or the past 12 months, the city of St. Paul has been working with residents

and a national design team to create a master plan for St. Paul’s 17 miles of Mis-sissippi riverfront. Led by St. Paul Parks and Recreation and guided by the com-munity, this master plan was unveiled at a community celebration on June 16 at Harriet Island, where the process began last summer. “This plan thinks big and will lead to transformational change for St. Paul’s riverfront,” said Mayor Chris Coleman. “It will guide preservation of our cher-ished natural resources and bring valuable economic and community development to St. Paul, ensuring the vitality of the city for years to come. I’m thrilled that this important master plan for the river valley is being unveiled, and excited about the future potential of this epic vision.” The planning process came as the result of more than a decade-long effort to secure state funding, which was appropriated in 2009. The master planning process involved extensive resident participation in planning task forces, focus groups and community design forums and workshops.

The planning process was managed by the St. Paul Parks and Recreation Department, with lead design consultant Wenk Associ-ates of Denver, Colorado and the Minneso-ta-based Hoisington Koegler Group. “The outreach to special populations within the community such as youth and environmental organizations, and the community participation in this planning process, was some of the most involved and thorough we’ve seen as a planning and design firm in our almost 30 years of existence,” said Bill Wenk, founder and president of Wenk Associates, “We’re proud of this sweeping, yet intimate plan that establishes a new identity that will guide riverfront development in the City of St. Paul for the next several decades.” The plan is based on three guiding principles — to be more natural, more urban and more connected. The master plan guides the redevelopment of more than 3,000 acres of river parkland over the next two decades and calls for an integrated system of parks and trails, featuring restored habitat, riverfront parks and activity centers, new life for industrial sites, better trail con-nections, more river access, and river-based

recreation for all. A new identity for St. Paul’s 17-mile river valley was developed as part of the planning process with the help of Minneapolis-based Little & Company. The city’s riverside parks, trails and open spaces will be integrated and branded overall as the “Great River Pas-sage.” Parks and trails within the Great River Passage — like Hidden Falls, the Samuel H. Morgan Trail and Harriet Island — will retain their individual place names within the overall Great River Passage identification. “The new Great River Passage identity establishes St. Paul’s 17-mile river valley as a connected system of parks, trails and experi-ences along the riverfront, creating a unique and inviting destination for all,” said St. Paul Parks and Recreation director Mike Hahm. “As a brand for our river valley, the Great River Passage will help us connect residents and visitors to St. Paul’s chief environmental and economic asset, the Mississippi River.” The final Great River Passage plan will consist of three different volumes. The first volume compiles existing conditions, past relevant planning work as well as results of the community participation process.

by jerry rothsteinhe Nova Classical Academy com-munity and West End neighbors are

growing increasingly excited at the pros-pects of a unified Nova campus in Victoria Park. The St. Paul Housing and Redevelop-ment Authority awarded Nova “temporary developer” status, which provides six months to arrange financing for the $15 million project. Brian Bloomfield, Nova’s Executive Di-rector, discussed the array of City agencies with which they are interacting and the need for coordination. He praised the City for its concern for the project’s sustainabil-ity: “This may slow the process down a bit, but in the end it is well worth it.” They are working on the purchase and development agreement with the City, intending, as Bloomfield emphasized, “to pay fair market value.” This also requires a site plan, so Nova is interviewing architects as well. The concept drawing shown above is very preliminary, but it does show that all of Nova’s needs for the facility can be met on this site. One of the wrinkles Nova is dealing with is the overlapping histories of land parcels that were accumulated for Victoria

Park. The school building itself is on for-mer Koch lands, while parking is on Exxon lands, and Nova needs help from Parks and Recreation to develop some intermediate land for fields and sports areas. Bloomfield added that the West End is “definitely the best community for us to be moving into on a permanent basis. In

our temporary location at St. Francis we have experienced a level of engagement from community members and a sense of the vibrant and active community we have here.” The new campus will merge Nova’s Upper and Lower Campuses, and by 2012 will be a full K-12 academy.

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In ThIs IssueNeighbors Speak out • P2

Healthline • P3

News & Events • P4

West End Housing • P5

Artist Profile • P6

Gallery opening • P7

Community action • P7

Chef Marcy • P10

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Acme Academy of Arts: A new Gem for West seventhby jerry rothstein

ance Derby Davidson has had a long time dream to expand her

studio, headquarters of Acme Scenic Arts, to become a much richer and more resourceful center for art and culture in St. Paul. In her vision, a space would be created that could accommodate gallery shows, a range of community events (readings, film nights, workshops and symposia, for example) and especially the teaching of visual art in its many manifestations. Now, after many months of intense work, Nance is ready to launch the Acme Academy of Arts with an opening gallery show featuring West End artists Paulette Myers-Rich (prints) and David Rich (paintings). The show opens on July 15, 5:30 to 9 p.m. at 937 West Seventh. In the Academy, most of the classes will be taught by accomplished artists, professionals in their fields, drawn from Nance’s circle of highly talented people. She expects to offer classes in watercolor, oil and acrylic, scene painting, faux finishing and mural work. There may be open drawing sessions with live models, and after-school and summer classes for teens. The potential synergy between the Academy and the Gallery is exciting to her. With the Gallery, Nance intends to feature West End artists with a significant number of shows each year. Nance began as an art teacher and has worked with Acme Scenic Arts on many large, complicated projects. Acme is renowned for their long involvement with Dayton’s/Macy’s Christmas and flower shows. Her work depends on collaboration and communication and she is used to teaching “on the job.” She sees the Academy’s potential to create a “community of practice” around the teaching and creation of art, where the teachers will have the time they need to delve deeply into their work and how to teach it.

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by erik hareThe Fort Road Federation board meeting was held

on June 13, 7pm, at 974 West Seventh. Information: 651-298-5599 or fortroadfederation.org; e-mail: fortroadfed@fortroadfederation.org. The July meet-ing date has not been determined.

rezoningLucy Thompson and Jessica Rosenfeld from

the City have been working on a request from Councilmember Thune’s office to look at the zoning along West Seventh from Smith to St. Clair, as well as Victoria Park. The intent is to clean up decades of patchwork zoning and apply some of the new zones that are not as restrictive by use but instead specify height, form, and parking requirements. These new zones, called “TN” for “Traditional Neighborhood,” allow for mixed uses such as apartments over commercial structures like those that were built before zoning even existed. Using these categories takes many properties that were technically out of compliance and ratifies their uses.

One study, presented by Rosenfeld, dealt with the residential properties throughout the community. She recommended that the designation TN2 be used, which allows for duplexes and single family homes with the density that already appears in the area. A full map of all the changes is available from the City Planning and Economic Development office (http: //bit.ly/D9zoning) or at the Federation.

Lucy Thompson looked at some proposed changes to the commercial district, primarily in the triangle formed by West Seventh, Smith and Grand. She also recommended TN2 over most of this area for the same reasons. This is fully compliant with the uses that are there except in a few cases, which will continue to be grandfathered in.

Victoria Park requires rezoning because of changes that have taken place since the City lost the court battle and cannot allow residential uses on most of the old tank farm. The main issue here is recogniz-ing the new streets and incorporating them along with Nova Academy into the Master Plan.

There will be a public hearing on all of these changes on July 22 at 6 p.m. at the Council Cham-ber. All affected property owners will be notified by

mail in advance. The Board was generally supportive of the proposed changes and had no additions, welcoming how they fit with the existing uses and the master plan.

Urgent Care animal CliniCThe after-hours animal clinic, now on University

Avenue, is planning a new building at 1546 West Seventh, just west of the old Hostess store and the new Mississippi Market. They need a variance be-cause the existing zoning requires a higher density on the site than they could build. They need a lot of parking because people bring in animals that need immediate attention. Hours of operation are weekends and 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. weekdays, which is when regular vets are closed. The clinic is owned and operated by a consortium of veterinarians that includes Dr. Mark Goodell of the Fort Road Animal Clinic, nearby on West Seventh.

The Board passed a resolution supporting their variance and encouraging them to go ahead. It was noted that this will be an important new amenity for the neighborhood.

smith avenUe traffiC CalmingFor several months neighbors have been working

to reduce traffic speeds on Smith just after the High Bridge. The speed limit of 40 on the bridge dropping down to 30 causes a number of problems, including a large number of accidents. Large decorative planters were hit by cars going out of control. A meeting was held with the City where some new lane narrowing and other efforts to make it visually much less appealing to drive fast and also make it much less dangerous to make a left turn at the end of the bridge were discussed.

tidbitsNova Classical Academy is moving ahead and

should meet their aggressive schedule to start work this fall. Little Bohemia Neighborhood Association is waiting for the City to award the contracts for renovation and demolition that have already been approved, which will mark a critical phase of that new association’s efforts. The Board also considered ways to make their treasurer’s report easier to read and to get a better handle on what needs to be done to keep the Federation strong and stable for years to come, even through difficult times like these.

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NEIGHBORSSPEAK OUT

Editor’s Note: Members of the West End Advi-sory Committee have made major contributions to the Great River Park design process. As the Master Plan was made public in June, the group provided a summary of its central ideas about the process and the plan.

Dear Design Team and interested city constituents: We would like to commend the Wenk Associates led design team, and all those who have participated, for their work in the Great River Park Master Plan effort unveiled on June 16. We are heartened by the great plan that we have observed developing over these past months. There is so much that is good for the City and for the West Seventh neighborhood. Much that is good has happened in our neighbor-hood over recent years, and the GRP Mas-ter Plan should be a plan that extends that trend to the river’s edge for many years to come. We think it can do this but it has one glaring negative exception that could be a deal breaker in our neighborhood. Our local Advisory Committee mem-bers have repeatedly expressed opposition to a plan endorsing a suggested soccer complex of four fields and high standard sports lighting and all the implied traffic for the park and neighborhood disruption. The concept remains in the plan un-changed, even though the District 9 Fort Road Federation neighborhood has of-ficially taken a position in opposition to a sports complex soccer field use at Victoria Community Park. Please note the following that may not have been considered: 1) We do not believe that the sports complex and all the other plans for Victo-ria Park fit in the space available. 2) It is too early to highlight, we think impose, such a specific use for Victoria Park. 3) A sports-lighted complex on the edge of the river valley does not respect the stated goal for the plan of “more natural.”

