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Truth in Taxation meetings set for DecemberMendota Heights - Dec. 6 | St. Paul - Dec. 7 | West St. Paul - Dec. 12

DARTS has new CEO‘It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year’

Tim SpitzackEditor

A stroll through Rice Park, located at West 5th and Market streets

in Downtown St. Paul, is sure to get you in the holiday mood. A tower-ing Christmas tree that sparkles with

20,000 lights around the clock dur-ing the holiday season is the signature attraction. Nutcracker figures, angel statues and other holiday décor are also featured throughout the park, which sparkles at night like the scene on a holiday greeting card.

Across the street is the Wells Fargo

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December has been called “the most wonderful time of the year” for good reason. It’s a time when people gather across the world to celebrate faith, family and friendship. Close to home there are a number of events that help you do just that; everything from live performances to lighting displays, to unique shopping opportunities. Our annual holiday event guide is filled with festive ways for you to enjoy the season.

Mary Diedrick Hansen Staff Writer

Greg Konat has taken over as president and

chief executive officer of the West St. Paul-based social service agency DARTS, succeeding for-mer CEO Mark Hoisser, who stepped down on July 1 for health reasons. Konat brings with him management and com-munity building skills that he has honed over 30 years of leadership in local and county government work.

He started out as parks and recreation director for the city of Burnsville then became the city’s community development director. In 1991 he was named city man-ager, a post he held for 11 years until going to work for Dakota County. There he was director of the physical development division for five years.

It was during that time that Konat started doing some soul searching. After more than 25 years in the government sector, he was ready for a career change. His contemplation took him into the nonprofit sector, specifically 360 Communities, where he served as chief operating officer for three years.

DARTS is similar to 360 Communities in that it is also a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization. DARTS has been in operation for 37 years, serving older adults and families in Dakota County with trans-portation and supportive services and resources.

The organization, perhaps most visible for its little white busses that dart around Dakota County, receives about 2,500 calls each year for service requests. Typical requests include: “How can I get my elderly Mom to stop driving?” “I think Dad is on too many medica-tions.” “Can someone spend time with the lady down the street? She has no family.” “I need a break from tak-

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Mary Diedrick HansenStaff Writer

A public hearing for the proposed 2012 St. Paul

city budget will take place at 7 p.m., Wed., Dec. 7, in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 15 Kellogg Blvd.

The proposed $556 mil-lion budget is one percent higher than last year’s bud-get and includes significant cuts in staff and revenue.

Once again, Local Gov-ernment Aid (LGA) is an important part of the story behind a nearly $12 mil-

lion revenue shortfall. The 2011 certified (promised) amount was $62 million, but during the 2011 special legislative session the Legis-lature permanently reduced LGA for St. Paul to $50.5 million. To make up the difference, a property tax

increase of 6.5 percent over last year is being proposed. The remaining shortfall will be met through the elimination of 55 employ-ees, primarily from the Library Agency (12) and Parks and Recreation (18). Library hours and some

recreation support services are tagged to be reduced, as is overtime in the Fire De-partment. Management of vacancies in the police and fire departments is also be-ing looked at more closely, with positions being filled more slowly

In St. Paul, 56 percent of the City’s total local property tax levy falls on residential property. Nearly one-third of the city’s prop-erty is tax-exempt, which

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December 2011

Volume 45

Number 12

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puts more of the burden on residential and commer-cial property owners. Other funding sources, such as LGA and local fees play a part in determining the size of the property tax levy, as well.

Property taxes make up 33 percent of general fund revenue. Services such as police and fire, parks and recreation, and general government (mayor, city council, human resources,

finance and other support services) are part of the gen-eral fund. Nearly half of the money in this fund goes toward health care benefit increases and pension obli-gations.

Here is a breakdown of the revenue sources:

• Property taxes - 34 per-cent

• LGA - 23 percent• Franchise Fees - 12

percent: Utility companies such as Xcel Energy, Com-cast, District Cooling, Dis-trict Energy and Empire Builder pay the City a fee to use city streets and right-of-

ways to deliver their services to the residents and busi-nesses of St. Paul.

• Other revenue - 30 percent: interest earnings, paramedic fees, state pen-sion aids, parking meters and fines, hotel and mo-tel tax. Of those funds, 42 percent is budgeted to the general fund, 47 percent to city special funds and 11 percent to debt service. Public Works (snow plow-ing, street repair), makes up 23.8 percent of the budget. Fire and police account for 28 percent. Debt service takes 11 percent, and gov-ernment administration makes up 12 percent.

West St. PaulThe 2012 proposed bud-

get for the city of West St. Paul is slightly higher than the 2011 budget, and will result in a 4.6 percent levy increase for property own-ers. A public hearing on the tax levy will be held at 7 p.m., Mon., Dec. 12, at

City Hall, 1616 Humboldt Ave.

2011 Budget$18,436,152Current Levy$9,760,5122012 Proposed Budget$18,758,508, up $322,356,

or 1.7 percent2012 Proposed Levy$10,209,981, up $449,469,

or 4.6 percentLGA was an attractive

program when the econ-omy was thriving and the State was flush with money. However, the economic downturn has affected the state budget. To balance the budget, the State resorted to dipping into LGA as a revenue source. The State certifies (promises) a certain amount of funds to cities across the state. The cities used to work that amount into their budgets, until the State began to unallot (re-duce) the payments to cit-ies, using part of the prom-ised and already budgeted dollars to balance the state

budget. Needless to say, this created havoc for city finan-cial directors, who then had to scramble to replace the difference in promised LGA to keep their cities operat-ing. LGA has become an unreliable revenue source, and West St. Paul is work-ing its way off its dependen-cy on LGA funds by slowly reducing the amount of LGA revenue in its budget.

The State has promised $764,265 to West St. Paul for its 2012 budget. The City is budgeting for a to-tal of $250,000 in 2012 (compared to $500,000 in 2011) and will continue this method of reduction until LGA is no longer fig-ured into the budget. If the City receives more money from the State than what is budgeted, those funds will be used for one-time capital improvement projects.

The 4.6 percent levy in-crease is the result of re-duced state aid, inflation, salaries and benefits, and rising general insurance

costs. Property taxes fund half of the City’s operating costs. Even though prop-erty values are declining, the percent asked from each property owner will in-crease. Changes in the City budget will result in an in-crease in City property taxes of about $75 for the median valued home of $171,000. However, legislative chang-es to the market homestead tax credit alters the current property tax formula and will affect each property dif-ferently.

