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January 2010

Volume 7

Number 1

IN THIS ISSUE...People................................... Page.2News.Briefs............................ Page.3Community.Columns.............. Page.6Sample.St..Paul...................... Page.7Back.in.Time.......................... Page.8

State of Education in SSPMary Diedrick Hansen

Staff Writer

In. 1983. a. red. alert. was.sounded. about. the.

state. of. education. in. the.United. States. and. South.St.. Paul. was. quick. to. re-spond.

A.report.called.“Nation.At. Risk”. was. released.by. the. National. Com-mission. of. Excellence. in.Education.. In. it,. educa-tors. were. warned. that,.“our. once. unchallenged.preeminence. in. com-merce,. industry,. science.and. technological. in-novation. is. being. over-taken. by. competitors”.worldwide.. The. report.charged.schools.with.me-diocrity. and. challenged.them.to.make.changes..It.warned. that. in. order. for.our. country. to. function,.“citizens. must. be. able. to.reach. some. common. un-derstanding. on. complex.issues,.often.on.short.no-tice. and. on. the. basis. of.conflicting.or.incomplete.evidence.”.

Today,. the. United.States. is. having. to. deal.with. the. complexities. of.the.economy,.health.care,.and. a. vast. array. of. oth-er. social,. scientific. and.competitive. market. is-sues..Well-educated,.ana-lytical.minds.are. in.great.demand.

. The. South. St.. Paul.Public. School. district.was. ahead. of. the. times.when. it. introduced. the.International. Baccalau-reate. (IB). Diploma. Pro-gram. in. 1986,. in. which.high. school. juniors. and.seniors. study. the. same.

Jóvenes de Salud Latino Packers was organized last year to promote healthy lifestyles among Latino students at South St. Paul High School. It is one of the latest examples of innovative programming in the district.

pre-university. curricu-lum.and.take.the.same.ex-ams. as. students. in.1,500.schools. in. 122. countries.around. the. world.. The.district’s. IB. program. is.not. limited. to. so-called.“gifted”.students..Rather,.it. sets. high. standards. for.all.students..

Schools. across. Minne-sota. have. responded. in.the. more. than. quarter-century. since. the. report.was.released..In.an.analy-sis.of.2007.Trends. in. In-ternational. Mathemat-ics. and. Science. Study,.Minnesota. fourth-. and.eighth-graders. signifi-cantly. outperformed.their.U.S..peers..Interna-tionally. in. math,. fourth-graders. outperformed. 29.nations,. with. four. scor-ing. higher.. Eighth-grad-ers. scored. higher. than.44. nations,. but. five. na-tions. scored. significantly.higher..

Minnesota. students.

rank. among. the. high-est. in. the. nation. on.ACT. scores.. . Data. show.a. strong. correlation. be-tween. students. engaged.in. rigorous. high. school.curriculum. and. higher.test.scores.. .

“While. Minnesota.leads. the. nation,. the.U.S.. lags. behind. other.countries. in. important.educational. indicators,”.said. Alice. Seagren,. state.commissioner. of. educa-tion.. “We.must. continue.to. increase. expectations.and.rigor.for.all.students,.and. grow. the. percent-age. of. students. who. are.college-ready.if.we.are.to.compete.in.a.competitive.global.economy.”.

The. South. St.. Paul.Public.School.district.hit.the. international. educa-tional. disparity. head. on.by.implementing.changes.in. 2004. to. bring. its. en-tire. K-12. system. under.the. IB. curriculum.. Last.

year. it. became. the. first.IB. accredited. K-12. dis-trict.in.the.state,.and.the.fourth.in.the.nation..

Coincidentally,. The.National. Governors. As-sociation.Center. for.Best.Practices.and.the.Council.of.Chief.State.School.Of-ficers.recently.announced.a. joint. state-led. process.to. develop. a. common.core.of.state.standards.in.English.language.arts.and.math. for. grades. K-12..These. standards. will. be.internationally. bench-marked,. aligned. with.college. and. work. expec-tations.and.include.rigor-ous. content. and. perfor-mance.standards..

To. push. educators.along,.in.2001.the.federal.program,. No. Child. Left.Behind.(NCLB),.was.im-plemented..It.is.designed.to. hold. schools. account-able. for. raising. students’.

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Keeper of the Ice: newmanager at Wakota ArenaPage 2

Back in Time: SSP loses its major industryPage 8

Sample St. Paul Event GuidePage 7

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Keeper of the IceWakota Arena names new manager

Mary Diedrick HansenStaff Writer

A.major. change. is. oc-curring. at. South. St..

Paul’s. Wakota. Ice. Arena.as. Jason. Dwelly. takes.over. for. retiring. 20-year.manager. Rich. Rakness,.right. in. the. thick. of.hockey. season.. Unfazed,.and. in. fact. appreciative.for. the. opportunity. to.observe. the. dual. indoor.ice.arena.in.action.during.its. most. hectic. time. of.the.year,.Dwelly.comes.to.South.St..Paul.with.years.of. experience. in. sports.center.operation..

Starting. in. 1994,. he.worked. his. way. through.Moorhead. State. College.as.a.permanent,.part-time.building.attendant.at.the.Moorhead.Sports.Center..Dwelly,. who. hails. from.Jamestown,.North.Dako-ta,. said.he.grew.up.play-ing.pond.hockey,.despite.basketball. and. wrestling.being. the. most. popular.

sports. in. his. home. state..It. was. while. working. at.the. Moorhead. Sports.Center.that.he.developed.a.passion.for.hockey.