Light pollution, noise pollution, visual blight, and choice between soccer balls in the valley or a tall screen fence to prevent it come to mind. 4) Proposed housing adjacent to the site and the existing Sholom Home elder-ly and hospice residents are not respected with this use. 5) The promised overlook at Victoria Park is not currently in the plan. Why? 6) The fact that “promised” money is available is not a good reason to include a controversial park use in the plan. 7) The District 9 Fort Road Federa-tion has sent a letter to the City Council requesting the question of specific uses of Victoria Park be studied in a comprehen-sive way. 8) We believe that approval of the GRP Master Plan is not a given. It is our opinion that the City Council will not approve the plan with these soccer fields described as they are for Victoria Park. 9) We believe that a strongly supported plan at the city level will have a much bet-ter chance of approval by the Metropolitan Council. Key parts of the plan, such as the change of character for Shepard Road to a parkway, will likely have opposition that must be strongly resisted, as the plan is supported by all in St. Paul and all that love the river and what this plan represents. We request removal of all illustrations and specific references to four lighted soccer fields at Victoria Park in the GRP Master Plan. Please do not include this con-troversial proposal at this stage of the plan.

Thanks, West End GRP Advisory Committee Members: Kent Petterson, John Ulven, Andrew Hine, John Yust, Betty Moran, Tonya Nicholie-Johnson. Additional Signatories: City Council Member Dave Thune, Board of Directors, Dis-trict 9 Fort Road Federation, Nadja Berneche, Edie Meissner, Deb Padgett, Jo Craighead, Jerry Rothstein and Diane Gerth.

The City of Saint Paul Parks and Recre-ation Department and Saint Paul Public Library have partnered with Saint Paul Public Schools to provide free meals to Saint Paul youth this summer.For the first time this year, the Free Sum-

mer Meals Program is extending to four library locations including Arlington Hills, Dayton’s Bluff, Riverview and Rondo. With a large number of youtgh using recreation and library services during summer months,

children can continue to receive nutritious meals during school vacations.The meals are available to youth 18 years

old and younger. Persons older than 18 with a mental or physical disability who partici-pate in a public or nonprofit private school program may also receive meals. The meals are served through August 26.Preregistration is not required, and most

sites are open Monday-Friday. For details, visit stpaul.gov/parks or call 651-292-6508.

City Providing Free Summer Meals to Youth

WeST 7Th BuSineSS ASSoCiATion To learn about the West 7th Business Association, email info@west7thbusinessassociation, or visit west7thbusinessassociation.com. The W7BA Enhancement Coalition meets the first Thursday of the month, 11 a.m., at Mancini’s Char House, 531 West Seventh. Any resident, proprietor or stakeholder is welcome to attend.

We encourage readers to become more involved on the creative side of things. Discuss the possibilities at editor@communityreporter.org, or leave a message at 651-665-0068. I’ll respond quickly.

BeCoMing A CoMMuniTY oF RePoRTeRS

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by MARiT BRoCkA few issues have contributed to the delays

in the rehabs and demolitions in the Little Bohemia neighborhood. Invest St. Paul (ISP) funds include new local and federal requirements that were very complicated for both the Federation and the City to wade through. The first round of propos-als went very slowly because all involved were trying to learn the new regulations.While the first five properties had bids

accepted at the end of January, for some reason the contracts were not approved at the time. It seems that due to budget concerns, two positions were not filled at Planning and Economic Development (PED), leading to a staffing shortage that left the rehab contracts in limbo. In addi-tion, it seems that there were some deci-sions made that might have been related to low staffing and communication issues that delayed these contracts further.The demolition contracts were awarded

several months ago, but due to a staff er-

ror of some kind, an important component was missed and the whole process had to start again.The demo contractor for 310 and 314

Harrison has now been awarded the con-tract and expects to have those properties demolished in about 45 days. Rehab con-tracts for 22 Douglas and the property at 276 Nugent were approved as well. That leaves just the rehab contract for 286 Har-rison and demo contract for 41 Douglas still out there.

Progress on housing in Little Bohemia

Rehab is progressing on Banfil.

Rehab contract approved for Nugent house.

Douglas house waiting for demo.

JULY 2011 COMMunITY RePORTeR 3

Enough about you patients. Let’s talk about me.

It’s been a rough six months. I woke up one morning last January and couldn’t see out of my right eye. Nothing. Even a warm shower didn’t help. You don’t have to be a doctor to know that’s bad. I had a spot on my lung and advised myself to “just watch it and repeat the chest x-ray in three months.” My bad teeth got worse. Then a hernia as big as a VW Beetle popped out.

I saw nice specialists, nice x-ray people, nice lab people. Nice anesthesia people (nice gowns you have to wear to the operating room). The front desk people were the nicest of all. Every one of them knew I was scared.

Bless you, patients. You know all about waiting and worrying and worrying and waiting.

Gerry Lauer, deceased, 89 year-old friend, patient, West Seventh clan leader, would receive me into his home on friendly visits with: “Doc, have a seat out here on the porch. Grab an old magazine. I’ll be right back in 45 minutes.” He always told me that “I’ll be right back” was the universal doctor’s lie. Gerry said he needed to bring “War and Peace” when he came to see me. And he’d nearly finish it in the waiting room.

My eye was fixed. Cataract. But I waited too long. My eye doctor told me I was a

good doctor but a bad patient. My surgeon said I waited too long and that I would make a bad patient. Then I cancelled my hernia surgery …twice. Too busy. It’s still not done. (That VW needs to be towed away.) I haven’t even called the dentist yet.

I’ve had bowel changes, urine changes, midnight cravings (fulfilled) for chocolate covered glazed donuts with pink and white sprinkles. I’ve been humbled, I’ve been impatient, I’ve been put on hold and had appointments cancelled. I’ve gotten big bills. I’ve been afraid. But mostly I’ve grown to ap-preciate what you (we) patients go through.

A dictionary says that the noun “patient” means one who endures or suffers. A sick person, an invalid. One who is resigned, long suffering. Capable of accepting delay. A victim. A person who must undergo some action. All of the above.

Hey, everything I have is curable. I see people everyday that are really suffering and worrying. Brain tumors, end of the road cancers, pain that takes you down. Loneli-ness, depression, strokes, bad hearts, bad marriages, bad lives. Losing a child.

What I have is nothing. It’s time for me to buck up.

I’m going to be a better doctor. Really. I’ve been a patient.

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St. Francis-St. James United School was honored to receive a $6,000 grant from the Minnesota Independent Schools Forum for a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) project. The grant will be used to construct a greenhouse designed and built by students in fifth through eighth grades.

During the fall and winter, the students will work on the design. The final drawing will be created on the computer. Then, af-ter the snow melts in the spring, the actual construction will begin with the help of parents and local community members.

Middle school science teacher, Brenda Brusegard, accepted the grant at a formal dinner on May 5 on behalf of math teacher Diane Amble and herself. SFSJUS was one

of 15 recipients of the grant.When asked what effect Ms. Brusegard

was hoping this project would have on her students, she responded, “I’m excited about this new project, and I’m hoping to get the students engaged and interested in STEM projects so that in the future they might choose a career in one of those areas. There is a shortage of people going into those professions.”

The greenhouse will be placed in the parking lot in front of the school on the corner of Randolph and View. The students will choose the plants to be put in the greenhouse. They will conduct experiments on those plants. Any remaining space will be used for vegetables for school lunch.

SFSJUS is contacting local businesses in the area for their support. The Community Reporter will be following this story as it develops over the year ahead.

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Community Development Beginning in the 1950s, urban renewal and interstate highway construction became central issues for cities. The design of Shepard Road as the central link from downtown to the airport and points west and south required that the Upper Levee, home to vital components of the West End community since the 1850s, be cleared, infilled and prepared for potential industrial use. At Seven Corners, the Civic Center project went forward with the clearance of block after block of buildings, without much attention to whether any of them merited preservation.

Community development efforts over the last sixty years illustrate the tenacity and dedication of different elements of the community. From the 1950s and 1960s to today, a collaboration of active community organizations has devoted time and energy to education, social services and support, project development and, in some instances, resistance to proposals deemed bad for the community.

The West 7th/Fort Road Federation, formed by active and organized citizens in 1973, has been instrumental in ensuring the community’s growth, redevelopment, and sustained success over the years. A number of volunteers and outreach projects such as West End Arts, the West End Neighborhood Gardeners, West 7th Community Center, Community Reporter monthly newspaper, West 7th Business Association and its neighborhood enhancement group, have all responded to the needs and emerging issues facing the West End community.

Irvine ParkJohn Irvine’s gift to the young village had seen its zenith and a long decline, and so became a target for urban renewal. Many of the houses in the area were owned by absentee landlords and subdivided into minimal living units. Public acquisition of property for urban renewal was already underway when neighbors and planners began to acknowledge the area’s historic significance. Neighbors organized and fought to save the park and its surrounding homes. After a long process involving owners and potential owners, the City’s Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA), the Minnesota Historical Society, and the Ramsey

SAINT PAUL

Head of navigationCradle of commerceMaking it home

Returning Down the RiverSaint Paul Residents, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation and the Saint Paul Riverfront Corporation have collaborated for years in developing guiding principles for the Great River Park, the Saint Paul section of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. Great River Park aims to make the river corridor more natural, more urban, and more connected to the adjacent neighborhoods.

Two Rivers OverlookFrom the bluffs of the Mississippi, overlooking Fort Snelling and the Mississippi River, Two Rivers Overlook is a place of transition rich with history. A point of connection geographically, historically, socially and culturally, the public art installation commemorates the importance of this site.

Samuel H. Morgan Regional TrailStarting from the overlook, the Sam Morgan Trail follows the river almost six miles to downtown Saint Paul, passing historic sights like the Island Station Power Plant that was built in the 1920s and the 6-story Saint Paul Municipal Grain Elevator (City House).

Crosby Farm Regional ParkTwo lakes, access to the Mississippi River, a marina, and over six miles of paved paths for walkers and bikers create a unique urban experience. The abundance of bird life, wildflowers, cottonwood groves and river marshes make this a popular destination park for all.

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County Historical Society the area was listed in 1973 on the National Register of Historic Places. In the past 40 years, Irvine Park has become the City’s premier historic district and remains one of Saint Paul’s most visited public parks.

Interstate 35EFederal and state transportation authorities wanted to connect Highway 5 with Interstate 94 by running a six-lane freeway between the two, dividing the West End neighborhoods and cutting off the area from others further “uphill.” In 1969, Residents in Protest 35E (R.I.P. 35E) sued the Minnesota Highway Department and the U.S. Department of Transportation, demanding an environmental impact study (EIS). With new conditions added — a 45-mph speed limit; banning of trucks; some sections sub-grade level; landscaping; and special attention to the slopes — construction resumed in 1984 with completion in 1990.

