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Page 5 Kraus-Anderson breaks ground for housing project

By Scott Carlson

Construction is underway for a 220-unit apartment complex at the northeast corner of Raymond and University avenues, making it the latest housing project in St. Paul’s south St. Anthony Park area. And its imminent arrival is being cautiously anticipated by the St. Anthony Park Community Home & Gardening Council. The developer, Minneapolis- Page 7 based Kraus-Anderson, expects Architectural rendering of Kraus-Anderson apartment complex project being built at University and to complete the $51.5 million, Raymond avenues. Courtesy Kraus-Anderson. six-story project in June of 2022. “We love the activity of the in- is one block from the light rail Milberry Apartments, Legends at tifications of requests for variances tersection and the history of the Metro Green Line station, offer- Berry and Union Flats. or zoning changes. However, the neighborhood,” said Tim Marco, ing residents easy access to mass The imminent arrival of the timing of such notifications is of- Kraus-Anderson director of devel- transit. Kraus-Anderson bought Kraus-Anderson complex is of ten not sufficient to engage with opment. “We think this is an up- the site from US Bank, which had some concern to the St. Antho- the community as much as they and-coming neighborhood that is a branch office there until the land ny Park District 12 Community would like. also maintaining its history.” sale and the construction firm tore Council. “The Unified Project Design Marco told the Bugle the apart- down that building to commence “The diversity of housing Standards were adopted (in 2019) ment complex, which at the Bu- the apartment complex. should not just be for market-rate, by the St. Anthony Park Commu- gle’s press deadline was unnamed, Kraus-Anderson said its proj- single people, but also for fami- nity Council in partnership with will feature a mix of market-rate ect, designed by Urbanworks Ar- lies to support the schools, and the Creative Enterprise Zone, studio, one- and two-bedroom chitecture, is being designed to seniors wanting to age in place, Prospect Park and Towerside (an units. The complex will have two appeal to young professionals with so new residents can move here innovation district) to address the levels of underground parking transit-oriented lifestyles. Besides at any phase of life,” contended large increase of developments for residents and earmark 2,000 underground parking, the project Kathryn Murray, District 12 exec- coming into the neighborhoods, square feet for commercial use on is scheduled to include a fitness utive director. “Affordable housing particularly along University Av- Cougar sports the building’s first floor. center, outdoor courtyard with should be built into every project, enue,” Murray said. “The goal is “We’ve worked closely with pool, clubroom, fully automated not separated by building. that all new projects will be eval- Page 16 the St. Anthony Park Communi- building access systems and roof- “Additionally, public spaces uated at the planning stage using ty Council and with the guidance top patio. need to be open to everyone— the Design Standards and a score- of the City’s Heritage Preservation The Kraus-Anderson project not nested in the back of new card evaluating the equity compo- Commission to deliver a vision is the latest multi-unit complex buildings, but facing the street,” nents of the project.” n that will enhance and comple- slated to serve south St. Anthony Murray continued. ment this strong and invested Park. In recent years, other multi- “The district councils have lim- Scott Carlson is managing editor of community,” Marco said. unit residences have opened in- ited power to affect the type of the Bugle. He noted the one-acre site cluding the Platform Apartments, housing going in. We receive no- Doctors battling Covid-19: PRSRT STD PRSRT TWIN CITIES, MN US POSTAGE PAID US POSTAGE PERMIT NO. 30308 PERMIT a view from the front line By Maja Beckstrom of the pandemic, every recovery tests took five to seven days to got a sendoff. come back with results,” Kirsch Shortly after Dr. Jonathan Kirsch Kirsch, a St. Anthony Park resi recalls. He and colleagues cared discharged his first COVID-19 dent, is an internal medicine doc- for suspected coronavirus patients patient from Bethesda Hospital tor at the University of Minnesota with inadequate masks and pro- a song played through the hall- Medical Center and like many tection. They didn’t know yet ways—“Here Comes the Sun.” health care workers in the neigh- what treatments might save lives. At first Kirsch, as a volunteer, borhood, he cared for COVID-19 “We were figuring things out thought it was someone’s mobile patients over the past year. and trying to apply new knowl- ringtone. Then he realized the America’s ambitious vaccination edge as we could,” he says. Beatles tune was played on hospi- program may soon control the virus When Bethesda Hospital, just tal loudspeakers to celebrate each and better treatments are helping north of the State Capitol, was victory over coronavirus. With so more people survive serious cases. staffed for the expected surge of many ill people admitted to St. But health workers remember those COVID-19, Kirsch volunteered Paul’s designated coronavirus fa- uncertain early days.

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CITY FILES Como and St. Anthony Park community council news Como Lake’s water is a long-term District 10 meetings District 10 commitment. Pandemic or not, renters, home- Community Council “It’s the cumulative impact of a owners and other community number of different efforts, large members are always welcome to Report: Como Lake water and small, that are going to get quality improving participate in District 10’s board Como Lake to a healthy, balanced and committee meetings. The herbicide that the Capitol Re- ecosystem.” To obtain links, phone num- gion Watershed District used in bers, or other access information, 2020 to battle invasive curly-leaf Old media navigate a send a request by email to: district10 pondweed in Como Lake, and new era @district10comopark.org. Or, the alum it used to battle excessive As more people get their infor- call 651-644-3889. Upcoming phosphorus, both are showing early mation (and misinformation) meetings: success in improving water quality. from social media sites, and as The bottom line: • Anti-Racism Work Group: daily, weekly and monthly local • The number of curly-leaf Wednesday, April 28 newspapers scale back or fold pondweed plants decreased 56 • Neighborhood Relations: altogether, what’s the future of percent in 2020 and the number of Illustration compares 2019 (left) with 2020, showing improvement in Tuesday, May 4 local news? reproductive turions, or seeds, de- eliminating curly-leaf pondweed (which is red). Courtesy of Capitol The Como Community Coun- • Land Use: Wednesday, May 5 creased 79 percent. “It was a plant Region Watershed District cil’s Sunday Series features a panel • Environment: Wednesday, that had taken over the lake, great- discussion with Tesha Christensen May 12 ly reduced habitat quality within under the ice. It dies off in June Later this year, the district plans to from the Monitor, Scott Carlson the lake and outcompeted the na- or July, creating dense mats near do further shoreline maintenance • Board meeting: Tuesday, from the Park Bugle and Kelly tive plants,” said Bob Fossum, a the water’s surface and releasing a to help native plants rebound May 18 Smith from the Star Tribune. Watershed division manager. surge of phosphorus into the lake. In addition, filtration projects The online presentation is All meetings begin at 7 p.m. • The injection of alum in 2020 That surge provides perfect fuel completed on the Como Park golf scheduled for 1 to 2:30 p.m., Sun- Whenever possible, agendas and helped reduce phosphorus concen- for algae and further chokes off course in 2020 (which will elimi- day, May 2. To attend via phone or other relevant documents are post- trations by 62 percent, compared oxygen when levels already are low nate about 55 pounds of phospho- Zoom, email district10@district ed in advance in the “Board News” with the historical average from because of peak sunshine, warm- rus from flowing into the lake), 10comopark.org. section of District 10’s website: 1984 to 2019. For the first time on ing temperatures and the lake’s plus additional storm water run- www.district10comopark.org record, the average phosphorus shallow depth. off treatment in the watershed, concentration in Como Lake in “It’s a perfect recipe for a mid- should reduce phosphorus even Vote on a mascot Submitted by Michael Kuchta, Dis- 2020—65 micrograms per liter— summer algae bloom,” Fossum further, Fossum says. We invited your ideas for a