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Celebrate all things South St. Paul at Kaposia Days

Just as South St. Paul keeps evolving, Kaposia Days
somewhere in South St. Paul. The hunt starts on ment will once again take place at Veterans Fields and
is ever-changing and growing. Monday, June 24. There will be 10 clues in all, and Kapoisa Landing Fields.
These days, the event is bigger and better than ever,
the hunt ends at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 28, if the To register a softball team, contact tournament
including street dances, fireworks and parades. Andmedallion is not found. In that event, the prize money director Rich Rakness at 651-455-1725.
once again this year, there are new events with thewill be added to next year’s prize. Complete rules can
tried-and-true favorites that are back again. be found at www.kaposiadays.org. Something old, something new
More than four decades ago, when civic leaders Join the South St. Paul Mayor’s Youth Task Force
were searching to name the new festival, they didn’t
for the 8th annual City Water Balloon Dodgeball One of the new events this year is the sporting clay
have to look far. They picked Kaposia, the name of Tournament on Sunday, June 30, starting at 1 p.m. at fun shoot at the South St. Paul Rod and Gun Club,
the Dakota settlement that existed when the first Central Square Community Center. The task force is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 29. Costing
European explorers arrived. Kaposia was situated onlooking for residents of all ages to form teams of five between $55 and $65, there is a $5 discount if you
the land where South St. Paul is now located. to six players. Once teams are registered, brackets will have a Kaposia Days button.
Every summer, Kaposia welcomed more than 400 be developed and teams will compete for first- and Ray Boettecher, a co-chair of the event and part
members of the Mdewakanton-band of Dakota. second-place trophies, as well as Best Team Name and of the South St. Paul Lions, says there will be a
In that same spirit, Kaposia Days hopes to bringBest Team Outfit honors. group shooting for fun and a group shooting for
the community together for a weekend of friendship- To compete, complete and return the registration competition, along with a silent auction tied to the
building and family-friendly activities. form with the registration donation by June 30. Reg- event.
Out of all the activities held, says Kaposia Days
istration forms are found at South St. Paul City Hall No registration is required. Boettecher says people
President Joe Gullerud, his favorite events are at the
or at www.southstpaul.org. Don’t want to compete? should come out and try the sport.
beginning and the end — the parade and the fire- Come and cheer the teams on. Proceeds will help For those who want to get their heart rate up, there
works. fund the South St. Paul Fill the Backpack Campaign. will be a 5K and 10K run along the Mississippi River
“It’s like the whole community’s there,” Gullerud Once the champion has been determined, join the on Saturday, June 29. Kaposia organizer Natalka Kra-
says. task force for an all-out City Water War. For addi- marczuk says there had been a run in the past and
tional information or a registration form, contact Deb bringing it back seemed like a nice fit. The shorter of
the two races is an official 5K with chip timing.
Some friendly competition Griffith, community affairs liaison, at 651-554-3230
or deb.griffith@southstpaul.org. Partnering with the United Food and Commercial
The medallion hunt is back again this year. Opening Saturday, June 23, at 8 a.m., and wrapping Workers, proceeds raised will benefit the Lymphoma
Participants in the hunt use clues to search for a up at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 26, the softball tourna-
medallion the size of a hockey puck that’s hidden continued on page 3

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Society.
Registration for the runs is open; both cost $35. For
more information or a link to register, go to www.
kaposiadays.org/event/5k.
With the VFW closing, Kramarczuk says organiz-
ers needed to find a new venue for the annual street
dances. Friday, June 28’s dance will still be at Con-
cord Lanes from 8 p.m. to midnight.
There’s another chance for some dancing Saturday,
June 29, at a block party hosted by Kaposia Club.
Gates open at 6:30 p.m., and High & Mighty will hit
the stage at 7:30 p.m. Open to all ages, entrance is $5
or $3 with an event button. Kramarczuk says Kaposia
Club wanted the event to be more family-oriented
and turned it into a block party.
“We kind of took a spin on the street
dance we’ve been having and twisted
it to be a block party, kid-friendly,”
Kramarczuk says, adding there will
be face painting and other attrac-
tions for young people.
Kaposia Club is also sponsor-
ing this year’s fireworks, which
is the first time the display has
been sponsored.
One element of Kaposia Days
not returning this year is the roy-
alty program. Gullerud says it’s
being changed to an ambassador pro-
gram, which will be open to both boys
and girls.
“We’ll have a year gap with nobody representing
the city in the hopes that this time next year we’ll be
able to get a good number again,” he says.
There’s plenty to eat
Before, during, after and in between the parades,
kite flying, classic car show, street dancing, bingo and
more, there will be plenty of eating options.
A food court with concession vendors will be set
up on Friday, June 28, from 5 to 9:30 p.m., at South-
view Boulevard and Eighth Avenue.
Don’t worry about cooking breakfast on Sunday,
June 30. Fury Motors employees will be serving up
pancakes and sausage from 9 a.m. to noon at the deal-
ership, 1000 Concord St. S. The meal is complimen-
tary with a Kaposia Days button.
All her favorite things
Every year, a local student
designs the Kaposia Days Button.
This year’s designer is Molly
Jansen, who recently finished
fifth grade at Lincoln Center Ele-
mentary.
The 10-year-old, who pointed
out she is almost 11, says she
thought of the things she enjoys
at Kaposia Days when creating
her button, which includes a royalty
crown, go-karts like in the parade, and
3
pancakes from the breakfast at Fury Motors.
Jansen says she was, “very excited and very, very
happy” to have her design picked. She gets to ride in
her grandpa’s 1947 MG TC car in the parade -- some-
thing she is very excited to do.
The button, which costs $3, will help get you into
the Button Swim, Fury’s pancake breakfast and the
block party.
Buttons can be purchased at a variety of local busi-
nesses. For a full list go to www.kaposiadays.org/
event-registration/button-design.
A traditional kickoff
with a different route
If you happen to be driving south on 12th Avenue
the afternoon of Friday, June 28, you can expect to
see lawn chairs arrayed beside the road. That evening
South St. Paul’s Kaposia Days Grande Parade will be
winding its way throughout town.
This year’s parade will follow a different route due
to construction, Gullerud says. “We knew that was
coming.”
The parade route begins at 12th Avenue North and
Third Street, traveling south on 12th to Southview
Boulevard, east on Southview to Seventh Avenue
then south on Seventh Avenue.
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• 11:00 am - 5:00 pm • Kaposia Landing, 800 Bryant Ave.
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• Kaposia Club, 456 Concord Eschange Skate Park • 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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• South St. Paul High School Auditorium, 700 2nd Street North Water Balloon Dodgeball • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Prime parade position
After an exciting May, the fun keeps
coming for Jessica Davis, who is the
2019 parade grand marshal. Gullerud
says the South St. Paul High School
math teacher was chosen as grand mar-
shal after she was named this year’s
Minnesota Teacher of the Year.
“That was such an honor. This town
is so great,” Davis says. “That’s what I
really love about South St. Paul -- the
small town community.”
Davis says she is excited to be more
embedded in the fabric of the commu-
nity because it reminds her of how she
grew up, herself coming from a small
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Days is a big deal, since her students
are always talking about it.
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Looking back at a royal year

