November 2011

Volume 8

Number 11

IN THIS ISSUE...• Business ..................................... Page 2• River Connections ....................... Page 4• Sample St. Paul............................. Page 6• Back in Time............................... Page 12

Photos by James Ramsay, jamesramsayphotography.com

Above: The Dakota County Historical Society in South St. Paul has some new memorabilia in their display case, including an eagle patch, an Airborne Patch, NVA AK47 rounds, dog tags, and an army fatigue jacket with bandolier. The items pictured are on loan from John Lally, who was drafted in 1969. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment and made squad leader and platoon sergeant of the 1st Platoon of “A” Company. He later taught history at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, moved to South St. Paul in 1973, and worked for the state of Minnesota before retiring in 2009. Right: Duane Foss’s medals are displayed as part of the exhibit. Foss was killed in combat while stationed in Vietnam. He was awarded the purple heart twice.

From the Front Lines

Mary Diedrick Hansen Staff Writer

It’s. been. 40. years. in. coming. but. the. large. “Wel-come.Home”.sign.that.greets.visitors.to.“From.the.

Front:.IV,”.is.still.appreciated.by.veterans.of.the.Viet-nam.War..The.exhibit,.now.on.display.at.the.Dakota.County.Historical.Society’s.Lawshe.Memorial.Muse-um.in.South.St..Paul,.tells.for.the.first.time.the.stories.

of.14.Dakota.County.veterans.Why.now?.It’s.a.case.of.better.late.than.never..Sol-

diers. who. returned. from. service. in. the. 1960s. and.1970s.were.often.met.with.open.hostility.from.some.civilians.and.received.little.support.from.the.govern-ment.. Some. struggled. to. make. the. transition. back.to. civilian. life.. Some. refused. to. talk. about. their. ex-periences.and. some.buried. their.memories. in. the. far.

‘Welcome Home’ exhibit at the Dakota County Historical Society pays tribute to Vietnam veterans

Oh Bebe!Sweet Bebe Cakes opens in SSP

Mary Diedrick Hansen Staff Writer

One. look. at. the. menu. from. one. of. South.St.. Paul’s. newest. businesses,. Sweet. Bebe.

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The. cupcake. connoisseurs. and. brains. be-

Sweet Bebe Cakes / Page 3

Veterans exhibit / Page 2

Exploring.the.Mississippi.River.in.the.greater.Twin. Cities. area. just. got. easier. and. more. in-formative,. thanks. to. a. new. program. from. the.National. Park. Ser-vice.. The. Park.Service. recently.implemented.its.Ranger. on. Call.program. in. the.Mississippi. Na-tional. River. and.Recreation. Area..The. program. is. an. au-dio.guide,.narrated.by.Don.Shelby.of.WCCO.fame,. which. helps. visitors. explore. and. learn.more.about.20.of.the.park’s.most.special.places..Users. may. listen. to. stories. from. all. along. the.national. park,. which. encompasses. a. 72-mile.area.around.the.Mississippi.river.from.Dayton.to.Hastings..They.may.also.download.podcasts.and.maps.at.www.rangeroncall.com,.or.engage.in. a. cell. phone. tour. by. visiting. featured. sites.along. the. river. and. dialing. 1-877-727-1172.(toll.free)..

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corners. of. their. minds..Many. suffered. from. Post.Traumatic. Stress. Dis-order,. a. condition. little.understood. at. the. time,.and. often. overlooked. as..a.diagnosis.

Because. of. all. those.things,. the. historical. so-ciety. decided. to. put. to-gether. a. series. of. exhib-its. telling. the. personal.stories  of. sacrifice. and.commitment. made. by.local. veterans.. An. earlier.exhibit. focused.on. veter-ans. from. the. Civil. War.to. the. current. conflicts.in. Iraq. and. Afghanistan,.but.conspicuously. lacked.artifacts. from. Vietnam..Nancy. Hanson,. collec-tions.manager.for.the.his-torical. society,. knew. she.had. to. find. some. Viet-nam. veterans. willing. to.tell.their.stories.

“Seven. gentlemen.graciously. agreed. to.participate,”. she. said,.and  “From. the. Front:.II”  displayed. their. con-tributions.of.service.”.

It.also.stirred.up.mem-ories. of. seven. more. vet-erans.who.volunteered.to.tell. their. stories.. While.Hanson. was. gathering.their.information,.“From.the. Front:. III”  focused.on. how. residents. in. Da-kota. County. lived. in. re-sponse. to. the. Cold. War,.a. frightening. time. when.Americans. feared. that.the. tensions. between.the. U.S.. and. the. Soviet.Union. might. result. in. a.nuclear.war..

Now. “From. the. Front.IV:.Vietnam”.shares.more.stories.of.the.conflict.and.includes. more. artifacts.from.the.war..

“It. first. opened. in.

January. of. 2011,”. said.Hanson.. “It. was. an. in-credibly. emotional. ex-perience. with. visitors.coming. from. around. the.metro. area..The. veterans.were. very. happy. for. the..recognition.”.

All.four.branches.of.the.military. are. represented,.and. the. soldiers’. jobs. re-veal.both.the.physical.and.emotional. range. of. their.responsibilities:. military.police;. military. attorney;.engineering.the.construc-tion. of. an. airfield. in. the.middle.of.a.jungle.out.of.6  foot. metal. slats. within.24.hours;.piloting.planes.during. “Operation. Baby.Lift”. to. evacuate. thou-sands. of. orphaned. or.abandoned. children. out.of.the.country.and.harm’s.way. in. the. last. 30. days.before.the.fall.of.Saigon..

The. family. of. Duane.Foss,. a. Marine. from.Hastings. who. died. dur-ing. the. war,. wanted. him.to.be.part.of. the.exhibit..For. his. display,. they. of-fered. his. Purple. Heart.and.a.letter.written.short-ly.before.he.was.killed.in.action.. 

Other. artifacts. include:.“black. pajamas,”. the. uni-form. of. a. female. Viet.Cong. soldier;. a. hand-made. Viet. Cong. sign. il-lustrated. with. grenades.and. a. warning. of. danger.written.in.Vietnamese;.an.orientation. book. about.Vietnamese. culture;. a.North. Vietnamese. battle.flag;. a. waterproof. jungle.wallet;. a. jacket. for. a. sol-dier’s. year-old. son. back.home.embroidered.on.the.back. with. the. location,.Phen.Thiet,. and. the. year.’69-’70;. shrapnel. from. a.

rocket. imbedded. in. the.cement. of. a. hooch. (mili-tary.slang.for.a.temporary.shelter).where.the.soldiers.stayed;. the. remains. of. a.bomb;. rifles;. uniforms;.and.photographs..

“No. two. guys  told. the.same.story,”.said.Hanson..“They. had. different. per-spectives.on.the.war.”

Some. entered. the. war.early,. others. as. it. was.winding. down.. One. vet-eran.who.moved.to.Min-nesota. from. Canada. was.drafted.six.months.later..

“It’s. about. educating.the. public. on. what. hap-pened. in. Vietnam,”. said.Hanson.. “The. United.States.in.the.midst.of.the.Cold. War. with. Russia.was. fearful. (that). Com-munism. would. spread.throughout. Asia.. With.the. deployment. of. com-bat. troops. in. 1965. came.the. first. ever. television.broadcasts. in. real. time.of. battles,. and. they. were.seen. in. the. living. rooms.of.Americans.back.home..An. unpopular. draft. was.enacted,. which. led. to. a.massive. protest. move-ment..When. veterans. re-turned. home. there. were.no. ‘Welcome. Home’.signs. or. parades,. no.support. from. the. gov-ernment,. and. speaking.about. their. experiences.was.discouraged.”.

