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District IDs $3M in cuts; elementary Spanish axed Community forum on budget planned for April 18, 20

Scott Neal presents 10 areas for change in recent video address to city staff

BY KATIE MINTZ • SUN NEWSPAPERS

and Cornelia elementary schools this year.

Young Scholars will expand to all Edina School District elementary schools next year with the exception of Normandale French Immersion.

District officials hope the program will prepare bright students from populations typically underrepresented in its

The Edina School District took a step toward potentially deep budget cuts for the 2011-2012 school year Monday, April 11.

To meet a state deadline for lay-off notices, the Edina School Board voted preliminarily to eliminate the elementary Spanish program and increase class sizes at the middle- and high-school levels.

The items are among $3 million in cuts identified by district officials to meet a projected funding shortfall of up to $9 million over the next three years. The decisions will be finalized in coming months.

“Nobody feels good about the fact that we need to make adjustments in our programs, or that we’re reducing options for students or that we’re impacting staff,” Supt. Ric Dressen said. “All of these reductions are hard and

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Edina city manager unveils ‘Big Ideas’

When Edina hired Scott Neal last fall, it got a city manager that could moonlight as a late night host.

Neal recently delivered his own top 10 list from behind the dais in Council Chambers. The 12-minute monologue includes 10 proposals to improve and enhance city government.

The “Big Ideas Tour: Action Plan” video has Scott Neal reached more than 500 views since being uploaded mid-March to Edina Channel 16’s YouTube account. It is also available on the city’s website, cityofedina.com.

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Kindergartners Julia Kim (right) and Sydney Dorvil (left) work on addition problems using coins during a Young Scholars session Tuesday morning, April 5, at Concord Elementary School. The new program helps minority, English Language Learner and low-income students develop skills to access Gifted Education Services, where the populations are currently underrepresented. (Photo by Katie Mintz • Sun Newspapers)

Edina launches Young Scholars program Young Scholars to expand to five Edina schools next year

BY KATIE MINTZ • SUN NEWSPAPERS Kindergartner Sydney Dorvil wasn’t satisfied with problem No. 6.

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Council mulls meeting changes New agenda will be up for approval at April 19 meeting

BY KATIE MINTZ • SUN NEWSPAPERS The Edina City Council agenda was on the agenda at its latest meeting, Tuesday, April 5.

City Manager Scott Neal proposed reconfiguring the order in which certain items are presented at the twice-monthly meetings.

“I have sat in on hundreds and hundreds of council meetings in my career,” said Neal, who joined the city in November with 22 years experience.

“There’s a lot of ways to make a council meeting work.”

His plan, first mentioned to the Council in March, would move most routine actions – like Council roll call and approval of minutes – to the beginning of the meeting before the Council progresses to more important and lengthy matters like public hearings and presentations.

The City Council, member Ann Swenson absent, directed staff to bring back an official resolution accepting

most of the suggestions at its next meeting Tuesday, April 19.

Council members, however, roundly rejected Neal’s recommendation that the community comment portion for resident concerns and ideas be moved to a 30-minute time slot immediately before the meeting. Currently, the public is invited to speak on any issue not otherwise on the agenda near the end of the meeting.

Following Neal’s first mention of the changes in March, several residents wrote letters to the Council with concern that moving the remarks off camera before the meeting was a way to squelch citizen voices. Edina City Council meetings are broadcast on Edina Community Channel 16 and streamed on the city website, cityofedina.com.

Neal said he made the proposal as a way to garner more comment, not less.

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FROM PREVIOUS PAGE camera. Also, he said, residents are now asked to sit through a few hours of Council discussion in order to finally speak just three minutes.

Councilmember Joni Bennett analyzed the number of speakers during community comment over the past four years and found the majority of meetings – 55 percent – had none. She said no less or no more comment was given before 2003, when meetings were first videotaped.

Bennett said she sees community comment as an important avenue for residents to bring information to the City Council. She said she strongly supported keeping it “in the meeting on camera,” but moving it closer to the beginning.

Mayor Jim Hovland said since he’s been on the council he’s seen “everincreasing transparency,” and wants to continue that trend. He also supported keeping community comment on camera.

“The [messages are] important for not only us but for the other people in the community that might be watching this on the television,” he said.

Councilmember Josh Sprague agreed.

“There’s some mistrust in the relationship between City Hall and the pub-

lic,” he said, adding the city must do what it can to support transparency even if it means less efficiency.

Neal said he supported the Council’s wish to keep that portion of the agenda on camera. The Council directed it now appear immediately after the call to order, roll call, approval of agenda, adoption of consent items and special recognitions.

Other changes OK’d by the Council include lumping all consent items – generally routine matters like bid awards and minor change orders acted on in one motion – at the beginning of the meeting so staff members can be cleared to leave. They are now acted on in one motion but spread throughout the agenda, so any that are pulled for further discussion must wait.

Edina Housing and Redevelopment Authority matters will also be moved from the very beginning of the meeting to the end since it seldom has any business to discuss.

The Council also considered adding the Pledge of Allegiance to the beginning of the meeting for an element of formality at Neal’s suggestion, but declined. Many other cities begin their meetings this way. Sprague said he’d like to see a local statement of purpose instead to be read aloud by Council members on a rotating basis.

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Microsoft opens high-tech office in Edina Company will relocate regional office from Bloomington this fall

BY KATIE MINTZ • SUN NEWSPAPERS The top floor of one Edina office building can now store enough data to host the entire iTunes – or Zune – library.

The high-tech facility in Centennial Lakes Office Park, 3601 W. 76th St., however, serves a basic purpose.

“Our goals are real simple,” said Don Leeke, Microsoft general manager for the seven-state north central district, during an opening event for the Microsoft Technology Center Tuesday, April 5.

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tom IT solutions in areas ranging from cloud computing to data sorting using its own and partner technologies.

“It’s a purpose-built facility,” said Tim Floyd, director of the 16,815-squarefoot center, which officially opened about five weeks ago. “Every room we have is purpose-built for what we do.”

It all starts in the “Envisioning Center,” or what he calls the “light bulb room.” In the sleek lab with theater seating, Microsoft shows it customers simulated work environments.

“It really gets them thinking about how they can use software better,” he said.

Then it’s on to a briefing room where they work with the customer to closely understand their goals. Detailed implementation measures are hashed out in multi-day or week architect design sessions, where a specific plan of action is created.

In four proof-of-concept labs, actual technology solutions are built and tested. Each may need a dozen web servers and large amounts of storage, all powered in the “Solutions Data Center,” what’s considered the heart of the facility.

Over 21 miles of data cables connect with massive computers and servers in the glass-enclosed room. Microsoft partners like Dell, Hewlett-Packard, EMC and Polycom have invested more than $5.5 million in hardware.

Floyd said the data center holds some of the newest equipment on the market, including partner APC’s first-ever overrack cooling system. The boxes atop each machine contain and then cool hot air they generate, keeping the data center at room temperature. Typically, he said, an entire data center would be cooled like a giant refrigerator.

Microsoft currently operates 23 tech-

nology centers worldwide, including 11 in the U.S. Floyd said all of the centers are connected by network, enabling technology sharing and cross-country and around the globe work for customers with multiple locations, from Edina to Paris.

At the end, the customer leaves with a detailed process for implementation.

The Microsoft Technology Center also has a training room with 24 workstations to familiarize employees with the new system. Floyd said Microsoft’s technology partners can help deploy the plan on-site.

“The customers like it because it’s efficient,” said Floyd, an 18-year employee at Microsoft’s regional office in Bloomington.

They’re also fans of the center’s lounge area, he said, complete with Xbox Kinect, and its device bar with all the newest laptops, tablet PCs and smartphones for perusal.

Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon, who toured the facility Tuesday, said it is vital for Minnesotans to have access to the latest technology to compete in an increasingly global economy. She said the center helps strengthen the local business environment and grow technology jobs.

“If you want to experience new technology that would give you a competitive edge, then come here,” Prettner Solon said.

Floyd said the Microsoft Technology Center added 10 full-time employees, bringing the company’s total in the state to about 300.

Microsoft will relocate the approximately 250 employees from its Bloomington regional office to the Edina building this fall. The company also opened a retail store at the Mall of America in Bloomington last year.

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CITY NEWS

Valley View presents ‘Bugsy Malone Jr.’

Bullying forum April 26 The Edina Human Rights & Relations Commission and several community organizations will host “Reflections on Bullying� Tuesday evening, April 26, at Edina High School, 6754 Valley View Road.

The anti-bullying forum will begin 6 p.m. with a public exhibition and display outside the Fick Auditorium. Original reflections in the form of videos, artwork, essays, poetry, music, rap, oral histories and photography are being accepted through Monday, April 18, for the display. Also being accepted are “EdinaSecrets,� anonymous reflections submitted via postcard. Postcards can be mailed to Edina City Hall or left in collection boxes around the community.

A screening of the short film “Bullied� will begin at 7 p.m. “Bullied� was produced by the Southern Poverty Law Center to tell the story of Jamie Nobozny, a high school student in Wisconsin who was a victim of school bullying. At 8 p.m., a panel of experts from around the community will lead a forum on “Making the World a Place Where Bullying Doesn’t Happen.� Liz Collin of WCCO will moderate.

The forum is co-sponsored by Connecting With Kids, Edina Community Foundation, Edina Chamber of Commerce, Edina High School Gay Straight Alliance and Edina Resource Center.

Info: CityofEdina.com/HumanRights.

Valley View Middle School’s spring musical “Bugsy Malone Jr.,� will feature the exploits of gangsters Fat Sam, played by Alex Kaufman (center left), and Dandy Dan, played by Max Kile (center right), and their entourage. More than 150 students are involved in the cast and crew of the show based loosely on the lives of gangsters like Al Capone and Bugs Moran in the 1920s and 1930s. Performances are 7 p.m.

April 14, 15, and 16, with a matinee 1 p.m. April 16, at the Edina Performing Arts Center, 6754 Valley View Road. Reserved tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors. General admission tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students and seniors. Purchase tickets online at edina.k12.mn.us/valleyview or at the box office beginning 6 p.m. on show nights. (Submitted photo)

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How not to lose your mind when adult child moves home They’re back! Your adult children who left years ago to go to college, get married or just break out on their own want to move back in with you. Now what?

One expense many parents did not plan on is the cost of their adult children moving back home. When adult children do move back, it is vital that parents do not change their financial plans to accommodate their children living at home. You may be tempted to modify your lifestyle or postpone your retirement, but this can be damaging to you as well as your adult children.

Here are some tips on how to make this venture successKAREN ful for everyone involved: ECKSTROM • Initiate a serious discusEdina Comfort Care Life sion. It’s important to do this Coaching and Counseling early on to ensure that you and Clinic director your children have the same expectations about the living arrangement. Define why your child has decided to move back in.

• Set clear expectations. Talk about your child’s obligations regarding expenses and household chores. Discuss whether she or he can have dates over for dinner or to spend the night. If your child plans on spending a night out, should they have to call home first? By setting and enforcing expectations, this reinforces the child’s skills needed to remain independent.

• Set a time limit. If your ultimate goal for your child is independence, set a limit for how long she or he can live in your house. You can adjust the deadline later if desired. Experts say it’s best for everyone to be on the same page in order to avoid the resentment that might arise from vastly disparate assumptions.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Voter ID needed To the editor: Here’s why I think you should support legislation requiring voters to show photo identification (HF210 and SF509): When I voted in the Norm Coleman versus Al Franken election in November 2008, I went to the voter registration table and pointed to my name and said, “I’m here to vote.”

The lady said, “Are you Michael DeMoss?” and I responded, “Yes.” She then asked me to

sign on the line next to my name and she gave me my ballot. I then asked her, “How do you know I am Michael DeMoss? And what would you do if someone had already signed in as Michael DeMoss earlier today?” She looked at me with a puzzled look and said, “I don’t know.”

That is an invitation to voter fraud. We need voter ID. Michael DeMoss Edina LETTERS: TO NEXT PAGE

A confession from a former one-time bully Edina ‘Reflections on Bullying’ event set “Your hair looks dumb,” I scrawled on a piece of paper.

With my friends urging me on, I folded up the note and stealthily dropped it on her lunch tray when she wasn’t looking. After she finished eating, I watched her empty the tray into the trash and pick up the note. She opened it, turned it right sideup and starting crying.

Instantly, I felt terrible for what I did, and not just because those same friends who had been giggling in anticipation of her reaction were now telling me how mean I’d been. The girl’s hair was actually quite lovely. It was long and thick with wavy curls. She was shy and somewhat quiet, and I knew she wanted to join my group of friends. I didn’t care one way or the other if she did, I just cared that she might upset the balance at the cafeteria lunch table – you know, too many people wanting to sit in a fixed amount of available space. When she tried to sit at our table, it meant that one of us would have to find another – in our minds, less desirable – place to eat lunch.

Regretting what I’d done, I apologized to her before the bell rang. Reeling from the hurtful words, it didn’t matter to her that the note was untrue and that my apology was sincere.

We never, to my recollection, spoke to each other again.

At the time, I doubt any of us thought I was bullying the girl, though of course I was. It was just a regular lunchtime in the eighth grade and we were a bit bored. We’d looked around to see whom we could get a reac-

HEATHER HAEN ANDERSON Connecting With Kids Edina executive director tion from and she popped into view.

Remembering how she reacted to the note and how I felt after I’d wronged her, I tried not to bully other classmates again.

I had no desire to become one of the mean girls who flung barbs at every passing student.

Several decades later, I know that at times I have probably been unkind more than I intended, but my hope is always to be better than I was that day.

Bullying has touched most everyone’s life at one time or another, either as the victim or the aggressor — or even as a bystander. From 6-9 p.m.

Tuesday, April 26, in Fick Auditorium at Edina High School, our community will have the chance to reflect upon bullying and to discuss ways to lessen the impact it has in our lives.

Called “Reflections on Bullying: Making the World a Better Place Where Bullying Doesn’t Happen,” the event will include an exhibit of submissions by community members, a showing of the film “Bullied,” and a post-movie dialogue led by a panel of local experts. Admission is free, though RSVPs are requested.

For more information about this and other community events, please visit the Connecting With Kids website, ConnectingWithKidsEdina.org.

