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Edina Schools face $2M in cuts next year Administration does not recommend pursuing all $3M in cuts identified

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G R O W S ON Road construction, weather won’t slow May 6, 7 event at Arneson Acres

Karen Platt, chair of the Edina Garden Council’s annual plant sale, checks on hanging flower baskets Wednesday, April 27, in the Arneson Acres Park greenhouse. The plant sale Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, at the park is the group’s main fundraiser. Proceeds help the group’s members plant thousands of seedlings for city parks each year. (Photo by Katie Mintz • Sun Newspapers)

BY KATIE MINTZ SUN NEWSPAPERS Cold weather and road construction can’t stop the Edina Garden Council from trying to beautify the city.

The nonprofit’s 38th annual plant sale is Friday, May 6, and

Saturday, May 7, at Arneson Acres Park, 4711 W. 70th St., to raise money for city garden projects.

Karen Platt, plant sale chair, said customers would be able to access the park this Mother’s Day weekend despite the beginning of West 70th

Street reconstruction last month.

The street has been closed to through traffic east of the park between France Avenue and Cornelia Drive. Platt said that section is expected to be open westbound Friday and Saturday, allowing passage to

the park from France Avenue.

Platt said the easiest way to access the park is still from Highway 100. Arneson Acres is located about a block east of the 70th Street exit.

The Edina School District is closing in on $2 million in budget cuts for the 2011-2012 school year.

District administration had initially identified up to $3 million in potential cuts. At a special meeting Monday, May 2, School Board members weighed in on the most recent $2 million recommendation.

Formal action is expected at the Monday, May 16, Edina School Board meeting. Final approval of the budget will come in mid- to late June.

The budget adjustments are prioritized in four tiers of $750,000 each.

The first three tiers total $2.25 million.

“I don’t feel we can go deeper than Tier III without impacting more programming,” Supt. Ric Dressen said.

Most of the discussion Monday was on Tier III, which is where cuts that affect the classroom, including the elimination of elementary Spanish and secondary class size increases, are first seen.

School Board member Bert Ledder said she was still firm against cutting

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Edina makes progress in 2010, plans for future City, school officials deliver State of Community April 27

BY KATIE MINTZ • SUN NEWSPAPERS With some triumphs in 2010, Edina city and school officials are continuing to plan carefully for the future, they reported at the annual State of the Community address.

Mayor Jim Hovland, City Manager Scott Neal and Edina Public Schools Supt. Ric Dressen spoke to the Edina Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, April 27, at Interlachen Country Club.

“Generally I can tell you that the state of the city relative to the state of Minnesota is in fantastic shape for a couple of reasons,” Hovland said.

While other cities have seen cuts in state aid, Edina has not received or relied on programs like local government aid or market value homestead

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credit for years, Hovland said.

He called 2010 “a transition year for the city,” with gains in building permits and revenue beginning. In 2010, permit revenue was just over $1.8 million for 5,602 permits issued, a 13.3 percent increase from 2009 when $1.6 million was collected for about 4,900 permits, according to Hovland.

“All the way through the so-called great recession our community has remained very strong on residential building permits,” he said.

Revenue for the first quarter of 2011, however, was coming in under budget.

The average monthly revenue through March was $111,000 in 2011, which is 17.5 percent below the average monthly revenue for previous years, Hovland said.

He said the city has not fared as well in commercial building. He mentioned a handful of commercial projects underway in Edina, like Whole Foods, which broke ground at Centennial Lakes Plaza in late April.

He said while the McDonald’s in that shopping center recently closed, developers report that Whole Foods typically draws a number of new retailers to any area they locate.

Hovland said a $32 million renovation planned for Southdale Center is also a step in the right direction. He said mall owner Simon Property Group, Inc., has approached the city about being a partner in the project. City leaders must discuss if providing public financial assistance to the mall would be a subsidy or an investment.

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Hovland also spoke about Edina’s police and fire departments.

“Edina continues to be one of the safest cities in the Twin Cities metro area thanks to the work of our police and fire departments,” he said.

Thefts from automobiles are down 37 year-to-date over the same period in 2010, a 21 percent decline. Residential and non-residential burglaries in the first quarter totaled 23, down 48 percent from the first quarter of 2010. There have been eight incidents of residential burglary reported in the first quarter of this year. At this time last year, 20 had been reported, he said.

The Edina Fire Department responded to 4,509 calls in 2010 – 161 more than in 2009 and only 13 less than 2007, the city’s highest year for calls. Of the calls, nearly 3,600 were for emergency medical service, and 69 were for fires. In 2010, there were 27 structure fires, 11 cooking, chimney or furnace fires, 14 vehicle fires

Edina Mayor Jim Hovland, left to right, City Manager Scott Neal and Edina Public Schools Supt. Ric Dressen take questions following the State of the Community address Wednesday, April 27, at Interlachen Country Club. (Photo by Katie Mintz • Sun Newspapers) and 17 grass, trash, dumpster or outside equipment fires.

Introducing Neal, who has been with the city since November, Hovland said, “He’s everything that we expected him to be. He’s wonderful with people. He’s a great writer and communicator. He’s

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very open and receptive to change and he has just in this short five month period he has been here, come up with some big ideas.”

Neal covered four of his 10 “Big Ideas” presented to city staff in March of interest to the chamber and general

public. The ideas were generated through a series of one-on-one interviews with more than 50 city employees.

First, Neal said Edina used to set its own rules for economic development.

“For many years people followed those rules because they wanted to be here,” Neal said.

But times have changed. He is proposing hiring an economic development director to focus the city’s efforts.

“The world hasn’t stood still and we need to keep up with it,” Neal said. “I think we need to try to achieve the next level in terms of economic development.”

He also covered plans to improve accessibility to public data, define the city’s organizational values and make data-driven decisions. The first example of the latter will kick off in May with the 2011 quality of life survey. Resident responses will help guide city decisions.

“We are in a political world. We can’t always [make data-driven decisions], but we should strive for that. We should try to do it as much as we can,” Neal said.

Dressen also talked about big ideas at the Edina School District.

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Texas grub: Dickey’s saucy menu arrives in Plymouth Edina’s Snover brothers open second barbecue restaurant, ponder third location

BY PAUL WAHL • SUN NEWSPAPERS West Metro area residents no longer have to catch a plane to get a mouth full of Texas-style barbecue.

A franchise of Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants Inc. opened earlier this year on Vicksburg Lane in Plymouth. The eatery held its grand opening last week.

“We were waiting for better weather,” said Eric Snover, co-owner.

His younger brother, Jon, is in the business with him.

Together the Edina natives also operate a franchise in Shakopee that has been open for a year.

The restaurants offer ribs, chicken, pork, hot links and brisket, most of which is hickory smoked in a large proprietary smoker. Diners can also select a variety of salads, sides and desserts.

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Eric was the first to encounter the Dickey’s product while attending Southern Methodist University, a private school with 11,000 students located in the heart of Dallas.

“It was my favorite place to get barbecue,” said Eric, 27, noting that the opportunities for saucy dining were far greater there than in Minnesota.

After returning home to Edina after college, Eric began job-hunting. Finding few options, he turned his attention to researching franchises and remembered his Dickey’s experience.

Jon had also recently returned to Minnesota from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. It seemed like a good fit.

The Shakopee store opened in April 2010 and they say response has been great.

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But the sluggish economy served as a plus. Both locations are former Umbria Pizza outlets. That company, another franchise operation, locked its doors in Shakopee in 2009 and later closed in Plymouth.

Leases on both locations were “great deals,” Eric said, plus a good portion of the equipment left behind has been put to use.

What wasn’t usable was auctioned.

The quick-serve barbecue chain has grown from 26 stores in 1999 to 120 in 2010.

The company’s growth rate the past two years has averaged 35 percent, the company claims. Dickey’s began franchising in 1994.

“Our progress is surprising to a lot of folks, but it makes sense,” said Roland Dickey Jr., president of Dickey’s. “People want to get out of the rat race and own their own business. In turn, these new stores are employing lots of people who otherwise would still be looking for jobs.”

The Plymouth franchise averages 15 to 20 workers, many of them line servers. A

vital job is placing the meats in the smoker each evening at 7:30 p.m. and removing it and preparing it to serve the next morning.

The 3,100-square-foot restaurant seats 90 indoors and another 115 outdoors, weather permitting.

According to information provided by Dickey’s, a franchise can be purchased for a total investment of between $58,000 and $394,000 with a $15,000 initial franchise fee.

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The Snovers are looking to open a third Dickey’s probably somewhere in Dinkytown or a downtown location. The brothers recently hired a general manager and are looking forward to “getting a day off.”

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Community FROM PAGE 3 through technology,” he said.

Dressen said the school district recently received an international award from Google. The “Gone Google” contest recognized 10 global institutions, businesses and organizations that effectively use Google Apps, a suite of web-based applications, to collaborate and share information. Such efforts could expand. The Edina School Board has discussed seeking a technology referendum this fall.

“Our talking point is that it’s going to be any time, any place and on any device,” Dressen said. “Our students are ready for it and our teachers are going to be ready for it and I know our community will be there to support it.”

Dressen said district leadership is also working on refining its strategic plan for the 2012-2013 school year and beyond. He said it would maintain the current focuses on personalized learning, alignment of teaching from early education through grade 12 and partnerships. New areas will be innovation and creativity, maximizing resources and creating a shared vision for the

future. That includes advancing accountability.

“We’re going to continue to ensure that all students are successful,” Dressen said. “One of our big focuses will be helping the students take ownership of their learning so they have a better understanding of the importance of education, what it does for them and the options they have to control their success in the future.”

Dressen said the district’s biggest challenge is its budget, which counts on the state for 70 percent of its revenue.

“As we project three years out, we’re estimating that we could have a funding gap in revenues and expenditures of almost $9 million,” he said. “That’s about 10 percent of our school district’s funding, and that’s a gap that is challenging us.”

The district is currently finalizing the budget for the 2011-2012 school year, and is expected to take final action on cuts in the $2 million range in June.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Downey positive voice for Edina To the editor: Rep. Keith Downey is a strong voice for our community and Edina’s priorities. I know because I have worked with him on a variety of important state business and fiscal issues.

Keith is a statewide leader on important reforms. He recognizes that the spending growth of recent years simply cannot continue, and that Minnesota needs to turn the ship of government in a new direction if we are going to be able to deliver on priorities and have a competitive economy.

That’s why I’m flatly offended that the DFL House Minority Leader would write a letter to the Edina Sun-Current (“Votes not in Edina’s interest,” April 21) injecting divisive politics into our community. The DFL

leadership should be spending its time on the state budget, not starting the 2012 campaign by taking potshots at strong leaders like Keith Downey.

And since when did the Edina Sun-Current start publishing letters from people outside Edina, let alone partisan statewide political leaders?

As a neighbor and fellow businessperson, I know Keith puts our state and our community first as our state representative. I saw Keith today when he visited my company and thanked him. And I hope you will too the next time you see him.

Scott Carlson Edina

Downey focused on issues, not letters To the editor: I was surprised to read the

letter criticizing Rep. Keith Downey, R-Edina, from Rep. Paul Thissen, DFLMinneapolis, (“Votes not in Edina’s Interest,”April 21).

Downey has emerged as a leading legislator for innovative reforms. His bills have bipartisan support. For example, Downey has introduced bills to establish pilot projects for schools to jointly provide services and for state agencies to share savings with employees who realize efficiency gains. His bills address the key issue local governments across Minnesota now face – how to continue to provide quality public services but deliver them more efficiently.

Those are only two of the 27 bills Downey introduced this session. By contrast, Thissen has introduced only one bill that doesn’t even have a co-author from his own party. He seems to be spend-

ing his time writing letters to newspapers. He sent the identical letter to the Grand Forks Herald making the same claims against Rep. Debra Kiel, R-Crookston.

Thissen would be well served to focus on the state’s real challenges and join fellow DFLers in support of Downey’s innovative proposals.

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Correction An April 21 photo caption “Friends of the Edina Library celebrate service,” omitted Andy Otness’ name. Otness, Friends of the Edina Library president from 2003-2005, is in the back row, third from the right.

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Budget FROM PAGE 1 the elementary Spanish program. The School Board took a preliminary vote to eliminate the three elementary Spanish teachers last month – a budget impact of $162,000 in most recent projections.

