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Beginners soon become experts. Lee Carlson of Chanhassen, at left, prepares to serve the ball. The Chanhassen Rec Center sponsored a Pickleball demonstration Monday morning. Carlson’s partner is Bob Ferris of Victoria. Their opponents across the net are Carol Ferris of Victoria and Dick Berg of Chanhassen.
Young or old, tall or small, Pickleball is a game for all BY UNSIE ZUEGE uzuege@swpub.com
What it is
Start lining up. From what they say, Pickleball is incredibly easy to learn, and maddeningly addictive. Pickleball has come to Chanhassen. Don’t feel bad if you haven’t heard of it. It’s like ping pong on steroids, or downsized tennis. It can be played by singles or doubles, on a badminton-sized court (or one-fourth of a regulation tennis court). Players hit a perforated plastic ball with paddles over a net, 34 inches high (two inches lower than a tennis net).
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spaniel “Pickles” who chased stray balls.
Mission: The USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) was organized to promote the growth and development of Pickleball, not only on a national but an international level. This organization provides players with official rules, tournaments, rankings and promotional materials. Facts:
The USAPA is a nonprofit corporation. It is governed by a board of directors.
Played on a badminton court with whiffle-style ball and paddles.
Pickleball is North America’s fastest growing sport.
Originated in 1965, in a family driveway.
The board is committed to promote Pickleball among players of all ages, sponsors and sanctions tournaments and clinics, ranks players, communicates via e-mail and newsletters, and train of all levels of players.
Learn more. Go to www.pickleballmn.com
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Carver County will ON ZEBRA MUSSEL be on the front lines INSPECTIONS. in the battle against zebra mussels du rwww.chanvillager.com ing the 2012 boating season. On Tuesday, commissioners voted 3-2 to implement a boat inspection program at the county-owned public access at Lake Minnewashta Regional Park. The county earmarked $15,500 that will be combined with a matching contribution from the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District to pay for inspectors at the park. “This is a significant milestone and improvement to the current approach of relying on the Department of Natural Resources to provide spot checks,” said Steve Gunther, president of the Lake Minnewashta Preservation Association. Lakeshore groups have been lobbying for more public support in the effort to control the spread of zebra mussels, an aquatic in-vasive species that can overtake lake ecosystems. Zebra mussels have been identified in Lake Minnetonka, Prior Lake and the Minnesota River. No other infestations have been confi rmed in Carver County lakes. “This is a good fi rst step to protect all lakes,” said County Commissioner Tom Workman, of Chanhassen, who along with commissioners Gayle Degler, of Chanhassen, and Randy Maluchnik, of Chaska, voted for the program. Commissioners Jim Ische of Norwood Young America and Tim Lynch, of Watertown, voted against. Ische expressed concerns about the county taking on work that he said should be a state Department of Natural Resources re-sponsibility. He also questioned what the county will do when other lake groups line up for support. Eric Evenson, with the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, described the inspection program at Lake Minnewashta as a stop-gap pilot project. He said the watershed district is also working on longer-term plans to fi ght aquatic invasive species statewide. The program will pay for inspectors who will monitor boats at the public access from May 15 to Sept. 19. The public access will be staffed from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. The DNR will provide training to inspectors and law enforcement officials at no cost, according to a staff report.
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New Southwest Christian takes shape Move planned in August BY CHUCK FRIEDBAUER friedchu@yahoo.com
As this winter has progressed, construction on the new Southwest Christian High School has made the building more and more visible to those passing by the intersection of Highway 212 and Bavaria Road in Chaska. Head of School Dan Beckering
said Southwest Christian looks forward to becoming more visible in the community. Construction has prog ressed well due to the exceptionally warm winter. “We’ve been blessed with a wonderful stretch of weather that has allowed us to make a lot of headway, more than we thought we would have by now,” said Randy Nelson, the project supervisor with Bossardt Corporation. In August, the school plans to move from its current location on Peavey Road to the new building on
Bavaria Road. The school walls have been visible along the Bavaria Road and Highway 212 intersection for a few months now. Currently, construction crews are working to get the whole building enclosed. “Once we do that and the roof is completed, we’ll be able to heat the entire interior,” said Nelson. In the already enclosed lower level, workers are proceeding with framing, hanging ductwork and piping. The main floor and lower level
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It’s extremely popular in Florida, Texas, and Arizona where it can be played on outdoor courts year-round. It’s also become popular in northern climates. While many of its followers are snowbirds who first picked up the game down South, it’s also played in schools as part of physical education programs. In According to Richard Carter of Bloomington, also known as the Pickleball Man in Minnesota, and editor of www. minnesotaPickleball.com, it’s one of the fastest growing sports in the country.
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Chanhassen’s Park and Recreation Department had a free demonstration Monday at the Chan Rec Center. In addition to a half dozen experienced players from Eden Prairie on hand to coach and teach the game, nearly a dozen people from Chanhassen and Victoria attended. Jerry Maas of Bloomington downplays his swell title of
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Asked why it’s caught on, Carter, 61 pointed to himself. “I played racquet ball,” Carter said. “Five years ago, Mayo Clinic told me I had to stop. On the other hand, Pickleball is on a smaller court and you don’t have to move over as much territory. You get a good workout, and you don’t have to be tall or imposing to be good at it. It’s one of the few sports that men and women can play at equal skill levels so it’s really popular with married couples. A lot of times, it’s the wife who brings the husband and gets him started.” Paul Olson, 61, an avid player from Bloomington, used to play tennis “But I had problems with my knees,” Olson said. “I used to play two times a week, and it would take days for the swelling to go down. But I can play Pickleball three or four times a week, with no swelling or pain.” Another reason Pickleball has really grown among baby boomers is “we’re the generation before video games,” Carter said. “We grew up playing games outside, riding our bikes. We want to
OPEN PICKLEBALL WHEN: Tuesday and Thursdays, 1-3:30 p.m. WHERE: Chan Rec Center gym, 2310 Coulter Blvd. HOW: Equipment is provided Use Rec Center Punch Card or pay the daily fee. Senior Rate /$2.75 Resident/$3 Non-Resident/$3.50 Information: Call the Chanhassen Rec Center (952) 227-1400. stay active even if our body parts don’t cooperate.” In addition to getting out the word at community recreation centers, Minnesota Pickleball wants to promote Pickleball at medical clinics and health-care providers. Carter points out that Pickleball provides the kind of activity that is good at reducing obesity, diabetes, and high cholesterol. “Hardly anyone can run four miles, but once people start playing Pickleball, they’re hooked. They keep it up.”
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The program is both educational as well as an inspection program, according to Carver County Park Director Marty Walsh. The DNR is also planning to have 20 boat decontamination stations around the state,
according to Evenson. He said area lake groups are hoping a permanent decontamination station will be placed in the vicinity of Lake Minnetonka. Randy Wolf, the county’s director of Public Health and Environment, said tests also are being planned this spring at lakes throughout the county to verify whether zebra mussels are in the lakes.
Inspection program Details: Beginning May 15 and running for 89 consecutive days, boaters entering Lake Minnewashta through the regional park will be inspected for aquatic invasive species at the boat access. Hours: Inspectors will work from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Estimated cost: $31,000 being split by Carver County and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District.
Chanhassen Commercial Kennel Permit Applications The following business has applied for a commercial kennel permit: Paws, Claws & Hooves, 10500 Great Plains Blvd., Chaska, MN 55318 Any resident wishing to comment on the issuance of this kennel permit should direct written comments to the City Manager, 7700 Market Blvd, P.O. Box 147, Chanhassen, MN 55317 within 10 days of this publication. If no comments are received, the permit will be issued as presented, subject to approval by the Kennel Inspector.
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Applicants sought for commissions The city of Chanhassen is seeking applications from interested people to fi ll vacancies on various commissions. Terms are for three years unless otherwise noted and no prior experience is required to apply. Application forms are available on the city’s website. The commissioners are appointed by the Mayor and City Council. For more information, call City Hall at (952) 227-1100. Applications will be accepted through Feb. 10. Each commission is briefly described below:
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION The Park and Recreation Commission acts as an advisory board to the City Council, reviewing all recreation, leisure, and park-related issues. T hese issues i nclude pa rk development, recreation programming, and implementation of the Recreation Section of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The Commission meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall. Two positions are available.
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PLANNING COMMISSION The Planning Commission is an advisory body to the City Council that makes recommendations to the City Council on all new developments, including site plans, subdivisions, special use permits, land use, and zoning regulations. The commission also provides input into plans and programs that will have a long-term impact on the community, such as the Comprehensive Plan and special studies. The Planning Commission meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month at
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The SouthWest Metro Chamber of Com merce recent ly elected new board members at the organization’s annual meeting. Joining the chamber for three -year terms are Ruth Lundquist, Hazeltine National Golf Club; Ken Forner, PROmotion Graphics and P.David Melchert, Melchert Hubert Sjodin, PLLP. Serving a second three-year term are Mark Fleischhacker of Lake Region Medical and Mike Phelps, Ridgeview Medical Center. Nominees are chosen from the membership and represent a variety of business sizes and classifications. The newly elected board members join current board members: Dave Pokorney, Community Asset Development, Steve Wein, Send Out Cards; Tom Hanske, Beacon Bank; Steve Hansen, Hansen Hometech; Scott Manion, Boulay Heutmaker & Zibell; Ed VanPelt, First Payment Systems; Bev Lohs, IWCO, Carl Blanz, Courageous Culture, L LC ; and Ma rk Ha l la, t he Mustard Seed Landscaping & Garden Center. C o m p l e t i n g t h r e e -y e a r terms were Mark Tupper of CenturyLink, Peter Thiesfeld of Peter Alle Co. and Gunnar Carlson of Center Drug. The outgoing board members were recognized and thanked for their service. Mark Halla from the Mustard Seed Landscaping and Garden Center passed the gavel to Mike Phelps of Ridgeview Medical Center who will serve as 2012 board chair. Mark Fleischhacker takes over the position of vice-chair.
The chamber also gave out several awards, including: Volunteer of the Year – Mark Halla, The Mustard Seed Landscaping & Garden Center; Member of the Year – Scott Manion, Boulay Heutmacker & Zibell; Member Business of the Year— Lake Region Medical; Rookie of the Year, Heidi Keyho, Minnesota School of Business; and Ambassador of the Year, Craig Ramsey, ProIntroNet. The SouthWest Metro Chamber serves 470 members in the southwest metro region of the Twin Cities. Providing more than 120 events and programs each year, the chamber’s mission is to strengthen member businesses and stimulate regional prosperity. For more information on the Chamber and their programs, please visit their website at www.swmetrochamber.com .
enrichment. Programs such as Sign Language, Yoga and Nutrition and “Rock ‘n’ Tot” predance and creative movement, selected from the Goddard School enrichment curriculum, will bring the playful learning concept to life for both parents and children. A preview of the week-long Goddard Community Games (February 6-11, 2012) includes: Monday, Feb. 6: Friendship Day; T uesday, Feb. 7: Play Along Day; Wednesday, Feb. 8: Goddard Good Deed Day; Thursday, Feb. 9 : Goddard Cares Day; Friday, Feb.10: Community Hero Day; Saturday, Feb. 11: Goddard Community Games Day. To learn more about bully prevention in preschool and beyond or The Goddard School, visit ht t p ://w w w.godda rdschool.com/games.
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The Goddard School in Chanhassen is promoting bully prevention by offering a weeklong event open to the public beginning Feb. 6. The weeklong learning activities will focus on teaching children about playing well with others and accepting each other’s differences. According to Joe Schumacher, CEO of Goddard Systems, Inc., the success and enjoyment that preschool children experience through playful learning can help develop the self-confidence they need to prevent them from becoming victims of bullies or developing into bullies themselves. The Goddard Community Games event will give families an opportunity to join with their children in discovery and
Dist rict 112 st udents i n grades 9 through 12 or homeschool students within District 112 are eligible to sign up for a new high school clay target club. Registration is open through Feb. 15. To participate, students need a firearm safety permit, copy of a physical, and other forms. The estimated cost is $255. The team will practice and compete on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Watertown Rod & Gun Club. The season will run from April 10 through May 27. More information and registration forms are available online at www.eteamz.com/ chanchaskaclaytargetclub/ links/.
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Appreciating little things BY SARA ROBERTS
The past few years have brought many changes to our lives, and for many, not for the better. As most of us live through our first lingering recession, we have witnessed our friends, family members, and neighbors lose jobs, struggle to make payments, and cut back on spending like never before. Not to mention the nightly reminder on the news of a long drawn out war and continued unrest across the world. While many of us naively thought we would likely never experience these things, we have, and we have grown accustomed to it. We have learned that life goes on, and we make do. We have learned that we can shop at Target instead of higher-end shops, and be happy. We have learned we can go camping or road trip to Duluth for vacation instead of fly to paradise, and it’s still fun. We have learned that people lose their job they have had for 15 years, and find another one. We have learned that war is complicated, and so are people’s opinions about it. So what is the silver lining? Where is the rainbow after the storm? I think it is that we are learning to appreciate the little things, and not zoom past them on
our way up the ladder. Knowing that thousands of families are missing loved ones who are at war, we cherish our own a little more. Knowing that the unemployment rate is at an all time high, we appreciate our jobs more. With the prospect of an uncertain future, we learn to save instead of spend, and enjoy an occasional night out with new enthusiasm, even if it is Applebees instead of Manny’s. Perhaps the economy will rally quickly and grow again to the point where our children’s children will be referring to us as the “recession generation” and be laughing at our inclination to keep wads of cash under our mattresses. Maybe we will be horrified at the “youthful spendthrifts” our grandchildren have become and assert that in our day we knew the value of a dollar. Hopefully, we have inherited the ability to teach the next generations to cherish their sense of security because we have learned that it is all too fleeting. As we press forward into this uncertain future, I am confident we have acquired a resiliency that will serve us well as individuals, and as a nation. Sara Roberts is a Victoria resident.
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Groundhog Day began as Celtic feast BY DEANE MORRISON
A climbing sun takes some of the chill off February, and nights are still long and dark enough to see lots of wonders. This is the best month of the year to see Sirius, the brightest of stars, as it reaches its highest point in the south during the evening hours. Compare its brightness to Venus, now a high and brightening evening star in the west. Between them is Jupiter, very high in the southwest, but in the midst of a dramatic drop toward Venus. Watch the distance between these two planets shrink from 40 degrees to 12 degrees this month. One of the year’s best full moons rises on the 7th between 5:30 and 6 p.m., depending on your location. Coming less than two hours after the moment of exact fullness, moonrise will be a beauty. Algonquin Indians called this the full snow moon, but since February’s heavy snows often interfered with hunting, some tribes called it the full hunger moon. Earth is catching up to Mars in the orbital race, and that means the Red Planet is getting bigger and brighter. On the 1st, it rises in the east about three hours after sunset, but by March it comes up just after sundown. It glows like a ruby in the space below the triangle of stars in the hindquarters of Leo, the lion. If you follow Mars from night to night, you’ll see that it has begun moving westward against the backdrop of stars, toward Regulus, Leo’s brightest star. This is called retrograde motion, because the planet is moving backward from the outer planets’ usual eastward motion against the stars. It happens because Earth is about to lap Mars, just as a runner in an inside lane might lap somebody in an outer lane. As the inside runner passes, the outer runner appears to move sharply from left to right against the landscape, which translates to east to west in the case of planets. Speaking of the orbital race, Saturn is ahead of Mars, and Earth will pass it, too, after leaving Mars behind. The ringed planet is now rising in the east shortly before midnight, but will
come up about two hours earlier by month’s end. On the 8th it begins a retrograde course toward its neighbor Spica, the brightest star in Virgo. Groundhog Day began as the Celtic feast Imbolc, celebrating the lambing season. It was one of four cross-quarter days falling halfway between a solstice and an equinox. Supposedly, a cloudy, shadow-free day portended rains, a softening earth and an early start to spring planting. But a clear day meant six more weeks of cold, snow and frozen ground. A new moon arrives on the 21st. On a clear night near that date, look for a faint, broad finger of light pointing back along the sun’s path an hour or two after sunset. This is the zodiacal light, a reflection of sunlight off a disc of dust that stretches far into space in the plane of the solar system. If you see it, you’re lucky, because it’s a rare sight—especially for city dwellers. In the news, NASA has just placed twin spacecraft called GRAIL in lunar orbit. Our moon is a lumpy little planet, with many dense regions that exert stronger gravity than other places. GRAIL’s mission is to map the moon’s gravity to give a better picture of its makeup, which in turn should yield clues to how the moon and even the Earth evolved. Here’s how GRAIL will work: The two spacecraft will orbit in tandem. As the lead vessel approaches an area of stronger gravity, it will be accelerated forward and downward, increasing its distance from the trailing vessel. As it moves beyond the area, the extra gravity will exert a drag, and the intervessel distance will shorten. (The leading vessel will also regain its altitude.) The distance will change again as the second spacecraft passes the high-gravity area. Using radio waves to monitor minute changes in the inter-vessel distance, NASA physicists can map the moon’s gravity and, thus, density. Deane Morrison, with the University of Minnesota, can be contacted at morri029@umn.edu. Find U of M astronomers and links to the world of astronomy at www. astro.umn.edu.
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Windfall cat out of the bag Thanks to the great article in the Villager Jan. 12 the cat is out of the bag on the cable fee windfall. Because of inadvertent errors, accounting and otherwise, on both the part of the city of Chanhassen and Mediacom, the city has negotiated a settlement with Mediacom to pay the city $ 625,000. Wait a minute here. Why did the city negotiate to have these fees —that Mediacom customers paid — be paid to the city and not simply paid back to the customers that paid these fees in the fi rst place by a credit on their bills? Seems kind of self serving and suspicious. At best this seems really odd to me. The city certainly isn’t going to retroactively deliver services that were not delivered over the past 10 years to the Mediacom cus-tomers that didn’t receive the services or benefits from these fees. Since the city negotiated it this way I think it fair to assume they have no intention of returning the fees to those that paid the fees. Also, then let’s examine that the city knew about this settlement prior to adopting the 2012 budget in which they again raised spending and again raised taxes. Why didn’t the city stick this windfall into the budget so as to offset some of their sp endi ng i ncreases i n t his bad economy? Funny thing about that, someone in the city must certainly has their eyes set on this windfall for some reason since they didn’t negotiate to return these fees to those who paid the fees, the Mediacom customers. Given there are no restrictions on how this money can be spent, even outside the public’s eyes, I could only guess that it has something to do with the city’s desire for new and better something such as equipment, cars, trucks, travel, etc. If you’re a Mediacom customer let your elected officials know you think these fees should be returned to those who paid the fees. If you’re a taxpayer let them know this windfall should be used to reduce taxes. If you can think off anything else that generally benefits the citizens at large, let them know. Any of these alternatives would be better than this money going into some special fund the taxpayers don’t even know about or understand only to be spent on something to benefit only the elected officials or city staff. If the city doesn’t intend or want to return this windfall to the customers or the taxpayers, then maybe a citizen group of concerned citizens should be put together to decide how this windfall is to be spent. I have heard plenty of ideas lately including protecting our city lakes, which are a huge resource to the community, or buying insurance to protect homeowners from damages caused by water and sewer breaks, or how
about community events that bring the community together. Seems reasonable to me.
Mark Senn Chanhassen
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Remember the old fi lms in which the local folks got together at the saloon to ‘hash out’ issues probably related to a bigger problems and organizing to change someone or something. They usually resolved it without violence, at least during the gathering, although some tables might get tipped over. O u r pr e ci nc t s to d ay a r e ou r political neighborhoods, and the c aucuses a re t he neighborhood gatherings. In Carver County they are more civil than the ones in the saloons in the old days. Ideally, the precinct neighborhoods would interact more than they do. A good way to be proactive in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party is to write a resolution to bring to the caucus. During the caucus, time is allowed for writing up a resolution, but it is a good idea to think about it before the caucus and write it out so you can quickly transpose it on to the proper form during the caucus. Submitting a well thought-out resolution may well get to the state level and get some attention. You will have time to present your resolution at the caucus. The caucus is required to start at 7 p.m., with registration at 6:30 p.m., but it is not required to end until 9 pm., so there is time for discussion. The caucus site for Chaska DFlers, and anyone not belonging to another political party, is the Chaska Middle School West at 140 Engler Boulevard. In Chanhassen the site is the Bluff Creek Elementary School at 2300 Coulter Boulevard. Come to the gathering, young and old, and meet some of your fellow Democrats, and maybe agree to meet again!
I have been an employee of the Carver-Scott Educational Cooperative (CSEC) for over 25 years. I would like to respond to the article “Educational co-op wallows in debt,” (Jan. 19) which was published recently in the local papers of Scott and Carver counties. Yes, the CSEC is experiencing some financial difficulties at the present time, but it appears that there is a system in motion to work through these difficulties in a relatively short time. I am hoping the community and the administration of our member districts can look past the present difficulties and see what the CSEC has done for the community in the last 35 years. In fact, if every person who has ever benefited from any of the educational programs donated $1, I think the financial difficulties would be resolved. Over the years, CSEC has provided educational programs which individual school districts could not afford, but as a cooperative venture, were able to serve a wide variety of student needs. And these services have changed as the needs of our community have changed. CSEC first provided Career and Technical Education programs, which have included: Agriculture, Auto Mechanics, Construction, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Computer A+ and Cisco, Graphic Arts, Hospitality, Medical Careers and Photography. Other career-oriented programs have included Work-based Learning, Mentoring and YouthBuild. The CSEC has provided educational services for students who have found it difficult to learn within the regular K-12 system. There have been Alternative Learning Centers, programs for pregnant and parenting teens, programs for students with chemical dependency issues and mental health issues. A wide variety of special education programs have also been provided, such as Early Childhood Special Education, programs for children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and transition programming for students who are 18 to 21 years of age. There have been summer programs for credit recoupment, and programs such as Prep Adventure and S Team. The CSEC has been involved in a variety of collaborative efforts to help reduce educational costs. I am hoping the community and administration of the member school districts in Carver and Scott counties will find ways to continue to support the CSEC in its effort to provide educational services.
