Belle plaine herald august 12, 2015

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Accident at Wastewater Treatment Plant Takes Life of Jerry Connolly Connolly Worked for City for 23 Years

Belle Plaine Public Works employee Jerry Connolly was found dead last Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 5) at the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

Investigators believe he drowned in an oxidation ditch within the plant facility, according to Belle Plaine Police Chief Tom Stolee.

Police and staff from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) were at the plant on Union Trail (County Road 6) Thursday conducting a preliminary investigation, trying to determine how Connolly entered the ditch in the Phyllis O’Connell, accompanied by her son, Kyle, placed flowers on her daughter’s grave at center of the facility grounds, St. Thomas Cemetery on July 16. This Saturday (Aug. 15) will mark the 30th anniversary of Kristin’s still unsolved murder in New York State. Phyllis will leave this Thursday to spend several days speaking with officials and investigators in New York to see to it that her daughter’s case is not forgotten. She was last there on the 25th anniversary of Kristin’s murder.

Family of Young Woman Buried in St. Thomas Still Seeks Closure Mother Going to N.Y. for Updates on 30-Year-Old Murder Case

by Dan Ruud For nearly 30 years, the body of 20-year-old Kristin O’Connell has been buried in the tranquility of St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery about eight miles south of Belle Plaine. Her grave is next to and near that of a number of other members of the O’Connell clan, including her father, Michael, as well as her grandparents, great-grandparents and others.

The rural, peaceful setting of Kristin’s final resting place is in sharp contrast to what caused her death and the resulting turmoil that continues to this day.

There’s no sugarcoating what happened to Kristin. On Aug. 16, 1985, her body was found in a cornfield in the small village of Ovid near the center of New York State, about 200 miles from New York City.

She had been stabbed multiple times and her throat slashed.

Although her clothes were found near her naked body, police said there was no sign of a sexual attack.

Kristin O’Connell Who did this to Kristin and why remains a puzzling mystery as the 30-year anniversary of her death approaches.

Kristin, who lived in Burnsville with her parents Michael and Phyllis O’Connell, and younger brother Kyle, was a frequent visitor to St. Thomas because of the many relatives she had there and in the surrounding area, including Belle Plaine. She was a student at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie, where she was studying hotel and hospitality management. She would have been starting her junior year that fall.

Phyllis, who had her gravesite at St. Thomas reserved not far

from her daughter’s and next to her husband Michael, who died in 1993, said as long she’s alive, she “will never, ever give up” on solving the mystery of Kristin’s death. In fact, she plans to go to Ovid this Thursday for several days to speak with authorities about her daughter’s case. Phyllis was last in Ovid for the same reason on the 25th anniversary of Kristin’s death.

Phyllis said Kristin had gone on spring break to Florida in 1985, during which she met a 19-year-old man from upstate New York (the Ovid area) and decided to go visit him before returning to school in the fall.

He picked her up at the airport in Syracuse.

It was during that visit that Kristin, who was at a party at the friend’s mobile home on a warm summer night, “left barefoot to go on a walk on County Route 139 just west of the Golden Buck Tavern.” That was the last time anyone admitted seeing Kristin.

According to the police report, neighbors reported hearing a “horrific” scream between 12:15 and 12:25 a.m. on Aug. 15. Police say it appeared Kris-

lem with the facility’s safety systems. The final autopsy report is due late this month, Kreft said.

“We are all very saddened with this unfortunate accident and the loss of a longtime city employee and friend to all,” Stolee said.

Investigators are not certain when Connolly fell into the ditch, Kreft said. Connolly interacted with co-workers during the lunch hour Wednesday.

Members of city staff did not see him that afternoon until his just northeast of the building. body was found at 5:05 p.m., The report will indicate if she said. safety measures failed, said His body was found in 16 feet City Administrator Holly Kreft. of water, Kreft said.

The inquiry also includes an autopsy by the Hennepin County medical examiner.

Accident Kreft said the preliminary (continued on page 7) OSHA report indicates no prob-

B.P. Schools Superintendent Search Down to Two Finalists Anderson, Laager Will Interview Again Today, Tomorrow

The results from the interviews done by the Belle Plaine School Board and a committee are overwhelmingly clear. The board’s two finalists are the hands-down choice from a field of five semifinalists.

Late Thursday evening (Aug. 6) at Oak Crest Elementary School, the Belle Plaine School Board named Tim Anderson and Ryan Laager as the two primary finalists in its search to replace retiring Superintendent Kelly Smith.

Oak Crest Principal Liann Hanson and Marsha Baisch, an assistant superintendent in the St. Cloud and St. Paul school districts, as alternates. They were selected as alternates in case Anderson or Laager withdrew from consideration.

Using an unscientific rating system, the board agreed over-

whelmingly that Anderson and Laager were the top two options. That opinion mirrors the rating of a citizens committee of school staff, former school board members and a candidate for the board. They interviewed the final semifinalists behind closed doors Thursday.

Parents, staff, students, and community members are invited to meet Anderson today and Laager tomorrow (Aug. 1213), 4 to 5 p.m., at Oak Crest Elementary School and ask them questions.

People who cannot attend the 4 p.m. sessions can also meet

B.P. Schools (continued on page 7)

One School Board Seat Open As Filing Period Nears an End

With just a few hours remaining in the filing period for the Belle Plaine School Board election Tuesday (Aug. 11), only two candidates had signed up for the three seats on the ballot.

Director Tracy O’Brien and former board member Gary Steinhagen had filed for the Nov. 3 election. All three seats on the ballot are for four-year terms.

The three seats are held by directors O’Brien, Matt Lenz and Mike Ludvik. Tuesday, Ludvik said he also would not seek reelection. Lenz previously said he would not seek re-election.

Checks The Herald’s Web site for updated information on the school board filings.

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40th Annual River Fishin’ Contest Starts Friday More than 200 fishermen and fisherwomen will descend upon the Minnesota River Valley in search of danger, excitement and romance this Friday and Saturday. At least that’s what the poster for the 40th annual Belle Plaine River Fishin’ Contest proclaims.

Actually, most of them will be in search of Pylodictis olivaris, which is a fancy name for flathead catfish.

Once again, $2,000 will go to the captor of the largest flathead, thanks to a special sponsorship

by Matt Saxe Chevrolet-Buick of Belle Plaine. All totalled, over $4,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded at Court Square Park in Belle Plaine, which is

record 51-pound, 7-ounce monster flathead.

Prior to Stuewe’s and Stueven’s catches in 2013, the last angler to catch a 50-pounder or better in the contest was Dan Rademacher of Carver. He won in both 2007 and 2008 with flatheads weighing 51 pounds, 9 located off Highway 25 on the ounces and 50 pounds, 2 ounces, respectively. north edge of town.

Last year’s winner was a The contest record prior to 39.25-pound flathead caught by Stuewe’s flathead was caught Andy Stueven of North Mankato. That fish was considerably River Fishin’ smaller than the 51-pound, (continued on page 6) 3-ounce brute Stueven caught the year before, which was only good for second place because Mike Stuewe of Belle Plaine had already caught a contest-

All Four Corners Workers from Chard Tiling and Excavating of Belle Plaine were busy constructing improved handicapped-accessible pedestrian ramps at all four corners of the intersection of Main and Meridian streets on Monday. The city of Belle Plaine is using state tax increment finance (TIF) dollars to pay for the project and bring downtown’s main intersection into ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act) compliance. The estimated cost of the project when it was approved late last year was $13,000.

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City Holding Grand Opening for Disc Golf Course Monday The City of Belle Plaine will formally christen its new disc golf course in Court Square Park Monday (Aug. 17, 5 p.m.).

The grand opening will feature local disc golf enthusiasts demonstrating the sport. Participants at the grand opening

can register to win a disc golf starter set.

The course is open for anyone to play at no cost during normal park hours. Court Square Park is located at 410 Cedar Street N.

Fund-raiser for Former B.P. Man With Cancer Aug. 15 A fund-raiser to help pay Mike Jacobs’ medical expenses will take place Saturday Aug. 15 at Lakeville North High School.

The events will begin at noon and continue throughout the day. Soccer and bean bag tournaments will be included and there will also be kids’ activities.

Jacobs, who recently moved from Belle Plaine after living here for almost 10 years, also served on the city’s economic development committee and was an active member of River Rock Church.

In November 2014, Jacobs was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He has undergone chemo and radiation and currently has a chemo procedure where doctors are injecting chemo directly into his brain. He also currently wears a mesh hat with electrodes, designed to help confuse cancer cells so they don’t spread. Jacobs’ medical bills are close to a quarter million dollars – and rising.

His college friends are sponsoring the fund-raiser. For more information about Jacobs and the event, visit http://scottplyon.wix.com/tossandkickcancer.

An ‘Awesome’ Auction Longtime antique collector/seller Arlene Albrecht of Blakeley Township described this past weekend’s auction of nearly her entire stock as “awesome,” adding that everything on the selling block, which included many thousands of items, were sold.

She said over 1,000 people attended Saturday’s and Sunday’s auction, which was conducted by Ediger Auctioneers of Belle Plaine. People from at least six states attended the event, which was headquartered in a tent outside the Albrecht Antiques building. Albrecht has retired from collecting and selling antiques after a half-century in the business.

Road Construction

Crews from Scott County Public Works (above) and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (below) were working on two separate area road projects this week. Work continued on repairs to Union Trail/County Road 6 where county staff (above) cleared sediment from the ditch at the base of the hill on the south side of the county road. They have installed pipes beneath the roadway to keep storm water flowing down the hill from pooling and flooding the roadway. Scott County’s plans include eventually repaving the roadway, which is also known as the Blakeley road. Monday, (below) Mn/DOT squeezed north- and southbound Highway 169 down to a single lane on the highway near its intersection with Le Sueur County Road 28/ Pumpkin Hill Road. The state plans to install a three-quarter intersection. The middle lane of both northbound and southbound Highway 169 will be closed and speeds reduced until work A Pollinator Summit will take place this Thursday at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen. From 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Oswald Visitor Center, this symposium will focus is complete at the end of August. on how to protect pollinators by restoring ecological functions to the urban landscape through design and management. Speakers will include researchers Marla Spivak, Ph.D., MacArthur Fellow and U of M entomologist; and Tom Melius, regional director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, plus Sarah Bergmann, founder of Pollinator Pathway and more. Register at www.arboretum.umn.edu/Pollinators2015.aspx or call 612-301-1210. The fee is $70 for Arboretum members; $80 others.

Many other events are taking place this week at the Arboretum (see its website for more details).

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Kevin T. Jerome “Jerry” Breeggemann “Patches” R. A unique visionary and driven craftsman, Kevin Thomas Connolly Breeggemann, passed away unJerome “Jerry” “Patches” R. Connolly, 56, of Belle Plaine, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at his work.

Mass of Christian Burial was on Monday, August 10 at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. Visitation was on Sunday, August 9, from 3-7 p.m. at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine. Visitation also continued one hour prior to the Mass at church. Interment was in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Belle Plaine. Fr. Brian Lynch officiated the services.

Jerry was born on August 11, 1958 to Ray and Mary (Byrne) Connolly in New Prague, MN. He grew up in the St. Thomas area and graduated from New Prague High School in 1976.

He attended received some mechanical technical training after high school and worked at Mahowald Motors in New Prague for several years.

He married Debra Edblom on May 6, 1983 St. John Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine.

Jerry worked later at the Kmart warehouse in Shakopee and J. & W. Asphalt for a while before receiving extensive training and began work with the City of Belle Plaine with the Water Treatment Plant. He was employed by the City of Belle Plaine for 23 years.

Jerry enjoyed his years of softball with friends and umpiring softball for many years in the Belle Plaine, New Prague and surrounding areas.

He is survived by his wife, Debra; children, Brad (Amanda) Connolly of Faribault and Kassie (Brady) Hartmann of Belle Plaine; granddaughter, Sawyer Hartmann; parents, Ray and Mary Connolly of Belle Plaine; siblings, Ann (Steve) Seurer of Belle Plaine, Jeanette Connolly and fiancé Owen Kragthorpe of Jordan, Monica (Bill) Kennealy of Eagan, Theresa (Ken) Wolf of Belle Plaine and Tim (Linda) Connolly of Coon Rapids; many nieces, nephews, in-laws and friends.

He is preceded in death by his brother, John; two nephews; grandparents; and many friends.

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expectedly on Friday, August 7, 2015 in Jordan, MN, at the young age of 52.

Kevin’s life will be honored with a time of gathering on Wednesday, August 12 from 4-8 p.m. at Ballard-Sunder Funeral and Cremation 104 West First Street, Jordan. There will also be a time of gathering starting at 9:30 am prior to the Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday, August 13 at 11 a.m., at St. John the Baptist Church 313 East Second Street, Jordan.

Father Thomas Joseph will preside. Kevin will be laid to rest at St. John’s Calvary Cemetery, Jordan.

It was on March 9, 1963 at St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee, that Robert “Bob” and Deloris “Dellie” (Hames) Breeggemann held in their arms a precious boy, they named Kevin.

The middle child of five, he grew up in rural Jordan on the family farm with his four brothers. As a young boy, Kevin became an individual who seen into all the different levels of a vision and beyond. At the age of 7, he was already designing homes by sketching them on paper for people to use in their blue prints. By the age of 12, this creative talent truly came to the fore front. Unbeknown to Kevin, this gift, this vision and

Engagement

Tom and Janet Schuneman are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Schuneman, to Ryan Creighton, son of Paul and Jo Creighton.

Heather is a 2004 graduate from Belle Plaine High School.

She received her certification in massage therapy from the Aveda Institute in 2005, and the Arizona School of Massage Therapy in 2009. Heather is currently employed at Lifetime Fitness in Eden Prairie.

Ryan is a 2004 graduate from Belle Plaine High School. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and Human Resource Management from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2008. Ryan is currently employed by Countryside Concrete in Belle Plaine.

An August wedding is planned.

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this craft was his pillars in his own blue print in life.

Kevin approached the experiences of life with an eye for detail and a willingness to be selftaught. He loved everything he did, for it was never work. As a young boy, Kevin became an expert in planting and nurturing trees. He starting bagging groceries at Radermacher’s Market and after graduating from Jordan High School in 1981, he then moved into managing one of their stores in Prior Lake. At the same time, also being part owner of a limousine service.

Wanting to expand his horizons, Kevin later bought his own grocery store in New Prague, where he eventually opened up a bakery and meat market just down the street.

Serving customers by day and preparing the food by night.

Needing to explore more in life, Kevin was very instrumental in bringing life back, by refurbishing two of Jordan’s historic buildings, the Nicolin Inn Bed and Breakfast and the Jordan Brewery. All while he was working full time building mansions and renovating homes in the Twin Cities area.

Over the last years, Kevin’s passion was revitalizing and creating a new vision for the Minnesota Harvest Apple Orchard. There were always projects in the works and more ideas coming forth each day.

The mind of Kevin was always working; drawing up new plans and ideas, buying and fixing up historic homes, building furniture and painting pictures. In his free time, he enjoyed collecting antique cars, tractors and furniture. Kevin enjoyed all types of animals and in recent years was able to share this love with others at the apple orchard zoo.

Kevin was Kevin and always marched to a different drum.

He saw into things and was excited to try something new. A remarkable and driven personality, Kevin’s days were always full with new adventures. He accomplished a lot in his short life and when things got tough, Kevin would quote one of his famous lines, “you just do it.”

