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BY BOB RINGER • SUN NEWSPAPERS INTERN Bloomington’s newest coffee shop hopes to brew up a strong sense of community on the city’s West Side. West Side Perk, a new, independently owned coffee shop, opened June 10. The shop is located on the corner of Old Shakopee Road and Bloomington Ferry Road. West Side Perk features all the trappings of a traditional coffee shop — plush seating, plenty of spots to hunker down and read the newspaper, and a variety of hot drinks — any of which may be found at one of Bloomington’s many chain coffee destinations. However, West Side Perk owner Deb Irvin, who has called Bloomington home for the past 20 years, hopes to set her shop apart by cultivating a sense of community. “Our tagline is ‘Coffee with the community,’” said Irvin. “I really want to center everything we do here around our community.” Irvin plans for West Side Perk to host events she hopes will bring Bloomington residents together, including showcases of local artists and musicians and a monthly book

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Yo-yo master Dazzling Dave Schulte of Brooklyn Park entertains the crowd gathered at Moir Park for his July 11 show. The former Olson Middle School teacher has performed around the world, set a world record and invented a yo-yo trick since leaving teaching and becoming certified as a National Yo-Yo Master. His show was part of the city’s weekly summer series, which has three shows remaining. Shows and location information is available at x r. c o m / k i d s . (Photo by Mike Hanks • Sun Newspapers)

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France Ave. repair project delayed in shutdown Federal funds for county road project require state approval BY KATIE MINTZ SUN NEWSPAPERS Here’s another item to add to the list of state government shutdown impacts. A concrete pavement repair project planned this summer on France Avenue South between Highway 62 and Interstate 494 in Edina and Bloomington may be delayed. The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners approved the estimated $640,000 project Tuesday, June 28. But federal dollars for the project require approval of the contractor plan by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, which was closed Friday, July 1, without a state budget in place. Harlan Hanson, construction division manager for the FRANCE: TO PAGE 21

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The joy of singing Twin Cities Show Chorus sees success in competition, charity work BY BILLIE JO RASSAT SUN NEWSPAPERS Winning is important, but it is not everything as the Twin Cities Show Chorus is all about the joy of singing. The Twin Cities Show Chorus is a chapter in the Canadian-American Region Six and is affiliated with the global singing organization known as Sweet Adelines International. The group features women from the ages of 18 to 80 among its more than 65 members. Traveling from as far as Wisconsin and as close as Richfield, Edina and Bloomington, the Twin Cities

Show Chorus rehearses every Tuesday night from 7-10 p.m. at the United Methodist Church of Peace in Richfield or the Calvary Lutheran Church in Edina. Celebrating 35 years together, the group is led by Master Director Judy Olson. “We have been lucky to have an artistic director that can really dance,” member and Lead Section Coordinator Wendy Hamilton said. Olson is an accomplished choreographer and a member of the Sweet Adelines International Music Faculty. Traveling frequently, Olson coaches choruses and quartets in staging, choreography and performance techniques. The Twin Cities Show Chorus is not just a group of women who just want to sing, they are a support group and a CHORUS: TO NEXT PAGE

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Chorus FROM PREVIOUS PAGE team, according to Hamilton. In 1993, Hamilton was diagnosed with breast cancer. “I didn’t need to find a support group these women are my support group,” Hamilton said of the chorus helping her through her time of need. Now a healthy cancer survivor, Hamilton swears the women in the Twin Cities Show Chorus and singing saved her life. “Our singing keeps us young and healthy,” Hamilton states. This group is not just limited to the talents of their voices. The Twin Cities Show Chorus is involved in supporting and fundraising for causes like Dress for Success, Going Green Shopping Bags, Susan G. Komen For the Cure, Project Linus, Harriet Tubman Center for Battered Women and the Special Olympics. The group also puts a large amount of time and effort into the Young Women in Harmony program. Sponsored by Sweet Adelines International, the program offers

music educators a means of including the study and performance of barbershop harmony in school music programs. The aim is to provide materials, training and performance opportunities for the American musical art form of barbershop, according to the website. “We hold a all-day event, teaching the girls two songs, with the choreography, and then put on a performance in the afternoon,” Hamilton said. This cause is very important to the chorus because of the decline in music programs due to budget cuts, according to Hamilton. Giving back to the community is a priority to the Twin Cities Show Chorus, but so is singing. As a result of their practice and dedication, the Twin Cities Show Chorus was named the 2010 Regional Champions and will go on to compete in Houston, Texas, against 50 other choruses in October. “Everyone that goes up on that stage is a winner,” Hamilton said humbly. For information about auditions, rehearsals and future performances, contact info@tcshowchorus.org, or visit tcshowchorus.org.

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Jasperson said. Dick Cole will be one of them, Jasperson said. He’s the 95-year-old who flew as a co-pilot in Doolittle Raid (named after pilot James “Jimmy” Doolittle) over Japan in 1942, which served as a moral victory for the United States following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Jim Hill, a former member of the WWII Marine fighter squadron known as the “Black Sheep Squadron” and Jim Gomer, the last Tuskegee Airman from Minnesota, will also take part in the AirExpo, Jasperson said. Another WWII veteran expected in attendance is Wayne Johnson, who was with the “Flying Tigers” during the war. EXPO: TO PAGE 18

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Shakopee man leads Bloomington police on multi-highway chase BY BOB RINGER • SUN NEWSPAPERS INTERN A 31-year-old Shakopee man led police on a chase along several highways after driving over a median and onto Highway 100. The suspect was first spotted by a Bloomington police officer driving near Poor Richard’s Common House when the driver hopped a median dividing the highway from a frontage road on July 1. The officer pursued the man as he merged onto westbound Interstate 494. The suspect then accelerated up to 90 mph after the officer had tried to stop him, according to Bloomington Police Commander Mark Stehlik. The suspect continued to flee southbound on Highway 169, where he was slowed up in traffic. He then merged on to Highway 101, performed a rolling stop at a red light and pulled onto Stage Coach Road in Shakopee. The suspect then pulled into a business parking lot and gave himself up. He refused to submit to a breathalyzer test, said Stehlik.

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Would-be burglars apprehended A male and female in possession of burglary tools and a stolen Apple iPad were arrested after an officer assigned to burglary detail noticed their vehicle leaving the parking lot of a closed business July 4. The officer, who was parked on the 7900 block of 12th Avenue in an unmarked car, grew suspicious when he observed a gray Ford station wagon leaving the lot of a closed business. The officer, who had been parked for as long as 30 minutes, never saw the suspects enter the parking lot, Stehlik said. All businesses surrounding the lot were closed. The 34-year-old female sus-

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Domestic Assault A Bloomington man was arrested following a suspected assault at an apartment building on the 8700 block of Portland Avenue South. Police arrived at the apartment building following a domestic disturbance call July 2. Officers could hear a male and female arguing. Officers knocked on the door of the apartment that the disturbance was coming from and were met by an adult male, who was later identified as the suspect, Stehlik said. Inside the apartment, officers spoke with an adult female victim. According COPS: TO NEXT PAGE

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What are you doing to MY state park? Editor’s note: I’m not going to deal with the nitty-gritty of the state shutdown. Mostly, because politics are a tricky animal, and I won’t pretend I have any sort of solution for the current predicament. There are other related issues, however, that really get my goat and need addressing. I’m bummed about the Minnesota state shutdown. Mostly bummed because it means my favorite summer activity — heading to William O’Brien State Park in Marineon-St. Croix, Minn. — isn’t possible at the moment. But I’m particularly upset because I had a sneaking suspicion the shut-

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down and subsequent closure of the parks would leave a gaping hole wherein low-life vandals could step in and harm something important to me as a nature enthusiast and Minnesotan. In case you didn’t hear, numerous media outlets are reporting extensive vandalism at Afton State Park, damage to Department of Natural

Resources facilities in Grand Marais and other issues at parks across the state. Absolutely senseless and pointless acts that served only to ruin a shared natural resource. I love state parks. I feel at home in them so it’s tough to avoid the “get-off-my-lawn-youkids” impulse here. Setting aside, for a moment, the fact that as a state resource, the parks are funded at last partially through tax dollars making it silly for Hoodlum A to destroy public property that Hoodlum A (assuming he pays taxes) would have to help fund to repair, the main issue to me is the idea that the minute some-

one isn’t watching it’s somehow permissible to forget all societal mores and act like yahoos. Public property, be it a state park or an interstate highway, exists as a service we provide ourselves. We, the taxpayers, fund these public facilities with the common goal of all being able to access the outdoors or drive across the country. We, the taxpayers, are responsible for responsible use of such facilities. It’s a sad day when the minute our collective backs (in the form of park personnel) are turned some people feel the need or desire to rampage through our mutual property.

Letters to the editor: We really do love them The primary reason I and my coworkers write personal columns (they’re not editorials) for this page is to encourage readers to respond. It’s not easy. It seems no matter how outlandish we get, the feedback is minimal. Sometimes the responses we do get are bizarre. Generally the reactions fall into two categories. The first is totally disheartening. You research and write your guts out about a topic of interest and receive an email that says “in paragraph six you used ‘upon’ instead of ‘on.’ Is English your native language? Who proofreads this rag?” Yikes. No mention of what the writer might have thought about the topic. Just kvetching. Riding high in April, shot down in May. That’s life, I supposed. The second most common response tends to take the “who cares about your opinion” approach. Mind you, these writers never bother to tell us their opinion, they sim-

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ply want us to know that we are not entitled to ours. For instance, a column I wrote recently about the bane of fireworks drew a one-sentence response from an individual who accused me of advocating a “nanny state.” That’s a term used to try to put writers who believe sometimes people need to be told what to do in their place. The place is usually under the jackboot of the person using the term. Actually, my plea to ban fireworks had nothing to do with the nanny state. You see, idiots who abuse fireworks cause buildings to burn down. Each time one catches fire, my tax dollars or yours (depending on where you live) are expended to pay salaries

for firefighters. Taxpayer-funded police and fire departments both got involved in Fargo over the July 4 holiday when a man was struck and killed by a mortar-style firework. So my column was more of a plea to eliminate one more thing taxpayers have to support with their hard-earned dollars. Quite different from the idea of a nanny state. Heck, it’s almost libertarian. What is it that stops you from expressing your viewpoint on this page? We do everything possible to make it simple for readers to write letters to the editor. We’ve tossed most of the rules out the window to allow more exchanges of opinions. We are thankful to the letter-writers who do participate, but many of them fall into the “endless political campaigning” category. Frankly, those letters leave me personally wanting to retch. Which proves that there is

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COMMUNTY NOTES Appointments made to new advisory committee

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The Bloomington Board of Education has approved the appointment of seven citizens and two legacy coaches to the new Citizens Activities-Athletics Advisory Committee. Appointments include booster club representatives Maureen Wollak and Mark Fremder for activities, and David Thoen and Nels Erickson. Youth Club representatives Joy Smith and Brian Johnson will represent athletics along with Dave Schulze, president of the Bloomington Athletic Association, and legacy coaches John Bianchi and Laurie Johnson. Others appointments include school board member Jim Sorum, high school and middle school activities-athletics directors Brian Fell of Jefferson High School, Kris Krenz of Kennedy High School and Brad Parker, athletic director of Bloomington’s three middle schools. The CAAAC is expected to hold its first meeting this summer, but will only

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Parents of Bloomington youth are invited to discuss how we can work together to keep our youth safe and drug free on Wednesday, July 20. Bloomington Public Health and Bloomington Safe and Drug Free Schools staff will conduct the workshop held at the Bloomington Public Schools Educational Services Center, 1350 West 106th Street in room 610. Parents may attend in the morning from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or in the evening from 6 to 7:30 p.m. This event is sponsored by Bloomington Public Health, Bloomington Safe and Drug Free Schools and the Tri-City Partners Coalition. It is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Registration for the workshop is required at

The Bloomington Police Department is looking for men and women to fill the remaining openings in their fall Police Citizens’ Academy The Police Citizens’ Academy meets Thursday nights for 10 weeks, beginning Sept.15 and ending Nov. 17. Participants will meet Bloomington Police Department officers, go on a ridea-long and learn to use department handguns. Academy students will test what they’ve learned in three shoot/don’t shoot scenarios, using simulated ammunition. Participants will also learn about the details of the job of the department’s Crime Scene Investigation technicians. The 10-week program will offer participants a better knowledge of police practices, a chance to get to know police officers as well as other academy stu-

dents. Interested applicants must be at least 18 years old to attend. Convicted felons cannot participate. Classes are limited to 30 students. The deadline to sign up for is Thursday, Sept. 1. Info: 952-563-4975 (Officer Heidi Miller)

Compassionate Friends to hold memorial walk More than 1,200 family members grieving the death of a child are expected to attend a weekend conference in Bloomington, which includes a memorial walk. The Compassionate Friends National Conference is July 15-17 at Sheraton Bloomington Hotel Minneapolis South. The Compassionate Friends is a selfhelp bereavement organization with more than 625 chapters throughout the United States. During the Sunday morning Walk to Remember hundreds of participants will carry the names of thousands of children from across the country. Info: compassionatefriends.org.

