SSP June 2010

June 2010

Volume 7

Number 6

• News Briefs ................................ Page 6• Sample St. Paul .......................... Page 8• River Connections ...................... Page 9• Community Columns ............... 0• History .................................... Page 12

Mary Diedrick HansenStaff Writer

At last, summer is finally here. Basi-

cally, we have the next 12 weeks to enjoy the warm summer sun and all that comes with it, including outdoor music, movies, dance and dining. Here’s our annual guide to help you make the most of it.

Reserve Wednesday nights for summertime fun in South St. Paul. Beginning June 30 and running through August

25, the South St. Paul Mayor’s Youth Task Force will host Wednesday eve-ning events as part of its “Finding Things to Do in South St. Paul” cam-paign. A $5,000 Com-munity Arts Grant from the Metropolitan Re-gional Arts Council will be used to bring a lineup of musicians to perform at 6:30 p.m. at Central Square Community Cen-ter. In July, performances will be followed by “un-der the stars” swimming parties, and in August

outdoor movies in the park. Here’s the line-up:

• Sounds of South St. Paul at Central Square Community Center, 100 – 7th Ave. N.

• June 30 - Miguel Se-villano Group

• July 7 - Inver Hills Community Band

• July 14 - Cyril Paul and the Calypso Mon-archs

• July 21 - Biljan Tam-uritzan Orkestar

• Aug. 4 - Los Alegres Baliadores Dancers

• Aug. 11 - Steven Mat-

ier of Different Drums of Ireland

• Swimming Under the Stars at Northview Pool, 19th and Thompson Av-enues, 8 -10 p.m. July 7, 14, 21, 28. Entrance fee is $2. (Pool swimming pass is not valid for these parties).

• Movies in the Park at Central Square Com-munity Center’s Amphi-theatre, 100 – 7th Ave. N., August 4, 11, 18, 25.

South St. Paul Parks

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Summer in the City

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summerlocally

Citizens work for Yellow Ribbon status to support military familiesPage 4

Grey Cloud Dunes offer rare nature experience along the riverPage 9

The House on the HillPage 12

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and Recreation will part-ner with the Mayor’s Youth Task Force to host four weeks of outdoor family friendly movies, beginning at dusk. Films to be announced.

Kaposia DaysClear the calendar for

the weekend of June 25-27 for Kaposia Days. South St. Paul’s sum-mertime celebration fea-tures over 40 fun-filled activities, including pa-rades, a Queen corona-tion, musical entertain-ment, sporting events and fireworks. Look for the Mayor’s Annual Food Drive during the parade on June 25. With shop-ping carts rolling along behind the mayor’s float, members of the South St. Paul Youth Task Force will collect food and cash donations along the pa-rade route. The All City Garage Sale will be held June 24-26 (new dates this year) in conjunction with Kaposia Days. For

more details visit www.kaposiadays.org.

Dakota County FairHighlights of the Da-

kota County Fair, held Aug. 9-15, include mo-tocross, a demolition derby, carnival rides, tractor pulls, a 4-H live-stock auction, rodeo, and live entertainment. Tick-ets are available starting July 19, at the Dakota County Fair box office in Ahlberg Hall on the fair-grounds. Special days and rates are offered for kids, seniors and military per-sonnel. The fairgrounds are located at 4008 220th St. W., Farmington. For more information, visit www.dakotacountryfair.org. or call 651-463-8818.

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Bounty at the Farm-ers’ Market: it’s deli-cious, nutritious and locally grown. The mar-ket is open 3-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, June 23-

Sept. 1, at Central Park at 7th and Marie.

Hiking and Biking• South St. Paul Riv-

erfront Trail -This sce-nic trail offers over four miles of paved pathway along the Mississippi River. Access it at Con-cord Street near Grand Avenue or near Bryant and Butler Avenue.

• Kaposia Park, 1028 Wilde Ave., South St. Paul - Hiking trails me-ander through a forested and hilly 85-acre park. The park also features an enclosed log pavilion, picnic shelter, horseshoe pits, sand volleyball, a playground area and ten-nis courts.

• Thompson Park, 1200 Stassen Lane, West St. Paul. This 57-acre park features a large picnic area overlooking Thompson Lake, a play-ground, and miles of wooded trails that con-nect to the North Urban Regional Trail, a trail sys-tem that links Thomp-

son Park to Kaposia Park in South St. Paul and to the Mississippi River Re-gional Trail. The Dakota Lodge, a four-season event center, is also lo-cated in the park.

• Big Rivers Regional Trail, Mendota Heights Road, near Highway 13 and I-35E. Located on the northern edge of Dakota County, the Big Rivers Regional Trail of-fers nearly four miles of

hiking and biking trails on the railroad bed of the former Minnesota Cen-tral Railroad line.

• Harriet Island Re-gional Park - Bike and hike along eight miles of trail on both sides of the river (users can connect to the Big Rivers Trail by following Lilydale Road for 3/4-mile). The northern side of the trail can be reached by cross-ing the Wabasha Bridge.

Here the trail is separated for bike and pedestrian traffic.

• Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary - Located within walking distance of downtown St. Paul, along the Mississippi, the sanctuary features in-terpretive signage and a walking path that takes hikers past sandstone bluffs, caves and natural springs. A trail exten-sion connects the Nature

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• Lorraine Park, 756 3rd Ave. S., is home to the splash pool, which features interactive water toys and zero-depth en-try. In addition, it has a picnic shelter, horseshoe pits, sand volleyball and a large play structure.

• Northview Park, 635 18th Ave. N., is the site of one of the city’s two

outdoor pools. It also has a playground.

• Grandview Park, 350 Grand Ave. W., lives up to its name. Located on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi river, visitors are treated to a spectacular view. A small playground is also avail-able.

• McMorrow Fields, 200 South St. E., has several softball and soc-cer fields, a concession/restroom building, picnic shelter, large playground and three tennis courts.

• Harmon Park, 1310 Henry Ave., features a

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• Veterans Field, 1400 3rd St. N., has a large playground, restroom/concession building and softball/baseball fields.

• Seidl’s Lake Park, 4th St. S., is a prime fish-ing spot. It also offers a paved trail along the east-

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Citizens work for Yellow Ribbon status to support military familiesMary Diedrick Hansen

Staff Writer

A movement for veter-ans and their fami-

lies is gaining momen-tum in Minnesota, and a group of South St. Paul citizens is working hard to bring the prize home to their city — a “Yellow Ribbon” designation by Gov. Tim Pawlenty.

To achieve Yellow Rib-bon status, a commit-tee of South St. Paul residents are putting to-gether a detailed action plan designed to educate business owners, po-lice and fire personnel, school district employ-ees and congregations throughout the city on the unique challenges facing military families when a family member is away on active duty, and the challenges that can

occur when they return and adjust once again to civilian life. Also in the action plan are steps the community will take to provide services for vet-erans and their families to meet those challenges.

Yellow Ribbon is all about educating, net-working and support, funded by donations of time and money, accord-ing to city council mem-ber Marilyn Rothecker, who has spearheaded the campaign for the city’s Yellow Ribbon status.

The program was start-ed in response to the real-ization of military leaders that their service person-nel perform better when they know their loved ones are being taken care of back home. The pos-sibilities seem endless for opportunities available to help military families.

For example, a parent whose spouse is overseas and needs a break to get to a doctor’s appointment may receive free respite daycare from a trained provider. A family in need of assistance, say shoveling the driveway in winter, will be matched with a volunteer.

“Things are progress-ing well,” said Rothecker. “Kaposia School has a Veterans Day program, where they invite all the vets. We want to build on that. Luther Memo-rial Church, led by Roger Schwagmeyer, has orga-nized a Heroes Wall and a mailing campaign. We are having a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon 5K/10K Run and Walk on June 13. Part of the problem in South St. Paul is that we do not have an ar-mory, but we do have a

lot of military families. We look to Inver Grove Heights and West St. Paul, which do have ar-mories, and other com-munities are joining in. Networking within the county is just starting.”

To achieve maximum benefit coordination of efforts is crucial. When events are planned for families, they are posted

on the internet and car-ried across the state and beyond. One of Rotheck-er’s challenges is keeping the local calendar updat-ed on all the fundraisers, picnics and special events that await military per-sonnel and their families

The program is an off-shoot of “Beyond the Yellow Ribbon,” a na-tional military reintegra-

tion program begun by the Minnesota National Guard, but geared to-ward all military branch-es. Through the program, soldiers’ support services come primarily from mil-itary agencies. But what about community sup-port? Unless a returning veteran is living on an ac-tive military base where thousands of military

South St. Paul Mayor Beth Baumann discusses the particulars of the Yellow Ribbon program with Lt. Col Barb O’Reilly.

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families reside, commu-nity support does not come naturally.

Minnesota has no ac-tive military base and, not surprisingly the re-sult has been that the greater community has not been fully aware of the challenges faced by military families.

“We are the ‘newest on the block,’ to go for the designation,” said Rothecker, who pointed out that Hastings and Farmington, also in Da-kota County, already have Yellow Ribbon sta-tus. Farmington was the first in the state, achiev-ing the status in 2008.

Interest throughout the state is high. Cities, towns, faith communi-

ties, college campuses, businesses and counties, including Dakota, are all taking steps to receive Yellow Ribbon status. Yellow Ribbon activists hope that every city and township in Minnesota will achieve designation.

The South St. Paul plan will be presented to the National Guard, which must approve it before it is sent to the governor. Rothecker hopes the city will earn Yellow Ribbon designation within a year

The South St. Paul Yel-low Ribbon committee meets the fourth Thurs-day of every month at City Hall. Everyone is welcome, including high school students.

