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District expanding tutoring program

BY LEAH SHAFFER lshaffer@swpub.com

The Eden Prairie School District immigrant tutoring program is expanding to allow 100 students this year. The FRESH (Friends Reaching Educational Stardom in Harmony) program runs Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Oak Point Media Center this year.

The program, which started in 2009, originally operated Tuesdays and Thursdays, but switched nights so it would not conflict with a program run through Wooddale and City Hill tutoring groups at the library. Additionally, the New American Academy, which started in 2008, offers tutoring help five days a week. These programs aim to address the struggles faced by students within Eden Prairie’s

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FRESH program The Eden Prairie School District provides math and reading help from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Oak Point Media Center. This year, the program is expanding from 50 to 100 students.

Somali community.

Eden Prairie School Board members heard an update on FRESH during their meeting last week.

According to that repor t, sta f f worked with the Somali Parent Group in establishing the FRESH program. According to the report, “Its purpose was to serve students

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Election 2011

Election Day is Nov. 8, 2011. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Local races Running for four seats on the Eden Prairie School Board Karla Bratrud Dave Espe John Estall Tim Fox

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Director Darrin Stohlberg directs the Oak Point Chamber Orchestra during a practice in March. Large group practices have moved to the school day for fifth-graders this year.

‘More pros than cons’ with music transition

BY LEAH SHAFFER lshaffer@swpub.com

One of the most notable changes that went with the Eden Prairie Schools K-6 transition is the addition of band and orchestra programs to all the district’s elementary schools.

Last year, fi fth- and sixth-graders at Oak Point Intermediate received their full band and orchestra practice after school and had small group lessons during a period of

time known as “specials.” This year, all the elementary schools are equipped to offer band and orchestra to fi fth-graders, and the full band/orchestra practice has moved to within the school day.

“It’s still really a compact day,” said Oak Point Elementary Principa l Chuck Richter about the scheduling challenges with the new system. Richter and Eden Lake Principal Nanette Yurecko offered

Derek A. Gunderson Bill Lapadat Holly Parker Kim Ross

Running for four seats on the Hopkins School Board

Running for four seats on the Minnetonka School Board

Steven Adams Irma McIntosh Coleman Wendy Donovan Kristine Newcomer Tina Soumaré

Derek Eitreim Charlie Kanan Kevin B. Maire Laurie Stoltenberg

Lisa Sumner Joe Torelli Lisa Wagner Karen Walkowski

To vote

Absentee voting

You must be 18 years old, a U.S. citizen and a Minnesota resident for at least 30 days.

You can vote absentee if you will be out of the precinct, have an illness or disability, have a religious observance on Election Day or are an election judge serving in another precinct. For information about absentee voting, call the school district Election Clerk at (952) 975-7072.

To register Those who have never registered, have moved or changed their names since the last election or have not voted in the last four years will need to register.

You will need to provide a driver’s license, learners permit or receipt with correct address, Minnesota ID, student ID, tribal ID, prior registration within same precinct, notice of late registration from the election office or a voucher, which is a pre-registered voter in the precinct who can verify your address.

Or, you can provide one approved photo ID (like a driver’s license, Minnesota ID or passport) and one approved utility bill (like a cable bill, phone bill or gas bill).

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For sample ballots, visit hennepin.us

You can vote absentee in person at the School District Administrative Services Center, 8100 School Road, until 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7.

Polling locations Precincts 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 Immanuel Lutheran Church 16515 Luther Way Precincts 4, 7, 8, 11 and 12 St. Andrew Lutheran Church 13600 Technology Drive Precinct 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 Prairie Lutheran Church 11000 Blossom Road Precincts 9, 10, 18, 19 Grace Church 9301 Eden Prairie Road

See page 20 for Q&As with the Eden Prairie School Board candidates.

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District expanding tutoring program

BY LEAH SHAFFER lshaffer@swpub.com

The Eden Prairie School District immigrant tutoring program is expanding to allow 100 students this year. The FRESH (Friends Reaching Educational Stardom in Harmony) program runs Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Oak Point Media Center this year.

The program, which started in 2009, originally operated Tuesdays and Thursdays, but switched nights so it would not conflict with a program run through Wooddale and City Hill tutoring groups at the library. Additionally, the New American Academy, which started in 2008, offers tutoring help five days a week. These programs aim to address the struggles faced by students within Eden Prairie’s

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FRESH program The Eden Prairie School District provides math and reading help from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Oak Point Media Center. This year, the program is expanding from 50 to 100 students.

Somali community.

Eden Prairie School Board members heard an update on FRESH during their meeting last week.

According to that repor t, sta f f worked with the Somali Parent Group in establishing the FRESH program. According to the report, “Its purpose was to serve students

Tutoring to page 12 ®

Eden Prairie High School science teachers Mike Maas and Doug Boonstra dropped pumpkins off the roof of EPHS on Halloween while students below timed the drop.

PHOTOS ONLINE CHECK OUT THE GALLERY AT www.edenprairienews.com

PHOTO BY LEAH SHAFFER

Election 2011

Election Day is Nov. 8, 2011. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Local races Running for four seats on the Eden Prairie School Board Karla Bratrud Dave Espe John Estall Tim Fox

FILE PHOTO

Director Darrin Stohlberg directs the Oak Point Chamber Orchestra during a practice in March. Large group practices have moved to the school day for fifth-graders this year.

‘More pros than cons’ with music transition

BY LEAH SHAFFER lshaffer@swpub.com

One of the most notable changes that went with the Eden Prairie Schools K-6 transition is the addition of band and orchestra programs to all the district’s elementary schools.

Last year, fi fth- and sixth-graders at Oak Point Intermediate received their full band and orchestra practice after school and had small group lessons during a period of

time known as “specials.” This year, all the elementary schools are equipped to offer band and orchestra to fi fth-graders, and the full band/orchestra practice has moved to within the school day.

“It’s still really a compact day,” said Oak Point Elementary Principa l Chuck Richter about the scheduling challenges with the new system. Richter and Eden Lake Principal Nanette Yurecko offered

Derek A. Gunderson Bill Lapadat Holly Parker Kim Ross

Running for four seats on the Hopkins School Board

Running for four seats on the Minnetonka School Board

Steven Adams Irma McIntosh Coleman Wendy Donovan Kristine Newcomer Tina Soumaré

Derek Eitreim Charlie Kanan Kevin B. Maire Laurie Stoltenberg

Lisa Sumner Joe Torelli Lisa Wagner Karen Walkowski

To vote

Absentee voting

You must be 18 years old, a U.S. citizen and a Minnesota resident for at least 30 days.

You can vote absentee if you will be out of the precinct, have an illness or disability, have a religious observance on Election Day or are an election judge serving in another precinct. For information about absentee voting, call the school district Election Clerk at (952) 975-7072.

To register Those who have never registered, have moved or changed their names since the last election or have not voted in the last four years will need to register.

You will need to provide a driver’s license, learners permit or receipt with correct address, Minnesota ID, student ID, tribal ID, prior registration within same precinct, notice of late registration from the election office or a voucher, which is a pre-registered voter in the precinct who can verify your address.

Or, you can provide one approved photo ID (like a driver’s license, Minnesota ID or passport) and one approved utility bill (like a cable bill, phone bill or gas bill).

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For sample ballots, visit hennepin.us

You can vote absentee in person at the School District Administrative Services Center, 8100 School Road, until 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7.

Polling locations Precincts 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 Immanuel Lutheran Church 16515 Luther Way Precincts 4, 7, 8, 11 and 12 St. Andrew Lutheran Church 13600 Technology Drive Precinct 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 Prairie Lutheran Church 11000 Blossom Road Precincts 9, 10, 18, 19 Grace Church 9301 Eden Prairie Road

See page 20 for Q&As with the Eden Prairie School Board candidates.

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Children’s book addresses issue of anonymous sperm donation First-time children’s book author Mary E. Ryan of Eden Prairie didn’t have to look far for a topic to write about for her fi rst published children’s book.

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Mary’s background includes an MBA and spending much of her career doing business writing for marketing and advertising. But her dream was to write children’s books one day. When she learned of Nan’s donut dilemma, she knew the story addressed a growing cultural phenomenon – that of single women choosing motherhood and doing it by way of sperm donor clinics.

Mary first wrote it as an essay.

“I had been so impressed by the way Jean discussed the issue with Nan,” Mary said. “I wrote it for Jean to keep for Nan when she got older. I showed it a couple other family members and they said, ‘You know, Mary, so many other families would benefit from this, families that don’t fit into that average family model. It should be a book.’”

As Mary began working on “Nan’s Donut Dilemma,” she called on a local publisher for feedback, who helped her turn the essay into a dynamic children’s story, and then matched her with an illustrator.

“I loved how Jean explained to Nan that “I couldn’t wait one more second to fi nd my way to you,” as to why she chose to be a single mother. “It validates who Nan is, and why she is here.

Nan is the most well-adjusted 6-year old I know!”

“As I got older, my biological clock started ticking,” Jean said. “I knew I always wanted to have a child. I had just broken a long-term relationship. I’ve not

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by Mary E. Ryan given up the idea of marriage but I realized I had more time to fi nd a partner than I did to have a baby.’”

So Jean, at age 38, went to a sperm clinic and successfully became pregnant with Nan. “I do not have a regret,” Jean said. “I feel absolutely blessed.”

It was never an issue until the Donuts with Dad at school came up.

“The idea that she doesn’t have a father, we address every night when we say her prayers,” Jean said. “We ask for God to bless the nice man and the nice doctors who helped me to get her. But Donuts with Dad frustrated her.

“So I sat down with her,” Jean said. “I told her that it takes a man and woman to make a child, but it takes love to make family. We talked about the nice man (the sperm donor) and Dr. Deb, and then we talked about everybody in our life that makes our family.”

“And from that day on, she didn’t skip a beat,” Jean said.

“She had what she needed to satisfy donut day and asked her uncle to go with her.”

Mary and Jean both answered the following questions.

Q: Is single motherhood by choice a growing trend?

A: It is. Minnesota is one of the top three states in the country with women who’ve decided to adopt or have a child on their own by anonymous

sperm donor. Part of that is because Minnesota has always been a progressive state. But annually, across the country, we know that there are between 30,000 to 60,000 single women choosing motherhood on their own and that’s with only 50 percent of women reporting back to the sperm donation clinics.

It’s a hot topic in the media.

Women are encouraged to, but not required to report back to the clinics if they become pregnant.

Q: What kind of reception has the book received?

A: We attended the Single Mothers by Choice annua l celebration in New York City in October. Given the reaction of the single women I met, it’s been overwhelming. We sat and signed books for six and a half hours. We loved it but we weren’t sure others would.

So we were nervous. Then a woman picked it up and started reading it and her eyes fi lled with tears. And then one by one, more women came to the table and picked up the book.

And they kept saying, “There is literally nothing out there like this!” They found it very comforting and something they can take home and read to their children. We got a note from a woman from Georgia. She reads it aloud to her girls every night and they love it. This is an emotional thing that speaks to their situation.

Q: What’s next?

A: I got a call from Nan the other day. “Mare Mare,” she said, “I think we need a series!”

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Become a ‘Tech Savvy’ senior Girl Scout Troop 10035 is offering its Tech Savvy Seniors class from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at the Eden Prairie Library, 565 Prairie Center Drive. Learn Facebook basics, including creating an account, updating account and privacy settings, adding friends and adding a profi le picture.

“Facebook is a social networking site, which means it allows you to reach and communicate with other people who use Facebook,” according to a news release. The group can also answer a variety of questions related to technology.

Call the Eden Prairie Senior Center at (952) 279-8050 to sign up, but walk-ins are also welcome.

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High School ponders China trip A meeting for high schoolers to measure interest in a China exchange is set for 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, in the Eden Prairie High School staff meeting room, according to the Eden Prairie High School website. For info, email Mark Kingsbury at mkingsbury@edenpr.org.

Santa to arrive in Eden Prairie Santa’s arrival at Eden Prairie Center is set for 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, according to flyers distributed during Halloween on the Mall Monday.

Santa arrives on a live-reindeer-drawn sleigh at 6 p.m.

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Join EP Relay for Life team Remission Accomplished for a benefit boutique from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, showcasing over 40 crafters and specialty vendors to browse and shop with plenty of time to order and receive your gifts in time for the holidays.

Admission and parking is free at the Eden Prairie Community Center, 16700 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie.

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The Eden Prairie Lioness Club is seeking gardens that will be highlighted on its 12th annual garden tour on July 15, 2012.

If you have a garden to show, or would like to suggest a garden, contact Jean Myers at (952) 937-2865 or pjmyers@usfamily. net.

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Allen Olson, who served as governor of North Dakota from 1981 to 1984, has called Chanhassen home for the past six years.

N.D. ROOTS Reminiscing on his former political exploits during a recent coffee break at Byerly’s, Olson said the seeds of a politics were planted early by his father growing up on a wheat and barley farm in the town of Sarles, located near the Canadian border in northeast North Dakota. His father was a township board and school board member and would frequently point out the local school house where all the “really important” decisions were being made.

Although he described his father as a conservative Democrat, Olson wou ld later be elected under the Republican banner.

“During the long North Dakota winters we used to argue politics,” Olson recalled. “In order to argue you needed to have two sides. I’ve always been convinced we needed smaller government, necessary but limited taxation and we need to encourage individual initiative.”

His father, a “flying farmer,” also gave his son an early education in water issues.

“I flew all over with dad,” he said.

Back in the 1940s, Olson said he was able to get his fi rst look at Devils Lake while flying. At the time, he said, the lake was no more than a “slough.” Today, the lake is several times the size of Lake Minnetonka.

“It’s part of the natural weather cycle,” Olson said about the lake, which now influences water issues throughout the northeast section of the state. “It has overflowed three or four times in the last several thousand years.

We’re in a wet cycle.”

A graduate of the University of North Dakota and University of North Dakota Law School, Olson served in the United States Army as a judge advocate general’s corps lawyer. In 1967 he served as chief of military justice in Munich, West Germany.

From 1967 to 1969 he was assistant director of the Legislative Research Committee (now called the Legislative Council), which directed North Dakota’s fi rst study of strip mining, soil banks, and land reclamation.

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Whether walking through his Lotus Lake neighborhood or having brunch at a Chanhassen restaurant, Allen Olson may not strike the casual observer as a political heavyweight.

But Olson, who has enjoyed his relative “anonymity” in recent years, has held office at the highest levels of state government and has received a presidential appointment to help oversee international water issues.

Olson, 72, who has lived in Chanhassen with his family since 2006, was on the same ballot as Ronald Reagan and was elected governor of North Dakota in 1980. He served one term, from 1981 to 1984, and then left his political career aside.

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Allen I. Olson Twenty-eighth governor, state of North Dakota Years Served: 1981-1984 Age at time of inauguration: 42 Politics: Republican 1972-1980: Attorney General of North Dakota Spouse: Barbara Benner Olson Home: Chanhassen In 1969, Olson entered private practice in a Bismarck law fi rm.

His legal skills and interest in politics were perfect resume builders for the highest legal post in the land.

In 1972 he won his first of two terms for attorney general of North Dakota. In his first primary, he prevailed by 168 votes over the son of the retiring attorney general.

TWO TERMS ENOUGH “I still feel term limits are important,” Olson said.

After two terms as attorney general, Olson said he decided to throw his hat in the governor’s race when the conservative Democratic governor “he got along with well” decided to go for a third term.

In November 1980, he defeated incumbent Gov. Arthur A. Link. Olson ran for re-election in 1984, but was defeated by George A. Sinner.

He said the experience more than scratched his political itch and he left office without any bitterness and with good relationships with both Link and Sinner.

“When I lost, I never planned a career in politics,” he said. “I had an ego bruise that lasted no longer than 48 hours.”

For Olson, it was a time to make a clean break from politics, and that’s one of the reasons he joined the law fi rm of Fredrikson and Byron in Minneapolis.

If he would have continued his career in North Dakota, “I

always would have been former Gov. Olson and would have been riding in parades for the rest of my life.”

In 1987, he left the fi rm to become co-owner of a die-casting company based in New Hope.

He also ran a community bank association for many years.

A lthough he hasn’t held elected office since the 1980s, he still has been active in the political arena.

He served as a commissioner of the International Joint Commission of Canada and the United States, having been appointed to the position by President George W. Bush in 2002.

Last year, Olson backed Independence Party candidate Tom Horner in the Minnesota gubernatorial election.

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POLITICAL CONCERNS Olson looks back fondly at the friends he made in political circles who come from both sides of the aisle. He said he developed friendships with former governors Al Quie and Rudy Perpich of Minnesota and also was friends with DFL leader Roger Moe even though their political philosophies were divergent.

And he was a supporter of U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad, a native of North Dakota.

Olson, however, shakes his head when considering the current state of politics.

“People have to appeal to the base to get elected, then run to the middle,” he said. “I think Washington has become too distant and money is way too influential.”

After living in Eden Prairie for 20 years, he said he’s happy to call Chanhassen home along with wife, children and grandchildren.

He still is active at his alma mater where he returned last month to participate in a conference regarding water issues titled “History of water in North Dakota: Too little or too much.”

But as far as being on the ballot again?

“I follow local politics and I know a lot of people,” he said.

“But I don’t participate anymore. I’m ‘emeritus.’”

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Bullying Awareness Feeling powerless, Month? EP4Y (Eden these bystanders Prairie for Youth), get caught up in a community an inability to act. coalition dedicated For this reason, to promoting healthy it is important to youth development, empower bystanders would like to address with the knowledge this important topic that their actions that is demanding make a difference. considerable In her book “The attention these days.

Bully, the Bullied EP4Y - TOOLS 4 PREVENTION As it should be, and the Bystander,” much of the focus Barbara Coloroso is on awareness for describes several parents, strategies for victims and reasons why bystanders choose identifying bullying behavior and to not get involved such as: “the how schools and communities victim is not my friend,” “it’s can and should deal with it. This not my business,” “he’s (victim) article addresses the power of the a loser” and the code of silence bystanders; something that tends that often permeates the teen to get overlooked. Since 1992 Eden experience. The result is a loss Prairie liaison officers have been of civility among teens and visiting classrooms in Eden Prairie it is replaced by intolerance, Schools and performing a short skit indifference and entitlement. with the help of students.

This further erodes kids’ ability In the skit, two students are to communicate, negotiate walking in the hall. As the two and compromise – three skills pass another student, one of the needed for solving problems, two knocks the books from the resolving conflict and reconciling hands of the passing boy, clearly differences. Coloroso describes a bullying behavior. As the skit how empathy can play a crucial continues the two boys laugh at the role in developing a bystander’s third kid who is trying to gather ability to step in. When students his books and papers off the floor. put themselves in the victim’s The skit is then re-run showing shoes and feel empathetic towards the same event, only this time the their situation, we have attained bully’s “partner” goes to the aid the first step toward bystanders of the victim and asks the bully, being willing to take action.

“Why did you have to do that?” He As parents, coaches, teachers, is clearly helping the victim rather drivers, neighbors, we play a vital than laughing at him as in the first part in developing empathy in version of the skit. In the second kids. Look for any opportunity to version the bully stops laughing talk about what it must feel like and looks perplexed as his “buddy” to be in a given situation. The suddenly has gone to the aid of the more we can get kids to consider victim. The entire scene changes; the emotions and feelings that the entire powerbase is shifted. a victim might experience at The officer then asks students the hands of someone else, the of the class, “Who has the power in more able they will be to transfer a bullying situation? Is it the bully, that understanding to bullying the victim or the ‘bystander’?” situations that they witness. As Often, the class leans toward the parents, schools and communities bully, but as the scene is analyzed, create a commitment to action they soon realize that the third around bullying, bystanders begin kid is the one who held the most to feel supported in their choice to power; the friend of the bully take the power in these situations. is the one who determines how As much as our school policies the situation plays out. As the around bullying are important to presentation moves forward, the protect victims of the behavior, it officer encourages the kids to is the empowering of the masses use that power when they are the that will have the greatest impact witness of bullying. It is often the on bullying in any environment. audience who decides whether EP4Y is a community coalition bullying behavior becomes a dedicated to reducing underage frequent event at school, on the drinking and drug use, as well playground or on the bus. By going as promoting healthy youth along with taunting or by turning development. Visit EP4Y.org to their head away from it, those in learn more. Randy Thompson is a the audience are either actively school counselor at Central Middle or passively supporting the School (CMS) and has worked with behavior and further denigration EP4Y and other prevention efforts of the victim. As bullying goes for more than 25 years. Before unpunished or unseen, bystanders working at CMS, Thompson served begin to believe that there is as an officer with the Eden Prairie nothing they can do since no Police Department for 20 years.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION

Supports Espe

Supports Ross

In a crowded field of folks seeking the opportunity to serve on the School Board, one candidate has the “right stuff” for our children and our schools. Dave Espe is an outstanding choice for our School Board. I have had the pleasure of knowing Dave for several years, being introduced to him in our youth sports programs.

Dave is a committed and passionate individual who has been dedicated to our kids for the entire time he has lived in Eden Prairie.

Dave is an excel lent problem solver, he seeks to understand the facts and data around situations and always provides options and solutions to resolve issues. I know Dave to be fair, passionate and understanding.