“Minnesota. really. ral-lies. around. youth. teams.and. youth. athletes.. To.see.all.the.different.levels.was.amazing,”.he.said.

In. 1998. he. and. his.wife. moved. to. the. Twin.Cites,. where. he. began.working. full-time. in. ice.arena.maintenance.at.the.Burnsville. Ice. Arena.. Af-ter.eight.years,.he.moved.to. Cook. Ice. Arena. in.Coon. Rapids. as. the. as-sistant. manager.. Now. at.Wakota. Ice. Arena,. he. is.impressed.with.the.size.of.the.complex.as.well.as.its.history.–.home.to.hockey.greats. Doug. Woog. and.Phil.Housley..

“It’s. a. very. good. size.arena,. and. one. of. the.oldest. and. most. historic.arenas. in. the. state,”. said.Dwelly. of. the. two. regu-lation-sized. ice. sheets,.

large. concession. stand.area, meeting. room. and.warming. area. overlook-ing. both. rinks. “It’s.well-known. throughout.the. state. and. one. of. the.first. enclosed. arenas. in.the.metro.area..It.has.ex-panded. and. kept. viable..It’s. grown. to. meet. the.needs.of.the.community.”.

The. arena. began. as.a. single. ice. rink. but. in.1996. a. second. was. add-ed. in. response. to. an. ex-plosion. of. interest. in.hockey.. Dwelly. cites. the.beginning. of. girls’. hock-ey,. adult. women. leagues.and. youth. hockey. in. the.’90s.as. the.reason.for. in-creased. demand. for. ice.time.. He. also. pointed.out. that. South. St.. Paul.High. School. girls. varsity.hockey.has.a.very.success-ful. history.. As of press time, South St. Paul girls hockey was ranked #5 by the Pioneer Press; Em-ily Riebert, Riley Viner, Sam LaShomb and Emily

Engelmeier were ranked for scoring and Katie Felton for goaltending.

South. St.. Paul. hockey.teams. are. not. the. only.groups. using. the. arena...Sibley.High.School. rents.it,. along. with. other. pri-vate. organizations. and.youth.hockey.leagues..It’s.Dwelly’s. job. to. meet. the.needs.of.those.groups.and.

others.. He. works. with. a.staff.of.30.seasonal.work-ers. to. get. it. done.. The.revenue. from. ice. rental.has. the. arena. breaking.even..

Dwelly. emphasized.that. the. arena. sets. aside.time. for. public. skating.as.well,.and. invites. those.who.have.never.tried.it.to.visit. soon..The. arena. of-fers.skate.rental.for.those.who.don’t.have.their.own..

“It’s. at. the. public. ses-sions. that. we. grow. our.next. batch. of. players..They.get.hooked.for.life,”.said.Dwelly.. .

His. challenge. is. to.modernize. the. arena.without. disturbing. the.history. of. the. building,.

which. he. acknowledged.is. “cherished,”. and. “near.and. dear. to. the. commu-nity.”. As. the. budget. al-lows,.he.hopes.to.upgrade.to. higher. efficiency. mo-tors.and.refrigeration.and.implement.better.conser-vation.of.resources..

The. rewards. Dwelly.enjoys. from. working. in.sports. center. manage-ment. are. being. a. part. of.the. growth. of. the. sport.and. watching. as. hockey.Little. Leaguers. advance.to.college.and.then.to.the.pros..

“It’s. really. satisfy-ing. that. they. cut. their.teeth.at.my.facility,”.said.Dwelly..

Jason Dwelly is the new manager at Wakota Arena. He succeeds Rich Rakness, who retired from the position after 20 years.

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Your community news and information sourceN ews BriefsLibrary events

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

Hot Reads for Cold Nights. –. Registration.begins. Mon.,. Jan.. 4,. for.this.8-week.adult.reading.program..Visit.the.library.for. a. registration. packet.filled. with. biscotti. and.drawing. slips,. and. the.chance. to. win. calendars,.mittens,.a.cookbook,.gift.certificates,.tote.bags.and.more.

Book discussions. –. A.video. chat. with. Rob-ert. Alexander,. author.of. “The. Kitchen. Boy:. A.Novel. of. the. Last. Tsar,”.will. be. held. at. 7. p.m.,.Jan..14..There.have.been.many. conjectures. about.the. disappearance. of.the. Romanovs. and. their.jewels. following. their.exile. by. the. Bolsheviks,.and. this. book. captures.the. events. through. the.eyes. of. the. royal. family’s.kitchen. boy,. Leonka.. A.discussion. on. this. book.

will. also. take. place. at. 1.p.m.,. Wed.,. Jan.. 20.. In-formation. packets. are.available. at. the. library.or. at. www.southstpaul.org/library,. under. Adult.Book.Discussions..

Free Internet and e-mail classes. –. A. basic.Internet. class. is. offered.at.1.p.m.,.Mon.,.Jan..11,.and. 11:30. a.m.,. Tues.,.Jan.. 26.. Registration. is.required..The. library. of-fers. free. Internet. and. e-mail. classes. throughout.the.year.that.cover.topics.such. as. using. search. en-gines,.home.pages,.URLs,.free.e-mail.and.more..

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.-.The.library.will.be. closed. Mon.,. Jan.. 18,.in. observance. of. Martin.Luther.King,.Jr..Day...

