SSP April 2011

April 2011

Volume 8

Number 4

IN THIS ISSUE...• Sample St. Paul............................ page 4• River Connections........................ page 5• Community Columns................. page 10• Back in Time.............................. page 12

Mary Diedrick HansenStaff Writer

It’s. been. a. rollercoaster.ride. of. sorts. this. year.

in. South. St.. Paul. as. the.City. maneuvered. its. way.through. highs. and. lows.and. twists. and. turns. to.maintain. its. services. in. a.challenging.economic.cli-mate.. Mayor. Beth. Bau-mann. and. City. Council.members. discussed. how.the. city. has. met. recent.challenges. during. the.State. of. the. City. address.held.in.February..

Starting. with. City. Ad-ministration,. a. plan. is.being. formalized. to. re-organize. the. different.departments. into. “like-purpose”. groups. under.the. umbrella. of. five. new.departments:. Commu-nity.Development,.Com-munity. Life. Department.(Parks. and. Recreation,.Wakota. Arena,. Central.Square,. and. Community.Liaison. Deb. Griffith),.Public. Works,. Police.and. a. yet-to-be-named.department. providing.general. administrative.support. services. to. other.departments.. .

Leaders.of.the.five.new.departments.will. take.on.a. greater. role. in. manag-ing. their. sub-divisions..This. new. arrangement.will. benefit.City.Admin-istrator. Steven. King,. as.he.will.have.to.meet.only.with. department. heads,.freeing.up.his.time.to.fo-cus.on.other.areas.of.city.operation.

“In. 2007. the. City.recognized. the. need. to.

centralize. human. re-sources. functions,”. said.Baumann.. “We. didn’t.have. any. real. policies.. It.was.an.ad.hoc.hiring.pro-cess.and.we.were.not.dili-gent. about. record. keep-ing.”

That.has.changed.since.Shelly. Anderson,. former.administrative. secretary,.took. over. as. human. re-sources. director.. She. has.put. in. place. policy. and.procedures.for.recruiting,.employee. benefits,. per-sonnel. and. records. man-agement,. labor. relations,.and. communications..She.also.works.with.King.in.negotiating.union.con-tracts.

Public. Works. has. re-structured. its. Service.Center. and. contracted.with. South. St.. Paul’s. In-dependent. School. Dis-trict. 6. to. share. resources.for. maintenance. of. the.school.district’s.buildings.and. property,. along. with.city.streets.and.parks.

Budget Review Property.taxes.made.up.

55. percent. of. City. rev-enue. in. 2008.. In. 2011.that. number. will. rise. to.64. percent.. In. contrast,.Local. Government. Aid.(LGA). from. the. State. of.Minnesota. provided. 18.percent. of. city. revenue.in. 2008.. That. number.will.drop.to.12.percent.in.2011.

Council. members. have.committed. themselves.to. eliminating. all. opera-tional. reliance. on. LGA.by. 2015. because,. since.2002,. the. State. has. con-tinually. over-promised.on. what. it. would. deliver.in.aid..Year.after.year.the.promised. amount. has.been.worked.into.the.op-erational. budget. yet. the.State.has.failed.to.deliver..Thus,.the.City.has.had.to.scramble. to. make. bud-get. adjustments.. Since.2002. the. City. has. lost.$1.6.million.in.promised.LGA.. This. loss. has. been.

met. with. a. combination.of.expenditure.reductions.and.increases. in.property.taxes.

LGA. comes. from. sales.taxes. sent. to. the. state.that. are.pooled. and. then.distributed. to. communi-ties. with. lower. housing.prices. and. limited. com-mercial. business.. South.St.. Paul. is. still. rebound-ing. from. the. hey-day. of.the.stockyards.era.and.all.the.jobs.it.provided..

The. amount. of. LGA.promised. to. the. City. for.2011. is. $2.2.million.but.city.leaders.aren’t.expect-ing. anywhere. near. that.amount.. For. that. rea-son,. only. $1.2. million.has.been.worked.into.the.budget..If.the.State.deliv-ers. more. than. that,. the.extra. dollars. will. go. into.a. Capital. Improvement.Fund. and.used. for. infra-structure.or.one-time.op-erating.expenditures.

Mayor issues annual report card on the state of the city

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This new sign at BridgePoint shows the city’s desire to usher in a new era of development for the former stockyards grounds. Keeping a weather eye

on the rising riverPage 5

Sample St. Paul Event GuidePage 4

Garden Club ushers in SpringPage 6

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Your community news and information sourceS tate of the City

The South St. Paul Voice.is.published.monthly.and.distributed.to.8,500.homes.and.high.traffic.businesses.in.South.St..Paul.Publisher & Editor: Tim.Spitzack. Copy Editor: Leslie.MartinReporter: Mary.Diedrick.Hansen Layout & Design: Mona.ToftContributor:.Lois.GlewweMasthead.design.by.Nick.GermanoAdvertising:..Mario.Polanco,.Henry.TorresHome Delivery: Independent.Delivery.Service.Bulk Delivery:..SC.Distribution.651-285-1119

The.South.St..Paul.Voice assumes.no.responsibility.for.the.opinions.expressed.by.contribu-tors.and.for.the.validity.of.claims.or.items.reported...Copyright.South.St..Paul.Voice 2010...All.rights.reserved.in.compliance.of.Federal.Copyright.Act.of.1978..

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Future.budgets.plan.for.only.$800,000.in.LGA.in.2012,. and. $400,000. for.the.following.two.years.

Josh. Feldman,. finance.director,. advises. resi-dents. to. speak. to. their.state. representatives.about. LGA.. He. warns.that.tough.times.could.be.ahead. for. the. City. since.they. have. been. drawing.from. a. Capital. Expendi-tures. Fund. to. cover. de-ficiencies. in. the. budget.over. the. past. few. years,.and. that. fund. is. essen-tially.dry.

To. add. to. the. city’s.revenue. woes,. franchise.fees,. license,.permits.and.planning. fees. have. also.dropped.due.to.the.reces-sion...

City budget expenditures

Public. Safety,. which.includes. police,. fire. and.animal. control,. receives.48.5. percent. of. the. bud-get,. Public. Works. (engi-

neering. and. street. main-tenance). receives. 12.percent;.General.Govern-ment. (mayor. and. coun-cil,. computer.operations,.city. administration,. city.planner,. city. clerk,. fi-nance,. city. attorney. and.City. Hall). receives. 17.percent,. and.Leisure.Ser-vices. (Parks. and. Recre-ation.and.the. library).re-ceives.14.percent.

Public SafetyHighlights. from. 2010.

include. placing. a. second.school. liaison. officer. at.Central. Square. to. moni-tor. after-school. events..Police. reserves. logged. in.over.4000.hours.in.2010,.helping.out.at.communi-ty.events.such.as.Kaposia.Days. and. On. the. Road.Again..

In. 2010,. 2,500. indi-viduals. were. cited. or. ar-rested,.which.was.up.sig-nificantly. from. just. over.1,600.in.2009..

“The. number. consists.

of. every. case. we. submit-ted. to. the. courts. last.year,. so. the. offenses. will.range. from. parking. tick-ets. to. serious. felonies,”.said.Lieutenant.Phil.Oef-fling.. “Much. of. the. rise.in.numbers.can.be.attrib-uted. to. heavy. snowfall.this. year. and. tickets. for.snowbirds.”.

The. department’s. two.general. investigators.and. another. officer. who.spends. half. of. his. week.in. general. investigations.and. the. other. half. with.the.Dakota.County.Drug.Task. Force. worked. on.579.cases.last.year.

“The. cases. certainly.keep. my. investigators.very.busy,”.said.Oeffling..“The.type.of.case.I.assign.to. an. investigator. runs.the. gamut. from. simple.graffiti.to.serious.assaults.and. weapons. violations.–. basically. anything. that.needs. additional. follow-up. that. was. not. com-pleted.by. the. responding.officers.”

According. to. Oeffling,.adults. charged.with. felo-

nies.are.holding.steady.at.around. 100,. with. drug.violations. the. main. of-fense..The.number.of. ju-veniles.charged.with.felo-nies. remains. at. around.15.

