Belle plaine herald august 17, 2016 by Belle Plaine Herald

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Derek Fath and his son, Tucker.

Belle Plaine Man Killed in Hit-and-Run on Highway 169 A Belle Plaine man walking along Highway 169 was hit and killed before sunrise Sunday morning. Investigators are looking for the driver and vehicle involved in the crash. Derek J. Fath, 29, was killed near the intersection of Highway 169 and Belle Plaine Trail. The crash was reported at 5:15 a.m. The vehicle that hit Fath was in 169’s northbound lanes, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The state patrol believes the crash occurred between 4:30 and 5 a.m. and that the highway was dry. Ashley Hiemstra, Fath’s girlfriend, said he was on his way home from a friend’s house. Hiemstra said Fath has a son who will soon celebrate his second birthday.

Friends and family took to social media to mourn Fath’s tragic death and urge whoever hit him to call police and admit they hit Fath. A friend of Fath’s, Tracy Flynn Bergland wants people to be on the lookout for a vehicle with unexplained damage. She hopes the driver will admit to the crime. “I pray you see the kind, loving person he was. I pray you see the amazing father he was to his sweet boy,” she posted on her Facebook page. “I pray you see the grief that his family and friends are now dealing with because of the choice you

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Chris Meyer Top VoteGetter in Primary

Belle Plaine mayoral candidate Chris Meyer received 309 votes to 126 for incumbent Mayor Mike Pinglaore in last Tuesday’s primary election at City Hall. Mark Gerdes, who received 19 votes, was eliminated. Meyer and Pingalore will square off in the general election on Nov. 8. Twelve percent of registered voters cast ballots in Belle Plaine, which was well above the state average. Turnouts for primary elections are typically low. A total of 447 people cast ballots in Belle Plaine on primary day and there were 21 absentee ballots. At the start of the primary, there were 3,630 registered voters in Belle Plaine and 21 more registered on that day. “The primary had only 12 percent of the registered voters turnout,” Pingalore said. “I believe the majority of the

citizens in Belle Plaine see the difference I have made over the last four years as mayor and will continue to support my efforts in growing Belle Plaine for the future.” The fact Meyer received 68.06 percent of Tuesday’s vote to 27.75 percent for Pingalore does show a clear advantage for the challenger heading into the final 12 weeks of the campaign season. “I was very pleased with the primary numbers,” Meyer said. “I continue to hear that people like the idea that I will bring back ‘pro-active’ government versus the ‘re-active’ model that is currently in place. Things look good heading to the general election in November.

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With shovels in hand at Thursday’s ground-breaking ceremony were, from left, Sara Aulizia, director of construction and real estate management, Ridgeview Medical Center; Basem Hammami, RSP Architects; Matt Burow, Catalyst Construction; Mariann Wiebusch, vice president of operations, The Lutheran Home Association; Julie Herman, Ridgeview Medical Center Board of Directors; Lowell Hoffman, The Lutheran Home Association Board of Directors; Michael Klatt, president and CEO, The Lutheran Home Association; Robert Stevens, president and CEO, Ridgeview Medical Center; Mike Pingalore, mayor of Belle Plaine; Wayne Hubin, Ridgeview Medical Center Board of Directors; and John Prondzinski, vice president, Ridgeview Medical Center.

Ground Broke for Ridgeview/Lutheran Home Campus by Dan Ruud Fifteen days after a “ribboncutting” ceremony marking the opening of a second overpass in Belle Plaine, a “ground-breaking” ceremony was held just a little more than a football field length away to mark the start of construction of a nearly $20 million medical clinic, wellness center and senior housing campus at the northwest corner of the intersection of Highway 169 and County Road 3/Meridian Street. Officials from Ridgeview Medical Center, The Lutheran Home Association and the City of Belle Plaine, some with gold shovels in hand, and others gathered at the site Thursday morning to ceremonially flip some dirt to commemorate the start of real earth-moving this week. Excavation and tree removal for what will be one of the biggest building projects in Belle Plaine history got underway Monday. Plans call for a mixeduse development that will include a three-story, 54-unit senior independent living center, a 12,900-square-foot medical clinic with future vertical expansion, and a 10,000-squarefoot health and wellness center. Ridgeview Medical Center (medical clinic and health and wellness center) and The Lutheran Home Association (senior housing facility) are teaming on the project. The senior care center is proposed to be constructed over a 36-space underground parking facility (there will also be 167

City Council Orders Final Plans for 2017 Street Improvement Work Veterans Park Helicopter to Get a Makeover by Dan Ruud The Belle Plaine City Council Monday night unanimously directed the city engineer to prepare the final plans and specifications on the city’s proposed 2017 street and utility improvement project. The project is estimated to cost a little over $1.2 million, about 72 percent of which would be paid for by the city and 28 percent by benefitting property owners. The project area would include West Main Street be-

tween Buffalo and Crest streets, and Elk Street between West Main and State streets. Prior to the public hearing that preceded the council’s vote, City Engineer Joe Duncan gave the audience of about two dozen people from the project area an overview of the proposed improvements and why they need to be done. He presented photos of poor street conditions and structural deficiencies in the infrastructure. Although no one from the audience expressed opposition to the need for the project, a few did speak regarding their assessments and the terms, which will be further addressed at the final assessment hearing that will be held when the project

is nearing completion and final assessments are known. A woman who lives on West Main Street told the council her preliminary assessment is nearly $9,000, which is on top of some $4,000 she was assessed for an improvement project a few years ago. She said her family is considering selling the house in the near future and that the assessments will make it difficult to sell. Duncan said there is an assessment appeal

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surface spaces). The campus will be accessed from Commerce Drive West. According to Ridgeview Vice President John Prondzinski, the estimated cost of the clinic and health and wellness center portion of the project is between $7 million and $8 million, while the estimated cost of the senior

living facility is $11 million. The contractor for the project is Catalyst Construction of Milwaukee, Wis. The campus is expected to be completed by next July. The first to speak at Thursday’s ceremony was Ridgeview President and CEO Robert Stevens.

“We’re very, very pleased to be a part of Belle Plaine going forward,” said Stevens, who praised the City of Belle Plaine‘s “foresight” in initiating the project and The Lutheran

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A Turbulent River Fishin’ Contest by Dan Ruud The river was on the rise from start to finish at this past Friday’s and Saturday’s 41st annual Belle Plaine River Fishin’ Contest, and with it came a potent current carrying uprooted threes, branches and other debris downstream. To top it off, it rained the first several hours of the contest, quit for a while and resumed raining in the late-night hours. The rise in the river was due to soaking rains in much of the Minnesota River Valley earlier in the week. One fisherman said he was tracking the rise of the river with a stick, and that it was coming up about 1 1/2 inches an hour late Friday and early Saturday. But all the above, which was the talk of the day at Court Square Park (contest headquarters) on sunny Saturday, did not prevent the capture of three flathead catfish in excess of 41 pounds, five in excess of 31 pounds and eight in excess of 22 pounds. All three 41-pluspounders were weighed only minutes into Saturday’s 8 a.m. weigh-in start, which continued until 4 p.m. There were 207 registered participants in the contest. The $2,000 grand prize went to Joe Krueger of Pipestone, who hooked and reeled in a 42.45-pound flathead sometime between 2-3 a.m. Saturday from a boat “not far” from the Belle Plaine river bridge. That was as specific as Kruger would get when asked about his fishing location. He said he used a chub for bait. Less than a pound behind Krueger’s fish was a flathead caught by last year’s winner, Chris Baynes, of Mankato. His fish tipped the scale at 41.55 pounds. His winning flathead last year was 41.50 pounds, good for $2,000. This year’s catch netted Baynes $800. The third-place flathead, good for $400, was caught by

Steve Martin of Farmington. It weighed in at 41.20 pounds. What was advertised as an Alumacraft canoe for the captor of the 10th largest catfish was changed to an Alumacraft Jon boat. Winning it was Linus Anderson of North Mankato with a 27.35-pound flathead. Receiving a D&H custom river rod for reeling in the fourth largest catfish was Ethan Passon of Mankato with a 39.40pound flathead. Catching the largest catfish that is not a flathead was Alex

Schlueter of Montrose with a 15.25-pound channel cat. It was the 21st largest fish caught in the contest. Catching the fifth through ninth largest catfish, all good for $60, were Jake Robinson of Shakopee (37.35 pounds), Brian Streit of Mankato (36.80 pounds), Kyle Baynes of Elko New Market (35.00 pounds), Bill Swalve of North Mankato (31.65 pounds) and Terry

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Joe Kruger of Pipestone, who had this photo taken on the banks of the river near the Belle Plaine bridge, won this year’s River Fishin’ Contest with this 42.45-pound flathead.

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More Water for the Fire Department

A group of Belle Plaine women is raising money for breast cancer research and treatment this weekend in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk. They are (from left) Ann Renne, Danielle Renne, The Belle Plaine Fire Department hosted its annual dance and other festivities throughout the Mary Otto, Katie Otto, Claire Otto, Jodi Schauer and Jill Wenninger. Wenninger helped with day and night at the Fire Hall on Saturday. Outside of an early-evening cloud burst (above), the fund-raising but will not walk the 60-miles this year. weather conditions held up pretty well for the event. One of the main attractions indoors was a bean bag tournament, among the participants of which (below) were Carl Hallin of Belle Plaine and Mark Haraseth of Bloomington. Pictured at the bottom playing Jenga are Kamryn Stier (right), and Brenna and Ava Mesenbring. Other activities included fire truck rides, bounce houses, a bear garden, bands and dancing.

Belle Plaine Women Teaming Up in Fight Against Cancer

‘Journey for Jugs’ in Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk

There will be times when the women are tired. They will be weary, sore in all the wrong places and uncertain if they wish to take another step in their 60-mile walk raising money for the Susan G. Komen’s efforts to find a cure for the disease and help those who face it daily. But they will take another step. And another and another. And when they complete the 60-mile walk, they will celebrate. They will reflect on the effort Sunday night at Sparetime Tavern, their unofficial headquarters. A team of seven women from Belle Plaine – six who will walk -- will collectively raise about $14,500 participating in the annual Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk® Friday through Sunday (Aug. 19-21). The team

includes Danielle Renne, Ann Renne, Mary Otto, Katie Otto, Claire Otto and Jill Wenninger. Jodi Schauer had a baby in June. She was unable to prepare her body for the physical demands of walking 60 miles over three days. Danielle, Ann, Jodi and Jill are veterans of past 3-Day walks. Danielle has walked the 3-Day a half-dozen times. She’s had the dates noted on her calendar for several months. “I did it the first time in 2009. To not do it wouldn’t seem right,” she said. This is Jill and Ann’s second 3-Day walk. Danielle has completed the walk a half-dozen times. The Ottos are making their first go at the Susan G. Komen 3-Day. Mary Otto prays her daughters will never face the diagnosis she and her mother received. The veterans in the group talk fondly of previous walks where groups of area residents – people they don’t know and may never see again – will be

cheering them on as the walkers make their way through suburban neighborhoods. They spoke of a suburban neighborhood where a group of residents prepared and served the walkers Jello shots. There’s also a neighborhood where a resident dons a pig’s nose, a cape and pink Zubas to entertain the passing walkers. “It’s challenging, but I’m always overwhelmed by how many people show up,” Danielle Renne said. They are bolstered by the emotional opening ceremony and the feeling of accomplishment in reaching the closing ceremony at Harriet Island where the anticipated field of nearly 1,000 walkers are honored for their efforts. “Walking into the closing ceremony is just unbelievable,” Ann Renne said. They are all walking for some-

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35th Reunion The Belle Plaine High School class of 1981 recently held its 35th reunion at u4ic brewery in Blakeley. Pictured in the back standing, from left, are Paul Fogarty, Linda (Sellnow) Glisczinski, Annette (Otto) Moylan, Ken Glisczinski, Suzanne (Koepp) Kropf, Karen (Lieske) Lambrecht, Kent Heitkamp, Annette (Schmit) Mann, Maureen (Fogarty) Daehn, Hal Kruschke, Ann (Devine) Strey, Tami Carey, David Jones, Paul Traxler, Tammy (Overline) Lannoye, Doug Henderson, Judy Hennen, Brenda (Gerres) Wickenhauser, Nancy O’Brien, Gene O’Brien, Lisa (Fogarty) Hanson, Steph (Miller) Stathopoulos, Laurie (Kellogg) Solari and Patrick Plonski. In the front are Peter Fahey, Deb (Otto) Traxler and Dave Ernst.

Road Work A crew from Dvorak Excavating of Henderson installed riprap to protect the ditches along Steppelmann Boulevard. The rock will help hold the sandy soil in place during periods of heavy rainfall. The ditches along the road and elsewhere in Blakeley Township were severely compromised during a storm in June of 2014. Not far from where Dvorak Excavating was working, a Scott County project to stabilize soils along County Road 6, also in Blakeley Township, is underway.

A 50th Bash The Belle Plaine Community Swimming Pool held its 50th anniversary party Friday afternoon, during which admission to the pool and an inflatable obstacle course was 50 cents for the entire afternoon. Light rain showers during much of the afternoon kept attendance down but did not keep some diehards like Aryanna Bachand and Josh Hennes of Belle Plaine from racing through the obstacle course and partaking in other activities – rain or shine.

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Deaths

Michael Glisczinski Michael Glisczinski, 87, of rural Belle Plaine, passed away on August 13, 2016 at Mayo Hospital in New Prague. Mass of Christian Burial was at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 16 at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. on Monday at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine and continued one hour prior to the service at church on Tuesday morning. Interment was in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Belle Plaine. Mike was born in Derrynane Township, Le Sueur County on September 10, 1928 to Michael A. and Anna (Guessen) Glisczinski. He was a 1946 graduate of New Prague High School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as a Tank Mechanic. On February 7, 1953 Mike married Patricia Ryan at St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Church in St. Peter. They farmed in Le Sueur County until 1964 when they settled on their farm in rural Belle Plaine. He was a dairy farmer up until 1967 when he transferred to hog and grain farming as well as custom grain hauling. Mike was a former president of the Scott Co. NFO, past president of Scott Co. Ag. Society, former Navigator of the 4th Degree Knights, member of the New Prague VFW, sponsor of the NWTF Valley Yelpers, member of Pheasants Forever, and a devout member of Our Lady of the Prairie Church in Belle Plaine. He enjoyed ďŹ shing, hunting, family gatherings and loved polka music. Mike is survived by his children, Greg (Lisa) of Neillsville, WI, Anita of Belle Plaine, Peter (Connie) of Belle Plaine, Jim of Belle Plaine, John (special friend Corky Stremel) of Le Center; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; siblings, Francis (Billie Jo) of Belle Plaine, Rita (Pat) Savage of Belle Plaine, Regina Maus of Henderson, Phyllis (Richard) Deutsch of New Prague and Ann Revord of Belle Plaine; sisters-in-law, Joan Glisczinski of Belle Plaine, Eileen Ryan of St. Peter and Irene Weis of Rochester. He is preceded in death by his wife, Patricia in 2013; daughter, Monica; and brother, Sylvester.

