October 2010

Volume 7

Number 10

IN THIS ISSUE...• Education.................................... page 3• Sample St. Paul............................ page 6• River Connections........................ page 8• Back in Time.............................. page 12

Pickle ContestDr. Zenk’s Dental park-

ing lot, 820 Southview Blvd.; Judging begins at 2 p.m.

Entrants. may. choose.from. three. categories. —.sweet,.dill.or.hot.—.when.entering.their.prized.pre-serves. in. the. contest..This.year’s.South.St..Paul.Queen,. Erica. Running,.and.her.princesses,.Kalen.Graf. and. Laura. Wied-erich,. will. taste-test. and.select. the. perfect. pickle.from.each.group..Entries.must. be. submitted. to.Steve.at.Southview.66.by.noon.the.day.of.judging.

BooyaDr. Zenk’s Dental park-

ing lot, 820 Southview Blvd.; Judging begins at 3 p.m.

Cast. your. vote. for. the.best-tasting. batch. of.booya..Do.it.by.sampling.variations. of. the. savory.stew.. Many. contestants.use. special. ingredients.and. top. secret. recipes.

Mary Diedrick HansenStaff Writer

A.battered. recipe. box.crammed. with. the.

names. and. phone. num-bers.of.people.and.enter-tainment.options. is.what.Steve. Mankowski,. owner.of. Southview. 66,. has.thumbed. through. over.the. past. 26. years. as. he.coordinates.On.the.Road.Again,. South. St.. Paul’s.annual. autumn. get-together,. held. this. year.Sat.,. Oct.. 2.. It. started.as. a. three-block. “thank-you”.celebration.in.1985,.for. loyal. customers. who.managed. to. make. their.way. to. businesses. along.Southview. Boulevard.when. it.was.dug.up.dur-ing. road. construction..Everyone.was.thankful.to.get. “on. the. road. again,”.explained. Mankowski..Over. the. years,. the. cel-ebration. has. grown. to. a.nearly.mile-long.event.of.family. friendly. activities,.and. Mankowski’s. reci-pe. box. has. grown. more.crowded.along.with.it.

Amazingly. enough,. in.all. the. years. of. festivi-ties,. Mother. Nature. has.smiled. on. the. city. each.autumn.weekend.the.fes-tival. has. been. held,. ex-cept. for.one..Mankowski.attributed. this. to. dili-gence. early. on. when. re-searching. the. best. week-end. of. the. year. to. hold.the. first. celebration..The.famously. reliable. Farm-er’s.Almanac.showed.that.the. first. weekend. in. Oc-tober.had.the.best.weath-er..A.prayer. request. each.year.to.local.churches.for.

heavenly. intervention.hasn’t. hurt. either,. noted.Mankowski.

Activities. this. year.include. arts. and. craft.booths,. a. car. show,. pet-ting. zoo,. live. music,.food,.the.infamous.pickle.contest.and.the.battle.for.the. best-tasting. booya.title..Times.and.locations.are.valid.as.of.press.time,.but.are.subject.to.change..For. more. information.call. Mankowski. at. 651-457-2774.

.Arts and Crafts

8 a.m.-5 p.m.; South-view Boulevard, from Fourth Avenue to Seventh Avenue

Get.a. jump.on.holiday.gift-giving. with. one-of-a.kind.arts.and.crafts..Who.knows. what. inexpensive.treasures.await.you.at.the.flea. market?. With. over.100. vendors. from. across.the. state. displaying. their.wares,. something. is.bound.to.catch.your.eye......

that. are. passed. from. one.generation. to. the. next..Typically,.700.to.800.gal-lons.of.the.delicious.stew.are.devoured.in.two-and-a-half.hours.

Car Show9 a.m.-4 p.m.; South-

view Boulevard from 12th Avenue to Ninth Avenue

Cruise.on.over. and. see.over. 130. vehicles. of. all.makes. and. models. on.display..A.vintage.car.and.truck. display. shows. how.far.the.industry.has.come.over.the.last.century..

Petting Zoo11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Cen-

tral Bank, 835 Southview Blvd.

Once. again,. Rainbow.Critters. from. Roberts,.Wisc.,. will. be. on. hand.with. their. menagerie. of.animals,. including. Sally.the. Camel,. chickens,.ducks.and.calves..

On the Road to Fall FunSSP welcomes fall with annual On the Road Again celebration, held Sat., Oct. 2

On The Road/page 2

BOOYA CHAMPS - Team Troje holds bragging rights as the 2009 On the Road Again celebration Booya champion. Team members include (left to right) Brian Boehmer, Greg Boehmer, Courtney Boehmer, Mikki Boehmer, Melissa Boehmer, Brenda Boehmer. D.J. Troje is not pictured.

South St. Paul’s new superintendent to focus on curriculum for a ‘21st century marketplace’Page 3

Entertainment Event GuidePage 6

Digging up the pastPage 12

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On The Road from page 1 Library happenings

For more information on the following South St. Paul library events, call 651-554-3240 or visit www.southstpaul.org/library.

•.Book discussions.–.October’s.title.is.“The.History. of. Love,” by. Nicole. Krauss..This. tale.focuses. on. lost. love. and. loneliness. involving.two.families,.and.a.missing.manuscript.that.ties.it.all.together..Krauss.will.be.appearing.at.The.Fitzgerald.Theater. at. 7.p.m.,.Thurs.,.Oct.. 28..The. Wednesday. group. meets. at. 1. p.m.,. Oct..20,. and. the.Thursday. group. meets. at. 7. p.m.,.Oct.. 14.. Information. packets. are. available. at.the.library’s.front.desk...

•. Computer help. –. Library. staff. will. be.available.in.the.library.meeting.room.2-3.p.m.,..Tues.,.Oct..12.to.answer.basic.questions.about.Word,.Excel,.Internet.Explorer,.e-mail.and.oth-er.basic.computer.questions.

•. Fall Book Sale. –.The. library. is. holding. a.book.sale.Oct..21-23,.featuring.children’s.books.in.hardcover.and.paperback,.flannel.board.sto-ries.and.more..Funds.raised.will.benefit.the.li-brary.

•. Banned Books Week. is. featured. through.Oct..2..Teens.are.encouraged.to.check.out.fre-quently. challenged.books. like. “The.Chocolate.War,”.“Catcher. in.the.Rye,”.“The.Perks.of.Be-ing.a.Wallflower,”.“To.Kill.a.Mockingbird”.and.“Twilight.”