HousingThe. rental. licensing.

program.adopted.in.2008.has. resulted. in. licensed.rental. property. rising.from. 222. to. 575. build-ings,. or. 1271. units. in.2010.. Approximately. 90.potential. properties. are.estimated. to. be. awaiting.licensure..

Since.May.2010,. those.contesting.rental.housing.citations.now.go.through.the. Administrative. Ci-tation. Ordinance. and.an. Administrative. Law.Judge. who. is. under. con-tract. with. the. City.. The.process. is. replacing. the.Community. Court. pro-gram. of. Dakota. County.District. Court.. The. new.arrangement. moves. the.legal. process. along. more.quickly. by. not. having. to.wait. for. open. dates. on.

crowded.court.calendars..

ForeclosuresIn. 2010,. the. South. St..

Paul. Housing. and. Re-development. Authority.purchased. seven. homes,.and.Dakota.County.CDA.purchased. four.. Dakota.County. figures. show. the.number.of.foreclosures.in.South. St.. Paul. climbed.from. 1.63. percent. in.2009. to. 2.02. percent. in.2010.. That. number. is.still. below. the. 2008. per-centage. number. of. 2.6..Baumann. said. the. City.is. hoping. the.2011-2012.trends. will. turn. around.because. foreclosed. prop-erty. affects. not. only.families.but.the.City’s.tax.base,.as.well.

Economic Development

•. Groundbreaking for the 60-unit Thompson Heights senior housing site. took. place. last. fall..Fifty-four. of. the. units.will. be. affordable. hous-ing. with. fixed. rent,. and.six.will.be.at.market.rate..

Completion. is. slated. for.fall. of. this. year..The. site.also. has. space. for. six.single. family. homes. on.the. property’s. perimeter..Cost. of. the. development.is.nearly.$5.6.million.

• BridgePoint Busi-ness Park. -. Since. Inter-state.Partners.was.unable.to. obtain. financing. from.banks. and. private. inves-tors,. the. developer. is. ex-pected. to. sell. properties.in. its. real. estate. portfo-lio. to. raise. the. money.needed. to. finance. Phase.I. development. of. the.315,000. square. feet. of-fice/warehouse. facility..Phase. I. groundbreaking.is.slated.for.April.

South Concord Corri-dor Project –.The.Hous-ing. and. Redevelopment.Authority. received.a.Met.Council.Livable.Commu-nities. Pre-Development.Grant.of.$40,000.to.con-duct. a. market. feasibility.study. and. plan. for. use.of. vacant. areas. along. the.corridor.

Flood Wall. -. The. le-vee.rises.to.710.feet,.sur-

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Your community news and information sourceS tate of the Cityrounding. Bridge. Point,.which.is.at.701.feet..

“We.were.dinged.by.the.Corps. of. Engineers. be-cause. we. have. a. 75-year-old. pumping. station.which.pumps.water. back.into. the. river,”. said.Bau-mann..“The.pump.works,.we’ve. tested. it. and. it.

worked.twice.last.year.for.flooding.that.occurred.in.April. and. in. September..We. have. a. plan. in. place.that. if. spring. flooding.becomes.more.severe.that.portable. pumps. will. be.put.into.action.”.

Being. “dinged”. means.an. “unacceptable”. rating.

on.the.flood.levee.by.the.Corps. of. Engineers.. The.Corps.will.help.fight.any.flooding. that. South. St..Paul. may. experience. but.if. the. levee. or. flood. wall.are. damaged. in. the. pro-cess. they. will. not. be. re-sponsible.for.repairing.it..

“We. are. appealing. to.

Senator. Franken. and. the.State. Legislature. for. $2.million.to.remove.and.re-place. the. pump. system,”.said.Baumann.

• A new utility rate structure.for.the.sanitary.sewer,. water. and. storm.water. for. the. entire. city.took. effect. Jan..1.. It. is. a.

tiered. system. mandated.by.the.State.for.conserva-tion.. The. more. you. use,.the. more. you. pay.. The.State. also. mandated. that.a. sprinkling. ban. be. en-acted. in.every.communi-ty.from.10.a.m..to.5.p.m.

The. old. leaking. water.tower. at. 17th. and. 3rd.

Street. is. gone.. Thanks.to. $1. million. in. federal.stimulus. dollars,. last.summer. and. fall. a. new.water. reservoir. was. in-stalled. underground. at.the. old. water. tower. site..Sewer.and.water.fees.will.pay.for.the.new.reservoir.

South St. Paul Jaycees receive numerous awards Cuttin’ Corners Barbershop receives marketing grantThe. South. St.. Paul.

Jaycees. recently. received.the. Duane. Reess. Memo-rial.Award.for.organizing.the. top. Jaycees. commu-nity. project. in. Minne-sota..They.won. the.prize.for. collecting. over. 3,000.pounds. of. food. during.their. annual. food. drive.in.2010..The.chapter.also.took. home. the. Charles.Kulp,.Jr..trophy,.given.to.the.best.chapter.President.in. Minnesota,. and. was.awarded. the. Geisenberg.Trophy. for. best. overall.

chapter. programming. in.the. state.. In. addition,.Cassi. Johnson,. South. St..Paul.Jaycees.2010.chapter.president,.won.first.place.at. Master. Speak. Up. and.will.travel.to.Chicago.this.June. to. compete. at. the.National. Jaycee. Conven-tion.

The. mission. of. the.South. St.. Paul. Jaycees. is.

to.help.people.ages.18-40.develop. leadership. skills,.social. responsibility,. en-trepreneurship. and. fel-lowship.necessary. to. cre-ate. positive. change.. The.club.is.always.looking.for.new. members.. For. more.information,. visit. www.sspjaycees.org.or.call.Josh.Regan.at.651-457-6122.

The. South. St.. Paul.Business. Association. has.awarded. its. first. $500.marketing. grant. to. Cut-tin’. Corners. Barbershop,.611. Marie. Ave.,. South.St..Paul.. Jim.Fleischaker,.manager. since. the. busi-ness.opened. in.2006.and.a. registered. Master. Bar-ber. of. 31. years,. plans. to.use. the. grant. to. “let. our.

neighbors. know. that. our.old-fashioned.barbershop.is.not.a.dying.trade.”.

Christina.Thury,.chair-man. of. the. Association,.said. the. grant.was.devel-oped. to. help. a. South. St..Paul. small. business. with.advertising. they. may.not. have. been. able. to.do. otherwise.. The. Asso-ciation. expects. to. award.

more.marketing.grants.in.2011.. All. South. St.. Paul.businesses. are. invited.to. join. the. Association,.which.meets.at.7:30.a.m.,.the. third. Wednesday. of.each. month. at. Central.Square.Community.Cen-ter.. There. is. no. cost. to.join.. For. more. informa-tion,.call.651-451-8563.

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Your community news and information sourceS ample St. PaulScience Museum

“Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs”. is. fea-tured. through. Sept.. 5..The. exhibit,. which. fea-tures. more. than. 100. ar-tifacts. of. the. treasures.of.King. Tut,. explores. the.time.of.the.pharaohs.and.what. scientists. have. re-cently. discovered. regard-ing.the.unexpected.death.of.King.Tut..

To. complement. the.exhibit,. the. Omninthe-atre. is. featuring “Mum-mies: Secrets of the Pharaohs.”. In. the. late.19th. century,. 40. royal.mummies,. including. 12.Kings.of.Egypt,.were.dis-covered. together. in. the.same.tomb..Today,.scien-tists. continue. to. explore.the. process. of. ancient.Egyptian. mummification.using. modern. technol-ogy.. See. the. first. mod-ern. mummification. in.the. Egyptian. style. since.the.time.of.the.pharaohs,.and. find. out. what. mys-teries. scientists. hope. to.unravel. by. studying. an-cient. DNA.. Weekday.tickets.are.$25.for.adults.and.$16.for.children.ages.4-12.and.$23. for. seniors.age.60.and.older,.or.$30,.$18.and.$29.respectively.on. the. weekend.. Price.includes. all. Science. Mu-seum.exhibits.. .

