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Stadium battles Hoppe believes plan will come together

BY RICHARD CRAWFORD editor@chanvillager.com

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State Rep. Joe Hoppe, who attendTHE STADIUM ed several meetings early this week www.chanvillager.com regarding a new stadium, believes the issue will be resolved … soon.

“I think people are kind of sick of it,” said Hoppe, a Republican who be tougher politirepresents Chanhassen and Chaska. cally, he said.

“But the Vikings are important to Rep. Ernie Leithe state whether you’re a football diger, a Republican fan or not.” from Mayer, said Hoppe, chair of the House Com- he’s also against merce Committee, has been facing using tax dollars to questions about the future of the pay for a stadium Vikings for several years. and is open to alterHe said Tuesday he believes a plan native forms of revwill come together that will allow the enue. His preferred Rep. Joe Vikings to stay in Minnesota and not plan, however, is to Hoppe rely on general tax dollars. “turn the keys of And Hoppe said for him to support the Metrodome” over to the Vikings. a plan it is essential that it not rely The Vikings, however, have balked on general taxes. at that approach.

In addition to a substantial con“First, we’ve got to take on the tribution from Vikings owner Zygi whole idea ‘do we need a new staWilf, funding sources being bandied dium,’” Leidiger said. “I think most about to pay for a stadium have people agree we don’t need one.” included electronic pull tabs, a But Leidiger said he would be downtown casino, open to a scenario a racino plan at in which the state Canterbury Park owned a new staand taxes on suites dium and got the at the stadium and money back.

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Minneapolis. the state’s deal, Other keys innot the other way clude that the state own it; that the around.”

Vikings pay between a third and Sen. Julianne Ortman, a Chanhalf of the cost; and that it benefit the hassen Republican, was unavailstate year-round. That would require able for comment this week, but the stadium be covered. has consistently voted against staWhether a stadium is built in dium proposals and has said she’s Arden Hills or Minneapolis is not against raising taxes for a Vikings a deal-breaker for Hoppe. There stadium. are pros and cons to both locations, Stadium to page 2 ® although the Arden Hills plan would

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Emergency room physician Valerie Johnson stands outside one of the trauma rooms in the Two Twelve Medical Center Emergency Department. Also pictured are registered nurses LuAnn Welk (at far left), Sheila Gall and Micky Powers.

Medical Center hits milestone

“I think the votes are there and ultimately this will pass.”

Two Twelve ER/urgent care serves 20,000 patients

BY MOLLEE FRANCISCO mfrancisco@swpub.com

Ten months old and Ridgeview’s Two Twelve Medical Center is feeling fi ne. Turns out the standalone emergency room and clinic, located at the northeast corner of highways 212 and 41, has been a big draw for the area, attracting patients from both near and far.

“We’re drawing from 670 different zip codes,” said Mike Phelps, chief administrative officer for Two Twelve Medical Center, based specifically on emergency room/ urgent care numbers they’ve collected.

The ER/urgent care alone passed the 20,000 patient mark in October.

Phelps said an estimated 10,000 to 11,000 people walked through the medical center doors (including clinic services) each month.

“We’re feeling good,” said Phelps.

“There have been no big surprises and our tenants are satisfied.”

Phelps said the majority of the medical center’s users are coming from the Chaska and Chanhassen region, although a significant number of residents from area cities like Victoria, Carver, Excelsior and Mound also visit the center. The center draws patients westward as

well including Eden Prairie and South Minneapolis.

“We figured our draw would be from core zip codes,” said Phelps.

“But as more people have come and experienced that first touch with Ridgeview, they’ve spread the word.”

“It’s affi rmation that it was the right move,” he added.

With the addition of the Hennepi n Cou nt y Medic a l Center neurology clinic last month, the Two Twelve Medical Center is nearing capacity. Along with the emergency room and urgent care,

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Census figures show poverty on the rise in eastern Carver County

BY MOLLEE FRANCISCO mfrancisco@swpub.com

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Nancy Rogeby, with Bountiful Basket Food Shelf, and volunteer Don Hall look over some recent post-Halloween donations at the food shelf.

services department.

Local Poverty

Quiet moments can be hard to come by when Mary Morley is working the phones at Love INC. Over the last nine weeks, the non-profit group has logged 2,800 calls for assistance from eastern Carver County residents looking for everything from food and furniture to car repairs and toiletries.

“We try to help in whatever way, shape or form we can,” said Morley, who serves as the clearinghouse coordinator. “We’re good at brainstorming here.”

Demand for their help is rising.

Since September, Love INC has added 50 new families to their roster of those in need.

The Bountiful Basket Food Shelf in downtown Chaska is seeing its numbers go up as well. Nancy Rogeby does client intake for the food shelf and says

CHANGING FACES

The percentage of local residents living in poverty.

2000

2008-10

Chaska

4.7

7.1

Chanhassen

1.9

4.1

Source: U.S. Census American Community Survey 2008-2010; U.S. census 2000

that they’ve been adding 25 to 30 new families per month since August.

Carver County’s Social Services department is watching closely as its load approaches 5,000 annual cases this year, leaving little doubt that the “Great Recession” has left its mark on the suburbs.

“There is a greater demand for public assistance,” said Gary Bork, director of Carver County’s Social

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The latest U.S. Census numbers support the notion that poverty is on the rise here.

In 2000, the county’s poverty rate for individuals sat at 3.5 percent. Today, it’s up to 5.5 percent.

In Chanhassen, poverty has risen over the last decade from 1.9 percent to 4.1 percent.

And in Chaska, the number of individuals with an annual income below the poverty line has jumped to 7.1 percent from 4.7 percent in 2000.

(The poverty threshold for individuals in the United States is $11,344. For seniors, it’s $10,458. And for the average family of four, annual income falls below $22,113.)

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PUTTING ON THE DOG AT THE ARB Lisa Birhanzel of Chanhassen and Luna, her elegant poodle, enjoyed themselves at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s “All About Dogs Day” held Saturday, Nov. 5. Nearly 200 attended this event that included a 3K Dog Walk on Three-Mile Drive and a Pet Expo highlighting therapy dog services, nutritional products, humane societies and more.

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DISTRICT 112

What’s next for technology?

Officials grapple with impact of failed levy

BY CHUCK FRIEDBAUER friedchu@yahoo.com

Approximately 21 percent of all registered voters participated in the Nov. 8 District 112 technology referendum.

If successful, the levy would have raised $2 million a year, for 10 years, toward technology.

However, the measure failed, with about 52 percent voting against.

Victoria had the highest number of registered voters participating in the levy, at 23.7 percent, with Chanhassen being the lowest at 19.3 percent.

School Board member Fred Berg said he was very disappointed in the voting results.

“I thought we made a good case for the need for technology funding,” he said.

“While I don’t believe anyone is at fault, it became very clear in my opinion, that we need to do a better job of explaining [to the community] what we take for granted, in terms of our budget and other district budgets.”

Immediately after the vote, District 112 Superintendent Jim Bauck said the implementation of the district’s 10-year technology plan was off the table and the district must make some difficult choices about the curriculum it can offer and the tools it uses.

“The [school] board cannot turn its back on the maintenance needs of our buildings. Taxpayer investment in these assets must be protected by assuring buildings remain safe and well maintained. This means less money for technology,” he said in his weekly electronic newsletter.

The district has already begun to alter its plans. An escience curriculum it hoped to bring to the middle school level was canceled due to inadequate budget for individual student technology devices. “Other curriculum decisions will be examined as we put together the budget for next year,” said Bauck.

Berg said he believed the failed referendum would not diminish the education local students receive.

“The failed vote doesn’t relieve the need for a consistent revenue source for technology.

I do know we have an incredible staff and I have nothing but confidence they will figure out ways to do the best they can with what they have,” he said.

“While we may not have the technology we hoped for, we still have outstanding teachers and the commitment to providing exceptional personalized learning for every student,” said Bauck.

Who voted?

Registered voters who cast ballots in the Nov. 8 technology referendum.

City Votes for Total Votes Total Registered Voters** Voter Turnout* Carver 262 (42.4%) 618 2,907 21.3% Chanhassen 971 (51.4%) 1,888 9,789 19.3% Chaska 1,225 (47.3%) 2,592 12,791 20.3% Victoria 484 (48.3%) 1,002 4,226 23.7% Totals 2,942 (48.2%) 6,100 29,713 20.5% Source: District 112 * Voter turnout is number of votes, divided by total registered voters for that polling station ** Value includes registered voters as of 7 a.m. Nov. 8, 2011, plus newly registered voters on Nov. 8, 2011

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there are 18 other facilities located in the medical center.

Phelps said the center has some space reserved on the third floor for future tenants,

but is otherwise full.

T here m ay not b e room in the future, however. “We speak with people continuously about being on campus,” said Phelps.

The 15-acre site has room for expansion though Phelps noted there are “no immediate

plans” for anything. “We’re taking our time, making sure we have it right.”

So far, so good.

“It’s been great to expand our presence in the community,” said Phelps. “It’s been great to be a part of the community.”

impoverished changing, but the faces are changing as well.

“These are your neighbors,” said Bork. “We’re moving from traditional people in poverty to people facing foreclosures.”

“Most of our clients are working,” said Rogeby, adding said they’ve seen an increase in college graduates saddled with debt and unable to find jobs utilizing their services at the food shelf.

“It’s not what you think it is,” she said of their clientele.

“We’re feeding our neighbors.”

COUNTY SERVICES The influx of people new to the system has forced Carver County to add staff to its financial services division. Bork said that the county made cuts in other areas in order to add three new staff members in eligibility assistance. Staff works through applications to determine eligibility for health care, food support and cash programs.

Bork said the demand for some sort of health insurance started before the recession hit in 2008.

“People lost jobs and started looking for medical coverage,” said Bork. “That was one of the first things we saw. Then, later on, we saw an increase in food support.”

To date this year, Carver County Social Services has more than 3,100 health care cases on the books (including the elderly and the disabled). Food support cases are approaching 1,400, already an increase of more than 200 cases from last year with two months to go.

“Demand has continued to go up at an accelerated rate,” said Bork, noting that relaxed requirements have contributed to some of the increase.

Cash programs – providing fi nancial assistance for living expenses like rent and utilities – have remained the smallest piece of the social services pie.

Bork said that is largely due to the fact that the requirements for eligibility are the most stringent.

CHASKA It doesn’t take Bork long to pinpoint where the majority of their cases come from.

“The greatest number of poor people live in Chaska,” he said.

“That hasn’t changed in my 24 years here.”

Chaska’s larger cache of affordable housing has provided a rare place for lower income earners to live in the county.

“Chaska is definitely aware of us,” said Rogeby. Now they’re trying to get the word out to needy residents in Chanhassen and Victoria and Carver that the Bountiful Basket Food Shelf is the official food shelf of eastern Carver County.

Rogeby wants to remove the stigma associated with visiting the food shelf. She understands

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Hoppe said he believes DFL Gov. Mark Dayton is headed in the right direction by trying to resolve the matter.

“The Vikings don’t want to leave and the NFL doesn’t want them to leave,” Hoppe

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that no one aspires to use the services provided by a food shelf, but believes that it’s an important facet of the community.

“It’s the way it’s suppose to be,” she said. “You give when you have it and take when you need it.”

Each month, Bountiful Basket distributes 24,000 pounds of food. They serve 575 families and 1,864 individuals – 50 percent adults, 45 percent children and 5 percent seniors.

Residents are allowed to visit the food shelf once a month.

At each visit, they receive five to seven days worth of food, depending on the size of their household. Visitors shop the shelves like a grocery store, picking up items designed to provide a balanced meal, said Rogeby.

“Nobody can live on this food shelf alone,” said Rogeby. “The food we give is not going to solve the problem.”

HOMELESSNESS Rogeby and the volunteer staff work hard to make sure that food shelf visitors know about other resources available to them – as do staff at the county and at Love INC. “If they call for food, we ask if they’ve been to Bountiful Basket,” said Morely. “Or we tell them about the weekly meal at St. John’s.”

“We know where the resources are,” she added.

Love INC has a network of 18 area churches that are committed to helping those in need.

They collect everything from blankets and car seats to cleaning supplies, bikes and even quarters for laundry.

But none of these groups has the answers or resources to solve every problem. And there are two issues that continue to come up over and over again – transportation and homelessness.

Rogeby is curious to see what will happen when the food shelf, now temporarily housed in downtown Chaska at the corner of Highway 41 and County Road 61, moves up to the old water treatment plant on Bavaria Road just north of Engler. In their current location, Rogeby said they are easily accessible to their target audience who largely live within walking distance. She hopes clients will find transportation to get to them once they move in early 2012.

“We don’t have [public] transportation out here,” said Morely.

As a result, one of their No. 1 requests at Love INC is for car repairs. “You have to have a car,” she said. “To get to work or to even get to job interviews.”

And in some cases, people are living in their cars for lack of a residence. Rogeby said they’ve seen an increase in the number of food shelf users with no place to call home. They try to refer those clients to the county for help but there is little the county

said. “But if we don’t do a stadium the Vikings will leave.”

But Hoppe doesn’t think it’s time critical. Dayton has pressed for the stadium to be taken up in a special session and the fi rst deadline he suggested has passed.

The matter, according to Hoppe, can be addressed in a special session in December

Poverty by the numbers

$11,344

poverty income threshold for individuals

$22,113

poverty income threshold for family of four

2,800

calls for assistance to Love INC since September

100

people served on average at St. John’s free weekly meal

200-300

guests expected for the free Thanksgiving dinner at St. John’s

3,120

county health care cases for 2011

1,397

county food support cases for 2011

575

families served per month at the Bountiful Basket Food Shelf

25-30

new families seeking food shelf assistance per month since August

24,000

pounds of food distributed by the food shelf each month

Thanksgiving Dinner Love INC of Eastern Carver County is sponsoring a Thanksgiving Dinner for anyone in the community to attend who may not have a place to go, or anyone to eat dinner with, or the means to have a special dinner for Thanksgiving. Everyone is welcome.

When: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 24 Where: St. John’s Lutheran Church, 300 E. Fourth St., Chaska Cost: Free; transportation available Info: (952) 448-2433 can do for most of the homeless population.

“We do see homelessness,” said Bork. “But there’s no shelter in the county.”

The closest shelter is in Minneapolis.

“We’re losing people,” said Bork. “They’re forced to move out of the county.”

or January or dealt with at the start of the next legislative session.

While there are significant details to be worked out, Hoppe believes a stadium plan that is not built on general taxes will be approved.

“I think the votes are there,” he said, “and ultimately this will pass.”

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City officials tightening vacation policy

BY RICHARD CRAWFORD editor@chanvillager.com

M a ny Cha n h a ssen cit y employees can expect to take more vacation days in the next few years, but ultimately may have fewer vacation days in the future.

The City Council is working through a plan to reduce the amount of accrued vacation time of city employees. The existing policy has allowed employees to accrue unused vacation and sick time and receive compensation when they retire or depart.

Chanhassen has been paying out more in compensated absence payments compared to other similar cities.

On Monday, councilors discussed reducing the amount of unused vacation time employees can accrue. Currently employees can accrue three times the amount of their annual vacation days. The council has indicated that should be reduced to double the amount of annual vacation days.

To reduce existing vacation balances, the council is planning to have employees take additional vacation days in the next two or three years.

According to a staff report, as of Oct. 1, a total of 16 employees have 38 weeks of vacation hours that would need to be used up to get to the proposed cap.

Essentially, this equates to taking one extra week of vacation per year for the next three years, according to a staff report.

Councilors also are considering reducing the maximum amount of vacation days employees can receive in a year.

Currently, employees with 21 years of service can receive 27 days of vacation per year.

“My feeling is that is generous,” said Councilor Denny Laufenburger. “I think 27 days is too much vacation.”

Lau fenbu rger proposed limiting the maximum number of days to 22.

Laufenburger said an informal survey of five businesses in the area showed that city employees receive more vacation days than the private sector. Of the five businesses, one provided vacation similar to the city while the others offered less.

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The council plans to make some policy changes to vacation policies prior to Jan. 1.

SEWER BACK-UP INSURANCE Last winter, more than 20 homes in the Chanhassen Hills neighborhood were affected when a city water main broke causing water to flood the sanitary sewer system.

The result was sewage backing up into many basements.

Because the city wasn’t found at fault for the incident, some homeowners weren’t covered by their own insurance for repair costs that, in some cases, cost more than $20,000. (Most homeowner and business insurance policies do not cover sewer backup unless specific sewer backup coverage is added to the policy, according to a staff report.)

On Monday, the council reviewed a no-fault insurance plan offered by the League of Minnesota Cities for sewer back up and water main breaks.

The plan, however, would have provided limited assistance in the Chanhassen Hills case, according to city staff.

The available policy would cap t he i nsu rance money available at $40,000 per incident.

City officials said the benefits of the insurance didn’t seem to justify the cost to the city for the insurance. However, the city is still awaiting fi nal quotes from the League of Minnesota Cities and Travelers Inc., which doesn’t provide no-fault insurance.

Assuming the city does not pursue a no-fault insurance program for sewer back-ups and water main breaks, City Administrator Todd Gerhardt said the city should work on education efforts.

“We have to inform the public that we don’t have nofault or a catastrophic fund,” Gerhardt said. “We have to be educating the public that we don’t have this before an incident occurs.”

Back by popular demand, ChanJam is Nov. 18

BY UNSIE ZUEGE uzuege@swpub.com

ChanJam ‘11, the annual battle of youth bands, already took place this spring. But it returns Friday, Nov. 18. The public is invited to attend the music event which i nvites bands from Chanhassen, and Minnetonka high schools.

Last March, The Hub, from Minnetonka High School won top prize.

After low participation last spring, organizers re-evaluated high school schedules, realizing fall is a better time for students. In addition, the city had an opportunity to book the Chanhassen High School auditorium, a better venue for music.

Winning bands will be determined by a panel of judges based on stage presence, musicianship, soloists/singers, and audience reaction. Prizes awa rded i nclude t rophies, recording studio time, a gig at the Minnesota State Fair, guitar and rock camp scholarships, and immortality on

the Champions Plaque at the Chanhassen Rec Center. All participating bands are eligible to be selected for opportunities to play at Chanhassen’s 2012 4th of July Celebration.

“This is the second show of the year,” said John Stutzman, Chanhassen recreation supervisor. “We’ve been looking to move it to the fall.”

Organizers noticed that this spring’s ChanJan only drew four bands, “down from our usual seven,” Stutzman said.

“So we decided to transition to fall. And instead of having a hiatus of 18 months, to do a second one this year. After our last event in the spring, we looked at calendars and realized we’d have more participation in the fall.

“Spring semester is just too busy for high school students,” Stutzman said. They’ve got SATs, ACTs, spring break, prom, spring sports and state tournaments.”

The event will be the fi fth ChanJam since it started four years ago.

One of the biggest advantag-

Carver County officials are now wading in to zebra mussel prevention efforts.

Prior to completing the 2 0 1 2 bu d g e t , t h e C a r ve r County Board is expected to consider earmarking $30,000 that could help fund inspection efforts next year at Lake Minnewashta Regional Park in Chanhassen.

The county’s Park Commission recently recommended moving ahead with the effort.

C ou nt y C o m m i s sio n e r Tom Workman, who represents Chanhassen, said he supports setting the money aside if needed for prevention efforts next year.

“We need to make an effort to try to protect the lake,” said Workman, who noted that the public access site is in the park.

However, in order to support volunteer prevention efforts, state regulations may need to change to give volunteer inspectors additional authority.

Lake associations have been lobbying for more ef-

What: Compete for prizes including gig at Minnesota State Fair Where: Chanhassen High School auditorium, 2200 Lyman Blvd., Chanhassen When: 6:30-10:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18 Admission: $5 per person; bring a food shelf item for a $1 off.

Judging: Based on stage presence, musicianship, soloists/singers, and audience reaction.

es to moving the band contest to the Chanhassen High School will be the acoustics. “ T he Recreation C enter isn’t the best venue for something like this,” Stutzman said. “Once the high school was built, that was the ideal setting, but we couldn’t get scheduled in time. Now that

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ChanJam is shifting from spring to fall. The next contest is Nov. 18 and is open to all high school bands from Chanhassen, Chaska and Minnetonka. we’ve changed the season, we reserved the space fast. We want to make it as good an experience as possible.”

