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CD4, HD66B, St Paul

2025 Saint Paul Booya Schedule

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Booya is a hearty stew cooked up in large cauldrons for fundraisers
After the MN State Fair ends two seasons start, “Back to School,” and Booya.  The latter starts the weekend after Labor Day and usually runs to just before the General Election in November.

Booya might mean something to another part of the country but in the Upper Midwest it means a thick stew that is mixed and cooked up in a giant vat, or 55 gallon drum and served at non-profits and churches by the bowl until it’s gone.

While Booyas are not political in nature, we’ll add an extra notation of what Minnesota House District in Saint Paul or a nearby suburb each Booya is located in case your House District group wants to meet there. 

Sept. 20: Knights of Columbus Council 4374, 6133 N. 15th St., Oakdale; Map 7 a.m. until noon.  HD 44B

Sept. 20: Montgomery Lodge, Sherwood Lounge, 1418 White Bear Ave., St. Paul. Map 10 a.m. until noon or gone. HD 67A

Sept. 28: St. Gregory the Great, 38725 Forest Blvd., North Branch; Map 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. or sold out. HD 28B

Oct. 4: Hudson’s Fourth Annual Golden Rule Booya, Weitkamp Park, 648 O’Neil Road, Hudson, Wis.; Hudson Map 1 to 7 p.m. Family activities including a petting zoo, book character visits, games, face painting and exploring emergency vehicles.

Oct. 4: Roseville VFW Post 7555, 1145 Woodhill Drive, Roseville; Map 11 a.m. until gone. HD 40B

Oct. 4-5: Stillwater Knights of Columbus Blessed Solanus Casey Council 163. Booya sold from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 4 at St. Mary’s Church, 423 S. Fifth St., Stillwater, Map, and after all weekend masses at St. Michael’s and St. Mary’s churches in Stillwater and St. Charles church in Bayport. HD 33B

Oct. 5: St. Francis de Sales Booya Fiesta, Highland Park Pavilion, 1200 Montreal Ave., St. Paul; Map  11:30 a.m. until gone. Booya, tacos, hot dogs, beverages, music, children’s games and raffle. HD 64B

Oct. 5: Woodbury Lutheran Church, Oakhill Campus, 9050 N. 60th St., Stillwater. Map 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. or gone. Booya, crackers, cookies, bars and coffee. Takeout available; containers provided. Proceeds benefit the local food shelf. HD 41A

Oct. 11: Chef Ben’s Booya at St. Paul Brewing, 688 E. Minnehaha Ave., St. Paul; Map 11 a.m. until gone. Fire barrels, music, Mummy Train Pumpkin Ale release and Flannel Fest — wear your favorite flannel fashion for a chance to win prizes. HD 67B

Oct. 12: American Legion Post 620, 5383 N. 140th St., Hugo; Map noon until gone. HD 33A

Oct. 18: American Legion Post 577, 1129 Arcade St., St. Paul; Map 11 a.m. until gone. HD 67A

Oct. 19: Church of St. Agnes Fall Festival and Booya, 530 Lafond Ave., St. Paul; Map 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Games, raffle, country store and other food items available as well. Takeout available. HD 65A

Oct. 25: North St. Paul VFW Post 1350, 2483 E. Seventh Ave., North St. Paul; Map noon until gone. HD 44B

Oct. 26: Church of St. Peter, 2600 N. Margaret St., North St. Paul; Map 8 a.m. until gone. Takeout available at church’s east entrance and garage on 17th Avenue; containers provided. HD 44B

Oct. 26: Carry-out booya at St. Jerome School, 384 E. Roselawn Ave., Maplewood. Map 6 a.m. until gone; St. Jerome will provide containers. HD 44A

Nov. 1: St. Mary’s Catholic Church Lowertown, 267 E. Eighth St., St. Paul; Map 9 a.m. until noon. Sold by the quart. Containers provided. Indoor Fall Festival begins at 2 p.m.  HD 65B