Our hearts are saddened by your passing, but we will love you to the moon and back each and every day!!

Kevin’s life and legacy will be forever remembered in the hearts of his mother, Dellie Breeggemann; brothers, Randy (Alissa) Breeggemann, Fred (Sheri) Breeggemann, Russ (Barb) Breeggemann, Joel Breeggemann; nephews and niece, Michael, Daniel, Jacob, Dylan, Mason, Hannah; greatnephews and niece, Connor, Alexis, Danielle and Bryce; other loving relatives and devoted and loyal friends.

There to greet Kevin home in heaven was his dad, Bob Breeggemann.

Pall bearers will be his brothers, Randy, Fred, Russ and Joel and two best friends, Andres Basquez and Senor Evaristo (Baro) Espitia.

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Le Sueur County Buildings Need Costly Upgrades, Replacement Le Sueur County facilities needs about $33 million in major repairs, upgrades and even replacement, according to a study the county board commissioned earlier this year.

The study was performed by BVK Group of Minneapolis.

Bruce Schwartzman and Duwayne Jones recently presented results of the draft version of the report to commissioners.

Topping the list of facility needs is $16 million to repair issues associated with the Le Sueur County Jail. The 33-yearold jail is poorly laid out. The report concluded its hallways are too narrow and it has poor sightlines, creating safety risks for staff and inmates, the Le Center Leader recently reported. The facility’s shortcomings

create inherent security risks, the report concluded.

The building’s shortcomings require corrections officers to check on offenders every 30 minutes, a Minnesota Department of Corrections requirement the county concedes isn’t being met. The report also noted the lack of a secure connection between the county jail and courthouse. The jail also allows work-release offenders to use the same entrance/exit as the public. The building also lacks the space for offenders needing medical attention.

The county’s highway garage facilities in Le Center and Le Sueur have pressing needs.

Both shops have outlived their useful lives, the report concluded. The main shop in Le Center,

built in 1972, is not big enough for today’s larger trucks and the staff assigned to the building.

Replacing the building and reconfiguring the site would cost an estimated $10 million, Schwartzman and Jones concluded. The shop in Le Sueur needs about $2.3 million in repairs and upgrades.

The county government center, the draft report says, needs about $6 million in upgrades that included creating more space for existing staff and additional space for a workforce expected to grow in the next 15 years. The building’s front steps needs repairs, as do the sidewalks around it to improve access to disabled building visitors.

Church News Our Lady of The Prairie Catholic Church - Belle Plaine Fr. Brian Lynch 952-873-6564 Wednesday, August 12 8:00 am Rosary 8:30 am Mass 9:00 am – 10:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration Thursday, August 13 8:00 am Rosary 8:30 am Mass 7:00 pm -10:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration Friday, August 14 8:00 am Rosary 8:30 am Mass Saturday, August 15 4:15 p.m. Mass Sunday, August 16 8:00 am Mass 10:00 am Mass 7:00 pm Mass Tuesday, August 18 8:00 am Rosary 8:30 am Mass 9:00 am – 11:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday, August 19 8:00 am Rosary 8:30 am Mass 9:00 am – 10:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration St. John Lutheran Church 148 S. Chestnut Street Belle Plaine, MN 56011 Pastor Mark Johnson sjlc@frontiernet.net 952-873-6492 Wednesday, August 12 6:00 Worship Thursday, August 13 7:00 Executive Comm.

Saturday, August 15 7:00 Weight Watchers Sunday, August 16 Holy Communion 9:00 Worship Monday, August 17 8:00 Men’s Bible Study 6:30 Boy Scouts Wednesday, August 19 9:30 Women’s Bible Study 6:00 Worship

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Mass Academy Mass - call for times Sand Creek Baptist Church Loving Serving and Obeying Christ Currently Meeting at 312 Water St., Jordan 9 a.m. Adult Bible Fellowship & Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service First Presbyterian Church 219 W. Main Street, Belle Plaine 952-873-2966 Pastor Don Genereux www.fpcbelleplaine.org fpcbelleplaine@frontiernet. net Inspirational Message Line 952-583-3302 Wednesday, August 12 Visitations Sunday, August 16 9:00 am Worship service.

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Zion Lutheran Church & School 14745 County Road 153 Cologne, MN 55322 952-466-3379 e-mail: brendathompsonzion@gmail.com Pastor: Eric Zacharias Thursday, August 13 10:15 a.m. Chapel at the Harbor Sunday, August 16 9:00 a.m. Worship Family Fun Day following Service Tuesday, August 18 8 p.m. Evangelism Meeting River Rock Church PO Box 184, Belle Plaine, MN www.riverrockchurch.com info@riverrockchurch.com Worship at Chatfield Elem. @ 330 S. Market Street Ministry Center: 124 W. Main Street, BP (952) 873-5453 Lead Pastor Chris Teien Associate Pastor Dan Jetto * denotes 330 S. Market ** denotes 124 W. Main St. 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, August 12 7 p.m. Anniversary Committee Meeting Thursday, August 13 7 p.m. Worship Service with Communion and guest preacher Justin Pomije Sunday, August 16 8 a.m. Bible Study 9 a.m. Worship Service with Communion and guest preacher Justin Pomije (Usher Team 4/ Video: Anderson/Communion Team 3) 6:30 p.m.

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Farmers Market Corner It was another fantastic week of weather and the Belle Plaine Farmers Market is going strong.

Stop down and see what’s new today (Wednesday).

Great news! Diane is back.

She’s been busy making pickles and salsa and she’s coming back. There will also be freshbaked bread, butter and other goodies at the table.

Darcy thinks the first apples will be ready anytime. In the meantime, check out her apple salsa, butter, jam and whatever else you can make with apples.

She has lots of fresh vegetables, too.

There will also be baked goods, farm-fresh eggs, vegetables, Belle Plaine Library fruits, hand-embroidered tow125 W Main St els and so much more. There 952-873-6767 truly is something for everyone website: www.scottlib.org at the market.

Library Hours: The Belle Plaine Farmers Mar- Saturday, Sunday & Monday ket is held Wednesdays, 3:30- Closed 6:30 p.m. May through Octo- Tuesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ber. Vendors welcome! Like Wednesday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. us on Facebook for gardening Thursday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. tips and seasonal recipes. For Friday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. more information, contact Lisa LOOKING AHEAD Fahey, 952-873-5665 or Diane Bookawocky Summer ReadSkelley, 952-873-2467. ing; Our summer reading program was a great success. State Fair and Minnesota Twins drawing winners will be contacted directly. We appreciate your support during this fun and busy time at the library. grasses, select annuals, fresh LOOKING AHEAD produce and even garden art all Library early literacy classes at very reasonable prices. There and ECFE storytimes begin will be many Extension Master again on Friday, September 18 Gardeners on site to offer help at 10:30 am. with plant selection and answer Big Read - The Scott County gardening questions.

Library System is partnering For more information, call with the Scott County Histori952-466-5300, or visit www. cal Society to offer a commucarverscottmastergardeners.org nity read and book discussion of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried. Events will be held throughout Scott County in September and early October.

NEW ON THE SHELF: Audiobooks on CD: The 14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson The Girl on the Train by Paula ceeds will support the ongo- Hawkins Speaking in Bones by ing food, supplies and medical Kathy Reichs. Forensic anthroneeds of animals in the care of pologist Temperance Brennan CSHS. investigates what looks to be a More information regarding typical missing person case, only registration, event details and to find herself digging up bones sponsorship can be found at possibly left by a serial killer, a www.carverscotths.org/walk. cult, or perhaps something not entirely of this world. The Dead About Carver Scott Lands by Benjamin Percy. A Humane Society post-apocalyptic reimagining of The Carver-Scott Humane So- Lewis and Clark’s epic journey ciety (CSHS), founded in 1989, is set in a world decimated by is dedicated to helping stray and a super flu and nuclear fallout, abandoned pets in the southwest where two explorers investigate metropolitan areas of Minneap- rumors of a land with growolis find homes through its net- ing crops, plentiful rain, and a work of volunteers and loving dangerous rising army. Print foster families.

Fiction: Truth or Die by James CSHS is a 501c(3) nonprofit Patterson Badlands by C. J. Box organization that relies on sup- The Santangelos by Jackie Colport and donations from gener- lins How to be a grownup by ous individuals, businesses and Emma McLaughlin Scents and volunteers. To learn more, visit Sensibility by Spencer Quinn carverscotths.org.

The Precipice by Paul Doiron.

When two young female hikers disappear in the Hundred Mile Wilderness--the most remote stretch along the entire two-thousand mile Appalachian Trail--Maine game warden Mike Bowditch joins the search to find them. Print Non-Fiction: The Baseball Book by Rob Fleder Goddesses never age: the secret prescription for radiance, vitalments are outside of Jordan. ity and well-being by Christiane The dog was deployed 47 times Northrup And the Good News for 30½ hours in 2013. Zeus is…: Lessons and advice from was deployed 29 times for 30 the bright side by Dana Perino. hours during nine months of From her years as a presidential press secretary to her debates 2014.

Council members asked about with colleagues on Fox News’ working with the Scott County The Five, Dana Perino reveals Sheriff Office’s canine units the lessons she’s learned that once Zeus retires. But one of have guided her through life, Scott County’s two dogs is including stories from behind retiring later this year. None the scenes at the White House of the deputies are apparently with President George W. Bush interested in taking on canine that the cameras never captured.

The Road to Character by David duty.

Empey said the public rela- Brooks. The road to exceptional tions benefit of a canine is character may be unpaved and a “pretty huge” in many peoples’ bit rocky, yet it is still worth the struggle. This is the basic thesis eyes. of Brooks’ engrossing treatise on personal morality in today’s materialistic, proud world.

Drones for Dummies by Mark LaFay. The fast and easy ways to pick out, set up, and learn to fly your drone. Are you ready to soar into the world of unmanned aircraft? Drones for Dummies will introduce you to the fascinating world of UAVs. reported.

The proposal is for a splash pool area. It will include geysers, bubblers and a tot slide.

It will also have controls for a current, allowing people to swim with it against it as part of an exercise or rehab effort.

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13th pleased with the plans. Council Limited Space member Dave Bruzek said the NEW PRAGUE plan fulfills what citizens ex*New students or anyone who has a renewal date within the next year is elgible pected. He likes the idea the addition can be used year-round.

“I feel very good abut it,” said Mayor Chuck Nickolay.

The council will discuss the CLASS ACT plans and the city’s next steps at its Monday meeting (Aug. 17).

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Carver-Scott Extension Master Gardeners Plant Sale Aug. 22 The Carver-Scott Extension Master Gardeners will be selling plants from their own yards and gardens at their seventh annual Plant Sale on Saturday, Aug. 22 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Cub Foods Parking Lot, 200 Pioneer Trail, Chaska.

The sale will feature perennials, shrubs, bulbs, ornamental

Carver-Scott Humane Society to Hold Walk/Run Fur Love The Carver-Scott Humane Society (CSHS) welcomes all for the 23rd annual Walk/Run Fur Love on Saturday, Sept.

26 at Lions Park in Shakopee, 1103 Adams Street South. The purpose of this event is to raise awareness and funds for animals in need.

Donations from organizations allow CSHS to continue and expand care for rescued animals. Contribute as an event vendor or a sponsor, with the benefit of becoming a community partner and increasing awareness for your business.

Sponsors will be acknowledged on the website, social media, and event day signage.

Walk/Run Fur Love kicks off with the 5k walk/run, and follows with food, entertainment, exhibits and prizes. All pro-

Jordan May ‘Retire’ Police Department Canine Program With its police dog, Zeus, expected to retire at the end of 2015, the Jordan City Council discussed whether the program is worth continuing.

Replacing Zeus would cost a one-time fee of $24,600 for the dog and three weeks of training.

The annual cost of maintaining the dog is about $9,800 – not counting the squad car and other equipment. Councilor Jeremy Goebel said the city could probably find better uses for the money, the Jordan Independent recently reported.

Police Chief Brett Empey said the majority of Zeus’s deploy-

New Prague City Council Reaches Consensus on Pool Rather than renovate its aging outdoor pool, the New Prague City Council has reached consensus that adding on to the indoor pool the school district is building is a better idea.

The council recently decided by agreement rather than a formal vote it would add on to the indoor pool at the Central Education Center. The city’s portion will be leisure in its focus while the school’s portion will be for classes, competition and intergenerational activities.

The city’s addition to the pool will cost about $1.1 million, far less than renovations to the existing outdoor pool would cost, the New Prague Times recently

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Tribe Donates Money to Improve Native American Nutrition The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community recently awarded $523,000 in grants to 15 tribes and Native American organizations seeking to improve issues of Native American nutrition. Two Minnesota tribes – the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians – are among the grant recipients.

The grants, which will be administered by the First Nations Development Institute, are a part of Seeds of Native Health.

Seeds of Health is a comprehensive, national campaign

to improve Native American nutrition. The campaign was launched with a $5 million contribution from the SMSC. The SMSC is donating $33,743 to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. The band will create a community garden at the tribal school that will focus on healthy and local meal choices.

The tribe will purchase and develop a greenhouse and garden beds for students and community members to cultivate traditional crops, and conduct classroom lessons, workshops, trainings and other activities

aimed at developing a holistic approach to wellness.

The SMSC is also donating $39,171 to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Red Lake, Minn. The tribe is working to improve nutrition in the Red Lake tribal reservation as well as stimulate the local food economy. The tribe will educate community members on growing their own food, coordinate a pre-diabetes program, and enroll participants into educational 16-week trainings to promote health.

Local, Area Officers Crack Down on Violators During Speed Sweep Police and sheriff’s deputies in Scott and Carver counties issued over 449 citations -- 276 citations in Scott County -- to drivers traveling at illegal and unsafe speeds during steppedup speed enforcement last month.

Among the incidents during the campaign, officers in Scott County cited a driver travel-

ing in excess of 90 mph in a 65 mph zone, arrested one drunken driver, and cited 15 people for revoked, suspended, or cancelled driver’s licenses during the special patrols that ran from July 10-26. A Carver County Sheriff’s deputy cited a motorcyclist for speeding and driving with a suspended license after being stopped for traveling 106

Le Sueur OKs More Delays in Razing Old Green Giant Building The Le Sueur City Council is in no hurry to take on the cost of razing and cleaning up the remains of the building that once housed the Green Giant plant. It recently agreed to let the building’s owner wait until fall to take down the decrepit structure.

Owner Scott Churchill said the cost of demolishing the remains of the building would be lower in the fall or early winter. He estimates the demolition will cost around $500,000.

The city has deemed the building site unsafe and is concerned for the safety of anyone in the

structure. The city council has tolerated delays in the demolition, in part because it doesn’t have the money available to fund the demolition and cleanup, the Le Sueur News-Herald recently reported.

The Le Sueur City Council has granted Churchill’s request to demolish the building at a pace of his choosing. He expects to have a contract in place this fall.

Churchill has already removed hazardous materials from the structure at 1200 North Commerce and disconnected the water. Electrical equipment is still being removed.

mph in a 65 mph zone.

Le Sueur County Sheriff’s deputies issued a dozen speeding citations during the 16-day sweep.

Statewide, more than 300 law enforcement agencies participated in the campaign coordinated by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety. They cited 16,410 drivers during the July campaign compared to 17,415 the previous year.

In addition to Belle Plaine police, officers from the cities of Savage, Prior Lake, Shakopee, Jordan, New Prague and Elko New Market, along with deputies from the two counties participated in the patrols.