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Your community news and information sourceN ews BriefsCommunity Garden Tour

The South St. Paul Garden Club will host a Community Garden Tour 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sun., June 27. Participants will have the opportunity to visit 10 to 12 private gardens in the area and talk with gardeners about their techniques. Garden Club members will also be in each garden to as-sist tour participants. Advance tickets are $5 and may be obtained by contacting Lois Glew-we at 651-457-3403 or [email protected]. Tickets will be on sale for $8 the day of the event at 2101 Wentworth Ave., South St. Paul, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Gardeners who would like to apply to have their garden on the tour are encouraged to contact Glewwe or visit www.ssp-gardenclub.org for a 2010 Garden Tour Applica-tion. Gardens are chosen based on creativity of de-sign, quality of plantings, overall appearance and

use of unique artwork or foliage. Gardens in South St. Paul, West St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Mendota Heights and the West Side of St. Paul are eligible for the tour. The selection committee will visit the gardens in early June to determine which will appear on the tour.

Library happeningsThe South St. Paul li-

brary will offer many free programs all summer for all ages. All programs are free. Registration begins the week of June 7. For more information on the following library events, call 651-554-3240 or vis-it www.southstpaul.org/library.

• Book Discussions - Book discussion groups will be reading “Moun-tains Beyond Mountains” by Tracy Kidder in June. This book focuses on Dr. Paul Farmer, an infec-tious disease specialist who is passionate about the correlation between disease and poverty. In his unconventional way,

Farmer has achieved what many others could not — making this world a better place — with the spotlight on Haiti. The afternoon discussion is slated for 1 p.m., Wed., June 16; the evening discussion will be held at 7 p.m., Thurs., June 17. Author information packets are at the library’s front desk or at www.southstpaul.org/library, under Library, Adult Book Discussions. For more information, call Kathy at 651-554-3243.

• Teen Book Club - “The Princess Bride” by Libba Bray will be dis-cussed at 4 p.m., Fri., June 4. This club is for teens ages 12-18. Re-freshments will be pro-vided.

• Teen Summer Read-ing Club (ages 12-18) - “Make Waves @ Your Library” this summer by joining the Teen Summer Reading Club. Partici-pants will receive weekly prizes and enter draw-ings for bigger prizes just for reading. Sign up for

fun activities like Duck, Duck, Duct Tape, T-wrecks, Wii Drop-in Day and Beach Blanket Bin-go. Registration is June 14-18.

• Children ages 3-10 may begin signing up for the Summer Read-ing Club on June 7. Help your students en-ter school next fall ready to learn by encouraging them to continue reading over the summer. Par-ticipants will earn prizes and incentives to keep them excited about read-ing. Each child who reads for five hours and brings their reading record to the library will be invited to attend the Summer Reading Club party in August.

• The library will pres-ent a special perfor-mance, “Tra Ti Ti Tran Tran Toro” by Zorongo Flamenco Dance The-atre at 1 p.m., June 11. They’ll delight the en-tire family through song, dance and puppetry.

• Staff from the Como Zoo will visit at 10:30

a.m., June 15 with the show, “Splashy Flashy Frogs.” All ages are invit-ed for this 30-45 minute performance, which dives into the fascinating (and sometimes noisy) world of frogs.

• Children ages 7-10 may join artists from Leonardo’s Basement and build their own Water Bottle Rocket at 1 p.m., June 16. Space is limited, so preregister by contact-ing the library.

• Kids and teens aged 10-18 may join artists from Leonardo’s Base-ment, 2 p.m., June 17, for the first of a two-session workshop to learn the A.R.T. (asser-tive ripping technique) of creating with duct tape. The second part of the workshop will be at 2 p.m., July 1. Space is lim-ited for this program, so preregister by contacting the library.

• Children and their families are invited to a special storytime, 6:30 p.m., Mon,, June 21. Miss South St. Paul can-

didates will share stories and we’ll vote for our fa-vorites.

• South St. Paul’s Summer Playhouse will present “Nate the Great,” 10:30 a.m., Wed., June 23. All ages are welcome to attend.

• Capt’n Curley and entertainers from A Touch Of Magic will per-form “Treasure Beyond Measure,” a comedic pirate show, 10:30 a.m., June 24.

• Children ages 7 and up are encouraged to preregister for an Acting Games workshop pre-sented at 1 p.m., June 24, by The Guthrie Theater.

• Youth ages 9-11 can join artists from Leonar-do’s Basement at 1 p.m., June 25 for a hands-on program, “Robot Clocks that Rock,” to create a robot clock sculpture from everyday items. Space is limited, so pre-register by contacting the library.

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Your community news and information sourceN ews Briefsers are invited to join MacPhail Center for Music’s early child-hood music specialists at 10:30 a.m., June 29 to explore the magic of mu-sic and play.

Kaposia Park Disc Golf Course

The Kaposia Park Disc Golf Course, located within Kaposia Park (entrance off of Butler and Wilde Avenues in South St. Paul), is one of the busiest in the metro area. It features 18 holes throughout picturesque and wooded areas of the park. The course now op-erates on a “pay to play” format. Users will need to purchase an annual pass (bag tag) for $30. Passes can be purchased at the Parks and Recreation De-partment, 100 - 7th Ave. N. In addition, the City will soon be enhancing disc golf services, includ-ing annual and daily pass sales and retail at Kaposia Park. Visit www.southst-paul.org for updated in-formation.

