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As the West Side Circu-lator rumbles and revs

its way through the streets of St. Paul’s West Side it carries with it the West Side’s most precious cargo, its children. They are trans-ported to 13 stops along the route, from schools to neighborhood community centers and youth program sites where caring adults help them with homework and then watch over them as they play. At the end of the day the Circulator takes

them home. With each trip the yellow school bus carries with it the spirit and soul of a neighborhood known for its diversity, from newly arrived immigrants to the mayor of St. Paul. West Sid-ers come from all walks of life, backgrounds and eco-nomic situations and have a reputation for knowing how to work alongside each other and find ways to take care of “their own.”

The future of the Circu-lator is uncertain, however, and the program is in dan-ger of being shut down. The three organizations that

have been keeping the gas tank full — the McKnight Foundation, the United Way and Travelers Founda-tion — have given notice that they will no longer fund youth transportation.

Since its inception in 2003, the bus has provided 160,000 rides to kids in the neighborhood. It has cost $15,000 to run a full day schedule during the three months of summer, and about $30,000 for after-school transportation dur-ing the school year.

The West Side is adamant about keeping its neighbor-

hood shuttle service going. Supporters say it’s vital to keep kids safe and busy af-ter school and during the summer when many par-ents are working and unable to monitor their children’s activities.

When the issue of after-school activities was ac-knowledged as a priority a decade ago, organizations like the Boys & Girls Club, El Rio Vista Recreation Center, Riverview Library and Baker Center were eager to help but the roadblock to successful after-school and summer programs was

transportation. That’s when the idea of a private bus ser-vice for West Side kids was formed.

Today, several local or-ganizations are working together to find a way to keep the Circulator run-ning, including Neighbor-hood House, Boys & Girls Club, St. Paul Parks and Recreation, Riverview Li-brary, Youth Farm and Mar-ket Project, Torre de San Miguel Homes and West Side Community Organi-zation (WSCO).

Derek Johnson of Baker Center said it looks like it

will continue to run this summer, although support-ers are still $6,000 short of their goal of $15,000. If businesses and individuals pool their resources to come up with $1,000, WSCO will match that amount. Displays are being set up at all the drop-off and pick-up points along the route ask-ing for donations. Families that use the Circulator are being asked to make a do-nation in any amount.

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Saving the CirculatorCommunity effort underway to keep the West Side Circulator rolling this summer and beyond

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Head of the ClassAllen-Mastro’s unique credentials landed her the top position in ISD 197


District 197’s new super-intendent has noted

some distinct differences and similarities between her new environs and the Blooming-ton, Minn., School District, where she served as assis-tant superintendent since 2008. Although her official start date isn’t until July 1, Dr. Nancy Allen-Mastro ob-viously learned much in the process of applying for her new position.

For starters, Independent School District 197 (West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan) is about half the size of Bloomington. Perhaps of greater significance is that the public schools in this district have far more competi-

ISD 197 Superintendent / Page 3

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Project, which greatly re-lies on the Circulator dur-ing the summer to get its participants to and from its various locations in the neighborhood, will host a community dinner at the Wellstone Center 6:30-8 p.m., Friday, April 27. Pro-ceeds will go toward keep-ing the Circulator moving through the neighborhood.

Once summer funding is under control, the focus will be on securing $30,000

for the school year. There’s no question that

the kids are concerned and so is “Miss Deb,” the bus driver and heart and soul of the operation. Miss Deb has been riding the route for four years and said she knows the names and faces of at least 500 people who have ridden the bus, as well as those who live along the

route. She honks at a man sitting on a lawn chair in his front yard. He waves. She pauses at a house and yells to a boy standing near his front door that his sib-lings are at the Rec Center. She keeps her eyes peeled for one of Jerebek’s Bakery’s regular customers who is usually sitting outside the shop as she drives by.

“I love the kids and love my job,” said Deb Stowe. Her warm smile, soft heart and motherly nature, which includes firm but caring reprimands to her young charges, seems to keep them safe and under control as she meanders her way through the community.

“I treat them with re-spect,” she said, explaining the kids’ good behavior on the bus, adding that the kids can’t pull anything over on her because she’s been there and knows all the tricks. She wants to help them succeed at school and to feel safe and special as she transports them around the neighborhood.

“I know where they live so if they fall asleep I can wake them up when they get close to home,” said Stowe. “I watch them until they get in the front door.”

She also talks to them about keeping up with their homework and staying away from drugs.

She may, on occasion, customize the route a bit for her riders, especially if it’s 20 below zero and snow banks are up over their heads. In those cases she may veer off the route a bit to get the kids to their front doors. She’s been known to pick up the elderly at the Neighborhood House food shelf and take them home with their groceries. Sometimes mothers just getting off work will meet up with their kids at their after school program loca-tions and they all ride home

together. Stowe’s love of the neigh-

borhood extends to local sports, as well.

“I’m a big Hawks fan,” she said of the Humboldt High School teams.

She’s driven the girl’s bas-ketball team from practice to supper at Burger King and back for a game. She took the football team to their end of the season ban-quet on Plato Boulevard. She gets lots of hugs from “my kids,” as she calls them. She never had any children and has taken the West Side children of all ages and col-ors under her wing as her own. She’s proud to say that she once met Mayor Chris Coleman, who rode the route and patted her on the back and told her she was famous.

“I may not be rich, but this job enriches me,” she says as she grabs the inter-com mic. “Attention stu-dents, take a seat. Sit down in back please. Let’s get moving.” The bus roars off to its next stop.

Just as the heart pumps life-giving blood to all parts of the body, it seems the West Side Circulator does the same as it moves through the neighborhood bringing with it a richer quality of life of its riders and their families.

For more information or to help keep the Circula-tor running, contact Derek Johnson at Baker Center, 651-209-3519 or John Guertin at 651-789-2517

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Melissa Ehlers, behavior specialist at Cherokee Heights Elementary, keeps students organized and safe as they board the West Side Circula-tor. The Circulator transports students around the West Side after school and on school re-lease days. According to Ehlers, an increasing number of kids are riding the bus.

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tion for students. In today’s world, dollars for education follow the student. When public schools compete to attract students, it’s called “the capture rate.”

Allen-Mastro observed that “The capture rate in ISD 197 is 60 percent while in Bloomington it is 80 per-cent. There are several mag-net schools in the district while in Bloomington there was really only just one.”

On the other hand, Al-len-Mastro noted that ISD 197, like the Bloomington School District, is adjust-ing to an evolving student population that is becom-ing more diverse. Both dis-tricts are working on simi-lar initiatives, such as early childhood education and technology. She said both districts also have strong parental involvement.

Allen-Mastro arrives at ISD 197 with the distin-guished experience of hav-ing taught at all levels, from kindergarten through col-lege and graduate school.

She was the Bloomington district’s chief academic of-ficer, overseeing research, curriculum and equity pro-grams, as well as supervis-ing and evaluating district principals.

Prior to her tenure in Bloomington, she was the director of Curriculum, In-struction and Assessment at the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools for six years. She held a similar position from 1994 to 2000 with the Bemidji Area Schools, dou-bling as an elementary prin-cipal for six of those years. Allen-Mastro holds a doc-torate in educational lead-ership from the University of North Dakota, a master’s degree in school adminis-tration from Bemidji State University, and a bachelor of science in elementary education from Montana State University.

Landing this job could not have been an easy pro-cess for anyone. After Jay Haugen, former ISD 197 superintendent, departed last summer to take over as superintendent for the Farmington School Dis-trict, Interim Superinten-dent Tom Nelson was hired

to take the helm until a per-manent replacement could be found. The school board paid a search firm $20,000 to identify likely candidates from across the nation.

There was an initial list of six. That number was whittled down to three, and after interviews with staff, students, teachers, com-munity members and the school board, Allen-Mastro was the board’s unanimous choice. Her three-year contract calls for a salary of $165,000 her first year, with pay raises of 2.5 per-cent in each of the two fol-lowing years.

A proven leaderAccording to the school

board, she is a proven leader in engaging staff, parents and community members in planning efforts and dis-trict decisions. The board was particularly impressed with her strong curriculum background and skills in collaborative leadership and consensus building.

ISD 197 School Board Chairman Mark Spurr was especially impressed with Allen-Mastro’s strong com-

munication ability and her understanding of a “data-driven” approach to improving student achieve-ment. Spurr explained the approach as continuously assessing individual student progress in order to focus educational support where it is needed most. A data-driven approach also means adding any new assessment measures to determine whether an educational initiative is working and if not, how to improve the ap-proach.

“She (Allen-Mastro) has a great understanding of, and passion for, using data to improve instruction,” said Spurr. “She is an in-structional leader with the right expertise to make real strides in implementing in-novative ideas. She has the personality and communi-cation skills that are essen-tial to working with staff, parents and the community to develop and implement changes to improve achieve-ment.”

Under Interim Superin-tendent Nelson’s watch, a Strategic Redesign Advi-sory Committee (SRAC) was formed consisting of

teachers, administrators, members of the commu-nity and the school board, to determine the most cost-effective long-term approach to achieving bet-ter educational results. A number of the committee’s recommendations are being implemented by Superin-tendent Nelson. Budget ad-justments include a number of cost-cutting measures that will result in reductions in administrative costs. Fur-ther evaluation of long-term redesign ideas will be reserved for the leadership of Allen-Mastro.

“The work of the SRAC was a compelling docu-ment,” said Allen-Mastro. She said that after reading the report, she was even more inclined to throw her hat in the ring. “A large group of people worked together and were looking through a different lens. They have a desire for in-novation, and are ready to embrace change, which is a hard thing to do. It was a bold move to go forward while an interim superin-tendent was in place.”

She plans to work with the school board to deter-

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“We can’t do everything at once, but many things can be done over a long period of time,” she said. “What is the capacity of staff? What can the budget bear? It’s like putting a puz-zle together. You know what the end product looks like, it’s a matter of using a col-laborative process and plan-ning to get all the pieces into place and then to know where to go from there.”

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quickly to open a new re-gional Pre-K-8 Catholic school in West St. Paul. Four area parishes are spon-soring the school: the West Side’s Our Lady of Guadal-upe and St. Matthew, South St. Paul’s St. John Vianney, and West St. Paul’s St. Mi-chael’s. All but Our Lady of Guadalupe currently have an elementary school. St. Matthew and St. John Vi-anney will close at the end

of this school year. Their leaders are hoping that their students, staff, teachers and funding resources will relo-cate to St. Michael’s, 337 E. Hurley St., the site selected for the new regional school.

A dozen committees, in-cluding teachers, parents and pastors, are working simultaneously to get the nuts and bolts of the school in place. A board of direc-tors has been selected con-sisting of pastors and one lay person from each of the four parishes. The board is responsible for setting a budget, hiring administra-

tion, teachers and staff, and overseeing all facets neces-sary to launch the school.

One of the first steps was to decide on a name. A con-test was held, and of the names submitted, five were selected for the students at the three schools to rank in order of preference. The top three were then presented to the school board for con-sideration. The board chose the student favorite, “Com-munity of Saints.” Its doors will open at the start of the 2012 school year.

The board established a new model for school ad-

ministration that includes a president as well as prin-cipal in the school. The Community of Saints presi-dent is former St. Matthew Principal Doug Lieser. The new principal is former St. John Vianney principal, Pat Gannon, and the new assis-tant principal is Maryanna Charley, who currently is principal at St. Michael’s.

