DISTRICT FORUM Volume 20, No. 9 www.daytonsbluff.org December 2007

Inside This Issue A Dayton’s Bluff Christmas Story

Community Meeting...... Page 2

Block Nurse Program...... Page 2

Change the World...... Page 2

Access Saint Paul Corner....Page 3

A Christmas Story...... Page 3

Snow-Free Hiking...... Page 3

Bluff Hall of Fame...... Page 4

Prep for Kindergarten.....Page 6

Our Saviour’s New Pastor...Page 6

69 Years on the Bluff...... Page 6

New Mural Proves Pride...... Page 7

Bluff Rider Wayne Eddy...Page 7

A Place to Start...... Page 7

Community Gardens ...... Page 8

Position Available...... Page 8 Photo by Greg Cosimini Remember how Christmas used to be, with a leg lamp in the front window and an aluminum Christmas tree next to it? Okay, probably not. But if you’ve been by the Mounds Theatre lately you’ve seen these things in the lobby and it can only mean one thing: A Christmas Story will once again be presented live on stage this December at the Mounds Theatre. See details on page 3. Eastside Two Sculptures Dedicated at Indian Mounds Park By Nick Duncan Networking Damp and dreary fall weather was Eastside businesses and not enough to dissuade dozens of organizations have set up a free people from gathering in Mounds Park breakfast networking event for the dedication of Dayton’s Bluff’s for Eastside Businesses, two newest works of public art. residents, and organizations. It On October 16th two new sculptures were officially dedicated in will happen every six weeks or Mounds Park. The sculptures, so at each of four Eastside Usumacinta Meets the Mississippi locations on a rotating basis in by Mexican artist Javier Del Cueto 2008. and Sacred Bowl by Bemidji, The first one takes place Minnesota artist Duane Goodwin are Wednesday, January 16 from part of the Minnesota Rocks! 7:30-9 a.m. at the Mounds International Stone Carving Theatre, 1029 Hudson Road Symposium. MN Rocks! was a Public near Earl Street. Mayor Art Saint Paul program which brought Coleman will be at this kick off in prominent sculptors from around event; along with an expected the world to spend six weeks in St Paul educating the public on sculpture as 40-80 people. Free coffee and an art form and in the process creating refreshments provided by works of art to be placed in public event sponsors. More info? spaces in the city. L to r: City Council President Kathy Lantry, the artist’s mother, artist Duane Goodwin Call Ed 651-772-2075. The dedication of Duane and the Sacred Bowl at the October 16th dedication. Photo by Nick Duncan Goodwin’s Sacred Bowl sculpture included a number of rituals Goodwin wants people to see Dayton’s Bluff District 4 NONPROFIT ORG. highlighting the artist’s Ojibwa Sacred Bowl as representative of both the strength and the giving of the Community Council U. S. POSTAGE heritage. John Romer played Native American flute, while Goodwin and Native American people. He hopes 798 East 7th Street PAID Pau Day burned sage and held a the work will be a catalyst to draw SAINT PAUL, MN Saint Paul, MN 55106 traditional pipe ceremony. more Native people to Mounds Park PERMIT NO. 3996 The highlight of the dedication was and, in turn, make them aware of the Goodwin’s words to the crowd. The area’s rich Native American history. soft-spoken artist talked about how Finally, in a very touching gesture, ECRWSS honored he was to have his sculpture Goodwin dedicated Sacred Bowl to stand in such close proximity to the his 87 year-old mother. While Romer Postal Customer ancient Native American burial played a haunting version of Amazing mounds of Mounds Park. “Mound, Grace on the flute, Goodwin and Day sunset, city,” said Goodwin, gesturing lit an Ojibwa offering pipe. toward the mounds, the bluff and the Following the Sacred Bowl cer- city beyond, with a smile. emony the crowd boarded the St. Paul “Dedication” continued on page 6 Page 2 Dayton’s Bluff District Forum December 2007 Dayton’s Bluff Dayton’s Bluff Block Nurse Program Church Directory Community Meeting Amazing Grace Assembly of God The next Community Meeting is 1237 Earl St. Thursday, December 6 from 6:30 to 651-778-1768 8:00 p.m. in the meeting room at the Sun 9:30 am - Sunday school all Dayton’s Bluff Community Council, ages 798 East 7th Street at the corner of Sun 10:30 am - morning Worship 7th and Margaret. Sun 6:00 pm - evening Worship The Dayton’s Bluff Community Council holds its Community Meeting on the first Hmong Asbury United Thursday of each month. The purpose is Methodist to work with block clubs and neighbor- 815 Frank St. hood residents on problem properties, 651-771-0077 criminal and nuisance behavior, code en- forcement issues and any other issues, concerns, or new ideas for improvement Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Dayton’s Bluff. 655 Forest St. At the November Community Meeting 651-776-4737 there were less problems and issues and Sun 9:00 am - Morning Service more discussion about engaging others, Sun 10:15-11:15 am - Sunday School the need for more youth programs and & Bible Hour more positive interaction with young Sun 11:15 - Hmong Service people. Renae Dalluhn and Artemio Alvara looking over paper work in the new Dayton’s Bluff If you would like, you can email Block Nurse office at 463 Maria Avenue. Photo by Karin DuPaul Faith Temple - Templo De Fe [email protected] or call Karin at 772-2075 with addresses of problems be- The new Dayton’s Bluff Block Nurse Program has opened its doors in the 1510 Payne Ave fore the meeting. If I have the addresses educational building at First Lutheran Church, 463 Maria. They are very happy 651-778-0096 of problems ahead of time I can get them with their new office space where they also hold feet clinics and blood pressure Sun 10:30 am - Spanish Bilingual to the police and code enforcement so reading events. Service they can bring information about the prob- Clients and volunteers are needed. If you are a senior citizen and need services Sun 6:00 pm – Spanish Bilingual lems to the meeting. Remember, it’s al- or more information about the Dayton’s Bluff Block Nurse Program please Service ways on the first Thursday of the month. call. Volunteers are needed to help seniors with their needs such as rides to the Wednesday family night All Dayton’s Bluff residents are welcome grocery store or the doctor, snow shoveling and other chores, friendly visits or to attend. If you need more information First Lutheran Church ELCA email [email protected] or call calls, respite caregivers, special projects, administrative help, and governance. 