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BY MIKE HANKS • SUN NEWSPAPERS A decrease in revenue and deficit spending can be causes for concern, but the 201112 Bloomington School District budgets should not be viewed as a reason to hit the panic button, district officials insist.

“The district is in good shape,” according to Rod Zivkovich, the executive director of finance and support services. Despite a $3 million decrease in revenue and a 3 percent increase in expenditures for the coming fiscal year, the district’s budget plan is “a reasonable budget for the district,” he said.

The Board of Education concurred, approving the 2011-12 budget unanimously during a special meeting June 27.

“Even in the most uncertain of times, the school board was able to approve a budget that is both realistic and flexible,” Board Chairman Chuck Walter said. “Very few school districts are in this enviable position.”

The district will use deficit spending to

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BY ROXI REJALI • CONTRIBUTING WRITER In Dick Thorud’s world of ideas, there’s always a better way.

During his 34 years as a design and research engineer for the Toro Company, building a better lawn mower or snow thrower was his goal.

Creative problem-solving was his method.

“I didn’t know that they would work,” said Thorud of his inventions. “That’s the excitement of the whole thing, that sometimes you can come up with great ideas.

Sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t.”

Thorud was a prolific inventor, earning 78 U.S. and international patents, said Larry Buckley, division counsel for Toro.

Many of Thorud’s innovations are still used in Toro products and they played an important part in the company’s success in the residential lawn mower and snow thrower markets, Buckley said. Last year, the Bloomington-based company reported $1.7 billion in sales.

In recognition of his accomplishments, Thorud was inducted into the Minnesota Inventors Hall of Fame in June. The Bloomington resident retired from Toro in 2000.

Working as senior principal research engineer at Toro’s research and development unit, Thorud was free to explore ideas and research market trends before developing full-size prototypes and testing them in the field. But he also worked on projects assigned by the marketing department, with the goal of creating high-quality products that consumers would buy.

Thorud drew on his art training to fuel his creativity. As a student at South High School and Augsburg College in Minneapolis, he took courses in art as well as advanced math and science, and later earned a fine arts undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota.

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Inventor FROM PREVIOUS PAGE sciences,” said Thorud, 77.

Although Thorud didn’t have an engineering degree, his curiosity and enthusiasm for learning spurred him to take short courses at area colleges in fields like hydraulics, plastics and internal combustion engines.

Art was a key to his success. He created concept sketches and built miniature clay models in his office, effective tools to persuade co-workers and bosses that his concepts would work in the real world. He created a cartoon strip modeled after the “Calvin and Hobbes” comic series to explain the then-novel concept of mulching. “I was able to visualize things in my mind and see them working,” he said.

“You have an affinity for spatial relationships.”

That talent set Thorud apart from other engineers or technicians, said Buckley, a former Toro patent attorney. “He just had this kind of artistic flair about inventing,” Buckley said. “He worked at that interface between technology and the arts.”

Buckley also remembers Thorud as softspoken and modest. ”I can’t recall him ever promoting himself,” Buckley said. “Dick

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Many of Thorud’s innovations were commercial successes, but he’s proudest of the ones that enhanced product safety or benefitted the environment.

In 1969, Thorud developed the “Guardian” line of mowers, which incorporated safety features designed to prevent foot injuries and damage caused by debris thrown out of the mower’s path. For the first time, rear safety shields and foot guards were added to the machines, and led to the development of new federal safety standards for the industry, he said.

The “Recycler” mulching system for lawn mowers was developed by 1988.

Before, grass clippings were collected in bags and hauled away to landfills, creating tons of waste. The new system chopped up the grass clippings into smaller pieces that could decompose and fertilize the lawn.

Since retiring, Thorud has had more time to spend with his wife Darlene, two adult children and five grandchildren. He’s also filling his time with creative projects, including a one-man show of his photographs scheduled for early 2012 at the Bloomington Art Center. He’s also written, illustrated and self-published 10 books and is working on a 500-page book about creativity.

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Chaska woman suspected of $60,000 embezzlement At the time of her termination the woman acknowledged charging $15,000 to the credit card, Stehlik said.

The woman was surprised to be contacted by police, saying she had reached a restitution agreement with T-Mobile for $15,000, Stehlik noted.

The woman was released from custody pending formal complaint.

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Bloomington man who claimed kidnapping faces misdemeanor

BY MIKE HANKS • SUN NEWSPAPERS It took a SWAT team to arrest an Eden Prairie man suspected of kidnapping in April, but it’s the Bloomington man who made the claim that is facing criminal prosecution.

The suspect, a 47-year-old Bloomington man, has been charged with one misdemeanor count of falsely reporting a crime. Bloomington Police were dispatched to the defendant’s residence in the early morning hours of April 21, in response to a reported assault involving a gun, according to the criminal complaint.

The defendant told police that he answered his door at approximately 2 a.m., thinking it was his neighbor. Instead the man at the door was his ex-boyfriend, with whom he had recently ended a longterm relationship, and had an order for protection against, the complaint said.

The defendant said his ex-boyfriend forced him to leave his Bloomington residence by vehicle, but he escaped in Minneapolis by biting his ex-boyfriend and running from the vehicle to a nearby gas station and calling 911.

His alleged captor was a 47-year-old Eden Prairie man. Bloomington police contacted Eden Prairie police at approximately 3:40 a.m.

Police went to the man’s Eden Prairie residence, but he refused to come out of his home. The Eden Prairie SWAT team formed a perimeter around the house and a negotiator was called to the scene. After a standoff, the negotiator was able to talk the suspect out of his home without incident, and he was taken into custody about 9:45 a.m.

The Eden Prairie man was transported to Bloomington and booked on suspicion of kidnapping and assault, but released later that day without being charged. He told police a very different story about the events that transpired prior to his arrest, according to the complaint.

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Governor, legislature get a big red “F” So let’s say you blow a fuse in your brain and you’re rushed to the hospital. When you get there, the doctor informs you he can’t operate today.

He had a dispute with his wife over breakfast. When he arrived at the hospital, he had a dispute with chief of staff. There was no way to resolve the disputes so sorry, you have to die.

That might be a bit overdramatizing what a state government shutdown is all about, but you get the idea.

The Minnesota Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton refused to operate and we – all of us reading this who helped elect them and who pay their salaries – are the losers.

If you have someone who refuses to do his or her job like the physician referenced above, the answer is simple. “You’re fired,” to quote Donald Trump.

Unfortunately, we have to wait until the next election cycle

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to “fire” any of our politicians.

And voters have notoriously short memories.

My best guess is this shutdown won’t even be a topic during the upcoming campaigns.

Any elected official on either side of this issue who believes the people of Minnesota are going to buy either argument for failing to avoid a state shutdown may be wearing some hefty rosecolored glasses.

Conservative, moderate or liberal, Minnesotans understand what it means to “do good work,” as Garrison Keillor is fond of saying. What happened July1, 2011, does not represent “good work” on the part of any-

one.

They didn’t “get-er-done,” as Larry the Cable Guy would say.

Perhaps Minnesota’s politicians need to take a page from the old NASA handbook.

“Failure is not an option.”

You remember those days, no doubt, when we all of us had differences of opinions but compromised to accomplish the goal.

But when it meant saving the lives of three astronauts, no one at NASA was willing to give up and shut down operations in Houston.

The best face that can be put on the entire injustice is that cooler heads will prevail over the long holiday weekend and an agreement can be reached Tuesday. This is being written Friday morning to accommodate short holiday print deadlines here at the newspaper.

What happens once the lights are turned back on is up to us as taxpayers and voters. If “crisis

management” is your preferred form of governance, then you should fold your hands over your chest and laugh heartily at everyone who was harmed in the process.

If your sense of fair-play and propriety has been breached, the ball is now in your court. You can yawn and walk away … politics as usual … or you can stand up and let your thoughts be known.

Whatever side of the political aisle you are on, the sad fact remains that the legislature and the governor were given a job to do and they failed to do it.

The patient died.

Most of us were prepared to live with whatever was decided, but to simply not decide is unacceptable.

As a taxpayer and their employer, clearly the governor and legislature have earned a “fails to meet minimum expectations” rating.

Across state lines: When sports meet life Moving across state lines is a complicated endeavor. When sports allegiances are brought into the equation, it makes for a complete mess.

I moved from Eau Claire, Wis. to the Twin Cities metro area three years ago. I was never more aware of this than on a recent trip to Milwaukee to take in a Minnesota TwinsMilwaukee Brewers game with my wife, sister and her husband.

I have been a Green Bay Packers fan since age seven, but never bothered to hop on the Brewers bandwagon. Born in Ohio, I was a Cincinnati Reds fan, but renounced all baseball ties after the strike in the mid1990s. In 2008, the Brewers made the playoffs for the first time since I was born. My faith was renewed, and I followed every game that season with a band-

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wagon fervor that Minnesota sports fan can appreciate.