EducationSome of the oldest public and private schools in the City and State are located in the West 7th neighborhood. While some schools have come and gone, Riverside, Davis, and St. Stanislaus, the community has rallied to ensure that neighborhood-based schools remain strong in the West End. Monroe, ca. 1880, Adams, ca. 1883, Saint Francis de Sales, ca. 1884, and Saint James, ca. 1913, have all transformed over the years to accommodate 21st century educational needs.

HealthIn 1873, the City and County Hospital opened, followed in 1891 by the Ancker School of Nursing. City and County Hospital was one of the first in the country to have onsite residences and training for nurses. The whole complex, located at Jefferson Avenue and Colbourne Street, was renamed Ancker Hospital in 1923. In 1965, Ancker Hospital was replaced

by Regions Hospital.

In 1971, the Helping Hand Health Center, under Dr. Tim Rumsey, carried on a community-based clinic in a holistic health mode. Evolving in 1992 to United Family Practice Health Center, it started the United Family Medical (UFM) Residency Program,

providing medical education and training in family medicine with a focus on rural and under-served populations’ health

needs. In its 2009 facility at Randolph and West 7th, the Peter J. King Family Health Center, UFM continues its mission: to serve and to teach.

Above: Aerial view of Ancker Hospital and surrounding area, 1953, Kenneth Melvin Wright

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highlighting the cultural and historic resources of the city’s neighborhoods. Visit www.historicsaintpaul.org.

Special thanks to local historians Gary Brueggemann, Jim Sazevich, and Tom Schroeder, local author Jerry Rothstein, and the West End

neighborhood volunteers for their time and support of this project. Additional thanks to the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota and the

Historic Irvine Park Association for the use of their research, and the Minnesota Historical Society’s visual resources library for use of their images.

Made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008. Administered by the Minnesota Historical Society. Additional

funding made possible by the City of Saint Paul Cultural STAR program and Historic Saint Paul.

Visit www.fortroadfederation.org for more information.

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Below: Ferry below Fort Snelling, ca. 1870, Whitney & Zimmerman

Cover photos from left to right: West End Bakery, 451 Bay, 1924, Hubold Studio. Interior of Fountain Cave, ca. 1875, William Henry Illingworth. Andrew L. Rothmeyer’s Saloon, 949 West Seventh Street, 1910. Two Rivers Overlook, 2004, City of Saint Paul Department of Parks and Recreation. Background: Aerial view of Schmidt Brewery, 1938, Kenneth Melvin Wright

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Historic Saint Paul has published its West End Tour Guide. It is available at Landmark Center, Fort Road Federation, West 7th Community Center and other local spots. The new guide for Frogtown can be found at Landmark Center.

Credit: Historic Saint Paul.

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Community Development Beginning in the 1950s, urban renewal and interstate highway construction became central issues for cities. The design of Shepard Road as the central link from downtown to the airport and points west and south required that the Upper Levee, home to vital components of the West End community since the 1850s, be cleared, infilled and prepared for potential industrial use. At Seven Corners, the Civic Center project went forward with the clearance of block after block of buildings, without much attention to whether any of them merited preservation.

Community development efforts over the last sixty years illustrate the tenacity and dedication of different elements of the community. From the 1950s and 1960s to today, a collaboration of active community organizations has devoted time and energy to education, social services and support, project development and, in some instances, resistance to proposals deemed bad for the community.

The West 7th/Fort Road Federation, formed by active and organized citizens in 1973, has been instrumental in ensuring the community’s growth, redevelopment, and sustained success over the years. A number of volunteers and outreach projects such as West End Arts, the West End Neighborhood Gardeners, West 7th Community Center, Community Reporter monthly newspaper, West 7th Business Association and its neighborhood enhancement group, have all responded to the needs and emerging issues facing the West End community.

Irvine ParkJohn Irvine’s gift to the young village had seen its zenith and a long decline, and so became a target for urban renewal. Many of the houses in the area were owned by absentee landlords and subdivided into minimal living units. Public acquisition of property for urban renewal was already underway when neighbors and planners began to acknowledge the area’s historic significance. Neighbors organized and fought to save the park and its surrounding homes. After a long process involving owners and potential owners, the City’s Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA), the Minnesota Historical Society, and the Ramsey

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Head of navigationCradle of commerceMaking it home

Returning Down the RiverSaint Paul Residents, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation and the Saint Paul Riverfront Corporation have collaborated for years in developing guiding principles for the Great River Park, the Saint Paul section of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. Great River Park aims to make the river corridor more natural, more urban, and more connected to the adjacent neighborhoods.

Two Rivers OverlookFrom the bluffs of the Mississippi, overlooking Fort Snelling and the Mississippi River, Two Rivers Overlook is a place of transition rich with history. A point of connection geographically, historically, socially and culturally, the public art installation commemorates the importance of this site.

Samuel H. Morgan Regional TrailStarting from the overlook, the Sam Morgan Trail follows the river almost six miles to downtown Saint Paul, passing historic sights like the Island Station Power Plant that was built in the 1920s and the 6-story Saint Paul Municipal Grain Elevator (City House).

Crosby Farm Regional ParkTwo lakes, access to the Mississippi River, a marina, and over six miles of paved paths for walkers and bikers create a unique urban experience. The abundance of bird life, wildflowers, cottonwood groves and river marshes make this a popular destination park for all.

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County Historical Society the area was listed in 1973 on the National Register of Historic Places. In the past 40 years, Irvine Park has become the City’s premier historic district and remains one of Saint Paul’s most visited public parks.

Interstate 35EFederal and state transportation authorities wanted to connect Highway 5 with Interstate 94 by running a six-lane freeway between the two, dividing the West End neighborhoods and cutting off the area from others further “uphill.” In 1969, Residents in Protest 35E (R.I.P. 35E) sued the Minnesota Highway Department and the U.S. Department of Transportation, demanding an environmental impact study (EIS). With new conditions added — a 45-mph speed limit; banning of trucks; some sections sub-grade level; landscaping; and special attention to the slopes — construction resumed in 1984 with completion in 1990.

EducationSome of the oldest public and private schools in the City and State are located in the West 7th neighborhood. While some schools have come and gone, Riverside, Davis, and St. Stanislaus, the community has rallied to ensure that neighborhood-based schools remain strong in the West End. Monroe, ca. 1880, Adams, ca. 1883, Saint Francis de Sales, ca. 1884, and Saint James, ca. 1913, have all transformed over the years to accommodate 21st century educational needs.

HealthIn 1873, the City and County Hospital opened, followed in 1891 by the Ancker School of Nursing. City and County Hospital was one of the first in the country to have onsite residences and training for nurses. The whole complex, located at Jefferson Avenue and Colbourne Street, was renamed Ancker Hospital in 1923. In 1965, Ancker Hospital was replaced

by Regions Hospital.

In 1971, the Helping Hand Health Center, under Dr. Tim Rumsey, carried on a community-based clinic in a holistic health mode. Evolving in 1992 to United Family Practice Health Center, it started the United Family Medical (UFM) Residency Program,

providing medical education and training in family medicine with a focus on rural and under-served populations’ health

needs. In its 2009 facility at Randolph and West 7th, the Peter J. King Family Health Center, UFM continues its mission: to serve and to teach.

Above: Aerial view of Ancker Hospital and surrounding area, 1953, Kenneth Melvin Wright

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This guide was developed by Historic Saint Paul as part of the “Tour Saint Paul” interpretive guide series

highlighting the cultural and historic resources of the city’s neighborhoods. Visit www.historicsaintpaul.org.

Special thanks to local historians Gary Brueggemann, Jim Sazevich, and Tom Schroeder, local author Jerry Rothstein, and the West End

neighborhood volunteers for their time and support of this project. Additional thanks to the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota and the

Historic Irvine Park Association for the use of their research, and the Minnesota Historical Society’s visual resources library for use of their images.

Made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008. Administered by the Minnesota Historical Society. Additional

funding made possible by the City of Saint Paul Cultural STAR program and Historic Saint Paul.

Visit www.fortroadfederation.org for more information.

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Below: Ferry below Fort Snelling, ca. 1870, Whitney & Zimmerman

Cover photos from left to right: West End Bakery, 451 Bay, 1924, Hubold Studio. Interior of Fountain Cave, ca. 1875, William Henry Illingworth. Andrew L. Rothmeyer’s Saloon, 949 West Seventh Street, 1910. Two Rivers Overlook, 2004, City of Saint Paul Department of Parks and Recreation. Background: Aerial view of Schmidt Brewery, 1938, Kenneth Melvin Wright

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Minnesota’s first Italian festival is coming to Harriet Island September 23-24, and a combination singing contest and fundraiser is planned for July 18, 5:30 p.m. at Mancini’s (531 West Seventh).

A Taste of Italy provides a prelude to the festival, with Lou Cotroneo as the guest emcee. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased in advance from Festa committee members, at festaitalianamn.com or at the door. The evening offers delicious Italian food, beer and wine tasting, a silent auction, and the unveil-ing of the 2011 Festa artwork.

More than that, the Taste of Italy is

calling all crooners and divas to join in a real Italian singing contest. Participation drops your Taste of Italy admission ticket to just $10. Sing-ers can perform a tradi-tional Italian folk song, a song made famous by an Italian crooner, or an Italian aria. A panel of judges will determine

the winner, who will be invited to sing on the main

stage at Festa Italiana. Submit your name and the song you

plan to sing to aliciareneesing@gmail.com. Detailed information can be

found at festaitalianamn.com.

Summer Dance invites visitors to come dance in the streets, enjoy local music and eat local food every Thursday through August 4. This year the dance series offers weekly social dance events at Landmark Plaza with demonstrations and basic les-sons from professional dance instructors. Each week highlights a different social dance style. Local bands provide music later in the night and several of the events include food available for purchase.

Dates of dances: July 7 – Country; July 14 – Ballroom; July 21 – Polka; July 28 – Irish; and August 4 – Classic R&B/Soul

Free dance demonstrations by well-known local dance professionals from organizations including Arthur Murray Dance Studio and Cinema Ballroom begin at 6:00 p.m. and live music by a different local band every week follows at 7:15 p.m.

The events will move inside in case of rain. Rain location announcements will be

posted on ordway.org every Thursday.The Ordway is collaborating with the City

of Saint Paul, Landmark Center, Pazzaluna, the Saint Paul Hotel and Wells Fargo for the Ordway Summer Dance series.

