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free, so I decided to do a little recognized this before it was as well as members of our faith research. “cool” was exciting to hear. community at UUCD.” According to Google Maps, there According to Boelhower, Peace According to Stinnett, UCC are around 26 known places of United, Pilgrim Congregational, currently has a group that is worship in the city of Duluth. The Gloria Dei Lutheran and constantly working on ways to By Zack Benz religions in this bracket include the Unitarian Universalist inform others about this “very Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Congregation have held an open and affrming faith family.” For members of the LGBT+ Judaism. I compiled a list of every annual conference about community, fnding a place “Many of our members are also place of worship and contacted welcoming members of the to practice your faith can be supporters of the local activities of someone who could help me fnd LGBT+ community for about 10 thought of as quite the struggle. the greater community in Duluth the information I wanted. Around years. Historically speaking, faith and and Superior and are frequently 11 have offcially confrmed that the queer community haven’t “Peace Church has welcomed, photographed by the news media their religious organizations always gotten along. Coming with open arms and radical when there is a march or an event are welcoming and involving, from the Iron Range, where I hospitality, many in the LGBTQI to support LGBTQ+,” Stinnett open and affrming to everyone. practiced my faith on a regular community over the years,” said. “I can honestly report that Others did not respond. basis while struggling with my Boelhower said. “My spouse, we have several leaders in the own sexuality, I understand this “Peace United Church of Christ Gary Anderson, and I celebrated LGBTQ+ community who are also fght frst hand. has been an open and affrming our sacred members at UUCD.” church for many wedding at For years I was a Bible Bowl Other places, such as Temple years,” Gary J. Peace two coach, Sunday School teacher, Israel, also welcome people of Boelhower, years before Vacation Bible School volunteer, the LGBT+ community. p r o f e s s o r the legalization Church Camp volunteer and of theology of same-sex “I would think that our so much more. Everything and religious marriage.” congregation is both,” Rabbi extracurricular that I did was with studies at for Temple Israel, David my church. I loved my church. I As I progressed The College Steinberg said. “For what it’s still do. However, going to church forward in my of St. Scholastica worth, I am openly gay and this every Sunday became a struggle. research for and Lay Moderator of is my ninth year as rabbi here. There wasn’t a service where this article, Peace United said. “Our My predecessor, Rabbi Amy I didn’t hear how sinful same my heavy lead pastor, Kathy Nelson, Bernstein, was fully out as a sex relationships are. I began heart was lifted has been celebrating weddings lesbian during her years as rabbi to hate myself and doubted the slightly higher for gay and lesbian couples for here [from] 1996-2010.” existence of God. after every positive comment many years, even before the came to my attention. When I heard this, I was stunned. As time went on it became legalization of same-sex marriage Growing up on the Range it was The Unitarian Universalist increasingly diffcult to come to in Minnesota.” rare to hear of a woman pastor, let terms with my identity. When Congregation (UUC) is also When I initially thought about alone an openly gay rabbi. This I came out, I slowly began to welcoming to all and encourages doing this article I mentally flled my heart with so much pride accept myself but in a stark twist involvement in numerous groups prepared myself for negative and hope. Finding a religion that of fate. I began to struggle with and activities held by the church. comments towards my way of would accept everything about my religious identity. I craved to life. I’ve spent a majority of my “Our congregation is certainly me, everything that I previously fnd a church that would not only post pubescent years hiding welcoming and also very open thought of as a sin, seemed like welcome me, but fully embrace a part of myself that I thought and affrming,” Kathy Stinnett, more of a possibility. Similar to me, allowing me to participate in would condemn me to Hell. I Congregational Administrator for myself, Rabbi Steinberg came out any practices just as any straight learned to hate myself but I did the UUC, said. “We have many in his late 20s. individual. I wanted a place I not learn to fall in love with men. long-time and newer members could go that was judgement “In itself, [being openly gay] Learning that churches in Duluth who are LGBTQ+ community