Revenue: The property tax levy brings in 54.4 per-cent of the budget revenue ($10.2 million). Fees and charges bring in 28.5 per-cent ($5.3 million). Rev-enue from other govern-ments (federal and county grants) makes up 4 per-cent ($764,265), including $250,000 in LGA.

Expenditures: Fire, po-lice and dispatch combined make up 32.5 percent, or $6 million of the total bud-get. Utilities, such as snow

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Your community news and information sourceC ity Governmentremoval and road repair, make up 19.4 percent, or $3.6 million. General gov-ernment administration is at 12.9 percent, or $2.4 million.

Here is how the amount of each dollar is allocated:

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Other news: John Rem-kus, city manager and former financial director of West St. Paul, has an-nounced his early retire-ment. Assistant City Man-ager Sherri Le will serve as interim city manager until a replacement is found. Oth-ers taking early retirement include police officers Tom Steffen and Kevin O’Neill, and Parks Maintenance Su-pervisor Don Einberger.

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proposal, designed to re-place the old arena at 640 Emerson has been laid to rest. When the revenue numbers were calculated, it became apparent that the City would be picking up much more of the operating tab than it was willing to share. The current arena is slated for permanent shut-down at the end of March when the hockey season ends.

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The proposed 2012 city budget for Mendota Heights is nearly a mirror image of the 2011 budget. A public hearing and adop-tion of the budget will take place at 7 p.m., Tues., Dec. 6, at City Hall, 1101 Victo-ria Curve.

According to Finance Director Kristen Shaback-er, the proposed budget of $10.3 million is about $102,175 less than last year’s, a decrease of about 1 percent. The property

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The General Fund, which is supported primarily by property tax income, covers salaries and benefits of City staff. The fund has been increased by 1.9 percent to cover wages, and five per-cent for health care benefits.

The police department’s budget was increased by $40,000 for the pos-sible purchase of radios ($30,000), salaries and benefits. Utility funds and the Par 3 golf course fund generate their own sustain-able revenue, and there is no deferred maintenance in the City at this point.

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Over the years DARTS has become a one-stop-shop of services for residents age 60 and older in Dakota County. It also provides as-sistance to caregivers of the elderly through support, coaching and education.

DARTS has 189 commu-nity service clients in West St. Paul, Mendota Heights and Sunfish Lake. On the

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In West St. Paul, 1,700 bus trips are provided each month. A fleet of 50 DARTS busses travels around Dakota County 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. each day, with dispatchers coordinat-ing schedules.

The DARTS board and staff pride themselves on staying one step ahead of community needs and have become adept at responding to issues. For example, the last 30 years DARTS has been focused on the World

War II generation and help-ing them live independently at home for as long as pos-sible. However, the new population of aging Baby Boomers may not need ser-vice in the same way. Their lifestyle is different than their parents’, so their ex-pectations will be different. DARTS seeks to achieve a balance between the two groups.

Konat is arriving at a time when the business proto-type at DARTS is changing, and yet the need to further its mission is as important as ever. Funding and resources have become limited so it has become necessary to

form more partnerships and work in collaboration with other nonprofits and be more conscious of re-sources.

“We will bring all walks of life together and figure out what to do about is-sues,” said Konat. “We will create a habit of taking re-sponsibility for issues. My vision (for DARTS) is to be a valuable resource to the community. To have any resident feel comfortable enough to walk in the door with an idea or suggestion and have someone listen to them, and look for solu-tions. I want DARTS to be the go-to place, even if you don’t need the services. We want to hear from people. I will go out and talk with them about their thoughts and issues.”

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With a dramatic 1-0 vic-tory over South St. Paul in the Section 4A final on Oct. 20, the Humboldt High School boys soccer team became the first non-adapted sports team to rep-resent the school at a state tournament since the wres-tling team donned the black and orange at the Civic Center in 1982.

This unique story of tri-umph goes back to the fall of 2005, when Matt Os-borne, a Highland Park na-tive and 4-year soccer letter winner at St. Olaf College, student taught at Hum-boldt. “I fell in love with the place,” he recalled. In 2006, he landed a job as a social studies teacher and was named the head coach of the boys soccer team.

At about that same time, there was an influx of im-migrants to Minnesota from refugee camps located

in Myanmar (formerly Bur-ma) and nearby Thailand. A significant number of the refugees settled on St. Paul’s East Side, and many of the young people attend-ed Humboldt. Few high schools are more accus-tomed or better equipped to take on such a challenge than Humboldt.

Despite the significant language barrier (most of the refugees speak the Kar-en language which is spo-ken by only three million people worldwide), Os-borne began the process of molding these new students into a viable soccer team.

“The kids were gifted handling the ball, but they had learned the game without the benefit of any organizational training or coaching,” he said. “They demonstrated a great work ethic and always played hard.”

Enter Julian Garcia-Delaney. He has lived on the West Side most of his

life and has participated in soccer at every level since he was a young boy. Re-markably, he was the only native-born American and the only player who speaks English as a first language on the 2011 roster.

Garcia-Delaney was also a co-captain and the team’s best player, according to Osborne.

“Julian is a marvelous all-around soccer player,” he said. “He is absolutely fearless. If he were playing in the NFL, he would be a strong safety in the mold of the Steelers’ Troy Pola-malu.” Garcia-Delaney and prodigious goal scorer Mayt Aye (21 goals) were named to the all-state team.

According to Osborne, the team was especially strong on defense, keyed by Ykee Lar, Eh Thaw, Moo Lweh Say and Garcia-Del-aney. Goaltender Tamirat Iresso recorded eight shut-outs, including all three sec-tional games.

The Hawks faced defend-ing state champion and undefeated (17-0-2) Prairie Seeds Academy in the first round of the state tourna-ment. Trailing 2-0, Hum-boldt eventually tied the game 3-3, before losing in heartbreaking fashion on a controversial penalty kick in overtime.

Despite losing his two best players, Osborne is op-timistic about the future of Humboldt soccer.

“Our kids have acquired a taste for competition at a high level,” he said. “They want more and they are willing to put in the work to get there.”

