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Couple Q&A: Valentine’s Day edition Press Publications asked local couples a few questions about their love story. Dennis and Kathy Erno
Q: What was your first impression of him? A: “Handsome. A little forward, a little suspicious because I was a little younger.”
Q: How long have you been married? A: “57 years. We met in college. University of Wisconsin River Falls. We were exchanging classes. She was coming from a class, and I was going to a class. And we met on the stairs, and I wanted to meet her because I was attracted to her, so I asked her if she had a sister that went here, which was my opening line. So I asked her out. Our first date was at a Sadie Hawkins dance, which was supposed to be girls-ask-boys. That's how our relationship started.”
Q: What’s the secret to that many years of marriage? A: “Just to know each other very well and don't give up. Discuss if you have a conflict and try to come up with a compromise or whatever.” “We have shared values. We’re both, I’d say, moderate progressives, and we have the same moral and religious and social values.” “And we love each other.”
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Q: What's the secret to happiness in a relationship? A: “We have so much fun. I feel like we allow ourselves to be like the young and funny side and I think the really honest side.”
Q: How did you meet? A: “It'll be three years [of dating] on Valentine's Day exactly. We met online and I asked her out. She declined.” “At first because my friend also didn't have someone, so we wanted to have a girls Valentine's Day.” “So I convinced her to still have that girl's Valentines and come out.” “And it ended up being a really amazing night. We moved in with each other I want to say like a year later and we've been really, really happy.”
Matt Norris
Q: What do you guys do for your Valentine's Day anniversary? A: “Sometimes we go back to the first place that we met. Nico's Tacos. But we mix it up depending on weather.” “Nothing too crazy.”
The 2026 Minnesota legislative session is scheduled to convene on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Key topics are expected to include elections, public safety and environmental protection. All 134 House and 67 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. Learn about local lawmakers’ priorities for 2026 in Press Publications’ Legislative Preview.
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Lino Lakes City Council gets the latest on joint powers agreement Wilkinson Waters development moves forward,” Quad Community Press, April 22, 2025.) The project area is planned to be served by sanitary sewer and water services from White Bear Township through North Oaks. According to Grochala, a condition of the preliminary plan approval was that a JPA be approved with White Bear Township and the City of North Oaks for sewer and water services prior to final plat approval. The water and sewer agreement addresses bulk water
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LINO LAKES — The Lino Lakes City Council and staff continue to discuss the joint powers agreement (JPA) between North Oaks and White Bear Township to provide water and sanitary sewer services to the Wilkinson Waters development. “We’re hoping to polish off our agreement between the three communities with the hopes of having something in front of you (the City
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