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Front row: edmundo Lijo (Teddy); second row: edmundo Lijo, Jaime Lijo, Lydia Lijo, Jake Arndt, Sam Lijo; third row: ed Koerner (St. Vincent de Paul Society executive director), Kevin Arndt, Rich Warec, Michael Arndt, Joe Warec, Julene Maruska (store manager). crew members not shown: Russell heer, Tom heer, Jeff Acuri, John hay, Jim Maruska and Ann Warec.

Urban treasures abound in the metro area. Join the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District for free guided tours of two treasures — the Tamarack Swamp in Woodbury and the Lake Phalen Shore-line in St. Paul.

Please register for these free events by contacting Shelly at 651-792-7965 or shelly@rwmwd.org by July 11. Handouts and light refreshments are provided.

Tamarack Tour: July 14Tamarack Swamp is one of the most

distinctive and diverse wetlands in the Twin Cities. Our guided walk leads participants through the preserve to identify plants and highlight unique features of the swamp. Meet at the Tamarack Nature Preserve parking lot at 6:30 p.m., returning to lot by 8:30 p.m. 1825 Tower Drive, Woodbury.

This tour is cosponsored by the City of Woodbury.

Lake Phalen Wildflower Walk: July 20The Lake Phalen shoreline has undergone

a very successful restoration, which began in 2001. We will tour some of the shoreline areas on the southwest side of the lake, identifying native plants and wildflow-ers and discussing techniques used in the restoration. Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Lake Phalen Beach House (off Phalen Drive just north of Wheelock Parkway in St. Paul). The “Lake Phalen Shoreline Restoration: Walking Tour and Plant Guide, 2nd Edi-tion” will be available for use on the tour and to purchase. Copies are also available from the Ramsey County and St. Paul Public Library systems.

Wetland and Wildflower Walks

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After the 2011 floods, the dock at Upper Lake was once again severely damaged. Karin Misiewicz of Parks and Recreation told Community Reporter: “We have not been able to get a good look at it yet. There is still standing water and many trees down over the trails at Crosby. Staff members are going out to tour the areas hit by the flood and to evaluate them before the FEMA team arrives.

“The dock was repaired in 2010 after the flood. This year we cabled the dock to protect it from rising water. We know that the bog walk/boardwalk is in need of some repairs as well. I do not know what the time

line is on that or the anticipated costs. I am not aware of any immediate plans for it at this time.”

Plans for a new parking area at the Elway entrance have firmed up. Kathleen Anglo, Landscape Architect, reported, “The sched-ule for the parking lot is to begin construc-tion in September and finish in spring of 2012. The kiosk [Editor’s note: this is one of a number of informational and historical kiosks planned for the Great River Passage] will be installed concurrently with the parking lot project.” The plan for the park-ing lot can be viewed at stpaul.gov/index.aspx?NID=4549.

Crosby Park Developments

Joe Warec, son of Rich and Ann Warec, started as a Tiger Cub in first grade with Troop 83 at Holy Spirit Parish in Highland Park. This year he reached Eagle Scout.

Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in Boy Scouting. Since its introduction in 1911, more than 2 million young men have earned the rank. Requirements include an extensive Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project that the Scout plans, organizes, leads, and manages. This project offers the opportunity for a Scout to demonstrate leadership of others while performing a project for the benefit of his community

Joe chose for his Eagle Scout project to paint the front section of the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, 461 West Seventh.

He recruited volunteers to paint and dona-tions to help cover the cost of the painting. He supervised the volunteers who cleaned and painted for a total of 75 hours. Joe delegated responsibilities and kept all the volunteers on track. The store looks bright and clean. Many customers have noticed and complimented the new paint job.

Joe will be a sophomore at Cretin-Der-ham Hall in September 2011. He attended the 100-year anniversary Boy Scout Jam-boree in Washington DC last year.

Peter Skinner owner of Skinners Pub & Eatery donated pizzas for the workers. Ju-lene Maruska, Manager of the Thrift Store, is thrilled with the results.

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A new free music festival is coming to Mears Park in July. The Lowertown Roots Music Festival will be held July 30, featuring music and artists with a cultural distinction native to the U.S. In addition to the Satur-day festival in the park, many downtown St. Paul clubs will feature related music acts on Friday, July 29. Executive Director Steve Heckler said, “We are excited to bring Roots music to Mears Park. It’s one of the best outdoor venues in the region.”

The music to be featured includes blues, country, bluegrass, gospel, Zydeco, Tejano, Native American and other music forms that have informed, inspired and ultimately defined American music and culture. Headliners for this year’s festival

include multiple Grammy nominated Iowa songwriter Greg Brown and Minnesota’s premier bluegrass band, Monroe Crossing.

The festival is free to the public in the beautiful urban outdoor setting of Mears Park. Lowertown Entertainment District restaurants will offer food, beer and wine. Contact: Connie Shaver, 612-308-5785, or connieshaver@charter.net.

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A production of “Into the Woods,” with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical inter-twines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, with a few main characters taken from the stories of Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel and Cin-derella. These tales are tied together into a more original story involving a baker and his wife on their quest to begin a family.

Tickets are available during regular busi-ness hours at Hillcrest Recreation Center, 1978 Ford Parkway, or at the door begin-ning an hour prior to each show time. Tick-ets are $10 for individuals over 12 years of age and $8 for children 12 and under.

Performances are July 21-23 and 28-30, at 7 p.m. at Como Lakeside Pavilion, 1360 N. Lexington Parkway. For information call 651-695-3706.

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housing choices in west end

by ChRiSToPheR g. BReMiCkeRI have lived in the Montreal Hi-Rise

(1085 Montreal) for almost twenty years. The location is great, our apartments are cozy, and the residents are friendly. Facili-ties are convenient, services are helpful, and the building is well maintained.

The Montreal Hi-Rise is that tall, wing-shaped building a block south of the corner of Lexington Avenue and West Seventh. We are located half a block from the Elway Station Post Office, Super America, and the bus stop to downtown St. Paul or the Mall of America. Crosby Park is down the street and Highland Park Golf Course is just up Montreal Avenue. Highland Park Nursery is next door. A baseball park sur-rounds the Riverside School building across West Seventh from the nursery.

My apartment is on the tenth floor facing west. I have a great view of the Mississippi River, the Minneapolis-St. Paul Interna-tional Airport, and Famous Dave’s. The apartments facing east, on the upper floors, have a better view of downtown St. Paul better than does the James J. Hill House on Summit Avenue.

The Montreal Hi-Rise was built in 1970 and renovated in 1997. The eighteen-floor building has 181 one-bedroom apartments. Ten are handicapped-acces-sible. In the renovation, we all got new kitchen cabinets, counters, sinks, stoves, closet doors, light fixtures, paint jobs, sprinkler systems and fire alarms. Thanks to a grant from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, last year we got new refrigerators, water-saving toilets and energy-saving windows.

We have a variety of people from all over the world, including African-Americans, Caucasians, East Africans and Asians. They are students, working people, retirees, or disabled people. Our manager helps us with administrative needs. Our Human Service Coordinator helps us with personal issues.

The Resident Council is the governing body of the hi-rise, and holds monthly meetings to give residents a voice in the decisions affecting their lives in the hi-rise building. At the meetings, residents discuss concerns of the community, plan activi-ties, and authorize funding. The Resident

Council uses its power to improve the lives of the residents.

New grounds were part of the renovation. We have tables on the back patio, along with a barbecue grill for picnics. Benches out front let us catch the afternoon sun. Little lights line the walkways at night and new porticos cover the front and back entrances.

We have a dining room and a large community room with tables and chairs, vending machines, a library, three comput-ers, and a TV lounge. Residents can reserve the community room for private parties or holiday parties open to everyone. A laundry room has newly installed, high-efficiency laundry machines. We have free off-street parking. A St. Paul police officer resides in the building and parks his squad car in the lot during off-duty hours.

St. Paul’s Congregate Housing Services Program helps persons needing assistance with meals, laundry and housekeeping. Presbyterian Homes Creative Senior Din-ing provides lunch during the week for people over the age of sixty. The Accessible Space Program helps brain-injured adults needing assistance with meals, housekeep-ing and personal care.

Other programs and services include a recycling program, emergency call-cords, a security-controlled entry system, postal van, voting on-site, Meals On Wheels, beauty shop, exercise room, and St. Paul Public Library Bookmobile.

Every day, our caretaker mops the floors, shovels snow, or takes out the trash of the community room. Our caretaker is part of our community and takes an interest in our lives. Employees of St. Paul Public Housing mow the lawn.

In the spring, our crabapple trees bloom. I love to sit in the sun at the tables on the patio in the summer, sit quietly in the community room, socialize, and eat lunch with other residents. On many afternoons, my apartment is filled with sunlight. I have lived in expensive apartments, one with a swimming pool and two tennis courts, and Montreal Hi-Rise is my favorite. It is home. Rent is thirty percent of income.

editor’s note: The Montreal Hi-Rise is owned and managed by the St. Paul Public Housing Agency (651-298-5158).

Author chris Bremicker has lived at hi-Rise for 20 years. The landmark was built in 1970.

by jerry rothstein Since its construction (1950-52), four

generations of the Julen family have been involved in the ownership and management of the Sibley Manor Apartments (office at 1300 West Maynard, 651-698-3819).

In 1957, Bob Julen’s grandfather and father bought out the other partners and became president and secretary-treasurer respectively. Early in his teens, Bob started working summers on the grounds crew, and in 1970 his father asked him to become maintenance manager. It’s safe to say that Bob knows every nook and cranny of the property — quite a feat, since it comprises 55 buildings with 550 units on 22 acres and 1,800-2,000 residents. Bob’s son, the fourth generation, has worked for the com-pany for 18 years now.

The earliest focus for Sibley Manor — and perhaps the purpose for which it was origi-nally built — was to provide housing for the military. Veterans of the Korean War and personnel at Fort Snelling found bright, modern accommodations close to the base. When their numbers declined rapidly in the late 1950s, Sibley was left with hundreds of vacancies. But the location also attracted airline and airport workers, and a number of well-known sports figures, including Billy Martin and Zoilo Versalles.