Summer Playhouse Presents “Nate the Great”

South St. Paul Parks and Recreation invites everyone to come and enjoy free entertainment performed by the Sum-mer Playhouse troupe. South St. Paul locations, dates and times are:Tuesdays, June 15, 22, 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27:

• 11 a.m., Miracle Center (former Jefferson School, 125-21st Ave. S.)

• 1:30 p.m., Veterans Field (3rd Street and 13th Avenue N.)

• Wednesdays, June 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28)

• 10:30 a.m., South St. Paul Library (Marie and 3rd Avenue)

• 1 p.m., Lorraine Park (3rd Avenue and 7th Street S.)

• 2:30 p.m., Kaposia Center (1st Avenue S. and Dale Street)Thursdays, June 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

• 9:30 a.m., Lincoln Center (4th Street park-ing lot)

• 11 a.m., Summit Park (15th Avenue N. and Pleasant Avenue)

• 1:30 p.m., Northview Park (19th Avenue N. and Thompson Avenue)

Fare for All ExpressFare For All Express

will be held 4-6 p.m., June 1, July 6, Aug. 3 and Aug. 31 at Central Square Community Cen-ter, 100 7th Ave. N.

Fare for All Express is a program of the Emer-gency Foodshelf Net-work that partners with organizations around the Twin Cities metro area, including South St. Paul Central Square Commu-nity Center. It is a coop-erative food buying pro-gram that buys food in bulk directly from whole-salers and passes the sav-ings on to participants. The program can result in a 50 percent savings on monthly groceries by purchasing “express packages.” No advance payment or pre-registra-tion is needed to pur-chase packages and there

is no limit to the number of packages that can be purchased each month. Fare For All is open to everyone. There are no income-based require-ments for participation. Participation does not af-fect eligibility to receive assistance from the food-shelf. For more informa-tion, call 651-306-3690.

Girl Scout Troop earns Silver Award

South St. Paul Girl Scout Troop 50279 re-cently earned a Silver Award for planting flow-er containers on Marie and Southview boule-vards. Each troop mem-ber helped raise funds, selected flowers and co-ordinated maintenance efforts for the project. The Silver Award Proj-ect requires 40 hours of planning and facilitating a community project. For more information, con-tact Deb Griffith, com-munity affairs liaison, at [email protected] or 651-554-3230.

Highground Memorial

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 639 of South St. Paul is seeking cash and merchandise do-nations for its fundraiser, which will be held 2-5:30 p.m., Sat., Oct. 16, at Bugg’s Place, 925 N. Concord Exchange. The event will feature food, a silent auction, pull tabs and more. Proceeds will benefit the Highground Memorial, which honors veterans of all wars. For more information, con-tact John Lynch at 651-459-1310 or [email protected].

SSP Blooming Parks program seeks volunteers

The city of South St. Paul is looking for volun-teers to take care of over 20 flower beds through-out the community. Vol-unteers select plants for a site and then plant, weed and water during the summer. The City supplies the flowers. For more information, con-

tact Deb Griffith, com-munity affairs liaison, at 651-554-3230 or [email protected].

Pool passesSummer season passes

are on sale for South St. Paul’s two outdoor pools (Splash Pool at Lorraine Park and Northview Pool). The pools will be open June 12-Aug. 22. Season passes for South St. Paul residents are $32 for the first pass in a household, and $21 for each additional pass; non-residents may pur-chase a season pass for $42, and additional pass-es within the household are $31 each. Daily ad-mission fee for the pools is $3.50. Daily admission coupon books are also available for purchase. Season passes and cou-pon books are sold at the Parks and Recreation De-partment at the Central Square Community Cen-ter, 100 – 7th Ave. N. For more information, call 651-306-3690 or visit www.southstpaul.org.

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The 10th annual In-ternational Children’s Festival is featured June 5-6 at the Ordway Cen-ter for Performing Arts, 35 Washington St., St. Paul. For more informa-tion, call 651-224-4222 or visit www.ordway.org/festival.

History TheatreSample Night Live,

a sampling of local pro-ductions, is featured at the History Theatre at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month, except February. The format fea-tures 12 acts per night, including theater, film, dance, improv, visual arts, folk and opera. The next performance is June 2. Tickets are $20. The History Theater is locat-ed at 30 E. Tenth St., St. Paul. For more informa-tion, call the box office at 651-292-4323.

Children’s Museum“The Wizard of Oz,”

the first officially li-

censed and sanctioned traveling educational exhibit based on the beloved film classic, is featured June 12-Sept. 12. Visitors will journey through child-size repro-ductions of memorable sets from the movie, such as the colorful Land of Oz, the Witch’s Castle, and Emerald City. Tick-ets are $8.95. The mu-seum is located at 10 W. Seventh St., St. Paul. For more information, call 651-225-6000.

Xcel Energy CenterSting, accompanied by

the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, will perform at 8 p.m., Mon., June 21. Tickets are $53-$178.

Legendary rock band Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, with special guest Drive-By Truckers, will perform at 7:30 p.m., Tues., June 22. Tickets are $51.50-$127.

Carlos Santana and the Santana Band, along with special guest Steve

Winwood, will perform at 7:30 p.m., Wed., June 30. Tickets are $22.50-$125.50.