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forts to control the spread of zebra mussels, which have b e en d i s c over e d i n L a ke Minnetonka. The invasive species can over take eco systems.

County Board Chair Randy Maluchnik said he was leaning against having the county take on more cost and responsibility for zebra mussels.

He said there are already too many layers of government involved with water quality. He said the watershed district, city, DNR and county have been involved with discussions.

On Tuesday, the County Board also discussed legislative priorities for 2012, including one specific to zebra mussels: “It is requested that the L eg i sl at u r e i ncr e a s e t he State Department of Natura l Resou rces f u ndi ng to supp or t aqu at ic i nva sive species inspection and approve additional measures to further prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species for the 2012 boating season.

It is also requested that the DNR be authorized to develop an aquatic invasive species prevention program, which could be delegated to qualifying local units of government to manage AIS. The local unit of government would need to obtain a permit from DNR for an approved AIS control plan.”

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EDITORIAL

Zebra mussels: An uphill fight A group of lake area residents have made a noble stand designed to keep zebra mussels out of area waters.

The invasive species, discovered in Lake Minnetonka last year, can overtake lake ecosystems and clog valves and attach to motors.

Preventing their spread to other lakes is no small task. Microscopic larvae may be carried in water contained in bait buckets, bilges or any water moved from an infested lake.

But the local lake groups spearheaded a voluntary inspection program at Lotus Lake this year. They received financial assistance from the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District as well as training from Department of Natural Resources.

These agencies and others have been working to stem the spread of the mussels. But one of the hurdles to controlling zebra mussels is the many government agencies that have a stake in water management.

In addition to watershed districts and the DNR, cities and counties also are in the mix.

Even this week, Carver County is grappling with whether to set aside funding to help with prevention efforts at Lake Minnewashta Park next year.

The DNR has created plenty of educational material on zebra mussels. But education alone won’t stop the spread.

Monitoring public access sites on a large-scale basis presents another set of staffing and cost challenges.

DNR enforcement officers don’t have the staff to do it alone. There are legal roadblocks to allowing volunteers to monitor lakes.

Thus far, zebra mussels haven’t been confirmed in county lakes.

But even with a more coordinated plan it appears – like the spread of Eurasian watermilfoil – it may just be a matter of time.

That, however, shouldn’t stop public agencies from providing additional support and better coordination – if not financial aid to local residents who have the goal of protecting our lakes.

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LETTERS WALMART

Reject Walmart Thank you Chanhassen Planning Commission. Your unanimous recommendation against the proposed Walmart development plan was a positive fi rst step in stopping Walmart from abusing the Chanhassen City Code and Comprehensive Plan.

As was loudly voiced by citizens at the planning meeting, a Wal-Mart in Chan would devastate our small business community. Local small businesses cannot compete with WalMart’s “lowest price guarantee policy” and would lose sales over time, eventually putting them at risk of failure.

These businesses would then not be able to make use of local accountants, attorneys, construction workers and other area services, causing further negative ripple effects to the local economy.

While we are pleased that the Planning Commission has taken this first step, we are concerned that Walmart will continue to submit updated plans, raising their offerings to finally meet minimal standards to build in our city.

This approach has happened in many other cities and towns across the country and would be a drain on our city resources, taking away precious time that the Planning Commission could use to identify and attract businesses and development that would better fit our community. We are voicing our support for the City Council and mayor of Chanhassen to immediately reject the Walmart proposal and deny the rezoning request. In addition, we would ask that no future plans be allowed to be submitted by Walmart.

“If some community, for whatever reason, doesn’t want us in there, we aren’t interested in going in and creating a fuss.” - Sam Walton

David and Elizabeth Kressler Chanhassen

Don’t put city at risk Chanhassen is a charming and safe place – why would we put that at risk?

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend the meeting on Nov. 1, however I am so proud of not only the Planning Commission for their very thoughtful decision to reject Walmart’s proposal but also for the overwhelming support of my neighbors and friends of Chanhassen.

As a resident of Chanhassen since 2000, my family and I have enjoyed living here in our safe and very charming community. I’m so honored to live in a city that has been recognized more than once as being named “One of the Top 100 Places to Live.” I believe that Walmart would change the “safe” to unsafe based upon what has been learned about the Walmarts in both Eden Prairie and Shakopee (police were called to their stores on average 400 times total in the past 12 months)

and the “charming” to just a town with a large Walmart and the small businesses that add to that charm would no longer exist because they had to close their doors. (According to a 2009 study at Loyola University, businesses in close proximity to a new Walmart had a 40 percent chance of closing.)

I know that there are people who believe that having Walmart here in Chanhassen would increase jobs and our tax base, but unfortunately that’s not true. Based on a 2007 study by the University of California Irvine, for every new retail job created by Walmart, 1.4 jobs are lost when current businesses lay off workers or close.

Since the average Walmart employs 360 workers, our area could see a net loss of nearly 150 jobs.

As far as the tax revenue Walmart would supposedly generate, based on what Walmart paid in 2011 to Eden Prairie and the 2011 taxes that the current owner of the land at Powers Boulevard and Park Road paid to Chanhassen, the net increase is only S10k. This doesn’t seem to be enough of an increase considering how much it would cost Chanhassen to support such a large business.

We as residents as well as the small business owners of Chanhassen have placed our trust in both the Planning Commission and the City Council to keep Chanhassen a safe and charming place to live and thrive. Thank you for maintaining our trust and rejecting their proposal.

I also trust that our City Council will follow suit and agree with the Planning Commission’s recommendation on Nov. 28. I will be at this meeting and hope to see the many wonderful Chanhassen residents there to show their support for rejecting the Walmart proposal. Also, if you are interested, come out to a rally on Nov. 21st at the Chanhassen library to show your support.

Kate McGuire Chanhassen

Exercise good judgment Lowest prices. At what cost to Chan?

This past week I had the opportunity to hear Mayor Tom Furlong address the CHS students being inducted into the National Honor Society. Mayor Furlong spoke at length about the characteristics and behaviors of strong leaders and stated to the students that “Now is the time to ask yourself, am I prepared and willing to lead the way?

Do I exhibit the strengths and traits of a strong leader?”

Mayor Furlong stated that strong leaders “maintain consistency in their approach, considerations and decision making, in a manner that increases the understanding and acceptance by others.”

Chanhassen has created a Comprehensive Development Plan, approved in 2008, by many of the current City

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Council members, meant to guide the city through the year 2030. The proposed development of a Walmart Superstore on the corner of Powers Boulevard and Park Road is not in sync with the 2030 comprehensive plan. The questions being asked over and over in our community are “Why here?” and “Why in that location?” and “How do we stop it?”

Help us understand, we need these questions answered in order to “increase the understanding and acceptance” that Mayor Furlong referred to. The community of Chanhassen is speaking loud and clear. We are concerned about the impact this development and re-zoning will have on our community, including: Increased traffic in an already dangerous intersection and on surrounding streets; Who will pay the cost of improvements to area roads in order to keep them safe?; The economic impact to our downtown district and the resulting loss of jobs; The impact on the Riley Creek Watershed District that feeds Lake Susan and other areas; The increase in the 24/7 semi-truck traffic needed to support a store of this size; The minimal actual contribution to Chanhassen’s tax base.

According to Mayor Furlong, “Strong leaders exercise good judgment, having the ability to accurately and effectively assess the situation and consider possible risks and benefits of alternatives is essential to making good decisions.” We ask that the City Council do exactly this. Exercise good judgment in your upcoming decisions and realize that the citizens of Chanhassen believe that the risks associated with this project far, far outweigh the potential benefits. Mayor Furlong also told our students “Strong leaders accept responsibility, good or bad, for the outcomes of their decisions.” This statement holds true not just for our future leaders, but also for our current leaders. The citizens of Chanhassen are looking to our mayor and City Council to be strong advocates for the people they serve, listen to what is being said, act in our best interest, and be held accountable for the outcomes of their decisions.

Judy Anderson Chanhassen

DISTRICT 112

It’s about time district voters I moved to Chanhassen 21 years ago. My taxes were $1,550 a year. In 2011, I paid $1,666 to the school district alone, $125 more than last year and my property value dropped 4 percent.

It is about time the voters challenged the school board vs. approving another inflated referendum.

District 112 will come out fighting; in two years there will be another vote.

I know from experience. The educators of District 112, while on our payroll,

WALMART EXCHANGE Editor’s note: The following letter exchange -- between chanhassenfirst. org organizers and Nancy McAlpin -- was shared with the Villager.

Welcome Walmart Hopefully and probably this will be one of many e-mails to this bullying group of anti Walmart Chanhassen residents.

As an 11-year resident of Chanhassen, also growing up in the Excelsior area, we are completely in favor of Walmart joining our beautiful community. We have absolutely no fear of any of the scare tactics you people are attempting to use. Your biggest problem is your snobbery. Get over it folks, we need and want Walmart in Chanhassen. More than ever now that we are aware of the people in our community too good for those who need a job and, oh wow, how about contributing to our taxes?

I grew up three miles from Chanhassen, I rode my horse through town when it consisted of a cafe (Pine Grill) two bars, Jerry’s and Pauly’s, a gas station, church and the people and farmers who developed this community were real, honest, caring Chanhassen residents, willing to help their neighbors, not snub a good idea for the town.

Oh, yes, that big city dinner theater was a real threat to the peaceful Chanhassen environment too.

See how that worked out?

Go Walmart!

Nancy and Dave McAlpin Chanhassen

We’re not into bullying I appreciate your opinion and respect what you have to say. I will tell you that our group strives to

will convince our children that without technology money their lot in life will digress. They will teach our children the lines to use on us, the voters.

District 112 was the fastest growing district in Minnesota for years.

TIF incentives were used to attract businesses. Basic supply and demand would have been sufficient. Basically, TIF lowers taxes for businesses by eliminating the school district portion, which becomes additional tax burden for the property owners. It is time for businesses that benefited from TIF in District 112 to contribute for technology. Publish the list and they will earn our grateful business.

District 112 spent $100 million on

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only speak from facts and not from emotion and would never utilize any bullying techniques. We are people from all walks of life who have given up countless hours of personal time and money to investigate and research things and none of us have free time — but we’re doing it.

I am so ,proud of the work we have done so far. When we fi rst assembled I invited people I didn’t know to my house. I sent out the invitation, put it on the website and facebook. I only knew a couple of the people that came that fi rst night and I was scared of who might show up. But at every meeting at my home every week we got more volunteers.

We are passionate — we are different. I look at our group similarly to what you’d fi nd in people you go to church with. We all go there for the same purpose we just manage it in different ways.

I don’t expect to change your opinion, but I would like you to understand that not everyone that spoke at the City Council Meeting or posts on message boards is involved in our group is not interested in bringing Walmart to our town. Some actually are, just in a different location or with a different-sized footprint. Our common goal (however we get there) is to continue to fi ght the rezoning of Park and Powers for a 120,000-square-foot supercenter no matter what company’s name is on the sign outside.

I appreciate the fact that you copied the editor of the Villager. I believe he has taken a look at our website and actually referenced it in his column about keeping arguments on the facts rather than emotion. We work hard everyday to review and re-review everything we say and make sure we can back it up and keep it on track.

Thanks again for your feedback.

Wendy OConnor Chanhassen First

a state-of-the-art Chanhassen High School, twice as much as necessary. We are not recruiting students. It sure cost us a lot of money to create a new Chaska /Chanhassen rivalry.

The business world prefers and promotes team building. The good business decision would have been a new name - Chanska High School – continue to add on as needed and save $100 million dollars. Unemployment is high, property values are still dropping but in District 112, being frugal during hard times is not part of their spending plan, they will always want more.

Rick Balmer Chanhassen

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Time to dispel a few tax myths Julianne

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Numerous factors contributed to the 1.9 percent uptick, such as falling property values, increasing tax delinquencies due to foreclosures, new operating costs for new buildings or infrastructure investments, just to name a few.

For the most part, local leaders in 2010 chose to reduce spending rather than increase taxes in response to reductions in state aid. There is no reason to believe they are any less concerned this year about exercising fiscal discipline. We simply have more government than we can afford – at all levels of government!

Myth No. 2: Reforming the failing Market Value Credit program will force an increase in local property taxes.

Eliminating the Homestead Market Value Credit program was supported by the local government associations that Minnesota cities and counties pay to represent them at the capitol (League of Minnesota Cities, Association of Minnesota Counties, Minnesota Inter-County Association and Association of Metro Municipalities). This proposal was the subject of many hearings at the Capitol, and was included as part of the final 2011 budget solution because the credit program wasn’t working.

The HMVC program was created in 2001 and became the victim of roller coaster deficits. In its 10 years in existence, the program was fully funded just one time.

In nine of 10 years, the state required counties to include a property tax credit on residential property tax

statements, but failed to fully reimburse the cities and counties for the cost of the credit. The state’s failure to pay for the credit caused budget uncertainty for local governments, and left city and county officials holding the bag for the state’s empty promises to taxpayers.

The 2011 change repeals the credit and replaces it with a new exclusion of value, replicating the benefit of the current market value credit to homeowners as closely as possible. The maximum amount of the old credit was $304 on a home valued at $76,000; the credit zeroed out on a sliding scale as a home’s value increased up to $413,800.

In 2012, instead, a portion of a home’s market value will be excluded from its valuation when calculating property tax (for homes under $413,800). To buffer against any remaining impact to homeowners, the 2011 budget solution included a $30 million expansion of the state’s Property Tax Refund program, which provides direct relief to homeowners whose property taxes are high relative to their incomes.

The impact of reform will vary by jurisdictions, due to varying tax bases across the state, and may cause shifting among properties, but it is incumbent upon local leaders to decide how much spending is needed, and what burdens should be imposed on local taxpayers.

It was said best by the League of Minnesota Cities: “While conversion to the new system may cause temporary confusion and shift the property tax burden to some extent, local governments will be better able to make budget and property tax decisions going forward and will be clearly accountable to their taxpayers for those decisions.

Ultimately, that’s better for our cities and for local property taxpayers.”

Myth No. 3: Cutting the state’s tax aids and credits to local governments will force them to increase property taxes.

The real question we grappled with all session was this: Just how much can

the state afford to provide in subsidy payments to some cities and counties? These subsidies represent almost 10 percent of our state’s general fund spending ($3.5 billion).

And what a tangled web!

The state collects sales taxes and income taxes from residents and businesses in every community and across the entire state, only to turn around and make subsidy payments to local governments to offset property taxes for property owners in selected cities, and not to others. Over half of all cities do not qualify for LGA, yet the state will spend $1.18 billion on LGA and County Program Aid in fiscal year 2012-13 – and even more problematic is the fact that these property tax aids get sent to the cities and counties, and not to taxpayers.

This is an important principle of the GOP-led property tax reform: property tax relief should be made directly to property taxpayers and not to cities and counties.

This will strengthen the relationship between local voters and local leaders, by improving transparency.

Taxpayers and residents should know who is making the taxing decision, exactly why they are paying the tax, and exactly how their money is being spent. Only then can residents and voters evaluate whether their representatives are meeting the expectations.

And legislators and other elected officials should always remember that these funds are not ours, they belong to the residents. In this shrinking economy, our families and businesses are struggling to make ends meet, and striving to turn the economy around through growth and private investment.

For its part, government should collect in revenues only what is truly needed to pay for actual and demonstrable needs, and allow Minnesotans to keep as much of their hardearned income as possible.

Julianne Ortman (R) represents District 34, which encompasses Carver County, in the Minnesota Senate. She is chair of the Senate Taxes Committee

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Legislators in St. Paul don’t propose, vote on, or pass local property tax levies.

Residential property taxes go up or down based primarily on local spending decisions and the valuations of the properties in each community.

Cities and counties will pass their 2012 annual budgets by December of this year, acting independently to determine the spending levels appropriate for their respective communities. They serve directly the residents who elected them to their posts.

Yet we keep hearing the warning from the DFL – a warning repeatedly reported by media: property taxes are going up across the state because the GOP House and Senate refused to pass Gov. Dayton’s income tax increases.

It’s worth examining and dispelling the colossal myths behind the politicallymotivated message.

Myth No. 1: The state cut Local Government Aid to cities and County Program Aids to counties.

The truth is that Local Government Aid and County Program Aid payments were maintained at 2010 levels through 2013 – no increase, no decrease.

In 2009, Governor Pawlenty made unallotments that reduced Local Government Aid (“LGA”), from $973 million to $690 million for 2010. At that time, the DFL-controlled Legislature adopted Pawlenty’s reductions for 2010 and 2011, but only made them temporary.

Given the state’s economic forecast at that time (with a $6.2 billion deficit), it was never reasonable for any city or county manager to budget for a 2012 increase in LGA. And, in fact, Gov. Dayton and the Legislature approved 2012-2013 LGA payments at the same levels as approved for 2010 and 2011.

Back in 2010, as now, analysts at the Capitol, acting as political prophets, assumed local officials would increase levies and raise property taxes.

In reality, property tax levies across the state went up just 1.9 percent from 2010 to 2011– the lowest increase since 2002.

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The smart mom’s toy box won’t break budget For many of us, the temptation to spoil our kids is never stronger than around the holidays. We want to see the surprise on their faces Christmas morning when they unwrap their gifts and giggle with glee at the sight of new toys.

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W here once researchers believed that IQ was stagnant, we now know that the brain is capable of change and that learning skills can be taught and improved. Brain training – like in these games that parents can play with their kids – does for the mind what exercise does

for the body.

Here are a few simple games and materials you can use at home to help build your child’s brain skills. Best of all, they’re all under $10!

1. F rench Toast a nd F r iend s M atch i ng Ga me ($9.99 on Walmart.com) No reading is required for this game of pairs. Includes bonus stickers.

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easy songs from the Disney Channel movie, a fingering chart, instructions and coloring pages.

Ages: 7+ Cognitive skills: auditory processing, memory, attention 4. Brick by Brick Stacking Puzzle ($9.59 at ToysRUs) Players try to build the 60 configurations to match the challenge cards. Now with a storage bag!

Ages: 6+ Cognitive skills: Counting, visual processing, creativity, planning Look for games that are appropriate for your child’s age, as well as any cognitive weaknesses of which you’re aware.

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Terri O. Johnson is director at LearningRx in Chanhassen.

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Ones were wild on Friday when the Miracles of Mitch Foundation opened its new office in downtown Chanhassen.

The new location is at 545 West 78th Street in Chanhassen (just west of the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres.)

The organization, which helps children and families affected by cancer, was named after Mitch Chepokas, a Chanhassen boy who died of cancer.

Mitch loved the number 11, so the new space was dedicated at 11/11/11, 11:11:11 a.m.

At the ribbon-cutting event, the foundation launched the Pinky 10 0 0. This initiative aims to get 1,000 individuals, families and businesses to pledge an annual gift of $1,000 to MOMF before April 11, 2013 — the 10th anniversary of Mitch’s death.

LIVESREMEMBERED Joseph Richard Hammers Joseph Hammers, 55, of Carver, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 at the Marie Steiner Kelting Hospice Home, Chaska.

Mass of Christian Burial was Monday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m. at Guardian Angels Catholic Church, Chaska.

Joe was born May 6,1956 in Shakopee, to Edward Sr. and Elizabeth (Raser) Hammers, one of seven children.

He was baptized and confirmed at Guardian Angels Catholic Church, and graduated from Chaska High School in 1974. On Aug. 28, 1998, Joe married Amy Steinhagen at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Waconia. Joe was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Carver, and the Knights of Columbus. He worked as an electrician for over 35 years in the Chaska area. He enjoyed softball, horseshoes, bowling, broomball, gardening, flowers and birdwatching. Most of all, he loved spending time with his family and friends.