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you but celebrates you,” Coffn- said. “Shame has an origin and Langdon said. “There will be a lot it is not God. Adam and Eve had of churches that say they want to no shame until they listened to accept you but still want you to a snake. God is not ashamed change.” of her creations. God doesn’t make mistakes. My sexuality’s Going to Coffee and Christ really mine, and I know I am loved allowed me to breathe freely. unconditionally.” Being around people who truly understood what I was going Newman Catholic Campus through was such an enjoyable Ministry, however, isn’t exactly as experience. I felt like I began to open to the LGBT+ community fnd that place of faith that I have as other religious organizations been needing since coming out. on campus due to strict religious Hearing Coffn-Langdon tell me views and practices. that I wasn’t sinful, one of the “When it comes to all people pivotal parts of my existence on campus, students, faculty wasn’t sinful, made me fnally and staff, the Newman Catholic feel content with myself. I met Campus Ministry is not merely A FLOAT DECORATED BY THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. a handful of wonderful people PHOTO COURTESY OF JOANNE COFFIN-LANGDON ‘welcoming’ to all, but we want there, one of them being Jana to be a place where every person Picotte who is looking at a future was a religious turning point for at UMD, Lutheran Campus is invited,” Father Mike Schmitz career in faith herself. me,” Rabbi Steinberg said. “To Ministries to a support social, said. “We want to create a sum it up, I basically came to the called Coffee and Christ, every “Growing up I always thought community in which each person realization that since God had thursday by Joanne Coffn- it was so weird that people is known, loved, and cared for. created me gay it would be like Langdon, UMD’s United Campus obsessed over the crossover This does not exclude anyone, spitting at God to pretend to be Ministries Minister to assist of sexuality and faith,” Picotte but is an invitation that is literally anything other than who I was.” those who identify as queer and said. “Whether it was just the extended to all people who are sometimes struggle with their idea of sex before marriage, or part of the collegiate community It wasn’t long after that that faith. homosexuality someone always in the Duluth area.” Steinberg decided to go to has an opinion on what they rabbinical school. I reached out to potential sources According to Father Schmitz, think God would think. It’s as if and was invited to join UMD’s Newman Catholic Campus “My seminary, the some people feel shame about coffee and Christ, held every Ministry hopes to create an Reconstructionist Rabbinical their own thoughts, or urges, or Thursday by Coffn-Langdon. It atmosphere that is not disruptive. College, had been admitting feelings and need to put shame felt so freeing to share my story The organization wishes to openly gay and lesbian students unto others.” with others who understood unite people from whatever for several years before I applied.” me. Every member constantly When Picotte came out she was background in “the love that God Rabbi Steinberg was ordained in struggles with their sexuality ashamed, but only towards those has for them in Christ.” 1997 and has been open about and faith. Coffn-Langdon has in her family who were Catholic his sexuality throughout his entire been married to her partner, and those she had once heard career. Pastor Cynthia Coffn-Langdon question the validity of gay UMD also hosts a number of of the Hillside United Methodist marriage. SEE PAGE 7 Church, for over 10 years. They religious organizations, from “I have learned over the years have nine children together. Newman Catholic Ministries, that true family will stick with Muslim Student Association, “It is super important to have you no matter what and love you Minnesota Hillel at UMD, CRU a place that not only accepts like Jesus would want,” Picotte
THEBARKUMD.COM SEPT 2019 5 THE STREETS OF VIETNAM. PHOTO BY JOHN HATCHER BULLDOG OF THE MONTH: JOHN HATCHER
By Dominic Jose Bisogno Minh City, Vietnam. John Hatcher, a professor In addition, he will be taking at UMD with a Ph.D. in part in classes and workshops Journalism, has been in other parts of Vietnam exploring the many worlds of and Southeast Asia, though journalism for as long as he the focus of the project will can remember. be in Ho Chi Minh City. The entire journey is set to last ten Hatcher began working at months. UMD in 2007 and has been a centerpiece of the Journalism Hatcher will not be taking part program ever since. Some in this adventure out of thin of Hatcher’s classes have air. His trip is due to his new included Local Journalism, status as a Fulbright Scholar, Media Law and Ethics, and via the Fulbright Program. Journalist’s Toolbox. The Fulbright Program has In addition to over a decade existed since the 1940s due to of work at UMD, Hatcher is the the work of Senator J. William co-editor of “Foundations of Fulbright. The organization’s Community Journalism” (Sage website explains its history Publications) and has been further, expanding on its published in peer-reviewed connections to Senator journals including “American Fulbright. Journalism”, “Journalism “In 1945, Senator J. William & Mass Communication Fulbright introduced a Educator” and “Community bill in the United States Journalism”. Congress that called for the Now, a new journey has use of surplus war property opened up for Hatcher to to fund the ‘promotion of explore, one that will combine international goodwill through his life-long passions for the exchange of students,” journalism and teaching with the Fulbright program’s site a trip across the globe to explains. “President Harry S. Vietnam. Truman signed the bill into law, and Congress created Hatcher will be teaching the Fulbright Program.” journalism classes at the PROFESSOR JOHN HATCHER SITTING IN HIS CLASSROOM IN VIETNAM University of Social Sciences The program works to fnd PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN HATCHER and Humanities in Ho Chi scholars in participating
