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Buglewww.parkbugle.org February 2013 Changing boundaries Connecticut shooting spurs St. Paul City Council to review South Como request to join local efforts on gun control District 10 By Judy Woodward

Page 3 When does a concerned citizen become a committed activist? For St. Anthony Park resident Anna Dick Gambucci, the turning point came on the afternoon of Dec. 14. She was sitting in a car after lunch that day when she heard the initial reports of the deadly shooting at a Connecticut grade school that had claimed the lives of 26 children and teachers. “I felt as if the wind were knocked out of me,” she says. “I started crying.” A former high school choir teacher and the mother of two students at St. Anthony Park Elementary School, Gambucci began calling and emailing friends and local A vigil of one turns into a vigil of 15 on Dec. 14: Anna Dick Gambucci (far right) asked a passerby to take this photo with her iPhone as she stood with neighbors in a gathering to pay honor to the children government officials. She was and adults who died at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., earlier that day. looking for a public demonstration, a Sacred vigil, some way of expressing the happened next: “I went downstairs Feb. 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. Gambucci locks to city residents. Falcon Heights stretching enormous grief she felt. and made a homemade sign that says the meeting is being organized residents are invited to stop by City When responses were slow in read, ‘Gun Control Now.’ ” Despite by a number of concerned residents Hall, 2077 W. Larpenteur Ave., to coming, she took an extraordinary the short notice and the pre- and Protect Minnesota, an anti-gun Local church takes receive one free lock per household, step. At 4:30 that afternoon, she Christmas rush, 15 people showed violence group in St. Paul. while supplies last. new posture in its posted to the St. Anthony Park list- up for the impromptu Gambucci isn’t the only area Gambucci describes herself as “a worship serv, [email protected], the demonstration. resident who felt compelled to speak community organizer at heart” who following message: “I may just be a out on the issue of firearms. The City Page 7 Gambucci and some of her has worked on other issues, from vigil of 1, but I’m bringing a candle fellow participants have worked hard of Falcon Heights is sponsoring a creating a park trail in her former and a sign … to the corner of Carter to keep the momentum going since community meeting on gun violence suburban home to door knocking in & Como tonight in front of the SAP then. She was instrumental in at the Coffee Grounds cafe, 1579 N. the last election. library. I’ll be there from 6:00-7:30. helping organize a community Hamline Ave., at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, “There’s a lot of work to be Join me for a few minutes if you meeting “to strategize our goal of Jan. 29. Mayor Peter Lindstrom will done,” she says, “but once this happen to be free and feel peaceful communities free from gun lead the discussion. In a related [Sandy Hook] shooting happened, I compelled.” violence” at Washington High development, the City of Falcon Gambucci recounts what School, 1495 Rice St., on Monday, Heights is also distributing free gun Gun contriol to 9 Falcon Heights Fire Dept. receives positive review

By Roger Bergerson major overhauls. I applaud the department for being so open and The results are in and a consultant’s involved with this review.” findings represent a big thumbs-up According to council member for Falcon Heights’ volunteer fire Beth Mercer-Taylor, “The report Accentuating department. made it very clear that we have a the positive Over the years, there had been history of providing quality, talk of sharing or consolidating the affordable fire service that’s city’s fire services with adjacent something to be proud of.” Como Park Senior communities and a large house fire Lauderdale City Council High launches 27 in University Grove in 2011 member Denise Hawkinson added prompted city officials to fund an that she is “totally satisfied” with the Acts of Kindness Tree-top turkeys fire service being provided to her city. project analysis by Springsted, Inc. Yes, turkeys can fly: More than a dozen of them are often seen “The study found we have a The department serves the roosting in this cottonwood tree in the St. Anthony Park yard of Bud good department,” said Mayor Peter 7,700 residents of Falcon Heights Page 8 Gooch and Susan Weber. Gooch says the birds fly up to the tree (or Lindstrom. “There are some issues and Lauderdale from its station at to neighboring trees) each evening and stay there until just after that need to be addressed, but I Falcon Heights City Hall, 2077 W. sunrise the next morning, when the birds leave for the day to forage consider them more tweaks than in the neighborhood. Photo courtesy of Gooch and Weber. Fire department to 12 2 PARK BUGLE n FEBRUARY 2013

CITY FILES

Como Park Falcon Heights Terrorism Ave. The district’s Land Use Committee creativity in the community? Then The District 10 Como Community The Falcon Heights City Council meets • April 18, CERT Organization meets on the first Thursday of the month join the St. Anthony Park Council meets at 7 p.m. on the third the second and fourth Wednesday of each • April 25, Course Review and at 7 p.m. at SSA. The Energy Resilience Community Council board of Tuesday of the month at the Como Street- month at 7 p.m. at Falcon Heights City Disaster Simulation Group meets at 7 p.m. on the third directors. Check out the application car Station, 1224 N. Lexington Park- Hall, 2077 W. Larpenteur Ave. Instructors are Falcon Heights Thursday of the month. Email at www.sapcc.org/boardapplication way. firefighters and community [email protected] to find out the location or call 651-649-5992 to learn more. each month. The Environment Commit- Free tax assistance through AARP volunteers who have completed the FEMA/CERT Trainer Program tee meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednes- STAR grants available Sholom Home update Volunteers from the American day of the month at SSA. Rhett McSweeney, a representative Association of Retired Persons sponsored by the Minnesota The Neighborhood Sales Tax Department of Homeland Security Revitalization (STAR) Program for the former Sholom Home, 1554 (AARP) will provide free tax Transition Town meeting Feb. 21 Midway Parkway, gave an update on assistance for low-income, elderly and Emergency Management’s awards loans and grants to projects Citizen Corps. The second in a series of three requesting at least $5,000 through a the site at the District 10 and handicapped individuals at community conversations on St. Community Council meeting on Falcon Heights City Hall, 2077 W. To enroll, call Falcon Heights competitive application process. City Hall, 651-792-7600, by March Anthony Park becoming a Transition Eligible proposals include capital Jan. 15. Larpenteur Ave., on Tuesdays and Town will be held on Thursday, Feb. The Sholom Alliance sold the Thursdays, 9 a.m.-noon, beginning 1. Cost is $25. Those who complete (bricks and mortar) improvement the training will receive CERT safety 21, 7-8:30 p.m. at Luther Seminary’s projects and must be matched dollar- Sholom East site building in 2011 to Thursday, Feb. 7, through April 9. Northwestern Hall, 1501 Fulham St. Traditions SP Land, LLC, and the Volunteers will help complete equipment and supplies worth about for-dollar with private resources. $75. If you are interested in local Previous applications in St. Anthony purchaser announced plans to and electronically file basic state, food, green energy, carbon-free renovate and establish a senior federal and rental- and property-tax For more information, contact Park have ranged from business Kris Grangaard, 651-647-4419 or transportation or just in making St. facade improvements to a storage housing facility at the location. refund returns. Participants must Anthony Park a greener, more In August 2012, due to a hold bring their Social Security cards with [email protected], or go to the facility for a community sports CERT website, citizencorps.gov/cert. connected place, come to the Feb. 21 program. up in the financing for the them. This is a walk-in service. No meeting. Contact Lauren renovation, the building was added appointments will be taken. For To learn more, attend a Lauderdale ([email protected] or 651-649-5992) workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 13, to the City of St. Paul’s Vacant more information, call 888-227- to RSVP, and visit Building Program. 7669. The Lauderdale City Council meets on 10:30-11:45 a.m. at Como Park Zoo the second and fourth Tuesday of the sapcc.org/transitionASAP for more and Conservatory’s Visitor Center, Three months ago, a new information. ownership group was formed, which Free gunlocks month at 7:30 p.m. at Lauderdale City 1225 Estabrook Drive. Find out Hall, 1891 Walnut St. Give & Take is fun and interactive more at www.stpaul.gov/star or by McSweeney is a part of. The new The City of Falcon Heights has free Give & Take is an interactive evening group plans to continue with plans gunlocks for Falcon Heights calling 651-266-STAR (7827). Crime alert of presentations, performances and to establish senior housing at the site, residents. Come into City Hall, 2077 games. Join entrepreneurs, artists, though the name of the facility will W. Larpenteur Ave., and ask for one The St. Anthony Police Department City seeks outdoor siren observers arrested a juvenile male on Jan. 24 designers, makers, business owners The City of St. Paul is looking for no longer be St. Paul Traditions. A at the front counter. Due to a limited and residents from the St. Anthony new name has not been determined. supply, only one lock will be given following a crime alert released on citizens to call, text or e-mail when Jan. 23 in which a woman reported Park neighborhood’s Creative outdoor sirens are tested, noting the Ebenezer Homes has agreed to per household. Locks are for residents Enterprise Zone (the University and run the facility, which will feature only. being accosted by an unknown male time when the signal is first heard as she entered her apartment Raymond Avenue area) for this fun and the citizen’s location when about 16 units that range from event on Thursday, Feb. 21, 7-9 independent to assisted living. There Dialogue on gun violence building in the 1600 block of Carl hearing the siren. Each siren would Street in Lauderdale on Tuesday, Jan. p.m., at University Enterprise have three people assigned to it and will also be a 40-resident memory- Join your Falcon Heights neighbors Laboratories, 1000 Westgate Drive, care unit and a mix of one- and at the Coffee Grounds, 1579 N. 22, at about 9:15 p.m. only one of them would report each The suspect reportedly followed St. Paul. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. month. Email Allen Glass at two-bedroom units. Hamline Ave., on Tuesday, Jan. 29, (People living and working outside Demolition is estimated to start at 7 p.m. for a community dialogue the victim to her building from the [email protected] to learn bus stop at Como Avenue and Eustis the Creative Enterprise Zone are more. in the next four months. Most of the on gun violence, led by Mayor Peter encouraged to attend this free event.) work will be on the interior of the Lindstrom. Street. building. Exterior work will include Adopt-a-Hydrant Animal ordinance revisions Speak out for St. Anthony Park Help your neighbors and the fire replacing the windows, relocating the Emergency response team Are you interested in bringing new chillers and modifying the entrances. training begins in March Lauderdale residents are invited to department by adopting a hydrant upcoming City Council meetings to businesses to St. Anthony Park, and keeping it clear of snow and McSweeney was asked about The federal Community Emergency creating a connected network of communication with the Response Team (CERT) program comment on the city’s revisions to accessible after snowstorms. Sign up the animal control ordinance in transportation options, starting new at adoptahydrant.opentwincities.org. neighborhood and indicated that he teaches basic skills that are important community gardens or fostering might put up a website to detail to know in a disaster, before response to residents who have construction and timelines. emergency services are available. expressed an interest in keeping He also indicated that he would Falcon Heights CERT classes chickens, bees and other animals in stay in touch with District 10 with have trained more than 100 Falcon the city. Como Sunday Series kicks off Feb. 17 updates on the project. Heights, Lauderdale and other The council took comments The Como Community Council’s second annual Sunday Series kicks off in District 10 will keep the nearby residents. Training is open to about chickens and fowl at its Jan. 22 February, with the presentation “Como Lake: Past, Present, and Future.” If community updated as more local residents over the age of 12. meeting. Residents are invited to you’ve ever wondered what affects the lake’s water quality or wanted to know information becomes available. Twenty-four hours of basic attend the Feb. 12 City Council more about the plants that ring the shoreline, this is the place to learn more instruction will be offered at Falcon meeting to discuss beekeeping and from the experts. Heights City Hall on Thursdays the Feb. 26 City Council meeting to This free public talk will be held on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2-3:30 p.m., at from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. starting discuss keeping other animals in the North Dale Recreation Center, 1414 N. St. Albans St. A panel, including March 7. Classes vary slightly in community. staff from the Capitol Region Watershed District and St. Paul Parks and length. The schedule and title of each Residents who are unable to Recreation’s Environmental Services Division, along with two neighborhood class are listed below: attend the meetings can contact city residents involved with lake issues, will provide a comprehensive program on • March 7: Disaster Preparedness staff members, who will report the maintenance of the lake, beginning with the poor condition of the lake 20 • March 14: Fire Safety comments at the council meetings. years ago, measures taken and yet to be implemented to improve water • March 21: Disaster Medical quality, and ways that residents can be involved. A question-and-answer Operations, Part 1 St. Anthony Park period will follow the presentation. • March 28: Disaster Medical The Sunday Series continues with “All About Old-time Trolleys” on Operations, Part 2 The District 12 Community Council March 24 and “Creative Gardening for Urban Spaces” on April 14. Mark • April 4: Light Search and Rescue meets on the second Thursday of each your calendars for all three of these informative events. Operations month at 7 p.m. at South St. Anthony • April 11, Disaster Psychology, Recreation Center (SSA), 890 Cromwell St. Anthony Park Progressive Dinner is set for Feb. 23 The registration deadline for the 27th annual St. Anthony Park Progressive Dinner is Friday, Feb. 15. The dinner will be held on Saturday, Feb. 23. You can find downloadable registration forms at http://sapcc.org/dinner. Diana Koren Ruthann Ives You can also get more information by contacting Jane Leonard at [email protected] or 651-303-5263. Treat Yourself The schedule for the evening begins with appetizers at 5:30 p.m. at St. Anthony Park United Methodist Church at Hillside and Como avenues, by gracing our oasis salad and bread at host homes at 6:30 p.m., main course at 7:30 p.m. and 2233 Energy Park Drive, dessert from 8:45 to 9:45 p.m. St. Paul 55108, 651.647.9000 theresashair.com FEBRUARY 2013 n PARK BUGLE 3

