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St. Anthony Park / Falcon Heights www.parkbugle.org Lauderdale / Como Park August 2016 73 years and Bugle counting Meet the Murray I Drive 25 campaign hits the road Class of 1943 By Kristal Leebrick on Health. Death rates more than double between 25 and 32 mph, the Page 3 Residents’ concerns about traffic NIH reported. speeds on St. Anthony Park streets A 2016 St. Paul Roadway Safety prompted the District 12 Plan put Como Avenue between Transportation Committee to launch Eustis Street and Raymond Avenue a campaign to urge drivers to slow in the top five segments of city streets down. that had severe pedestrian or bicycle White signs touting “I Drive crashes between 2009 and 2013. 25” popped up throughout St. That stretch of Como had a total of Anthony Park in June and feedback 10 crashes, two of which were so far has been positive, said John considered severe. Mark Lucas, a member of the “We do not have as much traffic committee. as other streets,” Lucas said, “but the More than 60 people signed a combination of vehicle traffic, pledge to drive 25 mph rather than The St. Anthony Park Community Council’s Transportation Committee pedestrian activity and curving streets the posted speed limit of 30 at the launched the “I Drive 25” campaign to encourage drivers to slow increases our traffic-accident risks.” Transportation Committee’s booth at down. Photo by Kristal Leebrick The Transportation Committee the St. Anthony Park Arts Festival in has placed 20 signs in the June. and East Como Lake Drive in Como various speeds, it starts to feel pretty neighborhood, mainly along entry Why drive 25? Park—to raise awareness that drivers important.” points and along Como, Raymond The campaign stemmed from must stop for pedestrians at The standard speed on city and Cleveland avenues. the citywide yearlong Stop for Me crosswalks and intersections. streets is 30 mph, which is governed Feedback has generally been pedestrian campaign, which began in “If drivers were going 25 mph, under state law. positive, Lucas said. “We have had March. Volunteers with high- it would be a lot more likely they’d Driving speed matters for two further requests for more signs and visibility clothing and high-visibility see pedestrians trying to cross the reasons: stopping distance and crash also the ‘I Drive 25’ car magnet. At signs have gathered at high-visibility street,” said Pat Thompson, a severity. The risk of pedestrian death the same time, [committee intersections—including two along member of the Transportation hit by a car traveling on a city street members] have personally What do we Raymond Avenue in St. Anthony Committee. “When you hear the increases substantially with speed, Park and one at Lexington Parkway statistics on pedestrian deaths at Drive 25 to 18 do now? according to the National Institutes

Thoughts on the shooting of Largest K’NEX ball contraption in the world Philando Castile began in a boy’s St. Anthony Park bedroom

Pages 4 & 5 By Bill Lindeke the largest in the world, quite an building system as a child in his St. Minneapolis, circling the LEGO accomplishment for a young man Anthony Park bedroom. displays at the offices of Brickmania, With 126,285 pieces, Austin who began building machines with Today his massive contraption a custom LEGO-kit company. Granger’s K’NEX ball machine is the plastic rod-and-connector sits in a warehouse in northeast By the time you read this, the Guinness World Records–certified as official number will be different, because Granger is always tinkering with the plastic pieces of his machine. “It’s still a work in progress, and I’m working on it all the time,” says Granger of his always-evolving structure. Granger’s “ball machines” use the plastic trusses and tracks to create looping tracks on which balls roll around. It takes each ping-pong– sized ball on Granger’s record-breaking machine more than six minutes to complete the course. The machine requires both meticulous planning and an artists’ feel for improvisation and creativity, and Granger has both in spades. “It’s a lot of improvisation,” A July 4 reprise Granger told the Bugle. “It’s very free flowing and making it up as I go along.” A few scenes from Now Granger works for the Fourth in the Park Brickmania, a 15-year-old company that makes custom LEGO sets, often with military themes. After videos of Pages 10 & 11 Granger’s K’NEX machines built in Austin Granger’s K’NEX ball machine made the Guinness World Records. The contraption contains 126,285 pieces, and Granger says it’s still a work in progress. World record to 8 2 PARK BUGLE n AUGUST 2016

CITY FILES

Como Park 641-1172 for more information. led by Betty Wheeler, kicked off The District 10 Como Volunteers are needed to help an air-quality monitoring study Community Council meets at 7 with this event. through handheld devices p.m. on the third Tuesday of each provided by the Minnesota month at the Historic Streetcar Joy of the People update Pollution Control Agency. The Station, 1224 N. Lexington The District 12 Community program will last through the Parkway. Contact 651-644-3889 Council board passed a middle of August and will be or www.district10comopark.org. resolution asking the City of St. posted on an online map. Paul to support Joy of the Amanda Yang will soon Organics recycling site opens People’s (JOTP) proposal to present her Environmental GIS Recycling your food scraps and resurface the tennis courts at the mapping system to the other household organic waste recreation center, located at 890 community. For more than a just got easier. District 10’s new District 10’s July 15 Ice Cream Social was a great time for all who Cromwell Ave. The resolution year, Yang has been scouring organics recycling site in Como participated. Above, visitors celebrate the restoration of the historic includes the caveat that both public records to find the local Park is now open on Beulah streetcar pedestrian bridge on July 15. parties sign a Community history of environmental Lane just north of the Humane Benefits Agreement to address degradation and clean up in Society. St. Anthony Park neighbors’ concerns about District 12. Yang has a There are many advantages The District 12 Community accountability from both the city background in GIS, holds a to using the District 10 Council meets on the second and JOTP. The council is master’s degree in urban community drop-off site: Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. hopeful that outlining some planning and a bachelor’s degree • It is closer than existing at Jennings Community Learning community considerations will in architecture. Her project has county yard-waste sites and is Center, 2455 University Ave. To make the relationship stronger been a collaboration with the available 24 hours a day, seven find when council committees between all parties. University of Minnesota’s Center days a week. meet, go to www.sapcc.org or call A Joy of the People/South for Urban and Regional Affairs • The site is free for all 651-649-5992. The council St. Anthony Community (CURA) and the Southeast Ramsey County residents. offices are located at 2395 Committee is being formed to Como Improvement Association • It is a great option for those Ice Cream Social attendees were University Ave., Suite 300 E. help brainstorm, discuss and (SECIA) in Minneapolis. The who don’t have the space or time treated to a cornucopia of facilitate future projects and project tracks the history of the to maintain their own backyard toppings. Sign up for SAP garage sale events at the South St. Anthony neighborhood by parcel back to compost pile. The St. Anthony Park park. The committee will work the 1800s. • You can cut down on your Falcon Heights neighborhood garage sale will be toward getting more community trash bill and move closer to zero The Falcon Heights City Council held Saturday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m.- input about happenings at the Equity Committee news waste: A typical household that meets the second and fourth 5 p.m. center and establishing a The Equity Committee has recycles organic waste can cut its Wednesdays of each month at 7 Register your sale by filling collaborative dialogue between surveyed the neighborhood on trash volume by a third. p.m. in Falcon Heights City Hall, out the form, which you can JOTP and the neighborhood. the proposed tennis courts What you can recycle: 2077 W. Larpenteur Ave. Contact find on the St. Anthony Park The committee will meet resurfacing project at Joy of the Because waste dropped off at the 651-792-7600 or Community Council website, quarterly. The first meeting is People at 890 Cromwell Ave. in District 10 site goes to a www.falconheights.org. www.sapcc.org/sap-garagesale/. tentatively scheduled for South St. Anthony. With more commercial composting facility, Submit the form with $15 Thursday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. at than 170 responses, this was a it takes items that are almost Night to Unite block parties to St. Anthony Park Joy of the People, 890 Cromwell hugely successful engagement impossible to compost in your Night to Unite is Tuesday, Aug. Community Council, 2395 W. Ave. process. backyard. Acceptable items 2. This is a time to host a block University Ave., Suite 300E, St. If interested in participating, CURA and Humphrey include food scraps (including party and get to know your Paul, MN 55114, by Tuesday, contact Alex Manning at School of Public Affairs graduate fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, neighbors. For more information Sept. 15. The fee includes listing [email protected] or 206- intern Bettsy Hjelseth is midway bones, eggs, and dairy); coffee on how to get started and what your address on maps that will 375-4331. If you don’t have through her summer work on grounds and tea bags; and paper resources are available, visit be distributed at Hampden Park time to participate but have bridging the food gap in south towels, paper napkins, paper www.falconheights.org and click Co-op, Tim and Tom’s Speedy comments, suggestions and St. Anthony Park. She will be tissues and pizza delivery boxes. on “News” then scroll down and Market and Craigslist; a garage concerns about the park, please surveying low-income residents For a detailed list of click on “Block Parties.” sale sign that will be delivered contact Manning. This is the in the area on their food needs in acceptable items, go to the and picked up at your address; best forum to make your voice the coming weeks. Organics Waste page at Lauderdale and ads in the Park Bugle, heard. ramseyrecycles.com. The Lauderdale City Council Pioneer Press, Star Tribune and Land Use Committee news Get started by setting up a meets on the second and fourth on Craigslist. Environment Committee news The Land Use Committee will food scrap bin in your kitchen. Call Rich Nelson at 651- The Environment Committee, Tuesday of each month at 7:30 City Files to 14 Line it with a compostable bag, p.m. in Lauderdale City Hall, and place food scraps in the bin 1891 Walnut St. Contact every day. When the bin is full, www.ci.lauderdale.mn.us or 651- deposit your scraps at the 792-7650. New developer promises tighter organics recycling site. Compostable bags are available Farmers Market and Day in security at Sholom Home site at the District 10 office; a limited the Park to be held Aug. 18 supply of bins and starter kits are Lauderdale’s Day in the Park was By Roger Bergerson set for 7 p.m. Thursday, July 28, at In the meantime, nearby available while supplies last. cancelled in July due to a high The latest development firm the Historic Streetcar Station, 1224 residents have repeatedly The Como Park site is an heat index and has been N. Lexington Parkway. complained of suspicious activity initiative of District 10’s Como attempting to repurpose the former rescheduled for Thursday, Aug. Sholom Home East site in the Charter Midway, which and vandalism in the buildings, Composts campaign, with the 18, from 4 to 7 p.m. at purchased the property last portions of which have been open to cooperation and support of Como neighborhood has pledged to Community Park, 1885 Fulham upgrade security at the long-vacant December, proposes to renovate the the elements from time to time. Ramsey County, St. Paul Parks St. Day in the Park will be held buildings to create 168 senior Grzan told those at the June and Recreation and the Solid facility. in conjunction with Lauderdale David Grzan, representing assisted-living units, including 30 meeting that he and his partners are Waste Management Farmer’s Market and include a designated for memory care. seeking $20 million in financing to Coordinating Board. Charter Midway LLC, made a water slide, bouncy house, presentation at the District 10 The site has been vacant since gut and remodel the property. games, music, a puppet wagon 2009, when the Sholom care center Kim Moon, who chairs the Recycling bins available on Como Community Council and more. meeting on June 21. moved to a new campus at Otto District 10 Land Use Committee, Sundays at Streetcar Station The farmers market will Avenue and West Seventh Street offered his personal view on the The Historic Streetcar Station is There, he assured residents continue on the third Thursday concerned about nuisance and illegal after more than 85 years at the situation: “I remain hopeful that the open from noon to 4 p.m. every of September and October. Midway Parkway location. current owners will be more Sunday through the end of activity on the premises on Midway There is no charge to be a Parkway, just east of Snelling An initial proposal by a social- successful than previous ones, but September. A District 10 board vendor. service agency to convert the facility only time will tell. member will be on hand to Avenue, that a new security firm had Please contact Susie at been hired to patrol the property. to housing for its clients created a “It sounds like the most difficult distribute recycling bins, lauderdalefarmersmarket at storm of controversy. Since then, task in renovating the property is organics composting bags or to And Grzan agreed to meet gmail.com or 651-329-8401 for again with concerned citizens and there also has been a plan to obtaining the financing, and it take your comments and an application. The market is redevelop the site as an sounds like the current group might suggestions. The Streetcar community representatives once the looking for musicians to play for security firm has had time to assess apartment/retail complex and, more just be able to accomplish that. I’m Station is at Lexington Parkway an hour or so at each market. recently, a senior housing facility. keeping my fingers crossed.” and Horton Avenue. the situation. That meeting has been AUGUST 2016 n PARK BUGL E 3

