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Renee (Hillstrom) Ahrens Honored City Administrator to Resign as Caring Sister, Mom, Teacher and council have also been very

by Dan Ruud Class of 1966’s Homecoming Queen Died in Tragedy

She is remembered as a woman who cared for everyone she knew, her family, friends and students. This weekend, family and friends of Renee (Hillstrom) Ahrens will bid her a heartfelt farewell.

Ahrens was found Monday night (April 11) murdered in Shakopee at the home of her fiancée, Terry Weimer. Both Ahrens and Weimer died from blunt force trauma, according to the Hennepin County medical examiner.

Police believe Weimer’s son, Adam, is responsible for the killings. Police spent 2½ hours trying to convince him to surrender Tuesday before he took his own life in Waseca.

A memorial service for Ahrens will be held Saturday, April 23, 11 a.m., at St. John Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine. Rev. Mark Johnson will officiate.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m.

Friday, April 22 at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine.

Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at church on Saturday morning.

Her obituary is on Page 3 of this week’s Belle Plaine Herald.

Ahrens, 67, grew up outside of Belle Plaine on the family farm along County Road 40 above Bevens Creek in East Union, San Francisco Township. She was the eldest of Vera and Roger Hillstrom’s four children, the big sister who took good care of her younger brother, Ron, and sisters Rita and Ruth Ann. She graduated from Belle Plaine High School in 1966 and was the class’s homecoming queen that year. Ahrens attended St. Cloud State University.

Uncertain of her career path, she eventually studied to become a teacher. It was a choice that eventually benefitted an untold number of elementary students and teachers from Eau Claire, Wis. to Japan.

Ahrens’ sisters -- Rita Redman

Renee (Hillstrom) Ahrens grew up in East Union, just outside of Belle Plaine. She and her fiancee, Terry Weimer, were murdered last week in Shakopee. She was 67. of Chaska and Ruth Ann Nytes of Henderson – describe their older sister as “gentle and loving,” and “a saint.” Renee took care of them, such as taking her younger sister Ruth Ann with her anytime she went into Belle Plaine or had errands to run.

Ahrens’ daughter, Michelle Kamrowski of Menasha, Wis., described her mother as a person who sought to make the day better for anyone around her as well as herself. Kamrowski said her mother’s approach to life during difficult times was guided by the phrase, ‘if this is the worst day I’ve ever had, I’ve had a good day.’

“She was easy-going and always tried to be happy, finding humor in things all around her,” Kamrowski said. “She always wanted to make the day better.”

Non-Judgemental

Troy Ahrens described her mother as an accepting person, someone who tried not to judge people, their actions and beliefs. By example, she taught her children to accept others, regardless of whatever challenges they face. “The world would be a completely different if more people were like her,” he said.

Renee wanted to study elementary education. It was one of the common career paths for young women in the late-1960s and ‘70s. Her nurturing approach to

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

You can obtain a map listing registered garage sales and their locations on the Belle Plaine Herald’s website.

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

Recycle and Cleanup Day April 30

Belle Plaine’s annual Recycle and Cleanup Day will take place Saturday, April 30 from 8 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 glass, newspapers, scrap metal, aluminum, cardboard and plastic. There is also a long list of fee items.

More information will be published in the April 27 Herald.

younger children made elementary education a good fit.

After graduation, she got a job teaching, and she spent most of her years as an elementary school teacher.

“She was extremely good at working with children,” Nytes said.

Renee married Wayne Ahrens in 1969. He was in the U.S. Air Force. The young couple lived in Washington State into the mid-1970s. They moved back to Belle Plaine with their two children, Michelle and Troy.

She taught in Jordan for several years. Ahrens’ teaching career included a long-time stint teaching in Eau Claire, Wis. at Robbins Elementary School from 1986 to 2007.

A constant inhabitant of Ahrens’ classroom was a tarantula.

She used it for a variety of lessons, perhaps the most lasting was that something that looks scary is not necessarily dangerous, but rather interesting and worth exploring.

“Although I didn’t have Ms. Ahrens for my second-grade teacher at Robbins, I remember her face and after talking with a couple other of my former classmates. I’d completely forgot she was the teacher with a pet tarantula. She will be missed but she will always be remembered,” said Kat Nequette, a former student at Robbins Elementary School.

Improving Her Teaching

During her teaching years, Renee traveled to California to study under Madeline Hunter, and in later years traveled to Japan to learn about the Japanese approach to education. Over the years, the family hosted several foreign-exchange students. Renee loved to travel. Her favorite country was Germany, where she visited friends and former foreign-exchange students.

“I was fortunate enough to have the world’s greatest teacher, Renee Ahrens, for both my first- and second-grade years at Robbins Elementary School.

One of my favorite memories during that time was when she and I both dressed up as Ghostbusters for Halloween during second grade. We were a team,” former student David Shimanski posted lasted week on Ahrens’ Facebook page. “Then, somehow, in an incredible stroke of luck while I was attending UWEau Claire, I found out she was hosting one of the Japanese exchange students I had become friends with, and she and I were able to reconnect.

“We stayed in touch ever since, and when I became a teacher in Japan, my memories of being in her classroom set the standard that I aspired to. I’m so glad that I was able to tell her how much she meant to me, and how grateful I was for her pres-

After less than two years on the job, Belle Plaine City Administrator Holly Kreft is resigning.

“I have accepted a position as executive director of Charlson Meadows, a private foundation in Victoria. “I wasn’t seeking another position, but this is my dream job,” Kreft stated. “The new position will give me a chance to continue to serve others, but with more flexibility in my schedule and new opportunities.”

Mayor Mike Pingalore said Kreft will be missed.

“Holly over the last couple of years has helped move this city forward. Her economic development background has allowed us to create opportunities to enhance our community. The city has many projects underway and new ones being discussed.

Holly’s ability to network along with building relationships has given many of these projects a starting point.

“While our city’s staff is strong, her leadership has not gone unnoticed by me and the council,” Pingalore continued.

“It will be a task by the council to fill this position and to have a seamless transition. I am confident that our next administrator will step up and continue to be progressive and support the staff and the city as we continue to grow.”

The city hopes that finding a replacement for Kreft won’t be as eventful and lengthy of a process as was the case a couple of years ago. After hiring a private public sector advisor, two rounds of job postings and interviews and two job rejections, the city looked to Kreft, who had been Belle Plaine’s community development director from early-2001 to mid-2006 until taking the same job in Victoria, where she had been until accepting the city administrator job for Belle Plaine. Her first day on the job in 2014 was July 31. She started at step 6 of the city’s salary schedule, which at that time was $93,423.63 per year.

Kreft’s hiring came 11 months after the release of David Murphy, who held the job for nearly 10 years.

Kreft said she has had no regrets about leaving her community development position in Victoria to become Belle Plaine’s city administrator.

“While my time as city administrator was brief, I’m thankful to work and learn from many gifted people. Belle Plaine has a wonderful staff and they were very patient with me in this new role,” Kreft said. “The mayor

supportive in trying new and different ways to approach the wide variety of challenges that Belle Plaine faces. I know that some exciting times lie ahead.

I’m sad I won’t be part of them, but I’m looking forward to watching the progress as a visitor. I’m committed to working with the council on making this as smooth of a transition as possible.”

Kreft’s resignation is effective May 31, but her last day in the office will be May 16, at which Holly Kreft time she will use accumulated paid personal time.

“I will be available for assis- dure for hiring a new city emtance after May 16,” Kreft re- ployee involves advertising for ported to the council Monday night. “The city has been very City Admistrator generous to me and I’m thank(continued on page 4) ful for the opportunity to serve in this capacity.”

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by Dan Ruud For a third time this spring, the Belle Plaine City Council has okayed an offer from local Girl Scouts to add amenities to city parks.

On Monday night, the council unanimously approved Girl Scout Vivian Herrmann’s request to install improvements at the city’s Dog Park located in the hockey rink across the street from Belle Plaine Junior/Senior High School. Herrmann’s request for $600 from the city to help pay for some of the material for the improvements was also approved. The funds will come from the city’s park fund.

Herrmann is doing the improvement project for her Girl Scout Silver Award, the same award fellow Girl Scout Elissa Moonen is working on. The latter’s request to build and install a little lending library at Court Square Park (near the Carriage House Museum) was approved last month. Meanwhile, the council at the same time as Moonen’s request also approved a request by the community’s younger Girl Scouts to establish a little lending library at Heritage Square Park on the south side of Highway 169.

As for the dog park improvements, Herrmann had previously met with the city’s park board, as well as local veterinarians to discuss amenities that could be added to the park.

She also worked with city staff

to develop a community survey regarding the park, for which there were 85 responses. The majority of those stated that they had not used the dog park because they didn’t know one existed.

Of those that used the park, the majority used it at least monthly. Respondents also indicated that they would like to see more amenities added to the park, among them a ramp at the entrance gate, teeter-totter, hurdles, weaving poles, large wooden spools and a bench, etc.

“Ms. Herrmann will be building the majority of the fitness equipment,” reported City Administrator Holly Kreft, adding that Herrmann has received donations for some of the material, including a set of weaving poles from Minnesota Search and Rescue and wooden spools from Gregory Electric. Herrmann has requested that public works build the entrance ramp and install the bench.

The installation of all the above is expected to be completed before a grand “reopening” ceremony for the park on Thursday, June 2 from 6-7 p.m.

The park is currently open for the season, just as it has been since the spring of 2013. All amenities are removed each year before the start of the winter skating season.

In other business Monday night, the council unanimously accepted a donation of counter-

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Pioneer Power Swap Meet This Weekend “If you can’t find it at the Swap Meet, it probably doesn’t exist.”

These words of a longtime Le Sueur County Pioneer Power member most accurately describe the 39th annual Le Sueur County Pioneer Power Association’s Swap Meet to be held this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The showgrounds are located 13 miles south of Belle Plaine on County Road 26 (watch for signs starting at County Road

3/Meridian Street).

Over 800 vendors from all over the United States and Canada will be selling everything from rusty tractor parts to antique furniture and everything in between. Held rain or shine, thousands of buyers are expected to search for that special treasure on Pioneer Power’s 100-acre grounds located at the junction of County roads 26 and 33.

Gates open at 8 a.m. all three days and admission is free.

If you get hungry, the popular Thresher’s Kitchen serves up home-cooked specialties, and the delicious pancake and sausage breakfast is offered Saturday and Sunday mornings in the Pancake House. In addition numerous food vendors are located around the grounds offering edible treats.

Nighttime Lane Closures Coming S.M. Hentges and Sons, contractor for the Belle Plaine overpass project, will be setting the beams for the bridge this week. They plan to work overnight on Wednesday and Thursday.

Southbound Highway 169 will be closed in 15-minute intervals from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Thursday while they set the beams. The northbound work will be completed in the same manner on Thursday starting at 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. on Friday.

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A large group of young DFLers favored Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders during caucuses Saturday (April 16) at the Scott 20 DFL convention at the Belle Plaine District Center. Delegates to the state DFL convention were selected and resolutions for possible inclusion in the party platform were approved. DFLers will meet again April 30, 11 a.m., at Shakopee West Junior High School to endorse Angie Craig of Eagan. She’s running to succeed retiring 2nd District U.S. Congressional Rep. John Kline.

B.P. DFLers Help Set Party’s Direction

Plaine; Stephen LaJeunesse, Belle Plaine; Drew Keup, Belle Plaine; Bryce Nelson, Belle Plaine; and Megan Littlepage, Belle Plaine.

The group also passed 22 resolutions to be discussed and considered for inclusion in the party’s state platform. The resolutions address a wide variety of topics, ranging from an apology and reparations to indigenous people and slavery, dividing Scott 20 precinct caucuses into three separate locations (New Prague, Elko New Market and Belle Plaine) to give easier access, encourage participation, and setting the interest rate on public education loans at 4 percent.

The party also supports amending the Minnesota Constitution to require disclosure of all political contributions, opposition to reduce or eliminate the minimum wage and prevailing wage rates.

DFLers will meet again April 30, 11 a.m., at Shakopee West Junior High School to endorse Angie Craig of Eagan. She’s the Democrat running to succeed retiring 2nd District U.S. Congressional Rep. John Kline.

May 24, 7 p.m., at Tri-City United High School in Montgomery, DFLers will gather for an endorsing convention involving local races – Senate District 20 and House District 20A, which includes Belle Ahrens met Terry Weimer 3½ years ago. They found an in- Plaine, and 20B. stant connection and enjoyed friendly sparring over topics like politics and team allegiance.

Democrats gathered in Belle Plaine’s library Saturday (April 16) to take part in the endorsing process and help shape the party’s platform.

The event was intended for Belle Plaine residents and other residents from the portion of Senate District 20 in Scott County, an area that includes Belle Plaine, New Prague, Elko New Market and Scott County’s southern tier of townships. Officers for the group were elected along with delegates to the Minnesota State DFL Convention June 4 in Minneapolis.

The 38 people attending broke into groups to select their presidential candidate preferences.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won the majority of support

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(continued from page 1) ence in my life,” he said. “I’m partially the person I am today because of her. She was such a remarkable person, truly one of a kind.”

Over the years, Ahrens encouraged her own children to follow their dreams. Troy started his own auto racing video and photography business. “I wouldn’t be where I am today without her,” he said.

Michelle went back to school and earned a master’s degree in psychology. She is currently working on her doctorate in clinical psychology. “She was our mom, but she was our best friend,” Kamrowski said.

After 41 years together, Renee and Wayne Ahrens ended their marriage. Though saddened, she viewed it as the next chapter in her life. Her family said she and Wayne parted affably and were probably better friends than husband and wife.

Ahrens decided post-divorce that life is to be lived and she did not want to live it alone, “She was happy, content moving on to the next phase of life,” Kamrowski said.

Ahrens met Weimer online 3½ years ago. The pair enjoyed an instant connection. “He treated her well, with respect and endless humor,” Kamrowski said.

The couple enjoyed back-andfourth banter. Terry was a fan of the Vikings, Renee a diehard Packers fan. Terry was a strong Republican, Renee a Democrat.

They were constantly joking with each other. Laughter between the pair was almost constant.

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Delegates to the state convention include Lisa Raines, Brandon Armstrong, Tami Sublette and Eric Undem. The alternates are Keegan Sublette, Megan Littlepage, Veda Kanitz and Ed Townsend.