Glenn Bocheremembers...

Talking. about. the. ter-rifying. nighttime. attack.in. the. jungles. of. Viet-nam. is. still. difficult. for.South. St.. Paul. resident.Glenn. Boche.. It. hap-pened.36.years.ago.when.he. was. a. member. of. the.Alpha. Unit. of. the. 3rd.Battalion. of. the. Army’s.25th. Infantry. Division..

Boche. points. out. that.Oliver. Stone,. director. of.the.Academy.Award-win-ning  movie,. “Platoon,”.was. in. the. Bravo. unit. of.the. same. division,. and.that. the. 25th  battalion.had. the. most. killed. and.wounded. of. any  army.unit. in. Vietnam.. The.movie’s.panic-ridden.am-bush. scene. is. similar. to.what. Boche. experienced.and.still.can’t.forget..

Just. 24. hours. earlier,.on. Feb.. 18,. he. had. been.hit. by. shrapnel. in. his.left. arm. during. a. small.skirmish.. A. medic. was.able. to. remove. it. and.Boche. was. airlifted. back.to. camp.. He. received. a.Purple. Heart. for. that.wound..That.night.a.bat-talion. meeting. was. held.with. high. ranking. com-manders. in. attendance..Medals. were. awarded,.and. then. an. ominous.message. was. delivered. to.the. troops:. “We’re. going.into.battle.tomorrow.and.some. of. you. guys. won’t.come.back.”.

“I. wrote. my. brother.a. premonition. letter.describing. how. nasty.things.were.and.my. final.thoughts,”.said.Boche..

Amazingly,. he. could.have.sat.it.out.because.of.his.wound.but.he.wanted.to. be. with. his. company..He. stood.by. them. in. the.horrific. attack. and. now.explains. that. he. carries.with. him. a. memento. of.that. battle. in. the. form.of. a. “million. dollar.wound.” During.the.fire-fight,. two  bullets. sliced.through his.right calf.and.heel. After.he.was.airlift-

ed.to.safety,.Boche.heard.the. term. “million. dol-lar. wound”. used. for. the.first.time.when.a.nurse.in.one. of. the. military. hos-pitals. used. it. to. describe.his. injuries.. It. means. a.wound. severe. enough. to.go.home,.as.opposed.to.a.more.debilitating.injury.

“I’ve.been.searching.for.the. meaning. of. the. ‘mil-lion. dollar. wound’. for.years,”.said.Boche..“Why.did. I. survive. and. others.have.to.die?”.

It. took. nine. surgeries.to. repair. the. damage. to.his. leg.  Boche. received.another.Purple.Heart. for.wounds. received. in. the.ambush,. his. second. in..24.hours.

Before. coming. home.he. contacted. his. family.members. and. told. them.not. to. meet. him. at. the.airport.. He. was. afraid.of. what. they. might. wit-ness.. The. country. had.become. intolerant. of. the.war,.and.had.started.call-ing.the.returning.soldiers.“baby. killers”. and. “drug.addicts.”. He. flew. home.first. class. wearing. his.dress.uniform..Except.for.the. spring. activated. shoe.and. brace. he. was. wear-ing. because. the. nerves.in. his. leg. had. been. sev-ered. and. he. couldn’t. lift.his. foot,. it. didn’t. appear.like. anything. was. wrong.with.him..That.was.good,.because. Boche. said. he.wanted.to.remain.anony-mous..

Once.home,.many.vet-erans. trying. to. return. to.civilian. life. stored. their.wartime.memories. in. the.furthest. recesses. of. their.

minds..“Somehow.I.knew. that.

it.wasn’t.good.to.do.that,”.said. Boche.. “I. was. lost.and. contemplating. be-coming. a. mercenary. sol-dier.—.reading.Soldier.of.Fortune. magazine.. I. was.haunted.by.the.memories,.‘why. me. and. not. them?.Why. did. I. survive?’. War.was. still. following.me.. It.was.Post.Traumatic.Stress.Syndrome,.although.they.didn’t. know. about. it..back.then.”. 

It. wasn’t. until. just. a.few.years. ago. that.Boche.started.noticing.a. chang-ing.attitude. toward.Viet-nam. veterans.. Today,. a.new. program. pioneered.by. the. Minnesota. Na-tional. Guard. called. “Be-yond.the.Yellow.Ribbon”.is.geared.toward.changing.how. thousands. of. Min-nesota. soldiers. and. air-men. serving. in. Iraq. and.Afghanistan. are. reinte-grated.back.to.their.com-munities.. The. National.Guard. recognized. that.Vietnam.veterans.had.not.been. properly. welcomed.back. home. or. supported.by.their.government,.and.for. that. reason. the. de-mons.of.war.remain.with.many.of.them.to.this.day..To. avoid. a. repeat. of. this.for. soldiers. returning.from. Iraq. and. Afghani-stan,. the. “Yellow. Rib-bon”.program.has.formed.comprehensive. networks.within. communities. that.connect. and. coordinate.agencies,. organizations,.resources. and. employers.

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Veterans exhibitfrom page 1 ‘I’ve been searching

for the meaning of the ‘million dollar wound’ for years,’ said Boche. ‘Why did I survive and others have to die?’

continued on next page

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Your community news and information sourceB usiness

hind. the. operation,. Lisa.Hughes. and. Donna. Pe-ters. are. constantly. com-ing. up. with. new. cre-ations..For. the. two.1982.South. St.. Paul. High.School. graduates. and.childhood. friends,. open-ing.Sweet.Bebe.Cakes.is.a.dream.come.true.

Hughes. has. always.been. sweet. on. decorat-ing. cakes,. recalling. how.during. her. first. job. at.Bridgemans. (a. former.Twin. Cities. ice. cream.chain),. she. would. walk.into. the. cooler. bundled.up.in.her.coat.to.decorate.cakes.. First. she. persuad-ed.Peters. to. take.a.Com-munity. Education. cake.decorating.class.with.her..Then,. during. an. Ameri-can.Cancer.Society.Relay.for. Life. event,. they. had.the. chance. to. show. off.their.stuff..

“My. mom. had. breast.cancer,”. said. Hughes,”.and. I. wanted. to. be. the.team.that.raised.the.most.money,. so. we. decided.to. have. a. bake. sale,. and.

Donna.and.I.would.bring.the. cupcakes.. We. made.up. all. these. delicious.cupcake. flavors. and. they.sold.like.crazy.”

That’s. when. the. light.bulb. went. on. and. the.inspiration. to. open. a.bakery. was. born.. Over.the. next. few. years. and.a. number. of. successful.test. marketings. done. at.community. events. with.rave. reviews,. as. well. as.inquiries.about.a.possible.location.they.developed.a.business. plan..They. esti-mated.making.about.200.cupcakes.a.day.

Surprise!“We’re.making.80.doz-

en. a. day. (that’s. 960),”.said. Hughes,. “and. going.through. 300. pounds. of.butter. a. week.. We. told.the. landlord. that. we.needed.another.refrigera-tor. for.all. the.butter.and.eggs.. We. outgrew. our.current.1100. square. foot.space.in.five.days.”.