Museum.tickets.are.$11.for. adults. and. $8.50. for.children. ages. 4-12. and.seniors. age.60.and.older,.or. $17. and. $14.50. re-spectively.with.admission.to.the.Omnitheater..Om-nitheater.tickets.alone.are.$8/$7.. The. Science. Mu-seum.is.located.at.120.W..Kellogg. Blvd.. For. more.information,. visit. www.smm.org.or.call.651-221-9444.

Ordway Center for Performing Arts

“STOMP”.is.presented.through.April.3.at.the.Or-dway. Center,. 345. Wash-ington. St.,. St.. Paul..The.eight-member. troupe.uses. everything. but. con-ventional. percussion. in-struments. –. matchboxes,.wooden. poles,. brooms,.garbage. cans,. Zippo.lighters,.hubcaps.–.to.fill.the. stage. with. magnifi-cent. rhythms.. Updates.include. two. new. pieces,.“Paint. Cans”. and. “Do-nuts,”. plus. revisions. to.the. favorite.piece.“Bins.”.Tickets.are.$27-$65..

BeijingDance/LDTX.is.presented.at.7:30.p.m.,.Tues.,. April. 5.. Beijing-Dance/LDTX. was. born.out. of. a. controversial.time. of. cultural. change.in. China,. becoming. the.country’s. first. non-gov-ernmental. and. indepen-dent. professional. dance.company.. Founded. by.veteran. choreographers.and. a. new. generation. of.dancers. in. China,. Bei-jingDance/LDTX. mixes.Chinese. traditions. and.Western. contemporary.movement. styles. to. cre-ate. captivating. and. tech-nically. breathtaking.performances.. Tickets.are. $15-$30.. For. more.information,. call. 651-224-4222. or. visit. www.ordway.org.

History TheatreKevin.Kling’s.“A Tale of

Twin Cities”.is.presented.through. April. 3.. Min-nesota. storyteller. Kevin.Kling.teams.up.with.local.singer-songwriter.Simone.Perrin.to.spin.some.yarns.and.sing.some.tunes. that.explore. the. sometimes.loving,.sometimes.tumul-tuous,. shared. histories.of. Minneapolis. and. St..Paul..Tickets.are.$28-$32.

for. adults,. $25-$30. for.seniors. and.$10. for. chil-dren.

“American as Curry Pie” is.presented.through.April. 10.. First-genera-tion.immigrant.and.local.artist. Aamera. Siddiqui.guides.audiences.through.her. 30-year. journey. to.become.an.American.citi-zen.. Told. with. honesty.and. humor,. it. is. about.living. with. multiple.identities. and. discover-ing. what. it. means. to. be.an. American..Tickets. are.$25-$30. for. adults,. $22-$28. for. seniors. and. $10.for.children.

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.April.6.. 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.

Children’s Museum“LEGO Castle Adven-

ture”.is.featured.through.Sept.. 11.. Visitors. help.design. a. new. castle. for.the. king. and. queen. us-ing. one. of. the. greatest.building. materials. of. all.time. —. LEGO. bricks..Visitors. can. construct.castles,. learn. about. real-world. castles. and. their.building.secrets,.and.plan.their.ideal.castle’s.defens-es.. Families. may. explore.the. inside. of. the. royal.castle,. test. their. fortress.designs. with. a. catapult,.spot. a. dragon. and. climb.a.battlement.wall.

“Framed: Step into Art” is.presented.through.May.15..Enter.the.frame-work.of.famous.paintings.and. experience. art. like.never.before..View.origi-nal. and. famous. parodies.of. Mona. Lisa,. and. cre-ate. your. own. version. of.Mona. Lisa’s. enigmatic.expression. by. putting.your. face. in. a. cutout.version. of. the. painting..Participants.may.also.cre-ate. their. own. wall. mural.with. chalk. and. create.their. own. art. gallery. by.arranging.works.of.art. in.frames..

Tickets. are. $8.95..The.museum. is. located. at. 10.W.. Seventh. St.,. St.. Paul..For. more. information,.call.651-225-6000.

History Center“The Value of One

Life”. is. presented.through. April. 10. at.the. Minnesota. History.Center,. 345. W.. Kellogg.Blvd.,. St.. Paul.. This. ex-hibit. highlights. portraits.of. eight. people. who. sur-vived. life-altering. events.and. went. on. to. lead. in-spiring.lives..

“Discover the Real George Washington: New Views from Mount Vernon”. is. presented.through. May. 29.. Learn.about. George. Washing-ton. as. a. young. surveyor,.dauntless. warrior,. entre-preneur. and. presidential.first.. This. new. travel-ing. exhibit. from. Mount.Vernon features. forensic.models.of.Washington.at.ages.19,.45.and.57,.short.films. by. the. History.Channel,. computer. in-teractive. segments,. por-traits.and.decorative.arts,.period. weapons. and. per-sonal. artifacts,. including.the.only.surviving.full.set.of.Washington’s.dentures. .

Tickets. are. $10. for.

adults,.$8.for.seniors.and.college. students,. and. $5.for. children. ages. 6-17..The.center.offers.free.ad-mission.on.Tuesdays,.5-8.p.m.. For. more. informa-tion,. call. 651-259-3000.or.visit.www.mnhs.org.

Park Square Theatre

A. stage. adaptation.of. Harper. Lee’s. classic.novel. “To Kill a Mock-ingbird” is. presented.through. April. 17.. The.summer.of.1935. is. a.hot.one. in. Maycomb,. Ala..Eight-year-old. Scout.watches. her. father. stand.against. the. town’s. anger.when.he.defends.a.young.black.man.accused.of.rap-ing.a.white.woman..Tick-ets. are. $20-$60.. Tickets.for.ages.30.and.under.are.$15..A.$5.discount.is.of-fered. for. people. age. 62.and. older..The. theater. is.located. in. the. Historic.Hamm. Building,. 20. W..7th. Place,. St.. Paul.. For.more. information,. call.651-291-7005..

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located. in. the. Historic.Hamm. Building. at. Sev-enth. Place. and. St.. Peter.in. downtown. St.. Paul,.offers. live. entertainment.throughout. the. month,.including.jazz.bands,.po-etry.nights.and.the.popu-

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the. Gypsies. is. a. unique.monthly. event. featur-ing. flamenco. guitar. and.percussion,. flamenco.dance,. belly. dance. and.open. stage. for. perform-ers.. April’s. event. takes.place. 8-11. p.m.,. Sat.,.April. 23. at. the. Black.Dog. Cafe,. 308. Prince.St.,.St..Paul..Dancers. for.the. open. stage. portion.may. dance. to. live. mu-sic. provided. by. Sendero.Flamenco. or. bring. iP-ods. or. other. digital. mu-sic. players. to. connect. to.the. sound. system. Musi-cians. are. welcome to. use.the. hand-crafted. cajons.(percussion. instruments).provided. by. Sendero.Flamenco. guitarist. and.instrument-maker. Mi-chael. Ziegahn,. or. bring.instruments.of.their.own..Performers. should. limit.their. acts. to. five. min-utes. or. less.. There. is. no.cover,. but. a. $5. donation.is. suggested.. For. more.information,. visit. www.sendero-flamenco.com.or.contact.Tara.Weatherly.at.senderoflamenco@gmail.com.or.612-203-6188.

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Although. springtime.is. not. typically. the.

most. popular. season.among. Minnesotans,. I.kind. of. like. it.. Sure,. it’s.often. damp. and. cold.and. messy,. but. it’s. also.a. time. of. rebirth. and. re-generation.. It’s. a. time.when. we. dare. to. dream.of. days. without. wind-stung. faces,. winter. coats.and. snowy. streets,. and. a.time.when.the.thought.of.spending. time. outdoors.is. welcomed. rather. than.dreaded.

I. enjoy. visiting. the.Mighty. Mississippi. in.the.springtime.as.well.be-cause. it. is. then.when.the.river.demonstrates.its.full.force.. Seeing. the. sheer.mass. of. volume. and. ve-locity.of.the.current.flow-ing.by.reminds.me.that.it.is. not. the. timid. river. we.have. tried. to. make. it. to.be..It’s.not.uncommon.to.see.trees.the.size.of.lamp-posts. ramming.down. the.river. like. misguided. tor-pedoes..

