ssp march 2011

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Volume 8

Number 3

IN THIS ISSUE...• News Briefs.................................. page 4• Sample St. Paul............................ page 6• River Connections...................... page 11• Back in Time.............................. page 12

Mary Diedrick HansenStaff Writer

Today’s. retail. corri-dors. barely. resemble.

those. of. decades. past,.when. small,. independent.businesses.were.the.norm.rather.than.the.exception..However,. South. St.. Paul.is. rather. unique. in. that.it.has.been.able. to.retain.a. larger.percentage.of. lo-cally. owned. businesses.than. many. surrounding.suburbs..There’s. a. move-ment. gaining. steam. that.is.welcome.news.to.many.of. these.businesses.. “Buy.Local”. advocates. both. at.the. local. and. statewide.levels. are. touting. the.benefits.of.shopping.near.where.you.live..

Studies.show.that.every.dollar. spent. locally. stays.

in. the. community. and. is.circulated. many. times,.creating.what.economists.call. an. “economic. mul-tiplier.”. The. question. is.what. is. local?. Does. buy-ing. from. a. corporate.chain.store.located.in.the.community.qualify.as.lo-cal?. Jennifer. Gale,. presi-dent.of.the.River.Heights.Chamber. of. Commerce,.believes. it.does..Purchas-es. made. at. Burger. King.or. Angelo’s. Pizza. both.benefit. the. community,.she. says,. because. both.businesses. employ. local.people..

“Money. spent. locally.keeps. people. employed.so. they. can. continue. to.support.local.government.with.property.taxes,”.said.Gale..

The. River. Heights.

Chamber.promotes.keep-ing. dollars. in. the. com-munity.through.its.“Keep.it. Local”. campaign.. Its.website. —. www.riverhe-ights.com. —. has. more.than. 50. categories. of. lo-cal.businesses.listed.on.it..The. State. of. Minnesota.also. has. a. BuyLocalMN.website. that. zeroes. in.on.a. particular. city. or. sec-tion.of.the.state.

But.others.believe.buy-ing. local. means. more.than. just. buying. from.businesses. in. the. com-munity;. it. means. buying.from. small,. indepen-dently. owned. businesses.versus. corporate. chain.stores.

Last. Christmas,. the.West. Side’s. Riverview.Economic. Development.Association. (REDA). ad-

opted. a. Buy. Local. cam-paign. that. urged. West.Side. residents. to. shop. in.District. del. Sol. for. their.Christmas.gifts.and.holi-day. food.. The. promo-tion. included. coupons,.discount. cards. and. sales.events. designed. to. en-tice. consumers. to. stroll.through. the. neighbor-hood. and. discover. that.most. everything. they.needed. was. within. walk-ing. distance. of. their.homes.. REDA. leaders.say. that. dollars. spent. at.independents. go. much.farther. in. strengthening.the. local. economy. than.those. spent. at. corporate.chain. stores. because. in-dependent.business.own-

Does where you spend your money matter?

‘Buy Local’ movement ramps ups efforts to get residents spending their money closer to home

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Marie Avenue, which has several smaller, independent businesses, has the traditional Main Street charm that many newer shopping districts seek to replicate.

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ers. tend. to. use. other.local. suppliers. to. keep.their.operations.running,.everything.from.account-ing.to.office.suppliers,.to.construction.and.market-ing. services.. Corporate.chains. like. Home. Depot.and. Starbucks. provide.their.own.suppliers.

In. 2002,. a. study. in.

Texas.showed.that.for.ev-ery.$100.spent.in.a.chain.bookstore,. only. $13. of.it. was. put. back. into. the.local. economy.. However,.of. that. same. $100. spent.at. a. local,. independently.owned. bookstore,. $45.was.infused.back.into.the.local.economy..

Since. independents.are.most.often.owned.by.people. who. live. in. the.community,. their. own-

ers. have. a. more. vested.interest. in. their. commu-nity’s. future.. They. are.the. businesses. that. typi-cally. sponsor. area. ath-letic.teams.and.donate.to.local. fundraising. events..Supporting.independents.also. preserves. the. char-acter. and. uniqueness. of.the. community,. some-thing. many. community.leaders. are. realizing. is.very.important..In.an.in-

creasingly. homogenized.world,. many. cities. are.striving. to. recapture. the.Main.Street.magic. to.of-fer. a. charming. character.to.their.community..

“The.downtown.charm.gives. the. city. a. sense. of.cohesiveness.. It. gives. the.community. an. identity,”.said.Gale..

The. Metropolitan. In-dependent. Business. Al-liance. asserts. that. joint.buying.of.anything.from.health. insurance. to. toi-let. paper. will. lower. the.cost.of. supplies.and.ser-vices. for. small. indepen-dent.businesses..Distrib-uting.debit. or. gift. cards.honored. by. local. small.businesses. will. attract.more. customers,. and.legislative.programs.that.

give. tax. breaks. to. small.businesses. and. develop-ers,. will. put. small. busi-nesses. and. chain. stores.on.a.more.equal.footing...

Amazingly. enough,. in.these. tough. economic.times,. entrepreneurship.is.rising.

“This. happens. when.the.economy.slides,”.said.Gale.. “More. entrepre-neurs. are. entering. the.market. now.. Many. new.ideas. for. businesses. are.being. created. via. online.storefronts.. We. are. a.global. economy. and. lo-cation. is.not.what.drives.shoppers.. But. people.do. like. to. touch. and. see.things.. A. relationship.developed. is. a. priority.throughout. business. and.is.important.in.their.suc-

cess.or.failure.”.The.Minnesota.Depart-

ment. of. Employment. &.Economic. Development.is. involved.in.supporting.start-up. businesses. with.small. business. grants..The. Small. Business. Ad-ministration.(SBA).micro.loan. program. provides.very. small. loans. to. start-up,. newly. established,.or. growing. small. busi-nesses.. Under. this. pro-gram,. SBA. makes. funds.available. to. nonprofit.community.based.lenders.(intermediaries). which,.in. turn,. make. loans. to.eligible. borrowers. in.amounts. up. to. a. maxi-mum. of. $35,000.. The.average.loan.size.is.about.$13,000..

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Lafayette Bridge work beginsProject details offered at Mar. 24 community meeting

Mary Diedrick HansenStaff Writer

The.long-awaited.con-struction.of. the.new.

northbound. and. south-bound. Highway. 52. La-fayette.Bridges.in.St..Paul.has. begun.. The. project.stretches. along. Hwy.. 52.from. East. Seventh. Street.to. just. south. of. Plato.Avenue.. Commuters.crossing. the. bridge. will.notice. heavy. construc-tion. equipment. on. the.east. side. of. the. current.bridge,. where. the. new.northbound. bridge. will.be.located..

Here’s the plan Expected.to.be.in.place.

before. spring. are. piers.1,.2. and.3.on. the. south,.and. pier. 6. on. the. north..“Piers”. are. the. huge. py-lons. sunk. into. the. river.to. support. the. bridge..Before. that. can. hap-pen,. however,. steel. cof-fer. dams. must. be. placed.into. the. river.. These. are.created.with. large,. heavy.steel. rings. brought. in. by.barge,. which. are. sunk.into. the. water. and. mud.of. the. river,. dropping.between.80. and.100. feet.to. reach. bedrock.. They.

are. carefully. placed. one.on. top. of. the. other. un-til. they. rise. above. the.water’s. surface.. Water. is.then. pumped. out. of. the.rings. to. create. a. dryer.space. for. construction.of.the.bridge’s.center.piers.

