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Legal Notices State of Minnesota County of Scott District Court Judicial District: First Court FIle Number: 70-CV-17-18666 Case Type: Harassment NOTICE OF issuance of harassment order for relief by publication Theresa M. Beamon, Petitioners vs.

Bradley Wayne Krussow, Respondent To Respondent named above: Bradley Wayne Krussow You are hereby notified that a Harassment Order For Relief has been issued in the above matter.

You may request a hearing on this matter if you file a Request For Hearing with the Court within 45 days of issuance of the Harassment Order For Relief. You may obtain a copy of the Harassment Order For Relief from the court administrator's office at the following address: 200 Fourth Ave. West, Shakopee, MN 55379.

Failure to appear at a scheduled hearing or to obtain a copy of the Harassment Order For Relief will not be a defense to prosecution for violation of the Court's order.

Dated: Dec. 28, 2017 Filed in Scott County Courts Dec. 28, 2017 By: Linda Guimond, Court Administrator/Deputy Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesday, January 3, 2018.

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: June 1, 2016 MORTGAGOR: Kelly W. Strong and Tabitha Strong, husband and wife as joint tenants.

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

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded July 8, 2016 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A1005406.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Freedom Mortgage Corporation.

Dated November 2, 2017 Recorded November 16, 2017, as Document No. A1037113.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 1000608-2100034450-1 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Academy Mortgage Corporation RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Freedom Mortgage Corporation MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1519 Anna Street, Elko New Market, MN 55054 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 23-0210400 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 18, Block 3, The Farm Second Addition, Scott County, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $330,560.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $333,569.74 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: January 23, 2018 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 July 23, 2018, 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,

BELLE PLAINE HERALD, BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA DETERMINING, AMONG Vicky L. Carlson, OTHER THINGS, THAT THE Registrar MORTGAGED PREMISES Phillip Bird, ARE IMPROVED WITH A Deputy Court Administrator RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Attorney for Personal OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, Representative ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN Allison J. Gontarek AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, Huemoeller & Gontarek PLC AND ARE ABANDONED." 16670 Franklin Trail, Suite 210 Dated: November 21, 2017 Prior Lake, MN, 55372 Freedom Mortgage Corporation Attorney License No: 0303276 Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee Telephone: (952) 447-2131 USSET, WEINGARDEN AND FAX: (952) 447-5628 LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Email: hg@priorlakelaw.com Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee Published in the Belle Plaine Herald of Mortgagee on Wednesdays, January 3 and 10, 4500 Park Glen Road #300 2018.

Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 46 - 17-007554 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald STATE OF MINNESOTA on Wednesdays, November 29 and COUNTY OF SCOTT December 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2017 and DISTRICT COURT January 3, 2018.

PROBATE DIVISION FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 70-PR-17-22359 NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL STATE OF MINNESOTA REPRESENTATIVE AND COUNTY OF SCOTT NOTICE TO CREDITORS FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT Estate of PROBATE DIVISION Elmer Julius Otto, Court File No. 70-PR-17-22272 Decedent NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF Notice is given that an applicaPERSONAL tion for informal probate of the REPRESENTATIVE AND Decedent’s will dated October 1, NOTICE TO CREDITORS 2011, (“Will”), has been filed with (intestate) the Registrar. The application has been granted.

Estate of Notice is also given that the Scott Robert Schoknecht, Registrar has informally appointed Decedent Kelly Marie Bousson and Robert Notice is given that an application Allen Otto, whose address is: Kelly for informal appointment of per- Marie Bousson's address is: 1702 sonal representative has been filed Ives Avenue N., Glencoe, MN 55336 with the Registrar. No will has been and Robert Allen Otto's address is: presented for probate. The applica- 15444 Lesley Lane, Eden Prairie, MN 55346 as personal representation has been granted.

Notice is also given that the tive of the Estate of the Decedent.