Scott 20’s elected officers include Chairman Cary Coop, Vice Chairperson Veda Kanitz, Outreach Officer Ray Knutson, Secretary Sara Lofgren, and Treasurer Gretchen Wessel.

The directors include Lisa Raines, Belle Plaine; Jeanette Gloege, Belle Plaine; Beverly Sinclair, Belle Plaine; Tami Sublette, Elko New Market; Brandon Armstrong, Elko New Market; Mark Ritter, Helena Township; Noah Mewes, Belle

her unbreakable kind spirit,” said Wayne Robertson, a friend of the couple. “We all have a thousand memories of good times shared together with her and Terry.”

They moved in together at Terry’s home on Dakota Street in Shakopee over three years ago.

“Meeting Terry fulfilled her life,” Redman said.

Renee knew Terry had two sons. Adam had been in trouble with police before, having been charged with assault and DWI. Ahrens family said Renee worried about Adam. She told her family if anything ever happened to her, he would likely be the person to suspect.

A Call for Help

Troy Ahrens hadn’t spoken with his mother for a few days.

Worried, he asked Shakopee police Monday afternoon to perform a welfare check. After finally gaining access to the house late that evening, they found the couple’s bodies in the lower level of the house.

Renee’s family is satisfied with the efforts police made to keep them informed of what happened to their sister and mother.

Still, they have questions.

Adam supposedly took a vehicle from the house in Shakopee back to Waseca. How did he get from Waseca to Shakopee?

Did somebody give him a ride?

Did that person know what he planned to do? Could that person have stopped him?

What led up to the violence?

“I’m sure they’re working on it,” Troy said.

Having taken care of her own mother at the end of her lifefrom 2009 to 2012, Renee had planned her own final arrangements, writing down the details.

“All we have to do is follow what’s in the book,” Troy said.

The family is at peace knowing Renee was enjoying life.

They wrote in her obituary, “Her influence will have far reaching effects for years to come. Renee’s legacy is found in the spirit of the Butterfly Effect. Even though she was but one person, her influence rippled like the water on a pond through the lives of many.”

A Full Day Don Guertin, 86, of Belle Plaine (right), accompanied by his son, Paul, experience a whirlwind tour of the war monuments and other attractions in Washington, D.C., this past Saturday.

Don, who served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, was among dozens of older veterans who made the flight to Washington early Saturday morning and returned to Minnesota late the same night. Don, sponsored by the Belle Plaine Rotary Club, was selected to be part of an Honor Flight, the purpose of which is to fly America’s veterans to Washington to visit the various war memorials in honor of their sacrifices. Don and Paul are pictured above in front of the World War II Memorial (fountain). “You get to see a lot in one day – anything pertaining to military service,” Don said.

State Speech Qualifiers Belle Plaine High School qualified four speakers for the Minnesota State High School Class 1A Speech Tournament Friday at Lakeville North High School. Hannah Burmeister reached the finals in Serious Interpretation of Prose and ended up placing sixth. Pictured, from left, are assistant coach Natalie Nelson, Burmeister, Isaiah Trimbo (Discussion/state participant), Patrick Selly (Duo Interpretation/state participant), Neil Bigaouette (Duo Interpretation/state participant) and head coach Morgan Niemela.

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tragedy, we are comforted in knowing that the past few years were some of her happiest. Her influence will have far reaching effects for years to come.

Renee’s legacy is found in the spirit of the Butterfly Effect.

Even though she was but one person, her influence rippled like the water on a pond through the lives of many.

In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred.

Renee Ahrens Renee Ahrens, 67, of Shakopee, MN, and formerly of Eau Claire, WI and Belle Plaine, MN, passed away on April 11, 2016.

Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 23 at St. John Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine. Rev. Mark Johnson will officiate. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, April 22 at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at church on Saturday morning.

Renee was born in New Prague October 2, 1948 to Roger and Vera (Schmidt) Hillstrom. She grew up on a farm near East Union and graduated from Belle Plaine High School in Belle Plaine. She attended college in St. Cloud and Eau Claire, WI. She was an elementary school teacher for over 30 years, teaching in Jordan and Eau Claire, WI. She taught as a substitute teacher in Shakopee after she retired.

She was loved by her students, and many reached out to her over the years to thank her for the influence she had been in their lives. Her far reaching enthusiasm for teaching extended as far away as Japan, where she connected with many educators and teachers. She also welcomed many foreign exchange students into her home over the years.

She loved the time she spent with family and traveling, and she was our social butterfly who was always arranging gatherings for her family and friends.

Renee is survived by her two children, Michelle (Steve) Kamrowski of Menasha, WI, and Troy Ahrens of Sun Prairie, WI; precious grandchildren, Melissa, Connor, and Tyler Kamrowski and Mia and Addison Ahrens; sisters, Rita (Tom) Redman of Chaska and Ruth Ann (Jim) Nytes of Henderson; sister-in-law, Annette Hillstrom of Jenks, OK; brother-in-law, Glenn (Myrna) Ahrens; and nieces, nephews, cousins and many dear friends.

She was joined in death with her soulmate Terry Weimer, and is preceded in death by her parents; and her brother, Ron. Although her passing was a

Bette Bailey Bette Bailey, 86 years 8 days, passed away after a brief illness on April 9, 2016 in Arizona.

Funeral services will be at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Waconia Friday, April 29 at 11 a.m. Visitation is 2 hours prior to Mass. Private Interment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Bette was born April 1, 1930 in Sibley County to Howard and Marie Bigaouette. She graduated from Belle Plaine High School in 1948. She went on to receive a 2 year Teachers Certificate.

Bette married Donald Bailey on June 4, 1949.

Bette was very proud of her children Denise, Stephen and Julie. Stephen gave her a new highlight in her life, grandchildren Sean and Megan.

They resided in Norwood for 29 years, moved to Waconia in 1970 and began wintering in Mesa, Arizona in 1986.

While raising their three children and teaching, Bette continued her education at Mankato State University. She graduated with a BS degree in Elementary Education. Bette’s teaching career began in a one-room school house and after 32 years of teaching she retired from the Watertown School District.

Her former students greeted her with a hug while saying, “You were my favorite teacher.”

Bette could always recall their names. It was during her teaching years lasting friendships were made.

Cards was Bette’s middle name. She spent over 50 years with her 500, Sheepshead, Euchre and Bridge card groups.

Bingo and Arizona Slingo were played weekly with her family and friends.

Bette was a member of Ladies Auxiliary VFW, Ameri-

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Bette is survived by daughter, Denise Bailey; son, Stephen Bailey; daughter, Julie Bailey (Mark) Weeks; grandchildren, Sean (Danielle) Bailey, Megan (Chad) Genz; great-grandson, Kellan Genz; sister, Jeanette (Richard) Hadd; brother, Ed (Kay) Bigaouette; sisters-inlaw, Shirley Bailey, Mary (Walt) Schaal; and many nieces; nephews; great friends; card players; high school friends; and fellow teachers.

Bette is preceded in death by her husband, Donald Bailey; parents, Howard and Marie Bigaouette; parent-in-laws, Celestine and Dennis Bailey; brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Marcie Bigaouette; sister, Judy (Bigaouette) Hawley; brothers-in-law Bill, John and Robert Bailey.

In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to the Bette Bailey Family.

Community Clothing Swap at Our Lady of the Prairie This Saturday 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 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 Joseph’s Coat, a free store in St. Paul (wwwjosephscoat.org).

The Swap is sponsored by the Our Lady of the Prairie Council of Catholic Women. For more information, contact Loree at 952-873-3942.

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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 20 4:30 Youth Choir 5:30 Pizza 6:00 Connect 6:30 Worship Choir Thursday, April 21 7:30 Church Council Saturday, April 23 7:00 Weight Watchers Sunday, April 24 Holy Communion 8:00 & 10:30 Worship 9:15 Sunday School 1:30 Piano Recital Monday, April 25 8:00 Men’s Bible Study 6:30 Boy Scouts Tuesday, April 26 1:00 Quilting Wednesday, April 27 3:00 Staff Meeting 4:30 Youth Choir 5:30 Pizza 6:00 Confirmation & 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.

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First Presbyterian Church 219 W. Main Street, Belle Plaine 952-873-2966 Pastor Don Genereux www.fpcbelleplaine.org fpcbelleplaine@frontiernet. net Sunday, April 24 Fifth Sunday of Easter 9:00 am Worship Service & Sunday School Wednesday, April 27 Visitations River Rock Church Sunday Worship Service, Children’s Church & Nursery at Chatfield Elem. School, 330 S. Market St. / PO Box 184 Belle Plaine, MN 56011 riverrockchurch.com (952) 873-5453 email: staff@riverrockchurch. com Lead Pastor Rev. Chris Teien Associate Pastor Dan Jetto (*Please call for small groups locations) *330 S. Market St. **124 W. Main St. Wednesday, April 20 6:30pm Kids Adventure Club* 6:30pm Jr. High Youth Group* 7:00pm Sr High Youth Group** Thursday, April 21 6:30pm Women’s Bible Study Saturday, April 23 8:00am Prayer Meeting** 1pm Bible Quiz @ Canon Falls Sunday, April 24 9:40am Coffee, Food and Fellowship Time 10am Worship Service* Wednesday, April 27 6:30pm Kids Adventure Club* 6:30pm Jr. High Youth Group* 7:00pm Sr High Youth Group** Zion Lutheran Church & School 14745 County Road 153 Cologne, MN 55322 952-466-3379 e-mail: brendathompsonzion@gmail.com Pastor: Eric Zacharias Wednesday, 20th 9:30 AM | Challenge of Islam 5:30 PM | Confirmation 6:15 PM | Evening Meal 7:00 PM | Challenge of Islam Sunday, 24th 9:30 AM | Worship/ Communion Sunday School following Children’s Message Monday, 25th Midterms Sent Home Wednesday, 27th 9:30 AM | Challenge of Islam 5:30 PM | Confirmation 6:15 PM | Evening Meal 7:00 PM | Challenge of Islam

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Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church 500 West Church Street Belle Plaine, MN 56011 952-873-6545 Pastor John H. Meyer Pastor Timothy Redfield www.trinitybelleplaine.org Wednesday, April 20 5 p.m. Combined Lutheran School Spelling Bee at Trinity 6 p.m. Catechism Class Thursday, April 21 6 p.m. Men’s Choir Practice 7 p.m. Midweek Worship (Men’s Choir sings) Friday, April 22 7 p.m. Silent Auction Saturday, April 23 9 a.m. BOSE Retreat 11 a.m. Bowling Match at Stillwater Bowl Sunday, April 24 8 a.m. Bible Study 9 a.m. Worship Service (Usher Team 3/Video: Meuleners) Grades 3-4 and Men’s Choir sing 10 a.m. Coffee Hour (Grades 3-4) 10:30 a.m. Adult Bible Study, STiC Bible Study, and Sunday School 11:45 a.m.

Properties Committee Meeting 6:30 p.m. Senior Choir Monday, April 25 Camp Phillip Field Trip (Grades 7-8) 7 p.m. Men’s Bible Study at Kingsway 7 p.m. Women’s Spiritual Enrichment at Kingsway Tuesday, April 26 Camp Phillip Field Trip (Grades 7-8) 1p.m. Trinity Knotters 7 p.m. Women’s Bible Study at Megan Redfield’s House Wednesday, April 27 Camp Phillip Field Trip (Grades 7-8) 6 p.m. Catechism Class West Union Lutheran Church 15820 Market Ave. Cologne, MN 55315 Church: 952-466-5678 westunion1@juno.com Pastor: Richard Braun Wednesday, April 20 6:30 p.m. Confirmation 7 p.m. Choir Sunday, April 24 9 a.m. Worship/Compassion Sunday 10 a.m. End of Sunday School Celebration R: Katie Mika P: Jim Johnson A: Carter Kienholz Wednesday, April 27 6:30 p.m. Confirmation 7 p.m. Choir

Redeemer Lutheran Church 14226 W. 280th Street, Henderson, Pr. Diane Goulson 507-665-2932 On Highway 19, 2 miles East of Highway 169 Wed., April 20 6:30 pm Confirmation Thursday, April 21 Noon Dementia Alliance – Lutheran Home Saturday, April 23 Generosity Workshop at Redeemer: for the family Sunday, April 24 8:30 am Sunday School Teen Times, Adult Education 9:30 am Worship 2:00 pm Neubarth Baby Shower Tuesday, April 26 10:30 am Text Study Wed., April 27 6:30 pm Confirmation

help wanted BELLE PLAINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SEEKS PART-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Belle Plaine Chamber of Commerce is looking for a parttime Executive Director to carry out the duties as assigned by the Board of Directors. Office hours are expected during normal business hours. Hours can be flexible, as long as consistency is maintained. The Executive Director is responsible for various bookkeeping, event coordination and management, and member recruitment and retention activities. Please submit a cover letter and resume by 5pm, Friday, May 13. Submittals can be mailed to the Belle Plaine Chamber of Commerce, 204 N Meridian Street, Belle Plaine MN 56011, or via email: belleplainecc@gmail.com . Inquiries can be directed to Board Chair, Trisha Rosenfeld, at trisha.a.rosenfeld@xcelenergy.com or 612-227-8880.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016

Chamber Executive Director’s Last Day on Job This Friday Belle Plaine Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kelly Melo is resigning, effective this Friday. “I want to thank you for the opportunity you all have given me to get know each of businesses.

Melo said. “I am going to miss the day-to-day contact with the community business owners, as I feel we really do have an amazing business community.

This job has been extremely rewarding and I am thankful I got to the opportunity to have helped the businesses along with the chamber grow.�

Melo became the chamber’s executive director in the summer of 2013.

Message from Chamber Board of Directors In the interim, until a new executive director is hired, please continue to e-mail and call the Chamber ofďŹ ce, business as usual.

Members of the board will be checking e-mail and voicemail daily and responding as needed. Please schedule an appointment if an in-person meeting is

requested. The board is happy to meet with all membership or the general public during this time.

We are working diligently to hire a new executive director to continue carrying out the membership activities.

Area Separated, Divorce Support Meeting May 3 The next area Separated and Divorce Support Group meeting will take place Tuesday, May 3 from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Wenceslaus Church (lower level), 215 East Main Street in New Prague.

Come and experience good support as you move through this time in your life. People of all faiths are welcome. Sessions take place the ďŹ rst Tuesday of each month.

Call Deacon Bob at 952-7580463 or Mary at 952-873-6781 for more information.

