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Mary Diedrick HansenStaff Writer

After eight years of taco feeds, grant

writing and donor so-licitations, the West Side’s AMVET Post #5 finally pieced together the $265,000 needed to construct the “American Veterans Memorial Plaza de Honor” on Harriet Island. The memorial, which features a large stone gathering area surround-ed by flags and facing the State Capitol, was designed by Ellen Stewart, landscape architect with the city of St. Paul. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on Oct. 7 and the dedication is expected in the spring.

“It took eight years of hard work and dedication to raise the funds needed,” said Mike Medina, Post commander. “The memorial will honor families and veterans for the hardships they endured and service given to the country.”

Because little is known of Mexican American pa-triotic service, initially the memorial was planned to honor veterans from AMVET Post #5, but has been changed to honor all veterans. Post #5 was started in 1999 by its first commander, Ray Rangel, with 12 charter members. It has grown to more than 100

members and is one of the largest in the state, and the only Mexican American Post. Of the 12 charter members, only six remain.

With each passing year, members of the “greatest generation” of veterans are passing away. Most World War II and Korean veterans are in their 80s and it’s become difficult for some of them to get

to Post meetings — and get around in general. Veter-ans Day on Fri., Nov. 11 it a time to honor veterans, past and present.

Korean War veteran Tom Clawson is commander of West St. Paul’s VFW Post 4462 . He said the reason he took over was because many of the older members are having difficulty seeing and hearing.

“Everyone is running out of gas,” said Clawson. “The American Legion and VFW Posts are losing the greatest generation. We started out with 28 Posts and are now down to 14 in the district.”

However, at a recent Post 4462 meeting veterans clearly remembered battle dates and details from their past, and vividly recalled events from their days serv-ing our country. This can be good or bad, depending

Photo by James Ramsay, jamesramsayphotography.com

Michael Medina at the site of the new Plaza de Honor memorial planned for Harriet Island. Ellen Stuart with the city of St. Paul was the designer of the new memorial, which recently had its groundbreaking and is now set for construction. Below is a sketch of the memorial.

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November 2011

Volume 45

Number 11

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on each veteran’s experi-ence. For example, Viet-nam War veterans faced unique challenges, such as civilian hostility, mak-ing it more difficult for them to re-enter civil-ian life. Many repressed their memories and now suffer from Post Trau-matic Stress Disorder (PSTD), a serious mental health illness.

WSP working to become a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon community

To assist in transition-ing from soldier to ci-vilian, a program called “Beyond the Yellow Rib-bon” was organized by the Minnesota National Guard. The program is geared toward changing how thousands of Min-nesotan military person-nel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are reinte-grated back to their com-munities. The National Guard recognized that

Vietnam veterans were not properly welcomed back home or supported by the government, and for that reason the de-mons of war remain with many of them in the form of PTSD. To prevent this happening to soldiers re-turning from Iraq and Afghanistan, the “Yellow Ribbon” program works to create comprehensive networks within cit-ies across the state that connect and coordinate agencies, organizations, resources and employers for the purpose of proac-tively supporting service members and their fami-lies.

Afghanistan Army vet-eran and Staff Sergeant Al Schneider, who works at the West St. Paul Ar-mory, has noticed a change.

“Patriotism is different now than when my father served in Vietnam,” said Schneider. “So many peo-ple say, ‘thank you,’ and

‘can I offer you lunch?’”Yellow Ribbon cities

in the area include South St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Eagan and Cot-tage Grove. Communi-ties with this designation have been recognized as ones that bring together residents, businesses and local officials to pro-vide continuing support for military members and their families be-fore, during and after a deployment.

The city of West St. Paul is starting the pro-cess of becoming a “Be-yond the Yellow Ribbon” community and is look-ing for volunteers to be-come involved to help military families in West St. Paul. Ideas include providing daycare servic-es, helping with outdoor chores, doing laundry for military families, spon-soring an event at a local park or community cen-ter, or offering discounts for military families at local businesses.

The program title is a reminder that the support

of soldiers cannot end when they return from deployment and the yel-low ribbons are untied.

Veterans Day Service

St. Croix Lutheran High School, 1200 Oak-dale Ave., West St. Paul, is hosting a Veterans Day program 9 a.m.-noon, Fri., Nov. 11. Coffee and donuts will be served. A chapel service begins at 9:45 a.m., followed by a ceremony in the gym at 10:20 a.m. To pre-register, call the school at 651-455-1521.

Veterans Day, not to be confused with Memorial Day, honors all American veterans, both living and dead, while Memorial Day honors those who have died. Nov. 11, the date chosen has special significance. In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, an armistice was signed ending World War I, the so-called “war to end all wars.” After the atroci-ties of the “great” war, as

it was called, the entire world hoped it would be the last.

In our day, at exactly 11 a.m. on November 11, people across the country observe a moment of si-lence to honor veterans. At Arlington National Cemetery in Washing-ton, D.C., a color guard, made of members from each of the military branches, honors Amer-ica’s veterans during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

Many veterans groups

are out on Veterans Day selling red poppies to raise funds for their char-ities. The poppy became a symbol of Veterans Day after the bloody WWI battles in Flanders Field in Belgium. The contrast between white crosses placed over the buried soldiers, and bright red poppies that covered the field, so moved Canadi-an Major John McCrae, that he wrote one of the most memorable war poems in all literature, “In Flanders Fields.”

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In Flanders FieldsIn Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

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“What does Veterans Day mean to you?” The St. Paul Voice asked a number of local veterans this question recently, and the responses were as varied as the men themselves. They ranged in age from their early twenties to mid-nineties, and reflected their individual war experiences, which spanned 70 years, from World War II to the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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“Means quite a lot. It’s a day to fly the flag and honor WWI and WWII vets. We have events to educate people about how we need to preserve our democra-cy, and if we didn’t fight we wouldn’t be able to do the things we do now in this country.” Tom Clauson, Army, First Cav-alry, Korea, from 1951-1953

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Jim Duval, the new owner of the McDon-

ald’s restaurants in West St. Paul and Mendota Heights, is by no means a newcomer to the popu-lar fast-food chain. Quite the contrary. After two years in the Army he re-turned as a 21-year-old to his $95 a week assis-tant manager job at the Golden Valley McDon-ald’s intending to stay there until he could find a better job.

Over the next few years, young Duval’s career in the fast-food chain took off as he rock-eted through the ranks of management. In 1970, he became a store man-ager at the Hiawatha and Hwy. 55 location, and a year later was promoted to supervisor of five Min-neapolis stores. In 1973 he moved his family to St. Louis to become Op-erations Manager of 30

stores. Two years later he was promoted to director of operations of company and franchise stores in St. Louis. About that time, McDonald’s CEO and Chairman of the Board Fred Turner talked to Duval about taking over as director of purchasing for McDonald’s Systems in Europe. Duval told Turner he couldn’t do that to his wife and five children, who ranged in age from two to seven. Executives in that posi-tion flew overseas and spent weeks away from their families. When the company offered to send the entire family along with him and house them in Frankfurt, Germany, his adventurous wife Susan agreed. That was in 1978.

“It was a fantastic ex-perience,” said Duval, al-though the family longed for American food, espe-cially peanut butter. He brought back suitcases full of cereal and other

products when flying back from business trips in the U.S.

Duval recalled the huge traffic jam that developed when he opened the first McDonald’s in down-town Rome, near the famous Spanish Steps. Italian students skipped school and covered their heads with their sweaters to hide from the mass of

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plicants applied for work including doctors and lawyers who, under the Soviet regime, weren’t making much more than the average laborer.

Because many of the German McDonald’s stores were located on land purchased from a brewery, the deal includ-

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After 10 years, Du-val’s daughter gradu-ated from high school in Frankfurt, and the family moved back to the Unit-ed States, where Duval became senior vice presi-dent of McDonald’s and Midwest regional man-ager of 700 plus stores in the seven state area. He remained in that role for 22 years.

The first family mem-ber to join him in the business was his mother, Eileen, who for as long as Duval recalled had always worked in the restaurant industry. She started working at Mc-Donald’s at the age of 69 and became a sort of celebrity working behind the counter at the West Bloomington store until she was 89.

In 2005 Duval told the company he was thinking about retiring and actu-ally buying some stores. Over the last six years four of his five kids have joined him in the fam-ily business venture. Son

Patrick has become an owner and operator, and director of operations for the Duval family stores, which are located in the East Metro area. Tom is manager of the Wood-bury store, Andrew is manager in Stillwater and Christy is the office man-ager. Son Jon reportedly “gives advice!” Duval said he will be “hands on” in operating his two new-est stores but is happy to have the kids on board because McDonald’s is open daily around the clock.

