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AMERICAN Residents struggle to understand roadway plan CR21/Arcadia design causes frustration PHOTO BY LORI CARLSON

Dylan Finley, 17, put his lifeguard training to good use on July 22 by saving his uncle from drowning in Loveless Lake in Balsam Lake, Wis.

Teen rescues drowning uncle BY LORI CARLSON editor@plamerican.com

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oveless Lake is a bit of a misnomer, considering the heroic act 17-yearold Dylan Finley did there for his beloved uncle. Kevin Finley of Forest Lake – Dylan’s uncle – never imagined a lake would take him down, especially since he’d already survived a year of chemotherapy for a brain tumor. But on July 22 at the family cabin on Loveless Lake in Balsam Lake, Wis., Kevin had a brush with death. Dylan, fresh from lifeguard

t rai ni ng, was f loating on an inner tube with a c ou si n , R i ley. Five other teenagers – including Dylan‘s 14-year-old sister Kayla, plus cousins and friends – were Kevin at the cabin, and Finley Kevin was the only adult there at the time. Kevin had planned to take the kids tubing and jumped in the lake for a quick dip. “He has done that a thousand times,” said Kevin’s wife, Julie.

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Defense, prosecutor argue over upward sentence in murder case Maddox cruelty, concealment cited BY SHANNON FIECKE sfiecke@swpub.com

Was Charles Anthony “Tony” Maddox Jr. exceptionally cruel in the manner in which he killed his estranged wife, Shakopee Valley News reporter Ruth Anne Maddox, amid their bitter divorce in November 2008? Scott County District Cour t Judge Jerome Abrams will wrestle with that question as he considers prosecutors’ request that he sentence Maddox to a prison term longer than the state sentencing guidelines recommended for second-

degree murder. The Scott County Attorney’s Office is seeking an upward departure of up to 40 years, also because of a pur por ted lack of remorse and because Maddox tried to conceal his Charles crime. Maddox State sentencing guidelines for second-degree mu rder ca l l for a prison ter m ranging from nearly 22 years to about 30½ years. (A defendant can be granted supervised release after serving two-thirds of the sentence).

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About 35 residents – many frustrated and some obviously angry – attended an informational meeting on Tuesday on the planned reconstruction of County Road 21 and Arcadia Avenue. Arcadia has long been pegged as the future full access into downtown Prior Lake off CR21. An extension of Arcadia south to Colorado Street, and a signal and turn lanes, are planned, with construction to begin as early as next spring. The cost is estimated at $3 million. Since 2003, county engineers and consultants have said Main Avenue eventually will cease to function as a main entrance to downtown, as traffic stacks up from CR21’s nearby intersection with state Highway 13. But despite years of warnings, many residents aren’t convinced the traffic will get as gridlocked as studies have claimed. A 2005 corridor study estimated traffic counts up to 30,000 cars per day on CR21 through downtown Prior Lake by the year 2030. Scott County Commissioner Barbara Marschall, who attended the meeting, said engineers and city leaders need to do a better job of explaining why Arcadia was chosen as the future access to downtown. “I don’t think it’s been explained well,” she said. “We need to tell people what is the benefit, what the purpose of this is.” Marschall said from the county’s perspective, safety is a major factor in adding a signal and turn lanes at Arcadia and CR21. Don Sterna, a project manager for WSB and Associates, which the city hired to do the fi nal intersection design, said Arcadia always has been the most obvious choice for full access to downtown Prior Lake when Main can no longer handle the traffic due to

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Pat Heaney (left), who lives on Pleasant Street in downtown Prior Lake, talks with Don Sterna of WSB and Associates, the firm designing the CR21 and Arcadia intersection. backups from the 13/21 intersection. “Arcadia has jumped out as the place where we want to put in a new intersection,” Sterna said. “[Engineers] studied where to logically place access points.” Sterna and City Engineer Larry Poppler explained that as traffic gets backed up at 13 and 21, Main Avenue also gets congested.

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“I don’t think it’s been explained well. We need to tell people what is the benefit, what the purpose of this is.” Barbara Marschall Scott County Commissioner

Motorcyclist charged in high-speed chase A 19-year-old Lakeville man has been charged after leading police on a high-speed chase on his motorcycle through three different cities. On July 20 at about 3:25 p.m., a Prior Lake police officer clocked Aaron Schmitz going 136 mph on his motorcycle on County Road 42, a 55 mph zone. The officer signaled for Schmitz to stop, but instead Schmitz made a U-turn around the officer and began going east on County Road 42. The officer then also made a U-turn and began to catch up with Schmitz, who reportedly looked over

his shoulder and then accelerated even more. Schmitz was driving down the center white line in fairly heavy traffic, causing vehicles to pull to the side of the road, according to the report. He then blew through a red light at County Road 42 and Highway 13 in Savage. Police in Savage then began pursuing Schmitz. After going through another red light and nearly causing an accident, Schmitz arrived at Buck Hill Road in Burnsville, where he hit a curb and was thrown into a grassy area.

