August 2011

Volume 8

Number 8

IN THIS ISSUE...• Business....................................... page 3• Sample St. Paul............................ page 6• River Connections........................ page 8• Back in Time.............................. page 12

Back to SchoolSSP Schools go HIGH TECH this fall

Nick Luna (left) and Noel Navarro work on a research project in the computer lab at South St. Paul High School. This fall students will be able to use iPads for similar projects.

Mary Diedrick HansenStaff Writer

When.South.St..Paul.students. return. to.

school. this. fall,. they’ll.discover. that. most. class-rooms. have. been. outfit-ted.with.a.new.and.high-ly. innovative.educational.tool,. the. SMART. board..The. SMART. board. is.one.of. the.newest.educa-tion. tools.. It. includes. an.interactive. whiteboard,.computer,. projector. and.learning. software.. It’s.displayed. in. the. front.of. the. classroom,. where.blackboard. and. chalk.ruled.in.low-tech.fashion.for.more.than.a.century.

Last.year,.only.51.class-rooms. had. a. SMART.board.. The. South. St..Paul. Board. of. Education.approved. the. purchase.of. 30. more. at. a. cost. of.$1,500. each.. Eager. to.spread. the. new. tech-nology. throughout. the.district,. South. St.. Paul.Schools. Superintendent.David. Webb. launched.a. two-year. fundraising.campaign. to. purchase.another. 97. to. fill. all. the.classrooms.

“It’s. amazing,”. he. said,.

referring. to. the. rousing.response. the. campaign.received. throughout. the.city.. A. website. tracking.the. pace. of. donations.showed. that. after. just.one. month. the. district.was. nearly. halfway. to. its.goal.. “The. first. week,.there. was. enough. for. 10.boards..The.second.week,.an. anonymous. donor.

contributed.$30,000.”Funds. also. flowed. in.

from. the. district’s. Edu-cational. Foundation,. Se-nior. Council,. South. St..Paul.Lions.Club,.the.high.school’s.Student.Council,.local.businesses.and.other.anonymous.donors.

To. further. embrace.the. use. of. technology,.the. Board. of. Education.

approved. for. the. up-coming. school. year. the.purchase. of. 600. Apple.iPads. for. students. in. the.two. elementary. schools,.the. high. school. and. the.Community. Learning.Center,. and. an. addition-al. 280. for. teaching. staff.and. administrators.. The.

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South St. Paul celebrates Night to Unite Aug. 2. South. St.. Paul’s. Night. to. Unite. celebration. will.

take.place.Tues.,.Aug..2..The.event.is.part.of.a.nation-wide.effort.to.encourage.citizen.participation.in.crime.prevention..Block.club.parties.are.expected.to.be.held.across. South. St.. Paul. featuring. visits. from. members.of.the.South.St..Paul.Police.Department,.South.Met-ro. Fire. and. McGruff,. the. Crime. Fighting. Dog..The.

South.St..Paul.Mayor’s.Youth.Task.Force.will.kick.off.its.11th.Annual.“Fill.the.Backpack.Campaign”.at.the.event.  Last. year,. over. 200. backpacks. were. filled. for.South. St.. Paul. students. in. need.. For. more. informa-tion,.contact.Deb.Griffith,.community.affairs.liaison,.at.651-554-3230.or.deb.griffith@southstpaul.org.

Burke retains airport manager jobPage 3

Dakota County Fairopens August 8Page 6

New plan aims to make Mississippi riverfrontmore naturalPage 8

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district.was.part.of.a.pur-chasing. consortium. that.paid.$487.per.unit..

“The. world. students.live. in. is. digital. and. it.is. changing. fast,”. said.Webb.. “The. iPad. wasn’t.available.two.years.ago.”

SMART. boards. add. a.whole. new. dimension. to.teaching..They.use touch.detection. for. user. input.and. are. compatible. with.iPads. to. display. lesson.plans. and. student. work..Testing.can.be.done.daily.using. iPads. so. teachers.know. whether. to. review.subject. matter. or. move.on.

In. addition. to. class-room. resources,. Webb.pointed.out.that.100,000.books. are. on-line. free. of.charge.

“Even. books. from. the.local. library,”. he. said,.“and. they. are. accessible.to. everyone.. In. Califor-nia. all. textbooks. are. on-line.and.accessible. to.ev-eryone.in.the.country..It’s.the. direction. schools. are.headed.in.the.next.five.to.

10.years..We.want. to.ex-pose.all.students.to.these.devices. and. this. type. of.learning. and. create. the.pathways.to.get.there.”..

Webb. said. that. while.technology. is. a. teaching.tool.designed. to.enhance.and. individualize. class-

room. instruction,. stu-dent. achievement. is.only.as.good.as.the.curriculum.and.instruction.

In. the. South. St.. Paul.School.District.the.rigor-ous. International. Bacca-laureate. (IB). curriculum.is. at. the. core. of. instruc-

tion.. The. district. is. the.first. in. the. state. to. have.a. K-12. IB. curriculum.in. place.. High. interna-tional. standards. must. be.met. under. this. curricu-lum.. This. is. reflected. in.the. high. performance. of.the.district.under.the.No.Child.Left.Behind.federal.program..The.district.has.a. 97.2. percent. achieve-ment. level. in. Adequate.Yearly.Progress.of.36.eli-gible.groups...