Richard Donnay DFL Chair Senate District 34
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Chanhassen teen creates art from sadness BY UNSIE ZUEGE uzuege@swpub.com
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ARTISTIC COLLABORATION Van Pilsum could see that the play transcends one young teen’s feelings of loss to appeal to other questions, too. “The play is beautiful in its ambiguity,� Van Pilsum said. “Mickey’s play deals with that, that there are no clear answers. And it asks the question, ‘What do we really know about anyone?’� As Mickey shaped the play for per form a nc e, she asked a friend Sara Suppan to design the set. “Mickey had mentioned she was writing a play,� Sara said. “When I read it, I was struck by how very powerful it was. “I said yes r i g ht away. I’m a painter and plan on going to art school. It’s not too often I get to do collaborative work. I felt really great about it.� At one point, Mickey and Sara realized the play needed music to create mood and atmosphere. Sara recommended John who plays percussion in the Minnetonka High School jazz ensemble. He also plays guitar and piano. “I’ve known Sara since sophomore year,� John said. “One day, sitting in math class, she asked, ‘Do you want to do music for an independent oneact play.’� “My first reaction was ‘Wow, that’s a big question,’� John said. “I met with them twice
“For at least 12 years, our teams have had to drive farther for a home game than many of our away,� said Beckering. The new building will also allow the school to look towards the future, said Beckering. “We have big, bold ideas, which would be hard to accomplish on our current campus, so we want to use the new facility to do an even better job of developing our students as servants of God and the community,� he said. O ne ide a i nvolve s t he school’s vision of technology. The construction plans do not include several computer labs, as the entire building will include wireless Internet access. “Our bigger vision, which will take time to implement, is to offer our curriculum to those not necessarily on our campus, whether for individuals, home-schooling or a satellite campus and this facility
before the end of the school year, and it turned out to be more manageable than I fi rst thought. I read a small section of the play and it seemed real and important. It’s been exciting to be part of it.� T hou g h t hey h ad never worked together before, they made a good creative company. “I would offer advice,� Van Pilsum said, “but what it was — I watched three grownups at work. The most important thing I did was to help them get the theater space. But it was clear they (the three students) were in charge of this. They were so competent and they had a vision and they made their plan. They thought of everything. They thought ahead, they had calendars. They anticipated what problems might occur, they did the trouble shooting, and took all the responsibility. “I was absolutely impressed,� Van Pilsum said. “They were so self-motivated, competent and forward thinking. It’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever been part of.�
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The audience reaction to the show surprised student art director Sara Suppan. “They seemed to understand the importance of the performance, even without us giving them the back story,� Sara said. “Many said that they really enjoyed the more experimental style of theater, as opposed to some of the more glamorous and dramatic productions our theater department regularly puts on. “Some of my friends said they got chills all throughout the show and many were crying by the end.� Vince Turk sees the growth and transfor mation in his daughter. “I’ve seen all the hard work she’s put into this,� Turk said. “And then to see this a year and a half later. “Jackie died when Mickey was 16, and this is part of her grieving process,� Turk said. “It’s been a really good outlet for her and the other kids involved, and the ones who also knew Jackie. It affected Mickey in a really rough way, and to be able to do this has been very therapeutic. It was really surprising for me, because she really bared her soul. “Another surprising thing is to see her as a leader,� Turk said, “and pull them all through. Mickey’s a black belt in tae kwon do and I’ve seen how she is when she’s taught
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KEEPING THE PAST Although Beckering said the school is looking forward to options not available with the current facility, they are committed to not lose sight of what they do well currently.
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on a play that was inspired by Jackie,’� Van Pilsum remembered. “Would you want to give me some feedback?’ “I knew she was really suffering,� Van Pilsum said. “I’d see her in school and she looked so sad and lost after Jackie died. When she sent that play, I thought, ‘This is an incredible attempt to heal, to process and to take action, to create art out of sadness. That’s a pretty fi ne impulse to have. And I wanted to encourage her. “When I read it, I was impressed,� Van Pilsum said. “It’s difficult to write dialogue that sounds real and honest, and Mickey was able to do that. I told her, ‘Why don’t you keep writing and get credit for it?’ And then after only three meetings, I said, ‘Why don’t you bring this to the stage?’
“I wrote everything I felt in the past year and threw it into a story. At first it was a short story. And then later, I could see ways it could be acted out, so it turned into a play.�
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The playwright was afraid that only a handful of family and friends would come see her original one-act play. After all, this was the fi rst play she’d ever written, and there hadn’t been too much publicity about it outside of school. “They All Fall Down,� is a one-act drama written and produced by Mickey Turk of Chanhassen, a senior at Minnetonka High School. It’s a spare yet moving play about a friend’s death and its impact on the friends left behind. It’s a simple set — everything takes place in an apartment near a college campus. It played for two nights, Jan. 6 and 7, at The Studio, the black box theater at Minnetonka High School. No one was more surprised than Mickey and her two creative collaborators John Nelson and Sara Suppan to see that it was standing room only, both nights. “The people in the audience were from all over,� Mickey recalled. “There were parents and other adults, teachers, school staff, the lunch ladies, and neighbors who’ve known me since I was six. I couldn’t believe it. I thought it would just be our three families.� Mickey, John and Sara were taken aback by the warm reception the play received and the reactions of the audience. There were tears, lots of them, and “rapt attention,� Minnetonka High School teacher Barbara Van Pilsum said. “The audience represented a diverse collection of people,� Van Pilsum said, “not just the theater types, but people from all walks of life. There was such a feeling of love and support. I stood near the door both nights and I could tell, even the people who couldn’t see the stage, it spoke to them somehow. “ “They kept using the word important,� Mickey said about the feedback she got after the shows. The message of the play might have been important. But the play was also healing. Mickey wrote the one-act drama as a way of dealing with the sudden death of her close friend Jackie Richter. Jackie died on Sept. 15, 2010. The two girls had been best friends since grade school. “I remember I just started w r it i n g ,� Mickey said, d e s c r i bi n g her grief. “I wrote everything I felt in the past year and threw it into a story. At first it was a short story. And then later, I could see ways it could be acted out, so it turned into a play.� T he stor y i s about fou r friends. One dies under ambiguous circumstances, and the three remaining friends act out and deal with their grief. Their friend, though dead, is still a presence in their lives.� L ast Ma rch, Mickey ap proached her English teacher, Van Pilsum, at Minnetonka High School. Bot h Mickey and Jackie had been in Van Pilsum’s classes, including an introduction to theater class. “Mickey wrote to me,� Van Pilsum said. “It was a quiet little e-mail. ‘Hey, I’m working
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LIVESREMEMBERED Attorney advocates for people of Guatemala Timothy John Winkel Timothy Winkel, 51, of Victoria, passed away suddenly Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, while vacationing in Mae Hong Son, Thailand. Tim was born Jan. 28, 1960 in Minneapolis to Conrad and Odelia Winkel of Chanhassen. Tim graduated from Chaska High School in 1978. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was employed with Southern Air as a Traveling Technical Representative currently stationed in Hong Cong, China. Tim was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved travel and adventure and his job took him to all ends of the earth. He was a loving father and brother, a generous friend, and a caring son. Surviving is his daughter, Melissa; parents, Conrad and Odelia Winkel; siblings, Joe Winkel, Mark Winkel, Anne Winkel, Lisa Turtle, and Katie Mitchell; 11 nieces and nephews. A memorial for Tim will be held in a few weeks. Details to follow.
Anne M. (Hales) Crystal We mourn the passing of a compassionate and courageous woman after an arduous battle with pancreatic cancer. Anne, 56, grew up in Minnetonka and graduated from Hopkins Eisenhower High School in 1974. She then moved to Boulder, CO to earn her teaching degree, where she met husband Kevin. After their marriage in 1981, she taught English in Colorado. Anne and Kevin lived in Boston and Madison before settling in Chanhassen in 1991 to raise their twin daughters Kathryn and Elisa. Anne earned her physical therapy degree from the University of Minnesota in 1997 and loved working for Aegis Rehab nursing homes from that point on. Throughout her life, Anne has been an avid gardener, reader, pianist, and athlete, running the Boston Marathon in 1989. She has been actively involved at Prairie Hill Evangelical Free Church since 1991. Anne was a model mother, wife, daughter, sister, and friend; she loved us dearly and was dearly loved. She blessed us with her gentle yet adventuresome spirit, modeling kindness and sacrificial care for others. Once faced with her cancer diagnosis, Anne decided to live fully, traveling the world and approaching each day with courage and grace. Her unwavering faith in Christ inspired many. Anne is preceded in death by father Fred Hales, and is survived by mother, Elsie Hales; husband, Kevin; daughters, Katie and Lisa; sister, Nancy Malcomson (husband Russell); many other relatives and friends. Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at Prairie Hill Evangelical Free Church in Eden Prairie, 17200 Valley View Rd (lunch to follow). In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to the church.
Twenty-three years ago, Thomas Haines and six other members from his church congregation landed in central Guatemala on a mission to meet the local people and establish a sister parish. It didn’t take any of the Americans very long to realize they were far from the comforts of their lives in suburban Minnesota. “We were in the middle of a civil war where 250,000 people had been killed,� said Haines. “Armies were oppressing the poor.� But the senior attorney in the Civil Division of the Carver County Attorney’s Office soon discovered that, despite never taking up arms in the conflict, he was not without blame. “We’re in the oppressor class,� he explained. “We’re benefiting.� Haines learned that Guatemala was overrun with multinational companies angling to make a buck off of the land and the people and his fellow U.S. citizens were among those likely to benefit from it all. He cited bananas – one of Guatemala’s chief exports – as a perfect example where large foreign companies came into the country, acquired large tracts of land for banana production and took advantage of cheap labor (mostly Maya) to work on the massive plantations while simultaneously exerting their influence over the government and the military to keep the laborers from unionizing. “On that trip, I began to see the world and the United States the way most non-U.S. citizens see them,� Haines stated. And though he returned to the relative safety of his suburban home shortly thereafter, Haines could not wait to go back to Guatemala. He was forever changed. Haines took what he had heard from the Guatemalan people and started asking himself the important questions like, “Do I care if people get murdered for cheap bananas?� The answer was a resounding “Yes, I do.� Today, Haines shares the plight of the indigenous people of Guatemala with anyone who
is willing to listen. He will speak on Jan. 28 at the “Water, War, and Conflict� conference in St. Paul. The conference is sponsored by World Without Genocide, a human rights organization headquartered at William Mitchell College of Law.
EYES OPENED For Haines, coming back home to Minnesota after that first trip to Guatemala was a huge culture shock. “I realized the life we live here is not normal,� he said. “For the vast majority of the world, this is not normal. “It makes me see what’s important differently,� Haines added. “I understand Christianity differently.� And so, for the last two decades, the Eden Prairie resident has tried to educate others, telling the Guatemalans’ story, as well as the stories of other oppressed peoples he has encountered in countries around the world. Haines is also on the board of G Project, a non-profit group working to raise awareness about poverty, injustice, environmental degradation and repression in Guatemala. They are currently in the process of creating a documentary film called “Extraction� that focuses on gold mining operations in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. The film includes interviews with well-known professors like Noam Chomsky, as well as economists, environmentalists, lawyers, authors, former CIA and the local indigenous people. His two sons, Tommy and JT Haines, who have both traveled with him to Guatemala, serve as producer and director on the film project. “This documentary seeks to connect the dots between the exploitation of indigenous populations and the beneficiaries of the exploitation in the U.S. (virtually everyone in the United States that we know),� wrote Haines, in his annual Christmas letter, on behalf of himself and his wife Diane. “Poverty has more to do with congressional acts than anything,� he explained. And Guatemala isn’t alone. Haines sites the same for other
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countries he has visited like Haiti, Columbia and Honduras. “Poverty there is not accidental, nor is it caused by factors internal to the countries involved,� he stated. “Poverty is the design of a global economic system that keeps some rich and many poor.� The solution, Haines says, is not as much about what money can do as it is about what educating the general public can do. “They don’t need us to build something,� he said, of the people in Guatemala. “They want us to tell their story in the U.S.� “We h ave le a r ne d f rom friends in Guatemala, Honduras, Columbia, and Haiti that what they would most appreciate from us is to do what we can to try and change policies in our government that negatively impact them,� he wrote. “It matters who you vote for,� Haines added.
EDUCATION Educating the American public about things like how their bananas can be priced so low is a big task, but Haines is prepared to do whatever he can to help bring light to the subject. “We recognize that we are but a tiny voice in the fight against a global system that is the cause of poverty and death,� he wrote. “Still, we are beneficiaries of this system, and it is our government that is a main driver that keeps the system functioning so we feel some responsibility for changing the system.� “Is it overwhelming? � he asked. “Yes. Is it discouraging? Yes. But it is also incredibly inspirational in Guatemala.� Haines says he would rather know the truth than not and he’s hedging his bets that there are at least “one or two people� who might care as well – even though it could eventually mean a change in the way we live our lives in the United States. “I’ve told [the Guatemalans], we’re aware that for things to change for you, they have to change for us,� he said. But life has already changed for Haines. “I don’t get quite so tempted to slip back into life here,� he said. Haines will travel back to
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Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District for its 2012 annual communication in order to comply with Minnesota Rules identiďŹ es the following representatives: Perry Forster, President; Michael Casanova, Vice President, Jill Crafton, Treasurer; Ken Wencl, Secretary; and, Philip Kirkegaard, Manager, as the organization's board. The Managers annually appoint advisory committee members to serve on a Citizen Advisory Committee and a Technical Advisory Committee. Members of the Citizen Advisory Committee are Mary Borns, Greg Halvorson, John Bushey, Catherine Thimmish, Steve Donen, Jim Nehl, David Florenzano, John Tyler, Bill Satterness, Sharon McCotter, Bob Shurson, Frank Spahn, Tim McCotter, and Robert Arnold. Members of the Technical Advisory Committee are Rod Rue, Shelly Pederson, Lee Gustafson, Leslie Stovring, Scott Anderson, Liz Stout, Doug Carter, James Landini, Paul Oehme, Craig Dawson, and Terry Jeffery. The Managers may be contacted by attending the regular meeting of the Board of Managers held at 7:00 p.m. on the ďŹ rst Wednesday of each month at the Eden Prairie City Hall, 8080 Mitchell Road, Eden Prairie, Minnesota; or writing to them care of the Engineer, CH2M HILL, 1295 Northland Drive, Suite 200, Mendota Heights, MN 55120; or the Coordinator, Krebsbach and Haik, Ltd., 100 South Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Minneapolis, MN 55402. Electronic messages may also be sent to the Managers through addresses provided at www.rileywd.org. The goals and policies of the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District are set forth in the water management plan approved and prescribed by the Board of Water and Soil Resources and adopted by the Board of Managers. The current and prior water management plans are available through www.rileywd.org. The monthly reports of the Treasurer and the annual audit of the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District show how the organization is ďŹ nanced and are available through www.rileywd.org. District funds are kept on deposit and fully collateralized as required through KleinBank, Chanhassen, Minnesota; which is designated by the Board of Managers as the ofďŹ cial depository. Annual audits and annual activity reports are also on ďŹ le with the State Auditor, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, and the Department of Natural Resources. Other information relative to the implementation of the plan is reported regularly in the ofďŹ cial publications designated by the Board of Managers, particularly the Sun Sailor, Sun Current, Chaska Herald, Chanhassen Villager, and the Eden Prairie News.
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PROVERB OF THE MONTH — “If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to take it back to him. (Exodus 23:4).
COMMENTARY
A PLACE TO GATHER
Suburban homelessness a real problem to address BY COREY MAGSTADT
“Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” Jesus – Matthew 8:20 (NIV) You’ve probably seen lists of oxymorons passed around through email or Facebook. Certain words are just not meant to go together. Act naturally. Found missing. Working vacation. Open secret. Warm winter (except maybe this year). Suburban homeless. But the suburbs are a place of affluence, right? There can’t be a problem with homelessness here can there? Just this week I have had multiple conversations with people desperately trying to fi nd a place to sleep. I could name ha l f a dozen young adults off the top of my head that are temporarily staying with friends or relatives, hoping that a few weeks here and a few weeks there will help them get on their feet. This is a real problem in our community and real people are affected. How do we move forward? Change begins with open eyes. We need to begin to see things as they truly are, not just how we want them to be. Pay attention to the people that you rub shoulders with every day. How does your gas station attendant make enough money to survive? Where does the grocery store stocker live? What are their lives like after they leave their jobs? However, open eyes are not enough. It is easy to see the problems and respond with pointed fingers. It is easy to tell people to get a job. It is easy to list all the reasons why offering help to homeless people isn’t in our best interest. It is easy, if our hearts are hardened to the need around us, to ignore those who are most vulnerable. C h a n g e r e qu i r e s op en hearts. Compassion. Seeing those in need as people instead of problems. Identifying with them instead of isolating them. Perhaps the one good thing to come from our current economic crisis is the new
r e a l i z at ion that virtually everyone is v u l nerable. We all know p e ople who have lost jobs a nd homes t h rough no fault of their Corey own. The Magstadt stigma associated with unemployment, foreclosure and bankruptcy has begun to disappear. Having an open heart allows us to see the best in people despite the difficult circumstances they find themselves in. Yet even open hearts are not enough. Compassion only goes so far. Sympathy doesn’t keep someone warm at night. Change requires open hands. Until we open our hands and release the resources at our disposal, we will not see an end to the problem of homelessness in our community. This needs to happen on a large scale as well as a small scale. On the large scale, more needs to be done to develop low-income housing, temporary shelters, and other kinds of programs that are not currently found in our community. There are great people working on finding long-term solutions. But future programs and facilities do not help those who are struggling now. What could you do to make a difference in the lives of those you come into contact with? We currently have a young man living in a spare room in our basement, and he is just our most recent guest. Do you have a spare bedroom? Could you extend open hands to someone in need of a place to stay? Do you run a business? Could you actively seek to provide a job for families that are in desperate situations? There are many ways you could make a difference. If you can open your eyes and open your heart, you will find opportunities to open your hands. Magstadt is executive director of Launch Ministry. For more information on Launch Ministry, go online at www. launchministry.org.
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Community dinners are served up at St. John’s Lutheran Church in 2009, when “Feed my Sheep” oversaw the event. The free dinners, now “St. John’s Gathering Place,” continue every Monday night from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. at St. John’s, 300 Fourth Street East, in downtown Chaska.
FAITH BRIEFS
Women’s conference at Westwood Best Life Ministries will present “How to fi nd the good things of God at the gas pump of life” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Westwood Community Church, 3121 Westwood Drive, Chanhassen. The women’s event will examine “What today’s women are filling up on” and how to “become deeper women of faith.” For more information about the conference, go to www. bestlifeministries.com.
Share faith events The Faith page is published on the fourth Thursday of the month. Send information regarding upcoming faith events to editor@chanvillager.com. Include contact information for verification or in case more information is needed.
How to help For more information, call Love INC of Eastern Carver County at (952) 448- 2508 or Corey Magstadt at Launch Ministry at (952) 261-4606.
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‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ Several Chaska/Chanhassen residents participated in a one-act opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” performed at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Excelsior, in early January. Jeremiah Cox, a fourth-grader at Jonathan Elementary played Amahl. Jeremiah’s dad, Pastor Doug Cox, portrayed one of the Three Kings. Other Chaska/Chanhassen residents who participated (pictured from left) include: Alex Theship-Rosales, Destiny Colville, Britta Cowan and Ben Cox.
Chanhassen
Worship Directory
Building Friendships, Building Families, Building Faith
Prairie Hill Evangelical Free Church Dr. Jerry Erickson, Pastor
952-937-9593 (Located next to Eden Prairie High School)
As Soul I Am Free
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Sunday Worship, 10 a.m., February 5
Youth programs, ages 3–13 Classes, Tours
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Sun. 9:15 &10:30 am Rolling Acres Rd, Victoria www.mtolivet.org 952.767.1500
Lecture by Jay Howard of the Religious Research Project “The Reliability of Scriptures” • Wed., Oct. 26th at 7 pm The accuracy of the Scriptures will be discussed in areas such as the transmission process, reliability and date of writing.