“It’s really not fair to cut a program that affects the majority of students in our district and then let a little pocket of students, one-sixth of students, continue [in choice programs],” Ledder said.

Ledder said she’d rather see the district charge for choice programs – Continuous Progress at Highlands and Countryside, and French immersion at Normandale – because there is a greater cost to transport students to buildings not in their immediate neighborhoods. Other options were also

discussed.

Cornelia Elementary Principal Chris Holden said if the district were to reduce staffing at the elementary level by instead increasing class sizes, it would need to cut one teacher per grade at each school to achieve a significant cost difference. That would bring class sizes up to 33 students.

“I don’t think the community would be very supportive of that,” he said.

Board members noted about $2 million in cuts were recommended, but the first three tiers totaled $2.25 million, meaning they could spare Spanish.

Director of Teaching and Learning Jenni Norlin-Weaver said the School Board should consider whether or not it’s fair to leave elementary schools harmless while cutting at the secondary level.

Tier III also includes a 0.5 student increase in class sizes at the middle and high school level, a budget impact of

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Edina High School Principal Bruce Locklear said even the slight class size increase does have a tangible impact on secondary programs. For example, it raises the enrollment threshold from 15 to 20 students per class. Currently, he said, there are not enough students enrolled in the mentor connection program, which allows stu-

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School Board member Idith Almog said the district should look at allowing some larger classes at the high school where conducive, like college lecture-style AP U.S. History, to allow the smaller classes to continue. She said if the district does not cut elementary Spanish this year, it would likely have to next year when it won’t have as much budget flexibility.

This year, the majority of the first tier adjustment is offset by $500,000 in federal stimulus that won’t be available next year.

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Are you concerned about traffic in your neighborhood? And how much does the city of Edina rake in from all the traffic citations? Ever wondered what could be done to curb suspicious activity in your local park?

Police Chief Jeff Long is also an Edina resident and understands concerns about these and other quality of life issues in the community. In May and June, he will visit neighborhoods to answer questions, listen and gather ideas about how the police department can help maintain or improve the quality of life for his fellow Edina residents.

To organize a “Chat with the Chief � or for more information, contact Molly Anderson at 952-826-0492 or manderson@ci.edina.mn.us by Tuesday, May 10.

Sean Young is the Edina Police Department’s newest officer.

Young was sworn in Wednesday, April 13,

by City Clerk Debra Mangen. The ceremony was attended by Police Chief Jeff Long, fellow officers, family and friends. Young’s wife Ashley pinned on his badge, No. 196. “Sean has a history of working hard and going above what is expected of him,� Long said. “He is well respected by his fellow officers and those in the communities he’s served.�

Young was previously a police officer with the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department. He is returning home to the Edina force where he was a reserve officer from 2002 to 2005. “I’ve always considered Edina a place where I wanted to work,� said Young during the brief ceremony. “I am thrilled to come back.�

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April 18 – A burglary was reported at the Cedars of Edina clubhouse, 7300 Gallagher Drive. A TV valued at $700 was stolen.

A 20-year-old Edina man was arrested for possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of a weapon at the intersection of Chapel Lane and Valley View Road after he was stopped for a traffic violation.

Cash and credit cards valued at $62 were reported stolen from a locked locker at LA Fitness, 4175 76th St. W. April 19 – A 54-year-old Minneapolis woman was arrested for DWI at the intersection of 50th Street West and Wooddale Avenue after officers responded to a driving complaint involving her vehicle.

A 55-year-old Farmington man was arrested for attempting to escape motor vehicle tax on the 5000 block of 70th Street West after he was stopped for a traffic violation.

April 20 – A 32-year-old Minnetonka man was arrested for DWI on westbound Highway 62 at Tracy Avenue after the vehicle he was driving was involved in an accident.

Cash and credit cards valued at $22 were reported stolen from a locked locker at LA Fitness, 4175 76th St. W. A bicycle valued at $500 was reported stolen on the 5200 block of Sherwood Road after being left unattended.

April 21 – The use of forged checks was reported at Cub Foods, 6775 York Ave. S. A 41-year-old Edina man was arrested for making terroristic threats and violation of an order for protection on the 6100 block of Tingdale Avenue.

A purse and contents valued at $152 were reported stolen from a locked vehicle parked at Braemar Arena, 7501 Ikola Way. A purse and contents valued at $570 were reported stolen from the employee area at Cheesecake Factory at Southdale Center.

April 22 – Property damage was reported at a municipal parking ramp, 3936 49 1⁄2 St. W. Unknown persons sprayed graffiti on parts of the ramp.

Cash in the amount of $20 was reported stolen from a business on the 6800 block of York Avenue South. An unidentified man asked for change and ended up leaving with extra cash.

Officers responded to the report of juveniles drinking in a motor vehicle on the 7200 block of York Avenue South. Two 17-year-old boys were cited for underage consumption. A third 17year-old boy was cited for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and allowing an open bottle in a vehicle.

A 24-year-old Minnetonka man was arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at the intersection of France Avenue and 65th Street West after he was stopped for a traffic violation.

April 23 – A 17-year-old, 16-yearold, 15-year-old and two 14-year-old girls were arrested for curfew violation on the 5800 block of Highway 62 after the vehicle they were in was stopped for a traffic violation.

A 30-year-old Edina man was arrested for DWI on northbound Highway 169 at Excelsior Boulevard after he was stopped for a traffic violation.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested for possession of fireworks on the 4900 block of Lincoln Drive after officers responded to the report of suspicious activity in Van Valkenburg Park.

A 44-year-old Edina woman was arrested for DWI and restricted driver’s license violation on the 5400 block of Benton Avenue after officers responded to a driving complaint involving her vehicle.

April 24 – Officers responded to the report of a disturbance on the 5900 block of Ashcroft Avenue.

Fire report The Edina Fire Department responded to the following incidents April 18-24: April 18 – Neighbors called 911 for flames seen in a home on the 5300 block of Oaklawn Avenue. Edina Police and Edina Fire arrived on the scene and found flames and heavy smoke coming from the north side of the house. Entry to the front door was made where a body of a female resident was discovered. Attempts to revive her were unsuccessful. Crews from St. Louis Park, Richfield, Hopkins, Eden Prairie and Bloomington responded to the request for mutual aid and assisted Edina crews in extinguishing the blaze.

Cause of the fire is under investigation.

Firefighters investigated a reported sewer gas odor in an underground garage at an apartment building on the 7200 block of York Avenue. The air

was monitored and no explosive gas was detected.

Paramedic firefighters made four responses for Emergency Medical Service. One false fire alarm was reported.

April 19 – A vehicle crash with injuries occurred on Highway 62 near Gleason Road.

A person was rescued from a stalled elevator in a condominium building on the 4000 block of West 51st Street.

Richfield Fire Department requested assistance for a possible fire in an apartment building but cancelled Edina Fire units en route.

Three EMS incidents required paramedic responses.

April 20 – Paramedics and firefighters responded to a vehicle crash with injuries on Highway 62 at Tracy Avenue.

A vehicle crash with injuries also occurred on France Avenue at Highway 62.

A false fire alarm was investigated.

There were 15 EMS responses.

April 21 – Edina paramedics specially trained as part of Edina Police Emergency Response Team were called to assist Eden Prairie Police.

Paramedics responded to a vehicle crash on France Avenue near Interstate 494 in Bloomington at the request of Allina Ambulance.

There were six EMS incidents and two false fire alarms investigated.

April 22 – A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in Southdale Center’s parking lot and sustained injuries.

A vehicle crash was reported on Highway 62 but was found to be only a stalled car.

Flames were reported coming from a park building on the 4400 block of Vandervork Avenue. Police arrived on the scene to find strobe lights from a party had been mistaken for flames.

There were six EMS responses.

April 23 – There were 12 EMS incident responses.

A carbon monoxide alarm malfunction was checked.

April 24 – A vehicle crash with injuries occurred on Highway 62 at Tracy Avenue.

Recreational fires complaints were checked in three instances. Two of the times, residents were in violation of recreational fire regulations and were burning incorrect materials. The other time, the fire was within the regulation and the homeowner had a permit for the recreational fire.

There were three false fire alarms and nine EMS incidents.

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Online school helps tennis player study from afar

BY ROXI REJALI • CONTRIBUTING WRITER Erik Nordahl wakes up at the crack of dawn to run sprints and two-mile runs.

That’s a warm-up for at least four hours of tennis training and practice every day.

It’s part of the 17-year-old’s plan to become a top-ranked college tennis player and then hit the professional circuit.

In United States Tennis Association (USTA) competition last year, Nordahl was ranked 25th nationally in the age 16 category. As an Edina High School sophomore he was runner-up in the 2010 state singles tournament. As a freshman he won the 2009 state doubles championship with teammate Steven Pjevach.

“I’ve always loved tennis. I feel like I’m one of the most competitive people out there,” said Nordahl, currently a junior.

Nordahl attended Bloomington schools through seventh grade and later attended and played tennis at Edina through open enrollment. These days he calls Eden Prairie home, where his mother lives, when his busy schedule allows him a visit to Minnesota.

Last year Nordahl decided to step up his tennis training at the John Newcombe

Tennis Ranch near San Antonio, Texas.

The full-time academy’s weekday schedule is rigorous; students rise at 6:30 a.m. and turn out the lights by 10:30 p.m. Schedules for about 100 students are packed with tennis drills, matches and fitness training.

Nordahl’s discipline and hard work resulted in a 100-position jump in his rankings last year, said academy director Phil Hendrie. “Erik improved in his national ranking more than I’ve seen anybody improve in that space of time,” Hendrie said.

His speed, endurance and self-confidence will pave the way to college and a possible professional career, Hendrie said.

“Erik’s strength, mentally, is that he believes in himself,” Hendrie said. “He believes that when he goes on the court, his work ethic is going to allow him to wear people down and to find a way to win the match.”

At the academy, Nordahl completes schoolwork through the Insight School of Minnesota, an online public school based in Brooklyn Center. During several mandatory study sessions every day, he logs onto his laptop computer to complete assignments and discuss schoolwork with

teachers. His courses include honors English and Advanced Placement biology, world history and economics. He maintains a 4.0 grade point average.

Nordahl does well with online coursework because he’s a disciplined and motivated student-athlete, said his English teacher Katie Schultz. “Students like Erik have already demonstrated that they can multi-task and be successful in numerous things at once,” she said.

Nordahl’s accomplishments extend beyond the tennis court.

As children, Nordahl and his older sister Lilly were encouraged to excel academically and to try a wide range of activities.

Nordahl tried tennis, baseball, basketball, hockey, piano and art. Tennis was his favorite.

His mother Fawn Chang lives in Eden Prairie, his father Tom Nordahl lives in Bloomington; the couple is divorced.

Nordahl began playing tennis at age 5 and he remembers waking up in the middle of the night to watch his heroes Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras play in Australian Open tournaments.

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piano. He began playing at age 5 and won several area junior piano competitions.

By age 11 he had performed with the Minnesota Orchestra and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.

“Piano was very promising for me, but I always felt like my passion was on the court,” he said. “I always felt a pull, it’s kind of almost like a magnetic pull that would bring me back to the tennis courts.”

Several colleges are recruiting Nordahl for their tennis programs and he recently visited Harvard University and Princeton University campuses to meet with coaches. He expects to make a college decision by early fall, at the beginning of his senior year.

He hopes to prepare for a professional career by learning from top college coaches and players.

“I’d love to continue that after college,” he said. “But at the same time, I know how difficult being a professional athlete is and how risky it is, sometimes. I also want to be able to have a solid degree from a great school so that I can have something to fall back on, if my dreams don’t end up coming through.”

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Awash with ideas Villagers in a remote area of Kenya, Africa, power a water filtration system invented by Edina resident Jim Ellis by turning a large wheel. The PROtector prototype was developed in conjunction with non-profit Oxfam International. (Submitted photo)

Edina man invents water filtration system for Kenyan village

BY KATIE MINTZ • SUN NEWSPAPERS Growing up in Edina, Jim Ellis was fascinated by James Bond and his ingenious contraptions.

