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Many Faces to host Native American Celebration honoring culture, community Many Faces, in partnership with the American Indian Education Programs of four local school districts, will present a Native American Celebration March 22 at Mariner Middle School in White Bear Lake. The event aims to honor and celebrate the rich traditions of Native American communities through art, crafts, storytelling, performances, food trucks and more. Additionally, the event will recognize more than 20 American Indian students graduating from four area school districts.
Many Faces, a collaboration of 31 community organizations, is dedicated to fostering community connections and cultural awareness through educational and celebratory events. The American Indian Education Programs of White Bear Lake Area, Mahtomedi, North St. Paul/Maplewood/Oakdale and Stillwater school districts work to support Native American students and families while promoting cultural understanding. The event builds on the Wacipi (powwow) hosted by Many Faces in May
2023. The event honored graduating students and included several drum groups, dancing, singing, socializing, educational booths, food trucks and Native American artisans and vendors. “The importance of this day comes from decades of historical trauma where Native American students were never celebrated in traditional ways,” said Vince Patton, American Indian Education program coordinator, White Bear Lake Area Schools. “The school
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Dog beach stays, for now BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
WHITE BEAR LAKE — The dog beach at Matoska Park will stay open for at least one more season. After a heavily attended public hearing last month on whether to keep the amenity open, the City Council agreed to take up the decision “one last time” this month. The council could adopt one of the following resolutions: • A resolution directing continued operations of the dog beach and implementing improvements recommended by the Parks Advisory Commission; or • A resolution terminating operations of the dog beach. Other options include: • Rejecting both resolutions and making no change to the operations of the dog beach (stays open); or • Direct city staff and the Parks Advisory Commission to research alternative locations for a dog beach along White Bear Lake and solicit public feedback. Mayor Dan Louismet suggested the council first decide whether the dog beach should close and then consider the other options after that. He added that he was “impressed with the (public) participation” on the issue. Council Member Bill Walsh said he was happy with the amount of feedback, but at some point “civility” was lost in the discussion. “I don’t know that this is our best moment as a city. Some of the tone has not been the greatest,” Walsh said. “I think we are being a little inconsistent here in listening to the neighbors. We usually listen to the neighborhood a little bit better.”
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Practicing sugar shack aromatherapy Volunteer Dllona Clendenen takes in the sweet, steamy aroma of maple tree sap as it is boiled in a wood fired evaporator inside the sugar shack at Tamarack Nature Center during a recent Sap to Syrup event. Sap to Syrup tours, guided by a naturalist and culminating in a log cabin ice cream sundae topped with maple syrup, will again be conducted on Saturday, March 22. Sign up for the event online at ramseycounty.us.
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