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Mark your calendars forthe second annual 7thStreet LIVE Festival!

Nicole PressleyDayton's Bluff Community Council

7th Street LIVE is an event that usescultural art and music to create intention-al spaces for community building; sup-porting local artists and local businesses,engaging community, and connectingpeople to resources. At 7th Street LIVE,attendees can sample foods from aroundthe world from local restaurants, findvaluable resources to help them start theirbusiness, sign their kids up for sports pro-grams, and take pride in their diverse andthriving neighborhood. This event is a

demonstration of the richness of the EastSide community and anchors our resi-dents, businesses, and organizationsas social economy for the advancementof all.

This year, we have an action-packedprogram featuring a Battle of the DJs,Battle of the Bands, and dance perfor-mances. With live music, poetry, and kidsactivities, there is entertainment for allages. Join us for the biggest party in thestreet on the East Side. Lineup to be an-nounced soon!

Are you an artist, business owner,community group? Join us as a vendor at7th Street LIVE 2016! Contact NicolePressley at Nicole@daytonsbluff.org or651.772.2075.

For the latest updates and announce-ments, visit weqy.org orFacebook.com/104.7WEQY.

Bright future for most emptystorefronts on East 7th Street

Carla RiehleForum Staff

On East 7th Street, just west of Arcade, three largebuildings currently sit vacant. Their empty storefrontslook bleak, but these eyesores are looking at a happierfuture.

At 801 East 7th, the former NAPA auto parts storehas been vacant for several years under the ownershipof Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES),which is right next door at 797 East 7th. CLUES isshelling out about $10,000 per year in taxes on theempty building although it was approved to receive$500,000 in 2015 neighborhood Sales Tax Revitaliza-tion (STAR) assistance for a 20,000 foot expansion,money that would be added to $1,745,000 that was wasto be obtained from other sources.

Reportedly, CLUES is still seeking additional fund-ing for the site, but the organization has not respondedto several inquiries from the Forum requesting an up-date. Meanwhile there is no indication on the buildingwith the oddly pink plate glass windows that CLUESowns the building and hopes to make it into a usefulspace.

Next door, the former Animal Ark Pet and ThriftStore, a hulking 13,000 square feet of space, has beenempty only for a couple of months, but its large store-front windows, now embellished by a smattering ofgraffiti, proclaim its lack of a tenant. However, Jim Er-chul of Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Housing Servicesreports that his organization, along with the Neighbor-hood Development Center (NDC), has a purchaseagreement expiring at the end of July to acquire thebuilding. NDC has applied for a $350.000 STAR grantto help fund $2,000,000 in renovations that would yieldseven new retail or office spaces for start-up and exist-ing businesses. The application is scheduled to be acted

on by the mayor and city council this month.Across the street, at 798 East 7th, the building that

formerly housed the Dayton's Buff Community Councilwill soon be home to the much-loved Mañana Pu-pusería, just down the street. The Diaz family ownerspicked up the keys to the building in early June andhope to have the new location up and running while theweather is still warm enough for its customers to takeadvantage of planned outdoor seating space. Mañana isalso seeking occupants for the apartments above thenew restaurant's location.

More forlorn is the historic Moonshine saloon, abouta mile to the east at 1179 East 7th. Eastside Industries, abusiness registered to Matthew Burns, a former em-ployee of the now-closed St. Paul Saloon, hoped to ren-ovate the spot which for several years bore theunfortunate name of "The Noose." The developers gotthe go-ahead to use 2015 STAR money to rehabilitatethe building as the New Red Mill Restaurant and Bar,

but were unable to come up with other necessary fund-ing, so the building is again up for sale. Built in 1889,and known as the Red Mill in the 1950s, it's one ofDayton's Bluff's vintage gems-in-the-rough.

Right across the street from the Moonshine, however,a brand new 45,000 square foot building is being con-structed that will be the headquarters of McQueenEquipment, Inc., a sales and service facility for largeequipment, such as snow plows, sewer vacuum trucks,and street sweepers. With 30 employees at its currentMidway location, the company intends to hire at least10 new workers at the new location. According to thePort Authority's Monte Hillman, who oversaw the spaceacquisition in Beacon Bluff, the Port will assist Mc-Queen in recruiting potential employees from the sur-rounding neighborhood with the assistance of theDayton's Bluff Community Council.Carla Riehle can be reached at carlariehle@gmail.-com.

Carla Riehle

Clockwise from upper left, buildings formerly occupied by NAPA auto parts store, Animal Ark, Moonshine Saloon, and Dayton's Bluff Community Council.

Carla Riehle

Many gathered for a community powwow at Indian Mounds Park on June 15, sponsored by Mounds Park United Methodist Church in partnership with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, the Ain Dah Yung Center in St. Paul, American Indian Magnet School, the American Indian Education Program, and the American Indian Family Center.

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Dayton’s Bluff Take-a-Hike

The Dayton's Bluff Take-a-Hike toursare canceled until further notice. Thehike leaders have a family conflict atthis time. Watch for more information infuture issues of the Dayton’s Bluff Dis-trict Forum.

Friends of Swede Hollow

Watch over, restore, and celebrate thehistory of Swede Hollow Park. Join theSwede Hollow community at theirmonthly meeting on Wednesday, July6, at 6:30 p.m. Email karin@swedehol-low.org or call 651-776-0550 for moreinformation and the meeting’s location.

Dayton's Bluff DistrictForum Board Meeting

The Forum is seeking help with writ-ing, online content, idea generation, andad sales. Join us at our next meeting onFriday, July 1, at 2:00 p.m., at theSwede Hollow Cafe (725 E. 7th Street).Call 651-776-0550 or email editor@-daytonsbluff.org for more information.

SNAP Food Program atCLUES (Comunidades

Latinas Unidas En Servicio)

¿Necesita más comida saludable parala familia? El programa SNAP le puedeayudar. SNAP proporciona fondos paraalimentos que benefician a familias deescasos recursos. Aún si no es ciu-dadano, si tiene hijos nacidos en estepaís ellos podrían calificar. Participar enel programa SNAP no afectará su esta-tus migratorio. ¡Llame a CLUES parasaber si califica! 612-746-3500. Nuestropersonal bilingüe puede facilitar el pro-ceso para usted y su familia.

Need more healthy food for yourfamily? The SNAP program providesfunds for low-income families to buyfood. Even if you are not a citizen, yourchildren born in this country could qual-ify. Participation in the SNAP programwon't affect their immigration status.Call CLUES to find out if you qualify at612-746-3500. Our bilingual staff canfacilitate the process for you and yourfamily.

Free Summer Meals inDayton's Bluff

The St. Paul Public School system isserving free meals for all kids ages 18and under, Monday through Friday,throughout most of the summer.