• Teen Read Week.is.held.Oct..17-23,.featur-ing..“Books.with.Beat!”

•. Karaoke is. offered. at. 6:30. p.m.,. Thurs.,.

Oct.. 21. in. the. Teenscape. area.. The. event. in-cludes.snacks.

•.Dakota County Libraries Teen Short Story Contest. –. The. deadline. to. enter. original. sto-ries.1,000.words.or.less.is.Oct..31..This.contest.is. for. teens. ages. 12-18.. For. more. information,.visit. www.dakotacounty.us/library<http://www.dakotacounty.us/library

•.Kids book club.–.Kids.in.grades.4-6.are.in-vited.to.join.the.new.and.improved.Book.Bunch,.held. 4-5. p.m.. the. first. Monday. of. each. month.through.May..Participants.choose.a.book.at.their.level.to.read.and.share..

• After school program.–.A.special.program.is.offered.to.elementary.school.students.3-4.p.m.,.Wed.,. Oct.. 27.. The. event. features. games. and.crafts..Registration.is.required.

• “Stubby the Elephant”.-.Climb.Theatre.will.present. “Stubby. the. Elephant”. at. 10:30. a.m.,.Tues.,.Oct..19..Stubby.is.a.little.elephant.with.a.little.trunk.and.a.lot.of.curiosity..

•. Read to Caesar or Lulu. –. Lulu. and. Caesar,.two.reading. therapy.dogs,.will.visit. the. library. in.October..Caesar.will.be.available.4-5.p.m.,.Oct..14.and.28,.and.Lulu.will.be.available.3-4.p.m.,.Oct..23..Contact.the.library.if.you.are.interested.in.hav-ing.your.child.read.to.one.of.these.loveable.dogs..

•.Storytimes.–.Baby.storytime.for.infants.age.one. and. under. is. offered. at. 6:30. p.m.,. Mon.,.Oct..4.and.25..Toddler.storytime.for.ages.3.and.younger.takes.place.at.10.a.m.,.Tues.,.Oct..5,.12.and.26..Storytime.for.preschoolers. is.offered.at.10:30.a.m.,.Oct..5,.6,.12,.13,.26.and.27.

Explore your interests with faculty and staff including: • StartingabachelorsdegreeatInver• Careertraininginhigh-demandfields• Adultacceleratedprogram

Also:• MeetstudentsandtourtheuniqueInverHillscampus• Greatprizes,refreshmentsandgames!

For more info and directions, visit www.inverhills.edu/openhouse

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Kelly’s Green Minature golfEighth Avenue and Southview Boulevard.Try. your. luck. at. this. portable. 9-hole. mini-golf.

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Live music and food11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Dr. Zenk’s Dental parking lot, 820

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“High.Brows.and.Shades,”.a.’60s.and.’70s.band..Fair-style.food.and.New.Zealand.meat.pies.will.once.

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Your community news and information sourceE ducation

Mary Diedrick HansenStaff Writer

“The. kids. stole. the.show,”. said. Dr.. David.Webb,. South. St.. Paul’s.new.District.6.School.Su-perintendent. about. the.welcome. back,. all-school.gathering. of. staff. for. the.new. school. year.. Webb.had. invited. one. student.representative. from. each.of. the. district’s. schools.to. attend.. After. tenured.staff.were.recognized.and.new. teachers. and. Webb.were. introduced,. Webb,.true. to. his. philosophy.of. focusing. on. students,.asked. each. student. to.name. three. things. they.liked.about.school..

“Staff. from. Kaposia.and.Lincoln,.Community.Education. and. the.Com-munity. Learning. Center,.as.well.as.the.middle.and.high. school. heard. won-derful.things.about.them-

Leading the waySouth St. Paul’s new superintendent to focus on curriculum for a ‘21st century marketplace’

selves,”. said. Webb,. who.officially.took.over.as.su-perintendent. on. Sept.. 1,.succeeding.former.Super-intendent. Patty. Hemi-nover..

Webb. comes. to. South.St.. Paul. from. Fridley.High. School,. where. he.was.principal.for.the.past.seven. years.. Although. he.is. new. to. the. role. of. su-perintendent,. Webb. is.no. newcomer. to. South.St.. Paul’s. school. curricu-lum,. staff. or. facilities..While. studying. for. his.master’s. and. doctorate.in. educational. leader-ship. at. the. University. of.St.. Thomas. he. worked.as. a. long-term. substitute.teacher. in.South.St..Paul.for. a. teacher. on. tempo-rary. leave.. The. position.transitioned. into. dean.of.students..But.when.an.assistant. principal. posi-tion.opened.up.at.Fridley.High. School,. he. applied.

for. and. got. the. job,. and.five. years. later. was. pro-moted.to.principal..

Webb. and. the. rest. of.the.Fridley.school.district.were.right.on.the.heels.of.the.South.St..Paul.school.district. in. initiating. an.International. Baccalaure-ate. (IB). program. for. the.entire.K-12.system..Frid-ley. was. ahead. of. South.St.. Paul. in. its. startup.of. an. IB. middle. school.program,. but. South. St..Paul’s. senior. high. IB. di-ploma.program.had.been.up. and. running. long. be-fore. Fridley’s.. Staff. from.Fridley. and. South. St..Paul.observed.the.IB.cur-riculum. at. each. other’s.schools. and. shared. ideas.on.implementation..Frid-ley.was.the.second.in.the.state. to. activate. a. K-12.IB. curriculum,. right. be-hind.South.St..Paul..

Why.IB?“In. the. 21st. century.

Leading the Way/page 4

marketplace,. students.need. a. global. view,”. said.Webb..“The.aspect.of.be-ing.internationally.mind-ed. is. important.. In. fact,.most.St..Paul.and.Minne-apolis. schools. are. chang-ing.to.an.IB.curriculum.”

Worldwide,. about.3,000. schools. use. the. IB.curriculum,. Webb. said..A. core. group. of. educa-tors. review. and. establish.

standards. in. science,.math. and. teaching.. In.order. to.receive. reautho-rization,. schools. must.send.in.assessments.regu-larly. to. ensure. that. they.are. teaching. to. the. high.standards.required.by.the.program.