“The president/principal model is something new for Catholic Schools,” said Lieser. “What it does is al-low division of labor, with the president focused on marketing and raising out-

side funds for the school. The principal is focused on school climate and curricu-lum…. We are creating as we go. There is not a strong model in place for what we are doing.”

EnrollmentThe goal of Community

of Saints is to enable those who want to enroll their children in their school to be able to do so regardless of their economic situation. In order for this to happen, outside funding must be se-cured. Lieser has been hired specifically for this job.

“We are seeing very significant numbers for pre-registration,” said St. Matthew’s Father Steven Adrian, a member of Com-munity of Saints school board. “So far, 250 are reg-istered for K-8, and 21 for pre-school, which indicates strong support. Most of the students are coming from the three association schools and some from outside. It shows that parents and stu-dents are on board. They understand that combining the three schools will make it stronger.”

For example, one of the schools has a stationary technology lab, another has two mobile technology labs, and the third has an iPad lab. Combining the three technology formats will fill in the gaps for each of the former schools. A huge ad-vantage is that more revenue will be shifted toward stu-dents and not at maintain-ing three different build-ings. According to Lieser, St. Matthew students are thrilled to have green space for athletic events, since they are now surrounded by concrete at their West Side location.

Each of the three schools has its own unique cul-ture. Once they merge, a broadly diverse school will be formed with a mix of Af-rican American, Latino and Caucasian students from a variety of economic back-grounds. The school board and committees are eager to include input from par-ents, students and teachers as they work on organizing the new school.

“This way no one loses completely the uniqueness of their school, and by com-bining all three produces a greater learning environ-ment for students,” said Adrian.

Logistics is a big deal. How will students get to school? It’s not an easy task

since the four parishes are in three different cities, three different school districts, and two counties. So far, transportation plans have been worked out with In-dependent School District (ISD) 625 in St. Paul, and are still being outlined with ISD 197 (West St. Paul, Mendota Heights and Ea-gan), and South St. Paul’s ISD 6.

As it currently stands, families living within a one mile radius will be consid-ered walkers not eligible for bussing. Students from West St. Paul who were not eligible for bussing to St. Matthew’s may now be eligible. Families from other parts of the metro area will continue to drive their stu-dents to the new campus.

StaffingThe process for hiring

teachers and staff is also underway. Current teach-ers and staff must apply for openings in the new school.

“Our pledge to you is to look for the highest qual-ity teachers for your chil-dren,” said Adrian. “Due to the current employment market, in a sense it’s a wonderful time to put a school together. We are getting strong applicants.” Forty teachers applied for the kindergarten teacher position, and so far more than 100 have applied for grades 1-5.

“Our focus has always been on the students,” said Adrian. “We want an opti-mal educational setting for these young people. Every-thing else is secondary.”

Teachers will be work-ing together to create a new curriculum for Community of Saints.

“There are 15-18 (Catho-lic school) regions in the greater Metropolitan area,” said Adrian. “We are the first to undergo this ar-rangement. We are the first to accomplish this. We are the flagship that others are looking at. We need to be good stewards of our re-sources and limited human capital as well as financial resources. It’s the name of the game these days. Busi-nesses and organizations of all types are doing it. So are school districts. There is a need to consolidate resourc-es in order to establish a sus-tainable school system with great education available to communities for coming generations.”

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On Tuesday, April 10, about 300 Humboldt

High School enthusiasts gathered at the Prom Cen-ter in Oakdale for the sev-enth annual H-Club Ath-letic Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony. The 2012 honorees includ-ed eight athletes who had distinguished themselves in an auspicious way wearing the orange and black, and the highly revered coach, teacher and administrator John Ettlinger. They joined the 57 others who have been enshrined since the inaugural induction ceremony in 2006.

Also recognized was the 1966 Humboldt football team that captured the St. Paul City Conference cham-pionship. The team finished the conference season with a perfect 8-0 record and earned the right to face the Minneapolis City Confer-ence champions, the Central Pioneers, in the annual Twin City game.

One must reflect on the circumstances that pre-vailed in the mid-1960s to fully comprehend the significance of Humboldt’s conference title. Jerry Foley, a 1958 graduate, reminded everyone in his introduc-tion that “in those days, there were two elite confer-ences in the state of Minne-sota – the Minneapolis City Conference and the St. Paul City Conference.”

Against that backdrop, Humboldt’s conference championship, its third in six years (they also won in 1961 and 1963), was a monumental achievement.

In 1966, the Twin City championship game was considered the most im-portant prep football game of the year. In terms of vis-

ibility and prestige at the high school level, it ranked second only to the State Basketball Tournament at Williams Arena, held every March with crowds in ex-cess of 18,000.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch published numerous daily features, accompanied by quotes and photographs of players and coaches for several days leading up to the game. The 1966 contest, scheduled for Friday, November 12 at Pa-rade Stadium in Minneapo-lis, was postponed because of a snowstorm.

Pioneer Press staff writer Roxie Aho wrote a column the next day about the postponement. Humboldt Coach Ken Mauer was con-cerned about finding a place to practice. “We’ve called all over,” he said. “We’ve tried Hamline, Macalester, the University, Aldrich Arena and Wakota with no luck. Maybe the rest will do us some good.”

Sadly, the additional rest did little to aid his squad’s cause. Central, unbeaten in its previous 24 games, won 40-13. Lenny Sanchez’ touchdown early in the second half cut the Cen-tral lead to 20-13, but the Pioneers responded with 20 unanswered points to seal the victory.

What is most important to remember is that the 1966 football team was a great squad and a key con-tributor to the golden era in sports that Humboldt enjoyed a half-century ago.

Great teams are com-posed of great athletes and these eight were enshrined on April 10 (*indicates de-ceased):

Robert Young (1944) – “Speedy” Bob Young set the conference record in the 100 yard dash, lettered three

years as a swimmer and was an All-City football player who later played at the Uni-versity of Minnesota.

Jim Semerad* (1962) – Two-time All-City hockey goalie who later competed at Denver University; an All-City baseball catcher who won the conference batting title with a .500 av-erage in 1961.

Candy Gilbertson John-son (1980) – A trailblazer for female athletes at Hum-boldt, she competed on the boys gymnastics team before the girls program began; All-City volleyball player; All-City gymnast; earned six letters in track.

Henry “Chato” Reyes* (1957) – Offensive and de-fensive lineman who played every down and was the first Mexican-American to make the All-City football team from Humboldt; a fabled West Side football coach along side Harry Gaston.

Peter Frank (1967) – A key member of legendary Bob Ryan’s wrestling team, he was undefeated in the conference his senior sea-son; track star who set a school record in the 440 and also competed in the 220, the high jump and the broad jump.

Jim Lynch (1967) – All-City lineman on the 1966 football team; Coach Ken Mauer said, “When we needed a yard, we ran be-

hind Jim Lynch;” All-City wrestler and District 15 champion.

Jim Boche (1964) – Three-time All-City base-ball player; later played for Howie Schultz at Hamline University and won seven senior league champion-ships with the Riverview Merchants; three-year start-er on the Humboldt basket-ball team.

Tom Brennhofer (1982) – Captain and All-City performer on the football team; three-time all-con-ference wrestler who led his team to the state tourna-ment and finished third in the individual competition.

Coach John Ettlinger* (1964-71) – Coached hockey and baseball; served as athletic director, assistant principal and principal; taught English, social stud-ies and psychology; served for 38 years at Humboldt High School.

In addition to the induc-tion ceremony, the evening’s festivities included the intro-duction of some current ath-letes who have distinguished themselves at Humboldt.

Calvin Clark, who won the 100-meter, 200-me-ter and 400-meter dashes in the Class A State Track Tournament in both 2010 and 2011, received a stand-ing ovation after his heroics in 2011 were showcased on

the big screen at the front of the banquet hall.

Myat Aye, who scored 21 goals in 2011, led the Humboldt soccer team to the state tournament for the first time in school history.

LaShay Holt, a key com-ponent of the girls basket-ball team and a member of the academic honor roll, led the St. Paul City Confer-ence in both scoring and re-bounding during the 2011-12 season.

Marissa Franco, a three-sport athlete (volleyball, basketball and softball) and a member of the academic honor roll, was honored as the winner of the school’s 2012 Athena Female Ath-lete of the Year award.

The accomplishments of this current crop of athletes is a clear indication that the competitive spirit that mo-tivated the young men and women who have competed at Humboldt High School is still at work in 2012, and they have a right to believe that their inclusion in the H-Club Hall of Fame may some day be a part of their destiny, too.

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Humboldt’s 1966 championship football team.


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Celebrate West St. Paul is going high-tech this

year. You won’t need special 3-D glasses to see the pa-rade or any kind of i-gadget to munch on mini-donuts but if you’re into technol-ogy, get this. Thanks to the leadership of a newly orga-nized Celebrate West St. Paul board of directors, the event has a new website and is branching out to social media. During the four-day celebration there will be lots of buzz, including on social media. You’ll be able to find out which carnival rides are real stomach churners, or which side of the road to sit on to get the most candy during the parade. Important info, live from the scene!

If you are not into social media don’t worry. The line-up of activities and events, as always, is designed to invigorate the spirit of an already energetic city and launches the metro’s sum-

mer season of city festivals. And you don’t need fancy equipment to enjoy it.

Steadfast high school marching bands, ridicu-lously goofy clowns, and floats with sparkly, wrist-waving royal ambassadors will lead the parade, and car shows, a coronation and carnival music will once again be featured.

The organization has new leadership, including Dave Wenda as the new president of the board. If his name sounds familiar it may be because of his connection with the St. Paul Win-ter Carnival. He is Prince of the West Wind for the 2012 Winter Carnival Roy-al Family. The board’s vice president and marketing manager, Christy Dickin-son, is quick to point out that Celebrate West St. Paul is a nonprofit charitable organization that partners with and receives in-kind contributions from the city of West St. Paul.

“They are a key partner,” she said, “and we can’t do

it without them. It’s an all-volunteer board made up of community members and business owners. We have a new board with fresh faces and new energy.”

The board hopes to build Celebrate West St. Paul to a level where it is able to sponsor more community events. This will enable sponsors to receive more recognition and visibility throughout the year. For this to happen, Dickinson said, a greater partnership within the community is needed, not just for volun-teer help, but also for rais-ing funds.

It costs about $26,000 to finance these events, includ-ing the Royal Ambassadors scholarship program. One way to get those dollars is through sponsorships and contributions. Visit www.celebrateweststpaul.org to learn more about the pos-sibilities and benefits of be-coming a sponsor.

To help out this year, at-tend the spaghetti dinner and silent auction fund-

raiser on Sunday, April 29, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Joseph’s Grill, 140 S. Wabasha.

May 16

City of West St. Paul Open House, 1616 Hum-boldt Avenue, 5-7 p.m.

Meet the mayor and members of the city council and chat with them about your favorite issues. Visit the Fire Department, spend some quality time with Mc-Gruff the Crime Dog and feast on free hotdogs and other refreshments.

May 17-20

Carnival - Enjoy four days of carnival rides, games and treats in the heart of the city at Signal Hills Shop-ping Center.

City-wide Garage Sale - Garage, yard, art, and

rummage sales are listed in an official 4-color map, which is available at local businesses and merchants. Pick one up and begin your hunt for bargains and trea-sures.

May 17 Pizza Shop Model T Night

and Live Music with Buster Phelan, 1037 Dodd Rd.

Look for car shows every Thursday night during the summer at this location. For West St. Paul Days it could be Model T’s on dis-play. Drive on over to find out.