At an early age, he began making his own. His neighborhood was the first to have a weed whip when he was 8. At 12 he learned to weld, and by 15 he was building go-carts from scratch, he said.

“It’s always exciting to do something that’s never been done before,” said Ellis.

“Everybody has a gift, something they’re good at. Me, I just come up with things.”

For the last 30 years, as president of Edina-based Environmental Products of Minnesota, Inc., his work has been more run-of-the-mill. With a degree in industrial engineering, he primarily designs air filtration and dust collection systems for other companies.

But recently, he was asked to help remove harmful substances from water.

It’s not poison from Bond-esque villains but still exciting work, he said.

“I got bit by the humanitarian bug,” said Ellis, who lives in Edina with high school sweetheart and wife Teri Ellis. “It’s extremely rewarding.”

As part of an Oxfam International pilot program, Ellis created a filtration system to provide healthy drinking water to an African community plagued by fluorosis, a bone-wasting condition caused by the high mineral content of the water in the region.

He’s also working on a mobile unit for when disaster strikes.

Oxfam commissioned the prototype from PROtector Treatment Systems, LLC, for the remote village of Longech in the Turkana region of Kenya. According to Ellis, the organizations were trying to find a way to reduce both salt and fluoride in water when he was hired as PROtector’s director of engineering and production.

“We put fluoride in our water, but many countries have naturally 10 or 20 times the safe human level in their water,” Ellis said.

“The water in this particular well was 16 time World Health Organization suggested levels.”

According to WHO, while good for dental health at low levels, long-term ingestion of large amounts can lead to potentially severe skeletal problems including calcification of ligaments.

Ellis’ invention has now been up and running at full speed since January. He said it wasn’t always smooth sailing.

When he began work on the project about three years ago, he had to convince Oxfam to go with reverse osmosis, a method that removes impurities by forcing water through membranes.

Ellis said reverse osmosis systems, especially those with electronic components, are complicated and difficult to maintain in harsh conditions, but if done right, have the capability to treat large quantities of water.

“Picture yourself waking up in the morning,” said Ellis, who spent two weeks in Longech installing and modifying the system in September and January. “The PROTECTOR: TO PAGE 15

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FROM PAGE 7 The district is anticipating up to $9.25 million in cuts needed over the next three years if enrollment and spending continue to grow at historic levels, and state funding holds steady.

Dressen said district staff would look into ideas suggested by School Board members and continue to finalize numbers in the budget proposal before coming back with final recommendations. Dressen said while Tier IV has essentially been removed from discussion, it will remain in the picture until the Minnesota Legislature settles its budget.

He said Edina’s final budget decision for 2011-2012 is also highly dependent on the Legislature. Approximately 70 percent of the district’s revenue comes from the state.

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COMMUNITY NOTES Climate conference call May 7 in Edina The Citizens Climate Lobby offers two opportunities to hear Lester Brown on teleconference noon Saturday, May 7, at either the Edina Library, 5280 Grandview Square, in Edina, or at the Living Green Expo on the State Fairgrounds in the 4-H Building, Bay B. Brown’s most recent book is “World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse.”

Info: 952-920-1547 (Paul Thompson) or citizensclimatelobby.org.

Ice show in memory of Edina woman The Edina-based Braemar-City of Lakes Figure Skating Club is dedicating its Spring Ice Show performance Friday, May 6, to the memory of Cindy Robb, a longtime Braemar volunteer and skating mom to her daughter Catherine. Robb died in a house fire Monday, April 18, in Edina.

“The Spring Ice Show really brings together our skating family and the Edina community as a whole,” said David Litteken, past president and current member of the skating club’s board of directors. “Cindy Robb gave much of her time to help with the Ice Show over many, many years. Cindy took much joy in watching Catherine skate at Braemar from elementary school through her senior year at Edina High School.”

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The ice show is 6:30 p.m. on both Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, at Braemar Ice Arena, 7501 Ikola Way, in Edina. Tickets are available at the arena box office and cost $7 for adults and $5 for seniors and students.

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Wildflower walk May 8 Take a guided walk to see Lake Cornelia’s wildflowers 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 8, in Edina.

Ecologist Kevin Clay will discuss the individual species and plant community types present at Lake Cornelia in Rosland Park. Clay began organizing community volunteers in spring 2008 to remove noxious weeds in this area so that the native plants could flourish.

Mature oak woodlands surround Lake Cornelia. There are also several areas with a diverse understory of woodland wildflowers. Clay will include a historical outlook on the site over the last century.

In addition to identifying the flowers, noxious weeds will also be identified with tips for removal.

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Protector FROM PAGE 12 sand blows almost every night. It’s so fine it goes right through the mosquito netting in your tent. It’s hot and really hard for equipment to survive.”

His manual system, which costs about $30,000, was placed on an existing cementlined well in the village. As community members turn the large wheel at its top, a pump is activated, drawing water from up from 28 feet below. The water is then pushed through a series of filters and membranes that remove bacteria, salt and fluoride before the water flows out a hose and into villagers’ buckets and bottles The system was installed in September, and during a series of visits, the team redesigned and rebuilt some aspects. It’s now filtering up to 1,000 liters per hour, meeting the project goal of a 100 percent increase in treatment capacity.

“It’s been up and running and producing a whole lot of good water since January,” Ellis said.

He said Oxfam is teaching villagers proper maintenance of the PROtector.

The membranes and filters will need to be changed periodically. He said the people are coming around to the taste of

non-salty water.

“The people were extremely amazed because it’s the fist time that village had ever tasted what they called ‘sweet water,’” he said. “To taste that water for the first time coming from their own community was pretty surprising.”

The final design of the prototype system in Longech will be used to develop a production version of the PROtector system available this year. Ellis said PROtector Treatment Systems is working with humanitarian organizations to establish a number of long-term programs in other rural and urban communities around the world, including additional locations in Kenya, Ghana, India and South Africa.

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Seva Football an exercise in service Edina teens provide soccer equipment to girls in India, Vietnam

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Now she and other members of the Edina High School student group are hoping to add a third country to Seva’s roster.

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Edina High School juniors Tara Gupta, left, and Mary Beth Stafford, right, lead student group Seva Football, which provides soccer equipment to girls around the globe. (Photo by Katie Mintz • Sun Newspapers)

On past trips to India, she’d seen girls trying to play soccer with bare feet on rocky fields. So before departing, she contacted coaches with the Edina Soccer Club, where she’s been on teams since childhood, to seek donations.

She asked them to collect used cleats, shin guards, balls and other soccer accessories. Her family packed the items in their luggage, and Seva Football was born.

“Seva means service in Hindi, which is the language we speak in India,” Tara said, “and it really is about service.”

On that first trip to India, she distributed equipment to girls in Allahabad, a city of over 1 million people in the northeastern state of Uttar Pradesh. With the help of volunteer coaches, including local high school students, the girls receive training in a daily after-school program.

“The sport is awesome,” said Mary Beth Stafford, a junior and vice president of Seva Football.

She got involved in 2009, when Seva Football joined the Youth Serving Youth program at Edina High School, which encourages youth leadership, service and social awareness.

Mary Beth, who plays soccer with the competitive Minnesota Thunder Academy and is captain of the Edina High School team, said in addition to the game

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Edina resident, retired professor honored The Center for Senior Citizens’ Education will celebrate its new name and honor its retired founding director Edina resident Dr. Mohamed Selim at a program 7 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at the University of St. Thomas.

The center’s new name, the Selim Center for Learning in Later Years, honors Selim, a native of Egypt who immigrated to the United States in 1953. Six years later he joined the St. Thomas faculty and at the time of his 2004 retirement as an economics professor, Selim’s 45 years of service was longest of any lay St. Thomas faculty member.

Selim was named Professor of the Year at St. Thomas in 1978, and in 2004 he received the university’s Distinguished Service Award. While at St. Thomas, he chaired its economics department, found-

ed and directed the Center for Economic Education, and for 31 years led the Center for Senior Citizens’ Education.

Since its founding in 1973, the center has recorded more than 76,000 registrations for the short courses it offers each fall and spring, consulting programs, courses on computers and the Internet, and a program that allows senior citizens to attend regular undergraduate academic courses.

The May 12 program will be held in the auditorium of O’Shaughnessy Educational Center on the university’s St. Paul campus and will feature theologian, musician and composer the Rev. Michael Joncas. Joncas will be the first to receive the Selim Center Distinguished Educator Award.

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Plants FROM PAGE 1 And while the spring planting season is about two weeks behind last year due to frigid temperatures, Platt said it has “actually been a more typical winter.”

“We’ve been working right along,” she said. “Despite the cloudy weather, things are starting to bloom.”

For the sale, the roughly 120 Edina Garden Council members begin raising annuals at the Arneson Acres greenhouse in February, as well as bring winterhardened perennials from their own gardens, like day lilies, hostas and ferns.

“You’ll know if they survived this winter, they’re hardened,” said Platt.

Other plants for sale, including herbs and vegetables, are purchased from a commercial supplier.

Platt said this year, a five-person committee handmade about 200 hanging flower baskets – a popular Mother’s Day gift item – with unique combinations of

What’s Next What: Edina Garden Council Plant Sale Where: Arneson Acres Park, 4711 W. 70th St,, Edina When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, May 6, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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“We had fun,” Platt said. “We came up with a lot of new designs.”

A 10-inch basket costs $20. A 12inch basket is $24. For the first time, there will also be a limited number of hanging vegetable baskets with tomatoes, peppers and herbs for $24.

Platt said prices at the sale are lower than many nurseries. Fourpacks of annuals, herbs and vegetables will go for $2. Annuals in 3.5-inch and 4-inch pots are $3.25 to $3.75. Prices vary for larger perennials and annuals.

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used for horticultural improvements and garden beautification in Edina. Each year Garden Council members purchase supplies and plant thousands of seedlings for the approximately 100 garden beds at city parks.

Plant sales also help fund larger projects like the gazebo and fountain at Arneson Acres Park and provide scholarships for students in areas of horticulture and landscaping.

There will be several experienced gardeners on hand to answer questions at the plant sale.

Platt expects many customers will want to know when it’ll finally be warm enough to put their plants in the ground.

The seven neighborhood clubs that comprise the Edina Garden Council are each responsible for one city garden bed. If it’s any indication, she said they used to plant the Monday following the plant sale, but this year they’ll wait a week until Monday, May 16.

Platt said the plant sale will be held rain or shine. The Edina Garden Council accepts cash or check with ID at the plant sale.

Karen Platt of Edina shows off a hanging flower basket created for the Edina Garden Council plant sale Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, at Arneson Acres Park. A five-person committee planted about 225 baskets for the annual fundraiser. There will also be a large selection of annual, perennials, herbs and vegetable starts for sale. (Photo by Katie Mintz • Sun Newspapers)

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The Ridgeview Elementary School Families are hosting a celebration honoring Jacqueline Preston for her 35 years of teaching.

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If you've ever wondered about the two old buildings by Perkins and Edina City Hall, now is your chance for a behind the scenes look.

The first of three open house events is 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at two of Edina’s oldest buildings located at Tupa Park, 4816 Eden Ave., Edina. Cahill School, a one-room school that served southwest Edina from 1864 to 1958, and Minnehaha Grange No. 398, built in 1873, are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They served important roles in Edina’s history. The Grange was the site of the community’s 1888 election to secede from Richfield and form the independent village of Edina.

The May open house is sponsored by the Edina Heritage Preservation Board and the Edina Historical Society in honor of Heritage Preservation Month. Treats will be provided courtesy of Jerry’s Foods. Other open house events are set Monday, July 4, following the 10 a.m. parade, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17.

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Calvary Church retreat Calvary Church, 5300 France Ave. S., in Edina is hosting a “Friends for Jesus” retreat for adults with developmental disabilities 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14. The day will include fun activities involving music, crafts, lunch and worship. The theme is “Love God, Love Others.”

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COMMUNITY LINE Madeline Buck from Edina as recognized for academic achievement at St. Olaf College’s annual Honors Day convocation.

Michael Woolsey, a junior at Edina High School, was selected to be among 1,000 attendees at West Point’s Summer Leaders Seminar, which offers outstanding high school juniors the opportunity to experience life at West Point.