The South Robert Street McDonald’s was built in 1961 and is num-ber 291 of the 32,000 McDonald stores operat-ing worldwide. The first owners were Gerald and Mary McKay, who pur-chased their franchise 50 years ago when West St. Paul was mostly farm-land all the way out to Southview Boulevard. The McKays’ daughter, Jane, purchased the Rob-ert Street store from her father in 1985.

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The last piece needed before the West St.

Paul City Council gives the go-ahead for an esti-mated $15 million sports campus to be located next to City Hall on Went-worth Avenue is financial data. Because of the close proximity to the 42-year-old City Hall, which is in desperate need of repair and renovation, John Remkus, West St. Paul city manager, is investi-gating possible renova-tion at city hall occurring in conjunction with the sports campus.

“Can an ice arena, domed sports center and City Hall building all best sit on the same acreage together?” is the question he is asking.

A committee of staff and city council meme-bers, with the assistance of outside consultant

BRV Group, conducted a needs and space as-sessment of the City’s administrative staff and police departments, both housed in City Hall. The not so surprising conclu-sion is that major improve-ments need to be made to the existing building.

“It’s been patched to-gether for over 40 years, and is getting to the point where it’s not working anymore,” said Remkus. “The roof is 25 years old and has multiple leaks, which is not only trou-blesome but can lead to mold issues. It undoubt-edly needs to be replaced. The windows have metal frames which are rusting. We can’t control the ther-mostat. Air conditioning and heating systems have been cut and pasted so many times over the years that it’s time to rip them apart and start over.”

The rough estimate of repair work needed

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sults revealed that the police department is sig-nificantly cramped in its current location. One suggestion is that the Department take over the current building and then build a wing onto the current structure for City Administration.

Remkus thinks the de-sign of the current build-

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“It’s very dated, and built like a bomb shel-ter,” said Remkus. “It’s not conducive to a good office environment; no windows, and no natu-ral lighting. They could use one room for an in-terviewing room, one for booking, one for a jail.”

However, Remkus points out the funds needed to revamp and rebuild City Hall would come from taxes.

Building a new wing, along with upgrades to the current building, is estimated to be in the $7 million range. Rem-kus said it will take the back seat until the Sports Campus committee can nail down the revenue piece of its proposal.

Remkus said the proj-ect needs to be “signed, sealed and delivered” before moving forward on revamping City Hall. The timetable is difficult to pin down but Remkus

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Ten candidates are running for seven

seats on the St. Paul School Board. Each was asked to comment on changes being imple-mented as part of the district’s Strong Schools Strong Communities Ini-tiative, which includes limiting bussing, install-ing neighborhood en-rollment boundaries and consolidation of some schools. Incumbents Anne Carroll and Keith Hardy are running for re-election. Elections are held biennially in odd-numbered years. Board members serve four-year terms. Election Day is November 8.

Louise Seeba1399 Sheldon St. St. Paul, MN 55108 651-335-4263 [email protected] www.seebaforschool-board.org

Louise Toscano Seeba is an Iron Ranger, educated in the public schools of Chisholm, Minn., her hometown. Seeba is a lifelong Democrat, union member and former union leader. She is an Assistant City Attorney for St. Paul, concentrat-ing on laws affecting local government and civil liti-gation. Before getting her law degree, she worked in New York City for a large

investment bank.Do you support the

“Neighborhood School” concept, with its en-rollment boundaries? Yes, however, we have to be careful to not alien-ate a neighborhood and do all we can to ensure integration.

Do you support lim-iting bus service with-in the school district? Given the lack of fund-ing, I think the resources should be directed to the classroom whenever pos-sible. When confronted with the choice of more resources for the class-room or more resourc-es for transportation I would choose the former.

Is the district doing a good job of develop-ing partnerships with parents that encourage their children’s/stu-dents’ education? The changes at SPPS (St. Paul Public School System) are and will be profound due to fewer resources in the ensuing years. It is absolutely vital for SPPS district to remain a strong partner with par-ents during such a time.

Anne Carroll incumbent since 2000 1357 Highland Pkwy. St. Paul, MN 55116 [email protected] www.annecarroll.org

Anne Carroll was born and raised in the Macal-ester-Groveland area of

St. Paul, and has a mas-ters degree in planning and public affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minne-sota. Since 1985 she has been self-employed as a consultant in strategic planning, public involve-ment and communica-tions, serving primarily the public and nonprofit sectors. Her community involvement includes: ac-tive DFL member, Urban Youth Leadership Con-nection board member, League of Women Vot-ers statewide diversity committee member, and former board member of Hmong Arts Connection.

Do you support the “Neighborhood School” concept, with its enrollment boundaries? Yes, I support commu-nity schools as part of the Strong Schools, Strong Communities Plan.

Do you support lim-iting bus service within the school district? Yes, as part of the commit-ment to schools being “at the heart of the commu-nity” and with specialty programs retaining re-gional or citywide bus-ing.

Do you think the dis-trict is doing a good job of developing partner-ships with parents that encourage their chil-dren’s/students’ educa-tion? What the district has done is very good but there is always room

to do more and to do it better. The only way stu-dents will succeed is if we all work together to support them – families, teachers and school staff, and the community.

Mary Doran 962 Como Ave.St. Paul, MN 55103marydoran@mary-doranschoolboard.comwww.marydoranschool-board.com

In 2008, Mary Doran was appointed to the St. Paul School Board’s Citi-zens Budget and Finance Advisory Committee, and served as chair in 2009. She was a mem-ber of the 2010 St. Paul School Budget Assess-ment Team, and is a 2011 member of the St. Paul Public School District-wide Budget and Finance Action Team. Since 2008, she has volunteered at Crossroads Montessori Children’s House. She is an active DFL member, and served as Associate Chair of the 2008-2011 Stonewall DFL caucus.

Do you support the “Neighborhood School” concept, with its enrollment bound-aries? I do, although I am still a proponent of school choice. I appreci-ate that the new district plan, albeit quite limited in scope, does still in-clude choice.

Do you support lim-iting bus service within the school district? Yes, I support the new trans-portation plan in the school district.

Do you think the dis-trict is doing a good job

of developing partner-ships with parents that encourage their chil-dren’s/students’ educa-tion? I’m running be-cause I believe that we need better communica-tion in our district. Part-nerships between parents, student and educators are the cornerstone of strong schools.

Keith Hardyincumbent since 2008380 E. Wheelock Pkwy. #135 St. Paul MN 55130 [email protected] www.hardy4educa-tion.org

Keith Hardy received a master of science degree in technical communica-tion from the University of Minnesota. He works at U.S. Bank as a project analyst. His community involvement includes youth mentoring, tutor-ing and teaching at a variety of organizations, including the former Mi-nority Encouragement Program, the Family Ad-vocate Network System and Chosen to Achieve. He tutors with Read to Achieve and VISTA, and speaks at schools and other youth groups. He volunteers with Twin Cities RISE! adult edu-cation, teaching speech communication classes and providing education-al seminars.

Do you support the “Neighborhood School” concept, with its enrollment bound-aries? Yes, neighborhood schools can help students learn by reconnecting

the school and the par-ents and the commu-nity. Also, neighborhood schools can make it easier for community members to adopt a school to help via tutoring, donating resources or otherwise volunteering for youth activities.

Do you support lim-iting bus service within the school district? Yes, I support providing the most efficient bus ser-vice for our students and families that streamlines transportation costs. This can provide more money for programs, services and teachers at our schools.

Do you think the dis-trict is doing a good job of developing partner-ships with parents that encourage their chil-dren’s/students’ edu-cation? The district is doing an adequate job. However, we must be more intentional about deepening parent/guard-ian partnerships so that all students excel. We need to go out into the community more to lis-ten to and work with par-ents/guardians.

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Your community news and information sourceE lection 2011nary. He serves as an el-der at Emmanuel Taber-nacle Church of God in Christ and as the church’s assistant chief of securi-ty–adjutant for the Min-nesota State Jurisdiction. He is the founder and lead consultant for Green Energy Inc., whose mis-sion is to bring the green industry and economy to disadvantaged African American communities. Miller has also worked as a high school girls varsity coach and volunteered with AMICUS, Inc. and the African American Men’s Project.

Do you support the “Neighborhood School” concept, with its enroll-ment boundaries? Not in its present form be-cause it doesn’t address probationary schools.

Do you support lim-iting bus service within the school district? No.