We’re posting these Booya Events as a courtesy. We are not associated with them as an organization.  We are not compensated in any way by posting them. The schedule here is from Jess Fleming’s post on September 18th, 2025. Ours doesn’t have a paywall. We have added the House Districts where the events are being held, in case the local Republican Party Unit can assemble there. — admin

Family, St Paul

51st Annual Back to the 50’s Weekend June 20th to 22nd

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Back to the 50’s 51st Annual MSRA Poster link

2025 Back to the 50’s Schedule of Events

2025 MSRA Back to the 50’s Visitor’s Guide 

2025 Back to the 50’s Interactive Map

2025 Back to the 50’s MN Fairgrounds PDF Map

Special Event at Lunchtime Thursday June 19th at Mancini’s Char House

Cost: 

SPECTATOR TICKETS:  Tickets purchased at the gate at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds are $15.00. Children under 15 are free with a paid adult. Cash only at the gates at the fairgrounds. We do not sell tickets online.

Advance Tickets can be found at NAPA Auto Parts Stores.

Back to the 50’s Car Show Logo

Free Park & Ride Shuttle (Saturday Only) 8 am to 10 pm

Metro Transit Free Pass (Survey) link

On the link above click on the day you want to attend, fill out the survey then either take a screenshot of the Free Pass, or make a print out. You can show it from your phone.

There are two locations for Park & Ride Shuttles for the Back to the 50’s Car Show on Saturday June 24th.

South of Fairgrounds

Energy Technology Center (ETC), 1450 Energy Park Drive, St Paul MN 55108 Map

North of the Fairgrounds

Minnesota Dept of Education (MDE), 1500 Hwy 36, Roseville MN 55113 Map

T6 Fly Over

Chuck Datko and the T6 Thunder North American Flight Team does formation flying with WW2/Korean War Era T6 Trainers. They’ll fly over the Fairgrounds at 11 AM on Saturday June 21st. If it is raining they’ll try for Sunday June 22nd at the same time.

T-6 Flyover Information

Swap Meet June 24th 6 AM to 1 PM

More information on the Swap Meet

It’s hard to list everything here about what one can do and see at Back to the 50’s, so we invite you to visit the MSRA’s website and find out yourself.

The 2025 Great Race June 21st to 29th

msrabacktothe50s.com

 

Let MNGOP know they should open their MNGOP Booth at this event. It’s worth every penny.

We are posting this event as a courtesy and do not benefit directly from doing so. Please dress for the weather, hydrate with water and electrolytes as it could be a warm weekend. — admin

HD66B, Politics, St Paul

LWV Forum for HD 66A & 66B Candidates October 11th, 7pm at SPNN

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What:  League of Women Voters Forum for HD 66A & 66B Candidates

When:  Friday October 11th, 7pm (Live); rebroadcast on the MySPNN YouTube Channel. We will repost the video here.

Where:  St Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) Studios, 550 Vandalia St #170, St Paul MN, 55114 Map

Submit Questions; To submit questions for consideration to be asked of all the candidates, they can’t be one candidate specific, uncivil in any manner (LWVSP Candidate Event Rules 2024). Send to lwvstpaul@lwvmn.org

This Forum was Originally scheduled for September 27th, but the League of Women Voters postponed it for no real reason. They did reschedule it for Friday October 11th live at SPNN Studios at 7 pm. We will post the video here after it is posted on the MySPNN YouTube Channel.

The Candidates in HD 66A

Fadil Jama,  website: FadilJama.com

HD 66A Republican Fadil Jama

Rep Leigh Finke

Known for:

  • The Tampons in Boys Bathrooms in Public Schools bill. Governor Tim Walz unfairly gets blamed and teased for this bill, but he signed it into law.
  • Making Minnesota into a Sanctuary State for Gender Affirming Care (aka Child Sterilization) without the consent of a parent, nor any informed consent. This is not “Reproductive Freedom” for these poor victims who will never have children of their own.
  • Ban on counseling for LGBTQ people who want to become “Straight” (It violates Religious Freedom as often Pastors are on the front lines of this issue). It is a confusing title as it’s a ban on Conversion Therapy. The conversion is not related to becoming transgender.
  • Ban on Assault Weapons
  • Changing Pedophilia into a sexual orientation
  • Was the USA Today’s 2022 Woman of the Year. Leigh Finke is really a man named Chris Zumski Finke.
  • He has written a few books aimed at children, “Queerfully & Wonderfully Made,” and “Welcoming & Affirming.”
  • If you want more information there’s a video by the Truth Hurts Rumble Channel click here