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FROM PREVIOUS PAGE FROM PREVIOUS PAGE • Charge rent. For some parents, the mere mention of charging rent to a family member draws an incredulous reaction: “Are you serious? But I’d do anything for my kids!” But for other parents charging rent, even a minimal amount, helps prepare the boomerang child for living independently and helps parents keep up with home finances.

• Keep promises. If parents and adult children hold to their agreements and continue to respect one another, they won’t encounter many problems. Resentment can arise when either parents or children are not doing what they’ve agreed upon. If things start to unravel, have a family meeting to discuss expectations and boundaries.

If a family meeting does not resolve the issues, a professional therapist may be helpful in getting the situation back on track.

In a minority of cases, adult children moving back in can make the relationship between the parents and child worse, particularly if the parents feel they’re being taken advantage of or they feel that the child is not showing any definite signs of moving out. However, in most cases, it’s a positive experience for parents and children.

Eckstrom, a licensed independent clinical social worker, is clinical director of Edina Comfort Care Life Coaching and Counseling Clinic and a member of Edina Professionals Serving Seniors. For more information about the group visit www.edinaseniornetwork.org or contact Nancy Vest at 612-272-9501.

State budget needs balanced approach To the editor: Local legislators recently held a budget briefing for citizens in Edina to discuss the omnibus finance bills passing out of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Over 50 people attended the event.

People certainly made their voices heard, and are deeply concerned about the negative impacts of these omnibus bills, with drastic cuts in virtually every area.

People are worried that Minnesota’s schools and universities will no longer deliver the great education that our children need. They’re concerned about deep cuts to nursing homes and other programs that help keep our seniors independent and in their homes, like Meals on Wheels and transit operations.

If this recession and subsequent slow recovery have taught us anything, it’s that we need a strong safety net.

Whether it’s the small business owner whose business goes under, or the 20year worker in a factory, anyone can lose their job out of no fault of their own, and when they stumble or fall down, they need to know that something reliable is there to help them pull themselves back up.

We all know that cuts have to be made, but they must be made responsi-

bly. Cuts alone will decimate our economy, cause job losses, drive up property taxes even further, and reduce services that people rely on every day. We need a balanced approach, and a responsible budget solution that protects the middle class, seniors and our children.

Rep. John Benson, DFL-43B Minnetonka

Looking for long-term, sound budgeting To the editor: I am writing to express my deep concern over the current GOP federal budget proposal.

Upon reading the proposal, I was immediately reminded of the famous line uttered by Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol.” He asked, “Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?”

As a certified financial advisor and an Edina Rotarian, I find the GOP’s current budget deeply disturbing fiscally, economically and morally.

Fiscally, as numerous studies, including Congressional Budget Office, have shown, the real problem lies with entitlement programs. Congress must focus on fair and equitable entitlement reform.

Economically, most economists agree that tax rebates to low- and moderateincome families have the greatest economic impact resulting in higher corporate revenue and earnings. These fami-

lies spend everything they have to consume while high-income families save most of their tax rebates. Extrapolation of this fact is that the more Republicans squeeze low- and moderate-income households, the more the economy slows, the more corporate earnings growth slows, and the more the investment environment suffers.

Morally and fiscally, the Center for Budget Policy and Priorities (www.cbpp.org/files/4-5-11bud2.pdf) makes a convincing argument of short sightedness of the current GOP budget proposal.

I urge Congressman Erik Paulsen to take a courageous stance. Go beyond party politics and polls. Please vote based on what is good for our country’s people and economy long-term. Please don’t saddle our children and grandchildren with debt. Please don’t take away their future economic prosperity by saddling them with our debt.

San Asato Edina

Edina High School band a hit in Beijing To the editor: I had the honor of accompanying the Edina High School Concert Band to Beijing, China, last week for a musical exchange and cultural visit. The experience was a remarkable one indeed, and I LETTERS: TO PAGE 9

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Edina City Council adopts business subsidy policy

BY KATIE MINTZ • SUN NEWSPAPERS In what could be a sign of coming development, the city of Edina is setting policies to guide public support for private companies.

The Edina City Council adopted a business subsidy policy Tuesday, April 5.

A tax increment finance policy was also tabled until the Tuesday, April 19, City Council meeting. The council is slated to discuss economic development proposals at a 5 p.m. pre-meeting work session that evening.

“We have interest in [tax increment financing] and we don’t have a policy in place,” said City Manager Scott Neal, adding he could not elaborate on potential proposals at the time.

Neal said it was also recently discovered Edina does not have a business subsidy policy. Minnesota law requires cities to have criteria for awarding business subsidies before making any public resources available.

He presented a proposed business subsidy policy based on a League of Minnesota Cities template that has been

adopted by a number of cities, often with modifications.

According to the policy, which was approved 4-0, Councilmember Ann Swenson absent, business subsidies are granted to encourage private investment that would not otherwise happen. The policy gives criteria to help the city determine the number of jobs and wage levels that should result from a business subsidy.

“It establishes the way we do business. It helps us be consistent,” said Councilmember Mary Brindle.

First, it states each proposal should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis looking at its “benefit to the community from all perspectives, including created or retained employment positions.”

If a particular project does not involve job creation, but is nonetheless worthy of support, it can be approved without any specific job or wage goals, as law allows.

In cases where retention of existing jobs is the goal, the recipient must “provide evidence that the loss of these jobs is probable.”

Language in the League template

stated the recipient must “reasonably demonstrate evidence that the loss of these jobs is imminent,” however Mayor Jim Hovland said he was concerned the language was too specific.

City Attorney Roger Knutson said some cities use guidelines that are even more onerous, often including salary guidelines. Council members agreed to the less-demanding option.

The policy also states that job and wage goals must be sensitive to economic conditions and the competitive environment in the recipient’s industry over which the recipient nor the city have control.

The city retains the right to approve subsidies that “vary from principles and criteria of this policy” since it is not possible to anticipate every type of project that could benefit the city.

Finally, for Edina, Neal added the requirement that a public hearing be held before any subsidy is approved.

“It might be just a good idea anyway,” said Neal.

The initially proposed policy for tax increment finance, or TIF, could be characterized as conservative, according to Neal.

It was tabled at the request of the city’s consultant on TIF to allow for some changes.

Tax increment financing uses the increased property taxes – or the increment above the old baseline – generated by new real estate development to pay for certain costs associated with the development.

In the last decade, Edina has used TIF to pay for parking ramp improvements at 50th and France, construct part of Centennial Lakes Park and raze a gas station, among other things.

Neal planned to suggest the Council allow only pay-as-you-go financing, which has the developer make the initial investment. The city then pays the developer back with its increment portion of property taxes only if the property actually begins to generate higher taxes.

The policy would also allow the city to recapture tax increment assistance if it was demonstrated that it was not actually needed, and requires the developer to pay for all costs association with forming the TIF agreement.

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BY KATIE MINTZ • SUN NEWSPAPERS A woman named to Hennepin County’s Top 10 Most Wanted List last month in connection with an identity theft in Edina has turned herself in.

Julie Marie Cahlaway, 31, surrendered herself to the Hennepin County Sheriff ’s Office Monday, March 21, said Lisa Kiava, public information officer with the Sheriff ’s Office.

Cahlaway was added to the Most Wanted List along with three others in early March

by Sheriff Rich Stanek. She was wanted on a warrant for allegedly racking up more than $10,000 in expenses, including a vacation to Grand Cayman Islands with lodging at the Ritz Carlton, on a credit card she opened in a co-worker’s name.

According to felony charges filed in Hennepin County District Court in February, Cahlaway obtained an Edina woman’s personal information when they were both employed at Scicom Data Services in Minnetonka. Using the victim’s name, birth date and Social Security number, she opened a Bank of America credit card in December 2009. The victim did not find out about the theft until contacted by a collection agency in August 2010. Other items charged to the card included attorney’s fees, dining, clothing and air travel.

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Bicyclists from all Edina elementary schools are encouraged to attend the free event to learn about and practice safe bicycling skills.

Participants should bring their bicycle and a helmet. The bike rodeo includes bike safety inspections and stations to practice biking skills.

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PUBLIC SAFETY Police report The following is a summary of selected incidents listed on the Edina Police Department weekly crime report March 28 to April 3: March 28 – A 22-year-old Hopkins man was arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia on the 6400 block of Highway 62 after the vehicle he was driving was stopped for a traffic violation.

Police received a report of suspicious transactions on a bank account from a resident on the 4500 block of 56th Street West.

The fraudulent use of a Social Security number was reported at the Edina Police Station, 4801 W. 50th St. A 58-year-old Minneapolis man was arrested for driving on a cancelled license on the 3500 block of 66th Street West after the vehicle he was driving was stopped for a traffic violation.

March 29 – An unidentified person attempted to cash a forged check at TCF Bank, 3330 66th St. W. A 44-year-old Edina woman was arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia on the 5800 block of Wooddale Avenue after officers responded to the report of a disturbance.

March 30 – A verbal domestic dispute was reported on the 6400 block of York Avenue South.

Harassing communications were reported on the 8000 block of 78th Street West. The victim reported a former client was calling and harassing him.

A briefcase and contents valued at $1,108 were reported stolen from a vehicle on the 4100 block of 76th Street West. A window had been left partially open.

A 28-year-old Chicago woman was arrested for theft at Southdale Center after Macy’s employees observed her

leave the store with a purse and jewelry valued at $103.

April 1 – A burglary was reported on the 5200 block of Kelsey Terrace.

Officers responded to a residential alarm and found that the residence had been burglarized. The loss was undetermined.

April 2 – A verbal domestic dispute was reported on the 7100 block of Tralee Drive.

A 28-year-old Redwood Falls man was arrested for DWI on southbound Highway 100 at 70th Street after the vehicle he was driving was stopped for a traffic violation.

A 46-year-old Minneapolis woman was arrested for theft at Cub Foods, 6775 York Ave. S., after employees observed her leave the store with merchandise valued at $99.

A wallet and contents valued at $162 were reported stolen at Old Navy, 7595 France Ave. S. The victim reported she put her wallet on the counter when paying and it was taken.

A 19-year-old Lakeville man was arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia on the 7000 block of France Avenue South after the vehicle he was driving was stopped for a traffic violation.

An 18-year-old Janesville woman who was a passenger in the vehicle was also arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.

April 3 – A 37-year-old Crystal man was arrested for DWI and fleeing police at the intersection of Viking Drive and Normandale Road after officers responded to the report of an intoxicated driver.

A burglary was reported on the 6100 block of Jeffery Lane. A bicycle valued at $570 was reported stolen from the garage.

Property damage was reported on the 4400 block of Parklawn Court. An unknown person smashed the window on a vehicle.

Fire report The Edina Fire Department responded to the following incidents March 28 to April 3: March 28 – There were four responses by paramedic firefighters for Emergency Medical Service and two investigations of false fire alarms.

March 29 – The smell of smoke was reported on the 3200 block of Southdale Circle. Edina Police arrived and found smoke coming from a recreational fire.

Edina fire units were cancelled en route.

There were 10 incidents requiring EMS. March 30 – An engine crew and ambulance responded to a vehicle crash on Highway 62 at Gleason Road. There were no injuries.

An electrical burning smell was reported on the 4600 block of Oak Drive.

Firefighters did not observe an odor. The fire alarm system was found to be in “trouble mode” and firefighters advised service of the system.

There were five EMS incidents and one false fire alarm.

March 31 – A carbon monoxide

alarm malfunction was investigated on the 700 block of Coventry Lane.

There were 13 EMS calls.

April 1 – Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a residence on the 7200 block of Trillium Lane. The oven had been turned on without removing plastic containers stored inside. Smoke from the melting plastic set off the smoke detector. There was no fire.

A request for mutual aid from Richfield Fire was cancelled en route.

One vehicle crash with injuries occurred on France Avenue at Parklawn Avenue.

April 2 – One vehicle crash without injuries on France Avenue at West 44th Street was checked and cancelled at the scene.

There were six EMS incidents and one false fire alarm.

April 3 – Smoke was reported in the basement of a home on the 5600 block of Concord Avenue. The smoke was traced to a neighbor illegally burning yard waste. Automatic mutual aid responses from St. Louis Park and Richfield Fire Departments were cancelled.

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Normandale ‘Comedy’ Normandale Community College presents William Shakespeare’s ‘Comedy of Errors’ this month at the school’s Fine Arts Theatre.

The play is Shakespeare’s first comedy and one of his most popular. Its story is about two sets of twins who are separated at birth. Comedy and adventure ensues as each twin searches for each other, which leads into love, laughter and merriment.

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Paulsen hosts job fair Congressman Erik Paulsen hosts a job fair Wednesday, April 20 1-4:30 p.m. at Normandale Community College.

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“While the recession may have made it hard to find work, Minnesota companies are in fact hiring,” Paulsen said. “This job fair will be an excellent venue to connect Minnesotans looking for work and the job creators looking to hire them.”

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Budget reductions are necessitated due to funding challenges at the state level, he said. Approximately 70 percent of the district’s revenue comes from Minnesota.

The district has planned two community dialogue sessions next week to get feedback on the proposed budget adjustments.

Prioritized in four tiers of $750,000 each, the adjustments are based on input from community and staff members. The School Board and administration have been meeting with a 40member Budget Reduction, Reallocation and Revenue Generation advisory team to shape the plan since January.

According to projections, if district enrollment and spending continue to grow at historic levels, and state funding holds steady, by the 2013-2014 school year, it will face a $9.25 million shortfall.

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ment made this year, the better outcome the district could face in the long run. If $2.25 million is cut this year, he said cuts of $2.4 million are estimated for the following two years, totaling just over $7 million by 2013-2014.

At a pre-meeting work session Monday, School Board members indicated they would seek adjustments in the second or third tier range – between $1.5 million and $2.25 million.

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FROM PREVIOUS PAGE parking fees wouldn’t cut it alone this year. “The numbers dictate we do it.”

In the first tier, Dressen said the $750,000 comes mostly from additional revenue including $500,000 in federal stimulus, and correction of an overstaffing issue at Normandale Elementary School.

The second tier – the first tier plus another $750,000 in adjustments – for the most part avoids reductions that impact class size and course options.

“These again are all changes that we think we can continue to maintain our current programming,” Dressen said.