He has always demonstrated commitment to his family, friends and his faith. Over the years, Dave and I have often discussed the education systems, the opportunities within it and what improvements could he made.

I was very pleased when I heard Dave had decided to take action and make the commitment to run for the School Board. With his degree in education, his passion and energy for the youth of our community and his desire to help the schools of Eden Prairie, I couldn’t think of anyone I’d rather see representing my family on the School Board.

Kim Ross is a candidate our community needs to return to the Eden Prairie School Board. Ross is committed to the educational success of all of our children. She understands that the purpose of our school district is to ensure all students graduate prepared to meet the demands of adulthood.

Ross is familiar with what works well in governing our school district and what does not. She was instrumental in expanding access to board meetings by having them posted on the district website.

Her input will be critical as the board queries prospective superintendents to manage our excellent school district. It takes a good deal of time to learn the ropes of the board and its relationship with the school district. Experienced board members are what we need in this exciting time of continued change and improvement for our school district. Support Kim Ross in helping lead our community and schools for the success of our children.

Jim Mortenson Eden Prairie Editor’s note: Mortenson is a former Eden Prairie School Board member.

Supports Tim Fox, Karla Bratrud Observing the actions of the Eden Prairie School Board over the past year, it is apparent that there is a need for change. Historically, Eden Prairie has been one of the outstanding school districts in the state. Parents were attracted to our community in part because of our schools’ well earned reputation. That reputation is at risk.

The fact that several hundred parents have chosen to send their children to neighboring districts, private or charter schools because of the actions of our School Board is a wake-up call for all of us.

We have an opportunity to choose new leadership for our district at the polls in the coming election. I have known two of the candidates for many years and urge your consideration of Karla Bratrud and Tim Fox. Both Tim and Karla understand the schools should serve parents, not the other way around. They have demonstrated their commitment to education and the success of our students through their involvement in our community for years. Karla has been a volunteer and has actively engaged the district in recent years to bring greater accountability and responsiveness to parent concerns. Tim has previously served on the board and has a background in business in addition to being a leader in youth ministry at Wooddale church.

They both have the skills and the commitment to move our school district toward academic achievement and accountability to the public.

Please join me in supporting Tim Fox and Karla Bratrud.

David Hann Eden Prairie Editor’s note: Hann is the State Senator for District 42.

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Supports Estall, Parker Three incumbent School Board members are seeking re-election, two of whom are deserving of your votes, Holly Parker and John Estall.

Holly and John have been diligent in their efforts to bring accountability and transparency to Eden Prairie Schools for the last several years; not like the feel-good reports with “accountability” in the title that district administration provides, but real accountability and transparency that the community expects and deserves.

These two have never been afraid of asking hard questions of the district administration to seek clarity and understanding before putting issues to a vote. They understand that this is part of building community trust and partnering with parents to make the best decisions for all Eden Prairie students. John and Holly are respectful of fellow board members who hold differing views and treat citizens with that same kind of respect. They answer their emails honestly and respectfully. They have worked to the benefit of all Eden Prairie students without showing favoritism to their own children’s school, as reflected in their voting record.

The results of recent School Board decisions have left Eden Prairie Schools with a diminished reputation, reduced home values, hundreds of students leaving our schools with a loss of millions of dollars in district revenue, angry citizens, less financial stability, and failed transformation

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results. If you review the School Board meeting discussions and the voting record of the three incumbents, as I have done, you will know that Holly and John have struggled for better communication, better planning and more collaboration with the community before invoking sweeping changes to our schools.

Two of the three incumbents, Holly Parker and John Estall, have demonstrated strong willingness to collaborate. They have worked to bring the transparency and accountability that citizens crave. They have worked tirelessly on behalf of all Eden Prairie students. They are strong positive leaders in this community. Please join me in voting for Holly “P”arker and John “E”stall for Eden Prairie School Board, Nov. 8. Visit www.beep4ep.com.

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Bratrud, Estall, Parker answered question In last week’s edition of the Eden Prairie News, I asked the School Board candidates a very specific question about their experience volunteering in our classrooms. One of my reasons for this question was that during last year’s debate about boundaries and Oak Point and K-6, I noticed the consistent absence of clear, on-point responses to direct questions demonstrated by former Superintendent Krull and some members of the School Board. I also asked this question because I prefer to have the people making decisions about our public schools to have as much direct experience in those schools as possible; experience in classrooms working with students and teachers.

I invite you to take a moment and review the answers given by some of this year’s School Board candidates.

Karla Bratrud answered the question describing her classroom volunteer experience. John Estall answered some questions that were not asked but it appears that he also has classroom volunteer experience. Holly Parker answered the question and has considerable firsthand experience in classrooms.

It is likely that Dave Espe is a wonderful, giving human being BUT he did not answer the question asked of him. I appreciate Tim Fox’s many hours of service to the community but his response addresses the question only in part. Kim Ross mentors, is a working mother, and thinks our district does great work but she does not provide a direct response to the question.

I am certain that classroom volunteer experience is not the most important quality, skill or attribute of a highly effective School Board member. And I am also certain that our School Board needs honest leaders who have the courage and authenticity to provide clear, focused responses to all questions or concerns expressed by their constituents.

Marthanne Edwards Eden Prairie Letters to page 9 ®

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EP Liquor: Put a cork in it The Eden Prairie Liquor Store blog reports that a yearlong wine cork recycling program has been a success.

Eden Prairie Liquor (operated by the city of Eden Prairie) worked with the ReCORK organization and has collected more than 90 pounds of cork, according to the liquor store blog.

“That means we’ve collected more than 11,970 individual corks,” according to the blog.

Open house set on Shady Oak The city of Eden Prairie has planned an open house from 3:30-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at Wooddale Church, 6630 Shady Oak Road, to discuss changes on Shady Oak Road.

The city, county, MnDOT and Minnetonka are working on plans to improve Shady Oak Road between and including Highways 62 and 212, in addition to improvements on City West Parkway, including the addition of a roundabout, according to the city website.

Construction would start in 2012.

The meeting will be held in the Great Room. Enter Door 2 on the north side of the building.

PROP food shelf needs of the week “Wit h cold weat her a nd Thanksgiving just around the corner, please consider a donation to ‘warm hearts,’” according to a news release.

PROP is most in need of rice, boxed potatoes, baked beans, fruit juice, hot chocolate and canned meat. PROP also accepts non-perishable food for a Thanksgiving meal, including stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin, sugar and oil.

Your cash donations enable PROP to use its buying power for food, supplies and fi nancial support for clients.

You r fo o d don at ion s ke ep shelves stocked. The group appreciates the support and

invites you to volunteer and use your creativity to cre ate a PROP-themed event. If you need services or support from PROP, visit its website at propfood.org, c a l l ( 9 52 ) 937-9120 or stop by the office at 14700 Martin Drive Monday through Friday 9:30 to 1 p.m. or Monday and Wednesday evenings 4 to 6:30 p.m.

PROP Shop needs of the week The PROP Shop client room currently requests donations of socks for men and women, primarily athletic socks, as opposed to dress socks.

The PROP Shop is a nonprofit re-sale store, which sells new and gently used items to everyone in the community. It depends on donations of furniture, clothing and housewares.

The PROP Shop also offers a separate Client Services Center which provides clothing, housewares and furniture to referred families and individuals in need.

The PROP Shop is at 15195 Martin Drive in Eden Prairie.

Store hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tuesday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Donations are accepted from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays.

For more information, visit propshopEP.org or call (952) 934-2323.

a long deadhead run (carrying no passengers) back to the garage in Eden Prairie, followed by a long [evening] deadhead to begin the afternoon peak hour service. With most routes exceeding 25 miles one-way, a lot of fuel is consumed during this deadhead process.”

“Park-Out” keeps buses at the Metrodome during that time instead of bringing the buses back to Eden Prairie.

Drivers are shuttled back and forth. SouthWest estimates fuel savings at $165,000 per year.

November 1st-5th Get in the holiday spirit early! Join us for PROP Shop cheer & homemade treats as you browse for unique treasures to share with family and friends.

Flu season immunizations

Come celebrate the season with old & new friends!

T he f lu se a son i s her e, and Hennepin County Public Health is of fering low-cost immunizations to people who don’t have health insurance or their insurance doesn’t cover immunizations. All clinics are walk-in clinics so no appointments are necessary.

The clinics will be held on the following dates: Bloomington clinic: Bloomington Division of Health, 1900 W. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington – 3-5:30 p.m. Nov. 15 Brooklyn Center Clinic: Hennepin County’s Brookdale Service Center, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center – 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22 For more information, call (612) 348-2884 or visit hennepin. us/vaccines. Donations are requested but not required for the immunizations.

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The Hennepin County Board recently “reappointed Corrine Lynch of Eden Prairie and appointed Jodi Peterson of Bloomington to serve on the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District Board, which develops a comprehensive plan for conservation of natural resources and coordinates management of water and related land resources covering an area that drains into Nine Mile Creek,” according to a news release.

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SW Transit receives innovation award Appointed to The Minnesota Public TranWatershed Board sit Association (MPTA) has awarded SouthWest Transit its Management Innovation Award in recognition of its “Park-Out” program. “This program reduces fuel and maintenance costs without reducing service hours for riders,” according to a news release.

The “Park-Out” program began as SouthWest Transit staff sought to reduce fuel consumption. As with most suburban transit systems, after bringing commuters to Minneapolis, “the majority of the SWT fleet ends its [morning] service with

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LIVESREMEMBERED EP resident coordinates sports in Chanhassen Lois Elaine Hoy Lois Hoy, 91, of Bloomington, died Friday, Oct. 21, 2011.

Among others, she is survived by a son in Eden Prairie.

A memorial service was held Friday, Oct. 28 at 10:30 a.m. at Friendship Village, Bloomington.

Arrangements with Washburn-McReavy Eden Prairie Chapel. 952-975-0400.

Viola A. Olson Viola “Vi” Olson, 82, of Eden Prairie, formerly of St. Louis Park. Visitation was Tuesday, Nov. 1 from 4-7 p.m. at the Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel. Service was held Wednesday, Nov. 2, 11 a.m. with visitation one hour before at Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, St. Louis Park.

Arrangements with Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel.

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Steven D. Molenaar Steven Molenaar, 45, of Chanhassen, passed away peacefully after a courageous five month battle with cancer on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, surrounded by his family.

Memorial service is Thursday, Nov. 3, 3 p.m. at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church West Campus, 7150 Rolling Acres Rd., Victoria. Visitation one our prior to service at the church.

Arrangements with Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel.

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The youth soccer season just ended and Lindsey Litrenta, 22, of Eden Prairie is looking forward to the youth basketball program at the Chanhassen Recreation Center. Litrenta is the Rec Center’s sports coordinator. She’s a graduate of the University of WisconsinLaCrosse, with a degree in Recreation Management. She’s a native of Wausau, Wis., and fi rst came to Carver County a year ago to intern with Carver County Parks. This past year she came to Chanhassen to complete an internship, and was offered the coordinator position in May. “Primarily I work with the youth sports program,” Litrenta wrote by e-mail. “I develop the teams and schedule for each sport. Also, I develop and implement the drills the players will do each week. Finally, I communicate with the players’ parents through e-mail and a newsletter.

“This year’s soccer season had a total of 77 kids that played on Tuesdays and 58 kids that played on Wednesdays at the Rec Center Soccer Fields. The 4- 6 year olds learned skills needed to play in a noncompetitive at mosphere. T hey learned passing, dribbling, ball handling, shooting, and throw-ins through drills. The final four weeks, during the last half hour, teams played

each other in a mini-game.

“Basketball is going to b e exciting!” Litrenta continued.

“We currently have over 30 kids signed up for each night.

Lindsey Boys and girls Litrenta wi l l pa r ticipate on the same teams and learn various skills through noncompetitive d ri l ls a nd games. It will be a great introductory level program of basketball! The cost is $45 for Chanhassen residents and $53 for nonresidents. Registration will be allowed through Nov. 3, although the program began earlier this week.”

While Litrenta played both soccer and basketball, she’s partial to basketball. She played in high school and received 2nd team All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-Conference in her junior and senior years respectively. In soccer, she was 1st Team All-Conference as a freshman and junior and 2nd Team as a senior.

“For (high school) basketball we did not have too much success, average seasons,” she said. “For soccer we made it to sectional finals twice but never to state.

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(awarded) soccer player but my true passion always was basketball,” Litrenta said. “I knew in college I would have to practice harder than I had ever had before, so I chose basketball.”

Litrenta is a Minnesota Lynx fan and went to the game when they played the Sparks.

“I did not go to the playoff games but watched them on TV,” she said. “And unfortunately I was working in Chanhassen during the parade.”

As a kid, her athletic heroes were Scottie Pippen and Reggie White. The best advice she ever received from a coach that applied to life?

“I am a big fan of John Wooden and read his books,” Litrenta said. “I love his quote, ‘Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.’”

Litrenta lives in Eden Prairie and is engaged to her high school and college sweetheart, also from Wausau. Of the two, she admits being the more enthusiastic sports fan.

Q: What led you to a career in recreation?

A: I could not give up being around sports and being active in some way shape or form. At UW-L I played basketball and earned Honorable Mention All-Conference there while leading my team to the NCAA DIII Tournament. Thus, I have always been active and had

a passion for being active. I wanted to share my enthusiasm for sports and leading an active lifestyle and thus majored in recreation.

Q: What makes the whole recreation program experience fun for kids, that makes them want to come back, and actually enjoy sports and team sports, etc.?

A: I believe these 3 things make it fun: 1. Enthusiastic coaches.

2. Drills that engage them and allow them to see improvement in themselves.

3. Supportive parents.

With these 3 things, I believe every player can prosper, from the college athletes to the 4-6 year olds in the Rec Sports Programs.

Q: If budget, cost and resources were no object, what would you love to offer youth at the Recreation Center?

A: I love working with sports and believe we have a great base on that. So, I would go in a different direction and with no obstacles in the way, I would love to offer more nontraditional sports opportunities for kids to just be active like a full size climbing wall, archery, a swimming pool, in ground trampolines and a play structure. These channel energies differently and allow for everyone to enjoy them.

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MALL -OWEEN A galaxy not so far away, Eden Prairie Center, hosted “Halloween on the Mall” on Monday. Dan, Pam, Jacob and Rachel Reed of Maple Plain portrayed Han Solo, Princess Leia, Darth Vader and Padme Amidala. Eden Prairie Center businesses, police officers and firefighters – as well as the local Optimists Club – handed out treats Monday.

Costume standouts Thomas Opalinski, 12; Hunter Warner, 11; and Andrew Grotenhuis, 11, were “zipperface,” a “bloody mess” and “Facebook.”

Walking like Egyptians on Halloween Monday were Brianna, 5, and Florence, 9, Baumann of Shakopee.

Allison Olguin, 17 months, of Chanhassen, was a little lion.

Eric Heskin, 20, of Chaska, handed out candy by the AMC movie theater.

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A pensive monkey was portrayed by Jameson Saatzer, 16 months, of Chaska.

Celeste Verschoor, Marae Connell and Brianna Addyman, students at Eden Prairie High School, said they were dressed as cows.

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Eden Prairie residents learned about the Hispanic and Latino community in the latest “Who are your Neighbors?” course offered by Eden Prairie Community Education. Heriberto Vargas, Eden Prairie School District Spanish communication specialist, and local teacher Marianne de Ramos discussed topics including history, current events, religion and holidays.Vargas emphasized that there is a wide variety of traditions and beliefs in Spanish-speaking countries, even in the names people choose to be called, he said, discussing terms like Hispanic (which he said indicates Spanish heritage), Latino (those of Latin American descent) and Mexican American. “Not all Latinos speak Spanish,” he said. “Not all Hispanics are Mexican.”

Ramos is from Mexico and discussed that country’s history and inhabitants. In Eden Prairie, 3 percent of the population is Spanish, Hispanic or Latino. Most of these residents come from Mexico. “It’s not easy to speak about one country in a half an hour. Perhaps I will generalize a little bit.” She suggested the book “Manana Forever?: Mexico and the Mexicans” by Jorge G. Castaneda. “Immigrants can be very diverse,” Ramos agreed.

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Progressives on the Prairie Eden Prairie civic organization Progressives on the Prairie is hosting the public forum “Amusing Ourselves to Death: Is Our Culture AntiIntellectual?” from 7-8:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 7, in the Star Bank Community Room, 250 Prairie Center Drive, across from Eden P rai rie Center.

“Join us for a thought-provoking evening with noted educator Dr. Stephen Schroeder-Davis, who has made hundreds of present ations on topics such as ant-intellectualism,

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Parkinson’s support A Parkinson’s Disease Support Group meeting will be held at Prairie Adult Care from 1:30-2:45 p.m. Nov. 9. The support group is for persons with Parkinson’s Disease or related neurological disorders, and/or their caregiver. To learn more about the support group which meets on the second Wednesday of every month, or the adult day

center which is open daily, visit prairieadultcare.com or call (952) 949-3126. Prairie Adult Care is in Victory Lutheran Church at 16200 Berger Drive, Eden Prairie

Newcomers Club Newcomers of the Southwest Suburbs has scheduled its November luncheon from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Feed My Starving Children, 18738 Lake Drive E., Chanhassen. The group will hand pack meals for malnourished chi ld ren around the world from 9 : 30 -11: 30 a.m., then drive to Houlihan’s (530 Pond Promenade) for lunch.

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by Nov. 6. The group has also scheduled a “Welcome Coffee” for 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Dunn Bros. Coffee Shop on Eden Prairie Road.

AD/HD Support The SW Metro AD/HD Support Group is a free resource for families with attention issues to learn, discuss and share strategies. The group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, with Gary Johnson, exe cutive d i re c tor of CA L M C l i n ic , d i s c u s si n g “W hat really is ADHD and what helps?” This workshop is di rected at pa rents a nd teachers to give a deeper and clearer understanding of this complicated and often misu nder sto o d d i sorder. New r e s e a r ch , t r e at ment s a nd practical strategies will be discussed. The meeting is in the Eden Prairie School District Administrative Services Building, 8100 School Road.

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LETTERS

Holly Parker and the bright future of Eden Prairie Schools.

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Supports Tim Fox I am writing to encourage those voting in the upcoming Eden Prairie School Board election to strongly support the candidacy of Tim Fox. I have had the privilege of knowing Tim and his family for the past 12 years and have served alongside Tim within the community. Tim is a committed husband, father and community volunteer, with an impeccable and proven track record.

Tim has spent his professional career building collaborative partnerships in his work, and here in the community of Eden Prairie. Tim has led Junior Achievement activities and has served as a mentor within a partnership established by 3M to bridge commerce to the needs of the St Paul schools and their students.

With over 10 years experience as a classroom volunteer within the Eden Prairie school district, past service as an Eden Prairie School Board member, vast multicultural experience gained by ser ving on nine international missions teams, and 10 years experience coaching Eden Prairie sports, Tim knows the inner workings of the Eden Prairie school district. Tim also fully appreciates the needs of the Eden Prairie schools from the perspective of an Eden Prairie parent. Tim brings the added attribute of a reputation built on establishing cooperative relationships between disparate factions, an invaluable skill in today’s community climate. As Eden Prairie parents and residents, we could not ask for a better School Board member.

Tim routinely displays calm in a storm, is a gifted and articulate communicator, and will serve the constituency of Eden Prairie and their children, with selfless passion for the greater good. Tim is determined to rebuild trust and communication between the School Board and community if elected. Tim fully believes that we stand today, before endless opportunities to craft a bold and bright future for the students and families of Eden Prairie. Tim will not ignore challenges and will address them head on while maintaining transparent communication between stakeholders.

Tim Fox has the endorsement of the Teacher’s Union and The Service Workers Union, the endorsement of families across the political continuum within Eden Prairie, and the full and heartfelt support of this professional educator and Eden Prairie resident.

Please join me in making certain that this stellar candidate for the Eden Prairie School Board is elected. Tim is a man that enjoys immense respect, and will do an excellent job if elected. Please support Tim with your vote for School Board.

Alison Gulden Eden Prairie

Support Bratrud, Parker Of the many attributes we are looking for in our School Board members, most important to us is the representation of every student and stakeholder in the district. As parents, we want School Board members who will listen and respond to us, will work to understand the views of all stakeholders and provide real feedback to us about the many complex issues that the board faces now and into the future.

Karla Bratrud has for severa l years been a committed and involved parent of Eden Prairie schools, spending countless hours researching complicated issues and being actively involved in the School Board process. She has been an articulate voice of reason throughout this time of change.

She is capable and ready to be an effective board member as she is well versed in board policies and procedures.

Holly Parker has shown her commitment to the students and families of our district as a current board member. We have sent many letters to the board over the past several years, and Holly has responded to every one of our questions or comments in a timely manner.

She is dedicated to the mission of quality education for every child in this district.

Karla Bratrud and Holly Parker meet and exceed our expectations for effective leadership, and if elected, you will have a voice in your child’s education. We will be casting our vote for Karla Bratrud and

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For anyone who has followed recent events in the Eden Prairie School district, it is widely understood that many families feel disappointed by the process that was followed in making several controversial decisions affecting our schools, whether the decisions made were perceived to be in their favor or not.