The. cupcake. chefs.opened. the. doors. on.Sept..9,.a.“quiet.opening”.

without.much.publicity..“The.business.has.com-

pletely. taken. off!”. said.Hughes.. “Our. husbands.are. in. shock. at. how. fast.the. business. has. taken.off.”. Friends. are. helping.out. behind. the. counter,.putting. in. 18. hour. days..Peters.manages.the.kitch-en.and.Hughes.the.opera-tions. and. finance. end. of.the.business..

What’s. next?. How.about. new. employees?.Hughes’. husband. hap-pens.to.be.a.labor.law.at-torney,.so.he.volunteered.to. act. as. the. chief. finan-cial. officer. and. human.resources.director.

How. about. a. truck?.They. purchased. an. ice.cream. truck. to. launch.Sweet. Bebe. CupCakery.on. wheels.. If. heaven. on.earth.continues.for.Sweet.Bebe.Cakes,.Hughes. said.there. may. be. a. franchise.opportunity. in. the. fu-ture.

Sweet. Bebe. Cakes. is.open. 10. a.m.-6. p.m.,.Monday. through. Friday..For. more. information,.call.651-457-5082.

Sweet Bebe Cakesfrom page 1

for.the.purpose.of.proac-tively. supporting. service.members. and. their. fami-lies..Yellow.Ribbon.Cities.in.the.area.include.South.St.. Paul,. Inver. Grove.Heights,.Eagan.and.Cot-tage. Grove.. Inver. Hills.Community. College. is.also. part. of. the. Yellow.Ribbon. system,. along.with. 15. companies. and.eight. counties. through-out.the.state.

The. program. title. is. a.reminder. that. the. sup-port. of. soldiers. cannot.end. when. they. return.from. deployment. and.the. yellow. ribbons. are.untied.. “Veterans. Day.didn’t. start. to.mean.any-thing. to.me.until. 1990,”.said. Boche.. “I. try. to. do.something. more. on. Vet-erans. Day. now.. I. put.the flag.out.on.the.typical.patriotic.days,.which.also.includes. March. 29,. the.end. of. the. war. in. Viet-nam.. I. collect. donations.on.Veterans.Day.for.char-ities.that.we.veterans.par-ticipate. in.. I. remember.what. other. veterans. did.before. me.. I. can. accept,.

understand. and. appreci-ate. what. the. World. War.II. vet. did,. and. was. born.too. late. to. participate. in.that. war. and. was. born.too.soon.for.the.Iraq.vet-erans’. war.. Just. remem-ber,. a. simple. ‘thank-you’.means.a.lot.”

View the ExhibitThe. exhibit,. is. on. dis-

play. through. Dec.. 23,.2012,. at. the. Dakota.County. Lawshe. Memo-rial. Museum,. 130. Third.Ave.. N.,. South. St.. Paul..It. is. open. to. the. public.Wednesdays. and. Fridays,.9.a.m-5.p.m.;.Thursdays,.9.a.m-8.p.m.;.and.Satur-

days,. 10. a.m-3. p.m.. For.more. information,. call.651-552-7548. or. visit.www.dakotahistory.org

The.following.Vietnam.veterans. participated. in.the.exhibit:

Wayne.BauerRick.ButlerGlenn.BocheWayne.Bergren“Buggs”Larry.MullerMike.SmithJohn.MacDonald.John.LallyJerry.Klukas.Bruce.McRae.Duane.Foss (killed.in.action)Bill.Schussler.Glenn.Solberg.

Top: Lisa Hughes, left, and Donna Peters show off a few of their favorite creations at Sweet Bebe Cakes in South St. Paul. Hughes and Peters are co-owners of the bakery.

Right: Hot Fudge Sundae cupcakes are one of the highlights of the display case.

Photos by James Ramsay, jamesramsayphotography.com

Veterans exhibitfrom page 2

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Your community news and information sourceR iver Connections

In mid-June, the city of St. Paul unveiled a new plan to further develop its 17 miles of Mississippi riverfront. Building upon the framework of the Great River Park Master Plan, the city spent about $1 million over the past year to garner advice from consultants and residents alike on ways to link 16 parks and 25 miles of trails and add other amenities to make the riverfront “more natural, more urban and more connected.” The plan, dubbed the “Great River Passage,” is expected to significantly change the riverfront over the next 30 years and help connect more people to the Mississippi River. The previous articles in this 3-part series explored the portions of the plan to make the riverfront more natural and more urban. This month’s article will focus on the “more connected” component.

Great River Passage / Part 3 of 3

New plan aims to make Mississippi riverfrontMORE NATURAL, MORE URBAN, MORE CONNECTED

Tim SpitzackEditor

Providing. better. ac-cess.to.the.Mississippi.

River. is. a. primary. goal.of. the. Great. River. Pas-sage. Plan.. This. includes.linking. the. communi-ty. to. the. river. through.pathways,. transit. cor-ridors. and. canoe. routes..Parkways. and. boulevards.

along. the. river. will. be.enhanced. to. provide.more. visual. and. physical.connections. to. the. river,.and. also. to. neighbor-hood.parks..New.bus.and.shuttle. routes. will. be. es-tablished.to.link.the.river.to. the. light. rail. transit.center. being. developed.at. the. Union. Depot..Furthermore,. improved.river. landings. and. access.

points.will.allow.river.us-ers. to. take. advantage. of.a. continuous. canoe. trail.on. the. river.. Each. ac-cess. point. will. highlight.a. unique. cultural. or. his-torical. perspective,. and.some. will. feature. rental.and. boat. storage. facili-ties.

TrailsThe. trail. system. will.

be. further. developed. to.include. better. connec-tions. between. regional.trails,. park. trails,. rustic.trails. and. boardwalks..Regional. trails. provide.recreational. and. non-motorized. transportation.routes.within.the.city.and.are. linked. to. other. state.and. regional. trails.. It. is.the.goal.to.also.link.them.to.park.trails,.which.offer.multi-use. opportunities.within. area.parks..Rustic.trails. are. intended. solely.

for.recreational.use,. such.as. hiking,. cross. coun-try. skiing. and. mountain.biking,. and. boardwalks.are.used.to.gain.access.to.interpretive. and. wildlife.viewing. stations. in. wet-lands. and. other. environ-mentally.sensitive.areas.

History and cultureHelping. people. gain. a.

wider. knowledge. of. the.history. and. culture. as-sociated. with. the. river.will. be. accomplished. by.protecting. significant. ar-eas.and.natural.resources,.and. providing. more. in-terpretive.signage.regard-ing. subjects. such. as. na-tive. cultures,. immigrant.communities,.river.trans-portation,. and. ways. that.people. live,. work. and.play.along.the.river..

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Creating. more. pub-lic. art. and. community.events. will. be. ways. that.local. artists,. community.groups. and. businesses.can.help.foster.civic.pride.and. help. residents. cel-ebrate. their. relationship.to.the.river..The.goal.is.to.find. partners. to. develop,.fund. and. sustain. more.public. art. and. events. at.more. locations,. such. as.sculptures,.plazas,.monu-ments. and. interpretive.installations,. as. well. as.performances. and.partic-ipatory. events,. including.musical. and. theatrical.performances,. storytell-ing,.pageants.and.interac-tive.media.projects..Local.artists. will. be. used. in. all.stages.of.planning,.design.and. implementation. of.these.projects..