Included are savings of $90,000 due to staff retirements, a $125,000 cut in staff development, elimination of some administrative and support service positions, a 5-percent cut in supply budgets, a reduction of special education staffing by $112,000 – about 1 percent of its $11 million budget – and a staff buy-out proposal.

Director of Human Resources and Administrative Services Gwen Jackson said 11 teachers, clerical workers and supervisors who meet the criteria must accept the buy-out package by May 2 for it to move forward.

In the third tier, the district begins to see cuts that affect students, including the elimination of elementary Spanish and secondary class size increases.

Jackson said decisions Monday were necessary to meet a May 5 state deadline to place teachers on unrequested leave for the next school year. If the Board does not decide to cut through the third tier, the decisions can be reversed.

School Board member Bert Ledder was the lone dissenting vote in the 6-1 decisions to eliminate elementary Spanish, which now begins in the third grade.

She said she wondered, after visiting a great-niece in Iowa who attends all-day kindergarten with Spanish, how Edina students are supposed to compete globally when they can’t match the state nextdoor.

Education “I thought, what is it that we’re doing? What’s best for kids. I don’t really see that this action is what’s best for kids,” said Ledder.

School Board member Lonni Skrentner said she also agonized over the decision, which has a $162,000 budget impact, but came to a different conclusion. She said the district does not have data to show the courses make a difference. However, she also said data does not show value in keeping class sizes at their current level.

Others said the initial step was needed simply to keep options open.

“I think we have to do what we can to preserve our flexibility,” said School Board member Cathy Cella.

The board also voted unanimously to approve a slight 0.5 student increase in class sizes at the middle and high school level, a budget impact of $178,000. Other third tier items include another $125,000 cut in staff development, another $100,000 cut in special education staffing and increased student fees for Advanced Placement and technology courses.

In the fourth tier, for a total $3 million in adjustments, there would be additional class-size increases at all levels or reductions in specialty areas, said Dressen.

“Some of our specialty areas at the elementary level either in music, media, physical education, art, possibly band and orchestra – those could be impacted if we went into this Tier IV level of reductions to meet those needs,” he said.

Jackson said all four tiers amount to the elimination of 60 full-time positions.

The school board will formally review the recommended budget adjustments at a 5 p.m. Monday, May 2, workshop at the Edina Community Center.

Formal action on the recommendations is expected at its Monday, May 16, regular meeting. Final approval of the budget will come in June.

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Young Scholars FROM PAGE 1 Gifted Education program and Advanced Placement classes for the challenging coursework, and reduce the racial achievement gap.

“When we first looked at our data I think we went gulp,” said Debra Richards, Edina’s Gifted Education Services coordinator.

She said nearly all students identified for Gifted Education through assessments are white or Asian, with few to zero students from other races.

Mary Manderfeld, assistant director of administrative services, said Advanced Placement enrollment at Edina High School also does not reflect demographics in the district, where 15 percent of students report minority status.

“We weren’t serving all of our students,” she said.

In Edina, Young Scholars is a proactive program to provide minority, English Language Learner and lowincome students with the creative- and critical-thinking skills and confidence to access gifted services.

“Really what we want for all of our kids is to be the best they can be,” Manderfeld said.

Young Scholars was started at Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia and has since been adopted at districts across the nation and in Minnesota, including the Rosemount-Apple ValleyEagan School District.

“It’s really an unique opportunity for our district to try and meet the needs of all of our learners and a segment of our student population that is certainly very capable but hasn’t been present in our gifted classes,” said Cornelia Principal Chris Holden.

Traditional methods, such as formal testing to identify gifted students, might not catch a bright student who lacks academic vocabulary. Regular testing for

Young Scholars teacher Gina Felton assists Concord kindergartener Sydney Dorvil read the text on a math question. Sydney had no problem finding the answer by correctly adding coins. The Young Scholars program is being piloted at Concord and Cornelia elementary schools this year and will expand to five schools next year. (Photo by Katie Mintz • Sun Newspapers) Gifted Education also doesn’t begin until grade 3, but research shows early intervention is important.

This year, 16 students at Concord and 28 students at Cornelia in grades K-2 were selected for the program. They meet with a specialist individually or in small groups for weekly activities. The part-time Young Scholars teachers are funded with a state integration grant.

“There’s more than one way to a goal and this is another way to meet students needs,” said Concord Principal Rick

Sansted. “Our teachers are always looking for ways to support all of our kids in our classrooms and this is a really important piece of that.”

Working with classroom teachers, Richards and Young Scholars teachers selected the students following three visits to each K-2 classroom at the schools last fall. They observed students doing activities around creative and analytical skills.

“We looked for kids exhibiting gifted behavior but wouldn’t meet the criteria

[for Gifted Education Services] based on achievement,” said Richards.

Next year, the program will be expanded to Countryside, Creek Valley and Highlands elementary schools. Concord and Cornelia will each add an additional year, serving students through grade 3 Richards points out that Young Scholars is not a remedial program, but falls under Gifted Education Services in the Edina district. But, while Gifted Education Services are limited to about the top 10 percent of students, Young Scholars takes close to 20 percent of students in the three groups identified for participation. Those not selected the first year will have the chance to qualify again in following years. Others were passed over because they will likely already qualify for gifted programming.

Cornelia and Concord students began meeting with Young Scholars teachers in February at times they do not miss core reading and math instruction.

Kindergarteners receive 30-minute sessions, while older students attend for 45minute sessions.

Holden said it’s been an overall positive experience so far.

“They like working on the problem solving units and the thinking skills.

They like spending some intense time around very engaging lessons,” he said.

Before spring break, Gina Felton, Young Scholars teacher at Cornelia, asked her students what they like best about Young Scholars.

“One said, ‘I think like an adult now,’” she said. “They’re energized about coming and doing the activities.”

In June, the district will hold a fourday summer camp for Young Scholars.

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She said she encourages students like Sydney, who push themselves at Young Scholars, to also ask their classroom teachers for top-level work.

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The following is a summary of Edina City Manager Scott Neal’s “Big Ideas” presented in no particular order in a recent video. View the YouTube video at xr.com/actionplan.

1. Hire a human resources director by Sept. 1, 2010.

2. Hire an assistant city manager by July 1, 2010.

3. Propose creating new facilities manager and economic development manager positions in 2012 budget.

4. Establish a staff committee in May to create branding policy to be in effect by Jan. 1, 2011.

5. Implement an intranet to facilitate timely flow of information to staff by March 1, 2012.

6. Create a plan to improve access to public information by Sept. 1, 2010.

7. City manager will participate in labor-management committees.

8. Identify organizational values in 2011.

9. Appoint an employee committee to consolidate city purchasing, with review of a report by Dec. 1, 2010.

10. Initiate four financial changes prior to 2012 budget process: create a standalone employee severance fund; move Communications Department and revenue into general fund; set two-year budget starting with 2012 and 2013; improve payment methods for city services.

Shortly after joining Edina, Neal went on a “Big Ideas Tour.” Over four days in December, he met with 52 employees one-on-one to hear where they thought his efforts would be best placed. What they told him, combined with his with observations from his first five months, led to the action plan.

It will be implemented over the coming year.

“The changes I am proposing will eventually impact every person who works for the city of Edina,” Neal concludes the address directed at the city’s approximately 275 employees. “I believe these changes will be the start of a new workplace culture that will improve our teamwork, create a stronger sense of pride in our organization and create a higher level of confidence in our abilities from our elected officials and our residents.”

Neal, in an interview with the SunCurrent, said the proposals don’t mean there was something wrong with the city’s operations. He said fresh eyes could reveal new opportunities.

“We all get in a rut and it’s hard to

get out of the rut,” he said. “I’m pretty sure whoever follows me in Eden Prairie will wonder about the rut I was in there and whether they should get out of it or not.”

Many of his ideas, he said, are ways to increase efficiency and improve transparency – like creating centralized systems for purchasing and responding to public information requests. Others include filling positions, and more clearly communicating city values. Presenting them in videoformat was a quick way to reach all employees in a timely manner, he said.

Edina City Council members were given a heads-up about the video before it was officially released. Neal said while he hadn’t discussed the ideas word-for-word with the elected officials, they were aware of many.

One common theme is creating consistency in city operations. Neal came to the city after eight years in Eden Prairie, where he did extensive work reshaping administrative services such as human resources, finance, facilities and communications.

“This is an area I’m particularly interested in and if that’s where your experience lies that’s where you’re going to be looking first,” said Neal.

Councilmember Josh Sprague, who

served on the city manager citizen interview panel before being elected in November, said he heard some of the ideas at that time.

“He knows about making government more efficient and more effective,” said Sprague.

One “Big Idea” is to coordinate purchasing. Neal said he was surprised to hear from a handful of employees that the city could save money by changing the way supplies are acquired.

“There’s not much in terms of coordination,” said Neal. “We buy our own office supplies in [administration].

They probably buy their own office supplies in police. They probably buy their own in fire and in public works.”

An employee committee will be appointed to come up with ways to improve the process. Neal said he wants to review their report by Dec. 1.

“I have noticed a surprising lack of uniformity in the way that we present ourselves and our organization to the public,” Neal also said in the video.

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In the same vein, he wants to identify the city’s organizational values – “who we are, who we work for, what our goals are” – that are reflected by employee behavior.

“What are the organizational values of our organization?” he asked in the video. “After working here for almost

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five months, it’s not entirely clear to me how to answer that question.”

Determining those values will be a top priority in 2011.

Another area where consistency can be improved is access to public information. He said there is no request form or way to submit a request online, staff point person or response protocol in place.

“Sometimes we give different answers depending on who they ask,” said Neal. “One observation I had was someone [said] ‘Why do you need it?’ and that’s not relevant.”

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“It’s going to be so much more productive,” said Councilmember Joni Bennett, who said she was especially pleased with the ideas to clarify city values and improve access to public information. Both will increase transparency at City Hall, she said.

“I think they’re solid ideas. That’s where his expertise is so helpful,” Bennett said.

A few of the “Big Ideas” involve filling or creating staff positions. First, Neal said, he will hire a dedicated human resources director by Sept. 1.

The position will replace the assistant to the city manager position, which now includes human resources tasks, held by Ceil Smith, who retires this fall after 33 years with the city. Jobs for the new director will include modernizing the payroll system and reviewing employee classifications and compensation.

Neal also wants to fill the assistant city manager position, which has been vacant since October, by July 1. That person will be responsible for establishing performance metrics. Working with the City Council, specific fiscal or service goals will be set for various departments.

“We don’t do that here right now and we should,” he said.

Neal said he would also propose creating two new positions during the 2012 budgeting process. The first is a facilities manager.

“The city of Edina is blessed with hundreds of thousands of square feet of publicly-owned facilities,” Neal said in the video. “At the moment there’s no coordinated management of the care and maintenance of these facilities.”

Neal said he’d soon gather the handful of employees that work in this area to discuss what is currently being done in-house and what is spent on contracted work.

“I’m going to guess that between cost savings and reallocating what we use to contract, we’re going to fit a facilities manager into that mix within our current budget,” said Neal.

The other position is an economic development manager. As interest grows in redevelopment projects in the city,

Neal said it would be beneficial to have a person onboard to facilitate communications between the city and private enterprises.

“It’s not just about giving businesses money. That, in many ways, is not going to be what this person does if we are fortunate to bring them on,” he said. “This person will keep track of what’s going on in the business world and make sure that they know Edina is open for business appropriately.”

Sprague, who emailed a link to the video to constituents who have signed up for his weekly council updates, said he heard some concern from residents that Neal was expanding government.

Sprague, rather, said he saw the new positions as a consolidation into more focused initiatives. He strongly supports the economic development position and said he believes it too could fund itself.

“Being a pro-growth person, I think it’s important we talk about attracting and retaining business,” said Sprague.

“There are so many pots of money out there that could be accessed.”

Neal finished with financial goals he’d like to initiate prior to the 2012 budget process, which will begin this summer. This year, for the first time, he wants to establish a two-year budget that will set expectations through 2013. He also wants to create a standalone employee severance fund at 50 percent of the liability. Currently, he said about 45 percent of the general fund balance each year is unofficially allocated for this purpose.

He is also proposing bringing the Communications Department and its revenue into the general fund. It is now in a standalone fund that receives more than $600,000 in cable franchise fees for its use each year.

“Those two things in Edina have been linked for a long time but they don’t need to be and as I have talked to people here and researched the history of it, I’m not sure anybody has a real good reason why they are,” said Neal.

Finally, he wants to see the city begin offering online payment options for everything from utility bills to pool passes.

“We need to make it as easy as possible for you to [pay the city] and make sure it reflects current consumer behavior,” he said.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Edina tree artist has show at Arboretum Edina wood artisan Virgil Leih has returned to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen with a new 40-piece collection of full tree turnings.

“Tree Trunk Treasures,” which opened Wednesday, April 13, in the Oswald Visitor Center, is the third annual showing of Leih’s works at the Arboretum.

This time the pieces are smaller – between 10 and 18 inches – and range in shape from spheroids to ellipsoids – some closed, some open – and all precisely turned on Leih’s lathes to bring out the hidden beauty of the wood grain. The works are created from Minnesota woods otherwise destined for landfill wood chippers and include maple, hackberry, ash, honey locust, walnut, oak and birch.

Leih will offer “artist tours” from 1 to 3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday during the exhibit, which runs through Sunday, May 8. All the exhibit pieces are for sale, with a portion of proceeds benefiting the Arboretum.

Saturday, April 16, and runs through Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. The Arboretum’s “Plantcetera: Get the Dirt on Growing” plant information fair is also 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 16. The 70-member Twin Cities Youth Symphonies’ Concert Orchestra will perform 2 p.m., Sunday, April 17.

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, the largest public garden in the Upper Midwest, is located 9 miles west of I-494 on Highway 5 in Chanhassen. Admission is $9 for adults and free for ages 15 and younger. Info: arboretum.umn.edu.

Art Center open call Edina wood artist Virgil Leih’s third annual exhibit at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum opened Wednesday, April 13, and runs through Sunday, May 8. (Submitted photo) There are also several other events happening in conjunction with Leih’s show.

Steve Tobin’s “Steelroots: Touching Earth & Sky,” an exhibition of 16 root-shaped sculptures, opens

The Edina Art Center is calling for entries for its “Journeys: Healing Through Art” show, which will open Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Edina Art Center Foss Gallery, 4701 W. 64th St. The show is open to artists of all ages.