6 SEPT 2019 THEBARKUMD.COM countries, which now include This will be his frst time in much of the world, and send Vietnam, having visited the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 them to different countries nearby nations of Singapore to help garner a cultural and South Korea while serving exchange. in the United States Navy. “We all show up with our own “I’m so sorry that you have heard By doing so, students are “It will be a new adventure for stories and our own experiences, that message,” Schuder said. able to learn from an outside me,” Hatcher said. but realize that we are united “I’m so sorry that God’s love and perspective, while scholars in our need for God and God’s Grace has been confned to a In a public announcement are able to develop their own personal love for each person, narrow perception of what’s right about the trip, Hatcher craft while working with an in the midst of their stories and and wrong. The blessing of who expanded on his excitement audience different from their experiences,” Father Schmitz you are is a gift to the world.” for the new chapter. said. usual students. Another pastor who felt it “I’m so grateful for this Hatcher has previous Father Schmitz stated that there necessary to apologize for the opportunity and humbled experience working across are many who would identify as mistreatment of others was by the support and nations and cultures to LGBTQ+ who have been part of reverend Sarah Lawton of Hope encouragement of friends fnd the binding threads the Newman Catholic Campus United Methodist Church, across and mentors who have helped of journalism, including his Ministry community. from UMD. In a conversation me realize this milestone,” studies in Norway and South she expressed deep remorse in Hatcher said. “I am honored to I’d like to clearly state that I Africa. regards to any negative message BULLDOG OF THE MONTH: carry on the Fulbright tradition believe every person has the right received by those in the LGBT+ to practice their beliefs. We are community. JOHN HATCHER supposed to live in a free society that permits people to enjoy their “God loves you,” Lawton said. best life as long as they aren’t “You are perfect.” intentionally harming others. These words were the complete I can understand why the opposite when compared to the Catholic faith doesn’t condone phrases that have been echoing homosexuality, but it still stings in my head for over a decade. to know that there are those out Lawton expressed that there are It will be a there that see a pivotal portion communities and places of care of myself as a sin. However, new adventure out in the world and urges those it’s extremely liberating to see who have ever felt like they don’t that other denominations don’t for me. belong to fnd them. practice their faith in the same manner. They see everyone “If it’s in a church, I’m so JOHN HATCHER as God created and that was thankful,” Lawton said. “If it’s not genuinely rewarding and so in a church, I’m so thankful. Just heartwarming to hear. fnd people who support you and love you for who you are.” Another place of faith that welcomes all is Lake Superior When it came to my religious Interfaith. peers and my childhood churches, for some time I felt as “Our congregation is most if God hated me because I was a defnitely open and affrming, and sinful being. Then that self hatred has been for some time,” Jasmine began to morph into religious He feels that there is often of building intercultural Phoenix, Twice Past President for doubt. I almost lost my faith along more in common between relationships one person at Lake Superior Interfaith said. the way as I often pondered on countries than people realize. a time and representing our The Pilgrim Congregational how God could hate someone country overseas during this “I found that people from Church has been open and they created. In my efforts to fnd tumultuous and troubling different parts of the world affrming for nearly two decades places of worship for others in time.” share many of the same ideas and proudly employs a number my situation, I found something when it comes to journalism, With years of experience of members who are a part of the I thought was long gone: hope regardless of cultural crafted in Duluth, the 2019- LGBT+ community. and faith. differences,” Hatcher said. 2020 academic year will be an The Pastor of Pilgrim Love is love and people should exciting one for one of UMD’s “I look forward to seeing how Congregational Church, Karen never feel ashamed of an emotion educators. The ten-month Vietnam compares because Schuder, felt remorseful for that I believe was gifted to us by program will provide Hatcher it’s a different culture to those, like myself, who received a God. with a unique opportunity to the places I’ve focused negative message about a pivotal expand his own talents and on before and has a very part of their identity growing up reputation. different government, being a in a religious community. communist country,” Hatcher said.