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Forty-two people from six states applied for the vacant city administrator position in Belle Plaine. Assistant Clerk Evie Kruschke said applications were received from Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Maryland. The city council was scheduled to meet that week to screen the applications to determine who to interview.

Present City Administrator David Unmacht was scheduled to depart for his new job with the city of Prior Lake that coming Monday.

Another Belle Plaine business change took place that week when Tom Schuneman purchased J.T. Auto Body from Joe Teigen, who had operated the shop at 727 East Main Street since 1976, when he purchased it from Ron Grothe.

The number of sheriff’s department home mortgage sales were expected to nearly double the previous year in Scott County. Figures compiled by Deputy Sheriff Orlin Smith revealed that home mortgage sales through the end of June of 1985 reached 28, compared to 26 in all of 1984. There were 27 in 1980, 31 in 1981, 27 in 1982 and 34 in 1983.

Full-fledged strip searches were rarely carried out in the Carver, Sibley and Le Sueur county jails, but in Scott County it was a long-standing practice.

Lieutenant Howard E. “Bud�

Halverson, who headed the department’s Service Division, estimated that 80 percent of the prisoners in the Scott County Jail were stripped-searched when admitted. The practice of strip-searching prisoners had made headlines of late because of a ruling in Dakota County that was critical of strip searches in that county.

Robert William Ince, 50, a foreign service officer with the Department of State, passed away Aug. 7 at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. of cancer. Mr. Ince was a native of Belle Plaine and the son of Peter J. and Margaret Elizabeth (Furst) Ince.

He was a Marine veteran and served on guard duty in Paris at the American Embassy. Ince joined the State Department in 1968, where he had diplomatic assignments in Accra, Ghana, Kaduna, Nigeria, Monrovia and Liberia, Africa; Bogota, Columbia and LaPaz, Bolivia.

Attendance at the 22nd annual Scott-Carver Steam and Gas Engine Festival that past weekend near Jordan was termed “excellent� by festival officials. “It was very well attended, much higher than other years,� said Dee Scott of Jordan. She estimated that between 5,000 and 6,000 attended. The daily parade had more than 100 entries of old farm implements from throughout Minnesota.

A total of $1,000 in prize money would be awarded in the 10th annual Belle Plaine River Fishing Contest to be held that coming Friday and Saturday.

The prize for catching the largest catfish was $100.

Regular season play for Belle Plaine softball came to an end with Chard Tiling winning the men’s league pennant and Red Door Bar the women’s pennant.

Up next would be the league playoffs.

Sixteen girls, including five returning letter winners, were trying out for the Belle Plaine High School varsity tennis team. Starters returning from the previous season were seniors Jill Fogarty, Courtney Hoelz and Molly Daly, and juniors Sara Miller and Sally Halbmaier.

been in the possession of the Noyes family of Le Sueur, taking up space in a shed on the premises, was bought by B.M. Hughes, Belle Plaine Ford dealer. Hughes had the ancient vehicle up and for awhile it ran about our streets. A Twin Cities dealer bought it from Hughes and exhibited the car about the country. Henry Ford heard of it and had his personal representative come to the Twin Cities and buy it for the Ford museum in Detroit.

A dozen families from the German Settlement drove to Glencoe to help Walter Reinitz celebrate his birthday.

Mrs. John O’Malley, nee Murphy, 66, died at her home in Minneapolis.

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120 Years Ago (1895)

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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, The Star Tribune this Sunday talks about a letter written to President Obama from 29 of the most prominent US nuclear scientists, including Nobel prize winners and veteran makers of nuclear arms.

This letter praises the Iran Nuclear deal, calling it “Stringent� and “Innovative�. The letter indicates the Iran Nuclear Agreement is more stringent than any previously negotiated non-proliferation framework. The agreement is supported by top Israeli generals and many countries across the world. The agreement was not negotiated just by US and Iran.

The other signers are some of the most powerful countries in the world. The other parties to the agreement are not going to pull out of the Iran Agreement just because certain Israeli and American politicians want to play politics and cause a war with Iran. Prime Minster Netanyahu and Republicans were against this agreement before the deal was made. Diplomacy should always be our first option. Tell our US senators and representatives to join with the scientific experts in supporting the Iran Nuclear Agreement.  Susan Fuchs Savage

estant, Jewish, Buddhist and Muslim leaders from around the world.

The current gang of Republican Presidential candidates appeared to me to be desperate to retain the single issue voters. Sister Joan Chittister, O.S.B. sums up the hypocrisy of the Republican's narrow focus on life: "I do not believe that just because you're opposed to abortion, that that makes you pro-life. In fact, I think in many cases, your morality is deeply lacking if all you want is a child born but not a child fed, not a child educated, not a child housed. And why would I think that you don't? Because you don't want any tax money to go there. That's not pro-life. That's pro-birth.  We need a much broader conversation on what the morality of pro-life is."

I broaden the scope of what it means to be a protector of human life to include all human life and the greatest threat to human life on this planet is climate change. “Multiple studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals show that 97 percent or more of actively publishing climate scientists agree: Climate-warming trends over the past century are very likely due to human activities.�

(NASA) To deny this is a threat, or claim that since you are not a scientist you aren't sure in the face of overwhelming evidence, suggests to me that a candidate is either incompetently ignorant or purposely lying to protect campaign support from fossil fuel barons. Either way, such a candidate should never be voted for because if they are so ignorant in this major issue, how can they be smart enough to deal with anything else and if they are lying about this major issue, how can they be trusted in anything else?

Pope Francis has it right on the issue of climate change. If human life is important, then addressing climate change should be our highest priority. “Leaving an inhabitable planet to future generations is, first and foremost, up to us.� Pope Francis.

Allen Frechette, Shakopee

There were many father and son combos playing in the Belle Plaine/Jordan old-timers game in Belle Plaine in August of The Beaven’s Creek flour mill 1985. A total of 57 former Belle Plaine players made it out and at East Union was offered for 16 from Jordan. Three of those players (pictured above) from sale.

Belle Plaine were Jerry Miller (center) and his sons Pat and A special service at St. John’s Tom Miller.

Lutheran Church was held in the commemoration of the fifth anniversary of Rev. F. Maser’s 60 Years Ago bruises. installation here.

Seven young people from the (1955) community left by train for Many outsiders came to Belle District Highway Engineer Texas to attend the 12th bien- Plaine to view the effects of the McCubrey stated that the East nial convention of the Inter- severest hailstorm ever known Main Street connection with national Luther League of the here. the new highway would be American Lutheran Church. St. John’s parish, Sibley started by the end of the week. From St. John’s Church they County, held its annual harvest There would be a lead-off from were Leona Stier, Ruth Laabs, picnic, an all-day affair that in169, and a 24-foot-wide black- Leona Schultz, Irene Stier and cluded horse racing, foot races top resurfacing would be put in Warren Wolf; from Redeemer and dancing. immediately from the 169 con- Lutheran Church were Phylnection to the Keup corner. lis Woestehoff and Myrtle Susan Downs Paulson, native Kruschke. Pastor Tinge from Dear Editor, of Blakeley, died at St. Mary’s Redeemer Church accompaPro-life Hospital, Rochester, at the age nied the group.

The recent Republican Presiof 81.

Miss Lillian Shonka, daughter dential Candidate debate was The last of the county fairs in of the late Frank and Sophia entertaining but not helpful. the area opened at Waconia. In Shonka of Belle Plaine Town- Local farmers and small busi- Fox failed to ask any questions nesses are invited to particiconnection with the fair, Carver ship, died following a brief illpate in a free waste pesticide of the candidates about climate County celebrated its centen- ness at the age of 52. collection event on Monday, change, the greatest threat to nial.

Fred Keup Sr. was appointed life on our planet. The canMrs. Alfred (Manda) Swan- commissioner of Region Four Aug. 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. didates appeared to me to be son, West Union, died from a by the Minnesota Baseball As- at the Scott County Household more like frantic shoppers at stroke at Swedish Hospital in sociation. In the regional pair- Hazardous Waste Facility, 588 a fire sale, trying to grab their Country Trail East (Highway Minneapolis at the age of 79. ings for Class A baseball in 282) in Spring Lake Township. moment of fame and fortune. Mr. and Mrs. M.J. Daly left Keup’s district, the Minnesota None had specific plans to adby train for Philadelphia for the River and St. Paul Suburban Don’t miss this opportunity dress any major issue. Readers to dispose of your waste weed interested in what should be the opening of the Knights of Co- leagues were paired. lumbus Convention, to which Cub’s Bar walloped the Model killers and herbicides, insecti- focus in our political debates Mr. Daly was one of 10 del- 17-7 in the opening game of cides, mouse and rat poisons, should read Pope Francis' Enegates from Minnesota. the best-of-three softball cham- fungicides and all other pesti- cyclical “Laudato si�. It is easy cides at no charge. to find on the Vatican Website. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Meyer, pionship playoffs held at the This is the only pesticide col- According to Time, “Laudato Green Isle, observed their 40th baseball park. lection scheduled in the area Si� has been endorsed by Protwedding anniversary with an this year. It is sponsored by 90 Years Ago open house at their home.

Scott County Environmental Belle Plaine’s schools were (1925) Health and the Minnesota Descheduled to open Sept. 6, the partment of Agriculture.

Leonard Schmitz was making day after Labor Day. The new ready for a trip to his native vilbuilding was expected to be ready for occupancy by that lage on the Rhine in Germany. Klobuchar Calls for ‘Do Not Disturb’ Technology The 80-acre farm owned by time.

Eugene Wilson was sold to to Block Telemarketing and Unwanted Robocalls Fischer’s Shoe Store and ReCharles Schmitz for $152 an pair Shop announced its grand acre.

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar seven other senators in sending and carriers should disseminate opening for Aug. 19-20. They (D-MN) is calling for “Do Not a letter to urge the FCC to help resources widely that explain Dr. G.R. Maloney left on his were located in what was formerly the Wesley Battcher annual trip from Duluth over Disturb� technology to block consumers block unwanted how consumers can prevent the Great Lakes, going as far as telemarketing and unwanted telemarketing calls on both lan- unwanted robocalls and robobuilding on Main Street. robocalls. dline and wireless phones. texts on both wireless and lanDr. and Mrs. Juergens left for Montreal. He was accompanied dline phones. This information by his nephew, Father Maloney Unwanted telemarketing calls “Consumers have made it Vienna, Austria, where they and texts are the number one clear they do not want these should be presented in a simple, were to attend the World Medi- of Glencoe.

Dolly Logelin left for LeMar, consumer complaint to the Fed- calls and texts to invade their transparent and easily accescal Congress.

N.D., to take charge of a store’s eral Communications Commis- privacy and disrupt their lives,� sible manner through a public A reunion of the Moisans was sion (FCC). Klobuchar joined the senators wrote. “The FCC awareness raising campaign.� held at the park in honor of their millinery department. sister, Mrs. Annie Riopel from Hahn & Co., the new ocSt. John’s, New Brunswick, cupants of the former Bailey and her daughter, Mrs. Aldama store building, had workmen installing equipment and merSauve of Montreal, Canada.

Mrs. Edna Caroline Stier, wife chandise. The plan was to open Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen (R- Expanding telemedicine cov- ing quality to people especialof Edwin Stier, died at the New Sept. 1.

Glencoe) is among more than erage for Medicare would bring ly in rural areas who may not Prague hospital at the age of Mrs. Ellen Jago, one of the 20 Greater Minnesota legisla- increased health care options have access to the same doctors first settlers in the St. Thomas 48. tors calling for federal legisla- and access to top specialists and specialists at Mayo or in At their home in Portland, community and a former resi- tion to expand telemedicine and providers for aging Minne- the Metro,� Gruenhagen said.

Ore., Mr. and Mrs. Leo T. Fa- dent of Belle Plaine, died at the coverage for Minnesotans on sotans on Medicare in Greater “Congress needs to follow our hey, formerly of Belle Plaine, home of her daughter, Mrs. Ab- Medicare.

Minnesota who may find it lo- lead and make sure our seniors received word of the death of bott in St. Paul, at the age of 96. A letter sent last Friday to all gistically or financially difficult on Medicare can see the same their son, Pfc. James L. Fahey. Burial was at St. Thomas.

10 members of Minnesota’s to come to the Twin Cities or to benefits as everyone else thanks He died in Germany at the age Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Gatz arrived congressional delegation urged Rochester. to the new legislation we passed home from a six-week vacation of 18. support for Medicare reim- Representative Gruenhagen in 2015. Reforms that can help Robert Sass received word in Los Angeles. bursement to be extended to issued the following statement cut costs and increase quality of that his parents, Mr. and Mrs. The annual Farm Bureau pic- cover telemedicine services. regarding the letter and the need care are a win for taxpayers and Ed J. Sass, experienced an auto nic was held in Belle Plaine that The letter comes in light of to expand telemedicine access. a win for patients. I’m excited mishap while close to the Cana- year. It was said to have been legislation passed during the “Telemedicine is a truly in- to see what telemedicine can dian border. Mr. Sass suffered a one of the best attended. The 2015 session that requires pri- novative way for us to reduce do for health care as it becomes fractured rib and his wife minor number of persons registered vate insurance companies to re- health care costs while expand- more common across Minnewas 3,920. sota.� imburse providers for telemediFrank Schuman died at the cine services. The new law also age of 70 and the funeral was expands telemedicine opportuheld from St. Peter and Paul’s nities for Medical Assistance Church. For 50 years he had recipients to include coverage #OMMITTED TO 9OUR lived in Belle Plaine.

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St. Thomas by: Loni Graham Our next mass at St. Thomas is scheduled for Saturday, August 15 at 5 p.m. and will be officiated by Father Roger Hessian.

Masses at St. Anne’s in Le Sueur are scheduled for Saturdays at 5:15 p.m., Sundays at 8 and 10:30 a.m.

Mass of Christian Burial for Jerry Connolly was at Our Lady of the Prairie in Belle Plaine, Monday, August 10.

Jerry was a dickens when this writer/sitter kid-sat the Connolly kids in the 60’s. He had a gleam in eye and a wily smile, one never knew what he was up to, into or about to. He turned out to be a really nice guy with a loving wife and a caring family man, who he was devoted to and took pride in.

Jerry was respected... “a great umpire, called it like it was”, “called folks ‘Shorty’ even as he was glancing up at them.”

“Great husband”, “great dad”.

Our sincere sympathies to Deb, Brad, Kassie and their precious granddaughter, Sawyer, Jerry’s folks, Ray and Mary, his aunts and uncles, and siblings who all started their lives here in St. Thomas, Ann, Jeanette, Monica, Theresa and Tim...and John. Now, John and Jerry can rest in peace together, again.

Mandy Sullivan’s boyfriend, Taylor Sommerfeld, operates the Riverside Bar and Restaurant in Watertown Minnesota, which sponsored an annual Parking Lot party.

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tained. Holly Sullivan Haver and husband Buzz came from Norwich, Kansas for the event, children, Kailie and Carson, came for a weekend visit as well. Holly is the granddaughter of Iris and the late Bob Sullivan, and Mike’s daughter.

Iris spent the time getting to know her newest great grand Kennedy Teitz, born to Megan and Rob, grandchild of Pat and Margaret Sullivan, who have been visiting from Texas. The Riverside, also, sponsored a bike ride to raise money for a couple who were hit by a deer while on their cycle. The ride took the group of bikers, Mandy and Taylor included, to stops in Carver, Belle Plane, among others and included a stop in Henderson. The ride has helped the injured couple who, as of yet, are unable to return to work.