In the few years following, I have followed the Brewers while at the same time rooting for the Twins. I warmed up to the Twinkies because of their lowkey but talented clubhouse, and I could justify rooting for them since their rivalry with the Brewers had largely become defunct save for two annual inter-league series.

My sports allegiances were put to the ultimate test when these two teams faced off on a recent Saturday night in

Milwaukee. Going into the game, the allegiances of my wife, sister and her husband were set in stone. My wife is a diehard Twins fan and life-long Minnesota resident, and my sister and her husband are casual sports fans and default Brewers fans by location.

It was up to me. Do I root for the Brewers and alienate my wife, or root for the Twins and turn my back on my home state?

I made my decision and let’s just say I’m still married, even if it killed a little part of my soul.

Unfortunately, at least that night, I made the wrong decision. The Brewers crushed the Twins 11-1 in Game 2 of a series the Brew Crew ended up sweeping. Each time the Brewers scored a run, the fans at Miller Park stood up and roared. I remained seated, slightly deflat-

ed, but secretly gloating in the Brewers success that day.

No matter your team affiliation, it was easy to see that on that day, the Milwaukee Brewers were the better team.

Had the Twins not had half their roster on the disabled list, the outcome could have been much different. In any case, I am over the crushing defeat, and look forward to rooting for both teams the rest of the season.

That said, my love of baseball will never be as strong as when I rooted for the Reds in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Football has permanently replaced it in my heart. Even though I was embarrassed with my decision two weekends ago, I can rest easy knowing that the Green Bay Packers are the NFL Super Bowl Champions.

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Collegiate newspaper abandons print edition

BY MIKE HANKS • SUN NEWSPAPERS As far as funerals go, there wasn’t much sadness.

The Normandale Community College newspaper, Lions’ Roar, published its last edition in April. The paper, which dates back more than four decades, was published once every three weeks, featuring many of the traditional articles and features common to collegiate newspapers.

But like major daily and community weekly newspapers around the country, the leadership of Lions’ Roar has stopped the presses.

The student media, however, isn’t going away. Since 2004 the college’s newspaper staff has had an online presence in addition to its traditional newspaper.

There were several reasons why it made sense to shift the focus to the online content and away from the print product, according to faculty advisor Mark Plenke.

“This is a generation of people wedded to their iPhones,” Plenke said. Whether it be through a mobile device or a traditional computer, the Lions’ Roar website garners more than 1,000 unique visitors per month, he said. Conversely the newspaper

staff is recycling a greater percentage of the 2,000 papers printed every three weeks, he explained.

With the shift to an online format the Lions’ Roar staff will function more like a daily newspaper staff, according to Plenke.

Without collegiate sports to cover each week and little opportunity to cover breaking news for its print product, Lions’ Roar has operated more like a magazine, Plenke explained. Students have compensated by exploring perspectives about what happens on campus, but the end of the print product will bring a change in emphasis. Instead of the website being secondary to the print product, it will now be the sole focus of staff writers, allowing a focus similar to that of a daily newspaper, he said.

It was a change that wasn’t possible without discontinuing the print product, he noted. Providing daily content online in addition to articles for the print edition was more work than the Lions’ Roar staff could handle. “It’s twice as much work, or more,” he said. Most agreed, “This is the right time to do this.”

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Advertising sold within the paper was comparable to the cost of printing it, so the news gathering functions shouldn’t be affected by the loss of print advertising revenue, Plenke explained.

The challenges of overseeing a digital news staff will be similar, however, to the challenges of the past several years.

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Newspaper FROM PAGE 7 of students who may have taken communications classes at the college, but haven’t had the benefit of two or three years of rigorous journalism instruction.

“These are students who have not made up their mind about what their careers are going to be, for the most part,” he said.

In addition to teaching students how to construct a news article rather than an essay, there’s an annual turnover rate of

about 90 percent, sometimes as high as 75 percent between semesters, he said.

Some students do move on to a fouryear school and pursue a journalism degree as a result of their Normandale experience, Plenke noted.

The college will be introducing five new digital media courses next year, so the conversion of the paper goes hand-inhand with that, Plenke explained.

As they think about media careers, “this will be a better training ground for students,” Plenke said.

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COMMUNITY NOTES District to host school board election meeting Community members interested in candidacy for the Bloomington Board of Education are invited to an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, in room 610 of the school district’s Educational Service Center, 1350 W. 106th St. The one-hour meeting, hosted by Boardmember Mark Hibbs, will feature

information on what it takes to be a school board member, requirements and timeline for running for a school board seat, and the level of commitment. In addition to a brief presentation, time will be set aside for questions and answers.

Seats held by Maureen Bartolotta, Jim Sorum and Chuck Walter are up for election this fall. The filing period opens Aug. 2. The deadline to file is 5 p.m. Aug. 16. The general election is Nov. 8.

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Aging but Dangerous women plan skydive Aging but Dangerous, a group for women 50 and older, is recruiting participants for its second annual skydive in Wisconsin to benefit Bloomington-based Cornerstone.

The “Martini Skydive Jump II” in Baldwin, Wis., is Saturday, Aug. 20. Last summer more than 100 women participated in the jump, and the goal for this year’s jump is 120 participants.

Proceeds will benefit Cornerstone, a domestic abuse prevention agency. The jump is $240 per person and spectators are invited to the jump. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children 11 and younger.

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Edina representative to appear on ‘Roundtable’ House District 41A Rep. Keith Downey (R-Edina) will appear on “Republican Roundtable” in July.

Downey will discuss the state budget proposal that was passed by the legislature and would have raised spending by 6 percent, but was vetoed by Gov. Mark Dayton.

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by Senate District 63 Republicans and is hosted by Tim Erlander and Marc Sullivan.

The show airs in Richfield, Edina, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka and Hopkins on cable channel 15 at 12:30 p.m.

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Auditions for the women’s show choir are available by appointment through Aug. 9. Auditions may be scheduled by calling Judy at 952-831-1662.

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Fur coat thief from Brooklyn Park pleads guilty Woman hid coat under dress while in custody

BY MIKE HANKS • SUN NEWSPAPERS A 47-year-old Brooklyn Park woman who hid a fur coat under her dress while in police custody pleaded guilty to felony theft.

Stephanie T. Moreland will be sentenced Aug. 9, according to court records.

She faces up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

Moreland was arrested Dec. 31, 2010, accused of stealing a $6,500 fur coat from Alaskan Fur Company of Bloomington.

After spending her New Year’s Day weekend in a Bloomington Police Department jail cell, Moreland was interviewed by an investigator Jan. 3. She initially told police she didn’t take the coat, but later claimed she had sold the coat prior to being arrested, according to the criminal complaint.

When told by an investigator that she would be charged with felony theft while in custody – meaning a trip to Hennepin County Jail in downtown Minneapolis for

booking – Moreland produced the midlength mink coat from underneath her dress.

Police searched Moreland – who is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 270 pounds – following her arrest, but the search failed to turn up the coat, which had been tucked into her underwear.

Moreland was one of two suspects in the New Year’s Eve coat theft. She entered the store at the same time as another man, and the two split up immediately upon entering the store. The man was talking on a cell phone while inside the store, and it appeared to store employees that the duo was attempting to distract store employees, according to Bloomington Police Commander Mark Stehlik.

A pillar inside the store helped screen Moreland from the view of store employees. An employee approached her as she appeared to be stuffing a coat up her dress while kneeling on the floor. When confronted by the employee, Moreland said she had not taken a coat, lifting the back of her dress to show that she did not have the coat concealed. It appeared to the employee that the woman was not wearing underwear, according to the complaint.

The duo left the store and drove off with another man in a waiting vehicle outside. Employees were able to provide a vehicle description, including a license plate number, to police. A Bloomington police sergeant spotted the vehicle near Mall of America and conducted a traffic stop. A hanger from Alaskan Fur Company was found inside the vehicle, but not the coat, according to the complaint.

The trio was arrested, but the two men were eventually released since Moreland claimed they had no knowledge of the theft, Stehlik said.

After giving up the coat nearly 72 hours after her arrest, Moreland told police that she had removed the back of her underwear so that when she lifted the back of her dress it would appear that she was not wearing underwear and therefore had no place in which to conceal the coat, according to the complaint.

Since there was no suspicion of drugs during the arrest, the search was limited to an external pat down of Moreland and use of a handheld metal detector to eliminate the possibility that she had a weapon, Stehlik said.

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COMMUNITY LINE The following Bloomington students were named to the second semester honor roll at Benilde-St. Margaret’s High School in St. Louis Park: Felicia Ceurvorst, Kathleen Dankbar, Sarah Ehlen, Mitchell Forsythe, Rachael Givens-Copeland, Christine Gunderson, Katherine Hollenback, Elizabeth Jaskowiak, Emily Kruse, Christopher Perpich, Paul Sonsalla and Elizabeth Wolfe.

The following Bloomington students were named to the spring semester dean’s list at University of WisconsinEau Claire: Samantha Denman, Nathaniel Johnson, Natalie Kibat, Holly Stavnes and Dana Underdahl.