Green Isle Eyes Bond Sale to Reduce Sewer Loan Payments Green Isle city council members are looking to take advantage of a lower interest rate and reduce the city’s annual payment for a service it almost had to have.

Back in 2001, the City of Green Isle took out two loans to fund every home and business in the city hooking up to a sanitary sewer system in Arlington in lieu of individual septic systems serving city lots.

The two original loans amounted to about $930,000.

The 4½ percent interest rate and 45 year length of payback meant the city’s annual payments are about $51,000.

Fifteen years into repaying the loan, the city still owes $756,450 on the two USDA loans. Most of the $173,000 the city has paid in since 2001 has covered interest, said George Eilertson, a senior vice president with Northland Securities.

Next month, Green Isle plans to sell bonds that will repay the remaining balance of the 2001 loans. The anticipated lower interest rate – about 3.3 percent – will save the city an anticipated $4,600 annually over the same payment schedule or nearly $116,000 by 2046, Eilertson said.

The Green Isle City Council gave its blessing to the bond sale at its April 12 meeting. The bond sale is set for May 24, assuming interest rates remain stable.

Water Tower Cleaning

Green Isle will host the 2017 state amateur baseball tournament. But the city wants to put its best foot forward.

In addition to the baseball team making sure Irish Yard is looking its best, the city council plans to spruce up the city.

Among the larger tasks to be completed is cleaning the city’s

water tower.

The base of the tower’s bowl is discolored from dirt and moisture. How much it will cost to clean depends on how much the city is willing to spend with Maguire Iron. The options range from $9,600 for a complete cleaning of the exterior to $5,700 from the middle of the bowl to the top of the column.

Council members said they’d take a look at the city’s budget during an upcoming workshop.

Mcguire Iron, based in Sioux Falls, S.D., encouraged the city not to wait too long to make a decision, said Chad Edwards a ďŹ eld service representative.

Its crews will be in the area working on other water tower projects and scheduling could become tight the next two summers.

In other action at the April 12 meeting, the Green Isle City Council: • Paid bills totaling $17,263.16. • Passed a resolution allowing members of Green Isle-based businesses, organizations and the ďŹ re service serve on the city’s economic development authority. • Approved an agreement with Sibley County to have the county perform appraising services as part of the taxation process at a cost not to exceed $4,400. • Renewed its agreement for water services with PeopleService. Terms of the two-year contract include payments of $2,310 per month in 2016, $2,400 in 2017, $2,590 in 2018 and $2,695 in 2019. • Discussed minor street repairs at two locations in the city. •Approved a liquor license for the Green Isle Irish baseball team during this summer.

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B.P. Girl Wins State Acclaim Grace Pingalore, daughter of Tina and Mike Pingalore, won honorable mention acclaim in the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association 2015 Poster Contest. Grace is a kindergartner at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic School in Belle Plaine. The theme of the 2015 contest was “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep: Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm.â€? Belle Plaine Fire Chief No. 3. Brian Siekman presented Grace with a $10 prize from MNSFCA, a ribbon and a copy of the publication that features her poster. She’s the ďŹ rst state honoree from Belle Plaine in recent memory.

Belle Plaine pre-schoolers (4- and 5-year-olds, from left) Hailey Furrer, Avary Weise, Josi Koepp and Weston Hardel took some time for reading during the preschool pals program Monday.

‘1,000 Books by Kindergarten’ Kickoff is Saturday at B.P. Library

Recognizing the importance of literacy for academic success and a rich quality of life, Belle Plaine School District’s Early Childhood Family Education and the library system are promoting a reading program to encourage literacy at an early age for children. It aims to have youngsters read 1,000 books by the time they reach kindergarten.

The program rewards young readers with stickers, pencil bags, folders and other incentives to keep reading age-appropriate books. Young readers will receive a T-shirt when they reach the 1,000-book milestone.

Families and young readers in-

terested in the program can register for the program Saturday (April 23, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) at the Belle Plaine Public Library. The special event will include guest book readers, a scavenger hunt, yoga, face painting, other activities and a snack.

The goal of the 1,000 Books

by Kindergarten program is to encourage children and families to read together. Belle Plaine ECFE Coordinator Sheri Prokosch said reading age-appropriate books is a good habit for children to start. The district estimates there are as many as 160 4-year-olds living in the Belle Plaine area. “If parents model reading, their

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Early Literacy Storytime Class & ECFE Classes will be held on Fridays at 10:30 am through April 22.

April Themes: 4/22—Colors by BP Library ECFE 1,000 Books before Kindergarten Program We are partnering with ECFE to encourage children age birth through pre-kindergarten to read 1,000 books before they enter Kindergarten. The program kickoff party will be Saturday April 23rd 10 am until noon at the Belle Plaine Library.

Waggin’ Tales – Read with a Dog This is a new program that the Belle Plaine library will be offering Wednesday, April 27 6:00-7:30. Drop-in and read with a dog that has a good ear for stories.

TEEN PROGRAMS-Last Wednesday of the month Wednesday, April 27 6:00-8:00 pm. We have new board games to play! Join us for games and snacks.

ALL AGES Belle Plaine Friends of the Library 3 Day Book Sale Thursday, May 5 – 1:00 to 8:00 pm Friday, May 6 –10:00 to 5:00 pm Saturday, May 7 –10:00 to 1:00 pm Come check out our wide variety of books at our annual book sale! We have something for everyone: non-ďŹ ction, ďŹ ction, picture books, movies, and more!

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children will follow along,� she said.

Research shows, Prokosch said, the more a child reads the more expansive their vocabulary will become. She said children should know 10,000 to 20,000 words by third grade.

Better readers enjoy more academic success.

The 1,000 Books by Kindergarten program is a partnership between the library and Belle Plaine ECFE. For more information, call Prokosch at 8732415 or Brittany Traynor at the Belle Plaine Library (8736767).

The library is at 125 Main Street W. in downtown Belle Plaine.

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Thirty Years Ago This Week

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The Belle Plaine Chapter of the Eastern Star installed the following officers: Worthy Matron Sidonia Anderson, Worthy Patron Robert Anderson, Associate Matron Helen Leise, Associate Patron Ed Ploetz, Treasurer Fred Tillquist, Associate Conductress Grace Ploetz, Conductress Marion Sass, Chaplain Selma Christenson, Marshal Allen Carpenter, Organist Thelma Tillquist, Esther Velma Smith, Martha Barbara Elder, Electa Shirley Chard, Warden Roy Chard and Sentinel G.S. Gabbert.

Both regular and premium gasoline prices were lowered at Belle Plaine filling stations.

Regular gas sold for 25.9 cents a gallon and premium 28.9.

90 Years Ago (1926)

Inspecting the New Fire Hall From left, Belle Plaine City Administrator Curt Brekke, Swede Sundstrom of the general contracting firm of Rocon, Fire Chief Marv Hartman and John Roll, representing Boarman Architect, inspected the new Belle Plaine Fire Hall in the spring of 1986. The building was expected to be ready for operation later that spring or summer.

Local school officials that Tuesday attributed Belle Plaine’s poor showing in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune ranking on one of the most important college entrance tests to the fact that many local students never signed up for a mathematics course that would have better prepared them for the test. Despite the fact that Belle Plaine schools offered a fullrange of math courses taught by teachers with degrees in mathematics, local students were rated only in the 16th percentile out of 451 Minnesota schools.

Edina ranked first in the 100th percentile. Local school officials denied that the poor showing of Belle Plaine students was because the district had a weak program or weak teachers.

Belle Plaine teachers and the school board completed their salary negotiations with a new contract that provided for a 5 percent increase that school year and a 6 1/2 percent increase for the 1986-87 school term.

Incumbent Joanne Johnson and two new candidates had filed for election to the Belle Plaine School Board. She would be joined by newcomers Warren Wolf and Noreen (Nickie) Nagel in the May 20 election for two open seats on the board.

Melville Schultz, 68, principal of Trinity Lutheran School in Belle Plaine for the past 35 years, would retire after the current school year.

New Prague attorney James Terwedo announced that he would seek the office of Scott County Attorney, which at that time was held by Kathleen Morris, in that fall’s elections.

The Belle Plaine Fire Department would be sponsoring a benefit fund-raiser auction on Sunday, April 27 at the new fire hall on the corner of East Main and North Ash streets. The auction would be conducted by Ediger Auction Services and Fahey Sales Agency. Proceeds would be used to finish the interior of the new fire hall.

Belle Plaine area residents donated the equivalent of 2,433 pounds of food during the Minnesota FoodShare 1986 drive held in March. Jackie Kes was the community organizer.

Canterbury Downs would open for its second season that coming Friday. An additional 1,800 grandstand reserved seats were ready for racing fans. The race track ranked 10th nationally in its first year (1985) with an average daily attendance of 13,163. A bus from Belle Plaine would bring local fans to the track that coming Saturday for the Scott County stakes race sponsored by the Belle Plaine, Jordan, New Prague and Prior Lake chamber of commerces.

Reverend Roger J. Hessian, son of Mr. and Mrs. Urban Hessian of Belle Plaine and pastor of St. Joseph’s Church in Red Wing, celebrated the 25th anniversary of his Ordination to the priesthood on April 20 in Red Wing. He offered a Mass and greeted guests at a reception at the Red Wing National Guard Armory. His cousin, Major General Monsignor P.J. Hessian of Washington, D.C., gave the homily at the Mass.

BPHS senior Todd Hardwick was named first alternate to the state speech contest after placing third in a field of 12 participants in the Region IV competition.

The BPHS baseball team won two games that week, edging Norwood 5-4 and Jordan 6-4.

Jeff Bruder and Joe Edberg were the winning pitchers for the Tigers.

The Tiger softball team lost three in a row to begin the conference campaign, falling to Le Sueur 12-1, Norwood 11-10 and Jordan 21-11.

60 Years Ago (1956)

One of the worst traffic accidents in this county brought death to two young Jordan people, critical injuries to two others and minor injuries to five more, when a car loaded with nine teenagers was struck from

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Those released from the hospital were Diane Belden, 15, Judy Trost, 17, and her sister, Janice, 14, Marietta Marxen, 17, and Robert Busch, 15. The accident happened on Highway 169 two miles northeast of Belle Plaine.

The senior class play, “Our Hearts Were Young and Gay,� was the first class play presented in the new auditorium. Irene Stier and Karen Purington had leading roles.

Mrs. Just, nee Anna Latzke, widow of the late Paul Just, died at the hospital in Fergus Falls at the age of 87.

Fire of unknown cause destroyed the house on the old Dean homestead in Belle Plaine Township.

The Hahn Store announced a “Celebration Sale� that week. It was in celebration of the completion of the store’s enlarged and modern food market and newly redecorated store.

Fred J. Bieder, oldest of the well-known Bieder Brothers and lifelong resident of this community, died at the New Prague hospital. He was 88 years old.

Miss Josephine Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Bailey of Belle Plaine, and Merlin Battcher, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.A. Battcher of Arlington, were married in Sts. Peter and Paul Church.

William S. O’Connell, wellknown former St. Thomas resident, died at the Rochester hospital at the age of 92.

Completely repainted interiors with new merchandise was the pleasant surroundings greeting customers at Belle Plaine’s Coast-to-Coast store. Owner Robert Sass had been in the process of remodelling his store for two months.

Miss LaVerne Hafemann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hafemann, and Ronald Muehlenhardt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Muehlenhardt, were united in marriage at Trinity Lutheran Church.

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Carol Brahs of the local produce concern made shipment of a carload of eggs that week.

Elizabeth Blaha was a member of that year’s graduating class from the Rochester School of Nursing.

Chas. Frank gave up his garage service here to engage in similar work at Excelsior, where his brother John was located.

Belle Plaine automobile dealers were reporting a big season in new car sales. Chevrolet, Ford, Buick, Dodge, Packard, Nash and Rickenbacker all had agencies here.

At Sacred Heart Church took place the marriage of Miss Margaret Connolly and William Devine. Catherine Connolly and Emmett Devine were the attendants.

For the first time in the history of the local Presbyterian Church, one of its members, Joseph Frankland, was elected one of Minnesota’s delegates to the General Assembly of the church to be held in Philadelphia.

Frank Schmidt, who had bought the old Cole farm atop the hill north of town, had engaged carpenters for a complete set of new farm buildings.

Gertrude Neubeiser won a scholarship offered by the University of Minnesota for an allexpense-paid course in grand opera in Italy, which she accepted.

Pat Murphy, 51, died at the home of his aunt, Mrs. D.D. Lucy, with whom he was staying during his long illness.

Burial was at his old parish home of St. Thomas.

The marriage of Miss Marion Fitzgerald, daughter of Barthley Fitzgerald of Jessenland, to James Savage took place at the Jessenland church.

Many from the Belle Plaine community were at Jordan to attend the funeral of Mrs. Wm. H. Varner, nee Anna Heitland, age 50.

The senior class play was staged in Dooley Hall and the audience taxed the capacity of that large building. The record attendance made admission receipts greater than any previous class play.

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Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Three years ago, in an effort to feed the kids in Belle Plaine who are food insecure, we began the backpack program with our schools. Currently we are feeding around 85 children, on a weekly basis, with bags of food to help sustain them at home. This project keeps going throughout the summer as bags of food are prepared at the food shelf for the kids.

This Saturday, as part of the City Wide Garage Sale, the food shelf will be selling shoes,

on our front sidewalk, from 9-12. All the shoes will be sold for $5 per pair and all the proceeds will go to the backpack program. We think this is a pretty special project, as unfortunately a lot of our students are going hungry, due to no fault of their own. I hope that you can take some time to stop by, pick up some shoes for a great price, and help us continue the backpack program for another year!

Sincerely, Betsy Ollhoff, President Belle Plaine Food Shelf

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tops and installation valued at $12,658.77 from Cambria. The countertops are part of a series of improvements taking place inside the 30-year-old Belle Plaine Fire Hall building. *City Administrator Holly Kreft reported that she received notification from the DNR that the city’s grant application to make improvements to the community Archery Park has been approved. She said the city will receive $5,600 to purchase block targets, additional signage and make handicap accessible upgrades. *Unanimously approved an amendment of the city’s and school district’s joint facilities agreement benefiting the local soccer program. The Belle Plaine Soccer Association had requested to use Heritage Square Park south of Highway 169 for youth soccer.

