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Armstrong one-act
play wins first place
at section finals,
presents at state
Students perform their take on
‘The Fifteen Minutes of Hamlet’
By KRISTEN MILLER
kristen.miller@apgecm.com
The cast and crew of
Armstrong Theater’s one-
act play, “The Fifteen Min-
ute Hamlet,” rehearsed for
a final time before heading
(SUBMITTED PHOTO) to the state tournament
Mike Parks (right) smiles on the “Jeopardy!” stage with host Ken Jennings. Parks’ appearance on the show was televised last month. last week.
The Golden Valley man contended with champion Amy Schneider, who went on to have the second-highest winning streak in the show’s The group was coming
history (second only to Jennings himself). off a first-place finish in
the section finals besting
plexity, since going over in
time can disqualify a team.
“There was a show that
was disqualified at subsec-
tions because it went over
21 seconds ... and it was
a lovely, wonderful show,”
Jenny Lovitt said.
“The Fifteen Minute
Hamlet” is actually 18 min-
utes in length, giving them
plenty of time to work
with.

Golden Valley ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant four other programs Feb.

5 at Holy Angels Academy.
It had been 12 years
It’s a comedic abridg-
ment of William Shake-
speare’s “Hamlet,” as writ-

recalls experience against Amy Schneider since Armstrong’s one act

January broadcast pitted local software
engineer against ‘powerhouse’ player
By ALAINA ROOKER
alaina.rooker@apgecm.com
Last month, Golden Valley’s
Mike Parks stepped up to the stage
to compete on an episode of the
38th season of trivia-testing titan
“Jeopardy!.” He was up against
stiff competition: the contestant
holding the buzzer to his right,
Amy Schneider, had just taken
her 25th consecutive win, and was
looking to add another.
Jeopardy Host Ken Jennings
began the episode with a nod to
Schneider’s impressive wins, but
added a coy disclaimer that her
26th win wasn’t guaranteed.
“As I know better than anyone,
you never know which will be the
day when the challenger who can
unseat you is here on this stage,”
Jennings said. “Could it be Mike
or Chantal?”
Unfortunately, it wasn’t a win
for Parks, or the third competitor,
Chantal Nguyen. Parks came in
second, with less than half of the
score garnered by an again-victo-
rious Schneider.
Parks said results aside, he still
enjoyed the experience.
“For a game where I ended up
losing, I got to check off a lot
of ‘Jeopardy!’-related bucket list
items, like getting a daily double,
getting a decent score, and only
losing to like, literally one of the
top three people to ever play the
game,” he said.
Since Parks’ interview, Jeopardy
viewers have watched Schneider
amass another 13 wins before her
unseating Jan. 24. Her streak is the
second-most successful run by any
Jeopardy contestant in the show’s
history, topped only by Jennings’
74-consecutive wins in 2004.
A two-year wait
Parks’ journey to the “Jeop-
ardy!” stage was full of stops and
starts: though his debut was aired
Jan. 5, the show was taped Nov.
1. A considerable gap between the
taping and live broadcast of the
show is typical, but in the Golden
Valley man’s case it was a bit more
extreme since Parks first secured
his place on the show two years
ago in February 2020.
A lot has happened since then,
even within the niche world of
“Jeopardy!.” Tapings of the show
were canceled outright due to
See Jeopardy, Page 2
competed in section finals,
and 15 years since Arm-
strong presented at state,
which took place Feb. 10
at the O’Shaughnessy Au-
ditorium of St. Catherine
University in St. Paul.
“When we say this was
our year, it’s not because
the other shows weren’t
good ... for whatever rea-
son, it fell to us this year,”
said Jenny Lovitt, produc-
er of this year’s one act.
There are 17 cast and
crew involved in the one
act, which is a Minnesota
State High School League
sanctioned event, which
permits a maximum of 20.
The performance also can’t
be more than 35 minutes,
which includes 10 minutes
for setup and 10 minutes at
the end for strike-down, ex-
plained Jenny Lovitt.
The timing aspect cre-
ates another level of com-
ten by Tom Stoppard. It
involves a troupe of actors
who have taken on the job
of getting through the text
of “Hamlet” in 15 minutes,
explained Jenny Lovitt.
Her husband Joe Lovitt
who is the director of the
one act, explained that this
particular script doesn’t
have a lot of stage direc-
tion written into it, so ac-
tors and directors can “run
wild with ideas on how to
present it.”
“Our idea was to present
it as a kind of dysfunction-
al Shakespeare company
whose personalities occa-
sionally interrupt the char-
acters they play,” he said.
As a director, he has also
been impressed with the
determination and dedi-
cation of all the students
involved, especially since
many of them are also in
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Jennings was playful with the
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studying trivia, getting to know
the buzzer timing and just gener-
ally prepping as hard as I could for
a year and a half,” Parks said.
His first call back was in March
2021, but the show schedule didn’t
allow enough time for Parks to
become fully vaccinated, so he de-
cided to pass. An understanding
production team told Parks they
would try to get him on the sched-
ule in the next season. When the
call came in September, Parks was
finally ready.
“I was eager to get on with it, so
I jumped at the chance,” he said.
Armstrong High School coached
by Matt Quinn. He also competed
at the University of Minnesota.
“Me and my three roommates
would just leave the TV in the liv-
ing room on the Game Show Net-
work all day as we went to and
came back from classes, so a love
of game shows was something we
all bonded over,” he said.
Jeopardy wasn’t the first op-
portunity Parks was moderated
by Jennings. In 2006, his high
school quiz bowl team competed
on TPT’s “Face Off Minnesota”.
Jennings hosted every televised
episode of the program, including
Armstrong’s quarterfinal match
against Chaska.
double question correctly. It’s one
that he didn’t know the answer to,
and got by with an educated guess.
Viewers of the broadcast can see
Parks step backward with an ex-
pression of immense relief on his
face upon learning he guessed cor-
rectly.
The longtime trivia buff said
he’s “definitely” looking to be
considered for more game shows,
likely something that won’t require
quite so much training.
“One of the people in our con-
testant pool who I got to know
was on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ in 2013
and won a bunch of money,” Parks
said. “She said it’s way easier than
‘Jeopardy!’.”

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Cooper’s one act

One Act
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the middle of rehearsals for the
production of “The High School
Musical,” hitting the stage in
March.
“There are few things more
difficult in theatre than to have a
long rehearsal process where you
go for months without laughs
from an audience, even for sea-
soned professionals,” he said.
“When these students finally
turned this thing loose on their
first audience at prelims, the reac-
tion they got reinforced that all
of their work was worth it. And
it’s kept building ever since.”
What makes this show a strong
contender for State is that it’s “a
very unique comedy,” Joe Lo-
vitt said. “Some of the jokes are
broad, some of them are subtle.
Neither one is easy to do well.”
He also said it’s is a really fun
show to watch “even if you know
nothing about Shakespeare.”
The cast and the crew have
developed a sense of timing and
comic instinct where they know
where to push the jokes and when
to hold back, he explained.
“That kind of balance is rare in
any show. It’s especially impres-
sive at the high school level,” he
said. “They’ve done a fantastic
job.”
Armstrong senior Heidi Mintz
plays Gertrude, the queen and
The cast of Armstrong High School’s one-act play, “The Fifteen Minute
Hamlet,” rehearse Feb. 9 ahead of the One Act Play State Festival.
Hamlet’s mother.
This is her ninth show at Arm-
strong and her second one act.
“Being able to go compete has
a different level of fun” to the
theatre experience, Mintz said.
While athletes get to com-
pete against other teams, it’s
not something that happens in
theatre. That’s what Mintz ap-
preciates with the one-act com-
petitions. Not only do you get
to show off your production to
other schools, but you also get
to see people you know in other
shows and compete against them
throughout the season, she said.
They had heard about some
of the other shows they were up
against, which was a little nerve
wracking, Mintz said. “But when
we went to finals, we kind of
just relaxed and had fun with it,
which I think was the best part.”
Having competed in one act as
a freshman but not making it to
finals, Mintz is “super excited to
go to state.”
“It’s been quite a long time
since Armstrong has gone to fi-
nals and a long time since they’ve
progressed to state ... and getting
to be able to do it with this cast
has been really nice considering
all the challenges we’ve had with
COVID and ... the barrier of
having masks while also speak-
ing Shakespearean text.”
For senior Quincy Davis, who
plays Hamlet, he’s enjoyed his
first one-act competition and is
also excited to advance to the
state festival.
“It’s really nice to see every-
one’s hard work actually paying
off,” he said.
(SUN PHOTO BY KRISTEN MILLER)
When it comes to the One-Act
State Festival, it’s not like other
state tournaments where schools
compete against each other. In-
stead, the judges give out stars
for select performances.
Only three of the eight schools
participating at state received
star performances. Unfortunate-
ly, Armstrong was not one of
them, but the “kids did a wonder-
ful job,” reported Jenny Lovitt.
“Judging art is so subjective
and it comes down to the judges’
personal taste,” she said. “Two
of the three judges gave us excel-
lent and exemplary marks and
the third judge marked us ‘very
good.’ The kids were a little dis-
appointed, but they did every-
thing we asked them to and the
audience really enjoyed it.”
competes at finals
Cooper High School per-
formed “I Never Saw Another
Butterfly,” directed by Gretchen
Wurzer-Palm, which went on to
the section finals and came in
fourth place overall.
It’s a show that introduces the
audience to the children of Ter-
ezin, which is described as the
“waiting room” to Auschwitz.
Musicians, writers, actors, sing-
ers and children were taken to
Terezin as a holding area prior
to the trains taking the vast
majority of Jews to the concen-
tration camps, Wurzer-Palm
explained.
“This is a powerful story that
not many know about; we know
about the Nazi work camps, but
not necessarily about what went
on prior to the time when the
Jews were taken there,” she said.
Cooper’s cast included seven
actors, who characterized many
of the children of Terezin, as
well as those important and
noteworthy to the main char-
acter who took the audience
through her memories.
“It’s a beautiful recounting of
one woman’s experience of los-
ing everyone close to her; while
she survived to tell the tale,” she
said.
Cooper Theatre students are
now busy rehearsing for the
upcoming production of “The
Wiz,” opening March 9.