May 18

South Robert Street Business Association Golf Tournament, Thompson Oaks Golf Course, 3 p.m. start time. For more infor-mation call David or Mick at 651-457-1196. Tourna-ment play begins with a shotgun start and is limited to 45 players with five play-ers to a team. The registra-tion fee is $45 per golfer and includes prizes and din-ner at Gallagher’s.

Royalty Street Dance, Commercial Club, 938 S. Robert St., 7-10 p.m.

This event features the local, nationally recognized “West Side Band,” known

for its Latin/funk sound. The band recently cel-ebrated 30 years together and was inducted into the Mid-America Music Hall of Fame in 2011. Put your dancin’ shoes on for this one!

May 19One-mile Family Fun

Run, The Y in West St. Paul, 150 E. Thompson Ave.

The run starts at 8:30 a.m. Preregister for $5 by calling the Y at 651-457-0048 by Friday, May 11, or for $7 on the day of the event at the Y. Parents run for free with their registered child. For more information, call Leah at 651-457-0048.

Family, Fitness and Food Fair with the Kid-die Parade and the Teddy Bear Band, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Moreland Elementary School, 217 W. Moreland Ave.

The Teddy Bear Band will perform 10 -10:45 a.m. fol-lowed by the Kiddie Parade. Work up a sweat by exer-

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Celebrate West St Paul Days May 17, 18, 19, & 20 at Signal Hills Shopping Center on South Robert Street Carnival in partnership with Signal Hills and Gopher State Expositions

May 17, 18, & 19 City‐Wide Garage Sales Maps will be available online and at local businesses

May 17: 5 pm – 9 pm at The Pizza Shop on Dodd Road Model T Night & Live Music with Buster Phelan in partnership with The Pizza Shop

May 18: 7 pm – 10 pm at Commercial Club on South Robert Street Royalty Street Dance featuring Westside Band $5 with Celebrate WSP button / $10 without in partnership with Commercial Club

May 19: 8 am at West St Paul Sports Complex Co‐Ed ASA 12 Team Softball Tourney in partnership with Bob Creamer

May 19: 9:30 am – 11:30 am (performance at 10 am) at Moreland Elementary Family, Fitness, and Food Fair with Kiddie Parade and Teddy Bear Band in partnership with Moreland Elementary School

May 19: 2:30 pm – 8:30 pm at Dodge Nature Center Rock the Barn & Farm Festival in partnership with Dodge Nature Center

May 19 at Commercial Club on South Robert Street Car Show 10 am – 3 pm Live music with City Vibe 2 pm – 6 pm Darnell & Louis’ BBQ Chicken & Ribs beginning at Noon in partnership with Commercial Club

May 20: 1 pm at St Croix Lutheran High School on Oakdale Celebrate West St Paul Royal Ambassadors Coronation Celebrate WSP button required for admission and available at door

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May 19

Cars, Music and Ribs, Commercial Club, 938 S. Robert St.

This event features Dar-nell and Louis’ famous BBQ chicken and ribs, as well as a car show and live music. Another chance to sport those dancing shoes.

Dodge Nature Center “Rock the Barn & Farm Festival” starts after the parade ends. Celebrate the Nature Center’s 45th Anni-versary with live music and activities, 365 W. Marie Ave.

This is another opportu-nity to dance, but perhaps you’ll want to wear boots instead of fancy footwear.

West St. Paul Days Soft-ball Tournament, West St. Paul Sports Complex, 1650

Oakdale Ave.St. Matthew’s Men’s Club

sponsors the co-ed tourna-ment, and guarantees three games to each team. It will be a 12-team format with cash prizes awarded to first, second and third place win-ners. Refreshments will be available. Call Tim Nowak at 612-269-9471 with your questions. Look for ap-plication forms at www.cl-ebrateweststpaul.org.

May 20

Celebrate West St Paul Royal Ambassadors Coro-nation, 1 p.m., St. Croix Lutheran High School, 1200 Oakdale Ave.

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Your community news and information sourceN ews BriefsPet vaccination clinic

A dog and cat vaccination clinic will be held 12:30-1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 12 at the West St. Paul Fire Department, 1616 Hum-bolt, West St. Paul. Cost is $18. Free rabies vouch-ers for the clinic can be obtained at Postal Credit Union, 1725 S. Robert St., West St. Paul, while sup-plies last. For license fees or more information on the clinic, call 651-552-4100.

‘George Washington Slept Here’

‘George Washington Slept Here’ is presented at 7 p.m., Friday and Satur-day, April 27 and 28 in the St. Croix Lutheran High School Auditorium, 1200 Oakdale Ave., West St. Paul. Tickets are $7 adults, $5 high school students and $3 Pre-K to grade 8, and are available at the door.

Set in the 1940s, the story chronicles the trials and tribulations of Newton Fuller, who surprises his wife with the news that he has just bought a wreck of

a house in the country. He is enthused, she is not. As the “money pit” of a house consumes their savings, the Fullers become acquainted with a variety of family, friends and locals who pass through their house. There is the eccentric handyman who always arrives with news of something that re-quires more money. There is the irritating nephew who lives to stir up trou-ble. There is the rich uncle who arrives to be fawned over but has a surprise of his own. There is the hus-band/wife set of actors, one of whom is interested in the Fuller’s lovely daughter Madge. There are the visit-ing college friends of Madge and the discontented maid and cook. Finally, there is the irate neighbor who claims to own the Fuller’s well and the road that leads to their house. Things will not go smoothly.

Sibley Class of ’65 celebrates

The Henry Sibley High School Class of 1965 is planning an all-class 65th birthday party for 2-5 p.m., Saturday, June 9 at the

Sibley House historic site in Mendota. For more in-formation, visit http://sib-ley65.blogspot.com.

West Side plant exchange

The Riverview Garden Club’s 8th annual West Side Plant Exchange will take place 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 20 at the Stryker Commu-nity Garden at the corner of Stryker and Elizabeth. The exchange includes veg-etable starts and seeds, an-nuals and perennials, plus gardening tools and equip-ment. Master gardeners will be available to answer questions about garden-ing, as well as the Stryker Community Garden and the Beans on the Boulevard projects. There will be plen-ty of products for everyone, regardless if attendees bring anything to share. For more information, call Ella at 651-291-7451 or Maureen at 651-665-0064.

Community Calendar

• The Optimist Club - The Optimist Club of West

St. Paul meets 5-6 p.m., the first and third Wednes-day of each month at West Side Lanes, 1625 South Robert St., West St. Paul. Visitors and new members are welcome. For more in-formation, contact Cheryl Bergstrom at [email protected] or 651-450-7391.

• Veterans’ meetings - The Riverview-West St. Paul VFW Post 4462 hosts monthly meetings at 1 p.m., the first Wednesday of each month, at the West St. Paul Armory. For more informa-tion, call 651-437-4481. American Legion Post 521 also hosts monthly meet-ings at the Armory. Meeting times are 7 p.m., the fourth Tuesday of each month.

• Rotary Club - The West St. Paul/Mendota Heights Rotary Club hosts a weekly meeting at 7:30 a.m., Wednesdays at South-view Country Club, 239 E. Mendota Road, West St. Paul. Each meeting features breakfast and a guest speak-er. For more information, visit www.rotarywspmh.org.

• Kiwanis Club - The Kiwanis Club of West St. Paul hosts a weekly meeting at noon, Tuesdays at West Side Lanes, 1625 S. Rob-ert St., West St. Paul. Each meeting features lunch and a guest speaker.

• Chamber of Com-merce - The Dakota County Regional Cham-ber of Commerce, which serves West St. Paul, Men-dota Heights, Eagan, Rose-mount and Farmington, hosts a monthly meeting called “The Buzz,” at 7:30

a.m., the first Thursday of each month at DARTS, 1645 Marthaler Lane, West St. Paul. Each meeting fea-tures networking, a guest speaker and refreshments. For more information, call 651-452-9872 or visit www.dcrchamber.com.

• Asperger/HFA Game Club - The Minnesota As-pergers/HFA Game Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the sec-ond and fourth Thursday of each month at Riverview Baptist Church, 14 E. Mo-reland Ave., West St. Paul. The club is designed to help youth ages 9-16 years in-crease social and cognitive skills. For more informa-tion, contact Vicki at 651-552-7381 or [email protected]. Cost is $10 or $48/six weeks. A parent support group is also available dur-ing the same time.

Volunteer opportunities

• Ramsey County Com-munity Human Services has volunteer opportunities for people age 18 and older. For more information, con-tact 651-266-4090 or [email protected].

• Minnesota Litera-cy Council - Volunteers are needed to help adult refugees and immigrants learn reading, writing and speaking skills. Morning, afternoon and evening op-portunities are available throughout the Twin Cities. Training and support are provided. For more infor-mation, contact Allison at 651-251-9110, or [email protected].

• St. Paul Public Schools - Volunteers are needed to tutor elementary stu-dents in the St. Paul pub-lic schools in reading and math. Under the guidance of a classroom teacher, vol-unteers assist students one-on-one or in small groups. For more information, con-tact Connie at 612-617-7807 or [email protected]. Volunteers age 55 and older are eligible for free supplemental insurance, mileage reimbursement and other benefits through the Retired and Senior Vol-unteer Program (RSVP), sponsored by Volunteers of America of Minnesota.

• The Minnesota Read-ing Corps is seeking read-ing tutors. The program provides free, one-on-one tutoring to children age three through third grade. Minnesota Reading Corps members receive a living stipend, reimburse-ment for college (up to $5,350) and health insur-ance (for full-time mem-bers). For more information or to apply, visit www.Min-nesotaReadingCorps.org or call 1-866-859-2825.

• Neighbors, Inc., a so-cial service agency serving Northern Dakota County, has a number of volunteer opportunities to assist local residents. For more infor-mation, contact 651-306-2145 or [email protected].

• Volunteers of America is looking for volunteers age 55 and over to assist children who are struggling with homework and read-ing. Time commitment ranges from 3 to 12 hours

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Your community news and information sourceN ews Briefsa week. To volunteer or re-ceive more information, contact Gil Zamora at 651-470-7416.

• DARTS, a nonprofit organization in West St. Paul, has several volunteer opportunities to assist fami-lies and individuals with transportation and in-home services. For more informa-tion, contact 651-455-1560 or visit www.dart1.org.

• St. Paul Senior Chore Service is looking for senior clients age 60 and over, as well as volunteers to help these clients with basic home and lawn projects. For more information, call 651-649-5984.

• Big Brothers Big Sis-ters - Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking for men, especially Latinos, to be-come mentors for St. Paul boys aged 7-12. Volunteers are asked to commit just a few hours a month. To vol-unteer, contact Jean Setley at 651-789-2479 or visit www.bigstwincities.org.

• Building Blocks Tuto-rial ALC, held at Chero-kee Park United Church, 371 W. Baker St., St. Paul, needs volunteer tutors to work one-on-one with pri-mary grade students do-

ing activities that support reading, math and writing skills. Tutors volunteer one or two days each week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays, from 3-5 p.m. Volunteers must be age six-teen or older. Orientation and training are provided. For more information, con-tact Jill Jackson, program director, at 651-228-1378 or [email protected].

• Cerenity Senior Care–Humboldt is seeking vol-unteers to assist with activi-ties, such as baking, crafts and performing music. Located on the West Side, the Cerenity Residence at 514 Humboldt provides as-sisted living, memory care and transitional care, and the Cerenity Care Center at 512 Humboldt provides nursing care. To volunteer, contact 651-220-1725 or [email protected].