And. then. there. is. the.flooding.. It’s. an. incred-ible. experience. to. watch.the. river. jump. its. banks.and. reclaim. its. natural.floodplain.. But,. I. don’t.live.directly.by.it.and.the.flooding. doesn’t. directly.affect.me.. I’m. lucky. that.way,.but.others.aren’t..To.some,. the. river. is. mean.and. nasty. this. time. of.year.. Its. unruliness. of-ten. costs. them. sleepless.nights.and.countless.dol-lars. of. cleaning. up. the.mess. and. damage. that. it.causes.to.their.property.

For.the.past.few.months.the. National. Weather.Service. has. been. issuing.warnings.about.the.threat.of. massive. spring. flood-ing,. and. about. the. time.this.paper.hits.your.door-step,. cities. and. towns.along. the. river. in. the.metro. area. will. likely. be.in. battle. with. the. river..For. up-to-date. informa-tion. from. the. National.

Weather. Service,. visit.www.crh.noaa.gov..

Last. spring. the. river.crested. at. 18.38. feet. in.St.. Paul,. which. was. well.above. the. 14-foot. flood.stage.. It. was. the. eighth.highest. level. on. record..That. flood,. however,.paled. in. comparison. to.2001,. when. the. river.crested. at. 23.5. feet. on.April. 18,. and. then. again.at. 23.61. feet. on. May. 1,.following. heavy. spring.rains.. The. flood. report-edly. caused. over. $1. mil-lion.in.damage.in.the.St..Paul. area. alone.. Streets.adjacent.to.the.river,.like.Shepard.Road. and.Water.Street,.were.either.closed.or.blocked.off.as. the.wa-ter.climbed.its.way.to.the.downtown. area,. reach-ing. Kellogg. and. Jackson.streets.. The. runways. at.Holman. field. and. the.newly. renovated. Har-riet. Island. Regional. Park.were. both. submerged,.as. was. the. train. yard. in.South.St..Paul.

According. to. spokes-person. Shannon. Tyree,.The. city. of. St.. Paul. is.well-positioned.to.handle.the. anticipated. flood..She. also. said. they. expect.to. have. a. live. web. cam.so. residents. can. track.the. flood..For.up.to.date.flood. information,. in-cluding. road. closures,.visit.www.stpaul.gov.

Levee watchResidents. and. city.

leaders. in. South. St.. Paul.will. be. keeping. a. close.eye. on. the. river. this.spring.. Last. December,.the. U.S.. Army. Corps. of.Engineers. issued.a.report.that. gave. the. city’s. levee.system.an.“unacceptable”.rating.. An. inspection. of.the. 40-year-old. system,.which. protects. 500. acres.on. the. southwest. side.of. the. river. from. about.Wentworth. Avenue. to.just. south.of. the.Wakota.Bridge,. found. that. there.is. a. deterioration. of. clo-sure. structures,. gatewell.structures,. discharge.

pipes,. a. sanitary. force.main. and. a. pumping. fa-cility,. which. may. pose. a.risk. to. public. safety. and.property. in. the. area. be-hind.the.levee.

South. St.. Paul. City.Engineer. John.Sachi. said.repairs.are.underway.and.noted. that. the. levee. sys-tem.successfully.operated.during. last. year’s. flood,.as. well. as. the. significant.floods.of.2001.and.1997.

“We. have. a. plan. to.complete. all. repairs. in.the. next. few. years,”. said.Sachi.. “It. is. right. now.a. matter. of. time. and.money..Many.of.these.re-pairs. can’t. be. done. until.spring.. We. were. notified.of. the. Corps. report. in.December. of. 2010.. We.

have. contingency. plans.for. any. items. that. might.fail,.but.we.do.not.antici-pate.that.happening.”

Sachi. estimates. that. it.will. cost. $2. million. to.complete. the. needed. re-

pairs..South.St..Paul.will.likely. seek. state. and. fed-eral. assistance.. However,.since.the.levee.system.re-ceived. an. “unacceptable”.rating,. it. is. ineligible. for.federal. rehabilitation. as-

sistance. if. it. is. damaged.in. a. flood. or. storm..The.Corps. will. continue. to.inspect. the. levee. system.and. provide. flood. fight-ing.assistance.to.the.com-munity,.when.needed.

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Last December, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers issued a report that gave the levee system in South St. Paul an “unacceptable” rating.

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Your community news and information sourceC ommunity Gardens

Mary Diedrick HansenStaff Writer

Roses are red, Violets are blue,Springtime is sweet,And gardening is, too!

Like. birds. migrating.north. with. the. warm.

weather,. South. St.. Paul.Garden. Club. members.are. migrating. to. their.seed.catalogs.and.garden-ing. books. in. preparation.for.long.overdue.outdoor.activity.. They. anxiously.wait.for.signs.of.life.from.perennials. gone. dormant.over. the. long. winter.months.

The. South. St.. Paul.Garden. Club,. which. is.affiliated. with. the. Min-nesota. Horticultural.Society,. . meets. at. the.South.St..Paul.VFW.each.month. from. January. to.

April. to. listen. to. experts.on. topics. as. varied. as.growing. orchids. indoors.and. out,. how. to. grow.edible. mushrooms,. and.water. gardening. in. con-tainers..The.indoor.meet-ings.end.in.May.with.the.club’s. annual. Mother’s.Day. weekend. plant. sale..The. first. ever. plant. sale,.in. 1993,. raised. $247.75..Proceeds. now. surpass.$3,000,. and. for. the. past.few. years. a. large. portion.has. been. donated. to. the.South. St.. Paul. Educa-tional. Foundation. for.elementary. school. field.trips. to. the. Dodge. Na-ture. Center.. This. year’s.plant. sale. will. be. May.6. and. 7. at. the. corner.of. 21st. Avenue. and. 3rd.Street.. Members. dig. up.seedlings. from. their. gar-dens. to. donate.. About.2,500.perennial.seedlings.will.be.for.sale..

The. club,. founded. in.1992,. also. hosts. a. Com-munity.Garden.Tour.dur-ing.which.up. to.14. local.gardens. are. on. display..The. first. tour. was. held.in. 1999. during. Kaposia.Days.. After. 10. consecu-tive. years. the. club. opted.to. host. the. tour. every.other. year..The. next. one.is. scheduled. for. 2012..Fifteen. charter. members.founded. the. club. and.membership. has. risen. to.65.and.includes.people.of.all. ages. and.backgrounds.from. South. St.. Paul. and.surrounding.cities.

It. was. ten. years. ago.during. the. annual. tour.that. local. resident. Lois.Glewwe. decided. to. start.gardening.herself.

“I. was. chained. to. my.computer. at. work. and.just. decided. I. needed. to.be. outside. more,”. said.Glewwe.

As.a.novice.starting.her.very.first.garden,.Glewwe.was.helped.along.the.way.by. club. members. who.gave. her. advice. on. land-scape.design,.the.best.an-nuals.to.buy,.and.the.best.seed.catalogs..She.started.her.garden.with.seedlings.purchased.from.the.club’s.plant. sale,. and. it. wasn’t.long.before.she.was.grow-ing. roses. and. hostas.. To.

support. her. hobby,. she.sold. two. of. her. South.St.. Paul. properties. and.bought. another. property.that. had. 220. frontage.feet.in.the.front.yard.and.170.feet.in.the.back..Fel-low.club.members.helped.dig. up. 500. plants. from.her. gardens. and. move.them. to. her. new. home..Now,. her. property. blos-soms.with.peonies. in. the.

springtime,. roses. in. the.summer,. and. 300. hosta.plants.of.different.variet-ies..

In. 2004,. Town. Square.Television. filmed. the.Garden.Tour.for.the.first.time,. which. led. to. the.production.of.two.seasons.of.“Simply.Gardening,”.a.show. hosted. by. Glewwe,.

SSP Garden Club members use their skills to spread some beauty in the city

Photo courtesy of South St. Paul Garden Club

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and. featuring. gardening.tips,. coverage. of. the. an-nual. tour. and. plant. sale,.and.guest.appearances.by.local.experts.

“Some. members. can.identify. any. plant. you.put.in.front.of.them,.and.even. the. Latin. name,”.said.Glewwe..

