SSP Aug 2010

August 2010

Volume 7

Number 8

IN THIS ISSUE...• Sample St. Paul............................ Page 6• River Connections........................ Page 8• Business....................................... Page 9• Back in Time.............................. Page 12

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Changes in ISD 6 start top downSuperintendent Heminover resigns; search begins for successor

Mary Diedrick HansenStaff Writer

“I. was. told. once. that.when.you.hire.great.peo-ple,. many. opportunities.will. be. offered. to. them,”.said. John. Vujovich,.school. board. president.of. South. St.. Paul. Inde-pendent. School. District.(ISD).6..Regretfully,.he.is.watching. as. those. words.come.true.

Superintendent. and.“business. wiz,”. Patty.Heminover. is. leaving.her. post. for. a. job. with.Springsted. Public. Sector.Advisors,. a. financial. and.bonding. company. that.works. with. educational.institutions..Her. last.day.is.August.1.

“It’s.an.exciting.oppor-tunity.for.Patty,”.said.Vu-jovich,. “but. we’re. sad. to.see.her.go.”.

The. board’s. top. prior-ity. is. to. find. a. replace-ment. for. Heminover.. It.has. hired. BKB. Associ-ates. of. Mankato,. Minn.,.to. locate. candidates. and.move. the. selection. pro-cess. along.. Community.members. were. asked. to.join. the. school. board. in.drawing. up. a. list. of. at-tributes. they. felt. were.needed.in.a.new.superin-tendent.. Vujovich. hopes.to. have. a. finalist. by. the.end.of.August,.but.if.that.

timetable. is. not. met,. an.interim. superintendent.will. be. selected. from. a.pool. of. available. retired.superintendents.

“It.was.a.very.tough.de-cision,”. said. Heminover.about. her. decision. to.leave.. Her. husband. and.three-year-old. “miracle”.baby.daughter,.born.after.20. years. of. marriage,. are.her. reasons.. She. wants.to. spend.more. time.with.them..

Heminover. has. been.with. the. district. for. ten.years..Starting.as.business.director,. she. moved. into.the. human. resources/as-sistant. superintendent.position,. then. spent. the.past. three.years.as. super-intendent..Before.moving.to.South.St..Paul,.she.was.superintendent. of. the.Cleveland. Public. School.

District. near. Mankato.for.11.years.

Looking. back,. Hemi-nover. said. she. has. seen.tremendous. changes. in.education,. “some. posi-tive.and.some.not.so.pos-itive.”.

“I. don’t. agree. with. ev-erything. on. No. Child.Left. Behind. (NCLB),”.she. said. of. the. federally.mandated. program. that.holds. school. districts. ac-countable. for. learning.proficiency. in. 54. sub-sets. of. students.. “But.one. thing. that. is. good.is. that.we. are. being.held.accountable.. In. the. past,.schools. were. tested. once.a. year. and.one. score.was.reported.for.the.entire.student.body..Now.

demographic. breakouts.are. required,. which. re-ally. exposes. the. reality.of.different.ethnicity.and.socio-economic.classes.of.students. and. how. differ-ent. factors. like. poverty.and.special.education.can.affect. academic. perfor-mance.”..

This. information.has. spurred. school. dis-tricts. to. monitor. their.students’. performance.throughout.the.year..The.Measures. of. Academic.Progress. (MAP). tests. are.considered. extremely.

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valuable. by. instructors..Given. three. times.a.year,.the. tests. provide. results.that. guide. teachers. in.determining. which. stu-dents. need. extra. services.to. bring. their. levels. up,.or. for. those. students.who. are. high. achievers,.more. academic. challenge.through. rigorous. course-work.

“We. need. immediate.change. if. they.are. falling.behind,”.said.Heminover..“Assessment. of. students.provides.immediate.feed-back. so. instructors. can.adjust. the. curriculum. or.move.ahead..It’s.very.crit-ical..We.never.had.this.in.place.before.”.

Positive test results

Because.of.the.district’s.detailed.testing,.the.num-ber. of. NCLB. subgroups.not. meeting. proficiency.has. dropped. from. 23.subgroups. in. 2008,. to.six. in. 2010.. Increases.have. been. seen. in. every.

sub-group,. except. spe-cial. education.. The. per-cent. of. students. who. are.proficient. in. math. and.reading.is.higher.than.the.state. average.. Students.are.learning.under.the.In-ternational. Baccalaureate.(IB).curriculum.

Heminover. assisted. in.implementing. IB. into.all. grades. and. schools.in. the. district,. the. first.school. in. the. state. to. do.so..The. IB. diploma. pro-gram.had.been.offered.to.grades. 11. and. 12. since.1986.. Students. were.able. to. take. college. level.courses. while. in. high.school,. enabling. them. to.get. college. credits. or. at.least. leap. frog. over. first.level. college. courses. and.into. advanced. courses..The. IB. program. distin-guished. the.district. from.all. others.. Because. of. its.success,. the. school.board.implemented. IB. as. a.school-wide.curriculum..

Regarding.school.selec-tion,.“It’s.a.very.competi-tive. business,”. said. Jane.Stassen,. ISD. 6. director.of. curriculum. and. in-

struction.. “Parents. shop.around.. The. school. dis-trict. wants. to. attract.more. students. to. their.district.because.they.gain.valuable. state. funding.when.that.happens..

“Sometimes. it. is. as-sumed.that.the.IB.curric-ulum.is.just.for.the.highly.intelligent. student,”. she.added..“We.want.to.make.it. clear. that. IB. is. for. all.students.. It’s. instruction.with. horizontal. connec-tions. across. the. differ-ent.branches.of. learning..NCLB. makes. us. increas-ingly. oriented. toward.non-proficient. students,.but.we.are.responsible.for.the. academic. growth. of.high. achieving. students.as.well.”

The. State. Minnesota.Comprehensive. Assess-ment.(MCA).II.tests,.giv-en. annually,. are. widely.used.as.a.measure.of.stu-dent. achievement.. It. is.important. to. note,. how-ever,.that.the.tests.are.de-signed. to. be. increasingly.difficult. each. year.. The.2010. MCA. II. results. for.District.6.in.mathematics.

show. that. nearly. all. stu-dents. are. making. prog-ress,. with. only. grade. 7.showing. a. slight. decline..In. reading,.declines.were.seen. in. grade. 3,. 5. and.7,. and. a. slight. decline.in. grade. 8.. A. significant.jump. in. proficiency. oc-curred. in. grade. 6,. from.60. percent. in. 2006. to.76.7.percent.in.2010...

“Kids. under-perform-ing. need. to. be. accelerat-ed.faster.in.order.to.close.the. achievement. gap,”.said.Stassen...............

“The. district. started.an. intervention. program.which.helps. students.not.qualified. for. special. edu-cation.and.not.up.to.lev-els.in.math.and.reading.to.get.a.double.dose.of.these.subjects. throughout. the.year,”.added.Heminover..

Kaposia. was. the. cen-tral. location. for. summer.school. this. year.. Trans-portation. and. breakfast.were.provided. for. special.education. students,.Eng-lish. Language. Learner.students,.and.middle.and.

high. school. students. re-doing. coursework.. For.the. first. time,. lunch. was.also.provided.

“I’m. very. proud,. but.we’re. not. there. yet. in.trying. to. get. systems. in.place. to. communicate.better.with.parents,”.said.Heminover..

One. new. program.that’s. been. effective. in.communicating.with.par-ents. about. emergencies,.attendance. and. commu-nity. outreach. messages.is. “TeleParent.”. Another.

