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National Night Out Celehrated on August 3 Gem Lake residents enjoyed food and fellowship at this year's "National Night Out," held August 3 at Heritage Hall. This national event is held annually throughout the United States to celebrate the power of neighborhood action in crime fighting. "Neighbors who know each other are more likely to look out for each other," said Sgt. Eric Bradt of the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department. Eric was on -hand with his daughters to pass out crime fighting and water safety information and to meet Gem Lake residents. City Council Members and Gem Lake's Mayor, Bob Uzpen were also present to greet neighbors. "This is really an important event for all of us," said Bob. "We want our residents to be involved with the community and to get to know each other." In addition to crime fighting booklets, food and refreshments were in plentiful supply. This year's event was funded through the city's charitable gambling revenues. For copies of the crime fighting booklets, contact City Secretary Jean Reiter. Unfortunately, we can't give you any of the extra sandwiches. Bear Gets Snack in Gem Lake --Moues on (Continued from page 1) "We were waiting their arrival, but the bear had moved by the time the sheriff got there." The two neighbors grabbed flashlights and went into the back yard where they were joined by two deputies. "We searched for about 15 minutes but were unable to locate the bear. The deputies were excited to get a picture of the young bear, but to no avail." Based on police reports this summer, bears have now been sighted in Maplewood (near Maplewood Mall), and in White Bear (near the Manitou Ridge Golf Course). However, while bear sightings are not unheard of in our area, they are still highly unusual. Please Note!! Election Information Mistake in White Bear Press Several years ago, Gem Lake changed its term of office for the position of Mayor from a two year term to a four year term. This was done prior to the 2008 elections. Unfortunately, this change was not fully reported to all relevant parties at the time. As a result, the White Bear Press reported in its August 25 edition that no one was running for the open position of mayor in the 2010 elections, which are scheduled for November 2. The article stated that the mayor would, therefore, be elected by write-in votes only, which is false. In reality, no one is up for election for mayor this time. Bob Uzpen was elected to a four year term in 2008 and will be up for election in 2012. Fortunately, the proof of the upcoming ballot that came from Ramsey County for our approval, is correct and does reflect that there are only two positions up for election in Gem Lake, both of them are city council spots. There will be a correction in the White Bear Press soon.