Courtney Peter, a sophomore at Edina High School, attended the weeklong Honeywell Leadership Challenge Academy at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., in March. She was one of 238 students from 26 countries and 27 U.S. states awarded scholarships from Honeywell International.

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(Official Publication) CITY OF EDINA 4801 W. 50TH STREET EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424 HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CARSONS HILL NEIGHBORHOOD RECONSTRUCTION CONTRACT NO. ENG 11-6 IMPROVEMENT NOS. BA-370, SS-462, STS-376 & WM-512 BIDS CLOSE MAY 26, 2011 SEALED BIDS will be received and opened in Conference Room A, at the Public Works and Parks Maintenance facility, 7450 Metro Blvd, Edina, at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 26, 2011. The Edina City Council will meet at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 7, 2011, to consider said bids. The following are approximate major quantities:

(Official Publication) CITY OF EDINA 4801 W. 50TH STREET EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424 HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS WEST 44TH STREET – BROOKSIDE TERRACE TO FRANCE AVENUE CONTRACT NO. ENG 11-7 IMPROVEMENT NOS. BA-383, SS-466, STS-380, TS-45, WM-516 BIDS CLOSE May 25, 2011 SEALED BIDS will be received and opened in the Conference Room A, at the Public Works and Parks Maintenance facility, 7450 Metro Blvd, Edina, at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2011. The Edina City Council will meet at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 7, 2011 to consider said bids. The following are approximate major quantities:

COUNTY OF HENNEPIN DISTRICT COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 27-PA-PR-11447 In Re: Estate of John S. Thompson, Jr. a/k/a John Spencer Thompson, Jr., Decedent.

NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that an Application for Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar.

The Registrar accepted the application and appointed Elizabeth T. Wolff, whose address is 6221 Creek Valley Road, Edina, Minnesota 55439 to serve as the personal representative of the decedent's estate.

Any heir or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative.

Any objection to the appointment of the personal representative must be filed with the Court, and any properly filed objection will be heard by the Court after notice is provided to interested persons of the date of hearing on the objection.

Unless objections are filed, and unless the Court orders otherwise, the personal representative has the full power to administer the estate, including, after thirty (30) days from the issuance of letters of general administration, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute any interest in real estate owned by the decedent.

Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: April 15, 2011 Alonna Warns Registrar Dated: April 15, 2011 Mark S. Thompson Court Administrator Jeffrey S. Ronbeck, Attorney at Law Jeffrey S. Ronbeck MN# 0093142 13801 Kinsel Road, Minnetonka, MN 55345 Telephone: 952-938-3544 Facsimile: 952-938-7533 e-mail: jeff@thecompany.net (Apr 28, May 5, 2011) D1 John Thompson Probate

REMOVE BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT COMMON EXCAVATION AGGREGATE BASE (CV) CLASS 7 BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT SAW AND SEAL TRANSVERSE CRACK CONTROL JOINT RC PIPE STORM SEWER 8” & 12” HDPE SDR 11 STORM SEWER (HDD) 6” HDPE SDR 17 SUMP DRAIN (HDD) DRAINAGE STRUCTURE 6” CONCRETE DRIVE PAVEMENT B618 CURB & GUTTER – HAND FORM SURMOUNTABLE CURB & GUTTER HAND FORM HYDRANT & 6” GATE VALVE AND BOX SANITARY SEWER IMPROVMENTS SANITARY SEWER CIPP 9” SODDING TYPE LAWN FLOTATION SILT CURTAIN FILTER LOG TYPE STRAW BIOROLL

NOTICE TO VENDORS INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT 287 1820 NORTH XENIUM LANE PLYMOUTH, MN 55441 Request For Proposals to furnish and install whiteboards, projectors, and pole vault systems will be received by Intermediate District 287 until May 19, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Service Center, 1820 North Xenium Lane, Plymouth, MN. At that time RFP’s will be accepted by representatives of the School Board. RFP’s received after that time will be returned unopened.

Proposal documents may be obtained at the Service Center, Purchasing Department, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.

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Bids shall be in a sealed envelope with a statement thereon showing the work covered by the bid. Bids should be addressed to the City Engineer, City of Edina, 7450 Metro Blvd, Edina, Minnesota 55439, and may be mailed or submitted personally. Bids received by the City Engineer, either through the mail or by personal submission, after the time set for receiving them may be returned unopened.

Digital plans are available for a non-refundable fee of $30.00 at http://www.cityofedina.com/engineering under Construction Projects or at http://www.questcdn.com.

Enter eBidDoc #1573386. Paper plans are available from Docunet for a non-refundable fee of $80.00 plus tax and shipping, 800-936-2863.

No bids will be considered unless sealed and accompanied by bid bond or certified check payable to the City of Edina in the amount of at least ten percent (10%) of all bids. The City Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any portion thereof.

BY ORDER OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL. Debra Mangen City Clerk (May 5, 2011) D1 ENG 11-6 AFB

VIBRATION MONITORING AND CONDITION SURVEYS COMMON EXCAVATION/SUBGRADE AGGREGATE BASE CLASS 5 MILL BITUMINOUS SURFACE (2.0”) TYPE SP 12.5 WEARING/NON-WEARING COURSE MIXTURE 12” - 27” RC PIPE SEWER LINING SEWER PIPE 9” 4” - 10” PVC PIPE SEWER 8” HDPE SDR 11 SEWER SERVICE PIPE (DIRECTIONALLY DRILLED) FURNISH & INSTALL SPRAY LINER (SANITARY MH) 6” - 8” WATER MAIN-DUCT IRON 1” HDPE SDR 9 WATER SERVICE PIPE (DIRECTIONALLY DRILLED) 8” HDPE SDR-11 (DIPS) PIPE BURSTING 4” CONCRETE WALK CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER DESIGN B612/B618/B624 6” - 8” CONCRETE DRIVEWAY PAVEMENT INSTALL 1.25” UTILITY CONDUIT F & I SIGN PANELS TYPE C & D TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL SYSTEM “A” EROSION CONTROL PAVEMENT MARKINGS (EPOXY) PAVEMENT MARKING SPECIAL - DURATHERM CROSSWALK

No bids will be considered unless sealed and accompanied by bid bond or certified check payable to the City of Edina in the amount of at least ten percent (10%) of all bids. The City Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any portion thereof.

BY ORDER OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL. Debra Mangen City Clerk (May 5, 2011) D1 ENG 11-7 AFB

City of Edina

All recommendations and objections will be heard at said meeting.

Intermediate District 287 reserves the right to accept or reject any or all RFP’s in full or in part, to waive any informality in bidding or advertisements, and to accept the RFP deemed most favorable and advantageous to the School District.

BY ORDER OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL

(Official Publication) Public Meeting to Discuss Storm Water Pollution Plan A public meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 6, 2011, at 5:00 p.m., at Public Works and Park Maintenance facility in Conference Room A, 7450 Metro Blvd, Edina. The purpose of this meeting is to review the City of Edina’s Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan.

Intermediate District 287 1820 North Xenium Lane Plymouth, MN 55441 Nancy Rowley Board Clerk (May 4, 5, 2011) ADPMG Vendors RFP

City of Edina (Official Publication) CITY OF EDINA 4801 WEST 50TH STREET EDINA, MN 55424 Notice of Public Hearing THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL will meet at the Edina City Hall, Council Chambers, 4801 West 50th Street, on Wednesday, May 17, 2011, at 7:00 PM, and will at said time and place consider the following: Preliminary and Final Rezoning. R-2 Double Dwelling Unit District to R-1 Single Dwelling Unit District for Greenwood Design Build, LLC. 5213 Malibu Drive.

Lot 2, Block 1, Parkwood Knolls Cougar Addition. Generally located east of Malibu Drive and south of Chalice Ct. Con-

City Clerk (May 5, 2011) D1 Prelim. & Final Rezoning

City of Edina (Official Publication) CITY OF EDINA 4801 WEST 50TH STREET EDINA, MN 55424 Notice of Public Hearing THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL will meet at the Edina City Hall, Council Chambers, 4801 West 50th Street, on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at 7:00 PM, and will at said time and place consider the following: Zoning Ordinance Amendment. An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance Concerning Rooftop Dining in the PCD2, Planned Commercial Zoning District2.

All recommendations and objections will be heard at said meeting.

BY ORDER OF THE EDINA PLANNING COMMISSION Debra Mangen City Clerk (May 5, 2011) D1 Roof Top Dining

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Digital plans are available for a non-refundable fee of $30.00 at http://www.cityofedina.com/engineering under Construction Projects or at http://www.questcdn.com. Enter eBidDoc #1567306. Paper plans are available from Docunet for a non-refundable fee of $80.00 plus tax and shipping, 800-936-2863.

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Bids shall be in a sealed envelope with a statement thereon showing the work covered by the bid. Bids should be addressed to the City Engineer, City of Edina, 7450 Metro Blvd, Edina, Minnesota 55439, and may be mailed or submitted personally to the City Engineer. Bids received by the City Engineer, either through the mail or by personal submission, after the time set for receiving them may be returned unopened.

and 4:00 p.m. Forms mailed or emailed upon request by calling 763-550-7196 or email request to jlthomas@District287.org.

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The Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan is a document required by the State and Federal government that outlines how the City will work towards reducing pollution in the rainwater run-off. This Plan will be reviewed at the meeting.

Attendance from City residents is strongly encouraged as the City needs your input to complete these documents. For more information, please call the City of Edina Engineering Department at 952826-0371.

(May 5, 2011) D1 SWPP

Certificate of Assumed Name (Official Publication) MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is re-

quired for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

State the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: Red Seat Assessment State the address of the principal place of business.

7455 France Avenue South#411, Edina, MN 55435 List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name.

Comprehensive Hire, Inc 7455 France Avenue South#411, Edina, MN 55435 I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Minnesota Statutes Section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath.

FILED: Apr 07, 2011 /s/ Talley Flora, CEO (May 5 & 12, 2011) D1- Red Seat Assessment

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www.minnlocal.com – Thursday, May 5, 2011 – Edina Sun-Current

In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

Seva FROM PAGE 16 itself, she loves soccer for the intangible skills it imbues.

Tara and Mary Beth said soccer empowers girls by increasing their confidence and self-esteem, teaching teamwork and communication and improving their health.

“When they play a sport they mean something,” Tara said. “The biggest thing was uplifting these girls that really need it.”

The pair leads fundraising efforts year round, both through community events, like an upcoming fundraiser Friday, May 20, at Davanni’s in Edina, and the group’s website, sevafootball.org. About 10 group members help advertise and run the events.

By partnering with local restaurants and selling candy bars on campus, Seva raises just over $500 a year, said Tara. So far it has collected approximately 500 pieces of gear from drives at local schools and soccer associations.

In 2009, Tara went back to Allahabad, where she delivered more equipment to Crosthwaite Girls School.

Last summer, Seva expanded to Vietnam.

Julia Nguyen, president of the Vietnamese Amerasian Society in Minnesota, works with Tara’s mother at the University of Minnesota. She had planned a trip to Vietnam last summer, and volunteered to help Seva set up a program at her childhood school Hung Tran High School, in rural Dai Hai, Vietnam.

“In America, you have more opportunities than in Asia, especially in my country,” said Nguyen, noting there are few teams even for boys outside populous city areas, and none for girls.

With $500 raised by Seva Football, she ordered full uniforms – from socks to jerseys emblazoned with Seva

A girl tries on donated equipment from Edina in Allahabad, India, where Seva Football, led by Tara Gupta of Edina, launched its first team. (Submitted photo) – for 25 girls, as well as soccer balls and nets. She drove the equipment from Ho Chi Minh to the school, where a

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teacher has volunteered to coach the team.

Nguyen said participating in sports gives girls a new outlet in Vietnam, and by improving health and relieving stress, can also enhance education. She praised Seva for its work.

“They’re giving others opportunity and sharing their own time,” Nguyen said. “That’s a beautiful gesture.”

Seva is also reaching out to immigrant populations in Minnesota. This winter, in collaboration with La Oportunidad, a Minneapolis nonprofit serving the Latino community, it delivered soccer balls as holiday gifts to needy children. It also helps secure volunteer Edina referees for Hmong College Prep Academy games in St. Paul.