In July, breakfast and lunch will beserved in Dayton's Bluff at HardingHigh School, Dayton's Bluff Elemen-tary, American Indian Magnet, Dayton'sBluff Recreation Center, and Dayton'sBluff Public Library. There will also bea mobile food truck stopping at Mar-garet Park, 1109 Margaret St., from2:05 p.m. to 2:35 p.m., and IndianMounds Park, 10 Mounds Blvd., from2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Visit www.summerlunchmap.2har-vest.org, or call or text 612-516-3663for exact times and more information aswell as other locations.

Para información sobre las comidas

de verano para niños, visite el sitio deinternet www.summerlunchmap.2har-vest.org, llame al 612-516-3663 o envíeun mensaje de texto con la dirección desu hohar al 612-516-3663.

July at the East SideFreedom Library

Thursday, July 7, at 7:00 p.m.,Grace Carlson and the Work of Classand Gender: An Early Exploration.Donna Haverty-Stacke, Professor ofHistory at Hunter College – NYC, willdiscuss her research into the activist lifeof Grace Carlson, an important contrib-utor to local labor and peace movementsof the 1930s - 1950s.

Friday, July 8, the ESFL and AGreener Read invite you to explore sto-rytelling through vinyl and film.

The evening starts at 4:30 p.m. with aVinyl and Happy Hour, hosted at AGreener Read (506 East Kenny Road)followed by a 6:30 p.m. screening oftwo films, The Cry of Jazz, and Space isthe Place, about iconic musician, SunRa, and his impact on the developmentof jazz in the 1950s and 1960s.

Sunday, July 10, Tell Your Story inBook Form: 'Zine and BookmakingWorkshop, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.,at the ESFL. ESFL resident artist, AaronJohnson-Ortiz will help you tell yourstory in book form. 'Zines and bookscreated will become part of the “Float-ing Library” to be exhibited on LakePhalen. Paddle out and read! Visit the-floatinglibrary.org for exhibit dates andinformation.

Thursday, July 14, at 7:00 p.m., tomark the 150th anniversary of the 14thamendment to the US Constitution, Uni-versity of St. Thomas History Professor,David Williard, will present So Imper-fect a Proposition: The FourteenthAmendment and the Structure of Ameri-can Citizenship.

Wednesday, July 20, at 6:30 p.m.,Kao Kalia Yang, author of the award-winning The Latehomecomer: A HmongFamily Memoir, will read from and dis-cuss her new book, The Song Poet.Through this celebration of her father,Kao Kalia explores the experiences ofHmong people in Laos, the refugeecamps of Thailand, and the housingprojects of Saint Paul.

Friday, July 22, at 6:00 p.m., Be-tween the Spaces: Rondo, a theatrical,historical exploration of the Saint Paulneighborhood known as Rondo unpacksreal and imagined recollections and ex-periences of former Rondo residentsfacing urban renewal in the 1950s and1960s.

Thursday, July 28, at 7:00 p.m.,Coffee House Press presents In theStacks, a reading by author VictoriaBlanco.

The East Side Freedom Library is lo-cated at 1150 Greenbrier Street. Call651-230-3294, email info@eastsidefree-domlibrary.org, or visit eastsidefree-domlibrary.org for details on these andother upcoming events.

Twin Cities Mobile Market

The Twin Cities Mobile Market is agrocery store on wheels that brings af-fordable, healthy food directly into un-der-resourced neighborhoods. It stopsat Parkway Gardens, 1145 HudsonRoad, on Wednesdays, from 2:00 p.m.to 3:00 p.m.

East Side Open Market

The Eastside Open Market is a livemusic, food, art, and farmers market lo-cated at 463 Maria Avenue. OpenThursdays from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00p.m. Call 651-815-8523 for more infor-mation or Eastside Open Market onFacebook.

Let's stay connected!

Find out what’s happening in yourcommunity and at the Dayton’s BluffCommunity Council. DBCC sends out amonthly newsletter to keep residents in-formed about current programs and is-sues that impact our community. It’seasy to sign up – just text BLUFF to22828 to sign up and start getting up-dates delivered directly to your inboxtoday!

Family Food BoxDistribution

Family Food Box distribution takesplace every third Thursday of themonth from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. atthe Dayton's Bluff Rec Center.

Call 651-793-3885 for more informa-tion and to register. The Dayton's BluffRec Center is located at 800 ConwayStreet, Saint Paul.

July at the Mounds Theatre

Thursday, June 30: OuthouseArcheology and St. Paul Bottles. MarkYoungblood will be giving a presenta-tion on outhouse archeology and itemsfound on digs. Sponsored by Old St.Paul. Free Admission! Doors open at6:00 p.m., program starts at 6:45p.m..

Friday & Saturday, July 8 & 9: Al-Stravaganza – The Biggest Ball of BurlyTwine! The first and only Weird Al bur-lesque show comes to the Twin Cities! Acollection of acts featuring burlesqueand variety performances, moviescreenings, trivia, and MORE. Hostedby Blanche DeBris (Las Vegas).

Saturday, July 16: IndependentWrestling International (IWI). Ticketsinclude a new "family four pack" option– 2 adults and 2 kids for $30. Bell is at7:30 p.m. Be there at 6:45 p.m. whenthe doors open to get the best seats!

Wednesday, July 20: Sir Noface.The premier of Award-Winning Ameri-can Ghost Hunter director Chad Calek'sparanormal documentary, which chroni-cles the West Sydney Paranormal Re-search Team's investigation of SydneyHarbour's former convict prison, nowknown as "Cockatoo Island." The inves-tigation resulted in the filming of a se-ries of paranormal events (including afull body apparition filmed directly infront of the camera).

Visit moundstheatre.org for ticketsand more information and other eventsnot listed here, and to purchase ticketsas they become available. The HistoricMounds Theatre is located at 1029 Hud-son Road, St. Paul, MN 55106; 651-772-2253; historicmoundstheatre@g-mail.com.

July at the Dayton'sBluff Library

Join the Dayton's Bluff Library for

the following events taking place inJuly: Summer Movies @ the Librarysponsored by the Metro State and Day-ton’s Bluff Libraries will take placefrom 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Mon-days, and 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. onFridays. Films will be shown in the Li-brary Student Lounge on the first floor.The screenings are FREE and open tothe public!

Metro Movie Mondays (films suitablefor ages 13 and up): July 11, Across theUniverse; July 18, Dead Poets’ Society;July 25, Smoke Signals; August 1, FriedGreen Tomatoes; August 8, The Help;August 15, Rent.

Summer Movie Fridays (films suit-able for all ages): July 8, Monsters Inc.;July 15, Goosebumps; July 22, TheGood Dinosaur; July 29, Brave; August5, Meet the Robinsons; August 12,Gnomeo & Juliet; August 19, Big Hero6. For information about these and otherevents check sppl.org or call 651-793-1699. The Dayton's Bluff Library sharesits home with Metropolitan State Uni-versity at 645 East 7th Street.

Police Community Meetings

The Eastern District Police will hosttheir monthly meetings for communitymembers at the Eastern District PoliceOffice at 722 Payne Avenue, on the cor-ner of Payne and Minnehaha Avenues.