Do you think the dis-trict is doing a good job of developing part-nerships with parents that encourage their children’s/students’ education? No, we can and must do better. Kevin Huepenbecker1460 Hamline Ave., #1St. Paul, MN 55108 [email protected]

Kevin Huepenbecker works for Courier Sys-tems as a dispatcher, and as a part-time Realtor since 2002. Community involvement includes: member of the Chelsea Heights Elementary Par-ent Teacher Organiza-tion and Elementary Site Council, serving as chair 2007-present; member of the Murray Junior High Site Council and Par-ent Association, served on the School District’s Citizens’ Budget and Finance Advisory Com-mittee, 2007-2008; and chair, 2008-2009. He is a member on the district’s Budget Action Team. He was a youth athletic di-rector for St. Paul Parks and Recreation, 2005-2011, and this past year was president of the NW Como Booster Club.

Do you support the “Neighborhood School” concept, with

its enrollment boundar-ies? Magnet schools have failed to increase student achievement as many ex-pected. Neighborhood schools throughout the district have been as suc-cessful, or even more so, than many of the magnet schools.

Do you support lim-iting bus service within the school district? Lim-ited resources can be bet-ter utilized in classrooms, rather than these resourc-es going “up in smoke” out the exhaust of buses. The district should make certain all parents have access to a number of different options within each zone.

Do you think the dis-trict is doing a good job of developing partner-ships with parents that encourage their chil-dren’s/students’ educa-tion? The district has not done a good job of developing partnerships with parents. Parents are continually left out of the decision-making pro-cess and are often looked down upon by adminis-trators and board mem-bers. The district also needs to do a better job of informing parents and students of the many aca-demic programs available to students.

Pat Igo165 Western Ave. N., #210, St. Paul, MN 55102 [email protected] www.igo4education.com

Pat Igo graduated from St. Paul’s Central High School and has worked for 35 years with Cold-well Banker Burnet Cro-cus Hill. He was named 2004 Realtor of the Year by the St. Paul Area As-sociation of Realtors. Community involve-ment includes: serving on the government af-fairs committee of the St. Paul Board of Realtors; St. Paul Business Review Council; St. Paul Heri-tage Preservation Com-mission; Landmark Cen-ter Volunteer Association (former president); and in Ramsey County, Spe-cial Board of Appeals and Equalization, Election Judge and Blue Ribbon Tax Committee. He is a member of University of

Minnesota American Le-gion Post 548.

Do you support the “Neighborhood School” concept, with its enrollment boundar-ies? Yes

Do you support lim-iting bus service within the school district? Yes

Do you think the dis-trict is doing a good job of developing partner-ships with parents that encourage their chil-dren’s/student’s educa-tion? I believe the district is trying. We all need to see positive results.

Lizz Paulson1241 Edgerton St.St. Paul, MN 55130 Campaign contact: P.O. Box 6914, St. Paul MN 55130612-242-8051 [email protected] www.paulson-forschools.com

Lizz Paulson has a ba-cheolor of arts degree in elementary education (English language arts) and has nearly completed a master’s degree in edu-cation, emotional behav-ior disorders. She has been a pre-kindergarten and elementary school teacher for nearly 30 years, and for the past three years, a professional reading tutor at the East Side Learning Center in St. Paul. Community in-volvement includes: ac-tive in the Republican Party as a member of Ward 5 District Coun-cil and Chair of the House District 66A Re-publicans; youth pastor along with her husband; domestic violence sup-port group co-facilitator; Ramsey County foster care, Brain Injury Associ-ation of Minnesota, Mid-west Advocacy Project, Learning Disability Asso-ciation of Minnesota.

Do you support the “Neighborhood School” concept, with its enroll-ment boundaries? Yes, with qualifications.

Do you support lim-iting bus service within the school district? Yes, with qualifications.

Do you think the district is doing a good job of devel-oping partnerships with parents that en-courage their children’s/students’ education?

No, although there are sites, individuals and programs that are devel-oping. More needs to be done. Parent guidance needs to be solicited and listened to. This needs to tie with first place as the district’s administrative goal in increasing student educational achievement.

Tiffany Fearing439 St. Clair Ave.St. Paul, MN 55102 [email protected] http://votefearing.webs.com/

Tiffany Fearing lives in the West 7th neighbor-hood of St. Paul, where she was born and raised. She graduated from Humboldt High School and has an associate’s de-gree in multimedia tech-nologies, with an empha-sis in web design, from Rasmussen College, and is employed at Menards. Community involvement includes: volunteer work at United Hospital, the Salvation Army, Minne-sota AIDS project, wom-en’s shelters, and Teens Networking Together.

Do you support the “Neighborhood School” concept, with its en-rollment boundaries? I don’t mind the idea as long as parents still have the freedom of choice to send their child where they choose.

Do you support lim-iting bus service within the school district? Yes,

if a parent wants their child to go somewhere outside the busing zone, they can provide their own transportation.

Do you think the dis-trict is doing a good job of developing partner-ships with parents that encourage their chil-dren’s/students’ educa-tion? No, I think there is a lot more the district could do.

Al Oertwig 509 Fred St. St., Paul, MN 55130 [email protected]

Al Oertwig has served almost 20 years on the St. Paul School Board. First elected in 1983, he lost his bid in 1991, was re-elected in 1995, and served as chair in 2002. In 2007 he resigned over controversial allegations of which he was later ac-quitted. He chaired the Association of Metropol-itan School Districts, the Legislative Committee for the Council of Urban Boards of Education, the city/county/school dis-trict Joint Property Tax Study Project, and served on the Joint Integration District Board and Min-nesota School Board As-sociation Board.

Do you support the “Neighborhood School” concept, with its enrollment boundar-ies? I do not support the plan as adopted, although magnet schools needed to be evaluated and the number reduced. Some damage was done to suc-cessful programs, which should have been avoided.

Do you support lim-iting bus service within the school district? Yes, busing costs need to be reduced, without causing harm to programs that are working.

Do you think the dis-trict is doing a good job of developing partner-ships with parents that encourage their chil-dren’s/students’ educa-tion? No, the district is doing a terrible job of working with parents and community partners.

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Live at FiveMcNally Smith College

of Music will present Live at Five at 5 p.m., Tues., Nov. 8, at the college, lo-cated at 19 Exchange St. E., St. Paul. Gary Gratz will perform jazz and pop selections on the keyboard.

The work of artist Ta-coumba Aikin will be on display through Dec. 15 in the first floor atrium of the college. He will discuss his artwork at 8 p.m., Tues., Nov. 15. Aikin is known for his many murals in the Twin Cities, including the one at the skyway level of Wells Fargo Bank.

Post office plans new downtown hub

The United States Post-al Service plans to build a new post office in the downtown core after the main post office building on Kellogg Boulevard is sold. Except for window service, most postal ser-vices have been removed from that location. Sort-ing of mail is done in Ea-gan, and such tasks such

as picking up registered letters takes place at the Dayton’s Bluff branch. Pete Nowacki of the post-al service said the project is on hold until funding matters are resolved. He said the future of the branch post office in the historic Hamm build-ing is assured for at least one year.

Central LibraryCentral Library will

present a program of Moon Music and Rocket Ship Readings at 2 p.m., Sun., Nov. 13. Readings of sci-fi tales will be ac-companied by sound ef-fects supplied by Richard and Ann Griffith.

The History Book Club will discuss “Christmas in Minnesota” by Marilyn Zeibarth and Brian Hor-rigan at 2 p.m., Thurs., Nov. 17.

City Passport events

City Passport senior citizen center will host a listening party of the Packers-Vikings Monday Night Football game at

7 p.m., Nov. 14, on the mezzanine level of the Alliance Bank Building, 55 E. Fifth St., St. Paul. Snacks will be available. Other events in Novem-ber include: ice cream float social, 1:30 p.m., Fri., Nov. 11; happy birthday party, 2 p.m., Mon., Nov. 14; writers group, 10:30 a.m., Fri., Nov. 18; current events discussion, 11 a.m., Fri., Nov. 18; holiday decora-tion party, 10 a.m., Wed., Nov. 23; Golden Melody Makers, 10:15 a.m. on Thursdays; movies at 1 p.m. on Thursdays. A 2-hour tour of the Ramsey County Court-house will be given at 10 a.m., Thurs., Nov. 10.

Skyway bridge to open in November

A new skyway bridge over Fifth Street will open by the end of No-vember, according to Laura Baenen, commu-nications director for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project. A new bridge connecting the Alliance Bank building with the

University Club was nec-essary because the former Bremer Bank building was demolished as part of the LRT project. The new skyway bridge will reconnect the Crowne Plaza and Hilton Garden Inn hotels.

Blues at the Black Dog

Willie Murphy will perform blues on the pi-ano at 8 p.m., Fri., Nov. 11, at the Black Dog Café, 308 Prince St., St. Paul. The Black Dog will feature Balkan and Gypsy music 7-10 p.m., Thurs., Nov. 17 and Flamenco music by Sendero 8-11 p.m., Sat., Nov. 19.

