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Military families share journeys of sacrifice, resilience BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
At the age of 11, Kate has attended six different elementary schools. Kate is one of the more than 16,000 children in Minnesota who have at least one parent currently serving in the military. April is Month of the Military Child. Started in 1986 by former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, the Month of the Military Child allows Americans to celebrate military children for their service on the homefront and in their communities. “Children of military parents in Minnesota often make difficult adjustments in their daily lives as they wait for their parent’s safe return home,” Gov. Tim Walz wrote in a proclamation. “It is fitting and proper that we recognize and honor the sacrifices of military families, their
spirit and dedication, and remind our service members in uniform that while they are safeguarding our freedom and way of life, we are taking care of their children as a community.”
Meyer family
Leah Meyer, of Lino Lakes, has served in the Air Force for 18 years and has been deployed three times. She is a mother of three — Charli, 13, Kate, 11, and Henry, 7. She currently serves as the commander of the Air Force ROTC at the University of St. Thomas. “They have been exposed to more in their 13, 11 and seven years on the planet than I was up until I was an adult,” Meyer reflected. “I think they’ve seen up close what sacrifice means. My service has meant their sacrifice, too. The Air Force tells me when to move and where I’m going … I might have a
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Charli (left), Henry and Kate Meyer are military children. Their mother, Leah Meyer, has served in the Air Force for 18 years. Wear purple to celebrate military children all month long.
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The Cafesjian Art Trust announces new exhibit
Mounds View students bring fairytale to life
BY MADELINE DOLBY STAFF WRITER
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Double Arch, 1982 by Harvey K. Littleton
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The Mounds View Theater Company will bring a classic fairytale to life in their spring musical. “Cinderella: Enchanted Edition” will be on stage Thursday, May 2, through Sunday, May 5. See page 12 for more details.
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The Cafesjian Art Trust (CAT) Museum will have a new exhibition on display right in time for summer. The exhibit will be an exploration of the American glass studio movement through the lens of the CAT collection. The exhibit, “From Origins to Horizons: The American Studio Glass Movement,” will survey studio glass SEE CAT EXHIBIT, PAGE 13
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