Murray class of ’43 holds 73-year reunion

By Roger Bergerson recalls walking through Como Park, The Murray High School Class of down Midway Parkway, through the 1943 recently held a 73-year reunion state fairgrounds, University of at Rudy’s Redeye Grill in White Bear Minnesota campus and St. Anthony Lake and had a respectable turnout, Park to get to the school. especially since most of the attendees He said the years during World are 91 years old this year. Eight grads War II were an unsettling time for were in attendance, along with a the Murray senior boys. Some quit number of family members. school to join the military, others Most reunions are held every enlisted and were allowed to finish five or 10 years, so why the odd high school, while still others waited number for this one? for the draft. “We had reunions every five A number of the Murray years for quite awhile, until alumni saw action in pivotal battles somebody pointed out that, at our in Europe, and several were killed ages, we ought to get together more within a year or two of graduation, often,” said Jim Manderfeld, a retired Manderfeld said. Duluth auto dealer, one of the event’s He doesn’t know how many of organizers and senior class president his classmates are still living, but in 1943. chances are there are more women Members of Murray High School’s Class of 1943: front row, from left, Nora Post-Smeed, Bob Hagen, Don Manderfeld lived in his family’s than men because of a slight gender Stevenson and Raleigh Nelson; back row, Dick Evans, Jim Manderfeld, Henry Ernst and Dean home on Churchill Street, near Lake imbalance in the class of ’43: 99 girls Kullenkamp. Como, during his school years and and 59 boys. Luther Seminary graduate heads home to India with donated library

By Anne Holzman does not have even one public library

for children.” Your neighborhood fabric care professionals After eight years at Luther Seminary, Nagaland, in northeastern 2234 Carter Ave. Imliwabang Jamir has left for India, borders Burma and was under M-F: 7 a.m .– 7 p.m., Saturday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. home—in the city of Dimapur, state British rule from 1826 until 1947, www.allseasonscleaners.com 651-644-8300 of Nagaland, India—along with his and English is the language of wife and two school-age daughters. education. But a strong oral tradition While many scholars doubtless exists in various dialects, and Naga go home with crates of books, Jamir people do not have a strong literary and his family have transported an tradition, Jamir said. This means the entire library to share with their city. library will have to be creative about Inspired by the children’s section of reaching out, at least to start. the St. Anthony Park Library, they “At the moment, we are in the partnered with two neighborhood process of creating a contextual churches to set up a new Nagaland children’s library project model,” Children’s Library in rented space in Jamir said. They have consulted Dimapur. Wisconsin-born Anne Pellowski, a Grants from St. Anthony Park scholar, librarian and storyteller, who United Methodist Church and St. has worked internationally with the Anthony Park Lutheran Church will World Council of Churches, cover about half of the $7,500 UNESCO and many other estimated cost of setting up the Imliwabang Jamir organizations. library. In addition to books and the Pellowski suggested starting cost of shipping them, expenses will impact this would have on their with a “pocket library” format, in include rent, shelves, furniture and a education. which large strips of fabric are dehumidifier. “Our children began to enjoy mounted with pockets to hold St. Anthony Park Library going to public libraries, getting books, and decorated to attract the volunteer Deena Strohman assisted plenty [of] books on a variety of interest of passing children. Then, he Jamir and his wife, Sashila Pongen, subjects,” he said. “When we saw said, she instructed him to “stuff the and will continue to serve as liaison them learning a lot without having pockets with books, and hang those for the project. As of June, Strohman to spend money, we remembered in some homes of gifted storytellers had collected and catalogued more how we struggled so much not being (in villages). than 1,200 books for the Nagaland able to set aside a budget to buy “Other than that, we have yet to project, Jamir said. books for our children.” explore other models as we are just at They will continue to welcome When their girls were very the initial stage.” donations, especially if shipping costs young, Jamir and his wife asked While some village schools do can be covered for donated materials, “both sides of our sisters to give us teach in their vernaculars, Pellowski he said. their children’s used scholastic books said, sometimes transliterating with Jamir, who completed his to read to our daughters, because the Roman alphabet, the Nagaland doctorate at Luther Seminary this they were sending their children to library will start with materials spring, and Pongen will resume their good private schools.” written in English. The project will posts teaching at the Oriental Jamir and Pongen could not also support Dimapur teachers with Theological Seminary in Dimapur. afford to send their girls to private books on pedagogy and materials Pongen also studied at Luther school, “and a majority of the people related to the courses they teach, as Seminary, and their daughters are like us: poor, educated families or donations permit. But the main attended schools in Roseville. poor, uneducated families,” he said. objective is to offer reading for The inspiration for their “Dimapur, our hometown, is as big pleasure. Nagaland library came from as Minneapolis in terms of “The Indian system of learning watching their daughters enjoy population, and we don’t have even is by rote and mostly includes browsing at the St. Anthony Park one children’s public library. But this Library, Jamir said, and realizing the is true for all of Nagaland. Nagaland Nagaland library to 18 4 PARK BUGLE n AUGUST 2016

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Subscriptions & billing Fariba Sanikhatam 651-239-0321 [email protected] Subscriptions are $30 for one year. Send payment to P.O. Box 8126, St. Paul, MN 55108 Calendar submissions [email protected] Our fear is out of control Copyeditor n late June, a Lauderdale man hoisted a red flag bearing the Nazi swastika He wasn’t speeding. He hadn’t run through a stop sign. Initially, police Ruth Weleczki Iin his backyard. The City of Lauderdale’s response to residents’ complaints reported that he was stopped for having a taillight out and later said Castile about the flag was that it is the resident’s First Amendment right to fly that was stopped because he matched the description of a man who had robbed Proofreader flag. The Lauderdale man took the flag down after receiving a swarm of media a nearby convenience store four days earlier. Christine Elsing attention. He claimed he was not “a neo-Nazi guy.” Over the course of his life, Castile had been stopped nearly 50 times for A week later, just one and a half miles east in Falcon Heights, Philando minor traffic offenses. Philando Castile’s life ended on Larpenteur Avenue at Display advertising Castile was shot and killed at a traffic stop by a police officer after telling the a traffic stop on a warm summer evening with a child in the back seat of his Clare Caffrey officer he had a gun and a permit to carry that gun, something many believe car. 651-270-5988 is a Second Amendment right. Philando Castile has family and loved ones who live in the Bugle [email protected] The officer’s lawyer told the Star Tribune on July 10 that the police community. He knew children who attended J.J. Hill who live here. He knew officer used deadly force because of “the presence of a gun.” their parents. Bradley Max Wolfe The irony here is profound. Philando Castile was a part of our community. Had he had a different 952-393-6814 Philando Castile would have turned 33 on July 16. He was a 2001 skin color, he quite likely would be alive. [email protected] graduate of St. Paul Central High School and a longtime nutrition services Our fear of each other is out of control. No one should be afraid of employee in St. Paul Public Schools. He worked at Chelsea Heights being pulled over on a city street because of their race. Police officers should Classified advertising Elementary School in Como Park and ended his career as a supervisor at J.J. not be so full of fear that they reach for a firearm as a first response. And 651-239-0321 Hill Montessori Magnet School. Philando Castile was black. there is no sadder statement on the troubles in our society than the fact that [email protected] On July 6, Philando Castile drove down Larpenteur Avenue on a private citizens feel a need to carry a handgun to feel secure. summer evening with his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter, who sat in When will we stop being afraid of people who don’t look like ourselves? Next deadline: the back seat of the car with the bags of groceries the couple had just To coin a phrase made famous by the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, we will Aug. 10. The paper purchased. all feel safe when we all feel safe.— Kristal Leebrick will be published Aug. 23. The Park Bugle is a nonprofit community newspaper serving St. Anthony Park, Lauderdale, Falcon Heights and Como Park. The Bugle reports and analyzes community news The library is not for sale and promotes the exchange of ideas and A group of St. Anthony Park residents, many of whom are gardeners who the issue. Stark’s office informed the council that they did stop negotiations opinions in these communities. The Bugle strives to promote freedom of have volunteered their time for years to plant and maintain the gardens but stated later that he had heard from “various stakeholders and perspectives” expression, enhance the quality of life in surrounding the St. Anthony Park Library, have launched a petition aimed to make a decision on the issue. the readership communities and at opening public input and ultimately stopping a land sale that could happen One solution could be a land sale, in which the city sells all or part of encourage community participation. between the homeowners next to the library at 2399 Como Ave. and the the land to the homeowners. If a proposal to sell the land is brought before Opinions expressed in the Bugle by City of St. Paul.When the petition went live on the neighborhood listserv the St. Paul City Council, the city will give a 20-day notice of a public the editor, writers and contributors do July 12, some folks got the idea that the city was going to sell the library itself hearing, which will take place at a regular St. Paul City Council meeting, not necessarily represent the opinions of or parts of the land surrounding the library that included the library gardens. according to Jill Boldenow, spokesperson for St. Paul Public Library. the board of directors, Park Press, Inc. Comments on the petition website ranged from assuming the city was going Boldenow said no decisions have been made, but on July 14, Boldenow Copyright 2016, Park Press, Inc. All to tear down the library and put up apartments or that the sale of the land released this statement from St. Paul Public Library: “The library understands rights reserved. in question was a revenue-raising venture. that there have been concerns raised in a petition; however, the library is The Park Bugle is published by The library is not going to be sold. And the gardens surrounding the willing to explore a potential sale of land at fair market value to avoid the Park Press, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization guided by an elected board 99-year-old institution are safe. Here is what is happening: possibility of protracted and expensive litigation over the property line at St. of directors. In December 2015, a property line survey was conducted at the request Anthony Park Library. The property being considered for sale is part of lot Currently serving on the board are of the homeowners at 2399 Como Ave., as they were planning to put in a 21 (not the entire lot). Grant Abbott, Ted Blank, Emily new fence and a parking pad along the alley. The survey revealed that up to “If the proposed new property line is established, the library will Blodgett, Betsy Currie, Deborah 3,400 square feet of land that the current and previous owners of the property continue to retain all of the existing gardens that have been created by Cushman, Elizabeth Danielson, were told were part of the lot they lived on is actually part of Lot 21, all of dedicated volunteer residents at this library. The St. Anthony Park Library Michael Griffin, John Landree, which, it turns out, is St. Anthony Park Library property. Previous surveys will continue to support robust programming, inside and outside of its doors. Gabrielle Lawrence, Bob Milligan, P.J. over the last century had indicated otherwise. The proposed sale would not diminish the library’s current level of activity Pofahl, Glen Skovholt, Matt Vierling The City of St. Paul and the homeowners have been working on a or the beauty of the library property and its garden spaces.” and Kathy Wellington. solution to the property line discrepancy since then. In the spring, the District You can read about the petition in the Bugle’s “Letters” section, which 12 Community Council passed a resolution asking Ward 4 council member begins on page 5. The letter regarding the petition and a map of the disputed Russ Stark to halt negotiations until there could be public conversations about property are on page 6. AUGUST 2016 n PARK BUGL E 5

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How do we change our world?

By Kevin Dragseth He was loved by friends and He had a permit to carry his Second Amendment. But that doesn’t keep happening in the first family. But that changes nothing. weapon, and declared it to the officer. changes nothing. place? Philando Castile was my wife Toya He was loved and respected at But that changes nothing. I’m so sad, and so hopeless. I Hodges Dragseth’s nephew, my his workplace. But that changes He was following the officer's don’t want to raise our children in a Kevin Dragseth wrote this on his Face - father-in-law’s grandson. But that nothing. request for ID. But that changes world where these things happen book page the morning after Philando changes nothing. He went to our high school, St. nothing. every single day, where the protectors Castile was killed on Larpenteur Av - He was murdered in our Paul Central. But that changes He was a citizen with the full have become predators. Of course, enue. Dragseth and his family live in neighborhood, maybe a mile up nothing. rights and protections of the law to seek justice against the killer, Como Park. Larpenteur from our house. But that He was stopped for a broken life, liberty and the pursuit of unquestionably. But how do we changes nothing. taillight. But that changes nothing. happiness—including the bloody change our world systemically, so it

What should we do now?