Katheryn Forsyth of Bloomington received a Master of Business Arts degree in business administration from Bethel University in St. Paul.

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Kristen McNeill of Bloomington was named to the spring semester dean’s list at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H. The following Bloomington students received degrees from the University of North Dakota in Fargo, N.D.: Alexandra Anderson, Bachelor of Science, criminal justice; Shane McNamara, B.S., mathematics; Brian Nguyen, M.B.A., business administration and doctor of pharmacy; and Chelsea Ribnick, B.S.N., nursing.

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Corporate CEO is also leader of west metro Mormons Schneiber finds similarities between corporate, spiritual roles

BY PAUL WAHL • SUN NEWSPAPERS Kurt Schneiber is the CEO of a major financial services company. He speaks Finnish and Arabic. He’s lived in Greece, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

None of those accomplishments compare with the pleasure he derives from his position as newly appointed president of the Minneapolis Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Like most leaders in the Mormon church, his work is entirely voluntary.

“We believe everyone has a calling or an assignment in the church,” said Schneiber, who began his term earlier this year. “I will serve as I am needed.”

As stake president, he and his fellow leaders are responsible for roughly 3,100 of the 30,000 Mormons in Minnesota.

His congregations include Waconia, Eden Prairie, Bloomington, Plymouth, Minnetonka and several in

Minneapolis.

Primarily his work consists of helping Mormons with spiritual matters, Schneiber says, but the role also includes responsibilities for the physical upkeep of churches in his area, as well as significant financial oversight duties.

He sees parallels between his day job as CEO of Minneapolis-based Syncada, which provides business-to-business network solutions to financial institutions, and being a stake president.

“In both roles, I organize and help people coalesce on common objectives,” said Schneiber, who lives just across the Eden Prairie border in Chanhassen and has been a Mormon most of his life.

At Syncada the objective is making the business more successful; with the church the goal is helping people experience a closer walk with God. Just as he might hire a coach to help an employee reach a new skill level at Syncada, he and his helpers work to improve the lives of Mormons in their care.

“The calling of stake president is an awesome responsibility, and there are specific things that only a stake presi-

dent can do,” said Mark Van Wagenen of Minnetonka, one of two counselors to Schneiber. “Our opportunity is to help Kurt by doing as much of everything else as possible.”

Counselors work closely with the leaders of the stake auxiliary organizations. They are also called upon to speak during Sunday services, said Chris Neilson of Eden Prairie, Schneiber’s other counselor.

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“He is one of the most humble, spiritual and fun-loving guys I know,” said Neilson. “He loves to serve and he loves people.”

Van Wagenen said he admires Schneiber’s love for Jesus Christ as well as the members of the stake, along with his ability to administer and organize.

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Uniform drive focuses on blue Cub Scout version

BY JONATHAN YOUNG SUN NEWSPAPERS More than 5,000 children join Cub Scouts each year in the Northern Star Council, the division of the Boy Scouts that serves the Twin Cities and beyond.

That means a lot of the familiar blue-shirt uniforms are needed to clothe all those green scouts. But not every scout’s family can afford a uniform.

Enter Brooklyn Park-based Pilgrim Cleaners and its fourth annual Scouting for Uniforms campaign.

The campaign, which runs during the month of July, seeks to collect donated uniforms from the public for distribution to scouts in need. Throughout the month of July all 25 Pilgrim Cleaners locations will have bins to accept donations of used scouting uniforms. Pilgrim Cleaners will remove patches if necessary, clean the uniforms and pass them on to the Northern Star Council for distribution.

Scouting uniforms of all sizes and from all eras are needed, but this year the special focus is on Cub Scout uniforms.

Kent York of the Northern Star Council says this year’s drive is focusing on Cub Scout uniforms because Cub Scouts is the entry point into the scouting program, and the Northern

Star Council doesn’t want potential scouts not to join because they can’t afford a uniform.

In addition, boys in the Cub Scout age group (first- through third-grade) tend to grow quickly and often need a different size uniform each year. That may be the reason why Cub Scout uniforms have run out most quickly during past distributions.

Uniform donations are especially important during these tough economic times. York said that in 2009 an independent research group determined that about 5,000 youth in Boy Scouts in the Twin Cities received free and reduced lunch at school.

That indicated a high level of need.

Bonnie Engler is the President of Pilgrim Cleaners.

“There is a need,” she said.

“When we started exploring this, we realized there were a lot of kids who would like to join the Boy Scouts and weren’t.”

Engler started the uniform drive four years ago after hearing about a similar program happening in another part of the country. The Scouting for Uniforms campaign has met with success.

“It’s grown every year,” she said.

The first year the drive collected 350 uniforms. The second year it collected 560 and last year it collected 564. This year

the goal is to collect 750 uniforms.

“I think that’s a reachable goal,” Engler said. “We’re very fortunate here. We have a community that’s very willing and able to donate.”

Engler said last year one Pilgrim Cleaners location had a man bring in a whole box of uniforms he had been saving.

“I’m always overwhelmed to see how wonderfully and eagerly the community responds to these drives,” she said.

Engler said people who don’t have used uniforms but still want to help can donate funds to the Northern Star Council to buy new uniforms.

During 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. 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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Monetary contributions should be sent to Northern Star Council BSA, Attn: Kent York, 5300 Glenwood Ave., Golden Valley, MN 55422.

Info: ScoutingGoodForLife .org or 763-231-7201 (Northern Star Council).

A Cub Scout sports the blue uniform worn by first- through third-graders. This year’s Scouting for Uniforms campaign is focusing on collecting Cub Scout uniforms, but donations of uniforms for any age from any era are welcome at Pilgrim Cleaners locations. (Submitted photo)

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Upon returning to Bloomington the men stopped at a Walgreens. The Eden Prairie man went into the store alone.

During that time a Bloomington police officer pulled into the parking lot. Upon returning to the car, the Eden Prairie man, who had been drinking, asked the defendant to drive, the complaint noted.

The defendant drove the vehicle, but headed to Minneapolis rather than his Bloomington apartment. The Eden Prairie man told the defendant to stop the vehicle and get out at a gas station, which he did, the complaint said.

An investigator determined through surveillance video from the apartment building and the Walgreens that the Eden Prairie man’s story was true, according to the complaint. Further investigation determined that the woman was told by the defendant to lie about the three of them being together.

An order for protection had never been served upon the Eden Prairie man, the complaint noted.

If convicted the man faces up to 90 days in jail and a fine of up to $3,000.

COMMUNITY NOTES Bloomington senior living project underway Presbyterian Homes & Services has begun work on the Founders Ridge project, a senior living community near the Minnesota River Valley in Bloomington.

When phase 1 is complete, the 106unit campus will include senior apartments, assisted living, enhanced assist-

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Schneiber begins his service to the church in what analysts would call a bull market.

Mormon leaders recently launched a multi-million-dollar marketing campaign aimed at eliminating misconceptions about the religion.

Two candidates for the Republican nod to run for President in 2012 are Mormons – Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman Jr. Schneiber says the church officially is neutral in matters of politics and points out that not all Mormons are Republicans.

Most notably, Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, a democrat and well-known liberal, is also a Mormon.

The raised visibility, however, means added interest, and representatives of the church can spend less time on the defensive and more time proselytizing.

“We want to be understood,” Schneiber said. “We’re pretty normal – regular people with regular desires, hopes and dreams.”

The church is growing in the Twin Cities, as well as internationally.

As more people move to the area, Mormons are among them, Schneiber notes, most particularly Hispanics. The church recently formed a Spanishspeaking congregation. A young singles congregation for individuals 18-30 has also been established.

Schneiber said the raised visibility has also worked to bring back people who have wandered away from their faith.

Schneiber replaced Lewis Bautista of Orono, president of Eddington Restaurants, who has moved to Guatemala to supervise and train more than 160 Mormon missionaries in that country over the next three years.

Schneiber spends 15-25 hours a week on his stake president duties, most of them concentrated on Sundays.

“It’s not unusual to work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and beyond on Sunday,” Scheniber said.

The workload is made manageable by good helpers, he notes.

“We have a good structure in place,” Schneiber said.

Although the exact length of his calling is open-ended, he could be asked to serve for up to 10 years.

Schneiber was named one of Treasury & Risk magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential People June 28, honoring him for “creative responses” to economic challenges of the past few years.

Bloomington church to host jazz fest July 9 Christ the King Lutheran Church of Bloomington will host its annual jazz festival Saturday.

The Christ the King Jazz Festival is 2-10 p.m. Saturday, July 9, on the church lawn, 8600 Fremont Ave. S. The free program will feature performances by Julie Esterley, Nirmala Rajasekar, Nachito Herrera, BKS Vine and Ronn Easton’s All Star Soul Revue.

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Office burglaries Five offices in east Bloomington were broken into, with at least two computer towers valued at $800 being stolen from one office.