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I bet some of you still have
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I’ve tried not to hoard
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I define stocking up as hav-
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whatever, but not 10.
Over these past months,
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see what item has suddenly
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The peanut butter and
bread shortage made some
sense – the kids were sud-
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and needed lunch. And I
heard that certain brands
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one that choosy mothers
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time.
I’m not a big pop drinker
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We buy a specific brand
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But our Christmas Eve
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gone by. I made sure to get
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the guys aren’t interested.
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And that’s the curse and perhaps
the lesson to be learned from these
Curiously, it is called “The Johnny
Appleseed Song.”
John Chapman, a.k.a. “Johnny
Appleseed,” was a real person who
did plant many apple trees, but
much of what people know about
him is minimal and fictional. There
are many children’s books available,
but two I find most accurate are
“Johnny Appleseed” by Jane Yolen
and “The Real Johnny Appleseed”
by Laurie Lawlor.
Born in 1774, Chapman was a
baby when his father fought in the
Revolutionary War. As an adult,
John wandered the wilderness in
states surrounding Western Penn-
sylvania, navigating elaborate fron-
tier ownership laws to plant and
care for apple orchards. Because he
did not believe in grafting, apples
were planted from a bag of seeds on
his back. “Johnny Appleseed,” as he
came to be called, sold or “rented” to
settlers who could then create their
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shortages – resist the urge to buy
carts full of toilet paper or cream
cheese or enchilada sauce. Maybe
we should learn to make do with
what we have and be thankful for
that.
Hmm, I wonder, how would
cream of mushroom soup taste in
enchiladas?
Inspired by an itinerant evange-
list, Chapman dressed like John the
Baptist and always carried a Bible,
but never a gun. Most thought it
foolhardy to wander the wilderness
unarmed, but Chapman preached a
Swedenborgian form of Christian-
ity that included nonviolence and
the interconnectedness of all living
things. He lived what he taught at
all levels.
The Old Gardening Party (OGP)
salutes all – Johnny Appleseed, Mi-
chael, Linnea, and the many others
we’ll never hear of – who plant seeds
and stories to care for the earth and
all her inhabitants. This includes
Golden Valley’s People For Pollina-
tors committee, as well as the city
for recently adding citywide com-
posting. My May 2019 column said,
“I will keep a compost pile to cre-
ate free restoration of nitrogen and
other nutrients to my soil so pollina-
tors can help grow what we need.”
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POLICE REPORTS
Names, causes of death Robbinsdale intersection of 36th and Quail
avenues north.
of County Road 81 and Highway
100.
Feb. 4 - Vehicle theft and first-
degree burglary of an occupied

released in Crystal Police reports - Theft on the 4400 block of Ze-

nith Avenue North and the 4100
Feb. 6 - Third-degree damage
to property on the 3800 block of
dwelling on the 5900 block of
Laurel Avenue.
Included in the block of Lake Road. West Broadway. Feb. 6 - Found property and

murder-suicide department’s Jan. 30

to Feb. 6 reports
were these incidents:
- Fifth-degree possession of
marijuana, third-degree driving
under the influence and obstruc-
- Possession of drug parapher-
nalia, obstruction of the legal
process and fleeing a police of-
modified firearm serial number
found near the intersection of
Highway 100 and Glenwood
Authorities have re- enue North, which ac- Jan. 31 - Fifth-degree posses- tion of the legal process near the ficer on the 4000 block of West Avenue.
leased the names and cording to county prop- sion of marijuana, second-degree intersection of 34th and France Broadway. - Second-degree burglary on
causes of the deaths of erty records is owned by driving under the influence, by- avenues north. - Vehicle theft on the 4500 block the 3300 block of Quail Avenue
the two women found Larson. passing ignition interlock system, Feb. 3 - Identity theft on the of France Avenue North. North.
Jan. 27 after a murder- “While we are con- violating driving restrictions and 4100 block of Shoreline Drive. - Theft on the 3500 block of Bot-
giving a false name to an officer
suicide inside a Crystal
home.
tinuing to gather details
about this incident, the
near the intersection of 42nd and
Feb. 4 - Second-degree driv-
ing under the influence, refusal
tineau Boulevard.
New Hope
York avenues north.
The Hennepin Coun-
ty Medical Examiner’s
preliminary investiga-
tion suggests that this is - Theft on the 3000 block of
to submit to a chemical test,
obstruction of the legal process, Golden Valley Police reports
Grimes Avenue North, the driving after revocation, careless
Office said Feb. 2 that
it had classified 62-year-
not random and we are
not currently looking
4100 block of Lakeland Avenue driving and traffic crash with Police reports Included in the
department’s Feb. 1
North, the 3400 block of Zenith property damage near the inter-
old Sharon L. Krause’s for any other individu- Included in the to 7 reports were
Avenue North, the 3500 block section of 42nd and Welcome
death as a homicide als associated with this department’s Jan. 31 these incidents:
of Bottineau Boulevard and the avenues north.
and 73-year-old Dianne incident at this time. We 3900 block of Vera Cruz Avenue to Feb. 6 reports Feb. 1 - Damage to property
Feb. 5 - Fourth-degree driving were these incidents: on the 4500 block of Winnetka
M. Larson’s death as a do not believe there is North.
under the influence and speed-
suicide. Both causes of any danger to the pub- Jan. 31 - Fifth-degree posses- Avenue North.
- Fifth-degree possession of ing near the intersection of 40
death were a gunshot lic,” read a statement marijuana, second-degree driving 1/2 Avenue North and West sion of marijuana and third-de- - Disorderly conduct at Rob-
wound to the head. from Crystal Police the under the influence and refusal Broadway. gree driving under the influence binsdale Cooper High School on
On the night of the in- following morning. to submit to a chemical test near on the 7800 block of Olson the 8200 block of 47th Avenue
- Second-degree driving under Memorial Highway. North.
cident, Hennepin Coun- The Hennepin Coun- the intersection of Highway 100
the influence, refusal to submit
ty Dispatch received a ty Sheriff’s Office Crime and County Road 81. - Theft on the 5100 block of - Theft from a business on the
to a chemical test and obstruc-
phone call just before Lab and Hennepin - Fleeing a police officer in a mo- tion of the legal process near the Wayzata Boulevard. 8000 block of Bass Lake Road.
midnight regarding two County Medical Exam- tor vehicle near the intersection intersection of Theodore Wirth - Mail theft on the 4000 block of Feb. 2 - Domestic assault on
deceased individuals in- iner responded to assist of Lake Drive and Lake Road. Parkway and 29th Avenue North. Wasatch Lane. the 5500 block of Boone Avenue
side a residence on the Crystal Police in pro- Feb. 1 - Possession of - Fourth-degree driving under the Feb. 1 - Theft on the 6900 North.
5100 block of 49th Av- cessing the scene. marijuana in a motor vehicle and influence and underage drinking block of Market Street. - Damage to property at a
driving after suspension near the and driving near the intersection - Theft and fourth-degree dam- residence on the 4900 block of
age to property on the 5500 Winnetka Avenue North.
block of Wayzata Boulevard. Feb. 3 - Disorderly conduct at
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6