Joe was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth “Betty”. Survivors include his loving wife, Amy; sons, Matthew of Chaska, Ben and Grant of Carver; daughters, Amber of Chaska, Lizzie of Carver; granddaughter, Payton; father, Edward Sr. of Chaska; brothers, Edward Jr. (Teresa) of Chaska, Henry (Kim) of Chaska, Roger (Michelle) of Victoria, Jeffrey (Sarah) of Cologne; sisters, Deborah (Tom) Halaychik of Eau Claire, Kristine “Tina” Schrempp of Chaska; parents-in-law, Dan and Aldean Steinhagen of Waconia; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Dan (Amy) Steinhagen of Edina, Gary (Lori) Steinhagen of Belle Plaine, Betsy (Aaron) Warrick of Atlanta, GA, Charlie (Julie) Steinhagen of Waconia, Peggy Steinhagen of Phoenix, AZ, Andy (Sue) Steinhagen of Norwood-Young America, Tony Steinhagen of Maple Grove.

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Residents rallying against Walmart Residents are invited to a community rally at 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 21, at the Chanhassen Library in opposition to the potential rezoning of property at Highway 5 and Powers Boulevard.

Rezoning would be necessary to accommodate a proposed Wal-Mart SuperCenter.

Speakers will address the possible impact on the community and how other communities have responded to similar proposals. The Chanhassen Plan-

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From left, Chanhassen Mayor Tom Furlong, Miracles of Mitch co-founders Steve Chepokas (with scissors) and Becky Chepokas, Melissa Chepokas (Mitch’s sister), A.J. Knapp, Miracles of Mitch Foundation (MOMF) Program Manager Rebecca Dirks and MOMF MiracleKids Triathlon Race Dirctor Tony Schiller were on hand for the unveiling of the new Miracles of Mitch office in downtown Chanhassen. ning Commission unanimously rejected Walmart’s plan Nov. 1.

The City Council will vote on the proposal Nov. 28.

The rally is sponsored by Chanhassen First, a nonpartisan grassroots community organization that opposes the rezoning.

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victoria TOWN SQUARE On LMCC, everyone has a starring role

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A CAREER CHANGE For Michael Sanderson of Victoria, LMCC’s free workshops helped him explore a growing interest in film and TV production. Sanderson is a native Minnesotan who grew up South Dakota, where he attended college and studied art.

He taught art, and then moved to California where he worked in graphic design for an electric sign company. Many of the clients he worked with were Las Vegas casinos.

About 14 years ago he ret u r ned to Mi n nesot a wit h his family. It’s a better place to raise children, he and his wife agreed. He worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for a tradeshow exhibit company.

“When the economy started to go down, I thought, ‘I need to do something different.’

“My daughter said, ‘Dad, go back to school.’

“I wanted to build on what I do and I’ve always had a passion for fi lm,” Sanderson said.

His daughter had been in a fi lm as a high school student, and through her, saw how technology has made fi lm and video accessible for everyone.

“She took my cameras, did her own music videos,” Sanderson said. “I realized that’s what I want to do. Then I saw that LMCC had free production classes. It was a great introduction. I loved it so much, that I went to school for film and video production at the Minnesota School of Business and I’m getting an associate degree in March.”

Sanderson first produced an arts show called “Palette Talk,” interviewing local upand-coming artists, musicians and writers. Then he made a 10-minute film as part of a

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Lake Minnetonka Communications Commission (LMCC) is composed of 17 Lake Minnetonka member communities. Residents can take free workshop classes in TV studio and field production and editing, and produce shows and programs.

Beginning at 9:30 a.m., Thanksgiving Day and Friday, LMCC will host a marathon of this year’s entrants and winners on Mediacom’s Channel 12, culminating in the 2011 Awards Program. See the programming schedule at www.lmcc-tv.org.

church project, which became, “30 Days to Eternity.”

“LMCC afforded me an opportunity to try something that I’ve been able to turn into another career,” Sanderson said. “It’s a great opportu-

nity for anyone, even as a high school student, you can take classes and have a program.

It’s a venue to speak out and be heard, without having to pay thousands of dollars. I am sold on public television.”

Capturing memories, making connections, and leading change Some new friends and I experienced four very satisfying Saturdays mornings recently.

We still don’t know each other’s last names, but we shared great memories of our earlier lives, prompted by our journaling instructor, Unsie Zuege.

The librarians of the Waconia Library hosted our meeting place and made our not-longenough sessions very comfortable. It was simply a delightful time. Two hours each Saturday morning f lew by faster than any of us could believe!

Bonnie lives in Eden Prairie and traveled the farthest, Mary lives in Waconia, and I drove from Victoria. We met at the Waconia Library to learn how to begin journaling our family histories. We turned out to be a cohesive group – the three of us being of a certain age. We discovered that our much younger teacher was indeed a leader and she took us down the path of several productive writing exercises. It sparked all kinds of discussion of memories lost over the years. We learned that breaking into something as scary as a huge family history only begins with the fi rst paragraph.

We also learned that we don’t need to concern ourselves with an entire multi-volume history — just stories written down — and written in one’s own hand can be more special than page after page of typed information. One thought seems to follow another. It is more important to capture the stories

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MCNULTY than merely specific dates of births and deaths. We learned how to interview our older family members and urge them to share as much as possible. It was not only informative, but we truly enjoyed sharing with each other.

CREATING CHANGE At the same time I was participating in these sessions, I was also reading a book written by Margaret J. Wheatley.

Dr. Wheatley was the keynote speaker at the Minnesota Community Education Conference at the end of October. The title of the book is, “Turning To One Another,” and I found the philosophy expressed in it to be exhilarating.

Dr. Wheatley’s message is a worldly view—take the time to talk with each other, ask ourselves questions about what role we want to play in creating change in the world that we would like to see. How do we learn to host conversations that lead to change at the level

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O u r S at u r d ay mor n i n g group wasn’t tackling world problems, but I see how four very busy people made the time to sit and learn about each other and encourage each other in doing something that could be fearsome if we allowed it to be. It was just one baby step in communicating with each other— taking the time to listen, respond, and return again to keep it moving forward.

If any of you are interested in joining Bonnie, Mary and me for journaling on Saturday mornings from 10-noon, maybe one or two Saturdays a month at the Chanhassen Library, give me a toot! If we are lucky, maybe we could get Unsie to drop in on occasion to spur us on our journaling efforts.

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There are drawings, door prizes, and community activities, including a CAP fund raiser called “Fill a Keg for CAP” located at Floyd’s Bar. Donate your non-perishable food in the kegs in front of Floyd’s. Floyd’s will donate $50 to CAP for every food-filled keg.

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3:45 p.m. Santa arrives by fi re truck at Fresh Seasons Market.

4- 5:30 p.m. School of the Wise— Children visit Santa and enjoy hot chocolate by the fi re.

5:45 p.m. Santa heads to Tree Lighting Ceremony, accompanied by carolers.

6 p.m. Greeting by Mayor, Mary Thun, tree lighting and prize drawings. Winners must be present to win.

Throughout event, Roulette’s offers a Family Pizza Special.

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Also, the Victoria Senior Commission is currently looking for two new members to join. We meet once a month on the second Tuesday morning each month at 8 a.m. If you have an interest and live or work in Victoria, we’d love to talk with you!

Last, but not least, the Community Education Advisory Council is also looking for people to represent their specific areas of knowledge and expertise on the council for the next year. They meet on the second Monday evening from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. in the Board Room at the school district offices on Peavey Road in Chaska.

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This year, for the very fi rst time, the Lake Minnetonka Communications Commission (LMCC) recognized its many com mu nit y producers a nd volunteers with an awards program highlighting the best of locally produced public access TV shows.

Two of those honored are Victoria residents.

M ich ael Sa nderson won the top prize in the inspirational/spiritual category for a 10 -minute film, “30 Days to Eternity.” Jeanny BaloghSmith won an honorable mention for her LMCC Summer Concerts promo.

“LMCC has recognized its volunteers throughout its 27 years,” said Chris Vogt, LMCC pr o duc t ion m a n a ger. “ We have incredible volunteers who help us in the studio and in the field throughout the year, and we always thank them. But this year we made it a little different. We made it i nto a t r ue c omp etition by bringing in three judges, creating six categories and awa rdi ng t he top two pro grams in each category.

“It had gotten to a point where ou r producers said, ‘You know, competition can be fun.’” Vogt said. “The turnout was phenomenal. We had 32 entries for the awards competition. The evening was a lot of fun and we will defi nitely do this again.”

LMCC offers workshops on TV production in the studio and in the field, and editing, too. The four-week sessions are free to residents in the 17city membership area around Lake Minnetonka. Vogt estimates that between 30 -50 people take the workshops every year. LMCC has about 20 active producers who create programming for Channel 12 throughout the year. Subject matter ranges from Pilates classes to cooking demos, music lessons, to arts coverage and local history programs.

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SouthWest’s Chanhassen Transit Station set to open Dec. 12 On Monday, December 12, SouthWest Transit will open the doors to Chanhassen Transit Station, its newest, long-awaited passenger facility.

The new 420 space, four-level parking structure replaces the former 120 space Market Park & Ride surface lot and provides covered parking as well as an enclosed, climate- controlled waiting area.

Express service will be provided to and from downtown Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota in the peak morning and afternoon hours, with limited mid-day service.

The site is located just south of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres and will blend with commercial development and housing; uses which will support each other, increase the viability of the property and increase transit ridership, according to a SouthWest Transit news release.

SouthWest Transit serves Eden Prairie, Chanhassen and Chaska and will provide more than 1 million rides for its customers this year.

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Chanhassen Transit Station, which includes 420 parking spaces, will open in downtown Chanhassen in December.

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 Nov. 7 through Nov. 13.

Nov. 7 At 9:28 a.m., responded to a Chanhassen address, on a referral from Social Services about abuse/neglect.

At 9:44 a.m., responded to a Chanhassen address, on a referral from Social Services about abuse/neglect.

At 11:20 a.m., responded to a Dahlgren Township address, on a referral from Social Services about abuse/ neglect.

At 12:26 p.m., responded to the

10000 block of Great Plains Boulevard, Chanhassen, for check fraud report.

At 12:58 p.m., responded to the 6900 block of Hazeltine Boulevard, Chanhassen, for report of damage to window. Estimated damage is $750.

At 1:35 p.m., responded to the 6900 block of Hazeltine Boulevard, Chanhassen, for report of theft and damage to a vehicle. Estimated damage and loss is more than $1,500.

At 3:40 p.m., responded to the 1400 block of Knob Hill Lane, Chanhassen, for report of property damage and vandalism.

Nov. 8 At 8:32 a.m., responded to 4th Street East and Oak Street North,

Chaska, where a juvenile male was arrested.

At 8:39 a.m., responded to the 2200 block of Lyman Boulevard, Chanhassen, where a juvenile Chanhassen male was cited for use of tobacco.

At 8:56 a.m., responded to a Chanhassen address, on a referral from Social Services, about abuse/neglect.

Nov. 9 At 1:11 a.m., made traffic stop at Highway 101 and Pleasant View Road, Chanhassen, where an adult Minnetonka female was arrested for DWI. At 10:27 a.m., responded to the 1200 block of Highway 7, Victoria, for report of damage to electrical cables, estimated damage is $1,500.

At 10:52 a.m., responded to a Chanhassen address on a referral from Social Services about abuse/neglect.

At 11:04 a.m., responded to a Chanhassen address on a referral from Social Services about abuse/neglect.

At 11:58 a.m., responded to a Chanhassen address on a referral from Social Services about abuse/neglect.

Nov. 10 At 11:25 a.m., responded to the 7900 block of Park Place, Chanhassen, for report of machinery parts theft. Loss is more than $600.

At 2:42 p.m., responded to the 2300 block of Coulter Boulevard, Chanhassen, for report of a vehicle damaged in a smash and grab theft.

Nov. 11 At 9:13 a.m., responded to the 900 block of 78th Street West, Chanhassen, for report of a theft.

Nov. 12 At 12:33 a.m., responded to the 200 block of Broadway North, Carver, for report of an assault.

At 12:56 a.m., made a traffic stop at Highway 101 and 78th Street West, Chanhassen, where an adult Minnetonka female was arrested ford DWI and speeding.

At 10:48 a.m., responded to the 8400 block of Bittern Court, Chanhassen, for report of property damage.

At 11:17 a.m., responded to the 7900 block of Dakota Avenue, Chan-

hassen, for report of a theft.

At 1:36 p.m., responded to the 600 block of Ramsey Circle, Carver, for report of damaged patio window estimated at $1,000.

At 2:29 p.m., responded to the 400 block of 79th Street West, Chanhassen, for report of a theft.

At 4:18 p.m., responded to the 200 block of Main Street West, Carver, for report of a child custody dispute.

At 11:52 p.m., responded to the 300 block of Broadway North, Carver, for report of an assault.

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SECTION 6AA SWIMMING

Grobe, Dahlgren qualify for four events

BY ERIC KRAUSHAR scores@swpub.com

Kaia Grobe set a meet record during the Section 6AA preliminary round by posting a time of 23.82 in the 50-yard freestyle Nov. 10. The Chanhassen freshman was even better in the fi nals two days later on Saturday at the Art Downey Center in Edina, swimming a time of 23.63 to break her own record and advance to the Class AA State Meet with a first-place fi nish.

Grobe, along with freshman teammate Kylie Dahlgren, advanced to this week’s state meet in two individual events as well as the 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay.

The Class AA preliminaries begin at 6 p.m. Friday at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. The fi nals are at the same time on Saturday.

“We had a great meet in Edina. That was an extremely fast meet and our Storm swimmers really held their own,” Chanhassen Head Coach Kristen Nicholson said. “I was very impressed with the entire Storm team. The amounts of time they all dropped were incredible. They all put in the work this year and it defi nitely paid off for them. It’s a pretty simple concept...do the right things and the right things will happen to you!”

Grobe’s time of 23.62 ties her with Rochester John Marshall’s Allison Schumacher as the top seed in the 50 freestyle event at state. The Chanhassen freshman was also second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.78. Minnetonka’s Isabel Wyer, also a four-event qualifier, won the event with a 51.47 swim. The two section foes are the top two seeds at state.

“Kaia was consistent with where she needs to be right now. She is tapered for the State Meet, so this meet was just a stepping stone to the next challenge. She handled herself beautifully by swimming great times and putting it all out there. That’s tough to do when you’re in the middle of taper and feeling a bit sluggish. I’m so proud of the way she puts out 100 percent effort even when she’s not feeling the greatest,” the coach said.

Dahlgren, who competed at state last year on a relay, earned two individual spots for the weekend in the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard backstroke events.

The Chanhassen freshman, seeded fourth heading into

Storm junior Mariah Holmes places 15th in the 200 individual medley in a time of 2:22.52.

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Chanhassen swimmers Samantha Prasher, Kylie Dahlgren, Kaia Grobe and Bridgette Grobe are all smiles as Edina Head Coach Jeff Mace hands them second-place medals after the Section 6AA 200-yard medley relay race. the finals, remained in the same position after the fi nals.

Dahlgren qualified for state by posting times under the state standards.

Dahlgren had a career-best swim of 2 : 09.81 in the individual medley, while she was under a minute for the first time at 59.79.

“My reactions on Kylie are of pure joy. She swam out of her mind this past weekend.

She knew she had to drop additional time on Saturday in order to place high amongst a very competitive field. The fact that she swam way under the state cuts and took fourth

in both events is phenomenal,” Nicholson said. “Kylie is a talented swimmer that is just getting started.”

The individual state qualifiers weren’t the only ones to impress during the section finals. The 200-yard medley relay had an outstanding swim, moving up two positions from their seed time with a secondplace fi nish of 1:48.87. Section champion Edina won the event in a time of 1:46.90.

Chanhassen’s relay rep resentatives were Dahlgren, Grobe, Bridgette Grobe and Samantha Prasher.

“Starting off the meet with

the second place medley relay was amazing. Each swimmer swam splits that were their fastest ever. It’s fun to see them come together and do something they haven’t done before.

They’re all great friends and truly love swimming together,” the Storm coach said.

Kaia Grobe, Dahlgren, Mariah Holmes and Shelby Holmes also placed fourth in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:37.86.

“Our 400 free relay was a fast one, too. Kylie, Kaia, Shelby and Mariah posted very fast times and should do very well at state in this relay. All of these girls

are talented swimmers and have experience in holding their tapers,” Nicholson said.

W h i le C h a n h a s s en wa s happy to send six swims to state, other individuals and a third relay had close calls. The closest being Bridgette Grobe, who was under the state cut in the 100-yard breaststroke after Thursday’s preliminary round, but couldn’t repeat the performance on Day Two. “The one disappointment that there are no words for is when Bridgette swam well under the cut on Thursday and missed it on Saturday. That’s the delicate balance we face in this sport when it comes down to the end. If one piece of the race is off, it can cost you precious seconds,” said Nicholson on Grobe’s sixth-place time of 1:09.64. “You can bet Bridgette will come to the state meet and post the fastest split of her life.

She has a new motivation. I can only imagine what she’s going to do next year. She has an alligator attitude that will fight to the very end.”

Other top - eight f inishes for Chanhassen were Prasher in the 100 butterfly (seventh, 1:01.75) and the 200-yard freestyle relay of Prasher, Megan Davidson, Mariah Holmes and Shelby Holmes. The Storm relay placed fourth in a time of 1:41.78 – 39 one-hundredths of a second off a state qualifying mark.

Shelby Hol mes was a lso close to qualifying in both the 200 freestyle (11th, 1:57.74) and 500 freestyle (10th, 5:20) races.

“Shelby swa m a n a ma zing race in the 200 free. She dropped a tremendous amount

of time and was so close to that cut. I have a strong feeling that we will have a big group of girls that we will be tapering for the state meet next year instead of sections,” Nicholson said.

“They know they have to put in the work in the off season to prepare for next year. Our 200 free relay was the same situation. So close and great splits, just a tad bit off of the cut. I was happy with their times, but they won’t be happy until they nail that cut next year.”

The Storm placed fourth in the team standings with 245 1/2 points. Edina won the meet with 523 points followed

by Minnetonka (457) and Eden Prairie (400).

Hopkins (184), Shakopee (110), Minneapolis Southwest (97) and Minneapolis South (85 1/2) rounded out the field.

Other Chanhassen swimmers to score points were Mariah Holmes in the 200 individual medley (15th, 2:22.52) and the 100 backstroke (11th, 1:03.65); Prasher in the 50 freestyle (ninth, 25.13); Davidson in the 50 freestyle (11th, 26.01); Nikki Michaud in the 50 freestyle (14th, 26.04) and the 100 breaststroke (12th, 1:12.83); Nicole Bogenreif in the 100 freestyle (14th, 56.72) and the 100 backstroke (16th, 1:07.54); and Jackie Shroyer in the 500 freestyle (15th, 5:38.63).

Bridget te Grobe led t he Chanhassen diving crew with an 11th place score of 290.60.

Other Storm divers were Sophie Cone (13th, 275.0), Elizabeth Roane (18th, 192.50) and April Nault (20th, 179.30). Cone and Nault are seniors for Chanhassen.

FALL SIGNING PERIOD

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History continues to be made

Four area volleyball players named all-state

BY ERIC KRAUSHAR scores@swpub.com

Four Chanhassen seniors – Julianne Blomberg, Brandon Arnold, Kevin Jensen and Trevor Patterson – signed National Letters of Intent Nov. 9 in a ceremony at the high school.

The Storm baseball program figured in half of the signings with Arnold inking his name with St. Cloud State University and Patterson at Minnesota State University-Mankato.

N ew C h a n h a s s e n H e a d Baseball Coach Cullen Bahn, a Mankato alumni, passed on his congratulations to both players and said he’s excited to coach them this spring.

Arnold batted .367 with three home runs and nine stolen bases as a junior shortstop a year ago.

He will be a three-year starter for the Storm and already has collected a pair of all-conference honors.

“We have a great senior class this year and that senior leadership begins with Brandon,” Bahn said.

Arnold, who describes himself as “dedicated, knowledgeable and competitive,” hit a pair of home runs in a Section 2AAA win over Shakopee in 2011.

Patterson, also a three-year starter on the mound and in the outfield, was 9-1 as a pitcher with an earned run average of 3.35 with 56 strikeouts and two complete-game shutouts.

