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Former Belle Plaine Woman, Shakopee Man Murdered

The cast and crew of Belle Plaine Junior High School’s presentation of “Seusical, the Musical” includes (starting with back row, from left) Ellen Kreeger, Anneka Sterk, Vivan Herrmann, Lydia Struffert, Aidan Heidecker, Jen Nagel, Ari Tolrud, Meghan Sheets, Taylan Kramer-Braun, Calvin Hartman, Emma Reed, Teddy Sellnow, Hunter Meyer, Dylan May, Natalie Covington, Aiden Fogarty, Andrew Ludwig, Paul Hillstrom, Colton Kerkow, Joe Kirchner, Bryan Steen, Hanna Tharald-

A 68-year-old man and 67year-old woman were found beaten and dead in a Shakopee home midnight Tuesday (April 12).

The man was identified as Terry Weimer and the woman was Renee (Hillstrom) Ahrens, formerly of Belle Plaine.

According to the Shakopee Police Department, Shakopee officers, at the request of a family member, checked their welfare at a residence in the 1100 block of Dakota Street.

In the residence, officers found Weimer and Ahrens dead. They had suffered apparent blunt force trauma injuries.

The suspect was the deceased man’s 40-year-old son, who son, Brynne Meyer, Cece Giesen, (bottom row, from left) Kali was from Waseca.

Gorman, Gabi Malecha, Bri Velzke, Kenzie Rosin, Piper Van Zummeren, Mike Ritsch, Kimberly Teal, Tucker Schultz, Katie Piampiano, Hannah Bristow, Jaelyn Borresen, Kadence Bran de Leon, (not pictured) Elliot Barnes and Kylee Santovi.

The play will be presented Friday (April 15) at 7 p.m. and Saturday (April 16) at 1 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center.

B.P. Junior High Play Friday-Saturday Belle Plaine seventh- and eighth-graders will present their spring play – “Seussical the Musical” -- Friday and Saturday at the Performing Arts Center in the Belle Plaine Dis-

trict Center.

The play will be presented Friday (April 15) at 7 p.m. and Saturday (April 16) at 1 p.m.

Tickets are $3 and are on sale from Belle Plaine Community

Education at the junior-senior high school.

“Seussical the Musical” is based on Dr. Seuss characters.

The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephant,

who discovers a speck of dust containing “Whos.” Among the Whos is Jojo, a child who gets in trouble for thinking too many thinks.

Horton faces a double challenge -- not only must he protect the “Whos” from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird.

Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping, and a trial, lated to Apex’s presentation. the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz The overall proposal calls for never loses faith in him. the district to issue bonds to Ultimately, the powers of prepay energy costs for a lower friendship, loyalty, family, and community are challenged and School Board emerge triumphant. (continued on page 6)

B.P. School Board Considers Energy Improvements for Savings would take about 120 days.

The school board will consider committing to the study at its April 25 meeting. Board members did not discuss the proposal during the workshop.

Imagine the roofs of Belle They only asked questions rePlaine public school buildings covered with solar panels or the lights in every classroom, cafeteria, office and gymnasium switched from traditional fluorescent tubes to brighter, highefficiency LEDs. The Belle Plaine School Board is considFolks looking for a little ropering a plan to bring one or both ing and riding can check out the of those two ideas to reality. rodeo at the High Island Arena At Monday’s (April 11) workFriday and Saturday, April 15 shop, the school board considand 16. ered a proposal from Apex. It The rodeo features bareback includes the potential of installriding, steer wrestling, breaking solar panels on building away roping, calf roping, roofs and light-emitting diode saddle broncs, team roping, (LED) lights in every building. barrel racing, bull riding, calf The final numbers and costs to scramble and mutton bustin.’ the district will be identified if High Island Rodeo is part of the board commits to a study the Minnesota Rodeo AssoApex says will cost between ciation tour. $8,000 and $9,000. The study

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During the investigation, police said it was determined that a vehicle registered to Ahrens was missing. The vehicle was located later Tuesday morning unoccupied in the city of Waseca.

When authorities went to the suspect’s residence, he barricaded himself into a room with a firearm. For several hours, negotiators tried to talk him into coming out of the residence and turning himself in. At approximately noon Tuesday, the suspect was found deceased at the scene by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His name had not yet been released prior to Tuesday’s press time.

At this time, authorities are not looking for anyone else associated with the murders.

Man Bids $142,200 for Former BP Gas Station Property The former BP gas station property along Highway 169 in Belle Plaine (521 East South Street) was among a list of tax-forfeited properties Scott County put on the selling block at an auction Tuesday morning (April 12) at the Scott County Government Center.

According to Ellen Paulsen, Scott County taxation supervisor, the 1.7-acre site had a successful bidder – Merle Volk of Carver. His bid was for $142,200. Paulsen said the sale is pending as the necessary information/forms still have to be reviewed by the state and fees received.

Volk could not be reached for comment as to what his plans

are for the property prior to Tuesday’s press time.

The minimum bid for the 1.7acre site was $70,000. Belle Plaine Community Development Director Cynthia SmithStrack had said the most recent (2015) market value for the property was $350,000.

The site, which for many years also operated under Skluzacek Oil Company and decades ago as Southtown Shell, went out of business in 2010 shortly after a couple of major highway crossings in Belle Plaine closed.

The site was cleaned up several years ago, including the removal of the underground fuel tanks in order to make it more marketable. The building itself is still standing.

High Island Arena Rodeo Friday-Saturday Belle Plaine Girl Wins State Free Throw Title The indoor events begin at 7 p.m., with after-parties planned at the Henderson RoadHaus.

In advance, tickets cost $15 and can be obtained at EJ’s Bar and Grill in Gaylord, Berger Interiors in Belle Plaine, True Value Hardware in Henderson, United Farmers Co-op in Le Sueur, the Henderson RoadHaus, and Haggenmiller Lumber in Arlington. Tickets cost $20 at the door.

High Island Arena is located at 26245 371st Ave., Henderson.

Four of Five Seats on City Council Up for Election This Year Filing Period Begins May 17

Four of the five seats on the Belle Plaine City Council, including that of Mayor Mike Pingalore, are up for election in 2016. The other three seats are those of council members Cary Coop, Gary Trost and Henry Pressley Jr. The mayoral term is for two years, while Coop’s and Trost’s terms are for four years. Pressley’s term is for two years.

Pressley was appointed to the council this past December to

replace Scott Schneider, who resigned after he announced he was moving to Shakopee.

Schneider had three years left on his term at the time of his resignation, and the council, as required by state statute and the city code, conducted interviews for the vacant position. Pressley, who was previously chair for the city’s planning and zoning commission, was selected from the pool of candidates to fill the vacancy until the next city election.

The two-week filing period for the mayoral and three city council seats will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 17 and end

at 5 p.m., Tuesday May 31.

You can file at Belle Plaine City Hall, 218 north Meridian Street downtown. Offices will be closed Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day. If more than two people file for either Mayor Pingalore or Council Member Pressley’s seats, a primary will be held Aug. 9 to reduce the number of candidates to no more than two for each seat. A primary will also be held Aug. 9 for Coop’s and Trost’s seats if more than four people file for those jobs.

The General Election will take place Nov. 8.

Countless hours of shooting this past winter and is showing “I think she’d play basketball hoops on her driveway at home no signs of losing her love for 24/7 if she could,” said Jodi Faand the basket hanging over her the game. hey. bedroom door has paid off for Ciara Fahey of Belle Plaine.

On April 2, she won the girls’ 10-year-old division at the 42nd annual Knights of Columbus State Free Throw Championships at Cathedral High School in St. Cloud.

Ciara, the daughter of Jodi and Jon Fahey, earned the state championship after making 24 of 25 free throws. She was the first to shoot in her age bracket, thus setting the bar high from the outset.

To qualify for state, Ciara won the local contest in Belle Plaine, the district contest in Montgomery and the regional contest in Norwood Young America, competing against other 10 year olds from the area.

Each year, about 2,500 girls and boys compete in over 100 local contests. The state contestants must win local, district and regional competitions to earn their spot at the state contest.

Ciara may be a basketball name in this community for quite some time. She was a member of the Belle Plaine girls’ fifth grade traveling team

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MVEC Holds Annual Meeting, Elections All three incumbents will return to the Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors after election results were announced at the co-op’s 79th annual meeting held April 5 at Tri-City United Middle School in Montgomery.

Jim Connelly of St. Thomas was re-elected in District III, which covers the southern portion of MVEC’s service area, including portions of Scott, Le Sueur, Rice, Blue Earth and Waseca counties. Other candidates were David Ellis Hollenhorst of Elysian, Joey Schloesser of Le Center and Rob Yost of New Prague.

Gary Haberman of Chanhassen was returned to his seat in District II, which covers portions of Carver, Hennepin, Sibley and Scott counties. Other

candidates were Mark Senn of Chanhassen and David Thompson of Prior Lake.

In District I, which covers Scott County, incumbent Deb Erickson of Savage was unopposed.

Nearly 12 percent of MVEC’s membership – 4,344 out of 37,014 eligible voters across all three districts – cast ballots in the election.

In the business meeting chaired

by Board President Brent Lawrence, members heard cooperative updates from MVEC’s new General Manager Ryan Hentges and Gerry Mareck, vice president of finance.

Hentges’ presentation included a review of the strong foundation built by the cooperative’s founding farmers and the accomplishments of the present, as well as the fiscal and environmental challenges faced by the energy industry in the coming years. “Our cooperative is strong and

poised for the future. That said, our future will require a steadfast and innovative spirit to overcome the challenges before us. On behalf of our employees, I can tell you we are up to the challenge,� said Hentges.

Highlights of Mareck’s financial report included: – The successful acquisition of a new service area formerly served by Alliant Energy. – The retirement of over $1 million in capital credits for a second year in a row. – Keeping local costs flat at 2.5 cents per kilo-watt hour. – Maintaining competitive electric rates and ranking 10 to 15 percent below the national average.

The meeting also included presentation of certificates to 15 high school seniors, representing the co-op’s three service area districts, who received $1,000 scholarships as part of The University of St. Thomas Concert Choir visited Belle Plaine Thursday (April 7) as part of MVEC’s annual scholarship an outreach tour. The 62-member choir performed for Belle Plaine High Senior High School choir students and community members (above) at St. John Lutheran Church. BPHS’s 11thprogram. and 12th-grade choir and advanced ensemble choir also performed. UST Professor of Music Angela Broeker was impressed with the Belle Plaine High School choir. “They were performing very sophisticated repertoire and they did it very well,� she said. UST Choir members also visited with BPHS music teacher Brianna Velzke, an alum of the UST Choir.

UST Choir Visits Belle Plaine

Trial Delayed in Henderson Vehicular Homicide Case

BPHS Cyber Tigers (from left) Teddy Sellnow, Noah Steimke, Justin Entinger and Noah Sterk prepared the team’s robot for competition and awaited the opening signal during a match Friday at Mariucci Arena.

At 30th of 60 Teams, Cyber Tigers Pleased With Section Results Competing against larger, more established teams with significantly larger budgets and sponsorships, the Belle Plaine High School robotics team brought back what it considers a respectable finish from the North Star Regional Robotics competition last week.

The Cyber Tigers finished 30th of 60 teams at the sectional competition at Mariucci Arena Friday-Saturday (April 7-9). The team won four of the eight matches they competed in. The team entered Saturday’s (April 9) final day of competition at 4-3. The Cyber Tigers were paired with tams from Apple Valley and Monticello high schools. They fell, 75-72, to the three-team alliance of Oshkosh, Wis., Houston, Minn.

and DeLaSalle in Minneapolis.

Working in a three-team alliance, the Cyber Tigers won three of their first four matches Friday (April 8). They lost their second match Friday afternoon and rebounded with a win. The Cyber Tigers lost their final match Friday by 10 points, 7666.

Only one team of the 60 teams – East Ridge in Woodbury – won all eight of its matches.

The Cyber Tigers were one of 14 teams that finished 4-4.

The challenge BPHS and other teams faced in the sectional is to breach their opponent’s defenses and, with the help of an allied team, throw boulders (over-sized dodge balls) at their castle and potentially scale the

castle and capture it to score points.

During the final 20 seconds of the competition, robots had the chance to surround and scale the opposing tower to capture it.

The Cyber Tigers’ robot had some limitations in its ability to throw boulders at the castle and scale the opponent’s castle walls, Heine said. With those limitations in mind, the BPHS team focused their robot on defense and maneuverability to earn points by navigating its way over and around obstacles to earn points. “We performed very well. Our robot did exactly what we wanted it to do,� said Jeff Heine, the Cyber Tigers’ advisor.

Due to the court granting additional time to for the prosecution to prepare for an expert witness for testimony, the vehicular homicide case against a Henderson man has been delayed until May 24.

Joshua Krueger is accused of driving a vehicle that resulted in the death of Brendan Kroehler, also of Henderson, during a fatal crash Sept. 27, 2015, on a stretch of Highway 19 known as “Henderson Hill.�

A jury trial was initially scheduled to begin March 29 at the Sibley County Courthouse in Gaylord, the Le Sueur NewsHerald recently reported.

The crash occurred when Krueger allegedly accelerated to 75 mph to pass a vehicle on the hill. He reportedly lost control of the vehicle and it rolled into a ditch. Krueger was injured in the crash.

Krueger allegedly told investigators he drank 16 beers before the crash. His attorney, Peter Timmons, had asked the court to throw out the admission, citing the lack of Miranda warnings. Timmons also asked the court to reject the results of a blood test, citing the lack of a search warrant.

But a Sibley County District Court judge earlier this year

ruled that investigators didn’t go too far in their initial investigation. Timmons contended in court documents there was no proof that Krueger was driving the car. Judge Timothy Looby rejected that argument, citing the results of a Minnesota State Patrol crash reconstruction.

The judge ruled the two conversations held without a

Miranda warning would remain in the court record because Krueger was not in custody at the time.

He also ruled the blood and DNA samples would remain in the record because investigators had probable cause to believe Krueger was the driver, a position supported by the crashreconstruction report.

St. Peter to Mankato Highway 169 Detour Set for April 18 Drivers heading from Belle Plaine to Mankato and back will face a detour of Highway 169 taking them through rural Nicollet County while construction on the highway is ongoing.

Intermittent overnight closures were slated to begin this week, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT).

The detour is scheduled to begin April 18. It will take motorists heading south off Highway 169 at Highway 99. They will

head south at County Road 13 to Highway 14 where they can turn east back to Highway 169.

The detour will allow the Minnesota Department of Transportation to raise the level of Highway 169 above the 100-year flood plain at four locations prone to flooding. The project is expected to cost up to $37.1 million.

The detour is expected to add about 15 minutes to the trip, said Peter Harff, Mn/DOT’s project manager.

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Community Clothing Swap at Our Lady of the Prairie April 23

in order to shop.

Clothing can be dropped off and volunteers can help set up on Friday, April 22 from 3-7 p.m.

All Proceeds from the Community Clothing Swap will go to the Belle Plaine Good Samaritan Fund, which helps individuals who are passing through our community and in need. Any items leftover after the Swap will be donated to JoCoat, a free store in St. Flood Study, Highway 19 Bridge seph’s Paul (wwwjosephscoat.org).