Films for the Arts will present, “Rothko: An Abstract Humanis” at 7 p.m., Tues., Nov. 15. Films for the Arts is a student organization at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul.

Growers to move indoors

Area growers will move into their winter Farmers’ Market quarters at the

conclusion of the regular outdoor season in No-vember. Last year about 25 growers took part in the indoor market, locat-ed at Golden’s Deli, 275 E. 4th St., St. Paul It will be open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays.

Conservatory fall concert

St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts will present a fall orches-tra and jazz concert at 6 p.m., Thurs., Nov. 17 at Lehr Hall. The Conser-vatory is located in the Landmark Center and has additional classroom space at the Lowry Build-ing and RiverCentre.

St. Scholastica info sessions

People interested in ob-taining a teaching certifi-cate are invited to attend an informational session at 6 p.m., Tues., Oct. 25, at the College of St. Scho-lastica, located in the University Club build-ing at 340 Cedar St. The program is intended for people with a bachelor’s

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Mayor proposes new parking meters

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman has proposed a $1.5 million project to replace parking meters in St. Paul. If it is adopted by the City Council in December, the work will begin next year. The ex-isting meters date back to 1999 and have been subject to mechanical failures. About 1,200 of the 1,900 meters will be equipped to handle cred-it cards as well as coins. Some meters in low use areas will be set for two hours instead of one.

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reau will conduct a pub-lic education effort about the new voting method being used in the Nov. 8 city election. Voters can expect to see post-ers on busses and in bus shelters, as well as pro-grams on the public ac-cess channel. Under the

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Depot construction nears end

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was necessary to remove the oval roadway in front of the depot because of the new Light Rail Tran-sit Fourth Street Station.

It will be replaced by a new pedestrian plaza with grassy areas and shrub-bery. Collins said the new look will be closer to the way the building looked in the ’20s and ’30s.

Inside the depot, Christos restaurant will re-open in December. It was closed for four months during construc-tion on the interior of the building. The seating area will be located on the marble floor instead of on the raised platform, which has been removed.

Lowertown First Friday

Lowertown First Fri-days will observe its sec-ond anniversary in No-vember. Artist’s studios in five Lowertown build-ings are open on the First Friday of each month, from 6-9 p.m. The par-

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On Election Day, Nov. 8, residents

will select four of the seven candidates who have filed for a four-year term on the District 197 School Board. Of the four open seats, only in-cumbent Mark Spurr has filed for re-election. The new board will have the major assignment of finding a permanent re-placement for Superin-tendent Jay Haugen, who resigned this summer to head up the Farmington School District.

Also on the November ballot will be a question about whether to support school funding for ISD 197 through a ten-year $3.4 million tax levy. The current $1.8 million levy expires this year. The increased $3.4 million levy is needed to keep up with inflationary operat-ing costs, which has not happened because state funding has been fro-zen. If passed, the new levy will cost the owner of a $150,000 house ap-proximately $4.40 more per month.

Mark SpurrEducation: B.A., envi-

ronmental studies, Ma-calester College; graduate studies in public affairs, University of Minnesota

Employment: Presi-dent, FVB Energy Inc., an engineering and man-agement consulting firm

Involvement with the School District: Member of the school board since Jan. 2008, chair of the Finance Advisory Com-mittee since May 2010,

vice chair and clerk since Jan. 2011, chair of the Strategic Redesign Ad-visory Committee since June 2011

Do you support the school levy? Yes. I be-lieve it is essential to maintaining quality edu-cation, as state and fed-eral funding constraints will only get worse.

Do you support invest-ing in more technology in K-12? Yes, I believe that technology can play an important role in en-abling ISD 197 to better meet the individual edu-cational needs of each stu-dent more cost-effectively.

Do you support con-solidation of buildings and services to save money? Consolidation of buildings may ultimately become part of a realign-ment of the district, de-pending on the funding picture and a thorough evaluation of the total costs and benefits com-pared with alternative cost-cutting strategies. Consolidation of admin-istrative services within the district, and poten-tially with other districts, should be considered as part of our assessment of options for reducing costs while maintaining solid educational prog-ress for all students.

Do you support the magnet school concept? Magnet schools can play a positive role in a dis-trictwide strategy that includes neighborhood schools. Long-term, we need to ensure that with the current magnet grant funding we plan for a post-grant transition that does not add to our over-head costs.

Joanne MansurEducation: B.A., eco-

nomics, Macalester Col-lege; M.B.A., marketing, University of St. Thomas

Employment: Senior Research Consultant, Maritz Research

Involvement with the School District: Has a first grader at Mendota Elementary and a pre-schooler at Children’s Country Day School in Mendota Heights. Helped organize the parent and community group that worked this spring to stop the co-location of Mendota El-ementary and Friendly Hills Middle School. Committee member and volunteer with the Levy for Learning market-ing and communications group.

Do you support the school levy? Yes

Do you support in-vesting in more technol-ogy in K-12? Yes

Do you support con-solidation of buildings and services to save money? I support ex-ploring all areas of cost savings in these diffi-cult times. However, if we are going to explore closing or consolidating buildings then all build-ings need to be on the table for discussion and we need to not have our hands tied by magnet fund considerations.

Do you support the magnet school concept? I support the concept of having specialization of curriculum within our schools. However, I feel that we should be teach-ing science, technology and math at all of our schools to the level that we do at our E-STEM magnet schools.

John ChandlerEducation: B.A., Loui-

siana State UniversityEmployment: Director

of Development, Dodge Nature Center

Involvement with the School District: Parent of two children at Som-erset; one child also did pre-K at Mendota El-ementary


Do you support in-vesting in more technol-

ogy in K-12? YesDo you support con-

solidation of build-ings and services to save money? Yes, though I believe a variety of op-tions needs to be weighed and the community needs to be given the op-portunity to weigh in on the decision.

Do you support the magnet school concept? Yes

Ted KelloggEducation: B.S., North

Dakota State UniversityEmployment: Com-

puter technical support Involvement with the

School District: Citizen of ISD 197 since 2002 and parent of children in ISD 197 since 2009

Do you support the school levy? Yes. With a modest increase of $35/year (less than $3 a month) per $100,000 home we can ensure qual-ity in the school system and continue to make our district a desirable place to live, work and a place where business will want to locate. Even with the modest increase, ISD 197 will continue to be among the lowest, if not the lowest, taxed district in comparison to our neighbors.

Do you support in-vesting in more tech-nology in K-12? Acquir-ing the latest technology can be costly. Reading, writing, arithmetic and comprehension are core skills that can be learned by students using many methods of teaching. These skills are building block essentials that stu-dents need to master. If technology is needed to assist in this process there should be a well thought out plan as to how it will benefit the most students possible.

Do you support con-solidation of buildings and services to save money? Consolidation of existing space and sharing services to save money is important to our district. Our district has part-nered with neighboring districts and has saved thousands of dollars by sharing in services, pro-grams and staffing.

Do you support the magnet school concept? It is nice to have choic-es in public education, however the issue is con-trolling expenses for this option. As transporta-tion costs continue to in-crease, it is challenging to budget and find resources to deliver this option to the public.

Melissa Peterson Malen

Education: B.A., psy-chology, Illinois Wes-leyan University; M.A., counseling psychology, University of St. Thom-as, doctorate in organiza-tional leadership, policy and development, Uni-versity of Minnesota

Employment: Self-employed as Founder and Principal Consultant at AxyLu Educational Con-sulting

Involvement with the School District: Parent



Do you support con-solidation of buildings and services to save money? No


Byron SchwabbEducation: B.A., Gus-

tavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn; master’s in education, University of Minnesota; Specialist in Education, University of Minnesota

Employment: Retired. Prior employment: 14 years as principal, Pilot Knob Elementary School, Eagan, Minn; four years as principal, Greenwood Elementary School, Riv-er Falls, Wisc.; 16 years teaching (senior high, junior high and elemen-tary) in Cottage Grove, Minn.; two years ser-vice in the United States Army.

Involvement with the School District: School district resident since 1983, employed by the district for 14 years, Two daughters graduated from Henry Sibley High School and has a grand-daughter in first grade

at Garlough Elementary School.



Do you support con-solidation of build-ings and services to save money? Yes


Brenda Jo CorbettEducation: B.A., Law-

rence University; M. Ed., University of Minnesota, additional gradu-ate credits from St. Thomas University Employment: Retired June 2011 from teach-ing English at Henry Sibley High School. Prior to working in ISD 197, taught English in Thompson, North Da-kota, and Fridley, Minn. Involvement with the School District: Taught English, grades 11 and 12, at Henry Sibley High School for the past eight years. Prior to that coor-dinated gifted education in ISD 197 for 13 years; taught in all five elemen-tary schools and two middle schools. Served on the middle school planning committee and the staff development committee.