Feb. 3 - Driving while impaired,
refusing to submit to a breath test,
driving after license revocation,
Feb. 6 - Theft and fourth-degree
damage to property on the 7700
block of 36th Avenue North.
After DWI, Sheriff
- Domestic assault on the 7600
speeding and making an improper
lane change near the corner of
36th Avenue North and Noble
Avenue North.
- Theft on the 100 block of Willow
Bend.
- Fourth-degree driving while
will not seek reelection
block of 36th Avenue North. Nearing the two-month anni- that the county-owned Ford Ex-
impaired, fifth-degree possession
- Theft at a business on the 4400 Feb. 3 - Trespass notice served of marijuana, possession of drug versary of his DWI crash, David plorer he was driving reached 126
block of Winnetka Avenue North. on the 6600 block of 27th Avenue paraphernalia, driving after license Hutchinson announced Feb. 1 miles per hour before the crash.
North. cancellation and a warrant arrest
Feb. 6 - Theft at a business on that he has made “the difficult Hutchinson, who according to
the 4400 block of Winnetka Avenue - Theft on the 7700 block of 36th on the 6000 block of 41st Avenue. decision to not seek re-election a urine test had a blood-alcohol
North. Avenue North. Feb. 7 - Theft and fourth-degree for Hennepin County Sheriff in concentration of .134, pleaded
- Damage to property on the 7800 - Trespass notice served on the damage to property on the 5400 the 2022 election.” guilty to fourth-degree DWI in
block of 45 1/2 Avenue North. 4200 block of Douglas Drive block of Douglas Drive North. The news release announcing December and was sentenced to
Feb. 7 - Domestic assault on North. - Motor vehicle property damage the decision was issued after calls two years probation.
the 4300 block of Oregon Avenue - Third-degree driving while near the corner of 42nd Avenue for his resignation had mounted, In announcing the suspension
North. impaired near the corner of 42nd North and Douglas Drive North. with those pleading for him to of his campaign for reelection,
Avenue North and Nevada Avenue - Theft on the 5300 block of Loui- step aside including Gov. Tim Hutchinson signaled he still has
North.
Crystal Police - Fleeing a police officer in a motor
siana Avenue North.
- Felony carrying a pistol without
Walz and the majority of the
Hennepin County Board.
no plans to resign. “I will spend
the remainder of my term ensur-
reports vehicle near the corner of Regent
Avenue North and 56th Avenue
a permit in a public place, pos-
session of a prohibited firearm,
In the aftermath of the crash, ing that the residents of Henne-
which occurred early in the morn- pin County continue to get the
Included in the North. possession of marijuana in a ing of Dec. 8 on Interstate 94 service they expect from our of-
department’s Feb. 1 Feb. 4 - Identity theft on the motor vehicle, driving after license near Alexandria, Hutchinson re- fice,” he said in the Feb. 1 state-
to 7 reports were 7000 block of 36th Avenue North. revocation and fleeing a police
these incidents: mained unswayed by calls for his ment.
- Motor vehicle property damage officer near the corner of 63rd
Avenue North and Hampshire resignation and said in a WCCO In that announcement, he re-
Feb. 1 - Theft from a motor near the corner of 43rd Avenue
Avenue North. interview that he planned to seek flected on a tenure that began in
vehicle on the 6000 block of 56th North and Georgia Avenue North.
Avenue North. reelection. But the pressure to 2019. “I am incredibly proud of
Feb. 5 - Speeding, possession of - Second-degree aggravated rob-
bery and fifth-degree possession leave office increased as details the work my agency has accom-
- Theft of a motor vehicle on a small amount of marijuana and
of marijuana on the 6800 block of from the crash emerged. plished during my time as Sher-
the 3700 block of Crystal Lake illegally transporting a firearm in a
Boulevard. Bass Lake Road. While the Bloomington resi- iff,” he said.
motor vehicle near the corner of
County Road 81 and 51st Avenue - Driver failed to stop after colli- dent took responsibility for the Hutchinson praised the “care,
- Fifth-degree assault and fourth-
North. sion on the 6800 block of Bass DWI and single-vehicle wreck in a dedication and thoughtfulness”
degree damage to property on the
5400 block of Lakeland Avenue. Lake Road. public statement issued later that of his employees. “My staff have
- Simple robbery on the 3000
block of Sumter Avenue North. - Theft on the 200 block of Willow day, documents from the inves- been very supportive during this
Feb. 2 - Possession of a small
Bend. tigation showed that he initially difficult time,” he said, “and they
amount of marijuana, drug para- - Fourth-degree driving while
phernalia and a weapon near the told responding law enforcement have remained committed to serv-
impaired near the corner of 56th - Receiving stolen property, giving
corner of County Road 81 and Avenue North and County Road an officer a false name and fleeing officers he had not been driving. ing the over 1.2 million residents
Interstate 94. 81. an officer in a motor vehicle on the The investigation also found of Hennepin County.”
- Theft on the 7700 block of 36th - Trespass notice served on the 5100 block of West Broadway.

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L.H. Tanglen Elementary Principal ‘Opt-out’ busing

receives tattoo designed by students likely returning
Ink promised if students met in 2022-2023 for
their fall fundraising goal Robbinsdale students
By NATALIE CIERZAN By ALAINA ROOKER
natalie.cierzan@apgecm.com alaina.rooker@apgecm.com
L.H. Tanglen Elementary’s principal Jim Staff at the Robbins-
Hebeisen received a tattoo designed by stu- dale School District are
dents Jan. 21 after the students met their beginning to formulate
$50,000 fall fundraising goal. plans for bus transporta-
The tattoo, which says “Tanglen Pride,” tion for the summer and
was done by artist Stephanie Schill, a for- fall.
mer student at the school and tattoo artist at In his update to the
Dragonland Tattoo in Hopkins. The font of Robbinsdale School
the tattoo was chosen by the community in Board Feb. 7, Transpor-
a survey Hebeisen sent out to families. After (PHOTO COURTESY OF HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOLS) tation Director Jeff Con-
the tattoo healed, he unveiled it to students in L.H. Tanglen Elementary’s Principal Jim Hebeisen poses with his new “Tanglen nell said the “opt-out”
Pride!” tattoo. The ink was applied by Stephanie Schill, a former student from busing program may
See Tattoo, Page 11 the elementary school and tattoo artist at Dragonland Tattoo in Hopkins. continue into the future,
which has provided some
relief as the district navi-
children from the dis-
trict’s transportation sys-
tem. The results of the
survey were used to re-
draw bus routes and pro-
vide a busing plan for the
approximately 90% of
students that remained in
need of transportation.
The new routes began
service in January.
In response to a ques-
tion from Board Mem-
ber Greta Evans-Becker,
Connell confirmed that
“opt-out” data could ex-
tend into the next school
year.

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Hiring had dwindled since its peak
in late summer. In July, August and
September, the there was more than 20
employed drivers. In December, two ad-
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According to the data, nine out-of-
state drivers were still servicing routes.
Connell said the drivers were expected
to remain on the job through the end of
“Anecdotally, some are looking to
move and make here their home,” said
Connell.
Since September, nine drivers had
been fired by Durham.
“Durham is a safety-focused transpor-
tation company with a national perspec-
tive, and if drivers violate those safety
standards – I will say mostly by using cell
phones when they shouldn’t be – they
were let go,” Connell said. “So there was
a little of that in the beginning.”
Connell also said weekly data on driv-
er call-outs was “trending well,” though
some of the data shared with the board
was affected by several days of distance
learning. An average of three-to-four
routes were canceled due to a driver ab-
sence the week of Feb. 1.
Board Chair Helen Bassett asked
whether negotiations with Durham still
included a reimbursement plan for fami-
lies that had been transporting students
in lieu of a bus.
Connell said Durham and District 281
were still negotiating “contract compli-
ance issues,” and were currently sepa-
rately compiling costs that each entity
had incurred “trying to get transporta-
tion to work.”
“Durham has agreed to review a
potential compensation plan that the
district would come up with, that they
would help implement,” Connell said.
He said the paperwork gathering process
had been taking some time.
Bassett pressed Connell to clarify that
the reimbursement would include a com-
ponent for the community and families.
“It’s important for us that the district
is in control of the decision related to
how that would work, and Durham is
helping us with how that would be im-
plemented and done,” Connell said.

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Robbinsdale Schools reports 89% of staff vaccinated

Mandate took
effect last month
By ALAINA ROOKER
alaina.rooker@apgecm.com
Compliance with the Rob-
binsdale School District’s CO-
VID-19 vaccine mandate has
increased since its deadline, of-
ficials say. The mandate, which
requires either full vaccination
(minus a booster) or a commit-
ment to weekly testing, took ef-
fect the first of the year.
Per a Feb.7 report by district
Human Resource Director
Amy O’Hern to the district’s
school board, 89% of staff have
provided proof of vaccination.
Based on data provided by
O’Hern at the Jan. 4 meeting,
it’s an increase of about 15% or
273 employees in one month.
Based on the data, 200 em-
ployees have not submitted
proof of vaccination. O’Hern
said 120 employees are believed
to be unvaccinated, and 85 em-
ployees have indicated they are
fully vaccinated but have yet to
upload a vaccination card to
the system. She said the delay
was due to some employees
needing help getting their data
uploaded.
O’Hern continued that 27 em-
ployees had filed a religious ac-
commodation, which exempts
them from the mandate, and 93
employees had agreed to submit
to weekly COVID-19 testing in-
stead of becoming vaccinated.
One challenge with the weekly
testing requirement appeared
to be compliance: O’Hern said
that 73 of those that had chosen
to test had actually submitted
at least one test result since Jan.
3. The other 20 had not submit-
ted any results since Jan. 3.
O’Hern said the district con-
tinues to purchase COVID-19
testing kits for students and
staff, and a shipment of KN95
masks was expected to arrive
for staff soon.
Approximately 6,000 Vault
tests had also been purchased
to assist staff that had chosen
to submit to weekly testing. The
Vault test kits require the pa-
tient to be monitored by a test
supervisor via videochat.
Finding substitutes
still a challenge
O’Hern said that staff illness
had largely recovered from the
recent surge of positive cases in
the state, but it remained diffi-
cult to fill teacher absences with
an available substitute teacher.
“The fill rate is really the is-
sue,” O’Hern said.
In the week of Jan. 31, an
average of 9.3% of staff mem-
bers had been absent daily with
a fill rate of 47%, meaning
substitutes had been secured
for classrooms with an absent
teacher 47% of the time. The
lowest daily average fill rate for
the district in January was the
week after winter break. Sub-
stitute teachers were secured for
classrooms 26.9% of the time
during that week.
O’Hern said before the pan-
demic, an 85%-90% fill rate was
commonplace.
To a question posed by Board
Member Sharon Brooks Green
on whether certain COVID-19
guidelines were no longer being
followed. O’Hern replied that
all “mitigation factors” were
still in place, though six-foot
social distancing was not being
followed.
Brooks-Green asked whether
that was due to direction from
the CDC. O’Hern said because
social distancing in the school
buildings was a challenge, staff
was being asked to follow the
guideline “to the extent pos-
sible.”