Teen Book Club. -.“Twilight,”. by. Stephenie.Meyer,. will. be. discussed.at. 4. p.m.,. Fri.,. Jan.. 8..This.club.is.for.teens.ages.12-18.. Refreshments. are.provided.

Junior Book Club.-. “The. Best. Christmas.Pageant. Ever,”. by. Barba-ra.Robinson,.will. be.dis-

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Children’s story times –. Story. times. for. chil-dren. age. birth. through.6. are. offered. at. 10. a.m..on.Tuesdays.and.Wednes-days..The. events. include.puppetry,. props,. poetry,.music,. learning. and. lots.of.great.books.

Read to Lulu. –. Chil-dren. are. invited. to. come.to. the. library. 6:30-7:30.p.m.,.Mondays.to.read.to.Lulu. and.her. companion.John. McCaughtry.. The.duo. is. part. of. the. Read-ing. Education. Assistance.Dogs. (READ). program..Lulu,. a. Rottweiler,. has.impressive. credentials.and.a.lovable.personality...

Read-to-Me Club. –.This. book. club. for. chil-dren.who.do.not.yet.read.begins. January. 11.. Con-tact.the.library.to.register.or.for.more.information.

Baby Read story time.-.A.story.time.for.infants.12. months. and. younger.and. their. parents. is. of-fered.at.6:30.p.m.,.Mon.,.Jan.. 25.. The. event. in-cludes. songs,. rhymes,.

books.and.handouts..It.is.held. in. cooperation. with.the. ECFE. program.. Par-ents. may. register. at. the.library.or.through.ECFE..

Free workplace English classes

South. Suburban. Adult.Basic.Education.(ABE).is.offering. Workplace. Eng-lish.classes. to.adults.ages.18. and. up. who. want. to.enter. the. workforce. and.wish. to. learn. English.language. and. job. search.skills..The.classes.are.free.and.are.open.to.residents.of. the. West. St.. Paul-Mendota. Heights-Eagan,.South. St.. Paul. and. Inver.Grove. Heights. school.districts..

The. Workplace. Eng-lish. classes. will. help.students. improve. their.English. fluency,. expand.workplace. vocabulary,.improve. reading. and.writing. skills,. practice.filling. out. employment-related.forms,.learn.basic.computer. skills,. conduct.career. research. and. prac-tice. interviewing. skills..Students. are. able. to. at-

tend. classes. at. a. variety.of. times. and. locations.throughout. the. West. St..Paul,. South. St.. Paul. and..Inver. Grove. Heights.area.. To. enroll. or. to. get.more. information,. call.651-457-9441..

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Your community news and information sourceN ews BriefsSouth St. Paul Garden Club programs

The. South. St.. Paul.Garden. Club. will. hold. a.meeting.at.7.p.m.,.Jan,.4,.at. VFW. Post. #295,. 111.S.. Concord,. South. St..Paul.. Registration. and.sign-ups. begin. at. 6:45.p.m.,. and. refreshments.will.be.served.

The. speaker. is. na-tionally. renowned. gar-dener,. speaker. and. au-

thor. Don. Engebretson.of. Deephaven,. Minn..Engebretson. is. a. field.editor,.writer. and.garden.scout. for. Better. Homes.and. Gardens. magazine..He. writes. a. column. for.Northern.Gardener.mag-azine.and.is.a.contributor.to. Midwest. Living,. Gar-den. Deck. &. Landscape,.The. Seattle. Times,. and.numerous. other. publi-cations.. From. 1999. to.2006. he. was. the. garden.

editor. and. monthly. col-umnist. for. Mpls.St.Paul.Magazine,. a. position.he. had. to. give. up. when.his. summer. landscap-ing. business. morphed.into. a. thriving. business..Engebretson.appeared.on.HGTV. for. four. seasons.as. the. gardening. expert.on. “TIPical. MaryEllen,”.and.has.been.the.on-cam-era.landscaping.expert.on.PBS. TV’s. HOMETIME.program..He.is.a.featured.speaker. at. home. and.garden. shows. across. the.United.States.

In. addition. to. a. 1999.Minnesota. Newspaper.Publishers. Award. and. a.2000. Minnesota. Maga-zine. Publishers. Silver.

Award,. Engebretson. is.a. six-time. winner. of. the.Garden. Writers. Asso-ciation’s.national.Garden.Globe. Award. for. excel-lence. in. garden. writing,.has.published.four.books.on. gardening. and. land-scape. design,. and. is. a.University. of. Minnesota.Extension.Service.Master.Gardener.. In.summer,.he.operates. Renegade. Gar-dener. Landscaping. in.Minneapolis,.specializing.in. residential. landscape.renovation. and. custom.stonework.

Membership. to. the.South. St.. Paul. Garden.Club. is. $10. per. year.but. meetings. are. open.to. non-members. at. no.charge.. For. more. infor-mation,.call.Lois.Glewwe.at.651-457-3403.

Floats and Flicks at Central Square

The. Central. Square.Community. Center.(CSCC),. 100-7th. Ave..N.,. South. St.. Paul,. will.offer. a. Floats. and. Flicks.event. 6-8. p.m.. Jan.. 22,.

Feb..12.and.26,.and.Mar..12. and. 26. These. events.are. for. all. ages. and. fea-ture. swimming. while.watching. a. big. screen.movie.. Cost. is. $3.25,. or.free.for.CSCC.members.