Detour to be Topics at Meeting The Swap is sponsored by the Our Lady of the Prairie Council The city of Henderson and Waukesha, Wis. has received of Catholic Women. For more the Minnesota Department of the award for replacing the information, contact Loree at Transportation (Mn/DOT) are Highway 19 railroad bridge 952-873-3942. co-hosting a meeting on the with a bid of $5,241,732. For status of a study to determine if project information and the mitigating impacts of flooding detour map, visit www.dot. on area highways are feasible state.mn.us/d7/projects/hwand to share information on y19henderson/. the Highway 19 railroad bridge Businesses in Henderson will project east of Henderson and remain open and the public related detour starting in May. is encouraged to attend their The two-part meeting, set for numerous festivals all season Tuesday, April 19 in the Hen- long. More information can be derson Community Building, found at www.henderson-mn.

600 Main Street, will begin com/. with a presentation at 6:30 p.m. For statewide travel informaon the flooding feasibility study tion, visit www.511mn.org. and be followed by an open house from 7-8 p.m. on the Highway 19 railroad bridge replacement and detour.

Mn/DOT, at the request of the SCHS to Open city of Henderson, is performing flood modeling to analyze Valleyfair Exhibit Alan and Tammy Pickar of flooding impacts to area roadBelle Plaine are pleased to anways and determine alterna- Join the Scott County Histori- nounce the engagement of their tives to mitigate future flood- cal Society for the opening of daughter, Kyeanna Pickar, to ing impacts. At this time, no its newest exhibit, Valleyfair: Stuart Blomgren, son of Kurt funding has been identified for Celebrating 40 Years of Fun! 7 Blomgren from Butterfield and constructing flood mitigation p.m. on Thursday, April 14.

Kelly Hanson from Mt Lake. improvements, but this pre- Check out photos and objects Kyeanna graduated from the liminary work is the first step from Valleyfair’s four decades University of Minnesota this towards identifying a preferred of operation and listen to pre- past December and is currently flood mitigation alternative. sentations by Dave Frazier, working in Minnetonka.

Mn/DOT is also set to re- Valleyfair vice president and Stuart will graduate from the place the Highway 19 bridge general manager, and Tom Suel University of Minnesota this over the Union Pacific rail- Valleyfair director of mainte- coming May. road east of Henderson this nance. Light refreshments will Their wedding will be held year. This will require a de- be served. This is a free event. in June and they will relocate tour, which may begin as early The Scott County Historical this August to Quantico, VA for as May 2 and will be in place Society is located at 235 Fuller Stuart to continue his Marine until November and consists of Street South, Shakopee, three Officer Training. highways 93 and 169. Impacted blocks south of the intersection businesses and residents will be of County Road 101 and Fuller Senior Dining encouraged to come to the open Street. All inquiries are welSeniors 60 years and older are house to learn more about the come 952-445-0378 or info@ invited to join us for Lunch at project and have their concerns scottcountyhistory.org.

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Zenith Tech, Incorporated of The eighth annual Community Clothing Swap will take place Saturday, April 23 from 8 a.m. to noon at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church (215 North Chestnut Street) in Belle Plaine.

Members of the community have the opportunity to donate

clothing, volunteer together and shop for items of clothing for only $1 a bag.

You are asked to please go through your closets and consider sharing what you no longer need. The Swap is open to all – you do not need to donate

Engagement

Tickets Available for SVABW Auction and Dinner Fund-raiser On April 29, RE/MAX Advantage Plus will host Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women’s 17th annual Silent Auction and Dinner Fund-raiser.

This year’s event will be held at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in the Grand Ballroom. The theme is “Jeans and Gems� (dress it up or dress it down).

The public is invited to attend

for an evening of music, fun and lots of items to bid on.

Social hour and silent auction bidding will begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m.

To purchase tickets ($60/ person) through April 21 or to donate an item for the auction, call 952-873-4214 during business hours. Tickets must be purchased in advance and seating is limited

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St. John Lutheran Church 148 S. Chestnut Street Belle Plaine, MN 56011 Pastor Mark Johnson Pastor Sarah Timian sjlc@frontiernet.net 952-873-6492 Wednesday, April 13 4:30 Youth Choir 5:30 Pizza 6:00 Connect & Confirmation 6:30 Worship Choir Thursday, April 14 7:00 Executive Committee Saturday, April 16 7:00 Weight Watchers Sunday, April 17 Holy Communion 8:00 & 10:30 Worship 9:15 Sunday School 11:45 Youth Ministry 1:00 Shower-Schmidt Monday, April 18 8:00 Men’s Bible Study 6:30 Boy Scouts Tuesday, April 19 1:00 Quilting 7:00 Book Club Wednesday, April 20 4:30 Youth Choir 5:30 Pizza 6:00 Connect 6:30 Worship Choir Holy Family Academy & Chapel Traditional Latin Mass 10679 182nd St., Belle Plaine, MN 56011 (952) 873-2582 or 873-6613 (coord.)

Fr. Otto Keiser Sundays 2:15 p.m. Confessions 2:40 p.m. Rosary / 3 p.m.

Mass Academy Mass - call for times Sand Creek Baptist Church Loving Serving and Obeying Christ Currently Meeting at 312 Water St., Jordan 9 a.m. Adult Bible Fellowship & Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service Our Lady of The Prairie Catholic Church - Belle Plaine Fr. Brian Lynch 952-873-6564 St. Paul’s United Church of Christ 111 S. 6th Street, Henderson Pastor-Deb Meyer 507-248-3594 (Office) Sunday 4/17 10 am Worship 9:30 am Sunday School

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Senate Dist. 20 GOP Backs Draheim to Face Kevin Dahle in November After six ballots Monday night (April 11), Republicans from Scott, Le Sueur and Rice counties backed Rich Draheim to challenge Sen. Kevin Dahle, D F L- N o r th ďŹ eld, in the race for Senate District 20 this fall.

GOP delegates gathered at Tri-City United Mid- Rich Draheim dle School in Montgomery for the endorsing convention.

Draheim, a Madison Lake resident who works in real estate in Mankato, outlasted former New Prague City Council member Mark Bartusek. With Draheim leading, 48-42 after ďŹ ve ballots, the two men re-presented their case for endorsement after the neither man gained the needed number of votes for endorsement.

Delegates decided Draheim was best suited to face the incumbent, Dahle. Delegates pushed Draheim over the top with a 61-28 majority.

The other Republicans who sought the endorsement included Bruce Morlan of Bridgewater Township in Rice County and Dan Petrieka of Erin Township in Le Sueur County. Mor-

lan was out of the running after the third ballot. Petrieka was out after one round of voting.

Draheim’s business experience helped him win the endorsement, said Al DeKruif, chairman of the Le Sueur County Republican Party. Draheim’s resume includes several years at John Deere implement dealerships followed by ownership of Westwood Marina on Lake Washington. He currently owns and operates Weichert Realtors, Community Group of Mankato, and the New Ulm Event Center. “I think people like he’s a business guy. He likes building businesses,� DeKruif said. “He understands business and knows how to work with people.�

GOP delegates also endorsed Rep. Bob Vogel, R-Elko New Market, for his ďŹ rst re-election bid to the Minnesota House of Representatives. His district 20A, includes Belle Plaine, southern Scott County and western Le Sueur County.

They also endorsed Aramis Wells of the NorthďŹ eld area to run against Rep. David Bly, DFL-NorthďŹ eld, for the seat representing House District 20B, which includes portions of Le Sueur and Rice counties.

Gov. Dayton Discourages State Employees to Travel to Mississippi The governor of Mississippi and its State Legislature have enacted legislation that allows businesses, individual government employees and other organizations to decline to provide services to people based on their sexual orientation.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has instructed all state employees to refrain from any nonessential travel to Mississippi until the law is repealed.

The action from Dayton follows a similar order issued previously, instructing state employees to refrain from nonessential travel to North Carolina, following the enactment of discriminatory laws in that state.

The following is a statement from Governor Mark Dayton:

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We cannot allow this injustice to go unanswered. When the rights of some Americans are threatened, it is the responsibility of all Americans to stand in opposition to those discriminatory acts. “Minnesota has made great progress to protect the rights and dignity of all people in our state. Now, we will do what we can as Minnesotans, to support and defend the rights of others.�

The following is a statement from Lt. Gov. Tina Smith: “The discriminatory laws passed in North Carolina and Mississippi are not who we are.

The Mississippi law undoes years of progress protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination. “I strongly support the Governor’s decision to discourage travel to Mississippi until these discriminatory laws are repealed.�

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Dear Editor, “Bathroom Bill� Objectively Protects Privacy Since introducing HF3396, the Individual’s Right to Privacy and Safety in Public Accommodations Act, I have received a lot of feedback and I would like to articulate my reasoning behind this bill.

The overwhelming majority of Minnesotan’s agree that adults and children have a right to privacy from members of the opposite sex when using a public restroom, shower or locker room.

This is a well-established tenet of our society.

What we are seeing in the discourse around this bill is that some feel that the rights of the majority should give way to the vocal minority, who wish to claim a special privilege based on their feelings of gender identity, as opposed to an objective standard of their biological sex identiďŹ ed at birth.

Biological sex, based on one’s anatomy and DNA, is the only objective way to insure this right of privacy to everyone, regardless of sexual preference or identity.

The supporters of the transgender movement claim that not allowing transgenders to use public facilities of the opposite sex is “discriminationâ€?, however, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in Goins v. West Group, 635 N.W.2d 717 (Minn) that designating bathrooms based on the objective standard of biological sex is not discrimination based on sexual orientation, and is therefore not in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act. This bill, HF3396, is a necessary clariďŹ cation of the Goins decision, making it clear that it is not discrimination to require individuals and children in our schools, businesses and society to use restroom and locker room facilities based on biological sex.

The majority of people agree with this standard and the legal right of privacy when using public accommodations.

My bill also provides many exceptions and accommodations for single stall use, emergencies, etc.

It is not surprising to me that this legislation has caused such a heightened reaction from both sides on this issue. I am very willing to have a reasonable debate with anyone who welcomes civil discourse around this bill. I understand the animosity that rears its head in this discussion, and while I hold no malice towards people from the LGBT community who have contacted me regarding this bill, I am saddened by the number of vile and threatening emails and phone calls that I and my family have received.

For more information from qualiďŹ ed medical experts in this area verifying the damage this awed “feelings-based, gender uidityâ€? philosophy can do when taught to elementary children in our public schools see http://www.acpeds. org/the-college-speaks/positionstatements/gender-ideologyharms-children It is my hope that as this bill moves forward, more people will come to the table with a mind toward having a respectful debate.

In the meantime, I will continue to protect the reasonable and Constitutional right of privacy to all Minnesotans; gay, transgender, straight and especially our state’s children.

State Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen 320-894-6713

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016

A Transportation Plan that Works for Rural Minnesota

by Senators Kevin Dahl and Vicki Jensen (Joint Column) As rural legislators, we recognize the great need for a robust transportation funding package for our communities. Roads and bridges are critical to the success of our economy, and the increasing demand is putting pressure on our aging network. We also know that projects like completing Highway 14 and expansion of Highway 19 will take years to ďŹ nish – and shouldn’t be done a mile at a time.

It is well reported that Minnesota’s transportation needs have reached a critical point. Paying for the needed investment our transportation network needs will require signiďŹ cant resources. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, our shortfall over the next 20 years will reach nearly $16.3 billion. To succeed as a state, we must ďŹ nd a way to ďŹ ll this gap in a sustainable and reliable way.

Thankfully, our colleagues in the Senate and House recognize the great need for this investment. We have all heard from our constituents just how important a transportation bill is to the success of our townships, our towns and cities, our counties, and in every corner of Minnesota.

Unfortunately, that’s where our similarities seem to end. We are willing to look at all options on the table. However, we are unwilling to compromise on a plan for our transportation network that is worse for rural communities. By relying on local tax increases, one-time spending, and borrowing, the Republican plan does not provide the same level of support for those communities – our communities – that need it most.

Because our rural communities don’t have the same tax base as the suburbs and rest of metro, rural Minnesota would get less with local tax increases that the House GOP relies upon. They do not provide any new funding for larger city local roads, and they do not provide enough investment for smaller cities.

Without this new funding, our areas will have to rely on local sources of revenue like a wheelage or county sales tax, which would fall far short of what’s needed.

For example, the Republican plan gives minimal funding to small cities, enough to ďŹ ll a few potholes at best. To raise more revenue, Rice or Waseca counties could adopt a sales tax. However, the new revenue raised by the tax base in these counties cannot support the demands of their aging systems.

Local sources of revenue are simply not enough to replace a stable statewide funding source.

Instead of providing consistent and dedicated funding for all parts of our state, the House would also rely on a signiďŹ cant amount of bonding. Transportation projects are often 5, 10 and 15-year projects that require long-term, dedicated funding.

Planning projects cannot rely on the action of future legislatures.

At best, we set a risky precedent of a bonding bill picking winners and losers for speciďŹ c road projects; at worst, funding dries up for critical work.

In the DFL-led Senate, we have put forth a comprehensive plan that provides stable and dedicated funding for the entire state’s transportation network.

This signiďŹ cant new inux of revenue will be spread across all 87 counties and hundreds of our towns and cities, ensuring our communities can get more funding to support local projects on Main Street.

A modest increase in the state’s gas tax can provide stable and signiďŹ cant new revenue for all of Minnesota’s counties, and for those towns and cities that need it most. The gas tax is constitutionally dedicated to paying for roads and bridges, and is the guarantee we need for long-term priorities.

The Senate transportation bill delivers a promise for our state’s transportation network – stable and consistent funding, spread to every community that needs it, with increased investments for rural communities that cannot support new road projects on their own.

Almost two dozen states, many with Republican governors and legislatures, have passed transportation bills through a combination of increasing their gas tax, general fund money and other means. Let’s pass a responsible transportation bill that provides the stable and consistent funding our communities need.

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Thirty Years Ago This Week

Ernst George Kassen, a lifelong resident of Hancock Township, died at the Shakopee hospital at the age of 75.

A surprise party was given Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Halquist on the occasion of their 20th wedding anniversary, of which was also a housewarming at their new farm location.

Mrs. Joseph Goulet, nee Lefto, native of Jessenland Township, died at the age of 80.

Emma Buetow, pioneer resident of Dahlgren Township, died at the age of 84.

Bob “Minnow� Meyer was named to pilot the Belle Plaine Tigers ball club that summer.

He replaced Jerry Miller, who requested relief from managerial duties.

Jerry Miller’s high school Tigers opened the baseball season in Belle Plaine with a smashing 20-0, no-hit victory over Henderson. Bob Dahlke and John Keating shared the no-hitter.

Most Belle Plaine kindergarten students in Diane Becker’s and Joanne Devine’s classes came The new home building season to school one day in April of 1986 dressed as clowns. Face painting was part of that day’s fun opened with two groundbreakings for new homes by Harold experiences.

Madden and Peter Ince.

It was announced that the feated Le Sueur 7-4. Jeff Bruder tor, driven by Bill Schilz, was Metro phone system could be pitched the entire game, allow- snapped almost in two places.