Tattoo graduate suggested he get a tattoo.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9
early February on the morning news
at the school. Students received tem-
porary tattoos that looked like his
that same day.
“I can tell you my students and the
school community are very excited.
I’m really excited and anxious to
make this happen for them because
they helped us raise over $50,000 this
fall, which was the goal and I knew it
would be a stretch,” he said. “We’ve
never raised that much. But they did
and I’m keeping my promise.”
In year’s past when students have
met their annual fundraising goal,
(PHOTO COURTESY OF HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOLS) Hebeisen dressed up in tiger paja-
Stephanie Schill, a former student from L.H. Tanglen Elementary mas or dyed his hair to mimic tiger
School, gives Principal Jim Hebeisen a forearm tattoo stripes. This year, Hebeisen’s three
at Dragonland Tattoo in Hopkins. sons and another former Hopkins
“They could tell from my reaction
that I was not really excited about
that idea because I have no tattoos.
I’ve never had the desire to have a
tattoo, but three of the four of them
do have tattoos so it just started a
discussion,“ he said.
While all four of them initially
assured Hebeisen that the tattoo
wouldn’t hurt, once the goal was
met and the decision was final, he
said they told him that placing that
tattoo on his left forearm would be
one of the more painful locations for
a tattoo.
Once students were told about the
incentive, they immediately got to
work. While the pandemic prevented
school staff from wanting students
to go door-to-door selling anything,
they instead did a “direct drive”
where each student used a fundrais-
ing website to share with their family
and friends.
Anyone could click on a student’s
name and donate directly to the
PTO, which hosts these fundraising
events every year.
“The tattoo was so motivating.
They were really reaching out to
their friends or reaching out to their
relatives and getting them to raise
the funds, which directly benefit our
students too. We’ve had a wonderful
update of our courtyard in the mid-
dle of the school, which was mostly
funded by PTO,” Hebeisen said.
As the school’s needs have in-
creased, he said the PTO has really
stepped up to help meet those needs.
“Even though getting a tattoo
would not have been on my top 10
list, I did realize that this would be
a motivator. It would be a great dis-
traction and I’m so excited that I can
bring it to fruition for my students
and my school community,” he said.

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Discovering The Mature Lifestyle
Pets
February Issue
Dachshunds have always captured her mind and heart
By SUE WEBBER
Contributing Writer
Mary Jane Davidson is a pet lover and a solid fan of
miniature Dachshund dogs. Her first Dachshund, a red
male with one brown eye and one blue eye named Little
Lord Herkimer, lived to be 6 years old.
“I found out Herkimer was a Roman warrior,” Da-
vidson said.
The dog’s playmate, a cat named Lady Maow, was,
Davidson said, “my soulmate.”
“She talked to me, and I talked to her,” she said. “I
loved both of them very much.”
After Herkimer’s death, Davidson said, “I searched
my heart and asked God what I should do. I called
about dogs that were advertised.”
Eventually, she found an ad from a woman in Bax-
ter, north of Brainerd, who had a litter of Dachshund
puppies
“I drove up to see them,” Davidson said. “Oh my
God, it was something. I found a 5-week-old puppy
who was so fat her belly fell on the floor. A chocolate
and tan dapple, she had one hazel eye and one blue eye,
purely genetic. I bought her for $500 and named her
Klinahund, a German name. She grew into a beautiful,
beautiful puppy. At 5 pounds, she was easy for me to
carry around. Klinahund and Vogelsang had the same
parents.”
Th dog was nicknamed Gliney, after Davidson’s best
friend of 20 years who lived two blocks away from her.
“Klinahund was so beautiful and adorable. I wanted
another one so she wouldn’t be alone,” Davidson said.
Two years later, she adopted a male Dachshund and
named him Vogelsang, after a high-altitude place in
the High Sierras where Davidson climbed each year.
He was a black and silver dappled dog with blue eyes.
“Klinahund went after Vogelsang, and he rolled over
with his feet in the air and screamed,” Davidson said.
Klinahund lived to be 14; Vogelsang lived to be 15.
By that time, Lady Maow was gone, too. “I did the
best for them,” Davidson said. “They had their teeth
cleaned every year.”
When her own health took a downward turn, Da-
vidson said, “I talked to God a lot and asked Him to
make it clear to me what to do about another puppy. I
got several messages.”
Crystal • Robbinsdale • New Hope • Golden Valley
(PHOTO SUBMITTED)
Mary Jane Davidson is a longtime owner of Dachshund dogs.
She called the breeder in Baxter and requested a dog
from the next litter of Dachshunds. Davidson subse-
quently adopted a brown dappled runt in the littler
and named him Hanz after searching for male German
names in a book at her church. “Hanz means ‘gift from
God,’” Davidson said. “God told me this was the one.
He has a white streak on his head and people think he’s
old. It’s just a dapple.”
Her mailman has been fond of all her puppies, Da-
vidson said. “I told the mailman I needed to find some-
one I could trust to take my dog if I had to go to the
hospital, or if I died,” she said. “He knew of a group
named Rover.”
Upon contacting that group, Davidson connected
with Shannon Hicks. “I drove to her house a mile
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away, and we connected right away,” Davidson said.
“We have a lot of the same values. Hanz did great with
her dogs.”
Love of animals has been a theme throughout her
life, Davidson said.
She recalls growing up in a rustic place in the woods
in Wisconsin, a previous farm with no running water.
“I had two sisters; I was the healthy, strong one,” Da-
vidson said. “I shoveled manure and carried buckets
of water.”
She got a mixed terrier puppy named Terry from rela-
tives. At the same time, Davidson “absolutely fell in
love” with a flock of sheep on a neighbor’s property.
She inherited a lamb to care for. “The lamb was sick,
and the mother wouldn’t take care of it,” Davidson
said. “I named her Lambie, and she got well. She was
just a joy. She would leap in the snow and follow me.
She knew where the school bus stopped, and she tried
to get on the bus. When the bus dropped me off, she
was waiting.”
Davidson spent some time as a special education
teacher and then as a vocational college instructor be-
fore she retired on a disability. For the last two years,
she has been living at a care center in Brooklyn Cen-
ter and is able to have Hanz with her. Her pet, now 9
pounds, is “a joy,” she said. “Everybody adores him,
and he just loves people, too.”
“When I need surgery, Hanz will live with Shannon,”
Davidson said. “She will take him if I die.”
Hicks, who has worked as an event planner at the
Animal Humane Society in Golden Valley since June
2021, said, “Mary Jane and I connected in a round-
about way because I am a dog sitter through Rover.
Mary Jane was having health issues, was worried about
a potential hospital stay, and did not have anyone to
watch Hanz. Her mail carrier posted on a local com-
munity Facebook group asking if anyone could help.
I reached out and connected with Mary Jane, and she
and Hanz came over to my house to meet.
“We made a great connection and I realized this
wouldn’t be a typical Rover job, so I agreed to take
care of Hanz for free should the need arise. Then in
February 2020 Mary Jane did have an emergency, and
I had Hanz with me for about six months. It’s been off
and on since then, as he is now considered one of my
pack, and I consider Mary Jane one of my friends.”
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Critiques of Blue Line proposal reviewed by project team

