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CLEVELAND 8, T WINS 2 140TH PREAKNESS STAKES Small business focus in Up next: 6:08 p.m. Tu esday at Detroit • TV: FS N ( 96.3-FM) Racing to restore BusinessInsider order in Baltimore Many hope this race and the Orioles help ease the city’s pain.

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press

BALTIMORE – Looting, rioting and violence have left Baltimore rattled and in a state of repair. Officials hope a big sports week has a heal- ing effect on the beleaguered city. Civil unrest remains an issue in Baltimore after two weeks of tension between residents and police. The ZSW [C M Y K]D1 Tuesday, May.return 5, of t he2015 Orioles for an extended period and the running of the Preak- ness could help ease matters. The Orioles expect to play before Donaldson stumbles Comcast: Net subscribers outnumber TV ones. D3 Electienthusiasticons in cr owtheds throughoutU.K. the week, and track officials say good Warning of revenue dip Wowerkathering-cl couldass lead vo toters record atten- Tuesday MARKET DATA 4 • CLASSIFIEDS 5 • WORLDVIEW 6 sends shares down 5%. D2 contrdanceol t he numbers outcom at Pe.imlico D6 Race Course. “We certainly recognize the role that we play in the community, and TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015 STARTRIBUNE.COM/BUSINESS • SECTION D hope we would always be seen as a unifying experience,” said Greg Bader, vice president of marketing and communications for the Orioles. The defending American League Market news and BUSINESS East champions begin a nine-game homestand at Camden Yards on Monday. That also marks the start of Preakness Week, the annual buildup at Pimlico to the middle jewel of the Triple Crown. Patterson to Baltimore was overrun by violence and destruction April 27 after commentary in Business More change at top for MNsurethe funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year- old black man who died of spinal cord buy animal injuries while in the custody of Balti- Allison O’Toole, deputy director, Allison O’Toole, MNsure’s deputy more police. The Orioles postponed becomes interim CEO, the third director for external affairs. Republicans and DFLers at the two home games and, in an unprec- health firm person to hold title in two years. State Capitol are set to begin nego- edented move, played a third with- tiations this week over a health care out allowing fans to enter. Then they By CHRISTOPHER SNOWBECK spending bill that includes dra- gave up three home games against for $1.1B [email protected] matically different approaches to the Rays on May 1-3 and played in St. changes at MNsure, but Leitz said Petersburg, Fla. The purchase will double the Leadership at the top of MNsure is the uncertainty was not a factor in “It’s an unfortunate situation, but we’re trying to make the best of it,” Mendota Heights company’s in flux with word Monday that Chief his decision. Photos by TONY DEJAK • Associated Press Twins second baseman Brian Dozier, who leExdecuti off theve gaScottme withLeitz a i shome resigning. run, chased downTwo membersan infield singleof the byse veClevn-per-eland’s Michael Bourn in the seventh. Orioles first baseman Chris Davis veterinary supply business. Unlike the crisis atmosphere that son MNsure board see their terms said . surrounded Leitz’s arrival in Decem- expire Tuesday, with replacements Monday’s game against Toronto By DEE DePASS ber 2013, MNsure is now in a period not expected for weeks. Brian will be the Orioles’ first in front of [email protected] of relative stability, Leitz told report- Beutner, the MNsure board chair- their fans since April 26. Much has ers Monday. man, said O’Toole and the remain- changed in Baltimore while they Patterson Companies Inc. said He’s leaving for a job with a non- ing board members will provide suf- were on the road. Attorney General Loretta Lynch Monday that it will pay roughly $1.1 profit group that conducts research ficient continuity. ELIZABETH FLORES • [email protected] said Friday that the Justice Depart- billion in cash for Animal Health on health care cost trends, and will “I don’t see any issues,” said MNsure Board Chairman Brian Beutner, right, introduced new CEO Allison ment will conduct a broad investiga- InternationalA in a dealbump that will dou- be replaced on an interimon basis by theSee MNSURE on roD2 Ø O’Toole,ad left, after announcing Scott Leitz’s resignation Monday. ble Patterson’s veterinary business tion into the Baltimore police force and give it extra heft in the United One blip and the to identify law enforcement prac- StatSaes, lazar the United’s s Kingdomtuff brings and hot-swinging rest? Dazzling tices that are unconstitutional and Canada. Danny Salazar (left) violate civil rights. WithTw Animalins Health, down the Mendota- to earth in finale was dominant after With all that has happened, and based Patterson will gain an animal giving up a home what might still occur, a sense of productBy PHIL MILLER distribution company with but the Twins didn’t manage another run to Brian Dozier uncertainty surrounds the city. [email protected] about $1.5 billion in sales and $68 