neigh- trict 10 Community Council execu- nearly met the state standard. says. These actions are part of the borhood mascot—and you re- tive director. “It was tremendous improve- While the herbicide attacks Watershed District’s 20-year adap- plied. Como residents submitted ment,” Fossum says, “the lowest phosphorus levels by reducing tive management plan for the lake, almost two dozen suggestions of reading we’ve ever seen on Como the volume of curly-leaf pond- which includes continuous mon- what could serve as a recognizable District 12 Lake.” weed, alum—liquid aluminum itoring of the lake and fish man- symbol we can identify with, call Community Council Curly-leaf pondweed is the sulfate—further cuts phosphorus agement to increase the number our own and use to promote and lake’s main internal source of levels in the water by instead lock- of predators such as walleye, bass enliven District 10 events. The Bauer joins board phosphorus, which collects in ing into lake sediment. and northern pike. Como Community Council The St. Anthony Park Commu- bottom sediment until being re- The Watershed District repeat- Como Lake “is doing much, narrowed the list; now it’s your nity Council has appointed Ben leased. The biggest challenge with ed the herbicide treatment again much better,” Fossum says. “Year turn to vote. Pick your favorite Bauer to its board of directors. curly-leaf is that—unlike native this year, applying Fluridone on one results were very good.” at: www.surveymonkey.com/r/ Bauer, who lives in north St. plants—it grows in the winter, March 31, shortly after ice out. But he adds that improving d10mascot Anthony Park, is a lawyer and

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sponsored by Liz Pierce Pierce Richards Law Office 651-645-1055 MAY 2021 n PARK BUGLE 3 Falcon Heights in talks with St. Paul for police services By Anne Holzman cities contracting with the sher- not clear how much the contract In an email newsletter to resi and January 2021 when partici- iff for police services beyond the renewal would cost. dents, Mayor Randy Gustafson pants responded to updates on the Falcon Heights has notified the county’s standard duties of pro- Fletcher “hasn’t provided any wrote about the contract talks. contract situation. Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office viding backup and emergency justification or details about “There are many nuanced topics At the third meeting in the se- that the city won’t renew its con- response for public safety. what the $350,000 would cov- around law enforcement service ries, held Jan. 7, a survey showed tract for police service from them The current contract, now in er,” Thongvanh said. The city is such as financial aspects and com- the participants’ preference for St. when the current contract expires its fourth and final year, provides exercising a termination option in munity values and expectations Paul Police over an alternative pos- at the end of 2021. safety coverage plus a list of other the policing contract with Ram- that are part of the discussions sibility of reviving a contract with Last fall, Ramsey County Sher- services not normally covered by a sey County that leaves the door we will hold in the coming weeks St. Anthony police. iff Bob Fletcher told the Falcon sheriff’s office, such as animal con- open to renewing the contract if and months. At present, because A summary of responses to a Heights City Council to expect trol, criminal investigations and no satisfactory replacement can the process is just officially begin- question about satisfaction with a $350,000 annual fee increase coordination of citizen volunteer be found, he explained. ning, there are no details of what the Ramsey County Sheriff notes, if the contract was renewed and programs. Meanwhile, Thongvanh and a contract with Saint Paul Police “There was satisfaction with the recommended the city look else- Falcon Heights City Admin- his staff are working with St. Paul will entail.” sheriff in the beginning, but the where for the services. istrator Sack Thongvanh told the Police to begin covering Falcon The issue of who can best offer majority opinion has now gone Falcon Heights is one of several Bugle in early April that it’s still Heights starting next January. public safety in Falcon Heights has the other way—to unsatisfactory.” been on the agendas of city lead- The survey summary further ers at least since Philando Castile says, “Community members want Doctors from p. 1 was killed by a St. Anthony police improved communication and officer in Falcon Heights on July transparency from police.” n to work there. Some of his patients Vaccines “a game changer” struggled with isolation after the 6, 2016. An Inclusion and Polic- came in on ventilators and left to Vaccines have also been a game birth others found an oasis. ing Task Force, convened during Anne Holzman is a Bugle freelancer Beatles music. Others got worse changer in the delivery room, “Sometimes the bubble was a 2018, issued recommendations. who covers government news from quickly and ended up in inten- says Katie Pfaff, a certified nurse bit of a blessing,” Pfaff says. “Af- That led to a series of Community Falcon Heights and Lauderdale. sive care. midwife at Hennepin Health- ter you have a new baby it can be Conversations in December 2020 “And sometimes people died care, and another St. Anthony a time when you want to go to a without any family around, which Park resident. The number of quiet protective place. And people was pretty awful,” he says. “It pregnant women testing positive were able to do that.” was emotional. But the feeling for COVID-19 has gone down in Kirsch says he also has seen www.sapnurseryschool.com of camaraderie was also incredi- her practice. At the same time, a small, unexpected upside to Half and Full-Day Options ble there. People looked out for the pandemic. The higher rates some women are hesitant to get Enrolling Children 33 months–5 years each other. We all had a similar vaccinated because they worry of COVID-19 among people of mission.” about the effect on an unborn color and people in poverty have • • • • • • • • • • • Dr. Brian Isaacson, also a St. child. brought attention to longstanding We have openings for fall of 2021 Anthony Park resident, recalls a “We think it’s safe in preg- health disparities and prompted similar mission where he works in nancy,” says Pfaff. “But we can’t the Otto Bremer Trust to give $1 Coming soon! the emergency room at Fairview say that for sure, although we million to the University of Min- Fall of 2021: SAP Kids afterschool care Ridges Hospital in Burnsville. do know there are thousands of nesota to purchase and equip a For months, no visitors were al- health care workers who have re- mobile health clinic. www.sapkidscare.com lowed and patients arrived at the ceived it and are fine.” The new clinic on wheels builds ER alone and often frightened. Just recently Pfaff cared for a on a summer course Kirsch teach- Reassuring people became an woman who came to the hospi- es to U of M medical students and even bigger part of Isaacson’s job tal vomiting and feeling sick. The residents in providing health care Developing and he had to get creative to get woman thought she was in labor. to migrant workers. information. It turned out she had coronavirus, The new van holds two tiny Bright Minds for “If the patient is feeling very though not a serious enough case exam rooms and a lab and will hit unwell and struggling to breathe to require hospitalization. the road in May, bringing blood Lifelong Learning and needing oxygen, you can’t get “We feel like we’re over the pressure screening, hepatitis tests, much history from them,” he says. hump of the pandemic,” said Pfaff. and yes, COVID-19 vaccines, to “So we’d be talking to the family by “But this was a sobering reminder community events year-round phone to learn what’s going on.” we are still dealing with this.” hosted by local organizations and The emergency room orga- One of the biggest changes faith groups throughout southern nized zones to sequester suspected over the past year has been the Minnesota. COVID-19 patients. But he says enforced separation from family “The need is enormous,” says that worked less well than antici and friends. Women in her care Kirsch. “And now we’re on less of pated because so many people could only bring one person to be shoestring budget and have more with the virus don’t show typical with them during the birth. resources to provide this care.” n 3 Outstanding Condos symptoms. “There were sad stories about Available at “You basically learned to not grandparents who didn’t meet Maja Beckstrom lives in St. Anthony ever let your guard down,” says their grandchildren for months,” Park and is a journalist and writer 1666 Co man! Isaacson, who would wear a surgi- she says. who is a frequent freelance contrib- cal mask on top of an N95 mask, But while some new families utor to the Bugle. along with a face shield, gown, gloves and cap. First Middle Lastname Even so, Isaacson worried that PHOTO WILL GO School Name PHOTO regular contact with COVID-19 Honor Your HERE Congratulations! We are so proud of First Middle you! Wishing you all the best on the next WILL GO adventure in your life! 