By ALAINA ROOKER
alaina.rooker@apgecm.com
The results are in: Commen-
tary from the Blue Line light rail
extension project office’s Draft
Route Modification Report was
formally reviewed during the
Feb. 10 Corridor Management
Committee meeting.
Within the feedback window
ending Jan. 25, they received
501 comments reacting to the
technical evaluation for the pro-
posed line.
The Corridor Management
Committee is an advisory board
made up of political and busi-
ness leaders that advises the
Metropolitan Council on BLRT
design and construction.
At the meeting, a presentation
on general feedback was given,
followed by a separate presenta-
tion on feedback submitted by
municipalities.
Online, open house
comments
The general feedback was
summarized by outreach man-
ager Sophia Ginis. It was re-
ceived from open houses, an
online interactive map and com-
ment form, and via email.
Of the responses, 22% was ei-
ther a general statement of sup-
port or opposition.
In Crystal, Ginis said com-
ments focused on how traffic
and businesses would be affect-
ed by light rail.
Responses from the Robbin-
sdale area also focused on the
impact to nearby businesses
as well as neighborhoods and
emergency vehicles. She noted a
mixed response from the area in
regards to the construction of a
park and ride, which is planned
by the project office but does not
yet have a location.
Feedback about a potential
route through Lowry Avenue
in north Minneapolis at times
celebrated the “opportunity” to
have light rail near underdevel-
oped Washington Avenue, and
at others gave people pause as
to whether the area, which Ginis
characterized as “fairly indus-
trial,” was appropriate for mass
transit.
In regards to the alternative
route along West Broadway,
there was an opposite, but simi-
lar tension. Ginis called West
Broadway the “vibrant, cultur-
al heart of north Minneapolis,”
which made transit in the area
favorable for some, and less fa-
vorable for others. Ginis said
comments worried about the
“pedestrian environment” get-
ting to and from a station in the
area.
Where corridor city Brook-
lyn Park was mentioned, it was
often in support of the light
rail’s potential to support com-
munity development. Ginis said
feedback of this nature was also
received in regards to light rail
in Minneapolis.
Feedback
from corridor cities
Hennepin County Senior Ad-
ministrator Dan Soler offered
“key points” from the feedback
gathered directly from Minne-
apolis, Robbinsdale, Crystal,
Brooklyn Park and the Minne-
apolis Park Board.
The Brooklyn Park City
Council offered their support
to the project so long as evalu-
ation of pedestrian crossings
at the amended station at 63rd
continued.
The Crystal City Council of-
fered a resolution to the proj-
ect office “with a number of
factors” said Soler. He said
the council was primarily con-
cerned with how the light rail
would interact with County
Road 81. The council hoped
to give additional input before
final considerations were made
about the Bass Lake Road and
County Road 81 intersection.
Right now, the project office is
considering keeping the road
and light rail track at-grade, or binsdale Council’s desire to hire
creating a grade-separated in- a third-party engineering firm
tersection of County Road 81 to consider the feasibility of the
over Bass Lake Road with an light rail through the city, and
at-grade station. for the project office to evaluate
Soler said the Robbinsdale a “no-build” option.
City Council had asked that the Soler said a “no-build” op-
city be considered in different tion would be considered, but
segments due to differences in not until environmental work
needs north and south of High- was completed. To the request
way 100. for a third-party engineer, Soler
“We agreed with Robbinsdale said the project office would
that there certainly is a differen- work with the city on “how to
tiation between north of High- go about a contract on that.”
way 100 and south of Highway The Corridor Management
100,” Soler said. He confirmed Committee will next meet April
that the final report would re- 14. By that meeting, it is expect-
flect the change. ed that the project will release its
He also summarized the Rob- final route report.
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Legals
MINNESOTA SECRETARY
OF STATE CERTIFICATE
OF ASSUMED NAME
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 333
The filing of an assumed name
does not provide a user with exclu-
sive rights to that name. The filing
is required for consumer protection
in order to enable customers to be
able to identify the true owner of a
business.
ASSUMED NAME:
F45 Training Eagan West
PRINCIPAL PLACE
OF BUSINESS:
3439 Buchanan Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418 USA
NAMEHOLDER(S):
MAKS FAMILY FITNESS LLC
3800 American Boulevard West
Suite 1500 #300-030
Bloomington, MN 55431 USA
By typing my name, I, the un-
dersigned, certify that I am signing
this document as the person whose
signature is required, or as agent
of the person(s) whose signature
would be required who has autho-
rized me to sign this document on
his/her behalf, or in both capacities.
I further certify that I have complet-
ed all required fields, and that the
information in this document is true
and correct and in compliance with
the applicable chapter of Minneso-
ta Statutes. I understand that by
signing this document I am subject
to the penalties of perjury as set
forth in Section 609.48 as if I had
signed this document under oath.
DATE FILED: February 1, 2022
SIGNED BY: Kyle R. Gabriel
Published in the
Sun Post
February 10, 17, 2022
1202522
MINNESOTA SECRETARY
OF STATE CERTIFICATE
OF ASSUMED NAME
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 333
The filing of an assumed name
does not provide a user with exclu-
sive rights to that name. The filing
is required for consumer protection
in order to enable customers to be
able to identify the true owner of a
business.
ASSUMED NAME:
F45 Training Inver Grove Heights
PRINCIPAL PLACE
OF BUSINESS:
3439 Buchanan Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418 USA
NAMEHOLDER(S):
AM2 FAMILY FITNESS LLC
3800 American Boulevard West
Suite 1500 #300-030
Bloomington, MN 55431 USA
By typing my name, I, the un-
dersigned, certify that I am signing
this document as the person whose
signature is required, or as agent
of the person(s) whose signature
would be required who has autho-
rized me to sign this document on
his/her behalf, or in both capacities.
I further certify that I have complet-
ed all required fields, and that the
information in this document is true
and correct and in compliance with
the applicable chapter of Minneso-
ta Statutes. I understand that by
signing this document I am subject
to the penalties of perjury as set
forth in Section 609.48 as if I had
signed this document under oath.
DATE FILED: February 1, 2022
SIGNED BY: Kyle R. Gabriel
Published in the
Sun Post
February 10, 17, 2022
1202527
ROBBINSDLE
AREA SCHOOLS
SCHOOL BOARD
MINUTES OF
REGULAR MEETING
**Approved February 7, 2022
A Regular Meeting of the
School Board of Robbinsdale Area
Schools was held Tuesday, January
18, 2022, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in
the Boardroom at the Robbinsdale
Area Schools Education Service
Center. A recording of the meeting
can be found at https://rdaleorg.
finalsite.com/discover/school-
board. School Board Meeting
Webcasts tab.
Call to Order and Roll Call
Chair Bassett called the meet-
ing to order at 7:02 p.m. Directors
present: Helen Bassett, David
Boone, Sharon Brooks Green, Gre-
ta Evans-Becker, Michael Herring,
Sam Sant, and John Vento; and
David Engstrom, Superintendent
Directors) absent: none. There was
a quorum; and the meeting was
called to order.
Acceptance of the Agenda
Chair Bassett asked for a mo-
tion to accept the Regular Meet-
ing agenda for January 18, 2022.
MOTION: Director Boone moved
approval of the agenda, and Di-
rector Vento seconded the motion.
Upon vote being taken thereon, the
following voted in favor thereof.
Directors Bassett, Boone, Brooks
Green, Evans-Becker, Herring,
Sant, and Vento. And the following
voted against the same: none. Said
motion was declared duly passed.
Sharing the Success
A. Accolades for The Quill” -
Robbinsdale Cooper High School’s
Newspaper - Advisor Eric Zuccola
a. International Second Place
Award from the Quill and Scroll
Society - including an “Excellent”
rating for writing and editing, an
general practices
b. Ail-State Silver Award from
the Journalism Educators of Min-
nesota in recognition of excellence
in writing, editing, photography and
design of a high school newspaper
Complete information
regarding student staff of The
Quill” can be found at https://
meetings.boardbook.org/Publlc/
Agenda/964?meeting=511764
B. Virtual Sweet Potato Comfort
Pie Service Event
a. Chair Bassett and Leia Ward
participated in this event on Janu-
ary 16, 2022 involving small groups
making 93 pies in honor of Martin
Luther King Jr.’s 93rd birthday
b. Groups nominated recipients
for their pies - Robbinsdale School
Board was nominated to receive
four pies
c. Leia Ward presented one of
the pies to Chair Bassett, in con-
gratulations for being the first black
chair of the Robbinsdale School
Board
Superintendent’s Report
A. Health and Safety - Marti Voi-
ght, Assistant Superintendent and
Amy O’Hern, Executive Director of
Human Resources
Provided an update on absenc-
es of staff and students, leading to
schools going to distance learning.
Operations
A. Approval of Staffing Ratios for
2022-2023
MOTION: Director Sant moved
approval and Director Boone sec-
onded the motion. Upon vote be-
ing taken thereon, the following
voted in favor thereof: Directors
Bassett, Boone, Brooks Green, Ev-
ans-Becker, Herring, Sant and Ven-
to. And the following voted against
the same: none. Said motion was
declared duly passed.
B. Approval of Change to School
Board Meeting Calendar
Proposed moving Monday,
March 21, 2022 meeting to Mon-
day, March 28, 2022. MOTION:
Director Vento moved approval
of the resolution and Director Ev-
ans-Becker seconded the motion.
Upon a vote being take theron, the
following voted in favor thereof:
Directors Bassett, Boone, Brooks
Green, Evans-Becker, Herring, Sant
and Vento. And the following voted
against the same: none. Said mo-
tion was declared duly passed.
C. Approval of FY21 Final Audit
Report
MOTION: Director Herring
moved approval and Director Vento
seconded the motion. Upon vote
being taken thereon, the following
voted in favor thereof: Directors
Bassett, Boone, Brooks Green,
Evans-Becker, Herring, Sant, and
Vento. And the following voted
against the same: none. Said mo-
tion was declared duly passed.
Consent Agenda
Crystal • Robbinsdale • New Hope • Golden Valley
Consent Agenda items include
administrative, personnel matters,
and financial matters. MOTION: Di-
rector Sant moved approval and Di-
rector Boone seconded the motion.
Upon vote being taken thereon, the
following voted in favor thereof:
Directors Bassett, Boone, Brooks
Green, Evans-Becker, Herring,
Sant, and Vento. And the following
voted against the same: none. Said
motion was declared duly passed.
Board Reports
Each month Board Members
share updates from their different
committee assignments and atten-
dance at district and community
events.
Director Herring attended the
Government Advisory Council/Dis-
trict 281 Partnership virtual meeting
on January 14, 2022.
Before the Regular Meeting,
Director Evans-Becler facilitated
the listening time held at 6 p.m. in
the Boardroom at the Education
Service Center. Several community
members spoke regarding:
•Student Handbook Review
Committee
•Listening Time - time and for-
mat change recommendation
•PMS Seussical Musical at RMS
•School Safety - more parent/
community feedback on commit-
tees Director Evans-Becker attend-
ed the following events:
•Robbinsdale Area Schools
Legislative virtual Breakfast on Jan-
uary 10, 2022
•Special Education Advisory
Council Virtual Meeting on January
10, 2022
•Interschool Council Virtual
Meeting on January 12, 2022
•Minnesota School Board As-
sociation (MSBA) Leadership Con-
vention on January 13-14, 2022
- including the Social Emotional
session, and saw Chair Bassett
receive her 20-Year and Director’s
awards
Director Boone will attend his
first Legislative Action Coalition vir-
tual meeting on January 20, 2022,
and participating in the Board
Governance Book Study Retreat
on January 21-22, 2022. He looks
forward to meeting new people in
the new committees/groups he will
be working with this year. Director
Boone gave recognition to the Di-
rect Line story about Mike Peter-
son from Plymouth Middle School
(PMS). Mr. Peterson retired from
being a custodian, then returned to
PMS as a substitute teacher after
earning a teaching degree while
working as a custodian.
Director Brooks Green enjoyed
an exciting long weekend. She told
those who spoke at the Listening
Session, “I did hear you.” Director
Brooks Green also attended the
MSBA Leadership Convention -
beginning with a pre-conference
School Board of Color workshop
which had diverse attendance. She
congratulated Chair Bassett on her
20-year award. Director Brooks
Green commended The Quill” in re-
gard to their accolades, and looks
forward to more great things from
them. She also attended a Dakota
Language class on January 10, and
learned a lot.
Director Vento attended the Fi-
nancial Advisory Council meeting
on January 11, 2022 where they
discussed:
•PFM asset management and
OPEB performance
•Preliminary audit for FY21
•Year to date ESSER updates
•Enrollment history ADM
•Five-year assumption models
They also called an additional
meeting for February 17, 2022 to
cover the final audit for FY21 Direc-
tor Vento also attended the MSBA
Leadership conference, noting it
was the first time back together
since the start of COVID two years
ago - and not well attended. He en-
joyed discussion on solar schools,
and the vendors - and congratulat-
ed Chair Bassett on the awards she
received. Director Vento will also be
attending the Redesign meetings
this year, but tonight’s Board meet-
ing conflicted this month.
Director Sant attended the fol-
lowing events:
•LAC Virtual Breakfast on Janu-
ary 10, 2022
•Intermediate District 298 Board
Meeting on January 13,2022 -
where Crystal Brakke from Rich-
field was elected as Board Chair
and Regina Neville from Edina was
elected as Board Vice Chair
•MSBA Leadership Conference
on January 13-14,2022 - com-
menting on the great speakers, and
Chair Bassett with the Board Mem-
bers of Color
Director Bassett mentioned that
like Director Brooks Green, she too
heard everyone who spoke at the
Listening Session... as did Superin-
tendent Engstrom and Director Ev-
ans-Becker. She stated we do the
best we can in the interest of our
students. Director Bassett is excit-
ed to be the new Board Chair, and
notes it will take a little time to get
on her feet. She appreciated the
awards she received at the MSBA
Leadership Conference, and the
support of her Board colleagues.
Director Bassett recognized Mel-
odie Hanson, district Redesign
Program Director, for speaking at
the conference in regard to school-
based mental health with The Min-
nesota School Board Directors of
Color and Indigenous Fellowship.
She stated that Ms. Hanson has
connections to many experts and
resources in this area. Director
Bassett also made note of the im-
portance of the arts and other ac-
tivities for students to discharge
positive energy.
Announcements (can be found
on our website)
Adjournment
MOTION: Director Evans-Beck-
er moved approval and Director
Brooks Green seconded the mo-
tion. Upon vote being taken there-
on, the following voted in favor
thereof: Directors Bassett, Boone,
Brooks Green, Evans-Becker,
Herring, Sant, and Vento. And the
following voted against the same:
none. Meeting was adjourned.
Prepared and submitted by:
Molly Olson
Assistant Clerk,
Robbinsdale Area Schools
Executive Assistant to the
Superintendent and School Board
/s/ Greta Evans-Becker
School Board Clerk,
Independent School District 281
Date: February 5, 2022
Published in the
Sun Post
February 17, 2022
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AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT
OF ORDER FOR
PUBLICATION AND ORDER
FOR PUBLICATION
(MINOR NAME CHANGE)
(MINN. STAT §
259.10, SUBD. 1)
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY ISANTI
DISTRICT COURT
JUDICIAL DISTRICT: TENTH
Court File Number: 30-CV-21-469
Case Type: Name Change
In the Matter of the Application of:
Edith Janjie Merab
On Behalf of:
Elizabeth Janjie Mayson
For a Change of Name to:
Elizabeth Janjie Merab
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF ISANTI
The undersigned applicant
states that:
1. I have filed an Application for
Name Change in Isanti County Dis-
trict Court for a change of name for
the minor child(ren) from, Elizabeth
Janjie Mayson to Elizabeth Janjie
Merab
2c. I do not know the address of
the non-applicant parent.
The last known location of the
non-applicant parent was: New
Hope, Minnesota.
4. The last known location of
the non-applicant parent’s employ-
ment was: Do not know
6. I have made the following ef-
forts to get the non-applicant par-
ent’s address from these persons:
I asked the non applicant for his
address, but no respond.
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Minnetonkan coffee for a cause