90 Years Ago installed in Belle Plaine by ing six hits while striking out The driver of the car and three (1926) that fall. With the new system, 10. Bruder also singled home passengers were all from FairThe local Izaac Walton League Belle Plaine subscribers would a run as the Tigers pulled away mont. be able to call or receive calls from the Giants.

The Masonic lodges and East- scheduled a crow hunt that Suntoll-free from an area cover- The 1986 edition of the BPHS ern Star lodges of Belle Plaine, day. ing nearly 500 square miles, girls’ track and ďŹ eld squad Jordan, Henderson, Le Sueur Mayor Feider decreed that according to Chuck Perkins, a made its debut and won a and other surrounding towns those who had water and sewdirector on the Belle Plaine De- ďŹ ve-team invitational with 71 were all cooperating in the er connections to be made on velopment Corporation which points. Cleveland was second drive for the construction of the streets to be paved had to get was seeking the service. with 58 points, followed by million-dollar Masonic Memo- busy. Paving was to start June A total of 1,211 cows, 618 Jordan (52), Montgomery (48) rial Cancer Hospital at the Uni- 15 and no trenching would be allowed 30 days before paving heifers and 140 calves from and Silver Lake (18). Leading versity of Minnesota.

Scott County would be going the way for the Tigers was Lau- A surprise 80th birthday party started. to slaughter as a result of a new rie Wolpern with ďŹ rsts in high for Mrs. Gertrude Schultz was Oscar Haering and Frank government dairy buyout pro- jump (5-2), long jump (15-2) held at the George Schultz Kilduff won as awards for high gram. The government’s dairy and 200 dash (29.4). Jodi Bes- home. sportsmanship for their insurbuyout program was designed sel won the shot put with a toss Belle Plaine High School ance company an all-expenseto reduce dairy production by of 29-6 and Becky Stender cap- hosted the District 13 solo and paid trip to Indianapolis speed 12 billion pounds and dairy tured the 800 run with a time of ensemble contest. Those from races. cattle by one million head. The 2:48.

Belle Plaine who won “1� rat- M.J. Mangan of Rolla, N.D., government hoped to reduce ings were Karen Purington, stopped over for a visit in his 60 Years Ago the amount of stockpiled milk, Phyllis Riesgraf, Justin Ries- old hometown. butter and cheese. graf, Paul Tillquist, Jean Marie Johnson Bros. Store was mak(1956) Elsie’s Klothes Patch of Belle Daly, Ann Blume, Julie Engfer, ing ready to celebrate its 25th Plaine would be showing a The Sinclair Oil Co. broke Edith Rebers, Judi Lehman, anniversary of business in Belle number of fashions in a Spring ground for the construction of Elizabeth Schmid, Mary Lou Plaine.

Style Show April 22 at the Park an oil station and restaurant on Wilson, Carol Stoppelmann, Cornelius Kilduff, 71, resident the relocated Trunk Highway Ballroom in New Prague.

169 right-of-way. The site was Elrena Koepp, Gloria Sass, of this area since 1856 when Mary E. Klinkhammer, age directly across the street, south Shirley Druke, John Ploetz and his parents settled in Blakeley Lynn Simcox.

92, of Belle Plaine, passed of the softball playing ďŹ eld.

Township, died of a heart ataway April 14 at St. Francis RePhyllis Woestehoff, 17, of the tack. During his residence at St. Another project adjacent to gional Medical Center in ShaBlakeley Clippers 4-H Club, Thomas, he was elected probate kopee. Mrs. Klinkhammer was the relocated highway was the was chosen the winner of the judge for Le Sueur County and born in Belle Plaine Township triangle being formed by the county talent contest held at the held that ofďŹ ce two terms. to Charles and Elizabeth (Bald- old highway and the St. Law- Lydia School auditorium.

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lee, nee rence road. win) Reak.

Dr. W.T. Olhow attended the Minnie Egan, former residents George J. “Lefty� Mendlik, The Albert Trosts retired from Minnesota State Chiropractic of Washington Lake Township, the farm and moved into the age 69, of Belle Plaine, passed Convention, of which he was celebrated their golden wedaway April 8 at Queen of Peace borough. The Trost farm was president of the ticket, luncheon ding in Green Isle. taken over by Ronald MuehlenHospital in New Prague. and banquet committees.

Ferdinand Born, 27, was killed hardt.

The possibility of starting dirtAt the Catholic Church in Ar- instantly while blasting stumps Elmer Alvin Burling, a fortrack stock car racing at the lington took place the marriage on his farm in Dahlgren TownScott County Fairgrounds that mer resident of the East Union of Miss Helen Dressen, daugh- ship, Carver County. community, died at his home in summer was under study by ter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dresthe fair board. “We’ve been ap- Minneapolis at the age of 70. sen, to William A. Barney of Horace Madden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Madden of proached and are looking at this Mr. Burling’s sister, Mrs. Otto Minneapolis. quite seriously,� said Robert B. Molkentin, nee Agnes Burling, Mrs. D.A. Hanlon, Mrs. P.C. Jessenland, died at the hospital in St. Paul. also died with the funeral held Kiewel, fair board member.

Ehrenberg, Mrs. Fred Hay- Peter Mellquist, East Union at East Union.

Plans were progressing for wood, Mrs. J.A. Mohrbacher, the Belle Plaine, Jordan, New A Twin City promoter pro- Mrs. W.J. Gatz and Mrs. D.C. merchant, had the distinction of being the oldest storekeeper in posed to build a racetrack four Prague and Prior Lake chamTownsend attended the Wom- Carver County. He had been opmiles east of Shakopee on the bers of commerce-sponsored en’s Institute program in St. “A Day at the Racesâ€? at Canter- Savage road and initiate stock Paul, at which Ed Sullivan of erating the store at East Union continuously for 45 years. car races and “jalopyâ€? races. bury Downs on April 26. CanNew York put on his show in One of Belle Plaine’s oldest Michael L. Fogarty, son of Mr. terbury Downs would open for the evening. its second season on April 25. and Mrs. Michael T. Fogarty of A break-in at F.M. Tillquist’s residents was Grandma Frank, The Belle Plaine High School Belle Plaine, was elected to the Ford garage resulted in the theft who would celebrate her 90th speech team hosted and won ofďŹ ce of district sentinel at the of $90 in currency from Mr. birthday in May. the District 13 Contest that District 5 F.F.A. spring conven- Tillquist’s desk and a damaged 120 Years Ago Saturday. Belle Plaine accumu- tion. Mike was a junior at Belle safe.

Plaine High School and presilated 76 points, well ahead of (1896) Walter Schense bought the Jordan, which was second with dent of the local F.F.A. chapter. nearly 80 acres from Theo. Belle Plaine folks were urged 59. Advancing to the Region IV Dr. J.E. Soper, well-known for- Thomason and consolidated its to plant trees that Arbor Day. competition from Belle Plaine mer resident of Carver County, operation with his own farm. Most decided to “wait another were Corrine Gransee, Marga- died at his home in Minneapo- Mr. and Mrs. Thomason moved year.� ret Siegler, Kathy Rogers, Mike lis at the age of 89. He served as into Belle Plaine to take occuGaffney, Julie Johnson, Jerrad Carver County coroner, mayor pancy of the house they bought William Madden of Jessenland met an accidental death in Fenske, Todd Hardwick, Anne of Norwood and was a prime from Ed Bahr. crossing the river at Le Sueur.

Hillstrom, Sheral Kahle and mover in the establishment of Mrs. John Harshman (Elvira C.E. Pelton came from Dodge the National Cemetery at Fort Joanne Boschee.

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The BPHS baseball team deNews came from the Oakland, rived at Okinawa, Japan, where studio in Belle Plaine.

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DFLers Hosting Convention Saturday in Belle Plaine DFLers residing in the Belle Plaine area who were eligible to attend precinct caucuses here can attending a convention Saturday (April 16, 10 a.m.) at the Belle Plaine Public Library.

During the convention, DFLers will elect delegates for the congressional district and state conventions and consider resolutions for the party’s platform.

The Belle Plaine Library is at 125 Main Street W. in down-

town Belle Plaine.

The meeting is a prelude to the 2nd Congressional District Convention April 30, 9:30 a.m., at Shakopee West Junior High School (200 10th Ave. E.) and the Senate District 20 endorsing convention May 24, 7 p.m., at the American Legion in Montgomery.

Candidates will be endorsed at the 2nd Congressional and Senate District 20 conventions.

Fireworks Get A Lift in House Minnesotans who want to shoot off a bottle rocket, ďŹ recracker and other aerial ďŹ reworks around Independence Day received some good news on April 11, as the Minnesota House has approved the Fireworks Freedom Act by a vote of 73-56, which would make it legal to use these ďŹ reworks in the state.

State Representative Jason Rarick (R-Pine City) chief-authored the legislation, and was pleased with the bipartisan support. “Responsible adults who want to celebrate the 4th of July by lighting a ďŹ recracker should have the freedom to make that choice,â€? Rarick said.

The Fireworks Freedom Act would allow aerial and audible devices to be sold and used from June 1 to July 10 each year. Only people above the age of 18 could make ďŹ reworks purchases. Local governments

could charge an annual license fee to stores that want to sell ďŹ reworks and are able to prohibit them from being sold.

According to some studies, Minnesota loses roughly $5 million in sales tax revenue every year when people drive across the border to purchase ďŹ reworks. Rarick said he’s heard from a number of business owners located near the Wisconsin border that would like to sell legalized ďŹ reworks and keep Minnesota customers from crossing state lines. “Minnesota’s ďŹ reworks ban hasn’t stopped one strongwilled person from shooting off a bottle rocket on Independence Day,â€? Rarick said. “It’s time to let people exercise their freedoms and allow the state to beneďŹ t from ďŹ reworks sales.â€?

Rarick’s Fireworks Freedom Act will now be sent to the Minnesota Senate for further debate.

Ney Nature Center’s Annual ‘Spring Fling’ is April 16 The Ney Nature Center just outside Henderson will hold its 9th Annual Spring Fling beneďŹ t April 16 at the Road Haus Events Center April 16 beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Along with the beneďŹ t, the event offers outdoor and wildlife enthusiasts the opportunity to learn about monarch buttery habitat and preservation from Kate-Lyn Bunney. She serves as the “Monarchs in the Classroomâ€? coordinator for the University of Minnesota Monarch Lab. Bunney graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2008 with a degree in

environmental sciences policy and management. Bunney currently serves on the Minnesota Association for Environmental Education Board and enjoys playing an integral role with the Monarch Lab. The event also includes auctions and rafes with proceeds beneďŹ tting Ney Nature Center.

Auction items list updated at neycenter.org/spring-ing For additional information on Ney Nature Center or the annual fund-raiser, visit the center’s Web site -- info@neycenter.org -- or call 507-248-3474.

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St. Thomas by: Loni Graham Masses at St. Anne’s in Le Sueur are Saturdays at 5:15 p.m., Sundays at 8 and 10:30 a.m. with Father Andrew Stueve.

Welcome home, Father Roger Hessian!

Our sympathies to the loving family of an amazing 9-yearold, Braden Flicek’s family.

His Mom, Dad, twin brother Cole and remaining siblings Ella, Ethan, and Jack, grandparents Norm and Denie, Mark and Carol, his great-grandparents, also to Brandon and Gina O’Connell and his other aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Folks are encouraged to wear sports gear in honor of Braden’s love for sports. May the little lad rest in peace.

The Wild Wheeler is a wheelchair basketball team put on through the Miracle League organization of North Mankato.

Emily has been participating over the last few months. The Sullivans had their last practice on April 9 with a little pizza and cake.This is the first year they’ve tried through that location. They have great volunteers that helped make it happen. It turns out Emily was one of the best shooters on the team. Marsha “feels pretty confident Emily does not

get that from her.� Let’s take a vote. Jim? Marsha? Team effort, yeah!

Talking about team, a great team showed up Saturday for the hedge trimming and worked-likethe-dickens.

The Oaks, Jim, Andy, James and Jerry, Chuck, Luke, and Todd, the O’Connells, Dick, Jim, Kenny, Doc and Mike, Pat Brown, Randy Karels, T.C., the Burns girls, Colleen and Loni.

All done in an hour and a half and it sure didn’t feel like 22 degrees out there. It was a great time.

The Fogarty’s, Tim, Emmett, Mark, Mark’s wife, Leticia, and cousin Colleen Rohloff enjoyed the Straw Bale Garden seminar at the Genesis Town and Country store in Belle Plaine last Tuesday evening.

Author, Joel Karsten, pioneer straw bale gardener showed slides and lectured. The warehouse was packed with eager gardeners.

From the Archives: The marriage of Avis Nolan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Nolan of Granger, to Patrick Thomas Burns, son of Mrs. Anna and the late George Burns of St. Paul, took place at St. Patrick’s Church in St. Paul. BPH 4/7/56 Have a good one folks.

School Board (continued from page 1) rate on the solar energy. The district can’t issue bonds for prepayment and pay a higher per kilowatt charge. A thirdparty investor owns the equipment and makes their return from selling us the energy. Prepayment would yield the school district the greatest savings.

The size of the bond issue would depend on whether the district favored all new LED lighting, the solar panels or both. Apex’s Seth DeGeest said the company would guarantee in writing the total cost of the project and that the savings would more than cover the cost of the bond payments.

The electricity generated by the panels would feed school use, delaying electricity purchased from Xcel Energy.

If the district went with just the solar panels, Apex estimates the district would be $30,000 ahead annually. The estimate is $50,000 in savings with both solar panels and LED lighting.

The district estimates it would save over $800,000 over 25 years with solar panels just on the junior-senior high school building.

by: Edna Weiers St. John’s Catholic Church St. Scholastica Church Father Dave and Deacon Bob Saturday Mass at 8:15 p.m. at St. John’s Servers: Mitchel & Hunter Pomije Sunday Mass at 8 a.m. at St. Scholastica Servers: Joe Schoenecker and Lydia Schmitz Sunday Mass, 10 a.m. at St. John’s Servers: Danielle, Brenna & Samantha Solheid and Anna Holden Wednesday Eve Mass at St. John’s 5 pm * * * * * The Spring Fling Thing held last Saturday evening was a lovely party in the St. Wenceslaus parish activities center. Food, wine, beer and lemonade was served. Live music by the one and only Revival Band had many kicking up their heels dancing. The young boys and girls who are going on a mission trip served the food. It was a fun evening.

Cory and Jamie Giesen and Mason, who reside in Stillwater, entertained Saturday to celebrate their son Mason’s 4th birthday. Gathering there were great-grandmothers Barb Weiers and Ludy Giesen, grandparents Jeff and Sue Weiers, Rick and Diane Giesen, Paul and Kim Atwell also Carissa and Katrina Weiers, Brandon and Holly Giesen, Tori and Dylan, Seth and Katie Polus, Trevor and Rylee and Sean Atwell.

Gathering at Lino Lakes Sunday at the home of Brandon and Holly Giesen, Tori and Dylan to celebrate little Dylan’s 2nd birthday were great-grandmothers Ludy Giesen and Barb Weiers. Also Jeff and Sue, Carissa and Katrina Weiers, Rick and Diane Giesen, Rick and Ronna Gerber and Joan Lunde.

