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The council er of such hits as The upheld their June 22 unanimous Sound of Music, The vote despite a last-ditch plea King and I, and South from the owner to reverse their Pacifi c, Richard Rodgers. decision and give the business The original production another chance. featured Carol Burnett BILL STICKELS III | COUNTY STAR Cloud X Vape’s tobacco license in her Broadway debut as Princess Winnifred the was revoked following multi- Princess Winnifred the Wobegone (Annabelle ple violations of allegedly not Wobegone. Almquist) proclaims being only selling tobacco to minors, In this comedic retell- “shy” during her self-intro- but also repeated violations of ing of “The Princess and duction to the residents of Governor Tim Walz’s Executive the Pea” story, Princess the kingdom. Order to close non-essential busi- Winnifred (Fred for nesses during the height of the short) is one of 12 prin- princess. Unfortunately, COVID-19 pandemic. Addition- cesses who come to pass for Sir Harry and Lady ally, North Branch Police Chief a test to win the right to Larkin, it is imperative Dan Meyer had presented the marry Prince Dauntless that Dauntless gets council at their June 22 meeting the Drab. It has been de- married, and soon, with information regarding the creed that nobody in the because Lady Larkin same owner having their license kingdom can marry until has become pregnant. revoked in two other Minneso- BILL STICKELS III | COUNTY STAR Dauntless has been led to When Winnifred arrives ta cities for similar violations, the altar. from the marshland along with investigations in oth- His mother, Queen after swimming the er states for violations through When science and the circus collide Aggravaine, however castle moat, Aggravaine the U.S. Mail. has no interest in decides the best test Because Courtney James, the Kobi Shaw stands on Steve Russell of “The Circus Science Spectacular!” allowing her baby boy for a true princess is listed owner of the business, as Russell lays on a bed of nails during their show in Cambridge City Park to get married and so a test of sensitivity was unable to attend the June on Tuesday, July 20 as part of the city’s Kids Summer Events in the Park. has created various and thus decides if the The last “edutainment” show of the summer will be on Tuesday, July 27, tests that nobody can SEE DENIED, PAGE 9 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., featuring the magic of Alan Smola. pass for each possible SEE PEA, PAGE 8 Cambridge re-considers library’s handicapped parking BY BILL STICKELS III Currently, all of the handicapped addition, since the west entrance is SOLUTION NOT AS EASY AS IT MAY APPEAR [email protected] parking spots for the library are locat- the secondary entrance, if someone In an email sent to the council, plus ed in the west parking lot, off of Fern is using the building after the library the Star in response to the most recent Following a pair of letters to the ed- Street. 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[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] countystar.com AND OUTDOORS 2 ISANTI-CHISAGO COUNTY STAR CountyStar.com JULY 22, 2021 Japanese Beetles are back BY DONNA TATTING CHISAGO COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS When Japanese Beetles started appearing in Minnesota in 1968, I felt lucky and relieved that we hadn’t seen any at all this far north. And it went that way for several years - un- til it didn’t. And, I thought we might just escape the surge when they were fi rst noticed in large numbers in the Twin Cities several years later. Obvi- ously, I was dead wrong. In 2021, many in the state know about Japanese Beetles and that the battle to keep them out of our gardens is mostly a lost cause. They SUBMITTED are abundant in almost all counties but as of 2020, the western and north western counties seem to be Japa- Participants earn honors at Jr Mac Attack basketball camp nese Beetle free at least for now. Science-based information helps As part of the annual Jr Mac Attack basketball camp, held last week at CIHS, six participants received special recognition for their accom- us understand this pest and gives us plishments during the camp. Receiving awards were (front row, from left) Alex Martin (Defense), Wesley Wolcyn (Rookie of the Year), Jack insight how to protect your plants, Roberts (Hustle), (back row) Tate Lines (Playmaker), Eddie Lundeen (MVP), and Ricky Fisk (Most Improved). minimize populations, or just live with having them be a part of gar- dening in Minnesota. Be on the look out and know when they are coming. This typically hap- pens in late June to early July and A primer to the Olympic women’s gymnastics continues into late summer or early fall in some areas. The average life span of an adult is short, only 30–45 days on average. competitions including Isanti’s Grace McCallum They have a high rate of reproduc- tion: females feed, mate and lay eggs every 24 - 48 hours. At each egg lay- ing, female beetles deposit one to fi ve BY BILL STICKELS III events for a chance to qualify for FLOOR, AUG. 3 - BEAM) eggs two to four inches deep in soil [email protected] the all-around and event fi nals. In Eight gymnasts will compete in each and one female can lay 40-60 eggs addition, the top three scores among of the individual event fi nals, with before she dies. The grubs will spend Editor’s note: Most of the information McCallum, Lee, Biles and Chiles, will once again, only two per country al- the next 10 months underground. So contained in this article was taken from count toward the team score. The U.S. lowed. The eight competitors will also some grub control may help reduce nbcolympics.com. team is as close to a guaranteed qual- be determined during the qualifi cation adult numbers. ifi er for the team fi nals as you can get round. Again, Biles is expected to qual- Control is diffi cult and can take Women’s gymnastics has always as the top eight teams advance. ify on all four events, leaving only one time and money if you choose to use been one of the more-watched compe- spot per event for the other Americans. chemical control. And, applications titions during the Summer Olympics. TEAM FINALS (TUESDAY, JULY 27) of chemicals have to be repeated However this year, that competition In this round, only three of the four SCORING often. Hand-picking then dropping is of even more interest to this area as team members compete on each event, This is probably the most confusing them into a pail of soapy water is two Minnesotans, including Isanti’s with all three scores counting toward part of the sport. Olympic competition 100% effective if you have the time Grace McCallum, will be competing the team’s fi nal score. The team with doesn’t use the same scoring many for it. for the U.S., who is heavily favored to the highest total wins the gold. Typi- are used to, where a “perfect 10” is the Traps, which lure the beetles in take gold.