mil- run — correction: not another hit — to start the game: “The thing that would worry me a off Salazar the rest of the day, and little bit is the Preakness will be the lion in annual profits. Animal Health • Retired the next CLEVELAND – With a three-hour left for Michigan with an 8-2 loss to sells products for pets, horses, beef ZSW [C M Y K ]B 21 batters1 inWednesday, May. 6,See 2015 BALTIMORE on C2 Ø bus ride to Detroit still ahead Sun- the Indians as baggage. and dairy cattle, poultry and pigs. It 98 pitches. wodayrk evs withening, more it wo thanuld 1,ha000ve manu-been “You can’t really complain about nice, Twins manager Paul Molitor how things went this weekend. It’s • Struck out 11, all facturers. on swinging third said,Th toe deal,savor exa swepectedep of to the close Indians dur- probably a good time to go back to as theEdina turnpike backs scenery roschoollled by. planDetroit and take oFan thatmiliar challeng fae ces: LaBelle, Skynyrd will play at Fa ir. strikes. B2 Officer put on leave ing Patterson’s first fiscal quarter, will • Fanned every Twin PLAYOFF FEVER be fiButnanced Vo Dannyters via aSanarr loanlazar owand sa lyabotaged separ apprat eove again,” Molitor said. “We’ve just got Video records threats to Wednesday their bandwagon. to put today behind us.”AROUND THE METRO 3 • REMEMBERING 6 • WEATHER at 8 least once except $125M for renovations. B3 break suspect’s legs. B4 revolving line of credit. for Torii Hunter. PaMinnesota’stterson, wh hotich hittinghas about came $4.3 to bil- a Sure, because the Twins always • Struck out the lionscreeching in annual halt rev Suenue,nday pl theans moment to divest hit so well in Comerica Park, right? side in the fifth itsSalazar $468 climbed million onto medical the Pr/togherapres-y They opened the season there on WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015 and sixth innings. STARTRIBUNE.COM/LOCAL • SECTION B equipmentsive Field businessmound in— an or ef actuallfort to py,ay April 6, and didn’t score a run until foaboutr the 90acquisition. seconds af Itte hras that. hired Brian Bank April 9. That 22-1 embarrassment of • Surrendered only ofDozier America launched Merrill a leado Lynchff h toome explore run, See TWINS on C5 Ø three outfield outs. the alternatives. If sold, proceeds will Expanded local coverage help pay down the debt for the new Animal Health purchase, officials MINNESOTA said. LOCAL • STATE • REGION InstPattersonea’s medicald businessof wa pro- iting on their ‘future,’ Twins win now duces about $64 million a year in profits, but is “not a core part of the Three veteran voices have made more money on the open company’s long-term strategy,” offi- fueled unexpected success. market. He is the rare modern All- cials said in a statement. Star closer happy to record outs in NAM Y. HUH • Associated Press Even an unsightly loss on Sun- the eighth inning. Patterson plans to focus on the jim Cavs forward LeBron James, center, in Minnesota dentalU andpo veterinaryst er supply busi- day in Cleveland shouldn’t obscure Torii Hunter left the Twins was mobbed by his teammates ness. It is the latest in a multiyear what the Twins have accomplished souhan after the 2007 season when the after they won 84-82 in Game 4. inBo the last month.y found gun,Twins shot were uninterested in brotherre- turnaround plan designed to boost They’ve made themselves signing him at a competitive rate. Another buzzer-beater growth and profits. They’re good kids, he wanted to “block it out.” seNewsts of the Animaloff He alth pur- wa“Wetchable don’t thanks believe to three there leaders was any malice” on the partHe returned this winter because LeBron James drew up his own play who could have worked elsewhere before becoming manager. Players he wanted to fsheinish sa hisid. career“They just Police are still investigating See PATTERSON on D2 Ø of the teen who fired the fatal shot, police said. made a bad decision. exandactly hit wh theat ga hme-winningappened and shot how to the but chose to honor their organiza- have credited his calm voice with where he started and thought he even the Cavs-Bulls series 2-2. C6 tional roots. helping them overcome a 1-6 start saw the makingsThey of a m wadinnere a ba ind deci- boys obtained the gun. By PAUL WALSH neck shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday in sion,” she said. The boysNA TIwere HARN supposedIK • Associated to be Press get- TONY DEJAK • Associated Press file Paul Molitor is a St. Paul native and win 17 of 25 since . need of a leader. Ducks ﬁ nish oﬀ Flames speech andBerkshire NICOLE NORFLEET Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, left, and Microsoft’s Bill Gates played ping-pong Sunday as the Berkshire shareholder meeting wrapped up. his family’s home in the 4100 block It was a weekend ting ready for school upstairs in the Torii Hunter strives to lead the Twins who returned to the Twins near Glen Perkins grew up and lives The 2015 Twins are waiting on A goal 2:26 into overtime gave Ana- Star Tribune staff writers of Fremont N., according to the Hen- of heartbreak for the house around 11 p.m., Temeka Wren Utin enthusiasm,ilities likely ke