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Rodney L. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rodâ&#x20AC;? Jorgensen Rodney L. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rodâ&#x20AC;? Jorgensen, 62, passed away on June 30, 2016 at Nathan Adelson Hospice, Las Vegas NV after a very brief illness. Cremation took place through the Neptune Society. An informal memorial open house gathering celebrating Rodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life will be held on October 2 at the Corner Bar Rustic Room in Belle Plaine, MN from 1-5 p.m. Rod was born August 1, 1953 to Frances (Wagner) and Erwin Jorgensen. He spent his grade school years in Bloomington, MN. His parents bought the Belle Plaine Motel and Rod ďŹ nished his high school years in Belle Plaine, graduating in 1971. After high school, Rod entered the army, serving in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged in 1977. After the army he attended Hutchinson Vo-Tech earning a degree in Non-Destructive Testing. He went to work in New Orleans, LA and while working earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Orleans. His work took him all over the world as a Maintenance, Construction and Project Manager for various companies. His most recent employment brought him to Las Vegas, NV where he and his wife, Susie, had relocated in 2011. Rod was known for his funloving, adventurous and generous spirit. He was a wonderful husband, father, step-father and grandfather. His pride and joy were his children, step-children and his one granddaughter. He will be forever loved and missed by his wife of 21 years, Susie (Stradcutter); his children, Jodi (Jonny) Fahey of Belle Plaine, Michael Jorgensen of New Orleans, LA; step-children, Nate and Bre Atkinson, both of Minneapolis; granddaughter, Ciara of Belle Plaine; brothers-in-law, Joe Stradcutter and family of Prior Lake, MN, Jim Stradcutter of Belle Plaine; sisters-in-law, Rachel Riege of Rochester, MN and Caroline Rost and family of RichďŹ eld, MN; other special people include Deb and John Schaefer of Belle Plaine, Cindy and Gary Eure of LaCombe, LA, and June Beach of Hutchinson, MN; as well as many relatives and friends all over the world. Rod is preceded in death by his parents; and parents-in-law. Any memorials are preferred to the family for distribution to numerous charities in Rodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory.

Derek J. Fath, 29 of Belle Plaine, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016. Visitation will be Thursday August 18 from 5-8 p.m. and Friday, August 19 from 9-9:45 a.m. followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m., all at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 4625 W. 125 St., Savage. McNearney Funeral Home of Shakopee is handling the arrangements. Full notice will appear next week. Family prefers memorials.

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Family History

There is cancer on both sides of the Renne family. Their aunt, Karla (Renne) Krohn and great aunt Ruth Effertz are cancer survivors. Mary Otto is a cancer survivor. So is her mom, Mary Jo Morris. They all know people in Belle Plaine, friends and family alike, touched by cancer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing this for the people we know, our relatives and for the future,â&#x20AC;? Mary Otto said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We walk for the future.â&#x20AC;? Otto was diagnosed with breast cancer in January of 2014. Her philosophy since then has been to deal with the disease and its impact on her life one day at a time. Her mother was diagnosed with the disease 30 years ago. Each walker is expected to raise $2,300 in pledges to participate in the three-day fundraiser. The members of Journey for Jugs have held events to raise money. In November, with the help of Cobornâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Borough Bowl, they hosted a beer and wine tasting event. In February, they hosted a kettle bells event. In April, the group hosted a volleyball tournament. Garage sales were held in April and May. Schwanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is making a donation based on sales. The walk begins Friday morning (Aug. 19) at Southdale shopping center in Edina. The walkers will make their way on a pre-planned route toward the University of Minnesota campus. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be bused to spend the night camping at a secured site in Maplewood. The second day will take Journey for Jugs through the northeast metro area, through Roseville, Shoreview and other suburbs before they are returned to their campsite in Maplewood. They have all been preparing for several weeks, logging miles walking around the community. They are hoping for mild weather. Danielle Renne knows what a 60-mile walk spread over three days does to the body. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s counting on tired feet, sore shins and stiff muscles from head to toe. Ann Renne joked about the walkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s physical challenge being B.P. Fire Department akin to childbirth. Relief Association Otto, a self-proclaimed virgin (3-Day walker, expects sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll 52 CLUB RAFFLE be able to handle the rigors of Winner - $100 the fund-raiser. Walks are part Sara Burton of her regular routine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more mental than physical,â&#x20AC;? she said. Renne will bring ideas for conversation-starters for walkers. Anything to help the hours Free Saturday, August 20 miles pass easier. ! and The Susan G. Komen 3-DayÂŽ 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Bender Park is a 60-mile walk for women and men who are ready to help Featuring: raise money for research into a r)VNNJOHCJSET JO UIF (BSEFO r$IJMESFO T "DUJWJUJFT cure for breast cancer. Seventyr)VNNJOHCJSE .BMM r#JSE #BOEJOH %POBME .JUDIFMM ďŹ ve percent of the net proceeds r(BSEFO 5PVS 4BSB .BMDIPX r1SFTFOUBUJPOT +JN (JMCFSU raised by the Komen 3-Day help +BDLJF 4NJUI .BTUFS (BSEFOFST support a research and training 3PCFSU +BOTTFO grant program and large public r&EVDBUJPOBM #PPUIT r 1BJOUJOH 4FTTJPOT -BOB #FDL health outreach programs for Birds, ButterďŹ&#x201A;ies & Blooms people facing breast cancer. www.hendersonhummingbirdhurrah.com The remaining 25 percent helps Visit us on Facebook! fund local community and AfďŹ liate support and outreach programs. Thanks to people who particiHerald pated in the 2015 3-Day Series (seven events nationwide), the event raised more than $20 million. Since its inception in 2003, the 3-Day has raised more than $800 million. The research has helped docParish grounds..six miles north of Henderson on Co. Rd. 6 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Minnesota Scenic Bywayâ&#x20AC;? F tors and scientists improve r ee!treatments Mass 10:30am Irish Entertainment Special Features and mortality rates. 1:30pm History Presentations in church Broken Spoke BandCelebrant 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Bender Park The loss of women to breast Veteran Recognition Father Samuel Perez cancer has improved 37 percent Celtic Fiddler â&#x20AC;˘ Bagpiper â&#x20AC;˘ Irish Dancers â&#x20AC;˘ Raffle â&#x20AC;˘ Silent Auction Book Signing Author John Weber K & More! â&#x20AC;˘ Food & Refreshment Stands â&#x20AC;˘ Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Area â&#x20AC;˘ Zero Featuring: from 1990 to 2013. r$IJMESFO T "DUJWJUJFT r)VNNJOHCJSET JO UIF (BSEFO â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we can have just one lady A Catered Chicken Dinner 11:30am to 1:00pm r)VNNJOHCJSE .BMM r#JSE #BOEJOH %POBME .JUDIFMM have it as easy as I did, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ADVANCED TICKETS ONLY Proceeds will to cemetery worth it,â&#x20AC;? Otto said. r(BSEFO 5PVS 4BSB .BMDIPX r1SFTFOUBUJPOT +JN (JMCFSU Adult $12.00 â&#x20AC;˘ Children 10-4 $11.00 go preservation. +BDLJF 4NJUI .BTUFS (BSEFOFST

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Mrs. Scott County Applicants Sought Mrs. Scott County will have the honor of representing her county at the Mrs. Minnesota pageant, which will be held at Wellstone Center on April 29 in St. Paul. The competition is open to all married women living in Scott County. The woman chosen as Mrs. Scott County will become an ambassador for the county and

will receive the ofďŹ cial title and sash, She will receive a prize package worth $7,000 and the chance to represent Minnesota at the Mrs. International Pageant. The current reigning 2016 Mrs. Minnesota is Morgan Bredde of Woodbury. Competitions in the pageant are personal interview, ďŹ tness

wear and evening gown. There are no talent or swimsuit competitions. For married women living in Scott County that are interested in applying; An online application can be ďŹ lled out at www.mrsminnesota.com. You can also call 1-800-262-0097 for more information.

Church News St. John Lutheran Church 148 S. Chestnut Street Belle Plaine, MN 56011 Pastor Mark Johnson Pastor Sarah Timian sjlc@frontiernet.net 952-873-6492 Wednesday, August 17 6:00 Worship Thursday, August 18 6:30 Church Council Saturday, August 20 7:00 Weight Watchers Sunday, August 21 Holy Communion 9:00 Worship 12:00 Youth BBQ Monday, August 22 8:00 Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study Wednesday, August 24 3:00 Staff Meeting 6:00 Worship Holy Family Academy & Chapel Traditional Latin Mass 10679 182nd St., Belle Plaine, MN 56011 (952) 873-2582 or 873-6613 (coord.) Fr. Otto Keiser Sundays 2:15 p.m. Confessions 2:40 p.m. Rosary / 3 p.m. Mass Academy Mass - call for times Sand Creek Baptist Church Loving Serving and Obeying Christ Currently Meeting at 312 Water St., Jordan 9 a.m. Adult Bible Fellowship & Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service Redeemer Lutheran Church 14226 W. 280th Street, Henderson, Pr. Diane Goulson 507-665-2932 On Highway 19, 2 miles East of Highway 169 Thursday, Aug. 18th noon Dementia Alliance Mtg â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kingsway Sunday, Aug. 21st 8:30 am Coffee, Conversation & Activity Hour 9:30 am Worship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Krentz Baptism Sunday, Aug. 21st 11:00 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wednesday, Aug. 24th Pr. Diane on Vacation Oratory of St. Thomas the Apostle - Jessenland Father Sam Perez 507-248-3550 Thursdays: Mass at 5 p.m.

Senior Dining Seniors 60 years and older are invited to join us for Lunch at 11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday. For dining reservations please call 952-873-6311 three days prior between the 9 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. weekdays. A contribution of $3.75 is requested for each meal. Meals are served at 11:30 a.m. Cardinal Ridge Apartments CAP Agency Senior Dining

Wednesday, August 17 Breaded Pork Cutlet w/ Creamy Mustard Sauce OR: Chicken Cutlet w/Mustard Sauce, Steamed Brown Rice, Marinated Cucumber Salad, Fresh Fruit, Oreo Cookies Thursday, August 18 Breakfast Scramble, w/Hash Browns, Peppers, Onions & Turkey, Breakfast Potatoes, Blueberry MufďŹ n w/Marg., Fresh Fruit, Juick Cup Friday, August 19 Grilled Salmon Sandwich on Hoagie Roll w/Spring Greens, Tartar Sauce OR: Chicken Breast, Steamed Broccoli, Banana, Fruited Gelatin Monday, August 22 State Fair Meal Cheeseburger on Whole Grain Bun, Ketchup Packets & Pickles, Tator Tots, Watermelon, Mini Donuts Tuesday, August 23 Quartered Roasted Chicken, Baby Red Potatoes/Marg., Buttered Corn, Dinner Roll/ Marg., Apple Pie RCD Apple Slices Wednesday, August 24 Chicken Caesar Salad, Dinner Roll/Marg., Fresh Fruit, Iced Lemon Cake

Our Lady of The Prairie Catholic Church - Belle Plaine Fr. Brian Lynch 952-873-6564 Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:00 am Rosary 8:30 am Mass 9:00 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration Thursday, August 18, 2016 7:00 pm-10:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration Friday, August 19, 2016 8:00 am Rosary 8:30 am Mass Saturday, August 20, 2016 4:15 pm Mass Sunday, August 21, 2016 8:00 am Mass 10:00 am Mass 6:00 pm Mass Monday, August 22, 2016 11:00 am Mass Tuesday, August 23, 2016 8:00 am Rosary 8:30 am Mass 9:00 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday, August 24, 2016 8:00 am Rosary 8:30 am Mass 9:00 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration

St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Church of Christ 111 S. 6th Street, Henderson Pastor-Deb Meyer 507-248-3594 (Office) Sundays 9:30 Worship time West Union Lutheran Church 15820 Market Ave. Cologne, MN 55315 Church: 952-466-5678 westunion1@juno.com Pastor: Richard Braun Friday, August 19 3-7 p.m. Wedding Rehearsal Saturday, August 20 7:30 a.m. Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group 9a.m.-6p.m. Reserved for Morse Wedding Sunday, August 21 9 a.m. Worship R: Lowell Christiansen A: Cadence Peterson St. Joseph Catholic Church 213 South 6th Street Henderson, MN 56044 507-248-3550 Saturdays: 5 p.m. Mass Sundays: 8 a.m. Mass & St. John-Assumption Parish 26523 200th Street Belle Plaine, MN 56011 Father Sam 507-248-3550 Sundays: 10 a.m. Mass First Presbyterian Church 219 W. Main Street, Belle Plaine 952-873-2966 www.fpcbelleplaine.org fpcbelleplaine@frontiernet. net Sunday, August 21 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 am Worship Service

Zion Lutheran Church & School 14745 County Road 153 Cologne, MN 55322 952-466-3379 e-mail: leahjanzenzion@ gmail.com Pastor: Eric Zacharias Sunday, 7th 9:00 AM | Worship Service 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 Thursday, 16th 7:30 PM | Evangelism Meeting Sunday, 21st 9:00 AM | Worship Service Family Fun Day | Following Service Tues., 23rd-Thurs., 25th 7:30 PM | Teacher Inservice Wednesday, 24th 7:00 PM | School Open House

River Rock Church Sunday Worship Service, Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church & Nursery at Chatfield Elem. School, 330 S. Market St. / PO Box 184 Belle Plaine, MN 56011 riverrockchurch.com (952) 873-5453 email: staff@riverrockchurch. com Lead Pastor Rev. Chris Teien Associate Pastor Dan Jetto (*Please call for small groups locations) *330 S. Market St. **124 W. Main St. Saturday, Aug 20 8:00am Prayer Meeting** Sunday, Aug 21 9:40am Coffee, Food and Fellowship Time 10am Worship Service*

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Farmers Market Corner The Belle Plaine Farmers Market 2016 season is in full swing. The market runs Wednesdays, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. (rain or shine) through Oct. 12 at Court Square Park, 410 North Cedar Street. Fresh produce abounds at the market this time of the year. You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be disappointed! Remember your mom or grandmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pickled watermelon rind? Brings back memories, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it? You guessed it, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s available at the market! Locally produced pure maple syrup is going fast every week, but there is still a limited quantity left. Our venders have been busy canning vegetables again this past week. Come on down to see whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s available. Jewelry, beautiful dish towels, and hand-knotted rugs are

also available. Check out all of the beautiful handiwork that is available. New vendors are always welcomed. Vendors are required to sell only â&#x20AC;&#x153;homemadeâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;homegrownâ&#x20AC;? items at the market. The weekly vendor rate is $5. The Historic Hooper-Bowler-Hillstrom House, which is adjacent to the market will be open for tours today (Wednesday) from 4-6 p.m. A freewill offering for tours is suggested. For more information, contact Rex Ernst oneeyedbutcher@yahoo.com or Rick Krant Rkrant@mchsi.com or call and leave a voice message by dialing 612-749-3958. The 2016 Belle Plaine Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market is sponsored by The Belle Plaine Historical Society.

Off to a Great Start Belle Plaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shelby Noyce, a third-grader at Oak Crest Elementary School, competed last weekend at the Working Western Celebration in Madison, Wis. She won the American Quarter Horse Assoc. Youth 18 and Under Ranch Riding competition and the AQHAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reined Cow Horse Junior Youth class. Shelby, 8, is the youngest rider in both of these classes (with the next youngest rider being 11). Shelby has been riding since she was born and loves competing with her horse show friends and also loves trail riding with her mom, Amanda Noyce.