The Xcel Center is lo-cated at 199 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. For more information, visit www.xcelenergycenter.com.

Park Square Theatre

“Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jer-sey Lily” is presented June 4-July 3. During a small matter of blackmail and missing jewels, Wat-son pines for Lily Lang-try, Holmes chases the infernal Moriarty, and Oscar Wilde gets some of his best lines. The wit and wisdom of Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle and even William Shake-speare combine to offer up a delightful escapade that includes seduction and secrets, lies and lil-ies, mistresses and may-hem. Tickets are $36-$40 for adults, $31-$35 for seniors and $15 for age 30 and under. The the-ater is located at, 20 W.

7th Place., St. Paul. For more information, call 651-291-7005.

Science Museum of Minnesota

“Dead Sea Scrolls: Words That Changed the World.” This ex-hibit, featured through Oct. 24, offers a rare op-portunity to witness one of the greatest archaeo-logical finds of the 20th century. The Dead Sea Scrolls include the earli-est known Biblical writ-ings. The 2,000-year-old, authentic text fragments are steeped in scientific, religious and cultural significance. Comple-menting the exhibit is “Arabia,” showing in the Omnitheater. This film offers a look at Arabia’s culture, history and reli-gion. Tickets are $28 for adults and $22 for chil-dren ages 4-12 and se-niors age 60 and older, or $34 and $28 respectively with admission to the Omnitheater.

The Science Museum is located at 120 W. Kellogg Blvd. For more informa-tion, visit www.smm.org, or call 651-221-9444.

History Center“Benjamin Frank-

lin: In Search of a Bet-ter World” is presented through July 4 at the Minnesota History Cen-ter, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd.

You know about Benja-min Franklin’s famous experiment with a kite, a key and some light-ning, but did you also know about his rebel-lious youth? That he pio-neered wind surfing and invented swim fins? That he helped found the na-tion’s first hospital, was an environmentalist and charted the Gulf Stream to assist in ocean travel? In many ways Benjamin Franklin is the founding father nobody knows – misunderstood because of the sheer breadth and diversity of his accom-plishments. Discover the many ways Franklin has affected our world today in the new exhibit.

“Minnesota’s Greatest Generation: The De-pression, The War, The Boom” - This exhibit features more than 6,000 square feet of artifacts, interactive displays and innovative multimedia experiences that reveal the lives and stories of the men and women who came of age during the Depression and World War II, and who went on to create the phe-nomenal postwar boom. The exhibition features first-person narratives in recorded interviews, im-ages, film and audio.

“MN 150”- Meet 150 people, places, events and things that have sparked

significant change within Minnesota and beyond.

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

Artists’ QuarterThe Artists’ Quarter,

located in the Historic Hamm Building at 7th Place and St. Peter in downtown St. Paul, of-fers live entertainment throughout the month, including jazz bands, po-etry nights and the popu-lar B-3 organ night, held at 9 p.m. every Tuesday. For a complete schedule of events, call 651-292-1359 or visit www.artist-squarter.com.

Senior Jazz Band“POPS” Montgomery’s

Senior Jazz Band of Min-nesota will perform at 7 p.m., Fri., June 11 at the Landmark Center, 75 W. Fifth St., St. Paul. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for seniors and children. For more information, call 651-788-7196 or visit www.seniorjazzband-ofminnesota.com.

“The Wizard of Oz,” the first officially licensed and sanctioned traveling educational exhibit based on the beloved film classic, is featured June 12-Sept. 12 at the Children’s Museum of Minnesota.

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Toes in the SandGrey Cloud Dunes offer rare nature experience along the river

Tim SpitzackEditor

When I read about 20-foot dunes ris-

ing over 100 feet above the Mississippi River, my curiosity was piqued, so I took the short drive down the Great River Road (Highway 61) to Cottage Grove to have a look. Af-ter meandering my way through a residential neighborhood, I found a diminutive, primitive parking area near Hadley Avenue and 103rd Street. It was there that my ad-venture began to see the Grey Cloud Dunes.

The dunes are located within the Grey Cloud Dunes Scientific and Natural Area (SNA), which is managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). In 1998, The DNR acquired the 237-acre property from Ash-land, Inc. in a land swap. In lieu of paying the large fine for environmental violations, the corporate suits at Ashland worked out a deal to pay its fine with land rather than cash. Undoubtedly, they thought it was a great deal because the land is hilly, sandy, forested and swampy, making it less than ideal for develop-ment. However, the DNR was more than happy to oblige because the agency was able to acquire a sig-nificant natural treasure to preserve for future generations.

The area is indeed wild and scenic. The trail from the parking area re-sembles a deer trail more than a walking path, and it quickly leads you into the heart of a decidu-ous forest of elms, silver maples, cottonwoods and box elders. It reminds me more of the forested trails I hiked as a boy be-fore our state and federal agencies started making hiking trails so large that they can accommodate an SUV. There are no maps at the trailhead and no trail markers along the way, so hikers must choose their route care-fully, which can at times be difficult since there

are many spurs off the path.