Seva Football is now working on expanding to Uruguay in South America. Tara said she is in talks with the government’s Ministry of Sports and Partners of the Americas to see how it can help launch the nonprofit’s program A Ganar, which uses football to help atrisk youth in Latin America develop job skills.

“Soccer is my life,” said Mary Beth, who plans to work with her Minnesota Thunder Academy teammates to start Seva chapters at schools around the state.

“I love it and it’s hard to see people who don’t get to enjoy it as much as I do.”

Tara said seeing firsthand the appreciation the girls have for the equipment, she knows Seva is making a difference, even with limited resources.

“When I left India the first time, there was one girl that didn’t get a pair of cleats,” Tara said. “We’re always collecting equipment. Even if it’s just one pair of cleats we want it, because maybe that one girl would be able to play.”

From 5-9 p.m. Friday, May 20, Davanni’s Pizza and Hot Hoagies, 5124 Gus Young Lane, Edina, will donate a portion of all profits to help Seva bring soccer to girls around the globe. For more information on the event, or how to donate equipment, visit sevafootball.org.

LEGAL NOTICES City of Edina

Enter eBidDoc #1573473. Paper plans are available from Docunet for a non-refundable fee of $60.00 plus tax and shipping, 800-936-2863.

(Official Publication) CITY OF EDINA 4801 W. 50TH STREET EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424 HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS VALLEY VIEW ROAD SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION FROM CONCORD AVE TO NORMANDALE RD TO BENTON AVE CONTRACT NO. ENG 11-3 IMPROVEMENT NO. S-104 BIDS CLOSE MAY 18, 2011 SEALED BIDS will be received and opened in Conference Room A, at the Public Works and Parks Maintenance facility, 7450 Metro Blvd, Edina, at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2011. The Edina City Council will meet at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 7, 2011, to consider said bids. The following are approximate major quantities: COMMON EXCAVATION CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER DESIGN B618 STONE RETAINING WALL 4” CONCRETE WALK 6” CONCRETE DRIVE PAVEMENT (HE) TYPE LV4 WEARING COURSE MIXTURE (B) (PATCHING) SODDING TYPE LAWN

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Bids shall be in a sealed envelope with a statement thereon showing the work covered by the bid. Bids should be addressed to the City Engineer, City of Edina, 7450 Metro Blvd, Edina, Minnesota 55439, and may be mailed or submitted personally.

Bids received by the City Engineer, either through the mail or by personal submission, after the time set for receiving them may be returned unopened.

Digital plans are available for a non-refundable fee of $20.00 at http://www.cityofedina.com/engineering under Construction Projects or at http://www.questcdn.com.

No bids will be considered unless sealed and accompanied by bid bond or certified check payable to the City of Edina in the amount of at least ten percent (10%) of all bids. The City Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any portion thereof.

BY ORDER OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL. Debra Mangen City Clerk (May 5, 2011) D1 ENG 11-3 AFB

City of Edina (Official Publication) CITY OF EDINA 4801 W. 50TH STREET EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424 HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS INTERLACHEN BOULEVARD SIDEWALK WILLIAM AVENUE AND BEDFORD AVENUE CONTRACT NO. ENG 11-4 IMPROVEMENT NO. S-106 BIDS CLOSE MAY 18, 2011 SEALED BIDS will be received and opened in Conference Room A, at the Public Works and Parks Maintenance facility, 7450 Metro Blvd, Edina, at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2011. The Edina City Council will meet at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 7, 2011, to consider said bids. The following are approximate major quantities: COMMON EXCAVATION AGGREGATE BASE (CV) CLASS 7

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Bids shall be in a sealed envelope with a statement thereon showing the work covered by the bid. Bids should be addressed to the City Engineer, City of Edina, 7450 Metro Blvd, Edina, Minnesota 55439, and may be mailed or submitted personally.

Bids received by the City Engineer, either through the mail or by personal submission, after the time set for receiving them may be returned unopened.

Digital plans are available for a non-refundable fee of $20.00 at http://www.cityofedina.com/engineering under Construction Projects or at http://www.questcdn.com.

Enter eBidDoc #1573504. Paper plans are available from Docunet for a non-refundable fee of $60.00 plus tax and shipping, 800-936-2863.

No bids will be considered unless sealed and accompanied by bid bond or certified check payable to the City of Edina in the amount of at least ten percent (10%) of all bids. The City Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any portion thereof.

BY ORDER OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL. Debra Mangen City Clerk (May 5, 2011) D1 ENG 11-4 AFB

CALENDAR Thursday, May 5, 2011

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EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY – MAY 6 THROUGH MAY 12 FRIDAY

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Edina Garden Council Plant Sale Where: Arneson Acres Park, 4711 W. 70th St., Edina When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (also 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday) Info: edinagardencouncil.org

Crossroads Adoption Inquiry Workshop Where: Crossroads Adoption Services, 7600 Parklawn Ave., Ste. 352, Edina When: 9:30 a.m.

Price: Free Info: 952-831-5705

Author Event: Edina Native Nancy Carlson Where: Edina Library, 5280 Grandview Square When: 3:30 p.m.

Price: Free, books available for purchase Info: 612-543-6325

Braemar-City of Lakes Figure Skating Club Spring Ice Show Where: Braemar Ice Arena, 7501 Ikola Way, Edina When: 6:30 p.m. (also 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 6) Price: $7 adults, $5 seniors and students Info: braemarfsc.org

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8 Mother’s Day Scavenger Hunt Where: Wood Lake Nature Center, 6710 Lake Shore Dr., Richfield When: 1-2:30 p.m. or 34:30 p.m.

Price: $3 per person, members free Info: woodlakenaturecenter.org Northern Winds Concert Band Where: Edinborough Park, 7700 York Ave. S., Edina When: 7 p.m.

Price: Free Info: 952-833-9540

9 Nordic Pole Walking Open House Where: Wood Lake Nature Center, 6710 Lake Shore Dr., Richfield When: 2-7:30 p.m.

Price: Free Info: woodlakenaturecenter.org Valley View Middle School Choir Concert Where: Valley View Middle School, 6750 Valley View Road, Edina When: 7 p.m. (Also concerts 6 p.m. May 10 (grade 8) and 8 p.m. May 10 (grade 9) Info: 952-848-3500

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10 Open House at Grange Hall, Cahill School Where: Tupa Park, 4816 Eden Ave., Edina When: 5-7 p.m.

Price: Free Info: edinahistoricalsociety.org South View Middle School Jazz Band Concert Where: South View Middle School, 4725 South View Lane, Edina When: 7 p.m.

Info: 952-848-3700

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11 Storytime: “Little Quack” Where: Barnes and Noble, 3225 W. 69th St., Edina When: 11 a.m.

Price: Free Info: 952-920-0633 Edina Park Board Meeting Where: Edina City Hall, 4801 W. 50th St., Edina When: 7 p.m.

Info: cityofedina.com

12 Taste of Edina Where: Hughes Pavilion at Centennial Lakes Park, 7499 France Ave. S., Edina When: 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Price: $30 at the door Info: edinachamber.com Women’s Networking Group: “Interviewing Insights by a Recruiter” Where: Christ Presbyterian Church, 6901 Normandale Road, Edina When: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Price: Free, $3 donation suggested Info: mjsw.org or 952826-7011

LIBRARY EVENTS Saturday, May 7 • Robotics for Kids, 11 a.m. to noon, Southdale Library. For students in grade 1 and up.

Find out how the Robettes, Minnesota’s only allgirl robotics team, created a robot to enter into an international robotics competition.

• First Pages: What Would You Like to Write?, 2 p.m., Southdale Library. A beginning writing class to explore the differences between the creative writing genres and discover where your writing interests lie. Try your hand with writing exercises in fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry.

Sunday, May 8 • Celebrate Children’s Book Week: Steamroller Printing, noon to 4 p.m., Southdale Library. For students in grade kindergarten and up. Create an ink print that celebrates your favorite reads. ArtOrg will have their steamroller gassed up and ready to go for the final step in the printmaking process. Program takes place in the parking lot. In case of rain, meet indoors.

Monday, May 9 • SCORE Small Business Consultations, 10

a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Southdale Library. Meet with a business counselor to develop your business plan, discuss a new idea or tackle a business problem. Consultations are free and confidential.

Walk-ins are welcome or call 952-938-4570 to make an appointment.

• Friends Meeting, 10-11:30 a.m., Southdale Library. Join fellow library enthusiasts to hear what’s happening at Hennepin County Library.

Help support your local library by planning and volunteering at book sales, programs, and special events.

• Great Decisions: Germany Ascendant, 45:30 p.m., Edina Library. East and West Germany united into one country 20 years ago. As the rest of Europe and the world struggle with the economic downturn, Germany has forged new economic relationships with its Near East. How is Germany’s role in the world changing and how will this affect the United States?

• Last Word Book Discussion Group, 7-8:30 p.m., Galleria Barnes & Noble. Carol Connolly, St. Paul Poet Laureate, will facilitate a discussion on “Spirit Car,” by Diane Wilson.

• Master Gardener: Butterfly Gardening, 78:30 p.m., Southdale Library. Which plants attract butterflies? Find out how to select plants for adult and larval feeding, which ultimately

encourages the establishment of butterfly species and their return to your garden year after year.

Tuesday, May 10 • Tuesdays With a Scholar, 10-11:30 a.m., Southdale Library. Join local scholars for weekly lectures and discussions about timely and fascinating topics, from brain science to international politics. For program topics, see the Southdale Library home page.

• Teen Daughter-Mother Book Club, 7-8 p.m., Southdale Library. For girls in grades 7-9 and their mothers or other female adult. Get together with others to talk about great books.

Pick up a copy of the book at the second-floor information desk.

Wednesday, May 11 • Job Search: Addressing Your Individualized Challenges, 1-3 p.m., Southdale Library. This one-on-one session will guide job seekers in developing a plan to work past individual job search challenges. Job search issues addressed: networking, cover letters, résumés, interviewing and interview follow-up.

• World of Culture: Spring Film Festival, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Southdale Library. Enjoy awardwinning independent film “In Love We Trust,” a marvelously composed Chinese drama

Thursday, May 12 • Health Insurance Counseling for Seniors, 11 a.m. to noon, Southdale Library. A certified State Health Insurance counselor will assist with senior health insurance. Bring your list of prescriptions or prescription bottles, Medicare, supplemental insurance, and/or Part D drug plan questions.

• Computer Basics Workshop, 2-4 p.m., Southdale Library. Learn and ask questions about basic mouse and keyboarding skills, creating an e-mail account, using the Internet and scanning.

• OpenOffice: Writer and Calc, 6-8 p.m., Southdale Library. Learn how freely available word-processing and spreadsheet programs differ from Microsoft Word and Excel and practice simple data entry and formatting skills.

Southdale Library, 7001 York Ave. S., Edina, 612-543-5900.

Edina Library, 5280 Grandview Square, Edina, 612-543-6325.

Info: www.hclib.org/pub/events.

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The Edina High boys track standout had a big day Friday, April 29, at the Hamline Elite Meet. He won the 100- and 200-meter dashes and made up a 15-meter deficit on the last leg of the 4x100 relay to give the Hornets another first place. Crawford-Tufts was also second in the long jump.

Wayzata High will welcome eight other schools to its annual track and field invitational, which begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at Wayzata High Stadium.

In addition to the Trojans, schools participating are Brainerd, Burnsville, Chanhassen, Chaska, Irondale, Minnetonka, Osseo and Willmar.

Some of the local athletes to watch are Wayzata distance runners Nate Heintzeman, Adam Moline and Josh Thorson, Wayzata girls shot putter Alyssa Stolt, Minnetonka hurdler Rashad Cohen and Minnetonka girls distance runners Megan Bailey and Maggie Carruth.

Aldis Inde Inde was the 3,200-meter champion during the Hamline Elite Meet April 29 at Hamline University in St. Paul.

Inde’s time was 9 minutes, 16.89 seconds.

Nick Johnson The Edina High boys golf team won The Pines Invitational in Nisswa April 27. Johnson, a senior, was the Hornets’ medalist with a 1-over-par total. The match was shortened from 18 holes to nine because of a combination of sleet and snow.

Edina Invitational track Eight schools, including three from the Lake Conference, will compete for titles in the Edina Invitational boys and girls meet at 3 p.m. Friday, May 6, at Kuhlman Field.