In order to move forward in a productive way, we must focus on the fact that we live in an amazing community of caring parents and exceptional teachers who work very hard to help our students succeed.

When channeled effectively, this passionate dedication will create opportunities for even greater academic success.

Karla Bratrud is the School Board candidate who will help bring proper focus back to our district’s efforts by collaborating with parents and teachers in an open and honest way, and by insisting that the district administration and School Board do its homework before proceeding with future initiatives.

We have known Karla for 15 years and during that time she has proven herself to be a logical decision-maker as well as an avid and informed proponent of policies and curricula that support high achievement for all learners. Karla can be counted on to be thorough in her research before making critical decisions and she will be committed to calling for that same level of accountability from her peers on the board and from our district administration and new superintendent.

She will also be mindful of our taxpayer dollars, ensuring that the board has a thorough understanding of the impact of various decisions on the budget. Our district’s governance policies and other high level functions are quite complex, but because of Karla’s tireless involvement with our schools over the years she is well-educated on these topics and will hit the ground running after she’s elected.

Please join us in casting your vote for Karla Bratrud so our community can once again unite on behalf of our students!

Kris and Dale Kerber Eden Prairie

Supports Espe I would like to encourage people to support Dave Espe for School Board. I support Dave because he has many experiences that will prove to have value to the board. 1) Commitment to children – Dave has five children that have attended EP schools. He and his wife have been very active for many years. 2) Experience – Dave has teaching, athletics, music and technology experience. Dave is well versed and knowledgeable in many areas of the current curriculum. 3 ) Character – In my experiences with Dave, he has been willing and able to hear my point of view and articulate his position with honesty. I believe Dave is an outstanding choice for the Eden Prairie School Board.

Bill Hoag Eden Prairie

Supports Bratrud, Espe, Estall, Parker The recent changes in Eden Prairie schools underscore the importance of this year’s School Board election. Whether your kids have already completed school as have ours, or haven’t yet started their formal education, each of us must take time to ensure that our schools are well run as part of maintaining our strong and vital community.

This year, we can vote for four candidates for School Board, and I encourage you to join me in remembering the acronym “BEEP” and vote for Karla Bratrud, Dave Espe, John Estall and Holly Parker.

All four of these candidates have shown a deep understanding of our current situation and are committed to making Eden Prairie schools among the best in the state. They are all tremendous advocates for a strong school system, have excellent communications skills with residents, students, faculty and staff, and will bring the energy and expertise necessary to resolving the current situation and prepare Eden Prairie schools for the next decade.

I have every confidence that Eden Prairie schools will be in great hands by adding Karla Bratrud and Dave Espe to join incumbents John Estall and Holly Parker as our leadership team of “BEEP” to our School Board.

Bev Aho Eden Prairie

Vote Bratrud, Fox Espe, Estall, Parker Supports I am a 31-year resident of

I urge Eden Prairie voters to vote for BEEP on Nov. 8! The BEEP candidates are Karla Bratrud, Dave Espe, John Estall and Holly Parker. These are the candidates in whom I believe we can place our trust to do what is best for all Eden Prairie kids!

My husband and I, along with our four children, grades five, seven, 10 and 11, have lived in Eden Prairie for over 17 years. From September 2000, when our oldest child started kindergarten, until January 2009, our children attended Eden Prairie Schools. In the middle of the 2008-2009 school year, my husband and I began moving our children out of the district. By September 2010, we had moved all of our children out of the district. We moved our children out of the district because we lost faith in the ability and willingness of the Eden Prairie School Board members and the administration to listen to the community and do what is best for all children.

Once we started looking around, we found that there are a lot of other schools with a lot to offer, and we realized that we didn’t have to keep our children in a school district where the School Board members that were elected by the public, and the administration who were paid with our tax dollars didn’t value us or our opinions and didn’t truly believe that we are partners in our children’s education.

Now in 2011, I am actively involved in the Eden Prairie School Board election because I believe that our district needs to get back to a time where School Board members listen and do what is best for all kids, where they examine the information objectively and not with a blind eye to the desires of the administration or with their own subjective desires.

We need to have a School Board that will review the decisions and plans that have been made and make changes if those decisions and plans aren’t achieving the desired outcomes. The BEEP candidates are the people who will do this. Vote for BEEP

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EP and have three kids in the school system. I have watched the schools grow from average to excellent with a great national reputation. The passion our community shows for our schools is a great thing. Every few years we get to select leaders for continuing our quest for school excellence. Tim Fox is one of those leaders.

He has previously served us well as a School Board member bringing knowledge to the task.

He has sons in the schools so he is engaged daily in what is happening on a personal level. He has extensive business experience and therefore brings collaboration skills and fi nancial discipline skills. He has multicultural experience through nine mission trips to Guatemala with high school children and therefore understands different cultures and their needs. Lastly, Tim is a great listener, thoughtful, approachable and ready to listen to all stakeholders in the schools. Vote Tim Fox for the School Board.

Craig Blixrud Eden Prairie

Questions Bratrud While reading the candidate commentaries in the Oct. 20 Eden Prairie News, it became clear that one candidate in particular, Karla Bratrud, is ticked off and has a big axe to grind.

I would like to thank Karla for being honest in showing residents her true colors; her agenda to dismantle decisions and programs the district has implemented in recent years. I was appalled that a candidate for School Board would attack a school in our district, Eagle Heights Spanish Immersion School. She claims to support the program one minute then attacks it the next. How can a candidate this angry make decisions that support and are in the best interest of all students in the district when she wrongly attacks the integrity of one of our schools? She should

stop trying to micromanage individual schools and PTOs. That is what we hire principals to do.

Karla wants to have “some honest discussion about Spanish Immersion,” she should st a r t by get ti n g her fac t s straight. After seven years, I am still dumbfounded by the amount of misinformation circulating about Eagle Heights, and how the same group of disgruntled parents grabs onto it like a dog with a bone continuing to perpetuate the same petty issues through editorials, blogs and Facebook. When will these parents stop dragging our district through the mud and ruining our reputation?

Our district’s reputation of outstanding schools is not at risk because of the decisions our administration and board have made. It is at risk because of the negative, destructive response of these parents. When you respond to something with negativity (petitions, lawsuits, picketing, blogging) you will get resistance and negativity in return.

We ne e d c a nd id ates for School Board who are positive and willing to embrace and nurture the changes taking place in our district. We need board members who are willing to support programs like Spanish Immersion and make them the best, not water them down with resolutions and policies that restrict student achievement. We need to put an end to the destructive negativity and tackle the changes facing our district with positive enthusiasm. You won’t get that with Bratrud. So rather than asking you to support a candidate with me, I am asking residents to not support Bratrud and not vote for her Nov. 8.

Tracy Bredehoft Eden Prairie

Supports Espe I am a parent of three children, a 19-year resident of Eden Prairie and a tireless champion for those in need of champions.

This fall I am also serving as Dave Espe’s campaign manager.

Dave and his wife Laurie are the parents of five children.

They have firsthand experience with our district’s program offerings, elementary thru high school, ELL, special education, gifted and talented, sports, and the arts.

Dave knows the quality and reputation our district once enjoyed. As a member of our School Board, I am confident that he will work tirelessly to help return our district to the rankings and the reputation that it once deserved. Dave Espe embodies the skills, the experience, the education, the desire and the passion to vastly improve our Eden Prairie School District. Dave is a credentialed teacher (secondary math) with the business and technological knowledge and experience to be an active, valuable contributor to our School Board from the moment he is sworn in to office.

Dave Espe has earned the endorsement of the Eden Prairie Education Association and SEIU 284. Those two unions represent our district’s teachers, food service workers, transportation workers and custodians.

The people who work with our kids each and every day would like to have Dave representing them at the board table.

Dave would like to earn your endorsement as well. I invite you to visit Dave’s website: espe4schoolboard.com. On Nov. 8, please vote for Dave Espe for Eden Prairie School Board.

Caroline Zahller Nelson Eden Prairie Editor’s note: Zahller Nelson is Espe’s campaign manager.

Candidate Bratrud outlines values During the 16 years I’ve lived in Eden Prairie and the over 13 years my kids have been in our schools, I’ve learned many things about our district.

First, our dedicated teachers and staff work hard to provide a great education to our children.

In addition, our community is well-educated and has high expectations for student results. Parents are extremely generous, and when the district treats them like valued partners, they are willing to contribute enormous amounts of volunteer time and financial resources to support our schools.

During these last few tumultuous years, however, teachers and staff were left out of decisions that affected them.

Parents wanted to be listened to and given access to accurate data about the many proposed changes. We wanted the School Board to ask tougher questions

Some families made the difficult decision to take their kids out of the district.

Going forward, what should the board’s role be in all of this?

The new board must hire a superintendent with a proven track record of raising student achievement, excellent communication skills, and a desire to collaborate with stakeholders.

The board must ensure that the information the district provides is reliable. As we consider programs and innovations the community values — foreign languages, STEM/STEAM, programs for GT students, enrichment for middle and high achievers, and tutoring for struggling students, for example — the board must ask the necessary questions: What feedback was gathered? What research was relied upon? What are the shortand long-term plans? How much does it cost?

In addition, most people agree that the facilities transformation and boundary decisions were poorly done and hastily implemented. If the new board determines that the goals of this plan aren’t being achieved and/or the plan is too costly, we may need to make modifications. However, I have a full appreciation of the fact that many students were just relocated to new schools this year and that any future facilities or boundary changes could create additional anxiety for families. I would not enter into those discussions lightly.

The values I chose to emphasize during my campaign are transparency, trust, academic focus, and fiscal conservatism.

If elected to the School Board, I will work hard to promote those values. I ask for your vote on Nov. 8!

Karla Bratrud Eden Prairie Editor’s note: Bratrud is a candidate for Eden Prairie School Board.

Remember the rest There’s been a lot of talk in the papers recently about the 300 students who left Eden Prairie schools this year. The message I’m getting is these are the children of families dissatisfied with the boundary changes. I’m not sure how many families moved their children for this reason.

But, I’d like to challenge the candidates to consider the following. First, we have about 9,500 students in the district.

They are still here. Second, we have overcrowding at one school and many empty spots at the others. Third, we haven’t had neighborhood schools for a long time. Before the boundary changes, certain families have attended Cedar Ridge and Forest Hills from miles away, for example. Fourth, our schools are more diverse than they were 10 years ago. We were greatly imbalanced regarding schools attended by children receiving free or reduced lunch.

We’ve had great success.

Ninety five percent of students at EP schools go on to further education. Do I believe we must make great strides in communication and transparency?

That’s an obvious yes. Do I think we must continue to close the achievement gap? Without a doubt. Do I think we need to hold our district management’s feet to the fire regarding demanding curriculum, college preparedness, no excuses test results, transparent fiscal responsibility, expert staffi ng and proper use of the facilities taxpayers provide? Good grief, that’s what you’re there for. If our district is doing this at every school in Eden Prairie, you won’t have to worry about paying some ridiculous money to a branding firm. And just maybe, parents of the 300 kids will be turning their cars around from Minnetonka and putting their kids on a bus, even if it’s to a school a little ways away.

Don’t be a one-issue candidate. Don’t make reversing the boundary decision your only issue. You have six elementary schools to run, not one or two.

Hold the district’s management accountable for all of these concerns. Look at all the options and question, question, question. Be a pain. You’ve got a lot of responsibility. Remember the 9,500 that are still here.

Sandy Luker Eden Prairie

STATE POLITICS

Marriage debate ahead In one year Minnesota will vote on an amendment to our state constitution. The amendment will forever deny mar-

riage to a gay couple. It will be the fi rst time our constitution will be used to deny rights to a group of citizens. In the months ahead, our state will be in the midst of a contentious debate.

For me as a mother with a beloved gay son, this battle will be very personal and it will weigh heavy on my heart.

I have dear friends in other states who have gone through this process so I know how hurtful the debate will be for families like ours who have gay members. I am a person of faith, fi rst taught to me by my parents who reached out in love to all. My father was the town doctor in Greenbush and my mother for many years ran the business side of the clinic, which was actually attached to our home. As a child, I saw fi rsthand the love Dad showed to each of his patients, a love centered on his faith.

Dad served as a surgeon at a Lutheran mission hospital in Madagascar one summer. He brought us all with him so we could experience the mission field and also gain a greater understanding of our world.

Dad wanted us to come away with a sense of service in our own lives. My father died before Jacob came out but my dear mother embraced Jacob with love when she heard he was gay.

I will never forget the letter that came in the mail shortly after I told her Jacob was gay.

It was addressed to Jacob in her distinctive cursive writing.

Inside was a beautiful message telling him that she loved him dearly. She told him she knew he would make a difference in the world as he worked to seek equality. Tucked in the letter were newspaper clippings that had yellowed with age on gay rights. She loved to clip out newspaper articles that were important and fi le them away.

She had many on gay rights. My mom is no longer with us but her love rests deep in my heart.

The memories of her loving support and Dad’s beautiful life lessons will help me through what will be a difficult time in Minnesota for a mother with a beloved gay child.

This mother wants all gay people to know they too are beloved. They deserve to be treated with full equality in our state. Our constitution should not be used to deny them rights. On Nov. 6, Minnesotans United for All Families will kick off their 365-day campaign to defeat this amendment. Our family will be hosting a fundraiser for them in our Eden Prairie home that morning from 10-11:30 a.m. We invite you to stop by if you would like to support their work to defeat this amendment. Please drop me an email if you plan to come and I will add you to our guest list. Info: randiandphil@hotmail.com or (952) 294-8311.

Randi Reitan Eden Prairie

MINNETONKA SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION

Supports Stoltenberg If you have not met Laurie Stoltenberg, you have missed an absolute dynamo. The people that work with her in soccer programs comment that her commitment and dedication to her children and other families is amazing. She is a smallbusiness woman who owned a bead store and now is part of the management team of an Internet-based company.

We have a clear choice with Laurie. She brings a clear outside perspective and I know that she will always be accessible to if you have questions and concerns. I’m voting for Stoltenberg.

Fred Peterson Minnetonka

Supports Stoltenberg, Torelli, Eitrem, Maire I am a retired citizen on a fi xed income and I am writing to express my concern on the direction of our school system.

Of course I want the best for our fi ne students, but it is important to teach our children the importance of living within our means.

I recent ly read that ou r schools spend well over $120 million per year. Yet the current School Board still wants more. With families hurting from reduction in income and retirees facing higher food and energy costs, it is time for the voters to put their foot down and say enough is enough. I am voting for Stoltenberg, Torelli, Eitrem and Maire because they have never held public office.

We need new people on the board that will hold the line on property taxes. Vote on Nov. 8.

Robert Bottiger Eden Prairie

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World Series champs attend MLB World Series Winning does indeed have its perks. As American Legion World Series Champions, the Eden Prairie American Legion baseball team was invited to attend the first two games of this year’s Major League Baseball World Series. They were introduced on field prior to the second game. They also had a chance to shake hands with Joe Torre, arguably one of the greatest baseball managers ever.

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Dane Niemira (left) and Abdul Omar celebrate Tuesday’s winning goal. Omar made good on Niemira’s cross, giving Eden Prairie a 1-0 lead over Maple Grove. A second Omar goal would make it a 2-0 final. With its win, Eden Prairie advances to the state championship game.

Final(ly), Eagles get title shot

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hroughout much of the fi rst half of T uesday’s state tournament semifi nal soccer game between Eden Prairie and Maple Grove, the Eagles held a decided advantage in shots on goal, scoring opportunities and frustration levels.

“It was very frustrating,” admits Eden Prairie Head Coach Vince Thomas. “With so many opportunities and no goals, I was worried it was going to come back to haunt us.”

T homas wasn’t t he on ly worrier.

“All it takes is one,” said Cocaptain Dane Niemira.

In his next breath, Niemira talked of never giving up.

Abdul Omar was saying the same things.

“We held our heads high and kept motivating each other,” he said, “and in the second half we had some really good runs.”

That’s an understatement.

With three minutes left in the game, Omar struck gold, driving home a cross from Niemira.

Grab your skates and helmet (bike or hockey) and hit the ice for an hour of on-ice games and fun followed by Davanni’s Pizza. No skating or hockey experience required. Come learn about the fun of Eden Prairie hockey (skates are available for rent from EPCC). The event, sponsored by the Eden Prairie Hockey Association and Minnesota Hockey, will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10-11 a.m. on Eden Prairie Community Center Rink 3. For more information, contact Julie Maruska at recruiting@ephockey.com or (952) 451-5296. To register, contact Chris Blackowiak at president@ephockey. com or (612) 730-3431.

EP JO travel volleyball registration Registration for the 2012 Eden Prairie Junior Olympic/ travel volleyball season is now open. Girls, in grades four to 12, who live in Eden Prairie or attend school in Eden Prairie, are eligible to register. To register, go to epvolleyball.com.

Registration closes Nov. 26.

EP Baseball Association needs travel coaches The Eden Prairie Baseball Association is accepting applications for travel coaches for the 2012 baseball season. Coaches are required for teams at each age level 10- to 15-year-olds, Mickey Mantle and Sr. Babe Ruth. If interested, visit epbaseball.com, fi nd and complete the 2012 Travel Coach Application form located under the “Documents” tab. Alternatively, you may call Doug Kaufman at (952) 210-4094 and an application will be emailed to you. Email completed applications to doug_ kaufman@comcast.net or send to: Doug Kaufman, EPBA, 9504 Olympia Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55347. At the older levels, paid coaches are a possibility, but not mandatory. The goal is to select the best coach for each team. Interviews will be held in November.

Winter Lacrosse Clinics In the first half of Tuesday’s state tournament semifinal game, Eden Prairie failed to score on a number of good scoring opportunities, this one included.

Less than three minutes later, Omar would strike again, this time converting a pass from Michael Vuolo.

Omar’s second goal kept the Eden Prairie fans on their feet.

“He’s a sophomore,” they cheered. “He’s a sophomore.”

This was just minutes after the Maple Grove fans shouted,

“We can’t hear you, we can’t hear you.”

They do now, they do now.

With the win, Eden Prairie advances to Thursday’s state championship game where they’ll face No. 1 seeded Eastview, 2-0 winners over Minneapolis Southwest. Eden Prairie entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed.

Thursday’s game, at the Metrodome, is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.

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Registration is now open for the Eden Prairie Lacrosse Association’s Winter Lacrosse Clinics. The instructional clinics are for boys and girls grades 2-12 (beginner to advanced). For more information or to register online, go to eplacrosse.com.

EP Fastpitch Association Board Meeting The Eden Prairie Fastpitch Association will hold its annual Board Meeting on Monday, Nov. 21 (third Monday of November) at 7 p.m. at the Eden Prairie Community Center (Room 201).

All are welcome. For more information on the Eden Prairie Fastpitch Association, go to www.epfastpitch.com.

EP Fastpitch Association Fall Clinics The Eden Prairie Fastpitch Association announces the return of its new and improved Fall Clinics. Once again, the clinics will be instructed by the Minnesota Fastpitch Association team led by Julie Standering. To see a flyer and video presentation, visit epfastpitch.com. Registration is available online. Clinics will be held in the PrairieDome on Sundays from 2-4 p.m. Nov. 6, 13 and 20; Dec. 4, 11, 18.

CROSS COUNTRY

State qualifiers: Team for boys, Jeter for girls PRs rule the day as depth lifts Eden Prairie over Wayzata

BY DANIEL HUSS dhuss@swpub.com

Eden Prairie Head Coach Jeff Lindlief jogged back to the fi nish line following Wednesday’s Section 6AA cross-country meet with the Edina coach.

Without having witnessed the actual finish, neither one of them had a real handle on what had happened.

“I remember saying, “I think it’s you (Edina) and Wayzata,’” recalls Lindief, “Their coach said no, I think it’s you (Eden Prairie) and Wayzata.”

Turns out, both coaches were wrong.

Edina, ranked No. 3 in the most recent coaches’ poll, won the meet, posting a team low 53 points. Eden Prairie, ranked No. 5 in the same poll, fi nished second with 56 points; No. 4 ranked Wayzata fi nished third with 60 points; No. 7 ranked Hopkins fi nished fourth with 84 points.

“Our boys ran what I think may be the best race an Eden Prairie team has run since I started coaching,” said Lindlief. “Every one of them had a 10-20 second PR (personal record).”

Cal Lawton paced the Eagles with a sixth-place fi nish (16:08.8). Henry Zurn fi nished

10th (16:17.3), Andrew Hansen 11th (16:19.7), Ricardo Reyes 13th (16:21.3) and Jacob Young 16t h (16 : 3 6 .4 ) . Te a m m ates Ryan Stewart and Jack Odzer would fi nish 18 (16:43.4) and 34 (17:06.9).

Rewind to the beginning of the season when Lindlief went on record saying, “We might not be flashy, but we might have five guys who can run 16:30.”

Rewind further back when members of the team set a goal. “Their goal was clearly defined,” said the coach. “It was to get back to state.”

Now what?

“It ’s awesome t hat t hey pulled that [qualifying for the state meet] off,” said Lindlief, “but they can’t let that be the pinnacle of their season.”