Do you support the school levy? Yes. The state has failed to live up to its responsibility to fund its schools. Further budget cuts will seriously weaken our district’s pro-grams.

Do you support in-vesting in more technol-ogy in K-12? Yes, if it is proven to be education-ally sound, teachers are provided training, and the technology can be supported.

Do you support con-solidation of build-ings and services to save money? No, I value neighborhood schools. I would entertain school consolidation only as a last resort.

Do you support the magnet school concept? Yes, I believe in offering students and parents qual-ity educational choices.

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St. Paul voters will use two different voting

methods on Election Day this November 8.

The St. Paul School Board will continue to use the traditional method, with candidates’ names listed on one side of the ballot. Flip the ballot over to vote for St. Paul City Council, us-ing ranked voting. This method allows voters to rank the five city coun-cil candidates in order of preference.

In 2009 St. Paul voters chose to use ranked vot-ing to elect their mayor and members of the City Council. Instead of vot-ing for just one candi-date, they’ll be able to rank their preferences – first choice, second choice, third choice, etc. If a candidate receives a majority of votes in the first round, that candi-

date wins. If not, the can-didate who received the fewest number of votes, plus all other candidates who do not have a math-ematical chance to win (write-ins possibly) will be eliminated. Those vot-ers whose first choice was eliminated will have their second choice candidate still in the running. The second choice votes will be added to that candi-date’s vote total from the first round. The counting and reallocation contin-ues in rounds until a can-didate achieves a major-ity of votes.

The first choice votes will be counted by vot-ing equipment at each polling place. On elec-tion night, the vote totals will be available online at www.rcelections.org. If no candidate gets a ma-jority of first choice votes on election night, count-ing will resume on Mon-day, Nov. 14.

View a sample ballot at: www.co.ramsey.mn.us/NR/rdonlyres/.../ranked-votingordinance2011.pdf

You have the option to rank only one candidate, or rank as many candi-dates as are on the ballot. Remember to only rank one candidate per choice. If you make a mistake on your ballot, request a new ballot from an election judge.

Ranked voting elimi-nates the primary elec-tion and consolidates the primary and general elec-tion into a single election in November, when turn-out is greater and more diverse. It also reduces costs for both candidates and taxpayers. Although ranked voting is being used only to elect can-didates for St. Paul City Council, it is designed to avoid costly and time consuming recounts such as the one that occurred in the race between then U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman

and current Sen. Al Fran-ken in 2008.

The thought behind ranked voting is that more people will vote for the candidate who best re-flects their beliefs, know-ing that it’s not a wasted vote because if their can-didate is eliminated in the early tabulation, their second choice will move up. It is intended to en-able a more open politi-cal process and provide a better opportunity for

new voices to enter into local government.

St. Paul will join Min-neapolis, Portland, Maine, and San Fran-cisco and Oakland, Calif. in implementing ranked voting in their election system. Ranked vot-ing is also used to elect members of the Austra-lian House of Represen-tatives, the President of India, the President of Ireland, the National Par-liament of Papua, New

Guinea, and the House of Representatives of Fiji. Many private associa-tions also use ranked vot-ing, including the Hugo Awards for science fiction and the Academy of Mo-tion Picture Arts and Sci-ences in selection of the Oscar for best picture.

Ranked voting was first used in 1908 in a state election in Western Australia.

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Ordway Center for Performing Arts

The Minnesota Op-era is presenting “Silent Night” Nov. 12, 15, 17, 19 and 20. A fascinating true story, “Silent Night” recounts a miraculous moment of peace during one of the bloodiest wars in human history. On World War I’s western front, weapons are laid down when the Scottish,

French and German of-ficers defy their superiors and negotiate a Christ-mas Eve truce. Enemies become brothers as they come together to share Christmas and bury their dead. Acclaimed tenor William Burden stars as the soldier whose voice inspired peace among adversaries – if only for a day. Sung in English, German, French, Italian

and Latin with English translations projected above the stage. Tickets are $20-$200. The Ord-way Center is located at 345 Washington St., St. Paul. For more informa-tion, call 651-224-4222 or visit www.ordway.org.

Children’s Museum“Rainforest Ad-

venture” is presented through Jan. 8, 2012.

This multi-sensory exhi-bition introduces visitors to tropical rainforests around the world, high-lights the challenges fac-ing these unique ecologi-cal wonders and suggests ways that people can make a difference.

“Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites” is featured through Feb. 5, 2012. This exhibit brings chil-dren and adults into the world of seven beloved picture books. From the gardens of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” to the ur-ban snowscape of “The Snowy Day” and the tropical island of “Chic-ka Chicka Boom Boom,” Storyland engages visi-tors in early literature 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.

Artists’ QuarterThe Artists’ Quarter,

located in the Historic Hamm Building at Sev-enth Place and St. Peter in downtown St. Paul, offers live entertainment throughout 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.artistsquarter.com.

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 step-ping down and a leader being gunned down, of

violence on the front lines and on the home front, of graceful ath-letes and powerful pro-tests, 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 informa-tion, call 651-259-3000 or visit www.mnhs.org.

History Theatre“Beyond the Rain-

bow: Garland at Carn-egie Hall” is presented through Nov. 6. Witness Judy Garland in her leg-endary comeback con-cert in 1961 at Carnegie Hall. Watch as Garland leads audiences through a whirlwind of memo-ries starting with her childhood days in Grand Rapids, Minn., and on to the studios at MGM, marriages and divorces. Hers was a life packed with love, passion, cour-age and resilience. The performance features some of Garland’s great-est songs, including “Get Happy,” “I Can’t Give you Anything but Love,” “That’s Entertainment,” “The Trolley Song,” and “Over the Rainbow.” Tickets are $30-$38 for adults, with discounts for seniors and children.

“A Civil War Christ-mas” is presented Nov. 19-Dec. 18. It is Christ-mastime 1864 in Wash-ington, D.C. President Lincoln is trying to heal the wounds of a nation. Soldiers on both sides are bravely holding on to the promise of a brighter future for their country, and people of every walk of life long for wholeness and celebration as Christ-mas Eve draws near. This epic musical incorporates folk songs, spirituals and traditional Christmas carols, such as “God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen,” “Silent Night,” and “O Tannenbaum.” Filled with intrigue and sur-prise, this Christmas mu-sical reveals a world that is simultaneously torn apart by war and held together by the hope for redemption. Tickets are $30-$38

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“Of Mice and Men” is presented Nov. 17, 18 and 20 at Park Square Theatre.

Sample Night Live, a sampling of local pro-ductions, is featured at the History Theatre at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month, except February. The format fea-tures 12 acts per night, including theater, film, dance, improv, visual arts, folk and opera. The next performance is Nov. 2. Tickets are $20. The History Theater is locat-ed at 30 E. Tenth St., St. Paul. For more informa-tion, call the box office at 651-292-4323 or visit www.historytheatre.com.

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“Oliver Twist” is pre-sented through Nov. 6. A young orphan in London escapes the workhouse only to fall in with a band of pickpockets. His exploits culminate with a terrifying chase across the rooftops of London and a chance encounter with a man who holds the secret of Oliver’s true identity.

“Of Mice and Men” is presented Nov. 17, 18 and 20. Travel with George and Lennie through this tale of friendship, loneli-ness and the longing for home. Bound by a prom-ise George made to care for the developmentally disabled Lennie, these oddly matched friends scratch out a living dur-ing the Great Depression by traveling from ranch to ranch as itinerant farm hands, sustained only by their dream of one

day buying a ranch of their own.

Tickets for all shows are $38-$58. The theater is located in the Historic Hamm Building, 20 W.

7th Place, St. Paul. For more information, call 651-291-7005 or visit www.parksquaretheatre.org.

“Hot Chocolate” is presented Nov. 30-Dec. 18. A young couple jug-gles competing family ex-pectations, literally shop-ping ‘til they drop. When they finally stop for a cup of hot chocolate, they discover the “secret rec-ipe” that can weave the diverse threads of their lives into new traditions. Filled with contempo-rary and classic music, this simple story reminds us all that love and fam-ily are at the heart of the season.

Science Museum of Minnesota

“Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disas-ters” is presented at the Science Museum. From earthquakes and volca-noes to hurricanes and tornadoes, nature’s forces have shaped our planet.

Throughout history, these catastrophic phe-nomena have affected people around the world. This exhibit reveals the causes of these natural di-sasters and explains how people cope and adapt in the aftermath, and how science is helping to bet-ter 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 in-digenous people.

Museum tickets are $11 for adults and $8.50 for children and seniors. Omnitheater tickets are $8 and $7 respectively. The Science Museum is located at 120 W. Kel-logg Blvd., St. Paul. For more information, visit www.smm.org or call 651-221-9444.

