. Finally, the fi re depart-

ment opened the door with a hydraulic tool and the boys emerged unharmed. Public works employees secured the door to make sure no one else got stuck.

Pine Springs

• Extra patrol was requested June 17 after a resident in the 3000 block of Oakdale Drive reported two fl at screen TV's and a Playstation stolen from his unlocked garage.

Willernie

• A resident in the 400 block of Paddington Road on June 13 reported $100 in damages to a window screen and to a refrigerator shelf, after she arrived home late one evening and observed a male running out of her house.

The complainant told deputies she'd been having issues with her son's friends gaining access to her residence without permission. She gave deputies the names of two possible suspects, one of whom may be a juvenile runaway. Added to the damage amount was a hot dog the suspect may have eaten.

• A resident in the 400 block of Warner Avenue on June 17 reported her underage stepsister for drinking and smoking marijuana. Deputies could not locate the minor.

• A resident in the 400 block of Sargent Road on June 18 reported his mountain bike stolen from his open garage.

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WHITE BEAR LAKE POLICE REPORTS The White Bear Lake Police Department reported the following incidents:

• Theft of a no skateboarding sign was reported in the 2400 block of County Road E June 21.

• Theft of items from a vehicle was reported in the 4900 block of Morehead Avenue June 20.

• Officers responded to the 4700 block of Centerville Road June 21 for a theft of a Giant City Escape valued at $300.

• About $5 of change was reported stolen from a vehicle overnight in the 3400 block of Willow Avenue June 20.

• Theft of two jet skis and a trailer was reported in the 4100 block of Hoffman Road June 20. No suspects.

• Vehicle tampering was reported in the 3400 block of Willow Avenue June 20.

• About $330 worth of merchandise was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 1800 block of Cedar Avenue June 20.

• A gray Giant Cypress hybrid bicycle worth $500 was reported stolen from a garage in the 500 block of Wood Avenue June 20.

• Theft of items from a vehicle was reported in the 3900 block of Linden Street June 21.

Division Avenue June 22 based on prior related domestic convictions.

• Theft of license plates was reported in the 2100 block of Orchard Lane June 23.

• A driver was arrested for DWI near Highway 61 June 25.

• A St. Paul man was arrested for third-degree DWI near Highway 61 and Buerkle Road June 22.

• A St. Paul man was arrested for felony domestic assault in the 3600 block of Highland Avenue June 22.

• An 18-year-old man had been drinking underage and was found in possession of marijuana and an empty alcohol bottle while driving near Bellaire Avenue June 22.

The driver was cited for underage drinking and driving and underage consumption of alcohol.

• A large rock was thrown at a vehicle parked in the 2500 block of County Road F sometime overnight June 22. Estimated damage loss is $1,700. No suspects.

• A 44-year-old White Bear Lake resident was arrested for felony domestic assault in the 4900 block of

• A theft from auto occurred in the 1800 block of Birch Street June 25.

A vehicle window was shattered and a backpack was stolen. Estimated loss of $600.

• A theft from auto occurred in the 2000 block of Randy Avenue June 25. A debit card was stolen and subsequently used fraudulently.

An officer is investigating.

• Theft of a license plate was reported in the 4200 block of Second Avenue June 25.

• A gas drive-off was reported in the 3100 block of Century Avenue June 25.

• A residential burglary occurred in the 3800 block of Bellaire Avenue June 25. As officers were searching the house, a white male suspect, believed to be in his mid 30s, muscular build with a buzz

cut, fled the scene on foot past perimeter officers. A foot chase ensued, but the male suspect was not apprehended. Assistance from Woodbury Police Canine and the Minnesota State Patrol helicopter were unsuccessful in locating the male suspect. The investigation is ongoing.

• Theft of items from a vehicle was reported in the 2400 block of Floral Drive June 25.

• A car window was smashed overnight in the 3100 block of McKnight Road June 26. A tote was stolen from the front seat.

• A vehicle was purchased with a stolen check in the 4600 block of Shady Lane June 27. The vehicle was reported stolen and the incident is under investigation.

• Investigation is underway of a $100,000 alleged fraud between a contractor and town home association in the 1300 Block of Highway 96 E. •A 57-year-old Vadnais Heights resident was arrested for second-degree DWI in the 3200 block of White Bear Avenue June 27.

PUBLIC SAFETY BRIEFS Lawsuit about cooler death

Todd Keeling, 48, of White Bear Lake, was found dead inside a beer cooler at the Atlanta Braves' stadium June 26, 2018. His wife Angela Keeling has fi led a lawsuit about the incident, according to the Atlanta Journal. Todd was reportedly installing a draft pouring system at the stadium. The Cobb County Medical Examiner determined after an autopsy that Keeling died of carbon dioxide poisoning and that it was an accident. Angela's lawsuit asserts that stadium officials were aware of a faulty door and carbon dioxide leaks.

Wage theft made a crime

Minnesota will have a new law regarding wage theft beginning July 1. The omnibus jobs and economic development fi nance law will give Minnesota what has been characterized as the toughest wage theft law in the country, along with a range of other fi nance and policy provisions in the areas of employment, commerce and energy. Rep. Tim Mahoney (DFL-St.

Paul) and Sen. Eric Pratt (R-Prior Lake) are the sponsors.

The law appropriates almost $2.05 million during the 2020-21 biennium to the Department of Labor and Industry for a Wage Theft Prevention Initiative, makes wage theft a felony and punishes employers who retaliate against employees reporting such theft to the department. Penalties could include up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fi ne.

Wage theft is defi ned as, among other things, when an employer “fails to pay an employee all wages, salary, gratuities, earnings, or commissions at the employee's rate or rates of pay or at the rate or rates required by law.”

The new law will also provide funding for vocational services through grant funding and direct appropriations to support people who may struggle to fi nd or maintain employment, including those with severe disabilities or mental illnesses and senior citizens who are becoming blind.

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As a tribute to the late Gerry Spiess, who died June 18 at age 79, the Press is re-running a 2016 feature about the man and the adventurer.

37 years after his trans-Atlantic voyage, where is Gerry Spiess

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR

The mariner who put White Bear Lake on the map has not lost his sense of humor or his keen intellect. There is still the wanderlust gleam in his eyes. But Gerry Spiess has taken his last big adventure.

At 75, the world-class voyager is content to teach his dog Boomer new tricks and tinker in his workshop. He tires easily and isn’t much for company. Spiess has also been living with Parkinson’s disease for the last decade.

Spiess, of course, is the celebrated sailor who crossed the North Atlantic in 1979 aboard Yankee Girl, a 10-foot plywood boat he built in his garage on Floral Drive. That was followed in 1981 with a solo trek from California to Sydney, Australia, in his beloved vessel.

Now living quietly on 600 acres near Hinckley, Spiess and his wife Sally enjoy the solitude of a personal nature preserve that extends far beyond their living room windows.

In a rare interview with Gerry near the anniversary of his June 1, 1979 crossing for England, the Press sat in that living room to talk about his life, his adventures and the challenges he’s faced.

A National Geographic World Atlas sits on a glass coffee table. The atlas is one of his two favorite books, Spiess said. The other is the dictionary, something he reads frequently. It was among the myriad items he carried on his ’79 voyage. It’s obvious this is a man who loves books.

Also among the 1,500 pounds of cargo was a Bible, 40 issues of Reader’s Digest, “A Dictionary of Fishes,” Goode’s World Atlas, “Water and Marsh Birds of the World,” “Walden and Other Writings” by Henry David Thoreau, “Don Quixote” by Miguel de Cervantes and Mark Twain’s “Roughing It.” “Give me an atlas and a dictionary and you can put me in a box right now,” Spiess joked. That’s essentially what he did in Yankee Girl, since he once described his living quarters as comparable to the amount of space under a card table.

Living with Parkinson’s is tough.

Although it’s not terminal, Sally points out that its victims have difficulty with walking and balance and often succumb from a bad fall. Pneumonia is often a serious complication. Spiess also exhibits the constant hand tremors, a telltale sign of the disease.

Since he was a child, Spiess has felt in tune to Mother Nature. He has seen nature at its best and worst in his solo journeys across treacherous seas. He recalled the porpoises that rode the waves alongside Yankee Girl, easing his loneliness, and their chatter when he tried to sleep. “I love the porpoises. They would get so close I touched them,” he said.

Close encounters with whales were another matter. “They are so big and so frightening,” Spiess added. “One time Sally and I were sailing off Columbia in a 17foot boat. A whale came right towards us.

I thought, ‘Oh, this is bad.’ It bothered me because Sally was there. It’s one thing to get yourself killed. They make a big boom when they hit the water with their tail. He did that awhile and then disappeared.”

When Spiess decided he’d had enough of living on the edge in a small boat, he learned to fly. That’s when he met Darryl Lemire, an instructor at Benson Airport.

Thirty-some years after Lemire taught Spiess to fly, they remain good friends. It was through Lemire that Spiess agreed to speak to the Press.

Lemire recalled the day the celebrity sailor showed up at Benson International looking for an instructor.

“I told Sandy (Lemire’s wife), ‘Guess who I’m going to teach to fly?’ I said, ‘Gerry Spiess.’ The first thing out of her mouth was, ‘You are not flying around the world with Gerry Spiess.’”

Flying was a new opportunity for adventure for Spiess, who Lemire noted knows more about long distance travel in tight confinement than anyone.

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Gerry Spiess is about to land in Falmouth, England, after 53 days at sea wearing the white turtleneck sweater he had saved for the occasion.

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Gerry Spiess in his 1920s Pietenpol, one of two airplanes he flew around the perimeter of the United States.

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This world map hangs on the wall in Spiess’ workshop. The red lines show the 3,800-mile route he took in ‘79 to England and the 7,800-mile voyage he took in ‘81 to Australia in Yankee Girl.

“To those who dream and live their dreams.”

— Dedication in “Alone Against the Atlantic” his small airplanes — he owned several — but the mariner-turned-pilot flew the perimeter of the United States twice and traveled to every state in the lower 48.

There’s quite a list of other adventures Spiess completed: a Jet-Ski trip down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico; snowmobiling to Dawson Creek, British Columbia; bicycling around Europe; and touring South America in a Volkswagen van with Sally.

Married 54 years, the couple met at a dance at the University of Minnesota.

Spiess immediately took a liking to Sally.

“She is a real smart, energetic little thing,” he said.

Today, Sally is the consummate caregiver. “She is beyond belief,” her husband added.

And what is it like to be married to Gerry? “You never know what the day is going to be like,” Sally said. “I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat.”

Does Gerry have any regrets? “No. I’ve been lucky. I had good parents; that was very important. I appreciate them more every day,” Spiess replied. He does wish he had visited Russia.

Spiess often speaks of his childhood and his parents, crediting them for allowing him the freedom to roam. “How the hell they put up with me, I don’t know.”

His father worked for 3M and moved the family to Australia when Spiess was in grade school and then to Mexico City when he entered eighth grade. He’s fluent in Spanish, which came in handy during sailing forays to Latin and South America.

Spiess was 18 when he decided to sail across the ocean. “I started to research ways to live for almost nothing and travel.

Gerry Spiess, 75, still enjoys puttering in his workshop. Maps showing routes from his adventures hang on the wall along with a wooden airplane prop and a large poster of “Yankee Girl At Dawn.”

I explored the possibilities. I thought, ‘Oh, a sailboat. I could bring my books.’ That is what I ended up doing.”

A private person, he was never interested in the glory or the limelight. The challenge of the adventure is what matters most to Spiess. He set a Guinness World Record for the Atlantic crossing, but it matters not. “I don’t care about that. I’m the antithesis of that,” he said.

Fellow sailor and author Marlin Bree, who co-wrote “Alone Against the Atlantic” with Spiess, shared some anecdotes about him via email. What Spiess accomplished was remarkable, he said.

“Though Yankee Girl is gone from sight and will never put her bow into another wave nor cross another ocean, her adventures still fire the imagination of sailors everywhere,” Bree wrote. “What she and her sailor accomplished rank among the greatest seafaring tales of all time.”

As his wife, Sally has had her share of adventure, too. But she never feared for her life. “Gerry is a very careful person. I have great faith in the intellectual process he goes through. I don’t know anyone who I have greater faith in for how to handle difficulties.”