Translation: Happy to be there isn’t going to cut it.

“By getting through the section, you know you’re leaving one of the better teams in the state back at home,” said Lindlief. “Last year it was us. This year, it’s Wayzata.”

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EPFSC skaters scare up Halloween fun Members of the Eden Prairie Figure Skating Club (EPFSC) howled in Halloween and entertained parents and kids at the Eden Prairie Community Center during their annual ‘Spooky Skate’ exhibition over the weekend. Club members include, front row (left to right): Gemily Wang, Maggie Guo, Amy Wang, Lexi Kloeckner, Jaimie Yuan, Crystal Li, Jana Carlson and Sophia Ramlo. Back row: Julie Underwood, Keolina In, Sara Haines, Hailey Kauls, Brooke Ramlo, Colette Danielski, Megan Sternke, Madison Fisher, Rachel Larson, Abby Boedigheimer, Jessica Larson and Amelia Thoreson. The EPFSC is preparing for both the 8th Annual Autumn Skate Fest in Burnsville and the 20th Annual Granite City Classic in St. Cloud.

EPHS Sports This Week

GIRLS THIRD T he E den P r a i r ie H i g h Schools girls team finished outside looking in. Wayzata, ranked No. 7 in the fi nal coach-

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In what their coach described as one of Eden Prairie’s best races ever, the Eden Prairie High School boys crosscountry team advanced to Saturday’s state meet. Henry Zurn (front), Cal Lawton, Andrew Hansen, Ricardo Reyes and Jacob Young combined to score 56 points.

FOOTBALL Friday, Nov. 4 ........................................Section 6AAAAA Finals at Eden Prairie ............. 7 p.m.

CROSS-COUNTRY Saturday, Nov. 5 ...................................State Meet @ St. Olaf ...................................... 10 a.m.

BOYS SOCCER Thursday, Nov. 3 ...................................State Championship @ Metrodome ................... 3 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL Thursday, Nov. 3 ...................................Section 6AAA Finals @ Edina ............................. 7 p.m.

For schedule changes or directions to away games go to www.lakeconference.org. or call the Eden Prairie High School Student Activities Hotline at (952)975-8120

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You again?

It’s Eagles vs. Skippers in Section 6AAAAA title game

BY DANIEL HUSS dhuss@swpub.com

Although it happened two days before Halloween, Saturday’s Section 6AAAAA semifinal football game between No. 1 seeded Eden Prairie and No. 4 seeded Edina was scarymask ugly.

“On one play,” said Eden Prairie Head Coach Mike Grant, “they [Edina] were flagged for three personal fouls.”

Huh? Eden Prairie led 41- 6 at halftime en route to a 48-20 victory. Edina was frustrated.

End of story.

The Eagles set the tone early, scoring on their second play from scrimmage, a 61yard pass from Grant Shaeffer to Zach Hovey.

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Four minutes later, Shaeffer would score on a 5-yard run.

Three minutes after Shaeffer’s touchdown, Andrew Larson scored on a 1-yard run. Three minutes later, Jake Woodring scored on a 3-yard run.

If you’re counting, that’s four touchdowns in 12 minutes of play.

I f you’re Ed i n a, you’re done.

Eden Prairie’s next drive stalled, in part, because they were more interested in run-

ning off the clock than big chunks of yardage.

No matter, they’d punt, stop Edina’s offense and get the ball back. Right? Wrong as Edina returned a blocked punt five yards for a touchdown.

Game on?

Wrong again as Eden Prairie ended the first half with two more touchdowns – Shaeffer connected with Roy McGhee on a 53-yard touchdown pass; Larson scored on a 35-yard run.

Eden Prairie would also score on its fi rst possession of the third quarter (Chris Erickson, 1-yard run) before resting its starters for the remainder of the game.

Edina’s two fourth-quarter touchdowns made it a 48-20 fi nal.

SMACK DOWN When Eden Prairie defeated Minnetonka 16-0 a few weeks ago, both teams knew that wouldn’t be the last word.

Friday, the two teams meet again, with a trip to the state tournament on the line.

“It’s a shame that two of the state’s best teams have to meet in a section fi nal,” said Grant.

Not if you want to see good football it’s not.

“I’d expect a low scoring game,” adds Grant, “like every time we play them.”

And? “Fumble, interception or an injury,” he adds, “That’s going to be the difference.”

Friday’s game, at Eden Prairie, is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

PHOTO BY STAN TEKIELA

A fresh scrape can be a big buck’s calling card. Problem is, he doesn’t always answer.

Scrapes are bucks’ business cards

VOLLEYBALL

Close comes close to describing it

Stan

No. 1 seeded Eagles escape 6AAA semifinals with 3-2 win

TEKIELA

BY DANIEL HUSS dhuss@swpub.com

NATURE SMART

It’s a shame one of those teams had to lose. That’s assuming an Eden Prairie fan is OK with Hopkins winning or a Hopkins fan is OK with Eden Prairie winning. Yeah, never assume.

Tuesday, the Eden Prairie and Hopkins High School volleyball teams played a Section 6AAA semifinal match that will be talked about for a long, long time. Not because of a bad call that helped shape the outcome, but because of the level of play.

“Two good teams playing really good volleyball,” said Eden Prairie Head Coach Chad Becker. “What more can you say?”

You could say the match was painfully close.

Duh! The fifth and deciding game was tied 3-3, 4-4, 5-5, 8-8, 13-13 and 14-14 before Eden Prairie inched away with a 16-14 victory.

Three of the first four games were equally equal. Eden Prairie won the first game 25-23 before dropping the second 23-25.

Hopkins won the third game 27-25 before dropping the fourth 25-16. You know what happened in the fifth game.

“We were fortunate,” said a drained Becker.

What gives?

“They knew they could beat us and we knew we could beat them,” said the coach.

Two weeks ago, Hopkins did beat Eden Prairie. It was the last match of the regular season and Eden Prairie had already clinched both the conference and the section’s No. 1 seed, but the Royals did win.

“We gave them all the confidence in the world,” said Becker.

Tuesday, Hopkins played with all the confidence in the world.

“We played nervous and tight,” said Becker. “We weren’t talking, we weren’t communicating and we let them get back

PHOTO BY DANIEL HUSS

Jaimie Cairncross returns a serve during Tuesday’s epic 3-2 win over Hopkins. The fifth and deciding game was tied 3-3, 4-4, 5-5, 8-8, 13-13 and 14-14 before Eden Prairie pulled away with the 16-14 victory. As a result, the Eagles advance to the Section 6AAA championship match. in too many games.”

In the second game, Eden Prairie let a 21-17 lead slip away.

In the third game, Eden Prairie led 18-14 and 24-23 … and let both leads slip away.

“We were fortunate,” reiterates Becker.

Next?

Eden Prairie has one day to prepare for Thursday’s section championship match.

“We’ll use Wednesday to recover,” said the coach. “We’re physically tired and mentally exhausted.

“This is why I wanted to move the fi nals to Saturday,”

he adds.

The move never happened.

The Section 6AAA finals will be played Thursday (today) as scheduled. The time is 7 p.m.; the venue is Edina High School; Eden Prairie’s championship match opponent is Wayzata.

Expect another battle.

TENNIS

Buxton draws state champion in first round

BY DANIEL HUSS dhuss@swpub.com

Tough draws are tough, tougher yet if you let them dictate your tournament.

That didn’t happen to Eden Prairie’s Maddie Buxton who had the unenviable task of opening the Class AA State Singles Tennis Tournament with a match against Jessica Aney, the player favored to claim a state title.

“It wasn’t the best draw,” admits Buxton, “but I took it as a challenge. Besides, she’s fun to play and I hadn’t played her in a while.”

Although Aney would beat Buxton 6-0, 6-2, Karen Berg, Buxton’s high school coach, said the score didn’t ref lect how the match was played.

“Maddie was out there for a long time,” said Berg, “and she dictated a lot of the points.”

For what it’s worth, Aney did win the tournament, doing so without dropping a set.

The loss to Aney dropped Buxton into the consolation

PHOTO BY ERIC KRAUSHAR

Eden Prairie’s Maddie Buxton was the consolation bracket runner-up in this year’s Class AA State Singles Tournament. bracket, where she opened with 6-0, 6-0 victory over Fergus Falls’ Lindsey Kimball.

“She was f lawless,” said Berg, of Buxton’s play; “the best I’ve seen her play all year.”

In her third match, she defeated Eagan’s Danielle Donahue 6-2, 6-4.

The victory sent her into the consolation championship match, where she’d see a familiar foe in Andover’s

Faith Lee. Buxton opened last year’s state tournament with 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (6-8), 6-2 loss to Lee. “We’ve played a lot of matches against each other,” said Buxton. “They’ve always been close.”

Last year, Lee defeated Buxton in the closest match of the tournament. This year, Lee defeated Buxton 6-4, 6-2.

“To play four matches is a really good tournament,” said Berg.

Buxton concurs. “Overall, I thought I played pretty well,” she said.

With the loss to Lee, Buxton’s high school career came to a conclusion. As a sophomore, she teamed with a Makenna Borg to win a state doubles title. She qualified for the state singles tournament last year as a junior and then again this year as a senior.

She plans to continue playing competitive tennis in college, but hasn’t picked a school.

“That’s something I’m working on,” she adds.

Fall is here and I have buck fever bad. The clouds are thick and heavy and the wind is cutting and cold. Ah yes, it must be autumn in the upper Midwest. For the past few weeks I have been out in search of whitetail deer. Not just any old deer, no I am in search of the bucks. Yes, you know, the big boys with huge antlers and swollen and puffy necks.

It has been very interesting spending so much time with the big boys of the woods.

Each morning I head out before daybreak. Dressed in my camouflage, heavy boots, gloves, hat, oh and let’s not forget my camera gear.

Sometimes I feel like I can’t go anywhere without a big lens and camera anymore.

The weather has been steadily changing from warm pleasant autumn mornings with bright fall colors to cold mornings with the landscape covered in frost. At first I couldn’t find any buck scrapes.

Scrapes are small patches of ground that the males scrape clean with their front feet then they leave a scent by urinating or defecating. They also place scent on the bare earth from their foot glands called the interdigital glands.

About 80 to 90 percent of these scrapes have an overhanging tree branch just above the height of the buck’s head. The bucks hook and twist their antlers on the hanging branch. They also sniff and lick the branch.

Presumably this places a scent mark on the hanging branch.

I have stopped and sniffed countless licking sticks, which they are often called, and I don’t smell anything.

Obviously I am not equipped to detect the odor.

It is estimated that one breeding buck will make 20 to 30 scrapes in any given area.

Some are small and not well maintained while others are meticulously kept free of any fallen leaves and are visited about three to four times a day to freshen up the scent. The idea behind these scrapes is to attract females, called does, into the general area where

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es’ poll, finished first with a team low 60 points. Edina, No. 7 in the fi nal poll, fi nished second with 69 points; No. 6 ranked Eden Prairie finished third (97 points). The top two teams advance to the state meet.

“It c a me dow n to t his,” explains Lindlief. “Wayzata smacked us at Victoria before we beat them at the conference meet, but they held one of their top girls out, meaning at best we’re equal and Edina kept getting better and better.”

So? “We didn’t crash and burn,” said the coach. “We were average. Problem is, if you’re competing against two really good teams, you have to be better than average.”

Hannah Jeter qualified for the state meet as an individual,

the male can find them for breeding.

Larger more dominant bucks will often scrape across the top of smaller less dominant bucks’ scrapes, thus taking over the established scrape with their own scent.

It is thought that some bucks will produce a string of scrapes across the landscape in which he visits each one as a trapper might do on a trap line.

Most would agree that scrapes are not related to a buck’s territory nor do they mark the limits of a territory.

However, most would agree that a scrape serves two purposes at the same time.

First, they attract breeding females while at the same time intimidate rival males.

During the past couple of weeks I have seen only a few scattered scrapes during my morning travels through the woods. Then all of a sudden, yesterday morning there were suddenly dozens of scrapes across the woodland landscape. This marks a huge change in the bucks’ behavior.

Up until now the bucks that I would run into would spend much of their time feeding and milling about. Suddenly, like someone flipped a switch, the bucks are not spending too much time eating but rather chasing about with their heads lowered looking for females and making scrapes.

So the abundance of scrapes is a clear and obvious sign that the rut of 2011 is up and running. Each and every buck that I am fortunate enough to run into has changed behavior from casual feeding and passing interest in females to full on, forget the feeding and bring on the chicks! Of course this is the moment I am looking for. As a wildlife photographer, the time when the males are concentrating on females is the time that I can take advantage to get close and produce some great images.

Now the only challenge I have is keeping up with the rutting males. They often put on many miles trotting around the woods in search of females in estrus. My challenge is keeping up with them. Of course I am at a distinct disadvantage because they have four legs and they are not carrying 40 pounds of camera gear. Wish me luck. Until next time ...

Stan Tekiela is an author, Eden Prairie’s city naturalist and wildlife photographer from Victoria who travels the world to study and photograph wildlife. He can be followed on Twitter and Facebook and at www.naturesmart.com.

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placing second overall with a time of 14:47.8. Eryn Stewart fi nished 18th (15:17.9), Olivia Dengel 24th (15:30.4), Andie Tauer 26th (15:32.0) and Carly Schulz 27th (15:37.6).

Samantha Schnirring and Brit t a ny Plat t f i nished 31 (15:48.8) and 37 (16:10.4).

“We just never really nailed it,” laments Lindlief. “In hindsight, maybe our goal was too ambiguous. Were we a state team or should’ve we been more focused on getting out of the section?”

The state meet will be held Saturday at St. Olaf College in Northfield. Jeter races at 10 a.m.; the Eden Prairie boys team races at 11 a.m.

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EDUCATION NEWS

QUEEN OF THE U

ISM presents Shakespeare A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be presented in the Performing Arts Center at the International School of Minnesota this Friday, Nov. 4, and again on Nov. 11. Both performances begin at 6 p.m. Tickets are $7 at the door. For more performance and ticket information, call (952) 918-1803.

‘Beauty and the Beast’ at EPHS

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Laura Fitzpatrick, a 2009 Eden Prairie High School graduate, was crowned University of Minnesota Homecoming Queen on Oct. 21 during Homecoming festivities.

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most in need by giving them an extra boost of instruction in the evening. In the beginning, the program focused on providing immigrant students (grades five to 12) assistance in the areas of math, reading and homework help.

“Somali parents told the district that their students were behi nd academica l ly and needed more help to catch up to the other students. This program enables parents who may have trouble assisting their students with homework or reading if language is a barrier. The subject of reading was frustrating for some Somali parents because they know the importance of reading with their children, but even if a space, time and quiet environment for ‘reading time’ is provided, parents cannot be sure that the child is really reading.”

Ahmed Jama, one of the Somali parents consulted in creating the program, is hopeful it will continue to expand.

“We’ve been after them for four and a half years to get to where we are, which is minimal,” he said, in an interview.

He said a taskforce of parents and staff originally proposed a program that would operate 72 hours a week but they were told they would not have the money for such a proposal. Instead, the program has $50,000 in funds available for the four-hour-aweek program.

The original proposal was designed to help all the kids with their homework, even those at a preschool level, he

Other tutoring programs in EP offer assistance to Somali students New American Academy: call Asad Aliweyd at (952) 212-7446 Tutoring through local churches: Grace Church, Wooddale Church and City Hill Fellowship provide one-on-one tutoring with Somali students: Contact, Jon Wright at Grace (952) 224-3130; David Skoog at Wooddale (952) 944-8779 and City Hill’s Christine Erickson at (612) 281-5942.

said. But, it originally assisted students from grades five to 12. The program is adding help for the elementary school grades this year.

“It was limited resources for un limited need,” said Jama.

During the School Board meeti ng, boa rd member Chuck Mueller also wondered why the district limited itself to $50,000 in funding. In response, district staff told him they wanted to see how this project worked out before looking at expanding it.

Integration Program Coordinator Nanette Missaghi said staff is still evaluating the effectiveness of the program. That evaluation was delayed because of the state shutdown, so the district is waiting to track test scores of the participating students.

Teachers at the school district recommend students for the program, though all are invited to sign up for it on a fi rst-come, fi rst served basis.

Last year, teachers would go over a concept over the course of three weeks and review the concept in the fourth week.

They also focused on four

main MCA-based concepts that each student had struggled with the most. Teachers meet with every student to discuss their MCA score and do goal-setting, according to the report.

According to the report, “Eden Prairie Schools progre ss mon itor st udent s to ensure that they are making academic gains in both math and reading that corresponds to their current grade level.

Student growth is assessed three times during the year: f a l l , w i nt er, a nd spr i n g .

Fifth- and sixth-grade students take the NWEAs and seventh and eighth g rade students take the Plato test.

These progress monitoring testing tools correspond with the state’s MCA achievement level. At FRESH we use the fi rst 30 minutes to prepare for the state standard MCA test.”

Jama is hopeful good things will come out of the FRESH program.

“There’s absolutely a great need,” he said. “We just don’t k now why we st uck wit h $50,000 in a $92 million dollar district.”

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ISM students are performing ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

The Eden Prairie High School fall musical, “Beauty and the Beast,” runs Nov. 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 13 and 19 at 1:30 p.m. at the high school Performing Arts Center.

Tickets are $5 for students and senior citizens over 60 and $7 for adults. Tickets are on sale at the EPHS East Entrance Box Office from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 7-10 and Nov. 14-18. The ticket line, at (952) 975-8008, opens Nov. 7.

People may reserve tickets by calling the ticket line.

Someone wi l l cal l them to confi rm the reservation. They cannot accept credit cards. All reserved tickets must be picked up during regular hours at the EPHS East Entrance Box office or at the PAC Box Office one hour before the performance or they will be put back on sale.

The PAC Box Office open one and a half hours before performance. Tickets at the PAC Box Office will be available for that performance only.

Ticket questions? Leave a message on the ticket line or email ephsdramatix@gmail. com.

Children will enjoy treats and “tea” while meeting the cast from the EPHS fall musical “Beauty and the Beast.”

The tea will be held from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at the EPHS Performing Arts Center Lobby. Costumes or tea party attire is welcome.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations are required. Seating is limited.

Tickets are $10 per child. All proceeds benefit the EPHS Drama Department. Info/reservations: (952) 975-8008.

High school offers preschool

Family Center offers classes

There are openings in the morning and afternoon preschool programs offered at Eden Prairie High School, for children ages 3 to 5.

According to a news release, “the preschool, in its 34th year of operation, is planned, organized and taught by students in the Parenting and Child Psychology classes at Eden Prairie High School. The morning session is from 8-10:30 a.m.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and F riday. The a fternoon session is from 11:50-2:20 p.m.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The dates are Mon-

The Eden Prairie Family Center offers the following family and parenting classes: R e g i s t e r fo r S p a n i s h preschool, Family Center Preschool. The Eden Prairie Family Center still has openings for a number of preschool programs. For more information or to register, contact the Early Childhood Center at (952) 975-6980 or visit www.edenpr. org/famctr.

Free baby playtime: This will be offered from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 16. Call (952) 975-6980 to reserve your spot or visit edenpr.org/famctr.

Area independent schools will be hosting a private school fair from 4:30-7 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Edina Community Center.

According to a news release, “this will be the first school fair of this size and scope to be hosted by Twin Cities private schools, and it is a one-stop-shop for families who are interested in exploring the area private schools without having to travel to each one. Schools that will be represented are: Academy of Holy Angels, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Bethany Academy, Blake School, Breck, Calvin Christian School, City of Lakes Waldorf, Cretin-Derham Hall, DeLaSalle, Friends School of Minnesota, Groves Academy, Holy Family Catholic High School, International School of Minnesota, Lake Country School, Maranatha Christian Academy, Minnehaha Academy, Mounds Park Academy, Providence Academy, St. John’s Preparatory, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Thomas Academy, Trinity School at River Ridge and Visitation School.”

The Edina Community Center is at 5701 Normandale Road, Edina. For more information, call (952) 918-1816 or (612) 728-7763.

MUSIC

may want to play saxophone, a few may be counseled to try other instruments.

Yurecko said one of the pros of the change is having fi fthgraders with instruments in the elementary schools increases exposure of the program to the younger students.

“We’re seeing more pros, than we are cons,” she said.

According to Chuck Richter, the band teachers have been working hard on scheduling.

When it comes to offering small group lessons, “there’s a rotating schedule” of 20-minute lessons.

The rotating schedule ensures that students are not missing the same discipline every time they go to practice, he said.

A typical schedule for a kid in orchestra would be as follows: their once-a-week small group lesson would be at 9:15 a.m. the first week, 9:37 a.m. the second week, 9:59 a.m. the third week, so they are not missing the same instruction period every week.

In addition, once a week, they

meet for a 45-minute full band/ orchestra rehearsal.

That translates to missing six hours of core instruction throughout the year, said Richter.

The school-day structure has changed this year so that students have two hours of language arts, 75 minutes of math, and 50 minutes of uninterrupted science instruction.

Board member Holly Parker was irked that the School Board was only then hearing about full band being moved to within the school day.

Richter explained that transportation becomes an issue if the full band is offered after school.

More students will be able to participate if it’s during the school day. The downside is that it’s more time that students may be missing core instruction.

