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MADEBYHANDThree area craftspeoplelay down their tools andtalk about their work

By Judy Woodward

Why does anybody make anythingby hand anymore? In this age ofindustrial specialization, when 3-Dprinters can copy in minutes partsthat once took craftsmen hours ofpainstaking labor to fashion, whydoes anyone still bother to makethings the old-fashioned way?

It’s certainly not for the financialrewards. Almost anything is morelucrative than handwork.Craftsmanship can also be fussy,demanding and often frustrating.And yet, to a dedicated group ofskilled workers, there is nothing moresatisfying than creating somethingunique, personal and permanent.

This month, three area

craftspeople have laid down theirtools long enough to share theirthoughts and their viewpoints on thework of their hands.

Cameron Christian-Weir,bow maker

“I’ve been interested in theMiddle Ages for the last 25 years,”says St. Anthony Park resident

Cameron Christian-Weir. It’s notsuch an unusual remark, until youremember that Christian-Weir isonly 26 years old.

“My mom started reading theArthurian legends to me,” he recalls,“and even as a kid, I liked Sir Gawainand the Green Knight best.” But itwasn’t until the ripe old age of 5 thatlittle Cameron discovered his life’s

work. That was when his unclemoved in.

“My uncle was really intoarchery,” is the way Christian-Weirremembers it. Suddenly a diffuseinterest in all things medieval took ona sharper focus. By fifth grade, he wasbringing his bow and arrows tomeetings of the medieval re-

Midsummer scenes“Come, dance in a circle and sing a fairy song.” So says Titania inShakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Fairies have beenspotted in the Milton Square courtyard gardens (above), whichproprietor Heather O’Malley recently redesigned. And a few were seendancing at a Shakespeare performance in July at Luther Seminary.We’ve got photos from that performance, scenes from the Fourth in thePark and a couple of shots from Lyngblomsten’s Mid-Summer Festival,part of the July Como Fest, on pages 10 and 11.

Law enforcement cracksdown on street racingUniversity and Vandalia is one area that is gettingspecial focus from St. Paul police this summer

By Kyle Mianulli

As summer temperatures swelter,St. Paul streets are once againheating up with street-racingactivity.

The whine, screech and humof engines modified to pushspeedometer needles near tripledigits fill the air late into thenight, and the associated dangershave lead to a marked increase incomplaints from neighbors andresidents throughout St. Paul.

As a result, the St. PaulPolice Department is launchinga new strategy to crack down onstreet racing in the city. Thedepartment began the effort onJuly 11, with extra officers beingassigned to monitor areas whereracers are known to congregateon the weekends. The policedepartment is working inconjunction with the MinnesotaState Patrol to disperse a specialcitywide detail to combat streetracing.

The first phase of the

strategy involved officersaggressively conducting trafficstops for safety violations, as wellas equipment, such as loudexhaust systems.

Initially, police issuedwarnings and providededucation about the dangers ofstreet racing and its communityimpact. Now officers areinstituting a zero-toleranceapproach with citations beingissued and vehicles impounded.

Shepard Road andUniversity Avenue at VandaliaAvenue are getting specialattention, according to St. Paulpolice spokesperson Paul Paulos.

The intersection atUniversity and Vandalia was thesite of a tragic accident in 2009,when driver Jacqueline Wagnerof New Brighton struck andkilled Moussa Maayif whilefleeing from police after theybroke up a street race. Wagnerwas convicted of criminal

Street racing to 16

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Cameron Christian-Weir roughs a bow in his shop. Photos by Lori Hamilton

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department.The city provides personal

protective equipment, clothing,uniforms and pagers; 120 hours ofbasic firefighting training; and 45hours of first-responder training, allpaid for by the city.

Firefighters are eligible forworker’s compensation, membershipin the Firefighters Relief Associationand a 20-year service pension uponreaching 50 years of age.

Mixed Precipitation returnsOn Sunday, Aug. 23, the FalconHeights Community Gardeners willhost Mixed Precipitation, which willperform “Escape From Alcina’sIsland: A Picnic Operetta” at FalconHeights Community Park at thecorner of Cleveland and Roselawnavenues. The show will begin at 4p.m.

This summer’s performance willmark Mixed Precipitation’s seventhseason of bringing opera, food andoutdoor fun to parks and gardensthroughout Minnesota in Augustand September.

Mixed Precipitation blendssweet and savory food samples intothe storytelling to celebrate theharvest.

The picnic operetta is fun for allages. Order tickets online atwww.brownpapertickets.com/event/1691394. The suggested donation is$10-20 per ticket. Call MixedPrecipitation at 612-619-2112 formore information.

LauderdaleThe Lauderdale City Council meets onthe second and fourth Tuesday of eachmonth at 7:30 p.m. in LauderdaleCity Hall, 1891 Walnut St. Contactwww.ci.lauderdale.mn.us or 651-792-7650.

Visit Lauderdale’s farmers marketsThe Lauderdale farmers markets willbe held at Community Park, 1885Fulham St., the third Thursday ofeach month from 4 to 7 p.m.through October. Mark Aug. 20,Sept. 17 and Oct. 15 on yourcalendar.

St. Anthony ParkThe District 12 Community Councilmeets on the second Thursday of eachmonth at 7 p.m. at South St. AnthonyRecreation Center , 890 Cromwell Ave.To find when committees meet, go towww.sapcc.org or call 651-649-5992.

News from District 12The St. Anthony Park CommunityCouncil hosted two successfulmeetings with Aeon, a nonprofitdevelopment group that is collectingcommunity input on the group’sdevelopment site at University andVandalia avenues. Aeonrepresentatives gathered input atmeetings held at JenningsCommunity Learning Center, 2455University Ave., and at the Dubliner,2162 University Ave., in July.

Aeon is proposing to construct

Como Midway Parkway Small AreaPlan of 1997 and the recentlyadopted Lexington/Larpenteur NodeStudy and solicited input fromdistrict stakeholders.

You can read the new plan atdistrict10comopark.org/uploads/d10_district_plan_final_v1_0_tb.pdf.

Ice Cream Social set for Aug. 14What better way to enjoy an Augustsummer evening than to attend theDistrict 10 Ice Cream Social at theHistoric Streetcar Station on Friday,Aug. 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. There willbe ice cream and tasty toppings,games, information tables and raffles.

District 10 is looking forneighbor volunteers to help before,during and after the event, and weare still seeking donations to beraffled. If you would like to volunteeror would like to make a donation,please contact District 10 by phoneat 651-644-3889 or by email [email protected].

Here is a list of some of the raffleitems we have received: A behind-the-scenes giraffe

adventure at Como Zoo, aspecial event not available to thepublic

A basket of gifts, including rideson the Cafesjian Carousel atComo Zoo

Gift certificates from Como ParkGrill

Two rounds of golf for four andgolf carts from Como GolfCourse

Two front row seats to theChildren’s Theatre production of“The Frog Bridge” in Octoberdonated by a neighbor

Tickets to Penumbra Theatre’sproduction of “Black Nativity,” alegendary Christmas event

Lynx Basketball tickets to the finalhome game in September. TheLynx are currently in first placeand will likely be headed for theplayoffs. These tickets weredonated by a neighbor.

Falcon Heights The Falcon Heights City Council meetsthe second and fourth Wednesdays ofeach month at 7 p.m. in FalconHeights City Hall, 2077 W.Larpenteur Ave. Contact 651-792-7600 or www.falconheights.org.

Falcon Heights seeks firefightersThe Falcon Heights Fire Departmentis seeking paid on-call volunteerfirefighters. The department servesthe cities of Falcon Heights andLauderdale.

Residents of Lauderdale andpeople who work in Lauderdale arewelcome to apply.

Applicants must be at least 18,pass a physical exam (paid for by thedepartment), live or work in in thecities of Falcon Heights orLauderdale, and live within a three-mile driving radius or a five-minutedrive of the station.

Applicants who do not meetthese requirements will still have theirapplications reviewed by the

Como ParkThe District 10 Como CommunityCouncil meets at 7 p.m. on the thirdTuesday of each month at the HistoricStreetcar Station, 1224 N. LexingtonParkway. Contact 651-644-3889 orwww.district10comopark.org.

Como Community Council seeks executive directorThe District 10 Como CommunityCouncil is accepting applications foran executive director. The applicationperiod closes Friday, Aug. 21. Thecouncil hopes to have the positionfilled by mid-September. Theexecutive director is the principal staffposition for District 10 and providessupport for all of the council’sactivities.

“We are looking for anexperienced candidate who wishes towork with a wide range ofcommunity members on a variety ofissues,” said board chair Ryan Flynn.

The duties of the executivedirector will include assisting withthe council’s communications,administrations, finances andcommunity development. This is inaddition to helping maintain andexpand the many initiatives andcommunity projects of District 10.The most important role of theexecutive director is to ensure thatcommunity members get accurateand up-to-date information aboutlocal government proposals thataffect the neighborhoods withinDistrict 10.

The District 10 ComoCommunity Council is a nonprofitorganization made up of elected,volunteer residents. Its mission is to“inform, educate and connect theComo Park neighborhood toincrease community pride andconfidence.” District 10 is one of 17district councils in St. Paul thatpromote community participation inthe city’s planning and decision-making processes.

You can view the full jobposting for the position atwww.minnesotanonprofits.org/job-details?id=101427. To apply, send acover letter and resume [email protected].

The District 10 position cameopen after District 10 administratorAlison Kirgis announced she will bestepping down from her positioneffective Aug. 7. Kirgis will beattending the University ofMinnesota Humphrey School ofPublic Affairs this fall to pursue amaster’s degree.

District 10 land use plan adoptedThe District 10 Como CommunityCouncil approved the Como DistrictPlan at the June 21 council meeting.The document is an up-to-date landuse plan that will be adopted in tothe City of St. Paul’s comprehensiveplan. The plan will provide the citywith policy priorities and strategies toguide growth, investment anddevelopment in District 10.

An ad hoc committee spent thelast year reviewing the District 10Land Use Plan of 2007, the West

Annual National Night Outpotluck at Hampden ParkResidents of South St. Anthony invite you to the annual Night NationalNight Out potluck on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 6 p.m. to dark, at Hampden Park.Bring food to share, table service and a blanket or lawn chairs. Bring tables ifyou have them. Lemonade will be provided. All are welcome. Questions?Call Alisa Weber at 651-646-4363

between 100 and 140 newapartment homes with first-floorcommercial and retail at the 1.79-acre site. The goals of the project areto provide families with qualityapartment homes; support thetransit-rich location by redevelopingan underutilized site; increase densityand mixed-income housingopportunities; and provide a highlyefficient and sustainable livingcommunity. The project will offer amix of one-, two- and three-bedroomunits.

