Belle plaine herald june 4, 2014

Tigers Track and Field Elite State Bound

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Supporters Hope to Give Soccer an Extra Kick

Class of 2014 Plans and Photos Pages 7-10

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ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD YEAR

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Class of 2014 Gets Diplomas Sunday

A Real Soaker The heaviest rains in recent years in the Belle Plaine area flooded area streams and numerous croplands. Pictured above taking a kayak ride in a local cornfield is Kade Skelley of Belle Plaine. The biggest downpours fell Saturday afternoon and overnight, spilling into Sunday morning. According to Belle Plaine Public Works Superintendent Al Fahey, just a shade under 6 inches (5.9) fell at the city’s wastewater treatment facility, which caused erosion-related damage to portions of the nearby railroad tracks. Emergency crews were tending to that mess along County Road 6 (Blakeley road) throughout much of the day on Sunday and Monday. As of early Tuesday, the road remained closed. In Belle Plaine, Fahey said the city received just minimal washout damage, and that the storm sewer system held up well during the course of the soaking rains. According to the rain gauge at the Ewald Gruetzmacher farm just south of Highway 169 in Belle Plaine, 4.14 inches fell on Saturday and .64 on Sunday for a total of 4.78. Fortunately, most of Sunday and the following three days have been dry, which has allowed much of the area, including recently-planted croplands, to dry out. The last time Belle Plaine received rains comparable to this past weekend’s was Friday, July 15, 2011, which was the first day of Bar-B-Q Days. A little more than 5 inches fell at the Gruetzmacher farm that morning. Some other parts of town reported 6 inches or more.

by Dan Ruud The Belle Plaine High School class of 2014 was exactly one week into kindergarten the morning terrorists crashed two jets into the World Trade Center, crashing four jets in all, including one into the Pentagon.

Thousands of people died that second Tuesday of September.

Locally, one of the biggest news stories of 2001 involved the continuing decline of Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle Manufacturing Company in Belle Plaine, a year in which no motorcycles were produced at its plant.

On the brighter side, the 200001 BPHS girls’ basketball team became the first in program history to qualify for the state tournament with a come-frombehind victory over Blue Earth Area in the section championship game. The Tigers, who lost to Minnehaha Academy in the state quarterfinals, finished the season with a school-best 25-3 record.

The top box office movies of 2001 were “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.” In baseball, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the New York Yankees in seven games.

Sunday’s ceremony will begin with the traditional “Pomp and Circumstance” processional. School Board Chair Matt Bigaouette will provide the welcome and Nicole Eisenschenk will be the class speaker. Her speech is titled “The First Step.” Teacher and head football coach Justin Johnston will also speak. The choir will sing “The Scientist” by Coldplay and the band will perform “Where the Blackhawk Soars”

by Robert W. Smith.

Eleven students are graduating with high honors. They are Jacob Hartmann, Nicole Eisenschenk, Rachel Feldermann, Megan Schmidt, Gavin Dauwalter, Erica Selly, Ashley Morrison, Jacob Nowak, Megan Schumacher, Kayla Krick and Hannah Johnson.

There are 23 honor students.

They are Grace Miner, Jacob Raddatz, Kristyn Klug, Corey Krautkremer, Allison Stolt, BreAnn McDermand, Meghan

Gavin, David Schalbelski, Mallory Glisczinski, Antonio Vesselino, Zach Bahr, Mikhayla Clausen, Blayne Prochaska, Katelyn Thaemert, Torbjor Schroeder, Tatiana Boecker, Zachary Siegle, Kyle Fahey, Aaron Bigaouette, Levi VonBank, Alexia VonBank, Abygail Meyenburg and Derek Dahlke.

More than 120 member of this year’s class will receive diplo-

Class of 2014

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This photo was taken on Sept. 4, 2001, exactly one week before the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. Pictured is kindergarten teacher Mrs. Hanson preparing her students on the first day of school for what would be a long journey to commencement day in 2014. As evident from the classroom artwork that day, Hanson was the first to salute the class of 2014.

Council Addresses Its Options in City Administrator Search

Belle Plaine Food Shelf Aiming to Help Children, Seniors Alike

Efforts to help senior citizens, children and their families alike are gearing up for the summer at the Belle Plaine Food Shelf.

The food shelf, in conjunction with Second Harvest Heartland, is encouraging senior citizens to apply for participation in the Nutrition Assistance for Seniors (NAPS) program.

NAPS is a supplemental food program available monthly for women and men age 60 and over. They must be at or below 130 percent of the poverty

by Dan Ruud The Belle Plaine City Council addressed a short agenda at its regular meeting Monday night.

It wasn’t until after the meeting that the longest discussion of the night took place. That was during a special personnel committee meeting called

by Mayor Mike Pingalore to address the city administrator situation.

In May, Afton City Administrator Ron Moorse accepted the job and contract details but later contacted Belle Plaine to say he was going to remain in

Afton rather than come to Belle Plaine, that after the Afton City Council gave him a significant raise in pay to stay, That meant Belle Plaine’s top two choices to be its next city administrator were out of the picture. Before offering the job to Moorse, the city offered it to Waseca City Manager Crystal Prentice but she turned down Belle Plaine’s final offer and took a job in Arizona instead.

At the forefront of Monday’s personnel committee meeting, the Belle Plaine City Council addressed what its next step

level.

The foods available include canned fruit, vegetables, dry and shelf-stable milk, American cheese, canned meat, peanut butter, cereal, pasta or rice.

The food is from St. Paul-based Second Harvest Heartland and available at the local food shelf in Belle Plaine.

Seniors must apply to receive food. Applicants need to provide photo identification, information on household income and a recently postmarked piece of U.S. mail with their name and address.

Applications are available by

calling (651) 484-8241 or tollfree, 1-800-365-0270. Additional information is available from Pat Ollhoff (612-7519923).

With only a few hours remaining before Tuesday’s 5 p.m. filing deadline, incumbent Mike Pingalore remained the only candidate for mayor of Belle Plaine in this year’s elections.

Also having filed were the incumbents for the two city council seats up for election – Scott Schneider and Paul Chard. The only other person to file as of early Tuesday afternoon was Belle Plaine Park Board Chair Chris Kehr, If no one else filed

before 5 p.m., there will be no need for a city primary election this summer.

The mayoral seat is for two years. The two council seats are both for four years.

The primary election, if necessary, will be held on Tuesday, Dave Wagner of Belle Plaine was driving his 2014 Chevy Silverado on 216th Lane a few miles Aug. 12. The general election is north of Blakeley Monday morning when all of a sudden the road collapsed underneath him and this occurred. He said the airbags deployed and no one was injured. Friends Al Clark and Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Jim Albrecht were also in the vehicle. Wagner said the road looked just fine as he approached this particular location, but that the weight of the vehicle was too much for the forming sink hole, which was the result of the heavy rains over the weekend. Wagner said it’s possible the vehicle may be totaled.

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Backpack Program

Aiming to continue helping children who received food during the school year, the Belle Plaine food shelf will maintain the backpack program during the summer.

The backpack program served

Food Shelf

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Swimming Pool Opens Filing for City Elections Was Slow as Deadline Approached Friday The Belle Plaine Municipal Swimming Pool will open for the season this Friday.

A kickoff party is planned for this Thursday from 5-8 p.m. at the pool. You and your kids are invited to stop by the pool anytime between those hours. There will be a Water Slide, Slip-NSlide and you can cool off with a Freezie. At the event, you can meet many of lifeguards and water safety instructors (WSIs) for the season.

should be in finding a city administrator, an already long process that started with the release of David Murphy last August. Murphy had held the position for almost a decade.

Among the options discussed by the council Monday night were rerunning the advertisement for the position and starting all over again (for a third time) with a new stack of applications; or contracting out for a city administrator. No decision

Swallowed Up

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2014

This aerial photo of the flooded countryside this past weekend was taken near St. John’s Catholic Church in Faxon Township (looking west). The road pictured is 204th Street.

College News

Plenty of Water Needed a Place to Go Just under 5 inches of rain Saturday and Sunday turned a small creek at Emma Krumbee’s into a quickly-flowing stream Sunday afternoon. (Above), water neared the banks of a shallow stream next to the parking lot. (Below) Several inches of rainwater flowed through the tunnel under Highway 169, between Enterprise Drive and Veterans Park. (Photos submitted by Greg Kellogg)

Zachery Juaire and Timothy Valentin of Belle Plaine were named to South Central College’s President’s List of students with exceptional performance during Spring Semester 2014. The recognition is given to students in good academic standing who maintain a gradepoint-average of 3.5 or better, while earning 12 credits or more during the semester period.

Sean D. Bartz of Belle Plaine, a Mechanical Engineering major, is on the spring Dean’s List at North Dakota State University.

Jeremy Linn of Belle Plaine recently graduated from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics, John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences.

Samuel Bremseth-Vining of Belle Plaine graduated Magna Cum Laude from St. Olaf College. He a Biology major and the son of Jan Bremseth and Teresa Vining.

Emily Tucker of Belle Plaine was placed on the Dean’s List at Normandale Community College with a grade-point average of 3.63 this spring.

‘Principal for a Day’ Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic School began the last week of school with a student “Principal for a Day.� Throughout the day, Addisyn Giles, first grade student and pictured with regular Principal Mindy Reeder, led the students and assisted in principal duties all day. OLP students enjoyed a “dress outof-uniform� day declared by the principal and extra recess time outside. She also brought cookies for the students and smiled as she served them when students acclaimed “She was the best principal ever!�

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Deaths

Sharon Laabs Sharon Laabs, 72, of Belle Plaine, passed away on Monday morning, June 2, 2014 at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia.

Arrangements are pending with the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine. A full obituary can be found at belleplaineherald.com and koldenfuneralhome.com later this week.

ratz, Peter Schuneman, Clarissa Terschan, Ryan Witt, Alisha Schuneman, Laura Schuneman, and Stephanie Schuneman; 10 great-grandchildren; siblings, Edward Jungers of El Centro, CA and Katherine Orth of Hayden Lake, Idaho.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Bill, in 1999; brothers, Joe and Tom Jungers; and her parents.

BELLE PLAINE HERALD, BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA Kloempken, Timothy Kloempken, Joseph Franck and John Franck.

Honorary Casket Bearers were Eunys’ nieces: Amanda Theuer, Heidi Kloempken, Melissa Kloempken, Jennifer Gruenhagen and Jill Schrupp.

Ernest “Ernie” Tietz Ernest “Ernie” Tietz, 66, of St. Clair, MN passed away Monday, May 26, 2014 at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale following an auto accident near Le Center.

Memorial services will be held Sunday, June 1 at 3 p.m. at Frieden’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lanesburgh Township with Rev. Henry Koch officiating. Visitation will be at the church from 1-3 p.m. Interment will follow services at the church cemetery with full military honors.

Ernie was born July 5, 1947 in New Prague to Ewald and Lillian (Novak) Tietz. He later served in the United States Army, serving in Vietnam from 1967 - 1971. When he returned home, he worked at the New Prague Flour Mill for over 20 years. He also worked other part time jobs.

Ernie is survived by his daughters, Sherry (Paul) Miller of Belle Plaine, Sarah Jaeger of Jordan, Shelly Schneider of Belle Plaine; grandchildren, Josh Terrio, Jared Miller, Lauren Miller, Chase Emmers and Mia Pribyl; mother, Lillian Doherty; siblings, Dahlia (Larry) Beno of Mound, Terry (Pat) Tietz of Montgomery, Becky (Tim) Freeman of Iowa, Steve (LeAnn) Tietz of California, and Matt Tietz (and special friend, Brook) of Kentucky.

He is preceded in death by his father, Ewald; step-father, Mel Doherty; and niece, Robin Kline.

Rosalie T. Schuneman Rosalie T. Schuneman, 88, of Belle Plaine passed away on Friday evening, May 30, 2014 at the Kingsway Memory Care Facility in Belle Plaine.

Memorial Mass will be Saturday, June 7 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. Visitation will be at the church social hall on Saturday morning from 9-11 a.m. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Belle Plaine. Fr. Michael Kaluza will officiate the services.

Rosalie was born July 29, 1925 to Nicholas and Viness (Randall) Jungers in Turner, MT. She moved to Sleepy Eye, MN at a young age and graduated from Sleepy Eye High School.

She married William “Bill” Schuneman on June 17, 1946 in Mankato. The couple lived in Sioux Falls, SD before moving to Belle Plaine in 1953.

Rosalie worked at Gedney Pickle Co. for a short time before she became a head cook at Belle Plaine Schools from 1968 to 1993.

Rosalie was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.

She enjoyed gardening, cooking, refinishing and reupholstering furniture, playing Bridge, feeding and watching squirrels and birds and most of all, spending time with her grandchildren.

She is survived by her children, Gary (Sandy) Schuneman of Savage; Tom (Janet) Schuneman of Belle Plaine; Jack (Judy) Schuneman of Henderson; Mike (Darlene) Schuneman of Phoenix, AZ; Jodi Witt (friend, Jim Lorence) of Montgomery and Pat (Ann) Schuneman of Arlington; grandchildren, Beth Satterwhite, Matt Schuneman, Heather Schuneman, Kate Vatsaas, Jeana Pank-

Eunys O. Kloempken Eunys Ottilie Kloempken, 66, of Belle Plaine passed away Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Funeral services were held Monday, June 2 at 11 a.m., at St. John Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine with interment in the Ferguson Cemetery to follow the church luncheon. Pastor Mark Johnson officiated.

Diane West was the organist.

Arrangements by the PaulMcBride Funeral Chapel of Norwood Young America.

Eunys Ottilie Kloempken was born April 9, 1948, in Glencoe.

She was the daughter of Orville and Emma (Hoernemann) Kloempken. Eunys was baptized as an infant on April 25, 1948, and was later confirmed in her faith as a youth April 15, 1962, both by Rev. O. J. Vriesen at St. Paul’s Evangelical Reformed Church in Hamburg.

She received her education in Norwood Young America, graduating with the Central High School Class of 1966.

Eunys furthered her education by attending Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota, and received her master’s degree in education. In 2009 Eunys traveled to Tanzania on a mission trip with Our Saviors Lutheran Church of Austin.

Eunys made her home in Hamburg and Austin. She taught elementary education for over 35 years including Lester Prairie for one year, Bagley for one year and then in 1972 in Austin, retiring in 2004 at the age of 56. While in Austin, she would substitute teach in Blooming Prairie and after moving to Belle Plaine also was a substitute at Belle Plaine Elementary.

She called her substitute teaching pay her travel money. Eunys most recently lived in Belle Plaine to be closer to family.

Eunys always had a gentle disposition. She was a faithful person who loved to pray and read Psalms. Eunys was very involved at church, which included singing in the choir, playing organ and attending bible studies and women’s groups.

She was an avid Minnesota Twins fan, enjoyed shopping for fabric, quilting, scrapbooking, gardening, playing piano and traveling.

Eunys was a member of the American Association of University Women. She cherished the time spent with her family and friends, especially her college friends.

Eunys is survived by her siblings, Steve (Ione) Kloempken of Kasson, Bonie (Bruce) Schrupp of Norwood Young America, Lance (Kathleen) Kloempken of Hamburg, Amy (Kirk) Franck of Belle Plaine, Mark Kloempken of Hamburg; nieces and nephews, Amanda (Eric) Theuer of Rochester, Heidi Kloempken of St. Paul, Melissa Kloempken of Rochester, Wyatt Schrupp of Mound, Jennifer (Corey)Gruenhagen of Cologne, Jill Schrupp (special friend, Travis Brown) of Burnsville, Jason (Angela) Kloempken of Norwood Young America, Brian Kloempken of Hamburg, Eric Kloempken of Hamburg, Timothy Kloempken of Norwood Young America, Joseph Franck of Belle Plaine, John Franck of Belle Plaine; great nieces and nephews, Anya Theuer, Quincy Gruenhagen, Lily Gruenhagen, Jack Kloempken, Waylon Kloempken; other relatives and many friends.

Eunys is preceded in death by her parents, Orville and Emma Kloempken.

Active Casket Bearers were Eunys’ nephews: Wyatt Schrupp, Jason Kloempken, Brian Kloempken, Eric

Grace E. Dockter February 6, 1925 – May 26, 2014 It was a cold overcast Friday in Belle Plaine Minnesota on the 6th of February 1925; that was until the Doctor delivered a bundle of blond hair and sunshine to Martha and Joseph Stradcutter. Their sons Bob and Ray were not so patiently waiting at home for their world to radically change with the arrival of their new little sister, Grace Elizabeth Stradcutter. Cry’s and whimpering’s soon lead to a life so idyllic mom often thought that the Norman Rockwell paintings of America at the time were about her life…

With World War II America changed as did women’s and Grace’s role in Defending the Home Front. Grace worked at the 3M munitions Plant in Saint Paul Minnesota until the war was over, and it was then she became enamored with a young Navy Officer.

With America converting to a non-war based economy, June 30th 1946 Wallace J Dockter and Grace said “I DO”. The ceremony took place in Grace’s home town and church in Belle Plaine, Minnesota surrounded by family and friends. With new technologies abounding the young couple after their Honeymoon in Brainerd, Minnesota hitch-hiked to Wallace’s home town of Velva, North Dakota where they both found work till moving to Minot, North Dakota in November of 1946.

In Minot Wallace started installing new telecommunications systems while Grace worked tirelessly creating a comfortable home in conjunction with a myriad of new and lasting friendships for the young couple.

In February of 1948 Grace gave birth to their first child Bruce who flourished in their new home. It was in the fall of 1948 that the new family opted to follow the work flow of new phone lines to New Mexico where Wallace was installing the new lines, then the same company took the family to Kansas and lastly to Chicago, Illinois in the winter of 1949.

It was in Chicago where in April of 1949 Grace decided she wanted to go home to Minot, North Dakota to raise her family and that is exactly what the family did…. May 17th of 1949 Wallace found permanent employment in Minot, North Dakota, and the Dockter Dakota Legacy began.

With Bruce (Laurie) already enjoying the adventure, Grace delivered their first little girl, Barbara (Jim Lupient, d) in July of 1950, then Brian (Heidi) in September of 1954 with Beverly (Pat Rath) following the same pattern in August of1956.

Mary Beth (Tom Henry) entered the family January 1959, and in March 1963 Margret (Nick Chee) was the last of the half dozen blessings born at Minot, North Dakota.

Being a full time mother never seemed enough as there were always extra places set at the table, Church and School Events that needed a coach, teacher, chaperone, cook, driver, or whatever description thought up. There was also a sincere diplomacy of an open back door that was always ajar, and inside something to eat or drink plus an earnest ear with sound advice if requested…

Grace was a woman of sound religious and ethical beliefs who never preached but instead demonstrated these strong convictions in her life’s decisions and choices.

In the summer of 1964 Wallace’s work warranted a move to Bismarck, North Dakota where all of the children graduated from High School. After the younger girls entered middle school, Grace opted for a career

spanning 17 years of dedication and service with the North Dakota State University Extension Services located in Bismarck, North Dakota. Graces job description included, managing 4-H Events, local activities, food, nutrition, and health education etc.

Grace also served multiple terms as Vice President of the National Auxiliary of the AFLCIO. September 3, 2002 after retirement Grace and Wallace, always open to new adventures and challenges left Bismarck, North Dakota and moved to a much warmer Walnut Creek, California to be closer to the young grandchildren and one half of their children. It seems the lives of the six children had equally dispersed with three

PAGE three children in Minneapolis Minnesota and three children in Northern California.

Grace and her family’s lives were filled with wonderful events, travel, camping, National Parks, and more importantly family gatherings near and far where she shared her love of life and her gift the Lord has given to all of us with whom she came in contact with…..

Grace passed into the light of Heavens Gates Memorial Day 2014 of complications from earlier surgery. Grace is survived by her loving husband Wallace of 68 years, and all of her children noted earlier. As eloquently stated by Barbara, “Mothers Circle of love grew exponentially as her grandchildren entered her life, Jeff Lupient (Elizabeth), Jennifer

Lupient Webb (Richard Webb); Tim Rath, Sarah Rath (Grayson Rentz), Elizabeth Rath: Adara Dockter; Alexandra and Zachary Henry; Briana Dockter: and Hannah and Natalie Chee.

Then in August of 2013 Grace and Wallace welcomed their first great-grandchild, Walker James Webb.

The Celebration of Life for Grace Elizabeth Dockter will be held in Walnut Creek, California, on Saturday the 7th of June at 10 a.m. with the Reverend Jack Niemi presiding. The Service will be at the Rossmoor Gateway Compound in the Fireside Room. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association, or to the Hope Lutheran Foundation will be well received and appreciated.