All eyes will be on the showdown between the Eden Prairie and Edina boys teams, which finished first and second at last year’s state Class AA meet.

Devin Crawford-Tufts, a returning gold medalist in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, leads Edina.

Eden Prairie’s mainstays include state champions Rumeal Harris (long jump) and Michael Sandle (triple jump).

Hopkins is favored to win the girls championship at Edina.

The Royals are led by senior sprinter Bridget Sweeney.

Joining Eden Prairie, Edina and Hopkins at the Edina Invitational are the boys and girls teams from Bloomington Jefferson, Bloomington Kennedy, Burnsville, Cooper and Minneapolis Washburn.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR The Edina High girls and boys lacrosse teams will play Hopkins in Lake Conference matches Thursday, May 5, at Kuhlman Field. The girls play at 5:30 p.m. and the boys follow at 7:30.

Sam Leese Junior Keagan Potts of the Edina High boys track and field team puts his pole to the test during a vault attempt. He has already cleared 12 feet this spring. (Photo by John Sherman • Sun Newspapers)

Edina pole vaulter sets his sights on state meet

BY JOHN SHERMAN • SUN NEWSPAPERS Every Edina High pole vaulter since 1996 has been in awe of Mike Brockwell’s school record.

Brockwell broke the all-time state record with a vault of 15 feet, 6 inches at the 1996 state Class AA meet. That mark has since been eclipsed, but at the time it was an incredible vault.

Keagan Potts, a junior on this year’s Edina squad, is one of the best vaulters the Hornets have had since the Brockwell era. He vaulted 12-2 in a meet last spring and had a 12-6 in practice.

Potts cleared 12 feet April 25 at the St. Louis Park Invitational and is optimistic he can approach 14 feet by season’s end.

“When I was in ninth grade, one of the

football coaches suggested I should go out for track,” said Potts. “Pole vaulting looked challenging to me, and challenging sports run in the family. My dad was a diver and my brother did motocross.”

What sensations does a pole vaulter feel?

“No one’s begging to be 15 feet in the air upside down,” he said. “As you continue to go higher, you’re aware of the danger, but that’s what makes it a challenge.”

On the day he first picked up a pole, Potts didn’t know much about vaulting.

“It was slow going at first,” he said. “I had to learn the basics, and I was happy to clear 9-6 at the end of my freshman year.”

Potts improved steadily last season in going from 9-6 to 12-2.

Physics tell him that improvement will come in smaller increments from now on, but he’s excited that he has a 14-foot pole POTTS: TO PAGE 27

Leese earned second place in the 800-meter run during the Hamline Elite Meet April 29 at Hamline University in St. Paul. His time was 1 minute, 58.07 seconds.

Hayley Nybo The Hopkins High girls softball catcher hit her fourth home run of the season in the Royals’ 7-1 victory over Roseville in the Richfield Invitational.

Hopkins finished third in the tournament.

George Ordway Ordway, the senior captain for the Blake School boys lacrosse team, had six goals and three assists in a recent 12-4 victory over Breck School.

Emily Romanow The Edina High ninth-grader shot her best-ever score as a varsity golfer last week as the Hornets took fifth place at the Elk River Invitational.

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Hornet girls place fifth at Elk River golf tournament

Edina golfers endure brutal weather at 2 tournaments

Red Wing runs away with the championship

Finanger’s boys score victory at The Pines

BY JOHN SHERMAN • SUN NEWSPAPERS

BY JOHN SHERMAN • SUN NEWSPAPERS Edina High’s girls golf team got soaked along with 19 other teams during the Elk River Invitational.

The day was typical of this spring.

It wasn’t too warm, it was breezy and it was wet.

One team unaffected by the conditions was Red Wing, which won the meet with a 322 team scored. The Hornets finished fifth with a 357.

“Ninth-grader Emily Romanow was our leader that day,” said Edina head coach Mark Harelstad. “She had her best score ever with an 85.”

Edina sophomore Grace Gilmore, who finished ninth at last year’s state meet, was second for Edina with an 86.

“Grace has been playing No. 1 all season,” said Harelstad. “Her best score was an 80 at TPC [Tour Players Club]. Since then, she has been playing bogey golf.”

In Lake Conference dual matches this spring, Edina is in the middle of the pack with a 2-2 record.

“The good news is we have not yet lost a conference match due to weather,” said Harelstad. “We have beaten Hopkins and Minnetonka and we lost to Wayzata and Eden Prairie.”

In a recent Lake match, Edina skirted past Minnetonka, 188-189, at Minnetonka Country Club.

Eighth-grader Lilia Everson led the Hornets with a nine-hole total of 46.

“That performance by Lilia was a pleasant surprise,” said Harelstad.

Alie Buska was the medalist in Edina’s 185-205 win over Hopkins with a 45.

“It was so nice to finally see the sun the day of the Hopkins match,” said Harelstad. “Hopefully, there’s some better weather ahead. Once the weather gets nicer, we’ll clean up our cards a little bit.

“We have five tournaments in May. There are a lot of younger girls on the team, and they’re continually playing better golf every day.”

Hornet sprinter wows the crowd Devin Crawford-Tufts (center) of the Edina High boys track team wins again in the 100-meter dash.

(Photo by John Sherman • Sun Newspapers)

Crawford-Tufts wins three golds at Hamline

BY JOHN SHERMAN • SUN NEWSPAPERS Whenever Edina High boys track sprinter Devin Crawford-Tufts takes his place in the starting blocks, everybody in the stadium stops to watch.

The Hornet senior is only about a tenth of a second off the national record in the 100-meter dash, and that is the reason for the buzz.

“He is one of those once-in-a-lifetime kids,” said Edina head coach Dave Boone. “Sprinters tend to get more attention and press than some of the other athletes, especially when they run like Devin.”

Crawford-Tufts wowed the crowd at the Hamline Elite Meet April 29 at Hamline University in St. Paul. He was on the medal stand all night, winning gold in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the 4x100 relay. He also won a silver medal in the long jump.

“The weather wasn’t conducive to fast times that day,” said Boone. “Devin ran 10.80 in the 100 and 21.91 in the 200.

In the 4x100, he got the baton about 15 meters behind the leader, but was able

to overtake him.”

Others on the winning relay were C.J. Johnson, Alex Nelson and Anthony Walsh.

“Our relay should be ranked No. 1 in state this week,” said Boone. “Their time at Hamline was 43.26.”

Another top performer at Hamline was Hornet distance runner Aldis Inde.

The Hornet senior won the 3200 with a time of 9 minutes, 16.89 seconds.

Sam Leese also had an outstanding performance for the Hornets as he took second place in the 800 in 1:58.07.

“Aldis and Sam have been running well,” said Boone.

The Hornets are looking for more good performances at 3 p.m. Friday, May 6, when they hold the Edina Invitational at Kuhlman Field.

Lake Conference rivals Eden Prairie and Hopkins will be there along with Cooper, Jefferson, Kennedy, Minneapolis Washburn and Stillwater.

The Ed Hendrickson 4x400 relay, named after the late Edina coach, will be one of the highlights of the meet, Boone said.

“Ed had some great teams at Edina, and he really took pride in the 4x400 relays that he put together,” said Boone.

Weather conditions were brutal throughout Minnesota on Wednesday April 27, so what did Edina High golf coach Phil Finanger do?

He entered Hornet varsity teams in not one, but two invitationals.

His top group won the championship in The Pines Invitational at Nisswa in a match shortened from 18 holes to nine by snow and sleet.

Meanwhile, his second “varsity” played in the Prior Lake Invitational and placed 11th out of 18 teams.

“The weather at The Pines was brutally cold with the snow and sleet,” said Finanger. “Nick Johnson was our leader on the day at 1 over par and Dane Teuteberg finished 2 over. As a team we were 12 over.

“This is the third time we’ve won The Pines Invitational since I’ve been the coach at Edina, and it was quite a feather in our cap.”

In the Prior Lake Invitational, golfers who aren’t usually in Edina’s varsity lineup got a chance to show their skills.

Senior Charlie Lewis was the Hornets’ medalist with a 76. David Kaske followed with an 81 and Alex Schwappach signed out with an 83.

In addition to the tournaments, the Hornets played two dual meets last week, winning one and losing one.

The Hornets defeated Holy Angels 197-216 in an 11-hole match at Minneapolis Golf Club.

Kevin Goerne and Beau Brauer were co-medalists for Edina with 48s.

The Hornets faced Wayzata in an 18-hole Lake Conference dual at Wayzata Country Club and lost 302308.

Wayzata is the defending state Class AAA champion.

“We had some good scores out there,” said Finanger. “Kevin [Goerne] led us with a 74 and Dylan Rusk had a 75.”

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Potts FROM PAGE 25 with a lot of bend to it.

“When I first started doing this, there were four or five seniors on the team that gave me a lot of encouragement,” said Potts.

Now that he’s been at it for three years, Potts is giving the same encouragement to Edina’s young vaulters.

“We have eight or 10 vaulters, and some of them are really doing well,” said Potts. “Tyler Satoh has only been pole vaulting for three weeks and he’s already up to 10-6.”

Brandon Johnson coaches the Edina pole vaulters and has had the greatest impact on Potts’ success.

In addition to vaulting, Potts competes in sprint relays and the 100-meter dash.

“I really enjoy having other events,” he said. “A lot of guys just vault, but by competing in sprints, I get to know other guys on the team.”

One of those guys is senior Devin Crawford-Tufts, who is gunning for a national record in the 100. He won the 100 and 200 at state last year.

“Devin brings a lot to the team,” said

Potts. “He’s a real team player, and he’s nice to everyone.

“I know a couple of the distance runners, too. Aldis Inde is a great runner, and he also has his head in the right place.”

Last spring, Edina barely missed winning the state Class AA track and field championship.

Crawford-Tufts and his teammates on the 4x100 relay scored most of the points, but Inde also contributed by placing in the 3200.

With a few more points in the field events, who knows what would have happened?

As it was, Eden Prairie outscored Edina 56-49 in the race for the state championship. Wayzata was third with 40 points.

This spring, with an improved pole and higher personal goals, Potts would love nothing more than to give Edina those much-needed field-event points.

“My goal by the end of the season is 14 feet,” he said. “We’re deeper in the sprints and deeper in distance, so we could compete at state again this year.”

While he pursues his goals in vaulting, Potts is also pursuing high goals in the classroom with a 3.92 GPA. “One of my dreams is to continue vaulting in college,” he said. “I want to keep going because it’s so much fun.”

SHORTS Hornet tennis camp

site at www.edinaboosters.com.

The Edina Hornet tennis camp for youth players in grades K-8 will be June 13-16 and 20-23.

Players of beginning and intermediate ability levels are welcome.

Edina High School coaches direct the camp. Varsity players from the Edina High boys and girls teams will assist in the instruction.

Infon: perforster@edina.k12.mn.us or www.HornetTennisCamp.com.

Flag football tourney

Hall of fame this fall The Edina High Athletic Hall of Fame will induct the Class of 2011 during homecoming week this fall.

Edina High’s athletic boosters sponsor the banquet, which will be at 6 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 29, at Edina Country Club.

The hall of fame selection committee is looking for nominations for the Class of 2011.

Athletes who graduated prior to 2002 are eligible. Coaches and Edina boosters are also eligible.

Nomination forms are currently available on the Edina Athletic Boosters web-

The first annual Police 7-on-7 Flag Football Tournament is Aug. 13-14 at the Bloomington Kennedy High School turf field.

Registration fee is $350 per team. There will be 14 players and two coaches allowed per team. Entry deadline is July 15.

Make all checks payable to: AAU FB, P.O. Box 20233, Bloomington, MN 55420.

Information: tournament director Wilson Edwards at 612-386-3796.

Hary junior golf school The Rob Hary Junior Golf School is open to area boys and girls ages 8-18 at Minnesota Valley Country Club in Bloomington.

Session I is June 20-23. Session II is June 27-30. Cost is $135 per golfer. Classes meet Monday through Thursday from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at MVCC. Instruction will cover rules, etiquette, chipping, putting, sand and full swing.

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Landscaping

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Landscaping

Insulation & Weatherproofing

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2350

Landscaping

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I'd love to do it all! 612-220-1565

2350

2350

• Licensed/Insured • FREE Est.