Audrey Zurn spent the week end at the campus’s of St. John’s University and the College of St. Benedict. Saturday night the big event was the Mom Prom, where all seniors were able to bring their mom’s for a night of dining and danc-

If the school board agrees to have Apex perform a directed engineering study, the estimates will be formalized with the completion of the study.

The company claims the LEDs will reduce the district’s lighting costs by 60 percent. The school district’s electric bill at ChatďŹ eld Elementary School for 2014-15 was approximately $73,000. It was about $94,000 at the junior-senior high school last year and $77,000 at Oak Crest. Lighting accounts for about one-third of a building’s electric bill, said Jeff Heine, the district’s director of facilities and grounds.

Heine said replacing the existing uorescent lights would cost about $100 apiece. The LED lights cost about $140 apiece, but they are considered more efďŹ cient and last longer than the existing uorescent lights, he said.

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ing with a prom theme. This tradition has been going on for over 50 years at St. John’s.

Social hour, a wonderful dinner and dancing was enjoyed by over 300 seniors and their mom’s. After the prom Audrey went over to the campus of St. Benedict and spent the night with her daughter Katelyn who is a junior at St. Ben’s. Sunday morning was spent at the beautiful St. John’s Abbey for mass.

Nick also had a home track meet Sunday. Nick is a short distance runner for St. John’s with his events being the 400 meter dash and the 4x400 meter dash. Nick being the anchor runner in the event.

Katelyn Zurn was also busy at St. Ben’s. Katelyn is the Student Director of Activities on campus and was active in planning the Mother Daughter brunch for all the St. Benedict Bennie seniors on Sunday morning. Over 600 mom’s and daughters were in attendance at the brunch. Katelyn was the Master of Ceremonies at the brunch. Saturday evening the dad’s were also included at St. Ben’s with a dad-daughter dance.

Dan, Bridget, Sydney and Leah Smith of Shakopee spent last week on vacation in Phoenix, AZ. They spent a few days at the Grand Canyon and reported amazing views and spectacular scenery at the South Rim, about 2.5 hours north of Phoenix. In and around Phoenix they also did a few hikes at Superstition Mountain and Camelback Mountain, and enjoyed temps in the high 90s. Bridget is the daughter of Flavian and Edna Weiers of Union Hill.

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Spring Fun Kids Kraft April 30 Time to celebrate spring with the Scott County Historical Society’s Spring Fun Kids Kraft on Saturday, April 30 from 10:30-11:15 a.m.

We’re reading “Waiting for Wingsâ€? by Lois Ehlert and “Hurray for Springâ€? by Patricia Hubbell, and making our own special buttery craft to take home.

After the program, feel free to take a stroll through the Stans Garden. This event is free but registration is required for supplies. To register, call 952-4450378 or e-mail sherrick@scottcountyhistory.org.

The Scott County Historical Society is located at 235 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, three blocks south of the intersection of County Road 101 and Fuller Street. Visit us online at www. scottcountyhistory.org.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016

City-Wide Garage Sale Next Week Belle Plaine’s annual Spring City-Wide Garage Sale will take place next Friday and Saturday (April 22-23).

You can obtain a map listing registered garage sales and their locations on the Belle Plaine Herald’s Web site. The deadline to sign up for the map is Friday, April 15 (see ad on page 4).

For more information, contact Diane Skelley at 952-8732467.

a.m. to noon at the Belle Plaine Police Department parking lot, 420 East Main Street.

The event, sponsored by the city of Belle Plaine and Belle Plaine Lions Club, gives residents of the city of Belle Plaine and the townships of Belle Plaine, Blakeley and St. Lawrence an opportunity to rid their homes of unwanted clutter during these spring cleaning days.

Recyclable items that will be accepted free of charge include Recycle and Cleanup glass, newspapers, scrap metal, aluminum, cardboard and plasDay April 30 tic. There is also a long list of Belle Plaine’s annual Recy- fee items. cle and Cleanup Day will take place Saturday, April 30 from 8 More information will be published in the April 27 Herald.

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The week of April 4-10, Belle 6:54 p.m. for disorderly conPlaine police responded to the duct. following selected calls: A man on the 900 block of Prairie Oak Drive called for medical help at 9:39 p.m. A Monday, April 4 An ofďŹ cer escorted a boy out woman was transported to an of the school on the 200 block area hospital. of South Market Street at 10:32 Friday, April 8 a.m. because he was causing a Two vehicles were cited and ordered towed at 2:49 a.m. for disturbance.

Police assisted Shakopee po- illegal parking during downlice on the 200 block of East town street cleaning.

Orchard Street at 1:39 p.m. A man on the 400 block of East Main Street reported at with a search warrant.

A man at a business on the 7:58 a.m. suffering chest pain.

900 block of East Main Street He was transported to an area reported at 1:56 p.m. someone hospital. trying to pass a bad check. Po- A gas line break on the 800 lice investigated. No one is out block of East Court Street was reported at 1:06 p.m. any money at this time.

A Jordan man stopped on the A woman on the 900 block 300 block of South Meridian of East Main Street reported Street at 7:34 p.m. was arrested at 5:49 p.m. a woman possibly purchasing alcohol for underon an outstanding warrant.

A vehicle was stopped near age consumers. the intersection of East Com- Saturday, April 9 merce Drive and Walnut Street A person on the 100 block of at 10:25 p.m. because a taillight East Main Street reported at was not working. The driver 12:48 a.m. a person on parole was taken into custody on out- drinking. The person was restanding arrest warrants. stricted from alcohol consumption. An arrest warrant was isTuesday, April 5 A woman on the 1000 block sued and the parolee taken into of East Commerce Drive re- custody. ported at 12:49 p.m. a hit-and- A vehicle was stopped at run crash. The crash occurred 4:27 a.m. near the intersection a few days ago while she was of Highway 169 and German Road for a headlight out. The shopping. driver was cited for possession Wednesday, April 6 Police stopped a vehicle near of a small amount of marijuana the intersection of North Lin- and drug paraphernalia. den and East Main streets at A person on the 800 block 10:20 a.m. for running a red of West Main Street called for light, reckless driving and medical help at 1:46 p.m. A speeding. The driver was also woman was transported to an cited for driving with a can- area hospital. celled license.

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Arlington Accepts $30,000 DNR Grant Arlington has accepted a grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to help the city deal with the growing infestation of emerald ash borer, build and maintain a community gravel bed for trees and develop a digital database for trees in the community.

The city council recently OKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d accepting the $30,000 grant.

SpeciďŹ cally, the Arlington Enterprise recently reported, the

grant will be used to fund preparation of an EAB preparedness plan, building and maintain a 10-foot-by-foot-50 community gravel bed. The trees in it will be planted and pruned by volunteers.

The city will provide $3,750 in matching money for the grant.

The matching money will pay for staff time supporting EAB, community gravel bed and database projects.

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Spring Burning Restrictions In Effect Effective March 21, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has imposed burning restrictions in the central part of the state, including Scott County.

In the past few weeks, ďŹ reďŹ ghters have already responded to wildďŹ res in central Minnesota as conditions for ďŹ re have increased.

Open burning restrictions are in effect in the following counties: Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Cass (that portion south of the Chippewa National Forest boundary), Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Washington and Wright.

The mild temperatures and sparse snow cover this winter have resulted in an early snow melt. The warmer weather and spring winds dry the dead standing grass and brush, allowing them to ignite and spread ďŹ re quickly.

Spring open burning restrictions mean residents will not be allowed to burn brush or yard waste. Restrictions typically begin about two weeks after the snow leaves and remain in place until summer green-up occurs. This usually lasts four to six weeks.

In Minnesota, most wildďŹ res occur during April and May and over 95 percent are caused by people. The DNR places restrictions on open burning during this time to reduce the number of wildďŹ res during the spring ďŹ re season.

These spring restrictions have resulted in a dramatic decrease in the number and size of ďŹ res the DNR responds to each year.

For more information on ďŹ re condition and burning restrictions, visit the Minnesota DNR website, www.dnr.state.mn.us/ forestry/fire/firerating_restrictions.html.

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Change to Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Weapons Policy Nixes â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Zero Toleranceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Provision

In previous years, a Belle Plaine public school student who knowingly brought a potentially dangerous weapon to school and tried to hide it from school staff could face penalties set by a policy guided by the assumption of zero tolerance. But now, the discipline that child will face rests upon the considered opinion of school administrators.

Last month, the Belle Plaine School Board revised the old policy and implemented what Director Joe Vandermark described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;common senseâ&#x20AC;?based policy. Revisions to the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weapons policy were one of three policies -- public and private personnel data, family and medical leave, and tobacco-free environment -- the board passed without discussion at its March 28 meeting.

The changes were recommended, but not required, by the Minnesota School Board Association (MSBA). Superintendent Ryan Laager plans to bring as many as possible of the Belle Plaine School Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policies needing revisions back to the board this year.

MSBA recommended removing the phrase, â&#x20AC;&#x153;zero tolerance,â&#x20AC;? because its members interpreted

the phrase to be applied toward the nature of the discipline.

Kathy Miller, MSBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of legal and policy services, said â&#x20AC;&#x153;zero toleranceâ&#x20AC;? was intended toward the notion a student would be disciplined for bringing a weapon to school.

The consequences for bringing a weapon on to school property was up to school administrators, Miller said.

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The new policy allows administrators to implement the policy on a case-by-case basis.

Laager said administrators will discuss the individual situation before potentially enacting any discipline. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always had discretion built into the policy as what the consequences would be,â&#x20AC;?

Miller said.

Vandermark doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want a student punished for an act that is clearly not an aggressive incident. He wants the district to look at the full spectrum of circumstances.

The state originally approved a weapons policy in 1995. The districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weapons policy was originally approved in 2005 and revised in 2014. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We follow MSBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recom-

Central Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hoops Coach Headed to Hall of Fame Central High School (NYA) girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball coach Gary Lembcke was recently inducted into the Minnesota Girls Basketball Association Coaching Hall of Fame during a ceremony in NorthďŹ eld.

The 60-year-old coach has been at Central for 32 seasons.

His record is 552-271 (.670), good for eighth best in Minnesota, the Norwood Young America Times recently reported. The Raiders made their ďŹ rst state tournament trip in 2007 before returning to state last year and again this season.

They ďŹ nished atop the Minnesota River Conference with Mayer Lutheran.

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Lembckeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roots in basketball go back to Morris, Minn. where his mother still lives. He started playing organized basketball in ďŹ fth grade. He grew into a standout player, a center, for Morris Area High School.

He was the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst player to surpass 1,000 points, ďŹ nishing with 1,291 career points, a record that stood for two decades.

He played baseball and ran cross-country to stay in shape for basketball.

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COUNTY HIGHWAY PROJECT Bids Close December 12, 2006 Jordan, Minnesota NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - Sealed proposals will be received until 1:00 p.m., December 12, 2006, by Mitchell J. Rasmussen, County Highway Engineer, Scott County, Jordan, Minnesota on behalf of the Board of Commissioners of said County for the construction of the following project. Proposals will be opened and read publicly by the County Highway Engineer in the Scott County Highway Department Offices, 600 Country Trail East, Jordan, Minnesota 55352.

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

READ CAREFULLY THE WAGE SCALES AND DIVISION A OF THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS AS THEY AFFECT THIS/THESE PROJECT/PROJECTS The Minnesota Department of Transportation hereby notifies all bidders: in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Act), as amended and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Subtitle A Part 21, Non-discrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation, it will affirmatively assure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded maximum opportunity to participate and/or to submit bids in response to this invitation, and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin in consideration for an award; in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, and Title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 230 Subpart A-Equal Employment Opportunity on Federal and FederalAid Construction Contracts (including supportive services), it will affirmatively assure increased participation of minority groups and disadvantaged persons and women in all phases of the highway construction industry, and that on any project constructed pursuant to this advertisement equal employment opportunity will be provided to all persons without regard to their race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin; in accordance with the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Statute 363A.08 Unfair discriminatory Practices, it will affirmatively assure

reduce the cost of the GED test for some Minnesotans. An additional $100,000 in funding from the federal Workforce Investment Act is making the GED test free for Minnesotans through July 2016. Daytonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2016 Supplemental Budget proposal would invest $120,000 to keep the test free for test takers into 2017.

MDE estimates that as many as 2,000 Minnesotans could beneďŹ t from this initiative in 2016. In 2015, more than 3,600 Minnesotans took the GED test. The GED test is comprised of four subject area tests, the total cost of which is normally $120.

For more information about the GED program, visit the MDE Adult Basic Education website. For more information and to register for the GED test, visit the ofďŹ cial GED website.

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Lembckeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coaching career started at Chokio-Alberta High School. He started as an assistant girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball coach but also worked as the head volleyball and baseball coach. His teams cumulatively ďŹ nished 27-13 his ďŹ rst two seasons. Lembcke arrived in NYA in 1981. He met his wife, Bobbie, a former Central teacher. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had three children. Lembcke coached his two daughters. He retired from teaching in 2011.

St. Peter School Board OKs Contracts for New High School

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General Educational Development (GED) testing is available at no cost to eligible Minnesotans through July 2016, expanding economic opportunity for thousands of Minnesotans across the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People who obtain a high school diploma can expect to earn signiďŹ cantly higher incomes in their lifetimes than those who do not,â&#x20AC;? said Gov. Mark Dayton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This program will help reduce economic disparities in Minnesota, racially and geographically, to help ensure our economy works better for all Minnesotans. I urge the Legislature to approve funding this session to continue the program.â&#x20AC;?

Having a high school diploma or GED increases the earning power of individuals by 37.5 percent â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nearly a $10,000 per year median wage increase, which can make a signiďŹ cant difference for a Minnesota family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The GED provides a pathway to better jobs and opportunity,â&#x20AC;? said Lt. Governor Tina Smith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This proposal will make the GED more affordable for more Minnesotans.

Minnesota has long invested $125,000 each year through the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) to partially

mendation because they research and (do the) legwork to help us make sure we have policies that best serve our school and community,â&#x20AC;? Laager said.

The district is not obligated to follow MSBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommendations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They continually review and look at policies to make sure they stay current, are relevant, and best serve our students.â&#x20AC;?

Both the 2014 version and the version the board recently OKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d allow a student who discovers they inadvertently brought a potentially dangerous weapon to school to turn it over to a school staff member without fear of discipline. The discipline facets of both versions come into play when a student who is knowingly in possession of a weapon is caught with it while on school grounds.

Laager said violations of the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weapons policy occur â&#x20AC;&#x153;very seldom.â&#x20AC;? Plastic toy guns are the biggest challenge administration faces, he said.

Miller said. The new policy still follows federal lawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presumption of the penalty for bringing a ďŹ rearm on to school property results in a one-year expulsion.

that on any project constructed pursuant to this advertisement equal employment opportunity will be offered to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, sexual orientation, or age; in accordance with the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Statute 363A.36 Certificates of Compliance for Public Contracts, and 363A.37 Rules for Certificates of Compliance, it will assure that appropriate parties to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement possess valid Certificates of Compliance.