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Your community news and information sourceS ports

John E. AhlstromStaff Writer

Every. month,. numer-ous. South. St.. Paul.

High.School.student.ath-letes. distinguish. them-selves. in. a. manner. that.brings. credit. to. them-selves. and. their. commu-nity.. We. have. contacted.school. coaches. and. en-couraged. them. to. nomi-nate. worthy. students. for.recognition.on.a.monthly.basis..In.no.particular.or-der,.this.is.our.honor.roll.for.November,.2011:

Austin Barnes,. boys.cross. country,. senior. –.Barnes,.team.captain.and.a. Classic. Suburban. all-conference. selection. in.2010,.has.been.the.undis-puted.leader.of.the.team..He. trained. insatiably.during.the.summer,.orga-nized. captain’s. practices.and,. according. to. Coach.Ryan. Key,. “is. the. prin-cipal. reason. the. Packer.cross. country. team. has.moved. from. the. bottom.of. the. conference. to. the.middle.of.the.pack.”

Wyatt Pugh,. boys.cross. country,. junior.–. Pugh,. who. has. been.a. member. of. the. cross.country. squad. since. sev-enth.grade,.finished.16th.in.the.conference.preview.

meet.and.is.poised.to.add.2011. all-conference. lau-rels.to.his.resume.

Brian Hoppe,. boys.cross. country,. junior. –.Hoppe,. who. is. only. in.his. second. season.of. rac-ing,. ran. a. marathon. last.summer. and. made. a. sig-nificant. impact. on. the.escalating.fortunes.of.the.cross.county.team.

Emily Engelmeier,.girls. tennis,. senior.–.En-gelmeier,. the. #1. singles.player. and. three-time.team. captain,. finished.her.career. in.grand.style,.leading. the. Packers. to.a. 9-4. regular. season. re-cord.. Said. Coach. Pepper.Meyer,. “Emily’s. game.and. her. confidence. im-proved. dramatically.. She.is.an.amazing.leader.who.will.be.greatly.missed.”

Laura Sonday,. girls.

tennis,. freshman. –. Son-day,.the.#2.singles.player.with. three. years. of. eligi-bility.still.remaining,.has.barely. scratched. the. sur-face. of. where. her. talent.can. take. her.. She. accu-mulated.a.12-1.dual.meet.record.in.2011.and.Mey-er. labeled. her. “the. most.mentally. tough. player. I.have.ever.coached.”

Defensive Secondary, football: cornerback John Mike, senior; cor-nerback Joey Munos, senior; strong safety Josh Trifunov, senior; and free safety, Sam Doody, senior. –. This.unit. has. been. integral. to.the. phenomenal. success.achieved. by. the. Packer.football. team.. Each. has.recorded. at. least. one. in-terception. for. a. defense.that. has. already. regis-tered.five.shutouts.and.is.relinquishing.a.stingy.5.9.points.per.game..

Emily Engelmeier

Packer student athletes recognized

John E. AhlstromStaff Writer

As. we. have. noted. in.previous. columns,.

there. are. few. communi-ties. in. the. metro. that.exhibit.a.“circle. the.wag-ons”. mentality. toward.their. high. school. sports.teams. in. a. more. effusive.manner. than. the. good.folks. of. South. St.. Paul..One. need. not. look. be-yond. the. football. coach-ing. staff. to. get. a. further.glimpse. of. how. deeply.seeded. is. this. uncanny.loyalty.. . No. fewer. than.five. of. the. nine. assistant.coaches. played. foot-ball. for. the. Packers. and.graduated.from.South.St..Paul.High.School.

In.no.way.is.that.meant.to. diminish. the. impor-tance.of.the.four.coaches.who. spent. their. child-hoods.outside.the.bound-aries.of.the.city.and.never.had. an. opportunity. to.play. a. football. game. in.“the. Pit.”. All. four. have.been. integral. to. the. suc-cess. of. the. team. despite.toiling. without. a. South.St.. Paul. High. School. di-ploma.on.their.resume:

Former. Head. Coach,.

Randy. Bjorkland,. re-mains. on. the. staff. and.continues. to. share. his.considerable. football.acumen..“He.coaches.ev-erything,”.said.one.of.his.colleagues..Matt.Sattler.is.the.defensive.coordinator.–. through. seven. games,.his. squad. has. yielded. a.paltry. 41. points.. John.Eckl. is. the.defensive. line.coach. and.Tim. Kennealy.coaches. the. running.backs...

Eckl. has. a. close. link.to. one. of. the. five. na-tives.who.are.a.part.of.the.coaching. staff.. . His. son,.Josh. Eckl,. quarterbacked.the. Packers. to. their. last.state. tournament. ap-pearance. in. 2004.. He.attended. St.. Cloud. State.University. before. return-ing.to.his.hometown.and.joining. the. football. staff.in.2009..Josh.coaches.the.ninth.grade.team..

Manuel. Spreigl. was.a. running. back. for. the.Packers.and.graduated. in.1998..He.played.football.at.St..Olaf.College.and.re-turned.to.his.high.school.alma. mater. in. the. fall. of.2002..In.his.tenth.season.with. the. Packers,. Spre-igl. coaches. the. defensive.

backs. and. also. teaches.social. studies.. About. his.fellow. coaches,. he. said,.“They.are.great.role.mod-els. who. use. football. as. a.vehicle. to. prepare. young.people. for. life. after. their.playing.days.are.over.”

Pete. Schultz. quarter-backed. the. 1993. South.St.. Paul. sectional. cham-pionship.team.and.played.football.and.hockey.at.St..Olaf..He.has.been. teach-ing.and.coaching.at.South.St.. Paul. since. 1999.. “I.had.a.good.experience. as.an. athlete,”. he. said,. “As.a. coach,. I. stress. what. is.important:. work. ethic,.teamwork.and.competing.the. right. way.. I. want. to.help. our. kids. to. become.productive. citizens,. hus-bands.and.fathers.”

Jeff. Lagoo. played. line-backer. for. the. Packers.and. graduated. in. 1988..He. played. football. for.the. University. of. Wis-consin. River. Falls. and.joined.the.South.St..Paul.High. School. faculty. in.1996.. He. teaches. physi-cal. education. and. coach-es. the. ninth. grade. team.

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Ordway Center for Performing Arts

The. Minnesota. Op-era. is. presenting “Silent Night” Nov.. 12,. 15,. 17,.19. and. 20.. A. fascinating.true.story,.“Silent.Night”.recounts. a. miraculous.moment. of. peace. during.one.of.the.bloodiest.wars.in. human. history.. On.World. War. I’s. western.front,. weapons. are. laid.down. when. the. Scottish,.French. and. German. of-ficers.defy.their.superiors.and. negotiate. a. Christ-mas. Eve. truce.. Enemies.become. brothers. as. they.come. together. to. share.Christmas.and.bury.their.dead.. Acclaimed. tenor.William. Burden. stars. as.the. soldier. whose. voice.inspired. peace. among.adversaries. –. if. only. for.a. day.. Sung. in. English,.German,. French,. Italian.

and. Latin. with. English.translations. projected.above. the. stage.. Tickets.are. $20-$200.. The. Ord-way. Center. is. located. at.345. Washington. St.,. St..Paul.. For. more. informa-tion,. call. 651-224-4222.or.visit.www.ordway.org.