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ISD 6from page 1 MCA II Math

2006 2010Grade 3 80.8% 81.6% Grade 4 58.3% 72.4%Grade 5 55.9% 62.6%Grade 6 51.6% 68.4%Grade 7 61.5% 59.7%Grade 8 57.2% 60.3%Grade 11 23.5% 39.3% (secondary school only)

MCA II Reading 2006 2010Grade 3 81.8% 72.6%Grade 4 66.3% 68.3%Grade 5 72.2% 70.2%Grade 6 60.1% 76.7%Grade 7 57.7% 52.2%Grade 8 63.5% 63.3%Grade 10 64.2% 70.6% (secondary school only)

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is. “School. View,”. which.allows.parents.to.monitor.online. their. child’s. tran-scripts,.class.assignments,.grades,. discipline. inci-dents. and. health. infor-mation.. Parents. can. pay.for. food. service. online.and. check. out. what’s. for.lunch.. It’s. confidential,.so.emails.can.go.back.and.forth. between. parents.and.teachers.as.well.

“We. never. had. this.before.. It. was. one. of. my.goals. to. help. parents. be-come. more. involved. in.their. child’s. education,”.said. Heminover.. “All. are.so.busy,.and.they.need.to.be.connected.to.the.chil-dren.. Parental. involve-ment.is.important.”.

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tion.for.the.20.or.so.years.she. has. been. in. school.administration. is. . finan-cial. funding. for. school.districts.

“It’s. not. working,. and.it.needs. to.be.reformed,”.she. said.. “It’s.difficult. to.plan. from. year. to. year.when. the. district. has. no.idea.of.funding.”.

When. Heminover. ar-rived. in. the. district. ten.years.ago,. there.was.only.$43,000. in. the. bank..Now. there. is. $4.million..With. Heminover’s. fiscal-ly. responsible. approach,.she.recently.led.the.board.to. . refinance. a. 4.5. per-cent.building.bond.of.$4.million. at. 2.53. percent,.which. will. save. taxpay-

ers.$446,000..The.reason.this. could. be. done. was.because. Standard. and.Poor’s. upgraded. the. dis-trict’s.credit.rating.

In.2010,.South.St..Paul.received. the. School. Fi-nance. Award. from. the.State. of. Minnesota. De-partment.of.Education...

ISD. 6. approved. a.$39.8.million.budget. for.the. coming. school. year..It. included. $600,000. in.cuts. that. were. necessary.because. the. state. didn’t.

give. its. regular. increases.to.cover.inflation.and.the.rising. cost. of. employee.benefits..

“With. 78. percent. of.the.budget.going.to.staff-ing,. when. a. position.becomes. available,. we.evaluate.to.see.if.it.can.be.

tweaked. to. save. dollars..Can. a. 12-month. em-ployee. be. reduced. to. 11.months. and. still. get. the.job. done?”. she. asked,. as.an.example.

From. closing. the. pool.at. Central. Square. for.four. months,. to. cutting.staff. and. programs,. the.district. has. managed. to.balance. its. budget.. Staff.cuts. included. one. prin-cipal. and. two. teachers.at. the. high. school,. two.teachers. and. one. lunch-room. supervisor. at. Ka-posia. Education. Center,.and. one. teacher. at. Lin-coln.Center..

Collaborations. with.nearby. school. districts.are. also. saving. money..ISD. 197. and. South. St..Paul.are.sharing.a.human.resources. director.. South.

St..Paul.is.sharing.a.food.service. director. with. In-ver. Grove. Heights,. and.the. three. districts. are.sharing.a.community.ed-ucation.director..

“It. works. when. you.have. the. same.systems. in.place,”. explained. Hemi-nover..

Online. learning. is. be-ing. investigated. as. a.way.to. accommodate. stu-dents’. schedules. and. of-fer. a. variety. of. courses..Heminover.envisions.11th.and.12th. graders.working.online. and. sharing. lab.time..

“In.the.education.busi-ness. it’s. always. tough,”.said. Vujovich.. “Tools.change,. philosophy.changes,. but. education.is. still. an. exciting. busi-ness.”

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For more information on the following library events, call 651-554-3240 or visit www.southst-paul.org/library.

• Author reading.-.Lo-cal. author. Tim. Spitzack.will. appear. at. the. South.St.. Paul. Public. Library.at. 7. p.m.,. Thurs.,. Aug..12. to. read. from. his. new.book. “The. Messenger.”..The. novel. focuses. on.John. Jenkins,. a. young.journalist. who. is. given.the. dull. assignment. of.writing. the. obituary. of.a. farmer.. However,. the.

remarkable. untold. story.Jenkins.uncovers.through.his. investigation,. hap-penstance. encounters.with. people. who. knew.the. farmer,. and. covert.visits. to. his. farm,. chal-lenge. everything. the. re-porter. holds. dear.. The.novel. offers. a. poignant.glimpse. of. the. heart.wounds. of. WWII. vets.on.both.sides.of.the.line..Copies. of. “The. Messen-ger”. will. be. available. for.sale,.with.proceeds.going.toward.the.Mayor’s.Youth.Task. Force,. which. is. co-sponsoring.the.event.

• Book discussions -.“Crow. Lake”. by. Canadi-an. author. Mary. Lawson.is. the. title. for. August..In. this. tale,. four. siblings.desperately.try.to.stay.to-gether. after. both. parents.are. killed. in. a. car. crash.in.northern.Ontario..The.book. explores. the. joys.and. trials. of. family. life,.especially. sibling. rivalry..The. Wednesday. group.will.meet.at.1.p.m.,.Aug..18;. the. Thursday. group.at. 7. p.m.,. Aug.. 19.. Dis-cussions. are. held. in. the.library’s. meeting. room..Author. information.

packets. are. available. at.the.library’s.front.desk.or.at. www.southstpaul.org/library.

• Drop-in computer help.-.Staff.will.be.avail-able. in. the. library. meet-ing. room. between. 1. and.3. p.m.,. Tues.,. Aug.. 24,.to.answer.basic.questions.about. common. software.programs,. the. worldwide.web,.e-mail.and.more.

• Teen Book Club. -.“Ender’s. Game”. by. Or-son. Scott. Card. will. be.discussed. at. 4. p.m.,. Fri..Aug..13..This. club. is. for.teens. ages. 12-18.. Re-

freshments. will. be. pro-vided.. A. party. for. this.club. will. take. place. at.7:30.p.m.,.Fri.,.Aug..6.at.the.Splash.Pool.

• Wendy’s Wiggle Jig-gle Jam will. entertain.kids. of. all. ages. at. 10:30.a.m.,.Tues.,.Aug..3.

• Summer Reading Club. -.Aug.. 6. is. the. last.day. to. collect. prizes..Members. of. the. reading.club. who. have. read. for.at. least. five. hours. this.summer. are. reminded. to.attend. the. party. at. 6:30.p.m.,. Wed.,. Aug.. 11,. at.the. Dakota. County. His-torical. Society.. The. fea-tured. entertainer. is. Bill.the.Juggler.

• Storytime!. -. Weekly.storytimes. for. babies,.toddlers. and. preschool-ers.will.begin.the.week.of.September. 13.. Informa-tion.about.this.and.other.family. events. happening.this. fall. will. be. available.at. the. library. and. online.at.the.end.of.August.

Parks and Recprograms

For. more. informa-tion. on. the. following.programs,. call. 651-306-3690,. or. visit. the. South.St.. Paul. Parks. and. Rec-reation. office,. located. at.the.Central.Square.Com-munity. Center. at. 100.Seventh.Ave..N..

• Fall programs. -.South.St..Paul.Parks. and.Rec. is. offering. a. large.variety. of. programs. this.fall,. including. after-school. bowling,. non-school. day. field. trips,.holiday.happenings,.fam-ily. Target. Center. trips,.adult. kickball. and. more..More. information. and.a. Fall. Program. brochure.will. be. available. in. mid.August. at. www.southst-paul.org.and.at.the.Parks.and.Rec.office..