Church News

Our Lady of The Prairie Catholic Church - Belle Plaine Fr. Michael Kaluza 952-873-6564 Wednesday, June 04 8:00 am. Rosary 8:30 am. Mass 9:00 am – 10:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration Thursday, June 05 8:00 am. Rosary 8:30 am. Mass Friday, June 06 8:00 am. Rosary 8:30 am. Mass Saturday, June 07 4:15 p.m. Mass Sunday, June 08 Pentecost Sunday 8:00 am Mass 10:00 am Mass Tuesday, June 10 8:00 am. Rosary 8:30 am. Mass 9:00 am – 11:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday, June 11 8:00 am. Rosary 8:30 am. Mass 9:00 am – 10:00 p.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, June 4 7:00 Call Committee Saturday, June 7 7:00 Weight Watchers Sunday, June 8 Holy Communion 9:00 Worship 12:00 7th graders leave for camp Monday, June 9 8:00 Men’s Bible Study 6:30 Boy Scouts Wednesday, June 11 7:00 Call Committee St. Paul’s United Church of Christ 111 S. 6th Street, Henderson Pastor-Deb Meyer 507-248-3594 (Office) Sundays 9 a.m. Worship Service St. John-Assumption Parish 26523 200th Street Belle Plaine, MN 56011 Father Sam 507-248-3550 Sundays: 10 a.m. Mass 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.

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River Rock Church of the C&MA PO Box 184, Belle Plaine, MN 56011 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. Redeemer Lutheran Church Wednesday, June 4 14226 W. 280th Street, 7:00–8:30 PM Sr High Youth Henderson, Group** Pr. Diane Goulson Saturday, June 7 507-665-2932 On Highway 19, 2 miles East 9:30 AM Philippians Bible Study in Jordan of Highway 169 Sunday, June 8 Sunday, June 8 10:00-11:15 AM Worship Svc* 8:30 Education Hour Monday, June 9 9:30 Church service 7:00-8:30 PM Women’s Fellowship Group First Presbyterian Church 7:00-8:30 PM Men’s Divorce 219 W. Main Street, Belle Care Bible Study** Plaine 952-873-2966 West Union Lutheran Church Pastor Don Genereux 15820 Market Ave. www.fpcbelleplaine.org Cologne, MN 55315 fpcbelleplaine@frontiernet.

Church: 952-466-5678 net westunion1@juno.com Welcome-Learn-Serve Pastor: Wolfgang Laudert Inspirational Message Line Saturday, June 7 952-583-3302 7:30 a.m. Men’s Group Wednesday, June 4th Sunday, June 8 1:00 pm Bible Study & 9 a.m. Worship Visitations R: Kris Mosher Thursday, June 5th P: Lars Akerberg 9:00 am – noon 10 a.m. Outreach Meeting FPC women meet at church Tuesday, June 10 Sunday, June 8th 7:30 p.m. Council Meeting Eighth Sunday of Easter 9:00 am Worship Service Zion Lutheran Church & Church Council meets following School service 14745 County Road 153 Wednesday, June 11th Cologne, MN 55322 1:00 pm Bible Study & 952-466-3379 Visitations e-mail: brendathompsonzion@ gmail.com Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church Pastor: Eric Zacharias 500 West Church Street Thursday, June 5 Belle Plaine, MN 56011 7:30 p.m. Ladies Aid/LWML 952-873-6545 Sunday, June 8 Pastor John H. Meyer 9 a.m. Worship/Communion Pastor Timothy Redfield www.trinitybelleplaine.org Wednesday, June 4 6 p.m. 8th Grade Banquet Senior Dining Thursday, June 5 Seniors 60 years and older are Last Day of School invited to join us for Lunch at 11 a.m. Closing Chapel Service 11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday.

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Tigers Split Pair

by Brett Kruschke and Matt Schultz Despite getting off to a rough 3-7 start this season, the Belle Plaine town baseball team is still winning the most important games and is 2-0 in the RVL Central Division in the early going. The Tigers did so on the heels of an extra-innings win at Chanhassen last Tuesday before getting popped by 10 runs against Victoria on Friday.

Sunday’s home game against Le Sueur was rained out and a makeup date should be announced soon.

Head out to Tiger Park this Friday when the Tigers will take on the Randolph Railcats.

Sunday will see our striped warriors venturing to Gaylord for a 6 p.m. affair. Then the Chaska Cubs will bring their show to town for a 7:30 p.m. matchup at Tiger Park on Tuesday.

The much-publicized Tiger Open golf tournament fundraiser only got in seven holes before the rains came on Saturday, but a good time was still had by most if not all. The Tiger players and baseball board is indebted to our sponsors and please look for the thank-you ad in this week’s Herald!

Tigers 6, Chanhassen 5 The Tigers travelled to Chanhassen for an important midweek league contest. It was a nice night for a game and the Tigers would be in for a fight as it always seems the case against the Redbirds.

August Farruggia got the start on the mound and didn’t disappoint. He was given a tworun lead when Belle Plaine scored a pair in the third. It would remain 2-0 until the fifth when Chanhassen scored three runs, although only two were earned.

The Tigers scored two more in the seventh without a RBI off former Tiger Ross VanHauen.

The bases were loaded with two

outs when a wild pitch scored Matt Schultz. The ensuing throw back to the pitcher was wild, and Jake Fiedler scampered home to take a one-run lead. Dan Huber came on and threw the next three innings.

The Tigers scored one more in the ninth only to see that lead erased when Chanhassen scored two to tie things back up to send it to extras.

Tyler Hartman walked to open the 10th and came around to score on an error, giving the Tigers a one-run lead. Shawn Larson came on for the save, retiring the Redbirds in order.

Farruggia worked six innings with seven strikeouts. Huber threw three innings, giving up two unearned runs with six strikeouts.

Leading the way at the plate was Matt Schultz with two hits, two walks and a RBI. Larson and Farruggia also had two hits for the local nine. Four other Tigers had hits to give the locals an even 10 on the night.

Victoria 12, Tigers 2 Victoria came to town and gave the local nine another Class ‘B’ beating. Although the Tigers were able to go the distance with the Vics, they still lost by 10.

Trevor Latzke started on the mound and was the first Tiger pitcher to realize why the Vics are currently ranked second in the state Class B polls. Zac Dahlke, Josh Terrio and Jesse Oelfke also got to toe the rubber and try their best at the town ball-version of Murderers’ Row. The Tigers scored two runs in the fourth inning, giving them a glimpse of hope by pulling within five runs. But that glimpse disappeared as fast as it started as Victoria scored in four of the next five frames.

Johnny Egan, Jake Fiedler, Dylan Nyberg and Huber all had a hit for the Tigers.

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We are ready to launch the 2014 Summer Reading BookAWocky program. The Summer Reading program starts officially June.You have been able to start signing up on line since June 1. There is an online tool at www.bookawocky.org to keep track of your young reader’s successes.

As part of our launch of the BookAWocky program, I have been visiting the local schools.The young readers have been very enthusiastic and attentive. It made the visits fun.

I encourage parents and guardians to do all they can to harness that enthusiasm and encourage your young readers to join and stay active in the reading program.

Our first programs of the summer are: Tue. June 10 from 1-4 p.m. Adventure Journal Workshop. A great adventure deserves a great book!

Make a leather hand-stitched book and fill it with photos, mementos, treasures and writing. Funded by the Belle Plaine Friends of the Library.

Registration is required and is for kids 2nd grade and up. Call or visit to sign up.

BOOKAWOCKY KICKOFF! MINNESOTA PERCUSSION TRIO – CLICK, CLAPS, AND CLUNKS” on Wed., June 11 at 4 p.m. Using simple or found instruments like buckets, paper, and tin cans, the trio unlocks the musical possibilities of the things around us! Funded by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage (Legacy) Fund.

Program is for All. 4-H Lego Open House on Thur., June 12 from 1-3 p.m. Join local 4-H’ers in Lego and Duplo demos and ongoing activities for all age and skill levels! Activities include Lego robotics demonstrations, making a balloon car for kids in grades K-3, and plenty of Legos and Duplos for building and experimenting.

All ages welcome.

Storytime is back on Friday’s at 10:30 a.m. Fri., June 13, Librarian, Georgine will be reading stories about “Hats”. “Do you like my hat?”

Wear your favorite hat.

Our first Teen program for the summer is “Pie Club” on Tue., June 17 at 4 p.m. Teen Guys & Girls Book Club. Do you like pie and reading? Read anything you like. Bring the book and discuss it with some friends and eat some pie. You must register to get enough pie!

Our first Book Party is “Elephant and Piggie and Pigeon, Oh My! Party” on Wed., June 18 at 3 p.m. Don’t let the pigeon go to a party with elephant and piggie! Enjoy activities, snacks and crafts based on the popular Mo Willems series. Everyone is invited!

Adults do not need to feel left out during the summer reading program.

We have book club and discussion group that meets once a month. It is a laid back schedule to fit into your busy summer. They are reading “The Weird Sisters” by Eleanor Brown for the June 26 gathering.

The group meets on the 4th Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Rose Room.

Our summer hours began Sat., May 24. We are closed here in Belle Plaine on Saturdays through Labor Day. Keep in mind that you can download eBooks even when the libraries are closed.

Some features on this web page are meant to assist parents in keeping their young readers busy with the Summer Reading Program. Stop in or go online for information.

Scott County Library System website: www.scottlib.org Library Hours: Saturday: Closed Sunday & Monday: Closed Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Candidates for elected office had until Tuesday (June 3) to formally file for the coming election season. The filing deadline for federal, county, state and local elected offices closed Tuesday after this issue of the Herald went to press.

At the federal level, Republican Julianne Ortman, who represents Carver County in the Minnesota Senate, is running for U.S. Senate against incumbent Sen. Al Franken, a Democrat. As one of four Republicans running, Ortman will face a primary election Aug. 12, as will Franken. He’s one of two Democrats who filed for the election.

For the U.S. House of Representatives Second Congressional District, which includes Scott County, Rep. John Kline filed for re-election. Democrats Mike Obermueller and Michael Roberts will square off in a primary this summer.

At the state level, the race for House District 20A, which includes Belle Plaine, former Scott County Commissioner Bob Vogel of Elko New Market, a Republican, is running against Tom Rees, a DFLer from Lakeville. Belle Plaine’s Kelby Woodard, a Republican, is not seeking re-election. He’s returning to his native Texas to

run a new Catholic school.

Belle Plaine City Councilor Carey Coop, who earlier this spring announced he would run for the office, had not filed as of noon Tuesday. If he runs, he and Rees would run in a primary in August.

Minnesota House

In area state races, Republicans Bob Loonan and Bruce Mackenthun will square off in a primary for the House 55A seat, a district that includes Shakopee. Incumbent Mike Beard, a Republican, is not seeking re-election. Other candidates for the seat include DFLer Jay Whiting, a former Shakopee city councilor, and Derek Thury representing the Independence Party.

The race for House District 55B, which includes Prior Lake, Jordan and St. Lawrence Township, features DFLers Josh Ondich and Kevin Burkart.

They’re running against incumbent Rep. Tony Albright, a Republican. All three men are from Prior Lake.

In Carver County, House District 47A, which includes the southern portion of the county, is up for grabs since incumbent Rep. Ernie Leidiger is not seeking re-election. Republicans Bob Frey of Norwood Young America and Jim Nash of Waconia will run in a primary.

The DFL candidate is Matthew Gieseke of Waconia.

In Sibley County, Republican Section Baseball Glenn Gruenhagen of Glencoe Final Thursday is seeking re-election for District 18B, a district that includes After eliminating Belle Plaine eastern Sibley County. DFLer with its 7-4 victory Thursday, John Lipke of Steward filed to Watertown-Mayer defeated challenge the GOP incumbent.

Faribault Academies 5-3 to stay alive in the Section 2AA Baseball Tournament at Tiger Park on Monday.

The Royals were scheduled to take on Holy Family Catholic Tuesday, with the winner squaring off against Albert Lea right afterwards. The survivor of that group will take on tournament leader Glencoe-Silver Lake in the final 5 p.m. Thursday.

County Level

In the county races, Scott County Sheriff Kevin Studnicka did not have an opponent as of noon Tuesday. Ron Hocevar and Jim Terwedo had filed for the county attorney’s race.

Deb Barber and State Rep. Mike Beard had filed for the third district commissioner race. The district includes most of Shakopee. Incumbent Jon Ulrich of Savage is facing a challenger for his fifth commissioner district, which includes Savage, seat for the first time in several years. Arnie Andreasen filed to run against Ulrich.

In Carver County, Derek Lee is challenging Sheriff Jim Olson.

County Attorney Mark Metz was unopposed as of noon.

In Sibley County, Matthew McConnell of Faxon Township is challenging incumbent Commissioner Jim Nytes of Henderson Township. Sibley County Sheriff Bruce Ponath and David Schauer, the county attorney, were both without opponents at noon Tuesday. Marilee Peterson is challenging Lisa Pfarr for the county auditor’s job.

In Le Sueur County, Commissioner Joe Connolly of rural Le Sueur is seeking re-election for the second district seat, an area that includes Le Sueur and the northwest townships in the county. Former commissioner John Grimm of Montgomery and Joe Schloesser of Le Center are running against Connolly.

Interim County Sheriff David Tietz, Le Sueur County Attorney Brent Christian and Auditor Pam Simonette were all without opponents as of noon Tuesday.

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Thirty Years Ago This Week

District 13 Champs Members of the 1984 Belle Plaine High School District 13 championship softball team were back row, from left, Sara Malin, Sharon Meger, Nola Heitkamp, Judy Koepp and Barb Weirke.

In the front row are coach Donna Brinton, Julie Halquist, Camille O’Brien, Melissa Malz, Sandi Schmidt and Debbie James. stations in English-speaking Africa. He would leave the first week in July, at which time Pat Berg of Minneapolis would assume the pastor duties on an interim basis.

The Minnesota High School Rodeo Association was scheduled to hold its final rodeo regional competition that coming Sunday at the Scott County Fairgrounds. Two Belle Plaine youths, Robert O’Donoghue and Dan Townsend, were expected to take part in three events each – bull riding, bareback bronc riding and saddle bronc riding.

The Belle Plaine High School baseball team won its opening game of District 13A play, defeating St. Peter 15-9. But the Tigers dropped a heartbreaker to Jordan in the second round 8-7 in nine innings. Belle Plaine ended the season with a record of 9-9.

The Tiger softball team, champions of District 13A, lost to the team from Archbishop Brady High School 10-5 in the first round of the Region 4A Tournament.

Belle Plaine’s Laurie Wolpern and Joe Dvorak qualified for the state track and field meet. Wolpern finished second in the high jump at the region meet with a height of 5-3. Dvorak placed second in the 800-meter run at region with a time of 2:01.

60 Years Ago (1954)

The rural parish of Zion was the scene of an unusual dedication that week for a $204,000 building that comprised the church, school and hall. A thousand seats were made available for the large attendance, and outdoor seating had to be added.

Many relatives and friends helped Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vancore celebrate their golden wedding anniversary.

Mrs Hugh Coyle, nee Nora Kelly, died at her home in Waseca. She was 70 years old.

Eileen Flynn returned home from a three-week vacation trip to the Orient.

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the home of her daughter, Mrs Charles Hanson, in Minneapolis. She was 85 years old.

Lieutenant Joseph Stack, copilot; Lieutenant Arthur Goodwin, navigator; and four other crewman from Larson A.F.B., Georgia, arrived in Belle Plaine for a visit with Jack Newell’s family.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Laabs held an open house in observance of their silver wedding anniversary.

John F. Dunn, long a resident of St. Thomas, died at the home of his son, Cletus, in St. Paul.

Remains were conveyed to his native parish of St. Thomas for burial.

The remains of Agnes Conlon, 63, who died at the hospital in Racine, Wis., arrived in Belle Plaine and the funeral was held from the Church of Sacred Heart.

Vern Nelson, who had been in charge of the gas company for eight years, was transferred to Blue Earth. The position was filled by Louis Zellmer of New Prague.

Douglas Simondet, who had been band director at Glencoe, bought an interest in the Belle Plaine Music Co. H.A. DeBolt started the Belle Plaine Music Co. six years prior and the business had developed to the point where a partner was needed.

Twenty Girl Scouts and their leaders, Mrs. Hormann and Mrs. Lindquist, were going to camp at Big Island in Excelsior.

Mrs. Robert Gatz was the lifeguard.

Margery Tillquist, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tillquist, graduated from Hamline University School of Nursing.

Pete Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson, was one of the Winnipeg ballplayers transferred to other clubs. He was sent to Ardmore, Okla., where he was to play second base.

90 Years Ago (1924)

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Chances are you have noticed extra law enforcement on our roads and “Click It or Ticket� messages on TV and radio. The effort and the messages certainly raise awareness about seatbelts and their use, but there is a deeper reason for the campaign.

Quite simply, there are far too many preventable fatalities and life-altering injuries occurring on Minnesota roads.

In the past five years alone, 587 people died and 9,739 were injured as a result of not wearing seat belts – that’s more than 41 percent of all motor vehicle occupant fatalities.

In my 32 years in law enforcement, I heard the excuses: • “Not buckling up only affects me.â€? Unfortunately, an unbelted motorist can be tossed around the vehicle, striking others. An unbelted driver can fly out of reach of the steering wheel and lose control of the vehicle. Crashes, deaths and injuries attributed to unbelted motorists cost taxpayers millions of dollars. • “I’m a safe driver.â€? You may be, but what about other drivers who share the road with you?

A seat belt keeps you in the vehicle’s designed protective space and allows for deployed air bags to work properly. • “I don’t need to buckle up in the back seat.â€? Not true. Minnesota’s seat belt law requires drivers and passengers in all seating positions to be buckled up or in the correct child restraint.

Behind every statistic is a person. And every single person who has died on our roads has left behind loved ones. This is why we are committed to doing all we can to prevent needless deaths on our roadways.

Buckle up – it’s the law and it’s your best defense in case of a crash.  Mona Dohman Commissioner, Minnesota Scott County cancer survivors Department of Public Safety are invited to a special dinner before the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life in July.

The dinner will be July 11 (Friday), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., in the Shakopee West Junior High School cafeteria. A chicken dinner will be served.

All Survivors will be served at no cost. Caregivers are asked to consider a free-will donation.

Survivors are asked to RSVP to Gail Jolitz – e-mail: gjolitz@ comcast.net or call 952-4963015 – by Monday, July 7.

On June 10th After the dinner, the annual Relay for Life will be held in Vaughan Field on the south side of the junior high campus.

Cancer survivors are asked to 120 Years Ago participate in the survivor’s lap From Your Family at 7 p.m.

(1894) Bicycle repair shops were The relay is a fund-raiser for cancer research and support opening up.

The baseball club announced for people and families dealing it would put on the July 4th cel- with the disease.

The school is located at 200 ebration.

10th Ave E. We’re on H.H. Sisterman, prominent Facebook! citizen, died at age 56. At the www.facebook.com/belleplaineherald time of his death he was court commissioner for Scott County, St. John-Assumption Festival AND and for 13 years had been agent here for the American Express Co. St. John-Assumption Parish Grounds A Le Sueur County farmer Located at 26523 200th St. • Rural Belle Plaine, MN attending a circus in St. Peter was enticed into a side tent and robbed of $1,625, which he had been induced to draw out of the DINNER: 5:00-8:00 P.M. • MUSIC & SOCIAL: 6:00-9:00 P.M. bank that day.

were given a surprise on the occasion of their 20th anniversary.

Attorney J.F. Russell, who spent his youth in Belle Plaine, died at Fairfax, to which place he had moved many years before.

Tom Carr reported shearing a sheep for Father Luby of St. John’s that had 18 1/2 pounds of wool, which he said was the most wool he had ever gotten from a single sheep in all his years of sheep shearing.

William C. Moenke of Blakeley challenged the Belle Plaine horseshoe throwing champions and readily defeated his first opponent, John Jackson.

F.C. Jackson and family of Winnipeg took over an apartment in Belle Plaine for the ensuing months. Mr. Jackson was superintending the construction of the Blakeley bridge.

After an absence of two years in southern California, Miss Dorla Whitlock returned to Belle Plaine.

Messenbrink Brothers of Cologne leased the Weibeler corner building and opened an automobile salesroom.

Kathryn Corcoran returned home from Crested Butte, Colo., where she had been teaching the past term.

The B.H. Kirchoffs had word that their two sons, Harry and Barney, who had been located in Chicago, joined the Army at Fort Sheridan, Ill. At St. Anne’s Church, Le Sueur, took place the marriage of Miss Catherine Sullivan to Nicholas Moorse of St. Thomas.

Many from Belle Plaine attended the funeral of Mrs. John Carr, nee Delia Sullivan, of St. Thomas.

Behind Mellgren’s pitching, Belle Plaine defeated Prior Lake and moved to second place in the Tri-County League.

One of the largest weddings in the community took place when Miss Lillian Otto, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Otto, became the bride of Anton Schultz. The guests numbered more than 600.

Ray Siemon and Lloyd Mensing enlisted in the Navy and departed for Great Lakes, Ill., for boot training.

The outstanding school picnic of the year was that held at Zion Church, Benton, a fine program and large attendance.

The marriage of Estella Higgins of Jessenland to Edward R. Burke took place.