In the 1960s, Sibley Manor started a long history of being more than the physical gateway to St. Paul. As the United States expanded its refugee policies, a series of im-migrant groups began to arrive in St. Paul, and Sibley manor was seen as a key resource

for their housing needs. Starting in the 1960s with refugees from

Cuba, and continuing with Vietnamese, Cambodian and Hmong people, welcom-ing the Russian Jewish migration in the late 1980s, and more recently African people from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia. Many of these people were sponsored by Catholic Charities or Lutheran Family Services, and Sibley manor itself took on a much greater role than does the typical property manager.

Bob Julen and his father were concerned about the people they were housing. They had a simple goal of providing clean, safe and affordable apartments. “This was our mission,” Bob says. But Sibley Manor’s ap-proach has always been more active rather than passive. They have provided space for the United Family Medicine Health Clinic, Francis Basket Food Shelf, Clare’s Closet clothing and household goods (both located at 1293 E. Maynard Dr.) and Neighborhood House’s multicultural family and child care (now located in Sibley Plaza, 2431 West 7th with financial support from Bob Julen). Office staff is knowledgeable and familiar with key community resources, and refer residents to the agencies appropriate to their needs, such as Catholic Charities, Salvation Army, Project Hope, Ramsey County Human Services, Bridge to Benefits and the like. A small store on West May-nard provides ethnic foods, tax preparation, phone cards and money orders.

Ethnically, Sibley manor has been

Sibley Manor: A Caring Apartment Community

We’re deep into the Summer Reading Program! Along with the free activities available at all the SPPL libraries, W7th will have special program at 10:30 a.m. with Bill the Juggler (July 6), Mixed Nuts (July 13), Wendy’s Wiggle Jiggle and Jam (July 20), and Treasure Beyond Measure (July 27) entertaining all in attendance. The St. Paul Public Library system has a wonderful new aid for job seekers. JobNow! offers one-to-one help from online job experts — in English or Spanish — from 1-11pm daily. This site also has résumé help, live interview coaching and an Adult Learn-ing Center to help build academic skills. All public computers — we have 15 at W7th — are set up with JobNow! an easy click away.

Just ask when you come in and we’ll be happy to show you. (W7th library will also give extra computer time to job seekers.) Our Storytime volunteer entertains preschoolers (and caregivers!) every other Tuesday and now we have Spanish Storytime every Thursday evening. It’s a great way to increase children’s language abilities, brush up on your Spanish and have fun. See you soon from Lisa and Kyle & W7th volunteers.

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Sibley Manor in the 1950s. (inset photo) The Ethio Market provides the Sibley Manor community with African foods and spices, clothing and gifts.

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by JoeL vADnAiSEarly in June, Tony Koens opened Tim-

berwolf CrossFit at 1044 West Seventh at Randolph. The new fitness center is small, but provides a niche workout facil-ity. With kettle bells, gymnastic strings, plyometric boxes and massive tires, Cross Fit is aimed at a different kind of fitness. With multidirectional movement and fast movement exercises, workouts here are aimed at getting potential customers into the kind of shape Olympic athletes possess.Tony trained with two medal winners

in the Vancouver Olympics in 2010 and many other contenders on a professional level. He is certified by three different accreditation associations. Tony grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and later moved to Orlando to join a personal training school, later receiving certifica-tion from the National Personal Training Institute. While there, he also taught as an assistant instructor, and later in Champlain, Minnesota, training others at the Velocity Sports Performance center. He then moved to Utah, where for three years he taught at the Utah Olympic Park. Now married with two small children, he decided to open a gym of his own here in St. Paul, bringing his expert knowledge of the art of fast movement and multidirec-tional movement.In high school, Tony found himself

weighing more than 220 pounds, but through exercise and a complete change in eating habits, lost weight and now is a rock solid 185. He does not use the word diet as, to him, the word seems tem-porary. In high school he did not know about weightlifting, but cut out sugars and binge eating by the age of 17. He be-gan lifting weights ten years ago, and now at 28, he has been teaching professionally

for the last five.A certification with the international

CrossFit organization is required to run a CrossFit gym — there are more than two thousand CrossFit gyms worldwide. His exercise routines are intense; starting with 21 tire flips (truck-sized tires), 21 plyometric box jumps and 21 medicine ball squats and tosses, he keeps up the intensity by repeating this grueling pace down to sets of 15, then to sets of nine each. By doing this as fast as possible and charting your progress, this is about as different from a normal gym as you can find. No Nautilus machines here.Tony is intimidating to look at, just

by his upper and lower body bulk, but when he demonstrated his power on the gymnastic strings he became suddenly graceful. He jokingly said, “I want to be able to get my grandmother up to this level by slowly working up to it [on the pull up bars].”Tony’s passion for helping others sprang

from his high school days of intense self-study. He has nine clients now, with the capacity to work with many more. He has been up and down West Seventh putting up flyers and has felt welcomed by local small business owners Training plans run from $100 to $150

per person per month, with discounts available for police and firefighters at $95 per month. These plans involve three sessions per week in any class. Regular specials include $125 for three times per week and $155 for unlimited classes. Weekly group classes start at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. and 12:30, 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Open gym is 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays Timberwolf CrossFit is open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. More information is available at Timber-

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community arts and culture

I grew up in several small towns in southern Minnesota. I loved going down to the river. There was always a river. I learned a lot about life in those days. I remember catching frogs, stickleback minnows and turtles. Streams and rivers had far more life in them then, before the days of corporate farming. “The Adven-tures of Tom Sawyer” is still one of my favorite books. A lot of my spirituality is drawn from life near the river, and I have always gravitated to river towns. I eventu-ally landed in Lowertown after finishing my bachelor’s in art at St. Cloud State. Today I own a duplex in the West Seventh neighborhood with a beautiful view of the Mississippi.I approach my work with a sense of

adventure. Beginning each piece with the same mindlessness I had when, as a child, I would gaze at clouds, discovering grotesque and wonderful creatures. The pieces evolve from the mindlessness of random lines and effluvium into a hybrid of synthesized forms. The images are realized as I mindfully edit the work. The resultant images are mesmerizing, visceral and surprising. There exists, in much of the work, a narrative that is both familiar and yet alien. While I am drawn to the abstract qualities of painting and draw-ing, I can’t completely abandon imagery. The work maneuvers stylistically between surrealism and formalist abstraction Al-though I am very process oriented, I con-sider the finished piece to be a specimen of inquiry, much like that of any scientist or explorer — a snapshot of the journey.Much of my current work is inspired by

impressions I have while bicycling along the bluffs on the Mississippi in St. Paul. There are tons of wonderful incongruities littering the landscape that invite contem-plation. On a bicycle one can see not only the forest, but also the trees.I am drawn to forms and structures I

observe in nature. I strive not so much to imitate, but to invent. I believe art to be a completely human and therefore synthetic invention that can only reflect that which is natural within us.A tree can be metaphor for lung. Roads

carry vehicles like corpuscles in our veins. No matter how hard human beings try to separate themselves from the world, the world conspires to assimilate them. I am simultaneously attracted and repulsed by the incongruity of the human effect in the landscape and on the natural environ-

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West end Artist Profile: Dan Wing

Dan Wing with his “Painting from Mammory. (Below) Strummer.

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ment. For me, art provides a method in which to reconcile this dichotomy, and examine my relationship with the world populated by seemingly alien beings.After having a brief and fairly heated

encounter with the world of fine art in the 1980s and early 1990s, I found myself taking a hiatus from my studio to use my artistic talents in a career more commer-cial in nature. With the recent downturn in the economy, I made a commitment to start spending time in the studio. Be-

ing unencumbered by the pressures that normally plague artists in their quest for survival, I was free to approach art on my own terms.

editor’s note: See Dan’s work at “A Retrospec-tive of an Invisible Artist” at Vine Arts Center, 2637 27th Ave. S, Mpls, 612-741-1408, which runs through July 30. The exhibit features work he has done since the mid- to late-eighties, with an emphasis on recent studies.

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Paulette Myers-Rich and David Rich, artists living and working on Smith Avenue in Uppertown, will be exhibiting their work in a two-person show at The Acme Academy of Arts, “Acme Artworks Gallery,” 937 West Seventh, opening on July 15 from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m.David is showing oil-on-canvas paintings.

This work combines urban landscape and abstract painting. It’s rooted in everyday situations — glimpses of warehouses, water, train bridges, configurations of shadow, and the light of late afternoon and evening. His paintings are not literal descriptions, but rather speak through physicality, evoking the charged and alive spaces between and around us. The com-positions feel solid and rooted, yet open and breathing. His approach to paint-ing involves improvisation, dense layers, decisive editing, and an organic sense of structure. The paintings are rooted in the familiar, but take on surprising, mysteri-ous and resonant spaces for thought.Paulette is exhibiting photographic prints

from her ongoing urban landscape series featuring images taken from the Smith Avenue High Bridge. Her photographs are about place: interior and exterior land-scapes, natural and built, real and con-structed, the various places they intersect, and what happens when they do. She states: “Because of the mutability of place, my work is about time—not just the ‘decisive moment’ but also about revisit-ing, observing and questioning. Yet, I also want my images to be timeless — to exist in their own temporal context. Artists’ books allow me this paradox by offering a visual narrative that unfolds. I rarely include figures in these photographs. I prefer the viewer to be the human pres-ence in the work. My images are intended to be evocative and somewhat mysterious and I approach my work not as a docu-mentarian, but as a storyteller — to get past the facts of a place and toward the poetics of the site. However, this doesn’t mean a romantic or nostalgic telling, as some of these sites are ignored, abandoned or even menacing. Regardless, they’re a part of my surroundings, and I want to offer the viewer the ability to revisit and contemplate these ever-changing places around us.”David Rich’s exhibitions include Robert

Steele Gallery, New York; Satori Fine Art, Chicago; Franz Bader Gallery, Wash-ington D.C.; UFA Gallery, New York; Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore and Bernal Gallery, Chicago. His teaching and Visit-ing Artist Lectures include Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, Hartford Art School, and University of Washington.Paulette Myers-Rich is a fine press book

artist, photographer, writer and proprietor of Traffic Street Press. She has taught and lectured at the University of Minnesota, The Minneapolis College of Art and De-sign graduate program, Carleton College, St. Olaf College and as artist-in-residence at Minnesota Center for Book Arts. She is the 2009 Minnesota Book Artist Award recipient and has twice received the Min-nesota Book Award for Fine Press and was a finalist for the award twice more. Her work was recently included in an artist book exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and is exhibited and collected in museum and private collections nationally and internationally.