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By Sarah CR Clark enough to contribute to conver- are hard-working and well educat- larly for people who don’t quite sations about violence towards the ed and, therefore, self-sufficient. fit in, because I’ve been there and Editor’s note: An earlier version Asian American community. So, those struggling with poverty, continue to be there. of this interview was posted to Q: What do you think about the homelessness or mental illness go Q: Can you share a story of a our web site Oct. 29, 2020. This “Stop Asian Hate” movement? unpublicized because it is assumed time when you experienced article has been edited and up- that all Asian Americans have their injustice? dated in response to racist at- A: It’s about time. The Asian stuff together. tacks on Asian Americans and American Pacific Islander com- The model minority myth real- A: Growing up as a kid in Arizona Pacific Islanders around the munity is vibrant, diverse and is ly serves to divide and pit different I got teased a lot for looking Asian. country. largely invisible (apart from the races against each other as it cre- Kids made mock-Chinese sounds harmful stereotypes that are too ates a sense of unfairness. So, it’s at me, which clued me in that I Jill Rode. Photo by Anna Grimm Jill Rode, who identifies as an prevalent). The more visibility we been really important to me, as a was somehow different. Asian American queer woman, is can bring to traditionally silenced person of color, to try and advo- As an adult, people sometimes pastor at St. Anthony Park Lu- and forgotten voices and people, cate for and amplify the cries we ask, “Where are you from?” And I don’t ever just subconscious- theran Church. Her wife is also a the stronger our country will be. hear from other people of color. I’ll say, “I’m from Arizona.” They’ll ly hold Gretchen’s hand without pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran We need to condemn acts of hate. In the words of the late, great Paul pause and say, “No. Like, where thinking through who is around Church in America. Raising awareness is the first step. Wellstone, “We all do better when are you really from?” It’s micro- us or if this is a safe space, until I’ve scanned the space. Every Q: Jill, how has the mass shoot- Q: How has this time of nation- we all do better.” aggressions like that that indi- space feels a little bit unsafe, all ing in March in Georgia impact- al racial reckoning inspired you I’ve been thinking about how cate to me, again, I am somehow the time, at least for me. And that ed you? to reflect on your own racial my Asian-ness has not been a big “othered.” feels unjust. n identity? part of my identity, partly because But the greatest example has A: First, my heart breaks that we the family I was adopted into is been waiting for my current call have to mourn more tragic loss of A: I’ve been doing a lot of reflec- white and partly because issues of (pastoral position) because of Sarah CR Clark lives in St. An- life due to yet another mass shoot- tion on my own racial identity Asian Americans are never high- my sexuality. My wife is a pastor thony Park and is a regular free- ing in this country. since May (when George Floyd lighted and so I never think about too, and we both certainly waited lance writer for the Bugle. Know of Second, I’ve been troubled by was killed while in police custo- them. longer than average to receive our someone who would be an interest- the rhetoric around the Georgia dy). I’ve been reminded that, as an As I get older, there is more of first calls. We were told by several ing subject for Voices? Please email shooting and the way that some in Asian American in the Lutheran a draw towards diving deeper into churches that they wouldn’t inter- [email protected] or Bu- the media and within the respond- church, there isn’t a space carved my identity, where I came from view us, for no other reason than gle editor Scott Carlson at editor@ ing law enforcement community out for me. I can’t easily get to- and who I am. that we were queer. parkbugle.org. have tried to downplay the rela- gether with other Asian American Q: How has your experience, tionship between race, misogyny pastors to talk about the issues we as an Asian American queer Saint Anthony Park Area Seniors and the crime. face. 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Pattison pursued an odyssey of ‘Fossil Men,’ About Kermit Pattison A native of New England, Pattison is an independent will discuss it for Library’s Tuesday Scholars journalist who has worked By Scott Carlson Monitor and the Twin Cities ma- Book challenges for, among others, the New York Times, GQ, Inc. and jor dailies. Science News picked it Completing his tome came with When Kermit Pattison, of St. An- as one of the best science books of Fast Company, as well as plenty of challenges for Pattison. some stints as a corporate, thony Park, embarked on writing 2020, Pattison added. Those included understanding the a scientific detective story—a case medical and tech writer. His multidisciplinary science of paleo- book “Fossil Men” is avail- study—called “Fossil Men: The Tuesday Scholars talk anthropology, whose specialties Quest for the Oldest Skeleton able in bookstores and on Pattison is scheduled to give a include anthropology, anatomy, the Internet. and the Origins of Humankind,” virtual presentation about “Fos- genomics, geology and archeology. it was quite by accident. Pattison and his wife Maja sil Men” from 1 to 2:30 p.m., May “I had to grind my way through Beckstrom, a freelancer for “I actually began working on 11 as part of the Ramsey County a lot of academic texts to gain a a different book about the evo- the Bugle and also a former Library’s Tuesday Scholars series. working knowledge of those Pioneer Press reporter and lution of human aerobic endur- (To register for Pattison’s talk, vis- fields.” now at Minnesota Public ance,” Pattison, an independent it the Ramsey County’s Library Another challenge: gathering Radio, live in St. Anthony journalist and former St. Paul Pi- Kermit Pattison in Ethiopia. website http://rclreads.org or call his information. Park. They have three chil- oneer Press reporter, told the Bu- near site of Ardi skeleton. Photo 651-724-6001. After registering, “The most obvious challenge dren, ages 15 to 21. gle. “Then I happened upon the submitted by Kermit Pattison. you will receive a confirmation was distance,” Pattison said. intriguing discovery of a 4.4-mil- email containing information “The scene of action was halfway lion-year-old skeleton nicknamed for a while, I junked the original about joining the webinar). around the world. I made two re- The final challenge “was writ- “Ardi.” topic and decided to focus on this Initially, Pattison thought he porting trips to Ethiopia and had ing the damn thing,” Patterson “The skeleton captivated me instead.” would finish his book within a to face many bureaucratic hassles. said. “I had to make this huge because it was so complete— Pattison began work on the couple years. However, he said, I had to contend with language saga accessible to laypeople with and thus allowed me to explore book in 2011, landed a book con- “Every time I turned over a rock, barriers, begging permits from un- no background in these fields.” the natural history of the human tract in 2014 from William Mor- I found something interesting, a helpful government officials and He describes such non-fiction body from head to toe. It also row (an imprint of HarperCollins fascinating character, an intrigu- the lack of reliable communica- writing as learning “as much as had a dramatic discovery story: a Publishers) and submitted his fi- ing bit of history or scientific tions and transportation. possible about your topic, and bunch of idiosyncratic scientists nal manuscript in 2019. The book question that I felt compelled to “There were a couple of times then deciding to leave 99 percent as compelling characters and huge was released in the fall of 2020. investigate. When you’re curious when I had to enlist locals to help out of your book. The trick—and controversy. “We actually wound up delay- and determined to run down ev- me flag down buses on remote agony—is picking that small re- He explained, “Ardi challenged ing publication for a few months ery lead, the years can pass surpris- highways in the Afar Desert. I mainder that captures