Strategic planning continues forthe Community Council, which isclose to creating a vision statementthat will guide the council’s workover the next three to five years. Theboard hopes to unveil that statementafter the Thursday, Aug. 13, boardmeeting.

The District 12 Land UseCommittee continues to work ondevelopment guidelines for thedistrict to help guide developers intheir work in the area. Thecommittee plans to focus onsustainability among other values to

encourage community-orienteddevelopment in the neighborhood.

Sign up for the St. Anthony Parkneighborhood garage sale nowThe St. Anthony Park neighborhoodgarage sale will be held Saturday,Sept. 19, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Registeryour sale by filling out the form,which you can find on the St.Anthony Park Community Councilwebsite, www.sapcc.org/sap-garage-sale/.Submit the form with $15 to St.Anthony Park Community Council,890 Cromwell Ave., St. Paul, MN55114, by Tuesday, Sept. 15.

The fee includes listing youraddress on maps that will bedistributed at Hampden Park Co-op,Tim and Tom’s Speedy Market andCraigslist; a garage sale sign that willbe delivered and picked up at youraddress; and ads in the Park Bugle,Pioneer Press, Star Tribune and onCraigslist.

Call Rich Nelson at 651-641-1172 for more information.Volunteers are needed to help withthis event.

Phase 2 of RaymondAve. construction willdisrupt bus service South St. Anthony Park residentswho use Metro Transit’s 87 bus routewill have to walk to Como Avenue orto Territorial Road to catch the busduring parts of the city’s second phaseof the Raymond Avenuereconstruction project. That project,which will stretch from HampdenAvenue to Energy Park Drive, isscheduled to begin in late August andbe completed by November.

A Metro Transit spokespersonsaid that during the early stage of theproject, the bus will be detouredthrough south St. Anthony Park.Once the work moves to the EnergyPark intersection, which is scheduledto happen after the Minnesota StateFair ends on Sept. 7, the plan is tohave the 87 turn west onto ComoAvenue from Cleveland Avenue andtravel through the north St. AnthonyPark business district, then ontoHighway 280, where it will exit toTerritorial.

Project engineers haven’t saidhow long the Raymond Avenue andEnergy Park Drive intersection willbe closed during the project.

The Raymond Avenuereconstruction project is aimed atmaking Raymond Avenue more

pedestrian friendly and slowingtraffic on the avenue. Phase 2 willinclude widening boulevards, addinggrassy or landscaped medians andcreating 6-foot bike lanes on eachside of the street.

The plan to rework the streetbegan in October 2004, when theDistrict 12 Community Councilheld a public meeting at whichresidents expressed concerns abouttraffic and pedestrian and bicyclingsafety. Residents told stories ofmotorists taking curves too fast,particularly in the winter, andlanding in their yards or hittingfences and trees. Two years later, theSt. Anthony Park CommunityCouncil formed the RaymondAvenue Traffic Calming Task Force,which initiated the project.

The plan was finalized andapproved by the community councilin 2010 and subsequently approvedby the St. Paul City Council. Thefirst phase of the project—fromUniversity Avenue to HampdenAvenue—was completed in 2013.Phase 3, which is not scheduled yet,will include the stretch of RaymondAvenue from Energy Park Drive toComo Avenue.

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The coffee pot is always on at senior Leisure CenterBy Kristal Leebrick

For 45 years, seniors have gathered inthe basement of St. Anthony ParkUnited Methodist Church everyWednesday (except during theMinnesota State Fair) to share lunch,exercise, make crafts and socialize.

Members of the St. AnthonyPark Leisure Center toasted thegroup’s 45th anniversary on June 17.Many of the seniors who participatein the Wednesday activities today arethe children of the people whostarted the group in 1970.

Nancy Wenkel of FalconHeights has been involved in thecenter since she was a teen. Herfather, who was a member of theMethodist church, encouraged her toattend and work with seniors onsome of the crafts. She’s still workingon crafts with her fellow seniors. Thegroup holds a bazaar at Thanksgivingto help support some of the LeisureCenter’s activities.

The Leisure Center wasorganized by five area churches: St.Anthony Park United Methodist, St.Anthony Park Lutheran, CorpusChristi Catholic, St. Matthew’sEpiscopal and St. Anthony ParkUnited Church of Christ. Despite itsaffiliation with the churches, nochurch membership is required toparticipate and there are nomembership dues.

Wednesdays at the church beginat 9 a.m. with coffee and tables set upfor crafting or cards. Some memberscome to the exercise class run by St.Anthony Park Area Seniors from10:30 to 11:30 a.m. A blood pressure

clinic is held from 11 a.m. to noon,and then there’s lunch.

Mary Markgraf has beencooking the weekly lunches for thelast five years. She learned about thegroup through her mother, who wasa frequent participant. “She met somany wonderful people whoconnected us to the neighborhood,”she said.

The center offers a meal eachweek for $6. Reservations arerequired. Call Markgraf at 651-415-0527 to leave a reservation on heranswering machine.

You don’t have to be a senior toparticipate in the lunches, says MarkChapple, who learned about theLeisure Center during his career as avice president at Park Midway Bank(now Sunrise banks).

“I remember when it started,”he said. “I’d see everyone walking bythe bank down to the church forlunch.” He soon learned how goodthe lunches were and beganfrequenting them. Chapple nowserves as vice president of the LeisureCenter’s board.

The Leisure Center hosts specialholiday lunches. St. Patrick’s Dayincludes corned beef and cabbageand live Irish music, and the weekbefore the center shuts down for theState Fair, Markgraf serves a State Fairlunch complete with pronto pups,Sweet Martha cookies and a fewother things that may or may notcome on a stick.

In August, the Leisure Centerwill be the honored organization atPark Perks, the coffee bar at SunriseBank on Como Avenue. Proceeds

from the coffee sold through themonth will go toward the LeisureCenter.

The center invites area seniors tojoin in. As the group’s brochure says,“The coffee pot is always on.”

Vandalia Tower theater companybrings social issues to the stageBy Kyle Mianulli

A new organization in the CreativeEnterprise Zone is working totranscend traditional dinner tableconversations about difficult issueswith an innovative approach totheater and collaborative creativity.

Savage Umbrella cooperates as a

company to create new works oftheater, constantly striving to engageartists and audiences in vitaldiscourse. The organization hopes touse its new 20,000-square-foot spacein First and First’s Vandalia Tower,550 Vandalia Ave., to support a widearray of talent, while engagingaudiences in critical conversations

about social issues. “Our basic thrust is for us to be

a home both for artists andaudiences,” says artistic directorLaura Leffler-McCabe.

Founded in 2007 as anontraditional collaborative theater

Laura Leffler-McCabe as Jocasta (center), Michael Ooms as Creon, surrounded by the ensemble in theMarch/April 2015 Savage Umbrella production of “These Are the Men.” Photo by Carl Atiya Swanson

At right, the 45th anniversarymeal in June included a toast to

the longevity of the program.Mary Markgraf cooks the meal

served each week at the center.Below, an exercise class

concentrates on stretching,toning and strengthening

muscles from 10:30 to 11:30a.m. each Wednesday. Photos

by Kristal Leebrick

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I would like to open up dialogueabout emerging real estatedevelopment in St. Anthony Park inthe near future.

It appears that most of us allknow about Ned Wesenberg’s plansto knock down the Healy Buildingand the adjacent building as well inlate 2015 or early 2016. I havediscussed this matter with other St.Anthony Park residents and most ofthese people say that this newdevelopment of a three-and-a-half-story apartment building with anunderground garage on Como

Avenue is a welcome prospect to thecommunity. Some residents say thatthe small local businesses here arestruggling with lower sales as manyconsumers are now buyingeverything online instead ofsupporting local stores.

There may be some merit to thispoint as regards more apartmentresidents as prospective buyers withSt. Anthony Park retailers: FinnishBistro, Dunn Bros. Coffee, the LittleWine Shop, Bibelot, Micawber’sBooks, Carter Ave. Frame Shop andother vendors. However, the jury is

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out in terms of whether or not futureresidents of local apartment buildingswill indeed become local St. AnthonyPark retail buyers.

At any rate there should be somekind of dialogue about these mattersas the nearby Dinkytowncommunity did not think muchabout development in theircommunity and now there are waytoo many seven-story apartmentbuildings with no foresight as to localplanning of such tall buildings andthe destruction and relocation ofsmall businesses in Dinkytown

proper. To conclude, I suggest that we

open up dialogue in regard to futuredevelopment so we can preserve thevery special “small-town” Mayberrycommunity on Como Avenue in2015—2020.

Robb QuastSt. Anthony Park

A seven-year-old tutoring program at Murray Middle School has been cutfrom the 2015-16 school budget due to changes in federal Title 1 funding andPrincipal Stacey Theien-Collins has launched a fundraising effort to reinstatethe program.

St. Anthony Park resident Cindy Thrasher started the Pilot One-on-One program in 2008. The program brings tutors into Murray every day towork one-on-one with underachieving middle-schoolers who are failing in thecore subjects.

Thrasher says the impetus for the program was her realization thatchildren who misbehave in the classroom often have multiple challenges intheir lives that are beyond their control. The challenges include divorce,alcoholism, abuse, hunger, abandonment and more. When faced with thesestruggles, it’s difficult for the students to stay on track in school.

In the last school year, 70 adult tutors came to Murray each week andworked with 60 students.

The program works. By the end of the 2014-15 school year students inthe program made As, Bs or Cs in 83 percent of their core classes. Thishappened because of the dedicated tutors who cared about the students andshowed up each week, Thrasher says. The program also includes parentcoaching and home visits.

“The students experienced academic success and realized for themselvesthat they were very capable of doing well in school by working hard,”

Thrasher says. “For too long we have heard and read about the achievement gap in our

public schools. While this is but one program in one school, we have been ableto begin to successfully address this issue at Murray. It should be a programthat is present in every public school in St. Paul.”

The school needs to raise $82,500 to keep the program going for anotheryear, and it has until Friday, July 31 to do it. Bill Sands, a 1956 graduate ofMurray High School, has challenged Murray’s past, current and futurefamilies and friends to help fund this program in the coming year. He willmatch up to $20,000 in gifts from the community, dollar for dollar.

You can donate to the program by sending a check to Murray MiddleSchool, 2200 Buford Ave., St Paul, MN 55108 (be sure to note “One-on-One” on the memo line) or by going togivemn.org/fundraiser/Murray-Junior-High-School-1.

Want to take the St. Anthony Park Garden Tour again?On a blog called streets.mn, Walker Angell walks us through the July 11 St.Anthony Park Garden Tour. He highlights a number of St. Anthony Parklandmarks; even the Bugle gets a mention.