The next meetings are on Wednes-day, July 20, at 9:30 a.m. and 6:30p.m. Meetings are intended as a time tolisten to and address concerns aboutcrime and other issues on the East Side.

East Side Enterprise Center

The East Side Enterprise Center(ESEC) along with its partners, is offer-ing technical assistance for new start upbusiness owners or business ownerswanting to expand their businesses.

If your business is located on the EastSide of St. Paul and you are in Wards 1,2, 4, and 5, you are eligible to partici-pate. ESEC is seeking motivated, low-income business owners, and people ofcolor. ESEC will provide a businessconsultant/mentor to maximize your po-tential and training to help you gain theknowledge and expertise needed to suc-ceed in your field.Contact Brenda Reid,Dayton's Bluff Community Council, at651 621-2760.

Mounds Park UnitedMethodist Church

A community-based, multiculturalcongregation striving to build on thepositive assets of Dayton’s Buff. Locat-ed at 1049 Euclid Street; 651-774-8736or Mounds Park United Methodist onFacebook.

Sunday, July 24, Free communitybreakfast and worship, 9:30 a.m. to10:30 a.m., a summertime worship ser-vice will follow. All are invited!

Wednesday, July 27, at noon, Com-munity friendship gathering with hotlunch, followed by a program by the vo-cal group, “The Harmony 3.” All are in-vited to come; the focus of this event ison persons age 55 and over. A donationof $8.00 is suggested.

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¡AYUDA, NECESITOCUSTODIA DE UN

HIJO AHORA!

Marisela E. Cantú, abogadaEspecial para el Forum

En Minnesota los tribunales de fa-milia permiten que una persona a solici-tar una audiencia de emergenciacustodia “ex parte”, lo que significa quela corte puede tomar una decisión basa-da en la evidencia de una persona que

existe una situación de emergencia paratransferir custodia tan pronto como seaposible. En este tipo de movimientos notienes que notificar a la otra personacon la custodia que está solicitando unatransferencia de custodia de emergen-cia. Sin embargo, puede proporcionaraviso si quieres.

No explican las reglas que le per-miten presentar para custodia en unasituación de emergencia es lo que unasituación de emergencia. Por lo tanto lomejor es consultar con un abogadoprimero determinar si su situación esuna emergencia. Situaciones en las quehe visto órdenes de custodia temporalde emergencia son otorgados cuando lacustodia inicia llevando un estilo devida poco saludable de las drogas y ex-pone al niño a condiciones inseguras.

Si usted va a solicitar la custodia deemergencia, usted debe esperar paratambién presentar una moción para de-terminar o modificar la custodia perma-nente.

Marisela E. Cantu es un aboga-do de ley familiar e inmigraciónen el estado de Minnesota.

Ella se puede encontrarwww.cantuattorney.com o al 651-239-8195.

Marisela E. Cantú, abogada.

HELP! I NEEDCUSTODY OF ACHILD, NOW!

Marisela E. Cantú, Attorney at LawSpecial to the Forum

In Minnesota the family law courts al-low for a person to file for an emergency“ex parte” custody hearing, meaning thatthe court can make a decision based onone person’s evidence that an emergencysituation exists to transfer custody assoon as possible. In these types of mo-tions you do not have to provide noticeto the other person with custody that youare asking for an emergency transfer ofcustody. However, you can provide no-tice if you want to.

The Rules that allow you to file forcustody in an emergency situation do notexplain what an emergency is. Thereforeit is best to consult with an attorney tofirst determine if your situation is anemergency. Situations in which I haveseen temporary emergency custody or-ders granted are when the custodial par-ent starts leading an unhealthy lifestyleof drugs and exposes the child to unsafeconditions.

If you are going to request custody onan emergency basis, you should expectto also file a motion to determine ormodify permanent custody.

Marisela E. Cantu, is an attorney inthe state of Minnesota practicing in theareas of family and immigration law. You can contact her at 651-239-8195 orhttp://www.cantuattorney.com.

Your vibe attractsyour tribe

Marchel LeaSpecial to the Forum

The East Side community needs asmuch positive vibe put into our commu-nity tribe as we can all muster – am Iright? During the weather-friendlymonths East Side neighbors will host asimple act we call a Positivity Ral-ly. Simple because you just have toshow up with a positive attitude and be-cause we only rally for half an hour – 30minutes of condensed goodness. Wemeet on the west end (at Earl Street) ofMargaret Park. Positive signs are pro-vided or you can even bring your own!Like us on Facebook by searching “Pos-itivity is Awesome.”

Mark your calendars and come checkit out for yourself on Saturday, July 23,at 1:00 p.m., and on Sunday, August20, at 1:00 p.m.

Edible Screetscape is onthe Grow!

Miah Ulysse – Urban Oasis

Urban Oasis’ Edible Streetscapeproject has taken root and will be host-ing a variety of engaging, immersiveevents this summer! Visit www.ur-banoasismn.org/ediblestreetscape formore information on the project andevents. Edible Streetscape is made pos-sible through collaboration with ourpartners Urban Roots, Dayton’s BluffCommunity Council, City of Saint PaulParks and Recreation & Public WorksDepartments, and funding provided bythe Center for Prevention at Blue Crossand Blue Shield of Minnesota.

Edible Streetscape Walking Tour -Wednesday, July 20, from 6:00 p.m.to 7:00 p.m. This FREE guided touralong East 7th Street features 10 large

planters representing many of the deli-cious and nourishing food cultures onthe East Side. Taste some fresh mint andenjoy the pleasant aromas of lemongrassas you learn more about the similaritiesand differences that define and bring to-gether the cultures in our neighborhood.Tour starts and ends at the East Side En-terprise Center, 804 Margaret Street.

Edible Streetscape CommunityMeal: Celebrating East Side Food Tra-ditions - Saturday, August 6, from4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This event isFREE, but registration is required.

Sign up to be at the table for an out-door Community Meal on MargaretStreet in front of the East Side Enter-prise Center. Celebrate the peak of har-vest season with good conversation anda full meal with friends and neighbors.The meal will feature food traditionsand plants found in the EdibleStreetscape planters. Visit urbanoasism-n.org/ediblestreetscape to register.

Marchel Lea

Signs created by East Side neighbors to spread some positivity at the upcoming Positivity Rallies planned for July and August at Margaret Park.

Summer fun at Margaret ParkLocated at 1109 Margaret Street, St. Paul.

Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Roaming Rec at Margaret Park. Freegames, arts and crafts, and snacks! Mondays, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.,Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., June 12 through Au-gust 1. For more information call (651) 292-6508.

Free summer youth soccer at Margaret Park. Every Monday starting June27, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Ages 10-18 welcome. For more information andto register, call Greg Demaray at (651) 353-1091.

SPPS Mobile Food Truck – free lunch. Weekly, Monday through Friday,from 2:05 p.m. to 2:35 p.m.

Margaret Street Bikeway family bike rides. Join others for a casual ride alongthe Margaret Street Bikeway beginning at the corner of Margaret and ForestStreets on Saturday, July 9, at 9:00 a.m., and Saturday, August 13, at 9:00 a.m.