the essence of much conventional wisdom about because coronavirus hit just as the ingly quickly.” climbed onboard despite being not everything that you have learned.” human origins and became an- book was finishing final produc- Pattison calls his book “a deeply- entirely sure the bus would get me Despite the critical acclaim other chapter in a decades-long tion,” Pattison said. reported case study about paleo- where I needed to go by nightfall. for “Fossil Men,” Pattison has no series of blood feuds between rival Although “Fossil Men” has yet anthropology, recounting the “My last visit to Ethiopia came plans for a sequel. scientific camps. to appear on any bestseller list, the half-century saga of search, dis- shortly after the country declared “After years of immersion in “Initially, I thought Ardi publisher has told him his book covery and debate surrounding a national emergency due to civil this strange branch of science, I would be a minor part of the book has enjoyed solid sales, Pattison a primitive species named ‘Ar- unrest and I almost didn’t get a am eager to work on something n but, as I became immersed in the said. The book has also snared ku- dipithecus ramidus’ that lived in visa. Luckily, everything worked completely different,” he said. topic, I slowly realized this was a dos from, among others, The New Africa 4.4 million years ago and out in the end. I owe a great deal to better book than the one I had York Times Book Review, The is related to modern humans, or the Ethiopians who helped me— Scott Carlson is managing editor of set out to write. After agonizing Spectator, The Christian Science Homo sapiens.” and the kindness of strangers.” the Park Bugle

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Home remodeling ramps up during Covid pandemic By Sarah CR Clark Home & Gardenthird bathroomGuide until we save a bit a DIY project, beware: Costs for more,” Schmidt said. labor and materials, like wood, If our walls could talk, they might Still, despite the challenges, remain high. recall the quieter pre-pandemic Schmidt and Hill said they are Olsen said, “The (Minnesota days before we painted, rear- loving their renovated home. governor’s) stay-at-home order (in ranged, knocked out or redeco- “It’s a much healthier and effi- response to the coronavirus) in the rated them. cient home!” said Schmidt. spring of 2020 created a backlog, During an unprecedented Olsen, the architectural design- and a supply-and-demand equi- year with scores of people staying er, knows well the significant cost librium has yet to be reached. indoors due to coronavirus pro- increases in building materials and “Instead of people not buying tocols, many homeowners have components. For instance, Olsen wood products, the demand for embarked upon do-it-yourself cited an electrician who recently wood surged (last spring) and by house projects. walked away from one home proj- the time the sawmills came back In an informal Facebook survey ect because “he couldn’t stand by on line there was all of this pent- over the past year, I found neigh- the (initial) bid he gave just three up demand. The surge hasn’t really bors who have created garden of- months ago.” slowed down,” Olsen noted. n fices, installed flooring, insulated In December the price for a garages, repaired and painted win- Homeowner and DIYer Drew Schmidt stands in front of his newly coil of electrical wire was $200, Sarah CR Clark, who lives in St. remodeled family’s home. Photo by Rachelle Hill. dows and refinished decks. but in March the cost for that Anthony Park, is a regular freelance Case in point: Jason Lewis Far- same coil was $417. writer for the Bugle. ris, of St. Anthony Park, who re- Colonial) in 2016, Schmidt and local firm Terra Firma, which pro- For neighbors looking to begin ported taking on “so many” DIY his wife, Rachelle Hill, knew they vided excavation, foundation, home projects. would someday expand it. framing and finishing carpentry “I’ve built three desks and two “I really liked the small house,” work. Your Old House Experts wooden boxes for storing iPads Hill recalled. “And we had visions While Schmidt and Hill Since 1988 and their chargers,” he said. “I re- for how it could be updated to planned their home renovation finished our dining room table, better fit our family life.” Schmidt before the pandemic, all of their • Additions • Attics made Julie (his wife) a stand to and Hill have two young children. construction occurred during hold her vinyl collection, finished Schmidt and Hill have under- the Covid year and, with it, some • Kitchens • Basements building our porch swing and now taken DIY home projects together challenges. For example, only one • Bathrooms I’m finishing up some floating wal- before. 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I’m a plant parent and you should be too! By Anna Strathman Home & Garden Guide complishment. It’s like watching hard to care of when there’s a lot Out of everyone in my family your kids as they grow up over the of them and you only need one I’m the only Crazy Plant Lady. So, Everyone who knows me by now, years, and having a “hey! I helped plant, not 56. They mostly take there’s only a 0.04% chance that knows I love plants. I’m the go-to with that!” moment as they go off care of themselves, just give them you will turn out like me. Did I person if my friends and family to college. water once a week and light and do that math just for this essay? have a plant question. If you can take care of a plant, they take over from there. Yes, yes I did. n Need to know why your suc- they can help you just as much as I hope that you come to appre- culent isn’t doing well? I can take you help them. This may sound ciate plants a bit more, and if you Anna Strathman is a junior at a look at it for you. Need to know silly, but it’s actually true. Through do start taking a liking to plants and Como Park Senior High School and what a good plant for having clean Anna Stratham photosynthesis plants breath in car- are worried that you’ll start hoard- wrote this essay for her CIS Writing air in a college dorm room is? Easy, bon dioxide (something that’s bad ing plants in your home, don’t be. Studio class. it’s a peace lily. for humans) and breath out oxygen. In my humble opinion, plants slowly, when they are adjusting Fresh oxygen can help us think bet- are one of the greatest creatures themselves to be closer to the sun- ter and keep our brains working. on earth. There’s such a diverse light. They need that sunlight to Plants can also absorb other REUPHOLSTER YOUR range of them and each individual breakdown the waters and chemi- toxic chemicals in the air that we OLD FURNITURE plant has its own character. I find cals they absorb to make their own may breathe in, since they break RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL plants to be very delightful, and it food. It’s an internal process that down those harmful chemicals REUPHOLSTERING SERVICES shocked me that people don’t ap- most autotrophs have that hu- and use them to make food. Pret- • HOME FURNITURE • DISCOUNT FABRIC SELECTION preciate them more, or bring them mans can’t see with the naked eye. ty cool, right? My mother is also of • COMMERCIAL BOOTHS/BARSTOOLS • WE SELL VINTAGE FURNITURE • FOAM & SPRING REPLACEMENT/RETYING • PILLOWS, CUSHIONS & MORE into the home as part of the family. Seeing plants breath is also very the opinion that caring for plants • SLIPCOVERS Here are a few key reasons hard. You can see it though when is therapeutic, but that might (some of which are scientific) why they are under water. When you be her rationalizing my large plants are amazing little specimens put an old plant stem under water, collection. and why people should be appre- the plant will start to grow and I think the main reason that ciating them more than they are: form new stems under the water. people say they don’t want to keep People tend to forget that When you look at these new stems plants is because most people don’t plants are living things. I see this you can see little bubbles start to want the responsibility of taking most in stores like Target, Whole surround the plant and come up care of a plant. It seems like a lot Foods and Home Depot where to the surface. When I saw this, it of work, especially when you have their indoor plant selections took me a minute to realize, “Oh! to remember to take care of your- RENUMN.COM are not being cared for like they It’s breathing.” self too and having a small green 612-345-8266 should be. I think the reason for With the knowledge that thing on your window leeching 2520 E HENNEPIN AVE this forgetfulness is that plants plants are living things that work away your time may not be the don’t act like humans expect living as hard as you do to survive, first thing on your list. things to. We expect most living watching them grow and thrive However, plants are only really things to make some kind of noise can be very satisfying. Watching or draw attention to themselves, a plant grow its first flower in your and plants don’t do that. care, or helping a plant you res- However, plants do have oth- cued come back from the brink er attributes of life though, like of death can be very rewarding moving, needing food and breath- and fill you with a sense of pride. ing. You can see plants move very This care gives you a sense of ac-