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Home Repair: Interior & Exterior

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SM

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Insulation & Weatherproofing

Insulation – Blown In

Lower Level Remodels Wall/Ceiling Repair/Texture Tile, Carpentry, Carpet, Paint.

2320

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Schultz'e Contracting Inc

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612-695-1726

Concrete-Brush-Const Debris 2-40yd containers for cleanups

Handyperson

2290

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2290

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#1 in Hardwood Refinishing

2290

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BRICK PAVERS & BORDERS

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10% OFF Discount

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2110

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Decks 3 & 4 Season Porches

Doors Windows Egress New Installs Free Ests.

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Free Est.

2230

Excel Drywall, LLC

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Deck & Porch repairs. Ins/affordable 612-597-0472

2140

Drywall

612.869.2454

2100

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2350

Landscaping

2360

Lawn & Garden

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2360

In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

Lawn & Garden

SORENSEN LAWN CARE

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2360

Beautiful Gardens

Lawn & Garden

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Painting

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2420

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Beautiful Results.

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952.442.8857

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952.278.0126

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Quality Residential Painting & Drywall Ceiling & Wall Textures Wall Paper Removal INTERIOR EXTERIOR

2420

Residential & Commercial

Call Now For Weekly Mowing Spring Clean-ups • Fertilization Landscaping, Retaining Walls, Pavers, Shrubs, Mulch, CONCRETE: Driveway, Walks, Steps, Patios

3 Interior Rooms/$250 Wallpaper Removal. Drywall Repair. Cabinet Enameling and Staining. 25 yrs exp.

Steve 763-545-0506

2510

Ins/Bond Lic. #57327-MR Dan 952-465-2926

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

SAVE MONEY - Competent master plumber needs work.

Lic#M3869 Jason 952-891-2490

2490

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Lic/Ins. Free Est. 612-388-2884

Powerwashing, Decks, Staining, & Repairs 612-839-2239

2510

Roofing • Siding • Windows Lic # 20431519BC

952-934-7600

2430

Paperhanging

PRO PAPER HANGING Removal, Paint/Plaster Work Guar/Refs/Ins/Free Ests

35yrs Exp. 952-377-4612

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2420

651-699-3504

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Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

612-802-8100

Shingles /Cedar Shake Reas rates-. 20+ yrs exp. Lic/Ins

Lic #20156835 • Insured

A Family Operated Bus.

We Take Care of Insurance Claims Offering the Best Extended Manufacturers Warranty

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612-724-2672 Local Owner/Installer. High

952-472-5670

Tree Service

2620

612.839.2239 • 612.866.0949

Free Ests, Ins'd, Licensed

www.pioneertree.com

15% Spring Discount Tree Trimming & Removal.

Lot Clearing. Full Yard Landscaping. Fully Insured.

Call 612-390-0293 Dynamic Tree & Landscaping

FREE ESTIMATES Winter Discounts Senior Discounts Senior Discounts

763-219-7796 Great Service • Affordable Prices Serving the Entire Metro Area

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Powerwashing

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www.arbor-tech.com

2490

Plymouth, MN

Powerwashing

Credit Cards Accepted

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Your Affordable Tree Care Specialist!!

• Tree Trimming • Storm Cleanup • Tree Removal • Land Clearing • Stump Removal • And Much More...

Limited Offer Triple Glass for the Price of Double Glass

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Fully insured.

Certified Arborists

Arbor Tech Tree & Landscape, Inc.

Lic. #20626700

Right Way PAINTING

Tree Service

$0 For Estimate Timberline Tree & Landscape.

Spring Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large Trees & Stumps CHEAP

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2490

2620

Call 612-860-5327

Family Owned & Operated Since 1949

2490

Stump Removal

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WINDOWS/SIDING

Powerwashing

2600

TOP QUALITY ROOFING FOR LESS $$$$ Two Teacher Construction Re-Roofing - Tearoffs.

Large crew done in a day!

Immaculate clean-ups Ins Lic # 20073200 Ref's

ROOFING • SIDING • WINDOWS • EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE • Hardiplank® Siding • QUICK RESPONSE TIME • HAIL DAMAGE 763-550-0043 • FREE INSPECTIONS 952-476-7601 • STATE LIC# 6793 • ESTABLISHED IN 1984 651-221-2600 www.GatesGeneralContractors.com

(651) 644-6900 (952) 920-8888

612-210-5267 952-443-9957

RAINBOW ROOFING

Quality Work @ Reas. Rates .

Siding & Windows LIFE TIME GUAR. Ins/ Lic. BBB

A Fresh Look, Inc.

Tear-offs & New Construction Siding & Gutters Over 17 yrs exp. Free est.

Rodney Oldenburg

www.rooftodeck.com Code #78

RC EXTERIORS

Painting

Interior/Exterior Painting by the Pros Bonded & Insured Free Est. • Senior Discounts

Guaranteed Results.

2510

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

Why Wait Roofing LLC

Professional and Prompt

Roofs-Soffit-Fascia-GuttersLic#20172580 763-754-2501

Since 1978

2510

DECK CLEANING & STAINING

Re-roofs Tear-offs BBB Free Est. MC/Visa No Subcontractors Used.

Lic/Ins. 952-891-8586

CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING

Danielsonhomeservices.com

Topcoat Painting Free est. Ins. Wall, ceiling, & text. repair. 612-508-2542.

Powerwashing

2490

S

Paint Drywall Lic 20444019 Ron 612-720-6525

3 Rooms $175. Paper rem Enamel Refs avail. 952-201-1577

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

FREE ESTIMATE

Bell Professional Painting 20 yrs serving SW Ext Ptg Best Prices 952-949-0444

DAVE'S PAINTING and WALLPAPERING Int/Ext • Free Est • 23 Yrs Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins Visa/MC BBB 952-469-6800

Powerwashing

Right Way Painting

A German Craftsman

Paint, Plaster, papering 30yrs quality work, Ref's Seasonal Rates. Reliable roosterpainting.com Est. Int/Ext 952-484-4867

*A1 CEILING & WALLS* Expert Texturing-Ptg -Water Damage Reas. Prices-Senior Disc. *Free Est. 612-927-5532*

An Honest Plumber

763-792-2999 Geno's Sewer & Drain

A RENEW PLUMBING •Drain Cleaning •Repairs •Remodeling •Lic# 004914PM Bond/Ins 952-884-9495

Plumbing

2470

Special $89/with ad!

H20 Damage – Plaster Repair

Painting

Ext/Int Painting Reasonable Rates FREE Est. EARL 952-944-7983

NEW LAWN CUSTOMERS MATT’S TLC

Moving, Storage & Shipping

Plumbing

*A One Man Company* Toilets, Faucets, Sm jobs Steve 763-497-2280 Lic#4040

DAVE'S Painting Int/Ext

2380

2470

Commercial and residential pressure washing Decks strip & seal, roof washing, house washing, concrete cleaning and staining. Full exterior washing.

Our job is to make you look good!

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In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

2620

Tree Service

Will Beat Anybody's Price!

NEW HORIZONS TREE & LANDSCAPING

BLUE SKIES Window Cleaning 14 Yrs Exp Free Est. Insured

952-467-2447 Luke

BIG TREES & STUMPS CHEAP!!

Window Cleaning

Fully Licensed & Insured “We take pride in our work”

612-203-4309 20% Discount Tree & Stump Removal Call 952-881-2122

CHIP & CLIP BUCKTHORN SPECIALIST Tree Trimming & Removals Chip & Haul Any Brush Or Tree Material.

Best Rates.

Chipper Always Available

612-827-7980 A Good Job!!

15 yrs exp.

Thomas Tree Service Immaculate Clean-up!

Tree Removal/Trimming Lot Clearing Free Estimates 952-440-6104

AJ's Tree Service LLC Trimming & Removal Free Estimates & Insured

612-275-2574 Forget The Rest Call The Best!! www.vincestree.com Full Tree & Landscape Services.

Serving The Entire Metro Area. Call 763-954-1063

Parkway Tree Service Quality Work At Affordable Prices!

Trimming/Removal & Stump Removal. Lic/Ins. Free Ests Leo 612-210-0381/952-933-1458 TREE REMOVAL/TRIMMING Shrub Pruning Free Ests Lic'd / Ins'd / 20 Yrs Exp. 952-922-7543 / 763-535-7512

2630

Upholstery & Slipcovers

Affordable Custom Uphols Upholstery – Slipcovers Visa/MC Jan 612-824-7376

3506

Bloomington

Window Cleaning

2660

612-529-4444

3000

Merchandise Antiques

3010

BARN SALE Friday, May 13 (8-5) Saturday, May 14 (9-5) 13630 Yale Ave, Hamburg (45 mins. W of TC, 212 West thru Norwood, left on 5 & 25)

Watch for signs!

Antiqs, primitives, lawn & garden, furn., sporting goods

Building Supplies

3060

LUMBER: Approx. 8,000 bd. ft., misc. dimensions, 8', 10', 12' lengths. Call for details & price 763-561-2494

Cemetery Lots

3090

Bloomington Cemetery 2 plots, $1,000 each.

651-762-3727 Burial Plot Avail in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.

(Garden of the Apostles).

Valued at $2625 will sell for $1400. (715) 839-7570 Glen Haven: 2 plots, 2 vaults w/companion headstone. Value $8,990. Asking $6,500/BO. 218-828-3608

3110

Collectibles & Art

Special Norman Rockwell Collection 12 Mother's Day plates ('82-'93) w/certif. $170 763-537-4474

3506

Bloomington

39th Annual Jefferson Band

Garage Sale

3130

Estate Sales

EAGAN 1519 Lakeview Curve Friday, 5/6 (8-4) Saturday, 5/7 (8-3) Nice assortment of usable HH items! Mid-century Teak DR table, 4 Danish style DR chairs, occas. chairs, tables, lamps. Glass, including Rose Point, China with Chocolate set, Red Wing, kitchen. Basement treasures! Many hand & power tools, 8” table saw, vintage tool boxes, Antique croquet set, icebox w/wonderful hardware! Storage cabinets, garage/yard items, snowblower.

Augsburg College Associates

ESTATE/MOVING SALE 5/6 & 7, something for everyone, 9931 Harriett Ave

3160

Furnishings

Bikes • clothes • toys • furniture tools • sporting goods • books electronic items • collectibles, more!

Huge Sale! Mount Hope Lutheran Church

5/5 (8-8); 5/6 (9-4) School desks & Chairs, Cribs, HH, Piano's, Misc.

3601 West Old Shakopee stamp collection, more.

May 6-7, 8-5. 1601 W 86th St.

3524

Eden Prairie

Annual Garage Sale Eden Prairie United Methodist Church 5/4 (5-8) Preview - $5 Adm 5/5 (8:30-7:00); 5/6-7 (8:30-12) $4 Bag sale – Saturday only

Hwy 169 to Valley View, W to Wahsington, left on Washington

Beef Quarters for sale ¼ front ¼ back, steaks & burger. Very well fed & raised. Freezer packed. $1.50 lb hanging weight.

Delivery Extra612-987-1044

3270

Misc.

Wanted

Buying Old Trains & Toys

STEVE'S TRAIN CITY

952-933-0200 Polaris Snowmobile & ATV's. Non-working only.

Will pick-up, will pay cash! Call 612-987-1044 WANTED for Low Income Store: clean, used footwear, hunting/fishing gear, tools, canoes, small boats. Free, prompt pickup. 612-859-9615

3500

3506

Garage Sales this week Bloomington

2 Big Sales! 5/4-7 Bikes, toys, baby/kids, furn, gear, HH, Coke-cola collectibles.

98th & 100 th St. - 10th Ave So.

BLOOMINGTON Citywide Garage Sales

May 19 - 20 - 21

Garage / Sample Sale Boat & RV Accessories & Misc.

3526

Excelsior

Excelsior United Methodist Church Gigantic Spring Sale Thurs, May 5 (5-8pm) $3 Admission-Thurs. only

Fri, May 6 (2pm-7pm) Sat, May 7 (9am-Noon) BAG SALE - $3/Bag Food Avail - All Days For info: 952-474-5471

3531

Golden Valley

Estate Sale! 2300 Vale Crest Rd. 5/6-7 (9-5) Items from home of 50 yrs. Cash.