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L U T H E R A N
Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. Treasure Seekers and Sunday School Classes for all ages: 9:15 am Wednesdays: Family Meal at 5:30 pm, Awana at 6:30 pm
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7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen (952) 380-2200, www.Templeof ECK.org
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RESPECT THE RIVALRY
A Storm sweep in District 112 rivalry Late free throw clinches victory for Chan boys
The Chanhassen girls beat Chaska at the free-throw line, converting 31-of-40 shots for the game BY ERIC KRAUSHAR scores@swpub.com
BY ERIC KRAUSHAR scores@swpub.com
Brandon Arnold found himself at the free-throw line late in regulation, just like he did exactly a year ago. The nerves racing, the crowd chanting, the palms sweating. T he Ch a n h a ssen senior didn’t let history repeat itself. Arnold sank the back-end of two free throw attempts to lead the Storm to its first victory over rival Chaska in program history in a 53-52 win Saturday. Arnold had a chance to seal a victory on the Storm’s home cour t on Jan. 21, 2 011, but missed, as the Hawks won in overtime 74-71. This time, though, the senior nailed the shot with 7.4 seconds remaining in the contest. Chaska had a chance to win in the fi nal seconds, but Justin Arnold’s baseline jumper rimmed out and the ball was knocked to half-court to preserve the win for the Storm. Arnold is the freshman brother of Brandon. “We knew it wou ld be a bloodbath on defense. We have pride in our school – both teams do. We both wanted to show our fans and our community which one was on top. This time they were. They beat us by one fairand-square. It was a defensive battle and that’s what we expected,” Chaska senior Ryan Spencer said. Chanhassen senior Cole Otto actually expected a different game – one trending toward the fi rst two Missota contests the Storm competed in. Chanhassen beat Northfield by 44 and Holy Angels by 24. “I t hi n k we t houg ht we should win by 10 or 20 points. They fought hard and made things interesting all the way to the end. It was a great game,” Otto said. It was the fi rst win for the Storm in the short five-game series against Chaska. “Losing to them four times, it gets to you. We wanted to beat them bad. It’s been a great year for our school. Football, volleyball, hockey – other sports – it was our turn,” Otto said. Chanhassen led from the start of the game all the way to the fi nish when Spencer hit his third 3-pointer of the half from the top of the arc to tie the game at 52 with 19.5 seconds remaining. After a timeout, Chanhassen’s offensive set found Arnold 1-on-1 on the right wing and an ensuing drive forced the gamewinning free throw. “I’m glad that Brandon got that free throw. It’s a little redemption for him for last year,” Otto said. Kevin Jensen led all scorers with 16 points for the Storm. Jared Lea and Jack Kozlowski each added eight, while Steven Gitzen had six. Kolby Seiffert led the Hawks with 16, while Spencer and Eric
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Jared Lea avoids the block attempt of Chaska’s Eric West (43) for two points in a 53-52 win for Chanhassen Saturday. It was the first win in five tries over the Hawks in Chanhassen school history.
West each had 11. It was Chaska’s top scoring trio that helped get the Hawks back into the game in the second half. Down 23-14 in the waning seconds of the first half, Chaska cut the lead to 31-30. West, who missed his fi rst seven shots of the game, connected on a 3-pointer before halftime and then added a layin after an Isaac Tewes’ layup ended a 7-0 run. A Matthew Knowles put back and Spencer 3-pointer brought the Hawks back within a point at 31-30. For every run the Hawks had, Chanhassen had one, too. A pair of free throws each from Joey Witthus and Jensen made it 45-38 Storm. Minutes later, a cutting bank shot from Joey Stark gave the Storm its biggest lead since the fi rst half at 49-41. Chaska, though, never wavered, scoring five straight points with West and Seiffert netting buckets on back-toback possessions. A free throw from Tewes made the score 49-46. A fter a Kozlowski layup pushed the lead back to 51-46, Arnold made one-of-two free throws for the six-point lead. Spencer hit a 3-pointer in the corner at 52-49 and after a backcourt violation gave the ball back to the Hawks, Spencer caught a pass, took two dribbles and hit a third 3-pointer from the top of the circle that initially hit the front end of the rim, popped up and in. “I wanted to step up for my team. I was in foul trouble and when I got back onto the court I wanted to leave it all on the court for my team. I hit two shots there, but we needed one more,” Spencer said.
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Chaska had one last look with seven seconds remaining. Justin Arnold took the ball down the right sideline and came off a screen, pulling up a 16-footer from the right wing. The ball went into the hoop and came out with the rebound being pushed to center court by Chanhassen’s Jensen. “That’s what we wanted to do there – push the ball up the court and not let their defense get set up. He got a good shot – it was a tough shot but he was open. I think he’ll make it next time,” Spencer said. “I saw Justin take that shot and I was thinking ‘oh no.’ It rims out and Kevin knocked the ball out of there I knew we had it,” Otto added. While the loss stung for the Hawks’ players after the game, Spencer already was thinking ahead to a future date with Chanhassen. “We circled both days when the schedule came out last April. February 17 is the next one. It’s something we look forward to, but right now we have to focus on however many games we have between now and then. Next is Farmington and with two losses already (in conference), we need that one bad,” the Hawks senior said. With the win, Chanhassen is 3-0 in the Missota Conference 11-4 overall. Chaska sits at 1-2 in league play and 7-8 overall. Results from Tuesday’s game with New Prague are available at Scoreboard.MN.
Lauren Shiff lett got to the free throw 15 times in a 71-49 loss to Eden Prairie on Jan. 17. Three days later, the Chanhassen junior did it again, converting 13 foul shots to lead the Storm to a 6 0 - 53 win over rival Chaska. As a team, Chanhassen (13-3) was 31-for-40 from the free-throw line. The Storm struggled during the final 18 minutes of the game against Eden Prairie and at times on Friday, Chanhassen’s half-court offense was non-existent. They only had 14 field goals for the game with Becca Smith converting the lone 3-pointer in the fi rst half. “We’ve been working all week on transporting the basketball and making sure all hands are touching the basketball. Just getting that flow in the offense helps a ton. We still struggled with it, but it will be a continued battle all year. We have so many strong players on our team – so many athletes that can score that our offense wi l l come,” Cha n hassen coach Angie Kissock said. Trailing 44-37 with 8:20 to play, the Storm rallied t h rough agg ressive play on the offensive end of the court. Tori Shear started the 23-9 run to end the game with two free throws. Then it was Shifflett with two and
then two more before Anna Letsche brought the Storm within one point at 46-45. A t h ree -poi nt play from Shifflett gave Chanhassen the lead for good at 48-46 with five minutes left in regulation. “I just think that they just know how to drive and get around people,” said Chaska sophomore post Ellie Thompson on defending the Storm. Of the fi nal 12 points from Chanhassen – 10 came from the foul line plus a steal and a layup from Shiff lett, who scored a game-high 19 points. “As a team when shots aren’t worki ng, we have to work around that. We have to fi nd other ways to score. I think the team realized we had to do something different to win. The team did a great job at the line,” Shifflett said. “Our captains are starting to take on more of a leadership role offensively and vocally on the court, which is nice. You hope that everyone responds from that. We have to get our offense going if we want to be successful,” Kissock said. Chaska, which got 30 combined points from posts Kend a l l B a ab a nd T homp son, struggled down the stretch in getting the ball inside. At times it was easy for the Hawks in the paint during the fi rst half and early in the second stanza, but when the Storm put a little more pressure on the ball, the entry passes into the paint came to a halt. “ T hey’re t a l l, but we’re quick. I think we were playing
PHOTO BY ERIC KRAUSHAR
Lauren Shifflett is awarded two free throws after Chaska’s Erin Schindler was whistled for a foul in Chanhassen’s 60-53 win Friday. Shifflett sunk 13 foul shots and 19 points to lead the Storm.
one-on-one defense and when we started playing more as a team and helping each other out that’s when they had more trouble. If we play defense like that, I think we’re unstoppable,” Shifflett said. The two teams traded leads in the fi rst half as Chaska took an 18-15 lead as Baab netted 10 straight points. At halftime, it was tied at 25 with Shifflett leading the Storm with eight fi rst-half points. Early in the second half it was all Hawks as Page Stanberry and Ellie Knowles converted baskets on the first two possessions for the 29-25 advantage. The lead ballooned to 37-29 on a pair of free throws from Baab, who had a seasonhigh 18 points. “We tried to post up a lot and get the ball inside. You know, get the ball and put it right up,” Thompson said. Chanhassen, though, never let the deficit get into double digits as Smith’s feisty defense turned into four straight points followed by a Tia Wright baseline jumper at 37-35. Smith tied the game at 37 on a fast-break layup, but a 7-0 run by Chaska pushed the lead back to seven. Baab started the run with a put back before Thompson chipped in two free throws and junior co-captain Lauren Sundby connected on a 3-point fresh off the bench. Thompson added 12 points for Chaska (4-11), which included 8-for-10 at the foul line. The Hawks hit 15-of-20 shots at the free-throw line. “We all get pretty excited for this game. We spend a lot of a time getting motivated for this game because we know it’s a big deal to beat Chan,” Thompson said. “We’re looki ng for wa rd to t he second meeting. We’ll have to work hard in practice.” Besides Shifflett’s 19, Smith had 15 (8-10 at FT line), Shear had nine and Letsche poured in seven second-half points. Kissock said one thing that needs to improve is bench scoring. In the win, only reserve Tia Wright scored with four points. “ It ’s tou g h b ec au se you t h i n k t hey ’ve for me d t he chemistry and it should be there. But it’ll take a few more games. It’s there; we just have to get our rhythm back. We have the depth – we just have to make sure everyone is getting the ball and getting into the rhythm of the game. One pass isn’t enough,” the coach said. Chanhassen is 4- 0 in the M i ssot a C on ferenc e. Wit h New Prague’s 65-57 win over Red Wing Friday, the Storm lead the conference over the T roja ns a nd Wi ngers by a half-game. Ironically, Chanhassen plays those two teams this week. Chaska is now 2-3 in the Missota after starting with two wins. Re su lt s f rom T ue sd ay ’s game with New Prague are available at Scoreboard.MN.
STORM ROUNDUP
Chaska/Chanhassen girls hockey notches another Missota Conference victory Carly Van Orden notched her third shutout of the season, improving to 13-3 in nets for Chaska/Chanhassen in a 2-0 win at Northfield Saturday. The Storm Hawks remain a half-game ahead of Red Wing for fi rst place in the Missota Conference. C/C sits at 9-0-1 with the Wingers at 8-1. C/C hosts New Prague Saturday, while a second date with Red Wing is Jan. 31. Kaitlin Storo did all the damage the Storm Hawks needed in the opening period, scoring on the power play from Emma Silkey and Megan O’Brien at the 7:13 mark. Sheridan Bergo added an insurance goal unassisted early in the second period. C/C outshot the Raiders 3913 for the game.
GOOD RESULTS DOWN LOW Brenden Olevson rebounded
from a 4-1 deficit to pin his opponent, while Ethan Loosbrock scored a 3-0 decision for back-toback wins for a Chaska/Chanhassen lead at 19-12, but Class 2A ninth-ranked Hutchinson/ Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart won five of the final seven matches for a 39-25 nonconference dual victory Jan. 19. The Storm Hawks are 7-5 in dual meets this season. N o. 10 - r a n k e d O l e v s o n trailed 4-1 to Chris Schmidt entering the third period, but a reversal that led to a turn and eventually a pin with 55 seconds remaining in the match gave C/C six team points. Ethan Loosbrock broke a scoreless tie in the final minute of his match with Bobby Rasmussen, receiving a point for a stall call on the Hutchinson senior. Loosbrock, ranked No. 6 in Class 3A, added a reversal with nine seconds remaining for the 3-0 win.
Rasmussen, a sixth-year varsity wrestler, has 90 wins for his career. C/C’s 19 -12 lead quick ly evaporated as back-to-back falls from the Tigers at 152 and 160 pounds gave Hutch/BLHS the lead 24-19. Josh Blackowiak got the Storm Hawks back within two team points with a late nearfall for a 6-3 win over Gannon Jordahl. The Tigers got pins at 182, 195 and 220 pounds for the 39-22 lead. Reid Johnson gutted out a decision victory at heavyweight for C/C. The Storm Hawks had an early lead as Isaac Loosbrock won by pin and Joel Larson added a 16-7 major decision win at 120 pounds. Hutch/BLHS took its first lead as No. 2 Eric Madson topped Trent Butcher 7- before Luke Pundsack rallied for a 7-3 victory over C/C’s Sam Vance.
The 12-10 lead for the Tigers didn’t last long as Olevson countered a three-point deficit for the six-point team win.
HIGH SCORE NOT ENOUGH Chaska/Chanhassen had its second-highest score of the season Jan. 17 at home, but it wasn’t enough to beat Farmington in a 135.575-135.05 Missota event. “The whole team did very well and we are excited to see where the next couple of meets land us,” Storm Hawks coach Jaime Tsurusaki said. C/C was coming off a second loss in four days to Class A No. 2-ranked New Prague on Friday. The Trojans won 142.775133.90 in their home gym. A lex Dragos had the top scores on beam and bars with marks of 8.95 and 9.05, respectively. Leah Kutsch barely beat out Rachel Nornes on floor for top scorer with a score of 9.075 (Nornes 9.05). Kutsch was also
the top vault scorer with a 9.0. The Storm Hawks also competed in a triangular with Eastview and Apple Valley on Saturday. “We did not have our best meet by any means, but we managed to pull off our highest team score of a 136.6. We had a lot of girls trying new skills into their routines for the first time. We got our highest floor and bar scores of the season with a 34.14 on bars and a 35.75 on floor. Our goal is still a 140 by sections and I think at this rate it is very attainable,” Tsurusaki said.
GOOD EXECUTION AT WAYZATA Facing some of the top competition in Class A A A, the Chanhassen dance team placed 11th in both high kick and jazz/ funk Saturday at the Wayzata Invitational. “Both of our varsity routines were well executed and the
dancers performed with a lot of energy. However, this was not reflected in our scores. There seemed to be a bit of confusion in the judges’ minds. For example, one judge had us in fi fth place for jazz and others judges had us lower, resulting in a final placement of 11th, once the high and low scores were dropped,” Chanhassen coach A llison Feeny said. There were 23 teams in jazz/ funk and 21 teams in high kick. “Teams that placed ahead of us included Eastview, Wayzata, Brainerd, Apple Valley, St. Cloud Tech, and Spring Lake Park. These are very accomplished teams that do well at state each year, and it was a challenge going up against them,” Feeny said. The junior varsity took home a trophy for its fourth-place finish in jazz funk. Junior varsity kick was sixth overall.
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BOYS HOCKEY
Redemption for the new No. 1 team BY ERIC KRAUSHAR scores@swpub.com
Minnetonka had a chance to be the No. 1-ranked team in the state late in December, but lost out on that opportunity in a 6-2 loss to top-ranked Duluth East in the finals of the Schwan Cup. Given a second chance to defeat the undefeated Greyhounds Saturday – this time on Minntonka’s home ice thanks to Mother Nature – the Skippers got a little redemption on East, winning 9-3 in front of the bright lights and cameras of Fox Sports North and a full house at Pagel Activity Center. Minnetonka got four goals from Max Coatta and five points from linemate Vinni Lettieri in the blowout win. The Skippers, who have been defeated by East and Edina this season, have now registered running-time victories against both teams. “They wanted to play a more complete game,” Minnetonka coach Brian Urick said. “The last time we played East, we turned the puck over a lot. We didn’t do the little things to win a hockey game. I thought tonight we got pucks in deep, we didn’t turn over in the neutral zone, we clogged the middle on them and we really limited their chances off the odd man rush, which they’re really dangerous (on).” “That Schwan Cup game was not too fun. We didn’t play our best but we knew we would get another chance at (East). We just wanted to make the most of it,” Coatta said. The biggest difference between a 6-2 loss and a 9-3 win was defense for the Skippers. Minnetonka made a stronger effort to play two-way hockey and in the end it was a major factor in the win. Of the three goals scored by the Greyhounds, two were on the power play. “Our defense played a really solid game, our forwards did a great job coming back to make sure that our (defense) could have tight gaps and really be in their face and those are the things that win hockey games,” Urick said. “It’s not all the flashy,
one-on-one play; it’s playing solid in all three zones.” “The biggest difference I thought was limiting turnovers for us. At the Schwan’s Cup game, we must have turned the puck over 25 times and they had about 10 odd-man rushes. Today, we did a great job. The defense did a great job limiting their shots and the forwards did a great job getting back into the play,” Minnetonka senior Erik Baskin said. The Skippers took no time to get on the board as Baskin found a loose puck in front of the net and buried it gloveside past East goaltender Paige Skoog for the 1-0 lead. Skoog, who lost for the first time this season, has been in nets for five straight games in place of starter Dylan Parker, who is 8-0 on the season. Parker last played in a win over Moorhead Jan. 7. After Jake Randolph tied the game for the Greyhounds, burying a 2-on-1 opportunity, the Skippers responded just 66 seconds later as Baskin found Sam Rothstein for the one-goal advantage. The biggest goal, though, may have come with 2:12 remaining in the period as Phil Katopodis corralled a loose puck in neutral ice, skated through a defender and fired a shot inside the pipe for the 3-1 lead. Katopodis, a third-line forward, was not on the ice the shift before, but after getting a little motivation from Urick, made a great individual play for a key goal. “That was a big goal. We held (Phil) off. Charlie (Huminski) has been playing really well and we thought let’s give Charlie a bit of the taste of the action there. Phil probably didn’t like that too much. I told him, ‘The only reason why you scored that goal was because you won the battle at the blueline.’ Those are the kind of things we need from our guys,” Urick said. “I’m not afraid to throw them out there against other team’s top lines,” said Urick on the line of Katopodis, Jared Ridge and Justin Bader.
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Connor Thie crashes the net early in the third period in Minnetonka’s 9-3 win over previously unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Duluth East Saturday. Thie’s linemates Max Coatta and Vinni Lettieri netted five goals in the win. From then on, it was Coatta time. The junior forward made it 4-1 on a one-timer from Lettieri early on a five-minute power play at the 1:33 mark of the second period. Later in the period, Coatta, the trailer on the play, buried a tipped pass from Connor Thie for the four-goal lead. East did get a goal from Dom Toninato on the power play late in the period. Goals from Coatta and Baskin in the opening six minutes of the third period put away the game at 7-3. Coatta and Lettieri added netters for the final difference of 9-3. “We’re going to need those guys to perform if we’re going to go anywhere. Coatta and
Vinni have been struggling a little bit and tonight they put it together. They started to play a more complete game, do the little things that paid off,” Urick said. “Baskin, Rothstein and (Jack) Ramsey on that line have been heating up. They’ve been playing really well.” Rothstein also had three assists in the win for the Skippers (16-2), who moved to No. 1 in the latest polls Monday. Matt Behounek turned away 33 shots in nets for Minnetonka, which hosts Wayzata at 7 p.m. tonight. “It was a fun one,” Baskin said. “We definitely were excited to have Hockey Day in our home arena. You pretty much dream of it, always thought it would be
BOYS SWIM/DIVE
Storm Hawks break two pool records BY ERIC KRAUSHAR scores@swpub.com
Chaska /Cha n hassen re corded its fi rst dual victory of the season, winning six of the fi rst 10 events en route to a 9883 conference dual victory over Shakopee Jan. 19. The Storm Hawks outscored the Sabers in the first 10 events, jumping out to a 98-58 lead before swimming in exhibition mode the fi nal two events. Connor Schrempp swam a season-best time of 1:59.60 in the 200-yard freestyle to help C/C take three of the top four spots in the event. Gus Currie (2:02.55) and Jonathan Andrys (2 : 08.81) placed second and fourth, respectively. T wo p o ol r e c or d s wer e eclipsed at the Shakopee Middle School Pool, including a first-place swim of 5:09.87 in the 500 -yard freestyle from
Chaska freshman Sean Donnelly. The Storm Hawks swept the event with Connor Martin (5:19.21) and Peter Augdahl (5:41.52) rounding out the top three spots. Also winning individual events for C/C were Benny Richardson in the 200 individual medley (2 :11.57) and Donnelly in the 100 backstroke (1:02.16). The 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay also took fi rst place in the meet. Martin, Aaron Wuflestad, Casey Bringhurst and Sam Halterman combined for a time of 1:50.87 in the medley. Ha lter man, Bri nghu rst, Ryan Howe and Aaron Brown hit the wall at 1:41.69 for a less than a second win in the 200 freestyle relay. JP Currie in the 100 breaststroke and the 400 freestyle relay of Gus and JP Currie,
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Benny Richardson helps the 200-yard medley relay record a first-place time of 1:44.84 in a 98-79 win over Northfield Tuesday. Chaska/Chanhassen is now 2-1 in the Missota Conference. Donnelly and Richardson also had winning times of 1:11.46 and 3:36.03, respectively. The 400 relay’s time was also a pool
record. Results from Tuesday’s meet with Northfield are available on Scoreboard.MN.
Storm improve to 7-0 in the Missota Conference Shakopee entered the Jan. 19 contest with two straight wins over teams near the bottom of the Missota Conference. The Sabers, though, looked more like the team that went through an 11-game winless streak. Chanhassen improved to 7-0 through one loop of the league and in the process stretched a winning streak to eight games in a 6-0 win over the Sabers in Victoria. Six different Storm play-
ers – Logan Wilkinson, Nate Traina, Jake Anderson, Austin Simenson, Connor Kelly and Jackson Spingler – each scored in the win. Traina had three assists in the game for the Storm (12-3). H a rl i n Pa radi se t u r ne d away all 21 shots for the shutout. Andrew Lyon took the loss for Shakopee (4-13-1), stopping 20 of 24 shots in one-plus period of action. The week began with goaltender Erik Anderson posting a shutout and Simenson netted a pair of goals as Chanhassen ran its win streak to seven
games with a 5-0 win at Farmington Jan. 17. Simenson posted goals in each of the fi rst two periods, bringing the senior’s total to three for the season. Kel ly, T r a i n a a nd Kent Eklund also scored for the Storm. Nathan Holasek added two assists for Chanhassen. The game was the fi rst time new penalty rules were used for checki ng from behi nd, boarding and illegal check to the head. The only infraction came in the fi nal minutes with Traina
being whist led for an i l le gal check to the head major, which warrants a five-minute penalty. Chanhassen did suf fer a loss, falling 9-2 to Class A No. 10 Rochester Lourdes on home ice in Victoria. The Storm managed a season-low 15 shots in the defeat. Traina notched an unassisted goal a man-down, while Kelly netted a second goal for the Storm on the power play with 5:28 remaining. Anderson turned away 12 saves in the loss. Paradise also had 13 saves in a relief role.