• Kaposia Park Disc Golf Course. -. The. 18-hole. Kaposia. Park. Disc.Golf. Course. now. oper-ates. on. a. “pay. to. play”.format.. Users. must. pur-chase. an. annual. pass. for.$30.or.a.daily.pass.for.$5..Passes. can. be. purchased.from. the. Fairway. Flyerz.facility,.located.at.tee.box.#1. at. Kaposia. Park.. An-nual. passes. are. also. sold.at. the. Parks. and. Rec. of-fice..

• Kaposia Landing Off Leash Dog Park. -.

Kaposia. Landing. Off-Leach. Dog. Park,. a. 6.3-acre. park. located. near.Concord. Street. North.and. Bryant. Avenue. in.South. St.. Paul,. features.a. fully. fenced. perimeter,.bull. pen. entry. and. exit.area,. two. shelters. with.picnic. tables,. Mutt. Mitt.waste.disposable.stations,.trash. containers. and. an.information/bulletin.board. kiosk.. Park. users.must. purchase. a. yearly.membership.for.$20..The.fee.supports.on-going.de-velopment. of. the. park..Membership. forms. are.available.at.www.southst-paul.org.and.at.the.Parks.and.Rec..office.

Movies and concerts at Central Square

The. following. con-certs. and. movies. will.be. featured. at. Central.Square.Community.Cen-ter’s. Amphitheatre,. 100.Seventh. Ave.. N.. Music.begins. at. 6:30. p.m.,. fol-lowed. by. the. movie. at.dusk

• Aug. 4. -. Los. Alegres.Baliadores. Dancers;.“Chicken.Run”

• Aug. 11.-.Steven.Mat-ier.of.Different.Drums.of.Ireland,. “Willy. Wonka.and. the. Chocolate. Fac-tory”.

• Aug. 18.-.G-Force• Aug. 25.-.Wall-E.A. limited. amount. of.

free.popcorn.will.be.pro-vided. by. South. St.. Paul.Mayor’s.Youth.Task.Force.members..In.case.of.rain,.movies.will.be.shown.the.following.night..

The. South. St.. Paul.Mayor’s.Youth.Task.Force.will. be. selling refillable water bottles. for. $2. at.these. events.. Once. pur-chased,. the. bottles. will.be. refilled. for. free. with.ice.water.or.lemonade.by.task.force.members..This.is. one. of. many. ongoing.efforts. the. task. force. is.promoting. in. its. “Going.Green.in.SSP”.campaign..

Task. force. members.will. also. be. collecting food donations. at. the.Sounds.of.South.St..Paul.concerts. to. make. up. for.their. Kaposia. Days. Pa-rade. food. drive,. which.was. canceled. due. to. in-clement. weather.. On.Aug.. 4. and. 11,. the.Task.Force. will. have. a. barrel.for. non-perishable. food.

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Your community news and information sourceN ews Briefsitems. and. a. Food. Drive.Soup. Can. for. monetary.donations. at. the. Sounds.of. South. St.. Paul. events,.held.at.6:30.p.m..at.Cen-tral. Square. Community.Center.. . All. donations.will. be. given. to. Neigh-bors,. Inc.. in. South. St..Paul.. For. more. infor-mation,. contact. Deb.Griffith,. community.affairs. liaison,. at. [email protected]..

Night to UniteNeighbors.across.South.

St.. Paul. will. be. hosting.block. club. parties. and.special. events. to. com-memorate. the. Night. to.Unite. celebration,. held.Tues.,. Aug. 3.. The. pur-pose.of. these.events. is. to.strengthen. communities.and. take. a. stand. against.crime.. Members. of. the.South.St..Paul.police.and.fire.departments.and.Mc-Gruff.the.Crime.Fighting.Dog. will. be. attending.various.celebrations..

The. South. St.. Paul.Mayor’s. Youth. Task.Force.will.be.kicking.off.the. 10th. Annual. “Fill the backpack Cam-paign”. at. the. event. .Last. year,. over. 200.backpacks. were. filled.for. students. at. Lincoln.Center.and.Kaposia.Ele-mentary. Schools,. South.St.. Paul. Junior. and. Se-nior. High. School.. For.more. information,. con-tact. Deb. Griffith,. com-munity.affairs.liaison,.at.651-554-3230. or. [email protected].

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Aug.. 3. and. Aug.. 31. at.Central. Square. Com-munity. Center,. 100.Seventh. Ave.. N.. Fare.for.All.Express. is.a.pro-gram. of. the. Emergency.Foodshelf. Network. that.partners. with. organiza-tions. around. the. Twin.Cities. metro. area,. in-cluding. South. St.. Paul.Central. Square. Com-munity. Center.. It. is. a.cooperative.food.buying.program. that. buys. food.in. bulk. directly. from.wholesalers. and. passes.the. savings. on. to. par-ticipants.. The. program.can. result. in. a. 50. per-cent.savings.on.monthly.groceries. by. purchasing.“express. packages.”. No.advance.payment.or.pre-registration.is.needed.to.purchase. packages. and.there. is. no. limit. to. the.number.of.packages.that.can. be. purchased. each.month.. Fare. For. All. is.open.to.everyone!.There.are. no. income-based.requirements. for. par-ticipation.. Participation.does. not. affect. eligibil-ity. to. receive. assistance.from. the. foodshelf.. For.more. information. call.the. community. center.at.651-306-3690.

St. John Vianney hosts open house

St.. John. Vianney. K-6.School. and. Preschool. is.hosting. an. open. house. 9.a.m.-2:30. p.m.. and. 5-8.p.m.,.Wed.,.Aug..18..The.school. is. located.at.1815.Bromley. Ave.,. South. St..Paul.. For. more. informa-tion,.call.651-451-8395.

Highground Memorial fundraiser

Vietnam. Veterans. of.America.Chapter.639.of.South.St..Paul.is.seeking.cash. and. merchandise.donations. for. its. fund-raiser,.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..Pro-ceeds. will. benefit. the.Highground. Memorial,.which. honors. veterans.of.all.wars..For.more.in-formation,.contact.John.Lynch. at. 651-459-1310.or. [email protected].

Dakota County FairHighlights. of. the. Da-

kota. County. Fair,. held.Aug.. 9-15,. include. mo-tocross,. a. demolition.derby,. carnival. rides,.tractor.pulls,.a.4-H.live-stock. auction,. rodeo,.and. live. entertainment..Tickets are available.starting. July. 19,. at. the.Dakota.County.Fair.box.office. in. Ahlberg. Hall.on.the.fairgrounds..Spe-cial. days. and. rates. are.offered. for. kids,. seniors.and. military. personnel..The. fairgrounds. are. lo-cated.at.4008.220th.St..W.,. Farmington.. For.more. information,. visit.www.dakotacountryfair.org. or. call. 651-463-8818.

South St. Paul Farmers’ Market

Bounty. at. the. Farm-ers’. Market:. it’s. deli-cious,. nutritious. and.locally.grown..The.mar-ket. is. open.3-6:30.p.m..Wednesdays,. through.Sept..1,. at.Central.Park.

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Reading volunteersThe. Minnesota. Read-

ing. Corps. is. seek-ing reading. tutors. for.the. 2010/2011. school.year. at. Lincoln. Center.Elementary. in. South.St.. Paul.. The. program.provides. free,. one-on-one.tutoring.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.online,.visit.www.MinnesotaReading-Corps.org.or.call.1-866-859-2825.

Learning Buddies needed

DARTS. is. seeking. vol-unteers. for. its. Learning.Buddies. program.. This.multi-generational. pro-gram. matches. adult. vol-unteers. with. elementary.school. children. to. en-hance. and. expand. their.reading,. math,. and. sci-ence. skills.. Time. com-mitment. is. one. to. two.hours. a. week.. For. more.information,. contact.Colleen. Fritsch. at. [email protected].

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Mississippi River Duck Race Neighbors,. Inc.,. a. social. service. agency. serving.