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COMMUNITY NOTES Emu association to Cultural enrichment sponsor egg art contest offered in Bloomington The American Emu Association will sponsor an emu egg art contest on Friday, July 15. The egg art contest, part of the association’s annual convention, will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Suites, 3 Appletree Square, Bloomington. The decorated eggs will be on display during the contest and may be bid on as part of a silent auction. The egg art contest and silent auction are open to the public. The contest’s first-, second- and third-place winners will be determined by which eggs receive the three highest bids in the contest’s silent auction. Contest winners will be announced Saturday, July 16, during the convention’s banquet. Info: aeaeggartcontest.com

Bloomington Public Health will offer opportunities on July 14, July 28 and Aug. 4 to enrich your life though connecting with your neighbors from another culture. There is no cost to attend. Meetings take place from 4 to 6 p.m. at Oxboro Library, 8801 Portland Ave. S. The following topics and presenters will be offered: • July 14 – “Food and Holidays” with Kalpulli Ketzal Coatlicue • July 28 – “Staying Healthy” with Bloomington Public Health Registration is requested and information can be found at ci.bloomington.mn.us using the keyword, “making connections.” Info: 952-563-8900, ext. 2422, or hahmed@ci.bloomington.mn.us (Huda Ahmed).

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Minneapolis man suspected of as many as 13 burglaries arrested BY BOB RINGER • SUN NEWSPAPERS INTERN A 50-year-old Minneapolis man suspected of as many as 13 burglaries of Bloomington office buildings was arrested after being spotted by a private security officer July 4. The suspect was arrested for a burglary that occurred at the Spectrum Commercial Services office, 8011 34th Ave. The security officer on duty spotted a male that appeared to match the description of a man described in a recent crime bulletin issued by the Bloomington Police Department walking in the south lower parking lot near a tunnel that leads to the 8011 building, according to Bloomington Police Commander Mark Stehlik. When the security officer asked the male what he was doing, the suspect said he was looking for a hotel. The security officer contacted police and continued to follow the suspect until officers arrived. The first officer to respond was in an unmarked squad car and was not in uniform. The officer asked the suspect to

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HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONS The following class reunions have been scheduled for this year: Bloomington Jefferson High School • 1986 – 7 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 9, Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage. • 1991 – Saturday, Aug. 20, Westin Edina Galleria, 3201 Galleria, Edina. Info: 763-5570177. • 2001 – 6:30-10:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 6, Clubhouse Jaeger, 923 Washington Ave. N., Minneapolis. Info: agroebner@gmail.com. Bloomington Kennedy High School • 1981 – 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 6, Tuttles Bar and Grill, 107 Shady Oak Road S., Hopkins. Info: po4go2@gmail.com or xr.com/kennedy81. • 1991 – 7 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, July 23, Solera, 900 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis. Info: xr.com/jfkhs91 or bloomington.kennedy@yahoo.com. Bloomington Lincoln High School • 1976 – 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 13, Minnesota Valley Country Club, 6300 Auto Club Road, Bloomington. Info: xr.com/lincoln76. • 1981 – Friday, July 22, Crowne Plaza Northstar Hotel, 618 Second Ave., Minneapolis. Info: 763-557-0177. Edina High School • 1971 – Friday, July 22, and Saturday, July 23, various locations. Info: 952-9266742 or wbm218@aol.com (Bill MacLean). • 1986 – 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 27, Edina Country Club, 5100 Wooddale Ave. Info: edina-class-of-86.com. Frank B. Kellogg High School • All school (1965-1986) – 5 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, July 30, John Rose Oval, 2661 Civic Center Drive, Roseville. Info: xr.com/fbkreunion. Hopkins Eisenhower High School • 1981 – 6-10:30 p.m., Saturday, July 16, Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet. Hopkins High School • 1961 – Friday, July 22, and Saturday, July 23, the Marsh, 15000 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka. Info: hopkinshigh1961.com. Hopkins Lindbergh High School • 1981 – Saturday, Aug. 6, Bayview Event Center, 687 Excelsior Blvd., Excelsior. Info: hopkinslindbergh30th.com. Hopkins – Eisenhower and Lindbergh • 1976 – Saturday, July 16, Tuttle’s, 107 Shady Oak Road, Hopkins. Info: donnellyss@gmail.com or debmau@embarqmail.com. Minneapolis North High School • 1951 – 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 17, Edinburgh U.S.A., 8700 Edinbrook Crossing, Brooklyn Park. Info: jakbohn@embarqmail.com or 763-4934333.

• 1961 – Friday, Aug. 19, and Saturday, Aug. 20, Doubletree Park Place Hotel, 1500 Park Place Blvd., St. Louis Park. Info: frisc007@tc.umn.edu. Minneapolis Roosevelt High School • 1951 – Thursday, Sept. 15, Minnesota Valley Country Club, Minnesota Valley Country Club, 6300 Auto Club Road, Bloomington. Info: 952-888-1970 or ronwriter@aol.com. • 1966 – Saturday, Aug. 27, Knights of Columbus, 1114 American Blvd., Bloomington. Info: tomhalf@hotmail.com or gkattleman@comcast.net. Minneapolis West High School • 1971 – 7 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, Aug. 13, Medina Country Club, 400 Evergreen Road, Medina Minnetonka High School • 1981 – 7 p.m., Saturday, July 30, Bayview Event Center, 687 Excelsior Blvd., Excelsior. Info: tcultivate13@aol.com (Tippy McInerny) or Facebook – Minnetonka Senior High School Class of 1981. Richfield High School • 1961 – Saturday, Sept. 10. Info: richfield1961.com. • 1971 – 6:30 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, July 23, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5401 Green Valley Drive, Bloomington. Info: richfield1971@gmail.com or 612-791-4439 (Mark Stevens). • 1981 – 7 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, Aug. 13, Embassy Suites airport location. Info: xr.com/RHS81 or karilars@yahoo.com. • 1991 – 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 6, Richfield American Legion, 6501 Portland Ave S. Info: richfield1991.com. • 1996 – 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20, 3849 Gallagher Drive, Edina. Info: richfieldhs1996@yahoo.com. St. Louis Park High School • 1956 – 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16, Lord Fletcher’s, 3746 Sunset Drive, Spring Park. • 1961 – Thursday, Aug. 25. Info: slp61.com. • 1969 (60th birthday party) – 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 6, Park Tavern, 3401 Louisiana Ave. S., St. Louis Park. Info: DTroup3781@aol.com (David Troup). • 1981 – 7 p.m., Saturday, July 30, Doubletree, 1500 Park Place Blvd., St. Louis Park. Info: 763-557-0177. Wayzata High School • 1986 – Saturday, July 30, Marriott Minneapolis West, St. Louis Park. Info: 763557-0177. • 1991 – Saturday, July 29, Wayzata Country Club, 200 Wayzata Blvd. W., Wayzata. Info: 763-557-0177. To add a reunion to this list, e-mail jhuizenga@acnpapers.com, fax 763-4247388 or call 763-424-7364.

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BLOOMINGTON CABLE TELEVISION Cable Channel 14 TV Friday, July 15 6 p.m. BPD Roll Call: July 15 - 21 6:30 p.m. Poplar Bridge Elementary School of Excellence Ceremony 7:30 p.m. Ridgeview Gr. 5 Spring Concert 8:30 p.m. Girls' Lacrosse Section Semifinal: Jefferson at Kennedy 10 p.m. Bloomington Today: July 13 - 19 10:30 p.m. Chamber: Good Morning Bloomington - Preparing a World Class Workforce 11:30 p.m. Cinema Judge: “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”

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Tuesday, July 19 6 p.m. Arts in the Parks: Richfield Symphonic Band 7:30 p.m. Bloomington Today: July 13 19 8 p.m. Poplar Bridge Kindergarten Music Festival 9 p.m. Metro Transit: Commuter Choice Awards 2010 10 p.m. Thursday Musical: February 24, 2010 11:30 p.m. BPD Roll Call: July 15 - 21

19 7 p.m. Bloomington Rotary: Council on Crime and Justice 8 p.m. Cinema Judge: “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” 8:30 p.m. Minnehaha Academy Fine Arts Festival 9:30 p.m. Olson Gr. 8, Dolce Spring Choir Concert 10:30 p.m. Kennedy Spring Orchestra Concert

Sunday, July 17 6 p.m. Bloomington Rotary: Daymaker of the Year 2011 8 p.m. Cinema Judge: Bridesmaids 8:30 p.m. Bloomington State of the City 2011 10 p.m. BPD Roll Call: July 15 - 21 10:30 p.m. Bloomington Today: July 13 19 11:30 p.m. Bloomington Schools Volunteer Orientation

Monday, July 18 6 p.m. BPD Roll Call: July 15 - 21 6:30 p.m. Bloomington Today: July 13 19 7 p.m. Continental Ballet Company: Annual Student Recital 2011 8 p.m. Bloomington Community Foundation: Estate Planning 101 - Michael J. Smith, Esq. 9:30 p.m. Bloomington Human Services Veterans Appreciation Lunch: Staff Sergeant John Kriesel, Ret. 10:30 p.m. Cinema Judge: Kung Fu Panda 2 11 p.m. Rotary: Is Your Business Wasting Time/Money

Wednesday, July 20 6 p.m. Cinema Judge: The Hangover Part II 6:30 p.m. Bloomington Today: July 20 26 7 p.m. Bloomington Community Foundation: Estate Planning 101 - Michael J. Smith, Esq. 8:30 p.m. Bloomington Human Services Veterans Appreciation Lunch: Staff Sergeant John Kriesel, Ret. 9:30 p.m. Continental Ballet Company: Annual Student Recital 2011 10:30 p.m. Olson Gr. 5 Vocal and Instrumental Music Program 11:30 p.m. Commission Updates: July

Thursday, July 21 6 p.m. Bloomington Rotary: A Health Club for the Mind - Steve Benson 7 p.m. Bloomington Rotary: CSI - What You Don’t Learn on TV - Joe Polski 8 p.m. Commission Updates: July 8:30 p.m. Cinema Judge: “The Hangover Part II” 9 p.m. BPD Roll Call: July 15 - 21 9:30 p.m. Thursday Musical: February 24, 2010 11 p.m. Metro Transit: Commuter Choice Awards 2010 The Bloomington Channel 14 daily schedule starts at 6 p.m. and repeats every six hours for the next 24 hours. Other local channels are BEC-TV 15 (952-681-5900); and BCAT 16 (952-5634980). For more information check cable Channel 96, www.TBC14.org. or call (952-563-8874).