David Patrick Connelly traveled with Jason Retka to Cleveland, Ohio over the weekend to visit his brother Denis Connelly. Jason, Denis and Davie went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, took in a couple Twins games and a few bars.

Spending a few days at the Plaza Hotel in Winona this last week were Helen O’Neill Leider of Duluth, Shirley Connelly Farrell and Dottie Sullivan Dulas of Bloomington, Ann Regan Toulouse of Fargo, Elaine Theed Kilduff of Winona, Patsy Fischer White of Farmington, Fran Byrne Tiegs of Henderson, and Armella Connelly Holden of

Union Hill by: Edna Weiers St. John’s Catholic Church St. Scholastica Church Father Dave and Deacon Bob Saturday Mass at 8:15 p.m. at St. Scholastica Servers: Alex & Katelyn Brezina Sunday Mass at 8 a.m. at St. Scholastica Servers: Julie & Joe Schoenecker Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. at St. John’s Servers: Sarah & Morgan Pint, Gabby Forrester and Abby Knutson No Wednesday evening Mass this week ***** St. Wenceslaus Festival began Saturday at 5 p.m. Mass and continued Sunday with Masses at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. with beautiful polka music by Gary Pikal, Bob Pexa, Rick Hanzel, Steve Skluzacek, Mark Dvorak and Randy Fierst. It was so awesome. Wonderful afternoon music was by Jim Reeder and the Czech Lites and also the Czech Concertina band.

A full-blooded Norwegian stopped and told me his is offended by my Norwegian jokes, but said, “I enjoy them anyway, keep em coming.”

Catholic United Financial will again give out Scholarships to the youth of our councils. To apply contact Renee Brod at 952-758-5301. These young members of our St. John’s council received scholarships for the 2015-2016 year, Samantha

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Brod, Alexander Colling, Adam Karel, Joshua Maxson, Julianna Ryburn, Laura Sonday and Isaac Tambornino. Congratulations to these boys and girls.

The Weiers families had their annual gathering and picnic Saturday, Aug. 1, at the West Park in New Prague. Attending were the children and families of the late Albert and Mary Weiers, Art, Jean, Charlotte and Spouse and Carol and spouse, Irene, also Barb whose husband was the late Bob Weiers, and their families.

The children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren of the late Martin and Katie Neisen had a Neisen family reunion Saturday at the West Park in New Prague.

Many relatives from near and far enjoyed the gathering.

Sydney and Leah Smith, daughters of Dan and Bridget Smith of Shakopee and granddaughters of Flavian and Edna Weiers of Union Hill, spent a week visiting with the Marty and Farrell Weiers family in Parkville, Missouri. The Weiers and Smith cousins had a great time shopping, visited Worlds of Fun Amusement Park, and went to a local production of the play Mary Poppins, among other activities. Lots of laughter and fun times were had by all.

Humor Corner: A teenager with spiked blue hair, a nose ring and baggy trousers once confided to a friend. “I’m really more of a polo shirt guy myself. But this stops my parents from insisting that I go everywhere with them.”

Carver County Moves Ahead With Coney Island Plan The Carver County Board recently OK’d spending $143,086 on the development of plans to restore Coney Island in Lake Waconia.

The plans will align the island with the county’s parks master plan. It includes hiking, picnicking, camping, wildlife observation and historical interpretation, the Waconia Patriot recently reported.

The county already accepted the donation of the 30-acre island from Ann and Norman

Cedar Lake. Highlights of the events were a boat cruise on the Minnesota River, delicious brunch by Sheilah Kelly at the Kilduff home in Winona, while all having a wonderful time bonding and aging gracefully together.

Noreen Fogarty Sanchez, of Plano Texas, was home to Belle Plaine for a few weeks as the Fogartys gathered for the weddings of Dillon Fogarty, Bob and Sarah’s lad, and Allison Jaspers, daughter of Lisa Fogarty. Noreen is the daughter of John and Kathleen Fogarty and Dillon and Allison, greatgrandchildren of Tim and Alice Burns, are three branches out on the Burns Branch of our St. Thomas Tree.

Arlene Albrecht’s (Albrecht’s Antiques) 2-day auction this week was great! Exciting, with treasures galore! All five skilled Ediger auctioneers kept the sale entertaining, everybody’s full attention on the one ring moving quickly with deals and steals, from morning til night both days, no breaks, folks.

Found a real treasure among our purchases, a thermometer “J.J. O’Connell Oil, St. Thomas, Minn. P.O. Le Sueur, Minn. Phone Le Sueur, Minn.

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Saturday, our Burns Graham Clan gathered for Corey’s 41st, his son, Tyler’s 8th birthday. All 15 members together for the last time before Camrie and Cole head to college in Fargo. Bittersweet.

Hoffman’s foundation. The foundation is also pledging funding to help with cleanup and recreational improvements.

The island’s history includes development and hotels as far back as the 1880s. It was a summer getaway for well-heeled Twin Citians. The U of M football team practiced on the island between 1903 and ’05.

But by the 1950s and ‘60s, its use dropped and the island became vacant.

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by Tony Bentz of Belle Plaine in 2003. It weighed 51 pounds, 12 ounces.

The state record for a flathead is a 70-pounder caught in the St. Croix River (Washington County) in 1970. The world record is a 123-pounder caught in Elk City Reservoir, Kan., in 1998.

The captor of the second largest flathead this weekend will receive a 17-foot Alumacraft canoe, while the third and fourth largest fish are worth $400 and $200, respectively. The largest fish that is not a flathead will net $200. The fifth through 10th largest fish will each be worth $60.

There’s also a carp category, with the largest being worth $300. The second and third largest are worth $200 and $100, respectively. The captors of the fifth through ninth largest carp will each get $30, while merchandise certificates will go to those who bring in the 15th through 18th largest carp.

In the bonus fish category, $50 will go to those who catch the 14th largest carp, 21st largest catfish and 28th largest catfish.

The entry fee for the contest is $30. You can sign up anytime at Sparetime Tavern or Borough Bowl. You can also register at Court Square Park between noon and 8 p.m. Friday. Fish weigh-ins will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Court Square Park, where food and beverages will be available for purchase.

All fish must be brought “alive” to the weigh-in station in coolers or other suitable containers. They must be caught in the Minnesota River between Shakopee and St. Peter during contest honors (4 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Saturday).

All fish weighing 20 pounds or more will be observed for up to two hours and then released

by DNR officials.

The traditional Tobacco Spitting and Keg Trowing contests will take place at the park shortly after the 4 p.m. fish weigh-in deadline. Prizes will be awarded to the top contestants.

Partial proceeds from the Minnesota River Fishin’ Contest go to Belle Plaine area youth outdoor programs.

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U of Minnesota Extension Honors Area Farm Families The University of Minnesota’s Extension Service has announced the honorees for its annual Farm Family of the Year award in Scott, Carver, Sibley and Le Sueur counties.

Scott County

Randy and Cheryl Warner and Family

In 1978 Randy’s parents, Merle and Joan, relocated the family farm from Waterville to its current location west of New Prague in Scott County.

After graduating from high school, Randy continued to operate the dairy farm with his parents. Cheryl joined the family in 1986 when she married Randy. The couple has four children: Rochelle, Kayla, Austin and David. The farm is home to a herd of 60 milking cows and 300 acres of corn, soybeans and alfalfa.

Randy and Cheryl perform the daily functions of the farm with assistance from their sons when needed. Randy’s mother, Joan, is retired and resides on the farm. Rochelle is a graduate student at the University of Minnesota—Duluth. Kayla is a registered nurse at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Rochester.

Austin attends Gustavus Adolphus College and David will be a sophomore at New Prague High School.

The Warner family has been very involved in 4H over the years as members and leaders.

Randy and Cheryl are members of the Scott County Agricultural Society, Farm First Dairy Cooperative and Friedens Lutheran Church in New Prague

Carver County

Buckentine Family Dairy

John and Jeanie Buckentine along with their three children are the third and fourth generations living and working the family farm.

The farm was first purchased

by John’s grandfather, Henry, in 1949 and then in 1958 was sold to John’s father, Ralph. In 2005,

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John and Jeanie purchased the buildings and some of the land.

Today the Buckentines milk 50 registered and grade Holsteins, Ayrshires and Brown Swiss.

They also raise dairy steers and run a farrow-to-finish swine operation. The family raises its own feed that consists of corn, oats and soybeans.

All three of John and Jeanie’s children, Michael, Katie and Anna, are involved in the farm—especially with the dairy and crops. Michael is a graduate of South Central College in Mankato with degrees in agribusiness service and management and agronomy. Katie is currently enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls majoring in chemistry and dairy science. Anna will be a junior this fall at Chanhassen High School and is very involved in 4H and FFA. The Buckentines have been involved with a variety of community and farm organizations over the years, including the National and Minnesota Holstein Associations and the United Church of Christ.

Sibley County

Harry and Kellie Sloot

The Sloot farm has been in the family since 1968 when Harry’s parents, John and Minnie Sloot, purchased 240 acres on which the home site is located.

The farm has since grown and now includes 385 acres. The Sloot farm has always been a livestock operation. It started as a flock of 30 ewes and 60 sows. The farrow-to-finish hog operation has undergone numerous periods of change and growth, and now consists of enough space to house 3,000 head of hogs, wean to finish, which come from a sow co-op near Klossner, Minnesota.

Harry and Kellie purchased the farm from Harry’s parents in 1994 and have been living on the home site since. They have three daughters, Mollie,

Heidie and Cassidy. All three daughters are currently enrolled in college, pursuing degrees in pharmacy, agricultural education and dietetics, respectively.

The girls have been active in 4H and FFA. Harry and Kellie spend a lot of time in the community away from the farm. Kellie is a board member of the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce, program coordinator of the Winthrop Queen Program, a board member of the Winthrop Area Foundation and is the St. Francis Church youth education coordinator. Harry currently holds a board position with St. Francis Church council, Winthrop Area Foundation, Sibley County Fair Board, FFA Alumni Association and Cornish Township.

Le Sueur County Brian and Rosemary Rynda

The Rynda farm was homesteaded by Anton Rynda is 1860 and has been in the family for five generations.

The Rynda family milks 60 cows, raises pigs, finish steers and have laying chickens. They also grow wheat, corn, soybeans and alfalfa on 320 acres.

Brian and Rose have three children who help around the farm when time allows. They are Allen, Mary Rose and Benjamin.

Allen and his wife, Kim, have four children, son Benjamin is getting married this month to fiancée, Hanna.

Brian’s Uncle Milo and his wife Carolyn, from whom Brian and Rose purchased the farm, still visit and help out when they can.

In their spare time Brian is a member of the Western Catholic Community Choir and serves on the church’s maintenance committee. Rose serves on the church finance committee and is a trustee. She also enjoys mission sewing and quilting and is president of the Zackly Quilt Club.

Le Sueur County OKs Permit for Transmission Line, Substation After months of discussion, debate and negotiations, the Le Sueur County Board voted 3-2 in favor of a conditionaluse permit to build an electrical transmission line and substation in Tyrone Township.

The substation will be at the intersection of 320th and Myrick streets. A 69-kilovolttransmission line will feed the substation. Xcel Energy is building the transmission line, Minnesota Valley Electric Co-

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The line will run from an existing Xcel Energy transmission line to 320th Street via 265th Avenue. The line will cost an estimated $1.7 million, the substation about $2 million. Work on both the transmission line and substation will begin this fall with completion expected in the spring of 2016, the Le Sueur News-Herald recently reported.

The companies contend

growth in the area necessitates the transmission line-substation project.

Area residents oppose it, citing concerns about the impact on property and the environment. The conditions within the CUP are designed to address those concerns, although Commissioner John King of Le Sueur say the conditions don’t do enough to address residents’ concerns. His district includes Tyrone Township.

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Cologne Will Continue Talking on Firefighter Pension Plan

Firefighters in Cologne are asking the city council to invest an additional $375,000 to their pension plan over the next 10 years. It’s a request the department has been interested in pursuing over the past few years, knowing their pension is less than what firefighters in neighboring communities receive.

The Cologne City Council agreed to discuss the issue further at Monday’s meeting (Aug. 17). The council will discuss it during a special meeting at 6 p.m., an hour before the regular meeting is scheduled to begin.

Council members seem supportive of an increase, but did not commit to an amount.

The Cologne Fire Department and its relief association want to increase the current system.

Last year, the city contributed about $875 per firefighter toward each firefighter’s pension.

They want the city to eventually increase it to $1,500 per firefighter. The additional $375,000

would increase the overall fund to about $860,000.

Belle Plaine contributes $2,200 while Waconia contributes $2,500 to its pension plan. Victoria is at $2,000 per firefighter/per year of service.

Mayer is at $2,500 per firefighter/per year of service and Norwood Young America $2,000.

New Germany is at $1,450 per firefighter/per year of service and Carver $1,957.

Attract & Retain

Joos previously told the council the pension is an issue impacting the department’s ability to attract and retain firefighters.

He expects three retirements from the department within the next year.

Council members want to consider city populations and call loads in addition to the municipal contributions. Pension payouts are available to firefighters with more than 10 years of service. The Cologne Fire Depart-

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‘Always a Smile’

“We’re very sad,” she said Thursday afternoon. “Jerry was a wonderful man and great employee. He always had a smile on his face and usually a chuckle.”

Connolly typically spent his workday at the plant. He worked alone unless a task required the assistance of a co-worker or he needed to leave the facility for a job-related reason, Kreft said.

Connolly, 56, had been with the City of Belle Plaine for 23 years. He worked as the wastewater treatment plant’s licensed facility operator since 2009. He managed the plant from 2002 to 2009 before earning his operator’s license, working with a licensed operator as needed,

Kreft said.

Before being assigned to the wastewater treatment facility, Connolly worked for Belle Plaine Public Works on street and park maintenance crew.

Connolly is survived by his wife, Debra. They have two children, Brad and his wife, Amanda, and Kassie and her husband, Brady. Funeral services were Monday at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church.

The Visitation was Sunday at Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine. Internment was in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Belle Plaine.

“He was incredibly proud of his family,” Kreft said. “He will be deeply missed.”

Connolly’s obituary appears on Page 3.

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the candidates at the conclusion (around 7:15 p.m.) of their interviews with the school board on each of the days.

The school board will conduct a final interview with each candidate today and tomorrow, 6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., at Oak Crest Elementary School.

These interviews are open to the public.

The board’s plans call for discussion on the finalists during a special board meeting at approximately 7:30 p.m. at Oak Crest Elementary School after the completion of Laager’s interview tomorrow (Aug. 13), around 7:30 p.m.

At that time, the board may decide to enter into contract negotiations with one of the candidates to become the school district’s next superintendent.

Smith will work through Aug. 28. State law requires the school district to have a superintendent in place before the school year begins.

ment has about 30 firefighters with just over 20 having served 10 years or more, said John Hendel, a member of the relief association board.

Hendel and Fire Chief Chuck Joos discussed the issue with the city council at the Aug. 3 meeting. It’s the second time the two men have met with council members since May. The Cologne Fire Department is looking to the city for the lion’s share of the assistance. The three townships the department serves – Benton, Dahlgren and Hancock – have preliminarily agreed to add about $100 per person, per year.