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The Visitation High School volleyball team con-cluded another magnificent season with two excruciat-ing five-set losses to Wade-na-Deer Creek and Esko in the Class AA State Tourna-ment on Nov. 12-13. It was their second consecutive state tournament appear-ance under head coach Joe Zimmerman, who complet-ed his third season at the helm after a ten-year stint as the junior varsity coach at Lakeville North.

Zimmerman was drawn to Visitation by its small town feel and its commit-ment to academics. He has quickly grown to marvel at the well-rounded nature of the kids who fill the roster on his volleyball team.

“Almost all of them play two sports and some of them play three,” he said. “Many larger schools expect a student to concentrate on a single sport 12 months a year, but here kids are en-couraged to pursue more than one interest.”

Of course, volleyball teams do not advance to the state tournament without outstanding volleyball play-

ers. The Blazers had more than their share of talent. Senior libero Katie Sup-plee, junior setter, Kayla Adducci, senior outside hit-ter, Samantha Dumler and junior outside hitter, Anne Debertin all participated on the varsity since they were ninth-graders. Each of them brought something special to the court.

“Our greatest strength was our maturity and bal-ance,” said Zimmerman. “We were successful be-cause our seniors provided great leadership and every-one accepted their roles. We didn’t have a star-studded team. We played great team defense, and Adducci, our setter, was a natural at quar-terbacking our offense.”

“We laid the foundation last year,” said Adducci. “The experience we gained at the state tournament en-abled us to play with more confidence this year. We felt like we could compete with anybody.” They proved that in October.

“We played Marshall (#1 seed in the AA tournament) in the Lakeville North Tournament in October,” said senior tri-captain, Mar-tha DeMeules. “We lost in three sets, but it could have

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The Blazers went unbeat-en (12-0) in the Tri-Metro Conference, losing only one set in 12 matches. Zimmer-man prefers what he calls a “beefed up” non-conference schedule – four of their six losses were sustained against AAA competition.

The Blazers swept Como Park, Concordia Academy and St. Croix Lutheran in the sectionals to advance to the state tournament. Along the way, they set team sea-son records for kills (838), aces (303) and assists (826). And they probably set a team record for tenacity and camaraderie as well.

Samantha Dumler spoke for her team when asked about her expectations just two hours before their opening match in the state tournament.

“We are so excited to be here,” she said. “We are focused and driven and I know we will play with great intensity. We’ll leave it all on the court.”

They did just that.

Visitation will lose six players to graduation. But Adducci, middle hit-ters Mary Mullen and Elsa Ayotte, and all-state honor-able mention outside hitter Debertin return. Each has been enriched by the state tournament experience and no one, including Zimmer-man, will be surprised if the Blazers make it a “three-peat” in 2012.

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Tim SpitzackEditor

I’m a Mississippi River guy. I love most every-

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riverfront for over seven years and have come to un-derstand that having one of the world’s mightiest rivers in our backyard makes us a special city, or more aptly, a special river town.

Inspired by the book “Saint Croix Notes,” which I purchased at a library

book sale recently for 50¢, I thought I’d add a new twist to my coverage of the river. “Saint Croix Notes,” written by Noah Adams, former host of National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” program, is a collection of essays that Ad-ams penned about his life in the St. Croix River Val-ley. Many of us who live in the Mississippi River Valley share some type of affection for the river, or at least have an affiliation to it. For the next 12 months, I’ve de-cided to spend 30 minutes along the Mississippi river-front at roughly the same time—12:30 p.m.—at the same place—a park bench in Harriet Island Regional Park—on the first Friday of each month to observe what happens around me and re-flect on what it means to live in a river town.

November 4, 201112:30 p.m.53 degrees; sunny; cool breeze

As I sit in the warm con-fines of my truck in the parking lot at Harriet Island Regional Park, the day out-

side my windshield looks glorious. The sun is shin-ing brightly in a cloudless sky, the wind is fluttering a nearby American Flag perched high on a pole, and the river is a sparkling blue. The baring trees and the swirling leaves are the only things that visibly differen-tiate this day from the more temperate days of weeks past, when summer ruled the land.

Once out of my truck, the cool breeze reminds me that it is indeed autumn. I pull the zipper of my jacket to my chin and walk briskly to a bench near the riverfront. There are over a dozen similar benches scat-tered throughout the park, all empty, so I have my pick. I choose one that is near the middle of the park, one that affords me a good view of the river and the surround-ing area.

It’s not long before people begin to pass by. Some are young, some are old, and all are dressed for their activ-ity. The runners and bikers wear light, breathable at-tire, while the walkers are covered in sweatshirts and polar fleece; some are even donned in heavy winter jackets and puffy ear muffs. They all pass by without looking directly at me. They are engaged in conversation, the exertion of their sport, or are deep in thought, as it should be along the river. An elderly couple

walks by hand-in-hand, silent. A group of women follows them and I hear a fragmented three second conversation about a dif-ficult workplace situation. Nearby, a couple stands on opposite sides of a massive cottonwood tree, hugs its girth and tries to clasp each other’s hands, unsuccessful-ly. They step back, eye-up the tree, smile broadly and continue on their way.

Upriver are the boats of the Padleford Riverboat Company, which this spring mourned the passing of its founder, Captain Bill Bow-ell. Downstream the boys at Upper River Services are busy moving barges around the harbor so a towboat can take them down river. Around Thanksgiving each year, the last of the barges is gone, and about nine million tons of commodi-ties will have been shipped to distant ports. Some of the crew on the last trip south will ride the season all the way to New Orleans and experience the height of autumn in nine states. In New Orleans today it is not much warmer than here—64 degrees—but the forecast calls for upper 70s in the coming days. Ours calls for lower 40s.

This past weekend, while watching the Vikings squeak out a narrow vic-tory in North Carolina and seeing the warm, sunny weather surrounding the stadium, my brother-in-law posed the question: “Why do we live in Minnesota?” It’s a fair question, espe-cially from someone who grew up on the Iron Range and endured his share of brutal winter weather. It’s a

question that occupies our conversations these days as we brace ourselves for the approaching season. Many are hustling to get outdoor chores done before the snow arrives, and I’m no different than the rest. This week I purchased firewood, cleaned our windows and garage, and am planning to spend the upcoming week-end mulching the many leaves that are blanketing my yard.

