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The more you know: Native bees in Minnesota BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
with the Centennial Community Food Shelf and at two churches, Incarnation Lutheran Church in North Oaks and St. Joseph of the Lakes Catholic Church in Lino Lakes. In 2018, Karen underwent her first kidney transplant surgery due to kidney stones caused by Chron’s disease.
From mid-April until mid-October each year, residents can find all kinds of bees in their yards. According to Elaine Evans, a University of Minnesota Extension educator and bee research, there are currently 518 species of bees that are native to Minnesota. “The number is (kind of) increasing, as there is more research going on and we’re learning more,” Evans said. “Our partners at the (Minnesota) Department of Natural Resources, they’ve been doing a lot of bee surveys, finding a lot of new species and new habitats.” According to Evans, there is one species of honeybee that lives in Minnesota, and it is not native. “There are no native honeybees in North America. So, there is just the one Western honeybee that’s been imported; it’s primarily managed by people,” she explained. Recently, some native bee species like the rusty patched bumblebee and the Dakota skipper have experienced declines in population and distribution. For bumblebees, roughly one out of four species are in decline. There are a few different ways that non-native bees can impact those native to Minnesota.
SEE KIDNEY SEARCH, PAGE 5
SEE NATIVE BEES, PAGE 2
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Karen and her husband, Dan, both participated in a paired matched kidney exchange chain at Mayo Clinic about seven years ago.
Centennial Food Shelf volunteer searches for kidney donor BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
About seven years ago, Shoreview resident Karen Stauder received a kidney through a paired matched kidney exchange chain at Mayo Clinic. Now, Karen is searching for a donor for her second kidney transplant after being diagnosed with stage 5 kidney failure, or end-stage kidney disease.
Karen and her husband, Dan, have lived in Shoreview since 1990. She taught special education within the Mounds View School District for over 20 years. Now, she performs student evaluations for multiple schools within the district, including at Turtle Lake Elementary, Valentine Hills Elementary, Pine Lake Education Center and Chippewa Middle School. She and Dan also volunteer
Every blood donor can be a hero — even your pets BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
Just as humans require blood transfusions for emergency situations and medical conditions, so do pets. The BluePearl Pet Hospital relies on the contributions of dog and cat blood donors to help save and improve the quality of pets’ lives. The pet hospital currently has 17 blood bank locations across the United States, including one in Arden Hills.
“Our national pet blood bank started in 2022,” said Meghan Respess, who serves as national blood bank director for BluePearl. “This is the first of its kind at this kind of scale.” BluePearl started this initiative because the company recognized that blood products are in high demand, but not in high supply. “There is only a handful of commercial blood banks in the country (where) their sole responsibility is to
provide blood products to the veterinary community. Being as large as we are, we saw an opportunity to start an initiative where we can educate and set some best practices,” she said. The Arden Hills blood bank was originally located in Blaine and was started in 2017. Around four years ago, BluePearl opened up a location in Arden Hills and the blood bank was moved there. SEE ANIMAL BLOOD BANK, PAGE 6
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