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Schmitz got up and proceeded to flee on foot to a wooded area. He eventually tried to hide under a deck at an apartment building, then tried to run up a hill until he fell and slid down it. Schmitz was then arrested and taken to Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville, where he received stitches for an injury to his right elbow. He was transported to Scott County Jail. Schmitz has been charged with fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle and reckless driving. Alex Hall

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Garage sale to ease medical bills for young mom with second brain tumor BY LORI CARLSON editor@plamerican.com

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As a young Prior Lake mom faces a second battle with brain cancer, her former teachers in the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District are organizing a garage sale to raise money for her medical bills. Amber Wade, 25, who has a 4-year-old daughter, Emma, was first diagnosed with stage two Oligodendroglioma in 2009. Doctors told her that first tumor was inoperable because it was located in the part of her brain that controls motor skills. Removal would leave her paralyzed, or at the very least, blind. Instead, she underwent more than a year of aggressive chemotherapy that made her extremely ill. This spring, Wade learned she has another brain tumor, located near her brain stem. Doctors believe this one is operable, so Wade faces surgery and more chemotherapy. “I am so devastated,� Wade wrote in her Caring Bridge journal online. Wade also is falling behind on her rapidly mounting medical bills, which already have

To see the Prior Lake American’s 2009 story about Wade, visit www. plamerican.com and search “Amber Wade.� For more information on Wade’s journey, visit www. caringbridge.org/visit/ amberwade.

Shakopee history scavenger hunt planned Discover some of downtown Shakopee’s rich architectural history in a unique way – through your smart phone or camera. Use scavenger hunt clues to take a photo of yourself or a member of your team at each history site in downtown Shakopee and submit the photos to enter a prize drawing (include your name, phone number and e -mail address). Photos may be submitted

topped $ 50,000. Enter those former teachers, including Nancy Duehn, her kindergarten teacher. The garage sale is set for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 at the home of Wade’s grandmother, Trish Stelten. The address is 17483 Sunset Trail, Prior Lake. Nothing will be priced. Instead, all signs will read, “Take what you want, donate what you want.� For more information on Wade’s journey, visit www.caringbridge.org/visit/amberwade. To see the Prior Lake American’s 2009 story about Wade, visit www.plamerican.com and search “Amber Wade.�

between 8 a.m. Aug. 4 and 11 p.m. Aug. 7; all photos become the property of the Scott County Historical Society. Pick up your scavenger hunt clues at the Scott County Historical Society, Shakopee Chamber office and website, or the Shakopee Heritage Society Derby Days booth. For more information, contact the historical society at (952) 445-0378, info@scottcountyhistory.org or www. scottcountyhistory.org.

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Bowling, silent auction part of beneďŹ t for families The Buckner family of Shakopee is hosting the second annual “Pinning Down a Cure for HLHâ€? bowling and silent auction benefit Saturday, Aug. 6 at Louisville Lanes in Shakopee. T he b ene f it honor s t he Buckners’ daughter, Abigail, who, at 2½, lost her life to hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare disorder of the immune system primarily affecting young infants and children. There is little

research about HLH, which is considered an “orphan disease� because it strikes too few people to generate governmentsupported research. All proceeds raised from Pinning Down a Cure for HLH will benefit Liam’s Lighthouse Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support and education to patients and families dealing with histiocytic disorders in the United States. The foundation funds numerous research

g rants in hopes of finding better treatment options and a cure for this rare blood disease. The event runs from noon to 6:30 p.m. and costs $25 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under. Registration includes T-shirt, shoe rental, two hours of bowling, taco bar, soda and dessert buffet. For more information or to register, visit www.liamslighthousefoundation.org/pinning_down_a_cure.html.

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Angel King, 9, of Prior Lake isn’t so sure about a magic trick during which Kevin Hall proposes to pass a blade through her arm. Hall performed four shows at the Scott County Fair on Thursday and Friday, July 28-29.

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LAKEFRONT DAYS

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The Prior Lake Lions Club is gearing up for a few summer projects. We plan on participating in the Lakefront Days parade on Saturday, Aug. 6. We are also helping in the planning of a golf event called “Jungle Days,” a shared event with the Veseli Lions Club. The golf outing will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 1 at the New Prague Golf Course. The event costs $75 per person, which includes a golf cart, dinner and prizes.

Our annual summer picnic will be at 6 p.m. Aug. 18. This is also where we distribute awards from the previous year, and recognize our volunteers and outstanding service. We will be working the tickets booths at the Midway of the Minnesota State Fair again this year. We work these booths on Aug. 26 and 30 as one of our fundraisers. Coming up in September, we are looking at having a booth at Fall Community Fest. A 25-year chevron was received for Lion Weymie Kerkow, who had passed away last month, and will be delivered to his children. Donations this past month went to Bridging Inc., Boy Scout Troop 331, the Chloe T. Foundation and the National Fire Safety Council-Prior Lake Fire Department. Bonnie Grapper is the public relations chairwoman for the Prior Lake Lions Club. She can be reached at (952) 447-4817.

SCHOOL NEWS Free activity passes available for seniors

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Siblings Matt, Scarlet and Bailey Hoffman (from left) found the medallion on Sunday within a metal support on a pedestrian bridge on a trail that begins near the intersection of Pershing Street and Ramsey Avenue.