Webb. reported. that.30.students. from. the. class.of. 2011. graduated. not.

only. with. a. South. St..Paul. High. School. diplo-ma,. but. also. with. an. IB.diploma,. which. is. recog-nized.worldwide..He.said.many. colleges. waive. the.first.year.to.students.with.an.IB.diploma..

“Technology. won’t. re-place. teachers,. but. it.will. enhance. what. they.are. doing,”. said. Webb..“For.example.art.teachers.can. write. their. lesson. on.the. SMART. board,. click.to. save. to. their. desktop.computer.. Then. there. is.a. program. call. ‘Moodle’.where. teachers. can. build.additions.to.their.lecture,.and.students.can.access.it.24/7...If.they.missed.class.or.are.struggling.they.can.click. on. it. and. hear. it.again.”

Enriched. learning. is.available. for. gifted. and.talented.students.as.well,.since. teachers. can. load.web. links. to. their. les-son. plans.. Art. teachers,.for. example,. can. link. to.the. best. museums. in. the.world. to. help. students.broaden. their. knowledge.base..

BudgetBecause. of. expected.

funding. cuts. from. the.state,.the.district.reduced.its. budget. by. $545,000..Through. adjustments. in.the. district. school. nurse.program,. a. savings. of.$285,000. is. expected..

Further. reductions. are.expected. by. partnering.with. the. city. of. South.St..Paul.for.maintenance,.sharing. Community. Ed-ucation. and. Adult. Basic.Education. with. nearby.school.districts,.and.add-ing. a. $5. fee. increase. for.athletics..A.small.number.of. teachers. were. let. go.and. others. were. moved.from. the. high. school. to.the. elementary. schools,.where.student.population.is.rising..

“South.St..Paul.has.po-sitioned.itself.to.be.com-petitive. for. such. a. long.time,”.said.Board.of.Edu-cation. Chairperson. Ann.Counihan.. “We. have. a.creative. superintendent,.a. dedicated. staff. and. a.generous. supportive. city..As. the. school. goes,. so.goes.South.St..Paul.”

The. biggest. revenue.generator. is. students,.because. each. student. en-rolled.brings.dollars.from.the. state. to. the. school.district.. Enrollment. has.been. holding. steady. at.about. 3,100. for. the. past.several.years.

New gym floorIn.other.news,.the.high.

school. gymnasium. has.been. shut. down. for. the.summer. while. the. floor.is. being. replaced. with. a.new. “spongy”. floor. and.insulation.is.being.added.to. the. roof.. The. district.had. set. aside. $360,000.over. the. past. five. years.to.cover.the.cost.of.these.upgrades.

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Glenn. Burke. had. a.look.of.contentment.

on. his. face. as. he. paused.for. a. photo. during. his.busy.day.as. airport.man-ager. at. Fleming. Field..Less. than. 10. months.ago. his. face. was. creased.with. worry. after. receiv-ing. notification. that. his.position.was.being.elimi-nated.. He. is. breathing.easier. these. days. because.he. was. given. the. nod. of.approval. from. city. of.South.St..Paul.officials.to.continue. to. manage. the.city-owned.airport,. a. job.he’s.held.since.1994.

Burke’s.position.was. in.jeapordy. last. fall. as. the.City. looked. for. ways. to.deal. with. its. projected.$425,000. budget. short-fall.. Since. 1997,. Burke.has. held. the. position. of.director.of.revenue.facili-ties.and.has.been.respon-sible. for. managing. the.airport. and. also. oversee-ing.the.manager.at.Wako-ta.Arena..Wakota.Areana.now. has. a. new. manage-ment. team. in. place. and.his. duties. there. were. no.longer. needed.. Burke.also.had. a.paid. intern. to.assist. him. at. the. airport,.but. that. position. is. now.vacant.

His. appointment. was.made. official. at. the. July.18. South. St.. Paul. City.Council. meeting.. His.salary. for. this. full-time.position. is. $71,084,. and.he.will.keep.all.of.his.ac-crued. benefits.. His. sal-ary.as.director.of.revenue.facilities. was. $83,828..Burke.has.a.degree.in.air-port. management. from.the. University. of. North.Dakota.

In. related. news,. the.Council. accepted. a.$10,300. donation. from.the. South. St.. Paul. Ten-ant’s. Association. in. late.June.to.be.used.for.Flem-ing.Field.expenses.

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SSP Lions Club seeks informationThe. South. St.. Paul. Lions. Club. Memorial. Golf.

Tournament.committee.is.looking.for.names,.address-es. and. phone. numbers. of. family. and. friends. of. its.deceased.members. to. invite. them. to. the.Aug.. 8. golf.event.. For. more. information,. call. Barry. Cosgrove. at.651-455-9386.or.Greg.Niederkorn.at.651-451-1333..