Northern. Dakota. County,. is. hosting. the. Great.Mississippi. River. Duck. Race,. 11. a.m.-3. p.m.,.Sat.,. Sept.. 18,. at. Kaposia. Landing,. 800. Bryant.Ave.,.South.St..Paul..The.event.includes.duck.rac-es,. concessions,. games. and. activities. for. all. ages..Duck. souvenirs. and. raffle. tickets. for. a. variety. of.prizes.will.be.available.for.purchase..Raffle.tickets.are. $1. each.. All. proceeds. benefit. Neighbors,. Inc..programs..Rubber.ducks.will.be.available.for.adop-tion. at. $5. each. or. $25. for. a. Family. Fun. Pack. of.five.ducks..Duck.races.will.be.held.throughout.the.event,.with.prizes.awarded.for.the.winning.duck.in.each.race.and.the.last.place.duck,.the.Lazy.Duck..

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Your community news and information sourceS ample St. PaulChildren’s Museum

“The Wizard of Oz,” the.first.officially.licensed.and. sanctioned. travel-ing. educational. exhibit.based. on. the. beloved.film. classic,. is. featured.through. Sept.. 12.. Visi-tors.will. journey.through.child-size. reproductions.of. memorable. sets. from.the. movie,. such. as. the.colorful. Land. of. Oz,. the.Witch’s. Castle. and. Em-erald. City.. Tickets. are.$8.95.. The. museum. is.located.at.10.W..Seventh.St.,.St..Paul..For.more.in-

formation,. call. 651-225-6000.

Ordway Center for Performing Arts

“The Gospel at Colo-nus”. is. featured. Aug..5-11.at.the.Ordway.Cen-ter. for. Performing. Arts,.345. Washington. St.,. St..Paul.. This. performance.retells. Sophocles’. clas-sic. tragedy. “Oedipus. at.Colonus”. through. the.medium. of. modern. gos-pel.. Taking. up. the. dra-matic. tension. and. emo-tional.turmoil.of.classical.

tragedy. and. infusing. it.with. inventive. perfor-mances. and. a. musical.montage,. this. soul-stir-ring. production. features.the. sounds. of. the. Blind.Boys. of. Alabama,. the.Legendary. Soul. Stirrers,.and. The. Steeles.. Tickets.are. $27-$80.. For. more.information,. call. 651-224-4222. or. visit. www.ordway.org.

History Center.“The Beatles! A One-

Night Stand in the Heartland” is. presented.through. Sept.. 12. at. the.Minnesota. History. Cen-ter,.345.W..Kellogg.Blvd...The. Beatles. perfomed.only. once. in. Minnesota,.on. Aug.. 21,. 1965.. This.exhibit features. images.taken. by Bill. Carlson,. of.frenzied. fans,. close-up.images. of. the. band. and.concert. images,. some. of.which. have. never. before.been. seen. The. exhibit.also. tells. the. story. of. a.young.photographer.who.got. the. experience. of. a.lifetime,. a. local. concert.promoter. who. chose. not.

to. advertise. the. concert.for. fear. crowds. might.get out. of. control,. and.the. lucky. fans. who. did.attend..

“Minnesota’s Greatest Generation: The De-pression, The War, The Boom”. -. This. exhibit.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. ex-hibit.features.first-person.narratives. in. recorded.interviews,. images,. film.and.audio..

“MN 150”-. Meet. 150.people,. places,. events.and. things. that. sparked.significant.change.within.Minnesota.and.beyond.

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

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“The Wizard of Oz,” the first officially licensed and sanctioned traveling educational exhibit based on the beloved film classic, is featured through Sept. 12.

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Your community news and information sourceS ample St. PaulThe. Center. offers. free.admission. on. Tuesdays,.5-8. p.m.. For. more. in-formation,. call. 651-259-3000.or.visit.www.mnhs.org.

History TheatreSample 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.Aug..4.. 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.

Science Museum“Dead Sea Scrolls:

Words That Changed the World.” - This. ex-hibit,. featured. through.Oct..24,.offers.a.rare.op-portunity. to. witness. one.of. the. greatest. archaeo-logical. finds. of. the. 20th.century.. The. Dead. Sea.Scrolls. include. the. earli-est. known. Biblical. writ-ings.. The. 2,000-year-old..authentic. text. fragments.are. steeped. in. scientific,.religious. and. cultural.significance.. Comple-menting. the. exhibit. is.“Arabia,”. showing. in. the.Omnitheater.. This. film.offers. a. look. at. Arabia’s.culture,. history. and. reli-gion..Tickets. are.$28. for.adults. and. $22. for. chil-

dren. ages. 4-12. and. se-niors.age.60.and.older,.or.$34.and.$28.respectively.with. admission. to. the.Omnitheater.

The.Science.Museum.is.located.at.120.W..Kellogg.Blvd.. For. more. informa-tion,. visit. www.smm.org..or.call.651-221-9444.

Minnesota Centennial Showboat

Board. the. Minnesota.Centennial. Showboat,.moored.at.Harriet.Island.in. downtown. St.. Paul,.through. Aug.. 28. for. the.University. of. Minnesota.Showboat. Players’. sum-mer. production. of. “Tri-umph.of.Love,”.by.Pierre.Marivaux.. The. comedy.follows. a. princess. who,.on. her. quest. to. return.her. crown. to. its. rightful.owner. (the. young. schol-ar. Agis,. who. has. been.taught. to. loathe.and.dis-trust.women.since.birth),.must. disguise. herself. as.a. man.. Concealed. iden-tities,. confused. affairs.and. a. confounded. love.triangle. abound.. The.evening. includes. olios.and.Showboat’s.signature.vaudevillesque. musical.

numbers.. For. dates. and.ticket. information,. call.651-227-1100. or. visit.www.showboat.umn.edu....

Nine Nights of Music

Free. performances. are.offered.Tuesday. evenings.at. the. Minnesota. His-tory. Center. Plaza,. 345.Kellogg. Blvd.. W.. Lively.music. will. get. your. toes.tappin’,. and. dance. in-structors.from.the.Tapes-try.Folkdance.Center.will.help.you.get.movin’..Pack.a.picnic.or.purchase.food.from. the. Café. Minne-sota. terrace. grill.. Come.early. and. take. advantage.of. free. admission. to.mu-seum. galleries,. 5-8. p.m..There.is.a.nominal.fee.for.parking.. In. case. of. rain,.performances.will.be.held.indoors. in. the.3M.Audi-torium.. For. more. infor-mation. on. the. following.performances,.visit.www.mnhs.org/historycenter

•. Aug.. 3,. 6:30-8:30.p.m.. -. National. Night.Out. with. Vic. Volare.and. the. Fabulous. Volare.Lounge.Orchestra,.Swing

•.Aug..10,.6:30-8.p.m..-. Mi. Tierra,. eight-piece.ensemble,.Mariachi

•.Aug..17,.6:30-8.p.m..-. The. Butanes. Soul. Re-vue,. seven-piece. ensem-ble,. Rhythm. &. Blues/Soul

•.Aug..24,.6:30-8.p.m.,.Kevin. Anthony. and. the.Twin. City. Playboys,. Ca-jun/Country

•.Aug..31,.6:30-8.p.m..-. High. 48s,. Traditional.Bluegrass.

Central LibrarySummer.nights.of.mov-

ies. and.dance. are.offered.through. mid-August. at.Central.Library,. 90.West.4th. St.,. and. Landmark.Center’s. outdoor. dance.floor,.75.W..5th.St..Thurs-days. will. be. dedicated.to. dance. and. Fridays. to.movies.. Each. week. will.feature. a. different. dance.theme.. Instructors. from.local. dance. studios. will.demonstrate. moves. from.the. latest. dance. crazes,.5:30-6:30. p.m.,. with.dancing. offered. 7-10.p.m.. on. an. open-air.dance. floor. next. to. the.

Landmark.Center,.on.the.site.of. the.winter.skating.rink.. Music. will. be. pro-vided.by.a.local.band..On.Friday.evening,.the.dance.theme. continues. with.a. dance-related. movie.shown. in. the. Kellogg.Boulevard. Courtyard.outside. the. Central. Li-brary.. Movies. are. shown.at.dusk.