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

FARMERS MARKET When: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road Info: xr.com/market

POND HOUSE TOURS When: 1:30-4 p.m. Where: Pond Dakota Mission Park, 401 E. 104th St., Bloomington Info: xr.com/pond

CANOE AND KAYAK DEMO When: 10 a.m. to noon Where: Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: xr.com/canoe

PRAIRIE PLAY When: 3-4 p.m. Where: Richardson Nature Center, 8737 E. Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: xr.com/prairie

FARMERS MARKET When: 2-6 p.m. Where: Church of the Assumption, 305 E. 77th St., Richfield Info: xr.com/farmers

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WIGGLE, JIGGLE, AND JAM When: 10:30 a.m. Where: Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road Info: xr.com/kids

SELDOM HERD BLUEGRASS BAND When: 7 p.m. Where: Normandale Lake band shell, West 84th Street and Chalet Road, Bloomington Info: xr.com/bandshell

BLOOMINGTON NOON ROTARY When: Noon Where: Hilton hotel, 3800 American Blvd. E., Bloomington Info: xr.com/bnr

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

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BUG-A-WOCKY When: 2 p.m. Where: Oxboro Library, 8801 Portland Ave. S., Bloomington Info: 612-543-5775

CRIBBAGE When: 12:45 p.m. Where: Creekside Community Center, 9801 Penn Ave. S., Bloomington Info: 952-563-4944

AUTHOR TALK: RICHARD GREELIS When: 6:30-8 p.m. Where: Penn Lake Library, 8800 Penn Ave. S., Bloomington Info: 612-543-5800

LATIN MUSIC NIGHT When: 7-9:30 p.m. Where: Normandale Lake band shell, West 84th Street and Chalet Road, Bloomington Info: xr.com/latin

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Feeling sleepy? A Brooklyn Park sleep specialist says common problems are treatable BY JONATHAN YOUNG • SUN NEWSPAPERS In a society constantly on the go, often fueled by caffeine, it’s no surprise that people are tired. But sometimes the problem goes beyond simply not having the time to stay in bed long enough. Some people have difficulty sleeping when they go to bed. Others sleep eight hours and wake up feeling exhausted. Some have problems staying awake at work, during class or on the road. In a recently released report, the Centers for Disease Control said that in 2009 among 74,571 adults surveyed in 12 states, including Minnesota, about 38 percent reported unintentionally falling asleep during the day in the previous 30 days, and nearly 5 percent reported nodding off while driving in the previous 30 days. Dr. Michael Alter is a doctor of sleep medicine, internal medicine and pulmonary and critical care medicine. He practices at the Fairview Sleep Center that opened June 20 at 10000 Zane Ave. N., Brooklyn Park. It’s the sixth such center

Fairview operates in and around the Twin Cities. Alter says that in our 24-hour society with an aging population that is increasingly overweight, difficulty sleeping is a growing problem. Alter says sleep is important to a person’s overall well-being. If people aren’t getting sufficient, restorative sleep, it can affect many aspects of their lives, Alter says, and they may have a condition that needs medical attention. Jane Strub is the manager of Fairview’s Brooklyn Park sleep center, as well as its sleep center in Chisago City. “Sleep problems can lead to serious, even life-threatening health conditions, and recent research is showing us that sleep problems are even more prevalent than once believed,” she said. Untreated sleep disorders have been linked to other health problems including depression, high blood pressure and heart disease. Lack of sleep can also affect mood, memory, safety and effectiveness at work. MaryAnn Jindra, 57, of Lindstrom was treated for sleep apnea at Fairview’s sleep

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Hultquist, Charlene G. Age 81, of Bloomington, passed away peacefully July 3, 2011. Preceded in death by husband, Donald. Survived by daughters, Nita and Nancy (Ben); grandchildren, Christopher, Elizabeth, Joshua and Hailey; other loving relatives and friends. We will all miss her dearly. Memorial gathering 122 PM Sat., July 16 at Cremation Society of MN, 7110 France Ave. S., Edina (952-9244100). Private interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

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George Melvin Waletzko George Melvin Waletzko, of Bloomington, lived his 84 years with a twinkle in his eye and a tune on his lips. On June 30, 2011, he died and went to heaven. George was always ready with a grin, a joke and a story. He was a hardworking man of outstanding character – clearly devoted to God and to his family. He loved to dance and play cards, listen to polka and play the concertina. George was born Nov. 1, 1926 to Charles and Mary (Wilczek) Waletzko in Holdingford, Minn., and he graduated from Upsala High School. He married Elsie Lucille (Schwientek) Waletzko on May 20, 1947, and they raised six children in St. Cloud, Minn.: Ken (Barb) Waletzko, Don (Biddy) Waletzko, Kathy (Mike) McCann, Chuck (Denise) Waletzko, Nancy (Chuck) Nistler and Lori (Dave) Fritzlar. George started his own business, Waletzko Woodworking and Construction Contractors, and he loved his job building homes and making cabinetry. He also served in the Army and was an active member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in St. Cloud. After retirement, George spent winters in Ft. Myers, Fla. Elsie died July 20, 1989. George married Dorothy Gerlach McCann Waletzko on June 15, 1990 and gained four stepchildren: Pat (Patti) McCann, Mike (Kathy) McCann, Mary (Bill) Boom, and Colleen (Fred) Ziebol. The couple were active members of Pax Christi Catholic Community in Eden Prairie and Resurrection Parish in Ft. Myers, Fla. Dorothy died Sept. 1, 2009. George played 500 and bridge at the Creekside Community Center in Bloomington and at the Eden Prairie Senior Center. He also played bocce ball and bowled with the Bloomington Born Again Jocks, and he loved dancing the waltz and polka with the Seniors All Together group. George is so special to so many. He will be missed beyond words by his children, 27 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and his brothers and sister. In heaven, he is reunited with his parents, his first wife, Elsie, his second wife, Dorothy and his brothers. Visitation and Funeral Mass were held Wednesday, July 6 at Pax Christi Catholic Community in Eden Prairie. Burial followed at Assumption Cemetery in St. Cloud, Minn. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation are preferred.

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Sleep FROM PREVIOUS PAGE exhausted all the time. I could not function at the level I wanted to function at work. The deep level of exhaustion had led to severe problems with depression. … My blood pressure was so low I was feeling faint a lot.” Eventually, every aspect of Jindra’s life was affected and, in desperation, she sought help.

Common problems According to Alter, obstructive sleep apnea is the most common condition he sees. Symptoms include snoring, excessive sleepiness, gasping at night and sleep that is nonrestorative — which means the sleeper wakes up feeling tired even after sleeping long enough. A person with sleep apnea momentarily stops breathing while sleeping. This wakes the sleeper and can cause gasping. In severe cases, this can happen 30 times an hour or more. Alter said that in some cases it has been observed to occur 100 times an hour. Apnea sufferers may fall asleep again immediately after waking and may not realize they keep waking up. But the result

is nonrestorative sleep. No matter how long they sleep, people with this condition often wake up feeling tired. To understand what’s happening, Alter says to imagine “trying to sleep in a room and somebody was setting off the alarm every 30 seconds.” Even if you fell asleep right away each time, after eight or even 12 hours you wouldn’t feel rested. Jindra knows from experience. “I tried sleeping more, but of course it didn’t do any good,” she said. Another common condition Alter sees is insomnia, which causes patients to have difficulty falling asleep. Alter says insomnia can sometimes be a complicated condition related to psychological factors. Other times patients are misdiagnosed with insomnia when the problem is actually simple. For example, some people are naturally “night owls,” and it’s difficult for them to fall asleep before a certain time of night. Once asleep, however, they sleep well. Alter says this becomes a problem when these people have commitments such as school or work which require them to get up before getting enough sleep.

Diagnosis and treatment When patients come into the sleep center, they have an evaluative checkup. Based SLEEP: TO PAGE 16

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Uniform drive helps outfit scout for camp BY JONATHAN YOUNG • SUN NEWSPAPERS Kris Hinderscheid of Hastings is the treasurer for Boy Scout Troop 534. Her family goes through a lot of uniforms. She and her husband have four sons who have all been involved in Boy Scouts or Cub Scouts. The boys outgrow uniforms quickly. Kris’s husband also volunteers as an assistant scoutmaster and must wear a uniform. When Kris’s oldest son, 13-year-old Kalvin, was nominated by his scoutmaster to attend the exclusive, week-long Grey Wolf Leadership Camp in Wisconsin this year, he needed to be outfitted with a full uniform first. “We wanted to make sure he had everything he needed,” she said. Hinderscheid believes the uniform is an important part of the Scouting experience. “When the boys wear the uniform, they should be wearing it with pride,” she said. Kalvin thinks the uniform is an identifying mark for Scouts and it lets others know “that guy’s in Scouts.” Hinderscheid was willing to invest in the full outfit for Kalvin, which includes shirts, a neckerchief, shorts, pants, socks and headgear. But buying everything new would have placed some financial pressure on the single-income household. Hinderscheid turned to the Boy Scouts Northern Star Council uniform exchange program. The exchange program is available twice a month and allows scouts to come to the office in Golden Valley and find used uniforms for free with a suggested donation if the family feels able to give. The program is supported largely by uniform donations collected during the Scouting for Uniforms campaign held by the Northern Star Council and Pilgrim Cleaners during the month of July.

Hinderscheid reached out to other members of Troop 534 and collected a list of “orders” of items needed by scouts in the area. Then three families made the trek to visit the exchange and fill as many orders as they could. Kalvin found everything he needed, and Hinderscheid estimates that about 12 other scouts in the troop also received needed pieces for their uniforms. “It’s a great program,” Hinderscheid said. “It’s a blessing for many people.” She estimates that paying the suggested donations for uniforms cost her less than an eighth of the price for new uniforms. “For us to be able to outfit our son to have the privilege to go to camp was huge,” she said. Hinderscheid said when her boys are done with a uniform, they pass it on to others. She appreciates how the exchange program makes it easy to share uniforms with those who need them. “I just think that it gives you an opportunity to give back, and it makes it very affordable for families, especially in this economy,” she said. “And there’s no sense in wasting items … someone should be able to reuse them.” It’s especially easy to donate uniforms during the month of July. Uniforms can be dropped off at all 25 Pilgrim Cleaners locations 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The nearest location can be found at pilgrimdrycleaners.com. Uniforms can also be dropped off at the Golden Valley Scout Service Center, 5300 Glenwood Ave. or the St. Paul Scout Service Center, 393 Marshall Ave between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Monetary contributions should be sent to Northern Star Council BSA, Attn: Kent York, 5300 Glenwood Ave., Golden Valley, MN 55422.

Kalvin Hinderscheid, 13, of Hastings, stands in full Boy Scout uniform next to his mother Kris. Kalvin was able to get his entire uniform through a uniform exchange program that is supported by donations. During July it is especially easy to donate by dropping off used uniforms at any Pilgrim Cleaners location. (Submitted photo)

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Sleep FROM PAGE 14 on a thorough questionnaire and a conversation with the patient, Alter or another specialist tries to understand what type of problem is occurring and its severity. Then the physician determines whether a sleep study is necessary. A sleep study involves staying at the clinic overnight (or during the day for workers on night shifts). During the study, technicians monitor functions such as brain activity, movement, breathing and heart rate. The data collected is used to create a polysomnogram, known as a PSG. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a map of what is happening while a patient is in bed. It shows when the person falls asleep, when sleep is interrupted, when the person transitions between different phases of sleep and more. The doctor uses the PSG to help determine a final diagnosis. Treatment options vary widely depending on the diagnosis. A common treatment for those with severe sleep apnea is a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) mask. The mask uses air pressure to keep passageways at the back of the mouth open. The

patient does the breathing, but the pressure allows it to happen easily. Jindra received a CPAP mask to treat her apnea. She said it was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;major adjustmentâ&#x20AC;? to sleep with it on. But she thinks it was worth it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your life does not change the very next day,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It might be a couple weeks. It might be a couple months. But I really have the energy level I had in my thirties.â&#x20AC;? For patients with mild apnea, a customized dental appliance is a common treatment. The dental appliance also keeps the airway open to make breathing easier. Weight loss can also help reduce apnea symptoms. For other conditions, treatment can include simple lifestyle changes, such as not lying in bed when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not time to sleep, or more complex treatment, such as referral to a psychiatrist.

Who should be seen It can be difficult for people to know for sure if they have a sleeping disorder. But Alter says there are signals that can let people know they should see a doctor. He says if you feel sleep is not restorative or if you complain a lot about sleep, you should probably be seen. Trouble staying awake during the day is another

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potential sign of a sleep disorder. Alter says anyone who has problems staying awake while driving should definitely see a doctor. Another gauge of potential sleeping problems is feedback from someone who is around you while you sleep. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re told that you quit breathing, that you gasp, that you constantly move or that you just seem not to sleep well, you should consult a physician. Jindra encourages people not to make the same mistake she did, living with a problem 10 or 20 years before consulting a physician. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just want to be positive about it and encourage people to talk to their family doctors,â&#x20AC;? she said. It was Jindraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family doctor who referred her to a sleep center for care and evaluation. Good news is that, according to Alter, most insurance companies will cover an evaluative visit to a sleep center. Whether insurance covers treatment depends on the diagnosis. Alter says most insurance companies will cover treatment for conditions such as apnea. But if the doctor determines that you snore but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have apnea, insurance wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t generally cover treatment. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s considered a cosmetic problem. Info: fairview.org/sleep.

COMMUNITY NOTES Richfield youth car wash St. Peter's youth group will offer a car wash on Saturday, July 23, from 16:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 24, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the St. Peter's south parking lot at 6730 Nicollet Ave. S., Richfield. Free will donations will be accepted and all money raised will go toward the St. Peter's youth program and their trip to the Steubenville North youth conference later this month. Info: 612-866-5089.