Kathie’s Coffee got its first run at
Robbinsdale’s Minnesota Makers
By KRISTEN MILLER
kristen.miller@apgecm.com
A Minnetonka woman
has made selling coffee her
mission in hope of raising
awareness and funds that
will bring an end to pan-
creatic cancer.
Kym Jolstad’s mission
began in August of 2019
when she got the call that
her mother was diagnosed
with pancreatic cancer.
Her mother, Kathie
Kemi, of Cloquet, had
gone to the doctor for a
routine check. Her doctor,
concerned that her eyes
were jaundiced, ordered
tests be done that ulti-
mately showed a mass on
her pancreas.
“It was shocking - com-
pletely out of the blue,”
Jolstad said.
Despite not having any
other symptoms, the can-
cer had progressed to stage
4, leaving her with few op-
tions for treatment.
According to Johns
Hopkins University, stage
4 pancreatic cancer has a
five-year survival rate of
1%. The average patient
diagnosed with late-stage
pancreatic cancer is ex-
pected to live for about one
year after diagnosis.
The doctor relayed that
there are currently no tests
to pre-screen for pancreat-
ic cancer, much like breast
cancer had been before it
was supported with re-
search and development.
In hopes of better out-
comes for the future, Jol-
stad sought ways to help
make a difference by rais-
ing awareness and funds
for pancreatic cancer re-
search.
With a father who was
diagnosed with multiple
sclerosis when she was
12 years old, Jolstad had
walked many miles in her
life fundraising for a cause.
Rather than just join-
ing another walk for a
cause, “I knew I wanted
to do something different
- something that would
raise awareness and funds
all year,” she said.
One day in January, Jol-
stad was struck with the
idea of creating a brand
of coffee in her mother’s
honor.
“She loves coffee ... I
couldn’t believe it took me
that long,” Jolstad said.
“She built her whole com-
munity around coffee.”
Jolstad recalled how her
mom would take breaks
every day at work to catch
up with co-workers or
visit with her mother and
friends - all over a cup of
coffee.
As a personal trainer
and Pilates instructor at
Minnetonka Life Time
Fitness, Jolstad shared the
idea with her friends and
colleagues, all of whom
were encouraging and sup-
portive along the way.
From being introduced
to a local roaster to a pro-
bono lawyer who helped
establish nonprofit sta-
tus, Jolstad’s connections
helped launch a signature
coffee brand to support
her mission.
In March 2020, she met
with Brett Struwe, who
had roasted for Caribou
Coffee for 24 years, with
ties to Amy, the woman be-
hind Amy’s Blend, the sale
of which supports breast
cancer research.
During a cupping - a
manner of tasting coffee
similar to wine - Struwe
pointed out that she hap-
pened to like the same
coffee that matched the
description of what her
mother preferred as well.
Two weeks later, he had
a specific roast created for
Kathie’s Coffee.
“We tested it, tried it and
loved it,” she said, both hot
and cold. “It’s amazing
cold.”
While the pandemic
shuttered non-essential
businesses, coffee re-
mained in high demand,
allowing roasters like Stru-
we to remain open and by
April 2020, the first batch
of Kathie’s Coffee was
ready.
From roasting to pack-
aging, Jolstad had done
the whole process without
relaying the venture to her
mother.
Instead, she surprised
her mom with an over-
night package of coffee.
Excited but a little wor-
ried how her mom would
react having a coffee in
her own name, Jolstad
included a note: “We’ve
been through a lot and it
came out of the blue, and
I don’t want other families
to experience what we’ve
experienced that day.”
Watching her mom open
the package virtually, Jols-
tad recalled that her mom
didn’t say a lot, but she
could see how proud she
was.
She was also very gener-
ous, bringing “her coffee”
Kym Jolstad, the creator of Kathie’s Coffee, with her mom Kathie
Kemi, the motivator behind her mission, in December 2020.
as a “thank you” to the
health care workers every
time she went for treat-
ments.
In November of 2020,
Kathie’s Coffee made it to
independent store shelves,
including Minnesota
Makers in Excelsior and
Robbinsdale, Homespun’s
locations at Ridgedale and
in Minneapolis, as well
as MinnyRow Market in
Hopkins.
With each bag of Ka-
thie’s Coffee sold, $3 is
donated to the Pancreatic
Cancer Action Network to
fund research and provide
support for those affected
by pancreatic cancer.
Since 2020, Kathie’s
Coffee has raised a total of
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$9,000 for PanCAN.
“It’s been an awesome
journey,” she said. “I feel
like the whole community
created it.”
In July, Jolstad said
goodbye to her mother,
who died peacefully at
home with her two daugh-
ters by her side, just as she
requested. Having lived al-
most two years with pan-
creatic cancer, Jolstad’s
mom was said to have
“beat the odds” as so many
live only a few months after
a stage 4 diagnosis.
“She was very strong,”
Jolstad said of her mother.
For more information,
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Robbinsdale Armstrong Nordic boys skiing
Strong five sends Falcons to state
Relay, two pursuit
skiers earn medals
By ANTHONY IOZZO
anthony.iozzo@apgecm.com
Armstrong Nordic boys ski-
ing is headed to the state meet for
the sixth straight season, but the
process was a lot different with
the sprint relay being added to the
format.
The Falcons switched up the
lineup a little bit from conference
competition by moving sopho-
more Boden Sundell to the pursuit
and putting junior Matt Sweeney
with senior Thomas Whitehouse
in the relay.
The result ended with Sweeney
and Whitehouse medaling with
a third-place finish, and Sundell
joining junior medalists Noah
Breker and Alex Omodt on the
pursuit to help lead Armstrong to
a runner-up finish and a team state
berth with a 368, five points ahead
of third-place Hopkins (363) and
25 points behind section champi-
on and team-state qualifier Way-
zata (393).
“We skied, I think, a pretty good
race,” coach Steve Hopke said.
“Wayzata just really hit it. They
were really strong that day, but we
did well and we made it to state.
What we are hoping for now is if
we can just put a solid race between
our relay and pursuit, but the new
format is kind of exciting.”
The new addition of the sprint
relay makes for some interesting
decisions and a fast-paced 1K ad-
dition to the skiing meet format,
which also includes the 5K classic
and 5K skate (pursuit).
Hopke said that knowing only
three pursuit skiers counting to-
ward the final score at sections
instead of the four at conference,
the decision to switch Sweeney
and Boden wasn’t that tough of a
decision.
“Our depth is really five deep,
and then we drop off a little bit,”
Hopke said. “It isn’t like we are that
bad, but we do drop off. … When
we went into sections, we kind of
decided that our three best skiers
should go into pursuit, and then
we put Matt Sweeney in the sprint.
And actually, he is a sprinter type.
“I would say (Sweeney) and
Boden are just about the same, so
we didn’t really lose anything but
we gained strength in the pursuit,
I think, by having Boden in there.”
Sweeney and Whitehouse ended
up taking third overall in 12 min-
utes, 36 seconds to medal in the
event and earn 153 points toward
Contact sports editor Anthony Iozzo at anthony.iozzo@apgecm.com to submit
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Armstrong sophomore Boden Sundell skis to the finish line Feb. 10 in the 6A Nordic skiing sections at Hyland Lake Park Re-
serve. Sundell finished 15th overall in the pursuit to help the Falcons make state as a team.
Coming up
Armstrong continues the
state meet Thursday, Feb.
17, in the boys sprint
prelims (starting at 9 a.m.),
boys sprint finals (1 p.m.)
and the 5K pursuit (2 p.m.).
the final score. They finished be-
hind first-place Wayzata’s Luke
Jenneke and Fergus Kragenbring
(12:26) and second-place Hop-
kins’ state qualifying duo of Seth
Kristal and John Struyk (12:34).
In the pursuit, Breker and Om-
odt medaled with sixth- and sev-
enth-place finishes. Breker’s time
was 28:20 (14:57 classic, 13:23
skate), and Omodt’s time was
28:30 (15:08 classic, 13:22 skate).
Both finished ahead of state
See Nordic, Page 26
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Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 • Page 25
STARS
of the
Top star
WEEK
Name: Boden Sundell
School: Armstrong
Grade: Sophomore
Sport: Nordic skiing
Highlights: Sundell
finished 15th overall to
come is as the third pursuit
skier Feb. 10 in the 6A
section meet, helping the
Falcons advance to state
as a team
Other stars
Sydney Drevlow
(freshman) Hopkins-girls
Nordic skiing
Drevlow dominated the
(SUN PHOTOS BY ANTHONY IOZZO) 6A section meet to win a
section title by a minute
and a half Feb. 10
Karlee Fisher (senior)
Armstrong-girls basketball
Fisher finished with 14
points and five rebounds
against Totino-Grace and
10 points, six rebounds
and four assists against
Park Center last week
Bre Frazier (junior)
Cooper-boys basketball
Frazier combined for 45
points in three games last
week to help the Hawks
win twice
Matthew Sweeney
(junior) Armstrong-Nordic
boys skiing
Sweeney joined senior
Thomas Whitehouse to
Armstrong juniors Noah Breker (right) and Alex Omodt await medals Feb. 10 in the take third in the sprint relay
6A Nordic skiing sections at Hyland Lake Park Reserve. Breker and Omodt finished at sections
sixth and seventh, respectively.
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Armstrong/Cooper Alpine boys skiing Hopkins Nordic skiing

