SSP May 2010

May 2010

Volume 7

Number 5

IN THIS ISSUE...• River Connections........................ page 4• Sample St. Paul............................ page 6• Community Columns ................. page 8• Back in Time.............................. page 12

Tight quarters has SSP social service agency looking for a new locationMary Diedrick Hansen

Staff Writer

Usually,. when. an. or-ganization. grows. to.

the. extent. that. it. needs.more.space,. it’s.a.time.to.celebrate.. Growth. equals.success.. In. the. case. of.Neighbors,. Inc.,. the. de-tails. are. bittersweet..The.South.St..Paul. social. ser-vices. agency,. founded.when. the. meat. packing.plants.began.to.close,.has.indeed.been.successful.in.providing. food,. clothing.and. many. other. services.to. thousands. of. people.in. need. since. opening. in.1972..However,.the.num-ber. of. people. needing.help. in. today’s. economy.has. the. highly. respected.nonprofit. agency. burst-ing.at. the. seams..For. the.first. time. in. 25. years,. it.

is. actively. looking. for. a.larger.building.to.accom-modate. the. burgeoning.demand.for.help.

“Back. in. 1985,. if. we.got. 40. food. shelf. clients.a.month,.it.seemed.like.a.lot,”.said.John.Kemp,.ex-ecutive.director..By.2002.the. number. of. families.visiting. the. food. shelf.had.risen.to.200.a.month..

“I.never.forgot.that.‘oh.my. goodness’. moment,.wondering. if. this. was. an.anomaly. or. a. trend,”. he.said.. “The. food. shelf. is.considered.the.bellwether.of.future.activity.”.

He. watched. over. the.next. six. months. as. the.numbers. steadily. crept.upward.. And. they. didn’t.stop.. By. 2007,. nearly.15,000. people. had. been.served,. and. volunteers.had. devoted. 22,300.

hours. to. the. organiza-tion.

The. agency. has. been.located. on. 13th. Avenue.South. in. South. St.. Paul.since. 1985.. In. its. early.years,.the.10,400-square-foot. building. was. suf-ficient. to. assist. with. the.food,. clothing. and. other.needs. of. clientele. from.Northern. Dakota. Coun-ty.

“Last. fall,”. said. Kemp,.“the. board. of. directors.began. to. look. seriously.and. urgently. at. a. capital.campaign. to. raise.money.for. a. new. site. with. dou-ble. the. square. footage. of.the. present. site.. Space.was. affecting. everything.in.a.negative.way.”.

In. its. mission. to. re-duce. poverty,. promote.self-sufficiency.and.build.community,. Neighbors,.

Inc.. provides. a. variety.of. emergency. and. sup-portive. services,. includ-ing. a. food. shelf,. a. thrift.store. called. the. Clothes.Closet,. a. limited. num-ber. of. emergency. federal.and.county.grants.to.help.prevent.eviction.and.util-ity. shut-off,. assist. with.car. repairs. and,. occa-sionally,. medical. needs..It. also. offers. transporta-tion.assistance.and.a.pro-gram.called.Tele-Care,.in.which. check-up. calls. are.made. daily. to. ensure. the.well-being.of. the. elderly..Since. space. is. scarce. for.furniture,. a. matching.program. was. devised. to.transfer.donors’.furniture.directly.into.the.hands.of.those. in. need.. Nutrition.and. food. assistance. is.

Neighbors MovePage 2

Photo by Marina CastilloLorraine Swanger, Ruth Beckstrom, John Kemp and Bernadette Eiffler stand among merchan-dise for The Clothes Closet, a program of Neighbors, Inc. This program occupies 1,200 square feet, but has three times as much clothing in storage.

Lincoln Center studentshave international experiencePage 3

Improvements planned for Great River ParkPage 4

Quality Auto Care Center namedSmall Business of the YearPage 9

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available. for. seniors,. and.an. end. of. the. year. holi-day. program. has. become.very.popular,.serving.900.families.last.year.

The. economic. slow-down.has.exacerbated.the.growing.problem.of.fam-ilies. struggling. to. make.ends.meet.

“People. using. the. ser-vices. are. from. across. the.board,.with.one.third.La-tino,.one.third.Caucasian.and. one. third. primarily.a. mix. of. African,. Rus-sian. and. Middle. Eastern.folks,”. said. Kemp.. “We.are. seeing. strong. fami-lies. who. have. lost. jobs.and.can’t.find.work..They.have. exhausted. savings.and. unemployment.. Just.six. years. ago,. they. came.for. emergency. food,. and.were.expected.to.get.back.on. their. feet..Now,.more.residents. need. assistance.on. a.more. consistent.ba-sis.. There. is. a. growing.number. of. first. time. cli-ents. and. an. increase. in.repeat.clients.”.

Intake. workers,. who.generally.have.college.de-grees.or.other. experience.in. human. services,. con-sider. the. need. for. food.assistance. a. symptom.of. a. larger. problem.. To.promote. self-sufficiency,.they. ask. questions. to.find. out. what. happened.to. the. money. previously.spent. on. food.. Was. it.used. for. rent?. Does. the.client. need. more. afford-able. housing?. They. take.steps. to. help. solve. some.of. these. problems.. But.with. cramped. quarters.it. has. become. more. dif-ficult. to. efficiently. work.with.the.growing.number.of.needy.

“The. Clothes. Closet.has. 1,200. square. feet,”.said. Kemp.. “There. is.three. times. as. much.(clothing). in. storage. as.there.is.on.the.floor..The.racks. are. crammed.. It’s.difficult. to. shop.. The.food. shelf. also.has.1,200.square.feet..To.fill.orders.for. the. next. day,. baskets.are. lined. up. in. the. nar-row.aisles.making.it.diffi-cult.to.move.around..The.

holiday. program. has. had.to. borrow. or. rent. space.to. accommodate. all. the.families. and. volunteers..Tele-Care. is. done. out. of.volunteers’.homes..There.is.no.room.for.it.on.site..I.would. love. to.have. them.here. with. the. rest. of. the.staff.”.

Kemp.can’t. say.enough.about.the.army.of.volun-teers,. who. he. said. really.keep. the. organization.running..The.latest.count.is. over. 500. workers. giv-ing.of.their.time..

“We. have. an. awfully.good. staff. and. volun-teers,”.he.said..“They.are.very. flexible. and. adapt-able. and.hardworking.. It.was. the. volunteers. that.wanted. to. extend. the.Clothes. Closet. hours. on.Saturday. and. Wednes-days.”