Dear Editor, Congressman Kline Voted Against Women In 1963, President Kennedy passed the Equal Pay Act to combat pay discrimination based on sex.

It is offensive that in 2014, women’s contributions are still short-changed in the workplace.

We need to make sure that all children and adults have equal opportunity.

Women are half of America's workforce and in 40% of households with children, women are the sole or main breadwinners.

Paying women their fair share helps women provide for their children and their family, and pumps money into communities.

Women still earn less than men but that's fine with Congressman John Kline. Kline did not vote for common-sense solutions like The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act against unequal, discrimination pay based on gender. John Kline voted against you, your daughters and your granddaughters. That is wrong and it is not good for Minnesota's economy and families.

Vote against John Kline in November because women deserve equal pay for equal work.

Do not allow Kline to continue to vote against women’s civil rights in Congress.

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Chuck and Deb Brandmire of Janesville purchased the Dairy Queen from Earl and Evie Drentlaw, who had owned the business for only 13 months but had recently purchased the Belle Plaine Motel and were running that. Jerry Wallshog, school teacher and football coach at Le Center High School, purchased the former Huber’s Red Owl building downtown and the building across the street that housed Anderson drug from the Huber family. Wallshog said he purchased the buildings on speculation and planned to continue renting the one building to pharmacist Robert Anderson and hoped to find a tenant for the former grocery store building. Tim Zurn was in the process of buying both the Paulson TV business and building from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Paulson.

He would take over June 15.

Resurfacing of Highway 169 from Belle Plaine to Shakopee began. The project was expected to cost $1.1 million and be completed in September.

Rain measuring all the way from 1 inch to 2 inches fell on the area that Monday evening and brought to an end a spring dry spell. The three weeks of dry weather allowed farmers to get their crops planted and the first crop of alfalfa cut, but the rain was badly needed.

The new 14-member board of directors of the Belle Plaine Development organization elected its officers. Ed Townsend was named president, William Chard secretary and John Ploetz secretary.

Dr. Herman M. Juergens turned 90 years old that week.

He was a physician in Belle Plaine for 60 years and was forced to retire in 1970 after suffering a heart attack.

Rev. Gunter Kaiser resigned his duties as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Belle Plaine. Kaiser, who had served the church for nine years, was leaving to serve as broadcast consultant for the Religious Departments of the governmentowned and operated broadcast

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St. Thomas Mass at St. Thomas is scheduled with Father James Burns for Saturday, June 21 at 4 p.m. The schedule for masses at St. Anne’s with Father George officiating is Saturdays at 5:15 p.m., and Sundays 8 and 10:30 a.m.

Recognizing Dick O’Connell for the good care of our cemetery this Memorial Day. Kenny O’Connell and his helper “Molly Loretta Sullivan.� distributed the American flags on the graves our veteran soldiers. Picture perfect.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held for Margie Kilduff Prochaska on Monday, June 2 at St. Scholastica Catholic Church in Heidelberg, with Father Dave Barrett officiating, she was laid to rest in the church cemetery.

Margie belonged to the big Byrne/ Connelly/Kilduff/Shaughnessy and Sullivan branches that make up a bigger part of the trunk on our St. Thomas Tree. Margie and her siblings, O’Brien, Mary Ruth, Dotsie, Tom, Ray and Jay, grew up on the Le Center side of St. Thomas, attended country school, then attended Le Center high school and married Ollie in October of 1955 here at St. Thomas. If there were ever her family gathered or ladies gathered in the name of St. Patrick, St. Thomas or St. Scholastica we’d find Margie. Our sympathies to Ollie and their children Patty, Paula, Terry, Tim and their families.

Corrine Connelly, who had passed away May 24 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis and we had mentioned last week, was a Henderson rural mail carrier, we neglected to mention she would leave candy in the mailboxes where she knew children would be. Her casket bearers were “St. Thomas kids.�

These St. Thomas kids are wellknown, well-liked and respected grown men now: Ryan Halloran, James Oak, Brandon and Erik O’Connell, and David and Denis Connelly. RIP Corrine.

After dating since the summer of 2006, Annie Connelly and Paul Tupy were united in marriage by Father Roger Hessian here at the St. Thomas Catholic Church on Saturday. Allie Simon was Annie’s Matron of Honor.

Eric Tupy was Paul’s Best Man. Bob, Kelly, Joe, Bethany and Ryan Connelly were some of the members of a large wedding party on this day, May 31, Ryan Connelly’s 3rd birthday.

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Emily Krekelberg became the bride of Clayton Wilmes on Saturday, May 31 at St. Anne’s in Le Sueur in a ceremony officiated by Father George Grafsky.

The bride is the daughter of Patty Quigley Krekelberg and Dale Krekelberg. Monica Krekeberg and Anna Anderson were their sister’s Matron and Maid of Honor. Her brothers Dan, Jake, sister-in-law, Ashley Krekelberg ,and neice and nephew, Leah and Charlie Anderson, were some of the members of this wedding party. The reception, dinner and dance were at the Country Inn in Mankato. The happy couple makes their home in St. Cloud.

Mark O’Connell, Mike and Paula’s lad, graduated from Le Sueur Henderson High Sunday afternoon. His future plans include four years of college.

Jason and Jessie Retka had their 27th birthday on June 1. Wishing Jess was here to celebrate with us.

Jason requested a double layer, chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.

A location change and date for the annual St. Thomas Ladies Luncheon has been announced: This year at the Fishtale Grill in New Prague, Tuesday, July 8, at 11:30 a.m., formerly known as “Ladies growing up in St. Thomas� to “Anybody ever living in the St. Thomas community.�

Hope there’s enough room at the Fishtale. See you there.

Have a good week, folks.

Town & Vicinity On Thursday afternoon, two school buses full of 7th grade choir students and some parents traveled to Minneapolis to attend “Sister Act� at the Orpheum.

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Judy Hennen was one of the many audience members this weekend at the Jr. High Play. The cast and crew put on a wonderful performance of Beauty and the Beast.

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St. John’s Catholic Church St. Scholastica Church Father Dave and Deacon Bob and Father Clinton Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. at St. John’s Servers: Nick & Abby Knutson, Will Fahey and Shelby Boehmke Saturday Mass at 8:15 p.m. at St. Scholastica Servers: Joseph & Trenton Huebl Sunday Mass at 8 a.m. at St. Scholastica Servers: Julie & Joe Schoenecker Mass Wednesday 5 p.m. at St. John’s-Confessions follow ***** Congratulations to Father Kevin Clinton on the 40th year of his ordination. Many attended the special Mass Saturday at 5 p.m. and the reception, dinner, drinks and music in the gym. We wish Father many, many years with us in our Faith Community.

The New Prague Area Community Band will play a concert on Thursday, June 12, at 7 p.m. in Memorial Park. It’s free and all are invited.

Tammy Ness of Heidelberg hosted the 2014 perennial flower exchange at her home (continued from page 1) with 26 guests exchanging approximately 90 students each perennials. The band Bob and week in the backpack program the Critters ended the afterthis year. The program started noon with classical country at Oak Crest and then added music.

Chatfield this spring. It will be run in the form of a punch card during the summer.

Each child who has participated in the program can stop by the food shelf once per week and get a bag of food, just like they got during the school year.

Their card will be punched.

This will go on through the second week of September.

About 3,400 pounds was given out through backpacks during the school year. The food shelf staff hopes to serve junior high students in the fall.

The program food shelf supplies the food, which comes from Second Harvest Heartland.

Brian and Joyce (Eiden) Traxler of Henderson proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Amerie Catherine Traxler. Amerie was born April 18, 2014 at 9:21 a.m. at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia. She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was 19 inches long. Amerie was welcomed home by siblings, Erica, 16, Brian, 8, and Kylie, 5. Grandparents are Daniel and Frances Eiden of Carver and Brian and Evonne Traxler of Henderson. Greatgrandmother is Marti Zimprich of Elysian.

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Joe, Lauren, Maddie, Hannah and Grace Weiers joined Marty and Farrell Weiers and family camping in Kansas Memorial Day weekend.

Humor Corner: The Philosophy of Ole * Wives are like baseball umpires, dey never believe a man is safe ven he’s out. * If you vant to soar vid da eagles in the morning, you can’t hoot vid da owls at night. * Deer’s vun kind of a liar a man can tolerate, Dat’s a good looking blonde who tells him he’s looking younger every day.

Greg brought some homemade rag rugs in various colors. Bev has a nice display of towels, potholders, cute little purses and other crafty gift ideas.

We’re always looking for new vendors. Tell your friends, neighbors, family, whoever you know with fresh ideas. You’re welcome to come once, for a month or the whole season. It’s a fun group of people and a nice chance to be out and about.

The Belle Plaine Farmers Market is held every Wednesday from 3:30-6:30 p.m. May through Oct. 15 at Court Square Park. Vendors are welcome!

You can like us on Facebook for seasonal information and recipes. For more information, contact Lisa Fahey at 952-8735665 or Diane Skelley, 952873-2467.

We have been enjoying some beautiful weather for the Belle Plaine Farmers Market. Hoping this week keeps it going. A couple of new vendors joined the crowd last Wednesday. You never know what you’ll see so stop down.

Farm fresh eggs, rhubarb, asparagus, radishes, lettuce and popcorn were just a few of the homegrown highlights found last week. The gardens are growing and the produce is starting to come in.

Barb still has a great variety of starter plants if you haven’t put your garden in yet. There’s still plenty of time to create your own fabulous garden. Ask about the various tomatoes, peppers and herbs to make your garden exactly what you want.

Belle Plaine Police Report

The week of May 26-June 1, a suspended license.

At 10:10 p.m., a man on the Belle Plaine police responded The driver of a vehicle stopped 500 block of West State Street to the following selected calls: at 1:55 p.m. on the 400 block of was arrested for violating a noSouth Meridian Street was ar- contact order and on five outstanding arrest warrants. rested for third-degree DWI. Monday, May 26 A person on the 300 block of A woman on the 200 block of Saturday, May 31 South Walnut Street called for East Park Street was arrested at Police assisted a Scott County medical help at 9:11 a.m. A 3:54 p.m. on outstanding Scott sheriff’s deputy at 7:20 p.m. with a crash near the intersecwoman was transported to an County arrest warrants. area hospital.

A man at a business on the tion of highways 19 and 169.

A woman on the 600 block of 1000 block of East Enterprise Sunday, June 1 West Church Street reported at Drive reported at 9:40 p.m. A woman on the 100 block of 11:32 a.m. a burglary. Someone someone passed a counterfeit West Church Street called for entered the garage and took beer $100 bill. medical help at 12:27 p.m. A from a refrigerator. A man was Thursday, May 29 child was transported to an area arrested later for fourth-degree Background checks on ap- hospital. burglary, fourth-degree damage plicants for childcare licenses At 7:52 p.m., a woman on the to property and theft. were performed just after 11 900 block of Meadow Place A person on the 100 block of a.m. asked police to unlock a veEast Commerce Drive called Background checks on season- hicle. for medical help at 11:42 a.m. al employees were performed A woman called police at 4:08 just after 2 p.m. p.m. asking them to perform a Friday, May 30 welfare check on her daughter. An officer assisted Jordan poThe daughter, 18, was found lice at 1:12 a.m. with the arrest Wednesday, May 28 and arrested on an outstanding of two men at a business near Firefighters responded at 8:06 p.m. to a report of a gas leak on Scott County arrest warrant. the intersection of Triangle and the 800 block of South Walnut An officer performed a random North Creek lanes. license check at 8:09 p.m. on a Citations to four vehicles ille- Street. vehicle stopped near the inter- gally parked during downtown Saturday, May 31 section of Highway 169 and street cleaning were issued and Firefighters were dispatched Delaware Avenue. The driver the vehicles ordered towed at at 3:09 p.m. to a fire alarm at was cited for driving without 3:32 a.m. a dwelling on the 200 block of a valid Minnesota license and West State Street. The alarm arrested on Scott County war- A man on the 100 block of was caused by a lightning West Main Street asked police strike. rants. at 9:13 a.m. to unlock a vehiPolice assisted a woman on cle.

At 7:24 p.m., firefighters rethe 100 block of North Meridisponded to a personal-injury an Street at 10:14 p.m. with no- Police issued two no-trespass crash near the intersection of trespassing warnings against warnings at 12:41 p.m. to two highways 169 and 19 involving two people. The warnings are people on the 300 block of three vehicles. One person was South Walnut Street. The warn- transported to an area hospital valid for one year. ings are valid for one year. with a broken leg.

Tuesday, May 27 A woman near the intersection Firefighters were called at A man near the intersection of of North Meridian and East West Prairie and South Market Church Streets reported at 7:43 11:41 p.m. because of stormrelated flooding. streets was arrested at 1:22 a.m. p.m. damage to a vehicle. on an outstanding warrant.

At 6:50 p.m., police assisted a Scott County sheriff’s deputy with a pursuit in Prior Lake.

A man was ultimately arrested and charged with DWI and fleeing an officer.

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Congratulations

CLASS OF 2014

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Parents: Pat Ackmann and Sarah Santanni Future Plans: MN State University, Mankato

Parents: Molly Koehler and Christopher Alvarado Future Plans: Empire Beauty School & Certified Nursing Assistant.

Zachary Bahr*

Parents: Joel and Lisa Bahr Future Plans: University of Wisconsin, River Falls

Jerald Barfknecht

Aaron Bigaouette*

Tatiana Boecker* Parents: Bill and Maria Boecker Future Plans: University of Minnesota, Duluth

Parents: Gloria Brandt and Steven Brandt Future Plans: Normandale Community College

Jordan Buesgens

Lauren Campbell

Alex Casebier

Mikhayla Clausen*

Nikkee Condon

Kristian Corl

Derek Dahlke*

Luke Dandurand

Gavin Dauwalter** Nicole Eisenschenk**

Tyler Ackmann

Parents: Shane and Bonnie Buesgens Future Plans: Travel to New Zealand

Parents: DuWayne and Sherri Dandurand Future Plans: Dakota County Technical College

Amanda Alvarado

Parents: Mike and Janet Campbell Future Plans: South Central College

Alex Ernst

Kyle Fahey*

Parents: Tammy Brevik Future Plans: Hennepin Technical College

Jake Hartmann**

Jeffrey Hegenbarth

Colton Hentges

Christopher Holmbeck

Shelby Johnson

Rebecca Johnston

Parents: Stuart Haefner and Amy Haefner Hayck Future Plans: U.S. Military

Allen Jackson

Hannah Johnson** Parents: Adam and Shelly Johnson Future Plans: Winona State University

Chase Emmers

Parents: Dean and Nancy Gavin Future Plans: Minnesota State University, Mankato

Parents: Kim & Kyle Neumann, Brett Brown Future Plans: Vermilion Community College

Parents: Melissa Berg and Reed Bjerk Future Plans: Alexandria Technical College

Parents: Darwin and Susy Dahlke Future Plans: Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD

Mallory Glisczinski*

Dillon Haefner

Troy Gudmonson

Parents: Lisa & Brian Jamison and Russ Corl Future Plans: University of Minnesota, Rochester

Ashton George

Parents: David and Tammy Gallentine Future Plans: St. Cloud Model College of Hair Design

Seleena Godoy

Parents: Sarah Schutrop and Ken Jensrud Future Plans: Bemidji State University

Parents: Billy Joe and Brenda Fahey Future Plans: St. Thomas University

Samantha Gallentine

Parents: David and Toni Fogarty Future Plans: University of St. Thomas

Abby Brandt

Parents: Anita and Rex Ernst Future Plans: Entrepreneur

Richard Fogarty

Parents: Jim and Julie Feldermann Future Plans: LDS Church Mission then Brigham Young University

Cori Irwin

Casey Ekstrom

Parents: Jeff and Tamara Ekstrom Future Plans: Vermilion Community College

Parents: Barb and Sean Setterquist Future Plans: University in California

Parents: Terry and Natalie Irwin Future Plans: Mn State University, Mankato

Parents: Vicki and James Boruff Future Plans: Attend MN State University, Mankato

Parents: Luanne and Bob Eisenschenk Future Plans: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks

Parents: Mark and Aleata Dauwalter Future Plans: St. Thomas University

Brianna Fairbanks Rachel Feldermann**

Parents: Alicia Hernandez and Mario Godoy Future Plans: Army ROTC/National Guard

Parents: Monte and Lynette Casebier Future Plans: Art Institute

Jennifer Oestreich Future Plans: Attain a Commercial Driver’s License-Class A

Parents: Bill and Carolyn Bigaouette Future Plans: Dakota County Technical College

Parents: Joe and Kathy Hartmann Future Plans: University of St. Thomas

Parents: Jodi Johnson and Chuck Johnson Future Plans: Aveda Institute

Parents: Sarah Jaeger & Mike Emmers Sr. & Brent Jaeger Future Plans: Play baseball at college TBD

Meghan Gavin*

Parents: Jon and Becky Hegenbarth Future Plans: Two-year Technical College

Parents: Pat and Randal Nelson Future Plans: University of North Dakota

Parents: Bonnie and Pat Hentges Future Plans: South Central College

Justin Kalkes

Parents: Rebecca Larsen and Steve Kalkes Future Plans: University of Wisconsin, Stout

Parents: Joe and Pam Glisczinski Future Plans: South Dakota State University, Brookings

Parents: Carla Gruetzmacher Future Plans: Four-year College and National Guard

Samuel Karl

Parents: James and Mary Karl Future Plans: South Dakota State University

Class Motto 2014

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own.

And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go...” Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go! These photos of the Belle Plaine senior class are published through the courtesy of the following businesses:

Ag Power Enterprises Annie’s Cafe & Catering Behnke Auto Center, Inc. Belle Plaine Auto Belle Plaine Chiropractic Belle Plaine Family Dentistry

Belle Plaine Herald Berger Interiors Beth Flaherty Payroll Service Borough Bowl The Canopy Group Chard Tiling

Corner Stone Advisors, LLC CornerStone State Bank Crosby Construction Curtis Koepp Accounting, LTD Dairy Queen of Belle Plaine Daly & Daly, Inc. Tax, Accounting & Financial Services

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Congratulations

CLASS OF 2014

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Shelby Klipple

Kristyn Klug*

Skylar Kotz

Matthew Krant

Corey Krautkremer*

Sam Leeper

Devin Lehman

Emily Krecklau

Parents: Randy and Holly Whitt Future Plans: South Central College

Parents: Doreen Wolf and Joe & Cammy Klug Future Plans: NDSU

Parents: Carla Kotz and Cory Kotz Future Plans: Ridgewater College

Alex Kruschke

Dillon Lambrecht Parents: John and Shelia Lambrecht Future Plans: College for an Agriculture Program

Cameron Lark

Parents: Bob and Mary Jane Lark Future Plans: South Dakota State University

Parents: Rebecca Leeper Future Plans: Vermilion Community College

Parents: Dan and Connie Lehman Future Plans: Minnesota State University, Mankato

Parents: Brandon & Alyssa Leistiko, Jennifer Schommer Future Plans: Vermilion Community College

Catherine Littlepage

Justin Luedloff

Brody Lyter

Nathan Mata

Riley McCann Parents: Dave and Nancy McCann Future Plans: South Central College

BreAnn McDermand*

Parents: Jean and Quint McDermand Future Plans: U of MN, Twin Cities, Carlson School of Management-Business

Ashley Morrison**

Josh Mosbeck

Parents: Mark and Jami Kruschke Future Plans: Texas Bible Institute

Parents: Rick and Mary Krant Future Plans: Saint Paul College

Parents: Chand and Charlotte Krautkremer Future Plans: Ferris State University

Kayla Krick**

Parents: Colin and Erica Krecklau Future Plans: Nursing Assistant

Parents: Bret and Janet Krick Future Plans: South Central College

Dustin Leistiko

Kenzie LeMieux Parents: Karen Niesche and Dough LeMieux Future Plans: Hennepin Technical College

Ryan Menton

Parents: John and Tracy Littlepage Future Plans: Hennepin Technical College

Parents: Jill Johnston Future Plans: Undecided

Parents: Dave and Gail Lyter Future Plans: Army National Guard

Parents: Dave and Jean Mata Future Plans: South Central College

Abygail Meyenburg*

Amara Meyer Parents: Chris and Janene Meyer Future Plans: UW River Falls

Montana Meyer

Parents: Greg and Jennifer Meyer Future Plans: South Central College, North Mankato

Grace Miner*

Sterling Nazario

Mitchell Nelson Parents: Zach and Lisa Nelson Future Plans: MN State University, Mankato

Sierra Newman

Parents: Dave Newman Future Plans: Minnesota State University, Mankato

Jacob Nowak**

Parents: Cindy and Gene Nowak Future Plans: University of North Dakota

Parents: John and Jerri Olson Future Plans: Minnesota State University, Mankato and National Guard Reserves

Parents: Launa and Gary Olson Future Plans: Bemidji State University

Parents: Craig and Julie Otto Future Plans: University of Wisconsin, Stout

Blayne Prochaska*

Allison Pudlitzke

Jacob Raddatz*

Kayla Raines

Jacob Robling

Alex Roggeman

Stephanie Rosario

Parents: Erich and Sarah Meyenburg Future Plans: U.S. Navy

Parents: Becky and Juan Nazario Future Plans: Enter the workforce

Parents: Stephanie & Chad Rosenwinkel, Kevin & Wendy Olson and Scott Blasi Future Plans: Army National Guard ROTC - Minnesota State University, Mankato

Parents: Mark and Julie Pudlitzke Future Plans: Normandale Community College and transfer to University

Parents: Sue and Tony Raddatz Future Plans: University of MN, Duluth

Parents: Brian and Julie Miner Future Plans: Marine Corp

Parents: John and Lisa Raines Future Plans: South Central College in Mankato

Parents: Andrea and Jeff Morrison Future Plans: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Dylan Olson

Parents: Jim & Donna Robling Future Plans: undecided

Parents: Al and Cindy Mosbeck Future Plans: Ridgewater College, Willmar

Tessa Olson

Parents: Dennis and Jennifer Roggeman Future Plans: Pursue a career in Welding

Parents: Nicole Menton & Troy Gillette, Chris & Regina Bates of Colorado Future Plans: Army National Guard

Marykay Nasby

Parents: Dave & Ann Latzke, Mark & Barb Nasby Future Plans:Stonehill College, Easton, MA

Alec Otto

Parents: Jason and Tricia Spletzer Future Plans: St. Cloud Technical and Community College

Class Motto 2014

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own.