Relay For Life of Eastern Ca r ver C ou nt y a nd Ch a nhassen High School Hockey will be hosting a Coaches vs. Cancer event at the Victoria Ice Arena tonight in a game against Holy Angels. Game time is 7:15 p.m.
Tomor row, Ch a n h a s s en High School Basketball and Relay For Life of Eastern Carver Country will be hosting a Coaches vs. Cancer event at Chanhassen High School with all money raised at these events going to the American Cancer Society. Game time for the basketball game against Red Wing is 7:30 p.m.
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hockey – getting frustrated, a lot of teammates yelling at each other, we had some dissension. I think we had a little heartto-heart and the guys really responded tonight and played a great team game,” the fifth-year Skippers coach said. “When you do the little things well, you throw up nine goals. It was a good win. Our guys responded well after that,” Urick added.
Don’t miss this CONFERENCE CHAMPS? Girls hockey closes out the Missota Conference season with a home game against New Prague at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Storm Hawks are closing in on its first girls conference title. A Game with Red Wing on the road Tuesday may decide the winner.
Chanhassen H.S.
Girls Basketball vs. Edina, 7 p.m.
Web schedule: www.missotaconference.org School: www.district112.org/cns/ Hotline: (952) 361-CHAN (2426) Home boys hockey games at Victoria Arena Home girls hockey games at Chaska C.C. Home basketball games at Chan H.S. Home wrestling meets at Chan HS/ Chaska HS Home gymnastics meets at Chan H.S. Home swim/dive meets at Chaska M.S. East
Holy Family Catholic H.S.
TODAY, JANUARY 26 Wrestling vs. Dassel-Cokato, 7 p.m. Girls Hockey at Mound-Westonka, 7 p.m. Boys Hockey vs. Holy Angels, 7:15 p.m. FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 Boys Basketball vs. Red Wing, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball at Red Wing, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 Wrestling at Totino-Grace Invite, 9 a.m. Boys Swim/Dive at Minneapolis Southwest Invite, 11 a.m. Girls Hockey vs. New Prague, 2 p.m. Boys Hockey vs. Dodge County, 7:15 p.m. TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 Alpine Ski at Welch Village, 5:30 p.m. Gymnastics at Northfield, 6:30 p.m. Girls Hockey at Red Wing, 7 p.m. Boys Hockey at Northfield, 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball at Northfield, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball at Farmington, 7:30 p.m.
Minnetonka H.S. Web schedule: www.lakeconference.org Home hockey games at Pagel Activity Center Home basketball games at Minnetonka H.S. West Gym Home wrestling matches at Minnetonka H.S. East Gym Home gymnastics meets at Minnetonka H.S. Middle Gym Home swim/dive meets at Minnetonka M.S. East TODAY, JANUARY 26 Wrestling at Waconia Triangular, 5 p.m. Gymnastics at Edina, 6 p.m. Boys Hockey vs. Wayzata, 7 p.m. FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 Boys Basketball vs. Park Center, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball at Wayzata, 7 p.m.
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cool to play on this day. Lucky enough, we got it. We just tried to come out with as much energy as possible.” The win was a start contrast to a tough 3-2 loss Jan. 19 at home against Edina, in which the Hornets beat the Skippers on their home ice for the second straight season. After defeating Edina 6-0 in the first meeting in December in the Schwan Cup semifinals, Urick said the boys didn’t play the way their capable of in the second meeting. “We had a good meeting after the Edina game on where we’re heading as a team,” Urick said. “I thought against Edina we played really selfish, one-on-one
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 Wrestling at Bloomington Kennedy Invite, 9 a.m. Boys Hockey at Eden Prairie, 7 p.m. Girls Hockey vs. Edina, 7 p.m.
Web schedule: www.mnriverconference.org School: www.hfchs.org Hotline: (952) 443-HOLY (4659), ext. 1111 Home girls hockey games at Victoria and Waconia Arenas Home boys hockey games at Victoria Arena Home basketball games at HFC H.S. TODAY, JANUARY 26 Girls Basketball at Big Lake, 7:15 p.m. Boys Basketball vs. Minnehaha Academy, 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 Boys Basketball vs. Delano, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball at Delano, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 Girls Hockey vs. Litchfield (Victoria), 3 p.m. Boys Hockey vs. Chisago Lakes, 7 p.m. TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 Boys Hockey vs. Mound-Westonka, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball vs. Shakopee, 7:30 p.m.
Chaska H.S. Web schedule: www.missotaconference.org School: www.district112.org/chs/ Hotline: (952) 556-HAWK (4295) Home basketball games at Chaska H.S. Home hockey games at Chaska C.C. Home wrestling meets at Chan HS/ Chaska HS Home gymnastics meets at Chan H.S. Home swim/dive meets at Chaska M.S. East TODAY, JANUARY 26 Wrestling vs. Dassel-Cokato, 7 p.m. Girls Hockey at Mound-Westonka, 7 p.m. FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 Boys Basketball vs. Holy Angels, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball at Holy Angels, 7:30 p.m. Boys Hockey at New Ulm, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 Wrestling at Totino-Grace Invite, 9 a.m. Boys Swim/Dive at Minneapolis Southwest Invite, 11 a.m. Girls Hockey vs. New Prague, 2 p.m. Girls Basketball at Waconia, 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 Alpine Ski at Welch Village, 5:30 p.m. Gymnastics at Northfield, 6:30 p.m. Girls Hockey at Red Wing, 7 p.m. Boys Hockey vs. Red Wing, 7:15 p.m. Girls Basketball vs. Farmington, 7:30 p.m. Boys Basketball at Shakopee, 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 Boys Basketball at Edina, 7 p.m.
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THIS AND THAT
Impact on athletes, students felt in a large way Scott Stallman’s favorite movie is the Wizard of Oz. The longtime Chaska High School cross country, track and field and hockey coach, though, used a story from the more current Broadway musical “Wicked.” Former athletes, teaching and coaching colleagues, competing coaches, friends and family and just about anyone who truly understood the impact Stallman had on Chaska High School the past 36 years listened Tuesday during an open house at the Chanhassen Legion. “You all represent every facet of my entire life – my time in coaching and teaching. Every one of you has helped make me who I am. There was a play written and it’s called ‘Wicked’ and it, too, was about the Wizard of Oz. There is a scene where the Wicked Witch and the Good Witch of the North meet up. And they realize they are who they are today because of who they knew. I am who I am because I have known all of you. There is also a part in there where it talks about a handprint on the heart. It really is true. Each of you have left a handprint on my heart. And it truly has been in a running vernacular – a good run,” said Stallman to the crowd. Stallman coached more than 85 teams during his tenure at Chaska, which ended this past fall with the fi nish of the girls
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cross country season. He was involved in the cross country and track and field programs in every year since 1976. He was a hockey coach from 1975 to 1990 after spending two years prior to that with Robbins dale Cooper High School. “You don’t get started without some help. Bob Madsen started both the cross country and track programs at Chaska High School. He turned them over to me. Mary Daley was the initial girls coach. They took a flier on me and hired me as an assistant and that’s how it got started. I didn’t start the hockey program, but I followed in Dan Daley’s footsteps. That, too, was a huge piece to who I am. You can’t imagine the early days of hockey. Cold feet, outdoor practices, long bus rides. I could chronicle that in a book itself,” Stallman said. Teaching was also a big part
of Stallman’s life. One of his mentors, Merlyn Kinkel, was in attendance. “I started as a long-term sub for a half-of-a-year in the woodshop. I truly enjoyed every moment of it. One of our great friends, Roy Butler, went to bat for me. Roy passed away a long time ago in 1980, but he allowed me to take over his shop and then he advocated for me to become a teacher. As I was walking this morning on my morning walk, I started to think about what it means to be a coach and a teacher. I look around the room and everybody has been influenced by a teacher or a coach. They are the most powerful people there are. The influence that teachers and coaches have is amazing,” Stallman said. “A student of mine was doing a senior project and they asked how I got into teaching. I can go back to an influential English teacher in 10th grade and I can say it was a coach. To this day, anybody who knows R. Eugene Wright, better known as Lefty Wright, I will say to this day that it was his influence that got me started. I remarked one day, ‘some day when I grow up I want to be just like Lefty,’” Stallman added. Judging by the open house turnout, Stallman’s impact on athletes and students was enormous. Chanhassen Head Boys Cross Country Coach
Andy Powell, a former assistant of Stallman’s, spoke to his impact. “I was very fortunate to be hired as an assistant with Scott Stallman. Scott and I did not know each other before then, but I can tell you we’ve formed a friendship that I know I have benefited in ways that are indescribable. To say he’s been a mentor and a friend and those things, that’s not adequate,” Powell said. “He treats everybody with respect, dignity, patience and kindness. On his worst day, I can only hope it’s something I can be on my best day. He’s a wonderful man.” Stallman also thanked his wife, Kate, for her support through it all “A n y b o d y w h o ’s b e e n around coaching knows the time consumption it takes and the amount of time your away from home. She has understood through it all. I couldn’t have done it without her,” he said. Chaska High School Athletic Director and Assistant Principal Troy Stein opened the evening talking about their relationship. “Scott Stallman was an absolute pleasure to work with. He was a master at communicating and letting people know what’s important and how they stood. In my brief time working with Scott, there was only one person who called who shared a concern. It was a very minor
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Scott Stallman receives a running shoe plaque from Chaska High School Athletic Director Troy Stein during Tuesday’s retirement open house for the 36-year coaching veteran for the Hawks. one. I remember how serious he took the issue and how important it was for him to reach out to the parent and communicate and make sure everyone was on the same page. Scott took it as the most important thing that he needed to take care of. That’s how he treated everybody. I am so appreciative to have had the opportunity to work with him. We’re going to miss you Scott,” Stein said. Stallman said it is “a difficult time, but at the same time an exciting time.” The creator of the Live-Run-Smile Camp in Chaska as well as a track and field announcer and clinician at the University of Minnesota, Stallman definitely has left
his mark in the district and beyond. “Everybody knows the scene where Dorothy goes to see the Wizard and there’s a different person on the other side of the screen. I’ve been behind the screen with Scott and I can tell you that no matter if it’s the best athlete in the school with Olympic potential, which he has coached, or an athlete that has no chance or a hope at ever seeing a varsity competition – he’ll treat those two people with the same dignity, humanity and kindness. And it’s an entirely genuine. He is just a wonderful man,” Powell said. As Stallman always says, “It’s a great day to be a Hawk.”
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CCHA Squirt C Gold places third at Woodbury The Chaska/Chanhassen Squirt C Gold placed third at the Woodbury Tournament Jan. 6-8. Highlights included 12 tournament goals by Cooper Solie and two shutouts by goaltender Blake Muschewske. After an exciting overtime game and the first shootout on Sunday, Squirt Gold C went on to secure third place out of 12 teams in the tournament. The team’s determination, endurance and persistence paid off in the end. Last month, the team won the consolation trophy in the South St. Paul Hockey Tournament. The team is, front row from left, Lucas Stolt. Connor Berends, Matthew Kuntz, Ben Parker, Lukas Casey, Blake Muschewske, Charlie Goodrich and Dylan Schenk. Middle row: Even Hegenes, Joey Lindquist, Quinn Maher, Tate Even, Cooper Solie, and Ricky Vickmark-Steigerwald. Back row: Assistant Coach Gary Hegenes, Head Coach Clayton Solie and Assistant Coach Ric Steigerwald.
Coming off a huge 64-61 win over Hutchinson to take over first place in the Wright County Conference, Waconia couldn’t make it back-to-back big victories in a 55-53 loss at No. 7 Holy Family Catholic. The Fire, which had a 10game winning streak snapped by losses to Class 4A No. 1 Hopkins and No. 3 Wayzata, improved to 11-4 on the season. Trailing 30-27 at halftime, the Fire got big second halves from senior captains Ashley Hanson and Erin Ryan-Mosley, who both scored season-highs with 16 and 11 points, respectively. Hanson entered the game averaging 1.7 points per game. Hannah Schonhardt and Aly Anton also added nine and eight points. Caroline Jacobs paced the Wildcats with 14 points. Nicole Dressen (12) and Lauren Deadrick (11) were also in double figures for Waconia (11-5).
CAREER-BEST IN LOSS Even playing without their top player Brett Ahsenmacher,
Annandale managed to hold on for a 65-55 win over Holy Family Catholic Jan. 20. The Fire are still winless at 0-14 on the season. Annandale extended a threepoint halftime lead by outscoring Holy Family 38-31 in the second half. Colton Stenerson scored a season-high 18 points for the Fire, while Brent Hentges added 14. Joe Conroy, Joe Hanel and Jake Dryer each had six. Brett Fobbe led the Cardinals with 17 points. Matt Miller and John Kalthoff chipped in 15 and 11 points, respectively.
TWO MORE WINS Minneapolis cut the deficit to 3-2 with 14 minutes to play, but Holy Family Catholic/Waconia added an insurance goal with 4:33 to play in a 4-2 win in Victoria Jan. 19. Junior defenseman JC Reinke netted her second goal of the game on a wrister from the right circle for the final score. The Waconia star has a teamleading 21 goals on the season. The two teams traded goals
in the first period with Reinke scoring first at 43 seconds of the opening stanza. HFC/Waconia took a 3 -1 lead after two periods on goals from Abby Hanscom and Makayla Williams less than four minutes apart. Williams’ goal came on the power play from Megan Menzuber and Kelsey Burmeister. Reinke’s second goal was assisted by Sarah Rosland, who had two helpers in the fourth straight win for the Wildfire. Lexi Hartman stopped 19 saves in the win in nets for HFC/Waconia. The game had a scary finish with HFC/Waconia defenseman Megan Bunker awkwardly being pushed from behind into the boards. Bunker laid on the ice for a few minutes, but was able to skate off. The Novas player was given a game-misconduct for the hit. HFC/Waconia also won 9-4 against St. Peter in Le Sueur on Saturday. Hanscom and Rosland each netted hat tricks in the victory. The line of HanscomRosland-Megan Burke had eight
assists in the game. Reinke added a pair of goals, while Jamie Kichler also had a netter. Libby New made three saves in her first action of the season, replacing starter Carly Bergstrom midway through the second period.
FIRE BACK ON TRACK Holy Family Catholic routed Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato Saturday 7-0 to win its second straight Wright County Conference game to even its league record at 2-2. The Fire are 11-5 on the season. John Peterson scored three goals in the win, including two in the second period in which the Fire pushed the lead to five goals. Peterson has seven goals in the past four games. Also scoring for Holy Family were Garrett Riebling, Ryan Swanson, Dylan Woolf and Max Mork. Will Garin, Riebling, Peterson and Woolf all had two assists. Nick Schreiter made 21 saves for the shutout for the Fire.
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No. 1 Eden Prairie outswims No. 2 Skippers Chan 6A boys third at Hopkins Tournament The Chanhassen 6A boys basketball team took third place in the Hopkins Boys ‘A’ Division Winter Tournament held Jan. 14-15. The tournament was round robin play in the ‘AA’ division. The boys played well, showing good improvement against some of the top teams in the state. Front row from left, Ryder Hutton, Jack Goggins, Austin Carter, Ben Frey, Jack Krause and Chris Wandling. Back row: Cole Grindberg and Ben Hicks. Not pictured are Coaches Tommy Hutton and Guy Grindberg.
Chan 7B third at Champlin Park Tourney The Chanhassen 7B boys traveling basketball team took third place at the Champlin Park Tournament held January 14-15. The players are, front row from left, Nick Berg, Carson Terrell, Matthew Kraines, and Christian Hartman. Back row: Nathan Poppen, Alex Spillum, Brennan Hurt, Ryan Och, and Justin Tanquist.
Top-ranked Eden Prairie started the meet with a pool record in the 200 medley relay and never let up, cruising to a 106-80 dual victory over No. 2 Minnetonka at the Minnetonka Aquatics Center Jan. 20. The Eagles’ team of Bryce Boston, Aaron Greenberg, Maverick Hovey and Mike Solfelt set the pool record in the opening event with a time of 1:36.33. EP’s Jonathan Lieberman also won the 500 -yard freestyle with a pool-record time of 4:45.38. The two teams split firstplace finishes with each squad winning six events. Minnetonka’s Noah Busch took first in the 50 and 100 freestyle with splits of 22.16 and 47.98. Also winning for Minnetonka were Kendall Dunn (1:00.79) in the 100 breaststroke, Trent Youngdahl (55.20) in the 100 butterfly and Taylor Hall (197.55) in the one-meter dive. The 400-yard freestyle relay of Eric Sirjord, Ryan Current, Dunn and Busch also won in a time of 3:16.14. Individual victories for the Eagles included Maverick Hovey in the 200 freestyle (1:46.03) and 100 backstroke (52.41); and Greenberg in the 200 individual medley (1:57.48). EP beat the Skippers for the third time in eight days at the True Team State Meet Saturday at the University of Minnesota. Team scores saw the Eagles with 2,157 points, while Minnetonka was runner-up with 1,969.5. Busch took the 100 back-
stroke event in a time of 52.41 for the lone Skippers’ win.
HOCKEY DAY VICTORY Laura Bow man watched boys hockey player Max Coatta net a hat trick in a win over Duluth East earlier in the day. The Minnetonka junior decided ‘why not me?’ Bowman scored a trio of goals during the final two periods to help the Skippers pull away for a 5-1 win over Hopkins Saturday at Pagel Ice Arena. The game was part of a tripleheader for Hockey Day in Minnesota. Minnetonka is now 4-0-1 in the Lake Conference. Edina sits in second at 4-0-3. With the game tied at one late in the opening period, Diana Draayer gave the Skippers the lead for good on a goal from Amy Petersen and Sidney Morin. That’s when Bowman went off. She scored midway through the second stanza from Petersen before adding a pair of goals in the third period, including a short-handed score. Kira von Steinbergs also scored for the Skippers in the fi rst period on a shot that deflected off a defenseman’s skate through the five hole for the early 1-0 lead. Hopkins got the goal back 71 seconds later on a rebound netter from Corbin Boyd. It was the only blemish on the record of Minnetonka goaltender Sydney Rossman, who made 24 saves for the win. Rossman has a 9-3-1 record on the season.
SEVEN IN A ROW Leading 36-24 at halftime, Minnetonka got defensive, holding Rochester John Marshall to just 19 second-half points in a 77-43 win at home Saturday. The Skippers (13-2) have won seven straight games in a row. Latrell Love (19), Tommy McDermott (18) and Riley Dearring (14) scored in double figures for Minnetonka, which netted 41 second-half points. John Mattison scored 16 points to lead the Rockets, who fell to 3-11 overall.
LOSS OUTSIDE THE METRO Traveling north of the Twin Cities to little Braham, Minnetonka couldn’t repeat what they did in 2011, falling to the fourth-ranked Bombers 63-49 Jan. 20. The Skippers were only one of two teams to beat state champion Braham last season. Minnetonka won 64- 63 on their home court. This year, though, was a dif ferent story as Rebekah Dahlman and Kelsey SorensonGiffrow combined for 49 points to lead the Bombers (14-1). It was the third loss in five games for Minnetonka (12-4). The Skippers got 17 points from Joanna Hedstrom and 14 from Anne Hamilton. Braham outscored the Skippers 34-25 in the second half.
EDINA WINS AGAIN AT PAGEL Was Minnetonka looking ahead to the showdown with No. 1 Du lut h East? Maybe
so, but Edina’s goaltending play had a lot to do with the Hornets’ 3-2 win over the Skippers Jan. 19 at Pagel Activity Center. Willie Benjamin stopped 39 of 41 shots in nets for the win for Edina. Benjamin was torched for six goals in a 6-0 loss to Mi n neton ka i n t he Schwan Cup semifi nals in late December. Tied at two in the third period, Edina got the game-winner with 80 seconds remaining on a goal from Andy Jordahl. A Hornets’ pass through the slot def lected off a Minnetonka player’s skate right to Jordahl’s stick for the easy goal. It was only the second loss of the season for Minnetonka, which also was beaten only for the second time on their home ice in the past two seasons – both times by Edina. Sa m Rot hstei n gave t he Skippers a 1-0 lead at 1:56 of the second period off assists from Jack Ramsey and Erik Baskin. Edina countered with goals from Dylan Malmquist and Louie Nanne before Charlie Huminski knotted the game at two with his fi rst varsity goal of the season for Minnetonka. Huminski’s goal came from Baskin and Michael Prochno with 30 seconds remaining in the second stanza. Mi nnetonka outshot t he Hornets 41-26 for the game, including 13 -7 in the fina l period. Paul Ciaccio made 17 saves in his fi rst loss of the season for the Skippers
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FEBRUARYFestival Feb Fest takes chill off mid-winter blues
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PHOTO BY MEGHAN O’CONNOR
The 2012 Feb Fest medallion hunt is set to begin on Jan. 30.