Over 15 Million Riders Later, Valleyfair to Retire â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Enterpriseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; One of Valleyfairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longestserving and most popular thrilled rides â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Enterprise â&#x20AC;&#x201C; will be retired Sunday evening (Aug. 21). The ride at the Shakopee amusement park features 20 cars spinning for 90 seconds while it tilts on its axis. Riders are held in their seats by the positive G-forces. Enter-

prise has thrilled an estimated 15Â˝ million park guests since it opened in 1979, according to Valleyfair staff. The ride was named after the USS Enterprise from the sci-ďŹ TV series, Star Trek, the Shakopee Valley News recently reported. It will be replaced by as as-yet undetermined attraction.

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Belle Plaine Library 125 W Main St 952-873-6767 website: www.scottlib.org Library Hours: Tuesday & Friday 10 am-5 pm Wednesday & Thursday 1 pm-8 pm Closed Saturdays until September SPECIAL EVENTS 8/22 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Smalltown Eclectic Open Mic and Art Night Come join us at the library for another great open mic and art night. Enjoy local musical talents and a local art display. We encourage artists of all ages to sign up to perform and/or display their art. Please come 15 minutes early to sign up for mic time and to setup art displays. CHILDRENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PROGRAMS Early Literacy Storytime will start on September 16th, 2016 NEW ON THE SHELF Easy Readers: Each of these easy readers emphasize simple words with one ending (such as ip-, ot-, etc.), using as many word family words as possible. Books contain colorful and simple illustrations which make them fun and easy to read! Juvenile: Space Taxi by Wendy Mass Young Adult: All the Feels by Danika Stone Non-Fiction: Under Our Skin by Benjamin Watson Belle Plaine A Country Year by Patricia Clark Fiction: The Bourbon Thief by Tiffany Reisz Shadow Rider by Christine Feehan Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Let Go by Jaci Burton Large Print Fiction: Bittersweet by Colleen McCullough DVD: Field of Dreams Word World Planes, Trains and Trucks Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Learn ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Making Friends, Preschool is Cool.

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Earlier this year, Jason Voigt, a Green Isle resident who drives a truck for a living, asked the city council what the weight limits were on various city streets. The council had no answer. Last Tuesday (Aug. 9), the city council directed Green Isle City Attorney Ross Arneson to draft an ordinance setting weight limits on city streets at seven tons per axle, unless speciďŹ cally noted otherwise. The council will revisit the proposal for additional discussion and possible approval at an upcoming meeting. The city was at a loss when the request came from Voigt, who lives on Western Avenue. The street is one of the most degraded in Green Isle. It needs signiďŹ cant and expensive repair. Voigt told the council earlier this year he avoids driving his truck on Fourth Street and Western Avenue when it is loaded. He was unaware of any weight restrictions on city streets. Voigt wants the city to produce a map of its streets that include weight limits on each street. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There has to be a map. There has to be a record of it somewhere. Somebody has to know,â&#x20AC;? he said. The city learned weight restrictions on highways 5 and 25 through Green Isle are 10 tons per axle, said Bert Panning, the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clerk-treasurer. County Road 11 was designed and built as a nine-ton per axle road, he said. Panningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research did not uncover any speciďŹ c weight limits for city streets, some of which, like Western Avenue and Cleveland Avenue, have compromised bituminous surfaces and questionable sub-surfaces. Panning noted Voigt asked a good

USDA Rural Development is gearing up to help local homeowners ďŹ nance home improvements through low-interest loans and grants. Grants are limited to elderly homeowners over the age of 62, and can only be used to remove health or safety hazards or remodel dwellings to make them accessible to household members with disabilities. The maximum grant is $7,500. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now is a good time for homeowners to evaluate the need for necessary repairs or replacement of items such as a roof, electrical, plumbing and siding,â&#x20AC;? said Chuck Phillips, Area Director for Rural Developmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Southeast Area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Energy efďŹ ciency improvements through replacing windows and insulation also qualify. Funds can also be used to replace a furnace, sanitary disposal system and to make homes handicap accessible.â&#x20AC;? Phillips added that applicants

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question, one the city should be ready to answer should it receive the query again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now would be the time to list the streets and set the limits,â&#x20AC;? he said. Councilor Mark Wentzlaff supported setting a limit, but asked who and how the city would enforce the limit. The council said enforcement would include signage and a sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deputy assigned to Green Isle. Voigt said he could accept the seven-ton limit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To me, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about right for a town like Green Isle,â&#x20AC;? he said. The council decided setting general per-axle weight restrictions would be easier than establishing truck routes, a move Arlington previously used. The council decided the seven-ton per axle limit provided the city a better option than a truck route, especially for truck drivers that live in Green Isle.

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Hoping to assist Green Isle Community School, the city council is supporting the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts to acquire a sound, previously-owned bus to transport students from the area to the school. As a cost saving measure, the tuition-free public charter school wants to acquire one bus, either via purchase or lease, rather than rent two buses. It is ďŹ nancially unable to afford the purchase of a new bus. City Attorney Arnesonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research indicates the city is not restricted from helping the school acquire a bus. His re-

search was supported by counsel from the League of Minnesota Cities. The city can buy a bus outright or lease the use of a school bus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a gray area,â&#x20AC;? he said. Green Isleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest in the school is grounded on student aid that helps fund bonds the city issued over a decade ago to renovate and reopen the closed school building. The availability of busing brings more students to the school, said Mayor Dale ZumBerge. The school is expecting over 60 kindergarten through sixthgraders this coming fall. Councilor Mark Wentzlaff supports the acquisition of a school bus for the charter school, â&#x20AC;&#x153;for the right price.â&#x20AC;? Council members will revisit the issue at an upcoming meeting. The council meets again Aug. 23. In other action at the Aug. 9 meeting, the Green Isle City Council: â&#x20AC;˘ Paid bills totaling $30,937.13. â&#x20AC;˘ Approved an increase in ďŹ reďŹ ghter pension. The increase moves the pension of vested (20 years of service) retired ďŹ reďŹ ghters from $1,050 to $1,100 effective Jan. 1, 2017. The pension is paid in a lump sum. â&#x20AC;˘ Heard a report on ongoing nuisance ordinance cases. â&#x20AC;˘ Heard a report on the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new speed sign. â&#x20AC;˘ Received a report on building permits issued this year. The city has issued 29 building permits this year, most for home improvements. One of the permits was for a new house.

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Auction Sat., AUGUST 20, 2016 - 9 A.M. Location: 125 S. Ash St. â&#x20AC;˘ Belle Plaine, Minn. (Livestock Market Parking Lot)

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OWNER: Carolyn Bandel (Gary Bandel Estate) Auctioneers: Col. Pat Ediger, Samantha Ediger-Johnson, Erika (Ediger) & James Connolly Lic. 70-06; 72-03; 70-85; 70-56 Belle Plaine & Arlington, Minn. PHONE (952) 873-2292 or (952) 855-6607 Clerk: Ediger Auction Service-Belle Plaine, Minn. Deb Ediger OfďŹ ce Manager. Terms: Settlement due within 15 min. of auction conclusion with Personal Check, Cash or Major Credit Card (Credit cards will be charged a 5% convenience fee.)

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NORCOR Properties, a Minnesota Partnership, Farm Location: Rural Le Center, MN 1.5 Miles North of T.H. 99 on County Road 136/191st Ave., P/O Section 24, Township 111, Range 24, Le Sueur County, Minnesota 198.5 acres more or less, PIN 08.024.2800, 08.024.2600, 08.024.5200, and 08.024.5100

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~ We reserve the right to reject any and all bids. ~ Property sold in four (4) lots, based upon above four (4) PIN numbers. ~ Earnest money required from the winning bidder, per parcel, shall be $15,000.00, cash or certiďŹ ed funds. ~ The property is sold in â&#x20AC;&#x153;as isâ&#x20AC;? condition. The seller is making no warranties as to the condition of the property. Buyers are asked to physically inspect the property and to verify soils on the property prior to bidding. ~ The winning bidder, per parcel, will be required to execute a standard form purchase agreement at the conclusion of the bidding process. ~ Sealed bids are due to Warnemunde Law OfďŹ ce, 400 First Street South, P.O. Box 22, Montgomery, MN 56069, on or before Monday, September 12, 2016, at 12:00 noon. ~ The top six (6) bidders for each of the four (4) parcels shall be notiďŹ ed by phone and/ or mail to be at Warnemunde Law OfďŹ ce on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. for the ďŹ nal bidding process. The ďŹ nal six (6) bidders for each of the four (4) parcels will have the opportunity to increase their bids in person on September 15, 2016. ~ The earnest money paid by the winning bidder(s) will be held by the Warnemunde Law OfďŹ ce Trust Account until the ďŹ nal closing date, and the earnest money check must be made payable to the Tim Warnemunde Trust Account. ~ The farm rent due and payable for the 2016 crop year shall be retained by the seller. ~ Seller is to pay all real estate taxes owing in 2016. ~ Seller shall deliver a clear and marketable Warranty Deed to the purchaser of each parcel upon closing. ~ The ďŹ nal closing date, when the balance of the purchase price is due to the seller, shall be Thursday, November 17, 2016. ~ Please include with your bid, the phone number and/or email address you wish to be contacted at for notiďŹ cation. ~ This property has been surveyed. Please contact Warnemunde Law OfďŹ ce at (507) 364-8611 to set up a time to review the survey. ~ Please contact Warnemunde Law OfďŹ ce to arrange for a personal inspection of the property. ~ No contingencies will be accepted from any buyer. ~ No agents please. ~ Possession of each parcel shall be subject to the existing farm rental agreement through December 2016. ~ None of the four (4) parcels are subject to a farm lease beyond December 2016.

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A 1986 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;50s Party CJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s put on a rock and rolling â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;50s party with a full-house of people on Saturday, Aug. 16, 1986. Those in attendance, many of whom were born in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s, wore their parents old clothes. Pictured above is Connie Witt displaying the technique that won her ďŹ rst place in the hula hoop contest. Scott County Attorney Kathleen Morris was suing the county and state to recover more than $160,000 in legal fees incurred as she defended her handling of criminal cases involving alleged sex abuses of children. Scott County Commissioner William Koniarski stated that the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insurance furnished Morris with an attorney but she decided to hire attorney Stephen Doyle on her own. Scott County was negotiating a deal to buy Lynnville for a minimum-security county jail. The county board authorized staff to bid up to $200,000 for the former chemical dependency unit off Highway 169 north of Jordan. The thought was that the purchase of the building could buy the county another ďŹ ve or more years from having to build a new county jail at an estimated cost of between $8 million and $12 million. Old Dutch Foods was donating 173.7 acres to Scott County that was valued at $235,000. The land was within a mile of the Dakota County line in Credit River Township. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to do with it but there are no strings attached. We could sell it and use the money to offset other county expenses,â&#x20AC;? said Scott County Commissioner William Koniarski. Ten-year-old Troy A. Melcher, son of Meldon and Shirley Melcher, died at North Memorial Medical Center that Thursday of injuries he suffered in a trafďŹ c accident in Chanhassen. Stephen Michael Roach, 18, of rural Prior Lake, died at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee after the car he was driving skidded off Scott County Road 12 east of Prior Lake. First prize in the Belle Plaine River Fishing Contest went to Don Pearson of Belle Plaine with a 42-pound, 8-ounce ďŹ&#x201A;athead catďŹ sh. The largest game ďŹ sh was caught by Chad Sellnow of Belle Plaine, an 8-pound, 4-ounce walleye. With new head coach Jeff Hiltz

and 13 returning letter winners, the Belle Plaine High School football team was preparing for the 1986 season. The season opener would be Aug. 29 against Janesville. Seniors Scott Hennen and Jim Buesgens were the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s co-captains. The BPHS girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tennis team and ďŹ rst-year coach Karen Scott would launch their season Aug. 19 at Cannon Falls.

60 Years Ago (1956)

Fourteen new teachers were added to the 1956 faculty. Among them were Orville Heitkamp teaching science and physics and assisting in basketball, and Roger Delgehausen teaching junior high English, speech, declamation and directing the junior and senior class plays. The funeral of Mrs. Ellen McDevitt, widow of the late John J. McDevitt, was held at Sacred Heart Church. Interment was in the parish cemetery. Willmar Charles Schuette, 8, was taken to the Rochester Hospital for extensive skin grafting. He was severely injured in the truck crash that had recently taken the lives on his father and younger brother. Anne Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Wagner, became the bride of Louis Herrmann, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Herrmann. Ellis Johnson of Gaza, Iowa, purchased from Joe Fahey the Belle Plaine sales pavilion and planned to engage in the livestock auction sales business here. At the VFW Auxiliary meeting Velma Otto was elected trustee for a three-year term to ďŹ ll the vacancy created by Marie Hughes moving away. After an illness of long standing, Mrs. Eva Blaha died at St. Francis Hospital, Shakopee. The Belle Plaine Tigers lost their second consecutive game in the best-of-ďŹ ve ďŹ nal series to St. Peter 3-1. The Model Clothing Store, J.A. Mohrbacher proprietor, cel-

ebrated it 40th anniversary in a unique manner. The sales force consisted of all the old-time employees during the Modelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 40 years of business. They were Will Bailey, boss for the day; Judge F.J. Connolly, ďŹ&#x201A;oorwalker for the day; and Arthur â&#x20AC;&#x153;Artieâ&#x20AC;? W. Kulisheck, manager for the day. The sales force included Mike â&#x20AC;&#x153;Macâ&#x20AC;? McDevitt, Ben â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bennieâ&#x20AC;? Ahmann, Paul Backes, Rolland â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rollieâ&#x20AC;? Engfer, Edward â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smittyâ&#x20AC;? Smith, Adolph â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skipâ&#x20AC;? Kulisheck, Henry â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tailorâ&#x20AC;? Eikenbusch, Wayne P. Johnson and Martha â&#x20AC;&#x153;Margeâ&#x20AC;? Stradcutter. At the Lutheran Home for the Aged occurred the death of Fred H. Piere, 84, well known Jordan citizen. At St. Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church, St. Paul, took place the marriage of Wm. E. Hoye Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Hoye, and Miss Connie Colling of that city. A group of relatives, neighbors and other friends turned out to help towards the completion of the Schuette motel. Living quarters for Mrs. Schuette and children were completed that week, and work was progressing on the other units. The village of Young America got into the act that week with its centennial celebration. The male citizens had been raising beards and also planned was a big parade, strictly old time. Cubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar won the 1956 Belle Plaine softball championship by taking two straight in the ďŹ nal series from Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar. Over 200 relatives and friends attended the open house at the Erwin Gruetzmacher farm home in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary.

90 Years Ago (1926)

There were rumors of a hay shortage in the area. County Agent John Sheay was quite concerned about it. Most families turned out to harvest the wild grapes that were in good supply. It was the period of prohibition, which was a factor

Scott County HHW is Growing to serve you better! (Thank you for your patience) The Scott County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program has been serving local residents and businesses since 1992. For the ďŹ rst few years, HHW collections were held two-times-per-year, in the parking lot of the County Highway Department. However crowds soon outgrew that temporary location. Our permanent HHW Facility was constructed and opened in 2001, operating 2x per week. After a few years that schedule was expanded to 3x per week. Now, after 15 years of serving Scott County residents, and almost 10 Million pounds of hazardous waste collected, we have simply outgrown our originally facility. Scott County will be expanding our HHW Facility this fall, so that we can serve you better in the future! This project will offer three areas of improvements; a larger area for participant drop-off, a turn-around loop for better trafďŹ c ďŹ&#x201A;ow, and an expansion of our building to provide additional storage space.