Rick Foss steps in at seminary School begins task of reorganizing after discovering $4 million budget shortfall

By Kristal Leebrick longer. chief financial officer (CFO) Don “You can’t start looking for a Lewis resigned in November. Dr. he Rev. Rick Foss had planned president before you’ve done the William Frame was named interim Tto retire in June from his work to figure out who you are and CFO. One of the few things in life that position as Luther Seminary’s where you are going and what got Foss is quick to say that nothing director of contextual learning. you into a little trouble,” Foss said in dishonest led to the financial can bring joy that is lasting Instead, Foss stepped in as interim an interview in mid-January. situation. “People meant well,” he president there on Jan. 1, three weeks The trouble Foss refers to is the said. “We don’t have betrayal or A gift from after Richard Bliese resigned from the school’s $4 million shortfall, revealed scandal or malfeasance—maybe [we position he’d held since 2005. in Luther’s 2012 annual report which were] taking too much at face value MIL USTAFSON EWELERS The 68-year-old Foss will showed a total income of $23 million or being too confident. We just E G J remain at the helm as the seminary and expenses of $27.1 million. weren’t able to pay for what we were board searches for a new president, a Bliese’s resignation was
 process Foss said could take a year or announced on Dec. 10, shortly after Luther Seminary to 12 Valentine’s Day South Como boundary change Thursday, February 14 heading to St. Paul City Council DISTINCTIVE JEWELRY & DESIGN SINCE 1911

By Kristal Leebrick 2278 Como Avenue v 651-645-6774 people filled the second floor to Initially, both the District 6 and What does it take to change a discuss moving the 3,537 South 10 councils took stands against the Tuesday-Friday 10 am - 6 pm v Saturday 10 am - 5 pm neighborhood? Como residents who live on the changes. In a letter to Ward 5 Community council members southern and western borders of councilmember Amy Brendmoen in in St. Paul’s Planning Districts 6 and Como Regional Park into District November, the Como Community 10 will find out in the coming 10. Council, which represents District months if the City Council approves Most of the participants— 10, wrote, “The current boundaries PromotePromote YourYour a Jan. 24 recommendation from the 123—were South Como residents, offer a broader and more diverse city’s Department of Planning and many of whom were there to perspective, allowing residents from Economic Development (PED) to champion the boundary change so across District 10 and District 6 to SummerSummer CampCamp allow the South Como they could have a voice closer to influence decisions affecting Como Fill your summer camp openings early this year by advertising neighborhood to secede from home about parking, traffic and Regional Park.” Changing the with the Park Bugle in our 2013 Summer Camp Guide. Whether it’s District 6 and move into District 10. other issues that come with living boundaries would cause District 10 sports, the arts, education or just fun, your ad will reach families by Feb. 26, If the boundary change is given next to Como Regional Park. The to “become a venue primarily for right when parents are clamoring to organize their children’s summer. a green light, the two planning meeting included a map-dot exercise those concerned by the park. The deadline to put an ad in the Summer Camp Guide is councils will hold public meetings in where participants were asked to Residents, for whom the park is not Wednesday, Feb. 13. Contact Ruth Weleczki at 651-335-0299 or [email protected] for details. regard to the changes and begin the indicate where they lived and their a sole issue, will be further tasks of rewriting bylaws and district position on the boundary change. marginalized,” the letter said. Camp Listing We are also offering a free camp listing that will list the 10-year plans, adjusting board sizes Ninety-six percent of the 123 South Both councils reversed their basics: name and location of the camp, the dates of the camp and contact information. Send information for our camp listing to and budgets, and more. Como residents who participated opinions after the Jan. 9 meeting. [email protected] by Wednesday, Feb. 13. The PED’s recommendation were in favor of the change. Of the District 10 passed a resolution on came just two weeks after hosting a 16 participants who didn’t live Jan. 15 expressing its “amenability to meeting on Jan. 9 at the Como inSouth Como, 10 voted in favor of Lakeside Pavilion, where nearly 170 keeping the districts as they stand. South Como to 20 4 PARK BUGLE n FEBRUARY 2013

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Loren & Shirley Espeland Brad Meinhold & Susan Stacey Alden & Rebecca Tetlie FEBRUARYY 2013 n PARK BUGLE 5  Love 

By Adam Granger madness of love, Dryden’s love was a Waldorf. locked out, when cars die, when root there’s love, with its yellow smiley- malady without a cure and Dorothy You can love stuff, but it can’t canals go wrong, when kids go nuts, face grin, sitting in the parlor, y 1971 Oxford English Parker claimed that love was a thing love you back. Some animals can when soufflés collapse, when patiently waiting. MDictionary uses more than that can never go wrong (right before love, and some say that plants can. memory fades, when jobs and 11,000 words to define love; my she claimed she was “Marie of Cats can love, but generally have savings and dreams vanish, when Adam Granger is a musician, writer and Aminex Micro Mini Dictionary uses Roumania”). But to Milton, love was poorly developed female sides, so it’s human frailty reigns and words fail, frequent contributor to the Park Bugle. two: "strong affection." like eating a lot of chocolate and, sometimes hard to tell. Love is a houseguest that when Shakespeare’s love spoke, the Only dogs and humans love comes—often unbidden—and stays voice of all the gods made heaven slavishly. according to its own schedule. You drowsy with the harmony. Love is saying you’re sorry when think it’s transitory, and it abides; you On bumper stickers, we “heart” you’re on your honeymoon in New Let’s talk about love, think it will be there forever, and it’s everything from peekapoos to labor York City and you buy tickets for the gone, fading over time or flaming out unions to trampolines to Mary Kay Mets instead of the Met. Or when and the written word in minutes. cosmetics. you wash her silk blouse with the Love merges the otherwise Love attends marriages, funerals, throw rugs. unmergeable. It creates the most and christenings, anniversaries, Love is climbing behind him Join the Park Bugle the week before recent books that fall into the (broad) the least likely of unions. sometimes divorces, boat launchings, onto the back of a Harley-Davidson Valentine’s Day to explore love at category of “Love” and “Love of the Love hurts, love scars, love bridge reopenings, rent parties, and heading to Sturgis wearing a red Micawber’s Books. Written Word.” wounds and mars, sang the Everly mortgage burnings, rodeos, reunions bandana and a fringed jacket and a “Love of the Written Word,” the Join us for this wonderful, warm Brothers 50 years ago; love starts like and bocce ball tournaments. T-shirt that reads, “Bad Boy’s Broad.” Park Bugle’s second annual winter event. Space is limited to 50 a triolet and ends like a college yell, Love is being a good sport when T.S. Eliot’s love was most nearly fundraising event, will be held people, so please reserve your spot by wrote H.L. Mencken 100 years ago. she takes you to see “The English itself when here and now ceased to Thursday, Feb. 7, from 7 to 9 p.m., calling 651-646-5369 or email But 2,000 years ago, Virgil wrote, Patient.” matter. Camus knew of only one at our local bookstore, 2258 Como [email protected]. Give us your “Love conquers all.” Love neither asks nor answers duty, and that was to love. Ursula Le Ave. The night will feature food and name, email address and phone Love is being forgiven when you questions. When it takes prisoners, it Guin’s love didn’t sit there like a wine donated by the Colossal Café number and how many guests you ran out of gas halfway up the usually abides by the Geneva stone, it had to be made, like bread, and the Little Wine Shoppe, and plan to bring. Donations of $35 or Gunflint Trail. Or when you thought Conventions. remade all the time, made new. Micawber’s co-owner Hans more at the door will be gratefully the new Dyson was a wet-vac. Love is giving him the benefit of Thurber’s love was what you have Weyandt, who will talk about 25 accepted. Love is sticking all of your stuff the doubt when you ask for a boa for been through with somebody after in a storage locker and giving away Christmas and he buys you a snake. 27 years of marriage and six children. Flip the goldfish and—against the Seal sings that love is powerful Nikki Giovanni’s love was only and pleadings of your friends and and Lord Acton wrote that power always about the lover and never the Your friendly neighborhood salon family—moving to Saskatchewan to corrupts, but as a general rule, love beloved. Rainer Maria Rilke’s love convenient . cozy . experienced be with that lumberjack you met on doesn’t corrupt. was two solitudes protecting and for an appointment call Amtrak last spring. Love is your touching and greeting each other. Love has clodhoppers and cat 651-645-2666 friends—and Flip—welcoming you feet. It wears hand-me-downs and Sylvia Plath’s love was a shadow, back six months later and not ever Halston. It reads pulp fiction and Anita Brookner’s a pilgrimage. bringing it up again. Proust. It drives clunkers and When empires fall, when Tennyson wrote of the cruel Cadillacs. It eats at Wendy’s and the Vikings lose, when musicians are Salon in the Park 2311 Como Ave., St. Anthony Park LETTERS The Park Bugle welcomes letters to the editor from our readers. Send your submissions to [email protected] or to Editor, Park Bugle, P.O. Box 8126, St. Paul, MN 55108. The deadline for the March issue is Wednesday, Feb. 13.