By Michael Kleber-Diggs was wounded that day. We know might hold conversations with And let’s never forget this this. neighbors who disagree with us. In tragedy. At the site where Philando Philando Castile was killed on an So neighbors, what should we response, let us listen. If anything Castile died, there is a sign hanging avenue many of us travel as part of do now? frustrates our ability to listen, if we on one of the canopy tents. It reads, our routines. The world watched his Let’s honor the memory of harbor any hate or intolerance, may “What would Phil Castile want us to life leak away. Castile was a child of Philando Castile by supporting his we admit it and challenge it and learn from his death?” our city, our state. He was our family to the extent we can. Let’s open our ears and hearts. I won’t speak for Philando neighbor and probably knew send condolences to his loved ones Then, let’s look outward. Let’s Castile. As a black man who has lived someone you know. His loved ones and donate to the fund for Diamond be candid about our neighborhoods. most of my life in white spaces, I say he was a beautiful man, Reynolds and her daughter. Let’s Do they welcome unfamiliar faces or know the ways of the wary. I know respectful and kind, loved by leave ideas at his memorial. Let’s take do they repel them? As you work and when I’m not welcome. I have been classmates and colleagues and the in ideas left by others. Let’s look for worship, as you study and play, as followed without just cause. I also children he served in his work at a ways to help. As we do so, let us not you dance and dine, when you saw Officer Friendly erased. So I nearby elementary school. We trade in low gossip about Castile’s survey the photos of friends on believe I know something of believe them. We see their truth on past; such speculation should also be Facebook, how many of the people Philando Castile’s struggle, feeling Michael Kleber-Diggs their faces. It looks like grief. silenced by the gun. No more look like you? How many of them trapped in a web, unable to free The day he died, Philando character assassinations, please. No best chance for growth and live like you? yourself, bound up while the venom Castile was with his girlfriend, more eulogies spat out like hate. redemption. Let’s do research. As we study does its agonizing work. But no, I Diamond Reynolds. Reynolds’s Let’s leave room in our hearts for Then, let’s look inward. At the events of July 6, when difficult won’t speak for him. Instead, I’ll tell daughter was also in the car. The the friends and family of Officer Philando Castile’s memorial site, truths emerge, let’s acknowledge you that if it were me, shot down on hasty bullets missed them both. For Jeronimo Yanez. Let’s comfort them you’ll find expressions of wisdom. them. Let’s find the will to do better. the streets of a city I considered my that, let’s give thanks. But the child if we meet them. They deserve our You might find a cardboard sign on No more spider-web policing here, home, a city I go on loving in spite was still there. We know this. She compassion and empathy. As for which was written “if you don’t please. No more racial profiling. No of myself, if it were me, I would hope saw Philando’s white t-shirt overrun Officer Yanez, I hope for him what I understand, listen.” In the wake of more unwarranted stops. Let’s share my memory would be for a blessing. by crimson; she heard his anguished hope for my daughter when she this tragedy we have had, and we unimpeachable core values then I would want you would learn at least cry and endured somehow as her makes a mistake: may he have will have, many opportunities to make sure our public servants reflect two things from my death: we invite mother’s calm succumbed to grief. helpful consequences. May we hold listen and grow. We can learn about those values, not undermine them. what we allow, and none of this has She carried on while authority him accountable with strength and Philando’s difficulties in our When we tire in this work, and we to happen here. obliterated every notion of Officer compassion. May his consequences neighborhoods and places like them. will, let’s lift each other up and press Friendly for her, then stunned us offer him, and those who should We might hear stories from friends on. Let’s hold each other accountable Michael Kleber-Diggs is a poet and with her strength and poise. But she learn from his tragic mistakes, the who recount similar experiences. We for the communities we desire. essayist. He lives in Como Park.

LETTERS

Thanks to all who helped J.J. Hill in a positive and memorable Police Department and St. Paul representing the neighborhoods of search for answers to what led to celebrate Philando Castile at way. Public Schools for the help they Minnesota’s capital city, stand unified their beloved son’s and colleague’s J.J. Hill Montessori School There are too many people to provided with the vigil. in grief over recent events impacting death. thank individually in a letter, but Finally, thank you to the family I would like to thank everyone who our communities and in our We also wish to convey our there are a few people who helped of Philando Castile. You showed came out to celebrate the life of determination to address the forces concern for the women and men prepare me for what was to come. I great strength and courage. “Mr. Philando “Mr. Phil” Castile with the that have driven them. who serve our city courageously reached out to a few friends and Phil” will be forever missed at J.J. J.J. Hill community on July 10. We wish to convey our every day in providing public safety some people I have never met, who Hill. It was an event for families and condolences to the family of for the people of St. Paul. The gave me sound advice and stepped students to grieve and comfort each Philando Castile for his tragic death violence they faced Saturday night up to help. other, and it was also a place to talk following a traffic stop by local law [July 9], during a peaceful-protest- I am forever grateful to my wife, Tony Fragnito to our children about the issues we enforcement officers in a nearby turned riot] is a stark reminder of Mollie Reid Fragnito, Rep. Erin Past PTO chair at J.J. Hill face right now as a society. I was municipality. St. Paul is a small how far we have yet to come in Murphy, Paul Winkelaar, Jeff Bauer, planning on maybe 30 to 50 school community and some of us had ties healing racial divisions. This Atom Robinson, Chris Crutchfield, community families and staff coming to Philando as he grew up in our city, violence against our police, who Andrew Collins, Sharon Freeman, Legislators pledge to correct out, but nothing could have prepared attending our public schools, and as conducted themselves with Mr. Bill and Mr. Gary from J.J. Hill, racial disparities me for what happened next. Our a public servant working in our professionalism and honor against Zuki Ellis, Rashad Turner, Charlie small community vigil gained Members of the St. Paul delegation schools. We can only imagine the individuals who sought to harm Foust, Anna Gaarnas and Beth national media attention and grew to of the Minnesota Legislature jointly grief the family is going through at them, threatens the progress we seek Jackson. You all helped with logistics, more than 3,000 people. released the following statement on this time, as well as that of the many to correct racial disparities. They, like and most important, gave me the I am heartened that the July 11: teachers and students whose lives he voice I didn’t know I had. community kept the event peaceful We, the members of the St. touched. We want them all to know I also want to thank the St. Paul Letters to 6 and focused on the man who affected Paul legislative delegation, that we stand with them in their 6 PARK BUGLE n AUGUST 2016

Letters from 5 color—not just in the use of force by broadly questioned, to examine and west boundary line of Lot 21 runs teach our children and others about law enforcement, but in more stops, pursue changes in the law consistent through the Rotunda addition and the interactions between humanity more arrests, more convictions and with our national values of fairness, continues 50 feet southeast. A and the environment. The pollinator the brave officers in Dallas on [July longer sentences. And these tolerance, and freedom. portion of this lot is the land the city garden has been planted at little or no 8], defended our city, and defended disparities are just part of a series of To advocate for transparency in is proposing to sell. This portion cost to the city by dedicated the rights of lawful protesters to inequities. In terms of health, decision-making, including full and could include as much as 12.59 feet volunteers who consider it an peacefully assemble. We join Gov. education, employment, income, rapid disclosure of government along Como Avenue and as much as investment in our neighborhood’s Dayton in his condemnation of the housing and much more, information collected within 39.70 feet along the alley. We oppose future. violence against them, and we echo Minnesotans of color suffer far worse communities of color. selling any of this land without This issue involves substantial his accolades over their commitment outcomes than white Minnesotans. community input. public land that belongs to all our to our safety. Statistically, the fate of a child in When the Minnesota As residents of St. Anthony residents. A misunderstanding of We also recognize the stark Minnesota is determined far too Legislature convenes in January Park, we wish to express our dismay where the property line is does not reality that these protests erupted much by the color of her or his skin. 2017, we hereby resolve, both that the city of St. Paul is considering make a viable argument for selling because many of our constituents do This is deplorable. individually and collectively, to take selling up to 3,143 square feet of our property. It is not necessary or not feel safe. The shooting of For too long we have ignored active measures to realize these local library’s land. Donated public sensible to sell donated public land to Philando, in light of the deaths of so the open wound of racial injustice, pledges. land, given to further the common rectify an individual’s mistaken many other citizens of color under outsourcing it to be solved by the All of us, policy makers and the good, should not be treated as a assumption. similar circumstances, further erodes criminal justice system and putting public at large, will be judged by commodity. A critical issue is that the We oppose any sale of the the faith of the public in the criminal our law enforcement officials in the history for how we respond to the land belongs to the City of St. Paul library land. Since this issue involves justice system—a system annually position of managing its toxic tragic events of this last month. We with the library merely acting as a public land, more public input is debated by all of us at the Minnesota effects. As legislators representing believe in the goodness and power custodian. Therefore, the city needs definitely warranted and necessary Capitol while using words like communities impacted by the tragic that comes from all of us coming and to consider the interests of not only for our community. “equality,” “fairness,” “safety” and events of this past week, we resolve to working together across racial the library but the community and We have posted a petition for “redemption.” The sincerity of those correct racial disparities in our state communities. We are committed to city residents as a whole. That this neighbors to sign at words are questioned by our by pledging to do the following: advancing and defending the dignity proposed transfer of donated public www.ipetitions.com/petition/st- constituents of color for whom the of all residents of the city we love and property originally occurred with no anthony-park-library-land-sale. death of Philando is a fearful To actively cultivate public proudly represent. It is up to all of us notification or involvement of reminder that, for them, justice is participation in the legislative process to learn from our mistakes, and to community residents or the local Carol Herman, Mary Maguire different. The phrase “Black Lives among underrepresented respond in a positive way. We will do district council is very disappointing. Lerman, Virgil Larson and David Fan Matter” acknowledges that for too communities—especially communities our part, and hope for the same from This is an especially crucial time St. Anthony Park long, and far too often, black lives of color and Native Americans— all of Minnesota. to preserve all the city’s open land for especially have been valued as less without whose input we may not public use, given the increase in than those of white citizens. Such achieve just laws. Sen. John Marty, Rep. Alice Haus - density as new apartment buildings Street Machine Nationals was widespread doubt about the integrity Not to levy blame upon police or man, Rep. John Lesch, Rep. Erin Mur - are being constructed. Construction showcase of horrible behavior of the justice system is a threat to the protesters for past acts, but to move phy, Rep. Rena Moran, Sen. Richard is already approved and under way For three days, July 15-17, the rule of law in a state predicated on forward in a spirit of reconciliation Cohen, Sen. Sandy Pappas, Sen. Foung for two four-story apartment/co-op Minnesota State Fairgrounds hosted the principle that justice views all and growth. Hawj, Rep. Carlos Mariani, Rep. Tim buildings within two blocks of the St. the O’Reilly Auto Parts Street people the same. To allow the justice system to Mahoney and Rep. Dave Pinto Anthony Park Library. That will Machine Nationals, touted on the Data shows that the criminal determine appropriate remedies in a Minnesota State Legislature greatly increase the need for fairgrounds website as a “showcase of justice system has a disproportionate deliberative, accurate process. additional land for citizen use. St. over 5,000 street machines and impact on our constituents of Where justice system results are Neighbors petition city over Paul needs to look to its citizens as a muscle cars.” whole and beyond the parochial use A large portion of these disputed library property of the library when deciding whether excessively noisy cars blasted through In 1914, Andrew Carnegie gave to give up any of its land. the neighborhoods surrounding the money to the City of St. Paul for Our Carnegie library is a fairgrounds, causing residents DAN BANE CPA, LLC three branch libraries, including St. neighborhood icon. The land it sits extreme aggravation and stress. As if Anthony Park, with the stipulation on was donated in the early 1900s by that wasn’t enough, the reckless Certified Public that each community must raise civic-minded residents. The ideals drivers seemed to enjoy making their Accountant funds to purchase the land on which and desires of those who gave the cars even louder by stomping on the library would be built. The land should be honored by those their gas pedals, speeding up to well Improvement Association of St. who benefit from their foresight and over the speed limits and Providing Individual & Anthony Park raised money to generosity. The residents of our endangering everyone’s safety. Business Tax Service. purchase two lots closest to the community have a long-standing I call on everyone who was intersection of Como and Carter and continued interest in the outraged at the terrible behavior of Avenues, Lots 23-24. However, more educational value of library access for these dangerous drivers to follow me land was needed to satisfy the all its citizens. The garden that has in doing two things. First, contact the Conveniently located in the Baker Ct Bldg architect’s plans. recently been developed on library fairgrounds via their website at (1 Blk East of 280 at corner of Territorial & Raymond) Edward and Grace Freeman, property is meant to further that mnstatefair.org and urge them to neighbors across the alley at 2196 at 821 Raymond Ave – Ste 310, St Paul 55114. educational mission. never host this horrible event ever Carter Ave., donated the necessary The library garden provides an again. And second, contact O’Reilly third lot, Lot 22. Even then there was Call for an appointment attractive outdoor gathering place for Auto Parts and tell them that you are 651-999-0123 little or no room for green space our community. This is no ordinary boycotting their stores until they or visit my website at: www.danbanecpa.com around the library and, when the garden. It has evolved over a very cease sponsoring the Street Machine library officially opened in 1917, short time into a beautiful and Nationals. Grace Freeman donated the fourth functional area designed to attract lot, Lot 21. Without her gift, the pollinators—bees, butterflies, birds. Tim Walker 2291 Hillside Avenue Children’s Rotunda addition of 1999 The garden is meant to further the St. Anthony Park 3 BD, 1.5 BA, huge deck to enjoy quiet time, renovated and would not have been possible. The resources of the library by using it to remodeled recently, all new apliances, new carpet and flooring throughout. 1 car garage plus 1 off street parking, gas fireplace, all new kitchen, $1800 + util., This December no pets or smoking, 2015 map shows close to everything, lot lines around first opening in last the St. Anthony 12 years. Park Library resulting from the most recent survey. 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Wine • Beer • Spirits "The best little wine shop you've never heard of..." —Twin Cities Metro magazine, Early days at Prairie Home Companion, from left: Garrison Keillor, Butch Thompson, Bob Douglas, Adam 2236 Carter Ave., St. Paul 55108 Granger and Mary DuShane. 651.645.5178 M-Th 10 a.m.- 8 p.m., F-Sat. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. www.thelittlewineshoppe.com Prairie Home memories By Adam Granger cloud of bats, and the backstage areas Keith (later to become MPR’s Jim Ed were long unused and very funky, Poole, and still later—as Tom Keith The departure of Garrison Keillor as but we had, for the first time, a again—the Companion’s first sound host of A Prairie Home Companion permanent home. People would line effects man). has triggered memories of my 40- up an hour or so before the show for My first inkling of Tom’s skills of year association with the show and first-come-first-served seating, and mimicry came when I was driving O o with him. I’d see the same smiling faces each the box truck on Highway 2 toward In 1974, I was living in sa s   tsel week as I entered the theater. Bemidji late one night with him Oklahoma and ready to move. The I guest-hosted the show three sitting next to me. I heard a siren question was where. I had been times. The first time was planned in coming up behind me and, cursing, writing on assignment for National advance, to allow Keillor and then- began to slow down. I looked for Lampoon Magazine, and they had t O O producer Margaret Moos to take a flashing lights in my rearview mirror. invited me to move to New York. My vacation to San Francisco. Pulling All was dark. Then I looked at Tom, other choice was Minnesota, where I this duty was bad enough, because who was grinning. He had done a had no prospects, but my mother Garrison had already become the perfect imitation of a siren as it would was from St. Paul, and I had come up alpha and omega of the show, but at sound coming toward me from 500 often on vacation as a child and loved least the audience knew in advance feet back through a closed window. the state. Honestly, moving to New that he wouldn’t be there. Worse was The early tours were centered York City was too scary a prospect so, a time I subbed for him at the last on the dozen or so cities from which in June 1974, my wife and I packed minute because he had the flu. No the show was broadcast, but often up our VW van and moved to the one in the audience knew he wasn’t included small towns like Chatfield, Land of Lakes. going to be there, and the combined Lucan and Olivia. Latter-day touring I took a job at the Guthrie sigh of disappointment of 1,400 was done by chartered bus, plane Theater, but soon started playing solo people when I walked out on stage and, in the cases of the Prairie Home at the Coffeehouse Extempore, on instead of him almost blew out the Companion cruises, ship. These last Minneapolis’s West Bank. It was World Theater’s windows. have afforded me the opportunity to there that Keillor heard me and I’ve written sporadically for the see dozens of countries in the only eventually hired me to play guitar in show: Bertha’s Kitty Boutique, Jack’s manner a professional musician is what was to be the first permanent Fountain Lounge, the occasional likely to see them: as parts of working house band for the Companion, the Guy Noir script. Garrison’s had a trips. Powdermilk Biscuit Band. Clinical Excellence for over 40 years! number of writers, but 99 percent of As my buddy Howard Mohr— It was already clear at that point what he’s said on the radio has he of How to Talk Minnesotan that the show was going to survive bubbled out of his own head. fame—would say, my experience was and flourish, but it had no Dr. Nate Cogswell, DDS As an on-air dramatis personae, a heckuva deal. I wish I could close permanent home, so we played in I was the hip jazz lover who grumpily this piece by claiming that I saw the 651-644-3685 many venues: the small theater in endured the old-time string band Keillor genius from the get-go, but Park Square Court, the music I was forced to play, and I was that would be a lie. And I don’t think O’Shaughnessys at both St. Kate’s Dr. Paul Kirkegaard, DDS the unofficial spokesman for Jack (of any of us musicians imagined, in and St. Thomas, the University of 651-644-9216 www.pkdds.com the Fountain Lounge), who shared 1975, where A Prairie Home Minnesota St. Paul Campus Student my downtown musical tastes. Companion would end up. But I’d Center, the First Unitarian Society of Touring with the show changed bet the bank Garrison did. Dr. Todd Grossmann, DDS Minneapolis and, frequently, the dramatically over the years. We first theater in the old Science Museum used a van with a trailer on the back, Adam Granger lives in St. Anthony Park of St. Paul or its sculpture garden. We are excited to now provide but soon switched to a large motor with his wife and dog, Molly, and is a This last venue was a challenge: wisdom tooth extractions, implants, home and added a box truck, driven regular contributor to the Park Bugle. the weather bureau would be called, by engineers Buzz Kemper and Tom root canals, & IV-sedation sleep and an indoor-or-outdoor decision dentistry for our patients! would be made a couple of hours before airtime. We only got it wrong once, when rain hit mid-show and Your neighbors in St. Anthony Park we had to stop the broadcast for about 20 minutes while everyone— audience included—humped instruments and technical gear inside. ST. ANTHONY PARK Around a year later, the World Theater (cum the Fitzgerald Theater) DENTAL CARE was acquired. 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St. Anthony Park Area Seniors’ Senior Cinema Series “Race (2016)” 2 p.m. Thursday, August 11, at SAP Library Jesse Owens’ quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler’s vision of Aryan supremacy. Starring: Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree. PG-13, 134 minutes. St. Anthony Park Library, 2245 Como Ave. 651-642-0411 / www.sppl.org 651-642-9052 www.sapaseniors.org