And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go...” Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go! These photos of the Belle Plaine senior class are published through the courtesy of the following businesses:

Eagle Ridge Restaurant & Valley View Golf Course Emma Krumbee’s Foline Automotive Service Front Porch Photography Genesis Gopher Heating & Air Conditioning

Hennen’s Home Furnishings Jabs Family Dentistry JD’s Auto Service Johan’s Bar Kolden Funeral Home Lange’s Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

Lisa Fahey Insurance Agency The Lutheran Home Campus Meierbachtol Trucking Napa Auto Parts of Belle Plaine Natural Fitness Neil’s Pub

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Congratulations

CLASS OF 2014

BELLE PLAINE HIGH SCHOOL

Kate Savage

Parents: Tim and Wanda Savage Future Plans: Model College of Hair and Design in St. Cloud

Torbjor Schroeder*

David Schabelski*

Parents: Danielle Schabelski and Dan Malz Future Plans: Gustavus Adolphus College, ROTC National Guard

Savanna Schatz

Parents: Pat and Lisa Schatz Future Plans: University of Wisconsin, Superior

Bryce Schmidt

Erica Selly**

Parents: Cory and Nikki Schmidt Future Plans: South Central College

Parents: Steve and Marcy Schroeder Future Plans: Undecided

Parents: Eric & Jennifer Schultz, Marcy & Jamie Lorentz Future Plans: Ridgewater College, play Football, National Guard

Jake Schultz

Megan Schumacher**

Jacqueline Spalding

Katelyn Thaemert*

Megan Schmidt**

Parents: Larry and Courtney Schmidt Future Plans: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Zach Siegle*

Zach Schoenecker Parents: Tom and Katrice Schoenecker Future Plans: Morningside College, Sioux City, IA

Jacob Siemon

Brianna Schroder

Parents: Aimee Wermerskirchen and Doug Schroder Future Plans: Technical College

Briana Sisell

Parents: Randy and Debi Schumacher Future Plans: Winona State University

Parents: Rob and Shelly Selly Future Plans: University of MN, Morris & Peace Corp.

Parents: Dave and Donna Siegle Future Plans: University of MN, Twin Cities

Parents: Terry Siemon and Nancy Kaley Future Plans: Normandale Community College

Parents: Joseph and Cammy Klug Future Plans: Winona State University

Joshua Spellman

Madison Sprague

Alexandra Stauffacher

Alexzander Stier

Allison Stolt*

Maddie Studnicka

Parents: Craig and Lori Thaemert Future Plans: Normandale Community College

Zachary Teal

Parents: Don and Janice Teal Future Plans: Attend a four-year University

Ashley Thomason Parents: Lisa Eyrich and Larry Thomason Future Plans: MN State University, Mankato

Nicolas Vechinski

Parents: Chad & Kelly Vechinski Future Plans: Pursue a career in music or history/archaeology

Levi VonBank

Karen Walter

Jessica Weldon

Taylor Wendt

Parents: Jeff & Natalie Bowman, Dave Spalding & Vicki Thompson Future Plans: St. Cloud State University

Parents: Todd and Becky VonBank Future Plans: Attend College

Parents: Mike and Tracey Spellman Future Plans: Become an Electrician

Parents: Katy Walter Future Plans: Carthage College, Kenosha, WI

Parents: Amber Sprague and Dean Sprague Future Plans: Undecided

Parents: Bob and Cathy Weldon Future Plans: Attend St. Cloud State University

Parents: Jerold and Kathi Stauffacher Future Plans: Minnesota State University, Mankato

Parents: Christopher and Tiffany Stier Future Plans: Air Force

Parents: Brian and Brenna Stolt Future Plans: MN State University, Moorhead

Antonio Vesselinov* Emily Vinkemeier Parents: Ginka and Vladimir Vesselinov Future Plans: Minnesota State University, Mankato

Parents: Bonnie and Marc Vinkemeier Future Plans: St. Cloud State University

Dylan Wheeler

Aiden Winterfeldt

Parents: Pat and Pam Wendt Future Plans: Enter the workforce

Parents: Faith Wheeler and Richard Wheeler Future Plans: Serve in the Navy

Parents: John Winterfed and Barb Winterfeldt Future Plans: Undecided

Parents: Kevin & Julie Studnicka Future Plans: University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Alexia VonBank* Parents: Todd and Becky VonBank Future Plans: Attending College

Marisa Worrell

Parents: Jim Worrell and Lori Worrell Future Plans: Attend Hennepin Technical College

Denotes: ** High Honors & * Honors

Commencement Sunday, June 8, 2014 • 2:00 p.m. in the South Gym of the High School School Board Chairman Matt Bigaouette will be Welcoming the Class Choir will perform “The Scientist” by Cold Play • Band will perform “Where The Black Hawk Soars” by Robert Smith

Willie Xayasine Parents: Chantha and Surt Xayasine Future Plans: Attend a four-year college

Zach Johnson-Yeates Parents: Hue and Phil Yeates Future Plans: Attend South Dakota State University

Class Officers President: Savanna Schatz Vice President: Stephanie Rosario Treasurer: Jacqueline Spalding Secretary: Blayne Prochaska

School Mascot Tiger School Song Anchors Away Class Song “I’ll Always Remember You” by Miley Cyrus Class Flower Red Rose

Class Motto 2014

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own.

And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go...” Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go! These photos of the Belle Plaine senior class are published through the courtesy of the following businesses:

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Belle Plaine Students Graduating Elsewhere Samantha Bartz

WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014

BELLE PLAINE HERALD, BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA

CLASS OF 2014

Parents: Scott and Rachel Bartz Graduating from: Mayer Lutheran High School Future Plans: University of Wisconsin Stout

Jacob Giesen

Parents: Jason and Gina Giesen Graduating from: Minnesota Virtual Academy High School Future Plans: He is undecided about attending BHSU

Alexis Larson

Parents: Matthew and Lisa Larson Graduating from: Jordan High School Future Plans: Normandale Community College

Becca Ostby

Parents: Philip and Cindy Ostby Graduating from: Chaska High School Future Plans: St. Cloud State University

Darian Vinkemeier Parents: Brandt and Brenda Vinkemeier Graduating from: Jordan High School Future Plans: Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, Michigan

Tipton Woodard Parents: Donna and Kelby Woodard Graduating from: Saint Thomas Academy Future Plans: John Carroll University Cleveland, Ohio

BPHS Graduating Senior Retiring Teachers Found School Sees Successful Future Online a Place to do Work They Love Cheri Hanna, Randy Carlson Ending Careers in B.P. This Week

Alex Ernst Lauded for Improved Grades Since Freshman Year

Just over a year ago, Alex Ernst realized graduating high school would be the best way to get where he wants to go.

Although he’s not exactly sure where life will take him, Ernst figures he knows how he’ll get there.

The Internet.

Ernst, the son of Anita Ernst and Rex Ernst, is one of those digital learners school officials refer to when explaining the need for technological improvements and Internet access. The answer to most any question about almost anything, he said, is available online.

Ernst expects he’ll some day use the Internet as a vehicle to his chosen career. At 17, he knows for certain there’s a huge potential to promote products and services online.

Ernst will be one of the graduating seniors in Belle Plaine High School’s Class 2014 Sunday (June 8, 2 p.m.) in Belle Plaine Senior High School’s gymnasium.

He has about 500,000 cumulative followers – people who want to see more of his work -who follow the posts he makes on various social media sites including Vine, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.

Ernst is somewhat understated about the notion of half-amillion people are interested enough in what he has to say on a regular basis. His posts are

BPHS senior Alex Ernst envisions a bright future using the Internet as a vehicle to market products and services to the masses. generally comedic, although much of what he posts are “not exactly family-friendly.”

The Vine posts are done every Tuesday. Ernst is part of a consortium of six other Vine users, people he met online who post short six-second video clips. Ernst’s video clips take hours to produce. He’s his own toughest evaluator. Companies pay the authors of the posts to attach their promotions to the account.

The authors are compensated via a Paypal account.

“Basically,” he said, “I’ve found a way to make money on the Internet. The more followers you have, the more you can make.”

His Vine account has about 177,000 followers. He recently received an offer to promote a computer application for $100 via the Vine account.

“That’s not enough,” he said.

16 BPHS Seniors Make All-MRC Academic Team Sixteen Belle Plaine High Schools have been selected to the 2013-14 All-Minnesota River Conference academic team.

To receive the honor, the senior must be in good standing and involved in a MRC-sponsored activity; have earned a minimum of four varsity letters in grades 9-12 and have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. They must also possess no MSHSL violations during their high school career.

Belle Plaine’s recipients this year are: Zach Bahr, son of Joel and Lisa Bahr, has earned five varsity letters combined in football, track and baseball.

Aaron Bigaouette, son of Bill and Carolyn Bigaouette, has earned 10 varsity letters combined in football, basketball and baseball.

Kris Corl, son of Russ Corl and Lisa Jamison, has earned five varsity letters in cross country and track.

Gavin Dauwalter, son of Mark and Aleata Dauwalter, has earned nine varsity letters combined in football, basketball and baseball.

Nicole Eisenschenk, daughter of Bob and Luanne Eisenschenk, has earned five varsity letters combined participating in track, as football manager, and boys basketball statistician.

Jacob Hartmann, son of Joe and Kathy Hartmann, has earned 10 varsity letters com-

bined in speech, football and golf.

Hannah Johnson, daughter of Adam and Shelly Johnson, has earned 11 varsity letters combined in golf and dance.

BreAnn McDermand, daughter of Quint and Jean McDermand, has earned six varsity letters combined in track and cross country.

Ashley Morrison, daughter of Jeff and Andrea Morrison, has earned seven varsity letters combined in tennis and dance.

Jacob Nowak, son of Gene and Cindy Nowak, has earned five varsity letters combined in football and track.

Blayne Prochaska, son of Stephanie Rosenwinkel and Kevin Olson, has earned six varsity letters combined in football and track.

David Schabelski, son of Danielle Schabelski and Doug Engstrom, has earned four varsity letters in track.

Tori Schroeder, daughter of Steven and Marci Schroeder, has earned five varsity letters combined in track, cross country and speech.

Megan Schumacher, daughter of Randy and Debi Schumacher, has earned five varsity letters in track and dance.

Erica Selly, daughter of Rob and Shelly Selly, has earned six varsity letters combined in basketball, volleyball and track.

Zach Siegle, son of Dave Siegle and Donna Siegle, has earned five varsity letters in wrestling.

Ernst admits he has a lot to learn about the art and science of negotiating.

“I suppose I could read a book about it,” he said, a wry smile spreading across his face. Alex credits a sense of humor he describes as “goofy” to his grandmother, Linda Ernst.

The One and Only

Ernst may not attend a fouryear university, at least not right away. He might look into some form of business studies, possibly at a two-year school, though not right away.

Ernst is the only member of the Class of 2014 to list his career path as, Entrepreneur.

“I’m going wherever life takes me,” he said.

He has been making videos and posting them online for about five years. His first effort was in 2009. “It was me annoying my mom. It wasn’t even a good video,” Ernst said. “But it’s cool to post things, see them and get feedback.”

Positive feedback was something in short supply early in Ernst’s high school career.

School was an undertaking he cared little for and saw no practical purpose to excel at. By his admission, his grades were average, at best.

Then came a change. Ernst allowed Scott Hallgren, a learning lab teacher at the senior high school to help him with math and sciences classes that were like hurdles he could not quite overcome. Hallgren stuck with Ernst, encouraging him and helping him with the skills he’d need to overcome the hurdles.

“He’s the reason I’m graduating,” Ernst said.

The ingredients of Ernst’s turnaround included a dash of budding maturity and the realization that no matter what he wanted to do with his life, Ernst would need a high school diploma.

“This year, Alex took the reigns, studying and staying ahead of the game,” Hallgren said. “He wants to succeed. He wants do what’s best to get him where he wants to be.”

Laurie Green, BPHS’s senior counselor, confirmed last week that Ernst would graduate with the most improved grade-point average from ninth through 12th grade in his class.

Ernst is uncertain of what he’ll be doing in five or 10 years much less where he’ll be doing it. But whatever success he enjoys, Hallgren said it will be from hard work.

“He’s not lazy at all,” he said.

“Alex will give you everything you ask of him. He may not get it right away, but the desire is always there.”

They never thought much about their respective careers lasting this long when they started. All Cheri Hanna and Randy Carlson focused on at the time was the opportunity to help children through teaching.

This week, with almost six decades of cumulative experience in teaching, Hanna and Carlson will leave their classrooms for the last time as teachers for the Belle Plaine School District. Carlson has been a math instructor at the senior high school, teaching primarily algebra and geometry.

Hanna works with special education students. She spent the first 25 years at the senior high school and the past four years working with elementary students at Oak Crest. Hanna came to Belle Plaine in 1985 after six years working in Albany and Winsted public schools.

They leave with decades of good feelings about their work with Belle Plaine’s students.

Carlson decided only recently the time to retire had arrived.

The school board only formally OK’d his retirement at its May 27 meeting. Hanna decided several months ago the 2013-14 school year would be her last.

Carlson will be back in the fall. He’s been granted approval to retire as a teacher but keep his job as an assistant football and softball coaches and head varsity girls’ basketball coach.

Coaching, after all, is one of the reasons he wanted to become a teacher.

Carlson still enjoys the teaching process and has the best scenario he could imagine – coaching after retirement. He still enjoys the relationship he builds with his players and considers it as a compliment when former players and students stop by, some with families of their own, to renew acquaintances.

So why retire?

“Nobody ever said they retired too early,” he said, reflecting on discussions with former colleagues.

Carlson has enjoyed the privilege of coaching he and his wife Terry’s children over the years.

He’s decidedly old school and recognizes the arrival of new technology. But Carlson sees his classes as being “paper and pencil” subjects with similarities to coaching.

“You do what you do, break it down and then build it up,” he said.

But he’s always done it his way. A visitor to the school who didn’t know Carlson taught math once guessed, based on his daily attire, Carlson taught phy-ed.

If he showed up for work in a suit, Carlson’s co-workers might wonder if he had a formal job interview somewhere else or perhaps a funeral to attend.

“That would be odd,” Dave Kreft, the junior-senior high school’s principal, said pondering the image of Carlson in a suit and tie.

“The kids know who I am.

You’ve got to be yourself.

If you’re not, kids see right through that,” he said.

Carlson takes his work in the classroom and his players seriously. He takes dry subjects like geometry and algebra and makes them easier to comprehend in an upbeat classroom setting. Carlson might spend some time with his students talking about an upcoming big

Cheri Hanna worked for several years at the junior-senior high school before moving to Oak Crest Elementary School four years ago.

Randy Carlson taught math and geometry for many years.

While retiring from teaching, he’ll be back to coach again next year. event like the prom or spring break or an upcoming sporting event before tackling the day’s lesson plan.

As a BPHS graduate – Class of ’75 – Carlson relates well to kids. He came back to Belle Plaine in 1986 after teaching a few years at Arlington-Green Isle High School before it became Sibley East.

The coaching job in Belle Plaine opened when Dan Dressen, the former BPHS boys’ hoops coach left the sideline to dedicate his professional focus on administration after the 1984 season. But he wouldn’t start teaching in Belle Plaine for another two years.

‘The R Word’

Hanna isn’t certain what she’ll be doing next year when the time clock in her head tells her to prepare for the start of another school year. She might somehow be involved in education, but not in the traditional sense as a teacher. She dislikes the word retirement – the “R word. I’m not retiring, I’m just not teaching here next year,” she said.

The inscription on a garden rock – a gift from her colleagues – indicates she has the heart of a teacher. Hanna expects it will have a place in her garden at her home in Chanhassen. There will also be smaller stones hand-painted by her students.

“Cheri’s charismatic being is infectious. She is always willing to listen and share ideas to help others, regardless of the time she actually has,” said Ann Studer, a speech pathologist at Oak Crest. “She has a happy, fun, and genuine spirit that has touched, shaped, and changed many lives.”

How that came to be, Hanna’s not entirely certain. As a college student, she was somewhat uncertain of her career path.

Education seemed a plausible option. She thought about teaching speech, art or math. After a few years as a teacher, she went back to school and earned her license as an EBD (emotionalbehavioral disorder) teacher.

She works with children teaching them how to manage their emotions so they can focus on learning.

Hanna has the gift of making connections with students.

Those connections help students buy-in to the techniques she offers.

“You really understand kids a lot better than other teachers,” a third-grade boy wrote in a farewell notebook.

A child whose emotions are out of control will likely struggle to learn, she said. Without assistance, “a lot of those kids are very frustrated by the time they reach high school. “I never wanted that to happen,” Hanna said. “Most of my kids, they are extremely intelligent.”

Hanna enjoyed success in Belle Plaine. She earned the Belle Plaine Education Association’s Teacher of the Year Award in 1993.

She didn’t start any kind of countdown until her final day here. She has tried to bring as much energy to her classroom in her final month as she did her first week at Belle Plaine schools. Looking back, she wouldn’t change a thing.

“I’ve had a great life here,” she said. She’d welcome a call from her former students. “I’ll miss the kids and the people the most. It’s been a big chunk of my life.”

wednesday, June 4, 2014

BELLE PLAINE HERALD, BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA

Community Services

Nelson Ladd • Community Services Director 130 S. Willow St., Belle Plaine • www.belleplaine.k12.mn.us Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Phone 873-2411 Pre-registration is needed for all programs and activities

Sr. Citizens Card Club

Meets at Cardinal Ridge Wednesdays from 1-3 p.m. to play Euchre & 500. Treats follow. Join & have a great time. Contact Margaret Lawson (952) 873-2239.

ZUMBA!! AEROBICS

Zumba, it’s the hottest aerobic fitness craze, that’s all about dancing, party-style, to exhilarating music.

A Zumba class is a full hour of continuous dancing to Latin and international social-dance music.

It provides a high level of aerobic exercise and is structured according to the same principles as interval training, alternating between fast and slow musical selections. But unlike most fitness classes, Zumba involves virtually no talking. You’re having so much fun dancing around that you don’t realize you’re exercising. Come join the party. SESSION 4: Mondays, June 9 - July 14 TIME: 6:30-7:30 pm LOCATION: Oak Crest, Gym INSTRUCTOR: Kris Ann Kraus COST: $35.00 per session T-BALL & SQUIRTS

T-ball is a low-organized game designed for youth skill development.

Learn the basic fundamentals of baseball/softball. In this program the emphasis is on fun rather than competition. In Squirts, the basic structure of the game will be introduced as well as the skill of hitting a coach pitched ball. We will have 1-2 coach meetings prior to the start of the program and coaching resources will be provided. Coaches are volunteer parents. WILL NOT MEET JULY 2nd AND 3rd T-BALL AGE: 5-6 year old Boys and Girls DATES: Tues & Thurs, June 10-July 17 TIME: 6:30-7:30 pm LOCATION: Oak Crest Rec Fields COST: $35.00 DEADLINE: May 9 SQUIRTS AGE: 7-8 year old Boys and Girls DATES: Mon & Wed, June 9-July 16 TIME: 6:30-8:00 pm LOCATION: Chatfield Rec Fields COST: $35.00 DEADLINE: May 9 VIDEO GAME DESIGN

Do you enjoy playing video games?

