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A Bloomington man charged with armed robbery in Savage is considered a suspect in three Bloomington and Edina robberies in early December. Bloomington police arrested Tony Antoinne Benjamin, 34, Tuesday, Dec. 27, for probable cause armed robbery. Bloomington Deputy Chief Rick Hart said Benjamin is a suspect in five armed robberies from Dec. 5 to Dec. 23 in Bloomington, Edina, Savage and Mounds View. Benjamin was charged with one count of first-degree aggravated robbery Thursday, Dec. 29, in the Savage incident and was being held in Scott County

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BY MIKE HANKS – SUN NEWSPAPERS Flying chairs and multiple arrests interrupted one of the biggest shopping days of the year at Mall of America. More than 30 police officers and mall security personnel arrested at least nine people Dec. 26 following a fight that originated at a mall food court and continued intermittently at other points throughout the mall for at least an hour, according to Bloomington Police Commander Mark Stehlik. “This is a highly unusual event,”

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COMMUNITY NOTES Our Lady of Grace open house Jan. 12 Our Lady of Grace in Edina will host an open house for its middle school 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, in Cassidy Hall at the school, 5051 Eden Ave. Parents of future students in grades 6-8 are invited to learn about the school’s spiritual and academic programs including a one-to-one laptop program, service and leadership opportunities and academic results. Info: olgschool.net or 952-929-5463.

Childhood Family Center is hosting a preschool open house next week. The open house is 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at Pond Center, 9600 Third Ave. S., and Southwood Center, 4901 W. 112th St., in Bloomington and at Central School, 7145 Harriet Ave. S., in Richfield. The parents-only open house provides an opportunity to meet teachers, see classrooms, learn about the curriculum and register for the fall. Eligible children must be at least 3 years old by Sept. 1. Info: earlyed.info.

Lutheran Social Service last month also recognized foster grandparents for their work tutoring and mentoring children in schools and Head Start programs throughout the metro area. Volunteers in the Senior Companion program serve at least 15 hours a week, receiving a modest tax-free stipend and mileage reimbursement. Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota serves basic needs, providing food, shelter and consultation to more than 100,000 Minnesotans annually.

They help their peers remain at home and independent by offering companionship, shopping assistance and transportation to medical appointments, and in December Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota honored the Senior Companions in Hennepin County. Bloomington residents recognized were Hassan-Wali Abdulle and Adam Fasah. volunteers have been recognized because now more than ever, their services are appreciated, said John Bringewatt, senior director for Lutheran Social Services. “These services were innovations forty years ago and are more vital and relevant than ever today as our population ages,” he said. “Through the energy, kindness and goodwill of these older volunteers, we are able to improve quality of life for many others in our community. ”

High School speech team will host two mini speech camps this month. The camps are 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, and Saturday, Jan. 21, at Jefferson High School, 4001 W. 102nd St. Check-in will be in the school’s media center at 8:30. The mini camp is open to all Bloomington fourth- through eighthgrade students, and includes speech activities and exercises, an introduction

to the 13 speech categories and a short competition in the storytelling category. The fee is $30. Registration forms are available online at yep.it/speech. Info: 952-806-7686 (Scott).

Thursday Musical concerts return Jan. 12 The Thursday Musical Morning Artist Series returns next week to Bloomington. The concert is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, in the Schneider Theater of Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road. The concert features the debut performance of pianist Salam Murtada playing Frédéric Chopin’s Nocturne in E-flat, op. 55, no. 2 and Fantasy in B minor by Alexander Scriabin; violinist Mary Horozanieki with pianist Nicola Melville playing a Violin Sonata by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; flutist Russell Dedrick performing Francis Poulenc’s Sonata for Flute and Piano; and soprano Harriet McCleary. Tickets are $10 at the door. Info: thursdaymusical.com.

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BP stations raise money to fight cystic fibrosis In one day last fall, 33 local BP gas stations, including two in Bloomington, raised a total of $20,000 to fight cystic fibrosis, donating 10 cents for every gallon of gas sold Oct. 26. The donation was presented to Cystic Fibrosis of Minnesota at the organization’s annual gala Nov. 19. The donations came as part of the fight against an inherited chronic disease affecting the lungs and digestive system of children and adults. Many of those afflicted with cystic fibrosis can now expect to live into their 30s or beyond thanks to advances in research.

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Slight property tax levy decrease approved Balanced budget approved for 2012 BY MIKE HANKS – SUN NEWSPAPERS It’s a small percentage, but Bloomington’s 2012 property taxes will decrease slightly while supporting a balanced budget. The Bloomington City Council approved its 2012 property tax levy during its Dec. 19 meeting. Even with a 0.25 percent decrease in the city’s levy the monthly cost of city services for a median value single-family homeowner will remain at $67.82 for the third consecutive year, according to Lori Economy-Scholler, the city’s chief financial officer. The city’s 2012 tax levy will net $44.4 million, of which $38.2 million is earmarked for the general fund budget, while $3.58 million will go to debt service. The city’s debt service levy decreased slightly since the prelimi-

nary budget and levy were approved in September, according to EconomyScholler. In October the city’s permanent improvement revolving debt was issued in an amount and at an interest rate less than modeled. In addition, the refinancing of two outstanding 2004 debt issues resulted in small savings, Economy-Scholler explained in her memo to the council. A portion of the savings was earmarked for the fire department pension fund, to which Economy-Scholler anticipated the city would be making a contribution in 2013. The city’s $56.9 million general fund budget also saw last-minute revenue adjustments with an additional $320,000 forecast for 2012, due largely to projected increases in hotel and motel admission tax, Economy-Scholler explained. The revenue increase will allow the city to fill positions being held vacant as service demands dictate, according to Economy-Scholler.

The monthly property tax cost for city services will remain at $67.82 for median value homes of $207,300 in 2012, but the monthly cost for the average value single-family home will decrease slightly, after increasing for 2011. The average value home in Bloomington is $235,500, and the monthly cost for services in 2012 will be $78.58, according to Economy-Scholler. That’s a decrease from $79.73 in 2011, but still higher than the $78.01 per month for the average value home in 2010. In comparing the city’s 2011 monthly property tax for a median value home without adjusting for property tax aids and fiscal disparities, Bloomington’s monthly rate of $67.82 is slightly below Plymouth and Richfield, and nearly $20 less per month than Edina. Eden Prairie’s rate is more than $22 higher. In comparing the 2011 monthly property tax for an average value home, Bloomington’s monthly rate of $79.73 is higher than Plymouth and below Eden Prairie and Edina by about $30.

Economy-Scholler also presented a total cost comparison for average value single-family homes in several cities. Her comparison added the monthly cost for water and sewer charges, as well as $35.22 for homes in cities without water softening by their city’s treatment plant, to the average monthly cost of city services. Bloomington came in the lowest at $117.46, nearly $14 lower than Richfield and $28 lower than Eden Prairie. At the top were Edina at $178 and Minnetonka at $174. A comparison of 2010-12 property tax levies showed Bloomington’s levy to be the only one with a decrease during that span. The city’s net levy decrease was 0.37 percent. The net levy for Golden Valley and Eden Prairie increased by less than 1 percent while Brooklyn Park had the largest increase at 13.73 percent, followed by Richfield at 11.07 percent. Economy-Scholler’s budget presentation from the Dec. 19 council meeting is available online at yep.it/taxes.

