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MIDDLE SCHOOL MODEL: District reengages community PAGE 8
The Chickadee Boutique closes after 47 years BY MADELINE DOLBY EDITOR
Shoreview residents, is scheduled to make a return to Haffeman Pavilion this June. The Kidz Concert in the Commons series will begin in July. This year, there are nine Concert in the Commons
Jacci Krebsbach, longtime Shoreview resident, opened The Chickadee Boutique with a group of six friends in 1979. Now, after helping run the boutique for 47 years, Krebsbach is looking toward her next adventure. The Chickadee Boutique officially closed its doors last month. The seasonal boutique was open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays during the spring and fall. “My friends wanted to start a boutique. My friends were all clever and crafty,” Krebsbach said. “They said, ‘Well, where should we have the boutique?’ and somebody said ‘How about the little house? It’s empty.’ That’s what started it.” A stone cottage on Krebsbach property Jacci showcased work by approximately 130 Krebsbach to 150 crafters, depending on the season. In the spring, Krebsbach said 130 crafters displayed their work, while 150 crafters showcased their work in the fall. At the boutique, shoppers could find a variety of items including garden art, stained glass, pottery and knitted items. The cottage that housed these items was built in
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Shoreview kicks off summer with return of concert series Many associate the beginning of summer with the end of the school year or weekends spent up at the cabin. However, it also means the Shoreview Summer Concert Series is scheduled to return for another year and is just around the corner. Concert in the Commons, a popular event among
City of North Oaks finalizes 3 water agreements ANDREA SWENSSON NORTH OAKS NEWS EDITOR
After months of negotiations, the City of North Oaks has entered into three separate agreements with its neighboring municipalities and the North Oaks Company regarding the distribution of water to residents. Two of the agreements mark a turning point in the city’s efforts to manage its own public utility infrastructure and secure water for its residents into the future. One also helps to provide sanitary sewer and water services to a new devel-
opment in Lino Lakes spearheaded by the North Oaks Company. White Bear Township agreement For over 30 years, the City of North Oaks has had an agreement with White Bear Township to supply water and sanitary sewer services to its residents on the eastern edge of the city. As more new developments were added, the number of residents relying on township water grew; recent estimates indicate that there are now 860 residential hookups to township water on the
east side. Another 118 residents receive water from the City of Shoreview, while roughly 1,345 users have private wells. In 2023, White Bear Township notified the city that it wanted to terminate its longstanding joint powers agreement (JPA) due to ongoing litigation regarding water usage in a 5-mile radius of White Bear Lake. At that time, the township gave the City of North Oaks a twoyear notice to assume management and measurement of its own public utilities. This led the city to form its own public works department and hire its first-ever director, Corey
Triemert, at the beginning of 2025. Since that time, a memorandum of understanding between the two municipalities expired and the negotiation of a new JPA dragged on for months as the two parties disagreed over how many metering pits (devices that measure water usage) should be installed in North Oaks. Over the past three decades, 12 different North Oaks developments have been connected to the township’s water supply. While each household had a meter, there was no way for the township to measure the total amount of water
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flowing from the township into North Oaks, so they requested the city install a metering pit at each of the 12 hookup locations. Installing 12 metering pits was estimated to cost the city over $1 million. The city ended up hiring a new engineer, Jupe Hale of WSB, who fast-tracked a water infrastructure study and determined that several of the development sites could be connected together with a loop line and that the number of metering pits could be reduced to five. Hale joined the negotiations with the township, and
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