Children’s Museum“Rainforest Ad-

venture”. is. presented.through. Jan.. 8,. 2012..This. multi-sensory. exhi-bition. introduces visitors.to. tropical. rainforests.around. the. world,. high-lights. the. challenges. fac-ing.these.unique.ecologi-cal.wonders. and. suggests.ways. that. people. can.make.a.difference.

“Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites” is. featured.through. Feb.. 5,. 2012..This. exhibit. brings. chil-

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Artists’ QuarterThe. Artists’. Quarter,.

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offers. 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. more. details,. call.651-292-1359. or. visit.www.artistsquarter.com.

History Center“1968”. is. presented.

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Museum.tickets.are.$10.for. adults,. $8. for. seniors.and.college.students,.and.$5.for.children.ages.6-17..The.center.offers.free.ad-mission.on.Tuesdays,.5-8.p.m.. For. more. informa-tion,. call. 651-259-3000.or.visit.www.mnhs.org.

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“Of Mice and Men” is presented Nov. 17, 18 and 20 at Park Square Theatre.

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Your community news and information sourceN ews BriefsYouth football

Over. 200. youth. par-ticipated.in.the.Parks.and.Recreation. Flag. Foot-ball. program. and. Tackle.Football. program. this.year.. John. Wilcox. co-ordinated. the. program..Coaches. were:. Youth.Flag. Division. -. Jay. and.Ryan. Matuzak,. Noah.Shannon,. Tony. Sylves-tor,. Buck. Kluender,. Joe.Engel,. Chris. Ogren. and.Matt. Garvey.. . Tackle.Grades. 3. and. 4. Division.-. Jim.Lissick,.Chris.Bau-er,. John. Shepard,. Shawn.Gallahue,. Lucas. Boehn,.Virgil. Christopherson,.Theron.VonBehron,.Lou-ie. Ramirez,. Dan. Win-centsen,. Elliott. Vesper,.Tim. Felton,. Jason. Pachl,.Jason.Knapp,.Per.Wiberg.and. Jay. Stadler.  Tackle.Grades. 5. and. 6. Division.-. Chad. Sexauer,. Dennis.Smith,. Brad. Dohmen,.

Nick. Seidl,. Daniel. Baxs-ton,.David.Staats,.Glenn.Burke,. Craig. Jerde,. Ja-son. Luhrs/Joe. Klein,. Jon.Gustafson,. Bill. Bran-decker.and.John.Sadows-ki.  . The. final. games. of.the.season.were.played.at.the. South. St.. Paul. High.School.varsity.field.

Wells Fargo to close SSP branch

Customers.of.the.Wells.Fargo. branch. on. Con-cord. Exchange. in. South.St..Paul.recently.received.a. letter. informing. them.that.their.account.will.be.transferred. to. the. West.St.. Paul. branch,. due. to.the. Dec.. 23. closure. of.the. South. St.. Paul. lo-cation.. The. drive-up.ATM. will. remain. open.for. several. months,. and.customers. with. safe. de-posit. boxes. are. being.encouraged. to. transfer.

them. to. the. downtown.St.. Paul. branch.. Accord-ing. to. spokesperson. Peg-gy. Gunn,. Wells. Fargo’s.Shareowner. Services,. a.customer. service. divi-sion. that. has. been. oper-ating.out.of.the.Concord.Exchange. location,. has.outgrown. the. facility..The. company. will. move.its. 275. employees. to. a.new. location. in. Mendo-ta. Heights. in. the. spring..of.2012.

Fare for All ExpressFare. For. All. Express.

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St. John VianneyUnique Boutique

St.. John. Vianney.Church,. 789. 17th. Ave..N.,. South. St.. Paul,. is.hosting. a. Unique. Bou-tique.holiday.sale.9.a.m.-6. p.m.,. Dec.. 3,. and. 9.a.m.-noon,. Dec.. 4.. The.sale.will.feature.antiques,.collectibles,. decorations,.jewelry,.hand-made.items.and. more.. Homemade.soup.and.bread.are.avail-able. for. purchase. for.lunch..For.more.informa-tion,.call.651-455-8655.

Correction noticeThe. Highground. Me-

morial. article. in. the. Oc-tober. issue. of.The. South.St.. Paul.Voice. misidenti-fied. the. local. Vietnam.Veterans.Chapter.number.in. the. mailing. address,.although. the. address.was.correct.. Vietnam. Vet-erans. Chapter. 639. was.identified. correctly. in.the. first. reference. in. the.article. and. is. indeed. the.local. chapter. involved. in.the. fundraiser.. For. more.information. on. contrib-uting. to. the.Highground.Memorial,. call. John.Lynch.at.651-459-1310.

Ribbon cutting ceremony at Central Square amphitheatre (L-R) Bri Schneider, Lizy Bust and Katie Ray had the honor of cutting the ribbon on Fri., Oct. 7 to commemorate the completion of their renovation project at Central Square, which included new benches, a mural and improvements to the garden. Dana Matykiewicz also helped organize the project but was not present at the event. Each received a Girl Scout Gold Award for their efforts. The project was endorsed and supported by the South St. Paul Special School District 6 and the city of South St. Paul. Joining them at the ceremony were Dr. Dave Webb, Special School District #6 Superintendent of Schools, and South St. Paul Mayor Beth Baumann.

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South.St..Paul. resident.Savannah. Leyde. is. using.her. title. as. Mrs.. Dakota.County. International.2012. to. promote. “Pick-ing. up. the. Pieces,. One.Heart. at. a. Time:. Help-ing. families. overcome.the. sorrow. of. infant. and.pregnancy.loss,.while.em-bracing. the.gift.of. a.new.life.”. Leyde,. who. owns.Little. People’s. Daycare.in. South.St..Paul,. is. also.the. founder. of. Taylored.To. You,. an. organiza-tion. that. helps. families.grieving. from. infant. and.pregnancy. loss.. She. is.also. the. author. and. il-lustrator.of.the.children’s.book.“My.Brother....He’s.an. Angel.”. Leyde. knows.

first-hand. about. dealing.with.pregnancy. loss..Her.son.Taylor. Jeffrey.Gerald.Leyde.passed.away.due.to.a.concealed.placental. ab-ruption. during. the. 35th.week. of. her. pregnancy..For. more. information.on. her. program,. contact.Leyde.at.651-450-1933.

Student NotesKathleen. McGerik. of.

South.St..Paul. graduated.from.Excelsior.College.in.Albany,. New. York. with.an.Associate.of.Science.in.Nursing.degree.

For. more. information.on. the. following. library.events,. call. 651-554-3240.or.visit.www.south-stpaul.org/library.

Book discussions –.Scott. Spencer’s. “Man. in.the. Woods”. is. the. title.discussed. in. November..Imagine. you. have. stum-bled.across.a.scene.where.a. man. is. abusing. a. dog,.and.when.you.try.to.stop.him.from.killing.the.dog,.you. end. up. killing. the.man..Now.what?..

The. Wednesday. group.meets.at.1.p.m.,.Nov..16,.and. the. Thursday. group.meets. at. 7. p.m.,. Nov..17.. Both. discussions. are.held. in. the. library. meet-ing. room.. Information.packets. are. available. at.the.library’s.front.desk.or.at. www.southstpaul.org/library.under.Adult.Book.Discussions..