Sleuthing siblings find medallion of Matt, Bailey and Scarlet Hoffman, ages 19, 18 and 13, respectively, found the medallion within a metal support on a pedestrian bridge on a trail that begins near the intersection of Pershing Street and

Ramsey Avenue. The team’s parents are Scott and Teresa Hoffman. This is the first year the siblings have searched for the medallion. They said the third clue’s reference to a stately tree reminded them of

a century-old ash tree near their house. They found the medallion at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 24. The team gets $ 200 and a chance to ride in the Lakefront Days parade on Saturday, Aug. 6. The festival runs Aug. 4-7.

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Get set for Nite to Unite The annual Nite to Unite is set for Tuesday Aug. 2 throughout Minnesota. Most parties go from 6 until 8 or 9 pm. Neighborhood party

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The annual Laker Hall of Fame recognition banquet will be Wednesday, Aug. 3 at Fong’s Event Center, 4770 Pleasant St., Prior Lake. A social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m., with dinner scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and inductions following at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25. The annual Laker Hall of Fame Golf Tournament is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 5 at the Ridges at Sand Creek, 21775 Ridges Drive, Jordan. The cost is $100 per golfer if registered by Sunday, July 31. The fee is $110 for golfers registered after that date. Check-in will begin at 11 a.m., with lunch set for noon and play beginning at 1 p.m. Guests can register and buy tickets for both events at www. plsaef.org. For more information on the tournament, contact Rob Engel at (952) 992-0754 or REngel@roundys.com.

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The Lakefront Days medallion was found Sunday afternoon by Prior Lake residents on the west side of Westbury Ponds Park in the southern portion of the city. The brother and sister team

Prior Lake-Savage area residents ages 55 and over are eligible for free activity passes from the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District. Each pass admits one senior citizen into all school functions that take place on District 719 property during the 2011-12 school year. The passes are good for admission to home sports games, school plays and other events. Passes can be picked up between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays at the District Services Center, 4540 Tower St., Prior Lake. Call (952) 226-0000 for additional information.

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Lannon family says thanks Our family would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to many following the passing of our husband, father and grandfather, Marty Lannon. “Thank you” does not seem an adequate phrase when addressing those who have, and continue to, support us during this time, but we want you to know how much your gifts of kindness and friendship mean to us. Thank you to the ICU staff at St. Francis Regional Medical Center and to Julie Such for your compassionate care of not only Marty, but our entire family. Charlie Sunder and Jean Breeggemann from Ballard Sunder Funeral Home treated us like family, laughing and crying with us, and making sure nothing was overlooked, and we are forever grateful. We thank Cheryl Wilfong from Flowers Naturally for capturing our memories in f lowers. Thank you to Father Sieg, Angie O’Brien and Judy Menden for help with the planning and overseeing of the funeral mass, to the musicians, soloists and eulogists for sharing your amazing gifts with us, to Deacon Dick Roy and especially Father Francis Roach for celebrating such a personal and loving sacrament. Thank you to the luncheon committee of the Church of St. Michael for all your hard work in serving many hungry souls. We offer our unending gratitude, respect and admiration to the Prior Lake Fire Department. Members both past and present hold a very special place in our hearts, and we have been overwhelmed by your outpouring of support. Thank you for a beautiful prayer service, for acting as honorary pallbearers and for the amazing honor guard and procession to the cemetery. With thankful hearts and respect for your service, we wish to thank the American Legion and VFW Honor Guards for your participation and salutes. The community of Prior Lake may expand in population, but it will always be a small town to us. We thank everyone for their support and friendship.

The family of Marty Lannon Prior Lake

STATE POLITICS

‘Horrified’ by legislator pay It’s clear our local legislators care about two things, and two things alone: Their party and their paychecks. I was horrified to read in the July 16 edition that state Sen. Claire Robling and Rep. Mark Buesgens still accepted paychecks when they failed to do their jobs. B ue s gen s’ c om ment t h at “it would be a very bad precedent if a

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wealthy governor could hold hostage elected representatives of the people by withholding their paychecks simply for doing what their constituents sent them to St. Paul to do” shows Buesgens doesn’t care about doing his job. He only cares about himself. I wrote both Robling and Buesgens asking how they, in good conscience, could accept a paycheck when their decisions shut Minnesota state workers out of their jobs and denied Minnesotans the services they pay for and deserve to expect. I posed the questions: “What kinds of messages do your decisions to accept paychecks send to your children and other children? What kind of message does it send to children to write $1.9 billion in IOUs to school districts throughout Minnesota, when corporations get tax breaks and the wealthiest citizens don’t have to pay proportionate shares of taxes? What kind of message does it send when the governor is willing to compromise, but Republicans don’t have to do so?” At least Robling had the decency to write a letter back, but it was a defensive diatribe about how legislators earn the pay for the time they act on Minnesota citizens’ behalf even though they get paid year-round. This shutdown never was about good policy or what’s good for Minnesotans. It was about what’s good for the Republican party and for Mark Buesgens and Claire Robling. If these legislators aren’t willing to work and aren’t willing to be accountable for their decisions, they shouldn’t get paid. After all, none of us in the private sector or civil service would expect to get paid if we refused to do our work. Shame on Robling and Buesgens and all their counterparts on both sides of the aisle who got paid for producing nothing. And shame on us if we don’t learn from this and throw these bums out of office.