Because of the construction work associated with this expansion project, the HHW Facility will be closed from September 1, 2016, through January of 2017. In the meantime, please visit our HHW web site at www.scottcountymn.gov/HHW for the latest construction schedules, information, and updates. We look forward to seeing you in 2017! Important 2016 dates to remember: â&#x20AC;˘ Last day of HHW (household) collections in 2016: Thursday, September 1 â&#x20AC;˘ Last day of VSQG (business) collections in 2016: August 2 and 23 (9 a.m. to noon) â&#x20AC;˘ Free Farmer and Small Businesses Pesticide Collection: Monday, Aug 15, 10 to 2 p.m. Scott County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility 588 Country Trail East (MN Hwy 282) Spring Lake Township (Jordan, MN) Wednesday 12-6 pm â&#x20AC;˘ Thursday 12-4 pm â&#x20AC;˘ Saturday 8-12 noon

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in the demand for grapes. The marriage of William Wormer and Miss Dora Zaudtker took place at Fish Lake Church. The couple established their home on a farm near Lydia. Gertrude and Anna Neubeiser had been ďŹ lling a summer engagement in singing and music at Breezy Point near Brainerd. Mr. and Mrs. A.A. Ahmann and family, who had been engaged in the general mercantile business here, moved to Melrose. After spending eight months in California, Richard Kahle, son of Charles Kahle, returned to Belle Plaine. Members of the West Union congregation tendered Rev. Holmberg a farewell party, presenting him with a ďŹ&#x201A;oor lamp and a large sum of money. J.C. Fahey of Los Angeles, formerly of Belle Plaine, and Mildred A. Smith of Minneapolis were married in the latter city. Rev. P.J. Haupt left on a trip to Columbus, Ohio, as a delegate to the Lutheran synod convention. A barking dog prevented the theft of Father Monogueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coupe. The car was being pushed out of the garage when the barking dog attracted the pastorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention, and when he ďŹ&#x201A;ashed on the lights, two men ran from the garage, leaving the car where they had pushed it. The school faculty for that coming school term included Supt. Czaia and teachers Robert Kreuinger, Albert Hanzel, Helen Chase, Clara Lipetsky, Elizabeth Arens, Veronica Farrell and Dorothy Neitge. In making room for a bungalow-type house for Tim Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor, workmen tore down the old house that was considered about the oldest house in Belle Plaine Township, built in 1860. There was a good turnout of property owners at a public meeting to consider paving four blocks of the business center curb to curb. Sentiment was for the improvement. St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parish, Sibley County, had a very successful homecoming celebration. About every family that ever lived in the parish was back for the occasion. Served at the chicken dinner were about 700 adults and 100 children. Ed Eckardtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ball team won at Rochester 10-4, and the event drew so many spectators that Rochester rescheduled a return of the Belle Plaine team that following week. The Omaha railroad was offering Sunday excursion trips from Belle Plaine to the Twin Cities for $1.20 round trip, leaving at 8:30 a.m. and returning at 9 p.m. Members of the Luther League of the German Settlement and their friends enjoyed a big outing at Lake Minnetonka. The yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worst storm hit the area on a Sunday night and produced much damage. Trees were felled and roofs of some farm sheds blown off. Corn was blown so ďŹ&#x201A;at that roots were exposed. A barn by Green Isle was torn apart. Roy Lindenberg, a Chaska boy who had been an outstanding athlete at G.A. College in St. Peter when he graduated, was chosen college coach there. Professor and Mrs. Bloms moved down from Stearns County to establish their home at Union Hill, where he was to be in charge of the school the ensuing term.

120 Years Ago (1896)

Banker George DuToit of Chaska road his bicycle to attend meetings of the Belle Plaine bank, of which he was president. Dr. Mahoney, Frank Wagener, H.B. Conlon and Frank Myers were putting in three days in camp at Lexington Lake. After putting in four years of seeing the world, William Krentz came back to Belle Plaine to settle down here. His travels extended through Mexico, Central America, South America and 26 of our states. An Anti-Ring movement was getting underway in Scott County â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a movement of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;outsâ&#x20AC;? to dislodge the â&#x20AC;&#x153;insâ&#x20AC;? from the courthouse. After doing a land ofďŹ ce business in Belle Plaine, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;soap manâ&#x20AC;? bought a dollarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth of common laundry soap, cut the four-cent bars into eight pieces, and stated that would â&#x20AC;&#x153;do him for Le Sueur.â&#x20AC;? He resold the restamped small bars for 25 cents each.

Red Cross to be Hold Blood Drive in Belle Plaine Aug. 29 The American Red Cross urges blood donors to give in the ďŹ nal weeks of summer to help overcome a critical summer blood shortage. The summer months are among the most challenging times of year to collect enough blood and platelet donations to meet patient needs. Many regu-

lar donors delay giving while they take vacation and participate in summer activities. The need for blood doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take a summer break though. The Red Cross will be accepting donors in Belle Plaine on Monday, Aug. 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Kingsway Retirement Living, 815 West Main Street.

Jessenland Irish Festival Aug. 28 Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Irish Settlement is the site of the Jessenland Irish Festival on Sunday Aug. 28. Irish music will ďŹ ll the air on the historic church grounds of St Thomas the Apostle in rural Henderson. Tour the church built in 1870 and walk the grounds of this parish established in 1855. Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. in

the historic Jessenland church, followed by a chicken dinner (advance tickets only). The beer garden will featuring beer from U4IC Brewery and live Irish music featuring Broken SpokeIrish Dancers. There will also be a food stand and beverages, a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s area and a silent auction, rafďŹ&#x201A;e and more.

Renaissance Festival Starts Aug. 20 The 46th annual Minnesota Renaissance Festival, one of the largest themed events in the country, is just around the corner. Journey back in time as more than 250 merchants contribute to the atmosphere of this charming 16th century village, featuring 22 acres of entertainment, shopping, fun and food ďŹ t for a king! 2016 Theme Weekends: â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Silk Road: Discover the Riches - Aug. 20 & 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Highland Fling - Aug. 27 & 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Passport to Adventure â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sept. 3, 4, & 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wine, Chocolate & Romance

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Annual Le Sueur County Fair Begins Tomorrow The 2016 Le Sueur County Fair will begin its four-day run (Aug. 18-21) tomorrow at the county fairgrounds in Le Center. Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Aug. 18) schedule includes a 4-H horse show at 8 a.m., a draft horse show at 2 p.m., a sweet corn feed from 5-7 p.m. and an amateur talent contest at 7 p.m. Friday, the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities include a goat show at 8 a.m., a tractor driving contest at 1 p.m., a sheep show at 4:30 p.m. and demolition derby in the grandstand at 7 p.m. The Nite Time Boogie Band will perform from 8 p.m. to midnight. Saturday (Aug. 20), the schedule includes a swine show at 8 a.m. and the 4-H open class dairy show at 8:30 a.m. a micro tractor pull event is slated for 10:30 a.m. followed by a pedal-

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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: Joseph and Trenton Huebl Sunday Mass at 8 a.m. at St. Scholastica Servers: Mathew Schoenecker and Lydia Schmitz Sunday Mass, 10 a.m. at St. John’s Servers: Mitchel and Hunter Pomije, Ashley and Grace Entinger Wednesday Mass at St. John’s 5 p.m., confessions following Our condolences to the children and families and relatives of Mike Glisczinski who passed away last weekend. His funeral was Tuesday morning

at Our Lady of the Prairie in Belle Plaine. The New Prague Area Community band played a concert in Lonsdale Saturday noon to a great welcoming crowd. This Thursday, August 18 we will play a concert in Faribault at 7 p.m. Humor Corner: A visiting minister at the start of the offertory prayer: “Dear lord,” he began with arms extended and a rapturous look on his upturned face, “without you we are but dust….” He would have continued, but at that moment one very obedient little girl (who was listening carefully) leaned over to her mother and asked quite audibly in her shrill little girl voice: “Mommy, what is butt dust?” Church was pretty much over at that point.

St. Thomas by: Loni Graham Father Roger Hessian will celebrate Mass at St. Thomas on Saturday, Sept. 17 and Oct. 15 at 5 p.m. Father Andrew Stueve celebrates Masses at St. Anne’s in Le Sueur on Saturdays at 5:15 p.m., Sundays at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Congratulations to The Rutts! Now they’re arriving in threes! Frank and Stacy Rutt are the proud parents of a baby boy, Caden Rutt, 6 pounds, 6 ounces, 19 1/2 inches long and a baby girl, Cora Rutt 4 pounds, 15.7 ounces, 19 inches long born August 2, 2016. Joe and Jenny Rutt are excited to announce that a little girl, Daisy Jo Rutt has arrived. She was born August 3, 2016, at 9:04 p.m. Daisy weighed 6 pounds, 11ounces and is 19-3/4 inches long. Michael, “Mike” Gliscinski of Belle Plaine passed away Friday. Mike was Mary Jean Halloran’s cousin and was well known in our community as a farmer and grain hauler, and was a huge supporter of moving the Lexington church to the Pioneer Power show grounds. Our sympathies to the family of Tom Casey who passed away recently. Tom lived on Jim and Monica Regan’s place and was an avid outdoorsman. Dick and Carol O’Connell attended the “Greater Neisen Family Reunion“ Saturday, August 6 at Union Square park

in Belle Plaine. Dick and Berny Wolff entertained a good crowd for their 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration at Belle Plaine Borough Bowl on Saturday. Dick is the son of Charles and Madelyne Burns Wolff on the Burns/Halloran branch of our St. Thomas tree. Emily, Anna and Caleb Sullivan are busy preparing their projects for Le Sueur County Fair. Mark your calendars: Brown/ Halloran Reunion on Saturday, September 24 at Union Square Park in Belle Plaine, next to the ball field. Spread the word: Gathering at noon, bring a dish to share, own refreshments, fabulous stories and picturesmaybe a comfortable chair. That’s all, folks.

Scott County Road 101 Bridge Closed for Two Weeks

Scott County is closing the new County Road 101 bridge between Shakopee and Chanhassen for two weeks beginning Monday (Aug. 15). The bridge will be closed for maintenance work that includes, according to a county press release, bridge and joint repair, sealing of bridge deck cracks, an approach panel concrete overlay and pavement markings. The bridge serves as a river crossing between Scott and Carver counties. Drivers will be detoured to Highway 41 in Chaska to cross the river.

Suicide Grief Support Group Meets Aug. 23 The next meeting of the Suicide Grief Support Group will take place at 7 p.m. next Tuesday, Aug. 23 at Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague, 301 Second Street Northeast. There is no need to register and there is no fee. This gathering is for parents, children, grandparents, siblings, neighbors and friends of someone who died from suicide. Enter through the Emergency Room doors (southwest entrance), follow the corridor to the elevator marked “2” to the “B” level and follow the signs to the Jameen Mape Conference Center. For more information, call Tom Handrich at 952-4450107.

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Orchard Takes Scott County to Court Over Wedding Permits Owners Claim Scott County Wrongly Denied Permits, Defamed Minnesota Harvest Orchard

The future of Minnesota Harvest’s ability to host weddings and receptions at the apple orchard in St. Lawrence Township just northeast of Belle Plaine will likely be decided in a courtroom. Last Monday (Aug. 8), the orchard’s owners – representing the trust that controls the orchard – filed suit against Scott County in U.S. Federal Court. The orchard’s owners, Susan (Sponsel) Kelly and her family, claim Scott County is improperly denying them the permits needed to host weddings and receptions at the orchard even though the county knows the orchard has been hosting weddings for several years. They also claim County Auditor Cynthia Geis defamed the orchard by informing Jordan Mayor Tonya Velishek the county would not allow Minnesota Harvest to hold her wedding at the orchard, a statement Minnesota Harvest contends was false. The lawsuit comes as the county contemplated seeking a court injunction ordering Minnesota Harvest to stop hosting weddings, said Commissioner Joe Wagner of Sand Creek Township. The orchard is seeking the court to allow it to host weddings, payment of damages in excess of $75,000 and reasonable legal fees. In 1991, Minnesota Harvest was granted a conditional-use permit that allowed for the purchase and consumption of food products and various forms of “entertainment” associated with the operation of the orchard.

Minnesota Harvest contends the state recognizes weddings as a form of entertainment. In the lawsuit, the orchard claims the county wants to reopen the conditional-use permit that allows Minnesota Harvest to host events and entertain people visiting the orchard. The orchard expects to host about 80 weddings this year, each drawing audiences ranging from 50 to 350 people, the lawsuit states.

No Fire Suppression

The orchard is hosting weddings in a barn built in 2013 for equipment storage. The building is without fire suppression. Besides the need for fire protection – both in the new barn and The Lodge building -- Scott County is also concerned about the state of the orchard’s septic system because of the increased use from weddings attendees compared to orchard guests. The county also has concerns about traffic management and suggested the eventual need for turn lanes to and from Old Highway 169 Boulevard to the orchard. Minnesota Harvest has hosted events in the Lodge, a large concrete building. Orchard owners claim The Lodge is grand-fathered in and does not need fire suppression or an updated septic system. The septic system failed a test in 2011. The orchard contends the issues associated with the failure have been addressed. Minnesota Harvest also disagrees with the county’s assertion that the use of The Lodge has changed and new requirements are now invalid. It also says county requirements that adjustments in the plumbing from the cider press house to the septic system are not necessary. Minnesota Harvest was in the

process of seeking an amendment to its existing CUP earlier this year. But the orchard abruptly withdrew its application rather than reopen it, a process orchard’s owners fear would allow the county to consider and OK conditions that orchard claims are too onerous and will cost in excess of $750,000 to complete. The orchard purchased a retired fire truck to address the county’s concern over fire suppression. Minnesota Harvest claims the county’s unwillingness to issue the needed permits is arbitrary and capricious and violates its rights under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The orchard claims the county has rejected any efforts to reach an agreeable settlement unless it open its 1991 CUP, a step Kelly previously said the orchard will not take. Marty Schmitz, Scott County’s zoning administrator, previously said the county was working with Minnesota Harvest to find an agreeable settlement to the permitting issues. That effort ended when the orchard withdrew without warning its application to amend the 1991 CUP. Minnesota Harvest is also contending Geis improperly told Velishek the orchard would not be allowed to host her wedding. The statement was made, the suit contends, while the orchard was negotiating with the county in an effort to address Scott County’s concerns regarding permitting issues at the orchard. The orchard claims Geis’s “intentional misrepresentation” caused Velishek to cancel her wedding at Minnesota Harvest. Scott County Attorney Ron Hocevar declined comment on the Minnesota Harvest’s lawsuit. Kelly did not return a request for comment on the litigation.

Sibley County to Host Public Meetings on State’s Buffer Law In 2015, the State Legislature passed what is known as the Buffer Law. This law establishes buffer widths for public waters and public ditches. Sibley Soil and Water Conservation District will be hosting three meetings to help understand this law and to give the public a chance to have landowner questions answered. The meetings will have a short presentation about the buffer law, followed by one-on-one time to look at a buffer map of your property. The compliance dates are fast approaching so please join us at one of the following meetings: Aug. 30, 7 p.m. Sibley County Courthouse Annex Basement, 400 Court Ave. Gaylord. Aug. 31, 7 p.m. Green Isle City Hall, 310 McGrann St. Green Isle. Sept. 1, 7 p.m. Gibbon Community Center, 985 1st Ave. Gibbon.