I chose to follow the trail around what ap-peared to be the perim-eter of the parkland. It wound its way through dense forest, a grassy prairie and a small wet-land, through a concrete tunnel underneath a rail-road track, and finally to the river itself. There are yellow SNA signs along the perimeter to keep one from venturing onto private property, and a few that inform what can and cannot be done on the state-owned land. Essentially, all you can do is hike and view birds, wildlife, wildflow-ers and spectacular scen-ery. One may not collect plants, animals, rocks or fossils, camp, pic-nic, swim, hunt, trap or fish, nor may one bring horses, pets or motor-ized vehicles on the land. These restrictions allow the fragile and rare eco-systems to remain intact and healthy, and allow visitors to see the land as it was before the pioneers arrived.

The sign also encour-ages users to walk lightly to not damage the land, which was sometimes challenging since the trail would simply disappear. I found myself back-track-ing more than once to find the right path. Once in the heart of the park, it’s easy to get lost in the beauty of the surround-ings. The melodic cho-ruses of native songbirds fill the air and gentle breezes whisper through the prairie grasses and tickle the leaves, rus-tling them softly. Over-heard I saw two bald eagles soaring on the air streams, and on the trail I saw squirrels and wild turkeys. I also startled a large white-tail doe, or more accurately, she star-tled me.

After hiking for more than a half-hour, I was beginning to wonder where the dunes were, but I remained on what appeared to be the most traveled trail as it climbed above the river.

The path began to get sandy, which added dif-ficulty to the assent. At the top, I found myself surrounded by this rare ecological environment. The dunes consist of two sandy terraces. The first is 40-60 feet above the river and the second is over 100 feet above the river. According to the DNR, these terraces mark the height of the river during the time the glaciers were melting and retreating. Plants unique to Minnesota thrive on the dunes, including silky prairie clover, rare sea-beach needlegrass, purple sand grass and long bearded hawkgrass. From this vantage point, one can see a sweeping view of the river valley and Grey Cloud Island, which is named after a Dakota woman, MA-HPE-YAHO-TA or Grey Cloud, who lived in the area in the nineteenth century.

The outing proved to be a truly enjoyable ex-perience. I liked the fact that the park was chal-

lenging to navigate. It was fun getting lost, both off the trail and in my thoughts.

If you go:Trailhead: Located

near Hadley Avenue and 103rd Street in Cottage

Grove. Follow High-way 61 South to the 80th Street Exit. Take a right at the stop light and an immediate left on Had-ley. Follow Hadley to the trailhead.

Footwear: Wear good

footwear and long pants because the trails are nar-row and travel through heavily forested areas. Also, bring bug and tick repellant and plenty of water. Allow at least an hour to enjoy the park.

The Grey Cloud Dunes consist of two sandy terraces. The first is 40-60 feet above the river and the second is over 100 feet above the river.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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By John Kemp Executive Director of

Neighbors, Inc.

Neighbors, Inc.

Jennifer L. Gale, president

I was lucky enough to be raised in a small vil-lage. So when Hilary Clinton wrote her book, “It Takes a Village,” dur-ing her husband’s presi-dency, it was not new in-formation for me. That’s the way my brothers and I were raised; by an entire village.

It seems to me, how-ever, that this is the kind of thing that can happen in a small village, but not in a metropolitan area,

even in a suburb. There are just too many people and there is too much go-ing on to allow the “vil-lage” to participate in our lives.

So I’m pleasantly sur-prised when I see evi-dence that this spirit of caring that so permeated the village I was raised in is alive and well here in northern Dakota County. Here are some examples.

Early in April, First Presbyterian Church in South St. Paul organized and put on a choir con-cert, open to the public, with an offering that would be taken and given to Neighbors. They invit-

ed musical groups from several different congre-gations in the area to par-ticipate, and they were kind enough to ask me to come and speak to those who gathered for this special afternoon. It was a wonderful program and even though it had been pulled together in a bit of a hurry, and was held on Palm Sunday, the folks in attendance that after-noon dug deep into their pocketbooks and made a most generous contribu-tion to support the work at Neighbors.

At the same time this was happening, we were just concluding Minne-sota FoodShare Month, and here at Neighbors we had the fifth most suc-cessful FoodShare pro-gram in the state. Again, due to the kindness, car-ing and generosity of the people in northern Da-kota County.

A couple of weeks later, Geritt Lemain, found-er and director of the Woodbury Chorus and Orchestra and his choir at St. Stephen’s Lutheran

Church in West St. Paul put on a benefit concert for Neighbors, and it was the most successful single concert from a fundrais-ing perspective that they had done in the 26 years of the group’s existence.

I’m not done yet. On Mother’s Day weekend, the Postal Employees Union conducted its an-nual food drive to support local food shelves, and on Saturday they deliv-ered over 45,000 pounds of food to Neighbors. As an aside, did you know that Neighbors may be the only local food shelf in the state, perhaps in the country, that receives the results of the Postal Employees’ drive direct-

ly? That’s because the wonderful people who belong to this union’s lo-cals in the South St. Paul/Inver Grove Heights and West St. Paul/Mendota Heights areas insist that they deliver the food they collect directly to Neigh-bors instead of to Second Harvest. Thank you Post-al Employees!