The same holds true for how her husband handles his disease, Sally added. “I don’t know of anyone who has had to live with something this hard and does it so graciously and with so much good humor and so much concern for those around him. He has lost a lot, and yet the sense of humor is still there. It has slowed him down but he is still one of the most intelligent people I know.”

Throughout his pursuits, Gerry would always do enough designing, building and

testing of his ideas to make them near perfect to do what he wanted to do, Sally noted. To that, Gerry added: “I’ve had failures too. I try to learn from them.”

There was the 1974 attempt, for example, to circle the globe in a self-designed trimaran; he aborted the trip after only 53 hours at sea.

If there is a philosophical bent to his life’s choices, it lies in his conviction that the glass is half full, that every decision you make is based on a personal philosophy.

“As Voltaire said, ‘Let us cultivate our garden,’” Spiess said, meaning it is our duty, despite failures, to tend to our own garden in a productive way.

Voltaire’s words in “Candide or Optimism” could very well be a metaphor for Spiess’ life — finding the beauty and the good in everything around you, remaining optimistic through difficult times.

Even today, as he lives with the challenge of Parkinson’s, Spiess does not complain. Rather, he follows a familiar mantra: through failures you make adjustments and learn new skills.

In his workshop where he spends much of his day, Spiess is a stickler about organization.

“I want things straight,” he said. “I can’t build anything anymore, but by God, if I ever get the strength, I want it straight.”

The storytelling wears on Spiess. His mouth gets dry and he needs to take constant sips of water. Certain topics make him emotional, something Sally attributes to the Parkinson’s. When it starts to become too much of an effort, she steps in and says it’s time to stop. Gerry is tired and his eyes start to droop. Another malady of the disease.

“I have my ups and downs,” he says apologetically. No need. It’s time to leave.

That’s when the realization hits that capturing this man’s inspiring life on the pages of a newspaper will be a challenge, too.

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Remembering the homefront during WWII

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR

Believe it or not, citizens of White Bear Lake thought the city was vulnerable to German and Japanese invasion in WWII. As a precaution, an anti-aircraft National Guard unit was activated and moved to the Armory on Third Street.

“It was an active military post with 75 officers and men sleeping on cots on the first floor,” according to author Peter Reis, who shared childhood memories during a special event at the White Bear Lake library.

That lasted about a month before the soldiers were shipped out on troop trains to Camp Haan, California.

In his book “Homefront: A Small Town in WWII,” Reis recollects life in White Bear Lake when Adolf Hitler was conquering Europe and the Japanese provoked America to war.

“WWII was like no other war before or after. It touched everyone in the United States. Every man, woman and child,” Reis pointed out. “There were two realties. First is most people in White Bear Lake thought it likely that the city would be invaded and second was the incredible challenge of America transforming into a war-time nation.”

That transformation started post-Pearl Harbor when automobile production came to an immediate halt.

Appliances and tires were next. “Then there was a quick realization that we would start running out of other stuff and rationing started,” he said.

“By the time the war ended, some 17 million men and women were serving in the Armed Forces. They had to fed and clothed.”

Yes, White Bear Lake was a long way from Nazi Germany but people were still nervous. “It sounds bizarre,” Reis said. “and started a national movement to provide protection to towns when the National Guard left. Militia units formed and were called the State Guard. Locally, they were called the Home Guard. White Bear had about 50 guys who were too old for the draft. Their intent was to protect White Bear Lake when the Germans and Japanese came marching down Fourth Street.”

He remembers it well, Reis said, even at the young age of 7.

The Home Guard company commander was C.H. Christianson who was superintendent of schools. “He was an officer in WWI and an example of their devotion. He had an existing heart condition and would drop dead of a heart attack in 1945 before the war ended,” Reis said.

The guard included school teachers, saloon keepers, a barber, a grocer, and head of the local utility company. “They were determined to stand behind telephone poles and shoot at the German tanks as they rolled into town,” Reis said.

Beyond the Home Guard were the rest of White Bear's citizens who wanted and needed to help in the war effort. Some were appointed as air raid wardens.

Reis' dad Clem, a banker, had this job in his Lake Ave-

Members of White Bear’s homefront on the steps of the Armory, ca 1942.

nue neighborhood.

“When the enemy came to drop bombs, a cadre of people would help. Their uniform was a little arm band tied over their clothing with a civil defense logo. They held weekly meetings at the Armory to learn what to do in case of attack.

“The only piece of equipment he was issued was a little pump painted olive green with two hoses. It looked like a bicycle pump. One hose went into a pail of water and one hose had a nozzle. When the air attack came, my dad would give first aid and then look for incendiary bombs dropped on neighbor's houses. He would put it out with the hand pump. It was ludicrous,” Reis said.

Residents felt the city was a target because of nearby defense plants. There was the huge Arden Hills arsenal that turned out billions of rounds of 30 and 45 caliber ammunition. It had 8,000 employees and a 2-squaremile footprint, Reis pointed out.

There was also the Northport airport on the corner of Highway 96 and Jamaca Avenue in Grant. Reis explained that the government contracted with small dirt airfields around the country to train desperately needed pilots. People felt that was a potential target, as well.

As the government built primary training fields in the south, Northport began to be phased out. It was still used to train glider pilots, however, in preparation for the invasion of Normandy.

Someone in the audience told Reis that President George H.W. Bush learned to fly at Northport, something he didn't know.

Life in war time was hard for the average citizen.

Commodities like sugar, coffee, and meat were ra-

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tioned first. Then gasoline and canned goods. There was no frozen food back then. Freezer compartments in refrigerators were only big enough for ice cube trays.

Reis showed an actual ration book owned by a White Bear woman named Alice Thompson. She was 17. Every family member received a ration book.

“Rationing was at its worst in 1944,” Reis continued.

“Gas was down to 2 gallons per week. People were outraged over gasoline rationing. We do love our cars.”

The solution to food shortages were backyard gardens, Reis said. The White Bear Press had a weekly gardening and canning column. “In spring of '44, the Press talked about the 20 million Victory gardens in the U.S. My dad was an avid gardener so he went hell bent with his garden. Everything he produced, my mother canned in an enormous pressure cooker. It hissed steam. It was terrifying.”

As the war neared its end, people realized the enemy wouldn't be marching down Fourth Street and air raid wardens were no longer needed.

Reis' last slide during the presentation, sponsored by the White Bear Area Historical Society, showed a picture of his older sister Barbara with her high school boyfriend. She graduated from White Bear, Class of '44, and started at the University of Minnesota that fall.

“One day at a family dinner my dad asked her, 'how is it going your first week?'” We assumed she would say lectures were difficult to understand or textbooks are hard. She said, 'daddy, there aren't any boys there.' We laughed about that for years. All the boys had gone to uniform. If you saw young men on the street, they were in high school or working a defense job.”

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The National Tea Co. opened in 1941 in the building next to Bennie’s Barbershop. The only fruit was citrus and expensive. An ad showed Spam was 36 cents and 11 ration points.

Sixteen points was allotted per person for fats, meats and cheeses. Steak was 8 ration points or half their allotment.

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The Northport air field was named for Tom North, a pilot who lived on Bald Eagle Lake. It was used as a training facility for new Army Air Force pilots.

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Loon Chronicles IV: Happy Fourth of July

WITH THE IMPENDING HEAT WAVE AND HOLIDAY BOAT TRAFFIC, THE LOONS ARE TRYING THEIR BEST TO CHILL AND STAY AHEAD OF ALL THE ACTIVITY ON WHITE BEAR LAKE..

WISHING YOU ALL A SAFE AND HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

This was a challenging week for Loon watching. We managed to find a few quiet mornings on White Bear Lake in between the storms, heavy winds, and dark skies. As predicted, the “drop in” Loons are starting to gather in the early morning and just before sunset. During the day, the Loons fish independently and do their best to dodge jet skis and boats. During the next few weeks, the Loon gatherings should morph into full blown rafting bachelor parties, with all of their quirky and entertaining behaviors on full display. Our friends have reported healthy hatches on Balsam Lake in Wisconsin and several lakes in Northern Minnesota. Lucky ducks! The experts on Man Trap Lake told Len that it may take a few years for our Loons on White Bear Lake to “take” to the manmade nests in their new locations. Fortunately, we have good intel for next year’s launch and will try again with Anne Sundal’s help. So, with all of this Spring’s drama behind us, we will focus our lens on the happy times ahead. In the interim, please be careful this week and keep an eye out for our beloved Loons. Happy Fourth of July!

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White Bear Meadery owner Josh Eckton is holding an open house 4 p.m. to midnight Friday, July 12 at 1595 County Road E East in Gem Lake. Guests will enjoy handcrafted Minnesota-grown meads. Mead is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey, with fruit and spices added for variety.

There will be free samples of a traditional mead called Valhalla for legal adults, drawings and snacks. See whitebearmeadery.com for more.

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AVENUE OF THE ARTS Imagine Art Summer Camp is in full swing!

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The White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting June 20 at Ancona Title & Escrow, 4750 White Bear Parkway, to celebrate a clean energy initiative. Among the many attendees was Mayor Jo Emerson and Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt.

Title company closes on green initiatives

The White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting at Ancona Title & Escrow to celebration the launching of Ancona’s clean energy initiative. The company installed solar panels on the roofs of three of its locations, upgraded heating and cooling units, purchased an electric company car, switched to LED lighting and are now supporting all new home closings with an energy audit with Connexus and Xcel Energy.

“They are an exemplary business that aligns perfectly with the city of White Bear Lake Climate Smart Municipalities exchange program with Ludenscheid, Germany,” said Tom Snell, executive director. Mayor Jo Emerson, County Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt

and Bruce Sayler from Connexus Energy spoke at the event.

Golf tournament benefits research fund

The Liquor Barrel once again presents the 8th Annual Zachary NF Research Fund Golf Tournament Aug. 5 at Dellwood Country Club. The fund was founded by the family of Zachary Bartz, who lived his life dealing with challenges of neurofibromatosis and cancer. His battle ended in 2013 but his family continues to support research at the University of Minnesota in his honor. Entry fee is $150 with $40 going to the research fund. Registration and buffet lunch is 11 a.m. with shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Includes buffet, green

Frandsen Financial Corporation (FFC) Director of Corporate Development Richard Hoban announced that a purchase agreement has been signed for FFC to purchase Peoples Bank Midwest, pending approval of the Federal Reserve Bank and the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The transaction is expected to close before the end of 2019. FFC is headquartered in Arden Hills.

“Frandsen Financial Corporation and Peoples Bank Midwest share very similar ‘community-first’ philosophies and we look forward to serving the Peoples Bank Midwest customers and supporting the communities of Hayward, Eau Claire, and Vadnais Heights for years to come,” said FFC CEO Chuck Mausbach.

“Peoples Bank Midwest’s commercial customers will benefit from larger lending capabilities, strong treasury management products, and lending expertise.

Retail customers will have access to additional online and mobile banking technologies, and licensed retail investment professionals. All customers will have access to a full-service wealth management and trust department that has over $350 million in assets under management.”

Peoples Bank Midwest, which is chartered in Hayward, Wisconsin, has over $360 million in assets, and was founded as Peoples National Bank in 1925.

Current majority owner and Chairman, Michael J. O’Meara, purchased the Bank in 1991. Under O’Meara’s leadership, the Bank expanded in 1996 to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and in 2007 to Vadnais Heights. Current Peoples Bank Midwest CEO, Daniel Riebe, will continue to oversee the three Peoples Bank Midwest offices after the acquisition is finalized along with the current Market Presidents.

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

CHURCH OF ST. PIUS X

All Are Invited!

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

Traditional Worship Join us at Redeemer!

September - May

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

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

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

Summer

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

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

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

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

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

Pastor Bob Gehrke Pastor Dan Bodin

SUMMER WORSHIP TIME 10-11am May 26-Sept. 8 Nursery available infants-3 years

Community bread oven | Nourishing the hungers of life 1851 Birch Street, White Bear Lake | 651-429-9026 | wblumc.org

Sunday School and Fellowship at 9:00 am Family Worship Service at 10:30 am Capt’s Michael & Erin Metzler, Pastors 2080 Woodlynn Ave. , Maplewood • 651-779-9177

Saturday 5 p.m.