Madison Rouleau will hang up her sash and crown on
June 29 as her time as Kaposia Days Queen comes to an
end, but before then, the 19-year-old is reflecting back on
her last year.
Rouleau says she was looking for a chance to represent
South St. Paul and show everyone how wonderful the
community is, and to be a role model.
“I decided to run for royalty because I wanted to be
someone that people could look up to, to show that if
you are determined and dedicated to something, you can
achieve anything you put your mind to,” she says.
When her name was read as queen, Rouleau says she
was proud of herself and excited for the fun things that
were to come her way. She says the past year has been
busy, but also the best of her life so far.
“I’ve met so many people within our community and
outside of it and I’m so thankful for the friendships that
I’ve made along the way,” Rouleau says.
One of her favorite memories was attending the
Queens Weekend, part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival.
She stayed at the Envision Hotel with about a hundred
other ambassadors from all over Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin. The group visited the Vulcan Snow Park, the Min-
nesota Historical Society and the Landmark Center, and
participated in the Grand Day parade and the Winter
Carnival coronation.
As her reign comes to an end, Rouleau says she is going
to miss getting to meet so many people and the friend-
ships she gained along the way.
As for her favorite part of Kaposia Days, it’s the parade.
“We by far have the largest, most fun crowd around,
and I’m so excited to see everyone this year from the
float,” Rouleau says.
While there is no royalty or ambassador program this
year, Rouleau still has advice for those who may run in
the future. She has a favorite quote that she thinks is
important: “If you’re dream doesn’t scare you, it’s not big
enough.”
“You’re going to be nervous, and that’s okay. It shows
that you care and you want this,” says Rouleau, who’d
run for royalty in previous years without success.
“I have no shame in sharing my story of ‘failure,’
because it really wasn’t a failure after all. It was that
determination that pushed me to do my best and it helped
me in the long run,” she says.
Rouleau graduated from South St. Paul High School in
2018 and is attending the Aveda Institue to study cosme-
tology.
As she prepares to hand back her title, Rouleau says she
wants to thank her sponsor, Fury Motors, for giving her
the chance to serve her community and have a blast while
doing so.
submitted photo
—Hannah Burlingame
Madison Roleau

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of Kaposia Days parades and thought it
would be a very honoring thing to par-
ticipate in,” he says, adding he talked
it over with Mary, who agreed they
should do it.
Francis says he enjoys the Kaposia
Days fireworks the most, followed by
the parade.
“The rest of the events fall into
place,” he says.
Fun for all ages
Kids will be decked out for the Chil-
dren’s Parade on Saturday, June 29, at
10:30 a.m. This year the kiddie parade
is themed “Favorite Storybook Char-
acter” and starts with entrants lining
up at 10:15 a.m. at Fifth Avenue North
and Southview Boulevard.
The parade concludes at Central
Square, 100 Seventh Ave. N.
After the Children’s Parade, stick
around Central Square for Kaposia
Kids Stuff until 2 p.m. There’ll be a
football toss, fish pond, Dip the Duck
and many other kiddie carnival games.
Back again is the Kite Fly on Sunday,
June 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There
will be free kites for everyone to put in
the air at Jefferson Field.
The weekend festivities wrap up that
same day with a concert by the Inver
Hills Community Band from 4 to 5
p.m. at the Central Square Amphithe-
ater. The party will move to the high
school football field at 8 p.m. for music
by the High Brows and the Shades.
Kaposia Days 2019 will come to an end
after a weekend full of fun with fire-
works going off at 10 p.m.
For a full list of events taking place
during this year’s festival, go to www.
kaposiadays.org.

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