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} i RO '�y <br />A& <br />September, 2010 <br />Volume 4, Issue 7 Gem Lake News <br />Gretchen Artig-Swomley, Newsletter Editor <br />Bear Sighting in Gem Lake Area <br />Earlier this summer, two <br />Gem Lake residents spotted <br />a young black bear helping <br />himself to a bird feeder on <br />the back deck of one of their <br />homes. <br />Hutch Schilling called his <br />neighbor Chuck Watson at <br />about 9:30 at night back in <br />late June and asked him to <br />run right over. From a <br />darkened back room, the <br />two watched the bear <br />standing on its hind legs on <br />the outside deck. The bear <br />had a bird feeder in each <br />front paw and was <br />attempting to get a little <br />snack. The two neighbors <br />then watched the bear <br />decide instead to see <br />through the glass of the <br />room where the two were <br />standing. "It was quite a <br />sight," said Chuck. "We <br />were literally nose to nose <br />with the bear, with only the <br />thickness of the glass <br />separating us." <br />Eventually, the bear tired of <br />that and just sat down on <br />the deck to take a little <br />break... This is when Chuck <br />and Hutch decided to call <br />the Ramsey County Sheriff <br />and report the site. He then <br />wandered off towards the <br />back of Hutch's property. <br />(continued on page 5) <br />Smash Up on Goose Lake Road <br />Several golf carts raced up <br />the hill towards the western <br />pedestrian crossing on <br />Goose Lake Road on Friday <br />August 13, leading a <br />passing driver to think they <br />were going to race right <br />across the road in front of <br />her. She did what all of us <br />probably would have done -- <br />she slammed on the brakes. <br />Unfortunately the driver <br />behind her didn't have <br />enough time to react. That <br />driver rear ended her hard, <br />creating quite a bit of <br />mayhem on the road near <br />the golf course. <br />Police and rescue vehicles <br />responded quickly and a <br />resident nearby who <br />witnessed the accident <br />helped the rear ended <br />driver steer her car off the <br />road a bit. <br />This driver was slightly <br />injured in the smash up. <br />The accident left bits of <br />glass, plastic and small <br />parts all over the road near <br />the cross walk. <br />The Gem Lake City Council <br />has expressed concern in <br />the past about driver and <br />pedestrian safety in this <br />area, hoping everyone will <br />just slow down a little... <br />