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Mindy Chevalier â&#x20AC;˘ Community Services Director 873-2407 Dorothy Saulsbury â&#x20AC;˘ Recreation Director & Kids Company Coordinator 873-2411 Chelsea Hutchison â&#x20AC;˘ Communications Director 873-2409 Sheri Prokosch â&#x20AC;˘ ECFE Coordinator 873-2415 Kim DeWitte â&#x20AC;˘ Preschool Pals information 873-2401 220 S. Market St., Belle Plaine â&#x20AC;˘ www.belleplaine.k12.mn.us School Year Office Hours: M-F, 7:30am-4:30pm Pre-registration is needed for all programs and activities

For more information and/or cost of registration call Belle Plaine Community Education at 952-873-2411 or register online at www.belleplaine.k12.mn.us then click on Community Services. You can also view the brochure online at the schools website. All Activities listed below have open registration. Fall Brochure coming soon! YOUTH SPORTS - Register Online: www.belleplaine.k12.mn.us K-2nd grade Flag Football 3rd-4th grade Tackle Football 5th-6th grade Tackle Football

3rd-4th grade Volleyball 5th-6th grade Volleyball *More information to come in the Fall Brochure TRIPS Contact Dorothy Saulsbury dsaulsbury@belleplaine.k12.mn.us Cascade Bay Thursday, August 18th YOUTH ENRICHMENT: School-Year Kids Co: Contact Dorothy Saulsbury - dsaulsbury@ belleplaine.k12.mn.us PRESCHOOL PALS: Contact Kim DeWitte - kdewitte@ belleplaine.k12.mn.us

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Back to School Vaccinations Scott County Public Health offers back to school vaccinations on selected Monday afternoons from 2-5 p.m. at 792 Canterbury Road South, Suite B231, Shakopee. The clinic serves uninsured children and adults, and those individuals who have health insurance but coverage does not include vaccines. Available vaccines include those required for day care, Head Start or school enrollment, and other age-appropriate recommended vaccines. Call 952-496-8555 to make an appointment. There is also a walk-in clinic on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the same location. No appointment is needed.

Fourth Annual Bull Riding Event Sept. 9-10 in Arlington The Sibley County Fair Board is holding the fourth annual ProAuto NYA Bull Riding Event at the Sibley County Fairgrounds in Arlington Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9 and 10. Proceeds will beneďŹ t Jared Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Homes for Wounded Warriors. Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bull riding will kick off at 7 p.m. and will conclude with the Ramblinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; River Band. There will also be a live radio broadcast. Mutton Bustinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for the kids will take place, along with the

rafďŹ&#x201A;e drawing and live auction Friday and Saturday nights. As if the bull riding didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t include enough danger and excitement, new this year each night will be Bull Fighters Only. This will be a display of professional bull ďŹ ghters vs. Mexican ďŹ ghting bulls. Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festivities will feature a tailgate party from 3-6 p.m., which will include a mechanical bull, dunk tank, vendors and more. Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bull riding will begin at 6 p.m. After the compe-

Annual Cologne Drive-In Movie Nights Aug. 19-20 Cologne ďŹ reďŹ ghters and the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ re relief association are holding their eighth annual drive-in movie night Aug. 19-20. Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Aug. 19) movies include â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Good Dinosaurâ&#x20AC;? (rated PG) and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Breakfast Clubâ&#x20AC;? (rated R). Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presentation is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inside Out (rated PG) followed by â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greaseâ&#x20AC;? (rated PG-13). Weather permitting, there will be ďŹ reworks both nights. In addition to the movies, the fund-raiser includes pony rides, a playground, bounce houses, a smoke house, ďŹ re truck rides and more. There will also be a full concession stand. Gates open at 6 p.m. the ďŹ rst

ďŹ lm will be presented just after dusk on a 50-foot-by-30-foot screen. Tickets are $20 per vehicle in advance, $25 at the gate. People driving classic cars will enjoy VIP parking. The drive-in movie night will be in a ďŹ eld just southwest of the intersection of Highway 212 and Carver County Road 53, adjacent to Cologne Academy. The event is a fund-raiser for the restoration of the Cologne Fire Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1924 American LaFrance ďŹ re engine. The association hopes it will complete fund-raising efforts on the truck this year. The estimated cost of the renovation is around $70,000.

tition concludes, the band Up South will play. Some of the best cowboys, bull ďŹ ghters and bucking bulls in the United States will be competing, including some Professional Bull Riding (PBR) bulls. Adult tickets are $15, with $2 from every ticket going to Jared Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Homes for Wounded Warriors. Kids age 4-12 are $5 and under 3 are free. In 2015, over $30,000 was raised and donated to this charity. Tickets are available at all United Farmers Co-op locations, Arlington NAPA, on the website www.arlingtonbullriding.com or from Bull Riding Event committee members. They will also be sold at the gate both days. Jared Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Homes for Wounded Warriors is a nonproďŹ t organization created for raising money to build or modify the homes of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s injured military veterans, making them handicap accessible and comfortable. For more information about the event, tickets or sponsorship opportunities, call Mike at 507-317-2641.

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School District Begins Plans for Next Phase of 1-to-1 Technology

Two years before the lease on the iPad minis every Belle Plaine Public School student and teacher uses expires, the school board is beginning the planning for the next generation of technology. The district invested just over $1.04 million to prepare for the implementation of a 1-to-1 learning initiative beginning with the 2014-15 school year. The money covered a four-year lease on the iPad minis and hardware for the wireless Internet system. The district chose Apple products, a decision board members and some staff may wish to revisit. At Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-day school board retreat in Victoria, board members and Superintendent Ryan Laager discussed spending the coming school year studying the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s options for what to do with its investment in technology for the 2018-19 school year. The options include allowing the lease to expire and continue use of the iPad minis, replace them with new iPad minis or full-sized iPads, replace all or some of them with Chromebooks, or replace all or some of the iPad minis with laptop computers. The options include allowing some grade levels to stick with iPads while others may use a different product. The superintendent is supportive of keeping all the technology the same

in each building. The potential use of Chromebooks would take the district away from its investment in Apple products and the apps it has purchased for the iPads. The district spent over $30,000 on apps for iPads this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are an Apple district. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the reason we went with the iPads (minis),â&#x20AC;? Laager said. The district will form a technology leadership committee to research the successes and shortcomings of the iPads and look at options for replacing them when the lease expires. The committee will make a recommendation to the school board in early-2017, which will then consider options in time to lease or purchase new equipment. Margot Hansen, the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of curriculum and assessment, and Laager encouraged the board to include the teaching staff in all study and discussions of options on the technology initiative. Hansen said the staff has made a commitment to incorporate the technology into lessons plans. Board member Dan Giesen said any study on the use of technology should be based on how technology supports the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s curriculum and not the curriculum being adjusted to ďŹ t the limitations of the technology. He also noted the board

will need to make sure staff has the time needed for training to make the best possible use of any change in technology. Director Dan Gardner, the school boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chairman, encouraged the technology leadership team to visit with staff in other school districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s using iPads, Chromebooks or laptop computers to learn the advantages and shortcomings of each system. Laager said the district is committed to providing students and staff with a robust wireless Internet system and equipment to enhance learning. But he encouraged staff to be cautious in its planning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You might think you want something until you get it,â&#x20AC;? he said. The district also plans to focus its spending on technology. Currently, the district takes all the money it spends on technology from its general fund. Chuck Keller, the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business manager, wants to create a fund dedicated for technology spending. That way, he said, it can closely track spending on technology. The district spends over $550,000 annually on technology â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an amount that includes software licenses, equipment, leases and more, Keller said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be amazed on what you can call technology,â&#x20AC;? Keller said.

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A person on the 100 block of A person on the 900 block tain at a park on the 500 block South Meridian Street called of Riverview Lane reported at of East Orchard Street. for medical help at 2:22 p.m. A 5:51 p.m. receiving a possible Tuesday, Aug. 9 woman was transported to an scam letter. A person on the 1000 block of Old Highway 169 Boulevard reported at 6:48 a.m. damage to a fence, possibly from an attempted break-in. The week of Aug. 8-14, Belle p.m. to a report of a personalWednesday, Aug. 10 Plaine ďŹ reďŹ ghters responded to injury vehicle rollover crash in The driver of a vehicle stopped the following selected calls: the S curves on County Road at 3:04 a.m. on Walnut Street 40 just east of Highway 25. for a speeding violation was One person was extricated and also cited for driving without a Monday, Aug. 8 transported to an area hospital FireďŹ ghters were dispatched license in possession. 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FireďŹ ghters closed the First Street Northeast called FireďŹ ghters responded at street and provided lighting for 10:40 p.m. to a report of a car for medical help at 4:51 p.m. A an Xcel Energy crew to arrive. woman was transported to an ďŹ re on Highway 169 at Johnson Way in Blakeley Township. At 9:15 p.m., ďŹ reďŹ ghters were area hospital. dispatched to a ďŹ re alarm on the The driver of a vehicle stopped They found a small ďŹ re in the 600 block of West Main Street. engine compartment. The ďŹ re on East Main Street at 8:40 False alarm; burned food. p.m. was cited for possession was promptly extinguished and Sunday, Aug. 14 the vehicle was towed. of marijuana in the vehicle. 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Scott County HHW Closing in September for Rest of 2016 Expansion of Popular Facility Will Require More Time Than Initially Expected The planned expansion of the Scott County Household Hazardous Waste Facility east of Jordan will take longer than expected. The county is closing the facility from Sept. 2 through January of 2017, said Greg Boe, manager in the county’s Household Hazardous Waste Program. The 5,800-square-foot building is about ﬁve miles east of Jordan on Highway 282 in Spring Lake Township, adjacent to Scott County’s public works facility. It has housed the county’s household waste, electronics and paint recycling programs since it opened in 2001. The building cost about $1 million back then. A state grant paid for about one-fourth the construction cost, Boe said. Plans call for expansion of the building to the north. The increased space will allow for safer movement of equipment in an area where chemicals and

hazardous materials are stored while awaiting proper disposal. A turn-around lane will be created on the west side of the building, allowing people with trailers greater ease of movement. Plans also call for expansion of the covered drop-off area on the south side of the HHW building. A second lane will allow staff to serve more vehicles. It will be covered, protecting electronics and other moisture-sensitive items. Scott County expects to spend about $1 million on the expansion and turn lane. Construction will begin in September and should be completed before the end of the year. The county began its household hazardous waste program in 1992. “For the ﬁrst few years, HHW collections were held twotimes-per-year, in the parking lot of the county highway department,” Boe said. When the county opened the building 15 years ago, about 2,000 residents used it. Last year, nearly 12,000 residents took advantage of the household hazardous waste facility and the services the county offers. About 10,000 people used the

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• Jessenland Irish Festival Sunday, Aug. 28 with Mass at 10:30 a.m., music, chicken dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., history program at 1 p.m., children’s area, & more at Oratory of St. Thomas in Jessenland. For more information visit www.jessenland.org • Pillow Cleaning Thur., Sept. 1 from 7am-3pm @ BP Vet’s Club, 221 N. Meridian, BP. Call Ruth for more info. 612-839-8141. • 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 Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. at Belle Plaine Government Center.. • School Board Meetings at Junior High Library ~ 2nd Monday of each month: meetings are scheduled as a work session; 4th Monday of each month: Regular business meetings for the board, Finance starts at 5:30 p.m. and regular at 6 p.m. For more information or if a holiday interferes, call (952) 873-2400 or go online at www.belleplaine.k12.mn.us • Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women now has free on-site childcare available during weekly evening and daytime women's support groups. If you or someone you know is or has been a victim of domestic violence, please call SVA at (952) 873-4214 for more information regarding the times and locations of the groups. Mondays: Mom's/Women's Prayer Group: Meeting from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Call Amy for details and location (952) 484-9100. Tuesdays: Al-Anon Meeting @ 7 p.m. (The Little Brick School House (201 S. Chestnut St., BP) kitty korner from St. John Lutheran Church) For information, call (952) 457-4960. Wednesdays: BP Rotary at 12 noon at Kingway Retirement Living (Ratzkeller Room • Senior Citizens Meet Cards are played at 1 p.m. at Cardinal Ridge Apts.) • Al-Anon Meeting @ 8 p.m. (The Little Brick School House (201 S. Chestnut St., BP) kitty korner from St. John Lutheran Church) For information, call (952) 457-4960. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays: AA Closed Meetings on Wednesday and Friday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. Also, NA Meeting open on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Al Anon Wednesday nights 8 p.m. (The Little Brick School House kitty korner from St. John Lutheran Church) Thursdays: Belle Plaine Knitting Group meets at Kingsway Living Center from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room or in the Art Gallery. 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PAGE ten Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 38 - 16-003202 FC NOTICE OF MORTGAGE THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FORECLOSURE SALE FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. 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, PUBLIC NOTICE of that default has occurred in conSCOTT COUNTY ditions of the following described Vermillion River Watershed mortgage: Joint Powers Organization DATE OF MORTGAGE: (VRWJPO) Public Hearing November 24, 2006 on the Draft VRWJPO 2017 Budget MORTGAGOR: Jenny Jesperson, Notice is hereby given that the an unmarried woman. Vermillion River Watershed Joint MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Powers Organization (VRWJPO) Electronic Registration Systems, will hold a public hearing at 1:00 Inc. p.m. on Thursday, August 25, 2016, DATE AND PLACE OF at the Dakota County Western RECORDING: Filed December Service Center, 14955 Galaxie 4, 2006, Scott County Registrar of Avenue, Apple Valley, Minnesota, Titles, Document No. T180995 on Conference Room 334, for the purCertificate of Title No. 41754. pose of receiving comments on the ASSIGNMENTS O F draft VRWJPO 2017 Budget and MORTGAGE: Assigned to: The Watershed Management Tax District Bank of New York Mellon FKA Levy. The Bank of New York, as Trustee The draft VRWJPO 2017 Budget for the Certificateholders of the and Watershed Management Tax CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan District Levy can be viewed online Trust 2006-OA21, Mortgage Pass- at www.vermillionriverwatershed. through Certificates, Series 2006- org in the “News” category after OA21. Dated April 24, 2012 Filed Tuesday, August 1, 2016. Paper May 4, 2012, as Document No. copies of the draft VRWJPO 2017 T215271. Budget and Watershed Management Said Mortgage being upon Tax District Levy, as well as requests Registered Land. for any special accommodations at TRANSACTION AGENT: the public hearing, can be obtained Mortgage Electronic Registration by contacting Katherine Carlson at Systems, Inc. 952-891-7086 or by email at katherTRANSACTION AGENT'S ine.carlson@co.dakota.mn.us. MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION Agencies, groups, or persons attendNUMBER ON MORTGAGE: ing the public hearing will have the 100133700018441447 opportunity to provide written or LENDER OR BROKER AND oral comments. Prior to the public MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR hearing, written comments may be STATED ON MORTGAGE: addressed to the VRWJPO, 14955 Countrywide Bank, N.A. Galaxie Avenue, Apple Valley, MN RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE 55124, or emailed to VRWJPO SERVICER: Select Portfolio administrator Mark Zabel at mark. Servicing, Inc. zabel@co.dakota.mn.us. MORTGAGED PROPERTY Published in the Belle Plaine ADDRESS: 15786 Island View Herald on Wednesdays, August 10 Road Northwest, Prior Lake, MN and 17, 2016. 55372 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 252280020 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 2, Block 1, Island View 3rd Addition, Scott County, Minnesota. COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY State of Minnesota IS LOCATED: Scott County of Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL District Court AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: First Judicial District $280,000.00 Court file no. AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED 70-PR-16-14431 TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF notice of informal NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, probate of will and IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: codicil and appointment $291,494.88 of personal That prior to the commencement representative and of this mortgage foreclosure pronotice to creditors ceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of In Re: Estate of Mortgagee complied with all notice Joseph M. Shuster requirements as required by statute; a/k/a Joseph Martin Shuster That no action or proceeding has Decedent been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said Notice is given that an applicamortgage, or any part thereof; tion for informal probate of the PURSUANT to the power of sale Decedent's Will dated April 23, contained in said mortgage, the 1996, and codicil to Will, dated above described property will be November 20, 2002, under Minn. sold by the Sheriff of said county Stat. 524.2-513 ("Will") has been as follows: filed with the Registrar. The applicaDATE AND TIME OF SALE: tion has been granted. August 11, 2016 at 10:00 AM Notice is also given that the PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott Registrar has informally appointCounty, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller ed Susan S. King, whose address Street, Shakopee, MN is: 24060 East Cedar Lake Drive, to pay the debt then secured by New Prague, Minnesota 56071 said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, as Personal Representative of the on said premises, and the costs and Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, disbursements, including attorneys' devisee, or other interested person fees allowed by law subject to may be entitled to appointment as redemption within six (6) months Personal Representative or may from the date of said sale by the object to the appointment of the mortgagor(s), their personal repre- Personal Representative. Unless sentatives or assigns unless reduced objections are filed with the Court to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. (pursuant to Section 524.3-607), §580.07. and the Court otherwise orders, TIME AND DATE TO VACATE the Personal Representative has PROPERTY: If the real estate is full power to administer the Estate, an owner-occupied, single-family including, after 30 days from the dwelling, unless otherwise provid- date of issuance of letters, the power ed by law, the date on or before to sell, encumber, lease or distribute which the mortgagor(s) must vacate real estate. the property if the mortgage is not Any objections to the probate of the reinstated under section 580.30 or will or appointment of the Personal the property is not redeemed under Representative must be filed with section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on this Court and will be heard by the February 13, 2017 unless that date Court after the filing of an approprifalls on a weekend or legal holiday, ate petition and proper notice of in which case it is the next weekday, hearing. and unless the redemption period is Notice is also given that (subject reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all crediSecs. 580.07 or 582.032. tors having claims against the Estate MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED are required to present the claims FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION to the personal representative or to ON MORTGAGE: None the Court Administrator within four "THE TIME ALLOWED BY months from the date of this Notice LAW FOR REDEMPTION or the claims will be barred. BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE Filed in Scott County Courts MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL August 3, 2016 R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S By: Vicky L. Carlson OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE Registrar REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS By: Phil Bird IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS Deputy Court Administrator ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA Attorney: STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, Barry A. Gersick, No. 34344 DETERMINING, AMONG Maslon LLP OTHER THINGS, THAT THE 3300 Wells Fargo Center MORTGAGED PREMISES 90 South Seventh Street ARE IMPROVED WITH A Minneapolis, MN 55402 RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Phone: (612) 672-8384 OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, Fax: (612) 642-8384 ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN E-Mail: barry.gersick@maslon. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, com AND ARE ABANDONED." Published in the Belle Plaine Dated: June 10, 2016 Herald on Wednesdays, August 10 The Bank of New York Mellon, and 17, 2016. as Trustee Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 State of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55416 County of Scott (952) 925-6888 District Court 38 - 16-003202 FC First Judicial District THIS IS A COMMUNICATION Probate court division FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Court file no. Published in the Belle Plaine 70-PR-16-13955 Herald on Wednesdays, June 22, 29 notice of informal and July 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2016. probate of will and Notice of postponeappointment of ment of mortgage personal foreclosure sale representative and Pursuant to the provisions of notice to creditors Minnesota Statutes 580.07, the In Re: Estate of foregoing foreclosure sale is postAdelaide Prillaman poned until October 6, 2016 at 10:00 a/k/a Adelaide M. AM at the Sheriff of Scott County, Prillaman, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Decedent Shakopee, MN, in said county and state. Notice is given that an applicaDated: August 9, 2016. tion for informal probate of the The Bank of New York Mellon, Decedent's Will dated February 13, as Trustee 2012 has been filed with the District Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee Court Administrator. The applicaUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND tion has been granted. LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Notice is also given that the District