• Guild Incorporated, a social service agency based on the West Side that serves people with mental illness, has a number of volunteer opportunities, including drivers, phone buddies and help with administrative tasks. For more informa-

tion, contact 651-925-8456 or [email protected].

Fare for All Express

Fare for All Express will be held 4-6 p.m., Tuesday, May 16 at Neighborhood House, 179 E. Robbie St. St. Paul. Fare for All Express is a program of the Emer-gency Foodshelf Network that partners with organi-zations around the Twin Cities metro area. It is a co-operative food buying pro-gram that buys food in bulk directly from wholesalers and passes the savings on to participants. The program can result in a 40 percent savings on monthly grocer-ies by purchasing “express packages” of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and frozen meats. Packages range from $10-$30. No advance pay-ment or pre-registration is needed to purchase pack-ages and there is no limit to the number of packages that can be purchased each month. Fare For All is open to everyone. There are no income-based requirements for participation. Participa-tion does not affect eligi-

bility to receive assistance from a food shelf. For more information, visit www.fareforall.org.

HHW collection Ramsey County’s house-

hold hazardous waste col-lection site at Bay West, lo-cated near the State Capitol at 5 Empire Dr. in St. Paul, is open year-round. Drop-off is free for residents of Ramsey, Washington, Da-kota, Hennepin, Anoka and Carver counties with a pho-to I.D. For hours of opera-tion and more information, call the Ramsey County Re-cycling & Disposal Hotline at 651-633-EASY (3279) or visit www.co.ramsey.mn.us/ph.

Free workplace English classes

South Suburban Adult Basic Education (ABE) of-fers Workplace English classes to adults ages 18 and older who want to enter the workforce and wish to improve their English lan-guage and job search skills. The classes are free and open to residents of ISD 197. To enroll or receive more infor-mation, call 651-457-9441.

Homework Center at Riverview Library

The Student Homework and Activity Center at the Riverview Library, 1 East George St., St. Paul, is open 3-7 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, 3-5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 12:30-4 p.m., Satur-days. Volunteer tutors are available. The center in-cludes computers, printers, reference books and school supplies. For more informa-tion, call 651-292-6626.

Optimist Clubessay winner

Catherine Link, a seventh grade student at St. Joseph’s School in West St. Paul, won the Optimist Club of West St. Paul’s essay contest based on the theme “How my Positive Outlook Ben-efits my Community.” As winner, she was awarded a gold medallion and a $20 cash prize. Abigail Lud-wig, a fifth grade student at Friendly Hills Middle School, placed second and was awarded a silver medal-lion and a $10 cash prize.

Link’s essay will be sent to the district competition to be judged against winners from other Optimist clubs in Minnesota, South Da-kota, North Dakota and Manitoba. The winner of that contest will receive a $2,500 college scholarship.

“It was wonderful to read the essays and find out ways students are help-ing the community, such as cleaning graffiti and help-ing a student who didn’t speak English,” said Cheryl Bergstrom, president of the Optimist Club of West St. Paul. “Both Catherine and Abigail did a wonderful job of articulating this year’s theme. They were our two youngest contestants and received the highest scores in the essay contest.”

The Optimist Club of West St. Paul has served West St. Paul and sur-rounding communities since 1971. The club meets the first and third Wednes-day of each month from 5-6 p.m. at West Side Lanes in West St. Paul. For more in-formation, contact Cheryl Bergstrom at [email protected].

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Your community news and information sourceN ews BriefsStudent Notes

Tegan Gilman of West St. Paul graduated from Ham-line University.

Jessica Bauman of Men-dota Heights and Laura Leritz and Michael Cain of West St. Paul were named to the dean’s list at Min-nesota State University-Mankato.

Joseph Mellor of Men-dota Heights was named to the dean’s list at DePaul University.

Martha Evans of Men-dota Heights was named to the dean’s list at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan.

Daniel Schwarze of West St. Paul was named to the dean’s list at Cornell Col-lege in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

John Lavedan Nye of Sunfish Lake was named to the dean’s list at Washing-ton University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Daniel Gerber and Jessica Usem of Mendota Heights and Lindsey Donovan of West St. Paul graduated from the University of Wis-consin.

Henry Sibley High School junior Benjamin Sather earned the top com-posite score of 36 on the ACT college admissions and placement exam. Only about one-tenth of one per-cent receive the top score.

Emma Coffman of Men-dota Heights and Alina Co-lon of West St. Paul were named to the dean’s list at

the University of Wiscon-sin-Milwaukee.

Natalie Fiscus of Mendo-ta Heights and Emily Gar-cia, Jeanette Heth, Kristine Petrasek, Jameson Pieper and Colleen Volkmann of West St. Paul graduated from Minnesota State Uni-versity-Mankato.

Cheyenne Cecchini of Mendota Heights was named to the dean’s list at Northern Michigan Uni-versity.

Jeffrey Perlman of Men-dota Heights graduated from the University of Kan-sas.

Peter Wright of West St. Paul was named to the dean’s list at Luther College.

Bridget Wiley of Mendo-ta Heights was named to the honor roll at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Jacquelyn Bernick of Mendota Heights and Alex Hubbell of West St. Paul were named to the honor roll at the University of Kansas.

Modern Day Music awarded

Emily Kellerman of Modern Day Music in West St. Paul received the “Best Violin by a Maker Under 30” award at the 2012 Art of Sound International Violin making competition in Omaha, Neb. The event included submissions from 30 violin makers and fea-tured over 150 violins on display from makers all over the world.

Last May, Emily and her husband Joe opened Modern Day Music in the Southview Square Shop-ping Center at 1875 S. Robert St., West St. Paul. The store has music instruc-tors that teach lessons for all

ages and skill levels in voice and a wide range of instru-ments. It also sells new and used instruments, includ-ing handmade violins, vio-las and cellos by Emily, of-fers instrument leasing and provides repair services. For more information, call 651-330-6716 or visit www.moderndaymusic.net.

Memorial Day ceremony at Riverview Cemetery

The annual Memorial Day ceremony at River-view Cemetery, 333 An-napolis E., St. Paul, will be held Monday, May 28. It begins at 10:15 a.m. with an American Legion Color Guard presentation. The guest speaker is West St. Paul Police Chief Bud Shaver. Music will be pro-vided by the St. Croix Lu-theran High School Band and Choir.

On Thursday, May 24, local Cub Scouts will place over 100 flags near the headstones of war veterans in the cemetery.

On Friday, May 18, vet-erans will be selling pop-pies at major grocery stores. Proceeds support the efforts of veterans associations in the area.

Flag disposalAmerican Legion Chal-

lenger Post 521 has a col-lection box in the vestibule at the West St. Paul Mu-nicipal Center, 1616 Hum-boldt Ave., for American flags that are torn, frayed or discolored. For more in-formation on flag disposal or on the Challenger Post, call John Ertel at 651-457-5597.

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Reminiscing over a cup of coffeeOn April 13, sisters Nancy Cummings and Caroline Schoch met at Fischerville Coffee in Mendota Heights during the company’s grand re-opening celebration. The sisters are the daughters of Frank and Alma Fischer, who owned the service station and general store for-merly located on the same site. Cummings and Schoch meet at Fisch-erville regularly for coffee and always try to sit at the same table near the back window because that is where their kitchen table was locat-ed in their family home, which was located in the same building.

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Luis Diaz-Calle and Jason Giampolo of the St. Paul Police Department on their mounts at Mears Park in Lowertown. Diaz-Calle’s horse is named Blackjack and Giampolo’s is Jett. Both horses have been with the department about 10 years. According to the police department, an officer on horseback can have the impact of about 10 officers on foot.

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Since early April two po-lice officers on horse-

back have been patrolling the streets of downtown St. Paul, from Lowertown to the Ordway Theater and from Kellogg Boulevard to the Dorothy Day Center. The officers are Jason Giam-polo, riding Jett, and Luis Diaz-Calle on Blackjack. Although the horse patrol has been downtown for several years, this is the first time it has been assigned to a specific grid, said Sgt. Paul Paulos, spokesman for the St. Paul Police Department.

Paulos said that the mounted patrol was not brought in to address any specific needs, but rather was instituted to provide different patrol techniques.

“We’ve watched new communities (develop) where there were none, and now there is more night-life,” he said of the down-town core. “As the city changes the police depart-ment has to change to the

new needs.”The officers went through

an eight-week training schedule, “doing everything from a trot to a gallop to jumping over obstacles,” he added. “They train on how to arrest someone while on horseback and place them in custody.”

Although the patrol will work on a rotating sched-ule, they will be on the streets mostly during the work week. Paulos said a critical value of the patrol is a greater visible presence of the police officer.

“Because the officer is some six feet in the air, he can see things (that an offi-cer in a squad car cannot),” he said. “(The horse patrol) is a strong presence and it adds security. Plus, people just like horses.”

One fan of the patrol is Vince Jenny, who calls him-self the “humble manager” of Heimie’s Haberdashery, located at the intersec-tion of Sixth and St. Peter streets. While he has not had any direct contact with the horse patrol, he is aware

of their presence and the contribution they make to downtown St. Paul.

“We love to see the hors-es, especially up on our in-tersection where (the city) has replaced some of the as-phalt with cobble stones, so you get the clomp, clomp sound of the horses going by,” he said. “We’re a store that greatly adheres to a vintage feel, and having of-ficers on horseback on the street is very much a vintage aspect that we appreciate.”

Paulos said that while these two horses were do-nated, the city typically pays between $3,000 and $5,000 for a horse. Both of these horses are around 15 years old. There are no additional costs for the of-ficers.

“They used to work out of a patrol car and now their patrol car is a horse,” he said.

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The Wabasha Deli of-fers a lot more than just

great coffee, made-from-scratch meals and engaging conversation. Owner Ste-phen Mike has found what he says is a sure-fire way to gauge the ups and downs of the economy. Before that se-cret is shared, it’s important to get to know the owner of this popular restaurant, lo-cated on the corner of Wa-basha and Fillmore Ave. E.

It all started in church

Mike purchased the long-time West Side establish-ment in 2007, which means this year he is celebrating its fifth anniversary. He says he has “been in food” since he was a little kid.

Born and raised on the West Side, near Winifred and Robie streets, Mike and his family attended the Church of the Holy Family. His grandparents were first generation Americans from Lebanon who lived on the West Side Flats before mov-ing to Winifred Street.

“In those days we went to church every day and the women of the church made breakfast for the priest and the men in the communi-ty,” he said. So, helping his grandmother in the kitchen was a near daily experience.

After a career in the print-ing business, he bought the deli, which then had just one location. Under his leadership and with his in-vestment, the operation has expanded to four locations. There remains only one Wa-basha Deli, but Mike owns

three other restaurants in downtown St Paul: Maria’s Café, located in the skyway at Fourth and St. Peter, the commissary service in the Ramsey County Building at Third and Robert Street, and the Educated Palate at Metro State University.

S.T.E.P.S. to success

Working with Mike full-time at the Wabasha Deli is his son Benjamin and head chef Joe Drake. Also lending a hand are students from the St. Paul school dis-trict. The deli is part of the S.T.E.P.S. (Specialized Tran-sition Employment Plan-ning Service) program that provides non-paid work ex-perience for students with special educational needs.

“They train with us for a semester and I’m really proud that we are a part of the program,” said Mike of the eight students who work at the deli.

Mike says that the Wa-basha Deli has transformed over the past 25 years from serving a mostly blue collar clientele to now attracting a greater mix of people from all walks of life.

“We have everyone from professional people to over-the-road truck drivers stop-ping in for coffee and con-versation,” he said.