The burglaries of office suites at 3001 Metro Drive were reported 4:11 a.m.

June 24. It appeared a fire extinguisher was used to break glass windows near the door handles in order to gain access to the offices, Stehlik said.

Facebook investigation Bloomington Police are investigating a report of a fraudulent Facebook profile depicting a Bloomington Jefferson High School teacher.

Police recently executed a search warrant at a Bloomington residence as part of an ongoing identity theft investigation, Stehlik said.

$3 million, pushing the district’s total expenditures to about $103 million, Zivkovich said. That increase would have been about $4 million, but the district will decrease spending by $1 million in the coming year, much of that coming through the change from a four-period to a six-period day at the high schools. The change will decrease the number of full-time equivalent teachers needed in each building, saving the district about $700,000, he explained.

The move to a six-period day saves money based on the number of periods schools have to staff during the day, according to district spokesman Rick Kaufman. The change also results in fewer elective courses being taught, further reducing the need for the current number of teachers.

The district will also reduce spending in the coming year by approximately $200,000 through administrative budget cuts, such as reductions in supply and overtime expenditures, Zivkovich said.

“Every reduction that we make has some effect,” according to Zivkovich, but the district has positioned itself to weather the tough economic times that have resulted in a state freeze in education funding. “We’re in a lot better shape than other districts,” he said.

Walter said credit for the school district’s financial position is shared.

“Our conservative fiscal approach is the product of an administration that has worked diligently the past five years to build efficiencies into its operations, labor groups that have worked collaboratively to make shared sacrifices and valuable input from the Citizens Financial Advisory Committee,” he said.

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EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY – JULY 8 THROUGH JULY 14 FRIDAY

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8 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: 2-6 p.m.

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Where: Richardson Nature Center, 8737 E. Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: xr.com/saturday

POND HOUSE TOURS When: 1:30-4 p.m.

Where: Pond Dakota Mission Park, 401 E. 104th St., Bloomington Info: xr.com/pond

CHEMISTS IN THE LIBRARY When: 2-4 p.m.

Where: Oxboro Library, 8801 Portland Ave. S., Bloomington Info: 612-543-5775

REMARKABLE REPTILES When: 3-4 p.m.

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DAZZLIN’ DAVE YO-YO SHOW When: 10:30 a.m.

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OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS When: 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Where: Cedar Valley Church, 8600 Bloomington Ave. S., Bloomington Info: 952-835-0789

BNI NETWORKING GROUP When: 7-8:30 a.m.

Where: Creekside Community Center, 9801 Penn Ave. S., Bloomington Info: 763-416-2608 (Doug)

BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCIL When: 7 p.m.

Where: Civic Plaza, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington Info: 952-563-8700

BLOOMINGTON CHORALE When: 7 p.m.

Where: Normandale Lake band shell, West 84th Street and Chalet Road, Bloomington Info: xr.com/bandshell

STORIES FROM THE LAUGHING CHAIR When: 10:30 a.m.

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

THURSDAY

14 CRIBBAGE When: 12:45 p.m.

Where: Creekside Community Center, 9801 Penn Ave. S., Bloomington Info: 952-563-4944 ’80S MUSIC EXPLOSION When: 7-9:30 p.m.

Where: Normandale Lake band shell, West 84th Street and Chalet Road, Bloomington Info: xr.com/thursday

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PETER - BLENDERMANN Tom & Mary Peter of Bloomington, MN joyfully announce the engagement

and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Pamela Peter to Kevin Blendermann, the son of Chris and Stephanie Blendermann of Burnsville, MN. Pamela is a 2004 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Bloomington and received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of North Dakota this past May. She is employed by Courage Center in Golden Valley as a Physical Therapist.

Kevin is a 2004 graduate of Lakeville High School and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Commercial Aviation in 2008 from the University of North Dakota. He is employed as a commercial airline pilot with Air Wisconsin.

A July 2011 wedding is planned in Edina, MN. Pam and Kevin will make their home in Minnetonka, MN.

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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) SEALED BIDS FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT COOKS PLAYLOT, LOGAN PLAYLOT, AND REYNOLDS PARK Sealed bid designs will be received at the office of the Purchasing Agent, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, 55431, until 2:00 P.M. CDT, Thursday, July 21, 2011 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Dakota Conference Room, Bloomington Civic Plaza located at 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN to secure contracts for the design and installation of playground equipment at Cooks Playlot, Logan Playlot, and Reynolds Park.

Plans and specifications are available at no charge from the Purchasing Office, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN 55431; phone 952-563-4758; or e-mail purchasing@ci.bloomington.mn.us.

A non-mandatory, pre-bid meeting will be held at 3:00 P.M., CDT on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 in the McLeod Conference Room at Bloomington Civic Plaza. All prospective bidders are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting to become familiar with the project and examine the site locations.

Interested contractors may submit bid designs for any one or all three of the playground locations. Submittals must be clearly identified as “BID DESIGNS FOR COOKS PLAYLOT/LOGAN PLAYLOT/REYNOLDS PARK PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT” and shall show the name and address of the Bidder. The Bidder is responsible for the delivery of their bid

designs to the office of the Purchasing Agent by the date and time designated for submittal.

The City of Bloomington reserves the right to reject any or all bid designs and to waive any informalities.

Beverly Rausch Purchasing Agent (June 30 & July 7, 2011) D3-Playground

City of Bloomington (Official Publication) Notice of Public Hearing Assessment Roll 2011-2 Stanley Road and West 82nd Street Sanitary Sewer Improvements NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Bloomington at its meeting on Monday, July 11, 2011 at 7:15 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, at the Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, will consider the proposed assessment roll for improvements made to the sanitary sewer under Stanley Road and West 82nd Street, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.011 to 429.111 (Laws 1953, Ch. 398) as amended. The total cost of the improvement was $202,000 of which 100% of the costs are to be assessed to the SFI Ltd. Partnership 57, who petitioned for the project and has contractually agreed to that amount.

The proposed assessment roll is on file in the office of the City Clerk in the Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, and is open to public inspection from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday until the hearing.

Please contact Jen Desrude by phone at 952-563-4862 with questions.

In addition to considering verbal objections made at the hearing, the City Council will consider written objections made to the City Clerk at the meeting or any time prior thereto.

Where there is no contractual agreement to the assessment amount, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 429.081, this assessment may be appealed by serving notice of such appeal upon the Mayor or City Clerk within 30 days after adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the district court within 10 days after service upon the Mayor or City Clerk.

No appeal may be taken as to the amount of any assessment adopted, unless a written objection signed by the affected property owner is filed with the municipal clerk prior to the assessment hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing. Written and oral objections thereto by any property owner will be considered by the City Council at the assessment hearing. /s/ Shelly A. Pederson City Engineer Department of Public Works (June 30 & July 7, 2011) D3-StanleyRd

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(Official Publication) Notice of Public Hearing 28th Avenue Sanitary Sewer Petitioned Improvement Project NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Bloomington at its meeting on July 11, 2011 at 7:15 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, of the Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, will consider making public improvements to the sanitary sewer under 28th Avenue South between East Old Shakopee Road and East 82nd Street, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.011 to 429.111 (Laws 1953.

Ch. 398) as amended. These improvements consist of sanitary sewer upsizing and surface restoration. The estimated cost of these public improvements is approximately $451,000 and is 100% assessable to the petitioning property owner. Such persons desiring to be heard with reference to the proposed improvements will be heard at this meeting.

(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:

All of the area proposed to be assessed for this sanitary sewer improvement is within the City of Bloomington, County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota. /s/ Shelly A. Pederson City Engineer Department of Public Works (June 30 & July 7, 2011) D3-28thAve

City of Bloomington (Official Publication) NOTICE of Public Hearing By the Hearing Examiner CASE FILE: 3314A-11 APPLICANT: Rufus L. Simmons PROPERTY ADDRESS: 10012 Pleasant Avenue PURPOSE: Renewal of a temporary conditional use permit to park and store a 23 foot boat and trailer on the driveway more than 8 feet in front of the dwelling and a waiver to the screening requirement DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 1:00 p.m. – Planning Division, Moir Conference Room PLACE OF HEARING: Bloomington Civic Plaza 1800 West Old Shakopee Road HOW TO PARTICIPATE: 1. Submit a letter to the address below expressing your views; and/or 2. Attend the hearing and give testimony about the proposal; and/or 3. Email: planning@ci.bloomington.mn.us Please include case file number when corresponding.

FURTHER INFORMATION: Galen Doyle, Planner Planning Division Bloomington Civic Plaza 1800 West Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, MN 55431-3027 (952) 563-8924 Email: gdoyle@ci.bloomington.mn.us (July 7, 2011) D3-3314A-11

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 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 ac-

tivities. Upon request, the City will attempt to accommodate special needs for this information.