Acme Artworks Gallery Opens with Two-Person show

by JeRRY RoThSTeinAlmost 50 years ago, President John F. Kennedy

identified poverty as one of his central concerns. After his death, his brother Robert worked with President Johnson to help develop the Equal Op-portunity Act, signifying the start of the War on Poverty. Community Action Programs (CAP), includ-ing separate programs in Ramsey and Washington Counties, began under this initiative. Today, there are more than 1,100 Community Action programs in the united States, each with unique components determined by local need.

Programs and community needs are evaluated and revised regularly, and each local Community Action organization can develop new initiatives based on the results. The assessments, every three years, look for duplication as well as service gaps. They are expert at taking advantage of special funding opportunities from state and federal gov-ernment, private foundations, and industry.

Currently there are four major Community Action programs in Ramsey and Washington (CAPRW) counties: Head Start and Early Head Start, Energy Assistance, Civic Engagement and Self-Sufficiency support. In order to expand its audience reach and make the organization’s message relevant to contem-porary constituents, CAPRW needed to update and refresh its communications materials.

Denise Stahura, CAP’s Senior Director of Plan-ning, took notice of some church pro bono work being completed by Michelle Boone, founder and owner of deZinnia, Inc., a creative organization (651-695-1041). Located in the historic Pilney Building on West Seventh at Randolph, deZinnia integrates design and project management to help clients reach their communication objectives. Because deZinnia, like Community Action, seeks to build collaborative relationships with its clients and is known for its ability to design materials using innovative graphics and strategies that attract positive attention, Stahura and Boone found an immediate opportunity to serve a common goal.

deZinnia was able to work with the CAPRW team on various projects, including refreshing their brand identity and creating awareness-building campaigns for each of Community Action’s pro-grams — most recently the Food Support program. By building on ideas of warmth, energy, focus and pride, CAPRW and deZinnia were able to provide valuable information to those in need and illustrate the impact these programs have on the community.

The success of these efforts can be seen in the numbers: Last year 70,000 people were involved in the programs and services CAPRW offered, and among those people 21 different languages are spoken. Community Action of Ramsey and Washington counties is fully staffed and financially healthy with clean audits from both its accountants and its funders.

Community Action encourages people to call and discuss their issues. If any CA programs are relevant, the link is made at once. But CA collaborates with many other programs and will refer the caller to those that are appropriate. Their approach is per-sonal and on-going. People are always asked to call again if anything is not satisfactory with a referral.

CAP’s current programs are:head Start and early head Start (651-603-5977)

Since 1965, Head Start programs have served the needs of disadvantaged infants, children and preg-nant women across the country. They are designed to provide children essential learning skills before they enter kindergarten. These programs provide valuable one-on-one interaction and socialization skills. They are comprehensive child development, health and social service programs for low-income families. Since 1965, Head Start has been serving the needs of disadvantaged infants, children, and pregnant women across America.

More than 1500 children, from prenatal through age five, are enrolled in Community Action’s pro-grams each year throughout Ramsey County. Options include full-day, half-day, therapeutic, and inclusion classrooms, and home-visiting programs. Families who meet eligibility requirements and families with children with special needs are encouraged to apply.

The prenatal to age three program, Early Head Start, offers a home-based design for families. Early Head Start Home Visitors meet regularly with parents and children to nurture child develop-

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ment and parenting skills. Families who qualify for childcare assistance may also choose full-day, center-based enhanced childcare for children ages six weeks to five years.

Head Start children between the ages of three and five attend center-based programming. Classes are offered in either half-day or full-day options at centers conveniently located throughout Ramsey County. Nine centers operate half-day classes, four days a week from September through late May. A full-day, full-year option is also available at two Head Start centers (Bigelow and Hubert H. Hum-phrey Job Corps), or through partnership contracts with community childcare facilities.

energy Assistance (651-645-8260) Funded by the federal government, Energy As-

sistance helps with bill payment, intervention and shut-off situations, advocacy for consumer rights and outreach. Community Action administers the Minne-sota Energy Assistance Program (EAP), which assists participating households in maintaining affordable, continuous and safe home energy. Services include bill payment assistance, intervention in energy crisis

situations, outreach to under-served populations, advocacy for and information about utility consumer rights and referrals to Community Action’s Energy Conservation department (651-482-8260) and other community agencies.

In addition, Energy Assistance supports the Reach out for Warmth program. This is an emergency fuel fund established to assist households slightly over the income guidelines for Energy Assistance, but still struggling to afford their energy bills. Reach out for Warmth also helps households after energy assistance funds have been exhausted. The program is funded by donations from corporate and private sources and is matched 2:1 by local, state and fed-eral funds. Contact Community Action to learn more about donating, or applying if you are struggling to pay your energy bills, but are slightly over the energy assistance income guidelines.

Self-Sufficiency (651-603-5880) Community Action’s Self-Sufficiency programs help

people with low incomes work toward economic independence through education, transportation programs, asset development, and job hunting skills.

They are designed to assist participants and their families with choices that can lead to self-reliance, by providing a holistic approach to the entire well-being of the family and ensuring the empowerment of each family member. Five primary services are available:

Project Success: support for those seeking employment.

Financial Literacy: learning to make sound money management decisions and participating in our matched savings program

Car Ownership Program: helping working families purchase cars.

Food Support Program: helping families and individuals obtain the food support (stamp) ben-efits for which they qualify: 651-603-5883.

You Be The Change: is Community Action’s program that helps low-income people engage in the civic arena directly by developing their leader-ship skills to increase community awareness and involvement.

For further information about Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties, call 651-645-6445 or go to caprw.org.

Denise Stahura and Shelly Boone

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In April a reader submitted a question about her elderly aunt who could not be dissuaded from sending her niece unwelcome e-mails. A reader from Seattle wrote this in response to my suggestion:I read with interest the recent column. I would like to say why not send the aunt an e-mail saying, “I would love to hear from you personally when you feel like communicating with me, but I don’t enjoy receiving forwarded jokes and such.” It sounds like you’re saying real communication would ensue, and that might be bad. Or do I misunderstand? Your Seattle reader MaryDear Seattle Reader Mary,I will forward your suggestion to the reader who raised the initial question. It certainly represents a possible solution. My response was based on the writer’s indication she had essentially said your very words to the aunt and felt her expressed wishes and feelings were ignored. Having, myself, an ongoing e-mail relationship with a recipe, joke and religious ditty forwarder who ignores anything I might say to dissuade her from these communications, I think my response held a bias. Perhaps the writer’s aunt deserves another chance to respect or ignore the writer’s wishes. I simply felt it might be preferable to read the e-mails that were of interest and ditch the ones that weren’t. Any danger of “real communication” ensuing never crossed my mind. What did cross my mind was the possibility of hurt feelings on the part of the clueless aunt who is just trying her best to communicate in the only way she knows how, only to have her wrists slapped for being insensitive to her distant niece’s feelings. I think the writer’s question was about how much it makes sense for her to invest in repeating her request to her aunt if she was already ignored once. My thought was, lighten up and see if any of her e-mails hold any interest for you. Still, as I said, your suggestion is a valid one and perhaps will prove helpful to the writer. Thank you so much for writing. It’s fun and interesting to know the column is being read and

helpful to know the advice you would give. Please continue to read and offer your suggestions for answers. With gratitude, DebDear Deb,I would be curious to know if you can point me in the direction of opportunities to volunteer around our community. I’ve recently arrived at a time in my life when I have some flexibility in my schedule. I have to assume there is a need, but the task of finding how I might help has seemed a bit overwhelming to me. Any suggestions? Thank you, Want to helpDear Want to help,I’m glad you asked this question. The needs in our community are so apparent, and it’s wonderful to know there are people out there who genuinely want to help and have some time to give. There are a number of publications that list regular opportunities for volunteerism. Community centers and community newspapers often list the needs they have. I happen to know that Ramsey County, the City of St. Paul and the yWCA have the opportunities posted on their websites. If you want to work as a reading tutor, the Minnesota Reading Corps makes good use of willing volunteers. If your interest is quite broad you might benefit by going to the VolunteerMatch website, inputting your desired location and skills and gaining a connection that way. I’ve listed all the websites below. Please write and tell me about your success. Thank you for your willingness to serve.• co.ramsey.mn.us/cm/volunteer/index.htm• volunteermatch.org/volunteers/• ywcaofstpaul.org/vol1.html• stpaul.gov/index.aspx?NID=176• minnesotareadingcorps.org/If you want to be acknowledged, let me know. All will remain anonymous. Send responses, questions to editor@communityreporter.org or by mail to Ask Deb, c/o 265 Oneida St., St. Paul 55102.

Living, Loving & laughing (dear deb)in the west end

English sparrows, starlings and grackles. Argh!!! I have been hear-

ing stories of these invasive species wreaking havoc at bird feeders and in gardens. I also heard a rumor that the English sparrow population is declining in England. We should trap them all and return them to their native land, as far as I’m concerned. The sparrows have taken over my spirea; the bridal wreath, and it looks like crap!!! It is thin, from broken, chewed branches; late blooming, from too much bird poop; and has very few flowers, compared to my other spirea, the Gref-sheim, which they’ve left alone. That is very healthy, with fabulously, alarmingly, full blooms.

The starlings are the bullies at the bird feeders. It’s a hostile takeover. The song-birds bolt. There are a few things you can do to deter them, like taking the bird feed-ers down for a few weeks, so the starlings look elsewhere, changing the placement of the bird feeders, or changing the food. So, while I was riding my bicycle to Missis-sippi Market and coming along the empty lots with tall flowering weeds, like thistle, I saw that the grackles are plentiful there. Parents and the little mucky gray chicks

that were full-size already were shooting up out of the weeds like missiles, straight up, hundreds of them. Making lots of annoying noise. The grackles may even be more prolific than the sparrows. (And I have heard that the English and the house sparrows have up to five clutches. Let’s see 5 x 3 would equal 15 new birds just in my yard alone.)

But we have indigo buntings on the riv-erbeds. I found several when I was riding along Shepard Road, between Randolph and 35E. I was not sure of the first one’s identity because of the glare from the sun, but I saw two more just before the 35E bridge. And we have an osprey nest near 155 Randolph, just across the street. I have not seen any osprey chicks yet, but I might with a telescope. The parents are actively working it.

I think May and June are the most beautiful, lush, green months of the year. Everything looks so brilliant up above. Ox-ygen. So, we have to listen more right now with the thickness of the leaves. We just won’t see the birds much. I received “The Singing Life of Birds” last month and I am just able to start learning about the art and science of listening to birdsong. Thanks, Jean-Marie.