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ment. fall. program. brochure. will. be. available. in. mid.August.at.www.southstpaul.org,.and.at.the.Parks.and.Recreation.office.at.Central.Square.Community.Cen-ter,. 100. 7th. Ave.. N.  . The. brochure. includes. infor-mation.on.a. large.variety.of.programs,. including.ac-tivities.for.youth,.special.events,.non-school.day.field.trips,.holiday.happenings,.fitness/wellness.classes,.in-door.swimming.lessons,.karate,.gymnastics.and.more.

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• Book discussions -.The. ti-tle. discussed. in. August. is. “The.Whistling.Season”.by.Ivan.Doig...It’s.1909.in.Montana.and.Oliver.Milliron.and.his.two.boys.are.in.the. market. for. a. housekeeper,.since. his. beloved. wife. passed.away.. But. where. will. he. find.one. in. their. two-bit. town?.The.Wednesday. group. meets. at. 1.p.m.,.Aug..17,.and.the.Thursday.group.meets.at.7.p.m.,.Aug..18..Both.discussions.are.held.in.the.library’s.meeting.room.. .Author.information. packets. are. avail-

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• Community helper story-time.-.A.firefighter,.a.police.of-ficer,.Mayor.Beth.Baumann.and.Superintendent. David. Webb.will. present. a. special. storytime.celebrating. South. St.. Paul. at.10:30. a.m.,. Mon.,. Aug.. 1.. All.ages.welcome.

• Teen summer reading party -. Teens. are. invited. to. the. teen.summer. reading. party. at. 7:30.p.m.,.Fri.,.Aug..5,.at.the.Splash.Pool. at.Lorraine.Park..This. free.event. will. feature. swimming,.snacks.and.prize.giveaways.

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-.A.kids.summer.reading.party.is.offered.at.6:30.p.m.,.Wed.,.Aug..10,. at. the. Dakota. County. His-torical.Museum..This.free.event.features. balloons,. door. prizes.and. entertainment. by. Alan.Johnson,.comedian/juggler.

• Internet Basics. -. A. class. is.offered. 6:30-7:30. p.m.,. Wed.,.Aug.. 3. to. provide. instruction.on. navigating. a. web. browser,.exploring. the. library’s. website,.finding. information. online. and.printing. web. pages.. . Registra-tion.is.required...

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Your community news and information sourceN ews BriefsVolunteers needed for 125th Birthday Celebration Committee

The.city.of.South.St..Paul,.which.will.be.celebrat-ing.its.125.birthday.in.2012,.is.looking.for.volunteers.to.help.develop.plans.and.events. for.a.year-long.cel-ebration..Volunteers.are.needed.to.assist.with.market-ing. and. communication,. finance,. history. and. events.and. activities.. For. more. information,. contact. Deb.Griffith,.community.affairs.liaison,.at.651-554-3230.or.deb.griffith@southstpaul.org..

New FreeMotion strength equipment at Central Square

The. fitness. room. at. Central. Square. Community.Center. will. be. closed. Aug.. 4-5. to. accommodate. the.installation. of. new. FreeMotion. strength. equipment..Beginning. Aug.. 6,. staff. will. be. available. to. help. pa-trons.with.the.new.equipment..

Scholarship fundraiserSouth. St.. Paul. Public. Schools. custodial. mainte-

nance. and. technology. departments. are. hosting. their.15th. annual. golf. tournament. and. scholarship. fund-raiser.Mon.,.Aug..1,.at.Cannon.Falls.Golf.Club..Reg-istration.begins.at.11.a.m.. .The. tournament. is. shot-gun.start,.best.ball.format.and.begins.at.noon..Cost.is.$70.per.golfer. for.golf,.cart.and. food.and.beverages..The. event. also. features. a. silent. auction,. raffle.draw-ing.and.door.prizes..Proceeds.support.$3,000.scholar-ships.that.are.awarded.annually.to.two.South.St..Paul.High. School. graduating. seniors.. Organizers. are. also.looking. for. hole. sponsors. and. prize. donations.. For.more.information,.call.Linda.at.651-457-9409.

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The. River. Heights. Chamber. of. Commerce. is.producing.a.new.publication.this.fall.to.promote.the. South. Metro. area..The. South. Metro. Living.Guide.will.combine.the.Chamber’s.member.busi-ness. directory. and. community. resource. guide.into. one. publication. that. will. highlight. various.facets.of.the.community,.such.as.living,.working,.relaxing.and.doing.business.in.South.St..Paul.and.Inver.Grove.Heights..

To.enhance.the.guide,.the.Chamber.is.seeking.submissions. from. photographers. and. writers. to.share.photos.and.information.about.the.business.community,. local. city. government,. schools,. or-ganizations,. places. of. worship,. and. other. facets.of. the.community..Photos.will.be.displayed.and.voted.on.through.the.Chamber’s.social.media.and.website.and.cash.prizes.will.be.awarded.to.contest.winners.in.several.categories..Submit.high.resolu-tion.photos.and.information.to.nicole@riverheights.com,. or. call. 651-451-2266. by. Aug.. 19..All. images. must. be. 300. dpi. and. submitted. in. a.jpg,.gif,.tif.or.pdf.format..Any.photos.or.content.submitted.for.the.contest.will.be.used.at.the.dis-cretion. of. the. River. Heights. Chamber. of. Com-merce.and.become.property.of.the.River.Heights.Chamber.of.Commerce.for.use.in.its.publications.and.communications.promoting.the.south.metro.area..All.photos.should.include.a.caption.and.the.photographer’s.name.