“When. people. ask,.‘what. is. IB?,’. I. tell. them.it. is. about. great. teach-ing,”. said. Webb.. “When.

students. graduate,. they.will. get. two. diplomas:.one. from. South. St.. Paul.and.the.other.an.IB.diplo-ma,. which. is. recognized.worldwide.. In. fact,. Cali-fornia,.Texas. and. Florida.waive. the. first. year. of.college. for. students. who.have. graduated. in. an. IB.program.”

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A. love. for. education.seems. to. run. through.Webb’s. veins.. He. comes.from. a. family. of. educa-tors..His.dad.was.a. long-time.professor.at.the.Uni-versity.of.St..Thomas.and.the. University. of. Min-nesota..His.mom.worked.as. a. social. worker. in. the.public.school.system..

“They. were. fantastic.role. models. and. deeply.

valued. education,”. said.Webb..“They.laid.a.won-derful. foundation. and.provided. opportunities.that.few.people.seek.out.”

With. the. family’s.Nor-wegian. background,.Webb. was. sent. to. learn.Norwegian. at. Concordia.Language. Villages. sum-mer. camp. in. northern.Minnesota.. He. said. he.really. enjoyed. the. lan-guage. and. cultural. im-mersion. program. and.

learned.much.from.it..Rather. than. pursue.

Norwegian. in. college,. he.took.up.Spanish..He.had.a.couple.classes.under.his.belt.when.he.applied.and.was. hired. for. a. staff. po-sition. at. the. Concordia.Spanish.Village..

“The. staff. meetings.were. in. Spanish.. It. was.total. immersion,”. said.Webb.. “That. experience.changed.the.course.of.my.college.direction.”.

His. following. college.years. were. spent. alter-nating. between. summer.Spanish. camp. and. col-lege. coursework.. He. was.hired.as.a.Spanish.teacher.in.Stillwater.upon.gradu-ation.. During. summer.break.he.worked.as.Dean.of. the. Concordia. Span-ish. Language. program,.which. meant. he. had. to.hire. 35. staff. members.from. Spanish-speak-ing. countries.. He. even.helped. open. a. school. in.Madrid,.Spain..

“It.(the.Concordia.Lan-guage. program). gave. me.

Leading The Way/from page 3

amazing. leadership. op-portunities. and. opened.my.eyes.to.the.possibility.of. taking.on.a. leadership.role. in. education,”. said.Webb,. who. had. discov-ered. that. he. loved. or-ganization. and. working.with.people. to. formulate.ideas. and. bring. them. to.fruition..

He. will. have. yet. an-other.chance.when,.as.su-perintendent,.he.takes.on.the. financial. challenge.that. is. facing. school. dis-tricts. across. the. state..State. funding. has. re-mained. flat. over. the. last.

several.years,.while. infla-tion. is. rising..Budget.ad-justments. must. be. made.to.maintain. a. small. fund.balance.and.yet.maintain.a. high. quality. of. educa-tion. for. students.. How.to. do. it. is. the. problem.Webb.faces..

Along. with. addressing.the. financial. challenges,.Webb. also. hopes. to. con-tinue. implementing. dif-ferent.aspects.of.the.“rich.IB.program.”..

At. the. opening. work-shop. he. said,. “What. are.your. expectations. for.a. new. superintendent?.You’re. hoping. for. ex-traordinary.results..That’s.my.expectation.of.you.as.well,. and. for. all. of. our.students..I.want.to.create.a. culture. of. actively. en-gaged. students.. We. need.a.staff.that.works.togeth-er. collaboratively. to. de-velop.opportunities.”

Webb. and. his. wife. Ju-lie. have. four. children,.ranging.in.age.from.seven.to. 13.. They. most. enjoy.spending. time. together.engaged. in. outdoor. ac-tivities.. ..

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Your community news and information sourceN ews BriefsDigital Scavenger Hunt

The. South. St.. Paul.Mayor’s.Youth.Task.Force.is. hosting. the. third. an-nual. Digital. Scavenger.Hunt. at. 1. p.m.,. Sun.,.Oct..3,.at.Central.Square..Participants.should.bring.a. digital. camera. or. cam-era. phone. to. take. pic-tures. of. their. team. with.the.clues.that.will.be.pro-vided.. All. locations. are.within. walking. distance.of. Central. Square,. 100..Seventh. Ave.. N.. Prizes.will. be. awarded. to. the.winning. team.. Teams. of.3-10.players.may.register.at. the. Youth. Task. Force.booth. at. the. On. the.Road. Again. celebration,.or.the.day.of.the.event.at.Central.Square. Registra-tion. fee. is.a.canned.food.item. from. each. team.member. or. a. cash. dona-tion. for. Neighbors,. Inc..For. more. information,.contact. Deb. Griffith. at.651-554-3230. or. deb.griffith@southstpaul.org..

Read Across South St. Paul

Volunteers. are. needed.the. first. Friday. of. each.month.to.read.to.elemen-tary.students.in.South.St..Paul.. The. Read. Across.South. St.. Paul. program.begins. Oct.. 1.. This.program. has. reached.over. 60,000. students.For. more. information,.contact. Deb. Griffith. at.651-554-3230. or. deb.griffith@southstpaul.org,.or.visit.www.southstpaul.org..

The Great Halloween Get-together

The. ninth. annual.Great. Halloween. Get-together. will. take. place.5-7. p.m.,. Sun.,. Oct.. 31.along. Marie. Avenue,.from. Seventh. Avenue. to.Fourth. Avenue.. Partici-pants.are.invited.to.trick-or-treat. along. this. route.to. receive. treats. from.area.businesses.and.event.sponsors.. Over. 1,800.youth. and. adults. par-ticipated. last.year. in. this.safe.and.friendly.Hallow-een. activity.. Volunteers.are. needed. to. make. this.year’s. event. a. success..To.volunteer.or.receive.more.information,. contact.

Deb.Griffith.at.651-554-3230. or. deb.griffith@southstpaul.org..

Highground Memorial fundraiser

Vietnam. Veterans. of.America. Chapter. 639. of.South. St.. Paul. is. seeking.cash.and.merchandise.do-nations.for.its.fundraiser,.which.will.be.held.2-5:30.p.m.,. Sat.,. Oct.. 16,. at.Bugg’s. Place,. 925. N..Concord. Exchange.. The.event.will. feature.food,.a.silent. auction,. pull. tabs.and. more.. Proceeds. will.benefit. the. Highground.Memorial,. which. honors.veterans. of. all. wars.. For.more. information,. con-tact. John. Lynch. at. 651-459-1310.or.lynch0319@gmail.com.

