Belle plaine herald december 10, 2014 by Belle Plaine Herald

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ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD YEAR

BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA, DECEMBER 10, 2014

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City Reduces Asking Price for Property It Owns South of 169 During a workshop last Mon- Council Member Cary Coop ported marketing the land to enday night (Dec. 1), the Belle recommended that the city not courage development, whether Plaine City Council agreed reduce the price because of the it be at a reduced price or with to reduce its asking price for site’s future development po- financial incentives such as nearly six acres of industrial/ tential in that segment of the tax increment financing or tax commercial-zoned property it city. He indicated that he was abatement. owns near the public works fa- in no hurry to negotiate the sale Following further review since of the property and said that the that September workshop, the cility south of Highway 169. The city purchased the site land was still a good, long-term consensus of the council last (just west of the then Wester- investment, and he did not want week was to okay a comproman Lumber building) from to undercut the price of other mise with staff and the EDA and reduce the asking price to private property owners total- land in the area. ing $1,035,740 in 2008 to re- Council members Scott Sch- $3 per square foot, which based serve for a possible new public neider and Paul Chard con- on 5.7 acres of buildable propworks facility or perhaps sell it curred with Coop, saying the erty, comes to $744, 876. That’s to industrial/commercial inter- asking price should stay the about one-fourth less than what ests. Over a half-dozen years same but that they would be the city paid for the site in later, the property remains un- open to negotiations depending 2008. on the type of development. sold and vacant. The property is currently beDuring a workshop in Sep- Council Member Gary Trost ing marketed by Colliers InterBelle Plaine Fire Chief Todd Otto said a Sunday morning fire caused significant heat and tember, the council reviewed a also did not support a reduced national. For more information, smoke damage throughout the interior of this unoccupied home along West Forest Street (lot recommendation from staff and listing and suggested that the call Brian Netz at 952-89725). the city’s economic develop- city consider keeping the land 7736 or e-mail Brian.Netz@ ment authority (EDA) to lower for city use, such as for a future colliers.com. You can also contact Belle Plaine Community the price of the parcel from $4 fire hall. per square foot to $2 per square Mayor Mike Pingalore sup- Development Director Chelsea Alger at 952-873-5553 or calfoot. A fire that remains under in- Although the home, located the result of arson, only that the ger@ci.belleplaine.mn.us. vestigation severely damaged on lot 25 along West Forest state fire marshal’s office and or possibly totaled a mobile Street, was unoccupied, Otto Belle Plaine police are still inhome in Belle Plaine Sunday said there was some furniture vestigating. morning. and other belongings destroyed Otto said Belle Plaine fire- Letters to Santa Belle Plaine Fire Chief Todd in the fire. fighters were assisted by memOtto said no one was living Cindy Olson, a comanager of bers of the Jordan and Mdewa- Deadline Dec. 17 The University of Minnesota Kroells, a in the home at the time of the the mobile home park, said she kanton fire departments. Some The Herald will publish all the has announced that Thursday, 2012 gradublaze, which was reported by did not want to release any in- firefighters remained on the Letters to Santa it receives this Dec. 18 will be Belle Plaine ate of Belle neighbors at approximately 6 formation about the owner(s) of scene for several hours. year in its special Christmas isCommunity Day when the Plaine High a.m. Otto said the blaze caused the trailer until after the inves- Olson said RV Horizons Inc. sue. Gophers wrestling team takes S c h o o l , significant heat and smoke tigation. out of Cedaredge, Colo., purdamage throughout the interior Otto did not give any indica- chased the mobile home park Letters can be dropped off at on Northwestern 7 p.m. at the is the Gothe Herald office at 113 East Sports Pavilion. phers’ startof the trailer. tion that the fire may have been from Haefner Enterprises of Main Street downtown, or All Belle Plaine residents and ing heavyBelle Plaine in 2013. mailed to the same address at the family and friends of Go- weight this Post Office Box 7. You can also phers wrestler Michael Kroells season. He e-mail them to bpherald@fronwill be admitted to the dual was a twotiernet.net. time state match for $5. All letters must be at the Her2A For more information or to Class ald office by 5 p.m. Dec. 17 or purchase tickets in advance, champion wrestler while in be postmarked no later than visit the U of M’s wrestling high school. He is the son of that date. Larry Kroells and Laura Cunwebsite. and Activities Director Mindy how requests from transgender ningham, and Lori Kroells. Sparby wouldn’t have been cer- students to participate in girls’ tain what to do. sports. State law already allows This week, they have a policy girls to participate in boys’ to follow. sports. “I’d be on the phone seeing This fall, the Belle Plaine what other districts would do,” School Board supported a resoWithout last week’s Minnesota he said. “South Dakota has a lution calling for the MSHSL’s State High School League deci- (transgender) policy. I’d prob- directors to pass a transgender policy. The MSHSL’s decision on how to properly handle ably check there.” Thursday (Dec. 4), the Minnesion was nearly unanimous. a transgender student’s request to participate in a girls’ sport, sota State High School League To participate in girls’ sports, a Belle Plaine School District (MSHSL) Board of Directors transgender student must comSuperintendent Kelly Smith approved a policy governing plete a detailed set of criteria. It includes letters from parents, friends and health-care providers operating within their licensed specialty substantiating the person’s gender identity. “A person can’t decide Friday they’re going to go out for the volleyball team on Monday,” Smith said. Schools will decide whether a transgender student who follows the MSHSL policy can participate on a girls’ team. If a school rejects a request, the two-page approved policy states a transgender person appealing a school’s decision to Jim’s Apple Barn, the yellow barn-shaped candy store along Highway 169 northeast of Belle the MSHSL for review by an Plaine, is growing. General Manager Robert Wagner hired Matt Kes (right) and his crew to independent hearing officer. The new MSHSL policy states build a 2,000-square-foot addition on the north side of the building. the decision will comply with state and federal laws and regulations. The ruling allows the Gas prices in Belle Plaine are at their lowest in several years student will be eligible to paras Cenex, Coborn’s and Kwik Trip were all at $2.47.9 for a ticipate in MSHSL activities gallon of regular unleaded gas on Tuesday, which compares to consistent with the student’s $2.99 this time last year and well over $3 most of this year. The gender identification for the While the steady stream of goods store opens for its 37th a cave,” he said. “The building visitors has ended for the sea- season next summer. is already about the length of a all-time high in Belle Plaine was set in May of 2013 when the balance of the student’s high son, activity at Jim’s Apple Wagner said the additional football field.” school eligibility. price skyrocketed to $4.29.9. The current price in Minnesota two-story display space would Wagner’s hope is that the exThe names of transgender Barn is still bustling. on average is $2.53 per gallon, which is down about 40 cents students invoking the policy Another expansion project is be open and filled with sun- pansion will be part of another from last month, when it started to dip below $3 at $2.94 per will be private data under state underway at the yellow barn light. A mural will be on the good year. The family-owned gallon. Gas prices across the nation have fallen steadily over law. The policy is scheduled to along Highway 169 northeast north wall of the new area. business saw an increase in the past few months and they’re currently at their lowest level go into effect at the start of the of Belle Plaine. Large picture windows will al- 2014 business, thanks in part to in about four years. According to experts, the trend doesn’t 2015-16 school year. Construction of an additional low sunlight to enter the space, less rain than the area received appear to be changing very soon. They say lower crude oil 2,000-square-feet of product enhancing the open area. in the late-summer and fall of prices are continuing to drive prices down, along with an display space on the north side Wagner said adding the space 2013. New MSHSL abundant oil supply and the rising value of the U.S. dollar. of the barn will expand the on the north side of the build- Wagner is using Belle Plaine (continued on page 6) The highest-priced gas in the lower 48 states (as of the start candy store’s display area and ing, rather than just extending and area contractors, like Matt storage to about 21,000-square it farther eastward, would give Kes for the building work and of this week) was in San Francisco, where it was $3.04 per feet, said Robert Wagner, gen- the building a bit more char- Lange’s Plumbing & Heating gallon. The lowest was in Albuquerque, N.M., where it was eral manager. acter so it wouldn’t appear as for the air conditioning. about $2.38 per gallon. What’s all this mean? Americans are The work will be completed large as it is. “We like keeping things locollectively saving $110 million per day on gas compared to a well before the candy and apple “We didn’t want it to seem like cal,” Wagner said. year ago.

Fire Destroys B.P. Mobile Home

Gophers Wrestling Team to Hold Belle Plaine Day Dec. 18

New MSHSL Transgender Policy: A Map for B.P., Schools to Follow Policy Will Take Effect in 2015-‘16 School Year

The Lowest in Years

Even During Off-Season, Jim’s Apple Barn Growing

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All Lit Up Belle Plaine’s royal court participated in the Arli-Dazzle Parade in Arlington on Saturday. Pictured in the rear of the float is Miss Belle Plaine Hannah Preusser, and in the middle are First Princess Kaylee Shields and Second Princess Rylee Pumper. In the front is Miss Congeniality Kylee Pass. It was a busy 48 hours for the royal court, who also participated in Thursday Ninety-eight-year-old Henrietta Stiles, who grew up in the Hooper-Bowler-Hillstrom Histori- night’s festivities at the Hooper-Bowler-Hillstrom House and at Saturday morning’s Holiday cal House, demonstrated to Betsy Ollhoff and others how ovens of her era worked during Express at the high school. Below is a photo of them taken in front of the Historical House Thursday. From left, are Pass. Pumper, Shields and Preusser. Thursday night’s community Christmas gathering at the house.

Belle Plaine High School students led the singing of Christmas carols Thursday night outside the Hooper-Bowler-Hillstrom Historical House.

Alzheimer’s Support Group Meets Dec. 16

Among those attending Thursday’s community Christmas gathering at the Hooper-BowlerHillstrom Historical House were the self-proclaimed “Three Wise Men” – former Belle Plaine Mayor Gerry Meyer (left), current Mayor Mike Pingalore (center) and former Mayor Tim Lies.

Birth Announcement

Kaitlyn Vizecky and Kreig Hamm of Belle Plaine announce the birth of their son, Ryker Edward Hamm, who was born at 9:52 p.m. on October 3, 2014 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee. Ryker weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. He has blue eyes and brown hair. Grandparents are Chad and Sarah Vizecky of Belle Plaine and Scott Sr. and Jaime Hamm of New Prague. Great-grandparents are Albin and Pat Kubiszewski of Belle Plaine and Barb Hamm and the late Lyle Hamm of New Prague. Ryker was baptized at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church October 25. Godparents are Jody Kubiszewski and Scott Hamm Jr.

BPHS Hosting Holiday Choir Concert Monday Belle Plaine Junior-Senior High School’s choirs will perform a holiday concert Monday night (Dec. 15, 7 p.m.) in the south gymnasium. The concert is focused on a “true gift,” said Cheryl Gorton, the school’s choir teacher. “It’s about one hope being the gift of Christmas memories and what do you really remember about Christmases from the past, the unwrapped gift or the memories of family and fellowship. What do we hold dear?”

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About 300 students will perform. A special treat this year will be the addition of an alumni choir at the end of the concert. BPHS grads are invited to participate. Another popular feature of the holiday concert is the finale, “Silent Night.” “We invite any students home for the holidays from college or wherever to come and sing with us. We will have a reserved area of seating and hope to have around 20 or more,” Gorton said.

The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine and its Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association provide resources and a support group for community members whose lives are touched by Alzheimer’s Disease and other memory loss disorders. The monthly support groups are free and open to the public. The next meeting will be Tuesday, Dec. 16 from 6:307:30 p.m. at Kingsway Retirement Center in the Ratzkeller Room. “Caring and Sharing” The Simonets of Minneapolis provided a steady string of will be the topic. holiday music the old-fashioned way during Thursday’s com- Anyone with questions can munity Christmas gathering at the Hooper-Bowler-Hillstrom contact Sarah Beckius, LSW Historical House. at The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine at 952-873-2161. Note: Therapeutic Respite Drive-by Living Nativity Dec. 13 Care is available for your loved one with Alzheimer’s/Demen“For we have seen His star in Christ. Enjoy the holiday spirit tia for the hour while you atthe East and have come to wor- by attending the Living Nativ- tend Support Group Meeting. ship Him.” The wisemen saw ity on December 13th. Please You must RSVP by Monday, the star and followed it on that bring food shelf items or a do- Dec. 15 if you are bringing your night long ago. nation. loved one for Respite Care to ensure respite staff availability. The wisemen are in one of the scenes the public is invited to view as you drive through the Living Nativity on Saturday OLP Among Sites Sibley County night, Dec. 13 from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. at the Sibley County fair- Choral Society to Preform grounds in the northwest corner The Sibley County Choral Admission is $5 for adults of Arlington. Society presents three concerts and $2 for students. A variety Each of the six scenes has a to “Celebrate Christmas” this of Christmas songs will be perscripture verse to be read aloud weekend. formed. There will be refreshto your family. Costumed acments and fellowship following On Friday at 7:30 p.m., the tors and live animals depict the the concert. group will perform at United verses. More people are behind the scenes preparing for the Methodist Church in Arlington. Singers in the Sibley County At 7:30 p.m. Saturday, they Choral Society come from event. will be at Immanuel Lutheran Arlington, Gaylord, St. Peter, Experience the joy of the holy Winthrop, Belle Plaine, CoChurch in Gaylord. night in Bethlehem. The tradilogne, Hamburg, Kasota, Gibtions of Christmas continue in On Sunday at 2 p.m., the tour bon, Henderson and Mankato. Arlington by telling the story of comes to Our Lady of the Prai- The director is Robyn Woods Christ’s birth. Come, relive and rie Catholic Church in Belle of Kasota and the accompanist rejoice over the birth of Jesus Plaine. is Kathy Probst of Mankato.

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Deaths

Evelyn E. Ische Florence (Ekstrom) Halquist Florence (Ekstrom) Halquist, 79, of Belle Plaine passed away on December 5, 2014 at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. Funeral Service was held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 9 at West Union Lutheran Church (15820 Market Avenue, Cologne). Visitation was one hour prior to the service at church. Interment was in the West Union Lutheran Cemetery in Cologne. In lieu of flowers memorials preferred. Florence was born August 11, 1935 to Walter and Edna (Frank) Ekstrom in St. Paul, Minnesota. She grew up in Chaska and graduated from Chaska High School in 1953. She attended the University of Minnesota and obtained her Nursing Degree from the Swedish Hospital School of Nursing. She married William Halquist October 26, 1956 at the Moravian Church in Chaska. She and William farmed in San Francisco Township just north of Belle Plaine all of their married life. She lived on the family farm until moving to Kingsway 4 years ago. She is survived by her children, Bridget (Lowell) Christiansen of Belle Plaine, Mary (Lee) Muehlenhardt of Belle Plaine, William F. (Wendy) Halquist of Belle Plaine, and Mark (Nicole Pecholt) Halquist of Belle Plaine; daughter-inlaw, Kristine Halquist of Belle Plaine; nine grandchildren, Sarah (Jason) Jenny, Teresa (Daniel) Kane, Whitney (Christopher) Gohman, Shari (Nate) Gerdes, Scott (Beth) Muehlenhardt, Ashley (Andy Jorgenson) Halquist, Michael Halquist, Lynn Abernathy, MacKenzie Hoff and Ryder Halquist; 15 great-grandchildren; sisters, Bernice Barris of Chaska; brothers, Warren (Diane) Ekstrom of Chaska, twin brother, Floyd (Patricia) Ekstrom of Bloomington, Francis (Jolene) Ekstrom of Peru, IN and Merrill (Shirley) Ekstrom of Chaska; sister-in-law, Betty Halquist Carlson of Belle Plaine; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, William Halquist; son, Daniel Halquist; sister, Eunice (Lewis) Nichols; and brothers-in-law, Charles Barris and John Carlson.