When Austin Granger began to plan the building of a K’NEX machine in Brickmania’s northeast Minneapolis warehouse, he thought, “Oh, my god, how am I ever going to make something that fills this up?” Photos by Bill Lindeke Come home to World record from 1 free-form curves, but it’s a bit more St. Anthony Park... difficult, and you have to bend and his parents’ St. Anthony Park home stress the pieces a little.” went viral on the Internet, he caught The complexity and material the eye of Brickmania founder quality of the structural members are has been my bi-line for 26 Daniel Siskind, who hired him to one reason why Granger is constantly years of selling real estate build a custom machine in maintaining the machine. Brickmania’s warehouse offices. With Occasionally entropy strikes, balls in this wonderful a generous budget and a cavernous pop off or tracks dislodge. But the community. One of the former factory setting, Granger spent result is a world-record pleasures of being a the next six months working full accomplishment. time, planning and building the “This is actually the first time realtor is that I've been machine. anybody has tried to get this world Austin Granger able to help hundreds of “First, I get a sense for what record,” Granger said. “Not having glide along the winding multi- families find a home that space I’m building in,” Granger said. to verify against anybody else, if “This is by far the largest space I have layered tracks, clicking and clacking anybody wants to come along and suits them. I look to work with. I thought, ‘Oh, my in an almost meditative high-pitched break this record, they have to forward to talking with god, how am I ever going to make sound reminiscent of rain falling in compare their piece count against something that fills this up?’ So I fountains. As the machine settles mine.” you about your housing started building the truss framework along the far wall, it becomes Even before he began building needs. that you see everywhere. I kept impossibly complicated, a series of the machine, Granger had his eyes on adding on to give me a skeleton, and motorized elevators, conveyor belts setting a world record. As he ordered then started adding these lifting and interchanges that end up the machine’s thousands of pieces on mechanisms and tracks wherever I depositing balls in a vast wishing eBay, he used highly sensitive scales Nancy Meeden had room.” well-style whirlpool where dozens to count them. When the Guinness Coldwell Banker Burnet The result leaves you wide-eyed. swirl around at once. record-keeping team reached out to The size itself is almost impossible to And like a life form or a city, it’s Office: 651-282-9650 him, he was ready with careful videos comprehend. On one wall, the constantly growing and adapting. and accounting details, enough to Mobile: 612-790-5053 machine runs along beams 20 feet in “One thing I really love is the guarantee his record as having the [email protected] the air before crisscrossing along a challenge of how do you work on largest K’NEX ball contraption in rafter. Small plastic balls constantly something like this without the world. interfering with its functionality,” “I started from the ground up Granger explained. “When I’m here with the intention of being a world at the open house, I try never to shut record,” Granger explained. “The it off. Even if I need to take a track budget was large and the size I had to out, I do it with as little interruption work with, I figured it should be as I possibly can.” pretty easy to make a world record The largest single part of the with this.” structure is the bridge along the east Turns out, “it’s not easy, but it’s side of the room, which Granger feasible,” he said, acknowledging the modeled after a dual-suspension size of the machine. bridge in Pittsburgh. Like any good You can see the machine during civil engineer, Granger built a Brickmania’s open hours, the second redundant 20,000-piece bridge that Saturday of every month. can hold more than three times its Brickmania is located at 1620 N.E. weight. It took seven people to Central Ave., Minneapolis. Granger elevate it into place 40 feet in the air. is likely to be there working on it. It “It’s a very rubbery plastic,” offers a rare chance to see a genius in Granger said, describing the K’NEX his element, creating something awe rods. “It’s this rod-and-connector inspiring. system like a Tinkertoy, so the way the geometry is designed, it’s really Bill Lindeke is an urban geographer and good at making triangles and truss- writer living in St. Paul. type shapes. It’s capable of more AUGUST 2016 n PARK BUGL E 9

History: One darn thing after another Roger Bergerson chronicles our remarkable past Residents pitched in to get public golf course at Como

In the early 20th century, being a Phalen got its links in 1917, golfer around here meant belonging Highland in 1928 and Como in to a country club. There were no 1930. (The University of Minnesota municipal courses in St. Paul, or purchased the nine-hole Minnepau anywhere in Minnesota, for that Golf Course at Cleveland and matter. Larpenteur avenues in 1926 and that But the general public’s growing evolved into today’s Les Bolstad Golf interest in the game eventually led to Course.) the opening of courses at Phalen There had been talk of a course Park, Highland Park and finally, in Como Park going back to 1905, Como Park, the latter cobbled- the favored location at the time being together from a developer’s west of the city workhouse (the site unwanted land and two dried-up of the water park today), in the lake beds. general vicinity of what is now the Said Louis Nash, St. Paul’s Como Woodland Outdoor commissioner of parks and Classroom. playgrounds, in 1915, “The game of While interest remained strong golf today is confined to the rich for over the years, little progress was the only reason that it requires made until the 1920s, when city numberless acres to permit the game officials gave up trying to keep water to be played; hence we have only in Cozy Lake and the northwest arm private golf links in the of Lake Como. (Cozy Lake was in neighborhood of our city. Steps the valley north of the park’s Japanese should be taken to lay out public Garden, where holes No. 5 through links at Como and Phalen parks, if 9 are today, while the portion of Lake There were several driving ranges and at least one miniature golf course operating around the Snelling possible, so that those of our citizens Como in question was on the west and Larpenteur avenue intersection during the 1920s and 1930s. The Cross Roads range was on the who cannot afford the luxury of side of Lexington Parkway, the northwest corner and the few nearby residents complained of the lights at night. exclusive club membership, should at least enjoy the privilege of playing the History to 18 game.” Exceptional Senior Living Just across from Como Park Serving the Heated underground parking Two elevators Small pets welcome neighborhood 651-489-3392 since 1911

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• Voted a MN Monthly "Top Dentist" PETERSON DENTAL by Dental Peers GENTLE TOUCH • AFFORDABLE CARE The Saint Anthony Park Community Foundation’s annual Spirit of the Park Award was presented at the • CareCredit financing www.donaldpetersondds.com available Fourth in the Park to the women who initiated the St. Anthony Park Block Nurse Program 35 years ago: the late Ann Copeland, Jo Anne Rohricht, Ida Martinson and Ann Wynia. Pictured here, from left are To schedule an appointment for a free Harland Copeland (Ann Copeland's husband), Rohricht, foundation executive director Jon Schumacher, consultation call us today at 651-646-8851 Martinson and Wynia. Photo by Lori Hamilton Fourth of July reprise The 69th annual Fourth in the Park celebration in St. Anthony Park included a parade down Como Avenue, a patriotic program at the Langford Park bandshell, music, kids activities and an Instagram scavenger hunt. The winner Same local ownership, of the scavenger hunt was Emylee Wolfe of Como Park. She won a GoPro camera. proudly serving our community The Saint Anthony Park Community Foundation presented its annual Spirit of the Park Award to the founders of the St. Anthony Park Block Nurse program: the late Ann Copeland, Jo Anne Rohricht, Ida Martinson and Ann Wynia. Ann Copeland’s husband, Harland was there to accept the award on behalf of his wife. Both stations open The day’s festivities began with the Langford Park Races. Race winners are listed here: 7 days a week 4-mile open Male: Como Park High School graduate Innocent Murwanashyaka of St. Paul, 21:33 Female: Roseville High School graduate Toni Salvatore of Minneapolis, 26:51 • Brakes • Tires • Exhaust Stop in for fresh, (Salvatore’s father was a runner at Murray when it was a high school) • Batteries • Suspension hand-made food items • Foreign & Domestic including: 4-mile masters (age 40 and over) • Walk-in Oil Changes pizzas, deli sandwiches, Male: Como Park High School cross country coach Tim Kersey of Roseville, 23:33 • Snowplowing and meals-2-go. Female: Danielle Gordanier of St. Paul, 27:31 • Touchless Car Wash • Lock Out/Jump Start Service 2-mile open • Service Check Points Male: Steve Mann of St. Paul, 11:46 • Diesel Fuel FREE medium (Mann grew up in St. • Full Service Gasoline coffee or Anthony Park) • Emergency Service fountainwith purchase soda of 10 Female: Estelle Timar-Wilcox of gallons of fuel Falls Church, Va., 15:27

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Waldo T. Weiner of St. Anthony Park is decked out in patriotic wear for the Fourth in the Park parade. AUGUST 2016 n PARK BUGL E 11

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At top, Como Park Senior High School Marine Corp JROTC color guard at the opening ceremonies at Langford Park. Photo by Lori Hamilton

Above, John Ernst of Murray High School Class of 1944 in the parade. Photo by Lori Hamilton