Notice the sounds of the birdsongs. Many birds have up to five different songs or alarm calls.

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The second outlines a detailed vision for the entire Passage; more appropriately termed the “Master Plan.” The third volume describes specific projects to implement with corresponding costs throughout the corridor. An example of a major concept in the plan is developing additional activity hubs along the river, including a splash pad at Harriet Island, redevelopment of Watergate Marina as a riverfront activity and environmental education center, and redevelopment of the Island Station site — a vacant former coal-fired power plant. Each concept connects residents to the Mississippi and establishes opportunities for riverfront recreation. The completed master plan positions

St. Paul to seek state and federal funds for implementation of Great River Pas-sage projects and developments along the Mississippi River corridor. Over time, the Great River Passage will generate new tourism and economic and community development opportunities while antici-pating and serving the recreation needs of generations to come. With the Master Plan released for further discussion and action, next steps include a St. Paul Parks and Recreation review and public hearing; a review by the Planning Commission; and a final re-view by City Council that would lead to approval and incorporation into the City’s comprehensive plan. For more informa-tion see greatriverpassage.org.

»GRAND PLAN, pg 1

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Rita Quigley may have summed up best why we have the tour when she told me “Today I have fallen in love with my own neighborhood again.” We do love our neighborhood and want to show it at its best and make it better. Last weekend was one of those times when we were at our best. Not only the tour gardeners but also all their neighbors. Our garden tour exemplifies the best of those kinds of grassroots neighborhood efforts. Despite the rain, it was a wonderful weekend in the West End and kudos are due all around. A special thank you to each of the 16 gardeners who offered their garden for the tour. The gardens this year were diverse and beautiful each in their own wonderful way. A big thank you to all who participated and helped in small and big ways. Those that helped, more than 50 individuals plus our adver-tising partners and the Fort Road Federa-tion, are the backbone of our effort.

Attendance was probably in the neighborhood of 300 on Satur-day, even though umbrellas were numerous again in the neighbor-hood. Reports were roughly 100 to 200 visitors at most garden sites. Each garden

on the tour will be nominated for a St. Paul Blooming Boulevard award. Nominations are due by July 9 with judging at the sites the week of July 24. There are numerous other gardens in the neighborhood that deserve recognition, and I would urge all and our neighbors to recognize the efforts of someone in the West End whose garden adds a beauty spot to our neighborhood. The 2011 Blooming Saint Paul Awards nomination forms are available online at the St. Paul city website, stpaul.gov/index.aspx?NID=1063.

editor’s note: Sue Thompson writes: Thanks to Kent Petterson for the highlight of urban Garden Concepts in his May column. Our correct phone number is 651-760-3846.

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directionscombine lemon zest and sugar in a food processor or blender and process until zest is fine. in a medium bowl, whisk together the zest mixture, milk and lemon juice. in a separate bowl, whip heavy cream until it becomes stiff. Fold the whipped cream into the lemon mixture, being careful not to deflate whipped cream. spoon mixture into a freezer safe container and place in the

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For some people, grocery shopping is usu-ally one of those “have to do” sort of things, right up there with mowing the lawn and remembering to put the recycling out on Friday. Dealing with the parking lot, shop-ping cart maneuvering that makes you feel like you’re playing bumper cars, and long lines at the register made even longer by the lady in front who demands to use her expired coupon for five cents off a can of green beans don’t exactly add to the experi-ence, that’s for sure.

For me, I see the whole experience quite differently. In fact, I love grocery shopping. I think I can safely say that I go to grocery stores, large and small, at least four times a week, sometimes more. Though I’m not im-mune to needing an occasional trip to the “big box” stores to stock up on staple items, I’d rather take advantage of the bounty of diverse markets that reside in our neighbor-hood, and that’s exactly what I spent a few hours doing today. Our corner of the world has many options to choose from: organic, local, Latin, Eastern European, Asian, Middle Eastern, and kosher, to name a few. It’s all here; you just need to know where to look for it.

My first stop was at La Limeña Market on the corner of West Seventh and View. This market falls into the “small but mighty” cat-egory. Though it occupies a space not much larger than some people’s living rooms, the shelves are stocked with a large variety of Latin items. There is a tiny but well-stocked bakery case, a counter in the back with a nice selection of very fresh meats, and a wide selection of canned and dry goods. I stocked up on queso fresco (crumbly cheese much like feta), bitter orange juice for marinades, and canned chipotles. Much like the next market I visited, the prices were great, which makes it easy to try new items — especially if you feel like you get into a cooking rut occasionally. (I do!)

My next stop was Kiev Foods in Sibley Plaza. I truly love this little gem of a mar-ket, and I’ve been making the occasional trip there for years. This market sells food items primarily from Eastern Europe, but they also sell some items from the Middle East as well as a few items from Africa. They have everything — lovely packaged cookies and candies, lots of pickles, canned goods, a fabulous meat/salami case, fresh baked goods, and terrific sandwiches, priced right and made to order. Today I picked up a huge jar of cornichons (tiny little dill pick-les), hot Hungarian salami, cranberry jam, black currant juice, and a cream horn from the bakery case that was light as air and left me covered in powdered-sugar happiness.

My final stop was at the market in Cos-setta’s restaurant on West Seventh. There really is no better place to stock up on Italian ingredients, and they manage to pack a wide variety into a pretty small space. I love the selection of pasta shapes, many of which you don’t see anywhere else. They also sell candy and chocolates, too many tomato products to count, fresh artisan breads, many fine cheeses and cured meats, and imported bottled waters and sodas. I grabbed a loaf of crusty bread, some Romano cheese, yet even more salami, a few bags of dried pasta and some sparkling water before I headed home.

Later today, I may make a quick run to Mississippi Market on West Seventh for some organic salad greens and something from the deli for lunch. Or maybe I’ll run to Cooper’s Foods for milk, flour, or some more kosher chocolate-covered corn flakes that I’ve recently become quite addicted to. Either way, I know that everything I need is just a quick car trip, bike ride, or leisurely walk away. I also know that I have lots of new items to help get me out of that pesky dinner rut.

I want to get to know you — what you’re cooking, and what you’re interested in. There is a whole world of food going on, even in our little corner of the world, and I’m hoping that we can explore it together.

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St. Paul AutomotiveForeign • Domestic

Committed to Excellence

651-298-0956910 Randolph Ave • St. Paul

Approved“Top Shop”

HOURS: MON-FRI 7AM-5PM

FORT ROADANIMAL CLINIC

guarding the health of your pets since 1984

DR. MARK L. GOODELL651-224-40371284 Fort Road • St. Paul

OFFice HOuRS: M-F 8AM-6PM • SAT 9AM-12PM

MICHAEL C. BLACKATTORNEY AT LAW

651-222-2587265 W. 7th St .• St. Paul, MN 55102

(2 blocks west of the Xcel Energy Center)

Melanie LiskaAttorney At LAw

• Wills • Trusts • Probate• Guardianship • Real Estate

1539 Grand Ave.St. Paul, MN 55102

651-699-5472

Nilles Builders, iNc. #4690

Additions • Roofing • Remodeling concRete • gARAges • siding

651-222-8701525 Ohio Street St. Paul 55107

www.nilleSbuilderS.cOm

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Naturally beautiful flowers & plants Great Prices

Local Delivery

945 Randolph Ave • St. Paul, MN 55102

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hours: 9:30-5 M-f9:30-3 SAt

461 W. 7th St • St. Paul651-227-1332

THINK TWICE.St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores sell only quality second-hand clothing,

furniture and housewares.

St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores

yes, We’re bUying! antiques, older furniture Toys Glasswares Rugs Lamps Pictures...651-227-2469 (anytime). Top Cash Paid!

CartograPher needed to make a map of East Prussia. German interpreter wanted to translate WWII documents. 651-222-2105

for rent 1 bedroom duplex. Nonsmoker.$500 plus gas, electric,and deposit. 222-5176

simPly tidy hoUse Cleaners. Insured, references, exper-ienced, flexible scheduling, non-toxic all natural cleaning supplies, www.sthousecleaners.com 651-210-1846.

graPhiC design. Affordable. 602-9711 or ituan@mac.com.

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SOCial evenTS & prOgramSSummer movies at Central library: Fridays at dusk, rain or shine, 90 W. 4th. 7/1: “Supergirl.” 7/8, “The Mask.” 7/15: “Batman.” 7/22: “un-breakable.” 7/29: “Superman ii.” info: 651-222-3242.

i’m new Here: introducing the library: July 2, 9, 16 & 30, 9:15am. Minnesota historical Society Library, 345 Kellogg. Free, but please register — call 651-259-3300 or online at mnhs.org/library/classes. This hour-long class introduces users to the library’s resources and offers tips on using catalogs, requesting materials and purchasing photocopies. can help you find data about loved ones’ births, deaths, marriages, homes, natural-ization and more.

nine nights of music: Tuesdays 6:30pm. Min-nesota history center, 345 Kellogg. 7/5: Afro-caribbean; 7/12: Mediterranean Jewish; 7/19: Bluegrass; 7/26: honky-Tonk. 651-259-3000.

Sample night live: July 6, 7pm. history Theatre, 30 e 10th. Free with library card. Preview 12 performing arts events, including theater, dance, music, puppetry, improv, poetry slammers.

Depression and Bipolar Support group: July 6 & 20, 7-8:30pm, St. Paul Jcc, 1375 St. Paul Ave. Free. 651-698-0767.

music in mears park: every Thursday through August 25, 6-8:15pm.Features from local restau-rants and food trucks. Among the bands present-ed by the city of St. Paul and Lowertown partners are haley Bonar, connie evingson, Twilight hours, Pert Near Sandstone, and heiruspecs. info: mu-sicinmears.com. Mears Park, 221 e. Fifth.

intl institute of mn: Summer programs. eSL and Spanish, citizenship classes and applications. call 651-647-0191 for details.

St. paul Central library Saturday live! Pro-grams start at 11:15am. 90 W.4th. sppl.org. 651-266-7000. 7/2: Magician Star Michaelina. 7/9: Bill the Juggler. 7/16: Robert and Lynn halbrook present their interactive magic and comedy show “Farmyard Frolics.” 7/23: Three Rivers Park Dis-trict presents a raptor program. 7/30: common chord performs a variety of music from interna-tional folk songs to the blues.

Science museum of minnesota Senior Tues-days: July 5 & 19. $11 senior (age 60+) ticket includes 11am omnitheater showing, gallery admission, free coffee and bakery item at Java Lab, and 10% explore Store off. 120 W. Kellogg. 651-221-9444 or smm.org.