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COMMUNITY NOTES Disability program accepting applications The Partners in Policymaking program is now accepting applications for an eightmonth leadership-training program. The program is open to individuals with disabilities and parents of children with developmental disabilities. Participants will be trained in monthly session from September 2011 to May 2012. The eight sessions cover the history of disability and self-advocacy movements, inclusive education, supported living and avenues to influence the legislative process. The sessions will also feature nationally recognized disability leaders and local experts. Each two-day session will be held on weekends, beginning Sept. 16-17. There is no individual cost for the program. Expenses are covered by a federal grant to the Minnesota Governor’s Council. The program is limited to 40 participants, who will be selected by a panel of program graduates and representatives of the Governor’s Council. All participants must be Minnesota residents.

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Online high school info session set for July 14 MTS Minnesota Connections Academy invites area families to learn about its tuition-free K-12 online public school program at a free information session 6:30-8 p.m., Thursday, July 14, at the Courtyard Minneapolis Eden Prairie, 11391 Viking Dr., Eden Prairie. Families will have an opportunity to speak one-on-one with school faculty, explore the school’s teaching style, curriculum, technology and enrollment process. For those unable to attend the in-person information session, real-time virtual online sessions hosted by a MTS Minnesota Connections Academy staff member are also available. With its faculty headquartered in St. Paul, MTS Minnesota Connections Academy is a K-12 online program that offers an alternative school experience— public school from home. Info: connectionsacademy.com.

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Expo FROM PAGE 3 Aces expected to be in attendance include Air Force General Frederick “Boots” Blesse, a double ace in the F-86 Sabre Jet in the Korean War and Air Force Colonel Chuck DeBellevue, a top U.S. ace during the Vietnam War, according to Jasperson. Also expected to attend are Don Cherry and Jeff Feinstein. In 1972, they flew an Air Force F-4 that shot down a MiG-21 over North Vietnam, and years later Cherry found not only the F4 they flew, but the pilot they shot down over Vietnam, Jasperson said, and they have since become friends. Also offering unique perspectives on historic events will be a NASA astronaut and two members of the select WWII women’s group, the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The VIPs will be available to meet the public at AirExpo 2011 and take

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part in daily symposiums, scheduled noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. each day at the expo. And, on Saturday, July 16, they will be seated among the public for the “US Bank Evening with Eagles” dinner event at the Minneapolis Marriott Southwest, which is expected to sell out before the weekend, Jasperson said. Of course, picturing the aviators’ stories may be easier after seeing some of the aircrafts they flew. Of the approximately 40 aircraft expected, a couple of highlights will include the Tuskegee Airmen’s plane, the P-51-C Mustang and the “Yankee Lady,” a B-17 Bomber from the Yankee Air Museum in Michigan. Guests can buy a ticket to ride in either plane during the show, said Event Director Greg Kaminski. “That’s a pretty big deal,” he said. A B-24 Bomber, the more modern A10 Warthog, a biplane, a pair of helicopters, training jets and others will also be at the show. About half of the 40 aircraft will take to the air, Kaminski estimated,

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and some of them will be available for rides. “You sort of get the double good out of this,” Kaminski said, since people will be able to see many aircrafts both up close and in the air. And, even the historic planes will be in good shape. “If you come out and look at them, most of them look like they’re brand new,” Kaminski said. The AirExpo is scheduled 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17, at Flying Cloud Airport, 10110 Flying Cloud Drive. The show will be held rain or shine, Jasperson said. Tickets for the AirExpo are $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 8-12. Children 7 and younger get in free. Tickets can be purchased at the gate, and free parking is now available at the airport, so no shuttle buses are required. For those who want to show up early for a meal, a pancake breakfast has been scheduled 8-11 a.m. both days. The all-you-can-eat breakfast is $7 for adults and $5 for children 7 and under. Info: airexpo-mn.org.

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Together with their parents, Rachel Brooks and Reid Tuenge are pleased to announce their upcoming marriage. Rachel is a 2002 graduate of Edina High School. She graduated from the University of Colorado-Boulder in May of 2006 and is currently employed with Target. Reid is a 2000 graduate of Anoka High School. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus in 2004 and currently works for Commodity Specialists Company. An August 2011 wedding is planned.

Dan and Kay McCarthy of Minnetonka are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter Meghan, to Dennis Morrison of Gallup, New Mexico, son of Jayne Morrison and Gary Morrison. Meghan is a 2007 graduate of Hopkins High School. Meghan and Dennis are both 2011 graduates of Calvin College. Meghan will be teaching 5th Grade at Minnesota International Middle School. Dennis will be working as a nurse in the area. The wedding will take place on July 16, 2011 at The Mills Church of Minnetonka. The couple will reside in Golden Valley.

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Robert and Barbara Baumler of Waseca, MN announce the engagement of their daughter Rachel to Phillip Gause, son of Diane Edmunds of Minnetonka, MN. Rachel is a graduate of Marquette University and the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. She is employed by Lockheed Martin Corp. as a project engineer in the Satellite Space Systems division. Phillip is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and is employed by JP Morgan Chase as a commercial real estate lender. Phillip and Rachel both reside in Philadelphia, PA where they met while volunteering at a homeless shelter. A September wedding is planned in Minneapolis.

Thomas and Denise Morgan of Eden Prairie and Michael and Dora Skalisky of Owatonna announce the engagement of their children Lindsay Morgan and Sean Skalisky of Eden Prairie. Lindsay is a 2001 graduate of Eden Prairie High School and a 2004 graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato with a bachelor of science degree in aviation. She is employed at Sky West Airlines as a pilot. Sean is a 2001 graduate of Owatonna High School and a 2004 graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato with a bachelor of science degree in aviation. He is currently employed at Mesaba Airlines as a pilot. A July 15 wedding is planned at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Minneapolis.

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KRIEG – BULTINCK Jessica Marie Krieg, daughter of Michael and Julie Krieg of Burnsville, and Cory Bultinck of Maple Grove announce their engagement. Jessica is a 2000 graduate of Burnsville High School and a 2004 graduate of Winona State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resources Management. She is currently employed with the law firm of Dorsey and Whitney in downtown Minneapolis. Cory is a 2003 graduate of Chaska High School and a 2006 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting and Finance. He also earned his Master of Business Taxation in 2008 from the Carlson School of Management, and is currently employed as a CPA at Wipfli, LLP in Edina, MN. A November 2011 wedding is planned in Anna Maria Island, Florida.

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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 FOR BIDS CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA Sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Engineer, 1700 W 98th St, Bloomington, MN 55431, up to the time of bid opening, for construction of the: 2011-110 PMP –ROW Multi-Modal Facilities Maintenance Project Which consists of: 1. Approximately 4,000 cubic yards of common excavation, 2. Approximately 2,000 tons of Class 5 aggregate base, 3. Approximately 850 tons of bituminous plant mixture, 4. Approximately 385 linear feet of concrete curb and gutter, 5. Approximately 20 Linear feet of 12”storm sewer 6. Approximately 4,000 Square feet of modular block retaining wall Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the South Conference Room at 1700 W 98th St at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 29, 2011. Plans, Specifications, and Proposal forms are on file and are available from the office of the City Engineer, 1700 West 98th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431, upon non-refundable deposit of a $75. Project documents are also available at the City web site www.ci.bloomington.mn.us, Keyword “Construction Bidding” The complete set of digital bidding documents are available for downloading at no cost using the City e-gram site. Users will need to contact the City at (952) 563-4870 or engineering@ci.bloomington.mn.us for assistance in user account setup. No bids will be considered unless sealed, labeled as a bid for the project, and filed with the City Engineer of Bloomington and accompanied by Bid Security, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders (to be forfeited as liquidated damages in the event the bid be accepted and the bidder shall fail to enter promptly into a written contract and furnish the required bonds). The Contractor is responsible for

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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. Upon request, the City will attempt to accommodate special needs for this information. Shelly A. Pederson, City Engineer June 20, 2011 (July 7,14,21, 2011) D3-MaintProject

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: July 26th, 2011 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 #1001 Thomas Vongehren Approx. 10x25 Furniture Unit #2608 Melissa Cataldo Approx. 10x10 Furniture, Totes, Boxes, Misc. Items Unit #2620 Joan Turner Approx. 10x10 Totes, Furniture, Clothes, Household Items Unit #2625 Watchen Marshall Approx. 5x5 Furniture, Household Items Unit #3034 Sabrina Lavelle Approx. 5x10 Furniture, Totes, Misc. Items Unit #2514 Kerry Dougherty Approx. 10x10 Furniture, Boxes, Misc. Items (July 7 & 14, 2011) D3-LockUp7-26

Proposals shall be submitted on or before Friday, August 5, 2011. Please set forth in your written proposal company experience and the experience of the individual(s) who proposes to perform services for the District and the resumes of staff who would assist the individual in providing the contractual services. Rates of individuals should be provided. The Board will review said proposals and reserves to itself the right to take such action as it deems in the best interest of Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. For further information about the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District, contact Kevin Bigalke, Administrator at (952) 835-2078 or visit: http://www.ninemilecreek.org/

should include background and profile information on the firm, along with the specific information as to expertise in watershed district finances and budgets, hourly billing rates for 2012-2013, and names and qualifications of personnel. The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District Board of Managers will work with the selected vendor to determine services on an annual basis. Proposals should be sent to: Nine Mile Creek Watershed District Attn: Kevin Bigalke, Administrator 7710 Computer Avenue, Suite 135 Edina, MN 55435 Proposals must be submitted by Friday, August 5, 2011. The Board of Managers will review proposals, reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, and otherwise take such action it deems in the best interest of the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. For further information about the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District, contact Kevin Bigalke, Administrator at (952) 835-2078 or visit: http://www.ninemilecreek.org/ (July 14,21,28, 2011) A4/D1/D2/D3/D4-AuditServices

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Public Notice Public Notice (Official Publication) PUBLIC NOTICE OF NINE MILE CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: ACCOUNTING SERVICES Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 103B.227, Subd. 5, the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District is soliciting proposals for accounting services for 2012 through 2013. Written proposals (six copies) should include background and profile information on the firm, along with the specific information as to expertise in watershed district finances and budgets, hourly billing rates for 2012013, and names and qualifications of personnel. Proposals should be sent to: Nine Mile Creek Watershed District Attn: Kevin Bigalke, Administrator 7710 Computer Avenue, Suite 135 Edina, MN 55435 Proposals must be submitted by Friday, August 5, 2011. The Board of Managers will review proposals, reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, and otherwise take such action it deems in the best interest of the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. For further information about the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District, contact Kevin Bigalke, Administrator at (952) 835-2078 or visit: http://www.ninemilecreek.org/

(Official Publication) PUBLIC NOTICE OF NINE MILE CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: ENGINEERING SERVICES Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 103B.227, Subd. 5, the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District is soliciting proposals for engineering services for 2012 through 2013. Written proposals (six copies) should include background and profile information on the firm, along with the specific information as to expertise in watershed district matters, hourly billing rates for 2012-2013, and names and qualifications of personnel. Proposals should be sent to: Nine Mile Creek Watershed District Attn: Kevin Bigalke, Administrator 7710 Computer Avenue, Suite 135 Edina, MN 55435 Proposals must be submitted by Friday, August 5, 2011. The Board of Managers will review proposals, reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, and otherwise take such action it deems in the best interest of the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. For further information about the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District, contact Kevin Bigalke, Administrator at (952) 835-2078 or visit: http://www.ninemilecreek.org/ (July 14,21,28, 2011) A4/D1/D2/D3/D4-EngineeringServices

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(Official Publication) PUBLIC NOTICE OF NINE MILE CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR LEGAL SERVICES Pursuant to MSA 103B.227, Subdivision 5, Nine Mile Creek Watershed District hereby solicits proposals for a legal consultant for 2012 through 2013.

