Roundabout

Thursday, June 25, 2025

June 26, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes

Announcing Our Out & About Newsletter:

Beginning next week, we’re expanding to two emailed newsletters each week. The Roundabout will continue to be delivered on Thursdays, while our new newsletter, Out & About, will show up in your inbox on Wednesdays.

Out & About (see what we did there?) will be an engaging guide to food, culture, and events in Woodbury and surrounding areas. We know many of you missed the local newspaper because you too often found out about events after the fact. So from the beginning of the Roundabout we’ve included a listing of events.

Out & About will highlight events and share information about new restaurants and old favorites as well as stories about arts and culture. Look for the first Out & About next Wednesday!

Co-Editors: Pat Mack, Manali Shah
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Top Story

Photo: Metro Transit video

Woodbury Woman Drowns In White Bear Lake

by Pat Mack | Published on June 23, 2025

A Woodbury woman drowned in White Bear Lake Sunday, according to a news release from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Beverly Rodriguez, 40, was a sergeant with the Metro Transit Police.

The sheriff’s office was sent to the east side of the lake at 2:27 p.m. after a report of a woman underwater who had not resurfaced after jumping off a pontoon boat. The release says she was under for about 40 minutes before she was recovered by the rescue dive team. Although she was transported by ambulance to a trauma center, Rodriguez was pronounced dead on arrival. The sheriff’s office is investigating.

In a statement, the National Latino Peace Officers Association said Sergeant Rodriguez served as regional vice president on its national board since 2021. She served as a board member with the association’s Minnesota chapter beginning in 2014.

News

Woodbury Man Charged For Alleged Capitol Threat

by Pat Mack | A Woodbury man allegedly threatened to shoot people at the state Capitol. Jonathan Michael Bohn, 41, a lobbyist, was charged today in Carver County District Court with one felony count of making a threat of violence.

City

Construction: Mayor Asks For Patience; Updates On Hargis Parkway, Radio Drive, Valley Creek Road

by Pat Mack | Construction of Woodbury’s Water Treatment Plant and its pipelines continues to disrupt traffic and businesses on several major roads.

Life

Local Non-Profits Receive $42,000 in Community Impact Grants

by Bethany Frandle| Local non-profits Valley Outreach and Solid Ground have received $42,000 in Community Impact Grants from a partnership between Ideal Credit Union and Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines.

Events Calendar

Art Lab: Paper Puppets, Thursday, June 26, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at R.H. Stafford Library, 8595 Central Park Place, Woodbury — Use your imagination to create a movable puppet using various art materials—no registration required.

Summerfest 2025, June 26-28 in Oakdale — This family-friendly event includes a parade, live music at the bandshell, food trucks, a 5K race at the Oakdale Nature Preserve, a medallion hunt, and fireworks.

Architect Talk: A Story of the St. Croix, Thursday, June 26, at 6:30 p.m. at Washington County Heritage Center, 1862 S. Greeley, St., Stillwater, Minn — Architect Beth Diem was the project manager and photomontage artist of “A Story of the St. Croix,” an exhibit created in 2007-08 by a team of artists, scientists, writers, and musicians.

Yoga in the Park, Thursdays through August 21, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Lake Elmo Park Reserve North Pavilion — Sessions are open to all levels. $10 per session or $120 for a season pass. Vehicle permit required.

Farmers’ Market, Sundays through Oct. 26, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Red Rock Elementary, Woodbury — Produce, flowers, plants, and artisan products.