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Submitted photo. “[Animal chiropractic] was canine sports massage therapist. the enthusiasm, the function, be- not common at all, not even legal “Honestly, dogs have always cause it was a chiropractic issue.” “In my 13 years of practice, I Cigale Ahlquist is a Twin Cities in Minnesota” before 2008, said been the center of my heart,” said Techniques such as fear-free can think of only three or four an- freelance writer who is a regular Seefeldt, a Roseville resident. “As Seefeldt, who became the first ani- handling and cooperative care are imals that we were simply unable contributor to the Bugle. a chiropractic student, I was deep- mal chiropractor registered by the used to lower the stress level of to calm down enough to adjust.” ly involved in the legalization. It Minnesota Board of Chiropractic skittish animals during treatment. Seefeldt said. n took us three years of trying. Examiners. “Seeing a dog get ad- “Only specially trained chiro- justed spurred me to do this.” practors are allowed to practice on Pet Care Partners does not animals in Minnesota,” she added. offer traditional veterinary med- SCHOOL NEWS Pet Care Partners is the first icine, such as administering vac- permanent home base for Chiro- cinations and heart worm tests, practic for EveryBody, the parent Seefeldt said. Como Park competition to Minnesota’s State company that Seefeldt started 13 “We don’t prescribe tradition- History Day event. years ago. It had always used oth- al medications,” she said. “We High School Paw Wah, Gay Nee Thaw and er organizations’ facilities—such have chiropractic, and we offer Teacher of the Year Kabao Xiong qualified in the as veterinary clinics or with dog cold laser therapy, PEMF (pulsed semifinalist group documentary category for trainers—around the Twin Cities. electromagnetic field) therapies — their informative 10-minute film The Hamline Avenue practice both noninvasive modalities to re- English teacher Kathy Romero is “The Stonewall Riots.” is staffed by four veterinarians and duce inflammation and promote one of 25 semifinalists for Minne- Kai Sackreiter, Soren Sackreit- Tim Fullertwo april chiropractors2019.qxp_Layout from 1 3/8/19 Chiro 10:18- AMhealing Page —1 supplements, dietary sota Teacher of the Year. er, Alice Wagner-Hamstad and practic for EveryBody, which will consultations and acupuncture. Romero spent over 30 years Zach Bollman qualified in the continue at its earlier locations. Our doctors who do acupuncture in business before teaching. She’s group website category for their Only the veterinarians in the prac- also do evaluations and treatment currently in her 14th year as an elaborate and topical project “For educator with eight years in St. the Love of Learning: MECC and Paul Public Schools. She taught Kathy Romero Communication Through Educa- five years of middle school at Mur- tional Technology.” ray before joining Como’s staff in that “education is a relationship business.” Taylor Fairbanks qualified in 2018. the individual exhibit category for Romero deflects praise and She noted, “Relationships have been the primary tool in at- her insightful digital display of “A views her nomination as acknowl- Fight For the People’s Land” that edgement of hard working edu- tempting to bridge the gap for our disenfranchised students to gain examines and chronicles Native cators in the Como community. American history. “There cannot be individual access to the skills needed for inde- pendence. The pandemic has sig- State History Day is tradition- success in our business,” Rome- ally a festive day at the University ro said. “I am honored to be a nificantly weakened our tool belt. With that said, we have witnessed of Minnesota. However, because part of our passionate group of of pandemic restrictions, projects educators that show up every day and experienced extreme examples of resilience! And through this we will be evaluated remotely and for our amazing students. I am an awards ceremony will be live- sincerely and deeply humbled have learned, or been reminded, of Online scheduling the power of our SPPS students.” streamed on May 2. now available! by this recognition and grateful for the opportunity to represent —Eric Erickson State History Day qualifiers Como.” Due to limited space, other school When discussing the year of Como students and their Histo- news has been posted on the Bugle’s distance learning during the pan- ry Day research projects have ad- website at htpp://parkbugle.org. demic, Romero said it reinforced vanced from the St. Paul regional

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By John Horchner several bird feeders on the side of Typically, a theater serves as a volunteers too, he added, and the his house on my way and inside three-sided marketplace: perform- Cedar relies on its volunteers. One of the events I looked for- his living room, there are books ers, tickets sales and venue revenue “Are you going to be able to ward to attending in the spring- about birding, parks and bird- with the concession stand making have it with social distancing?” time before the pandemic hit was feeders. He’s a staff naturalist for all the difference. It was a model Mark wonders. my neighbor Mark Johnson’s Sax-Zim Bog, a birding preserve that worked with various ups and “I think people are so [fired crawfish boil. an hour north of Duluth. downs for years. up] for music right now. I miss Mark’s St. Anthony Park home We discuss the pandemic, the “What made the Cedar thrive the (live) music too. It’s not like served as the gathering place for George Floyd riots and substitut- and survive is that people made it food or water, but it does sustain a diverse crowd eying the fish ing virtual events for canceled live their own,” Mark said. “They have people. Places that figured out kill. There’d be neighbors he has performances. He’s not blinded venue loyalty. They’d say I’m going how to do outdoor music still have known for years who just returned by the past success of the Cedar, to the place. I don’t know who the the shared experience.” from Iceland or Alaska with tales whose home is in the University band is, but I know I’m going to Mark said he hopes the Cedar of adventure and a man from of Minnesota’s West Bank com- have a certain experience. That’s will find a way for this and hopes Wisconsin who’s an expert at or- Mark Johnson mercial district. why people still bought CDs. that its outdoor space is used to ganic farming. Outside, I’d chat “I know things have to change,” They had a great experience, and keep it alive. with a childhood friend still in lic Radio said is like seeing an Mark said. they want take something tangi- Unlike most arts organizations the restaurant clothing he wore “. . . artist as though you were in It’s just the necessary canceling ble home.” operating on the brink of disaster, to work tending the equipment their living room,” Mark’s job is to of live performances that Mark Mark is also concerned about the Cedar currently has enough needed for the boil. help gather a diverse crowd. The seems most distraught about. the stress that programming to funding to last the rest of the year, Most of all, those present at the Cedar’s mission is to facilitate the For example, Mark noted the a virtual audience is putting on according to its new executive di- crawfish boil were his coworkers, community’s intercultural under- Cedar has perennially booked folk small performers. rector, David Hamilton. After the stagehands, sound techs and standing through global music musician Greg Brown to perform “You don’t know how people that, it will be up to the commu- volunteers from the Cedar Cul- and dance. but had to cancel his scheduled are interacting,” he said. “Pros nity and people like Mark to figure tural Center where Mark is the However, for a year, the Cedar March 2021 appearance. can play to a camera. But if you’re something out. n director of events. has not held live performances. “He (Brown) got his start at missing the feedback loop which You could say during the 20 Wearing a mask to guard the Cedar, and I’m afraid I’ll nev- allows for excitement, how they John Horchner is a writing and years he has been working at the against the coronavirus, I went er see him again in that setting,” going to know?” publishing professional who lives Cedar, which Minnesota Pub- to visit Mark recently. I passed Mark said. The community feel brings the in St. Anthony Park. Shakespeare in St. Anthony