However,. sometimes.it. takes. a. joint. effort. to.problem. solve,. such. as.the. huge. infestation. of.Japanese. beetles. garden.club.members.experience.last.year.

“We.were.sharing.ideas.for. natural. remedies,.looking. online. and. shar-ing.emails,”.she.said..“We.just. couldn’t. get. rid. of.them. and. they. were. eat-ing.up.all. the.plants..We.finally. broke. down. and.bought. pesticide..We. are.big. on. compost. and. we.are. all. ‘mulchers’…and.we. aren’t. big. on. chemi-cals”.

Glewwe. enjoys. visiting.her.fellow.club.members’.gardens,. each. reflecting.the. gardener’s. personal-ity..While. some.are.well-manicured,.others.have.a..more.casual.English.Gar-

den.style.The.club.plans.a.variety.

of. activities. throughout.the.year.and.gardeners.of.all. abilities. are. encour-aged. to. join.. Dues. are.$10. per. year.. Members.can. join. the. Minnesota.Horticulture. Society. and.the.Garden.Club.for.$35.per.year.

“Gardening. is. a. lot. of.work,. but. wonderful. ex-ercise,”.said.Glewwe..“It’s.good.for.the.spiritual-self.—.working.with.hands.in.the. dirt,. and. it’s. a. lot. of.fun.”

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Sunday Brunch, April 24, 10 am to 3 pmCall today for reservations: 651-455-3600

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Midwest Dental offers free oral cancer screeningsMidwest. Dental. in.

South. St.. Paul. will. be.providing. free. visual.head. and. neck. oral. can-cer.exams.April.11-15,.in.recognition. of. National.Oral. Cancer. Awareness.week..According. to.Mid-west. Dental,. one. Ameri-can.dies.every.hour. from.oral. cancer.. However,.when. discovered. early,.oral. cancer. patients. have.an. 80. to. 90. percent. sur-

vival. rate..Midwest.Den-tal. also. offers. enhanced.oral.cancer.screenings.for.an. additional. fee..A.por-tion.of.the.proceeds.from.the. enhanced. screenings.in. April. will. be. donated.to.the.Oral.Cancer.Foun-dation..

Midwest.Dental. is. also.collecting.non-perishable.food. items. for. the. local.food.shelter.during.April..Participants.will.be.eligi-

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Midwest. Dental. is. lo-cated. at. 820. Southview.Blvd.,. South. St.. Paul..You. do. not. need. to. be. a.patient. to. participate. in.either.promotion,.and.no.appointment.is.necessary..For. more. information,.contact. Midwest. Dental.at.651-455-2297.


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The. South. St.. Paul.Parks. and. Recreation.Department. is. offering.an. after. school. bowling.program. for. youth. in.grades. 3-6.. New. bowlers.will.be. introduced.to.the.basics. of. the. game. while.experienced. bowlers. can.work. on. improving. their.game. The. program. is.held. 3:10-5. p.m.,. Mon-days. in. April. at. Mat-tie’s. Lanes. in. South. St..Paul. Van. transporta-tion. is. provided. to. and.from. the. bowling. alley.for. both. Lincoln. Center.and. Kaposia. Education.Center.elementary.school.students. . Cost. is. $30,.which. includes. bowling,.shoe. rental. and. trans-portation. For. more. in-formation,. call. 651-306-3690. .

Giant Egg Hunt at Kaposia Park

The.South.St..Paul.Li-ons. are. hosting. the. An-nual. Giant. Egg. Hunt. at.10.a.m.,.Sat.,.April.23.at.

Kaposia.Park. Youth.ages.8. and. under. are. invited.to. hunt. for. candy. and.prizes. in. areas. that. are.divided. to. accommodate.each. age. group.. Partici-pants.may.also.visit.with.the. Easter. Bunny.. For.more. information,. call.651-306-3690. .

Passes on sale for disc golf and outdoor pools

The.Kaposia.Park.Disc.Golf. Course. operates. on.a.pay-to-play.format. Us-ers.must.purchase.a.daily.pass. or. an. annual. pass,.which. costs. $30. for. resi-dents. and. $40. for. non-residents.. Passes. are. sold.on-site. during. the. disc.golf. season. and. also. at.the.Parks. and.Recreation.office,. 100. 7th. Ave.. N.,.South.St..Paul.

Summer. season. passes.are. on. sale. for. South. St..Paul’s.two.outdoor.pools:.Splash. Pool. at. Lorraine.Park. and. Northview.Pool.. The. pools. will. be.open. June. 11. through.Aug.. 21.. Cost. for. resi-

dents. is. $32. for. the. first.pass. in. a. household. and.$21. for. each. additional.pass.. Non-resident. fees.are.$42,. and.$31. for. ad-ditional.passes.within.the.household. Daily. admis-sion. is. $3.50.. Annual.passes. and. daily. admis-sion. coupon. books. are.available.at.the.Parks.and.Recreation.office.at.Cen-tral. Square. Community.Center,.100.7th.Ave..N.,.South.St..Paul. For.more.information,. call. 651-306-3690. or. visit. www.southstpaul.org.

Off-leash dog area permits

Permits. are. now. avail-able. for. the. Kaposia.Landing. Off-Leash. Dog.Area,.located.at.800.Bry-ant. Ave.,. South. St.. Paul..This.6.3-acre.fenced.par-cel. offers. dogs. and. their.owners.the.only.legal.area.in.the.city.to.run,.recreate.and.train.without.a.leash..Users.must.have.a.permit.to. use. the. park.. Cost. is.$20.for.residents.and.$30.for. non-residents.. The.

fee. supports. on-going.maintenance. and. devel-opment. of. the. park.. For.more. information,. visit.www.southstpaul.org . or.call.651-306-3690.

Fare for All ExpressFare. For. All. Express.

will. be. held. 4-6. p.m.,.Tues.,.April.5,.at.Central.Square.Community.Cen-ter,.100.7th.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,.includ-ing. South. St.. Paul. Cen-tral. Square. Community.Center.. It. is. a. coopera-tive.food.buying.program.that. buys. food. in. bulk.directly. from. wholesal-ers. and. passes. the. sav-ings. on. to. participants..The. program. can. result.in. a. 50. percent. savings.on. monthly. groceries.by. purchasing. “express.packages.”. No. advance.payment. or. pre-registra-tion. is. needed. to. pur-chase. 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. 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.

Beyond the Yellow Ribbon run

Participants. and. spon-sors. are. needed. for. the.third. annual. Beyond. the.Yellow. Ribbon. of. South.St..Paul.5k/10k. fun. run/walk,. held. Sun.,. June.12.at. the. North. Urban. Re-gional. Trail. in. South. St.Paul..Organizers.are.hop-ing. 400. people. will. par-ticipate. to. help. celebrate.South.St.Paul.becoming.a.Yellow. Ribbon. City.. Be-yond. the. Yellow. Ribbon.is. a. program. that. sup-ports. local. troops,. from.deployment. to. the. time.they. come. home. and. re-integrate. into. the. com-munity.. Services. and. ac-

tivities. include. sending.care. packages,. hosting. a.Christmas. Party. for. the.service. member. families,.date. nights,. babysitting.clinics,. marriage. and.grief. counseling. courses,.and. other. events. to. help.families.reconnect..Spon-sorships.range.from.$150.to. $2,000.. For. more. in-formation,. contact. Deb.Callahan. at. 651-552-9237. or. [email protected].

Volunteers neededNeighbors,. Inc.,. a. so-

cial. service. agency. serv-ing. Northern. Dakota.County,.has.a.number.of.volunteer. opportunities.to. assist. local. residents,.including. a. transporta-tion. volunteer. to. take.people. to. medical. and.dental. appointments..Shifts. vary. throughout.the. week. and. mileage.reimbursement. is. avail-able.. For. more. informa-tion,. contact. [email protected]. or. call.651-306-2145.

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The. recent. coat. drive.conducted. by. The.Sportsman’s. Guide. and.Beyond. the. Yellow. Rib-bon. collected. just. over.1,000. new. and. gently.used. coats,. boots,. mit-tens,. hats. and. scarves. to.benefit..U.S..soldiers.and.their. families.. For. more.information. on. the. SSP.Beyond. the. Yellow. Rib-bon. campaign,. contact.Marilyn. Rothecker. at.651-451-6007.