flipeping bad the end of his career and worked a in Minnesota, and has twice signed theirBrandon best prospects, are average heim a 3-2 victory over Calgary and nepin County medical examiner’s D. Wren family. said. Suddenly she heard a loud noise Prep focus in Sports stretches from getting worse. variety of jobs in the organization with the Twins when he could have See SOUHAN on C6 Ø a 4-1 victory in the series. C3 A teenage boy accidentally shot office. He died immediately. The fatal shooting and the power went out. The chil- swdebateitch on and killed his 15-year-old brother in The boy’s 14-year-old brother came a day after the family buried dren ran down the stairs yelling, and their north Minneapolis home over pulled the trigger in an upstairs bed- t he boys’ 28-year-old sister, who died Wren knew something was horribly theQuest weekend as they played with to a room, andh an 18ea-year-old rbrother Oracle was of cancer. of Omahawrong. Wren and her husband ran Forum’s use of cartoon image of Mohammed and school’s gun that they reportedly found in a also there, Temeka Wren, Brandon’s Elbert Wren, Brandon’s father, upstairs and saw Brandon on the $2.1B power nearby park, the family said. stepmother, said as she sat on her couldn’t bring himself to speak floor. response draw complaints. Brandon D. Wren was shot in the frontmeeting steps tryingis the toclosest hold ba thingck te ars.to a aboutIt went the to shooting the far lar Tuesdager Omahay, say Ciingvic — I set the alarm toSee 5:05 SHO a.m.T on to B4 be Ø line project national celebration of common- Auditorium and finally, in 2004, Buf- up for the next morning’s meeting. By MAURA LERNER sense American business as this fett moved it to a sports arena now By 6:10 a.m., I was standing in the [email protected] country has. This year’s event was called CenturyLink Center. nearby Ramada parking lot in time Transmission lines will help lee special, too, marking 50 years since The arena’s seating capacity for the early shuttle. A half-hour easeA windposter energy for a campus bottleneck. forum on schafer Warren Buffett was put in charge. is about 19,000 and that was eas- later, I joined the line outside Cen- the limits of free speech has set off In its early days, the Berkshire ily overwhelmed by the roughly turyLink Center. Bya de DAbateVID aSHAFFERt the Univ ersity of Minne- annual meeting was the kind of per- 40,000 people who showed up on Thousands of people had beaten david.shafsota — [email protected] the limits of free speech. functory affair we’ve seen at other Saturday. The crowd spilled into me there. When the doors opened The poster, which first appeared Never been to Mardi Gras. Doubt companies, but as Berkshire Hatha- adjacent ballrooms and even the and the shareholders surged in, one in ST.January, CLOUD prompted – The Minnesota hundreds elec- of I will get to Burning Man. And way’s stock continued to surge, so Hilton’s ballrooms across the street. wrong turn put me in the third row triccomplaints power industry from Muslim is wrapping students up its Woodstock happened when I was did appreciation for the wit and That kind of interest means get- of the upper deck section 217 — a biggestand others transmission for reproducing line expansion a con- 8 years old. But I now have taken in wisdom of Berkshire’s chairman ting lodging in Omaha for Berkshire long, long way from the main stage. intr ovefourrs decades.ial illustration of the prophet a Berkshire Hathaway annual share- and chief executive. weekend is no longer a simple trick. Thousands more didn’t get into the MoExhammedecutive sfrom of X thecel FrEnergyench saInc.,tire holder meeting. Twenty-five yZSWears ago about [ CA M friend Y K scored]T rooms1 Thursday, at a Quality May.arena at7, all. 2015 Greatmagazine Rive rCharlie Energy He andbdo. other utilities My feet have yet to fully recon- 1,300 shareholders made their Inn well out of downtown. After What people are so eager to see on ButMonday it’s the dedica unitevedrs theity’s tw reo longestsponse nect with the sidewalk. way into the Orpheum Theater in eating like Warren — T- bones at is the question-and-answer session segments,to the complaints spanning — near justly we 500eks miles, after The Berkshire Hathaway annual downtown Omaha for the meeting. Gorat’s St eak House on Friday night See SCHAFER on D2 Ø ofthe the mas cross-stsacreHeat atalthye Cpoharliewe rfa line milyHe projectbdo — Liquid assets knownthat dr asew Ca firepX2 from020. some faculty Restaurants: Sapor calling it quits after 15 years. T5 members.It w Vaseg cheeredetable bys acan leader ke inep the the More brewers Thursday wind power industry who attended TIDBITS 2 • EVENTS 2 • RESTAURANT NEWS 5 Aftepeacer initially at demanding dinnertim thate. the T3 embracing rye beers. T4 theposters cere monybe ta keatn a ndown, Xcel substuniveatrsionity nearofficials St. Cl quicklyoud built re scindedfor the ne thew, 2ba40-n, milecalling powe it a mistake.r line bet Thweenen the Fa Ofrgofi ceand of Spear Street jumps into Mpls. market THMoEqURualnticello.SD OpportunityAY, MAY 7, 2015 and Affirmative STARTRIBUNE.COM/TASTE • SECTION T Ac“Ttionransmission