Outdoor ice skating rinks and walking trails

The. city. of. South. St..Paul. operates. six. out-door. ice. skating. rinks..Harmon. Rink at. Spruce.Street. and. Henry. Av-enue. has. a. hockey. rink.and. indoor. warming. fa-cility. Rinks. with. both.hockey.and.pleasure.skat-ing. and. a. warming. fa-cility. are Lorraine. Rink.at. 3rd. Ave.. S.. and. 7th.St.. S., Jefferson . Rink.at. 21st. Avenue. North.and. Southview. Boule-vard, and. Bromley. Rink.at. 22nd. Avenue. North.and. Bromley.. Locations.with. pleasure. skating are.Spruce. Rink. at. 7th. Av-enue. South. and. Spruce.Street,. and. Seidls. Rink.at.4th.Avenue.South.and.14th. Spruce. and. Seidls.

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Warminghouse. hours.are. 4:30-8. p.m.. Monday.through. Thursday, 4:30-8:30. p.m.. Friday,. noon-8:30. p.m.. Saturday,. and.1-6. p.m.,. Sunday.. Spe-cial. hours. apply. on. Dec..28-30,. noon-8:30. p.m.,.Dec.. 31,. noon-6. p.m.,.Jan.. 1,. noon-8:30. p.m.,.Jan.. 18,. noon-8. p.m.,.and.Feb..15,.noon-8.p.m. .Rinks.will.be.maintained.through.Feb..21.

Snow. will. be. removed.on. the. following. trails.for. walker/joggers:. the.4.5-mile.River.Trail,.with.parking.at. the.Municipal.Service. Center. at. 400. E..Richmond. St.. and. Si-mons. Ravine. trailhead.at. 1308. N.. Concord. St.,.the. 1.6-mile. trail. loop.at. Kaposia. Landing. near.Concord. Street. North.and. Bryant. Avenue,. and.the. ½-mile. trail. loop. at.McMorrow. Field. near.South. Street. and. Henry.Avenue.

New doctor joins Midwest Dental

Dr.. Tessie. Thompson.has. joined. Dr.. Warren.Zenk. at. Midwest. Den-tal,.820.Southview.Blvd.,.South. St.. Paul.. Thomp-son,. who. grew. up. in.West. St.. Paul,. received.her. D.D.S.. from. the.University.Of.Minnesota.School. of. Dentistry. and.has. worked. in. Midwest.Dental’s. Faribault. loca-tion. since. 2008.. She. is.a. member. of. the. Ameri-can. Dental. Association,.Minnesota. Dental. As-sociation. and. Minnesota.Academy. of. Cosmetic.Dentistry.. . For. more. in-formation,. call. at. 651-455-2297..

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test.scores.by.monitoring.33. sub-groups. of. stu-dents. for. performance..Loss.of.federal.funding.is.at. stake. for. schools. with.low.test.scores..

Educators. are. feeling.the.heat.to.produce.high-er. test. scores,. sometimes.at. the. expense. of. using.teaching. methods. they.believe. will. better. edu-cate. their. students.. Re-cent. budget. projections.for.2011.show.a.$1.5.bil-lion. loss. in. state. revenue.due. to. lower. sales. and.income. taxes.. Will. the.state.education.budget.be.spared.when.the.governor.starts. slashing. dollars. to.balance. the. budget?. Ed-ucators. are. not. holding.their.breath,.yet.many.are.wondering.how.will. they.be. able. to. meet. the. de-mands.set.by.NCLB.with.less.dollars..

Collaborative efforts

To.counteract. the.fick-le. nature. of. government.

finance,. schools. have.begun. to. rely. greatly. on.collaboration. between.nonprofits. and. commer-cial.businesses.in.moving.students.forward..

The. South. St.. Paul.School.district.is.tackling.early. childhood. educa-tion.with.its.tuition-free,.all-day.kindergarten,.pre-paring.children.to.hit.the.road. running. when. they.take.on.the.basics.of.edu-cation.as.first.graders..

With. the. start. of.Jóvenes. de. Salud,. which.translates. into. youth.health.advocates,.the.dis-trict.is.wrapping.its.arms.around. a. growing. popu-lation.of.Latino.students..Carmen. Robles,. who.served. as. an. aide. to. for-mer. Gov.. Arne. Carlson,.and.who.now.works.with.the.Association. for.Non-Smokers-Minnesota,. or-ganized. the. after-school.enrichment. program.that. caters. to. the. needs.of. Latino. students.. The.program. assists. students.in. civic. and. social. accli-mation. and. encourages.healthier.attitudes.toward.

drinking.and.smoking...It.is. also. proving. effective.in. raising. the. graduation.rate. of. Latinos,. since. to.be.a.part.of.Jóvenes,. stu-dents. must. get. to. school.on.time..

To. curb. costs,. the. dis-trict. works. with. District.917. in. Rosemount,. with.vocational. and. special.needs.education.and.legal.services.

To.best.meet.the.needs.of. its. students. while.avoiding. duplication. of.costs,. Superintendent.Patty. Heminover. and.school. board. members.have. been. meeting. with.their. counterparts. from.ISD. 199,. Inver. Grove.Heights. and. ISD. 197.(West. St.. Paul-Mendota.Heights-Eagan). to. dis-cuss. possible. collabora-tions. in. transportation,.gifted. and. talented. pro-grams. and. special. educa-tion..

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In. spite. of. challeng-ing. economic. times,.residents. of. South. St..

Paul. have. rallied. around.their. schools. by. renew-ing. a. much-needed. ten-year. technology. levy. and.learning.levy..Despite.the.lack. of. additional. state.funding,. the. state. has.added.more.requirements.for.graduation..