This course will give you hands-on experience developing your own game. Students working in pairs will design, create, and edit their own 2 dimensional arcade-style video game. Students work through increasingly challenging tutorials and class led projects leading them to finally take what they have learned to create their own games in the last session. You will design the action, create the characters, and edit the objectives and outcomes. Optional

K-6 School Menu

Parents Welcome Everyday

LUNCH

Wednesday, June 4 Pizza Choice, Hot Vegetable, Chef’s Choice, Spinach Salad, Veggies, Fresh Fruit Thursday, June 5 Hot Dog on WG Bun, Baked Beans, Chef’s Choice, Veggies, Fresh & Can Fruit Choices

unlimited full version of the game creation software will be available for purchase online. Please bring a snack daily. GRADES: 3-8 DATE: Monday – Thursday June 23-26 TIME: 9:3012 noon LOCATION: Chatfield Elem. Computer Lab INSTRUCTOR: Computer Explorers COST: $100.00 ARTS AND CRAFTS

Looking for something to do?

Come and enjoy some fun and unique projects with us. We might do something with sand, paint or glue; you will have to wait and see.

Each session will be different, so call now to reserve your spot! GRADES: 1-4 DATES: Tuesday & Thursday Session 1: June 24 & 26 Session 2: July 15 & 17 TIME: 12:30-2:30 pm LOCATION: Chatfield Elem, PS Room 1 INSTRUCTOR: Becky Luskey COST: $25.00 per session WEE CAMP

video gaming for the past few years.

In our course, experience Minecraft in real life, building landscapes, mountains and terrains out of Legos.

Recreate the Nether, biomes, forests and more. Then working in teams use our Lego versions of creepers, endermans, villiage people, sheep, ocelots, mummies to create a mini stop-motion movie to immortalize your lego creations on digital film.

Take home two microfig Lego minecraft-inspired animals and your own minecraft movie, using official minecraft soundtracks. Please bring a snack daily. GRADES: 1-5 DATE: June 23-26 TIME: 1-3:30 pm LOCATION: Chatfield Elem, Computer Lab INSTRUCTOR: Computer Explorers COST: $90.00 PRAIRIE FIRE CHILDREN’S THEATER

Do you want to be an actor this summer? Join the Prairie Fire Children’s Theater in performing “Wizard of Oz� for the Belle Plaine area community. Register with Community Education. Parents and volunteers are needed for makeup and tickets on show dates and sound and lights during rehearsals and performances. Please bring a water bottle and snack to rehearsals.

GRADES: 3-8 DATES: MondaySaturday, July 21-26 LOCATION: Oak Crest Elementary COST: $55.00

This three day camp is for 3 and 4 year olds that want to meet some new friends. Our day will include projects, games, stories, songs, & much more.

Sign up now and don’t miss out on the fun. Participants must be potty trained and bring a backpack or bag to bring home their projects. Sign up for one or more sessions. Each session will have a different theme and activities.

AGE: 3 & 4 Year Olds DATES: Tuesday - Thursday Session 1: June 17, 18, 19 Session 2: June 24, 25, 26 SUMMER YOGA FOR KIDS Session 3: July 15, 16, 17 TIME: 9-11 am LOCATION: Chatfield Elem, Kids’ yoga is all about fitness, fun, PS Room 1 INSTRUCTOR: Becky and feeling great. Each class is themeLuskey & Tracy Witt COST: $25.00 based and integrates basic yoga poses, music, popular children’s books, per session and non-competitive games. Classes VALLEYFAIR close with guided visualization and Valleyfair features over 75 amazing deep relaxation, leaving kids calm rides for everyone from thrill-seekers and centered. GRADES: K-4 DATE: to families. Attractions including Thursdays, June 12 - August 14 (No rollercoasters, Soak City Waterpark, Class June 26) TIME: 10-10:45 am Planet Snoopy with the Peanuts LOCATION: Chatfield Elem, Activity Gang, Dinosaurs Alive ($5.00 Room INSTRUCTOR: Laura Nelson additional fee), Live Entertainment, COST: $72.00 and new Route 76. A funfilled day of WEIGHT ROOM/OPEN GYM excitement awaits us! One admission fee allows you to enjoy rides, shows, Youth using the weight room and the waterpark. Great discounted will have a coach(es) available group ticket price!! If you wish to for assistance on following the stay the entire day you may purchase weightlifting workout program for just the tickets and drive on your all sessions. The workout sessions own. DATE: Thursday, June 26 consist of speed/agility, explosive TIME: Depart at 9:30 am Return at training, weight training and ab/core 6:00 pm COST: $35.00 (includes training. A gym will be available for transportation & admission ticket) basketball or volleyball, when not in use for another activity. DATES: $26.00 (ticket only) Mon - Thurs, June 9-July 31 TIMES: MINECRAFTING IN REAL 7-8:30 am, HS Students 8:30-10 LIFE am, HS Students 10-11:30 am, JH All new builds and backdrops Students 4:30 - 6:00 pm All Students to choose from! Minecraft is the LOCATION: BPHS COST: $50.00 LEGOŽ-like sandbox building game, (Summer Pass) that’s been dominating the world of

BOYS & GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP

This camp is for boys and girls in grades K - 2. Participants will learn basic skills and techniques, build selfesteem, encourage teamwork and fair play - all in a fun and challenging environment. T-shirts will be given to all participants. BOYS Grades K-2 June 23-26 8:30-10 am GIRLS Grades K-2 June 23-26 10:30-12 noon COACH: Doug Anderson LOCATION: Oak Crest Elem, Gym COST: $30.00 Campers will receive daily instruction in the fundamentals of the game of basketball with a particular emphasis on shooting and ballhandling. Campers will participate in various competitions and have a lot of fun! GIRLS Grades 3-5 July 14-17 12-1:30 pm GIRLS Grades 6-9 July 14-17 10-11:30 am GIRLS Grades 1012 July 14-17 8:30-10 am COACH: Randy Carlson LOCATION: BPHS, South Gym COST: $50.00 BOYS Grades 3-7 June 23-26 8:30-11:30 am BOYS Grades 8-12 June 2326 12:30-3:30 pm COACH: John Wellner LOCATION: BPHS, South Gym COST: $50.00 TENNIS

Session 1: This session will cover the basic game rules and fundamentals of the forehand, backhand, volley and serve. Games rules & knowledge of the court will be covered. Ball & racket skills will be included with alternative game play scenarios. Learning game play, skill work, scoring & having fun go hand & hand in this session.

Pre-test and post-test drills will be conducted at this camp. Session 2: This session will include everthing covered in Session 1, along with more advanced techniques & drills.

Tradional & alternative scoring will be taught. Specific game strategies will be discussed & demonstrated.

Players will be taught according to their current ability & introduced to skill sets to bring them to the next level. Pre-test and post-test drills will be conducted at this camp. Session 3: This session will include all of the above sessions, along with advanced techniques in each area of play. The introduction to spin control will be drilled every day. Double strategy, top-spin, under-spin, and slice serves will be worked on. Players will be taught advanced strategy at their current level, with introduction & drills to advance their game to the next level. Pre-test and post-test drills will be conducted at this camp.

DATES: Monday - Thursday, July 1417 (Friday, July 18 - rain make-up) GRADES/TIME: Session 1 (Grades 2-4): 8:30-9:45 am COST: $35.00 Session 2 (Grades 5-7): 9:45-11:30 am COST: $40.00 Session 3 (Grades 8-12): 11:30-1:15 pm COST: $45.00 LOCATION: Tennis Courts (Oak Crest) INSTRUCTOR: Dana Otto and the BPHS Tennis Team

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Superintendent’s Update

By Dr. Kelly Smith

Congratulations to our girls track team for winning the Section team title at Mankato West on Saturday. The Tigers scored 98 points to easily outdistance second place Blue Earth with 68 points. Five individuals will advance to the State Meet this Friday and Saturday at Hamline University in seven different events Shannon and Bridget Egan took top honors in the pole vault; Janessa Meuleners won the 3200 meter run; Jenna Gatz won the 400 meter dash and placed second in the 100 meter dash; and Amara Meyer placed third in the high jump and 100 meter hurdles and qualified by beating the state standard in each of those events.

The boys team had a strong showing as well finishing in 5th place with 68 points. Four individuals will advance to the State Meet in five different events. Brady Johnson will advance in both the long jump and the high jump; David Schabelski won the pole vault; Dylan Olson and Robert Nowak qualified by standard in the 110 meter high hurdles. In addition, head coach Adam Smith was named Region 2A Boy’s Coach of the Year and Josh Otto was named Assistant Coach of the Year.

Congratulations to everyone on their accomplishments and good luck to all at the State Meet on Friday and Saturday.

Best of luck to our golfers who qualified for the Section Meet held on Tuesday. Competing for the Tigers were: Girls - Hannah Johnson, Hannah Preusser, Lexi Stauffacher and Maddie Hartmann-Beberg; and Boys - Carter Piche, Kellen Bergs, Ricky Fogarty, and Dustin Leistiko.

It is graduation week for the Belle Plaine School District with graduation ceremonies taking place on Sunday in the South Gym of the High School at 2 p.m. Our students have their last day of classes on Thursday of this week and staff return on Friday for their final day and check out. Our Annual Awards Ceremony is Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. in the South Gym followed by the Dollars for Scholars Awards Night at 7 p.m.

Congratulations to all of our seniors on your terrific school careers and best wishes to each of you with your future plans!

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!

MRC Football to be History After This Year

Starting in 2015, there will no same rivals of decades past. Inlonger be conference standings cluded in that group are Jordan, in Minnesota State High School Le Sueur-Henderson, Norwood League (MSHSL) football.

Young America, Sibley East The decision was final- and Tri-City United. Mayer Luized Monday by a unanimous theran is also in the mix.

MSHSL vote to place all 371 The only current MRC team teams in the state in one of 18 that will not be in the South districts, which proponents of Central District is Watertownthe change insist will reduce Mayer, which is being shipped scheduling difficulties. School to the East Central. enrollment and location were Joining the brunt of the existkey factors in what schools ing MRC in the South Central were placed in what districts.

District will be Albert Lea, Game schedules will be made Blue Earth Area, Fairmont, at the district level, with most Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, games being intradistrict. It’s Jackson County Central, Lake possible districts will be able Crystal-Wellcome-Memorial, Legal Notices to form subdistricts of schools, Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity, Luresulting in some teams play- verne, Maple River, Marshall, ing each other more regularly. Martin County West, NRHEG, These changes will not affect New Ulm, Pipestone, Redwood sectional playoffs.

Valley, St. James, St. Peter, Waseca, Waterville-ElysianState University, Mankato and Belle Plaine will become Morristown, Windom Area and part of South Central District, South Central College in North Worthington.

Mankato, which are attracting which will include many of the at least 12 and nine members of the class, respectively.

A number of other class members are going in different directions. Abygail Meyenburg and Dylan Wheeler plan to join the Navy, Grace Miner the Marine Corps and Alexander Stier Kaylee Hentges is the daughter of Pat and Bonnie the Air Force. Jordan Buesgens Hentges. She is involved in volleyball, baseball, plans to “travel to New Zeasoftball and Tiger target Team. She enjoys hunting, land� and Alex Kruschke has shooting trap and hanging out with friends and famher sights set on a bible col1MFBTF KPJO VT GPS B ily. She plans to attend a 4 year college to a pursue a lege in Texas. Sterling Nazadegree in agricultural business management. rio states he plans to “enter the workforce.�

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Class of 2014 Gets Diplomas Sunday (continued from page 1) mas. The ceremony will close to the song “Anchors Aweigh.�

The ushers on Sunday will be juniors Ben Stier, Emilyn Siemon, Shannon Egan and Joe Hankins. The class officers for 2013-14 are President Savanna

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Schatz, Vice President Stephanie Rosario, Treasurer Jacqueline Spalding and Secretary Blayne Prochaska.

The class song is “I’ll Always Remember You� by Miley Cyrus. The class motto, courtesy of Dr. Seuss, is: You have brains in your head.

You have feet in your shoes.

You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go.

Mankato and Far Beyond

There will be plenty more BPHS graduates traveling up and down Highway 169 between Belle Plaine and Mankato starting this fall. The top two choices of colleges among the class of 2014 are Minnesota

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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.

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Green Isle Looking for Best Deal for Trash, Recycling Deal Waste Management Wants 5-Year Deal With City With Waste Management’s contract scheduled to lapse at the end of 2014 and the company seeking a multi-year deal as Green Isle’s exclusive provider of residential garbage and recycling services, the city council is asking area companies for their best offers.

At its May 27 meeting, the Green Isle City Council directed City Clerk-Treasurer Bert Panning to check with other area haulers for the best possible price for Green Isle residents.

The council wants a prospective firm to provide the same services – waste removal and single-sort recycling services Waste Management provides – for an apples-to apples comparison. Waste Management is looking for a three- or five-year contract.

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Waste Management has been Green Isle’s garbage hauler “since at least the 1990s,” said Mayor Dale ZumBerge. “I don’t even remember who we had before them.”

The council wants to maintain one hauler in Green Isle for garbage collection and single-sort recycling services to minimize the impact heavy trucks can have on city streets plus reducing truck traffic through residential neighborhoods.

Panning told the council one of the benefits of the proposed five-year deal is that city residents would receive a reprieve from any rate increases in 2018.

Waste Management’s proposal calls for 2½ percent increases in residential refuse and recycling services in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019.

The proposed three-year contract includes 2½ percent increases in each year of the deal.

The company also charges customers an additional fuel surcharge fee based on how high the price of diesel fuel is

about $4 per gallon.

Councilor Brian Oelfke said checking with other haulers would “keep them (Waste Management) honest.”

Currently, Green Isle residents pay $9.22 per month for residential hauling using a 32-, 64or 96-gallon garbage container.

They also are charged $2.87 per month for the 64-gallon singlesort recycling container.

“I don’t think it would be a bad idea to see what’s out there,” said Councilor Shawn Harms.

“If they (other firms) can’t beat it, we’ve got Waste Management right here.”

After checking with area firms, Panning will report back to the council in time to allow councilors to decide on a new contract.

In other action at the May 27 meeting, the Green Isle City Council: • Paid bills totaling $5,841.40.

• Cancelled the work repairing seepage into Lions Park. The city discovered the problem resulted from water draining from a nearby building via a tile line to the park. The water from the building was left on after the building was vacated a few years ago. For several months, the city thought the water service was off. Thinking the problem came from a flawed shut off valve at the curb stop and leaking one inch water line, the council unanimously accepted a $2,640 quote from Henning Excavating of New Germany to repair the valve and line.

• Approved spending $7,024 to have William Mueller & Sons of Hamburg perform repairs to portions of three streets.

• Approved hiring Pearson Bros. for up to $40,000 in chip seal coating of selected city streets.

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• St. John-Assumption Annual Festival & Pork Chop Dinner on Friday, June 13. Dinner: 5-8 p.m., Music & Social: 6-9 p.m. along with country store, games, silent auction & raffle. (26523 200th St., rural Belle Plaine) • Belle Plaine Run Club, an informal running club for participants who desire to run, socialize, and motivate. For more information and times, call (952) 486-1903.

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

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

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

• Senior Citizens Meet Wednesdays & Fridays Cards are played at 1 p.m. at Cardinal Ridge Apts.

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

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

Tuesdays: Wednesdays: BP Rotary at 12 noon at Kingway Retirement Living Display Ad (Ratzkeller Room) Network • Community Wide Grief Group from 4-5:30 p.m. at The Lutheran Home Chapel (June through July) Your newspaper Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays: AA Closed Meetings on has agreed to parWednesday and Friday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. Also, NA Meeting ticipate nights in the 2x2 open on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Al Anon Wednesday 8 p.m.

(The Little Ad Church) Network Brick School House kitty korner from St. Display John Lutheran Thursdays: Belle Plaine Knitting Groupprogram meets at Kingsway Living Center by running from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room orthese in the Art Gallery.

Open ads in the mainto all ages and skill levels. Knitters and crocheters welcome. news section of your 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each Month: Support Groups for Families newspaper meet at the Valley Green Workforce Center in Shakopee(not at 6:30the p.m. and is for families who have a relative with a mental illness.section The group classified ofis led by trained facilitators who also have a familyyour member with mental At illness. The newspaper). support groups help families develop better coping skills and find strength times, advertisers through sharing experiences. For information, call (952) 890-1669. requestofa Directors specif- meet at 1st Tuesday of the Month: Belle Plainemay Lions/Board Borough Bowl in Belle Plaine, at 6:30 p.m. ic section. However, • Area Separated & Divorce Supportthe Group from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. decision is ultiWenceslaus Church, lower level, in New Prague. Call Deacon Bob Wagner up to each (952) 758-0463 or Mary (952) 873-6781 mately for more information. newspaper.

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4th Monday of the Month: Support Group: Women's Connection for Cancer. For more information contact the Please 'Ask St. do Francis' not info. bill line for @ (952) 403-2000 these ads. If you have 2nd Tuesday of the Month: Belle Plaine Lions/General Membership questions, please call Meeting at Duets in Belle Plaine, at 7 p.m.

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• Valley Garden Club: meets monthly. Location varies, see bpgardeners.blogspot. com or call Anne Buesgens (507) 248-3666.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3rd Tuesday of the Month: Sportsman's Club Meeting at the Vets Club in Belle Plaine at 7 p.m. For more information, call Maynhardt (952) 873-4395.

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

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by Wess McConville People and their contributions make the heart and soul of a community. Some join civic organizations or local government, or some just simply pick up a piece of litter along the sidewalk or smile at a stranger walking down the street.

Green Isle Community School honored two residents who have served their communities and country Friday night (May 30) with its Elders’ Celebration, an annual event commemorating those who have offered a lifetime of community service or with a unique story to tell.

Friday’s celebration marked the lives of Green Isle native Dan Vos and New Ulm native Elmer Grams.

Vos grew up as a farmer, served in Vietnam, started Vos Construction, joined multiple civic organizations and served on the Green Isle City Council.

He raised a family with his wife Rosemary, and helped found Green Isle Community School.

Grams, serving as a B-17 Bomber co-pilot in World War II, was shot down over enemy territory, subsequently spending 19 months in a German prisoner of war camp.

Students learned about the lives of Vos and Grams through a series of interviews, which they then transcribed. Local play writes Greg Abbott and Joeleen Osborn Krier; songwriter Tara Jungclaus and lyricist T.D. Barna then took what the children had compiled and created original scenes and songs based on the lives of Vos and Grams, which the children performed at the Elders’ Celebration.

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Grams grew up during the Depression era, however, he said he never knew it as a kid. His family had a large garden and a cow, and because “… we didn’t need money in those days. We didn’t have the Internet and all of that stuff. We were happy.”

Grams was drafted into WWII in 1941. He was promoted to second lieutenant and flew 24 missions over Europe. His last mission he was filling in for another airman who couldn’t fly that day. His bomber was the lead plane and was shot down

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by anti-aircraft fire, and landed in a field leading to buildings full of Germans.

While a POW, he was served horse head soup daily and occupied his time with pushups and cards. He said the most exciting day of his life is when Gen. Patton’s Third Army liberated his prison camp. Coming home, he married Muriel Opal, had two children, and worked for Allis Chalmers for 30 years.

Vos grew up as one of nine siblings on a farm in Green Isle, sowing 500 acres of land.

In 1959 his family started Vos Construction to supplement income from the farm. With the new enterprise proving profitable, the family left the farm 10 years later to focus solely on construction. After serving a tour in Vietnam with the Navy Seabees, Vos came home to Green Isle to focus on construction full-time.

Until 1986, Vos Construction traveled within a five-state radius, building grain facilities, truck scales and lake pits. Vos Construction now focuses on commercial and industrial construction and has been in business for 55 years. Vos married his wife Rosemary and the couple raised a pair of children in Green Isle.

He joined many organizations and, after attempts to compel the Sibley East School Board into reopening the school in Green Isle fell flat, he helped to found Green Isle Community School with the help of EdVisions, out of Henderson.

Vos advises people to be kind to each other. “Build each other up, rather than tear each other down. If you practice that in life, it will serve you well.”

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The city hired Springsted to assist with finding the best possible candidates for the job during the second go-around of applications, the fee for which was $9,500.

Springsted eventually presented the applications/resumes to the city and the process of narrowing the field to a group of finalists ended with the top two prospects eventually turning down Belle Plaine.

If the city decides to utilize Springsted for a second time, Pingalore said a new fee will need to be established as Springsted fulfilled its obligations from the previous process.

With the process of finding a new city administrator approaching 10 months old, Pingalore said Tuesday that “time is still on Belle Plaine’s side.� “We have a good group of department heads. They work well together and are efficient. We just have to make sure that we find the right person (city administrator) for our community,� said Pingalore, adding that the council may even wait until after the fall elections before hiring a new person for the job.

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The resolution commits the city to the project contingent upon the receipt of funding from other sources, including Mn/DOT. The resolution states that if the city is awarded funding, it agrees to complete the project and provide its local share of funding. *Unanimously approved a building inspection services agreement with the city of Victoria. Belle Plaine Community Development Director Chelsea Alger reported that the city has been asked by the city of Victoria to assist it in building inspection services, which is backed up at the time.