Volunteers. outfit. kids.for. back. to. school,. and.adults. for. job.interviews..Kemp. recalls. a. young.woman. who. came. to. the.store. for. wedding. attire..With. the. help. of. enthu-siastic.volunteers,.she.left.the. store. with. a. dress,.

matching. purse,. shoes.and. jewelry,. all. for. $8..Last.year,.Kemp.recalled,.a.little.boy.needed.shoes..His.father.was.distraught.because. finding. the. right.size.had.become.difficult..To. make. matters. worse,.the.child.wanted.cowboy.boots..Ninety-three-year-old.Virginia.Milbert,.who.has.managed.the.Clothes.Closet. since. it. opened,.knew. of. a. pair. tucked.away. in. storage..She.dug.around. and. found. them..Amazingly,.they.were.the.perfect.size..

“The. kid. was. beaming.like. the.Split.Rock. light-house!”.said.Kemp.

Volunteers. come. from.churches. and. business-es,. including. 3M,. Blue.Cross. and. Blue. Shield,.and. Thomson. Reuters..College. and. high. school.students. can. get. com-munity. service. hours.at. Neighbors,. Inc.. At.Christmas. time,. St.. Paul.Hotel. employees. have. a.baking.night.at. the.hotel.when. dozens. and. doz-ens. of. cookies. are. made,.decorated. and. delivered.

to.Neighbors,.Inc..for.its.holiday.program..

“It’s. a. little. touch. of.something. extra. for. the.folks. at. the. holiday. par-ty,”.said.Kemp..

The. agency. began. in.1972. in. South. St.. Paul.in.response. to. the.begin-ning. of. the. end. of. the.meat. packing. industry..With. the.majority.of. the.9,000.out-of-work.labor-ers. coming. from. South.St..Paul,.six.local.church-es. joined. to. start. an. as-sistance. program,. nam-ing. it. Neighbors,. Inc.. It.was. run. by. volunteers.and.was.open.two.hours,.twice. a. week,. with. food.available.at.the.churches..Space. was. later. found. at.one. of. the. senior. high.rise. buildings. in. town..Then. the. Horst. family.at.Globe.Publishing.pro-vided.room..Before.mov-ing.to.its.current.location.25. years. ago,. volunteers.lugged. clothes. up. and.down. the. stairs. because.the. Clothes. Closet. was.never.on.the.main.floor..

“It. would. be. hard. to.

leave. South. St.. Paul,”.said. Kemp.. “There. is.such. great. support. from.the. churches,. businesses,.the. school. district. and.local. government.. That.type. of. support. is. not. as.deep.and.solidly.founded.in. the. other. communi-ties.”

Since. most. of. Neigh-bors,. Inc.’s. clients.come. from. Inver. Grove.Heights,. West. St.. Paul.and.South.St..Paul,.a.new.location. would. probably.be. in. one. of. these. three.cities. because,. as. Kemp.said,. it. is. imperative.that.the.new.site.be.easily.ac-cessible.to.those.who.cur-rently. use. the. organiza-tion’s. services.. Kemp. has.high.hopes.and.a.vision.

“With. a. new. building,.we.could.possibly.partner.with. a. YMCA. or. Boys.Club. or. daycare. center,”.he. said.. “We. won’t. rush.in.. We. want. to. take. our.time. to. do. it. right.. We.want.a.building.or.prop-erty. that. will. serve. our.clients.for.the.foreseeable.future.”.

Neighbors Movefrom page 1 Last year, Kemp recalled, a little boy

needed shoes. His father was distraught because finding the right size had become difficult. To make matters worse, the child wanted cowboy boots. Ninety-three-year-old Virginia Milbert, who has managed the Clothes Closet since it opened, knew of a pair tucked away in storage. She dug around and found them. Amazingly, they were the perfect size.

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Library happeningsThe. library. will. of-

fer. many. free. programs.all. summer. for. all. ages..Registration. begins. the.week.of.June.7..For.more.information. on. the. fol-lowing. South. St.. Paul.library. events,. call. 651-554-3240. or. visit. www.southstpaul.org/library.

• Author Appearance.-. For. May’s. book. discus-sion,.author.Julie.Kramer.will.join.us.on.at.7.p.m.,.May. 20,. to. field. ques-tions.that.address.her.life.as. a. journalist. as. well. as.her. debut. novel. “Stalk-ing.Susan.”.This.mystery.focuses. on. Riley. Spartz,.a. television. journalist. in.Minneapolis,. who. dis-covers. that. a. serial. killer.is. murdering. women.named.Susan.on.the.same.day. each.year..This.book.

won. a. 2009. Minnesota.Book. Award. and. The.Romantic. Times. Award.for.Best.First.Mystery.. It.was.also.a.finalist. for.the.Mary. Higgins. Clark,. the.Anthony,. the. Barry,. and.the. Shamus. awards.. The.newest.book.in.the.series,.“Silencing. Sam,”. is. due.out.in.June.

The. author. is. a. career.television. news. producer.who. ran. the. I-Team. at.WCCO-TV. and. now. re-ports. as. a. freelancer. for.NBC. and. CBS.. Kramer.grew. up. on. a. corn. and.cattle. farm. along. the.Minnesota-Iowa. border.that’s. been. in. her. fam-ily. more. than. 130. years..“The. Bookmobile. was.very. important. to. me.when. I.was.growing.up,”.she. said.. “I’m. always.happy. to. talk. about. how.

libraries. create. authors.”.The. event. is. free. and.open. to. the. public.. The.author. will. be. available.to. sign. books. following.her.presentation.

• Drop-In Computer Help. –. Still. not. clear.on. cutting. and. pasting.in. Word?. Having. a. little.trouble.with.Excel?..Staff.

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• Read to Caesar or Lulu –. Kids. can. have. a.“pawsitive”. experience.by. reading. to. Lulu. and.Caesar,. two. Reading. Ed-ucation. Assistance. Dogs.(READ). who. come. with.impressive. credentials.and. lovable. personali-ties..Lulu.is.at.the.library.on. Saturdays,. 1:30-2:30. p.m.,. while. Caesar.is. available. Thursdays,.6:30-7:30. p.m.. Contact.the. library. if. you. are. in-terested. in. having. your.child.participate..

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Mon.,.May.31,. in.obser-vance. of. Memorial. Day..The. last. Saturday. the. li-brary.will.be.open.for.the.season.is.10.a.m.-4.p.m.,.May. 22.. Saturday. hours.will.resume.on.Sept..11.