Positivity Rallies. Share some happy vibes with your neighbors at the cornerof Marget and Earl Streets on Saturday, July 23, at 1:00 p.m., and Sunday, Au-gust 20, at 1:00 p.m. See article below, Your vibe attracts your tribe, for more in-formation.

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First Lutheran Church home to awealth of community programs

Food@First giveaway continues in July

Carla RiehleForum Staff

The Food@First program, now in its fifth summer atFirst Lutheran Church, 463 Maria Avenue, will contin-ue its food giveaway for two more Thursdays in July,on the 7th and 14th, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.Anyone who needs food is welcome to partake. Itemscome from Second Harvest, local farmers and otherdonations. The Nursing Department at Metro State willalso have eight to ten nurses on hand to help with foodand blood pressure checks. Volunteers may stop by at10:00 a.m. to to set up and help with food distribution.Seniors can also sign up for a new program throughSecond Harvest called NAPS (Nutrition AssistanceProgram for Seniors) which provides 30 pounds offood each month to participants.

The Elder Cafe, which offers free lunches for se-niors is closed in July, but will re-open in August, onthe second Thursday of each month from noon to2:00 p.m. In addition, the Love Grows Here WellnessCenter will be open from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. onWednesday nights beginning in September. The pro-gram will include a meal, and practitioners and nursesfrom Spring Forest Qigong and Metro State University

will offer free foot care, blood pressure checks, healthassessments, mental health counseling, healing touch,massage, and Qigong, as well as community folkschool projects, and pediatric nursing care for chil-dren.

Pastor Chris Berthelsen reports that all of the class-rooms in First Lutheran's former school building arenow rented out as offices or creative spaces to manycommunity organizations, including:

· East Side Elders (formerly Dayton's Bluff Seniors),which operates a block nurse program in the Dayton'sBluff and Payne-Phalen neighborhoods;

· Urban Roots, the youth leadership and healthy communities program;

· Young Artists Initiative, providing arts program-ming for young people on the East Side;

· Santo Niño Episcopal parish, conducting services in Spanish;

· MICAH, the Metropolitan Interfaith Coalition on Affordable Housing;

· TC Tubes, a business venture that supplies workingvacuum tubes nationwide for vintage radios.

East Side Open Market is also open for the summer,outside on the patio on Thursdays, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m., and the building's kitchen is put to good use byCaramel Knowledge candy and confectionery, Fire onthe Bluff wood-fired pizza, and Heavenly Day Cafecatering service. An outside wood-fired pizza andbread oven is soon to be completed that is aimed atcreating a community pizza gathering place. Look for agrand opening to be held sometime in mid-July.

The church has also operated Bay Lake Camp on anisland in northern Minnesota for many years where, ithas “welcome[d] non-profit and for-profit organiza-tions, churches, and family events like weddings andfamily reunions . . . over the course of 90 years.”

Even more projects are on the to-do list, with a sup-port group for LGBTQ young people and a folk schoolslated for the fall.

Anyone interested in volunteering for any of theseactivities is encouraged to contact Pastor ChrisBerthelsen at 651-247-8926 or pastor.chris@mac.com.

Carla Riehle can be reached at carlariehle@gmail.-com.

City of Saint Paul passesresolution honoring workof Mounds Park United

Methodist Church

Mounds Park United Methodist Church On Wednesday, June 15, the Saint Paul

City Council designated the week ofJune 12-18 “Urban CROSS Week” in theCity of Saint Paul, and Mayor Chris Cole-man issued the city proclamation at acommunity powwow that evening.

Urban CROSS (Christians ReachingOut in Service in St. Paul) is a grass-roots, locally grown mission project ofMounds Park United Methodist Churchthat aims to meet the needs of its neigh-bors living on the East Side. UrbanCROSS 2016 took place from June 12through 18.

“We are both proud and humbled bythe actions of Mayor Coleman and theSaint Paul City Council,” said MoundsPark UMC Rev. Dennis Alexander. “Asneighbors living together on the EastSide, we seek to assist those in need andcelebrate together the various culturesthat make up the beautiful urban mosaicwe call home.”

Every year, youth and adults fromaround Minnesota participate in UrbanCROSS, now in its seventh year, by help-ing to fix, rebuild, maintain, paint, andlandscape properties in need while gettingto know the people they are serving. Ev-ery evening, participants worship together— and on Wednesday, the church hosts acommunity-wide picnic.

“The City of Saint Paul supports andcelebrates the work of faith communitieslike Mounds Park United Methodist

Church and their activities such as UrbanCROSS that enhance neighborhoods byreaching out to help neighbors in need,increase the livability of our neighbor-hoods, and strengthen the fabric of ourcommunity in Saint Paul,” says the city’sUrban CROSS Week resolution.

This year, Urban CROSS campersworked on 32 projects. On Wednesday,June 15, both campers and area residentshad an opportunity to learn about NativeAmerican culture and some of the sacredNative American sites of Mounds Park ata community powwow at Indian MoundsRegional Park. Urban CROSS leaderspartnered with Native American leadersin the community to plan the event, whichincluded a free community meal, dancing,and crafts. The event’s sponsors includ-ed the Shakopee Mdewakanton SiouxCommunity; the Ain Dah Yung Center inSt. Paul, which provides a healing placefor American Indian youth and families;American Indian Magnet School in St.Paul; the American Indian Education Pro-gram in St. Paul; and the American IndianFamily Center in St. Paul. Donations oftoiletry items (such as shaving kits, sham-poo, conditioner, body wash, body lotion,and household cleaning supplies) for theAin Dah Yung Center were collected atthe powwow.

Mounds Park UMC was founded in1857 and has served the Dayton’s Bluffcommunity of Saint Paul in various wayssince 1919. Within the past seven years,hundreds of youth and adults have partici-pated in Urban CROSS and completedhundreds of projects within the communi-ty.

Rev. Dennis Alexander can be reachedfor comment at urbanmaple@earth-link.net.

Carla Riehle

Left to right, Metro State nursing students Leena Yang, Christine Kramer, and Jung Lee at Food@First.

Announcing new name forDayton’s Bluff Seniors

Living at Home Network

Janet Golden Director, East Side Elders

Dayton’s Bluff Seniors’ Board ofDirectors announced today that itsprogram has changed its name to EastSide Elders, effective immediately.Serving both the Dayton’s Bluff andPayne-Phalen communities, East SideElders will continue to offer a widerange of services for seniors whowish to remain independent and intheir homes.

“The new name better identifiesour service area and our pride inserving the East Side,” states LesMalmquist, Board Chair. “We are

open for business as usual and look-ing forward to helping our clients livewhere they want to, for as long asthey want to, safely, independently,and with dignity.”