Xcel Energy CenterComedians Jeff Fox-

worthy, Bill Engvall and Larry The Cable Guy, with special guest Reno Collier, will perform at Xcel Energy Center at 8 p.m., Fri., Nov. 18. Tick-ets are $59.50. For more information on events at the X, visit www.xcelen-ergycenter.com.

PipJazz Sundays PipJazz Sundays at

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derson, a student at the Walker West Academy.

PipJazz Sundays at the Landmark Center is hosted by singer Pippi Ardennia. Each month, the concert series features local guest performers, as well as a core ensemble of local musicians. For more information, visit www.pipjazz.com.

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The annual light-ing ceremony of the

Christmas tree in Rice Park will be held at 5 p.m., Sat., Nov. 26. The event will include special holi-day entertainment and fireworks to kick-off the holiday season. The tree will feature over 20,000 energy-efficient LED lights, making it the tall-est tree on display in the Midwest. The tree will be on display through Jan. 1, 2012. Rice Park will also feature other holiday displays and is adjacent to the Wells Fargo Win-terSkate area, where visi-tors may enjoy ice skat-ing, food, hot beverages and more.

Rice Park awardThe American Plan-

ning Association (APA) recently named Rice Park as one of 10 Great Public Spaces for 2011, under the organization’s Great Places in America program. APA recognizes places that exemplify ex-ceptional character and highlight the role city planners have in creating unique communities.

“There is no place quite like Rice Park anywhere else in the na-

tion,” said St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman. “Nestled among big buildings and a hub of activity, Rice Park gives visitors a sense of calm and a unique ‘green’ retreat not nor-mally found in an urban center. It’s no surprise to us that others have taken notice, and I’m proud that Rice Park has achieved this recogni-tion.”

RenovationsRice Park has under-

gone several changes since its establishment in 1849, when Minnesota was still a territory. It was initially used as an area to hang and dry laundry and graze animals. The park’s first amenities — a fountain and bandstand — were added in the 1870s, and electric lights were installed in 1883 for a visit by U.S. Presi-dent Chester A. Arthur and Generals Ulysses S. Grant and William Te-cumseh Sherman, who traveled to St. Paul to recognize the opening of Northern Pacific’s West Coast rail line.

Planning efforts in 1883 and 1965 contrib-uted to Rice Park’s char-

acter and evolution. The first plan cemented its role as a public space de-spite pressures to change its purpose. The second followed a period of ne-glect and helped trigger the preservation of the Landmark Center, slated for demolition, and the renovation of the St. Paul Hotel, which moved its main entrance to face the park.

The Richardsonian Romanesque Landmark Center (formerly the Federal Building) on 5th Street West was de-signed by Willoughby J. Edbrooke and opened in 1902. The St. Paul Hotel, built on Market Street, had its first guests in 1910, and the Re-naissance-styled St. Paul Central/James J. Hill Reference Library opened in 1917 across from the

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One of the park’s most prominent features is

the fountain with an ac-companying sculpture, known as “The Source.” It was created by Alonzo Hauser and installed in 1965. Other statues honor famous residents, including author F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Herb Brooks, coach of the

gold-medal 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team. The whimsical statues of characters from the Pea-nuts comic strip, includ-ing Marcie, Woodstock and Peppermint Patty, pay tribute to another St. Paul legend, Charles Schulz.

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Your community news and information sourceN ews BriefsHomework Center at Riverview Library

The Student Home-work and Activity Center at the Riverview Library, 1 E. George St., St. Paul, is open 3-7 p.m., Mon-days and Wednesdays; 3-5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; and 12:30-4 p.m., Saturdays. Volun-teer tutors are available. The center includes com-puters, printers, reference books and school sup-plies. For more informa-tion, call 651-292-6626.

Schmitt CPA wins award

Richard “Tiger” Schmitt, a self-employed certified public accoun-tant in Mendota Heights, recently received the Government Volunteer-PEG Award from the Northern Dakota County Cable Communications Commission, which op-erates Town Square TV. Schmitt has been a panel-ist on Town Square TV’s Call-n-Talk Taxes show since its inception in 1997. During the show,

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Halloween BonfireThe city of West St.

Paul is hosting its an-nual bonfire at Harmon Park at 6:30 p.m., Mon., Oct. 31. Hot dogs and pop will be served at 7 p.m., while supplies last. The city is not accepting brush from residents this year. For more informa-tion, call 651-552-4100.

Community Calendar

• The Optimist Club - The Optimist Club of West St. Paul meets 5-6 p.m., the first and third Wednesday of each month at West Side Lanes, 1625 South Rob-ert St., West St. Paul. Visitors and new mem-bers are welcome. For more information, con-tact Cheryl Bergstrom at

[email protected] or 651-450-7391.

• Veterans’ meet-ings - 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 Le-gion 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 meeting features break-fast and a guest speaker. For more information, visit www.rotarywspmh.org.

• Kiwanis Club - The Kiwanis Club of West St. Paul hosts a weekly meet-ing at noon, Tuesdays, at Southview Country Club, 239 E. Mendota Road, 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, Mendota Heights, Eagan, Rosemount and Farm-ington, hosts a monthly meeting called “The Buzz,” at 7:30 a.m., the first Thursday of each month, at the North-ern Dakota County Ser-vice Center in West St. Paul. Each meeting fea-tures networking, a guest speaker and refreshments. For more information, call 651-452-9872 or vis-it www.dcrchamber.com.

Volunteer opportunities

• Ramsey County Community Human Services has volunteer opportunities for peo-ple age 18 and older. For more information, contact 651-266-4090 or [email protected].

• Minnesota Literacy Council - Volunteers are needed to tutor adult

learners, assist in an adult classroom and teach basic English and GED classes. For more information, contact Allison at 651-645-2277, ext 219, or [email protected].

• St. Paul Public Schools - Volunteers are needed to tutor elemen-tary students in the St. Paul Public schools in reading and math. Under the guidance of a class-room teacher, volunteers assist students one-on-one or in small groups. For more information, contact Connie at 612-617-7807 or [email protected]. Volunteers age 55 and older are eli-gible for free supplemen-tal insurance, mileage reimbursement and other benefits through the Re-tired and Senior Volun-teer Program (RSVP), sponsored by Volunteers of America of Minnesota.

• The Minnesota Reading Corps is seek-ing reading tutors. The program provides free, one-on-one tu-toring to children age three through third

grade. Minnesota Read-ing Corps members re-ceive a living stipend, reimbursement for col-lege (up to $5,350) and health insurance (for full-time members). For more information or to apply, visit www.Minne-sotaReadingCorps.org or call 1-866-859-2825.

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

• Volunteers of Amer-ica is looking for volun-teers age 55 and over to assist children who are struggling with home-work and reading. Time commitment ranges from 3-12 hours a week. To volunteer or receive more information, contact Gil Zamora at 651-470-7416.

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

• Building Blocks Tutorial ALC, held at Cherokee Park United Church, 371 W. Baker St., St. Paul, needs vol-unteer tutors to work one-on-one with primary grade students doing ac-tivities that support read-ing, 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 16 or older. Orienta-tion and training are pro-vided. For more informa-tion, contact Jill Jackson, program director, at 651-228-1378 or [email protected].

• Honoring Women Worldwide is looking for mentors to help middle school students develop leadership and life skills, enhance student achieve-ment and build strate-gies to create a life-giving future. For more infor-mation, visit www.hon-oringwomenworldwide.org or contact Nancy Stephan at 651-730-

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• Riverview Elemen-tary is looking for vol-unteer tutors to help stu-dents with reading. Time commitment is one hour per week, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., for a minimum of three months. Knowledge of Spanish is a plus. Train-ing is provided. For more information, contact Maggie Jacoby at [email protected] or call Riverview at 651-293-8665.

HHW collection Ramsey County’s

household hazardous waste collection site at Bay West, located near the State Capitol at 5 Empire Dr. in St. Paul, is open year-round. Drop-off is free for residents of Ramsey, Washington, Dakota, Hennepin, Ano-ka and Carver counties with a photo I.D. For hours of operation and more information, call the Ramsey County Re-cycling & Disposal Ho-tline at 651-633-EASY (3279) or visit www.co.ramsey.mn.us/ph.

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lenger Post 521 has a collection box in the vestibule at the West St. Paul Municipal Center, 1616 Humboldt Ave., for American flags that are torn, frayed or dis-colored. For more infor-mation on flag disposal or on the Challenger Post, call John Ertel at 651-457-5597.

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

School book fairSt. Michael’s School,

335 E. Hurley St., West St. Paul, is holding a book sale in its library Nov. 11-21. Weekday hours are 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday hours are 5-7 p.m., and Sunday hours are 8 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information, call 651-457-2510 or vis-it http://stmichaelwestst-paul.org.