Most cities and townships contribute to the fire department relief associations on a per firefighter/per years of service basis. Some, like Cologne, also use state aid, to fund their pension funds. They invest the money, subtract administrative From Smaller fees, and share the outcome.

Communities Now, they want to switch to a strictly defined benefit system, An Eden Prairie native, Anderson is an assistant superintenJoos said. dent in the Bloomington School District. He works primarily with learning and teaching.

He has a year as an assistant superintendent on his resume.

Anderson has also worked for seven years as the director of teaching and learning in BloomScott County Public Health ington and two years a dean of holds the Scott County Mobile students in Bloomington. He Clinic two times per month from also taught for six years in Eden 2-5 p.m. at various locations Prairie and Bloomington. in Scott County in partnership Anderson grew up in Eden with the Shakopee Mdewakan- Prairie when it was still more a ton Sioux Community. small town than a fast-growing The clinic serves uninsured suburb. He’s attracted to the and underinsured children district because of its learning and adults from Scott County. initiatives and the stable comFree services available include munity. adult and child medical visits, Laager grew up in Little Falls. health screenings, including He has worked for three years cholesterol screens, blood pres- as an assistant superintendent in sure checks and blood glucose Stillwater. Previously, he held screens, assistance with ob- high school principal positions taining affordable prescription in Stillwater and Anoka-Henmedication, ongoing health nepin school districts. Laager care and other community re- also worked as an elementary sources. and secondary school teacher No appointments are need- and technology integration speed. Call Scott County Public cialist in Spring Lake Park.

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With a late Labor Day this year on September 7th, school will begin for students in grades 7-12 on Tuesday, September 8th.

For students in Kindergarten through grade 6, there are back to school conferences on the 8th & 9th at Chatfield & Oak Crest Elementary Schools and the first day of school is Thursday, September 10th. There is a sign-up option on the front page of our website located in the scrolling items. If you are unable to sign up for your conference time online, please call your respective elementary school directly (Chatfield: 873-2401 and Oak Crest: 873-2402) for assistance.

This is the second year of our Enhanced Learning Initiative, or iPad 1 to 1 program, for all students in the Belle Plaine Schools. iPads will be distributed to students in grades 7-12 the week prior to the start of school and they will be distributed to Oak Crest students during the back to school conferences. In the near future, parents should be receiving copies of the necessary forms to be completed prior to your child receiving their device. We have had an adjustment on the insurance fees this year with the new rates set at $10 per device for those students who qualify for free or reduced meals and $15 per device for all other students. This insurance fee, or an insurance waiver, must be paid prior to the devices being handed out.

One other change with this program that we are implementing this year is a change to the availability of additional apps on the iPad. One of the concerns that we heard throughout the school year last year was that students were using the devices to play non-educational games a significant amount of time. In an effort to curb some of this non-educational use of the device, we will be “white listing” the devices this year. The “white list” is an approved set of apps that are allowed on each device. If a student downloads an app that is not on the approved list, they will be given a warning that the non-approved app must be removed immediately or they will begin to lose key apps (such as Schoology) on the device. Students will need to contact the Help Desk at their school to get approved apps added back to their device.

While this method of “white listing” does not totally eliminate the possibility of students downloading apps, it does provide better control than we had last year. With potential changes in Apple’s ID program, we are hopeful that we will be able to more fully “lock down” the device later in the school year.

The iPad is a great learning tool for our students and we will continue to work hard to make sure that we are listening to the concerns of students and parents with regard to the use of these devices.

As always, if you have any questions about school matters, please feel free to call me at 873-2400 or check our website at www.belleplaine.k12.mn.us. You may also find me on Twitter at @BPTiger716. Go Tigers!

Area Separated, Divorce Support Meeting Sept. 1 The next area Separated and Divorce Support Group meeting will take place Tuesday, Sept. 1 from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Wenceslaus Church (lower level), 215 East Main Street in New Prague.

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Paddle Forward will paddle the entire length of the Minnesota River between Sept. 1 and Oct. 12. The group plans to paddle from Henderson to Belle Plaine Oct. 6 (Tuesday).

The trip starts in Lac Qui Parle at Randall’s Resort. It will end Oct. 10 at Harriet Island in St. Paul.

Friends of the Minnesota Valley is working with Wild River

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Paddlers may bring their own canoe or kayak or register for a seat in one of Paddle Forward’s watercraft.

If you would like to share this paddling opportunity, contact nick@wildriveracademy.com or tedlsuss@gmail.com via email.

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Cologne Firefighters Hosting Annual Weekend Drive-In

‘Back to the Future’ Headlines Two Double Features The 1985 film classic, “Back to the Future” predicted what some facets of life would be like in 30 years. Saturday night, moviegoers who attend the annual Cologne Firehouse Drivein will have the chance to revisit the movie.

The Cologne Fire Department is hosting its annual drive-in movie nights Friday and Saturday (Aug.14-15) on the open field just southwest of the intersection of Carver County Road 53 and Highway 212. Gates

open at 6 p.m and the movies will begin shortly after dusk.

“It will be interesting for people to see how close the movie came to predicting what is available to consumers,” said John Hendel, a member of the Cologne Fire Department.

Friday night’s presentations are “Planes: Fire & Rescue” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Saturday, “Big Hero 6” and “Back to the Future” will be presented. A fireworks display will be presented between movies both nights.

The movies will be shown on

a 50-by-30 outdoor screen and the sounds will be available on FM radio.

The evening’s festivities include fire truck rides, a playground and bounce houses, beanbag tournament Saturday at 5 p.m. (call 466-2626 to register), and a concession stand.

A pass to the event is $20 in advance, $25 at the gate. People arriving in classic cars or a DeLorean will receive access to VIP parking. Proceeds from the event go toward the restoration of the department’s 1924 Brockton-LaFrance fire truck.

Henderson’s Hummingbird Hurrah Saturday at Bender Park As mid-August comes around, so does the annual Henderson Hummingbird Hurrah, placing Bender Park’s Hummingbird Garden and the birds that call it home at center stage.

From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 guests will receive presentations on hummingbirds from Donald Mitchell, Jim Gilbert and Al Batt. Researchers from the University of Minnesota Monarch Lab will also be in attendance, sharing information on other types of pollinators. Not only will there be presenters, but Art and Barb Straub will lead activities for children,

Master Gardener Jackie Smith will lead garden tours, and vendors will also be on hand to sell their wares.

Although the Hummingbird Garden recovered in time from last year’s flood to host the Hummingbird Hurrah, Henderson has remained flood free this year, allowing the perennial flowers to really flourish.

“The garden is looking great,” said Hurrah committee member Pat Steckman. “We’ve had several people make commitments to volunteer and keep up the grounds all summer and

they’ve got the damage from last year fixed.”

Steckman said she hopes guests of the Hummingbird Hurrah gain an appreciation for the natural world and pollinators.

“We hope people take away more information about nature and pollinators. We won’t be focusing on that, but that is key.

We also hope people take notice of the community involvement involved in keeping up the garden, and that we’ve given the hummingbirds a place to stop and eat on their way south.”

MPCA’s Preliminary Plan is to OK Mdewakanton Sioux Hosting Jordan Gravel’s Mining Permit Annual ‘Wacipi’ This Weekend The Minnesota Pollution Con- grant preliminary approval to a reported. trol (MPCA) is planning to give the preliminary go-ahead to a contentious mining proposal in Sand Creek Township north of Jordan.

S.M. Hentges & Sons of Jordan is proposing to mine sand and gravel from 84.7 acres along Valley View Drive, a tract of land near the SCALE joint Training Facility and Valley View Nursing Home and Sand Creek. The MPCA has issued a letter indicating it will

pollutant discharge elimination system for five years.

Residents have long opposed the mine proposal, initially because of truck traffic going to and from the mine. They are also concerned that the mine, which will extend down below the water table, could be swamped when the Minnesota River floods and backs up Sand Creek. The flooded water could contaminate groundwater, the Jordan Independent recently

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The Jordan City Council will formally discuss its reaction to the preliminary approval Monday (Aug. 17). Citizens with concerns can offer written comment to the MPCA. The Scott County Board also has a say in the approval process. Commissioners will likely take up the county’s portion of the permit application later this fall, said Commissioner Joe Wagner of Sand Creek Township, Belle Plaine’s representative on the county board.

Wagner is concerned about the possible environmental impacts of the mine.

“The Minnesota River flooding and backing up Sand Creek to this mine is not an if it happens, it’s a matter when it happens,” Wagner said.

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Drawing nearly 1,000 dancers and thousands more visitors annually, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) Wacipi (Pow Wow) will unite the people and traditions of Indian Country from Friday, Aug. 14, through Sunday, Aug. 16.

The public is invited to join in this Pow Wow celebration at the Wacipi Grounds, located at 3212 Dakotah Pkwy. in Shakopee, near Mystic Lake Casino Hotel.

Aug. 14 – Pow Wow Grand Entry at 7 p.m.

Aug. 15 – Grand Entry at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Evening meal (included with $5 button) at 4:30-6:30 p.m., fireworks at 10 p.m.

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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 August 17 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: 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.)

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.

Receive 4th Monday of the Month: Support Group: Women's Connection for One Cancer. For more information contact the 'Ask St. Francis' info. line @ (952) Ticket 403-2000 newspaper agreed participate in the Minnesota Display Ad Network program by running to the 2nd has Tuesday of thetoMonth: Belle Plaine Lions/General Membership Meeting Duets insection Belle Plaine, 7 p.m. newspaper (not the classified section of your newspaper).

Renaissance ads in the mainat news ofatyour The Minnesota • Minnesota Valley Riders Saddle Club (MVR) monthly meeting at 7:30 Festival with any mes, advertisers may a specific section.

However, the decision is ultimately up to each p.m. at Neil's Pub request Rustic Room.

Join in planning and participating in area horsemay relatedneed activities. paper. Ads to be decreased/increased slightly in size to fit your column sizes. Please Subscription • Valley Garden Club: meets monthly. Location varies, see bpgardeners.blogspot. t bill forcomthese ads.

If you questions, please call MNA at 800/279-2979. Thank you. or call Anne Buesgens (507)have 248-3666.

Display Ad to the Network 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 Stop in the Herald Office for your FREE Ticket. meet from 7-8 p.m. at the New Prague City Hall, 118 Central Ave. No. Join Tickets good for Aug. 22nd-Oct. 4th, 2015. to develop and enhance your speaking, communication, and leadership skills.

All New Subscriptions Paid in Full 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 Maynhardt (952) 873-4395.

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.

, 2x4 & 2x8 ads to run ONE TIME, the week beginning 8/9/2015

p.m.

Wacipi buttons will be available for $5 at the gate. The button will cover admission for the entire weekend and an evening meal on Saturday. Admission and the Saturday evening meal will be free for everyone ages 60 and older or 10 and younger (no button required).

A Wacipi (a Dakota word that means “they dance,” pronounced “wah-chee-pee”) originated from traditional gatherings of tribes held to celebrate the end of a season, a good hunt or another positive event. The SMSC Wacipi includes a variety of competitive pow wow dance categories, such as Fancy, Jingle, Traditional, and Grass, as well as vendors of Native

American crafts and food, such as wild rice and fry bread.

Dancers and drum groups from around the United States and Canada will take part in this year’s Wacipi. SissetonWahpeton Vietnam Veterans (Kit Fox Society, South Dakota) will provide the color guard.

Glynn A. Crooks, a member and past vice-chairman of the SMSC, will celebrate 25 years as the Pow Wow Committee chairman.

On-site parking will be free, and golf cart shuttles will be available to help attendees who need transportation to the gate.

For more information and directions, visit smscwacipi.org or facebook.com/shakopeepowwow

Montgomery Might Help Small Hotel Come to Town Hoping to bring a little economic development to Montgomery, the city’s economic development authority has been working with a builder and small hotel company to bring a small hotel to the Le Sueur County city.

Montgomery’s EDA, BriMark Builders and Cobblestone Hotels recently completed a feasibility study that showed a small hotel in Montgomery is poten-

tially sustainable.

The EDA is recommending the city OK a predevelopment agreement that includes possible public assistance, the Montgomery Messenger recently reported. The proposed hotel would be built on a countyowned tax-forfeited property on Lexington Avenue.

Based in Neenah, Wis., Cobblestone Hotel is considering a 34-room hotel on the property.

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BELLE PLAINE HERALD, BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA

FOR SALE 2 Burial Plots:

in Oakwood Cemetery, Belle Plaine. In middle section. Call (651) 483-6594. 9/9

A Big Thank you to all that attended the Auction this weekend!

Special Thanks to Ediger Auctioneers and Crew for all of your hard Now accepting work.

LARGE Sale:

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660 O’Brien Pkwy • BP Thur. & Fri. 9-5 & Sat. 9-12 Thurs. 5-8, Fri. 1005 Prairie Oak Dr. 8-6, Sat. 8-1 Men's & boy's clothes, Lots of baby stuff, tools, toys/games, recumbent bike, H/H, aquariums, stoneware, multi-family sale. 8/12 chest freezer, grill, golf clubs, coffe & end 8 FAMILY GARAGE tables, much more. 8/12 Sale: VALEK'S

SALEs help wanted Part Time Driver/ Service Porter

Duties include: Driving Cars, picking up and delivering service cars.

Vacuuming Cars. $8 per Sky Guide and OfďŹ ce Assistant hour.

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Garage Sale: Downsizing Thur. & Fri., Aug. 13 & 14, 8-5 & Sat., Aug. 15, 8-noon.

660 E. Court St., BP.

GARAGE Sale: Thur. & Fri. 8-5 & Sat. 8-?

904 S. Elm, BP Lots of new stuff.

Having a party? We have colored plates & napkins, homemade tie blankets, old Tonka trucks, winter jackets, snow pants, dresser & MUCH 8/12 MORE!

8/12

MOVING SALE 310 W. Church St., BP Wed. Aug. 12 • 12-7 Thurs. Aug. 13 • 8-6 Fri. Aug. 14 • 8-7 Sat. Aug. 15 • 8-1

Furniture, antiques, house decor, toys, kitchen items, outdoor/ lawn equipment, exercise equipment, women/ mens shoes & clothing (Harley Davidson, designer, leather jackets), snow blower, boat w/trailer, movies & much more! Everything 8/12 must go!

22 Woodridge Dr. & 2 Woodridge Dr. Aug. 13-14-15 • 8-6

Lots of new health & beauty products, infant-sz 3 boys, infant-sz 8 girls, adult including XL-2X3X sizes & maternity clothes, baseball cards, milk can, queen sz Sleep# bed, 6 sewing machines, 1 serger, 1 embroidery machine.

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Dump Truck Driver help wanted Wanted: F/T. Must be able to Wanted pass pre-employperson to work ment drug test & in food service. DOT physical. No Cenex of Belle Plaine DUIs or felonies.

Exp. a plus. Class B 840 East Main St Driver’s license w/ Belle Plaine air brakes necessary.

Stop at store and Call Gary (952) 492pick up application 1129.

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The Lutheran Home: Hope Residence is accepting applications for the following positions:

For additional information or apply online, visit The Lutheran Home Association website at www.tlha.org or call (952)873-2159.

2BR Apartment: Big kitchen. Includes appliances. Washer & dryer in unit. Air cond., 1-car garage. Includes heat & garbage, $825/ mo.