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Shakopee Road. The nonprofit organization supports Bloomington’s charter with Izumi City, Japan. The relationship was formed in 1993 and has prospered through student, adult and marathon runner

exchanges between the two cities. BSCO holds an annual Taste of Japan fundraising event each winter, hosts Kite Day in May and supports the Japanese-language assistant teacher in the high schools.

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COMMUNITY NOTES Chamber of Commerce elects new directors The Bloomington Chamber of Commerce elected four new members to its 2012 board of directors. Steve Furlong, Rocel Kingman, Leif Knutson and Scott Taylor will serve as advocates for local businesses and work with community leaders and decision makers on issues that impact the broader business community. Furlong is a senior mortgage specialist with Mortgages Unlimited and is a member of the Bloomington Chamber Ambassadors Committee. Knutson works in community relations for the Microsoft Corporation and is involved with the BloomingtonMinneapolis Chamber of Commerce, Make-A-Wish, Minnesota Council for Quality and Relay for Life. Kingman is the director and manager of marketing and communications for TRIA Orthopaedic Center, serves on the Plymouth Congregational Church Board of Membership and is a member of the Woodhill Country Club Board of Trustees and Special Future Planning Committee,

Minnesota Children’s Museum and the Minnesota Zoo. Taylor is a senior tax manager at Eide Bailly and has been a member of the chamber’s golf committee since 2010. The 2012 Bloomington Chamber of Commerce board officers elected were Linda Haller, president, Haller & Associates, as chairwoman; Mark Adkins, assistant vice president and wealth management advisor, Merrill Lynch, as chairman-elect; Dave Senness, president, David M. Senness, CPA, as treasurer; and Randy Sands, executive vice president, Weber Shandwick, as pastchair. The Bloomington Chamber addresses the needs and concerns of businesses in Bloomington. In conjunction with the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce is an advocate for the business community of Bloomington. The chamber also promotes the community by informing its members with its monthly membership meetings as well as becoming involved in the legislation of issues that affect the growth and development of the business community. Info: bloomingtonchamber.org.

New artists to teach fused glass classes Two new artists will be teaching fused glass classes at Bloomington Theatre and Art Center this winter. Registration is open for winter classes at the art center, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road. Erin Weyers, a Minnesota based glass artist who teaches throughout the Twin Cities, specializes in utilizing temperature control to create her fused art. She will teach a three-week beginning fused glass course 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 17. Avis Ann Rosenlund, a fused glass artist who recently relocated from Texas to Springbrook, Wis., is a specialist in fused glass jewelry, wall art and religious ornaments. She will teach intermediate fused glass courses 1-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 7-21 Starting with the winter session, the art center is offering a 10 percent discount when students register for two or more courses. Registration: bloomingtonartcenter .com.

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Heard enough feel-good Christmas stories? If so, stop reading. This one’ll bore you. If not, well, fasten your seatbelts... A number of weeks ago, I was chatting with my father-in-law on various and sundry topics when the conversation came around to a recent possible mail theft. According to Ron, he’d found some mail open on the side of the road. Some were business mail, some were personal notes. In all

him for letting her know. Ron did something special with that card that would likely elicit a laugh or a confused “huh?” from both the sender and the recipient. Something I’m not going to tell you yet. Kind of ruins it to hear the punch line before the end of the joke, you know? Hang tight. I took in the whole story, we chuckled for a moment and I promptly didn’t think about it again until last week. Then I found an unsent Christmas card lying in the gutter outside the Sun Newspapers office. Clearly this letter had seen better days. Frankly it looked like it’d been run over by at least a few vehicles and was thoroughly dirt-stained. The edge of the envelope had been ripped as though someone

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cases, the envelopes had been opened and the contents rifled through. The lack of a postmark indicated the letters had never been through the postal system. Being the upstanding citizen that he is, Ron contacted the senders of the letters and let them know what he’d found and to be aware that any checks or cash that may have been in them was gone. In the case of one birthday card, the woman who’d sent it informed him it had not contained any money, but thanked

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might have been looking for money inside. “Aha,” I thought to myself, “here’s a column topic.” As is the habit of my generation, I used the Internet to find the phone number of the sender, and gave her a call. Not to be anti-climatic, but she didn’t answer. I left a message and as of this writing, I haven’t heard back. But, given the opportunity to both spread post-holiday cheer and add a little playful confusion into somebody’s day, I copied the actions of my fatherin-law and tucked a dollar bill into the card, resealed it and sent it on its way. Hopefully that brightens one stranger’s day at least for a moment. Or confuses the heck out of them. Both work for me.

BY DANIEL CALLAHAN AND CHRIS DILLMANN SUN NEWSPAPERS Instead of sticking around through the cold of January, we’re heading south and west – mostly west though – to San Diego to spend a week in the sun and warm weather while our colleagues and readers suf-

fer through a largely snow-less, but nonetheless cold and unpleasant winter. Not much of an opener is it? No, didn’t think so. In fact, we’re heading to San Diego at the gracious offer of the U.S. Marine Corps to provide our readers with a glimpse into the world of boot camp. (Full disclosure: The Marine Corps is paying for the flight, accommodations and meals while we are in San Diego.) The Corps is hosting the annual Marine Corps Educators Workshop, which provides educators from

around the country with the chance to better understand the experience of their students who enter the service. A number of educators from the area have been chosen and we’re going along to let you all know about their adventure. We’re not just going to write about it when we get back, either. With an opportunity like this, we thought it’d be more fun to give you the chance to follow along and read about our trip on a daily basis. Just check out MARINES: TO NEXT PAGE

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FROM PREVIOUS PAGE www.MinnLocal.com and click on the Staff Blogs link. We’ll be updating our blog “Dan and Chris Go to Boot Camp” on a daily basis with photos, anecdotes and even video as we follow along with the participants in both the Marine Corps Educators Workshop and those local recruits heading into their time in boot camp. But we’re not just interested in learning about present day recruits and their experiences. We also want to hear about yours. If you’re a Marine — active duty, retired, or anywhere in between — we want to hear from you about your time in boot camp. What was it like? What did you learn? Would you do it again? How did the experience change you? We want to know it all. Send your stories to dcallahan@acnpapers.com or type it out, tuck it in an envelope and send it to: D. Callahan Sun Newspapers 33 Second St. N.E. P.O. Box 280 Osseo, MN 55369 We look forward to hearing from you and sharing this experience. Look for more in the Jan. 19 edition of the Sun-Current.