2011 7:00 p.m. (Consent Business) – City Council Chambers

Shelly A. Pederson, City Engineer

PLACE OF HEARING: Bloomington Civic Plaza 1800 West Old Shakopee Road HOW TO PARTICIPATE: 1. Submit a letter to the address below expressing your views; and/or 2. Attend the hearing and give testimony about the proposal; and/or 3. Email: planning@ci.bloomington.mn.us Please include case file number when corresponding.

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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

FURTHER INFORMATION: Londell Pease, Planner Planning Division Bloomington Civic Plaza 1800 West Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, MN 55431-3027 (952) 563-8926 Email – lpease@ci.bloomington.mn.us (July 7, 2011) D3-OakGrovePres

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City of Bloomington (Official Publication) NOTICE of Public Hearing By the Hearing Examiner and City Council CASE FILE: 7587A-11 APPLICANT: Oak Grove Presbyterian Church PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2200 West Old Shakopee Road PURPOSE: Variance to reduce the front yard setback from 15 feet to 7.5 feet for a new free-standing (ground) sign at 2200 West Old Shakopee Road.

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BY THE NUMBERS Bloomington Jefferson senior Nate Okonek produced 23 RBI and a .325 batting average for the Jaguar baseball team this spring. He batted .378 as a junior.

Kevin Handt The Bloomington Blue American Legion baseball pitcher was named the Most Valuable Player in the Red Haddox Wood Bat Tourney. Handt threw a five-hitter and struck out 15 during a 3-2 semifinal win over Faribault. He was a three-year varsity player at Jefferson High School.

Gopher Classic pairings One of the largest American Legion baseball tournaments in the country takes place this weekend.

The 2011 Jim Hanus Gopher Classic has expanded from 48 to 66 teams and from eight to 11 sites.

Pool play begins Friday, July 8, and the tournament’s championship rounds conclude Tuesday, July 12, at Minnetonka Veterans Field.

Eleven pool winners and five runner-up teams advance to the final rounds Monday and Tuesday.

Bloomington Gold will host pool play at Haddox Field. Gold meets Eastview at 8:30 a.m. Friday. Later that day, Gold plays Sartell at 9 p.m.

On Saturday, Gold faces Fridley at 9 a.m.

Bloomington plays twice on Sunday, meeting Gillette (Wyo.) at 9 a.m. and Plymouth (Ind.) at 5 p.m.

Haddox Field will be the site of three playoff-round games Monday at 9:30 a.m., noon and 2:30 p.m.

Junior golf tourney finals This week’s W. Duncan MacMillan Classic at Rush Creek Golf Club in Maple Grove is hosting some of the top junior boys and girls golfers in the world.

The 54-hole tournament began July 4 and wraps up Thursday, July 7. Ninety-six players were entered, including 30 Minnesotans along with players representing 16 states and three foreign countries (Brazil, Ecuador and Thailand).

Anna Laorr of Eden Prairie is making her third appearance in the tournament and was a top-10 finisher the previous year. She is the state high school Class 2A individual champion from Breck School. Her twin brother Eric is also playing in the event, sponsored by the American Junior Golf Association.

Final-round tee times are 7 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.

Other Eden Prairie entrants are Austin Wilson and Nate Williams.

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Josh Vaughan The Bloomington Kennedy High School graduate caught a 49-yard pass to set up South’s lone touchdown in the Minnesota State High School All-Star Football Game June 25 at TCF Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota campus. The North All-Stars defeated the South 17-7.

Vaughan was an all-conference fullback/linebacker for the Eagles last season.

Nate Okonek Okonek had three hits and drove in seven runs during the Bloomington Blue American Legion baseball team’s 12-3 victory over Chester Bird.

Alex Mack Former Bloomington Jefferson basketball standout Mike Lynch is staying involved in the sport while directing youth camps in the Twin Cities area. Lynch is pictured working with one of his campers during a recent session. (Submitted photo)

Lynch passes on passion for basketball to youth players Former Jefferson standout directs instructional camps for area boys and girls

BY GREG KLEVEN • SUN NEWSPAPERS Basketball tradition runs deep in the Lynch family.

Longtime Bloomington resident Jake Lynch was an assistant basketball coach with Jack Evens for more than two decades

at Jefferson High, starting in 1976. The Jaguars won four state championships under the guidance of Evens and Lynch.

Four of Jake Lynch son’s played basketball at Jefferson. Mike was the oldest and graduated in 1980.

After high school, Mike Lynch continued his basketball career at Normandale and the University of Great Falls in Montana.

His younger brothers John (class of ’82), LYNCH: TO PAGE 24

Mack had six hits and seven stolen bases for the Bloomington Bandits men’s amateur baseball team during three games at the Rum River Bandits Bash June 24-26 in Cambridge. The Bandits placed second in the tournament.

Josh Gist The Bloomington Bandits pitcher has five victories and an ERA under 2.00 in town team baseball this summer.

Patrick Herron The Jefferson High School boys tennis player earned an individual state academic award this season.

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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Jefferson grad heads to Bethel University after outstanding prep baseball career

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

BY GREG KLEVEN • SUN NEWSPAPERS Martial arts provided a valuable athletic training ground for Bloomington’s Nate Okonek.

As a youngster, Okonek attended the Karate School in Bloomington and achieved a first-degree black belt by age 13.

Okonek used that training to develop concentration and coordination. His hand and eye coordination was put to good use in high school baseball.

The 5-foot-9, 225-pound Okonek was one of Jefferson’s leading hitters the past two seasons. He batted .378 as a junior and was voted the team’s Rookie of the Year.

This spring, the senior left fielder batted .325 with 23 RBI. Okonek was allconference and was an alternate selection for the Lions all-star tourney June 24-25.

Okonek has continued his hot hitting this summer, batting .350 for Bloomington Blue’s American Legion baseball squad. He has 14 RBI for Blue (5-3 overall).

Okonek will go to Bethel University in the fall.

“I love the Bethel campus and am excited about joining their baseball program,” said Okonek. “I plan to major in physical education and minor in athlet-

Jaguar golf awards Three members of the Bloomington Jefferson High School boys golf team earned all-conference honors.

Nick Nielsen, Jake Olsonoski and Josh Herman were all-conference, while Jon Lindquist and Parker Tinsley received all-conference honorable mention.

Jefferson placed second in the South Suburban Conference behind league champion Eastview.

Bloomington’s Nate Okonek is headed to Bethel Universiity to continue his baseball career after success at Jefferson High School. (Photo by Greg Kleven • Sun Newspapers) ic coaching.”

Okonek is already gaining coaching experience.

He coaches the Bloomington 15B traveling team.

As for martial arts and baseball, Okonek said, “I really loved karate and it helped me mentally and physically as a baseball player.

“But I got away from karate when I decided to concentrate on baseball and also study music.”

Okonek has participated in piano competitions at Bethel University in the past. But his main focus next year will be on hitting baseballs instead of piano keys.

Kennedy FB skills camp Bloomington Kennedy’s football skills camp is 12:30-3 p.m. July 12-14 at Kennedy’s turf field. The camp is for boys entering grades 3-9.

Kennedy head football coach Dick Weinberger will direct the camp along SHORTS: TO NEXT PAGE

Gold players regroup after successful prep baseball season Legion team wins Fargo-Moorhead tourney

BY GREG KLEVEN • SUN NEWSPAPERS It was a remarkable high school baseball season for Bloomington Kennedy in 2011.

The Eagles opened with a 1-8 record before regrouping going 13-6 the rest of the season. Kennedy won the Class 3A, Section 6 title and advanced to state, where it claimed the consolation championship.

Now many of those players are competing for the Bloomington Gold

American Legion team. And it took them a few games to come down from their emotional high after their high school success.

Gold opened its South Hennepin League schedule with losses to Hopkins, Edina and Eden Prairie. But Gold bounced back from those defeats to win the Fargo-Moorhead tournament June 24-26.

Bloomington was 3-1 in pool play before beating Manitoba 12-6 in the championship game.

Gold pitcher Evan McConnell won two games in the tourney.

Gold displayed power hitting as Montana Schowalter, Austin Nordby and

Arich Juberian connected for home runs.

Zach Horn and Bobby Fahlin were two other leading hitters for Gold in the tournament, according to head coach Jerry Olerud.

“Our players had a good run in the high school season, but we got off to a slow start in Legion league play,” said Olerud. “But we played much better in the Fargo-Moorhead tournament. We didn’t field the ball as well as we could but had strong hitting.”

Gold’s batting lineup features second baseman Nick Warren leading off followed by Horn (catcher), Fahlin (left field) and Juberian (center field) or

Nordby (pitcher/first base) in the cleanup spot.

The rest of the lineup consists of Schowalter (shortstop), Chad Allmann (right field), Eric Olsen (first base) and Caleb Carlson (third base).

Gold’s pitching staff includes Nordby, McConnell, Fahlin and Josh Flanders.

Bloomington Gold will compete in the Gopher Classic July 8-12. Haddox Field will be a pool-play site.

Gold meets Eastview at 8:30 a.m. and Sartell at 9 p.m. Friday. Bloomington plays Fridley at 9 a.m. Saturday.

