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News from Around the Town: <br />Arden Hills Service Directory <br />If you plow it they will come...and skate, ski, showshoe <br />1245 West Highway 96 <br />by Tim Burt <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112-5734 <br />M <br /> live on Lake Johanna. One day Mitch had an <br />idea. As he was looking out the <br />window overlooking the lake, <br />8:00 a.m.--4:30 p.m. <br />he thought: “I’d like to get a four-wheeler, <br />put a plow on it, and make a path all the <br />651-792-7800 <br />way around the lake and plow a couple of <br />ice rinks for people to use. If I did, people <br />would get outside and go for walks and <br />have a place for some fun activity.” <br />911 <br />Ramona knew Mitch loved the people on this lake, and so she supp <br />651-767-0640 <br />plow he’d need to plow the lake. He got it home, got it down to <br />651-481-7024 <br />lake, but keep it plowed throughout the multiple snowfalls that <br />651-767-9640 <br />adventure in itself. Mitch quickly mastered that skill and befor <br />walking path around the lake with three ice rinks in different a <br />David Grant 651-538-0747 <br />Remember that Field of Dreams movie line, “If you build it, they <br />of lake homeowners and people from the neighborhood began to use <br />the path and enjoy a winter on the lake like they hadn’t before. <br />On a Sunday in January, the Lake Johanna Homeowners Associa <br />- <br />tion put together an invite for everyone to come out and enjoy t <br />weather. Many people gathered behind Steve and Mari Salveson- <br />Schmitt’s home. Coffee, hot chocolate, marshmallows, and other <br />And, oh, how the neighborhood came out! There were 80–100 adults <br />and children, along with a number of dogs. People didn’t just st <br />for a few minutes. Many stayed for hours. People were meeting th <br />- <br />ing out what house they lived in, and getting to know each other <br />brutally cold weather, it turned out to be a gorgeous day in the <br />Cathey <br />community. <br /> <br />Person after person reached out to thank both the Ericksons. For <br />was nothing. Taking care of people is what they do for a living. <br />Council meetings are held at City Hall <br />Home Healthcare, their company takes care of people 24 hours a d <br />on the second and last Monday of the <br />week. <br />month at 7 p.m. Meetings are televised <br />live on Cable Channel 16. Meetings of <br />Lake Johanna resident Sharon Durheim said, “In all the many year <br />the Planning Commission are televised <br />lake, I’ve never seen this happen. It’s brought an entire new le <br />lake. I am enjoying it this winter like I never have and I’ve go <br />the month. <br />neighbors. I am so thankful to Mitch.” <br />Visit www.cityofardenhills.org for <br />information about taped meeting We thank Associate Pastor Tim Burt of the Living Word Christian <br />playbacks.Center for the story and photos. <br />Photos: top--a Lake Johanna neighborhood gathering, center- <br />- <br />letter of the City of Arden Hills, an -Mitch and Ramona Erickson, bottom--Sharon Durheim enjoys <br />equal-opportunity employer.the lake. <br />2 <br />