On the menuFor first-time customers,

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Menu items on Tuesdays go “South of the border,” and Thursdays feature Ital-ian dishes.

Cookies andthe economy

According to Mike, cook-ie sales at the deli are a lead-

ing economic indicator, and he uses their popularity as a benchmark for change.

“They’re good now,” he said, referring to cookie sales. “When you buy a cookie you are treating yourself. You’ve got a little ‘ching’ in your pocket to throw down. When cook-ies are up, the music (in the deli) is loud and people are dining-in, then I know the economy is going great.”

It’s hardly a secret, but Mike is a people-person who enjoys meeting new people.

“I love my job. I tell peo-ple I have a need to cook, and people have a need to eat. It’s a marriage made in heaven, or is it in the kitch-en?” he said with a laugh.

Mike takes pride in knowing the first name of many of his customers.

“When they walk in and I can greet them, well, that is huge. So it’s like a family,” he said.

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Drake Bank celebrates ten years

Drake Bank President Rick Gobell.

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Ten years ago a vision held by a small group

of local business leaders be-came reality when Drake Bank opened its doors for the first time. It was the first new bank charter in St. Paul in over 40 years, and one of few banks with a mission that would focus on sup-porting the local business community.

It was a well-researched business plan and one that attracted over 60 investors and more than $5 million in capital. Championed by Steve Wellington and Sherman Rutzick and his sons Mark and Jim, the new bank was projected to grow to $25 million in as-sets in three years. Led by Scott Hutton, president and CEO, the young bank was destined to double that projection, reaching $56 million by year-end, 2005.

It was a significant feat given the turmoil at the time. The tragedy of 9/11 was fresh on everyone’s minds and the dramatic col-lapse of the dot-com bubble was less than two years old. Looming in the future was the subprime market col-lapses of 2006/2007, an economic disaster fostered by large banks and mort-gage companies, but a pain felt by small banks and homeowners everywhere. It was in this environment that Drake Bank expanded its staff and aggressively pursued niches vacated by competitive banks acquired by larger institutions.

“We’re doing very well,” said Rick Gobell, who be-came Drake Bank presi-dent and CEO when Scott Hutton retired several years ago. “We have successfully navigated through four years of a weak economy and smoothly integrated the changes required of all

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The epicenter of this en-ergy is the historic Drake Marble building located at Plato Boulevard and Rob-ert Street. Drake Bank oc-cupies 5,000 square feet of this extensively redeveloped landmark. Inside, glass and brick walls define offices, and throughout are mas-sive concrete columns that convey the solid position of the bank. Outside, the bank features a two lane drive-up and ample parking.

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“Viva la Cinco de Mayo fiesta” was the battle cry of West Side residents and business owners as the fu-ture of the cherished and extremely popular festival was threatened. The festi-val has been a major part of the region’s annual calendar for over 25 years, attract-ing performers from many countries and patrons from well beyond the metro. The local Cinco de Mayo fiesta had been lauded as one of the ten best and largest in the United States, and the spiciest event in town.

Difficult as it is to be-lieve, all of that was at stake last October when the Riv-erfront Economic Develop-ment Association (REDA) ended its sponsorship af-ter losing $50,000 on the event. REDA disbanded

and is now operating under the umbrella of the Neigh-borhood Development Alli-ance (NeDA).

Supporters, however, ral-lied to ensure that the fi-esta lives on, celebrating the richness of Mexican and La-tino cultures. It won’t be an exact duplicate of previous years. Instead of two days, Cinco will jam-pack all of the excitement into one day. Aficionados are certain to recognize some of their favorite activities and notice some new ones, as well.

Here’s what happened. Once REDA decided to disband, some of its board members approached sev-eral organizations to see if one of them would sponsor Cinco de Mayo. Early this year, after several meetings, the St. Paul Festival & Her-itage Foundation — the or-ganization that oversees the hugely popular 126-year-

old St. Paul Winter Carni-val — voted unanimously to oversee what it now calls Cinco de Mayo-West Side-St. Paul.

This fulfills the founda-tion’s mission of fostering a sense of community, pride, belonging and connnect-edness by celebrating St. Paul’s unique history and emerging heritage through fun and educational ex-periences. That’s how the foundation’s board chair, Bob Hughes, described the decision.

“Festivals like Cinco de Mayo enhance the com-munity,” said Hughes. “They can experience the neat things on the West Side. The changing face of America is alive and doing well in St. Paul. We need to embrace the richness of this culture.”

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Cinco de Mayo celebrates the 1862 military victory of the Mexican militia over the French Army at the Battle of Peubla. The sights, sounds, flavors and tradi-tions of the lively West Side neighborhood commemo-rating this victory will once again be on display for the tens of thousands of visitors who mark this on their cal-endar as a must-attend an-nual event.

EVENT SCHEDULE: May 5 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

The two signature crowd-pleasing events over the years are back. After all, what would Cinco be with-out the parade and the low-rider car show?

ParadeThe Cinco de Mayo pa-

rade on Cesar Chavez is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. at Plato and Wabasha. It will follow its regular route down Cesar Chavez Street and end at Cesar Chavez and Ada. Come early to get a front row seat. The parade typically features intensely colorful floats, fantastically creative costumed dancers, bands playing a variety of Mexican and Latino music, low-rider cars displaying seemingly impossible hy-draulics, and much more.

Low Rider Car Show

The Low Rider Car Show with the Hydraulics Show-down (Robert Street to Bancroft on Cesar Chavez) begins after the parade. The show features cars, trucks, motorcycles and bicycles, with fancy paint jobs and outrageous hydraulics. These gravity-defying vehi-cles will show off the latest technology in modified sus-pension systems (some with hydraulic suspension), user-controlled height adjust-able suspension and more. They’ll be lifting, tilting and

dipping in ways that boggle the mind. In years past, par-ticipants have competed for trophies in categories that included Original, Street/Hot Rod, Lowrider and Full-Size Truck, Classic Car, Biggest, Cleanest and Most Unique Rims. These ma-chines have elaborate graph-ics, big wheels, chrome, and light and sound systems. It’s fun for the entire family.

Family Fun ZoneThe Family Fun Zone is

held at Parque Castillo, 179 Robie St. Another returning event, this is the place to go for interactive activities aimed at children and fami-lies. Check out the Wells Fargo Children’s area and its passport to fun. Visit dif-ferent educational stations, like the building a maraca craft station, and have your passport stamped. Once the passport is filled, kids receive a fun surprise. The Department of Natural Re-sources will have a fish tank set up with a variety of fish on display. Pony rides, in-flatables and a small train will be available for tykes to enjoy. Disney Radio will be on hand to provide enter-tainment for all ages as well.

Sit back and enjoy cultural dance performances.

Community Village

Visit the Community Village where neighbor-hood artists will be display-ing and selling their work. This is a new addition for 2012 created by, for and in support of local West Side artists, crafters, growers and vendors. All participants are West Siders, people who live, work or volunteer in the neighborhood. Enjoy this authentic “placita” mar-ket in Parque Castillo where you can treasure hunt for handmade arts and crafts, jewelry, t-shirts, second-hand items, seedlings, pro-duce and more. You can feel good about spending big because 100 percent of the profits in this marketplace will go back to the neigh-borhood.

Memory LaneVisit the history area of

Parque Castillo where many fascinating photos will be displayed, along with in-terpretation, depicting the long history of the West Side.

Sports Zone The Cinco Sports Zone

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sports teams. Visit the video arcade, climbing wall and interactive stage for shout outs, T-shirt tosses, singing competitions and a live dee-jay. Check out the cockpit of a National Guard jet.

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Bob Wagner and Mollie Spillman discuss aspects of the exhibit, “Living La Vida en Ramsey County,” at the Landmark Center.

Living ‘La Vida’ in Ramsey CountyMary Diedrick Hansen

Staff Writer

“Living La Vida in Ramsey County,” an ex-hibit developed by historian Leila Albert to highlight the culture and history of local Mexican-Americans, is now on display in the Ramsey County Historical Society Gallery in the Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul. The West Side of St. Paul has a thriving popula-

tion of residents of Mexican ancestry who have worked over the past century to build a flourishing commu-nity in the heart of Ramsey County. Many people, however, are unaware of this history.

“So many people are un-familiar with the Latino community,” said Albert. “Their history is full and vibrant, and you see simi-larities to other immigrant groups, but they have their own story to tell. I wanted to give a broad overview, and provide new insight.”

Albert searched through the archives at the Minne-sota Historical Society and made use of two decades of recorded oral history. Newspaper articles provid-ed plenty of leads. She took note of themes and topics that stood out and then tracked down the original documents to bring history to life, such as discharge pa-pers from the armed servic-es, and flyers about group meetings at Neighborhood House.

She walked the District

del Sol neighborhood to take in the sights, smells and sounds of the area. Mu-rals on buildings are typical of the Mexican culture and depict Mexican heritage. For this reason, a self-guid-ed walking tour through St. Paul’s West Side has been developed along with the exhibit, focusing on local artwork depicting Mexican-American history and cul-ture. A tour brochure helps guide people from one loca-tion to another. Brochures in English and Spanish are available at the Riverview Library or can be down-loaded from the Ramsey County Historical Society website at www.rchs.com.

On display at the Land-mark Center are toys and games, a tortilla press, dried peppers, clay cookware, fabric and decorative items used for celebrations. An-other display features a flyer from a 1988 Cinco de Mayo celebration sponsored by the Concord Street Business Association, as well as dolls, religious items, candles and a Mexican flag.

Timelines show what was occurring in Ramsey Coun-ty, the United States and Mexico over the last 100 years to provide context for immigration.

“Back in 1924 there were

no border patrols, just mi-grant workers or folks who decided to travel,” said Al-bert. “Nineteen-thirty-two was when the United States decided to document peo-ple who were traveling back and forth.”

The first Mexican to settle in Ramsey County was Luiz Gazon, an oboist who was performing in Minneapo-lis in 1886. He decided to stay and eventually opened a grocery store on the West Side Flats. The community began to grow in the 1910s. The hardships brought on by the Great Depression led to a movement of repatria-tion in 1932. During World

War II many local Mexican-Americans proudly served in the armed forces. Follow-ing the war, the community stabilized and organized social clubs to help solidify communities. Housing was cheap on the West Side Flats. That’s because it was prone to flooding. It didn’t deter the Mexicans or other immigrant groups from moving in. In 1962 the City decided to empty the floodplain of its residents. Although they were com-pensated for the value of their homes and business-es, in many cases it wasn’t enough to compete with the higher costs of homes away

from the floodplain. The Mexican community scat-tered to St. Paul’s East Side and Frogtown, and a large number settled in what has become District del Sol on the West Side.

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it also means trash. Lots and lots of trash. This year, Cin-co announces that it’s taking on “the green challenge.” Cinco en Verde is a new area dedicated to designing and implementing strategies to make Cinco more envi-ronmentally friendly and friendlier to the surround-ing community, as well. The goals for Cinco en Verde are to host a waste-free event within 3-5 years, make it easy for vendors and guests to easily participate in reducing waste, practice and promote the three R’s of reuse, reduce and recycle, and ensure that no resident experiences hardship as a re-sult of the trash created by the event.

VolunteersIt takes more than 300

volunteers to make Cinco de Mayo a success. Op-portunities are available in stage set-up, parade as-sembly, greeters, parking assistance, Sports Zone

assistants and more. Con-tact [email protected] if interested.

Plan your trip Check out www.cincode-

mayosaintpaul.com for di-rections and parking infor-mation. Shuttle service will not be available this year.