Registrar has informally appointed Any heir, devisee or other interested Jody Schoknecht, whose address person may be entitled to appointis411 E. Forest St., Belle Plaine, ment as personal representative or Minnesota 56011, as personal rep- may object to the appointment of resentative of the Estate of the the personal representative. Unless Decedent. Any heir or other interest- objections are filed with the Court ed person may be entitled to appoint- (pursuant to Minnesota Statutes secment as personal representative or tion 524.3-607) and the Court othermay object to the appointment of wise orders, the personal representathe personal representative. Unless tive has full power to administer the objections are filed with the Court Estate, including, after 30 days from (pursuant to Minnesota Statutes sec- the date of issuance of letters, the tion 524.3-607) and the Court other- power to sell, encumber, lease or wise orders, the personal representa- distribute real estate.

Any objections to the probate of the tive has full power to administer the Estate including, after 30 days from will or appointment of the Personal the date of issuance of letters, the Representative must be filed with power to sell, encumber, lease or this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropridistribute real estate.

Any objections to the appointment ate petition and proper notice of of the Personal Representative must hearing.

Notice is also given that (subject be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of to Minn. Stat. section 524.3-801) an appropriate petition and proper all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the notice of hearing.

Notice is also given that (subject claims to the personal representative to Minnesota Statues section 524.3- or to the Court Administrator within 801) all creditors having claims four months after the date of this against the Estate are required to Notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: December 19, 2017 present the claims to the personVicky L. Carlson, al representative or to the Court Registrar Administrator within four months Phil Bird, after the date of this Notice or the Deputy Court Administrator claims will be barred.

Published in the Belle Plaine Dated: December 14, 2017 Vicky L. Carlson, Herald on Wednesdays, January 3 Registrar and 10, 2018.

Phillip Bird, Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Personal Representative Omni N. Kiecker, Esq. Kiecker Law Office 1005 Provence Ln NOTICE OF MORTGAGE Belle Plaine, MN 56011 FORECLOSURE SALE Attorney License No: 0386419 Telephone: (952) 843-8545 THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION Fax: (952) 873-3050 OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY Email: omni@kieckerlaw.com OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR Published in the Belle Plaine WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED Herald on Wednesdays, January 3 BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY and 10, 2018.

THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 20, 2007 STATE OF MINNESOTA MORTGAGOR: Joshua T. Glynn, COUNTY OF SCOTT and Andrea L. Glynn, husband and FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT wife.

DISTRICT COURT MORTGAGEE: State Bank of PROBATE DIVISION New Richland.

Court File No. 70-PR-17-22138 DATE AND PLACE OF NOTICE OF INFORMAL RECORDING: Recorded August PROBATE OF WILL 7, 2007 Scott County Recorder, AND APPOINTMENT OF Document No. A 779941.

PERSONAL ASSIGNMENTS OF REPRESENTATIVE AND MORTGAGE: Assigned to: NOTICE TO CREDITORS Merchants Bank, National Association. Dated July 20, 2007 Estate of Recorded August 7, 2007, as Ethelyn Mae Knutson, also Document No. A 779942. known as Ethelyn M. Knutson TRANSACTION AGENT: and Ethelyn Knutson, NONE Decedent TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION Notice is given that an applica- NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: tion for informal probate of the NONE Decedent’s Will, dated July 20, LENDER OR BROKER AND 2010, and codicils to the will, dated MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR May 20, 2016 and June 16, 2017, STATED ON MORTGAGE: State (“Will”), has been filed with the Bank of New Richland Registrar. The application has been RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE granted.