He also batted .321 with three home runs as a junior.

“I’ve had Trevor now in class for four years. I hope he doesn’t

Chanhassen senior Julianne Blomberg was one of 12 athletes to earn Class AAA All-State honors Nov. 9 at the State Banquet in St. Paul.

Blomberg, who is headed to the University of Iowa next season, had 317 kills, 54 aces and 202 digs on the season.

Leigh Pudwill of Centennial was named the 2011 Ms. Baden Minnesota Volleyball Player of the Year.

Other area players were Shakopee’s Claire Sames, Waconia’s Anna Pioske and Eden Prai-

rie’s Sarah Wilhite.

Also honored on the Class A Team were Southwest Christian’s Mackenzie Horkey and Katie Lubben as well as Mayer Lutheran’s Nicole Schmidt as honorable mention.

Horkey, a sophomore, had a team-high 402 kills, 42 aces and 349 digs.

Lubben, a junior setter, had 898 assists and 71 aces with 200 digs.

Schmidt, a Chaska native, led the Crusaders with 324 kills along with 34 service aces.

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Chanhassen seniors Brandon Arnold, Julianne Blomberg, Kevin Jensen and Trevor Patterson sign National Letters of Intent Nov. 9 at the high school. take this the wrong way, but he’s almost like a son. If I’m some day blessed with one, I would love for a kid like him,” Bahn said.

“He’s just a very hard worker in the room weight room and on the field,” the coach added.

Baseball wasn’t the only sport represented on Wednesday. Kevin Jensen signed to play men’s basketball at Division II University of Mary, while vol leybal l player Ju lianne Blomberg officially became an Iowa Hawkeye.

Jensen, who Storm coach Nate Pelowski described as a “hard worker,” will leave the Chanhassen boys program as the all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocks.

“He’s the fi rst member from our basketbal l prog ram to sign with a college team. He’s earned this through hard work.

He wants to be the hardest worker on the court,” Pelowski said.

It’s only fitting that Jensen’s

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University of Mary is located in Bismarck, N.D. Blomberg, the volleyball program’s first all-state recipient, which was announced Nov. 9, is also the first player from Chanhassen to sign with a collegiate program.

Even though her coach, Kelli Katherman, is a Golden Gopher alumni, she was happy to send off her senior leader to rival Iowa.

“It’s hard to capture the impact she’s had on our program,” said Katherman about Blomberg, who was also a Star Tribune All-Metro second team selection.

The Chanhassen girls cross country club team, featuring all seven varsity runners that competed at the Minnesota Class AA State Cross Country Meet, finished first overall in the Open race out of 18 teams at the Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regionals in Sioux Falls, S.D. Nov. 13.

Cross country club teams from across North and South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota came together to run on the Yankton Trail.

Chanhassen defeated Lawrence Running Club by a score of 48 to 61 for first place in the Open division.

The Storm boys finished 10th out of 49 teams in the Open race. Both meets were 5Ks (3.1 miles).

Chanhassen’s Emily Castanias and Anastasia Korzenowski placed fourth and fi fth, respectively, to lead the Storm. Their times were 19:38.2 and 19:49.1.

Rounding out the top-seven were Jordan Paschke (13th, 20:09.1), Megan Gossfeld (40th, 21:01.5), Lauren Shurson (41st, 21:01.6), Larissa Juelich (42nd, 21:01.7) and Kaitlyn Guenther (47th, 21:10.4).

Danielle Magnuson (21:39.1) and Annelise Severtson (22:43.9) also ran for the Storm.

For the boys, Spencer Mertes led the Storm in 31st place in a time of 17:17.61. Austin Miller (66th, 17:38.5), Grant Magnuson (104th, 17:53.7), Cameron Economy (148th, 18:09.4) and Hunter Elgren (186th, 18:28.1) rounded out the team score of 382. The T-Hawks of Iowa won the Open

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The Chanhassen Storm girls cross country club team took first place in the Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regionals in Sioux Falls, S.D. Nov. 13.

The runners were, front row from left, Danielle Magnuson, Jordan Paschke and Lauren Shurson. Back row: Larissa Juelich, Anastasia Korzenowski, Emily Castanias, Kaitlyn Guenther, Annelise Severtson, and Megan Gossfeld. meet with 125 points.

Also running for the Storm were Dan Holovnia (18:48.2) and Joseph Ferguson (19:27.2).

Chanhassen seniors Alec Olson and Kieran Kelly ran as individuals in the Championship race, finishing 27th and 61st respectively out of 254 runners. Their times were 16:07.22 and 16:31.89.

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STATE FOOTBALL

Fire can’t overcome second-half turnovers

BY ERIC KRAUSHAR scores@swpub.com

Holy Family got into the red zone trailing 14-10 midway through the third quarter in a Class AAA State Quarterfi nal game Friday.

But for the third consecutive series, a turnover ended a drive and Fairmont capitalized, scoring the final three scores in a 34-10 win at Chaska High School.

No. 5-ranked Fairmont (11-1) plays Annandale (7-5) in the Class AAA semifi nals at 3:15 p.m. Friday at the Metrodome.

Annandale was 3-5 in the regular season and was seeded seventh in Section 6AAA. Holy Family started its third drive of the second half at its own 19 after a turnover on downs. Quarterback Michael Roane hit Tanner Steen down a seam all the way to the Cardinals 32.

The Fire picked up eight more yards on a Roane run, but a third-and-two play saw Steen get inside the 20 and while stretching for an extra yard the ball popped out and Fairmont recovered.

The Cardinals were flawless the rest of the way as quarterback Ben Kain scored from 32 yards out on a draw play for the 20-10 lead. Bryce Holm hauled in a six-yard reception, while Alek Borchardt also scored from 16 yards out for the 34-10 fi nal.

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passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns. He started the game by fi nding his receivers 11 straight times.

Fair mont, a 21-2 0 victor over top-seeded Glencoe-Silver Lake in the Section 3A A A fi nals, went to the air from the start. Kain, who entered the contest completing better than 60 percent of passes, found receiver Holm twice during the opening drive to get into Fire territory.

However, a f u mble d exchange put the ball on the turf and Holy Family linebacker Steen recovered the turnover at the 34-yard line.

Holy Family marched down the field, aided by a roughing the passer call on a thirddown incomplete pass. Connor Byrnes picked up a third-andtwo conversion by breaking a tackle at the line of scrimmage to keep the drive alive.

The Fire got all the way to the 17 before being stopped on a quarterback sweep. Roane kicked a career-high 35-yard field goal for the 3-0 lead with 2:21 left in the fi rst quarter.

The advantage didn’t last long. Well, exactly 60 seconds.

Kain hit Adam Schultz on a post pattern for a 71-yard catchand-run for the 7-3 lead after a

Buddy Anderson extra point.

Schultz had a game-high 10 catches for 180 yards, while Holm added five catches for 69 yards.

After a Holy Family punt, Kain hit Holm for a pair of passes that covered 35 yards.

On fourth-and-11 from the 30, Kain and Schultz hooked up for a 24-yard gain. Three plays later, Brandon Martin found the end zone from one yard out for the 14-3 lead.

The Fire got within four points at halftime on a Byrnes two-yard run with 1:00 to play in the first half. Byrnes and Steen each had fourth-down runs on the drive that went more than 70 yards.

The touchdown saw Byrnes get stopped at the line, but the fullback never stopped his legs as he pushed into the end zone.

Roane hauled in his second interception of the season near the goal line before half to keep the game at 14-10.

The start of the second half saw Holy Family try to go through the air, even lining up five wide receivers in one set.

Both of the first two drives ended in interceptions at midfield

by Fairmont safety Jay Ruen.

The Fire defense held strong, forcing a turnover on downs and a punt, but the third turnover of the quarter led to an 11-play drive capped by Kain’s 32-yard run with more than a minute remaining in the third quarter.

Roane finished the game

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Fairmont receiver Adam Schultz broke a tackle from a diving Holy Family defender Derek Ogren (66) for a 71-yard touchdown catch during the first quarter of a 34-10 win Friday. with 81 yards on 22 carries for Holy Family. The senior signal caller was also 5-for-15 through the air for 107 yards.

Steen led the Fire receivers with three catches for 73 yards.

As a team, the Fire rushed for 137 yards on 40 carries.

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GIRLS HOCKEY

A new coach on the bench

BY ERIC KRAUSHAR scores@swpub.com

Tracy Cassano resurrected a Rosemount program that wasn’t winning, turning the Irish girls hockey team into a state tournament team a year ago.

Cassano, a former two-time University of Minnesota women’s hockey captain, is in a different situation this time around as new head coach at Chaska/ Chanhassen. Instead of trying to turn around a program, she’s hoping to build off the momentum of the past two seasons in which the Storm Hawks have posted double-digit victories.

“We definitely want to keep the ball rolling. Each year you’re looking to improve on the win total. Last year even before I interviewed for the job I looked up to see how the team did. I noticed they tied for second in the league. To me, the first thing I thought about was goal No. 1 for myself was to come in and help the team win the conference,” said Cassano, who replaces Chris Erickson, who coached for four years in the Chaska program. Erickson is now the head coach at MoundWestonka.

C/C went 17-10 a year ago, placing second in its inaugural season in the Missota Conference with a 9-3 record. The Storm Hawks were denied a chance to play in the Section 2AA championship for consecutive years with a 1-0 loss to Eden Prairie in the semifinals.

The Storm Hawks, in their

third year of a co-op, have not reached the state tournament since 2001.

“One of the biggest things is work ethic. You have to come in and be willing to put the work in,” said Cassano, who is one of 29 new girls hockey coaches around the state this season. “For us, the kids are super coachable, which helps because we’re a brand new staff, so we are teaching them new things and new systems that they maybe haven’t seen in the past. They are mature enough to handle it. They are all just great kids to work with.”

While graduation took a number of key players away, including all-conference forward Leah Johnson and four-year starting goaltender Liz Bergstrom, C/C has the pieces in place to make another run toward a conference title and possibly a section championship.

“I think that’s every team’s goal. Win the conference and go to state. I think with the girls, the goals are high. And they should be. They are a talented group. We’re just trying to continue the traditions they’ve already put in place,” Cassano said.

Leading the way is junior forward Kaitlin Storo, who finished with 30-plus goals a season. She has been the team’s top goal scorer the past two seasons.

“Anytime you get a kid back that got the team a number of points it’s always a bonus.

But there are a number of kids

ily 374 to 244.

Holy Family, which reached the state finals a year ago, ended the season with a 10-2 record.

CORRECTION In last week’s article titled “Fire earn another shot at state,” it incorrectly said that

Holy Family Catholic had not won any state titles. It should have said that the Fire football team had not won any state titles.

Holy Family Catholic won a boys basketball title in 2004, while the jazz/funk dance team captured Class A championships in 2004 and 2006.

Don’t miss this WINTER SEASON The winter season officially gets underway on Tuesday as the Chaska/Chanhassen girls hockey team starts its season with a road contest at Farmington. Holy Family Catholic/Waconia already has played two games, including a 3-2 win over Princeton in the season opener.

WEEKLY SCHEDULES

Chanhassen H.S. Web schedule: www.missotaconference.org School: www.district112.org/cns/ Hotline: (952) 361-CHAN (2426) Home boys hockey games at Victoria Arena FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Boys Hockey vs. Providence Academy scrimmage, 5:30 p.m.

Swim at State Meet (U of M), 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Girls Basketball at Jefferson Scrimmage, 9 a.m.

Swim at State Meet (U of M), 6 p.m.

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Chaska/Chanhassen junior forward Kaitlin Storo scored more than 30 goals a season ago to lead the Storm Hawks to a 17-10 record. around (Kaitlin) that will help her out and make our team have a lot of success. Obviously, she will be a huge factor. She’s looking at a few different colleges and some options. If you talked to her, she’d say it’s more about the team. She’d say how many goals she scores doesn’t matter, its how many wins her team has,” Cassano said.

Also back up front are Megan Williams, Megan O’Brien and Emma Silkey, who moves up from defense.

The defense is strong with the return of all-conference honorable mention players Lauren Kohler and Jenna Wormuth as well as senior Anna Lano.

The biggest question mark is in goal where sophomores Carly

Van Orden and Laura Chalupsky are battling for the starting spot between the pipes. Cassano believes they have their goaltender for Tuesday’s season opener at defending conference champion Farmington, but she said there is still a friendly competition going on.

“Right now, we’re promoting that friendly competitiveness.

We want them competing for the spot just like everyone else on the team. We just keep telling them to keep working and keep working and make sure both are improving every day,” the coach said.

The Storm Hawks play at Farmington at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

The Tigers were 12-0 in the Missota a year ago.

Holy Family Catholic H.S. 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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Dive at State Meet (U of M), Noon

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Girls Hockey at Farmington, 7:15 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Dive at State Meet (U of M), Noon Girls Hockey vs. Bloomington Kennedy, 4:15 p.m. (Waconia)

Minnetonka H.S.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Girls Hockey vs. Cambridge-Isanti, 7 p.m.

(Victoria)

Web schedule: www.lakeconference.org Home girls hockey games at Pagel Activity Center

Chaska H.S.

TODAY, NOVEMBER 17 Girls Hockey at Rosemount, 7 p.m.

Web schedule: www.missotaconference.org School: www.district112.org/chs/ Hotline: (952) 556-HAWK (4295)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Swim at State Meet (U of M), 6 p.m.

Girls Hockey vs. Warroad, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Swim/Dive at State Meet (U of M), Noon

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Girls Hockey vs. Roseau, 2 p.m.

Swim at State Meet (U of M), 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Boys Hockey at Richfield Scrimmage, 10:30 a.m.

Swim/Dive at State Meet (U of M), Noon

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Girls Hockey at Hill-Murray, 7:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Girls Hockey at Farmington, 7:15 p.m.

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The mating ritual of white-tailed deer For more than two weeks I have been waking long before dawn, dressing to be outside in cold weather and heading out into the dark. After a long familiar drive I strike out into the woods in search of white-tailed deer. It has been my absolute pleasure to watch the transition — or should I say transformation — of the placid and congenial non-breeding male and female deer into the half crazed, breeding-frenzied deer.

When I first started searching for the deer to photograph for an upcoming book, the deer were calm and relatively content. The breeding season hadn’t started.

Most of their time was spent feeding and milling about. All I needed to do was sneak about to get close enough to get some portrait shots of these magnificent deer. It would be safe to say there weren’t any interesting behaviors going on at this time.

Day after day I would fi nd the deer feeding. They weren’t moving around much so I could reliably find the deer in the same place. The male deer, known as bucks, had already rubbed off the velvet on their

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antlers and were just kil ling time before the breeding season. The females were just hanging out together with their fawns from last spring.

We’ve been experiencing one of the nicest autumn weather patterns in many, many years.

No snow, cool temperatures and very little rain has lead to unprecedented amount of time I’ve been able to spend in the field. This has allowed me to spend extra time studying in detail the deer behaviors.

The fi rst big change in behaviors happened over night.

One day there wasn’t many

scrapes in the woods. (See my last article for more about scrapes). Then just like that, the woods were filled with patches of bare ground indicting the bucks were scraping the ground with their hooves to lay down their scent to entice the females into breeding.

It was almost as if someone flipped a switch and suddenly the breeding season, also known as the rut, was in full swing.

Within one day of the increased scrapes found in the woods, the bucks were starting to follow around the females. At first the females, who are called does, seemed totally uninterested in the bucks. In fact the majority of the time the does, when approached by the bucks, would retreat to thick cover of sapling trees or a tangle of shrubs where the bucks with their large antlers couldn’t go. The does would remain inside the protection of the thick vegetation until the bucks would leave. They would also run away, sneak around, or lie down to avoid the attention of the males.

In the world of deer, males always initiate breeding. Unlike

elk, which is the deer’s larger cousin, the males do not acquire harems, but rather pursue single females, one at a time. Females may only be receptive for 24 hours so the bucks often spend a long period of time pursuing the female. He will make a variety of snort-like calls, release a very pungent order, make scrapes on the ground, charge after the female with his antlers down and much more. All of this is believed to help move the female into estrous, or the time in which she can be impregnated.

As the female becomes closer to being ready to breed, she will allow the buck to approach her and actually make contact. The male often smells around her genitals and licks the fur on her back and hind legs. When she is ready she will hold her tail up and over to the side and won’t move when the male bumps into her. Mating often takes place at night but also occurs during the day. I’ve photographed this several times in the past week.

It lasts only a moment and the male moves off to find another receptive female. If for some reason the female doesn’t become

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A male and female deer prepare to mate during the fall rut. impregnated, she will move into another estrus season in 28 days.

At this time the roles reverse with the female becoming the aggressor and the male, which has worn himself out during the first breeding season, becomes passive and almost uninterested.

The rut lasts only a couple weeks. Here in the upper Midwest it is all wrapped up by Thanksgiving. Further south the rut starts later and lasts until Christmas. Right now the males have changed their

behavior one more time and are now chasing females through the woods. I often walk/run many miles each morning in order to keep up. The rut is wearing me out also. Until next time...

Stan Tekiela is an author/ naturalist and wildlife photographer from Victoria who travels the United States to study and photograph wildlife. He can be followed on Twitter, Facebook and also on his web page at www. naturesmart.com.

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GIRLS HOCKEY

No. 1 Skippers even record Mi n neton ka probably didn’t deserve the preseason No. 1 rankings in the Class AA girls hockey poll. Having lost three of its top scorers from its championship team a year ago, the Skippers have to fi nd scoring this season to be successful.

A team with only three seniors, Minnetonka will likely be a squad that improves with each game. The Skippers displayed that from game one to No. 2.

Three days after dropping the season opener 3-1 to Anoka, Minnetonka evened its re cord with a 5-0 blanking over Burnsville in the home opener Tuesday.

Amy Petersen and Diana Draayer each scored goals in the opening stanza for the

Skippers. Petersen f lipped a shot over the shoulder of Burnsville goaltender Madison Schertler on the power play at the 8:11 mark.

Draayer scored right before the final horn on a rebound goal for the 2-0 advantage.

Against Anoka, Minnetonka got an early lead on Sidney Morin’s unassisted goal at 7:38 of the fi rst period.

Anoka, though, got a pair of netters from McKenna Parent and an insurance goa l from Blair Parent in the third period.

Mi nnetonka outshot t he Tor nados 3 4 to 19. Syd ney Rossman made 16 saves for the Skippers for the defending Section 6AA and Lake Conference champions.

Outstanding photographs of holiday decorations

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Let there be light! We’re looking for the biggest and brightest – not the biggest and brightest people, but the biggest and brightest displays of Christmas lights and holiday decorations, whether they’re yours, your neighbor’s, or just something everyone should see.

Minnetonka’s Amy Petersen gets enough stick on the puck to get it past Burnsville goaltender Madison Schertler for the 1-0 lead Tuesday. Also pictured is Minnetonka’s Laura Bowman.

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Skippers send four to state in 50 free Things went pretty well for Minnetonka Saturday in the Section 6AA swimming fi nals, so much so, the Skippers qualified four competitors for the Class AA State Meet in the 50yard freestyle.

Jenny Einhorn, Carolyn Kane, Abby Saddler and Liz Kane all were under the state standard of 24.72.

As a team, Minnetonka will have 17 swims at state. Qualifiers were Isabel Wyer (100/200 freestyle), Amelia Schilling (2 0 0/50 0 freestyle), Delany Ambrosen (200 freestyle), Einhorn (50/100 freestyle), C. Kane (50/10 0 freestyle), L. Kane (50 freestyle/100 backstroke), Saddler (50 freestyle), Claire Sebald (100 backstroke), Mackenzie Smith (100 breaststroke) and all three relays.

The Class AA State Meet preliminaries begin at 6 p.m.

Friday with the finals at the same time on Saturday.

Wyer is the No. 1 seed in the 100 freestyle after winning the section title with a swim of 51.47.

The Skippers sophomore is also seeded second at state in the 200 freestyle after finishing runnerup to Edina’s Nikki Larson with a swim of 1:50.33.