Adopt a hydrant! You can help by adopting a clear your adopted hydrant. Thanks hydrant through this new website: for helping the firefighters and The third-grade St. Anthony Park adoptahydrant.opentwincities.org. keeping our community safe. Elementary School Destination Once you’ve registered and chosen a ImagiNation team the Hoppity Hats hydrant, you will receive email Soren Sackreiter requests your help to slow the spread reminders after snowfalls to go out to Ian Culver of fires. Jude Breen Milo Fleming It can take five to six minutes for Alexander Kamenov a firefighter to clear a hydrant. That’s Gunnar Jacobson enough time for a fire to double in Sam Skinner size 12 times! 6 PARK BUGLE n FEBRUARY 2013

Good neighbors St. Paul’s Districts 10 and 12 announce their 2012 Neighborhood Honor Roll recipients

Six Como Park and St. Anthony Park Network helps maintain Park Branch Library window boxes residents were placed on the City of (CLNN) to several public beautifully and rounds up volunteers St. Paul’s Neighborhood Honor Roll provide a gardens. to do the weeding and planting in January. Each year, residents of the means for Cunningham throughout the year while putting in city’s 17 districts nominate neighbors neighbors to has been many hours herself. She is an active who make their neighborhoods a help preserve instrumental in volunteer for the St. Anthony Park better place to live, work and play. Como Lake. organizing the Library Association and a vital The award recipients were honored She has annual participant in the St. Anthony Park at a celebration at the University of worked diligently on the Como neighborhood Garden Club. The neighborhood is St. Thomas on Jan. 25. Curb Cleanup project to inform garden tour, a better place because of her work. District 10 recipients are Janna people about the effects of debris on Tree Appreciation Project and Caywood, Valerie Cunningham and Como Lake, as well as the larger popular public lecture series. She is a Scott Hamilton Panod Klongtruatroke. District 12 watershed region. Caywood is also an familiar face at park cleanups and Scott Hamilton is a leader in a team recipients are Alice Duggan, Scott active block leader and generously shoreline planting and weeding that has spent countless hours Hamilton and Kristal Leebrick. The devotes her time to bringing sessions. She is also a reading tutor making the community councils’ descriptions of neighbors together and improving and volunteer classroom assistant at Langford Park why they were honored and the the community. Chelsea Heights Elementary Hockey recipients photos are listed below. School. Program into a Valerie Cunningham fabulous Janna Caywood A block leader and member of the Panod Klongtruatroke neighborhood Janna Caywood is a dedicated Environment Committee and St. Panod Klongtruatroke served on the asset. In community advocate who founded Paul Audubon, Valerie Cunningham District 10 Community Council addition to the Como Lake Neighborhood conducts bird tours, monitors from 2010 to 2012, lending his calm serving the 100 bluebird houses in Como Park and and thoughtful voice during kids who play discussions hockey, the Langford Park Hockey about several Program maintains the ice rinks at controversial the park and puts on the Langford projects Park Classic each January. Hamilton Why use Carter Ave. challenging the plays a role in everything, from community. A striping the ice to serving as Frame Shop? Reason #21 strong advocate tournament director. He is the heart Great value! Great service and quality craftsmanship within for and soul of the program. your budget. Prices competitive with even the chain stores. transparency, Klongtruatroke Kristal Leebrick www.carteravenueframeshop.com hours: weekdays 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. / saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. designed and The Park Bugle is a crucial part of implemented a new website that the community fabric of St. dramatically improved the council’s Anthony Park. ability to represent the community. In 2010, As vice-chair, he led a team that Kristal Leebrick recommended council bylaws took over the revisions that ensure the continued reins of the effectiveness of the District 10 Bugle and Community Council as a vehicle for continues to citizen involvement in community keep this gem 10% off one item affairs. alive by producing Not valid with ANY other offer and only one coupon Alice Duggan excellent issues. She seemed to need accepted per day per family. Alice Duggan no time to adjust to the diligently keeps responsibilities of any fine news St. Anthony editor and immediately proved she Park a beautiful could live up to her predecessor. St. Chickadee’s House place. She Anthony Park is fortunate to have maintains the her services. Wild Bird Store St. Anthony Lexington Plaza Shoppes Mall, 1771 Lexington Avenue, Roseville (Just north of Lexington/Larpenteur) (651) 330-8617, www.chickadeeshouse.com Expires March 15, 2013 Our new We've address is: 2057 Snelling Ave. N. Moved! Roseville SOURCE COMICS & GAMES 651-645-0386 www.sourcecandg.com Open 10:00am to 9:00pm Mon-Sat & Noon - 6:00 pm Sunday!

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Lori Alford leads children through yoga poses before their Sunday school classes each week at St. Anthony Park United Church of Christ. Alford uses the Holy Yoga program, which she describes as a way to “explore what our bodies do with Christianity not just our heads.” Photo by Kristal Leebrick Ministry and movement Local church blends Christian scripture with ancient Eastern tradition of yoga

By Kristal Leebrick “breathe in love, breathe out Alford to bring this ancient Hindu kindness.” practice into the church. Church-goers at St. Anthony Park This particular Sunday was the “I can’t say enough about how United Church of Christ are putting Epiphany, Jan. 6, which Christians open [the congregation is] to trying a little “om” in their “amen” these observe as the day the Magi visited new experiences,” Alford said. “That days. the baby Jesus. As Alford led her has been such a gift for me. Nobody Lori Alford, director of children, congregants through various yoga flinched when I said I was going to youth and family ministries at the positions she guided them through a buy $200 worth of yoga mats.” church, launched a Wednesday night story about following an ancient star. It appears the younger church- Holy Yoga class for adults last month. Holy Yoga is a “cool blend of goers aren’t flinching, either. “I wasn’t And since fall, she’s been leading bringing Christian scripture to life in sure what kind of response I would children through yoga poses each a new way,” Alford said. There are get from the kids,” Alford said. “But week during the gathering time just some conservative Christians “who I think we’ve hit something that before their Sunday school classes think Christians shouldn’t be speaks to [them] and it’s getting a begin. dabbling in that,” she said. “Some little infectious. Alford, who is in her third year feel Christians are co-opting an “You have to put a little heart of working at the church, has been a Eastern tradition, but I haven’t had a and soul behind believing something. yoga practitioner for 10 years. After lot of push back. This is about a [The yoga is] helping kids hearing about Holy Yoga—an spiritual connection in however we understand that we are entire human Arizona-based ministry that Don’t Worry... reiterate that in our own religiosity. beings not just a thought process. promotes yoga as a spiritual discipline Worship for me is a rite. I’m not a fan That’s resonated with them. If we’re like prayer, fasting and meditation— ...Spring is on its Way! of the organ or church as usual. I’m a going to breathe in love and breathe Alford enrolled in a nine-week online much more embodied person. I want out kindness, what does that really To Wonderful North course that culminated in a seven-day to explore these other ways to mean? We’re going to breathe it. immersion retreat in Stillwater last worship, using my body, using all We’re going to explore what our St. Anthony Park! spring. that space inside your body.” bodies do with Christianity not just “I got the 200-hour required When you practice yoga, Alford our heads. It gives them a new training to have that registered Holy said, “you literally open up your expression, a new way.” Yoga title,” she said with a laugh. body. It’s just a really cool way to The one-hour Wednesday night That means she is now Lori Alford, explore being in connection, being in class is open to the public and is R-HYI (registered Holy Yoga spirit, being in prayer.” ongoing. The class begins at 6:30 instructor). St. Anthony Park UCC’s p.m. at the church, which is located On a Sunday morning in early journey into yoga began last year at 2129 Commonwealth Ave. in St. January, children ranging from 5 to when Alford did some yoga with a Anthony Park. Participants are 14 trickled into the lower room of confirmation class. “It was all boys encouraged to bring a mat and a yoga the church, where three rows of and they were squirrely,” she said. block, if they have one. The classes purple yoga mats were lined up. The “[It] was hard to get them calmed are free, but free-will offerings will be kids (and some of their Sunday down, but at the end, we really got accepted. To find out more, go to school teachers) took off their shoes to a special place.” www.sapucc.org or call 651-646- and settled in on a mat, then Alford Pastor Victoria Wilgocki—who 7173. led them through a breathing exercise also practices yoga—encouraged in which she instructed them to Bugle poetry contest set for March

Poets: It’s time to sharpen your choose. Editor, P.O. Box 8126, St. Paul, MN pencils and start thinking about the The word transition does not 55108, or to [email protected]. third annual Park Bugle Poetry have to appear in your poem. You Poems will be judged Contest. The deadline for may use that word as inspiration to anonymously by Dave Healy, first- submissions is Friday, March 8. The go in any direction it takes you. place winner in last year’s contest and top three winning entrees will be The contest is open to all Bugle the former editor of the Park Bugle. published in the April issue of the readers. Current Bugle employees First place wins a gift certificate to Bugle in honor of National Poetry and Park Press board members and Micawber’s Books. Month. This year’s prompt is their families are not eligible to enter. All entries will be posted on the transition. The contest is limited to one Bugle website, www.parkbugle.org. Here are the rules of the contest: submission per person and it must be Poems can take any form you received by March 8. Send poems to 8 PARK BUGLE n FEBRUARY 2013

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Senior Joe Krivit, junior Rev Benion and counselor Molly McCurdy stand near the 27 Acts of Kindness board at Como Park Senior High School. The project aims to promote positive actions in honor of the 27 Join us for a Valentine's Dinner people who died in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14. Photo by Kristal Leebrick Special four course dinner and usual tasty menu Wednesday, February 13 - Saturday, February 16. 27 Acts of Kindness Check our website for the menus. Dinner hours are Wednesday - By Kristal Leebrick Saturday 4:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. 2315 Como Ave. 651-797-4027 No Reservations. www.colossalcafe.com In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December, Como Park Senior High School counselor Molly McCurdy found herself searching for some way to help students at her school address the tragedy. In mid-January, she launched the 27 Acts of Kindness project to honor the 27 people killed by the Newtown, Conn., shooter. The project challenges Como’s staff and students to do 27 kind things through the year and make a record of it. An Act of Kindness board has been put up in the school’s Commons and the school smiled: community is being encouraged to “She wouldn’t let anybody eat the the write down their kind acts on the face.”) videogames—and do anything we board. After the Dec. 14 shooting in can do that is positive.” Senior Joe Krivit has helped get Connecticut, it seemed taboo to talk At press time, the project was in the news out on the school’s morning about it at school, Krivit said. “A lot its infancy, but McCurdy hopes that television show by interviewing of teachers here wouldn’t talk about momentum will build and students students who are participating. His it,” he said, because they didn’t want and staff will think about what it first interview was with junior to upset students. means to be kind and ask themselves Leandre Benion (aka “Rev”) who McCurdy’s view on dealing with what they are doing to promote recently did a kind act for his mother: such a horrible tragedy is to promote kindness—like “saying hello to He paid for his sister’s birthday party. what’s positive in our society. “All someone who’s isolated in the Benion works at Cub Foods and we’re hearing about now is gun lunchroom or shoveling a walkway” spent his own money to buy a cake control,” she said. “It’s a complex for someone—and then ask and presents for his sister’s golden issue; just banning guns isn’t the only themselves, “What else can I be birthday on Jan. 14. (“It was a Justin answer. We need to address the doing?” Bieber cake,” he said, and then violence, the Twitter, the Facebook, Music in the Park Series Family Concerts will begin in February