All information was accu-rate as of press time.

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By Jerry López

On May 5, 1862 in the State of Puebla in

Mexico, 4,000 Mexican sol-diers defeated 8,000 French soldiers who were, at that time, the strongest military in the world. For Mexicans, this defeat was something to celebrate as Mexico had been resisting French rule for years. It was told that when the news of the vic-tory first reached Mexicans living in the United States, they were ecstatic and filled with great honor and pride.

It is recorded that Cinco de Mayo was formally cel-ebrated one year later in 1863 in Southern Califor-nia to remember the Mexi-can victory over the French. This celebration, as mod-est as it was, demonstrated Mexican-Americans’ strong desire to keep alive the feel-ings of honor, pride and connectedness to Mexico.

The Cinco de Mayo cel-ebration expanded dur-ing the 1920s and ’30s as the migration of Mexicans spread throughout the

United States. Many Mexi-cans faced resistance from local governments and ad-versaries of migrants. As a result, Cinco de Mayo had also become representative of a commitment to hold on to Mexican identity and community unity.

In the 1950s and ’60s, Mexican-American youth began to use Cinco de Mayo celebrations as an important place to integrate the expressions of the Chi-cano Movement. During the civil rights movement, Cinco de Mayo offered an opportunity for many com-munities to cross racial lines and build unity, awareness and solidarity. With each passing year these celebra-tions continued to grow. In some places they grew so large that eventually they began to take on sponsors and ultimately have a “com-mercial” feel.

By the 1980s, Cinco de Mayo celebrations were be-coming more commercial-ized. This growth brought new attention to Mexican communities and with it

more political and eco-nomic influence. For many communities, like in Min-nesota, the celebration also included the contributions and desires of all Latino communities. Cinco was a reflection of many peoples’ desire to maintain their cul-tural heritage, despite hav-ing to navigate the impli-cations of assimilation into the United States.

Today, Cinco de Mayo is promoted as a major com-mercial event with over 150 recorded celebrations tak-ing place each year across the United States. Some are small and remain com-munity driven, while others are massive in size and go well beyond the concept of a neighborhood or commu-nity celebration. Regardless of where you find a celebra-tion, it is important to re-member that each and every one of them came to exist as a result of the dreams, sac-rifice, heart, sweat, tears, laughter, joy, vision and struggles of the Mexican, Mexican-American, Chi-cano and Latino people.

The West Side’s Cinco de Mayo celebration we know today became part of the national landscape of Mexican and Latino his-tory in 1985. It consisted of Mexican food, local vendors, a small parade, entertainment, and a com-munity determined to revi-talize its neighborhood. To host Cinco de Mayo was a political, economic and cul-tural decision. There was no doubt that local community members wanted to put the West Side on the map. They also wanted to improve the quality of life for the West Side and guarantee that this would remain their home as long as they wanted it to be.

Cinco de Mayo brought local businesses, residents and churches together and constructed a celebration that would stand the test of time. Since the first celebra-tion, the caretakers of Cin-co de Mayo have changed hands a few times and gone through many design changes. Through all the ups and downs Cinco de Mayo remained rooted in the idea that a united com-munity had power.

Cinco de Mayo quickly grew beyond the West Side neighborhood and became a community celebration for all Mexicans, Mexican-Americans, Chicanos and Latinos. People from all directions headed to the West Side, just as people have been gathering around the United States for years prior, to celebrate, connect, honor, and feel the energy of culture, identity and the power of people coming to-gether.

Around 2006 the celebra-tion peaked with an amaz-ing turnout of over 100,000 people. The celebration made it possible to invest

hundreds of thousands of dollars directly back into the West Side and improved the quality of life for every-one.

The elephant in the room

In recent years Cinco de Mayo has faced the chal-lenges of a changing econ-omy that resulted in a 2011 public call for someone to step forward and become the new caretakers of the Cinco de Mayo celebration.

As it turns out, there were not enough viable applica-tions from organizations that were also Mexican-American, Mexican, Chica-no, or Latino. Because there was a strong commitment to keep Cinco alive, it was decided that a non-Latino, non-West Side organization would be the new caretak-ers of the Cinco de Mayo celebration. The new care-taker is filled with amazing people who are dedicated, passionate and committed to community. They have a great deal of expertise, expe-rience, capacity and energy to host large festivals. They are an asset to St. Paul and the State of Minnesota.

While members of the community are hard at work making sure Cinco de Mayo happens in 2012, a very large elephant has entered the room and many people have become uncomfortable. We have reached a critical point and the elephant needs to be acknowledged and the dis-comfort validated.

The elephant in the room is that the new caretakers are not Mexican, Chicano, or Latino and they are not a West Side business or or-ganization. Managing the event in 2012 is the St. Paul

Festival and Heritage Foun-dation.

This situation challenges the community to once again address the issue of race, power and identity. The growing numbers of people who are paying at-tention want answers, agreements and transparen-cy. A few commonly asked questions have been:

“If there are profits, what percentage of them will go directly back in to the West Side, and who will decide where they go?”

“Why hasn’t there been a real community meet-ing where all voices can be heard and responded to?”

“Do the new owners plan to keep Cinco de Mayo or are they willing to work with the community to give it back someday?”

“Do the new owners have plans to relocate Cinco de Mayo, and if so, where and when?”

“Is there interest in sign-ing a Community Benefits Agreement?”

When Cinco de Mayo 2012 is over and done, it will be very important for community members to come together and hear first-hand the questions, concerns and comments. It is critical that the com-munity talk amongst them-selves, then and only then will the elephant be given a chance to leave the room.

It was not that long ago when Cinco de Mayo was an idea, a dream, a vision. Over the years and across the land Cinco de Mayo has become a beautiful cel-ebration for many. Today, we must revisit our dreams and visions and ask our-selves, “Is this the Cinco de Mayo our community re-ally wants?”

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Children’s Museum10 W. Seventh St.St. Paul651-225-6000www.mcm.org

“Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body” is featured through May 13. Based on the best-selling book “Grossol-ogy” by Sylvia Branzei, the exhibit helps har-ness kids’ natural curios-ity about themselves and their bodies by teaching them about how the hu-man body functions.

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“We The People: The First Official Printing of the U.S. Constitution” is presented through July 4. This new exhibit fea-tures a rare, early pub-lished version of the U.S. Constitution and an even more rare draft of the Bill of Rights, along with the original editions of the two state of Minnesota Constitutions.

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“Capital Crimes: The St. Paul Gangster Musi-cal” is presented through May 20. It’s 1934 and St. Paul is the crime capital of the U.S.A. Public En-emies like Alvin “Creepy” Karpis and the Ma Bark-er Gang have free reign thanks to a few shady deals and a truce of sorts between the cops and the criminals. When J. Ed-gar Hoover and the FBI enter the picture, Karpis and the Barker Gang are put on the run. It’s high stakes at the Hollyhocks Club Casino with great songs by Drew Jansen, dance numbers featur-ing G-men and Tommy guns, and a dose of dark humor that explores the crazy days of St. Paul’s infamous past. Tickets are $28-$38.

Sample Night Live, a sampling of local produc-tions, is featured at the History Theatre at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month. The format features 12 acts per night, including theater, film, dance, improv, visual arts, folk and opera. The next performance is May 2. Tickets are $20.

Landmark Center75 W. 5th St., St. Paul651-292-3225www.landmarkcenter.org

Ballet Tuesdays – St. Paul City Ballet offers

a free ballet program at noon, Tues., May 8. Per-formances are held the second Tuesday of the month.

Debbie Duncan and youth artist Jack Breen will perform Sunday, May 13 at PipJazz Sundays, hosted by singer Pippi Ardennia. Tickets are $10-$25. For more information, visit www.pipjazz.com.

Urban Expedition: LI-BERIA! is presented 1-3 p.m., Sunday, May 6. This free program will feature the music, dance, food and crafts of Liberia, including main stage performances by Universal Dance Destiny.

St. Paul Civic Sympho-ny will present a free con-cert, “A Musical Journey to Paris,” at 1 p.m., Sunday, May 13.

The Pan Asian Arts Fes-tival is presented noon-5 p.m., Sunday, May 20. This free event features Pan Asian dance and music per-formances, Asian arts and crafts activities, Chinese calligraphy, Japanese Ori-gami and more.

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Ballet Minnesota will present its 24th annual Minnesota Dance Festi-val at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 4, and 2 and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 5. Short length ballets in-clude “Les Sylphides,” “Handel’s Messiah Bal-let,” and “The Ballet School.” The festival will also feature dance troupes from around the region. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for children un-der age 18.

James Morrison will per-form at 8 p.m., Thursday, May 10. Morrison’s music includes nods to Motown, gospel, country and a hint of Latin. Tickets are $25.

Jeremy Messersmith will perform at 8 p.m., Saturday, May 19. His performance will explore the hidden creative origins and stories surrounding some of mu-sic’s most notable songs, by artists such as Bruce Spring-steen, Sigor Ros, Radio-head and others, as well as original material by Messer-smith. Tickets are $25.

Ordway Center 345 Washington St.St. Paul651-224-4222www.ordway.org

“Ballet of the Dolls” if presented at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 4. Live mu-sic, singers and dancers will join together with glorious conviction to discover a 21st century celebration of faith. Tick-ets are $20-$38.

“The Addams Family” is presented May 8-20. This musical comedy brings the darkly delirious world of Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Grandma, Wednes-day, Pugsley and, of course, Lurch to life. Tickets are $27-$88.

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“Doubt: A Parable” is presented through May 13. The formidable Sis-ter Aloysius does not ap-prove of the charismatic Father Flynn, or the fa-vor he shows one of her students. In fact, she considers charging the priest with her unproven

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Science Museum of Minnesota120 W. Kellogg Blvd.St. Paul651-221-9444www.smm.org

“Real Pirates: The Un-told Story of the Whyd-ah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship” is presented through May 31. Don your pirate hat and climb aboard a recreation of a pirate ship. Learn to tie knots and hoist a pirate flag. Explore what life was like on a real pirate ship and see more than 200 artifacts from North America’s only authenti-cated pirate shipwreck. Tickets are $29 for adults and $26 for children and seniors.

“Under the Sea” Omni-theatre film - Take a giant screen journey to some of the most exotic and iso-lated undersea locations on Earth, including South Australia, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Coral Triangle islands of Papua New Guin-ea and Indonesia. You’ll come face-to-face with some of the most mysteri-ous and stunning creatures of the sea.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Van Halen, with special guest Kool & The Gang, will perform at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 19. Tick-ets are $49.50-$149.50.

Music at the Black Dog

Blue Camel trio will per-form songs from Greece and Turkey Saturday, May 26 at the Black Dog Café, 308 Prince St., St. Paul. Nikki and the Rue Mates will perform Saturday, May 5, Dreamland Faces on Friday, May 11 and Willie Murphy will perform blues on Friday, May 25.

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Jazz FestivalAbout 20 venues in

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Capitol workThe legislature is con-

sidering a bonding bill to provide $241 million for improvements to the State Capitol building. Accord-ing to the Minnesota State Capitol Preservation Com-mission, the Capitol needs improvements in fresh air circulation, plumbing and electrical and the sprinkler system.

Skyway bridgesThe city plans to paint

seven or eight skyway bridges this year. The cost of painting each bridge can be as much as $10,000. The city is responsible for 30 percent of the cost.

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A new convenience store is expected to open on the skyway level of Cray Plaza next to Unity One Federal Credit Union and Fico-cello barbers. The original Galtier store, which closed recently, dates back to the 1980s when it was located on the first level.