On Sunday, Gold plays Gillette (Wyo.) at 9 a.m. followed by a game against Plymouth (Ind.) at 5 p.m.

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Lynch FROM PAGE 22 Tim (’83) and Kevin (’87) were also standout high school players. John and Tim were members of the Jaguars’ ’82 and ’83 state championship teams.

Kevin played on two Jefferson state title squads before starring at the University of Minnesota and embarking on a pro career in the NBA and Europe.

Mike Lynch, now 49, has stayed involved with basketball through the years, directing his youth camps around the Twin Cities area. He also stays busy with his full-time job as a financial planner.

“It is very gratifying to pass on some of my basketball knowledge to the kids,” said Lynch. “We teach not only basketball fundamentals but also try to provide the youngsters with life lessons.

“I enjoy the enthusiasm and energy the kids bring to camp. They enjoy being competitive and want to improve.”

The Lynch Basketball Camps are designed for boys and girls ages 8-14 who

are interested in learning the game of basketball in a fun and challenging environment.

Players are separated by age, size and skill level.

“We work on ballhandling, shooting, rebounding, defensive footwork,” said Lynch. “We also have shooting contests and 5-on-5 scrimmages in the mornings and afternoons during the all-day summer camps.”

Lynch Basketball Camp sessions are scheduled for Bloomington (week of July 11), Eden Prairie (week of July 25) and Edina (week of Aug. 1).

The July camp in Eden Prairie is full, but another camp in Eden Prairie starts Aug. 15. More information on the camps is available at www.lynchcamps.com or by calling 612-347-8649.

Lynch’s 15-year-old son Kyle could be playing for the Jaguars in the coming basketball seasons. Mike and his wife Sandy, a 1982 Jefferson graduate, also have a 9-year-old daughter named Isabelle.

Sandy Lynch also is involved in youth sports as a tennis camp director. The Lynch family lives in Bloomington.

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"THE BALL IS MINE!" Caroline Anderson of the Bloomington United U10 Girls team, "Breakers", wins a tackle and the ball at the Lakeville Best Buy Cup tournament on June 19, 2011.

BYSC is accepting registrations for the South Metro High School Prep Camp (SMHSPC), running August 1-5, and Fall Kickers recreational soccer programs for preKindergarten through sixth graders. Register at Sports Authority - Richfield, July 9th, 10-2 p.m., or at www.bysc.org, or call 952-926-2844.

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Shorts FROM PREVIOUS PAGE with his assistant coaches and current and former Eagle players.

Registrations are due July 13. Camp cost is $40. Return registration forms to Weinberger at Kennedy High School.

Contact Weinberger for more information at 651-492-1646.

Jaguar hockey golf event The Bloomington Jefferson Hockey Booster Club is holding its annual Jaguar Shoot-out golf tournament Thursday, July 14, at Crystal Lake Golf Club in Lakeville.

Tournament format is a four-person scramble with registration beginning at 11 a.m. Shotgun start is 12:45 p.m.

Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Jefferson girls and boys youth hockey development and scholarship programs.

Information: 952-944-6780 (Virg Senescall).

ers/jhs_volleyball/.

Contact Jefferson head coach Michelle Grice at 763-425-9201 or gricemichelle@yahoo.com.

Jefferson football camp Jefferson football camp is accepting registrations for its July 26-28 session.

Camp time is 1-3:30 p.m. at Jefferson High School turf field.

Jefferson High School football coaching staff will direct the camp. Football shoes are recommended. Cost is $50.

Information: 952-806-7723 (head coach Jon Leverenz).

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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. 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).

Bloomington Jefferson’s volleyball program is holding summer camps for girls entering grades 3-9 in the fall.

Summer camps will be Aug. 8-11 at Jefferson Activity Center. Registration forms and more information can be obtained at www.jeff2.bloomington.k12.mn.us/teach-

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 Sun-Current.

Bandits almost steal tourney title Bloomington team finishes second at Cambridge

BY GREG KLEVEN • SUN NEWSPAPERS The Bloomington Bandits town baseball team finished second in the Rum River Bandits Bash June 24-26 in Cambridge.

The Bandits lost 6-3 to Blue Package Delivery in the championship game.

Bloomington defeated Champlin 4-1 and Rum River 10-0 in its first two tournament games.

“We ended up losing a tough game in the title game but had a great time in the tournament,” said Bandits coach George Walker. “Alex Mack was our top player in the tournament finishing with six hits. Mack stole home in one game and ended up with seven steals in the tournament.”

Bloomington is 16-2 overall and has a 6-0 Riverview League record.

“We are hoping for a strong second half of the season,” said Walker. “We want to qualify for state again, especially since we will be hosting the Class A tournament during the second and third weekends in August.”

Aaron Hoese, Sam Baltes and Mack are batting .400 or better. Kyle Bassamore, Scott Davis, Ryan Walker and Dusty Walker are hitting above .300.

Pitching leaders are Josh Gist and Cliff Christopherson with five wins each. Nick Cobb and Bassamore have three wins apiece. Gist and Cobb have ERAs under 2.00.

“Mark Hanson and Jake Huwe have been making highlight-reel defensive plays all season,” said Walker. “We have had contributions from everybody and been getting great defense and pitching.

“We are made up of former Kennedy and Jefferson players and that makes us a true Bloomington town team.”

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

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

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

2230

Flooring & Tile

#1 in Hardwood Refinishing

SANDMAN IS BEST! sandmanjohansson.com low$$

A+ Angie's List 952-474-4355

2140

Doors & Windows

A.L.J. 612-986-3476

QUALITY WORK 1ST CALL Res/Commercial PATIOS STEPS FLOORS ADDITIONS DRIVES WALKS BRICK BLOCK MASONRY/CHIMNEY WORK DRAIN TILE MC/VISA Bonded Insured BBB Member

952-473-5291 or 920-2395 Cell 612-207-6704 TWIN CITIES Concrete Reas.-Fast Friendly BBB

Tear-out -ReplacementsRetain walls- Steps-Walks, Drives- Drain tile- Bsmnt floors - Stamped & Colored

763-229-4508

Affordable Concrete & Chimney Work Free Est. & Insured: www.campbellconcrete.net Joe 612-245-4439 (Hopkins)

Doors Windows Egress New Installs Free Ests.

20+ Years Lic #20631172 Locally owned & operated!

Warm Front Windows Vinyl Window Repair Glass, Fogged/Broken, Screens & Operational Svc 25 Yrs Exp. Call Today!!

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

Decorative/Stamped/Driv es/Steps/Walks & Addnts Bormann Construction 612-310-3283 Block/Bsmnts/Additions/ Floors/Walks/Drives/Patios /Camp fire pit's/ Expose colored or stamped Mn lic #0004327 30 yrs exp Call Fritz @ F & B Const

952-445-6604 BRICK MEDIC

2170

Drywall

Steps, Walks, Drives, Patios Chimney Repair.

No job to Sm. Lic/Bond/Ins

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

2110

Chimney & FP Cleaning

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

londonairechimney service.com

952-994-4303 George Elite Repair & Tile Regrout, Tile, Painting, Etc. We Do it All • Lowest Rates Above All Hardwood Floors Installation•Sanding•Finishing “We Now Install Carpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

Call 952-440-WOOD (9663)

Curt's Hardwood Floors

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

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

PINNACLE DRYWALL *Hang *Tape *Texture*Sand Quality Guar. Ins. 612-644-1879

Popcorn Texture Removal

Andy's Drywall Service Free Est. 612-414-7858

2180

30 Yrs Exp. 612-242-6515 Desperately Need Work!

Electric Repairs

612-501-1093 WHY PAY MORE? Call Signature Electric

Service Upgrades, Misc Specializing in brick, Stone / Wiring, Remodeling & More!

Chimney restore. 20 yrs. Ins Owner/Oper Lic/Bonded/Ins 952-237-5851 CONCRETE & MASONARY

Call 952-451-1037

Refinishing & Installation

Dan 651-235-7997 ANY CONCRETE

20+ Years In Tiling Free Estimates/Low Prices Excellent References

763-537-4731 Schoo Electric Small Jobs – Service Changes Prompt Service & Free Ests.

Licensed – Bonded – Insured

ABLE TO WIRE NOW Kevter Construction Nick 952-201-6956

Ceramic & Marble Free Estimates. 40 Yrs Exp. Call Art 612-695-1348

Escobar Hardwood Floors & Ceramic Tile Work, llc We offer professional services for your wood floors!

Installs/Repair Sand/Refinish Free Ests Ins'd Mbr: BBB Professional w/10 yrs exp.

952-292-2349 SANDING – REFINISHING Roy's Sanding Service Since 1951 CALL 952-888-9070

2250

Furniture Repair

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

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

Having a Garage Sale?

Advertise your sale in Sun•Classifieds

952-392-6888

In the Community, With the Community, For the Community Garage Door

2260

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

651-457-7776 Gutters

2270

No Job Too Small!!