By. 2015. students. will.be. required. to. take. alge-bra. by. eighth. grade. and.second-year. algebra. and.chemistry. or. physics. in.order. to. graduate. from.high. school.. The. added.coursework. was. in. re-sponse. to. a. 2006. plea.from. the. United. States.National. Academies. to.correct. the. declining.state. of. science,. tech-nology,. engineering. and.mathematics.(STEM).ed-ucation. in. the. U.S.. The.

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One. of. the. National.Academies’.recommenda-tions. was. to. strengthen.the. skills. of. instructors.through.additional.train-ing. in. science,. math. and.technology..The. state. re-sponded.by.opening.nine.Minnesota.Math.and.Sci-ence. Teacher. Academies..The. centers. are. designed.to.improve.math.and.sci-ence.instruction.and.stu-dent.learning.so.students.

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An.imaginative.and.in-teractive. website,. www.getSTEM-mn.com,. has.been. launched. as. a. tool.for. educators. to. request.resources. or. opportuni-ties. that. connect. their.STEM-related. course-work. to. college.or. career.possibilities.. Likewise,.getSTEM. gives. business-es. an. easy. way. to. work.with. local. educators. to.help. prepare. tomorrow’s.workforce. to. succeed. in.STEM-related.fields..

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Jennifer L. Gale, president

Mayor’s Youth Task Force reviews 2009 resolutions and asks, ‘How did we do?’ Deb Griffith, Community Affairs Liaison

The.Task.Force.took.a.look.at.the.2009.group’s.res-olution. and. asked. ourselves,. “How. did. we. do?”..

The.2009.Resolution.was:. .The.South.St..Paul.May-or’s. Youth. Task. Force’s. resolution. will. involve. more.South. St.. Paul. youth. in. creating. community. owner-ship.by.developing.and.assisting.at.community.events.and. activities,. identifying. concerns. and. coming. up.with. solutions. to.make.South.St..Paul. a.better.place.to.live,.work.and.play.”.

How.did.we.do?..Let’s.look.back.and.see..The.Task.Force.brought.the.Minnesota.Twins.Base-

ball. Clinic. to. town,. hosted. a. Central. Square. Fun.Night.for.7th.and.8th.graders,.hosted.the.Annual.Ka-posia.Days.Food.Drive,.linked.with.Luther.Memorial.Church. and. brought. a. Battle. of. the. Bands. to. South.St.. Paul,. helped. organize. the. annual. Park. and. River.Beautification. Project,. brought. a. portable. mini-golf.course. to. town,. hosted. Under. the. Stars. family. swim.parties.at.Northview.Pool,.filled.Backpacks.for.youth.in. the. community,. hosted. the. 2nd. annual. commu-nity.scavenger.hunt,.hosted.the.golf.course.at.On.the.Road.Again,.hosted.the.2nd.annual.teen.movie.night,..helped.with.the.Family.Movies.in.the.Park,.sponsored.a. Halloween. party. for. 5th. and. 6th. graders,. assisted.the.South.St..Paul.Lions.at. the.annual.Thanksgiving.dinner. for. senior. citizens,. co-sponsored. Skate. with.Santa,.organized. the.annual. tree. lighting.and.mitten.and. hat. drive. for. Neighbors,. Inc.,. and. presented. 10.Red.Wagon. Awards. to. community. members. and. or-ganizations..

As. for. “involving. more. youth,”. each. month. youth.are.joining.the.task.force,.having.fun.and.telling.their.friends. to. join..Were. we. successful. in. making. South.St.. Paul. a. better. place. to. live,. work. and. play?. . We.think.so..What.do.you.think?..

So,.2010.is.upon.us..What.is.the.Task.Force’s.reso-lution.this.year?. .We.will.continue.making.South.St..Paul.a.better.place.to.live,.work.and.play,.and.we.will.be.doing.it.by.“Going.Green.”.

In.March,.the.task.force.will.host.a.Town.Hall.meet-ing.on.how.South.St..Paul.can.“go.green.”.The.youth.are. excited. and. have. many. great. ideas..We. will. con-tinue.to.offer.new.and.fun.activities.and.events.in.the.community. and. are. committed. to. working. with. the.youth. to. make. South. St.. Paul. a. better. place. to. live.work.or.play..

In.addition.to.the.Task.Force’s.resolutions,.we.asked.task. force. members. for. their. New.Year’s. resolutions,.and.received.a.variety.of.answers..Here.are.just.a.few:

Mayor.Baumann:.To.find.more.things.for.kids.to.do.that.are.not.destructive.and.find.a.more.cost-effective.way.to.run.the.city.of.South.St..Paul.

Holly:.Make.good.choices..Paxton:.Help.our.community.“go.green.”Brandonn:.Help.out.more.often.and.help.the.com-

munity.“go.green.”Alice:.To.get.more.homework.in.and.on.time..Meg:.To.be.nicer.to.my.sister.Nicholas:.Get.better.at.playing.the.trumpet....Kelly:. Involve. positive. and. productive. people. in.

2010..It’s.easier.to.stay.positive.if.you.surround.your-self.with.similar.thinking.people..People.who.are.cre-ative.are.great.to.be.around,.and.they.get.a.lot.done..

Cole:.To.try.as.hard.as.he.can.and.to.keep.persever-ing.when.tasks.are.difficult.

Marilyn:. To. encourage. youth. to. become. involved.in.their.community.by.participating.in.ongoing.com-munity.events.