THEBARKUMD.COM SEPT 2019 7 UMD ALUM MIKE KENYANYA PHOTO COURTESY OF UMDSA PUBLIC RELATIONS UMD ALUM MIKE KENYANYA
By Brianna Taggart JOINS BOARD OF REGENTS From UMD student body president to joining the University physical resources the university people, join clubs and get out “He is refective upon his of Minnesota Board of Regents system. there. You live and learn in a hub experience and the experiences of experts on everything.” others have shared,” Davenport on May 9, 2019, 22-year-old alum “We have the responsibility to said. “He is knowledgeable Mke Kenyanya aims to serve the help as many people as we can,” Kenyanya is not the only person about the issues, especially from university students anyway he Kenyanya said. excited that he’s on the Board his student government work. can. of Regents. His fellow regents While Kenyanya’s service for Yet, Regent Kenyanya continues are honored to have him on the “It’s an absolute honor to sit UMD really kickstarted in 2017 to do his research by examining board as well. on the board,” Kenyanya said. when he became a student body current news and issues, data, “There’s still so much to learn and president, he didn’t always think Chair of the Board, Kendall Powell, and innovations beyond the I’m excited to keep learning and this would be the path he’d be believes Kenyanya’s young age university and the state of expanding my service for not just on. and recent experience with UMD Minnesota. I am very impressed UMD but the whole University of will help the board to discover “I never truly thought about with his due diligence.” Minnesota system.” new approaches to improve the doing it,” Kenyanya said. “But, Kenyanya does not know right University of Minnesota in ways it With a bachelor’s degree in my mentors brought it up and I now where he wants to take his wouldn’t have before. Management Information thought ‘no, I can’t do that.’ But, future as he is really focused on Systems and the experience once that seed is planted it’s hard “Mike is extraordinarily being a regent on the board. of being UMD’s student body to let go.” committed to our university and However, he does have advice for president from April 2017 to April how it transforms lives,” Powell So, after his mentors Peter current and incoming students. 2019, Kenyanya is ready to start said. “He has told me that he Angelos, Dr. Lisa Erwin, and “For the current students, take this new leg of leadership among really valued his experience at Corbyn Smyth, planted the seed, full advantage of everything, the university. UMD and wanted to fnd a way to it kept growing and growing because you paid for it,” ‘give back.’ Mike will bring to the According to Kenyanya, only the until his passion for serving the Kenyanya said. “Meet people, board the reality of what it is like board as a whole has authority university came to fruition. join clubs and get out there. You and the power to make decisions, to be a student today.” “I love UMD,” Kenyanya live and learn in a hub of experts not the individuals. Steve Sviggum, Vice Chair continued. “That was a life on everything.” of the Board, said Kenyana’s Some of the responsibilities of changing thing for me, and now personality and performance is the University of Minnesota Board I’m excited to expand my focus “exceptional.” of Regents include approving and help serve not only UMD but programs, major policies, long- the entire system in the state. Regent Mary Davenport is also term plans, and annual budgets. For the current students, take impressed with Kenyana’s work They also have the responsibility full advantage of everything, ethic and outlook. to ensure human, fnancial, and because you paid for it. Meet
8 SEPT 2019 THEBARKUMD.COM ALBUM OF THE MONTH: THE HIGHWOMEN - SELF-TITLED
industry and it’s fans, questioning the assumption that men should rule the home, the road and the charts. And at the same time, they’re weaving themselves into the very fabric of men and women’s history of country music. By Andy Wolfe Unlike other women who In the tradition of answering to have tried to break through in another artist’s song, written contemporary country, from and sung in a similar fashion, Shania Twain to Taylor Swift, The Highwomen’s (Brandi the Highwomen are practically UMD ALUM MIKE KENYANYA Carlile, Natalie Hemby, an antithesis of pop music with Maren Morris and Amanda its digitized beats and synths, Shires) debut delivers a four- relying instead on country JOINS BOARD OF REGENTS part harmony response to instrumentation at its fnest: 1985’s “Highwayman,” where guitars shimmer throughout Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, - picked acoustics resembling Kris Kristofferson and Waylon trickling streams, slide guitars Jenning each told a story of swimming through channels that she can’t come through. steeped in female country an outlaw dying like martyrs, of honey, and unleashed Capitalizing on another traditions ranging from the but still alive in spirit. twangs of electronic guitar - theme typically ostracized in story-telling of Loretta Lynn all nestled among