Tuesday Salons at mad Hatter’s: 943 W. 7th, 6:30-8:30pm, free. Donations appreciated. call for information 651-227-3228.

“The emperor’s new Clothes”: July 8-31. Step-pingstone Theatre, 55 N. Victoria. 651-225-9265 for tickets and info or steppingstone theatre.org.

“West Side Story”: July 12-17, orpheum The-atre, 910 hennepin, Mps. information at 866-459-9233.

“9 to 5: The musical:” July 12-24, The ordway, 345 Washington, 651-224-4222. Music and lyr-ics by Dolly Parton!

ramsey County Fair: July 13-17. 2020 White Bear Ave. at Frost. Free. exhibits of plans, flow-ers, vegetables, art, photography, arts and crafts and more. info: 651-770-2626 or ramseycoun-tyfair.com.

young Artists initiative presents “little Shop of Horrors:” July 14-24. yAi works to make the arts accessible to all young people regardless of their race, beliefs or economic status. Tickets available by phone at 651-222-KiDS (5437); on-line at youngartistsmn.org and at the theater one hour before each performance. The Gremlin Theater, 2400 university Ave. W., St. Paul.

Healing Drum Circle: July 16, 6:30pm, 2242 university Ave. W., St. Paul. $10 at the door. Reg-ister: womensdrumcenter.org or 651-206-7617.

“a Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum:” Through 7/31. Jungle Theater, 2951 Lyndale, Mpls. 612-822-7063 or jungletheater.com.

park Square Theatre’s Summer Show — “Panic:” Through July 10, Park Square Theatre, 20 W. Seventh Pl. “Panic” won the 2008 edgar Award for Best Mystery Play, pays tribute to hitchcock in a psychological thriller set in Paris, 1963. info: 651-291-7005 or parksquaretheatre.org.

Actors Theater of Minnesota presents “Simply Barbra:” July 21-24. Actors Theater of Min-nesota is bringing Steven Brinberg, arguably the world’s best Barbra Streisand impersonator, to St. Paul for a return engagement. $24. online at ActorsMN.org or at 651-290-2290. camp Bar Twin cities, located at 490 N. Robert.

professional networking meeting: July 26, 11am., Jewish Family Services, 1633 W. 7th. info: Joe McKenzie, 651-690-8910.

mad Hatter acoustic Jam: Thursdays, 6:30-8pm. Live music & games. Free. 943 W. 7th.

Thomas irvine Dodge nature Center July pro-grams for adults, children, families and seniors. info: 651-455-4531 or dodgenaturecenter.org. 365 W. Marie, West St. Paul.

Support group info: Myasthenia Gravis (MG): 800-514-5454. emotions Anonymous: 651-492-7100. overeaters Anonymous: 651-227-5437. Recovery yoga: 651-895-5157.

guthrie Theater July program information call 612-377-2224 or see guthrietheater.org. “God of carnage” and “h.M.S. Pinafore” are playing.

minnesota History Center July program infor-mation call 651-259-3000 or see mnhs.org. At 345 W. Kellogg Blvd. and many other locations.

WeST 7TH COmmuniTy CenTer265 oneida, 298-5493. open M-F, 8:30am-5pm.

Support, referral and Care mgmt: An ongo-ing service to help individuals and families access community resources. call Sarah Granger for appt: 651-298-5493, ext. 215.

Bridge to Benefits: An ongoing service to determine eligibility for public programs. call Sarah for appt: 651-298-5493 ext. 215. Fare for all Discounted Grocery Distribution: July 8, 10am-noon. Affordable groceries at $10-30. cathalina: 651-298-5493, ext. 218..

Community Open gym: Resumes in the fall.Circle of parents: July 11, 18 & 25, 5:30-

7:30pm. Free with free child care. Light dinner $3/family. Sarah, 651-298-5493, ext. 215.

Family law Consultations: July 13, 8:30-10:30am. David Burns Law office, LLc, offers free one-time legal advice regarding family law. call 651-298-5493 to schedule appointment.

immigration law Consultations: July 21, 3:30-5pm. Free service provided by Leslie Guyton of Guyton Law Firm. Must preregister: call 651-298-5493.

55+ Dance Opportunity: Through Aug 2, weekly, 3-4pm, with Kairos Dance. call Maureen, 651-298-5493, to register. Space limited!

yOuTH aCTiviTieSparent-Child music July 5, 12, 19 & 26,

10:30am. West 7th Family center at Monroe School, 810 Palace.

Teen girls’ Circle: July 7, 14, 21 & 28, 3-5pm. Free and open to all area high school girls. in-cludes activities, food and transportation within the neighborhood. Register with Sarah Granger, 651-298-5493, ext. 215.

parent-Child yoga: July 7, 14, 21 & 28, 10-11am at West Seventh Family center, Linwood-Monroe School, 810 Palace.

West 7th Summer Day Camp for Students K-9: Through August 19, 1-6pm. Field trips, enrichment, reading, science, social skills, sports, lunch and snack. Sliding scale with low fees. Transportation available within the neighborhood. Register now as space is limited. call Aaron Wanserski, 651-298-5493, ext. 211, or e-mail awanserski@west7th.org.

Free Summer lunches & Snacks:Through August 19, lunches 11:30am-1pm; snacks, 3-4pm. Nutritious lunches and snacks provided daily for ages toddler through 18.

WeST 7TH Family CenTer Free Drop-in playroom & playground: M-F, 9am-12pm year round. infants to 5-year-olds, caregivers. A program of West Seventh community center. Linwood-Monroe, 810 Palace Ave. west7th.org or 651-298-298-5493.

palaCe reC yOuTH781 Palace, 651-298-5677, stpaul.gov/parks. call or drop in for brochures, registration info. Summer Blast: Through Aug 18, M-Th, 1-4pm. Free afternoon program grades 1–6. Activities: crafts, art, tennis, cooking, swimming, gym games, water fun, outdoor nature activities and more. Daily snack. No program July 4. Summer Food Service program: Through Aug 26, M-F. Lunch 12-1pm, snack 4-4:30pm. Free for youth 18 years & under. palace Football Camp: July 12-13, 6-8pm. Free ages 8-14. Nonpad, noncontact football stress basic/advanced skills) in a fun and effec-tive manner. Snacks, beverages provided. high-land Park high School coaches. palace Summer picnic: Aug 5, 5:30-11pm, free. Families enjoy music, games, food, a jump castle, the climbing tower and movie “how to Train your Dragon.”

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g S p e C i a l C e l e B r a T i O n S gHigHlanD FeST — July 15-17: The highland Business Association is celebrating the 28th an-niversary of the festival and the 44th annual art fair. Attractions include the Art Fair, Business Fair and home improvement expos; entertainment from Sell out Stereo, Rocket club, Power of 10 and others. children’s activities, the Beer Dabbler and the eighth annual highland Fest 5K run/walk and youth 1K Fun Run add to the excitement.

info: 651-699-9042 or at highlandba.com.

naTiOnal nigHT OuT: West 7th community center celebrates with a community party and picnic on August 2, 5–8pm under the tent in the center’s north parking lot. The festivities include music, entertainment, activities for kids, face painting, and as always, eats and treats! come and visit with your neighbors and meet some new ones. Don’t miss it!

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A TOUCH OF ANDREA Hair Cuts • Manicures • PedicuresPerm/Color • Full Service Nails468 S. Osceola St • St. Paul

651-665-0716Call for Appointment

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We will develop a COMPREHENSIVE, CUSTOMIZED PLAN that fits within the current resources and capacity

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»SIBLEY MANOR, pg 5known as a “United Nations” for decades. Today’s demographics include half the pop-ulation from Africa, 14% Latino, 7% Asian, 13% African-American, and 15% Caucasian (including 3.4% Russian). The population is quite young, with 57% between 18 and 40, 32% 41 to 60, and 11% over 60.

Bob recalls that they tried many times to support the organization of tenant councils, as did Neighborhood House, but without success. The mix of languages and lack of meeting rooms were major factors. Also, most of the adults work in service industries with varying work hours and little free

time.Getting a feeling for how Sibley Manor

operates, we see that Bob Julen is more than a landlord. He feels a different kind of responsibility for the residents, many of whom are recent arrivals experiencing all the feelings of dislocation and disorientation that any of us would have in a new country with a new language, customs, standards and rules. He wants to help residents make positive and supportive connections to the community. It is ironic that as people do so they may move elsewhere — but making room for the next wave to arrive.

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OPEN MIKE Thu 9:30pm-1:30am

BINGO Wed & Fri 7-9pm

MEAT RAFFLE Thu-Fri 5-8pm & Sat 3-6pm

MUSIC! You be the DJ Fri 9:30pm-1:30am Karaoke Sat 9:30pm-1:30am

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531 West 7th 651-224-7345 mancinis.comProudly Serving St. Paul & Surrounding Communities for 62 Years!

MANCINI PLAYERS July 1-2

MIDAS TOUCH July 7-9, 14-16

July 21-23, 28-30

Shamrocks’ Proof needed by Tuesday Aft. (Bagpipe copy is dominate piece) Reduce ad size to 2 x 3.5 Sign-up Today!

Brittney Spears Concert! Wednesday, July 6thLook alike contest before and after the concert! Prizes!Buses to and from the concert!Check out details on our website:www.crnook.com

Enjoy summer on our sidewalk café can stayBoth Shamrocks and Nook closed Fourth of July

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9:30am Buses to Saw Mill Golf CourseBuses return for prizes & fun!$85/person due at sign-up

Britney Spears Concert July 6LOOK-ALIKE CONTEST

before & after concert! Prizes! SHUTTLE BUS to & from concert!

Katy PerryConcert July 9

SHUTTLE BUS begins at 6pm & leave several times

Details at: crnook.comENJOY SUMMER ON OUR SIDEWALK CAFÉ ALL SHUTTLES LEAVE FROM SHAMROCKS

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“Best Barbecue 2010” Mpls-St Paul Magazine

communityreporter.orgOur redesigned website is now back, while the creative process still continues. We’d like to hear your comments, including things you would like to see on line; any problems you experience in navigating the site; and comments about individual articles to be posted on line in the Community Feedback section.

roger l. belfayattorney at law

Patents • Copyrights • Trademarks • Business Formations

& Related Matters1211 W 7th St • St. Paul651-222-2782rogerbelfay@rogerbelfay.com

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Insurance Agency1250 West 7th St, St. PaulServing the West Seventh area

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