arrested following the post-Christmas incidents, nine of whom were charged with disorderly conduct. The 10th arrest was for a trespassing violation and it was unclear if the arrest was connected to the fights inside the mall, according to Deputy Chief Rick Hart. The post-Christmas shopping day was interrupted at approximately 4:20 p.m. when a fight broke out in the food court. Bloomington police officers and mall security personnel responded, arresting a handful of people as a result of the incident, Stehlik explained. The crowd seemed to disperse, but several additional reports of fights or disturbances were received in the minutes following the initial incident, he added. The Bloomington Police Department has a precinct within the mall and officers on duty inside the mall during normal business hours, but additional Bloomington officers were called to the scene. Officers from the Richfield and Metro Transit police departments also assisted, Stehlik noted. A day later, little was known about

how or why the food court fight started. “Our investigators will be looking at it to see if they can determine what caused it,” Stehlik said. There were no significant injuries as a result of the fights, he added. The cause of the fight remained under investigation late last week, Hart said. Although there was speculation that the incidents were tied to social media, no evidence had been found to support that theory, he added. Investigators are examining mall surveillance video in an effort to identify others involved, according to Hart. “We are taking this matter very seriously,” he said. “We want people to know there are consequences for their actions if they come to Bloomington and participate in criminal activity.” The mall has lockdown procedures in place for events that require them, according to Dan Jasper, vice president of public relations. The lockdown procedure, which includes an announcement throughout the mall, was inadvertently initiated as a result of the fighting. “It was recalled in a matter of minutes,” Jasper said. Mindy Mateuszczyk, a Sun Newspapers editor who was at the mall with her family that afternoon, was heading toward the food court

area after the initial incident. “We saw people running and heard shouting,” she said. Mateuszczyk turned back toward the Nickelodeon Universe amusement park where she had left her 10-yearold son and his friend. She sent them a text message to meet her inside the park. When the lockdown announcement was made people started exiting the amusement park, she said. Her son said that he was told to leave the ride he had been in line for because of the lockdown. Mateuszczyk and her family did not leave the park, however, because the lockdown had been called off by the time her family had gathered together, she explained. Although people fled areas near the fighting, the mall did not close down, but some stores and kiosk businesses did close as a result of the lockdown announcement, Jasper noted. In response to the incident, the mall has increased its security and police presence and is evaluating what can be done to prevent a similar incident and how response to violence inside the mall can be improved, according to Jasper. “We’re in that process right now,” he said. “We will continue to look at the situation and make adjustments as necessary.”

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Three men were attempting to pry their way into Southtown Shopping Center early Christmas Eve, according to a witness. A security guard for the shopping center heard noise at approximately 2 a.m. Dec. 24 and went to investigate from inside the building. He saw three men with a pry bar attempting to enter the building through a door on the south side of the building, according to Hart. The men fled the area in a tan SUV, according to the security guard. A vehicle matching the description was observed on I-494, traveling at a high rate of speed. Officers lost track of the vehicle prior to it colliding with a parked car in St. Paul, where police found the SUV abandoned. The incident remains under investigation, Hart said.

Restaurant theft Cash was reported missing Dec. 25 from a Bloomington restaurant. Golden Wok, 617 W. 98th St., reported cash missing from a register in the entry of the restaurant, Hart said. There was no sign of forced entry or damage to any entrance point of the restaurant. The theft occurred after 10:30 p.m. Dec. 24 and prior to 11 a.m. Dec. 25, he noted.

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Cobbler finds ‘open arms’ in Richfield Ralph’s Shoe Service was one of Southdale Center’s first tenants, but now it has to move BY ANDREW WIG – SUN NEWSPAPERS When management at Southdale Center told the owner of Ralph’s Shoe Service he would have to move shop last month, Bill Roase didn’t know where he and his business would go. But his shop’s future would not be in doubt for long. The Bloomington resident plans to be up and cobbling by early March at his new location: a storefront in a tiny strip mall near West 66th Street and Penn Avenue South in Richfield. The surrounding area is known as

Penn Central, and there the cobbler — he calls himself that — found an environment in stark contrast to his previous confines. The area, predominately populated by small, owner-operated shops, is “kind of like going back to my grandfather’s roots when he was on 50th and Xerxes,” Roase said. It was there that Roase’s grandfather, Ralph, started the shoe repair shop before it became one of the original tenants in the country’s first fully enclosed indoor shopping center in 1956. But Roase heard the news in midDecember: His lease would be terminated at the end of the year to make room for a new food court. Hearing this, he said, “was the worst thing in my life that ever happened to me.” It was about a week before Christmas and “I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.”

But his customers had his back. Soon, they were recommending alternative locations. Richfield’s Penn Central area was one of them. There were other locations available within the shopping center, but Ralph’s was already repaying a loan from a previous move within the mall. So Roase, bitter about being “forced out,” decided to take his shop out into the wider, unenclosed world. His exploration had taken him to a vacant art studio near 66th and Penn, when he met Marv Wenzel, owner of music shop across the street from the studio, Homestead Pickin’ Parlor, which specializes in all things folk. The computer repair shop next to his own shop was moving, Wenzel told the cobbler. “I went over and looked and thought, this is the perfect size,” Roase recounted. He would soon sit down with the

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At left, Ralph’s Shoes Service will take over the space formerly occupied by Accessory Computer Service Center in this building near West 66th Street and Penn Avenue South. The area, Penn Central, is largely populated by owner-operated shops like Ralph’s. Above, the view from inside Accessory Computer Service Center as customers exit the neighboring Homestead Pickin’ Parlor, one of many unique, owner-operated businesses in the commercial area in Richfield known as Penn Central. The computer shop moved Dec. 31 from this location, near West 66th Street and Penn Avenue South, making room for Ralph’s Shoe Service. (Photos by Andrew Wig – Sun Newspapers)

Ralph’s FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Ralph’s Shoe Service fits the area populated with “destination shops,” his new neighbors said. Wenzel said his store, for instance, is one of a kind in Minnesota, drawing folk musicians and fans from afar. Many of the shops here match Ralph’s old-fashioned flavor. In the same building as the shoe repair shop’s future home is a baseball card shop. Further down is an ice cream parlor. The other direction, a couple blocks north on Penn Avenue, is a typewriter shop. Chain stores here are few. The closest thing to a big box store would be the under-construction CVS Pharmacy or the Lund’s grocery store that marks the northern end of Penn Central, near Highway 62. “Ralph’s is going to fit right in here,” said John Cecere, who grew up in Edina and whose mother and sisters patronized Ralph’s at Southdale. Cecere, the