Thanksgiving Holi-day.–.The.library.will.be.closed.Nov..24.and.25.in.observance.of.Thanksgiv-ing.. It. will. reopen. at. 10.a.m.,.Nov..26.

eBook Basics. -. Learn.more. about.downloading.

free. eBooks. from. the. li-brary.at.an.informational.session. held. at. 10. a.m.,.Tues.,.Nov..8..

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?.–.Present-ed. at. 6:30. p.m.,. Thurs.,.Nov.. 10. by. Vern. Bloom.and. Maria. Brown. from.Augsburg. College. of. the.Third.Age..Learn.the.his-tory. behind. great. songs.of. the. Depression,. like.“Brother.Can.You.Spare.a.Dime?,”. “Hallelujah. I’m.a. Bum,”. “This. Land. is.Your.Land”.and.others.at..Watch. videos,. listen. to.music.and.share.in.stories.of.the.era..

Computer Basics. –.Learn. computer. basics,.including. using. a. mouse.and. keyboard,. at. 2. p.m.,.Thurs.,. Nov.. 17.. Regis-tration.is.required..

Job resources. -. Learn.about. job. seeking. tools.available. through. the. li-brary.at.an.informational.session. at. 10. a.m.,. Nov..29.. Registration. is. re-quired.

Storytimes. -. Baby.Storytime. (ages. one. and.under). is. offered. at. 6:30.

p.m.,.Mondays,.and.fam-ily. storytime. at. 10:15.a.m.,.Tuesdays.

Fall Book Sale. -. The.library. is. holding. a. fall.book.sale.Oct..31-Nov..5,.featuring. children’s. and.adult. materials.. Funds.raised. will. benefit. the. li-brary.

Paws to R.E.A.D.. -.Lulu,.a.therapy.and.read-ing. education. assistance.dog,.will.be.at.the.library.Nov..14.and.28..Registra-tion.is.required.

Teen Book Club. -.Teens. age. 12-18. are. in-vited. to. join.a.book.club.that. meets. at. 3:30. p.m..the. first. Wednesday. of.each. month. at. the. Black.Sheep. Coffee. Café,. 705.Southview. Blvd.. “Sabri-el”. by. Garth. Nix. is. the.title.discussed.on.Nov..2.

Eragon Party. –. Teens.age.12-18.are.invited.to.a.party.1-2.p.m.,.Sat.,.Nov..5.for.the.much-anticipat-ed.release.of.the.final.book.in. the. Inheritance. Cycle.by. Christopher. Paolini..Registration. is. required..

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When. I. was. young. we. spent. Thanksgiving. Day.with. my. father’s. parents.. Both. had. emigrated. from.England. shortly. after. the. turn. of. the. 20th. century,.so.Thanksgiving.Day.wasn’t. something.they.grew.up.with.. For. them,. it. was. a. holiday. they. gratefully. ad-opted.after.their.arrival.in.America.

I. suspect. the.only.difference.between.our.Thanks-giving. dinner. and. that. of. our. friends. and. neighbors.was.that.ours.finished.with.a.traditional.English.plum.pudding.. Otherwise,. our. table. probably. looked. like.everyone.else’s:.a.huge.turkey.(which.my.grandfather.carved.with.great.ceremony),.mashed.potatoes,.sweet.potatoes,.two.or.three.vegetables,.stuffing.and.gravy..The. table.was. filled. to.overflowing,.and.by. the. time.we.pushed.away.from.it.all.we.could.do.was.maneuver.to. the. living. room. and. collapse. in. a. semi-comatose.state.

For. many. of. us,. that’s. what. Thanksgiving. looks.like. today.. We. gather. with. friends. and. family,. say. a.blessing.and.thank-you.for.the.food,.and.then.dig.in..

Thanksgiving.Day,.for.many,.is.a.feast.day.Yet,. for. hundreds. of. thousands. of. people. in. Min-

nesota,.Thanksgiving. Day. is. like. any. other. day.. It’s.a. day. without. enough. food.. On. any. given. day. one.of. eight. Minnesotans. suffers. from. what. experts. call.“food.insufficiency.”.For.many.of.these.people,.unless.they.find.a.place.where.they.can.get.a.free.meal,.they.go.hungry..

In.2008,.Neighbors.Inc.,. joined.with.a.dozen.oth-er. partners. to. begin. The. Walk. to. End. Hunger. on.Thanksgiving. morning.. Our. slogan. is. “Give. back.before.you.give. thanks.”.The.“give.back”.part. comes.with. raising. funds. to.help.hunger-fighting.organiza-tions.like.Neighbors,.Inc..continue.to.provide.food.to.those.in.our.communities.who.are.hungry..

As. is. the. case.with.any.other.walk-a-thon,.partici-pants.solicit.funds.from.their.friends,.relatives,.neigh-bors.and.co-workers.to.support.their.participation.in.the. event.. On. Thanksgiving. morning. they. come. to.the. Mall. of. America. and. enjoy. the. event.. It’s. a. fun.and. festive. morning.. Each. of. the. “hunger. battling”.organizations.that.sponsor.the.event.have.booths,.and.there’s. entertainment.. For. the. last. few. years. Senator.Amy.Klobuchar.and.her.family.have.participated.and.the. Senator. has. greeted. the. crowd. and. talked. about.why.this.event.is.so.important..Registration.starts.at.7.a.m.,.and.the.Walk.continues.until.10.a.m.,.so.there’s.plenty.of.time.to.participate.and.still.get.home.for.the.“give.thanks”.part.of.the.day.

We.make.it.easy.for.you.to.participate.in.a.way.that.works.best.for.you.and.your.family..You.may.partici-pate.as.a.walker,.a.team.captain,.or.just.someone.who.

wants.to.make.a.donation.to.Neighbors,.Inc..in.sup-port.of.the.event..Stop.by.Neighbors,.Inc..and.pick.up.a.copy.of.the.brochure.and.registration.form,.or.call.us.and.we’ll.mail.it.to.you..

We. hope. people. will. recruit. their. own. teams. and.multiply. the.amount.of. funds. raised. for. the.hunger-fighting. effort.. If. participating. on. Thanksgiving.morning.isn’t.possible,.you.may.make.a.contribution.by. sending. a. check. to. Neighbors,. Inc.,. made. out. to.Walk.to.End.Hunger,.or.by.donating.online.at.www.neighborsmn.org. (click. on. the. link. to. the. Walk. to.End. Hunger. registration. site),. or. visit. www.walkto-endhunger.org..

If. you. are. able. to. walk. at. the. event,. come. to. the.Mall. on.Thanksgiving. morning. and. register. on. site..Obviously,.we.hope.that.all.of.our.supporters.will.in-dicate. that. the.money. they. are. raising. or. contribute.is.to.be.credited.to.Neighbors,.Inc..This.is.important.because. there. are. a. lot. of. people. in. our. community.who. are. hungry.. Through. the. first. nine. months. of.2011.the.number.of. families. seeking.assistance. from.the. Neighbors. food. shelf. is. up. 25. percent. over. the.first.nine.months.of.2010..That’s.an.astounding.and.frightening. number.. In. a. year. in. which. most. of. us.hoped. things.were.going. to. improve,. the. reverse.has.been. true. and. we. are. experiencing. the. largest. year-over-year. increase. any.of.us. at.Neighbors. can. recall..So.this.year.more.than.ever. it’s. important. that.all.of.us,.before.we.stop.and.give.thanks.for.that.which.we.have.received,.should.first.give.back.so.that.those.who.are.hungry.can.also.be.fed.