463 Maria Karin at 651-772-2075. Their office is open on Mondays from 9:00 a.m. to noon in the educational building at First Lutheran Church, 463 Maria. The phone number is 651-776- St. Paul, MN 55106 7210 extension 303. 651-776-7210 Meet With The Police 1 block North of Metropolitan State On Friday, December 21 the Sun 8:00 am - Free Community Breakfast Eastern District Police will host their Change the World! Vote Early - Vote Often! Sun 9:30 am – Worship service monthly meeting for community mem- Three East Saint Paul projects, two in Dayton’s Bluff, are competing for help Sun 10:45 am - Education for all ages bers. The meeting is intended as a with projects in nine other cities through HGTV’s new program Change the Handicapped accessible ALL ARE WELCOME! time to listen to and address people’s World. Start at Home. The voting public across the country will decide the concerns about crime and other issues winner. Mounds Park United Methodist on the East Side. The Dayton’s Bluff projects are the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary and the 1049 Euclid St. The community meetings are held home of Kris and Tom Nelson on North St., which was featured in the September 651-774-8736 at the Eastern District police office at 2006 Forum. The other project is the Wilder Recreation Center and City 9:15 am - Sunday School, 4-year- 722 Payne on the corner of Payne and Academy in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood. old through Adult Minnehaha Avenues on the third Fri- Voting is open from November 9 to December 21. PLEASE VOTE for Saint 10:30 am - Worship day of each month at 9:30 a.m. Paul’s projects. You are allowed to vote once per day. The winner will be announced January 1, 2008 and work on the projects will begin in April 2008. Log onto: http://www.hgtv.com/changetheworld and VOTE TWIN CITIES Our Savior’s Lutheran ‘LCMS’ Be Your Own Boss NOW! Then log in again tomorrow and vote again. Then do the same thing the 674 Johnson Pkwy next day, and the next day and well, you get the picture. If you’ve ever wanted 651-774-2396 The Dayton’s Bluff Neighborhood to stuff a ballot box, this is your chance to do it legally and for a very good Sunday Worship - 9:15am Microentrepreneur Class is starting in cause. Education Hour - 10:30 am April 2008 This program helps start- Wednesday Worship - 6:30 pm up and young businesses on the East Springing for Neighborhood Sustainability Side. All East Side entrepreneurs are Sacred Heart Catholic Church welcome. By Ed Lambert, Executive Director, Dayton’s Bluff District Council 840 E. 6th St. Class room training lasts 8 weeks The Alliance for Sustainability, based in Minneapolis, has held 2 major conferences 651-776-2741 and includes topics such as operations on neighborhood sustainability this decade. Each has attracted some 500 persons Sat 4:00 pm – Mass management, marketing, financial (mostly from Minneapolis) and provided excellent contacts, resources, and other infor- mation of interest to those who want to develop or retain liveable neighborhoods. Sun 9:00 am – Mass management, how to creating a suc- The conferences are free, open to any Twin Cities resident, and the next one takes Mon, Wed, Fri 8:00 am – Weekday cessful business, and preparing a busi- place Saturday 3/8/08 at Augsburg College in Minneapolis from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Service ness plan, plus 8 hours of one on one This advance notice is in this 2007 District Forum issue for three reasons: time with the instructor to work on 1. The District Forum comes out 10 months of the year beginning in March, so a more St. John’s Catholic Church your business concept. Those who timely notice would not be sufficiently in advance to help Dayton’s Bluff residents and 977 E. 5th St. successfully complete the course and business people to plan on attending. 651-771-3690 locate their businesses in target neigh- 2. The District Council hopes that a substantial number of residents and business Mon-Sat 8:00 am – Daily Mass borhoods are eligible for ongoing busi- owners will want to attend, thus forming learning groups, which can bring back some Sat 4:15 pm - Mass ness support services. information and helpful strategies for our community’s development. Sun 9:00 am, 11:00 am - Mass Some examples of businesses started by 3. This conference is particularly rich in workshops, provision of tools, and help with forming action teams to carry productive action forward. people who have previously taken this St. John’s Church of God in course include graphics, landscaping, Some highlights of this conference are: 1. Participants will receive project tool kits to carry out energy conservation, walking Christ photography, food service, restoration of 1154 E. 7th St. wood furniture and works of art, custom and biking, tree planting, rain garden and other projects with their block club, business, 651-771-7639 floral design for weddings and events, and school, or congregation. exterior and interior painting. The course 2. A major planned outcome is the formation of some 100-200 teams of urban and Sun 9:30 am - Sunday School is sponsored by the Dayton’s Bluff Com- suburban volunteers to use the tool kits and make things happen. Sun 10:45 am - Worship munity Council and the Neighborhood 3. Sponsors include Minnesota League of Cities, City of Saint Paul, Friends of the Wed 7:00 pm - Bible Study Development Center. There is a registra- Mississippi, U of M Extension Service, and Eureka Recycling among some 15 others. tion fee based on a sliding fee scale. The Community Greening, Green Buildings, Gardens, Food, and watershed protection are St. John Ev. Lutheran also among the topics the conference will focus on. For more information, please visit next session will start in April. Class size 765 Margaret St. is limited, so do not wait to apply. For an www.afs.nonprofitoffice.com or call 612-331-1099x1 (Sean Gosiewski). You can register on their site and get lots of other information of interest. Hopefully Dayton’s Bluff will 651-771-6406 application, call Karin at 651-772-2075 or Sun 9:30 am - Worship email [email protected]. have a substantial group there, which will bring back lots of Green Energy to help “Build the Bluff.” Thurs 6:30 pm - Worship December 2007 Dayton’s Bluff District Forum Page 3