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

The following notice from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights applies to all contractors: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is hereby agreed between the parties that Minnesota Statute, section 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules, parts 5000.3400 to 5000.3600 are incorporated into any contract between these parties based on this specification or any modification of it. A copy of Minnesota Statute 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules, parts 5000.3400 to 5000.3600 is available upon request from the contracting agency.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is hereby agreed between the parties that this agency will require affirmative action requirements be met by contractors in relation to Minnesota Statute 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules 5000.3600. Failure by a contractor to implement an affirmative action plan or make a good faith effort shall result in revocation of its certificate or revocation of the contract (Minnesota Statute 363A.36, Subd. 2 and 3).â&#x20AC;?

A minimum goal of 12.03% Good Faith Effort to be subcontracted to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.

Grading, Base, Paving, Lighting, Sewer, Watermain and Prefab Bus Shelter CP 18-07, SP 70-596-002, CR 18, located near CSAH 18 and Trunk Highway 169 in the City of Shakopee.

Major quantities of work are approximately as follows: Light Poles, 32; Brick Pavers 13,680 SF; Concrete Walk 15,247 SF; Concrete Curb and Gutter 7,827 LF; Common Exc. 33,210 CY; Aggregate Base (CV) Class 6,030 CY; Sanitary Sewer 1,032 LF; Storm Sewer 1,143 LF; Concrete Paving 2,559 SY; Type MV 4 Wearing Course Mixture 870 Ton; Type MV 3 Wearing Course Mixture 2800 Ton; and MV3 Non Wearing Course Mixture 3,465 Ton. Proposals, plans and specifications may be examined at the office of the County

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Highway Engineer at 600 Country Trail East, Jordan, MN 55352 (TH 282 - 1/4 mile west of TH 13).

Digital copies of the Bidding Documents are available at http://www.QuestCDN. com for a fee of $20.00. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Browse Projectsâ&#x20AC;? page or by entering eBidDoc#450402 on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Search Projectsâ&#x20AC;? page. For assistance and free membership registration, contact QuestCDN at 952-2331632 or info@questcdn.com.

Paper copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from Docunet Corp., 151 Cheshire Lane #300, Plymouth, MN 55441, 763-475-9600 for a fee of $120.00.

Deposits will not be refunded.

Bids must be accompanied by a certified check made payable to the Scott County Treasurer, or a corporate surety bond made in favor of Scott County, for at least 5% of the amount of the bid.

The right is reserved to accept any or reject any or all bids and to waive any defects.

Mitchell J. Rasmussen County Highway Engineer Scott County Any questions, please contact: Greg M. Felt, Operations Engineer at 952496-8047 or gfelt@co.scott.mn.us Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, November 22 and 29 and December 6, 2006.

INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID

BY MORTGAGEE: $666,034.73 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding, mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof.

PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said County as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 13, 2006 at 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SALE: Scott County Law Enforcement Center, Scott County SheriffĘźs Office, Civil Unit, 301 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, Minnesota 55379 to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneysĘź fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor, their personal representatives or assigns.

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGORĘźS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: October 11, 2006 PROGROWTH BANK, Mortgagee LINDQUIST & VENNUM, P.L.L.P. By John J. Bowden Attorneys for Mortgagee 4200 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 (612) 371-3968 THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, October 18, 25 and November 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2006.

The St. Peter School Board recently approved over $8 million in contracts associated with the construction of the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new high school.

The recently accepted bid packages include over $4.6 million in two separate concrete bids. The board also approved bids exceeding $1 million for structural steel and blacktopping, the St. Peter Herald reNOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: December 23, 2003 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $465,000.00 MORTGAGOR: Anderson Family Homes, a Minnesota partnership.

MORTGAGEE: ProGrowth Bank, a Minnesota corporation.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Mortgage, Assignment of Leases & Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Financing Statement filed on December 29, 2003 in the office of the County Recorder of Scott County, Minnesota as Document No. A639825, which mortgage was modified by a certain Modification of Mortgage dated September 7, 2004 and filed September 22, 2004 as Document No. A672396.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 2, Block 2, Hickory Hollow.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE,

Scott County Board Proceedings

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF SCOTT NOVEMBER 7, 2006 (1) The Board of Commissioners, in and for the County of Scott, Minnesota, met in the Courthouse Board Room in the City of Shakopee, Minnesota, and convened at 9:01 a.m., with the following members present: Commissioner Ulrich, presiding, Commissioner Marschall, Commissioner Wagner, Commissioner Vogel, and Commissioner Hennen.

(2) Chair Ulrich noted the addition to the agenda of the appointment of Aldeen Goehring to the Board of Adjustment/ Planning Advisory Commission.

(3) On a motion by Commissioner Hennen, seconded by Commissioner Vogel, the Minutes of October 24, 2006 were approved.

(4) On a motion by Commissioner Vogel, moved, seconded by Commissioner Hennen, the following items were approved unanimously. A copy of each resolution is available in the office of the County Administrator and made a part of this record by reference.

A. Application to Sell 3.2 Malt Liquor at Retail for 2007 of Ronald L. Edmiston DBA Superamerica #4439 in Jackson Township, Jams R. Hupp DBA Holiday Stationstore #246 in Jackson Township, and Joleen Yong DBA Suzette Inc. in St. Lawrence Township.

B. Application for Precious Metal Dealer License of Mark A. Smith, DBA PawnXChange in Shakopee.

C. Receipt of funding from the MN Department of Public Safety for administration of the Safe Communities Grant in the amount of $40,300 effective October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007 to be shared by the Safe Communities Coalition.

D. Resolution No. 2006-160; Authorizing Final Payment on the 2005 Overlay Projects to Buffalo Bituminous Inc. in the Amount of $25,000.00.

E. Resolution No. 2006-163; Authorizing Entering Into Cooperative Agreements With the Cities of Shakopee and Prior Lake for Phase 2 Construction of the Southbridge Transit Station.

F. Resolution No. 2006-164; Honoring Joseph Graham Upon Receiving the Eagle Scout Award.

G. Resolution No. 2006-165; Honoring Joshua Gunter Upon Receiving the Eagle Scout Award.

H. Resolution No. 2006-166; Honoring Sam Ringstad Upon Receiving the Eagle Scout Award.

I. Payroll processing of personnel actions indicated below and certified by the Employee Relations Director and the Appointing Authority to be in compliance with provisions of Minnesota Statutes 375.56 - 375.71 and the Scott County Merit Personnel System:

1. FTPR employment of Alan Evenson, Highway Maintenance Worker, Public Works Division, effective 10/30/06.

2. FTPR employment of Michael Turek, SheriffĘźs Deputy, SheriffĘźs Office, effective 11/06/06.

3. FTPR employment of Sherri Smith, Fraud Prevention Investigator, Community Services Division, effective 11/01/06.

4. The recognition of the following individuals as volunteers will enable them to be covered for liability insurance purposes in accordance with the insurance contracts currently in force with Scott County: Additions Deletions Ethel Carlson Jacqueline Clary Jennifer Edwards Augustine David Lisa Meyers Christopher Kettler Rochelle Kovac Kevin McCann J. Resolution No. 2006-161; Approving Long Term Disability (LTD) and Short Term Disability (STD) Insurance Provider and Plans and Rescind Resolution No. 2001-105.

K. Appointment of Aldeen Goehring of Commissioner District 3 to the Board of Adjustment and Planning Advisory Commission effective November 7, 2006 through December 31, 2007.

(5) Create Safe, Healthy, and Livable Communities: A.On behalf of the Board, Vice Chair Marschall presented an Outstanding Service Award to Connie and Terry Lonto for their dedicated service as volunteers for Scott County for 30 years working in the areas of weather spotting, sand bagging, search and rescue, traffic control, and command post activities.

Commissioner Wagner left the meeting from 9:21 to 9:25 a.m.

B. Community Services Director Tim Walsh updated the Commissioners on the County Board goal to implement the Community Corrections delivery system, Public Services Manager Jennifer Deschaine reviewed the goal to monitor the Community Health statistics and trends, Deputy County Administrator Gary Shelton provided information on the shared information systems, training facilities and 800 MHz strategy, County Administrator Dave Unmacht highlighted the status of County Highway projects, and Chief Information Officer Marilyn McCarter reviewed the goal to complete phase one of the CountyĘźs Business Continuity Plan.

(6) County Administrator Update: Mr. Unmacht reviewed upcoming schedule items.

On a motion by Commissioner Marschall, seconded by Commissioner Vogel, the meeting adjourned at 10:24 a.m.

Jon Ulrich, Chair David J. Unmacht, County Administrator, Clerk of the Board Tracy A. Cervenka, Deputy Clerk to the Board Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesday, November 22, 2006.

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by Melinda Myers Keeping your garden looking its best throughout the growing season and into fall is possible with the help of low-maintenance spring planted bulbs.

Plant them in spring among other annuals or perennials and watch as these bulbs brighten the garden, adding new life to your late-season gardens.

Whether your gardens and containers are in full sun or shade, you’ll enjoy the attractive foliage and pop of color that dahlias, cannas, calla lilies, caladiums and elephant ears will add to the landscape. These easy-care plants reward you with loads of beauty. Just plant, water and enjoy.

Grow dahlias in sunny areas with at least six hours of sunlight for the best floral display.

Simply plant the tuberous roots 4 to 6 inches deep with the stem facing up after the danger of frost has passed.

Use dahlias in a cutting garden or as an attractive screen along fences and property lines. Use the shorter, more compact border dahlias, like ‘Gallery Pablo’ in containers on your patio, balcony or deck where you and the hummingbirds will enjoy their blooms.

Wait until the danger of frost has passed to plant cannas in a full sun to partially shaded locations. Plant the canna rhizomes horizontally 2 to 3 inches deep with the growing point facing up. Take advantage of their bold foliage and use cannas as a backdrop in the flower border or screen in the landscape. Use as a vertical accent in a large container or select dwarf varieties for smaller pots.

Calla lilies are another springplanted bulb that thrives in full sun or part shade. The speckled foliage adds color to the garden all season long. Include these 1to 2-feet-tall plants in the front or middle of the flower garden or as a vertical accent or filler

in a pot. And don’t forget to cut a few flowers to enjoy indoors.

The black flowers of ‘Night Cap’ teamed with the white blooms of ‘Crystal Clear’ create an elegant display. Like the other bulbs, wait for the danger of frost to pass before planting them outdoors. Plant the knobby rhizomes 2 to 4 inches deep with the growing point facing up.

Add some color and plenty of wow factor to shaded areas with the foliage of caladiums and elephant ears. These tropical beauties thrive when soil and air temperatures are warm. Wait for the danger of frost to pass and the soil to warm, 65 to 70 degrees, before planting them in the garden.

Use caladiums to brighten containers, dress up window boxes or edge a shady pathway.

The colorful leaves stand out amongst the greens of shade gardens. Team variegated varieties with complimentary colored begonias, coleus or impatiens.

Include elephant ears in the garden or containers. Their large heart-shaped leaves give a tropical feel to the patio, deck or pool area. Consider planting one, two or more to create an impressive welcome for guests or a bold statement in the landscape. They pair nicely with caladiums, coleus and other shade-loving plants.

Make this the best season yet with the help of spring flowering bulbs. You’ll enjoy the variety and late-season color these easy care plants provide.

Melinda Myers has over 30 years of gardening experience and has written over 20 gardening books, including “Small Space Gardening.” She hosts The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything: Food Gardening For Everyone” DVD set and the nationally-syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV and radio program. Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine.

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Mother’s Day Tea at SCHS May 7 Treat Mom special for Mother’s Day. Savor tea and treats in the Scott County Historical Society’s historic 1908 Stans House from 1:30-3 p.m. on Saturday, May 7.

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Families with kids ages 5 and up are invited. Costs are $5 for children and $10 for adults. Register through Shakopee Community Education.

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The Scott County Historical Society is located at 235 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, three blocks south of the intersection of County Road 101 and Fuller Street.

Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Scholarships Beyond the Yellow Ribbon South of the River will award two $1000 scholarships in 2016 – one to a graduating high school senior and one a returning student residing in Scott County.

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The Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) is expanding its cover crop research through the University of Minnesota with two new projects focusing on the potential for cover crop mixes throughout the state to reduce nitrogen fertilizer in waterways and in tile drainage systems.

“Minnesota’s cool climate and short growing season makes using cover crops challenging in many parts of the state,” said Dr. Paul Meints, MCGA’s research director. “Our research focuses on making cover crops a more viable option for farmers, and works to quantify the conservation benefits of cover crops when it comes to keeping nitrogen out of our waterways.”

A project being led by Jeff Vetsch, soil science research manager at the U of M’s Southern Research and Outreach Center in Waseca, will examine how cover crops can help reduce the amount of nitrogen entering waterways through tile drainage systems.

“We’re going to interseed cover crops late in the growing season while corn and soybeans are still in the field,” Vetsch said.

“We want to see how much nitrogen can be intercepted by cover crops and thereby minimize nitrogen loss through tile drainage. We believe the potential is there for real benefits.”

If cover crops can prevent a significant amount of nitrogen fertilizer from leaving fields through tile drainage, it will help protect area water quality. It’ll also improve a farmer’s bottom line by keeping the nitrogen on the field where it can support crop growth.

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Vetsch plans to compare different types of cover crops.

Cereal rye remains in the field during winter and is terminated before planting in the spring vs. annual cover crop blends that die in the winter. Cereal rye has been a successful scavenger of nitrogen in other states, and Vetsch would like to measure its effectiveness in Minnesota.

Three different nitrogen rates will be used: no nitrogen fertilizer or the soil’s natural nitrogen level, the U of M’s recommended nitrogen fertilizer rate and 15-20 percent above the U of M’s recommendations.

“Multiple rates of nitrogen are needed to completely understand how cover crops impact nitrogen availability for corn,” Vetsch said.

When it comes to cover crops, what works in a dryer region like southwest Minnesota might not work in a cooler region like northern Minnesota. U of M assistant professor/cropping specialist Dr. Axel Garcia y Garcia is set to begin work on a project that hopefully can help farmers better understand what types of cover crops might work best on their own farms.

“I’m personally excited that the Corn Growers funded this project,” Garcia said. “How you incorporate cover crops might change based on where you’re farming. We’re going to be looking at cover crop mixes from Grand Rapids all the way

down to Lamberton and Waseca.”

When it comes to better managing nitrogen fertilizer, Garcia’s project looks at two key things: 1) Effectively managing cover crops to improve nitrogen use efficiency to keep it out of nearby waterways and 2) determine the effect of cover crops on water and nitrogen use in corn.

Garcia will also try to quantify the amount of nitrogen that leaves fields through leaching with different cover crop mixes.

Another goal of the project is to examine how various cover crop mixes can enhance diversity in our ecosystem.

“It’s important to try and get as much quantifiable data as possible,” Garcia said. “That information is good for both farmers and the general public to know.”

Cover crops on cornfields may be seeded at either the beginning or end of the growing season. On soybean fields, cover crops may be seeded near maturity or post-harvest due to the overhanging canopy of the soybean plant.

Plant disease and weed population will be monitored throughout the project’s duration. Many farmers already use annual rye as a cover crop, which is currently not researched at the U of M. Garcia plans to use annual rye and compare its results to winter rye.