Library events• The Untold Labor

Stories series will feature a discussion of “Uprising” by John Nichols at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 2 at the Carpenters Union Hall, 710 Olive. The book is a re-view of the politics and pro-test from Madison to Wall Street.

• Books and Bars will feature a discussion of “Catch 22” by Joseph Hell-er at 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 15 at Amsterdam, located at Sixth and Wabasha.

• History Book Club will review “Rin Tin Tin: The Life and Legend” by Susan Orlean at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 24 at the Central Library.

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First FridayCapitolRiver Council/

District 17 will host the First Friday social 4-6 p.m., Friday, May 4 at the Ameri-can Burger Bar, 354 Waba-sha. The event is intended to help downtown residents become better acquainted.

CRC annual meeting

CapitolRiver Council/District 17 (CRC) is look-ing to fill 11 two-year board terms. Downtown resi-dents, employees and busi-ness owners interested in joining the board are asked to contact the CRC office at 651-221-0488. The po-sitions will be filled at the council’s annual meeting in June. CRC sponsors com-munity events and reviews plans for downtown devel-opments.

Overnight LRT construction work approved

The St. Paul City Council approved variances to allow after hours and overnight construction work on the Light Rail Transit route. The Metropolitan Council, which oversees the 11-mile, $957 million project, asked permission to work from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. at least 25 times this year. No jack-hammering will be allowed during that time period and no noise variances will be allowed on Sunday morn-ings. The construction will take place on Cedar from 4th to 10th streets.

Music at MearsBrian Horst, founder of

the Music in Mears Park se-ries, plans to take over the sale of beer at the 12-week festival, held Thursday eve-nings during the summer. In recent years local bars and restaurants provided the beer and food. Horst said this arrangement will provide more revenue for the festival. In past years the STAR program of the city of St. Paul has provided ma-jor funding. CapitolRiver Council/District 17, which has served as fiscal agent of event, created a task force to work with Horst on the plan.

Art and Recovery exhibit

The Art and Recov-ery annual exhibit is pre-sented through June 29 at the Minnesota Art Board, located on the sky-way level of the Park Square Building, 400 Sibley St., St. Paul. The exhibit features paintings, drawings and writings by crime victims that were created to help them heal from the pain of their injuries.

Ecolab mergerEcolab Inc. plans to re-

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by 110 employees, 70 of whom are located in down-town St. Paul and Eagan. The downsizing is the result of a merger earlier this year between Ecolab and Nalco Holding Co. of Illinois. The combined company has sales of $11 billion and will retain the Ecolab name. It has about 40,000 employ-ees, 2,300 of whom are in St. Paul. The company makes cleaning and sanitiz-ing equipment and water treatment and pest control products.

City Passport events

City Passport senior citi-zen center, located at the mezzanine level of the Alli-ance Bank Center, 55 E. 5th St., has the following ac-tivities scheduled for May: Happy Birthday Party, 2 p.m., May 14; Trivia, 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 16; Writers Group, 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 18; Current Events Discussion, 11 a.m., Friday, May 18; Ice Cream Float Social, 1:30 p.m., Fri-day, May 25; Community Acupuncture, 9:30 a.m., Tuesdays; Blood Pressure Check, 10 a.m., Mondays; Stretch and Strengthen, 9:15 a.m., Tuesdays and Fridays; Movies, 1 p.m., Thursdays.

Biking with the birds

St. Paul Parks and Rec-reation and Lower Phalen Creek Project are accepting registrations for a birding bike ride through the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary. For more information, call 651-632-2455. Tour infor-mation is available at 651-290-0002.

St. Paul Prep hosts concert

St. Paul Preparatory School will hold its annual spring concert May 24 at the third floor theater at Cray Plaza. The school en-rolls students in grades 9-12 from about 20 countries.

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The 8th annual Chal-chiutlicue Environmental Action Summit will be held 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday, June 29 at the Wellstone Center’s Neighborhood House on the West Side. This year’s theme is Action – concrete action you can take in your home, your neighborhood and the broader community to make a healthier life and future. The event will fea-

ture workshops and learn-ing sessions on a variety of topics, such as making non-toxic cleaning supplies, composting and garden-ing, recycled art creation, community organizing and leadership development.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe (OLG) Church, 401 Con-cord St., St. Paul, is hosting

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Spring is definitely upon us and the West Side is buzzing with activity.

The community is rallying to save the West Side Circula-tor, a bus that provides transportation for neighborhood youth to 13 locations throughout the West Side. Since putting the call out, over $8,000 of the $15,000 required to operate this summer has been raised from various com-munity partners. At this time, WSCO would like to issue a $1,000 challenge grant to encourage more residents, busi-

nesses and stakeholders to get involved. The organization will match dollar for dollar up to $1,000. Please contact the WSCO office at 651-293-1708 if you would like to make a contribution. Also, look for donation jars at the Circulator stops, including the Boys & Girls Club, Baker Center and Riverview Library.

For the second year, WSCO is working with local part-ners to host the West Side Music and Art Festival, which will be held 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, July 28 at Parque Castillo. The event will feature local music, art, a youth art exhibit and spoken word/poetry. The West Side Boosters will also be providing concessions to raise funds to support athletic programs in the neighborhood. The planning com-mittee is seeking submissions in the following categories: featured artists, community arts showcase (for emerging artists), youth artwork (for an exhibit) and poetry/spoken word. There is a nominal booth fee for featured and com-munity arts showcase participants. To be part of this year’s event, contact WSCO. Funding to make the event possible

has been contributed by Live Nation Entertainment.The Riverview Garden Club will be hosting its eighth

annual West Side Plant Exchange 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Saturday, May 20 at the Stryker Avenue Garden at the cor-ner of Stryker and Elizabeth. The exchange includes vegeta-ble starts and seeds, annuals and perennials, plus gardening tools and equipment. Master gardeners will also be on hand to answer questions. For more information, contact Ella at 651-291-7451 or Maureen at 651-665-0064.

Finally, WSCO will be hosting the annual West Side Clean up event 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, June 2 at 565 Barge Channel Road. This is a great opportunity to do some spring cleaning and dispose of unwanted materials. Please keep in mind that there is a reuse area, so if you are interested in finding a new home for gently used unwanted items, the annual clean up is just the place to get rid of items and discover some new treasures. Call the WSCO of-fice for more information or if you would like to volunteer.

Neighborhood House goes to college

At Neighborhood House, we pride ourselves on build-ing community, and one of the most important ways that we do this is through our programs in youth lead-ership. It is always a joy to see the Wellstone Center filled with children and teenagers who come to us for after-school programs, academic support and rec-

reation. Watching these bright young people grow and develop into successful adults who will be the lead-ers of our community is a great perk.

Youth leadership at Neighborhood House aims to provide these youth with a supportive environment and plenty of resources to help them reach their goals. Our College Access program, for example, ad-dresses the education dis-parity that exists among minority groups and pro-vides individually tailored services to first-generation college students. In the spring, as graduation looms on the horizon, many high school students come to us for help in deciding what path to take, and a little as-sistance can go a long way. A small thing like a $50 ap-plication fee can be enough to prevent a student from applying to their preferred college, so we work to make sure that every one of our students who would like to attend post-secondary edu-cation has the opportunity.

Recently, College Access program staff took 11 high school students who partici-pate in our programs on a tour of Concordia Univer-sity.

“Everyone really enjoyed the campus tour, especially the dorms and the food,” said Maypahou Ly, Neigh-borhood House College Ac-cess coordinator.

The tour gave our youth the chance to meet with current Concordia students, who shared their own expe-riences, everything from the application process to coursework to their social life while in school.

“The chance to experi-ence college life helps them visualize what it will be like to be a college student,” said Ly, adding that this can be a powerful experience for many of our youth who will be the first in their families to go to college.

The tour also included a stop at the admissions of-fice, where Concordia staff helped them understand the admissions process. Our youth were full of questions

about eligibility, scholar-ships and financial aid. At the end of the busy day, all 11 youth said they learned something on the tour. One student who will graduate this May has applied to at-tend Concordia in the fall; another student who is a junior this year is seriously considering applying to Concordia next year.

This work can have a multi-generational effect. While it supports the cur-rent student in gaining col-lege admission, it also sets a pattern and expectations that the next generation will attend college. Helping to make the future brighter for the youth who come through Neighborhood House is part of our legacy and definitely part of our future.

For more information about College Access at Neighborhood House, con-tact Maypahou Ly at [email protected] or 651-789-2522, or visit www.neighb.org.

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When spring arrives, there is always a good

reason to get out and walk. And if the walking is orga-nized, people turn out to watch the walkers. Before heavy auto traffic, down-town parades were easier to arrange, and any good get-together could draw a crowd downtown on a nice spring day. In May of 1914, downtown St. Paul saw sev-eral parades, some serious, some just fun. The city also saw a famous dancing cou-ple kick up their heels.

No one knew it then, but by that spring the start of the First World War was just a few months away. Yet there was not much in the news about any conflict in Europe. Rather it was news involving the United States and radical labor politics that filled the papers. The previous month had seen the infamous Ludlow Mas-sacre in Colorado, and that May, President Woodrow Wilson sent U.S. Army regulars to the area to dis-arm both the local militias and the striking miners. The federal government also investigated the plots to murder a number of Ameri-can industrialists, including John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Andrew Carnegie. Also that spring, Wilson sent troops to Mexico and the U.S, Ma-rines occupied the port of Vera Cruz. If all that wasn’t enough for President Wil-son, he also hosted a White House wedding in which his daughter married one of his own cabinet members.

But it was another cause that was then considered radical — the voting rights of women — that kicked

off the month’s first down-town parade on May 2. Af-ter nearly 30 years of pres-sure by women’s rights and other groups, the U.S. Sen-ate was considering the pas-sage of a proposed amend-ment giving women the unrestricted right to vote in all states. About 600 suf-fragettes and their support-ers, wearing the white hats with yellow ribbons,which became a symbol of the movement, gathered first for an open-air meeting in Rice Park and then for a pa-rade downtown. It was not-ed that this was about the only issue on which both the Socialist party and the Women’s Christian Tem-perance Union would be found marching in the same parade. The marchers were well-received downtown.

A week later saw a more festive affair, a Shriners pa-rade. Members from around the state traveled from the St. Paul Hotel to the Union Depot on their way to the national Shrine convention in Atlanta. The crowd at the station also served as a wel-coming party for national dance celebrities Vernon and Irene Castle, who were in town for an exhibition and dance competition.

The Castles had put to-gether their traveling dance show after appearing in a successful Irving Berlin show on Broadway called “Watch Your Step.” They did much to popularize ballroom dancing. They were also pioneers in the art of merchandising, and during their time in town the local papers were full of their endorsements of Vic-tor phonographs and dance music records, dancing shoes and a line of dance instruction books. Being

masters of publicity, they invited the press to join them and a group of Native American dancers in town as part of the Shriners’ par-ty. On the rooftop garden of the St. Paul Hotel the press and some fans watched as the Castles tried their hand at some traditional tribal dances, while some Indians tried the one-step.

The Castles’ shows the next day at the Auditorium were well attended and re-viewed. A “So you think you can dance” type com-petition for locals opened the show; the happy win-ner won a $20 prize. The Castles’ troupe had eight professional dancers and a medium-sized orchestra. The program featured all the latest “society dances,” including the one-step, maxixe, gavotte, tango and the dance for which the Castles’ were best known — the hesitation waltz. The Castles were fans of Afri-can-American jazz rhythms and incorporated many into their ballroom style. The show was a big success.