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Evelyn E. Ische, 89, of Waconia passed away Sunday November 30, 2014 at the Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia. Funeral Service will be Friday, December 5 at 1 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waconia with Rev. Bob Alsleben officiating. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Interment at Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Benton Township, rural Cologne. Evelyn was born May 18, 1925 in Cologne, the daughter of Ferdinand and Anna (Finkel) Born. Evelyn was baptized June 7, 1925 at the Evangelical Church in Waconia and later confirmed on April 10, 1938 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Carver with Rev. V. Ostermann. Evelyn was raised in Carver County and lived there her entire life. She lost her Dad when she was 2 years old due to a tragic blasting accident. The Dad she knew by age 12 was Gottfried Kroells, who was a kind and good hearted father to her and 3 siblings. On October 28, 1944 Evelyn was united in marriage to Marvin Ische at Zion Lutheran Church in Benton Twp. Cologne by Rev. Rottmann. They went on to raise 12 children on a small farm in rural Norwood. She showed love and affection to all her children and to the end, was involved with their lives and the lives of 20 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Birthday, anniversary and holiday cards had to be sent to all her family members and a call on their birthday was a must. Evelyn never had a driver’s license, as she was busy cooking, cleaning, baking bread and raising kids and caring for grandchildren, and fussing over the great-grandchildren. She was a kind and gentle person that honestly cared about all members of her family and friends their entire life. Evelyn would be there, to offer her opinion and guidance, that was most likely the best path in life. Evelyn is preceded in death by her husband, Marvin; daughter, Joy Ische; sons, Marvin Ische Jr., Brian Ische; son-in-law, Mike Branscum; grandson, Chris Hennes; parents, Gottfried and Anna Kroells; father, Ferdinand Born; brother, Vernon Born; and infant sister, Fern. Evelyn is survived by her loving family; children, Maureen (Robert) Kahle of Belle Plaine, Marian (Donald) Klaustermeier of Norwood Young America, Ivan (Gwen) Ische of Arlington, Kevin (Debby) Ische of Waconia, Darvin (Lynette “Sam”) Ische of Victoria, Joanne Winkler of Waconia, Steven (Kim) Ische of Victoria, Alan (Renae) Ische of Norwood Young America, Troy (Kelly) Ische of Waconia; grandchildren, Todd (Ann) Kahle, Terry (Angie) Kahle, Sherry (Brian) Meade, Scott (Theresa) Klaustermeier, Sara (Matt) Yaeck, Brandon (Melissa) Ische, Mike Hennes, Lauren Ische, Hannah Ische, Michael Branscum, Justin Branscum and fiancée, Luisa, Lara Branscum, Ryan Ische, Chad Ische, Megan Ische, Jeremy Ische and special friend, Eryn Dunlap, Nicholas Ische and

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BELLE PLAINE HERALD, BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA special friend, Christina Schaufler, Kayla Ische, Emma Ische; great-grandchildren, Matt, Amelia, Dylan, Lilli, Addison, Jessica, Tyler, Nicole, Jaden, Ellie, Lily, Vianca, Dante, Scarlet, Kylee and Emily; sisters, Lillian Ische of Waconia, Angie (Gerald) Wischnack of Green Isle; sister-in-law, Luella Dummer of St. Louis Park; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Casket Bearers are Evelyn’s grandsons. Honorary Casket Bearers are Evelyn’s granddaughters.

SFC Beverly J. (Broadwater) Kiewel

SFC (Retired) Beverly Joyce Broadwater Kiewel, wife of Martin Kiewel, passed away after a short illness on November 19, 2014. Celebration service will be held at Rockco’s Funeral Home Chapel, Montevallo, AL, on December 12 at 11:30 a.m. The Patriot Guard Riders will escort Beverly to the Alabama National Cemetery for a committal service with full military honors at 12:30 p.m. She was born in Homestead, FL, grew up in Marietta, GA

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graduating from Wheeler High School and Dekalb Technical School in 1974. She was on Active Duty with the US Army for over 12 years and in the US Army Reserve the rest of her career, for a total of 30 years. She married Martin in 1994 at Fort Mcpherson in Atlanta. She began her career as an Air Traffic Controller, she was Personnel and Records Administration NCO, Individual Training NCO, and Mobilization NCO. In retirement she was an active member of her churches, the Christian Motorcyclist Association, Patriot Guard Riders, Veterans of foreign Wars of the United States and Ladies Auxillary. She was selected to be the Alabama Representative to the VFW National Committee of

Women Veterans, 2011-2013. Beverly is survived by husband, Martin J. Kiewel; two step-children, Shawn M. (Barbara) Kiewel, Suzanne E. (Jeffrey) Thompsen; granddaughter, Lilyth I. Kiewel; sisters, Catherine S. Broadwater (Carl) Christensen, Elizabeth I. Broadwater (Walter) Howell, Cynthia A. Broadwater Pinson; brothers-in-law, Larry (Marci) Kiewel, Harold (Pat) Kiewel, Russell Kiewel; sisters-in-law, Karen (Gail) Seaver and Marg (Joel) Larsen; many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Alton Lester Broadwater, Catherine Augusta (Pond) Broadwater; and father-in-law, Robert Kiewel.

River Rock Church PO Box 184, Belle Plaine, MN www.riverrockchurch.com info@riverrockchurch.com Worship at Chatfield Elem. @ 330 S. Market Street Ministry Center: 124 W. Main Street, BP (952) 873-5453 Lead Pastor Chris Teien Associate Pastor Dan Jetto * denotes 330 S. Market ** denotes 124 W. Main St. Wednesday, Dec 10 6:30pm Kids Adventure Club* 6:30pm Jr. High Youth Group* 7:00pm Sr High Youth Group** Saturday, Dec 13 9:30am Philippians Bible Study Sunday, Dec 14 10am Worship Service** Monday, Dec 15 7 - 8:30pm Men’s Bible Study** Wednesday, Dec 17 NO Kids Adventure Club, Jr. High Youth Group or Sr High Youth Group

First Presbyterian Church 219 W. Main Street, Belle Plaine 952-873-2966 Pastor Don Genereux www.fpcbelleplaine.org fpcbelleplaine@frontiernet.net Inspirational Message Line 952-583-3302 Wednesday, December 10th Visitations Sunday, December 14th Third Sunday in Advent 9:00 am Worship & Sunday School December 17th Visitations

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Mary (McCue) Ryan Mary (McCue) Ryan, 90, of Sun City Center, FL, formerly of Wayzata, MN went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus, on December 2, 2014. Mass will be held at St. Anne’s in Ruskin, FL; services to be held in MN at a future date. Memorials preferred to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 3001 Metro Drive #100, Bloomington, MN 55425. Mary was born March 9, 1924 in Belle Plaine, MN. She graduated from Belle Plaine High School and Business College. She met the love of her life, Ray Ryan, a lieutenant JG Naval officer and married August 10, 1944. They settled to raise their family in Wayzata, MN. Throughout her life, she was a devoted and caring wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother; her family was her passion. She loved to cook and entertain and used her creative talents in crochet, knitting and sewing. She was an active member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Sun City, FL. She will be greatly missed by her family and always be remembered as a gracious, lovely, courageous woman. Survived by four daughters, Mary Jo (Al) Rollins, Pamela (Tom) Nichols, Lynne (Bruce) Mallory, Sharon (John) Engelbert; 11 grandchildren, Ray (fiancé, Susan) Rollins, Neil (fiancé, Srey) Rollins, Ted (Jenny) Nichols, Scott (Shawn) Nichols, Jim (Keegan) Nichols, Joe Nichols, Kaleen (Scott) Martin, Kevin Nichols, Kelly Mallory, Ana Engelbert and Alex Engelbert; nine great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Ray Ryan; parents, Michael and Cora McCue; brothers, John and Emmett; sister, Cora Ellen.

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

Thursday, Dec. 11 Salisbury Steak w/Onion Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Steamed Broccoli, Whole Wheat Bread/ Marg., Frosted Spice Cake RCD Unfrosted Cake Friday, Dec. 12 Cordon Bleu Chicken Breast OR: SR Mornay Chicken Breast, Wild Rice Blend, Salad w/French Drsng., Green Beans, Applesaue Bar Monday, Dec. 15 Baked Fish w/Tartar Sauce OR: Herb Chicken Breast, Scalloped Potatoes, Peas, Multi Grain Bread/Marg., Cherry Gelatin Tuesday, Dec. 16 Holiday Meal Herb Roasted Quartered Chicken, Buttered Corn, Roasted Yukon Potatoes, Dinner Roll/Marg., Apple Pie RCD Strawberries Wednesday, Dec. 17 Country Fried Steak/Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Pull-A-Part Roll/ Marg., Chocolate Cupcake

Our Lady of The Prairie Catholic Church - Belle Plaine Fr. Michael Kaluza 952-873-6564 Wednesday, December 10 8:00 am. Rosary / 8:30 am. Mass 9am–10p.m. Eucharistic Adoration Thursday, December 11 8:00 am. Rosary / 8:30 am. Mass 7-10 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration Friday, December 12 8:00 am. Rosary / 8:30 am. Mass Saturday, December 13 4:15 p.m. Mass Sunday, December 14 Third Sunday of Advent 8:00 am Mass / 10:00 am Mass Tuesday, December 16 8:00 am. Rosary / 8:30 am. Mass 9am–11p.m. Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday, December 17 8:00 am. Rosary / 8:30 am. Mass 9am–10p.m. Eucharistic Adoration St. John Lutheran Church 148 S. Chestnut Street Belle Plaine, MN 56011 Pastor Mark Johnson sjlc@frontiernet.net 952-873-6492 Wednesday, December 10 4:30 3-12 Grade Choir 5:15 Pizza 6:00 Confirmation / 6:00 Connect 6:30 Worship Choir Friday, December 12 4:00 Wedding Rehearsal Saturday, December 13 7:00 Weight Watchers 4:00 Wedding (Mulder-France) Sunday, December 14 Holy Communion 8:00 & 10:30 Worship 9:15 Sunday School Monday, December 15 8:00 Men’s Bible Study 6:30 Boy Scouts Wednesday, December 17 4:30 3-12 Grade Choir 6:00 Connect 6:30 Worship Choir St. Joseph Catholic Church 213 South 6th Street Henderson, MN 56044 507-248-3550 Weekday Mass: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30 a.m. Saturday Mass: 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass: 8:00 a.m.

St. Paul’s United Church of Christ 111 S. 6th Street, Henderson Pastor-Deb Meyer 507-248-3594 (Office) Wednesday, Dec. 10 7 p.m. Church Council Sunday, Dec. 14 9 a.m. Play Practice 10 a.m. Worship 11:15 a.m. Confirmation Wetzel Baptism Tuesday, Dec. 16 10:30 a.m. Clergy Bible Study Wednesday, Dec. 17 6:30 Youth host Bingo at Sibley Estates St. John-Assumption Parish 26523 200th Street Belle Plaine, MN 56011 Father Sam 507-248-3550 Sundays: 10 a.m. Mass

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Zion Lutheran Church & School 14745 County Road 153 Cologne, MN 55322 952-466-3379 e-mail: brendathompsonzion@ gmail.com Pastor: Eric Zacharias Wednesday, Dec. 10 9:30 a.m. & 1 & 7 p.m. The Story Chapter 13 6 p.m. Supper Choir following the Story Thursday, Dec. 11 10:15 a.m. Chapel at the Harbor 1:30 p.m. PK & K Christmas Program Friday, Dec. 12 8:10 a.m. Chapel Sunday, Dec. 14 8:45 a.m. Sunday School for Families 9:30 a.m. Worship/Communion Christmas Potluck 10:45 a.m. Bible Study Tuesday, Dec. 16 Basketball at Hamburg Wednesay, Dec. 17 9:30 a.m. & 1 & 7 p.m. The Story Chapter 14 6 p.m. Supper Choir following the Story Sand Creek Baptist Church Loving Serving and Obeying Christ Currently Meeting at 100 Hope Ave., Jordan 9 a.m. Adult Bible Fellowship & Sunday School 10 a.m. 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 Wednesday, December 10 5:30 p.m. Advent Supper (Spaghetti Supper hosted by STiC) 6 p.m. Midweek Catechism Class 7 p.m. Midweek Advent Service (Usher Team 6) Grades 3-4 sing 8 p.m. Jr and Sr Choir Rehearsal Thursday, December 11 8:25 a.m. School Chapel 7 p.m. Men’s Choir at Kingsway Friday, December 12 5:30 p.m. Boys’ B Away Basketball Game vs. St. John, St. Paul Saturday, December 13 11 a.m. Home Basketball Games vs. Christ Lutheran Sunday, December 14 8 a.m. Bible Study 9 a.m. Worship Service w/ Communion (Usher Team 1/Video: Kaletka) Grades K-2 sing 10 a.m. Coffee Hour (Hosted by Outreach) 10:30 a.m. Adult Bible Study and Sunday School 11:45 a.m. LGP Meeting 4 p.m. Joint Choir Song Service 5 p.m. Potluck Supper 7 p.m. Quarterly Voters’ Meeting Monday, December 15 7 p.m. Finance Committee and Stewardship Committee Meetings Tuesday, December 16 7 p.m. Council Meeting 7 p.m. Trinity Knotters Wednesday, December 17 5:30 p.m. Advent Supper (Hosted by various families) 6 p.m. Midweek Catechism Class 7 p.m. Joint Choir Advent Service (Usher Team 3) Redeemer Lutheran Church 14226 W. 280th Street, Henderson, Pr. Diane Goulson 507-665-2932 On Highway 19, 2 miles East of Highway 169 Wednesday, Dec. 10 6:30 p.m. Confirmation Sunday, Dec. 14 Third Sunday of Advent 8:30 a.m. Sunday School/Teen Times/Adult Education 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Caroling Wednesday, Dec. 17 6:30 p.m. Confirmation

West Union Lutheran Church 15820 Market Ave. Cologne, MN 55315 Church: 952-466-5678 westunion1@juno.com Pastor: Wolfgang Laudert Wednesday, December 10 10 a.m. The Story 6 p.m. Sweet Hour of Prayer 6:30 p.m. Confirmation 7 p.m. Choir Thursday, December 11 7 p.m. The Story Saturday, December 13 Holy Family Academy & Chapel 7:30 a.m. Men’s Group Traditional Latin Mass Sunday, December 14 10679 182nd St., 9 a.m. Worship Belle Plaine, MN 56011 10 a.m. Sunday School (952) 873-2582 or 873-6613 R: Wayne Mortensen/A: Callie Kirt (coord.) P: Lowell Christiansen Fr. Christopher Leith Monday, December 15 Sundays 10 a.m. Newsletter articles due 2:15 p.m. Confessions Wednesday, December 17 2:40 p.m. Rosary / 3 p.m. Mass 10 a.m. The Story Academy Mass - call for times 6 p.m. Sweet Hour of Prayer 6:30 p.m. Confirmation Oratory of St. Thomas 7 p.m. Choir the Apostle - Jessenland Father Sam Perez 507-248-3550 Thursdays: Mass at 5 p.m.

