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Yes it was very much going on here at the
rapids woman honored for her charity work

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at an organization near and dear to her
heart. Plus the search for the person or

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persons responsible for the facing

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a public hero created by some local youth
but first we're glad that again nobody in

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the bedroom community I know the county
getting new state funding to help people

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suffering from

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a mental health crisis that news is
Friday April first twenty sixteen.

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Thank you for joining us for the past three
years another county has offered mobile

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mental health crisis services this week the
state announced an investment that will

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add nearly one hundred thousand
dollars to the program C.T.S.

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Joe Nelson takes

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a closer look at the services available
and how this new money will help the

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community during times of need. Our team
here in New York County in two thousand

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and fifteen received about thirty five
hundred phone calls both from teachers

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school personnel people
in the community and

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a lot of parents Matt
Eastwood is the C.E.O.

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Of canvas health a nonprofit
that is contracted by

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a no Cook County to offer help during times
of crisis where they're concerned the

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person might hurt themself or
hurt someone else it could be

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a family where they have

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a young person that they're dealing with
and maybe as you know shut themselves up

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in their bedroom parents are

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a little nervous and scared and. You know
and by contacting the service can have

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someone come out and be able to
talk with the individual more on

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a more professional clinical basis offering
assistance over the phone or in person

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that any time of the day three
hundred sixty five days

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a year can get expensive but Eastwood
says campus won't deny service to anyone

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whether they have insurance or not an Oka
County community social services and

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behavioral health director Jerry
Peterson says having cameras can prevent

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unnecessary nine one one calls
leading to hospital bills or

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a police report. Says providing another
alternative services in the home safe

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comfortable setting the need of the
service and so that's how mobile programs

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really started with

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a no County seeing more than ninety six
thousand dollars added to this year's

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budget by the state legislature Eastwood
says Khamis will be able to add one full

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time staffer and three on call to help
in times of need offering more time for

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supervisors to reach out to the community
to be able to get an influx of new state

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dollars was extremely important to know
because we can connect with more of the

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stakeholders in the community and make them
aware of the service so that they know

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what's available when and if they or
their clients need it. In total the

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legislature added three million dollars
for mobile mental health funding which is

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being split by all counties in the state
if you or someone you know is in crisis

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you can contact campus health at seven six
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Care great additional resources good to
have that option thanks to. Please continue

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the search for the man who robbed

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a Coon Rapids gas station late last week
the hold up happened just before ten P.M.

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On March twenty fifth at GO FOR IT gas
on Easter Road Authorities say the man

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entered the business displayed

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a gun and demanded money after getting cash
the man left the gas station the clerk

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isn't sure if you ran
away on foot or got into

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a Ford Focus in the parking lot the robber
also took the clerk's cell phone but it

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was later found near

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a fence on the west side of the business
and in the formation of the robbery is

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asked to call Coon Rapids police I know

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a couple East want to know who vandalized
murals painted by young people in that

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city authorities say there have been

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a number of incidents along the Rhine River.
Including inside the tunnel under Main

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Street last summer the young artists of
Anelka painted murals in the tunnel to

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beautify the public space but someone
painted over a portion of the miracles

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a five hundred dollars reward is being
offered leading to an arrest and conviction

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in the case if you have any
information call a note

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a police seven six three five seven six two
eight three two another male is getting

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some attention this week this one is
located inside a Coon Rapids school C.T.

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And Steve and just join us now with the
details Steve so you and Karen on Wednesday

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the an OK head up in Regional High School
formerly known as Crossroads unveiled

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a student mural to the public
he was created thanks to

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a grant from the northwest Metro healthy
student partnership sponsored by Health

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Partners and

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a line of health. All right.
At twelve feet by six

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foot the mirror old took six months to
complete it's way better than I ever thought

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it could be while

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a few students were at the unveiling
this was the work of one hundred fifty

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students over the course of two trimesters
in teacher Tracy Bankston art classes

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each person went to paint some squarest
just sitting around the tables and then

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eventually got done this work
of art was made possible by

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a healthy student partnership grant it
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groundwork foundationally and then letting
the magic happen as it kind of played

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out as you can see in this mural another
partner in this was the Banfield walk

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Center for the yards they hired
professional artist T.J.