Minnetonka is the favorite in the 400-yard freestyle relay after winning the event Saturday at the Edina Community Center in a meet- and pool-record time of 3:30.21. The team of Carolyn Kane, Einhorn, Schilling and Wyer hit the wall more than two seconds ahead of Edina, which won the meet with 523 points.

Minnetonka was second with 457 points.

Einhorn led the four 50 freestyle swimmers with a runnerup fi nish of 23.69 – the thirdfastest time heading into state.

Schilling was also second in the 500 freestyle (4:59.37), while Sebald was third in the 100 backstroke at 59.34.

In the diving meet held Nov. 11, Minnetonka freshman Annika Clinton had a solid fi nal three dives, but the Skippers diver still finished one spot out of the state tournament with a fi fth-place finish.

The top four divers from the section qualified for the state meet. They were Edina’s Yasmeen Almog and Kimberly Larson as well as Hopkins’ Jasmine Smith-Sharp and Abby

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Chanhassen’s Kaia Grobe won the Section 6AA 50-yard freestyle event, but Minnetonka sent four swimmers to state in the event. They were, from left, Jenny Einhorn, Carolyn Kane, Abby Saddler and Liz Kane.

Whritenour.

Clinton had a score of 325.10 – 16 points behind Whritenour.

Other top-10 finishes from local divers came from Minnetonka’s Morgan Engel (eighth, 307.0).

TWO DIVERS TO STATE Holy Family Catholic divers Kayla Lindeman and Zoe Johnson each qualified for their fi rst state meets with top-four fi nishes at the Section 3A Meet in Willmar Saturday.

Lindeman, a junior, led from almost start to fi nish, posting an 11-dive score of 315.75. She was in first place after eight dives with a score of 239.75.

Johnson, a senior, sat in second place for most of the diving event and fi nished with a mark of 308.90. She had a score of 236.50 following eight dives.

Neither diver competed in the section meet a year ago.

The Fire had only four swims in the fi nals with senior Haley Epping competing in the 50yard freestyle and 100 -yard butterfly. She was 16th in both events.

Epping swam a time of 26.66 in the 50 free and 1:07.25 in the 100 butterfly. Last year, the Fire swimmer had times of 27.45 and 1:07.14 in the two events.

Holy Family also competed in two consolation heats in relays. The 200 medley team of Bethany Bornhorst, Becky Dahlin, Abby Bletzer and Epping were 11th in a time of 2:12.44. The Fire were 11th in

the 200 freestyle relay as well.

The team of Epping, Bornhorst, Bletzer and Libby New hit the wall at 1:52.50. Both times were season-best efforts.

Holy Family was 11th in the team standings with 63 points.

Hutchinson repeated as champions with a score of 482.

The Class A State Diving Meet begins at noon today at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. The top 16 divers advance to the finals on Saturday afternoon.

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OPENING VICTORY The Holy Family/Waconia girls hockey team got off to a good start Friday in the season opener, defeating Princeton on the road 3-2.

Sarah Rosland’s second goal of the game at the 1:15 mark of the third period proved to be the difference for the Wildfi re.

Lexi Hartman 26 saves to post the victory for HFC/Waconia (1-0).

The Wildfire got on the board fi rst in the second stanza on a power play goal from Abby Hanscom. Following a Princeton goal, it was Rosland at the 8:08 mark of the period that gave the Wildfi re the lead for good.

Princeton made things interesting in the third period with a goal with 8:26 remaining, but Hartman and the Holy Family defense made the lead last.

HFC/Waconia hosts Bloomington Kennedy at 4:30 p.m.

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The Chanhassen 6A boys basketball team kicked off the 2011-2012 season Saturday in Chaska. The team took third place in the Boys Chaska Classic Basketball Tournament by defeating Orono and Chaska, and with one loss to Edina in bracket play. Other teams participating in the 6A tournament were Wayzata, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie and Elk River.

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Hawks 4A boys take down trio for title The Chaska 4A boys travel team began its basketball season with a strong showing in the first tournament of the year. The Hawks competed in their home tournament against rivals from Chanhassen, Eden Prairie and Edina. Three victories earned them the tournament championship. The team is Charlie Kucera, Ben Kallman, Landon Vergin, Grif Wurtz, Zach Lea, Colden Dodds, Adam Ouska, Charlie Dardis and Luke Gitzen. The team is coached by Mike Gitzen, Chad Lea and Trent Wurtz.

Here’s how to enter your pet photo and win: Go to this newspaper’s website and submit your photo. Users will vote for their favorite pet photo (see details above) and a panel of judges will choose the winners.

Submit your photo at this newspaper’s website. Please, one entry per pet. But, if you have several pets, feel free to enter each one separately.

Entries are accepted now through Dec. 5 at 5 p.m.

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PRIZES: First prize: $500 Southwest Metro Federal Credit Union Visa Gift Card. Various locations throughout the Southwest Metro Second prize: Pet Portrait Sitting with a Framed Eclectic: Total Value: $265; From Custom Creations Photography, Shakopee Third Prize: A Pamper Gift Basket for Pet Owner from Allure Salon and Spa, Shakopee

Voting for PAWS FOR A CAUSE will begin Tuesday, Dec. 6 and run through Monday, Dec. 19 at 5 p.m.. See details above for how the voting works.

All entries must be submitted online at this newspaper’s website. This is an online-only contest, so no hard copy prints of photos can be accepted.

Winners are selected based on a combination of voting and judging. Judges determine winners from the Top 5 vote-getters.

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When your love of wine gets creepy

Meat eaters unite Mr. Pig Stuff BBQ & Catering specializes in pulled pork, brisket and ribs, and also serves chicken, turkey and sides. Customers can buy family or office quantities or meat by the pound. Mr. Pig Stuff caters festivals like Derby Days in Shakopee or parties with anywhere from 10 to 500 people. Meat is smoked for 14 hours and sides are made fresh each morning. Plan on pickup orders in winter, as there’s no indoor seating.

Winter hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Saturday Summer hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday Location: 835 First Ave. W., Shakopee Info: (952) 233-7306 or mrpigstuff.com

Kris

BARBER THE WINE ROGUE

PHOTOS BY DAVID SCHUELLER

The three siblings who run Mr. Pig Stuff at the former Taco Loco location keep the restaurant open all winter for takeout. From left—Nate McCormick, Staci McCormick and Chris McCormick pause during morning prep time.

Pull over for pulled pork Look the other way and you might miss a must-try sandwich

BY DAVID SCHUELLER dschueller@swpub.com

T

he menu of Mr. Pig Stuff in Shakopee could come with a warning for those ordering takeout: Caution, delicious smell may cause distraction from driving or operating heavy machinery.

Once you get the food from the car to the table, the meat makes it worth the wait.

Yes, you can order sides. No, you don’t go to this barbeque spot on County Road 69 in Shakopee to order salad, unless you mean a side of potato salad.

Well, who do you think you are?

You like meat. At Mr. Pig Stuff – the name is a play off the song – it’s all about the meat.

The restaurant specializes in pulled pork, brisket and ribs. A favorite is the applewood-smoked pulled pork sandwich.

What started as a pig-roasting pastime for the McCormick family turned into a catering and restaurant business.

Three siblings run the place – Chris, Staci and Nate McCormick.

The catering came first.

“That’s how we started, is hog roasting,” said Chris, the oldest

of the three. “That got big. We were booked up every week in the summer.”

Eventually they were using a church kitchen to keep up with demand. “People started asking us to do sides, and all the stuff besides hog roasting,” Nate said.

They decided to bite on a newspaper ad for the building that once housed a Taco Loco and Dairy Queen.

The restaurant across from Rahr Malting Co. opened in May 2010. The catering continues.

“We still do a lot of hog roasting every weekend,” Staci said.

So far, they haven’t done any advertising for the restaurant, but over the summer their window saw lines of more than 15 deep during lunch. People heard about the place word of mouth. Some stop over from Rahr Malting, or sometimes semi-truck drivers pull over before heading out to the highway.

“Really diverse group of people that comes down. Blue collar, white collar, police,” Chris said.

Mr. Pig Stuff will remain open this winter but with reduced hours.

“A lot of people call ahead and pick it up,” Staci said.

Most of the business at the restaurant is takeout this time

While the sides are good, it’s all about the meat at Mr. Pig Stuff.

Owner Chris McCormick said they get a lot of repeat customers from those who try the pulled pork sandwich. It’s also one of his favorites.

“I like the pork. I do,” McCormick said. of year because there’s no indoor seating. People can eat outdoors during summertime on picnic tables.

The McCormicks are hoping to move again to a location with indoor seating and also possibly to get out before road construction starts on that stretch in 2012-2013.

“We’ve been looking for a bigger spot,” Chris said.

But he also said the current place has character.

“It’s always been a spot that’s been about good food in a unique

little location,” Chris said.

It does seem to have its fans.

If you’re planning on nominating Mr. Pig Stuff to be featured on a show like Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives,” someone has already beat you to the punch.

Chris said customers have sent in recommendations for such shows.

But the McCormicks are hoping to be in a bigger building before gaining national exposure.

“It’s hard to keep up as it is,” Chris said.

I called the liquor store 28 times just to ask if you were there. I hung up when the clerk recognized my voice. I don’t care. I just want to know that you’re still there. I want to know that I can still get to you. I still have the old bottle that you were in when I first found you. You didn’t know I kept it did you? It still smells like you. Sometimes I pull it out and smell it when I’m listening to Air Supply.

That’s our band, you know. Air Supply.

Have you seen me slowly driving past the liquor store?

Eleven times yesterday. I do it to see you in the window. That’s not weird is it? Think of it this way: I’m only looking out for you. I’ll always be there for you.

You took some good pictures for your website. I printed some of them and taped them to my bedroom wall. And ceiling. And mirror. Some of them really show off your beautiful label.

I think about your label a lot when I’m at work. I think about your dark cherry and anise flavors, too. I try not to think about them when I’m at church, though. Nothing good can come of that. And don’t go sharing your voluptuous mouth-feel and your exotic liqueur flavors with someone else. I don’t know what I would do. Do you understand?

I just don’t know what I would do.

Another customer almost bought a bottle of you. I talked him out of it. Then I bought the bottle myself. See? I told you I would always be there for you.

I told you I was looking out for you. That’s why I’ve also written a 13,000-word manifesto explaining how perfect our love can be on the side of the box I brought you home in on that first perfect day. I really love getting close to you like this. Enough talk.

It’s time to put on some Air Supply and pull out your old bottle again.

This week’s recommendation: Bogle, Petite Sirah Port ($19.99): I know. Creepy.

But it’s pretty much the way I feel when I become infatuated with a wine that so captures my full attention.

Bogle Petite Sirah Port is one of those wines.

It makes me want to build a little cozy room in my basement, buy a case of it, and lock us both inside so we can be happy all by ourselves.

Forever.

To read more of Kris Barber’s insights on wine, visit his blog at Winerogue.wordpress.com or Savvy.mn.

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Thursday

NOV. 17 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Mayer Lutheran High School presents Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.”

Time: 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17, Friday, Nov. 18 and Saturday, Nov. 19; 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20 Cost: Adults, $7; students, $5 Location: Mayer Lutheran High School, 305 Fifth Street NE, Mayer Info: lhsmayer.mn.org

‘ONCE UPON A MATTRESS’ Due to an unhappy curse, King Sextimus is unable to speak.

Meanwhile, his terror of a wife, Queen Aggravian, has taken over control of the kingdom. In an attempt to keep Prince Dauntless single, she has decreed that only the princess that can pass her test may marry her son and no one else in the kingdom may marry until Prince Dauntless does. Enter Princess Winnifred the Woebegone and the Princess and the Pea-based tale unfolds.

Time: 7 p.m. Nov. 17-19 Cost: Adults $12; students and seniors $10 Location: Chaska High School Auditorium, Chaska Info: (952) 556-3516 or ticketturtle. com

ALL THINGS MINNESOTA BOOK CLUB November’s featured book is “Listening Point” by Sigrud Olsen.

Time: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 Cost: Free Location: Scott County Historical Society, 235 Fuller St., Shakopee Info: (952) 445-0378 or scottcountyhistory.org

OWLS AND OWLETS: WHO IS HIDING? Parents or caregivers and their preschoolers ages 2 and older can explore indoor activity stations as they learn about camouflage. Sing songs, read a story, and discover how animals can hide. The group will go outdoors, search for hiding animals and play hide and seek with pretend animals. Reservations required; reference activity #412903-16.

Time: 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 Cost: $5 per person Location: Richardson Nature Center, 8737 E. Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

Friday

NOV. 18 ST. PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra will perform Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto Nos. 3, 4, 5 6 and 1.”

Time: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18 Cost: Adults $10-25; children $5 Location: Wooddale Church, 6630 Shady Oak Road, Eden Prairie Info: (651) 291-1144 or thespco.com

COMEDIAN WARREN B. HALL Warren B Hall has a style that purposely avoids using the “white vs. black” angle which has become common with many black comics.

Hall has entertained troops stationed Iraq, Kuwait, Japan and Korea. Also performing will be comedian David Goldman.

Time: 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18; 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 Cost: $13 for 8:30 Friday and 8 p.m.

Saturday shows; $10 for 10:30 p.m.

Saturday show Location: MinneHAHA Comedy Club, 1583 First Ave., Shakopee Info: minnehahacomedyclub.com/ shakopee

Saturday

NOV. 19 PET ADOPTION Volunteers for the Carver Scott Humane Society will hold a pet adoption. All cats and dogs have been micro ID implanted, vet checked, wormed, had shots updated, checked for friendly temperaments, and age appropriately spayed/neutered.

Time: 12-3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 19 Cost: $165+ for cats and $195+ for dogs Location: PETCO, in Eden Prairie, off Flying Cloud Drive and Singletree Lane.

Info: (952) 368-3553; carverscotths. org

TASTE OF SCANDINAVIA Join the women of St. Andrew Lutheran/EP and St. Andrew Lutheran/West as they make Scandinavian treats. Enjoy a short program and a taste of traditional Scandinavian treats. The program will feature “Watching for the Light,” singing of Advent Carols and the Joy Bell Choir. Stop by the information desk at St. Andrew/EP to purchase tickets or call. Childcare will be available as needed.

Time: 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 19 Cost: $8 (Advance purchase encouraged Location: St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 13600 Technology Drive, Eden Prairie Info: (952) 937-2776

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Members of the Chanhassen American LEgion Color Guard at the Chanhassen July Fourth Parade.

Spotlight

YELLOW RIBBON CAMPAIGN KICKOFF EVENT NOV. 19

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Beyond the Yellow Ribbon is working with Chanhassen as

Committee in developing a plan to provide support to service

well as other Minnesota cities and counties to create local net-

members and military families throughout all areas of the

works of support for service members, military families and

community.

epresentatives from Minnesota’s Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Recognition Program and members of the Chanhassen Steering Committee will have a kickoff event for a local Yellow Ribbon program on Saturday, Nov. 19.

employers before, during and after a military deployment.

The Minnesota National Guard has pioneered the Yellow

The Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Kickoff event will be from

Ribbon program in hopes of changing how service members

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Chanhassen

are reintegrated back to their communities. The program’s

American Legion, 290 Lake Dr. East, Chanhassen.

name is a reminder that the support of service members can-

The meeting will include a welcome by Mayor Tom Furlong,

BOOK TALK: ‘STILL STANDING’

not end when they return from a deployment and the yellow

a presentation by Lt. Adam Kedrowski, who will provide an

Authors John Kriesel and Jim Kosmo will share the story behind their book “Still Standing.” When SSG John Kriesel lost his legs and two buddies in a roadside bomb explosion, no one expected him to survive.

“Still Standing” is the story of an ordinary young man who overcame extraordinary challenges with a lot of help from others, including many strangers.

Time: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 Cost: Free Location: Chanhassen Library, 7711 Kerber Blvd., Chanhassen Info: (952) 227-1500 or www. carverlib.org

WEEKEND FAMILY FUN Enjoy nature-based fun for the whole family. The November theme is Buckthorn Bust.

Time: Noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Nov. 19-20, 26-27 Cost: Free with gate admission of $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

SHEEP TO MITTENS Create a wearable felted project with wool from Gale Woods sheep. Meet the sheep, learn how to process the wool and make a pair of warm, durable felted mittens. Materials included in program fee. Reservations required by Nov. 14; reference activity #437425-36. For ages 12 and older.

Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 Cost: $55 Location: Gale Woods Farm, 7210 County Road 110 W., Minnetrista Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

ribbons are untied.

overview of the state’s Yellow Ribbon Recognition Program,

For more information about Chanhassen’s Beyond the

and the personal experience of a local military family. Vol-

Yellow Ribbon campaign, call Gary Boyle at the Chanhassen

unteers will be sought to assist the Yellow Ribbon Steering

American Legion at (952) 934-6677.

Sunday

NOV. 20 A SPECIAL NIGHT WITH MONROE CROSSING The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame band is generously performing in Minnetonka to help raise funds to send the Excelsior Legion Baseball Team on a MISSION/baseball trip to the Dominican Republic. Thirty-six high school age players will travel to the Dominican Republic this summer to experience a unique opportunity to play baseball while helping make a difference in a community unlike their own Time: 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 Location: Arts Center on 7 at Minnetonka High School, 18285 Highway 7, Minnetonka Tickets: Advance tickets $17; tickets at the door $20.

Tickets/info: www.mdconline.org

BACKYARD BIRDS Join a naturalist in the Wildlife Viewing Room to discover the birds and other wildlife that visit the birdfeeders.

Observe and identify the birds feasting on seeds and suet that’s put out for them to enjoy. For ages 3 and older.

Time: 3-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 Cost: Free Location: Richardson Nature Center, 8737 E. Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: (763) 559-9000 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

Job Opportunities with these great companies and others are advertised in CLASSIFIEDS located in the back of this newspaper Find more local JOB openings in the CLASSIFIEDS. To see your company listed here, or to place your employment ad, call 952-345-3003.

‘WE GATHER TOGETHER’ Thanksgiving is coming and Cele and Alicia have no idea what chaos it will bring into their lives. These two sisters, who couldn’t be more different, have lived together and depended on each other for more than 50 years. Their comfortable routine is upended when they meet Jennifer, a local college student, and David, who lives across the street.

Time: Evening and matinee showtimes through Nov. 20 Cost: Adults $20; students and seniors $17 Location: Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville Info: (952) 895-4680 or ticketmaster.com

CHARLIE DANIELS BAND Singer, guitarist and fiddler Charlie Daniels has been writing and performing country and southern rock classics for more than 40 years.

Time: 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 Cost: $29-$38 Location: Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd., Prior Lake Info: mysticlake.com or (952) 4966563

Upcoming THANKSGIVING DINNER Love INC of Eastern Carver County is sponsoring a Thanksgiving Dinner for anyone in the community to attend who may not have a place to go, or anyone to eat dinner with, or the means to have a special dinner for Thanksgiving. Everyone is welcome.

Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Thursday,

Nov. 24 Cost: Free Location: St. John’s Lutheran Church, Fourth and Oak streets, downtown Chaska Info: (952) 448-2433

GREEN GIFT GALA

The Carver County Historical Society holds its winter Green Gift Gala.

Kids can enjoy hot cocoa and cookies, make homemade Christmas ornaments, used recycled materials to make gifts for family and read CHRISTKINDLSMARKT “When Santa Turned Green.” The will The fifth annual Excelsior also learn ways to make their holidays Christkindlsmarkt, an open air more “green.” Parents, drop your kids Christmas market, will be held Nov. off for a free afternoon to Christmas 25, 26, and 27 in downtown Excelsior. shop. Registration required.

Opening: The market opens at Time: Noon-3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 10 a.m. Nov. 25, preceded by the Cost: Free Christkindlsmarkt parade down Water Location: 555 West First Street, Street. The parade is lead by the Waconia.

Christmas Angel, the newly crowned Info: (952) 442-4234; hgould@ Prince and Princess of the German co.carver.mn.us organization Spielmannszug, the GIFT BOUTIQUE Minnetonka High School Chamber Singers, Mrs. Minnesota USA , Mayor Chanhassen Area Girl Scouts will Nick Ruehl, Darel Liepold the Town hold their annual Children’s Holiday Crier, and our Christkindlsmarkt Santa. Gift Boutique. The event will feature hand crafted gifts made by local WHITE CHRISTMAS Chanhassen Girl Scouts. It will also Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas – feature a bake sale in the school The Musical” is being presented by cafeteria. Open to the public. the Chaska Valley Family Theatre.