Kent. Barnard,. public.affairs. coordinator. for.the. Minnesota. Depart-ment. of. Transportation,.pointed. out. the. magni-tude. of. this. sort. of. proj-ect. by. recalling. his. own.experience.of.going.down.into. a. coffer. dam. in. the.mid-1990s. during. con-struction. of. the. Bloom-ington.Ferry.Bridge.

“It.was. a. little.unnerv-ing. seeing. signs. all. over.that. said. ‘If. there. are.three. long. blasts,. move.it!’. You. would. have. to.climb.up.a.series.of.spiral.steps. to. get. out. if. some-thing.happened,”.he.said.

Look. for. this. amaz-ing. feat. of. engineering.to. unfold. this. spring,.along. with. a. cleanup. of.contamination. from. rail-road. yards. on. the. south.end,. and. construction.of. a. drainage. pond. and.highway. loops. from. the.northbound. bridge. to.East.Seventh.Street..

The. project. includes.

replacement. of. the. Hwy..52. bridges. over. I-94. on.the. north.. The. Hwy.. 52.bridges. spanning. Plato.Boulevard. south. of. the.river. will. be. redecked.with. concrete. because.they. have. deteriorated.over.the.years.from.road-way.salt.and.traffic.

The. two. new. bridges.are. designed. to. solve.the. problems. of. mam-moth. slowdowns. and.congestion. and. the. high.number.of.rear.end.colli-sions.on.the.nearly.three-quarters. of. a. mile. long.bridge,. which. supports.81,000. vehicles. daily..Each. bridge. will. provide.two.through-lanes.and.an.auxiliary. lane. in.each.di-rection. for. entering. and.exiting. traffic.. Lanes. for.pedestrians.and.bicyclists.are.included.in.the.plans.

The. northbound.bridge. is. expected. to. be.completed. by. fall. 2012..The. existing. Lafayette.Bridge. will. remain. open.with.no.major.impact.on.traffic. during. construc-tion.. Once. completed,.traffic. will. be. switched.to. the. new. bridge. and.the. existing. Lafayette.Bridge. will. be. demol-ished.. Construction. of.

the. new. southbound.Hwy.. 52. bridge. will. be-gin. in. spring. 2013. with.completion. projected. for.fall.2014..

Once. traffic. is. shifted.from. the. current. bridge.to. the. new. northbound.bridge,. two. lanes.of. traf-fic. in. each. direction. will.be. maintained. by. using.the. shoulders. as. lanes..Some. ramp. closures. will.occur. during. construc-tion.. MnDOT. will. pro-vide. plenty. of. advance.notice.. Hwy.. 52. will. re-main. open. for. the. full.construction.period.

Barnard. mentioned.that. public. meetings.were.held.during. the.de-sign.phase..Now,.he.said,.an. open. house. will. be.held.3.to.6.p.m.,.Thurs.,.Mar.. 24. at. the. Union.Depot,. 214. E.. 4th. St.,.St.. Paul.. . Along. with.

information. about. the.Lafayette. Bridge. recon-struction,. the. meeting.will. include. information.about. the. Union. Depot.restoration,.Central.Cor-ridor. Light. Rail. Transit..and.city.of.St..Paul.2011.construction...Additional.meetings. will. be. sched-uled.at.various. locations,.including. the. Wellstone.Center..Visit.http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/Hwy.52-stpaul/.for. a. walkthrough. of. the.project. from.start. to. fin-ish. and. an. opportunity.to. sign. up. for. email. up-dates.

Project background

The. Lafayette. Bridge,.built. during. the. 1960s.and. opened. to. traffic. in.1968,. is. nearing. the. end.of. its. designed. life.. Mn-

DOT. reports. that. the.bridge. currently. under-goes. an. in-depth,. annual.bridge. inspection.. The.most. recent. inspection.was. carried. out. in. Sep-tember. 2010. and. found.no. significant. problems..The. overall. condition. of.the.bridge.is.fair.and.sat-isfactory. for. public. use,.according.to.the.report..

The. lowest. of. six. bids.for. the.project.was.made.by. Lunda. Construction.Company. of. Black. River.Falls,. Wisc., at. $130.4.million.

Bridge. designers. need-ed. to. take. into. consider-ation. navigational. chan-nel. constraints. along. the.river,.as.well.as.height.re-straints.from.nearby.Hol-man.Airport.and.its.run-way. clear. zone. and. Xcel.Energy’s. overhead. power.lines.

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Your community news and information sourceN ews BriefsLibrary happenings

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

• Free computer help – The. library. is. offering.free. assistance. with. basic.computer. questions. and.applications. 1-2. p.m.,.Thurs.,. Mar.. 17,. includ-ing. e-mail,. social. net-working,. MS. Word. and.more.

• Book discussions – March’s. title. is. “The.Middle. of. Everywhere:.The. World’s. Refugees.Come. to. Our.Town,”. by.Mary. Pipher.. In. this. ex-posé,. psychologist. Mary.Pipher. delves. into. the.new. cultural. norm. that.is. mirrored. in. many.Midwestern. cities,. in-cluding. her. hometown.of. Lincoln,. Neb.,. where.refugees. from. through-out. the.world.have.come.to. escape. atrocities. on.their. native. soil.. The.Wednesday. group. meets.at. 1. p.m.,. Mar.. 16.. The.Thursday.group.meets. at.7. p.m.,. Mar.. 17.. Infor-

mation.packets. are. avail-able. at. the. library’s. front.desk. and. at. www.south-stpaul.org/library. under.Adult.Book.Discussions..

• Wii party –. A. teens’.Wii. party. is. offered.3-4:30. p.m.,. Tues.,. Mar..8. as. part. of. Teen. Tech.Week.

• Storytimes -.Preschool.Storytime. is. offered. each.Tuesday. at. 10:15. a.m..Toddler. storytime. is. of-fered. Wednesdays. at.10:15. a.m.,. and. Baby.Storytime.is.offered.Mon-days.at.6:30.p.m.,.Mar..7,.14.and.28..The.library.is.also. hosting. a. storytime.for.men.to.read.to.special.children. in. their. lives.11.a.m.-noon,.Sat.,.Mar..12..

• Paws to READ -.Cae-sar,.a.therapy.and.reading.assistance. dog,. will. be.at. the. library. 4-5. p.m.,.Thursday. Mar.. 10. and.24.. Registration. is. re-quired.

• Book Bunch Book Club – This. club. for.youth. in. grades. 4-6. will.be. meeting. 4-5. p.m.,.Mon.,. Mar.. 7.. Reg-istration. is. required..

• Finger knitting -. The.Textile.Center.of.Minne-sota. will. present. a. finger.knitting. demonstration.1-3. p.m.,. Sat.,. Mar.. 12.for.youth.ages.6-10..Reg-istration.is.required.

• Bookmaking -.Eagan.Art. House. will. teach. ba-sic.bookmaking.3-5.p.m.,.Wed.,.Mar..16..This.class.is. for. ages. 6-11.. All. ma-terials. are. free.. Space. is.limited. and. registration.is.required.

• Reading Party –.A. reading. party. for. kids.age. 5. and. younger. is. of-fered. noon-1. p.m.,. Fri.,.Mar.. 18.. Participants.should.bring.a.lunch..En-tertainment. provided. by.Wendy’s. Wiggle,. Jiggle,.and.Jam!.

• Book BINGO -. A.family-friendly. Book.Bingo.event.is.offered.2-3.p.m.,.Wed.,.Mar..30..All.ages.are.welcome.

• Children’s artwork needed -. Children. are.encouraged. to. submit.artwork. (no. larger. than.18”.x.24”).by.Mar..21.to.have. it. displayed. at. the.library. during. National.