Although a busy time, the changing of the seasons is an exciting time, and it’s these days that keep many of us in this state, especially the six to eight weeks in the spring that make us for-get about sub-zero temps, snow and wind chill, and the same amount of time in the fall that erase from our memories the long, hot, muggy days of summer.

Winter is coming, and with it the festive holiday season. Across the river I can see the St. Paul Library on the skyline. On the oth-er side of the library is Rice Park, which becomes a win-ter wonderland in Decem-ber. It is home to St. Paul’s Christmas tree, thousands of holiday lights and other seasonal decorations. This year’s tree — a 65-foot tall, 25-foot wide, 50-year-old spruce — was donated by David and Therese Rice of St. Paul.

I glance at my watch and see that my time has expired. A brittle, heart-shaped cot-tonwood leaf is shaken from the tree overhead and gently spins its way into the cold river. It floats with others in the quiet water near the river’s edge. Waiting.

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This event is sponsored by the International Brother-hood of Electrical Work-ers to raise funds for local charities. Proceeds support Second Harvest Heartland, the Union Gospel Mission, St. Paul Parks Conservancy and UnderConstruction, a program that helps youth explore career opportunities in the construction field.

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The 5th Annual New Standards Holiday Show is presented at 8 p.m., Fri., Dec. 2, and Sat., Dec. 3, at the Fitzgerald Theatre, 10 E. Exchange St., St. Paul. The New Standards Jazz Trio — John Munson, Chan Poling and Steve Roehm — gather with some special friends to perform traditional holiday songs and some not-so-clas-sic holiday favorites. Tickets are $32.

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“It’s A Wonderful Life - A Live Radio Play” - The Saint Paul Hotel offers lunch and dinner perfor-mances of “It’s A Wonderful Life - A Live Radio Play.” Actors present a 1946 ra-dio broadcast in the famous Promenade Ballroom of the Saint Paul Hotel, located at 350 Market St., St. Paul. Matinee performances fea-ture a three-course lunch and the evening shows fea-ture a three-course dinner. Cost is $55 for matinee performances and $75 for evening performances. For more information, call 651-228-3860 or visit www.saintpaulhotel.com, search special events.

“Fezziwig’s Feast- A de-lightful telling of a Christ-mas Carol” is presented Dec. 9-11 and Dec. 15-19 at the Harriet Island Pavil-lion. Travel back in time to 1843 to be the guest at one of London’s most famous Christmas parties, hosted by Mister Fezziwig, a dear friend of Charles Dickens. The event includes a Vic-torian holiday feast. Tickets are $74.50 for adults and $39.50 for children age 12 and under. To order, visit www.ticketmaster.com or call 1-800-982-2787.

“A Christmas Memory” is presented at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 1, 2, 8 and 9, at the James J. Hill House, 240 Summit Ave., St. Paul. Tru-man Capote’s beloved holi-day story about a young boy growing up in the south during the Great Depres-sion is brought to life by Twin Cities’ actors Linda Sue Anderson and Sam

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‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!’ - Stepping-Stone Theatre will present “The Best Christmas Pag-eant Ever!” December 2-23. Now in its 20th season, this popular play shows the an-tics of the Herdmans, “the worst kids in the whole his-tory of the world,” as they bring chaos and disaster, and then miraculously turn what should be the worst show into the best Christ-mas pageant ever. Perfor-mances are in Stepping-Stone Theatre’s new home at 55 Victoria St. N. in the Historic Hill District of St. Paul. Tickets are $14 for adults and $11 for children and seniors. For more in-formation, visit www.step-pingstonetheatre.org or call 651-225-9265.

Hill House holiday tours are offered 1-3:30 p.m., Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18. The bustle and excitement of a Victorian Christmas is brought to life as the servants of the James J. Hill House prepare for the holidays. Costumed actors portray people who worked for the Hill family in a portrayal of servant life and holiday preparations at the Hill family’s Sum-mit Avenue mansion. The script is based on letters and

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A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House - Ex-perience the sights, sounds and tastes of a Victorian Christmas 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, and noon-3 p.m. Sundays, at the Alexander Ramsey House, 265 S. Exchange St., St. Paul. Step back in time to the Christmas sea-son of 1875. Visitors can taste homemade cookies fresh from the wood burn-ing stove, listen to popular holiday music of the era played on the family’s Stein-way piano and view origi-nal family ornaments and Christmas gifts. Discover how the Ramsey family and their friends, neighbors and servants prepared for and celebrated the Christmas season. Christmas gift items are available in the Carriage House gift store. The house is closed Christmas Day. Cost is $11 adults, $9 se-niors and college students, and $7 ages 6-17. Reserva-tions are recommended. For more information, call 651-296-8760, or visit www.mnhs.org/places/sites/arh/

“A Christmas Carol” ra-dio show - Riverview Bap-tist Church, 14 Moreland Ave. E., West St. Paul, is presenting a radio show pre-sentation of Charles Dick-ens’ “A Christmas Carol” at 7 p.m., Sat., Dec. 3. This re-telling of the classic is done in the format of a ’40s radio show, where studio audi-ences watched the actors at

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Holiday events at Au-gustana Lutheran - Au-gustana Lutheran Church is hosting a free Elva Kaffe event 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sat., Dec. 3. Elva Kaffe, which is Swedish for “eleven o’clock coffee,” is a Scandinavian custom of inviting friends for coffee, cookies and fel-lowship, while preparing for the holidays. This event will include coffee and cookies, craft demonstrations, in-cluding rosemaling, quilt-ing, spinning, cross-stitch and woodcarving, as well as musical performances and samples of traditional Scan-dinavian holiday foods. This Christmas festival has been celebrated at Augus-tana since 1967. Augustana is located at 1400 S. Robert St., West St. Paul. For more information, call 651-457-3373 or visit www.augus-tana.com.

The 54-member Gar Lockrem Community Choir will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m., Fri.,

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and 8:30 a.m.-noon, Sun., Dec. 11, in the social hall at St. Matthew’s, 500 Hall Ave. The sale will feature a variety of Christmas cook-ies, sweet breads, caramels, fruitcake, candy, snack mixes, and other holiday treats that are attractively packaged and ready for gift-giving.

Breakfast with Santa is

held 9 a.m.-noon, Sun., Dec. 11. The meal includes sausages, eggs, beverages and all-you-can-eat pan-cakes. The event will also feature photos with Santa. For more information, call 651-224-9793.