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Taxpayers Pass on School District Tax, Budget Hearing levy. To the owner of a house valued for taxation at $150,000, the proposed increase will add about $35.43 to the school districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s share of the overall 2015 property tax bill. The school boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final consideration of the levy is set for Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting (Dec. 15, 6 p.m.) in the Belle Plaine District Center. The increase in the school districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operating levy -- $221,090.04 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is primarily aimed at post-employment benefits (OPEB) for long-term employees after retirement and health and safety projects. A local decision, the OPEB accounts for $150,000 of the increase. The school board also set aside $64,616.22 toward projects, like asbestos abatement or a fire sprinkler system improvement. The amount of the of money set aside is based on a state formula. The school board decides how to spend the money.

District Proposing 4.82 Percent Tax Increase

Have you visited the Scott County Library System web page lately (URL: www.scottlib.org)? There are a couple new things that you should see. The first thing I will mention If residents in the Belle Plaine is the Library Newsletter. You School District are concerned can sign up for the newsletter or have questions regarding the and have it e-mailed directly districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans for a property to you. It is a great way to stay tax increase, they passed on informed. As hard as we try to the chance to even discuss the keep people informed through notion at Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Dec. 8) this column and flyers on bul- annual taxation and budget letin boards in the library, we hearing. still get the occasional â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wish With no citizens attending, I had known.â&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw it but the board passed on presenting forgot.â&#x20AC;? You know how these the information. Instead, the things go. Now you can get school board quickly reviewed a newsletter to keep you in- the proposed policy on forming formed in an additional way. If school-recognized clubs and Ann and John Hendel of Cologne proudly displayed a flora- this interests you go to the bot- then went into closed session graph of their late-son, Andy, at a reception Saturday night tom of the Newsletter Sign-Up to discuss a facet of upcoming labor negotiations. at Cologne Community Center. Nearly 200 people attended block and click on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moreâ&#x20AC;? and The Belle Plainer School Disthe event hosted by the friends and family of Andy Hendel, follow along. It is wonderfully trict is considering a 4.82 perAmerican Donor Services (ADS) and American Association of easy. cent increase in its operating Tissue Banks. The floragraph will be one of 72 floragraphs The second item that I want to point out is the Special Events displayed on the Donate Life float in the Tournament of Roses block on the home page. It Parade Jan. 1, 2015 in Pasadena, Calf. Andy Hendel took his talks about Winter Fun. The life Jan. 22, 2012. He was 16. Sixty-three people (to date) have Scott County Library System received life-saving and enhancing donations of portions of has a number of special activiAndyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cardiovascular system and tissue. ties for kids and families during the holiday season. These events take place at various Scott County Library branches. Be sure to read carefully for With little citizen interest and It will fund the lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s share of date, time and location. This is no opposition to a proposed 1.6 New Pragueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $4.3 million a good chance for you to visit percent increase in city prop- general fund budget that is inother branches of your library. erty taxes, the New Prague creasing by 1.95 percent, the As a bonus, you may get to City Council is set to approve New Prague Times recently reFamilies and Individuals Shar- of Senior Community Services, meet some of my coworkers a slight increase in city taxes ported. New Prague is expecting ing Hope (FISH) will tackle the which has as its goal to consid- as you visit the other branches. next year. issue of life balance for adults er ways that aging citizens can They are very nice people and Citizens were no-shows at the $29,639 in local government aid who are caring for the needs of remain living in their homes you will enjoy meeting them. councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public hearing Dec. (LGA), a 3.8 percent increase their aging parents while man- and their familiar communities These activities would be a fun 1. The proposed 1.6 percent for 2015. The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax base aging their own families at a for as long as possible. It has way to treat the family with increase bumps the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015 increased by over $576,200 or levy to about $3.82 million. 10.8 percent. The increase is meeting from 9:30-11 a.m. on been shown that such lives ben- something different. Thursday, Dec. 11 at Shako- efit greatly in health results, in I know that I have included peeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s St. Gertrudeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health & emotional stability, and general this type of story before, but, Rehabilitation Center, 1850 happiness. Taylor inspires com- for some reason, I enjoy these Sarazin Street. munities to â&#x20AC;&#x153;re-imagine aging, articles about overdue books There will be valuable infor- so our [society] is as accommo- that come back to the library. mation shared and resources for dating of the needs of seniors as This is a short article about a anyone who is currently work- it is for children.â&#x20AC;? copy of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gone With The Windâ&#x20AC;? ing with, facing their own, or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Regardless of where you fall checked out in 1949 and just anticipating future multi-gener- â&#x20AC;&#x153;in the sandwich,â&#x20AC;? this issue is returned. The author included ational family concerns. becoming more important than a joke reference to the story According to Scott County ever as baby boomers are ap- line in the article. http://www. Commissioner Jon Ulrich, also proaching senior citizenship. newser.com/story/199449/ chair of the FISH board of di- We also anticipate that faith high-school-library-bookrectors, especially during the communities, service provid- returned-65-years-late.html If holidays, the demands of family ers, non-profits and employers you bothered to type that URL needs can become overwhelm- will gain excellent resources into your computer, I hope that ing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We aim to provide useful for working with their respec- you enjoyed the article. tools and as such have lined up tive communities,â&#x20AC;? said Beth Storytime is going to be taking wonderful speakers to support Loechler, executive director of some time off during this busy our neighbors and help allevi- FISH. time of the year. We will start ate some of the pressures they The meeting is open to the up again in February 2015. face.â&#x20AC;? public but space is limited. 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New Prague Set to Increase 2015 City Tax levy Slightly

FISH Meeting to Focus on Caring for Aging Parents

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Thirty Years Ago This Week

Cable TV Anyone? Joanne and Jim Brenke (left) of Belle Plaine conferred with a marketing representative for DOW-SAT Minnesota while trying to decide if they would sign up for cable TV. The cable company held an open house on Dec. 7 and 8 of 1984 at the Belle Plaine Vets Club. About 100 Belle Plaine residents were hooked up and receiving cable TV service as of Dec. 11. “Some are so slick at it, that you can stand right beside them and they get away with it.” That was how Bill Steffen, owner of Steffen’s Our Own Hardware in downtown Belle Plaine, described activities of shoplifters in his store. Steffen and nearly every other store owner contacted locally agreed that shoplifting was a problem for them in Belle Plaine. All the merchants said that when someone was caught shoplifting, most often is was a local person. Police Chief Joe Lenz told merchants that stores statewide lose $500,000 to shoplifters every day. Mary Tilleson told the Belle Plaine Community Services Commission that she would have stayed on as community services director had the commission raised her salary to $20,000. The commission had recently raised her salary from $15,600 to $18,000 after a little over one year of employment. After accepting Tilleson’s resignation, the commission agreed to hire Mary Ann Stier of Belle Plaine, a Mankato State College recreation student, to run the community services program for $160 a week until a new director is hired. About 100 Belle Plaine residents were hooked up and receiving cable TV service as of Dec. 11, officials of DOWSAT of Minnesota reported that week. Six installation trucks were installing between 40 and 50 hookups a day, and by Christmas 400 homes were expected to be installed. The Santa House, located at the intersection of Main and Meridian streets downtown, would open for the holidays on Dec. 14. Belle Plaine postal officials reported that the volume of Christmas mail was higher than the year before because people seemed to be mailing packages earlier. Postmaster Linda Ernst said the local post office sent

out more than 100 packages that Monday alone. The Belle Plaine City Council granted a request by Harold Edberg to rezone a 20-acre tract at the west end of Main and Church streets from A-1 (agricultural zoning) to R-2 (multiple-family dwelling zoning). A preliminary plan submitted by Edberg called for the construction of three-unit walkout condominiums and single-family dwellings on the 20-acre tract. Brian Gene Gruetzmacher, 20, of Belle Plaine, passed away on Dec. 7 at Queen of Peace Hospital in New Prague. He was born on May 1, 1964 and grew up in Belle Plaine the son of Ewald and Adella Gruetzmacher. He graduated from Belle Plaine High School in 1982. He was engaged in farming with his family in Belle Plaine Township. He was a member of FFA and a lifelong member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine. Mary Jane Gunderson, 49, of Northbrook, Ill., passed away of a heart attack on Dec. 3 at a Northbrook hospital. She was born on May 22, 1935 at Green Isle to Leo and Fern (Tierney) Bowser. She married J. Brooks Gunderson of Centerville, S.D., in August of 1957. Six Belle Plaine High School FFA members attended the National FFA Convention in Kansas City that fall. They were Steve Smith, Brad Latzke, Mike Fahrenkamp, Glenn Renne, John Winterfeldt and Brad Johnson. The BPHS boys’ basketball team split two games, beating Faribault Shattuck 47-42 and losing to Montgomery 46-28. Rich Halquist had 14 points in the win over Shattuck. Brad Johnson had 10 points against Monty. The Tiger girls’ basketball team won a pair of games, defeating Arlington-Green Isle 39-25 and Le Sueur 43-32. Laurie Wolpern combined for 43 points in the two games.

60 Years Ago (1954)

The Belle Plaine Commercial Club sponsored a Santa Claus Day at the high school. As the children filed out of the auditorium, each was given a generous-sized package of goodies. Mrs. Henry Kloempken was back at her home in Washington Lake Township after 75 days at the New Prague hospital for treatment for injuries suffered when hit by an automobile at a street intersection in Belle Plaine. It had been a week of unusual weather – some rain, light snow flurries and temperatures above the freezing mark. William Frederick Schultz, native of San Francisco Township, died at the age of 74. He was the father of Walter and Vernon Schultz. The Nativity Scene, project of Leo Albrecht, was set up on South Meridian Street, on the Leo Albrecht vacant lots across the side street from the Alvin Stier home. According to unofficial report, the Minnesota Community Telephone Co. planned to install dial service in its Belle Plaine and Jordan exchanges in 1956. Miss Joyce Mae Hessing, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hessing, became the bride of A/2c Roger Frederick Trost, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Trost of Blakeley. F.L. Kuehl, lifelong resident of Young America, was collecting his mail in the village post office when stricken with a heart attack and was dead in minutes. To appease the good wife before he went north for hunting, Bill Zellmann of Norwood promised her a bearskin rug complete with head and paws. Bill made good on the promise as he shot and brought back a 240-pound bear killed near Floodwood. Harold E. Bigot, 38, a former

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Area Separated, Divorce Support Meeting Jan. 6 The next area Separated and Divorce Support Group meeting will take place Tuesday, Jan. 6 from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Wenceslaus Church (lower level), 215 East Main Street in New Prague. Come and experience good support as you move through this time in your life. People of all faiths are welcome. Sessions take place the first Tuesday of each month. Call Deacon Bob at 952-7580463 or Mary at 952-873-6781 for more information.

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Javier opened the trunk of his resident of Jordan and Shako- Dear Editor, car and invited the children pee, was burned to death when Rita and I congratulate Denise to come select an Operation the car he drove collided head- Johnson for the special effort Christmas Child box. Had it not she has made over the years on with a truck two miles west to collect and send boxes for been for those boxes Christmas of Savage on Highway 101. Operation Christmas Child. would have been just another Our son-in-law, Javier Gomez, day. As Javier spoke to the chil90 Years Ago works in the government or- dren he told them that people (1924) phanage and in the very poor that have never met them love them and send these gifts. He The wheat market reached areas of Zacapa, Guatemala. $1.25 in Belle Plaine that week, On December 19, 2010, Rita then related how God, that they the highest point attained in and I went to Guatemala for have never met, loves them. the birth of out granddaughter. As I looked at the picture of nearly four years. all those boxes in the Herald To get the highway opened Since we were there over Christ- last week, I was reminded of mas Day we helped Javier with for operation of its busses, the that setting and those children. bus company sent through a big some of his ministry visits. One Thank you Denise for all the of the visits I will never forget plow operated by a caterpillar times you wondered what haptractor. Neither state nor coun- is going to the public dump. pens to all those boxes. Those ties had considered plowing the While there we met people that boxes really do go to children live in the dump and scavenge roads open in wintertime. and they really do say, “You are Miss Dorlie Whitlock depart- for discarded items that can be loved.” resold, used again or even coned for Riverside, Calif., for the Blessings, winter. Her cousins, the Sher- sumed in their daily diet. Dan & Rita Cole wins of Monticello, accompanied her. Smallpox made its appearance in Jessenland Township, afflicting a number of people. One died. He was Joe Hoyez, 50, brother of Nelson Hoyez, also of Jessenland. Mrs. Fred Mueller died at her home in Belle Plaine at the age Faced with the potential of de- authority (EDA) to cover the of 79, and the funeral was held faulting on the loan it took out payment. from Trinity Lutheran Church. to help pay for its wastewater But the council ultimately During the early years of her treatment pant, the Le Sueur turned to the state aid money. marriage to Mr. Mueller, the City Council turned to alterna- It notified PFA it planned to couple lived on a farm in Han- tive pot of money to make the spend six months closely monicock Township. Her husband payment -- state aid funds in- toring its wastewater treatment died in 1918. tended for repairing flood dam- fund with the hopes that ample revenue coming into the fund Louise Schlingman left her age sustained in June. home in Blakeley to spend the Le Sueur had a $903,860 would allow Le Sueur to reduce payment due Aug. 20. It was the loan from the EDA to repay winter in Fresno, Calif. A cold wave sent the mercury seeking an approval from the PFA. skidding to 10 degrees below Minnesota Public Finance Au- The loan from the EDA would thority (PFA) to restructure allow Le Sueur to avoid rezero. Art Griesbach was severely in- the loan, the Le Sueur News- structuring its loan from PFA. jured in a collision with his car Herald recently reported. When Council member Tom Tellijohn and a motor bus at the Crosby PFA declined the city’s request, said restructuring the PHA loan corner. A third car was involved the council dropped the restruc- would be the worst-case scein the mix-up, but Mr. Gries- turing plan and sought a loan nario as the city addresses the bach was the only one severely from its economic development financial situation. injured. Mrs. J.C. Shaughnessy, a pioneer settler in Washington Lake Township, died at her home in Taking Consignments on all Mall Brand Name Clothing Youth, Juniors and Adults in all sizes for both men and women Minneapolis at the age of 86. Her remains were brought to Fridays and Saturdays from• 10 am to 2 pm Jessenland for interment in her native parish. Her sisters were Mrs. Patrick Colbert and Mrs. Martin Ward, all members of the Austin family who came from Ireland in territorial days and settled in Sibley County. J.T. Bieder and W.L. Siemon were reelected president and secretary of the very active Belle Plaine Farm Club. Please Mrs. Emma Thyberg, 61, who no baby or spent all her married life in St. toddler clo the Lawrence, died at the home of at this time s . her niece, Mrs. Joseph Carlson. The last member of the Nachbar family of Jordan died in the person of Sister Agatha Nachbar, aged 73.

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Unusually beautiful weather prevailed for December. The only interruption was an allday rain. The railroad company put up a water tank and engine house at its Belle Plaine station. Mary Montag, who came back from Sprague, Wash., on account of the illness of her father, said that when she left Sprague only 18 cents was being offered for wheat in that market. The post office department changed the name of the post office at Hamilton to Glendale because the old name conflicted with Hamline. The railroad company retained the name Hamilton for its station. Both the post office and station would eventually be named Savage.

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Union Hill by: Edna Weiers St. John’s Catholic Church St. Scholastica Church Father Dave and Deacon Bob Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. at St. John’s Servers: Gabby Forrester, Abby Knutson, Anna Holden & Ashley Entinger Saturday Mass at 8:15 p.m. at St. John’s Servers: Alex & Katelyn Brezina Sunday Mass at 8 a.m. at St. Scholastica Servers: Matt Schoenecker & Jeremy Buszman Mass Wednesday 5p.m.St. John’s, followed by Confessions *****

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The New Prague Area Community Band will play a concert at 11 a.m. this Saturday at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. The band concert will be followed by a choir concert performed by New Prague’s Hymnus choir, both under the direction of Rush Wagner. Humor Corner: It was Christmas and the judge was in a merry mood. “What are you charged with?” he asked the defendant. “Doing my Christmas shopping early,” the man answered. “That’s no offense,” the judge said. “How early were you doing this shopping?” “Before the store opened,” the defendant replied.