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Legal Notices State of Minnesota County of Scott District Court First Judicial District Case Type: Trust Court File No: 70-CV-09-28166 Assigned judicial officer: The Honorable ann m. offerman Amended Notice and order for hearing on petition of interested person nancy elizabeth adams to require the trustee to account for 2013 and 2014, redress his breach of trust, and terminate the trust and distribute its assets In Re: The Trust created under Agreement by and between Eugene G. Kornder and Elizabeth Kornder, Grantors, dated April 14, 1998.

Petitioner Nancy Elizabeth Adams has filed a Petition to Require the Trustee to Account for 2013 and 2014, Redress his Breach of Trust, and Terminate the Trust and Distribute its Assets.

It is hereby ordered and notice is given that said Petition will be heard on September 2, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. by this Court in Room 6, Scott County Justice Center, Shakopee, Minnesota. Any objection to the Petition must be filed with the Court prior to or at the hearing. Notice shall be given by: 1. Mailing a copy of this Notice and Order by U. S. Postal Service at least 15 days prior to hearing date to the interested persons as shown on the Petition. and 2. Publishing a copy of this Notice and Order at least 20 days before the date of the hearing for one time in a legal newspaper for Scott County, Minnesota.

It is So Ordered Dated: July 30, 2015 Filed in Scott County Courts July 30, 2015 By the court: Ann M. Offermann Judge of District Court Alex Exx Court Administrator-Deputy Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesday, August 12, 2015.

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: 10/26/2011 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $241,806.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Marc D. Williams and Rebecca A. Williams MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Flagstar Bank, FSB. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 11/04/2011 as Document Number 891005 in the Office of the County Recorder, Scott County, Minnesota ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to Planet Home Lending, LLC. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 04/28/2015 as Document Number A977955 in the Office of the County Recorder, Scott County, Minnesota TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 230080280 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The real property in Scott County, Minnesota, described as follows: Lot 4 Block 3, Whispering Creek 2nd Addition BEING same property conveyed to Marc D. Williams and Rebecca A. Mathews from Neal E. Niemann and Rhonda K. Niemann, by Deed dated May 12, 2006, and recorded on May 19, 2006, as Documented No. 739416.

THE IMPROVEMENT THEREON BEING COMMONLY KNOWN AS 222 MAC STREET, NEW MARKET, MN 55054.

ABSTRACT PROPERTY STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 222 MAC STREET, NEW MARKET, MN 55054 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott County LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Flagstar Bank, FSB RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Planet Home Lending, LLC. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100052550332639219 THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE: $242,583.63 THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes.

Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Scott County, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 08/27/2015 at 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SALE: Scott County Sheriff’s Office, 301 Fuller St S, 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 six 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 02/27/2016, or the next business day if 02/27/2016 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: 07/08/2015 Planet Home Lending, LLC, 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, July 8, 15, 22, 29 and August 5 and 12, 2015.

PUBLIC NOTICE 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: May 11, 2009 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $170,520.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Jeffrey Scott Smith, unmarried man MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Tradition Mortgage, LLC, a Minnesota Limited Liability Company TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. MIN#: 1004184-6800235784-9 SERVICER: U.S. Bank National Association LENDER: Tradition Mortgage, LLC, a Minnesota Limited Liability Company.

DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Scott County Minnesota,Registrar of Title, on June 1, 2009, as Document No. T196304.

ASSIGNED TO: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Dated: December 11, 2014, and recorded December 18, 2014 by Document No. T232007.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 9, Block 2, Canterbury Square 3rd addition, Scott County, Minnesota.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 13522 Lynn Ave S, Savage, MN 55378 PROPERTY I.D: 26-098019-0 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: One Hundred Sixty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Eight and 73/100 ($163,698.73) THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; PURSUANT, to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 10:00 AM on August 27, 2015 PLACE OF SALE: in the lobby of the Scott County Law Enforcement Center, 301 S. Fuller Street, 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), their personal representatives or assigns is 6.00 months from the date of sale. If Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat.

Section580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat.

Section580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on February 27, 2016, or the next business day if February 27, 2016 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

"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: July 8, 2015 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Randall S. Miller and Associates,

PLLC Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgage/Mortgagee Canadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street, Suite 2050 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Phone: 952-232-0052 Our File No. 15MN00243-1 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. A-4532696 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, July 8, 15, 22, 29 and August 5 and 12, 2015.

State of Minnesota County of Scott First Judicial District District Court probate division Court File No: 70-PR-15-12740 Notice of informal probate of will and appointment of personal representative and notice to creditors Estate of Peggy L. Rosar, also known as Peggy Louise Rosar, Decedent Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent's Will, dated December 5, 2012, and ("Will"), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed George C. Rosar, whose address is 111 4th Avenue North, Apt. 103, Minneapolis, MN 55401, 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.

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.

A charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceedings be given to the Attorney General pursuant to Minn. Stat.

501B.41, subd. 5.

Dated: July 24, 2015 Filed in Scott County Courts July 24, 2015 By: Phil Bird Deputy Registrar By: Vicky L. Carlson Court Administrator Attorney for Personal Representative Cindy J. Ackerman, Esq. Moss & Barnett, P.A. 150 South Fifth Street, Suite 120 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Attorney License No: 301887 Telephone: (612) 877-5000 Fax: (612) 877-5999 Email: cindy.ackerman@lawmoss. com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, August 5 and 12, 2015.

State of Minnesota County of Scott District Court First Judicial District case type: 14 other civil: quiet title Court File No: 70-CV-15-13995 summons Laura Dosmann and Michelle L. Lodrini, Plaintiffs, vs.

Eugene R. Lodrini; Carl A. Lodrini; Richard G. Lodrini; the Unknown Heirs of Albert C. Lodrini, deceased; and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest or lien in the real estate described in the Complaint herein, Defendants.

This Summons is directed to: Defendants above-named.

1. You are being sued.

The Plaintiffs have started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiffs' Complaint against you is attached to this Summons. Do not throw these papers away. They are official papers that affect your rights. You must respond to this lawsuit even though it may not yet be filed with the Court and there may be no Court file number on this Summons.

2. You must reply within 20 days to protect your rights. You must give or mail to the person who signed this Summons a written response called an Answer within 20 days of the date on which you received this Summons. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this Summons located at Hellmuth & Johnson, PLLC, 8050 West 78th Street, Edina, Minnesota 55439.

3. You must respond to each claim. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiffs' Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiffs should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.

4. You will lose your case if you do not send a written response to the complaint to the person who signed this summons. If you do not Answer within 20 days, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiffs everything asked for in the Complaint. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the Complaint, you do not need to respond. A Default Judgment can

then be entered against you for the relief requested in the Complaint.

5. Legal Assistance. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you do not have a lawyer, the Court Administrator may have information about places where you can get legal assistance. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still provide a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.

6. Alternate Dispute Resolution. The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an alternative dispute resolution process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice.

You must still send your written response to the Complaint even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute.

7. This Lawsuit may affect or bring into question title to property located in Scott County, State of Minnesota, legally described as follows: Unit No. 0205, Common Interest Community No. 1066, Long Meadow Carriage Homes, Scott County, Minnesota.

Notice is further given that the object of this action is to obtain a Judgment that Plaintiffs are the owners as tenants in common, in fee simple, of the above-described real property, and that none of the said Defendants have any estate or interest therein or lien thereon, and that no personal claim is made by Plaintiffs against any of the Defendants.

Dated: July 20, 2015 Hellmuth & Johnson, PLLC By: Joel A. Hilgendorf, ID #315953 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 8050 West 78th Street Edina, MN 55439 Telephone: (952) 941-4005 Acknowledgment The undersigned hereby acknowledges that costs, disbursements, and reasonable attorney and witness fees may be awarded pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 549.211, to the party against whom the allegations in this pleading are asserted.

Dated: July 20, 2015 By: Joel A. Hilgendorf, ID #315953 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, July 29 and August 5 and 12, 2015.

State of Minnesota County of Scott District Court First Judicial District probate division Court File No: 70-PR-15-14642 Notice of informal probate of will and appointment of personal representative and notice to creditors In Re: Estate of Terrence G. Larson, a/k/a Terry G. Larson, Decedent Notice is given that an Application for Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar, along with a Will dated January 7, 2011. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed Deborah A. Larson, whose address is 19415 Oelke Circle, Prior Lake, MN 55372, to serve as the personal representative of the decedent's estate.

Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment 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 testamentary, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute any interest in real estate owned by the decedent.

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

Dated: August 3, 2015 Filed in Scott County Courts August 3, 2015 By: Vicky L. Carlson, Registrar By: Phil Bird Deputy Court Administrator Attorney Forrest M. Anderson #1946 7200 - 80th Street South Cottage Grove, MN 55016 651-459-0955 Fax 651-459-7521 forrielawyer@yahoo.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, August 12 and 19, 2015.

State of Minnesota County of Scott First Judicial District District Court probate division Court File No: 70-PR-15-14636 Notice of informal probate of will and appointment of personal representative and notice to creditors Estate of Nancy Ann Timmerman, a/k/a Nancy A. Timmerman and Nancy Timmerman, Decedent Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent's Will, dated December 3, 2014, and ("Will"), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Robert A. Brungard, whose address is 5617 West 104th Street,

wednesday, august 12, 2015 Bloomington, MN, 55437, 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.

A charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceedings be given to the Attorney General pursuant to Minn. Stat. 501B.41, subd. 5.

Dated: July 29, 2015 Filed in Scott County Courts July 29, 2015 By: Delores A. Beussman, Deputy Registrar By: Vicky L. Carlson Court Administrator Attorney for Personal Representative Gerald H. Brandenhoff Attorney at Law 7900 Xerxes Avenue South, #928 Bloomington, MN, 55431 Attorney License No: 0010820 Telephone: (952) 944-5150 Fax: (952) 842-0999 Email: gerald@brandenhofflaw. com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, August 12 and 19, 2015.

PUBLIC NOTICE of SCOTT COUNTY Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO) Public Hearing on the Preliminary VRWJPO 2016 Budget Notice is hereby given that the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO) will hold a public hearing at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2015, at the Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Avenue, Apple Valley, Minnesota, Conference Room 334, for the purpose of receiving comments on the Preliminary VRWJPO 2016 Budget and Special Tax District Levy.

The Preliminary VRWJPO 2016 Budget and Special Tax District Levy can be viewed online at www. vermillionriverwatershed.org in the “News” category after Friday, July 24, 2015. Paper copies of the Preliminary VRWJPO 2016 Budget and Special Tax District Levy, as well as requests for any special accommodations at the public hearing, can be obtained by contacting Katherine Carlson at 952-891-7086 or by email at katherine.carlson@ co.dakota.mn.us.

Agencies, groups, or persons attending the public hearing will have the opportunity to provide written or oral comments. Prior to the public hearing, written comments may be addressed to the VRWJPO, 14955 Galaxie Avenue, Apple Valley, MN 55124, or emailed to VRWJPO administrator Mark Zabel at mark. zabel@co.dakota.mn.us.

Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, August 12 and 19, 2015.

PUBLIC NOTICE 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: May 22, 2008 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $244,168.00 MORTGAGOR(S): David J Valentin and Kari B Valentin, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for U.S. Bank N.A. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. MIN#: 100021278907859917 SERVICER: U.S. Bank National Association LENDER: U.S. Bank N.A. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Scott County Minnesota, Recorder, on August 7, 2008, as Document No. A806040.

ASSIGNED TO: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Dated: October 22, 2013, and recorded October 29, 2013 by Document No. A948252.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Situated in the County of Scott and State of Minnesota: Lot 14, Block 1, Prairie Village 1st Addition, Scott County, Minnesota PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1875 Anton Ct, Shakopee, MN 55379 PROPERTY I.D: 27-218014-0 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: Two Hundred Seventy-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Nine and 56/100 ($272,829.56) THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable

statutes; PURSUANT, to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 10:00 AM on September 3, 2015 PLACE OF SALE: in the lobby of the Scott County Law Enforcement Center, 301 S. Fuller Street, 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), their personal representatives or assigns is 6.00 months from the date of sale. If Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat.

Section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. Section 580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on March 3, 2016, or the next business day if March 3, 2016 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

"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: July 15, 2015 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Randall S. Miller and Associates, PLLC Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgage/Mortgagee Canadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street, Suite 2050 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Phone: 952-232-0052 Our File No. 14MN00251-1 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. A-4532550 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, July 15, 22, 29 and August 5, 12 and 19, 2015.

State of Minnesota County of Scott District Court Judicial District: 1 Court File Number: 70-FA-15-13913 Case Type: Dissolution

Order for service by alternate means minn. stat. 518.11(c)

In Re the Marriage of: Lan Jacobson Name of Petitioner and Marc Douglas Jacobson Name of Respondent Upon petitioner's Application for Service by Alternate Means and the files and records of this action, the Court finds: Personal service on respondent cannot be made.

This proceeding involves real estate located in Scott County, Minnesota.

Publication in Scott County, MN might reasonably succeed in notifying respondent of this proceeding.

Therefore, it is ordered pursuant to Minnesota Statute 518.11(c): Service shall be made by publishing the Summons, which shall contain the legal description of the real estate, in a legal newspaper in Scott County, Minnesota, once each week for three consecutive weeks.

Property ID: 01-77000-01-040 Townhouse 4th Addition 4 1 Dated: July 22, 2015 Filed in Scott County Courts July 22, 2015 By the Court: Rex Stacey Judge of District Court Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, August 12, 19 and 26, 2015.

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(continued from previous page) 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: 11/25/2006 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $323,896.89 MORTGAGOR(S): Jon A. Mocol and Kathleen Hofer-Mocol, husband and wife with joint tenancy MORTGAGEE: Household Industrial Finance Company by Caliber Home Loans, Inc., as its attorney in fact DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 12/19/2006 as Document Number A759950 in the Office of the County Recorder, Scott County, Minnesota ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 04/04/2014 as Document Number A956068 in the Office of the County Recorder, Scott County, Minnesota TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 27-260004-0 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: SITUATE IN SCOTT COUNTY, MINNESOTA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 4, BLOCK 1, PRAIRIE VILLAGE 3RD ADDITION, SECOTT COUNTY, MINNESOTA. ABSTRACT STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1941 Groveland Way, Shakopee, MN 55379 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Household Industrial Finance Company by Caliber Home Loans, Inc., as its attorney in fact RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Caliber Home Loans TRANSACTION AGENT: None THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE: $418,560.42 THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes.

Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Scott County, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 09/10/2015 at 10:00 A.M. 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 six 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 03/10/2015, or the next business day if 03/10/2015 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: 07/22/2015 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, July 22, 29 and August 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2015.

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

BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 22, 2003 MORTGAGOR: Sylvia H. Hill, single and James J Hill, Single.

MORTGAGEE: U.S. Bank N.A. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded November 5, 2003 Scott County Recorder,

Document No. A633434.

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: U.S. Bank N.A. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 203 Lyndale Avenue North, New Prague, MN 56071 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 240060110 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 2, Block 2, Park Addition to New Prague, Minn.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $96,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $100,694.47 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: September 15, 2015 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 March 15, 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: July 7, 2015 U.S. Bank National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 19 - 15-002680 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, July 29 and August 5, 12, 19, 26 and September 2, 2015.

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 9, 2004 MORTGAGOR: Jason J Williamson and Karen Williamson, husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Navy Federal Credit Union.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded August 17, 2004 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A668507.