Senior Center activities

The.South.St..Paul.Se-nior. Center,. located. at.the.Central.Square.Com-munity. Center,. 100. Sev-enth. Ave.. N.,. is. offering.the. following. activities.for. adults. age. 55. and.over.

• Dancing and social hour. -. Offered. 1-2:30.p.m.. the. last. Tuesday. of.each. month.. This. free.event. includes. dancing,.music.and.refreshments..

• Penny Bingo -.Bring.your.pennies. on. the. first.Monday. of. each. month.to. the. senior. center. for.Penny.Bingo..Play.begins.at.1.p.m.

• Movies matinee -.Afternoon. at. the. Movies.and.Old.Time.Movies.are.shown. at. 1. p.m.. on. the.second. Tuesday. of. each.month.and.third.Tuesday.of. each. month,. respec-tively.. Cost. is. $1.. Re-freshments.provided.

For. more. information.on. other. programs. of-fered. for. seniors,. call. the.senior.center.at.651-306-3693..

Holy Trinity Fall Festival

Holy. Trinity. Church,.749. Sixth. Ave.. S.,. South.St.. Paul,. is. hosting. a. fall.festival.Oct..8-10..Events.include. Bingo. Bonanza.on. Friday,. taco. dinner.and. live. auction. on. Sat-urday,. and. a. family. fun.day. on. Sunday,. which.includes. a. turkey. dinner,.children’s. games,. family.bingo,. a. silent. auction.and. raffle. drawings.. For.more. information,. call.651-455-1302.

Fare for All ExpressFare. For. All. Express.

will. be. held. 4-6. p.m.,.Oct..26.at.Central.Square.Community. Center,. 100.Seventh. Ave.. N.. Fare. for.All. Express. is. a. program.of. the. Emergency. Food-shelf. Network. that. part-ners. with. organizations.around. the. Twin. Cities.metro.area..Fare.For.All.is.open. to. everyone.. There.are. no. income. require-ments. and. participation.does.not. affect. eligibility.

to.receive.assistance.from.a.foodshelf..For.more.in-formation. call. the. com-munity. center. at. 651-306-3690. or. visit. www.southstpaul.org.

SSP Dance Team hosts dance clinic, spaghetti dinner

The. South. St.. Paul.Dance. Team. will. host.a. dance. clinic. Oct.. 9. at.the. South. St. Paul. High.

School.  The. clinic. is. for.girls. in. grades. K–12..Participants. will. receive.a. T-shirt. and. will. per-form. during. half-time. at.the. Oct.. 15. high. school.football.game.at.Ettinger.Field. For.more.informa-tion,.call.651.323-0790..

The. dance. team. will.host. its. seventh. annual.spaghetti. dinner  and.silent. auction. noon-5. p.m.,. Sat.,  Oct.. 16,.

at. the. South. St.. Paul.VFW,. 11. Concord. Ex-change.S. The.silent.auc-tion. will. close. at. 4:30.p.m.. and. dinner. will. be.served.until.5.p.m. Tick-ets. are. available. from.dance team.members.and.at.the.door. For.more.in-formation,. contact. Lisa.Moore. at    651-323-0790.or. SSPDance@hotmail.com.

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Your community news and information sourceS ample St. PaulXcel Energy Center

The Women of Faith Conference is held Oct 22-23. This is a Christian event designed to help women grow in their faith. Tickets are $99. For more

information, visit www.womenoffaith.com/stpaul.

“Disney Live! Mick-ey’s Magic Show”. is.presented. at. 3. and. 6.p.m.,. Sun.,. Oct.. 24..

The.show.features.grand.illusions. and. favorite.Disney.characters..Tick-ets. are. $18-$56.. For.more. information,. visit.disneylive.com.

Roger Waters,. the.

co-founder. and. princi-pal. songwriter. of. Pink.Floyd. will. perform. at.8. p.m.,. Wed.,. Oct.. 27..The. tour. commemo-rates. the. 30th. anniver-sary. of. the. release. of.“The Wall.” Tickets.are.$57-$201..For.more.information,.visit.roger-waters.com.

The. Xcel. Center. is.located. at. 199. W.. Kel-logg.Blvd.,.St..Paul..For.more. information,. visit.www.xcelenergycenter.com.

Children’s Museum“Living in Space”. is.

presented. through. Jan..2,. 2011.. This. interac-tive. exhibit. is. inspired.by. the. International.Space. Station,. the. larg-est. international. aero-space. project. ever,. and.teaches. participants.about. the. everyday. ac-tivities. of. astronauts..Tickets. are. $8.95.. The.museum.is.located.at.10.W..Seventh.St.,.St..Paul..For. more. information,.call.651-225-6000.

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Ordway Center for Performing Arts“Evita”. is. featured. through. Oct.. 31,. at. the.

Ordway.Center. for.Performing.Arts,. 35.Wash-ington. St.,. St.. Paul.. The. show. details. the. life.of.Eva.Perón,.the.First.Lady.of.Argentina,.who.was. a. legend. in.her. time..Born. in. the. country,.she. rose. to. become. the. most. powerful. woman.Latin.America.had.ever.seen.and.served.as.a.po-tent.symbol.of.hope.and.change..Andrew.Lloyd.Webber.and.Tim.Rice’s.opera.is.the.powerhouse.telling.of.her.brief. and. fascinating. life..Tickets.are. $19-$39.. For. more. information,. call. 651-224-4222.or.visit.www.ordway.org.

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Your community news and information sourceS ample St. PaulHistory Center

“Chocolate: The Ex-hibition”. is. presented.Oct.. 2-Jan.. 2,. 2011..From. rainforest. trea-sure. to. luscious. treat.—. immerse. yourself. in.the. story. of. chocolate..Explore. the. plant,. the.products.and.the.culture.of.chocolate.through.the.lenses. of. science,. histo-ry. and. popular. culture..The. exhibit. features. ex-periments. and. hands-on. activities,. as. well. as.Mayan,.Aztec.and.17th-century. European. arti-facts..