HD 66B Candidates

Greg Copeland, Website: GregCopeland911.wordpress.com

HD 66B Republican Greg Copeland

Rep Athena Hollins

Known for:

  • Author of the Conversion Therapy Ban. This is a First Amendment violation of the Religious Establishment Law as noted above in Rep Finke’s list, pastors tend to be targeted by laws like this.
  • Tells people she is a Pansexual, as if she thinks people care more about her sexuality than representing the people of the District.
  • Was for Rep Dave Pinto’s Universal Background Check on private sales and admits it won’t stop gun violence, and she owns a gun
  • Was for the Red Flag Gun Law. She’s a lawyer and knows that this law would circumvent due process.
  • Author of the Universal Basic Income legislation that failed to pass. It would give those that qualify for it from $500 to $1200 per month. The money would not be counted as income, yet the title of it indicates it is an income.  Everywhere it has been tried it usually increases taxes on income earners and produces a lot of resentment, and in some European Countries it is canceled quickly.
  • Advocates Ranked Choice Voting, Automatic voter registration, Felons Voting (without getting their other rights back)

If you watch any of these League of Liberal Women Voters Forums you’ll see what not to do if you run a debate.

  • They mash together 2 Districts in one Debate which makes 4 candidates with 2 views. Often times the weaker candidate in the other district will get talking points from their colleague in the other district
  • They don’t have great sound quality to their forums. It’s laughable being they are in a building with the equipment to have good sound quality: The SPNN Studios. Sometimes the LLWV will have no microphones for the candidates to use like the Special Election in 2011 for Ward 1, and in Ward 3 in 2023.
  • They don’t use questions from Conservatives in any of their forums. They use questions that don’t allow their Liberal pals to be either accountable for their actions in office, or be uncomfortable in answering them.  They ask questions that prop up Liberal talking points like the legitimacy of Climate Change, Achievement Gap, Equity & Inclusion. None of these ideas can be tested with science and can be proved to true, nor be anything other than issues that no one cares about.
  • They will also cancel forums without warning to Republican Candidates, but will run them when they can’t attend.

There needs to be standards at the State Level that must be met in order for a host of a Debate to run them.  The LWV is not nonpartisan as they claim. They get away with a lot of their schtick because there’s no competition. Look at our Public Schools, there is no competition to teach kids and therefore they can be slack in their efforts, same goes for having forums/debates.

2A, HD66B, St Paul

MN Gun Owners Caucus Illuminates about DFL Gun Control Bills to St Paul GOP Candidates

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Meet & Greet the St Paul Republican House Candidates
6 of 7 Candidates invited attended the Meet & Greet. from Left to Right, Fadil Jama (HD 66A), Dan Walsh (HD 64A), Mike Hilborn (HD 65B), Scott Hesselgrave (HD 67A), Greg Copeland (HD 66B), present but not pictured, Peter Donahue (HD 64B)

The MN Gun Owners Caucus was invited to help St Paul Republican Candidates to understand what they may be up against in debate/forums and in town halls against DFL career politicians, concerning gun laws and regulations, which are unconstitutional due to the Supremacy of the US Constitution over State Constitutions.

The nonpartisan nature of the MN Gun Owners Caucus was such that if they called this meeting, instead of the HD 66B Republicans, they would be required to invite DFL Candidates to the event. Lawful Gun Ownership is a nonpartisan issue, yet too often DFL legislators and their party are hellbent on adding cumbersome regulations that pose to be “gotcha” laws that will make any law abiding gunowner into a criminal or go insane trying to follow all of them.