East Side Elders’ services includerides to doctor appointments, the gro-cery store, post office, the beauty sa-lon, and other destinations. Lighthousekeeping, chores such as lawnmowing and snow removal, balanc-ing a checkbook, or simply a socialcall or visit are all part of the servicesoffered at no cost to the senior com-munity. Each month, the Elder Caféoffers entertainment and a nutritiouslunch to guests, and our WellnessClinics round out our offerings.

“We’re not just working in Day-ton’s Bluff anymore, and we hope wewill hear from seniors in the Payne-Phalen area” says Janet Golden, EastSide Elders’ Executive Director.“Anyone interested in volunteering ineither community are encouraged tocall us to find out about our volunteeropportunities.”

Seniors can contact East Side El-ders at (651) 683-2326 or (651) 683-2413 to find out more about servicesand programs.

More information can be found on-line at www.EastSideElders.org.

Karin DuPaul

During the week of June 6, hundreds of people from all over came to participate inthe Urban CROSS program at Mounds Park United Methodist Church. Participants work on many projects for East Side residents. Things like painting a house, building a fence, removing weeds in a park, and many more. Urban CROSS began in 2010 and is getting bigger and better each year. Pictured above, Urban Cross volunteers help to remove the weeds from Swede Hollow Park.

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The East SideSoccer Club

Rafael Espinosa – Board MemberDayton's Bluff Community Council

The idea of the East Side Soccer Club

(ESSC) started many years ago, in re-sponse to the need in the neighborhoodfor free access to soccer for immigrant,refugee, and low income kids on theEast Side. For a long time, my wife andI were looking for programming in theneighborhood for our kids for anysports, but every time we would find aprogram we would get an e-mail daysbefore the program was supposed tostart letting us know that the programwas canceled. Sometimes it was becausenot enough kids signed up, sometimesbecause the trainers or coaches quit. Wewere lucky because we were able to takeour kids to the suburbs where the pro-grams were sure to happen, but it wasand still is not equitable that if kidsdon’t have funds and transportation,they won’t play.

We started our first program atthe East Side YMCA, and we kept thatprogram going for more than four years.It was one of the most attended pro-grams there. We made it clear to the “Y”that we would be happy to run the pro-gram but that the kids who could not af-ford a fee would be able to participate.We had a good run for years and everysingle time the Y got a new director, heor she wanted to cancel the program.

Four directors were able to keep theprogram going by proving that a lot ofthe kids who were getting in for freeeventually got a membership there, andby reminding new directors of their mis-sion and message – the Y always saidthat they supported families and kids.We would ask them, if kids don’t havefunds or are from single-parent-familiesor living with grandparents (or onegrandparent) then they don’t deservesupport?

This past February, they told us flat-out that kids need to pay, even thoughwe were covering kids with family guestpasses. On top of the membership fee,they were required to pay an additionalprogram fee for soccer. The programwas shut down and replaced with a fee-based program. A lot of neighborhoodkids really miss "Soccer Sundays" at theY. We will often run into the kids in thecommunity and they will ask us whensoccer is coming back there and we canonly tell them that we have a new pro-gram at the neighborhood rec center.

We started the second program at theDayton's Bluff Rec Center (DBRC)about a year and a half ago on Thursdaynights, which was instantly a success.We started getting on-average 70 kids.

But most of the kids didn’t have shoes,much less the equipment needed to playthe game safely. So, my wife and I start-ed equipment and fund collections forthe kids in the neighborhood. We had avery good response from some of ourfriends and neighbors as well as peoplefrom as far away as Texas and Californiawho wanted to help, too. We were ableto take a group from the neighborhoodto their first tournament in Minneapolisover the winter of 2015, which was anincredible experience.

I was asked to get involved with theDayton's Bluff Community Council(DBCC) about three and a half yearsago. I was told that it was a good way tohelp the neighborhood. Being alreadyinvolved in the neighborhood, I thoughtthat this was a really good way to helpout the different communities we havehere in Dayton’s Bluff, but I was wrong.

Three times we approached the Day-ton’s Bluff Community Council to gethelp for the soccer program and threetimes we were shot down. It is a goodthing that there are kind neighbors, fam-ily, friends, and people from across thecountry who care about these kids, oth-erwise it would be hard for the kids inthe neighborhood to play the game theylove.

Dayton’s Bluff Community Councilgets a lot of money to help the neighbor-hood, but in the years I have been aboard member, I have never seen anyhelp go to the communities that we aresupposed to represent. There is a lot ofmoney and plenty of resources that go toneighborhood businesses, but when weasked the council to help get weekendhours at the rec center (since it is cur-rently one of the only rec centers in thecity that is closed on Saturday and Sun-day) they directed us to the City Counciland wished us luck.

I remember when Metro State wastrying to build the student center facingwest toward the university, and the Day-ton’s Bluff Community Council wantedthe student center to face north. The Ex-ecutive Director made an immediate of-fer to hire a community organizer tomake sure the concerns were addressed.Why does the director of the DBCChave money and authority to hire peopleon the spot but can’t spend some moneyto help the kids in the neighborhood?Last January the DBCC hired an attor-ney without the approval of board mem-bers, but there’s no money for the kidsin our neighborhood. We are payingmore than $100,000 for a “community”radio station, but we don’t have moneyfor the kids in the neighborhood?

We will continue to approach otherorganizations that we think will do theright thing. We know that there are kindpeople who are willing to help the kids,but this organization clearly isn't one ofthem.

Vacant Home Tour update

Karin DuPaul and Barry MadoreSpecial to the Forum

At the Housing and Redevelop-

ment Authority (HRA) meeting on June8, there was discussion of five vacant,city-owned homes – four of them in theDayton’s Bluff Historic District. Onehome, 987 Wilson Avenue, is outsidethe district. The home on Wilson wasoffered in a RFP last fall and the HRAis now considering the proposal. Thehomes once faced demolition, but Day-ton’s Bluff residents rallied and got thecity to give the homes one morechance.

The Dayton’s Bluff CommunityCouncil, Saint Paul Planning and Eco-nomic Development (PED), and com-munity members hosted the VacantHome Tour on April 17. A number ofdevelopers became interested in rehab-bing the homes and submitted propos-als – the homes may be resold todevelopers for $1 each. According toPED, the developers proposals all-to-gether would require roughly $1 mil-lion in public subsidy, or an averageof $202,000 for each home. The city’s“Inspiring Communities” home pro-gram imposes a subsidy cap of$150,000 per property.

A number of community members

and the Save Our City Neighborhoodsorganization spoke in favor of the im-portance of restoring the homes in theHistoric District. Tom Dimond spokeeloquently about equity and brokedown the subsidy numbers againstwhat demolition would cost. CarolCarey spoke specifically about theBates property’s unique needs and not-ed that the large subsidy amount is dueto the fact that it was purchased for$80,000 – a ot be re-couped – not be-cause the rehab is more expensive orexcessive. Barry Madore spoke aboutthe neighbors’ view of this, the successof the Vacant Home Tour, and the suc-cess that is happening given the City’sinvestment in the 4th Street Preserva-tion Project properties. Karin DuPauldistributed the Vacant Home Tourbrochures, which were quite well-re-ceived. City Councilmember JanePrince requested a two week layover tostudy this matter further, so it will berevisited near the end of June.

