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Warm-toned vocals Above: Gary LaRue sings outside the Indulge Salon in downtown White Bear Lake and warms up near a fire pit, at left, during a Holiday Open House Thursday, Nov. 12. The event featured specials, promotions, and refreshments at a variety of unique local shops and restaurants. It was the first in a series of holiday events designed to showcase and promote locally owned and operated businesses while still observing recommended COVID-19 precautions.
The Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) has named Superintendent Wayne Kazmierczak, PhD, 2021 Minnesota Superintendent of the Year. Kazmierczak was selected for the honor by a panel of representatives from a variety of Minnesota education organizations. Nominees are evaluated on how each candidate demonstrates leadership for learning, communication skills, professionalism and community involvement. “It is quite an honor to have been nominated for this award by several of my White Bear Lake colleagues. It was a nice surprise when I was told about the nomination,� Kazmierczak said. Kazmierczak is in his fourth year as superintendent of the White Bear Lake Area School District. During his tenure, he has worked to make strides toward a referendum for the school district as well as an equity commitment to help SEE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR, PAGE 10
Hugo family’s home videos to appear on AFV Laughter is the best medicine, perhaps now more than ever. Just ask the Hood family. The Hugo family recently received word that two of their submitted home videos will be showcased on “America’s Funniest Home Videos,� or AFV, on ABC. Marshall Hood, the father and the main prank instigator, said he took the video footage back in April and just two weeks ago found out that both of his submissions will be aired Nov. 22. The show’s executive producer, Michele Nasraway, said that it doesn’t
happen often that the show takes two videos from one family. “We rarely see the sink-sprayer prank work on two members of the same family. They must have had precision timing,� she said. The idea began easily enough, Hood said. “My wife (Nichole) and I were watching America’s Funniest Home Videos one night,� he said. “It was an older one, as we were watching it on our DVR. It was the ‘Assignment America’ one, where they like prank examples sent.� Hood explained that they showed several examples, including putting tape over water sprayers, and thus spraying any unexpecting victim with water.
Nasraway said all the producers enjoy watching the hundreds upon hundreds of videos that are sent in in response to their Assignment America segment. “The sink sprayer prank has been a favorite over the years,� she said. Although Hood had never filmed a prank before, he felt inspired. “The show was still on,� laughed Hood, “and I did it right then. “I told my wife, ‘We should do this.’ It was old-school putting regular tape on a hand sprayer and aiming it right at them.� Hood explained he hid his phone in the kitchen, set it on a shelf that held
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The Hood family will appear on America’s Funniest Home Videos Nov. 22.
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