Deb:.To.remain.positive. through.these.challenging.economic.times..

If. you.are. a. resident,.business.or.organization. that.can.offer. ideas.or.suggestions,.resources.or.assistance.in. planning. or. sponsoring. an. event. or. activity,. the.South. St.. Paul. Mayor’s.Youth.Task. Force. would. like.to. hear. from. you.. Contact. Deb. Griffith. with. your.ideas. or. questions. at. 651-554-3230. or. [email protected].

Make.supporting.the.South.St..Paul.Mayor’s.Youth.Task.Force.your.2010.resolution!.

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Asian-owned. contractor.in.the.nation..Shaw-Lun-dquist. provides. general.construction,. construc-tion. management. at.risk,.agency.construction.management. and. design-build. construction. ser-vices..The.firm.was.start-ed.in.1974.by.Fred.Shaw.(Hsiao). and. the. com-pany. has. grown. to. over.$75. million. in. revenue.in. fiscal. year. 2008.. The.firm. also. built. many. of.the. most. visible. “green”.buildings. in. the. metro.area.. Shaw-Lundquist. is.the.general.contractor.for.the. city. of. Inver. Grove.Heights’. Public. Safety.building. and. City. Hall.renovation.

Nelson.has.been.on.the.Progress. Plus. Board. for.two. years.. He. is. a. past.chairman. of. the. Ramsey.County. Workforce. In-vestment. Board. and. is.active. in. many. other. or-ganizations..The.Progress.Plus.Board.welcoms.Nel-son. and. thanks. outgoing.chairman. David. Langer,.owner. of. Langer. Real.Estate. Services,. Inc.. For.more. details. on. Progress.Plus,. call. 651-451-2266.or. visit. www.progress-plus.org..

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Recently,. I. overheard.a. conversation. just. out-side. my. office.. I. tried. to.ignore. it,. but. heard. just.enough. to.get. the.gist.of.what.was.being.said..

Later. that. day. I. went. to. a. meeting. and. was. given.a.piece.of.paper.from.the.host.of.the.meeting..It.was.a. letter. she. found. taped. to. her. front. door. when. she.left. for.work..She.asked.me. if. it.was. legitimate..The.letter.read,.in.part,.“With.my.dad’s.help,.I.am.doing.a.neighborhood.food.drive.to.benefit.Neighbors,.Inc..in.South.St..Paul,.to.help.those.in.need.of.a.little.extra.help.this.time.of.year.”.The.letter.went.on.to.say.that.she.and.her.dad.would.be.back.the.next.day.to.pick.up.any.bags.of.food.or.personal.care.items.that.were.left.on.the.porch..It.was.signed,.Lacie.Estes.

Instantly,. I. remembered. the. conversation. outside.my. office. that. afternoon,. so. I. was. able. to. respond,.“Yes,.this.is.legitimate..And.what.makes.this.remark-able.is.that.Lacie.is.just.seven.years.old.”..

That.weekend,.Lacie.and.her.dad.brought.in.nearly.700.pounds.of.food,.and.a.couple.of.weeks.later.they.brought.in.another. load.of.more.than.500.pounds..I.expect.that.they.will.bring.in.more.

I.had.the.privilege.of.meeting.Lacie.and.she.seemed.a.bit. embarrassed.by.all. the.attention.but. it.was.ob-vious. that,. at.only. seven.years.old,. she. already.has. a.deep.passion. for.people. in.need..Her. father. said.her.actions.were. sparked.after. she. and.her.mother.drove.past.the.Dorothy.Day.Center.in.St..Paul..After.seeing.all.the.people.waiting.in.line.for.a.hot.meal.or.a.place.to.sleep,.she.knew.she.knew.she.had.to.do.something.to. help. people. in. need.. After. a. discussion. with. her.parents,.she.decided.on.the.food.drive.for.Neighbors.so.she.could.help.people.in.her.own.community.have.food.for.their.families..

It’s.not.all.that.unusual.for.a.person,.or.a.group.of.people,. to.hold.a. food.drive. for.Neighbors.—.about.80-85. percent. of. all. the. food. we. give. out. each. year.is.donated.—.but. it. is.a.bit.unusual. for.a. food.drive.to. be. organized. by. a. seven-year-old.. It’s. even. more.unusual.when. that. young.person’s. family. has. been. a.client.of.Neighbors..You.see,.Lacie.understands.need.from.a.first-hand.perspective..Her. father. lost.his. job.three.years.ago,.and.despite.an.almost.constant.effort.to. find. employment,. he. has. only. been. able. to. work.about. 10. weeks. in. the. last. three. years.. Times. have.not. been. easy. in. the. Estes. household,. and. yet. Lacie.responds. to. that.by. reaching.out. to.help.others.who.are.having.an.even.tougher.time.than.her.family.

When.I.met.Lacie.I.must.admit.that.I.was.a.bit. in.awe.of.her..This.tiny.mite.of.a.girl.with.a.heart.so.big.it.can’t.be.measured,.did.more.for.others. in.a.couple.of. weeks. than. most. of. us. do. in. a. year,. or. perhaps. a.lifetime..And.I.was.embarrassed.because.as.much.as.I.like.to.think.I.care.about.and.work.to.help.others,.this.little.girl.set.a.new.standard,.and.she.set.the.bar.high..

The. result. is. if. someone. asked. Lacie,. “What. have.you. done. today. to. help. someone. else?”. she’d. have. a.good.answer..