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provements to the north field at Meadow Park in order to make it usable for organized age 11 and under play. The field will be expanded by moving bases from 52 to 65 feet, which will require extending the ag-lime line for the infield an additional 15 feet. A portable fence will also be installed for the outfield, which the BPBA will install and remove at the beginning and end of each season.

The only cost of the project to the city will be $1,800, which is the cost for the added ag-lime. *Unanimously reappointed Kelsey Hutchins as the Arts in the Parks program consultant. Last year, Hutchins served as consultant and ran the Paint in the Park activity in Heritage Park. This summer, she plans to conduct a 12-class (two sessions) Paint in the Park activity at Union Square Park. The program will take place Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays from June 9 to July 11. For more information, contact Belle Plaine City Hall at 952-873-5553. The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cost of the program, including Hutchinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pay, is expected to be $750.

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*Unanimously approved the hiring of three more lifeguards to be added to the crew hired last month for the upcoming swimming pool season. Each new person hired will receive $7.25 per hour. *Unanimously approved the annual renewal of liquor licenses for bars and restaurants within the city that already have liquor licenses. Staff reported that Police Chief Tom Stolee performed the necessary background checks and recommended approval. *Unanimously approved pay request No. 8 from Chard Tiling and Excavating for $142,444 for work on the 2013 street and utility improvement project, and pay request No. 1 by William Mueller and Sons for $252,145 for work on the 2014 street and utility improvement project.

Street Improvement Project Progressing

City Engineer Joe Duncan reported that the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014 street and utility improvement project is moving along. â&#x20AC;&#x153;William Mueller and Sons has been working diligently on the project and good progress is being made despite the frequent rains,â&#x20AC;? stated Duncan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A location near the future overpass was cleared for excess excavation material from the project to be stockpiled. Underground utility work is scheduled to wrap up in the next week to 10 days with street construction and surface work taking over as the main focus.â&#x20AC;?

Duncan added that the goal is to have the work substantially com-

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plete by the end of June on the reconstruction segments, with the trail work to follow and be completed by late August.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reconstruction portion of the project includes Raven Street between Meridian and Walnut streets, Chestnut Street between Park Street and Commerce Drive, and Cedar Street between Park Street and Commerce Drive.

In a separate agenda item, the council unanimously approved a resolution providing for the sale of $1,460,000 general obligation improvement bonds to finance the 2014 street and utility improvement project. The bonds will be paid for using special assessments and the property tax levy. Todd Hagen, who addressed the council Monday, said he will return to the June 16 council meeting to present the bids for the bond sale.

The next regular meeting of the Belle Plaine City Council is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 16 in the City Hall building at 218 North Meridian Street downtown.

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The next coffee with the mayor will take place this Thursday from 7-9 a.m. at the Belle Plaine McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s restaurant.

Residents are encouraged to attend to express any issues, concerns or questions they may have.

Joining Mayor Mike Pingalore Thursday will be Public Works Superintendent Al Fahey.

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Legal Notices CITY OF BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC NOTICE The Belle Plaine City Council will conduct a public hearing on Monday, June 16, 2014 at 6:35 p.m., or as soon thereafter as persons may reasonably be heard, at City Hall, 218 North Meridian Street, Belle Plaine, Minnesota 56011.

The purpose of the hearing is to receive and consider public comment on proposed Ordinance 14-07, an ordinance amending Section 304 of the City Code by banning sampling of product in tobacco related shops and removing the moratorium on the establishment of tobacco related product shops.

Copies of the proposed Ordinance are available in their entirety at the Belle Plaine City Hall, 218 North Meridian Street, Belle Plaine, Minnesota 56011 for review. Written comments may be mailed or delivered to: City of Belle Plaine, 218 North Meridian Street, P.O. Box 129, Belle Plaine, MN 56011.

All oral and written comments will be heard at this time.

Dated this 30th day of May, 2014 Chelsea Alger Community Development Director Published in the Belle Herald on Wednesday, June 4, 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: September 26, 2005 MORTGAGOR: Kazuhiro Uechi and Naoko Uechi, Husband and Wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Custom Mortgage, its successors and assigns.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded October 24, 2005 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A 717567.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association.

Dated August 15, 2013 Recorded August 26, 2013, as Document No. A 944152.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100021268000309548 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Custom Mortgage RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank Home Mortgage, a division of U.S. Bank National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 9257 124th Circle, Savage, MN 55378 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 262130190 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 11, Block 2, Covington Ponds Second Addition, Scott County, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $208,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $213,060.37 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: April 10, 2014 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on October 10, 2014, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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

BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE

MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED." Dated: January 30, 2014 U.S. Bank National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 19 - 14-001151 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Herald on Wednesdays, February 19, 26 and March 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2014.

NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 580.07, the foregoing foreclosure sale is postponed until May 29, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN, in said county and state.

Dated: April 9, 2014.

U.S. Bank National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 19 - 14-001151 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesday, April 16, 2014.

NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 580.07, the foregoing foreclosure sale is postponed until July 24, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN, in said county and state.

Dated: May 30, 2014.

U.S. Bank National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 19 - 14-001151 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesday, June 4, 2014.

State of Minnesota ) : ss.

County of Scott ) NOTICE OF JUVENILE HEARING In the Matter of the Child of: Jennifer Lynn Braun, Chad Eric Braun and Magdaleno Arendondo Garcia Scott Co. Court File No. 70-JV14-3125 and 70-JV-14-5119 TO: Chad Eric Braun, 3260 Bluff Drive, Shakopee, MN: Take notice that a hearing regarding the Child, M.G., DOB: 02/14/14, will be held in juvenile court on 06/16/2014 at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as possible at the Scott County Justice Center, 200 Fourth Avenue West, Shakopee, Minnesota.

You are required to be at the hearing or your parental rights may be terminated and/or the court may enter an order permanently affecting your parental or custodial rights to the child. Upon request, the clerk will provide you with a copy of the Petitions describing these matters.

If you fail to appear at the time and place listed above and stated on the Petitions, judgment by default may be entered against you.

BY THE COURT: Heather Kendall Scott County Court Administrator Cynthia R. Jensen Deputy Clerk Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, May 21, 28 and June 4, 2014.

Minnesota Secretary of State Certificate of Assumed Name Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 File Number 757602900023 Filed April 24, 2014 1. Assumed name: Smart Dry Carpet Cleaning 2. Principal Place of Business: 201 West Church Street Belle Plaine, MN 56011 USA 3. Nameholder(s): David B. Watkins 201 West Church Street Belle Plaine, MN 56011 4. By typing my name, I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath. signed, David B. Watkins 201 West Church Street Belle Plaine, Minnesota 56011 davidw873@gmail.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, May 28 and June 4, 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: May 31, 2005 MORTGAGOR: Holly A Ress, a single person.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Select Mortgage Corporation.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded July 12, 2005 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A 704951.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association. Dated October 4, 2011 Executed October 24, 2011 Recorded November 1, 2011, as Document No. A 890805.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100021268000186540 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Select Mortgage Corporation RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank Home Mortgage, a division of U.S. Bank National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 314 Shawnee Trail, Shakopee, MN 55379 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 270360340 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 3, Block 6, Patricia’s First Addition COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $122,400.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $140,044.16 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: June 12, 2014 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on December 12, 2014, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs.

580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: February 20, 2014 U.S. Bank National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 19 - 19-3034 FC1 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, April 30 and May 7, 14, 21, 28 and June 4, 2014.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT first JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 70-PR-14-7839 Notice of informal probate of will and informal appointment of personal representative and notice to creditors In Re: Estate of Meredith Grace Ranft, aka Meredith G. Ranft, Decedent.

Notice is given that an Application for Informal Probate of Will and Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar, along with a Will dated July 3, 2013. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed Margaret M. Deichelbohrer, whose address is 25980 Dahle Avenue, Faribault, MN 55021, to serve as the personal representative of the decedent’s estate.

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

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

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

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

Dated: May 27, 2014 Filed in Scott County Courts May 27, 2014 By: Heather M. Kendall Registrar By: Delores A. Beussman Deputy Court Administrator Huemoeller & Gontarek PLC Allison J. Gontarek MN# 0303276 16670 Franklin Trail SE; Ste. 210 Prior Lake, MN 55372 Telephone: 952-447-2131 Facsimile: 952-447-5628 e-mail: HG@priorlakelaw.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, June 4 and 11, 2014.

The State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will receive bids for the purchase and removal of four individual buildings/ structures located at the Ney Wildlife Management Area in Scott County.

Bidders are welcome to bid on one or more buildings/structures.

Bids must be received no later than 2:00 p.m., June 16, 2014. Bid specifications may be obtained by contacting Christine Shaw at 651-259-5865.

Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, June 4 and 11, 2014.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT first JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT Probate division Court File No. 70-PR-14-8344 Notice of informal probate of will and appointment of personal representative and notice to creditors Estate of Edwin Russell Brown, a/k/a Edwin R. Brown, Decedent.

Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent’s Will, dated April 3, 2014, (“Will”), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Mark R. Brown, whose address is 702 Westwind Avenue, Shakopee, Minnesota, 55379, 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: May 27, 2014 Filed in Scott County Courts May 27, 2014 By: Heather M. Kendall Registrar By: Delores A. Beussman Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Personal Representative: Barbara J. Weckman Brekke Brekke, Clyborne & Ribich, LLC 287 Marschall Road, Suite 201 Shakopee, MN, 55379 Attorney License No: 0349434 Telephone: (952) 402-9410 Fax: (952) 402-9417 Email: bbrekke@bcrlawyers.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, June 4 and 11, 2014.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT first JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT Probate division Court File No. 70-PR-14-7838 Notice of informal appointment of co-personal representatives and notice to creditors (intestate) Estate of Dennis V. Schmitt, Decedent.

Notice is given that an application for informal appointment of co-personal representatives has been filed with the Registrar. No will has been presented for probate. The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Karen Schmitt and Kevin Schmitt, whose address is 535 8th Avenue East, Shakopee, MN 55379 and 212 Atwood Street, Shakopee, MN, 55379, respectively as co-personal representatives of the Estate of the Decedent.

Any heir or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object

wednesday, june 4, 2014 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 co-personal representatives have full power to administer the Estate including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate.

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

Notice is also given that (subject to 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: May 27, 2014 Filed in Scott County Courts May 27, 2014 By: Heather M. Kendall Registrar By: Delores A. Beussman Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Personal Representative: Barbara J. Weckman Brekke Brekke, Clyborne & Ribich, LLC 287 Marschall Road, Suite 201 Shakopee, MN 55379 Attorney License No: 0349434 Telephone: (952) 402-9410 Fax: (952) 402-9417 Email: bbrekke@bcrlawyers.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, June 4 and 11, 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: 02/08/2006 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $127,209.80 MORTGAGOR(S): Lynn A. Sorenson and David P. Sorenson, wife and husband MORTGAGEE: Citicorp Trust Bank, fsb DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 02/13/2006 as Document Number A 729875 in the Office of the County Recorder, Scott County, Minnesota ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to Ventures Trust 2013-1 c/o MCM Capital Partners, LLC DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 07/11/2013 as Document Number A940618 in the Office of the County Recorder, Scott County, Minnesota TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 220021280 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: 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, Inc. THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE: $174,267.19 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: 6/26/2014 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 6 months from the date of sale.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 12/26/2014, or the next business day if 12/26/2014 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: 05/07/2014 Ventures Trust 2013-1 c/o MCM Capital Partners, LLC, Mortgagee/ Mortgage Assignee

Klatt, Odekirk, Augustine, Sayer, Treinen & Rastede, P.C., By Brian G. Sayer and Paul Hayes, Attorney for Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee 925 E. 4th Street, 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, May 7, 14, 21, 28 and June 4 and 11, 2014.

COUNTY HIGHWAY PROJECT Bids Close June 24, 2014 Scott County, Minnesota Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the Office of the County Engineer of Scott County, 600 Country Trail East, Jordan, Minnesota 55352, until 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 24, 2014, for the following: REFLECTORIZED LATEX/ EPOXY PAVEMENT MARKING County Project 2014-Striping Furnishing and applying reflectorized pavement marking on Scott County roads.

Major quantities are: approximately 500,000 LF of 4” yellow latex paint for centerline striping, 100,000 LF of 4” white latex paint for edge line striping, and 700,000 LF of 6” white latex paint for edge line striping. Epoxy pavement markings include Pavement Message (Single Arrow), Pavement Message (Combination Arrow), Pavement Message (STOP and STOP AHEAD), 24” Stop Line, and Block Crosswalk Markings.

The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.

Proposals, plans and specifications may be examined at the office of the County Highway Engineer at 600 Country Trail East, Jordan, MN 55352.

SEE THE STATE WEBSITE (https://eadvert.dot.state.mn.us) FOR ALL OF OUR PROJECT LETTINGS. SIGN UP WITH ConneX ON THE COUNTY EGRAM WEBSITE (https://egram.co.scott. mn.us) TO DOWNLOAD PROPOSAL AND PLANS AT NO CHARGE. Bids must be sealed, identified on the envelope and accompanied by a Bidder’s Bond or Certified Check in an amount equal to at least 5% of the total bid made payable to the Treasurer of Scott County.

The County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities thereof.

Dated May 28, 2014 Scott County Auditor/Treasurer Courthouse 200 4th Avenue West Shakopee, MN 55379 Mitchell J. Rasmussen Scott County Engineer Physical Development 600 Country Trail East Jordan, MN 55352 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, May 28, June 4 and 11, 2014.

STATE OF Wisconsin Circuit COURT Sawyer County Case No. 14-CV-50 Case Code: 30101 Publication Summons Michael L. Bruce and Daisy M. Bruce Plaintiffs, vs.

Javon A. Brown, Serena A. Ridgeway, State Farm Mutual Automobile, Insurance Company, Johnson Financial Group, Inc., Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Progressive Classic Insurance Company Defendants.

The State of Wisconsin To each person named above as Defendant: You are hereby notified that the Plaintiff above named has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

Within 45 days after June 4, 2014, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Complaint.

The demand must be sent or delivered to the Court, whose address is: Clerk of Circuit Court Sawyer County Courthouse 10610 Main Suite 74 Hayward, WI 54843 and to Gendlin, Liverman & Rymer, S.C., Plaintiffs' attorneys, whose address is: 10335 W. Oklahoma Avenue, Suite 200 Milwaukee, WI 53227 You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within 45 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced by law.

A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin this 30th day of May, 2014.

Gendlin, Liverman & Rymer, S.C. By: Timothy J. Rymer SBN: 1001730 Attorney for Plaintiffs, Michael L. Bruce & Daisy M. Bruce 10335 W. Oklahoma Avenue, Suite 200 Milwaukee, WI 53227 Ph: 414.272.3399 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, June 4, 11 and 18, 2014.

wednesday, june 4, 2014

Legal Notices

(continued from previous page) NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has been made in the terms and conditions of the Declaration of Ridgewood Condominiums Association (henceforth the “Declaration”) recorded in the office of the Recorder for Scott County, Minnesota on January 29, 2004, as Document No. A643716, which covers the following property: Unit No. 111, Common Interest Community No. 1129, Ridgewood Condominiums, a condominium, Scott County, Minnesota WHEREAS, pursuant to said Declaration, there is claimed to be due and owing as of May 7, 2014, from Jozef Jan Trzos, title holder, to Ridgewood Condominiums Association, a Minnesota non-profit corporation, the principal amount of Five Thousand, Five Hundred Sixteen and 79/100ths Dollars ($5,516.79) for assessments, late fees and related charges, plus assessments, collection costs, attorneys’ fees and other amounts will be incurred since said date, including costs of collection and foreclosure; WHEREAS, no action is now pending at law or otherwise to recover said debt or any part thereof; WHEREAS, the owner has not been released from the financial obligation to pay said amount; WHEREAS, pursuant to the Declaration and Minn. Stat. §515B.3-116(h), said debt created a lien upon said premises in favor of Ridgewood Condominiums Association as evidenced by the amended lien statement recorded on April 16, 2014, in the office of the Scott County Recorder as Document No. A956631; WHEREAS, pursuant to the power of sale granted by the owner(s) in taking title to the premises subject to said Declaration, said lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said property by the sheriff of said county at the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, 301 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, Minnesota, on July 3, 2014, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, to pay the amount then due for said assessments, together with the costs of foreclosure, including attorneys’ fees as allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owners, their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of said sale.

The following information is provided pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Sections 580.025 and 580.04: (1) Street Address of Property: 7619 Southridge Court, Savage, MN 55378 (2) Name of Transaction Agent, Residential Mortgage Servicer, Lender &/or Broker: N/A (3) Tax Parcel Identification Number of the Property: 26-3691110 (4) Transaction Agent’s Mortgage Identification Number, if known: N/A (5) Name of Mortgage Originator, if stated on mortgage: N/A (6) Date on which Occupant must vacate Property, if mortgage is not reinstated under Section 580.30 or property redeemed under 580.23: 11:59 p.m. on January 5, 2015. If the foregoing date is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the date to vacate is the next business day at 11:59 p.m.

REDEMPTION NOTICE 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 FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: May 7, 2014 TOOHEY LAW FIRM, P.A. Lienor: Ridgewood Condominiums Association By: Jennifer C. Toohey, I.D. #343742 Attorneys for Lienor 11108 Zealand Avenue North, Suite 203 Champlin, MN 55316 (763) 746-0845 By: Jennifer C. Toohey Its: Attorney in Fact This instrument was drafted by: Toohey Law Firm, P.A. 11108 Zealand Avenue North, Suite 203 Champlin, MN 55316 (763) 746-0845 File No. 5500.015 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, May 14, 21, 28 and June 4, 11 and 18, 2014.

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has been made in the terms and conditions of the Declaration of Ridgewood Condominiums Association (henceforth the “Declaration”) recorded in the office of the Recorder for Scott County, Minnesota on January 29, 2004, as Document No. A643716, which covers the following property: Unit No. 104, Common Interest Community No. 1129, Ridgewood Condominiums, a condominium, Scott County, Minnesota WHEREAS, pursuant to said Declaration, there is claimed to be due and owing as of May 6, 2014, from Shaun D. Fumanti, title holder, to Ridgewood Condominiums Association, a Minnesota non-profit corporation, the principal amount of Twelve Thousand, Nineteen and 79/100ths Dollars ($12,019.79) for assessments, late fees and related charges, plus assessments, collection costs, attorneys’ fees and other amounts will be incurred since said date, including costs of collection and foreclosure; WHEREAS, no action is now

pending at law or otherwise to recover said debt or any part thereof; WHEREAS, the owner has not been released from the financial obligation to pay said amount; WHEREAS, pursuant to the Declaration and Minn. Stat. §515B.3-116(h), said debt created a lien upon said premises in favor of Ridgewood Condominiums Association as evidenced by the amended lien statement recorded on April 16, 2014, in the office of the Scott County Recorder as Document No. A956627; WHEREAS, pursuant to the power of sale granted by the owner(s) in taking title to the premises subject to said Declaration, said lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said property by the sheriff of said county at the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, 301 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, Minnesota, on July 1, 2014, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, to pay the amount then due for said assessments, together with the costs of foreclosure, including attorneys’ fees as allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owners, their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of said sale.

The following information is provided pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Sections 580.025 and 580.04: (1) Street Address of Property: 7622 Southridge Lane, Savage, MN 55378 (2) Name of Transaction Agent, Residential Mortgage Servicer, Lender &/or Broker: N/A (3) Tax Parcel Identification Number of the Property: 26-3691040 (4) Transaction Agent’s Mortgage Identification Number, if known: N/A (5) Name of Mortgage Originator, if stated on mortgage: N/A (6) Date on which Occupant must vacate Property, if mortgage is not reinstated under Section 580.30 or property redeemed under 580.23: 11:59 p.m. on January 2, 2015. If the foregoing date is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the date to vacate is the next business day at 11:59 p.m.

REDEMPTION NOTICE 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 FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: May 6, 2014 TOOHEY LAW FIRM, P.A. Lienor: Ridgewood Condominiums Association By: Jennifer C. Toohey, I.D. #343742 Attorneys for Lienor 11108 Zealand Avenue North, Suite 203 Champlin, MN 55316 (763) 746-0845 By: Jennifer C. Toohey Its: Attorney in Fact This instrument was drafted by: Toohey Law Firm, P.A. 11108 Zealand Avenue North, Suite 203 Champlin, MN 55316 (763) 746-0845 File No. 5500.005 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, May 14, 21, 28 and June 4, 11 and 18, 2014.

BELLE PLAINE HERALD, BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA 55378 (2) Name of Transaction Agent, Residential Mortgage Servicer, Lender &/or Broker: N/A (3) Tax Parcel Identification Number of the Property: 26-3691270 (4) Transaction Agent’s Mortgage Identification Number, if known: N/A (5) Name of Mortgage Originator, if stated on mortgage: N/A (6) Date on which Occupant must vacate Property, if mortgage is not reinstated under Section 580.30 or property redeemed under 580.23: 11:59 p.m. on January 5, 2015. If the foregoing date is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the date to vacate is the next business day at 11:59 p.m.