“We. believe. in. keeping. our. communities. a.great. place. to. live,. work. and. play,”said. Jennifer.Gale,.president.of.the.River.Heights.Chamber.of.Commerce. and. Progress. Plus.. “One. of. our. top.priorities. is. to. remind.people. in. the.community.to.shop.local.for.their.goods.and.services.to.sus-tain. our. thriving. business. community.. . Here. at.the. River. Heights. Chamber,. we. provide. the. re-sources.to.do.so.and.welcome.you.to.stop.on.by.”

The. River. Heights. Chamber. of. Commerce. is.located. at. 5782. Blackshire. Path. in. Inver. Grove.Heights..For.more. information,.visit.www.river-heights.com,.or.call.651-451-2266.

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Your community news and information sourceS ample St. PaulThe Irish Fair of Minnesota

The. Irish. Fair. of. Min-nesota. takes. place. Aug..12-14. on. Harriet. Island,.St.. Paul.. This. free. event.features. live. music,. en-tertainment,. dancing,.food.and.drink,.Irish.cul-ture. workshops,. Gaelic.language. classes. and. ge-nealogy. booths.. Sport-ing. events. include. Tug.O’War,. Gaelic. football,.rugby,. hurling,. box-ing. and. the. annual. Run.

with. the. Celts. 5K. race..Kids. may. participate.in. mini. golf,. crafts. and.contests,. learn. about.Celtic. myth. and. magic,.and. watch. sheep. herd-ing. demonstrations. with.authentic. border. collies..For. more. information,.visit  www.irishfair.com.

Outdoor concerts and movies

Nine Nights of Music.-.The.Minnesota.History.Center. is.hosting. its. free.

Nine. Nights. of. Music.program. every. Tuesday.in. August. at. the. Min-nesota. History. Center.Plaza,. 345. Kellogg. Blvd..W.,. St.. Paul.. Dance. in-struction. from. Tapestry.Folk.Dance.Center. is.of-fered. 6:30-7. p.m.. Live.music. and. dancing. takes.place.7-8:30.p.m..Pack.a.picnic. or. purchase. food.from. the. Café. Minne-sota. terrace. grill.. Come.early. and. take. advantage.of. free. admission. to.mu-

seum. galleries,. 5-8. p.m..There. is. a. nominal. fee.for. parking.. In. case. of.rain,. performances. will.be. held. indoors. in. the.3M. Auditorium.. For.a. complete. schedule,.visit. http://www.min-nesotahistorycenter.org/events-programs/nine-nights-of-music. or. call.651-259-3000. for. more.information..

The Village at Men-dota Heights,. located. at.Highway. 110. and. Dodd.Road,.is.hosting.free.out-door. concerts. in. August..Remember. When. (’50s.&.’60s.music).is.featured.at.6:30.p.m.,.Wed.,.Aug..17,.and.HipHop.Interac-tive. KidsDance. Back. at.6:30. p.m.,. Wed.,. Aug..24..

Raspberry Island. –

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Your community news and information sourceS ample St. Paul6-9. p.m.. each. Thursday.through. Aug.. 25.. Food.vendors.will.be.available..For. a. schedule.of.perfor-mances,. visit. musicin-mears.com.

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perform.at.7.p.m.,.Wed.,.Aug.. 10,. at. the. Xcel. En-ergy.Center,.199.W..Kel-logg.Blvd.,.St..Paul..Tick-ets.are.$49.75-$89.75.

Adele. will. perform. at.7:30,. Wed.,. Aug.. 24..Tickets.are.$29.50-$89.

Science Museum“Tutankhamun: The

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

cludes. more. than. 100.artifacts. of. the. treasures.of.King.Tut,.explores.the.time.of.the.pharaohs.and.what. scientists. have. re-cently. discovered. regard-ing.the.unexpected.death.of.King.Tut..

To. complement. the.exhibit,. the. Omnithe-atre. is. featuring. “Mum-mies: Secrets of the Pharaohs.”. In. the. late.19th. century,. 40. royal.mummies,. including. 12.Kings.of.Egypt,.were.dis-covered. together. in. the.same.tomb..Today,.scien-tists. continue. to. explore.the. process. of. ancient.Egyptian. mummification.using. modern. technol-ogy.. See. the. first. mod-ern. mummification. in.

the. Egyptian. style. since.the.time.of.the.pharaohs,.and. find. out. what. mys-teries. scientists. hope. to.unravel. by. studying. an-cient. DNA.. Weekday.tickets.are.$25.for.adults.and.$16.for.children.ages.4-12.and.$23. for. seniors.age.60.and.older,.or.$30,.$18.and.$29.respectively.on. the. weekend.. Price.includes. all. Science. Mu-seum.exhibits.. .