Association. for. the. Edu-cation.of.Young.Children.Week.of.the.Young.Child,.held. April. 10-16.. For.more. information,. call.Amy. at. 651-554-3244..

Youth spring break activities

The. South. St.. Paul.Parks. and.Recreation.de-partment.is.offering.a.day.of. activities. Mar.. 29. for.youth.ages.6.and.up..The.day. includes. bowling. at.Matties. Lanes. (includes.shoes. and. bumpers,. if.needed),. a. pizza. lunch.at. Central. Square. Com-munity. Center,. and. a.Floats.and.Flicks.party.at.the. Central. Square. pool..Participants. will. meet. at.Matties. Lanes,. 365. No..Concord.St.,.at.9:45.a.m..and.will.need.to.be.picked.up. at. Central. Square. at.3. p.m. Pre-registration.is. necessary. Cost. is. $23.per.participant..For.more.information. or. to. regis-ter,.call.306-3690.or.visit.Central. Square. Commu-nity.Center,.100.Seventh.Ave..N,.South.St..Paul.

Community gardens for rent

The. South. St.. Paul.Parks and . Recre-ation Department.is.rent-ing. 15-by-20-foot. com-munity. garden. plots. at.the.west.end.of .McMor-row.Field, .200.South.St. .Rental. rates. are $20. for.adults,. and. $15. for. ages.55. and. over. Past. garden.plot.renters.have.priority.sign-up. Mar.. 1-11. All.others. residents.may.reg-ister. Mar.. 15.. Non-resi-dents.may.register.April.1.for. $25. For. more. infor-mation.or.to.register,.call.306-3690.or.visit.Central.Square.Community.Cen-ter,. 100. Seventh. Ave.. N,.South.St..Paul.

Adult softball leagues forming

Informational.meetings.for.South.St..Paul’s.adult.softball. leagues. will. be.held.in.March..A.meeting.for.the.men’s.league.takes.place. at. 7. p.m.,. Mon.,.Mar.. 14. at. the. South. St..Paul. VFW.. A. meeting.for. women’s. and. co-rec.leagues. is.held.at.7.p.m.,.

Wed.,.Mar..16.at.Drkula’s.in. Inver. Grove. Heights..For. more. information,.call.651-455-1725.

Swimming lessons begin Mar. 14

The. Central. Square.Community. Center. is.accepting. registrations.for. American. Red. Cross.certified. swimming. les-sons,. which. begin. Mar..14. at. the. Central. Square.Pool,. 100. Seventh. Ave..N.,. South. St.. Paul. .The.8-week.classes.are.offered.Monday. nights. or. Satur-day. mornings. for. infant/toddlers. up. to. Level. 6..Cost. is. $37. for. Central.Square.Community.Cen-ter.members.and.$47. for.non-members. For. more.information. or. to. regis-ter,.call.306-3690.or.visit.www.southstpaul.org.

Parks and Rec. summer programs

The. South. St.. Paul.Parks.and.Recreation.De-partment. Summer. Bro-chure. will. be. mailed. to.every.household.in.South.St.. Paul. in. late. March,.

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Your community news and information sourceN ews Briefsand. will. also. be. avail-able. at. www.southstpaul.org. The.publication.will.feature. a. large. variety. of.summer. programs. for. all.ages,. including. summer.playgrounds,. day. camps,.pre-school. programs,.youth. trips,. outdoor.swimming. lessons. and.more.

.Floats and Flicks parties

The. Central. Square.Community. Center.(CSCC),. 100. Seventh.Ave..N.,.will.host.a.Floats.and. Flicks. party. 6-8.p.m.,. Mar.. 11. and. 25..Participants. will. watch.a. movie. on. a. big. screen.while. floating. in. the.pool. Cost. is. $3.25,. or.free. for. CSCC. members..For. more. information,.call.651-306-3690.

Park shelter reservations

The. South. St.. Paul.Parks. and. Recreation.Department. is. accepting.reservations.for.its.picnic.and. special. events. facili-ties.. Lorraine. Park. has. a.

shelter. and. Kaposia. Park.has. a. shelter. and. a. pa-vilion. for. rent. All. other.public.picnic.facilities.are.available.on.a.first.come,.first.served.basis..Rentals.are. available. 8. a.m.-10.p.m.,. daily,. May. 7-Oct..16.. For. availability. and.rental. information,. call.651-306-3690.

Off-leash dog area permits

Permits. are. now. avail-able. for. the. Kaposia.Landing. Off-Leash. Dog.Area,.located.at.800.Bry-ant. Ave.,. South. St.. Paul..This.6.3-acre.fenced.par-cel. offers. the. only. legal.area.for.dogs.to.run,.rec-reate. and. train. without.a. leash. in. the. city.. Users.must. have. a. permit. to.use.the.park..Cost.is.$20.for. residents.and.$30. for.non-residents.. The. fee.supports. on-going. main-tenance.and.development.of. the. park.. For. more.information,. visit. www.southstpaul.org . or. call.651-306-3690.

Fare for All Express

Fare. For. All. Express.will. be. held. 4-6. p.m.,.Tues.,. Mar.. 1. at. Central.Square.Community.Cen-ter,.100.7th.Ave..N..Fare.for. All. Express. is. a. pro-gram. of. the. Emergency.Foodshelf. Network. that.partners. with. organiza-tions. around. the. Twin.Cities.metro.area,.includ-ing. South. St.. Paul. Cen-tral. Square. Community.Center.. It. is. a. coopera-tive.food.buying.program.that. buys. food. in. bulk.directly. from. wholesal-ers. and. passes. the. sav-ings. on. to. participants..The. program. can. result.in. a. 50. percent. savings.on. monthly. groceries.by. purchasing. “express.packages.”. No. advance.payment. or. pre-registra-tion. is. needed. to. pur-chase. packages. and. there.is.no.limit.to.the.number.of. packages. that. can. be.purchased. each. month..Fare. For. All. is. open. to.everyone.. There. are. no.income-based. require-ments. for. participation..Participation.does.not.af-fect. eligibility. to. receive.

assistance.from.the.food-shelf.. For. more. informa-tion. call. 651-306-3690.or. visit. www.southstpaul.org.

Volunteer opportunities

• Read Across South St. Paul -.Volunteers. are.needed. the. first. Friday.of. each. month. to. read.to. elementary. students.in. South. St.. Paul.. The.Read. Across. South. St..Paul.program.has.reached.more. than. 60,000. stu-dents. .If.you.like.to.read.to. kids,. this. is. the. pro-gram. for. you.. For. more.information,.contact.Deb.Griffith.at.651-554-3230.or. [email protected],. or. visit. www.southstpaul.org..

• Neighbors, Inc.,.a. social. service. agency.serving.Northern.Dakota.County,. has. a. number.of. volunteer. opportuni-ties. to. assist. local. resi-dents..For.more.informa-tion,. contact. [email protected]. or. call.651-306-2145.

• The Minnesota

Reading Corps. is. seek-ing reading. tutors.. The.program. provides. free,.one-on-one. tutoring. to.children.age.three.through.third. grade. Minnesota.Reading. Corps. members.receive. a. living. stipend,.reimbursement. for. col-lege. (up. to. $5,350). and.health.insurance.(for.full-time.members)..For.more.information. or. to. apply.online,.visit.www.Minne-sotaReadingCorps.org. or.call.1-866-859-2825.

• Minnesota Literacy Council -. Volunteers.are.needed.to.tutor.adult.learners,.assist.in.an.adult.classroom.and.teach.basic.English.and.GED.classes..For. more. information,.contact. Allison. at. 651-645-2277,. ext. 219,. [email protected].