Time: 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 4 Adapted from the holiday classic Cost: Gifts all under $5 of the same name, Irving Berlin’s Location: Chanhassen Elementary “White Christmas – the Musical.” The School. This event is open to the score features well known standards public. including “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Info: (952) 448-5574 Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” SANTA AT TRADITIONS and the perennial favorite, “White Christmas.”

Traditions – Old & New is holding a Time: 7:30 p.m., Dec. 2, 3, 8, 9 and Santa breakfast buffet, with a special 10; and 2 p.m., Dec. 4, 10 and 11 visit from Santa Claus.

Cost: Adults, $15; 17 and under, $10 Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 4 Location: Chanhassen High School, Location: Traditions, at Dahlgreen Golf 2200 Lyman Blvd, Chanhassen.

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COMMUNITY GATHERINGS

MEET THE BOGLEHEADS – Newcomers are invited to join a local group of do-it-yourself investors who use common sense, low- cost methods to successfully manage their own fi nances. Discuss your options with the local group or ask your question on our national forum, Bogleheads.org. The next meeting will be at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Chanhassen Library, Lewis room.

Agenda: Review the Boglehead investing principles and Rick Ferri’s new book, “The Power of Passive Investing.”

TASTE OF SCANDINAVIA — The women of St. Andrew Lutheran/EP and St. Andrew Lutheran/West will present a short program and a taste of traditional Scandinavian treats from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at St. Andrew, located at 13600 Technology Drive, Eden Prairie. The program will feature “Watching for the Light,” singing of Advent Carols and the Joy Bell Choir. Tickets are $8 and purchasing of tickets in advance is encouraged. For information or tickets, call (952) 937-2776.

CHANT HU — The public is invited to Eckankar to chant Hu from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, at the Temple of ECK, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen.

Hu is described as the “oncesecret name for God.” For more information, go online at www.

TempleofECK.org.

LIONS TREE LOT — The Chanhassen Lions tree lot will be at Cub Foods in downtown Chanhassen beginning Friday, Nov. 25. The Lions will have a variety of trees for sale including Balsam Fir, Fraser Fir, Canaan Fir, Spruce and Pine. The Tree Lot hours will be 1 p.m. – 8 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. on weekends.

Proceeds from the sale will go to local charities, college scholarships for high school students, service dog training, diabetes research and the Lions/University of MN Eye Bank. For more information on the Lions, visit them at www. chanhassenlions.org CHRISTKINDLSMARKT – The fifth annual Excelsior Christkindlsmarkt, an open air Christmas market, will be held Nov. 25, 26, and 27 in downtown Excelsior. The market opens at 10 a.m. Nov. 25, preceded by the Christkindlsmarkt parade down Water Street. The parade is lead by the Christmas Angel, the newly crowned Prince and Princess of the German organization Spielmannszug, the Minnetonka High School Chamber Singers, Mrs. Minnesota USA , Mayor Nick Ruehl, Darel Liepold the Town Crier, and our Christkindlsmarkt Santa.

rine Toys for Tots in 2011. The Country Inn & Suites will be a collection site for Toys for Tots and in return those donating a toy valued at $10 or more will receive a $20 gift certificate.

For more information, visit www.toysfortots.org FOST ER PET HOM ES 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 at 6:45 p.m. Mondays at the Chanhassen Recreation Center. For more information on the group, call Becki Johnson at (612) 865-9178.

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 Brad Gruhot at (952) 4485000 or e-mail brad@swmetrochamber.com.

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.

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) 241-4021.

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 experienced business professionals in the west metro area, meets Tuesday mornings. For more information and meeting times, call Vicki Franzen at (952) 937-9596.

NON-DENOMINATIONAL BIBLE ST U DY — A men’s (all ages welcome) Bible Study meets every Thursday from 7:15-8:15 a.m. at Millie’s Deli in Chanhassen (545 W. 78th St., Chanhassen). During the year the group studies both Old Testament and New Testament books. For more information, call John at (763) 458-5985.

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 ser vice available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.

To reach the Mental Health Crisis Program, call (952) 4427601.

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.

1583 East First Avenue (Highway 101) • Shakopee Comedy Club is in the lower level of Comedian Warren B. Hall As seen on the TV show “Comics Unleashed” (with special guest David Goldman “The Laughing Stockbroker)

Nov 18-19 Fri 8:30 pm Sat 8 & 10:30 pm

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TOWER HEIST (PG-13) 12:20, 2:35, 4:502, 7:152, 9:303 (Ends Tues., Nov. 22) TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN (PG-13) 12:25, 2:40, 5:002, 7:202, 9:403 IMMORTALS (R) 12:30, 2:45, 5:002, 7:252, 9:353 (Ends Tues., Nov. 22) 1

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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.

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.

CHANHASSEN SAL MEETING — The Chanhassen Squadron 580 of the Sons of the American Legion meet monthly at 6 p.m. on the fi rst Monday of the month at the Chanhassen A merican Le gion in the basement meeting room. For information or to join, call Bob Synder at (612) 867-5365.

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 orga ni zations, compa nies, churches, or individuals. If

BN I- CH A N H ASSEN — Joi n ot her sma l l busi ness 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-N ET— Business Network International has a business networking meeting from 7 to 8:30 a.m.

T uesdays at A mericI nn i n Cha n hassen. For more i nformation, call Vicki Eide, chapter president, at (612) 385-9141.

S O U T H W E S T M E T RO 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.

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you’d like to donate items, please call Cindy Pugh at (952) 474-1436. Want to adopt a soldier or know more? Go to www. operationminnesotanice.com or call (763) 464-1696.

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L E GION AU X I L I A RY BAKE SALE — The Chanhassen Legion Auxiliary Unit 580 will be having a bake sale at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at the Legion during the November Fish Fry from 5 p.m. until the goodies are gone. Proceeds will be going to Minnesota Nice, which sends care packages to deployed servicemen.

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PETS OF THE WEEK

NEWS BRIEFS

The pets noted are being housed by the CarverScott Humane Society (CSHS) and are among the dozens of homeless animals available for adoption. For more information, go online at www. carverscotths.org.

Food shelf seeks hats and mittens

rides, walks, brushing, baths and playing. How about an eager-to-please bull terrier to add to your family?

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T he B ou nti f u l B a sket Foodshelf is the designated foodshelf for Eastern Carver County.

To keep clients warm during the winter, the food shelf is in need of new hats and mittens. People or organizations willing to donate these items may drop them off at 3235 Chaska Blvd. in downtown Chaska. Hours are 9 a.m. to

Abandoned with a litter of kittens, this classy black cat is looking to be your sweet companion.

If Sheba knows you, she’ll hop into your lap and stay purring and kneading while you brush or pet her. She enjoys tummy rubs, scratching, petting and being held. Get out the interactive toys and enjoy the entertainment. When you arrive, 5-year-old Sheba will be at the door and follow you, wanting your attention. She awaits your call.

JUSTICE It’s not often a dog scores a 10-point rating, but the foster family gave it to Justice. He gets along with dogs, toddlers and is very friendly with new folks.

This smart, affectionate, easygoing boy was born in September of 2009. He is house- and crate-trained, knows basic obedience, greets you at the door, loyally follows, enjoys car

3:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. The facility is closed Thursday.

For more information, call the food shelf at (952) 556-0244 and ask for Julie Falkenstein or Nancy Rogneby or go online at www.bountifulbasketfoodshelf.org.

PROP offers gift program PROP offers a Holiday Gift

Program. If you are willing help a child or senior by donating a gift, e-mail Maureen Grazzini, PROP’s holiday program coordinator, at maureeng@grazzini.com for more information.

If you need services or support from PROP contact PROP at www.propfood.org , call (952) 937-9120 or stop by our office at 14700 Martin Drive, Eden Prairie, Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. or Monday and Wednesday evenings from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

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293,908

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DVD REVIEWS “Bright Star” Nineteenth century poet John Keats and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne, started out as unlikely lovers who were totally at odds with each other.

However, when Brawne offers to help Keats nurse his seriously ill brother, the two soon became involved in an unstoppable romance that only his untimely death at age 25 could bring to a shattering end. Produced by Caroline Hewitt; produced by Jan Chapman; written and directed by Jane Campion.

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CHASKA LIBRARY The Chaska Library Book Club meets 6:30 p.m. the fi rst Wednesday of each month at the Chaska Library. The Dec. 7 discussion will be on the book “Enrique’s Journey,” by Sonia Nazario.

Manga Anime Club meets the fi rst and third Thursdays of each month from 5-6 p.m.

Join us for an awesome time to discuss Manga book titles and Anime films. Open to all teens in Carver County, this group will focus on both individual titles and series. This is a great opportunity to recommend new titles and series the library should have in its collection.

Family Storytime is at 6:30 p.m., Mondays, through Dec. 12.

Children and their caregivers are invited to come and share 30 minutes of stories, music and movement that encourages the development of early literacy skills. For toddlers to PreK. No registration required.

Preschool Storytime is at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, through Dec. 13. Children and their caregivers are invited to come and share 30 minutes of stories, music and movement that encourages the development of early literacy skills. The program is recommended for 3-6 year olds.

No registration required.

The Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District will be operating an aeration system on Lucy from December 1st until ice out that may result in open water. Anyone on the lake should be aware of the danger of open water and thin ice around the aeration system. This aeration system is necessary to prevent winter fish kill in the lake. The aeration system will be located in the eastern half of the lake; a map of the aeration system location is shown below. This notice is being provided with residents’ safety in mind and in accordance with MN Statute 103G.611 Subd. 4.

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BOOK FAIR Planning on buying books, DVDs, games or music CDs as gifts for Christmas? (gift cards, video games, magazine subscriptions are not eligible) Stop in Sunday, Nov. 27, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Eden Prairie Barnes and Noble, and a percentage of your purchase will benefit the library. You can pick up a voucher at any of the Carver County Libraries, and you can also shop online bn.com/bookfairs from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2 and enter the bookfair ID 6826002.

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At 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 19, SSG John Kriesel and Jim Kosmo, authors of “Still Standing: The story of SSG John Kriesel,” will give a presentation at the Chanhassen Library.

“Still Standing,” reveals the inspirational story of the Minnesota National Guard soldier from Cottage Grove who lost both legs and suffered numerous other serious injuries when his military Humvee was shredded by a 200-pound roadside bomb near Fallujah, Iraq on Dec. 2, 2006.

The November art exhibit at the Chanhassen Library will include paintings by Shorewood resident Karen V. Miesen.

People, water, flowers, chickens, and many other aspects of life are found in Karen’s paintings.

For many years she studied watercolors, but recently she has become interested in acrylics as a medium. Many of her paintings are personal, and she hopes that the viewer also finds that kind of connection with her work.

Chanhassen Library Teen Book Club meets Dec. 1 at 3:30 p.m. Join us for lively discussion about great books! Contact the library for more information and to register.

Toddler Storytimes are 10:30 a.m., Tuesdays, through Dec. 6. Toddlers and their caregivers are welcome to join us for 20 minutes of action-packed fun with stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and musical movement for this busy age group. Come shake your sillies out with us. Recommended for ages 18-36 months.

No registration required.

Family Storytimes are 10:30 a.m., Wednesdays, through Dec. 7. Children and their caregivers are invited to come and share 30 minutes of stories, songs, and fingerplays that encourage the development of early literacy skills. The program is recommended for 3-6 year olds. No registration is required.

Lapsit Storytimes are 10:30 a.m., Thursdays, through Dec. 8. 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.

There is a Writer’s Group meeting at the Chanhassen Library from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov. 19. Chaska Herald editor Mark Olson is the guest. What do editors look for

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own demons, returns with two distinctive, thrilling crime stories.

Devastated by the brutal murder of his wife, Luther returns to policing in a different world.

His old unit has gone and he’s working in the newly created Serious and Serial unit, headed by former police complaints officer Martin Schenk.

Luther quickly gathers together his team, rescuing his old partner Detective Justin Ripley from uniform. A BBC production, starring Idris Alba.

The Library also owns the absolutely chilling first series, “Luther.”

“Brothers” Captain Sam Cahill is embarking on his fourth tour of duty, leaving behind his beloved wife and two daughters.

When Sam’s Blackhawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains of Afghanistan, the worst is presumed, leaving an enormous void in the family.

Despite a dark history, Sam’s charismatic younger brother steps in to fi ll the family void.

Screenplay by David Benioff; directed by Jim Sheridan.

“Everybody’s Fine” When Frank Goode’s grown children cancel a family reunion, the recent widower sets off on a cross-country journey to reconnect with each of them.

A family separated by physical and emotional distance finds a way to come together.

Starring Kate Beckinsale, Robert De Niro, Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore. Miramax Films.

“Departures “ Daigo Kobayashi is a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved and finds himself without a job. He decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work and start over.

He answers a classified ad entitled ‘Departures’ thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency. He discovers that the job is actually for a ‘Nokanshi’ or ‘encoffineer,’ a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the next life.

While his wife and others despise the job, Daigo takes a certain pride in his work and begins to perfect the art, acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, between the departed and the family of the departed.

Japanese dialogue, English subtitles. Starring Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo, Tetta Sugimoto, Kazuko Yoshiyuki and Takashi Sasano.

“Edge of Darkness” The bullet that killed his daughter was meant for Boston cop Thomas Craven. That’s what police brass and Craven himself think, but that’s not what the investigation finds.

Clue after clue and witness after witness, the search leads him into a shadowy realm where money and political intrigue intersect.

If Craven wasn’t a target before, he, and anyone linked to his inquiry, now is. Starring Mel Gibson, Danny Huston, Ray Winstone, Shawn Roberts and Bojana Novakovic. Warner Brothers.

The Chanhassen Library is located at 7711 Kerber Blvd. in Chanhassen. For more information, call (952) 227-1500 or go online at www.carverlib.org.

November’s Charity – Alzheimer’s Association

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OverDrive eBooks are now available on our website: www. carverlib.org. You can download eBooks to your e-reader, Kindle, iPad, iPhone or Android, using your library card number.

There is a handy instruction sheet, and the overdrive site has all sorts of help pages. If the book you want is checked out you can request it – when it becomes available, you will be sent an e-mail.

You can check it out for 7, 14 or 21 days. You can have two books at a time checked out. You will need to download Adobe EPUB (Adobe digital editions) software to your computer. Titles will automatically expire at the end of the lending period.

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Lucy Lake Aeration (Published in the Chanhassen Villager on Thursday, November 17 and 24, 2011; No. 4570) STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF CARVER DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Case type: Other Civil – Torrens ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Court File No.: 10-CV-11-1453 In the matter of the Petition of Beacon Bank For an Order Directing a New Certificate of Title After Mortgage Foreclosure In relation to Certificate of Title No. 27190.0 issued for land in the County of Carver and State of Minnesota legally described as follows: Lots 1960, 1961 and 1962, CarverBeach, Carver County, Minnesota TO: Christopher Rossing, the child of Richard E. Rossing, deceased; Richard Rossing, the child of Richard E. Rossing, deceased; Susan Goetze, the sibling of Richard E. Rossing, deceased; Dale Rossing, the sibling of Richard E. Rossing, deceased; Russell Rossing, the sibling of Richard E. Rossing, deceased; Robert Rossing, the sibling of Richard E. Rossing, deceased; The heirs of Richard E. Rossing, deceased, and any unknown heirs of Richard E. Rossing, deceased; and Margaret Rossing, nominated personal representative in the Will of Richard E. Rossing, unprobated.

Upon receiving and filing the Report of the Examiner of Titles in the above-entitled matter, IT IS ORDERED, that you, and all persons interested, appear before this Court on the 15th day of December 2011, at 8:30 a.m. in a courtroom to be determined of the Carver County Justice Center, 604 East 4th Street, Chaska, Minnesota 55318, and then, or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, show cause, if there is any, why this Court should not enter an Order as follows: Directing the Registrar of Titles for Carver County to cancel outstanding Certificate of Title No. 27190 and to issue a new certificate in the name of Petitioner Beacon Bank, 19765 Highway 7, Shorewood, MN 55331, for the property therein, subject to the memorial of Document No. T34180, but free from all other memorials now appearing on

the present certificate, the last of which is Document No. T178933.

Attendance is required only by those who wish to object to the entry of the abovedescribed Order IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that this Order to Show Cause be served: (a) at least 10 days before the hearing upon the above-named parties residing in this State in the manner provided by law for the service of Summons in a civil action; (b) at least 14 days before the hearing upon each of the abovenamed nonresidents by sending a copy of this Order to the nonresident’s post office address, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested; (c) upon each of the abovenamed parties who cannot be found by two weeks published notice and by sending a copy of this Order at least 14 days before the hearing by first class mail to the last known address of the party and by sending another copy of this Order at least 14 days before the hearing by first class mail to the address of such party as stated on the Certificate of Title if an address is so stated; (d) upon a dissolved, withdrawn, or revoked business entity governed by Minn. Stat., Chp. 302A, 303, 317A, 322A, 322B, or 323 in the manner provided by Minn. Stat. § 5.25. [Note: return date on the Order to Show Cause must be at least 30 days after date of mailing by the Secretary of State] Approved: Dated: 11/2/11 Stephanie M. Young Examiner of Titles Richard C. Perkins JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT Attorney for Petitioner: Timothy J. Prindiville NILSSON LAW OFFICES, P.A. 900 Flour Exchange Building 310 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Direct: 612-746-1043 Fax: 612-766-9504 Email: tim.prindiville@ nilssonlaw.com (Published in the Chanhassen Villager on Thursday, November 17 and 24, 2011; No. 4571)

Request for Proposals Banking Services Independent School District 112 Eastern Carver County Schools Notice is hereby given that proposals will be received by Independent School District #112, 11 Peavey Road, Chaska, Minnesota 55318 until 3:00 p.m. December 13, 2011 for the procurement of goods and/or services as indicated above and according to the conditions and provisions of the specifications on file in the Purchasing Department, Independent School District #112, 11 Peavey Road, Chaska, Minnesota 55318.

Specifications and Proposal Forms may be obtained from Jean Personius in the Purchasing Department at the location indicated above or by calling (952) 556-6267.

Independent School District #112 reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, accept proposals it deems to be in its best interest, to waive any informalities or irregularities in proposals submitted, and to waive minor irregularities or discrepancies in bidding procedure.

Dated at Chaska, Minnesota this 17th day of November, 2011 (Published in the Chanhassen Villager on Thursday, November 17, 2011; No. 4572)

The Public Notice deadline for the Chanhassen Villager is at 4 p.m. Thursday for the following week's issue.

Faxes are not accepted.

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Brickstone Townhomes 850 Walnut Place Chaska, MN 55318 952-361-6945

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Jordan Rentals

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL Drive-In's & Docks Available Immediately Intersections of 41/ 169.

952-484-9675

1 & 2 BR apartments, (heat, hot/cold water, garbage included) $575$675, no pets. 612-5996245

Office/ Business space for rent. West 2nd St., Chaska. 952-448-2577

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Nanny available, in your home, after school care or 2 full days. References. 952-500-8427

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2/ 3 BR townhomes, garage included, $795 & $950. 952-448-6549

1 BR $595 **Heat Paid** 612-874-8183 952-368-9360

1 & 2 BR apartments.

Heat included. $575$675/ mth. 612-7497667

Jordan Center Apartments

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952944-2854

Large 2 BR, 2 bath, W/D dishwasher, elevator, security system. $800+ utilities. Available now. 952-492-2800

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Prior Lake Rentals

1 BR, $645-685, all utilities included. No pets/ non-smoking. 952-3613245

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1 BR efficiency apt., utilities included. $550/ mth. Bruce, 612-8656387

Prior Lake Rentals 1 BR, office, full kitchen, no animals. Lakeshore, off-street parking. $650.

952-440-4673 2 BR condo, garage.