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•.Aug..5.-.Ambassadors.of.Swing

•. Aug.. 6. -. “Mad. Hot.Ballroom.”. In. this. com-pelling.2005.documenta-ry,.the.students.of.several.New.York.City.elementa-ry.schools.learn.ballroom.dancing. and. compete. in.a. citywide. dance. compe-tition.

•. Aug.. 12. -. Afrobeat.band.The.New.Primitives.

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Minnesota State Fair

The. Great. Minnesota.Get-Together,.takes.place.Aug.. 26-Sept.. 6. in. St..Paul,. featuring. Minne-sota’s. finest. agriculture,.and. industry.. Everything.edible. on. a. stick. can. be.found. at. the. fair,. along.with. a. giant. Midway,.a. kidway,. free. music,.Grandstand. concerts,.animals,. parades. and.much. more.. Tickets. are.$11. (free. for. kids. age. 5.and.under)..Bargain.days.and. discounted. tickets.bought. before. the. Fair.are. available.. For. more.information,. visit. www.mnstatefair.org..

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New park planned for Mississippi riverfrontScherer Brothers Lumber site to become newest park in Mississippi National River Recreation Area

Tim SpitzackEditor

While. St.. Paul.proudly. claims. to.

have. more. Mississippi.River. riverfront. than.any.other. river. town,. and. a.significantly. higher. acre-age.of.parkland.along.the.

river. than. Minneapo-lis,. our. sister. city. is. also.concerned. with. provid-ing. more. access. to. the.great. river.. For. example,.in. June,. its. Parks. board.acquired. about. 11. acres.to. create. what. will. be-come. the. newest. park. in.the. Mississippi. National.

River. Recreation. Area,. a.72-mile. corridor. along.the. river. from.Dayton. to.Hastings.that.is.managed.by.the.National.Park.Ser-vice..The.site,. located.on.the.east.bank.of.the.Mis-sissippi. River. upstream.of. the. Plymouth. Avenue.Bridge. and. Boom. Island.Park,. was. purchased. for.$7.7. million. from. the.Scherer. Brothers. Lum-ber. Company.. Once. de-veloped,. this. new. park.will. provide. more. river.access,. as. well. as. a. con-nection. to. the. bike. trail.corridor. in. downtown.Minneapolis..The. major-ity.of.the.funding.—.$5.3.million.—.came.from.the.Legacy. Act’s. Parks. and.Trails. Fund.. About. $1.7.million. came. from. the.Regional. Park. Acquisi-tion. Opportunity. Fund,.and.$700,000.from.35W.

bridge. condemnation.funds.from.parkland.pur-chased. for. the. new. 35W.bridge. in. downtown.Minneapolis.

A competition for parkland

According. to. the. St..Paul. Riverfront. Corpo-ration.and.St..Paul.Parks.and. Recreation,. St.. Paul.has.26.miles.of. shoreline.and. 4,200. acres. of. riv-erfront. parkland.. These.amenities. are. part. of. the.Great. River. Park,. a. con-cept. introduced. in. 2006.to. link. existing. parkland.within.the.river.corridor..Minneapolis.has.15.miles.of. shoreline. and. 598.acres. of. riverfront. park-land.. It. also. has. its. own.plan. to. further. develop.the. riverfront.. Named.the.Above. the.Falls.Mas-ter.Plan,. it. calls. for. con-tinuous. park. and. trail.development. along. both.banks. of. the. river. from.the. Plymouth. Bridge. to.the. northern. city. limits.and. North. Mississippi.Regional. Park.. Since. the.plan’s. adoption. in. 2000,.parkland. has. been. de-veloped. or. improved. on.both. banks,. and. several.trails. on. the. west. bank.have.been.completed..

Riverfront. protection.in. Minneapolis. dates. to.the. late. 1800s. and. early.1900s,. when. the. city. se-cured.land.for.parks.from.St.. Anthony. Falls. south.to. Minnehaha. Falls. and.the.St..Paul.border..From.the. early. 1970s. through.the. late. 1980s,. the. Min-neapolis. Park. Board. de-veloped. the. Central. Riv-erfront.from.St..Anthony.Falls. to. the. Plymouth.Bridge,. and. in. 2000. be-gan. work. on. the. river-

front. north. of. the. falls..The. newest. parcel. being.developed. has. been. a.lumberyard. and. lumber.storage. facility. since. the.1930s..

History of the siteAccording. to. company.

history,. Scherer. Broth-ers. Lumber. Company.dates.back.to.the.logging.boomat. the. turn. of. the.twentieth. century,. when.the. vast. red. and. white.pine. forests. of. northern.Minnesota. were. harvest-ed. and. the. timber. was.floated.down.the.river.to.various.mills..The.Scher-er.Brothers.—.Munn.and.Clarence. —. capitalized.on.what.the.lumber.com-panies. considered. waste:.the. logs,. or. deadheads,.that. submerged. to. the.bottom. of. the. river. dur-ing. frequent. log. jams..They,. like. other. “dead-headers,”.probed. the. riv-er.bottom.for.the.sunken.logs,. pulled. them. from.the. water. with. a. hook.and. chain. attached. to. a.winch.on.a.boat,.and.sold.them.to.local.mills..

In. 1929,. Munn. and.Clarence. Scherer. pur-chased.a.lumber.mill.from.their. brother-in-law,. Joe.Leuer,.and.operated.there.until.moving.to.the.pres-ent.site.in.1934..Business.was. difficult. in. the. early.years. during. the. Great.Depression,. and. the.brothers. typically. found.themselves. without. cash.and. without. business.prospects.. Nonetheless,.they. hung. on. and. were.tenacious. in. protect-ing. their. enterprise.. For.example,. one. day. while.Clarence.and.Munn.were.harvesting. deadheads.from. the. river,. two. men.

rowed. out. to. meet. them.in.a.small.boat..The.men.showed.them.a.document.of. an. alleged. transaction.they. just. completed. that.gave. them. rights. to. all.the. deadhead. logs. in. the.Mississippi. River.. They.informed.them.that.from.that.day.forth.they.would.have. to. pay. them. $5.per. thousand. board. feet.of. lumber. for. all. dead-heads. harvested.. Clar-ence.glanced.at.the.paper,.and.then.at.the.man,.and.reached.for.a.short.pole..

“Mister,”. he. said.. “I.don’t. know. who. you. are.and. I. don’t. know. where.you. come. from,. but.when. a. man. is. a. crook.it. does. something. to. his.face,. and. there’s. some-thing. wrong. with. your.face..Now.if.you’re.trying.to. put. me. out. of. busi-ness,. I. think. I’ll. drown.you. first.”. As. he. made. a.rush. for. the. two.visitors,.they. quickly. jumped.back.in.their.boat,.rowed.to. shore. and. were. never.seen.again,.at.least.by.the.Scherers.

From. the. 1930s. to.1940s,. deadhead. logging.on. the. Mississippi. River.between. Minneapolis.and.Lake.Mille.Lacs.pro-duced. some. 22. million.board. feet. of. lumber.. Of.this,.Scherer.Brothers.es-timates.they.sawed.about.15. million. board. feet..One. jam. site. alone. pro-duced. about. 1.5. million.board. feet.of.white.pine..Today,. Scherer. Brothers.makes. dozens. of. build-ing. products. and. offers.builders. and. remodelers.a. service. for.nearly. every.aspect.of.building.

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VFW celebrates 90 years

Sacks Thrift Avenue opens

Gallagher-Hansen VFW Post 295 Ladies Auxiliary President Barb Meyer and Post Commander Dick Cruz stand before a U.S. flag given to the Post by U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum at its 90th anniversary celebration.

