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Garden watered with tap of smart phone app BY SARA MARIE MOORE VADNAIS HEIGHTS EDITOR
A 2010 Mahtomedi High School alum is headed to China to compete in a maker competition. Kent Rueckert, who has been attending Century College, was one of only 10 grand-prize winners in the United States selected for the final competition of China-US Young Makers Competition, which will be held in Beijing this month. He will also be competing against 80 projects from Chinese finalists. The competition includes a 24-hour timeframe to improve the project and prove what it does, Rueckert said.
Google is paying his way to the competition. To enter, he created an online profile. The competition called for individuals and teams to submit projects in areas of sustainable development. For his entry, Rueckert invented a solar-powered rain barrel called “Gutters to Gardens.” The product works by collecting rainwater from gutters, which is then distributed evenly over a garden through a series of tubes. What makes Rueckert’s invention unique is its remote capability. With a smartphone app or a simple voice command to Amazon Alexa, the rain barrel can be activated from almost anywhere to release water. “If I can get international coverage,
and I have an internet connection on my phone, I can potentially water my garden from halfway across the world,” Rueckert said. While this innovative idea was his own, he credits Century College's Fab Lab for making it a reality. Rueckert is in the CVF (cybersecurity, virtualization and forensics) program at Century College. After taking a “How to Make Anything” workshop, Rueckert received computer-aided design software that allowed him to develop Gutters to Gardens. He was then able to use the SEE COMPETITION, PAGE 8A
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Rueckert works on his smartphone app adaptation to the solar-powered rain barrel on the roof of Roma Restaurant in Willernie.
Stroke: a silent killer at any age BY DEBRA NEUTKENS EDITOR
When well-loved White Bear Lake booster Deb Stender succumbed to stroke at age 46 last February, the shock around the community was palpable. Here was a strong, healthy woman who one day was planning events like Marketfest and Township Day, and the next undergoing emergency surgery to remove a blood clot in her brain. “No one can tell me why she suffered a stroke,” said Stender’s husband Jeff. “She didn’t have high blood pressure, she ate well and exercised. Deb Stender Doctors told me it can happen to anyone.” Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, next to heart disease and cancer. There are two types: ischemic and hemorrhagic. About 87 percent of strokes are ischemic, in which a blood clot blocks blood flow to the brain. These strokes are treated with a clot-buster medication called tissue plasminogen activator or TPA, or in some cases a delicate neurological procedure. This is the type of stroke Stender suffered. The second category is hemorrhagic stroke, in which blood bleeds into the brain. Treatment is more limited and very specialized. The expertise required to deliver a full range of treatment options for both types of stroke is what distinguishes a Comprehensive Stroke Center from a Primary Stroke Center. The two closest comprehensive centers are Regions and United in St. Paul. St. Joseph’s Hospital, which received Stender, is a primary center.
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Night to Unite Above: Commander Tim Gulden, with the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department, hands out stickers during a Night to Unite visit at a gathering hosted by Nora Benshoof, at right, and her husband Geno, Tuesday, Aug. 7 in White Bear Township. The event also featured a barber shop quartet and barbecue prepared by Nora’s friend — back from her career as a professional wrestler — Jessie (O.D.B) Kresa. At right: 102-year-old Rose Bayuk was recognized as the oldest attendee at the Night to Unite gathering organized by Mary Halmarick at Podvin Park in White Bear Lake Tuesday, Aug. 7. Rose poses with the chocolate cupcakes she baked for the event. Find more photos online at presspubs.com.
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