Customer parking now available Park takes new name on Raymond & Charles By Sam Bardwell generosity and fearlessness with using current COVID-19 safety 2389 University Avenue W. News and commentary which they make connections that guidelines. St. Paul, MN 55114 defines our organization—and the The workshop is scheduled (651) 645-8629 “What’s in a name?” spirit of Shakespeare’s plays. to begin June 14. For further in- HOURS: Mon–Sat 10:00 M – 8:00 PM As an organization, Shake- In related news, Upstart Crow formation and registration, go to Sun 11:00 M – 4:00 PM speare in St. Anthony Park has Youth Shakespeare Troupe also http://upstartcrow.org. n found that, especially for our announces its summer 2021 youth young participants, titles and la- workshop—“Lend Me Your Ear- Sam Bardwell is artistic director of bels are powerful. They can affirm buds.” Participants will work to- Upstart Crow Youth Shakespeare a person’s potential and power, but gether to produce five podcasts Troupe. they can also feel confining. Bearing this in mind, and with the goal of sending a clear message of inclusivity, Shakespeare in St. Anthony Park has changed its name to Upstart Crow Youth Shakespeare Troupe. Why Upstart Crow? Because Homes and Condos For Sale in the early in his career Shakespeare experienced the stigma of being North St. Anthony Park area! publicly “othered,” or being an ine in or Tae out Upstart Crow. When Shakespeare 651-797-4027 2210 Hillside Avenue moved to London to pursue a ca- www.colossalcae.com reer in theater he was as an uned- SOLD! ucated outsider (born and raised 4 BRs, 2+ baths, PRIME location. $400’s in provincial Stratford-upon- Saint Anthony Park Area Seniors Avon and having no university 2304 Carter Avenue education). SOLD! Robert Greene, an established Tai Ji Quan– 5 BRs, 3 baths, newer kitchen, FPLC. $600’s London playwright, published Moving for Better Balance a tract in which he ridiculed the young Shakespeare as an “Up- Part I: 1666 Coffman Street start Crowe, beautified with our This program helps older adults 1) Lamberton style. $300’s SOLD! feathers.” Fortunately, the fledgling En- improve their balance and reduce 2) Rosemount style. #324. 1 BR, 1 bath with a glish playwright was able to rise the likelihood of falling. top floor location. $137,500. Hurry! above this marginalizing experi- Participants learn balance skills, 3) NEW! Morris style. #233. 2 BR, 2 baths. ence and reach far greater heights good body alignment, and Courtyard location. Freshly painted. $190’s. of expression than any other dra- coordinated Tai Ji movements. matist of his day. We value Shakespeare’s scrap- Offered online on Tuesdays and Thursdays piness and audacity. We believe at 10 am, starting on May 4th. that no pedigree is required to iPads and connection available. perform for your community and to make deep and lasting connec- Call our office 651-308-8827 tions with an audience. More than our actors’ ages, ex- to register 2190 Como Avenue www.SteveTownley.com periences or places of residence www.sapaseniors.org x 651.642.9052 (zip code), we believe it is their 12 PARK BUGLE n MAY 2021

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This is a monthly column from Transition Town—All St. Anthony Park, the neighborhood-based group working for a local response to climate change: a smaller carbon footprint and a stronger community. Learn more about Transition Town at TransitionASAP.org. The creek under your street By Michala Zien, Mayadhin Al You can explore your closest use it for cooking. It tasted funny Abri, Allie Rykken, Pat Thomp- waters at a May 15 Water Com- when I used it to brush my teeth. son and Ranae Hanson panion workshop hosted by Tran- Home part of nature? Michala: sition Town and Winding Trail Growing up in a Dakota County Editor’s note: Transition Town- Books. The free, family-friendly, suburb, I never thought of home ASAP celebrates the May virtual session runs from 10:30 as part of nature. I spent weeks at publication of “Watershed: At- a.m. to noon. The program will camp, vacationed up north and tending to Body and Earth in include a virtual tour of neigh- took road trips to national parks. Distress” by Ranae Hanson. The borhood water features and a dis- These experiences helped me ap- book title refers both to literal cussion on the whys and hows of preciate the outdoors but gave me watersheds—the interactions of protecting watersheds. Two views of Mississippi River’s East Bank in Minneapolis. Left: 1860 an overly optimistic view of na- land, water and ecosystems— To register, visit Water Com- photo. Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society. Right: 2021 view. ture. Is there nature in an area with and to our current defining panion Workshop on Facebook Photo by Michala Zien. 10 times more concrete than water? moment for climate change and or go to TransitionASAP.org. My home county has six water- human health. Order it from My family visited Wadi Al- sheds. I lived close to a small lake Winding Trail Books. Abyad for barbecues and swim- The waters around us: perfect for stargazing and a larger ming. After each picnic, my dad Four reflections one that attracts kayakers. Even Much of our area of St. Paul lies would say, “Anadhafa mina al- where I now live, the Mississippi over the original 300-acre wetland Four neighbors begin the work- iman”—Tidiness is required of River has green trails and a shore- of Bridal Veil Watershed. Bridal Veil shop conversation here. God’s followers. My parents in- line perfect for skipping rocks as Falls, once a tourist attraction, is Is this normal? Pat: sisted that we gather other peoples’ In rural New the sun sets. now a trickle coming out of a pipe York, where I grew up, a rusty cul- soda cups, plastic plates and food at East River Road by the Franklin vert under the road held a trickle Water for all our relatives. Maya: trash as well as our own. If I pro- Volunteer with Adopt-a-Drain and Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis. of smelly water that flowed from When rain fell in Oman, my sis- tested, my dad would say, “Think you can name your own storm Over the decades, the water- the hill and became a creek at the ters and I would scream, “It’s rain- what would happen if the trash drain. Here, Allie and daughter shed was pushed underground, low end of our backyard. Our ing!” We’d run in the rain until our goes into Wadi. We couldn’t swim clean “Rosemary’s Drain.” Photo drained and divided, but we still septic tank and drain field seeped clothes were wet. And my mom any more. What would other an- by Allie Rykken. participate in it. Rain that runs into it. Artesian wells fed a pond would say, “It’s time to pray.” imals drink?” down your street goes to it, water beyond the creek. We pumped our Population growth and con- that soaks into your garden helps drinking water out of that ground. sumption have pumped too much Giving back. Allie: Walking chose a storm drain through the clean it and wild creatures in your By the time I was an adult, we groundwater out of the water ta- alongside water calms me. I drink Adopt-a-Drain program. Every yard drink of it. could no longer drink the water or ble, so sea water has intruded. Salt it, canoe across it, water my garden Friday we clean it of leaves and makes groundwater unfit for hu- with it. But only lately have I con- sediment. mans or agriculture. sidered what I could do for water. Wadis—riverbeds that peri- The St. Paul Library’s 2020 What is your watershed role? Your e-stop odically become dry—are our Read Brave books on water pro- Whatever your skills, your water- nghoh d most sustainable option to store tectors inspired me. I became shed can benefit from them. Some water and prevent flooding. But aware of my watershed. Last fall roles you could fill: because of climate change, some a Sunday School curriculum gave wine shop e wadis have permanently dried and my children and me reminders • storm drain adopter arter e. t. aul hurricanes are too powerful for the about water choices. • Kasota Ponds caretaker .. wadis to protect us. When hurri- I suddenly understood rain • a walker who picks up trash M- 10 a.m.-8 p.m., cane Gonu hit in 2007, water filled gardens and why people sweep • companion and provider F-Sat. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun. 12-5 p.m. my uncle’s house to 12 inches. sidewalks. My daughter and I for non-human watershed www.thelittlewineshoppe.com residents • run-off buster • leaky faucet fixer • political activist for water • artist for Bridal Veil Watershed Clinical Excellence for over 40 years! Explore these ideas further at the May 15 workshop.