REDEMPTION NOTICE 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 FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: May 7, 2014 TOOHEY LAW FIRM, P.A. Lienor: Ridgewood Condominiums Association By: Jennifer C. Toohey, I.D. #343742 Attorneys for Lienor 11108 Zealand Avenue North, Suite 203 Champlin, MN 55316 (763) 746-0845 By: Jennifer C. Toohey Its: Attorney in Fact This instrument was drafted by: Toohey Law Firm, P.A. 11108 Zealand Avenue North, Suite 203 Champlin, MN 55316 (763) 746-0845 File No. 5500.011 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, May 14, 21, 28 and June 4, 11 and 18, 2014.

AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: May 7, 2014 TOOHEY LAW FIRM, P.A. Lienor: Ridgewood Condominiums Association By: Jennifer C. Toohey, I.D. #343742 Attorneys for Lienor 11108 Zealand Avenue North, Suite 203 Champlin, MN 55316 (763) 746-0845 By: Jennifer C. Toohey Its: Attorney in Fact This instrument was drafted by: Toohey Law Firm, P.A. 11108 Zealand Avenue North, Suite 203 Champlin, MN 55316 (763) 746-0845 File No. 5500.013 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, May 14, 21, 28 and June 4, 11 and 18, 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: March 13, 2009 MORTGAGOR: Marilyn B. Almanza, single woman.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Advisors Mortgage, LLC. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Filed November 13, 2009, Scott County Registrar of Titles, Document No. T199636 on Certificate of Title No. 46678.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association. Dated July 16, 2012 Filed May 9, 2013, as Document No. T223178.

Said Mortgage being upon Registered Land.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100199600012356826 NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LENDER OR BROKER AND LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ED ON MORTGAGE: Advisors that default has been made in the Mortgage, LLC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE terms and conditions of the Declaration of Ridgewood Condominiums SERVICER: U.S. Bank Home MortAssociation (henceforth the “Decla- gage, a division of U.S. Bank Nationration”) recorded in the office of the al Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADRecorder for Scott County, Minnesota on January 29, 2004, as Docu- DRESS: 420 Dakota Street South, ment No. A643716, which covers the Shakopee, MN 55379 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 279061410 following property: LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF Unit No. 137, Common Interest Community No. 1129, Ridgewood PROPERTY: Exhibit ‘A’ Condominiums, a condominium, That part of the North Half of the Scott County, Minnesota WHEREAS, pursuant to said Dec- Southwest Quarter of Section 6, laration, there is claimed to be due Township 115, Range 22, Scott and owing as of May 7, 2014, from County, Minnesota, described as Gbedor Harriet Shannon, title holder, follows: Beginning at the northeast to Ridgewood Condominiums As- corner of Lot 1, Block 1, Macey Plat, sociation, a Minnesota non-profit Scott County, Minnesota, according corporation, the principal amount of to the recorded plat thereof; thence Ten Thousand, Four Hundred Eighty South 79 degrees 54 minutes 30 secand 13/100ths Dollars ($10,480.13) onds West (plat bearing) along the for assessments, late fees and related north line of said Lot 1, Block 1, a charges, plus assessments, collec- distance of 150.00 feet to the northtion costs, attorneys’ fees and other west corner of said Lot 1, Block 1, amounts will be incurred since said the same being the northeasterly cordate, including costs of collection ner of Lot 1, Block 2, Macey Second Addition, according to the recorded and foreclosure; WHEREAS, no action is now plat thereof; thence continuing South pending at law or otherwise to recov- 79 degrees 54 minutes 30 seconds West along a northerly line of said er said debt or any part thereof; WHEREAS, the owner has not Lot 1, Block 2, a distance of 50.00 been released from the financial ob- to an easterly corner of said Lot 1, NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT Block 2; thence North 10 degrees 23 ligation to pay said amount; LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, pursuant to the Decla- minutes 15 seconds West along the ration and Minn. Stat. §515B.3-116- east line of said Lot 1, Block 2, and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN (h), said debt created a lien upon said its northerly extension a distance of that default has been made in the premises in favor of Ridgewood Con- 60.00 feet; thence North 79 degrees terms and conditions of the Declara- dominiums Association as evidenced 54 minutes 30 seconds East a distion of Ridgewood Condominiums by the amended lien statement re- tance of 200.00 feet to the west line Association (henceforth the “Decla- corded on April 16, 2014, in the of- of Dakota Street in said Macey Plat; ration”) recorded in the office of the fice of the Scott County Recorder as thence South 10 degrees 23 minutes Recorder for Scott County, Minne- Document No. A956623; 15 seconds East along said west line sota on January 29, 2004, as Docu- WHEREAS, pursuant to the power of Dakota Street a distance of 60.00 ment No. A643716, which covers the of sale granted by the owner(s) in feet to the point of beginning. following property: Together with an appurtenant easetaking title to the premises subject Unit No. 127, Common Interest to said Declaration, said lien will be ment for private driveway and for Community No. 1129, Ridgewood foreclosed by the sale of said prop- utility purposes over and across OutCondominiums, a condominium, erty by the sheriff of said county at lot B, Macey Second Addition, Scott Scott County, Minnesota the Scott County Sheriff’s Depart- County, Minnesota, according to the WHEREAS, pursuant to said Dec- ment, 301 Fuller Street South, Sha- plat thereof on file and of record in laration, there is claimed to be due kopee, Minnesota, on July 3, 2014, the office of the Scott County Reand owing as of May 7, 2014, from at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at public auc- corder, as originally established in Ann M. Meehan, title holder, to tion to the highest bidder, for cash, easement dated June 25, 1981, filed Ridgewood Condominiums Associa- to pay the amount then due for said June 29, 1981 as Document No. tion, a Minnesota non-profit corpora- assessments, together with the costs 182229 (abstract) and as Document tion, the principal amount of Fifteen of foreclosure, including attorneys’ No. 22938 (Torrens) Thousand, Two Hundred Nine and fees as allowed by law. The time alAnd 79/100ths Dollars ($15,209.79) for lowed by law for redemption by the Together with an appurtenant easeassessments, late fees and related unit owners, their personal represen- ment of right-of-way for travel over charges, plus assessments, collec- tatives or assigns is six (6) months and along the North 16 feet of Lot tion costs, attorneys’ fees and other from the date of said sale.

1, Block 2, Macey Second Addition, amounts will be incurred since said The following information is pro- according to the plat thereof on file date, including costs of collection vided pursuant to Minnesota Stat- and of record in the office of the Scott and foreclosure; County Registrar of Titles, as origiutes Sections 580.025 and 580.04: WHEREAS, no action is now (1) Street Address of Property: nally established in easement dated pending at law or otherwise to recov- 7552 Southridge Court, Savage, MN August 11, 1989, filed August 23, er said debt or any part thereof; 1989 as Document No. 261577 (ab55378 WHEREAS, the owner has not (2) Name of Transaction Agent, stract) and as Document No. 46510 been released from the financial ob- Residential Mortgage Servicer, (Torrens). ligation to pay said amount; COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY Lender &/or Broker: N/A WHEREAS, pursuant to the Dec- (3) Tax Parcel Identification Num- IS LOCATED: Scott laration and Minn. Stat. §515B.3- ber of the Property: 26-3691370 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL 116(h), said debt created a lien upon (4) Transaction Agent’s Mortgage AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: said premises in favor of Ridgewood Identification Number, if known: $162,011.00 Condominiums Association as evi- N/A AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED denced by the lien statement recorded (5) Name of Mortgage Originator, if TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF on April 16, 2014, in the office of the stated on mortgage: N/A NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, Scott County Recorder as Document (6) Date on which Occupant must IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: No. A956643; vacate Property, if mortgage is not $187,015.13 WHEREAS, pursuant to the power reinstated under Section 580.30 or That prior to the commencement of of sale granted by the owner(s) in property redeemed under 580.23: this mortgage foreclosure proceeding taking title to the premises subject 11:59 p.m. on January 5, 2015. If the Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee to said Declaration, said lien will be foregoing date is a Saturday, Sunday complied with all notice requireforeclosed by the sale of said prop- or legal holiday, then the date to va- ments as required by statute; That no erty by the sheriff of said county at cate is the next business day at 11:59 action or proceeding has been instithe Scott County Sheriff’s Depart- p.m. tuted at law or otherwise to recover ment, 301 Fuller Street South, Shathe debt secured by said mortgage, or REDEMPTION NOTICE kopee, Minnesota, on July 3, 2014, THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW any part thereof; at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at public auc- FOR REDEMPTION BY THE PURSUANT to the power of sale tion to the highest bidder, for cash, MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG- contained in said mortgage, the above to pay the amount then due for said OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTA- described property will be sold by the assessments, together with the costs TIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE Sheriff of said county as follows: of foreclosure, including attorneys’ REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A DATE AND TIME OF SALE: July fees as allowed by law. The time al- JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED 8, 2014 at 10:00 AM lowed by law for redemption by the UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott unit owners, their personal represen- SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN- County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller tatives or assigns is six (6) months ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, Street, Shakopee, MN from the date of said sale. to pay the debt then secured by said THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMThe following information is pro- ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said vided pursuant to Minnesota Stat- RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF premises, and the costs and disburseutes Sections 580.025 and 580.04: LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE ments, including attorneys’ fees al(1) Street Address of Property: NOT PROPERTY USED FOR AG- lowed by law subject to redemption 7624 Southridge Court, Savage, MN RICULTURAL PRODUCTION, within six (6) months from the date

PAGE fifteen 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 8, 2015 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs.

580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None “THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.” Dated: March 26, 2014 U.S. Bank National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 19 - 12-001863 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, May 21, 28 and June 4, 11, 18 and 25, 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: October 23, 2009 MORTGAGOR: Georgianna S. Satersmoen-Engelhard and Joseph E. Engelhard, wife and husband.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc..

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded November 17, 2009 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A840654.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Bank of America, N.A.. Dated December 13, 2013 Recorded December 17, 2013, as Document No. A951014.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100248900000029356 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Rescue Mortgage, Inc.. a corporation RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Bank of America, N.A. MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 809 Sunrise Lane, Belle Plaine, MN 56011 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 200620340 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 11, Block 4, Prairie Ridge 3rd Addition COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $186,985.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $184,996.74 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: July 17, 2014 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under sec-

tion 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on January 20, 2015 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: May 13, 2014 Bank of America, N.A. 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 18 - 14-002969 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, May 21, 28 and June 4, 11, 18 and 25, 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 Minnesota, to-wit: Unit 53, 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. 38043.)

Street address: 2373 Flamingo Drive, Shakopee, MN 55379 PID # 272720530 WHEREAS, pursuant to said Declaration, there is claimed to be due and owing as of the date of this Notice by Patty J. Halligan f/n/a Patty J. Vavorsky as unit owner, to Condominiums of Shenandoah Homeowners Association, the principal amount of Two Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-eight Dollars and 92/100 ($2,958.92) for condominium assessments through March, 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 May 22, 2014 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, her personal representatives or assigns, is six (6) months from the date of said sale.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied single family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the unit owners must vacate the property if the lien is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on November 22, 2014. If the foregoing date is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the date to vacate the property is the next business day at 11:59 p.m.

Dated: March 20, 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, May 28 and June 4, 11, 18, 25 and July 2, 2014.

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(continued from previous page) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED

BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: March 17, 2006 MORTGAGOR: Ruthie M. Barrow, a single woman.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc..

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Filed March 27, 2006, Scott County Registrar of Titles, Document No. T175422 on Certificate of Title No. 38895.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Wilmington Trust, N.A., successor trustee to Citibank, N.A. as Trustee for Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-through Certificates, Series 2006-4. Dated October 31, 2008 Filed November 5, 2008, as Document No. T192899; as corrected by Document Dated December 3, 2012 Recorded December 11, 2012 as Document No. T219923.

Said Mortgage being upon Registered Land.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100399600000114987 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Bankfirst, a State Chartered Bank RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 966 Providence Drive, Shakopee, MN 55379 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 273290300 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 14, Block 3, Providence Pointe 1st Addition, Scott County, Minnesota.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $152,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $173,245.46 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: July 24, 2014 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on January 26, 2015, 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: May 20, 2014 Wilmington Trust, N.A., as Trustee Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 38 - 14-002599 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, June 4, 11, 18, 25 and July 2 and 9, 2014.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT CIVIL DIVISION Court File No. 70-CV-14-9376 ORDER FOR HEARING In Re: LOWELL D. ROEHL FAMILY LIVING TRUST AGREEMENT dated July 2, 1996 IT IS ORDERED that all persons interested show cause, if any they have, before this Court at a hearing to be held on the 25th day of June, 2014, at 9:00 a.m., Scott County Justice Center, 200 Fourth Avenue West, in Shakopee, Minnesota, why the Petition of Barbara J. Schroeder and Douglas D. Roehl, as trustees of the above-entitled trust, praying for an order of this Court: 1. terminating the Capital Growth Trust shares; 2. immediately distributing the assets of the above captioned trust upon completion of administation; and 5. granting other relief; which petition shall then be heard, should not be granted. This order shall be published once in a legal newspaper at least twenty (20) days before the date of the hearing, and a copy hereof shall be mailed to each party in interest now in being at his or her last address, known to the trustees, at least fifteen (15) days before the date of the hearing.

DATED: May 29, 2014 Filed in Scott County Courts May 29, 2014

BY THE COURT: /s/ Hon. Michael A. Fahey District Judge Attorney for Petitioners: Joshua C. Hillger, Esq. #0294706 FELHABER, LARSON, FENLON & VOGT, P.A. 220 South Sixth Street, Suite 2200 Minneapolis, MN 55402 (612) 373-8542 (612) 338-4608 Fax jhillger@felhaber.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesday, June 4, 2014.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT CIVIL DIVISION Court File No. 70-CV-14-9452 ORDER FOR HEARING In Re: LOWELL D. ROEHL AND ORIETTE J. ROEHL FAMILY IRREVOCABLE LIFE INSURANCE TRUST AGREEMENT dated July 2, 1996 IT IS ORDERED that all persons interested show cause, if any they have, before this Court at a hearing to be held on the 25th day of June, 2014, at 9:00 a.m., Scott County Justice Center, 200 Fourth Avenue West, in Shakopee, Minnesota, why the Petition of Barbara J. Schroeder and Douglas D. Roehl, as trustees of the above-entitled trust, praying for an order of this Court:

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Girls’ Subsection Results

May 27 at Valley View The Tigers placed third with a team tally of 414 last Tuesday at Valley View. Jordan (364) and St. Peter (401) earned the top two spots. Rounding out the field were Le Sueur-Henderson (459), Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (486) and Sibley East (incomplete team).

Jordan’s Trianna Thong was the individual medalist with a score of 83. Belle Plaine’s Hannah Johnson finished fourth with a 92.

Joining Hanson in qualifying for the section meet individually for the Tigers were Lexi Stauffacher (106) and Maddie Hartmann (111).

Boys’ Subsection Results

May 27 at Valley View It was the same two schools as in the girls’ meet that finished first and second in the boys’ subsection meet at Valley View last Tuesday as Jordan (327) and St. Peter (357) qualified for team section. Again, Belle Plaine (363) finished third just six strokes behind St. Peter.

Also competing were Tri-City United (375), Sibley East (408), Le Sueur-Henderson (414), G i b b o n - F a i r f a x - Wi n t h r o p (441) and Shattuck-St. Mary’s (incomplete team).

Four Tigers qualified individually for the section meet, with Carter Piche leading the way with a score of 87. Teammates Dustin Liestko (90), Kellen Bergs (91) and Ricky Fogarty (95) also qualified. Jake Pieper of Jordan and Ryan Norman of Shattuck-St. Mary’s tied for top honors at 79. at

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1. terminating the Capital Growth Trust shares; 2. immediately distributing the assets of the above captioned trust upon completion of administation; and 5. granting other relief; which petition shall then be heard, should not be granted. This order shall be published once in a legal newspaper at least twenty (20) days before the date of the hearing, and a copy hereof shall be mailed to each party in interest now in being at his or her last address, known to the trustees, at least fifteen (15) days before the date of the hearing.

DATED: May 29, 2014 Filed in Scott County Courts May 29, 2014

BY THE COURT: /s/ Hon. Michael A. Fahey District Judge Attorney for Petitioners: Joshua C. Hillger, Esq. #0294706 FELHABER, LARSON, FENLON & VOGT, P.A. 220 South Sixth Street, Suite 2200 Minneapolis, MN 55402 (612) 373-8542 (612) 338-4608 Fax jhillger@felhaber.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesday, June 4, 2014.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT CIVIL DIVISION Court File No. 70-CV-14-9369 ORDER FOR HEARING In Re: ORIETTE J. ROEHL FAMILY LIVING TRUST AGREEMENT dated July 2, 1996 IT IS ORDERED that all persons interested show cause, if any they have, before this Court at a hearing to be held on the 25th day of June, 2014, at 9:00 a.m., Scott County Justice Center, 200 Fourth Avenue West, in Shakopee, Minnesota, why the Petition of Barbara J. Schroeder and Douglas D. Roehl, as trustees of the above-entitled trust, praying for an order of this Court: 1. terminating the Capital Growth Trust shares; 2. immediately distributing the assets of the above captioned trust upon completion of administation; and 5. granting other relief; which petition shall then be heard, should not be granted. This order shall be published once in a legal newspaper at least twenty (20) days before the date of the hearing, and a copy hereof shall be mailed to each party in interest now in being at his or her last address, known to the trustees, at least fifteen (15) days before the date of the hearing.

DATED: May 29, 2014 Filed in Scott County Courts May 29, 2014

BY THE COURT: /s/ Hon. Michael A. Fahey District Judge Attorney for Petitioners: Joshua C. Hillger, Esq. #0294706 FELHABER, LARSON, FENLON & VOGT, P.A. 220 South Sixth Street, Suite 2200 Minneapolis, MN 55402 (612) 373-8542 (612) 338-4608 Fax jhillger@felhaber.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesday, June 4, 2014.

H.S. Track and Field

Girls Win Section Team Title; Boys Finish Fifth Tigers to be Represented at State in Several Events

by Dan Ruud The Belle Plaine High Schoolgirls’ track and field team won another Section 2A team championship Saturday at Mankato West High School and in the process qualified athletes in six events for this weekend’s state Class 1A meet at Hamline University in St. Paul.

The Belle Plaine boys, which placed fifth in the section team standings, qualified for state in four events.

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11:42.74 and will also run at state.

Belle Plaine’s other state qualifier was Meyer in the high jump, where she tied for second with a height of 5-3, 1 inch short of Gophers basketball recruit Carlie Wagner of NRHEG, who won the event.

Meyer placed fourth in the 100 hurdles and set a new school record in the event with a time of 15.66, which was one-half second behind first place but good enough by time to qualify for state.

“The girls are section champs for the third year in a row and really separated from the pack this year,” said Tigers coach Rich Foust. “On paper, this should have been a much closer meet among TCU, Blue Earth Area and us. We had a great meet by all of our athletes that participated. Haley Leger really stepped up as she had a new personal best and moved our 4x400 relay team from seventh to third place during her leg of the race, while also closing to within a stride of the second-place team. Jenna Gatz then finished the race by moving into second and separating from the rest of the pack on the homestretch.”

Girls’ Section Team Standings Belle Plaine (98), Blue Earth Area (68), Tri-City United (60), Fairmont (58), Martin County West (50), St. Peter (48), Glencoe-Silver Lake (47), Jordan (44), WEM (39), Waseca (39), NYA (29), LCWM (28), LS-H (28), NRHEG (27.5), Maple River (26.5), St. James Area (26), Sleepy Eye United (26), St. Clair (26), Sibley East (17), Minnesota Valley Lutheran (13), Mankato Loyola (9), Madelia/Truman (9), United South Central (9), Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity (1).

Section Meet at Mankato Sophomore Jenna Gatz sparked Belle Plaine with three state-qualifying performances, including first place in the 400meter dash with a time of 58.39.

She also qualified for state in the 100 dash by placing second in 12.50, which set a new school record. Le Sueur-Henderson’s Kayla Stowell won the event in 12:30, and also won the 200 dash, the latter of which was done in a section-record time of 25.88.

Besides the 100 and 400 dashes, Gatz will also compete at state in the 4x400 relay as the Tigers took second place Saturday with a time of 4:13.97. Blue Earth Area easily took first in 4:02.89. Joining Gatz at state in the 4x400 will be Amara Meyer, Alissa Schultz, Haley Leger and Selin Dikmen (alternate).

Other state qualifiers for Belle Plaine are the Egan sisters as Shannon and Bridget placed first and second in the pole vault, both clearing 9-11. Their nearest foe was Samantha Petry of Waterville-Elysian-Morristown with a height of 9-8.