SERVICER: Merchants Bank, N.A. Notice is also given that the MORTGAGED PROPERTY Registrar has informally appointed ADDRESS: 13486 Alabama Avenue Sheryl Knutson, whose address is South, Savage, MN 55378 6751 160th Street SE, Prior Lake, TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 261520410 Minnesota 55372, as personal repLEGAL DESCRIPTION OF resentative of the Estate of the PROPERTY: Lot 4, Block 3, Decedent. Any heir, devisee or Huntington Estates 3rd Addition, other interested person may be Scott County, Minnesota entitled to appointment as personal COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY representative or may object to the IS LOCATED: Scott appointment of the personal repORIGINAL PRINCIPAL resentative. Unless objections are AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: filed with the Court (pursuant to $246,500.00 Minnesota Statutes section 524.3AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED 607) and the Court otherwise orders, TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF the personal representative has full NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, power to administer the Estate, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: including, after 30 days from the $235,039.26 date of issuance of letters, the power That prior to the commencement to sell, encumber, lease or distribute of this mortgage foreclosure proreal estate. ceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Any objections to the probate of the Mortgagee complied with all notice Will or appointment of the Personal requirements as required by statute; Representative must be filed with That no action or proceeding has this Court and will be heard by the been instituted at law or otherwise Court after the filing of an appropri- to recover the debt secured by said ate petition and proper notice of mortgage, or any part thereof; hearing.

PURSUANT to the power of sale Notice is also given that (subject contained in said mortgage, the to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3- above described property will be 801) all creditors having claims sold by the Sheriff of said county against the Estate are required to as follows: present the claims to the personDATE AND TIME OF SALE: al representative or to the Court February 1, 2018 at 10:00 AM Administrator within four months PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott after the date of this Notice or the County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller claims will be barred.

Street, Shakopee, MN Dated: December 22, 2017 to pay the debt then secured by

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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 August 1, 2018, 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: November 27, 2017 Merchants 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 94 - 17-007487 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2017 and January 3 and 10, 2018.

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: November 27, 2017 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, 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 - 16-004050 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2017 and January 3 and 10, 2018.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER JUDGMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

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: June 7, 2005 MORTGAGOR: James C. Taylor and Stephanie Taylor, as joint tenants, husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Chase Bank USA, N.A..

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded June 16, 2005 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A701840.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust 2007-CH3 Asset Backed PassThrough Certificates, Series 2007CH3. Dated September 22, 2010 Recorded September 28, 2010, as Document No. A863235.

TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Chase Bank USA, N.A. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 3413 Northwest Fox Tail Trail, Prior Lake, MN 55372 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 253760020 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 2, Block 1, Wensmann 1st Addition COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $672,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $1,116,124.38 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: February 1, 2018 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 August 1, 2018, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT IN DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Case Type: Other Contracts / Other Civil Court File No. 70-CV-17-18459 State Bank of Belle Plaine, Plaintiff, vs.

Roger L. Stier and Marie A. Stier, each in their individual capacities and as Trustees of the Roger L. Stier Living Trust dated December 23, 1996, and the Marie A. Stier Living Trust dated December 23, 1996, CornerStone State Bank, and CHS Capital, LLC, Defendants.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that by virtue of a judgment entered in the above-entitled action on the 17th day of November, 2017, a certified copy of which has been delivered to me directing the sale of the premises hereinafter described to satisfy the amount found and adjudged to be due said plaintiff in the above-entitled action from said Defendants, Roger L. Stier and Marie A. Stier, each in their individual capacities and as Trustees of the Roger L. Stier Living Trust dated December 23, 1996, and the Marie A. Stier Living Trust dated December 23, 1996, the Sheriff of Scott County will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, on February 8, 2018, at 10:00 o'clock a.m., at the Scott County Sheriff's Office, located at the Scott County Law Enforcement Center, 301 Fuller Street, in the City of Shakopee, in said County and State, the land described and directed to be sold in said judgment lying and being in the County of Scott, State of Minnesota, to-wit: Lot 3, Block 1; and Outlots B and C, Wildflower Ridge Subdivision No. 2, Scott County, Minnesota. or so much thereof as shall be necessary to satisfy said judgment, the interest thereon, and the costs and expenses of such sale; subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of confirmation of said sale.