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

Gil. Zamora. at. 651-470-7416.

• DARTS. has. several.volunteer. opportuni-ties. to.assist. families. and.individuals. with. trans-portation. and. in-home.services.. DARTS. is. also.looking. for. a. videogra-pher. to. document. vol-unteers. and. staff. as. they.assist. clients.. DARTS.will.supply.a.flip.camera,.story.context.and.record-ing. tips.. Videos. will. be.posted. on. the. DARTS.website. and. YouTube..For. more. information,.contact.651-455-1560.or.www.dart1.org.

HHW collection The. household. hazard-

ous. waste. collection. site.at.Bay.West,.5.Empire.Dr..in. St.. Paul,. is. open. year-round.. Drop-off. is. free.for.residents.of.metro.area.counties.with.a.photo.I.D..For. hours. of. operation,.call. the. Ramsey. County.Recycling. Hotline. at.651-633-EASY. (3279).or. visit. www.co.ramsey.mn.us/ph.

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Your community news and information sourceS ample St. PaulOrdway Center for Performing Arts

Shen Yun Performing Arts. presents. classical.Chinese. dance. and. mu-sic. in. a. colorful. and. ex-hilarating.show.at.7.p.m.,.Wed.,.Mar..16,.at.the.Or-dway.Center.for.Perform-ing.Arts,.345.Washington.St.,. St.. Paul.. See. ancient.tales. of. virtue.brought. to.life.alongside.modern.sto-ries. of. courage.. Tickets.are.$60-$180.

“STOMP” is present-ed Mar. 29-April 3..The.eight-member. troupe.uses. everything. but. con-ventional. percussion. in-struments. –. matchboxes,.wooden. poles,. brooms,.garbage.cans,.Zippo.light-ers,. hubcaps. –. to. fill. the.stage. with. magnificent.rhythms..Updates.include.two. new. pieces,. “Paint.Cans”.and.“Donuts,”.plus.revisions. to. the. favorite.piece. “Bins.”. Tickets. are.$27-$65.. For. more. in-formation,. call. 651-224-4222. or. visit. www.ord-way.org.

Science Museum“Tutankhamun: The

Golden King and the Great Pharaohs”. is. fea-tured. through. Sept.. 5..The. exhibit,. which. fea-

tures.over.100.artifacts.of.the.treasures.of.King.Tut,.explores. the. time. of. the.pharaohs.and.what. scien-tists.have.recently.discov-ered. regarding. the. unex-

pected.death.of.King.Tut..To. complement. the. ex-hibit,.the.Onmintheatre.is.featuring. “Mummies:. Se-crets.of. the.Pharaohs.”.In.the. late. 19th. century,. 40.

royal. mummies,. includ-ing. 12. Kings. of. Egypt,.were. discovered. together.in. the. same. tomb.. To-day,. scientists. continue.to. explore. the. process. of.

ancient. Egyptian. mum-mification. using. modern.technology.. See. the. first.modern. mummification.in.the.Egyptian.style.since.the. time.of. the.pharaohs,.and.find.out.what.myster-ies. scientists. hope. to. un-ravel. by. studying. ancient.DNA..Tickets.are.$25.for.adults,. $22. for. children.ages. 4-12,. and. $29. for.seniors. age. 60. and. older..Price. includes. all. Science.Museum.exhibits...

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

Xcel Energy CenterThe “Smucker’s Stars

on Ice 25th Anniversary Tour”.will.bring.together.figure. skating. legends. of..past,. present. and. future.

The 8-member troupe “STOMP” will use everything but conventional percussion instruments at its Mar. 16 performance at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts.

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Your community news and information sourceS ample St. Paulat.4.p.m.,.Sun.,.Mar..13..Tickets. are. $27-$82.. For.more. information,. call.651-726-8240. or. visit.www.xcelenergycenter.com.

Country superstar Kenny Chesney. and. his.“Goin’. Coastal. Tour,”.with. special. guests. Billy.Currington. and. Uncle.Kracker,.will.perform.at.7.p.m.,.Fri.,.Mar..25..Tick-ets.are.$29.50-$79.50.

History TheatreKevin Kling’s “A Tale

of Twin Cities”. is. pre-sented.Mar..12-April.3.at.the.History.Theatre,.His-tory.Theater.is.located.at.30.E..Tenth.St.,.St..Paul..Minnesota. storyteller.Kevin. Kling. teams. up.with. local. singer-song-writer. Simone. Perrin. to.spin.some.yarns.and.sing.some. tunes. that. explore.the. sometimes. loving,.sometimes. tumultuous,.shared. histories. of. Min-neapolis. and. St.. Paul..Tickets. are. $28-$32. for.adults,. $25-$30. for. se-niors. and. $10. for. chil-dren.

“American as Curry Pie”. is. presented. Mar..17-April. 10.. First-gen-eration. immigrant. and.local. artist. Aamera. Sid-diqui. guides. audiences.through.her.30-year.jour-ney.to.become.an.Ameri-can. citizen.. Told. with.honesty. and. humor,. it. is.about. living. with. multi-ple. identities.and.discov-ering.what.it.means.to.be.

an. American..Tickets. are.$25-$30. for. adults,. $22-$28. for. seniors. and. $10.for.children.

Sample Night Live,.a. sampling. of. local. pro-ductions,. is. featured. at.the. History. Theatre. at.7. p.m.. the. first. Wednes-day. of. each. month,. ex-cept. February.. The. for-mat. features. 12. acts. per.night,. including. theater,.film,. dance,. improv,. vi-sual. arts,. folk. and.opera..The. next. performance. is.Mar.. 2.. Tickets. are. $20..For. more. information,.call.the.box.office.at.651-292-4323.

Children’s MuseumLEGO Castle Adven-

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

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

History Center“The Value of One

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

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

Artists’ QuarterThe Artists’ Quarter,

located. in. the. Historic.Hamm. Building. at. Sev-enth. Place. and. St.. Peter.in. downtown. St.. Paul,.offers. live. entertainment.throughout. the. month,.including.jazz.bands,.po-etry.nights.and.the.popu-lar.B-3.organ.night,.held.at. 9. p.m.. every. Tuesday..For. a. complete. schedule.of. events,. call. 651-292-1359.or.visit.www.artist-squarter.com..

Twin Cities Jazz Festival sets date The.13th.annual.Twin.Cities.Jazz.Festival.will.take.place.June.23-25.at.Mears.Park.in.down-town.St..Paul..Headlin-ers.include.Gary.Burton.Quartet.with.Julian.Lage,.Antonio.Sanchez.

and.Jorge.Roeder,.Air-force.Notables,.Deodato.and.Danilo.Perez..For.more.information,.visit.www.twincitiesjazzfesti-val.com..

Sinfonia concertMinnesota. Sinfonia.

will. present. a. program.of. overtures. and. cho-ruses. from. operas. at. 7.p.m.,. Fri.,. Mar.. 18,. at.First. Covenant. Church..Selections. from. Puccini,.Verdi,. Handel,. Mozart,.

Strauss. and.Tchaikowsky.will. be. performed.. Ad-mission.is.free.

Park Square Theatre

“The Diary of Anne Frank”. is.presented.Mar..6.and.10..In.this.extraor-dinary. account. of. eight.Jews. hiding. in. Nazi-oc-cupied.Amsterdam,.Anne.Frank. emerges. from. his-tory. as. a. lyrical. and. in-tensely. gifted. young.woman.. Be. inspired. by.