Soccer was already included in the joint facilities agreement but an amendment was needed to specify Heritage Square Park and to address a storage shed the school district plans to place at the park. The community education program and city public works department will work together on the placement of the goals and shed. The soccer will be played in the northwest corner of the park. *Following a public hearing at which no one from the public spoke, the council unanimously approved an amendment to the ordinance pertaining to fences in the B-3 (Central Business) District. The design committee had recently recommended that it become “required that the design committee review plans for all future fences proposed to face public streets, alleys and sidewalks within the downtown area, and that the fences shall respect design standards contained in the latest Belle Plaine Design Manual.� *After a second public hearing at which no one from the public spoke, the council unanimously approved resolutions and ordinance changes that address the duplication of authoritative and administrative processes between the city’s economic development authority (EDA) and housing and redevelopment

authority (HRA), the former of which meets monthly and the latter annually. “The HRA and EDA have discussed and approved the concept of the EDA exercising housing and redevelopment powers and HRA retirement. This creates more efficiency in local government and keeps HRA agenda items at the forefront on a monthly versus annual basis,� reported Community Development Director Cynthia Smith-Strack. *Unanimously approved a resolution designating 0.27 miles of Laredo Street (from South Street to Enterprise Drive) as a Municipal State Aid (MSA) street in the city. Each year, the city engineer reviews MSA street designations and in 2016 the city had a balance of .36 miles available, based on the city’s street classification and usage. It was requested by the city (and approved by Mn/ DOT) that the above stretch of Laredo Street be added to the city’s MSA system, making it eligible for MSA allotments.

The next regular meeting of the Belle Plaine City Council is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. May 2 in the City Hall building at 218 North Meridian Street downtown.

Scott County Crazy Quilters to Celebrate 15th Anniversary The Scott County Crazy Quilters are celebrating their 15th anniversary, and you’re invited.

Enjoy refreshments and view some amazing samples of the Crazy Quilters’ work on Thursday, April 28 from 6-8 p.m.

This event is free and open to the public.

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.

120 Years Ago (1896)

G.C. Hyde was our station agent.

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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.

Mary Ann Nasinec has been laid to rest at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Montgomery on Monday, April 18. Mary Ann was hardworking, and the friendliest, kindest, most patient and tolerant waitress we’ll ever know.

This writer first met Mary Ann when she’d help us find good comic books at Ruuhela’s dime store in Montgomery in the 50’s, we called it “Ruuhela’s big step store.� Later waitressing at Town’s Edge and The Dinner Bell, much later she’d come with Alvin to Pioneer Power meetings. She lived her whole life in the Montgomery community. Our sincere sympathies to Alvin, her life’s partner and husband, and to their family.

Bob Leary has been laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery in Le Center after a Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday, April 19. Highly respected for his integrity. Folks enjoyed his quiet humor, his well known 100 percent Irishness and the high level of respect he’s earned for his opinion and knowledge. Bob Leary’s

name was a household name in homes across Le Sueur Country when he served as the County Extension Agent.

Davie Connelly bought a nice home in Henderson on 7th Street and has moved from the Clayton Denzer farm to Henderson this last weekend.

The house has a huge front porch, when time allows, Davie plans on keeping it full of friends and beer. Welcome back to Henderson again, Davie.

Kevin, Cari, Katelyn and Madelyn Landwer of Mankato and Tom and Loni Graham attended the 13th annual High Island Arena Rodeo west of Henderson on Friday evening.

Patrick, Jodi, Andy and Anna Baumgard of Buffalo joined them and we all enjoyed the play “Mary Poppins� at MSU in Mankato on Saturday.

Our gratitude to Tammy Simon and crew, who were spotted cleaning road ditches near St. Thomas Wednesday afternoon.

More traffic has been passing through St. Thomas recently, folks on the way to the Swap Meet at Le Sueur County Pioneer Power Showgrounds, this coming Friday through Sunday. If you can’t find it at the showgrounds, it probably doesn’t exist. See you there.

Union Hill by: Edna Weiers St. John’s Catholic Church St. Scholastica Church Father Dave and Deacon Bob Saturday Mass, 8:15 p.m. at St. John’s Servers: Brad and Samantha Kubes Sunday Mass, 8 a.m. at St. Scholastica Servers: Billy and Steven Odenthal Sunday Mass, 10 a.m. at St. John’s Servers: Abby Knutson, Jeff and Timothy Cram and Will Fahey Wednesday Eve Mass at St. John’s 5 p.m. and confessions after.

We extend our condolences to Norm and Deanie (Weiers) Sticha at the death of their grandson Braden Flicek and to Braden’s parents Craig and Kristine Flicek.

A First Holy Communion celebration for Jeremiah Stuber, son of Ben and Tanya Stuber, and cousin Claire Motz, daughter of Rick and Amanda Motz was Saturday at the Stuber home on Cedar Lake. Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins enjoyed the afternoon.

Our 10 a.m. Mass Sunday here at St. John’s was beautiful with the St. Wenceslaus choir and several of the St. John choir members, Steve Skluzacek on the trumpet with Dave Bard on the organ and Debbie Gregor directing the choir.

Sydney Smith, daughter of

Dan and Bridget Smith of Shakopee and granddaughter of Flavian and Edna Weiers of Union Hill, received the sacrament of Confirmation at a beautiful Mass at the Cathedral of St. Paul on Sunday, April 17. Archbishop Bernard Hebda and Bishop Andrew Cozzens administered the sacrament to 205 young men and women from five different Minnesota parishes. Sydney received her Confirmation preparation through the Faith Formation program administered by the Parish of Saints Joachim and Anne in Shakopee. In attendance at the Mass were Dan, Bridget and Leah Smith, Sydney’s aunt and sponsor Audrey Zurn of Belle Plaine, Edna Weiers from Union Hill, and Ken and Sandy Smith from New Brighton.

Humor Corner: Ole was gaining a lot of weight so his doctor put him on a diet.

The doc told him “I vant you to eat regularly for two days, then skip a day and repeat this procedure for two veeks. This should help you lose at least five pounds.�

When Ole returned in two weeks the doctor was shocked when Ole had lost 40 pounds. “Vhy that’s amazing,� the doc said. “Did you follow my instructions?�

Ole nodded. “I’ll tell you doc, I thought I vuz gonna drop dead the third day tho.� “From hunger?� the doctor asked. “Heck no, it vuz from all dat dang skipping.�

Cologne Starts Long Process for New Wastewater Facility There is still a long road to travel before the Cologne City Council addresses the final OK for the wastewater treatment plant it will no doubt one day build. Monday evening (April 18), the council took an early step aimed at minimizing the financial impact to the city and keeping its financing options open.

The council approved a facility plan for the future plant and directed its contract engineers from Bolten & Menk to notify the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) of Cologne’s plans to eventually build a new wastewater treatment plant.

Notifying the PFA keeps Cologne in the mix for possible funding through future grants, low-interest loans or bonds, said Jake Saulsbury of Bolton & Menk.

Without the approved facilities plan, PFA won’t hold a place for Cologne’s anticipated facility. While the move may be considered a formality, it shows both the PFA and citizens the city is serious about addressing its needs for a new wastewater treatment facility.

Cologne’s existing waste water treatment plant adjacent to Meuwissen Lake just north of Highway 212 on the city’s west side. As the city grows, the 20year-old plant is challenged to meet state standards for discharge of phosphorus. Saulsbury said the concrete portions of the facility are fine, but the equipment in the existing plant is nearing the end of its functional lifespan.

Estimates show the city won’t need the new plant until Cologne adds another 200 houses or the city’s population doubles to about 3,000 people. “It could be a couple years. It could be more. Who knows,� Saulsbury said after the meeting.

The council unanimously approved Bolton & Menk’s Option A, a $9.89 million facility.

Option A is expected to cost $442,000 to operate annually. It is similar to the plant the city has now, but will be able to handle a greater capacity. Option B was proposed to cost $8.56 million to build but is expected to cost $610,000 in annual operational costs, thanks to an additional membrane filtration system.

Another option would be to hook up with the Metropolitan Council’s wastewater treatment facility. But that would require

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In other action at the April 18 meeting, the Cologne City Council: • Paid bills totaling $41,936.86. • Granted a request from The Harmsen family to place memorial benches in city parks or along trails. The family will work with resident Bernie Shambour, the city’s former mayor, on a design similar to

benches he placed near Benton Lake. • Tabled a decision on accepting a quote from Vos Construction of Green Isle for new doors in Lewis Hall, the home of the city’s fire department. • Discussed front office staffing. • Discussed the lease payment and use of the Lamar Outdoor Advertising billboard on city property on the north side of Highway 212. • Granted requests from the Cologne Lions Club for charitable gambling permits for July 30 and Oct. 22. • Renewed liquor licenses for several businesses in the city and the Cologne Hollanders baseball club.

Suicide Grief Support Group Meets April 26 The next meeting of the Suicide Grief Support Group will take place at 7 p.m. next Tuesday, April 26 at Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague, 301 Second Street Northeast.

There is no need tomlb scores register and there is no fee. This gathering is for parents, children, grandparents, siblings, neighbors and friends of someone who died from suicide.

Enter through the Emergency Room doors (southwest entrance), follow the corridor to the elevator marked “2� to the “B� level and follow the signs to the Jameen Mape Conference Center.

For more information, call Tom Handrich at 952-4450107.

Belle Plaine Police Report

The week of April 11-17, Belle of West Main Street called for As they locked the restrooms at Plaine police responded to the medical help at 12:12 p.m. Court Square Park at 8:11 p.m., A woman enduring difficulty police found the restrooms in a following selected calls: breathing was transported to an disheveled state. Soap and paarea hospital. per towels were spread all over Monday, April 11 the room.

A woman on the 1100 block of Police assisted Sibley County Sheriff’s deputies at 6:24 p.m.

Property damage at the police farmers Lane reported at 8:11 looking for the subject of an station was reported at 12:30 a.m. a possible violation of a arrest warrant.

The person was p.m.

The blue lights outside the court-issued order for protecnot located. station were damaged, though tion (OFP). Police are reviewno foul play is suspected.

Police assisted a person on the ing the report.

900 block of Park Drive at 6:49 Saturday, April 16 A woman on the 100 block of p.m. after a medical alarm was After a vehicle was seen swervNorth Meridian Street reported at 1:28 p.m. someone had tak- sounded. An adult suffered a ing, the driver was stopped near the intersection of North Broaden the rear license plate from fall. her vehicle. She was uncertain The driver of a vehicle stopped way Street and Highway 169 in where or when the license plate for a headlight violation at Jordan at 9:51 p.m. and cited 10:28 p.m. near the intersection for driving without his contact was taken.

At 3:13 p.m., a man stopped at of Highway 169 and Meridian lenses as required. A valid drivthe police station to report his Avenue was cited for driving er that could see clearly drove identification had been stolen. with a suspended license and away from the traffic stop.

He found it had been compro- then arrested on an outstanding Sunday, April 17 The driver of a vehicle stopped mised at his employer’s corpo- arrest warrant.

Friday, April 15 near the intersection of Highrate office in another city.

A woman stopped at the police At 3:14 a.m., police issued five way 169 and East Main Street station at 4:13 p.m. reporting citations for vehicles improp- at 5:44 a.m. for running a stop she had received a fraudulent erly parked downtown during sign was cited for traffic violatelephone call. Someone claim- street cleaning overnight. Three tions. The child was also cited for providing the officer a false ing to represent the government of the vehicles were towed. called her to inform her she had A person on the 200 block name and date of birth and drivof West State Street called for ing without a license. The teenwon money. medical help at 4:38 a.m. She agers in the vehicle were left in A person on the 800 block of was transported to an area hos- the care of their guardians.

West Forest Street called for A woman on the 800 block medical help at 8:52 p.m. A per- pital. son was transported to an area A person on the 600 block of of West Main Street called for West Forest Street reported at medical help at 4:16 p.m. A hospital.

7:30 a.m. receiving a fraudulent woman having trouble breathTuesday, April 12 ing was transported to an area A woman stopped at the police phone call from a person claim- hospital. ing to work for the IRS. station at 7:43 a.m. to report an attempted case of fraud by A person on the 1000 block someone claiming to work for of East Enterprise Drive called for medical help at 10:47 a.m. the IRS. The week of April 11-17, Belle Two adults on the 200 block A woman was transported to an Plaine firefighters responded to area hospital. of South Linden Street were the calls that included: arrested just after 11 a.m. and A person at a business on the charged for drug possession and 200 block of West Main Street child endangerment. They for- reported at 1:15 p.m. receiving Thursday, April 14 a counterfeit bill. The funny Firefighters responded at feited a large amount of cash.

10:30 a.m. to a report of a gas A woman on the 400 block money was traced to Savage. leak at a construction site near A property-damage crash at of West Main Street reported at 3:11 p.m. an attempted tele- the intersection of South Wil- the intersection of West Forest phone scam. A caller claiming low and West Park streets was and North Oak streets. A contractor hit an old service line. to work for legal services told reported at 3:08 p.m. the person they owed money Police assisted school staff on Sunday, April 17 and that someone was suppos- the 300 block of South Market Firefighters were dispatched edly en route to serve them pa- Street at 3:24 p.m. retrieving a at 10:44 p.m. to a report of a runaway student. The child’s fire alarm on the 2009 block pers. parents were notified. of West Orchard Street. False Wednesday, April 13 alarm.

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Luke Narveson to Play in All-Star Football Game

(continued from page 12) Sarsland and Ryan Bremseth- great game and Jon Schmidt came in to ďŹ nish the game but Belle Plaine High School the other quarterback listed on Vining also hit safely.

Pre-registration is needed for all programs and activities “This was a nice ďŹ nish to four errors in the bottom of the quarterback Luke Narveson, the South roster. a busy but successful open- ďŹ fth allowed Mayer Lutheran who completed his senior sea- Belle Plaine head coach Justin 21st; Kinder 9am – 10am; For more information and/or ing week,â€? Schultz said. “Our to score four runs. It was great son this past fall, has been se- Johnston is one of the assistant 1st 9:30am – 10:30am; 2nd cost of registration call Belle pitching was huge all week and to see our guys off the bench lected to play in the Minnesota coaches for the South. The head 10:00am – 11:00am Plaine Community Education at Heritage Park (purple park) our depth really showed up. It respond in the sixth inning Football Coaches Association coach is Matt Gegenheimer of 952-873-2411 or register online at was good to see the boys rise to by scoring four runs on four All-Star Game on Saturday, Prior Lake. $40 (includes t-shirt) www.belleplaine.k12.mn.us then the challenge against a highly- straight hits to give us a 13-run June 25 at St. Cloud State Uni- Narveson recently signed a click on Community Services. ranked section opponent. We lead and end the game after six versity.