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Junior Book Club. -.The. title. discussed. in.May. is. “A. Long. Way.

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New projects planned for Great River Park

Tim SpitzackEditor

During. the. recent.flood,.I.visited.Har-

riet.Island.daily.until.the.river’s.crest. to. see. the.ef-fects.of.the.rising.tide..It.was. breathtaking. to. see.the. powerful. movement.of. the. impregnated. river.as. it. jumped. its. banks.and. reclaimed. its. natu-ral.floodplain..And.I.was.not. alone..Scores.of.oth-ers.witnessed.this.natural.phenomenon.. We. were.able. to. get. close. to. the.river. thanks. to. St.. Paul’s.commitment. to. its. parks.system..

According. to. the. St..Paul. Riverfront. Corpo-ration,. St.. Paul. boasts.more. parkland. along. the.Mississippi. River. than.any.other.river.town..The.capital. city. has. 26. miles.of. shoreline,. 3,500. acres.of. parkland,. 16. public.

parks. and. over. 25. miles.of. trails.. These. natural.amenities. are. part. of. a.greater. effort. called. the.Great. River. Park,. a. con-cept. introduced. in. 2006.to. link. existing. parkland.within.the.river.corridor,.thus. making. it. “more.natural,. more. urban. and.more. connected.”. It’s. a.movement. that. has. its.roots. in. the. environ-mental. efforts. of. the.late. 1970s. and. 1980s. to.clean.up.the.river.and.its.banks,.which.at. the. time.showed. massive. signs. of.abuse.and.neglect..

In.St..Paul,.much.prog-ress.has.been.made.in.the.past.decade..For.example,.if.you.stand.in.the.center.of. Raspberry. Island. and.take. a. panoramic. survey.of. the. landscape. around.you,. you’ll. see. a. grand.example.of.what.is.taking.place.. This. small. park,.located. within. Harriet.

Island. Regional. Park,. is.a. shining. example. of. to-day’s. modern. riverfront.park.. It.has.native.plant-ings,. a. walking. path,.benches. from. which. to.enjoy. the. river. and. its.surroundings,. and. rip-rap,. natural. materials.used. along. its. shoreline.to.help.prevent.erosion.

On. May. 13,. the. St..Paul.Riverfront.Corpora-tion. will. host. its. annual.Great.River.Gathering.at.the. St.. Paul. RiverCentre.to. celebrate. the. prog-ress. that. has. been. made.along. the. riverfront. and.to.garner.support.for.new.projects.to.help.residents.and.visitors.become.more.connected.to.our.nation-al.treasure,.the.Mississip-pi.River..For.more. infor-mation.on.this.event,.call.651-293-6860. or. visit.www.riverfrontcorpora-tion.com.

As. spring. melts. into.summer,. more. and. more.people. find. their. way.outdoors. to. enjoy. the.sunshine,. the. budding.trees. and. flowers,. and.all. that. nature.has. to. of-fer..And.many,.of.course,.are. drawn. to. area. parks..Parks. are. expensive. en-deavors.—.the.renovation.of. Raspberry. Island. used.$5.million. in. state. fund-ing. —. but. offer. intangi-ble.benefits.that.few.deny.or. want. to. live. without..Minnesota. voters. have.shown.their.commitment.to.parks.by.accepting.new.taxes.. In. 2008,. the. state.approved. the. Legacy. Act.Tax,. a. three-eighths. of.one. percent. sales. tax. en-acted.until.the.year.2034.for. the. environment. and.the.arts.

According. to. research.from. the. Trust. for. Pub-lic. Land,. city. parks. and.

open. spaces. improve. our.physical. and. psychologi-cal.health,.strengthen.our.communities,. and. make.our. cities. and. neighbor-hoods. safer.and.more.at-tractive.places.to.live.and.work.. This. research. is.available.at.www.tpl.org..

1Mississippi campaign

The.Riverfront.Corpo-ration.is.a.member.of.the.Mississippi. River. Net-work,.a.coalition.of.orga-nizations. among. the. ten.states.along.the.river.that.works.to.protect.the.land,.water.and.resources.with-in.the.river.corridor..The.Network. has. launched.a. nationwide. campaign.entitled. 1Mississippi. to.help.people.better.experi-ence.the.river.and.under-stand.the.need.to.protect.it. for. future. generations..The. campaign. highlights.

ways. people. depend. on.the. river,. such. as. drink-ing. water,. transporta-tion. and. recreation,. and.promotes. ways. to. reduce.pollution,.protect.habitat.and. improve. public. ac-cess.

New developments in Great River Park

One.of.the.newest.pro-posed. developments. in.the. Great. River. Park. is.the.creation.of.a.park.on.the. site. of. Xcel. Energy’s.former. coal. power. plant,.located. near. the. Smith.Avenue.High.Bridge..Be-fore.Xcel. opened. its.new.natural. gas. plant. in. May.2008,.it.began.developing.plans.to.restore.the.river-front. site. of. the. former.plant. to. make. approxi-mately. 35. acres. available.for.public.use.for.the.next.20.years.while.it.explores.its. long-term. needs. for.the. property.. It. has. been.working.with.the.St..Paul.Riverfront. Corporation,.Great. River. Greening.and. others. to. develop. a.reuse. plan.. The. plan. is.expected.to.be.completed.this.summer..

Another. new. develop-ment. in. the. Great. River.Park. affects. Lilydale. Re-gional.Park.in.St..Paul..In.January,. the. Metropoli-tan. Council. approved. a.new. master. plan. for. the.park,. which. paves. the.way. for. improvements..The. project. has. received.$1.4.million.from.Legacy.Act. funds. for. environ-mental.cleanup.

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Park and Rec summer programs

The. South. St.. Paul.Parks. and. Recreation.Department. is. accepting.registration. for. summer.programs..A.large.variety.of.activities.and.programs.are. available. for. all. ages.including. summer. play-grounds,.day.camps,.pre-school. programs,. youth.trips,. outdoor. swimming.lessons,. outdoor. pool.passes. and. more.. The.Summer. Edition. 1. Bro-chure. is. available. online.along. with. online. regis-tration. at. www.southst-paul.org.. For. more. in-formation,. call. the. Parks.and. Rec. Department. at.651-306-3690.

Fare for All ExpressFare. 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.ev-eryone..There. are. no. in-come-based.requirements.for. participation.. Par-ticipation.does.not.affect.eligibility.to.receive.assis-tance.from.the.foodshelf..Fare. For. All. Express. will.be. held. 4-6. p.m.,. May.4. and. June. 1. at. Central.Square.Community.Cen-ter,. 100. 7th. Ave.. N.. For.more. information,. call.651-306-3690.