Art in any medium will be considered.

Work must be original and express personal healing in art. Artists are encouraged to include a brief statement about their experience of healing as it relates

to their art. Entry forms are due Thursday, July 14. To obtain a form, contact Anne Spooner, program and gallery coordinator, at 952-903-5789 or aspooner@ci.edina.mn.us.

Breanna’s Star event April 30 in Edina Breanna’s Gift, a non-profit arts program for children with cancer and other serious illnesses, has its third annual Breanna’s Star fundraising event 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 30, at Braemar Golf Course, 6364 John Harris Drive, in Edina.

The evening includes appetizers, wine and live music from Fine and Mellow, featuring Leslie Scaramuzzo, Victor Cuti and Michael Hensler. There will also be a silent auction as well as an art fair with jewelry, drawings, mosaics and more. Fun activities include a miniature golf competition and portrait drawings by a caricature artist.

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Easter Sunday Mass of the Lord’s Resurrection April 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:00 and 10:30 am

Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church

3946 Wooddale Ave S. St. Louis Park Across from Hoigaards (952) 926-7516 for directions www.mostholytrinity.org

Regular Sunday Services 8:00 & 10:15 am Education for all ages 9:15 am

Christ the King Lutheran 8600 Fremont Ave. So., Bloomington 952-881-8600

website: ctkb.org

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Palm/Passion Sunday, April 17 8:30 am & 10:45 am

Women’s Breakfast & Communion Tuesday, April 19 – 8:30 am in Social Hall All women are welcome. Tickets are $8.00

Maundy Thursday, April 21 7:00 pm

Good Friday, April 22 Services at 12:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Easter Vigil, April 23 7:00 pm

Easter Sunday, April 24 8:30 & 10:45 am Holy Communion & Special Music at both Services Breakfast Served 8:00–11:00 am Free-will offering

St. Edward’s Catholic Church 9401 Nesbitt Avenue South • Bloomington, MN 55437 • 952-835-7101

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SCHEDULE Holy Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 21 Mass of the Lord’s Supper - 7:00 pm Good Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 22 Veneration of the Cross - 7:00 pm Easter Vigil Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 23 8:30 pm Easter Sunday Masses . . . . . . . . . April 24 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am Join your neighbors in prayer, song, and silence during these Holy Days. All are welcome

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Nativity of Mary Catholic Church

April 17, Palm Sunday Worship - 10:30 am ASL Interpretation

9900 Lyndale Avenue South Bloomington, MN 55420 952-881-8671

HOLY WEEK

HOLY THURSDAY 7:00 PM Mass of The Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Supper GOOD FRIDAY 3:00 PM Celebration of The Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Passion 8:00 PM Tenebrae (Service of Shadows) HOLY SATURDAY 8:00 PM Easter Vigil (Mass) EASTER SUNDAY Masses at 8:30 & 10:30 AM

Palm Sunday - April 17 at 8:30, 9:30 & 10:45 am Maundy Thursday - April 21 at 7:00 pm Good Friday - April 22 at 7:00 pm Easter Sunday - April 24 at 8:30, 9:30 & 10:45 am

April 22, Good Friday - 7:00 pm Service of The Cross April 24, Easter Breakfast 8:45-10:00 am Breakfast hosted by Youth Ministry

April 24, Easter Worship - 10:30 am ASL Interpretation

Church of St. Patrick-Edina 6W 3DWULFN¡V /DQH -3164

www.stpatrick-edina.org

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Holy Week/Easter Schedule Holy Thursday, April 21st

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PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 8600 E. Bush Lake Road Bloomington, MN 55438

952-944-6510

Pastor Mark Nelson

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER Maundy Thursday, April 21, 2011 . . . . . . . 7pm Good Friday, April 22, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7pm Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011. . . . 8:45 & 11am

St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church 7180 Hemlock Lane • Maple Grove

Holy Week & Easter Liturgies Holy Thursday • April 21, 7:30 p.m. Mass Good Friday • April 22, 3:00 p.m. Service Easter Vigil • April 23, 8:00 p.m. Mass Easter Sunday Eucharist • April 24 6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.

Celebrate Christ’s resurrection with us.

TRANSFIGURATION LUTHERAN CHURCH

HOLY WEEK WORSHIP Maundy Thursday, April 21 Noon & 7:00 p.m.

Good Friday, April 22 10:00 a.m.—Children’s Worship 7:00 p.m.—Service of Darkness

Easter Sunday, April 24

FRANCE AVENUE AND 110TH STREET 952.884.2364 | WWW.TLCMN.COM

8:30, 9:45 & 11:00 a.m.

Pax Christi Catholic Community 12100 Pioneer Trail • Eden Prairie • 952-941-3150 Fr. Patrick Kennedy, Pastor • www.paxchristi.com

Holy Thursday – April 21 7:00PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Good Friday – April 22 3:00PM & 5:00PM Living Stations 7:00PM Celebration of the Lord’s Passion

Holy Saturday – April 23 12:00NOON Blessing of Easter Food 8:00PM Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday – April 24 7:00AM, 9:00AM, and 11:00AM Easter Mass NOTE: No 5:00PM Mass on Easter Sunday

Join Us for Holy Week – All are Welcome!

Mount Olivet Lutheran Church www.mtolivet.org Minneapolis Campus

West Campus

5025 Knox Avenue South Minneapolis 612-926-7651

7150 Rolling Acres Road Victoria 952-767-1500

PALM SUNDAY April 17, 2011 9, 10, 11 a.m. and 12 noon

PALM SUNDAY April 17, 2011 9:15 and 10:30 a.m.

GOOD FRIDAY HOLY COMMUNION 7 a.m. through 10 a.m.

11 a.m. Children’s Service 12 noon through 7 p.m.

EASTER SUNDAY WORSHIP 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 a.m.

12 noon and 1 p.m.

Nursery at 9, 10, 11 a.m.

GOOD FRIDAY 11 a.m. Children’s Service 7 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Communion Service EASTER SUNDAY WORSHIP 8, 9:15, 10:30 and 11:45 a.m.

Nursery at 9:15 and 10:30 a.m.

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EDUCATION

BUSINESS

Local students excel at state science fair Several area students received awards at the 74th annual Minnesota State Science and Engineering Fair March 20-22 in Bloomington: Edina resident Addison Weiler, a senior at Breck School, received three awards for “Improving Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells using Lead Phthalocyanine,” including the Grand Award-Silver, SPIE Optics and Photonics Science Fair Award-First Place and the Wolfram Research Mathematica Software Award.

Edina resident Emily Cherkassky, a

sophomore at Edina High School, received the U.S. Army Award for Scientific/ Engineering Excellence in the Computers and Mathematics Category and the Wolfram Research Mathematica Software Award for “Machine Learning for Evidence-Based Medical Diagnosis.”

Edina resident Daniel Kiely, a seventh-grader at Our Lady Of Grace Catholic School in Edina, received the Grand Award-Silver and Seagate First Year Award for “Eddy Current Braking.”

Edina resident Michael Portu, a senior at Breck School, place second in the high school division for the Beckman Coulter Award for “Loading Forces

Experienced by Heart during High School Athletic Impacts.”

Info: fair.mnmas.org.

St. Peter’s School has fundraiser April 30 St. Peter’s Lutheran School, 5421 France Ave. S., in Edina has a fundraising dinner and auction Saturday evening, April 30. Items in the auction, which begins 5:30 p.m., include a NASCAR package, a week stay at a cabin and more. The dinner, which starts 7 p.m., will be catered

by Glockenspiel. Tickets are $30 and must be purchased by Friday, April 15, in the school office. Info: 953-927-8400.

‘Be Healthy’ event set The latest in the Galleria’s “Be Healthy! Smart Series” is a fete for feet 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 21, in CRAVE’s private dining room at the Galleria, 3510 W. 70th St., Edina.

The luncheon will feature orthopedic surgeon Dr. Aimee Klapach with her presentation, “From Jimmy Choos to Running Shoes: Orthopedic Health for Women of all Walks of Life.”

The program also includes a fashion presentation from select Galleria stores.

Tickets are $25 per person with 100 percent of proceeds benefiting the Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation.

Info/reservations: 952-925-4321.

SHARE YOUR GOOD NEWS WITH EVERYONE!!

Call 952-392-6800 or download a form. Go to www.minnlocal.com, click on “Advertising” tab, scroll down to “Sun Announcement forms” and click on the form you require.

ENGAGEMENTS Stogny-Seamans

JOHNSON – ROAL

John and Nancy Stogny of Racine, WI announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer to Spencer Seamans, son of John and Mary Seamans of Shorewood, MN. Jennifer is a graduate of the University of Minnesota.

She is employed at Medtronic Inc., as a Senior Business Consultant. Spencer is a graduate of both Gustavus Adolphus College and the University of Minnesota Law School. He is currently employed at Stephenson, Sanford and Thone, PLC as an Attorney.

A September 2011 wedding is planned at the Basilica of St. Mary.

Ted Johnson of Rapid City, SD, Kris Johnson of Tucson, AZ, and Conrad and Vicki Roal of Excelsior, MN are pleased to announce the engagement of their children Matthew Johnson and Rachel Roal.

Matt is a 2000 graduate of Stevens High School and a 2007 graduate of St. Cloud State University. He is employed at Verizon as a Sales Associate in Minneapolis.

Rachel is a 2003 graduate of Minnetonka High School and 2007 graduate of St. Cloud State University. She is employed as a Catering Sales Manager at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in St. Paul.

Matt and Rachel met at college in St. Cloud, MN. A July wedding is planned in Minnetonka.

BROVOLD- SCHMALZ

DEADLINE FOR

How’s it looking, John Sherman?

Only 7 more days until your big day . . .

Happy “early” Birthday!

THURSDAYS 5:00 PM

Ellen Brovold of Richfield, MN happily announces the engagement of her daughter Christine Brovold to Phillip Schmalz, son of Nathan and Jackie Schmalz of Lester Prairie, MN. Christine is a graduate of St. Cloud State University and is employed by BestBuy.com Corporate. Phillip is a graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is employed by McLeod County Highway Department as a Project Engineer.

The wedding date will be in 2012 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Lester Prairie, MN.

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BUSINESS Fairview Southdale opens updated NICU Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina opened its newly remodeled and upgraded Level III-A Neonatal Intensive Care

St. Mark’s United Church of Christ Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:55 a.m.

Unit Friday, April 8.

The new unit is on the second floor of the hospital and has 16 private, familycentered patient rooms that give families privacy during their hospital stay.

It replaces the Special Care Nursery and increases the NICU size, allowing

Richfield United Methodist Church 5835 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls 612-861-6086

9:00 Sanctuary Worship 10:30 Living Waters Giờ thờ phượng của người việt vào lúc 11:15 sáng mỗi chúa nhật.

www.stmarksuccmn.org

Pastors: Elizabeth Macaulay, Max Richter, Phillip Nguyen

8630 Xerxes Ave. So. Bloomington, MN

Unitarian Universalist Spiritual Openess & Social Justice

Sunday, April 17 10:30 am Jay Shahidi Human Rights Activist & Dist.

Rep. for Population Connection

Nursery, Children’s & Teen Programs, 10:30am Minnesota Valley Fellowship 10715 Zenith Ave. So., Blmgtn

952-884-8956 www.mnvalleyuu.org

Normandale Hylands United Methodist Church 9920 Normandale Blvd. S. Bloomington • 952-835-7585

Sunday Worship 8:30 & 11:00 am Education For All ages 9:45 am Nursery Provided Pastors: Don Eslinger, Otis P. Borop

www.nhumc.net

www.richfieldumc.org

Pax Christi Catholic Community 12100 Pioneer Trail, Eden Prairie Father Patrick Kennedy, Pastor

OLD APOSTOLIC LUTHERAN CHURCH OF MINNEAPOLIS

April 29-30, May 1, 2011 11am & 6pm Each Day

Weekday Masses Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8:30AM 8:30AM 6:00PM 6:45AM 8:30AM

All are Welcome!

Are you ready to…

The Plan God Has For You? Potter’s House Of Jesus Christ

8000 Portland Avenue South Bloomington, MN 55420 (952) 944-1425 Pastor Earnest Claiborn Worship Sunday ...... 12:30pm Classes Wednesday ... 7:00pm Worship Friday ......... 7:00pm watch our sermons online pottershouseofjc.org youtube.com/thephojc

Traditional Service

St. Alban’s EPISCOPAL CHURCH 6716 Gleason Road Edina, MN 55439 (952) 941-3065

www.stalbansedina.org

5617 Rowland Road • Minnetonka, MN 55343

Come Grow With Us In Christ

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www.good.org

CALVARY UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 8800 Nicollet Avenue South Bloomington, MN 55420

We Are A Reconciling Congregation Events - Calendar - Sermons

Worship & Education – 9:00 & 10:30 am

10:00 a.m.

Contemporary Service with Sunday School

Saturdays, 5:00 p.m.

Chapel Service 76th St. at Newton Ave. Richfield, MN 612·866·8449

Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday: 6:00 p.m.

Reverend Thomas Andrews - Pastor

Weekend Masses

5:00PM 9:00AM, 11:00AM, 5:00PM

8:45 a.m.

Old Apostolic Lutheran Church of Mpls

www.paxchristi.com Saturday Sunday

The partnership between the NICUs at Fairview Southdale Hospital and University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital will continue.

Amplatz has a Level III-C NICU, which provides the highest level of neonatal care available.

SPRING MISSION MEETINGS

Progressive Christian Worship

All are welcome.

Make us your home.

physicians, neonatal nurse practitioners and other NICU staff to care for twice as many patients as before. The new NICU also provides more acute care for infants ages 30 weeks and beyond. The previous Special Care Nursery cared for patients 32 weeks and beyond.

