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Longtime Shoreview resident searches for kidney donor BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
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Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 26. See calendar of events on page 9 for more details.
Meaning of Memorial Day One of history’s most solemn days, Memorial Day is an American holiday that honors the men and women who died while serving in the United States military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. In May 1868, Gen. John A. Logan, the commander-in-chief of the Union veterans’ group known as the Grand Army of the Republic, issued a decree that
battle, though some historians believe the date was selected to ensure that flowers across the country would be in full bloom. Today, Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday of May. The American flag should be hung at half-staff until noon on Memorial Day, then raised to the top of the staff. And since 2000, when the U.S. Congress passed legislation, all Americans are encouraged to pause for a National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. local time.
May 30 should become a nationwide day of commemoration for the more than 620,000 soldiers killed in the Civil War, which had recently ended. On Decoration Day, as Logan dubbed it, Americans should lay flowers and decorate the graves of the war dead “whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land.” According to legend, Logan chose May 30 because it was a rare day that didn’t fall on the anniversary of a Civil War
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 hus CONTRIBUTED band, Dan, have lived Shoreview resident Karen in Shoreview since 1990. She taught special Stauder is in search of a kidney donor due to comeducation within the plications after her first Mounds View School transplant surgery. 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 with the Centennial Community Food Shelf and at two churches, SEE KIDNEY DONOR, PAGE 5
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 10 SHANNON GRANHOLM | PRESS PUBLICATIONS
A BluePearl blood donor attends the Walking for Animals.
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