Go to streets.mn/2015/07/15/see-a-garden-meet-a-neighborhood/ tocheck it out.

Editor’s note: Transition Town—AllSt. Anthony Park is a group of neigh-bors working to help mitigate climatechange and adapt to its effects by re-ducing the neighborhood’s carbonfootprint and better prepare for severeweather and possible economic insta-bility. The following is a draft of thegroup’s 2040 Plan—a vision of life inthe community 25 years from now—submitted by the organization’s plan-ning group.

How might our community make apositive, local response to climatechange? We began collecting ideasafter receiving a grant from the St.Anthony Park CommunityFoundation last fall.

Ideas poured in after aDecember Bugle notice, during aFebruary “Envision St. Anthony Parkin 2040” meeting and in 281responses to the “Responding toClimate Change” survey in March

and April. The following draft of five

general visions gleaned from theseresponses reflects our community’shope that we can evolve in aconstructive way.

Small footprint. Strong community.

In 2040:• St. Anthony Park is a diverse but

cohesive community of peoplewith various backgrounds,income levels and ages, wheremany participate locally ineducation, government,commerce, services and otheractivities that benefit thecommunity and wider world.

• We live in a “20-minuteneighborhood,” with many ofour needs met within a shortwalk or transit ride. Exemplaryneighborhood pockets are foundthroughout St. Anthony Park,

with a variety of housingoptions, green space, urbanfarms and gardens, shops,schools, services and publicplaces to meet, work, learn, playand linger year round.

• Businesses, industry,organizations and residentscontinue to reduce their energyuse, even though most electricityand natural gas now comes fromrenewable sources. Small localbusinesses fill many of theseneeds.

• Low-impact modes oftransportation are the norm,organic materials are compostednearby and waste is minimizedthrough thoughtful shopping,reuse, upcycling, sharing andrecycling.

• Life is satisfying and we do notworry about severe weatherevents because the local effects ofsevere weather have been

mitigated. People know where toturn if they have trouble.There’s more. To read more

specific visions on 14 topics rangingfrom energy to food to healthcare,visit the 2040 Plan page atTransitionASAP.org.

What do you think? Have wemissed something? Is there a topicalvision statement you would like tohelp flesh out for the 2040 Plan?

Please reply [email protected].

The writing group for this pieceincludes Marilyn Benson, KitCanright, Janet Dieterich, RanaeHanson, Len and Mimi Jennings,Mindy Keskinen, Barry Riesch, GinnerRuddy, Michael and Regula Russelle,Allie Rykken, Pat Thompson and TimWulling, with help from MikeBlandford, Jay Dregni and MeredithSommers.

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The empty nest

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By Adam Granger

My younger son and his boyfriendmoved out of the house last month,marking the end of a whopping 38-year continuous span in which I havehad a child or children under myroof. When my older son was born,I was 27 years old; I am now 65. Ihave absolutely no memory of whatit’s like to be in a childless home.

We, of course, want ourchildren to grow up and move outand live their own lives, if not for ourwell-being, then for theirs. It is a riteof passage and, unless we adopt thetraditional European model ofmultiple generations living underone roof, it is the way things aresupposed to go. But when one hashad progeny under his roof for two-fifths of a century, there is somepostpartum retooling to be done.

I knew I would miss having kidsunder my roof, but I didn’t realizehow much. Son Number One (S1)has been out of the house fordecades, but Son Number Two andhis partner (S2+) are vivid and happyrecent memories. They and theirgoofy, funny, brilliant friends troopedin and out of our house in anunending parade, eating our food,watching our TV, using ourelectricity and bivouacking on ourcouch or our guest bed or any otherhorizontal surface at hand, and Iloved almost every minute of it.

They talked about the latest and

best techno-nerd devices, movies andReddit items and generally spoke in21st-century terms I seldomunderstood but always enjoyed. And,because they are furries—recreationalwearers of full-body animal suits—Iwould sometimes come home to finda living room full of fantastical andimprobable wildlife lounging about(S2 and his partner are both foxes,but not foxes like you’ve ever seen).

In sum, I felt more like thehousemother of a geeky fraternitythan any sort of normal father.Throw in 24-hour tech support andthere’s a lot to miss.

As would be expected, this filialdesertion has wrought a variety ofchanges. In the area of noise-abatement, suffice it to say that thehouse is now very, very still. I sit inthe living room and the only thing Ican hear is the cat breathing. Ourhome economics are also in flux.When we straighten and clean thehouse, it stays straightened andcleaned. We run the washingmachine and dishwasher one quarteras much as before, we buy half thegroceries we used to, and based onthe absence of the boys’ 24/7 NSA-quality computers, we’re anticipatinga measurable drop in our electric bill.

And finally, I find myselflooking for replacements for theparenting I did—however minimalthat may have been—when the boyswere under my roof. This is evincingitself in bizarre and inappropriateways, which I’m having to work hardto control.

I’ve resisted the urge to dress thedog in kid’s clothes, and last week Icalled the local school and startedsetting up a Parent Portal for the cat,but got a grip on myself and hungup before they got my name.

Another change is that we nowhave a room to repurpose. In a three-bedroom house, this is an asset of nosmall value, and there are strong

interests lobbying and jockeying forthis space. The top two contendersare a sewing room for the wife and arepository for my collections, whichcurrently reside in the basement. Isuspect that the result will be acombination of the two, with a guestbed thrown in as a bonus.

Before any such decisions areacted upon, however, there’s work tobe done because, of course, the roomis not actually empty. Kids don’t justmove everything out at once. Theytake the stuff they most want, andthat which best fits the space intowhich they’re moving, and leave therest. What to do with it? As sure as Ithrow something away, S2 will askfor it: “What did you do with thathalf-jar of chutney I left in mycloset?”

It’s a dodgy familial question:When does a child’s room stop beingthat child’s room? If we had a largehouse, we could simply enshrine S2’sroom, maybe even sealing the door,time-capsule-style. As attractive asthat sounds, it’s not an option wehave, so this week I will box up myson’s remaining possessions and putthem in the garage. (For the record, Ihave his blessings in this endeavor. Ithink he’s relieved that I’m notmaking him do it.)

I don’t remember exactly howlong it took me to get everything outof my parents’ house, but it was years,so I’m assuming this agglomerationwill be displacing my car in thegarage for a while, but it’s OK. I missmy son, and it will remind me of himand it will keep him coming back toretrieve things on an as-needed basis.And, if it takes him long enough, hecan deal with my stuff at the sametime.

Adam Granger lives in St. Anthony Parkwith his wife and dog, Molly, and is aregular contributor to the Park Bugle.

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Members of St. Anthony ParkLutheran Church will vote on Sept.20 on whether or not to install a solarphotovoltaic system on the churchroof. If the vote is affirmative, thissystem will offset about half of thechurch’s energy usage.

The cost of a 40kW system is$120,000, and the church hasreceived commitments of $42,000 indonations toward the project. Thecongregation has also received a$73,800 Made in Minnesota (MiM)grant, which will be divided equallyover the next 10 years. It is based on$0.15 per kW generated by the array.

The church’s Solar Committeemembers are hopeful that thisinstallation will help promotecommunity discussion on loweringits environmental footprint.

Congregational president AndySackreiter listed what a 40kW systemwould do:

• Save 73,800 pounds of carbondioxide per year, the same as 3,950trees

• Offset 1,100 tons of carbondioxide over a 30-year span

• Generate half of St. AnthonyPark Lutheran’s energy consumption

• Save the church $257,000 inenergy costs over 30 years

In preparation for theSeptember meeting, the SolarCommittee is executing a fundraisingcampaign, investigating andrecommending financing options,and preparing to recommend the sizeof the solar array.

Readers wishing more up-to-date information on the proposedproject and on crowd-funding plansare invited to go to saplc.org/solar.

The Solar Committee consistsof David Brostrom, BjornGangeness, Ev Hanson-Florin; JasonLangworthy, Bill Lorimer, MaryMergenthal, Andy Sackreiter, JohnSeppanen, Sara Skovholt(chairperson) and Pastor Glenn Berg-Moberg. Clara Sorensen is the youthliaison.

This drawing shows solar units on both the pitched sanctuary roof at St. Anthony Park Lutheran Churchand on the flatter roof of the education unit. St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church

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Community Worship Directoryv ST. ANTHONY PARK UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST2129 Commonwealth Ave. (corner of Commonwealth and Chelmsford)651-646-7173 www.sapucc.org9:15 a.m. worshipPastor Victoria WilgockiCome and see what God is doing!

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v ST. ANTHONY PARK LUTHERAN CHURCH2323 Como Avenue W. 651-645-0371Staffed nursery available - Handicap-accessible Pastor Glenn Berg-Moberg and Pastor Jill Rode Web, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: SAPLCSummer Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

v ST. MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCHThe Rev. Blair A. Pogue, Rector www.stmatthewsmn.org2136 Carter at Chelmsford. 651-645-3058 Sunday: 9:30 a.m. service with sermon and communion (summer schedule)

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September African Dinner Gala tocommemorate orphanage founderHope Multipurpose Inc. (HMI) willhold an African Dinner Gala tocommemorate Beatrice Garubanda’slegacy on the 10th anniversary of herdeath and to benefit the girls who liveat the Blue House orphanage inKazo, Uganda, which Garubandahelped found and HMI sponsors.

The gala will be held fromSaturday, Sept. 19, from 6 to 9 p.m.at the North Star Ballroom in theUniversity of Minnesota St. PaulCampus Student Center, 2017Buford Ave., and will feature anAfrican market, music, dinner and anauction.

Garubanda, her husband,James, and their young childrenmoved to St. Paul from their nativeUganda in 1987 so James couldattend the University of Minnesota.Garubanda, who was a teacher andchildcare worker, also continued hereducation at Luther Seminary. Shewas an active member of St.Matthew’s Episcopal Church in St.Anthony Park.

In 2001, Garubanda returnedto Uganda and visited Kazo, wherethe number of children whoseimmediate family members had beenkilled by the HIV/AIDS pandemicstunned her. It is estimated that 2.2million children have lost one orboth parents in Uganda to AIDS.

In Kazo, Garubanda sawcaregivers in charge of 20 or morechildren or children who headedhouseholds, and she becameparticularly concerned about the fateof the orphaned girls. Withoutadequate nutrition, shelter, clothing,healthcare and education—muchless, caring adults—the girls faced adire future. Garubanda wanted toestablish a home for girls to give thema safe childhood and help them learnlife skills, attend school and, later,contribute to their society.