David Olson Credit River Township

What’s that word again? “Government efficiency” – that brings to mind a word I learned years ago. Let’s see now just a minute; I’m sure I can remember. Oh yes, I remember now: Oxymoron.

Steve Rivera Prior Lake

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Fly fishing after the hex hatch

Rick

PETREKOVIC COMMUNITY COLUMNIST

If you are a midwestern fly fisherman, what are you to do after the Hexagenia Limbata or Giant Mayfly hatch is over in early July? Many fly fishermen give up but actually have several options still available to them. Depending on where you live, your schedule, specific interests or finances, one or more of the below options may be available to you. Terrestrial fishing in my book is dry fly fishing and really just gets started around early July. Ants, beetles and hoppers are a lot of fun to fish. Throwing a hopper is the direct opposite of making a delicate presentation where accuracy is important. Actually, a splashy cast does a better job of emulating the way live grasshoppers make an entry into the water. Drag-free drifts are not important either, as hoppers make an effort to swim straight to the shore before some trout has an opportunity to eat them. Hoppers are the same thing to trout in the hot summertime as the ice cream truck to kids in July and August. Do not worry about 7X tippet as trout are not leader shy when they are targeting hoppers. Windy, warm and sunny days seem to be the best. If you would like to see a wake moving toward your fly or a slashing strike vs. a gentle sip, give grasshoppers a try. Beetles and ants are the opposite of fishing hoppers but still a terrestrial insect. Accurate pinpoint casting with 7X or even 8X is the rule here. The rise form is very subtle and easy to miss without concentration and focus. Size 22 and smaller is the rule. Where hoppers can be fished effectively in faster water, ants and beetles must be fished in slow water and often close to the bank. Many times I have spied dorsal fins penetrating the surface film on 18-inch-plus trout, gently sipping ants and beetles. Quite often the fish are tight to the bank in the most difficult locations to make a decent cast to. If you make a poor cast, you will put the fish down and game is over. Hook sets on size 22 and smaller flies must be slow, methodical and gentle or your hook-ups will be minimal on your takes. Slowly drag the diminutive hook gap across the fish’s mouth and you will dramatically increase your hook-ups. Once you hook a large trout on a tiny ant or beetle, it will

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The author fishing on the south branch of the Snake River in Wyoming. be necessary to play the fish gently or the hook will surely pull out. On a hopper, you can put the meat to the fish quickly. To me, it’s amazing that trout over 18 inches will even raise their snouts a few inches in slow current to sip an ant or beetle. One mayfly hatch that takes place in August and September in much of the midwest is the Trico. Large fish will target both the dun and spinner stage of this fly. I have had some spectacular days fishing the Trico hatch. Once the Trico hatch starts, it is pretty reliable and can last for more than a month. Tricos are a small mayfly size 20 and smaller that must be fished with accuracy, stealth and total focus to be effective. It can be a very challenging yet rewarding hatch to master and well worth the effort. One more opportunity available to midwestern fly fishermen that is dramatically under-utilized is night fishing for large trout. The largest fish are carnivores for the most part. To take in enough nutrition in relation to the effort a large (20 inches plus) trout expends, it’s necessary to eat fish, mice or anything they can swallow. Ants, beetles and tiny mayflies are not on their radar screen. Large trout did not get big by being foolish or stupid. Fewer predators are out at night, hence large trout become nocturnal. Similar principle applies to large bucks pressured on public land. Wild creatures do whatever it takes to survive. Those of us who like to catch large trout at some point turn to night fishing. The hex hatch is a great hatch to cut your night fishing teeth on. Once it’s over, you can still target large fish at night with mouse and muddler minnow patterns. It’s imperative that you know the water intimately if you are fishing at night. One step into a deep hole can put a damper on an evening’s fishing. Fish the deeper water that has the ability to offer necessary protection to a large trout. Your companions will be bats, ticks, fireflies, deer, raccoons, muskrats, mosquitoes and even beavers. One night on the south branch of the Au Sable River in Michigan, a beaver slapped his tail right behind me and