Yurecko said that since the district-wide literacy model launched, “we’ve worked really hard with the band teachers to protect the core time,” she said.

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an update to the music programs to Eden Prairie School Board members during their meeting last week.

Board member Chuck Mueller wondered how they evaluate whether the program in place is as good or better as what came before.

Richter said there are more students in orchestra than before and the average group size for small-group lessons remains between four and seven students, which is the same size as last year.

The band directors have seen 30 kids starting band for the first time and that’s an increase, he said.

The downside comes with logistics and the make-up of the full band. There’s less flexibility for kids to try instruments since each school has to try to include enough instruments for a full band. Even if all the kids

day, Nov. 28, 2011, to Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Children must be available to attend either the morning or afternoon sessions all four days of the week. A $50 donation helps cover the cost of snacks and supplies for the entire session.

“For information or registration call Jean Gibbs at (952) 975-8161 or Peg Schufman at (952) 975-8162.”

‘Be our Guest’ Tea Party

Family Fun Time: Play for 0-5 year olds with an adult. $5 per child/$10 per family. Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Love and Limits – Class from 6:30-8 p.m. Nov. 15. Join Susan Busch, director of Family Educational Services, to discuss positive discipline strategies, the importance of rules and how to avoid power struggles. All types of parenting styles will be explored. Cost: $10 for one or $15 for two people from the same household.

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PHOTO BY KARLA WENNERSTROM

Costumed characters with candy cravings – including Lucy Jacobs, 4, Claire Folkert, 5, and Nora Jacobs, 6 – visited Castle Ridge Senior Living on Halloween. Castle Ridge and Broadmoor Apartments hosted an intergenerational trick-or-treat event Monday.

EDEN PRAIRIE SENIOR CALENDAR an appointment.

Th e following upc oming events take place at the Eden Prairie Senior Center at 8950 Eden Prairie Road, unless another location is given. To register, visit the center, mail in your registration or visit edenprairie. org. For other information, call (952) 279-8050. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.

To display artwork at the center, call (952) 279-8050.

Special events Veterans Breakfast – 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. Cost is $10. Full breakfast. All are welcome. Deadline for preregistration is Nov. 8.

Senior trips Senior trips leave from the Senior Center.

Fanny Hill Dinner Theater – from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 16. Visit Eau Claire, Wis., to enjoy “Christmas on the Hill.” Cost: $65.

Old Log Theatre “Everybody Loves Opal” – 12:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 17. Cost is $26.

Show tickets included.

Health and wellness The Eden Prairie Community Center at 16700 Valley View Road offers fitness classes geared toward seniors. Call the Community Center at (952) 949-8470 for more information.

RSVP at (952) 279-8050 for the following events: Line Dance – 11 a.m. to noon Nov. 18 to Jan. 6. Cost is $36.

Join The Walking Club – Meet on the lower level of Sears at the mall entrance, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesdays. Call the Senior Center for schedule.

Pickleball – Play Pickleball from noon to 2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday at the Eden Prairie Community Center. Players of all levels are welcome. Wear comfortable clothes and white-soled tennis shoes. Contact the Senior Center for more information. Cost is $5 for non-members.

Chair massages – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 10, 17. Cost is $18 for 15 minutes. $33 for 30-minute session. Call senior center for appointment.

Foot care clinic – Nov. 7, 21.

Cost is $33. Call (763) 560-5136 for an appointment.

Health Insurance Help – Dec. 16. Call (952) 279-8050 for

Classes Several driver safety courses are offered. Call (952) 279-8050 for information.

Understanding Psoriasis – 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, 10 a.m. Cost is $2. Learn about signs and symptoms and various treatments.

Red Hat Chapter Contact the Senior Center for more information on trips and special events. The group meets at 9:30 a.m. the second Friday of each month at the Original Pancake House.

Green Mill and Bunco – noon to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18. Cost is $5. Register by Nov. 11. Info: (952) 279-8050.

Monthly events Book Club – 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, discussing “When Everything Changed” by Gail Collins.

Computer Cracker Barrel – 10-11:30 a.m. Nov. 3 at Eden Prairie Library, 565 Prairie Center Drive. Info/directions: (952) 847-5375.

Weekly events Mondays S en ior S i n g le s C of fe e K latch – 8 :45 -10 : 30 a.m. at Dunn Bros., 8107 Eden Prairie Road, for senior discounts on coffee.

Shopping Bus – Call (952) 279-8051 by Thursday to schedule a senior van home pick up for the 9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday shopping trips in Eden Prairie.

Duplicate Bridge – 12:15 p.m., no need to sign up, just bring a partner or call John Dollerschell at (952) 937-2150.

Crafting – 1 p.m., bring your

own project to work on and socialize.

Tuesdays Quilting – 9 a.m., to help with creating a quilt or work on your own. Call Angie at (952) 934-1671 for more information.

Greeting Cards – 9:30 a.m. to help cut, tape and create old greeting cards into new.

Bread Day – 9:30 a.m. for “end of the day” baked goods and breads donated by a local baker. Donations accepted.

Party-Style Bridge – 12:153:30 p.m., no need to sign up, just come and play. Call Mary Canakes at (952) 445-0978 for more information.

Cribbage – 1-3 p.m. Open to all levels of players.

Wednesdays ‘500’ Cards – 1 p.m. No registration necessary. Just stop in and play.

Thursdays Canasta – 1 p.m. No need to sign up. Cards are provided.

Call BJ Cappozzi at (951) 8205542 for more information.

Cribbage – 1-3 p.m. Open to all levels of players. Info: Jerry Clark at (952) 974-7989.

Fridays Men’s Coffee Group – 9:30 a.m. Tell a tale, swap a story and learn something new. Call Duane Kasper at (952) 448-1608.

Bread Day – 9:30 a.m. for “end of the day” baked goods and breads donated by a local baker. Donations accepted.

Partner Bridge – noon, arrive with a partner or fi nd one at the center to play at 12:15 p.m. Call Lorraine Dilling at (952) 941-2060.

Party Bridge – 12:15-3:30 p.m., no need to sign up, just come and play. Call Shirley at (952) 934-3461 for more information.

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Owner: Amber Toste Address: 582 Prairie Center Drive, No. 223 Products and services offered: Personal styling in-store or in-home. Brands we carry are Diane Von Furstenberg, A lice and Olivia, J Brand, AG Jeans, Hudson, Rebecca Minkof f, Koolaburra, Joie, Voluspa, Sam Edelman, Vera Wang, Lavender Label, Joes, Religion, Enza Costa, MiH Jeans, Equipment, Scotch and Soda, and many more.

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How did you pick Eden Prairie? I felt there was a need for a boutique in the city.

What are some challenges about starting a business in Eden Prairie? It was key to fi nd a good location where it was busy.

What is the thing that surprises people most about your business? Brand knowledge, customer service and a variety of fits and sizes for all and, of course, exclusivity of brands.

Previous business experience? I also own another Houndstooth in Savage and we’ve been open a little over two years.

Number of employees: 6 Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Info/pre-registration: visi.com/events.

Boy’s Electric of Eden Prairie received a 2011 Integrity Award from the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota this week at a ceremony at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.

Boy’s Electric is a local, family-owned company with electricians that have been serving Minneapolis, St Paul and Waconia and surrounding areas for over 20 years, according to a news release.

The Integrity Awards are given to “companies who exemplify ethical behavior and display integrity in all aspects of their operations; toward their employees, vendors, customers and within their community.” Info: thefi rstbbb.org or (651) 695-2482.

Kinderberry Hill sets open house

VISI discusses cloud computing VISI has planned free seminars including breakfast or lunch on Nov. 16 and 17 on the topic of cloud computing. On Nov. 16, the seminar will be at the Radisson Hotel in Roseville, Minn.

On Nov. 17, the seminar will be at VISI in Eden Prairie.

VISI and Kraus Anderson Construction Co. are co-sponsoring the seminar, titled “The Role of Cloud Computing In Your Data Center

From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, Kinderberry Hill, 10160 Hennepin Town Road, Eden Prairie, invites the community to stop by for a daytime open house. Visitors can observe classrooms, meet teachers, tour the facility, learn about the curriculum and more. Plus all visitors will take home a “reading rocks” gift bag that includes literacy development tips, a picture book, a special tuition offer and more.

Kinderberry Hill is a child development center offering full-time and part-time programs for children ages 6 weeks to kindergarten.

Info: Heidi Olson at (952) 345-8012 or kinderberryhill.com.

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The Weisman’s many facets – inside and out Eclectic art museum more than just architectural gem

BY MARK W. OLSON editor@chaskaherald.com

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he Weisman Art Museum, on the University of Minnesota campus, recently underwent a major expansion.

For those wondering what the Weisman is, it’s the irregular silver-sided building designed by Frank Gehry which frequently prompts heated debates over, well, how un-Minnesotan it is.

I’m a big fan of architecture that creates a ruckus and gets me thinking.

The crazy shapes and angles of the Weisman make me want to find my childhood building blocks, wrap them in tinfoil, and create my own museum on the living room floor. It’s impossible to take a bad picture of the building.

Move the lens a bit left, right, up or down, and you create a totally different abstract image.

However, the Weisman’s art collection has always been a bit scattered. It’s sort of like the youngest sibling in the Twin Cities museum family that can’t get its act together – the one everyone compares to its more successful, older brothers.

While many of the Weisman’s temporary exhibits have been knockouts, the permanent collection has always left me wanting more.

MUSEUM EXPANSIONS In early October, the Weisman reopened following an 8,100-foot expansion that took a year.

Recent major expansions at the Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) have been big hits. The new Walker is like walking into “2001: Space Odyssey.”

All it’s missing is a giant gold fetus, designed by Jeff Koons, floating in an atrium.

Added space for local artists, American Indian exhibits and modern art have made the MIA a well-rounded museum.

So I ventured from the ’burbs to the U of M campus to take a look at the new Weisman. (Hint: Avoid the museum when 20,000 Cornhusker fans are in town.)

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Weisman Art Museum Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Closed Mondays Admission: Free Info: weisman.umn.edu Directions: Heading north on 35W Take 35W to University Avenue/Fourth Street exit Turn right onto University Avenue Turn right onto 14th Avenue S.E. 14th Avenue S.E. becomes East River Road Follow East River Road to the museum Hint: Don’t use your GPS; it may try to direct you over the Washington Avenue Bridge, closed for light rail construction.

Source: Weisman Art Museum

the museum expansion, improving on his original which opened in 1993. The irregular spaces continue through the museum’s interior, with sunshine bouncing down asymmetrical walls.

ECLECTIC In the past, viewing the eclectic exhibit was akin to rummaging through a purse, trying to find a final quarter for the meter. There’s still a bit of that feeling – hard to avoid with small permanent collections that skip from 20th-century American art to Korean furniture to ceramics.

However, the additional gallery space does a better job of showcasing the museum’s gems.

For instance, Pedicord Apts., restored to its original dilapidated condition, holds a prominent location in the museum. The interactive art recreates an apartment hallway, where one snoops on the neighbors the old fashioned way – by listening through the door instead of Googling them. Outside

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The Weisman Art Museum, designed by Frank Gehry, opened in 1993. It just reopened following a major expansion, also designed by Gehry.

The Weisman’s art collection has always been a bit scattered. It’s sort of like the youngest sibling that can’t get its act together – the one everyone compares to its more successful, older brothers. sits Duane Hanson’s lifelike sculpture of a businessman talking on a telephone – an artwork that I kept glancing at

out of the corner of my eye as I walked through the gallery.

Other galleries showcase the museum’s paintings by

early 20th-century artists, notably Marsden Hartley and Georgia O’Keeffe. O’Keeffe’s “Oak Leaves, Pink and Gray”

painting remains one of my favorites at the museum.

You’ll also find everything from the world’s smallest Albert Bierstadt painting (or so it seems) to the world’s largest painting of a chicken coop.

There are as many facets to the museum collection as the museum building, and both are worth a look.

Weisman Art Museum 2011-12 Exhibitions Cartography of a Collection Through Aug. 3, 2014

The Weisman Art Museum on the University of Minnesota campus recently reopened after a year-long expansion.

An Immigrant’s Tale: Korean Furniture Collection

This exhibition takes the viewer on a journey of how the museum’s collection came to be.

Key moments and developments are revealed through the museum’s key leaders, patrons, and donors. WAM’s most beloved and popular works are displayed, giving a peek into how artworks came into the collection.

Through March 24, 2013

Conversations about Ceramics: Curated by Warren MacKenzie in Conversation with Lyndel King

Who’s Afraid of Edith Carlson?: Edith Carlson Works on Paper

Through March 24, 2013

Edith Carlson, a self-described “little farm girl from Minnesota,” went on to become an accomplished artist. Her estate endows the Edith Carlson Gallery. Carlson chose the Weisman for the bequest because she admired the museum’s collection of art by women.

University of Minnesota art professor emeritus and master potter Warren MacKenzie cocurated “Conversations about Ceramics with director Lyndel King.” MacKenzie had an important role in the development of the museum’s collection of ceramics. Selections illuminate his personal thoughts on the entire and diverse collection.

Thanks to a grant from the Korea Foundation, the museum will have a three-year installation of works from its collection of Korean furniture and cultural artifacts given by Dr. Edward Reynolds Wright Jr., who bequeathed it to the museum in 1988.

Through Feb. 19, 2012

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Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Nov. 10 and Dec. 1 Cost: per dinner: $55 for Arboretum members; $60 for non members Location: Harvest Kitchen Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr., Chaska Info: www.arboretum.umn.edu and click on Learn, Education for Adults and Cooking or call (952) 443-1422

WE WANT YOUR LISTINGS! Listings are printed free but not guaranteed, although we do our best to include them. Submit your events through our www.LetsGo.mn website, where you can find many more local and regional fun things to do.

You can also send an e-mail to editor@edenprairie news.com. Deadline is one week prior to publication.

For information call (952) 942-7885.

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NOV. 3 AFTER HOURS EXPO The Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce is hosting a networking event with the opportunity to browse exhibitor tables and connect with a variety of people.

Time: 4:30–6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 Cost: Free for chamber members and their guests and $5 for non-members Location: Biaggi’s, 8251 Prairie Center Drive, Eden Prairie Info: (952) 944-2830 or epchamber. org

10,000 THINGS THAT WE LOVE THAT YOU MIGHT LOVE TOO The “10,000 Things That We Love That You Might Love Too” display features colorful hanging banners made by kids at Anwatin Middle School, FAIR School Downtown, Hennepin County Home School and Pillsbury House Community Center. The banners are covered with drawings of things the kids love such as pets, memories and relationships.

Time: 7:30-6 p.m. Monday through Friday through Nov. 31 Cost: Free Location: Skyway level of the Hennepin County Government Center 300 S. Sixth St., Minneapolis Info: hennepin.us

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NOV. 4 ‘PLAID TIDINGS’ “Plaid Tidings,” the holiday edition of “Forever Plaid,” is a holiday musical suitable for the entire family. The Plaid Boys (Sparky, Smudge, Frankie and Jinx) have returned to Earth and are overtaken with the Christmas spirit.

The audience will enjoy their version of “The Ed Sullivan Show” featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks and The Vienna Boys Choir.

Time: Evening and matinee showtimes Nov. 4-Dec. 31 Cost: $47-$52 Location: Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, 501 W. 78th St., Chanhassen Info: chanhassentheatres.com or (952) 934-1525

ST. PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Featured performers will include the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Chorale and conductor and artistic director Dale Warland. Featured music will include Bach’s “Art of Fugue: Contrapunctus 1, 2 and 4,” Pärt’s “Summa for Chorus a cappella” and Bach’s “Art of Fugue: Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu, Contrapunctus XII, a 4, Rectus, Contrapunctus XII, a 4, Inversus.”

Time: 10:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 Cost: Adults $10-40; children $5 Location: Wooddale Church, 6630 Shady Oak Road, Eden Prairie Info: (651) 291-1144 or thespco. com

‘DRACULA’ A terrifying and passionate new musical based on one of the most frightening novels ever written. It is a thrilling drama and a Gothic romance. Set in Europe at the end of the Victorian age, the production follows Dracula’s lust for blood and a small band of mortal men and women who must face his overwhelming seduction and supernatural powers.

Not recommended for children 12 and under Time: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4-5, 10-12, 1719; 4 p.m. Nov. 13

‘IT’S COMING FROM THE HEART’ “It’s Coming from the Heart” benefitting Bountiful Basket Food Shelf, Feed My Starving Children and Love Inc. is set for Nov. 12. Enjoy the show, raffles and special guests.

Time: 5 and 7 p.m. Nov. 12 Cost: Free, but non-perishable food items and cash donations accepted Location: Chaska Community Center Theater, 1661 Park Ridge Drive, Chaska Info: (952) 448-5633

Cost: $12-$18 Location: Minnetonka Theatre, 18285 Hwy. 7, Minnetonka, MN 55345 Info: minnetonkatheatre.com or (952) 401-5898

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VETERANS DAY REMEMBRANCE

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. 5-6, 12-13, 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

Visitors may tour historic buildings in the Village of Eagle Creek, observe Thanksgiving preparations, view military displays and enjoy refreshments served in the Town Hall.

A special 1 p.m. program will feature speeches, music and Abraham Lincoln reciting the Gettysburg Address. Enter park through West Entrance.

Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 Cost: Ages 18-64 $5; ages 2-17 and seniors $3; children younger than 2 free Location: The Landing - Minnesota River Heritage Park, 2187 County Road 101 E., Shakopee Info: (763) 559-9000 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

FAMILY NATURE YOGA Learn animal yoga movements with your child and search for camouflaged animals in the woods. Move like a deer, listen to a story and eat a deer snack. Lead by yoga instructor Annalisa Bragg and a Lowry naturalist.

This is an adult/child class; maximum of two children, ages 2-8, per adult.

Reservations required; reference activity #411301-05.

Time: 10-11:45 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 Cost: $8 Location: Lowry Nature Center (Carver Park Reserve), 7025 Victoria Dr., Victoria Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

TASTE OF HOME COOKING SCHOOL & HOLIDAY SHOPPING SHOW The nationally recognized Taste of Home Holiday Cooking School is returning to Prior Lake High School.

More than 50 local vendors will be available for early holiday shopping from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Light lunch available for purchase. All attendees will receive gift bags and will be entered to win door prizes. The Taste of Home Cooking School, hosted by culinary specialist Karen Davis, begins around 2 p.m. Purchase tickets soon as last year’s show sold out weeks before the event.

Time: 11 a.m.-4: 30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 Cost: $17 Location: Prior Lake High School, 575 150th St., Savage Info: Call Laurie Hartmann (952) 445-3333 or visit tasteofhometwincities.eventbrite.com

ALL ABOUT DOGS DAY Celebrate your canine friend with a walk on Three-Mile Drive at the Arboretum. Those registered will enjoy a pet expo, goodie bags and other pet-related activities.

Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 Cost: $25 per dog (plus one human).

Location: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr., Chaska Info: www.arboretum.umn.edu or (952) 443-1422

BACKSTRAP WEAVING FOR CHILDREN Children will learn the basics of weaving by making a simple backstrap loom on which they will weave a small project such as a pot holder or woven pouch. Reservations required; reference activity #43742530. For ages 5-9.

Time: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 Cost: $20 Location: Gale Woods Farm, 7210 County Road 110 W., Minnetrista Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

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Residents are invited to honor local veterans at the Eden Prairie Senior Center next week. Registration is due Nov. 8. Pictured is Eden Prairie’s Veterans Memorial.

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DIVAS NIGHT OUT & HOLIDAY SHOPPING AT THE ARB Enjoy an evening of music, wine and wellness. This fun evening includes wine tastings and food samplings, cash bar and appetizer menu, a fashion show and live music by the BZ Girls. Psychic Ruth Lordan and friends will provide readings. Local artisans and boutiques will sell handcrafted jewelry, clothing and unique treasures.

Time: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 Cost: $25 per person includes wine tasting and a feather boa Location: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr., Chaska Info: www.arboretum.umn.edu/divas. aspx or (952) 443-1422

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NOV. 6 HAND-DIPPED CANDLES Learn how to make hand-dipped candles at the historic Pond House and make a pair to take home.

Time: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, November 6 Cost: $2 suggested donation, youth through high school free Location: Pond Dakota Mission Park, 401 East 104th St., Bloomington Info: 952-563-8738 or www. ci.bloomington.mn.us

PRAIRIE POPPYCOCK: THE DARK SIDE OF SCHOOL POLITICS Doug Lind and Jeff Strate will read published comments and letters to the editor targeting Eden Prairie School District officials and boundary changes.

Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 Cost: Free Location: Eden Wood Center, 6350 Indian Chief Road, Eden Prairie Info: jeffstrate.com or (952) 9498980

REMARKABLE REPTILES Touch a scaly snake, feel a turtle’s shell and watch these reptiles move.

Find out what makes reptiles special animals. Cameras welcome. For all ages.

Time: 3-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 Cost: Free Location: Richardson Nature Center, 8737 E. Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: (763) 559-9000 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

FILM SERIES: ‘LIFE: PART 3’ How living things stay alive is at the heart of “Life,” the latest series from the BBC to be presented at the Refuge’s Bloomington Visitor Center. Narrator David Attenborough engages his audience in an up close look at the world’s creatures, this time examining survival strategies.