Susan KlemondContributor

If. founders.of. the.Gal-lagher-Hansen.VFW.Post.295.compared.notes.with.current. leaders,. there’d.be.a.lot.to.say.about.how.the. times. and. the. needs.of. service. members. have.changed. in.90.years..But.they. might. be. surprised.that. the. Post’s. goals. of.helping. veterans. and. the.South. St.. Paul. commu-nity. remain. pretty. much.the.same..

As. the. South. St.. Paul.Veterans.of.Foreign.Wars.Post. commemorated. its.90th. anniversary. at. the.end. of. 2009. and. as. the.Ladies. Auxiliary. plans.to.celebrate.90.years. this.October,. the. organiza-tion’s.long.history.of.ser-vice. now. includes. more.outreach. to. families,. as.well. as. to. youth. in. the.community.. To. honor.veterans,. this. month. the.Post. plans. to. dedicate. a.new. memorial. stone. and.shelter. at. Veteran’s. Field.in.South.St..Paul.

The. Post. is. seeing. an.increase. in. younger. vets.from. Iraq. and. Afghani-stan,. said. Post. Com-mander. Dick. Cruz.. In.addition,. he. said,. the.public. is. taking.more. in-terest.in.veterans.

Post. membership. is.open. to. U.S.. citizens.who. have. served. in. for-eign. wars. in. one. of. the.

four. military. branches..Auxiliary. members. are.mothers,. wives,. sisters.and.daughters.of.veterans.of.foreign.wars..The.Post.has.993.members.and.the.Auxiliary.has.429..

Last. summer,. the. Post.contributed.to.Operation.Uplink,. which. provides.telephone.calling.cards.to.service. people. overseas,.and.helps.meet.the.needs.of. their. families.. The.Post. and. Auxiliary. also.have.supported.efforts.to.help. the. 3,000. homeless.veterans.in.Minnesota

In. addition,. the. Post.and. Auxiliary. participate.in.the.Minnesota.Nation-al. Guard’s. Beyond. the.Yellow.Ribbon.campaign,.which. connects. service.members. and. their. fami-lies.with.community.sup-port,. training,. services.and.resources.

The. Post. offers. schol-

arships. to. high. school.students,. contributes. to.local. youth. sports. pro-grams,. sponsors. softball.teams. and. works. with.scouts..The.Auxiliary.also.offers. scholarships. and.serves.veterans.at.various.metro-area.VA.facilities..

“Whether. male. or. fe-male,. we. let. them. know.we. haven’t. forgotten.them,”. said. Auxiliary.President.Barb.Meyer..

The.Auxiliary.also.runs.the. Post’s. fish. fries,. the.proceeds. of. which. help.with.their.outreach.

Though. many. know.the. VFW. for. its. bar. and.halls,.Cruz.said.he.hopes.the. public. will. recognize.other. ways. the. Post. and.Auxiliary.serve..

“People. start. to. realize.the. VFW. is. more. than. a.bar,”. he. said.. “They. re-alize. all. they. do. for. the.community.”

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Shoppers. browsing.through. Sacks. Thrift.Avenue’s. themed. rooms.will. come. across. items.that. the. similarly. named.department. store. doesn’t.carry,. such. as. vintage.kitchen. accessories,. an.air. compressor. and. even.a.bust.of.Elvis.made.into.a. lamp. —. all. reasonably.priced.

With. 12. decorated.rooms.in.a.4,000.square-foot. location. in. South.St.. Paul,. Sacks. Thrift.Avenue. offers. a. large. va-riety. of. one-of-a-kind.housewares,. furniture,.antiques,. costume. jew-elry,. purses,. collectibles.and.more.

“It’s. a. reasonable. al-ternative. to. an. ordinary.department. store,. and.probably. has. what. the.average.department. store.has.and.much.more,”.said.Dick. Larson,. one. of. the.shop’s. three.owners..“We.set. the. prices. as. reason-able.as.we.can.”

Larson. and. his. part-ners,. all. of. whom. live. in.Inver.Grove.Heights,.de-cided. to. open. the. shop.because,. as. collectors,.

they.realized.with.six.ga-rages.and.two.rental.units.full,. they. needed. to. re-duce.their.inventory..

The. shop,. which.opened. at. 704. Marie.Ave.. late. last. year,. offers.a. unique. setting. to. dis-play. and. sell. the. owners’.new.and.gently.used.col-lection..

“We. have. a. good. mix.of.used. items,.new. items.and. everyday. household.items,”.he.said.

In. addition. to. their.regular.collection.on.two.levels,. the. building’s. top.floor. consists. of. mer-chandise. one. might. find.at. a. garage. sale,. where.shoppers. can. find. even.bigger. bargains. on. items.

that. might. be. a. little.more.used.

A. large,. attractively.decorated. shop,. Sacks.Thrift. Avenue. offers.something. for. shoppers.of.all.ages,.Larson.said..

“I. think. it’s. a. nicely.done. selection,. orga-nized,. nice. and. clean,.friendly. atmosphere,”.he. said.. “We. make. sure.people. enjoy. themselves.finding.what.they.need.”

Sacks. Thrift. Avenue.is. open. 10. a.m.-5. p.m.,.Wednesday. through. Sat-urday,. the. first. and. third.weeks. of. the. month.. It’s.also. open. most. other.Saturdays.. For. more. in-formation,. call. 651-552-2211.

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Fill the Backpack campaign kicks off in August

On. Aug.. 3,. the. South. St.. Paul. Mayor’s. Youth.Task. Force. will. be. kicking. off. the. 10th. Annual. Fill.the. Backpack. Campaign,. which. fills. backpacks. with.school.supplies.for.students.in.need.at.South.St..Paul.schools

So,. how. does. it. work?. The. campaign. begins. on.South.St..Paul’s.Night.to.Unite..Many.neighborhoods.celebrating. Night. to. Unite. bring. school. supplies. to.neighborhood. get-togethers..These. supplies. are. then.

brought. to. City. Hall,. and.Task. Force. members. sort.and. fill. the. backpacks. to. send. to. the. schools.. Block.parties. are. an. excellent. start. to. the. campaign.. Hun-dreds. of. notebooks,. pencils,. markers. and. crayons.are.donated. through. these.neighborhood.gatherings..Along. with. the. block. parties,. churches,. businesses,.organizations,.families.and.individuals.have.collected.and.donated.school.supplies.or.money.

In. addition,. each. spring,. the. Mizpah. Lodge. #191.hosts.a.taco.feed.to.help.provide.the.backpacks..The.task.force.would.like.to.thank.the.Mizpah.Lodge.for.its.donation.to.the.campaign.

The.task.force.fills.about.200.backpacks.each.year..These. are. distributed. to. the. elementary,. junior. and.senior. high. schools.. In. these. hard. economic. times,.the. task. force. is. gearing. up. for. an. additional. 200.backpacks.this.year.

If.you.are.in.need.of.backpacks.for.your.child,.con-tact.the.office.of.the.school.your.child.will.be.attend-ing. in. mid-. to. late-August.. If. you. only. need. school.supplies.without.a.backpack,. those.are.also.available.at.the.schools.

For. a. list. of. required. school. supplies,. visit. www.southstpaul.org. and. click. on. Mayor’s. Youth. Task.Force.and.Fill.the.Backpack.Campaign..

The.Task.Force.would.like.to.thank.everyone.in.ad-vance. for. their. donations. to. the. campaign.. It. takes.everyone.to.make.the.campaign.successful..Every.do-nation. helps. provide. all. South. St.. Paul. students. the.supplies.they.need.to.start.the.school.year.right.

What else is happening? August. is. another. busy. month. for. the. task. force..

Here’s.what’s.happening:.Movies in the Park:. Join. the. task. force,. the.Parks.

and. Recreation. Department. and. Experience. Shows,.Inc.,.for.Movies.in.the.Park..They.take.place.at.9.p.m..every.Wednesday.at.Central.Square.Community.Cen-ter..Movies.are:.“Chicken.Run,”.“Willy.Wonka,”.“G-Force”. and. “Wall-E.”.The. movies. are. free.. New. this.year. are. refillable. water. bottles.. Purchase. your. task.force.refillable.bottle.for.$2.and.receive.unlimited.ice.cold. water. and/or. lemonade. at. Sounds. of. South. St..Paul.and.Movies.in.the.Park..