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

Great Hall St. Andrew’s Lutheran Chruch

South Shore Blvd. at Bellaire Avenue White Bear Lake, MN 651-429-4293 LCMS

9:00 am Worship

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Contemporary Worship

South Shore Trinity Lutheran Church

Worship time: Sundays 10am

10:00 am Coffee Fellowship Older children participate in Children’s Church during worship You Find us on Facebook 5th and Bloom Ave, White Bear • 651-429-3381 • www.fpcwbl.org

Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m.

Sanctuary

Worship Saturday 5:30 p.m.

Sunday 8 and 9:45 a.m.

Dial-A-Devotion 651-429-0078 www.sstwbl.org

Lakeside Services at 9:45 a.m. June 23rd Bring a lawn chair or a blanket - Join us!

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

White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church

A Welcoming & Inclusive Faith Community

Rev. Victoria Safford

Rev. Sara Goodman

LEAD MINISTER

ASSISTANT MINISTER

Sunday Services & Religious Ed: 9 & 11am

(651) 426-2369 / wbuuc.org

OF THE LAKE CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL

www.stjudeofthelake.org

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

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

Saturday: Mass at 5 p.m.

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

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

700 Mahtomedi Ave., Mahtomedi 651-426-3245

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

‘SUPPORT OUR TROOPS’ PANCAKE BREAKFAST When: 8 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Thursday, July 4 Where: VFW Post 1782, 4496 Lake Ave S., White Bear Lake Details: All-you-can-eat pancakes served with 2 sausages. $8/adult & youth, $4/child age 8 and under. Net proceeds support Auxiliary troops and veterans programs.

Contact: sharon6582@ aol.com

BIRCHWOOD ANNUAL COMMUNITY PARADE When: 10 a.m., July 4 Where: Begins at E. County Line and Wildwood roads Contact: 651-426-3403

AUTHOR VISIT When: 10-11:30 Friday, July 5 Where: Lake Country Booksellers, 4766 Washington Square, White Bear Lake Details: Linda Kay Dahlen will be signing “The Viking Priest.”

Contact: 651-426-0918

A FESTIVAL OF LESSONS & CAROLS IN CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENCE DAY When: 10-11:30 a.m.

Sunday, July 7 Where: St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church, 2175 1st St.,White Bear Lake Details: Special service of Lessons and Carols in celebration of Independence Day includes readings and hymns that have proved important to our nation’s history.

Contact: 651-429-5351 or stjohnwilderness.org

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

Contact: 651-426-4944

SEED TALK When: 6:30-8 p.m.

Tuesday, July 9 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Small group discussion on various gardening topics with Master Gardener and Seed Librarian Pam Frink. This month’s discussion is on “Growing Fruit.”

Contact: 651-724-6001 or rclreads.org

PAPER SCULPTURES When: 2-3 p.m.

Wednesday, July 10 Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Rd., Mahtomedi Details: Kids ages 12-18 can make colorful 3D sculptures with paper.

Registration required.

Contact: 651-426-2042 or washcolib.org

Thursday, July 4 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Downtown White Bear Lake www.marketfestwbl.com

Theme Week: Independence Day Ice Sculpture Carving & AT&T Display on 4th Street Gazebo Stage Jake Nelson Band Intermission - Paul Henry

3rd Street Stage Kinda Fonda Wonda Intermission - Ember Island

Marketfest runs Thursdays, June 13-July 25, 2019 Featuring live music, children’s games and activities, a petting zoo, a classic car show, and 150+ vendors.

Sponsors: Kowalski’s Markets, White Bear Mitsubishi, Roberts Management Group, Lunds & Byerlys, City of White Bear Lake, WBL Main Street

RAMSEY COUNTY FAIR When: July 10-14 Where: 2020 White Bear Ave., Maplewood Details: Parade, senior lunch, rose show, classic car show, talent show,

pinewood derby, K9 demos, fi reworks Friday night.

Contact: 651-770-2626 or ramseycountyfair.com

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

Thursday, July 11 Where: White Bear Lake Library, 2150 2nd St. Details: Bring a bag lunch and watch a video from expert speakers on education business science tech and creativity. This month’s topic is “A Mother and Son’s Photographic Journey Through Dementia”.

Free; registration recommended.

Contact: 651-724-6001 or rclreads.org

FILLEBROWN HOUSE TOURS When: 10 & 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, July 13 Where: Fillebrown House, 4735 Lake Avenue, White Bear Lake Details: Tour our 1879 lakeside cottage - true example of life during the resort era in White Bear Lake. Advance Tickets $7; WBLAHS Members free with advance reservation.

Tours last approx. 1 hour.

Contact: 651-407-5327 or whitebearhistory.org

DISCOVERY WALK: PRAIRIE WILDFLOWERS When: 9-10 a.m.

Saturday, July 13

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Fireworks on White Bear Lake When: 10 p.m.

Thursday, July 4 Details: Manitou Days celebration culminates with a fi reworks display over White Bear Lake and music by the Shoreview

Where: Tamarack Nature Center, 5287 Otter Lake Road, White Bear Township Details: Experience the ever-changing prairie on a walk let

by Tamarack staff and volunteers. Free.

Contact: 651-407-5350 or tamaracknaturecenter. org

STEM SATURDAY: BRUCE THE BUG GUY When: 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, July 13 Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Rd., Mahtomedi Details: Lively, hands-on program about insects and related arthropods.

All ages; no registration required.

Contact: 651-426-2042 or washcolib.org

MOVIE IN THE PARK When: 8:30 p.m. (Dusk) Saturday, July 13 Where: Polar Lakes Park, 1280 Hammond Rd., White Bear Township Details: Free outdoor event and showing of the movie “Bumblebee.”

Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Concessions available Contact: ci.white-beartownship.mn.us/379/ Movie-in-the-Park

Northern Lights Community Band. Ice cream at 8 p.m. at West Park.

Contact: manitoudays.com or explorewhitebear.org

MAGNIFICENT MONARCHS When: 1:30-3 p.m.

Monday, July 15 Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Rd., Mahtomedi Details: Informative, hands-on workshop about the life cycle and habits of monarch butterflies for kids 8-12.

Learn why butterflies and other pollinators are critically important, as well as how to attract them to your own yard.

Registration required.

Contact: 651-426-2042 or washcolib.org

STREETCORNER LETTERPRESS When: 4-1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 16 Where: Wildwood Library, 763 Stillwater Rd., Mahtomedi Details: Print 4 x 6 postcards with customizable images on a 100 year old letterpress. All ages; no registration required.

Contact: 651-426-2042 or washcolib.org

SUMMER PIZZA NIGHT AND LIVE MUSIC When: 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 16 Where: White Bear Lake United Methodist Church, 1851 Birch St.

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Walk 4 Water When: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 10 Where: Lake Ave., White Bear Lake Details: 5K walk along Lake Ave. to fund a well in Nigeria through H2O for Life.

Details: The community is invited to enjoy the music of Joe Cruz and Jennifer Grimm and free fresh-baked pizza from the wood-fi red community oven.

Contact: 651-429-9026 or wblumc.org

Theater KIDS DREAM FILM SERIES When: 10 a.m. Sunday, July 14, Monday, July 15, and Wednesday, July 17 Where: Marcus Oakdale Theatre, 5677 Hadley Ave. N. Details: See recent PGrated movies for $3 per person and discounts on popcorn and beverages.

This week’s fi lm is “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.”

Contact: AmFam.com/ KidsDream

‘SISTERS OF SWING: THE STORY OF THE ANDREWS SISTERS’ When: 7 p.m. Friday, July 19 & 26, Saturday, July 20 & 27, and Sunday, July 21 & 28

Event followed by cupcakes and sparkler celebration. Single walker $20; Family $75. Register online.

Contact: lifecoreyoga. com/events or h2oforlifeschools.org/ sponsors/492 Where: Bruentrup Heritage Farm, 2170 County Road D East, Maplewood Details: Story follows Minnesota-born sisters LaVerne, Maxene and Patty Andrews as they began their recording career in the ‘30s. Event also features swing dances, memorabilia exhibit, concessions and lawn games. Tickets $10-$30.

Contact: maplewood historicalsociety.org

Music KIDZ CONCERTS IN THE COMMONS When: 10 a.m.

Wednesdays, July 10Aug. 14 Where: Shoreview Commons, next to Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. Details: Free outdoor concerts geared to kids. Bring blanket or chair. Concessions. See website for lineup Contact: shoreview communitycenter.com

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CONCERT AT VADNAIS SQUARE

MAHTOMEDI FARMERS MEET THE GARDENER MARKET When: 10:15-11 a.m.

When: 4 p.m. workshop; 7 p.m. concert Wednesday, July 10 Where: Hanifl Performing Arts Center, Details: Vocal Percussion (Beatbox) and body percussion workshop for kids 5 and up with local musician and American Idol participant. Students will leave knowing how to count and play basic rhythms, as well as have an understanding of rhythmic improvisation. Concert follows at 7 p.m. $20/ workshop only; $15 with concert.

When: 7-9 p.m.

Wednesday, July 17 Where: Vadnais Square, County Rd. E and City Center Dr. (Mad Jack’s and F&M Bank parking lots) Details: Celebrate summer with a free outdoor concert and street dance.

Contact: 651-204-6000 or cityvadnaisheights.com

When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Sunday, June 16, through September Where: Mahtomedi District Education Center, 1520 Mahtomedi Ave. Details: Temporarily relocated due to construction at Veteran’s Park.

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When: 6 p.m. Sunday, July 14 Where: Tighe-Schmitz Park, Birchwood Details: Weekly concert performance featuring Maple Street Ramblers. Bring a lawn chair. Concert held at Birchwood City Hall in case of weather.

Contact: cityofbirchwood.com

SUMMER CONCERTS ON THE TERRACE

CONCERT IN THE COMMONS

When: 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays, June-Sept.

When: 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Where: Tamarack through Aug 14 Nature Center, 5287 Otter Lake Road, White Where: Shoreview Bear Township Commons, next to Shoreview Community Details: Free dropCenter, 4580 Victoria St. in program with N. nature discussions, Details: Open-air concert touchable artifacts series, with the Backyard and interactions with Band kicking-off the 2019 animals. All ages.

Contact: 651-407-5350 season. Bring blankets, or parks.co.ramsey. chairs, food, and leashes on dogs. Concessions. See mn.us/tamarack website for lineup.

Contact: 651-490-4700 or shoreviewmn.gov

Ongoing MARKETFEST

When: 6-9 p.m. Thursdays through July 25 When: 6:30 p.m.

Where: Downtown White Thursday, July 11 and Bear Lake 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Details: Free family July 20 festival includes more Where: Stillwater Public than 150 retail and food Library, 224 Third St. N. vendors, live music, Details: Enjoy the children’s activities, tunes of Stillwaterfarmers market, classic based community car show. band ensemble Valley Contact: marketfest.org Concert Winds when they present ‘All WHITE BEAR LAKE Natural’, a repertoire inspired by the wonders FARMERS MARKET When: 8 a.m.-noon of nature on July 11.

Fridays, June 28- Oct. Family-friendly music from the heart of Africa Where: Washington Ave. performed by Siama, a and 4th St., downtown Congolese music legend White Bear Lake on July 20. Free.

Details: Produce includes Contact: 651-275-4338 or organic produce, natural stillwaterlibrary.org meats and cheeses, honey, syrup, baked goods, plants and flowers.

TONIC SOL-FA Contact: 651-747-3650 or When: 3 & 7 p.m. whitebearlake.org Saturday, July 13 Where: The Zephyr Theatre, 601 Main St. N., Stillwater Details: Emmy Award winning a cappella ensemble performs.

Tickets $20.

Contact: stillwaterzephyrtheatre. org

DROP-IN DISCOVERY STATIONS

VADNAIS HEIGHTS FARMERS MARKET When: 2-6 p.m.

Wednesdays, June - Oct. Where: Helene Houle Medical Center parking lot, 1155 E. County Rd. E Details: 30 selling spaces with produce grown within 50 miles of St. Paul.

Contact: 651-485-9532 or cityvadnaisheights.com

Mondays, June 10-Aug. 26 Where: Tamarack Nature Center, 5287 Otter Lake Road, White Bear Township Details: Meet Tamarack gardeners and help plant, tend and taste the harvest.