(Official Publication) PUBLIC NOTICE OF NINE MILE CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: ANNUAL AUDIT SERVICES Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 103B.227, Subd. 5, the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District is soliciting proposals for annual services for 2012 through 2013. Written proposals (six copies)

conducted: “Angels Among Us” (home daycare) State the address of the principal place of business. 8124 Clinton Ave South, Bloomington, MN 55420 List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name. Nicole Minke, 8124 Clinton Ave S., Bloomington, MN 55420 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: June 27, 2011 /s/ Nikkii Minke, Owner (July 14 & 21, 2011) D3-AngelsAmong

Public Notice of Hearing (Official Publication) STATE OF WISCONSIN ST. CROIX COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT NOTICE OF HEARING Case Nos. 11 JG 1, 2 In the matter of T.M.M. and L.M.M., minors. TO: Miles Fairbanks, address unknown A petition has been filed by Nancy Dahlbom and Randy Libersky requesting guardianship of person and estate of said minors. A hearing on the petition will occur before The Honorable Edward F. Vlack, Judge, on August 9, 2011, at 1:15 p.m. at the St. Croix County Courthouse, 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin. BY THE COURT: /s/ Edward F. Vlack Edward F. Vlack, Judge Date: June 24, 2011 (July 14, 2011) D3-MilesFairbanks

(temporary). Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the South Conference Room at 1700 W 98th St at: 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Plans, Specifications, and Proposal forms are on file and are available from the office of the City Engineer, 1700 West 98th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431, upon non-refundable deposit of a $75. Project documents are also available at the City web site www.ci.bloomington.mn.us, Keyword “Construction Bidding” The complete set of digital bidding documents are available for downloading at no cost using the City e-gram site. Users will need to contact the City at (952) 563-4870 or engineering@ci.bloomington.mn.us for assistance in user account setup. No bids will be considered unless sealed, labeled as a bid for the project, and filed with the City Engineer of Bloomington and accompanied by Bid Security, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders (to be forfeited as liquidated damages in the event the bid be accepted and the bidder shall fail to enter promptly into a written contract and furnish the required bonds). The Contractor is responsible for the delivery of the bid to the office of the City Engineer. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, to award the contract in whole or in part, and to award 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, sex, age, religion, ancestry, handicap, public assistance, marital or national origin. 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. Upon request, the City will attempt to accommodate special needs for this information. Shelly A. Pederson, City Engineer July 11, 2011 (July 14,21,28, 2011) D3-SewerProject

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(Official Publication) INVITATION FOR BIDS CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA Sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Engineer, 1700 W 98th St, Bloomington, MN 55431, up to the time of bid opening, for construction of the:

(Official Publication) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that on July 25, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bloomington Civic Plaza Council Chambers the City of Bloomington will hold a public hearing concerning a proposed business subsidy grant agreement between the City of Bloomington and Hennepin County.

2011-501 28th Avenue Sanitary Sewer Project Which consists of:

Certificate of Assumed Name

1. Approximately 1400 tons of Class 5 aggregate base,

(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. State the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be

2. Approximately 800 tons of bituminous plant mixture, 3. Approximately 50 linear feet of concrete curb and gutter, 4. Approximately 600 square feet of 4” to 8” concrete walk or concrete pavement, 5. Approximately 150 linear feet of 12”15”storm sewer, 6. Approximately 750 linear feet of 8” 12” PVC sanitary sewer, and 7. Approximately 1 dewatering system

The City of Bloomington is requesting approximately $225,000 to assist with the expansion of Polar Semiconductor, Inc. The funds will be used for the creation of jobs. All interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing at which time you will be given the opportunity to express comments on the project. Information about the proposed business subsidy, including a summary of the agreement’s terms may be obtained from the City’s Planning Division through Rebecca Schindler at the address listed below. Written testimony will also be accepted at the public hearing. Written comments must be received by July 20, 2011 at

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Where: 7700 W. Old Shakopee Road When: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Sunday Info: 952-944-4048

club that will meet in the shop. The coffee shop is situated next to long-standing Bloomington businesses Scoops Ice Cream and Zeke’s Place, a bar and grill-style restaurant, a location Irvin had hoped for since she started planning to open her own business nearly two years ago. The location, most recently the site of a health food distribution center, was once the home of a bank with a drive-thru window, a feature West Side Perk now utilizes to serve customers who may be too busy to take a seat inside. About 50 percent of the shop’s customers use the drive-thru, according to Irvin. West Side Perk also hopes to set themselves apart with the quality of their product, according to Scott Nelson, the store supervisor and inhouse coffee expert. “We grind everything here. Everything comes to us whole bean,

fresh from local roasters. Usually when we get them, the beans have only been sitting around for a day. We get them really fresh,” said Nelson. West Side Perk uses only Arabica coffee beans, one of the premier coffee beans on the market. To ensure each drink they serve is fresh, the shop never uses any ground coffee beans that are more than three hours old, according to Nelson. West Side Perk attempts to do everything locally, including working with Minneapolis-based coffee bean suppliers Roastery 7 and True Stone Coffee Roasters. Despite a tough economy, Irvin seems optimistic about the future. “According to our sales reports, it gets just a little bit better each

day,” said Irvin. “I see business doing a lot better. I’m not afraid that we are going to be forgotten. Everyday I see more people and new people.” Along with traditional coffee, West Side Perk offers lattés and cappuccinos, smoothies and homemade soups, as well as a variety of other drinks, lunch and breakfast foods. Bloomington natives Mary MacLaughlin and Dale Lynch visited West Side Perk for the first time Wednesday, July 6. “I like the ambience and I like the service,” Lynch said, who has lived in Bloomington since 1959. “We haven’t had a chance to explore all the things but we just had some good rice chicken soup.” Lynch reminisced about the changes that had taken place in the shopping center West Side Perk now calls home. “This space from here to the Chinese place [Don Ho’s] was a bank. We had a super market right by,” Lynch said. “I’m glad to see this place here. I hope this area starts to reawaken.”

France FROM PAGE 1 county transportation department, said initially he planned to open bids for the project in midJuly, but is no longer sure when that will happen. “We’re in limbo,” he said. “We need the MnDOT civil rights office to approve some of the subcontracting, Equal Employment Opportun ity and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises requirements.” The project, which would include repairing and replacing concrete panels in the approximately 2-mile stretch, is covered by $480,000 in federal funds and $220,000 in County State Aid funds. Hennepin County received about $3.6 million in federal funds as

part of $95 million total given to MnDOT. The county transportation department identified France Avenue South as a segment of concrete pavement that could see a significant extension in useful life with rehabilitation. In addition to concrete repair, Hanson said the project would involve resealing of joints on the entire road segment. He anticipates one lane to be closed in each direction for the majority of the project, but at times, France Avenue South would be limited to one lane in each direction. He estimates the work would take three months to complete. “If the state comes back to work and we can get the necessary approvals, we could possibly start it yet this year,” Hanson said.

LEGAL NOTICES 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN 55431. Specific questions can be directed to Rebecca Schindler, 952-563-8927 or rschindler@ci.bloomington.mn.us The City of Bloomington makes reasonable accommodation for any know disability and to meet the needs of non-English speaking residents that may interfere with a person’s ability to participate in this public hearing. Persons needing an accommodation must notify (Rebecca Schindler, 952-563-8927) no later than Thursday, July 21, 2011 to allow adequate time to make needed arrangements. (July 14, 2011) D3-PolarSemiconductor

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4. Approximately 22,000 square feet of 4” to 6” concrete walk or concrete pavement, Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the South Conference Room at 1700 W 98th St at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Plans, Specifications, and Proposal forms are on file and are available from the office of the City Engineer, 1700 West 98th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431, upon non-refundable deposit of a $75. Project documents are also available at the City web site www.ci.bloomington.mn.us, Keyword “Construction Bidding” The complete set of digital bidding documents are available for downloading at no cost using the City e-gram site. Users will need to contact the City at (952) 563-4870 or engineering@ci.bloomington.mn.us for assistance in user account setup.

be afforded maximum opportunity to participate and/or to submit bids in response to this invitation, and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin in consideration for an award;

If you are not a current holder of a compliance certificate issued by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and intend to bid on any job in this advertisement you must contact the Department of Human Rights immediately for assistance in obtaining a certificate.

in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, and Title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 230 Subpart A-Equal Employment Opportunity on Federal and Federal-Aid Construction Contracts (including supportive services), it will affirmatively assure increased participation of minority groups and disadvantaged persons and women in all phases of the highway construction industry, and that on any project constructed pursuant to this advertisement equal employment opportunity will be provided to all persons without regard to their race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin;

The following notice from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights applies to all contractors:

Minimum wage rates to be paid by the Contractors have been predetermined and are subject to the Work Hours Act of 1962, P.L. 87-581 and implementing regulations.

CITY OF BLOOMINGTON 2010-601 SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECT SP 107-591-001 SRTS 2711 (204) Federal Aid Project

PROVISIONS AS THEY AFFECT THIS/THESE PROJECT/PROJECTS The Minnesota Department of Transportation hereby notifies all bidders:

in accordance with the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Statute 363A.08 Unfair discriminatory Practices, it will affirmatively assure that on any project constructed pursuant to this advertisement equal employment opportunity will be offered to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, sexual orientation, or age;

Which consists of:

in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Act), as amended and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Subtitle A Part 21, Non-discrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation, it will affirmatively assure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will

in accordance with the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Statute 363A.36 Certificates of Compliance for Public Contracts, and 363A.37 Rules for Certificates of Compliance, it will assure that appropriate parties to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement possess valid Certificates of Compliance.

1. Approximately 850 cubic yards of common excavation, 2. Approximately 350 square yards of bituminous pavement removal, 3. Approximately 500 linear feet of concrete curb and gutter,

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“It is hereby agreed between the parties that Minnesota Statute, section 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules, parts 5000.3400 to 5000.3600 are incorporated into any contract between these parties based on this specification or any modification of it. A copy of Minnesota Statute 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules, parts 5000.3400 to 5000.3600 is available upon request from the contracting agency.” “It is hereby agreed between the parties that this agency will require affirmative action requirements be met by contractors in relation to Minnesota Statute 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules 5000.3600. Failure by a contractor to implement an affirmative action plan or make a good faith effort shall result in revocation of its certificate or revocation of the contract (Minnesota Statute 363A.36, Subd. 2 and 3).” No bids will be considered unless sealed, labeled as a bid for the project, and filed with the City Engineer of Bloomington and accompanied by Bid Security, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders (to be forfeited as liquidated damages in the event the bid be accepted and the bidder shall fail to enter promptly into a written contract and furnish the required bonds). The Contractor is responsible for the delivery of the bid to the office of the City Engineer. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities,

to award the contract in whole or in part, and to award 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, sex, age, religion, ancestry, handicap, public assistance, marital or national origin. 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. Upon request, the City will attempt to accommodate special needs for this information. Shelly A. Pederson, City Engineer June 20, 2011 (July 14,21,28, 2011) D3SafeRoutesProject

School District 271 (Official Publication) PUBLIC NOTICE OF FILINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 271 Bloomington, MN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with M.S. 205.A.06 Subd. 2, that candidate filing will be open on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 through Tuesday, August 16, 2011, for the following offices: Three (3) School Board Directors

Filing may be made in the Educational Services Center, Business Office (Room 505), 1350 W. 106th St., during regular business hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.; except on August 16, 2011, filing may be made between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Jennifer Hazel Deputy Clerk for Elections (July 14, 2011) D3-271FilingNotice

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR The Bloomington Gold and Blue American Legion baseball teams hope to compete for top honors in the District 10 tournament July 21-25 at Coon Rapids.

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Bloomington hosts four-day softball extravaganza

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Kris Ashland This member of the Bloomington Gold American Legion baseball team was named to the all-tournament squad at the 39th annual Ed Kardach Firecracker Classic in Stevens Point, Wis. Ashland was a sophomore on the Kennedy High School baseball team that won the Class 3A, Section 6 championship and finished fifth in the state tournament this spring.

BY GREG KLEVEN • SUN NEWSPAPERS Bloomington will be the focal point of slowpitch softball enthusiasts July 14-17. The 53rd annual Firemen’s/Virg Ellrich Memorial Tournament will be bigger and better than ever, according to director Jeff Barnes. The Bloomington native has either played in or managed the mid-summer softball extravaganza for much of its history. This edition of the Firemen’s tourney has attracted 160 men’s, women’s and corec teams from all over the state and country. More than 20,000 fans, players and tournament volunteers are expected to attend the four-day event headquartered at Valley View Park. “Our tournament is one of the largest of its kind in the state and the Upper Midwest,” said Barnes, who has directed the event since 1976. “There is a 300-team tournament headquartered in Bismarck, N.D. “But that tournament is spread out on fields over a regional area instead of being located like we are in one city – Bloomington. Our tournament is a summer reunion for players and spectators. We have fans that actually fly in to the Twin Cities to attend our event each year.” The 160-team field includes Class A through Class D slowpitch softball teams from Canada, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Maryland and Nevada as well as squads from across the Twin Cities metro area and outstate Minnesota. Many teams represent Bloomington and surrounding communities such as Edina, Richfield, St. Louis Park, Eden Prairie, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Burnsville, Rosemount, Apple Valley and Lakeville. Two all-star charity games kick off the Firemen’s tournament Thursday, July 14, at Valley View Park in Bloomington. The opening all-star matchup pits the Bloomington Police against the Bloomington Firefighters at 6:30 p.m. on Red Haddox Field. The Bloomington Police won last year’s all-star game. A game featuring over-30 and under-30

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Spencer Von Behren The Bloomington resident and Dakota County Technical College soccer goalkeeper received an National Junior College Athletic Association Exemplary Academic Achievement award. Von Behren had a 3.61 grade-point average and earned a transfer scholarship to Hamline University.