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BELLE PLAINE HERALD, BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA Court Administrator has informally appointed Joanne Prillaman, whose address is: 15615 49th Avenue North, Plymouth 55446 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 Section 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate, including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate. Any objections to the probate of the will or appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing. Notice is also given that (subject to 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 from the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. Filed in Scott County Courts August 1, 2016 By: Vicky L. Carlson District Court Administrator Mark W. Kelly Attorney ID No. 132925 Kelly Law Offices 7975 Stone Creek Dr., Ste 120 Chanhassen, MN 55317 (952) 474-5977 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, August 10 and 17, 2016.

Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for American Mortgage Corporation DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded December 22, 2005 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A724819. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. Dated June 13, 2016 Recorded June 23, 2016, as Document No. A1004393. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 1001435-0005158004-6 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: American Mortgage Corporation RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Nationstar Mortgage LLC MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 919 Cobblestone Lane, Belle Plaine, MN 56011 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 200720100 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 10, Block 1, Chatfield on the Green 1st Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof, and situate in Scott County, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $202,320.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $206,451.52 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 1, 2016 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises,

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The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. Proposals, plans and specifications may be examined at the office of the County Highway Engineer at 600 Country Trail East, Jordan, MN 55352. SEE THE STATE WEBSITE (https://eadvert.dot.state.mn.us) FOR ALL OF OUR PROJECT LETTINGS. SIGN UP WITH ConneX ON THE COUNTY EGRAM WEBSITE (https://egram.co.scott.mn.us) TO DOWNLOAD PROPOSAL AND PLANS AT NO CHARGE. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check made payable to the Scott County Treasurer, or a corporate surety bond made in favor of Scott County, for at least five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid. The County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive any defects therein. Dated July 29, 2016 Scott County Auditor/Treasurer Anthony J. Winiecki Courthouse Scott County Engineer 200 4th Avenue West Highway Department Shakopee, MN 55379 600 Country Trail East Jordan, MN 55352 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, August 3, 10 and 17, 2016.

wednesday, august 17, 2016 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 1, 2017, 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 5, 2016 U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 21-16-004229 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, July 13, 20, 27 and August 3, 10 and 17, 2016.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: December 30, 2003 MORTGAGOR: Troy D. Staves, an unmarried man. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded January 28, 2004 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A 643698. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated April 25, 2016 Recorded April 29, 2016, as Document No. A1000568. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100057400001271032 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Pulte Mortgage, LLC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 16473 Timber Crest Drive Southeast, Prior Lake, MN 55372 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 254100350 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Unit No. 35, CIC No. 1131, Timber Crest Park Village Homes COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $141,963.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $93,950.72 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 1, 2016 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' fees allowed by law subject to redemption within twelve (12) 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 September 1, 2017, 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: June 28, 2016 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 - 16-004289 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, July 13, 20, 27 and August 3, 10 and 17, 2016.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 70-PR-16-14327 NOTICE OF and order for hearing on petition for determination of descent In Re: Estate of Heather M. Hallstein, Decedent Melanie Hallstein has filed a Petition for Determination of Descent. It is Ordered that on September 21, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at 200 Fourth Avenue, Shakopee, Minnesota, on the petition. The petition represents that the decedent died more than three (3) years ago leaving property in Minnesota. The petition requests the Court probate the decedent's Will, determine the descent of such property and assign the property to the persons entitled. Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hearing or filed with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and no objections are filed or raised, the petition will be granted. Notice shall be given by publishing this Notice and Order as provided by law and by: mailing a copy of this Notice and Order to each interested person by United States mail at least 14 days before the time set for the hearing. By the Court Dated: August 10, 2016 Filed in Scott County Courts August 10, 2016 By: Christian Wilton Judge of District Court By: Phil Bird, Deputy Court Administrator Brekke, Clyborne & Ribich, L.L.C. Barbara J. Weckman Brekke MN Attorney No. 0349434 287 Marschall Road, Suite 201 Shakopee, MN 55379 Telephone: (952) 402-9410 Facsimile: (952) 402-9417 e-mail: bbrekke@bcrlawyers.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, August 17 and 24, 2016.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 70-PR-16-14517 NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Thelma Hill AKA Thelma J. Hill AKA Thelma Joy Hill, Decedent

Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent’s will, dated Dec. 12, 2005, (“Will”), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted. Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Ronald I. Hill whose address is 5313 So. Park Circle, Savage, MN 55378, as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate, including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate. Any objections to the probate of the will or appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing. Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: August 8, 2016 Filed in Scott County Courts August 8, 2016 By: Vicky L. Carlson, Registrar By: Phil Bird, Deputy Court Administrator Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, August 17 and 24, 2016.

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(continued from previous page) STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE Court File No. 70-PR-16-14911 NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re: Estate of Cheryl Lee West, also known as Cheryl L. West also known as Cheryl West, Decedent

Notice is given that an Application for Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed Jason Robert West, 2995 Eagan Avenue, Eagan, Minnesota 55121, to serve as the personal representative of the decedent's estate. Any heir or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Any objection to the appointment of the personal representative must be filed with the Court, and any properly filed objection will be heard by the Court after notice is provided to interested persons of the date of hearing on the objection. Unless objections are filed, and unless the Court orders otherwise, the personal representative has the full power to administer the estate, including, after thirty (30) days from issuance of letters of general administration, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute any interest in real estate owned by the decedent. Notice is further given that, subject to Minnesota Statutes section 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 11, 2016 Filed in Scott County Courts August 11, 2016 By: Vicky L. Carlson, Registrar By: Phil Bird, Court Administrator, Deputy Waybridge Law Group, LLC Kurt J. Fischer, Esq. MN# 0294020 601 Carlson Parkway, Suite 1100 Minnetonka, MN 55305 Telephone: (952) 693-2616 Facsimile: (952) 693-2621 e-mail: kfischer@waybridgelawgroup.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, August 17 and 24, 2016.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 70-PR-16-14782 NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Frank Geronime, also known as John Frank Geronime III, John F. Geronime and John Geronime, Decedent

Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent’s Will, dated July 2, 2010, (“Will”), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted. Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Richard Allen Farrier and LeAnn Farrier, whose address is 14998 123rd Street, Little Falls, MN, 56345, as co-personal representatives 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 co-personal representatives. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the co-personal representatives have 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 Co-Personal Representatives must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing. Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the co-personal representatives or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: August 9, 2016 Filed in Scott County Courts August 9, 2016 By: Vicky L. Carlson, Registrar By: Phil Bird, Court Administrator, Deputy Attorney for Personal Representative Allison J. Gontarek Huemoeller & Gontarek PLC 16670 Franklin Trail, Suite 210 Prior Lake, MN, 55372 Attorney License No: 0303276 Telephone: (952) 447-2131 FAX: (952) 447-5628 Email: hg@priorlakelaw.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, August 17 and 24, 2016.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 21, 2009 MORTGAGOR: Timothy W. Fleury and Melissa L. Fleury, husband and wife. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded June 2, 2009 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A 826928. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated November 12, 2015 Recorded November 25, 2015, as Document No. A992231. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100026900141166586 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Bell America Mortgage LLC dba Bell Mortgage RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1410 Northeast 7th Street, New Prague, MN 56071 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 240720090 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 6, Block 2, Bohemia Acres First Addition COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $265,550.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $278,762.62 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, 2016 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on March 15, 2017, 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 11, 2016 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 - 16-004535 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, July 20, 27 and August 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2016.

BELLE PLAINE HERALD, BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA 2010, Scott County Registrar of Titles, Document No. T203064 on Certificate of Title No. 47892. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association. Dated March 17, 2016 Filed March 25, 2016 , as Document No. T238785. Said Mortgage being upon Registered Land. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100061907000154963 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Summit Mortgage Corporation, a Minnesota Corporation RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 5578 West 131st Street, Savage, MN 55378 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 261070310 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 7, Block 2, Maple Leaf Woods 1st Addition, according to the plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder in and for Scott County, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $173,537.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $163,895.15 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 20, 2016 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on March 20, 2017 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 18, 2016 U.S. Bank National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 19 - 16-004282 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, July 27 and August 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2016.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 70-CV-16-13550 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE In the Matter of the Petition of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, in relation to Certificate of Title No. 34043 issued for land in the County of Scott and State of Minnesota and legally described as follows: Outlot E, MARKET PLACE 2ND ADDITION, Scott County, Minnesota ----------------------------------TO: Mark B. Ronning and U.S. Bank National Association ND Upon receiving and filing the Report of Examiner of Titles in the above-entitled matter, IT IS ORDERED, that you, and all persons interested, appear before this Court on September 21, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. in the Scott County Government Center, 200 Fourth Avenue West, City of Shakopee, County of Scott, State of Minnesota, and then, or as soon thereafter as the above-entitled matter can be heard, show cause, if any there be, why this Court should not enter an Order as follows: That the Registrar of Titles, upon the filing with him of a certified copy of this Order, shall cancel Certificate of Title No. 34043 and enter a new certificate of title for the land therein described in favor of Federal Home

Loan Mortgage Corporation, subject to the memorial of Document Nos. T93036 and T100572, but free from all other memorials now appearing on the present Certificate of Title, the last of which is Document T238038, and free from the memorial of this Order. Attendance is required only by those who wish to object to the entry of the above-described Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that this Order be served: (a) at least 14 days prior to such hearing upon the above-named parties residing in this State in the manner provided by law for the service of Summons in a civil action; (b) it shall be served at least 14 days before the hearing upon each of the above-named non-residents by sending a copy of this Order to the non-resident's post office address, by registered or certified mail, return receipt; (c) except as provided in Paragraph (d) below, it shall be served upon each of the above-named parties who cannot be found by three weeks publication and by sending a copy of this Order at least 14 days prior to the hearing by first class mail to the last known address of such party and by sending another copy of this Order at least 14 days prior to the hearing by first class mail to the address of such party as stated on the Certificate of Title if an address is so stated, which service shall be deemed complete 21 days after the first publication; and (d) upon a dissolved, withdrawn or revoked business entity governed by Minn. Stat. Chp. 302A, 303, 317A, 322A, 322B or 323 in the manner provided by Minn. Stat. Section 5.25. Approved: Dated: August 2, 2016 Filed in Scott County Courts August 2, 2016 By: Diane M. Hanson Hon. Judge Judge of District Court Approved as to form this 1st day of August, 2016 By: Bryce D. Huemoeller Examiner of Titles USSET, WEINGARDEN & LIEBO P.L.L.P By: /s/ Adam Soczynski Adam Soczynski, #0264805 Attorney for Petitioner 4500 Park Glen Road, Suite 300 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 (952) 925-3644 Telephone (952) 925-5879 Facsimile Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, August 17, 24 and 31, 2016.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT JUDICIAL DISTRICT: 1st Court File # 70-FA-16-13541 Case Type: Dissolution with Children SUMMONS Without Real Estate In Re the Marriage of: Melissa Rose Garcia, Petitioner and Oscar Garcia-Jimenez, Respondent THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED Respondent: Warning: Your spouse (husband or wife) has filed a lawsuit against you for dissolution of your marriage. A copy of the paperwork regarding the lawsuit is served on you with this summons. This summons is an official document from the court that affects your rights. Read this summons carefully. If you do not understand it, contact an attorney for legal advice. 1. The Petitioner (your spouse) has filed a lawsuit against you asking for a dissolution of your marriage (divorce). A copy of the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage is attached to this Summons. There should also be a copy of Petitioner's Financial Affidavit attached. 2. You must serve upon Petitioner and file with the Court a written Answer to the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and your Financial Affidavit. You must pay the required filing fee. Answer forms and the Financial Affidavit form are available from the Court Administrator's office. You must serve your Answer and Financial Affidavit upon Petitioner within thirty (30) days of the date you were served with this Summons, not counting the day of service. If you do not serve and file your Answer and Financial Affidavit, the Court may give your spouse everything he or she is asking for in the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. This proceeding does not involve real property. Notice of temporary restraining provisions Under Minnesota law, service of this summons makes the following requirements apply to both parties to the action, unless they are modified by the court or the proceeding is dismissed: (1) Neither party may dispose of any assets except (a) for the necessities of life or for the necessary generation of income or preservation of assets, (b) by an agreement of the parties in writing, or (c) for retaining counsel to carry on or to contest this proceeding. (2) Neither party may harass the other party. (3) All currently available insurance coverage must be maintained and continued without change in coverage or beneficiary designation. (4) Parties to a marriage dissolution proceeding are encouraged to attempt alternative dispute resolution pursuant to Minnesota law. Alternative dispute resolution includes mediation, arbitration and other processes as set forth in the district court rules. You may contact the court administrator about resources in your area. If you cannot pay for mediation or alternative dispute resolution, in some counties, assistance may be available to you through a nonprofit provider or a court program. If you are a victim of domestic abuse or threats as defined in Minnesota statutes, chapter 518B, you are not required to try mediation and you will not be penalized by the court in later proceedings.