The Real Property has the following parcel identification numbers and property addresses: Lot 3, Block 1, Wildflower Ridge Subdivision No. 2 Parcel Identification No. 20-069003-0 Address: 23661 Meridian Ave., Belle Plaine, MN 56011 Outlot B, Wildflower Ridge Subdivision No. 2 Parcel Identification No. 20-069078-0 Address: 961 Meridian St. S., Belle Plaine, MN 56011 Outlot C, Wildflower Ridge Subdivision No. 2 Parcel Identification No. 20-069079-0 Address: N/A Dated December 5, 2017.

SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF /s/ Duane J. Jirk Its Deputy Sheriff Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 13, 20 and 27, 2017 and January 3, 10 and 17, 2018.

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

BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 1/12/2005 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $339,523.90 MORTGAGOR(S): Peter G. Rau and Dawn M. Lewis-Rau, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Household Industrial Finance Company DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 1/21/2005 as Instrument No. A686477 in the Office of the County Recorder, Scott County, Minnesota The mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: LSF8 Master Participation Trust c/o Caliber Home Loans, Inc. Assignment dated: 8/1/2014 Assignment recorded: 8/8/2014 Assignment recording information: Instrument No. A963086 Assignee: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust Assignment dated: 10/30/2015 Assignment recorded: 11/10/2015 Assignment recording information: Instrument No. A991297 All in the records of the County Recorder in and for Scott County, Minnesota.

TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 27-303015-0 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: LOT 4, BLOCK 2, PHEASANT RUN FOURTH ADDITION, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Abstract Property STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2342 Ponds Way, Shakopee, MN 55379 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Household Industrial Finance Company RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Caliber Home Loans THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE: $464,940.72 AS OF 12/27/2017.

THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes.

Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Scott County, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 02/01/2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Scott County Sheriff’s Office, 301 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, MN 55379 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law.

The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is 6 Months from the date of sale.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 08/01/2018, or the next business day if 08/01/2018 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

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

BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Publication to begin the week of: 12/11/2017 - 12/15/2017 U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust, Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C.,

By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, December 13, 20 and 27, 2017 and January 3, 10 and 17, 2018.

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

BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 07/15/2015 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $324,124.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Matthew M. Burch and Felicia Burch, spouses married to each other MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Waterstone Mortgage Corporation, a Corporation DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 07/22/2015 as Document No. T235229 in the Office of the County Register of Deeds, Scott County, Minnesota The mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Freedom Mortgage Corporation Assignment dated: 11/28/2017 Assignment recorded: 12/12/2017 Assignment recording information: Document No. T248427 All in the records of the County Register of Deeds in and for Scott County, Minnesota.

TAX PARCEL I.D. NO.: 261200290 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 2, Block 3, Deer Run, according to the plat on file and of record in Scott County, Minnesota.

Torrens Certificate No.52606 STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 13758 Princeton Court, Savage, MN 55378 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: Waterstone Mortgage Corporation, a Corporation RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Freedom Mortgage Corporation THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE: $326,285.03 AS OF 02/14/2018.

THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes.

Pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Scott County, Minnesota at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 03/01/2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Scott County Sheriff’s Office, 301 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, MN 55379 to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law.

The time allowed by law for redemption by said Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is 6 Months from the date of sale.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the mortgagor must vacate the mortgaged property by 11:59 p.m. on 09/01/2018, or the next business day if 09/01/2018 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None.

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION

BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Publication to begin the week of: 01/01/2018-01/05/2018 Freedom Mortgage Corporation, Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee The Sayer Law Group, P.C.,

By Brian G. Sayer, Attorney for Mortgagee/Mortgage Assignee 925 E 4th St., Waterloo, IA 50703 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and February 7, 2018.