After the dancers left town, the Norwegians came flooding in. May 1914 was the centennial of the adoption of the Norwe-gian Constitution, the first step in the formation of the modern independent king-dom. While St. Paul was the more Irish and German of the Twin Cities, plenty of Norwegian-Americans gladly joined those of Min-neapolis in the celebra-tion. About 30,000 “happy Norskies,” as they were referred to in The Pioneer Press, celebrated the Norse heritage festival at the state fairgrounds. A group that large was worth two pa-rades. One went through

each downtown and met up at the fairgrounds for a long afternoon of food, beer, speeches, music and dancing. The two day fes-tival was blessed with great weather and all went home happy.

The end of the month meant Memorial Day. The holiday had originally been a time to honor Civil War veterans, and in 1914 there were still some of them around. The parade in St. Paul that year featured about 200 Minnesota vet-erans of the Union Army, along with more recent Spanish-American and Mexican veterans. It was a very hot day and some of the old-timers had to ride rather than march, or were assisted by local Boy Scouts.

The American suffragists had a little more parad-ing to do. The Nineteenth Amendment giving women the vote was not approved by Congress for five more years. Ratification by the states came quickly and women first voted in the election of 1920.

Vernon and Irene Castle

remained dance and fashion trend setters for several more years. Vernon served in the British Army in World War I and was killed in a plane crash shortly after the war ended. Irene remained ac-tive in dance circles and be-

came a pioneer in the area of animal welfare. In 1939 a movie based on their lives and careers featured another famous dance team, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

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Same bench, same time, new musingsEditor’s note: this is the sixth of a 12-part series where I am spending 30 minutes in the same place along the Mississippi River each month to contemplate life in our river town. To read previous articles, visit www.stpaulpublishing.com/mississippiriver.html.

Reflections from the

RiverfrontTim Spitzack

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April 6, 201212:30 p.m.

61 degrees F, Sunny

The color green has re-turned to Harriet Is-

land Regional Park. The Great Lawn is lush once again and is already in need of a trim. The stately cot-tonwoods that grace the park are bursting forth with foliage. Tiny heart-shaped leaves have sprouted from their buds and their stringy seeds are dangling like fuzzy caterpillars next to them.

Children have also re-turned to the park. Several are swinging and sliding at the sandy playground, a few are kicking a soccer ball, and a boy is trying to fly a kite. He’s struggling to get it to take flight, even though it should be easy on a breezy day like today. Finally, a friend gives him some ad-vice and he lets the string slip quickly through his fingers until the kite is sky-bound. It’s a peaceful image to see a colorful kite soaring overhead, and a funny sight when one dive-bombs to-ward the earth, which this one did several times.

The trail through the park is also filled with walkers, bikers and joggers, many of whom are breathing quite heavily as they pass me by. It’s evident that their winter lacked much physical activ-ity. Exercising along the riv-

erfront holds many advan-tages over an indoor gym.

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bers of the St. Paul Police Department’s Bike Patrol are in the park practicing maneuvers. I assume they are gearing up for the busy summer season when they will patrol area streets and parks on their mountain bikes. I’m sure they will be present during the inau-gural River’s Edge Music Festival, held June 23-24 at Harriet Island. This event is expected to attract nearly 40,000 people each day to enjoy the music of at least 28 bands on four stages, including headliners the Dave Matthews Band and TOOL. At a recent press conference, Mark Campa-na, spokesman for the pro-moter, Live Nation, praised the venue and the welcome his company received from the city of St. Paul.

“It was so obvious that the city of St. Paul wanted

us to come here with this event,” he said. “Har-riet Island has the natural beauty, the skyline. When we looked at it we knew it was a natural for us. The embrace we received by the city of St. Paul is why we are here today.”

To show its appreciation, Live Nation is underwrit-ing the cost of the Fourth of July fireworks display at Harriet Island and is also making a donation to the Children’s Cancer Research Fund. For more informa-tion on the event, visit www.riversedgemusicfesti-val.com.

Keeping Harriet Island and other parks in the city clean and beautiful is made possible each year thanks to a small army of volun-teers. Approximately 1,000 people spend a few hours on a day in April — this year April 14 — picking up trash and debris so the rest of the community can en-joy clean parks during the spring and summer.

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classic book, “Life on the Mississippi.” The show is be-ing presented through May 20. It follows young Samuel Clemens as he leaves home in 1858 to learn steamboat piloting and start the most colorful time of his life that transformed him from boy to man, and from Samuel Clemens to Mark Twain. Tickets are $24-$28, with discounts for students and seniors. For more informa-tion, visit www.riverrides.com.

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City, county moving forward with plans to expand riverfront trailMary Diedrick Hansen

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Warm sunny days and southerly breezes

send a signal to birds win-tering down south that it’s time to migrate back north for the summer. A similar instinct seems to overtake outdoor enthusiasts in Minnesota, who migrate to their garages, closets and anywhere else that outdoor gear has been stashed. They then flock to walking and biking paths, lakes and riv-ers. South St. Paul offers a riverfront treasure: Kaposia Landing Trail, which runs the length of the city along the mighty Mississippi riv-er. This gem is a stand-alone jewel for now, but regional visionaries have big plans for it.

The long-term view of city planners in St. Paul, South St. Paul and Dakota County has Kaposia Land-ing connecting to St. Paul’s Harriet Island to the north and the city of Hastings to the south.

A public review process of St. Paul’s Great River Passage document — in-cluding these linkages — is already underway, with ap-proval expected toward the end of the year. The docu-ment has three principles: to make St.Paul more natu-ral, more urban and more connected. It identifies the connectedness and contin-

uation of Mississippi river trails. Planners in the two cities and the county hope to promote the river corri-dor as a national recreation-al and cultural resource.

The three entities have applied for a grant from the federal Department of Transportation to work on construction of a trail from Harriet Island to South St. Paul. The proposed route stretches from Harriet Is-land along Plato Boulevard to the Holman Field Air-port and follows the flood-wall west of the airport to low lying Barge Channel Road, just south of the air-port. A small section of land extends north from Kaposia Landing and South St. Paul. A series of railroad tracks that are still in use run through this tract. Estimat-ed cost for a full connec-tion trail is $6-$7 million. It would include a bridge over the railroad tracks in South St. Paul and a board-walk through the wetlands south of the airport. Fund-ing would be used exclu-sively for construction with St. Paul serving as the lead agency.

The Department of Transportation releases a big pot of federal money every two years for regional projects. John Mertens, Da-kota County planner, cau-tions that federal funding is still up in the air. If funding is received, the earliest date

for construction would be 2016.

A trail from South St. Paul to Hastings is expected to be completed within the next few years, regardless of what happens with the big plan.

“There are just a few re-maining connections to be put into place,” said Mertens. “It’s pretty excit-ing that this project is com-ing together.”

Mertens not only plans the trails but also gets his bicycle out and uses them.

“There’s always some-thing happening on the river,” he said. “It’s always been a vision. All the stake-holders are in agreement. This long-range plan for a riverfront trail connection began in 1998. South St. Paul actually started in the mid-’90s.”

In other river connection news, most of the funding will be in place this summer to continue a connection from southern Inver Grove Heights to the city limits of Rosemount. The summer of 2013 will take it from Rosemount to Spring Lake Regional Park Reserve. In 2014 connections will be built to connect trails to Spring Lake Park East, which already connects to downtown Hastings.

“It will be a 27-mile trail from Kaposia Landing in South St. Paul to down-town Hastings that is ex-

pected to be completed by 2015,” said Mertens. The trail head complex is cur-rently at Kaposia Park. Plans are in place to build a restroom and interpretive center at the Rock Island Swing Bridge Pier in Inver Grove Heights. Just to the south is Pine Bend Bluffs, a scientific natural area where restrooms will also be built. Ideally, the trail will include

places to pause along the route to take in river views or read about historical events that took place in the area.

If funding is approved for a Kaposia Landing Park to Harriet Island connection, Mertens said use of the South St. Paul Riverfront trail would dramatically increase and be used as a commuter link to employ-

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Keystone Community of Highland is looking for an organized, efficient, warm, and friendly registered nurse. Must have a current MN LPN license, demonstrated problem-solving and organizational skills, demonstrated man-agement experience (preferably in assisted living, home care, or long term care), great customer service skills, and grace under pres-sure. Salary DOE. Please send resumes to:

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St. Paul named target market for age 10 and under tennisYour community news and information sourceS ports

The city of St. Paul is one of 26 communities na-tionwide recognized by the United States Tennis Asso-ciation (USTA) for its ef-forts to encourage kids age 10 and under to get active and start playing tennis. The organization specifical-ly noted the commitment of the St. Paul Urban Ten-nis program.

“St. Paul Urban Tennis has been onboard with the USTA’s 10 and Under Ten-nis push since day one,” said Becky Cantellano, for-mer USTA Northern direc-tor of Tennis programs and services and current St. Paul Urban Tennis executive di-rector. “There is certainly room to grow 10 and Under Tennis in St. Paul, and we are excited to work with the

USTA and USTA Northern as a partner to do just that.”

Age 10 and Under Ten-nis is designed to help kids learn and play tennis quick-ly by using age-appropriate tennis equipment and court sizes. Balls bounce lower and move slower so they are easier to hit, racquets are lighter and sized for smaller hands, and the courts are 36-foot or 60-foot, rather than the traditional 78-foot size.

Courts on the West Side include two at Cherokee Park, two at Baker Center and four at Humboldt High School.

“Scaling tennis down to the size of children pro-motes greater participation and ensures that young kids can play tennis quickly,”

said Kurt Kamperman, chief executive of commu-nity tennis for the USTA. “Ten and Under Tennis is critical to the long-term growth of our sport, and ultimately will help us de-velop new generations of talented players.”

The USTA has partnered with First Lady Michelle Obama and her Let’s Move Campaign, which encour-ages kids to be physically active for at least one hour a day. As a target market community, St. Paul will re-ceive $50,000 in matching grants and resources from the USTA, and a $25,000 grant from USTA North-ern, which covers Min-nesota, North and South Dakota and Northwestern Wisconsin, over a three-year

period. The grant money can be used for 10 and Un-der Tennis infrastructure, marketing, equipment and training. In 2011, St. Paul Urban Tennis added 10 and Under lines to several park courts and brought tennis instruction to local elemen-tary schools. Each summer, the organization provides instruction to at least 4,000 kids at more than 55 sites in St. Paul. It also offers a read-ing program to over 1,200 kids and is hoping to offer year-round tennis and aca-demic opportunities.

Registrations are now being accepted for the St. Paul Urban Tennis sum-mer program. For more information, visit www.sput.us. For more informa-tion about 10 and Under Tennis in St. Paul, visit www.10andundertennis.com or contact the USTA Northern office at 952-887-5001.

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Desde 1927

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FOR RENTSpacious one-bedroom apartments for seniors & people with disabilities.• Must be age 62 and older or disabled• Income-based rent• Downtown location

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Little Needles Community Acupuncture651-705-6522

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West St. Paul, MN

Comedy showMay 11, 7-9 PM

Emmanuel Christian Center7777 University Ave NE.

Spring Lake Park This event will benefit

Missionary Evangelism to Corrections.

• National Christian comedian Norm Barnhart • Testimonies from ex-inmates.

Tickets: $10 individuals, $15 couples, $25 families.Purchase tickets by phone at

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Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keys & Vocal

Repair services availableCall 651-454-5796

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