Ready for the hunt! Annual Feb Fest medallion up for grabs starting Jan. 29 BY MEGHAN O’CONNOR
February Fest brings ice fishing, great food, bingo, and of course, the Medallion Hunt! This year’s annual Medallion Hunt for the Chanhassen February Festival is going to be better than ever, according to Linda Landsman, president of the Friends of the Chanhassen Library. Being that lucky winner means more than holding that frosty piece of glass in your hands. Prizes include a $250 gift card from both Byerly’s and Center Drug, not to mention a Nook and $150 gift from the Friends of the Chanhassen Library. Landsman said she has been scouring for the perfect hiding location for the medallion since early December. “It’s always fun to get creative with the location each year,” she said. Just last year Landsman and her fellow Friends switched things up. The medallion was placed indoors versus the past locations being solely outdoors. With the new twist it took a week for it to be located. So keep your senses keen and your eyes peeled, the medallion could be anywhere this year. Beginning in 2001 the Medallion hunt has grown into a coveted event by both adults and kids of all ages. “It’s really fun because of how excited the kids get” said Landsman. The first daily clue will be posted on Sunday, Jan. 29. You can find the clues posted on the Friends website at www. chanfriends.net, and on the Chanhassen Villager website at www.chanvillager.com. Clues will be posted around 10 a.m. There are seven clues total, with an additional bonus clue added if necessary. What the winners do with the gifts is entirely up to them. “Last year’s family kept the Nook but donated the money and gift cards,” said Landsman. For the past few years the awards have stayed the same. Next year there will be a new prize to add to the mix. The Friends will also be hosting a raffle on the ice of Lake Ann during Feb Fest for a large
Medallion info The medallion will be hidden on public property in Chanhassen.
et up of f t he couch, grab the kids and the spouse and head to Lake Ann Saturday, Feb. 4, for the annual February Fest. The event runs from noon to 3 p.m., capped off with the results of the popular ice fishing contest. This year, vie for $6,000 in fishing contest prizes. Buy a fishing ticket for $10 each for all ages, from participating local businesses. Or, throw your free door prize ticket into the mix for a chance to win one of $3,000 worth of door prizes. Spend the afternoon enjoying a variety of activities, including: Noon – 3 p.m.-concessions by Chanhassen Rotary and Culvers, S’Mores cookout, bonfi re 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. ice fishing demos courtesy of Camp Fire USA & Camp Tanadoona 12:30-3 p.m. – free sleigh rides 1 -3 p.m. – free door prize drawings, one ticket per person Boy Scout Troop 330 will sell live bait throughout the contest 1-2:30 p.m. – bingo, literarystyle, sponsored by Friends of the Chanhassen Library. Earlier in the week, take part
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Frank Timpone of Minneapolis held up a sunny contender in the annual fishing contest. in the Medallion Hunt and the FoCL Book Sale.
For a complete schedule of events, go to www. http://
www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/ parks/febfest.html
1. Search but do not destroy or damage any property. The medallion will not be hidden under the ground; nor will it be hidden at a height requiring special equipment to find it. A shovel may be useful if it is buried in the snow, but a metal detector is useless as the medallion is acrylic. 2. The Chanhassen Library has resources that may help you solve some of the clues. 3. The winner will be required to fill out a W-9 Request for Taxpayer ID prior to receiving the prize. 4. Employees of the Carver County Library System, Director of the Friends of the Chanhassen Library and immediate family members of those two groups are ineligible to win as well as anyone who has found the Medallion in the last five years. For contest rules and more information, visit the Chanhassen Library or go online to www.chanfriends. net.
Family-friendly activities include fishing, ice skating, toasting marshmallows over bonfires, and rides in a horse-drawn sleigh.
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www.chanvillager.com stuffed animal pony. You can register by putting your name and address on the raffle ticket. You do not need to be present at the auction itself to win the prize. The location of this year’s medallion has not yet been decided, but Landsman assures that it will be a fun and unpredictable spot. Enjoy the festival, and get ready for the hunt. Meghan O’Connor, of Chanhassen, is a staff intern at the Chanhassen Villager. She is studying journalism at the University of Minnesota.
Join the fun for Feb. Fest on Lake Ann on Saturday, Feb. 4. This is what it looked like last year—more than 1,500 people enjoyed an afternoon of fishing, games and camaraderie.
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SHERIFF The Carver County deputies assigned to the cities of Chanhassen, Victoria, and Carver and the townships of Laketown, San Francisco and Dahlgren responded to the following calls Jan. 16 through Jan. 22. Jan. 16 At 11:56 a.m., responded to the 8800 block of Reitz Lake Road, Laketown Township, for report of theft of money from premises. At 3:04 p.m., responded to the 6700 block of Iris, Victoria, for damage to mailbox. Jan. 17 At 11:25 a.m., responded to the 800 block of Gilfillan Avenue, Carver, for report of juvenile male who was cited for underage possession of alcohol and drug paraphernalia. Jan. 18 At 1:13 p.m., responded to the 4000 block of Peavey Road, Chaska, where a person was arrested on a McLeod County warrant arrest. At 4:40 p.m., responded to the 6400 block of County Road 10 East, for report of car crash with unknown injuries.
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At 5:37 p.m., responded to the intersection of Market Street and Market Boulevard, Chanhassen, for a personal injury accident. Jan. 19 At 3:38 a.m., responded to the 8000 block of Audubon Road, Chanhassen, for report of thefts and damage to several vehicles at business. Estimated loss and damage is more than $1,600. At 11:03 a.m., responded to a Chanhassen address on a referral from social services about abuse/neglect. At 12:32 p.m., responded to the 8900 block of Crossroads Boulevard, Chanhassen, for report of gas theft of $54. At 8:08 p.m., made traffic stop at Audubon Road and Lyman Boulevard, Chanhassen, where an adult Chaska male was arrested for DWI. Jan. 20 At 3:34 p.m., responded to the intersection of Ringneck Drive and Pheasant Drive, Chanhassen, for a property damage accident. An adult male was cited for no driver’s license and no proof of insurance. At 11:19 p.m., made traffic stop at
Lyman Boulevard and Powers Boulevard, Chanhassen, where an adult male driver was cited for no Minnesota driver’s license and possession of drug paraphernalia. An adult male passenger was cited for possession of a small amount of marijuana. Jan. 21 At 12:59 a.m., made a traffic stop at Saddlebrook Pass and Kerber Boulevard, Chanhassen, where an adult Chanhassen male was arrested for possession of fifth degree controlled substance and DWI. At 11:08 p.m. made traffic stop at Highway 5 and Galpin Boulevard, Chanhassen, where an adult male was arrested on outstanding Dakota County warrant. Jan. 22 At 2:08 a.m., responded to the intersection of Highway 5 and Dell Road, Chanhassen, where an adult Chanhassen male was arrested for second degree controlled substance violation. Editor’s Note: You can listen to police, fire and sheriff’s calls 24/7 through our online police scanner at www.chanvillager.com/crimebeat.
Jon Kehrberg. The police are awaiting the final report from the medical examiner, Kehrberg said, but there is “no reason to believe that foul play was involved.” The couple’s funeral services were held on Monday morning at Guardian Angels Catholic Church.
in federal and state prisons, as well as local jails, and prevent them from being released into the general population. If convicted, Ceballos, also known as Christian Gutierrez, faces a potential maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. All sentences will be determined by a federal district court judge. This case is the result of an investigation by the Chaska Police Department and ICE’s En forcement a nd Remova l Operations (“ICE ERO”). It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David P. Steinkamp. Ceballos will remain in custody until his current federal cases are resolved, and will be deported after serving his sentences. To learn more about the CAP, visit www.ice.gov/ criminal-alien-program/.
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Woman found dead in house fire
Illustration by Michelle Eggan
A woman was found dead in a Jan. 24 house fire in Dahlgren Township. At 7:43 p.m., the Carver County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call of a house fire at the 14000 block of County Road 41 in Dahlgren Township, according to a Sheriff’s Office press release. Responding personnel found the home with visible flames showing. While fighting the fire, personnel located a deceased adult female in the residence. An investigation is ongoing. The Cologne Fire Department responded to the scene and was assisted by fire departments from Chaska, Carver, Norwood Young America, Waconia, Hamburg and Mayer. The Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Minnesota Regional Coroner’s Office are assisting in the investigation with the Sheriff’s Office.
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At 12:47 p.m., Jan. 17, Chaska police officers responded to a welfare check at the Ramsey Court home of Clarence, 67, and Mary Keaveny, 63. On entering the home, officers found the Keaveneys deceased, said Chaska Police Capt.
Man arrested after entering U.S. illegally Charges have been filed against Cristian Paolo Gutierrez Ceballos, 28, who entered the United States illegally after being deported as a criminal, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office press release. Ceballos’ indictment alleges that on Dec. 21, 2011, he was found in the U.S. illegally after having been previously deported to Guatemala. Ceballos’ deportation followed a 2006 Nevada conviction for attempted lewdness with a child under the age of 14, the release stated. The current federal indictment resulted from Ceballos’ Dec. 21 arrest for not possessing a driver’s license. He was in the Car ver County Jail when he was identified as an illegal alien though the U.S. I m mig ration and Customs Enforcement’s Criminal Alien Program (“CAP”). The goal of that program is to locate criminal aliens incarcerated
Traffic fatalities continue dropping Traffic crashes in Minnesota claimed the lives of 349 people in 2011, according to preliminary reports from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety. The fi gure represents a 38 percent reduction in deaths since 2001, and a fourth consecutive annual decline in fatalities.
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PHOTOS BY MERYN FLUKER
The cast of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” performs the title song during a dress rehearsal of the show. The musical, based on Charles M. Schulz’s “Peanuts” comic strip, was written by Clark Gesner and John Gordon.
The Gang’s all here Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Peanuts crew come alive at Bloomington Civic Theatre BY MERYN FLUKER mfluker@swpub.com
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o you remember when you first met the Peanuts gang? “I think I grew up reading the comics in the newspaper,” says 23-year-old Tyler Michaels. “When I was in preschool, I dressed up in a Snoopy costume and danced around the playground for a talent show,” recalls 26-year-old Adam Qualls. Michaels and Qualls are now bringing the characters of Charles M. Schulz’s classic comic strip to life in the Bloomington Civic Theatre’s (BCT) production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” which runs through Saturday, Feb. 11 at the BCT’s Schneider Theater, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington. Qualls dons the iconic yellow collared shirt to play the titular character while Michaels unleashes his inner beagle to play Brown’s canine companion, Snoopy. Overseeing it all is Director Joe Chvala, who spent a lot of time with the Peanuts crew – which also includes Lucy, Linus and Schroeder, all of whom are in “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” – during his childhood in
Madison, Wis. “They were always the first strip when you’d read the comics in the newspaper,” he says. “I was kind of obsessed with it.” Helming “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” is a fitting career step for Chvala, who as a child made a Charlie Brown dictionary – featuring the strip’s signature catchphrases, such as “good grief !” – and played Charlie Brown in a high school production. “When I was a kid, I felt like those characters lived really close to me,” Chvala says. “I got a real sense of being in my backyard … There’s a real sense of the Midwest that Charles Schulz brings.” For the director and cast, performing the show for Twin Cities’ audiences is a special rush. Schulz was born in Minneapolis and spent much of his childhood living in St. Paul. Even though there hasn’t been a simple new “Peanuts” panel since Schulz died in February 2000, a new generation has been able to discover Charlie Brown’s world through books, reprints and the more than 30 animated movies and TV specials, some of which still air annually.
If you go… What: “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” When: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28, Feb. 1-4 and Feb. 9-11; 2 p.m. Jan. 29, Feb. 5 and Feb. 11 Where: Schneider Theater, Bloomington Civic Theatre, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington Cost: $28 for adults, $25 for students and seniors and $12 for children (subtract $3 from adult, student and senior prices for Wednesday performances) Info: bloomingtoncivic theatre.org
“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” premiered in 1967 and was revived on Broadway in 1999. While director Chvala describes the show as “a series of comic strips set to music,” the stage production adds another dimension to the characters – literally. “I think the interpretation we do on stage is very different from what they do in the cartoons,” Michaels says. “I think the fun of it is being able to fill that in, taking a character and making him three-dimensional.” “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” has
From left, Snoopy, Sally, Linus, Lucy and Schroeder ride the school bus – which their friend Charlie Brown has missed – during the opening song in “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.”
‘Peanuts’ shells “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” is a stage musical based on the legendary “Peanuts” comic strip created by Minneapolis native Charles M. Schulz. Here’s a primer on all things “Peanuts:” “Peanuts” debuted in seven newspapers on Oct. 2, 1950. The strip ran for 50 years, with creator Charles Schulz dying on Feb. 12, 2000 – just hours before the final Sunday strip appeared in newspapers. In its 50 year history, 17,897 original “Peanuts” comic strips ran. At the peak of its popularity, “Peanuts” ran in more than 2,600 newspapers, with a readership
something for everyone, but unlike a lot of current family friendly entertainment, which relies on winking humor and double entendres
of 355 million in 75 countries. The strip was also translated into 21 different languages. There have been more than 30 animated “Peanuts” television specials and films, including “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” and “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,” many of which are still rerun on TV annually. “Peanuts” features main character Charlie Brown, his pet beagle Snoopy, as well as pals Lucy, her little brother Linus (and his blanket), Franklin, piano player Schroeder, Peppermint Patty, Sally and Charlie’s crush, the Little Red-Haired Girl. Sources: The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Peanuts.com
to keep parents’ attention, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” is pure fun. “It’s kind of more an all ages show, not a children’s
show. But kids will love it,” Chvala says. “It’s not tonguein-cheek at all.” “It’s very earnest,” adds Qualls.
LET’S GO! BEST BETS 1. DANCETERIA: DOUG LOHMAN’S CAJUN TRIO First Thursdays Danceteria features live dance bands and dance instructors. The February program will feature Cajun music by Doug Lohman’s Cajun Trio. This program is funded in part by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Time: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 Cost: Free Location: Club Prior, Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake Info: (952) 447-3375
2. SNOWSHOEING: A WALK IN THE SHOES OF AMERICA’S NATIVE PEOPLE
PHOTO CREDIT DOUG LOHMAN’S CAJUN TRIO
Doug Lohman’s Cajun Trio takes over Club Prior Feb. 2. From left, Doug Lohman, guitar; Mary Dushane, fiddle; and John Terr, accordion, to perform.
For the inside portion of the program, 1-1:30 p.m., those attending will be introduced to a wide variety of handcrafted snowshoes patterned after those made by Native Americans adapted for their environment and needs. In the second part of program, 1:45-3 p.m., those attending will go
outdoors and don modern snowshoes for a walk on the Hillside Trail. Program is for ages 6 and older. Dress for the weather with warm boots, hats and gloves. Snowshoes are available for free; call (952) 858-0715 to reserve. Time: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 Cost: Free Location: Bloomington Visitor Center, 3815 American Blvd. E., Bloomington Info: (952) 854-5900 or fws.gov/midwest/minnesotavalley
3. FEBRUARY STORY TIME The “I Love to Read Month” story time book will be “Knuffle Bunny!” Children should bring their favorite stuffed animal. Time: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 Cost: Free Location: Shakopee Library, 235 S. Lewis St., Shakopee Info: (952) 233-9590 or www.scott.lib.mn.us
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JAN. 27 ST. PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Conductor Paul McCreesh and tenor Robert Murray will be featured in a program that will include Elgar’s “Serenade in E Minor for String Orchestra, Opus 20,” Britten’s “Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obbligato Instruments and String Orchestra, Opus 60” and Brahms’ “Serenade No. 1 in D, Opus 11.” Time: 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 Cost: Adults $10-$25; children $5 Location: Wooddale Church, 6630 Shady Oak Road, Eden Prairie Info: (651) 291-1144 or thespco.com
COMEDIAN JOHN BUSH From John Bush’s childhood relocation from Hawaii to Minnesota to his UFO sighting in New York City, his thrill ride of a show is filled with rich characters, spot-on impressions and even a disgruntled squirrel. Comedian Dean Johnson will open. Time: 8: 30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27; 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 Cost: $13 Location: MinneHAHA Comedy Club, 1583 First Ave., Shakopee Info: minnehahacomedyclub.com/ shakopee
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JAN. 28 MINNESOTA ROMP Join a 3K or 5K “Romp to Stomp” snowshoe walk, benefiting the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 28 Cost: Adult, $37 (preregister); $42 day of event Location: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Boulevard, Chanhassen Info: http://tubbsromptostomp.com/ mn
WEEKEND FAMILY FUN: PREHISTORIC PLANTS Meet some living fossils and prehistoric plants from the days of the Diplodocus. What kind of plants did the dinosaurs munch on? Create a fern print, hunt for prehistoric plants in the greenhouse and pot a prehistoric plant to take home. Time: Noon-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 28-29 Cost: $9 for adults; free for ages 15 and younger; free to Arboretum members Location: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr., Chaska Info: www.arboretum.umn.edu or (952) 443-1422
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food chilled during warmer months. Meet ice harvesting historian Tim Graf and costumed interpreters from The Landing. Cut blocks of ice out of the pond with an old-fashioned ice saw, pull an antique ice plow, weigh blocks of ice and try out other historical ice harvesting tools. Enjoy a wagon ride pulled by Percheron horses. Keep warm outdoors by a campfire and indoors with hot cocoa. This is an open house style event so those interested are encouraged to drop in any time during the program hours. Time: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 Cost: $5 Location: Richardson Nature Center, 8737 E. Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: (763) 559-9000 or threeriversparkdistrict.org
POLAR BEAR PICNIC Celebrate winter as you get fitted for snowshoes and take a trek on the Carver Park Reserve trails, glide with a kicksled on the lake ice and challenge the family to a game of ice mini-golf, ice bowling or snowsnakes. Crawl into a quinzhee snow fort and help shovel and dig a quinzhee. Go downhill sledding, warm up by the bonfire or head inside to make a winter craft. Listen for clues to finding hidden medallions in the park that can be redeemed for prizes. Picnic lunch concessions will be available for purchase. For all ages. Time: Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 Cost: $7; children younger than 2 free Location: Lowry Nature Center (Carver Park Reserve), 7025 Victoria Drive, Victoria Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org
BEGINNER SNOWSHOEING Learn the story behind snowshoes and why each region developed a unique design. Strap on a pair for a guided hike through woods. Search for animal tracks and practice snowshoeing technique. All equipment provided. Reservations required; reference activity 127511-00. For ages 6 and older. Time: 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 Cost: $5 per person Location: Gale Woods Farm, 7210 County Road 110 W., Minnetrista Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org
GARDENING SCHOOL: ‘SEXUAL REPRODUCTION: WORKING WITH SEEDS’ Learn the biology of seeds, germination and more from Jim Caulkins. Time: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 Cost: $35 for Arboretum members; $45 for non-members Location: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska Info: www.arboretum.umn.edu or (612) 626-3951
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Guitarists Joan Griffith and Sam Miltich play the Brazilian styles of Samba, Bossa Nova, Choro and Baiao. Other selections include standards from the Django Reinhardt and Cole Porter songbooks, along with original compositions. Griffith will add authenticity to the sound by playing mandolin and the Brazilian cavaquinho. Guest vocalist will be Connie Evingson. Time: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28; 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 Cost: Adults $18; students and seniors $16 Location: Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington Info: bloomingtoncivictheatre.org
Have fun and make a difference by participating in the “Romp to Stomp Out Breast Cancer” fundraiser for breast cancer research. Modeled after the Race for the Cure, Romp consists of a 3K or 5K snowshoe walk or a 3K snowshoe race. The group will be Nordic walking if there is no snow. Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 Cost: $42 registration fee Location: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska Info: tubbsromptostomp.com/mn
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The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum will host “Tiny Treasures: Fairies & Gnomes,” a display of fairy gardens and gnomes, running Jan. 28 through March 4 in the Oswald Visitor Center.