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“Beauty and the Beast” is. presented. through. Jan..3,. at. the. Ordway. Center.for. Performing. Arts,. 345.Washington. St.,. St.. Paul..This.Disney.classic.tells.the.tale.of.a.hideous.beast. that.is. transformed. into. an. en-chanted.prince.through.the.power. of. a. young.woman’s.love.. Experience. the. joy. in.an. enchanted. new. produc-tion.created.just.for.the.Or-dway..See.Belle.and.all.your.favorite. characters. come. to.life.onstage..

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History Theatre“Sister Kenny’s Chil-

dren” is. presented. Jan..23-Feb.. 14,. at. the. History.Theatre,. 30. E.. 10th. St.,.St..Paul..This.new.play.is.a.powerful. retelling. of. how.Sister.Elizabeth.Kenny.bat-tled. adversity. to. make. her.ground-breaking. therapies.the.standard. in.polio.treat-ment..Tickets. are. $25-$30.for. adults,. $22-$28. for. se-niors.and.$10.for.children..For. more. information,. call.the. box. office. at. 651-292-4323.

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sented. through. Jan.. 24,. at.the. Minnesota. Children’s.Museum,. 10. W.. Seventh.St.,. St.. Paul.. Visitors. may.explore. the. natural. world.in. this. original,. interactive.exhibition. that. encourages.them. to. hear. the. sounds.of. the. forest,. use. leaves. to.make. beautiful. art,. and.build. big. and. little. struc-tures. from.bark.and. limbs..The. exhibits. also. provide.practice. with. the. physical.

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Paisley,.with. special.guests.Miranda. Lambert. and. Jus-tin. Moore,. will. perform. at.7:30.p.m.,.Sat.,. Jan..16,. at.the. Xcel. Center,. 199. W..Kellogg. Blvd.,. St.. Paul..Tickets.are.$39.75-$59.75

“The World’s Tough-est Rodeo”. is. presented.Jan.. 29-30,. featuring. bull.riding,. bareback,. saddle.bronc.and.barrel.racing.ex-hibitions,.and.more..Randy.Houser.will.perform.Satur-day.night.for.the.“Party.On.The. Dirt,”. following. the.rodeo..Tickets. are.$17-$80.for.adults.and.half.price.for.children.age.12.and.under..

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“Rock ’n’ Roll”. is. pre-sented. Jan.. 15-Feb.. 7,. at.Park.Square.Theatre,.20.W..7th. Place,. St.. Paul.. Span-ning. two. countries. and.three.generations,.the.music.of. revolution,. protest,. lib-eration. and. emotional. sur-vival. proves. that. love,. and.rock. ’n’. roll,. remain..Tick-ets. are. $36-$40. for. adults,.$31-$35. for. seniors,. and.$15. for. age. 30. and. under...For. more. information,. call.651-291-7005.

Science Museum of Minnesota

“Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition”. is. presented.at. the. Science. Museum.through.Jan..3..This.compel-ling.exhibition.takes.visitors.back. in. time. to. 1912. and.tells. a. story. of. tremendous.human.drama.. It. brings. to.life. the. heroism. and. hu-

manity. of. the. passengers.and.crew.through.passenger.stories,. amazingly. detailed.room. re-creations,. and. au-thentic. artifacts. recovered.from. the. RMS.Titanic,. all.in.one.of.the.largest.exhibi-tions. the. Science. Museum.has.ever.hosted..Featured.in.the.Omnitheater.is.“Titan-ica.”.This.giant.screen.film.allows.you.to.take.a.journey.to.the.bottom.of.the.North.Atlantic. to. explore. the. fa-mous. shipwreck.. See. stun-ning. images. of. the.Titanic.as.she.now.lies.on.the.ocean.floor. contrasted. with. ex-quisitely-preserved. archival.photographs. of. the. ship. in.all.her.splendor..Hear.mov-ing. commentary. from. Eva.Hart. who,. as. a. seven-year-old.girl,. survived.the.tragic.night.but.lost.her.father..

Omnifest 2010,. a. giant.screen. film. festival,. is. pre-sented. Jan.. 29-Mar.. 11,. at.the. Omnitheater.. The. fea-tured.films.are.“Africa’s.Ele-phant.Kingdom,”.“Into.the.Deep,”. “Van. Gogh:. Brush.with. Genius,”. “The. Great-est.Places,”.and.“Ski.to.the.Max.”. Tickets. are. $8. for.

adults.and.$7.for.children.Museum. tickets. are. $23.

for. adults. and. $18. for. se-niors.ages.60.and.older.and.children. ages. 4-12,. or. $29.and. $24. respectively. with.admission. to. “Titanica.”.The. Science. Museum. is.located. at. 120. W.. Kellogg.Blvd.,. St.. Paul.. For. more.information,. visit. www.smm.org,. or. call. 651-221-9444.

Minnesota History Center

“Benjamin Frank-lin: In Search of a Bet-ter World” is. presented.through. July. 4,. at. the.Minnesota. History. Cen-ter,.345.W..Kellogg.Blvd.,.St..Paul...Tickets.are.$10.for. adults,.$8. for. seniors.and.college.students,.and.$5.for.children.ages.6-17..Free. admission. on. Tues-days. from. 5-8. p.m.. For.more. information,. call.651-259-3000. or. visit.www.mnhs.org.

Photo by Scott Pakudaitis“Sister Kenny’s Children” is presented Jan. 23-Feb. 14, at the History Theatre, 30 E. 10th St., St. Paul.