Tiger Soccer letter of intent to play football You can also view the brochure Narveson will play for the at Southwest Minnesota State played our best defensive game innings.

Practice: online at the schools website.

Monday, April 4th & 11th 6pm of the week and had a very good “Overall, 14 different guys South All-Star team. Drew University starting this fall. approach at the plate. We need reached base, which really Stewart of Lakeville North is Games: YOUTH to make sure we build off this helps show our depth and gives Saturdays ENRICHMENT positive week and keep pushing us quality guys on the bench April 16th – May 21st 10:00am –10U 3rd & 4th to get better and improve each to step in when needed. It was Hunter Education / nice for us to give everyone a 11:00am -12U 5th & 6th day.�

Firearm Safety chance to show us what they 12:00pm -14U 7th & 8th Tigers 17, Mayer Luth. 4 Contact Scott Hallgren could do and have guys take adLocation Change: Belle A new week started Monday @ 873-2407 vantage of their opportunities,�

Plaine Athletic Complex and the Tigers won again, this $55 (includes t-shirt and regis- time by a landslide, crushing Schultz continued.

Color Creations with tration) 2016 BPHS Baseball the Crusaders 17-4 at Mayer Abrakadoodle Schedule Lutheran.

Grades K - 5; Wednesdays VOLUNTEER COACHES Apr. 9 B.P. Tournament April 20 - May 11; Belle Plaine scored ďŹ ve runs NEEDED! vs.

Minnehaha W 9-7 3:30 - 4:30 pm In house League children will in the ďŹ rst, two in the second, vs.

EGF W 5-2 ChatďŹ eld $60 The Scott County Relay For There will be drawings for Rebe divided into teams for Rec six in the fourth and four in the Apr. 11 at Jordan W 7-0 Life is hosting a fund-raiser at lay prizes. Luminary bags and sixth.

Games.

W 7-2 Borough Bowl in Belle Plaine a full food menu will also be Art Club Curtiss had two hits, including Apr. 12 at St. Peter Apr. 15 vs.

Fairmont W 5-1 next month.

Grades 3-6; Mondays and available for non-bowlers who a home run and four RBI. BremADULT RECREATION Apr. 18 at Mayer Lu. W 17-4 Thursdays April 11 - April 28 The beneďŹ t is Sunday, May 15, want to support the Scott CounAdult Volleyball Open Gym seth-Vining added two hits and Oak Crest $50 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the bowl- ty Relay for Life. three RBI. Schmidt drove home Apr. 19 at New Ulm 7pm North Gym ing alley (235 Ash Street S.). Cost is $5 per game, per bowlWednesday Nights in March two runs and Narveson scored Apr. 21 vs. Tri-City United The event is limited to the ďŹ rst er (two game limit, includes YOUTH Apr. 25 vs.

Sibley East three runs and had two stolen 50 bowlers and pre-registration shoe rental). Pre-registration RECREATION Apr. 28 vs.

Jordan bases as the Tigers wiped up Adult Walking Club is requested for this event on a payment is due by May 10. all-around.

Apr. 29 vs.

Watertown-Mayer 6:30 8:00 pm Tiger Cubs Soccer Clayton Meyer pitched the ďŹ rst May 5 at Norwood YA (DH) ďŹ rst-come, ďŹ rst-served basis. Relay information is available Mondays & Wednesdays K-2 Up to six bowlers will be as- for those Interested in learning four innings for Belle Plaine, May 6 vs. Hibbing Saturdays April 16th – May Belle Plaine High School signed to each alley. Smaller what Relay For Life of Scott giving up only one hit, no runs May 9 vs. Mayer Lutheran teams may be grouped with County. For more information, and striking out six. Schmidt May 12 at Tri-City United others. contact Brenda Stocker by epitched the ďŹ nal two innings, May 16 at Sibley East Organizers encourage intermail -- b84stocker@gmail.com allowing four runs, none of May 19 vs. LS-H (DH) ested participants to challenge -- or call 952-758-3998. which were earned.

May 24 vs. Bethlehem Acad. other Relay for Life teams. “Clayton Meyer threw another May 27 Begin Section

by Sgt. Troy Christianson of age. the Minnesota State Patrol (4) The trailer is only carrying Question: What are the re- watercraft, motorcycles, moquirements for RV triple towing torized bicycles, off-highway (continued from page 13) in Minnesota? motorcycles, snowmobiles, Answer: With warmer weather all-terrain vehicles, motorized New Prague scored single wold also had two hits apiece, around the corner, we are sure golf carts, or equestrian equip- runs in its ďŹ rst two at-bats and followed by Gabrielle Vonto see more RVs and boat trail- ment or supplies, and meets all added two in the fourth and Bank, Aliyah Manthe, Koepp requirements of law. ers on the roads being towed. two in the ďŹ fth. Haller and Mia and Haller all with one.

A recreational vehicle combi- (5) The vehicles in the com- Pribyl both knocked in a run Belle Plaine scored 14 of its 15 nation may be operated without bination are connected to the for Belle Plaine in the seventh runs in the ďŹ rst three innings, full-size pickup truck or recre- inning, during which Hentges, including eight in the ďŹ rst. The an over-length type permit if: (1) The combination does not ational truck-tractor and each Lark and Haller all scored. Jes- game ended due to the 10-run The Minnesota Department of redirected along the median, consist of more than three ve- other in conformity with the sica Prader had two of the Ti- rule in the ďŹ fth inning. Hentges Transportation is planning the preventing a cross-median gers’ ďŹ ve hits, with Hailey Witt, pitched the distance for Belle installation of cable guardrails crash. hicles, and the towing rating trailer hitch laws. of the full-size pickup truck (6) The combination is not op- Johnson and Haller having the Plaine, allowing four hits. She in the center median separat- When a vehicle hits a section or recreational truck-tractor is erated within the seven-county other three. struck out eight. ing north and southbound lanes of cable barrier, maintenance equal to or greater than the to- metropolitan area during the Haller pitches 5 1/3 innings, along highways 169 and 212 crews can repair the damaged 2016 Updated BPHS tal weight of all vehicles being hours of 6-9 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. allowing six runs (ďŹ ve earned) this summer and fall. section quickly. The barriers are Softball Schedule on Mondays through Fridays. towed. on nine hits. Hentges came on Apr. 12 at Jordan Along Highway 169, the cable carried on steel posts that slide L 2-0 (2) The combination does not The driver of a recreational in relief and got the ďŹ nal out.

Apr. 14 at New Prague L 6-3 guardrails will be installed be- into concrete sleeves. If the barvehicle does not need a spe- Yvette Hansen had a home run Apr. 15 at WEM exceed 70 feet in length.

W 15-2 tween highways 21 in Jordan rier is damaged, the posts slide and 41 in Jackson Township this out easily to allow a new cable (3) The operator of the com- cial driver’s license, but keep and three RBI for New Prague.

Apr. 19 at Mayer Lutheran in mind the statutory deďŹ nicoming fall. On Highway 212, section to be installed. bination is at least 18 years of Tigers 15, WEM 2 Apr. 21 vs. Tri-City United tion of a “Recreational Vehicle they will be installed County In addition to the ability to Combinationâ€? found in M.S.S. Belle Plaine’s bats that were Apr. 25 at Watertown-Mayer Road 11 in Chaska and Pow- lessen crash severity, the cable mostly silent the ďŹ rst two games Apr. 26 vs. Sibley East ers Boulevard in Chanhassen barriers cost less than permanent K-6 School Menu 169.011 Subdivision 62 (a). went bang on Friday as the Ti- Apr. 28 vs. Jordan Scott County Legal Notices Parents Welcome Everyday this summer. The two guardrail concrete The law states that a “Recre- gers mustered 20 hits, including Board Proceedings barriers. The barriers Apr. 29 at Jackson CC (DH) projects are expected to cost are usually installed in highway ational Vehicle Combinationâ€?

LUNCH ďŹ ve from Lark (three doubles) sections that include entrance means a combination of ve- and ďŹ ve RBI in ďŹ ve at-bats. She May 5 at Norwood YA (DH) about $1.5 million apiece.

May 9 at St. Peter The two projects are timed and exit ramps that lead to trafhicles consisting of a full-size also scored three runs.

Thur., April 21 May 10 vs. Mayer Lutheran around the Ryder Cup Golf ďŹ c weaving or a change in the pickup truck or a recreational Hamburger on WG Bun, Johnson added three hits and May 12 at Tri-City United Tournament at Hazeltine Na- number of lanes that can result truck-tractor attached by means Oven French Fries, Chicken three RBI, while Lily Olson May 16 at Sibley East tional Golf Club in Chaska. in crashes or near-crashes, Mn/ Nuggets, Oven French Fries, of a kingpin and ďŹ fth-wheel Lanes and shoulder closures DOT said.

WG Dinner Roll, Seasoned coupling to a middle vehicle had two hits and three RBI. May 17 vs. LS-H (DH) will accompany the projects.

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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

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

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

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2006

BELLE PLAINE HERALD, BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA

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 “Browse Projects� page or by entering eBidDoc#450402 on the “Search Projects� 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.

NOTICE 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,

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.

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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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 Wings” by Lois Ehlert and “Hurray for Spring” by Patricia Hubbell, and making our own special butterfly craft to take home.

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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. Visit us online at www. scottcountyhistory.org.

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SALES

BEAUTIFUL BLACK DIRT: Reasonable Price.

Delivery Available.

(952) 873-6866. TF

710 W. Church St., Belle Plaine Kids thru adult clothes, new decor, antiques/ vintage, end tables, couch & love seat.

April 21-23, 9-6. 4/20

HELP WANTED

LICENSED THERAPIST Sioux Trails Mental Health Center has an opening in our New Ulm and St. Peter office for a full time Licensed Mental Health Professional as an LICSW, LP, LMFT or LPCC. The opening is for a general therapist with duties including, diagnostic assessments, individual, marital, group and family therapy as well as some provision of treatment in area schools.

Sioux Trails offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, retirement, three weeks of vacation in your first year, sick and holiday time, and is a National Health Services Corps approved organization. EEO. If you would like to be a part of this leading, community mental health center, send your resume to: Sioux Trails Mental Health Center 1407 South State Street New Ulm, MN 56073 Fax (507) 354-3183 Email hr@siouxtrails.org

Seneca Foods Corporation, a local food distribution facility /Licensedpackaging Practical and Nurse-Nursing Home located approximately 35 miles southwest of the Twin Evening and Overnight shifts are available.

Call and Holidays.

Cities, currently has a full time employment for a with Manufacturing Mechanic. dent care opportunity in accordance the nursing

for taking diagnostic radiographs Responsibilities Repair and maintenance to assist medical staff ininclude: diagnosis of production equipment, employee relations, 30ofpmThis position includes every 3rd on foreign Develops and bodies. other duties as assigned.

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SALES HUGE SHED SALE: 13725 Co. Rd. 153, Cologne.

Off Hwy. 212 between Cologne & Bongards, 1 mile south on Co. Rd. 153 or 1/2 mile north of Benton (Zion) Lutheran Church. Vintage/ antiques, clothes (all sizes), camping, furniture, household & lawn mowers. Tue., April 26, 4-8pm; Wed., Thur. & Fri., April 27-29, 8am-8pm & Sat., April 30, 8am-5pm. 4/27

GARAGE SALE: 320 N. Oak St., BP Tools, craft supplies & kits, glassware, furniture, garden supplies, bird cages, kids toys & clothes, etc. Thur. & Fri., April 21 & 22, 7am-6pm & Sat., April 23, 7am-1pm.

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HELP WANTED

Experienced Truck Driver with Crane/C.D.L. (Off-Road) Very stable, local business has an opportunity for fulltime driver with a CDL-Class â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? certification & medical card. If you have a minimum of one year experience (with crane operations), are a self-starter, have a professional attitude and appearance, then we have the right career for you. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be home each night as well as weekends.

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GARAGE SALE: 218 S. Eagle St., BP Lieske â&#x20AC;˘ Erickson â&#x20AC;˘ Lambrecht Something for everyone! 2 Garages. 3 Families. Sizes up to 3X. We have 3 garage stalls & a porch set up with anything you could imagine. Thur. & Fri., April 21 & 22, 8-6 & Sat., April 23, 4/20 8-Noon.

GARAGE SALE: Nagel's 509 N. Oak. St., Belle Plaine Clothing: mens, womens, boys & girls; toys, bedding, household, dressers, much misc. Thur., April 21, 8am-7pm; Fri., April 22, 8am-5pm; & Sat., April 23, 8am-Noon.

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SALE

COMMUNITY CLOTHING SWAP ONLY $1.00 A BAG! Saturday April 23, 8-12.

OLP Church 200 E. Church St. Shop for only $1.00 a bag, Donate clothing, Volunteer your time.

No need to donate in order to shop. Call Loree at 873-3942.

All proceeds to benefit the Belle Plaine Good Samaritan Fund.

GARAGE SALES: 2 & 22 Woodridge Dr., Belle Plaine.

Clothing all sizes, men's hunting clothes, furniture, 10 sewing machines, serger, embroidery maching, kids bikes, closeout prices on New Scott West Wrestling clothes. Thur.-Sat., April 21-23, 8-6. 4/20

HUGE MULTI FAMILY SALE 1000 W. Prairie St., Belle Plaine Furniture, Household, Guy stuff galore!

Thurs., April 21, 3-7, Fri., April 22, 7-7 & Sat. April 23, 7-4.

HELP WANTED

New Prague Area Schools

Training and employment will be provided by Registered Nurse/Licensed Radiologic Technologist Practical AmeriCorps and will be compensated according to Nurse-Nursing Home AmeriCorps policies.

Status: Full time- Weekend Call and Status: Full Time Evening and Overnight Positions for the 2016/2017 school year.

Holidays.

Positions are open until ďŹ lled. shifts are available.

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Job Description: Job Description: This position responsible taking Provide direct is resident care infor accordance AmeriCorps Reading Tutors: diagnostic radiographs of various portions with the nursing philosophy, policies, EAGLE VIEW ELEMENTARY procedures and standards practice. of body to assist medicalofstaff in diagnosis Part-time (20 hour) position available Available of diseaseShifts: and injury, location of foreign Radiologic Technologist RAVEN STREAM ELEMENTARY â&#x20AC;˘ 2:00 pm to 10:30 - This position bodies. Develops andpm prepares images 2 part-time (20 hour) positions available Status: Full time-and Weekend includes every 3rd weekend every Call and Holidays. for interpretation.