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McCoy receives Finance & Commerce award

Connie. McCoy,. a. vice. president. at. Key. Commu-nity.Bank.in.South.St..Paul.and.Inver.Grove.Heights,.has. received. the. “Top.Women. in. Finance”. award. by.Finance. and. Commerce.. She. was. nominated. for. the.award.by. the.River.Heights.Chamber.of.Commerce..The.award.honors. the.outstanding.efforts.of.women.that. are. making. notable. contributions. to. their. pro-fessions. and. their. communities..As. vice.president. in.private.banking.at.Key.Community.Bank,.McCoy. is.heavily. involved. in. the. support. of. economic. devel-opment. projects. in. South. St.. Paul. and. Inver. Grove.Heights..She.is.past.chair.of.the.River.Heights.Cham-

ber.of.Commerce.and.Progress.Plus,.a.local.economic.development.foundation.

“This. year. we. honor. four. CEOs,. six. partners. and.shareholders,. several. presidents. and. a. few. business.owners,”. said. Steve. Jahn,. vice. president. and. pub-lisher. of. Finance. &. Commerce,. Inc.. “The. honor-ees. represent. a. very. strong. showing. of. some. of. the.top. women. in. the. Minnesota. business. community.”.The.50.honorees.will.receive.their.award.Nov..10,.at.the.Hyatt.Regency.in.downtown.Minneapolis.

For.more.information.on.the.River.Heights.Cham-ber.of.Commerce.or. its.members,.visit.www.riverhe-ights.com.or.call.651-451-2266.

Are.you.wondering.what.is.new.with.the.South.St..Paul.Mayor’s.Youth.Task.Force?..Here’s.your.answer!..

• Halloween Party (5th & 6th grade):. 6-8. p.m.,.Fri.,. Oct.. 28,. at. Central. Square.. Admission. is. $3..Back.by.popular.demand,.the.event.includes.contests,.

treats. and. Halloween. Deal. or. No. Deal.. Wear. your.favorite. costume. and. prepare. to. have. a. good. time..Bring.canned.food.items.to.donate.and.get.tickets.for.a.cool.prize..

• The Great Halloween Get Together: 5-7. p.m.,.Mon.,.Oct..31,.on.Marie.Avenue..The.task.force.will.assist. with. the. festivities,. from. running. games. to.handing.out.candy..All.South.St..Paul. trick-or-treat-ers.are.invited.to.attend.this.safe.and.fun.event..

• Hat and Mitten Drive: The.task.force.will.once.again. sponsor. a. Hat. and. Mitten. Drive. to. benefit.Neighbors,.Inc..Hats.and.mittens.will.be.collected.at.City. Hall. and. various. locations. around. town,. start-ing.Nov..21..These.items.can.be.for.young.and.old.a.like..On.Dec..8,.the.hats.and.mittens.will.be.used.to.decorate.the.Christmas.tree.at.Central.Square,.during.the.Holidaze.in.South.St..Paul.event.. .

• Holidaze in South St. Paul: Thurs.,.Dec..8,.start-ing.at.5.p.m.,.at.Central.Square...The.event.will.fea-ture. free.photos.with.Santa,. story. time,.card.writing.to.the.troops,.and.free.activities.for.the.kids..At.6:30.p.m.,. join. Mayor. Baumann,. along. with. task. force.members.and. local.choirs,.on.a.candle-lit.procession.from.Central.Square. to. the.City’s.Christmas. tree. for.the.Annual.Tree.Lighting.ceremony....

• Skate with Santa: 11:10. a.m.-12:10. p.m.,. Sat.,.

Dec.. 10,. at.Wakota. Arena.. Come. enjoy. free. skating.with. Santa,. holiday. music,. cocoa. and. cookies.. The.task.force.is.co-sponsoring.this.free.event....

• FYI - For Youth Information TV Show: We.will.be.back.in.the.studio.producing,.writing,.filming.and.staring.in.our.own.TV.show.on.Town.Square.TV..We.have.a.line-up.of.important.guests.from.the.commu-nity.to.talk.about.what.is.happening.in.South.St..Paul.for. youth.. It. is. a. show. about. youth. and. what. they.like.to.do,.places.they.like.to.go.and.things.they.like.to.do..We.also.have.live.demonstrations,.reviews.and.segments. from. out. in. the. community,. and. we. high-light.some.of.our.current.and.upcoming.events...Does.this. sound. like. something. that. you.would. like. to.be.involved. in?. If. so,. join. us.. We. need. people. behind.and. in. front. of. the. cameras,. and. in. the. field. and. in.the.studio..

For. more. information. about. the. task. force. or. its.upcoming. events,. contact. Deb. Griffith,. community.affairs. liaison,.at.651-554-3230,.deb.griffith@south-stpaul.org,.or.visit.www.southstpaul.org.and.click.on.SSP.Mayor’s.Youth.Task.Force.

Happy.Thanksgiving.from.the.South.St..Paul.May-or’s.Youth.Task.Force!

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a. whirlwind. of. memo-ries. starting. with. her.childhood.days. in.Grand.Rapids,. Minn.,. and. on.to. the. studios. at. MGM,.marriages. and. divorces..Hers. was. a. life. packed.with. love,. passion,. cour-age. and. resilience.. The.performance. features.some. of. Garland’s. great-est.songs,.including.“Get.Happy,”. “I. Can’t. Give.you. Anything. but. Love,”.“That’s. Entertainment,”.“The. Trolley. Song,”. and.“Over. the. Rainbow.”.Tickets. are. $30-$38. for.adults,.with.discounts.for.seniors.and.children.

“A Civil War Christ-mas”. is. presented. Nov..19-Dec.. 18.. It. is. Christ-mastime. 1864. in. Wash-ington,. D.C.. President.Lincoln. is. trying. to. heal.the. wounds. of. a. nation..Soldiers. on. both. sides.are.bravely.holding.on.to.the.promise.of.a.brighter.future. for. their. country,.and.people.of.every.walk.of.life.long.for.wholeness.and.celebration.as.Christ-mas.Eve.draws.near..This.epic.musical.incorporates.folk. songs,. spirituals. and.

traditional. Christmas.carols,.such.as.“God.Rest.Ye,. Merry. Gentlemen,”.“Silent. Night,”. and. “O.Tannenbaum.”. Filled.with. intrigue. and. sur-prise,.this.Christmas.mu-sical. reveals. a. world. that.is. simultaneously. torn.apart. by. war. and. held.together. by. the. hope. for.redemption.. Tickets. are.$30-$38

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

Science Museum “Nature Unleashed:

Inside Natural Disas-ters” is. presented. at. the.Science. Museum.. This.exhibit. reveals. the. causes.of. natural. disasters. and.

explains. how. people.cope,. adapt. and. respond.to.catastrophic.events..

Tickets. are. $11. for.adults.and.$8.50.for.chil-dren. and. seniors.. The.Science. Museum. is. lo-cated. at. 120. W.. Kellogg.Blvd.,. St.. Paul.. For. de-tails,. visit. www.smm.org.or.call.651-221-9444.

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“Oliver Twist”. is. pre-sented.through.Nov..6..A.young.orphan.in.London.escapes. the. workhouse.only. to. fall. in. with. a.band.of.pickpockets..His.exploits.culminate.with.a.terrifying.chase.across.the.rooftops.of.London.and.a.chance. encounter. with. a.man.who.holds.the.secret.of.Oliver’s.true.identity..