In addition to the five houses on 4thStreet, Plum, Bates, and Wilson, thecity is still reviewing bids for two larg-er buildings in the area once used ascommercial properties. Those, too, mayeventually require public subsidyabove the “Inspiring Communities”program’s $150,000 cap.

Karin DuPaul can be reached atdaytonsbluff@gmail.com.

Restorative JusticeComes to St. Paul!

Laura ModlRestorative Justice Community Action

A summer collaborative of restorativejustice organizations will begin workingwith the Ramsey County Attorney'sOffice to offer a community-based,restorative justice diversion option foryouth ages 11-17, who get in troublewith the law. The idea is that these youthand their families can participate in aprocess focused on learning, getting sup-

port, and giving back to the communityinstead of going to court and gettingcaught up in the juvenile justice system.

In preparation for this project, “com-munity members” are needed in St. Paulto participate in restorative justice meet-ings with youth. Community memberswill sit with the youth and their families,listening to their stories, talking withthem about the impact of crime on localneighborhoods, and constructing a planwith them to help the youth makeamends and move forward in a positiveway. If you are interested in becoming acommunity member or learning more,contact Laura Modl at lmodl@rj-ca-inc.org or 612-746-0780.

July contest: Where inDayton's Bluff?

Email editor@daytonsbluff.org with the lo-cation of this neighborhood curiosity for achance to win some great prizes donated bylocal businesses. The reader who submits thefirst correct entry will be notified and thewinner will be announced in the August Fo-rum.

June's contest winner, John Boyle, re-ceived a $15 gift certificate to Obb's SportsBar & Grill. Congratulations, John!

American Indian Magnet School

American Indian Magnet School's annualtraditional powwow, June 3.

Save the date: Fall Convocation

Stephanie New-JohnsonMetropolitan State University

The annual convocation by the presi-dent will be held on Tuesday, August16, at 10:30 a.m., in the Founders HallAuditorium, Metropolitan State Univer-sity Saint Paul Campus. Following theconvocation is a faculty and staff picnicat noon in the Great Hall. This is thefirst convocation by the new Metropoli-tan State president, Ginny Arthur.

The picnic is annually sponsored bythe Metropolitan State UniversityFoundation and is to welcome facultyand staff of the university to the newacademic year.

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Swede Hollow History Day

Steve TrimbleForum Historian

I’m a sucker for local history! I

agreed to be at a Swede Hollow histo-ry table at the Art in the Hollow,Swede Hollow art fair in June. I’vedone it before, but it occurred to methat I hadn’t written about this ethniccommunity’s story for a few years. So,I will share with you a little about theevent itself, including some of the pre-sentations I made, some of the peoplewho dropped by, and a few stories thatI heard.

I ran into a lot of people since I wasat the table from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00p.m. Some grew up in Swede Hollow,others have always been interested init, and quite a few folks had lived inSt. Paul for years and this was theirfirst visit. I was able to tell peopleabout the area’s history and, thanks toKarin DuPaul, had a good selection ofmaps and photographs to show.

Here’s an example of how familyhistory depends a bit upon who re-members what. When I edited a por-tion of a manuscript written by MikeSanchelli, I came across a tale abouthis family getting their own home inSwede Hollow. He wrote that theybought a house for twenty dollars andthe only thing in it was a sink that hada bucket underneath it to catch thedishwater. Then people pitched in andgave them furniture that they couldspare to help out their new neighbors.

However, his younger brother Joe,now a 93-year-old former Hollow resi-dent who showed up at my post, had aslightly different take. He thought thatthe twenty-dollar sale had includedseveral pieces of furniture includingbeds, tables, and the abode was almostfurnished when they moved in.

Ann Millikan joined the conversa-tion. She is a composer who wrote aone act opera called Swede Hollowthat was recently performed on site.She chatted with two Latino womenwho were among the last families tolive in the Hollow. When the city con-demned their houses they had to moveand received no money for theirhomes or for moving expenses. Annsaid that they were trying to have an-other showing of Swede Hollow some-time soon.

Millikan said that she based heropera on conversations with area peo-ple and as she was talking, up came awoman whose visit may have been thehigh point of the day. She was re-searching her Great Aunt’s murder thattook place in Swede Hollow. Amaz-

ingly, I knew about it and have doneresearch on the event. Thanks to her, Iadded some new information. Here’spart of the story: Pietro Narcuso, aman in his twenties had been seeingJosephine Cabuzza, a sixteen year oldwho lived with her family in SwedeHollow. She allegedly expressed lovefor him and one source said she agreedto marry him. So he gave her money, adiamond ring, and let her select otherjewelry.

However, the next day she said shewould not marry him. In a newspaperreport Narcuso said, “she went to an-other man and said she did not care forme,” laughing when he demanded thereturn of the gifts. His efforts to regainher affection had failed and he fearedshe would marry some other admirer.The jilted lover bought a .32 caliberrevolver and waited under a stairwayJosephine would pass on her wayhome from work and gunned herdown on February 11, 1914. He thenwent downtown and surrendered to thepolice. He explained being driven bythe spirit of the Italian Vendetti, whichsays a wronged man can only beavenged with blood. He was ready tolet the law take its course, adding thathe was glad he did the crime and felt“happy and at peace.” “I’m glad she’sdead,” Narcuso stated. “Now she canmarry no other.”

Hundreds crowded in and aroundSt. Ambrose Church duringJosephine’s funeral. Many Hollow res-idents considered Josephine's death a“community tragedy” and one calledher “the pride of St. Paul’s LittleItaly.” People wept and wailed aroundthe hearse as the girl’s remains weretaken to Calvary Cemetery.

I already knew he was convicted offirst degree murder and sent to Still-water Prison. However, Josephine’sfamily researcher discovered thatwithin a year he was transferred to theMinnesota State Hospital for the In-sane in St. Peter. Four years later hewas given a pardon and shipped backto Italy. The Cabuzza family left St.Paul and returned to their former resi-dence in Cumberland, Wisconsin.

I don’t want to end on a sad note.Art in the Hollow was very nice andlots of people had a good time. Manysaid they were pleasantly surprised atthe gem of a park they were seeing forthe first time. Those who showed up atthe history table were elated as theysaw old photos, shared family stories,and learned about one of the most in-teresting communities in the saga ofSt. Paul.

Steve Trimble can be reached atdaytonsbluff@gmail.com.

Another part ofDayton's Bluff isofficially historic

Greg Cosimini

Forum Staff

A set of four World War II postersfrom St. John's Catholic Church wasrecently offered to and accepted bythe Minnesota Historical Society.They are now part of its permanentSound and Visual Collection.

It was a common practice duringWorld War II for churches to recog-nize their members who were in thearmed services. This often took theform of plaques or posters. Unfortu-nately most of these memorials havelong since disappeared.