These are all wonderful examples of a “village” taking care of the “villag-ers.” Working at Neigh-bors, as a staff person or a volunteer, can be a real emotional roller coaster. In any given day you will go from hearing some of the saddest stories imag-inable to experiencing moments of joy when

someone or some group does an unanticipated act of kindness that brings tears to your eyes.

And when we go home at night, we go with the certain knowledge that at least once that day, and probably many times, we were able to take the acts of kindness and generos-ity that many people in our community perform every day and use them to help someone else in our community. Truly, a “village” taking care of the “villagers.”

Thank you, everyone who has helped in any way. You make this com-munity a wonderful place to live and work.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game; Take Me Out With the Crowd!

Yes, it’s baseball season in Minnesota again, and we’ve got a new stadium to see and experience. Take advantage of that with the “River Heights Twins Night.”

After some major event renovations, the 27th an-nual River Heights Twins Night, presented by Wa-terous Company, will be Tues., June 15, when the Minnesota Twins face the Colorado Rockies. The game is sold out, yet we have a limited supply of tickets, so make your plans early.

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Reserved seating in the home plate view sec-tion (similar seating to previous years in up-per deck behind home plate) will cost $24, and you can add stress-free bus transportation and not worry about driv-ing or parking for only $6 more per person. Bus transportation will be leaving from Walmart in Inver Grove Heights and Bremer Bank in South St. Paul. Target Field does not offer picnic facilities so, unfortunately, our 26 years of grilling hot dogs has come to an end.

We are, however, con-

tinuing the River Heights Chamber of Commerce’s tradition of hosting lo-cal group home residents, such as Guild Incor-porated and Neighbors Inc. clients, to a once in a lifetime game. You can “Sponsor-a-Fan” to a fun night at Target Field, cheering on our Minne-sota Twins. Contact the Chamber for more infor-mation on this program.

The Simley High School Choir, under the direction of Mark How-arth, will represent our community by presenting the National Anthem.

Tickets are available at Pro Pharmacy in South St. Paul and the Cham-ber office in Inver Grove Heights. Don’t wait until the last minute or you may miss out. For more details and ticket infor-mation, contact the Riv-er Heights Chamber of Commerce at 651-451-2266 or visit www.river-heights.com.

Thank you, volunteersThank you to all of the volunteers

who came out on a breezy Saturday morning to help beautify the banks of the Mississippi River and Lorraine and Kaposia Parks. Even with being a re-scheduled date, close to 100 vol-unteers registered and assisted with the beautification project.

We removed many, many bags of garbage along the river banks and the parks. On one of many bright spots of the morning, both Lorraine and

Kaposia Parks were reported to be the cleanest in many years – thank you residents!

In addition, thank you to Union Pa-cific Railroad, the Coop, Black Sheep Coffee Café, Sanimax, Sportsman’s Guide, and the Mayor’s Youth Task Force for partnering with the City to make this one of the best river and park cleanups. See you next year.

Deb GriffithCommunity Affairs Liaison for the

City of South St. Paul


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Looking for something to do this summer?

What does “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Fac-tory,” The Wendinger Brothers Polka Bank and beach balls have in common? The answer is the South St. Paul Mayor’s Youth Task Force and Wednesday nights this summer.

Wednesday nights in South St. Paul is the place to be. This summer, the South St. Paul Mayor’s Youth Task Force will be hosting and partnering with vari-ous community organizations as part of the “Finding Things to do in South St. Paul” campaign. In addition to hosting the events, each member of the task force will lead one of the events or activities.

What kind of events and activities? Here are a few.

For a complete list of the events and activities, visit www.southstpaul.org and click on 2010 Community Events Calendar.

Get Outdoors Day June 12, 1-3 p.m., Northview Park

Going Green has never been so much fun in South St. Paul. Join Little Black Hoof Ventures, the Parks and Recreation Department and the task force for an afternoon of special outdoor activities for kids and adults alike. Activities and events will include Go-ing Green with Granny, the Incredible Water Journey, H20 Olympics and Long Haul Races. This event is free and open to everyone.

Annual Kaposia Days Parade Food DriveJune 25, 6:30 p.m., along the Parade Route

The task force will be collecting non-perishable items and donations during the Kaposia Days Parade. All items will be donated to Neighbors, Inc. Watch for the Food Drive Soup Cans during the parade.

Sounds of South St. Paul Wednesday evenings, June 30-Aug. 11, 6:30 p.m. at Central Square Community Center

Seven exciting weeks of performances representing the ethnic cultures of South St. Paul will be show-cased, starting June 30. Sponsored by the Metropoli-tan Regional Arts Council, the South St. Paul Mayor’s Youth Task Force, South St. Paul Healthy Youth Com-munity Coalition and the South St. Paul School diver-sity program, these performances are free and open to youth and adults. The programs include:

• June 30 - Miguel Sevillano Group • July 7 - Inver Hills Community Band • July 14 - Cyril Paul and the Calypso Monarchs

• July 21 - Biljan Tamuritzan Orkestar • Aug. 4 - Los Alegres Baliadores Dancers• Aug. 11 - Steven Matier of Different Drums of

Ireland

Swimming Under the Stars pool parties Wednesday evenings, July 7, 14, 21 and 28, 8-10 p.m. at Northview Pool

Back by popular demand, the task force will host four after-hours pool parties. Parties will take place every Wednesday in July. There will be music, fun and lots and lots of water. Cost is $2 per person (Pool passes are not valid for these parties).