MVEC Grant is Music to Cologne Academy’s Ears Cologne Academy has received a $1,000 grant award from Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC)’s Operation Round-Up. The money will go toward the purchase of additional guitars to enhance the school’s guitar studio music program. Cologne Academy offers guitar instruction to kindergarten through eighth-grade students during their respective music classes. The lessons benefit students through increased responsibility, commitment, improved memory retention, sense of pride and accomplishment, and higher IQs. With a previous generous grant award by MVEC, Cologne Academy implemented the guitar studio and offered beginning guitar to comple-

ment the school’s growing music program. With this grant, Cologne Academy will be able to further its goal of full student participation. “Cologne Academy has a phenomenal music department and this grant will allow it to continue to flourish. We are fortunate to have very skilled and passionate teachers leading the students in their learning each day,” said Lynn Peterson, the charter school’s executive director. Operation Round Up (ORU) allows customers to round up their monthly electric bills to fund community grants. Operation Round Up has donated over $1 million dollars to local non-profit organizations since ORU’s inception in 1995.

New MSHSL Transgender Policy: A Map for B.P., Schools to Follow

(continued from page 1) to offer separate dress‘We Represent God’ required ing, shower and restroom facili‘No You Don’t’ ties for boys and girls. The statewide debate over the The ad also claims religious proposed policy drew sides, for schools are required to allow some along religious lines. Op- transgender students participate ponents of the proposed policy in MSHSL sports. The approved cited Bible verses indicating policy states church-affiliated opposition to the proposal. schools, like Mayer Lutheran in At Thursday’s MSHSL board Mayer or Holy Family in Victomeeting, a woman held a sign ria, are exempt from the policy. that read, “We Represent God!” The lone vote against the polNext to her, a person held a icy came from Emmet Keenan, smaller sign that read, “No You the activities director at St. Don’t!” Cloud Cathedral High School. Sunday (Nov. 30), the Min- The new policy will impact a nesota Child Protection League small group of people, both in took out full-page advertise- Belle Plaine and across Minnement in the Minneapolis and sota. Smith noted 1 percent of Mankato daily newspapers the population is transgender claiming the policy would force and about half the junior-senior schools to allow boys and girls high school’s girls participate to share locker room facilities in some form of MSHSL-apand showers. MSHSL Board proved sport. Chairman Scott McReady, the Appealing for calm, Smith is activities director at St. Charles unaware of an imminent appliHigh School and Belle Plaine’s cation to Belle Plaine Schools. representative on the MSHSL “Let’s just wait and see what board, said school districts are happens,” he said.

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by: Loni Graham Masses Father James Burns will say Mass at St. Thomas on Sunday Dec 21 at 9 a.m. and on Christmas Day at 9 a.m. Mass schedule at St. Anne’s: Saturdays at 5:15 p.m., and Sundays 8 and 10:30 a.m. with Father George. Garin is proud to announce the arrival of his sister! Emma Rose O’Connell was born November 19 at 5:21 p.m., weighing 8 pounds, 2 ounces, 19 inches long. Mom and Dad, Brandon and Gina, are feeling blessed. Little Emma “has lots and lots of curly dark hair, just like her Mom,” chided a cheerful Grandma Sharon, “and I have lots and lots of wonderful grandchildren” Sharon and Doc O’Connell were among a number of St. Thomas folks who enjoyed The Holiday Lights Parade in Le Sueur, the mild weather and the hospitality of Wise Furniture and The Bar and Grill Friday evening. Mary Jean Halloran, her brother Tom Glisczinski and sister Judy celebrated the 90th birthday of their uncle John Donlan, on Saturday, at his Senior Living home in West St. Paul. He was married to their mom’s sister, Rita Brown, who passed away at age 41. Blessed with four children, Sharon, Michael, Kevin and Tim, all made it to the celebration, including grandchildren living locally and as far away as California and Idaho. Mary Jean’s mom, Virginia Brown Glisczinski, and Rita are descendants of Joe and Lil Brown. Sister Beth, living in Oakland, California was missed, but sent her regards. Joseph Brown being of the family of 13 Brown children formerly of St. Thomas knows those Browns don’t have a family tree, they have a family bush. Jack is a Veteran of WWII and a retired engineer

of 3M, always so gracious and kind, still loves to visit and takes great pride in his Irish heritage. Eyeball newcomer Lexi Norvet, daughter of Brian and Rose Retka Norvet of Red Wing, spent most of last week with Luke and Alice Retka. She is a junior English major at Carlton, and December is Christmas break at Carlton. Lexi was Luke and Alice’s “shadow”. Lexi went to exercise class with Alice and volunteered a shift at the library in Le Sueur. They did some holiday baking together and Luke helped her make some stain glass stars. “It was great fun having a shadow!” The Retkas also visited Jan Retka Lexi’s grandmother, at traditions in Montgomery. Kevin, Cari, Madelyn Landwer and Loni Graham enjoyed The Rhapsody Christmas Piano and Guitar Recital at the Eagles Club in Mankato Sunday evening, December 8. Katelyn Landwer was among 42 participants spreading Christmas cheer. Following the recital, they took in the third annual Kiwanis Holiday Lights at Sibley Park, where the light show of one million lights were on display, just for a donation to their local food shelves. Up and coming Christmas event, next Saturday, Dec. 13, Mary Jean Halloran will be joining the New Prague Area Community Band for a Christmas concert in the atrium of the Guthrie Theater. One of our 5-year-old granddaughters, Madelyn, wants a chicken coop and live chicks for Christmas. Santa always brings her what she wants when she’s been good. That’s the only thing she wants and she has been really good… Where did she get such a confound idea? They live in the city of Mankato and their neighbor across the alley has bantie chicks.

State to Release Sex Offender in Le Center A 50-year-old man recently won an appeal for his release from the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP) where he has lived since 1992. Robert W. Jeno is the third person released from the program. He plans to live in a halfway house in Le Center. A community notification meeting is slated for Dec. 16 at Tri-City United Middle School in Le Center, the Star-Tribune recentely reported. Jeno will be living under close scrutiny. Conditions of his release include wearing a global

positioning system monitor around the clock and submission to random searches of his residence. He must also continue outpatient sex offender treatment. Jeno was originally convicted for sexually assaulting two women while he was a teenager. One of the assaults took place at a house party. The other occurred while Jeno was on probation for a previous offense. He also assaulted his sister’s boyfriend with a knife, according to court documents.

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other girls who were in his care between 1985 and 2002. He was convicted in 2003. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office has since discovered there may be additional victims. As many as 60 to 70 children were placed in Hennen’s home for foster care over this time period. The sheriff’s office is seeking information to help identify any additional victims, or other children who may have had contact with Hennen. Anyone with information related to this investigation, should contact Dect. Cade of the Scott County Sheriff’s Office at (952) 496-8755.

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BPPD Continues to Accept Toys for Tots Donations The Belle Plaine Police Department is accepting donations of toys for the Marine Toys for Tots program until Dec. 19. All donated toys will be picked up that day for distribution to local children who are less fortunate than others. Any cash donations can be done online through toysfortots. org. This is the first year that Belle Plaine police along with the local Girl Scouts troop have participated in the toy drive. All toys should remain unwrapped for donation. Gifts are

accepted for children up to 16 years old. Realistic looking toy weapons and gifts with food will not be distributed. While purchasing items for smaller children is a pretty simple task, donors often wonder what to get teens. The Toys for Tots website recommends sporting equipment, board games, books, hand-held electronics and similar items. The drop off locations are at Belle Plaine City Hall, Belle Plaine Police Department and Coborn’s Grocery Store.

Forre! Chaska May Trade School Days for 2016 Ryder Cup The Chaska-based Eastern Carver County School District is considering a 2016-17 school calendar that includes days off for the 2016 Ryder Cup international golf competition. The district is proposing 2015-16 and 2016-17 school calendars that start before Labor Day, starting dates that already received state approval. The 2016-17 school calendar includes no school Sept. 26-30 while the Ryder Cup is played at Hazeltine National Golf Club near Chaska High School. The days off could allow the golf tournament to use school facilities’ parking lots, the Chaska Herald recently report-

ed. About 300,000 people and 4,000 volunteers are expected to attend the golf competitions between professional golfers representing the United States and Europe. The 2015-16 school calendar will start before Labor Day to give the district time for classroom preparation. The proposed 2015-16 school calendar runs from Aug. 31-June 2. The proposed 2016-17 calendar covers Aug. 30-June 7. The early publication of the two proposed calendars is to give families time to schedule vacation days, according to an ECC school district spokesperson.

Belle Plaine Police Report

The week of Dec. 1-7, Belle East Orchard Street reported at Plaine police responded to the 4:04 p.m. a stop sign at the infollowing selected calls: tersection of Orchard Street and Hickory Boulevard had been knocked down. Monday, Dec. 1 A woman at a business on the Saturday, Dec. 6 800 block of East Prairie Street A man on the 200 block of reported at 10:30 a.m. an aban- South Eagle Street reported at doned vehicle in the businesses’ 11:31 a.m. someone entered an parking lot. Police assisted the unlocked house and took his caller by identifying the owner medication. of the vehicle. A man on the 200 block of West State Street called for help Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 11:49 p.m. after suffering a At 11 a.m., police spoke with a man selling food out of his fall and hitting his head. truck without a solicitor’s per- Sunday, Dec. 7 mit. The man is aware he cannot A woman on the 100 block of sell food from his truck without South Cedar Street called for a city-issued permit. medical help at 2:03 a.m. A man A woman stopped at the po- was having trouble breathing. lice station at 3:50 p.m. to re- A person on the 900 block of port an attempted case of fraud. Riverview Lane called for medWednesday, Dec. 3 ical help at 8:49 p.m. A woman Police spoke with a woman on was suffering chest pains. She the 900 block of Cobblestone was transported to an area hosLane at 10:04 a.m. The woman pital. is the subject of a Scott County arrest warrant for an unpaid fine. She was advised to go to the county jail and pay the fine. An officer stopped at a house The week of Dec. 1-7, Belle on the 500 block of Lindsey Plaine firefighters responded to Lane at 10:31 a.m. to meet with the calls that included: the subject of a Scott County arrest warrant. The officer was Tuesday, Dec. 2 told the person attends school Firefighters responded at 2:20 in another state. The family was p.m. to a report of an oven fire encouraged to have the person at a house on West Court Street. take care of the warrant. The fire was out by the time A woman on the 700 block firefighters arrived. The house of O’Brien Parkway reported was ventilated. at 4:44 p.m. she received a Sunday, Dec. 7 call from a person claiming to Firefighters were dispatched at work for the IRS. The woman 6:05 a.m. to a mobile home fire claimed the caller said she on the 600 block of West Forest owned the government money. Street. The fire was contained The woman told the caller she to the front half of the house. Its knew the call was fraudulent. cause is unknown. There were The caller abruptly hung up. no injuries reported. The state Friday, Dec. 5 fire marshal’s office is investiA man on the 1000 block of gating the fire.

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The Tiger Cubs Basketball Program is for boys and girls in Kindergarten thru 2nd grade. The program goal is to introduce and develop basic basketball skills. Each practice will conclude with a short game and fun activity. Tennis shoes are required and should be carried in. Kindergarten and first graders receive a basketball and second graders receive a t-shirt. DATES: Saturdays, Jan. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Feb. 28 TIMES: Kindergarten: 9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 am 1st Grade: 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;11 am 2nd Grade: 11amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12 noon LOCATION: Chatfield Elem, Gym INSTRUCTORS: Volunteer Coaches COST: $25.00 TAE KWON DO

This is the Korean martial art of Tae Kwon Do. Students will learn self defense, self control, history, sparring and techniques needed to test in the beginning level of Tae Kwon Do. Advanced students will continue on at their own pace. Students attending class in BP are also welcome to train at other Kroells Karate Club locations at no additional cost. SESSION 1: Wednesdays, Jan. 7-Feb. 11 TIME: 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 pm AGES: 6 years old and up LOCATION: Chatfield Elem. Activity Room COST: $39.00/session INSTRUCTOR: Linda Kroells EXTREME LEGO: WHEELS & AXLES

New and returning students welcome! Learn to build the fastest racer on your block! Each class we build different Wheel & Axle mechanisms and investigate how to make them drive faster, for a longer distance, or just plain better. Students will study elements of wheels and axles including: separate axles, single axles, large wheel base, more tread versus less and much

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more. We incorporate fun races with classmates and keep every student engaged. Ladies and Gentleman, start your engines! Please visit www. youthenrichmentleague.com for details. AGE: Grades K-3 DATE: Thursdays, Jan 29-Feb 19 TIME: 3:15-4:15 pm LOCATION: Chatfield Elem, Library INSTRUCTOR: Youth Enrichment League Staff COST: $36.00 BELLE PLAINE SOCCER PROGRAM

The youth soccer program is for boys & girls who are in Kindergarten â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8th grade. The program will have both skill development and organized games. The children will be divided into teams. Time will be spent within the team structure on the fundamentals of dribbling, passing, receiving and scoring and playing games. There are opportunities for more competitive play against surrounding districts that will be determined at a later date. Volunteer Coaches Needed SESSION 1 DATE: Saturdays, April 18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 30 *No Soccer Saturday, May 23rd TIME: 8U (K, 1st, 2nd) 9am 10U (3rd, 4th) 10am 12U (5th , 6th) 11am 14U (7th, 8th) 11am LOCATION: Athletic Complex, Football Practice Field COST: $40 (Includes T-Shirt and MYSA registration) DEADLINE: March 1st SESSION 2 Summer Session of Soccer intended to be two days a week in June and July. This session is for 12Uâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and 14Uâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s COST: $60.00 DEADLINE: March 1 Parent Information Meeting Monday, February 9 at 7pm BPHS, Room 207 â&#x20AC;&#x153;HELLO, DOLLY!â&#x20AC;?