Holiday Gift Stroll - The Merchants of Rice Park will host their 4th Annual Holi-day Gift Stroll in downtown St. Paul Dec. 1-3. Hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Dec. 1- 2, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 3. Participating merchants include Artist Mercantile, 24 W. 7th Place, Sophist-A-Gifts, 405 St. Peter St., Landmark Jewelers, 402 St

Peter St., and Landmarket Gift Shop, Landmark Cen-ter, 75 W. 5th St.

Shoppers may pick up a Gift Stroll Postcard at any of the four locations and bring it to each of the shops to receive a sticker. No pur-chase is necessary. When all four stickers have been col-lected, shoppers will receive a complimentary pair of tickets to History Theatre’s “Sample Night Live” per-formance showcase, held the first Wednesday of every month, as well as have their card entered into a drawing for other prizes.



Thanksgiving Day, 2011, marked the 28th

anniversary of an event that has grown into a tradition of giving for the Casper family, owners of the Cher-okee Tavern in West St. Paul and the Cherokee Sir-loin Room in Eagan. This year, the restaurant staff and over 100 volunteers served over 3,000 meals to the homeless and less fortunate in the community. About one-third of the meals were served at the Cherokee Tav-ern and the rest were deliv-ered to area care facilities and shut-ins. All of the food was prepared in the restau-rant’s kitchen: 350 turkeys, 2,000 pounds of mashed potatoes, 1,000 pounds

of yams, 4,000 rolls, 500 pounds of cranberries and 350 pumpkins pies.

This has not been an easy year for the Caspers and many of their employees. On Oct. 9, a fire caused over $500,000 in damage to the Cherokee Sirloin Room. The family is hope-ful that the business can reopen in January of 2012. However, the fire did not dampen the enthusiasm or the resolve of the family and their employees to con-tinue the Thanksgiving Day tradition. Cyndy Shackel-ford, who has worked for the Casper’s for 25 years summed it up this way, “I have so much to be thank-ful for, the least I can do is to help brighten up the day for some of those who have not been blessed as much as

I have.” After several years as the

food and beverage manager at the Mendakota Country Club in Mendota Heights, the late Bob Casper’s entre-preneurial spirit led him to purchase the Cherokee Sir-loin Room in 1970. Over the course of four decades the restaurant on the corner of Smith Avenue and An-napolis Street has won nu-merous awards for its fine cuisine and tasteful ambi-ence.

In 1983, Casper and his wife, Dorothy, decided it was time to give back to the community that had so loyally patronized their business. They closed their restaurant to the public on Thanksgiving Day and, with a full staff in place, opened their doors to the

needy and those without families.

“They insisted on bring-ing some dignity to the oc-casion,” said their son Rick Casper, who now co-owns both restaurants with his brother Jim. “There would be no standing in line. The visitors were seated by a hostess at linen adorned tables and their Thanksgiv-ing dinner was delivered to them by a member of the volunteer wait staff.”

Jim recalled that the staff was prepared to serve 300 people on that Thanksgiv-ing Day in 1983, but a vio-lent snowstorm intervened. “We served about 100 in the dining room and ended up recruiting volunteers to deliver the other 200 meals to those who were snowed in,” he said.

Cyndy Shackelford makes dressing for the Thanksgiving feast at the Cherokee Tavern.

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St. Paul architectural his-torian and author Larry

Millett has written a new book that explores the deca-dent mansions that once graced the Twin Cities. In-cluded in his book, “Once There Were Castles: Lost Mansions and Estates of the Twin Cities,” is a chapter on the West Side that high-lights some of its former mansions, including the Paul Martin House at 225 Prescott St.

Towering above the Mis-sissippi River Valley for nearly 100 years, this man-sion was built by Martin, a prominent real estate dealer and developer. Unique about the mansion was its angled four-story tower.

Martin sold the house in 1890 to Charles H. Lien-au, publisher of a German language newspaper in St. Paul. He lived in it for only five years, and over the next decade the mansion had a number of different own-ers and tenants. It briefly served as a drug treatment center, and in 1908 became

the St. Paul German Hos-pital, where surgery was performed in the tower. In 1913, the hospital was re-named West Side General, and in 1928 a wing was added to the south side of the house. After 1949, it was used as office, storage and laboratory space for the Riverview Memorial Hos-pital. It served that purpose until it was demolished in the 1970s.

“Once There Were Cas-tles” also features mansions of other St. Paul neighbor-hoods, which remains one of the largest repositories of pre-Civil war area hous-es (at least two dozen) in the Twin Cities. The book contains over 250 illustra-

tions highlighting the saga of extravagant dreams, lost wealth and urban develop-ment in the Twin Cities.

Millett will present a slideshow, talk and book

signing at 2 p.m., Mon., Dec. 2, at St. Paul Pub-lic Library, 90 W. 4th St. He is author of “Lost Twin Cities, Twin Cities Then and Now,” “AIA Guide to

the Twin Cities,” and six mystery novels featuring Sherlock Holmes, all but one of them set in Minne-sota.

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Paul Martin House at 225 Prescott St.; circa 1888.

St. Paul author releases bookfeatures historic West Side homes

Mary Diedrick HansenStaff Writer

Look for changes in Catholic education on the West Side and in West St. Paul next year. The West Side’s St. Matthew’s school and West St. Paul’s St. Mi-chael will close their doors at the end of this school year and reopen on the St. Michael site at 337 E. Hur-ley Ave. with a new name and a consolidated pre-K through 8th grade program for the 2012-2013 school year.

The reconfiguration was part of the Archdiocese’s strategic plan put into place in October 2010. Financial and demographic issues led to an evaluation of all Catholic schools, including how best to use available re-sources more effectively.

Results of the evaluation also led to the reconfigura-tion of South St. Paul’s two Catholic schools, St. John Vianney and Holy Trinity, which will consolidate next year, as well.

The newly consolidated schools will be campuses for a regional school, which is in the process of being formed.

Each site will be con-trolled by a board of direc-

tors, made up of a parish priest and lay person from each of the consolidated schools, as well as the West Side’s Our Lady of Guada-lupe church. Details of the schools’ reconfiguration are a work in progress.