Special Olympics program comes to West St. Paul YMCA

Beginning Nov. 1, Spe-cial Olympics Minneso-ta’s Young Athletes pro-gram will be offered to 2- to 7-year-old children at the YMCA in West St. Paul. The program, held 5-6 p.m. each Wednes-day through Dec. 14, includes hand-eye coor-

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Using basic sports equipment, such as bal-ance beams, hoops, scarves, and bean bags, Special Olympics volun-

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In mid-June, the city of St. Paul unveiled a new plan to further develop its 17 miles of Mississippi riverfront. Building upon the framework of the Great River Park Master Plan, the city spent about $1 million over the past year to garner advice from consultants and residents alike on ways to link 16 parks and 25 miles of trails and add other amenities to make the riverfront “more natural, more urban and more connected.” The plan, dubbed the “Great River Passage,” is expected to significantly change the riverfront over the next 30 years and help connect more people to the Mississippi River. The previous articles in this 3-part series explored the portions of the plan to make the riverfront more natural and more urban. This month’s article will focus on the “more connected” component.

Great River Passage / Part 3 of 3

New plan aims to make Mississippi riverfrontMORE NATURAL, MORE URBAN, MORE CONNECTED

Tim SpitzackEditor

Providing better ac-cess to the Mississippi

River is a primary goal of the Great River Pas-sage Plan. This includes linking the communi-ty to the river through pathways, transit cor-ridors and canoe routes. Parkways and boulevards along the river will be enhanced to provide

more visual and physical connections to the river, and also to neighbor-hood parks. New bus and shuttle routes will be es-tablished to link the river to the light rail transit center being developed at the Union Depot. Fur-thermore, improved river landings and access points will allow river users to take advantage of a con-tinuous canoe trail on the river. Each access point

will highlight a unique cultural or historical per-spective, and some will feature rental and boat storage facilities.

TrailsThe trail system will

be further developed to include better connec-tions between regional trails, park trails, rustic trails and boardwalks. Regional trails provide recreational and non-motorized transportation routes within the city and are linked to other state and regional trails. It is the goal to also link them to park trails, which offer multi-use opportunities within area parks. Rustic trails are intended solely for recreational use, such as hiking, cross coun-try skiing and mountain

biking, and boardwalks are used to gain access to interpretive and wildlife viewing stations in wet-lands and other environ-mentally sensitive areas.

History and cultureHelping people gain a

wider knowledge of the history and culture as-sociated with the river

will be accomplished by protecting significant ar-eas and natural resources, and providing more in-terpretive signage regard-ing subjects such as na-tive cultures, immigrant communities, river trans-portation, and ways that people live, work and play along the river.

Public arts and community events

Creating more pub-lic art and community events will be ways that local artists, community groups and businesses can help foster civic pride

and help residents cel-ebrate their relationship to the river. The goal is to find partners to develop, fund and sustain more public art and events at more locations, such as sculptures, plazas, monu-ments and interpretive installations, as well as performances and partic-ipatory events, including musical and theatrical performances, storytell-ing, pageants and interac-tive media projects. Local artists will be used in all stages of planning, design and implementation of these projects.

Exploring the Mississippi River in the greater Twin Cities area just got easier and more informative, thanks to a new program from the National Park Service. The Park Ser-vice recently implemented its Ranger on Call program in the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. The program is an audio guide, narrated by Don Shelby of WCCO fame, which helps visitors explore and learn more about 20 of the park’s most special places. Us-ers may listen to stories from all along the national park, which encompasses a 72-mile area around the Mississippi river from Dayton to Hastings. They may also download pod-

casts and maps at www.range-roncall.com, or engage in a cell phone tour by visiting featured sites along the river and dial-ing 1-877-727-1172 (toll free). The program was created by the National Park Service and the Mississippi River Fund.

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In the U.S., low back pain is one of the most com-mon conditions and one of the leading causes of phy-sician visits. In fact, at least four out of five adults will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. Thirty-one million Americans have low back pain at any given time. One half of all working Americans admit to having back symptoms each year. One third of all Americans over age 18 had a back problem in the past five years severe enough for them to seek professional help.

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John E. AhlstromStaff Writer

Every month, there are numerous student

athletes within the pur-view of this newspaper who distinguish them-selves in a manner that brings credit to them-selves and their commu-nity. We have contacted the coaches at five area high schools — Hum-boldt, Henry Sibley, St. Croix Lutheran, Visi-tation and St. Thomas Academy — and encour-aged them to nominate worthy students for rec-ognition on a monthly basis. In no particular or-der, this is our honor roll for November, 2011:

Chase Luster, football, Humboldt, senior – Lus-ter, a senior co-captain, played multiple positions on offense, middle line-backer on defense and also anchored the special teams. He led the team in tackles and, according to head coach Anthony Mi-nus, in a season in which the Hawks lost several close games, “Chase was an unselfish leader who kept our team together and became our coach on the field.”

Ruth Hesse, girls soccer, Sibley, senior – Hesse, defensive captain and goalkeeper, was in-

strumental in a victory over North St. Paul and ties with Simley and Coon Rapids. Coach Gary Cherry said her “acrobatic saves and lead-ership on defense con-tributed to Sibley’s best season in a decade.”

Rachel Haas, girls soc-cer, Sibley, senior – Haas, offensive captain and center midfielder, helped to create numerous scor-ing opportunities for the Warriors. “Our team’s success,” said Coach Cherry, “was due in large part to her tireless hustle, perseverance and leader-ship on the field.”

Martha Hubbell, girls cross country, Visita-tion, sophomore – Hub-bell had a magnificent season. She finished first out of 113 runners in the 4,000 meter race at the St. Kate’s Invite; second out of 272 runners in the 4,000 meter race at the Eden Prairie Invite; and first out of 539 runners in the 4,000 meter race at the Milaca Mega meet. Said Coach Rene Gavic, “Her work ethic and will to compete inspired our team.”

Rachel Friberg, volley-ball, Sibley, senior – Fri-berg played a large role in a mid-season three-game

sweep of South St. Paul, Richfield and Mahto-medi in which Sibley did not lose a single set. Friberg had 37 kills, 13 digs and four service aces during the streak. “Ra-chel led by the intensity and hustle she brought to the court,” said Coach Katie Naughton.

Brittany Jessen, vol-leyball, Sibley, sopho-more – a three-year start-er and Classic Suburban all-conference selection last season, Jessen is on pace to rewrite the Sibley volleyball record book before she graduates. In 2011, she led the team in both kills and assists. “She has Junior Olympic experience and you could count on a steady and solid performance from her every night,” said Coach Katie Naughton.

Katie Supplee, volley-ball, Visitation, senior – Supplee, team captain and twice Tri-Metro all-conference, is the team

libero and has led the team in digs and passing stats in each of the past three seasons. Coach Jo-seph Zimmerman gives her high praise: “She was not only the best player on our team, she may have been the best player in our conference and in our section.”

Kayla Adducci, vol-leyball, Visitation, junior – Adducci, three-year starter and a Tri-Metro all-conference selection last season, has led the Blazers in assists for three consecutive seasons. Coach Zimmerman said, “She is the ‘quarterback’ of our team and the top setter in our conference.”

Megan Gaylord, swim-ming, Visitation, senior – Gaylord, the captain on a team that is currently ranked sixth in the state in Class A, has been a state qualifier in the 200 individual medley once and the 100 butterfly three times. According to

Coach Nate Lindscheid, “she has continually risen to the occasion, swim-ming her best in the big-gest meets.”

Meg Foster, swim-ming, Visitation, senior – Foster has qualified for the state tournament in the 200 medley and in the 100 breast stroke on three occasions. “She has always produced in pressure situations,” said Coach Nate Lindscheid, “including leading off the state championship 400 free style relay as a freshman in 2008.”

Athlete of the Month:

Xia Lor, Humboldt, adapted soccer, junior – Lor scored eight goals and had three assists in Hum-boldt’s first three games –

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Don MorganContributor

November in Min-nesota is when out-

door activities give way to indoor, but in Novem-ber 1925 folks in St. Paul were still enjoying both. They attended the first major indoor event of the season, and trekked east for the last big outdoor offering of the year.

By 1925 the Roaring Twenties were in full roar. The stock market was booming, although there was a major market “cor-rection” that month that startled everyone. The market soon bounced back. The new electric phonographs were the hot home entertainment item, and some great silent films played downtown, including “The Merry Widow” (John Gilbert and Mae Murray), “The

Pony Express” (Ricardo Cortez and Betty Comp-son), “Flower of Night” (Warner Oland and Pola Negri) and the biggie, Lon Chaney in “The Phantom of the Opera.”