A Christmas Story Returns to the Take a Snow-Free Hike in Dayton’s Bluff By Garry Fay, Walk the Bluff Coordinator and get going! You’ll find that cabin fe- Crimson and gold light danced off the ver abated and your sense of well-being Mounds Theatre this December Wakan Tipi pond as its warmth filtered increased. Though the weather is a bit through the sun-drenched leaves. A nippy with the brisk breeze and frequent A Christmas Story returns to the Tickets gaggle of painters were clustered under flurries you may find that the gloom and Mounds Theatre for the fourth year, Ticket prices are $15 Adults; $10 umbrellas as their instructor prompted doom from inside is washed away in the live on stage this December for nine Student/Senior (55+); and $5 Children them on how best to capture the moment’s low light of the day. Look for a comet in performances. (12 and under). Advance purchase glory. Birds of all sorts were taken to wing the northeast evening sky or some other Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir group discounts are available. and song as the day’s heat greeted us on celestial promise. Promise yourself to enliven your days of growing up in the Midwest in the Visit www.moundstheatre.org for the first Saturday of November as with more time outdoors. Look for a 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie more information or to order tickets “Dayton’s Bluff Take a Hike” nears two decades of continuous monthly hikes project. Be an anti-litter bug and fill a Parker in his quest to get a genuine or call 651-772-2253 and leave your Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for through several of Saint Paul’s natural shopping bag with the detritus of those name and number. Someone will call who have gone before and left their mark Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case gems. you back to take your order. Every time I head down off the Bluff into on the landscape. Volunteer your family before his mother, his teacher and The Mounds Theatre is located at the Vento Park I get rejuvenated as the and friends to beautify the neighborhood even Santa Claus himself, at 1029 Hudson Road, St. Paul, MN wonder of discovery reaches out to me. or volunteer to clean up or help a neigh- Goldblatt’s Department Store, with the 55106 a half block west of Earl St. Swede Hollow has a more human feel. Of- bor in need. same and always consistent response: ten there are people about bird watching, If you don’t know of anyone in need “You’ll shoot your eye out.” All the Dayton’s Bluff Night at searching for wildflowers or simply en- then take a walk about your block and elements from the beloved motion pic- joying being themselves in a splendid sure enough you’ll find a place that needs ture are here, including the family’s the Mounds Theatre park. a bit of attention. Offer to help. Step up We are blessed to live in an area with to the plate and swing for the fences. Go temperamental exploding furnace; Join other Dayton’s Bluff residents Scut Farkas, the school bully; the boys’ such beauty and dedicated civic-minded with a friend or a block club member. If on Friday December 14th at the you don’t belong to a block club yet then experiment with a wet tongue on a cold people who made these public spaces Mounds Theatre at 1029 Hudson possible. The people I meet inspire me to please email [email protected] or flagpole; the Little Orphan Annie de- Road to see the play A Christmas want to get out and do more. Regardless call 772-2075 and ask for Garry. coder pin; Ralphie’s father winning a Story at 7:30 p.m. This is the second of the hour, never have I felt uncomfort- This winter take your shovel out and lamp shaped like a woman’s leg in a year Dayton’s Bluff residents are able or threatened by others. On the con- make snow removal your mantra. Clean net stocking as a major award; encouraged to join other neighbors and trary, walkers there seem to exude a your lot and then look to help out others. Ralphie’s fantasy scenarios and more. see this 1940’s era play about Ralphie friendly atmosphere. Leave them a note if you don’t see them when your job is done. Let us know if Create or continue a holiday tradi- and his quest for a genuine Red Ryder I wish I knew what to say that would there are people who need help with this tion at the Mounds Theatre. A Christ- BB gun for Christmas. motivate more people to make the effort to enjoy their lives more by getting out- civic responsibility. Let us know if you mas Story is appropriate for all ages. This is a great way to have fun and Tickets to the play make a great gift side frequently. Do something good for want to help. support your local theater, plus you Complaints may be called into the city for those “hard to buy for” individuals yourself… vow to get out to walk more don’t have to fight traffic or waste gas often. Do it for your dogs, do it for your at 651-266-8989 or send them an email on your shopping list. Purchase your driving across town. health, and do it for your community. Just through the Dayton’s Bluff website. Go tickets now. Don’t delay and be dis- If you wish to participate in the do. It is one of the ultimate ways in which to Links, City of St. Paul, Departments… appointed. neighborhood potluck before the play we can BE happy – by being active in DSI code enforcement will put out a work or need more information about the nature. order on the property once they confirm Performances evening, call 651-772-2075 or email Now as daylight is fading from the world that there is a snow/ice accumulation. They charge the property owner $140/hour Fridays, Dec. 7, 14 & 21 at 7:30 p.m. [email protected]. For tickets with winter’s encroachment you can note to shovel, sand and ice public walks. This Saturdays, Dec.8, 15 & 22 at 7:30 p.m. visit www.moundstheatre.org or call the low light’s presence outdoors when you are out there much more so than you process with the city takes many days. Sundays, Dec. 9, 16 & 23 at 2:00 p.m. 651-772-2253. can from your car or home. Get out there Page 4 Dayton’s Bluff District Forum December 2007 Should Dayton’s Bluff Have a Hall of Fame? And Who Might Be In It? By Steve Trimble Harvard University and then graduated from worked as a wedding photographer and as a heavily upon the Giesen’s to outfit their vari- We all know about the sports halls of fame law school. Blackmun was appointed to the private nurse to support herself, her mother ous operas. It remained in operation until the which occasionally become controversial when Supreme Court in 1970 where he remained and her child. According to the newspapers, 1960’s. selection time comes around. Minnesota has until 1994. While he had been a good friend she died at the age of 82 in her Dayton’s Bluff Father Gleeson its own Hockey Hall of Fame on the Iron with Warren Burger since they attended grade home in October 2002 “on her couch, bundled Thomas F. Gleeson came from Northfield Range to celebrate famous professional school together, toward the end of their ca- up tightly against the chill because the ther- in the 1890’s to be the third head of St. John’s pucksters and hopefully to convince tourists reers they voted together on less than half of mostat had been lowered to save money.” Catholic Church at Fifth and Forest. It was a to visit Eveleth. the decisions and their friendship had cooled. post he was to hold for thirty-five years. Our state is filled with various lists of Blackmun is probably most remembered for John H. Colwell Father Gleeson found in his new charge a people who local folks feel should be remem- his written opinion on Roe v. Wade in 1973 John Colwell of 257 Johnson Parkway was church, a rectory and a new school, but along bered for their accomplishments. The Minne- but was also very concerned with First raised in Sherburne County, got a job on the with these, a heavy indebtedness. But under sota Historical Society recently developed an Amendment rights of free press, Sixth Amend- railroad and moved to the Twin Cities at age his leadership the heroic little parish of some exhibit that picked 150 people, places and ment rights of fair trial and the need to end eighteen. He became a fireman and eventually 300 families held its own during a series of things that shaped the northland. On the lo- capital punishment. advanced to engineer. In 1911 he was ap- trying years. As the congregation, grew, there cal level, Harding and Johnson, East Side high William Branch pointed state boiler inspector. Colwell was a was a new church and a new parish house. schools have halls of fame complete with pho- In 1861 William Branch built a house at the prominent member of the Fraternal Order of Father Gleeson lived for only two years in his tos and biographies on the wall. northeast corner of today’s Bates and Wilson Eagles and active in the Dayton’s Bluff Com- new home, however, and died after a short So why not a Dayton’s Bluff Hall of Fame? (between Hudson and Plum). According to mercial Club. illness on March 3, 1929. Sounds easy at first glance, but there are some one biographer, he “was a medium-sized man, He was also the first president of the William Hamm things to consider. On what basis should cool and collected, and possessed of consid- Mounds Park Improvement Association. It William Hamm, the son of brewery founder people be included? We certainly have some erable ability.” Branch was an artisan who was the group that, in 1913, conducted a suc- Theodore Hamm, was active in the business important people who once lived here—or ended up being a contractor for large jobs such cessful, year-long quest to re-discover and world as well as participating in community maybe still do. But should they be voted in if as grading the first forty miles of the Superior uncover Carver’s