BELLE PLAINE HERALD, BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA

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

BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: April 5, 2004 MORTGAGOR: David E Murray and Sarah A. Murray, husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE: National City Mortgage Co dba Commonwealth United Mortgage Company.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded May 18, 2004 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A656712.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: PNC Bank, National Association. Dated November 28, 2017 Recorded December 5, 2017, as Document No. A1038207.

TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: National City Mortgage Co dba Commonwealth United Mortgage Company RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: PNC Bank, National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1764 Sandstone Curve, Shakopee, MN 55379 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 272270610 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 3, Block 22, CIC No. 1043, Stone Meadow 1st Addition, Scott County, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $113,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $68,242.50 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: March 1, 2018 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' fees allowed by law subject to redemption within twelve (12) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on March 1, 2019, 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: December 20, 2017 PNC 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 4 - 17-007366 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and February 7, 2018.

Year in Review (continued from page 7)

A One-of-a-Kind Guest

The Belle Plaine Library enjoyed special guests for story time Friday morning (July 21). Scott County Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol Reservists Mary Beth Jallen (left) with her Arabian, named Star, and Annetta Williams-Novak with her quarter horse, named Daisy, came into the library after they helped with the reading of “Princess and the Pony” by Kate Beaton. In the story, the pony becomes a warrior-hero by ending a fight. But it suffers from flatulence. During a visit inside the library, a similar condition led to Star’s and Daisy’s abrupt departure.

August

City Building Official Departed

He knows all about growth in the community. Scott McCarty saw plenty of it in Belle Plaine for well over a decade. In early-August, he left the city for a community growing at an even faster rate. McCarty was Belle Plaine’s building official, the city employee responsible for reviewing building plans, household and business improvement plans to make sure they meet the building code. After 11½ years working for the city, he bid the community farewell for a similar position in Victoria.

MnDOT Announced Hwy. 169 Resurfacing Plans

Hoping to be spared the quagmire of road construction that had plagued their counterparts north of the Minnesota River this year, Belle Plaine motorists will face their share of congestion and delays this summer. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) announced plans to begin a two-year $35 million resurfacing project on Highway 169 from Jordan south to the Scott-Le Sueur County line.

Thefts Threaten ‘Friends’ Ability to Expand Library

Thefts of money from charitable gambling benefiting the Friends of the Belle Plaine Library could hurt or delay the organization’s ability to help expand the library. Police confirmed Borough Bowl had suffered three different thefts of funds. The most recent theft of $3,800 occurred July 24. Borough Bowl owner Ron Frey said about $5,000 had been stolen overall. About half the money was for charitable gaming (pull tabs) on behalf of the Friends of the Library.

Sibley County Studied Fix for CR 5, 6 Crossing

A representative from SEH (Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.) engineering firm presented Sibley County commissioners findings of an environmental study conducted at the intersection of Sibley County roads 5 and 6 across the river from Blakeley village.

The study looked at sedimentation build-up and flooding at the intersection, as well as at a nearby bridge to the north. In the last 25 years, the intersection had been closed by flooding seven times with floods lasting up to 20 days, according to the study.

Demo Derby Returned to Sibley County

All Jayson Pauly, Ryan Schmidt and friends wanted out of life was an expendable car or truck, the time to get it ready for destruction, and plenty of dirt to play in. It’s a recipe the men could easily turn into a demolition derby. Sunday (Aug. 6,), the two drivers and friends helped return a demolition derby to the Sibley County Fair, the first demo derby the fair has seen since 2011.

School Board Veterans Announced Departures

The school board’s collective experience took a big hit last week when its most seasoned members – Dan Gardener, Dan Giesen and Joe Vandermark – all individually announced they would not be seeking re-election this fall.

Their decision means Tracy O’Brien, with three years of service, could likely be the senior member of the board beginning in 2018.

The remaining members of the board will be Diane Skelley and Terry Kahle, both initially elected in November of 2016.