Season closes with Several advance to state

14th-place finish
By ANTHONY IOZZO
anthony.iozzo@apgecm.com
Armstrong/Cooper Al-
pine boys skiing took 14th
overall with a 164 Feb. 8
in the 5A section meet at
Wild Mountain Ski and
Snowboard in Taylor’s
Falls.
Jackson Kubitschek-
Myers led the team with a
47th-place finish in 1 min-
ute, 12.05 seconds (32.81,
39.24), and Jameson Ku-
bitschek-Myers was 61st
in 1:15.02 (34.03, 40.99).
Zerind Spore took 68th
in 1:18.48 (37.24, 41.24),
and Treffen Spore was
76th in 1:24.41 (41.91,
42.5).
Jack Anderson had a
first run in 1:23.52, but
he didn’t do a second run,
Armstrong/Cooper Alpine girls skiing
and Breker Swanson was
disqualified.
Minnetonka won the
section title, and Brain-
erd was runner-up. Both
teams advanced to state.
The other individual
qualifiers were West Lu-
theran junior Josh Nelson
(first), Wayzata junior Jag-
gen Qie (fourth), Benilde-
St. Margaret’s Simon
McMahon (sixth), Orono
sophomore Jack Shide-
man (seventh), Annan-
dale senior Tommy Becker
(eighth), Wayzata junior
Aidan Eagon (11th), Be-
nilde-St. Margaret’s junior
Diego Adair (12th), De-
troit Lakes eighth-grader
Tristan Bristlin (13th),
Orono freshman Jonathan
Burns (14th) and Cham-
plin Park senior Anthony
Herlitz (16th).
Drevlow leads
individual stars, two
relays qualify
By JOHN SHERMAN
john.sherman@apgecm.com
It was no surprise to Nordic skiing
fans that Hopkins freshman Sydney
Drevlow won the 6A individual sec-
tion title by more than a minute and
30 seconds Feb. 10 at Hyland Lake
Reserve in Bloomington.
What was surprising was Hopkins’
superior team performance. The girls
team was third behind St. Louis Park
and Wayzata (due to a tie-breaker)
with Drevlow and bronze medalist
Elsa Bergman leading the way. The
boys team is sending two individual
place winners to state – seventh-grad-
er Logan Drevlow, Sydney’s brother,
and sophomore Liam Urbanowicz.
Asked about the large contingent
the Royals are sending to state, head
coach Brett Schulze said, “It is super
exciting for our program. Four of (SUN PHOTO BY ANTHONY IOZZO)
them are seniors and captains. I am Hopkins freshman Sydney Drevlow starts the pursuit Feb. 10 in the 6A Nordic skiing
sections at Hyland Lake Park Reserve. Drevlow dominated the course to win the section

Skiers finish 17th See Royals, Page 27

title and make state in 29 minutes, 54 seconds, which was nearly two minutes ahead of
second place.

at section meet Robbinsdale Armstrong Nordic girls skiing

By ANTHONY IOZZO
anthony.iozzo@apgecm.com
Armstrong/Cooper Al-
pine girls skiing took 17th
overall with a 117.5 Feb. 8
in the 5A section meet at
Wild Mountain Ski and
Snowboard in Taylor’s
Falls.
Alexis Schoenberg led
the squad with a 66th-
place finish in 1 minute,
20.51 seconds (43.65,
36.86), and Megan Swan-
son was next in 1:27.04
(41.66, 45.38).
Sarah Francis tied for
75th in 1:28.58 (43.51,
45.07), and Aniella Sut-
ton finished 88th in 1:36.5
(46.18, 50.32).
Melia Klein and Akyra
Hoffman also participat-
ed. Klein finished 92nd
in 1:45.81 (51.87, 53.94),
and Hoffman was 94th in
1:54.38 (56.45, 57.93).
Minnetonka won the
section title, and Blake
took runner-up. Both
teams made state.
Individual state quali-
fiers were Orono senior
Riviera Wock (first),
Benilde-St. Margaret’s
sophomore Grace Hore-
jsi (fifth), Orono senior
Harper Randolph (sixth),
St. Cloud senior Ashley
Stolt (ninth), Wayzata
eighth-grader Sonja Pen-
dergast (10th), Brainerd
sophomore Lauren Kalen-
berg (11th), St,. Cloud ju-
nior Abby Wright (13th),
Brainerd sophomore Ca-
lia Chaney (14th), Benil-
de-St. Margaret’s sopho-
more Lara DePauw (15th)
and St. Cloud sophomore
Ella Dols (16th).
Pung, Brandes take fifth in sprint relay
By ANTHONY IOZZO
anthony.iozzo@apgecm.com
Armstrong Nordic girls skiing de-
cided to stack its cards in the sprint
relay Feb. 10 in the 6A section meet at
Hyland Lake Park Reserve.
With the new format putting the
top relay not on an advancing team
but just four of the top pursuit skiers
on an advancing team, the Falcons
put four-time state qualifier senior
Sophia Pung in the sprint relay with
senior Noelle Brandes.
Coach Steve Hopke said that the
decision was left to them as seniors,
and they decided it was probably the
best chance to get multiple skiers
through to state.
(SUN PHOTO BY ANTHONY IOZZO) Unfortunately, the season ended for
Armstrong junior Cheyenne Oja skis toward the finish line Feb. 10 in the 6A Nordic ski-
ing sections at Hyland Lake Park Reserve. Oja finished 27th overall in 44 minutes, 44
seconds. See Falcons, Page 27