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I almost jumped out of my waders. Your senses become heightened to compensate for lack of vision. It is comparable to the first legal morning shooting in a duck blind. Short casts are the rule, and forget the 7X. Use a leader strong enough to land a trout large enough to eat some of the smaller ones you catch during the day. It is not for the faint of heart but can really open your eyes to some exciting trout fishing. About the time our midwestern hatches are winding down, streams out west are just starting to produce their best fishing. Snow runoff keeps most western streams pretty high until late July or August. If you want to experience some very good fly fishing, try the Black Hills area of South Dakota before you hang up your waders. The Big Horn River near Fort Smith, Mont. is a dynamite dry fly stream. For 10 years, I fished Yellowstone Park streams and had excellent success on dries and terrestrials. I did not fish at night because of the bears, but I had a ball. If the above opportunities do not jerk your strike indicator and you are not a hunter, you should consider targeting the Great Lakes Tributary fall run of brown and steelhead. Before every fly fisherman hangs up his waders the last time, he needs to hook some fresh-run fall steelhead from the Great Lakes. My two labs will not let me fish in the fall anymore. So before you hang your waders up prematurely this year, consider terrestrials, Tricos, night fishing, going out west, or fall run steelhead. Any of these opportunities will increase your time in the streams, make you a better fisherman and give you an excuse to go fishing. Rick Petrekovic is a 21-year resident of Prior Lake. He and his wife, Barb, live with two labs – Zach and Bella – and two cats – Callie and Romeo. Petrekovic has 30 years of experience in sales management with consumer products companies such as M.A. Gedney, Nestle Foods and Cadbury Schweppes. He is an active conservationist with National Wild Turkey Federation, Pheasants Forever, Trout Unlimited and the Rocky Mountain Elk Federation.

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Hwy. 13 & Hwy. 35W 150 E. Travelers Trail Burnsville’s Heart of the City

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This model beat all the real ones to the garage. About 15 Model T autos are heading to the Scott Carver Threshers Festival and will be in the parade, too.

American ingenuity at work BY DAVID SCHUELLER dschueller@swpub.com

Waste not, want not. When giant forms used to make the concrete pillars of the new Interstate 35W bridge showed up at an auction across the street from the Scott Carver Threshers’ land, members seized an opportunity. They bought more than 20 of the forms made of plywood and boards, each measuring about 8 feet by 40 feet. Threshers club members took them apart and used the plywood in a new building that will open at this year’s Scott Carver Threshers Festival Aug. 5-7 in St. Lawrence Township, near Jordan. Scott Carver Threshers members take interest in engines, tractors, old automobiles and other oldtime items that they collect,

sometimes restore and show at the festival. For member Stan Riegert of Eden Prairie, the new shop is a dream come true. He said he’s wanted a Model T shop since he joined the club in 1989. “I’m thrilled to death – never felt better about something in my life,” Riegert said. “It’s really going to be pretty, really going to be nice inside, when I get it all done.” Four or five members who are near or in their 70s spent the past year building the garage, along with the occasional help of eight to 10 other members. Dallas Plekkenpol of Shakopee was one of the handful of members who put the most time into the new garage. “It was fun. A lot of work, but fun,” Plekkenpol said.

RISE OF THE AUTO The allure of the Model T

may be that it was one of the first cars available for a large number of people to buy for a reasonable price. “That got them to town a little faster. When they wanted to go visiting, they didn’t have to be freezing so long,” Plekkenpol said. The Model T garage came about nicely for Riegert, who was bound and determined to get one done at some point. Riegert plans to show his Model T, which has suicide doors that gave medics an easier in-and-out, he said. “I have a 1923 Model T doctor’s coupe,” Riegert said. About 15 Model T cars will be rolling to the new garage, from collectors around the greater Twin Cities area. Many of them drive to the show in their old-time cars. But don’t expect to see them on Highway 169. Their top speed is usually around 40

See the engines Head to the Scott Carver Threshers Festival, and you may feel you’ve jumped back in time. What: 48th annual Scott Carver Threshers Festival, including old-time engines When: 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 5-6; 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7 Where: Across Fairview Lane from the Scott County Fairgrounds, 7151 W. 190th St. Lawrence Township, near Jordan Cost: $8 for the weekend, children under 12 free Info: (952) 492-2062 or www. scottcarverthreshers.org

or 45 mph – perfect gawking speed. “People, actually, if they see them, they’ll pull over and let these guys by and look at them,” Riegert said.

RANTS AND RAVES FROM READERS

Generous response Rave: Colleen Kennedy writes: “Since I was featured in your July 2 edition in the ‘Faces in the Crowd’ section, many people have stepped up with their encouraging words and donations for my teaching trip to Honduras this coming school year. Thanks to all but especially to the Girls of Summer, Sandy Kaul with Lydia Zion United Methodist Church and Nancy McGill of the Prior Lake Recreation Department. Thanks for your generosity!”

Dog-gone had it Rant: “To all you dog owners: I respect your right to own and care for a pet. I need you to respect my right to have a nice yard, with a healthy lawn, free from your animal’s waste, a yard clean for my children to run and play without stepping in your dog’s droppings. I keep my kids in my yard; I don’t allow them to run all over your property. I see you, some with white baggies in hand (some not), parading your pooches on leashes (some not) throughout the neighborhoods and paths, far away from your own property to do your dumping. Every morning, one particular dog owner marches his animal (about the size of a buffalo) from his street to my street to ‘unload’ last night’s supper on someone’s lawn. If you want to have an animal, fine; keep it in your yard and be responsible.”