At left, Mereti Burbach of St. Anth ony P ark gets a pony rid e at Langford Park. Photo courtesy of St. Paul Parks and Recreation 12 PARK BUGLE n AUGUST 2016

Your vacation is special Stop in at our office. Browse travel brochures. tthhee eeaatt bbeeaatt Ask us about tailoring an itinerary for you. Call on our experience creating travel memories. Dubliner cafe to open late summer, ® will offer ‘elevated’ diner fare TRAVEL By Alex Lodner renewed, M&J Enterprises want the breakfast diner feel, so I will 2190 Como Avenue • St. Paul • 651-646-8855 When Becky Moosbrugger took over approached the Dubliner about have standard breakfast fare that Bonnie’s Cafe from her mother, taking over the space. everyone counts on.” Bonnie Rolle, she never imagined an The pub will open a cafe later He is also bringing in higher end to the legacy her mother started this summer. According to proprietor level entrees like eggs benedict with 38 years ago. The family-owned Geri Connelly Scanlon, the space has salmon, pulled pork, burnt-ends diner, which began its humble life on been buffed up but the old-fashioned brisket and chicken-fried steak with University and Western avenues diner vibe will remain. salsa verde. “I want the essence of before moving to its last location on “We are reusing some refinished home-cooked but elevated,” he said. University and Vandalia Street 34 booths and stools. We kept some of Nieman plans to bring in a meat- years ago, was a beloved the original items, but put our own and-cheese tray from Red Table Meat neighborhood breakfast joint where touch on it,” she said. “There are Co. and Lone Grazer Creamery from Rolle served anyone who needed a artists creating art pieces on the Irishman Kieran Folliard’s Food tables.” As a nod to Bonnie’s Building in Northeast Minneapolis. good meal, whether they could afford it or not. everlasting imprint on the Nieman has hired Kate Mudge, When she died from pancreatic neighborhood, one of the tables will formerly with Colossal Cafe, to craft cancer in 2013, Moosbrugger took include photos of some of Bonnie's fresh pies and other goodies daily. over, imagining she would pass it on past patrons, taken from bulletin The cafe will open at 7 a.m. for to her own children. But that was not boards left behind after it closed. breakfast and lunch and close at 3 to be. This winter Moosbrugger Chef Bill Nieman has been p.m., when the kitchen will begin found out landlord M&J Enterprises brought on to offer an approachable, serving the pub for happy hour and would not renew her lease. It was a Irish-influenced menu. “There will dinner until 11 p.m. shock to Moosbrugger and a big loss be some Irish staples like Guinness- Alex Lodner writes about food and com - to the community. battered fish and chips, but it’s not all munity news regularly in the Park Bugle. After Bonnie’s lease was not Irish food,” Nieman said. “We still Art, kids play space, music, food part of Summer Blowout Aug. 6

We all need a little blowout to Monster Brewery. play space in the room next to the remind us that there’s a lot of The Blowout will run from 3 to gallery at Paikka. The room will be summer left come August. And 10 p.m. at 550 Vandalia, the official transformed into a tent with rugs and Summer Winter Studio’s second name for the campus, which is screen-printed artist-made pillows annual Summer Winter Summer located at the corner of Vandalia inside. The Forage folks say “it’s Blowout on Saturday, Aug. 6, at Street and Wabash Avenue, just going to be really special” and adults Vandalia Tower should help. north of I-94 and south of University will be welcome to play inside it too. The event has expanded from a Avenue. Vandalia Glass Works and Leather music sho wcas e to a festival featu r i ng P aikk a Eve nt Place will feature Works Minnesota will have booths art, five bands, kid-friendly stuff, the work of 12 area artists. Forage showcasing their work. food and beer from the Tower’s Lake Modern Workshop will host a kids The Blowout is being put on by Summer Winter Studios and several other Vandalia Tower tenants and local businesses. Music will start at 4 p.m. Musicians include Gramma’s Patio season Boyfriend, Sam Cassidy, Verskotzi, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS Matt Latterell and Wingman. is here! St. Anthony Park Dental Care, 2278 Como Avenue Tickets are $8 in advance and Nate Cogswell, DDS 651-644-3685 $10 at the door. Children 12 and Email: [email protected] under are free. Find out how to buy tickets and more at • Shaded, dog-friendly patio, Paul Kirkegaard, DDS 651-644-9216 seating for 70. summerwintersummerblowout.com. Email: [email protected] —Kristal Leebrick www.pkdds.com • Live music on Friday and Saturday nights. Todd Grossmann, DDS • Symphony music at our Saturday and Sunday To add your business to this listing, contact brunch, nightly happy hour. Bradley Wolfe at 952-393-6814 or [email protected]. • Kids eat free all day Wednesday with each paid adult entree Exciting news coming this fall! When you have a difficult project

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Store brings good vibrations to Como Avenue

By Marlee Leebrick-Stryker

Como Avenue just got a little more Zen. Healing Elements, a wellness center with a holistic approach to healing, opened in April in the former Peapods/Mischief spot at 2290 Como Ave. The business was formerly located in northeast Minneapolis but moved to St. Anthony Park because they needed more space. Healing Elements was opened in 2014 with the goal of accessible holistic healing, said owner Samantha Huet. “We offer such a range of classes Above, Healing Elements assistant manager Lydia Zinn and customer Brandi Copper discuss the bulk herb selection available at Healing on our daily schedule, and we have Elements. The photo at right shows a detail of some of the retail items at the store. Photos by Lori Hamilton unique therapists and professionals that all serve different types of The classes and services found at many fronts, Huet said. It was a an amazing clientele that followed us Huet has this message: “The people,” said Huet, who bought the Healing Elements are varied and practical necessity because the here to the [St. Anthony Park] moment you walk into Healing business in January from the former unique. There are seven types of yoga Healing Elements group needed neighborhood. It warms my heart Elements, your vibration will lift. If owners. “The best part is that we are classes offered on weekdays and four more space and so far, St. Paul has each day to see our sustaining you’re looking for a community, help an independent, grassroots company. on Saturday and Sunday. Other been welcoming. members and regular clients drop in in making a commitment to yourself, We value our collective and always services offered include therapeutic “The response has been positive for a class and choose Healing unbiased guidance or a cup of really try to give community members the massage, astrological and intuitive and we feel our center has been well Elements to pick up a gift for their good tea, come see us!” space to bring forth their own healing readings, and a large selection of received so far,” she said. “We’re family.” qualities to the neighborhood, as herbs as well as other retail items, hoping to continue serving more and So what can folks who are Marlee Leebrick-Stryker is a freelance each one of us has something special including clothing and jewelry. more new people every day as we curious about Healing Elements writer who lives in Minneapolis. to share.” The move east has been good on have the space for it. We have such expect going in for the first time?

• Interior & Exterior Painting • Wallpapering & Paper Stripping • Wood Stripping & Refinishing Studio on Fire to host grand • Plaster/Sheetrock Repair • Ceiling Texturing/Repair • Wood Floor Sanding & Refinishing opening and print fair July 29 651-699-6140 or WWW.PAINTINGBYJERRYWIND.COM

Studio on Fire, a craft letterpress on Carleton Street. window into the physicality of what printer that recently opened at 825 While moving Studio on Fire’s we do.” Carleton St. in South St. Anthony, 15 employees and dozens of heavy- While most of the printing Your friendly neighborhood salon will host a family-friendly grand duty machines Levitz came up with industry has gone to bigger, faster convenient . cozy . experienced opening on Friday, July 29, from 1 to the idea of adding a retail and cheaper, Levitz said, “we make for an appointment call 7 p.m. component. He talked with longtime things people want to touch, feel, 651-645-2666 “A Print Fair” is part of the friend and client Dan Anderson at enjoy, look at and hang on to for Creative Enterprise Zone’s We Make Dogwood Coffee, who lives in St. awhile.” It Here happy hour series. Attendees Anthony Park. He had a number of Creative Enterprise Zone: We will see the craft print company’s coffee shops in the Twin Cities but Make It Here is a project designed Salon in the Park artisan, beautiful, tactile work, which none in his own neighborhood. to celebrate and promote economic encompasses business cards, Anderson and Levitz looked development in the Creative 2311 Como Ave., St. Anthony Park packaging and invitations. The day’s over the building and decided to Enterprise Zone (CEZ), St. Paul’s events include projects on presses for create a Dogwood outpost with center of creativity and enterprise, print giveaways, a steamroller with windows looking into Studio on located mid-city between St. Paul large moveable type printing a poster Fire’s production facility. Now and Minneapolis. Cycle ‘Round the World! on the sidewalk outside, and food clients, visitors, neighbors and coffee The goals of We Make It Here and beverages from local vendors. shop aficionados can grab an espresso are to build connections between No, not bicycle, but a cycle of Just over a decade ago, graphic and watch the pressure-printing creative enterprises and increase their folk music from designer Ben Levitz set up his first machines and their operators at visibility in ways that support around the world! antique letterpress machine in his work. businesses. Learn more at basement and began transforming “It’s sort of like a tap room,” creativeenterprisezone.org. Sunday, the artisan print business in the Twin Levitz said. “People literally get a Cities. His new venture grew into August 28, 4 p.m. Studio on Fire, which specializes in the art of “pressure-based printing,” St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church, 2323 Como Avenue, St. Paul which includes letterpress, foil Donations at the door to bene/t Minnesota Prison Doula Project stamping and engraving. Levitz’s NILLES a nonpro/t helping incarcerated pregnant women client roster includes agencies and design firms around the world. Builders, Inc. Levitz moved his operation and St. Anthony Park Recitalists and its 1950-60s-era presses to a • Additions • Remodeling Prevailing Winds Woodwind Quintet warehouse basement in northeast • Roofing • Garages • Concrete • Siding Minneapolis. When the building was Hear the U.S. premiere of A Cycle ‘Round Britain, arranged by Go. sold, the business moved into a Richards, and other folk songs from around the world for choir and former semi-tractor service garage, 651-222-8701 woodwind quintet - a rare combination! later used for an adult-arts program, Lic #4890 www.nillesbuilders.com 525 Ohio Street 14 PARK BUGLE n AUGUST 2016 AUGUST Events Venue information is listed at the end Wendy Maas, St. Anthony Park 14 SUNDAY 28 SUNDAY Fourth Thursdays, Falcon Heights of the calendar. Send your events to Library, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Pick up a Town Square Senior Apartments, 11 [email protected] by copy of the book at the library Green Line Sunday Series at the Sunday Afternoon Book Club, a.m.-noon Wednesday, Aug. 10, to be included information desk before Aug. 4. Dubliner, with Como Park musician “Ordinary Grace” by William Kent in the September issue. Miss Becky Kapell, 5-7:30 p.m. Krueger, Micawber’s, 1:30 p.m. All Dialoggers Toastmasters meets every are welcome. VENUE INFORMATION Thursday of the month, U of M St. 15 MONDAY Arbor Pointe Senior Apartments, Cycle ’Round the World folk music 2 TUESDAY Paul Campus, Northern Research 635 W. Maryland Ave. Community Sing, Olson Campus concert, St. Anthony Park Lutheran Roe Family Singers, old-time hillbilly Station, 1992 Folwell Ave., 11:30 Center, Luther Seminary, 6:30 p.m. Church, 4 p.m. Donations at the City Gables, 1611 Pleasant St., music, 10:30-11:30 a.m., St. a.m.-12:30 p.m. gathering, 7-8:30 p.m. sing. The door will go to Minnesota Prison Lauderdale Anthony Park Library. event is free, but a donation hat will Doula Project. 5 FRIDAY be passed. Co-sponsored by the Falcon Heights Town Square Senior South St. Anthony National Night Mini Maker Story Time in English, for District 12 Community Council. Apartments, 1530 W. Larpenteur Out potluck: join neighbors at preschool and early elementary-aged SENIOR EXERCISE Ave. Hampden Park (at Hampden and children, St. Anthony Park Library, 16 TUESDAY Raymond avenues), 6 p.m.-dark. St. Anthony Park Area Seniors 10:30-11:30 a.m. Storyteller Paulino Brener, St. Lauderdale City Hall, 1891 Walnut Bring food to share, your own dishes Anthony Park Library, 10:30-11:30 Mondays and Thursdays, St., 651-631-0300 and eating utensils, a blanket or lawn a.m. Lauderdale City Hall, 2-3 p.m. chairs. Lemonade will be provided. All 6 SATURDAY Micawber’s Books, 2238 Carter Ave., 651-646-5506 are welcome. Questions? Call Nancy Summer Winter Summer Blowout, 18 THURSDAY Tuesdays and Fridays, St. Anthony Dilts, 651-646-1803, or Alisa 550 Vandalia St., 3-10 p.m. Music, Park Library, 2:30-3:30 p.m. (No Olson Campus Center, Luther Weber, 651-646-4363. Learn Chinese Folk Dancing, an class on June 3) food and art. $10 at the door. exercise class for adults, St. Anthony Seminary, 1490 Fulham St. 3 WEDNESDAY Park Library, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Como Park/Falcon Heights St. Anthony Park Library, 2245 Free. Block Nurse Program English Conversation Circles, every 9 TUESDAY Como Ave., 651-642-0411 Wednesday in August, St. Anthony Dazzling Dave, Yo Yo Master, St. Lauderdale Farmers Market, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Falcon St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church, Park Library, 4-5:30 p.m. Anthony Park Library, 10:30-11:30 Community Park, 1885 Fulham St., Heights Town Square Senior 2323 Como Ave., 651-645-0371 a.m. 4-7 p.m. Apartments, 9:30-10:30 a.m. and St. Anthony Park Book Club, Arbor Pointe Senior Apartment, 11 St. Anthony Park United Church of “Redeployment” by Phil Klay, St. Park B4 Dark: eat, drink and shop a.m.-noon Christ, 2129 Commonwealth Ave., Anthony Park Library, 6:30-8 p.m. 11 THURSDAY along Como Avenue in St. Anthony 651-646-7173 Preschool story time in Mandarin Park, 5-8 p.m. 4 THURSDAY Chinese, St. Anthony Park Library, FREE SENIOR BLOOD Women’s Drum Center, 2242 W. Caregiver Support Group, first 10:30-11:30 a.m. PRESSURE CLINICS University Ave., Thursday of each month, St. Anthony 19 FRIDAY www.womensdrumcenter.org St. Anthony Park Area Seniors cinema Mini Maker Story Time in English, for Como Park/Falcon Heights Park United Church of Christ, 10- Block Nurse Program: 11:30 a.m. series, St. Anthony Park Library, 2-4 preschool and early elementary-aged p.m. All welcome. Free. children, St. Anthony Park Library, Third Thursdays, Arbor Pointe Bereavement Support Group, first 10:30-11:30 a.m. Senior Apartments, 10-11 a.m. Thursday of each month, St. Anthony Park United Church of Christ, 10- 12 FRIDAY 21 SUNDAY 11:30 a.m. Mini Maker Story Time in English, for Book launch for Montessori City Files from 2 preschool and early elementary-aged Sunrise Bank Customer Appreciation storytelling book “Deep Well of Time” children, St. Anthony Park Library, Barbecue, in the parking lot at 2300 by St. Anthony Park author Michael work closely with Dominium, a News from the District 12 10:30-11:30 a.m. Como Ave., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Dorer, Montessori Center of Minneapolis-based developer Transportation Committee Tablet and Smartphone Clinic, St. Minnesota, 1611 Ames Ave., St. planning to develop two sites in Transportation intern Jeff Middle School Book Club, for Anthony Park Library, 11:30 a.m.- Paul, 2-4:30 p.m. the neighborhood. Cornell has completed his students going into grades 6-8, come 1:30 p.m. Dominium plans to build transportation-usage project and discuss “A Mango Shaped Space” by 600 to 700 market-rate and presented it to the 26 FRIDAY income-restricted apartments on Transportation Committee in Co-ed Drum Circle, Women’s Drum a 13.3-acre industrial site next to July. The project surveyed the Center, 6:30 p.m. $10 at the door. 808 Berry Place, a rental needs and gaps in transportation property that Dominium built in the neighborhood. in 2004. The site was formerly The Transportation a Weyerhauser lumberyard. Committee is working with City Dominium has also of St. Paul staff on the Raymond proposed building a 216-unit Avenue reconstruction project, building at Hampden and scheduled to start after Labor Territorial avenues. The Day. The project will include the proposed project would serve a portion of the avenue between population that meets 60 Energy Park Drive and Como percent of the Area Median Avenue. The project will be Income (AMI) or less. broken into two parts so that the Dominium plans to have 1.25 road will be open through the parking stalls per unit as well as winter. It is scheduled to be an inner courtyard with a pool completed next summer. and social areas. The group is planning a townhouse-style Coffee with Cailin building with patio access for If you want to discuss every unit. neighborhood issues, join Cailin The group presented its Rogers, District 12 outreach and proposal to the Land Use operations coordinator, for Committee in July, and the Coffee with Cailin, 7:30 to 9:30 committee voted to support a a.m. Friday, July 29, at change in zoning at the site from Workhorse Coffee, 2399 W. industrial to T3 residential. University Ave.; Friday, Aug. 12, Dominium will return to seek at Finnish Bistro, 2264 Como support on a conditional-use Ave.; or Friday Aug. 26, at variance to increase the height of Workhorse. RSVP or send the building past the 45 feet questions you want her to look allowed at a T3 zoning. into at [email protected]. AUGUST 2016 n PARK BUGL E 15