Track Work

Resurfacing work on the track at the Belle Plaine Athletic Complex began in August. It took about a day to remove the track’s existing rubber surface. A crew from Fisher Tracks of Boone, Iowa installed the new track surface. Preventative maintenance allowed the school district to delay the resurfacing project by two years. The resurfacing project -- the first since it opened in 2007 – was expected to cost about $140,000.

A Familiar Source for Search Help

Monday (Aug. 7), the council unanimously directed Interim City Administrator Dawn Meyer to call Springsted-Waters Executive Recruitment to discuss the firm working with the City of Belle Plaine in the recruitment, interviewing and hiring of the next city administrator. But councilors made it clear Springsted-Waters’s price needed to come down.

The firm proposed a fee of $22,500 for its all-inclusive services. Council members encouraged Meyer to try and negotiate a fee of $18,000 or lower. The council was to learn how well the discussion went at its next meeting, Aug. 21.

Dementia Walk

With cool temperatures and a cloud covered sky creating the perfect morning for a walk. Saturday (Aug. 5), more than 90 people attended the inaugural “Stepping Forward for Dementia” walk to raise awareness about dementia and those it impacts. The Lutheran Home, Belle Plaine sponsored the event.

National Night Out

Belle Plaine police, firefighters and other members of city staff prepared and served hot dogs for dinner and welcomed residents to Heritage Square Park during National Night Out festivities Tuesday (Aug. 1). The event was an opportunity for residents to meet and talk with police, firefighters and city staff to build a positive rapport. There were inflatable toys for children, bike helmet giveaways, face painting by Belle Plaine royalty, and a visit by an air ambulance.

Former BPHS Teacher Accepted Plea Deal

Former Belle Plaine Public School teacher Michael Vernon Reynolds pleaded guilty to charges he provided foreign-exchange students living with him and his family access to drugs and alcohol in exchange for dismissal of a felony criminal sexual conduct charge.

Reynolds accepted the plea deal Aug. 1 in Scott County District Court, where Judge Caroline Lennon sentenced Reynolds to five days in the county jail and 60 days of electronic home monitoring. He will serve two years on probation and must undergo a chemical assessment, be subject to random testing, and follow the recommendations from the assessment. He may not use social media sites and may only use the Internet for job searches. Also, he may not have contact with juvenile girls, excluding his own children.

Exceeding State Average

While there are areas that still need attention and improvement, Belle Plaine School District officials were generally pleased with the results from last spring’s Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments.

The results indicated Belle Plaine public school students were generally ahead of their counterparts statewide in achieving proficiency on comprehensive assessments for math, reading and science. The results also showed Belle Plaine students were generally performing on-par or better than most of their counterparts in the Minnesota River Conference.

Biggest Catfish of River Fishin’ Tournament

Shakopee’s Brad Lieser knew whatever was swimming away from his broken fishing line was big enough to put him in the money at the annual Minnesota River Fishin’ Contest.

About an hour later, Lieser and his fishin’ buddies, Mike Deutsch of Shakopee and Tom Elliott of Bloomington, found out just how big the fish they lost actually was when Lieser’s line hooked it a second time.

It was a 40-pound 4-ounce flathead catfish, big enough to be the winner of the 2017 tournament.

BPHS Junior to Spend School Year in South Korea

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Noelle Czarnecki couldn’t wait for her junior year to begin, but unlike many of her classmates in Belle Plaine, the school year wouldn’t include the senior high hallway, open lunch hours, pep fests, and homecoming week. She planned on spending her junior year thousands of miles from home learning about a different culture and meeting people she hopes are as interested in her as she is in them. Czarnecki, the daughter of Ann Bensland and Peter Czarnecki, is spending the school year in South Korea participating in the Rotary’s North Star Youth Exchange. She left for South Korea Aug. 26.

Late Filings Created a Race for School Board

The school board positions that seemingly drew little interest during the two-week filing period (Aug. 1-15) turned into an actual race when late filings turned the election from an exercise in procedure to an actual contest.