Maintains patient and other holiday.

Job Description: AmeriCorps Kindergarten Focus department records.

Maintains supplies and Tutors: â&#x20AC;˘ 10:00 pm toThis 6:30position am- This is position responsible for taking diagnosticLiteracy radiographs equipment. works Monday-Friday, every other of various portions of body to assist medical staff in diagnosis FALCON RIDGE ELEMENTARY holiday and no weekends!

Desired QualiďŹ cations: Full-time (40 hour) position available of disease and injury, location of foreign bodies. Develops CT experience preferred.

RAVEN STREAM ELEMENTARY and prepares images forour interpretation. Maintains patient and Keep your weekends available with Required QualiďŹ cations: Full time (40 hour) position available department Maintains supplies and equipment. overnight shift! shifts records. offer excellent â&#x20AC;˘ Completion of aAll course for X-ray Apply online at www.minnesotareadingcorps.org/ beneďŹ ts andDesired are open to new grads!

QualiďŹ cations: become-a-member Technology in an approved school and CT experience preferred. registration in ARRT required.

EOE www.mvhc.org/career-center Required QualiďŹ cations: â&#x20AC;˘ Must be thoroughly familiar with operation MN Valley Health of Center â&#x20AC;˘ Completion a course for X-ray Technology in an approved of equipment and procedures involved and 621 South Street in ARRT required. school 4th and registration be able to visualize inner structure of human Sueur, MN familiar with operation of equipment and â&#x20AC;˘Le Must be thoroughly body in relation to x-ray tube and image procedures involved and be able to visualize inner structure of receptor in order to obtain radiographs of HELP WANTED human body in relation to x-ray tube and image receptor in order to diagnostic value.

Union Hill Bar & Grill obtain radiographs of diagnostic value.

Belle Plaine Herald â&#x20AC;˘ Cooks Motor ďŹ nger dexterity, and andcoordination, Bartenders â&#x20AC;˘ Motor coordination, ďŹ nger dexterity, and near-visual acuity.

Night shifts available near-visual acuity.

Ability to be precise in Seneca Foods Corporation, a local food Now Accepting during the weekAbility to be precise in performing duties, carrying out procedures performing duties, carrying out procedures packaging and distribution facility located Applications for Both day and night as outlined in detailed technique and of instructions. approximately miles charts southwest the Twin asshifts outlined technique charts35and PT Greenhouse & availableinondetailed the Cities, is currently accepting applications for the instructions. weekends Orchard Help To apply visit www.mvhc.org/career-center following seasonal employment opportunities: Apply at: www.mvhc.org/career-center Apply In Person 952-758-4239 or stop in at MN Valley Health Center Emma Krumbees Combine Operators General Store MN Valley Health Center 621 South 4th Street Duties: Operate a combine to harvest peas, assist 311 Enterprise Drive E. Le Sueur, withMN minor621 repairs, adjustments and combine South 4th Street

Wolf Motors

Wolf Motors is currently hiring for a Herald full time Skilled Body Shop Technician: We are looking for a combo tech,2x6able to perform body work and painting. Must be highly motivated and detail orientated. Excellent Pay and beneďŹ ts including medical insurance, paid vacation and holidays, 401K and uniforms. QualiďŹ ed candidates should have at least 2 years experience.

Please Call or Email Don for this position, Wolf55352@yahoo.com (612) 578-3195.

Chief Financial OfďŹ cer of EdVisions Cooperative:

EdVisions Cooperative, Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premiere education cooperative, is looking to hire a full-time CFO with a hire date of July 1st, 2016 at its Henderson, MN ofďŹ ce.

The CFO position is responsible for the many facets of the Coopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ nances: ensuring the ďŹ scal health of the organization and coordinating the ďŹ nancial management of EdVisions Cooperative. Desired skills for this position: expertise in QuickBooks or payroll systems, competency in Microsoft Excel, accounting background & experience, understanding of cooperative model, self-motivation, organization, accuracy and ďŹ&#x201A;exibility. QualiďŹ ed candidates will have demonstrated leadership experience and a professional track record of exceptional performance in ďŹ nancial positions. A background in accounting is preferable, as well as a BS Degree. See a complete posting and job description on the Cooperativeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, www.edvisionscooperative.org.

Please submit your cover letter, resume and letters of reference to Andrea Harder, Director, EdVisions Cooperative, PO Box 518, Henderson, MN 56044 or andrea@edvisionscooperative.org by May 1, 2016

EMMA KRUMBEES

sanitation. Requirements: Strong work ethic; Le Sueur, MN farm equipment driving/mechanical experience preferred. Must be 18 years of age and have a valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license. Hours: 12 hour shifts (days and nights). Date: Mid-June through early Nugget August. Days and hours are dependent upon 2x6 weather/crop conditions. Pay: $10.60 per hour (OT after 40 hrs/wk).

First Aid Attendant Duties: administering proper ďŹ rst aid care to all employees and assist the location in the enforcement of safe work habits and good manufacturing practices. Requirements: Strong work ethic; basic PC skills, strong organizational, written and oral communication skills preferred.

Must be 18 years of age and have a valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license. Hours: 12 hour shifts (days and nights). Date: Mid-June through early August.

Days and hours are dependent upon weather/ crop conditions. Pay: $10.60 per hour (OT after 40 hrs/wk).

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GARAGE SALE: 507 N. Linden, BP. Lots of baked & canned goods, mens clothing L-XLT, girls/womens clothing S-XL, misc. HH, Mathias Tiller, kids toys, puzzles & books.

Evie Kruschke, Thur. & Fri., April 21 & 22, 9-5 & Sat., April 23, 4/20 8-2.

HUGE MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE: 316 S. Cedar St., BP Pat Krant Mostly new items & furniture, etc. Fri. & Sat., April 22 & 23, 8-4.

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Radiologic Technologist Status: Full time- Weekend Call and Holidays.

Job Description: This position is responsible for taking diagnostic radiographs of various portions of body to assist medical staff in diagnosis of disease and injury, location of foreign bodies. Develops and prepares images for interpretation. Maintains patient and department records. Maintains supplies and equipment.

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Required QualiďŹ cations: â&#x20AC;˘ Completion of a course for X-ray Technology in an approved school and registration in ARRT required. â&#x20AC;˘ Must be thoroughly familiar with operation of equipment and procedures involved and be able to visualize inner structure of human body in relation to x-ray tube and image receptor in order to obtain radiographs of diagnostic value. â&#x20AC;˘ Motor coordination, ďŹ nger dexterity, and near-visual acuity. Ability to be precise in performing duties, carrying out procedures as outlined in detailed technique charts and instructions.

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PAGE ten LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE 38 - 15-006133 FC FORECLOSURE SALE THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION Published in the Belle Plaine Herald OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY on Wednesday, April 20, 2016.

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: STATE OF MINNESOTA DATE OF MORTGAGE: March COUNTY OF SCOTT 8, 2006 district court MORTGAGOR: Julie Harris, a firST JUDICIAL DISTRICT single woman.

Court File No.: 70-PR-16-6601 MORTGAGEE: Washington NOTICE of informal Mutual Bank, FA. probate of will and DATE AND PLACE OF informal appointment RECORDING: Recorded March of personal 16, 2006 Scott County Recorder, representative and Document No. A732685. notice to creditors ASSIGNMENTS OF In Re: Estate of MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Margaret A. Tesarek, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National aka Margaret Tesarek, Association. Dated November 5, Decedent 2015 Recorded November 6, 2015, Notice is given that an Application as Document No. A991113. And for Informal Probate of Will and thereafter assigned to: Deutsche Informal Appointment of Personal Bank National Trust Company, as Representative was filed with the Trustee, on behalf of the Holders of Registrar, along with a Will dated the WaMu Mortgage Pass-through July 14, 1989 and Codicils dated Certificates, Series 2006-AR4. February 6, 2004 and March 6, Dated November 5, 2015 Recorded 2008. The Registrar accepted the November 6, 2015, as Document application and appointed Russell H. No. A991114 and by Document Adelmann whose address is 12300 dated: October 2, 2009, Recorded 28th Place North, Plymouth, MN October 16, 2009, as Document No. 55441, to serve as the personal repA838447. resentative of the decedent's estate.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Any heir, devisee or other interNONE ested person may be entitled to TRANSACTION AGENT'S appointment as personal representaMORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION tive or may object to the appointNUMBER ON MORTGAGE: ment of the personal representative.

NONE Any objection to the appointment of LENDER OR BROKER AND the personal representative must be MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR filed with the Court, and any propSTATED ON MORTGAGE: erly filed objection will be heard by Washington Mutual Bank, FA the Court after notice is provided RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE to interested persons of the date of SERVICER: Select Portfolio hearing on the objection.

Servicing, Inc. Unless objections are filed, and MORTGAGED PROPERTY unless the Court otherwise orders, ADDRESS: 6305 Century Lane, the personal representative has the Prior Lake, MN 55372 full power to administer the estate, TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 040930180 including, after thirty (30) days from LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF the issuance of letters testamentary, PROPERTY: Lot 4, Block 4, Harvest the power to sell, encumber, lease, Hills, Scott County, Minnesota. or distribute any interest in real COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY estate owned by the decedent.

IS LOCATED: Scott Notice is further given that, subject ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801, all crediAMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: tors having claims against the dece$562,500.00 dent's estate are required to present AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED the claims to the personal represenTO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF tative or to the Court within four (4) NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, months after the date of this notice IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: or the claims will be barred. $894,509.75 Dated: April 8, 2016 That prior to the commencement Filed in Scott County Courts April of this mortgage foreclosure pro- 8, 2016 ceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Vicky L. Carlson, Mortgagee complied with all notice Registrar requirements as required by statute; Phil Bird, That no action or proceeding has Deputy Court Administrator been instituted at law or otherwise Wornson, Goggins, to recover the debt secured by said Neisen, Morris & Brever, mortgage, or any part thereof; PC PURSUANT to the power of sale Richard F. Wornson contained in said mortgage, the MN# 181778 above described property will be 119 East Main Street sold by the Sheriff of said county New Prague, MN 56071 as follows: Telephone: (952) 758-4161 DATE AND TIME OF SALE: Facsimile: (952) 758-4085 April 14, 2016 at 10:00 AM e-mail: rwornson@lawyersnp.com PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott Published in the Belle Plaine County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Herald on Wednesdays, April 13 Street, Shakopee, MN and 20, 2016. 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 ADVERTISEMENT FOR from the date of said sale by the QUOTES mortgagor(s), their personal repreNOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: sentatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. Quotes for gravel will be received until 8 p.m. April 27, 2016, by §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE Maynard Rucks, Clerk of Jessenland PROPERTY: If the real estate is Township, Sibley County on behalf an owner-occupied, single-family of the Supervisors of said Township dwelling, unless otherwise provided for the following: 2,500 yards of by law, the date on or before which class 5 gravel more or less delivered the mortgagor(s) must vacate the to anyplace in the Township by July property if the mortgage is not rein- 1, 2016.

Township is also asking for quotes stated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under sec- for road grading and weed cutting tion 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on October this season, snowplowing and sand14, 2016, unless that date falls on ing this next season.

Township reserves the right to a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, reject any and all quotes.

Maynard Rucks Clerk and unless the redemption period is Jessenland Township reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat.

35493 226th St. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

Henderson, MN. 56044 MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED 507-964-2733 FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION Published in the Belle Plaine ON MORTGAGE :None "THE TIME ALLOWED BY Herald on Wednesdays, April 13 LAW FOR REDEMPTION and 20, 2016.

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 STATE OF MINNESOTA ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, district court DETERMINING, AMONG probate division OTHER THINGS, THAT THE firST JUDICIAL DISTRICT MORTGAGED PREMISES Court File No.: 70-PR-16-6423 ARE IMPROVED WITH A NOTICE of informal RESIDENTIAL DWELLING probate of will and OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, appointment of ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN personal AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, representative and AND ARE ABANDONED." notice to creditors Dated: February 3, 2016 Estate of Deutsche Bank National Trust Ronald F. Buckeye, Company, as Trustee Decedent Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee Notice is given that an applicaUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. tion for informal probate of the Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee Decedent's will dated December 18, of Mortgagee 2012 ("Will") has been filed with 4500 Park Glen Road #300 the Registrar. The application has Minneapolis, MN 55416 been granted.

Notice is also given that the (952) 925-6888 38 - 15-006133 FC Registrar has informally appointed THIS IS A COMMUNICATION Jeanne Buckeye, whose address is 1640 Watson Ave., St. Paul, MN FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine 55116 as personal representative of Herald on Wednesdays, February the Estate of the Decedent. Any 17, 24 and March 2, 9, 16 and 23, heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment 2016. as personal representative or may Notice of object to the appointment of the perPostponement of mortsonal representative. Unless objecgage tions are filed with the Court (pursuforeclosure sale Pursuant to the provisions of ant to Minn. Stat. 524.3-607) and the Minnesota Statutes 580.07, the Court otherwise orders, the personal foregoing foreclosure sale is post- representative has full power to poned until May 26, 2016 at 10:00 administer the Estate including, after AM at the Sheriff of Scott County, 30 days from the date of issuance of Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, letters, the power to sell, encumber, Shakopee, MN, in said county and lease or distribute real estate.

Any objections to the probate of the state. will or appointment of the Personal Dated: April 12, 2016 Deutsche Bank National Trust Representative must be filed with Company, as Trustee this Court and will be heard by the Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee Court after the filing of an appropriUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND ate petition and proper notice of

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BELLE PLAINE HERALD, BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA 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 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 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 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 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.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT district court firST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 70-PR-16-6602 NOTICE of informal appointment of personal representative and notice to creditors (intestate) In Re: Estate of Richard Hallgren, a/k/a Richard D. Hallgren, a/k/a Richard Dale Hallgren, Decedent Notice is given that an Application for Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar. The Registrar accepted the application had appointed Roger Bernard Hallgren, whose address is 109 Robert Circle, Belle Plaine, Minnesota, 56011, to serve as the personal representative of the decedent's estate.