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National Night Out at dancers, some of them former difficult time and when I set my eyes Jehovah Lutheran Church students of hers. The company is a on that masterpiece, it was the first Jehovah Lutheran Church, 1566 pick-up company that works on time I truly felt a painting.” Thomas Ave., St. Paul, will host its projects during the summer. Come That memory was the annual National Night Out autumn her dancers return to college inspiration for Frame Works, a celebration Tuesday, Aug. 2, 6-8 and she focuses on teaching. composition of dances that explores p.m., with music, food and activities. This summer’s project is a 60- and interprets works by Marinoff’s The event will be in the church minute dance production that brings favorite artists and photographers parking lot, weather permitting, and the canvas to life in compositions and the feelings they evoke both will include a giveaway of clothing inspired by artists past and present. personally and on a universal scale. and household items, all free. The idea for the show came to Frame Works will be performed Marinoff while listening to one of her at the University of Minnesota’s Area youth perform at favorite pieces of music. Barbara Barker Center for Dance, Circus Juventas summer show “I remembered walking through 500 S. 21st Ave., Minneapolis. Three area youth will perform in the Louvre in Paris some years ago Performance dates and times are: Circus Juventas’s celebration of the and the moment I came upon Saturday, Aug. 6, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 150th anniversary of Lewis Delarouche's painting, The Young Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures Martyr , I was going through a Neighbors to 20 in Wonderland. The youth circus will present Wonderland as its annual Maddie Wild Crea summer production July 28-Aug. 14. Kalea Ott of Como Park, St. Anthony Park woman honored Odegard received a bachelor’s August Leifield of Como Park and for service at Arc’s Value Village degree in sculpture at the University Emilia Hidalgo-Leatherman of St. Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores & of Minnesota. He later attended the Anthony Park will all perform in the Donation Centers honored St. L.A. Art Center to study design and show. Anthony Park resident Maddie Wild typography. He volunteered for the Tickets are available at Crea for volunteer service at the Arc’s Peace Corps in the Fiji Islands, www.ticketworks.com, by calling Value Village store in St. Paul in July. creating museum exhibitions of 612-343-3390 or by calling the Crea was honored for five years of traditional artifacts. He returned and Circus Juventas box office, 651-699- service and recognized at the Arc became head of design at the Science 8229. Circus Juventas is located at Greater Twin Cities Annual Meeting Museum of Minnesota for 20 years. 1270 Montreal Ave., St. Paul. Find and Volunteer Celebration. In the last 15 years he has the schedule and show times at Thanks to volunteers and worked in Asia at the National www.circusjuventas.org. generous donations from the Science Museum of Thailand, taught CATHERINE E. HOLTZCLAW® community, Arc’s Value Village has art and design at Bemidji University, MYDT dance studio will MBT, CPA, CFP generated more than $24 million for and worked as a lockman at Lock perform in August Fringe Festival the Arc Greater Twin Cities programs and Dam No. 1. Classical Mechanics, a dance HOLTZCLAW PLANNING LLC and services. To join this fun and For the last 50 years he has kept company based in the Roseville area, • Objective, personal investment advice and productive team, call volunteer financial planning on an hourly basis. development manager Molly • Tax preparation for individuals, trusts and estates.

Lindblad, 952-915-3652, or visit • Discover the possibilities and opportunities for www.arcsvaluevillage.org. reaching your life goals. The Arc Greater Twin Cities 651-646-9806 • [email protected] • www.holtzclawplanning.com fosters respect and access for 2251 DOSWELL AVENUE, ST. PAUL, MN 55108 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. The Arc was started 70 years ago by parents determined to ensure the most full and independent lives Are you overw possible for their children. Today, the helmed by Arc continues to be a family-focused, the thought o grassroots organization helping f moving ? individuals and families address issues such as early intervention, education, transition to adulthood, health care, Is down-sizing in housing, employment, guardianship and more. ture? your fu Raymond Ave. Gallery to show The work of Mark Odegard (left) and Zac Spates (right) will be work of Zac Spates, Mark Odegard displayed at Raymond Avenue Galler y in August. The pottery of Hudson, Wis., ceramist Zac Spates and Giclee prints creative art journals, recording his life will present Frame Works Aug. 4-14 of Minneapolis artist Mark Odegard in drawings, paintings, and w ords. at t he Mi nneso ta Fringe Festival. I offer personalizedLet me service tailoredhelp to your needs will be on display Aug. 19 to Sept. 23 This exhibit evokes his time workin g Classic al M echanics’ artistic at Raymond Avenue Gallery, 761 on the Mississippi River near the d ire ctor Margaret Marinoff works Raymond Ave., St. Anthony Park. Ford Bridge. o u t of Roseville-based dance studio An opening reception for the MYDT. She uses the talents of local show will be held Friday, Aug. 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. Spates received his bachelor’s SKON degree in studio arts from St. John’s Gentle chiropractic University, Collegeville, Minn., in care and DOT exams. 2003. He was an assistant to Richard Bresnahan at St. John’s Pottery for three years, and then was an Skon Chiropractic apprentice at Mark Hewitt Pottery, William H. Skon, D.C. Barbara Pittsboro, N.C., from 2003 to 2006. 856 Raymond Ave., Unit C Swadburg Spates says he strives to make Phone: 651-644-3900 Fax: 651-644-8969 simple, well-thrown pottery with Mobile: Office hours by appointment 651-271- 8919 complex wood-fired surfaces. Email: [email protected] www.skonchiro.com [email protected] 16 PARK BUGLE n AUGUST 2016

LIVES LIVED The Park Bugle prints obituaries free of charge as a service to our communities. Send information about area deaths to Mary Mergenthal at [email protected] or call 651-644-1650.