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Tigers to the mat!!! Belle Plaine Kid Wrestling is getting ready to begin. This program is open to all children grades K â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6th. Children will learn the fundamentals of wrestling in a fast paced practice that will be challenging and fun. The season will begin with a Parent/ Child meeting, that will be held on Monday, Nov. 17th at 6:30 pm in the Chatfield Elementary Gym. Practices will officially begin Monday, Nov. 24th. Practice will be Mondays and Thursdays, 6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:00 pm. The cost is free and each wrestler will receive a t-shirt. Questions Call: Jeff Hoen at 952-873-5424

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Have you ever wanted to learn the guitar/piano but simply find it difficult to find the time? In just a few hours you can learn enough about playing to give you years of musical enjoyment, and you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to take private lessons to do it. This crash course will teach you some basic and get you playing along with your favorite songs right away. DATE: Wednesday, Jan. 28 (GUITAR) Monday, Feb 16 (PIANO) TIME: 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9:15 pm LOCATION: BPHS, Choir Room AGES: 13 years and older COST: $49.00 (includes workbook & practice DVD) SUPER BOWL APPETIZERS

Are you ready for some Football? Want to make some fun, creative appetizers for your football or Super Bowl Party? Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go beyond the meatballs, bacon wrapped smokies, chips and cheese dip; come and start creating and preparing for your special party! Each student will make two appetizers that can be frozen until ready to finish for the big event (each person will bring home about 50 appetizers). Recipes, instructions and ideas will be shared this evening, so come for the fun, the ideas and TO GET YOUR GAME ON! Please bring two cookies sheets or 9 X 13 pans with you to class. DATE: Thursday, Jan. 22 TIME: 6:30-8:30 pm LOCATION: District Center, Rm 201 INSTRUCTOR: Heather Novak COST: $29.00

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Minnesota State University, Mankato will present 1,687 degrees during summer/fall commencement exercises at 9 a.m. and noon on Saturday, Dec. 13, in Taylor Center on the Minnesota State Mankato campus. Included from Belle Plaine are: Laura Anderson, BS, Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude. Richard Brennhofer, BS, Manufacturing Engineering Tech. James Faraday, BSEC, Computer Engineering. Elizabeth Good, BS, Psychology. Darin Gregory, AA, Liberal Studies. MacKenzie Heuton, BS, Corrections. Jacqueline Hillstrom, MS, Reading. Kathlyn Koepp, MS, Library Media Education. Tyler Koepp, BS, Construction Management, Cum Laude. Annalee Koonst, BSSW, Social Work. Elizabeth Koonst, MS, Communication Disorders. Michael Merlini, MS, Geography. Aaron Thomason, BS, Corrections, Cum Laude.

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As we head into the holiday break, many concerts are on the agenda at our schools. Last night, our 7-12 band students presented their Winter Concert with a great mix of music from holiday classics to full band marches. Thanks for the great concert, students! On Monday, 12/15, our high school program will present their annual Holiday concert in the South Gym. December 18th is the 5th & 6th grade concert at Oak Crest beginning at 7 p.m. Thanks to all of our participating music students for sharing their talents with all of us! The 2015 Minnesota Legislative Session begins at noon on Tuesday, January 6 and is scheduled to run until Saturday, May 17. This is a long session with two year budget appropriations for public schools and state programs on the docket as well as the usual work of the legislative session. Legislators return to the Capitol with the good news that the State of Minnesota is projected to have a $1.04 billion surplus for the upcoming biennium. Revenue officials and Governor Dayton made the announcement last week that the Minnesota economy continues to grow and that combining new revenue with declining costs for state government health care will result in a significant surplus. In addition to the revenue projections of $1 billion surplus, the state now has a rainy day fund that has grown to just under $1 billion as well. So what priorities will our legislators work for during this session? That depends upon whom you ask. Governor Dayton has public said that he will be seeking an expanded child care credit, he has made previous commitments to raise education funding each year and he has indicated that transportation is in need of additional resources. Recently legislators have advocated for additional funding for early childhood education, an additional 5% funding increase for Home and Community Based Services (this will serve people with disabilities and older Minnesotans requiring personal care or nursing home assistance) and the possibility of tax cuts has been mentioned frequently as well. Just a quick reminder that our regular December board meeting has been moved from December 22nd to the 15th with our regular meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m. Agenda items include a report from our legislators â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sen. Kevin Dahle and Representative-Elect Bob Vogel, approval of our annual audit, approval of our 2015 levy and final approval of Policy 540 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Student Clubs. Applications to fill the board seat opened by the resignation of Board Chair Matt Bigaouette are due to the District Office by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, December 15th. Interested candidates may pick up the application forms at our office or they may be found on the school district website home page. As always, if you have any questions about school matters, please feel free to call me at 873-2400 or check our website at www.belleplaine.k12.mn.us. You may also find me on Twitter at @BPTiger716. Go Tigers & Panthers!

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Wednesday, Dec. 10 Ham Broccoli Tator Casserole, Cinnamon Roll, Chicken Patty on a WG Bun, Broccoli, (continued from page 12) Baby Spinach, Cherry Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Choice of as he bettered Park Cottage â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was good to see Brendan Fruit Groveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garrett Whitehead, make it to the championship Thursday, Dec. 11 who had beaten him last year as he has really been wrestling Salisbury Steak, Noodles at the Eastview Invitational. well this year in and out of the with Gravy, Rolls, Hot Dog After scoring the opening take practice room,â&#x20AC;? states Ripley. on WG Bun, Noodles with down, Huss found himself trail- â&#x20AC;&#x153;As with Parker, Brendan was Gravy, Spring Corn Salad, ing 3-2 in the third period, but able to score some important Broccoli, Cauliflower, Choice was awarded a full nelson pen- team points that helped us win of Fruit alty point that tied the match at the tournament.â&#x20AC;? 3-3. Huss then worked his way Also, helping Scott West win Friday, Dec. 12 Turkey Tetrazini, Beets n to his feet for a match-winning the tournament was its seventh Sweets, Bread, Chicken Nug- escape. Huss followed up that and final medal winner on the gets, Beets n Sweets, Bread, victory with a 9-6 win over day, freshman 152-pounder Romaine Lettuce, Baby Car- South St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lorenzo Diaz. Tyler Buesgens, who bounced rots, Zucchini Slices, Choice Huss would later go on to drop back from a tough semifinal his championship match to Ea- loss to eventual tournament of Fruit ganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s #5-rated Sodan Ka. champion Derek Dowd of New Monday, Dec. 15 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parker did a great job of Richmond, to win a 4-2 thirdWG Waffle Sticks/Syrup, Tri wrestling today and scored place match over Chaska-ChanTator, Omelet, Cheeseburger some important team points hassenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Isaac Loosbrock. on WG Bun, Tri Tator, Celery Sticks, Tomato Slices, Shred- that helped us win the champi- Scott West also got a pair of sixth-place performances from ded Romaine, Choice of Fruit onship,â&#x20AC;? states Ripley. Brendan Mackedanz won his Tony Dvorak at 145 and Tyler Tuesday, Dec. 16 first match of the day as he over- Grieves at 220. Ryan Siegle at Chicken Alfredo over Rotini, powered Hudsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s #1-seeded 132, Deshawn Carter at 182, Garlic Toast, Rotini w/Meat Mitch Fanning and pinned him Calvin Menke at 195 and Adam Sauce, Garlic Toast, Peas, with a half nelson at 4:39 of the Glisczinski at 285 all competed Baby Carrots, Cucumber Slic- third period. Mackedanz would for the Panthers but did not es, Choice of Fruit Green Isle Community School is proud make to thepresent... championship final place in the top six. Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 120 as the junior used three Scott West will be on the Turkey and Gravy, Mashed take downs to score a 7-3 win road this week as it will travel Potatoes, Roll, Chicken Ten- over South St. Paul senior Jose to Le Sueur-Henderson for its ders, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Rogers-Valdez. Mackedanz first MRC dual meet of the seaRoll, Broccoli, Pepper Medley, then dropped his championship son this Thursday night. The GreenSticks, Isle Community School to Kaden present... Celery Choice of Fruit finalistoproud Eaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gage Panthers will follow that with Green Isle Community School 8-1.is proud to present...a trip to Shakopee on Friday Green Isle Community School is proud to present...night to take on the Class 3Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s by Bridget Stewart Please join usWritten as Green Isle Community School Presents.... #4-rated Sabers, who won a 4219 dual on Friday over Class 3Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s #3-rated Prior Lake. On Saturday, the Panthers will host the Scott West McNamara MN/ USA Youth Tournament in Jordan.

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COUNTY HIGHWAY PROJECT Bids Close December 12, 2006 Jordan, Minnesota NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - Sealed proposals will be received until 1:00 p.m., December 12, 2006, by Mitchell J. Rasmussen, County Highway Engineer, Scott County, Jordan, Minnesota on behalf of the Board of Commissioners of said County for the construction of the following project. Proposals will be opened and read publicly by the County Highway Engineer in the Scott County Highway Department Offices, 600 Country Trail East, Jordan, Minnesota 55352. Minimum wage rates to be paid by the Contractors have been predetermined and are subject to the Work Hours Act of 1962, P.L. 87-581 and implementing regulations. READ CAREFULLY THE WAGE SCALES AND DIVISION A OF THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS AS THEY AFFECT THIS/THESE PROJECT/PROJECTS The Minnesota Department of Transportation hereby notifies all bidders: in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Act), as amended and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Subtitle A Part 21, Non-discrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation, it will affirmatively assure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded maximum opportunity to participate and/or to submit bids in response to this invitation, and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin in consideration for an award; in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, and Title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 230 Subpart A-Equal Employment Opportunity on Federal and FederalAid Construction Contracts (including supportive services), it will affirmatively assure increased participation of minority groups and disadvantaged persons and women in all phases of the highway construction industry, and that on any project constructed pursuant to this advertisement equal employment opportunity will be provided to all persons without regard to their race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin; in accordance with the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Statute 363A.08 Unfair discriminatory Practices, it will affirmatively assure

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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF SCOTT NOVEMBER 7, 2006 (1) The Board of Commissioners, in and for the County of Scott, Minnesota, met in the Courthouse Board Room in the City of Shakopee, Minnesota, and convened at 9:01 a.m., with the following members present: Commissioner Ulrich, presiding, Commissioner Marschall, Commissioner Wagner, Commissioner Vogel, and Commissioner Hennen. (2) Chair Ulrich noted the addition to the agenda of the appointment of Aldeen Goehring to the Board of Adjustment/ Planning Advisory Commission. (3) On a motion by Commissioner Hennen, seconded by Commissioner Vogel, the Minutes of October 24, 2006 were approved. (4) On a motion by Commissioner Vogel, moved, seconded by Commissioner Hennen, the following items were approved unanimously. A copy of each resolution is available in the office of the County Administrator and made a part of this record by reference. A. Application to Sell 3.2 Malt Liquor at Retail for 2007 of Ronald L. Edmiston DBA Superamerica #4439 in Jackson Township, Jams R. Hupp DBA Holiday Stationstore #246 in Jackson Township, and Joleen Yong DBA Suzette Inc. in St. Lawrence Township. B. Application for Precious Metal Dealer License of Mark A. Smith, DBA PawnXChange in Shakopee. C. Receipt of funding from the MN Department of Public Safety for administration of the Safe Communities Grant in the amount of $40,300 effective October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007 to be shared by the Safe Communities Coalition. D. Resolution No. 2006-160; Authorizing Final Payment on the 2005 Overlay Projects to Buffalo Bituminous Inc. in the Amount of $25,000.00. E. Resolution No. 2006-163; Authorizing Entering Into Cooperative Agreements With the Cities of Shakopee and Prior Lake for Phase 2 Construction of the Southbridge Transit Station. F. Resolution No. 2006-164; Honoring Joseph Graham Upon Receiving the Eagle Scout Award. G. Resolution No. 2006-165; Honoring Joshua Gunter Upon Receiving the Eagle Scout Award. H. Resolution No. 2006-166; Honoring Sam Ringstad Upon Receiving the Eagle Scout Award. I. Payroll processing of personnel actions indicated below and certified by the Employee Relations Director and the Appointing Authority to be in compliance with provisions of Minnesota Statutes 375.56 - 375.71 and the Scott County Merit Personnel System:

1. FTPR employment of Alan Evenson, Highway Maintenance Worker, Public Works Division, effective 10/30/06. 2. FTPR employment of Michael Turek, SheriffĘźs Deputy, SheriffĘźs Office, effective 11/06/06. 3. FTPR employment of Sherri Smith, Fraud Prevention Investigator, Community Services Division, effective 11/01/06. 4. The recognition of the following individuals as volunteers will enable them to be covered for liability insurance purposes in accordance with the insurance contracts currently in force with Scott County: Additions Deletions Ethel Carlson Jacqueline Clary Jennifer Edwards Augustine David Lisa Meyers Christopher Kettler Rochelle Kovac Kevin McCann J. Resolution No. 2006-161; Approving Long Term Disability (LTD) and Short Term Disability (STD) Insurance Provider and Plans and Rescind Resolution No. 2001-105. K. Appointment of Aldeen Goehring of Commissioner District 3 to the Board of Adjustment and Planning Advisory Commission effective November 7, 2006 through December 31, 2007. (5) Create Safe, Healthy, and Livable Communities: A.On behalf of the Board, Vice Chair Marschall presented an Outstanding Service Award to Connie and Terry Lonto for their dedicated service as volunteers for Scott County for 30 years working in the areas of weather spotting, sand bagging, search and rescue, traffic control, and command post activities. Commissioner Wagner left the meeting from 9:21 to 9:25 a.m. B. Community Services Director Tim Walsh updated the Commissioners on the County Board goal to implement the Community Corrections delivery system, Public Services Manager Jennifer Deschaine reviewed the goal to monitor the Community Health statistics and trends, Deputy County Administrator Gary Shelton provided information on the shared information systems, training facilities and 800 MHz strategy, County Administrator Dave Unmacht highlighted the status of County Highway projects, and Chief Information Officer Marilyn McCarter reviewed the goal to complete phase one of the CountyĘźs Business Continuity Plan. (6) County Administrator Update: Mr. Unmacht reviewed upcoming schedule items. On a motion by Commissioner Marschall, seconded by Commissioner Vogel, the meeting adjourned at 10:24 a.m. Jon Ulrich, Chair David J. Unmacht, County Administrator, Clerk of the Board Tracy A. Cervenka, Deputy Clerk to the Board Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesday, November 22, 2006.

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Students at Green Isle Community School will present a holiday program Thursday, Dec. 18, 7 p.m., at the school. Written by Bridget Stewart, a parent of a GICS student, “The Program that Never Was” is about a program that keeps getting canceled due to a series of unexpected events. Every student in the third through sixth grades has a speaking roll with most of the roles being equal in size so there aren’t any lead roles.

After last Tuesday’s (Dec. 2) hearing on the Sibley East School District’s bond referendum, District Court Judge Kevin Eide said he’d take some time before issuing a ruling. Voters OK’d the district’s referendum Nov. 4. The court hearing came after a rural Gaylord farmer, Nathan Kranz, filed a lawsuit claiming the district did not meet deadlines for publishing information and other procedural steps to hold the referendum Nov. 4. Kranz, who also owns land in Jessenland Township, is seeking a ruling the referendum be invalidated. After legal counsel for both

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sides submitted written briefs supporting their respective positions, opponents and proponents of the $43.05 million referendum are awaiting Eide’s ruling promised sometime after yesterday (Dec. 9). The Dec. 2 hearing included testimony from school district and county staff on the timing of publishing of documents before the referendum. Superintendent Jim Amsden noted his concern about his inexperience with elections during his first two years as a superintendent. He said Sibley County auditor’s staff assured him they would assist with the proce-

dural steps, the Gaylord Hub recently reported. Kranz’s attorney Erick Kaardal claims the district was “fatally late” publishing documents. The late publishing, he argued, necessitates a ruling the referendum is invalid. Kaardal contends the cost for a special election to replace the Nov. 4 election, an amount expected to be about $14,000, is selfinflicted. The $43.05 million bond referendum, was intended to pay for a new elementary in Gaylord and renovation and expansion of the district’s facility in Arlington.