Bonded Insured Free Ests Resid, Comm & Service.

Old/New Const, Remodels Serv Upgrades. Lic#CA06197 Lew Electric: Resid & Comm.

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

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

TEAM ELECTRIC www.teamelectricmn.com Lic/ins/bonded Res/Com All Jobs...All Sizes Free Est 952-758-7585 10% Off w/ad

2265

Garage Builders

Handyperson

763-546-PANE (7263)

GUTTER-WINDOW

Cleaning Since 1990 Cover's & Screening Jim@JimPane.com

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

CLEANING & REPAIRS Serving Area for 26 Years Jim 952-933-8005

2280

Hauling

**First

Impressions **

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

612-598-2276 6-30 Yard Dumpsters Bobcat Work & Black Dirt.

Call Scott 952-890-9461 Low Budget Hauling Appliance Pickup/Disposal Sr. Disc.

612-207-8885

25+ Years Handyman Work REMODELING & REPAIRS Basement Finish Work Free Estimates

HAULING

2350

No job too small!!

Quality Work @ Competitive Prices!

Free Estimates.

2310

Housecleaning

*10% off 1 st Cleaning* BEST CLEANING WE CLEAN YOU GLEAM

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

MDH Lead Supervisor

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

schultzecontracting.com 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

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

Concrete Dumpster Service Carpentry Baths & Tile Fencing Windows Gutters Water/Fire Damage Doors Lic•Bond•Ins Visa Accepted

AP HANDYMAN, LLC Repair/ Remodel/ Build Insured.

License #20626270

Randy 612-309-5396

Garage Builders

Great Time for a New Garage!

Call Today for your FREE ESTIMATE St. Paul 651.645.0331 Minneapolis 612.379.0949

Visit our showroom at: 654 Transfer Rd. 16B, St. Paul www.SusselBuilders.com

or Are You Looking For Some Fresh Ideas?

Experienced in Design, Installation, Maintenance, Pavers, Walls, Drain Tile, Bobcat Serv.

MNLA Certified Professional.

Van Buren Landscape Call 952-292-7453

Insulation & Weatherproofing

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

2290

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

100% Satisfaction Guar!

Garden Design & Maintenance Services #1 in Customer Service & Professional Design COMPLETE LANDSCAPING: • Interlocking Pavers • Retaining Walls • Sprinkler Systems

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

Decks & Fences

Handyperson

Call 952-334-9840

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

Beautiful Results.

Van Buren Landscape 952-292-2026

15+ years exp. Free Ests/Lic’d/Ins’d

763-441-7575 www.fernbrooklandscape.com

2350

Landscaping

Jim Cooper, Jr. Landscaping Inc.

Quality Work Since 1983 Member: MNLA,

www.bestcleaningservices.com

• Licensed/Insured • FREE Est.

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

2290

Handyperson

www.JimCooperJrLandscaping.com

LetUs Be Your Handyman!

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

Leaks & squeaks and much, much more!

You name it we can do it!

#1 All Area Handyman Lg/Sm - We do it all!

Reas, Sr disc. 612-532-1162

Schultz'e Contracting Inc

A Change For Your Landscape

Prof House & Office Cleaner High Quality, Comm/Res Ref/Ins/Bond. Call Lola 612-644-8432 or 763-416-4611

2320

Lawn & Garden

Water Features & Pavers.

Landscape 2000 Inc. Free Ests/Ins 952-446-9707

JMR Home Services LLC Home Remodeling & Repair.

Call Joe @ 952-886-3888

2360

RETAINING WALLS

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

HANDYMAN

No job too small. Lic# 20636754

Landscaping

alandsapecreations.com

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

952-607-7413

Handyperson

0 Stress! 110% Satisfaction!

Landscaping

Ray 612-281-7077

Carpentry, Remodeling, Repair & Painting Services.

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

2350

30+ Yrs Exp /Owner Operator

A-1 Work Ray's Handyman

Total Sanitation Service 612-861-2575

2290

Insulation & Weatherproofing

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

Call Don @ 952-890-4792

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

2265

2320

Craftsman Inspired Design

Lic#CAO4854

JNH Electric 612-743-7922

2290

612.869.2454

26

612-455-1217 L I C E N S E D Multi-Year Service Award Winner BONDED I N S U R E D www.LetUsService.com

2350

Landscaping

2350

Terry Ingram Lawn & Landscape Officer

Let Us Increase the Value of Your Home • Landscaping Rock & Mulch • Full Landscape Services • Lawn Irrigation

• Brick Patios, Driveways & Sidewalks • Keystone or Boulder Walls

FREE ESTIMATES • Licensed/Insured

952-943-0127 LOWEST PRICES, BEST QUALITY

Landscaping

612-919-1938 952-926-8232

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

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

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

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

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

612-272-3619 612-387-4849

www.adcreativelandscaping.com

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

SOFTSCAPES Mulch, Rock, Edging, Sod, Plantings & Irrigation Services

LANDSCAPE RENOVATION WE DESIGN, INSTALL & RESTORE:

• Retaining Walls • Natural Stone Work Edging • Bobcat

• Shrubs • Mulching • Removal

Free Estimates

www.groundscareinc.com

952-924-2441 LICENSED • INSURED • MNLA

www.minnlocal.com – Thursday, July 7, 2011 – Bloomington Sun-Current

In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

2360

Lawn & Garden

2420

Painting

Beautiful Gardens

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

Roofs-Soffit-Fascia-Gutters-

Lic#20172580 763-754-2501 www.blomquistexteriors.com

Work Guar/Refs/Ins/Free Ests

35yrs Exp. 952-377-4612

Constructive Solutions, LLC. Hail Damage Repair, Roofs Siding, Windows & Decks.

Lic#20637738 – Insured Mc/Visa Sr. Discounts 612-810-2059 Mbr:BBB

Quality Residential Ceiling & Wall Textures H20 Damage – Plaster Repair

Field of Green Lawncare

Wall Paper Removal INTERIOR EXTERIOR

A German Craftsman

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

Moving, Storage & Shipping

A Local Mover

Robinson Moving Household & Office Movers Reasonable Rates ICC 52334 35Yrs Exp Sr. Disc Call 763-566-8955 A Local Mover

Robinson Moving Household & Office Movers Reasonable Rates ICC 52334 35Yrs Exp Sr. Disc Call 763-566-8955

Painting

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

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

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

Paint Drywall Lic 20444019 Ron 612-720-6525 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

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

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

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

2470

Plumbing

763-792-2999 Geno's Sewer & Drain

Special $89/with ad!

Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs 30 Yrs Exp Insured - Lic#20126880 John Haley #1 Roofer, LLC. Call 952-925-6156

*A One Man Company* Toilets, Faucets, Sm jobs Steve 612-940-5920 Lic#4040

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

Steve 763-545-0506

Broaden your customer base.

Place your ad here!

952-392-6888

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

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

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

Regal Enterprises Inc Roofing, Siding, Windows Gutters. Insurance Work.

Since 1980. Lic. 20515711

952-201-4817 Regalenterprisesinc.net

Be your own Boss!

Businesses for sale in Class 9010!

SAVE MONEY - Competent master plumber needs work.

Lic#M3869 Jason 952-891-2490

Roofing • Siding • Windows

2490

Since 1978

2360

Lawn & Garden

2360

Lawn & Garden

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

Rodney Oldenburg

612-210-5267 952-443-9957 We Take Care of Insurance Claims Offering the Best Extended Manufacturers Warranty

2530

Sealcoating

Parking Lots & Driveways All Commercial Work Guar.

Patching & Sealcoating.

www.rooftodeck.com Code #78

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

Professional Service Directory

CONTROLLING YOU? 1 ON 1 Hypnosis Works Free Consultation.

612-868-8177 Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

2600

A Family Operated Bus.

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

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

Limited Offer ACCREDITED BUSINESS

Call For Free Estimate www.WesternConstructionInc.com

2490

Powerwashing

2490

2620

Tree Service

Forget The Rest Call The Best!! www.vincestree.com Full Tree & Landscape Services.

Serving The Entire Metro Area. 763-954-1063 BBB Accredited Business

612-275-2574 AJ's Tree Service LLC Trimming & Removal Free Estimates & Insured

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

Best Rates.

Chipper Always Available

612-827-7980 A Good Job!!

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

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 yrs exp.

Thomas Tree Service Immaculate Clean-up!

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

Advertise Here!

Parkway Tree Service Quality Work At Affordable Prices!

952-392-6888

Trimming/Removal & Stump Removal. Lic/Ins. Free Ests Leo 612-210-0381/952-933-1458

2620

Tree Service

Senior Discounts

Powerwashing

Great Service Affordable Prices 3160

Furnishings

3160

Furnishings

#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

Triple Glass for the Price of Double Glass

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

15% Summer Discount

Stump Removal

Narrow Access or Backyards.