Mary Jane Addison restaurants. Mary Jane tried He was preceded in death by his Mary Jane Addison, 92, of St. something different every Sunday. wives, Charlotte and Ferne; longtime Anthony Park, died peacefully at her “In the days when many companion, Eileen Teal, and home on July 1, 2016. She was a churches had bazaars and luncheons, daughter Cheryl LaBarre. He is lifelong teacher with St. Paul Public our church had a smorgasbord. We survived by his daughter Lynn (Bill) Schools and past president of served at different times to Graham; three grandchildren; and American Association of University accommodate teachers and others seven great-grandchildren. Women. who worked. Mary Jane always His funeral service was held July Mary Jane was a devoted helped with this event. This is just a 18 at Como Park Lutheran Church, mother, grandmother, great- small part of what she did because with interment at Roselawn grandmother and aunt. She was a she helped in so many ways.” Cemetery. Memorials can be given to the church. member of St. Anthony United Ruth Alexander Church of Christ for more than 50 years. Ruth E. Alexander, 87, formerly of Jerry Healy She was preceded in death by St. Anthony Park, died June 7, 2016. Jerry Healy, longtime Como Park Ruth was always about concern for Tree Trimming / Removals her husband, Bill K. Addison. She is resident, died on June 19, 2016, in survived by her children, Mari Jill others, both professionally as a nurse Cambridge, Minn., at the age of 88. Stump Grinding / Ash Tree Removal Jenson and John. and in her personal life. He had suffered from Parkinson’s Tree Injections Her funeral service was held July She was preceded in death by disease for the past three years. He 8 at St. Anthony Park United her husband, Jerry, and son David. was a leap-year baby, born Feb. 29, 35 Years of Professional Service Church of Christ, with interment at Ruth is survived by three children, 1928, in River Falls, Wis., and the Owner/Operator Cleve Volk Roselawn Cemetery. Tom (Sue), Denise and Bob (Cindi); youngest of Glen and Martha Healy’s Licensed & Insured We accept Memories of Mary Jane from eight grandchildren; and a great- five children. Jer attended the www.atreeservices.com her friend of many years, LaVonne grandson. University of Wisconsin at River Falls Her memorial service was held 612-724-6045 Souther: “There was nothing simple for two years before transferring to about Mary Jane Addison. She was June 17 at Washburn-McReavy Sioux Falls College, where he met an active, well-educated and complex Edina Chapel. Mildred Jucht. They were married on Aug. 17, 1950. woman. Her husband, Bill, taught Donald Elvester high school Latin. My daughter Sally Jer taught high school English in was among his students. Living in St. Donald Howard Elvester, 96, Sinai and Alcester, S.D., before Anthony Park, I got to know her formerly of the Como Park area, died taking a job in the English early on through St. Anthony Park July 8, 2016, in Phoenix, Ariz. Department at Bethel College, in St. United Church of Christ. She Don was born last in a family of Paul, where he also coached especially liked Adult Forum. She 13 brothers and sisters to Lena and basketball. After retiring from Bethel was a longtime participant in the John Elvester in Cyrus, Minn. He in 1986, he and Millie established a Loaves and Fishes Project at the retired from the U.S. Postal Service retreat center, Lindisfarne, near Pine Dorothy Day Center in downtown and loved wintering in Florida and City, Minn. After their second St. Paul. She also contributed a lot to traveling, especially to Norway, his retirement in 1999, they sold that our clothing drive for women who parents’ homeland. property and moved to Cambridge, worked. He was a proud U.S. Army Minn. “Many times after church, a veteran serving in Normandy, Jer had a long association with group of women—sometimes four Northern France, Ardennes, Trout Lake Camp, serving on the or five, sometimes eight or nine— Rhineland and Central Europe permanent staff during several went out to lunch at various during World War II. summers in the 1950s and at retreats for many years thereafter. He was a frequent guest speaker at churches throughout the upper Midwest. Jer loved poetry, basketball, golf, the Mills Brothers, traditional hymns, oyster stew and pie. He hated Community Worship Directory long sermons, grammatical errors, table games and ice hockey. Jer was preceded in death by his four siblings and is survived by his O LYDIA PLACE COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITIES ELCA O ST. ANTHONY PARK UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Rev. Scott Simmons, pastor, 612-859-1134, lydiaplace.com 2129 Commonwealth Ave. (corner of Commonwealth and Chelmsford) wife, Millie; sons, David (Nancy), Hymntap beer and hymns, first Monday of each month 651-646-7173, www.sapucc.org Paul (Marlys) and Will (Julie); and 7 p.m. Dubliner Pub, 2162 W. University Ave. 55114 9:15 a.m. worship (Summer schedule runs through Labor Day.) daughter, Elizabeth; seven Sunday Worship, 5 p.m., Dow Art Gallery, Christian Tradition N Progressive Faith N All Are Welcome grandchildren; and eight great- 2242 W. University Ave., St. Paul grandchildren. O CENTENNIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH O MOUNT OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH— WELS ST. ANTHONY PARK CAMPUS The family is grateful to the staff A Caring Family of Christ-Centered Believers A Reconciling Congregation. All are welcome. at GracePointe West, where Jer lived www.mount-olive-lutheran-church.org 2200 Hillside Ave. (at Como) for the past two years. A memorial Find us on Facebook The building is closed for renovations through early fall. service was held on June 25 at Bethel 1460 Almond Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108 Watch for information about our grand re-launch in late fall! University. 651-645-2575 Sunday Worship 9 a.m. O ST. ANTHONY PARK LUTHERAN CHURCH Bible Study and Sunday School 10:30 a.m. 2323 Como Avenue W. 651-645-0371 Pastor Al Schleusener Staffed nursery available–Handicap-accessible Cletus (“Pete”) Hohn Pastor Glenn Berg-Moberg and Pastor Jill Rode Cletus Marcel (Pete) Hohn was born O PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH—ELCA Web, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: SAPLC 1744 Walnut St. (at Ione), Lauderdale, 651-644-5440 Summer Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. on Christmas Day, 1927, and died www.peacelauderdale.com Coffee Hour follows on the Fourth of July, 2016, in Sunday worship: 10 a.m. Wednesday Evening Holden Prayer–7 p.m. Buffalo, Minn., where he had lived Reconciling in Christ Congregation for sometime. All are welcome. Come as you are. O ST. MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH The Rev. Blair A. Pogue, Rector 2136 Carter at Chelmsford He joined the Marine Corps the O ST. CECILIA’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 651-645-3058 www.stmatthewsmn.org day after he graduated from Sauk 2357 Bayless Place, 651-644-4502 Summer Schedule: One service on Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Rapids High School in 1945, Website: www.stceciliaspm.org All are welcome! fighting in the Pacific with the First Handicapped accessible Marine Airwing. Saturday Mass: 5 p.m. at the church Sunday Masses: 8:15 a.m. and 10 a.m. at the church Pete used the G.I. Bill to attend St. Cloud State University for two To add your church to the directory, contact Bradley Wolfe at 952-393-6814 or [email protected] years, before transferring to the University of Minnesota. He became the first journalism graduate from the AUGUST 2016 n PARK BUGL E 17

U of M to major in photography. missed. Olympics in the state of Washington. ensign. He served on USCG Modoc by sons, Bartlett (Jan), Los Gatos, He worked as a photographer Alyce will be buried at the side and USCG Harriet Lane , both Calif.; Bruce (Sharon); and Brian for 27 years, covering an incredible of her husband of 56 years, William Catherine O’Keefe cutters on antisubmarine duty in the (Susan); nine grandchildren; and variety of events and people and Huston. She is also preceded in death Catherine Elizabeth O’Keefe, 59, North Atlantic. seven great-grandsons. winning many awards. His lens by her parents and eight siblings. She originally of Lauderdale, died June 8, In 1944 he was commissioned The family gives special thanks captured famous politicians and is survived by her children, Connie, 2016. She was preceded in death by and commanded the U.S. Army FS to Cherrywood Pointe Memory Care other notables and sports events, all Sandra, William, Brett (Sandy Foss), her parents, John and Edna O’Keefe; 249. This ship was one of many Unit and especially St. Croix Hospice in great number. AnnMarie (Richard Johnson) and brother, Daniel; and sisters, Sharon small supply ships that could rapidly for its support. In 1963, one of his photos was Jennifer (Curt Oliver); 12 and Theresa O’Keefe. She is survived load and unload supplies and A memorial service was held chosen Picture of the Year by a grandchildren; three great- by three brothers, Dennis, Thomas personnel at the small bases scattered June 19. national news organization. He grandchildren; and sister, Florence (June) and Terrence O’Keefe, and among the island in the Southwest retired from the Minneapolis Tribune Swanson. three sisters, Marie Stiles, Cecilia and Pacific. James Unger (now the Star Tribune) in 1982. Her funeral service was held July Patricia O’Keefe. He was commissioned to James R. Unger, 88, of the Como Pete is survived by his wife, 11 at St. Timothy Lutheran Church. Mass of Christian Burial was lieutenant in October 1945 and was Park area, died June 4, 2016, after a Marilyn Hoegemeyer, and her two Memorials are preferred to North held June 13 at Corpus Christi honorably discharged in December brief illness, surrounded by his loving sons and their families: Stephan End-South Como Block Nurse Catholic Church in Roseville, with 1945. family. Becerra (Virginia Cabezas) of Program. interment at Resurrection Cemetery. All four of his great-grandfathers Jim was a proud graduate of St. Omaha, Neb., and Josh Becerra fought in the Civil War. Ezra Nelson John’s Prep, served in the Navy in (Sonia Ellis) of St. Anthony Park, and Clara McMahon Bruce Richard Blake was killed at the second battle World War II and went on to work grandchildren Sebastian, Salvador, Clara Marie McMahon, 98, Bruce W. Richard, 65, of Lauderdale, of Bull Run and many served their as a plumber for St. Paul Parks and Magdalena, Isabella and Angelina. longtime resident of Como Park, died June 9, 2016. Bruce was a loving country through the Vietnam War. Recreation for 35 years. Above all he After his marriage to Marilyn, Pete died July 4, 2016. Clara was born to son, brother and uncle. He had a Great-great-grandfather Ezra Blake was a faith-filled man. He valued lived in both St. Anthony Park and Nancy and George Lewandowski of passion for fishing, good food and served in Revolutionary War. education for himself and his in his beloved cabin at Fish Trap Winsted, Minn. the outdoors. He had a nickname for John received his Ph.D. in plant children. Lake, near Little Falls/Motley. She married Lawrence T. everyone, was quick to laugh and pathology from the University of He was a dedicated volunteer, He was preceded in death by his McMahon, Sept. 17, 1938. She was smiled often. He will be missed. Minnesota in 1949. He was a serving in hospice (20 years), as a parents; his sister, Doloris (Hohn) preceded in death by her husband He was preceded in death by his research associate at the university coach, Befriender, ESL tutor, at Michalicek; and his brothers, Henry, and grandchildren, Jeff and Katie. father, Kenneth, and niece, Kirstin. when he joined the USDA to work Dorothy Day, Lyngblomsten and John, Wilfred and Leo. She is survived by her children, Larry He is survived by his mother, Laura; on chemical control of cereal rusts Habitat for Humanity. A celebration of Pete’s life will be (Barb), Tom (Maggie), Mickey (Jack) brother, Mike; and sister-in-law, and related problems in cooperation He was preceded in death by his held Friday, Aug. 5, at 2 p.m., at the Vogelgesang, Bob (Carol), Pat Kathy. with the university. He and his team brother Bill and the love of his life, Minnesota Veterans Cemetery, (Bobbi) and Margie McMahon A private memorial was held. were able to determine a screening Carol. He is survived by his children: Camp Ripley, Minn. His final resting (Larry Rolison); 18 grandchildren; process to help predict the rust Nancy (Louie) Grams, James G. site, like his birth site, will be one and 27 great-grandchildren. Dr. John Rowell epidemics. Unger, Becky Unger, Debra (Charlie) block from the Mississippi River. Mass of Christian Burial was Dr. John B. Rowell, 97, of He became the director of the Fastner, Teri (Paul) Demore, Mary celebrated July 11 at Holy Lauderdale, died June 14, 2016. He Cereal Rust Lab and was named Jule (Steve) Erickson, Dennis (Sue) Alyce Huston Childhood Catholic Church, with was born in 1918 in Pawtucket, R.I. professor at the U of M. He also was and Christopher (Kelly); 19 Alyce A. Huston, 92, of Como Park, interment at Roselawn Cemetery. He graduated from the University of a technical adviser for coordinating grandchildren; 15 great- died July 5, 2016. Alyce was a Memorials are preferred to Holy Rhode Island, and entered the U.S. research on wheat rusts for the grandchildren; sister, Mary (Richard) devoted wife and mother; she will be Childhood Church or the Special Coast Guard in July 1942 as an USDA and served on various Hoffman; and sisters-in-law, Joanne committees of APS, the National (Dodie) Lytle and Charlotte Academy of Sciences and as a (Shocky) Isaacs. consultant to the Ford Foundation in Mass of Christian Burial was HealthPartners purchase of India. celebrated June 11 at the Church of An avid fly fisherman, he retired St. Cecilia. The family expresses in 1981 and spent many years at his special thanks to the caring staffs at Luther Seminary land finalized cabin on the Brule River in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Pillars Hospice, HealthPartners signed the final community engagement and design HealthPartners Nokomis Clinic ne ar W isc onsin . John and his wife, Ali ce , and to Jam es’s “ fifth daughter,” agreement to purchase land from phase. Groundbreaking is expected Minnehaha Creek in south both died this year. They are survived Colleen Kroona. Luther Seminary on July 14. The in 2018 and construction would take Minneapolis. It opened in 2012 and land, which is across the street and on an estimated 18 months. The current was designed with input from nearby the north side of HealthPartners clinic will continue to offer all residents and includes an open Como Clinic, will be the new services until the new facility opens. environment that fits in with the location for the Como Clinic. The new building is expected to historic neighborhood. It is the same tract of land on be roughly the same size as the Como Clinic opened in 1957 as which nonprofit developer Ecumen current clinic and will offer similar the first clinic for what was then had proposed a year ago to build a services, including primary, specialty Group Health. It was a new model 121-unit apartment building and and urgent care, dental and that provided both medical care and 112-unit memory-care facility. pharmacy. HealthPartners plans to health care financing. In 1992, Group HealthPartners’ land purchase is work with the neighborhood as the Health merged with MedCenters to the first step in a multi-year process project progresses. A recent project become HealthPartners. that will start with an extensive that was similar to this is Lake Como part of Capitol Region Watershed District grant project The Capitol Region Watershed recent years. The work will begin this pounds of total phosphorus per year, District (CRWD) has received a fall. while also increasing public $1.76 million grant from the Meeting water-quality goals for understanding of storm water issues. Minnesota Board of Water and Soil each lake will require a combination Currently, a group of 350 volunteers Resources to improve water quality of storm-water improvement works to keep more than 7,000 in Lake Como in Como Regional projects to collect and treat runoff pounds of organic debris and more Park and Lake McCarrons in draining to the lakes, in-lake than 11 pounds of phosphorous Roseville. management strategies and a Clean from entering storm drains near Lake The funds, made available Streets Initiative. Como. This program will expand to through the Clean Water, Land and As part of the Clean Streets Lake McCarrons. Legacy Amendment, are part of the Initiative, CRWD staff work with CRWD includes portions of Targeted Watershed Program. The residents to prevent, remove and Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, grant will boost funding for CRWD’s treat polluted runoff before it enters Maplewood, Roseville and St. Paul Urban Lake Renewal Project, a storm drains, flows into Lakes Como and works to protect, manage and project aimed at improving water and McCarrons, and ultimately improve the water resources of the quality in Lake Como, which is reaches the Mississippi River. district, which includes Lake Como, impaired for phosphorous, and CRWD estimates 50 to 100 rain Crosby Lake, Loeb Lake, Lake protecting Lake McCarrons, which gardens may be installed as a result McCarrons and the Mississippi has seen a decline in water quality in of this project, treating up to 10 River. 18 PARK BUGLE n AUGUST 2016