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owner of Accessory Computer Service Center, will vacate his space Dec. 31 and make way for Ralph’s. He said he is moving due to a change in his business model — he will focus on appointments rather than walk-in business. So gone will be the inherently hightech business of computer repair, and in comes the decidedly ancient business of shoe repair. Roase said cobblers like he are becoming a rare breed. “A lot of people, they don’t even know where to find one,” he noted. “A lot of them have closed down. People get old and pass on and the rest of the family doesn’t continue to do it.” But Roase, who will enjoy a greater degree of operational freedom in his new spot, has a chance to continue plying the trade he said learned from his

father and grandfather when he was 9 or 10. Now, his challenge is to re-attract his clientele, who now will be speeding by on wheels instead of strolling by on foot. He believes they will come, though. “Shoe repair shops are a high-demand thing if people know where they are at,” he said. And Ralph’s Shoe Service is unlikely to be overshadowed by a new bog-box retailer any time soon, because the commercial of Penn Central should functionally keep those types out, local proprietors say. “You don’t have a parcel of land that’s large enough to do something that’s substantial on, so you have to piece together many different parcels,” said David Gepner, a leader of the group called Penn Central of Richfield,

which was formed four-and-a-half years ago to focus on the revitalization of the area and to hold the city accountable to design guidelines established for the corridor in 2008. The assemblage of smaller commercial parcels in the neighborhood will help Penn Central boosters keep the area they way they like it, populated with shops like Roase’s and Wenzel’s that represent “the colorful character that has been assembled along Penn Avenue,” Gepner said. It is a place where “everybody just kind of watches out for everyone else,” said Veit, Roase’s new landlord. And, by all reports, the Penn Central neighborhood will gladly watch Ralph’s Shoe Service move in. Veit summarized his feelings: “All I can say is, ‘Welcome.’”

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Robberies FROM PAGE 1 Jail on $500,000 bail at press time. Investigations in the four cities are continuing and additional charges may be filed. Edina Public Information Officer Molly Anderson confirmed Benjamin is a suspect in the Dec. 6 armed robbery outside Southdale Center in Edina. According to Edina police, at approximately 8:30 p.m. Dec. 6 a woman was robbed at gunpoint as she entered her vehicle in the parking lot. The suspect was described as a black male, approximately 40 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall and 200 pounds. He was wearing a dark jacket, fedora-style hat and sunglasses, and was believed to be driving a dark four-door sedan, possibly a Honda or Acura. The Southdale incident occurred about 24 hours after a man robbed a Bloomington woman outside her home. The woman was driving home from the Bloomington Lunds Dec. 5 and noticed a vehicle was following her, according to Bloomington police. As the woman approached her residence in southwestern Bloomington, she stopped at her mailbox. The dark four-door sedan that had been follow-

Tony Antoinne Benjamin, 34, of Bloomington is charged with first-degree aggravated robbery in relation to a Dec. 22 incident in Savage. Police believe he may also be responsible for armed robberies in Bloomington, Edina and Mounds View. (Photo courtesy of Scott County Jail) ing her passed by, so she assumed it was a neighbor. As the woman exited her vehicle to retrieve her mail a man exited the vehicle and approached her aggressively, grabbing her and pushing her in the chest, according to police.

Her description of the man was similar to the description in the Edina incident. Another Bloomington woman was robbed about 5:48 a.m. Dec. 8 outside of a Bloomington coffee shop.

The woman pulled into the Caribou Coffee shop at the intersection of France Avenue and Old Shakopee Road and noticed a vehicle pull in behind her and park away from the building. The woman parked near the coffee shop entrance and went inside. Upon returning to her vehicle a man ran up to her, grabbed her arm, pointed a handgun at her and said, “Give me your purse if you don’t want to die,” police said. Hart also identified Benjamin as a possible suspect in the Dec. 23 incident in Mounds View and the Dec. 22 incident in Savage, for which he faces a felony charge. According to the criminal complaint filed in Scott County District Court, Savage officers were dispatched 5:45 p.m. Dec. 22 to a silent panic alarm at Mediacom on Huntington Avenue in Savage. When officers arrived, an employee said a black male, about 5foot-8 to 5-foot-10, wearing black clothing, black gloves and a black stocking cap entered the store and ran behind the counter. She said the man pushed her to the ground and pointed a small black handgun at her. He took money from the till, her purse and cell phone and fled in a brown or tan Honda passenger car. She ROBBERIES: TO PAGE 17

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EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY – JAN. 6 THROUGH JAN. 12 FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

ROTARY CLUB OF BLOOMINGTON DAYMAKERS When: 7:29 a.m. Where: Hilton Minneapolis-Bloomington, 3900 American Blvd. W., Bloomington Info: daymakers.org

CLASSIC COUNTRY MUSIC JAM When: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Where: Creekside Community Center, 9801 Penn Ave. S., Bloomington Info: 952-563-4944 WHOO IS WILD ABOUT OWLS? When: 2-3 p.m. Where: Richardson Nature Center, 8737 E. Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: yep.it/owls

GIRLS BASKETBALL: JEFFERSON VS. EAGAN When: 7:15 p.m. Where: Jefferson High School, 4001 W. 102nd St., Bloomington Info: 952-681-6409

MONDAY

POND HOUSE TOURS When: 1:30-4 p.m. Where: Pond Dakota Mission Park, 401 E. 104th St., Bloomington Info: xr.com/pond REMARKABLE REPTILES When: 3-4 p.m. Where: Richardson Nature Center, 8737 E. Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: yep.it/reptiles

9 BLOOMINGTON NOON ROTARY When: Noon Where: Hilton hotel, 3800 American Blvd. E., Bloomington Info: xr.com/bnr BLOOMINGTON BOARD OF EDUCATION When: 7 p.m. Where: Educational Services Center, 1350 W. 106th St., Bloomington Info: 952-681-6400

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS When: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Where: Cedar Valley Church, 8600 Bloomington Ave. S., Bloomington Info: 952-835-0789

BNI NETWORKING GROUP When: 7-8:30 a.m. Where: Creekside Community Center, 9801 Penn Ave. S., Bloomington Info: 763-416-2608 (Doug)

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS When: 8 p.m. Where: Mt. Hope Lutheran Church, 3601 W. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington Info: 952-922-0880

BLOOMINGTON BREAKFAST OPTIMISTS CLUB When: 7:30-8:30 a.m. Where: La Quinta Inn, 5151 American Blvd. W., Bloomington Info: xr.com/optimists

12 CRIBBAGE When: 12:45 p.m. Where: Creekside Community Center, 9801 Penn Ave. S., Bloomington Info: 952-563-4944 BOYS HOCKEY: KENNEDY VS. BURNSVILLE When: 7:15 p.m. Where: Bloomington Ice Garden, 3600 W. 98th St. Info: 952-563-8842

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cement mixture and formed to provide an overhang drip edge. This assures the water will shed helping to prevent erosion in the mortar and brick of the chimneys surfaces. Keeping the crown “watertight” and shedding away from the sponge like masonry elements that the chimney is built of is the most important element to preventing deterioration. At AirBroom Minnesota we use the industry leading line of Saver products to build and repair chimneys. Use of these products allows us to pass on manufacturers material warranties of up to 15 years to our clients. 3) Waterproof your masonry chimney and crown. Most masonry is porous and will absorb large amounts of water. Brick acts like a sponge absorbing water and wicking it to the chimney interior. Products we use are specifically developed for use as waterproofing agents on masonry chimneys. These are vapor permeable – which means they allow the masonry to breath out but not in. This allows water that has penetrated the chimney to escape while preventing additional water from entering from the outside. Non vapor permeable sealers commonly available should never be used because they trap moisture inside actually accelerating deterioration. We use a special permeable sealer with a 10 year consumer warranty to protect your chimney. Doing this before deterioration occurs can save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars in future repairs. Water damage to chimneys is usually a slow subtle process. The problem is generally not obvious until it has become quite serious. Although these prevention measures may cost you a few dollars they can save you a lot more by preventing large future masonry repairs. The Hartmann’s at AirBroom Minnesota in Excelsior offer free no obligation repair estimates in the Western Metro area. Call John, Jim, or Lynda today to arrange a free no obligation estimate. Visit us at AirBroomMinnesota.com or call us at 952.545.2254. As a bonus, repair jobs over $750 scheduled with us prior to January 31 receive $100 off when you mention this article.