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Tickets. are. $20-$60..Tickets. for. ages. 30. and.under. are.$15..A.$5.dis-count. is. offered. for. peo-ple.age.62.and.older..The.theater. is. located. in. the.Historic. Hamm. Build-ing,.20.W..7th.Place,.St..Paul.. For. more. informa-tion,.call.651-291-7005..

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The National Children’s Study at the University of Minnesota is recruiting families for a landmark study in Ramsey County. The study will look at how the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the neighborhoods where we live affect child health and risks for adult disease. If you are a woman who lives in Ramsey County, are be-tween the ages of 18-49, and are pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant, you may be eligible for the study.

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Beyond the Yellow Ribbon run

Participants. and. spon-sors. are. needed. for. the.third. annual. Beyond. the.Yellow. Ribbon. of. South.St.. Paul. 5k/10k. fun. run/walk,.held.Sun.,.June.12.at.the.North.Urban.Regional.Trail.in.South.St.Paul..Or-ganizers. are. hoping. 400.people. will. participate. to.help. celebrate. South. St.Paul. becoming. a. Yellow.Ribbon. City.. Beyond. the.Yellow.Ribbon.is.a.program.that. supports. local. troops,.from. deployment. to. the.time. they.come.home.and.reintegrate. into. the. com-munity..Services.and.activ-ities. include. sending. care.packages,.hosting.a.Christ-mas.Party.for.service.mem-ber. families,. date. nights,.babysitting. clinics,. mar-

riage. and. grief. counseling.courses,. and. other. events.to.help. families. reconnect..Sponsorships. range. from.$150. to.$2,000..For.more.information,. contact. Deb.Callahan.at.651-552-9237.or. [email protected].

HRA loses long time commissioner

John. D.. Regep,. long.time.South.St..Paul.Hous-ing. and. Redevelopment.Authority. (HRA). com-missioner,. died. Dec.. 20,.2010,. at. the. age. of. 66..Regep. was. appointed. to.the. HRA. Board. in. July.1990.and.served.continu-ously.for.the.next.20.years.as. a. commissioner,. sec-retary,. vice. chairperson,.and. chairperson. for. the.past. 10. years.. . Accord-

ing. to. spokesperson. Edie.Kleinboehl,. one. of. the.highlights.of.his.work.was.helping. bring. new. busi-ness. to. the. Bridgepoint.Business. Park,. and. help-ing. develop. the. housing.subdivisions. of. Wilson.Heights. and. Wentworth.Hollow..Kleinboehl.called.Regep. an. “outstanding.commissioner,. as. well.as. an. outstanding. South.St.. Paul. resident,. and. a.supporter. of. affordable.housing. in. the. commu-nity.”. She. said. he. was. an.active. member. of. VFW.Post.295,.where.he.served.as. Post. Commander. and.Quartermaster,. Adjutant.Second. District,. and. was.also. a. member. of. Am.Vets.. Upon. retiring. as.a. machinist. from. 3M,.Regep. enjoyed. fishing,.vacationing. in. Florida.

and. watching. his. grand-children. participate. in.sporting. events.. He. is.survived. by. his. mother,.Christine.Nadeau;.wife.of.44. years,. Nance;. daugh-ter,. Michelle. Smallidge;.son,.Donald.(Shelly);.and.grandchildren,. Courtney,.Nick,.Justin,.Jason,.Karlie.and.Gianna.

Author to speak at First Presbyterian

Mary. Treacy. O’Keefe,.author. of. “Thin. Places:.Where. Faith. is. Affirmed.and.Hope.Dwells,”.is.the.guest. speaker.at.a. special.adult. forum. 11:30. a.m.-1. p.m.,. Sun.,. Mar.. 6. at.the. First. Presbyterian.Church.of.South.St..Paul,.535.20th.Avenue.N..

Theologian. Marcus.Borg. observes. that. “thin.places”. are. experiences.or. places. “where. the. veil.momentarily.lifts,.and.we.behold. God,. experience.the.one.in.whom.we.live,.

all. around.us. and.within.us.”. By. sharing. inspiring.stories. from. her. book,.O’Keefe.will.demonstrate.how.“thin.places”. are.of-ten. interpreted. as. mani-festations. of. the. Holy.Spirit’s. active. involve-ment. in. people’s. lives..She.will.also.discuss.how.gratitude. enables. us. to.deepen. our. relationship.with.the.Divine.

After. a. career. in. the.corporate.world,.O’Keefe.received. a. Master’s. De-gree.in.Theology/Spiritu-ality. from. the.College.of.St..Catherine. .She.is.also.trained.as.a.Cancer.Guide.and. as. a. Mind,. Body.Skills. facilitator. by. the.Center. for. Mind. Body.Medicine.in.Washington,.D.C..Following.her.expe-riences.as.a.breast.cancer.survivor,. she. co-founded.and. is. president. of. Well.Within,. a. holistic. well-ness.resource.center.in.St..Paul.. Light. refreshments.

will.be.served.for.this.free.event..For.more.informa-tion,. call. 651-451-6223.or.visit.www.fpcssp.org.

Historical society hosts program on collecting family medical history

The. Dakota. County.Historical. Society. will.host.a.program.at.7.p.m.,.Thurs.,. Mar.. 17. on. the.importance. of. research-ing. your. family. medical.history.. Guest. speaker.Mary. Jarvais. Ahrens. will.explain. why. genetics. has.such. a. strong. impact. on.health.and.why.this.topic.should.be. included.when.researching. family. his-tory.. She. will. also. give.examples. of. important.questions. to. ask. relatives.about.their.health..

Ahrens. has. a. master’s.degree. in. genetic. coun-seling. and. has. served. for.20.years.at.the.University.of. Minnesota. advising.patients.with.a.variety.of.genetic. concerns,. pres-ently. focusing. on. cancer.genetic. counseling.. This.free.program.is.sponsored.by. the. Dakota. County.Genealogical.Society. and.will.be.held.at.the.Dako-ta. County. Historical. So-ciety,.130.Third.Ave..N.,.South.St..Paul..For.more.information,. call. Dick.Thill.at.651-452-5926...

St. John Vianny Rummage Sale

St.. John. Vianny.Church,. located. at. 19th.and.Bromley.in.South.St..Paul,. is. hosting. its. tenth.annual. rummage. sale.Mar.. 31-April. 2.. A. pre-sale. with. a. $2. entrance.fee. takes. place. 4-7. p.m.,.Mar.. 31.. Sale. hours. are.9. a.m.-2. p.m.. and. 4-7.p.m.,.April.1,.and.9.a.m.-2. p.m.,. April. 2.. A. bag.sale.begins.at.noon,.April.2.. The. sale. features. new.and. gently. used. clothing.for. adults,. children. and.infants,. books,. jewelry,.toys,. household. items,.furniture,. antiques. and.collectibles..

Your community news and information sourceN ews Briefs

New Senior Housing in South St. Paul

Opening Fall 2011

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

To request an application, call 651-675-4440. For more information visit www.dakotacda.org

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Live Music in MarchMarch 4 ............................................ Brian Mack Band (Country)March 5 ............................................. High Brow and the ShadesMarch 11 ...............................Killer Hayseeds (Country), $5 coverMarch 12 .................................................Jug (Country), $5 coverMarch 15 ................................River City Jazz Orchestra, 7-10 pmMarch 18 .....................................................Iron Horse (Country)March 19 ....................................Jonah and the Whales, $5 coverMarch 25 .................................................... Dixie Hicks (Country)March 26 ........................................................................Joy Ride

Hall rental & special packages available for fundraisers.