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Sign.up.now. for.mem-bership. to. the. Kaposia.Landing. Off-Leash. Dog.Park,. North. Concord.Street. and. Bryant. Ave-nue..The.park.is.6.3.acres.featuring. a. fully. fenced.perimeter,.bull.pen.entry.and.exit.area,.two.shelters.

Your community news and information sourceN ews Briefswith. picnic. tables,. Mutt.Mitt. waste. disposal. sta-tions,. trash. containers.and. an. information/bul-letin. board. kiosk.. Dog.Park.users.must.purchase.a. yearly. membership. for.$20.. Funds. go. toward.supporting. the. park’s.ongoing. development..Members.receive.an.iden-tification.tag.required.for.using. the.park..Member-ship. forms. are. available.at. www.southstpaul.org.and.at. the.Parks.and.Rec.Office,. 100. 7th. Ave.. N..For. more. information,.call.651-306-3690.

Outdoor pool passes

Summer. season. passes.are.on.sale.now.for.South.St.. Paul’s. two. outdoor.pools. (Splash. Pool. at.Lorraine. Park,. Fourth.Avenue. South. &. Sev-enth. Street;. and. North-view. Pool,. 635. –. 18th.Ave.. N.).. The. pools. will.be.open.June.12.through.Aug.. 22.. Season. passes.for. residents. are. $32. for.the. first. pass. in. a. house-hold,. and. $21. for. each.additional.pass;.non-resi-dents.may.purchase.a.sea-son.pass.for.$42,.and.ad-ditional.passes.within.the.household. are. $31. each..Daily. admission. for. the.pools. is. $3.50,. and.daily.admission. coupon. books.are.also.available.for.pur-chase.. Season. passes. and.coupon.books.are.sold.at.the.Parks. and.Recreation.Department. at. the. Cen-tral. Square. Community.Center,. 100. –. 7th. Ave..N.. For. more. informa-tion,. call. the. Parks. and.Recreation. Department.at. 651-306-3690. or. log.on. to. the. City’s. website.at.www.southstpaul.org.

Highground Memorial fundraiser

Vietnam. Veterans. of.America. Chapter. 639. of.South. St.. Paul. is. seeking.cash.and.merchandise.do-nations.for.its.fundraiser,.to. 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.auc-tion,.pull. tabs.and.more..Proceeds. will. benefit. the.Highground. Memorial,.which. honors. veterans.of. all. wars.. For. more. in-

formation,. contact. John.Lynch. at. 651-459-1310.or. [email protected].

Reception for retiring Kaposia Education Center principal

A. community. recep-tion. for. John. Laliberte,.principal.at.Kaposia.Edu-cation. Center. who. is. re-tiring. at. the. end. of. this.school. year,. will. be. held.at. 5. p.m.,. Thurs.,. May.27,. at. Southview. Coun-try. Club. in. West. St..Paul.. Laliberte. has. been.

with. the. district. for. 32.years.. He. has. served. as.assistant. principal. and.principal.at.Kaposia,.and.prior. to. that. was. a. so-cial. studies. teacher. and.dean. at. South. St.. Paul.High. School.. Laliberte.also. coached senior. high .basketball,. junior. high.softball. and. football. and.was.advisor.to.the.Senior.Council,. Student. Coun-cil. and. Key. Club.. He.also. founded. South. St..Paul. Youth. Leadership,.a. program. that. provides.students.with.mentoring,.community. involvement.

and. leadership. training..For. more. information.on. the. event,. call. Kelly.at.the.Kaposia.Education.Center.office.at.651-451-9260.

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Neighbors,. Inc.,. 218.13th. Ave.. S.,. is. hosting.a. garage. sale. 10. a.m.-4.p.m.,. May. 5-6.. All. pro-ceeds. support. programs.at.Neighbors.

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Your community news and information sourceS ample St. PaulFestival of Nations

Festival.of.Nations,.one.of. the. country’s. longest.running. multicultural.celebrations,. is.presented.April.29-May.2.at.the.St..Paul. RiverCentre.. This.year’s. theme.—.Folklore,.Legends. and. Heroes. —.will. be. explored. in. over.55.exhibits..

Now. in. its. 78th. year,.this. family-friendly. fes-tival.brings.together.peo-ple. from. a. vast. array. of.backgrounds. to. celebrate.their.ethnic.heritage,.and.provides. an. opportunity.to. gain. a. deeper. appre-ciation.of. other. cultures..Through. exhibits,. food,.music. and. dance,. Festi-val.of.Nations.provides.a.look. into. the. traditions,.history. and. journey. of.over. 90. ethnic. groups,.and. sheds. light. on. how.each. one. contributes. to.the. American. cultural.landscape.. New. this. year.is. the. Minnesota. Plan-etarium’s. ExploraDome,.a.portable.mini-planetar-ium,.and.a.naturalization.ceremony,. which. will.take.place.at.6.p.m.,.Fri.,.

April.30.Participants. may. shop.

for. imported. gifts,. in-cluding. clothing,. jewelry.and. artifacts. from. many.cultures,. at. the. Interna-

tional. Bazaar,. and. enjoy.fare. from. around. the.world.at.35.different.eth-nic. food. cafés.. Proceeds.from. each. café. benefit. a.non-profit.organization..

Tickets. are. $12. for.adults,. $7. for. children.ages. 5-16. and. free. for.children. ages. 4. and. un-der.with.adult.admission..For. more. information,.

call. the. International. In-stitute. of. Minnesota. at.651-647-0191,. or. visit.www.festivalofnations.com.

Ordway Center for Performing Arts

Rodgers. and. Hammer-stein’s.“South Pacific”.is.presented.May.4-16.at.the.Ordway. Center. for. Per-forming.Arts,.345.Wash-ington.St.,.St..Paul..Win-ner. of. seven. 2008. Tony.Awards. . and. considered.by. some. to. be. the. finest.musical. ever. written,. the.score. includes. such. clas-sics. as. “Some. Enchanted.Evening,”.“Younger.Than.Springtime,”. “Bali. Ha’i,”.“There.is.Nothin’.Like.A.Dame”.and.“A.Wonderful.Guy.”. Tickets. are. $27-$75.. For. more. informa-tion,.call.the.box.office.at.651-224-4222..