The Schubert Club will present three familiar songs with puppets, dance interactive journey through the songs concerts as part of the Music in the movement and musical games. and stories of Hawaii’s past and Park Series Family Concerts On Friday, March 22, the Elias present, featuring singing (and hula) beginning in February. Concerts will Quartet, a young string quartet from on the theme of fresh water. be held at St. Matthew’s Episcopal England, will present the Magic of Each performance is about 45 Church, 2136 Carter Ave. Each Strings, a showcase of classical music minutes and is appropriate for all concert has two show times: 6:15 from Purcell to Britten from Bach to ages. Tickets for the three-concert p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Schumann. series are $15. Single tickets are $7 Ross Sutter and Friends will kick The final concert of the series per concert. Call the Schubert Club off the series with the Joy of Singing will be held on Friday, April 12. The box office for more information at on Friday, Feb. 22. The program will Lau Hawaiian Collective Ensemble 651-292-3268. include a modern sing-along of will perform Water Music, an FEBRUARY 2013 n PARK BUGLE 9

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Winter Classic Photos by Lori Hamilton

Rain and unseasonably warm a medallion hunt. Seventh-grader weather on the opening days of the Ben Williams and 10th-grader Nick 54th annual Langford Park Winter Brady found it near the horseshoe Classic threatened to cancel the court at the park. They won a gift Squirt Classic hockey tourney at the certificate to the Colossal Cafe and a annual event Jan. 10-13. But temps bag of M&Ms. dropped by 3 a.m. on Saturday and Some of the highlights to the by 8 a.m. the ice was ready for the weekend, according to Lundquist, tournament, which was played in its include a visit from Bill Paist, one of entirety on Saturday and Sunday. the founding fathers of Langford City of Lakes won the Hockey, who dropped the puck in tournament, defeating the Langford the championship game; a live Park squirt blue team. performance of the National Anthem “Mother Nature threw her best by squirt dad Taylor Burr; and a visit at us, and we still got it off over the on both Saturday and Sunday from weekend in two days,” said Mark the St. Paul Police Department after Lundquist, who stepped in as acting a neighbor complained about the director of the tournament after Scott loud sound system. One more high Hamilton, who coordinates the point: “We also sold pickles for the Langford Hockey program, was first time,” he said. called out of town. Lundquist thanks the following Inside the rec building, 10U and people for stepping in: Laura 12U boys basketball teams battled it Manning, who coordinated the food; out, with Duluth & Case winning in Beth Commers, who scheduled the 12U division and Palace besting volunteers; Charlie Rogers, who the 10U competition. The Winter Classic also features Winter Classic to 11

Above: Bill Paist, one of the founding fathers of the Langford Park hockey program, drops the puck at the squirt championship game.

At right: Richard Hahnen is the iconic voice of the Langford Park Winter Classic.

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New Year’s champs The Johnson Como Devils B1 peewee hockey team kicked off 2013 with two big wins. Over the New Year’s weekend, the team of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade boys beat two of the state’s top-ranked teams, the Edina Hornets and the Minnetonka Skippers, in the 44th annual Edina Invitational. In mid-January, the Devils took first in Johnson Como’s own 31st annual Governors Cup at Gustafson Phalen Arena in St. Paul, beating Ice man Andy Frisell makes another sweep around a rink at the Langford Park Winter Classic. Frisell and out the Prior Lake/Savage Lakers 6-1. Here, the team is shown his dedicated crew maintain the ice at Langford Park throughout the season for everybody to enjoy. just after they won the cup on Jan. 13.

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• Interior & Exterior Painting Luther Seminary from 3 be,” Foss said. “We are trying to have order going forward. • Wallpapering & Paper Stripping very little that flies under the “We’re working on that.” • Wood Stripping & Refinishing doing.” confidential flag.” • Plaster/Sheetrock Repair Both Foss and Frame come into For the last month, faculty Short timeline • Ceiling Texturing/Repair their new positions with lengthy • Wood Floor Sanding & Refinishing members have been meeting When the seminary board meets in resumes. 651-699-6140 or WWW.PAINTINGBYJERRYWIND.COM individually with academic dean early February, “we will have very Foss joined the seminary in Roland Martinson. good early information for the board 2008, after serving 16 years as bishop “We are trying to invite people to look at,” Foss said. “The board, of of the Eastern North Dakota Synod into creative, imaginative problem- course, is looking at ‘How did we not of the Evangelical Lutheran Church solving, Foss said. “To the extent that see things earlier?’ For all of us in America (ELCA). He has served this organic thing made up of people involved, we’re not as much on the governing boards of who are all adults who are all gifted, interested in finger pointing as Concordia College in Moorhead, if we can do that hard work pretty looking in the mirror and saying, Lutheran Social Services of North much together rather than [as one] ‘How do we best go forward?’ ” Dakota, Oak Grove Lutheran School person decreeing things, we’ll come By May, when the board meets in Fargo and Luther Seminary. out of this much better,” he said. again, “we should have a pretty clear Frame was the CFO for Pacific “Now, as soon as I say that, we specific picture of going forward,” Lutheran University near Tacoma, know that doesn’t happen very often Foss said. Wash., for 20 years and also served as or very well. That’s a hard thing to “We’re looking at all the president of Augsburg College in do. components. We know that we can’t Minneapolis. “There will be pain; there’s no do everything we’ve been doing the ‘As open as we can be’ doubt about that.” way we’ve been doing it. That’s clear. The seminary is looking beyond We also know that some of the things Foss moved into the second-floor programs and people as it assesses we are doing are going exceedingly president’s office in Northwestern “what is needful, what is well and that the people who were Call for Artists: Hall on Fulham Street on Jan. 9. The Call for Artists: appropriate,” Foss said. “We have a building on the heritage have done 15th Annual Community Art Show next day, he sent a letter to all lot of physical assets, property and some things really well,” Foss said. Undercroft Gallery stakeholders at the school—students, buildings, and we’re looking at that “We’re grateful for all the good February 24 - April 6, 2013 staff and faculty—because he doesn’t too.” gifts that Rick Bliese brought here. want anyone to assume “that others He brought wonderful gifts, and one Opening Reception: Sunday, March 24, 2013 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. are being told what they are not Donor support of them was a good interaction with being told,” he said. The seminary has had support in this the [St. Anthony Park Community] The Art Committee of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church The letter addressed how the “moment of crisis,” Foss said. community,” which the seminary announces a call to artists for submissions to its 2013 “Celebration school cannot afford all of its current “Donors have responded wants to continue, Foss said. of Community” Art Show. We are happy, this year, to continue programs and personnel and that exceptionally well, which keeps us our Open Wall Initiative. In this non-juried show, we once again there would be cuts in faculty, staff out of the emergency room open our walls to all artists, 18 and up, from St. Anthony Park and and programs. financially but still means we have to its surrounding communities who wish to take advantage of this “We are being as open as we can learn how to get the checkbook in excellent opportunity to display in a local gallery.

Important Dates: • Feb. 16 - Drop off work, registration materials and fee: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Fire department from 1 $3 registration fee is due when artwork is delivered to the gallery. All work MUST be ready to hang or display - work may be refused if Larpenteur Ave. Fire Chief Clem Kurhajetz has department.” not prepared. It responds to about 110 calls a been with the department for nearly The consultant made a series of • March 24 - Opening Reception 6:00 year, including fire and rescue calls, 30 years. “We’re not full-time, but we recommendations for the council to - after Music in the Park concert vehicle accidents with injuries and train as professionals and we work as consider, some expanding on what For more information or to request a registration form, nonemergency incidents. In 2012, professionals,” he said. the department is already doing to an call (651) 357-0295 or email: [email protected] firefighters handled a half-dozen The firefighters include a extent. Several have budget house and garage fires in Falcon financial planner, plumber, an implications, including the notion of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Heights and Lauderdale and ambulance company employee, creating a paid position of fire 2136 Carter Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108 • www.stmatthewsmn.org/page/art responded to mutual aid calls in teachers and retirees. Those joining chief/fire marshal. Roseville, St. Anthony Village and the force receive more than twice the (Another thorny budgetary Lake Johanna. training their predecessors did years consideration is what to do about the The Springsted study compared ago and they have much better city’s 22-year-old ladder truck, which the Falcon Heights/Lauderdale fire equipment and working conditions, is approaching the end of its useful service to that of six other roughly the chief said. life and starting to require expensive North St. Anthony Park similar communities in the For example, when Kurhajetz upkeep.) metropolitan area and found it to be started with the department, The University Grove fire on Home Sales the least expensive at $16.40 per firefighters rode outside on the Folwell Street in 2011 involved an resident per year. The department’s trucks. “I remember coming back unoccupied house without smoke 2012 Real Estate Update average call response time of 6 from a mutual aid call in Roseville, detectors and the blaze was well minutes, 46 seconds is well within frozen to the seat,” he said. advanced before it was noticed. The Number of Homes 2012 2011 state and local standards, including What’s the appeal of serving as first call from a neighbor came that Sold 31 23 National Fire Protection Association a volunteer firefighter? shortly after 3 a.m. and a St. Anthony Lowest Home Price $80,000 $105,000 guidelines. The consultant also gave “I thought the idea of citizens in police squad was on the scene two Highest Home Price $740,000 $684,000 the department high marks for its the community providing their own minutes later. “There was so much service and helping neighbors in an fire that the video from the squad’s Average Home Price $274,632 $315,685 level of professionalism. Falcon Heights’ nearly two emergency—at minimal expense to dashboard camera looks like it was Average Market Time 100 days 89 days dozen volunteer firefighters carry taxpayers—was really cool,” said daytime,” the chief said. “We did pagers and respond to fire calls from Mike Kruse, who has been with the what we could, but there wasn’t • The average sale price was 89.8% of the list price. work or home. For this they are paid department for three years. “Also, I much to save.” • The average sale price decreased 13% this year. an hourly rate, as they are for weekly must admit there’s an adrenalin rush Council member Mercer- • At the end of the year, there were 2 houses for sale that training drills. Each firefighter is involved.” Taylor, who lives a block away from had been on the market an average of 217 days. required to respond to 30 percent of Kurhajetz said he welcomed the the house that burned, said that • 20 homes failed to sell. all calls and participate in 33 drills a Springsted report, which, in his people in the neighborhood seem to • This information does not include duplexes, year to remain in good standing. words, “shed a good light on the feel better about their fire service. “I condominiums or townhouses. think that initially, the sheer size of (Based on information from the

the fire left many of us shaken,” she REGIONAL MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE OF MINNESOTA, INC. D 9OUR,OCALLY2OOTED(OME2EMODELER E said, “but I don’t think people are for the period January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.) anxious anymore.” To see the consultant’s report, go The Sparrs www.mnhouses.com to the city’s website at www.falconheights.org and use the Peggy: 651-639-6383 [email protected] Gary: 651-639-6304 [email protected] search term “springsted.” The Falcon Peter: 651-639-6368 [email protected] Heights Fire Department is actively Lindsey: 651-639-6432 [email protected] seeking new members. You can find State License #1856 out what’s involved on the city’s website.   sWWWTRANSFORMEDTREECOM  s WWWWWWWWTRANSFFOORMEDDTTREECOM FEBRUARY 2013 n PARK BUGLE 13