Insured Jeff 612-578-5299

WINDOWS/SIDING

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

Lic/Ins. 952-891-8586

Tree Service

2620

Call Jeff for STUMP REMOVAL

Family Owned & Operated Since 1949

RAINBOW ROOFING

Tree Service

2620

952-220-5692/952-492-2866

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

612.839.2239 • 612.866.0949 WWW.RIGHTWAYMN.COM

BBB

Free Estimates on

651-699-3504

2490

952-472-5670

Summer Specials - All Jobs!

Guaranteed Results.

Powerwashing

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

Performance Paving & Sealcoating.

qiar

Professional and Prompt

2510

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

Lic #20156835 • Insured

952-934-7600

DECK CLEANING & STAINING

2500

2510

Lic # 20431519BC

Powerwashing

Right Way PAINTING 20 years exp. Degreed Shop Teacher

Quality Work @ Reas. Rates .

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

CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING

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

Credit Cards Accepted

612-724-2672 Local Owner/Installer. High

FREE ESTIMATE S

An Honest Plumber

612-802-8100

Lic. #20626700

RC EXTERIORS

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

CIGARETTES

A Fresh Look, Inc.

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

2510

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

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

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

2510

BLOMQUIST EXT Siding-

Painting & Drywall

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

2420

Paperhanging

PRO PAPER HANGING Removal, Paint/Plaster

A Lawn Service – Clean-Ups, Gardens, Hauling. Cheap Rates. Call Bryan 763-276-0368

2380

2430

Will Beat Anybody's Price!

NEW HORIZONS TREE & LANDSCAPING

BIG TREES & STUMPS CHEAP!!

OPEN FOR

RASPBERRY FESTIVAL July 14-17 10 am-6 pm

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

BOB’s

612-203-4309 15% Spring Discount

FREE Estimates

952.278.0126

Residential & Commercial

Call Now For Weekly Mowing Landscaping • Fertilization

Retaining Walls, Pavers, Shrubs, Mulch.

CONCRETE: Driveway, Walks, Steps, Patios

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

Our job is to make you look good!

763-225-6200

www.sparklewashcmn.com

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 TREE REMOVAL/TRIMMING Shrub Pruning Free Ests Lic'd / Ins'd / 20 Yrs Exp. 952-922-7543 / 763-535-7512

612-201-1352 www.lakelodgeandcabin.com

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2660

Window Cleaning

Window Cleaning 612-529-4444

3000

3030

Merchandise Appliances

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

3060

Building Supplies

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

3090

Cemetery Lots

Bloomington Cemetery 2 plots. $995/BO each.

Call 651-762-3727 Burial Plot Avail in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens (Garden of the Apostles).

Valued at $2625 will sell for $1400. (715) 839-7570

pzipf7570@charter.net

3160

Furnishings

Multi-Fam 7/7-8 (10-6) Furn, wash/dryer, refrig., Nascar, adlt/baby cloz 4124 Estate Dr

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

decor, HH, furn., DVDs, more! 5113 Richmond Dr.

3250

Medical Supplies

3260

Misc.

For Sale

EDEN PRAIRIE

9148 Coldstream Lane #'s Thursday at 8am

July 7-8 (8:30-5:30) July 9 (8:30-4:30) MOVING: Mercedes Benz & Large home with beautiful, hi-quality furnishings & décor! Classic designer clothes, shoes & accessories.

www.willmatthill.com

MINNETONKA

15009 Lynn Terrace Fri & Sat, July 8-9 (8-4) Sale by Janee Marie's Antiques

3160

Furnishings

Dishes 12PC place setting, Thomas made in Germany, Lavender poppies, gold trim, add'l pieces 952889-9738 $175

3270

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

STEVE'S TRAIN CITY

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

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

3280

Musical Instuments

3503

Garage Sales this week Apple Valley

Multi-Fam/Moving & some Antiqs 7/7 (4-8); 7/8 (8-5); 7/9 (8-12) 15814 Griffon Path

3506

Bloomington

Estate Sale 7/7 (9-4p) 5120 W. 102nd St #106 Antqs, E. Larkin art, hh, furniture, all must go!

Estate Sale 7/8-10 (8-5) Vint/Antiq -Furn, fans, HH. Cash only 8212 13 th Ave. S.

3507

Brooklyn Center

7/7-8 (9-5); 7/9 (9-12) Candles,

3531

Golden Valley

Wmns shoes/cloz, bks, CDs, movies, HH 3235 Kyle Ave N

3555

Mound

3567

Richfield

Big Sale! 7/7-9 (8-5) Lot's of everything!

6511 Logan Ave S HUGE MOVING SALE JULY 7-9, 9am-4pm 7524 Bryant Ave S.

9020

Employment Business Opps & Info

DON'T MISS THIS ONE! Wisconsin entrepreneur earns a good living from Deephaven home for 30 years and is NOW expanding into Min2 FAM. MOVING SALE: nesota – and will share his 7/14 - 16 (8-4), Home/Gar- success secrets FREE. 800-618-8625 (24 HR MSG) den, Motorcycle/sports. or 800-621-2065 (LIVE) 4645 Old Kent Road

3621

3640

Inver Grove Heights

HUGE Sale for the Armed Forces Service Center 7/14-16 Thurs/Fri 8:30-5; Sat 8:30-12 10887 Alberton Court (Cliff Rd & Hwy 3)

3665

Plymouth

Wayzata Public Schools Sale Furniture, AV, and misc.

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

3720

Boats, New & Used

Multi-Fam 7/7-8 (8-5), 7/9 (81). Lots of Baby, kids, toys, HH. 7212 & 7224 Grand Av S

'84 AMF Sunfish Wet Sailor all parts provide incl. trlr.

Ex cond! $1,200 612-860-1420

Pontoon boat: 18', 1999, Aurora. 50hp ES Outboard motor, boat cover & BimiBob's Sale 3965 Hubbard ni top, $3,300. 952-393-9967 July 7-8-9 (8-5) Chairs, Agriculture/ Dressers, Tables & misc.

3568

Robbinsdale

3900

Multi-Fam 7/8-10 (8-3) Kids cloz/toys, books, girls bike, HH, misc. 3801 Perry Ave N

3970

Animals/Pets

(open 9am) retro furn., bikes,

& misc. 4520 & 4528 Lake Dr

Multi-Family 7/8 (8-7); 7/9 (8-3) Furn., baby/kid cloz, toys, more 4530 Ewing Av N

3576

Shorewood

Estate/Moving 7/7-9 (8:305) Buildg mat., HH items, rubber stamps/craft suppls, furn. 5605 Star Lane

3583

St. Louis Park

3603

Garage Sales next week

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Apple Valley

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

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Spaniel/Springer Spaniel/Lab hybrid puppies.

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Downsizing July 7-8 (9-4) Estate Sale! 7/22-23 (8-3) Décor to HH goods to kid 1888 129th Ave NE, Mens, stuff. 3713 94th Court No. tools, HH & more!

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Edina - 50th & France 1BR w/ deck. $685 + elec.

612-210-9744 320-274-3398

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9050

Health Care

PCA PCA needed in Central Bloomington. 10am-5pm every other Sat & Sun. More hours available in the future. Transfer experience preferred. Call Molly at (952) 814-7400

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

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

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9100

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Multi-Fam Yard Sale 7/8-9 Cocker

3600

Park

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927 E. Old Shakopee

Leisure

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3508

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

3700

Moving 7/8-9 (8-4) HH, furn, fishing, tools, toys, craft& sew suppls. 6221 Oxford St.

5929 Brooklyn Blvd.

Bloomington

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Cross of Glory Luth. Church

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Redemption Luth. Church

3525

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Sleep Number bed for sale, series 9000. Electric adjustable frame with pillow top. Head board with mirror, and side piers with drawers included.

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Glen Haven: 2 plots, 2 Baldwin Console Piano vaults w/companion head- w/bench, medium oak fin., stone. Value $8,990. Asking built 1980, $600. 952-935-1566 $6,500/BO. 218-828-3608 Crown Upright Piano Needs tuning. Good cond!

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3508

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Maintenance Local Drivers Needed!

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Senior Living

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8300

Senior Living

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9100

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Office Assistant. FT For audio visual company.

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Tailor/Alterations

9200

Help Wanted/ Part Time

Business Office Eye Clinic

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9300

Sales Opportunities

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9500

9621

Automotive Dodge

1967 Dodge Charger nbrs match, big blk, red ext & int $14,500/BO. 952-297-5614 Bob

952-392-6888

06 Grand Prix: 4dr, 91K, new tires & batt. Runs & looks great. Lite hail dam on silver paint-hard to see.

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9810

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9810

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Right Way Painting Solutions After one of the most brutal winters we have encountered in the past 30 years, we have all found things that need repair or replacement on our homes. Many of us have needed to put off work being done to our homes do to economic hard times. Many of us also put off projects to save money in case things got worse. Our home values have gone down which makes it hard to even think about selling our homes.

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