History Theatre“Queens of Bur-

lesque” is. presented.through. May. 23,. at. the.History. Theatre,. 30. E..Tenth. St.. This. perfor-mance. is. a. funny,. poi-gnant. and. revealing. look.at. the. lives. of. burlesque.performers,.both.on-.and.off-stage,.during.the.Twin.Cities’. burlesque. theater.scene. of. the. 1950s.. As.

Rodgers and Ham-merstein’s ‘South Pacific’ is present-ed May 4-16 at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts. The score includes such classics as ‘Some Enchanted Evening,’ ‘Younger Than Springtime,’ ‘Bali Ha’i,’ ‘There is Nothin’ Like A Dame’ and ‘A Won-derful Guy.’

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Your community news and information sourceS ample St. Paulthe. era. comes. to. an. end,.these. performers. find.themselves. caught. be-tween. the. economics. of.the. time. and. the. talents.they.had.spent.their.lives.honing..Tickets. are. $28-$32. for. adults,. $25-$30.for. seniors. and. $15. for.students..For.more.infor-mation,. call. the. box. of-fice.at.651-292-4323.

Children’s Museum“Dinosaurs: Land

of Fire and Ice”. is. pre-sented. through. May.31,. 10. W.. Seventh. St..This. exhibit. will. trans-port. families. back. to.the. Cretaceous. Period.(145. -. 65. million. years.ago). to. explore. dinosaur.habitats. and. understand.how. these. mysterious.animals. lived..“Children of Hangzhou: Connect-ing with China” is. pre-sented. through. May. 16..This. exhibit. is. designed.to. engage. children. and.families.in.learning.about.one.of.the.oldest.civiliza-tions. –. and. now. among.the. most. modern. in. the.world.–.through.some.of.its.young.people..Tickets.are. $8.95.. For. more. in-formation,. call. 651-225-6000.

Xcel Energy CenterTaylor Swift. will. pres-

ent. her. “FEARLESS.

Tour”. at. 7. p.m.,. Fri.,.May. 7.. Tickets. are. $27-$61.50..

Iconic. folk-rock. duo.Simon & Garfunkel.will.perform. at. 8. p.m.,. Sat.,.May. 8.. Tickets. are. $52-$227..

Smucker’s.Stars on Ice Tour,. featuring. Ameri-ca’s. top. Olympic. stars,.is. presented. Sun.,. May.9.. Doors. open. at. 3. p.m..Tickets.are.$27-$82..

Brooks & Dunn. will.present. their. farewell.tour,. “Last. Rodeo,”. with.special. guest. Jason. Al-dean,. at. 7:30. p.m.,. Fri.,.May.14..Tickets.are.$25-$65..

Recording. artists. Car-ole King and James Taylor will. present. the.“Troubadour. Reunion”.tour. at. 8. p.m.,. Tues.,.May.25..Tickets.are.$67-$97..

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

Park Square Theatre

“Dead Man’s Cell Phone”. is. presented.through. May. 2,. 20. W..7th.Place..All.Jean.wants.to. do. is. stop. the. ringing.cell. phone. of. the. man.sitting. (quietly). next. to.her.. Boldly. choosing. to.

answer.it.may.end.up.be-ing. the. best. thing. that.happens. to. her.. In. this.quirky. modern. adven-ture,. Jean. reconnects. to.her.own.spirit.and.learns,.from. a. dead. man,. that.life.is.for.the.living..

“The Diary of Anne Frank”. is. presented.through. May. 7.. In. this.extraordinary. account. of.eight. Jews. hiding. in. Na-zi-occupied. Amsterdam,.Anne.Frank.emerges.from.history. as. a. lyrical. and.intensely. gifted. young.woman.. Be. inspired. by.this. timeless. account. of.a. girl. whose. imagina-tion.and.hope.would.not.be. stifled. by. adversity..Tickets. are. $36-$40. for.adults,. $31-$35. for. se-niors.and.$15. for.age.30.and. under.. For. more. in-formation,. call. 651-291-7005.

Science Museum“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. new.film.offers.a. look.at.Ara-bia’s. culture,. history. and.religion.. Tickets. are. $28.for. adults. and. $22. for.children. ages. 4-12. and.seniors.age.60.and.older,.or. $34. and. $28. respec-tively. 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.

Minnesota History Center

“Benjamin Frank-lin: In Search of a Bet-ter World” is. presented.through. July. 4,. at. the.Minnesota. History. Cen-ter,. 345. W.. Kellogg.Blvd... You. know. about.Benjamin. Franklin’s. fa-mous. experiment. with.a. kite,. a. key. and. some.lightning,. but. did. you.also. know. about. his. re-bellious. youth?. That. he.

pioneered. wind. surfing.and. invented. swim. fins?.That.he.helped.found.the.nation’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. fea-tures. 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.

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“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..

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The. South. St.. Paul. Mayor’s. Youth. Task. Force. re-cently. presented. a. Town. Hall. Meeting. on. “Going.Green”. in. South.St..Paul..One.portion.of. the.meet-ing.offered.recipes.for.“green”.cleaning.products.that.include.ingredients.found.in.most.kitchens..Since.the.live.broadcast.of. the.meeting,. the.Task.Force.has.re-ceived.phone.calls.for.these.recipes,.so.we.decided.to.share.some.with.you.

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Garbage Disposal DeodorizerTake.a.quartered.lemon.and.grind.it.in.the.garbage.

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Grout CleanerGrout. that. has. mold. can. be. cleaned. by. squeezing.

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By John Kemp Executive Director of

Neighbors, Inc.

Neighbors, Inc.

Jennifer L. Gale, president

My. wife. and. I. spent.some. time. in. Florida.during. March.. We. went.there. to. get. away. from.the. cold. and. the. damp-ness. of. late. winter. in.Minnesota.. Instead. we.found.temperatures.that.ranged.from.10.to.15.degrees.below.normal..In.fact,.an.article.in.the.St..Petersburg.Times.on.the. first.day.of. spring.said. it.had.been.the.coldest. winter. on. the. Gulf. Coast. in. 96. years.. Good.timing.on.our.part!

The.place.we.go.to.is.about.30.miles.north.of.Tam-pa..It’s.not.a.place.where.vacationers.go;.it’s.primarily.residential.with.a.lot.of.retirees.who.have.moved.there.either.part-time.or.full-time,.and.a.pretty.steady.year-around.population..

The.Tampa.Bay.area.has.been.hit.pretty.hard.by.the.recession..Unemployment. is.between.13.and.14.per-cent.and,. if.you.believe.the. local.news.media,. there’s.no.near-term.relief.in.sight..State.government.is.wres-

tling.with.a.huge.budget.deficit.(sound.familiar?).and.local.governmental.units.are.faring.no.better..