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woman said her debit card had been used at a Super America in Burnsville. Officers checked a Dumpster at the gas station and found her purse, cell phone, wallet, driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and other documents. On Dec. 26, the Bloomington Police Department advised Savage that they identified Benjamin as a suspect in an investigation of robbery in their city. Savage officers put together a photo line-

FROM PAGE 15 said the man moved so quickly she was not able to hit the panic alarm until after he left the store. Officers traced her cell phone to the area of County Road 42 and County Road 5 near Super America in Burnsville. The

up and the Mediacom employee picked out Benjamin as the man who robbed her. Savage police asked Bloomington police to arrest Benjamin. Savage police were notified 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, that Benjamin was in custody. A search warrant was executed at his residence in Bloomington. Inside a bedroom closet officers located a black hooded sweatshirt, black jacket, black pants and a

black stocking cap. A Savage officer spoke with Benjamin and advised him that the department had evidence he committed a robbery in Savage. Benjamin denied committing the robbery. When asked if he thought the officer was lying to him, Benjamin said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think you are doing your job. If you have anything, I am not dumb. I know what it is going to come to.â&#x20AC;?

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

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Lutheran Church Pastor Robert O. Hall

Sunday School 9:00am Adult Forum 9:30am Sunday Worship 10:30am Coffee/Fellowship 11:30am

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SUNDAY Bible Class 9:00 a.m. Worship 10:00 a.m.

8600 E. Bush Lake Rd. Bloomington, MN 55438 www.peacebloomington.org

Pastor Mark Nelson 952-944-6510

Sunday Worship 8:45 & 11:00 am

Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

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

St. Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Church of Christ Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Wherever you are on lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey you are welcome here!

Holy Communion 8:30 am & 12:45 pm

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Pastor Craig E. Johnson

8630 Xerxes Ave. So. Bloomington, MN

CALVARY UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH

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LEGAL NOTICES City of Bloomington NOTICE OF CITY OF BLOOMINGTON POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY The city of Bloomington does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission, or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request accommodation will be provided to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in all City of Bloomington services, programs, and activities. The city has designated coordinators to facilitate compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as required by Section 35.107 of the U.S. Department of Justice regulations, and to coordinate compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as mandated by Section 8.53 of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations. For more information contact the Human Services Division, City of Bloomington, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, Minnesota 55431, telephone: 563-8700; TDD: 563-8740.

City of Bloomington (Official Publication) INVITATION TO BID FOR BLOOMINGTON FAMILY AQUATIC CENTER WATERSLIDE PROJECT The City of Bloomington will receive sealed bids until 11:00 A.M., CDT, JANUARY 12, 2012 at the office of the Purchasing Agent at 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN for the construction of a waterslide to be located at the Bloomington Family Aquatic Center. Bids received after this date and time will not be accepted. Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud in the Dakota Conference Room at Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN immediately after specified closing time. All bids submitted are to be valid for 60 calendar days. The scope of work for this Project shall include, but not be limited to: • Provide a complete waterslide tower with two waterslides, including slides, footing, structural tower, stairways, safety signage • Provide new concrete deck • Provide new deck drainage • Provide new waterslide structure perimeter fencing • Provide new sod • Provide new piping connections from existing piping to new piping to waterslides

Plans, Specifications, and Drawings may be obtained at no charge from the City of Bloomington Purchasing Office, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN 55431; phone: (952) 563-4758; fax: (952) 563-8789; e-mail: purchasing@ci.bloomington.mn.us. Requests for bid documents must include the company name, address, phone and fax numbers, contact name and e-mail address. Each bid must be clearly identified on the outside of the envelope as “BID FOR BLOOMINGTON FAMILY AQUATIC CENTER WATERSLIDE PROJECT” and shall show the name and address of the bidder. A certified or cashiers’ check payable to the City of Bloomington, or satisfactory bid bond executed by the bidder and a licensed surety company, in an amount not less than 5% of the total bid shall accompany each bid as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted the bidder shall execute a written contract and furnish the required bonds within ten days after the award of the contract. The City of Bloomington reserves the right to reject any or all bids, including without limitation the right to reject any incomplete, non-conforming, non-responsive, unbalanced, or conditional bids. The City also reserves the right to waive any informalities and to award the contract, in whole or in part, to the bidder the City determines is in the City’s best interest. The City of Bloomington hereby notifies all bidders that businesses owned and controlled by minorities or women will be afforded maximum feasible opportunity to submit bids and/or proposals and will not be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance. The City of Bloomington does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodation will be provided to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in all City of Bloomington services, programs and activities. The City will attempt to accommodate special needs for this information. Beverly Rausch Purchasing Agent (Dec. 22,29, 2011, Jan. 5, 2012) D3-WaterslideProject

Certificate of Assumed Name (Official Publication) MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

List the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: accent! Event Management Principal Place of Business: 8217 Abbott Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55431 List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address: Stacey Jo Klassen, 8217 Abbott Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55431; Loren Klassen, 8217 Abbott Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55431 I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath. FILED: December 20, 2011 /s/ Stacey Jo Klassen, Owner/President (Dec. 29, 2011 & Jan. 5, 2012) D3-accent!EventManagement

Public Notice of Auction (Official Publication) NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE TO BE HELD AT: THE LOCK UP SELF STORAGE 221 American Blvd W. Bloomington, MN 55420 DATE: January 24th, 2012 BEGINS AT 10:00 AM CONDITIONS: All units will be sold to the highest bidder. Bids taken only for each unit in its entirety. Payment must be made by cash, certified check, or money order only. No personal checks accepted. All goods must be removed from the unit within 24 hours. Payment due immediately upon acceptance of bid. Unit availability subject to prior settlement of account. Unit #25 Motion International Approx. 10x25 Office Supplies, Furniture, Boxes Unit #2315 Motion International Approx. 10x15 Furniture, Office Equipment, Boxes (Jan. 5 & 12, 2012) D3-LockUpJan24Sale

School District 271

Certificate of Assumed Name

Kristin Boda, 9300 Collegeview Road #324, Bloomington, MN 55437

(Official Publication) ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 271 BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA BID NO. 930-12 Independent School District No. 271, Bloomington, Minnesota will receive sealed bids in duplicate for 2012 Reroofing at Oak Grove Elementary School until 2:00 p.m., January 25, 2012 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bidders are invited to attend. Bids received after this time will be returned unopened.