(952) 888-0215 SERVICE TIMES

SUNDAY

Nursery Provided

10:30 AM . MORNING WORSHIP 6:00 PM . . . . EVENING WORSHIP

5730 Grove St., Edina • 952-929-0049 (one block west of Tracy) Opening Hearts and Minds in a Divided World

7:30 PM EDUCATION FOR ALL AGES

THURSDAY

Mount Olivet Lutheran Church 50th Street between James & Knox Ave. So., P Minneapolis 612-926-7651 • www.mtolivet.org Sunday Mornings 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 am and 12 noon

Sunday Church School 9:00, 10:00 & 11:00 am

Holy Communion 8:30 am & 12:45 pm Paul M. Youngdahl, D.D. Senior Pastor

woodlakechurch.org

HOUSE OF PRAYER LUTHERAN CHURCH “Learn, Grow, Support” Palm Sunday 9:30 AM Worship 10:40 AM Sunday School, Adult Education, 6-12th Grade Music Maundy Thursday & Good Friday Service at 7:00 PM Easter Sunday Worship 8:00 & 9:30 AM Breakfast 8:00 - 11:00 AM Pastors: Charles R. Carlson, Anne Hokenstad www.house-of-prayer.com P 7625 Chicago Ave. S., Richfield, MN 612-866-8471

Calvary

Lutheran Church Pastor Robert O. Hall

Sunday School 9:15am Adult Forum 9:30am Sunday Worship 10:30am Coffee/Fellowship 11:30am

6817 Antrim Rd., Edina 952-941-1251 www.calvary-edina.org

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BUSINESS

BUSINESS LINE

New sales office opens

Spring cleaning event

PEI-Genesis, Inc., the world’s fastest assembler of precision connectors and power supplies, will open a new sales office in Edina in the Braemar Office Park, 8000 West 78th Street Bldg., Ste. 115. With the addition of the branch, PEI-Genesis now has 27 offices in North America and Europe. Kevin Dahlke has been hired as the branch manager. In addition to Dahlke, the branch will have inside and outside sales representatives. Info: 612-643-5014 or mnsales@peigenesis.com.

Gentle Transitions and Vernon Terrace are hosting a spring-cleaning workshop 23:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, at Vernon Terrace, 5250 Vernon Ave., in Edina. Visitors can find resources to help clean, de-clutter, downsize or prepare for a future move, as well as learn about charitable organizations that welcome donations of household goods, pianos, furniture, books, jewelry, clothing and more. Estate sale and I Sold It on EBay representatives will also be available. Space is limited. RSVP by calling 952-925-5615.

Edina resident Grant Leese was recently named to the Alumni in Residence program at the University of Northern Iowa’s College of Business Administration in the marketing department. Leese, who graduated from the university in 1982 with a degree in marketing, is the retail lead director for target major accounts at Kraft Foods. Leese began his professional career with Kraft as an entrylevel sales representative 29 years ago.

He has held positions including region director of retail, customer business

manager and senior retail sales manager.

Employees of Edina-based Western National Insurance Group enhanced their business communication skills by completing six sessions of Speechcraft at Dan Patch Toastmasters Club. The group met for two hours weekly mid-February through March delivering prepared speeches, responding to impromptu questions and learning to evaluate their peers in a learnby-doing setting. Dan Patch Toastmasters meets weekly 6:15 p.m. Wednesdays at the Fred Babcock VFW in Richfield.

LEGAL NOTICES City of Edina (Official Publication) OFFICIAL PUBLICATION 4801 WEST 50TH STREET EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PROPOSED CERTIFICATION OF DELINQUENT UTILITIES Notice is hereby given that the Edina City Council will meet at the City Hall at 4801 West 50th Street, Edina, Minnesota on May 3, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. to hear, consider and pass upon all objections both oral and written, to the proposed certification of delinquent utility bills as per the following:

will meet at the Edina City Hall, Council Chambers, 4801 West 50th Street, on Wednesday, April 27, 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. Construct single family home.

All recommendations and objections will be heard at said meeting.

BY ORDER OF THE EDINA PLANNING COMMISSION

•Certification Delinquent Utility Accounts

Debra Mangen

Bac Home Loan Servicing 5808 Amy Dr. $2,200.18

City Clerk

Mohammede Sabri 6813 Creston Rd $2,872.44 Waldorf-Nevens Cleaners 7075 Amundson Ave. $117,364.52 APPEAL Any owner may appeal the certification to the District Court pursuant to Minnesota Statues 429.081, by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City of Edina within thirty (30) days after adoption of the certification by the City Council, and by filing such notice with the District Court within ten (10 ) days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk. However, no appeal may be taken as to a certification unless a written objection signed by the affected property owner is filed with the Clerk of the City of Edina prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing.

BY ORDER OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL Debra A. Mangen City Clerk (Apr 14, 2011) D1 Delinquent Utils.

City of Edina (Official Publication) CITY OF EDINA 4801 WEST 50TH STREET EDINA, MN 55424 Notice of Public Hearing THE EDINA PLANNING COMMISSION

(Apr 14, 2011) D1 Prelim. & Final Rezoning

City of Edina (Official Publication) ORDINANCE NO. 2011- 04 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF THE EDINA CITY CODE CONCERNING BACKGROUND CHECKS THE CITY COUNCIL OF EDINA ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Chapter 1 Section 100 of the Edina City Code is amended by adding the following subsection: 100.11 BACKGROUND CHECKS: The purpose of this Section is to authorize the City of Edina acting through the Police Department to access public data in the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s Minnesota computerized Criminal History and to make driver’s license history background checks on employees, applicants for employment, volunteers and applicants for the following City licenses: intoxicating liquor, wine, 3.2 malt liquor, refuse haulers, tobacco, peddler, charitable gambling, solicitor and massage. The City may conduct comprehensive background investigations, including but not limited to accessing data through other automated and non-automated sources and contacting references. Before the City seeks access to

restricted private data, the person must authorize the Police Department in writing to undertake the investigation and to release the information to the City Manager, and other City staff as appropriate. If the identity of the employee or applicants is in questions, verification shall be sought by fingerprint analysis. Should the City reject an applicant’s request for employment due, partially or solely, to the applicant’s prior conviction of a crime, subject to the exception set forth in Minnesota Statutes Section 364.09, the City Manager shall notify the applicant in writing of the following: (A) The grounds and reasons for the denial; (B) The applicable complaint and grievance procedure set forth in Minnesota Statutes Section 364.06; (C) The earliest date the applicant may reapply for employment; and (D) All competent evidence of rehabilitation will be considered upon reapplication.

The City may periodically conduct a driver’s license inquiry upon employees or volunteers where possession of a valid driver’s license is a qualification of the position.

SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication.

Attest Debra A. Mangen, City Clerk B. Hovland, Mayor (Apr 14, 2011) D1 Background Checks

City of Edina (Official Publication) ORDINANCE NO. 2011-03 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE CONCERNING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS The City Of Edina Ordains: Section 1. Subsection 850.04. Subd. 5.D and E is amended to read: Subd. 5

Conditional Use Permits.

D. Commission Review and Hearing. The Commission shall conduct a public hearing regarding the application. A notice of the date, time, place and purpose of the hearing shall be published in the official newspaper of the City at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing. A similar notice of hearing shall be mailed at least ten (10) days before the date of the hearing to each owner of property sit-

uated wholly or partly within one thousand (1,000) feet of the tract to which the petition relates insofar as the names and addresses of such owners can reasonably be determined by the Clerk from records maintained by the Assessor or from other appropriate records. Notification distance shall be three hundred and fifty (350) feet for Conditional Use Permits required under Section 850.11.

Subd. 2.I. and Section 850.12. Subd.

3.A. After reviewing the report of the Planner and hearing the oral or written views of all interested persons, the Commission shall make its decision at the same meeting or at a specified future date and send its recommendation to the Council. No new notice need be given for hearings that are continued by the Commission to a specified future date.

E. City Council Hearing and Decision.

Upon request of the Planner, Manager or applicant, and after review and recommendation by the Commission, the Council shall conduct a public hearing regarding the application. A notice of the date, time, place and purpose of the hearing shall be published in the official newspaper of the City at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing. A similar notice of hearing shall be mailed at least ten (10) days before the date of the hearing to each owner of property situated wholly or partly within one thousand (1,000) feet of the tract to which the application relates insofar as the names and addresses of such owners can reasonably be determined by the Clerk from records maintained by the Assessor. Notification distance shall be three hundred and fifty (350) feet for Conditional Use Permits required under Section 850.11.

Subd. 2.I. and Section 850.12. Subd.

3.A.After hearing the oral and written views of all interested persons, the Council shall make its decision at the same meeting or at a specified future date. No new notice need be given for hearings that are continued to a specified future date. The Council shall not grant a conditional use permit unless it finds that the establishment, maintenance and operation of the use: 1. Does not have an undue adverse impact on governmental facilities, utilities, services or existing or proposed improvements; 2. Will generate traffic within the capacity of the streets serving the property; 3. Does not have an undue adverse impact on the public health, safety or welfare; 4. Will not impede the normal and order-

ly development and improvement of other property in the vicinity; 5. Conforms to the applicable restrictions and special conditions of the district in which it is located as imposed by this Section; and 6. Is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.

Approval of a conditional use permit requires a three-fifths favorable vote of all members of the Council. A favorable vote by the Council shall be deemed to include a favorable finding on each of the foregoing matters even if not specifically set out in the approval resolution or the minutes of the Council meeting.

Section 2. This ordinance is effective immediately upon its passage and publication.

Attest Debra A. Mangen, City Clerk James B. Hovland, Mayor (Apr 14, 2011) D1 CUP Notification

City of Edina (Official Publication) CITY OF EDINA 4801 W. 50TH STREET EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424 HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Structural FIRETRAINER® Upgrades & Additions to the South Metro Public Safety Training Facility, Edina MN CONTRACT NO. FIRE 2011-1 BIDS CLOSE: April 26, 2011 SEALED BIDS will be received and opened in the Edina City Hall Mayor’s Conference Room 4801 West 50th Street at 1:00 pm., Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The Edina City Council will meet at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 3, 2011 to consider said bids. The following are the major items: • Supply & Install New Bedroom Fireplace, on 6th floor of existing burn building includes new AquaMesh™ Waterbath design • Flashover Effect Fire, installed above Living Room or Bedroom Fire • Hallway Flashover Fire, installed In Hallway leading to Living Room • AquaMesh™ Waterbath Burner Retrofits installed in Kitchen & Living Room burn rooms

• Gas Detection System Upgrade replace MSA Ultima sensors w/ new IR sensors installed in Kitchen & Living Room burn rooms • Fully Integrated Sound System (3 rooms),installed includes fire sounds, effect sound, e-stop, and instructor-controlled sounds • Wireless Control Pendants (3), installed • Misc. Work (equipment room, electrical conduits, gas piping, and wall penetrations) • Taxes, licenses, permits, bonds or fees.

• Twelve (12) months parts and technical telephone/fax/email support warranty for corrective maintenance.

Bids shall be in a sealed envelope with a statement thereon showing the work covered by the bid. Bids should be addressed to the Fire Chief, City of Edina, 4801 West 50th Street, Edina, Minnesota 55424, and may be mailed or submitted personally to the Fire Chief. Bids received by the Fire Chief, either through the mail or by personal submission, after the time set for receiving them may be returned unopened.

Digital plans and paper plans are available from the Edina Fire Department at mscheerer@ci.edina.mn.us 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 (Apr 14, 2011) D1 Burners AFB

Publish Your Assumed Name Mail photocopy of filed Certificate of Assumed Name & $60 to: Sun Newspapers, Legals 10917 Valley View Rd Eden Prairie, MN 55344

CALENDAR

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EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY – APRIL 15 THROUGH APRIL 21 FRIDAY

SATURDAY

15 District Meeting with Rep. Keith Downey and Sen. Geoff Michel Where: Edina Library, 5280 Grandview Square, Edina When: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Price: Free Info: 651-296-4363

SUNDAY

16 Cornerstone’s Walk A Mile In Her Shoes Where: Macy’s Court, Mall of America, Bloomington When: 730 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. walk Price: $25 per walker, free to watch Info: cornerstonemn.org

17 First John Philip Sousa Memorial Band Where: Edinborough Park, 7700 York Ave. S., Edina When: 7 p.m.

Price: Free Info: 952-833-9540

LIBRARY EVENTS Saturday, April 16

Tuesday, April 19

• Guthrie Theater: Acting Games for Beginners, 10:30 a.m., Edina Library. For students in grades 6-9. Learn how actors rev up their creative juices, tune up their spontaneity and stay in the moment. No acting experience necessary. Registration required.

• Author Talk: Nguyen Ngoc Bao, 2 p.m., Southdale Library. Nguyen and his family escaped the Communist regime of Vietnam in 1975 and relocated to Houston, Texas. His book of short essays, journal entries and editorials “Stories Near and Far” is described as “substantive research” on both classic and contemporary Vietnamese literature.

• 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.

Monday, April 18 • Baby Storytime, 10:15-10:45 a.m. and 11-11:30 a.m., Southdale Library. For children ages birth to 24 months. Delight and stimulate your baby’s senses with books and music.

• Conversation Circles, 7-8:30 p.m., Southdale Library. For non-native English speakers. Practice your English and make new friends in an informal, volunteer-led setting. Info: 952-847-5669 (English), 952847-8845 (Hmong), 952-847-8756 (Somali), 952-847-8510 (Spanish).

Wednesday, April 20 • HIRED Career Crossroads, 10 a.m. to noon, Southdale Library. Job counselors from HIRED will facilitate this support group where participants can exchange ideas to improve the job search, network for job leads and be motivated and encouraged by other job seekers. Registration required.

• Chess Club, 6:30-8 p.m., Southdale Library. For students in kindergarten and up.

Have fun learning the basics of chess, improving your game, mastering strategies and meeting other chess fans. Walk-ins welcome.

• Anime Club, 7-9 p.m., Southdale Library.

Who says anime is just for kids and teens? Join fellow otaku to watch anime episodes and talk about your favorite anime and manga.

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

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

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Community Dialogue on Edina Schools Budget Where: Edina Community Center auditorium, 5701 Normandale Road, Edina When: 7-8:30 p.m. (also 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20) Info: edina.k12.mn.us

Edina City Council Meeting Where: City Hall, 4801 W. 50th St., Edina When: 7 p.m.

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Storytime: Chicks Run Wild Where: Barnes and Noble, 3225 W. 69th St., Edina When: 11 a.m.

Price: Free Info: 952-920-0633

SENIOR CENTER Friday, April 15 – Social Bridge, 9 a.m.; Gentle Yoga*, 9:10 a.m.; Mexican Train Dominoes, 9:30 a.m.; National Health Care Decisions, 10 a.m.; Sit Fit*, 10:45 a.m.; Mah Jongg, noon; Poker, 12:30 p.m.; BZZ’s**, 1 p.m.; Movie “Midsomer Murders,” 1 p.m.