Chaska City Council Pulls the Plug on Municipal Wi-Fi Chaska residents who subscribe to the city’s wireless Internet service – chaska.net – may want to start their search for a replacement provider soon now that the city council has decided to nix the service. The system needs about $3 million in equipment upgrades next summer. With council members unwilling to spend the money to keep the system up to speed and plenty of private-sector options available to consumers, the city decided it was time for its Wi-Fi to go bye-bye. The formal decision on the service’s finale is slated for Dec. 15 when the city council OKs Chaska’s 2015 budget. Early next year, Chaska.net’s existing 1,100 customers will receive a notice the city plans to pull the plug on the service in

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Legal Notices NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the mortgage foreclosure sale because of the default in that certain mortgage dated the 29th day of May, 2002, executed by Allen M. Jensen and Constance J. Jensen, husband and wife, as mortgagors, to State Bank of Belle Plaine, as mortgagee, filed for record in the office of the County Recorder in and for the County of Scott, and State of Minnesota, on the 30th day of May, 2002, as Document No. A550817, has been postponed pursuant to Minn. Stat. 580.07. The legal description of the property is as follows: Lot 3, Block 1, Belle Subdivision, Belle Plaine, Scott County, Minnesota; That the Sheriff’s Sale had been scheduled for December 16, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. THAT THE PROPERTY WILL NOW BE SOLD BY THE SHERIFF OF SCOTT COUNTY AT PUBLIC AUCTION ON THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2015, AT 10:00 A.M., AT SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – LOBBY AT THE SOUTHWEST ENTRANCE OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER AT 301 SOUTH FULLER STREET, IN THE CITY OF SHAKOPEE, STATE OF MINNESOTA, to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law, subject to redemption by the mortgagors, their personal representatives or assigns within one month from date of sale. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the 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 January 8, 2016. Dated this 4th day of December, 2014. State Bank of Belle Plaine, Mortgagee Daniel A. Beckman #192089 GISLASON & HUNTER LLP Attorneys for State Bank of Belle Plaine 701 Xenia Avenue South, Suite 500 Minneapolis, MN 55416 Phone: (763) 225-6000 Fax: (763) 225-6099 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesday, December 10, 2014.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 70-PR-14-20176 NOTICE of informal probate of will and appointment of personal representative AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Frank James Cinkle, Jr., a/k/a Frank J. Cinkle Decedent Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent's will dated September 19, 2012, ("Will"), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted. Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed David J. Cinkle, whose address is 9265 Overlook Trail, Eden Prairie, MN 55347, as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minn. Stat. 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate. Any objections to the probate of the will or appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing. Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: November 25, 2014 Filed in Scott County Courts November 25, 2014 Heather M. Kendall Registrar Delores A. Beussman Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Personal Representative James M. Clay, 0257242 Erika Stein Rosenhagen, 0390743 Morrison Sund PLLC 5125 County Road 101, Suite 200 Minnetonka, MN 55345 Telephone: 952.975.0050 Fax: 952.975.0058 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 3 and 10, 2014.

NOTICE OF CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, default has been made in the terms and conditions of the Declaration of Condominium of Shenandoah Place C.I.C. No. 1071 (henceforth the Declaration) dated February 25, 1999 and recorded in the Office of the Registrar of Titles in and for Scott County, Minnesota on May 3, 1999 as Document No. T103551 as amended which said Declaration covers the following described property situated in the County of Scott and State of Minne-

sota, to-wit: Unit 30, Common Interest Community No. 1071, Condominiums of Shenandoah Place, Scott County, Minnesota, according to the plat thereof on file or of record with the Office of the Scott Registrar of Titles. (This is Torrens Property, Certificate of Title No. 45375.) Street address: 2371 Affirmed Drive, Shakopee, MN 55379 PID # 272720300 WHEREAS, pursuant to said Declaration, there is claimed to be due and owing as of the date of this Notice by Jason A. Ruby as unit owner, to Condominiums of Shenandoah Homeowners Association, the principal amount of One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-eight Dollars and No/100 ($1,998.00) for condominium assessments through September, 2014 interest and past due attorney fees; and no action being now pending at law or otherwise to recover said debt or any part thereof, and; WHEREAS, pursuant to said Declaration, and the statute in such case made and provided, said debt creates a lien upon said premises in favor of Condominiums of Shenandoah Homeowners Association. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sale created by statute, said lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said premises with the hereditaments and appurtenances, which said sale will be made by the Sheriff of Scott County, Minnesota at the Scott County Government Center, Civil Division, 301 South Fuller Street, in the City of Shakopee in said County on January 14, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, to pay the amount then due for said condominium assessments, together with the costs of foreclosure, including attorney’s fees as allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owner, his personal representatives or assigns, is six (6) months from the date of said sale.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied single family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the unit owners must vacate the property if the lien is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on July 14, 2015. If the foregoing date is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the date to vacate the property is the next business day at 11:59 p.m. Dated: September 24, 2014 CONDOMINIUMS OF SHENANDOAH PLACE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FULLER, SEAVER, SWANSON & KELSCH, P.A. By: Timothy D. Fuller 32694 12400 Portland Avenue South, Suite 132 Burnsville, MN 55337 (952) 890-0888 Attorneys for Condominiums of Shenandoah Place Homeowners Association Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, November 5, 12, 19, 26 and December 3 and 10, 2014.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 70-PR-14-20174 NOTICE and order of hearing on petition for probate of will and appointment of personal representative AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Victor Leander Hennen, a/k/a Victor Hennen Decedent It is Ordered and Notice is given

that on December 18, 2014, at 9:00 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at 200 Fourth Avenue West, Shakopee, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent dated, December 29, 1993, and codicils to the will, dated August 1, 2010, and July 17, 2014 ("Will"), and for the appointment of Ann Marie Hennen, whose address is 2730 Ann Drive, Shakopee, Minnesota 55379 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an Unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate. Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: November 25, 2014 Filed in Scott County Courts November 25, 2014 By the Court Ann M. Offermann Judge of District Court Delores A. Beussman Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Petitioner Barbara J. Weckman Brekke Brekke, Clyborne & Ribich, L.L.C. 287 Marschall Road, Suite 201 Shakopee, MN 55379 Attorney License No: 0349434 Telephone: (952) 402-9410 Fax: (952) 402-9417 Email: bbrekke@bcrlawers.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 3 and 10, 2014.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 70-CV-14-19185 Case Type: 14, Road Vacation Amended Notice of hearing In the matter of the Petition of: Steven A. Czech, Diane J. Owens-Czech, and Michael J. Czech Sr., to vacate a portion of the dedicated roadway located in the Plat of Oakland Beach, according to the plat thereof on file and of record in the Office of the County Recorder for Scott County, Minnesota, pursuant to Minn. Stat. 505.14 To Whom it may concern: Please take notice, that on January 6, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, at the Scott County Courthouse, 200 4th Ave. W., Shakopee, Minnesota 55379, Petitioners Steven A. Czech, Diane J. Owens-Czech, and Michael J. Czech Sr., by and through their undersigned attorneys, will move the Court for an Order allowing said Petition for Vacation, all in accordance with the applicable Minn. Stat. 505.14. The Petition filed in said action is described as follows: Comes Now your petitioners Steven A. Czech, Diane J. Owens-Czech, and Michael J. Czech Sr., pursuant to Minn. Stat. 505.14, allege and show the Court the following: 1. That Petitioners, as joint tenants, are the owners in fee simple of certain real estate located within the County of Scott, State of Minnesota, legally described as follows: Lots 4 and 5, Oakland Beach, Scott County, Minnesota. ("Property") 2. That a true and correct copy of a survey of the Property is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 3. That a true and correct copy of the Plat of Oakland Beach is attached hereto as Exhibit B. 4. That the real estate taxes assessed for the Property have been paid and there are no delinquent or outstanding taxes. 5. That the Petitioners desire to have vacated a portion of the unimproved and undeveloped twenty foot (20') roadway in the Plat of Oakland Beach that runs along adjacent to the easterly portions of Lots 4 and 5 as more fully described in the following legal description: That part of the 20 foot road in Oakland Beach, according to the recorded plat thereof, Scott County, Minnesota which lies southerly of the north line of Lot 4, Oakland Beach produced easterly and northerly of the south line of Lot 5, Oakland Beach produced easterly. 6. That said portion of the platted road has not been improved or developed for over 50 years. 7. That said roadway is useless for the purpose for which it was laid out in that numerous homes and/or developed lots in the Plat of Oakland Beach are currently situated on the platted road and/or in the platted road right of way. 8. That the in-use, as-built road that the properties in the Plat of Oakland Beach use for ingress and egress is wholly outside the dedicated right-of-way of the portion of the road to be vacated. Consequently, vacating that portion of the roadway petitioned to be vacated will have no affect on the in-use, as-built road by any of the owners of the plat and will not deprive any of the owners, or members of the public, access to any area within the plat. 9. That the roadway does not terminate upon the public water. Wherefore, Petitioners pray for an Order of the Court vacating a portion of the dedicated roadway located in the Plat of Oakland Beach, Scott County, Minnesota, as described herein, and vesting title in the Petitioners. Dated: November 24, 2014 Huemoeller & Gontarek PLC By: Anton Cheskis, #039000 16670 Franklin Trail Prior Lake, MN 55372 (952) 447-2131 Attorney for Petitioners

Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 3 and 10, 2014.

wednesday, december 10, 2014 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 70-CV-14-17530 Case Type: Personal Injury Court File No.: Summons Krystene Nhotsavang, Plaintiff, vs. Sonia Cruz, Defendant The State of Minnesota to the above-named defendant: You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon the undersigned an Answer to the Complaint, which is herein served upon you within twenty (20) days of service of said Complaint, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you in the amount demanded in the Complaint. Parties are required to attempt alternative dispute resolution under 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. Dated: 3/11/14 By: Douglas E. Nepp (#194864) Attorney for Plaintiff One West Lake Street Suite 185 Minneapolis, MN 55408 (612) 871-3333 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, November 26 and December 3 and 10, 2014.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 70-PR-14-19879 NOTICE and order of hearing on petition for formal adjudication of intestacy, determination of heirship, appointment of personal representative AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donald Lambert Pauly, Decedent It is Ordered and Notice is given that on December 18, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. a hearing will be held in this Court at 200 W. Fourth Avenue, Shakopee, Minnesota, for the adjudication of intestacy and determination of heirship of the Decedent, and for the appointment of Richard Pauly, whose address is 104 3rd St. E., Jordan, MN 55352 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an Unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate, including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate. Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: November 24, 2014 Filed in Scott County Courts November 24, 2014 By the Court Ann M. Offermann Judge of District Court Delores A. Beussman Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Petitioner Timothy J. Hansen Miller Legal Strategic Planning Centers 100 County Road 8, PO Box 738 Tyler, MN 56178 Attorney License No: 0158902 Telephone: 507-247-4700 Fax: 507-247-5333 Email: tim@millerlegal.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 3 and 10, 2014.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT FAMILY COURT DIVISION Case type: Dissolution with Child SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION Court File No. 70-FA-13-22571 In Re the Marriage of: DELORES LYNN FELIX, Petitioner, and HECTOR HUGO FELIX, Respondent. THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to serve upon Petitioner’s attorney an Answer to the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage which has been filed in the Office of the Court Administrator, First Judicial District, 200 4th Avenue West JC 115, Shakopee, Minnesota, within thirty (30) days after service of this Summons upon you, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Petition. The object of this proceeding is a dissolution of the marriage relationship and such division of property involved as the Court finds just. NOTICE OF TEMPORARY RESTRAINING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISIONS UNDER MINNESOTA LAW, SERVICE OF THIS SUMMONS MAKES THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO BOTH PARTIES TO THIS ACTION, UNLESS THEY ARE MODIFIED BY THE COURT OR THE PROCEEDING IS DISMISSED: (1) NEITHER PARTY MAY DISPOSE OF ANY ASSETS EXCEPT (i) FOR THE NECESSITIES OF

LIFE OR FOR THE NECESSARY GENERATION OF INCOME OR PRESERVATION OF ASSETS, (ii) BY AN AGREEMENT IN WRITING, OR (iii) FOR RETAINING COUNSEL TO CARRY ON OR TO CONTEST THIS PROCEEDING; (2) NEITHER PARTY MAY HARASS THE OTHER PARTY; AND (3) ALL CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INSURANCE COVERAGE MUST BE MAINTAINED AND CONTINUED WITHOUT CHANGE IN COVERAGE OR BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION. IF YOU VIOLATE ANY OF THESE PROVISIONS, YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS BY THE COURT. (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 OF ABUSE 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. NOTICE OF PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS UNDER MINNESOTASTATUTES, 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 ADMINISTRATOR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS REQUIREMENT AND THE AVAILABILITY OF PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS. SOUTHERN MINNESOTA REGIONAL LEGAL SERVICES, INC. Dated: December 1, 2014 By: Monica Dooner Attorney for Petitioner, Delores Felix Attorney License No. 0387191 55 E. Fifth Street, Suite 400 St. Paul, MN 55101 Phone: (651) 222 5863 FAX: (651) 297 6457 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 3, 10 and 17, 2014.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 70-PR-14-20661 NOTICE of informal probate of will and appointment of personal representative AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sharon Katherine Olson, Decedent. Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent's will dated October 19, 2011, and codicil(s) to the will, dated N/A, and seperate writing(s), under Minn. Stat. 524.2.513 dated N/A ("Will") has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted. Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Thomas Olson, whose address is 7244 Logan Avenue South, Richfield, MN 55423, as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minn. Stat. 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate, including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate. Any objections to the probate of the Will or appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing. Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: December 2, 2014 Filed in Scott County Courts December 2, 2014 Heather M. Kendall Registrar Delores A. Beussman Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Applicant Carol Grant (#36870) Kurzman Grant Law Office 219 SE Main Street, Suite 403 Minneapolis, Mn 55414 Phone: 612.617.9000 Fax: 612.617.9009 cgk4kgolaw@aol.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 3 and 10, 2014.

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(continued from previous page) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2015 Street Improvement Project Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Belle Plaine, Minnesota will meet at City Hall located at 218 North Meridian Street in Belle Plaine on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 6:35 p.m. to consider the construction of the following improvement of the 2015 Street Improvement Project. A. The reconstruction of street and utility improvements of Forest Street West between Grove Street and railroad right-of-way and Elk Street between Court Street and Forest Street. The total estimated project costs of said improvements is $1,295,004.00. The area to be assessed for such improvements are as follows: A. Properties located adjacent to Forest Street West between Grove Street and railroad right-of-way and Elk Street between Court Street and Forest Street. A reasonable estimate of the impact of the assessment will be available at the hearing. The City Council proposes to proceed under the authority granted by Chapter 429 M.S.A. Such persons as desire to be heard with reference to the proposed improvements will be heard at this meeting. Written or oral objections will be considered. Dated: December 1, 2014 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL Holly J. Kreft, City Administrator Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 10 and 17, 2014.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 70-PR-14-20177 NOTICE and order of hearing on petition for formal adjudication of intestacy, determination of heirship, appointment of personal representative AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rosalee Daggett Decedent It is Ordered and Notice is given that on January 6, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at Scott County Judicial Center, 200 Fourth Ave. W., Shakopee, Minnesota, for the adjudication of intestacy and determination of heirship of the Decedent, and for the appointment of Robert R. Daggett, whose address is 14113 Natalie Rd. N.E., Prior Lake, MN 55372 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an Unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate, including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate. Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: November 26, 2014 Filed in Scott County Courts November 26, 2014 By the Court Ann. M. Offermann Judge of District Court Delores A. Beussman Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Petitioner Bradley J. Schmidt Johnson, Moody, Schmidt & Kleinhuizen, P.A. 320 First St. SW, P.O. Box 913 Willmar, MN 56201 Attorney License No: 195625 Telephone: 320-235-2000 Fax: 320-235-0480 Email: bradschmidt@jmsklaw. com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 10 and 17, 2014.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 70-PR-14-14373 NOTICE and order of hearing on petition for probate of will and appointment of personal representative AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Elzie E. Schoepf aka Elzie E. Schoepf and Elzie Schoepf Decedent It is Ordered and Notice is given that on October 9, 2014, at 9:00 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at Scott County Govt. Center, 200 4th Ave. W., Shakopee, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent, dated July 12, 2013, and for the appointment of Clifford Charles Schoepf, whose address is 553 Sunset Drive, South Sioux City, NE 68776 as Personal

Representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an Unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate. Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. A charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceedings be given to the Attorney General pursuant to Minn. Stat. 501B.41, subd. 5. Dated: September 8, 2014 Filed in Scott County Courts September 8, 2014 By the Court Caroline H. Lennon Judge of District Court Delores A. Beussman Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Scott M. Nelson Hellmuth & Johnson, PLLC 8050 West 78th Street Edina, MN 55439 Attorney License No: 0177283 Telephone: 952-746-2152 Fax: 952-941-2337 Email: snelson@hjlawfirm.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 10 and 17, 2014.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: April 21, 2007 MORTGAGOR: Jeffrey Luka, a single man. MORTGAGEE: Provinet Mortgage Corporation, Inc.. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded April 30, 2007 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A771378. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: CitiMortgage, Inc. successor by merger with ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc.. Dated April 21, 2007 Recorded April 30, 2007, as Document No. A771379. TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Provinet Mortgage Corporation, Inc. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: CitiMortgage, Inc. MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 200 Pine Street East, Belle Plaine, MN 56011 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 200690270 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 10, Block 3, Wildflower Ridge Subdivision No. 2, Scott County, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $248,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $152,305.39 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: January 27, 2015 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within 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 January 27, 2016, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: November 12, 2014 CitiMortgage, Inc.