Boat safely and save lives Rant: “As a Prior Lake resident and boater, let the incident on the Chippewa River, killing members of a wedding party, remind us all to slow down after sunset! I have been on the lake in the evening and have been swamped by boaters traveling at speeds that are unsafe and also driving too close to another boat. Some watercrafts have navigational lights that are very dim and difficult to see until you are a very short distance from them. If your boat is traveling at a high rate of speed, this is an accident waiting to happen. Also, please be respectful of pontoon boats or smaller boats you pass. Take a glimpse back to see what the wake from your watercraft does to them. If you see people scrambling to grab pop cans and snack bowls, adjust your passing distance accordingly. Let’s all do our part to keep boating safe and fun for everyone.”

‘Gay’ insults not OK Rant: “After reading John’s rant about the public service ad regarding the use of the word ‘gay’ among teenagers, I was not only embarrassed but shocked that someone would have this viewpoint even after we have seen the hurtful effects of bullying and anti-GLBT language in our communities and schools. Imagine being a GLBT teenager and growing up in a community that condones the use of calling things that are stupid ‘gay’ or using ‘faggot’ openly as an insult. Do you really

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think you could look that teenager in the face and tell them to get over it, that they ‘aren’t talking about you’? Of course they are talking about the GLBT community when they say these things. Thank goodness we have come far enough as a society that the ‘N word’ is not accepted and has been expunged from the vernacular of all but the uneducated and ignorant. The use of the word ‘gay’ in the context we all hear it, especially those of us who actually work in the school system, is on that same level. John’s analogy about his name being associated with a toilet was weak, inappropriate and I truly hope that the majority of the community I live in disagrees with him and sees how hurtful this language is to our children and teenagers.”

FROM STAFF

Soup in summer Rave: Call me weird, but I’m an all-seasons soup eater. I don’t care how hot it is outside, I’ll gladly sidle my spoon up to a bowl of broth and such in any weather. I know that seems crazy, but I had a bowl of French onion soup earlier this week that was exactly what I was craving, never mind that it was 90 degrees out. A delicious food is a delicious food regardless of the weather, and I simply refuse to restrict my palate. – Meryn Fluker

Back to the ‘90s Rave: This week, Nickelodeon’s Teen Nick channel began airing ‘90s classics from the kids’ network, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. Ever since I became older than everyone on Nickelodeon, I’ve longed to see reruns of “All That,” “Kenan and Kel,” “Doug” and “Clarissa Explains it All.” Now, if I’m willing to stay up between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m., I can literally watch my childhood. Kenan Thompson may be a cast member on “Saturday Night Live,” Melissa Joan Hart may star in a sitcom on ABC Family and I may own the “Clarissa Explains it All” DVDs, but it’s nice to know I can turn to cable when all that just isn’t “All That.” Patty Mayonnaise, it’s so good to have you back. – Meryn Fluker Do you have a rant or a rave? Send us your musings: E-mail: rantsandraves@swpub.com Address: Prior Lake American, Attn: Rants and Raves, P.O. Box 538, Prior Lake, MN, 55372 Guidelines: Reader rants and raves should be no more than 200 words. The deadline is noon each Wednesday. Rants and raves that are potentially libelous will not be printed or will be edited. Submissions will not be refused because staff disagrees with their content. Anonymous submissions are acceptable; however, including a contact name and/or phone number is helpful for staff, who may have questions about the submission. Rants and raves may be edited as space requires. All publication decisions will be made by the editor.

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Minnesota motorcyclist deaths on the rise At least 22 motorcyclists have been killed on Minnesota roads to date in 2011, according to preliminary reports from the Department of Public Safety’s Office of Traffic Safety. The 22 deaths ref lect a nearly 30-percent increase in deaths compared to 17 at this time in 2010. Last year, there were 45 rider deaths, a 15-percent drop from 53 in 2009. In 2008, the 74 deaths marked a 24-year high in riders killed. Riders ages 40-64 accounted for 64 percent of deaths in 2010. “A big concern is that August and September are typically high-traffic and highfatal months for riders,” says Bill Shaffer, Office of Traffic Safety motorcycle program coordinator. “Riders and motorists need to share the road and be watchful of each other.” Of the deaths this year, 20 were motorcycle operators (19 males, one female), and two were passengers (both female). Five victims were wearing helmets (status of helmet use was reported only in 16 of the 22 deaths). Eighteen of the victims were age 40 or older. The age range of all

fatalities was 26 to 85. Thirteen fatal crashes occurred outside the seven-county metro area. Scott County had three of the fatal crashes. Shaffer adds that there are more motorcycles on the road than ever, with more than 229,000 registered bikes in Minnesota. Motorists are advised to watch carefully for motorcycles in traffic, and always look twice before turning or changing lanes. Riders are advised to wear protective gear, travel at safe speeds, pay attention and ride sober. The Department of Public Safety advises that riders seek safety training at www.motorcyclesafety.org, wear high-visibility riding gear and watch for deer. Two riders have died this year in crashes with deer. Motorcycle safety efforts are components of Toward Zero Deaths, the state’s primary road safety initiative and a partnership between the departments of health and safety, the state Department of Transportation (MnDOT), the University of Minnesota and others.