St. Matthew’s school building dates to 1902, and lacks handicap access, green space for recess and sports, and enclosed con-nections to the lunchroom and church. A letter sent by St. Matthew’s Pastor Steve Adrian and Principal Doug Leiser stated that, “to retrofit our school, we would face a huge capital expenditure – money that we don’t have.”

St. Michael, on the other hand, has all those features and more.

“We have 15 classrooms, and room for expansion if needed,” said Principal Maryanna Charley. She said she is excited about the new arrangement because reduc-tion of facility costs and the merging of resources from the two schools will benefit students.

“It will allow more stu-dent interaction and more specialty courses to be of-fered to the students,” said Charley.

A common tuition sched-

ule for the newly merged schools is being formulated, and tuition assistance will still be available. Teachers and staff from both schools will be asked to apply for positions at the new school. No decision has been made about what to do with the St. Matthew’s building.

St. Joseph’s Catholic School in West St. Paul, with a current enrollment of 572 students, will re-main as a parish school.

For questions on the new arrangement call Doug Lieser at 651-224-6912 or Father Steve Adrian at 651-224-9793.

Catholic schools consolidate

St. Matthew’s school on the West Side is merg-ing with St. Michael school in West St. Paul.

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Sunday, December 182:00 pm (non-Sacramental)

Tuesday, December 20, 7:15 am & 7:00 pmWednesday, December 21, 4:00 pmThursday, December 22, 7:00 pm

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Vigil Mass, Saturday, December 24, 4:00 pm11:30 pm Carols • Mass at Midnight

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The Artists’ Quarter, located in the Historic Hamm Building at Sev-enth Place and St. Peter in downtown St. Paul, offers live entertainment through-out the month, including jazz bands, poetry nights and the popular B-3 organ night, held at 9 p.m. every Tuesday. For a complete schedule of events, call 651-292-1359 or visit www.art-istsquarter.com.

Children’s Museum

“Rainforest Adventure” is presented through Jan. 8, 2012. This mulit-sensory expedition introduces visi-tors to tropical rainforests around the world, high-lights the challenges fac-ing these unique ecological wonders and suggests ways that people can make a dif-ference.

“Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Fa-vorites” is featured through Feb. 5, 2012. This exhibit brings children and adults into the world of seven be-loved picture books. From the gardens of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” to the urban

snowscape of “The Snowy Day” and the tropical is-land of “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom,” Storyland engages visitors in early lit-erature adventures. Tickets are $8.95. The museum is located at 10 W. Seventh St., St. Paul. For more in-formation, call 651-225-6000 or visit www.mcm.

org. Explore the museum free of charge 9 a.m.-5 p.m. the third Sunday of each month.

History Center“1968” is presented

through Feb. 20, 2012. The year 1968 was a year of extremes: of comedy and tragedy, of love and hate, of

a president stepping down and a leader being gunned down, of violence on the front lines and on the home front, of graceful athletes and powerful protests, and of the promise of law and order. In one single year America saw it all and the highlights of that year are featured in this exhibit.

Museum tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and college students, and $5 for children ages 6-17.

The center offers free ad-mission on Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m. For more information, call 651-259-3000 or visit www.mnhs.org.

History TheatreSample Night Live, a

sampling of local produc-tions, is featured at the History Theatre at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month, except February. The format features 12 acts per night, including theater,

film, dance, improv, visual arts, folk and opera. The next performance is Dec. 7. Tickets are $20. The His-tory Theater is located at 30 E. Tenth St., St. Paul. For more information, call 651-292-4323 or visit www.his-torytheatre.com.

Landmark Center

PipJazz Sundays con-cert - Esera Tuaolo, for-mer Minnesota Viking and current recording artist, will perform in the F. K. Weyerhaeuser Auditorium at 5 p.m., Dec. 4. PipJazz Sundays is hosted by Inde-pendent singer-songwriter Pippi Ardennia, a nation-ally recognized jazz/blues artist. Each month, the concert series features local guest performers, as well as a core ensemble of local musicians. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. For more informa-tion, call 651-472-9331 or visit www.pipjazz.com.

Saint Paul City Ballet will perform excerpts from “The Enchanted Toy Shop” at noon, Dec. 13. For more information, call 651-690-1588.

Red House Record art-ists Robin and Linda Wil-liams will perform in the F. K. Weyerhaeuser Audito-rium at 8 p.m., Fri., Dec. 16. Favorites on “A Prairie Home Companion,” the duo performs a blend of bluegrass, folk, old-time and acoustic country music. For more information, call 651-292-3063.

The Landmark Center is located at 75 W. 5th St., St. Paul. For more informa-tion, call the Event Hotline at 651-292-3225.

Fitzgerald Theatre

Kevin Kling’s “Of Mirth and Mischief” is presented at 8 p.m., Fri., Dec. 16 and Sat., Dec. 17, and 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 18. This per-formance is a fantastical journey that explores the world of broken fairies and mischievous elves that rule the dusk and dawn — all through the wondrous tale of a young boy’s experi-ence. Tickets are $29. The Fitzgerald Theatre is located at 10 E. Exchange St., St. Paul. For more informa-tion, call 651 290-1200.

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Your community news and information sourceS ample St. PaulOrdway Center

“Cinderella” is presented Dec. 13-Jan. 1, 2012, at the Ordway Center, 345 Washington St., St. Paul. The timeless enchantment of this magical fairy tale is reborn with the Ordway’s production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella. “First presented on televi-sion starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” was the most widely viewed program in the history of the medium. It has been elegantly adapt-ed for the stage, with great warmth and a touch of hi-larity. The hearts of children and adults are guaranteed to soar when the slipper fits. Songs include: “In My Own Little Corner,” “Im-possible,” “Ten Minutes Ago,” “The Prince is Giving a Ball,” and “Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful?” Tickets are $27-$98. For more information, call 651-224-4222 or visit www.ord-way.org.

Park Square Theatre

“Hot Chocolate” is pre-sented Nov. 30-Dec. 18, at Park Square Theatre, locat-ed in the Historic Hamm Building at 20 W. 7th Place, St. Paul. A young couple juggles competing family expectations, literally shop-ping ‘til they drop. When they finally stop for a cup of hot chocolate, they discover the “secret recipe” that can weave the diverse threads of their lives into new tradi-tions. Filled with contem-porary and classic music, this simple story reminds us all that love and family are at the heart of the season. Tickets are $38-$58.