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Gurlitz to help guide students through
the project the planning was just as

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exciting as actually painting because
they had so many ideas and you could see

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their personalities coming out and then
they all work together we do everything

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with pencil divided it with. Aunt like
with straight lines and rulers and.

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So that everyone could be square in the
end there were over two hundred fifty

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squares we all stood vents Kurt Warner
student Crystal wrists and painted seven the

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merely shows us individuality for each and

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a visual story and their own I interests
and topics that they're interested in I'm

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just so appreciative of the students that
put their hard work on every square. The

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mural isn't just

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a work of art it celebrates the school's
name change from Crossroads to Regional

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High School and it gives the
students and the school culture

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a positive vibe Steven Carroll really it's

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a nice artwork there it's wonderful great
job Thanks again and District eleven is

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making

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a big investment in technology for its
Project Lead the way curriculum last month

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the school board voted to set aside one
point three five million dollars for

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computer upgrades through two thousand and
twenty one There are three high school

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project lead the way programs including
the Biomedical Sciences Program at Coon

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Rapids High School and the technology use
must be replaced in three to four years

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versus the typical five to seven year
cycle for regular classroom computers the

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money is coming from the districts
unassigned fund balance

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a Coon Rapids woman was recently recognized
for her outstanding volunteer work with

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the Multiple Sclerosis Society Mary Gangle
has been volunteering at the front desk

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of the National Emma society's upper Midwest
chapter since two thousand and eleven

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and S.C.T. Has Jordan
Roylance reports it's

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a cause that's close to her heart going to
my gran How are you free to do something

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you know in one thousand nine hundred
eighty three Mary Gangle was diagnosed with

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relapse in remitting
multiple sclerosis there was

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a period of time when I was what you call
bad shape after Mary was laid off from

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her job in two thousand and eleven she knew
she wanted to do something so she began

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volunteering at the Emma society office in
Minneapolis this thing came available to

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me so I thought I'll try this here and I
like sitting down and talking to people

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and. Reading them as they come and go Mary
puts in more than four hundred hours of

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volunteer work at the Emma society each
year she volunteers at the office front

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desk to thank you so very much. OK and
at events like bike M. S. And the M. S.

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Walk recently Mary received the office
volunteer of the year Sylvia Award named in

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honor of the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society founder Sylvia LOWRY It was

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a moment that validated her hard work and
her pursuit to help those affected by

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multiple sclerosis my family
was with me and I have

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a special place in my home on the desk
with other special things that I've gotten

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through the years well Mary's M.S.

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Affects her legs and she has

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a difficult time walking but she believes
she is one of the lucky ones thanks to

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medications made possible by M.S.

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Research and funding headedness and
for the what they call the A.V.C.

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Drugs that were developed I I would
probably wouldn't be walking at all or and

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I don't know that I would even be alive
today that Mary says is the driving force

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behind hundreds of hours of volunteer
work helping those affected by M.S.

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And doing it with a smile in
Minneapolis Jordan right Lance C.T.M.

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News. In addition to her volunteer work
with the Emma society Mary has also

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volunteered with desire
Lutheran Church blood drive and

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a no go for the past five years

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a new brochure is arriving in Melbourne
oxes across Coon Rapids for the first time

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ever the city has put together

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a comprehensive brochure of all the park
and recreation programs and events it

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offers it outlines everything from adult
classes and programs to youth activities

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and camps and one new exciting change you
can now register and pay for classes

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online just log on to the city's website
and dot gov The city is continuing its

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neighborhood meeting series this summer the
first meeting will take place at Thorpe

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Park on June fourteenth subsequent meetings
will be held at three other locations

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throughout the summer you can see them on
your screen there the meetings run from

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six thirty to eight P.M.

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Council members and city staff will be on
hand to discuss various projects going on

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around the city and answer your questions
good the summer is almost here yeah

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that's a positive sign take it. For
today's show thanks so much for watching.