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Our hearts are filled with gratitude as we say â&#x20AC;&#x153;thank youâ&#x20AC;? to our family, friends and the community for the acts of kindness and sympathy: food, flowers, cards, visits and the kind words spoken to us during the recent sudden passing of a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother.

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With our love and heartfelt thanks, The Family of Mary Mathwig

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Legal Notices NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED

BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 4, 2012 MORTGAGOR: Paul J. Winnick and Dragana I. Winnick, husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for U.S. Bank N.A. its successors and assigns.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded October 2, 2012 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A916670.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association. Dated November 17, 2015 Recorded November 24, 2015, as Document No. A992131.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100021200007585531 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: U.S. Bank N.A. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 681 Roundhouse Street, Shakopee, MN 55379 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 271991260 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Unit Number 2609, Common Interest Community Number 1024, Prairie Bend, a condominium located in Scott County, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $158,600.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $155,578.63 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: May 5, 2016 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on November 7, 2016 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs.

580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A

JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: March 1, 2016 U.S. Bank National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 19 - 16-001790 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, March 9, 16, 23, 30 and April 6 and 13, 2016.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED

BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: June 1, 2005 MORTGAGOR: Ann M Chromy, a single person.

MORTGAGEE: Chase Bank USA, N.A..

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded June 20, 2005 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A702187.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.

Dated November 17, 2014 Recorded February 17, 2015, as Document No. A973817. And thereafter assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, on behalf of the holders of the J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust 2007-CH3 Asset Backed Pass-through Certificates, Series 2007-CH3. Dated November 17, 2014 Recorded February 17, 2015, as Document No. A973818; corrected by Corrective Assignment of Mortgage Dated November 27, 2015 Recorded November 30, 2015 as Document No. A992388.

TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Chase Bank USA, N.A. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 625 Northwest 2nd Street, New Prague, MN 56071 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 240670320 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Unit no. 625, Common Interest Community No. 1046, Shardan Condominium, a Condominium located in County of Scott, State of Minnesota.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $140,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $141,364.78 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: May 3, 2016 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 2016 Pavement Maintenance City of Belle Plaine Belle Plaine, MN RECEIPT AND OPENING OF PROPOSALS: Sealed proposals for the work described below will be received at the Office of the City Administrator, City of Belle Plaine, 218 North Meridian Street, Belle Plaine, MN 56011 until 11:00am on April 21, 2016 at which time the bids will be opened and publicly read.

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TO OBTAIN BID DOCUMENTS: Complete digital project bidding documents are available at www.bolton menk.com or www.questcdn. com. You may view the digital plan documents for free by entering Quest project #4379589 on the website’s Project Search page. Documents may be downloaded for $20.00. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-2331632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, viewing, downloading, and working with this digital project information. An optional paper set of project documents is also available for a nonrefundable price of $20.00 per set, which includes applicable sales tax and shipping. Please make your check to payable to Bolton & Menk, Inc. and send it to 1960 Premier Drive, Mankato, MN 56001, (507) 625-4171, fax (507) 625-4177.

BID SECURITY: A certified check or proposal bond in the amount of not less than 5 percent of the total amount bid, drawn in favor of City of Belle Plaine shall accompany each bid.

OWNER’S RIGHTS RESERVED: The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities and informalities therein and to award the Contract to other than the lowest bidder if, in their discretion, the interest of the Owner would be best served thereby.

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City Administrator Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, March 30 and April 6 and 13, 2016.

Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on November 3, 2016, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs.

580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: February 29, 2016 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 38 - 15-002056 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, March 9, 16, 23, 30 and April 6 and 13, 2016.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT firST JUDICIAL DISTRICT district court probate division Court File No.: 70-PR-16-6142 NOTICE of informal probate of will and appointment of personal representative and notice to creditors Estate of James E. Oss, also known as James Oss, Decedent Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent's Will, dated July 28, 2004, and separate writing under Minnesota Statutes section 524.2513, dated July 28, 2004, ("Will"), has been filed with the Registrar.

The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Anthony J. Oss, whose address is 3846 N. Malaga Drive West, La Porte, IN, 46350, as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate, including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate.

Any objections to the probate of the Will or appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing.

Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: March 31, 2016 Filed in Scott County Courts March 31, 2016 Vicky L. Carlson, Registrar Phil Bird, Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Personal Representative Cindy J. Ackerman, Esq. (#301887) Moss & Barnett, P.A. 150 South Fifth Street, Suite 1200 Minneapolis, MN, 55402 Telephone: (612) 877-5000 Fax: (612) 877-5999 Email: cindy.ackerman@lawmoss. com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, April 6 and 13, 2016.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR QUOTES NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: Quotes for gravel will be received until 8 p.m. April 27, 2016, by Maynard Rucks, Clerk of Jessenland Township, Sibley County on behalf of the Supervisors of said Township for the following: 2,500 yards of class 5 gravel more or less delivered to anyplace in the Township by July 1, 2016.

Township is also asking for quotes for road grading and weed cutting this season, snowplowing and sanding this next season.

Township reserves the right to reject any and all quotes.

Maynard Rucks Clerk Jessenland Township 35493 226th St. Henderson, MN. 56044 507-964-2733 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, April 13 and 20, 2016.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT district court probate division firST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 70-PR-16-6423 NOTICE of informal probate of will and appointment of personal representative and notice to creditors Estate of Ronald F. Buckeye, Decedent Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent's will dated December 18, 2012 ("Will") has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Jeanne Buckeye, whose address is 1640 Watson Ave., St. Paul, MN 55116 as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minn. Stat. 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate.

Any objections to the probate of the will or appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing.

Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: April 5, 2016 Filed in Scott County Courts April 5, 2016 Vicky L. Carlson, Registrar Phil Bird, Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Applicant Edward F. Gross 1959 Sloan Place, Suite 110 Maplewood, MN 55117 Attorney License No.: 180816 Telephone: (651) 631-0616 Fax: (651) 631-8885 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, April 13 and 20, 2016.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT district court probate division firST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 70-PR-16-6414 NOTICE of informal probate of will and appointment of personal representative and notice to creditors Estate of Carol G. Taylor, AKA Carol Geneva Taylor, AKA Carol Taylor, Decedent Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent's will dated January 7, 2014 ("Will"), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Charles Dotseth, whose address is: 20820 Langford Way, Jordan, MN 55352 as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee, or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minn. Stat. 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate.

Any objections to the probate of the will or appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing.

Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: April 5, 2016 Filed in Scott County Courts April 5, 2016 Vicky L. Carlson, Registrar Phil Bird, Deputy Court Administrator Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, April 13 and 20, 2016.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT district court firST JUDICIAL DISTRICT probate division Court File No.: 70-PR-16-5976 NOTICE and order for hearing on petition for descent of property In Re: Estate of Bridge Badhwa f/k/a f/k/a Bridgeanand Badhwa, Decedent Radhika B. Badhwa has filed a Petition for Determination of Descent. It is Ordered that on May 4, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at Scott County Government Center, JC 115, 200 4th Ave. W., Shakopee, Minnesota 55379, on the petition.

The Petition represents that the Decedent died more than three (3) years ago leaving property in Minnesota. The Petition requests that the Court probate the decedent's

wednesday, april 13, 2016 Will, determine the descent of such property and assign the property to the persons entitled.

Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hearing or filed with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and no objections are filed or raised, the petition will be granted.

Notice shall be given by publishing this Notice and Order as provided by law and by: Mailing a copy of this Notice and Order to each interested person by United States mail at least 14 days before the time set for the hearing.

Dated: March 28, 2016 Filed in Scott County Courts March 28, 2016 Ann M. Offerman, Judge of District Court Vicky L. Carlson, Court Administrator Attorney for Petitioner Eric R. Rousar (#0231101) Sjostrom & Rousar, PLLC 801 Twelve Oaks Center Drive Suite 818 Wayzata, MN 55391-4635 Tel: 952-475-1001 Fax: 952-475-3686 e-mail: eric@rousarlaw.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, April 13 and 20, 2016.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT firST JUDICIAL DISTRICT district court probate division Court File No.: 70-PR-16-6245 NOTICE of informal probate of will and informal appointment of personal representative and notice to creditors In Re: Estate of Roseann Elizabeth Campagnoli a/k/a Roseann E. Campagnoli, Decedent Notice is given that an Application for Informal Probate of Will and Informal Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed with the Registrar, along with a Will dated June 20, 1995. The Registrar accepted the Application and appointed Jerold A. Campagnoli, whose address is 13200 Henning Circle NE, Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 to serve as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent.

Any heir, devisee, or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters testamentary, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate.

Any objections to the appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing.

Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: April 1, 2016 Filed in Scott County Courts April 1, 2016 Vicky L. Carlson, Registrar Phil Bird, Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Personal Representative Kimberly A. Prchal, #0395601 Blahnik Law Office, PLLC 16180 Hastings Avenue, Suite 201 Prior Lake, MN, 55372 Telephone: (952) 479-0449 Fax: (952) 447-4424 Email: kim@blahniklawoffice. com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, April 13 and 20, 2016.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT district court probate division firST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 70-PR-16-6600 NOTICE and order of hearing on petition for summary assignment or distribution Notice to creditors (non-Exempt EstatE) Estate of Richard W. Sauer, Decedent Notice is given that a petition has been filed requesting that the Estate assets be summarily assigned and distributed without probate administration.

Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper, and if no objections or claims are filed or raised, the Court may issue a decree distributing or assigning the Estate's assets.

It is Ordered and Notice is now given that the Petition will be heard on May 11, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., by this Court at 200 Fourth Avenue West, Shakopee, Minnesota.

Notice is further given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: April 11, 2016 Filed in Scott County Courts April 11, 2016 Michael A. Fahey, Judge Phil Bird, Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Petitioner Terrence A. Merritt Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer P.A. 14985 Glazier Avenue, Suite 525 Apple Valley, MN 55124 (952) 953-8824 (phone) (952) 432-3780 (fax) tmerritt@dmshb.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, April 13 and 20, 2016.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED

BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. Notice is hereby given that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: April 17, 2015 MORTGAGOR: Justin Posusta, a single man MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Waterstone Mortgage Corporation, a Corporation DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: June 4, 2015 Scott County Recorder Document #: A980751 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Said mortgage was assigned to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION on October 27, 2015 and said assignment was recorded on November 3, 2015 and given document number A990811.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: LOT 6, BLOCK 3, PRAIRIE RIDGE 4TH ADDITION, SCOTT COUNTY, MINNESOTA PARCEL ID #: 200670370 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 824 Lindsey Lane, Belle Plaine, MN 56011 TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT ID NO.: 1003715-0000412906-8 CURRENT MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank National Association NAME OF MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR (Lender): Waterstone Mortgage Corporation, a Corporation COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $209,457.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $218,413.75 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; that no Mortgagors have been released from financial obligation on said Mortgage; that no action or proceeding has been instituted by law to recover that debt secured by said Mortgage, or any part thereof; that all conditions precedent to foreclose of the Mortgage and acceleration of the debt secures thereby have been fulfilled; PURSUANT to the power of sale therein contained, said Mortgage will be foreclosed and the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: May 12, 2016 at 10:00 am PLACE OF SALE: Scott County Sheriff’s Office, Law Enforcement Center, Main Lobby, 301 S. Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN 55379 to pay the debt the debt then secured by the Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of sale by the mortgagor, their personal representatives or assigns.

DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: The date on or before which the mortgagor must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under Minnesota Statutes section 580.30 of the property redeemed under Minnesota Statutes sections 580.23 is November 12, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. If the foregoing date is Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, then the date to vacate is the next business day at 11:59 p.m.

MORTGAGOR RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: March 16, 2016 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Mortgagee Kenneth J. Johnson Minnesota State Bar No. 0246074 Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC Attorney for Mortgagee 230 W. Monroe St., Ste. 1125 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, March 23, 30 and April 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2016.

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(continued from previous page) NOTICE OF CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, default has been made in the terms and conditions of the Declaration for Prairie Bend Condominiums (henceforth the Declaration) dated May 31, 1995 and recorded in the Office of the County Recorder in and for Scott County, Minnesota on May 31, 1995 as Document No. 353122 as amended by Doc. Nos. 353750, 354269 and 357113, which said Declaration covers the following described property situated in the County of Scott and State of Minnesota, to-wit: Unit No. 3608, CIC Number 1024, Prairie Bend, a Condominium, located in Scott County, Minnesota.

Street Address: 2008 Parkway Avenue, Shakopee, MN 55379 Property ID #27 1991870.

WHEREAS, pursuant to said Declaration, there is claimed to be due and owing as of the date of this Notice by Eugene Cupstid III, as unit owner, to Prairie Bend Association the principal amount of Two Thousand Five Hundred Seven Dollars and No/100 ($2,507.00) for condominium assessments, interest and past due attorney fees through March 2016; and no action being now pending at law or otherwise to recover said debt or any part thereof, and; WHEREAS, pursuant to said Declaration, and the statute in such case made and provided, said debt creates a lien upon said premises in favor of Prairie Bend Association.

NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sale created by statute, said lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said premises with the hereditaments and appurtenances, which said sale will be made by the Sheriff of Scott County, Minnesota at the Scott County Law Enforcement Center, Civil Division, 301 Fuller Street South, in the City of Shakopee in said County on May 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, to pay the amount then due for said condominium assessments, together with the costs of foreclosure, including attorney’s fees as allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owner, his personal representatives or assigns, is six (6) months from the date of said sale.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied single family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the unit owners must vacate the property if the lien is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on November 5, 2016. If the foregoing date is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the date to vacate the property is the next business day at 11:59 p.m.

Dated: March 8, 2016 FULLER, SEAVER, SWANSON & KELSCH, P.A. By: Timothy D. Fuller 32694 12400 Portland Avenue South, Suite 132 Burnsville, MN 55337 (952) 890-0888 Attorneys for Prairie Bend Association Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, March 16, 23, 30 and April 6, 13 and 20, 2016.

NOTICE OF CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, default has been made in the terms and conditions of the Declaration for Prairie Bend Condominiums (henceforth the Declaration) dated May 31, 1995 and recorded in the Office of the County Recorder in and for Scott County, Minnesota on May 31, 1995 as Document No. 353122 as amended by Doc. Nos. 353750, 354269 and 357113, which said Declaration covers the following described property situated in the County of Scott and State of Minnesota, to-wit: Unit No. 3907, CIC Number 1024, Prairie Bend, a Condominium, located in Scott County, Minnesota.

Street Address: 2058 Parkway Avenue, Shakopee, MN 55379 Property ID #27 1992120.

WHEREAS, pursuant to said Declaration, there is claimed to be due and owing as of the date of this Notice by Shareif K. Eisa, as unit owner, to Prairie Bend Association the principal amount of Two Thousand One Hundred Fifty-seven Dollars and 79/100 ($2,157.79) for condominium assessments, interest and past due attorney fees through March 2016; and no action being now pending at law or otherwise to recover said debt or any part thereof, and; WHEREAS, pursuant to said Declaration, and the statute in such case made and provided, said debt creates a lien upon said premises in favor of Prairie Bend Association.

NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sale created by statute, said lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said premises with the hereditaments and appurtenances, which said sale will be made by the Sheriff of Scott County, Minnesota at the Scott County Law Enforcement Center, Civil Division, 301 Fuller Street South, in the City of Shakopee in said County on May 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, to pay the amount then due for said condominium assessments, together with the costs of foreclosure, including attorney’s fees as allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owner, his personal representatives or assigns, is six (6) months from the date of said sale.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied single family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the unit owners must vacate the property if the lien is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not

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redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on November 5, 2016. If the foregoing date is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the date to vacate the property is the next business day at 11:59 p.m.

Dated: March 8, 2016 FULLER, SEAVER, SWANSON & KELSCH, P.A. By: Timothy D. Fuller 32694 12400 Portland Avenue South, Suite 132 Burnsville, MN 55337 (952) 890-0888 Attorneys for Prairie Bend Association Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, March 16, 23, 30 and April 6, 13 and 20, 2016.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED

BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: November 19, 2010 MORTGAGOR: Jennifer L Stuckmayer, an unmarried woman.

MORTGAGEE: Fifth Third Mortgage Company.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded December 15, 2010 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A870001; as amended by Court Order Dated October 27, 2015, Recorded November 19, 2015 as Document No. A991847; and thereafter amended by Court Order Dated January 11, 2016 Recorded January 19, 2016 as Document No. A995124.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Fifth Third Mortgage Company RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Fifth Third Bank MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 26659 Vergus Avenue, New Prague, MN 56071 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 039280140 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The North 60 rods of the West 66 2/3 Rods of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 28, Township 113 North, Range 22 West, Scott County, Minnesota, save and except the North 397 feet thereof; And excepting therefrom the following: Commencing at the Southwest corner of the North 60 rods of the West 66 2/3 rods of the West half of the Southwest Quarter (W 1/2 of SW 1/4) of Section 28, Township 113 North, Range 22 West, Scott County, Minnesota, and going North 150 feet to the point of beginning; thence commencing East parallel to the South line of Section 28 a distance of 300 feet; thence proceeding North 150 feet; thence proceeding West 300 feet parallel to the South line of Section 28, thence proceeding South 150 feet to the point of beginning; according to the United States Government Survey thereof and situate in Scott County, Minnesota.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $325,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $337,511.33 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: June 2, 2016 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on December 2, 2016, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat.

Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None "THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION

BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS,

ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED." Dated: March 29, 2016 Fifth Third Mortgage Company Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 67 - 14-008356 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, April 6, 13, 20, 27 and May 4 and 11, 2016.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED

BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: August 29, 2005 MORTGAGOR: Charles O. Quinnell and Trisha N. Quinnell, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Cherry Creek Mortgage Co., Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded September 7, 2005 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A712189.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Lehman Mortgage Trust Mortgage Pass-Through, Certificates Series 2005-1. Dated March 8, 2016 Recorded March 18, 2016, as Document No. A998135.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100030200362010512 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Cherry Creek Mortgage Co., Inc. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Nationstar Mortgage LLC MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 26524 Evergreen Court, Elko, MN 55020 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 230440080 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 8, Block 1, Whispering Hills, Scott County, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $239,885.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $248,018.36 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;

PAGE ELEVEN PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: May 31, 2016 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on December 1, 2016, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None "THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION

BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED." Dated: March 29, 2016 U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 21-16-001644 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, April 6, 13, 20, 27 and May 4 and 11, 2016.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED

BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 1/12/2005 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $339,523.90 MORTGAGOR(S): Peter G. Rau and Dawn M. Lewis-Rau, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Household Industrial Finance Company DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 1/21/2005 as A 686477 in the Office of the County Recorder, Scott County, Minnesota The mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: LSF8 Master Participation Trust c/o Caliber Home Loans, Inc. Assignment dated: 8/1/2014 Assignment recorded: 8/8/2014 Assignment recording information: A963086 Assignee: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust Assignment dated: 10/30/2015 Assignment recorded: 11/10/2015 Assignment recording information: Doc#: A991297 All in the records of the County Recorder in and for Scott County, Minnesota.

TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 27-303015-0 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: LOT 4, BLOCK 2, PHEASANT RUN FOURTH ADDITION, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Abstract Property STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2342 Ponds Way, Shakopee, MN 55379 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Household Industrial Finance Company RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Caliber Home Loans THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE $424.927.86 AS OF 4/6/2016.

THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes.

Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Scott, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 05/31/2016 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Scott County Sheriff’s Office, 301 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, MN 55379 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law.

The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is 6 Months from the date of sale.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn.

Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 12/1/2016, or the next business day if 12/1/2016 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None.

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION

BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: 4/6/2016 Since the founding of our nation, the role of newspapers in U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation our democracy has been crystal clear. We have been, and will Trust, Mortgagee/Mortgage Since the founding of ourto be, nation, in After continue the eyesthe androle ears ofofthenewspapers American people.

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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 70-PR-16-6601 NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re: Estate of Margaret A. Tesarek, aka Margaret Tesarek, Decedent Notice is given that an Application for Informal Probate of Will and Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar, along with a Will dated July 14, 1989 and Codicils dated February 6, 2004 and March 6, 2008. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed Russell H. Adelmann whose address is 12300 28th Place North, Plymouth, MN 55441, to serve as the personal representative of the decedent's estate.

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

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

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

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

Dated: April 8, 2016 Filed in Scott County Courts April 8, 2016 Vicky L. Carlson, Registrar Phil Bird, Deputy Court Administrator WORNSON, GOGGINS, NEISEN, MORRIS & BREVER, PC Richard F. Wornson MN# 181778 119 East Main Street New Prague, MN 56071 Telephone: (952) 758-4161 Facsimile: (952) 758-4085 e-mail: rwornson@lawyersnp.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, April 13 and 20, 2016.

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With the benefit of expanded spring turkey hunting opportunities in their favor, an estimated 42,000 hunters will take to Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fields and forests between Wednesday, April 13, and the end of May, aiming to bag a wild turkey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking forward to this season when hunters will try out regulations that give them more time and options to hunt turkeys, get outside and enjoy springtime,â&#x20AC;? said Steve Merchant, DNR wildlife populations program manager with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Under the new regulations, turkey hunting time periods will be longer, all will include weekends, and more time periods will be available to each hunter.

The season includes five oneweek time periods followed by one longer time period ending on Tuesday, May 31. Previously, there were eight time periods, and not all included weekends. The bag limit remains one bearded turkey.

Hunters who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bag a turkey during their first time period will be able to hunt the last time period using their original license. Hunters who hunt a second time during the last time period will need to hunt in the same zone that they hunted in during their first hunt period.

In another change, archers will be able to hunt the entire season and in any zone from when the first time period begins on April

13, through the end of the last one on May 31. Hunters must choose between a firearms or archery turkey hunting license.

Firearms hunters who wanted to hunt either of the first two time periods applied for licenses through a lottery system; surplus licenses became available in early March for remaining spots in the first two seasons.

Hunters are reminded that turkeys may not be taken with the aid of an electronic device, including the use of any remotecontrolled decoy. However, an electronic hearing aid or other device designed to enhance hearing, electronic sights that self-illuminate but that do not cast rays of light, and rangefinders may be used.

Public Process The changes in the spring turkey season came about following a public process, informed by data from a 2014 statewide survey of adult turkey hunters and four â&#x20AC;&#x153;Talking Turkeyâ&#x20AC;? dialogue sessions that took place across the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We heard that while many hunters wanted these changes, there were some concerns about crowding, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be listening to feedback after this season to see if any adjustments need to be made to the season structure,â&#x20AC;? Merchant said.

More information on wild turkeys is available at www. mndnr.gov/turkey. Hunting information is available at www. mndnr.gov/hunting/turkey.

1-5 p.m. at Tiger Park. The cost is $75. This camp will instruct on all aspects of baseball, including fielding, throwing, pitching, base running and hitting, the latter of which will be the primary focus.

Huber, who played college baseball at Minnesota State University Mankato, is head coach at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D. In just seven seasons, Huber has become schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-time leader in baseball coaching wins .

Augustana assistant coaches Brandon Hunt and Cory Glieden will assist Huber at the camps, as will head Belle Plaine High

School varsity baseball coach Pat Schultz and others.

For more information, call 605-370-8675 or e-mail thuber@augie.edu.

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Registration Being Accepted for Tim Huberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All-Star Baseball Camps

Participants are being sought for Belle Plaine native Tim Huberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual All-Star Little League and Advanced Baseball camps.

The Little League Camp for ages 7-11 is set for June 13-14 (Monday and Tuesday) from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It will take place at the little league fields behind Chatfield Elementary School. The cost is $75.

The camp will focus on the basic fundamentals and players will participate in games and opportunities to keep muskies, fish species. Information about contests each day. and a greater number of loca- that program is available at the The Advanced Camp for ages tions where anglers can target hall of fame website.

12 and up will be held June 13lake sturgeon.

14 (Monday and Tuesday) from â&#x20AC;&#x153;We sometimes hear reports of large fish caught and released that may have been state-record weight. Now we have a way to formally honor the skill of those who catch and release these fish and recognize Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outstanding fishing opportunities for these species,â&#x20AC;? Kurre said.

Kurre also reminds anglers to obtain a valid license and check that the season is open before going fishing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anglers may fish for a species only when the season is open, even when catch-and-release angling,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The certified weight record and catch-and-release length record each have an individual set of guidelines for submitting a state-record fish. Guidelines and application forms are available at the DNRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record fish webpage, while fishing regulations and season dates can be found at Fish Minnesota.

Anglers who catch large fish also have the option of participating in the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Master Angler program, which recognizes 60

State-Record Fish Program to Include Catch-and-Release Records

Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state-record fish program will now include catchand-release length records for lake sturgeon, flathead catfish and muskellunge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;State records for sturgeon, flathead catfish or muskies can now be set without harvesting the fish,â&#x20AC;? said Mike Kurre, mentoring program coordinator with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, the traditional catch-andkeep records for all species will remain an option.â&#x20AC;?

The traditional records are based on certified weight. The new catch-and-release length records for muskellunge, lake sturgeon or flathead catfish require anglers to measure and take a photograph of the fish before releasing it.

Several factors led to the adoption of catch-and-release records. Primarily, the popularity of catch-and-release fishing is growing, and many anglers are reluctant to harvest muskies, flathead catfish and sturgeon to qualify for a state record. Additionally, in 2015 a higher minimum length for muskellunge and a statewide catch-and-release season for lake sturgeon were adopted, meaning fewer

lowing nine hits and a walk. He struck out four. Schmidt gave up one hit and a walk in his two innings of relief.

Ladd had two hits, including a double and drove in two runs.

Narveson also had two hits and a RBI, while Vinkemeier, Herman and Ryan BremsethVining combined for four RBI. Curtiss, Stier and Schmidt each had one hit to round the Tigersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nine-hit attack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was another nice win against a MRC rival. We came ready to play on offense, defense and on the mound. It was a good way to start of the MRC schedule,â&#x20AC;? Schultz said.

2016 BPHS Baseball Schedule Apr. 9 B.P. Tournament

vs. Minnehaha W 9-7 vs. EGF W 5-2 Apr. 11 at Jordan W 7-0 Apr. 12 at St. Peter Apr. 15 vs. Fairmont Apr. 18 at Mayer Lutheran Apr. 19 at New Ulm Apr. 21 vs. Tri-City United Apr. 25 vs. Sibley East Apr. 28 vs. Jordan Apr. 29 vs. Watertown-Mayer May 5 at Norwood YA (DH) May 6 vs. Hibbing May 9 vs. Mayer Lutheran May 12 at Tri-City United May 16 at Sibley East May 19 vs. LS-H (DH) May 24 vs. Bethlehem Acad.

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H.S. Baseball

H.S. Softball

Tigers Postponed Twice Belle Plaine Wins Tourney; Blanks Jordan The Belle Plaine High School softball team’s first two games of the 2016 slate were pushed back to later this spring as a result of the cold snap that persisted throughout last week and the start of this week.

Friday’s season opener at St. Peter has been rescheduled for May 9, and this past Monday’s doubleheader at Jackson County Central was changed to April 29.

The Tigers were scheduled to begin Minnesota River Conference (and the season) at Jordan Tuesday after this edition of the Herald went to press. They will be at New Prague and Waterville-Elysian-Morristown for nonconference games this Thursday and Friday, respectively. Both games are sched-

uled to start at 4:30 p.m. Belle Plaine will return to MRC play against Mayer Lutheran at Lindstrom Park in New Germany 7 p.m. next Tuesday.

2016 Updated BPHS Softball Schedule Apr. 12 at Jordan Apr. 14 at New Prague Apr. 15 at Waterville-E-M Apr. 19 at Mayer Lutheran Apr. 21 vs. Tri-City United Apr. 25 at Watertown-Mayer Apr. 26 vs. Sibley East Apr. 28 vs. Jordan Apr. 29 at Jackson CC (DH) May 5 at Norwood YA (DH) May 9 at St. Peter May 10 vs. Mayer Lutheran May 12 at Tri-City United May 16 at Sibley East May 17 vs. LS-H (DH) May 24 Begin Section

H.S. Golf

Tigers’ Opener Postponed The Belle Plaine High School boys’ and girls’ golf teams scheduled season opener at Shoreland Country Club in St. Peter was postponed due to cold weather on Friday.

The next scheduled meet is next Monday (April 18) when both the boys’ and girls’ teams will play in an invitational at their 2016 home course – Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan. Joining Belle Plaine on the course will be Jordan, Norwood Young America, Sibley East, Watertown-Mayer and New Richland-Hartland-EllendaleGeneva.

The first Minnesota River Conference meet is scheduled for April 28 at Montgomery National Golf Club.

2016 BPHS Girls’ Golf Schedule Apr. 8 at St. Peter ppd Apr. 18 at Jordan

Apr. 28 MRC at Montgomery May 2 MRC at Jordan May 3 at St. Peter May 4 at Glencoe May 9 MRC at Glencoe May 17 MRC at Le Sueur May 23 MRC at New Prague May 31 Subsection at TBA Jun. 6 Section at N. Prague Jun. 14-15 State at Jordan 2016 BPHS Boys’ Golf Schedule Apr. 8 at St. Peter ppd Apr. 18 at Jordan Apr. 25 MRC at Le Sueur Apr. 26 at St. Peter Apr. 29 at New Prague Invite May 3 MRC at Lester Prairie May 4 at Glencoe May 10 MRC at TBA May 12 at Monty May 16 MRC at Monty May 23 MRC at New Prague May 27 Subsection at N.P. Jun. 6 Section at N.P. Jun. 14-15 State at Jordan

H.S. Track and Field

Weather Freezes Action in Its Tracks

Mother Nature was the medalist in the first two scheduled outdoor meets of the season for the Belle Plaine High School boys’ and girls’ track and field teams last week. Not only was Thursday’s season opener in Belle Plaine postponed until this Thursday, but Saturday’s Tri-City United Invitational was cancelled – cold being the culprit both times.