(Official Publication) MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

This certificate is an amendment of Certificate of Assumed name number 4245333-2 originally filed on April 4, 2011, under the name TrueColors Healing Art

Bids shall be upon form provided in the Bidding Documents. Envelopes containing bids must be sealed and marked “2012 Reroofing at Oak Grove Elementary School”, with the name and address of the bidder, and the date and hour of the opening. Bids shall be delivered to: Purchasing Agent Bloomington Public Schools Educational Services Center 1350 West 106th Street Bloomington, MN 55431 The complete form shall be without alterations, additions, or erasures. All bids shall be on a lump sum basis. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities in bids. Direct communications regarding this Project to Kelan Werkmeister, Inspec, telephone 763-546-3434; kwerkmeister@inspec.com Bidding Documents are available for a fee via digital download at www.inspec.com. Contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Paper copies of Bidding Documents can be ordered by contacting Northstar Imaging Services, Inc., 651-686-0477, for a non-refundable fee plus shipping and handling. Copies of the Bidding Documents will be on file and available for inspection at Inspec, 5801 Duluth Street, Golden Valley, Minnesota 55422. Each bidder shall accompany the Bid Form with bid security as described in the Instructions to Bidders. Bid result information may be viewed at www.inspec.com or may be obtained by sending an e-mail request to dburns@inspec.com A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 p.m., January 18, 2012 at Oak Grove Elementary School, 1301 West 104th Street, Bloomington, Minnesota. Independent School District No. 271 Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Jan. 5 & 12, 2012) D3-BidNo930-12

The exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted is: Sacred Flame Intuitive Arts The address of the principal place of business: 9300 Collegeview Road #324, Bloomington, MN 55437 The name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name:

I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath. FILED: October 18, 2011 /s/ Kristin Boda, President (Jan. 5 & 12, 2012) D3-SacredFlame

City of Bloomington (Official Publication) SUMMARY BUDGET STATEMENT CITY OF BLOOMINGTON The purpose of this report is to provide summary 2012 budget information concerning the City of Bloomington to interested citizens and is published in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 471.6965. This is only a summary of the indicated budget. The complete budget may be examined at Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road. The City Council approved the 2012 General Fund budget on December 19, 2011. 2011 Budget REVENUES Current Property Tax Levy Loss of Market Value Credit Less Delinquent & Abatements Delinquent Collections Hotel/Motel Admissions Tax Business Licenses & Permits Building Permits & Fees Court Fines & Forfeits Program Income Intergovernmental Revenue Interest Earnings Transfers from Other Funds Police Pension South Loop Revenue All Other TOTAL REVENUES APPROPRIATIONS City Council/Com. City Manager Legal Human Resources Finance Police Fire Community Develop. Community Services Public Works Technical Service Group Offset for Est. Unspent Contingency Transfers Out to Other Funds Other - Unfilled Positions TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS

2012 Budget

37,570,199 (1,307,075) (855,898) 200,000 6,325,000 1,550,000 2,242,000 1,200,000 2,019,351 2,154,032 280,000 1,500,000 313,000 782,566 462,889

$ 38,254,760 (875,016) 200,000 6,850,000 1,631,521 2,400,000 1,100,000 2,002,457 2,049,475 214,000 1,500,000 258,000 798,415 544,178

54,436,064

$ 56,927,790

527,384 325,963 1,132,400 689,838 958,177 20,339,481 2,684,717 6,195,991 8,856,769 11,898,966 2,404,070 (1,895,647) 1,411,350 375,000 (1,468,395)

$ 534,001 340,909 1,155,189 686,944 1,020,783 20,831,981 2,826,430 6,378,982 11,514,467 9,589,871 2,519,640 (1,913,890) 1,443,230 330,000 (330,747)

54,436,064

$ 56,927,790

(Jan. 5, 2012) D3-Summary2012Budget

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR Bloomington Kennedy will host Lakeville North Friday, Jan. 6, and Apple Valley Tuesday, Jan. 10, in South Suburban Conference boys basketball games. Both games start at 7:15 p.m.

Charlie Hynes The Jefferson sophomore swimmer placed second in the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 55.44 seconds during the Jaguar Invite Dec. 17 at Olson Middle School pool. He was third in the 500 freestyle (5:16.45).

Kenisha Bell Bell scored 15 points as the Kennedy girls basketball team defeated Eagan 79-55 Dec. 20 in South Suburban Conference play.

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Bloomington Kennedy third baseman Arich Juberian fields a throw while a Maple Grove runner slides in safely during the Eagles’ loss in the state Class 3A baseball tourney quarterfinals at Midway Stadium. Juberian and his Eagle teammates won the state consolation title in the June event. (Photo by Brian Nelson – Contributing Photographer)

Bloomington athletes, teams thrive in 2011 Bloomington athletes thrived on state, regional and national levels again during 2011. Here is my list of Bloomington teams and individuals that made the past sports year memorable.

Kennedy surprise team Bloomington Kennedy’s baseball squad had a rough start last spring, struggling to a 1-8 record. But the Eagles bounced back and went 13-6 in their last 19 games. Kennedy eventually won the state consolation title led by seniors Kevin Houts and Zach Horn, who shared the team’s MVP award. Houts batted .350 and Horn hit a sizzling .444 while handling the catching duties.

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Another key player for coach Matt Hanson’s team was sophomore third baseman Arich Juberian, a .390 hitter during the season.

Jaguar lacrosse success Bloomington Jefferson’s girls lacrosse team was another headline maker during the past year after finishing third in the state tournament. Jefferson concluded its season with a 15-3 record. The Jaguars lost 16-2 to eventual state champion Blake in the

semifinals but regrouped to defeat Stillwater 12-11 in the third-place game. Jefferson sophomore goalie Oralee Hespenheide was named to the all-tournament team. Laura Berglund, Brenna Murray and Elizabeth Wittenborg provided hat tricks for the Jaguars in the thirdplace victory.

ference honors. Alipate excelled for Jefferson’s football team as well, lettering four years. Alipate has taken his athletic talents to the University of St. Thomas, where he is competing in basketball.

Alipate excels

The 53rd annual Firemen’s/Virg Ellrich Memorial Slowpitch Softball Tournament was another hit with area sports fans last July at Bloomington’s Valley View and Dred Scott Fields. An estimated 20,000 fans, players and volunteers attended the four-day event. Bloomington-based Glory Days was one of the 160 teams

Marcus Alipate completed an impressive prep athletic career at Jefferson High School in 2011. Alipate was a four-year varsity point guard for the Jaguars’ basketball team and finished as the second-leading boys scorer in school history with 1,270 points. He was voted the team’s Most Valuable Player and also earned all-con-

Glory Days softball champs

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The Jefferson senior swimmer came through with a second-place time of 23.88 seconds in the 50 freestyle during the Jaguar Invite. Lundeberg added a second-place time of 53.14 in the 500 freestyle.