Food and musicThe indoor events of

the month involved food and music. The annual food show, co-sponsored by the Grocers Asso-ciation and The Pioneer Press, had been a great fa-vorite at the auditorium for ten years. The 1925 edition was the biggest yet; five days of “educa-tion and entertainment” with over 80 exhibits, plus vaudeville acts, two full orchestras and nightly dancing for an admission price of only 25 cents. Cooking dem-onstrations offered advice on preparing such dishes as French pastry, wedding

cakes, hot tamales, kip-pered salmon and home-made salad dressings.

The model kitchen was a huge hit. It featured all the latest electric appli-ances. The one that drew the most attention fea-tured ovens with electric thermostats. The model grocery featured a new development in retailing: “help yourself ” shelving. The vaudeville acts fea-tured mostly singing and dancing and included one act notable for something rarely seen in those days, a multi-racial makeup. The 5-member female song and dance team, The Dancing Demons, included one African American performer. Her specialty, the Charleston, was one of the hits of the show. Total attendance was over 70,000.

The food show at the auditorium included a

special favorite, John Phillip Sousa and His Band. Although Sousa was known as the March King, his band’s perfor-mances were always more varied than just that one type of music. The 1925 band was no exception, and the two perfor-mances on Nov. 16 in-cluded such pieces as the love song from Strauss’ “Feuersnoth,” Irish num-bers “Danny Boy” and “Coming Through the Rye,” the overture from Wagner’s “Tannhaus-er,” and selections from Tchaikovsky and Sousa’s new waltz composition “The Co-Eds of Michi-gan.” The famous march-es always closed the show and Sousa sent his audi-ence off with his own compositions: “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” “El Capitan,” “Semper Fi-delis” and “The Liberty Bell.” Tickets were ex-pensive for the time. Top prices were $2, yet he had no trouble selling out both shows.

When the Big 10 made sense

Outdoor activities in November 1925 centered on college football. The two big football stories that month involved the Big Ten conference. The conference name made sense in those days as there were ten actual member schools. The Minnesota Gophers played Michigan in Ann Arbor for the conference championship, and the same day Illinois legend Red Grange played his last college game in Co-lumbus, Ohio against Ohio State. It was specu-lated that after the game he would sign a lucrative pro football contract, be-coming the first major college star to do so.

Several Minnesota fans purchased a round trip train ticket to Michigan for $23.19. The train left St. Paul at 1:30 p.m., with arrival in Ann Arbor by 9:30 the next morn-ing. The return train left immediately after the game for a non-stop trip back to St. Paul. It was assumed there would be some partying on board, especially the return trip in the event of a Gopher victory. The train was full, which meant there would be some red eyes at work on Monday morning.

For those who couldn’t make the trip but still wanted to “watch” the game, there was the downtown “grid-graph” at the intersection of Fourth and Minneso-ta streets. This electric scorecard was mounted on the side of The Dis-patch building and pro-vided a running account of the game. Results came to the paper by tele-

graph and were entered on the board to show the score, individual play re-sults, ball position, etc. All that was required of fans was the stamina to stand in the middle of the street (the intersec-tion was closed on im-portant game days) for the entire game. Many did, rain or shine, for im-portant football games. There was also a base-ball version for World Series games.

The Gopher Special pulled out of the new Union Station right on schedule full of happy fans. Despite prohibi-tion, there was enough liquid refreshment on the train to keep them rock-ing most of the night. The actual game though must have been tough for anyone with a hang-over who had been up all night. Michigan thumped the Gophers by a decisive score of 35-0. There was nothing to do but return to the train for the long ride home. At home, the grid-graph drew a big crowd downtown, but as the score mounted the crowd thinned. By the fourth quarter, there weren’t many left.

Grange played his last game for Illinois (a 14-9 victory over the Buck-eyes), then announced in the locker room after-ward he was leaving col-lege immediately to play for the Chicago Bears. He played his first game in the new NFL just two weeks later, drew a huge crowd in Chicago and put the league on the path to success.

Today’s NFL fans can watch games indoors, but Gopher fans sit outside once again. This year’s trip to Michigan turned out even worse than the one in 1925. Within a couple of years after the 1925 season, radio broad-casts of games put an end to the downtown grid-graph forever. Now, if the game is a disappointment, fans just turn it off and go outside instead.

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Elena Gaarderexecutive director

As we near the end of 2011, it’s time to recognize those individuals whose volunteerism has made a last-ing impact on our community. Each year, WSCO ac-knowledges one noteworthy resident with the “West Sider of Year” award at our annual meeting. This person is someone who is a recognized leader in the neighborhood, volunteers above and beyond the call of duty and whose actions have improved or advanced community life. To nominate someone for the award, contact the WSCO office for a nomination form or visit www.wsco.org. Applications will be accepted through Nov. 15.

This year’s annual meeting will be held 5:30-8 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 1, at the Harriet Island Pavilion. The event includes dinner, social time from 5:30-7 p.m., local musician Javier Trejo, a silent auction, and a preview of the draft of the West Side 10-year Comprehensive Plan. The formal membership meet-ing will be held 7-8 p.m. and will include the election of new board members. There are nine board seats up for election. Each seat is a two-year term and requires a 5-10 hour per month commitment. If you are inter-ested in serving the community on the WSCO board of directors, contact Elena Gaarder at 651-293-1708 or visit www.wsco.org for a board member applica-tion.

WSCO is also seeking volunteers to help with the event. Volunteer opportunities include assisting with marketing and promotion, soliciting items for the si-lent auction, and helping with set-up and tear-down. Please consider giving your time and energy to make this a special night on the West Side.

Neighborhood House advocates for the community

Neighborhood House is a community-building or-ganization. When government decisions affect our participants, advocating for our community is one of the most important things we can do. As a trusted organization working with many immigrant, refu-gee and low-income individuals across St. Paul, our strength lies in our ability to give communities the support and information they need to take action. Last May, when the Minnesota Legislature was vot-ing on a Health and Human Services bill that would have reduced Medical Assistance for immigrants dras-tically, Neighborhood House staff, participants and community members leapt into action.

Staffers headed to the Sibley Neighborhood to raise awareness of the bill. On May 13, Lisa Lane, then director of development, and Milena Gebremeskal, family support and education manager, presented in-formation about bill HF 927/SF 760 and its conse-quences at a community meeting. Although the group

was small, everyone present was fired up, even those who were not directly impacted by the bill.

“There was a great feeling of, ‘even if it’s not af-fecting me, it’s affecting my neighbor and I need to help,’” explained Gebremeskal. Community members were eager to get involved, but the vote was sched-uled for May 23, just ten days later. To raise further awareness and include additional community mem-bers, Lane and Gebremeskal were asked to share their information again at a meeting a few days later.

The second time, the room was packed. Commu-nity members were able to express their feelings about the bill and share how it would affect them. There was a consensus that action needed to be taken, but with such a limited amount of time, what would be the most effective route?

“Everyone was willing to do whatever it took,” said Gebremeskal. “They were eager for more information about the legislative process and to do advocacy if they had the support.”

The community-building work which Neighbor-hood House had done put us in an excellent posi-tion to give the community the support it needed. We consistently build relationships that go much further than serving immediate needs to really create strong community bonds. Lane and Gebremeskal worked with members of the community to draft a petition and distribute it throughout the neighborhood. The petition included information about the bill to edu-cate individuals who could not be present at either meeting. People shared their stories and told their neighbors how the bill would affect them, and within one week over 70 signatures were collected.

“The most incredible thing was how the community came together across ethnic lines,” said Gebremeskal. “When they care about something and understand what’s going on, they can be very motivated.”

Rather than an issue that affected one particular group, the bill was seen as a human issue, and the petitions became a project to unite the community. Bill HF 927/SF 760 was vetoed by Governor Dayton, protecting Medicaid coverage for immigrants across Minnesota.

The government shutdown last summer was an-other issue that affected not only our participants, but Neighborhood House itself. We receive approxi-mately one-quarter of our funding from government programs, and without this money many of our vi-tal services were drastically affected. Among them were many programs at the East Side Family Center (ESFC), including tenant-based rental assistance, homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing, and emergency shelter funds. Joan Schlecht, director of the ESFC, asked families how the potential loss of these services would impact them. They wrote stories about how the shutdown would affect them. Those stories were printed on one side of a “pink slip.” On the back was a statement to the legislators that be-cause they did not do their job and come to a budget agreement that they were fired by the voters of Min-nesota. ESFC and their participants went to the capi-tal and shared their stories with members of the legis-lature and talked with a few about the impact. This is how Neighborhood House helps build a community with a voice to advocate for its needs.

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