History from 9 Thomas Frankson. Frankson opened Club and the Newell Park be seen in a display case in the Como Paul $10,000 Open,” was under the adjacent Chelsea Heights Improvement Association clubhouse entryway.) way, featuring stars such as Walter current site of holes No. 15 through residential addition in 1916, but to participated as well. At midsummer of that year, Hagen and Gene Sarazen.) 18.) that point had found no use for the The fundraising came up short, more than 100 volunteers wielding Como’s second nine, laid out by The city made a commitment hilly tract known as Robertson’s so prominent businessmen with hoes and shovels helped put the Tom Vardon, prolific course designer to a course in its 1928 budget, and Hole. names like Bigelow, Griggs, Bremer, finishing touches on the course prior and head professional at the White construction began in the former To raise money to buy the Hill, Seeger and Hamm kicked in to its opening. Bear Yacht Club, opened the Cozy Lake area. Paul Coates, Ramsey parcel, about a dozen civic- more money and Frankson agreed to Clyde R. May, commissioner of following year. County surveyor and designer of improvement clubs banded together accept less than the appraised value parks, playgrounds and public The Como Golf Course has Keller Golf Course, laid out the first in the summer of 1929 to stage a for the property. buildings, declared the greens to be always had its quirks. For example, nine holes. carnival in Como Park. Many of the On May 3, 1930, a dedication in good shape, “for new greens.” peat fires continued to burn But more land was needed for a clubs were located in the immediate ceremony for the course was held “The fairways are playable,” he underground in the former Cozy full 18 holes and supporters began area, but the level of support from the added, “but have been suffering, like lakebed for several years. The fire next to the first tee at a new flagpole eyeing a 30-acre tract on the south wider community was apparent as that included the names of the all fairways, from the drouth [sic].” department had to be summoned side of Hoyt Avenue and west of N. the North St. Anthony Park Club, founders inscribed on a bronze tablet About 50 golfers were on hand from time to time, and steam rose Dunlap Street, owned by developer the University Avenue Commercial in its base. (The tablet currently can for the start of play on Saturday, Aug. from the ground in winter. 16, 1930. The greens fee was 25 And a golfer occasionally was cents. (Many others presumably were said to get a “hot foot,” from in attendance at Keller, where the “St. breaking through the surface.

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memorizing and regurgitating kids, giving puppet plays and information,” Jamir and Strohman arranging the books.” wrote in a grant application. As Jamir and Strohman noted in “Students do not read and explore their grant materials, the library is topics on their own. We hope to about more than books. “The library remedy this.” will engender a sense of community Jamir envisions this as a family and belonging in Dimapur,” they Thank You from the project. “My wife and I have two wrote. lovely girls, Manentila (age 12) and 4th in the Park Committee! Achetla (9 years),” he said, “and our Anne Holzman is a freelance writer and A huge thank you to our very generous businesses and neighbors who made the 69th Fourth in the girls will get involved in this project former St. Anthony Park resident, now Park a success this year. We would not be able to put on this event without the financial support in reading and narrating stories to the living in Bloomington. from those named below and all the amazing volunteers who help year after year. It is with sincere appreciation we thank all individuals and businesses that contributed.

Sparkler Donor, $10 to $49 Robert & Miriam Titzler Anita Branin Drive 25 from 1 Astrid Anderson Chuck & Anna Tracy June & Mead Cavert Catherine Anderson Turning Heads Wilbur & Jean Donaldson Bargain Upholstery Shirley Unger The Emily Program experienced drivers overtaking (on the city about conducting a traffic- Patrick & Elizabeth Borich Bruce & Alisa Weber Brenda & Mark Hansen the bike lane) or gesturing at us for speed survey and is hoping to find David Brasel Michael & Susan Webster Dave Hansen & Karen Lilley Francis & Barbara Bulbulian Carol Zapfel Jim Roehrenbach Agency - driving 25. Anecdotally, I have funding to print more signs. Kathleen Canright State Farm observed other vehicles in front of me Thompson donated funds for the Gary & Robin Carlson Firecracker Donor, Joan Hershbell & driving at 25 mph, so we do have first 20 signs. Monika Chandler $50 to $99 Garyl Johnson Alice & David Duggan Joel & Teresa Anderson Giovanni Impullitti other likeminded drivers exercising If you would like to learn more Keith & Grace Dyrud Kristin Anderson Ann Juergens & Jay Weiner their concern for a safer SAP. There about the campaign, contact Cailin Rev. Loren & Shirley Espeland Damon Anderson & Carol & Don Kelsey Fred & Linda Foster Julia Loupe Robb & Janet Lageson is also a lot of interest from other Rogers at the St. Anthony Park Anne Fretheim Anonymous Andy McNattin districts.” Community Council, Derek Fried & Charles & Marjorie Avoles William Scott Midness & The committee is working with [email protected] or 651-649-5992. Elisabeth Currie Mary Briggs & Lydia Tooker Midness Joyce Halverson Jon Schumacher Milton Investment Co. - Shaul & Niza Hanany Suzanne Brust & John Shepard Heather O'Malley Lynne Hessler Mike Burbach & Charlie Nauen & P.J. Pofahl Mollie Hoben Mary Thomas St. Anthony Park Dental Care Florence Holmsten & Barb & Tom Burk - Paul Kirkegaard, DDS Nancy Hedburg Como Rose Travel Glen & Anna Skovholt Keith & Karen Hovland Abigail Crouse & Robert & Mavis Straughn Nick Jordan & Debora Smith Jonathan Schroeder Thomas Landscape Virgil & Verena Larson Kent & Katherine Eklund Cindy Tong & Robert Denison Milton & Jean Larson Audrey Estebo & John Eaton Beth & John Van Hecke Barbara & Rolfe Leary David & Maryse Fan Lois Marrinan Rick & Nancy Foss Blue Level, $250 Patricia McDonald Warren & Kiki Gore Eileen Adams Robert & Roberta Megard Dave & Nancy Healy Ben Quie & Sons Mary Mergenthal Esther Hope Carter Avenue Frame Shop Bob & Greta Michaels Brian Isaacson & Meg Kersey The Little Wine Shoppe Holly Morris & Heidi & Paul Jensen Ned’s Park Service Renee Holoien Dorothy Knight St. Anthony Park Home Louise Mullan Dan Knights & Gina Fabiano The Sparrs - Edina Realty Gordon & Barbara Murdock Rita La Doux & Joan Nolte Paul Swedenborg White Level, $500 Gerald Nolte Kristal Leebrick & Aspen Waste Systems, Inc. Shannon Obrien & Don Stryker Colossal Cafe Shaun Curtin David Leitzke Park Dental Kathleen O'Malley Jane Leonard & Saint Anthony Park Dennis & Molly O'Rourke Loretto Lippert Community Foundation Andrew & Sylvia Oxenham Katherine Mabel Tim & Tom's Speedy Market Beverlyn Paerso Kathy Magnuson John & Beverly Pearson Gregory Mitton Red Level, $1,000 Mike & Alice Phillips Bjorn & Margot Monson MTEC Results Brigita Robins & Christy & Gordon Myers Sunrise Banks Baiba Olinger Brian & Mary Ellen Nerney Mike & Eva Rogness Don & Susanne Nevin Presenting Sponsor, $5,000 Joanne Rohricht Paul O'Connor HealthPartners William Rottschaefer Mike & Marcie O'Connor Virginia Ruddy Annette & Dr. S. A. Patel We attempt to include the names Ken & Magdalene Schaefer Nancy & Steve Plagens of all who contributed to 4th in Christina & Bradford Schwie Sharon Sandgren the Park. If your name has not John Seltz & Catherine Furry Mark Seeley & Cindy Bevier been included, please excuse the Stephen & Susan Shakman Robert & Nancy Serfass omission and let us know so that Carolyn Shepherd John Michael & we may properly recognize your L.A. Stolarczyk Carole Mason Smith gift. Please email Ron Sundberg & Joan Duke Thomson-Reuters [email protected]. Ronald Tabaika Cindy Vik & Blaine Thrasher Robert Thayer & • Kitchens • Additions Nancy Meade-Thayer Starburst Donor, $100 to $249 Mark Thieroff Bibelot - Roxana Freese • Bathrooms • Basements Karen Titrud Eleanor & David Bienhoff • Exteriors

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Neighbors from 15 discount for bringing a donation. Cheese at the Underground Café Register and find the list of needed (Aug. 8) donations at www.Herosearch.org. Singing in the Summer, ages Aug. 7, 8:30 p.m.; Monday, Aug. 8, 11-15 (Aug. 15-19) “Lawyers who earn your trust” 10 p.m.; Thursday, Aug. 11, 8:30 Folk concert to be performed at St. Engineering: Camp Kelvin, Wills & Estates & Probate / Real Estate & Leases p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 14, 1 p.m. Anthony Park Lutheran Church ages 4-6 (Aug. 8-11) Divorces & Family / Criminal Defense / Business Start-ups Day passes are $16 on weekdays Hear the U.S. premiere of “A Cycle Mini Hawk Camp, ages 4-7 and $22 on weekends. Tickets may ’Round Britain,” arranged by Goff (Aug. 8-11) be purchased at the door or at Richards, and other folk songs from Art: Messy Mania PJ Party, Ferdinand Peters Esq. Law Firm fringefestival.org. around the world at Cycle ’Round ages 3-6 (Aug. 12) the World! Sunday, Aug. 28, at 4 Flag Football Camp, ages 6- In St. Anthony Park Cookie 5K at Lake Como 842 Raymond Ave., Lakes & Plains Building 651-647-6250 p.m. at St. Anthony Park Lutheran 12 (Aug. 1-4) S The Cookie 5K will be held Church, 2323 Como Ave. Tie-Dye Class, ages 7-14 www.ferdlaw.com / [email protected] Saturday, Aug. 13, at 9 a.m. at Lake Donations at the door will (Aug. 4) Como. This is a fundraiser for benefit the Minnesota Prison Doula Engineering: Medieval May - Herosearch.org, an online nonprofit Project, a nonprofit helping hem, ages 7-14 (Aug. 8-11) that connects community members incarcerated pregnant women. Art: Glow in the Dark Mil - with local charities that need their Performers will be St. Anthony Park lennium Falcon, ages 5-12 (Aug. donation items. Recitalists and the Prevailing Winds 12) Cookie Cart, a nonprofit youth Woodwind Quintet. Basketball Camp, ages 7-12 organization, will supply cookies for (Aug. 15-18) all participants. Children will also August camps and classes at Volleyball Camp, ages 9-14 receive hero capes with registration. nearby St. Paul recreation centers (Aug. 15-18) For those who demand the very best of In addition to the 5K, there will veterinary care for their dogs, cats and exotic pets Here is a list of August camps and Art: Clay to Go, ages 6-9 be a collection of donated items for classes at Langford, Northwest (Aug. 22), ages 10-15 (Aug. 24) 1227 Larpenteur Avenue West, Roseville / 651-645-2808 area homeless youth from 8 to 11 Como and North Dale recreation Badminton Camp, ages 9-15 www.stfrancisanimalandbird.com S a.m. Anyone can donate items centers. Find out more at (Aug. 22-25) Hrs: M-F 8-6:30, Sat 8-12:30 whether registered or not. Integrative Services By Appointment Only stpaul.gov/activityregistration. Pre-registration ends on Sunday, North Dale, 651-558-2329 July 31. The fee is $25 with $5 Langford, 651-298-5765 Intro to Yoga and Mindful - Computer: Java Minecraft ness, ages 9-12 (Aug. 22-26) Mod Development, ages 10-15 Yogis to Be, ages 5-8 (Aug. (Aug. 8-12) 22-26) Engineering: Out of this Robotics: Star Wars Droid World, ages 7-14 (Aug. 15-18) Builder Camp, ages 6-10 (Aug. 1- Art: Lego Star Wars Art 4) GI scream,et you scream! the August is thescoop! last month of ICE CREAM! Camp, ages 4-9 (Aug. 18-19) Game-on Camp, ages 4-6 (Aug. 15-18) Hand-scooped cones in From Ashby's Engineering: Space Pioneers, 8 AWARD-WINNING FLAVORS ages 4-6 (Aug. 15-18) Nature Super Heroes Camp, Disc Golf, ages 8-15 (Aug. 1- ages 4-6 (Aug. 8-12) 5-8 p.m. 4) Science: Secret Agent Camp, Tuesdays- Soccer Camp, ages 5-12 (Aug. ages 7-12 (Aug. 15-18) Fridays 8-11) Ultimate Frisbee Camp, ages Weather permitting 10-15 (Aug. 8-11) Northwe st Como , 651-298-5813 Ame rica n Red Cross Babysit - s r r TM Art: Adult Asian Art, Wine, ting Class, ages 11-17 (Aug. 15) 2310 Como at Doswell Open daily 7am - 10pm 651-645-7360 / [email protected]

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Featuring C! 5 - 8 p.m. LIVE MUSI and Como Avenue KIDS FUN ZONE!