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got,” Keeney said. Premiere Dance Academy owner Dawn Schulberg was among those concerned about how a southern extension of Arcadia would affect traffic on Colorado Street. On any given day, hundreds of young dancers are dropped off and picked up by parents outside her dance studios along Colorado Street. Just across the street is the Prior Lake VFW, which also brings traffic down that road. Throughout the informational meeting, many residents steered the conversation back to the overall plan for 21 – city and county leaders have talked extensively about a realignment of 21 further south than its current position, which would take out 34 homes downtown and cost in excess of $20 million. “The people are very frustrated because they feel like they aren’t being listened to and that this is already a done deal,” said resident Liz Weninger.

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Moving traffic further down 21 to Arcadia will allow downtown visitors access to both the north and south portions of downtown, Sterna said. Poppler said the new Arcadia intersection would “tie in well” with the proposed future median at 21 and Main. That median would prevent full access off 21, instead allowing only right turns onto Main off 21. Counci lman Richard Keeney, the only City Council representative at Tuesday’s informational meeting, said it’s not an ideal solution, but the Arcadia intersection plan is “the best option to solve our immediate problem” of accommodating traffic and moving visitors into and out of downtown. “I don’t think anyone is saying this is the perfect solution, but it’s the best solution we’ve

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Kevin dove in, popped up and commented on how cold the water was, and then swam toward a ladder on the dock. “On the corner of our dock, you can stand, but the ground has a very steep slope, so it goes from 5 feet to 20 feet deep in just a few feet,” Julie explained. Dylan noticed that Kevin went down and didn’t come back up right away. He asked Kevin and Julie’s daughter, Skye, if she had seen her father come up. “She said no, and at fi rst she thought he was joking around,” Dylan recalled. But the kids quickly realized this was no joke. Dylan jumped in wearing his life jacket and followed a trail of bubbles coming from deep down in the water. Eyes wide open underwater, Dylan saw his uncle lying at the bottom of the lake, tangled amongst the weeds. “That was the scariest part,” Dylan said. Dylan and his life jacket helped bring Kevin to the surface. Remembering his lifeguard training, Dylan – with help from some of the teens – put his uncle on the dock in the “recovery position” on his side so he could breathe easier. “His eyes were open but he was unresponsive,” Dylan recalled. “He was very white, and his lips and tongue were blue.

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Prosecutors say Maddox was particularly cruel with how he killed Ruth Anne Maddox and treated her body afterward, initially stuffing her upside down into a garbage can. The Prior Lake woman died of blunt force injuries to her head and neck. Her neck was likely crushed by a door and she was not able to breathe in the last minutes of her life, according to testimony from last month’s trial. Maddox, 47, who claimed self-defense, is scheduled to be sentenced at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 17 in Scott County District Court. He was convicted by a jury in June. Defense attorney Frederic Bruno argued Monday that this is a case of “manual homicide.”

had to stay calm or I wouldn’t be able to help,” he said. Dylan credited his trainer, Andrew Birkestrand, aquatics manager at Dakotah! Sport and Fitness in Prior Lake. “If I didn’t have my training, I wouldn’t have known what to do,” Dylan said. “You never know what can happen when you’re on the lake.” He also praised his sister, Kayla, and cousins and friends for helping during the scary situation. The teens stayed at the cabin the rest of the weekend – “Kevin said he wanted us to stay and have fun,” Dylan said – but the mood was subdued. “The fi rst day, everyone was kind of quiet and just sitting around,” he said. “We didn’t know what to do. The second day, once we knew he was getting better, we started to relax a little.”

He looked like he was dead.” Dylan shouted for someone to call 911, and the rest of the teens sprung into action. Meanwhile, Julie, who had been en route to the cabin before the incident, got a call from Skye. “She said, ‘Dad went under water and never came back up,’” Julie recalled. “She was so upset I had to have her put someone else on the phone.” Dylan, still attending to Kevin, talked to Julie, who walked him through what to do next. Another cousin, Jacob, ran to a nearby cabin to get another adult. Skye held her father’s hand, and Riley kept the family dog, Lightning, from getting in the way. Jacob then ran to the road to f lag down the ambulance. W hen paramedics arrived, Dylan – per Julie’s instructions – told them about Kevin’s medical history and what medications he takes. Kevin was taken to St. Croix Regional Medical Center, where Julie was waiting. A chest X-ray showed he had fluid in his lungs, and he was having trouble taking deep breaths. “He has had problems with a tickle in his throat off and on the past few years, but we have not been able to resolve it,” Julie said. When the hospital staff realized Kevin had brain cancer, they decided to send him to his home hospital, Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis. The hour-long ambulance ride was rough on Kevin.

Dylan, who will be a senior this fall at Prior Lake High School, said his lifeguard training helped him remain calm throughout the ordeal. “It was scary, but I knew I

Kevin, having completed a year of intra-arterial chemotherapy, will continue to take some medications and have MRIs every few months to keep watch on his brain tumor. Julie said the tumor is stable and not growing. Julie is thankful that Dylan and the other teens saved her husband’s life. “W hat a team of lifesavers,” she said. “For everything Kevin has been through, this was by far his closest brush with fate. Just another little sequence of miracles in the life of Kevin Finley.”