“Of Mice and Men”. is.presented.Nov..17,.18.and.

20.. Travel. with. George.and. Lennie. through. this.tale.of. friendship,. loneli-ness. and. the. longing. for.home..Bound.by.a.prom-ise. George. made. to. care.for. the. developmentally.disabled. Lennie,. these.oddly. matched. friends.scratch. out. a. living. dur-ing.the.Great.Depression.by. traveling. from. ranch.to.ranch.as.itinerant.farm.hands,. sustained. only. by.their. dream. of. one. day.

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Tickets. for. all. shows.are.$38-$58..The.theater.is. located. in. the.Historic.Hamm. Building,. 20. W..7th. Place,. St.. Paul.. For.more. information,. call.651-291-7005. or. visit.www.parksquaretheatre.org..

“Hot Chocolate”. is.presented. Nov.. 30-Dec..18.. A. young. couple. jug-gles.competing.family.ex-

pectations,.literally.shop-ping.‘til.they.drop..When.they.finally.stop.for.a.cup.of. hot. chocolate,. they.discover. the. “secret. rec-ipe”. that. can. weave. the.diverse. threads. of. their.lives. into.new.traditions..Filled. with. contempo-rary. and. classic. music,.this.simple.story.reminds.us. all. that. love. and. fam-ily.are.at.the.heart.of.the.season.

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Your community news and information sourceB ack in Time

Lois GlewweContributor

I.picked. up. my. news-letter. from. the. city. of.

South.St..Paul.a.few.weeks.ago.and.perused.it.for.in-formation. on. city. events.and. redevelopment. up-dates.. To. my. surprise,. I.learned. in. reading. the.Housing. and. Redevelop-ment.Authority’s.story.on.Rediscover.South.St..Paul.that.one.of.the.properties.that. was. purchased. and.demolished. to. make. way.for. a. newer. home. was.210.First.Ave..S..“Wait!”.I. said. to. myself.. “That’s.our.house.”.It.had.always.been. there. and. I. im-mediately. regretted. the.fact. that. even. though. I’d.written.the.Glewwe.Fam-ily. History. in. 1999,. I’d.never. thought. to. take. a.picture. of. the. old. home-stead.. It. wasn’t. long. be-fore. I. confirmed. what.I. already. suspected. was.true:. 210. First. Ave.. was.now.a.vacant.lot.

I. tell. this. story.not.be-

cause.I.had.any.real.con-nection. to. the. house.. I’d.never.been.inside.it;.nev-er. owned. it;. never. even.thought. about. it. very.much.. I. just.knew. it.was.there.. It. made. me. real-ize. that. in. a. city. the. size.of. South. St.. Paul,. a. city.with. nearly. 125. years. of.incorporated. history,. ev-ery. house. that. was. built.over. 100. years. ago. has. a.history..

Rediscover. South. St..Paul. has. been. a. remark-ably. successful. program,.with.over.100.new.homes.built.since.1997.and.nine.more. awaiting. construc-tion.. It. always. gives. me.a.feeling.of.pride.to.drive.down.one.of.the.residen-tial.streets.in.the.city.and.spot. a. lovely. new. home.that.has.taken.the.place.of.one. that. was. ready. to. be.replaced..The.new.houses.seem.to.be.perfectly.suit-ed.to.the.old.city.streets..They.fit.right.in.and.look.as. though. they’ve. been. a.part.of.the.neighborhood.for.years..

The. story. also. made.me. reflect. on. the. par-ticular. history. of. the.house.at.210.First.Ave..S..My. grandfather. bought.the. house. in. 1910.. He.founded. Glewwe’s. Gro-cery. Store. in. the. city. in.1904,. and. in. 1907. both.the. store. and. the. family.moved. into. a. building.that. is. still. standing. at.141.Fifth.Ave..S..By.that.time. my. grandparents.had. seven. children,. and.by. the. end. of. 1909,. two.more. were. added. to. the.family,.which.lived.above.the.grocery.store..

My. dad. was. in. first.grade. at. Central. School.when. his. father. bought.the. house. on. First. Av-enue.. Dad. remembered.that.house.and.the.neigh-borhood. with. great. af-fection.. Across. the. street.from.their.new.home.was.the. big. wooden. stair-way. that. led. down. to.the. boarding. houses. and.businesses. on. Concord.Street..A.mile.to.the.south.was.the.little.Baptist.mis-

sion. church. where. the.family. worshiped,. and.Central. School. was. just.five. blocks. away,. up. the.Marie. Avenue. hill.. Two.more. children. were. born.while.the.family. lived.on.First. Avenue.. My. great-grandmother,. Wilhelmi-na. Kloss. Glewwe,. also.lived. with. the. clan. until.her.death.at.the.house.in.October.1912.

Before. my. dad. died. in.1986,.I.drove.around.the.old. neighborhood. with.him,.making.notes.of.the.families. and. stories. he.recalled.. I. loved. the. di-verse. ethnic. names. and.interesting. characters. he.still. remembered,. and.through.his.stories.it.was.easy. for. me. to. imagine.the. unpaved. streets. and.horse-drawn.wagons. that.were. common. when. he.was.a.boy..He.loved.talk-ing. about. Emil. Gardie,.who.owned.the.first.auto-

mobile. my. dad. ever. saw,.an. event. which. led. him.to. found. his. own. auto.sales. and. repair. business.in.South.St..Paul.in.1925..

When.Dad.was.in.sixth.grade,.his. father. sold. the.house. on. First. Avenue.and. the. family. moved.into. the. second. floor. of.the. grocery. store,. which.was.now.located.in.a.larg-er. space.on.the.corner.of.5th. and. Marie. avenues..The.youngest.child.in.the.family. was. born. there. in.1915,.and.all.12.children.and. my. grandparents.lived. there. until. Martha.Glewwe.married.William.Stassen,. Jr.. in. the. sum-mer. of. 1926.. My. grand-father. passed. away. that.December.at.the.relative-ly.young.age.of.58.years,.and. it. wasn’t. long. before.the. remaining. children.were. grown. and. begin-ning.their.own.lives.

The.homestead.on.First.

Avenue. was. just. one. of.the. places. in. town. that.were.a.significant.part.of.my.family’s.history.and.I.was. thrilled. when. HRA.Executive.Director.Bran-na. Lindell. told. me. that.they. had. taken. a. picture.of.the.house.before.it.was.torn. down.. I’ve. included.it. here. as. a. reminder. to.descendants. of. the. city’s.long-time. residents. that.every. old. house. in. the.city. has. a. story. to. tell.about. the. people. who.founded.our. community..Go. and. take. a.picture. of.your. own. family’s. home-stead,. drive. through. the.old. neighborhood,. re-member. the. people. who.once. lived. there. and. be.glad. if. one. day. a. new.house. rises. on. the. old.memories. as. another.generation. of. South. St..Paul. families. puts. down.their. own. roots. in. the..community.

Every home has a history

In recent years this South St. Paul home truly was humble, but in earlier years it was where my dad spent most of his childhood with his parents and 10 of his 11 sisters and brothers. The old house has been demolished to make way for a new home for a new generation of South St. Paul families under the successful Rediscover South St. Paul program of the South St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority. One hundred new homes have been built in the city since the program began in 1997.

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