investigat edwas and the a dvglassised ceil- the San Francisco investment firm firm, on Friday. And while that deal didn’t work for ingdean — of we liberal couldn’t arts geto td enoughisavow ttrans-he use has previously concentrated on It’s the latest example of a tradi- Spear, outcompeted by New York- miof sstheion of capacityfending image for wind,” and “usesaid Be yothur tionally coastal-centric real estate based Goldman Sachs, the company Soholt,leadership executi roleve to d rirectorepair the of damag St. Paul-e” properties on the coasts. investor acquiring properties in was suddenly intrigued with Minne- Restaurant reviews and bait sedcaused Wind in onthe the Muslim Wires, co anmmunit industryy. TAinland citiesSTE like Minneapolis, Den- sota’s largest city. tradJaene gr oup.Kirtley, a professor of media By KRISTEN LEIGH PAINTER ver and Phoenix. “It’s an interest- “They really came to like the mar- ethicsShe andsaid la thew, sFaaidrg sheo-Monticello was taken [email protected] ing story of where a local devel- ket through that process, and it fits transmissionaback by the U’s line re sponse. and another “There oper meets national capital,” said among the rest of its portfolio,” Po l- betis nowe questionen Brookings in my Co muntindy, Sthat.D., andthis A San Francisco real estate firm Scott Pollock, executive director lock said. “A n educated workforce, Hampton,[poster] wa Minn.,s protected south speech,” of the Tw Kirt-in chose Minneapolis as its first mid- for Bloomington-based Cushman downtown activity, a large corporate Cileyties, said. are helping prairie wind farms America market with the purchase & Wakefield/NorthMarq, who bro- presence and infrastructure invest- get power to customers. of three downtown office buildings kered the deal. ments like the stadium. They felt Live, from The incident, which has been recipes in Taste simmeringThe five s epar behindate Ca thepX2 scenes020 trans- for from local developer Ned Abdul . A year ago, Spear learned of an it measured up to their other mar- missionmonths, lines first co wasts $2 re.1ported billion April in tota 29l. Spear Street Capital bought the “attractive opportunity” to buy the kets,” like Austin, Texas, Boston and Twin theo sections Minnesota are still Dail undery. On Tu coesdanstruc-y, it properties — 510 Marquette Av. S., TractorWo rks Building in Minne- Toronto. theDA VIDJa BREWSTERmes • Star Tribune tion,drew although national most attention of the in Minnesota the online 123 N. 3rd St. and 300 1st Av. N. — for apolis, a signature building in the Meanwhile, Swervo was knee- Spear Street Capital bought 510 wojournalrk is fiInsidenished, Higher except Ed, fo irn a the section wake $87.5 million from Swervo Develop- city’s North Loop district that for- deep in a massive renovation proj- Marquette and two other down- of Su nday’s attackSee by PRO gunmenJECT on on D3 an Ø ment Corp., Abdul’s Minneapolis merly housed a John Deere factory. See BUILDINGS on D2 Ø town buildings for $87.5 million. anti-Islam cartoon contest in Gar- Photos by MARK VANCLEAVEBea • mark.rdvancleave @startribune.com land, Texas. Foxy Falafel chef Erica Strait, left, sought feedback from Tiffani Ford, center, and Janaan Ahmed during the Junior Chef contest on Monday at the Wedge DowProf. Bruno ChaouatNasdaq sa id theS&P Janu- 500 TableNYSE . For more photosRussell from 2K the competition,Gold (oz.) go Oilto www.startribune.com/galleries (bbl.) 3-month 10-year. 30-year Prime LIBOR U.S. dollar ary▲ 46.34 forum, which▲ 11.54 he helped to▲ o 6.20rga- ▲ 32.92 ▲ 5.11 ▲ $12.80 ▼ $0.13 T-bill T-note T-bond rate 1 month 1.1150 $/euro niz18,070.40e, was designed5,016.93 as “an opportu-2,114.49 11,173.28 1,233.22 $1,187.30 $59.02 0.02% 2.16% 2.88% 3.25% Aw0.18%ards120.14 yen/$ nity to educate about free speech.” He See POSTER on B5 Ø Junior Chefs turn up theMinnesotans heat were well- represented at the ceremony, Eight students wowed parents and fobutod ultimately professionals were shut out. North Side By RICK NELSON with their cooking skills and [email protected] food choices. By ALEJANDRA MATOS trict’s shift away from processed and con- landlord files [email protected] venience food toCHICAGO clean eating,” – Th saereid Andreawere p lenty Northup , the ofdistrict’s Minnesotans Farm to inSchool the Ci coor-vic Opera It was like a scene from a “Top Chef” com- dinator and orHogausenizer on of Mo thenday event. night at the 25th complaint petition on television. The students,annual selected James from Be ardpool aw ofards 50 but, In just under an hour, eight middle school applicants, andunfortuna their chefste wely, reall g ivleften theturke buildingy Mahmood Kahn said he is being students, paired with award-winning local thighs and a empt medleyy-handed. of grains to create an Lenny Russo of Heartland Res- unfairly targeted by city. Turkey kebabs simmered in a pan while the chefs, frantically chopped, stirred and seared entree and a side grain salad. They had an student-chefs prepared a salad course. their culinary creations for a panel of local assortment oftaurant peppers, (289 herbs E. 5th and St spices., St. Pa toul), Paul By ERIC ROPER celebrity judges. choose from Beandrg lundwere of allo thewe Bachelord to pick Fa sixrmer (50 [email protected] “Castor said, ‘I’m not here The Minneapolis Public Schools’ food “secret ingre2nddients” Av. N.from, Mpls., the wwwstore.t athe tbahechelor- department hosted its first Junior Chef com- Wedge Table,fa thermer.com) south Minneapolis and Michelle marke Gat yer of An embattled Minneapolis land- for the prize, I’m here for the petition to show students and parents how and cafe wherethe the Salty event Tart wa (92s held.0 E. Lake St., Mpls., lord is fighting back against the city’s to use fresh ingredients in their everyday In front of www.saltytart.com)an audience of dozens all of we par-re nomi- attempt to shut down his operations, cooking.’ Right on, man.” cooking and get students excited about eat- ents and communitynated in members, the Best Chef: the co Midacheswe st cat- claiming in a federal complaint Pizzeria Lola’s Ann Kim, ing healthy foods. and studentsegory. discussed The winner their fa wavosrite six-time cui- nomi- that city officials are discriminat- of one of her students “We are raising awareness about the dis- nee Gerard CraftSee C ofHEFS Niche on iB2n St Ø. Louis. ing against his predominantly low- The award recognizes chefs work- income, minority tenants. ing in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Mahmood Khan filed the housing Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and the discrimination complaint this week Dakotas. The last time a local chef with the U.S. Depart- returned home wearing the medal- ment of Housing and lion was in 2011; that was Isaac Becker Urban Development, Some cross at paying for $6M pedestrianof 112 Eatery bridge in Minneapolis. – 4 – several months after Newcomer Spoon and Stable (211 the city informed his C ritics say the Vikings should N.the 1 stproposal St., Mpls., May www.spoonand-27. tenants they were strip- pay for the walkway at the stable.com)The Met waCouncils up fois rwo Berksting Ne onw ping his licenses. Khan Rethestaurant project with with sixthe otherVikings high-pro- and the Khan has waged an extensive Downtown East station. fiMinnesotale competitors. Sports Th Facilitiese winner Author- was battle with city regula- Bityâtard (MSFA), in New whYorkich C itisy. overseeing tors over dilapidated North Side By JANET MOORE co Snstructionpoon and Stofable the wastads iumalso slain theted properties, racking up more than [email protected] runningto open fo nextr Outstanding year. The Re authoritstauranty 1,000 violations in the past two years Design,purchased thanks the to bltheock wo rkwh oeref David the alone. Its $6 million cost pales in com- SheaDownt andow Con Eastri Ku light-railechenmeister station of The dispute illustrates larger con- parison to the $1 billion Minnesota Shea,stands the fo Minneapolisr $17 million designin 2013 fi, andrm. flicts between local governments Vikings stadium nearby, but a pub- Thit ewill winner eventually was Wo berkshop incorpor Kitchenated and landlords who rent to the area’s licly financed pedestrian bridge at +into Bar ain br Paoadlmer Springs, plaza at Ca thelif. stadium’s low-income residents — and where the Downtown East light-rail station Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority doorstep.For its silver anniversary, the to draw the line between affordable is provoking protest from critics, Paying for a pedestrian bridge at the Downtown East station is an issue. JamesLigh Bet-ardrail Fo operundationator Me relocatro teTrdan- its housing and unsafe living conditions. who say the team should foot the bill. awsit,ards a division gala to Cofhicag the o,Me andt Co theuncil, city Two other landlords, Ron Folger and “That seems like quite a bit issue, it’s a safety issue,” said team cil’s Transportation Committee seeminglysaid the bridge left no wo appetizeruld “prov unturnedide safe Andrew Ellis , have made similar alle- of money for a relatively small spokesman Lester Bagley, gi ven the endorsed the bridge, which would inpost-e rollingve outnt pedestrian the welcome mo mat.vements” Mayor gations in lawsuits against the city in bridge,” said Streets.mn blogger Nick impending influx of office workers, span the light-rail tracks at the busy — especially duringSee Vi BEARDkings onga mes.T5 Ø recent years. Magrino, who questioned the cost residents and stadium-goers con- light-rail transit station, a key nexus The ridership goal is 40 percent of Khan has appealed the city’ s and the design on the urban issues verging on the edge of downtown of the Green and Blue lines near S. attendance (capacity for Vikings revocation, likely leaving tenants blog. Minneapolis. 4th Street and Chicago Avenue. The games is about 65,000 fans). In addi- See LANDLORD on B5 Ø But the bridge is “not just a Vikings In April, the Metropolitan Coun- full Met Council is slated to vote on See BRIDGE on B2 Ø

Icebox cakes get a cool MOREL MANIA makeover Fête mom with a taste from For mushroom hunters, this is the best time of year, as the past as icebox cakes enjoy a Minnesota’s favorite mushroom peeks out from the undergrowth. resurgence in popularity.