PAGE eleven If you violate any of these provisions, you will be subject to sanctions by the court. Notice of parent education program requirements Under Minnesota Statutes, Section 518.157, in a contested proceeding involving custody or parenting time of a minor child, the parties must begin participation in a parent education program that meets minimum standards promulgated by the Minnesota Supreme Court within 30 days after the first filing with the court. In some Districts, parenting education may be required in all custody or parenting proceedings. You may contact the District Court Administration for additional information regarding this requirement and the availability of parent education programs. Dated: 6/15/16 By: Melissa Rose Garcia 700 Gaden Lane APT Apt. 212 Shakopee, MN 55379 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, August 17, 24 and 31, 2016.

LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 8 - 16-005080 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, August 10, 17, 24, 31 and September 7 and 14, 2016.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 29, 2005 MORTGAGOR: Robert C. Dunham and Lisa M. Dunham, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Mortgages NOTICE OF MORTGAGE Unlimited, Inc. FORECLOSURE SALE DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded October THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION 21, 2005 Scott County Recorder, OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY Document No. A717494. OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR ASSIGNMENTS OF WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED MORTGAGE: Assigned to: ABN BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY Amro Mortgage Group, Inc. Dated THIS ACTION. September 29, 2005 Recorded NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, October 21, 2005, as Document No. that default has occurred in con- A717495. And thereafter assigned ditions of the following described to: Hudson City Savings Bank now mortgage: known as Manufacturers and Traders DATE OF MORTGAGE: February Trust Company a/k/a M&T Bank, as 5, 2003 successor by merger. Dated July MORTGAGOR: Rosemary J. 16, 2015 Recorded July 23, 2015, as Radoush, single woman. Document No. A984379. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage TRANSACTION AGENT: Electronic Registration Systems, NONE Inc. as nominee for American TRANSACTION AGENT'S Summit Mortgage Corp. its succes- MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION sors and assigns. NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: DATE AND PLACE OF NONE RECORDING: Recorded February LENDER OR BROKER AND 19, 2003 Scott County Recorder, MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR Document No. A587691. STATED ON MORTGAGE: ASSIGNMENTS O F Mortgages Unlimited, Inc MORTGAGE: Assigned to: RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE CitiMortgage, Inc.. Dated May 24, SERVICER: CitiMortgage, Inc. 2012 Recorded May 31, 2012, as MORTGAGED PROPERTY Document No. A906778. And ADDRESS: 23240 Woodland Ridge thereafter assigned to: Green Drive, Lakeville, MN 55044 Tree Servicing LLC n/k/a Ditech TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 081040210 Financial LLC. Dated September LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 19, 2014 Recorded September 22, PROPERTY: Lot 7 Block 2, 2014, as Document No. A965433. Woodland Ridge, Scott County, TRANSACTION AGENT: Minnesota Mortgage Electronic Registration COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY Systems, Inc. IS LOCATED: Scott TRANSACTION AGENT'S ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: $742,000.00 100162500047726279 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED LENDER OR BROKER AND TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, STATED ON MORTGAGE: IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: American Summit Mortgage Corp. $814,395.68 RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE That prior to the commencement SERVICER: Ditech Financial LLC of this mortgage foreclosure prof/k/a Green Tree Servicing LLC ceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of MORTGAGED PROPERTY Mortgagee complied with all notice ADDRESS: 1178 Havenview Drive, requirements as required by statute; Shakopee, MN 55379 That no action or proceeding has TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 272581210 been instituted at law or otherwise LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF to recover the debt secured by said PROPERTY: Unit No. 121, mortgage, or any part thereof; Common Interest Community No. PURSUANT to the power of sale 1056, Weston Ponds Courthomes contained in said mortgage, the COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY above described property will be IS LOCATED: Scott sold by the Sheriff of said county ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL as follows: AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: $103,500.00 October 13, 2016 at 10:00 AM AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: debt then secured by said Mortgage, $92,754.10 and taxes, if any, on said premises, That prior to the commencement and the costs and disbursements, of this mortgage foreclosure pro- including attorneys' fees allowed by ceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of law subject to redemption within Mortgagee complied with all notice six (6) months from the date of requirements as required by statute; said sale by the mortgagor(s), their That no action or proceeding has personal representatives or assigns been instituted at law or otherwise unless reduced to Five (5) weeks to recover the debt secured by said under MN Stat. §580.07. mortgage, or any part thereof; TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PURSUANT to the power of sale PROPERTY: If the real estate is contained in said mortgage, the an owner-occupied, single-family above described property will be dwelling, unless otherwise provided sold by the Sheriff of said county by law, the date on or before which as follows: the mortgagor(s) must vacate the DATE AND TIME OF SALE: property if the mortgage is not reinOctober 4, 2016 at 10:00 AM stated under section 580.30 or the PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott property is not redeemed under secCounty, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller tion 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on April Street, Shakopee, MN 13, 2017, unless that date falls on to pay the debt then secured by a weekend or legal holiday, in said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, which case it is the next weekday, on said premises, and the costs and and unless the redemption period is disbursements, including attorneys' reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. fees allowed by law subject to Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. redemption within six (6) months MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED from the date of said sale by the FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION mortgagor(s), their personal repre- ON MORTGAGE: None sentatives or assigns unless reduced "THE TIME ALLOWED BY to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. LAW FOR REDEMPTION §580.07. BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE TIME AND DATE TO VACATE MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL PROPERTY: If the real estate is R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S an owner-occupied, single-family OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE dwelling, unless otherwise provid- REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS ed by law, the date on or before IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS which the mortgagor(s) must vacate ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA the property if the mortgage is not STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, reinstated under section 580.30 or DETERMINING, AMONG the property is not redeemed under OTHER THINGS, THAT THE section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on MORTGAGED PREMISES April 4, 2017 unless that date falls ARE IMPROVED WITH A on a weekend or legal holiday, in RESIDENTIAL DWELLING which case it is the next weekday, OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, and unless the redemption period is ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. AND ARE ABANDONED." MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED Dated: August 9, 2016 FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION Manufacturers and Traders Trust ON MORTGAGE: None Company "THE TIME ALLOWED BY Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee LAW FOR REDEMPTION USSET, WEINGARDEN AND BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE LIEBO, P.L.L.P. MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S of Mortgagee OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE 4500 Park Glen Road #300 REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS Minneapolis, MN 55416 IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS (952) 925-6888 ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA 10-16-001538 FC STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, THIS IS A COMMUNICATION DETERMINING, AMONG FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. OTHER THINGS, THAT THE Published in the Belle Plaine MORTGAGED PREMISES Herald on Wednesdays, August 17, ARE IMPROVED WITH A 24, 31 and September 7, 14 and 21, RESIDENTIAL DWELLING 2016. OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED." Dated: August 1, 2016 Ditech Financial LLC f/k/a Green Tree Servicing LLC Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND

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This photo is of the suspect in the Casey’s General Store robbery.

Gunman Robs Casey’s General Store in Carver A man dressed in a black hooded sweatshirt wearing sunglasses reportedly robbed a downtown Carver convenience store at gunpoint Sunday evening. A suspect has since been taken into custody. At about 8:16 p.m., sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Casey’s General Store in Carver to investigate a report that a man to be about 25 years old

robbed the store of an undisclosed amount of cash. The man entered the convenience store and eventually approached the counter to purchase cigarettes. The man pointed a gun at the employee and demanded money. The employee opened the register and gave him cash from the drawer. He left the store on foot with the cash and cigarettes. No one was injured in the robbery.

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How They Voted

Belle Plaine City Votes Mayor Chris Meyer 309 Mike Pingalore 126 Mark Gerdes 19 U.S. Rep. Dist. 2 Republican Jason Lewis 104 Darlene Miller 102 Matthew Erickson 40 John Howe 21 Associate Justice Sup Court 6 Natalie Hudson 217 Michelle MacDonald 107 Craig Voss 67 Belle Plaine Twp. Votes U.S. Rep. Dist. 2 Republican Jason Lewis 23 Darlene Miller 15 John Howe 3 Matthew Erickson 2 Associate Justice Sup Court 6 Michelle MacDonald 18 Natalie Hudson 13 Craig Voss 6 Blakeley Twp. Votes U.S. Rep. Dist. 2 Republican

Jason Lewis 12 Darlene Miller 8 John Howe 1 Matthew Erickson 0 Associate Justice Sup Court 6 Michelle MacDonald 10 Craig Voss 7 Natalie Hudson 6 St. Lawrence Twp. Votes U.S. Rep. Dist. 2 Republican Jason Lewis 15 Darlene Miller 9 Matthew Erickson 4 John Howe 2 Associate Justice Sup Court 6 Michelle MacDonald 16 Natalie Hudson 11 Craig Voss 4 Scott County Wide Votes U.S. Rep. Dist. 2 Republican Jason Lewis 2,159 Darlene Miller 1,242 John Howe 248 Matthew Erickson 233 Associate Justice Sup Court 6 Natalie Hudson 2,109 Michelle MacDonald 1,367 Craig Voss 1,045

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process through the courts if that is the direction she wants to take. When asked what the life expectancy of the improvements is, Duncan said the new streets could last 40 years and the infrastructure possibly 70 years. If the final plans are approved later this year, Duncan said the next step will be to put the project to bid, which would be awarded in February, with work commencing in the spring. In other business Monday night, the council authorized the painting and reconditioning of the retired U.S. Army helicopter at Veterans Park. Luthy Sandblasting & Painting of Cologne submitted a quote of $7,000 to do the work. Belle Plaine veterans groups have stated they will donate $2,000 to the project, while the rest will come from the city’s park maintenance fund. Public Works Superintendent Al Fahey reported that the contractor will lift the helicopter off its concrete base and onto a trailer at $145 per hour. Some broken glass will also need to be replaced. “It is important to know that the city is responsible for keeping the helicopter up to military standards and in display condition,” Fahey said. *Unanimously authorized staff to seek candidates for a full-time (35 hours per week) public works employee. Last December, the council authorized staff to hire one full-time public works employee and the council would consider hiring a second full-time employee later in the year. Superintendent Al Fahey told the council that time should be now. “With the summer half over and looking where we are at with the workload, I propose to have the council consider not hiring a 40-hour position, instead advertise for 35 hours with the option to increase the employee to 40 hours if need be,” Fahey told the council. Fahey added that the department will go down to two seasonal employees (rather then four) at 20 hours per week, which he said “will be an overall reduction in expenses.” It will also reduce the amount of time training newly-hired seasonal workers. *Unanimously approved a new employment contract as presented by the Belle Plaine School District for Community Services Director Mindy Chevalier, who is also the high school’s assistant principal. The community services position, which was held by Nelson Ladd for some 30 years and last year by Chad Eischens, is paid for by both the city and school district. The city’s share of the costs for the position, under the new contract, will be $21,233 in 2016-17 and $21,521 in 2017-18. *Unanimously authorized the city engineering firm of Bolton and Menk to prepare plans for a design committee proposal to “uplight” eight (possibly up to 14) trees in downtown Belle Plaine. Public Works Superintendent Al Fahey reported that rather than “hanging” lights on the trees for decorative purposes,

a viable alternative is to “uplight” the trees from the ground up with LED lights. The lights would be installed in-ground with the availability of colored light streams. “The design committee requested Bolton and Menk to provide a ‘streetscape concept’ on how these lights would be placed along with an estimated cost,” Fahey reported. The chamber of commerce has already dedicated some of the funding for the project and more could be on the way if the project moves forward. The council will not make any further decisions until cost estimates for installation and light replacement expenses are known. *Unanimously approved a revision to the advertising on the scoreboard at Tiger Park baseball field. Interim City Administrator Dawn Meyer reported that Cambria has requested to place an ad on the scoreboard, which currently has the city’s logo on two panels. One of those panels will be replaced with Cambria’s logo along with acknowledgement of its recent donation of countertops for the refurbished rest rooms at Union Square Park. Dan Townsend of Townsend Printing submitted the low quote of $450 for making the new ad. *Unanimously approved placing into effect the city’s revised Design Manual, which describe’s the city’s vision for commercial development. The manual, which was placed into effect in 2008 and is 130 pages in length, is available for review upon request. *Unanimously approved the hiring of Clair Brazil, Nikolaus Friedges and Patrick Stoterau as part-time officers for the Belle Plaine Police Department. They will received $12 per hour for field training and then $19.29 per hour upon successful completion of the training. *Unanimously approved a resolution adopting the Scott County Hazard Mitigation Plan. The multi-jurisdictional plan includes a mitigation strategy, goals and objectives, as well as an action plan identifying specific mitigation projects and costs, etc. All participating jurisdictions are eligible to receive FEMA hazard mitigation assistance grants. *Unanimously appointed Izak Jirik as a lifeguard for the city’s swimming pool. “Due to the majority of lifeguards participating in falls sports, we are in need of additional lifeguards,” reported Public Works Director Al Fahey, adding that the intent is to keep the pool open until Sept. 2. *Unanimously approved a large assembly permit for Belle Plaine Festivals and Events for this year’s annual Harvest Festival Half-Marathon and 5K races on Saturday, Oct. 1, which will be headquartered at Court Square Park. Also approved was a temporary on-sale intoxicating (strong beer) liquor license for the event. Due to the Labor Day holiday, the next regular meeting of the Belle Plaine City Council is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 in the City Hall building at 218 North Meridian Street downtown.