Upon returning to St. Paul, shepromoted her idea and acquiredenough funds to purchase livingquarters for the girls. In 2004, sheestablished HMI, a nonprofit in St.Paul and a nongovernmental

organization (NGO) in Uganda tooperate the home. Initially, theresidence housed about a dozen girls

and one housemother. It was namedthe Blue House because forGarubanda, blue was the color ofhope.

Just a year after the organizationwas established, Garubanda died atage 49 of a heart attack.

Early-bird tickets for the AfricanDinner Gala are $45 and must bepurchased by Aug. 29. The cost is$55 after that date. The deadline forbuying tickets is Sept. 8.

You can order online or mail ina check. HMI is also looking fordonations for the auction.

To find out more, go towww.hopemultipurpose.org, [email protected] or call651-644-3927.—Kristal Leebrick

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Some of the girls currently living at the Blue House orphanage in Kazo, Uganda. Photo by Karen Lilley

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enactment group, the Society forCreative Anachronism. After anembarrassing equipment failureinvolving his store-bought fiberglassbow when he was about 13, heexperienced a revelation: “I was like,fine, I’ll make my own bow.”

Prophetic words. That’s more orless what Christian-Weir has beendoing ever since. Working out of hishome, he fashions his historicallyauthentic long bows from wood—yew is a particular favorite, because,says Christian-Weir, “it tells you whatit wants to be.” But he also useshickory, wenge and ash, amongothers. He spends from 20 to 60hours making each bow, tailoring itto the user’s height and strength.

“The rule of thumb is that thebow should be the height of thearcher plus 3 inches,” he notes, andthe average draw of a bow is 35 to 55pounds, although “a fit, strong guy”like Christian-Weir himself canhandle up to 120 pounds. Arrows,which he also makes by hand, are“fletched” with white turkey feathers.

Depending on the workinvolved, his bows sell for anywherefrom $200 to $3,000 per weapon.“I’m getting to the point where Icould support myself by bow-making” he says, although he hasn’tgiven up his day job as a securityguard yet.

Just don’t get Christian-Weirstarted on the differences between hislong bows and the modern fiberglasscompound bow. Although his clientsdo use bows for target shooting andoccasional hunting trips, they—likehim—normally have their attentionfixed on a different scene altogether.

Crecy, Poitiers, Agincourt. Formost of us, those are half-remembered names of long-agobattles. For Christian-Weir and hiscustomers, they are the whole point.They represent archery’s finest hour,when the fabled long bowmen ofBritain defeated (“No, annihilated!”he interjects) the French cavalryduring the Hundred Years War. Hequotes Shakespeare’s “Henry V”from memory, “We happy few, weband of brothers,” ostensibly inpraise of the English archers of 1415,but a listener suspects he would bejust as happy to apply the words tohis comrades (and sometime

customers) in the world of medievalreenactment.

“I’m famous in the [re-enactment] Kingdom ofNorthshield,” Christian-Weir admitsmodestly.

Still, glory isn’t the only, or eventhe main, motivation for Christian-Weir’s work.

“It’s the smile on people’s faces,”he says, “when you hand someone abow that you’ve made for them and itworks right. It fits them. It respondsto them. It’s like an extension of theirarm. They get this goofy smile ontheir face.”

Emily Donovan, dye makerEmily Donovan wants your weeds.She’s also interested in tree bark, andshe allows, “even dead-heads areacceptable.”

Donovan is an artist whochooses her palette from naturalplant-based dyes, which she makesherself.

This summer she’s working ona project she calls Ornaments of aMinnesota Growing Season.Supported by a grant from theMinnesota State Arts Board, she’sprinted up a stack of fliers describingher project and inviting gardeners toshare their bounty with her. Whenshe sees a plant whose color shecovets, she leaves a card for its owner.

Not that she always needs topresent a written invitation. On arecent afternoon, she noticed a publicworks crew from the City of FalconHeights pulling some “interestingyellow weeds on LarpenteurAvenue.” When asked if she couldhave “some weeds” for her project,the bemused crew offered her theentire truckload.

When she gets some new plantmaterial, she says, “I chop them upand boil them down” in enamel tubs,which she keeps outside at her ComoPark home. According to Donovan,the dyes that emerge from thisprocess are “richer, not as vibrant [aschemical dyes] but more nuanced.They’re also not as consistent.”

Homemade dyes, she contends,have a long tradition in Americanlife. “Recipes for dyes were listed inthe back of cookbooks up until the1940s,” she says.

As an artist, “I like the idea ofhandmade, and I like the processes,”she says. “The chemicals used inprintmaking and oil paint are so bad

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Emily Donovan holds her dye palette with samples of her plant-baseddyes that she has made. Photos by Lori Hamilton

Donovan sometimes steepsplants in jars to create her dyes.

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Donovan enjoys the potentialfor variation and the subtle shadesthat natural dyes give her paper-basedart. She dips the paper in successivelayers of different-colored dyes anduses wax-based batik technology tocreate abstract paintings. Eventually,the paintings she’s creating now willbe part of a one-woman show that’sscheduled for the BloomingtonCenter for the Arts in June 2017.

She admits that her all-timefavorite natural dye is black walnut,which she describes as a “rich,saturated brown” that is not withouta few drawbacks. “If you get it onyour hands, it can dye them for amonth.”

There’s also a personalconnection with black walnut.

“I come from a family ofgrowers and bakers,” she says, addingthat her mother grew up on a farmwhere black walnut juice was used to“cover the scent of human hands” onthe traps that were set for animalpredators.

This summer Donovan is onthe lookout for lupine, red yarrow,bee balm and marigolds, but she’s notabout to turn anything away. Animportant part of her project isexperimentation.

“I’d like to expand the palette ofwhat colors you can achieve,” shesays.

As an artist whose work ismostly abstract, Donovan relishes thechance to make a human connectionwith nature-loving neighbors, whenshe forages for dye plants.

“Minnesota winters are solong,” she says. “When it’s summer, Itry to be outside. People do amazingthings with their gardens.”

If you want to share your gardenwith Emily Donovan, you can visither website at www.emaluna.com orcontact her [email protected].

Dave Lee, guitar makerWhen St. Anthony Park resident Dr.Dave Lee retired in early 2014 fromhis radiology career at age 57, heknew exactly what he wanted to donext. In fact, he’d been planning the

second act of his working life for atleast 20 years.

Lee now builds acoustic guitarsfrom straight-grain redwood, myrtleand walnut as well as more exoticwoods like zebrawood and rosewood.Since retiring, Lee has produced adozen guitars in his home basementworkshop. He says he’s “shooting for”a production schedule of two dozena year.

Lee, who played upright bass asa kid and “grew up refinishingfurniture,” has always known his wayaround the wood shop. Nearly twodecades ago, he decided he wanted todo something with woodworking,but “I didn’t want to do cabinetrybecause the pieces are too big.”

He began to lay thegroundwork for a second career as a“luthier”—the formal name for amaker of stringed instruments andthe word he uses on his businesscards—in 2005. He bought thewoodworking tools that he’d needand began taking guitar lessons tobetter understand the concerns of hisfuture customers.

Tired of the constant overnightshifts that radiology required Leeopted to retire early from medicine.“But there was no midlife crisis,” hesays. “I planned guitar making as anavocation, but because I left medicinesooner than I thought I would, itbecame a vocation.”

Lee says that the most appealingthing about his new line of work isthe knowledge that “I’m leaving amusical instrument that will createenjoyment. I like the creativeprocess.”

He notes that in his life as adoctor, “you might read 100 to 200X-rays a night,” but each guitar takesabout 40 hours of work, whichallows him more time to focus on

“the steps along the way.”And then there’s the patience

required in his new craft. “Youmeasure four or five times and youcut once. If you make one mistake,you could ruin 20 hours of work.”Not that he’s complaining: “There’sa difference between guitars andradiology,” he says. “Mistakes I make[with a guitar] won’t kill anybody.”

As a self-taught craftsman, Leeowes a lot to the Internet. “If I getstuck [on a technical problem],” hesays, “the first place I go is YouTube.People so graciously put [solutions]on YouTube.”

At the moment, Lee is better atmaking his guitars than at sellingthem, but he hopes that will changeas he gets used to the socialdimension of what is basically asolitary pursuit.

“The financial goal is a goal, butit’s not the primary goal,” he explains,noting that he’s changed someprofessional habits now that he’s leftmedicine.

“Nobody wanted my businesscard when I worked at night as atrauma radiologist. Now, though, Igive my card out at weddings,baptisms, bar mitzvahs.” Anyplace,in other words, where people gather,perhaps with music on their mind.

He’s also planning to show offhis craft at the Park B4 Dark eventon the evening of Thursday, Aug. 20.“And I’m amenable to having peoplecome see the shop and play theguitars.”

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Judy Woodward is a reference librarianat Roseville Library and a regular con-tributor to the Park Bugle.

Dave Lee’s guitar-making avocation has become his vocation. Photo by Lori Hamilton

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SUMMER SCENES

Just in case you missedsome of the summer fun inBugleland, here are a fewphotos from the Fourth inthe Park celebration in St.Anthony Park on July 4,Lyngblomsten’s Mid-Summer Festival—a part ofthe three-day Como Fest—on July 11, and some of thecast from the June 19performance of WilliamShakespeare’s “AMidsummer Night’sDream,” adapted anddirected by Sam Bardwelland performed by a cast of13 youth who spent twoweeks preparing for theirdebut. The performancewas held outdoors behindGullixson Hall at LutherSeminary.

Uncle Sam takes a walk in thechildren’s bike brigade. Photo byLori HamiltonOne of the many vintage cars in the July 4 parade. Photo by Lori

Hamilton

The St. Anthony Park Community Band plays at the bandstand at the Fourth in the Park celebration. Photoby Lori Hamilton

Owen Root shows his patrioticcolors at Langford Park. Photo

by Lori Hamilton

The Wild Goose Chase Cloggers at the multicultural, live musical and arts entertaNash

From arts activities like mask-making and clay sculptures, toartist demonstrations with potteryand screen printing, there werecreative opportunities for all agesto experience at theLyngblomsten festival. Photocourtesy of Lyngblomsten


The Fairy Queen sleeps: from left, Rory Kranz, Grace Commers, AnnaClements, Amelia Schucker and Ellen Carlson. Photo by JenniferBowen Hicks

Members of Transition Town–All St. Anthony Park take the bus down Como Avenue during the Fourth inthe Park parade. Photo by Lori Hamilton

gblomsten Mid-Summer Festival were just one of manyent at the celebration of arts for all ages. Photo by James

Fiona McKenna played the role of Puck in the June 19 performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Photo by JenniferBowen Hicks


Woman’s fascination with India culminates with e-book seriesBy Michelle Christianson

Have you ever become so fascinatedby a subject that you followed everyavailable resource, each path leadingto another branch—and another andanother? That happened to NancyLorimer when she lived in India andbecame captivated by Indianarchitecture, culture and history.

