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Motorized conveyances: Commander says county is ‘in evolving territory’ BY LORETTA HARDING CONTRIBUTING WRITER
MAHTOMEDI — The City Council recently directed City Attorney Bridget Nason to work with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the city’s prosecuting attorneys to come up with options for amending the city code regarding motorized mobility. The group will research regulations in other communities and consider their solutions, such as signs along sidewalks, on trails and in parks. Commander Sarah Halverson and Sgt. Mike Pearson of the sheriff’s office recently attended a council meeting to provide an update on the agency’s activities over the summer. They said law enforcement has been busy because kids are out of school. “We love them, but they’re home,” Halverson said. The school recess has also brought more traffic than usual to town, she said. The increased activity means more incidents, more SEE MOTORIZED MOBILITY, PAGE 20
Capturing the beauty of summer Pamela and Robert Nuffort present Daniel Hendricksen with the Best of Show Award during the recent community reception for the Into Nature Plein Air Exhibition at the White Bear Center for the Arts. The exhibit features the work of dozens of area artists who captured various outdoor scenes around the community in the plein air, French for “open air,” style of painting. Hendricksen's painting captured a summertime day at the beach at White Bear Lake County Park. The exhibit is on display in the Ford Family Gallery through Aug. 22.
White Bear teen stars in Cubs hype video, throws first pitch BY TYLER QUATTRIN NEWS INTERN
Aiden Hamlin, a 15-yearold rising sophomore at White Bear Lake Area High School, has done acting and modeling jobs for most of his life. But he said nothing quite compared to starring in the Chicago Cubs “Take the Field” hype video this summer. It is shown on the Wrigley Field jumbotron before every Cubs home game. That role brought the opportunity to throw out a first pitch at Wrigley before the Cubs played the Boston PAUL DOLS | PRESS PUBLICATIONS
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Aiden Hamlin throws the first pitch at Wrigley Field before the Cubs play the Boston Red Sox.
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