Pet OK. Includes water, sewer, $925. Available now. 952-440-4112 2BR in quiet 4-plex. No pets, $700. 952-4963485 Prior Lake- Lg 1 BR, $595/ mo. 2 BR. $765/ mo. Available now. Patio/ balcony, cats OK, please call 952-6532105, 952-594-1791, or 651-470-4017

Savage Rentals 1 & 2 BR. No dogs allowed. Available immediately.

Starting at $600/mth.

952-4482333 3+ BR, 2 BA, basement with laundry hook-ups, 2 car, spacious. No dogs allowed. Available immediately. $1,100/mth.

952-448-2333 Excellent duplex, great neighborhood in Savage. 2BR, fireplace, deck, A/C, dishwasher, W/D, storage, $900 incl. cable/intrnt.

952-4403087 LIVE AMONG FRIENDS! 55 and better Lynn Court Apartments 4350 West 124 th, Savage, MN 1 & 2 BR starting at $665 Your pet is welcome 952-894-4719

Shakopee Rentals 2 BR apartment, $750.

Garage/ heat included.

No pets. 612-799-0574.

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Lots/Acreage REAL ESTATE Houses

1 BR APARTMENT Section 8 project Low income rent to qualifying persons. Age 62 or older. 30% of income Smoke-free units available

Shakopee Housing 952-403-1086 321 S Harrison. Spacious 2BR, $795. Corner unit, off street parking, AC unit included.

Available asap.

For more information please call Tyler with Detailed Mgmt 612-703-7368

70 tillable acres. Owner/ Agent, 612-756-1899

3BR, 2BA, 3 car garage.

Contract for deed terms with 5% down. $177,900.

Randy Kubes, Realtor 612-599-7440 CHEAP Houses! Foreclosures, Bank Owned & Short Sales in Scott County under $30k! Get the list at:www.SouthMetro Foreclosures.com Re/Max

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Hillview Motel Micro/ Refrig. Weekly $175 & Up. Daily, $35 & Up. 952-445-7111 Sandalwood Studiosfull kitchenettes, nightly/ weekly/ monthly rates available. 952-277-0100

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Additions Remodeling Basements Porches Fireplaces Kitchens, Baths New Construction Concrete/Blockwork 952-445-6604 Free Estimates Locally owned since 1979 MN lic#4327

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Lakes Interiors. 38 yrs.

952-447-4655.

ELECTRICAL #Priority Electric Inc. Licensed- Bonded- Insured. No job too small.

952-403-9200

Aliene's Clean & Shine Home Cleaning. I'm hardworking, reliable, honest, bonded. 612250-4602 Will clean your house, weekly or biweekly, $20/ hr. Theresa, 952-8075035 or Betty, 952-2613707, for more details.

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LANDSCAPING

MOVING/STORAGE

ODD JOBS

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612-275-2574.

AJ's Tree & Lawn Service.

Trimming/ removal. Snow Removal.

Firewood. Insured.

MOVING?

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

Handyman Services: Your honey-do list experts. Insured. Free estimates. 952-215-4241

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LANDSCAPING

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PAINT/WALLPAPER

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Licensed, insured, clean.

Rich: 952-292-8683

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www.bumblebeeservices.com

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Kerchner Outdoors Now offering snow removal and yard services, including fall clean up. Serving the Lakeville, Savage, Prior Lake, and Shakopee area. Call today for a free estimate. 612-3859010 Dependable, on time. Flexible & efficient!

Specialized Services Inc. • Tree Removal • Stump Grinding • Brush Chipping • Overgrown Areas Mowed • Excavating • Sand & Gravel • Crushed Limestone

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Seasonal Positions

EMPLOYMENT Full-Time WORK FROM HOME! Put your faith first, Family second with an Opportunity to earn a Great income!

952-270-6190

ACCOUNTING SEASONAL TAX PREPARERS Jackson Hewitt Tax Service速 is seeking full time/part time temporary tax preparers for the upcoming tax season in our new office in Eden Prairie.

Get in on the ground level and be part of the exciting expansion and growth opportunities for advancement. Competitive Compensation Paid.

Send resumes to: hacklbob@comcast.net ASSOCIATE TRAINEE Real Estate Career Excellent Potential Fast Growth

Coldwell Banker Burnet Eden Prairie Irene: 952-949-4759 Rolland: 952-949-4724 EOE

BIFFS, INC: Men & Women Drivers needed to Clean, Deliver, Pickup portable restrooms.

Not just a job; a career.

FT/OT. Local Routes.

Full benefits package.

Locally Owned & Operated. EOE/AA Employer & DOT Compliant.

Application REQUIRED: 8610 Hansen Ave, Shakopee, MN 55379 or online: www.biffsinc.com email: gregd@biffsinc.com

Framing, Siding and Window Carpenters Wanted with all levels of experience. Positions are full time and benefits eligible. Must have valid D/L, reliable transportation and be able to pass background check, drug screen and physical. Call our job line at 952-380-3720 or send resume to: jobs@carpentrycontractors.com

Resource Conservationist II: Scott Soil and Water Conservation District is seeking a full-time Resource Conservationist II ($47,000-$56,000 plus benefits). Diverse resource planning, problem evaluation, landowner interaction and conservation practice background. BS in natural resource management, civil or agricultural engineering, watershed management or related field AND three years of related professional work experience. Application due by Dec. 2. Visit www.scottswcd.org for complete job description and application or call (952) 492-5425.

EOE

Reporter, full-time The Litchfield Independent Review has an opening for a motivated, enthusiastic staff writer to join our award-winning news team. Strong reporting, writing and communication skills a must. Journalism degree preferred, although we will train the right candidate.

Duties will include covering everything from government meetings, courts and crime, feature stories and more. Competitive pay and benefits package.

Send resume to Brent Schacherer, general manager, Litchfield Independent Review, P.O. Box 307, Litchfield, MN 55355 or e-mail: editor@independentreview.net

Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel is accepting applications for the position of a Food and Beverage Director. The Food and Beverage Director manages the operation of the Food and Beverage Departments to generate a profit and provides the highest level of hospitality to our guests.

Requirements: Four year degree in Business, Hospitality or Culinary Arts or equivalent and five year's experience in the front and back of the house.

We also offer an excellent benefits package: 401K, Medical with flex plan, dental, life insurance, short and long terms disability, on site daycare.

To apply, please send 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

QuickLane Technician Busy automotive dealership in the South Metro is looking to add a FT Tech to our QuickLane. Qualified candidate must have their own tools & have a minimum of 3 yrs experience changing oil, tires, batteries, etc. Full benefits, 401k & PTO. Interested candidates send resume to: automotive manmichael@aol.com ROLL-OFF DRIVER Looking for driver with experience that is energetic, has a good attendance record, great attitude and clean driving record with CDL license. $14/ hour+ benefits. Apply at: 5980 Credit River Rd., Prior Lake, MN. 952-2266441.

Statisticians Biostatistician (Job Code: JX11) in Chaska, MN - Assist the company's data-driven decision process by providing objective data handling, analysis and report generation. Req: Master's degree. Apply by mail to: Beckman Coulter, Inc., Chris Schwartz, Beckman Coulter, Inc., 1000 Lake Hazeltine Drive, Chaska, MN 55318 (Must reference Job Code: JX11)

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

Looking to earn extra money?

I am looking to contract dependable and responsible adults to deliver the Star Tribune newspaper in the Burnsville/Savage areas in the early morning hours. There is a $100 incentive available after 4 weeks of route delivery. Profit potential is from $400 to $800 per month. For more information contact John 952-895-1910.

NOW HIRING SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR No experience Necessary will train Starting wage $13.25 per hour DOE No DUI's, must have Class D license at least 3 years And be 21 years of age Positive Connections 460 N Hickory Street Chaska, MN 55318 952-361-0899

Part-time Office Assistant, M-F, 10-2: Mgmt. & customer support, phones, filing, data entry. Please email your resume to: demconhiring@gmail.com

JIMMY JOHN'S GOURMET SANDWICHES Hiring Delivery Drivers, Cashiers, Sandwich Makers, & Entry Level Mgrs., Days, Nights, Weekends. If you enjoy working in an energetic atmosphere, come in and apply at Shakopee 952-746-5990. Savage, 952-440-2200. between 2pm-4pm

Crisis Therapist Casual Intermittent Range: $ 23.53 - $34.98 The Carver/Scott Mental Health Crisis Program is accepting applications for a mental health professional: Casual Intermittent therapist; 4 to 30 hours per week with flexible scheduling which may include evening, overnight and/or weekend hours.

Provide mobile mental health crisis services to adults, children and families in various community settings including two hospitals. Provide diagnostic and risk assessments, interventions, stabilization, disposition planning and consultation.

Minimum qualifications MA/MS in Social Work, Psychology or related field; 2 years post licensure clinical experience; LICSW, LP, LMFT, or equivalent.

Apps are available at www.co.carver.mn.us or at Carver Co. ER,, 600 E. 4th St., Chaska, MN, 55318.

Resumes requested, but will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. This is currently a continuous posting.

Snow Removal Local company looking for snow plow operators and shovelers. We pay for exp., quick cash, paid immed.

Flex. hours. Could lead to FT. 952-393-PLOW (7569) MoveSnowNow@ gmail.com

SEWING/ PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Growing company seeks a person to assist in sewing and all areas of production. Approx.

20 hrs./week. Flexible hrs., $10-$12/hr. Eden Prairie. Call Joe at 952934-0846 or e-mail

StarTribune Newspaper Carrier Needed immediately Shakopee and Chaska, weekday routes, and PT Sat/Sun Assembly positions (no driving).

For further information see our website at;

sales@regalconnection.com

www.Chaskadelivery.com

tailors at a high volume location.

2pm-8pm & alt. Sat. Jackie or Lisa (952) 934-1415 Tailors on 79 th Chanhassen

FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery expect to hire 20,000 holiday workers and Kelly Services is supplying them with the drivers.

Kelly Services速 is hiring temporary drivers for FedEx Ground速, a small-package ground delivery company serving business and residential customers across North America.

Minimum six months experience driving likesized commercial vehicle within last three years required. One year commercial driving experience strongly preferred.

21 years or older Motor vehicle record check Drug screen, background checks, and physical Customer service skills Apply today!

Apply in person Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm at the ground location: 5800 12th Ave East Shakopee, MN, 55379 OR Send resume to: gplstj@tempdriver.net EOE

We welcome you to submit your application to a friendly, progressive optometric office!

20+ hours/week. Optical/customer service experience preferred.

Crossroads Optometric 952-447-2020

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Nursing Assistants Care Attendants Life Enhancement Coordinator Housekeeping Coordinator Please see our website at

www.auburnhomes.org for details.

EOE/AAP Cook's position. EO weekend and EO holiday. Experience a must.

Apply in person or email to Keystone Communities of Prior Lake: Please contact Sarah stormoen@keystone communities.com

Head Custodian Full time, at Shakopee Junior High. Grade 7 position $16.72-$18.68 based on experience.

Coordinate work of building custodians; implements and follows maintenance program.

Must have 1st Class boilers license.

Please visit

Guest Service Representative 3PM - 11PM Includes Weekends Apply in Person 9am-2pm Holiday Inn Express Chanhassen, MN

www.shakopee.k12.mn.us

for full job description and directions on how to apply.

Mechanic, Snowplow Operator. Full or part time.

952-445-8996, 612-749-6480 PMT Corp. now hiring for these FT positions: Customer Service Cleanroom Technicians Inside Sales Human Resources Quality Control Apply in person- 1500 Park Rd, Chanhassen, MN 55317. jobs@pmtcorp.com

spapers

PT EXPERIENCED

Seasonal Drivers Needed

Part-Time

Auburn Homes & Services in Chaska is currently seeking applicants for the following positions:

Fireplace Installer Position Exc. benefits, medical, dental, 401k, etc. Gas fitting exp. preferred.

HVAC or construction exp. required. Fax resume: 952-492-6006.

TAILOR/ALTERATIONS

Seeking 2-3 man shoveling crew in Chaska area. 952-292-6357

To contact classifieds imarketplace.mn or 952-345-3003

House Aide $11.20/hr .8 night position awake staff. Residential group home for (6) elderly seniors providing personal cares. Community Assisted Living. Shakopee.

Call 952-440-3955 Line Cook, Wait Staff, Part time Host(ess) wanted. Breakfast experienced required. Can lead to full-time. 952447-6668

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PAINT/WALLPAPER

PLASTER/DRYWALL

Father/ son plumbing company.

Licensed, bonded, insured. Working for you! R&D Plumbing952-237-0115

S.R. PAINTING: 18 yrs. exp. Insured.

Commercial/Residential.

Interior/Exterior.

Wood finishing, Enameling, Custom Texturing, Water Damage, Wallpaper Removal.

Deck Refinishing.

Quality conscious perfectionist!

Estimates/Consultation

Steve Ries, 612-481-8529

Best Drywall LLC Serving SW Metro 18 yrs. Small crew/no subs/ painting. New Const/ Basements/ Repair.

BBB Reg/Ins/Free Est. All work guaranteed Mic 612-685-0476

ROOFING

KREUSER ROOFING, INC.

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94 Starcraft, 17ft. Aluminum. Walleye, Bass ½ Console 75hp.

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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.

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2003 Harley Softtail Deuce Anniversary model.

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2007 27' Colorardo RL 5th Wheel, 2 Slide $29,500 or best offer.

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Motorcycles 2005 Kawasaki 1600 Vulcan Classic with Vance & Hines pipes.

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2002 Larson 19' FishNSki, SEI 190, 135 HP Outboard, stored indoors. $11,900.00 or BO, NADA guide suggested $13,945.00, Jon 612-730-8116

2006 Crestliner Lsi Angler 2285. Lots of extras. 60 HP Mercury 4 stroke and dual axle trailer. 763-360-6251

1996 Itasca Suncruiser Motorhome. Class A, 39'. Excellent condition, shedded at all times/ winterized.

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29,300 actual miles. $35,000/BO. 507-6656019

2004 41' SportsCoach Elite. Fully equipped.

23,000K. Well-maintained.

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1976 Chevy Nova hatchback, 305 AT, new tires & exhaust. Runs/ drives great, fun car to drive! $3,000/BO. 952447-8169

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1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cierra, silver edition.

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2005 Saturn Ion. Blue.

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'95 Ford, F-250XLT, 3/4T, 2wd, 5Spd manual, 140k, wood rack, good tires, some rust, new battery, AC, $975, 952-492-2088, 612-2980851

1993 Chevrolet Suburban 4X4, 260K, starts and runs great, body rusty, great winter vehicle, asking $1200, 952447-4946

2004 Chevy Silverado Z71 Ext. Cab. 77,XXX perfect cond. Loaded, leather, Bose, 6Disc, Topper and many xtras. $15,700 B/O 612-2030804

Sport Util Vehicles 1972 rare triple black 'Cuda, with high compression 340 HP. 727 slapstick tranny. Posirearend, PS, bucket seats, Recession reduced!! $42,500. 612804-4074

1998 Dodge Stratus, 6 cyl, AT. 156K. $1,500.

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1976 Classic Cadillac Convertible.

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559-435-3751

Pontiac Grand Prix 1980 301 Engine, 4.9 Liter, 4 Barrel Overhead, New Fuel Pump, Alternator, Battery Heater, 129500K, $1800. 612418-5159

2000 Jaguar XJR. Well maintained. $9700 Silver and black interior, 83,000 miles. Call 612655-6680

2009 Chev Cobalt LT. Purchased/ driven locally, like brand new, 21,000K. Black, Spoiler, PW, PL, Cruise, CD, non-smoker, more! $12,900. 952-215-5421

1964 Chevy C20, 350 engine, 350 auto tranny, every bolt, nut, part replaced, or sandblasted and painted. 8K. REDUCED- $12,500. 952913-7808

1993 Ford F150, 4x4, new motor, 35k, lift kit, dual tanks. ARIZONA TRUCK, NO RUST, $6000 OBO, Chanhassen, 505-803-8232

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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1997 Ford Conversion, 244,000 well maintained miles, HD tow package, $1,200.00 OBO, lots new, email for details scottlacher@ hotmail.com 612-2107303

2000 Ford Windstar LX 7 Passenger Van, 133,349 Miles. $1,800.

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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.

VOLUNTEER TO DELIVER MEALS — The CAP Agency Meals on Wheels program in Chanhassen is in need of volunteer drivers to deliver meals to older individuals. Meal delivery is Monday through Friday morning, f lexible schedules.

Contact Jody at (952) 227-1127 to volunteer.

UPCOMING M EDICA R E OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD — Starting this year, the Medicare Open Enrollment Period begins and ends earlier – Oct. 15 – Dec. 7, 2011. During this time, you can change your Medicare health or prescription drug coverage for 2012. Several dates have been scheduled for one-to-one assistance with a trained counselor.

You will be able to review Part D plans and explore plan options. Appointment times are: Wednesday, Nov. 16, 1-4 p.m.; Monday, Nov. 21, 9 a.m.-noon; Monday, Nov. 28, 9 a.m.-noon; Thursday, Dec. 1, 9 a.m.-noon.

Please call the Senior Center at (952) 227-1124 to schedule your appointment.

H A PPY H A N DS K N I TTING — The Happy Hands knitting group meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 10 a.m. to work on their projects for local charities and community organizations. Feel free to bring your own knitting project and come and socialize with the group. Yarn donations are welcome. We are accepting

PARK AND RECREATION

HOLIDAY FLORAL DESIGN — Nikki Grund from Chanhassen Floral will demonstrate how to make a holiday table arrangement using fresh greens and f lowers and talk about the care of fresh holiday plants and flowers. Participants will design their own small fresh holiday arrangement.

Space is limited.

Date: Dec. 7 Time: 10 a.m.

Cost: $10 residents, $12 non residents Pay ment/ Reg i st rat ion deadline; Monday, Nov. 28

SPECIAL EVENTS HOLIDAY PARTY — It’s that special time of year when we have our annual holiday gathering for Chanhassen Senior Center attendees. The party will be at the Chanhassen Recreation Center, 2310 Coulter Blvd., so we can accommodate all our friends. We will enjoy a special holiday buffet lunch of roast beef, roast turkey, homestyle mashed potatoes, fresh garden salad, vegetables, rolls, dessert and beverages. Following lunch, the Chaska Valley Family Theatre will entertain with songs from their holiday production, Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” and lead us in a Christmas Carol sing-along. Tickets for the stage performance of “White Christmas” will be on sale after the party or by ordering now at www.cvft.org. Performances will be at the Chanhassen High School on Dec. 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 4, 10, 11 at 2 p.m.

Please bring a non-perishable food item, which will be donated to area food shelves. This event

Congratulations Week 10 Winners!

Sean N. $75 Gift card to Paradise Shakopee, MN

Car Wash & Detail Center

Gerald A. $50 Gift Card to Arizona’s Savage, MN

The following Chanhassen Park and Recreation Department programs are coming up.

For more information, call Recreation Supervisor John Stutzman at (952) 227-1122. Also look for the City of Chanhassen on Facebook for more information on programs.

new or good quality skeins of yarn for our projects.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

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Carver County Sheriff ’s Lt. Jeff Enevold and Beth Hoiseth, city of Chanhassen crime prevention specialist, speak to a gathering at the Chanhassen Senior Center regarding Internet fraud at a recent Details with the Deputies presentation. is co-sponsored by Community Bank Chanhassen.

Date: Dec. 2 Time: noon Cost: $14 residents, $15 non residents Pay ment/reg istration deadline: Nov. 21 HOLIDAY CHEER — SouthWest Transit will pick you up and bring you to the Lodge in Chaska Thursday, Dec. 8, for some coffee and cookies, holiday music and friendship.

Then it’s on to the Arboretum to enjoy their “great hall of trees, land of gingerbread & making spirits bright” display.

Board the bus at: 9:45 a.m. - Chanhassen Senior Center (Lower level of City Hall) 9 : 5 0 a.m. - Centennia l Hills 9:55 a.m. - Summerwood 10:00 a.m. - Powers Ridge Apartments SANTA FLUNKED RETIREMENT — The Chanhas-

sen Senior Center Women’s Club invites you to join them for a special holiday treat.