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Send us your news about upcoming events or your interesting neighbors to [email protected]. The next deadline is Wednesday, Jan. 16. Benjamin Loetscher • Madeline N. S. Bowie • Benjamin J. Shaw Local bassist named a winner of Zeitgeist annual song contest

St. Anthony Park resident Ted Olsen, to Home concerts in February; they 21, was recently named a winner of also receive a $100 prize and a one- Zeitgeist’s 18th annual Eric Stokes year membership to the American Como Evening Prayer Song Contest. A bassist and Composers Forum. composer, his compositions have Olsen served as a guest artist and a candlelight been featured with the Luther instructor at the Twin Cities Jazz contemplative service College Jazz Sextet and the Quentin Workshop, a summer camp for Sundays at 7pm Tschofen Trio, which performed at junior high and high school students. You can hear Olsen’s the 2011 Twin Cities Jazz Festival Como Park Lutheran | 1376 Hoyt Ave. W. | St. Paul “Nightingale” at Zeitgeist’s through a sponsorship by the Dakota 651-646-7127 | ComoEveningPrayer.org Foundation for Jazz Education. performances on Friday and Olsen’s winning composition Saturday, Feb. 22 and 23, at 7:30 “Nightingale” is an ornithological p.m. at Studio Z, 275 E. 4th St., nocturne that premiered at a Suite 200, St. Paul, and Sunday, Feb. performance with the Luther College 24, at 2 p.m. at Roseville Area High Jazz Sextet last fall. Olsen is a 2010 School, 1240 W. County Road B-2, graduate of Como Park Senior High Roseville. Tickets are $10. School. Ted Olsen Founded in 1977, Zeitgeist is a The Eric Stokes Song Contest is new music chamber ensemble based sponsored by new music group amateur composers throughout the in St. Paul. Members are Heather Zeitgeist in memory of late composer Twin Cities. The winning composers Barringer and Patti Cudd, Eric Stokes. The contest was have the opportunity to participate percussion; Pat O’Keefe, woodwinds; designed to encourage and celebrate in Zeitgeist’s annual Playing It Close and Shannon Wettstein, piano.

Windswept Trees by Paul Winger ST. ANTHONY PARK St. Anthony Park man places HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS first in Winter Carnival art show St. Anthony Park Dental Arts, P.A. Dr. Bill Harrison www.sapdentalarts.com Paul Winger, a resident of St. since his days as a pre-teen in 2282 Como Avenue, 651-646-1123 Anthony Park since the 1990s, won Redwood Falls, Minn., where his Now offering single appointment crowns & veneers first prize in the fifth annual St. Paul earliest shots were of Ramsey Falls in Winter Carnival Art Show, with his the city’s Ramsey Park. St. Anthony Park Dental Care, 2278 Como Avenue photograph entitled “Windswept Winger’s photo subjects include Todd Grossmann, DDS 651-644-3685 Trees.” area sites such as Como Park, the [email protected] The juried show opened in Horticultural Building gardens on tagdds.com January and runs through Sunday, the State Fairgrounds, the University Paul Kirkegaard, DDS 651-644-9216 Feb 3, at the Black Dog Café. 308 E. of Minnesota Department of www.pkdds.com Prince St., in Lowertown. The Horticultural Science Display and winning photograph was made in Trial Garden on the St. Paul campus Eyedeals EyeCare, P.A. February 2010 at the intersection of and Alden Square Park off of David Daly, OD Lexington Parkway and Nebraska Raymond Avenue. Complete Eye Care For Adults And Children Avenue looking back toward Como One of his images is on display 2309 Como Avenue, 651-644-5102 Lake. at the St. Anthony Park Branch www.eyedeals.com “The response to this Library, 2245 Como Ave. Winger’s photograph has been especially Paul Winger photography will be on display at Franklin J. Steen, DDS Photo by Maria Humphreys positive,” said Winger. “I cropped the Trotter’s Cafe at Marshall and Thorough and gentle cleanings with enhanced home care original image to create a panoramic Cleveland avenues through the strategies. Plus expertise in enamel saving procedures view and that decision also created Winger, a nature and landscape month of February. 2301 Como, 651-644-2757 the sense of movement from the photographer, considers himself a To find out more about go to wind in the tree branches. To me, semi-professional as he earns a part of http://paulwinger.zenfolio.com. HOLLY HOUSE Center for Integrated HealthCare that is the key to the photograph’s his income from his photography. 2324 University Avenue, 651-645-6951 success.” He has been taking photographs Neighbors to 14 14 PARK BUGLE n FEBRUARY 2013

Neighbors from 13 Adam Granger to perform Minnesota (WARM) 40th Carolyn Halliday, Robyn Hendrix, who go on their first wilderness on Thursday, Feb. 14. The program Adam Granger will perform on Anniversary Juried Members Janet Hovde, Joan Kloiber, Emily adventure. The film will be shown on will be held at Fairview Community Saturday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Exhibition, which opens Tuesday, Gray Koehler, Candy Kuehn, Linda Friday, Feb. 8, at St. Anthony Park Center, 1910 West County Road B Anthony Park Lutheran Church, Feb. 5, at the Robbin Gallery, 4915 Deg Lee, Brenda Litman, Andrea United Church of Christ, 2129 in Roseville, just west of Fairview 2323 Como Ave. Doc and the Dys- 42nd Ave. N., Robbinsdale, and runs Martin, Layl McDill, Ann Meany, Commonwealth Ave.,as part of the Avenue. Orderlies will open the show. Tickets through Feb. 15. Alis Olsen, Laura Pereira, Bonnie church’s Friday Night Out, which This free program is open to the are $12 at the door. For more The show will feature art work Ploger, Claudia Poser, Teri Power, begins with supper for all ages at 5:30 public. A social time with information, call 651-646-3732. by Beth Andrews, Kiki Augustin, Michelle Runyon, Joan Seifert, Mary p.m., and includes programming for refreshments begins at 6:45 p.m. For Linda Baudry, Elizabeth Blair, Simon-Casati, Marcia Soderman, children through grade 5. more information, call Linda WARM show features local artists Patricia DeVries, Liz Dodson, Beth Amy Tillotson, Risa Tritabaugh, The event is free and open to Goodspeed at 651-647-1452. A number of local women will have Dorsey, Rita Kirsch Dungey, Judy Amy Unger, Jill Waterhouse and the public. Call 651-646-7173 for their artwork featured in the Fawcett, Marjorie Fedyszyn, Susan Joyce Young. more information. Raymond Avenue Gallery shows Women’s Art Resources of Gilbert, Carmen Gutierrez-Bolger, An opening reception will be work of Dick and Debbie Cooter held at the gallery on Friday, Feb. 15, Dr. Julia Assante at Spirit United Form and Function, a show of work from 6 to 9 p.m. Julia Assante, Ph.D., a professional by potter Dick Cooter and weaver intuitive, medium and past-life Debbie Cooter, will open Friday, Fireside Reading Series continues therapist, will present talks and Feb. 15, and run through March 22 Hans Weyandt, co-owner of workshops at Spirit United Church, at Raymond Avenue Gallery, 761 Micawber’s Books and editor of Read 3204 Como Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, Raymond Ave. An opening reception This! Handpicked Favorites from Wednesday, Feb. 6, through Sunday, will be held Feb. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. America’s Indie Bookstores will discuss Feb. 10, including a talk on the Gallery hours are Monday- the art of traditional bookselling on goddess Inanna, or Ishtar; a book Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. at signing and talk on her book, The Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Hamline Midway Library, 1558 W. Last Frontier: Exploring the Afterlife Minnehaha Ave. Weyandt’s talk is and Transforming Our Fear of Death; Chili feed at Zion Lutheran part of the St. Paul Public Library’s a workshop on afterlife A chili feed to benefit speical church 19th annual Fireside Literary Series, communication; and more. projects will be held on Saturday, which began at the library in January. Go to www.spiritunited.com or Feb. 23, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Zion Wendy Webb closes the series call 612-378-3602 to find out more. Lutheran Church, 1697 Lafond on Wednesday, Feb. 13, with a Ave., in the Midway area of St. Paul. reading from her new mystery, The Peregrine falcons subject of next For more information call 651-645- Fate of Mercy Alban. St. Paul Audubon Society program 0851 or visit www.zlcmidway.org. Amber Burnette, program associate Friday Night Out at the UCC at the Raptor Center on the TU Dance offers variety of classes Middle-school students through University of Minnesota’s St. Paul TU Dance Center, 2121 W. adults are invited to watch “Play Campus, will present “Midwest University Ave. in St. Paul, is offering Again,” a documentary film that Peregrine Falcon Restoration” at the junior and teen classes in its spring follows six “unplugged” teenagers St. Paul Audubon Society program 2013 semester. The classes begin Feb. 2 and include Creative Movement and Drum for ages 5-9, Introduction to Dance for ages 10-13, Beginning Ballet Barre for ages 8+ and Modern Teen Beginning for ages 14+. Go to www.tudance.org, email [email protected] or call 612- 605-1925 for more information.

Class explores how to effect change The Roseville Area Senior Program, Roseville Area Schools and the North Suburban Senior Council are forming an EVOLVE class for residents in Roseville, Falcon Heights and Lauderdale. EVOLVE classes help participants 50 and older match their interests, talents and skills to needs in their communities. COME TO OUR OPEN HOUSE! Facilitators help participants design FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 9-11 A.M. and implement community To schedule a visit or for more information: call Barbara Burk at 651-645-2928 projects—as part of a team or or visit our website: sapcp.org individually. "Where children grow & families make friends." Classes will run through May 17 and meet at Roseville City Hall, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., every other Friday starting Feb. 8. Cost is $750 THE CONNECTIVE and includes materials and lunch. Partial scholarships are available. POWER OF DANCE For additional information, visit vital-aging-network.org, or contact TU Dance Center offers Kathy Ramundt, at 612-221-5451 or [email protected]. dance classes for youth 5 and up; training for professionals and pre-professionals, a variety of open classes and workshops Preschool story time will for all ages and levels. Modern, be in Mandarin Chinese Ballet and African dance. The St. Anthony Park Branch Library, 2245 Como Ave., is offering Spring session starts January 28th. a special Mandarin Chinese language story time for preschoolers on Friday, Feb. 8, 10:30-11:00 a.m. TU DANCE CENTER The story time will be presented Toni Pierce-Sands & Uri Sands by Rona Zhang in Mandarin ARTISTIC DIRECTORS Chinese. The theme will be Chinese new year. For more information, call 2121 University Ave.W., St. Paul, 55114 the library at 651-642-0411.