Jeff Monson The Bloomington native is being inducted into the 2011 Class A Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame. Monson played for the Bloomington Bulldogs town team after playing high school ball at Jefferson and going on to compete for the University of Minnesota. The Bulldogs won the state Class A championship in 1987 and Monson was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

Haley Bodway Bodway was a member of the Northern Lights 17-1 team that placed third in both the AAU national and National Junior Olympic championships this summer. Bodway was an All-State player for Jefferson High School last fall.

Evan McConnell McConnell won two games as the Bloomington Gold American Legion team won the Fargo-Moorhead Invitational June 24-26. Women’s slowpitch softball players will swing for the fences again this weekend at the Firemen’s tournament in Bloomington. There will be 160 teams, including 28 women’s and 24 co-rec squads, competing for bracket championships in Firemen’s action Friday through Sunday at Valley View and Dred Scott fields. (Photo courtesy of Matt Vollum) all-star teams follows at 7:30 p.m. Last summer, the under-30 all-stars were victorious. There will be a homerun derby open to all comers from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, July 15, at Valley View. Double-elimination tournament competition begins at 6 p.m. Friday at Valley

View and Dred Scott Fields in Bloomington. Action continues at 8 a.m. Saturday, July 16. Saturday’s final games start at 9:15 p.m. All action Sunday, July 17, takes place at SOFTBALL: TO PAGE 24

Cliff Christopherson The Bloomington Bandits town team baseball pitcher won five games as the locals built a16-2 overall record. Editor’s note: Send nominations for Stars of the Week honors to sports editor Greg Kleven at gkleven@acnpapers.com. Youth, high school, college and adult recreational sports athletes will be considered.

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USA Cup back for 27th year Soccer extravaganza runs July 15-23 at National Sports Center BY NICK CLARK • SUN NEWSPAPERS The numbers, as they are every year with the Schwan’s USA Cup, are staggering. The annual extravaganza will once again be the largest youth soccer tournament in the Western Hemisphere. It begins Friday, July 15, at the National Sports Center in Blaine. This year, 942 teams have registered – 25 more than a year ago – in a field that includes teams from 17 countries, 20 states and 59 Minnesota communities. Organizers already avoided what could have been a crippling hurdle. The NSC is a state facility but is operated by a non-profit foundation, meaning it is able to stay open during the government shutdown. Good thing, too. The economic impact is expected to be more than $20 million during the 2011 tournament. “It brings in money to the state,” said USA Cup media director Barclay Kruse. “There is no arguing that.” This will be 27th year of the event. As always, the soccer is the highlight. The highest level will be in two Puma vElite tournaments. Eight elite boys teams from across the country will compete for a trip to Portugal to train with Sporting Lisbon FC, while seven elite girls clubs play for an expenses-paid trip to the Women’s Professional Soccer championship game. This year is the first for the girls vElite tournament. With what’s at stake, teams in both vElite tournaments are expected to play for keeps. “It won’t be a beauty contest,” Kruse said. “They’ll be playing hard, because they’ll want those trips. As far as prizes go, I can’t imagine anything better for these kids.” The vElite Tournament will run during the USA Cup’s weekend tournament July 15-17. The weeklong event begins Monday, July 18, with the official kickoff coming during the opening ceremonies Tuesday, July 19. To spice up the tournament welcome, the USA Cup will have a huge viewing screen at midfield of the main stadium. A production company will oversee the ceremony, which will also include musical USA: TO NEXT PAGE

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Local players savor summer club volleyball success Jaguar girls shine in national tournaments Bloomington Jefferson High School volleyball players are achieving success in summer club competition. Seven members of last season’s Jefferson varsity volleyball team just competed in the AAU national championships in Orlando, Fla., and Junior Olympic nationals in Atlanta, Ga. Haley Bodway and Emily Schadow were members of the Northern Lights 17-1 club team that placed third in the Open Division at the AAU nationals. The Northern Lights squad reached the final rounds of the Junior Olympics tournament before being eliminated. Both Bodway and Schadow will be seniors for the Jaguars this fall. Two other seniors-to-be, Kelley Wollak and Eliza Zachary, played for the Northern Lights 17-2 club team. Northern Lights competed at the club level at the AAU nationals and finished first. Wollak was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Wollak and Zachary helped their team place second in the Junior Olympic Championships. Ashley Peper, who will be a senior, played on the Northern Lights 17 Black team that placed 17th in the Club Division at the AAU nationals. Cassie Santiago, who will be a junior, was a member of the Northern Lights 16-2 team that finished fifth in the Club Division at the AAU tourney and 27th in the National Division at the Junior Olympics. Ivy Shepherd played for the M1 18-1

Bloomington Jefferson High School volleyball players Haley Bodway (left) and Emily Schadow of the Northern Lights 17-1 summer team display the AAU Junior National Championship third-place trophy earned in the Open Division recently in Orlando, Fla. Bodway and Schadow will be seniors on the 2011 Jefferson team. (Submitted photo) club team that finished 35th at the AAU nationals. Shepherd will be a senior at Jefferson in the fall. Jefferson reached the section finals during the 2010 high school season

before losing to eventual state champion Lakeville North. The Jaguars will return all but one player from that squad. – COMPILED BY GREG KLEVEN

incoming ninth-graders from Valley View and Oak Grove middle schools who wish to play in the Kennedy High School program this fall. Workout sessions are noon to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Beginning July 19, sessions will be 8 to 11 a.m. Cost is $20. Captains’ practices begin Aug. 1. Information: 952-881-4166.

Practices begin in mid-August and the season ends in mid-October. Information: 952-406-1068 (soccer director Joe Waldoch).

SHORTS Jefferson golf classic The 11th annual Jefferson Football Golf Classic is Friday, Aug. 5, at Dwan Golf Course in Bloomington. Golfers should report to the course by 12:30 p.m. for a shotgun start. Cost is $80 and includes golf, cart and dinner at Embassy Suites, 2800 American Blvd. W., Bloomington. Download registration information from bitly.com/JeffFB-Golf.

Kennedy VB workouts Kennedy summer volleyball workouts are underway at Kennedy Activity Center. These workout sessions are for

BAA youth soccer Bloomington Athletic Association boys and girls soccer registration for players in grades pre-K through 12 will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Richfield.

Tennis awards Jefferson High School boys tennis players Luke Robertson and Andy Moe were named to the All-South Suburban Conference team. Josh Punnoose, Tim Larson and Matt McNutt received allconference honorable mention. Jefferson won the state academic gold medal award for the second consecutive year. The Jaguars’ Patrick Herron SHORTS: TO NEXT PAGE

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Softball FROM PAGE 22 Valley View beginning at 8 a.m. Championship games are 3, 4 and 6 p.m. There will be six tournament brackets – men’s Upper (32 teams), men’s Tier II (40 teams), men’s Tier III (36 teams), women’s Tier II (12 teams), women’s Tier III (16 teams) and co-rec (24 teams). “Many teams use our tournament to prepare for postseason state and national competition,” said Barnes. “We work hard to maintain competitive balance in each of our brackets. “We have a good mixture of experienced and young teams. And many of those younger squads want to get into our competitive upper brackets.” All proceeds from the

Firemen’s tournament are donated to youth organizations that provide volunteer assistance during the fourday event. “We are grateful for the 350 volunteers who help make this tournament work,” said Barnes. “Bloomington Knights of Columbus is our main sponsor, but we have many other local organizations assisting us as well.” Among those Bloomington organizations (and the services they provide) are: Kennedy choir (food), St. Bonaventure Church and Kennedy track (pop), Bloomington Retired Firefighters (popcorn), Knights of Columbus (adult beverages), Lions Club (sweet corn), Kennedy wrestling (labor, water, sports drinks), Bloomington hockey Mites (cleanup) and Bloomington Gold Legion baseball (field maintenance).

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Shorts FROM PREVIOUS PAGE earned an individual state academic award.

www.jeff2.bloomington.k12.mn.us /teachers/jhs_volleyball/. Contact Jefferson head coach Michelle Grice at 763-425-9201 or gricemichelle@yahoo.com.

BAA provides helmets, game jerseys, pants and pads for the pants. Each player provides shoulder pads, cleats, mouthpiece and protective cup. Information: 612-770-2519 (BAA city football director Ryan Martindale).

Jefferson VB camp

BAA football registration

Bloomington Jefferson’s volleyball program is holding summer camps for girls entering grades 3-9 in the fall. Summer camps will be Aug. 811 at Jefferson Activity Center. Registration forms and more information can be obtained at

The Bloomington Athletic Association (BAA) will continue football registrations from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 16, and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 25, at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Richfield. BAA’s football season runs from August through October.

Editor’s note: Please e-mail all Bloomington sports shorts releases to gkleven@acnpapers.com or fax to sports editor Greg Kleven at 763-424-7388. Deadline for releases is noon on Thursday for publication in next week’s SunCurrent.

USA

The ceremony is free and open to the public. “You don’t have to be participating in the USA Cup to get into the opening ceremony,” Kruse said. “Anybody can come.” That includes those from Uganda, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. Both have teams in the

USA Cup for the first time, pushing the total number of countries to participate over the years to 64 – or 65, depending on how you keep score. “If you want to be technical, U.S. Virgin Islands is not a country,” Kruse said, “but it’s not a state either, so we’ll count it.”

FROM PREVIOUS PAGE entertainment and a post-ceremony concert featuring the Theater Mu Daiko Drum Team.

CALL 952-392-6800 TO REQUEST AN ORDER FORM, OR DOWNLOAD ORDER FORM FROM WWW.MNSUN.COM

"SPRING BLIZZARD"

Photographer: Terry Dotter Members of Bloomington United U10 Boys team "Blizzard" proudly display their medals at the NSC Spring Cup Tournament in Blaine in June 2011. Left to right, bottom row: Ben W., Logan D., Thomas F., Ben S., Dillon L., and Justin J. Top row: Coach James See, Jake S., Matthias C., Johnny R., Nathan R., Neython S., Assistant Coach Charlie Leslie. BYSC is accepting registrations for the South Metro High School Prep Camp (SMHSPC), running August 1-5, and Fall Kickers recreational soccer programs for pre-Kindergarten through sixth graders. Register at www.bysc.org, or call 952-926-2844.

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CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING

Roofing • Siding • Windows Lic # 20431519BC

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

35yrs Exp. 952-377-4612

2470

Plumbing

763-792-2999 Geno's Sewer & Drain

Special $89/with ad!

Since 1978

qiar

www.blomquistexteriors.com

Constructive Solutions, LLC. Hail Damage Repair, Roofs Siding, Windows & Decks. Lic#20637738 – Insured Mc/Visa Sr. Discounts 612-810-2059 Mbr:BBB RC EXTERIORS

612-724-2672 Local Owner/Installer. High Quality Work @ Reas. Rates . Siding & Windows LIFE TIME GUAR. Ins/ Lic. BBB

Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs 30 Yrs Exp Insured - Lic#20126880 John Haley #1 Roofer, LLC. Call 952-925-6156 Regal Enterprises Inc Roofing, Siding, Windows Gutters. Insurance Work. Since 1980. Lic. 20515711

952-201-4817 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

952-472-5670

ROOFING • SIDING • WINDOWS • EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE • Hardiplank® Siding • QUICK RESPONSE TIME • HAIL DAMAGE 763-550-0043 • FREE INSPECTIONS 9 52-476-7601 • STATE LIC# 6793 • ESTABLISHED IN 1984 651-221-2600 www.GatesGeneralContractors.com

BBB

Why Wait Roofing LLC Tear-offs & New Construction Siding & Gutters Over 17 yrs exp. Free est. Rodney Oldenburg

WINDOWS/SIDING Family Owned & Operated Since 1949

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

612-210-5267 952-443-9957 Lic #20156835 • Insured We Take Care of Insurance Claims Offering the Best Extended Manufacturers Warranty Sealcoating

2530

Performance Paving & Sealcoating. Summer Specials - All Jobs!