Exploring the full range of habitats, viewers discover the distinct adaptations used by living creatures to find food, procreate and escape danger. Each episode includes behind-the-scenes footage. “Life: Part 3” programs presented will be “Insects” and “Hunter and Hunted.”

Time: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 Cost: Free Location: Bloomington Visitor Center, 3815 American Blvd. E., Bloomington Info: (952) 854-5900 or fws.gov/ midwest/minnesotavalley

River Heritage Park, 2187 County Road 101 E., Shakopee Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

NOV. 9

The Minnetonka Civic Orchestra presents a concert with music featuring Rossini’s Cinderella Overture and more.

Time: 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 Cost: Donations accepted at the door Location: Minnetonka High School Arts Center, 18285 Highway 7, Minnetonka Info: 952-401-5954 or musicassociation.org

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REJOICE! A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS

Enjoy traditional formal tea complete with handmade sweets and savories.

Time: 2:30-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9 Cost: $23 for Arboretum members; $26 for non-members Location: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr., Chaska Info: www.arboretum.umn.edu or (952) 443-1422

Pianist Mary Beth Carlson and guest musicians will be performing Christmas tunes for all ages.

Time: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 Cost: Adults: $15; ages 16 and younger: $8 Location: St. Michael’s Lutheran Church 9201 Normandale Blvd., Bloomington Info: marybethcarlson.com or (952) 934-2319

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Dave Kopperl, a photo preservationist and Eden Prairie Historical Society board member, shares his tips on preserving old photographs.

Time: 7–9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 Cost: Free Location: City Center Heritage Rooms 3 and 4, 8080 Mitchell Road, Eden Prairie Info: edenprairiehistory.org

Amy Zellmer’s photography has been seen on the pages of Savvy.mn Magazine. Now meet the owner and principal photographer of Custom Creations Photography during a Savvy Soiree. Amy and her staff will take free Facebook photos of guests, so guests are invited to come with cute hair and makeup done. Guests will receive treats and the chance to win door prizes. Register for only one of the two sessions. Space is limited.

Time: Session A is 6-7:30 p.m. and Session B is 7:45-9:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 Cost: Free Location: Custom Creations Photography, 120 First Ave. E., Suite 1, Shakopee Info: savvy.mn, and click on soirees

TURKEY TIME AT THE LANDING Parents or caregivers and children ages 2 to 5 can discover the magic of the historic Eagle Creek village as they play, sing, read stories and explore the outdoors. Examine real turkey feathers, create a turkey call and head outdoors in search of this festive bird and its signs. Dress as a pioneer or come as you are, but remember outdoor clothes. Enter park through west entrance. Reservations required; reference activity 438407-49.

Time: 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 Cost: $5 per person Location: The Landing - Minnesota

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A leading chef will demonstrate how to create the four-course dinners served and University of Minnesota Enologist Katie Cook will guide participants

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Budget Advisory Commission – 6 p.m., Prairie Room.

Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission – 7 p.m., Council Chamber.

Flying Cloud Airport Advisory Commission – 7 p.m., Heritage Rooms.

Human Rights And Diversity Commission – 7 p.m., Housing & Human Services office in the lower level of Eden Prairie Center mall.

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Tuesday, Nov. 8

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Veterans Day: a time to thank the patriots among us F

the Minnesota National Guard in 2002. Since then, he has been on two deployments to combat zones with the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, totaling 40 months away.

He fought for us – you and me. Brian had to leave behind his family, his friends and everyday comforts for our safety, our freedom and our happiness, never asking for anything in return. He, military personnel and veterans make the joyful memories we are able to make, the securities we enjoy and the reassurance of our safety all possible.

I often think, “What would our country be like if people like Brian weren’t so generous and selfless?” I wouldn’t want to know the answer to that ... So, thank you to all veterans and active military out there.

ar too often we admire a uniformed soldier from afar, put a magnetic decal on our car to show troop support, and fly the flag on appropriate holidays – without giving much thought to the sacrifices that soldiers, past and present, have made.

Veterans Day is a chance to correct that, a chance to think of and thank all men and women who have served honorably in times of war and peace.

Perhaps the thoughts and essays on this page, submitted by area readers, will help get you started … help you think about how the sacrifices of military veterans have protected our freedoms and made America a safer place.

Our thanks once again to all the readers who shared their thoughtful words on this topic.

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and returned to Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., for training for the new war, Vietnam.

Megan Liebl Chanhassen

John Curtis Chanhassen

Carl was a World War II veteran, a married student with a child and another on the way when he received papers to report to Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., to train troops for Korea.

While training troops, son John was born in an Army tent hospital and was delivered to Mom in rustling paper diapers (Dec. 1950).

Carl had graduated from pharmacy school and was now an ROTC commissioned lieutenant. All attempts to transfer to the medical corps were denied. He was sent to Korea as an infantry officer. Once in the country, he arrived at the front a reluctant warrior, thinking of his family. Within a week, there were only seven survivors of his unit. He recalls the mortar hitting too close and the impact. He recalls bodies tossed on top. He was in the dead pile.

Not able to talk, he moved his foot until someone yelled. “This one’s alive.”

He was placed on a stretcher face down, to haul back to the field hospital. The hospital was some distance away. Every time a mortar hit, the stretcher bearers dropped him. Carl thought the grenades on his chest would go off. They arrived safe, he recovered after a year, and for 30 years my dad at times would cough and lead dislodged from his wounds clinked to the dinner table next to the mashed potatoes.

In 1972, son John was drafted

One of the lucky ones

Proud of a local soldier We would like to thank our son, Lt. Anthony Larson, USN, for his continued service to our country.

His Navy career started his senior year of college at the University of Minnesota School of Engineering in 2002. He was commissioned an officer the following summer in Newport, R.I. Anthony was assigned to the Nuclear Reactor Office in Washington, D.C. for the next five years, during that time receiving his master’s degree in engineering. He left Washington for the next 2½ years to train for his present duty assignment, where he earned his dolphin pin and Engineering Duty Officer status.

Anthony is currently stationed at Portsmouth, N.H. Naval Base, where he is the dry docking officer for the Virginia Class Submarines. Anthony was part of the crew of the USS Wyoming during its historic 1,000th Trident ballistic missile patrol. Anthony is a 1999 graduate of Prior Lake High School.

We are very proud of our son and all the men and women who serve this country.

Cindy and Glenn Larson Prior Lake

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They left at 6:30 a.m. Oct. 8 and returned at 10:30 the same day after touring several memorials in Washington, D.C.,

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The following Eden Prairie residents are running for four Eden Prairie District 272 School Board seats: Karla Bratrud, Dave Espe, John Estall, Tim Fox, Derek A. Gunderson, Bill Lapadat, Holly Parker and Kim Ross. All eight responded to Q&As from the Eden Prairie News. There are four open seats on the Eden Prairie School Board. Incumbents are Estall, Parker and Ross. Election Day is Nov. 8.

For information on where to vote, visit http://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us.

Karla Bratrud Age: 47 Address: 17200 Vantage Court, Eden Prairie Family: Husband: Mike (married 21 years), son Kyle (2011 EPHS grad, freshman at Northern Michigan University), son Derek (11th gradeEPHS), and daughter Brooke (seventh grade-CMS) Employment/occupation: Bratrud household manager, volunteer (previously 13 years in the insurance industry) Education: BA in business from Gustavus Adolphus College Government experience: None Email: karla@bratrud4schoolboard.com

Dave Espe Age: 56 Address: 7489 Eileen St., Eden Prairie Family: Wife, Laurie, married 23 years; five children – Stan, Alex, Julia, Katie, Mike – oldest four are EPHS graduates, youngest is a seventhgrader at CMS Occupation: IT and business consultant Education: Bachelor of Science/secondary education/math – Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Penn.

Government experience: IT applications manager, Scott County – five years; IT and business consultant for county government – three-plus years Email: despe@comcast.net

John Estall Age: 58 Address: 7407 Hames Way, Eden Prairie Family: Married to my wife Shirley for 26 years.

We have two children, daughter Kaytee, 20, son Peter, 18 Employment: Tax accountant at Entegris Inc. in Chaska Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, law degree, graduate work in business-taxation Government experience: Auditor for the U.S. Navy one year; School Board member four years Email: johnestall@aol.com

Tim Fox

What is the biggest issue facing the Eden Prairie School District right now?

What expertise, talents and character traits would you bring to the School Board?

Regaining trust and credibility. When you handselect committees, neglect to seek input from stakeholders, share only partial information and fail to demand reasonably accurate cost projections and detailed plans prior to approving major initiatives, you lose the trust of the people you are supposed to be leading. Once our new superintendent and board earn that trust, we will be able to work collectively with the community to take on the challenges facing our district and provide the best possible education to our students at a price we can afford.

I graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a business degree and have 13 years of business experience in the health insurance industry. I’ve also been an active volunteer in Eden Prairie Schools for 13 years and have spent time in almost every building in the district. I know many teachers, staff and parents from across the community, and have heard their concerns. With my years of volunteer experience, business background, and understanding of the board governance model, I am ready to serve and will effectively represent the community on the Eden Prairie School Board.

What is the biggest issue facing the Eden Prairie School District right now?

What expertise, talents and character traits would you bring to the School Board?

There is a serious lack of confidence in the direction and operations of our school district.

The stakeholders feel that they have been ignored and disrespected. Recent decisions by the administration and the board are not widely supported by the majority of these stakeholders.

And there is a growing concern that the school district is not spending its funds in the most appropriate ways to deliver a world-class education to all of the students in Eden Prairie.

We have lost hundreds of students and families to Minnetonka and other schools, costing the district millions of dollars annually. This must stop!

As a parent, all five of my children have attended Eden Prairie schools, and I have personal experience with every grade in the district. As a degreed teacher, I have a solid grasp of the valuable role of the teacher in the classroom. As an information technology professional, I have the knowledge and experience to assist the district in the proper utilization of technology as well as strong project management skills.

And as a senior manager, I bring many years of experience in the areas of goal setting, budgeting, and staffing, as well as the proven capability to make tough decisions.

What is the biggest issue facing the Eden Prairie School District right now?

What expertise, talents and character traits would you bring to the School Board?

I believe we need better collaboration throughout the district. We do our best work when we all join forces and work together. This mutual cooperation will help us raise the bar for all students and close the achievement gap. I believe a key element in making this collaboration effort work better is hiring the right superintendent.

This person must have a collaborative style. This will enable the district to better collaborate with the community and for district administration and the board to better collaborate. With this improved collaboration, we will be more effective at educating all of our students.

Over the last four years I have served on the Eden Prairie School Board. I have been the chair of the engagement committee, the secretary/ clerk of the board and the vice chair of the board. All of these positions have given me experience in understanding how the district and the board do their work.

What is the biggest issue facing the Eden Prairie School District right now?

What expertise, talents and character traits would you bring to the School Board?

The immediate challenge is to reestablish a positive, collaborative partnership between the board, the administration and the community. The public trust will only return when they are treated as equal partners in developing district programs and in decisions that affect students’ learning experience. I will address this is by working to establish robust, direct lines of communication between the community and the board. Another way I will work to restore the public’s trust will be to use the policy framework to hold the board and the administration accountable to the community’s expectation of full disclosure and making well-reasoned decisions.

I’ve served on the Eden Prairie School Board. I have four sons who have attended Eden Prairie schools. I have served on the District Equity Leadership Team Advisory since 2004. I have volunteered in classrooms in Eden Prairie and St. Paul schools for nine years and in Wooddale Church’s student ministries for fifteen. I have led nine student mission trips to Guatemala. I am a licensed attorney and a practicing business analyst. I have the necessary experience and skills to work effectively within the board framework and to understand and serve the needs of the students in our district.

What is the biggest issue facing the Eden Prairie School District right now?

What expertise, talents and character traits would you bring to the School Board?

The biggest issue is maintaining funding for the students still in the district. As we move forward, the district and community need to come together on a plan that points out our strengths and helps improve on our deficiencies.

If we can find a way to maintain the high level of education with the funding we have then I do not think a referendum will be necessary, however I do not think this will be possible and the district will need to work hard to prove that a referendum is in the best interest of the community and its students.

I am currently serving on city’s Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission and have been able to work as a part of a community team for the last three years and professionally I am in sales and provide my customers solutions for their needs and/or problems. I look forward to bringing my solution-based team work ethic to the board. I am also eager to learn from other board and community members so that we are able to work together to make Eden Prairie Schools even better.

Why are you running?

When several people approached me about running, I was already aware of the conflict.

What surprised me was how angry and vicious it was. I found ugly behavior more suited to an eighth-grade clique than a group of adults. I believe in what the district is achieving in the areas of equity and achievement – success never before seen on a national level. When I saw how some candidates support a very vocal minority bent on destroying certain administrators and board members and moving the district backwards, the choice was easy. I’m running to keep the district moving forward for all kids.

What is the biggest issue facing the Eden Prairie School District right now?

There are so many issues facing the school district at this time. Better libraries, more phy ed and art, equity, achievement gap, bullying, access to varsity athletics, teacher coaches, funding, homeless kids, a mental health unit in ninth or 10th grade and more. I would say funding, especially at the state level, is critical right now. The state has public education on a starvation diet, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy of “failing schools.” But in our district, for now, we need to move the transformation along and hope that the people who believe in it speak up. They are the majority.

What expertise, talents and character traits would you bring to the School Board?

I am a former child, a former full-time teacher, a parent and a member of the community. I have seen school life from just about every angle. I went to a poor, integrated, inner city school in a tough neighborhood and graduated from a large suburban high school. I’ve had experiences that other candidates may not have had, and that gives me a valuable perspective.

And when something is outside my area of experience or expertise, I will defer to the more knowledgeable members on the topic and learn as much as I can from them.

Why are you running?

What is the biggest issue facing the Eden Prairie School District right now?

What expertise, talents and character traits would you bring to the School Board?

Hiring an outstanding superintendent! Doing this well will make some of other issues facing the district easier to address: declining enrollment, funding, community relations, effective communications, accountability and the achievement gap. However, this can’t only be about what the board wants and values. The board must actively engage the community and staff to understand what they would like to see in a new superintendent. How well the board accomplishes this, and who it ultimately hires, is clearly the biggest issue facing the district right now.

Experience: If elected, my four years of experience would make me one of the most experienced board members. This shouldn’t be underestimated. Diligence: I come to each meeting well prepared and have explored perspectives on the issues beyond just my own.

Approachable: I stay knowledgeable about issues important to the community by making myself available via email, phone or meeting in person. Well-read: I pride myself on following other districts, both locally and nationally, and sharing what I learn with the rest of the board.

Finally, I would bring to the board integrity, reasonable and logical decision-making and common sense.

What is the biggest issue facing the Eden Prairie School District right now?

What expertise, talents and character traits would you bring to the School Board?

The Eden Prairie School District is facing and meeting the same challenges as districts across the nation; closing the achievement gap and continuing to deliver a quality education despite declining funding. We have successfully begun to close the achievement gap but we need to expand our success to all grade levels. We must also address the gap that exists when children enter kindergarten. The K-6 transformation has given us more space for our Pre-K programs so we need to maximize participation in those programs in order to begin closing the gap early.

Four years on the School Board has taught me a great deal about how our district works. I think it will be important to have an experienced board as we transition to a new superintendent.

I have lived in Eden Prairie for 27-plus years, which gives me a long-term perspective on our community and schools. Thirty years of business experience has given me knowledge of financial management, marketing and operations, which can be applied to running the district. Finally, I am passionate about education and about making sure that every child has the opportunity to meet and exceed his/her potential.

Why are you running?

Our family has lived in Eden Prairie for 16 years, and our three kids have been educated in the district since their first day of school.

They’ve had excellent teachers and have taken advantage of many great programs. However, when our district leadership repeatedly made costly and controversial decisions, I decided to run for a seat on the board to advocate for transparency, integrity, academic focus and good stewardship of precious taxpayer dollars.

Why are you running?

Outside the basic needs of life, there is nothing more important than the education of our children. In our community, we have worked hard to earn a reputation as being the best in all we do. However, with the loss of hundreds of students, non-transparent decision making and all of the negativity, we no longer can be considered the best (in fact, academically we are fourth in the five district Lake Conference again). When elected, I will strive to stop the exodus of families, improve transparency and communication and work to make Eden Prairie the top district in the state.

Why are you running?

I am running to help the students. Over the last several years the board has worked hard to create a system of student performance measurements to determine the proficiency of the students. This process includes baselines and shows the annual progress made by students. While the district has made progress, there is still a lot of work to be done in this area. I would like the opportunity to continue the work of raising the bar for all students and closing the racially predictable achievement gap. I believe I have the skills and experience to do this work.

Why are you running?

Age: 57 Address: 8681 Wynstone Pass, Eden Prairie Family: Wife Kerry, sons Kyle, Bret, Cam and Colin Employment: Business analyst for 3M, 20 years Education: BA, geography, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis; MS, software development and design, University of St. Thomas; JD, William Mitchell College of Law Government experience: Eden Prairie School Board, January 2002 to December 2003 Email: timfoxep@aol.com

No one issue crystallized my desire to run for a position on the School Board. Rather, I see a need to apply some diplomatic leadership to managing our school district. Contention has increased between the district stakeholders, and the lack of productive, collaborative discussions has only solidified the separation.

The School Board is in the position to set the tone for these discussions and must hold itself accountable to re-establish and sustain meaningful communication. I want to help get all parties re-engaged and working together to implement the best solutions and further improve the quality of our education system.

Derek Gunderson

Why are you running?

Age: 31 Address: 14306 Fairway Drive, Eden Prairie Family: Wife Jessica, daughter Lauren and son Samuel Employment: At ID Wholesaler.com about five years Education: Graduated from Austin High School in 1999 and Graduate of Augsburg College Government experience: I am currently a member of the Eden Prairie Parks Recreation and Natural Resources Commission Email: Derek@derekgunderson.com

Bill Lapadat Age: 49 Address: 17435 Tessmer Court, Eden Prairie Family: Wife Mary Jo Gestach-Lapadat, daughter Anna Lapadat, two cats Jay Jay and Tracy.

Employment: Writer, reserve teacher, stay-athome dad Education: Mounds View High School, 1980; University of Minnesota, BA English, 1987; University of St. Thomas, licensure in Secondary Education/English, 1991 Government experience: I have been a student of politics and history my entire adult life. Served two consecutive terms as a fraternity officer in college Email: lapadat4epsb@gmail.com

Holly Parker Age: 51 Address: 8959 Bristol Hill, Eden Prairie Family: Husband, Jeff; daughter, Allison, starting second year of college; son, Jack, sophomore at EPHS, Carmel the dog Employment: School Board member; Worked for Pillsbury from 1987-96 in a variety of operational and logistics management positions.

Education: Carleton College BA, philosophy ‘82; MBA, University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management ’88; MSW, University of MN School of Social Work ‘97 Government experience: Eden Prairie School Board 2008present Email: jphp@aol.com

Kim Ross Age: 52 Address: 8462 Hiawatha Ave., Eden Prairie Family: Daughter Braden, 11 Employment: Director of marketing communications, Lawson Software, St. Paul Education: Bachelor of Science in business, accounting major, University of Minnesota; Master of Business Administration, marketing major, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul Government experience: Four years on the Eden Prairie School Board Email address: kim@kimaross.com

I am running because I feel that it is important to be proactive in my children’s education, help all Eden Prairie students achieve their full potential and I want to help the district communicate the decisions it makes in a more effective manner.

I always planned to seek a second term for the School Board. As many know, these past four years have been challenging and, at times, unfulfilling for me. Last January, I made the difficult decision not to seek re-election.

However, in August, realizing I wanted to be involved in our district’s future, I changed my mind. Using my four years of experience, I will continue the focus on increasing student achievement and closing the achievement gap. I plan to focus on accountability through increased transparency. Finally, I am running to support the board’s desire to improve relationships with staff and community members.

Why are you running?

I have been honored to serve and I am running because I would like to: I Monitor the K-6 transformation to ensure that it delivers the expected results for students.

I Support continued innovation in the district’s programs and approach to educating children for success in the 21st century.

I Select a new superintendent that shares the values of Eden Prairie and of achievement for all students.

I Continue to support the excellent work and results of the Eden Prairie School District by passing a referendum in 2012, should the board decide to run one.

My professional career has been focused on accounting and business. I believe that this background gives me insights into the business aspects of the district. As to character traits, I think I have shown my character during the last four years of being on the School Board.

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Opportunity to pray our goodbyes is a gift Beryl

SCHEWE SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING

sound asleep in a cloud of down comforters. They did not know that Jack was not expected to see morning’s light, and that this very night they would be praying their goodbyes.

Jack had been diagnosed with an aggressive cancer and had thrown himself into a demanding treatment plan.

He was married and had two school-aged girls, three good reasons to endure a grueling chemo regiment. He’d been given a likely survival time of

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See ‘Race to Nowhere’ St. Andrew Lutheran Church is hosting the documentary “Race to Nowhere” at 7 p.m.