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encompass three vignettes featuring miniature landscapes and fairy gardens, plus gnome displays in the Great Hall of the visitor center. In the center’s balcony area and in the Snyder Building, visitors will fi nd a variety of dish gardens, terrariums and other diminutive displays created by Arbore-
to comfort foods along with beer and wine samples at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s first-ever Winter Hearty celebration and fundraiser. Guests will enjoy traditional and not-so-traditional seasonal cuisine, including spicy meats and stews, brews and wines. Local independent restaurants and cafes will be featured including Famous Dave’s, Barrio, Country Cake Cupboard and Cafe and Arboretum Catering, to name a few, plus Surly and Summit beer and pours from Crofut, Garvin Heights, Crow River, Forestedge and Indian Island wineries. All proceeds benefit the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s environmental, horticultural and educational programs. Time: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 Cost: $40 (includes gate admission) Location: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr., Chaska Info: www.arboretum.umn.edu/ winterheartyfood.aspx or (612) 6259875
SKI-SKATING I: BASICS Learn beginning ski-skating techniques including efficient edging, gliding and control. Prior classic skiing experience recommended. Registration required; reference activity 123191-04. For ages 13 and older. Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 Cost: $22 or $36 with ski rental Location: Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org
WINTER MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE Race 10 miles of challenging singletrack through the trees on your mountain bike. Warm up at the trailhead building with hot beverages and prizes. Studded tires are approved. Helmets required. For ages 18 and older. Time: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 Cost: $15 Location: Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, 15501 Murphy Lake Road, Savage Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org
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SKI-SKATING: CLASSIC BEGINNER I This class covers cross-country skiing basics including putting on equipment, falling down and getting up, diagonal stride, stopping, turning and a brief introduction to small hills. For novice skiers and those who want to review. Registration required; reference activity 123188-04. For ages 13 and older. Time: 12:30-2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 Cost: $18 or $26 with ski rental Location: Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org
KICK SLEDDING Try out a kicksled on a frozen pond. The kicksled, also known as a “spark,” is a small sled with a chair mounted on a pair of flexible metal runners. Equipment provided. Reservations required; reference activity 11290100. For all ages. Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 Cost: $5 Location: Richardson Nature Center, 8737 E. Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org
ICE GOLF AND ICE BOWLING Get outside and enjoy winter with two sports on ice. First tee it up on the ice mini-golf course, complete with tunnels, obstacles and holes drilled into the ice. After that, try ice bowling, where the bowling balls will be made out of ice. Play several rounds and bowl multiple frames, then enjoy a warm fire with hot chocolate. For all ages. Time: 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 Cost: $5 Location: Lowry Nature Center (Carver Park Reserve), 7025 Victoria Drive, Victoria Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org
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A “New Conversations” dialogue on “White Privilege.” Facilitated by The Saint Paul Foundation’s Facing Race Initiative. Sponsored by the Chaska Human Rights Commission, with Chaska Dunn Bros Coffee, Chaska Police Department, Carver County ‘BUMPING INTO GOD Sheriff’s Department, Carver County OUTSIDE OF CHURCH’ Library and the Beacon Council. Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. The Active Older Adults (AOA’s) for 9 Christ is hosting a special event for Cost: Free all adults on Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Location: Chaska Community Center, Chaska Community Center Theater. Father Tim Powers will be speaking on 1661 Park Ridge Drive. “Bumping into God Outside of Church. Info: (952) 448-9200, Ext. 7103; FacingRace.org Prior to this speaking event the AOA’s for Christ will host a coffee, punch HUNTER’S BANQUET and cookie social at the CCC Lodge The Minnesota River Valley Chapter starting at 6 p.m. of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Time: 7 p.m. Association is having its 29th Annual Cost: Free with donations being accepted to the local Bountiful Basket Banquet. Public welcome. Time: 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 18, Food Shelf of Eastern Carver County. social hour; 7 p.m., dinner; 8 p.m., BARIATRIC INFORMATION program Cost: $25, adults; $15, youth Interested in weight loss surgery? Location: KC Hall, 1760 East 4th Attend a free seminar to learn more Avenue, Shakopee about surgery and get answers to Info: Barb Breeggemann at (952) your questions without any cost 445-4396 or obligation. Seminars will cover current surgical options, benefits and MYTHS SUPPORTING limitations of weight loss surgery, RACISM lifestyle and behavior changes associated with the surgery, and the A “New Conversations” dialogue insurance approval process. on “Uncovering the Five Myths that Time: 6:30-8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2 Support Racism.” Facilitated by The Location: Two Twelve Medical Center, Saint Paul Foundation’s Facing Race 111 Hundertmark Road, Chaska. Initiative. Sponsored by the Chaska Info: ridgeviewmedical.org/events; Human Rights Commission, with (952) 442-7820 Chaska Dunn Bros Coffee, Chaska Police Department, Carver County ADOPT A PET Sheriff’s Department, Carver County Carver Scott Humane Society Library and the Beacon Council. volunteers will hold a pet adoption. Time: 6:30-9 p.m., Thursday, March 8 All cats and dogs have been micro ID Cost: Free implanted, vet checked, wormed, had Location: Chaska Community Center, shots updated, checked for friendly 1661 Park Ridge Drive. temperaments, and age appropriately Info: (952) 448-9200, Ext. 7103; spayed/neutered. FacingRace.org
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COMMUNITY GATHERINGS DI S T R IC T 112 PR E SCHOOL I N FOR M AT ION EV EN TS — District 112 is planning three preschool enrollment information events for the 2012-2013 school year. Join us to learn about half-day, full-day, and dual-language preschool options: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Kindergarten Center, 110600 Village Road, Chaska. 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, District Education Center, 11 Peavey Road, Chaska. 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, Bluff Creek Elementary, 2300 Coulter Blvd., Chanhassen. For more information about the events, call (952) 556-6215. M IN N ETON K A PR E SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE — There will be a Minnetonka preschool open house from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Minnetonka Community Education Center in Deephaven. Parents and children are invited to explore, play, and participate in activities in the preschool classrooms and gym. In addition, child care will be available while parents are given the opportunity to attend the presentation “What to Look for in a Preschool.” For more information, call (952) 401-6812 for details. BLOOD DONATIONS — January is National Blood Donor Month and above all other times of the year, it is the month that presents the most challenges for blood collection, according to the Red Cross. Blood donation times are scheduled in January in Carver County: Jan. 31 — 1:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m., American Legion, 290 Lake Dr. E., Chanhassen. First-time and regular donors are encouraged to make a difference in their communities by scheduling an appointment to give blood every January, and regularly thereafter. Call 1-800RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license, or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years
of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
rienced business professionals in the west metro area, meets Tuesday mornings. For more information and meeting times, call Vicki Franzen at (952) 937-9596.
ST. H U BERT’S BLOOD DRIVE — St. Hubert’s in Chanhassen is hosting a blood drive from 2-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in Fellowship Hall. To sign up, go to www.mbc.org/searchdrives and enter sponsor code 3406 or call Heather Heyer at (651) 332-7164.” F O S T E R P E T H OM E S NEEDED — Volunteers are needed to provide temporary foster pet homes for puppies, cats, rabbits, kitten litters and dogs in Carver, Scott and Hennepin counties. The CarverScott Humane Society is without a permanent shelter, so all abandoned pets are housed in foster care until permanent adoption occurs. Once or twice a month the foster family comes with the pet to a public adoption day for 3 hours, held in Eden Prairie and Chaska. The society provides medical care, food and litter. Volunteers provide a safe, loving home for an average of three to six months. Once a month volunteers come with the pet to a public adoption day for three hours; usually held in Eden Prairie. For more information, call the society at (952) 368-3553, line 4, or check online at www.carverscoths.org. S O U T H W E S T M E T RO TEA PARTY — The Southwest Metro Tea Party meets from 7-9 p.m. every Monday at the Chanhassen Recreation Center located at 2310 Coulter Boulevard. Each meeting includes a guest speaker and many ‘Calls to Action’ encouraging citizens to get involved in Restoring our Republic. To view past speakers or to receive our weekly e-mails, please visit www.SWMetroTeaParty.com. CHAMBER MEMBER ORIENTATION — The Southwest Metro Chamber of Commerce invites any prospective or new members to a member orientation session to learn more about the chamber’s programs, benefits and services. The group meets the second Thursday of the month at the Chanhassen Recreation Center at 9 a.m. For more information, call (952) 448-5000. FRESH START RECOVERY — A Christian 12-step recovery program for those struggling with any type of hurt,
habit, or hang-up meets weekly on Thursdays at Grace Church in Eden Prairie from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. The program includes music, teaching, testimonials, and small groups. No cost or registration required. For more information, go to www.atgrace. com/fresh-start. MEDITATION CLASS — A meditation class led by a Buddhist monk occurs from 10:10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays at Chanhassen Library. Classes are open to all regardless of level of experience. There is no charge; donations are welcome. For more information, call Ralph at (952) 934-9727 or e-mail info@ triplegem.org. MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS PROGRAM — The Mental Health Crisis Program, serving Carver and Scott counties, has a telephone and mobile crisis response service available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. To reach the Mental Health Crisis Program, call (952) 442-7601. W ESTWOOD JOB SUPPORT GROUP — Westwood Job Transition and Networking Group is a faith-based group dedicated to supporting those who have lost their job or are contemplating a career change. Meetings will consist of curriculum covering a range of topics designed to assist you in your search. In addition, we
will build relationships and business connections through networking, sharing, listening and supporting each other. Employers who have open positions and are looking for great talent are encouraged to attend. Westwood Job Transition and Networking Group meetings are on the first Monday of every month from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Room A112 at Westwood Community Church, 3121 Westwood Drive, Chanhassen. No sign up is required; everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Matthew Beck at matthewpbeck@yahoo.com or Pat DeZiel at patdeziel123@ yahoo.com. LIONS - The Chanhassen Lions meet every fourth Monday at the Chanhassen Legion. The monthly meeting starts with a social time at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting at 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.chanhassenlions.org or call Gary Haberman at (952) 200-2993.
Monday of the month at the Chanhassen American Legion in the basement meeting room. For information or to join, call Bob Synder at (612) 867-5365 or go online at www.sal580.org. OPERATION MINNESOTA NICE — Operation Minnesota Nice is committed to making a difference in the lives of our soldiers who are serving abroad in war zones. The group meets monthly to pack boxes that are sent to our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan who have been “adopted” by various individuals or groups and meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month to pack items that have been donated by various organizations, companies, churches, or individuals. If you’d like to donate items, please call Audra Brown at (612) 849-0156. Want to adopt a soldier or know more? Go to www.operationminnesotanice. com or call (763) 464-1696.
ROTARY – The Chanhassen Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. every Wednesday at the American Legion Post on Highway 5. For more information, call Jeff Anderson at (612) 998-3688.
WOMEN IN NETWORKING — Women in Networking meets the third Thursday of the month in the Chanhassen/ Victoria area. For more information, visit www.win-mn.com or call Michelle Aspelin at (952) 484-6015.
CHANHASSEN SAL MEETING — The Chanhassen Squadron 580 of the Sons of the American Legion meet monthly at 6 p.m. on the fi rst
W E S T M E T R O N E TWORKING GROUP — West Metro Network, a professional, referral-based network comprised of trusted and expe-
tals, and sportsmanship. Join us at the Chanhassen Recreation Center on Tuesdays from Feb. 7 -21 from 10-10:45 a.m. $24 Residents/$29 Non-Residents
After School All Stars: Archery — Participants will be introduced to the basics of archery, including proper techniques for stance, aim, and release. All sessions will be held in the Chanhassen Recreation Center gym on Wednesdays, Feb. 8-29 from 4-5:15 p.m. $29 Residents/$32 Non-Residents
BNI-CHANHASSEN — Join other small business professionals committed to referring business to each other at our weekly meeting on Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. at the Chanhassen Recreation Center, 2310 Coulter Boulevard, Chanhassen. For more information, please contact Amy Foley at (612) 701-0822. BNI CHAN-NET— Business Network International has a business networking meeting from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at AmericInn in Chanhassen. For more information, call Vicki Eide, chapter president, at (612) 385-9141. SOUTHWEST METRO BNI - Business Network International has a business networking meeting from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Thursdays at the Eden Prairie Community Center (16700 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie). For more information, call Kevin Donlin at (612) 567-6642. BNI-CHANHASSEN — Join other small business professionals committed to referring business to each other at our weekly meeting on Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at the Chanhassen American Legion Post 580, 290 Lake Drive E, Chanhassen. For more information, call Melissa Friedrichs at (612) 961-0632. TOASTMASTERS — The Rosemount Toastmasters club meets every other Thursday in the Rosemount facility in Chanhassen (8200 Market Blvd.) in the Walnut Conference Room at 12:05 p.m. For more information, call club president Dan Klein at (952) 949-7245 or see the club’s Web site at www.geocities.com/ club3096/info.htm. The “Midday Mumblers” Toastmasters club meets from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Friday at the SuperValu office at 19011 Lake Drive East in Chanhassen. Non-SuperValu employees are welcome. For more information, call Dru Jorgensen, president, at (952) 294-7305, or Doug Hobbs at (952) 828-4619. The Marsh Winds Toastmasters club meets from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. Thursdays at The Marsh at 15000 Minnetonka Blvd., in Minnetonka. All are welcome. Call Michael for more information at (612) 387-5864.
PARK AND RECREATION The following Chanhassen Park and Recreation Department programs are coming up. For more information, call the Recreation Department at (952) 227-1100. Also look for the City of Chanhassen on Facebook for more information on programs.
COMMUNITY EVENTS FEBRUARY FESTIVAL: Celebrate winter at Chanhassen’s 19th Annual February Festival, Saturday, Feb. 4, from noon – 3 p.m. on the ice of Lake Ann. Many family activities are offered including hayrides, bonfires, open skating, prize giveaways, and the ice fishing contest. Tickets are currently on sale at various locations throughout the city.
YOUTH PROGRAMS Little Tiger Self-Defense and Safety Training — This is an exciting class for children ages 3-5 to learn basic self-defense and martial arts skills while developing coordination and flexibility. Join us on Thursdays from Feb. 2 – 23 from 12:45 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. at the Chanhassen Recreation Center. $46 Residents/$50 NonResidents.
D addy/ D au g ht er D at e Night — The Daddy/Daughter Date Night is a time to create special memories with your daughter (or granddaughter) while sharing dinner, games, and dancing to children’s music by a local DJ. Two sessions are offered, but this event fi lls up quickly, so register early! Dances are offered from 6-8 p.m. on either Friday, Feb. 10, or Saturday, Feb. 11. $45 Residents/$50 Non-Residents T o t T i m e S we e t h e a r t Da nc e — Bring you r family and friends to this exciting dance at the Chaska Community Center! Do the Hokey Pokey and dance along to other fun children’s music by a local DJ. Remember to bring your camera! Refreshments will be served. Co-sponsored by the Chanhassen and Chaska Park and Recreation Departments. Open to parents and children ages 6 and under, on Friday, Feb. 10, 6:30-8 p.m. $3/person, ages 1 & under are free! Tae Kwon Do Junior Program — This traditional Korean marital art teaches selfconfidence, discipline, self de-
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fense and respect for others. A Junior Orientation class begins on Feb. 20 and runs through March 29. This program, designed for children ages 7 – 13, is offered at the Chanhassen Rec. Center. For more information call (952) 227-1400. SA F E on My Ow n : A Child’s Guide to Home Alone Safety — This American Red C r o s s develop e d pr og r a m teaches 8-12 year olds how to be safe when at home alone. Skills taught include: home safety, how to react to strangers, internet safety, basic fi rst aid, and more ! A book and snack are provided. Open to 8-12 year olds on Thursday, March 6, from 5:15-7:45 p.m. at the Chanhassen Recreation Center. $27 Residents/$30 NonResidents.
YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS Small Fry Sports: Basketball — This exciting program is designed to provide 3 and 4 year olds with the opportunity to develop large motor skills through games and activities related to their favorite sport. Each session will focus on skill development, sport fundamen-
Lil’ Star Sports Basketball — Dribble, pass, shoot, score! Basketball focuses each week on fundamental skills, with fun drills and a weekly scrimmage, all in an energetic, supportive environment. Each week, players will participate in a fun fi lled activity while developing teamwork and sportsmanship skills. Two sessions are available on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, Feb. 21 – March 28 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Chanhassen Recreation Center. $45 Residents/$53 Non-Residents.
ADULT/FAMILY PROGRAMS Zumba — Exciting Zumba fuses hypnotic musical rhythms
and tantalizing moves to create a dynamic workout that is fun and easy to do. The routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. All levels welcome. The program will be on Wednesdays, Feb. 22 – April 4 from 6:45 – 7:45 p.m. at the Chanhassen Recreation Center. $48 Residents/$56 Non-Residents.
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After School All Stars: Dodgeball — Dodge, dip, duck, dive and dodge! We’re inviting elementary age kids from 7-11 to join us for the 5 D’s of dodgeball at the Chanhassen Recreation Center. This program will allow partipants to play several games per week with mixed aged teams. Join us on Tuesdays, Feb. 7-28 from 4-5:15 p.m. $21 Residents/$25 Non-Residents.
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Library book sales set to unfold in February It’s library book sale season! The Chanhassen Library books sale will be Feb. 2 – 5. T he sa le beg i ns T hu rsday evening with a preview party from 4 to 8 p.m., with a $5 admission for fi rst crack at the books. Members of the Friends of the Chanhassen Library can get in free. On Friday and Saturday, the sale runs during library open hours, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Proceeds from these sales goes to support library programs. Donations can be brought in any time and are tax deductible. The Chaska Library book sale will be Feb. 17 and 18. The Friends of the Chaska Library are having the sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. More book sale information can be found on the library website at www.carverlib.org.
READING PROGRAM The Winter Jackets Adult Reading Program runs through Feb. 29. Fill out a form, completing three of the suggested tasks. Turn it in by March 1 and you will be entered in a drawing for a Barnes and Noble gift card. You can only enter the contest once.
CHANHASSEN LIBRARY “Senior Surf Day.” Basic computer classes for seniors. Learn how to search the Internet and fi nd web sites of interest. Monday, 10 a.m. to noon, Feb. 27. Call to register. Family Day is 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Jan. 2 8 with the Chanhassen Historical Society and Carver County Historical Society. Come and meet people from Chanhassen’s early history. Fun for all ages. Snacks.
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group. Come shake your sillies out with us! Recommended for ages 18-36 months. No registration required. Family Storytimes, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Children and their caregivers are invited to come and share 30 minutes of stories, songs, and fi ngerplays that encourage the development of early literacy skills. The program is recommended for 3-6 year olds. No registration is required. Lapsit Storytimes, Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Babies to 18 months old and their caregivers share quality time in a 20-minute session designed to encourage language development through sharing board books and movement activities, followed by time for visiting and play. Call to register at (952) 227-1500.
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www.chanvillager.com publicnotices CITY OF VICTORIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR JAGUAR COMMUNICATIONS FOR PROPERTY OWNED BY CARVER COUNTY AND LOCATED AT 8399 VICTORIA DRIVE, VICTORIA MINNESOTA 55386 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012 6:30 P.M. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Victoria Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter in the City Council Chambers located at 7951 Rose Street. The purpose of the public hearing is to review and possibly recommend approval of a request for a conditional use permit for Jaguar Communications to construct a publicly owned utility building for property owned by Carver County and located at 8399 Victoria Drive, Victoria Minnesota 55386. All those interested are encouraged to attend or contact the City of Victoria offices at (952) 443-4210 for further information. Date: January 17, 2012 BY ORDER OF THE VICTORIA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Holly J. Kreft, Community Development Director (Published in the Chanhassen Villager on Thursday, January 26 and February 2, 2012; No. 4588) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VACATION OF DRAINAGE & UTILITY EASEMENTS CITY OF CHANHASSEN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Chanhassen City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 13, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Chanhassen City Hall, 7700 Market Boulevard. The purpose of this hearing is to consider the request of Ron Clark Construction for the vacation of the drainage and utility easements on Lot 1, Block 2, and Outlot B, Lakeside Fourth Addition. A legal description and drawing of the proposed vacation area are available for public review at City Hall during regular business hours. All interested persons are invited to attend this public hearing and express their opinions with respect to this proposal. Alyson Fauske, Assistant City Engineer Phone: 952-227-1164 (Published in the Chanhassen Villager on Thursday, January 26, 2012; No. 4589) CITY OF CHANHASSEN CARVER & HENNEPIN COUNTIES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Chanhassen Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers in Chanhassen City Hall, 7700 Market Blvd. The purpose of this hearing is to consider amendments to Chapter 20, Zoning, of the Chanhassen City Code. The proposed changes are available for public review at City Hall during regular business hours. All interested persons are invited to attend this public hearing and express their opinions with respect to this proposal. Robert Generous, Senior Planner Email: bgenerous@ci.chanhassen. mn.us Phone: 952-227-1131 (Published in the Chanhassen Villager on Thursday, January 26, 2012; No. 4590) CITY OF CHANHASSEN CARVER & HENNEPIN COUNTIES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLANNING CASE NO. 2012-03 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Chanhassen Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers in Chanhassen City Hall, 7700 Market Blvd. The purpose of this hearing is to consider a request for Site Plan Review for a 20,600 square-foot Commercial Building on property zoned Highway and Business Services District (BH) and located at 80 West 78th Street. Applicant: Center Companies, LLC. A plan showing the location of the proposal is available for public review on the City’s web site at www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/serv/ plan/12-03.html or at City Hall during regular business hours. All interested persons are invited to attend this public hearing and express their opinions with respect to this proposal. Robert Generous, Senior Planner Email: bgenerous@ci.chanhassen. mn.us Phone: 952-227-1131 (Published in the Chanhassen Villager on Thursday, January 26, 2012; No. 4591)
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SENIOR NEWS Information submitted by the Chanhassen Senior Center. For information on any of the programs or activities call the Chanhassen Senior Center at (952) 227-1125.
SENIOR CENTER ADVISORY BOARD OPENINGS Beginning on Jan. 23, applications will be accepted for vacancies of the Senior Advisory Board for the upcoming term, beginning in April 2012. The Senior Advisory Board meets on a monthly basis and serves as an advisory board, making recommendations to the Senior Center Coordinator & Park and Recreation Department on matters relating to social, recreation and education programs and services at the Chanhassen Senior Center. For more information or to obtain an application, call Sue at (952) 227-1124. Application deadline is Feb. 24.