Christmas cookies and coffee will be served while we enjoy the delightful play “Santa Flunked Retirement.” The play opens with Santa and his devoted wife, Mrs. Claus, in a serious discussion. Santa is depressed, discouraged, and feeling he is being disrespected because people are not interested in him anymore. Everyone is ordering their gifts over the Internet he complains to Mrs. Claus and he wants to retire.

Adding to these feelings of misery brings an energetic troupe of performers, as reindeers, elves and others to try in their own humorous way of talking Santa out of retirement, only to make matters worse. The play is fi lled with laughter, sweetness, and silliness.

Date: Dec. 12 Time: 10 a.m.

Cost: $3 Payment/registration deadline: Dec. 5

ChanJam’11 — This battle of the bands will take place from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at the Chanhassen High School Auditorium. The show will feature a number of awe-inspiring local bands from Chanhassen, Chaska, and Minnetonka High Schools. Bands will be competing before an audience of their peers, neighbors, and a panel of judges. Contact John Stutzman at jstutzman@ci.chanhassen. mn.us or 952-227-1122 for information.

Chanhassen Photo Contest — The Chanhassen Photo Contest will showcase pictures of what makes living in Chanhassen so special. Submit images of people and events in Chanhassen. The contest is open to armature photographers and is restricted to Chanhassen residents only.

For more information, call (952) 227-1400.

Tree Lighting Ceremony — Come and see the lighting of the holiday tree in City Center Park and enjoy a bonfi re, carolers, refreshments, gingerbread displays, live reindeer, and of course and visit from Santa Clause. Ceremony begins at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at City Center Park Plaza Breakfast With Santa —

Take a break and have someone else make you a pancake breakfast and have your picture taken with Santa Claus.

This event is co-sponsored by the city of Chanhassen and the Chanhassen Rotary. Breakfast is Sunday Dec. 4, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Chanhassen Recreation Center.

YOUTH PROGRAMS Safe on My Own A Child’s Guide to Home Alone Safety — The American Red Cross has developed this course to teach 8-12 year olds how to be safe when at home alone. Skills taught include home safety skills, how to react to strangers, Internet safety, basic fi rst aid, choking emergencies, and more. A book and snack are provided. Tuesday, Nov. 15, 5:15-7:45 p.m. The cost is $27 Residents/$30 Non-Residents.

KinderMusik: Wiggles & Giggles Party — The program, desig ned for children ages 1½ to 3 ½, will be from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 21, at the Chanhassen Recreation Center. Cost: $10 Residents/$13 Non-Residents.

ADULT/FAMILY PROGRAMS Gingerbread House Contest — Enter to win the 3rd Annual Gingerbread House Contest. Winners will be selected in two categories: Most Difficult and Most Creative.

Winning entries will receive a price pack valued at approximately $150. Houses will be available for viewing in the Chanhassen Senior Center Nov. 30 – Dec. 3. Winners will be announced after the Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 3. $5 per entered house.

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612-281-9630 Baby blankets, 4 homemade, never used, 4 cotton, $20. 612-2371300 Baby safety items for cabinets, drawers, & outlets, $10. 612-2371300

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Dressers, mattress, mirror, headboard, sidetable, $200. 952445-4508 Bird case with several accessories. $22. 952873-2501 Black leather, Austrailian outback coat. New, $500. 952-448-9313 Blood pressure machine, self talking, new. $25. 612-644-8377 Boat, paddle boat four passenger, great condition. Asking $150. 612578-1321 Bowflex PR1000, great shape. Lightly used. U pickup, $250. 612-7990168 Cannes China vintage Worthpoint. Service for 12, $165. 952-934-0284 Car luggage, ski carrier with racks.

Yakima 81wx36w $150. 952443-2650 Chandelier, polished brass finish. 6 candelabras. $25. 612-8175105 Chicago pneumatic ¼" drive, reversible air ratchet, mod/825. $35., 612-437-1255 China hutch, solid oak, excellent condition, $350. 952-440-5266 Christmas tree, 7.5 Wisconsin fir, like new.

Beautiful, $50. 612-2407951 Computer chair, good shape. $40. 952-8902174 Couch and loveseat, 4 recline. New condition $500. 612-275-8699 Crosley, washer & dryer set. White, runs great. $400. 952-2399027 Desk & hutch, solid oak.

Great condition, $125.

952-906-1618 Desk, off white. Sports knobs. Good condition. $15. 952-215-6012 Dining table, 6 chairs.

Beautifully carved detailing. $150. 952-4406927

Dishes 8 piece Fireking 22k gold trim. Vintage $25. 952-492-7803 Dog kennel, portable, folding, 16 sq. ft. $44.

952-994-5505 Dooney & Bourke tote purse, brown. Very nice. $100. 952-492-6180 East German Shepherd Pup, $500. 612-6441753 File cabinets for $100.

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952-820-5750 Glider, Dulaiter brand.

White finish wood. Good condition. $69. 952-3801375 Guinea pig, female, 1 year, with all items. $30.

952-428-9338 H.D. aluminum roaster with cover.

11"Lx93/4"Wx5"D, Good Condition, $12. 952-4474961 Hawaiian themed decorations. Variety of items. $50 for all. 952-4573610 Hitchcock Rocker black, harvest, faithful.

Great condition, $350.

612-799-0168 Hockey pants CCM vector black. JrXL Vector New, $61. 952-2612868 Honda, remote, startersystem. Most 08s, on up. $300. 952-292-7886 Hospital bed, electric.

WhisperliteII, good condition, $400. 952-2409515 HP Desk jet 932C printer, works. $20. 952-4019601 Hutch, glass shelves, light, 2 pc., nice condition, $200, 952-8904914 Interstate utility trailer.

44" X 72" bed. $400.

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Value $350. Selling $200. http://www. invision-optical.com 952-270-2682 Pro-Form 950 Elliptical $100. 952-239-8521

Kids bedroom set, dresser, bookcase/ headboard, captains base, $150, 612-2758699 Kitchen double sink, black granite composite w/spray faucet. $40.

952-378-1630 Kitten, orange, 8 weeks, adorable. $5. 952-2208653 Landscape ponds, 150 gallon, 50 gallon. $30.

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Excellent condition, 4 years old. $385. 952492-3279 Light, fiber optic, all colors, rotating, globe. $40.

612-644-8377 Lumber, bar stools, hockey goals. All for $45. 952-496-2493 Mailbox, black, Rubbermaid, deluxe unit w/post. $35. 952-9491395 Microsoft keyboard and mouse. Like new. $30. pickup.

248-672-9352 anderkristy@gmail.com Microwave, Whirlpool, black, 2008, under cabinet mount. $125. 952403-7015 Mitsubishi, 46" widescreen, projection HD-TV. Excellent condition, $175. 952-4489059 Nikon 4600 Digital Camera. Uses 2 AA batteries $50 952-200-0052 Nordic track, fitness machine. Excellent condition. $50. 952-937-9189 Nordic Track. Oak and chrome with led. Free.

952-447-4318 Oak entertainment center. Holds 27" T.V. Good condition. $30. 952-4478229 Oil Painting, 48"x24", Nizamas, window of the soul, $400. 952-2367545 Older, Kenmore electric oven, Free, U pickup.

612-709-9372 Shotgun shell reloader. $100. 952-445-3270

Original oil 30"x40", "The Mystics" by Lee Mitchelson. $450.

952-236-7545 Original oil, Paula Nizamas, 48"x24", Paid $1350, sacr. $400. 952236-7545 Panasonic cordless phone with answering machine.

Like new, $25. 952-240-1025 Ping pong table, located in Carver, free, 952-3619609 Play Station 2, 20 games, remotes. $100.

612-203-3437 Playstation 3. 2 games.

Plays PS2 games. $225. 651-260-8243 Pneumatic Sioux pistol grip, air drill. Model 1410, $135. 612-4371255 Rattan, swivel chair w/ottoman, Side table, chaise lounge, $400.

952-949-1395 Reebok Kinetic Fit Jr Med. Hockey chest, shoulder. $58. 952-2612868 Reebok, hockey helmet 4k, black, medium. NIB $63. 952-261-2868 Rug Loom Newcomb Weavers Delight, good cond. free 952-4926249 Sears, vintage, 1970's led watch. In original box, $20. 952-492-7803 Set of 8, clear, beverage glasses. Good condition, $5. 952-447-4961 Shot glass collection. 62 glasses, display case. $50. 612-203-3437 Snow blower, Honda HS35, 4-cycle, single stage. $150. 952-4456547 Snow tires, 4-Blizzaks 215/55R16, rims, Mazda 5X114.3mm pattern. $250. 952-583-5716 Snowblower, 5hp 24" MTD electric start $150.

Runs well. 952-2612643 T-Rex 4 wheeler, excellent condition, $200.

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Snowblower, Simplicity 450, 20", single stage, good condition, $200 952-445-3481 Snowboard & bindings, K2, 150cm, good condition. $90. 952-906-1618 Snowmobile, tilt trailer, doublewide. Good condition, $400. 612-9162896 Sofa, Ethan Allen 70" multi-color. Superb condition, $125. 952-9345713 Starbury, high top athletic shoes. Mens 9-1/2.

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Here come the brides Victoria woman spreads bridal gifts to Uganda

BY UNSIE ZUEGE uzuege@swpub.com

Josh Rotger If anyone has a question about technology they should just ask Josh Rotgers.

Josh, 15, is a sophomore at Chanhassen High School. Recently, he landed the job of technical engineer at the newly organized Westbrook Church in Chaska. While he seems aw fu l ly young to be overseeing the sound and electronics for the church’s music program, he’s been doing this kind of stuff since the age of 9. He started, as a member of the youth band and worship team.

His aptitude for electronics came to the attention of the organizers, and soon, he was helping out as needed, and learning as much as he could on the sound board.

His father is a software engineer, so Josh grew up with all kinds of computer and electronic gear. It’s only natural he has an affi nity for electronics, computers, and music.

He’s had lots of experience as a sound engineer at Westwood Community Church, Chanhassen, where he’s manned the sound board for the teen worship/activity facility.

His new sound gig is for Westbrook Church, which currently has services in Cloverridge Elementary School in Chaska.

On Thursday nights, he oversees the tech rehearsal for the Sunday service.

“They play through the songs, the music, and I see how I can make sound better with the audio board,” Josh said.

He’s looking forward to a career in audio engineering, and the young entrepreneur is always on the lookout for any kind of audio experience he can get.

“I know how to build computers and fi x viruses,” Josh said. “If someone has a band that they need a tech guy for, I’m glad to run the sound board.”

Just make sure you can arrange a ride for him.

“I ride my bike everywhere,” Josh said. “My parents refuse to drive me because if they had to take me to everything I’m involved with, it would be their full time job.” So when the weather permits, Josh rides his bike.

Q: As an audio/music kind of guy, what kind of music do you like?

A: Being a technical/audio engineering guy, I have to be open to many different types of music or else no one will come to me for help! I feel like I can listen to just about any kind of music! One kind I don’t like is if there is swearing and stuff like that which I just cant stand!

Q : The most common error people make in trying to hook up their own stereo/TV media center/computer systems, like not reading the manual?

A: The most common error that most people make with trying to hook up their home audio at home is that they blow the speakers when plugging in their speakers. They just want speed over quality!

Q: How do you get around to all your activities in the winter?

A: Most of the time my parents will try to make time to drive me places. Otherwise I have to fend for myself, usually walk or fi nd a friend that can drive or something but that’s just about it. My fi rst bike totally broke down from overuse and going up and down bumps. My current bike is a pre-owned one that was fi xed up by Love INC and given to me for my help. They’ve called on me in the past to fi ll in for one of their tech guys. Chanhassen, I feel, does not have a problem with bike theft because I feel safe in Chanhassen and don’t think anyone will steal it so I leave it out on friends’ lawns and it’s still there when i come back. I think Chanhassen’s bike trails are really good. Most everywhere I go, there is a sidewalk. The worst is where it’s a busy street and there isn’t a shoulder on the side or stuff like that where there isn’t very much room for me to bike.

—Unsie Zuege

Thanks to a generous donation of discontinued wedding gowns, countless brides in Uganda will be able to marry dressed in traditional Western wedding gowns.

Glenrose Floral and Bridal of Chanhassen donated the gowns after learning of the “Friends Serving Uganda” group. Friends Serving Uganda formed in 2006 as part of a church project. Later, three local families initiated a mission project to dig wells in several small Ugandan villages – Naigobya, Kauli, and Ikumbya.

After the wells were dug, the families continued their assistance, gradually building schools, community centers and health clinics in the villages. Through their work, they also learned that marriage is taken very seriously in Uganda and that the Ugandan culture is very ceremonial. Many couples will not get married unless they can have the full traditional wedding celebrations.

In addition, brides are very traditional, and often, they will save up a year’s wages on a traditional Western wedding gown.

According to Janet Nicolai of Victoria, one of the Friends of Uganda founders, 82 percent of the population earns less than $1 a day and most earn less than $200 U.S., annually so the cost of a gown is often out of reach. “ T hey contacted us,” store manager Nancy Mead said. “We had done this one other time with another group. The timing was perfect. We have a new owner and he was interested in doing that.”

44 WEDDING GOWNS Glenrose donated 44 wedding gowns. “They’re al l di f ferent styles and sizes,” Mead said. “If you averaged the gowns at $250 each, the total value would be $11,000. What we would usually do with discontinued gowns is sell them for $99 each.”

In July, David Brennan of Eden Prairie purchased Glenrose Floral and Bridal, which has been in Chanhassen for more than 30 years. It also has locations in Hopkins and, in 2005, began offering a “one-stop” shopping for brides, providing everything from f lowers to bridal gowns,

PHOTO BY UNSIE ZUEGE

Glenrose Floral in Chanhassen donated 44 discontinued wedding gowns which will be sent to Uganda where similar gowns are sold for a year’s wages. Pictures are Glenrose Floral owner David Brennan and manager Nancy Mead at the Chanhassen store.

PHOTOS BY UNSIE ZUEGE

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You could say that Janet Nicolai of Victoria has a bridal shop in her downstairs basement. Nicolai and two Chanhassen families have established ties with several Ugandan villages, raising money to help villagers dig wells, build schools and clinics. Their latest project is sending discontinued wedding gowns to Uganda, where women will be able to rent them for their formal, ceremonial marriage services.

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For Janet Nicolai of Victoria, and a member of the Friends Serving Uganda mission group, the wedding gowns donation has been a great addition to their cause.

In 2006, Nicolai lived in Chanhassen, and with two other families began to work on church mission project. They learned how many villages lacked clean safe drinking water for want of a well. They learned that by pooling their resources, they could fund digging wells in several villages. Eventually, they formed the nonprofit Friends of Uganda, and since then the families take turns visiting those villages once a year for approximately 10 days.

Once they completed well projects, they moved on to build schools, a community center, a sewing center, and health clinics in the villages, assisted by a local minister Abbey Lugada.

MARRIED IN STYLE A small room off the family room at the Nicolai house is the current storage area for about 37 wedding dresses, ranging from white, to ivory,

cream, and even taupe. Seven of the dresses were sent to Uganda, via the luggage of friends who traveled to Uganda recently to teach leadership skills.

The rest of the dresses are, at least for now, lying in a glamorous heap on the plush carpeted floor, embellished with lace, beading, and sequins. All styles are represented from strapless, to spaghetti straps to sweetheart necklines, from one piece mermaid fishtail trains to the very traditional full-skirted tulle ball gown with a 15-foot train.

There are gowns by Mori Lee,

Casa Blanca, Alfred Angelo, Maggie Solero, Impressions, and DaVinci.

“When we first brought the dresses home, my daughters had a lot of fun trying them on,” Nicolai said.

She sorted through the dresses, heavy with trains and linings, and picked out a few of her own favorites to show a guest.

Shipping costs are high, so it will take time to get all the dresses to Uganda, Nicolai said. Currently, they are relying on friends and mission groups traveling to Uganda, to take a few dresses at a time in their personal luggage.

In need of a miracle and of people who care They are beautiful Encounters, but in young women. Girls, presenting a series actually, with many of of workshops about them between the ages believi ng i n you r of 18 and 25, and some dreams and being even you nger. T hey fearless in pursuing have sweet, shy smiles, them. Which, by the but very little to smile way, pretty much deabout. They live and scribes my going to work in the slums near Uganda in the first Kampala, and the way place. they earn their money is Before I returned the only way they can. to the States, Tabitha They don’t get much and I visited some of FIND YOUR BURIED TREASURE for their efforts. A few the girls in Ki-Momthousand Ugandan shilbasa, to get input and lings, which equals less i n for mation f rom than a dollar in U.S. currency. Some- them, and to share Tabitha’s dream times they don’t get paid at all, as with them. That dream is to transwhen the police come by looking for form Ki-Mombasa into a Miracle bribes and demanding free sex in Village where the girls can get treatexchange for not arresting them. On ment and training, and transition to the days they don’t earn money, they a life where they can be healthy and don’t eat. Neither do their children. safe, and where they are able to feed, Many of the girls end up here be- clothe, and educate their children cause their husbands or boyfriends by earning a living doing work they died or ran out on them, leaving them are proud of, instead of the work they without any means of support. Some do now. have been raped, and infected with The girls talked to us openly, but HIV. Most of them would rather be reluctantly. They were wary and anywhere else in the world, doing any- skeptical – understandably so. thing else in the world, than this.

“People have come here before, The area is known as Ki-Mombasa, and told us they were going to help and is home to several hundred wom- us,” they said. “They take pictures en and young children who are living of us, they write stories about us, but a life that no one on earth should have then nothing happens. They never to live. And if my friend Tabitha has come back. So they’re just using us, her way, they won’t have to for very too.” much longer.

“This will be different,” I wanted Tabitha is a powerful force of to say to them, but I figured they had nature who – in the year and a half heard that from others, too.” that I’ve known her – has been mov“You don’t know Tabitha,” I also ing mountains with her faith, her felt like saying, but that wouldn’t determination, her compassion, have made any difference either. Beher vision for a better world, and an cause it was true – they didn’t know extraordinary amount of work. It’s her. Words wouldn’t matter to them. because of Tabitha that almost 2,000 Actions would. church, community, family, student, And Tabitha has been in action and government leaders in Uganda non-stop since then. In just a few were recently trained to “Lead Like weeks, she’s found some suitable land Jesus,” and it’s because of Tabitha to purchase, and a building that can that I was part of the team working be used as a transition facility until in Uganda – not only with the LLJ a more permanent place can be found

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Efforts are under way to provide better living conditions for young women and children in Uganda. or built. She’s already started registering the women and their children, and is researching and exploring different ways the girls can earn money, and different ways the village itself can generate income.

Before I left Uganda, I gave Tabitha the shillings I still had, instead of exchanging them back into U.S. dollars.

It wasn’t much, but it was enough for her to go back to Ki-Mombasa and tell the girls they didn’t have to sell their bodies in order to feed themselves or their children that day. And it was enough to let them know that people do care about them, and want to help them create a better life for themselves and their families.

A number of people have expressed an interest in helping Tabitha transform the Ki-Mombasa slum into the Miracle Village that both she and I envision – a community of hope and healing, where young women can regain their dignity and confidence and become proud and productive role models for their children.

One of them is Mary Ann Halpin, the Hollywood photographer whose talent and vision have launched a

series of Fearless Women books. Her new book, which Tabitha is in and which will be out next spring, is inspiring a series of events throughout 2012 (including one in Minneapolis) that will help to raise the funds needed for this transformation to take place. You can see a photo of what Ki-Mombasa looks like now, read more about Tabitha’s story, see a video about Mary Ann’s “60 for 60” campaign, or make a donation that will help fund the efforts to transform Ki-Mombasa, at http://bit.ly/ s3XoVa. It’s been said that it takes a village to raise a child. I would add that it can take a miracle to raise a village. I feel like I’m in the middle of a miracle right now, and there’s no doubt in my mind that if enough people care and believe in it, we’ll see this miracle occur. And that will finally give the young women in Ki-Mombasa a reason to smile.

Chanhassen resident Betty Liedtke is a writer, professional speaker, and Certified Dream Coach®. Visit her website at www.findyourburiedtreasure.com.