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Cities consider impact of judge’s order in lake lawsuit BY DEBRA NEUTKENS MANAGING EDITOR
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Drumline helps kick off Super Bowl Live event Members of the White Bear Lake Area High School Drumline perform on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis during the first night of Super Bowl Live featuring a variety of local and nationally recognized musicians, along with various displays and interactive exhibits. The group will perform again at the event on Saturday, Feb. 3 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
WHITE BEAR LAKE — As the court ponders the Department of Natural Resource’s post-trial motions in the lake level lawsuit, municipalities impacted by the judge’s order prepare to comply. What does that mean for cities and the township within 5 miles of White Bear Lake? Eleven communities attended a meeting mid-month to address those issues and review draft language that will amend municipal permits. All have at least one well within a 5-mile radius of the lake, the perimeter cited by District Judge Margaret Marrinan in her Aug. 30 order: Hugo, Lake Elmo, Lino Lakes, Mahtomedi, North St. Paul, Oakdale, Stillwater, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake and White Bear Township. St. Paul Regional Water Services (city of St. Paul) is within the zone but did not attend the Jan. 10 meeting. At the White Bear Lake City Council meeting Jan. 23, City Manager Ellen Richter informed members there are four provisions in the ruling that the DNR is moving forward to implement: • A residential irrigation ban. SEE ORDER, PAGE 3
One assistant fire chief says goodbye, one says hello BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR
HUGO — The Hugo Fire Department (HFD) rang in the new year by saying goodbye to a longtime fi refighter and welcoming a familiar face to a new position. Assistant Chief Jim Fordham retired Jan. 1 after serving on HFD for 10 years. Before achieving the rank of assistant chief, Fordham held the positions of safety
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captain, chief engineer and fi re marshal. Chief Kevin Colvard said, “We are sad to see him go. The one thing I tell a lot of people about Jim is the quality of service the city got out of him for those 10 years in my mind is unmatched. We got a lot of things out of him in a short amount of time, relatively speaking.” David Jensen, who has also served on the HFD for 10 years, was selected to fi ll Fordham’s shoes. Before the
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promotion, Jensen served as a lieutenant. Fordham is originally from Grand Rapids and remembers becoming interested in fi refighting when he was young. “My dad worked for the county and it was right across the street from the fi re hall,” he said. “I remember going to see him and always watching the trucks come and go. He worked with a bunch of guys on the department and it seemed like a good group of guys. They had great
camaraderie.” After graduating from high school, Fordham attended Dunwoody to pursue a degree in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). For a couple summers, he worked as a wildland fi refighter for the DNR. In 2005, Fordham moved to Hugo and in 2007 he joined the HFD. He enjoyed his time on the department because it always felt like one big family. SEE ASSISTANT CHIEF, PAGE 11
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New Hugo Fire Department (HFD) Assistant Chief David Jensen and retiring Assistant Chief Jim Fordham were recognized at the annual banquet and awards ceremony Saturday, Jan. 20.
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