SPECIAL EVENTS VALENTINE’S DAY DEL IGH T — Joi n u s for t he sweet sounds of our very own Chan-o-laires Chorus as they perform songs that are sure to warm our heart. Following the performance we will enjoy an array of sweet treats, coffee and tea. Date: Friday, Feb. 10 Time: 1 p.m. Cost: $6 Pay ment/ Reg i st rat ion deadline: Feb 2
UPCOMING PICKLEBALL — Join the fun. Pickleball is a racquet sport that combines elements of badminton and table tennis. The sport is played on a court with hard paddle and a wiffle ball. Although pickleball appears to be very similar to tennis, there are key differences that make pick lebal l more
accessible to a wider range of players, particularly and seniors. Pickleball play will be available at the Recreation Center on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1-3 pm. Use your Rec Center punch or pay the daily fee. D E TA I L S W I T H T H E DE P U T I E S — Joi n us for coffee, donuts and casual conversation with Chanhassen’s sheriff deputies. This month the topic will focus on transportation and driver safety issues in Chanhassen. Hear what’s going on in the area and share what’s on mind. Date: Monday, Jan. 30 Time: 9 a.m. L I V ING W EL L W IT H ARTHRITIS — Learn how you can manage your arthritis, including which supplements really help and what exercises reduce joint pain. Learn about small changes you can make that could make a big difference in how you feel. Presented by Katie Trent DPT, physical therapist from Ridgeview Joint Clinic. Date: Monday, Feb. 13 Time: 10-11 a.m. Cost: free but call to register Reg istration deadline : Feb 6
DAY TRIPS TH E “NO BLA RN EY” TOU R — Let’s kick-of f the Irish season with this “No Blarney” tour! We will pick up our Irish saint or sinner guide at Wabasha Street Caves in nearby St. Paul for this Irish heritage tour with drives by I rish-i n f luenced sites li ke Universit y of St . T hom a s, early immigrant areas, and a stop at the Cathedral of St. Paul. Learn why St. Paul’s most notorious fi gures are of
Irish decent and which government leaders have Irish heritage during a drive by the state capitol. After our driving tour, we will continue the Irish tradition at an authentic Irish pub. We will journey to Minneapolis to one of the four Cara Irish Pubs in the metro area, The Local. We will enjoy a wee lunch in “The Hallow” room. Lunch is to include a choice of a reuben, rachel, BBQ pork sandwich or fi sh & chips with fries, wee garden salad, and a soda or coffee. Lots O’ luck will come your way if you join us for this Irish themed day! Date: Monday, March 5 Time: 8:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. P ay me nt /r e g i s t r at io n deadline: Tuesday, Feb. 21 Fee: $40
ONGOING CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES Monday Sr. Advisory Bd (3rd) 9-10:30 a.m. Women’s Club (2nd ) 9:30-11 a.m. Bridge 12:30-3:30 p.m. Book Club (4th) Monday 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesday Foot Care (1st) 8 : 30 a.m. -12:15 p.m. Health Insurance Counseling (2nd) 9-11 a.m. Chan-o-laires – 12:30-2:15 p.m. Wednesday Woodcarving 9-11:30 a.m. Bingo 12:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday Nintendo Wii (1&3) 9:30-11 a.m. Card Club (500/ Hand &Foot) 1-4:30 p.m. Friday Sr Com mission Meeti ng (3rd) 10-11:30 a.m. Cards & Games (1st & 3) 10 a.m. – noon Woodcarving 9-11:30 a.m. Cribbage (3rd) 1-3 p.m.
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OPEN SWIM PROGRAM AT A M E R IC I N N — T he Chanhassen Senior Center along with AmericInn of Chanhassen is offering an Open Swim opportunity for area seniors. The AmericInn pool ranges from 3-5 feet deep. All seniors will also have access to the heated hot tub/whirlpool, and sauna. Towels are provided. The cost is $24 for a 12 session punch card. Punch cards need to be purchased at the Senior Center before attending Open Swim. For additional information, call (952) 227-1125 FOOT CARE CLINIC — The Senior Center is offering foot care services on the fi rst Tuesday of the every month. Foot care services include a soak, assessment, nail trimming and a message. Appointments last approximately 45 minutes. The cost is $26 per visit and payment is made the day of you r visit. Ap pointments are required and can be made by calling (952) 227-1125. BOOK CLUB — All are welcome. Join us for some interesting reads and discussions at the Chanhassen Senior Center book club. The club meets the fourth Monday of the month at the Senior Center from 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
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Chanhassen author Joyce Dorsey Ostlund shared her world travel experiences and how she began her writing two novels, “Love’s Gift” and “Annie’s Journey” at a recent gathering at the Chanhassen Senior Center. wi l l be played with prizes awarded to the top 3 point holders. Cost: $1 per person
CARD CLUBS — The Chanhassen Senior Center invites you to play Bridge on Monday’s 12:30-3:30 p.m., Bingo on Wednesday’s from 12:30 p.m.3:30 p.m. and 500 and Hand & Foot on Thursday’s 1-4 p.m.
F R I DAY F U N A N D GAMES — Join us every Friday for a morning of fun and games. Board Games, Scrabble, dominos or a game of your choice. Stay for a warm nutritious lunch provided by the CAP Agency Senior Nutrition Program. A two day reservation is required for lunch by calling (952) 227-1127 and the program requests a $3.50 contribution. Time: 10 a.m. - noon
CR I BBAGE — Peg your way to the Senior Center for an afternoon of fun. We’ll play on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month from 1-3 pm. 6 games
CHAN-O-LAIRES — Come share your musical talents this group! New members are all welcome at any time of the season. They meet every Tuesday
from 12:30-2:15 p.m. This group sings at various functions community events. WOODCARVING — Interested in learning to carve or would like to pick-up with some old unfi nished projects? Join this very talented group of men and women every Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. A volunteer instructor is available to help out beginners or anyone else needing additional assistance. This group welcomes visitors at anytime. CONGREGATE DINING AND MEALS ON WHEELS — Enjoy a hot meal at the Senior Center Monday - Friday from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or delivered to your home. The cost per meal is $3.50. For a menu or to make a reservation, call (952) 227-1112.
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CAMPUS UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON The following University of Wisconsin-Madison students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester: Chanhassen residents: Jaime Marcella Borotz, School of Education; Marianna Marguerite Borowski, College of Letters and Science; Allison Jeanne Cohoon, School of Business; Mitchell Thomas Ebenreiter, College of Letters and Science; Marina Lee Feldick, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences;
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MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD The following students have been named to the Minnesota State University Moorhead dean’s list for fall semester. Students must maintain a 3.25 or higher grade point average and carry 12 graded credits to qualify for the honor. Chanhassen residents: Rachael Goers, Music Industry; Hannah Mitchell, Elementary Inclusive Education; Max Morlock, Mass Communications; Tyler Sorensen, Film Studies, English. Victoria resident: Catherine Wack, Art.
PETS OF THE WEEK The pets noted are being housed by the Carver-Scott Humane Society (CSHS) and are among the dozens of homeless animals available for adoption. For more information, go online at www.carverscotths. org.
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ANDY Andy will meet you at the door, chatter to tell you about his day while rubbing against your legs. He is a kitten-active,
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Estate Sales Estate Sale Shakopee, Saturday, 1/28, 8-4pm. Sunday, 1/29, 9-2pm. Many antiques, primitives, collectibles, HH and holiday decor. 2122 Heritage Dr.
Antique Sales Now Open!
Belle Plaine Rental Large 1 BR apartment, heat/ water/ garbage included. $575/ month. 612-386-5559
Office/Commercial 2,000 sq ft @ $13.00 Eden Prairie, will subdivide, easy access Hwys 169, 62 & 494, flexible lease terms, furnished single offices an option, Kathy 612-7353713 or Bob 651-2462178.
Large 2 BR Apt. Washer, Dryer, Utilities included. No smoking, $795. mo. Steve 612875-5505
Jordan Rentals Antique Sales “Vintique”
Vintage Jewelry & Estate Finds Furniture, antiques, collectibles, vintage clothes. Thurs-Fri, 10am-5pm. Sat, 10am-4pm. 122 E. Main St. New Prague (former office, etc. bldg.) 612-968-4600
RENTALS
Chaska Rentals
Carver Rentals 1 BR, $685-710, all utilities included. No pets/ non-smoking. 952-3613245
Chaska Rentals 2 BR Condo, near Chaska Commons. FP, detached garage, includes utilities. $895. 952-448-3210
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL Drive-In's & Docks Available Immediately Intersections of 41/ 169. 952-484-9675
2 BR apartment from $795 1 BR from $695 Heat & water paid 1 cat OK. Garage/Storage inc. 952-361-6864
Office/ Business space for rent. West 2nd St., Chaska. 952-448-2577
2/ 3 BR townhomes, garage included, $795 & $950. 952-448-6549
1 & 2 BR apartments, (heat, hot/cold water, garbage included) $600$675, no pets. 612-5996245
Savage Rentals LIVE AMONG FRIENDS! 55 and better Lynn Court Apartments 4350 West 124 th, Savage, MN 1 & 2 BR starting at $680 Your pet is welcome 952-894-4719
Shakopee Rentals
1 BR 2nd floor apartment. 952-250-4061 2 BR duplex, lower/ upper, W/D, no pets. 3/1/12. $675-$775. 952492-6911
Prior Lake Rentals 2 BR, quiet 4-plex. No pets, $700. 952-4963485 3 BR townhome on Prior Lake with boat slip. Walk-out, newly remodeled. $2,100/ mth. 952457-3323 3 BR, 2 BA, attached double garage. Across from park. Fireplace. 612-240-5560 Prior Lake- 2 BR. $795/ mo. Available now. Patio/ balcony, cats OK, please call 952-653-2105, 952-5941791, or 651-470-4017
Savage Rentals 1BR $635, 2BR $735. Pets ok. 952-356-0611
Lots/Acreage REAL ESTATE Houses House for sale: 9875 Spring Rd, EP $298,000 952-240-8940 New home, 3 car garage, walkout, custom cabinets, roomy floor plan. $169,900, New Prague. Zero down financing, Randy Kubes Realtor 612-599-7440
1 BR APARTMENT Section 8 project
90+/- Ac. Land for Development, farming or horse farm! Owner/ Agent 612-756-1899 Farmland for Sale & Wanted. Randy Kubes, Realtor... 612-599-7440
Townhouses 3 BR, 1.5 BA, Townhome in Shakopee. $125k-$130k. 952-2008629
Low income rent to qualifying persons. Age 62 or older. 30% of income Smoke-free units available
Shakopee Housing 952-403-1086 Studio apt., $599/mth, $500 security, utilities paid. Non-smoking. Available. 952-457-5003 2 BR small house near downtown with garage. $875. includes utilities. 952-445-7270 3 BR Townhome for rent. 2 + car garage. W/D in unit. $1100. + utilities. Avail 2/1, 952200-8629 3BR/ 2BR off Marshall Private patio playground remodeled, 722 Garden Ln. January $750/$800 612-325-7954 Sandalwood Studiosfull kitchenettes, nightly/ weekly/ monthly rates available. 952-277-0100
There’s no time like now to place a classified ad. Please call the Classified Ad Dept. at Southwest Newspapers
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BUILDING
CLEANING
HEATING/AIR COND
Value & Trust!
Expert Cleaning: I am a hard worker, reliable, trustworthy. I use my own supplies & vacuum. Very flexible scheduling. What works for you, works for me. 952-406-2478
Heating, plumbing, remodel and repair, and replacement, new construction. 952-492-2440
BUILDING Quality Work
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imperialmn.com
Savage, MN
~ PARAMOUNT REMODELING, INC. ~ Where Your Dreams Are Paramount *Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling *Distinctive Hardwood Flooring
*Lower Level Finishing *Decks & Exteriors
NO JOB TOO SMALL *** Mention this ad for a 10% discount. Call today for a free consultation (952) 607-6726 MN Lic. 20483289, Fully Insured
MAGNUM CONSTRUCTION CO.
Over 19 Years Experience Licensed and Insured
Basements • Room Additions Complete Home Remodeling Decks/Porches
952-461-4540
www.magnumconstructioncomp.com
Highland Home Services Inc. Remodeling ...Repair ... Design www.highlandhomeservices.com
30 years experience
cell 612-418-2277
fax 952-447-1211
sjenness@integraonline.com
Additions Remodeling Basements Porches Fireplaces Kitchens, Baths New Construction Concrete/Blockwork 952-445-6604
Free Estimates Locally owned since 1979 MN lic#4327
www.fandbconst.com
BUILDING Builder's Edge Remodeling, Windows, Basements, Additions, Cabinets. Licensed. 952-492-3170
Drapes, Blinds, Fabrics, Upholstery, Bedspreads. Lakes Interiors. 38 yrs. 952-447-4655.
ELECTRICAL #Priority Electric Inc. Licensed- Bonded- Insured. No job too small. 952-403-9200 POWERTECH Electric. Local. Owner operated. Licensed, insured, clean. Rich: 952-292-8683
Big Enough To Help~Small Enough To Care
Steve Jenness
DRAPERIES
lic#20628802
CABINETRY KB Custom Cabinets Kitchens, Entertainment Centers, Bars, Built-ins Vanities, Counter Tops. 952-445-7790
CLEANING A Clean House= Big smiles. Experienced, Responsible, References. 952-361-6237 952-393-9534, Deanne Home and Office Cleaning. Experienced, reliable, reasonable rates. Aliene's Clean & Shine Home Cleaning. I'm hardworking, reliable, honest, bonded. 612250-4602
MOVING?
You Call - We Haul
Completely Enclosed Truck Very Reasonable Rates
952-758-2552
Floor Installation Sanding & Refinishing Carpet, Tile & Vinyl Installation Exceptional Quality Great Service
(612)867-8287
Duffy’s
NEED HANDYMAN? Little Job Expert! For all the odd jobs needing Attention!!! Painting: • Interior & Exterior Finish Carpentry: • Basements • Bathrooms • Ceramic Tile • Sheet Rock & Taping Dennis 952-334-1755 952-445-9034
952-469-5713 952-426-2790 www.duffyshardwoodfloors.com
952-492-3842 952-412-4718(cell)
PLASTER/DRYWALL
Storm damage repairs Defective shingle claims Family owned & operated Thousands of satisfied customers Professional and Courteous Lic# 20632183
PAINT/WALLPAPER *A and K PAINTING* Schedule your Holiday & Winter painting now!
Ext/Int Paint/ Stain ~Carpentry/ Repair~ Free Estimates Ins/ Bonded
952-474-6258 Major credit cards accepted
A Minnesota Greenstar Qualified contractor
kevin@hmwhome.com www.hmwhome.com
HARDWOOD FLOORS
Insured, References, Licensed #20374699
Ken's HANDYMAN SERVICE Repairs, Installations & Home Improvements. Call Ken: 952-445-1836
Quality Remodeling and Home Repairs
References, Lic & Ins Mn Lic. 20632058 Kevin Hayes
SNOW REMOVAL
KREUSER ROOFING, INC.
612-201-6316, bgmach3_3@hotmail.com www.handyhomerepairservice.com
New Prague
ODD JOBS
ROOFING
Handy Home Repair Service, Inc.
No wall too small
PLUMBING/SEPTIC
Plumbing, heating, remodel and repair, new construction. 952-4922440
PAINT/WALLPAPER
MISC HOME SERVICES
Buckets of Color
Interior/Exterior V Storm/Water Damage Textured Ceilings/Walls VInsurance Repairs VCustom Faux Finishes/Murals VFully Insured/References VFriendly, Honest Service FREE ESTIMATES 952-8 873-4 4679 612-3 366-2 2739 Paul V V
Why Wait Roofing LLC Offering best extended manufacturers warranty! Tear-offs, Re-roofs, Siding & Gutters, New Construction Insurance Specialist Over 18 years experience FREE ESTIMATES Rodney Oldenburg Cell # 612-210-5267 952-443-9957 Lic. ID-20156835
Father/ son plumbing company. Licensed, bonded, insured. Working for you! R&D Plumbing952-237-0115
#1 Schieber's Outdoor Services. Commercial Residential. Senior Discount. Joe: 952-2924445, landscapesos.com Kerchner Outdoors Now offering snow removal. Serving the Lakeville, Savage, Prior Lake, and Shakopee area. Call today for a free estimate. 612-3859010 Dependable, on time. Flexible & efficient!
UPHOLSTERY
952-448-3761
We Haul Moving
952-440-WOOD (9663)
•Floor refinishing & sanding •Real wood floors •Dustless refinishing •Water damage specialists •Board patching •Custom staining •Best quality •Best pricing •Most experience in your area •Family owned, 28 years •Free Estimates
ODD JOBS
Any Task... Just Ask
MOVING/STORAGE
FLOORING ABOVE ALL HARDWOOD FLOORS & CARPET
ODD JOBS
Discounted fabrics... drapes, bedspreads, residential/ commercial. 39 years' experience. 952-447-4655
MISC HOME SERVICES
CERTIFIED Home Inspections Radon & Mold Testing 952-994-4771 www.moldtesting.Pro
Breimhorst Painting. Interior/ Exterior. Insured. Albie: 952-261-2234
MJ Painting Interior/ Exterior painting & staining. 952-445-2904 Marvin Jeurissen
Quality Interior Painting. Reliable, Professional, Experienced. 952-334-0977 Jerry Fehn
All snowed in? No need to leave home, search the classifieds online...... www.iMarketplace.mn www.southwestjobsnow.com www.southwestrentnow.com Call: 952-345-3003 email: classifieds@iMarketplace.mn
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Carver Tax Service
Kopisca Accounting INCOME TAX Services-Year Around •Individuals •Corporation •Business •Electronic Filing 952-445-3040 132 Holmes St., Shakopee
Wallace Kopisca, CPA Linda Kopisca
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Classified
Full-Time Skilled labor positions at steel culvert mfg plant. 1st and 2nd shift. Benefits available. Construction or Machine operator background preferred. Apply on: Careerbuilder.com or in person: Contech 11155 Chaparral Ave, Shakopee, PH: 952496-1049.
Full-Time
A New Career
Carver County office: Are you fun and outgoing? Take the real estate style test and find out if a real estate career is right for you.
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Wyn Ray 952-556-1750
Mechanic Ditch Witch of Minnesota is seeking experienced technician with formal hydraulics and electrical system training. Computer skills are a plus. Benefits include: Medical, dental, 401K, disability & uniforms. Fax resume to: 952-445-0035 or mail to: 12826 Emery Way, Shakopee, MN 55379. No phone calls please.
Experienced Truck Mechanic Due to our rapid growth and expansion we are looking for a professional, reliable mechanic to join our team. Emergency Apparatus Maintenance, Inc provides full service and repair of fire apparatus, ambulances and other emergency vehicles. Technician's responsibility includes all aspects of onsite emergency vehicle/equipment repair, maintenance, and testing. Job Requirements: Trade school & experience, personal tools, DOT Certified, current CDL. Preemployment physical and drug screen required. Excellent Benefits: medical/dental/life insurance, premier ESOP retirement plan, 401K, uniforms, tool insurance, Holiday/Vacation pay. MondayFriday daytime hours. Please visit our website for more information and employment application, www.eamservice.com.
ROUTE DRIVER EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time
Full-Time
Service Writer
Full-Time WORK FROM HOME! Put your faith first, Family second with an Opportunity to earn a Great income! 952-934-4305
ASSOCIATE TRAINEE Real Estate Career Excellent Potential Fast Growth
Coldwell Banker Burnet Eden Prairie Irene: 952-949-4759 Rolland: 952-949-4724 EOE
Beautician & Nail Tech Openings- Busy Salon. Commission or Rental. FT/PT. 952-445-3300, 952-215-9904, Debi
Ditch Witch of Minnesota is seeking service writer for busy shop. Experience not required but is a plus. Computer skills are required. Benefits include: Medical, dental, 401K, disability & uniforms. Fax resume to: 952-445-0035 or mail to: 12826 Emery Way, Shakopee, MN 55379. No phone calls please
DON'T SETTLE FOR LESS THAN THE BEST! The area's BEST Center has immediate openings for:
Aides, Assistant Teachers, at our Chaska location.
Sales/ Marketing Outside Sales Rep Ditch Witch of Minnesota is looking for a motivated individual to fill a position supporting directional drilling customers with after market support products throughout Minnesota. Competitive compensation package, vehicle, medical, dental, 401K. Fax resume to: 952-445-0035 or mail to: 12826 Emery Way, Shakopee, MN 55379. No phone calls please.
Are you looking for a position with stability and growth opportunities? General Equipment is now taking applications for a:
Painter/Welding Fabricator GES is a market leader in the Construction ad Aggregate Equipment business. GES has an opening for someone who would like to work for a growing company that grows with its employees. Check us out at genequip.com and apply. Mail application ATTN: HR General Equipment & Supplies, 4300 Main Ave, Fargo, ND 58103 Email: human-resources@genequip.com
Customer Service Full time position answering phones, processing orders, helping customers with questions. Clerical skills a plus. Shakopee location close to 169 and Cty Rd 83. $10.00/hr to start with raise and benefits available after 90 days. Fax resume to 952-884-1726
Full-Time
Shop Classifieds for all your Winter Needs...... Snow Removal Firewood Winter Storage Ice Removal & More!
Ladybug Childcare Center 306 Lake Hazeltine Dr. Chaska Please contact: Chaska: Julie at 952-448-7202
DRIASI (Chanhassen) is currently seeking fulltime Inbound Sales/Customer Service Representatives. To learn more and to apply, please go to website at www.driasi.com and click on "About Us" and then on "Employment" and apply to the "Contact Center Representative" posting.