The Belle Plaine boys’ and girls’ teams were scheduled to try again to open the outdoor season in a meet at Le SueurHenderson Tuesday after this edition of the Herald went to press. This Thursday’s invite in Belle Plaine is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. Temperatures are forecast to be in the 60s this time around.

2016 BPHS Remaining Outdoor Track and Field Schedule Apr. 9 at TCU Inv. cancelled Apr. 12 at LS-H Inv. Apr. 14 Belle Plaine Inv. Apr. 16 at Cannon Falls Inv. Apr. 18 at St. Peter Inv. Apr. 19 MRC Quad at B.P. Apr. 23 at Lakeville N. Inv. Apr. 26 at Sibley East Inv. Apr. 28 at Rockford Inv.

Apr. 29 at Hamline Elite May 5 at Mankato East Inv. May 10 True Team Section

at Mankato West May 19 MRC Meet at Jordan May 21 State True Team

at Stillwater May 26 Subsection Meet

at Tri-City United Jun. 4 Section Meet

at Mankato West June 10-11 State Meet

at Hamline

MRC Standings (Standings as of April 12) Baseball

W L Belle Plaine 1 0 Sibley East 1 0 Jordan 1 1 Norwood YA 0 0 Tri-City United 0 0 Le Sueur-Hend. 0 1 Mayer Lutheran 0 1 Results Belle Plaine 7, Jordan 0 Jordan 6, LS-H 2 S.E. 4, Mayer Lutheran 0 Softball (First Games April 12) Golf (First Meet April 28)

Letter of Intent

by Dan Ruud The Belle Plaine High School baseball team was the only one of the school’s spring sports teams to get its season opener played last week, and the Tigers and three other teams endured some chills to do so at Saturday’s tournament at Tiger and Heritage Square parks.

The tournament was won by Belle Plaine following victories over Minnehaha Academy (9-7) and East Grand Forks (5-2). Minnehaha Academy routed Hinckley 10-1 in the third-place game.

The temperature at first pitch for both first-round games, accompanied by brisk winds, was at or just a smidgen above freezing. The mercury struggled to reach 40 degrees before all four games were played at day’s end.

The tournament was originally scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. before being pushed back to noon to allow temperatures to at least climb out of the 20s.

It was another brisk day for Belle Plaine’s Minnesota River Conference opener at Jordan Monday, and fortunately for the Tigers, the result on the field was the same as they shut down the Hubmen 7-0 for their third win in as many games.

The Tigers were scheduled to travel to St. Peter for a nonconference game Tuesday after this edition of the Herald went to press. Belle Plaine’s upcoming slate promises to be played in a lot warmer conditions as temperatures are forecast to rise into the 60s and 70s for the next week or so. The Tigers will host Fairmont 5 p.m. this Friday before playing a couple of road games at Mayor Lutheran next Monday and New Ulm on Tuesday.

Tigers 9, Minnehaha Acad 7 Belle Plaine, assuming the road team role despite playing at home, grabbed a 4-0 lead with a run in the first inning and three more in the third before the highly-ranked Redhawks tied the score with four runs in the bottom of the third.

The Tigers jumped back in front with two runs in the top of the sixth only to have Minnehaha Academy score three in the bottom of the sixth for a 7-6 lead. The Redhawks’ lone lead of the game was short-lived as the Tigers took advantage of some control problems with Minnehaha’s relief pitchers to plate three runs in the top of the seventh and an eventual 9-7 triumph.

“This was a pretty fun first game for us,” said Belle Plaine coach Pat Schultz. “We did a lot of good things and battled back from being down to earn a big win against a very talented team (Minnehaha is ranked #2 in the state in Class 2A).

“Brody Curtiss did a nice job battling on the mound in the cold weather, including getting out of a bases-loaded, noout jam in the first inning. Jon Vinkemeier came in and did a nice job with three solid innings of relief. Nathan Herman had a huge game in his first varsity start,” Schultz continued.

Herman had three hits, including a triple and three RBI in five trips to the plate. Vinkemeier and Wes Sarsland both added two hits and scored twice. Luke Narveson had one hit and two RBI, while Aiden Ladd drew a pair of walks and drove home

two runs. Curtiss had one hit and a RBI. Curtiss pitched the first four innings, yielding four runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks. Vinkemeier gave up three runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk in his three innings of relief to earn the win.

Curtiss and Vinkemeier both had two strikeouts.

Tigers 5, EGF 2 Belle Plaine pitcher Wes

Sarsland allowed two runs in the first inning on two hits but no-hit East Grand Forks the rest of the way in a 5-2 Belle Plaine Tournament championship victory at Tiger Park.

Sarsland also hit Belle Plaine’s first home run of the season as the Tigers scored three runs in the second inning and two more in the third to ice the game.

Vinkemeier had a double and two RBI, while Mitchel Stier

had two hits and drove home a run. Curtiss had a double for Belle Plaine’s only other hit.

Sarsland pitched six innings, issuing just two hits and two walks. He struck out four. Herman pitched the final inning to

Baseball (continued on page 12)

Belle Plaine pitcher Brody Curtiss got out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the first inning of Saturday’s game against Minnehaha Academy at Tiger Park.

The Tigers’ Luke Narveson just beat out this throw to first base during Saturday’s game against Minnehaha Academy at Tiger Park.

Belle Plaine’s Nathan Herman waited for the throw to arrive during a play at third base Saturday against Minnehaha Academy at Tiger Park.

Gogebic Community College (Ironwood, Mich.) sophomore Darian Vinkemeier recently signed a national letter of intent to play basketball for NCAA Division III University of WisconsinStout. Vinkemeier graduated from Jordan High School and is from Belle Plaine. She averaged 14.8 points per game for the Gogebic Lady Samsons. She is joined by her parents, Brandt and Belle Plaine first baseman Wes Sarsland stretched out to record an out against Minnehaha Academy Saturday at Tiger Park.

Brenda, and Gogebic CC coach Mark Movrich, standing.

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B.P.’s Chard Tiling Gets County Road 16 Reconstruction Job

Chard Tiling & Excavating of Belle Plaine will handle the reconstruction and expansion of a 1.7-mile stretch of County Road 16 this summer. The Scott County Board unanimously accepted the company’s bid last Tuesday (April 5).

The $8.3 million project includes expansion of a two-

lane rural county road between county roads 21 and 83 to a four-lane divided roadway with turn lanes and paved shoulders and multi-purpose trails.

A frontage road on the south side of County Road 16 will eliminate individual driveway access to the roadway, a move the county considers a safety

improvement.

Chard Tiling & Excavating was one of nine companies that bid on the project. The county has long been planning the improvement project. The project is funded through Scott County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).

Vacant Lot Downtown Still Just That It’s been approximately 18 months since the city of Belle Plaine purchased the vacant lot at the intersection of Main and Meridian streets downtown – and it’s still just that – vacant and city-owned.

The 0.18-acre corner lot, which became empty after the fire that destroyed the historic business and apartment building there in October of 2005, was purchased by the city in October of 2014 from Waugh Properties LLC of Chanhassen for $45,000, plus commission and closing costs.

The city had hoped that with added incentives and a more aggressive marketing approach, a developer would be found for what is Belle Plaine’s main downtown intersection.

Thirty days after the city initially advertised the property for sale at a reduced cost, there were no takers when the June of 2015 deadline came.

Another effort ensued to market the property through a RFP (request for proposals) process, during which each potential buyer would again submit a proposal to the city pursuant to development guidelines identified in the RFP. “Re-solicitation of proposals for development of the lot was not productive,” reported Belle Plaine Community Development Director Cynthia SmithStrack last fall, adding that the city’s economic development authority (EDA) “concedes redevelopment of the lot will take

some time.”

Smith-Strack said then that the consensus of the EDA was “to see what cost-effective solutions may be found to control weeds and improve the aesthetic appearance of the lot.”

This past winter took care of the weed issue but another growing season is approaching, and according to Belle Plaine City Administrator Holly Kreft, Sandi Andersen of Henderson will be displaying her quilting talents and the work of other members of the Scott County Crazy Quilters at an open house Thursday, April 28 (6-8 p.m.), the lot is not currently listed. at the Scott County Historical Society’s Stans Museum (235 Fuller Street S.) in Shakopee.

“Community Development Director Cynthia Smith-Strack will be hosting an information and idea exchange session with local and area developers, financial professionals, architects and adjacent property owners to for several years before passing crazy quilting, some members gather input and ideas on the reaway in her late-90s but made bring knitting, cross-stitch or development of the site,” Kreft the pillow as a crazy quilt, An- projects to work on. “ stated this past Monday.

It’s all about handwork,” she dersen said.

Open House Offers Group a Chance to Show Off Their ‘Crazy’ Quilts

B.P. Woman’s Talents Will be Remembered

Brrrrrr Ball Despite brisk winds and a temperature hovering around the freezing mark at the noon start time for Belle Plaine High School’s baseball season opener at Tiger Park Saturday, a couple of dozen hardy fans braved the conditions, as did the players and coaches. In fact, the Tigers played two games Saturday, knocking off state Class 2A No. 2-ranked Minnehaha Academy 9-7 in the first game before beating East Grand Fork 5-2 in the championship game (see game photos and details inside).

Their work gives a group of eight, sometimes nine, women time together to catch up on each other’s lives and families and share their talents quilting.

Later this month, the work of the Scott County Crazy Quilters over the past 15 years will be on display for people to enjoy.

Thursday, April 28 (6-8 p.m.), the Crazy Quilters are celebrating their anniversary as a group.

They’ll host an open house featuring the art of crazy quilting at the Scott County Historical Society’s Stans Museum (235 Fuller Street S.) in Shakopee.

The event includes samples of the group’s handiwork. The open house is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Crazy quilting is a Victorian art form that uses velvets, silks and other forms of fabrics in the creation of a handmade quilt. It includes most any form of embellishments, from buttons to ribbon and detailing. It can be as traditional or contemporary as the quilter chooses.

“It’s completely randon,” said Henderson’s Sandi Andersen, one of the group’s founders.

Andersen will be among the women displaying her talents at the open house. She has been working on quilts for many years and has stuck with the group after moving from Prior Lake to the bluffs overlooking Henderson and the scenic river valley in 2006.

Andersen enjoys the history of quilting. One of her prized possessions of a piece of a quilt her aunt, Belle Blair, made after moving from Missouri to Lehigh, Iowa circa 1920.

“I love the history and continuing to keep alive the traditional artwork,” she said.

The anniversary display will include a pillow made by the late Lois Wichman. She and her husband moved to Belle Plaine in the 1980s from Balaton, Minn. He was a resident at The Lutheran Home and Lois lived nearby, visiting him each day until his passing.

Lois joined The Knotters, a Belle Plaine-based quilting group in the early-2000s. She primarily quilted with the group

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A co-ed volleyball tournament will be held Saturday (April 16) as benefit for the American Cancer Society’s Three Day walk this summer.

A Belle Plaine-based team – “Bumpin’ for Boobies” – is hosting the tournament. Play starts at 8 a.m. Participants will receive a gift for participation.

The entry fee is $150 per team.

Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams.

All proceeds will be donated to breast cancer research and support.

E-mail JourneyForJugs@gmail. com for details and to register.

Vibrant in Her 90s

“She was such a delight. You couldn’t keep up with her,” Andersen said. “Lois was really something special.”

Locally, Andersen started quilting as a promotional effort in 1998 while working at Murphy’s Landing (known Today as The Landing). She had donated material for quilting. Quilters working at Murphy’s Landing made 20 12-by-12 inch quilted squares as a fund-raiser for Murphy’s Landing. Barb Kiewel of Belle Plaine made three of the squares, Andersen said.

“We raised over $2,500,” Andersen said. “It was one of the best fund-raisers we ever did.”

The Scott County Crazy Quilters got its start at the Stans Museum. In 2000, the group held its first informational meeting.

Twenty-five quilters attended.

But regular attendance when the Crazy Quilters officially formed has never grown beyond eight or nine women, she said. The members range from their mid-40s to early-80s.

Andersen, 66, also works on quilting projects with Henderson residents. Quilting groups meet at the Henderson Library.

The Scott County Crazy Quilters meet at the museum the fourth Thursday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. Along with

said.

They share fabric, ideas and other materials for their quilts.

But mostly it’s the camaraderie that keeps Andersen and many of the other women active.

Judith Hentges of Shakopee founded the Crazy Quilters along with Andersen. She was the Scott County Historical Society’s director of education.

Hentges still regularly attends even though her career has taken her to a job with the Minnesota Historical Society.

Sue Harris, a former New Prague resident, occasionally joins the group even though she has moved to Iowa in 2005.

“It’s a very tight-knit group,” Andersen said.

The group celebrates the good times in its members’ lives and mourns the losses. Several members over the years have passed away, Andersen said.

The women enjoy the peace and tranquility of working on a quilt while sharing the company of friends.

“In some ways, it’s an excuse to get out and meet with friends,” she said. “We plan to continue meeting for as long as there are stitches to be stitched and friendships to share.”

Additional information on the Scott County Crazy Quilters and the open house April 28 is available at 952-445-0378.

Ask A Trooper

by Sgt. Troy Christianson of the Minnesota State Patrol Question: If a person has a medical exception to a specified window tint level (per medical prescription by medial provider), do you have to register that exception/prescription with the state? Or register the car that has the applied tint?

Answer: It is not necessary to notify the Department of Public Safety Driver Vehicle Services (DPS-DVS) in Minnesota.

DVS doesn’t place window tint/medical restriction on the driver’s license or on the vehicle’s registration. Drivers will need to have a prescription or proof from their doctor regarding the medical need to have tinted windows below the 50 percent light transmittance plus or minus 3 percent.

The proper document will need to be in the vehicle to show law enforcement upon request. The document will need to specifically state the minimum percentage that light transmittance may be reduced to satisfy the prescription or medical needs of the patient; and the prescription or statement contains an expiration date, which must be no more than two years after the date the prescription or statement was issued.

If the window tint is below the state minimum of 50 percent light transmittance, that vehicle may be stopped by law enforcement, as the officer will not be aware of the medical exemption.

In Minnesota, you can have your windows tinted to a light transmittance of 50 percent, but not less. Light transmittance

is the amount of light that is required to pass through both the window and the tint film.

Before any tint material is applied to your windows, a vehicle comes from the factory with tint already inside the glass material. No window comes from the factory at 100 percent light transmittance. My experience has been that most vehicles are already at 75 percent before any modifications.

– No vehicle can have ANY tint to the front windshield.

– Passenger cars are limited to 50 percent on all side and rear windows.

– Pickups, vans and SUVs are limited to 50 percent on the front side windows.

– Pickups, vans and SUVs are not limited on the rear side and rear windows. (Can be less than 50 percent behind the front seat).

– Squad cars, limousines and vehicles used to transport human remains by a funeral establishment are not limited on the side and rear windows.

Troopers have window tint meters in their patrol cars and will test the windows for the legal percent of light transmittance if they look to be below the statutory limit. If they are found below the legal limit, the driver may be issued a citation.

If you have any questions concerning traffic-related laws or issues in Minnesota, send your questions to Sgt. Troy Christianson – Minnesota State Patrol at 2900 48th Street NW, Rochester MN 55901-5848.

You can also reach him at, Troy.

Christianson@state.mn.us.