Many examples of “gotcha” laws are posed as “Reasonable” Gun laws.  One such law that was proposed in a bill by Rep Kaohly Her HD 64A DFL was the Safe Gun Storage Bill where guns would need to be locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition. Thankfully this “Gotcha” bill which was Insane & Unreasonable failed thanks to the MN Gun Owners Caucus. Rep Kaohly Her at the HD 64 A&B Forum  on Sept 17th said she was a gun owner and stores her gun separate from her ammunition, unloaded and locked at her home. Hopefully her home isn’t located and invaded by armed criminals as she just stated her home doesn’t have an accessible firearm ready to thwart a crew of career criminals wanting to steal and possibly kill anyone who gets in their way. We pray that day never happens to her, or anyone else.

MN Gun Owners  Caucus Explained What they Do
MN Gun Owners Caucus, Comms Director, Nick Majerus explained about how gun laws and what the organization does

Nick Majerus explained about many gun laws that were put into an omnibus anti-2A bill and how the bill failed. It failed because gun ownership is nonpartisan and Rob Doar a full time lobbyist for the organization lobbied legislators to see the insanity of certain laws, and also worked to water down bills that looked like they were headed toward passage due to party line votes and Big Money organizations pushing for gun control.

Bryan Strawser is a co-founder and Chairman of the MN Gun Owners Caucus.

There are 2 main In-Session Events the MN Gun Owners Caucus invites Law Abiding Gun Owners to the Minnesota State Capitol Building. It is for Rally Day, as well as the Lobby Day. We posted both of those days this year.

May Lor Xiong Addresses the Audience

May Lor Xiong, the Endorsed Republican Candidate in CD 4, running against Betty McCollum

May Lor Xiong talked about the importance of being safe and defending oneself and your family. She cited how despots and Communists will tell people who they want to protect you while they take some of your money, but after they take your guns away they might take you away and no one will ever see you again.  All Communist regimes do this.

Questions and Answers with Nick Majerus

Nick Majerus answered questions from Candidates and from the audience at the event room at the American Legion Post 577.

One of the questions was about the most recent obscene MN Supreme Court Ruling in MN v Blevins. Mr Blevins had been threatened with a knife on the Light Rail Station near the US Bank Stadium. Blevins pulled a machete in self defense. He then gets charged with second degree assault-fear using a weapon.  They said from the camera footage on the platform Blevins did not retreat. Yet there is no such law or requirement by anyone wishing to defend themselves. The Majority opinion was that Blevins didn’t retreat and he caused fear with his machete and thus guilty. The dissenting opinion by Justice Thissen and the case can be read here.

St Paul Republican Candidates Address the Audience

Each of the Endorsed Candidates that attended the event got up and addressed the audience. There were 7 candidates who were running, only Sharon Anderson who beat the endorsed Republican Candidate AJ Plehal, did not attend the event.

Those in attendance were HD 64A Dan Walsh, HD 64B Peter Donahue, HD 65B Mike Hilborn (there was no candidate filing for HD 65A), HD 66A Fadil Jama, HD 66B Greg Copeland, and HD 67A Scott Hesselgrave.

American Legion Post 577, 1129 Arcade St, St Paul MN 55106

Thanks to the American Legion Post 577

HD 66B Republicans would like to thank the American Legion Post 577, at 1129 Arcade St, Saint Paul MN 55106, for having a real nice establishment for us to hold our event at. They are having a Booya on Saturday October 19th.  They have a beautiful building, and a great atmosphere inside.

This post was a write up about an event planned by HD 66B Republicans for the sole purpose of educating the public, candidates, and anyone interested in lawful gun ownership.  We thank all the invited Republican Candidates of St Paul for the MN House. We are glad to bring attention to some really great candidates other than our own endorsed candidate Greg Copeland, and May Lor Xiong.

Thanks to the MN Gun Owners Caucus to help educate those who attended our event.  We are not associated with them, though some of our BPOU delegates are members of their organization.  — Admin