Author Reading: Join.the.Task.Force.and.the.South.St.. Paul. Public. Library. as. we. host. local. author.Tim.Spitzack.at.the.South.St..Paul.Public.Library.at.7.p.m.,.Thurs.,. Aug.. 12.. . He. will. read. from. his. new. book,.“The.Messenger.”.The.novel.focuses.on.John.Jenkins,.a. young. journalist. who,. when. assigned. to. write. an.obituary. for. a. local. farmer. from. Germany,. discovers.the.unique.heart.wounds.of.WWII.veterans..Spitzack,.editor.and.publisher.of.The.South.St..Paul.Voice.and.other. local.newspapers,.wrote.this.book.“to.pay.trib-ute. to. the. people. who. live. quiet. lives,. but. through.their.acts.of.love.and.compassion.influence.the.lives.of.so.many.others.” .Copies.of.“The.Messenger”.will.be.available.for.sale.with.proceeds.going.toward.the.task.force..Refreshments.will.be.served.

The. task. force. is. also. working. on. the. 3rd Annual Teen Movie Night and. a. fall. schedule. of. events. and.activities.. If. you. are. interested. in. helping. plan. these.events.and/or.are.interested.in.joining.the.task.force,.contact. Deb. Griffith,. community. affairs. liaison,. [email protected]..

An all around community resourceThe.River.Heights.Chamber.of.Commerce.is.a.not-

for-profit. business. organization. that. represents. the.business.community.of.South.St..Paul.and.Inver.Grove.Heights,.advocates.on.behalf.of.over.10,000.local.jobs.and.is.a.resource.for.businesses,.residents.and.visitors.to.our.two.great.communities..The.Chamber.is.also.a.home. to. Progress. Plus. (the. Economic. Development.foundation).and.the.Inver.Grove.Heights.Convention.and.Visitors.Bureau,.which.provide.valuable.informa-tion.and.resources.to.the.community.

Are. you. in. need. of. goods. or. services. and. want. to.

ty.map.and.community. resource.magazine..They.are.free. and. can. be. found. at. the. Chamber. office,. 5782.Blackshire. Path,. Inver. Grove. Heights,. and. at. www.riverheights.com..The.magazine.provides.an.overview.of. our. two. communities’. rich. history,. outstanding.schools,. community. celebrations,. quality.healthcare,.superb.recreational.facilities.and.businesses,.local.and.federal. government,. area. services,. diverse. housing.market.and.more.. .Stop. in.and.pick.up.one.or.more.for.your.business.or.personal.use.to.become.more.fa-miliar.with.your.community.

Are. you. hiring. new. employees,. have. visitors. com-ing. to. town.or. just.want. to. support.your. local.busi-nesses?. . Many. of. the. Chamber’s. resources. are. easily.accessible.to.the.community.24-hours.a.day.at.www.riverheights.com..The. River. Heights. Chamber. web-site.provides.a.vast.array.of.information.for.members.and.potential.members,.as.well.as.residents.and.peo-ple.looking.for.hot.deals.from.local.businesses..High-lights. include. our. online. member. directory,. a. com-munity. calendar. of. events,. business. resources,. and.government.information,.such.as.contact.information.for. your. local. legislators. and. information.on. impor-tant.policy.issues.

The. Chamber. works. to. develop. strong. collabora-tive. relationships. and. partnerships. with. other. orga-nizations. to. benefit. South. St.. Paul. and. Inver. Grove.Heights.. Additionally,. the. Chamber. creates. partner-ships. that. provide. multi-faceted. value. for. members’.investment.and.access.to.resources.that.improve.busi-ness. success.. The. River. Heights. Chamber. is. proud.to.partner.with.a.nonprofit.each.year. to. support. the.needs.of.their.clients.and.strengthen.our.community...Our.2010.partner.is.Guild.Incorporated.

We. encourage. you. to. support. your. local. business.community.

The.River.Heights.Chamber.of.Commerce. is.open.Monday.through.Friday..For.more. information,.visit.www.riverheights.com.or.call.651-451-2266.

support. local. business-es?. . The. River. Heights.Chamber. of. Commerce.gives.referrals.to.residents.and. people. doing. busi-ness. in. our. region.. The.Chamber. continues. its.“Keep.it.Local”.program,.which.promotes.purchas-ing. and. using. local. ser-vices. to. help. businesses.in. our. own. backyards.stay. viable. and. strong. in.this.economy..

We. believe. in. keeping.our. communities. a. great.place. to. live,. work. and.play.. Here. at. the. River.Heights. Chamber,. we.provide. the. resources. to.do. so. and. welcome. you.to.stop.on.by.

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Several.weeks.ago.Adam.Carter,.a.South.St..Paulite.who. is. an. excellent. news. reporter. for.WCCO. radio,.came. to. my. office. to. gather. information. for. a. story.he. was. working. on. regarding. the. Obama. Adminis-tration’s. new. emphasis. on. the. importance. of. people.volunteering.within.their.communities..Adam.knows.that.Neighbors.is.an.organization.that.depends.heavi-ly.on.volunteerism.to.be.able.to.deliver.our.programs,.so.he.came.to.get.our.perspective..

During.our.interview.he.asked.some.excellent.ques-tions.. One. of. them. was. about. whether. I. thought.young. people. have. learned. volunteerism. from. their.parents.. As. I. recall,. my. response. was. that. this. was.certainly. a. factor,. and. I.went.on. to. talk. about.other.things.that.might.prompt.a.person.to.volunteer.

I’ve. been. thinking. about. this. question. ever. since..There’s.no.doubt.in.my.mind.that.for.many.of.us,.be-ing.generous.with.our.time.is.something.we.observed.in.our.families.from.our.earliest.memories..It.was.im-portant.to.our.parents.and.it.became.important.to.us..Like.most.things,.when.you.grow.up.with.something.it.simply.becomes.part.of.your.daily.life..

Here. at. Neighbors,. we’ve. grown. from. about. 450.volunteers.in.2006.to.over.1,000.in.2009..I.gave.that.information.to.Adam,.but.I.also.told.him.that.while.the. number. of. volunteers. has. more. than. doubled. in.four. years,. the. number. of. hours. being. contributed.has. not. grown. nearly. as. much.. Younger. generations.make.less.time.to.give.at.this.point.in.their.lives.than.their.parents.or.grandparents.did,.so.it.requires.more.people.to.fill.the.same.number.of.hours..The.younger.generations. are.no. less. interested.or.passionate;. they.just. have. to. figure. out. how. to. fit. volunteer. service.into.their.busy.lives.

As.I.thought.about.this,.I.began.to.think.about.how.it’s.not.just.being.generous.with.our.time.that.we.of-ten. learn. from.our.parents,. it’s. the.whole.concept.of.generosity..Many.times.people.who.grew.up.in.homes.where. acting. philanthropically. was. a. normal. part. of.their. lives.do. themselves.become.philanthropic..Par-ents. teach. their.children. to.be.philanthropic,.not.by.telling. them,. but. by. setting. the. example. and. being.generous.with.their.own.funds,.regardless.of.how.lit-tle.or.how.much.they.have.to.spare.