The result is a series of six booksabout the Moghul Empire that usefictionalized accounts to depict morethan 200 years of the Indian dynasty.

Lorimer grew up in Indiana andcompleted all her schooling there,attending Valparaiso University,Indiana University and Notre Damefor graduate work. After receiving herdoctorate in biology (with aconcentration in entomology) sheand her husband, Bill, lived andworked first in Kenya and then inDelhi, India, a year in each location.They used that opportunity to travelaround India, and Nancy becamemore and more interested in thearchitecture and religions of thecountry.

When they returned to theUnited States, the Lorimers settled in

St. Anthony Park and Nancy took ajob with the U.S. Forest Service labat the University of Minnesota, butshe continued to pursue her interestand began to accumulate materials(mostly books) about India. (Shebecame very familiar with the AmesLibrary of Southeast Asian Historyat the University of Minnesota andthe inter-library lending system.)

Eventually, the sheer amountof information Lorimeraccumulated forced her to askherself what she should do with itall, she said. She wanted to shareher information with others andhad always been a writer,keeping journals and attendingclasses at the Loft LiteraryCenter but knew she was not ahistorian and couldn’t write ahistory book with all therequired footnotes andattributions. She could, onthe other hand, write fictionthat would delve into all theareas that she had researched,she said.

The first two books she wroteconcern Emperor Akbar, who wascontemporaneous with Queen

Elizabeth I of England and whoreestablished and consolidated theMoghul Empire (and was thegrandfather of the builder of the Taj

Mahal). The firstbook, Nineteen Fires, was written inlonghand. It took 18 months to writeand revise (the longest of any of thesix). She spent much timeconcentrating on the characters’motivations, the themes that shouldbelong in each book and how topresent information about gardens,art, harems, elephants, theology,

architecture and religion in such away that it was integral to the plot.

All the characters are historicalexcept for some peripheral figuressuch as serving maids or merchants.

She used ancillarycharacters to showaspects of nonroyal livesand to talk about skillssuch as bricklaying andinlay work. She usedprimary sources, evensome by scribes whoreported about the palaceand its rules in real time.

The six books coverthe time from thebeginning of the Empire,under Emperor Babur, in1526, to when the Britishtook over and the last ruler,Emperor Bahadur Shah, wasexiled to Burma (nowMyanmar) in 1857.

Lorimer wanted to sharewhat she had learned withothers, but had no luck sellingher books to a traditional

publisher. By this time she had typedthem all into her computer, so it waspossible to self-publish and sell thework as e-books on Amazon.com.She spent months formatting thebooks to Amazon’s specifications,designing covers, establishing apublishing company and registeringit with the state and purchasing an

ISBN number. The books sell for 99 cents each

(making money was not the primegoal) and may be downloaded to acomputer or to a Kindle.

Go to Amazon.com, search for“Nancy Lorimer” or “Novels ofMoghul India,” and you will findthem all.

Lorimer receives 30 percent ofthe money for each book sold;although she has sold only 430 booksshe is satisfied that at least someothers have read what she haswritten, and it is interesting for herto see in which countries her readersreside.

Lorimer has bags and boxes ofbooks and materials about India thatshe has collected over the years thatno institution is interested in orcapable of acquiring, so she wouldlike to find a suitable home for them.Readers?

Lorimer says that she is notinterested in writing any morebooks—“that itch has beenscratched”—but she is now involvedin tracing her family’s genealogy,collecting photos and stories as wellas lists of her ancestors. Well, maybeone more book.

Michelle Christianson is a pianoteacher, musician and longtimecontributor to the Park Bugle.

company where artists could produceand act in each other’s works, SavageUmbrella has since served as a hometo a long string of artists looking topush the boundaries in bothstructure and content of thetheatrical realm.

“I think that what we maketogether is better than what we couldmake by ourselves,” says Leffler-McCabe. “One person’s vision isnever as big as that of a roomful ofpeople.”

Those big visions have lead toworks that ask audiences to confrontsome difficult, yet imperativequestions. One 2011 work, “ExGays,” threw audiences into theperilous world of reparative therapycamps. Actors played the role ofcamp counselors who were“recovered gays,” while the audiencemembers were the campers comingto be “treated” at the camp.

“It put the audience in thisuncomfortable position of beingimplicated in the camp and all thatthat meant,” Leffler-McCabe says.

The audience often plays anintegral role in Savage Umbrella’sproductions. “We’re equal partstrying to serve the artists we work

with and the audiences,” LefflerMcCabe says. “We like to talk aboutcreating space for criticalconversation.”

By leveraging the avenues artcan create to discuss challengingsubject matter, Savage Umbrella isable to breach topics in a meaningfulway not easily achieved, otherwise.

“Art allows you to transcendthat normal dinner tableconversation,” says Hannah K.Holman, managing director withSavage Umbrella.

Savage Umbrella has a knack forsurprising audiences into reflectingon big questions. Their recent work,“These are the Men,” reimagines theOedipus myth, broaching feministthemes of agency, hegemony andpower structure. By telling the storyin a nonlinear fashion, producerswere also able to simultaneously hintat ideas of time and fate.

It was a fortuitous turn of fate in2014 that elevated Savage Umbrellato a new level, ultimately drivingthem to St. Paul and the CreativeEnterprise Zone. During Give to theMax Day, Minnesota’s statewide dayof giving, Savage Umbrella receiveda Golden Ticket, which turned a $10

donation into a $20,000 windfall.The company had already been

considering the possibilities a brick-and-mortar location could provide.When news of the good fortunecame down, “it allowed us to take theleap and make it a reality,” Holmansays. “The idea is to fill [the space]with as many artists as we can, asoften as we can.”

Only a couple of months in,Savage Umbrella is already leasingout the space to a plethora ofimprovisation groups, costume andset designers, even yoga classes. “Wereally wanted to have a place that isaffordable and that is always availablefor artists,” Holman says.

The emerging model is still agrand experiment, of sorts, that isallowing the group of artists to dreambig. They’re gearing up for anambitious upcoming season,including the launch of a mentorseries for younger collaborativetheater makers, as well as a newproject based on the serializedprogression of short segments thatmodel a television sit-com. ThisHalloween, audiences can also catcha boutique performance of a horrorthriller called “Sweet Dreams, Alfie.”

For now, Savage Umbrella ishappy to have landed in St. Paul atwhat appears to be a pivotal time forthe arts in Minnesota’s Capitol city.“It does feel like there’s somethingexciting happening in St. Paul, rightnow,” Holman says. “Something isbubbling up creatively.”

You can find out more atwww.savageumbrella.org.

Kyle Mianulli is a Twin Cities freelancewriter.

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By Alex Lodner

When Alexei Levine and ValerieHood began searching for a locationfor their third massage school, thebuilding at 801 Front Ave. in theComo Park neighborhood seemedlike a perfect fit. The building hadbeen home to a Baptist church.

“When we were first looking atproperties in the Twin Cities, we sawthe potential of the building on FrontAvenue,” Hood explained. “It wasour best option in terms of classroomconfiguration, parking andaccessibility for our students. Welearned more about theneighborhood: its close-knit,looking-out-for-one-another com-munity mindedness. That made ourchoice seem even more suited to us,to our philosophy and to thestudents we tend to attract.”

Levine, who has worked as amassage therapist in Los Angeles andMassachusetts, is no stranger toMinnesota. He received hisundergraduate degree from theUniversity of Minnesota and amaster’s degree in physical therapy atSt. Catherine’s University. After avariety of career moves that included

New massage school comingto Front Street in Como Park

work in the film industry in LosAngeles, Levine felt massage therapywas where he belonged. For her part,Hood spent decades searching for hertrue calling, she said. After findingherself raising two young children onher own, she looked into massagetherapy but found the cost ofschooling to be prohibitive.

“I was interested in healing—massage therapy in particular,” shesaid. “Schools were very expensive

and required full payment up front.With two children to raise, I justdidn’t have the wherewithal. So thatdream died in the bud.”

After meeting Levine andhearing of his goal of opening anaffordable massage school, Hood saidshe was instantly on board.

“We were determined to openthe kind of school that I wished hadbeen available to me: a low-cost,practical program where students cangraduate and start making a livingright away, doing work that ismeaningful and true to their nature,”she said. “Our mission was to makethis incredibly powerful healingmodality available to more people bymaking the education affordable andaccessible.”

Levine brought his years ofexperience in massage therapy totheir mission, and together theyopened a massage school inMassachusetts.

“I was a massage therapist in LosAngeles, where the massage scene wasunbelievably rich and diverse. Idecided I wanted to learn more abouthow to help people work towards

Alexei Levine and Valerie Hoodplan to open a massage school at801 Front Ave. this fall.

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By Kristal Leebrick

WORKHORSE COFFEE BAR,2399 W. University Ave., had a fullhouse on June 17 for the mayoralribbon-cutting of its SmallestMuseum in St. Paul.

In his opening remarks, St. PaulMayor Chris Coleman said thediminutive museum housed in a 2-by-3-foot former fire hose cabinetjust outside the establishment’s doorsadds to the list of things that makeSt. Paul a great city.

What makes a city interesting isthe “surprises” one finds whenturning a corner on a city street,Coleman said, like the tiny museum.

WORKHORSE proprietorsShannon Forney and Ty Barnett wereawarded a $5,000 grant from theJohn S. and James L. KnightFoundation as part of the St. PaulArts Challenge, to create and curate amicro-museum outside the shopdoor. They issued a call for proposalsfor artists, historians and makers tosuggest their best curatorial idea.

There were three criteria forproposals: relate to local, engage theaudience and not “too fussy” (noitems of high value). A panel of localarts leaders and communitymembers reviewed all proposals andchose the top 12, who will eachcreate a month-long exhibit over thenext year.

The August exhibit is “Read theFine Print,” micro-printing byRuthann Godollei. The list ofupcoming shows through next Juneinclude:

September: Jill Waterhouse,Cabinet of Wonder—communityobjects

October: Yousif Del Valle,Green Line Train Film

November: Abigail Allan, FrogSpecimens

December: Joshua Murray,Digital History of the SecurityBuilding

January 2016: Taylor Rose,Medicine Cabinet

February: Anne Preston,Crocheted replica of WorkHorseCoffee Bar

March: Dick Wenkel,"Undiscovered" Species ofMinnesota

April: Richard Chin,Skyscrapers

May: Aleah Vinick, MinnesotaHistorical Society Teen CouncilProject

June: Andy Singer, BicycleZines & Pedestrian Comics

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Mayor Chris Coleman cuts the ribbon at the Smallest Museum in St.Paul as St. Paul City Council chair Russ Stark and proprietorsShannon Forney and Ty Barnett look on. Photo by Kristal Leebrick

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wellness,” he said. “My experiencewith the medical system in thewellness arena was that it was brokenand inappropriate for the healthchallenges that most of us face, suchas the effects of a bad diet andinactivity.”