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Food & Drink SpecialsLunch Special - 75¢ Corn Dogs, $1 small domestic tap beer, 11 am-2 pm Mon-FriSundays - Open mic and jam session, 6-10 pm. Build your own Bloodys @ Happy Hour prices, 10-2 pm, open until 10 pmMon - Fri - Happy hour, 4-6 pmMon - Chicken wing night, 4-9 pm, 5 for $2.25, no take-outsTues - $1.75 Burger Night; 2nd Tuesday Turtle Lake Casino Trip, 9 am, $5, get two free drinks upon return from casinoWed - Bar and Mega Bingo, 7 pm startWed & Thur - $1 Corn DogsThurs - Karaoke, 8-close; Ladies & Gentlemens Night, 9-close; discount on all drinks and beer, 9 pm -close, $1 Jello shotsFri - live music 9 pm-1 am, open until 2 am, Bomb specials, starting at $3, 9 pm-midnight; Famous Fish Fry every Friday through Good Friday, 11 am-1 pm and 5-8 pmSat - Mega Tacos $3 and meat raffle,noon-4 pm, open until 2 am, Bomb specials, starting at $3, 9 pm-midnightBurger Kitchen - open Mon-Sat, 4-10 pm

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Your community news and information sourceN ews BriefsConcord Boulevard corridor receives $88,000 planning grant

The. Metropolitan.Council.recently.awarded.a. planning. grant. to. the.cities. of. South. St.. Paul.and. Inver. Grove. Heights.to. help. redevelop. Con-cord. Boulevard,. from.I-494. to. 68th. Street...The. grants. will. be. used.help. create. market. stud-ies,. zoning. controls. and.model.ordinances,.storm-water.management.plans,.and.more..

South St. Paul. was.awarded. $40,000. to. cre-ate.a.redevelopment.plan.

to.incorporate.mixed.uses.in. the. South. Concord.Corridor,. from. I-494. to.the. southern. city. limit..According. to. Progress.Plus,. the. Economic. De-velopment.Foundation.of.the.River.Heights.Cham-ber. of. Commerce. that.works. closely. with. both.cities. to. promote. eco-nomic. development,. the.city.wants. to.provide.pe-destrian. connections. to.existing. residential. areas,.regional.trails.and.transit.service.areas,.and.consid-er. new. residential. devel-opment.opportunities.

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The. South. St.. Paul.Mayor’s. Youth. Task.

Force’s. latest. project.came. to. life. in. February.when.FYI,.“For.Youth.In-formation,”.premiered.on.Town.Square.TV..

Let’s. rewind.. Last. fall,.

Task.Force.members. em-barked. on. this. project.of. creating. their. own.monthly. TV. show. —. a.show. about. youth. that.is. created,. written. and.produced. by. youth.. We.worked.with.Dan.Mundt,.

an. instructor. and. pro-ducer. from.Town. Square.TV.. He. taught. us. about.the. behind-the-scenes.activities. of. producing. a.TV. show,. including. op-erating. studio. cameras,.audio. and. video. equip-ment,. editing,. and. a. va-riety. of. other. important.functions..With. the. help.of. Dan. and. his. staff,.we. had. enough. techni-cal. information. to. film.our. first. show.. During.winter. break,.Task. Force.members.met.and.script-ed. out. ideas,. guests. and.segments.. With. a. script.in. hand. and. members.signed. up. to. be. both. in.front. of. and. behind. the.camera,.we.were.ready.to.film..

On.a.Saturday.morning.in. January,. we. arrived. at.Town. Square. TV.. Some.of. the. Task. Force. mem-bers.quickly.went.to.work.setting. the. stage,. getting.the. microphones. ready,.adding. Youth.Task. Force.items.to.the.background,.going. over. the. script,.and. getting. the. cameras.

ready,. while. other. mem-bers. were. welcoming. the.guests. and. giving. their.lines.a.final.go-over..

Filming.began.on. time.and. went. smoothly.. The.show. flowed. nicely. and.the. Task. Force. members.did.a.great.job,.with.each.member. accomplishing.their.assigned.task..May-or. Beth. Baumann. was.the.guest.on.the.first.epi-sode,. which. featured. in-terviews.with.members.of.the. South. St.. Paul. High.School. SADD. members.on. what. SADD. is. all.about,. and. showcased.things. to. do. in. South.St.. Paul.. In. addition,. we.introduced. a. Youth. in.Spotlight. Award.. This.month’s. award. went. to.David. Gunderman,. a. ju-nior.at.the.South.St..Paul.High. School,. who. is. or-ganizing. a. snow. shovel-ing.program.for.South.St..Paul. senior. citizens. and.disabled. people.. Under.this.program,.high.school.students.shovel.the.walks/driveways.of.12.residents.for. free.. Thanks. to. An-

gelo’s. Italian. Restaurant.for.sponsoring.this.award.program..

Do. you. know. a. youth.who.deserves.to.be.in.the.spotlight.for.doing.some-thing. extraordinary. for.their.family,.an.organiza-tion.or.the.community?.If.so,. we’d. like. to. spotlight.them..To.receive.a.nomi-nation. form,. visit. www.southstpaul.org. . (click.on. Mayor’s. Youth. Task.Force). or. contact. Deb.Griffith. at. [email protected]. or. 651-554-3230.. The. Youth.Task.Force.will.review.all.nomination. forms. and.select. one. recipient. each.month..

We.are.getting.ready.to.film. our. second. episode.of.FYI,.which.will.be.pre-miering. on.Town. Square.TV. in. March.. Check. it.out. and. see. what. we. can.do!..

Talent show coming soon

Speaking. of. “see. what.we. can. do,”. the. Task.Force. is. teaming.up.with.

the. South. St.. Paul. High.School. SADD. program.and. the. theater. depart-ment. to. host. a. talent.show.called.“Look.What.I.Can.Do,”.which.will.take.place. at. 7. p.m.,. Thurs.,.Mar.. 24. at. the. South. St..Paul. High. School. Audi-torium..The.show.is.open.to.all.South.St..Paul. stu-dents.. Auditions. will. be.held. Mar.. 9. and. 10.. For.more. information. about.auditioning,.contact.Eric.Holsen,. theater. direc-tor,. at. 651-457-9430,. [email protected].

“Look.what.I.Can.Do”.will. showcase. talent. of.youth. from. the. com-munity.. Tickets. will. be.available. at. the. door. for.a. donation. of. $2.. All.proceeds. will. go. toward.the. Task. Force. and. the.SADD. organization.. In.addition,. non. perishable.food. items. will. be. col-lected.at.the.door.to.ben-efit.Neighbors,.Inc..

‘Hey, South St. Paul, look what I can do!’

This. “recovery. from.recession”.business.is.

quite.puzzling..When.we.read. the. newspapers. or.listen. to. news. broadcasts.we.hear.that.the.economy.is. growing,. and. all. signs.show. that. we. are. well.into.our.recovery..At.least.that’s.what.they.say.

But. you. can’t. prove. it.by. us. here. at. Neighbors..We.don’t.see.any.recovery.that. is. reaching. the.ordi-nary.citizen..In.fact,.from.our. perspective,. things.seem. to.be. getting.worse.on. an. ongoing. basis.. In.January,. 60. of. the. fami-lies. who. came. to. Neigh-bors. for.assistance. in.our.food. shelf. were. families.that.had.never.needed. to.

ask. for. assistance. of. any.kind. before.. They. were.families. who. had. finally.reached. the. end. of. their.own.resources.and.had.to.turn.elsewhere.for.help..