Munos wins state wrestling title

South. St.. Paul. High.School. junior. Joey. Mu-nos. punctuated. a. perfect.season. with. a. pin. in. the.finals. at. the. state. high.school. wrestling. tour-nament,. held. Mar.. 5. at.the. Xcel. Energy. Center.in. St.. Paul.. Wrestling. at.125-pounds.in.Class.AA,.his. first. match. proved.to. be.his. toughest. of. the.tournament..In.the.open-ing. round. Munos. de-feated.Taylor.Rothfork.of.Foley. 12-8.. In. the. quar-ter. finals. he. beat. Bran-den. Schorr. of. Kasson-Mantorville. by. tech. fall.with. a. score. of. 17-2.. In.the.semi.finals.he.pinned.Tanner. Rohlik. of. Wa-basso/Red. Rock. Central.with. five. seconds. left. in.the.second.period,.and.in.the.finals.he.pinned.Zach.Stepan.of.Zimmerman.in.the. last. period,. at. 5:28..Munos. finished. the. year.45-0...

Munos. was. a. state.champion.at.119.pounds.last. year.. In. 2009. he.placed. fourth. at. 112.pounds,. and. in. 2008.

placed. fifth. at. the. same.weight.

PCU offers free rabies vaccination vouchers for South St. Paul clinic

Postal. Credit. Union’s.(PCU). West. St.. Paul.branch. is. offering. free.rabies.vaccination.vouch-ers. for. South. St.. Paul’s.Annual. Dog. and. Cat.Vaccination. Clinic,. held.12:30-2. p.m.,. Sat.,. May.7. at. the. South. St.. Paul.Fire. Department.. The.vouchers.can.be.obtained.at. Postal. Credit. Union,.1725 S.. Robert. Street,.West.St..Paul,.while.sup-plies last. Pets.must.be.on.a.leash.or.in.a.pet.carrier..Pet. owners. can. also. ob-tain. a. dog. or. cat. license.for.their.pet.at.the.clinic..For. license. fees. or. fur-ther. information. on. the.South.St..Paul.clinic,.call.651-554-3200..For.more.information. about. PCU,.call.651-770-7000.or.vis-it.www.postalcu.org..

South St. Paul Garden Club digs mushrooms

The. South. St.. Paul.Garden. Club. will. pres-ent. a. program. entitled.Morel. Mushroom. Ma-nia!,. by. Ron. Spinosa,.at. 7. p.m.,. Mon.,. April.4. at. VFW. Post. #295,.111. South. Concord. Ex-change,. South. St.. Paul..Doors.open.at.6:30.p.m..for. refreshments.. Non-members. are. welcome. to.attend.the.free.event..For.more. information,. con-tact.Lois.Glewwe.at.651-457-3403.

Piano recital at Luther Memorial

Kamil.Tokarski,. an. in-ternational. student. from.Poland. studying. at. St..John’s. University,. will.perform. the. music. of.classical. composers,. such.as. Beethoven,. Chopin,.Scarlatti.and.Szymanows-ki,.at.a.piano.recital.at.2.p.m.,. Sun.,. April. 10. at.Luther. Memorial,. 315.15th. Ave.. N.,. South. St..Paul.. A. freewill. offering.will. be. taken. and. a. por-tion. will. be. given. to.To-karski.to.help.with.school.expenses.. Remaining.funds.will.be.used.toward.music.scholarships.at.Lu-ther. Memorial.. Refresh-ments.will.be.served..

Library happeningsFor. more. information.

on. the. following. library.events,. call. 651-554-3240.or.visit.www.south-stpaul.org/library.

• Volunteers needed! The. library. is. looking.for. volunteers. for. a. pa-tron.counting.project.the.week. of. April. 23-30,. as.well.as.regular.volunteers.who.have. skills. in.wood-working,.gardening,.pho-tography,. sewing,. etc..Applications.are.available.at.the.library.and.online...

• Spring Book Sale –.The. library. is.hosting. its.annual. book. sale. April.11-16. during. National.Library.Week...All.books.will. be. just. 10¢.. Prices.for. CDs,. cassettes. and.videos.will.vary..A.$1.bag.sale. will. take. place. on.April.30..

• Job Seeking Help.-. Job. seekers. may. come.to. the. library. 10-11:30.a.m.,. Tues.,. April. 19. for.

assistance. with. spruc-ing. up. their. resume. and.information. on. how. to.search. for. jobs. online.and. use. the. library’s. job.searching.resources.

• Mariachi perfor-mance –.Mariachi.Flor.y.Canto,. a. 9-piece. Maria-chi.band,.will.perform.at.6:30. p.m.,. Thurs.,. May.12.at.the.Dakota.County.Historical. Society,. lo-cated.next.door.to.the.li-brary..The.band. includes.vocals,.trumpets.and.spe-cial.mariachi.instruments.such.as.the.mandolin-like.vihuela. and. the. guitar-rón...

• Author Appearance.-. Local. author. John. Re-imringer.will. visit. the. li-brary. at. 7. p.m.,. Thurs.,.April. 14. to. discuss. his.new. novel. “Vestments,”.which. is. set. in. St.. Paul..In. this. book,. James.Dressler,. a. young. priest,.sought. sanctuary. in. the.church. after. surviving. a.challenging. family. life..Yet,. things. are. not. rosy.—.Betty.Garcia.has.come.back. into. his. life. and.stirred. up. old. feelings..This. program. is. made.possible. by. the. Minne-

sota.Legacy.Fund.• Storytimes. -. Pre-

school. Storytime. is. of-fered. each. Tuesday. at.10:15. a.m.. Toddler. sto-rytime.is.offered.Wednes-days. at. 10:15. a.m.. April.4,. 20. and. 27,. and. Baby.Storytime. is. offered.Mondays.at.6:30.p.m..

• Paws to READ.-.Cae-sar,.a.therapy.and.reading.assistance.dog,.will. be. at.the. library. 4:30-5. p.m.,.Thurs.,.April.17. and.28..Registration.is.required.

• Book Bunch Book Club. –. This. club. for.youth. in. grades. 4-6. will.be. meeting. 4-5. p.m.,.Mon.,. April. 4.. Registra-tion.is.required.

• National Association for the Education of Young Children Week of the Young Child is April 10-16. To. celebrate,. the.library. is. displaying. art-work. from. young. chil-dren. the. entire. month..For. information. on. sub-mitting.artwork.(no.larg-er. than. 18”. x. 24”),. call.Amy. at. 651-554-3244..Sing,.Play.Learn.with.the.MacPhail.Center.for.Mu-sic. 10-10:45. a.m.,.Wed.,.April. 13.. Ages. five. and.

under. are. invited. to. ex-plore. the.magic.of.music.and. play. through. hands-on.activities..Registration.is.required.

• “Reading is Out of this World Family Fun Night”. is. offered. 6:30-8.p.m.,. Fri.,. April. 15..The.event. features. stories,.games,. snacks,. and. free.books. for. everyone.. It. is.sponsored. by. the. South.St.. Paul. Mayor’s. Youth.Task. Force. and. a. grant.from. the. National. Edu-cation. Association. Youth.Leaders.for.Literacy.

Neighbors Inc. Rummage Sale

Neighbors. Inc.,. 218.13th. Ave.. S.,. South. St..Paul,. is. hosting. a. rum-mage. sale. 10. a.m.-4.p.m.. April. 6-7,. featur-ing..clothing,.baby.items,.small. appliances,. fur-niture. and. household.items.. Proceeds. benefit.programs. for. Neighbors.Inc.,. a. social. service.agency. that. serves. resi-dents. of. Northern. Da-kota.County.

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Deb GriffithCommunity Affairs Liaison

The. South. St.. Paul.Mayor’s.Youth.Task.Force.is. made. up. of. youth. in.

grades. 5. to. 12.. Togeth-er,. they. are. an. awesome.bunch.of.kids...Individu-ally,. they. are. awesome,.too.. This. month,. we.thought. we. would. high-

light. some. individual. ac-complishments.of. two.of.the.task.force.members.