Museum. tickets. are.$11.for.adults.and.$8.50.for. children. ages. 4-12.and. seniors. age. 60. and.older,.or.$17.and.$14.50.respectively. with. admis-

sion. to. the. Omnithe-ater..Omnitheater. tickets.alone.are.$8/$7..The.Sci-ence. Museum. is. located.at. 120. W.. Kellogg. Blvd..For. more. information,.visit. www.smm.org. or.call.651-221-9444.

Children’s Museum“LEGO Castle Adven-

ture” is.featured.through.Sept.. 11.. Visitors. help.design. a. new. castle. for.the.king.and.queen.using.LEGO. bricks.. Visitors.may. construct. castles,.learn. about. real-world.castles.and.their.building.secrets,. and. plan. their.

ideal. castle’s. defenses..Families.may. explore. the.inside.of.the.royal.castle,.test. their. fortress.designs.with. a. catapult,. spot. a.dragon. and. climb. a. bat-tlement.wall.

Tickets. are. $8.95.. Ex-plore. the. museum. free.of. charge. 9. a.m.-5. p.m..the. third.Sunday.of. each.

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Your community news and information sourceR iver Connections

Tim SpitzackEditor

It.is.a.warm,.sunny.Sat-urday. afternoon. and. I.

am.standing.at.the.tip.of.Raspberry. Island. watch-ing. a. half-dozen. mallard.ducks.trying.to.swim.in.a.straight. line. in. the. swift.current.of.the.Mississippi.River..This. is. one. of. few.areas. in. St.. Paul. where.you. can. get. close. to. the.river. and. feel. its. power..

Here. the. river. runs. fast,.caused. in. part. by. the.Shepard. Road. embank-ment. on. the. downtown.shoreline.. The. island. is.located.near.the.Wabasha.Street. and. Robert. Street.bridges,. and. the. din. of.traffic. is. ever-present..Just. downstream,. tow-boats. are. pushing. barges.around. the. harbor. and.the.roar.of. jet.planes.can.be.heard.overhead..In.the.distance,. the. shrill. of. a.

fire.or.police.siren.pierces.the.air.

One.of.the.goals.of.the.Great. River. Passage. plan.is. to. bring. nature. to. the.heart. of. the. city.. But. is.it. possible?. Is. it. realis-tic?. If. you. consider.what.has. been. done. with. the.nearby. Lilydale. Regional.Park. in. recent. years,. one.would. have. to. conclude.that.it.is..

On. another. day. I. vis-ited. Lilydale. Regional.

Park,. which. is. accessed.by. traveling.west.on.Wa-ter.Street.from.Harriet.Is-land..At.the.entrance,.the.road. narrows. and. winds.along. the. river. through.a. hardwood. forest. thick.with. lush. vegetation.. At.

the.west.end.of.the.park.is.a.wide,. earthen. trail. that.leads. to. Pickerel. Lake..Within. five. minutes. I.am. standing. in. a. field.of. wildflowers. overlook-ing. the. lake.. I. hear. bird.songs. and. croaking. frogs.

and.the.rustle.of.wind.as.it. blows. through. the. tall.prairie. grasses. that. sur-round.me..It.is.a.peaceful.and. serene. setting,. void.of. the. noise. pollution. I.experienced.at.Raspberry.Island.. This. is. the. type.

GREAT RIVER PASSAGE / PART 1 OF 3

New plan aims to make Mississippi riverfrontMORE NATURAL, MORE URBAN, MORE CONNECTEDIn mid-June, the city of St. Paul unveiled a new plan to further develop

its 17 miles of Mississippi riverfront. Building upon the framework of

the Great River Park Master Plan, the city spent about $1 million over

the past year to garner advice from consultants and residents alike on

ways to link 16 parks and 25 miles of trails and add other amenities to

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Your community news and information sourceR iver Connectionsof. experience. that. the.many.people.who.worked.on. the. Great. River. Pas-sage.Master.Plan.hope.to.replicate. in. the. coming.years.. It. will. be. a. long,.slow.process,.and.changes.will.happen.only.as.fund-ing. allows.. Nonetheless,.a.plan.is.in.place.to.make.the.riverfront.more.natu-ral..Here.are.some.of. the.highlights.of.the.plan.

Create a continuous natural corridor

St.. Paul. has. three. re-gional. parks. —. Har-riet. Island,. Lilydale. and.Battle.Creek.—.and.if.all.goes. as. planned,. it. will.have.one.more..The.City.plans. to. acquire. selected.

properties.north.of.High-way.61.to.create.a.new.re-gional. park. along. High-wood. Bluff. and. link. it.to. Battle. Creek. Regional.Park.