One.day. in. early. Janu-ary,.I.answered.my.phone.and. the. voice. on. the.other. end. said. that. they.would. like. to. make. an.appointment. to. see. if.we.could.help. them.. I. asked.what. kind. of. help. they.were. looking. for. so. that.I. could. direct. them. to.the.right.office,.and.after.a. fairly. long. pause,. the.answer. was,. “Anything..I. lost. my. job. two. years.ago.and.haven’t.been.able.to. find. a. new. job.. My.unemployment. benefits.

have. run. out. and. I. don’t.have.any.savings.left.”..

That. has. been. a. more.and.more.common.theme.with.people.who.are.seek-ing.us.out.and.asking.for.help.. Even. with. all. the.extensions. to. unemploy-ment. that. the. federal.government.has.approved.in.the.last.couple.of.years,.there. comes.a. time.when.a.person’s.unemployment.compensation. finally.ends,. and. if. they. haven’t.found. another. job. by.then.they.are.out.of.luck..

March. is. Minnesota.FoodShare. month.. It’s.the. month. that. every.food. shelf. in. the. state.works. extra.hard. to. refill.the. shelves. following. the.“winter.drain.”..It’s.a.very.important. month. for. all.of.us.because.our.share.of.the. state’s. grant. for.hun-ger. relief,. and. our. share.of. the. funds. distributed.through. the. Feinstein.Foundation. for. Hunger.Relief,. are. determined.by. how. much. food. and.funding.we.bring.in.dur-ing. March,. in. compari-

son. with. all. other. food.shelves..

As.a.result,.March.is.the.time. when. we. at. Neigh-bors.ask.all.the.people.in.our. service. area. to. find.a. way. to. help. us.. Many.congregations. in. the.area.will. conduct. food. drives.during.March..Boy.Scout.and.Girl.Scout.troops.and.a. wide. variety. of. busi-nesses.often.do.the.same..Knowlan’s. in. South. St..Paul. and. Cub. Foods. in.West. St.. Paul. and. Inver.Grove. Heights. have. col-lection. boxes. to. receive.food.donations..

Monetary. contribu-tions. are. especially. wel-come.. Through. our. af-filiation. with. Second.Harvest. we. are. able. to.acquire. food. for. about.10. cents. on. the. dollar,.so.we.can.fill. in.the.gaps.around.all.the.food.that.is.donated..And.for.Minne-sota.FoodShare.purposes,.a. dollar. and. a. pound. of.food.count.equally.

Despite. what. we. read.or.hear,.the.recession.is.a.long.way.from.being.over,.

at.least.as.it.applies.to.the.average.person..This.year,.more. than. ever,. we. need.your. help. to. keep. meet-ing. the. increasing. needs.of.people.in.our.commu-nity.

In. late. January,. I. had.the. privilege. of. hosting.a. troop. of. 12. Daisy. Girl.Scouts.. This. group. of.six-. and. seven-year-old.girls. who. meet. at. Good.Shepherd. Lutheran. in.Inver. Grove. Heights. had.gone. to. a. Cub. Foods.store. just. before. Christ-mas.and.spent.part.of.the.day.bagging.groceries. for.people. and. singing. car-ols..For.their.efforts.they.raised. $653,. which. they.brought. to. Neighbors.for. us. to. use. in. the. food.shelf..That’s.an.average.of.$54.42.cents.for.each.girl.in.the.troop,.and.consid-ering. their. ages,. I. think.it’s. pretty. remarkable.that. these. girls. so. cheer-fully.and.willingly.earned.that.money.so.they.could.give.it.to.Neighbors.to.be.used.to.help.others.

It’s. that. willingness. to.

share. what. we. have. so.others. can. benefit. that.has.allowed.Neighbors.to.serve. the. people. of. our.community. for. the. last.39. years.. It’s. that. same.willingness. to. share. that.we. count. on. in. March.each. year. as. we. redouble.our. efforts. to. fill. up. our.shelves. and. assure. that.we. will. have. sufficient.food.to.meet.the.needs.of.our.neighbors.during.the.coming.months.

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I.blame. my. recent. bout.with. spring. fever. on.

Barton.Sutter.—.him.and.the.cold..And. the.60-plus.inches. of. snow.. And. days.with. only. ten. hours. of.daylight.. And. for. having.taken. a. winter. vacation.to. a. warm. climate. a. few.times.

I. recently. discovered.Sutter’s. book. “Cold.Comfort;.Life.at. the.Top.of. the. Map.”. It’s. a. series.of. essays. of. his. love. for.Duluth. and. living. near.one. of. the. largest. fresh.water. lakes. in. the.world..A. wonderful. chapter.called.Map.Fishing.close-ly. resembles. a. practice.that.I.do.about.this. time.each. year.. With. winter.dominating.eight.months.of. the. year. in. Duluth,.Sutter. writes. extensively.about. how. he. survives.living.in.a.frigid.climate..When. the. snow. and. the.cold.become.too.much.to.bear,. he. pulls. out. a. map.and. starts. planning. his.first. fishing. excursion. of.the.spring..

I,. too,. have. employed.this.coping.technique.for.many.years,.although.my.plans. are. of. kayak. trips.on. the. Mississippi. River..The.Department.of.Nat-ural. Resources. (DNR).offers.a.free.resource.that.serves. as. my. late-winter.comforter. and. paddling.

season. companion:. “The.Mississippi.River.Guide.”.This. spiral-bound. book-let. contains. detailed.maps. of. the. Mississippi.River. within. the. metro.area..I.searched.for.it.the.other. day. and. found. it.beneath.a. stack.of.maga-zines. with. warm. weather.datelines.

Hatching a planWhen.the.economy.was.

strong,. my. family. and.I. had. the. good. fortune.of. taking. a. few. trips. to.Mexico.in.the.wintertime.—.two,.to.be.exact..They.were. four-day. cruises.out. of. southern. Florida,.which. are. the. most. eco-nomical. way. to. travel. to.the. Caribbean.. Knowing.that.this.type.of.vacation.is.out.of.the.question.this.year,. I. fixed. my. dreams.on.the.islands.within.the.Mississippi.River.

One. of. my. favorite.places.to.kayak.is.around.the. southern. edge. of. the.Mississippi.National.Riv-er. and. Recreation. Area,.near. Cottage. Grove. and.Hastings.. The. area. is.dotted.with. several. small.islands,. and. the. shallow,.stump-filled. waters. out-side.of. the.main. channel.keep. the. pleasure. boat-ers. away.. One. particular.island. I’ve. paddled. by.numerous. times. is. filled.with. large,. bushy. trees,.and.has.a.little.cove.sur-rounded.by.a.nice.sandy.

beach.I. open. my. map. book.

and.search.for.the.island..As.I.focus.on.the.map.and.see. the.blue. of. the.water.and. green. of. the. shore-line,.my.mind.carries.me.back. to. the. river,. and. I.can. see. myself. paddling.upon.it,.the.warm.sun.on.my. neck,. the. cool. waves.splashing.across.my.bow..This. is. the. place,. I. tell.myself,.where.I.will.make.the.most.of.the.first.warm.weekend.of.the.spring.

Normally,. I. kayak.alone. because. I. enjoy.the. solitude. of. the. river.and. being. able. to. soak.in. the. sounds. and. sights.of. nature,. which. quiet.my. mind.. But. this. trip.will. involve. friends.. The.funny. thing. about. mid-winter. in. Minnesota. is.that. many. of. us. hiber-nate. in. our. homes. after.the.hectic.holiday. season.to.recharge.. It. seems. like.a. long. time. since. we’ve.simply. relaxed. with. our.friends. and. I. long. for.their.company.