Limited Offer

Free Estimates on Parking Lots & Driveways All Commercial Work Guar. Patching & Sealcoating.

Triple Glass for the Price of Double Glass

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

*A One Man Company* Toilets, Faucets, Sm jobs Steve 612-940-5920 Lic#4040 A RENEW PLUMBING •Drain Cleaning •Repairs •Remodeling •Lic# 004914PM Bond/Ins 952-884-9495

Roofs-Soffit-Fascia-Gutters-

Lic#20172580 763-754-2501

Regalenterprisesinc.net

952-934-7600

Danielsonhomeservices.com

Int./Ext Painting/Staining & texturing. Free Est. 952-474-6258 Ins/Bond Major Credit Cards Accepted

Lawn & Garden

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

*A and K PAINTING*

2360

FREE ESTIMATE

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

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

2510

BLOMQUIST EXT Siding-

612-802-8100

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

Quality Residential

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

Retaining Walls, Pavers, Shrubs, Mulch. Painting

*A1 CEILING & WALLS*

Call Now For Weekly Mowing Landscaping • Fertilization

2420

2490

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Paint Drywall Lic 20444019 Ron 612-720-6525

FREE Estimates

952.278.0126

3 Interior Rooms/$250 Wallpaper Removal. Drywall Repair. Cabinet Enameling and Staining. 25 yrs exp. Steve 763-545-0506

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*

Would You Like To Have More Beauty In Your Yard? We Will Restore or Expand Your Existing Gardens. Experienced Gardeners Call Linda 612-598-3949

Painting

Field of Green Lawncare Resid & Comm Free Ests Lawn Clean-Ups & Weekly Mowing. Call 952-807-1612

COMPLETE LANDSCAPING: • Interlocking Pavers • Retaining Walls • Sprinkler Systems

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ACCREDITED BUSINESS

952-220-5692/952-492-2866

Call For Free Estimate www.WesternConstructionInc.com

2490

Powerwashing

2490

Powerwashing

2490

Powerwashing

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

Right Way PAINTING

An Honest Plumber Ins/Bond Lic. #57327-MR Dan 952-465-2926 SAVE MONEY - Competent master plumber needs work. Lic#M3869 Jason 952-891-2490

2490

Powerwashing

20 years exp. Degreed Shop Teacher DECK CLEANING & STAINING

Exterior/Interior Painting Powerwashing • Decks • Fences Window Glazing & Repairs 2 Year Labor / 10 Year Paint Warranty

Professional and Prompt

612.839.2239 • 612.866.0949

www.rooftodeck.com Code #78

WWW.RIGHTWAYMN.COM

Guaranteed Results.

651-699-3504

Stump Removal

Call Jeff for STUMP REMOVAL Narrow Access or Backyards. Insured Jeff 612-578-5299

NOVAK STUMP REMOVAL Free Est Lic/Ins 952-888-5123

2620

BOB’s

Tree Service

2620 A Good Job!!

15 yrs exp.

Thomas Tree Service Immaculate Clean-up! Tree Removal/Trimming Lot Clearing & Stump Removal Free Estimates 952-440-6104

Tree Service

#1 All Area Tree/Shrub Lg/Sm - Cut/trim/remvl Ins'd. Sr disc. 612-532-1162 $0 For Estimate Timberline Tree & Landscape. Summer Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large Trees & Stumps CHEAP

Will Beat Anybody's Price! NEW HORIZONS TREE & LANDSCAPING

BIG TREES & STUMPS CHEAP!! Fully Licensed & Insured “We take pride in our work”

612-203-4309

Best Rates In Town Tree Trimming & Removal Buckthorn & Storm Cleanup Lifelong Edina Resident Free Ests 612-790-0693

Parkway Tree Service Quality Work At Affordable Prices! Trimming/Removal & Stump Removal. Lic/Ins. Free Ests Leo 612-210-0381/952-933-1458

Upholstery & Slipcovers

2630

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

Window Cleaning

2660

BLUE SKIES Window Cleaning 14 Yrs Exp Free Est. Insured

952-467-2447 15% Spring Discount Tree Trimming & Removal. Lot Clearing. Full Yard Landscaping. Fully Insured. Call 612-390-0293 Dynamic Tree & Landscaping

15% Summer Discount Tree Trimming & Removal

Premier Tree Service

612-396-9345 15% Summer Discount

Window Cleaning 612-529-4444

Forget The Rest Call The Best!! www.vincestree.com Full Tree & Landscape Services. Serving The Entire Metro Area. 763-954-1063 BBB Accredited Business

Turn your car into cash!

612-275-2574 AJ's Tree Service LLC Trimming & Removal Free Estimates & Insured TREE REMOVAL/TRIMMING Shrub Pruning Free Ests Lic'd / Ins'd / 20 Yrs Exp. 952-922-7543 / 763-535-7512

Sun•Classifieds 952-392-6888 Tree Service

2620

Ideal Tree Service 20% Tree Removal, Tree Trimming Summer High Risk Climbing, Discount Stump Grinding and Storm Clean Up

A+ on t is Angies L

Lic. #20626700 Credit Cards Accepted

2600

Quality Work and Low Rates Free Ests

MN Certified Arborist

Lic’d & Ins’d

DAN WIMMER • (952) 881-2122

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!

Senior Discounts

763-225-6200

www.sparklewashcmn.com

Great Service Affordable Prices

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Merchandise

3010

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Furnishings

Oak Table, 4 boards & 4 chairs, $150. Loveseat $125. Cash only 952-944-7939

Antiques

Carver & Chaska Occasional Markets

DOWNTOWN CHASKA

Sleep Number bed for sale, series 9000. Electric adjustable frame with pillow top. Head board with mirror, and side piers with drawers included. Works great $1,800. Call 612-237-1415

Linda's Cellar July 21, 22, 23 Thurs (10-5); Fri-Sat (10-4)

3200

DOWNTOWN CARVER

* Mustard Moon * Seasons * The Good Junk Garage * The Vintage Cottage * Ms. Mac's Too

Antiqs, garden, vintg., summer

3030

07 Kawasaki Ninja 250R FREE! Contact me at alanwalker@blumail.org

Appliances

Kenmore Flat Top Stove, $250. Like new. Available 6/27. 952-935-2919

3060

3210

Good Things To Eat

RASPBERRIES

Picked or U pick

Building Supplies

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

3090

Give-Aways & Swaps

Cemetery Lots

Bloomington Cemetery 2 plots. $995/BO each. Call 651-762-3727

Hwy. 55, 12 miles W. of 494 Knapton's 763-479-1184

3250

Medical Supplies

PaceSaver 3 whl Scooter, battery operated, w/basket, Exc cond! New $2,500; ask. $1,000/BO 952-431-5781

3260

Burial Plot Avail in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens (Garden of the Apostles). Valued at $2625 will sell for $1400. (715) 839-7570

Misc. For Sale

3500

3503

Garage Sales this week Apple Valley

Multi-Family 7/15-16 (8-5) Furn, cloz, etc. Cancer Benefit Sale. 13503 Gossamer Ct

3506

Bloomington

Book Sale Sat., 7/16 (9-3); Sun., 7/17 (11-2) Proceeds to American Cancer Society

Redemption Luth. Church 927 E. Old Shakopee

3514

Columbia Heights

Furniture, Quilts Vintage – No Junk 37xx 2nd St NE W-F July 13-15 (9-5)

3521

Deephaven

2 FAM. MOVING SALE: 7/14 - 16 (8-4), Home/Garden, Motorcycle/sports. 4645 Old Kent Road

3525

Edina

Multi-Family 7/14-15 (8-5) Bikes, books, HH items, kids items, more! 4412 Gilford Dr

Antiq. China Cabinet, deliGolden Valley cate, rounded glass, oak, Good cond! $375. 26” Sony Bravia flatscreen, hi-def, Baby cloz 0-12 mos, toys, HH, pzipf7570@charter.net TV $120/BO. 952-945-0905 trampoline, DVD/VCR tapes 7/13-15 (8-4) 2755 Quail Av N Glen Haven: 2 plots, 2 Refrigerator S/Side white vaults w/companion head- H20 $390 Exc cond ELEC Inver Grove stone. Value $8,990. Asking STOVE White Glass Top $285. Call 763-424-2636 Heights $6,500/BO. 218-828-3608

3531

3540

Lovely Glen Haven – 2 plots, must sell, $1600 ea 952-926-4381

3110

Misc. Wanted

WANTED Old stereo equip., need not work. Andy 651-329-0515

Collectibles & Art

MN STAMP EXPO July 15, 16 & 17 Fri 10-6; Sat 10-5; Sun 10-4 Crystal Community Ctr. 4800 Douglas Dr. North

952-431-3273 www.stampsminnesota.com

3160

3270

Buying Old Trains & Toys

3020

Auctions

3160

Furnishings

New Hope

3561

Big Sale- 50 th & Winnetka

7/14-15, 9-4. 7/16, 9-1. Plus size, boys, misc, toys, furn

St. Louis Park

3583

Shabby Chic-7/14-15, 9am 3825 Huntington linens, garden, furn, vintage & more!

3600

Garage Sales next week

3606

Bloomington

7/21-22 (9-6); 7/23 (9-1 ) HH, Furn., Wmns plus Sz. Cloz & misc. 8406 Columbus Ave S.

Multi-Family Sale Wed-Fri, 7/20-22 (8a - 5p) 8411 5th Ave. South Oak Baby BR Set, furn., kids toys/cloz, HH 7/22-23 (8-4) 8120 Rhode Island Cir

3608

Brooklyn Park

7/22 (8-5) 7/23 (8-12) Lots of baby items. 9714 Fallgold Parkway North

Sat., July 23 (8:30-12) Hennepin Technical College

9000 Brooklyn Blvd. Brooklyn Park Tables, chairs, culinary items, pre-schl items, misc.

This space could be yours.

952-392-6888

3160

ONE DAY SALE - 8-3 KID'S STUFF, FURN, 13633 KRESTWOOD DR THURSDAY, JULY 21st

3619

Crystal

Estate Sale. 7/21-23 (9-4) 3217 Xenia Ave N. Antq furniture & misc. items

3624

Eden Prairie

Multi Family Sale. Furn, kids clothes, collectibles, Spoon Ridge. July 21-23, 8-5 Multi-Fam! 7/21 (9-3) 7/23 (9/1). 8680 Grier Ln Ret. teacher stuff, HH, jewelry. P.E.O. Multi-Family Sale Furn, HH gds, plus! 7/21-23 (9-5) 7917 South Bay Curve

3625

Polaris Snowmobile & ATV's. Non-working only. Will pick-up, will pay cash! Call 612-987-1044

Musical Instuments

Crown Upright Piano Needs tuning. Good cond! $850/BO. 763-544-1236

3020

Auctions

RASPBERRY FESTIVAL July 14-17 10 am-6 pm

Furniture, AV, and misc.