Because. the. winter. was. so. much. colder. than. nor-mal,.many.families.experienced.a.significant.increase.in. their. utility. bills.. In. a. normal. winter. they. would.use.the.heating.units.in.their.homes.only.occasionally..This.winter.they.had.their.units.on.most.of.the.time.and. suddenly,. a. bill. that. they’ve. always. been. able. to.manage,.became.a.tremendous.burden..

As. we. drove. around. the. area,. I. was. amazed. at. the.number.of.people.standing.on.street.corners,.or.in.the.medians.of.major.street.intersections,.with.signs.ask-ing. passersby. for. help.. “Being. evicted;. please. help.”..Or,. “Electricity. being. shut. off;. please. help.”. . Some.days.it.seemed.like.there.was.someone.standing.at.ev-ery.intersection.we.came.to..

As. I. observed. these. people. in. their. rather. desper-ate. plight,. I. thought. about. how. fortunate. we. are. to.live.in.a.community.where.there.is.a.higher.emphasis.on. assistance. to. people. finding. themselves. in. finan-cial. crisis.. For. one. thing,. in. Minnesota. we. have. the.“cold.weather. rule.”. .While. this. rule. is.not. intended.to. absolve. people. from. the. responsibility. of. paying.their.utility.bill,.it.does.make.it.more.difficult.for.the.power.companies.to.shut.people.off.during.the.winter.months..

We.also.have.a.well-developed.network.of.organiza-tions.like.Neighbors,.community-based.social.service.organizations.that.serve.as.the.conduit.between.those.

who.need.assistance.and.those.who.want.to.help.oth-ers..There.is.nothing.magic.about.Neighbors;.we.only.do.what.people.in.our.community.enable.us.to.do..

And.that,.more.than.anything.else,.is.what.seemed.to.be.missing.in.Florida,.at.least.in.the.area.we.visited..I. didn’t. find. organizations. like. Neighbors. that. were.organized. to. pull. together. the. community’s. resourc-es. to. better. serve. people. in. need.. But. I. also. didn’t.find.very.many.people.who. seemed. to.be. concerned.enough.to.want.to.do.something.about.it.

. It. made. me. ever. so. much. more. grateful. for. the.compassion.and.generosity.of.the.people.of.our.com-munity.here. in.Northern.Dakota.County..Yes,. there.are.a.lot.of.people.in.our.neighborhoods.who.are.ex-periencing. tough. times,. just. as. in. Florida.. And. yes,.our.state.is.in.a.difficult.financial.bind,.and.that.pain.is.being.felt.by.all.in.many.ways,.just.as.in.Florida.

But.we.have.one.thing.that.they.don’t.have.in.Flor-ida,. and. that’s. you,. the. people. of. Northern. Dakota.County.. People. who. care. about. others. and. who. are.willing. to. share. what. they. have. in. order. to. improve.the.life.of.someone.less.fortunate..And.for.that,.I.say,.“Thank.You,.Lord..Thank.you.for.the.privilege.of.liv-ing. in. a. community. surrounded. by. such. a. compas-sionate,.caring.and.generous.people.”..

And.thank.you,.each.and.every.one.of.you,.who.by.your.gifts.of.time,.talent.or.money.help.us.at.Neigh-bors.continue.to.serve.our.neighbors..

Quality Auto Care Center named Small Business of the Year

Quality. Auto. Care.Center. of. South. St.. Paul.received. the. 2010. Small.Business. of. the. Year.Award. from. the. River.Heights. Chamber. of.Commerce..Owner.Bruce.Bairaktaris. accepted. the.award. at. the. Chamber’s.Small. Business. Award.Luncheon.in.late.April.

The. recipient. is. se-lected. by. the. Chamber’s.recognition. committee.after.careful. review.of.all.nominees’. applications..The. award. acknowledges.an.organization.that.has.a.commitment.to.the.com-munity. through. its. in-volvement. and. assistance.to. community. organiza-tions,. a. commitment. to.its. employees. and. focus.on. innovative. employee.programs,. and. a. com-mitment. to. excellence. in.service,. business. ethics,.

friendliness. and. business.operations..The. commit-tee. found. that. Quality.Auto. Care. Center. goes.above. and. beyond. in. all.of.these.areas..

Bruce. Bairaktaris.was. working. for. Qual-ity. Brake. &. Muffler. in.2004,. when. employees.wanted. to. rename. the.business. to.Quality.Auto.Care. Center. to. let. their.customers. know. they.were. a. full-service. auto.repair. shop.. Bruce. took.over. ownership. of. Qual-ity. Auto. Care. Center. in.Aug..2006..

The. shop,. located. at.100. S.. Concord. Ex-change,. began. by. pro-viding. custom. exhausts.and. general. repair. but.expanded. its. services. to.include. engine,. trans-mission,. tire. repair. and.replacement,. hitches. and.towing.. Bruce. knows.that. quality. staff. makes.

for. a. quality. work. envi-ronment.. He. currently.employs. four. full-time.employees.and.offers.sub-stantial.benefits..

The. company. believes.their. customers. expect,.deserve. and. receive. the.highest. level. of. care..They.want. their. custom-ers. to. know. they. have.been. treated. honestly.and. fairly.. In. fact,. some.customers. travel. longer.distances. simply. because.they. know. they. will. be.treated. right.. Many. of.Quality. Auto. Care. Cen-ter’s. fleet. accounts. use.them.because.of. their.ef-ficiency,.work.ethic,.hon-esty. and. commitment. to.quality..Their. shop.has. a.“can.do”.attitude.and.will.get.you.in,.even.in.emer-gencies,. so. you. can. get.back.on.the.road..

Quality. Auto. Care.Center. is. actively. in-volved. in. the. commu-nity. and. believes. in. giv-ing.back..Bruce.has.been.very. active. in. the. River.Heights. Chamber,. yet.also. finds. time. to. sup-port. his. church,. Inver.Grove.Heights.and.South.St.. Paul. sports. programs.and. community. events,.the. VFW,. Neighbors.Inc.,. Guild. Incorporat-ed,. DARTS. and. several.other. organizations.. In.2009,. Bruce. joined. the.

Chamber’s. board. of. di-rectors. and. participates.in. many. of. its. meetings.and.events.

Quality.Auto.Care.Cen-ter.has.had.steady.growth.since. 2006.. After. three.and. a. half. years,. Bruce.is. on. pace. to. achieve. his.goal.of.50.percent.growth.over.five.years..