Any heir 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 orders otherwise, the personal representative has the full power to administer the estate, including, after thirty (30) days from the issuance of letters of general administration, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute any

wednesday, april 20, 2016 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 12, 2016 Filed in Scott County Courts April 12, 2016 Vicky L. Carlson, Registrar Phil Bird, Deputy Court Administrator Jaspers, Moriarty & Wetherille, P.A. Dennis P. Moriarty MN# 7519X 206 Scott Street Shakopee, MN 55379 Telephone: (952) 445-2817 Facsimile: (952) 445-0812 e-mail: dmoriarty@jmwlaw.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, April 20 and 27, 2016.

CITY OF BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC NOTICE FILING NOTICE The following City offices will be voted for at the General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016: One (1) Mayor for the term of two years; two (2) Councilmembers for the term of four years; and one (1) Councilmember for the term of two years. The filing period for these offices begins at 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 17, 2016 and ends at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2016 .

Note: Filing offices will be closed Monday, May 30, 2016 in observance of Memorial Day. The place of filing for City offices is at the Belle Plaine City Hall, 218 North Meridian Street, Belle Plaine, MN 56011. The filing fee is $2.00.

Holly J. Kreft City Administrator Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, April 20 and 27, 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.

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 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.

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(continued from previous page) SECTION 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY EXPANSION 588 County Trail East Jordan, Minnesota 55352 Scott County will receive single prime sealed bids via mail or in person for the Household Hazardous Waste Facility Expansion until 2:15 p.m. local time on May 19, 2016 at the Scott County Government Center, Procurement Office, Room 215, 200 Fourth Avenue West, Shakopee, Minnesota, 55379, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in conference room B3 (basement level) of the Government Center.

Bidding documents, including the Proposal Form, Drawings and Specifications, will be on file at the Offices of the Architect, Wold Architects and Engineers, 332 Minnesota St., Suite W2000, Saint Paul, MN 55101 - (651) 227-7773; at the Minnesota Builders Exchange; McGraw Hill Construction/Dodge Plan Center; Reed Construction; iSqFt Plan Room (St. Paul, MN); and from PlanWell at http://www.earc.com/location/st-louis-park, Albert Lea Builders Exchange; Austin Builders Exchange; Mankato Builders Exchange; Builders Exchange of Rochester; St. Cloud Builders Exchange; This project includes: Facility expansion including canopies, precast concrete and site work with new pavement, grading and landscaping.

Facility mechanical and electrical improvements.

American Reprographics Company, 4730 Park Glen Road, St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 (952) 697-8800, facsimile (952) 697-8803 will provide complete downloadable sets of the Bidding Documents to prospective bidders and subcontractors. The downloads will be available April 19, 2016.

Each set may be downloaded via the internet at http://www.e-arc.com/ location/st-louis-park and clicking on the Order from PlanWell icon, then the Public Plan Room icon, select Household Hazardous Waste Facility Expansion.

Make proposals on the bid forms supplied in the Project Manual. No oral, telegraphic or telephonic proposals or modifications will be considered. Submit with each bid, a certified check or acceptable bidder's bond payable to Scott County in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Performance Bond.

Bids may not be withdrawn within thirty (30) days after the scheduled time of opening bids, without the consent of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to accept any bid or to reject any or all bids, or parts of such bids, and waive informalities or irregularities in bidding.

A voluntary pre-bid walk-through will be held on April 29, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility.

The Owner requires Substantial Completion of the project on or before January 31, 2017.

Board of Commissioners SCOTT COUNTY Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, April 20, 27 and May 4, 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 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

BELLE PLAINE HERALD, BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA 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 U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust, Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee Klatt, Augustine, Sayer, Treinen & Rastede, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 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; 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 conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: April 15, 2011 MORTGAGOR: Lavonnie Kelley, widow woman.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Nations Lending Corp.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded April 29, 2011 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A879358.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Matrix Financial Services Corporation.

Dated April 17, 2015 Recorded April 30, 2015, as Document No. A978150.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100756000111031435 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Nations Lending Corp.

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Flagstar Bank, FSB MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 5175 West 145th Street, Savage, MN 55378 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 261370200 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 3, Block 3, Parkwood Hills, according to the Plat thereof, be the same more or less but subject to all legal highways, Scott County, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $140,100.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $156,111.09 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 16, 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 16, 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,

PAGE eleven 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: April 11, 2016 Matrix Financial Services Corporation 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 92-16-002230 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, April 20, 27 and May 4, 11, 18 and 25, 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. 31304, CIC Number 1024 Prairie Bend, a Condominium, located in Scott County, Minnesota.

Street address: 2125 Parkway Avenue, Shakopee, MN PID #27-199241-0 WHEREAS, pursuant to said Declaration, there is claimed to be due and owing as of the date of this Notice by Sherry M. Meersman and Todd A. Kleist as unit owners, to Prairie Bend Association the prin-

cipal amount of Two Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars and 75/100 ($2,567.75) for condominium assessments, interest and past due attorney fees through April, 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 lobby of the Scott County Main Jail in the Scott County Government Center, Civil Division, 301 South Fuller Street, in the City of Shakopee in said County on June 21, 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, their 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 December 21, 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: April 14, 2016 PRAIRIE BEND ASSOCIATION 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, April 20, 27 and May 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2016.

What’s Happening

• Belle Plaine Run Club, an informal running club for participants who desire to run, socialize, and motivate. For more information and times, call (952) 486-1903.

• City Council Meeting on May 2 at 6 p.m. at Belle Plaine Government Center.

• School Board Meetings at Junior High Library ~ 2nd Monday of each month: meetings are scheduled as a work session; 4th Monday of each month: Regular business meetings for the board, Finance starts at 5:30 p.m. and regular at 6 p.m. For more information or if a holiday interferes, call (952) 873-2400 or go online at www.belleplaine.k12.mn.us • Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women now has free on-site childcare available during weekly evening and daytime women's support groups.

If you or someone you know is or has been a victim of domestic violence, please call SVA at (952) 873-4214 for more information regarding the times and locations of the groups.

Mondays: Mom's/Women's Prayer Group: Meeting from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Call Amy for details and location (952) 484-9100.

Tuesdays: Al-Anon Meeting @ 7 p.m. (The Little Brick School House (201 S. Chestnut St., BP) kitty korner from St. John Lutheran Church) For information, call (952) 457-4960.

Wednesdays: BP Rotary at 12 noon at Kingway Retirement Living (Ratzkeller Room • Senior Citizens Meet Cards are played at 1 p.m. at Cardinal Ridge Apts.)

• Al-Anon Meeting @ 8 p.m. (The Little Brick School House (201 S. Chestnut St., BP) kitty korner from St. John Lutheran Church) For information, call (952) 457-4960.

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays: AA Closed Meetings on Wednesday and Friday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. Also, NA Meeting open on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Al Anon Wednesday nights 8 p.m. (The Little Brick School House kitty korner from St. John Lutheran Church) Thursdays: Belle Plaine Knitting Group meets at Kingsway Living Center from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room or in the Art Gallery. Open to all ages and skill levels. Knitters and crocheters welcome.

1st and 3rd Wednesday of each Month: Support Groups for Families meet at the Valley Green Workforce Center in Shakopee at 6:30 p.m. and is for families who have a relative with a mental illness. The group is led by trained facilitators who also have a family member with mental illness. The support groups help families develop better coping skills and find strength through sharing experiences. For information, call (952) 890-1669.

1st Tuesday of the Month: Belle Plaine Lions/Board of Directors meet at Borough Bowl in Belle Plaine, at 6:30 p.m.

• Area Separated & Divorce Support Group from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Wenceslaus Church, lower level, in New Prague. Call Deacon Bob Wagner (952) 758-0463 or Mary (952) 873-6781 for more information.

1st and 3rd Tuesday of each Month: Area Separated and Divorce Support Group meets at St. Wenceslaus Church, lower level, New Prague 7-8:30 p.m. Call Mary (952) 873-6781 for more information.

1st Wednesday of each Month: B.P. Borough Riders Snowmobile Club meets at Sparetime Tavern in Belle Plaine at 7 p.m.

4th Monday of the Month: Support Group: Women's Connection for Cancer. For more information contact the 'Ask St. Francis' info. line @ (952) 403-2000 2nd Tuesday of the Month: Belle Plaine Lions/General Membership Meeting at Duets in Belle Plaine, at 7 p.m.

• Minnesota Valley Riders Saddle Club (MVR) monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Neil's Pub Rustic Room. Join in planning and participating in area horse related activities.

2nd Wednesday of the Month - Scott Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors monthly meeting at 8 p.m. at their office in the Scott County Extension and Conservation Center at the Scott County Fairgrounds in Jordan. For more information, call Shelly at (952) 873-5412.

• The Belle Plaine Friends of the Library meet at 6:00 p.m. at the Library.

2nd Thursday of the Month: Sons of the American Legion, American Legion & Auxiliary Mtg. at 7 p.m. at the Vet's Club.

2nd and 4th Thursday of each Month: New Prague Area Toastmasters meet from 7-8 p.m. at the New Prague City Hall, 118 Central Ave. No. Join to develop and enhance your speaking, communication, and leadership skills.

For more information, call Carolyn at (952) 873-4489.

2nd Friday of the Month: Steak Fry at the Belle Plaine Vet’s Club, Steak or Shrimp, 5:30-8 p.m.

2nd Saturday of the Month: B.P. Historical Society Open Meeting at 9:30 a.m. at the Historical House Muesum.

3rd Monday of the Month: Vet's Club Meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Club.

3rd Tuesday of the Month: Sportsman's Club Meeting at the Vets Club in Belle Plaine at 7 p.m. For more information, call Albert Koepp (952) 8732202.

3rd Thursday of the Month: VFW Auxiliary meeting at 7 p.m. at the Vets Club. VFW Men at 7:30 p.m. at the Club.

• Belle Plaine Dementia Coalition meeting from 12-1 p.m. in The Ratzkeller @ Kingsway in Belle Plaine. For info, call Sharon (952) 873-5910.

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MRC Standings

Tournament Champs

Belle Plaine’s Junior Olympic 14U volleyball team took first place at the Hutchinson Tournament this past Sunday. Pictured in the back row, from left, are coach Kaylee Hentges, Ari Koepp, Lauren Walter and Ava Wiering. In the middle are Brooke Adamietz and Rachel Schmitz. Up front are Alaina Buesgens and Hannah Schwingler.

(Standings as of April 19) Baseball

W L Belle Plaine 2 0 Norwood YA 2 1 Sibley East 2 1 Tri-City United 2 1 Jordan 1 1 Le Sueur-Hend. 0 2 Mayer Lutheran 0 3 Results Belle Plaine 7, Jordan 0 Belle Plaine 17, Mayer Lu. 4 Jordan 6, LS-H 2 S.E. 4, Mayer Lutheran 0 TCU 2, NYA 1 TCU 10, Mayer Lutheran 3 NYA 7, Sibley East 4 NYA 5, LS-H 4 Sibley East 5, TCU 3 Softball

W L Norwood YA 2 0 Le Sueur-Hend. 1 0 Jordan 1 1 Mayer Lutheran 1 1 Tri-City United 1 1 Belle Plaine 0 1 Sibley East 0 2 Results Jordan 2, Belle Plaine 0 NYA 7, Tri-City United 6 Mayer Lutheran 17, S.E. TCU 10, Mayer Lutheran 0 LS-H 6, Jordan 0 NYA 17, Sibley East 5

Track and Field Le Sueur, amassing 199 points, well ahead of Norwood Young America (84), Le Sueur-Henderson (80) and Sibley East (35).

Taking first individually for the Tigers were Selin Dikmen (100 hurdles/17.47, 300 hurdles/52.40 and triple jump/31-00.50); Haley Leger (800 run/2:39.61 and high jump/4-10); Anna Donkhong (100-meter dash/14.00); Taylor Kruger (400 dash/1:03.94); Bridget Egan (pole vault/8-0); and Alissa Schultz (long jump/14-10.50).

The Tigers also won all four relays. Included were the 4x100 team of Sara Ferguson, Egan, Dikmen and Ally Fink); the 4x200 team of Kruger, Alyna Phongsavath, Emily Krautkremer and Fink; the 4x400 group of Kruger, Donkhong, Leger and Schultz; and the 4x800 squad of Danika Schroeder, Jordyn Williams, Cassie Stolt and Leger.

Belle Plaine Invite The Tigers were challenged closely by Tri-City United in Thursday’s five-team invitational in Belle Plaine, won by the Tigers with 129 points. The Titans were a close second with 122, followed by Delano (68), Jordan (54) and Mayer Lutheran (41).

Belle Plaine had three individual first-place finishers – Kruger in the 400 dash (1:05.12), Stolt in the 1,600 run (5:58.94) and Emily Berger in the 3,200 run (13:53.32).

Winning their relays were the 4x100 team of Egan, Donkhong, Dikmen and Fink; and the 4x400 squad of Kruger, Schultz, Jaylen Struck-Schmitz and Leger. The Tigers were second in the 4x800 and third in the 4x200 relays.

TCU’s Briana Berninghaus was her usual force in the sprints and jumps, winning the 100 and 200 dashes as well as the long jump.

Cannon Falls Invite The Tigers roped another firstplace finish at warm Cannon Falls Saturday with 174 points.

Jordan was a distant second with 108.16. The rest of the 10-team field consisted of Cannon Falls (100), Trinity School (83.50), Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (77), New Life Academy (47), St. Croix Lutheran (46.33), Carlton (30), Math and Science Academy (24) and Christ’s Household of Faith (12).

Top performers for Belle Plaine were Dikmen (first in the 100 hurdles/16.29 and first in the 300 hurdles/48.90), Egan (first in the pole vault/9-6),

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Donkhong (second in the 100 dash/13.49 and second in the long jump/15-8), Kruger (second in the 400 dash/1:02.38) and Leger (second in the high jump/4-10).

The Tigers won three of four relays. They were the 4x100 squad of Egan, Donkhong, Dikmen and Fink; the 4x200 group of Kruger, Donkhong, Phongsavath and Fink; and the 4x800 team of Berger, Brittany Teal, Schultz and Leger. Belle Plaine was second in the 4x400 relay.

St. Peter Invite It was another victory for the Tigers as they recorded 213 points at the eight-team St. Peter Invitational this past Monday. St. Peter was second with 174.5 points, followed by Minneapolis Southwest (103), Legacy Christian Academy (57), St. Clair (47), Bethlehem Academy (35.75), West Lutheran (34.5) and Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (29.75).

Dikmen took first place in both the 200 dash (26.79) and 100 hurdles (16.40). Other individual firsts for Belle Plaine were turned in by Egan in the pole vault (7-6) and Jenna Gatz in the long jump (14-8).