Also winning her event and advancing to St. Paul for Belle Plaine was Janessa Meuleners, Section Meet at Mankato who captured the 3,200 run in The Belle Plaine boys will be 11:42.13. Kourtney Kulseth of represented by one of its largWascea was a close second at

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est contingents in recent years at state by qualifying in four events.

Leading the way at Saturday’s section meet for Belle Plaine was Minnesota River Conference MVP Brady Johnson, who qualified for state in two events. He was one of three high jumpers who cleared 6-3, which earns each of them a trip to St. Paul. The other two were Zach Brandts of St. James Area and Kelly Nordling of Tri-City United. In the long jump, Johnson’s distance of 21-02.50 was also good enough to earn him a state berth.

The Tigers’ David Schalbelski took top honors in the pole vault with a height of 13-1, which was 3 inches better than Christian Bevins of Jordan, who will join Schabelski at state.

The Tigers’ other state qualifiers were Dylan Olson and Robert Nowak in the 110 hurdles.

They placed fourth and fifth overall but their times of 15.77 and 15.80 were good enough to qualify for state.

Boys’ Section Team Standings Waseca (90), Fairmont (81), Jordan (72.6), Tri-City United (72.3), Belle Plaine (68), Glencoe-Silver Lake (47), St. Clair (47), Maple River (42), GFW (39), St. James Area (33.5), Minnesota Valley Lutheran (30), United South Central (30), Mankato Loyola (29), Blue Earth Area (29), LCWM (25), LS-H (21), NRHEG (19.5), St. Peter (18), Martin County West (16), JWP (7), Sibley East (7), Sleepy Eye Unified (4), NYA (2).

State Meet Schedule

The Class 1A state meet for both boys and girls will take place this Friday and Saturday at Hamline University in St. Paul. Events both days will start at approximately 3:30 p.m.

A complete schedule of times for each event is available on the MSHSL website.

H.S. Softball

Tigers Knocked Out by NYA Legion Baseball Season Starts Next Monday The Belle Plaine Legion baseball team, which will be comprised of many members of this year’s high school baseball program, will begin the 2014 season at Jordan next Monday.

The Tigers’ home opener will be next Wednesday (June 11) against Sibley East at Tiger Park. Next Thursday, Belle Plaine will host Montgomery, followed by Waterville on June 19.

All the above games start at 7 p.m.

by Dan Ruud The Belle Plaine High School softball team’s run in the Section 2AA Tournament ended at five games last Tuesday when it was beaten by top seed Norwood Young America 4-1 at Caswell Park in North Mankato.

The Raiders, who had beaten the Tigers 6-5 earlier in the tournament, advanced to face Maple River in the next game and won 7-0. On Thursday, NYA needed to beat Le SueurHenderson twice, winning the first game but losing the second to ace pitcher Carlie Brandt and the Giants in the championship game, giving LS-H its first ever state softball tournament ap-

Devin Schmidt Wins Again The Great Northern Sportsman Series (GNSS) opened its second season on Memorial Day at Columbus 151 Speedway and in many ways, the new season started the same as the old season ended.

A constant threat of rain hung over race day in Columbus on Monday, eerily similar to the threat of rain that hampered the series’ final race of 2013 at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway.

Devin Schmidt of Belle Plaine was the driver to beat in the 40lap feature event.

When the checkered flag flew on Memorial Day, Schmidt was tops among the 15 racers from three states, pocketing his second straight GNSS win.

Another Minnesota racer, Michael Gilomen, led the field to green and took the initial lead.

Schmidt, along with Johnny Robinson II, trailed Gilomen in the early paces. The first caution flag of the day was displayed on lap eight, bringing the field together. On the restart, Schmidt worked inside of Robinson for the second position, setting his sights on the race lead.

The second caution was displayed on lap 13 and on the

following restart Gilomen was challenged by Schmidt for the lead. Along with Gilomen and Schmidt, fast qualifier Steven Sauer also challenged for the top spot after taking the high side on a ‘cone restart.’

Schmidt’s challenge eventually earned him the lead on lap 15, while Sauer’s high-side gamble came up snake eyes.

Soon after Gilomen fell back to second, Wisconsin racer Chris Weber challenged for the runner up position. Weber inherited second and kicked Gilomen back to third. The final caution came on lap 27, giving the field one last chance at advancement. Schmidt and Weber broke away, battling for the lead while Gilomen now occupied with Dusty Mann. Mann blasted past Gilomen late, taking yet another spot away from the pole sitter.

Schmidt guided the field after that final yellow, racing to the checkers ahead of Weber.

The win was Schmidt’s second GNSS win, while the runner up was Weber’s best career GNSS finish. Mann ended the race in third, with Gilomen fourth. Steven Sauer ended a roller coaster day in fifth position.

pearance.

The Giants will play Section 4AA champion St. Anthony Village 9 a.m. this Thursday at Caswell Park.

NYA 4, Tigers 1 The Tigers grabbed a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning but NYA, which split two games with Belle Plaine in the regular season, scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the third inning and two more in the fifth. Raiders pitcher Natalie Stockman handcuffed the Tigers the rest of the way en route to getting the completegame victory.

“I was really happy with the way the girls came out to start the game. We got on top first but just couldn’t get the key hit to really open it up,” said Tigers coach Jeremy Kalal, who announced last week that he is resigning from coaching due to medical reasons. “It was obvious that the girls came to play and watching them battle was a true sign of the team they’ve become.

“I couldn’t be more proud of the way the girls battled all season and they definitely played their best ball at the end. We didn’t beat ourselves, which was our game plan. We just couldn’t get a break when we needed it.”

Maddie Studnicka pitched

the distance for Belle Plaine, allowing four earned runs on 10 hits and one walk. She had three strikeouts.

The Tigers had seven hits, with Kate Schmit and Kaylee Hentges both getting two. Hentges drove in the team’s only run.

Also hitting safely were Elizabeth Johnson, Maddi Lark and Hailey Witt.

Studnicka was the lone senior on this year’s team.

2014 BPHS Softball Results Apr. 8 vs. Mayer L. W 7-1 Apr. 10 at NYA L 8-1 Apr. 15 vs. W-M L 1-0 Apr. 21 vs. LS-H L 8-1 Apr. 22 vs. TCU W 9-6 Apr. 26 at NRHEG Tourney

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vs. Jordan W 10-6 Section Tourney May 20 vs. G-SL W 14-5 May 22 vs. NYA L 6-5 May 24 vs. Jordan W 2-1 May 24 vs. NRHEG W 11-10 May 27 vs. NYA L 4-1

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Tigers first baseman Derek Dahlke did not receive the ball in time to get out this Royals base runner during Thursday’s section playoff game at Tiger Park.

H.S. Baseball

Belle Plaine Can’t Defend Home Field

by Dan Ruud The Section 2AA Baseball Tournament, the second half of which is entirely being played at Tiger Park in Belle Plaine, is doing so without the home team and top seed of the North Subsection.

Belle Plaine, which had won its tournament opener against Le Sueur-Henderson in extra innings on May 24, lost at home to Holy Family Catholic 5-4 last Tuesday and Watertown-Mayer 7-4 on Thursday, the latter loss eliminating the Tigers. Belle Plaine had beaten W-M 10-0 at home on April 15 and 5-1 in Watertown on May 5.

Belle Plaine, champions of the Minnesota River Conference with a record of 12-2, finished the season with an overall mark of 15-7.

Holy Family 5, Tigers 4 The Tigers pounced on the Fire early with four runs in the bottom of the first inning but the offensive wheels fell completely off after that.

“We started this game exactly how we would hope with the first four hitters all reaching

base and scoring to give us an early 4-0 lead,” said Belle Plaine coach Pat Schultz. “Unfortunately, that would be all we would get at the plate as Holy Family’s pitcher didn’t allow another base runner after the first inning.”

Holy Family sliced the lead in half with single runs in the third and fourth innings. The Tigers Kate Haege was among the Tigers competing in last Tuesday’s still led 4-2 in the top of the subsection tournament at Valley View. sixth inning before a two-run double tied the game. The Fire went ahead for good with a solo home rum in the seventh.

“This was a frustrating game as we got the start we were looking for but could never extend the lead.,” Schultz said. “We made a lot of very nice plays defensively but two miscues The Belle Plaine High School boys) qualified individually early in the game came back to girls’ and boys’ golf teams both for this week’s section meet, haunt us.” came within one place in the which was scheduled to take Ben Wagner pitched the disteam standings of qualifying place Monday at New Prague tance for Belle Plaine, allowfor this week’s Section 2AA but was changed to Tuesday ing five runs (three earned) on Tournament as they both placed at Jordan due to wet grounds. seven hits and one walk. third at last Tuesday’s subsec- Results can be found at www.

The Tigers collected just tion meet at Valley View Golf belleplaineherald or the Herthree hits, including a two-RBI Course in Belle Plaine. ald’s Facebook page. double by Aiden Ladd. Derek A total of seven Belle Plaine Golf Dahlke knocked in a run with a golfers (three girls and four single and Wagner had the only (continued on page 16) other hit.

W-M 7, Tigers 4 The Royals broke open a scoreless game with four runs in the top of the third inning.

The Tigers cut the lead in half with two runs in the bottom of the inning but that’s as close as they got the rest of the way as Watertown-Mayer dismissed Belle Plaine for the season Thursday at Tiger Park.

“This was a tough way to end what was a great season,” Schultz said. “It was frustrating for the boys as we had high hopes for the postseason but didn’t play our best games when we needed to and it cost us.”

Chase Emmers started on the hill for Belle Plaine and absorbed the loss after what as a very difficult third inning, during which he yielded four runs (one earned). He walked four and hit one batter. Jon Vinkemeier pitched one inning and allowed no runs, while Aaron Bigaouette pitched the final four innings.

Trailing 7-2 heading into the final at-bat, the Tigers made some noise, highlighted by a two-RBI triple by Dahlke. The tieing run came to the plate with two out but the game came to an end with a strikeout.

“Overall, this was a very fun season with a great group of Carter Piche, one of Belle Plaine’s section qualifiers, watched the flight of this shot during last guys,” Schultz said. “I especialTuesday’s subsection tournament at Valley View. ly want to thank all our seniors for their excellent leadership in leading us to the MRC championship this season. Derek Dahlke, Chase Emmers, Colton Hentges, Gavin Dauwalter, Aaron Bigaouette, Cameron

H.S. Golf

Tigers Take Third at Subsection Tourney

The Tigers’ Ben Wagner attempted to beat this throw to first base during Thursday’s playoff game against the Royals.

Lark and Mitchell Nelson made it fun to come to the park each day and their talents and attitudes will truly be missed. “ 2014 BPHS Baseball Results Apr. 8 vs. St. Peter W 10-6 Apr. 10 vs. NYA W 8-4 Apr. 12 Belle Plaine Tourney

vs. Paynesvi W 10-9

vs. Minnehaha L 3-2 Apr. 15 vs. W-M W 10-0 Apr. 21 vs. TCU W 2-1 Apr. 22 at New Ulm L 7-2 Apr. 25 vs. Mayer L. W 10-0

Apr. 25 vs. Mayer L. W 9-7 May 2 vs. Jordan W 6-3 May 3 vs. Jordan W 8-1 May 5 at W-M W 5-1 May 9 at NYA W 7-1 May 10 at LS-H W 9-3 May 13 vs. HFC L 8-2 May 15 at TCU L 2-1 May 17 at S.E. L 4-0 May 17 at S.E. W 17-7 May 20 vs. LS-H W 4-1 Section Tourney May 24 vs. LS-H W 7-6 May 27 Holy Family L 5-4 May 29 W-M L 7-4

Registration Being Accepted for Youth Baseball Camps Participants are being sought for Belle Plaine native Tim Huber’s annual All-Star Little League and Advanced Baseball camps. New this year is a Showcase Camp.

The Little League Camp for ages 7-11 is set for June 10-11 (Tuesday and Wednesday) from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It will take place at the little league fields behind Chatfield Elementary School. The cost is $75.

The camp will focus on the basic fundamentals and players will participate in games and contests each day.

The Advanced Camp for ages 12 and up will be held June 1011 (Tuesday and Wednesday) from 1-5 p.m. at Tiger Park.

The cost is $75. This camp will instruct on all aspects of baseball, including fielding, throwing, pitching, base running and hitting, the latter of which will be the primary focus.

The new Showcase Camp will allow campers to showcase their skills. It will consist of a typical pro-style workout, including a 60-yard dash, arm

strength radar gun, evaluation of you at your position and during batting practice, as well as pitcher bull pens. The camp will also teach you what coaches are looking for and how to get noticed. This camp is for youth in grades 10-12 and will take place Monday, June 9 from 9 a.m. until about noon at Tiger Park. The cost is $50.

Augustana assistant coach Bryan Nikkel will assist Huber at the camp, as will former Belle Plaine players, including head varsity baseball coach Pat Schultz.

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

Huber, who played college baseball at Minnesota State University Mankato, is in his sixth season as the head coach at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D. His teams have posted four consecutive 30-win seasons, including a school-record 38 victories last year. Huber’s players and teams have broken 90 school records since he’s taken over the team.

A few days earlier, Belle Plaine had celebrated an exciting nine-inning walk-off playoff victory over Le Sueur-Henderson. But following home losses to Holy Family Catholic last Tuesday Hannah Johnson, left, is a repeat member of the All-Minnesota River Conference golf team. and Watertown-Mayer on Thursday, the Tigers’ season ended dejectedly as they were eliminated from the section tournament.

Receiving honorable mention from Belle Plaine were Lexi Stauffacher and Casey Ekstrom.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2014

Approximately 90 young soccer players -- pre-kindergartners through fourth-graders -- participated at the football-track complex in a spring soccer program through Belle Plaine Community Education. The program wrapped up last Saturday (May 31). Supporters of an expanded soccer program are looking forward to a bigger and better program this coming fall.

Group Working to Keep Soccer in Belle Plaine’s Future

Let the Project Begin Groundwork started Monday for the restroom and ticket-buying facility at the Belle Plaine Athletic Complex. According to Bob Denny of the Belle Plaine Lions Club, which is spearheading the project, the facility should be complete before the start of the high school football season. Denny, who is pictured above with Jeff Heine, director of building and grounds for Belle Plaine Schools, says about $30,000 of the $58,000 project has been raised, meaning the organization is still looking for financial contributors. On Monday, workers and equipment from Chard Tiling and Excavating of Belle Plaine were helping with the groundwork for the 22- by 34-foot facility. Donations for the project can be submitted to State Bank of Belle Plaine (201 Main Street W., Belle Plaine, MN, 56011), CornerStone State Bank (406 Commerce Drive E., Belle Plaine, MN, 56011) or Belle Plaine Lions Club (P.O. Box 94, Belle Plaine, MN 56011).

Prairie Oaks Institute to Carter Olson Hold Day Camp June 11 Wins Local Meet wiggling worms, buzzing bees, clucking chickens and friendly alpacas, and enjoy a hay wagon ride at a day camp sponsored by Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) and the Prairie Oaks Institute.

“Time on the Land” will be held Wednesday, June 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Prairie Oaks Institute in Belle Plaine.

Prairie Oaks is located at 1100 West South Street.

The day camp offers a variety of fun-filled activities to enhance learning. Learn about growing organic vegetables and building soil from Farmer Sonya of A Place in the Table CSA. Join Beekeeper Alisen and find out why we need the bees and the bees need us. Taylor the Worm Master will show

how a little box filled with worms can turn food waste into liquid gold and compost to improve the soil.

After lunch, participate in team-building games and activities, plus create artwork with seeds. A hay wagon ride to the Granary and a lunch of roasted hot dogs is included.

The day camp is for children ages 5-12. The cost is $5 per child, with scholarships available if there is a hardship. Although last minute registrations will be accepted, pre-registrations are requested by June 9.

To pre-register, campers are asked to contact Carol Johnson, MFU Field Representative, at 507-380-4364 or by email at carol@mfu.org.

Art Contest

Carter Olson, a junior at Belle Plaine High School, recently won first place in the local Young American Creative Art contest sponsored by Belle Plaine Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and Auxiliary 6202.

His pencil art advanced to the Veterans of Foreign Wars District 2 competition, where he placed second.

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Almost every day at Oak Crest Elementary School, a group of students conduct pick-up soccer games during recess. That’s music to Joe Doyle’s ears.

Doyle is one of a group of parents who want to see soccer become more than just a program Belle Plaine Community Education offers once in a while when the numbers justify it. He is one of those parents who’d like to see the demand for soccer grow to the point it can’t be overlooked and ultimately is a school program just like baseball, football or track-and-field.

Is he dreaming? Doyle and plenty of parents like him don’t think so. And even if Doyle is dreaming, they believe it’s a dream worth dreaming.

Saturday, a Community Education soccer program completed a spring run that saw about 90 boys and girls in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade.

Only a rainout dampened the enthusiasm for the program.

“We’ll do it again in the fall.

The kids had a great time,” said Dorothy Saulsbury, a program coordinator with Community Education.

Doyle, Saulsbury and a group of other parents are hoping the fall program – it’ll be scheduled for September or October, she said – will be even bigger and better than the spring session. Thursday nights, groups of children in pre-kindergarten through second grade gathered at the BPHS football and track complex for drills on fundamental skills and scrimmage games.

Third- and fourth-gradewrs play Saturdays.

Saturday’s game on the football field for the younger players was the culmination of several weeks of developing

Joe Doyle fundamental skills and interest.

They’re hoping for well over 100 participants.

“We know what works and we know what we’ll do to make it even better,” Saulsbury said.

“It’s going to be a great program and a lot of fun for the kids.”

Doyle has seen a program grow from its most basic stages. He grew up in Grand Rapids, Minn. in the 1990s before graduating from high school in 2003. Football was king there, but eventually soccer took hold.

The team eventually earned state tournament berths.

Doyle, before injuries ended his competitive playing days, was invited to try out for a national-caliber team.

“It was football, hockey or nothing there,” he said. “Now it’s on the front page of the paper when they go to state.”

Make it Better

With a few organizational glitches covered, Doyle is confident is can happen. When the

spring program was announced, based on a previous program a few years ago, he was expecting 40 or 50 youngsters. He and Saulsbury credit the school for sending informational fliers home with students.

Doyle doesn’t want to see people driving to nearby communities for their children to play soccer. “A town this size, with this many young kids, there’s no reason anybody should be driving,” he said.

Ann Woefel is one of the small army of parents who helped coach the youngsters Thursday nights. Like her husband, Thomas, she grew up in Mankato, playing soccer at West High School and as a student at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

“I don’t think there’s anybody who can’t do it,” she said. She likes the idea of soccer as a lifetime sport, a sport an adult can play at least recreationally well into their 30s or 40s. “It’s a lot faster paced than baseball.

You don’t have to worry about concussions as much as you do with football. And all you need is a ball and a pair of shin guards to play.”

Other area communities – Le Center, Le Sueur, Montgomery and Shakopee – all have youth soccer programs.

With enough support from the school district, Doyle is confident there will be plenty of parent volunteers willing to help out and keep the program.

There’s plenty of open land around for fields, he said.

Eventually, with enough promotion and interest from children, an association could be started similar to baseball, basketball or football, Doyle said.

“Why not?” he said.

25 Years at Trinity Lutheran . . . and Counting 7/4/14.

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Surrounded by her current and former kindergarten student, Lavonne Bratsch celebrated 25 years teaching at Trinity Lutheran School in Belle Plaine Sunday (June 1). She was recognized after the morning service with a brunch meal attended by hundreds of family, friends and parishioners. She started teaching in the fall of 1976. Having taken 11 years off to raise children she had with her late husband, Larry, Lavonne moved from teaching fourth and fifth grades to kindergarten. “Teaching is my life and my love. When I lost Larry, teaching was the thing that kept me going,” she said. “My friends and parents have always been there for me, and I thank them for that.”

Carver County Man Charged With Attempted Murder

A Carver County man is charged with attempted murder in the reported shooting May 23 on Sunset Road in Camden Township.

Kenneth Allen Walsh, 51, is charged with attempted murder in the first degree and attempted murder in the second degree.

He remained in the county jail Monday (June 2) on $1 million bail.

According to the county sheriff’s office, on May 23 at about 9 p.m., a resident near the intersection of Sunset Road and 102nd Street in Camden Township reported he and his 11 year

old son were riding in a tractor when both the front and rear cab windows shattered unexpectedly. The victim, a 40-year-old man, suffered small cuts on his neck consistent with spraying, shattered glass. The boy was uninjured.

The victim, who did not see anyone in the area but heard gunshots, told deputies he believed his neighbor had shot at him. According to the victim, the two do not have a history of conflict.

At Walsh’s house, deputies arrested Walsh. Sheriff Jim Olson said Walsh admitted during an

in-custody interview he was upset with the victim and shot at the victim while the victim was driving the tractor.

Walsh admitted he used a scoped rifle and could see the victim in the scope crosshairs, Olson said. He also acknowledged firing more than once from a position inside his residence.

Deputies later served a search warrant at Walsh’s home, seizing rifles and shotguns. Deputies also noted holes in a window screen consistent with bullet holes.