NA/R
Classifieds... 952-345-3003
FT Evening & FT Nights Shakopee Friendship Manor HCC 1340 W. Third Ave. Shakopee, Call Lynn-
Allied Waste Services seeks FT Route Drivers for residential routes in the Twin City area and suburbs. WE OFFERExcellent pay Advancement opportunities Benefits-including medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans, long-term disability, shortterm disability, health spending account, dependent spending account, 401k, uniforms, paid holidays, personal and vacation time APPLICANT MUST POSSESClass B (CDL) license w/Air Brake Endorsement Excellent driving record High School Diploma or equivalent Stable employment history 1 year commercial driving experience Knowledge of Twin Cities area and suburbs Excellent communication skills Physical ability to lift 45+# repeatedly Position requires strenuous physical labor with 45+ hours per week in all kinds of weather. Candidate must pass DOT physical and drug screen as well as assessment for essential physical job skills. If you are interested in joining our team, stop in and fill out an application, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Applications accepted through February 3, 2012.
9813 Flying Cloud Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55347 An Equal Opportunity Employer, m/f/d/v
Full-Time
Part-Time
Warehouse Full-Time
Local Stipend Volunteer Position The Senior Companion Program is looking for women age 55+ willing to be a friendly visitor to those who are isolated and homebound. Need to commit min. 15 hrs per wk, be comfortable driving and working independently. Reimbursement for time, meals, and travel. Call Kate Neuhaus 651-310-9447
We are looking for a new member to add to our team. Candidates are expected to independently perform general warehouse operations including, picking, shipping, packaging and inventory control. Candidates must have strong attention to detail to ensure orders and inventory are accurate. Must be able to handle heavy lifting, work well as a team player and communicate efficiently with others. Starting wage: $10/hr Interested candidates should fill out an application at : Total Automotive Inc. 2431 Galpin Ct Ste 110 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Ph (952)448-7750
Part-Time Busy ENT Clinic in Edina seeks part-time triage LPN; 12:30pm5:00pm M-F; please email resume to lclark@enthc.com. Citizens State Bank of Shakopee has an opening for a PT
Teller position Approx. 20 hrs/wk, including evenings and Saturdays. Banking or office experience is preferred. Please e-mail resume to alaina.boys@ csbshakopee.com Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer Criminal and Credit background check performed
FT/PT Optician/Technician and PT front desk/ billing persons needed. Experience preferredwill train right persons. Crossroads Optometric 952-447-2020
Looking for a Licensed Customer Service Agent for our Commercial and Personal Insurance Departments. Please send resume to Box 38 Chaska, MN 55318 Mark envelope: Confidential. PT TEMP CUSTOMER SVC REP No Sales. PT up to 30 hrs/week. Customer service and Excel experience a plus. Good phone and organizational skills. Helpful and positive attitude a must. Email resume to dqoa@dqoa-dqoc.com EOE StarTribune Newspaper Carrier Needed immediately Shakopee and Chaska, weekend & weekday routes, and PT Sat/Sun Assembly positions (no driving). For further information see our website at; www.Chaskadelivery.com
Sales Positions TELEPHONE SALEScalling business owners nationwide from our Jordan office. Leads furnished. 9am-4pm. Earn up to $2000/ week. Call Vern Schwartz, 612810-8097
HHA'S/CNA'S Live-in and hourly positions available. Must have CNA and HHA experience! Drivers license, vehicle, and auto insurance required. $12.50-$15./hour or live-in starting at $160/day.
763-546-8899 Laborer for Home Builder. Knowledge about new construction a plus. Must have good driving record. Must be able to lift heavy items. PT with possibilities of FT. Send resume to: tonia.siehndel @keylandhomes.com
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952-445-4155
Graphic Designer/Multi-Media Specialist The excitement is building at Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel. We have an excellent opportunity for a Graphic Designer/Multi-Media Specialist. Responsibilities include develop and execute creative concepts for marketing and promotional materials. Design print advertisements, posters, backlits, signs, and collateral materials. Create billboard layouts. Output materials for media and print vendors to generate finished product. Placement of all media. Update onsite plasma screens and daktronic boards. Bachelor's Degree with 3+ years of design experience. Knowledgeable and highly skilled on a Mac platform in Adobe CS5.5; Adobe Indesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Experience with preparing files for printer with proficiency in 4-color process. Large format printer experience preferred but not required. Creative portfolio demonstrating proficiencies in publication design and layout. Highly organized and able to manage multiple projects in a very deadline driven environment. Excellent communications skills; ability to take a proactive approach to creative and cross-functional communication. Knowledge of Sales & Marketing principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling product and services. We also offer an excellent benefits package: 401K, medical with flex plan, dental, life insurance, short and long term disability, on-site daycare. To apply, please send or fax your cover letter and resume to: Human Resources Department Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel P.O. Box 420 Morton, MN 56270 1.800.WIN.CASH ext. 8106 Fax: 507.697.8112 www.jackpotjunction.com
Customer Service Representative Shakopee Public Utilities is seeking an energetic, motivated, detailed oriented individual to join our Customer Service team. Responsibilities include providing prompt, courteous service to our customers, handling incoming customer calls and visitors, cashiering, customer account preparation and maintenance, ability to explain utility procedures and respond to utility billing questions in a polite and professional manner. Qualifications include but are not limited to: experience using Microsoft Excel, Word, 10 key data entry, cash balancing and knowledge of general accounting procedures, effective communication skills. High school diploma or equivalent required with two years of previous customer service experience. Previous utility experience is a plus. Shakopee Public Utilities offers a competitive benefits package. Submit resume and application by February 10th, 2012 to HR@shakopeeutilities.com or by mail to Shakopee Public Utilities, Attn: Human Resources, PO Box 470, 255 Sarazin Street, Shakopee, MN 55379-0470. For an application form, call 952-233-1508 or visit our web site at www.shakopeeutilities.com
Hotel/Restaurant
A great place to work.... Oak Ridge Hotel and Conference Center has the following opportunities available immediately: Front Desk Agent, FT/PT, flexible hours, $10.00/hr Security Agent, PT, 10:4pm- 6:45am, $15.00/hr Night Auditor, PT, 11pm-7am, Friday/Saturday nights, $13.00/hr Public Area Houseperson, FT, 7am-3pm $9.00/hr Room Attendants, PT, 8am-4pm, $9.00/hr Steward, FT, flexible hours, $10.00/hr Cook, FT, PM shift, $13.00/hr Front Desk Supervisor, FT flexible hours, $13.00/hr Servers, PT, flexible hours, $7.25 plus tip pool Oak Ridge Hotel and Conference Center Attn: Human Resources 1 Oak Ridge Drive Chaska, MN 55318 Fax: 952-368-1445 E-mail: sue.titcomb@compass-usa.com
IWCO Direct is the fastest growing integrated solutions provider for direct marketers. Our company provides direct marketing campaigns for some of the most recognizable companies in the country and offers print, envelope (printing and converting), promotional plastics, personalization, bindery, lettershop, and Automated Marketing Program (AMP) services. If you are interested in a career opportunity that offers innovative employee programs and fosters an environment where individuals are encouraged to make a difference, we'd like to hear from you. We are currently seeking energetic, team-oriented individuals for the following positions: Machine Operators Printer Operators Technicians Press Roll Tenders Quality Assurance Coordinators Warehouse Material Handlers Shipping & Receiving Coordinators IWCO Direct is located in Chanhassen, MN, a suburb of Minneapolis. IWCO Direct offers an excellent work environment along with a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, 401(k), disability, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, an onsite fitness center, and the opportunity to work with some of the most talented people in the industry. For more information about IWCO Direct or to apply for open positions, please visit our website at: www.iwco.com/careers.html. EEO/AA/M/F/D/V
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Boats/Motors TRANSPORTATION
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Campers Travel Trailers
Motorcycles
$$ Paid for Junkers/ Repairables FREE TOW. Immediate pickup. Serving Carver/ Scott counties. 952-220-TOWS, 24/7
Boats/Motors
1998 Bayliner Capri Fish & Ski boat, 19 ft. 135HP. Inboard, stored inside. Excellent condition $6900. 952-4126417
2002 Larson 19' FishNSki, SEI 190, 135 HP Outboard, stored indoors. $11,900. or BO, NADA guide suggested $10,500.00, Jon 612730-8116
Hydro Stream Vegas. 20'. 200 HP+++. Complete restoration. 5 passenger. A real head turner! $6,900 or all trades welcome. 952215-5421
Campers Travel Trailers
1991 Fleetwood Southwind Motorhome, Class A, 33ft. Only 38k miles! Smooth runner, fully loaded, sleeps 6, hydraulic leveler, $10,500, 612-669-4172
2004 41' SportsCoach Elite. Fully equipped. 23,000K. Well-maintained. 3 slides. $100,000. 952-797-6264
2007 27' Colorardo RL 5th Wheel, 2 Slide $29,500 or best offer. 507-934-4834 M-F after 5:30
2003 Harley Softtail Deuce Anniversary model. 5500 miles. $13,000. 952-447-4280
2005 black Yamaha R6, 6,000 miles. Yoshimurd customized exhaust. With OEM cover & tank bra. $5,500. 952-3610142
Motorcycles 2005 Kawasaki 1600 Vulcan Classic with Vance & Hines pipes. New tires. 10,895 miles. Mint condition. $5900 Call (952) 934-7358
2006 Crestliner Lsi Angler 2285. Lots of extras. 60 HP Mercury 4 stroke and dual axle trailer. 763-360-6251
94 Starcraft, 17ft. Aluminum. Walleye, Bass ½ Console 75hp. Mariner & 8hp. Kicker. $6500. 612-554-6725 or bsehlers3242@gmail.com
1998 Holiday Rambler Vacationer 36' motorhome, great condition, sleeps 6, 60,000 miles, $31,900 or best offer. Call Gary at 952492-1129.
2001 Camper, 32', 5th wheel 2 slideouts, golfcart, shed $14,500. Excellent condition. Parked on beautiful wooded lot in Zumbrota, 612-720-8683/ 612-5990184
Cars
1994 Harley Heritage Softtail, 26300k, all service records avail, extra set of pipes. $7500. Call Mike @ 612-309-6737 Honda style 2007 JMST 250cc Scooter. 1329 miles, original owner, 80 mpg, 4 stroke 2 passenger, $2900.00, call Ray 952-402-9110 2000 Harley Davidson 883 Sportster, wife's bike, never rode, must go. 1300 miles, Lots, lots of extras, mint! $7000. 952-890-0905
Sporting Goods CASH$$ We buy guns SPORTS STOP Shakopee 952-445-5282
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Print/online package can be renewed until auto sells, all for the best deal price of $39. To place your ad, go to www.imarketplace.mn/autos or call (952) 345-3003.
Cars
1968 T-Bird, 429 automatic, new gas tank, tires, fuel pump, sending unit, brakes. Runs. Needs Restoration. Asking $1200. 952-4482015
Cars
1975 Datsun B210 AT. Only 10K miles, runs well, good brakes, great mileage, $800. Don't be a fool, drive something cool! 952-426-5657
Cars
2000 Jaguar XJR. Well maintained. $9700 Silver and black interior, 83,000 miles. Call 612655-6680
Trucks
1964 Chevy C20, 350 engine, 350 auto tranny, every bolt, nut, part replaced, or sandblasted and painted. 8K. REDUCED- $12,500. 952913-7808
Trucks
Sport Util Vehicles
2000 Chevy Silverado 4x4, regular cab, long box, am, fm, cd. A/C electric locks, windows, good tires. 142,385 $4,700 612-237-9750
'10 Infiniti QX56, $35,000, Black Ext on Gray Leather, 5.6L V8, low mileage, pristine condition, loaded. 612486-2566
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2002 Ford Expedition, original owner, 4.6 liter, A/C, 6CD, third row seat, no accidents, runs, looks very good. $5,700. 952-270-8292
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2009 Chev Cobalt LT. Purchased/ driven locally, like brand new, 21,000K. Black, Spoiler, PW, PL, Cruise, CD, non-smoker, more! $11,700. 952-215-5421
1993 Ford F150, 4x4, new motor, 35k, lift kit, dual tanks. ARIZONA TRUCK, NO RUST, $6000 OBO, Chanhassen, 505-803-8232
1976 Classic Cadillac Convertible. Low mileage. 8 cyl. 440 engine. Complete facts available by calling. 559-435-3751
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School Marm Miss Gould It’s not everyday one gets to meet a school marm who can talk about the good ole days of one-room schoolhouses in the 1870s. But history buffs of all ages will have an opportunity to meet School Marm Miss Gould, along with other early Chanhassen settlers from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Chanhassen Library. School Marm Heidi Gould of the Carver County Historical Society will present a brief history lesson and children and grandchildren are invited as one of the activities will be making a toy. Meet costumed pioneers from Chanhassen’s past who will tell their stories and answer questions about Chanhassen’s history: Thelena and George Powers Henry Lyman Arba and Clarissa Cleveland Lorraine Roeser Albert Pauly Sophia Kerber Listen to their stories about the early days of Chanhassen, when it was only a township. Did you k n ow t h at C h a n h a s s e n i s t h e “newest” city in Carver County? Until the 1960s, Chanhassen was just a dot on the map with a feedmill, barely a village. Who could have imagined Chanhassen would grow to a population of more than 20,000 in 2012? Whether you are a lifelong resident or if you have just joined the community, this is your chance to learn more about Chanhassen history. Snacks and lively discussion period will follow. School Marm Miss Gould took a break from her duties at her one-room school house to describe the life of a prairie school teacher in the 1870s. “Teachers are very strict,” Miss Gould pointed out. “But we have to be because sometimes our students are much older than we are. You could be a teacher at age 16 if you took and passed the teachers’ test. And students could attend school up to age 21. So there was a lot of things for one person to handle. “It is one classroom with all ages, so discipline is a lot harsher,” Miss Gould said. It’s not unusual to slap a hand with a ruler, stick a dunce cap on a misbehaving student’s head and sit them in the corner, or to even lock someone in the closet. “There aren’t a lot of textbooks so we teachers have to keep a lot of knowledge in our heads,” Miss Gould says. “We do a lot of memorizing so we can think on our feet. “Many of us live with the families who take turns hosting us. And it’s a way for them to keep an eye on us and make sure that we are well behaved and set a good example. Teachers aren’t allowed to court or to marry. Once you do, you can’t teach. So for single teachers, we have to be careful and save our money for retirement. We earn about $25 a month. Although our room and board is included, it’s still difficult to save money. If we’re lucky we’ll have a brother or sister who we can live with after we retire from teaching. We’re sure Miss Gould will have more to say on the subject Saturday. In the meantime, her alter ego, Heidi Gould, education coordinator at the Carver County Historical Society, answered a few questions about early Chanhassen history. Q: Why was Chanhassen the last area in the county to be settled? A: It was due to its location. Unlike Chaska, Carver, Hamburg or other areas of the county, Chanhassen wasn’t on a major river or lake. In fact, Carver was much larger than many of the other cities in the area because it was on the river and had all the river traffic. It was the same for Hamburg. Q: What else made Chanhassen stand out from the other cities in the county? A: Most townships are large and have several towns. In Chanhassen’s case it was the smallest and then became a town. Q: What turned things around for the community? A: Until the 1960s, Chanhassen was essentially a township. If you look at aerial photos from the 1960s you’ll see that it was just a village. It wasn’t until the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres moved here that the area became a city. —Unsie Zuege
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Bowls are ready for the Souper Bowl next Saturday, Jan. 28.
PROP benefits from Souper Bowl Saturday BY KARLA WENNERSTROM editor@edenprairienews.com
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ouper Bowl Saturday is a chance to have a simple meal of soup, bread and water or coffee – and to learn about PROP. PROP stands for People Reaching out to Other People, and is a food shelf and community service organization helping Chanhassen and Eden Prairie. A donation of $10 is encouraged and those attending get to choose a handmade bowl, made by local students. A silent auction is planned as well as an appearance by some Vikings cheerleaders. “This is an opportunity for the community to come together and learn what it’s like to be hungry in Eden Prairie,” said PROP Executive Director Anne Harnack. It’s also an opportunity for a little friendly competition this year. At the Eden Prairie City Council meeting last week, Eden Prairie Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens said she and Chanhassen Mayor Tom Furlong had each painted bowls. “Whoever gets the most votes for their bowl wins,” she said. The loser has to wear the other school’s jersey to their next council meeting. “Unless you want me in a Chanhassen Storm jersey, please vote for my bowl,” Tyra-Lukens said. Earlier in the day, Tyra-Lukens
What: Souper Bowl Saturday When: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 Where: Central Middle School, 8025 School Road, Eden Prairie Info: propfood.org. arrived at Central Middle School for the painting event. “I’m probably about the least artistic person in the world,” she admitted. When Furlong arrived, he said that his last experience with art was probably in junior high or high school. “It’s a great cause,” Furlong said. “I’m just happy to help and be a part of it.” Bowls were a lso pai nted by Principal Joe Epping, PROP Board Member Judy Kammer and Harnack. Planners also hope to compete with last year’s event, in an effort to raise even more than the $10,000 raised last year for PROP. “We want to beat last year,” Harnack said. In 2011, PROP served 1,072 households, nearly 3,500 individuals, including 335 new families seeking assistance for the fi rst time, Harnack told the City Council Tuesday. Those served included 116 Chanhassen households.
Chanhassen Mayor Tom Furlong and Eden Prairie Mayor Nancy TyraLukens prepare bowls for the Souper Bowl, set for Saturday, Jan. 28.
PROP Board Member Judy Kammer; PROP Executive Director Anne Harnack and Eden Prairie Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens painted bowls this week. The bowls will be available at the Souper Bowl.
Betty’s Beliefs: Sharing a few of her guidelines for life “W hat have we of an open fl ame. It learned from this?” was once considered My husba nd used impossible to ever to say that to our kids run a four-minute every so often as they mile. Or to walk on were growing up. They the moon. hated hearing it at the An extremely actime, but since then it’s complished friend of become somewhat of mine has been blind a family joke. And it’s since the age of four, something we all still and much of what say to each other from he has done in his time to time. life was in spite of It occu r red to me people who told him FIND YOUR BURIED TREASURE recently that there are it was impossible. several other pearls of There were also some wisdom and advice that things he pursued I treasure. I believe in them, I try to and achieved simply because everylive by them, and I regularly share one told him it was impossible, and them with others – sometimes in all he wanted to prove them wrong. seriousness and sometimes in jest. If there’s something you want to There are five in particular that achieve, and you’re willing to do the most of my family and friends have work and make the sacrifices it will heard over and over, and I thought take in order for you to accomplish you might enjoy them and fi nd them it, then do NOT listen to anyone who useful as well. Here are the first tells you it’s impossible – until you three. I’ll give you the other two accomplish it. That’s when they’ll next week. say, “Great job. I KNEW you could Betty’s Belief No. 1: Nothing is do it!” impossible, and you should ignore Betty’s Belief No. 2: You can anyone who tells you otherwise. be brutally honest without being “Impossible” things are being brutal. accomplished every day by people As a writer, I’ve been in a number who either don’t know or don’t ac- of feedback/critique groups, and as cept that they’re impossible. At one a Toastmaster, I take part in oral point in time, it was thought to be and written evaluations regularly. impossible to cook food or to heat I’ve seen – and experienced – how or light your home without the use helpful and motivating honest and
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supportive feedback is, and how destructive and defeating negative, blunt feedback can be. What I’ve also discovered along the way is that the difference isn’t in the feedback itself, it’s in how it’s worded. Saying, “This was so boring it was all I could do to stay awake,” is not helpful or supportive. But saying, “There were some places where I had trouble staying focused,” is both honest and useful, especially if you can name specific areas, and explain why you had a problem with them. The same goes for criticism and feedback given in real life. I’ve been surprised a number of times over the years when people have come up to me and told me that something I said to them made a big difference in their lives. Or in their writing, or their speaking. Sometimes I don’t even remember what it was that I told them. But I know – because this is what I believe and this is the way I am – that whatever advice or suggestion I gave them, it was honest and supportive, but never brutal or unkind. Betty’s Belief No. 3: You can disagree without being disagreeable. This is something we – as a society – used to know, but have apparently forgotten. There was a time when people of differing backgrounds and beliefs could share their wisdom and experiences with each other without fear of being attacked for
them. There was a time when the saying, “I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,” was a good description of some of the freedoms on which our country was founded. Today, it seems the more widespread and popular policy is the one that goes, “If you disagree with me, I will defeat you. I will humiliate you, I will dishonor you, I will silence you, and I will crush you.” Sadly, I see evidence of this mindset on a regular basis – in business, in government, in religion, and in everyday life. I love and am very close to people who are quite different from me in virtually every possible way – in our political and religious beliefs, and in terms of race, socio-economic background, and sexual orientation. Sometimes we question each other, sometimes we challenge each other. Sometimes we confuse each other, sometimes we strengthen each other. But we always listen to each other. We always learn from each other, and we learn about each other. And even if we disagree on everything else, we always agree – implicitly or explicitly – to treat each other with respect. And that makes all the difference in the world. Chanhassen resident Betty Liedtke is a writer, professional speaker, and Certified Dream Coach®. Visit her website at www.findyourburiedtreasure.com.