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Township signs off on joint powers agreement BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
After a few minor tweaks, White Bear Township has approved a joint powers agreement (JPA) between the township, city of North Oaks, and city of Lino Lakes. The agreement states that the township will provide sewer and water services from its existing infrastructure through a water system owned by North Oaks to support the construction of the Wilkinson Waters development at the corner of County Road J and Centerville Road. The development falls within the boundary of Lino Lakes, which currently has no existing water infrastructure in that area. Lino Lakes Community Development Director Mike Grochala attended the latest White Bear Township meeting to provide a recap of the agreement and proposed development and answer questions from the township board. The plan is for Lino Lakes to eventually connect the development to its own water and
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Musician behind ‘Song A Day Project’ now calls White Bear Lake home Singer-songwriter Zachary Scot Johnson is new to White Bear Lake, but hardly new to music. A lifelong musician who began studying violin and piano in first grade, Johnson later pursued violin in college before teaching himself guitar and a host of other stringed instruments. Inspired by the songwriting of Joni Mitchell, he has built a career performing roughly 100 shows a year and sharing music online through his long-running “Song A Day Project.” The project, which began in 2010 as an experiment, has since grown into a daily YouTube series featuring hundreds of collaborations with artists ranging from local musicians to Grammy winners and actors. His YouTube channel is coming up on its 5,000th consecutive day milestone. Press Publications recently asked Johnson about his musical roots, the unexpected longevity of the project and what it’s been like to bring the routine of a daily song to his new home in White Bear Lake.
Q. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background in music. How long have you lived in White Bear Lake? A. I'm just moving into White Bear Lake! I've actually only been here for a couple of weeks. As for my background in music, I started taking violin and piano lessons when I was in first grade and eventually went to college as a violin major. I fell in love with the music of Joni Mitchell when I was in late middle school and somewhere around there started teaching myself guitar and eventually mandolin, banjo, dobro and other instruments. Seeing a few singer/ songwriters who were able to perform solo acoustic really changed my trajectory, and I was pretty convinced as early as high school that that's what I wanted to do. Somehow, I've made it a reality. Q. What first inspired you to start The Song A Day Project and why do you think it has continued for so long?
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