Monday, April 18 – Low Impact*, 8:15 a.m.; Sit Fit*, 9:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Mah Jongg, 9:30 a.m.; ACBL Bridge, 11:45 a.m.; 500**, 1 p.m.; Singers, 1 p.m.; Harmonica Group, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19 – Tap Dance**, 9 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 9 a.m.; Computer Genealogy, 9:30 a.m.; OLLI-What Ifs, 10 a.m.; Gentle Yoga*, 10:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.; OLLI-Three Cities, 12:30 p.m.; Tuesday Book Club, 12:30 p.m.; Bidding Bridge*, 1 p.m.; Pinochle/Canasta, 1 p.m.; Pool Tournament, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20 – Tap Dance**, 9 a.m.; Mah Jongg, 9 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 11:15 a.m.

Thursday, April 21 – Low Impact*, 8 a.m.; Gentle Yoga*, 9 a.m.; Capital/Cathedral Tour, 9:30 a.m.; Computer Group, 9:30 a.m.; Sit Fit*, 10:30 a.m.; Needle Talk, 1 p.m.; Scrabble, 1 p.m.; OLLI-Tap, 1 p.m.

All events are held at the Edina Senior Center, 5280 Grandview Square, Edina, unless otherwise noted. *Register with Edina Community Education, 952-848-3952. **Register with Edina Senior Center, 952833-9570.

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21 Brodini Comedy and Magic Act Where: Edinborough Park, 7700 York Ave. S., Edina When: Noon Price: Free Info: 952-833-9540

BUSINESS LINE Mike Hoffman, a realtor with the Coldwell Banker Burnet Edina Regional office was named Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors’ Realtor of the Year. With more than 30 years in the industry, Hoffman has served on the Association’s Board of Directors and instructs its new members in ethics.

As Realtor of the Year, Hoffman was allotted a $1,000 charitable gift, which he chose to give to Fairview Behavioral Health Services toward efforts to renovate the children and adolescent behavioral health units.

Dave Moen, M.D., was named president of Edina-based Fairview Physician Associates, a network of 1,200 independent, Fairview-employed and University of Minnesota primary and specialty care providers. Moen was appointed to the position by the FPA board and Fairview President and CEO Mark Eustis. He will continue to serve as Fairview executive medical director of care model innovation and network development.

Priscilla Williams, president of Especially for Children child development centers and an Edina resident, was named a University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts Alumnus of Notable Achievement. Williams, who received a bachelor’s in child psychology from the University, found Especially for Children in 1976. In its 35-year history, Especially for Children has served thousands of families in the Twin Cities area at nine locations, including two in Edina.

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HORNET ATHENA WINNER Three-sport athlete Kiltie Finsand has won the 2011 Edina High Athena Award as the school’s most outstanding female athlete.

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The all-conference girls basketball forward from Edina High School will play in the Minnesota All-Star Series this weekend at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul.

Bresnahan is on the Class 4A team along with Lake Conference teammates Katy Winge of Minnetonka, Brianna Williams of Hopkins and Morgan Van Riper-Rose of Eden Prairie. The 4A stars will play the 2A stars in the opener Friday, April 15, at 8 p.m.

The winner will play the 1A-3A winner at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16.

The Hopkins High baseball team will play under the lights against the Edina Hornets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at Braemar Park.

As a warm-up for that game, Hopkins has a non-conference date with the Eastview Lightning at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at the Hopkins High School field.

Edina will warm up in a game with Apple Valley at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at Braemar Park. Pitcher-center fielder Alex Lampert leads Edina’s returnees.

All-conference infielders Billy Gregg and Kyle Dalton are in leadership roles for the Royals.

Hopkins had a young club last season, and seven starters return for 2011.

Hillary Crowe Crowe, who will play hockey at Harvard University next season, has been named Blake School’s Athena Award winner for 2011. Crowe has earned 11 varsity letters at Blake, three in soccer, four in hockey and four in lacrosse.

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Edina-Breck showdown The Edina High boys tennis squad will face Breck School in a non-conference match at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at the Breck School courts.

Last year’s state runner-up Erik Nordahl is No. 1 in the Edina singles lineup.

Interstate tennis

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Edina High boys hockey defenseman Max Everson (4) sends a Duluth East player crashing to the ice at the state Class AA tournament last month. (Photo by Brian Nelson • Contributing Photographer)

Harvard is next for Edina hockey star Max Everson

Wayzata High’s boys tennis team will play Sioux Falls (S.D.) O’Gorman at 1 p.m.

Saturday, April 16, at the Wayzata High courts. Scott Vezzosi leads the Trojans into the 2011 season.

Defenseman will join his brother in college

Lake girls tee off

BY JOHN SHERMAN • SUN NEWSPAPERS

There will be two Lake Conference dual meets in girls golf Tuesday, April 19.

Minnetonka and Edina will play at 2:45 p.m. at Minnetonka Country Club, and Hopkins will play Eden Prairie at 2:40 at Bent Creek Golf Club in Eden Prairie.

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Madeline Rodriguez, Paige Jones, Brooke Jones and Maggie Dobesh will go for the goal in Edina’s Lake Conference lacrosse match with the Hopkins Royals at 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 14, at Hopkins High Stadium.

In another lacrosse match at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Edina High’s boys team will play Bloomington Jefferson at Edina’s Kuhlman Field.

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As he went through the Division I hockey recruiting process, Edina High senior defenseman Max Everson was torn between two options.

On the one hand, he had an offer to play at Harvard, where he could rejoin his older brother Marshall.

He also had an offer to play in front of family and friends at the University of Minnesota.

“It was hard to turn down Minnesota,” said Everson last week.

“But the opportunity to play with my brother was the deciding factor.”

Everson added that he’s not surprised he wound up choosing an Ivy League school. A straight-A student at Edina High, he had also talked to two other Ivy schools, Yale and Princeton, early in the EVERSON: TO NEXT PAGE

Downey, the Edina High boys swimming coach for 55 seasons, has been named to the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches’ Association Hall of Fame. Downey started the boys swimming team at Edina High in the fall of 1956 and has been in the head coach’s position ever since. During his tenure he has won the Minnesota Coach of the Year award five times, and his Hornet teams have won eight state championships.

Downey is a member of the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame and the Edina High Athletic Hall of Fame.

Kiltie Finsand A three-sport athlete at Edina High, Finsand has earned the Athena Award as the Hornets’ most outstanding senior female athlete of 2011. Finsand has earned 13 varsity letters, including four in Alpine skiing and three in soccer. She will play soccer at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., this fall.

Anders Lee The former Edina High athlete wrapped up the 2010-11 hockey season by playing with Notre Dame in the NCAA Frozen Four last week. Notre Dame lost a national semifinal game to the University of Minnesota-Duluth April 7 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

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FROM PREVIOUS PAGE recruiting process.

Looking through the history of Edina High School hockey, Max Everson is one of only a few players to make it to the state tournament four years in a row.

“It is difficult for me to pick a favorite year,” he said. “When I was a freshman I was still learning the ropes and it was a thrill to be there. My role increased in my sophomore year and I had a chance to play with my brother. At the end of my junior year, we won it all. This year, as a senior, we made a good run at it, and it was one last chance to play with the guys I have grown up with.”

Everson comes from a hockey family.

His father [Marshall] played high school hockey in Edina and continued his career at St. Olaf College in Northfield.

His eldest son, Marshall Everson, was the leading goal scorer for the Hornets in his senior season.

“My dad introduced us to hockey when we were young,” said Max Everson. “It’s a Minnesota thing and something we all love to do. My mom [Lenore] never played hockey, but she loves it as much as the rest of us do.”

Everson used to play lacrosse, but now it’s all hockey, with some occasional recreational golf on the side.

Everson said one reason he’s going directly from high school hockey to a Division I school is the coaching he received at Edina High.

“As a defenseman, I couldn’t have had better coaches than Curt Giles and Dave Langevin,” said Everson.

Giles, the Hornets’ head coach, was an NHL defenseman with the North Stars (1979-91).

Everson has aspirations to follow in Giles’ footsteps as an NHL defenseman.

Giles said that is a possibility.

“From his junior year to his senior year, Max really improved his lateral movement,” the coach noted. “He already shoots the puck extremely well and he has good size at 6-2 or 6-3 and he has the potential to be more than 200 pounds.

“I would say Max is a good pro prospect because he has the mentality and vision that he needs to be successful. His progress at Harvard will determine his future.”

Everson is optimistic he will be picked in the NHL draft this spring, although he is keeping his enthusiasm in check.

“I have talked with some of the NHL scouts,” he said. “Ever since I made varsity as a ninth-grader, I have thought that playing in the NHL would be a possibility. That is my ultimate goal.”

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Aldis Inde of the Edina High boys track team runs the 4x800-meter relay during a triangular against St. Louis Park and Richfield April 7 at Kuhlman Field. (Photo by John Sherman • Sun Newspapers)

Edina boys take triangular

BY JOHN SHERMAN • SUN NEWSPAPERS Sprinter Devin Crawford-Tufts of the Edina High boys track and field team is closing in on immortality this spring.

In a triangular with St. Louis Park and Richfield April 7, he came within 14 one-hundredths of the national record in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.29 seconds.

The national interscholastic record belongs to Henry Neal of Greenville, Texas, who set the mark of 10.15 in 1990.

Crawford-Tufts’ performance in the triangular helped Edina to a team victory. The Hornets scored 72 points to 59 for St. Louis Park and 50 for Richfield.

In addition to winning the 100 dash, Crawford-Tufts won the 200 dash in 22.01 and anchored the Hornets’ 4x100 relay to victory. He stepped over to the long-jump pit and added a second place with a jump of more than 20 feet.

Another highlight for Edina was its

win in the 4x800 relay with a time of 8 minutes, 17 seconds.

“We met our goal, which was to qualify for the Hamline Elite meet,” said senior Aldis Inde.

Inde ran on the third leg of the relay.

Also carrying the baton were leadoff man Elliot Stoltz, Will Burke in the second spot and Sam Leese on the anchor leg.

Sophomore Ian Collins was Edina’s standout in field events with a first place in the shot put.

Senior Joe O’Connell nailed down another first place in the 1,600.

Edina High’s girls track team finished third in its triangular with Richfield and St. Louis Park.

St. Louis Park was the winner with 62 points while Richfield scored 59 and Edina had 55.

Samantha Miller was one of the stars of the meet for Edina as she won the 800 in 2:35.29. Edina also took first place in the girls 4x800 relay.

After finishing ninth in the state Class 3A tournament last season, junior Grace Gilmore is back in the Edina High girls golf lineup.

That’s good news for Hornet head coach Mark Harelstad, who watched his team place second at state last season.

The Hornets lost three players to graduation – Monika Buska, Adele Henke and Aubrie Nelson. That is a tough trio to replace. However, Harelstad likes the way some of his young players have been swinging the clubs in early workouts at Braemar Golf Dome.

“In addition to Grace we have two other juniors who played on our state tournament team,” said Harelstad.

“Allie Buska finished 48th at state. Alie Nye was our sixth player all last year.”

Senior captain Molly Hollway and senior Emily Flom are vying for varsity playing time while promising young players are led by ninth-grader Emily Romanow and eighth-grader Lillian Everson.

“Emily probably would have played varsity for any other team in the state last season,” said Harelstad.

So what is the season outlook, with only a handful of players returning from the state tournament squad?

“It should be a fun season,” said Harelstad. “The expectations are not as high as they have been the last few years, but that could be a blessing in disguise.”

Gilmore’s leadership is going to be important, Harelstad added.

“She is one of those players that always seems to rise to the occasion,” he said. “Grace’s short game helps her the most. She is a phenomenal putter.”

Edina has a rich history in girls golf, dating to the 1980s when Edina won three state championships.

Between the inception of Minnesota girls golf in 1977 and last year, Edina has more state titles than any other school with seven. Edina teams have 14 state tournament appearances.

The Hornets will get their first big test of the season when they open Lake Conference play against Eden Prairie at 2:40 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at Bent Creek Golf Club in Eden Prairie.

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Hornet boys golf squad returns six letter winners Strong senior class set for 2011 campaign

BY JOHN SHERMAN • SUN NEWSPAPERS Six returning lettermen make the Edina High boys golf team a Lake Conference contender this spring.

Normally, a team with six veterans would be the conference favorite, but this is the Lake Conference. Wayzata comes into the season as an elite team after winning the state Class 3A title last spring. Minnetonka and Eden Prairie also have experienced players back.

“We have a real good senior class,” said Edina head coach Phil Finanger.

“There are more than 20 seniors trying out for the team, and they’re a talented group.”

The Hornets’ leaders are senior cocaptains Nate Carlson and Nate Weidner and junior co-captain Dylan Rusk.

Other lettermen are seniors Jake Solomon and Kevin Goerne and sophomore Dane Teuteberg.

“We have a good group coming back and we also have talented young golfers,” said Finanger.

As the team plays more practice rounds Finanger will have a better idea if any of those young players are ready for varsity.

“I have always felt the more competition there is within a team, the better the team will be,” said Finanger. “We know what some of our seniors can do.

Nate [Carlson] tied for 17th place in last year’s state tournament.

Dane [Teuteberg] should emerge as a really good player this year.

“We know the conference is going to be very competitive.”

One of the most important Lake Conference matches of the season will take place right away. The Hornets will play Wayzata at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at Interlachen Country Club.

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• LICENSED Driveways • Buckling Walls (MN • Garage Slabs • Foundation Repair • Walks • Aprons • Retaining Walls • Steps • Patios • Drain Tile LICENSED

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(MN# 20215366) •

BONDED • INSURED

Family Owned 612-824-2769 952-929-3224 Family Owned & Operated

Free Estimates

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2100

Cement, Masonry, Waterproofing

Block/Bsmnts/Additions/ Floors/Walks/Drives/Patios /Camp fire pit's/ Expose colored or stamped Mn lic #0004327 30 yrs exp Call Fritz @ F & B Const

952-445-6604 CONCRETE & MASONARY

Steps, Walks, Drives, Patios Chimney Repair.