percolating This year’s Highwomen begin country music, Brandi Carlisle and Dolly Parton to the organs and the soft rhythms their 12-song serving of taunts a man eyeing her harmonies of the Dixie Chicks. of drums and tambourines. similar tales with their own lesbian girlfriend, saying her Listen to Highwaymen and female outlaws: a Honduras It’s the harmonies and lyrics girlfriend will never leave her then Highwomen and you’ll refugee, a healer accused of these women that rise and for him “If She Ever Leaves hear the bookends of the of witchcraft, a civil rights linger even after the songs Me.” great range of modern freedom rider, and a preacher. end, like soft pink clouds Disclosure: I have been country music - like a wide- These heroines also die and haloing a western horizon recently obsessed with Brandi open western highway - stake out the determination after sunset. In verses and Carlisle, having seen her where there’s room for all. to “ride” and to “come back choruses, voices and melodies thrill audiences in the past again, and again, and again.” captivate the listener’s mind few weeks from the intimate while the contemporary In the second track Big Top Chautauqua to the Andy Wolfe stories challenge the “Redesigning Women,” they expansive Minnesota State UMD Alum imagination. A mother claims sing of “running the world Fair. I also am only a little that “My Name Can’t Be Andy is a UMD alum and an while we’re cleaning up the familiar with Maren Morris Mama” in the eponymous English / Journalism teacher kitchen,” as in, they can do it and not familiar at all with the track that also explains that at Superior High School. all, even “get home to feed other two Highwomen (other she doesn’t regret becoming Aside from teaching, Andy the babies.” These women than listening to them for a mother, but that the road is an avid music listener and are “redesigning” country research on this review). But and some night-time partying writer. expectations. Doing more a few songs in, it’s apparent is also irresistible, though than just honoring an older that this album doesn’t disappointing to her own country song by retelling the capitalize on pop-country, mother. It’s to the credit of stories, they’re making a fst- folk or country-rock. Rather, these talented songwriters clenched statement of female the entire album (probably that they don’t just paint the resilience, challenging the closest to Hemby’s sound) character in a simple tone; very notion of the country remains faithful to sounds after all this, it’s just today THEBARKUMD.COM SEPT 2019 9 A VARIETY OF TEAS SIT ON A SHELF AT THE SNOOTY FOX. PHOTO BY ABIGAEL SMITH SPILLING & SIPPING
By Abigael Smith Just when Elizabeth Spehar TEA ON EIGHTH STREET thought she had her life planned Peggy don’t give themselves would’ve happened if it hadn’t actively sought out another path out, everything came to an enough credit for how much been for the unexpected. for herself. Coming back from abrupt halt. She couldn’t face they’ve been through together Grand Marais with some of her such a dramatic change in her life in creating and maintaining The friends after being rejected for a without one person by her side — Snooty Fox Tea Shop. The root of inspiration job, she was stuck with the idea: her mother, Peggy. “and I said ‘I should open a tea “It’s amazing,” Elizabeth said, As an undergraduate student shop.’” Elizabeth and Peggy Spehar are “the way the community studying literature at Gustavus the owners of The Snooty Fox Tea responded to this place — the Adolphus College in 2004, Elizabeth’s mom, Peggy, had been Shop, which, for fve years, has meaningful connections I make Elizabeth decided to study a chief fnancial offcer for the city operated on the corner of Eighth on a daily basis with this shop is abroad in London where she of Duluth for over 30 years. She Street and 19th Avenue. what surprised me the most.” became exposed to tea culture was nearing retirement age when and cute pubs — where her love she received an unexpected call Elizabeth said she and her mother But none of these connections and passion for tea, plants, and from Elizabeth with the idea of herbalism began to brew. opening a tea shop. Elizabeth never considered “She asked me to be her business starting a business in Duluth partner, and I thought ‘well this until a car accident in 2009 that doesn’t happen every day,’” changed the course of her life. Peggy said. The accident took a toll on her The more Elizabeth and Peggy mental capacity. She had three discussed the vision for the shop, eye surgeries during her frst the more excited they became. semester of graduate school. “It was a great idea,” Peggy said. She couldn’t read or concentrate, “Duluth didn’t have one [a tea making it diffcult for her to work. shop] like this, especially one with “It completely changed me,” kombucha and bubble tea so I Elizabeth said. “It made me an just decided to not overanalyze it entirely different person.” and just — give it a whirl.” Elizabeth’s idea to bring the CUSTOMERS GO ABOUT THEIR DAY INSIDE THE SNOOTY FOX. frst tea shop to Duluth was PHOTO BY ABIGAEL SMITH “completely unexpected,” as she