“The Soul of Gershwin: The Musical Journey of an American Klezmer” is pre-sented Dec. 8-Jan. 1, 2012. Travel with George Gersh-win to the city that stirs his soul – bustling with Yiddish theater, cantor chants, pop-ular tunes, folk songs, blues, jazz and opera.

Tickets are $38-$58.

For more information, call 651-291-7005 or visit www.parksquarethe-atre.org.

Science Museum of Minnesota

“Nature Unleashed: In-side Natural Disasters” is presented at the Science Museum, 120 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. From earth-quakes and volcanoes to hurricanes and tornadoes, nature’s forces have shaped our planet. Throughout his-tory, these catastrophic phe-nomena have affected peo-ple around the world. This exhibit reveals the causes of these natural disasters and explains how people cope and adapt in the aftermath, and how science is helping to better predict, respond to and prepare for future events.

“Amazon” is featured in the Omnitheatre. This film explores the wonders of the Amazon, from its exotic animals to its indigenous people.

Museum tickets are $11 for adults and $8.50 for children and seniors. Om-nitheater tickets are $8 and $7 respectively. For more information, visit www.smm.org or call 651-221-9444.

Xcel CenterTrans-Siberian Orches-

tra will perform at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m., Sun., Dec. 4. Tickets are $31-$65.

Disney On Ice presents “Treasure Trove” Dec. 8-11. The show is an all-new magical medley of Dis-ney tales spanning the years from the first animated film, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” to the 50th film, “Tangled.” Tickets are $16-$65. For more infor-mation on events at the X, visit www.xcelenergycenter.com.

Photography exhibit

A 26-piece photo exhibit by James Robins is featured at Jerabek’s New Bohemian coffee shop and bakery through January 2012. An opening reception will be held 4-6 p.m., Fri., Dec. 2, at Jerabek’s, 63 W. Winifred St., St. Paul. The exhibit fea-tures “Essential Saint Paul” with a focus on the West Side, as well as “Immense Personalities” portraits, and “Diverse Landscapes” from around the world. A resi-dent of the West Side, Rob-ins is a semi-professional photographer with more than three decades of expe-rience dating to his years as a journalist in Minnesota and North Dakota. This is his first public exhibi-tion. For more information about the exhibit, contact Robins at [email protected].

Live at FiveToki Wright will perform

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Rep. Mariani receives “Out-standing Legis-lator” award

State Representative Carlos Mariani (DFL, St. Paul) recently received the “Outstanding Legislator for 2011” award from the Min-nesota School Board As-

sociation (MSBA). He was selected for his “thoughtful consideration of school is-sues and support of MSBA’s legislative interests, policies and priorities.” Rep. Mari-ani is in his 11th term in the Minnesota House of Repre-sentatives. He is the DFL lead member on the Edu-cation Reform Committee

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Rosario releases debut album

Antonio Rosario, a na-tive of St. Paul’s West Side, recently released his debut album, “Uno.” Using the pseudonym Orikal Uno, this hip-hop artist has been part of the Twin Cities’ mu-sic scene for more than six years, mostly collaborat-ing with other artists. For this project, he explores his working class roots, Puerto Rican heritage, complicat-ed relationships with both women and music, and his penchant for having a good time. The album features fellow hip-hop artist Maria Isa.

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Neighborhood House names new director of development

Neighborhood House, a 114-year-old social service agency on the West Side, has named Amy Alch as its new director of develop-ment. Alch has a bachelor of science degree in busi-ness from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. She spent

the past seven years at Tal-mud Torah of St. Paul, where she was development and marketing coordina-tor, and later director of admissions and marketing. She is a native of the Twin Cities and lives in St. Paul with her husband and two daughters.

Gardening grant at Garlough

Kristie Cummings, sec-ond grade teacher at Gar-lough Environmental Magnet School in West St. Paul, received a $1,500 grant to promote garden-ing. The grant was from Vlasic through the Kids Gardening organization and provided Cummings with teacher resources, a grow lab, kid-sized garden-ing tools, a raised garden bed and a compost bin. As an environmental magnet school, Garlough uses gar-dening as a tool for lessons in science, reading, writing, math and art.

“The kids have been ex-cited about gardening and surprised that we can get things to grow even though they observe other plants dying in the fall,” said Cum-mings. “Gardening is such a great multidisciplinary tool to engage students in real life learning.”

Redeemer Al-Anon relocates to WSP

After nearly 40 years at the former Divine Redeem-er Hospital site in South St. Paul, the Redeemer Family

Al-Anon group has moved its Tuesday meeting place to Augustana Lutheran Church in West St. Paul. Because of the recent clos-ing of Cerenity Care Cen-ter-Bethesda, the former Divine Redeemer Hospital site, Redeemer Al-Anon has moved its Tuesday 7 p.m. meetings to the lower level at Augustana Lutheran Church, 1400 S. Robert St. in West St. Paul. Inver Grove Heights Alateen, for-merly located at St. Patrick’s Church in Inver Grove Heights, has also moved its meetings to Augustana and holds its meetings in a separate room on Tuesday evenings. Anyone interested in learning more about the 12-Step Al-Anon or Alateen program is welcome to at-tend the meetings.

Garlough earns Magnet Schools of Minnesota’s Merit Award

Garlough Environmen-tal Magnet School in West St. Paul was recently recog-nized as a Magnet School of Merit by Magnet Schools of Minnesota for its innovative instructional strategies, stu-dent assessment techniques, and parent and community involvement.

“It is an incredible honor to be recognized by Magnet Schools of Minnesota with a merit award and to be named alongside other out-standing magnet programs in Minnesota,” said Sue Powell, principal of Gar-lough. “This is a testament

to the dedication that our staff has to making sure that Garlough is an exceptional place for students to learn through unique nature-based experiences.”

Garlough has been a magnet school since 2007. It is District 197’s first mag-net school and was formed in partnership with Dodge Nature Center, located across the street from the school. Garlough offers the same core curriculum as the district’s other elementary schools, but incorporates a nature-based theme into ev-ery class.

Warrior Day 5K raises $15K for Educational Foundation

The second annual War-rior Day 5K Run/Walk and Family Mile held in mid September raised nearly $15,000 for the School District 197 Educational Foundation. This event was organized in collaboration with the Henry Sibley High School Student Council. Proceeds will benefit each school in the district. Over 200 people participated in the event.