Photo by Abdo Sayegh www.tudance.org 612-605-1925 FEBRUARY 2013 n PARK BUGLE 15 FEBRUARY 17 SUNDAY Anthony Park library VENUES: Sunday Series: “Como Lake: Past, Blomberg Pharmacy, 1583 N. Present and Future,” 2-3:30 p.m., 23 SATURDAY Hamline Ave., 651-646-9645 North Dale Recreation Center, 1414 International & Domestic Adoption CHSFS: Children’s Home Society & Events N. St. Albans St. info session, 9-11:30 a.m., CHSFS Family Services, 1605 Eustis St., Venue information is listed at the end of on Gun Violence Prevention, 6-8 Lauderdale Reunion Party, 5 p.m.- 651-646-7771 the calendar. Send your events to calen- p.m., Washington High School, 1495 18 MONDAY close, Station 280, 2554 Como Ave. [email protected] by Feb. 13 to be in- Rice St. Past and current residents welcome. Fairview Community Center, 1910 Citizens/Families Rally to End Gun W. County Road B, Roseville cluded in the March 2013 issue. Violence, State Capitol Rotunda, 3 12 TUESDAY p.m. 25 MONDAY Finnish Bistro, 2264 Como Ave., 3 SUNDAY 651-645-9181, finnishbistro.com Adoptive parents group: Minnesota’s Author reading: “Memory of Trees” Live chamber music every Sunday, 11 Waiting Children, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 19 TUESDAY by Gayla Marty, 7-9 p.m., St. Seal High Rise, 825 Seal St. a.m.-4p.m., Finnish Bistro CHSFS Baby lapsit storytime, birth-2, Anthony Park library 10:30-11 a.m., St. Anthony Park Spirit United Church, 3204 Como 4 MONDAY library SENIOR EXERCISE Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, 612-378- 14 THURSDAY 3602 English as a Second Language Class, St. Paul Audbon meeting: Midwest St. Anthony Park Area Seniors block 1-2:30 p.m., St. Anthony Park Peregrine Falcon Restoration, 7 p.m., 21 THURSDAY nurse exercise classes meet at these St. Anthony Park Branch Library, times and places: 2245 Como Ave., 651-642-0411 library. Fairview Community Center Give & Take in the Creative Enterprise Zone, 7-9 p.m., University Enterprise Tuesdays & Fridays, St. Anthony St. Anthony Park United Methodist 5 TUESDAY 15 FRIDAY Laboratories, 1000 Westgate Drive Park library, 3-4 p.m. Church, 2200 Hillside Ave., 651- 603-8946 Baby lapsit storytime, birth-2, Preschool storytime, ages 3-5, every TransitionASAP community Mondays & Thursdays, Seal High 10:30-11 a.m., St. Anthony Park Friday, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., St. conversation, 7-8:30 p.m., Luther Rise,12:30-1:30 p.m. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, library Anthony Park library Seminary Northwestern Hall, 1501 2136 Carter Ave., 651-645-3058 Fulham St. Wednesdays, SAP United Methodist International and domestic adoption Church, 10:30-11:30 a.m. St. Anthony Park United Church of information session, 6-8:30 p.m., 16 SATURDAY Christ, 2129 Commonwealth Ave., Children’s Home Society & Family Adopting children who live in foster 22 FRIDAY 651-646-7173 Services care, 10 a.m.-noon, CHSFS Old Time Movie Night, 7-8 p.m., St. St. Anthony Park Garden Club: Exceptional business meeting, 6:30 p.m.; social Senior Living time, 7 p.m.; “Famous English Gardens January crossword puzzle answers If you haven’t looked online, here are the answers to Dave Healy's crossword Just across from Como Park and the Hampton Court Flower Heated underground parking Show,” 7:30 p.m., St. Matthew’s puzzle, which appeared on page 9 of the January 2013 Park Bugle. Two elevators Episcopal Church Fellowship Hall Small pets welcome 651-489-3392 6 WEDNESDAY Free blood pressure screening,11- 11:30 a.m., Blomberg Pharmacy. Sponsored by Como Park/Falcon Heights Living at Home Block Nurse Program. English conversation circles, every Wednesday, 4-5:30 p.m., St. Anthony Park library One-on-one Career Building, every Wednesday, 5-7 p.m., St. Anthony COMO Park library. BY THE LAKE SENIOR APARTMENTS St. Anthony Park Book Club, 6:30-8 901 East Como Boulevard p.m., St. Anthony Park library. “Tiny St. Paul, MN 55103 Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar” by Cheryl Strayed. Community Events is sponsored by 8 FRIDAY Special preschool storytime in St. Paul’s award Mandarin Chinese, ages 3-5,10:30 winning developer and a.m.-11:30 a.m., St. Anthony Park manager of high quality library commercial and Friday Night Out, 5:30 p.m. supper, film “Play Again” 6:15-7:45 p.m., residential real estate SAP United Church of Christ Teen adoptees group pizza and game Office Space v Retail shops night, grades 9-12, 6-9 p.m., CHSFS. Cost is $5. Residential Condominiums Brother-and-sister band 1703 performs every Friday and Saturday. 4 p.m.-close, Finnish Bistro 11 MONDAY KETTLEBELL Minneapolis Theosophical Society meeting with author Von Braschler, TRAINING 7-9 p.m., Spirit United Church. Meditation exercises based on www.fawnfriday.com Shamanic dream walking and Hindu [email protected] 651-292-9844 Sumadhi mysticism. $4, members; $6, 651.755.5917 nonmembers; $10, couples or families. www.wellingtonmgt.com Peace-Builders:Call-to-Action Meeting Group classes & private sessions 16 PARK BUGLE n FEBRUARY 2013

LIVES LIVED The Park Bugle prints obituaries free of charge as a service to our communities. Send information about area deaths to our obituaries editor, Mary Mergenthal, at [email protected] or call 651-644-1650. To buy an In Memoriam ad, contact [email protected] or call 651-646-5369.

Norbert Anderson extensive AA family. grandchildren; sister, Phyllis Paul; King in 1934. They lived in St. He served in World War II , was Norbert J. “Norb” Anderson, 78, of Memorial Mass was held on Jan. and lifelong best friend, Don Anthony Park and had three a life member of Osman Shrine and Como Park, died Jan. 3, after a short 16 at St. Peter Claver Church. Wetherby. daughters. Bill died in 1960 and active in the Sertoma Club. Harold His memorial service was held Amy did many things over the years became a successful independent illness. Norb graduated from Cretin Hale Dustin Sr. High School and the University of Jan. 7 at Mueller-Bies Funeral Home, to make ends meet. She worked at insurance agent, eventually owning Minnesota. Hale “Dusty” Dustin Sr., 95, of St. with inurnment at Roselawn Bethesda Hospital, Montgomery Bosshardt-Nelson Insurance Agency Norb was proud to have Anthony Park, died Jan. 2. Cemetery. Wards and Univac. She rented rooms in downtown St. Paul. celebrated 35 years of sobriety and He served in the Navy during and took care of babies. He is survived by his wife of 71 was active in many Alcoholics World War II and retired from Anthony Fair Amy sewed for her girls, braided years; daughters, Lorna McCollum, Anonymous groups. He was a Zinsmaster Bakery after more than Anthony M. Fair, age 50, student at and crocheted rugs, and made quilts. Kirsten Ihrke and Myra Hillburg; consummate salesman, entrepreneur 40 years. He had a great passion for Luther Seminary, died Dec. 18. His She baked her famous cinnamon and son, Roger Krinke; nine and idea man. He enjoyed driving his hunting, fishing and golf. funeral service was held Dec. 22 at caramel rolls and pies and canned grandchildren; 11 great- bull and cow in Minnesota State Fair He was preceded in death by his Chapel of the Incarnation at the fruits and vegetables. grandchildren; and sister, Marian parades. “Nubs” was a true character wife, Hazel, and siblings, Bob, Dick, seminary. Amy was an active member at Krinke. and he will be missed. Doris Lutz, Lu Storey, Florence St. Anthony Park Methodist Church His funeral service was Jan. 9 at He is survived by his children, Asher, Margret Zeglan and Mary Arthur Hoff and a member of the Order of the Como Park Lutheran Church, with Meegan, Melissa, Michael, Jennifer Curtice. He is survived by his Arthur P. Hoff, retired Army major, Eastern Star for more than 50 years. interment at Roselawn Cemetery. children, Michele Dittel, Hale Jr., 91, of Como Park, died Dec. 26. Besides her husband, she was and Mary Beth; sisters, Loretta and James Korf Marilynn Anderson; and many George, Norman and Michael; Arthur was an avid golf and preceded in death by eight siblings; a friends, fellow sports fans and an seven grandchildren; five great- cribbage player, fearless cook, lover of grandson, Martin Schjolberg; and a James H. Korf, 78, of Roseville, died animals, consummate host and son-in-law, Ted Stephens. She is Jan. 2. model of integrity. survived by her daughters, Barbara James began his 59 1/2-year He was preceded in death by his Stephens, Nancy Schjolberg and career as a barber at Harvard Barbers Como Park/Falcon Heights brothers, Frank and Bill, and sister, Carol Kelly; nine grandchildren; and on the University of Minnesota Katherine Roper. He is survived by 18 great-grandchildren. campus and then moved to Falcon Living at Home Block Nurse Program his wife of 69 years, Jeanne; two Her funeral service was held Jan. Barbers in Falcon Heights, where he daughters, Vicki Hansen and 11, at St. Anthony Park Methodist recently retired. Your nonprofit agency designed to support residents 65 and better who Elizabeth Berg; a son, Jeffery; five Church, with interment at Fort He was preceded in death by wish to remain in the home and community they love. grandchildren; six great- Snelling. Memorials can be made to seven brothers, a sister and two grandchildren; and his special cousin, the church or St. Anthony Park brothers-in-law. He is survived by his Insurance/Private Pay/Sliding-Fee Scale Home, where she lived the last eight wife of 57 years, Marian; children, • Medicare Certified Home Health Care Barbara Huiras. • In-home Foot Care Mass of Christian Burial was months of her life. Michelle, Renee Hoover, Monte, celebrated Dec. 28 at Holy Ramona Goodman and Mitch; 10 No-Cost Services/Donations Accepted Childhood Catholic Church, with Harold Krinke grandchildren; a great-grandson; two • Transportation interment at Fort Snelling National Harold H. Krinke, 95, of Como sisters; and two sisters-in-law. • Respite Care Cemetery. Park, died Jan. 3. He was born in Mass of Christian Burial was • Home Safety Checks Lamberton, Minn. Soon after, celebrated Jan. 7 at St. Rose of Lima • In-home Weekly Exercise and Visit Amy King Harold’s father died and he and his Catholic Church in Roseville. • Care Plan by Nurse Amy Adeline (Sneesby) King was two sisters were raised in Lamberton • Caregiver Support Lois Kruse • Resource and Referrals born Feb. 19, 1911, and died on by a caring uncle and aunt and their Epiphany Sunday, Jan. 6, just short grandfather, a Civil War veteran and Lois I. Kruse, 89, died Dec. 22. 1376 Hoyt Ave. W., St. Paul, MN 55108 of her 102nd birthday. pioneer Minnesota settler and She was preceded in death by Phone: (651) 642-1127 Email: [email protected] She grew up on a farm in South farmer. her husband, Gordon, and grandson, Website: www.comobnp.org Dakota and later came to Minnesota Harold earned a business degree Kenton Morris. She is survived by after the nursing school she was at the University of Minnesota in her children, Karen Fredette, Dennis, attending closed. 1939. He married his wife, Helen, on Joan Tape, Janet Wheaton, Marilyn She met and married William July 5, 1941. Spelios, Gary, Corliss Heckel and Larry; many grandchildren and great-grand-children; and a great- In great-grandchild. Thank You! Dad, Her funeral was held Dec. 27 at Memoriam Mount Olive Lutheran Church, with To the hundreds of individuals - and the following businesses and I’m still interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. foundations - for their generous support. John Rohde Fuller feeling your Peter Stish • Tim Abrahamson Construction • Peapods Natural Toys & Baby Care November 30, 1930 wisdom and • Ben Quie & Sons • Perfect Little Spa and Salon Peter E. Stish, 60, former St. • Bolger Vision to Print • Raymond Computer to February 14, 2006 strength. Anthony Park resident, died Dec. 15, • Bungalow Pottery • Roehrenbach State Farm Insurance at his home in Pennsylvania. • Carter Avenue Frame Shop • Skon Chiropractic • Colossal Cafe • St. Anthony Park Home Pete graduated from Murray • Como Rose Travel • TagTeam Film & Videos High School in 1970. He was on the • Donjek Reinvestment Strategies • The Bibelot Shops • Dorsey & Whitney Foundation • The Emily Program • Emil Gustafson Jewelers • The Keys Restaurant • Ferdinand F. Peters ESQ. Law Firm • the little wine shoppe Options for you Encircling • HealthPartners • The Update Company H• Holtzclaw Planning LLC • Thomas Landscape & your family • Lerner Foundation • Tim and Tom's Speedy Market lives with • Luther Seminary • Turning Heads supporting your lifestyle as changes happen • Micawbers Books H• Steve Townley/ReMax • Mim's Café • Wellington Management Inc. Home- & Community-Based Services choices • Muffuletta Restaurant • Western Bank • Nelson Financial Services Employee Matching Funds • Park Midway Bank Senior Housing & Assisted Living • Paul Kirkegaard, D.D.S. • Ameriprise since H• Community Shares of MN Rehabilitation/Transitional Care • Greater TC United Way • Medtronic Long-term Nursing Care 1906 • REI • Thrivent Alzheimer’s Care • United Way • Symantec/Global Impact Caregivers Support www.lyngblomsten.org PO Box 8038 • St. Paul, MN 55108 • 651/641-1455 www.sapfoundation.org EQUAL HOUSING 1415 Almond Ave. OPPORTUNITY (651) 646-2941 St. Paul, MN 55108 FEBRUARY 2013 n PARK BUGLE 17