Brandonn.Gore,.whom.the.task.force.refers.to.as.N3,. donated. $154.94. to.the. task. force.. This. was.money. he. had. set. aside.for. high. adventure. ac-tivities,.but.he.decided.to.donate.it.to.the.task.force.to. help. fund. additional.activities. and. events. for.the. youth. of. South. St..Paul.. Brandonn. present-

ed. the. check. to. Mayor.Beth. Baumann. at. a. City.Council.meeting.and.said.he.was.donating.it.to.the.task.force.because.it.is.“so.much.fun.to.be.a.part.of.”..Thanks.N3!

Hannah. Hoven. is. a.member.of.the.task.force.and. the. South. St.. Paul.Girl’s. varsity. hockey.team.. Last. month,. she.played. in. the. State. High.School. Hockey. Tourna-ment,.and.had.this.to.say.

about.it:“I. had. the. privilege.

to. play. on. the. South. St..Paul.Girl’s.varsity.hockey.team. this. year..The. team.went. to. State. after. win-ning. our. conference. and.section..The.state.tourna-ment.was.one.of.the.best.experiences.of.my.life..

“It. was. 7-1. with. six.minutes. left. to.go. in.our.section. final. game. with.Totino-Grace.. The. en-ergy. on. the. bench. was.amazing.. The. coach. was.counting. down. every.minute. that. went. by..With. two. minutes. left.to.go.in.the.third.period,.with. no. hope. of. Totino-Grace. making. a. come-back,. our. coach. proudly.proclaims,.we’re.going.to.State!.That. is. the. type.of.moment. that. any. team.dreams.of.

“The. week. of. the. state.tournament. our. hockey.team. didn’t. go. anywhere.without. each. other.. We.bonded. so. much. that.it. feels. weird. not. to. be.eating. at. a. restaurant. or.watching. a. hockey. game.without.them.anymore..

Going.on.the.ice.before.the. game. when. they. an-nounced. our. names. on.live.TV.was.a.unique.ex-perience.. As. we. had. our.names. announced,. we.skated.toward.the.camera.and. everybody. cheered.

for. us.. The. sound. of.our. names. ringing. and.echoing. over. the. speak-ers. was. powerful.. In. one.game,. we. had. a. turnout.of. over. a. 1,000. fans,.and.our. school.pep.band.was.there.to.cheer.us.on..Playing. the. game,. with.our. fans. outnumbering.the. other. team’s. almost.3-1,. gave. us. a. sense. of.pride.to.be.called.a.South.St..Paul.Packer.”

Thanks. Hannah,. and.congratulations. to. her.and.the.all.South.St..Paul.youth. that. participate. in.athletics.and.other.youth.programs..

We’ll. be. spotlighting.other.members.in.the.up-coming. months.. In. the.meantime,. watch. for. the.Task.Force.on.FYI.—.For.Youth.Information.—.on.local. cable. channel. 15,.and.check.us.out.at.www.southstpaul.org,. click. on.the. Mayor’s. Youth. Task.Force.link..

We. have. a. variety. of.events. coming. up,. in-cluding. the. Reading. is.Out.of.the.World.Litera-cy.Family.Fun.Night,.the.Minnesota. Twins. Clinic,.and. Swimming. Under.the.Stars.Pool.Parties..For.more. information,. con-tact. Deb. Griffith,. com-munity. affairs. liaison,. at.651-554-3230. or. [email protected]......

Kudos to members of the Mayor’s Youth Task Force!

Hannah Hoven Mayor Beth Baumann and Brandonn Gore

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Chamber names Small Business of the Year

The. River. Heights. Chamber. of. Commerce. has.named.Ultimate.Carpet.&.Upholstery.Cleaning.as.its.2011. Small. Business. of. the. Year.. It. will. present. the.award.at.a.ceremony.on.April.21..For.more.informa-tion.on.the.ceremony,.visit.www.riverheights.com.or.call.the.Chamber.office.at.651-451-2266. .

Jon. and.Val.Erickson. started.Ultimate.Carpet. and.Upholstery.Cleaning.19.years.ago.in.the.basement.of.their. home.. Ultimate. is. a. small,. family-run. residen-tial. and. commercial. carpet. and. upholstery. cleaning.business. that. prides. itself. on. excellent. customer. ser-vice..Ultimate’s.slogan,.“The.Cleaner,.Greener.Carpet.Cleaner,”.shows.they.are.environmentally.responsible..They.are.a. leader.among.carpet.cleaners.and.provide.friendly,. professional. service.. Its. employees. are. re-quired.to.complete.courses. to.be.certified.by.the.In-stitute.of.Inspection,.Cleaning.and.Restoration.

Ultimate. does. no. advertising. and. is. 100. percent.referral-based.. It. has. maintained. 1,200. long-term.clients. and. has. received. Angie’s. List. “Super. Service”.award. for. 10. years. in. a. row..The. Ericksons. contrast.their. services. in. a. way. that. attracts. loyal. customers..They.provide.a.memorable.experience.that.keeps.their.customers.coming.back.month.after.month.and.year.after.year..They.believe.in.the.importance.of.measur-ing.their.service.with.evaluation.forms.to.get.feedback.from.their.customers,.and.continuously.strive.to.im-prove.their.product.and.service..Ultimate.is.also.loyal.to.local.suppliers,.and.has.been.featured.nationally.in.

industry.trade.magazines.The. River. Heights. Chamber. recognizes. the. high.

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Ultimate. Carpet. and. Upholstery. Cleaning. was. se-lected.by.the.River.Heights.Chamber.of.Commerce’s.Recognition. Committee. after. careful. review. of. all.nominees’. applications. The. Small. Business. of. the.Year.Award. acknowledges. an.organization. that.has. a.commitment. to. the. community. through. its. involve-ment. and. assistance. to. community. organizations,. a.commitment. to. its. employees,. a. focus.on. innovative.employee.programs,.and.a.commitment.to.excellence.in. service,. business. ethics,. friendliness. and. business.operations..The.Chamber’s.first.Small.Business.of.the.Year.Award.was.presented.in.1989..The.River.Heights.Chamber.of.Commerce.congratulates.the.2011.Small.Business.of.the.Year,.Ultimate.Carpet.and.Upholstery.Cleaning..

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I. am.the.youngest.of. three..My.eldest.brother.had.some.serious. illnesses.when.he.was.a.toddler.that.af-fected.his.ability.to.learn..He.worked.very.hard.on.his.school.work.but.it.still.took.him.a.few.extra.years.to.finish.high.school.

My.middle.brother.was.brilliant.and.had.an.IQ.that.qualified.him.for.MENSA.(high.IQ.society),.if.he.was.so.inclined..He.was.also.a.hard.worker.and.put.in.as.much. time. on. his. school. work. as. anyone. in. school,.and. it. paid. big. dividends.. He. graduated. first. in. his.class,.was.appointed.to.a.service.academy.and.had.his.college.degrees.paid.for..

Recently. I.heard. a. state. senator. speak. (he.was.not.from.northern.Dakota.County)..He.talked.about.his.daughter’s. experience. in. school. and. about. how. hard.she.worked.to.get.straight.As..However,.he.said.some.of. her. friends. didn’t. work. as. hard. and. were. lazy,. so.they. only. got. Cs.. He. asked. her. how. she. would. feel.

about.taking.some.of.the.As.she.had.earned.and.dis-tributing.them.to.the.lazy.ones.who.had.only.earned.Cs.so.they.all.would.have.Bs.

He. then. applied. this. analogy. to. the. budget. issues.the. Legislature. is. facing.. He. seemed. to. believe. that.all.it.takes.to.be.successful.is.the.willingness.to.work.hard..The.implication.was.that.if.you.aren’t.successful.it’s.because.you.are.lazy..He.asked.if. it. is.fair.to.take.away. from. those.people.who.work.hard. to.give. it. to.those.people.who.aren’t.willing.to.work.as.hard.

This,. of. course,. assumes. that. the. people. who. are.less. successful. are. in. that. position. because. they. are.not.willing.to.work.hard..It.ignores.the.idea.that.not.everyone. has. the. same. ability. or. opportunity.. It. ig-nores.that.for.some.people,.no.matter.how.hard.they.work,. there.may.come.a. time.when. they.have. to.ask.for. help.. It. ignores. the. fact. that. my. eldest. brother.worked.as.hard.or.harder.than.my.middle.brother,.but.the.results.were.vastly.different.