Cave. According to one his- affairs. He was very active in local Demo- they left when they were young and became and Mississippi Railroad. torian “Colwell was born and reared in the cratic politics. William Hamm served on the famous somewhere else? He was also interested in politics, partici- Democratic Party, but his fine broad City Park Board and the Common Council, as Then there is the question of how people pating in the territorial legislature and serving mindedness, a mark characteristic, has made the City Council was then named. In 1892 he define “important.” Does this word really as a city alderman from 1856 until 1861, while him independent, and he endeavors to sup- built a large frame house at 668 Cable Street mean having money and power and influence? also holding a seat on the county commission port the man and the measure most likely to for his new bride, Marie Scheffer in the same What about someone who taught piano les- in 1858-59. Branch was also a member of the prove the friend of the people.” year that Hamm’s Brewery underwent a dra- sons for forty years and influenced hundreds House of Representatives during the 1860’s. Harold Dahlquist matic expansion. Hamm was a mainstay of of children but never achieved any recogni- His 1873 obituary said he “did not have the While Harold Dahlquist may not be found the Dayton’s Bluff Commercial Club, helped tion outside of the neighborhood? advantages of much education when young,” in any history books, he is well known as the organize the first St. Paul Winter Carnival in Modern historians have often remarked that but was “endowed by nature with a great deal founder of one of the community’s most suc- 1886 and was the Carnival’s first Borealis Rex. women may be overlooked because they were of shrewdness, hard common sense, practical cessful ventures. In the mid-1950’s, as con- Laura Hand mostly kept out of the “male professions” judgment and business sense.” cerns over juvenile delinquency were abound- Laura Hand’s career at Van Buren School that were thought to be the most “important.” Cyrus Brooks ing, he led a group of people who decided to spanned two centuries. From 1893 to 1917, Attention is given to those few “women wor- Rev. Cyrus Brooks (1811-1902) resided on start a local baseball program. Parkway Little she was the school’s principal. Miss Hand thies” who were able to succeed in spheres Mound Street from 1875 to 1892. The infor- League was formed and held its first game on was especially interested in art and brought dominated by men. Perhaps, as the argument mation easily available says he was an ener- June 6, 1955. Dahlquist donated money and back many beautiful prints from European goes, attention should be given to accomplish- getic and renowned Methodist minister. So work and located land for the group’s home trips. She bought the school’s first Victrola ments made within the “female sphere.” far, specifics about his career and writings have on Third Street just east of Earl. In June, 1956 and electric lantern (an early version of a slide So it is with some hesitation that I am go- been hard to find, but perhaps some reader is the new fields, which are still being used to- projector) with a collection of a thousand ing to write about some Dayton’s Bluffers of a distant relative. day, were opened. slides. note. To get the discussion started—I hope Warren Burger Lyman Dayton Miss Hand introduced home economics there will be one— here are a few folks who Warren Burger (1907-1995), was one of Naturally Lyman Dayton-and perhaps his and manual training classes at the school. might be picked for what will likely remain a seven children born in St. Paul to a family of wife Maria Bates Dayton-would be among Raised in an earlier era, she tried her best to “virtual hall of fame.” I have tried to include a Swiss and Ger- the chosen few. Since a great deal has been provide quality education and to continue an diverse group of people who lived here during man descen- written about both of them in past issues, no older set of social values into a new century. many different East Side eras. dants. He lived need to repeat the facts again. The Hand Memorial library was started in To provide a shred of neutrality, the names at 695 Conway Edward James Devitt her memory at Van Buren School on May 24, will be offered up in alphabetical order. The from 1914 to Edward Devitt (1911-1992) came from Irish 1928. Forum is hoping that readers will send in their 1933. He at- working class stock. He was born in St. Paul Alfred J. Hill own suggestions. A handy submission form tended Van and was another major judicial figure to at- Alfred Hill (1833-1895) the archaeologist is being provided next to this article. Please Buren Elemen- tend Van Buren Elementary School. He went and philanthropist, was born in London and write! tary School and to St. John’s University and then earned a was trained as a civil engineer. He emigrated Johnson High Bachelor of Law degree at the University of to the United States in 1854, moved to St. James R. Anderson School and North Dakota in 1935. Devitt was elected to Paul, lived at 406 Maria (now part of the Met- James R. Anderson, (1933-2000) a 1948 earned letters in the U. S. House of Representatives as a Re- ropolitan State University parking lot) and St. Paul Mechanics Arts High School Gradu- hockey, football, track and swimming. Hav- publican from St. Paul in 1946, but was de- spent much of his career in the State Land ate, a Marine Corps Corporal who served in ing to work, Burger received an undergraduate feated for re-election by Eugene McCarthy. Office. After a stint in the Civil War, Hill joined the Korean Theater in 1951 and who was degree at night from the University of Minne- He was later appointed a federal judge on the the Minnesota Historical Society and served awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart, sota, and later earned a law degree at St. Paul U. S. District Court for Minnesota in 1954 as a member of the Committee on Archaeol- resided at 697 Surrey prior to his death. Ob- College of Law, today’s William Mitchell. In and retired in 1981. Judge Devitt was the co- ogy and subsequently as treasurer. viously more research is needed to provide 1969, President Richard Nixon selected him author of Federal Jury Practice and Instruc- Because of his interest in history, Hill en- more about why he received the prestigious as United States Supreme Court Chief Jus- tions and chaired the American Bar Associa- tered into a formal contract with professor T. Silver Star and what he did in his later years. tice, a position he held until he resigned in tion Legal Advisory Committee on Fair Trial- H. Lewis to begin the Northwestern Archaeo- Richard Arlen 1987. He was considered a very competent Free Press. His most notable cases were the logical Survey. From 1883 to 1895 the sur- Born Cornelius Richard Van Mattimore, administrator who made the Court’s work 1961 racketeering trial of Minneapolis gang- vey, which was conducted out of Hill’s house, actor Richard Arlen (1898-1976) was raised more efficient and was also a tireless promoter ster Isadore “Kid Cann” Blumenfeld, and the catalogued more than 12,000 Indian burial in Dayton’s Bluff. During World War I, be- of judicial reform. Reserve Mining environmental pollution trial mounds in Minnesota, surrounding states and fore the U. S. became involved, he joined the Rick Cardenas of the mid 1970’s. parts of Canada. Hill died suddenly of ty- Royal Canadian Air Force and served as a Rick Cardenas and his family grew up in a Dr. George Earl phoid pneumonia, bringing an abrupt end to pilot. He later went to California and by pure home under the Third Street Bridge and later George Earl was a physician who, along with the Northwestern Archaeological Survey. luck was given an opportunity to act. Arlen’s moved up into Dayton’s Bluff as the earlier his brother, founded the Mounds Park Sana- Orvin Hull big break came when he was cast as a pilot in housing area was torn down. In addition to torium in 1906. Born in Iowa, he built a house Orvin Hull, who lived at 913 Fremont, never the 1927 silent film “Wings” which won the being a good student, he became a star hockey at 935 Hudson Road in 1913. One of the rooms had a college degree but came to value educa- Oscar for Best Picture. Usually playing tough, player at Harding High School. He was seri- on the first floor was the examination room tion as he observed people around him as a cynical heroes he moved easily into sound, ously injured in an automobile accident and and waiting area. Earl was also involved in the long-time maintenance employee at 3M. He but by 1935 he was working in B movies. was partially paralyzed and confined to a Mounds Park Bank, and the Midway Hospi- began gathering the company’s stock in its Would there be any interest in having a Rich- wheel chair. As an adult he became founder tal, as well as Gillette Children’s Hospital. early years and during the Depression and ard Arlen film festival at the Mounds The- and director of a grass roots organization that Marie Dreis Giesen when he died in 1961 left an endowment of a atre? would be run by people with developmental Marie Dreis Giesen lived with her hus- million dollars for a scholarship fund for East Clara Bergmeier and other disabilities. The group he created band, Peter J. Giesen in a brick Queen Anne Side youth. The money was to go to gradu- Clara and Frederick Bergmeier lived for was Advocating Change Together (ACT) house at 827 Mound Street from 1892 to 1908. ates of Johnson and Harding High schools- many years at 614 North Fountain Place, in a which helps its members see themselves as She was born in Germany and came to the where his own children had gone-for tuition home whose large