“The. River. Heights.Chamber. of. Commerce.brought. me. out. of. my.shell,”. he. said,. “and. I.attribute. most. of. my.company’s. growth. to. the.word-of-mouth. market-ing.and.satisfied.custom-

ers. becoming. evangelists.for.my.company..I.strong-ly. believe. the. Chamber.has.given.me.the.tools.to.grow,.such.as.networking.opportunities,. advertis-ing. in. Chamber. pub-lications. and. personal.friendships.”

Bruce.has.also.received.many. individual. awards.from. the. River. Heights.Chamber.for.his.involve-ment,. including. the. Ris-ing. Star. Award. in. 2007,.Ambassador. of. the. Year.from. 2007-2009,. and. is.looking. forward.to.being.a.graduate.of. the.Dakota.

County.Leadership.Acad-emy.this.May..

True. business. leader-ship. like. that. of. Quality.Auto. Care. Center. not.only.finds.a.way.to.make.a.profit,.but.does.so.while.adhering. to. high. ethical.standards.. The. Cham-ber. is. proud. to. honor.and. congratulate. Qual-ity. Auto. Care. Center. as.its. 2010. Small. Business.of. the.Year..For.more. in-formation. on. the. award,.contact.the.River.Heights.Chamber. of. Commerce.at. 651-451-2266. or. visit.www.riverheights.com..

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Your community news and information sourceC inco de Mayo

Minnesota’s Spiciest Celebration is coming to a location near youMake the trip down Concord for great food and festive fun during the popular Cinco de Mayo Fiesta

Susan KlemondContributor

Cinco. de. Mayo. Fiesta.organizers. are. intro-

ducing. some. new. attrac-tions. to. this. year’s. fiesta,.which. will. run. 4. p.m.-9.p.m.,. Fri,,. May. 7,. and. 9.a.m.-. 6. p.m.,. Sat.,. May.8,. in. District. del. Sol. on.St.. Paul’s. West. Side,. on.six. blocks. along. Cesar.Chavez. and. Wabasha.streets,. between. High-way. 52. and. Plato. Bou-levard.. Parking. will. be.available. for. $6. in. lots.near. the. festival.. . Local.youth.will.staff.the.park-ing. lots. and. part. of. the.proceeds.will.go.to.youth.organizations.. Visitors.are. encouraged. to. take.public. transit. if. possi-

ble. because. parking. will.be. in. short. supply.. For.transit. information,. visit.www.metrotransit.org. or.call. 612-373-3333. for.bus. times. and. stops.near.the. fiesta.. For. complete.event. details,. visit. www.districtdelsol.com/cinco.html.

Green ZoneNew. this. year. is. the.

“zero.waste”.Green.Zone..The. zone. will. consist. of.a. one-block. area. around.Wabasha. and. Cesar.Chavez.that.fiesta.attend-ees. will. be. encouraged.to. keep. free. of. food. and.other. types. of. waste. in.order. to. raise. awareness.of.recycling.and.environ-mental. issues,. said. Brian.Gioielli,. marketing. man-ager. for. the. Riverview.Economic. Development.Association. (REDA),.which.organizes. the.two-day.event..

Whether. in. the. Green.Zone. or. not,. fiesta-goers.

can. help. continue. the.environmental. and. re-cycling. success. of. recent.years,.Gioielli.said..

“Cinco.de.Mayo.Fiesta.has. been. a. leader. in. the.past. few. years. (in. its. en-vironmental. efforts). for.a. festival. of. its. size. and.capacity,”. he. said.. “We.hope. this. can. continue.with.the.Green.Zone.this.year.”

Also,. new. this. year,.fiesta-goers. will. have. a.chance. to.hear. a.popular.Mexican.band,. see. a. col-lection. of. photos. of. the.West. Side. contributed.by. area. residents,. sample.new.snacks.and.more.

Top entertainmentOn. its. first. tour.of. the.

Midwest,. the. band. Los.Kapsi. will. headline. Sat-urday’s. music. offerings..Playing. tierra. caliente,. a.mix. of. durangueño. and.norteño. music,. the. band.appeals.to.several.genera-tions.. Music. lovers. also.

can. take. in. salsa,. hip-hop,. reggae. and. tradi-tional.dance.groups..

“A. lot. of. people. come.to. Cinco. de. Mayo. Fiesta.to.hear.the.music,”.Gioi-elli. said.. “They. won’t. be.disappointed.”

The. El. Rio. Stage. at.Robert.and.Cesar.Chavez.streets. will. provide. addi-tional.entertainment.

New food, hot foodVendors.will.offer.more.

authentic. Hispanic/Lati-no.food.this.year,.as.well.as. other. ethnic. dishes..El. Burrito. Mercado. and.Boca. Chica. Restaurante.will.introduce.new.foods..Those. inclined. toward.the.spicy.will.have.an.ad-ditional. opportunity. to.enter. the. jalapeño. eating.contest.at.the.Boca.Chica.Stage. on. Saturday.. Be-cause.of.popular.demand,.an. extra. “heat”. has. been.added.to.the.contest.

Photo exhibitVisitors. to. the. History.

Area. will. have. a. chance.to. see. more. of. the. West.Side. in. photos. taken. by.

the.people.who.live.there..An.exhibit.of.photos.sub-mitted.by.local.residents,.some. including. the. sto-ries. behind. them,. will.be. displayed. during. the.fiesta..

Hydraulics show in a new location

Fiesta-goers. interested.in. a. powerful. car. and.truck. show. on. Friday.evening.will.find.the.Hy-draulics. Showcase. in. a.new. place. this. year:. the.parking. lot. of. the. Ken.Yackel. West. Side. Arena.parking.lot,.44.E..Isabel..

New button offers style, value

Not. only. does. this.year’s. button. qualify. its.bearer. for. fiesta. prizes.and.discounts. at.District.del. Sol. and. other. local.businesses. during. the.month.of.May,.it.also.has.a.new,.unique.design..The.colorful. rectangular. but-ton.with.“serape”.blanket.stripes.is.available.for.$2..Youth. groups. and. non-profits. also. can. sell. the.buttons. as. a. fundraiser..For. details. and. to. learn.about. button. discounts,.visit. www.districtdelsol.com/cinco.html.

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Your community news and information sourceB ack in TimeBack in Timefrom page 12

recognition.for.South.St..Paul. as. an. All-America.City.. On. May. 17,. 1990,.the. group. was. informed.that. its. application. had.made. the. first. cut. and.was. one. of. 30. cities. in-vited. to. send. representa-tives. to. Phoenix,. Ariz.,.to. present. their. case. in.person.