LIVES LIVED

football and hockey teams and was Board of Technical Colleges as Minn. commitment to youth. from Rasmussen College. She an outstanding tennis player. He also director of program planning and She met Allyn Thurow while She was preceded in death by worked for Photo Offset. had a lifelong, passionate interest in development. attending Carleton and they were her husband and a son, Allyn “Gi.” Lolly loved country music, was a cars and motorcycles. He was an active member of married in 1942. They first lived in She is survived by four daughters, great cook and loved hosting North Como Presbyterian Church, an apartment building at Doswell Priscilla Liebl, Patricia Karst, Paula holidays. Bill Stock where he served as an elder and and Como avenues. In 1953, they Mangan and Pamela; and 13 She was preceded in death by William E. “Bill” Stock, 81, formerly deacon. and their five children moved back to grandchildren. her husband, Francis; son, Gary; and of St. Anthony Park, died Dec. 17. He was preceded in death by his St. Anthony Park and became active Her funeral service was held Jan. sister, Gloria Solie. She is survived by He was born June 6, 1931, in son Donald, two sisters and one members of St. Anthony Park 3 at St. Anthony Park Lutheran her children, Cheri Litz, Linda Millarton, N.D., and grew up in brother. He is survived by his wife of Lutheran Church and the Church, with interment at Roselawn DeRocker, Sandy Cochrane and Waukon, Iowa. He served in the U.S. 59 years, Marilyn; his sons, Dan of community. Cemetery. Melody Randle; 12 grandchildren; Air Force as a B-29 tail gunner Roseville and Jim of Shoreview; three Priscilla was the leader of Girl 24 great-grandchildren; and four during the Korean War. grandchildren; one great-grandson; Scout Troop 403 and a member of Lorraine VanHoudt sisters, Maxine Sather of St. Anthony A life-long educator, he earned and a sister, Carol Dee. the Girl Scouts district council. She Lorraine (Cochrane) VanHoudt, Park, Juneth Palmer, Ida Marie bachelor’s and master’s degrees from His memorial service was held worked tirelessly for Lutheran Social “Lolly,” 81, died Jan. 6. She had lived Martinson and Joyce Johnson. Iowa State Teacher’s College and a Dec. 29 at North Como Presbyterian Service for many years. in St. Anthony Park for many years. Her memorial service was held doctorate from the University of Church in Roseville. In 1964, she went to work for She was born in Mentor, Minn., Jan. 10 at St. Anthony Park Lutheran Minnesota. He taught industrial arts the Youth Opportunity Centers and and later attended Oliver Thein Church, with interment at Fort in Albert Lea, industrial education at Priscilla Thurow specifically Job Corps, recruiting Beauty School, where she obtained Snelling, St. Cloud State University and served Priscilla Ann (Priebe) Thurow, 98, disadvantaged and minority youth to her cosmetology license and as an adjunct faculty member for the former resident of St. Anthony Park, career training centers. While eventually owned and operated her Julia Wilber U. He joined the Minnesota died Dec. 30. She was born in working there, she traveled to own salon, House of Charm. A back Julia E. Wilber, 91, Lauderdale, died Department of Education in 1971 Waseca, Minn., and graduated from Washington, D.C., to receive an injury spurred her to return to school Jan. 8. She was known for her award- and retired in 1995 from the State Carleton College in Northfield, award for her outstanding to obtain a junior accounting degree winning knitting. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell, and brother, CATHERINE E. HOLTZCLAW Merle Putnam. She is survived by a MBT, CPA, CFP® daughter, Joan Follmer; a son, James; HOLTZCLAW PLANNING LLC four grandchildren; seven great- grandchildren; and a brother, Erwin • Objective, personal investment advice and Putnam. financial planning on an hourly basis. Her memorial service was held • Tax preparation for individuals, trusts and estates. Jan. 11 at Eagle Crest Terrace Chapel • Discover the possibilities and opportunities for in Roseville, with interment at Sunset reaching your life goals. Cemetery. 651-646-9806 • [email protected] • www.holtzclawplanning.com 2251 DOSWELL AVENUE, ST. PAUL, MN 55108 The friendly neighborhood drug store is not a thing of the past! We’re on the verge of Community Worship Directory a great American Renaissance! We are the ones we have been wait- ing for. We can change v COMO PARK LUTHERAN CHURCH—ELCA v ST. ANTHONY PARK UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST society and our world! 1376 W. Hoyt Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108-2300 | 651-646-7127 | 2129 Commonwealth Ave. (corner of Commonwealth and Chelmsford) Handicapped accessible 651-646-7173 www.sapucc.org Sunday worship schedule: 9:15 a.m. Christian education for all ages; 10:30 a.m. worship Schneider 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. worship (nursery care 8:15 a.m. - noon) Pastor: Victoria Wilgocki 9:35 a.m. adult education and Sunday school God Is Still Speaking 7 p.m. Como Evening Prayer Worship Drug Holy Communion on 1st and 3rd Sundays v ST. ANTHONY PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Fighting for a just and Rides available for 10:45 a.m. worship. Call before noon on Friday. All are welcome! civil society. Pastor: Martin R. Ericson www.sapumc.org, 2200 Hillside Ave. (at Como), 651-646-4859 Director of Music Ministry: Thomas Ferry Pastor: Melanie Homan Sundays: 10 a.m. Worship celebration Support v MT. OLIVE EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH—WELS 11 a.m. Fellowship and refreshments candidates www.mtolive-wels.net, 651-645-2575 6:30 p.m. Free young adult dinner in parlor 1460 Almond Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108 Monday: 7:30 p.m. Community Bible study in parlor who will– Handicapped accessible Sunday worship: 9 a.m. v ST. ANTHONY PARK LUTHERAN CHURCH – Unite us, not divide us. Pastor: Al Schleusener 2323 W. Como Avenue 651-645-0371 Staffed nursery available. Handicapped accessible – Inspire the nobility of v PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH—ELCA Pastors: Glenn Berg-Moberg and Marc Ostlie-Olson our character, not our 1744 Walnut St. (at Ione), Lauderdale, 651-644-5440 Web, Facebook, & Twitter: SAPLC prejudices and fears. www.peacelauderdale.com Sunday worship: 8:30 & 11 a.m. Sunday worship: 10 a.m. Sunday education hour for all: 9:45 a.m. – Articulate our need for Reconciling in Christ Congregation Choir school (Baby-Grade 6): Wednesday afternoon All are welcome. Come as you are. Wednesday Community Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m. (free will offering) a moral position in Ash Wednesday, Feb. 13 our world. v SPIRIT UNITED CHURCH (2/13 and every Wednesday in Lent) 3204 Como Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, 612-378-3602, www.spiritunited.com Soup Supper 5:00 p.m. All our violence, Sundays: 10:30 a.m. Message, Music and Kids With Spirit Sunday school Worship 7:00 p.m. against women, All are welcome. Come as you are. Handicapped accessible. immigrants, gays and A leading-edge spiritual community emphasizing the Unity of Spirit—one Source in all. v ST. MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH lesbians will happen Author Julia Assante, PhD (The Last Frontier:Transforming Our Fear of Death) The Rev. Blair A. Pogue, Rector 2136 Carter Ave. at Chelmsford again and again until presents talks, book signing, and workshops Feb. 6 through Feb. 10. Check our 651-645-3058 www.stmatthewsmn.org we come to grips with website for full details. Early bird registration discounts available. Sundays 9:15 a.m. Education for all ages 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist our history of slavery. v ST. CECILIA’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nursery care provided 9-11:20 a.m. 2357 Bayless Place. 651-644-4502 7:00 p.m: Night Prayer with evening meal at 5:30 p.m. 3400 University Ave. S.E., Website: www.stceciliaspm.org February 13: Ash Wednesday service at 5:30pm followed by soup supper Minneapolis, 612-379-7232 Handicapped accessible The Undercroft Gallery: “Celebration of Community Art Show” Feb. 24 - April 6 Saturday Mass: 5 p.m. at the church M - F 8:30 - 7, Sat 8:30 - 6 Sunday Masses: 8:15 a.m. and 10 a.m. at the church 1/4 mile west of Hwy. 280 across from KSTP 18 PARK BUGLE n FEBRUARY 2013