No job to Sm. Lic/Bond/Ins

John 952-882-0775 Lowell Russell Concrete From the Unique to the Ordinary Specializing in drives, patios & imprinted colored & stained concrete. Int acid stained floors & counter tops. www.staincrete.com 952-461-3710 info@staincrete.com

A.PIETIG CONCRETE Licensed, Bonded & Insured Concrete or Brick 60 Years of Pietig Excellence

No Crack Guarantee Steps Walls

Decks

DECK DIRTY

Stain & restore it's beauty 1 yr finish warr per spec's.

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

ALL-WAYS DECKS Decks, Porches - Free Est. SPRING Has Arrived Enjoy the outdoors! allwaysdecksinc.com Jeff 651-636-6051 Mike 763786-5475 Lic # 20003805 Decks 3 & 4 Season Porches

Pool/Hot Tub Surrounds Jon Dimich Deck Creations

612-418-3677 Lic 20490464

www.jddeckcreations.com DECKS/PORCHES TWO TEACHER CONST. *Professionals Who Design* And Build Quality 19+ years (BBB) Visit us for photos@ Twoteacherconstruction.com Lic # 20073200 952-472-5670

2140

Doors & Windows

A.L.J. 612-986-3476

Doors Windows Egress New Installs Free Ests.

20+ Years Lic #20631172 Locally owned & operated!

Colored & Stamped Concrete

Warm Front Windows

Retaining Walls

Vinyl Window Repair Glass, Fogged/Broken, Screens & Operational Svc

Driveways Patios

2130

25 Yrs Exp. Call Today!!

Garage Stone Work Floors Brick Pavers Foundations

Dale 952-831-6452 www.egresswindowguy.com 763-544-2775 Mark Johnson Lic.(20396184) Bond/Ins'd

2170

Drywall

2180

Electric Repairs

612-501-1093 WHY PAY MORE? Call Signature Electric Service Upgrades, Misc Wiring, Remodeling & More!

Owner/Oper Lic/Bonded/Ins

ABLE TO WIRE NOW Kevter Construction Nick 952-201-6956 No Job Too Small!!

Lew Electric: Resid & Comm.

Service, Service Upgrades, Remodels. Old or New Constr.

Free Ests. Bonded/Insured Lic#CA05011 612-801-5364

Master Electrician No Job Too Small Lic#CAO1753 952-239-1189 supertechelectricllc.com TEAM ELECTRIC www.teamelectricmn.com Lic/ins/bonded Res/Com All Jobs...All Sizes Free Est 952-758-7585 10% Off w/ad

2210

Fencing

Built-Rite Fence Company Chain Link, Color Vinyl, All Styles of Wood, Iron 30+ Yrs of Proven Reliability Call For Free Est 952-934-4899 D.W. FENCE Chainlink, wood, vinyl.- Over 40 yrs exp.

Free Est. Ed 763-786-4691 TROYS DECKS & FENCE St Lic # 20581059 Free Est. 651-210-1387

Wooden Fences Build/repair, deck repair Keith 612-839-7655

2230

Flooring & Tile

#1 in Hardwood Refinishing sandmanjohansson.com low$$

Free Est.

Excel Drywall, LLC

A+ Angie's List 952-474-4355

952-835-0393

For All Your Drywall Needs. Free Est. No Job Too Small 30 yrs exp. Ins. 612-382-8980

20+ Years In Tiling

www.apietigconcrete.com

2110

Chimney & FP Cleaning

SWEEP • INSP. • REPAIR Full Time • Professional Ser. Certified/ Registered / Insured 29 Yrs Exp. Mike 952-933-8005

londonairechimney service.com

2100

Cement, Masonry, Waterproofing

Alliance Drywall 30 yrs exp. Ins. Edina. Check my lower prices. Rock, text., tape & skim-coat. Free est.

Dan 651-235-7997 PINNACLE DRYWALL *Hang *Tape *Texture*Sand Quality Guar. Ins. 612-644-1879

2100

Cement, Masonry, Waterproofing

Free Estimates/Low Prices Excellent References

Call 952-451-1037

Regrout, Tile, Painting, Etc. We Do it All • Lowest Rates Above All Hardwood Floors Installation•Sanding•Finishing “We Now Install Carpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

Call 952-440-WOOD (9663)

Ceramic & Marble Free Estimates. 40 Yrs Exp. Call Art 612-695-1348 SANDING – REFINISHING Roy's Sanding Service Since 1951 CALL 952-888-9070

2250

Furniture Repair

REPAIRS DONE IN HOME 35 Yrs Exp. Wood, Upholstery& Recliner.

10Yr guar. on re-gluing Free Est. Pick up & Delivery Jay 952-935-3349

2260

Garage Door

GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS Repair /Replace /Reasonable Lifetime Warranty on All Spring Changes www.expertdoor.com

651-457-7776

Handyperson

2290

A.L.J. 20+ yrs 612-986-3476 Gutters Cleaning Siding Leaf Covers New Install Roofing Doors Windows Lic #20631172 Free Est. Locally Owned & Operated

2350

Landscaping

2350

Landscaping

Hauling

2280

#1 All Area Hauling Lg/Sm I haul all rubbish Move, Sr. Disc 612-532-1162 **First

No job too small. Lic# 20636754

Call Joe @ 952-886-3888

Impressions **

“You Point & It Disappears” A Moving & Hauling Service www.firstimpressionshd.com

612-598-2276 Low Budget Hauling Appliance Pickup/Disposal Sr. Disc.

612-695-1726

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

Total Sanitation Service 612-861-2575

2290

Put Mr. Handyman to work for you!

Wall Repair Tile Install/Repair Door Install/Adjust Caulk/Grout Deck Repair/Clean/Stain Locally Owned & Operated Professional, Safe & Reliable

Landscape Design, Installation, Maintenance & Hardscapes.

Call now to begin a landscape plan.

Housecleaning st

0 Stress! 110% Satisfaction!

Schultz'e Contracting Inc

Lower Level Remodels Wall/Ceiling Repair/Texture Tile, Carpentry, Carpet, Paint. #BC20538329

MDH Lead Supervisor

Dale 952-941-8896 office 612-554-2112 cell “Soon To Be Your Favorite Contractor!”

*10% off 1 Cleaning* BEST CLEANING WE CLEAN YOU GLEAM Prof House & Office Cleaner High Quality, Comm/Res Ref/Ins/Bond. Call Lola 612-644-8432 or 763-416-4611

952-451-3792 R.A.M. CONSTRUCTION Any & All Home Repairs

Concrete Dumpster Service Carpentry Baths & Tile Fencing Windows Gutters Water/Fire Damage Doors Lic•Bond•Ins Visa Accepted 25+ Years Handyman Work REMODELING & REPAIRS Basement Finish Work Free Estimates A-1 Work Ray's Handyman

No job too small!!

Quality Work @ Competitive Prices!

Free Estimates.

HOME SPARKLERS Reliable Fussy Reasonable 20+ yrs, Ref/Ins 612-869-3661

Dawn's Cleaning Exp & Reliable, Ref's on Request 612-978-8542 Mother/Daughter Cleaning Family Biz. Yrs Exp. Ref's.

Reas Rates. 952-484-3679

2320

Insulation & Weatherproofing

763-477-2612 ( 30 YRS) www.lewisinsulation.com Old Home Specialists –Walls/ Attics/Venting/Ice Dams

Insulation – Blown In Repair/ Remodel/ Build Insured.

License #20626270

Randy 612-309-5396 Craftsman Inspired Design

Custom Cabs-Water Damage Drywall-Painting-Complete Tile Service.

952-607-7413

HANDYMAN Carpentry, Remodeling, Repair & Painting Services.

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

Attics & Walls. Free Est. Contact: Brad 763-221-5717

2350

Landscaping

E-Z Landscape Retaining & Boulder Walls, Paver Patios, Bobcat Work, Sod, Mulch & Rock.

763-218-2353

952-334-9840

Groundscape Inc.

LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED SINCE 1978

Commercial - Residential Full lawn care Spring & Fall Clean Up, Landscaping svcs, Retaining walls, Sod, Hydroseeding, Rock, Mulch, Pavers, Fences, & more! Free Estimates 763479-6777 or 612-702-6900

• Fertilizing / Crabgrass & Broadleaf Weed Control • Spring & Fall Cleanup • Mowing • Aeration & Seeding

RETAINING WALLS

CALL NOW FOR BEST PRICING! www.fertilawnmn.com Bloomington, MN • 952-884-7331 LOWEST PRICES, BEST QUALITY

Water Features & Pavers.

30+ Yrs Exp /Owner Operator

763-420-3036 952-240-5533 Offering Complete Landscape Services

alandsapecreations.com

HARDSCAPES FREE ESTIMATES We will beat any written estimate by 10-20%

Retaining walls, Fire pits, Paved patios, Water features, Paved walkways & driveways

SOFTSCAPES

612-272-3619 612-387-4849

Mulch, Rock, Edging, Sod,

www.adcreativelandscaping.com Plantings & Irrigation Services

612-919-1938 952-926-8232

Terry Ingram Lawn & Landscape Officer

Lawn and Landscape Enforcement Services Landscaping Weekly/Bi-weekly mowing Spring and Fall Cleanups Retaining Walls * Paver Patios Shrub trimming * Bobcat services Snow plowing

Free Estimates visit us online at: www.lawn-n-order.com

Jim Cooper, Jr. Landscaping Inc.

Quality Work Since 1983 Member: MNLA,

• Licensed/Insured • FREE Est.

YOUR HOMETOWN LANDSCAPER 30+Yrs Exp in Landscaping Designing & Planting Retaining Walls Concrete: Drives & Patios Paver Patios & Drives Drainage Solutions Irrigation Lighting

HANDYMAN: Home Repairs Electrical, Carpentry. Small to Lrg Jobs. John 612-597-0965

Free Ests/Ins 952-446-9707

Home Repair & Remodel Kitchen, Bath, Paint, Elect, Floor, Fences. Sr. Disc.

2290

Free Ests/Ins 612-817-1530

952-943-0127

Energy Focus Insulation Attic, Walls, Vents, Ice Dam Control. 35 yrs Exp/Insured Henry 952-884-0307

Ray 612-281-7077 AP HANDYMAN, LLC

FREE ESTIMATES • Licensed/Insured

Van Buren Landscape Call 952-292-7453 vanburenlandscape.com

www.bestcleaningservices.com

schultzecontracting.com 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

Let Us Increase the Value of Your Home • Brick Patios, Driveways • Landscaping Rock & Mulch & Sidewalks • Full Landscape Services • Keystone or Boulder Walls • Lawn Irrigation

612-547-7000

2310

Handyperson

Certified Professional, BBB

LIC#20633898 Bonded & Insured

www.mrhandyman.com

Landscaping

A fresh new look for 2011!

swisstoneconstruction services.com JMR Home Services LLC Home Remodeling & Repair.

2350

Aahhhh!

HOME REPAIR Tile, Glass Block, Masonry/ Concrete, Misc. Home Remedy.

30yrs. Exp “No Job Too Small”

Steve 612-532-3978 Ins'd

Call Don @ 952-890-4792 952-994-4303 George Elite Repair & Tile

Desperately Need Work!

(952) 431- 9970

Gutters

2270

Lic#CAO4854

SANDMAN IS BEST!

Local Resident

In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

• Patios, Walks, Retaining Walls • Shrubbery Removal & Replacement • Shrubs, Trees, Perennials Planted • Deco. Rock, Edging, Brush/Buckthorn Clearing • Mulch Installation (Many Varieties) • Complete Landscape Renovation & Design Visit our website:

www.JimCooperJrLandscaping.com

Landscape 2000 Inc.

Handyperson

LetUs Be Your Handyman!

Home Repair: Interior & Exterior Fences, decks, gutters, ceiling/drywall, paint.

Leaks & squeaks and much, much more!

You name it we can do it!

651-653-8887 L I C E N S E D Multi-Year Service Award Winner BONDED I N S U R E D www.LetUsService.com

#1 in Customer Service & Professional Design COMPLETE LANDSCAPING: • Interlocking Pavers • Retaining Walls • Sprinkler Systems 15+ years exp. Free Ests/Lic’d/Ins’d

763-441-7575 Fernbrooklandscaping.com

2360

Lawn & Garden

#1 All Area Lawn Cleanups, Sod, Seed, Rock Sr disc. Reas. 612-532-1162 $40 Lawn Aerations Multi Neighbor Discount

612.869.2454

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LOW PRICES • Pulverized Dirt - $12.50 yd • Black Dirt - $11.00 yd • Decorative Rock Since 1986 • Colored Mulch - $26.50 yd • Mulches 6 miles S. of • Boulders Shakopee on 169 • Retaining Wall Block Mon-Fri 7:30am - 5:00pm • Pavers (starting @ $2.10/sq ft) Sat - Call for Hours • Edging • Poly • Fabrics

952-492-2783 - We Deliver www.hermanslandscape.com

Mark 651-768-9345

16yrs Exp Owner/Operator Weekly Mowing, Fertilizing, Pruning, Power Rake, Aeration Landscaping. Call 952-406-1229

www.greenvalleymn.com SORENSEN LAWN CARE

16 Years of Experience Mowing, Spring and Fall Cleanups Fertilization Aeration / Free Est.

952-884-3200 SorensenLawnCare.com A Happy Yard Spring Cln-up, Mowing & Landscaping 20% off Rates 612-990-0945 AMP Services Lawn Care Landscaping, Rototilling.

952-292-1714 Insured

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In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

2360

Lawn & Garden

2360

Aeration...Overseeding Power Raking...Dethatching

Lawn & Garden

Complete Lawn Care & Weekly Mowing. A Greener Lawn Service. 612-554-4124

Organic Fertilizing Envirolawn 952-888-7623 www.ENVIROLAWN.BIZ

Field of Green Lawncare Resid & Comm Free Ests Lawn Clean Ups, Wkly Mowing Roto-tilling. 952-807-1612

Call To Book 2011 Lawn Serv.

Free Ests. Spring Cln-Ups

Weekly Lawn Mowing Ins'd Pete 952-446-9707 Over 26 Years of Service 10% Disc. for season contract Insured / Free Estimates Contracts include: Spring Clean Up Weekly Mowing Fall Clean Up

952-888-4296

Garden Design & Maintenance Services Garden Design & Remodel Plant Installations Containers & Window Boxes Expertise. Creative Designs.

Beautiful Results.