Every. day. we. at. Neighbors. see. people. who. have.worked. hard. all. their. lives. but. have. gotten. to. the.point. where. it. is. not. enough.. In. the. last. couple. of.years,.more.and.more.of.our.clients.have.been.people.who.were.building. careers,.not. just.working. at. jobs..They.are.people.whom.we.would.consider.quite.suc-cessful.. However,. one. day. their. job. went. away,. and.once. their. savings. and. their. unemployment. benefits.ran.out.they.found.it.necessary.to.ask.for.help..

About.a.year.ago.I.was.told.that.more.than.60.per-cent. of. the. architects. in. the. state. of. Minnesota. are.

no.longer.employed.as.architects..Is.this.because.they.are.lazy.or.unwilling.to.work.hard.to.succeed?..I.have.a. friend.who.spent.over.35.years.as.a.press.operator..The.printing. industry.has.been.driven.almost. to. the.point.of.extinction.because.of.technological.advances..When.his.employer.failed,.he.lost.his.job.and.had.no.prospects. for. reemployment. in. an. industry. in.which.he.had.spent.his.entire.working. life..Does.this.mean.he.was.lazy.or.unwilling.to.work.hard.to.succeed?

One.of. the. great.myths. of. our. time. is. that. people.who.need.assistance.are.just.“those.people”.who.aren’t.willing.to.work.and.take.care.of.themselves.and.their.families.. Nothing. could. be. further. from. the. truth..Asking. for.help,. for.most.people,. is. a.difficult. thing.to.do,.and.the.vast.majority.of.people.who.find.them-selves. in. need. of. assistance. are. people. who. have. ex-hausted. all. other. resources.. I. think. that. the. people.who. insist. on. hanging. on. to. this. myth,. who. insist.on.painting.all.people. less.fortunate.than.themselves.with.the.same.brush,.do.so.because.it.is.easier.to.con-tinue. to.harbor. these.prejudices. than. it. is. to. rethink.how.we.view.people.and.events..

I. would. invite. this. state. senator. to. come. spend. a.week.with.us.at.Neighbors.to.share.in.our.work,.meet.our. clients. and. find. out. what. the. real. world. is. like,.but. I. know. it. wouldn’t. do. any. good.. This. is. not. a.mind.that.can.be.changed.

Thank.God.we.in.northern.Dakota.County. live. in.a.community.that. takes.a.much.more.compassionate.approach.to.those.in.our.midst.who.need.help.

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South.St..Paul’s.history.is. often. positioned. in.

time. by. referring. to. “be-fore.Concord.Street.came.down,”. or. “before. they.demolished. Grand. Av-enue.”. Residents. who’ve.moved. in. since. 1980. of-ten. find. it. difficult. to.comprehend. just. how.many. buildings,. homes.and. businesses. were. re-moved. to. make. way. for.new. development.. . Even.long-time. citizens. who.remember. the. old. Con-cord. and. Grand. struc-tures.are.surprised.at.how.difficult. it. is. to. remem-ber. those. days. and. recall.where. specific. businesses.or.homes.were.located.

Photography,. of.course,. makes. it. possible.to.capture.a.moment.and.record. for. all. time. how.it. really. was.. The. photo.accompanying. this. sto-

ry. is. one. such. image.. It.was. taken,. presumably.from. an. airplane,. above.North. Concord. Street.between.address.numbers.363.and.600..It.was.pub-lished.by. the. former.Sun.Current. News. to. record.the. damage. done. by. the.1965. flood.. The. view. is.looking. northwest. from.above. Concord. Street..The.railroad.tracks.are.in.the.forefront,.surrounded.by. the.built-up.dike. that.was. holding. the. Missis-sippi. back. from. at. least.part.of. the.tracks..At. the.far.right.of.the.photo,.the.tracks.are.under.water..

To. orient. a. sense. of.where. this. is,. the. dike.wall. and. the. railroad.tracks. that. aren’t. under.water. stop. at. what. is.now. Wentworth. Avenue..Wentworth. proceeds. to.the. west. at. the. center. of.the. photo,. the. only. ma-jor.intersection.that.is.in-cluded. in. the. picture.. If.

you.were.to.stand.on.that.corner. today,. you’d. have.the. South. St.. Paul. Ani-mal.Hospital,.501.North.Concord. on. the. north,.and. the. now-closed. gas.station. on. the. southwest.corner.of.Wentworth.and.Concord. on. the. south..

No.buildings.exist.on.the.east. side. of. Concord. at.that.location.today..

On.the.hills.to.the.west.in. the. photo,. the. road.that. winds. across. the.top. is. Stewart.. In. 1965,.Dwane. came. through. to.Concord. at. the. opening.in.the.far.right.hand.cor-ner. of. the. image.. Went-worth. didn’t. go. through.but.stopped.at.the.ravine,.which. is. now. fully. de-veloped. as. a. residential.neighborhood. on. Ravine.Street..

Although. it’s. impos-sible. to. identify. every.structure. on. the. street,.the. following. businesses.were. listed. along. North.Concord. in. the. 1964.Polk. Directory.. Start-ing. on. the. east. side. of.Concord. at. the. far. left.corner. of. the. photo. is.364. North. Concord,. the.Dolan-Danielson. Chrys-ler/Plymouth. dealership..South. St.. Paul. Bee-Line.auto. repair. service. was.

at.374..Mrs..Irene.Yedel-sky. provided. furnished.rooms. at. 384,. and. an-other.apartment.building.was. at. 400. North. Con-cord,. with. 5. units.. The.South.St..Paul.Small.Ani-mal.Hospital.was.at.414..Crossing.Wentworth,.the.Clark. Super. 100. gas. sta-tion. was. at. 510. North.Concord,. and. Brown.Quick-As-A-Wink.Clean-ers. &. Launderers. was. at.520.. Nicky. Kolak’s. Li-quor. Store. stood. at. 522,.along. with. Alex. Batush’s.Fruit. Market.. Crossing.Dwane,. the. Spur. Gas.Station.was.at.600.North.Concord..The. remaining.property.on. the. east. side.of.Concord.in.the.picture.is. the. yard. office. of. the.Chicago. Great. Western.Railroad.

On. the. west. side. of.Concord,. again. begin-ning. at. the. lower. left.hand.corner.of.the.photo,.the. first. building. is. the.Rivera.Tavern.at.365.and.

Standard. Building. Mate-rials.at.369..Frankie’s.Piz-za.Place.was.at.375.North.Concord,. with. six. apart-ments. upstairs.. Buck’s.tavern. was. at. 379.. The.Polk. Directory. defines.the. cluster. of. buildings.that. extend. west. above.Concord. by. attempting.to. identify. the. address.on. the. street. itself. and.then. listing. who. lived. in.the. rear. of. that. address..Zella’s. Corral,. a. dealer.in. used. furniture,. was. at.417.

Crossing. Wentworth.on. the. west. side. of. the.street,. the. building. at.501. is. identified. as. Jo-seph.Annerl,.with.several.private.residences.follow-ing. in. the. listings.. The.Hillside. Tavern. was. at.525,. and. Southview. Au-tomatic.Transmission.was.listed.at.529.North.Con-cord.. The. photo. ends. as.Dwane. intersects. North.Concord..

Interspersed.with.busi-nesses. on. both. sides. of.North. Concord. were.dozens. of. private. resi-dences,. many. of. which.had. been. there. since. the.earliest.days.of.the.city.in.the.1890s.. It. is. also.pos-sible. to. see. in. the. photo.several. houses. that. were.built. on. Wentworth. it-self,. all. of. which. were.purchased.and.torn.down.during. the. period. of. ur-ban.renewal.in.the.1970s..

Remembering Old North Concord

This photo of North Concord Street in South St. Paul was taken in 1965 to record the extent of that year’s spring flooding. It also captures for all time the dozens of homes and businesses that once dominated this part of the city before being removed as part of the massive urban renewal effort of the 1970s.

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