By JUDY HEVRDEJS • Chicago Tribune Story By BETH DOOLEY • Special to the Star Tribune | Photos by JOHN RATZLOFF • Special to the Star Tribune An icebox cake is totally old- school. And totally perfect for Moth- ow that it’s finally early herd, is called a scout, and if you see a er’s Day. spring — also known as scout, the herd is probably within 50 Why? Because when you were a morel time — I have a feet. kid, maybe Mom or Grandma helped great excuse to sneak off I have to credit John Ratzloff, a you arrange vanilla wafers, banana into the quiet woods in remarkably intuitive morel hunter, who slices and pudding in a pan, slath- Nsearch of these forest treasures. In the served as my guide on a recent hunt ering it with whipped cream before cool mornings, I wander near stumps for the mushroom, which since 1984 chilling it. Then you devoured every of old trees, walking softly through vel- has been the state mushroom. Unlike last sweet bit. vety leaves. The task is absorbing and many guides, Ratzloff doesn’t blindfold And because it’s a dessert enjoying peaceful, especially when the weather his guests as they head to their destina- a renaissance, judging by the uptick in is warm and the early sun is gentle. tion, but he does swear them to secrecy cookbooks on the subject in the past Though elusive, morels appear in the and insist that they join him in the feast few years, including the latest: “Icebox most unlikely places, too: in urban back that follows. Cakes: Recipes for the Coolest Cakes yards, on the edges of parks, as well as Morel mushrooms don’t last long, so should be This morel season promises to be in Town” (Chronicle Books, $18.95). the wilderness. I’ve found them along eaten soon after picking. early and bountiful, Ratzloff noted. Jessie Sheehan co-wrote the book the fence of my neighbor’s home in The temperature has risen earlier than with Jean Sagendorph and suggests south Minneapolis and along the trails of Big Woods State Park expected, and though it’s been dry, the recent rains are encour- the dessert’s popularity is linked to near Northfield. aging growth. Ratzloff offered these tips for finding, picking and our appetite for homey, comfort foods: Morels grow in temperate zones throughout the world, as far cooking the wild mushrooms: “It’s in the same school as the cupcake north as the Soviet Union and as far south as Australia. Right now, • Morels are the most distinctive mushroom in appearance. phase and the whoopie pie phase.” they’re popping up on forest floors, in pasturelands, ditches along They are the only spring mushroom with pitted and rigid caps, Of course, an icebox cake doesn’t railroad tracks, and even in the cracks of sidewalks. and their stems and caps are hollow throughout. Their peculiar use cake. Instead pudding and They tend to appear each year in the same location and nor- shape makes them the easiest mushroom to identify, especially whipped cream soften crisp cook- mally, in groups, aka “herds.” A lone morel, displaced from the See MORELS on T4 Ø ies to a cakelike texture. And while the “icebox” became a refrigerator a long time ago, the name has stuck to Recipes: Morels, Asparagus and Sunchokes in Brown Butter and Spring Pasta with Ramps and Morels , T4 this dessert with a sweet pedigree; its See ICEBOX on T6 Ø Do This Now Cabin County: Quirky name and a long history OW3 How I got this photo Opportunities to hike, fish, Bill Marchel got wet to get Friday and celebrate Mom OW2 #STDOTHIS 2 • DISPATCH 3 • NATURE NOTES 3 close to his subject OW3

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BRIDGET BENNETT • [email protected] (above) ; Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (top) Every spring Donn Schrader, manager of the St. Paul Fish Hatchery, receives up to 30 million fertilized walleye eggs, which land in the dozens of jars at the hatchery. It’s Schrader’s job CHANGEto “hatch” them and produce walleyes for stocking lakes. Top, a historical photo of a long-ago entrance. The hatchery opened in 1877. AGENT

By JACKIEA CROSBY DIFFERENT FISH STORY [email protected] By TORI J. McCORMICK STOCKING MINNESOTA there since 1987. arkinSpecial Mc toPhee the Star has Tribune never shied The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources “Other than in our river systems, lakes in the away from weighty subjects, operates 16 fish hatcheries across the state — five for metro by and large have walleyes because of stock- L takingAs a on teen, nuclear Donn Schraderfallout, maintained three cold-water species such as trout and 11 for walleyes, ing,” he said. “Without walleye stocking, there depression,aquariums eating in disordershis bedroom, and stocking them with a muskies, northern pike and some catfish. “Our most probably wouldn’t be a walleye fishery in metro. farmlandvariety pollution. of fish. But The her laactte stgalvanized film his fascination intensive stocking effort is with walleyes,” said Neil These lakes just don’t have the spawning habitat — a deepwith dive the into finned the li world.ves of family Vanderbosch, a DNR fisheries program consultant, for natural reproduction.” caregivers“I — did hits some close breedingto home. with tropical fish and who cited the importance of protecting habitat and Each spring, Schrader — who is called “Papa McPheeplayed’s fat aroundher is 90, with her watermother conditions to see if I water quality. “However, stocking has its place. You Walleye” by some of his fisheries peers in the 86; neither lives nearby. As they could get any of them to spawn,” said Schrader, wouldn’t have some walleye fisheriesZSW without [it.C It’s M Y KMinnesota]G1 DepartmentSunday, May.of Natural 10, Resources 2015 — becomewho more eventually frail, McPhee earned and a herfisheries management that important,” he said. Some relevant numbers: receives 20 million to 30 million fertilized walleye siblingsdegree have g fromrown the increasingl Universityy of Minnesota. “I eggs, extracted by DNR crews from several loca- apprehensilearnedve. She a lot hears from echoes the experience. of I guess you 3.5 million The number of walleyes caught each tions in northern Minnesota. The eggs come in that “undercurrentcould say I’ve of always anxiety” had alla passion for fish and year in Minnesota. However, only an estimated 4 large, heavy-duty plastic bags filled with water. Fraroundom found ther.he Trave the rightl Deskjob.” Destinatipercenton: ofO thoseahu’ fishs wa comeve froms lure statewide a family stocking ba ck.