“Minnesota’s Great-est Generation: The Depression, The War, The Boom”. -. This. ex-hibit. features. more.than. 6,000. square. feet.of. artifacts,. interactive.displays. and. innovative.multimedia. experiences.that. reveal. the. lives. and.stories. of. the. men. and.women.who.came.of.age.during. the. Depression.and. World. War. II,. and.who. went. on. to. create.the.phenomenal.postwar.boom.. The. exhibition.features. first-person.

narratives. in. recorded.interviews,. images,. film.and.audio..

“MN 150”-. This. ex-hibit. features. 150. peo-ple,. places,. events. and.things. that. sparked. sig-nificant. change. within.Minnesota.and.beyond.

Tickets. are. $10. for.adults,. $8. for. seniors.and. college. students,.and.$5.for.children.ages.6-17.. The. center. offers.free. admission.on.Tues-days,.5-8.p.m..For.more.information,. call. 651-259-3000.or. visit.www.mnhs.org.

History Theatre“Dudley: Rigged for

Laughter”. is. presented.Oct.. 2-24.. The. perfor-mance.is.a.hilarious.look.at. the. life. of. the. legend-ary. comedy. impresario.Dudley. Riggs,. a. fourth-generation. circus. kid.who. grew. up. to. found.the. Brave. New. Work-shop. in.Minneapolis.. It’s.a.madcap. sketch. comedy.show.packed.with. laughs.and. music.. Tickets. are.$28-$32. for. adults. and.$25-$30.for.seniors.

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.Oct..6.. Tickets. are. $20.. The.History. Theater. is. locat-ed.at.30.E..Tenth.St.,.St..Paul.. For. more. informa-tion,.call.651-292-4323.

Science Museum“Geometry Play-

ground” opens Oct.. 15..This. exhibit. will. have.participants. climbing,.building,. drawing. and.playing.to.teach.the.ways.in. which. mathematical.principles. affect. how. we.move,. see. and. fit. things.together. in. the. world.around.us..

“Dead Sea Scrolls: Words That Changed the World.”.This.exhibit,.featured. through. Oct..24,.offers.a.rare.opportu-nity.to.witness.one.of.the.greatest. archaeological.

finds.of.the.20th.century..Complementing. the. ex-hibit. is. “Arabia”,. show-ing. in. the. Omnitheater..This.film.offers.a.look.at.Arabia’s. culture,. history.

and. religion.. Tickets. are.$28. for. adults. and. $22.for. children. ages. 4-12.and. seniors. age. 60. and.older,.or.$34.and.$28.re-spectively.with.admission.

to.the.Omnitheater.The.museum.is.located.

at. 120. W.. Kellogg. Blvd..For. more. information,.visit. www.smm.org,. or.call.651-221-9444.

New Senior Housing in South St. Paul

Opening Fall 2011

Apply now for Thompson Heights, an independent living senior (age 55+) housing development that will be located on Thompson Avenue between 13th and 15th Avenue North in South St. Paul. The building will be completely smoke-free and will feature: • Mix of one- and two-bedroom units • Underground Heated Parking Garage • Secured Entrances • Exercise Room • Laundry Facilities • Community Room with Kitchen • Exercise & Club Rooms • Elevator • Secured Entrances • Screened PorchThere will be 60 units, of which 54 will have affordable fixed rents, and six two-bedroom units will have market rate rents.Affordable Fixed-Rent Units: • Income Limits: One person: $45,100; Two people: $51,550 • Rent: 1 bedroom = $550; 2 bedroom = $673Market Rate Units: • No income limits • Rent: $895 (includes one underground parking space)Note: These are 2010 income limits and rents and they are subject to change.

To request an application, call 651-675-4440. All applications received by November 1 will be put in a random lottery drawing

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Petting Zoo11 am to 4 pm

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Your community news and information sourceR iver Connections

A stroll along the riverSam Morgan trail reopens with marked improvements

Tim SpitzackEditor

Some. things. happen.quickly,. while. some.

things. take. a. little. lon-ger. to. develop.. A. maple.tree. in. my. front. yard. il-lustrates. this. point. viv-idly.. The. tree. is. bushy.and. green. all. summer.long,. but. in. the. fall. as.the. days. get. shorter. and.temperatures. get. small-er,. its. leaves. slowly. fade.from. a. verdant. green. to.a. yellowish. gold,. and.then. finally. into. a. bril-liant. orange..The. change.is. unrecognizable. day. by.day,.but.it’s.unmistakable.once.it.takes.place,.and.it.is.beautiful.to.behold.

A. similar. transforma-tion.has.occurred.with.the.Sam.Morgan.Trail,.which.runs. along. the. Missis-sippi.River. in.downtown.St.. Paul.. Anyone. wish-ing. to. enjoy. the. beauty.of. the. river. valley. along.Downtown. St.. Paul’s.

stretch. of. riverfront. 30.years. ago,. either. on. foot.or.bike,.had. a. vastly.dif-ferent. experience. than.what. is. available. today..What. was. then. a. patch-work. of. access. points. to.the. riverfront. has. slowly.evolved. into. the. Sam.Morgan. Trail,. which. re-cently. celebrated. its. lat-est. improvements. of. a.wider.path.for.hikers.and.cyclists,. a. new. lighting.system. and. more. land-scaping.. The. improve-ments. were. made. along.a. 1.9-mile. section. of. the.trail. on. its. western. bor-der,.near.Highway.5..The.trail. extends. to. the. east.to.Highway.61.and.offers.10.4.miles.of.recreational.opportunities..

Funding. for. the. $1.6.million. project. includ-ed. $859,000. in. Federal.Transportation. Enhance-ment. and. $450,000. in.American. Recovery. and.Reinvestment. Act. stimu-lus. funds,. and. $300,000.

from. the. Metropolitan.Council.. According. to.Don. Varney,. landscape.architect. for. St.. Paul.Parks. and. Recreation,.his. department. also. re-ceived. a. $130,000. grant.from.the.National.Scenic.Byways. Commission. to.install. four. interpretive.kiosks. and. 13. or. 14. in-formational. panels. along.the. trail.. Work. on. that.project.is.expected.to.be-gin.next.spring.

The.trail.is.easily.acces-sible.from.Shepard.Road..There.is.a.parking.lot.on.the. eastern. portion. on.Warner. Road,. just. east.of.Sibley.Street. in.down-town. St.. Paul,. and. one.on. the. western. portion.by. the.Xcel.Energy.High.Bridge.plant,.near.Shepa-rd. Road. and. Randolph.Street. 