3539

Hopkins

Rummage Sale ST JOSEPH'S CHURCH 13 th & Mainstreet Thurs, 5/5 9:30 am - 8 pm Fri, 5/6 9:30 am - 5 pm Sat, 5/7 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Low Prices - No Junk!

SAT, MAY 7 $1/Bag soft goods or 1/2 Price!

3545

Long Lake

RUMMAGE SALE

$27 Registration Fee w/sign $22 Registration Fee no sign

Calvin Presbyterian Church

Deadline May 11 For info 952-831-3798

Th, May 5 (9a-7p)- ½price (5-7p) Fri, May 6 (9a-1p) - $3/bag

10276 Scarborough Rd. Christ the King Lutheran Children/Maternity FUNDRAISER SALE Fri, 5/6 (10-7); Sat, 5/7 (8-4) Cloz, toys, books, equipment, furniture, and maternity

8600 Fremont Ave. So. Huge variety! Something for all ages! 5/4-6 (8-5) cash only. 10232 4th Ave. South

Minnetonka

Rummage Sale

177 Glendale Dr.

3547

Maple Grove

Estate Sale Enormous amt. of jewelry! 5/6 (8:3-5:30); 5/7 (8:30-4) 13749 85th Pl. N. www.willmatthill.com

Multi-Family: 5/4 (3-7); 5/5 (9-4); 5/6 (9-2). Cty Rd 30 to Troy Ln to 98th Place

3554

Minnetonka

3571

Rosemount

May 5-8 (9-4) Roxy & DC

Oak Knoll Lutheran Church clothing, antiqs, HH & gar-

600 Hopkins Crossroad

den. 15574 Cornell Trail

Wed, 5/4 Preview 6-9pm $5 Adm; Thurs, 5/5 (8am-7pm) Fri, 5/6 (8am-3pm) - Bag day $6 per bag Park in West Lot

3574

Two Family May 4, 5, 6th 8-5

hh crafts jewelry cash only 2240/53 Wildwood Cir

3560

New Brighton

CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN CHURCH

1900 7th St. NW

Good Things To Eat

3210

3554

Sale! Antiques, tinker toys

Thursday & Friday, May 5 and 6 (7 am-6 pm) 7550 Washington Ave S.

Estate/Moving 5/5 – 5/7 Furn., Florals, des cloz, +

www.jeffersonbands.org

8300 Sheridan Ave. So.

www.bedsmn.com Jen 612-424-3419

$2 Admission

4001 West 102nd Street, Bloomington

Garden Club Plant Sale Come early for best selection!

Thurs 5/12 (8-6); Fri 5/13 (8-3) Patio pots, hanging baskets, annuals & some vegetables

15050 Scenic Heights Rd

9am - 4pm Bloomington Jefferson High School

Bloomington

BED: Queen/King mattress set, 12” thick, Euro-pillow top, new in plastic. MSRP $799; sell for $350. Can deliv.

Estate Sale: 5/5-7 (8-5) Everything must go! Stain Glass, Jewelry, Furn, Clothing, Kitchen Items, Tools, HH, Much Misc!

9200 Collegeview Circle

Saturday, May 7, 2011

3506

Huge! 250 + Families!

Presale $3 Adm 5/4 (6:30-8:30); May 5 (9-9); May 6 (9-7); May 7 (9-2:30); & Car wash (9-?). “Leaf” Bag Sale (1-2:30) $5. Accepting Donations: beginning Sunday, May 1st

3565

Plymouth

Shakopee

Huge Sale. Baby thru adults. Clothes, tools, creative memories, party lite, stampin up. 5/5 – 5/6; 8-4.

5/7; 8-1. 7324 Berkshire Circle, near Walmart

3579

Spring Lake Park

Moving Sale: 5/6-8 (8-4), Pwr Tools, Riding lawnmower, HH, Furn, Antqs, Large Emmitt Kelly & Emmitt Kelly Jr. clown collection and much more!

8078 Hayes Street NE

3583

St. Louis Park

Huge Annual Garage/Bake Sale

West Lutheran High Schl 3350 Harbor Lane N. (55447)

763-509-9378 Pre-Sale: Friday, May 6 (1 -8pm) $2 Adm. per Family Sale: Saturday, May 7 (7am-4pm) No Entry Fee Lots of household & kitchen items, furniture.

5/4-6 (7-6) 14237 43rd Ave N Plymouth Thur. 5/5 – 5/7 (9-5) Camping, Decoys, HH 2130 Queensland Lane Peace Lutheran Rummage Sale Hwy 101 & Medina Rd Thurs & Fri, May 5-6 (8-6); Sat, May 7 (8-12) All proceeds go to charity

3567

Richfield

Estate/Moving Fri, 5/6, Sat, 5/7 (8-5) Furn., yard, collectibles/antiqs, glassware, crockery. Great stuff! 6741 Thomas Ave UM Church of Peace Huge Sale! 5/5-6 (9-5); 5/7 (9-1) 6345 Xerxes Ave. So.

3568

Robbinsdale

ESTATE SALE! Furn., HH, cloz, garage, misc., 5/7 (9-4) 3706 43rd Ave N

Benilde-St.Margaret's Saturday, May 7 Early Bird Sale 8am - 9am $4 Admission FREE admit from 9am - 2:30pm

Huge! High quality/great priced clothing, furn., toys, HH items, electronics, sporting goods, books, more! $5 Bag Sale 1:30-2:30pm Haben Center 2501 Hwy 100

Elmwood NeighborhoodSale Sat 5/7, 9a-3p – W of Hwy 100, N of Excelsior Blvd, S of Hwy 7. Furn, toys, baby, tools, HH, art, music & more

Multi-Family 5/5-7 (9-?)

Furn., records, HH, more 3301 & 3309 Sumter Ave. S.

Wayzata

3608

35th Annual Plant Sale May 5 & 6 (9-7); May 7 (9-3) Hang baskets, annuals, shrubs, perennials, vegetables, herbs

St Edward's Church 865 Ferndale Rd. North 952-473-2262

3600

3603

Garage Sales next week

Thurs (8-4), Fri & Sat (7-5) Sun (7-12) 8332 Northern Dr

Apple Valley

(10am-4pm). Toys, games, books, sports. AV Community Center 14603 Hayes Rd.

Sale: Fri & Sat 5/13 & 14 (9-4) LOTS ON SALE! 12707 Durham Way

Bloomington

8th Annual Relay for Life Sale All Proceeds to American Cancer Society. Thurs & Fri 5/12-13 (8-5); Sat, 5/14 (8-3) 8717 Beard Rd (Located in Shepherd Hills)

Estate/Garage Sale! Lots of Antiques, collectibles, housewares. Thurs May 12

Be your own Boss!

Businesses for sale in Class 9010!

3624

Eden Prairie

13th Annual Preserve Garage Sale Sat, May 14 (8:30am - 4pm) 50+ Garages Open!

Free maps available beg.

May 10 th at Preserve Center 11221 Anderson Lakes Pkwy.

HUGE Benefit Sale

Eden Prairie 952-941-8400

BeFriender Ministry Thurs & Fri, May 12-13 (8-5)

10204 Nesbitt Ave South Huge Multi-Family Sale 5/12-14 (8:30-5). Local baseball team mission trip fund raiser. Furn., antiqs, bikes, toys, HH, Thomas train table & trains, DVDs, VHS, CDs, Play station 2 & Game Cube games, Play kitchen with foods, Kids cloz.

2174 E. Old Shakopee Rd.

Multi Fam Sale: 5/13 (8-5) & 5/14 (8-12). Furn, tools, dolls. 8621 Columbus Ave S

SUMMIT HILL HUGE SALE ST. JOHN'S EPIS. CHURCH Portland Avenue & 60 Kent St Sat., May 7 (9:00am-1:00pm) BAG SALE Mon., 5/9 (9-11am)

MULTI FAMILY SALE Fri 5/13 (9-7) Sat 5/14 (8-4) 7916 35th Avenue North

& 13. 8-4. 11101 Xylon Av S

(2 blks E of Hwy 77-Cedar Ave)

St. Paul

May 12-14 (8-6) Plus size cloz 1 to 5X, HH, antq, collectibles, art glass, misc.

5517 Welcome Ave N

Yard Sale-Rain or Shine!

Friday, May 13 (9am - 4pm) Crystal Care Center 3245 Vera Cruz Ave. North

3700 Alabama Ave. So. Pre-Sale - 5/4,Wed 12-6pm Admission $3; Sale - 5/5-6 Th-Fri 9-6pm; Bag Sale - 5/7 Sat 8-12pm

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Crystal

Fundraiser/Garage 5/12-15

Kids Sale - Sat., May 14

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Brooklyn Park

N'brhd Sale 5/13-14, 8-5 Something for all! HH, furn, clothes & collectibles.

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St Louis Park Union Church

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Fridley

40+FAMILY BLOCK SALE Sat 5/14 (8-4) N. of Mississippi St, East of University Ave. Incls. estate/church/moving

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New Hope

5/12-14 (9-5) Fabrics,2 quilt machine/frame, misc. 8100 Del Dr

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Plymouth

Youth Group Fundraiser

HUGE GARAGE SALE! 5/13 (8-4); 5/14 (8-1)

HH, cloz, toys, small applcs.

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Brooklyn Center

Multi Fam sale: 5/12-14 (84). Furn, kids items, HH, Misc, 5913 Pearson Drive

Huge Church Sale 5/18-19 (8-6); 5/20 (8-12) Messiah Methodist Church 17805 County Rd. 6

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The Wilds N'brhd Sales 90+ Homes Sat, 5/14 (8-3) Food sales-proceeds to charity

SE corner of CR 42 & CR 83

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Richfield

Blessed Trinity School Rummage / Bake Sale 5/11 - Presale $1 Adm (5-8p); 5/12 (8a-5p); 5/13 (1-6p); 5/14 (8a-12p) - $5 Bag Day 6720 Nicollet Av. S. (Gym)

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Robbinsdale

5 Family. 3840 Crystal lake Blvd. Th-Sat. 5/12-14.

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Victoria City Wide Garage Sales Fri, 5/13 (5-9); Sat, 5/14 (8-2) Businesses participating.

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Electrician- Industrial GAF Materials Corporation, American's largest manufacturer of building products, has an immediate opening for an Electrician in our Minneapolis manufacturing facility.

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Digi-Key Corporation, located in Thief River Falls, MN, is a rapidly growing global distributor of electronic components, with sales exceeding $1.5 billion annually. We have over 2,400 employees and offer world-class career opportunities, competitive compensation, an outstanding benefits program, and a comfortable, friendly work environment. Share in our success and make Digi-Key part of your future!

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BRENNA MURRAY Senior Brenna Murray was recently named a 2011 Senior Achiever for Academic Excellence and is a member of National Honor Society. She is a Peer Connector who assists students of different learning abilities. Brenna is an All-State Skier and Soccer player and named AllConference in Lacrosse. She volunteers at Loaves and Fishes.

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Friendship Village of Bloomington, a continuing care retirement community, has an opening for a full-time maintenance worker MondayFriday from 7:00am3:30pm. Will perform work order repairs and routine We are seeking a motivat- preventative mainteed self-starting Lead Pro- nance. Minimum of three duction Operator that will years general mainteprovide leadership, work nance work and a Special direction, & training of fel- Boilers License required. low production team members. Provide leadership & Call (952) 830-9639 to coaching to production schedule an interview. team members by identifying areas of improvement & offering input on performance for all team members. Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 yrs experience in leading or supervising in a pro- Friendship Village of duction environment, Bloomington strong professional com8100 Highwood Drive munication skills, coachBloomington ing & fostering a team enE.O.E. vironment. A High school diploma or equivalent is required with 1- 2 yrs experience in an Electro/ Network Manager Mechanical assembly en- Suburban Radiologic Convironment is preferred. sultants has a great fullHand soldering experi- time opportunity for a ence in a through-hole en- Network Manager. This vironment a must! Abili- individual will be responty to read & understand sible for the operation and work instructions & sim- administration of the comple assembly prints. Must pany's internal networks, have basic PC skills in servers, email and netWindows based software. work security systems.

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