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

MIDWEST SKI OTTERS SHOWS When: 6 p.m. Sundays beginning second Sunday in June throughout the summer Where: Goose Lake on Hoffman Road in White Bear Lake Details: White Bearbased team of 120 amateur skiers from metro area.

Contact: skiotter.com

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LOOKING BACK Week of June 30 - July 6, 2019

Culled from the archives of the White Bear Press at the resource library of the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society.

1919

It is now more than four years since it was widely rumored—if not officially announced—that the N.P. switching yards were to be removed from the heart of the village to some more suitable location. But the following quotation from the Press of Oct. 8, 1909, is even more applicable today than it was then: “Another thing that is becoming a serious menace to White Bear is the endless switching freight trains both day and night…”

1944

Loping down Buffalo Avenue last Friday morning, with the air of starting out to see the world, come six stray sheep, two ewes and four lambs of varying ages. They were welcomed to Bald Eagle by a reception committee, consisting of several children and dogs, who set out to capture the travel-minded mutton-on-the-hoof. As the chase led thru streets, gardens and yards the pursuers were joined by others. The dogs were eliminated one by one, by well-directed butts from the ewes, but the children kept on, finally corraling five of them in a yard on Taylor Avenue Hill. The sheep were with many baas

and struggles, stabled in a convenient garage. Someone called Deputy Sheriff Bill Collins and secured the sheep, he then scoured the township to look for the owners…

1969

At a special meeting held June 30, the Board of Education of Dist. 624 voted to accept a resolution which declare the Board’s intent to enter into an agreement with one to five other school districts to form an intermediate district for a vocational technical education.

The five other school districts involved are Mounds View, Roseville, N. St. Paul, Mahtomedi and Stillwater.

1994

Names in the news…Matthew Nilsen, Abby Amundson, of White Bear and Todd Coursolle, of Birchwood, were named to the dean’s list at Concordia College. Andrew Douglas, received a degree with high distinction from the University of Minnesota Institute Of Technology. He has a double major in mechanical engineering and English, and has accepted a position at Seagate Technology, Inc. in Bloomington, Minnesota…

Looking Forward to the Past Upcoming Historical Society Events

Fillebrown House Tours, Saturday, July 13, 4735 Lake Ave., White Bear Lake

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Aerial View of District 916 Vocational Technical School, ca. 1975.

Tour times: 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Tours last approx. 1 hour Visit our quaint 1879 lakeside cottage ... A true example of life during the resort era in White Bear Lake. The Fillebrown family occupied the house for most of its years as a residence and donated the house with its contents to the WBL Area Historical Society in 1978.

Public Tickets: $7 at the online store at Whitebearhistory.org or call 651-407-5327.

WBLAHS Members FREE with advance reservation - email office@whitebearhistory.org or call 651407-5327.

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

Memorial Beach will remain lifeguard-less for now

BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR

WHITE BEAR LAKE — A possible drowning at Memorial Beach was a false alarm June 20 but the incident spurred requests for lifeguards.

There hasn't been a lifeguard at the beach (also called Optimist) for at least 20 years.

City Manager Ellen Hiniker added the issue to the City Council agenda June 25, looking for input.

“We are under no obligation; many lakes in the metro choose not to have a lifeguard,” Hiniker said, adding that the cost would be $25,000 per season.

Lifeguards at other White Bear beaches, including Bellaire, Mahtomedi and the Ramsey County beach are contracted through the YMCA. “I see this as being dependent on how much water is in the lake,” added the city manager. “Seven years ago I couldn't imagine talking about having a lifeguard at Memorial Beach. There wasn't any water as far as you could walk and revenues at the marina were down. Now the lake is healthy. It's something for council to consider.”

Councilman Doug Biehn feels the city should consider a lifeguard, admitting he wasn't aware the beach was unguarded, and pay for the service from the marina

fund. Councilman Bill Walsh disagreed. “I am more of the 'let the buyer beware' philosophy. Ramsey County beach has lifeguards. Parents can choose. They can tell kids to go to the county beach if they want that security.”

Councilman Kevin Edberg, filling in as acting mayor for an absent Jo Emerson, asked Hiniker is staff had a recommendation.

“I agree (with Biehn) and I agree (with Walsh),” she replied. “Where I struggle, it is yet another ongoing cost.

It's not inexpensive. But I think of the what ifs, especially after the most recent incident, which made everyone in the neighborhood nervous.”

Hiniker added she would be remiss to not mention the “considerable calls” the city receives about boats mooring too close to the swimming area. “A lifeguard could help that situation,” she said.

Edberg said he didn't “sense a clear value statement” from the discussion and was inclined to leave it at that.

At a minimum, Hiniker concluded, the city will put up buoys to protect the area from boats and see if further discussion is merited.

Conservation District ordinance states that watercraft cannot operate within 100 feet of a person in the water or on a raft.

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Boats and swimmers don’t mix so the city plans to put in buoys at Memorial Beach.

WHITE BEAR LAKE CITY COUNCIL NOTES WHITE BEAR LAKE — The City Council conducted the following business at its June 25 meeting: • Heard a quick update from City Planner Anne Kane regarding the Schafer Richardson apartment project on County Road E. “The city has received a full set of plans for the building so we are deep into the review of that. It is an actual reality we hope to see popping out of the ground before winter comes back.”

• Heard a report from City Engineer Paul Kauppi regarding a new pedestrian crossing near Columbia Park on Highway 96.

Ramsey County is doing pavement rehabilitation on the road between Hwy. 61 and I-35 and plans to build a “pedestrian refuge” in the middle on raised concrete 10x40 feet. The crossing will be about 50 feet west of the entrance to the park. Construction should start mid August.

• Approved a bond sale in the amount of $1.92 million for the street reconstruction project. A Milwaukee firm, Robert Baird & Co., purchased the bond at an interest rate of 2.414%.

“As we finance capital improvements, the city's AA+ bond rating bodes well for us,” commented Councilman Kevin Edberg, acting as mayor for Jo Emerson, who was out of town.

• Discussed a need for a facility study to evaluate and provide options for a new police garage, a new fire truck bay at Station No. 1 to accommodate bigger and taller equipment, and expansion or relocation of the license bureau.

The projects are included in the fiveyear capital improvement plan for construction in 2021. The exact cost of the needed improvements is not known but $10 million has been budgeted.

A request for proposals will be prepared for consideration at the July 9 meeting.

Edberg made it clear he feels the city's days of taking on large projects “are limited.”

Councilman Steve Engstran favored the study, saying the projects are needed.

• Authorized a grant agreement with the Department of Public Safety.

Based on a formula defined in the Leg-

islature, the city of White Bear Lake will receive $204,000 for its License Bureau Fund. In a city memo, Finance Director Kerri Kindsvater noted that the city-owned License Bureau has lost about $70,000 since 2017, when the state launched a web-based licensing and registration system to process vehicle registration and ownership transactions. Many duties were transferred to local deputy registrar offices, proving to be a huge burden requiring extra staff and overtime to handle customer service. The city added a sixth service counter last week and plans to implement other ideas to improve efficiency over the next couple weeks.

“We will monitor the effectiveness,” Hiniker said, “and hope the lines will diminish. We know we have to do some things short term.”

The license bureau handles about 125 driver's license applications a day and is considered “a heavy hitter” in the license business.

• Approved housing needs assessment study.

A proposal was accepted from the lone

applicant, Maxfield Research, at a cost of $20,000. The study will take about five months. Kane said funding will also be sought from the county to do a redevelopment potential analysis of the E and Bellaire Avenue intersection.

• Extended contract with city attorney Troy Gilchrist, Kennedy & Graven, through January 2020.

Hiniker said the city has had a variety of real estate and personnel issues since January and is pleased with the firm's quality of work and response time.

Gilchrist commented that White Bear staff is “fantastic and a joy to work with.”

• Got a heads up from Walsh that VLAMO (Vadnais Lake area watershed organization) is considering treating Goose Lake (east side of Hwy. 61) with alum. Poor water quality makes Goose VLAMO's No. 1 impaired lake. “It's a little controversial,” he said. “It's such a shallow lake. If approved, the city would be asked to put an ordinance on motorized activity on the lake. It could be a discussion coming our way.”

Councilman Dan Jones had an excused absence.

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or most of us, checkups are a regular part of life. Dental visits, auto maintenance appointments and even glances in the bathroom mirror all help us monitor performance, catch potential problems and assure us that all is – or will be – well.

What’s true of teeth, engines and grooming is also true of finances: regular checkups are recommended.

Nick Rasmussen Financial Consultant Why? Changes both great and small affect the strategies people have developed to help achieve their financial goals.

Unfortunately, too many people act as though once their financial plan is in place their work is done. But this isn’t the case.

As a general rule, professionals recommend you review List Check ent your financial plan and in t m strategies at least once ✓ Dr. App o each year. Certain life e g n a ✓ Oil Ch t n changes – the birth or e in t m t App o is t adoption of a child, a n e D ✓ nt n s u lt a change in marital status o C l ia c ✓ Fin an (married, divorced or widowed), the death of a family member or changes to your health – should serve as Much like any other appointment that reminders that a financial you make, a visit with your financial tune-up is in order. consultant is a necessity.

Other changes in personal economics can also have a huge impact on financial goals and decisions you need to make. These may include shifts in employment status or salary (e.g. loss of job or a pay increase or pay cut), home ownership changes, significant changes in total assets or debt, the receipt of an inheritance and tax law changes that can all make previous strategies obsolete.

There have been numerous law changes over that past few years. Some of these changes include rule changes to 529 college savings plans, social security changes, federal income tax rate and deduction modifications, limits to retirement accounts such 401k and Health Savings Account, federal and Minnesota estate tax gifting and exemption amount changes. Knowing and understanding the impact of these new laws in the context of your personal situation is important.

If you have a do-it-yourself mentality, a number of print and electronic resources exist to help you monitor your finances on a regular basis. However, most can benefit from the knowledge, experience and insight that financial services professionals can offer.

Qualified financial professionals can help people evaluate their present financial strategies and stay current on new laws, regulations, products and economic developments. Even more important, financial professionals can challenge the unrealistic assumptions that people may have and help them overcome money management’s greatest threat: procrastination.

To live is to experience change. How and when change will appear is impossible to predict, but a financial checkup is one sure way to help your financial objectives – and your sense of financial confidence – keeps pace with all that occurs.

This article was prepared by Thrivent Financial for use by Nick Rasmussen, Financial Consultant. Nick is a Certified Financial Planner™ professional and has been providing personal financial guidance for over 16 years with the mission of helping people to be wise with money so they can live more confident, content and generous lives. His office is located at 317 Stillwater Rd, Willernie, MN 55090 and can also be reached at 651-243-7139 nicholas.rasmussen@thrivent.com connect.thrivent.com/nicholas-rasmussen

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1. Finishing up a fun month of basketball camps with Mahtomedi Community Education and Coach Newman on June 27, from left: Griffin Klann, Sam Coles, Cole Chapman, Drew Krampe, and Charlie Anderson. Varsity players helped the boys work on fundamental skills and playing games. — Jana Swanson 2. Family of the late Chuck Prokop dedicated a bench in his honor June 23 on Mill Creek in Chatfield. Prokop was a longtime White Bear Lake resident and physics teacher/ coach in the school district. He was also instrumental in starting a Kid’s Fishing Derby in southern Minnesota sponsored by the Minnesota Trout Association. Fishing was a favorite past time, according to his son Charlie. Pictured at the dedication was Chuck’s wife Maxine, grandson Greg and great-granddaughter Elena. — Submitted 3. For the second year in a row, White Bear Lake City Councilman Bill Walsh won a cake from Grandma’s Bakery in the old-fashioned Cake Walk at Marketfest June 27. — Debra Neutkens 4. Grandma’s Bakery owner John Lupo draws numbers during the Marketfest Cake Walk. It was rescheduled to June 27 after the previous week was washed out. — Debra Neutkens

5. Vocality rehearses from a pontoon on White Bear Lake for its upcoming free “Concert from the Porch” Aug. 10 at 4671 Lake Ave. From left, Tom Matchinsky, Jay Althof, Tony Blackwood, and David Boyd. Proceeds will benefit a children’s charity in Haiti. Watch for an upcoming “What’s Happening” for details. — Submitted

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Manitou Days Pet Parade and Blessing Above: Marcus, Cyrus, Garrus and Jenna Pomraning and their dog Daphne all wore super hero costumes as they marched along Clark Avenue in downtown White Bear Lake during the annual Manitou Days Pet Parade and Blessing Sunday, June 23.