landscaped yard ran down part of a larger disability rights movement and United States in 1850 and to Minnesota four and fees at state-run schools. Over the last into Swede Hollow. Clara, born in Minnesota make connections to other civil and human years later. Marie was a costume and dress four decades over a hundred young people to German-immigrant parents, worked with rights struggles. While he now lives in a down- designer with a shop at 37 W 3rd St (now were aided in their quest for higher education. her husband Frederick to publish the local town high rise, he often looks out the window Kellogg Ave). Both Marie Herbert Keller German newspaper, the Volkszeitung. After and sees the neighborhood in which he grew and her son Martin were Herbert Keller was the son of the Dayton’s he died in 1908 she continued running the up. involved in the Giesen Bluff pioneer who built a stately home on paper until 1923. She was always very active Marion Carpenter Costume Company. Her Eichenwald Street. A strong Republican, he in the local German-American community as Marion Carpenter studied photography in interest in German lan- became mayor of St. Paul and later a Ramsey well as church and women’s organizations. St. Paul and became one of the first women to guage theater was behind County Commissioner. One of his avid inter- Harry Blackmun become an official White House photographer. the formation of Giesen’s ests was developing the area’s park system Harry Blackmun (1908-1999), the son of a She was the only woman among a handful of Costumes which became which helps explains why they named Keller Dayton’s Bluff businessman lived at 847 East photographers who traveled with Truman. She the largest of its kind in Lake and Keller Golf Course after him. Fourth Street. He attended Van Buren Elemen- was not as successful in her personal life. She the Midwest. She ran it tary School (today’s Dayton’s Bluff Elemen- married twice, and by the time she was in her from 1872 until 1901 and tary) and after graduating from Mechanic Arts mid-thirties, her marriages and career were it was subsequently operated by her son and “Hall” continued of page 5 High school, he went on a scholarship to over. Carpenter returned to St. Paul and his wife. 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“Hall” continued from page 4 Chronicle & Register at the age of 60. He was family resided there as well. The establish- Steve Thayer Steve Thayer grew up in Dayton’s Bluff Oscar E. Keller an abolitionist and was active in the early Re- ment was especially popular among the area’s and graduated from Harding High School. He Oscar Keller. (1878-1927) came to St. Paul publican Party in German-Americans and there was a large hall went to college and became interested in act- in 1900 from Wisconsin, starting out as a clerk Minnesota. on the third floor that was a place for meet- ing and went to California. He eventually de- for a downtown company. He later opened a McLean then be- ings and special events. cided that writing was his career of choice and grocery store at 863 East 7th while living at came federal In- John A. Seeger returned to St. Paul. His first novel, St. Mudd, 308 Bates Avenue. A dian Agent for the John Seeger was a longtime Dayton’s Bluff set mostly on the East Side, had to be self- strong supporter of Sioux, and in resident who lived on the 600 block of East published, but a national publisher picked it unions and progres- 1855 was elected Fifth Street. He was born in Kentucky and up. He has since gone on to write several other sive in his ideology, a Ramsey moved to St. Paul in 1868. He was a contrac- novels and is considered one of the state’s Keller was a member County commis- tor and builder from 1872 to 1905, and spe- leading writers. of the city council of sioner. cialized in manufacturing refrigerators after Truman Smith St. Paul from 1910 to He lived in a 1905. The Seeger Refrigeration Company de- Truman M. Smith who once lived at 908 1914, was a St. Paul house—now veloped the first electric refrigerators and be- Mound Street, began his career as a banker city commissioner gone— near the corner of what is now Mound came the nation’s largest manufacturer of pri- and was once among the richer men in the from 1914 to 1919, and McLean Streets. McLean Township in- vate-brand refrigerators and was a major city. He had a love of gardening and his home and the commissioner cluded all of today’s Mounds Park area. He Dayton’s Bluff employer. The company was site was adorned with a variety of flowers. of St. Paul public utili- died of cancer in 1872. eventually merged into Whirpool. Smith was wiped out in the 1857 financial ties from 1914 until July 1, 1919 and always Adolph Munch Jennie Siebold panic, his house went on the auction block, fought for lower gas and electric rates. He had Adolph Munch was the president of Die Jennie Siebold lived with her family at 778 and his career as a banker was over. a reputation as a fighting public official and Volkszeitung Printing & Publishing Company East Sixth Street in a block now filled by To survive, Smith turned his green thumb openly attacked the city railway system and resided at 653 East Fifth Street. Metropolitan State into a livelihood and was soon a major garden He was an Independent Republican U.S. Catherine Filippi Piccolo University between farmer, put out a catalog that listed a wide Representative from the St. Paul area in 1919, Catherine Piccolo, a long-time resident at 1881 and 1930. She selection of small fruits and other plants for appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the 397 Maple Street, grew up on the Iron Range became a nurse and was sale, had a vineyard, raised pears, apples, and death of Carl C. Van Dyke. He was then re- and enlisted in the military in 1942. She employed at the Miller nearly forty types of grapes. He was elected elected as a Republican. He lost in 1926 and quickly advanced to master sergeant by Feb- Hospital Clinic. She president of the Minnesota Grange and of the died a year later. ruary of 1944. She ended up in charge of the eventually was at the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, moved William King WAC contingent that handled secret docu- University of Minne- to San Diego, California, in 1888, but died in William King came to the U.S. from En- ments at Oak Ridge for several years. By the sota where, for a time, 1909 in St. Paul. gland and settled in Dayton’s Bluff in 1872 time she left the service in 1950, she was a she was head of the Milhailo Temali where he purchased five acres of land and built captain. nursing team that went to the World Amateur Mike Temali, as he is usually known, grew this home in the same year. The house was After leaving the service, Piccolo stayed Softball Tournament. up on Mounds Boulevard. Temali, a graduate small, with a kitchen, a parlor and three bed- very active in the St. Paul area. She worked Margaret Sieland of Harding High School, has his Master’s de- rooms and a bathroom out back. He set up a for several companies including two stints Known to all by her nickname “Mike,” gree in Public Affairs from the Humphrey florist business. The house of this “typical with 3M, interrupted when she was raising Margaret Sieland grew up in Dayton’s Bluff Institute at the University of Minnesota. He English gentleman,” as his granddaughter de- her three children. She became the business and was always is the founder and executive director of the scribed him, still stands at 1150 Pacific. manager at Hill-Murray High School for eight involved in ath- Neighborhood Development Center (NDC) In 1866 King platted the land into lots, but years, and was elected to the St. Paul School letics. She began and the founder and president of Western Ini- they did not sell well and he still owned most Board for two terms. She served on the St. coming to the tiatives for Neighborhood Development of them when he died thirty-six years later. Paul Civil Service Commission and the St. Paul Margaret Recre- (WIND), both in St. Paul, Minnesota. Previ- He opened a retail shop on Seventh Street in Planning Commission. She is buried at Fort ation Center to ously, he was executive director of North End Lowertown in 1877. Even after Pacific Street Snelling Cemetery. play diamond was graded to his house, it took many years Dr. Frederick Plondke ball, an early Area Revitalization, Inc. He served on the for city water to arrive. All of the hundreds of Dr. Plondke, who lived at 705 East Fourth name for soft- Governor’s Minority Business Workgroup plants had to be watered by hand from a pump. Street, was associated with a downtown in- ball. She was a and has been a Bush Leadership Fellow. He retired in 1912 at age 68 and died on Janu- stitution but felt there was a need for a com- top-notch swim- Sister M. Theonilla ary 10, 1922. munity-based hospital on the East Side. He mer and came Sister Theonilla was a member of the order Michael F. Kinkead approached a group of business people, pas- close to going to the Olympics in that sport. of Sacred Heart sisters of Notre Dame. She Kinkead was a First Lieutenant during World tors and members of the Lutheran churches She chose recreation as a career and appropri- came to Dayton’s Bluff on November 21, War I and lived at 695 East Fourth in 1919. and in 1911, they founded of St. Johns Hos- ately ended up being the director at Margaret 1882 and started teaching at the new school This 6' 2 3/4" veteran, who was born in Lim- pital at Seventh and Mounds Boulevard. Playground for several decades. This life-long the next day. At the start, there were eighty- erick, Ireland, was a self-employed lawyer Plondke was its Medical Director for over resident of the East Side is currently living at six students. She remained at