Protect existing natural areas

Removing. buckthorn.and. other. invasive. spe-cies. is. a. critical. part. of.restoring. natural. habi-tat. and. ecological. diver-sity. along. the. river.. The.City. will. see. that. these.efforts. continue.. It. will.also.control.usage.within.natural. areas.. This. will.be.done.by.adding. trails,.benches,.wildlife-viewing.blinds. and. other. facili-ties.to.concentrate.use.to.

specific. zones. within. the.natural.areas.

Create a series of nature preserves

The. City. will. create. a.series. of. nature. preserves.to. improve.wildlife.habi-tat. and.ensure. that.other.natural.resources.are.pro-tected..These.areas.will.be.off-limits. for. recreation,.but. may. be. accessed. pe-riodically. when. accom-panied. by. a. naturalist. or.park.ranger..

Improve storm water quality

Management. strategies.will. be. employed. in. all.new. park. developments.

to. treat. polluted. urban.runoff. and. help. restore.historic. streams.. This.includes. diverting. storm.water. through. a. series. of.swales,.wet.meadows.and.stream.channels..

Provide for nature-based recreation

Improvements. will. be.made. to. certain. parks. to.provide. recreational. uses.that. respect. the. natural.setting,. including. hiking.and.biking. trails. and. ad-venture. playgrounds. for.children.

Keep conventional recreation in other parks

Conventional. recre-ational. activities. and.programs,. such. as. soc-cer,. baseball,. basketball.and. tennis,. will. be. con-centrated. in. community.parks.that.are.not.located.in.the.river.corridor.

Create a series of gathering places

The. City. plans. to.transform.Watergate.Ma-rina. into. a. site. that. will.

accommodate. more. riv-er-oriented.uses..Planned.additions. include.a. small.café,. bait. shop. and. rent-al. facilities. for. bicycles,.cross-country. skis. and.paddle. sports.. It. will. be-come. the. headquarters.for. St.. Paul’s. Environ-mental. Education. pro-gram,. and. the. City. will.also. create. a. group. camp.for.youth. in.the.adjacent.Crosby.Park.

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Fill the Backpack campaign

On. Aug.. 2,. the. South.St.. Paul. Mayor’s. Youth.Task. Force. will. kick. off.

its. 11th. Annual. Fill. the.Backpack. campaign,.which. provides. back-packs. with. school. sup-plies. for. South. St.. Paul.students.in.need..

How does it work? The. campaign. begins.

on.South.St..Paul’s.Night.to.Unite,.an.annual.event.that.promotes.crime.pre-vention.. Many. residents.who. celebrate. Night. to.Unite. bring. school. sup-plies. to. their. neighbor-hood. get-togethers..These. supplies. are. de-

livered. to. City. Hall,.and. task. force. members.place. them. into. back-packs. and. deliver. them.to.the.schools..Hundreds.of. notebooks,. pencils,.markers. and. crayons. are.donated. through. these.neighborhood. block. par-ties.. Church. groups,.businesses,.organizations,.families. and. individuals.also. help. collect. and. do-nate. school. supplies. and.monetary.donations..

The. task. force. is. once.again. working. with. Miz-pah. Lodge. #191. and.Sportsman’s.Guide.on.the.campaign.. This. spring,.the.Mizpah.Lodge.hosted.a.taco.feed.to.raise.funds.to. purchase. the. back-packs,. and. Sportsman’s.Guide. runs. an. internal.drive. to. collect. school.supplies.. In. the. past. few.years. they. have. collected.enough. supplies. to. fill.hundreds. of. backpacks..The. task. force. would.like.to.thank.the.Mizpah.Lodge. #191. and. Sports-man’s.Guide. for. their. as-sistance.in.this.important.effort..

How many back-packs are filled each year?

On. average,. the. task.force. fills. about. 200.backpacks. with. basic.school. supplies. each.year.and. distributes. them. to.the. elementary. and. sec-ondary. schools. in. South.St..Paul..

How does a family get a backpack?

Families.wishing. to. re-ceive. a. backpack. of. sup-plies. should. contact. the.school. office. where. their.child. will. be. attending.this. fall.. Each. school.distributes. backpacks. to.families. in. need. at. their.school.. .

What if only school supplies are needed?

If. only. school. supplies.are. needed,. or. if. only.specific. school. supplies.are. needed,. families. may.contact. their. school.. Ex-tra. supplies. are. available.at.each.school..

Which supplies are most needed?

For.a.list.of.school.sup-plies,.visit.www.southstpaul.org. and. click. on.Mayor’s.Youth.Task.Force.and. Fill. the. Backpack.Campaign..

The. task. force. would.like. to. thank. everyone.in. advance. for. donat-ing. to. this. campaign.. It.takes. everyone. to. make.the. campaign. successful,.and.every.donation.helps.ensure. all. South. St.. Paul.students. get. the. supplies.they. need. to. start. the.school.year.right..

Other events August. is. another.busy.

month.for.the.task.force..Here.is.what’s.happening:.

Swimming Under the Stars

Swimming. Under. the.Stars. pool. parties. will.take. place. 8-10. p.m.,.Wed.,.Aug..3,.10.and.17,.at. Northview. Pool,. 635.18th. Ave.. N..The. events.feature. music,. games,.prizes. and. lots. of. fun..