“The money raised will benefit educational pro-grams throughout the dis-trict by allowing teachers and principals to buy, build or do things with students that they would not other-wise be able to do without these additional funds,” said Scott Van, Educational Foundation member.

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‘World’s Largest Balloon Arch’ A balloon arch created by Greg Arrigoni of West Side-based Unique Balloons is featured in the recently released “The Recordsetter Book of World Records” by Workman Books. The arch was 340 feet tall by 600 feet wide. Arrigoni and his crew used 65 tanks of helium and over 1400 3-foot diameter Qualatex balloons to make the arch.

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South Metro Fire purchases new rescue boatSouth Metro Fire recently purchased a new fire/rescue boat that is fitted with full fire sup-pression and water rescue capabilities, as well as navigation and thermal imaging equip-ment to aid in nighttime rescues. The 28-foot landing-craft style boat cost about $153,000 and was custom-designed and manufactured by Lake Assault Boats. It was paid for through a federal cost-sharing grant from the United States Coast Guard’s Upper Midwest Area Mar-itime Security Council. Marathon Petroleum also contributed to the purchase, relieving the cities of West St. Paul and South St Paul of all purchase costs. For more information, call 651-552-4176 or visit www.southmetrofire.com.

Homework Center

The Student Home-work and Activity Cen-ter at the Riverview Li-

brary, 1 E. 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., Saturdays. Volunteer

tutors are available. The center includes computers, printers, reference books and school supplies. For more information, call 651-292-6626.

Boy Scout food drive a success

Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts in West St. Paul, Mendota Heights and South St. Paul worked to-gether to collect over 2,300 pounds of food during a Nov. 12 food drive at Cub Foods in West St. Paul. The food was donated to Neighbors’, Inc. food shelf in South St. Paul, which serves residents in northern Dakota County.

OWL relocatesOpen World Learning

Community (OWL) re-cently opened at 65 E. Kel-logg Blvd. in downtown St. Paul, in the space formerly occupied by the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Elemen-tary School. The school is holding an open house at 6:30 p.m., Tues., Nov. 29. OWL is a city-wide magnet with city-wide busing, serv-ing 220 students in grades 6-12. It is a member of the national network of Expe-ditionary Learning Schools, based on the Outward Bound model that promotes learning through hands-on experience. For more infor-mation, call 651-293-8670.




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Neighborhood House receives $10K for food shelfPCL Construction recently donated $10,000 to the Neighborhood House food shelf. The company made similar contributions to support the food shelf programs at Second Harvest Heartland and NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center, and also gave $10,000 to 360 Communi-ties to support social service initiatives in Dakota County. Receiving the check is Susan Rostkoski, director of corporate and foundation relations at Neighborhood House. Also pictured are Ed Kegle, director of finance, Tiffany Rivera-Prescott and Maria Rebeca Bravo Gomez.


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The view from here is bright, with thanks A Year in Review from the desk of Armando Camacho, Neighborhood House president

The view from my office window reminds me that anoth-er year is coming to an end and a new year is soon to begin. The wind blows leaves from trees while children bundled in winter coats play chase. Inside it is warm and filled with holiday cheer. Our staff talks about ongoing and essential food drives for our food shelf during the holiday season, participants share multi-cultural holiday traditions from around the globe in new English, and volunteers gather coats from their own offices for the families whose children are running outside as I write this. I think back on the year

that is passing, its many challenges and overwhelming joys, and the great excitement for what is ahead.

We started 2011 with enormous enthusiasm, “adopting” the East Side Family Center in January and expanding our comprehensive approach to ending the cycle of poverty to the East Side community while adding a focus on hous-ing. Together, we are reaching 1,000 additional families an-nually, thanks to a tremendous staff of dedicated experts. Our staff shined during the 2011 March Food Drive, our most successful food drive in the history of Neighborhood House. Minnesota Twins All-Star Joe Mauer kicked-off the campaign and helped us raise an incredible 185,000 in pounds and dollars, exceeding our goal by an amazing 33 percent and winning us a place in the top 10 most suc-cessful food drives in the state. We were also recognized as having the best adult education program in the state by being named the 2011 PEGASUS Award winner (Program of Excellence: Guaranteeing Adult Students Unlimited Success), an award that is bestowed on an adult education program at a community-based organization only once ev-ery five years. In addition, we were awarded the 2011 Dot.Org Award for “Bridging the Digital Divide” by the Min-nesota Council of Nonprofits and MAP for Nonprofits. This award recognizes nonprofits that are using technology in inspiring, effective and creative ways.

In July, when people across the state faced hardship dur-ing the government shutdown, Neighborhood House was no exception. We felt immediate concern for the families

we serve. In an effort to minimize the impact on our partic-ipants, we connected participants and community partners with medical, rental, employment and childcare assistance during the Emergency Community Resource Fair at the Wellstone Center. Our contemporary 93,000-square-foot facility was home to countless meetings and events through-out the year. We spearheaded the West Side Reunion, an all-day event celebrating the memories and experiences of Neighborhood House from the past to the present. We also celebrated the memory of Captain Bill Bowell on the Party Barge, a fundraising event to establish an annual fund in his name, and raised the roof during Revel for a Cause, our annual fundraiser at Barrio in Lowertown. With the warm months behind us, we are now gearing up for important work ahead.

The holidays are a difficult time for so many of our fami-lies. While we have enjoyed many celebrations this year, we are not through the hard winter yet. With your help, we will help over 10,000 people this year and feed families not only during the holidays but also on ordinary days as well. We will put coats on the backs of school children and send them to school with necessary supplies. We will teach their parents to read and write English, use computers, obtain work, secure housing and break the cycle of poverty in our shared community.

Thank you for your support.

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• 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 information, call 651-437-4481. American Legion

Post 521 also hosts monthly meetings 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 Southview Country Club, 239 E. Mendota Road, West St. Paul. Each meet-ing features breakfast and a guest speaker. For more information, visit www.ro-tarywspmh.org.

• Kiwanis Club - The Ki-wanis Club of West St. Paul hosts a weekly meeting at noon, Tuesdays, at South-view Country Club, 239 E. Mendota Road, West St. Paul. Each meeting features lunch and a guest speaker.


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