Thursday, July 21 (9am - 2pm) Wayzata Central Middle School - Ice Arena 305 Vicksburg Lane Plymouth

3700

Leisure

3720

Boats, New & Used

'84 AMF Sunfish Wet Sailor all parts provide incl. trlr. Ex cond! $1,200 612-860-1420

14' Alumacraft Fishing Boat w/2 seats, 2 motors on trailer $1500 763-497-4070

3810

3629

Fridley

St Philips Luth. Church Presale 7/27 (5-8p) $4 Adm; 7/28-29 (9-7); 7/30 (9-12) Half Price - $5/bag - most cloz. 6180 Hwy 65 NE

3654

Minnetonka

Multi-Fam 7/21-22 (7-6); 7/23 (7-1) HH, books, movies, kid/adlt cloz, fishing, X-mas, collectbls. 4312 Woods Way

WORK! 952-392-6888

Golf clubs, full set with cart V.G.D $49. 952-884-1431

Sports & Recreation

3820

17' Alumacraft Canoe, Very Good Cndtn, Plus Paddles $400 Plymouth 763-473-4264

3900

Agriculture/ Animals/Pets

3970

Pets

Cocker Spaniel/Springer Spaniel/Lab hybrid puppies. 2 dark brown, 2 dark brown w/white. Very cute! 9 wks, st 1 shots done, dew claws removed. $100. Call Tracy 612749-1027 or Matt 612-749-7331

Poodles Standard Puppies

612-201-1352 www.lakelodgeandcabin.com

5000

Rentals

5600

Health Care

9050

Rooms For Rent

C.N.A/H.H.A Want to make a difference in the life of a senior? Come E. Bloom furnished sleep- work with us in home ing room $450 w/ Util's care! Call or email resume to; 952-292-5801 Heather@ Avl Now! 952-240-1655 athomesolutionsllc.com

6400

Apartments & Condos For Rent

Edina - 50th & France 1BR w/ deck. $685 + elec. 612-210-9744 320-274-3398

7000

Real Estate

Brainerd Lakes-Whitefish New Cabins under $100K 866-940-7069 for Open Times CottagesOnWhitefish.com

9000

Employment

9020

Business Opps & Info

DON'T MISS THIS ONE! Wisconsin entrepreneur earns a good living from home for 30 years and is NOW expanding into Minnesota – and will share his success secrets FREE. 800-618-8625 (24 HR MSG) or 800-621-2065 (LIVE)

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

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Help Wanted/ Full Time

ASSOCIATE TRAINEE Real Estate Career Fast Growth Potential Rolland 952-949-4724 Irene 952-949-4759 rsmaagaard@cbburnet.com Coldwell Banker Burnet cbburnet.com EOE

FSI International located in Chaska, a global supplier of surface conditioning equipment and technology, currently has multiple opportunities available for technicians and assemblers. Individuals with a strong electromechanical aptitude are encouraged to apply! To view additional opportunities and to apply online. Please go to www.fsi-intl.com ProDrivers Class A Min 1 yr exp in last 3 yrs Local and Line haul Runs 763-225-8153

EARN EXTRA MONEY

EOE

We are recruiting individuals to deliver phone books in the following communities:

Minneapolis/St Paul Surrounding Suburbs

Must be 18 years of age Must have valid driver’s license Insured dependable auto

MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 7:30 am to 7:00 pm CST

1.800.373.3280 ®

Solids & Parti's . Socialized w/ kids, cats, dogs! 763-434-5303 www.castandardpoodles.com

IMMEDIATE NEED!

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES FOR SALE • FOR LEASE

RETAIL OR OFFICE 3034 LYNDALE AVE S Off Lake St, 34 car parking. 3,000-6,000 sq ft Available now! 612-825-9000 612-875-8292

Jeff Johnson, Broker 11541 137th St. SE – Becker, MN 55308

Alliance Bid, Inc. 763-262-5555 800-262-5092

Wayzata Public Schools Sale

Pontoon boat: 18', 1999, Aurora. 50hp ES Outboard Books, DVDs, jewelry, motor, boat cover & Bimiwatches, furn, telescope, ni top, $3,300. 952-393-9967 desk, misc. 5504 Oak Glen (Btwn 71st & 72nd/Cahill Sporting Rd. July 22-23 (10-5) Goods & Misc

Classifieds

OPEN FOR

Plymouth

3665

Edina

Furnishings

777 Cty Rd D East - Vadnais Hgts, MN 55117

Lic# 86-65

Burnsville

7/14-15 (8-3) 7/16 (9-12) HH, Estate Sale 7/21-23 (9-5) Furn., bunkbeds, armoire. Antiq. furn, glasswr., vintg. Cash only. 5847 Bell Circle toys-Troll dolls, crafts/decor HH. 14608 Summit Oaks Dr

Selling to Highest Bidder over $99,000!!! Great Location w/ High Traffic Counts Inspection: July 17th from 2:00 – 3:00 PM or by appt. On Line Bidding ends July 26, 2011 Place bids at www. K-BID.com

3609

952-933-0200

Executive SteelCase Desk Baldwin Console Piano unit with file cabinet. Like w/bench, medium oak fin., new! Plymouth 715-571-1920 built 1980, $600. 952-935-1566 Oak Ent Ctr Birch & Wht LR & DR furn, Nordic Track, TV sets 612-508-6050

10887 Alberton Court (Cliff Rd & Hwy 3)

Minnetonka

3554

STEVE'S TRAIN CITY

3280

Furnishings

HUGE Sale for the Armed Forces Service Center 7/14-16 Thurs/Fri 8:30-5; Sat 8:30-12

In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

*BURNSVILLE BRANCH*

* GENERAL LABORERS * $11-$12 Hourly (DOQ) + X1/2 O.T. Benefits: Paid Training & benefits you would expect from the United States Industry Leader Required to Pass: Drug Screen, Background & Motor Vehicle Record Check

Approximately 6400 sq ft of warehouse space, with one dock, private warehouse office and one drive in door. South Blmgtn $3500 per month gross rent. (Includes taxes, insurance, utilities, all operating expenses.)

We are leaders! We are experts! We are stewards! We are partners! We are Customer Service Specialists! We are innovators! We are part of the Service Master Family!

Call 651-414-6055 for details/showing.

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Apply Today! Further questions, Call 952-351-9298 AA/EOE/M/F/V/D

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In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

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Help Wanted/ Full Time

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Help Wanted/ Full Time

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Help Wanted/ Full Time

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Help Wanted/ Full Time

Bistro Manager

Looking for a New Opportunity?

Picture Yourself Here!

Digi-Key Corporation, located in Thief River Falls, MN, is a rapidly growing global distributor of electronic components, with sales exceeding $1.5 billion annually. We have over 2,500 employees and offer world-class career opportunities, competitive compensation, an outstanding beneﬁts program, and a comfortable, friendly work environment. Share in our success and make Digi-Key part of your future!

Director, Facility/Systems Operations and Maintenance

Technical Support Engineer

Position Overview: Lead, direct, and manage the department personnel who are dedicated to Digi-Key systems and building maintenance. Evaluate, develop, implement and oversee all functions and procedures related to systems and building maintenance. Ensure that all Digi-Key facilities are operated and maintained in a cost-effective and safe manner/condition at all times. Establish process performance metrics while tracking, analyzing and reporting performance along the parameters of quality, safety and productivity of systems. Requirements: t Ten to fifteen years of practical experience in multiple phases of building design, construction, equipment design and maintenance, as well as a broad knowledge base of equipment/systems and construction processes t Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or related field strongly preferred and/or equivalent combination of education and leadership-level facilities/systems experience required t Must be capable of effectively supervising Digi-Key maintenance employees and effectively interfacing with other Digi-Key employees and departments, as well as outside contractors and architects t Demonstrated experience with maintenance software systems t Strong ability to translate priorities quickly into field-level activity

Ask about our Relocation Incentive!

Responsibilities:

t Provide in-depth application support to engineering customers t Resolve complex technical issues presented by both internal and external customers t Understand customer needs, probe for answers, then clearly and effectively advocate appropriate solutions t Inﬂuence customers to select components in a design that may associate with the original product in question t Assist customers with technical speciﬁcations on all products we carry t Other duties as assigned or required Requirements:

t Bachelor-level degree in electrical engineering or related field is required t High customer service ethic, including interpersonal skills and enthusiasm t Excellent verbal and written communication skills t Technical or customer support experience is preferred t Knowledge to utilize test equipment specifically for electronic products and circuits t Search engine and Microsoft Office tools proficiency t Knowledge of a broad range of electronic components and technologies

Ask about our Relocation Incentive!

Summit Place Senior Campus in Eden Prairie is seeking a full time Bistro Manager. This individual manages and operates a small restaurant, a gift shop, and several staff members. Primary responsibilities will include; waiting on customers, purchasing goods, interacting with other departments and working together to coordinate activities, customer service, manage staff and schedules, establish and implement a monthly marketing plan, and create advertisements. Required qualifications: various computer skills, budget knowledge, customer service experience, and checkbook management. This position is 32 hours per week, Tuesday thru Saturday. To apply please send resume to: jcallender@ summitplacecampus.com or fax to 952-995-1288 Attn: Joan Callender.

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Enjoy working with kids? The nation's leader in school photography wants you! Working with school-aged children is fun and exciting. If you enjoy working with children, then Lifetouch has an opportunity for you. Seasonal positions starting in August! good pay health & dental insurance available employee stock ownership program summers off No experience needed. High school diploma required. Employment is contingent upon criminal and driving records check. EOE. For more information please call: South Metro (952) 894-1659 bwaters@lifetouch.com

ENERGY ASSISTANCE Full-time Temp. $14/Hr. HS Diploma or GED required, BA preferred. Computer proficiencies and customer service required. Positions include Receptionist, Data Entry, and Income Eligibility Worker. Energy Assistance experience preferred, but will train. Also looking for bi-lingual proficiencies in Spanish, Somali, and Hmong. Job potentially runs from late August through December. Job offer contingent on background check. Please note the position you are applying for. Application required, may be downloaded at: www.capsh.org or call 952-933-9639. Submit resume and application to: CAPSH 8800 Highway 7, #401 St. Louis Park, MN 55426 or fax to 952-933-8016 or e-mail to: cguse@capsh.org by July 29, 2011. An Equal Opportunity Employer

MACHINIST: DAY SHIFT: 4-10s, M-THURSDAY 7am5:30pm, WORK WITH FADAL VMC. SETUP AND OPERATE REQUIRED! Salary depends on experience: 16-22hr. GREAT BENEFITS & OVERTIME! Richlind Metal Fabricatiors, Inc. 4155 Peavy Rd. Chaska, MN 55318. PH 952-448-4862 FAX 952-448-5437

Tailor/Alterations PT/FT positions for exp. tailors at a super nice store. Exc. starting pay + benefits. Jackie or Lisa (952)-934-1415 Tailors on 79th - Chanhassen

9200

Help Wanted/ Part Time

JOB FAIR

To apply for this or other available opportunities, visit

www.digikey.com/careers

Digi-Key is an Equal Opportunity/Afﬁrmative Action Employer.

Local Drivers Needed! Positions open immediately for FT local drivers w/ Class A CDL, 2 yrs exp with tractor/trailer combination. The local positions starting hrly rate is $14.50hr + overtime. Average wk is 50-70hrs. Call Ray @ 800-463-1010/M-F 8-4

EDEN PRAIRIE, BLOOMINGTON & SHAKOPEE AM/PM PART TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE $8.50/HR MON-FRI W/ROTATING WEEKENDS & HOLIDAYS. JOIN US AT: HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY 565 Prairie Center Dr. Office Assistant. FT Eden Prairie, MN 55344 For audio visual company. Friday July 15th from MS Office & QuickBooks 1:00pm to 4:30pm skills required. Organiza- Expect to complete an aptional skills prefd. $12- plication and interview. 15/hr. 8:30am 5:00pm M-F. Must have the ability to WNAV Bloomington. Call read, write and communiMary 612-850-5126 up un- cate in English. Please til 9:00pm daily. bring two forms of I.D. Employment contingent upon background and Reach More Readers drug screen results. Visit Place your classified ad www.kleenmark.com to with us and automatically get learn more about us. an ad on our Web Site!

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9200

Help Wanted/ Part Time

Like to clean? Have 15-20 hrs/wk for honest reliable person. Must be fluent in English & have own car. Rena 763-545-8035

9500

9621

Automotive Dodge

1967 Dodge Charger Orig 383, red ext & int, Sweet $14,500/BO. 952-297-5614

9667

Pontiac

02 GrandPrix GT, V6 coupe only 65K, red/grey int, well maint. $6,200. 952-831-1539

06 Grand Prix: 4dr, 91K, new tires & batt. Runs & looks great. Lite hail dam on silver paint-hard to see. Black cloth int. 2nd owner. $9150/bo 612-987-1044

9810

Junkers & Repairable Wanted

$$ WANTED $$ JUNK CARS

Viking Auto Salvage Call 651-460-6166 or get a quote at www.vikingautosalvage.com

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

9810

Junkers & Repairable Wanted

$ $200 + UP $ JUNK& REPAIRABLE Cars/Truck JACK'S AUTO 612-919-2707 OR 763-533-7122

In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

9810

Junkers & Repairable Wanted

$200+ for most Vehicles Free Towing 952-818-2585 CASH! For Your Junked Wrecks or Unwanted Vehicles. Free Tow-Aways

612-805-269248

9999 Runners & Non Runners 612-810-7606 Licensed/Bonded/Insured www.cash4clunkers.com

Classified Misc./ Network Ads

$$ CASH PAID $$ DIABETIC TEST STRIPS. Sealed Unexpired Boxes Only. FREE SHIPPING. FASTEST PAYMENT! 1-888-529-0216 (24/7)

$$$ Junk Cars & Trucks Frac Sand haulers with comCall us 1st or Call us Last, plete rigs only. Relocate to but Call US! 612-414-4924 Texas for Tons of work 1-800397-2338

9100

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