Entrance. fee. is. a. sug-gested.donation.of.$2.per.person. (parents.are. free)..Seasonal. pool. passes. are.not.valid.for.these.private.parties..

FYI - For Youth Information show

The. task. force. will.be. working. with. Town.Square. TV. to. produce. a.new. episode. of. FYI.. If.you.are.a.youth.interested.in. working. behind. or. in.front. of. the. camera,. this.is.a.great.opportunity.for.you.. The. task. force. cov-ers.a.variety.of.topics. for.FYI..

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In. mid-June,. the. Nash. Finch. Company,. a. major.food. distribution. company. headquartered. in. Edina,.launched. its. “Helping. Hands. in. the. Community”.program.. The. company. basically. shut. down. for. the.day. and. sent.more. than.400. employees. out. into. the.community.to.work.for.non-profits;.and.19.spent.the.day.with.us..Half.of.them.worked.at.packing.bags.of.food. for.our. summer.kids’.meal.bag. lunch.program,.while. the.rest.helped. landscape.our.new.building.on.Grand.Avenue..The. food.packers. packed.1,100.bags.of.food,.while.the.landscapers.laid.sod.and.moved.sev-eral.tons.of.landscaping.rock.to.various.places.around.the.property..They.did.a.tremendous.amount.of.work.in.a.very.short.period.of.time;.work.that.would.have.taken.us.days.or.weeks.to.complete.without.them.

Beyond.being.amazed.at.the.amount.of.work.these.people.did,.I.was.also.moved.by.the.level.of.commit-ment. it. took. on. the. part. of. the. leadership. of. Nash.Finch.to.make.this.happen..Think.about.it..They.paid.400.employees. a.day’s.wage. to.go.out. into. the. com-munity. and. work. for. the. benefit. of. others.. In. addi-tion,. Nash. Finch. hired. a. fleet. of. buses. to. transport.them. to. their. work. assignments. and. back,. and. then.celebrated. their. accomplishment. with. a. barbecue. at.the.end.of.the.day..I.can’t.imagine.how.much.this.cost.the.company.

As.I.reflected.on.this.fantastic.day.of.service,.I.be-gan.to.think.about.the.amount.of.community.involve-ment.and.“give.back”.many.of.our.area.corporations.provide..Often.the.business.community,.especially.big.business,.gets.painted.with. the.“greed.brush.”.When.this. happens,. we. overlook. the. amount. of. time. and.money.many.of.these.businesses.spend.helping.others.

Take,. for. instance,. Thomson. Reuters,. the. succes-sor. organization. to.West. Publishing. Company.. I. am.not.aware.of.the.full.scope.of.what.Thomson.Reuters.does.in.our.community,.much.less.other.communities.around.the.country.and.the.world,.but.I.do.know.that.Thomson. Reuters. is. an. amazing. partner. for. Neigh-bors.. Last. year,. Thomson. Reuters. employees. volun-teered. in. our. summer. school. summer. meal. program.for.kids,.our. summer.kids’.meal.bag. lunch.program,.

in.the.Clothes.Closet,.for.our.supplemental.food.dis-tribution.programs.for.seniors.and.mothers.and.chil-dren,. for. our. Duck. Race,. and. for. our. Walk. to. End.Hunger.. The. corporation. conducted. four. commod-ity.drives.throughout.the.year.for.Neighbors,.collect-ing.food,.coats.and.hygiene.items..They.also.printed.20,000.Duck.Race.certificates.and.made.a.very.gener-ous.contribution.to.help.us.fund.our.operations..

Or.consider.Blue.Cross.Blue.Shield..BCBS.encour-ages.its.employees.to.become.involved.with.non-prof-it. organizations. and. allows. its. employees. to. take. up.to.20.hours.per.year.of.company-paid.time.to.volun-teer. with. these. organizations.. For. us. at. Neighbors,.this.means.that.each.month.when.we.distribute.food,.we.have.the.volunteer.help.needed.to.serve.over.125.participants.in.a.3-hour.period..

The.next.time.you.see.a.report.about.greedy.corpo-rations. and.corporate. leaders,. remember. that.not. all.should.be.painted.with.the.same.brush..We.at.Neigh-bors.can.tell.you.from.first-hand.experience.that. the.people. who. lead. Nash. Finch,.Thomson. Reuters. and.Blue.Cross.Blue.Shield,.and.many.of.their.employees,.are.thoughtful,.caring.people.who.are.willing.to.give.of. themselves. to. do. good. in. their. communities.. For.Neighbors,.and.many.other.non-profit.organizations.throughout.the.Twin.Cities,.this.is.a.great.blessing.

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that. would. benefit. the.Dakota. as. they. prepared.for.the.future.