Levine and Hood opened theMassage School in Amherst, Mass.,in 2001. It was an immediate success,they said. Their second location, inBoston, was opened in 2013.

“We teach a blend of massagetechniques, in a curriculum filledwith tons of hands-on practice,”Levine said. “We’ve had a lot ofsuccess with our methods, and ourgraduates are highly sought after inMassachusetts.”

To Hood, making the schoolaffordable was key.

“We structured our program tobypass the federal financial aid trapthat the big corporate schools use,”she said. “We really dislike thatmodel of for-profit education thatindentures students to a large loanthat is hard to repay and makessuccess so much harder for a new

therapist just starting out,” she said. But that model made it difficult

for the two owners to make a goodliving, much less save towardretirement.

“Because we give most of ourprofits back to the students in theform of scholarships, we knew thatwe’d have to open more schools if wewere ever going to have any financialsecurity for ourselves,” Levine said. “Ialways felt that we would do well inthe Twin Cities, because the peopleare so great. The Midwestern workethic, and a kind of wholesomegoodness, is a real thing here, not justa stereotype.”

The program, which is 750hours long, should take a year tocomplete. Once students completethe first portion of the program, theybegin practicing in the student clinic.Concurrently, students will continuetaking classes in anatomy andphysiology, kinesiology andpathology, and business and ethics.Classes will be on Tuesday andThursday evenings and all daySaturday. The clinic will be open on

Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.Levine and Hood hope to open

the school this fall, but the to-do listis long and funding is tight.

“The building was built in 1959and it’s a little tired,” Hood said.“What we can’t do right away will goon our list of projects to do laterwhen we start to generate someincome.”

Both Levine and Hood say theyare thrilled to be a part of the ComoPark community.

“Already we have met somegreat people, been to an outdoorspinning class, met the charmingcouncilwoman, talked to a yogateacher, visited with a local potter andstayed at the beautiful B&B on thelake,” Hood said. “We feel so luckyto have landed on this little piece ofthe best of America.”

To learn more about theMassage School, go tothemassageschool.org.

Alex Lodner lives in Como Park and isa regular contributor to the Park Bugle.

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By Alex Lodner

Last year, Prom Catering took overthe clubhouse concessions stand atComo Golf Course and introducedSparky’s, a limited-menu restaurantwith items such as salads and hotdogs. This season, the company hasresponded to the community’srequest for fresher food by offering anexpanded menu that includes a longlist of burgers, sandwiches and highlyaddictive French fries.

The name and logo have alsobeen changed: the moniker Cozy’sPub brings to mind a quaintcommunity gathering spot, and thenew logo is more reflective of the

beautiful surroundings that make therestaurant so appealing to golfers andneighbors alike.

“Our main goal is to providemore for the neighborhood,”manager Don Siggelkow said. “We’vedone well with golfers. We kept a lotof the grab-and-go items like hotdogs that the golfers like, but we areseeing more and more families comein. We’ve switched from frozen tofresh; we now use fresh hamburgermeat for our burgers, for example.”

The executive chef from PromCatering has developed a menu thatis conducive to the small kitchenspace but still offers interestingchoices, such as the Firehouse Burger

with hot pepper cheese, jalapenosand red pepper sauce. The restauranthas also switched to full table serviceinstead of counter service and newfurniture has been added, both insideand out, to “spruce the place up,”Siggelkow said.

Hours have been extended anda simple, reasonably priced weekendbreakfast menu has been added. Therestaurant is open Monday-Friday,11 a.m.-9 p.m., and Saturday andSunday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

“We are trying to be the place inthe neighborhood that everyonewants to come to,” Siggelkow said.

Cozy’s expands and improvesmenu at Como Golf Course

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Send information about area deaths to Mary Mergenthal at [email protected] call 651-644-1650.

Bachman, Rachel (Jim) Larson of St.Anthony Park, Heidi Frerichs, Grant(Julie) Frerichs and Daniel (Monika)Frerichs. He is also survived by sixgrandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and threegreat-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death byone brother-in-law. He is survived byhis sisters, Beatrice Thompson,Phyllis (Jerry) Scribner and Janet(Larry) Hughes and brother, Donald(Dianne) Frerichs.

A memorial service was held atSt. Anthony Park Lutheran ChurchJuly 16. Ashes were placed in theMemorial Garden at LutherSeminary.

Rolf HansonRolf G. Hanson, 91, of Roseville,died July 11.

Rolf was a World War II Navyveteran serving in the Pacific Theatrefrom 1942 to 1946. He was agraduate of South Dakota StateUniversity and Luther Seminary.Rolf was a longtime Lutheran pastorserving a number of parishes inMinnesota and Montana, includingSt. Anthony Park Lutheran Church

(1971–91). He retired from activeministry in 1991.

He was preceded in death by hisbrothers, Paul, James and John. He issurvived by his wife of 68 years,Esther; children, Rolf (Linda)Hanson, Kristine (Gerald) Larson,Else (James) Carlson, Karen (David)Benton, Peter (Kay) Hanson andGrete (Charles) Hanson; 18grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

His funeral service was held July17 at Cross Lutheran Church inMaplewood. Interment followed atTrinity Lutheran Cemetery, SpringGrove, Minn.

Margaret Kampa Margaret Marie “Marge” (Knowlan)Kampa, 82, graduated with honorsfrom Murray High School in theClass of 1950.

Marge was preceded in death byher husband, Donald Kampa; son,Paul Kampa; son-in-law, Scott Lis;and brother, Edward Knowlan. Sheis survived by her children, Karen Lisof Lexington, Mich.; Glen Kampa

Robert Carlson Robert Hess Carlson, 92, diedsurrounded by family on July 13.

He was a 1942 graduate of St.Paul Central, where he served as classpresident. Bob attended theUniversity of Minnesota beforeenlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corpin 1943. After the war, he marriedNancy Samuels and began a salescareer with Utica and later StrausKnitting Mills. In 1958, Bob joinedhis brother-in-law in the LP gasbusiness.

Bob served on the board ofRoseville State Bank and was amember of Triune Summit MasonicLodge No. 3, St. Paul Scottish Rite,Osman Shrine and St. Paul CourtNo. 9 Royal Order of Jesters.

He is survived by his wife of 66years and children, Teri Shipps,Robert Jr., David and Bruce; 10grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

His funeral was held July 20 atFalcon Heights United Church ofChrist, with interment at RoselawnCemetery.

William Deuberry William Carson Deuberry, 66, diedunexpectedly June 25. Bill was a1966 graduate of Cretin HighSchool, a 1970 graduate of St. John'sUniversity and a longtime agent withState Farm.

He was preceded in death by hisparents, William and Neenan; andwife of 38 years, Colleen. He issurvived by his children andgrandchildren and by his siblings,twin sister Laura Deuberry andbrother, Greg (Patricia).

Memorial Mass of ChristianBurial was celebrated July 1 at St.Cecilia Catholic Church in St.Anthony Park, with inurnment atResurrection Cemetery.

Wendell FrerichsWendell Wallace Frerichs, 89, retiredLuther Seminary professor, died June23.

Wendell was born in Iowa toWallace and Alma Frerichs. Hegraduated from Worthington,Minn., High School in 1943, St.Olaf College in 1948, LutherSeminary in 1951 and the Universityof Basel, Switzerland, in 1966 withhis doctorate. During these years heserved in the U.S. Navy and at twoparishes (Cleveland, Ohio, andStevens Point, Wis.).

He married his college classmateJeanne Opsahl in 1948.

He served 40 years as a much-loved professor of Old Testament atLuther Seminary.

The family is thankful for thelove and support of many friends,especially Jeanne, who read scriptureand prayed with him hundreds oftimes, and for Health Partners’hospice, especially Dr. Maag, Mark,Fidel and Kristi.

After 66 1/2 years of marriage,he will be dearly missed by his wifeand their five children: Wendy

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(Diane) of Lino Lakes; and KentKampa (Carol) of St. Paul; brother,Edward Knowlan; eightgrandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was heldJuly 10 at Anderson Funeral Home,with interment at RoselawnCemetery.

Monica KlineMonica V. Kline, 94, died in hersleep on June 12. She was a foundingmember of St. Anthony Park LeisureCenter and was active there for manyyears.

She was preceded in death byher husband, Earl, and is survived byher children, Lynda Parker, Ronald(Debbie), David (Roberta) andChuck; nine grandchildren; and fourgreat-grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial wascelebrated June 23 at Corpus ChristiCatholic Church in Roseville, withinterment at Resurrection Cemetery.

Gerald McNabbGerald J. “Jerry” McNabb, 80, diedJune 18 after a long and hard-foughtillness.

Jerry was proud to serve hiscountry as a Marine, loved golf,fishing, the Green Bay Packers andhis Philadelphia Phillies (only whenthey were winning).

He was preceded in death by hissister Claire and daughter PattyLynn.

He is survived by Marian, hiswife of nearly 60 years; sisters,Kathleen and Mary Alice; sons, Jayand Kevin (Amy Graber); anddaughters, Mary Ellen (Ed Kieger)and Kelly (Mike Carlson); and ninegrandchildren.

Funeral Mass was celebrated onJune 23 at Holy Childhood CatholicChurch in Como Park, withinterment at Roselawn Cemetery inRoseville.

Carol Jean OsipCarol Jean Osip, 73, died peacefullysurrounded by her family and friendson July 9. She died of pancreaticcancer.

Carol is survived by her sisters,Chris (Andy) Pasternak, Cathy(Denny Carlson), Cyndi (MikeTurner), Joni and Jeanie. She is alsosurvived by her second family offriends, including Elaine, Louise, Joyand many others who enjoyed herlove of travel, sports, movies, casinos,bowling and community service.

Carol was born and raised inAllen Park, Mich. She was a nun inthe Order of the Sister Servants of theImmaculate Heart of Mary inMichigan for 10 years.

After receiving a degree at theUniversity of Illinois, she worked as aschool psychologist for St. PaulPublic Schools. She loved her workand colleagues.

She was a proud supporter ofthe DFL and was in the League ofWomen Voters for many years.

She was dedicated to service andworked as a volunteer at the airport,Minnesota History Center, drivingseniors and visiting shelters with herdog, Lily.