However, when St. John's, whichhad been in Dayton's Bluff for 127years, was closed in July 2013 and thesad task of cleaning it out was under-taken, four such posters were found ina church basement storage room insurprisingly good condition.

Each poster is titled “Honor Roll –Serving With United States ArmedForces” and painted on heavy card-board in shades of blue, gold andwhite. They are adorned with a goldeagle at the top, a tank, an airplane,

and a cannon near the bottom, and alarge V for victory in the background.A different list of approximately 100names is included in the center ofeach poster.

St. John's may be gone but thememory of its brave parishioners liveson at the Minnesota Historical Soci-ety.

Greg Cosimini can be reached atdaytonsbluff@gmail.com.

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Church of St. John World War II Honor Roll poster, one of four recently accepted into permanent collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.

Mobile solar powercomes to the East Side

Carla RiehleForum Staff

In June, Swede Hollow's Art in theHollow featured the Minnesota Re-

newable Energy Society's solar gener-ator trailer, instead of the familiarsmelly and noisy gas-powered kind. Inaddition, the solar-powered St. PaulAlmanac Storymobile pulled up toEast Side Freedom Library to help cel-ebrate its second anniversary.

Carla Riehle can be reached at car-lariehle@gmail.com.

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Examples of renewable energy spotted at recent Dayton's Bluff neighborhood events.

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Michelle Kaye's Don'tDisappear will be aroundfor a long time to come

Blake Wright Marquix Global Network

Editor's note: The following interviewwith musician and Dayton's Bluff resi-dent, Michelle Kaye, was reprintedcourtesy of Marquix Global Network.

Michelle Kaye is a virtual chameleonwhen it comes to matters of genre. She’sequally at home writing a pop-inspiredanthem as she is composing a classicalpiece. Returning to music after a longhiatus steeped in tragedy and sadness,Kaye summons an undeniable joy andenthusiasm with her smooth, mezzo-so-prano vocals. In light of her background,her new single Don’t Disappear, be-comes a dance floor plea to evade theheartache and devastation life maybring. Independent reporter BlakeWright recently caught up with Michelleto talk about her background and herhopes and expectations for the comingdays.

BLAKE: When did you first get thatfeeling that your music career was gain-ing momentum? MICHELLE: That feel-ing came when I won ‘Best Pop/Dancesong’ from The Akademia out of LosAngeles, California. I thought, ‘Wow,now I can say that I’m an award-winningsongwriter.’ It’s a great feeling to knowthat someone is recognizing your efforts.Also, when the news came that my songDon’t Disappear was being aired on fivemajor radio stations around the world,including Rio de Janeiro and Japan, it re-ally hit home, and I knew that I wasgaining momentum.

BLAKE: What was the inspiration be-hind your debut radio single?MICHELLE: Don’t Disappear is about atime in my life when I actually ‘disap-

peared’ from life. I had given up on mymusic career, was distant with friendsand family, and didn’t really know whatI wanted out of life. Then I got diag-nosed with type 1A breast cancer andwent through the treatment alone. It wasa hard time in my life. Well, I eventuallygot better and re-invented myself anddecided to keep the faith that everythingwas going to be okay. Writing this songwas empowering; to be able to expresswhat I was going through helped in thehealing process as well. My wish is thatother people out there struggling willfeel the hope in the song too.

BLAKE: What do you find most re-warding about being an artist? What doyou find most challenging?MICHELLE: I love that if people are ex-posed to my music I have the opportuni-ty to bring them joy, positivity, comfort,healing, etc. The part that has been mostchallenging for me is the business sideof being an artist. There is so much youhave to know, and you need to have dis-cernment as well. I read a lot of booksand read articles on the Internet, but youcan guarantee I made phone calls to thecopyright office, the American Societyof Composers, Authors and Publishers,and SoundExchange for help too! Forme, it was a little complicated when Ifirst started out.

BLAKE: What advice would you giveto young, aspiring artists out there whoare unsure and need guidance?MICHELLE: I would recommend find-ing a mentor. Talk with people who aremaking it, ask how they got where theyare. Read, research, and rehearse. Butmost of all, keep the faith and followyour dreams!

BLAKE: What's next for you as anartist? Anything in the works? If so,what can you tell us about it?MICHELLE:Well, my current singleDon’t Disappear is the title track frommy new LP Don’t Disappear and I’ll bepromoting more music from that release.I have found a local church and am hon-ored to perform with the youth ministryworship team. My hopes are to reachout to the younger generation and teachthem messages about the love of JesusChrist. I’m looking to find a producerfor my next LP that is already in theworks, and am focusing on establishinga real ‘home’ for my business, MichelleKaye Music & Productions. In the nearfuture, I envision touring and finding tal-ented, God-fearing musicians to be mybandmates to help share the gospelaround the world. BLAKE: Awesome! Ihope to hear your new work very soon,and I expect to hear great things aboutyour career, too!

Find Michelle at www.artistecard.-com/michellekaye.

Photo courtesy of Michelle Kaye

Sage Holben honored asMetropolitan State

University staff emerita

Robert Boos

Metropolitan State University Sage Holben, a long-time Metropoli-

tan State University library employeeand Dayton’s Bluff and East Side com-munity activist, has been honored asstaff emerita at the university’s springcommencement on May 2 in SaintPaul.

Holben was a library technician for17 years at the uni-versity’s Libraryand Learning Cen-ter, 645 E. 7th St.,Saint Paul. As partof her professionalduties, she fosteredmyriad connec-tions between thelibrary and com-munity, includingadvocating for thehomeless who fre-quented the facili-ty.

For many years,Holben has for-mally and infor-mally been activein the Dayton’sBluff neighbor-hood and, more broadly, the East Side.She was a two-term president of theDayton’s Bluff District Council, a three-year chair of the council’s Land UseCommittee, and a neighborhood blockleader. She is currently a board memberand writer for the Dayton’s Bluff Dis-trict Forum newspaper.

For the East Side, Holben helped es-tablish the East Side Restorative JusticeProject, which promotes communicationand understanding between neighbor-hood offenders and the community. Shehas also served on several ad hoc city-related committees benefiting the EastSide and participated with Saint PaulYouth Services to strengthen connec-tions with area youth. She currently vol-unteers with the recently-launched EastSide Freedom Library, 1105 GreenbrierSt., Saint Paul.

Holben has also done much to infor-mally forge connections with the neigh-borhood and community. For instance,she established the East Side’s first Lit-tle Free Library. She has also offered art

programs and community lunch chats ather home and “movie nights” for youthand neighborhood residents on her frontporch.

“What I most enjoyed has been using‘my corner’ as a place for welcomingand sharing,” says Holben, who workedin social service-related jobs beforestarting at Metropolitan State. “I livethree blocks from Metro State and haveoften laughed how it can take me 45minutes to three hours to walk home.People will stop and talk, I’ll be invitedfor supper, or we’ll walk through ahouse or garden.”

“One youth told me he would some-times sleep on my porch at night when

things were too bad at home. That heand others would ring me at night forhelp or shelter, knowing they would besafe, that is what is meaningful and mat-ters most to me.”