the school for who worked out of the Exchange Bank Build- thirty-five years. He introduced the use of the Cerenity home on Earl and Thorn. In 1985 forty-five years until she left for the mother ing after the completion of military service. spinal anesthesia during operations, using the the Minnesota Sports Federation inducted her house in August, 1928. Are there different He became active in the community and was drug Stovain. into their Hall of Fame. That must make her a nuns who should be considered? Perhaps Sis- one of the organizers of the Polish American Madgdelana Rau shoe-in for our possible list. ter Giovanni who was at Sacred Heart Church Club in 1927. Kinkead was most well-known Magdelana Rau grew up in a German-Ameri- Taoyateduta before serving on the West Side? as the Ramsey County Attorney who pros- can family in South Dakota but left to go to Taoyateduta, often referred to in an English Emil Ulrici ecuted the Green Lantern murder case in 1931, St. Joseph’s School of Nursing in Minneapo- translation as Little Crow, was an important Emil Ulriici was a well-known architect shortly after taking office. He successfully lis. She graduated in 1908 and was hired to be Dakota leader. He who once lived at 619 North Street and de- prosecuted the local mob that was involved in the Superintendent of St. John’s Hospital in was born around signed a number of structures in Dayton’s a murder outside this notorious gangster hang- Dayton’s Bluff. It was a job that that ended 1810 in Kaposia, Bluff. He was associated with Millard, Ulrici out. Kinkead left the County Attorney’s of- up lasting forty-two years. They say she was then located along & Eltzner. fice to become a probate judge in 1939. a model of efficiency and a stickler for detail. the Mississippi Ed Krahmer Did any of you work with her? Send in your River on the west- There you have it. Some of my suggestions Ed Krahmer was born in 1905 on Hope Street experiences. ern edge of what for a Dayton’s Bluff Hall of Fame—if there and lived all of his life in the neighborhood. Angelo Rulli would become ever is one. More research needs to be made As a child he contracted Angelo Rulli, who lived for a good many Dayton’s Bluff. on most of them. It is obviously incomplete polio and walked with a years in Dayton’s Bluff, was a probation of- He learned to speak and many names could probably be added or slightly noticeable limp. ficer and member of St. Ambrose Catholic and write English a few subtracted. Hopefully some of you read- As a youngster he gained Church. He started collecting music boxes and and served as a ers may make suggestions. If there are any strength working for a organs in 1971 and developed a reputation as spokesman for his people. Even after the Da- mistakes or corrections that need to be made, sister on her farm near an expert in the history of this form of music. kota left for their reservation along the Min- please contact us. Please consider clipping Highway 61. This expe- He often appeared on A Prairie Home Com- nesota River in 1850’s, he visited St. Paul and out the nomination form and sending it in or rience nurtured a life-long panion in the mid-1980s as an organ grinder. his name occasionally appeared in the news- just jot down your ideas on paper or in an e- love of gardening. He tired of life as a probation officer, and papers. He was the reluctant leader of the mail. Please consider helping out. The Forum He attended Sibley El- from 1986 to 1988 he joined a St. Louis-based 1862 Dakota Conflict. will do its best to publish what is sent in. ementary. In 1937 he circus in the summers. married Helen Albrecht Albert Scheffer and they both moved Albert Scheffer (1844-1905) was born in Who would you like to nominate to the into the family home on East Fifth Street that Prussia and came to Minnesota in 1850. He Ed’s father had built in 1907. He worked as a was a businessman and was involved in bank- Dayton’s Bluff Hall of Fame? freight salesman for several different railroads. ing for many years. He was on the St. Paul Person’s Name ______He was very active in community affairs in- school board, in the state legislature, in the cluding Peace United Church and Community Grand Army of the Republic and was a founder What did they do? ______Council. He spearheaded the successful op- of the St. Paul Winter Carnival and served as position to the building of Highway 212 president of the St. Paul German Insurance ______through the neighborhood. Company. He and his family lived on Mound Walter T. Lemon and Maria Streets and a St. Paul school was ______named in his honor. Walter Lemon, a resident of 755 East Fifth, ______graduated from the University of Minnesota Ilma Scheffer Law School and served in the Minnesota Growing up at 267 Maria Avenue, Ilma and Your Name ______House of Representatives from 1903 to 1906. her sister Martha taught dancing in their home He was a very important member of the and at the Dayton’s Bluff Commercial Club Your Address ______Dayton’s Bluff Commercial Club and a mem- during the 1920’s. For many years she went ber of the St. Paul Curling Club. on to run one of the better downtown restau- Your Phone ______Nathaniel McLean rants, appropriately named Café Ilma. Nathaniel McLean (1787-1871) was an Ohio William Schornstein Your Email ______William Schornstein was a grocer who newspaperman, an elected member of the Ohio Email to [email protected] or mail to Dayton’s Bluff District Legislature and an officer in the War of 1812. started out working for others and eventually He moved to St. Paul in 1847, and embarked opened the Schornstein Grocery and Saloon Forum, Attn: Karin, 798 East 7th Street, Saint Paul MN 55106 on the newspaper business, publishing the at 707 Wilson in the late 1880’s. He and his Page 6 Dayton’s Bluff District Forum December 2007 Preparing for Kindergarten New Pastor at Our Sixty-Nine Years in Saviour’s Lutheran Dayton’s Bluff By Shannon Ritchey Every wondered what it was like 30, 40, 50 or more years ago on the East Side of Saint Paul? Well, one resident has live here for sixty- nine years, sixty-seven of those years in the same house on Beech Street near Margaret Recreation Center. Marcella Rydel, or Grandma Marcie as our family calls her, is, as far as we know our longest living resident on the East Side and is a wealth of knowledge about our neighborhood! She was born in 1938 to John and Irene Rydel, the youngest of four children. When she was born they lived just two doors down from her current home. In 1940, along with her father, mother, Brother John (Jake), and sisters, Rita and Francis, she moved to her current home. She attended Sacred Heart Pastor Brian Scoles Catholic School, now known as Trinity School Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church has a and then Harding High School when it was at new pastor. Reverend Brian Scoles is no Earl and Third. stranger to St. Paul, but is new to the East She talks about walking to school in all kinds These proud four and five year olds pause for a photograph to document their good of weather because in those days there didn’t work in creating and setting up “Freddy, the Feeder.” Come and get some seeds, you Side. Pastor Brian is a native of Iowa, but lived in St. Paul from 1993 to 2004. From have buses to pick them up and she despised chickadees! the flying nuns, which is why she chose 1993 to 1996 he attended Concordia Col- Harding over a private Catholic high school. By Mary Ann Cogelow garden. They did similar group work lege (now University), located in the While at Harding, she worked at Mounds Park As Thanksgiving approached, four in creating “Lola, the Scarecrow” in Hamline-Midway part of town. From 1996 Hospital as a nurse’s aid until she graduated to 2004 Pastor Brian served as the Minis- and five year olds in the Dayton’s Bluff October. in 1957. Each of the children is also creating ter of Discipleship and Outreach at Bethel Early Childhood Family Education Lutheran Church in the Como Park-North “Preparing for Kindergarten” class a bound Bird Book which has a clear End area. Rev. Scoles was ordained and were learning about the third bird in picture and brief description of the installed at Our Saviour’s on June 24th of the series of nine Minnesota birds they bird of the month, a sample of some- this year. Pastor Brian not only serves an will learn about this school year. Guess thing that bird typically eats, a num- East Side congregation, he lives in the what? It’s that all American bird – ber line on which the child can circle area with his family as well. He and his the wild turkey! how many eggs are laid in a brood, wife Alaine have one daughter and a son. Beginning with the chickadee in and a tree outline where the child can Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church has September and the American crow in indicate where that bird might nest. been serving the East Side community for almost a century now. For several de- October, children are learning basic By June of this school year all mem- bers of the class will have a book and cades the church was located on the cor- facts about a “Bird of the Month.” ner of Earl St.and Minnehaha Avenue, but They are becoming familiar with the a lot of information about familiar birds is now situated at 678 Johnson Parkway. calls the bird commonly makes. They as well as a record of their own in- The church relocated to its current loca- can tell you how many eggs the fe- creasing skills in printing some or all tion fifty years ago, and is part of the East male bird typically lays at one time, of the letters of their names, counting, Saint Paul Lutheran School Association. what kind of nests they have, what and drawing. Since Pastor Brian’s arrival, Our kind of diet they eat, and other inter- As