The parade concluded at St. John in the Wilderness Church, at left, where the pets lined up for their blessings. Find more photos online at presspubs.com.

Local residents and their pets march in a loop along Clark Avenue Sunday, June 23 in the annual Pet Parade. Although there wasn’t a contest this year, many of the participants still visually livened up the event with a variety of costumes.

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The Manitou Days Children’s Fishing Contest drew 64 anglers for its inaugural year on White Bear Lake. Volunteer coordinator Christi Schreyer of Sweet Life Lane thanked co-sponsor Tally’s Dockside, Coach Jake Montgomery and members of the White Bear Lake High School Fishing Club who helped the children new to the sport. Schreyer also thanked Dippin Duck LLC for providing Dippin Duck bobbers for the participants.

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y this time of year most of you have settled into a consistent pattern with your golf game. You probably know where your miss is going to be and have figured out a way to work around it.

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Time All the golf magazines and trade journals will Betsy Larey tell you that the most common miss is a slice.

I’ve had a number of golfers I work with think that a slice and a pull are exactly the opposite. They are not. In fact, it’s the same swing path (outside to in) that cuts across the ball and pulls left. The only difference is a slice has an open face at impact so the ball curves to the right.

People slice for a number of different reasons, but the one I see the most is lack of shoulder rotation. If you don’t have a good shoulder turn, your swing will be all arms. At that point, it’s almost impossible to get the club starting down from the inside. Remember, the body will take the path of least resistance. The easiest way down is to cast the club outside and pull it across the target line so the ball will be starting left of the intended target line.

Statistics say that 80% of golfers have a slice. Maybe this was an odd year, but the most common swing flaw I saw with my clients this year was a push/fade. A push is the opposite of a slice. This swing starts from the inside and goes outside, so the ball starts right of the intended target line. The fade comes into play when the face is slightly open at impact, which causes the ball to spin right.

So I hope you’re starting to get an understanding of ball flight laws here. The worst two combinations are a pull hook (I refer to that shot as Mr. Snappy) and push slice. The first starts left and spins way left, and the second starts right and spins way right. Ugly and Uglier.

So let’s assume you are in the push fade camp. There are a number of reasons why this can happen. The most common I see is the inability to get the upper body swinging faster than the lower. The club then gets caught behind you and the only options are to push it to the right, or if you have fast hands snap hook it to the left.

Another reason is the right shoulder drops, which causes the spine to tilt excessively to the right. When you swing, your path can only be to the right from that angle. The third common error is the inability to release the clubhead at impact.

The correct sequence is the swing starts with the lower body (this allows you to get the club “in the slot”) but as the right hip starts to fire down the target line the upper body then swings faster around the lower. If you look at a good swing at impact, it’s not that much different from address except for the following: the left leg is straight, there’s air under the right heel, the right hip is pointing down the target line, the shaft (and the hands) are ahead of the ball and the head is behind the ball.

Since so many people have a difficult time getting to this position, I invented a drill that will help you understand what the body is supposed to do during the swing. I call it the bowling drill.

You don’t need a club for this drill. Start by putting a golf ball or softball in your right hand. Get in your good golf position, (spine tilt-shoulders over toes, straight back, slightly flexed knees), but extend your arms straight out from your shoulders. Turn your back to the target, keeping your arms extended out. Make sure you keep your right knee flexed so your spine maintains the correct plane.

If you are in the correct position, your left hand should be pointed just outside of the ball. If it’s pointed inside the ball, your spine has tilted too steeply. If it’s pointing more towards the horizon, your spine is too upright.

From there I want you to roll the ball down the target line, just like you would roll the ball down a bowling alley. Keep your arm moving down the line and stand up and pat yourself on the back. Now that’s a great finish position. If you do this correctly, you will feel your upper body moving faster around your lower body.

Try this drill if you’ve been having a difficult time hitting a straight ball. I love drills because they help you feel your way through the golf swing. If you have a swing flaw and aren’t sure how to fix it, send me an email and I’ll address it in a column this year.

Betsy Larey is an LPGA Teaching Professional who has been working with adults and juniors for over 20 years. She has taught at the PGA Tour Golf Academy in St. Augustine FL, has been the Head Women’s Coach at Carleton College and White Bear Lake High School. She is available for lessons at Keller Golf Course in St Paul and Shadow Ridge in Lino Lakes. You can reach her directly at betsylareygolf@gmail. com or call 651-470-2297.

White Bear boys LAX honors, leaders listed A quartet of White Bear Lake lacrosse leaders, all juniors, collected multiple honors for the 2019 season.

William LeMire (goalie), Thomas Rodriguez Jr. (midfielder/faceoff specialist), Ricky Bloom (attacker) and Adam Woodcock (midfielder) were All-Northwest Suburban Conference and All-Section 4 picks.

Bloom was named to the Coaches Association All-State second team, and Rodriguez and LeMire to the third team. Woodcock got honorable mention.

The Bears, coached by Brandon Husak, had a 12-4 record, placing third in conference and second in the section.

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Determan first to finish line among 19 locals at Grandma’s Michael Determan of Mahtomedi had the fastest time among 19 local individuals who completed Grandma’s Marathon on Saturday, June 22.

Determan, 40, covered the 40mile trek from Two Harbors to Duluth in two hours, 54 minutes, 54 seconds. He placed 389th among 6,365 runners, and 14th among 352 in his division.

That was Determan’s second straight sub-three-hour at Grandma’s. He had 2:53:31 last year, improving from 3:19:24 in 2016 and 3:11:07 in 2017.

Among local females, Tara Clark, 35, of White Bear Lake was first to the finish line with 3:55:19, placing 838th among 2,960 females.

The oldest local finisher was Roger Falde, 68, of Mahtomedi. The youngest was Logan Fike, 18, of White Bear Lake.

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mention were Tony Jorgenson (senior defender) and Thomas Boudreau (senior attacker).

Bloom logged 49 goals and 44 assists for 93 points. In the regular season he ranked third in assists and ninth in goals in the state.

Boudreau’s scoring totals were 45-9-54 and Woodcock’s were 3320-53. The No. 4 scorer was Nick Denault with 17-5-22.

Rodriguez won 253 of 317 faceoffs for a .798 percentage and went past 500 career face-off wins. He led the team with 203 ground balls and had eight goals and 13 assists.

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CITY OF BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING REPEALING SECTION 805 OF CITY CODE JULY 9, 2019 NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council will be holding a public hearing and final vote at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at the Birchwood Village Hall, 207 Birchwood Avenue, Birchwood Village, Minnesota to consider repealing Section 805 of City Code regarding public improvements financing and assessments. A copy of Section 805 is available at City Hall.

Tobin Lay City Administrator Published one time in the White Bear Press on July 3, 2019.

CITY OF BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ADOPTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE JULY 9, 2019 NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council will be holding a public hearing and final vote at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at the Birchwood Village Hall, 207 Birchwood Avenue, Birchwood Village, Minnesota to consider adopting road escrow provisions in City Code Section 301. A copy of the proposed language is available at City Hall.

Tobin Lay City Administrator Published one time in the White Bear Press on July 3, 2019.

CITY OF BIRCHWOOD VILLAGE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE 2019-03-02 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING UNDERSIZED LOTS PROVISIONS IN CITY CODE The City Council of the City of Birchwood Village hereby ordains that Chapter 302 (Zoning Code: Requirements and Performance Standards) of the Municipal Code of the City of Birchwood Village is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 302. ZONING CODE: REQUIREMENTS AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 302.015. UNDERSIZED LOTS. Any lot of record as of January 1, 1975, which remains in its then-existing dimensions and which does not meet the requirements of this Code may nevertheless be utilized for single-family detached dwelling purposes provided the requirements of 302.010 are at least 60% of those as required.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval and publication as required by law.

Adopted by the City of Birchwood Village City Council this 11th day of June, 2019.

Tobin Lay City Administrator Published one time in the White Bear Press on July 3, 2019.

CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE ORDINANCE NO.: 19-06-2034 REZONING 17XX, 1709, 1713, 1715 COUNTY ROAD E, EAST AND THE LAND-LOCKED PARCEL ADJACENT THERETO (PID 273022440199) FROM B-4 GENERAL BUSINESS AND R-6 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO R-7 HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL THE CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY ORDAIN: SECTION l. The White Bear Lake Zoning Map is hereby amended as follows: By changing the zoning district classification from B-4 – General Business and R-6 – Medium Density Residential to R-7 – High Density Residential, with respect to the five parcels legally described as follows: That part of Lot 22, “Strawberry Acres”, according to the plat thereof, lying Easterly of a line drawn from a point on the North line of said Lot 22, distant 490 feet Easterly of the Northwest corner thereof to a point of the North right of way line of Minnesota Department of Transportation Right of Way Plat No. 62-2, distant 490 feet Easterly of the Southwest corner of Lot 25 of said “Strawberry Acres”, as measured along said North right of way line.

AND All that part of the West 200 feet of the East 330 feet of Lot 26, “Strawberry Acres”, according to the plat thereof, lying Easterly of a line drawn from a point on the North line of Lot 22, “Strawberry Acres”, distant 490 feet Easterly of the Northwest corner thereof to a point of the North right of way line of Minnesota Department of Transportation Right of Way Plat No. 62-2, distant 490 feet Easterly of the Southwest corner of Lot 25 of said “Strawberry Acres”, as measured along said North right of way line, EXCEPT, that portion of said Lot 26 lying Southerly of the Northerly right of way line of Minnesota Department of Transportation Right of Way Plat No. 62-2.

AND The West 65 feet of the East 130 feet of Lot 26, “Strawberry Acres”, according to the plat thereof.

AND The East 65 feet of Lot 26, “Strawberry Acres”, according to the plat thereof.

AND Lot 23, “Strawberry Acres”, according to the plat thereof.

SECTION II. This Ordinance shall become effective upon its passage, after second reading and publication.

First Reading: May 14, 2019 Second Reading: June 11, 2019 Passed by the City Council of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, this 11th day of June, 2019.

Jo Emerson, Mayor ATTEST: Kara Coustry, City Clerk Published one time in the White Bear Press on July 3, 2019.

NORTHEAST METRO 916 WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINNESOTA BOARD NOTES MAY 1, 2019 The regular meeting of the School Board of Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District was held on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. at Bellaire School and the following business was transacted.

Meeting Called to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair Forsberg at 6:03 p.m.

Roll Call of Attendance Members present: Timm-12, Delvo-14, Kelly-15, Forsberg-16, Oksnevad-282, Sager-621, Livingston-622 (left at 7:07 p.m.), Azer-623 (arrived at 6:08 p.m.), Chapman-624, Donovan-832, Schwartz-833 and Stivland-834.

Members absent: Palmer-13 and Olson-831. Also present: Connie S. Hayes, superintendent.

Approval of Agenda Adopted the agenda as posted, limited discussion to the approved agenda, and accepted the list of items proposed for consent adoption.

Board Calendar Dates s Wednesday, May 29, 2019 – School Board work session at 6:00 p.m. Cancelled s Thursday, May 30, 2019 – Quora High School Graduation at 5:00 pm at Quora Education Center s Monday, June 3, 2019 – South Campus/WELS-South Graduation at

www.presspubs.com 7:00 p.m. at Quora Education Center s Tuesday, June 4, 2019 –WELS-North Diploma Reception at 2:30 p.m. at WELS-North, 3500 Willow Lake Boulevard, Suite 500, Vadnais Heights s Wednesday, June 5, 2019 – School Board meeting at 6:00 p.m. s Thursday, June 6, 2019 – Area Learning Center Graduation at 6:00 p.m. at Quora Education Center s Tuesday, June 11, 2019 – 916 Education Foundation 32nd Annual Golf Tournament at Indian Hills Golf Club in Stillwater s Wednesday, June 19, 2019 – School Board Retreat at 4:00 p.m. s Thursday, July 25, 2019 – Minnesota Equity EdCamp at Hamline University Questions and/or Comments from Citizens Present on Non-Agenda Items None.