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South St. Paul loses its major industry

Lois GlewweContributor

On. any. given. Friday.afternoon. in. 1962,.

Concord. Street. in. South.St.. Paul. was. filled. with.throngs.of.workers.head-ed. to.one.or.more.of. the.dozens. of. taverns. for. a.drink.after.a.long.week.in.the. meatpacking. plants..Pay. day. also. brought.women. and. children. to.Concord. Street. to. visit.the. butcher,. the. baker,.the. hardware. store,. the.shoe. store,. and. possibly.the. furniture. store. or.the. bank.. Automobiles.crawled. along. the. strip,.barely. moving,. as. bum-per-to-bumper. traffic.prevented. anyone. from.making.much.progress.

Concord. Street. was.widened. and. the. street-car.tracks.and.cables.were.removed. in. 1953.. New.streetlights. illuminated.

the. downtown. area,. but.as.the.years.passed,.many.felt. that. the.bright. lights.only. showed. how. much.the. city. needed. to. do. to.create. a. modern,. shiny.shopping. district. that.would. attract. customers.from. across. the. metro.area..

As.West.St..Paul’s.Rob-ert.Street. filled.with.new.fast. food. restaurants. and.retail. outlets,. South. St..Paul.was.showing.its.age..The.old.boarding.houses,.storefronts,. taverns,. res-taurants. and. other. busi-nesses. along. Concord.were. literally. piled. on.top.of. each.other.—.one.shop. in. the. basement,.another. on. the. street.and. two. or. more. in. the.floors.above..No.uniform.design. requirements. or.building. codes. were. en-forced.. Clapboard. struc-tures. leaned. precariously.against. their. sturdier.

brick. neighbors.. Rickety.floors,. broken. stairways.and. leaky. roofs. were. the.result. of. nearly. 80. years.of. unplanned. develop-ment. that. took. place.since. the. city’s. earliest.businesses.set.up.shop.in.the.1880s.

It’s.difficult.to.imagine.in. today’s. more. gender-.and.race-equal.world,.but.in.1962.the.situation.was.addressed. by. a. group. of.40.white.men..The.Com-mittee.of.40,.as.they.were.known,. was. officially.named. the. Community.Redevelopment.Commit-tee.and.was.headed.by.at-torney. and. former. state.legislator. Arthur. Gillen..The. group’s. purpose. was.to.make.a.comprehensive.study.of.the.business.dis-trict..Also.on.the.commit-tee. were. Steve. Alencich,.Maurice. Barnes,. Joseph.Bartl,. Irving. Beaudoin,.

By 1968, South St. Paul civic leaders had been working for five years to create a modernization plan for the downtown area. One year after the plan was approved by the City Council, Swift and Company closed its operations in the city and rumors that Armour was also reducing operations spread rapidly. Losing the largest employers in town meant that plans for creating a mod-ern shopping district that could compete with West St. Paul’s Robert Street spiraled into difficulty.

Louis. Briguet,. James.Canine,. Norris. Carnes,.Bob. Carter,. Sr.,. Joseph.Chalupa,. Jr.,. Noel. Dike,.Richard. Eggert,. James.Finson,. Vance. Grannis,.Sr.,.Bob.Hansen,.George.Heuer,. Stan. Krinsky,.Gunnar. Kronholm,. Ed-ward. Kuntz,. Elwood.Lastine,. Sid. Linneroth,.John. Blomquist,. Bob.McCreight,. Gust. Miku-towski,. Howard. Milbert,.H.H.. Milstein,. Ed. Ras-mussen,. Jerry. Sexton,.Bernie. Skiba,. R.. Lloyd.Smith,. Cliff. Spainhower,.Elmer. Stassen,. Thomas.Steichen,. Paul. Thuet,.Jr.,. John. Todd,. Gor-don. Trepp,. B.D.. Var-ing,. Richard.Werner. and.Henry. Wertheimer.. The.group. represented. nearly.every. business,. indus-try. and. service. group. in.town..

After.five.years.of.plan-ning,. the. City. Council.accepted. the. commit-tee’s. first.plan.for. the.re-development. of. the. city.on. Nov.. 25,. 1968.. Phil.Woog.was.the.mayor.and.the.city.council. included.Bruce.Baumann,.James.P..Cosgrove,. Myron. Grant,.Frank. Mega,. Jim. Met-zen,. Charles. Michelson.and.Mike.Verderosa..The.Concord. Street. Urban.Renewal. Project. would.soon.begin..

The. planners. recog-nized. that. the. city’s. eco-nomic. and. employment.base,. which. had. been.centered. in. the. meat-packing. industry. since.1895,. was. at. risk,. as. the.national. packing. plant.industry. changed.. Still,.the.plants.of.the.commu-nity’s. largest. employers.bustled.with. activity. and.

everyone. believed. that.the. industry. would. con-tinue. to. be. the. founda-tion. of. the. community.for.years.to.come..

The.overall.objective.of.the. redevelopment. plan.focused. on. moving. the.railroad.tracks.to.the.riv-erfront.so.that.the.traffic.pattern. could. be. moved.off. of. the. old,. narrow.Concord. Street,. and. de-molishing. the. old. struc-tures. that. prevented. ex-pansion. of. modern. new.businesses.. New. busi-nesses.or.facilities.for.old.businesses. were. intended.to. improve. the. diversity.and.strength.of.the.shop-ping. district. and. create.a. revitalized. community.that.could.compete.effec-tively. with. surrounding.

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