the months go by children will Saviour’s has re-doubled its efforts at 1957 Harding Graduation photo esting facts. Crows, for example, have an opportunity to dissect an owl being a neighborhood church. Our She then worked typing policies and doing decorate their homes with shiny ob- pellet, use carpentry skills to build a Saviour’s hosts an annual Block Party in computer work for a number of different in- late summer. This year it also held its first surance companies until she retired at the age jects, which seem to provide a purely tray feeder, make feeders using pi- of fifty-five. She says she always wanted to necones and peanut butter, examine annual Operation Backpack ministry, decorative function. which provided sixty backpacks filled with be a ditch digger (road construction would probably be the comparable job today) but in While this unit is rich in many kinds the ways birds are feathered by look- school supplies for kids and teens in the those days there were few options for girls of science experiences, their study of ing at real bird specimens, provide community. nesting materials and discuss the ways after high school and ditch digging would not birds enhances the children’s devel- The congregation is serving a free com- have been a job available to women. She con- opment in many other school readiness in which birds build nests, and much munity Thanksgiving Day meal this year. tinued to live at her parent’s home and take areas simultaneously. When the more. Through these and other bird Our Saviour’s is the host for the East care of them until they passed away. She also chickadee was being studied in Sep- focused activities children are build- Metro Christian Fellowship for the Visu- took care of the yard, household maintenance tember, the children cooperated to help ing their physical ability in the use of ally Impaired, a support group that meets and the different dogs they had over the years. She always preferred to work on the house or the teachers build a manikin holding a large and small muscles. They are in- once a month for a free meal and a short program. Finally, Our Saviour’s shares its the yard over cleaning and inside housework, tray on which they put seeds to at- creasing their scientific knowledge of which she still hates to this day. facility with Cristo El Redentor, a Spanish the world in which they live and prac- She loves the outdoors and loves dogs even tract chickadees. They named him speaking Lutheran congregation. “Freddy, the Feeder.” They played so ticing ways to enjoy and care for that more. She never married nor had children so world. They are using social skills like her dogs were her kids! You may remember hard at the “work” of stuffing his body Invest Saint Paul is Coming her walking by your house with the late Mr. cooperation, turn taking and sharing. parts and putting him together that Over the next few months Dayton’s Bluff T, a large, very friendly, collie mix. She has they had almost no time for other self- They use language and print and num- Community Council volunteers and staff will always walked the East Side (she never learned initiated play that day, but they bers to make meaning and record in- be going door to door in the Lower Bluff, the to drive-even though I have offered to teach struggled together to carry “Freddy” formation. In the process they are area between East 6th Street, Mounds Blvd., her), and she made it a point to talk with all the neighbors as she went. She was an avid outside (not an easy a job when you engaged and empowered. Hudson Road and Maple Street. They will ask residents to fill out surveys that will help walker up until she broke her ankle in the are transporting an object twice as tall Guess what the bird of the month the Community Council determine what im- spring of 2006. She continues to enjoy taking as you are and floppy to boot) and set will be in December! Hint: it’s a red provements the residents would like to see in care of her yard, her beautiful rose garden, him up outside the school near the rain one. their neighborhood. This is part of Mayor reading, and babying Duke, her next-door Coleman’s Invest Saint Paul Initiative. neighbor’s dog! She also enjoys going with me “Dedication” continued from page 1 Invest Saint Paul is an intensive examina- on daily car rides, shopping trips and going to of Mexico City and the waters of the Grand Marais when we go. We are very lucky Trolley and rode down the hill to the tion of several small areas in several Saint Paul Mississippi River. Indeed, the neighborhoods, including Dayton’s Bluff. The to have Grandma Marcie in our neighborhood! site of Javier Del Cueto’s sculpture sculpture’s location on the bluffs over- idea is to get a close look at what the residents Usumacinta Meets the Mississippi. looking the Mississippi River is ideal in each area identify as things that should be Hospital Linen Site Cueto, a Mexican artist, was not able to that purpose. improved. Then, working with the residents On Monday, Oct. 29 Kathy Lantry con- to attend the dedication but the Mexi- Anyone who wants to see our and other agencies, come up with a list of vened a meeting about the Hospital Linen Site things to deal with and work on them over the can and Aztec culture were well rep- on East 7th Street between Maple and Bates. neighborhood’s newest public art next several years. The purpose was to update neighbors who resented by the Aztec Mecia works for themselves can find Sacred The Community Council volunteers started have been actively involved in this project for Cuctemec dancers. The dancers, de- Bowl near the corner of Mounds Blvd. the door-to-door work on November 10th and a number of years. The 7th Street Partners are spite the chilly weather and a steady and Earl. Usumacinta Meets the Mis- will continue over the next few months. When the developers of the Hospital Linen Project. drizzling, did a number of impressive sissippi is located along Mounds Park residents complete the survey their names will They plan to build condominiums. be entered in a drawing for prizes. The Hospital Linen building was removed synchronized Aztec dances in tradi- Boulvard across from the intersection If you would rather come to the Commu- over a year ago and the houses and buildings tional costumes and bare feet. with McLean. nity Council office or a community meeting on the west end of the property have been According to the artist, Usumacinta Visit www.minnesotarocks.org. for to fill out the survey, email boarded and vacant for a number of months. Meets the Mississippi is meant to more info on these or other sculptures [email protected] or call Karin at 651- 772-2075 to schedule a time. “Hospital Linen” continued on page 8 represent the ties between the waters in the Minnesota Rocks! project. December 2007 Dayton’s Bluff District Forum Page 7 New Mural Proves the East Side Has Pride Former Bluff Rider What is a Bluff Rider? “Bluff Riders” is a series of occasional Gets Inducted articles in the Forum about persons who By Ed Lambert presently live or work in Dayton’s Bluff, In October of this year, the Minnesota as well as persons who once lived or worked in Dayton’s Bluff, published when Broadcasters Association inducted 8 we get news of a recent award or recogni- members into their Minnesota Broadcast- tion they have received. ers Hall of Fame. Among those inducted, The award or recognition may be for a along with Dan Shelby and other major sport, their business or profession, an edu- broadcasters, was a “Bluff Rider,” former cational achievement, a hobby, or some stu- resident Wayne Eddy. He is the first Bluff dent activity. Our profile will briefly re- Rider to be profiled in this series. Wayne view their accomplishments and background lived in several locations in Dayton’s and their connection to the Bluff. Bluff during the 50s and 60s, including in We want a recent photo of the person being profiled. Concerning past Bluffers, the back of the old Rocco’s grocery store we seek not only a current, or contempo- at 4th and Forest. He also worked in the rary photo, but would also like a photo or Bluff making “Pronto Pups” (a kind of snapshot of them when they were resident Empanada. or rolled up Pizza, looking a or working in the Bluff, if possible. bit like a hot dog shaped turnover) at a These “Bluff Riders” help us recognize business located at the corner of 4th and that many people have helped “Build the By Che Xiong When I began this project I was enrolled in Cypress. Bluff,” and others are doing so every day, As you walk along the street, just before the Mural class at City Academy. My first thus becoming members of the “Positive Arcade, you will come upon the newest mu- task was to make the ceramic tiles that would Force Gang (PFG)” whose riders have rid- ral that East Side St. Paul has to offer. The be placed at the storefront. I was also en- den on (or will ride on) to make contribu- mural is located on the wall of the Size Mat- rolled in City Academy’s Construction class, tions in business, education, sports, the ters Fashion Shop and was created and de- which was asked to help in the making of the hobby world, or their professions. Some signed by students from the City Academy mural. We gave the wall a new paint job with are very young, others much older, yet all charter school. It represents the diversity of a beige colored concealer. The basic design for come from the rich heritage of Dayton’s cultures on East Side St. Paul and the pride the mural was drawn onto the wall by stu- Bluff - the neighborhood that “Saint Paul that we have for it. dents in the Mural class and the painting was looks up to.” The idea for the mural began when the owner done by both classes. It was a long process, Send your suggestions for future