Who was Sam Morgan?

The. trail. is. named. af-ter.Samuel.H..Morgan,.a.

strong.supporter.of.parks.and. trails. in. Minnesota..He. is. best. remembered.for. his. efforts. in. help-ing. create. Afton. State.Park,. Fort. Snelling. State.Park,. Lilydale. Park,. and.the.Minnesota.Parks. and.Trails.Council,.which.re-sulted. in. the. creation. of.numerous. trails. through-out. the. state.. According.to. the. Minnesota. His-torical. Society,. Morgan.

was. born. in. Duluth. on.Feb..21,.1911..He.gradu-ated. from. Harvard. Law.in. 1936. and. became. a.partner.at.the.firm.Briggs.and. Morgan,. concentrat-ing. on. conservation. law..Morgan. served. as. chair-man. of. the. Minnesota.Council. of. State. Parks,.1966-1970,. and. in. 1967.helped.organize.the.Min-nesota.Parks.Foundation..Morgan.was.one.of.seven.

founders. of. the. founda-tion,.a.fundraising.arm.of.the.Minnesota.Council.of.State.Parks..The.two.orga-nizations.merged.in.1987.to. form. the. Minnesota.Parks.and.Trails.Council..In. 2000. the. Minnesota.Parks. and. Trails. Coun-cil. became. the. Parks. and.Trails.Council.of.Minne-sota.. Morgan. died. in. St..Paul.on.Oct..17,.2000.

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Your community news and information sourceA rts & Culture

Fill the Backpack campaign was a huge success

In.August,.members.of. the.South.St..Paul.Mayor’s.Youth.Task.Force.spent.Tuesday.afternoons.collect-

ing,. sorting,. filling. and. delivering. backpacks. to. the.elementary.and.secondary.schools.in.South.St..Paul..

This. was. the. tenth. anniversary. of. the. campaign,.and.in.those.10.years.over.1,500.backpacks.have.been.filled.and.distributed.to.South.St..Paul.students..This.year. alone,. we. filled. and. distributed. over. 200. back-

packs..The.task.force.took.over.this.program.from.the.South.St..Paul.Community.of.Promise.Task.Force.two.years.ago.

The.program.begins.on.the.Night.to.Unite.(Nation-al.Night.Out).each.year..Many.neighborhoods.collect.school. supplies.during. their.Night. to.Unite. celebra-tion..In.addition,.churches,.local.organizations,.fami-lies. and. individuals. donate. to. the. campaign. as. well..In. the. spring,.Mizpah.Lodge.#191.hosts. a. taco. feed.at.the.Croatian.Hall.to.provide.funding.for.the.back-packs. and. some. supplies..Task. force. members. assist.lodge.members.by.waiting.the.tables.during.the.taco.feed.. In.addition,. the.Sportsman’s.Guide.hosts.a.Fill.the.Backpack.Campaign.at.its.corporate.headquarters.in. South. St.. Paul,. where. they. received. enough. sup-plies.to.fill.over.50.backpacks..

Does. it. make. a. difference. to. the. students. who. re-ceive. the. backpacks?.We. asked. some. school. officials.and.received.the.following.responses:

“The.backpacks.and.the.supplies.that.Lincoln.Cen-ter. receives.are.absolutely. invaluable. to.our. families..One.day. late. in. the. summer,. a. family. came. into. the.office. and. a. mom,. with. tears. in. her. eyes,. said. they.needed. some. extra. help. with. school. supplies.. Her.young.daughter.was.with.her..She.picked.out.a.pink.and. purple. backpack. filled. with. all. she. would. need.to.start.the.year..The.girl.looked.at.me.and.squealed,.‘This. is.perfect!  . I. love. it!’.Mom.smiled. through.the.tears. and. said. thank. you.. The. simple. things. we. do.to. touch. lives. can.mean. the.world.. I. continue. to.be.so.impressed.with.the.members.of.the.community.of.South.St..Paul.and.all.the.support.we.feel.for.our.stu-dents..With.tears.in.my.eyes,.I.say.thank.you.as.well.”

Connie GarlingPrincipal, Lincoln Center IB PYP World School

“The.parents. are. very. appreciative.of. the. supplies..The.kids.have.a.huge.smile.on.their.face,. just. loving.a.new.bag.for.their.supplies..Everyone.leaves.happy.”

Cathy Principal secretary, Lincoln Center IB PYP World

School

“I.can.personally.share.stories.of.families.who.have.applied. for. help. with. school. supplies.. The. joy. and.excitement.the.kids.have.is.truly.invaluable..They.are.so.excited.that.someone.cared.enough.to.think.about.them..It. is.a.pleasure. for.me.to.help.distribute. these.supplies. to. families. in.need..The.program.allows. for.the. children. and. the. family. to. maintain. their. pride.

and. dignity. and. receive. the. supplies. from. a. familiar.face.”.

KellySchool Secretary, Kaposia Education Center

“As. students. get. older,. one. of. the. most. important.things. for. them  is. to.belong.and. fit. in..The. ‘Fill. the.Backpack.Campaign’.makes.it.possible.for.all.students.to. blend. in. as. Packers.. Not. one. of. our. students. will.be.made.to.look.or.feel.different.because.they.do.not.have. the. money. to. buy. notebooks,. pens,. backpacks,.etc. Thanks. to. the. ‘Fill. the.Backpack.Campaign,’  all.of. our. students. are. able. to. start. the.new. school. year.on.a.positive.note.”

Butch Moening Principal, Secondary School

We.also. asked. the.Youth.Task.Force.members.how.they. felt. filling. the. backpacks.. Here. a. just. few. re-sponses.that.sum.up.their.feelings:.

“The. ‘Fill. the. Backpack’. campaign. strikes. a. chord.in. all. the. people.working. on. it,. especially. the.Youth.Task.Force..The.process.of.filling.and.distributing.the.backpacks.gives.them.a.sense.of.helping.others.and.a.sense.of.belonging.”..

Beth A Baumann South St. Paul Mayor

“‘Fill. the. Backpack’. seems. like. such. a. simple. task.that.can.change.so.many.lives..What.a.great.feeling!”

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“It.felt.good.filling.the.backpacks.because.I.knew.I.was.helping.someone.”.

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“I. felt.good. filling. the.backpacks.because. I.knew.I.was.helping.people.in.need.”.