Nordic “(Boden) is a young skier, but

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 25
qualifiers Hopkins seventh-grad-
er Logan Drevlow (eighth, 28:31)
and sophomore Liam Urbanow-
icz (10th, 29:02).
Then came Sundell’s big finish
as he took 15th overall in 29:52
(15:49 classic, 14:03 skate), which
was ahead of Hopkins senior Si-
mon White (18th, 30:47).
he is also a part of the (Loppet
Nordic Racing) program, which
gives him a little bit more experi-
ence,” Hopke said. “We really felt
like he was going to be kind of
a key part of our lineup, and we
really did need him in the pursuit
race. And he came through. He
did a good job.”
Armstrong junior Nathan Ma-
jewski and senior Noah Peterson
also raced in the pursuit. Ma-
jewski took 27th in 33:29 (17:47
classic, 15:42 skate), and Peterson
was 33rd in 34:51 (18:37 classic,
16:14 skate).
The other individual quali-
fiers in the pursuit were Orono
sophomore Miles Miner (second,
27:29) and Breck freshman Josh
Frett (fourth, 27:53).
Now the Falcons look to pre-
pare for the state meet which will
also have a newer format with the
classic races taking place Feb. 16,
and the sprint relays and pursuit
happening Thursday, Feb. 17, at
Giant’s Ridge in Biwabik.
The sprint prelims are Thurs-
day at 9 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 10
a.m., and final is at 1 p.m. The 5K
skate is at 2 p.m.
Hopke said he didn’t want to
overthink the goals or where ev-
eryone would finish because of
the challenging field and the un-
certainty of weather, but he said
finishing in the top five is a good
shooting point for any team.
“I think if we ski well, we will
be in that top five someplace, and
if we’re not, hopefully we will be
very close,” Hopke said. “Our
sprint team has to do well, and
there are some other good sprint
teams out there as well. And then
it’s just having solid performances
by our top three pursuit kids.”
The top three teams, top seven
pursuit skiers and top three sprint
relays all earn medals at state.
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Robbinsdale Cooper Nordic skiing Breck Nordic skiing

Frett makes state

By ANTHONY IOZZO
anthony.iozzo@apgecm.com

Breck Nordic boys skiing

is sending freshman Josh
Frett to the state meet after
Frett took fourth overall
Feb. 10 in the 6A section
meet at Hyland Lake Park
Reserve.
Frett crossed the finish
line in 27 minutes, 53 sec-
onds (14:31 classic, 13:22
pursuit).
The boys team ended up (SUN PHOTO BY ANTHONY IOZZO)
taking sixth with a 333. Breck freshman Josh Frett skis
Senior Joshua Goh took toward the finish line in the
16th in 30:06 (15:22 classic, pursuit Feb. 10 in the 6A Nordic
14:44 pursuit), and senior skiing sections at Hyland Lake
(SUN PHOTO BY ANTHONY IOZZO) Sawyer Garrison was 25th Park Reserve. Frett took fourth
Cooper Nordic skiing has some fun together Feb. 10 in the 6A Nordic skiing sections at Hyland Lake Park Reserve. The Hawks had five in 33:21 (17:37 classic, 15:44 in 27 minutes, 53 seconds to
participants at sections, junior Camille West in the girls classic and pursuit, seniors Claire Stromberg and Sieanna Huelskamp in the pursuit). make state.
girls sprint relay and senior Magnus Korstad and junior Arlo Hollander in the boys sprint relay. Sophomore Jackson
Garrison finished 29th in were 16th and 17th, respec-

Two relays, one pursuit skier race at sections
By ANTHONY IOZZO
anthony.iozzo@apgecm.com
Cooper Nordic skiing didn’t have
a lot of numbers this season, but five
skiers did get to participate in the 6A
Falcons
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26
both as Pung and Brandes took fifth
in 17 minutes, 5 seconds in a very fast
field.
“They gave it their best effort, and
Sophia really dug down,” Hopke
said. “That last lap, she was going to
try and pass people. Unfortunately,
we were just a little too far from the
main group, and it was just too much
to make up in a 1K race.”
Brandes started the relay and also
raced the third lap with Pung racing
in laps two and four.
Pung did push herself at the end
and nearly passed Mound Westonka.
But the official results put them just
behind.
And while it was a tough way for
both of their high school careers to
end, what they did for the program
since joining in middle school will not
be forgotten.
“There’s a lot of years in the Arm-
strong program for both of them,
and they are our two top skiers and
they are going to be hard to replace,”
Hopke said. “There are some younger
skiers that hopefully are going to move
up, but right now, we will miss them.”
Wayzata’s Annika Schon and Ma-
rie Meyer won the sprint relay in 16:40,
and Hopkins’ Daphne Grobstein and
Lauren Munger were second in 16:41
to advance to state. St. Louis Park’s
Rachel Katzoviz and Addison Chen-
vert were third in 16:52.
As a team, the Falcons finished
sixth overall with a 307. St. Louis
Park won the selection title with a 381,
and Wayzata was the runner-up with
a 380, beating out Hopkins (380) by
section meet Feb. 10 at Hyland Lake
Park Reserve.
Senior Magnus Korstad and ju-
nior Arlo Hollander finished eighth
in the sprint relay semifinals in 15
minutes, 35 seconds for the boys.
Armstrong senior Sophia Pung skis the final lap of the girls sprint relay Feb. 10 in the 6A
Nordic skiing sections at Hyland Lake Park Reserve. Pung and senior Noelle Brandes
finished fifth overall in 17 minutes, 5 seconds.
fourth pursuit skier tiebreaker.
Juniors Rachel Olson and Chey-
enne Oja finished 26th and 27th, re-
spectively, in the pursuit. Olson’s time
was 43:44 (22:29 classic, 21:15 pur-
suit), and Oja’s time was 44:44 (24:05
classic, 20:39 pursuit).
Freshman Lillian Schulte finished
the team score, crossing the finish line
in 44:45 (21:41 classic, 23:14 pursuit).
Senior Roshni Flannery was 31st
Seniors Claire Stromberg and Si-
enna Huelskamp took 10th in the
sprint relay semifinals in 18:35 for
the girls, and junior Camille West
finished 48th overall in the pursuit in
55:28 (30:03 classic, 25:25 pursuit).
(SUN PHOTO BY ANTHONY IOZZO)
in 45:50 (22:34 classic, 23:16 pursuit),
and eighth-grader Mikayla Skerbitz
took 40th in 48:51 (25:33 classic, 23:18
pursuit).
Hopkins freshman Sydney Drevlow
took first in 29:54 to make state, and
Hopkins senior Elsa Bergman was
third in 31:47 to also advance. Orono
sophomores Erica Kazin and Sindri
Bonner were seventh and eighth to
also make state.
33:47 (17:40 classic, 16:07
pursuit), and freshman
Sevi Adrian was 42nd in
36:47 (20:13 classic, 16:34
pursuit).
Sebastian Cherian and
Jackson Snyder took ninth
in the sprint relay semifinals
in 16:09.
The girls team finished
fifth with a 338, led by se-
nior Ella Fullerton’s 10th-
place finish in 34:35 (18:12
classic, 16:23 pursuit).
Senior Isabella Pink and
sophomore Lilia Yorkhall
Royals
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26
so happy they are having
this kind of success in their
senior year. To have your
hard work pay off is gratify-
ing for individuals, but also
for the team. This year we
had a lot of younger skiers
who benefited from watch-
ing the state qualifiers work
throughout the season. So,
hopefully, they will be in-
spired.”
Drevlow, technically
would be classified as a
younger skier, however she
is, at the same time, among
the state’s elite.
“Sydney is such a talent-
ed athlete and fun to work
with,” Schulze said. “She
works hard every day and is
a great competitor.”
In addition to the Roy-
als’ individual qualifiers for
state, both Hopkins sprint
relays qualified for state
by placing in sectionals.
Those Hopkins relay ski-
ers are Lauren Munger and
Daphne Grobstein on the
girls side and John Struyk
and Seth Kristal on the boys
side.
“Because the sprint re-
tively. Pink finished in 36:38
(20:13 classic, 16:25 pur-
suit), and Yorkhall finished
in 37:41 (20:31 classic, 17:10
pursuit).
Also competing, Esme
Gulbransen was 21st in
39:00 (21:06 classic, 17:54
pursuit), and sophomore
Eva Snyder finished 39th in
48:50 (26:49 classic, 22:01
pursuit).
Lulu McGarry and Elin
Wellman finished eighth in
the sprint relay semifinals in
17:42.
(SUN PHOTO BY ANTHONY IOZZO)
Hopkins seventh-grader Logan
Drevlow reaches the finish line
Feb. 10 in the 6A Nordic skiing
sections at Hyland Lake Park
Reserve. Drevlow took eighth
in 28 minutes, 31 seconds to
advance to state.
lay was a new event with
new scoring, we weren’t
sure what to expect,” coach
Schulze said. “Figuring out
who should be on the sprint
relay teams was challeng-
ing. It was fun to see the re-
lay skiers work together as
a team. Both boys and girls
sprint relays came down to
the line. It was so exciting
and great skiing.”
The State Meet is being
held over two days, Feb.
16-17, at Giant’s Ridge in
Biwabik.
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