“It’s G6 my job to ‘hatch my kids’Midw so estthey Trbecomeaveler Apps“It isare as Today,if nice, everyone Schrader,but’s a h roeart ad58, is beamanagest- the historic St. efforts, the DNR said. little walleyes for peopleFa to mocatch,”us saidcold Schrader,, legend ary ing to the same rhythm of concern, Sunday Paul Fish Hatchery, established in the BESTlate 1870s OF THE BLOGS 2 • TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER 3 • QUICKadding TRIP 5that roughly three out of four eggs hatch atlas grants perspective. G2 sisu in Embarrass, Minn. G5 worry oron ex a haustion,”few acres Mcas thePhee state’s said. first facility to raise 11 The number of Minnesota’s “cool-water” hatcher- after 21 days. The documentaryand stock fish fi lmmakerin lakes and’s lat- streams across Min- ies. They produce 2 million to 5 million walleye fin- “We have a pretty heavy load this year. We’re est work, “Caring for Mom & Dad,” nesota. In its early decades, the hatchery was a gerlings (4- to 8-inch walleye) annually and roughly about 45 million eggs to meet our quota,” he said. tells the stories of eight families feeling SUNDAY, MAY 10,major 2015 tourist attraction for metro-area residents 380 million fry (baby walleye, about 2 to 4 days old). “I’ve been doing this soST longARTR nowIBUNE I can.C prettyOM/TRAVEL much • SECTION G the stress of juggling families, careers and their families. The hatcheries, located throughout the state, main- look at a jar of fertilized eggs and guess the hatch and aging parents. Narrated by actress On the eve of Minnesota’s walleye opener, tain walleye populations in 1,050 lakes. rate. I’m usually pretty close. ” Meryl Streanglersep, the who hourlong plan to show fish the airs seven-county metro Once the eggs are hatched, the dark, micro- Sundayarea, at 2 p particularly.m. on KTCA the, Ch. east 2. metro, owe Schrader a $7.5 scopic newborns known as fry are transferred into More than 65 million caregivers — Local and global adventures in Travel debt of gratitude. Chances are “pretty good” any In millions, how much the DNR spends annually on water jugs before they leave the hatchery. Up to nearly a third of all U.S. households — TRAVEL walleye you catch Saturday began its life at the stocking state waters. 40 percent are put into several small basins called are caring for aging parents. McPhee’s hatchery he runs, Schrader said. He has worked TORI J. McCORMICK film, which includes several Minne- See HATCHERY on OW2 Ø sota families, lays bare the financial and emotional toll of the work, which often drains bank accounts, strains marriages and leads caregivers to put their own lives on hold. “ThisWant came along at ttohe per felandct walleyes? Jig to win time,” said McPhee, 54, who first Home improvement ideas in Homes pitched a story on caregiving to PBS Any seasoned angler will tell you the jig is particularly effec- in 2008. “If I’d done it six years ago, it wouldn’t have resonated with me, tive at catching wily walleyes. From round-headed jigs to with my parents.” setups with stinger hooks, there are several methods to make McPhee has traveled to the jungles of Venezuela, reported on abducted your fishing day a success. Here are some ideas. Back page The changing© MNDNR of the guard goes German bomb makers during World off like clockwork at Catheral War II and delved into the science Square in the Kremlin, Moscow. of how people and animals use their sense of smell. But finding topics that Opener coverage in Sunday Outdoors and on startribune.com Dennis Anderson at Leech Lake; Doug Smith at Mille Lacs resonate and push for social change Local commentary in have become the hallmark of her work. For tourists in She won a Peabody, TV journalism’s highest honor, for shattering stereotypes of depression in a 2008 Russia, calm documentary. Her 2000 film on eating disorders, “Dying to Be Thin,” endures and Opinion Exchange See FILMMAKER on E8 Ø deals reign CARING FOR MOM & DAD When: 2 p.m. Sun., May 10, TPT, Ch. 2. Travel to fascinating Moscow More info: Find additional stories and St. Petersburg now to and resources at: pbs.org/wgbh/ save money – don’t worry, caringformomanddad. politics won’t get in the way.

Minneapolis filmmaker Larkin By CHARLY WILDER McPhee, top, with cinematographer New York Times Steve Fischer. Right, scenes from Technology trends and more in “Caring for Mom & Dad.” “Be careful.” Photo Iby can’t HEAT HEcoRunt FISCH, how stills many provided times by PBS I’ve heard that warning in the 14 months since I decided to move to Moscow from Berlin. It’s as if I were entering a war zone. In fairness, those 14 months have seen a string of calamitous Science + Health STREETSCAPES events that have left much of Rus- Local musicianssia transformed: get vo the annecaxaltion of Crimea; war in eastern Ukraine; the deterioration of relations with Greenway serves as a model against sex traffickingthe West; sanctions; President Vladimir Putin’s clampdown on B y CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER politicaland awareness opposition, for themedia Wo menand ’s the design of individual structures [email protected] Foundation of Minnesota’s “Girls How a bike path in an old railroad . 26th St. the arts; and the collapse of the W S. or the rental rates of many units, the v. rubleAre No andt Fo slor Sawdle”ow campaign.n of the Rus- trench sparked $200 million in v. sheer size, scale and speed of the A Musicians using their voices to sianUn economless yoy.u count finger snaps in A . 27th St. e residential development in the p W development remains impressive, e al raise awareness for a noble cause is orNo handt surprisingl claps, noty, atourism single musicalis part n d Even more Taste every Sunday n heart of Minneapolis. And what with buildings sometimes as colorful nothing new. A bunch of stars from instrument is heard on the album e of that stagnation. Since the begin- Lyn