The board seats, each carrying four-year terms, were up for election Nov. 7. Amanda Gregory filed for election Friday (Aug. 11). Michael Walker and former director Matthew Lenz filed Nov. 14. Steven Kelm and Karl Keup filed Aug. 15, creating a race of five for three seats.

Three seats were open since incumbents Dan Gardner, Dan Giesen and Joe Vandermark did not file for re-election.

City Pondered Redesign of City Hall

Belle Plaine City Hall had served as a lumberyard and later a dance hall before the city acquired the building at 218 Meridian Street N. As

a municipal building, the facility served the city well, but it needs some work. Monday (Aug. 21), the council directed city staff to continue exploring options for plans to make the building’s layout safer for staff and more functional and efficient.

An architect estimated the cost of redesigning the building to enhance efficiency, make better use of space for additional staff and improve functionality at $300,000. Public Works Superintendent Al Fahey asked local builders for “guestimates” on similar work. The one he received came in around $85,000 – but that’s an estimate not including countertops, flooring, cabinets, and wiring, Fahey told the city council Aug. 21.

Moving Day

About 113 years after Margaret and John Murphy built their home near the modern-day intersection of Highway 19 and Le Sueur County Road 11 in Tyrone Township, movers relocated it 12.8 miles to the southeast on a foggy Saturday morning (Aug. 19). Jean and Joe Murphy’s 38-foot by 32-foot farmhouse was to become the new home of Ashley Tousley and Andy Fahey. Besides its original owners, Lorraine and Emmett Murphy (1935 to 1966), Marilyn and Patrick Murphy (1966 to 2014), and Jean and Joe Murphy (2017) had all owned the house.

2018 Street Project Planning Advanced

The city council voted unanimously Aug. 21 to have the city engineer prepare final plans and specifications for the 2018 street improvement project – reconstruction of utility improvements beneath Oakwood Circle, Robert Circle and Oakwood Drive north of West South Street.

The project called for replacing clay and cast-iron pipes installed in the early-1970s with modern piping. The deteriorating bituminous roadway was new in the late-1970s. Aging hydrants, grates and valves would also be replaced. The project would also upgrade the streets from a five-ton rating to seven tons at an expected cost of about $945,720.

Welcome to B.P. Schools

Belle Plaine Public School welcomed 14 new teachers and staff this year. The new staff spent the week before school in a variety of professional development activities and meetings while also making time to prepare their classrooms and offices. The new employees included Victoria Monnens, Anna Wiechmann, Cindy Hoffmann, Kristy Konopacki, Carly Gernbacher, Jamie Olson, Phil McNamara, Joe Joyce, Kaitlyn Senn, Bao Dang, Haley Scheldorf, Courtney Gray, Victoria Valencour, and Erin Salaba. Belle Plaine Junior-Senior High students began the 2017-18 school year Tuesday (Sept. 5). Chatfield and Oak Crest elementary school students were back in class Thursday (Sept. 7). Students at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic and Trinity Lutheran schools also started Tuesday (Sept. 5).

Message Board Unplugged

Determining it was an outdated source of information costing more than it’s worth to maintain, the Belle Plaine School District pulled the plug on the message board just outside the junior-senior high school before the start of the 2017-18 school year.

Building & Grounds Director Jeff Heine said parts for repairing the electronic message board were not always readily available. It originally cost about $5,000. Replacing the sign with a basic model would cost an estimated $12,000 with a fancier model costing over $16,000.

The wall on which it is mounted was also showing signs of decay.

Water and Sewer Rate Hikes Reviewed

The Belle Plaine City Council expected to consider a proposal at their Sept. 5 meeting to increase municipal water rates from 15 cents to 40 cents per gallon each month and sewer usage rates from 29 cents to 69 cents per gallon each month, depending on how much a customer chooses to use under the city’s tiered system.