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: Navy Federal Credit Union RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Navy Federal Credit Union MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1862 Omega Drive, Shakopee, MN 55379 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 273490130 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 13, Block 1, Wyndam Ponds 1st Addition, Scott County, Minnesota.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $326,900.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $297,370.05

BELLE PLAINE HERALD, BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA 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: September 29, 2015 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 March 29, 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: July 17, 2015 Navy Federal Credit Union 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 134 - 15-005289 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, July 29 and August 5, 12, 19, 26 and September 2, 2015.

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 23, 2009 MORTGAGOR: Trina Henricksen, a single woman.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded December 7, 2009 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A 842073.

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

Dated March 22, 2012 Recorded April 10, 2012, as Document No. A 902862.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100315900000200500 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: River City Mortgage & Financial, LLC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 8429 West 149th Street, Savage, MN 55378 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 263890230 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 23, Block 1, CIC No. 1164, Lakeview Heights 2nd Addition COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $153,174.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $142,174.02 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: October 6, 2015 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 April 6, 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: July 30, 2015 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 30 - 15-005292 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, August 12, 19, 26 and September 2, 9 and 16, 2015.

Scott County Board Proceedings BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF SCOTT JULY 21, 2015 (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 9:00 a.m., with the following members present: Commissioner Ulrich, presiding, Commissioner Wagner, Commissioner Wolf, and Commissioner Marschall.

Commissioner Beard was absent (2) Minutes: On a motion by Commissioner Wolf, seconded by Commissioner Wagner, the Minutes of July 7, 2015 were approved on a vote of four ayes with Commissioner Beard absent.

(3) Consent Agenda: On a motion by Commissioner Wolf, seconded by Commissioner Wagner, the following actions were approved on a vote of four ayes with Commissioner Beard absent.

All resolutions are available in the office of the County Administrator and are made a part of this record by reference.

A. Approve the request for preliminary and final plat of Eagle Acres, David and Margaret Lindstrom, applicants, consisting of three lots on 37.21 acres in Section 24 of Cedar Lake Township.

B. Approve the request for Interim Use Permit #PL2015-046 for Gary Thomas Raak, applicant, to operate a public stable with a caretaker quarters in Section 20 of Cedar Lake Township, zoned RR-1C, Rural Residential Reserve Cluster.

C. Approve the receipt of funding in the amount of $53,909 from the Department of Employment and Economic Development for the Minnesota Youth Program for program year 2015.

D. Approve the Grant Agreement Amendment and receive funding in the amount of $116,503 from the Minnesota Department of Health for the 2015-2016 Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Cities Readiness Initiative Grant.

E. Approve the Application to Minnesota Homeland Security Emergency Management for an Emergency Management Performance Grant Contract for fiscal year 2015 in the amount of $62,602.

F. Adopt Resolution No. 2015136; Authorizing Submission of an Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and People With Disabilities Grant to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

G. Adopt Resolution No. 2015137; Authorizing the Granting of Driveway Easements or Assigning Public Right of Way to Implement Access Management With the Reconstruction of County Highway 17.

H. Adopt Resolution No. 2015138; Awarding a Contract to Eureka Construction, Inc. for the Reconstruction of County Highway 17 From County Highway 42 to Dominion Avenue in the City of Shakopee.

I. Adopt Resolution No. 2015139; Authorizing Entering Into a Cooperative Agreement With Shakopee Public Utilities Commission for Cost Participation for the Extension of Jennifer Lane to Remove Accesses on County Highway 17 Between Wood Duck Trail and Dominion Avenue in the City of Shakopee.

J. Adopt Resolution No. 2015-142; Authorizing Final Payment for Sir Lines-A-Lot, Inc. for the 2015 Annual Striping and Pavement Markings in the Amount of $183,449.72.

K. Adopt Resolution No. 2015141; Authorizing Entering Into an Agreement With Tim Bates for Continued Project Management Services for the Public Safety Information System Project for 2015.

L. Adopt Resolution No. 2015-140; Approving Funding of $8,075.60 to the Shakopee Area Catholic Schools

PAGE eleven to Purchase Equipment to Improve Their Organic Composting Program and to Increase Their Recycling Efforts Using a Grant From the County’s Select Community On Recycling and the Environment (SCORE) Funds.

M. Approve the 2015 Renewal Application for a 3.2 Malt Liquor License for Scott Carver Threshers Association in St. Lawrence Township.

N. Approve the Application for a Charitable Gambling Permit for the Jordan Fire Department Relief Association for an event to be held at The Ridges at Sand Creek Golf Course in Sand Creek Township on August 8, 2015.

O. Approve the annual Purchase of Service Agreement with MidAmerica Festivals Corporation for security provided by Scott County through the Sheriff’s Office during the Renaissance Festival.

P. Approve the record of disbursements and approve the claims made to Scott County from June 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015 in the sum of $76,439,886.76.

Q. Separation of employment for Howard Hanson, Intermittent (34% FTE) Unclassified Corrections Officer, Sheriff’s Office, effective 07/24/15. Separation of employment for Ashlee Sames, 911 Dispatch Sergeant, Sheriff’s Office, effective 07/17/15. Separation of employment for Cassandra O’Hara, FT Assistant Probation Officer, Health and Human Services Division, effective 07/31/15. Separation of employment for Timothy Bulger, FT Residential Appraiser, Community Services Division, effective 07/17/15.

Separation of employment for Malik Sadiq, FT Temporary Unclassified IT Assistant, Information Technology Division, effective 07/10/15.

Separation of employment for Alice Chlan, Intermittent (34% FTE) Unclassified Driver, Community Services Division, effective 11/11/14. Separation of employment for Kathryn Salmela, Intermittent (34% FTE) Unclassified Librarian, Community Services Division, effective 07/17/14. FT Probationary

employment for Benjamin Lentz, Corrections Officer, Sheriff’s Office, effective 07/20/15. FT Probationary employment for Shawn Peters, Corrections Officer, Sheriff’s Office, effective 07/20/15. FT Temporary employment for David SchildMueller, Unclassified OMB Intern, Office of Management and Budget, effective 05/20/15. The recognition of the following individual as a volunteer which will enable her to be covered for liability insurance purposes in accordance with the insurance contracts currently in force with Scott County: Elizabeth Moss (4) Develop Strong Public Partnerships: Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust (MCIT) Account Executive Jane Hennagir presented the 2015 Member Report for Scott County. Ms. Hennagir provided an overview of the history of MCIT, benefits of membership, rates, dividends, and Scott County’s claims history.

(5) County Administrator Update: Mr. Shelton reported on a meeting held on July 14 with the Mayor and City Administrator of Belle Plaine regarding funding of the City’s overpass project. Mr. Shelton stated the City has requested that the Board reconsider the decision regarding disbursing of funds and disburse the funds as soon as possible after the contract for the project is let. The Board requested this item be brought to the August 4, 2015 Board meeting as an agenda item for a full discussion.

On a motion by Commissioner Wolf, seconded by Commissioner Wagner, the meeting adjourned at 9:50 a.m.

Jon Ulrich, Chair Gary L. Shelton, County Administrator, Clerk of the Board Debra K. Brazil, Deputy Clerk to the Board This is a summary of the Board proceedings (M.S. 375.12). The full text is available at www.co.scott. mn.us (which can be accessed at any public library), and in the office of the County Administrator.

Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesday, August 19, 2015.

Belle Plaine Police Report The week of Aug. 3-9, Belle downtown area were cited at Plaine police responded to the 3:30 a.m. and towed for parking violations during municipal following selected calls: street cleaning operations.

A homeowner on the 800 Monday, Aug. 3 A person on the 200 block of block of Green Acre Court was North Cedar Street asked po- cited at 8:37 a.m. for violating lice at 2:25 a.m. to help them a city ordinance governing outremove a bat from a house. The side storage. bat was removed without harm A woman on the 100 block of North Meridian Street reported to anyone.

A person on the 100 block of at 1:43 p.m. someone frauduSouth Linden Street called for lently took $396 from her bank medical help at 7:48 a.m. A account. Police are investigatwoman was transported to an ing.

Saturday, Aug. 8 area hospital.

The driver of a vehicle with A person on the 1000 block an expired registration was of Scott Lane called for medistopped on the 21700 block of cal help at 10:27 a.m. A woman Highway 169 at 9:51 p.m. The was transported to an area hosdriver was also cited for driving pital. with a suspended license. The A person on the 200 block vehicle was deemed a hazard of West State Street reported at 3:40 p.m. someone took $6 on the road so it was towed.

A vehicle driven by a person from the console of a vehicle. police knew to be driving with- Police assisted a sheriff’s depout a license was stopped at uty at 10:21 p.m. with a report 9:58 p.m. near the intersection of an unoccupied vehicle in the of North Market and West Court ditch near the intersection of streets. The driver was cited for Goshen Boulevard and West driving after license revocation 225th Street. After discussion and failing to change their legal with the driver and his wife, the driver was arrested for DUI. address.

Sunday, Aug. 9 Tuesday, Aug. 4 A homeowner on the 300 block An inebriated man was found of North Cedar Street was cited at 12:15 a.m. walking home at 12:19 p.m. for city ordinance near the intersection of North violations dealing with off- Willow and West Main streets. street parking, outside storage The officer assisted the man and creating a public nuisance. with the final half-block of the A person on the 200 block of trip where a person could care South Elm Street reported at for him.

7:04 p.m. three peddlers. The Police received a report at trio did not have city-issued 9:55 p.m. of a woman driving permits for peddling, and thus south on Highway 169 through the construction zone cutting were cited.

A man on the 800 block of people off and hitting the cones.

Sunrise Lane reported at 8:46 The woman was found in Belle p.m. receiving fraudulent in- Plaine near the highway’s information. Police advised him tersection with West Second to closely monitor his credit re- Street. The woman told police ports, Social Security and bank she was sleepy. She was cited accounts for suspicious activ- for careless driving. ity.

Wednesday, Aug. 5 A woman on the 800 block of West Main Street called for medical help at 9:28 a.m. A man was transported to an area hospital.

An order for protection was delivered at 2:37 p.m. to a person on the 100 block of West Church Street.

A woman on the 100 block of Sunset Drive called for medical help at 6:07 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 6 A woman on the 100 block of South Walnut Street called for medical help at 10:46 p.m. A man was suffering a possible seizure.

Friday, Aug. 7 The driver of a vehicle traveling 106 mph in a 65 mph zone was stopped near the intersection of Highway 169 and Delaware Avenue in St. Lawrence Township at 1:16 a.m. The driver was cited for speeding, driving after license cancellation and also served with a previously undelivered order for protection.

Two vehicles left parked in the

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The Tigers’ Derek Dahlke avoided a sliding Saints runner and threw to first during Sunday’s 3-2 victory at St. Peter.

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the Tigers will now face them in the Region 6C title game at 6 p.m. Saturday at Jordan’s MiniMet. On the line is a first-round state tournament bye – with a win, BP will open the state tournament on August 30, in Cold Spring; with a loss, the Tiger Nine will be in Watkins one week earlier, on August 23.

Tigers 4, Arlington 0 Belle Plaine opened Region 6C with a home game against the A’s of Arlington, playing them for the second time in less than a week. Aug. 2 went the Tigers’ way en route to an 18-0, 7-inning whitewashing, but baseball is new every day and the playoffs are a different animal.

The Tigers sent Derek Dahlke to the mound while the A’s countered with their young ace, Matt Pichelmann, who was a Tigertown draftee a year ago.

Belle Plaine scored single runs in the second, third and fourth innings and added an insurance run in the seventh. Dahlke tossed seven innings while striking out eight, yielding four hits and three walks. Oldschool closer Josh Terrio from the Goose Gossage-mold came on for the final two innings and set down all six batters he faced – the first five via strikeout.

After going 4-for-4 with three home runs and eight RBI in the previous match up against Ar-

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lington, Dylan Nyberg led the way once again with two of Belle Plaine’s eight hits. After declaring last week that Nyberg, Adam Johnson (in 2011) and Bob O’Brien (in 1948) were the only known Tigers to ever hit three homers in one game, we’ve since been issued a correction.

Marv Hartman – current Tiger Tyler Hartman’s grandpa – also hit three homers at Tiger Park, against Shakopee in 1968. The newspaper clipping says that Hartman “clubbed three home runs in three times to the plate” in the 11-0 win. The winning pitcher was Bobby Ott, who struck out eight in the complete-game three-hitter.

Tigers 3, St. Peter 2 After the Friday win against Arlington, the Tigertown Express rolled into St. Peter looking to punch their ticket to the state tournament. Just over a year ago, Belle Plaine played at St. Peter’s Veterans Field for the chance to go to state, a 1-0 victory for the Saints. (The Tigers then needed to win twice in the loser’s bracket to still advance to the state tourney in Belle Plaine and Jordan – and they did.)

Standing in their way this past Sunday was a Saints squad with an 11-1 RVL record and formidable ace Matt Lewis on the hill. The Tigers countered with

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the ace of the high school staff, Ben Wagner. The right-handed rookie was up to the task, going five-plus innings with only two runs allowed. To maintain that line, however, he did need some help.

Wagner allowed a pair of infield singles to start the sixth inning and was pulled in favor of Josh Terrio. He promptly walked the first batter and it was bases loaded and nobody out, with Belle Plaine clinging to a 3-1 lead. Terrio induced a well-executed 6-2-3 double play to give your hometown nine a huge boost and some breathing room. A bloop hit to right field by the Saints’ Jayme Munsterman scored one run but a second base runner wasn’t so lucky, as a 9-3-2 putout nailed the runner on a close play at home to preserve a one-run lead. Terrio cruised the rest of the way and capped the game with a strikeout, earning the four-inning save to clinch a spot in the state tournament.

The Tiger Train jumped on Lewis in the first inning: Pat Schultz stroked a line-drive single and Derek Dahlke followed it with a bomb over the left-field fence for a 2-0 lead and a big dose of confidence.

In the third inning, the Tigers plated their final run after Travis Latzke got hit by a pitch, stole second and was promptly driven in by another line-drive single by Pat Schultz. Lewis got measurably stronger as the game went on and retired 20 of the last 22 batters in order, finishing with 12 strikeouts.

Belle Plaine finished with six safeties on the day, with Dahlke collecting a double to go with his home run and two RBI, while Pat Schultz had the two aforementioned singles and one RBI. Matt Schultz and Nyberg had the other two hits for the Tigers.

DNR Announces Duck and Goose Seasons Minnesota’s regular waterfowl season will open a half-hour before sunrise on Saturday, Sept.

26 with similar bag limits and season dates that were in place last year, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

“While the season structure is similar to recent years, we adjusted the duck season dates in the south duck zone based on hunter preferences,” said Steve Cordts, DNR waterfowl specialist.

The waterfowl seasons are based on a federal framework that applies to all states in the Mississippi Flyway.

More information on duck, goose, sandhill crane and other migratory bird hunting seasons will be available in the 2015 Minnesota Waterfowl Hunting Regulations, available in midAugust in booklet form and online.

The only bag limit change from the 2015 season is for canvasback, which increases from one to two per day. The daily duck bag limit remains six ducks per day. The mallard bag limit remains four per day,

State’s Wolf Population Stable Results from the latest wolf population survey show no significant change in Minnesota’s wolf population during the past three winters, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

The latest survey results estimate that within Minnesota’s wolf range, there were 374 wolf packs and 2,221 wolves last winter. Although this year’s specific population estimate is lower than the previous winter’s estimate of 2,423 wolves, there has been no statistically significant change in population size during the past three years.

including two hen mallards.