Van Buren Landscape 952-292-7453

*WANTED*

NEW LAWN CUSTOMERS Other services available for lawn customers: Spring/Fall Clean-Ups • Edging • Bush/Hedge Trimming Cleaning Gutters • Fertilizing/Weed Control • Aeration • Snow Blowing

T O TA L L AW N C A R E

Please Call Matt (Owner/Operator since 1986)

952.442.8857

Call for a FREE Estimate!

FREE Estimates

952.278.0126

Garden Design & Maintenance Services Garden Design & Remodel Plant Installations Containers & Window Boxes Expertise. Creative Designs.

Beautiful Results.

Landscaping, Retaining Walls, Pavers, Shrubs, Mulch, CONCRETE: Driveway, Walks, Steps, Patios

MORTINSON Lawn & Snow, LLC. Mow,Trim, Cleanups, Aeration Free Ests 952-884-4062

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

Spring Clean-ups & Aeration New Customers Free Fert.

2430

Painting

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

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

*A and K PAINTING* Int./Ext Painting/Staining & texturing. Free Est. 952-474-6258 Ins/Bond Major Credit Cards Accepted 3 Interior Rooms/$250 Wallpaper Removal. Drywall Repair. Cabinet Enameling and Staining. 25 yrs exp.

Steve 763-545-0506

Quality Residential Painting & Drywall Ceiling & Wall Textures H20 Damage – Plaster Repair

Wall Paper Removal INTERIOR EXTERIOR

Allen's Perfect Painting Ceiling & Drywall Repair BBB Member. Call anytime.

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

Painting

A Fresh Look, Inc. Interior/Exterior Painting by the Pros Bonded & Insured Free Est. • Senior Discounts

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

2490

Powerwashing

FREE ESTIMATE S

Paperhanging

CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING

PRO PAPER HANGING Removal, Paint/Plaster 35yrs Exp. 952-377-4612

20 years exp. Degreed Shop Teacher Exteriors & Interior specials including ceilings walls, paneling, windows, fine enameling, kitchen cupboards and basement floors. Wall and wood repair.

Fully insured.

Mention this ad and receive 20% off.

612.839.2239 • 612.866.0949

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

2470

Roofs-Soffit-Fascia-GuttersLic#20172580 763-754-2501 www.blomquistexteriors.com

RC EXTERIORS

612-724-2672 Local Owner/Installer. High

Certified Arborists

Your Affordable Tree Care Specialist!!

Quality Work @ Reas. Rates .

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

Roofing • Siding • Windows Lic # 20431519BC

Plumbing

952-934-7600

763-792-2999 Geno's Sewer & Drain

952-472-5670

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

An Honest Plumber

Since 1978

Office: 763-476-8412 Jeff Doyle: 763-228-1656 Chad Doyle: 763-228-1873 www.jdasc.com

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

Licensed • Insured Roofing • Siding Custom Porches/Decks Kitchen and Bath Remodels Finished Basements Room Additions Quality at a Reasonable Price State Lic. ID#20637218

qiar

SAVE MONEY - Competent master plumber needs work.

Lic#M3869 Jason 952-891-2490

2490

Professional and Prompt Guaranteed Results.

651-699-3504

www.rooftodeck.com Code #78

Right Way Painting Powerwashing, Decks, Staining, & Repairs 612-839-2239

2510

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

612-802-8100

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

RAINBOW ROOFING A Family Operated Bus.

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

NEW HORIZONS TREE & LANDSCAPING

612-210-5267 952-443-9957

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

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

with True Steam Senior Discounts!

952-393-0609 Leaking Stopped Guaranteed

2620

Serving The Entire Metro Area. Call 763-954-1063 TREE REMOVAL/TRIMMING Shrub Pruning Free Ests Lic'd / Ins'd / 20 Yrs Exp. 952-922-7543 / 763-535-7512

Tree Service

This space could be yours.

25% Discount Tree & Stump Removal Call 952-881-2122 ACCREDITED BUSINESS

Call For Free Estimate www.WesternConstructionInc.com

Powerwashing

CHIP & CLIP

ROOF SNOW & ICE DAM REMOVAL

Fast Turnaround SERVING THE Reduce Energy Bills ENTIRE METO AREA Free Estimates MN LICENSE Bank Financing #20316811 Available BONDED • INSURED

2490

612-203-4309

Trimming & Removal Free Estimates & Insured

Family Owned & Operated Since 1949

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

Snow Removal

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

AJ's Tree Service LLC

WINDOWS/SIDING

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

Lic/Ins. 952-891-8586

BIG TREES & STUMPS CHEAP!!

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

Rodney Oldenburg

2570

Limited Offer

Powerwashing

Will Beat Anybody's Price!

Why Wait Roofing LLC

Lic #20156835 • Insured

Triple Glass for the Price of Double Glass

2490

www.pioneertree.com

BBB

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

Powerwashing

DECK CLEANING & STAINING

Free Ests, Ins'd, Licensed

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

Residential Remodeling

Special $89/with ad!

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

Tree Service

2620

Call 612-860-5327

952-392-6888

Arbor Tech Tree & Landscape, Inc. • Tree Trimming • Storm Cleanup • Tree Removal • Land Clearing • Stump Removal • And Much More...

FREE ESTIMATES Winter Discounts Senior Discounts Senior Discounts

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

Credit Cards Accepted

Right Way PAINTING

2510

Work Guar/Refs/Ins/Free Ests

Lic. #20626700

612-825-7316/952-934-4128 www.afreshlookinc.com

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

BLOMQUIST EXT Siding-

Call 952-882-9029

2420

2510

DAVE'S Painting Int/Ext 3 Rooms $175. Paper rem Enamel Refs avail. 952-201-1577

TOM'S LAWN SERVICE

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

2420

2510

Van Buren Landscape 952-292-7453

A German Craftsman

Painting

Painting

Residential & Commercial

Call Now For Weekly Mowing Spring Clean-ups • Fertilization

2420

2420

*A1 CEILING & WALLS*

I’M LOOKING FOR

MATT’S TLC

Lawn & Garden

2360

LICENSED/INSURED

Snow & Ice Dam Removal Down Spouts Cleared Commercial and Residental

www.sparklewashcmn.com

763-225-6200

www.arbor-tech.com

Plymouth, MN

Ideal Tree Service 20%

Spring Tree Removal, Tree Trimming High Risk Climbing, Discount Stump Grinding and Storm Clean Up me is the ti

NOW Shrubs to trimedges &H

MN Certified Arborist A+ on Angies List

Quality Work and Low Rates Free Ests Lic’d & Ins’d

DAN WIMMER • (952) 881-2122

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Upholstery & Slipcovers

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

2660

Window Cleaning

3260

Misc.

For Sale

2 Adult Schwinn Tricycles w/huge baskets.

Perfect for seniors! Exc cond, pd. $270 each; asking $195 each. Cash only.

Plymouth area 763-745-4977

BLUE SKIES Window Cleaning 14 Yrs Exp Free Est. Insured

952-467-2447 Luke

Misc.

Wanted

STEVE'S TRAIN CITY

952-933-0200

612-529-4444

Polaris Snowmobile & ATV's. Non-working only.

Will pick-up, will pay cash! Call 612-987-1044

Garage Sales this week

3500

3506 3000

Merchandise

3090

Cemetery Lots

Bloomington Cemetery 2 plots, $1,000 each.

651-762-3727 Pleasant View Memorial Gardens, Burnsville, 2 lots.

Asking $1,000 ea. 952-474-6188

3130

Estate Sales

ANOKA 1121 Fremont Street Friday, April 15 (8-5:30) Saturday, April 16 (8-2) #'s 7am on Friday Over 60 Years accumulation!

Don't miss this sale!

Pump organ, collector plates, dry sink, copper boiler, vintage wood wall phone, and many more antiques.

Minton & Porsgrund china sets, Hummels, linens, glassware, HH goods, furn., records, lamps, riding mower and much, much more . . . too much to list!

EbenezerEstateSales.org Ebenezer Hands & Hearts

3260

Misc.

For Sale

Washing machine: portable, $200 AC: 5,000 BTU, $50. Both used 1 season. 612-597-1051

Lakeville

MOVING: April 15-17 (8-5) Furn., tools, mower, antiqus, HH. 10355 235th St W.

3565

Plymouth

Multi-Family Sale

3270

Buying Old Trains & Toys

Window Cleaning

3543

Bloomington

Huge Sale! 4/14-15-16 (8-6) 4402 W. 98th St. Circle Btwn Normandale & France

3523

Eagan

All Saints Lutheran Church

75+ Families 4/15 (8-5); 4/16 (8-3) 3810 Lexington Ave S. (Lexington & Wescott)

3524

Eden Prairie

Big Garage Sale / Merging hh. Printers, cameras, dog kennels, fun treasures Sat. 4/16. 8:30-4. 10395 Lee Dr

3526

Excelsior

4/14 & 15 (9-5); 4/16 (9-12)

In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

3700

Leisure

3740

Fitness Equipment

Nordic Track Pro Digital Clean $50/bo. Can deliver.

Mike 612-987-1044

3900

Quantico & Schmidt Lake Rd

3567

Richfield

ANNUAL HUGE SALE

Sat, April 16 (8am - 2pm) $1 / Bag Sale from 2-3pm

Emerson Church 7601 Girard Ave So., Richfield

MOVING: Sat., 4/16 (9-2) Tools, mower, grill, HH, chairs. 6925 Russell Ave S.

3583

St. Louis Park

1820 Oregon Ave S. SLP 55426. Estate Sale Electronics, CDs, Albums, Music Eqpt. April 15-16 Friday: 12-5, Sat: 10-5

3600

3606

Garage Sales next week

Agriculture/ Animals/Pets Pets

3970

Long-Haired Chihuahua puppies $300 – 3 females – 2 males. 715-220-1254 chihuahuamom.com

5000

Rentals

5400

Houses For Rent

Bloomington, 3+br home w/d, fp, avl now. $1400/mo.

Utls included. 952-843-8138

Turn your car into cash!

Bloomington

Sun•Classifieds 952-392-6888

Bloomington

Excelsior Rummage Sale Presale: Friday, April 15 5:30-7:30pm - For choice deals! $3/adult, $1/child.

Sale: Sat, April 16 9am-1pm Cong. Church Excelsior 471 Third St. 952-474-5919

3543

ECFE Kids Stuff Sale

19455 Kenwood Trail

Talheim in Chaska Standard Unit Rent based on income.

For 62+ years.

Noon meal available.

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www.minnlocal.com – Thursday, April 14, 2011 – Edina Sun-Current

In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

NICOLE HAFFIELD

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Student

Senior Nicole Haffield ranks in the top 10% of her class and was recently named a 2011 Senior Achiever for Academics and Curricular Excellence. She is a member of National Honor Society, Student Government and serves as an Ignite Mentor. Nicole is a member of Kennedy’s Girls Lacrosse team.

AARON LARKIN Senior Aaron Larkin was recently named a 2011 Senior Achiever for Leadership.

Aaron is a Pathfinder, a member of the Global Unity Project, Positive Forces for Change, and president of the Spanish Club.

He is the youth chair for Bloomington’s Relay For Life and a member of Jefferson’s Varsity Basketball and Cross-country teams.

A C H IE V E R S of the WEEK SPONSORED BY FREEWAY FORD

KENNEDY

JEFFERSON

2011 FORD F-150 SUPER CAB STX 4x4

2011 FORD FIESTA

44 MPG MSRP..................................... $13,995 Ford Customer Cash............ - $500 SALE Renewal Cash*..................... - $500 Freeway Discount ................ - $500 $

2011 FORD EXPLORER XLT FWD MyFord Touch, Sync, rear view camera, dual moonroof, tow pkg & much, much more!

PRICE

12,495*

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2011 FORD TAURUS SEL

SALE PRICE

33 MPG

MSRP.................................... $22,180 Retail Customer Cash..... ......- $500 FMCC Bonus Cash............... - $500 Promo Retail Bonus Cash...... -$1,000 Bonus Customer Cash.......... - $500 Renewal Cash* ................... - $1,250 Freeway Discount ............... - $1,432

Leather, Snyc

$

31,998

*

2011 FORD ESCAPE XLS FWD

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SALE PRICE

$

26,998*

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$

16,998 *

3.7L, V6, Chrome Step Bars, Sync, Tow Pkg, & Much More

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PRICE

$

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SALE PRICE

ALL NEW DESIGN

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SALE PRICE

$

25,998*

2011 FORD EDGE SE

30,998*

2011 FORD FUSION

40 MPG

$

31 MPG

16,998 *

MSRP.............................. $28,230 FMCC Bonus Cash ...... - $500 Promo Retail Cash........ - $1,000 Renewal Cash* ............. - $1,250 Freeway Discount ......... - $1,482

SALE PRICE

$

23,998*

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4,998

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED SEL #1H028B

9,998

1999 FORD RANGER 4x4 SC XLT, Tonneau

2000 FORD F150 SC XLT 4x4, Topper,

2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE LS 4x4,

Cover #110388A

88k Mi. #110739A

New Tires #110481B

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2006 FORD TAURUS SE #3H026

$9,998

$8,998

2003 GMC SONOMA EXT CAB 4x4, Auto, V6, PW, PL #2H005B

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$8,998

2004 FORD F150 STX 4x4, Sharp #110715A

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2007 FORD FOCUS S 2006 CHRYSLER PT Sedan, 5 Spd, #110351A

CRUISER Limited,

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9,998

2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC, 4x4, XLT #1H024A

$10,998

2007 FORD TAURUS SEL Sunrf, Leather,

2005 ACURA TL SDN Leather,

2007 FORD F150 Super Crew Lariat, 4x4, Roof,

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65k Miles #3H008

2007 FORD EXPLORER 2006 FORD MUSTANG Ironman, RARE EDITION GT Vista Blue, 55k Mi.,

Moonroof, Silver

#3H010

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13k Mi., 6 Spd #2H044

$11,998

$12,998

$14,998

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Edina Sun-Current – Thursday, April 14, 2011 – www.minnlocal.com

In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

Tap • Ballet • Jazz Hip Hop • Lyrical Pointe • Theatrical Kickline/Pom Irish • Contemporary

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SUMMER CLASSES excluding Trey Barber & Karl Mundt

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Coming in May…

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Keep watching for contest rules & information.

CMYK