10 SEPT 2019 THEBARKUMD.COM Family frst her getting out of her comfort partners of The Snooty Fox Tea “You get to be a little part of zone.” Shop. people’s lives,” Elizabeth said. “I Elizabeth and Peggy have had have life-shifting conversations quite a journey together, being Elizabeth said Peggy is the role “And we just did it,” Peggy said. every day or at least weekly.” business partners and family. model for creating a welcoming “I think our naivety actually space for people. “She’s very helped us in the way — we didn’t Elizabeth and Peggy both hope “Sometimes I think it’s amazing much about hospitality,” know what we didn’t know.” to continue to bring bodily that we still get along,” Elizabeth Elizabeth said. wellness with the teas they said, “because we work together Both Elizabeth and Peggy agree provide to the community and to all the time and we have different Peggy agrees — hospitality is an that one of the best parts of create a welcoming, safe space ways of communicating and important aspect to her. So being running the shop is the customers for everyone. problem solving.” able to create the atmosphere for they get to know, listen to and the tea shop was one she was understand. “Tea brings people together,” Plants are placed on every happy to do. Elizabeth said. “It brings you to table to add to the calming “I mother customers,” Peggy the present moment and creates environment. Peggy welcomed the idea of said. “I’m mothering. You just see a sweet moment between retiring and becoming her some kids come in and all they The Snooty Fox offers over people. It’s empowering it really daughter’s business partner. She want is for someone to actually 115 types of tea customers can is.” never thought she’d be working see them. So that’s what I try to choose from. or starting a business after she do.” “This is very out of her comfort retired, but she’s ecstatic that it Elizabeth, like her mother, also zone,” Elizabeth said about worked out that way. loves to engage in meaningful Peggy. “She’s very much sit- Peg, left, and her daughter conversations with community in-my-offce-and-work kind of Elizabeth — owners and business members. person, but I’m really proud of
THEBARKUMD.COM SEPT 2019 11 ORDEAN COURT UNDERGOING CONSTRUCTION. PHOTO BY ZACK BENZ ORDEAN COURT IN
By Zack Benz HOPES TO BE COMPLETED UMD’s Ordean Court is currently undergoing a major facelift and is expected to be completed by early October. (I’M WAITING BY EARLY OCTOBER ON A PRICE. TO BE INSERTED arts and other departments UMD.” also hoping the new space gives LATER) affected by the courts closure people a place to gather before The purpose for this remodel According to Robert Kase, Dean during construction. They’re and after activities in [the Marshal was to provide additional green of the School of Fine Arts, the also keeping a close eye on Performing Arts Center], Weber space to the campus community much needed project will provide performance schedules as well. and [the Sports and Health to utilize and enjoy. the campus with a “pedestrian” Center].” “The project, not surprisingly, is centered space for students “The existing courtyard was not a bit behind but we are hopeful it According to Facilities and patrons to visit, relax and very utilized and we are hoping will be completed in time for the Management, some landscaping soak in the “majesty of these the new design gives people a opening of the frst main stage may need to be held off until early Art complexes while enjoying a place to get outside and enjoy Theatre production in October, spring depending on if Duluth wonderful green space.” the nice weather while they and if not we have alternative experiences an early winter. can,” Freberg said. “We are “I am pleased that the Ordean entrances via Voss-Kovach Hall,” Court is fnally receiving the badly Dean Kase said in a statement. needed remodel and redesign Kase also stated that preparations that will replace the crumbling have also been made for other and sinking one of the past,” alternative routes and entrances Kase said in a comment. if the need arises. NOW HIRING Facilities Management is “Alternative entrances for the anticipating that concrete and Tweed Museum are available via 5075 Miller Trunk Hwy asphalt work will be fnished by the Solon Entrance, and Weber mid Sept. and hope to install light Hall via the South entrance on poles and plant trees soon after expandinghorizonshomes.com the lower level as well as through that. Sports and Rec Center,” Kase Eric Freberg, Project Manager for said. “We look forward to having 218-733-4651 Facilities Management, stated the Ordean Court completed that Facilities Management CONSTRUCTION WORKERS (FROM LEFT) TONY MOSELLE, soon. In the meantime, we enjoy ADAM WITTROCK, JASE OIEN, CHARLIE MCCUNE, JOHN ENGBRETSON has been working very watching the daily progress as we ON SITE IN ORDEAN COURT. closely with the performing continue our artistic endeavors at PHOTO BY KARLI KRUSE
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