The daily bag limits remain at three for wood duck and three for scaup.

All states in the Mississippi Flyway were offered the option for a September teal season or two bonus blue-winged teal during the regular season.

Minnesota did not participate in either teal option last year and again made the choice not to take a teal season or bonus blue-winged teal option this year.

“We’ve had nearly two decades of liberal duck seasons with 60 days of hunting and six-duck daily bag limits,” said DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr. “In recent years, the duck season has opened one week earlier than in the past, which has afforded Minnesota hunters more opportunity to take teal and wood ducks.”

In addition, waterfowl hunting in open water on five large water bodies in Minnesota has also been allowed.

“For these reasons, we don’t believe that an early teal season or further liberalization by adding two bonus blue-winged teal to the daily bag for the first part of the season is needed,”

Landwehr said.

Mallard abundance from a continental spring survey that includes Minnesota is used to determine overall duck season length. This year’s estimate was 11.8 million mallards, which was well above the longterm average. Since 1997, duck season length has been 60 days each year and the mallard population has ranged from 6.8 million to 11.8 million mallards.

“The status of mallards, and most other species of ducks important to Minnesota hunters, is very good this year based on spring populations surveys,” Cordts said.

Youth waterfowl day Youth Waterfowl Day will be Saturday, Sept. 12. Hunters ages 15 and under may take regular season bag limits when accompanied by an adult age 18 or older.

Youth may take Canada geese, mergansers, coots and moorhens from a half-hour before sunrise to 4 p.m. Motorized decoy restrictions are in effect.

Five geese may be taken statewide. The accompanying adult can’t hunt ducks that day and does not need a license. However, an adult may take Canada geese if properly licensed.

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Grays Experience Both Ends of Blowout Games

by Mike Zellmann The Belle Plaine Gray Tigers (over 35) baseball team split a pair of 10-run rule games in Belle Plaine last week. The Grays lost 11-1 against the Waconia Islanders in six innings and beat the Searles Bullheads 17-1 in five innings.

The Tigers will host Edina for the final game of the regular season on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The state tourney will be August 22, 23 and 29, 30 at Belle Plaine, Jordan, Cologne, Waconia and St. Peter. The brackets will be set by the first weekend.

Waconia 11, Gray Tigers 1 The Waconia game would have veteran Terry Knop face Kirk Vergin and it was not a good night for the Tigers as a revamped lineup for the Islanders found holes in the outfield many times against Knop.

The Grays’ bats could not get a big hit as they left the bases loaded three times. The only bright spot of the night was Randy Stender breaking out with a two-hit night.

Gary Tigers 17, Searles 1 The Searles game saw Shane Hofmann on the hill and he would get some run support this time to earn his third win of the season as the Tiger bats would have a breakout night.

Hofmann baffled the Bullheads with breaking balls, getting seven strikeouts on his way to the 17-1 victory.

The first inning started with base hits by Eric Burgemeister and Phil Wulf to bring up the

hot-hitting Brandt Vinkemeier, who hit a towering double to right field to plate both Tigers.

Then with Zellmann at the plate, rain would start and he hit a greasy flyball to left that the Searles player could not handle to plate another.

Brett Kruschke came in and stole second base and score on a wild pitch to plate the fourth run for the Grays.

The second inning was much of the same as two walks and a hit batsmen brought Burgemeister to the plate for a bases-clearing double. Walks to Wulf and Kreft and base hits by Vinkemeier, Zellmann and Fahey made it a nine-run inning.

The Gray’s got four more in the third. The hitting attack was lead by Burgemeister, Wulf, Vinkemeier and Stender with two hits apiece.

2015 Town Tigers Results and Remaining Schedule May 9 at Northfield T 2-2 May 15 at Burnsville L 11-0 June 7 at Rosemount L 10-0 June 9 at Gaylord W 5-2 June 18 vs. Loretto L 11-8 June 24 vs. Le Sueur L 3-1 June 28 vs. Shakopee L 5-3 July 10vs. Jordan Alers W 3-0 July 12 vs. Southwest W 4-1 July 15 at Jor. Millers L 10-7 July 22 Crosstown W 6-0 July 24 at Le Center W 10-3 July 31 at Minnetonka L 7-1 Aug. 2 vs. St. Peter W 6-5 Aug. 5 vs. Waconia L 11-1 Aug. 9 vs. Searles W 17-1 Aug. 14 vs. Edina Aug. 22 Begin State Tourney

Famous Racehorse May be Honored at State Fair, Library An effort is underway to bring a statue commemorating Dan Patch and his record performance to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds and the Savage Public Library.

Dan Patch, considered the famous standardbred pacer ever, set a world record in 1906 at the Minnesota State Fair. He covered one mile in 1 minute, 55 seconds.

Promoters of the statue plan are hoping to have it built by Aug. 1, 2016 in time for the 110th anniversary of the record-setting performance. It will be located in the shadow of the fairgrounds grandstand on Dan Patch Avenue. The Minnesota State Fair Foundation has already OK’d placement of the

statue.

A smaller version of the pacer, this one with owner, Marion W. Savage, is planned for the entrance to the Savage Public Library.

Backing the idea is Kari Lundin of Cannon Falls. She grew up in Mankato, the Shakopee Valley News recently reported.

The pacer, the first athlete to be used to promote various products, fascinated her during her childhood.

Fund-raising efforts have already begun. Commitments from Canterbury Park, the Minnesota Horse Racing Museum and Hall of Fame, and the Minnesota Thoroughbred Association have already been received.

Pictured following Sunday’s 3-2 triumph over St. Peter Sunday are back row, from left, Pat Schultz, Derek Dahlke, Matt Ruehling, Mgr. Mike Schultz, Zac Dahlke, Wes Sarsland, Tyler Hartman and Dylan Nyberg. In the front row are Jonny Vinkemeier, Ben Wagner, Travis Latzke, Joe Hankins, Aiden Ladd, Matt Schultz and Josh Terrio. Missing from the photo are Zach Juaire, Johnny Egan, Cameron Lark, Clayton Meyer, Jesse Oelfke and Chase Emmers.

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Belle Plaine Qualifies for State Tourney

by Brett Kruschke, Matt Schultz and Mike Schultz Despite entering the Region playoffs with an 8-18 record “Teenage Tiger” is statebound for the eighth time in nine years. After a 4-0 victory against Arlington on Friday, the Tigers slipped past the St. Peter Saints with a 3-2 win that went perfectly according to script.

As has been well-chronicled in this space, the Tigers lost five players from last year’s starting lineup and five of their top six pitchers, including their best hitter and pitcher, Ryan Diers, to the Chanhassen Red Birds. Manager Mike Schultz then went through the halls of Belle Plaine High School, passing out contracts as if they were fliers to a pizza feed. Now, exactly half of the Tigers’ final 20-man playoff roster are firstor second-year players – an uncommon roster makeup, to be sure.

When infielder Aiden Ladd – a solid contributor and middleof-the-order bat in his rookie year – was lost for the season a few weeks ago with an arm injury, it seemed like the type of blow that might have been just too much to overcome, considering the already-dilapidated state of affairs.

To be fair to the Tigers’ meager 10-18 record, however, they did finish a more competitive 5-6 in the River Valley League and top pitcher Derek Dahlke spent most of the summer nursing his arm back to full

health. The bottom line is, despite a small-sized region and a wide-open remaining field after 11-0 (RVL regular season) Jordan and 10-1 St. Peter, qualify-

ing for this year’s state tourney other semifinal match up and carries special satisfaction for Team Tigertown.

Speaking of 11-0 Jordan, they (continued on page 12) defeated Gaylord 6-2 in the

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Belle Plaine catcher Pat Schultz tagged out a runner at the plate in what was a key play in the Tigers’ 5-2 victory at St. Peter Sunday.

The Tigers congratulated each other following their 3-2 state tournament-clinching win at St. Peter Sunday.

An Early Start The Belle Plaine High School football team, and other teams across the state, began preparing for the 2015 season a week earlier than usual to allow all teams to have time to get a in full schedule of eight games before the playoffs begin in mid-October. Pictured above is assistant coach Adam Smith instructing the defense. Below is quarterback Luke Narveson running a play on offense. The 2015 Prep Bowl will be played at TCF Bank Stadium because the Vikings stadium is unavailable until 2016. Conflicts with the Gophers football schedule at TCF Bank caused the seven championship games to be scheduled on Nov. 13-14, two weeks earlier than usual. The Tigers are scheduled to open the season at Norwood Young America on Saturday, Aug. 22 at 7 p.m., just 12 days after Monday’s first day of practice. The BPHS volleyball, tennis and cross country teams will begin practice next Monday (Aug. 17).

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(continued from page 1) tin put up a tremendous fight for her life.

“She did not do drugs and was not a drinker. She may have been uncomfortable at the party because alcohol was involved and decided to take a walk,” said State Police Investigator Jeffrey Arnold shortly after the murder. Arnold remained one of the lead investigators on the case until retiring recently.

Kyle, who accompanied his mother to the cemetery on July 16, said his sister had learned since her arrival in New York that the man she had gone to visit had a girlfriend.

“Why would he invite a girl to go all that way there when he already had a girlfriend?” stated Phyllis during a visit to her daughter’s gravesite on July 16 (see photos).

Phyllis said she got a phone call from Kristin a couple of days before she was killed saying that she may be coming home early. Phyllis asked if something was wrong but Kristin gave no indication that anything serious was going on.

That was the last time Phyllis spoke to her daughter.

As the investigation progressed, authorities ruled out everyone at the party as suspects, but that’s not to say there were no leads.

According to New York media reports, one avenue pursued was a witness identification of two young white males seen walking behind O’Connell shortly before police believe she was killed.

They were described as young, slender, with shoulder-length hair, wearing blue jeans and one wearing a jean-style jacket.

One was said to be around 6 feet tall. The other was shorter.

Police never learned the identities of the two men.

Another lead was an anonymous Aug. 23, 1985 phone call to State Police at Auburn, N.Y. The caller told Trooper D.C. Reyer to look at a green Chevy on Main Street in nearby Waterloo, N.Y., “open the trunk and you’ll find what you need to find the killer.”

According to a transcript, the caller repeated the information and said, “I’m getting out of town because I told him not to do it. I told him not to do it. I’m heading out of town.”

Reyer tried to continue the conversation, but the caller hung up and could not be identified.

Investigators also said someone reported seeing a late 1970s green or blue sedan on County Route 139 at the time of Kristin’s murder. The witness, who was driving east on County Route 139, saw a vehicle backing out of an abandoned gas station about a halfmile mile west of where Kristin was walking. The occupants of that vehicle may have stopped to talk to her.

There were at least two other suspects. Two men who said they were questioned multiple times by police regarding the murder (but not charged) contacted local media outlets to proclaim their innocence. Two witnesses reported seeing two men with blood on him “around the time of the murder.”

Both men insist that the blood came from a pig they killed for a pig roast, and they were not even aware of the O’Connell murder at the time. They went so far as to request an interview with a local television station explaining where the blood came from. That interview, conducted early last year by Syracuse University graduate Alex Dunbar, can be viewed online by Googling “alex dunbar kristin o’connell pig roast.”

Both men said they still fear being arrested someday and sent to prison.

Another potential breakthrough in the case occurred in early 2014 when Dunbar reported that “world-renowned DNA experts Richard and Selma Eikelenboom are now going over original crime scene evidence from the case in their Netherlands lab.” He added that they had made progress using state of the art “Touch DNA” technology that allows them to look for skin cells left behind on Kristin’s clothes.

However, in March of 2014, investigators were told that the Dutch lab would not be allowed to use the test results because it lacked a permit from the New York State Department of Health.

That decision further frustrated the O’Connell family

National Night Out North Memorial’s air ambulance (above) was the star of National Night Out festivities at Heritage Square Park last Tuesday (Aug. 4). The paramedics explained how they care for patients during a flight to the nearest hospital. (Below) Belle Plaine Police Officer Kris Moloney helped Maggie Hamen, 11, of Belle Plaine with a new bike helmet after her bicycle went through a safety check during the get-together at the park. Police handed out bike helmets and reflectors to promote safe cycling. They also served hot dogs and other goodies during the annual event that helps residents build better relationships with their neighbors and city officials. FirefightThis photo of Kristin O’Connell and her horse, Ko Ko, was ers also helped serve residents and set up a water curtain so youngsters could cool off. taken in 1982, three years before Kristin’s murder. Phyllis O’Connell, Kristin’s mother, said Ko Ko was “the love of Kristin’s life.”

Phyllis O’Connell (left), her son Kyle O’Connell and sister Barbara Baer recently visited Kristin’s gravesite at St. Thomas Cemetery. and everyone else who have been seeking justice for Kristin.

Phyllis said she is very disappointed at the barriers that have prevented authorities from solving the case, as well as what she describes as “cover ups” taking place among some members of the Ovid area community. Phyllis said she’s certain someone and possibly others out there know who did the crime but “won’t or can’t say.”

Phyllis said it was Michael who first traveled to Ovid when news came that their daughter was missing. It was shortly after he arrived that Kristin’s body was found, setting off what has become three decades of anguish. Michael died eight years later following a bout with cancer.

Both of Michael’s brothers, Pat and Paul, also had children die before them. Pat’s daughter, Shelly, died from cancer shortly after graduating from high school. Paul’s infant sons, Timothy and James, died shortly after birth. They are all buried in the St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery near Kristin’s gravesite.

Phyllis has been to Ovid multiple times, and once walked the same route Kristin did that horrifying night in mid-August of 1985.

“At first, I didn’t feel anything,” said Phyllis regarding the walk.

But as she continued on the route, Phyllis reached a point where all of a sudden she had to eerily stop in her tracks as if “a 2,000-pound anvil” was holding her down. That was when she came across a barn near the field where her daughter was found dead. The only thing missing was who did it?

“Somebody came out of nowhere and killed our daughter,” Phyllis told WCCO TV in 2009.

After laying flowers on Kristin’s grave and leaving the cemetery on July 16, Phyllis, Kyle and Kristin’s aunt Barbara

Baer turned off County Road 3/Meridian Street just before reaching Highway 169 in Belle Plaine. Their destination was lunch at Emma Krumbee’s Restaurant.

The trio may not have known it, but Emma Krumbee’s is where another person familiar with Kristin’s case has visited multiple times in recent years – Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a former prosecutor. Klobuchar personally called New York officials to urge them to give the green light for the DNA testing in Kristin’s case.

Although Klobuchar’s plea fell on deaf ears, the O’Connells are seeing to it that the investigation continues. Phyllis said there are still a number of officials and investigators in New York who are eager to see the case solved, one of them being former Acting Superintendent of New York State Police turned private investigator Preston Felton, who is familiar with Kristin’s case. He told Phyllis he wants the case solved and will continue investigating.

Phyllis and Kyle look forward to the day they can visit Kristin’s grave with more answers as to why she’s there, most notably the identity of her killer(s).

“I will never, ever give up on getting her case solved. She was such a good girl and didn’t deserve this,” said Phyllis, just before leaving the cemetery and heading to Emma Krumbee’s with Kyle and Barbara, all of whom would have liked nothing better than to have had their daughter, sister and niece be able to join them.

Anyone with any information about Kristin O’Connell’s death is asked to contact: Preston Felton, Felton Group LLC, private investigator, 845291-7448.

Jeremy Kierst or George Grbic, investigators, Waterloo, N.Y., Police, 585-398-4100.

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