Movies in the Park Wednesday evenings, August 4, 11, 18 and 25, Dusk (around 9 p.m.) at Central Square Com-munity Center

The task force will be joining forces with local busi-nesses, the South St. Paul Jaycees and the Parks and Recreation Department this year to host the 5th sea-son of Movies in the Park. The family friendly mov-ies will begin at dusk at Central Square Community Center. The task force is currently selecting which movies will be seen. (In case of rain, movie nights will be moved to the next Thursday evening, starting at dusk). Movies are free and open to everyone.

The South St. Paul Mayor’s Youth Task Force is made up of students in grades 5-12. The mission is to find things to do in South St. Paul to help prevent underage drinking and smoking among our youth. If you are a youth or know of a youth who are interested in joining the task force, visit www.southstpaul.org and click on Mayor’s Youth Task Force or contact Deb Griffith, community affairs liaison, at [email protected] or 651-554-3230.

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Hidden behind the trees that now domi-

nate the hillside at Birch-er and Concord Streets at South St. Paul’s far north end is the imposing resi-dence that has become known as the Weir house. The property is one of the earliest residential sites in the city. It was owned by William Bircher who set-tled in the area in the late 1860s. Bircher served as a drummer boy in the Civil War and came to Min-nesota as a settler. One of the earliest schools in northern Dakota County, Bircher School, was locat-ed on the property until it was torn down in 1888.

John and Francisca Karnstedt Weir became owners of the property and moved their family into the big house at the top of the hill in 1902. Francisca’s family, the Karnstedts, lived at 1649 Willis Ave. after moving

to South St. Paul in 1888. She married John Weir in 1892. The Weirs had eight children: Lillian, LeRoy, Violet, Grace, Ruth, Pearl, Henry and Dorothy. The last three were born in the house on the Bircher hill.

John Weir worked in the meatpacking plants for many years but then decided to go into the grocery business. He built his final store right on the corner of Bircher and Concord on his own property. He provided fresh produce from the St. Paul Farmers’ Mar-ket, milk, eggs, butter, bread, staples and a vari-ety of penny candy for the children in the neighbor-hood. The little building still stands on the corner today.

Andrea Tweit, the daughter of the youngest Weir girl, Dorothy Weir Tweit, shared the fam-ily’s story in 1986 for the South St. Paul Centennial history. She grew up lis-

tening to stories that her aunts and uncles loved to tell at every family gath-ering.

All eight of the Weir children loved the big old house and the sur-rounding neighborhood. The house had two barns and a windmill, as well as a six-sided playhouse that Jack built. Many at-tractions beckoned the children of the area, in-cluding the Mississippi River where they often headed with their fish-ing poles. In winter, the steep slopes of the ravine provided opportunity for skiing, tobogganing and sledding.

Another favorite spot was the spring slough, which was located be-tween what were then two sets of railroad tracks, southeast of the end of Bircher Avenue. The shallow end of the slough stayed open all year because of the un-derground spring but the other end became a

skating rink in the win-ter months. The children would sometimes put on their skates in the house and attempt to walk on their blades to the bumpy ice of the frozen slough.

In summer, a team of neighborhood children often gathered on Wil-lis Avenue at the top of Bircher to play kittenball. The only drawback to the location was that any outfielder who missed a catch often had to chase the ball all the way down the steep Bircher hill to Concord Street and be-yond.

The Weir girls were in

their teens during the fashionable age of white ruffled dresses, huge hair bows and dainty laced-up kid boots. Known for their fun parties, the girls were popular residents of the city in the years lead-ing up to World War I. One of the stories about the house that Andrea Tweit shared was of the Halloween parties that the girls hosted. There were three large bed-rooms and one little bedroom on the upstairs level. The small bedroom had just one window so it was often dark and the family called it the “dark

room.” Because of the name it had been given, children tended to find it a bit scary. At Hallow-een, guests were often led upstairs one-by-one and made to enter the little, dark room where an icy hand would grasp them, causing screams of ter-ror. Inside the room was LeRoy Weir who used an ice-filled rubber glove on a stick covered with a sleeve to create the frightening effect.

Jack and Francesca Weir both died in 1949 but the house remained home to Lillian, Pearl, Violet and Henry for an-other forty-some years until they had all passed away. Most recently, the house on the hill was owned by Roger Nielsen who restored the gracious residence to its original glory and added a lovely hilltop garden and multi-level patio around the old home.

The gracious home of the Weir family still stands atop the Bircher Hill above Concord Street on Willis Avenue. Today the structure is ob-scured from view by the trees that have taken over the property but in the early 1900s, the house was visible from the Mississippi River.

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