School News

The Bugle welcomes news about students Burma, Thailand, Laos, Iraq, and schools in the area. The deadline for Somalia and Ethiopia, many of the March issue is Wednesday, Feb. 13. whom are just beginning to learn Send your news to [email protected]. English. The field trip lets the students experience what many Como Park Senior High people view as routine tasks. 740 Rose Ave., 651-293-8800 Students learn in class how to www.comosr.spps.org read bus schedules, get on the bus, ask for a transfer, order food at a Students of the month restaurant, use money and cross the Como Park Senior High School street safely the week before the trip. Students of the Month are Saido Guled, Finnian Kuklok, Mason Murray Junior High Moore, Ranee Xiong, Ka Yang, Tomi 2200 Buford Ave., 651-293-8740 Cook, Ger Lor, Emma Marshall, www.murray.spps.org Mai Yang Pha, Eileen Schulte, Tony Vang, Jasmine Brown, Bae Klor, Pa Murray sports Kia La, Andrayah Adams and Tswj In mid-January, nearly 60 Murray Ntuj Kong. These students are Junior High students were battling recognized monthly for academic for the St. Paul City Conference achievement, community service and championships. At press time, the leadership. girls basketball team was in second place with an 8-2 record. The girls, 3M interns led by coaches Mike Cornelius and Como Park Senior High School teacher Jeff Caulum takes his English language learners on a field trip Congratulations to students Jacob Brian Pearson, concluded the season to the the State Capitol every year. Cohen, Vu Phan, Dylan Salaba, on Jan. 18 with the All-Star game at Selan Tesfatsion, Tony Yang and Washington Technology Magnet. February. For game schedules look the title of school spelling champion Students to sing at Minneapolis NtxhiChiv Yang, who were accepted Results weren’t available at press time. on spps.org/sports for all junior and on Jan. 17 at the school’s spelling bee. Convention Center Feb. 15 into the 3M internship program. The Murray wrestling team led senior high sports news. Runner-up was Kyle Burth and The St. Anthony Park Elementary by coach Kirby Scull continues to alternate was Jackson Lee. Both also fifth- and sixth-graders will put on a Annual trip to Capitol part of grow in numbers and victories. In 44 move on to regional science fair are sixth-graders. vocal performance at the Minnesota English Language Learner class 2012, several Murray wrestlers won On Jan. 15, 258 Magnet Science Music Educators annual clinic on Jeff Caulum’s English Language city championships and the Pilots students participated in the Murray Traveling map makes stop here Friday, Feb. 15, at the Minneapolis Learners Level 1 class took a field trip hoped to improve on those results at Science Fair. Forty-four will move on A 26-by-35-foot traveling map of Convention Center. Music teacher on a Metro Transit bus to the State the city meet on Saturday, Jan. 19, at to the regional competition in Africa from National Geographic Brad Ollmann has been working Capitol in December. The trip Washington Tech. Those results will February. They are: Jada Konop will be at St. Anthony Park with the students since fall to prepare included eating breakfast at the be printed in the next issue of the Defreitas, Quinn O’Keefe, Henry Elementary school on Feb. 11 as part them for the honor. McDonald’s restaurant on University Bugle. Twiss, Matt Davies, Gabriel of National African American Parent Avenue. Boys basketball began Jan. 21. Reynolds, Shyann Salverda, Samuel Involvement Day. Parents of all School choice deadline is Feb. 15 The class is made up of new The Pilot boys team looks to defend Gerteis, Grace Commers, Liam backgrounds are encouraged to visit The deadline to register for a St. Paul immigrants to the United States from its city championship beginning in McCully, Iris Holman, Damyan the school, have a free lunch with Public School for the 2013-14 school Hart, Christian Berger, Sigurd their children and visit the social year is Friday, Feb. 15. Find out more Ostlie-Olson, Robert Roof, Non studies classroom to view the map. at placement.spps.org/home or call Mon, Thomas Quinn, Max Narvaez, 651-632-3700. Hanna Devaney, Eliza Donnelly, Jordan Mitchell, Gayathri Dileepan, Jack Swartz, Forest Ahrens, Abigail Moseman, Peter Wild Crea, Abigail Clapp, Lucille Omwena, Minna Stillwell Jardine, Clara Mack, Beth Fryxell, Isak Larsson, Alice Lightfoot, Arturo di Girolamo, Brian Whelan, Mira Kammueller, Jackson Muehlbauer, Christopher Miller, Mara Halloran, Annie Twiss, Chris Ranum, Tyler Johnson, Waldmann Branch and Bough Jade, Ellen Carlson and Kirk Thoren. TTrree Service and Landscape Care St. Anthony Park Elementary Hugh Mayo and Viola Holman. Photo by Kristal Leebrick 2180 Knapp St., 651-293-8735 TreeTree PruningPruning & Removal/ShrubRe & Hedge Maintenanceenance www.stanthony.spps.org TreeTree and shrshrubub seselection and planting/Landscapepe DesignDesign & Install Students’ science project ISA CCertifiedertified ArboristArbo #MN-0343A Can students get principal’s goat? OOwnerwner OpOperated-climbingerated- specialists The annual St. Anthony Park Read- FFullyully LicLicensedensed aandn Insured a-Thon begins Thursday, Feb. 7, and (will be) out of this world FFreeree estimatesestimates 651.335.8655655 goes through Saturday, Feb. 19. For the last six months, St. Anthony Park residents Hugh Mayo, 17, and Students are hoping to raise $12,000. Email:Email: [email protected] Viola Holman, 16, have been part of a team of 16 Minnehaha Academy This year’s theme is “Goat for It.” If students picked by NASA to devise and build an experiment to be launched the students are able to read more to the International Space Station in March. Since summer, the group has than 270,000 minutes during the been spending their Friday nights working on an experiment that will test contest, then Principal Ann Johnson how polymers, which are in everything from paint to glue to plastic, will NILLES will milk a goat this spring. Last year, coalesce at different temperatures in the microgravity environment of space, Builders, Inc. students exceeded their goal of according to Mayo. The high-schoolers have been working with six mentors, 240,000 minutes by reading one of whom works at Valspar Paint Corp., where the student scientists have • Additions • Remodeling 426,970 minutes. Their reward was spent time in the company’s labs to learn about polymers. The scientists there • Roofing • Garages seeing Principal Johnson dress up in “have no idea what will happen” in space, Holman said. The project will be • Siding • Concrete a chicken suit for a day. set up in a 2x2x4-inch microlab and the students will be able to monitor the data sent back by astronauts from computers here on earth. 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South Como from 3 campaign literature addressed a 2011 explained that boundary changes change in the Multiple Listing can’t happen without bylaw changes the change” but asked that the city Service (MLS) used by realtors that that would have to be submitted to District 10 give the district until January 2014 to moved South Como homes out of the IRS and a series of public implement the changes. “Como” and into the “North End” meetings hosted by the community Brendmoen, who lives in South designation. councils. The city’s 17 district Como, said she heard many District 6 District 6 serves both South councils are independent nonprofit constituents’ concerns on the matter Como and North End, which tax-exempt 501-c-3 organizations as she campaigned for her council extends east to Hwy. 35E. that receive funding from the city as seat in fall 2011. She asked the PED If the change takes place, well as from other sources such as to research the issue when she came District 6, which has a population of private donations and foundation into office a year ago. Park issues are about 25,000 and an annual budget and corporate grants. South Como is the area of District 6 south of District 10 and west of not the only concerns of South of $85,000, will lose 3,500 residents The process has been “clunky Dale Street. Como residents. Brendmoen’s and $3,800 in funding. District 10, and painful at times,” Brendmoen with a population of about 11,000 conceded. and an annual budget of $55,000, However, “there is no will gain residents but no funding established route,” to changing because its population will not district boundaries in the city, she increase above the city’s minimum said. The PED’s recommendation funding threshold. confirmed that there is no formal At the Jan. 15 Como process for these changes and Community Council meeting, recommended a moratorium until members expressed frustration at city staff can develop a “process how the issue was handled. Ted template.” Blank, council treasurer, said he was The PED also recommended concerned about the “disregard to that should the City Council approve community councils.” One of the recommendation that the Brendmoen’s staff members at the effective date be Jan. 1, 2014. Jan. 9 meeting said the City Council At press time, it was not clear would ultimately make the decision when the recommendation would go about the change, but Blank before the City Council.

Plant-ID contest begins Feb. 1 at Como Post Office

By Mary Maguire Lerman St. Anthony Park Garden Club

The Winter Garden Identification Contest at the Como Post Office begins on Friday, Feb. l. Pickup an information sheet on the contest at the Post Office, 2286 Como Ave., during office hours. Entries must be typed or carefully printed (so they are legible) and include an attachment sheet indicating the plants that you have recognized. Participants may submit an entry (choose one classification only) as an individual, couple, family, class or group project. Be sure to provide the common or Latin name (or both!) of the plants that you recognize. Most of the winter garden plants are hardy in our area; however, two plants are not hardy in the Upper Midwest. One is native to the Southern states and another is native to the southern hemisphere. The plants include shrubs and trees, ferns, forbs, grasses and perennials, which may feature dried stems, leaves or pods. Entries may only be submitted by mail (we want the post office to be humming with entries) and must be postmarked no later than April l. The entry sheet lists the mailing address. Entries will be evaluated in April and the winners will be announced in the June issue of the Bugle. Prizes may include hardy winter interest garden plants, a book that will help you identify more winter plants in future years, a photograph of the winter garden and a custom design winter interest plan for your landscape. Removal of any plant materials from the winter garden is strictly prohibited. The garden materials will be removed after April 1, as tulip shoots begin to peek their noses above the ground.

Exercise Classes for Seniors NO CHARGE Everyone welcome. Just drop in. TUESDAY & FRIDAYS: 3-4 p.m. St. Anthony Park Library WEDNESDAYS: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Leisure Center/United Methodist Church MONDAY & THURSDAYS: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Seal St. Highrise For more information, call: 651-642-9052 www.sapaseniors.org Instruction provided by the SAP Area Seniors.