profiles of the shop, Mee Thao, decided to renovate working under the blinding sun and the sum- to [email protected] (please include her building with the help of Historic Saint mer heat for three hours a day, but many stu- contact information) or call Ed at 772-2075. Paul and City Academy. The actual project dents helped out, whether or not they were in began in the spring of 2006 and took several either class. A Place to Start months to complete. A second component to Of course, there was bound to be some kind By Alvin Mitchell, Outreach Coordinator, this project: two paj ntaub made from ceramic of dispute, seeing as there were so many dif- tiles will be placed at the front of the building ferent and talented artists involved. One of Mounds Park United Methodist Church when completed. the clashes developed over the original outer Saint Paul’s East Side continues to make If you haven’t seen the mural, it consists of design of the bottom circle, which was unfor- headlines and the majority of the news a large rectangle and six circles overlapping it tunately, my design. Most of the male artists reflects negatively on this sector of the 1960 Harding Graduation photo on each corner and sides, with hands extend- had felt that the design was too feminine and city. There are reports about gang activi- ing from each circle into the middle of the colorful. In the end, we agreed on white roses ties, shootings, drug dealings and rape, rectangle, which also has a triangle in the on a black background. Another issue con- among other things. Some residents feel middle of it. But what do they stand for? cerned whether or not to paint the hands dif- their only alternative is to relocate to a The circle at the top represents people of ferent colors. Some of us wanted to and some newer community, a suburb or any com- Hispanic heritage, symbolized by the Aztec of us did not. At the time they were still the face. To the right of it is a Scandinavian de- beige color of the concealer. So, what did we munity that is not clouded with negative sign. Underneath that one, is a simple design do about it? Our teacher, Mem Lloyd, had us news. All is not lost however; there is a from Hmong paj ntaub, representing Hmong stand around a table, pull our sleeves up, and place to start. people and other Asian cultures. The very put our hands out into the middle. We saw Over the last two months, I have at- bottom circle signifies people of European that even though we were all a different race, tended a few of the East side’s Block Club ancestry. Next, is the circle that stands for our skin colors were actually quite close in meetings, including that of the Dayton’s people of African-American ethnicity. It is an color. The colors of the hands in the mural Bluff Community Council. Topics that African person’s silhouette behind an African were chosen to stay as they were. surfaced throughout these meetings style shield. Last, but not least, is the circle This experience was very new to some range from meeting codes on rental homes that represents Native Americans, a woven people, thinking that they would never be art- basket with feathers projecting from the edge ists or that they didn’t even have a single ar- and apartments to community crimes. Lo- of the basket. Each hand is reaching into the tistic bone in their body. We learned that no cal police are usually invited to speak center of the triangle within the rectangle, as matter what skills you possess, or don’t pos- about their role in providing security. On if they are about to shake hands with each sess, in painting or drawing or any kind of art, November 1st, the Dayton’s Bluff Com- other, depicting the varieties of cultures on when it comes to making a difference in your Wayne Eddy Today munity Meeting reflected on what, as a the East Side coming together. neighborhood, every little bit of help counts. community, we can do together to add to Wayne is also a member of the Minne- the positive changes we would like to see. sota Softball Hall of Fame, and the Elko National Trust Preservation Conference - Two Reviews We decided to start with our youth. Speedway Hall of Fame; and has received By Karin DuPaul By Joyce Danner The police relate the easiest target group A number of Dayton’s Bluff residents at- This was my first time in attending the numerous professional and business for well-established gangs is our adolescents. tended the National Trust Preservation Con- National Trust Preservation Conference. awards in the Broadcasting Industry. The vulnerabilities adolescents face nowadays ference in October. They all learned a lot and There were so many choices of things to do, He left Saint Paul in 1964 to pursue a are many. What this means is that we need to enjoyed the conference. historical housing/building tours all over the career in radio and TV broadcasting. His reach our youth before they become trapped In the poster presentation area some of the State of Minnesota and workshops on every first job was in Tomah, Wisconsin; then in gangs, branded as contributors to society’s Dayton’s Bluff attendees met a representa- possible housing topic. Some days I was moved on to several TV and radio posi- troubles. Our community can provide a struc- tive from the Historic Properties web site busy from 8:00 a.m. to midnight. tions finally settling in Northfield Minne- tural environment such as a program where (www.historicproperties.com) and they were I thoroughly enjoyed the workshops I at- sota. For 39 years he was associated youth can feel safe, supported and cared for. encouraged to submit photos and information tended. It was great to see the slide shows of This environment, as anticipated, will further with KYMN-AM Radio 1080 in Northfield, on homes for sale, including vacant homes. neighborhoods from all over the country be- youth’s potential to become productive mem- I purchased a copy of “Buying Time for ing revived to their former splendor and lis- about 50 miles south of the Bluff on State bers of our community and the larger society. Heritage - How to Save an Endangered His- tening to how people of like mind got to- Highway 3. He eventually rose to become Potential Program Basics: toric Property” by J Myrick Howard. This gether to save a building that had meant some- the station’s owner some years ago. Last 1. The program is geared toward middle book goes into great detail about saving and thing to the history of the community. year he sold the station and now focuses school youths. marketing vacant and endangered properties. It was also nice to listen to people from on public speaking and his work as a 2. Approximately 3 hrs/day & 3 days/week. Bus trip field tours were very popular. It other states talk about how lucky we were fundraiser for several Northfield area 3. Community helpers will be primary staff, was a great way to show off history in Min- here in Minnesota to have such beautiful ar- charities. including volunteers and retired individuals. nesota. There were a number of Historic Saint chitecture and that we have been able to pre- Wayne was a “rider” for Northfield as Skilled staff members (businessmen, artists, Paul bus tours that featured several projects serve it. It also gave me a fresh look at where cosmetologists, teachers, etc.) are encouraged well, having been a member of their fa- they helped fund in Dayton’s Bluff along with I live. Sometimes it takes someone else’s per- to plan and lead special activities. the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, Swede spective to give us a good reminder of what mous “Jesse James Gang” riders for over 4. Provide academic and social support for Hollow Park and the Swede Hollow Cafe. we are so lucky to have. 20 years. our youth. Some of the other tours went to Duluth, Dayton’s Bluff is a wonderful place to live. He’s now hosting a Radio show called 5. Seek resources and partnerships to en- Owatonna, Red Wing, and Minneapolis and We have the largest pocket of Victorian homes the “Wayne Eddy Affair” on KYMN –AM hance its effectiveness. covered subjects like Adapting Historic Build- in the state of Minnesota, as well as other 1080 from 9-11 weekdays. Bluffers rela- 6. The program will provide snacks as well. ings for Artists and Fort Snelling – Changes historically beautiful homes. There is won- tively close to the Mississippi can often Establishing a middle school youth program and Challenges to a Minnesota Landmark. derful history here to teach our children and receive KYMN’s AM signal, and listen to is an achievable goal. Other communities have One educational sessions gave many ex- grandchildren. The early residents, both the the old Bluffer interviewing his guests successfully implemented such a program. I amples of how communities market their as- wealthy and poor, helped build Minnesota urge you to consider the possibilities of this and talking about Northfield and his many sets and detailed how some have turned the into the thriving community it is today. initiative. Send your ideas about effectively community around by increasing tourist trade. The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota other interests; sometimes including sto- engaging our adolescents through this program. Here in Dayton’s Bluff we are starting a mar- sponsored a scholarship program and offered ries about Dayton’s Bluff and his time Attend Block Club and Community Council keting program to highlight the unique fea- 100 scholarships to Minnesota residents who here. It’s a call-in show, so check it out meetings to share your thoughts on how pro- tures of Dayton’s Bluff. wanted to attend the conference. and call in. active this community can be. Page 8 Dayton’s Bluff District Forum December 2007

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