Melissa, 7th grade.“It.was.fun,.and.at.the.same.time.I.knew.I.was.help-

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Your community news and information sourceA rts & Culture

Jennifer L. Gale, president

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The summer of 2010 is one most of us at Neighbors will never forget!

This. spring. we. began. working. with. School. Dis-tricts. 6. and. 197. to. organize. volunteers. to. serve.

meals.to.children.as.they.attended.summer.school..We.started.this.program.in.2009,.when.we.served.break-fast. to. elementary. age. children. at. Kaposia. Learning.Center.in.South.St..Paul.and.Mendota.Elementary.in.Mendota. Heights.. During. the. summer. of. 2009. vol-unteers.served.over.8,000.breakfasts.to.these.children..

The.program.was.so.successful.that.both.school.dis-tricts.asked.us.to.expand.the.effort.in.2010..This.year.we. served. both. breakfast. and. lunch,. and. added. one.more.school.to.the.mix..In.all,.259.volunteers.served.

22,975.meals.to.children.attending.elementary,.mid-dle.school.and.high.school.summer.programs.

As. if. that.wasn’t. enough,. in. June.we.were.notified.of.the.availability.of.a.special.grant.to.fund.programs.that.provide.children.with.nutritious.food.during.the.summer. months.. Beginning. July. 1,. we. began. pro-viding. Summer. Kids’. Packs. to. families. in. our. area..The.first.day.we.served.about.20.kids..By.the.end.of.the.seventh.week.of. the.program.we.had.served.over.2,200.kids..As.I.write.this,.the.program.is.still.in.full.swing. and. is. scheduled. to. run.until. the. end.of. Sep-tember,.if.the.funding.holds.out..I.don’t.have.an.idea.of.how.many.meals.we.will.end.up.having.provided.to.children. through. this.program.but. I.know. it.will.be.a.big.number..

The. snack.packs.were. filled.with.a.wide.variety.of.kid-friendly,. nutritious. foods,. including. cereal,. gra-nola. bars,. energy. bars,. cans. of. fruit. and. soup,. pas-ta,. fresh. fruit,. fruit. juice.and.milk..The.mix.of. food.changed. on. a. regular. basis,. depending. on. what. was.available..Two.or.three.times.each.week.several.volun-teers.set.up.a.production.line.in.our.conference.room.and. filled.bag.after.bag.with.all.of. the. items.we.had.been.able.to.acquire.for.the.program..Then.they.were.stacked.in.a.“holding.pen”.to.be.used.as.families.came.in..There.were.days.I.would.look.at.this.massive.pile.of.bags.and.think.there.was.no.way.we.would.get.rid.

of.all. that.food..Then,.two.days. later,.the.pile.would.be.gone.and.would.need.replenishing.

I’ve. learned. over. the. years. not. to. be. surprised. at.much,.but.I.must.admit.I.am.surprised.at.the.number.of.families.in.our.community.who.struggle.with.hav-ing. enough. food. for. their. children.. It’s. bad. enough.that.we.have.hunger.in.our.communities,.but.to.have.hungry.children.is.intolerable..State-wide.statistics.in-dicate.that.about.50.percent.of.the.people.who.receive.food.from.food.shelves.are.children..That’s.pretty.con-sistent.with.what.we.see.on.a.day-by-day.basis.at.the.Neighbors.food.shelf..

We.at.Neighbors.are.committed.to.helping.families.with.children.who.live.in.the.area.we.serve.assure.that.their.kids.have.their.nutritional.needs.met.on.a.daily.basis..It.may.get.a.bit.hectic.at.times,.but.the.results.are.more.than.worth.the.effort.

We. are. deeply. grateful. to. all. of. those. people. who.volunteered.in.our.summer.school.meal.program,.and.to.the.Nash.Finch.Foundation,.The.Vikings.Children’s.Fund. and. Hunger. Solutions. for. funding. these. pro-grams..We.hope.we’ll.be.able.to.make.both.programs.available.again.in.2011,.and.even.expand.on.them..If.you’d.like.to.be.part.of.these.programs,.contact.our.di-rector.of. volunteer.programs.at.651-455-1508..He’ll.be.glad.to.talk.with.you.about.the.possibilities.

Oktoberfest community-wide celebration is set for Oct. 8

Mark. your. calendars. for. Fri.,. Oct.. 8. and. brush.up. on. your. German. traditions. as. the. River. Heights.Chamber. of. Commerce. brings. you. Oktoberfest,. a.community-wide. celebration,. held. 6:30-11:30. p.m..at. the. Commemorative. Air. Force. Minnesota. Wing.Hanger,.310.Airport.Road,.South.St..Paul..

Originally.held.on.Oct..12,.1810.to.celebrate.Prince.Ludwig. of. Bavaria’s. marriage. to. Princess. Therese. of.Saxony-Hildburghausen,. Oktoberfest. festivities. are.nearly.200.years.old.and.are.some.of.the.world’s.larg-est. annual. festivals,. but. you. don’t. need. to. travel. to.Munich,. Germany,. to. enjoy. the. spirited. revelry.. It.will. be. right. here. in. South. St.. Paul.. Join. us. for. thi.time-honored.fall.tradition,.and.remember,.Oktober-fest.isn’t.just.for.Germans.anymore.

This. annual. fundraising. event. benefits. the. local.business.community.by.promoting.a.strong.local.econ-omy..In.addition.to.working.with.existing.businesses,.we.are.helping.create.a.development.philosophy.that.will.ensure.the.future.success.of.the.communities.we.represent.. A. skilled. workforce,. lower. business. taxes,.affordable.healthcare,. sustainable.energy. sources.and.transportation.infrastructure.are.just.a.few.of.the.ini-tiatives. the. Chamber. works. on. to. ensure. the. River.Heights.area.is.a.great.place.to.live,.work.and.play..

Tickets. are. only. $25. per. person. and. include. din-ner,. live.music. from.the.Squires.Polka.Band,. and.an.evening. filled. with. lots. of. silent. auction. items,. tra-ditional.German.games,. commemorative. steins,.beer.and. fun. prizes.. Participants. must. be. 21. years. old. or.older. to. be. admitted. to. the. event.. Hammerschlagen.will.be.in.full.swing,.as.well.as.beer.pong.and.a.bean.bag. tournament.. If. you’d. like. to. register. a. team. for.