Several. years. ago. I. attended. a. program. where. a.wealthy. Twin. Cities. couple. was. being. honored. for.their.philanthropy..Each.had.an.opportunity.to.speak,.and. when. it. was. the. woman’s. turn. she. talked. about.her.middle.class.upbringing.where.she.and.her.broth-er.never.went.without,.but.also.didn’t.have.anything.extra..Her.dad.was.a.mechanic.and.garage.owner,.her.mother.a.stay-at-home.mom..She.said.two.things.al-ways. stuck. in. her. mind.. The. first. was. that. nobody.who.ever.came.to.their.door.seeking.help.went.away.empty. handed.. No. matter. how. little. her. dad. had. at.the.moment,.he.had.enough.to.help..Secondly.was.the.“special. events”. coffee. can. they. kept. on. the. kitchen.table.. Every. time. something. good. happened. in. her.family. they. put. some. money. in. the. can.. Every. six.months. they. would. count. the. money,. decide. which.organization. to. give. it. to,. and. then. give. the. money.away..At.this.point.the.woman.began.to.cry.and.said,.“My.greatest.regret.is.that.we.haven’t.taught.our.chil-dren. to. be. generous. the. way. my. parents. taught. my.brother.and.me.to.be.generous.”

As.a.child,.she.witnessed.and.participated.in.giving.to.others.as.a.normal.course.of.the.family’s.daily.life..They.gave. from.a.spirit.of. love,.compassion.and.car-ing,.and.expected.nothing.in.return..As.an.adult,.the.motivation. changed.. Instead.of. giving.out.of. a. sense.of. love.and.compassion,. their.wealth,.of.which. there.was. a. great. deal,. was. given. more. out. of. a. spirit. of.obligation. and. quest. for. recognition..The. result. was.that.she.and.her.husband.did.not.provide.the.same.life.lessons.to.their.children.that.her.parents.provided.her,.and. generosity. did. not. become. a. part. of. their. chil-dren’s.lives.at.it.had.hers.. ..

I’m. so. grateful. that. we. live. in. a. community. where.the. spirit. of. generosity. is. so. prevalent.. The. willing-ness. to. give. not. only. our. time,. but. to. give. whatever.amount.we. can. afford. is.what.makes.Neighbors.pos-sible.. I.can.only.pray. that.over. the.next. several.years.and. decades. we,. our. children. and. our. grandchildren.will.teach.each.succeeding.generation.the.joy.of.giving.as.we.learned.it.from.those.who.went.before.us..

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Even.though.South.St..Paul’s. 2010. Kaposia.

Days. parade. was. rained.out,. the. city. has. a. long.tradition. of. celebrating.summer. with. carnivals.and. parades.. One. of. the.interesting. things. about.parades. from. the. past.is. that. South. St.. Paul.had. its. own. professional.clown. in. Elmer. Larson,.as. well. as. several. ama-teurs. who. were. members.of. the. South. St.. Paul.Clown. Club.. One. of. the.club’s. founding. mem-bers,. Myrtle. Allen,. is. es-pecially.renowned.for.her.many. contributions. to.South.St..Paul.

Larson’s. professional.clown. name. was. Sun-shine.. He. appeared. at.numerous. local. events.and. also. took. part. in.Minnesota. Twins. games,.the. Shrine. Circus. and.the. St.. Paul.Winter. Car-nival.. For. more. than. 20.

years. he. changed. cos-tumes. and. served. as. a.Santa. Claus. during. the.Christmas. season.. Born.in. 1902,. Larson. married.Lorena.Tiedman.of.South.St..Paul. and.worked. as. a.painter. when. he. wasn’t.clowning. and. perform-ing..His. act. included.his.little. dog,. which. would.sometimes. jump. out. of.a. cake. or. faithfully. head.for. the. little. red. fire. hy-drant. that. Sunshine. car-ried.as.a.parade.gag..Sun-shine. knew. his. audience.well,. and. both. hockey.jokes. and. cowboy. antics.were.appreciated.by.local.crowds..

Many. residents. still.recall. the. Larson. name..Elmer’s. son. Ed. and. his.wife. Helen. founded. Lar-son’s.Paint.and.Wallpaper.in. 1954. at. 903. South-view. Blvd.. They. moved.the. store. to. 705. South-view.in.1955.and.bought.the. building. in. 1969.. In.1977,. it. was. renamed.Larson’s.Decorating.Cen-

ter.. Ed. and. Helen,. who.were. later. assisted. by.their. son. Eric. Larson,.served. generations. of.customers. with. personal.attention.and.special.care.until. retiring.. Today. the.store. site. is. the. Black.Sheep.Coffee.Café..

Larson. became. a. pro-fessional. clown. in. the.early.1950s.but.was.hap-py. to. lend. his. assistance.when. the. South. St.. Paul.Clown. Club. was. formed.in. 1977.. Myrtle. Al-len. wrote. the. following.tribute. to. Larson. for. the.“South. St. Paul. Centen-nial.1887-1987”:

“Elmer. was. our. men-tor. and. directed. us. in.becoming. successful....Sunshine.had.a.great.love.for. children.. His. experi-ences. and. knowledge. of.approaching. and. caring.and. showing. love. taught.us. the. basic. components.to. becoming. successful.clowns.. We. choose. al-ways. to. induce. joy. and.laughter. and. to. convey.

the. wisdom. that. can. be.found.in.humor.”

Allen. was. born. in.South.St..Paul.in.1911.to.Fred.and.Bertha.Esslinger.Schulze.. She. grew. up. on.Eighth. Avenue. South,.graduated.from.South.St..Paul. High. School,. and.married. Raynold. Allen,.who. worked. for. Swift’s.for. 37. years. as. the. man-ager. of. product. supply.inventory.. They. had. one.daughter,. Adrianne,. who.currently. resides. in. Ida-ho.. Founding. the. South.St..Paul.Clown.Club.was.only. one. of. her. many.contributions. to. South.St.. Paul.. She. was. on. the.South.St..Paul.Chapter.of.the. Dakota. County. His-torical. Society,. was. ac-tive.in.Stage.Door.South,.served.as.a.member.of.the.Senior.Citizens.Club.and.the. On. the. Road. Again.Committee,. and. was. the.treasurer. of. HELP,. the.

group.that.worked.to.save.the.Serbian.Hall.in.South.St..Paul..She.was.also.on.the.board.of.Christmas.in.South.St..Paul,.served.on.the. Kaposia. Days. board.and. was. active. in. Grace.Lutheran. Church. for.many. years.. In. her. pro-fessional.life,.Allen.was.a.creative. fashion. designer.who. specialized. in. wed-ding.dresses..She.worked.as.a.designer.for.Barbara’s.Bridals. in. St.. Paul. and.eventually. became. a. real.estate. agent. with. Kassan.Realty..

Allen’s. friend. and. real.estate. colleague. Kathy.Waldron. recently. wrote:.“Myrtle. loved. South. St..Paul..She.dedicated.a.ma-jor. amount. of. her. time.promoting. the. city. and.getting. involved. in. proj-ects. to. enhance. existing.businesses.and.to.encour-age.new.businesses. to.at-

tract. like-minded. people.to. live. and. work. here..She. was. a. frequent. par-ticipant. at. City. Council.meetings.. Myrtle. was. a.visionary,. really,. on. the.cutting. edge. of. what.should. be. going. on…She. was. a. kind,. creative.person.but.also.persistent.and. resilient.. We. were.fortunate. and. privileged.to.have.her.in.our.city.”.

Both.Elmer.Larson.and.Myrtle. Allen. were. far.more. than. performers..They. used. their. clown.appearances. to. bring. joy.to. thousands. of. South.St.. Paul. residents.. Their.commitment,. loyalty.and. support.of.South.St..Paul. inspired. many.. Lar-son.died.in.1980.and.Al-len.passed.away. in.2008..South. St.. Paul. and. its.festivals. and. parades. just.aren’t. the. same. without.them.

Elmer Larson (left) was South St. Paul’s very own professional clown for many years. As “Sunshine,” he brought humor and compassion to the city during his decades of community service.

Myrtle Schulze Allen (right) was known to many in South St. Paul for her community service with a variety of or-ganizations.

Allen is pictured above with Alphild Michaels, another founding member of the South St. Paul Clown Club, at the Kaposia Days Parade in 1978.

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