A Memorial Mass of ChristianBurial was held July 18 at St. CeceliaCatholic Church in St AnthonyPark.

Boyd Varberg Boyd E. Varberg, Lauderdale, 81,died June 18.

He is survived by his wife,Doris; brothers, Dale and Richard;daughter, Cheryl; and sons, David,Mark and John.

His memorial service was heldat Rosehill Alliance Church July 2.

Alice VeimanAlice Irene Veiman, 80, longtimeComo Park resident, died June 18.

She is survived by her daughters,Jacqueline Veiman, Susan Hitchens(Ron Petrusson), Lynn (Dan)Flaherty and Lee (Rick) Peters; fivegrandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and her beloved dog,Murphy.

Mass of Christian Burial wascelebrated June 25 at the Cathedralof St. Paul, with burial at CalvaryCemetery.

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vehicular homicide and servedthree years in prison.

The detail will not targetpeople for driving supped-upcars.

“What we’re going to befocusing on is behavior that isnot normal,” Paulos said.

“What it really boils down tois driving conduct—when they’rezigzagging in and out of traffic,cutting you off and goingthrough the neighborhoods at ahigh rate of speed. It’s all aboutsafety.”

The majority of St. Paul’sstreet racers range in age fromlate teens to early 30s and appearto be coming in from outside thecity, Paulos said.

Most gatherings areorganized through social mediasites like Twitter, Snapchat,Facebook and Instagram.

Street racing’s popularity inSt. Paul varies from year to year,

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Paulos says, but many point toHollywood blockbuster moviesthat glamorize the activity ascausing a rise in recent years.

Residents who hear streetracing in their area areencouraged to call the St. PaulPolice nonemergency number at651-291-1111.

If street racing isencountered while out on theroads, drivers are encouraged tostay a safe distance behind, and“don’t try to keep up,” Paulossays.

If you feel your safety isbeing threatened whenencountering racing first-hand, itis appropriate to call 911, Paulosadded.

The St. Paul PoliceDepartment is keeping thetimeline for increasedenforcement flexible, Paulos says,and the crackdown will continuefor the foreseeable future.

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A huge thank you to our generous local businesses and neighbors who made the 68th Fourth in thePark possible this year! We would not be able to put on this event without the financial support from

those named below and all the amazing volunteers that help year after year. It is with sincere appreciation we thank all individuals and businesses that contributed.

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AUGUSTEventsVenue information is listed at the endof the calendar. Send your events [email protected] byWednesday, Aug. 5, to be included inthe September issue.

2 SUNDAYAncient Wisdom/Ancient Mysteries,local branch of the TheosophicalSociety, will host a potluck vegetarianpicnic near the band shell on LakeHarriet in Minneapolis, noon-2 p.m.Bring a dish to share and your ownplates, cups and forks. Look for tableswith balloons.

3 MONDAYArtful Expressions: the second class inthis series is a weaving workshoptaught by Chiaki O’Brien, St.Anthony Park United MethodistChurch, 10 a.m.-noon. Class islimited to nine participants. Call theSt. Anthony Park Area Seniors, 651-642-9052, to register.

4 TUESDAYMicrosoft Excel Basics for BuildingJob Skills–Part 1, St. Anthony ParkLibrary, 10 a.m.-noon. Register at651-642-0411.

Summer Spark (library summer readingprogram): Dazzling Dave, the Yo-YoMaster, St. Anthony Park Library,10:30-11:30 a.m.

5 WEDNESDAYEnglish Conversation Circles, everyWednesday, St. Anthony Park Library,4-5:30 p.m.

St. Anthony Park Book Club, “TheBoys in the Boat: Nine Americans andTheir Epic Quest for Gold at the1936 Berlin Olympics” by DanielJames Brown, St. Anthony ParkLibrary, 6-8 p.m.

6 THURSDAYCaregiver Support Group, firstThursday of each month, St. AnthonyPark United Church of Christ, 10-11:30 a.m.

Preschool Mandarin Chinese storytime, St. Anthony Park Library,10:30-11:30 a.m.

Microsoft Excel Basics for BuildingJob Skills–Part 2, St. Anthony ParkLibrary, 10 a.m.-noon. Register at651-642-0411.

10 MONDAYAncient Wisdom/Ancient Mysteries,the local branch of the internationalTheosophical Society, will sponsor amini-workshop on tarot and tarotreading with Marlene DeLott, SpiritUnited Church, 7-9 p.m., $10suggested donation.

11 TUESDAYSummer Spark (library summer readingprogram): Bruce the Bug Guy,St.Anthony Park Library, 10:30-

11:30 a.m.

13 THURSDAYLearn Chinese Folk Dancing, morningexercise free and open for adults, St.Anthony Park Library, 10:30-11:30a.m.

St. Anthony Park Area SeniorsCinema Series, “Annie,” St. AnthonyPark Library, 2-4 p.m.

17 MONDAYCommunity Sing, Olson CampusCenter, Luther Seminary, 6:30 p.m.

18 TUESDAYSummer Spark (library summer readingprogram): Storyteller Paulino Brener,St. Anthony Park Library, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

20 THURSDAYPreschool Mandarin Chinese storytime, St. Anthony Park Library,10:30-11:30 a.m.

Lauderdale Farmers Market,Community Park, 1885 Fulham St.,4-7 p.m.

Park B4 Dark, St. Anthony ParkComo Avenue business district, 5-8p.m. Food, music, shopping and familyactivities.

24 MONDAYArtful Expressions: the third class inthis series is a silk scarf-dyeingworkshop by Chiaki O’Brien, St.Anthony Park United MethodistChurch. Class is limited to 10participants. Call St. Anthony ParkArea Seniors, 651-642-9052, toregister.

Ancient Wisdom/Ancient Mysteries,the local branch of the internationalTheosophical Society, will sponsor amini-workshop on tarot and tarotreading with Marlene DeLott, SpiritUnited Church, 7-9 p.m.

26 WEDNESDAYBeat Boxing: Children in grades K-6can work with a professional beat boxand hip hop artist to learn how totransform your voice into drums,trumpets, cymbals and even violins, St.Anthony Public Library, 2-3 p.m.Class is limited to 25 participants.Call 651-642-0411 to register.

28 FRIDAYCo-ed drum circle, Women’s DrumCenter, 6:30 p.m. All levels ofexperience are welcome andencouraged to attend. Cost is $10 atthe door. Drums provided.

30 SUNDAYSunday Afternoon Book Club, “TheBlazing World” by Siri Hustvedt,Micawber’s, 2:30 p.m.

SENIOR EXERCISEST. ANTHONY PARK AREASENIORS

Tuesdays and Fridays, St. AnthonyPark Library, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Wednesdays, St. Anthony ParkUnited Methodist Church, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Mondays and Thursdays,Lauderdale City Hall, 2-3 p.m.

COMO PARK/FALCONHEIGHTS BLOCK NURSEPROGRAM

Tuesdays and Thursdays, FalconHeights Town Square SeniorApartments, 9:30-10:30 a.m. andArbor Pointe Senior Apartment, 11a.m.-noon

FREE SENIOR BLOODPRESSURE CLINICSST. ANTHONY PARK AREASENIORS

Wednesdays, St. Anthony ParkUnited Methodist Church, 11:30

a.m.-noon

COMO PARK/FALCONHEIGHTS BLOCK NURSEPROGRAM

Third Thursdays, Arbor PointeSenior Apartments, 10-11 a.m.

Fourth Thursdays, Falcon HeightsTown Square Senior Apartments, 11a.m.-noon

VENUE INFORMATIONArbor Pointe Senior Apartments,635 Maryland Ave. W.

Falcon Heights Town Square SeniorApartments, 1530 W. LarpenteurAve.

Lauderdale City Hall, 1891 WalnutSt., 651-631-0300

Micawber’s Books, 2238 CarterAve., 651-646-5506

Olson Campus Center, LutherSeminary, 1490 Fulham St.

Spirit United Church, 3204 ComoAve. SE, Minneapolis, 651-235-6645

St. Anthony Park Library, 2245Como Ave., 651-642-0411

St. Anthony Park United Church ofChrist, 2129 Commonwealth Ave.,651-646-7173

St. Anthony Park United MethodistChurch, 2200 Hillside Ave., 651-603-8946

Women’s Drum Center, 2242University Ave. W.,www.womensdrumcenter.org

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“Annie (2014)” 2 p.m. Thursday, August 13th, at SAP Library

Ever since her parents left her as a baby, little Annie (Quvenzhané Wallis) has led a hard-knock life with her calculating foster mother, Miss Hannigan. However, all thatchanges when hard-nosed billionaire and mayoral candidate Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx)takes her in on the recommendation of his advisers (Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale).Stacks believes that he's Annie's guardian angel, but the plucky youngster's confidence and sunny outlook may mean that Annie will save Will instead. PG, 118 minutes.

651-642-9052 www.sapaseniors.org


Neighbors

Local girl performs in CircusJuventas’ summer circus showKarla Heaton, daughter of JenniferHeaton and Sigrid Ellis of St.Anthony Park, will perform in theCircus Juventas’ summer show“1001 Nights” as a street rat. Heaton,who has been with Circus Juventasfor eight years, will perform on thebike. She will be in seventh grade thisfall and is home-schooled.

“1001 Nights” will beperformed Friday, July 31, throughSunday, Aug. 16, at Circus JuventasBig Top, 1270 Montreal Ave., St.Paul. Tickets are $15-$40. You canorder the tickets by calling the boxoffice at 612-343-3390 or onlinewww.ticketworks.com.

For more information, contactCircus Juventas at 651-699-8229 orwww.circusjuventas.org.

Roseville Library marks 50thanniversary of Voting Rights ActIn recognition of a milestone of CivilRights history, the Roseville Libraryis sponsoring two programs to markthe 50th anniversary of theenactment of the Voting Rights Act.

On Monday, Aug. 3, Sen. JohnMarty of District 66 will introductthe documentary film “Selma: theBridge to the Ballot” at 7 p.m. at thelibrary, 2180 N. Hamline Ave.

Historian J.B. Anderson willpresent “The Road to Legislation” onThursday, Aug. 6, at 12:30 p.m.Anderson’s presentation will look atthe meaning of this critical milestonein civil rights history and explain theprocess that led to its passage.

Andersen will also share his personalmemories of the struggle thatpreceded its enactment.

Local artist to exhibit in HudsonPastel drawings by St. Anthony Parkartist Linda Ricklefs Baudry will be

included in an exhibit at the PhippsCenter for the Arts in Hudson, Wis.An opening reception of the showwill be held Friday, Aug. 7, 6:30-8:30p.m. The work will be on viewthrough Sept. 13.