BELLE PLAINE HERALD, BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA 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 10 - 14-007171 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, November 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2014.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 05/15/2007 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $298,739.52 MORTGAGORS: Todd M Goetze and Mary K Goetze, husband and wife, joint tenants MORTGAGEE: Household Industrial Finance Company DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 06/26/2007 as Document Number A 776364 in the Office of the County Recorder, Scott County, Minnesota ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 09/22/2014 as Document Number A965490 in the Office of the County Recorder, Scott County, Minnesota TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 27209002-0 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: THE REAL PROPERTY IN SCOTT COUNTY, MINNESOTA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 2, BLOCK 1, WESTWIND 1ST ADDITION, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER, SCOTT COUNTY, MINNESOTA. ABSTRACT PROPERTY STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 683 Westwind Ave, Shakopee, MN 55379 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Household Industrial Finance Company RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Caliber Home Loans, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT: None THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE: $376,743.20 THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes. Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Scott, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 1/8/2015 at 10:00 a.m. PLACE OF SALE: Scott Sheriff’s Office, 301 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, MN 55379 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 7/8/2015, or the next business day if 7/8/2015 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: 11/19/2014 U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust, Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee Klatt, Odekirk, Augustine, Sayer, Treinen & Rastede, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, November 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2014.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 2/8/2006 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $127,209.80 MORTGAGORS: Lynn A. Sorenson and David P. Sorenson, wife and husband MORTGAGEE: Citicorp Trust Bank, fsb DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 2/13/2006 as Document Number A 729875 in the Office of the County Recorder, Scott County, Minnesota ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to Ventures Trust 2013-IH-R by MCM Capital Partners, LLC, its trustee DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 5/1/2014 as Document Number A960711 in the Office of the County Recorder, Scott County, Minnesota TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 220021280 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The Assessor’s Parcel Number (Property Tax ID#) for the Real Property is 220021280. ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CITY OF JORDAN, SCOTT COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED DOC # A351376, ID, 220021280, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS THE EAST 30 FEET OF LOT 4, BLOCK 12, CITY OF JORDAN. BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM GORDELLA G. MCCOLLUM, SINGLE AS SET FORTH IN DOC # A351376 DATED 04/04/1995 AND RECORDED 04/21/1995, SCOTT COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF MINNESOTA. ABSTRACT PROPERTY STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 108 3rd St E, Jordan, MN 55352 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Citicorp Trust Bank, fsb RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: BSI Financial Services TRANSACTION AGENT: None THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE: $190,905.29 THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes. Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Scott, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 1/22/2015 at 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SALE: Scott Sheriff’s Office, 301 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, MN 55379 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 7/22/2015, or the next business day if 7/22/2015 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: 12/3/2014 Ventures Trust 2013-I-H-R by MCM Capital Partners, LLC, its trustee, Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee Klatt, Odekirk, Augustine, Sayer, Treinen & Rastede, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2014 and January 7, 2015.

PAGE eleven file or of record in the Office of the Registrar of Titles in and for Scott County, Minnesota That the original principal amount secured by said mortgage was $207,370.00; that there has been compliance with any condition precedent to acceleration of the debt secured by said mortgage and foreclosure of said mortgage required by said mortgage, any note secured thereby, or any statute; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt remaining secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there is claimed to be due upon said mortgage and is due thereon at the date of this notice, the sum of $226,608.96 in principal and interest. That by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the said mortgage will be foreclosed by the sale of the above described premises with appurtenances, which said sale will be made by the Sheriff of Scott County, Minnesota, at the Sheriff’s office in the Law Enforcement Center, 301 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, Minnesota, on February 5, 2015, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at public auction to the highest bidder, to pay the amount then due on said mortgage, together with the costs of foreclosure, including attorneys’ fees as allowed by law, in accordance with the provisions of said mortgage. The time allowed by law for redemption by the mortgagors, their personal representatives or assigns, is six (6) months from the date of said sale. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: NONE THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on August 5, 2015, unless the foreclosure is postponed pursuant to Minn. Stat. §580.07, or the redemption period is reduced to five (5) weeks under Minn. Stat. §582.032. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT BY A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. DATED: December 10, 2014 TCF National Bank FOLEY & MANSFIELD, P.L.L.P. By: Karl K. Heinzerling Atty. No. 142475 Attorneys for Mortgagee 250 Marquette Avenue, Suite 1200 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2014 and January 7 and 14, 2015.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: December 22, 2006 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $202,492.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Gina J. Patterson-Amighi and Anoosh D. Amighi, wife and husband MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. MIN#: 100053906120039385 SERVICER: Bayview Loan Servicing LLC LENDER: Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Scott County Minnesota, Recorder, on January 5, 2007, as Document No. A761537. ASSIGNED TO: Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC a Delaware Limited Liability Company Dated: July 24, 2013, and recorded September 3, 2013 by Document No. A944608. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Unit No. 802, Common Interest Community No. 1073, Villages of Southbridge Condominium, Scott County, Minnesota PROPERTY ADDRESS: 7411 DERBY LN UNIT 802, SHAKOPEE, MN 55379 PROPERTY I.D: 27-279-018-0 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: Two Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Three and 83/100 ($275,433.83) THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; PURSUANT, to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 10:00 AM on January 22, 2015 PLACE OF SALE: in the lobby of the Scott County Law Enforcement Center, 301 S. Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN 55379 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is 6.00 months from the date of sale. If Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. Section580.30 or the property is not

redeemed under Minn. Stat. Section580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 22, 2015, or the next business day if July 22, 2015 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: December 3, 2014 Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC a Delaware Limited Liability Company Randall S. Miller and Associates, PLLC Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgage/Mortgagee Canadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street, Suite 2050 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Phone: 952-232-0052 Our File No. 14MN00130-1 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. A-4499064 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2014 and January 7 and 14, 2015.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the mortgage dated March 26, 2003, executed by George L. Krtek and Linda A. Krtek, married as husband and wife, as mortgagors, to TCF National Bank, a national banking association, as mortgagee, recorded in the office of the Registrar of Titles of Scott County, Minnesota, on April 3, 2003, as Document No. T141925, as modified by a Loan Modification Agreement dated February 19, 2007, and filed March 20, 2007 as Document No. T183029, which mortgage conveyed and mortgaged the following described property, which property is registered land, situated in the County of Scott and State of Minnesota, which property has a street address of 1709 Presidential Lane, Shakopee, Minnesota 55379, and tax identification number 270740100: Lot 3, Block 2, Minnesota Valley 2nd Addition, Scott County, Minnesota That the original principal amount secured by said mortgage was $203,425.00; that there has been compliance with any condition precedent to acceleration of the debt secured by said mortgage and foreclosure of said mortgage required by said mortgage, any note secured thereby, or any statute; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt remaining secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there is claimed to be due upon said mortgage and is due thereon at the date of this notice, the sum of $202,241.23 in principal and interest. That by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the said mortgage will be foreclosed by the sale of the above described premises with appurtenances, which said sale will be made by the Sheriff of Scott County, Minnesota, at the Sheriff’s office in the Law Enforcement Center, 301 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, Minnesota, on February 5, 2015, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at public auction to the highest bidder, to pay the amount then due on said mortgage, together with the costs of foreclosure, including attorneys’ fees as allowed by law, in accordance with the provisions of said mortgage. The time allowed by law for redemption by the mortgagors, their personal representatives or assigns, is six (6) months from the date of said sale. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: NONE THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on August 5, 2015, unless the foreclosure is postponed pursuant to Minn. Stat. §580.07, or the redemption period is reduced to five (5) weeks under Minn. Stat. §582.032. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT BY A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. DATED: December 10, 2014 TCF National Bank FOLEY & MANSFIELD, P.L.L.P. By: Karl K. Heinzerling Atty. No. 142475 Attorneys for Mortgagee 250 Marquette Avenue, Suite 1200 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2014 and January 7 and 14, 2015.

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(continued from previous page) State of Minnesota County of Scott District Court Judicial District: First Court File Number: 70-FA-14-16692 Case Type: Domestic Abuse Notice of Hearing by Publication (Minn. Stat. 518B.01, subd. 8) In the Matter of: Zainabu Phenny Juma and on behalf of DEM and DSM Petitioner vs. Daniel Samson Miyumo, Respondent To Respondent named above: An order has been issued directing you to appear at Scott County District Court, Govt Center, 200 Fourth Ave. W., Shakopee, MN 55379 on 12/30/14 at 9:00 a.m. and explain why the relief sought in the Petition for the Order for Protection should not be granted. You may obtain a copy of the Petition and any order issued from the court from the Scott County Court Administrator’s Office. If you do not appear at the scheduled hearing, the Petitioner’s request may be granted as a default matter. Failure to appear will not be a defense to prosecution for violation of the Court’s Order. Dated: December 9, 2014 signed: Audrey K. Brown Court Administrator/Deputy Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesday, December 10, 2014.

Scott County Board Proceedings BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF SCOTT NOVEMBER 18, 2014 (1) The Board of Commissioners, in and for the County of Scott, Minnesota, met in the Courthouse Board Room in the City of Shakopee, Minnesota, and convened at 9:00 a.m., with the following members present: Commissioner Wolf, presiding, Commissioner Wagner, Commissioner Menden, Commissioner Marschall, and Commissioner Ulrich. (2) Amendments to the Agenda The joint workshop with the Metropolitan Council scheduled for today has been postponed. (3) Minutes: On a motion by Commissioner Marschall, seconded by Commissioner Ulrich, the Minutes of November 4, 2014 were approved. (4) Consent Agenda: On a motion by Commissioner Ulrich, seconded by Commissioner Menden, the following actions were approved unanimously. All resolutions are available in the office of the County Administrator and are made a part of this record by reference. A. Adopt Resolution No. 2014203; Authorizing the Purchase of a Property (12915 Johnson Memorial Drive) Along Trunk Highway 169 in Jackson Township in the Amount of $225,000. B. Adopt Resolution No. 2014204; Authorizing Submittal of Transportation Projects to the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) for Consideration in the

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2014 Regional Solicitation Process. C. Adopt Resolution No. 2014206; Authorizing Final Payment for Emergency Repairs to County Highway 6 in Blakeley Township to Chard Tiling and Excavating, Inc. in the Amount of $107,797.33. D. Approve appraisal reports estimates of just compensation by a market value appraisal for new right of way for the reconstruction of a segment of County Highway 17 as a divided four lane highway in the City of Shakopee. E. Approve a Contract with AVI Systems in the amount of $36,000 for technology installation in Courtroom 3. F. Adopt Resolution No. 2014205; Authorizing the Lease Agreement Renewal/Amendment No. 7 of Lease 10998 With the U.S. Department of Employment and Economic Development for Use of Space at the Workforce Development Center. G. Approve the purchase of eight new MCC7500 consoles and four MCD500 desksets from Motorola, Inc. for the Scott County Dispatch Center. H. Approve an Amendment to the Endurant, Inc. Master Agreement increasing the dollar amount by $69,600 for project management services for the ECitizen/Web Page/Mobility Project included in the 2015 Capital Improvement Program. I. Approve the record of disbursements and claims made to Scott County from October 1 through October 31, 2014 in the sum of $47,233.749.67. J. Separation of employment for Leslie Swenson, FT Child Support Officer, Health and Human Services Division, effective 11/14/14. Separation of employment for Susan Wyatt, FT Registered Nurse, Health and Human Services Division, effective 12/03/14. Separation of employment for Debra Pruitt, PT (88% FTE) DT&H Vocational Assistant, Health and Human Services Division, effective 11/28/14. FT Probationary employment for David Thomsen, Residential Appraiser, Community Services Division, effective 11/03/14. FT Probationary employment for Francis Ngetich, Social Work Case Manager, Health and Human Services Division, effective 11/17/14. FT Probationary employment for Matthew Hinton, Facility Probation Officer, Health and Human Services Division, effective 11/18/14. FT Probationary employment for Nathan Theis, 911 Dispatcher, Sheriff’s Office, effective 11/10/14. FT Temporary employment for Aggie Beatrez, Unclassified Office Assistant, Sheriff’s Office, effective 11/10/14. FT Temporary employment for Katie McGrane, Unclassified Office Assistant, Sheriff’s Office, effective 11/10/14. FT Temporary employment for Jamie Sundt, Unclassified Social Worker I, Health and Human Services Division, effective 11/17/14. The recognition of the following individuals as volunteers which will enable them to be covered for liability insurance purposes in accordance with the insurance contracts currently in force with Scott County: Additions: Anthony Fronk; Irina Lelyukh; Brian Ramnarian; Shiney Ramnarain; and Treven Smith. Deletions: Courtney Bennett; Jerry Birkholz; April Brandt; Erica Brown; John Ficken; Jessica Flemmer; Claudia Glenzinski; Gwen Hanzlik; Laura Hinzman; Pamela Holmes; Daniel Houlton; Patricia Horst; Patricia Justen; Deborah McKay; Mary Singewald; Colleen O’Toole; Christopher Tate; Laura Harris Thompson; Patricia Tousignant; and Nancy Treibel. (5) Emphasize Excellence in Customer Service: Business Information/Systems Specialist Troy Pint announced that the 2014 Third Quarter Spirit of Scott Awards have been presented to Public Health Nurse Sarah Leonard, Public Health Nurse Jennifer Roemhildt, Highway Division Program Manager Jake Balk, and Librarian Dea Goldy for going above and beyond in the area of excellence in customer service. On a motion by Commissioner Marschall, seconded by Commissioner Ulrich, the meeting adjourned at 9:31 a.m. Thomas J. Wolf, Chair Gary L. Shelton, County Administrator, Clerk of the Board Debra K. Brazil, Deputy Clerk to the Board This is a summary of the Board proceedings (M.S. 375.12). The full text is available at www. co.scott.mn.us (which can be accessed at any public library), and in the office of the County Administrator. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesday, December 10, 2014.