Presentation: On-Boarding Creation Workshop Jean Jordan, director of educational services, promoted the Educational Equity Edcamp for member district staff. Emily Thomas, technology trainer, shared the school district’s plans to offer a workshop, free for member districts, which will help them modernize how they welcome new employees using a blended online and in-person orientation.

Member Azer arrived at this point in the meeting.

Elam Noor, director of technology, added that an extra hour will be available for those districts using Laserfiche.

Presentation: Quora Construction Update Jamin Wood, facilities and operations manager, presented on final adjustments to Quora Education Center. Final updates involve fire alarm components, additions to the sound systems, changes to door hardware, and others. Overall, the project is 95 percent complete, and there is still a healthy contingency fund.

Presentation: Revised FY’19 Budget Gregg Dahlgren, interim finance director, updated the school board on final revisions to the FY19 budget. We remain in a good financial position under the leadership of the interim director.

Dissemination of Superintendent Evaluation Tool The school board received a tool that they will use to evaluate the performance of Superintendent Hayes. An electronic version of the tool will be emailed to board members. The tool is due by May 31. The board chair will provide a summary of this evaluation at the August board meeting.

Superintendent’s Report Superintendent Hayes shared highlights of the individual member district and district-wide enrollment reports. She also commented on the transition of leadership in the finance area.

Approval of the Consent Agenda Approved the consent items, accepted as part of the approval of the agenda, consistent with the recommended actions presented by the administration. s !PPROVAL OF -INUTES s 0AYMENT OF "ILLS AND !CKNOWLEDGMENT OF 7IRE 4RANSFER 2EPORT s 0ERSONNEL %MPLOYMENT 2ESIGNATION ,EAVE OF !BSENCE 2EASSIGNment/Transfers s $ONATIONS s !CCEPTANCE OF 'RANTS FY’20 Budget Assumptions The administrative staff of Northeast Metro 916 are working on developing the financial budget for the next fiscal school year. Assumptions are a key driver for projections and need to be determined before meaningful work can be performed in budget development.

Approved the 2019-20 financial assumptions for budget development for Northeast Metropolitan Intermediate School District 916 as presented.

Member Livingston left at this point in the meeting.

Final Revisions to FY’19 Budget The District budget procedure provided the Board with two opportunities to review the district’s annual operating budget this year. Preliminary Board approval was obtained in June 2018. Below is a motion to approve final revisions to the FY’19 budget, said modifications reflecting changes in revenue (i.e., grants, revised tuition) and in expenditures (i.e., salary contract projections and settlements, grants) which have occurred after the June approval.

Approved the 2018-19 operating budget for Northeast Metropolitan Intermediate District 916 as presented.

Chairperson Forsberg, on behalf of the School Board, and Superintendent Hayes extended a sincere thank you to Gregg Dahlgren for all of his time and efforts in supporting the Finance Office over the last year and a half.

Resolution Relating to the Termination and Nonrenewal of the Teaching Contract of Long-Term Substitute Probationary Teachers Terminated the teaching contract of the following long-term substitute probationary teachers at the end of the working day as indicated: Sharon Larson, Teacher, effective April 5, 2019; Shelby Nero, Teacher, effective March 29, 2019; and Amy Crumrine, Teacher, effective June 7, 2019.

Resolution Relating to the Termination and Nonrenewal of the Teaching Contract of Probationary Teachers Terminated the teaching contract of the following probationary teachers at the end of the working day on June 30, 2019: Jenna Bednark, Teacher, Blind Visually Impaired; Wendie Felde, Teacher, Autism; Chad Felty, Teacher, Emotional Behavioral Disorders; Tim Hines, Teacher, Emotional Behavioral Disorders; Erik Jahn, Teacher, Emotional Behavioral Disorders; Alison Majkozak, Teacher, Autism; Andrea Mogren, Teacher, Autism; Angeles Valeria Lopez Torres, Teacher, Design & Digital Media; Kevin O’Brien, Teacher, Emotional Behavioral Disorders; Holly Popkin, Teacher, Developmental Disabilities; Madilyne Rose, Teacher, Blind Visually Impaired; Susan Sanders Johnson, Work Experience/Handicapped; Hailey Sievert, Teacher, Emotional Behavioral Disorders; Blake Springman, Teacher, Emotional Behavioral Disorders; Sydne Springman, Teacher, Autism; Tara Swaby, Licensed School Nurse; Kellin Swanson, Teacher, Emotional Behavioral Disorders ; and Ryan Taterka, Teacher, Emotional Behavioral Disorders.

Resolution Approving Long-Term Facility Maintenance Program Budget and Authorizing the Inclusion of those Projects in the District’s Application for Long Term Facility Maintenance Program Revenue Approved a long term facility maintenance program budget for its facilities for the 2020-2021 school year (pay 2020 levy) in the amount of $144,700.

Approval of Annual Review Policies Per Board Policy 208, the following board policies need to be reviewed annually at the March or April board meetings. During the month of March, each policy was reviewed by district administration and legal counsel, and it was determined that some changes were necessary to the existing policies. These two polices were presented for a first reading at the April board meeting. There have been no additional changes to the policies since the first reading.

506 – Student Discipline 522 – Student Sex Nondiscrimination Acknowledged the review of the annual review policies (506 and 522) by district administration and legal counsel and approval of the revised polices.

Renewal: Cyber Policy Insurance This proposal represents a change in carrier from Chubb Group to Beazley for our cyber liability policy, as well as a decrease in premium amount from $18,340 to $15,569.34.

Renewed the Cyber Liability insurance with Beazley Insurance for a premium of $15,569.34 for the period of May 1, 2019 through May 1, 2020.

Appointment to Board Committee for 2018-19 and 2019-20 With the departure of Judy Schwartz from the School Board in January, her liaison position on the 916 Education Foundation Board has been vacant.

Appointed Sarah Stivland as the 916 Education Foundation liaison for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 school years.

Board Forum Member Donovan reported that the White Bear Chamber of Commerce hosted an event with U.S. Senator Tina Smith, where there was a panel discussion that included students from the Northeast Metro 916 Career & Tech

JULY 3, 2019 Center. The students did a great job representing the district.

Member Forsberg noted that things are happening at the Capitol.

Member Timm reported that AVID students from Centennial High School will be speaking at the AVID National Conference.

Member Sager stepped out of the meeting at this point.

Closed Session In accordance with Minn. Stat. § 13D.05 Subd. 3(a), the Board will meet in closed session for the purpose of a year-end evaluation of the superintendent.

Entered into Closed Session to discuss a year-end evaluation of the superintendent at 7:32 p.m.

Member Sager returned to the meeting at this point.

Reconvened the meeting at 8:07 p.m.

Meeting Adjourned Adjourned the meeting at 8:08 p.m.

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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY DISTRICT COURT SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT SUMMONS COURT FILE NUMBER: 62-CV-19-3947 CASE TYPE: ACTION TO DETERMINE ADVERSE CLAIMS, SLANDER OF TITLE Venture Capital, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

C and J Perfection Painting and Drywall, LLC, and all others persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest, or lien in the estate described in the Complaint herein.

Defendent THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO: C&J Perfection Painting and Drywall, LLC and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest or lien in the estate described in the Complaint herein.

1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiff’s Complaint is hereby served upon you and is on file in the office of the court administrator of the above-named court. Do not throw these papers away. They are official papers that affect your rights. You must respond to this lawsuit even though it may not yet be filed with the Court and there may be no court file number on this summons.

2. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 20 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this summons a written response called an Answer within 20 days of the date on which you received this Summons. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this summons located at: Minnesota Landlord Law, PLLC. 1000 Twelve Oaks Center Drive, #100 Wayzata, MN 55391 3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff’s Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.

4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS SUMMONS. If you do not Answer within 20 days, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the complaint. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the complaint, you do not need to respond.

A default judgment can then be entered against you for the relief requested in the complaint.

5. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you do not have a lawyer, the Court Administrator may have information about places where you can get legal assistance. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still provide a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.

6. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an alternative dispute resolution process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. You must still send your written response to the Complaint even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute.

7. THIS LAWSUIT AFFECTS REAL PROPERTY IN RAMSEY COUNTY: THIS LAWSUIT MAY AFFECT OR BRING INTO QUESTION TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY located in Ramsey County, State of Minnesota, legally described as follows: Lot 4 Block 72, Dawson’s Earl Street Addition PID: 282922310003 Street Address: 943 Earl Street, St. Paul, MN 55106 The object of this action is Action to Determine Adverse Claims and Slander of Title Minnesota Landlord Law, PLLC By: /S/ Bradley M. Schaeppi Dated: June 3, 2019 Plaintiff’s attorney’s signature Published three times in the Vadnais Heights Press on June 19, 26, and July 3, 2019.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY DISTRICT COURT SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE COURT DIVISION COURT FILE NO. 62-PR-19-482 NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Teresa A. Hiles, Decedent Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent’s will dated June 21, 2005, (“Will”), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Richard F. Hiles, whose address is 4190 Brigadoon Drive, Shoreview, MN 55126, and Susan K Mayher, whose address is 1950 Rimwood Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, as personal representatives of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minn. Stat.

524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate.

Any objections to the probate of the will or appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing.

Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: June 19, 2019 Joel Olson, Registrar Michael Upton, Deputy Court Administrator Published two times in the Vadnais Heights Press on June 26 and July 3, 2019.

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OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: OKDO 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 5985 Rice Creek Parkway, Suite 203 Shoreview, MN 55126 3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business.

Allied Electronics, Inc. 7151 Jack Newell Blvd. S Fort Worth, TX 76118 I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath.

Dated: June 21, 2019 Signed: Mike Klepikow, Controller Published two times in the White Bear Press on July 3 and 10, 2019.

OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Ken Campbell Insurance Agency 2. The street address of the principal place of business is or will be: 1760 Myrtle St. Maplewood, MN 55109 3. The name and street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, including any corporation that may be conducting this business.

One More Game LLC 1760 Myrtle St. Maplewood, MN 55109 I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath.

Dated: June 17, 2019 Signed: Cheyenne Moseley Published two times in the White Bear Press on July 3 and 10, 2019.

CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Vadnais Heights City Council will meet and conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 800 East County Road E, to consider a Minor Subdivision application, submitted by Tate Guckin, for a lot line adjustment between two parcels.

The location of the parcels are 3749 Nature View Trail and 3753 Centerville Road. The legal descriptions of the subject properties are as follows: Lot 10, Lot 11, Block 1, Moores Nature Trail Addition, Ramsey County, Minnesota.

Anyone wishing to be heard in regards to this matter will be given an opportunity at this time. The application materials are available for public review at City Hall during normal business hours. Questions or comments should be directed to Nolan Wall, Planning/Community Development Director, at 651204-6027 or nolan.wall@cityvadnaisheights.com.

FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VADNAIS HEIGHTS Kevin P. Watson, City Administrator Dated: June 27, 2019 Published one time in the Vadnais Heights Press on July 3, 2019.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 832 MAHTOMEDI, MN 55115 MINUTES MAY 23, 2019 A Regular meeting of the Board of Education of Mahtomedi Public Schools was held May 23, 2019, beginning at 7:00 PM in the Mahtomedi District Education Center-Community Room. CALL TO ORDER - Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Lucy Payne. ROLL CALL OF ATTENDANCE- Present: Mike Chevalier; Kevin Donovan; Julie McGraw; Lucy Payne; Judy Schwartz; Stacey Stout; Superintendent Barbara Duffrin, ex-officio; and Luke Wisniewski, school board student representative. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDASchwartz moved, McGraw seconded, approval of agenda. Carried 6-0. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA-School Board Director Judy Schwartz noted the $6,173.15 in donations and expressed the school district’s formal thank you. Donovan moved, Schwartz seconded, approval of the actions recommended on the consent agenda. Carried 6-0. PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITION-A) Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundation (MAEF) Update-Suzanne Anderson, MAEF Past President, spoke on the impact MAEF has had on the school district over the past year which included: more than $80,000 in teacher grants for classroom enrichment or professional development, almost $50,000 in student scholarships for graduating seniors and $26,000 in sponsorships to support students’ basic needs, teacher appreciation/recognition and student enrichment opportunities outside of the classroom. Abby Moffitt and Maria Roeller, MAEF Legacy Night Co-Chairs, updated school board members on MAEF’s 2019-2020 Fund a Need (FAN) initiative to support the school district’s goal to improve mental wellness for all students, shared a video from Legacy Night by Mahtomedi students and staff on mental health issues and presented the Mahtomedi School District with a $56,680 check to fund the need. Anderson thanked the community for their generous donations and support. B) Student/Staff/Community Recognition-1) Certificate of Excellence Designation for the 2017-2018 Certified Annual Financial Report-Superintendent Barbara Duffrin recognized the district’s business office for being awarded the Certificate of Excellence Designation for the 2017-2018 Certified Annual Financial Report by the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBOI). Mahtomedi was one of 23 school districts, out of 332 districts in the State of MN to receive the award. Bill Menozzi, Director of Business Services, congratulated the business office staff and introduced Linda Estes, District Accountant, Cindy Hering, Accounting Clerk, and Liz Espe-Knipping, Payroll Specialist, and thanked Jim Eichten, managing partner with Malloy, Montague, Karnowski and Radosevich (MMKR) certified public accountants, for his support and guidance. Menozzi stated the report provides transparency and a commitment to quality financial reporting for the community. C) Superintendent Barbara Duffrin presented school board student representative Luke Wisniewski with a bell and thanked Wisniewski for his year of service as student representative. D) Administrative Retirements-1) Kirsten Bouwens, O.H. Anderson Elementary Principal-Superintendent Barbara Duffrin presented Kirsten Bouwens with a bell and thanked Bouwens for

her 33 years of service as an educator, with the last 11 years as Principal at O.H. Anderson Elementary. 2) Luanne Wagner, Mahtomedi High School Associate Principal- Superintendent Barbara Duffrin presented Luanne Wagner with a bell and thanked Wagner for her 25 years of services as an educator, with the last 6 years as Associate Principal at Mahtomedi High School. E) Passages Transition Program Update-Jodie Tester and Erin Schnyders, Passages Transition Teachers, updated school board members on the Passages Transition Program which included some of this year’s highlights: student led community meetings, reverse job fairs, interview networking events/mock interviews, workplace tours, job coach supported work experiences in our district and community, experiencing public transportation (light rail), tours of community resources (Washington County Government Center & St. Andrew’s Church Resource Center), disability unit and presentations on self-advocacy.

Tester explained the importance of the co-curricular Professional Learning Communities (PLC) between the Passages Program and Mahtomedi High School. Future goals include: developing student graduation portfolios /presentations, developing a process for students to prepare and run their own Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings, developing a grading/transcript process, developing a course offering handbook, program brochure and work postcard. Jenna Veenis, Work Experience Teacher, has connected with the White Bear Chamber of Commerce and Work Force Development Group.

Schnyders shared a video from the Passages Program students. The Passages Transition Program graduation will be held on June 6 at the District Education Center. Superintendent Duffrin and school board members expressed how impressed they are with the Passages Program. REPORT FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE-Student Representative Luke Wisniewski reported on events at Mahtomedi Schools. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- Schwartz moved, Donovan seconded, approval of the minutes from the April 25, 2019, regular school board meeting. Carried 6-0. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION ITEMS- A) The Calendar of Events was reviewed. B) Mahtomedi Compensation Plan (MCP)/Q-Comp-Helen Edinger, MCP Coordinator, reported on the Mahtomedi Compensation Plan which included: the Continuous Improvement Model with the annual cycle of “Plan-Do-Study-Act”; a program review of the four MCP components to set building-wide goals, Professional Learning Communities (PLC) goals, participation in PLC and peer coaching. Teachers were surveyed on the value of the four components with over 85% indicating they were very or somewhat valuable. The MCP review panel completes a comprehensive rubric on teacher leader positions, job embedded professional development and peer coaching, with all three areas determined to be proficient or exemplary. Mahtomedi teachers voted to continue the MCP next year and have generated and voted on PLC topics for each building. They will participate in one academic PLC and one topic based PLC per month. Edinger explained the self-sustaining budget challenges and recommended additional district funding to provide a full time peer coach in each building for the 20192020 school year. School board members received the complete Q-Comp (MCP) Annual Report in their board packet. C) 2019-2020 Preliminary BudgetBill Menozzi, Director of Business Services, reviewed with school board members the estimated 2019-2020 Preliminary Budget’s other governmental funds revenues and expenditures which included: Fund 02–Food Service, Fund 04-Community Service, Fund 07-Debt Service, Fund 20-Internal Service (health insurance), Fund 45-Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Trust and Fund 47-OPEB Debt. The 2019-2020 Preliminary Budget will brought for approval at the June 27 school board meeting. ACTION ITEMS-A) Approval of Policies-Schwartz moved, McGraw seconded, approval of policies: Policy 524 – Technology Acceptable Use and Safety, Policy 530 - Immunization Requirements, Policy 534 - Unpaid Meal Charges, Policy 602 - Organization of School Calendar and School Day, Policy 611 - Home Schooling, Policy 707 - Transportation of Public School Students, Policy 708 - Transportation of Nonpublic School Students, Policy 709 - Student Transportation Safety and Policy 903 Visitors to School District Properties and Facilities. Carried 6-0. B) Approval of Resolution to Place on Unrequested Leave of Absence-1) Schwartz moved, Chevalier seconded, approval of Resolution to Place Julie Edwards (.5 FTE) on Unrequested Leave of Absence. Carried 6-0. 2) Donovan moved, Schwartz seconded, approval of Resolution to Place Holly Packard (.5 FTE) on Unrequested Leave of Absence. Carried 6-0. ADJOURNMENT-Donovan moved, Chevalier seconded, adjournment. Carried 6-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Submitted by: Julie McGraw, Clerk.

A full version of the minutes are available at www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us.

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 832 MAHTOMEDI, MN 55115 STUDY SESSION MINUTES JUNE 13, 2019 A Study Session of the Board of Education of Mahtomedi Public Schools was held June 13, 2019, beginning at 7:00 PM in the Mahtomedi District Education Center - Community Room. CALL TO ORDER-Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Lucy Payne. ROLL CALL OF ATTENDANCE- Present: Mike Chevalier; Kevin Donovan; Julie McGraw; Lucy Payne; Judy Schwartz; Stacey Stout; and Superintendent Barbara Duffrin, ex-officio. Also present: Laura Eliason, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent; Bill Menozzi, Director of Business Services; and Cathy Wyland, Director of Community Education. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA-Schwartz moved, Donovan seconded, approval of the agenda. Carried 6-0. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION ITEMS-A) First Reading of Policy 902 - Use of School Facilities-Cathy Wyland, Director of Community Education, discussed the changes to Policy 902 - Use of School Facilities and Appendices A-D with school board members which included: minor policy changes, the hold harmless agreement liability insurance raised to $1.5 million and an increase in facility fees to keep in pace with inflation.

Fees for Class III events will be increased by $1, Class IV by $5 and Class V by $10. Class descriptions are listed in the policy, with fees listed in Appendix D and are available on the district’s website. Policy 902 – Use of School Facilities (Appendices A-D) will be brought for approval at the June 27 school board meeting. B) 2019 Legislative Session – School Funding Summary-Bill Menozzi, Director of Business Services, reported on the 2019 Legislative Session school funding changes which included: 2% increase on the general education state aid funding formula for the next two years and Special Education increased funding and reform. The 2019-2020 funding formula will increase $126 to $6,438 per adjusted pupil unit. The 2020-2021 funding formula will increase $129 to $6,567 per adjusted pupil unit. The rate of inflation is projected to be approximately 2.4%. Menozzi explained the goal of the legislation is to increase Special Education aid in 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 by the amount needed to hold the state average cross subsidy per pupil constant at the 20182019 level of $820 per average daily membership (ADM). The cross subsidy reduction aid has a new component in the Special Education aid formula of 2.6% for 2019-2020 and 6.43% for 2020-2021 and beyond, with the 20192020 Special Education Cap increased to the greater of the current cap or 56% of the sum of Special Education program costs, plus 100% of the current year special transportation cost, plus tuition adjustments. In 2020-2021 and beyond the cap is eliminated. C) Increased Meal Prices-Bill Menozzi, Director of Business Services, updated school board members on the increased meal prices required by the Paid Lunch Equity (PLE) calculation, which is a federal guide for school districts’ food service meal prices. The Mahtomedi School District’s 2018-2019 meal prices were the same or below neighboring school districts’ meal prices. The recommendation for 2019-2020 school year is an increase of 10 cents for elementary and adult breakfast, 15 cents for elementary lunch, 5 cents for middle school lunch and 10 cents for high school/adult lunch.

The required meal price increases will be brought for approval at the June 27 school board meeting. CLOSE MEETING-McGraw moved, Schwartz seconded, approval to close meeting. Carried 6-0. Meeting closed at 7:54 p.m. A)

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Discussion of Personnel Matter Pursuant to Minnesota Statute 13D.05, subd.

3(a) - Superintendent End of Year Review. OPEN MEETING-Chevalier moved, Stout seconded, approval to open meeting. Carried 6-0. Meeting opened at 8:11 p.m. ADJOURNMENT-Stout moved, Chevalier seconded, adjournment.

Carried 6-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:12 p.m. Submitted by: Julie McGraw, Clerk.

A full version of the minutes are available at www.mahtomedi.k12.mn.us.

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE PUBLIC NOTICE YOU ARE NOTIFIED that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described Mortgage: INFORMATION REGARDING MORTGAGE TO BE FORECLOSED Date of Mortgage: March 24, 2011 Mortgagors: Mapleleaf Development, LLC, assumed by GFY Real Estate LLC by Mortgage Modification Agreement dated March 6, 2015, recorded March 17, 2015 as document no. A04547690 on the Office of the Ramsey County Recorder.

Mortgagees: Standard Insurance Company, an Oregon corporation.

Recording Information: Recorded on March 29, 2011, as Document Number 4273325 in the Office of the County Recorder of Ramsey County, Minnesota.

Assignments of Mortgage, if any: Assigned to Myth Investors, LLC, a California limited liability company by written assignment recorded on January 2, 2019, as Document Number A04741152 in the recording office stated in paragraph 4.

For additional assignments of Mortgage, provide the relevant information below.

INFORMATION REGARDING MORTGAGED PREMISES Tax parcel identification number of the mortgaged premises: 0229 2222 0016 & 0229 2222 0017 Legal Description of the mortgaged premises: See attached Exhibit A. Check here if all or part of the described real property is Registered (Torrens) The physical street address, city, and zip code of the mortgaged premises: 3090 Southlawn Drive, Maplewood, Minnesota 55109.

OTHER FORECLOSURE DATA The person holding the Mortgage is not a transaction agent, as defined by Minn. Stat. 58.02, subd. 30.

The name(s) of the residential mortgage servicer and the lender or broker, as defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02, is/are: Not applicable.

If stated on the Mortgage, the name of the mortgage originator, as defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02 is: Not applicable.

INFORMATION REGARDING FORECLOSURE The requisites of Minn. Stat. 580.02 have been satisfied.

The original principal amount secured by the Mortgage was: $3,750,000.

At the date of this notice the amount due on the Mortgage, including taxes, if any, paid by the holder of the Mortgage, is: $3,456,229.38.

Pursuant to the power of sale in the Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Ramsey County, Minnesota, at public auction on July 26, 2019, 10:00 a.m. at Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, 25 West 4th St., Suite 150, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102.

The time allowed by law for redemption by Mortgagor or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is six months after the date of sale.

Minn. Stat. 580.04(b) provides, “If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, the notice must also specify the date on or before which the mortgagor must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property redeemed under section 58.023.” If this statute applies, the time to vacate the property is 11:59 p.m. on Not applicable.