Henry Roers The Kennedy boys hockey player scored a hat trick as the Eagles beat Richfield 5-2 Dec. 20 at Richfield Ice Arena.

Jacob Weber Jefferson’s junior Nordic skier had a sixth-place finish in the boys 4.8K skate race at the South Suburban Conference meet Dec. 21 at Elm Creek Park Reserve.

Molly Rae Arnold The Bloomington native and member of Gleason’s Gymnastics of Eagan placed sixth in all-around at the state meet Dec. 10. Competing at Level 5, Arnold had a score of 37.025.

Ryan Gilmer The Jefferson senior basketball captain scored 29 points during the Jaguars’ 63-50 victory over Chaska Dec. 10. Gilmer led the Jaguar offense with 23 points as Jefferson defeated Shakopee 45-39 Dec. 20. Editor’s note: Send nominations for Stars of the Week honors to sports editor Greg Kleven at gkleven@acnpapers .com.

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At left, Bloomington Jefferson’s Elizabeth Wittenborg keeps the ball away from a Stillwater defender during the Jaguars’ 12-11 win in the state girls lacrosse thirdplace game last spring. At right, Sheridan Reiners was a three-sport standout at Kennedy High School in lacrosse, basketball and soccer. She was the school’s 2011 Athena Award winner and is a member of University of Minnesota’s soccer team.

(Photos by Brian Nelson – Contributing Photographer)

Kleven FROM PREVIOUS PAGE entered in the men’s, women’s and co-rec tournaments. Glory Days, composed of Jefferson, Kennedy and Holy Angels high school grads, won its men’s Tier III bracket title. Former Jefferson quarterback Tom Hilden (class of 1999) was named the Tier III tournament’s Most Valuable Player after leading Glory Days to its second straight Firemen’s title.

received all-conference and All-State honors for their efforts.

Margarit aids Stars Bloomington resident Laura Margarit was named Holy Angels’ Athena Award winner for 2011. Margarit stood out in basketball, lettering four seasons and finishing with 1,280 career points. She was a three-time all-conference player. Margarit also lettered three years in tennis. Margarit is out for the University of St. Thomas women’s basketball team this winter.

Brenna Murray

Taylor stars for Badgers Bloomington native Jordan Taylor is starting at point guard for the University of Wisconsin basketball team. Taylor, a Benilde-St. Margaret’s graduate, was named second-team men’s basketball All-America last March after enjoying a productive junior season for the Badgers. He was the fourth Badger player named first- or second-team All-America since 1948. Taylor averaged 18.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game for the Badgers last season. Taylor was Minnesota Mr. Basketball in 2008 after leading Benilde-St. Margaret’s to the state Class 3A title.

dent Ed Kocon, and he suggests interested golfers come to the course with completed applications for all team members.

Volleyball stalwarts

Sheridan Reiners

Two Bloomington Jefferson volleyball players, Haley Bodway and Emily Schadow, led the Northern Lights 17-1 club team to a third-place finish in the Open Division at the AAU Nationals last summer in Orlando, Fla. Both players were also key members of Jefferson’s winning volleyball program last fall as seniors. The Jaguar standouts

Kennedy’s 2011 Athena Award winner accumulated 13 varsity letters in basketball, soccer and lacrosse. Reiners accepted a soccer scholarship at the University of Minnesota after graduating last June from Kennedy. Reiners received six all-conference awards during her prep career. In lacrosse, she led the state in scoring.

Another multi-sport standout was Jefferson’s Brenna Murray, her school’s 2011 Athena Award winner. Murray was medalist at the state girls Alpine ski meet last February and led the Jaguars to a second-place team finish. Murray collected 11 varsity letters – six in Alpine skiing, three in soccer and two in lacrosse. Murray earned eight all-conference and seven all-section and All-State awards in those sports. She is attending the University of Wisconsin.

18 and older. Members may be residents or non-residents of Bloomington. The club conducts tournaments, a nine-hole Tuesday league and 18-hole Thursday league. Membership and

league applications will be available Jan. 9 at Dwan or online at dwanmensclub.ghinclub.com (click on the “news” link). The Tuesday league fills quickly, according to Dwan Men’s Club presi-

SHORTS Dwan men’s golf sign-up Dwan Men’s Golf Club is looking for new members for the 2012 season at the Bloomington-based public course. Membership is open to male golfers

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City prep sports squads celebrate holidays with high tourney finishes Kennedy girls, Jefferson boys teams earn runner-up honors BY GREG KLEVEN – SUN NEWSPAPERS Bloomington Kennedy and Jefferson high school winter sports teams kept busy last week competing in various holiday tournaments. Here are some of the holiday tournament results concerning Eagle and Jefferson squads. (Due to early holiday deadlines, results of some tournament games will appear in next week’s Bloomington Sun-Current).

Kennedy highlights • Kennedy finished second in the Richfield Holiday girls basketball tourney Dec. 27-28. The Eagles opened the tournament with a 75-42 victory over Prairie Seeds. Kennedy led 42-19 at halftime. Four Kennedy players scored in double figures – Kenisha Bell (15), Jade Martin (13), Tonoia Wade (11) and Jasimine Scott (11). Kennedy settled for runner-up honors after losing 69-55 to Richfield in the title game. Martin topped the Eagle scoring attack with 19 points and Bell contributed 14 points. Isieoma Odor netted eight points and Micaela Meredith finished with seven points. • Kennedy’s girls hockey squad lost two opening games in the Schwan Cup tournament at the National Sports Center in Blaine. The Eagles suffered an 8-0 loss to Sun Prairie (Wis.) in quarterfinals Dec. 28. Kennedy goalie Kathryn McGaffey made eight saves. Fort Frances made the trip south from Manitoba, Canada to play Kennedy in sec-

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Girls hockey fundraiser Bloomington Kennedy High School’s

Bloomington Kennedy’s Jade Martin drives to the basket while guarded by Richfield’s Sierra FordWashington (30) during the Eagles’ 69-55 loss in the championship game of the Richfield holiday tournament Dec. 28.

ond-round action Dec. 29. The Eagles dropped a 3-2 decision. Hannah Currin scored on a power play and Hannah Crook followed with a goal assisted by Britta Mach and Currin. Goalie Christina Nelson stopped 21 shots. • Kennedy’s boys basketball team had a 1-5 record after losing its first two games in the Tartan holiday tourney. Spring Lake Park defeated the Eagles 74-63 Dec. 28. Sam Willis netted 17 points and Rico Gunn had 13 points. Eddie Ibrahim added nine points. Kennedy lost 63-55 to Rogers in the consolation semifinals Dec. 29. Willis was the Eagles’ leading scorer again with 16 points. Gunn scored 13 points and Jumah’ri Turner had nine points.