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The documentary discusses the “high-pressure, high-stakes cu lture [that] has invaded our schools and children’s lives, creati ng u n hea lt hy, disengaged, unprepared and stressed-out youth.”

St. Andrew Lutheran Church is at 13600 Technology Drive, Eden Prairie.

Zamperini to speak at Grace Louis Zamperini, whose stor y of p ersevera nc e h as recently been told in the New York Times Bestseller “Unbroken: a Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption”

by Laura Hillenbrand, will be the featured speaker at International Night, 7 p.m.

Satu rday, Nov. 5, at Grace Church.

A Tour of Nations starts at 5:30 p.m. featuring a global display of street food vendors.

Suggested donation is $ 6 per adult or student and $ 4 per child for the event. For tickets, visit atgrace.com/events.

Grace Church is in Eden Prairie at the southeast corner of Pioneer T rai l and Eden Prairie Road. For directions, visit atgrace.com/directions or call (952) 224-3180.

Worship Directory Dynamic and relevant messages N Inspiring music—traditional and contemporary N Active children’s, youth and adult ministry programs

say he loved her, never again squeeze her hand, never stay up with her waiting for a beloved grandchild to be born.

Sometimes grace arrives and fi lls us so completely that we are able to do things beyond our imagining. I’d encouraged Jack’s wife and daughters to each spend time with Jack and tell him they loved him. Even though he wasn’t conscious, they could ask his forgiveness, forgive him of any lingering resentments, and let him know that they would miss him but would be OK. When he was ready to go to God, he could go. I reminded them that hearing was the last sense to go before death and that even though Jack was beyond responding, he might still hear them. They each took time privately and then gathered to pray, their small family circled around a husband and father tethered to machines. Jack’s chest rose forcefully and rhythmically,

the vent giving the illusion of robust breathing. They fi nished praying and stepped out while the breathing tube was removed. Jack never took another breath.

My Aunt Marianne buried two husbands. My Uncle Dwight and cousin Scotty were killed in a plane crash.

Scotty was 6. Marianne remarried, and her husband Don was diagnosed and died of Lou Gehrig’s disease.

I asked her once which was the harder goodbye.

“Dwight’s,” she said without blinking. “I never got to say goodbye.”

Even through her shock and pain, Jack’s wife recognized the precious gift she’d been given, sacred time to say goodbye.

Spiritual writer Beryl Schewe shares this space with Lauren Carlson-Vohs, Dr. Bernard E. Johnson and the Revs. Rod Anderson and Timothy A. Johnson.

“Spiritually Speaking” appears weekly.

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One Anothering Immanuel Lutheran Church 16515 Luther Way, Eden Prairie • 952-937-8123 (2 blocks N. of Hwy. 5 on Cty. Rd. 4)

Sunday Worship Services (nursery available) Traditional Services: 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

Contemporary Service: 11 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Saturday Worship Service at 5 p.m.

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PresbyterIan Church

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6500 Baker Road • Eden Prairie, MN 55346

Young Adult Ministries

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Service Projects Bible Studies

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Building Friendships, Building Families, Building Faith

Weekend Masses Saturday Sunday

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Prairie Hill Evangelical Free Church

Weekday Masses Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

‘Last Pirate’ at Methodist Church The Eden Prairie United Met ho d i st C hu r ch D r a m a Ministry Team fall play is the comedy-mystery “The Last Pirate of the Caribbean” by Kimberlee Mendoza. See it at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 and 13 as a dessert theater. “Ghosts and monsters, psychoa na lysis, ‘sleepta l king’ and a whole lot of intrigue play out at the Wiki Resort. Nothing is as it appears at this poor excuse for an island getaway,” according to a news release. “Biblical truths are sprinkled throughout the humor.”

O f feri ng wi l l be accepted. T he chu rch is at 15 0 5 0 Scenic Heights Road. In fo: prai riechu rch.org or ( 9 52 ) 937-8781.

said again, “We just have to pull him through.” This had become her mantra, as if words could provide a protective shield for what was about to happen, what will happen to us all.

The moment came and quite suddenly, she understood. I had been both dreading this moment and actively encouraging the medical team to be more forthright, so that Jack’s wife might come to an awareness of her husband’s impending death, before someone emerged from the hallway mouthing the dreaded words, “I am so sorry.” Jack was actively dying; she knew this now.

A heartbeat before, she was enduring yet another long night in her husband’s cancer treatment. Now her life was about to change forever. It was time to gather her girls and pray their goodbyes to a husband and father who would never again in this life be able to

Eden Prairie

‘God’s Plan: Genesis 1’ discussed Prairie Lutheran Church is hosting a free series of Sunday Spotlight Speakers, with the next event at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, between worship services. The presentation by author and Hebrew teacher Dr. Mark Throntveit is titled “God’s Plan: Genesis 1.” “Throntveit, professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary will lead us through a study of God’s plan as outlined in Genesis,” according to a news release. “Bring your questions and enjoy open conversation and refreshments with others.”

Prairie Lutheran Church is at 11000 Blossom Road, Eden Prairie. Info: prairielutheran. org or (952) 829-0525.

two years. That was 10 months ago. These dates would prove to be an impediment for Jack’s wife. She was expecting 14 more months, and as the night progressed and Jack’s situation became grave, she continued to say, “We just have to pull him through.”

She did not know she would be the one that would need to pull through. She would be the one to help Jack cross from life to death. She would be the one to bravely coach her girls through this unexpected, unwanted journey, this painful goodbye that would sear their hearts.

Sometimes we don’t know things we should. Sometimes we are surrounded by signs as big as billboards that we fail to notice. When we fi nally get it, we wonder how we possibly missed the obvious signals.

Jack’s nurse came out and knelt down on one knee so she was eye to eye with his wife. Quietly and seriously, she said, “Your husband is very, very sick.” Jack’s wife

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Treasure Seekers and Sunday School Classes for all ages: 9:15 am Wednesdays: Family Meal at 5:30 pm, Awana at 6:30 pm

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Eden Lake Elementary School 12000 Anderson Lakes Pkwy Eden Prairie, MN, 55347 Rev. Ryan Kron, 612-751-2096 ryankron@hotmail.com www.emmausrcus.org 217647

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Years ago, when I worked at Abbott as a chaplain, I was paged into the hospital in the middle of an icy night.

Abbott didn’t generally page in chaplains unless a patient was close to death, and this patient had been helicoptered in from the Minneapolis airport. As treacherous as my journey through an ice storm, his was a thousand times more precarious. To preserve the anonymity of the family and patient, I’ve changed the details of this story.

When I arrived, Jack’s wife and a cousin were sitting in the ICU’s waiting area.

The nurse introduced us, and Jack’s cousin fi lled the air with small talk and then asked, “Do you always work the third shift?” It hit me full force; they didn’t know. They thought I’d just happened by and this was a random encounter with a third shift chaplain. The family did not know that I had been paged in specifically for them, that 30 minutes before I’d been

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612-414-3496 952-894-1890 Arlington Ridge Apts 2 BR Apts. For Rent Updated unit-Ready for move in!

Starting at $805 CALL 952-496-3281 1219 S. Taylor St. #103 Hillview Motel Micro/ Refrig. Weekly $175 & Up. Daily, $35 & Up. 952-445-7111 Sandalwood Studiosfull kitchenettes, nightly/ weekly/ monthly rates available. 952-277-0100

REAL ESTATE

EMPLOYMENT

Houses

Full-Time

3BR, 2BA, 3 car garage.

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

Randy Kubes, Realtor 612-599-7440

Allure Salon looking for motivated, enthusiastic hair designer and nail technician to join our talented staff. 952-4963331, Bonnie www.escapetoallure.com

House for sale: 9875 Spring Rd, EP $327,400 952-240-8940

Lots/Acreage 70 tillable acres. Owner/ Agent, 612-756-1899 Farmland for Sale & Wanted. Randy Kubes, Realtor... 612-599-7440

Full-Time

Anchor Bank, N.A. Eden Prairie seeks a full-time Teller (35+hrs/wk). Requirements: At least 1 yr of previous teller or customer service & cash handling exp., exceptional customer service skills & good figure aptitude. Must be flexible & available MF 6:45am 6:15pm & rotating Sat 7:45 am to Noon. Apply on-line at: https://www.anchor link.com/go/careers/jobs EOE/AA

Progressive. Growing.

Engaged.

SCOTT COUNTY Senior Applications Analyst In this position you'll complex business applications and database design, development, testing, and implementation activities to deliver new and innovative technology solutions in Scott County. MQs: Requires the equivalency of an AA degree in a computer related field and 6 yrs software development, enterprise application (ERP/MRP) implementation/support, report building and/or relational database analysis experience. Preference given for application programming experience, large or custom application support experience, and MS SQL database experience in a client/server or web-based environment. A valid driver's license is required. Salary Range: $56,407 to $84,610. Selection Method: Rating of Training & Experience. Closing Date: 11/14/11.

Obtain application from Scott County Employee Relations at (952) 4968890 or from the Internet at www.co.scott.mn.us. EOE TTY/TDD: (952) 496-8170.

Let's work together.

To learn more about these businesses, go to www.imarketplace.mn Call (952) 345-3003 to place an ad

BUILDING

BUILDING

Highland Home Services Inc. Remodeling ...Repair ... Design www.highlandhomeservices.com

30 years experience

Steve Jenness

cell 612-418-2277

fax 952-447-1211

sjenness@integraonline.com

lic#20628802

MAGNUM CONSTRUCTION CO.

Big Enough To Help~Small Enough To Care

952-461-4540

www.magnumconstructioncomp.com

~ PARAMOUNT REMODELING, INC. ~ Where Your Dreams Are Paramount *Lower Level Finishing *Decks & Exteriors

NO JOB TOO SMALL *** Mention this ad for a 10% discount.

Call today for a free consultation (952) 607-6726 MN Lic. 20483289, Fully Insured

Builder's Edge Remodeling, Windows, Basements, Additions, Cabinets. Licensed.

952-492-3170

CABINETRY KB Custom Cabinets Kitchens, Entertainment Centers, Bars, Built-ins Vanities, Counter Tops.

952-445-7790

CLEANING ! 952-239-4110 Bumble Bee Services Housecleaning. Insured

CLEANING Expert Cleaning: Hard worker, reliable, trustworthy. Use my own supplies & vacuum.

Very flexible scheduling. What works for you, works for me.

952-406-2478

House Cleaning: 952270-5640 Sandy 20 years experience, reliable, references.

www.bumblebeeservices.com

! Country Touch Clean.

Several years in business. Reliable/Trusting 612-483-1092 Holiday home makeovers.

Cleaning, painting, decluttering.

Affordable pricing. SW Metro. Vicky. 763-6399199

Free Estimates

952-758-7742

www.chconcretemn.com

612-221-2181

Free estimates/Insured Decorative stamped concrete, Driveways, Concrete Firepits, Tear-out & replacement, Steps, Floating garage slabs, Swimming pool decks, Poured Wall Foundations & Flat work www.mnvalleyconcrete.com

Brick Work Stone Work New Remodel Chimney Repairs Free Estimates Licensed Insured

Lebens Masonry

Lowell Russell Concrete From the Unique to the Ordinary... Specializing in drives, patios and imprinted, colored and stained concrete.

Interior acid stained floors and counter tops. www.staincrete.com

952-461-3710

DON WHERLEY MASONRY INC Decorative Concrete Additions - Patios Garage Floors Steps - Sidewalks Aprons - Driveways Stamped, Colored Exposed Aggregate

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

952-403-9200 POWERTECH Electric.

Local. Owner operated.

Licensed, insured, clean.

Rich: 952-292-8683

Monyok Masonry 16 years in business Driveways, Sidewalks, Patios, Floors, Steps, Block Foundations, Brick Repairs, Footings Call Joe: 952-492-3671 MonConServ.com

DRAPERIES

952-345-3003

All types of Home Services Call Tom, Chaska: Ph: 952-201-8489 Fax 952-448-4690 Free Est. Insured Bonded Sr. Citizen discount

Weekly Mowing Tree/Bush Trimming &Removal Stump Grinding/Chipping Bobcat/Dump Truck Serv.

Snow Plowing Air Duct Cleaning

LAWNS ARE US C r e a t e s D i s t i n c t i v e O u td o o r L i v i n g X Complete

ABOVE ALL HARDWOOD FLOORS & CARPET

Landscape & Irrigation Design X Boulder & Block, Retaining Walls, Paver Driveway, Patios X Lake Shore Restoration & Drainage Correction X Outdoor Kitchens/ Fire Pits/ Rain Gardens/Ponds X Aeration & Over Seeding/ Fall Clean-Up & Dethatch X Tree/Shrub Trimming & Holiday Lighting

952-492-3160

Floor Installation Sanding & Refinishing Carpet, Tile & Vinyl Installation Exceptional Quality Great Service

952-440-WOOD (9663)

Rock Engraving at Hermans 6 Miles S. of Shakopee on 169 Pulverized Dirt $12.50/ yd.

Colored Mulch $26.50/ yd.

Cypress, Cedar, Hardwood

952-469-5713 952-426-2790 www.duffyshardwoodfloors.com

HEATING/AIR COND Heating, plumbing, remodel and repair, and replacement, new construction. 952-492-2440

LANDSCAPING

Retaining Walls, Concrete & Paver Drives, Patio & Walks, Boulder walls, & much more!

952-292-2261 Premiere One Landscapes

612-275-2574.

AJ's Tree & Lawn Service.

Trimming/ removal. Snow Removal.

Firewood. Insured.

Core Aeration Flagstone, Steppers Decorative Rock Edging/ Poly/ Fabric Retaining Walls, Pavers

Call for Hours Wever i l e 952-492-2783 D

HARDWOOD FLOORS •Floor refinishing & sanding •Real wood floors •Dustless refinishing •Water damage specialists •Board patching •Custom staining •Best quality •Best pricing •Most experience in your area •Family owned, 28 years •Free Estimates

Classified Drapes, Blinds, Fabrics, Upholstery, Bedspreads.

Lakes Interiors. 38 yrs.

952-447-4655.

LANDSCAPING

TK HOME SERVICES Residential/Commercial Landscaping Spring/Fall Clean-Up Aeration/Dethatching

Duffy’s

Free Estimates

Advertising

LANDSCAPING

FLOORING

info@staincrete.com

952-233-1099

952-448-7037 K&L HOUSEKEEPING: Quality Cleaning at Sensible Rates, 10 Years Experience. Weekly/ BiWeekly/ Monthly/ Special Projects. Free Estimates contact Linda: 952.457.5221.

Llamettry@gmail.com

CONCRETE/MASONRY

• Block Foundations • New Additions, Repairs • Driveways • Patios • Steps • Garages • Pool Decks • Tear-out, Remove, Replace/New • Decorative • Colored, Stamped, Exposed Aggregate

Over 19 Years Experience Licensed and Insured

Basements • Room Additions Complete Home Remodeling Decks/Porches

*Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling *Distinctive Hardwood Flooring

CONCRETE/MASONRY

Fall Cleanup Snow Removal Residential/Commercial

952-440-1131 Turfboys.com

www.HermansLandscape.com Hunter Lawn Service.

Fall clean-ups, Aeration Tree, Shrub trimming, 952-451-9275

Caola

Landscape Services 952 445-0663 X

Complete Landscaping Design, Build, Maintain

Water Problems resolved XSprinkler Systems XRock/Mulch/Edger XTrees & Shrubs XBrick Pavers XRetainingWalls Over 30 yrs of quality workmanship X

Visit our website: www.caolalandscaping.com Credit Cards Accepted

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

952-445-7302 www.rdandassociates.com

Eden Prairie News | www.edenprairienews.com

Full-Time 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 Busy automotive dealership in the South Metro is looking to add 2 FT Techs to our QuickLane. Qualified candidates 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 CDL Driver needed to run west. 2 year min. exp. 507-380-6496 Commerical Customer Service Rep. Applicant must be licensed and have commerical insurance experence. Please fax resume to: 952-4483304. or email lynda@caminnesota.com DUECO, a final stage manufacturer of truckmounted aerial equipment is looking for a Service Mechanic and a Parts Clerk to join its Shakopee Service Staff. For more info, call 952-445-1555.

Applications are accepted Mon - Fri 12565 Hwy 41 Frontage Rd or email resume to: careers@dueco.com Equal opportunity employer 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@carpentry contractors.com HELP WANTED SALES

New and used car and truck sales in our Jordan and LeSueur locations.

We need self starters, looking for long term employment and huge earning potential. We are one of the few growing Ford dealerships in Minnesota. Experience preferred but will train the right individual.

Wolf Motors Jordan, MN, 952-492-2340 or tim@wolfmotors.com Job from Food Call more

Fair Wednesday 9am-12pm for Production Work.

952-924-9000 for information

Snow plow operator/ shoveler needed. Top pay. Kris 612-987-4868

Full-Time

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Full-Time

Finish carpenters wanted with 2-5 years of experience. Position is 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

Casey's is looking for a friendly, energetic individuals for: Donut Makers. Cashiers, & Pizza Makers various hours. No Experience necessary.

Apply at: Casey's General Store, 300 County Rd. 40 E., Carver, MN 55316. 952-448-6092

RMS Hydraulic Services South Metro equipment dealer is looking for a hydraulic technician to assist in expanding their hydraulic services division. Service Duties include: Tearing down cylinders, measure seals, hone cylinder barrels, assemble & test. Qualified candidates must have basic mechanic tools and some knowledge of hydraulic cylinders. Entry level position to seasoned mechanics should apply. Please send resume to Patti Sather psather@rmseq.com EOE

Recreation Supervisor Full time The City of Eden Prairie is currently recruiting for a Recreation Supervisor.

The primary responsibilities will be to organize and supervise City sponsored adult athletic programs, maintain the City Officials Association for adult officiated athletic programs, coordinate field maintenance and be primary liaison to youth athletic associations.

For more information and to apply online, visit www.edenprairie.org under “Employment Opportunities”. Deadline for applications, Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. Starting annual pay $55,827 - $66,976.

EOE Open Systems business software powers the companies that are bringing the economy back to life.

Seeking Client Support Advisors- Successful candidates will provide functional and technical support by communicating with clients and providing solutions for their business issues. We're looking for excellent communication and customer service skills, a degree or certificate in a computer-related field and\or accounting, or equivalent experience. An understanding of basic accounting principles is preferred, and experience with accounting software, SQL Server Tools, and software installations is a plus.

Seeking Receptionist- A critical customer service role in our company, responsibilities include answering a multi-line switchboard, greeting visitors, and providing admin and clerical support for team members throughout the company. The ideal candidate will have effective verbal skills, positive attitude, professional demeanor, the ability to work independently, and basic computer proficiency.

Open Systems offers a competitive wage & benefits package. Please send resume and salary requirements to Open Systems, Inc. Attn: HR, 4301 Dean Lakes Boulevard, Shakopee, MN 55379 or email to HR@OSAS.com. EOE.

Full-Time Manufacturing 1st/2nd/3rd shift We have several skilled and entry-level positions available for: Assembly Packaging Warehouse Maintenance Paint Lead Machine Operator Welder Please apply ASAP for immediate consideration!

TEAM PERSONNEL SERVICES Shakopee 952-746-3346 www.teampersonnel.com

South Metro Lawn Service seeking individual to fill lawn crew/snowplow operator positions.

Experience required.

Must have good driving record. Pay DOQ 952445-4336 Tax Preparer Seasonal Chaska CPA firm seeking an experienced, fulltime seasonal tax preparer. Pay based on experience. Flexible hours.

Send Resume to: cpa@dha-cpa.com or fax 952-448-2705.

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.

Part-Time

Auburn home is looking to fill the following positions: *Nursing Assistants *RN or LPN *TMA *Care Attendants *Housekeeping Coordinator Please see our website for full description www.auburnhomes.org Or apply in person at 501 Oak Street No. Chaska, Mn. 55318 No phone calls please EOE CARETAKER 12-15 hrs/week at River City Centre senior housing in Shakopee. General cleaning of common areas & units, light maintenance, snow removal.

May live on site. Must have prior caretaker exp.

Resumes to:

Part-Time

Part-Time

Part-Time

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.

Program Counselor (Shakopee) Thomas Allen Inc. PT: various shifts 3pm-9pm .

Driver's lic, insur., clean record required. Must be able to lift 40lbs, Alzheimer's and seizure exp. a plus! Contact:

TAILOR/ALTERATIONS

NEED TO MAKE SOME MONEY? $15-$20/hr.

Looking for 10-15 individuals to shovel snow from sidewalks at commercial properties.

Must have a valid drivers license, good health, strong work ethic and be very reliable.

Kris 952-890-5303.

critter@greatlakesmc.com

fax 763-377-7387 Great Lakes Management Co. EOE 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 wanted.

Breakfast experienced required. Can lead to full-time. 952-447-6668

spapers

PT EXPERIENCED

tailors at a high volume location.

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

Jodib@thomasalleninc.com

or fax 952-445-8110

WORK 10:00-3:00!

Need energetic, dependable administrative assistant with excellent phone, computer, customer service skills.

May lead to FT. $1012/hr DOQ. Email resume to office@advancedwater proofing.net

StarTribune Newspaper Carrier Needed immediately Shakopee, Chaska, Waconia weekend routes, and Shakopee weekday route.