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Don’t.miss.this.fun.opportunity.to.support.your.lo-cal.Chamber.of.Commerce.and.business.community..To.reserve.your.tickets,.visit.www.riverheights.com.or.

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Your community news and information sourceB ack In Time

Lois GlewweContributor

It’s. been. over. six. years.now. that. I’ve. had. the.

privilege. of. contributing.a. monthly. column. about.the. history. of. South. St..Paul. for. publication. in.the. South. St.. Paul. Voice.newspaper.. Every. time.I. sit. down. to. consider. a.topic. or. research. some.details. about. a. story,. I’m.reminded. of. how. fortu-

Digging up the pastnate. our. community. is.to. be. home. to. the. Da-kota. County. Historical.Society. Research. Library.and.Museum..Located.at.130.Third.Ave..N.,.across.from. City. Hall. and. next.to.South.St..Paul.Library,.the.museum.is.a. treasure.house.of.artifacts.and.in-formation.

Founded. in. 1939. by.South. St.. Paul. High.School.teacher.Fred.Law-she,. the. Dakota. County.

Historical. Society. began.as.a.small.group.of.inter-ested. citizens. and. teach-ers. who. shared. a. love. of.local. history.. Lawshe,.who.had.come.to.town.in.1918. from. Bruce,. South.Dakota,. had. always. been.interested. in. collecting.artifacts.and.was.especial-ly. intrigued. by. archaeo-logical.digs.and.the.relics.they. produced.. Although.he. taught. industrial. arts.at. the. high. school,. his.extracurricular. activities.revolved.around.discover-ing.all.he.could.about.the.Kaposia.Indians.and.their.South.St..Paul.village.site.

along.Concord.Street..Today,. Lawshe’s. meth-

ods. of. digging. and. cata-loging. Native. American.artifacts. would. be. unac-ceptable. in. terms. of. the.Native. American. Graves.Protection. and. Repa-triation. Act. of. 1990..That. law. provides. spe-cific. methods. of. collec-tion. and. requires. the. re-turn. of. most. artifacts. to.the. tribal. organizations.most. closely. aligned. to.the. original. creators. of.the. artifact. in. question..In. the. 1930s,. however,.when. Lawshe. began. his.digs. at. the. Kaposia. vil-lage. site. in. South. St..Paul,.he.was.ahead.of.his.time. in. recognizing. and.documenting.the.age,.use.and.history.of. found.ob-jects..

His.collections,.as.well.as. objects,. photographs.and. publications. from.all. over. Dakota. County,.were. not. on. exhibit. un-til. the. Society. obtained.its. first. public. space. in.1954,.then.located.in.the.West. Wing. of. the. South.St.. Paul. High. School..The. location. of. the. ex-hibits. at. the. high. school.led. to. increased. inter-est. on. the. part. of. many.students. who. became.involved. with. a. student.group.called.The.Scribes,.organized. by. teacher.Kathryn. McAuliff.. The.students. researched. and.wrote.stories.about.South.St.. Paul. and. county. his-tory,. with. the. assistance.of.McAuliff.and.Lawshe.

Three. years. later,. the.museum’s.collections.had.grown. significantly,. and.a.larger.exhibit.space.was.needed..The.city.of.South.St..Paul.was.persuaded.to.

open.an.exhibition. space.in. the. basement. of. the.Municipal. Building. on.Third. Avenue. North,.across. from. the. current.museum. location.. The.new. space. opened. to. the.public.on.April.16,.1957,.

and. Fred. Lawshe. retired.from.teaching.the.follow-ing. year. to. assume. full-time.responsibility.as.the.director. and. curator. of.the.Society..

For. the. next. 20. years,.the. museum. continued.to. expand. its. space. at.City. Hall,. and. hundreds.of. school. children. and.visitors. toured. the. cre-ative. exhibits. each. year..Lawshe. never. stopped.working. to. obtain. a. per-manent.space.for.the.So-ciety’s. collections,. pre-vailing. upon. the. Dakota.County. Commissioners.to.recognize.the.need.for.a. true. county. facility. to.house. the. ever. expand-ing.holdings..At.the.time.of. his. death,. on. his. 87th.birthday,.Nov..22,.1971,.Lawshe’s. long-time. col-league,. Al. Smeby,. took.over. as. Curator,. and.Frances. Miller. was. ap-pointed.as.his.assistant.

As. the. United. States.prepared. to. commemo-rate. its. 200th. birthday. in.1976,. extensive. efforts.were.made.by.the.Society.to. attract. new. members.across. the. county. and. to.

encourage. the. County.Commissioners.to.make.a.new.museum.part.of.their.own. Bicentennial. project.list..Their.work.led.to.the.signing. of. a. contract. for.construction. of. the. cur-rent.museum.in.South.St..

Paul.in.May.1977.The.museum.was.dedi-

cated. on. April. 13,. 1978,.and. has. developed. into.one. of. the. most. innova-tive. county. museums. in.the. country.. The. mural.on. the. south. side. of. the.great. hall. was. created. by.artists. John. Acosta. and.Carlos.Menchaca.in.1982.and.was.subsequently.en-hanced. by. the. floor. mu-ral,. which. continues. to.delight. visiting. classes.from. schools. around. the.county.. In. more. recent.years,. the. Society. has.grown. in. terms. of. out-reach,. financial. stabil-ity.and.visibility. through.its. management. of. the.LeDuc.Historic.Estate. in.Hastings..

Thanks. to. the. dedica-tion.of.local.shop.teacher.and.self-educated.histori-an.and.archaeologist.Fred.Lawshe,. South. St.. Paul.is. home. to. an. outstand-ing. collection. of. fam-ily. information,. census.records,. newspaper. ar-chives,. photographs. and.artifacts. that. continue. to.inspire. a. new. generation.of.history.lovers..

Fred Lawshe, center in the black hat, was often consulted when con-struction crews or gravel mining operations uncovered a relic or skel-etal remains that were thought to be connected to either the original aboriginal inhabitants of South St. Paul or the Mdewankanton Dakota, who lived at Kaposia village from the 1830s until 1854. Lawshe’s per-sonal collection of artifacts was exhibited through his work as founder of the Dakota County Historical Society in 1939.

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When Lawshe began his digs at the Kaposia village site in South St. Paul, he was ahead of his time in recognizing and documenting the age, use and history of found objects.