A. flurry. of. activity. re-sulted.in.raising.money.to.get.the.group.to.Phoenix,.as. well. as. the. selection.of. Darrol. Bussler,. then.director. of. Community.Education,. to. write. the.script. and. choreograph.the. public. presentation..Three.projects.were.iden-tified. to. promote. South.St.. Paul:. The. Year. Long.Centennial. Celebration.in. 1987;. The. Armour.Redevelopment. Initia-tive;. and. the. creation. of.R.E.A.P.. and. its. promo-tion. of. the. river. trail..The.overall. theme.of. the.presentation. was. “The.Spirit. of. the. Eagle,”. and.local.artist.Betty.Thomp-son. designed. the. image.of. the. eagle. that. became.the.central.visual.graphic.of. the. sound. and. slide.show. that. accompanied.the.presentation.in.Phoe-nix.in.June.1990.

Competition. was. stiff.but. South. St.. Paul. pre-vailed. and. was. named.one. of. the. 10. outstand-ing. All-America. Cities.in. 1990.. The. commu-nity. embraced. the. award.with. a. large. celebration.at. South. St.. Paul. High.School,. a. special. Spirit.of. the. Eagle. dinner. at.the.V.F.W..with.National.Civic. League. president.Henry. Cisneros. as. guest.speaker,.and.with.the.cre-ation.of.citywide.banners,.signage. and. All-America.City.promotional.items..

It. would. take. many.more. months. before. the.effort.to.stop.the.switch-ing. yard. expansion. was.successful. and. it.was.not.until. 1997. that. the. of-ficial. groundbreaking.ceremony. for. the. South.St.. Paul. portion. of. the.Dakota.County.Regional.Trail. took. place.. Many.challenges. have. been. en-countered.while.the.com-munity. has. continued.the. transition. from. be-ing. a. place. known. only.for. heavy. industry. and.

stockyards. to. a. city. on.the.Mississippi.where.the.river. trail,. the. railroad,.the. eagles’. nests,. the.barges. and. the. dog. park.

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1990: South St. Paul wins All-America City honor

Lois GlewweContributor

It. was. 20. years. ago,. in.1990,. that. South. St..

Paul. achieved. the. first.legal. public. access. to.the. Mississippi. River.within. the. city.. Political.upheaval. at. City. Hall,.several. town. meetings.and. dozens. of. carefully.negotiated. partnerships.had. paved. the. way. for.development. of. the. trail.and. related. recreational.and.green.space.on.South.St..Paul’s.riverfront..Seri-ous. plans. to. develop. the.river. trail. as. part. of. the.Dakota. County. Region-al. Trail. system. began. to.take.shape.

There. was. little. time.for. trail. proponents. to.celebrate. this. early. suc-cess,. however.. It. was.Mar.. 9,. 1990,. that. the.South. St.. Paul. City.Council. first. learned. of.a. proposed. major. expan-

sion.of.railroad.switching.operations. on. the. city’s.riverfront.. The. Chicago-Northwestern. Railroad,.owners. of. much. of. the.property. that. the. City.was.attempting.to.obtain.for. the. trail,. released. its.plans.for.the.new.switch-ing. station. adjacent. to.the.middle.section.of.the.proposed.public.trail.

R.E.A.P.,.the.grassroots.citizens’. organization.that.had.been.promoting.development.of. the. trail,.immediately. diverted. its.emphasis. to. preventing.the. switching. expansion.because.of.concerns.about.noise,.pollution.and.dan-ger.. Residents. testified.before.the.city.council.to.explain.that.current.noise.levels.without.the.switch-ing.yard.were.often.intol-erable,. causing. damage.to. homes,. and. rattling.shelves,. windows. and.doors..City.council.votes.were. often. split. 4-3. as.

those. hoping. to. prevent.the. expansion. prevailed.by.a.slim.margin.

Even.as.the.often.heat-ed. meetings. and. discus-sions. with. the. railroad.continued,. several. other.projects. were. beginning.throughout. the. com-munity,. many. inspired.by. a. statewide. campaign.called. Celebrate. Minne-sota.1990,.which.provid-ed. small. grants. to. com-munities. that.applied.for.improvement. funds..The.Kaposia.Connector.Team.of. R.E.A.P.. was. inspired.by. the. campaign.and.be-gan. to. lay. out. and. clear.the. trails. through. the.ravines. of. Kaposia. Park..The. South. St.. Paul. Jay-cees. painted. the. inside.of. the. 1930s. pavilion. in.the. park. and. Court. Ser-vices. did. the. outside.. A.new. roof. was. donated,.and. the. first. Frisbee. golf.course. was. installed. by.the.Parks. and.Recreation.

South St. Paul was named an All-America City by the National Civic League at the awards ceremony in Phoenix in 1990. Presenters and some spouses, listed with the position they held in 1990, are (front row, L to R): Leslie Metzen, Lois Swanson (R.E.A.P. coordinator); Kath-erine Trummer (mayor); Betty Thompson (artist and R.E.A.P. Council); David Hohle (chair, R.E.A.P. River Trail Action Team); Roy Swanson; (back row): Darrol Bussler (director, Community Education); Larry Dow-ell (executive director, South St. Paul/Inver Grove Heights Chamber of Commerce); Forrest Glewwe (Chamber president); Lois Glewwe (South St. Paul city councilmember): Jodelle Ista (South St. Paul city council-member); and Dave Metzen (superintendent of schools).

Department.. Voters. ap-proved. a. $975,000. park.bond. issue. in. Sept.,. and.the.first.discussions.were.held. about. the. creation.of.a.joint.South.St..Paul/

Inver.Grove.Heights.Park.at.Seidl’s.Lake..

One.of.the.most.unex-pected.developments.was.the. return. of. bald. eagles.to. South.St..Paul’s. river-

front.. The. first. R.E.A.P..Eagle. Watch. was. held.in. 1989. when. a. pair. of.adult. eagles. revealed. a.baby. eagle. in. their. nest.just.across. the.river. from.South. St.. Paul..The. next.year.brought.the.prospect.of. a. second. eagle. birth.and. the. event. became.an. annual. celebration. of.river. renewal. throughout.the.Twin.Cities..

Prompted.by. this. ever-expanding. list. of. civic.improvement. projects,.volunteers. involved. with.the. local. Celebrate. Min-nesota. 1990. Committee.submitted. an. application.to. the. National. Civic.League.to.obtain.national.

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