For further information see our website at; www.Chaskadelivery.com

Taher Inc, Hiring a part time cashier/ food prep at Belle Plaine High School.

If interested please call Carrie Donovan at 952-873-2414

Classified Ads 952-345-3003

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

www.askwyn.com

Wyn Ray 952-556-1750

City of Shakopee

Government Access Television Producer Part-time position responsible for set-up, live broadcast and taping of a variety of public meetings utilizing a fully equipped control room. Shift: Weekday evenings, 15-20 hrs. per mo. Qualifications: Minimum of high school diploma and 1 yr. experience with video production. Starting Salary - $11.19 to $12.51 per hr., DOQ. Obtain application from the City of Shakopee at (952) 233 9320 or online at www.ci.shakopee.mn.us/employment.cfm.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. EOE. TTY/TDD: (952) 233-3837.

Part-Time Bobcat, truck, loader drivers. Experienced & clean DL. 612-328-3351

PT LPN OR FT REC COORDINATOR

Front Desk/ Night Auditimmediate opening. Hotel experience required. Apply in person: Best Western Hotel, 511 S. Marschall Rd., Shakopee.

Work with direct care professionals meeting the needs of adults 20-80 years old, with Developmental Disabilities, in our cozy group homes.

LPN: set schedule includes an average of 31 hrs/wk. including every third weekend. Willing to consider a newly licensed LPN with previous health care or DD experience.

Rec Coord: 40 hrs/wk. Direct care and plan/accompany on activities.

Read more and apply immediately online at:

www.CommunityLivingHomes.com 952-443-2048 EOE

The Lutheran Home Campus is currently accepting applications for full-time and part-time Nursing Assistants. We are now offering a sign on bonus for Nursing Assistants totaling $500 over the course of one year!

Progressive. Growing.

Engaged.

SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Administrative Specialist

For additional information or to apply online, visit The Lutheran Home Association Web site at www.tlha.org or call (952) 873-2164.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Filling a PT position working 16-24 hrs per week.

In this part-time position you'll perform varied receptionist, administrative, and technical work in support of the Sheriff's Office. Position is multi-task oriented & includes transcription, data entry, records/file retention, and public contact with a diverse clientele.

MQs: Requires equivalency of HS graduation & 3 years responsible clerical work. Preference given for support experience in a law enforcement related field.

Transcriptionist experience and an ability to type 50 wpm are highly preferred. One must be able to multitask in an environment of changing priorities. Starting Salary: $15.21/hr. to $17.89/hr. DOQ. Selection Method: Rating of Training & Experience. Final selection will include additional assessments. Closing: 11/14/11. Obtain application from Scott County Employee Relations at (952) 496-8890 or from the internet at (www.co.scott.mn.us).

EOE TTY/TDD: (952) 4968-170 Let's work together.

The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine is also offering a Nursing Assistant Class. Enrollment packets are available the Guest Relations desk. The class will begin on 11/15/11 and will conclude after approximately five weeks. The schedule will be handed out on the first day of class. The class will be held four days each week from 8:30am-3:00pm. Enrollment will be accepted on a firstcome, first-serve basis. The fee for the class is $650 which includes the cost of the class, book and materials.

The enrollment packet and check must be submitted to reserve a place in the class. The check will not be cashed if the person is hired to work at the Lutheran Home and is employed for at least 90 days after completion of the class. The class is open to any interested persons. Please call (952) 873-2164 with any questions.

To learn more about these businesses, go to www.imarketplace.mn Call (952) 345-3003 to place an ad

MOVING/STORAGE

ODD JOBS

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

You Call - We Haul

Completely Enclosed Truck Very Reasonable Rates

952-758-2552

We Haul Moving New Prague

PAINT/WALLPAPER

PAINT/WALLPAPER

ROOFING

S.R. PAINTING:

Quality Interior Painting.

Reliable, Professional, Experienced.

952-334-0977 Jerry Fehn

KREUSER ROOFING, INC.

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

PLASTER/DRYWALL

952-448-3761

A Minnesota Greenstar Qualified contractor

References, Lic & Ins Mn Lic. 20632058 Kevin Hayes

Storm damage repairs Defective shingle claims Family owned & operated Thousands of satisfied customers Professional and Courteous Lic# 20632183

No wall too small

ODD JOBS Quality Remodeling and Home Repairs

952-492-3842 952-412-4718(cell)

ROOFING Regal Enterprises, Inc. Roofing, siding, windows, gutters. Insurance work. Since 1980. regalenterprisesinc.net 952-201-4817

Ken's HANDYMAN SERVICE Repairs, Installations & Home Improvements. Call Ken: 952-445-1836

Why Wait Roofing LLC

*A and K PAINTING* Schedule your Fall painting now!

Ext/Int Paint/ Stain ~Carpentry/ Repair~ Free Estimates Ins/ Bonded

952-474-6258 Major credit cards accepted

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 bestdrywallminnesota.com

Offering best extended manufacturers warranty!

Tear-offs, Re-roofs, Siding & Gutters, New Construction Insurance Specialist Over 18 years experience FREE ESTIMATES Rodney Oldenburg Cell # 612-210-5267 952-443-9957 Lic. ID-20156835

UPHOLSTERY

#1 Schieber's Outdoor Services. Commercial Residential. Senior Discount. Joe: 952-2924445, landscapesos.com

Discounted fabrics... drapes, bedspreads, residential/ commercial.

38 years' experience.

952-447-4655

MISC HOME SERVICES Snow Plowing- dependable great rates. residential & commercial (952)440-6900

Let us know how we can earn your business.

(952)873-6078 Roofing OWindows OSiding ORemodeling O

Bruce Mackenthun Does It All! WindowDoor- Deck specialist!

Professional services.

952-270-9166.

Lic #BC452534 Ins. www.brucedoesitall.com

SNOW REMOVAL

Residential Snow Plowing & Shoveling Reasonable rates.

Available 24/7

ODD JOBS

Locally Owned & Operated Licensed & Insured #20631439

ROOFING

“Catch” your deals in the Classifieds. ..

Handyman Ser vices

PLUMBING/SEPTIC Breimhorst Painting. Interior/ Exterior. Insured.

Albie: 952-261-2234

PROFESSIONAL, PROMPT, COURTEOUS SERVICE 28 YEARS OF TRADE EXPERIENCE Bob Wagner (952) 686-4833 www.bobshandymanservices.com for available services and rates. Fully Insured LOW HOURLY RATES, TELL ME WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD AND WE WILL MAKE A DEAL!

MJ Painting Interior/ Exterior painting & staining. 952-445-2904 Marvin Jeurissen

Father/ son plumbing company.

Licensed, bonded, insured. Working for you! R&D Plumbing952-237-0115 Plumbing, heating, remodel and repair, new construction. 952-4922440

•Roofing •Siding •Windows Classifieds 952-345-3003

VHS 2 DVD Production, Convert your VHS tapes to digital media. $15 per tape. Call Shannon 952334-2297

952-237-9605

(612)867-8287 kevin@hmwhome.com www.hmwhome.com

Handyman services. No job too small. Honest, fair pricing. 952-9137808

952-882-8888 Call today for your Free Inspection!

Family Owned & Operated www.capstonebros.com

Lic# 20609967

Selling? Buying?

We do it all. Call

952-3345-33003 TODAY!

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Seasonal Positions

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Boats/Motors

Campers Travel Trailers

Motorcycles

Seasonal Drivers Needed Kelly Services® is hiring temporary drivers for FedEx Ground®, 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!

Call to schedule an appointment Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm at: (952) 445-0056 Send resume to: gplstj@tempdriver.net EOE

Positions Wanted

1992 Vibo 21' Hexagon pontoon. Low hrs. 2 motors. '96 Merc 90HP + 9.9. Marine radio. Trailer. Clean. $8,500. 612720-2262

1991 Fleetwood Southwind Motorhome, Class A, 33ft. Only 38k miles!

Smooth runner, fully loaded, sleeps 6, hydraulic leveler, $10,500, 612-669-4172

Polaris Xplorer 300 4X4 1999 with plow, gun rack, tote box. Starts and runs great. Gently used. $2400 952-3888456

Boats/Motors

1973 14' Alumacraft boat/ trailer, 15 HP Johnson motor. Needs carb work. Trolling motor/ battery, steering console. $1,125/BO. 952-448-3128

2000 Harley Davidson 883 Sportster, wife's bike, never rode, must go. 1300 miles, Lots, lots of extras, mint! $7000. 952-890-0905

Indoor Storage: Boats, RV's, etc. $11/ ft. per season. 612-859-1248 Inside storage at Scott County Fairgrounds.

612-919-1076

Winter Sports

1998, Bayliner Capri Fish & Ski boat, 19 ft.

135HP. Inboard, stored inside. Excellent condition $6900. 952-4126417

2001, 17ft. Starcraft, 90HP, Mercury. Excellent condition. $9,000 952-890-2630

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

1996 Itasca Suncruiser Motorhome. Class A, 39'. Excellent condition, shedded at all times/ winterized.

Loaded!

29,300 actual miles. $35,000/BO. 507-6656019

2006 Crestliner Lsi Angler 2285. Lots of extras. 60 HP Mercury 4 stroke and dual axle trailer. 763-360-6251

2003 Harley Softtail Deuce Anniversary model.

5500 miles. $13,000. 952-447-4280

1998 Holiday Rambler Vacationer 36' motorhome, great condition, sleeps 6, 60,000 miles, $31,900 or best offer. Call Gary at 952492-1129.

2001 Camper, 32', 5th wheel 2 slideouts, golfcart, shed $14,500. Excellent condition.

Parked on beautiful wooded lot in Zumbrota, 612-720-8683/ 612-5990184

2004 41' SportsCoach Elite. Fully equipped.

23,000K. Well-maintained.

3 slides. $100,000. 952-797-6264

94 Starcraft, 17ft. Aluminum. Walleye, Bass ½ Console 75hp.

Mariner & 8hp. Kicker. $6500. 612-554-6725 or bsehlers3242@gmail.com

Hydro Stream Vegas.

20'. 200 HP+++. Complete restoration. 5 passenger. A real head turner! $8,900 or all trades welcome. 952215-5421

952-345-3003

$$ Paid for Junkers/ Repairables FREE TOW. Immediate pickup.

Serving Carver/ Scott counties.

952-220-TOWS, 24/7 $$ Wanted $$ JUNK CARS Viking Auto Salvage 651-460-6166

2005 black Yamaha R6, 6,000 miles. Yoshimurd customized exhaust.

With OEM cover & tank bra. $5,500. 952-3610142

2005 Kawasaki 1600 Vulcan Classic with Vance & Hines pipes.

New tires. 10,895 miles.

Mint condition. $5900 Call (952) 934-7358

1963 Buick Custom Convertible. V6 A/T. Completely rebuilt 3000 miles ago.

New white/top, brakes. Excellent condition some minor restoration needed. $5000. 605-2127283

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1994 Harley Heritage Softtail, 26300k, all service records avail, extra set of pipes. $7500. Call Mike @ 612-309-6737

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Chaska Sales

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River Valley Boutique

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No children's items. Saturday, Nov. 5, 8am4pm.

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Deer Run Clubhouse, Victoria Saturday, Nov. 5 9am-2pm The Round Barn Potting Co.

Sparkling Vintage Christmas Boutique Premiere Nov. 5 -6 Open House Nov. 19-20 Saturday 10am - 6pm Sunday 11am - 5 pm 13736 Marigold St NW Andover, Mn 55304 763-427-5321

Boutique/Craft Sale EZ-GO Gas Golf Cart with Rear Seat. White with White Top and Seats. $2195. 952-2390446

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Nov. 3-13 Mon-Tues-Wed-Fri-Sat., 9am-6pm.

Thurs., 9am-8pm.

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Over 70 crafters!

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612-532-3255 Lunch available at clubhouse. No strollers, please.

New items stocked daily.

9th Annual Holiday Expo & Craft Show, Sun. Nov. 6, 9:00 a.m.

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Eden Prairie Sales 17400 Frondell Court, EP 55347. Fri., Sat. & Sun. Nov.3rd-5th, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Estate sale. Cabin Furniture, Bedroom set.

Prior Lake Sales Huge Garage/ Photography Studio Closing Sale: Frames, props, backdrops galore! Antiques, children's clothing, lighting/ camera equipment, motorized background systems, much misc. 11/10-1112, 9am-5pm. 2946 Spring Lake Rd. SW.

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2000 Jaguar XJR. Well maintained. $9700 Silver and black interior, 83,000 miles. Call 612655-6680

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publicnotices STATE OF MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 File Number: Date Filed: April 18, 2011 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required as a consumer protection, in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

1. State the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: Lily Bella Photography 2. State the address of the principal place of business. A complete street address or rural route and rural route box number is required; the address cannot be a P.O. Box: 17557 Haralson Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55347 3. List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address. Attach additional sheet(s) if necessary: Holly Isaacson – 17557 Haralson Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55347 4. I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.

Signature: Holly J. Isaacson – Founder Holly Isaacson - Contact Person 952-934-5101 Date: 04-17-2011 (Published in the Eden Prairie News on Thursday, October 27 and November 3, 2011; No. 3233) NOTICE OF LOCATION WHERE BALLOTS WILL BE COUNTED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 272 (EDEN PRAIRIE) STATE OF MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the election judges for Independent School District No. 272 shall count the ballots cast in the School District’s November 8, 2011 general election at the following locations for the polling places and combined polling places specified.

COMBINED POLLING PLACE: Immanuel Lutheran Church 16515 Luther Way Eden Prairie, Minnesota COMBINED POLLING PLACE: St. Andrew Lutheran Church 13600 Technology Drive Eden Prairie, Minnesota COMBINED POLLING PLACE: Prairie Lutheran Church 11000 Blossom Road Eden Prairie, Minnesota COMBINED POLLING PLACE: Grace Church Pioneer Trail & Spring Road Eden Prairie, Minnesota Dated: August 23, 2011

BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD By /s/_____________ School District Clerk Independent School District No. 272 (Eden Prairie) State of Minnesota (Published in the Eden Prairie News on Thursday, November 3, 2011; No. 3234)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, November 15, 2011 – 7:00 PM City Center - 8080 Mitchell Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Project: Vi n t a g e 2 n d Addition Location: 10605 & 10611 Sonoma Ridge Developer: Wooddale Builders, Inc NOTICE: Residents of Eden Prairie are invited to attend a public hearing about a proposal for platting two lots into one. The meeting is televised live on cable channel 16 and rebroadcast on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. and Sundays at 1:00 p.m.

The developer is requesting the following actions by the City: • Preliminary Plat of .75 acres into one lot QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS: If you wish to see plans before the meeting, please stop by City Hall between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you want to talk to someone about the proposed project, please contact Scott Kipp, the project planner, at 952-949-8489.

Copies of any written comments submitted to the Community Development Department by 12:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the meeting date will be distributed in the Council packets.

(Published in the Eden Prairie News on Thursday, November 3, 2011; No. 3235) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, November 15, 2011 – 7:00 PM City Center - 8080 Mitchell Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Project: Code Amendment – Commercial Planned Unit Development Area Identification Sign NOTICE: Residents of Eden Prairie are invited to attend a public hearing about a proposal a proposal for an ordinance of the city of Eden Prairie, Minnesota amending City Code Chapter 11 by amending Section 11.70 relating to sign permits, and adopting by reference City Code Chapter 1 and Sections 2.99 and 11.99 which, among other things, contain penalty provisions.

The meeting is televised live on cable channel 16 and rebroadcast on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. and Sundays at 1:00 p.m.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS: If you wish to see plans before the meeting, please stop by City Hall between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you want to talk to someone about the proposed project, please contact Michael Franzen, the project planner, at 952949-8487. Copies of any written comments submitted to the Community Development Department by 12:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the meeting date will be distributed in the Council packets.

(Published in the Eden Prairie News on Thursday, November 3, 2011; No. 3236) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, November 15, 2011 – 7:00 PM City Center - 8080 Mitchell Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Project: Conditional Use Permit – Smith Douglas More House Location: 8107 Eden Prairie Road Developer: P u r e G r a c e, LLC NOTICE: Residents of Eden Prairie are invited to attend a public hearing about a proposed Conditional Use Permit Amendment for the relocation of the Outside Use Area at the Smith/Douglas/More House for Pure Grace, LLC. The meeting is televised live on cable channel 16 and rebroadcast on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. and Sundays

at 1:00 p.m.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS: If you wish to see plans before the meeting, please stop by City Hall between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you want to talk to someone about the proposed project, please contact Scott Kipp, the project planner, at 952-949-8489.

Copies of any written comments submitted to the Community Development Department by 12:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the meeting date will be distributed in the Council packets.

(Published in the Eden Prairie News on Thursday, November 3, 2011; No. 3237) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLANNING COMMISSION Monday, November 14, 2011 – 7:00 PM City Center - 8080 Mitchell Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Project: Notting Hill Location: 15640 Pioneer Trail Developer: SK Partners, LLC NOTICE: Residents of Eden Prairie are invited to attend a public hearing about a proposal for a 20 lot single family subdivision.

This is the first of at least two public hearings on this project. The meeting is televised live on cable channel 16 and rebroadcast on Mondays at 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 1:00 p.m.

The developer is requesting the following actions by the City: • Planned Unit Development Concept on 8.35 acres • Planned Unit District Review with waivers on 8.35 acres • Zoning District Change from Rural to R1-13.5 on 8.35 acres • Preliminary Plat of 8.35 acres into 20 lots and road right of way QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS: If you wish to see plans before the meeting, please stop by City Hall between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you want to talk to someone about the proposed project, please contact Scott Kipp, the project planner, at 952-949-8489.

Copies of any written comments submitted to the Community Development Department by 12:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the meeting date will be distributed in the Commission packets.

(Published in the Eden Prairie News on Thursday, November 3, 2011; No. 3238)

Early Deadline Notice due to the Thanksgiving Holiday will be at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 16, 2011 for the November 24, 2011 edition of the Eden Prairie News.

Faxes are not accepted.

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living in ep FILE PHOTO COURTESY OF GEORGE HOLASEK

The Holasek family sold pumpkins from their Eden Prairie home when Eden Prairie was dotted with farmsteads.

Did you know?

PHOTOS BY KARLA WENNERSTROM

Above — Monster Aspen Dzedzej, 2, of Eden Prairie leaves the Eden Prairie Community Center after “Spooky Saturday” Oct. 29. Left — Joey Tadros, 5, of Eden Prairie, took a shot at hockey.

Scenes from Spooky

Saturday

Fall fun facts from the U.S. Census included pumpkin poundage: 1.1 billion pounds of pumpkins were produced by major pumpkin-producing states in 2010. Illinois produced an estimated 427 million pounds of the vined orange gourd. California, New York and Ohio were also major pumpkin-producing states, each with an estimate of more than 100 million pounds. If you’re still stealing treats from a trick-or-treat bag, the Census says that Americans consumed 24.7 pounds of candy per capita in 2010. There were 1,177 U.S. manufacturing establishments that produced chocolate and cocoa products in 2009, employing 34,252 people.

California led the nation in the number of chocolate and cocoa manufacturing establishments, with 135, followed by Pennsylvania, with 111. There were 409 U.S. establishments that manufactured non-chocolate confectionary products in 2009. These establishments employed 16,974 people.

California led the nation in this category, with 45 establishments.

Source: U.S. Census.

This date in EP history Nov. 3 1898 – The Eden Prairie creamery burned down.

Source: “Eden Prairie Book of Days” by Ernie Shuldheiss

Turn back the page The Nov. 5, 2005, issue of the Eden Prairie News reported that a new book was being released by an Eden Prairie woman that showed Eden Prairie’s past through pictures.

History has no magical spell over Marie Wittenberg while she grew up a “farm girl” amid the corn stalks and prairie grass that meandered over the Eden Prairie landscape.

“That was on the bottom of my pile,” recalls 68-year-old lifelong Eden Prairie resident who preferred to sew and cook instead. “My history teacher would even tell me that!”

Jada and Jaden Crowley checked out the tarantula at Spooky Saturday. Right — Larson (20 months) and Laeda (4) Mitchell of Eden Prairie checked out the activities at Spooky Saturday.

Below — The prize at the “Pie Walk” was a Baker’s Square pie.

Source: Eden Prairie News archives

Dragon Lucas Vasquez, 14 months, played ball at the annual family event.

FILE PHOTO

Visit Eden Prairie City Center on Nov. 10 to learn about preserving family photos.

Dates to remember ’10,000 Things We Love that You Might Love Too’ – Open through Nov. 30, Hennepin County Government Center, 300 S. Sixth St., Minneapolis Hand-Dipped Candles – 2- 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, Pond Dakota Mission Park, 401 E. 104th St., Bloomington Preserving Family Photographs – 7-9 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 10, City Center Heritage Center Rooms 3 and 4, 8080 Mitchell Road, Eden Prairie

PHOTOS ONLINE CHECK OUT THE GALLERY AT www.edenprairienews.com

“Once Upon a Time …”– Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, Minnetonka High School Arts Center, 18285 Highway 7, Minnetonka For more information, see the Let’s Go! Calendar on page 16.