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Girls’ Basketball (continued from page 13) Carlson said. “We have some tough people on this team this year and they will battle with you. BA is a very good, young, well-coached team. We made some big plays to win this thing.” Carlson was referring to Johnson hitting a big shot off a rebound to put the Tigers ahead for good late in the game, while Hayden and Narveson also hit some big shots to get Belle Plaine back in the game. He added that Alissa Schultz had an outstanding overall game and came up with a big rebound at the end. Carlson described Hayden’s performance (23 points and 19 rebounds) as “unbelievable.” “She just took it over inside for us. Overall, it was a big win and a fun night. We need to keep improving though.” Also scoring for Belle Plaine were Johnson (9), Narveson (8), Schmitz (7), Schultz (6), Weiers (4) and Kellogg (2). Johnson had eight assists and two steals. Weiers had eight rebounds, followed by Schultz and Kellogg with seven apiece.

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The Trinity Lutheran School girls’ basketball team brought home the second-place trophy on Saturday, Dec. 6 at the St. Croix Lutheran Tip-off Tournament. The Tigers defeated Rochester 35-10 and Menomonie, Wis., 37-12. Trinity lost a close game in the championship to Burnsville 44-37. Trinity was the smallest school in the tournament, but proved it has a lot of talent. Pictured in the front row, from left, are Morgan Glowicki, Erin West, Naomi Anderson and Daisy Vinkemeier. In the back row are coach Sam Korth, Ellie Fritze, Brenna Krommendyk, Lily Vinkemeier, McKenna Herrmann and coach Jeff Vinkemeier.

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Retzer (9), Brady Johnson (4), Derek Guscette (4), Taylor Lenz (4), Sam Gregory (3), Joe Hankins (3) and Nathan Hermann (2) “We keep improving,” insists Tigers coach John Wellner. “G-SL is one of the best teams in the section and in their conference. Our defense is improving but we are giving up too many offensive rebounds. We need to do better at finishing possessions. “Offensively, we are still a work in progress, but our efficiency is improving. Mitchel Stier played a tremendous second half and he did a great job on their leading scorer, holding him to eight points in the game. Our goal is to improve everyday and we are doing that.”

Late Results Online Results from Belle Plaine High School varsity sports that take place after press time on Tuesdays can be found at www. belleplaineherald.com and/ or on the Herald’s Facebook page. Boy’s High Game: Landon Stenberg 94 Boy’s High Series: Jack Gwozdziewicz 163, Landon Stenberg 149, Carson Mulroy 141 Girl’s High Game: Sylvia Jansen 53 Girl’s High Series: Sylvia Jansen 87 Strikers Cenex C Store 10 Bye 9 Behnke Auto Cent. 7 Curtis Koepp Acct. 6 Rainbow Discovery 5 Dairy Queen 5 State Bank of BP 3 Prairie Farm Supply 3 Boy’s High Game: Aaron Lenzmeier 222 Boy’s High Series: Aaron Lenzmeier 568, Tyler Salden 518, Jake Pauly 415 Girl’s High Game: Madison Brown 148 Girl’s High Series: Madison Brown 399, Faith Lenzmeier 323, Ciara Fahey 283 City League Co-op Tire & Auto 10 Foline Auto 9 Johan’s 7 Ag Power 5 Borough Bowl 4 Neil’s Pub 1 High Game: Lyle Krentz 268, Matt Schwitenberg 267 High Series: Tom Otto 689, Matt Schwitenberg 676 Wednesday Afternoon Delights Paparazzi 11.5 Mankato Motors 11 St. Gerts Garden 9.5 Huck’s 9 Dahlgreen Golf Club 8.5 Siegle’s Concrete Pump. 7.5 Renewable Resources 7 High Game: Sherry Miller 194 High Series: Heather Haefner 518, Nora Swanson 514, Char Hespenheide 499

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and take down to score a 12-3 major decision over Logan Wadsworth at 138. Following the two majors, one by each team, Hutchinson elected to forfeit to David Flynn at 145 and that brought to the mat Scott West freshman Tyler Buesgens at 152, who was all over his Hutchinson opponent in scoring a 17-1 technical fall at the end of just the second period. After Dylan Johnson dropped an 8-4 match to Ethan Link, Scott West sophomore Deshawn Carter came to the mat to deliver his biggest win to date as a Scott West Panther as he bettered Josh Filk 6-3 at 170. Carter’s win put the meet a way for Scott West as that put the team score at 33-7. Panther Andrew Fogarty went out and widened the gap to 39-7 with a second-period pin of Tyler Stenze at 182. Hutchinson closed the meet by winning the last three matches as senior Gregor Frazer won a 22-9 major decision over eighth-grader Calvin Menke at 195, Chandler Kurth scored a pin of Tyler Grieves at 220 and state place-winner Jake Filk brought the meet to a conclusion with a pin of Jacob Allen at heavyweight. “Hutchinson has some good upper weights,” states Ripley. “However, we are going to have to find a way to wrestle better up top if we want to truly be a successful team.” Scott West continued its early-season success as it won the team championship of the Lakeville North Invitational behind the strength of six finalists that included four individual champions. The Panthers’ performance was good enough for 177.5 team points, which bettered the 14-team field that included Eagan’s team runner-up 149 points. “Overall, we wrestled a pretty good tournament,” states Ripley. “However, while it was good to win the tournament and that was certainly our goal, I think it’s probably the lowest point total that we have ever won a regular invitational tournament with, so that should tell us that we still need to get better at a lot of weight classes.” The first four weight classes for the Panthers did just fine as all four advanced to the finals. Leading the way was 106 -pound eighth-grader Tyler Shackle as he became the sixth Panther this year to pin his way

to an invitational championship. He used a bar arm to drive Hudson’s Drew Clabon to his back for a pin fall call at 1:26. The next Scott West finalist, Ben Kelvington, had a very tough match in his championship final at 126 as he squared off against Lakeville North’s returning state champion Wade Sullivan, who won the Class 3A title last year at 113. Trailing 1-0 in the third period, Kelvington was the recipient of a penalty point to tie the match as Sullivan was whistled for a full nelson. With the match now tied at one apiece, Kelvington would slip Sullivan’s ride for what would become a matchwinning reversal as Sullivan could only muster a late escape in the 3-2 Kelvington win. “Ben wrestled a really solid match in this one and points were hard to come by,” comments Ripley. “Anytime you beat a returning state champion, that’s certainly something you can build off of.” Senior David Flynn became a four-time Lakeville North Invitational champion as he scored a convincing 9-1 major decision over a longtime foe in Woodbury’s #5 Ty Johnson in the championship finals at 138. Flynn used a series of good leg attacks to score four take downs in the championship win. Flynn’s senior teammate Andrew Fogarty won his third Lakeville North Invitational as he dominated Lakeville South’s Dalton Peterson at 170 by scoring a 15-0 technical fall with a match-ending take down right at the start of the third period. “Andrew (a returning state champion) has been making it look pretty easy so far this year,” suggests Ripley. “However, he knows that there are some potential big matches coming up and the first could come as soon as this Friday against Shakopee’s returning state champion Owen Webster as a possibility.” What was the possibility that Scott West would get a pair of finalists out of two wrestlers who would replace the designated Panther starters at 113 and 120? The answer is pretty good as Parker Huss at 113 and Brenden Mackedanz at 120 stepped in for Jackson Stauffacher and Carter Piche, who were withheld from the competition. Huss scored a “Panther Payback” right out of the shoot

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H.S. Wrestling

Scott West Wins Three Duals, Captures Lakeville Invite After a Thursday night quad in Jordan that included a rematch of the 2014 Section 2AA team championship final between Scott West and the Hutchinson Tigers, the Scott West wrestling team finished off its busy week by traveling to the Lakeville North Invitational and winning the team championship on Saturday. “It was a good week of wrestling for us,” states Scott West coach Darren Ripley. “We will have to continue to see improvement as we have some big events coming up on the schedule, including a dual meet with Shakopee, the Minnesota Christmas Tournament and the Rumble on the Red.” After downing Mankato East 68-6 and New Ulm 78-0 in Jordan Thursday, Scott West rum-

bled with section rival Hutchinson and the Panthers wrestled to a 39-23 win over the Tigers. The Panthers were led by eighthgrader Tyler Shackle, who went right to work by building an 8-0 first-period lead over Tate Card with a take down and a couple of three-point near falls. Shackle carried the momentum throughout the match as he took a 13-0 lead into the third period before recording a pin fall call at 4:33. After Jackson Stauffacher held on to win a close 5-4 decision over Hutchinson’s Brock Luthens at 113, it was a battle of the Mackedanzs at 120 as Brendan Mackedanz was a late replacement in the Scott West lineup for Carter Piche because of illness. With the Hutchinson Mackedanz leading 2-1 going

into the third period, the Panther Mackedanz would drive through a leg attack to score a 3-2 match-winning take down late in the third period for his biggest win as a Scott West Panther. Junior Ben Kelvington continued his improvement as he scored a solid 9-3 win over Dylan Pundsack. That made it four wins in a row for Scott West and gave the Panthers a 15-0 lead. Hutchinson got on the scoreboard for the first time behind its returning state place-winner Riley Drew at 132 as he scored a 20-9 major decision over Tony Dvorak. However, Ryan Siegle would respond for the Panthers with a late third-period escape

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H.S. Girls’ Basketball

H.S. Dance

Belle Plaine Places High at Hutch The Belle Plaine High School dance team traveled to Hutchinson for its first competition of the season on Saturday. Belle Plaine competed in varsity kick and placed fifth among 13 teams with “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Mound Westonka took first place with a team score of four, followed by Marshall (10), New Prague (13.5), Hutchinson (13.5), Belle Plaine (15), Montevideo (17), Waconia (17.5), Delano (20), Orono (23), Litchfield (31), Willmar (32.5), New London-Spicer (35.5) and Glencoe-Silver Lake (39). “The girls opened the routine (“Raiders of the Lost Ark”) with enough presence and power to make the coaches jaws drop,” said Belle Plaine coach Sibel Dikmen. “Near the end of

The Tigers’ Elizabeth Johnson had nine points and eight assists against Faribault BA Thursday night in Belle Plaine.

the routine, we had a few minor errors that faltered our confidence.” “The competition was tough with 12 other teams competing,” Dikmen continued. “At awards, we were grateful to take home the fifth-place trophy, beating out section competitors Orono, Waconia and Delano. We look forward to an exciting and challenging competitive season, which is off to a great start.” Belle Plaine did not take part in the varsity jazz category, which was also won by Mound Westonka. Only seven other teams competed. Junior Varsity Belle Plaine’s junior varsity kick team opened Saturday’s competition with “Sweet

Dreams.” “Despite having a young team, the girls didn’t let their nerves or inexperience get the best of them,” Dikmen said. “Their enthusiasm gave them the stamina to finish strong and leave Hutchinson with the third-place trophy, beating four other teams.” 2014-15 BPHS Dance Team Remaining Competitive Schedule Dec. 13 at Waconia Invite Dec. 18 MRC at Jordan Dec. 20 at Edina Invite Jan. 10 at Lakeville S. Invite Jan. 16 MRC at NYA Jan. 17 B.P. Invite Jan. 23 MRC at B.P. Jan. 24 at Simley Invite Jan. 31 Section at Mound-W Feb. 13-14 State Meet at Target Center

Tigers Pick Up First Win

by Dan Ruud The Belle Plaine High School girls’ basketball team experience both defeat and victory in its first week of the regular season. The Tigers lost by 23 points at Waterville-ElysianMorristown last Tuesday before rallying to edge Faribault Bethlehem Academy by a point Thursday night in Belle Plaine. The Tigers will have had a full week to enjoy their first triumph of the season when they host Glencoe-Silver Lake 7:30 p.m. this Thursday at the BPHS gym. The Tigers will have two more nonconference games at Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (Friday) and at Fairmont (next Tuesday) before opening Minnesota River Conference play at home against Sibley East next Thursday night. WEM 67, Tigers 44 Mariena Hayden scored 23 points and grabbed 16 rebounds but it wasn’t enough as the Tigers lost to the Bucs 67-44. “For the first game of the year, we did a lot of really good things,” said Tigers coach Randy Carlson. “We handled the ball well against their pressure and ran our offense okay. We got good shots, we just did not make enough. Defensively, we did well against a very good veteran team. “There were a couple of things where the game got away from us for a little bit. But give the kids credits, we competed right to the end and showed how much more competitive we are,” Carlson continued. The coach praised Hayden’s strong play inside and guard Elizabeth Johnson’s overall The BPHS dance team performed during halftime of Thursday night’s girls’ basketball game game getting the Tigers into in Belle Plaine. Two days later, Belle Plaine placed fifth among 13 teams at the Hutchinson their offense. Invitational. Following Hayden in scoring for Belle Plaine were Paige Narveson (6), Amelia Kahle (4), Megan Schmitz (3), Johnson (3), Torie Kellogg (2), Haleigh Weiers (2) and Anna Donkhong

(1). Kellogg followed Hayden in rebounds with eight. Johnson had four assists. Tierney Winter had 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Bucs. Tigers 59, Faribault BA 58 Hayden had another big double-double with 23 points and 19 rebounds as the Tigers ral-

lied to defeat their guests from Faribault Bethlehem Academy Thursday night in Belle Plaine. “There were a lot of times when the game was getting away from us and we kept battling and found a way to win,”

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Belle Plaine’s Paige Narveson had eight points and five rebounds against Faribault BA Thursday night in Belle Plaine.

Belle Plaine’s Haleigh Weiers, center, had four points and eight rebounds against Faribault BA Thursday night in Belle Plaine.

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Holiday Express

Hundreds of people attended Belle Plaine’s annual Holiday Express at the high school Saturday morning. The event once again featured an assortment of events, including a shopping store (situated in the library), where small kids had the opportunity to shop for their parents and other family members. All items ranged from $1 to $5. Among those shoppers was Ty Pasek, who was escorted by Courtney Fogarty, one of a number of BPHS volunteers who helped the young shoppers while their parents waited outside the store. Ty wasn’t quite tall enough to see what all the items were on top of the table, so he eventually got a boost from Fogarty.

Ice Work Belle Plaine Hockey Association members Johnny Egan (right) and Jerry Kornder were out watering down the ice hockey rink along Market Avenue Friday evening. Along with city public works staff, the two men (and several other association members) have been volunteering most any time temperatures drop below freezing to improve the quality of the ice for informal pick-up ice hockey games and the association’s pond hockey tournament Jan. 2-3.

Suicide Grief Support Group Meets Dec. 17 Family, friends and anyone who has lost a loved one to suicide are invited to participate in a suicide survivor support group that meets at 7 p.m. next Tuesday, Dec. 17 at Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague. 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. Call Sally Schmid at 952-7584735 for more information.

Holiday Lighting Contest You can sign up now to enter the Belle Plaine Rotary Club’s Holiday Home Lighting Contest. Judging will take place the weekend of Dec. 19-21 and winners will be announced in the Herald on Dec. 24, including photographs of the top decorated homes. Prizes will also be awarded, for which the Rotary is seeking contributions from local business and organizations.

To have your home placed on the list for judging, contact Diane Skelley at 952-873-2467.

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Mixed Reactions Hundreds of kids warmed up to Santa and Mrs. Claus during Saturday morning’s Holiday Express at Belle Plaine High School, but a few of the younger kids weren’t so warm to the idea of sitting on Santa’s lap. Among them (below) was 2-year-old Teagan Benecke, who is being held by her grandma Donna Benecke of Belle Plaine. Not so shy with Santa (above) were Emma, Ellie and Ethan Martin of Belle Plaine.

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