H W. 28th St. still needs to be done. as some of the cyclists on the adjacent the Twin Cities music ning of 2014,ove tourismr the toco Rurseussia ofhas 1 8 bike path. Midtown Greenway scene, however, are using fallen 35 persongs.cent, according to the By THOMAS FISHER That bike path, stretching 5½ W. 29th S t. nothing but their voices Association ofTh Toure end Oper resultators is oonef Special to the Star Tribune miles along a former below-grade rail Lagoon Av. to fight sex trafficking in Russia. Tourismof the from more the capti Westva hasting, W. Lake St. line, helped attract these apartment Calhoun Minnesota. been cut inin half.ventive local albums Few places in the Twin Cities have buildings, as well as others farther Square Haley Bonar, Dessa, Yet for visitors,of the ye lifear — ge chillingnerally at changed as dramatically as the northern to the west and a few to the east. The W. 31st St. MPLS. Chris Koza, Robert Rob- goes on astimes, usual serenein the affluent, at others, edge of Minneapolis’ Midtown corridor amply deserves its recent inson, Charlie Parr, Prai- cosmopolitanalwa ceysnters with of a deepMosc baowck- Greenway, where during the past receipt of a 2014 “Great Places Award” W. 32st St. Area of 94 rie Fire Lady Choir and and St. Petersboneburg, of whemotion.ere the Ther vast e detail decade, developers have invested more from the Sensible Land Use Coalition, John Hermanson are majority ofseems foreign to to buristse something spend than $200 million and constructed more which recognized the years of work Source: maps4news.com/ 35W among the noteworthy local music- moststronger or all about of their singers time. doing their ©HERE than 1,200 apartment units in mostly by the Midtown Greenway Coalition JIM FOSTER • Star Tribune makers who contributed vocals- thingExce withoutpt for areas any instrumental near the six-story buildings that extend from to make this one of the nation’s best only recordings to a new benefit CD, Ukrainesupport. border or in the long- Hennepin to Lyndale avenues. urban bike trails. People increasingly “Voice: Songs for Those Who Are emb“Weattled are North so honored Caucasus, to be singingthere Whatever you mightSU thinkNDAY abou, JUtNE 16, 2013 Silenced,” intended to raise money ¬ See STREETSCAPES on E8 Ø are no majorSee We MsternUSÂICIANS advisories on E8 Ø NOVEMBER 7, 2012 MAY, 01 2013 2013 against travel to Russia. The State the CONTENTED IN Department is the most cau- tious, warning Americans against Plus: giving baattendingck demonstrations and good life ¬ urging “good security practices” Living better • Living longer in public places. Still, contrary to the images ¬ CALIFORNIA often evoked by the media, there’s SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013 little evidence to suggest that Rus- sia’s top destinations are any less safe now for visitors than they Who knew you could wake up one were a few years ago. On the Mendocino morning with a sense of uneasiness sim- That’s not to say there has coast, claim a ply because no sea lions were barking? not been a change in mood. As As it happened, the discomfort was a Western tourist anywhere, it’s cottage, befriend the temporary. Yapping and growling soon often a good idea to avoid politi- MEET THE resumed, carried by a sea breeze from cal discussions in places with sea lions and ask the a rocky island to the oceanside house See RUSSIA on G5 Ø my wife, Lisa, and I were renting. But tough questions:HAPPIE ST EMPLOYEES such were our confrontations during Winery tour or hike? two weeks on California’s Mendocino IN MINNESOTA coast, about four hours north of San Redwood forestsWHY orTHE SE PEOPLE JUST LOVE THEIR JOBS, PAGE 18 Francisco. Viewfinders the greatest It’s a place of crashing surf, gorgeous rocky shores? sunsets and moonsets,CHIP redwoodPING forest INIn this reader photo, penguins breweries to behemoths, speedingTHE RISE seabirdsOF and,ONLINE yes, GIVINGcharm on the Antarctic boutiques, Story and photos by DAVE PETERS congregations of sea lions. And once PAGEPeninsula;5 see details on G2. restaurants to Special to the Star Tribune you get there (there’s no fast way to Send photos of your favorite road trips — do that), it’s replete with trails, views, travel moments to 110 reasons to love local food and a variety of activities that [email protected]. require you to spend no more than a few Minnesota minutes in your car again. IndiWevidu dalsidn’tmakin set outg a diﬀfor erMeenndocinoce page 9, • Health fundraisers get creative page 16 known over the years for redwood logging, marijuana growing, artists in abundance and ultimately for being what author Doug Pine calls a “con- tentment-obsessed place.” But we did have two goals: After the never-ending, snow-packed Minne- sota winter of 2014, we vowed to find a March destination this year that didn’t The Good Life Best of MN Top Workplaces Givinginvolve freezing temperatures Backor the expense and complication of international travel. Second, we had numer- Above: Sea lions tend to be ous friends and relatives in California social, piling up by the score we wanted to see, but we didn’t look on a rock island to sleep and forward to looping around the state for soak up the sun. one or two thousand miles and repeat- Right: Grapevines marched edly packing and unpacking suitcases. up a hillside in Anderson Val- So, after a weekslong online hunt ley, known for its pinot noirs up and down the coast on Airbnb.com Special coverage of the State Fair, electionsand Gewürztraminer wines. and more. Plus,See MENDOCINO on G4 Ø enjoy hundreds of dollars in coupon savings each week!

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