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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

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District 10 committee recommends variances to aid Sholom Home proposal

Soul Logic debuts in south St. Anthony Park

Cougars on a quest for state tourneys

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Park Bugle Photo Gallery

Our photo gallery is a combination of photos from our print edition and pictures that we could not run due to lack of space. We are accepting photo submissions from readers for possible publication. Got an interesting photo of something that happened or is going on in your neighborhood? Send your photo submissions to editor@parkbugle.org with the caption line “Photo Gallery.”

This wall mural is a featured work of artist Focus Smith. Photos by Sarah CR Clark.
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Coach John Fischbach and the Cougars after his 400th career win. Submitted photo by Eric Erickson.
Como Park track and field. Photo submitted by Eric Erickson.
Debra Root, a nutrition services assistant at Falcon Heights Elementary School, has been named the Midwest regional employee of the year by the nonprofit School Nutrition Association.
The Twin Cities German Immersion School, a public K-8 charter school in the Como Park neighborhood, has named Kirsten M. Christensen as its new executive director.
Pearson painted the mural on Vandalia for many days in summer and fall 2020. Photo by Mindy Keskinen.
Erik Pearson’s 220-foot mural on the Vandalia side of the WestRock plant illustrates what goes on behind the recycling plant’s wall. Drone photo by a WestRock worker, courtesy of Erik Pearson.
The masses of Japanese knotweed that snarled Seminary Pond in Lauderdale a few years ago have been mostly eradicated, leaving the next stage of the struggle against the invasive species to private properties adjacent to the pond.
2021 Park Bugle Board
The new members of the Park Bugle board are (left to right): Michael Smith, Cindy Schwie, Beth Breidel and Helen Warren.
Shevek McKee is the new executive director for District 10. He succeeds Michael Kuchta, who left the post after five years to become town administrator in LaPointe, Wis.
Local dignitaries gathered for recent groundbreaking expansion project at the International Institute of Minnesota. Left to right are: Edmundo Lijo, St. Paul assistant city attorney; state Rep. Alice Hausman; Hamse Warfa, state deputy commissioner of Workforce Development; state Sen. Foung Hawj; state Rep. Jon Koznick; Jane Graupman, executive director—International Institute of Minnesota; Kate Tilney, Next Century Campaign co-chair; and Blessing Aghayedo, an RN and International Institute of Minnesota volunteer. Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn.
The Durkee family played host to a series of front yard concerts at their home. Photos by Kim Durkee.
The Durkee family played host to a series of front yard concerts at their home. Photos by Kim Durkee.
Musicians Brian Leighton and Adam Daniel of GB Leighton.
The Durkee family played host to a series of front yard concerts at their home. Photos by Kim Durkee.
The Durkee family played host to a series of front yard concerts at their home. Photos by Kim Durkee.
Members from Como’s Class of 2021 celebrated at the Senior Barbecue Party. Photo submitted by Eric Erickson.
4th in the Park Parade
4th in the Park Parade
4th in the Park Parade
Nina Tso-Ning Fan performs the violin solo in “Summer” from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Photo by Cigale Ahlquist. (All the performers in the photos – Fan, Erickson, Pilgrim and Lewis – are regular members of the SPCO and not guest artists.)
Lynn Erickson is featured playing a piccolo trumpet in Handel’s Suite in D Major. Photo by Cigale Ahlquist. (All the performers in the photos – Fan, Erickson, Pilgrim and Lewis – are regular members of the SPCO and not guest artists.)
Oboist Cassie Pilgrim, left, and cellist Sarah Lewis acknowledge the audience’s applause after performing Viet Cuong’s Circling Back, a piece the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra commissioned. Photo by Cigale Ahlquist. (All the performers in the photos – Fan, Erickson, Pilgrim and Lewis – are regular members of the SPCO and not guest artists.)
The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra performed to a packed house Sunday, June 6, at the Como Lakeside Pavilion. It was one of the orchestra’s first in-person concerts since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The free concert was presented in collaboration with Dock & Paddle restaurant. Photo by Cigale Ahlquist. (All the performers in the photos – Fan, Erickson, Pilgrim and Lewis – are regular members of the SPCO and not guest artists.)

BUGLE MIDPOINT

Bugle Midpoint debuts

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Today marks the debut of “Bugle Midpoint,” a mid-month report on our website that will give readers an update on some news and information since the publication of our last issue and before our upcoming edition is printed. Our monthly report will be a quick read on some new local news and information: —Event cancellations due to coronavirus concerns....

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4th in the Park pivots for this year’s holiday

Annual parade canceled but virtual events planned By Scott Carlson For the first time in memory, the St. Anthony Park 4th in the Park Committee is canceling the annual July 4th parade and related in-person activities, citing the need for...

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Events Around Town

Plant sale benefit for first responders, order by May 20, pickup plants on May 23 The Pollinator Plant Sale, held at the Temple of Aaron the past five years, has been rescheduled for another location since the temple is closed...

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Juergens wins Graven Public Service award

The Minnesota State Bar Association has named Ann Juergens, a long-time St. Anthony Park resident, the 2020 winner of the prestigious David Graven Public Service Award. The association’s annual award is given to a Minnesota lawyer who “best exemplifies the...

Philly offers a doggone adventure

By John Horchner We’d been researching and visiting dog shelters for two years and I’d had enough. When my wife was out of town visiting her mom in Russia and then a friend in Pittsburgh, I enlisted my 8-year-old son...

Como principal shares thoughts on distance learning in COVID-19 times

By Eric Erickson In mid-March, educators across Minnesota followed the executive order of Gov. Tim Walz to begin preparing for distance learning. At Como Park High School, staff intensively developed and modified academic content for an entirely new form of...

St. Anthony Park man, 95, is a dedicated walker

By Scott Carlson As Minnesotans “shelter-in-place” and embrace “social distancing,” many of them are turning to walking as one diversion to general quarantine measures. For 95-year-old Paul Quie, the routine of daily walks is nothing new. In fact, you might...

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Como cross country runners reaching for “PR”

By Eric Erickson,Sports analysis Personal records, or “PR.” Competitive racers and casual runners share a knowledge of the acronym. The pursuit of a PR is...

Back to school . . . back at home

By Sarah CR Clark “It’s gonna be a first day of school unlike any we’ve seen,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz recently said while unveiling the...

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Transition Town

St. Anthony Park Transition Town news

The fare isn’t the only cost in travel

Michael Russelle

Preparation and attitude are key assets in dealing with disasters

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Business News

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Steve Wellington named top 10 ‘most-admired CEO’

Alchemy celebrates 25 years

Milton Square boutique promises wide variety of offerings

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Obituaries

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City Files District 10

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District 10 Votes occurring, ahead on former St. Andrew’s Church The fate of the former St. Andrew’s Church building on Como Avenue remains in...

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Birdman of Lauderdale

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A Henslow’s sparrow and a report on those University Grove owls

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The owl babies of University Grove

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