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The days of untreated, tainted city water are apparently numbered in Cologne now that the city council has unanimously accepted a bid to build a water treatment plant. Council members also OK’d rate and fee increases that will help repay the loan on the new facility. To repay a loan on a new water treatment plant, the city council approved at its Monday (Aug. 15) meeting fee and per-gallon increases on municipal water. The increases will bump the per-gallon charge on city water by $2 per 1,000 for the user of 5,000 gallons by 2019. The city passed along the same percent rate increase to all users, preferring not to overburden the larger-volume users. The fee hikes are a bit softer than the series of increases as high as 24 percent a city rate study recommended. The blend of fee hikes and rate increases were fashioned to minimize the rate hikes. “Most our large-volume users are businesses and we don’t want to do that to them,” City Administrator Jesse Dickson said after the meeting. The council also increased the per-month base rate from $11 to $14 beginning next year. It created a new plant fee of $7 per month in 2017, a fee that will increase to $14 in 2018 and beyond. The city is taking advantage of a 1 percent 30-year $7.4 million loan from the Minnesota Public Facilities Administration (PFA) to build the new plant. While the fee and rate hikes will help repay the loan and operational costs at the new plant, the city is also taking advantage of paying off of a PFA loan on the city’s wastewater treatment plant in the next few years. The new loan will also pay for a new groundwater well. PFA required the rate increases as a means of assurance the city could affords to repay the loan. Mayor Scott Williams said most Cologne residents want the plant built, though they are unhappy with the rate and fee hikes. “This is a good time to do it,” Williams said. The council unanimously voted to accept the $5.93 million bid for the treatment plant

from Di-Mar Construction of Hopkins. The company granted the city’s request to extend the 60-day window on holding its bid on the plant. The city plans to rebid the well. Mineral Services Plus of Green Isle had the low bid ($262,710) by $8,510. The bid is being contested so Cologne opted to rebid the project Aug. 30 to spare itself a potential legal kerfuffle. Work on the water treatment plant could begin later this year, Dickson said. The city is rebidding the well project later this month. The city is also banking on continued growth. The city council OK’d Hans Hagen Homes’ request for preliminary plat approval on Village at Cologne North, a housing plan that includes 47 single-family houses and 25 villa-style houses just southwest of the intersection of County Road 53 and Highway 212. Work on the project will likely begin this year. The city says it is conservatively estimating it will welcome 40 new houses by the end of 2019. In other action at Monday’s meeting, the Cologne City Council: • Paid bills totaling $46,664.92. • Heard a presentation from Cologne firefighters on proposed changes to the fire relief association’s bylaws and proposed increases to the association’s pension for firefighters. • Heard a presentation on city job classification and compensation from Ann Antonsen of Springsted, the city’s financial consultant. The study compared city jobs to the marketplace. Most city jobs, she said, pay below entry level, midpoint and upper levels of similar classified positions in the open marketplace. Results of the study were referred to the city’s personnel committee. • Approved an agreement with Hans Hagen Homes to fund infrastructure improvements associated with development of Village at Cologne North. • Approved the purchase of a water sampler for water testing at the wastewater treatment plant. The cost is $4,318.68. • Approved the sale of land behind Modern Design on Highway 284 in downtown Colgone. The city is selling the business two small parcels for approximately $1 per square foot. The sale is to accommodate business expansion.

Jordan Schools Buys Land for Potential Someday School The Jordan School District recently agreed to move forward with the purchase 40 acres for a possible school site in the next 10 years. The school board recently approved the purchase of the land east of a housing development along Hope Avenue to serve as a possible school site for $1.025 million. The land was initially listed for $1.1 million, the Jordan Independent recently reported. The district plans to move for-

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Town Tigers Baseball

Belle Plaine’s Rally Falls Short, Season Ends at St. Peter by Brett Kruschke One year after beating Arlington 4-0 and St. Peter 3-2 to clinch a state tournament berth, the Belle Plaine town baseball team beat Arlington 4-2 but lost to St. Peter 4-3 to fall a game short of playing for the chance to go to state this year. In the concurrent game, St. Peter held off Henderson – who in the ninth, was an out away from the first state tourney berth in team history – 3-2 in 11 innings, to claim the RVL’s third state ticket. Gaylord took the top spot by surprising Jordan 3-2 in the Region 6C championship game. They also selected the top player in our hearts, Josh Terrio, in the Region 6C draft. The Islanders have a first-round bye and will play the winner of Roseau and Winsted on August 27, 1:30 p.m. at Dassel. Visit mnbaseball.org for Class B and C state tournament brackets and continuing coverage over the next three weekends. This year was just the second season in the past decade that the Tigers didn’t qualify for the state tournament – the other season being 2009, which ended with a 6-4 loss to Maple Plain. That said, Belle Plaine is now 21-42 (.333) over the past two seasons – a winning percentage even worse than the 2016 Twins! What gives? In case you missed the past two summers’ worth of Heralds, the Tigers are really young. Of the 23 players that made the official playoff roster, more than half (12) are first- and secondyear players. In a competitive league, success usually doesn’t come overnight. But based on the strength of the Belle Plaine High School program, we ex-

pect this same group of guys to lead the Tigers to a land once again flowing with milk and honey – eventually. Two years ago, the Tigers lost their best hitter and pitcher when Ryan Diers defected to Chanhassen. This year, the Tigers played without their newest best hitter and pitcher, Derek Dahlke, who remains in the program but spent the summer with the Carroll Merchants in Iowa before finishing the year injured. For most Class C teams – and the Tigers proving no exception here – missing such a pair of impact players is a crushing blow. With Diers and Dahlke fronting the rotation, Belle Plaine would be a team to reckon with at the state tournament. Without them, the pitching staff lacks the true ‘ace’ it has so long enjoyed. Certainly there are a handful of guys that showed promise this summer, and without a doubt they will improve as time goes on and even become those aces. But for the moment, the cupboard is pretty bare in the pitching department. The season ended with a 5-11 record during the River Valley League regular season and a 10-22 mark overall. In a game of peaks and valleys, the Tigers are in the latter, but few involved wouldn’t agree that the Plainesmen will soon be a team on the rise. St. Peter 4, Tigers 3 It’s uncommon to walk away from a season-ending loss by concluding that baseball is the greatest game, but baseball is the greatest game and this contest was further proof. The Tigers sent Mitchel Stier to the mound for his third play-

Members of this year’s Belle Plaine town baseball team included back row, from left, Zac Dahlke, Wes Sarsland, Tyler Hartman, Mgr. Mike Schultz, Matt Schultz, Mitchel Stier, Luke Narveson and Pat Schultz. In the front row are Joe Pomije, Travis Latzke, Chase Emmers, Ryan Bremseth-Vining, Johnny Egan, Josh Terrio, Joe Hankins, Jonny Vinkemeier and Aiden Ladd. Missing from the photo are Derek Dahlke, Dylan Nyberg, Ben Wagner, Jared Miller, Carsen Ladd and Matt Ruehling. off (including one play-in) start in four games, but the tall rookie righty didn’t have it. Stier was relieved by Ben Wagner with one out in the second inning, and after a run was forced in on as bases-loaded walk, the Tigers quickly found themselves trailing, 4-0. Belle Plaine left six men onbase through the first five innings – including four in scoring position – but had nothing to show in the runs column against Jeff Wenner. St. Peter then called on Cullen Bruce, who mowed through the Tiger lineup over the next three innings while facing just one batter over the minimum. Second-year lefty Wes Sarsland became the Tigers’ third pitcher in as many innings when he started the third and having no conflictions, he was simply lights out. Sarsland faced just three men over the minimum during his six scoreless frames, keeping the Tigers in the game. So here’s where two hours of agony turned into 10 minutes

of ecstasy before the final gutpunch was delivered. Sarsland started the ninth by drawing a walk and was followed by a Mitch Stier single. Joe Hankins was hit by a pitch – but called back to the batter’s box for leaning into it, before flying out to left field. A pivotal moment, for sure. Jonny Vinkemeier kept the train going with a single to load the bases, and that’s when Josh Terrio delivered the highlight of the night: a two-run double to make it 4-2 and put runners at second and third base with just one out. Just like that, the go-ahead run was at the plate. Matt Schultz decided to save his first career homer for a more dramatic time, but he drove in a run on a groundout to shortstop to make it 4-3. After Pat Schultz walked, the spotlight fell on cleanup hitter Aiden Ladd. After fouling off several pitches, veteran righty Jesse Anderson got him, recording a strikeout and putting the wraps on the Tigers’ 2016 campaign. Leading the way offensively

for Belle Plaine were Matt Schultz and Vinkemeier, each with a pair of singles. Pat Schultz had a hit and a pair of walks. Defensively, the Tigers played error-free. 2016 Town Tigers Results May 6 vs. St. Benedict W 9-6 May 8 at Shakopee L 10-0 May 13 at Arlington L 3-0 May 15 at Henderson L 10-6 May 17 vs. Mudcats L 11-1 May 20 vs. St. Peter W 8-2 May 22 at Chanhassen L 13-6 May 25 vs. Mn. Lake W 12-4 June 5 vs. Le Sueur L 10-4 June 7 at Jordan L 10-5 Tigertown Classic June 10 vs. Wells L 5-1 June 11 vs. Marshall W 7-3 June 12 vs. Dodge Co. L 7-0 June 19 at Fairfax L 6-0 June 21 vs. N. Ulm K. L 13-5 Miller Lite Invitational June 23 vs. Hutch L 10-3 June 25 vs. Milroy L 6-4 June 28 at N. Ulm K. W 13-3 June 30 at Le Sueur L 10-4 July 8 vs. Fairfax W 3-2 July 10 vs. Arlington W 7-4 July 12 at St. Peter L 8-0

July 13 at Gaylord L 16-4 July 19 at Cologne L 13-11 July 22 vs. Jordan L 9-2 July 24 vs. Henderson L 6-3 July 26 vs. Gaylord W 1-0 July 29 at Miesville L 10-0 Region Tourney July 31 vs. N. Ulm K. W 11-1 Aug. 6 at Jordan L 6-1 Aug. 7 at Arlington W 4-2 Aug. 10 at St. Peter L 4-3

Deer Lottery Applications Firearms and muzzleloader hunters who want to harvest antlerless deer in a deer permit area designated as lottery this hunting season are reminded they must purchase their license and apply for an antlerless permit by Thursday, Sept. 8. More information is available in the 2016 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations Handbook online.

High School Fall Sports Practices Underway

Volleyball Sara Geller and Rich Foust must have liked what they saw as the two new co-head coaches have inherited last year’s state Class 2A champion Belle Plaine High School volleyball team, which has much of its firepower back this season. Geller and Foust, who are no strangers to the program having coached it from 2004 to 2009, with Foust being the head coach during that period. They replace Cassie Koch, who resigned after last year’s state championship run. The Tigers are scheduled to open the regular season at home against Class 3A Chanhassen on The Belle Plaine High School football team held its first official practice of the 2016 season Monday, Aug. 29. Monday morning. The Tigers, who have a lot of holes to fill from the graduation of a long list of starters from last year’s section champion team, will open the season Thursday, Sept. 1 at home against Norwood Young America. Justin Johnston returns as head coach after leading Belle Plaine to its first state tournament berth in over two decades last year. Other games on the Tigers’ schedule this year (in order) are at Albert Lea, vs. Jordan, vs. Waseca, at New Ulm, vs. Tri-City United, at St. Peter and at Marshall.

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Tennis New Belle Plaine High School tennis coach and long-time assistant with the program, Melissa Hanson, addressed her two senior captains, Ireland Lambrecht and Lauren Murphy, at the start of Monday’s first official practice of the 2016 season. Pictured in the background is Hanson’s husband, Michael, who remains an assistant coach for the program.

Cross Country The Belle Plaine High School girls’ and boys’ cross country teams held their first official practice for the upcoming season Monday morning, and leading the girls out of the school for a quick run was alumni Janessa Meuleners (with bandana and sun glasses), who is the school’s most decorated distance runner of all time. Meuleners is assisting coach Steve Schroeder for a brief time before she returns to the University of North Dakota for her sophomore year.

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Alex Schlueter of Montrose caught the largest catfish that was not a flathead – a 15.25-pound channel cat – in this year’s River Fishin’ Contest.

Mark Skelley has been the primary fish weigher for the Belle Plaine River Fishin Contest in recent years. A number of Skelley family members help organize and run the contest, for which one of the principal founders 41 years ago was Pat Skelley.

River Fishin’

(continued from page 1) Matheny of Sioux City, Iowa won by Eric Truebenbach, who (29.30 pounds). is the reigning keg throwing champion at Jordan’s HeimatChris Baynes of Mankato came up less than a pound short of Kristopher Alt of Chaska won fest and other such competi$300 for catching the largest winning the Belle Plaine River Fishin’ Contest for a second carp at 12.95 pounds. The next tions. The winner of the tobacyear in a row. He still brought home the $800 prize for second two largest carp, good for $200 co-spitting contest was Dustin place. and $100, respectively, were Haefner. caught by Scott Fritz of Owen, Partial proceeds from the MinWis. (11.10 pounds) and Lee nesota River Fishin’ Contest go Stuewe of Belle Plaine (11.05 to Belle Plaine area youth out- Kristopher Alt of Chaska caught the largest carp (12.95 pounds). It is Lee Stuewe’s son, door training programs. pounds) in this year’s River Fishin’ Contest. Mike, who holds the record for the largest fish caught in the contest, a 52-pound, 7-ounce flathead he caught in 2013. Other top fishermen and fisherwomen in the carp category were Brian Leaf of Champlin (10.25 pounds), Melissa Bergs of Belle Plaine (8.55 pounds), Andy Haffenbredl of Auburndale, Wis. (8.45 pounds), Andrew Poore of Buffalo (6.90 pounds) and Rob Stiles of Arlington (6.35 pounds). Over $4,000 in cash and prizes was awarded at this year’s contest. Two members of the DNR were on the scene throughout the day to periodically return many fish, which were kept alive in a tank, to the river. The keg throwing contest was Anglers in boats had to anchor down in the turbulent Minnesota River during this year’s River Fishin’ Contest.

Eric Truebenbach easily won this year’s Belle Plaine River Fishin’ Keg Throwing Contest at Court Square Park on Saturday.

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This is the site where Thursday’s ground-breaking ceremony took place and shows the large area that the Ridgeview/Lutheran Home medical and senior living campus will be built on.

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The process of removing trees at the future medical clinic and senior living complex began Monday. This was one of the many trees that lined the property along Highway 169.

Home for its partnership during the planning process. Lutheran Home President and CEO Michael Klatt echoed Stevens’ praises for the partnerships that developed along the way between the city, The Lutheran Home and Ridgeview. He added that the project will benefit people “for decades to come.” Pingalore, the third and final speaker, recalled the time he approached Belle Plaine/Ridgeview Ambulance Director Doug Sweeney to begin gauging interest in the possibility of Ridgeview, with roots in Waconia, building a medical facility in Belle Plaine, seeing how

Ridgeview had been overseeing Belle Plaine’s ambulance operation for a number of years. The ball started rolling at that time and continued all the way to this week’s ground-breaking. The construction of the nearby overpass, which opened July 27, played a major part in Ridgeview’s decision to build a health campus in Belle Plaine in that the overpass makes the campus more accessible, especially from the south side of Highway 169. “Some people have called it the bridge to nowhere but this (medical clinic and senior living campus) is somewhere,” Pingalore told the ground-breaking

audience. The fact that the city is selling the seven-acre site to Ridgeview for $1 also helped reel in the project. A business subsidy agreement approved earlier this year with Ridgeview states that wage and job goals resulting from the project must be met and retained. Ridgeview is to create a minimum of 20 full-time equivalent jobs with a starting wage of no less than $12.69 per hour, which is 175 percent of the federal minimumwage law. Failure to meet these goals would result in a reduction of the business subsidy.