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Chroma Zone Art & Mural opening of “Material Language” ships at the University of Minne- Festival returns is scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. Satur- sota and youth group horticulture day, May 22. The exhibition closes projects in Ramsey County. The Creative Enterprise Zone’s Saturday, July 10. annual Chroma Zone Art & Mu- Music in the Park ral Festival, which was drastically Women’s drum class curtailed last year because of the Series coming The Women’s Drum Center, 2242 coronavirus pandemic, is return- The Schubert Club expects to an- University Ave., will offer a class ing as a summer-long event this nounce in late May its plans for in hand drums for beginners from year. the 2021-22 season of the Julie Wall mural in south St. Anthony Park. File photo by Sarah CR Clark. 5 to 6 p.m. on May 11. The cost is The festival’s presentation of Himmelstrup Music in the Park $10. Drums are provided. Stan- local artists creating wall murals Series, which for decades has dard Covid-19 protocol is prac- is set to debut with live outdoor Join local academic and experts as May 18 brought internationally renowned ticed. To register, please contact painting activities on May 22 at they share their knowledge on a Three Ordinary Girls: musicians to St. Anthony Park the Drum Center at info@womens Wycliff and Bradford streets, ac- variety of topics. A forgotten story of United Church of Christ, 2129 drumcenter.net. cording to Angela Casselton, CEZ To register for any or all of World War II Commonwealth Ave. executive director. these online Tuesday Scholar talks, St. Paul author Tim Brady shares Master Gardeners plant sale As has happened with other Other mural events include a visit the Ramsey County’s Library the true story of three fearless concert series, Music in the Park midsummer “happening” near website at http://www.rclreads.org young women who used their wits The Ramsey County Master Gar- performances shifted to online Raymond and University ave- or call 651-724-6001. After regis- and audacity to resist the Nazis deners is hosting its annual plant delivery in March 2020. nues and a “closing party” in late tering, you will receive a confirma- and Dutch collaborators in Oc- sale online from May 1 to 8. Visit September or early October near tion email containing information cupied Holland during World www.RamseyMasterGardeners boreal art loft exhibit Vandalia or Prior avenues. Final about joining the webinar. War II. .org to see the group’s plant dates and locations to come. catalog. An exhibition of clay, glass, wood Here is the lineup of speakers: May 25 “The biggest thing to know is Orders will be available for and light from artists Dan Young, May 4 Trump to Biden: A Political that rather than an eight-day event socially distanced pickup on Sat- Keely Young, Pete Lewis and Joe Xenophobia in America: a Transition in the fall, we are spreading the urday, May 15, at Church of the Mamer will be on display at the Long and Painful History David Schultz, a University of production of 12 new murals and Holy Childhood, 1435 Midway boreal art loft from May 3 to 29. Erika Lee, a Regents Professor and Minnesota law school professor three community events over the Parkway. Shoppers will be notified Free public viewing is available director of the Immigration His- specializing in election law, will summer,” Casselton said. “This with details for contactless pickup. during store hours 9:30 a.m. to 5 tory Center at the University of discuss the change of power and will allow us to scale down some Plant sale proceeds support p.m. Mondays through Saturdays Minnesota, will discuss the roots the first 100 days of the Joe Biden costs and provide proper social horticulture student scholar- and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. distancing measures during the of immigration and how it has administration and what we may pandemic. We did a trial run of been one of the most divisive forc- expect from it going forward. this last summer so we can modify es in American political life. She is plans as things change.” the author of the award-winning NewStudio Gallery show St. Anthony Park book “America for Americans: NewStudio Gallery, 2303 Wycliff C ommunity Council Seniors activities A History of Xenophobia in the St., announces Jeralyn Victoria United States.” The St. Anthony Park Area Se- Mohr’s first solo gallery exhibi- Spring Fund niors is planning virtual “lunch May 11 tion, “Material Language.” bunch” sessions from noon to 1 The Earliest Humans: What The Minneapolis artist intro- p.m. on May 12 and 26. We Can Learn from Fossils? duces a new body of work using a Drive Other virtual activities planned Independent journalist Kermit variety of materials—including re- cycled silk, coffee, soil, beads and in May include: Pattison is the local author of Donate to the SAPCC “Fossil Men: The Quest for the thread—to generate art that re- Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Oldest Skeleton and the Origins veals or unearths a relic-like pres- Spring Fund Drive! Balance (call office to see if space of Humankind.” He will discuss ence that challenges traditional We’re raising funds to support our is available) 10 a.m.-11:00 a.m. what we can learn from fossils and concepts of domestic “women’s committee’s community projects Tuesdays and Thursdays work” and materiality in art. share his adventure in researching and staff time. Visit our website to and writing “Fossil Men.” The virtual and in-person Guitar Concert with Dave Lee learn more! sapcc.org/donate 10 a.m., Monday, May 10 (call office for connection instructions) Piano Concert with ow in St Pal and Roseille! 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The oldest volunteer at the Sci- Martha Everest Care Center in St. Paul for their to Children’s Hospital Associ- brothers Jack and George preced- ence Museum of Minnesota and Martha “Marty” Everest, 77, died loving and compassionate care of ation, 347 Smith Ave N., Suite ed him in death. He is survived the former executive director of March 2, 2021. She lived in Falcon Addie. 501, St. Paul, MN 55102. by son Mark; daughters Pamela the Children’s Home Society are Heights for part of her life. Addie was preceded in death (Eric) Hulstrand, Ann (Joseph) among the people we remember She was preceded in death by by her parents Cleve and Edna John Shulstad Garrett and Julie (Eric) Rethe- in this edition of “Lives Lived.” her parents Sidney and Dorothy Sacarias and siblings Eleanor John Shulstad was born in 1949 meier; eight grandchildren; three (Moore) Watt and older brother Barrett and Rueben. She is sur- at Midway Hospital in St. Paul. great-grandchildren; siblings, Kay Blair Tommy. She is survived by her vived by her husband of 67 years He grew up in St. Anthony Park, Mary Williams, Robert Toogood Kay Blair, 96, St. Anthony Park, husband of 53 years, Gordon C. Wendelin Mercil; children Wan- attended Guttersen and St. An- and Sharon (Marsha Woolcott) died March 10, 2021. During and Everest; siblings Sidney, Jr., and da (Joe) Mayhew, Mike (Sherry) thony Park Elementary schools Froehle; and brother-in-law, Da- Mercil, Twyla (Gary) Pyatt and after a long career in education, Lynda; five children James, Rob- and graduated from Murray High vid (Geri) Marquardt. Jim Mercil; brothers-in-law Ger- she was the oldest and one of the ert, Mary (Andrés Moreno), Sarah School in 1967. Mass of Christian Burial was ald (Virginia) Mercil and Virgil longest-tenured volunteers in the and Peter; and four grandchildren. John was skilled with his hands. celebrated April 14 at St. Odil- Mercil; eight grandchildren; and paleontology laboratory at the Sci- Marty had a kind and generous He rebuilt antique pump organs ia, with interment in St. Odilia three great-grandchildren. ence Museum of Minnesota. heart. She volunteered in count- and sewing machines, hand -built Prayer Garden. Memorials pre- Private Mass of Christian She was born in Northfield, less roles, and her caring nature a redwood canoe, worked with ferred to St. Odilia Endowment and graduated in chemistry from Burial was celebrated March 18 leather and played electric guitar Fund, the Roger Toogood En- bloomed in her professional work at Church of the Holy Childhood. St. Olaf College and got her mas- as a home health aide for Ram- in a mid-60s rock band called The dowment Fund for Children ter’s degree in physics from the Milestones. He enjoyed camping at the Children’s Home Society sey County and in sibling care Virginia Sack University of Minnesota. for ECFE in the Roseville school and cross-country skiing. of Minnesota or the St. Odilia While at the U, she met Morris district. Virginia Mae Sack, 91, died John passed away at Maple- Prayer Garden. Blair whom she married in 1948. March 22, 2021. Virg grew up in wood Care Center on April 10, They had two sons, Carl and John. May Mercil the Como Park area, graduated 2021. He was preceded in death Russell Swanson Morris Blair died in 1996. from St. Agnes High School where by his parents and a brother. Russell Charles Swanson, 76, of May Adeline Mercil, 87, died Kay taught mathematics at she met Robert Sack, whom she Memorials may be sent to the San Martin, Calif., died March March 9, 2021, after a long