(Photo by Brian Nelson – Contributing Photographer)

Jefferson • The Jaguars’ boys basketball team achieved a second-place finish in its bracket of the Perkins Holiday Tournament Dec. 27-28 at Bethel University. Jefferson opened with a 62-54 triumph over Maple Grove Dec. 27. Jefferson (3-4) was led in scoring by Ryan Gilmer (16), Matt Rosen (14), T.J. LaDuke (11) and Brian Fritzlar (11). Mounds View defeated the Jaguars 5753 in the championship game Dec. 28. Top Jefferson scorers were LaDuke (16), Rosen (10), and Fritzlar (9). LaDuke and Gilmer were named to the all-tournament team. Gilmer was selected as tournament MVP. • Jefferson won two of three games to garner third-place honors in the Rochester Rotary U.S. Bank Classic holiday girls basketball tournament. The Jaguars defeated Rochester Lourdes 57-43 in the quarterfinals Dec. 27. Providence Academy defeated the Jaguars 60-17 in the semifinals Dec. 28. Jefferson beat White Bear Lake 47-25 in the third-place game. (No individual scoring statistics were available.) girls hockey team is holding a pancake breakfast fundraiser from 8:30 a.m. until noon Saturday, Jan. 15, at the Knights of Columbus Hall located at 1114 American Boulevard West in Bloomington. Tickets priced at $5 can be purchased from Kennedy girls hockey players or at the door.

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Glen Haven: 2 plots, 2 vaults w/companion headstone. Value $8,990. Asking $4,500/BO. 218-828-3608

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Powerwashing

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Powerwashing

Lic. #BC626700

Right Way PAINTING

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Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

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Stickley Solid Cherry Wood DR Table, w/2 ext. & table pads, $450. 2 Mahog. Beds (twin size) w/box. & matt., $150 ea. Exc cond! 952-897-3589 Leave msg.

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Hoover Steam Vac Dual V Carpet Cleaner. Exc cond! Asking $200/BO. 763-566-6215

Memorial Urns A Custom Beautiful Tribute to Your Loved One Hand Crafted Wood $159 -$279 Simple Serenity Call Jerry at (763) 639-2597

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WANTED Old stereo equip., need not work. Andy 651-329-0515 Buying Old Trains & Toys

STEVE'S TRAIN CITY

952-933-0200

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Auctions

Bloomington

Credit Cards Accepted

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Tree Service

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SteelCase u-shaped desk unit. Like new! Reduced to $600 Plymouth 715-571-1920

A Family Operated Bus.

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Anderson Snow Removal Experienced Res/Com Plowing

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A German Craftsman

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BBB

Snow Removal

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Dale 952-941-8896 office 612-554-2112 cell

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Painting

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Housecleaning

Home Repair: Interior & Exterior

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Schultz'e Contracting Inc

2310

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

Our job is to make you look good!

763-225-6200

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RESIDENTIAL LOT FOR SALE 9911 Newton Avenue. For Sale by On-Line Auction. Visit www.realestatesales.gov or call (312) 886-9480 for more information. 312-886-9480 US General Services Administration

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Home Furn & Appliance Remodeling Sale! Selling everything in kitch, fam & living rooms. Couches, appl, cabinets. 5800 W 96th St. 1/7 (10-3) 1/8 (12-3)

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Agriculture/ Animals/Pets Pets

Chinchillas: 2 females, cage & accessories, $225 for both. 651-334-1842

5000

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Rentals

Senior Rentals

Talheim in Chaska Now accepting applications for the 1BR waiting list for Senior 62 years & older.

952-361-0310 EHO

5600

Vacation Rentals

Rooms For Rent

Move In Special

A Timeshare in Marriott's Canyon Villas at Desert Ridge, Phoenix, has been made available for rent at at the ideal time of Feb 18 – Mar 3, 2012. $1995 for details call R.C. Johnson at 952-930-9040

SUN Classifieds

WORK! 952.392.6888 9050

5100

Health Care

Incl. all utils, phone, cable & Internet. Weekly pay option.

Call for details: Michael (763) 227-1567

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Real Estate Manufactured Homes

Mobile Homes Lots

For Rent

Quiet community, close to shopping ctr, on bus line. Krestwood Mobile Village 10225 Lyndale Ave S. Bloomington. Call Carol 952-807-5331 or 952-807-5331

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Employment Health Care

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Health Care

RN - Home Care Program Director Sholom seeks an experienced RN for program development & mgmnt of our Private Duty/Medicare Home Care division (Class A licensure). The ideal candidate will have worked in home care in hands-on & supervisory roles. Medicare Home Care exp pref'd. Current licensure as a RN in the State of Minnesota. Strong computer skills req'd. Submit applications online at: www.sholom.com EOE/AA

AUGUSTANA EMERALD CREST OF VICTORIA PT CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS needed that are motivated and have a passion for geriatric memory care!

Contact 952.856.7510 ext. 200 Sue

Quality care begins with exceptional people.

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We're looking for motivated individuals to join Minnesota's #1 real estate team. We'll provide the training and resources. You bring the desire for personal and financial growth. Together we'll build your real estate career. Call Irene Levy at 952-949-4759 or email: iblevy@cbburnet.com

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MATURE DRIVERS $350 + per wk driving passengers to medical appointments. Clear criminal Background driving rec, neat appearance, Exc. people skills, ability to pass a physical. Leave Msg on Care Cab. Msg Ctr 1-800-437-2094 (Metro area and St. Cloud)

Therapist

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Reception/ Med Records

Social Services

A New Career

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Help Wanted/ Part Time

After School Nanny: Two children, 3:30-5:30pm, Eden Prairie family. Must have car. Carolyn 952-797-3114 carolynjonesgroup@ yahoo.com

Sat ams. Fax 952-278-6947

RECEPTIONIST / DATA ENTRY PT Data entry & computer experience required. Responsible & professional, Mon-Fri days, weekends & Evening visitations Family owned funeral home in Mpls. Please fax letter of interest to: 612-782-9418

Xray Tech - Peds Part time 5-9 pm weekdays and rotate Sat ams Fax: 952-278-6947

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Seasonal Hiring

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392-6888

Prescription Landscape is seeking operators for plow trucks and/or Bobcat loaders. Duties include competent operation of snowplow equipment, snowblowers, and other equipment associated with snow and ice management, up to and including manual labor, snow shoveling, lifting up to 45 lbs, and other duties as assigned. Must have a valid driver's license and clean driving record. We have 2 locations to work from - St Paul or Crystal. This is a seasonal position with opportunity for year-round employment. We are a drug and alcohol free work environment. To submit an application/resume visit our website at www.rxlandscape.com, fax 651-488-9195, or email sueleatherman @rxlandscape.com. For more information call Sue at 651-379-4713.

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Automotive

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Motorcycle, Moped, Motor Bike

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Vans, SUVs, & Trucks

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Pontiac

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Junkers & Repairable Wanted

01 GMC Yukon XLT 1500

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9810

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Snow Plow Operators

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