Holben, who graduated with academ-ic honors in earning her bachelor’s de-gree in liberal arts in 1997 from WilliamPenn College (now William Penn Uni-versity), plans to remain active as acommunity volunteer in Dayton’s Bluffand the East Side. She also expects totravel and continue working on a varietyof artistic endeavors.

Metropolitan State University, amember of the Minnesota State Col-leges and Universities system, is Amer-ica’s premier university for lifelonglearning, providing unsurpassed, com-petitive academic and professional de-gree programs at the bachelor’s,master’s and doctoral levels while main-taining affordability.

Robert Boos can be reached atrobert.boos@metrostate.edu.

Photo courtesy of Sage Holben

From left to right are fellow Staff Emerita recipients, Sue Amos Palmer, Leanne Derry, and Sage Holben.

MN STEP Academycharter school moving

to Sacred Heart campus

Carla RiehleForum Staff

In July, MN STEP Academy, for-merly located in Inver Grove Heights,will be moving into the school build-ing at 835 East 5th Street on the cam-pus of Sacred Heart Church. Thebuilding has become available forrental because its former occupant,Twin Cities Academy, is constructing anew facility on East Minnehaha Av-enue on the former Cemstone grounds.

The school's current enrollment isaround 250 students but, according toExecutive Director, Mustafa Ibrahim,will have room for about 50 more, andis currently accepting applications forthe 2016-2017 school year.

MN Step Academy is a charter

school operating under the authoriza-tion of Minneapolis-based InnovativeQuality Schools which authorizes 20other charter schools in Minnesota."STEP" stands for "Science, Technolo-gy and Engineering Preparatory" andthe school enrolls students from 6th to12th grade with an emphasis on stu-dents who are underserved by tradi-tional schools and areunderrepresented within those fields.

The school has a diverse studentbody, including both native-born andimmigrant students, with a majorityfrom East Africa, although like allMinnesota public charters schools, it isnon-sectarian and non-religious. Exec-utive Director Ibrahim says that fami-lies and staff are looking forward tothe move to St. Paul, where many ofthe school's students currently live.

For more information or to submitan application, contact the school at651-289-6120 or info@mnstepacade-my.com, or visit the websiteat www.stepacademymn.com.

Carla Riehle

Two young attendees of the Darul Uloom Islamic Center's open house, held on May 28.

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A successful seventhannual Art in the Hollow

Karin DuPaulForum Staff

The seventh annual Art in the Hollowtook place on June 4. More than 45artists were selling their art and therewas entertainment all day. The weatherwas beautiful most of the day with somerain in the afternoon. One artist said thatas it rained, more visitors came and theybought more things. The artists weregreat with a wide variety of art. Visitorsmarveled at the beautiful event in thepicturesque park setting.

Entertainment was excellent and in-cluded: The Mexican Mariachi band,John Knowles, American Indian MagnetSchool Dancers, Dorothy Doring, soundperson and singer Paul Garding, Michael& the Toothgrinder Band, singer KirkLarson, Swede Hollow Songs by EastSide Thrive Talented Youth, NancySanchelli Guertin sharing tales abouther father’s life as a former resident ofSwede Hollow, Kamala ChaandDancers, Levi Weinhagen’s MobileComedy Suitcase, and many others.

Marni Oberpriller and some of herJohnson High School students broughtceramics to sell and also staffed the TeenActivities tent. Michelle Freeman andyouth from Dayton’s Bluff RecreationCenter staffed the Kids Activities tent.The History Tent was a popular spotwith historian Steve Trimble sharing lo-cal history and a number of formerSwede Hollow residents stopping by toshare some Swede Hollow history. Di-ane May was face painting, which is al-ways a favorite with the children.

The sculpture contest winners were:First prize; Milo Meitzner, second prize;John Buehe, and third prize; StephenWorkmen. The peoples’ choice awardwent to Ben Greiling and WhitneyGreilanger.

A special thank you to everyone, in-cluding the Saint Paul Police Depart-ment, and Greenhouse Recovery Centerresidents, who helped to make the sev-enth annual Art in the Hollow a magnifi-cent success.

To share ideas and thoughts, or to vol-unteer or register for the eighth annualArt in the Hollow in 2017, contact Karinat 651-776-0550 or visit www.artinthe-hollow.org or on Facebook. For more in-formation on Friends of Swede Hollow,see www.swedehollow.org.

East Side Eating –Trimble's Taste Trek

Forum contributor Steve Trimble ate atevery locally-owned, sit-down restauranton the East Side in 2015. He hopes to getthe word out to Dayton's Bluff about theeating options here on our side of town.There are more restaurants than there isroom for in the monthly paper, but at least59 may now be found online at daytons-bluffdistrictforum.org: click on “EastSide Eating” at the top of the home page.Steve Trimble can be reached at daytons-bluff@gmail.com.

Mañana Restaurant y Pupusería828 E. 7th Street(651) 793-8482Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.Friday-Sunday: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.Facebook/Mañana Restaurant y Pupuseria

This was the first Salvadorian restau-rant in St. Paul. It is owned by a manfrom El Salvador, but it also offersMexican meals. I had been there a fewtimes before in years past, but I wasnow returning as part of the Taste Trekand introducing a friend to the place.There are 11 tables for groups of four inthe room with its wood wainscoting anda floor of brown tile. There are flags ofMexico and El Salvador on the wallsalong with other Latino ornaments. Itwas lunchtime and there were severalgroups of customers.

The menu is based on “antojitos Sal-vadorenos,” which is the kind of streetfood found in El Salvador. Some of the

best sellers are pupusas and rebueltas,as well as plain cheese and bean andcheese panes and tortas. They also haveSalvadorian steak served with Frenchfries, rice, or beans. Entrees includebeef tortillas, fried casava, platano frito,stuffed peppers, chicken stew, carneasada, tacos, and burritos. There arelots of choices for drinks includingcoke, Jarritos, and horchadas, which area traditional Latino drink which varyfrom place to place, but include strainedmorro seeds, sugar, cinnamon, andvanilla.

In addition to the usual weekday fare,every Saturday and Sunday there is aspecial buffet of soups. It varies, butusually contains seafood soup – which Ihad here once – beef soup, and sopamenuo (a traditional concoction of beefstomach in broth, with lime, onions,cilantro, and red chili peppers). I hadSalvadorian chicken stew. It was notserved in a bowl as I expected, but on aplate on top of rice.

My order also had small salad and re-fried beans. My companion had twotacos, one pork and the othercheese. We each had a pupusa – one ofthe most famous Salvadorian foods,thick handmade corn tortillas madefrom a cornmeal dough. The most com-mon variety of pupusa is the pupusa dequesillo, made of cheese and pupusa re-vuelta with cheese, beans, and shreddedpork. As usual, they were served withcurtido, a fermented cabbage slaw thatcontains chilies and vinegar. Oh, I had aPassion horchada to accompany themeal.