Foreign Exchange Student Arrived in B.P.

Her English-speaking friends and family know Yu Ling Hsu as “Angel.” As a Rotary International foreign exchange student, Angel is about 7,295 miles from her home in Tainan on Taiwan’s western cost.

Angel stayed with Sheri and Dave Prokosch, the first of three Belle Plaine families she was scheduled to stay with during her visit for the length of the school year. She was to join the Olivia and Ben Aronson family later this past fall and finish up her visit living with Cindy and Scott LaPointe in the spring.

Trinity Lutheran Welcomed New Teachers

Ruth Lee and Ryan Henning were looking forward to the start of the school year. Like their colleagues, they truly are where they want to be. Lee and Henning were additions to the teaching staff at Trinity Lutheran School. Lee teaches Trinity’s first- and second-graders; Henning teaches fifth- and sixth-graders and directs the music program.

School Board Gave Tentative OK to Union Deals

After weeks of negotiations, the Belle Plaine School Board had reached tentative two-year contract agreements with its two largest unions and awaited ratification from rank-and-file union members. The board OK’d the agreements Aug. 28 contingent on union approval.

The proposed agreement with the district’s 117 teachers called for a 3.47 percent increase in wages for the 2017-18 school year and a 3.73 percent pay hike in 2018-19. The cost of the negotiated benefit packages for teachers reflected a 5.47 percent increase in 2017-18 and a 4.78 percent hike in 2018-19. The two-year agreement with the district’s support staff union called for a 3.33 percent increase in wages for 2017-18 and 3.70 percent hike in 2018-19. The school district’s share of benefits for union members increased by 5.47 percent in 2017-18 and 3.66 percent in 2018-19.

Gray Tigers Won Consolation Title

The Belle Plaine Gray Tigers entered the state tournament hoping to take a run at a state title. Sunday (Aug. 27), the local baseball season concluded with a dramatic, come-from-behind victory over Clarissa in the state tournament’s consolation title tilt at Tiger Park.

September

New Contract for Superintendent

After a successful performance review and successful completion of contract negotiations with union employees, the Belle Plaine School Board rewarded Superintendent Ryan Laager with a new three-year contract.

Laager declined a pay raise during the three-year contract. He will be paid a salary of $149,300 for each of the three years. During the term of this agreement, the contract stated Laager’s “annual salary may be modified but shall not be reduced.”

Work-Study Partnership

Cambria began a partnership with Belle Plaine High School for a work-study program to create real world employment opportunities for high school students. BPHS junior Jeffery Kasper was the first candidate of the program. He started as a CAD/CAM High School Work Study Partnership candidate at Cambria’s Minnesota FabShop located in Belle Plaine.

Learning About Business World

Belle Plaine High School’s Caitlin Preusser was one of 300 other high school students selected to spend a week in August learning about the business world at BestPrep’s Minnesota Business Venture (MBV) seminar, a learning opportunity where students gained insight into developing a product or service and bringing it to the marketplace.

Preusser was one of 324 students representing 100 schools, who spent a week of their summer preparing for life after high school, developing workplace skills and improving their financial literacy skills.

Students made a presentation to a panel of investors, asking for a loan for an innovative new business idea they came up with in four days with a team of people they had never met before. She learned from a variety of Minnesota business professionals and entrepreneurs.

City Approved Plaza Plan

After years on the open market, the Belle Plaine City Council decided the vacant lot at the southwest corner of West Main and South Meridian streets would better serve the community and the festivals hosting events downtown as a plaza rather than remain an unused corner lot.

Tuesday (Sept. 5), the city council voted 3-1 to spend $19,150 from its capital improvement budget developing the parcel.

The city had bought the property in 2014 for $45,000 plus the real estate agent’s commission and closing costs. The city was willing to sell the land at a discounted price determined through negotiations with a would-be developer, said Cynthia Smith Strack, the city’s director of Community Development.

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