bat- Macalester College as she com- married in 1950. She volunteered Brain and Behavior Research 9, 2021. Russ was born on Aug. tle with Alzheimer’s disease. The pleted her Ph.D. in mathematics for many years for Children’s Hos- Foundation at https://donate.bbr 28, 1944, in Fargo, N.D. He grew family takes comfort knowing that at the U of M. She was teaching pital Association. foundation.org/ up in St. Anthony Park, where he she is finally at peace. at Hamline University when she She was preceded in death by attended Murray High School and She grew up in Deer River and started volunteering at the Sci- her parents George and Dorothy Roger Toogood was an AAU swimming champion after marriage, moved to Thief ence Museum in the early ’80s. Walsh and husband of 65 years, and studied forestry at the U of M. River Falls where she raised her Roger W. Toogood, 87, of Rose- Kay volunteered every Tuesday Bob. She is survived by children Later he studied aeronautics at San family and worked many years as ville, died March 31, 2021. He was and Thursday until the lab closed Linda Fischbach, Jeanne Cam- Jose State University. manager of the Soo Line Credit the director of Children’s Services last year because of the pandemic. pion, Roberta Sack-Parisi, Wil- He served in the Navy, worked Union. After retirement, she and for Catholic Charities of the Arch- She also taught at the Universi- liam Sack (Pamela), Lisa Malloy as a manufacturing engineer in her husband lived in St Cloud, diocese for seven years and exec- ty and at the Minnesota School of (Thomas); 11 grandchildren; five California and drove for Knight White Bear Lake and eventually utive director of the Children’s Mathematics and Science. great-grandchildren; brother Wil- Home Society of Minnesota for Transportation. Blair is survived by her sons St. Paul. liam Walsh (Molly) and brother- Russ was preceded in death by Addie will be lovingly remem- 27 years. and four grandchildren. A memo- in-law Richard Sack (Betty). Roger dedicated his life to his mother Florence Swanson, bered as a kind, humble and gen- rial service will be held this sum- Mass of Christian burial was serving children and families in his father Raymond Swanson erous woman with an amazing mer at St. Anthony Park United celebrated April 23 at St. Joseph’s Minnesota, the U.S. and inter- and brothers Raymond, Jr. and inner strength. A special thank Church of Christ, where she was Catholic Church in West St. Paul. nationally, earning the Order of William. He is survived by his you to the staff at Lyngblomsten a longtime member. Memorials preferred as donations Civil Merit Moran Medal from son Michael Swanson; daughter- the Republic of Korea and many in-law Amanda McClintock; and other awards. one granddaughter of Manhattan Roger was an active, longtime Beach, Calif.; sister Margaret (aka Roseville citizen and St. Odil- Britt) Cryer and brother-in-law ia Catholic Church volunteer. David Cryer of Teaneck, N.J.; His high school sweetheart and sister-in-law Carol Swanson of Community Worship Directory beloved wife Marlys, his parents Stillwater; and sister-in-law Lyn- During the current health crisis, services and events may be canceled. Wayne and Grace Toogood and da Swanson of Daly City, Calif. Please check websites for updates. ❖ CENTENNIAL UNITED ❖ PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH—ELCA METHODIST CHURCH— 1744 Walnut Street (at Ione), Lauderdale, 651-644-5440 ST. ANTHONY PARK CAMPUS www.peacelauderdale.com ROSELAWN CEMETERY 2200 Hillside Avenue, 651-633-7644 Worshiping on Zoom. Recording available on website a peaceful resting place for all www.centennialumc.org Reconciling in Christ Congregation Worshiping online All are welcome. Come as you are. Find us on Facebook: Centennial SAP We’re in this together! ❖ ST. 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CPHS COUGAR SPORTS Chronicling Cougars winter sports and a peek at spring slate By Eric Erickson, Girls Basketball Wrestling sports analysis For the seventh consecutive year, With less depth than previous sea- Como captured the St. Paul City sons, the Como wrestling team In a year of amended athletic Conference Championship. didn’t win as many dual meets schedules amid a global pandem- With another undefeated record this year, finishing fifth out of ic, winter sports at Como Park in conference play, the Cougars’ seven schools in the conference High School finished later than winning streak in the city reached standings. usual. 72 games. Still, several individuals consis- Student athletes being able to Junior guard Ronnie Porter tently won matches in their weight have fun and complete their win- was an All-State selection and one classes and improved during the ter seasons without COVID-19 of five finalists for the East Met- season, enabling them to compete shutdowns were positive achieve- ro Player of the Year, while also with top competition in the Sec- ments in their own rights. winning Player of the Year in the tion 4AA Tournament. Above and beyond those posi- conference. Other Cougars earn- After multiple rounds of in- tive notes, several Cougar teams ing All-Conference were juniors tense competition, five Cougar had remarkable results. Col- Kaylynn Asberry, Cloey Dmy- wrestlers qualified for the state lectively, the Como Park High truk, and Jada James. preliminaries: junior Aaron Como’s State Swim Meet qualifiers at the U of M (from L to R): Kai School athletic department The team advanced to the Sec- Adekplovi in the 285 lb. division, Sackreiter, Ethan Napierala, Gabe Napierala, Sig Isaacson, Soren notched a conference cham- tion 3AAAChampionship game senior Sully Lucy at 220, senior Sackreiter and Mark Remuto. Submitted photo from Eric Erickson. pionship and qualified 10 in- where the season ended in a heart- Kaelyb Sears at 195, sophomore dividuals for state tournament breaking 68-66 overtime loss to Ve Ah Ree Shar at 132, and senior competition. St. Croix Lutheran. Bleah Paw at 126. That hadn’t happened since the Twin Cities Nordic Conference. Here’s a rundown of the The lone defeat left the team 1990s, and it propelled Como to The Cougar boys finished fifth highlights, plus a brief preview with a 12-1 overall record. Off the Boys Swimming a second-place conference finish. and the girls finished sixth out of of spring sports that began in With energy, passion and a 10 schools. court, the Cougars boast a weight- The Cougars took a significant April. disciplined training schedule, the Getting outside and skiing at ed team grade point average of step forward in the St. Paul City Cougars prepared for the Section Como Golf Course almost every 4.1 and outstanding academic Conference this season, de- 4A Meet with goals of posting per- day was a positive routine that work, which were featured in last feating the Highland Park/SPA sonal best swim times. The team enabled the dedicated athletes month’s Bugle. team in both of their dual meets. placed third out of 10 teams in the to be active with friends in a safe section, trailing only St. Thomas environment. Academy and St. Anthony Village. Junior Owen Finley earned Personal records were indeed All-Conference for the boys. achieved. And with those times, Other key varsity contributors five Como individuals qualified included junior Soren Berg and Get involved today: for the state meet at the U of M sophomore Liam Schwie. VOLUNTEER Aquatic Center—where every The girls’ team was led by ju- CONTRIBUTE Minnesota high school swim- nior Saylor Landrum who earned mer dreams of concluding their All-Conference Honorable Men- PARTICIPATE season. tion. Senior girls departing the KEYSTONESERVICES.ORG State participants included se- program include Justine Wulff, Supporting and connecting neighbors OR 651-645-0349 nior Ethan Napierala for the 100 Ruby Kosiak, Rachel Levin and yard butterfly, freshman Kai Sack- Morgan Nichols. reiter for the 100 breaststroke, sophomore Sig Isaacson for the Spring Sports return after 500 freestyle and the 200 freestyle lost season of 2020 relay team of junior Soren Sack- reiter, sophomore Gabe Napier- A year ago, athletics across the ala, along with brothers Kai and state were shut down at the on- Ethan. Senior Mark Remuto was set of the COVID-19 pandemic. the relay team’s alternate. Most spring sports were in their first week of practice when the Nordic Skiing world paused, and the season never resumed. As one of three St. Paul public Thus there haven’t been any schools with a Nordic ski team, spring high school athletic results Como once again competed in the since 2019. That started to change in mid-April when competition commenced. The Como Park Cougars are fielding teams in base- ball, softball, badminton, track and field, golf and boys tennis. Students and coaches are excit- Always Fresh! ed to be back in action. Masks have become part of the normal equipment for all participants. Social distancing is still a point of empha- sis. Regardless of restrictions and protocols, there is positive energy in all activities and gratitude and Meat, Bread & Produce. hope in the spring air. n Gourmet Coﬀ ee and Sandwiches Daily! Eric Erickson is a social studies teacher at Como Park High School and a longtime coach of school and Como at Doswell / Open daily am – pm / -- / [email protected] youth sports in St. Paul.