The work includes a mixed-

media installation by Dana Sikkila ofNorth Mankato; sculpture byGeorge G.I. Moore of Afton;assemblage by Judy Anderson of StarPrairie, Wis.; sculpture by MaryKathleen Scott of St. Paul;photography by Brett Kallusky ofMinneapolis, and prints by BethDorsey of Minneapolis.

Galleries hours are Mondaythrough Saturday. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,and Sunday, noon to 4:30 p.m. ThePhipps is located 15 miles east of St.Paul. Take Hudson Exit 1 off I-94,Hwy 35 North, and turn west onLocust Street.

MakeItOk presentation in St. PaulA free Together We Can MakeItOkprogram that provides informationabout mental illnesses, combatsstigma and offers helpful hints abouthow to talk about mental illnesses,

will be offered on Monday, Aug. 10,9:40-10:30 a.m., at the JewishCommunity Center, 1375 St. PaulAve., in St. Paul. The free program,open to all, is presented by speakersfrom the National Alliance onMental Illness (NAMI) of Minnesotaand is open to the public.

For more information, call 651-645-2948.

NAMI group helps adultsrecovering from mental illnessA NAMI Connection peer supportgroup for adults recovering frommental illness meets in St. Paul. Thefree group is sponsored by theNational Alliance on Mental Illness(NAMI) of Minnesota. Trainedfacilitators who are also in recoverylead NAMI Connection groups. The

Legislators host town hall forumMinnesota House Reps. Alice Hausman and John Lesch, along withState Sen. John Marty, hosted a town hall forum on July 1 at theHamline Midway Library. More than 100 area residents attended theforum, where the legislators gave an overview of the recent legislativesession and fielded comments about what constituents would like tosee happen in the next session. Pictured here are Hausman, Martyand Lesch. Photo by Grant Abbott

Karla Heaton at Circus Juventas Photo by Dan Norman

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We're doubling our capacity!No more infant waiting list. . . for now.Find us online at SonShineLearningCenter.net to schedule a tour or call 651-756-1530.

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ClassifiedsSend your ad to [email protected] or P.O.Box 8126, St. Paul, MN 55108, or call FaribaSanikhatam, 651-239-0321. Ads are $5 per line. Add a box or art for $10. Next deadline: Aug. 14.

WATER DAMAGE REPAIR, plaster,sheetrock and woodwork. Familybusiness in the Park 70 years. Jim Larson, 651-644-5188.

WE SATISFY ALL YOUR PAINTING NEEDS.Water damage repair, staining,sheetrock, spray texture, spray textureremoval, wallpaper and wallpaper re-moval. Family business in the Park 70years. Jim Larson, 651-644-5188.

RAIN GUTTERS CLEANED, REPAIRED,installed. Insured, license #BC126373.651-699-8900. Burton’s Rain GutterService, 1864 Grand Ave.www.burtonsraingutter.com

PAINTING, WALLPAPER REMOVAL, 30years exp. Small jobs wanted. Jim,612-202-5514. Also lawn mowing.

BRUSHSTROKES PAINTING Interior/exteriorpainting. Ceiling/wall repair. Very detail-oriented. I strive to have a professional& positive relationship with my cus-tomers. Tom Marron 651-230-1272.WWW.brushstrokespainting.org

20/20 HOUSE CLEANING Perfect housecleaning. W/over 25 yrsexp. in the area. Family-owned & operated, 651-635-9228.

PRO TEAM PAINTING PLUS, INC. Interior &exterior painting. Complete carpentryservices. 651-917-2881. BBB.

NEW BRIGHTON WINDOWS & SCREENS. Wefix your cracked windows and brokenscreens. Reasonably priced: 651-633-4435

BUDGET BLINDS: 30% off your entire orderof Blinds, Shades, Shutters & more. Calltoday for a FREE in-home consultation.612-246-6139. www.budgetblinds.com

20/20 WINDOW WASHING:Larry’s Window Washing.Perfect Windows EveryTime! 651-635-9228.

20/20 CARPET CLEANING. Season spe-cial! Liv rom/din rm, $75. 651-635-9228.

YARD CLEANUPS. Seasonal lawnservices. I use a small push mower, not abig riding mower. Gutter cleaning. Avg.monthly costs $70. Call 651-490-7617.

All your GREEN needs: Mowing / Lawn Care/ Landscaping. 22+ years in St. Paul. Call651-695-1230. SorensenLawnCare.com

RETIRED CARPENTER IN NEIGHBORHOODavailable. Barry Riesch 651-641-1087

JR’S CARPET INSTALL & CLEANING $10/yard& $25/room 612-378-7749

HANDYMAN IN ST. ANTHONY PARK. QuickResponse - Quality Work. Specializingin work for Seniors. 651-208-5996 orseniorhelptwincities.com.

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Child CarePARK ANGELS CHILDCARE. Infant to 11years old, near Como & Doswell. CallAdella, 651-644-5516.

HARMONY PC COMPUTER REPAIR. Servicein home. 25 yrs exp. Woman-owned.651-605-5804. www.harmonypc.us

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GREAT HOUSECLEANING IN SAP since1993. Many excellent refs.

Mary, 763-789-7560.

CONCRETE / ASPHALT EXPERTSSteps * Walls * Driveways

* Garage Floors Family Business in SAP since 1971.

651-636-4996www.GoodmansonConstruction.com

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FOR RENT: UPPER DUPLEX in St. AnthonyPark. Living room, dining room, 2 bed-rooms, kitchen, bath, garage, base-ment storage. Contact 651-644-7784.

LOWER DUPLEX FOR RENT: 2 bedrooms,attached garage, air conditioner,access to laundry. Walk to bus, U of Mand Luther Seminary. Available Aug. 15.$1,050/mo + Electricity 651-645-1917.

SIGN UP NOW FOR THE ST. ANTHONY PARKneighborhood garage sale Saturday,Sept. 19, 9-5. Fill out the registrationform at www.sapcc.org/sap-garage-sale/, then send it with $15 to St.Anthony Park Community Council, 890Cromwell Ave., St. Paul, MN 55114, byTuesday, Sept. 15.

GRETA JUNE GARDENS: maintaining gardensand containers in outdoor spaces. UMNHorticulture grad. MNLA member. Takingappointments now. Call Gretchen at 612-267-3729 and visit:gretajunegardens.com

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group meets on Mondays, at 6:30p.m., at Goodwill Easter Seals, 553Fairview Ave. N., Room 123, in St.Paul. For more information, contactMary at 612-387-6730 or callNAMI at 651-645-2948.

Como Dockside to host Music and Movies in AugustComo Dockside at the ComoLakeside Pavilion will be hostingMusic and Movies in the park everyFriday in August. Musicperformances start at 7 p.m. and willbe followed by movies at dusk. Theevents are free and will be held at thepavilion. The dates, bands andmovies are listed below.

Aug. 7: Minneapolis soul bandSouthside Desire and movie “Bill &Ted’s Excellent Adventure.” (PG)

Aug. 14: Yach rock groupTropical Depression and “MuppetsFrom Space” (G).

Aug. 21: Midwestern folkrock/Americana group FarewellMilwaukee and “Young

Frankenstein” (PG).Aug. 28: Indie-electro-garage-

pop band Fort Wilson Riot and“Williow” (PG).

Raymond Avenue Gallery to hostwork of Lee Love, Jean Shannon Raymond Avenue Gallery, 761Raymond Ave., will present the

pottery of Lee Love and paintings byJean Shannon Aug. 28-Oct. 2. Theopening reception for the show willbe held Friday, Aug. 28, 6-8 p.m.

Lee Love was introduced toceramics through Warren Mackenzieand the Minnesota and Wisconsinpotters associated with him. “Ilearned to make functional pottery

for everyday use,” he stated. “Itwasn't until my first visit in 1993 tothe town where I was born, Sakai,Japan, just outside of Osaka, that Ilearned that the 16th-century teamaster Sen No Rikyu was also fromSakai, and had lived very close to myJapanese relatives’ neighborhood.After realizing this, I knew I had tolearn more about tea ceremony andthe ceramics used in it.”

Jean Shannon saw her firstHiroshige woodblock prints at theage of five in the hallway of FrankLloyd Wright’s Unitarian church inMadison, Wis. “After focusingalmost exclusively on woodblockprints for 15 years, I’ve started topaint ‘portraits’ of some of the toysI’ve collected. These paintings havesurprised me, made me smile, and Ihope they bring a smile to theirviewers too,”Shannon said.

The clay, sculptures andpaintings of gallery owner Joseph G.Brown will be on view in the lowerlevel gallery.

Gallery hours are Mondaythrough Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. andSaturday, noon-4 p.m.

Classes and events at local Park & Rec centerSummer camps and classes are insession at your local recreation center.Register at www.stpaul.gov/parks.Here is a list of classes at the rec

centers in the Bugle readership areaand the phone numbers for thecenters.

Langford, 651-298-5765Soo Bahk Do, ages 6-adultArt: How to Train Your Dragon,ages 3-5 Computer: Minecraft MovieMaking, ages 7-12 Science: Flight Academy, ages 6-12 Pilates for adultsSenior gym bowling and darts

Northwest Como, 651-298-5813Tye Dye, ages 4-9Minecrafting Basics, ages 7-11Minecraft Coding with Python,ages 10-15Tie Dye, ages 4-9Cheerleading Camp, ages 5-9Schoolhouse Chess, ages 6-12Flag Football Camp, ages 6-12Gone Fishing Sewing Bag, ages 10-14Basketball Camp, ages 7-12Mini Hawk Camp, ages 4-7Art Academy, ages 7-12How to Train Your Dragon ArtClass, ages 4-6Ahoy Matey Art Class, ages 4-6Badminton Camp, ages 14-13Volleyball Camp, ages 8-14 Messiest Art Camp Ever Part 2, ages6-9 Story Time Art, ages 4-6 Tae Kwon Do, ages 6+ Senior Gamers

North Dale, 651-558-2329Robotics: Star Wars Droid BuilderBabysitting Class, ages 11+Tae Kwon Do, ages 4-adultScience: Grossology, ages 4-7 Senior Fitness Yoga for adults and seniorsPilates for adults and seniorsSenior Cards

Special EventsNorth Dale Movie Night: Friday,July 31, showing “Paddington,”7:30 p.m.North Dale Summerfest: Tuesday,Aug. 11, 5-8 p.m.Langford Movie Night: Thursday,Aug. 20, “Big Hero 6,” 7-10 p.m.

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The work of Jean Shannon (left) and Lee Love (right) will be shown at Raymond Avenue Gallery Aug. 28-Oct. 2.

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