One. of. the. first. things.he. did. as. chief. was. con-tact. his. former. teacher.from. Lac. Qui. Parle,. the.medical. missionary. Dr..Thomas. Williamson..He. invited. Williamson.to. bring. his. family. to.Kaposia. and. establish. a.new. mission. and. school.there.. Little. Crow. had.recently.had.a.falling.out.with. the. Methodist. mis-sionaries. at. Kaposia. and.they.moved.their.mission.to. the. white. settlement.of. Red. Rock. (now. New-port).on.the.east.bank.of.the. river.. The. William-sons,.who.were.Presbyte-rians,.agreed.to.the.move.and.arrived.at.Kaposia.on.Nov.. 30,. 1846.. At. first.things. went. smoothly..The. chief. was. very. sup-portive.of.the.school.and.even.had. two.of. his. own.children,. Wowinape. and.Emma,. spend. months.at. a. time. living. with. the.Williamsons. while. he.went.on.a.winter.hunt.or.other. excursions. to. find.food.for.the.band..

However,. tensions.grew. as. regular. attacks.were.carried.out.between.the. Ojibwe. and. the. Da-kota.along. the.Mississip-pi,. sometimes.more. than.a. dozen. people. on. both.sides. killed.. In. addition,.provisions. of. the. 1837.treaty. between. the. Da-kota. and. the. U.S.. Gov-

ernment. were. not. being.enforced,. and. payments.to. the. tribe. were. often.claimed. by. white. traders.who.had.issued.goods.on.credit. until. the. govern-ment. annuities. arrived..In.1849,.rumors.began.to.circulate. that. the. funds.for. education. promised.in. the. treaty. were. be-ing. given. directly. to. the.missionary. teachers.. Lit-tle. Crow. subsequently.pulled.his.children.out.of.the. school,. although. the.allegations.were.not.true.

Two. years. later,. starv-ing. and. in. need. of. assis-tance,. Little. Crow. and.other. Dakota. leaders.were. persuaded. to. sign. a.new.treaty. in.which.they.sold. all. of. their. land. on.the.west. side.of. the.Mis-sissippi.River.to.the.Unit-ed.States. in.exchange. for.a. 20-mile. wide. strip. of.land.on.both.sides.of.the.Minnesota.River.in.west-ern. Minnesota.. Taoyat-eduta. delayed. his. band’s.

departure.for.nearly.three.years.while.trying.to.work.out. a. more. acceptable.agreement.. On. Mar.. 30,.1854,.Little.Crow.left.for.Washington. with. Henry.Sibley. and. others.. It. was.his. first. railroad. trip.and.the. first. time. he’d. been.east.of.Wisconsin..He.re-mained. in. D.C.. for. sev-eral. weeks. and. presented.his.case.without.success..

The.last.of.the.Kaposia.began. making. their. way.to. their. new. reservation.by. the. summer. of. 1854..Four. years. later. yet. an-other. treaty. was. negoti-ated.in.which.the.Dakota.people.sold.their.land.on.the. northern. side. of. the.Minnesota. River,. leaving.them.only.a.10-mile.wide.strip.on. the. south..Little.Crow.made.a.second.trip.to. Washington. that. year,.remaining. in.the.nation’s.capital. for. four. months..He. was. promised. several.adjustments.to.the.treaty.provisions.and.felt.he.had.

accomplished. some. suc-cess..

He.returned.to.the.res-ervation,. but. when. no.additional.land.or.money.was. received. from.Wash-ington,. many. Dakota.

turned. on. their. leader.and. accused. him. of. ly-ing. to. them.. Red. Owl.replaced. Little. Crow. as.their. spokesperson. in.1859. and. the. chief,. now.41,.moved. into.what. the.

government.called.a.civi-lized.brick.house..At.this.time,. according. to. some.reports,. he. considered.becoming.a.farmer..

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Next year Minnesota will commemorate the 1862 war between some of the Dakota peo-ple and the U.S. government and settlers. The chief who is traditionally identified as the leader of the Dakota who went to war is Taoyateduta, commonly known as Little Crow of the Kaposia band of Mdewakanton Dakota. The band resided near present day South St. Paul. Last month’s article covered Taoyateduta’s childhood through the time he became chief in April 1846, at age 28.

Learning about Little Crow – Part II

The artist Frank Blackwell Mayer made this sketch of Taoyateduta at the July 1851 treaty signing at Traverse des Sioux. He described Little Crow in his diary: “The Chief is a man…of a very determined and ambitious nature, but withal exceedingly gentle and dignified in his deportment. His face is intelligent when conversing and his bearing that of one accus-tomed to command.”

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During. his. first. few.months.of.becoming.

chief,.Little.Crow.showed..that. he. was. intentional.

about. educating. his. peo-ple. and. moving. them. to.economic. security.. A. re-nowned. orator,. he. spoke.to. government. agents.and.military. leaders.with.skill.and.authority..

The. chief. was. no.stranger. to. whites. or. to.white. civilization.. His.grandfather. had. been.part. of. a. Dakota. del-egation. to. Washing-ton,. D.C.. in. 1824,. and.

his. father. had. held. that.same. responsibility. in.1837..The.tales.they.told.Taoyateduta. about. rail-roads,. steamships,.multi-storied. buildings,. fancy.hotels. and. department.

stores. influenced. him. all.of.his. life..As. a. leader.of.his. people,. he. knew. that.change. was. coming. and.

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