Also taking first for the Tigers were 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams. The 4x800 team was second.

Boys’ Results

LS-H Quad Like the Belle Plaine girls last Tuesday at Le Sueur, the Belle Plaine boys ran away from the competition with 190 points. Le Sueur-Henderson was a distant second with 97, followed by Norwood Young America (66) and Sibley East (54).

Finishing first for the Tigers were Nate Loegering (400 dash/53.42), Kellen Bergs (1,600 run/5:06.99), Ruben Baltierrez (300 hurdles/43.35), Ben Dvorak (pole vault/11-0) and Jared Kalal (shot put/4107).

Belle Plaine was also victorious in all four relays. Included were the 4x100 team of Brenden Eyrich, Christian Roell, Jack Larson and Max Ponath; the 4x200 squad of Eyrich, Roell, Dvorak and Marcus Walsh; the 4x400 group of Loegering, Mason Ponath, Max Ponath and Baltierrez; and the 4x800 team of Loegering, Elliot Rudd, Carter Corl and Brendan Mackedanz.

Belle Plaine Invite The Belle Plaine boys finished atop their five-team field Thursday in Belle Plaine with 122.5 points. Rounding out the field were Tri-City United (94),

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Nik Weiers and Kalal both won events – Weiers the triple jump (39-06) and Kalal the shot put (41-01.50).

Belle Plaine placed first in the 4x200 relay and second in the other three. Making up the 4x200 team were Dvorak, Roell, Mason Ponath and Walsh.

Harrison Bolzer of Delano was the champion in both the 100 and 200 dashes.

Cannon Falls Invite Belle Plaine and Jordan continued their close rivalry and this time it was the Hubmen gaining first place at Saturday’s Cannon Falls Invitational.

Jordan accumulated 162 points, followed by Belle Plaine with 140.50. Rounding out the 10-team field were St. Croix Lutheran (130), St. Thomas Academy (76), Trinity School (56.50), Cannon Falls (39), Christ’s Household of Faith (39), Math and Science Academy (37), Waterville-ElysianMorristown (16) and New Life Academy (6).

Top finishers for Belle Plaine were Ruben Baltierrez (first in the 300 hurdles/42.36 and second in the 110 hurdles/17.67), Taylor Witt (first in the 400 dash/53.53) and Drew Spellman (second in the discus/11106).

The Tigers’ 4x400 relay team took first place with a time 3:39.14. The foursome consisted of Baltierrez, Mason Ponath, Max Ponath and Loegering.

Belle Plaine’s other three relays all finished second.

St. Peter Invite The Tigers topped their eightteam field at St. Peter this past Monday with 171 points, well ahead of second-place Minneapolis Southwest with 119.5.

Rounding out the field were G i b b o n - F a i r f a x - Wi n t h r o p (105), St. Clair (87.5), St. Peter (86), Bethlehem Academy (86), Legacy Christian Academy (20) and West Lutheran (13).

Belle Plaine captured three relays – the 4x100, 4x400 and 4x800, while taking second in the 4x200. The lone individual first-place finish was by Baltierrez in the 110 hurdles with a time of 17.16.

2016 BPHS Remaining Track and Field Schedule 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

Late Results Online Results from Belle Plaine sports that take place after press time on Tuesdays can be found on the Herald’s Facebook page.

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H.S. Baseball

Belle Plaine Improves to 6-0

by Dan Ruud The Belle Plaine High School baseball team has gotten off to one of its best starts in program history as it posted four more victories this past week to improve to 6-0 on the season, 2-0 in the Minnesota River Conference.

The Tigers were scheduled to travel to New Ulm for a nonconference game Tuesday after this edition of the Herald went to press. Next up for Belle Plaine are three straight MRC games at home against Tri-City United this Thursday, Sibley East next Monday and Jordan April 28. All three games are scheduled to start at 5 p.m.

Tigers 7, St. Peter 2 A single by Jon Vinkemeier and a run-scoring double by Aiden Ladd in the top of the first inning put the Tigers ahead to stay during a 7-2 rout of the Saints in St. Peter last Tuesday.

Both teams scored a pair of runs in the fourth inning before Belle Plaine sealed things with three in the fifth and one in the seventh.

Mitchel Stier had three hits, including a double, and four RBI to lead the Tigers. Luke Narveson, Wes Sarsland and Jon Schmidt each had two hits.

Nathan Herman, Brody Curtiss and Josh Juaire also contributed to the Tigers’ 14-hit barrage.

Stier also got things done on the mound as he pitched the first four innings to earn the win. He allowed two unearned runs, four hits and one walk. He struck out six. Vinkemeier and Herman combined for three scoreless innings of relief.

“We put a lot of good swings on the ball and overall had a very good game defensively,” said Tigers coach Pat Schultz.

“The only lapse defensively came in the fourth inning and

directly led to their two runs, but the boys did a great job overcoming it and extending the lead with the big fifth inning.”

Tigers 5, Fairmont 1 Curtiss started on the hill and did not give up a run until the top of the sixth inning, by which time Belle Plaine already led 5-0 Friday night at Tiger Park.

Curtiss picked up the win after allowing one run on four hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings.

Vinkemeier pitched the final 1 2/3 innings, allowing three hits and no runs. Both teams had seven hits.

Curtiss, Ladd and Herman each had run-scoring doubles, while Narveson added one hit, was hit by a pitch, stole two bases and scored twice. Vinkemeier,

H.S. Baseball (continued on page 7)

H.S. Golf

Belle Plaine Boys, Girls Hold First Meet The Belle Plaine High School boys’ and girls’ golf teams got their season started this past Monday at Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan, where the Belle Plaine boys placed second among five teams. The Tigers were third among three complete teams in the girls’ meet.

Boys’ Results

Jordan, which is sharing its home course (Ridges at Sand Creek) with Belle Plaine this season, took first place this past Monday with 328 team points.

Belle Plaine was second with 369, followed by WatertownMayer (389), Sibley East/Norwood Young America (417) and New Richland-HartlandEllendale-Geneva (444).

The individual medalist was Jake Pieper of Jordan, who completed the 18-hole event with a score of 76.

On the course for the Tigers and their scores were Cole

Haller (87), Justin Stauffacher Siegle (154).

(93), Carter Piche (94), Jake 2016 BPHS Boys’ Golf Pingalore (95), Nick Morrison Remaining Schedule (107) and John Franck (121).

Apr. 25 MRC at Le Sueur Apr. 26 at St. Peter Apr. 29 at New Prague Invite Jordan also took first place in May 3 MRC at Lester Prairie the girls’ meet Monday with a May 4 at Glencoe team tally of 424. Also compet- May 10 MRC at TBA ing with full teams were New May 12 at Monty Richland-Hartland-Ellendale- May 16 MRC at Monty Geneva (506) and Belle Plaine May 23 MRC at New Prague (514). Sibley East/Norwood May 27 Subsection at N.P. Young America and WaterJun. 6 Section at N.P. town-Mayer did not have comJun. 14-15 State at Jordan plete teams.

2016 BPHS Girls’ Golf The individual medalist was Remaining Schedule Kayla Engelstad with an 18hole total of 89. She was the Apr. 28 MRC at Montgomery only girl on the course for the May 2 MRC at Jordan combined Sibley East/Nor- May 3 at St. Peter wood Young America program. May 4 at Glencoe Nicole Schroeder of Jordan was May 9 MRC at Glencoe May 17 MRC at Le Sueur second with a 92.

Belle Plaine’s contingent May 23 MRC at New Prague were Ireland Lambrecht (100), May 31 Subsection at TBA Maddie Hartmann (107), Kier- Jun. 6 Section at N. Prague sten Skelley (153) and Kaitlin Jun. 14-15 State at Jordan

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Belle Plaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mia Pribyl attempted to tag out a Jordan runner at second base last Tuesday in Jordan.

H.S. Softball

Tigers Drop Two of First Three

by Dan Ruud The Belle Plaine High School softball team did not get the 2016 season started the way it envisioned as it lost to rival Jordan 2-0 and New Prague 6-3 last Tuesday and Thursday, respectively. Things changed drastically Friday as the Tigers pulverized Waterville-ElysianMorristown 15-2.

The Tigers, 0-1 in the Minnesota River Conference, 1-2 overall, were scheduled to

travel to Mayer Lutheran for a MRC game Tuesday after this edition of the Herald went to press. The Tigers will have their long-awaited home opener when Tri-City United comes to town for another MRC game this Thursday. Belle Plaine will be at Watertown-Mayer next Monday and at home against Sibley East next Tuesday. All the above games are set to begin at 5 p.m.

Jordan 2, Tigers 0 Belle Plaine had runners in scoring position multiple times but could not come up with the clutch hit as Jordan, with a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, defeated the Tigers 2-0 last Tuesday in Jordan.

Belle Plaine left seven runners on base.

The scoring threats for the Tigers lasted to the very end, when in the top of the seventh inning they stranded runners on second and third to end the game. The frame before that Jordanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mollie Huss came to the plate in the same situation and drove in the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only two runs with a hard-hit single.

Belle Plaine had five hits to three for Jordan. Accounting for the Tigersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hits were Elizabeth Johnson, Kaylee Hentges, Maddi Lark, McKenzie Koepp and Maddie Haller, the latter of whom was the losing pitcher despite allowing only three hits and two walks while striking out seven.

Senior captain Paige Pitlick pitched the shutout for Jordan.

New Prague 6, Tigers 3 The Tigersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; scoreless stretch to start the season lasted 13 innings before they finally tallied three runs in the top of the seventh at New Prague Thursday, but the damage had already been done as the Trojans were already leading 6-0.

Belle Plaine third baseman Elizabeth Johnson threw to first base for an out last Tuesday at Jordan.

Softball

(continued on page 7)

Selin Dikmen has been one of the Tigersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top performers so far this season, piling up a number of first-place finishes and points in both the hurdles and sprints.

H.S. Track and Field

Belle Plaine Gets Busy in a Hurry

by Dan Ruud The Belle Plaine High School boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; track and field teams had one of their busiest six-day stretches in memory, both competing in four meets in four cities last Tuesday through this past Monday. The Belle Plaine girls took first place in all four of their meets, while the Belle Plaine boys were first three times and second once.

The Tigers were scheduled to host a quadrangular meet Tuesday after this edition of the Herald went to press. They will be at the Lakeville North Invitational all day this Saturday and at Sibley East 4:15 p.m. next Tuesday.

Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Results

LS-H Quad Belle Plaine had its way at last Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quadrangular at

Belle Plaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marcus Walsh, left, placed fourth in the 100meter dash at Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meet in Belle Plaine.

Track and Field

(continued on page 12)

Five Football Tigers Sign College Letters of Intent Five members of the 2015 Belle Plaine High School football team signed letters of intent on Monday to play football at the collegiate level. Included, from left, are Ruben Baltierrez (Augsburg), Danny McCann (Minnesota West Community and Technical College), Josh Juaire (St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University), Taylor Yahnke (University of Wisconsin-River Falls) and Tyler Grieves (University of Wisconsin-River Falls). The above fiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teammate at BPHS, Luke Narveson, The Tigersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dalton Friedrichs, center, placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles at Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previously committed to Southwest Minnesota State University. meet in Belle Plaine.

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A Ropin’ & A Ridin’

Laurie Devine is beginning what she expects will be a two year garden restoration project at the Hooper-Bowler-Hillstrom House in Belle Plaine’s Court Square Park.

Devine Beginning Two-Year Project at Historical House B.P. Woman Bringing Garden Back to Life

It’s the kind of garden Frances Brandl had in mind when Belle Plaine residents organized in the mid-1970s to preserve pieces of their community’s history.

Brandl, an early member of the Belle Plaine Historical Society, started and took care of the garden for many years. She was honored with a cement plaque in the garden. It states, “Frances Brandl’s Old-Fashioned Garden.”

Today, 40 years later, Laurie Devine is bringing that vision back to life at the historic Hooper-Bowler-Hillstrom House in Court Square Park.

She’s beginning a garden restoration project that will likely take two years.

Just below the sidewalk on the north side of West Court Street, a garden contains the types of annual and perennial plants commonly found in gardens when the historic house was built in the late-19th Century.

The garden itself was originally established a year after the Belle Plaine Historical Society was formed in 1975. The only original garden on the property is the vegetable garden on the north side of the house. It dates

back to the late-1800s.

With no specific person caring for the flower garden over the past few years, the 20-by-40 foot garden has become overgrown with weeds and other vegetation that likely got its start thanks to wind-blown seeds.

“It needs some help,” Devine said. “It’s sad to see this be unkempt.”

The garden is home to “oldfashioned flowers” like fern peonies, lilies, daisies, tulips, and iris, Devine said. She plans to add long-established plants like hollyhocks, four-o’clocks, zinnias and maybe sunflowers.

A small, brilliant blue plant has already bloomed in the garden. Devine’s not sure what its name is. But she knows how to find out.

Complementing Interests

Devine is a member of the Belle Plaine Historical Society.

More pertinent to the project is her status as a master gardener. She earned that distinction thanks to training through the University of Minnesota Extension Service. Both interests will come in handy in her garden project.

“I have great respect of history and a great love of land. I want to try and make the land beautiful again,” she said.

The garden has one important benefit on its side – water.

Years ago, Harold Kruschke and the society convinced the city, which owns the historic house and the land around it, to extend a water line from the house southwest to the garden.

The line seems to need reestablishing, Devine said.

The first part of the project is identifying what is currently growing in the garden. She plans to cut back and remove many of the plants not intended for the garden. They’ll be displayed and available for a donation at the farmers market the Belle Plaine Historical Society will be running Wednesday afternoons in the parking lot outside the historic house.

“The day lilies have gone everywhere,” she said.

The second phase of the project includes planting. Devine expects that portion of the project will begin next spring.

She’ll work on it some weeknights and, weather permitting, weekends.

It’s an ongoing project,” she said.

Devine is gladly willing to accept assistance with the garden project. The society is also accepting donations for plants that will be planted next spring and the existing plants that will be removed and potted.

“When it’s done,” she said, “this will be really nice.”

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Contestants from across the area and region entertained crowds Friday and Saturday night at the annual High Island Rodeo in Henderson. In the team roping competition (above) Tony and Carm Schneider worked to bring a young steer to an abrupt halt. (Below) Bull riders battled to maintain their rides Friday and Saturday nights.