I. hatch. a. plan. of. how.I. will. reserve. this. little.piece. of. paradise,. which.is. a. very. non-descript.marking.on.the.map..On.a. Thursday. night,. I. will.paddle. out. to. the. island.and. set. up. a. tent. and.

lawn.chairs,.all.lashed.to-gether. and. solidly. staked.down.so. they.won’t.blow.away.. This. is. perfectly.legal.. The. DNR. allows.camping.on.these. islands.for.up.to.three.nights.at.a.time.. While. there,. I. will.make.a.fire-ring.and.scav-enge. downed. wood. for.a. campfire.. When. I. re-turn.home,.I.will.call.my.friend,. who. fortunately.has. a.motorboat,. to. con-firm. the. time. that. we,.our.wives.and.four.of.our.closest. friends. will. meet.at. the. boat. ramp. and.motor. out. to. the. island..The. boat. will. be. filled.with. a. cooler. of. bever-ages. and. plump. shrimp.for. a. shrimp. boil,. other.delicious. food,. and. lawn.chairs.. We. won’t. need.

anything. else,. except.an. ipod. that. will. play.Jimmy. Buffet,. Kenny.Chesney. and,. of. course,.a. little. Bob. Marley. over.the. boat’s. sound. system..I. can. imagine. the. look.of. surprise. on. their. faces.when. they. see. the. island.and. realize. that. care-free.coastal. relaxation. is. pos-sible. so. close. to. home..I. can. visualize. a. day. of.

basking. on. the. beach,.pressures. pushed. aside..I. can. see. myself. lying. in.the.warm,.soft. sand.with.the. hot. sun. penetrating.its.warmth.deep. into.my.bones.. I. will. be. happy,.and. the. thought. of. win-ter.will.be.a.million.miles.away......

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I.always. smile. when.I. read. the. names. of.

South. St.. Paul. High.School. students. who. re-ceive. scholarships. from.the. South. St.. Paul. Edu-cational. Foundation. ev-ery. spring.. I’m. amused.because. so. many. of. the.students. have. last. names.that.are.the.same.as.many.names. that. were. found.in. my. own. graduating.class.of.over.40.years.ago..It’s. also. surprising. to. me.how. many. of. those. last.names.continue.to.reflect.South. St.. Paul’s. origins.in. Serbia,. Croatia,. Ro-mania. and. Poland,. due.to. the. large. number. of.immigrants. who. came. to.the. city. from. the. Balkan.countries. of. Europe. be-tween.the. late.1890s.and.early.1920s.

Attracted. by. the. of-fer. of. employment. in.

the. livestock. industry,.many. young. men. made.the. journey. to. America.alone..They. lived. in. big,.rambling. boarding. hous-es. that. sprang. up. along.Concord.Street,.and.saved.the. money. they. earned.in. the. slaughterhouses.to. fulfill. their. dream. of.sending.for.their.siblings,.wives. and. children. once.they. had. enough. money.in.the.bank..

The. new. immigrants.tended. to. live,. work. and.play. with. others. from.their. own. country.. They.could. relax. with. each.other,. speak. their. native.language.and.share. remi-niscences. of. what. was.commonly. called. “The.Old. Country.”. At. the.same.time,.one.of.the.pri-orities. common. among.them. was. the. desire. to.learn. to. speak. English.and. become. an. Ameri-can. citizen.. Citizenship.and. English. classes. were.

held. at. night. at. the.high.school. and. hundreds. of.South.St..Paul.people.ea-gerly.attended.

When. families. arrived.from. Europe. with. chil-dren,. the. parents. were.certain. to. want. their.children. to. start. school.as. soon.as.possible..They.wanted. them. to. learn. to.read.and.write.in.English.so. that. they. would. feel.like. Americans. and. fit.into. the. culture. of. their.new.country..

Still,. the. music,. cos-tumes,. language,. food.and.culture.of.their.home.country. were. loved. and.remembered. and. hon-ored.. Three. of. the. main.immigrant. groups. had.their. own. church,. and.three. had. their. own. so-cial. halls. that. were. open.to. members.. The. Pol-ish. Hall. was. built. in.1911. at. 622. First. Ave..S.. It. served. as. a. meeting.spot,. bar,. reception. hall.

and. gathering. place. un-til. it. was. replaced. with.two. one-bedroom. apart-ments.in.1962..The.base-ment.of. the.building.has.remained. in. use. by. the.Zagloba. Society. of. the.Polish. National. Alliance..In.1941,. the. Society.was.able.to.build.its.own.par-ish:. Holy. Trinity. Catho-lic. Church,. located. at.745.Sixth.Ave..S.

Immigrants. from. Ser-bia. began. meeting. offi-cially. in.1909.when. they.created. the. St.. Sava. Ser-bian. Benevolent. Society..By.1923. they.had. grown.in. numbers. and. resourc-es. and. built. the. Serbian.Home. at. 404.Third. Ave..S.. It. was. 1953. when. the.Serbian.Society.dedicated.its. church,. St.. Sava,. at.357. Second. Ave.. S.. To-day,.the.Serbian.Home.is.on. the. National. Register.of. Historic. Places,. al-though.it.no.longer.has.a.liquor. license,. and. park-ing. restrictions. prohibit.

its. use. for. public. gather-ings.. It. is. lovingly. cared.for. by. Ted. Trkla,. who. is.the.curator.of.the.massive.collection. of. art. and. ar-tifacts. are. housed. in. the.historic.building.

The. Croatians. formed.the. Hsvatski. Dom. Asso-ciation.in.1918.and.built.the.Croatian.Hall. at.445.Second. Ave.. S.. the. fol-lowing. year.. Today,. the.“Cro. Hall”. is. the. site. of.community.meetings,.po-litical. events,. banquets,.wedding.receptions,.high.school. reunions,. Sarma.suppers. and. family. gath-erings.

The. first. Romanians.came. to. South. St.. Paul.by. 1904.. They. formed.two. organizations. —. the.Alexandru. Cel. Bun. (Al-exander. the. Good). in.1918.and.the.Clubul.Na-tional.Roman.(Romanian.National. Club). in. 1922..As. the. community. grew,.they. became. determined.to.establish.a.parish..The.

Romanian.National.Club.initiated. the. efforts,. or-ganizing. in. 1923.. They.purchased.land.and.build.the. Byzantine. style. St..Stefan’s. Romanian. Or-thodox. Church. at. 350.Fifth. Ave.. N.. in. 1924..The. church. hosts. Roma-nian.dinners. and.contin-ues.to.celebrate.and.trea-sure. its. historic. building.and.faith.traditions.

The. largest. immigrant.group. to. arrive. in. South.St..Paul.in.the.1850s.and.1860s. was. from. Germa-ny..Of.course,.many.oth-er. groups. from. Europe,.including.the.Irish,.made.up.significant.numbers.in.the. early. city.. It. was. the.people. of. the. Balkans,.however,. who. left. an. in-delible. mark. on. the. city.through. the. many. un-usual.names.still.found.in.any.South.St..Paul.phone.directory. or. on. a. list. of.high.school.graduates.

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This group of children posed on the front steps of the Serbian Home at 404 Third Ave. S. in South St. Paul. The St. Sava Serbian Benevolent Soci-ety was formed in 1909 and built its social hall in 1923. The adults in the top row are, left to right, Jovo Makevich, Rev. Jovan Dovodoff, the Very Rev. Z. Ristorovich, Katherine Bogatich and Jovan Dovidoff. Today, the Serbian Home is on the National Register of Historic Places, reflecting the significance of South St. Paul’s rich ethnic heritage.

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