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHE RTHINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITIH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERLY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Name and address of Attorney for Mortgagee or Mortgage Assignee: Mark Thieroff (#322404) 100 Washington Ave. S., Suite 1300 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Name or Mortgagee or Mortgage Assignee: Myth Investors, LLC EXHIBIT “A” The land is situated in the City of Maplewood, County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota and is described as follows: THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 29, RANGE 22, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA LYING WEST OF LOT 3, BLOCK 1, MAPLEWOOD MALL ADDITION AND LYING NORTHERLY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 6, SAID BLOCK 1; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST, ASSUMED BEARING, ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6 A DISTANCE OF 47.32 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY 130.22 FEET ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE ON A TANGENTIAL CURVE CONCAVE TO THE SOUTHEAST HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 5 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 06 SECONDS AND A RADIUS OF 1,443.54 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST 132.86 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 16 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE 731.18 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE LINE TO BE HEREIN DESCRIBED; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 06 SECONDS EAST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER 508.59 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 3 AND THERE TERMINATING. EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE SOUTHERLY 190.85 FEET OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY. AND: THE SOUTHERLY 190.85 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 29, RANGE 22, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA LYING WEST OF LOT 3, BLOCK 1, MAPLEWOOD MALL ADDITION AND LYING NORTHERLY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 6, SAID BLOCK 1; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST, ASSUMED BEARING, ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6 A DISTANCE OF 47.32 FEET, THENCE NORTHEASTERLY 130.22 FEET ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE ON A TANGENTIAL CURVE CONCAVE TO THE SOUTHEAST HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 5 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 06 SECONDS AND A RADIUS OF 1,443.54 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST 132.86 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 16 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE 731.18 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE LINE TO BE HEREIN DESCRIBED; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 06 SECONDS EAST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER 508.59 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 3 AND THERE TERMINATING. ABSTRACT PROPERTY. Published six times in the White Bear Press on June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2019.

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Keep opioids off the streets, vitamins out of landfills

BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR

From pharmacies to public safety buildings, there are several places to drop off unused drugs and pills in northern Ramsey County.

The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office collected and turned into energy 11,232 pounds of unused medicine in 2018, said Randy Gustafson, communications coordinator.

The sheriff’s office has two locations at its buildings — the patrol station in Arden Hills and the downtown St. Paul office. It also coordinates collection at four police department sites — Maplewood, New Brighton, North St. Paul and White Bear Lake.

The sheriff’s office collects the drugs and send them to be burned and turned into energy by Ramsey County Public Health at least once a month, Gustafson said. It’s been collecting drugs and pills for nearly a decade now.

“Every day is a drug take back day,” Gustafson noted. The office accepts any pills you would keep in your medicine cabinet — from opioids to aspirin to vitamins, and even pet medicine. It accepts powers, sprays, creams, inhalers, IV bags and patches. It accepts unused epi-pens but no used sharps. The Ramsey County Hazardous Waste site in St. Paul receives sharps free of charge.

Ramsey County’s goal is twofold. First, dropping off drugs like opioids can prevent both the patient and others who see the unused drugs from the temptation of using them when they are not needed.

It’s common for people to only need to use half a supply of pills.

Second, it keeps thousands of pounds of pills out of the landfill or in the public

water system. There is an environmental impact to flushing pills down the toilet or throwing them in the trash.

Walgreens Pharmacy on Highway 96 in White Bear Lake also accepts unused medicines. Customers can come in and drop medicines in the self-serve, locked bin next to the pharmacy counter, said Store Manager Bonnie Rennert. CVS Pharmacy on Highway 61 in White Bear Lake also has a drop box, said Pharmacist Sam Akers. Neither location accepts needles.

Minnesotans spend about $1,400 per capita annually on prescription drugs, according to a 2018 study by Kaiser Family Foundation and analyzed by The Senior List. In 2017, about 6 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The majority of misuse occurred when someone found unused medicines of family or friends, according to the study.

There were 13.3 drug overdoses per 100,000 people, according to 2018 reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Journal of the American Medical Association, analyzed

by Senior Living.

The Minnesota Department of Health reported that prescription opioid overdose deaths were the leading cause of opioid deaths in 2017. There were 196 prescription opioid overdose deaths; there were 184 from synthetic opioids and 111 from heroin. Over 2,000 emergency room visits were made for all opioid-related overdoses.

The Minnesota Legislature created an opioid advisory council this year, according to Minnesota House of Representatives Speaker Melissa Hortman.

The state plans to increase funding for

Take back your extra drugs These locations in northern Ramsey County take back unused prescription drugs yearround. Opioids put in the trash can end up in the hands of drug dealers on the streets.

Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Station 1411 Paul Kirkwold Dr., Arden Hills, 55112 651-633-3279 White Bear Lake Public Safety Building 4701 Hwy. 6, White Bear Lake, 55110 651-633-3279 county social service and tribal services agencies and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) through fees on opiate manufacturers. The BCA plans to add more drug scientists and special agents to investigate drug trafficking.

There will be a $250,000 registration fee for any manufacturer that distributes 2 million or more units of opioids in the state. Renewal fees are $55,000 until the state recovers $250 million from settlements with pharmaceutical companies.

Walgreens Pharmacy 1075 Hwy. 96 E, White Bear Lake, 55127 651-426-9225 CVS Pharmacy 4800 Hwy. 61 White Bear Lake, 55110 651-762-3864

The fees will be reviewed in 2024.

The quantity of opiates prescribed will also be limited under the new law taking effect July 1. With some exceptions, adults can receive a seven-day supply and minors a five-day supply.

Other locations for disposing of drugs in the Twin Cities metro can be found on the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) website at takebackday.dea.gov.

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Young entrepreneurs

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Lincoln Elementary Extended Day students made a lemonade stand in Young Entrepreneurs camp. All of the proceeds will benefit the White Bear Area Emergency Food Shelf.

White Bear Lake Area High School - South Campus teacher Katie Marsh learns about healthcare at a HealthPartners externship this summer.

Teachers learn through summer externships

Three White Bear educators are embracing the opportunity to enjoy externships at local organizations.

Seth Salenger, Katie Marsh, and Colleen Dunnigan were all selected by White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce to work as teacher externs this summer where they have been matched with employers related to their classroom instruction for one week. The White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce Business Education Network (BEN) seeks to narrow the workforce skills gap by better connecting employers with high school and college students. They are getting to work with employers at HealthPartners, Press Publications and CHIPS to bring back what they learn to their classroom.

Girls safety course

Safety courses for middle school and high school girls will be held by Mahtomedi Community Education in August. Girls will learn escape moves, internet safety and how to recognize and avoid danger. Students attend class with a parent or trusted adult. A class for incoming sophomores through graduated seniors will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 5. Cost is $79 per pair. A class for incoming seventh and eighth grades will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 7. Cost is $60 per pair. Classes will be held at the District Education Center. Register at mahtomedicomed.com.

College application bootcamp SUBMITTED

The Mahtomedi Modeling A Protein Story (MAPS) group is raising funds to attend a biology conference through community cleanup work.

Mahtomedi scientists fundraise through work projects

The Mahtomedi Modeling A Protein Story (MAPS) is a group of dedicated young women at Mahtomedi High School who share a passion for biology. After 12 months of intensive fundraising and research, the group will travel to San Diego to present their research at the 2020 Experimental Biology Conference.

The Experimental Biology Conference is the largest and most prestigious interdisciplinary meeting of its kind. Life sciences and biomedical researchers from all over the world meet to network and share cutting-edge research that leads to discoveries and career advancement in the areas of anatomy, biochemistry and molecular biology, investigative pathology, pharmacology and physiology.

The group is fundraising through manual labor, including pulling buckthorn, beach cleanup, weeding gardens, mulching, or any other work that you need.

The group asks for a minimum donation of $10 per hour of work. If you have projects that you would be willing to have the MAPS group do, please contact their advisor Jim Lane at jim.lane@isd832.net.

COMMUNITY BRIEF Ramsey County Board District One Meet & Greet

The White Bear Lake Area League of Women Voters is inviting all candidates for the Ramsey County Board District 1 election to participate in an informal "Meet and Greet" at the Shoreview Library Community Room from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 11. Our goal is to give voters the opportunity to get to know the candidates, encourage participation in the primary and to familiarize voters with the early voting process. The public is invited.

Looking for TEDx presenters

Request for proposals are open for community members interested in being a presenter at the 6th iteration of TEDxMahtomedi, scheduled Sunday, Nov. 10. This idea-sharing event focuses on bringing local ideas to bear on solving global challenges around the theme Think Again. Attendance will be limited to 100 people to keep interactions lively, but the talks will be video recorded and made available online for the entire world to view. Proposals must be submitted by July 15 for individual presentations limited to 10-12 minutes in length. For information visit www.TEDxMahtomedi.com.

Spend three mornings in August learning about the college application process in this bootcamp created just for Mahtomedi High School juniors. You will leave with a thorough understanding of the college application and financial aid process, what to expect, how/ when to complete each step, and what resources are available. Led by Mahtomedi High School Counselor Ellen Cole, attendees will also hear from college admission representatives and work with English teachers on essays. The bootcamp will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 6-8 in the high school media center. Register at mahtomedicomed.com.

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GOLDEN LAKE REGATTA 4TH OF JULY! Thursday, July 4th 2:00 pm - Music Barge ****Fireworks Later**** Racing Categories 3:00 pm - Canoes 3:15 pm - Paddle boats 3:45 pm – Sailboats 4:15 pm - Miscellaneous Boats: Pontoons, Kayaks, Paddle Boards, Dingys, Fishing Boats, Milk Carton Boats...

Course Start is at the Committee Boat on the east end of Golden Lake, opposite the Beach Please report 10 minutes prior to your race.

First place takes home a trophy for one year.

All trophies are traveling. {don't get attached} Boats can launch from the beach if you are not directly on the lake.

Bring your family to enjoy beautiful bike paths, a children's playground & picnic area!

Questions: Contact Commodore Katherine M Semple Tel: (310) 696 • 9835 or via email at: Katherinemsemple@yahoo.com

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Pfaltzgraff 'Village' Mixing Bowls (3 pcs) $50. 651-308-8587

152 Seasonal Team member needed at Costa Produce Farm. Applicant needs to be dependable, responsible, willing to work 6 days a week.

Various responsibilities and tasks daily.

Pays well. Farm work, tractor and forklift experience a plus, but not necessary. Please contact Ron at info@costafarm.com for an interview.

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• Employment • Employment • Employment • Community Service Officer Part Time 20 hours per week Chisago County has an opening for a part time Community Service Officer. This position is a non-certified, uniformed (but not armed) member of the Sheriff's Office and is required to perform non-hazardous duties that relate to public safety. Duties include providing customer service, routine patrol within county parks, traffic and crowd control, responding to animal complaints, resolving ordinance violations, and other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: Strong interest in a career as police officer or deputy sheriff, minimum 18 years of age, valid driver's license, and high school diploma or GED. 20 hours per week. $16.02 to $21.82 per hour.

Apply at www.chisagocounty.us Deadline: July 19, 2019

Are you looking for something to keep your children busy this summer?

Warehouse Associate Full Time Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever are the nation's leading upland wildlife habitat conservation organizations. Duties: Pick & pack merchandise orders, operate UPS terminal & postal meter, operate & maintain forklift, light maint bldg & grounds; ability to lift 50lbs+ on a regular basis, etc. Located in White Bear Lake.

Application deadline is 7/16/2019.

For more info & to apply: www.pheasantsforever.org/jobs

The Hugo Feed Mill is looking for a Full Time

HARDWARE STORE MANAGER Strong knowledge of Hardware and Lawn Care Strong Customer Service skills Knowledge of POS system Self-starter who works well independently and with others Detail oriented Professional demeanor Wage DOQ Email resume' to:

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* Night Cooks * Room Cleaners * Front Desk

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Home weekends. Call 320/905-4506

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Apply at Rudy's, WBL

DRIVER WANTED Three days a week, a few hours a day.

Straight axle driving between White Bear Lake & Cambridge on Mon. & Tues., local post offices Wed. Estimate 12-18 hours per week.

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Other Routes available, call our Circulation Dept. at 651-407-1234

FT & PT Direct Support Professional positions available

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Call 651-407-1200 or stop in at Press Publications 4779 Bloom Avenue White Bear Lake Fulfillment Associate Peak Season Aug. 1 - May 1 Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever are the nation's leading upland wildlife habitat conservation organizations. Duties: coord outbound shipments of membership premiums, operate UPS terminal & postal meter, provide daily communication with internal & external customers; ability to lift 50lbs+ on a regular basis, etc. Located in White Bear Lake. Apply by 7/16/2019.

For more info & to apply: www.pheasantsforever.org/jobs

Need a new direction?

Look in the Press Classifieds for your next job.

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