He said there is no evidence Maddox tortured his wife or was especially gratuitous. “The death was quick,” Bruno said. Abrams must also decide whether the steps Maddox took to conceal his crime call for a heftier sentence. According to testimony, Maddox left misleading voice mail and text messages after killing his wife and drove her car to the airport dressed as a woman to make it look like she fled the state. He scrubbed the couple’s townhome and had his truck backed into the garage where her body lay wrapped in a tarp, when police showed up with a search warrant. A to-do list found in his pocket contained “kerosene” and “wood” among other items and tasks. Bruno said concealment cases involve moving the body

to a different location. He argued the body was left at the scene of the crime. Abr a m s r e sp onde d t h at the scene of crime was inside the house. “That body was move d pu r p o s e f u l ly,” t he judge said. In response to Assistant County Attorney Neil Nelson’s assertion that Maddox should be punished further for a lack of remorse, Bruno said that would mean a defendant is penalized for maintaining his innocence at trial. Bruno said Maddox was very upset when he testified and accepted responsibility that he killed his wife. Bruno argued prosecutors shouldn’t be allowed to seek an upward departure without having previously charged M addox wit h additiona l crimes. He added that lying isn’t a crime.

“You assail the fact that the state is even able to do this,” Abrams said, pointing out that the rules regarding state and federal guidelines differ. “They can do this. It’s the law, and I’ll follow the law.” Bruno also pointed out there is plenty of leeway – 106 months – within the state sentencing guidelines range. Abrams denied the defense motion that the request for upward departure was unconstitutional. He also denied Bruno’s motion for a judgment of acquittal. Abrams mentioned that he disagreed with one of the prosecution’s earlier rationales for an upward departure – that the murder violated a relationship of trust. “I don’t see that at all,” he said. “It’s not parent-child. This was an adult relationship.”

“His breathing was more stressed, and he developed a 103-degree fever. At Abbott, he was very distressed,” Julie said. “The tickle in his throat was severe. They were asking me very scary, stressful questions as I updated them on his medical information. He was low on oxygen, very low blood pressure, shivering, and had trouble breathing.” As Kevin underwent treatment in intensive care, he improved. By Tuesday, he was released from the hospital. “His chest and ribs are sore from the coughing and he is tired, a little groggy, but he is fi ne in every other way,” Julie said. Kevin’s history of brain cancer initially convinced the family that he had had a seizure on the lake. But his doctor said there’s absolutely no evidence that he had a seizure. Kevin’s version of the story is much shorter. All he remembers is putting his foot down while in the water, missing the ground and breathing water instead of air. He then tried the other foot and went down again, feeling himself dropping down. The next thing he remembers is coughing on the dock with lots of people surrounding him.

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LIVESREMEMBERED Larry Paul Scheeler Larry Scheeler was born March 8, 1956, in Litchfield, MN and lost his courageous battle to cancer Wednesday, July 20, 2011. His funeral will be celebrated at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Prior Lake, July 30 at 1 p.m. A private burial will be at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Darwin, MN. Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Paul (2001) and MaryAnn Thissen Scheeler (1976); grandparents, Zacharias and Elizabeth (Huben) Scheeler, Edward and Myrtle (Brink) Thissen. Larry is survived by siblings, Robert and Linda (Lazure) Scheeler, Prior Lake, Sherry Scheeler (Barry Berggren), Litchfield, Gary Scheeler, Maple Grove; nephew, Jonathan Scheeler, Waseca; nieces, Maryann Scheeler, Mankato, Jennifer Scheeler, Prior Lake; godparents, Charles and Lorraine Caron, Estelline, SD; aunts, uncles, numerous cousins, and friends.

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Audrey Peterson, 79, of Great Falls, MT, formerly of Prior Lake, died Saturday, July 16, 2011. She was born Jan. 27, 1932. She grew up in Prior Lake and graduated from Shakopee High School in 1950. She moved to Great Falls in 1954 and married Eugene Peterson in 1956. They divorced in 1968. Survivors include daughters, Karla (Simon) Brown and Debbie (Kipp) Kazda, both of Great Falls; sons, Kevin (Tina) Peterson of Great Falls and Steven (Pam) Peterson of Billings, MT; sisters, Gladys Novak of Savage, Lorraine Fideldy of Shakopee, Marlys Dittman and Darlene Lilleskov of Prior Lake; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Merten (Curt) and Ethel Benson; brothers, Virgil and Dale Benson.

Geraldine “Geri” Goodspeed, 68, died suddenly at her home in Longville, MN, Thursday, July 21, 2011, following a courageous battle with heart disease. She was born Aug. 29, 1942 in Shakopee to the late Hazzle and Roy Schulz and Bernard Wendling. She attended Shakopee High School and was a member of St John's Lutheran Church. After high school, she married her childhood sweetheart, Richard R. Schulz. After Richard died in an automobile crash, she met and married her gentle giant, Richard “Ace” Goodspeed. They were married in 1980. Geri worked as a 411 operator and supervisor for Northwestern Bell/U.S. West for over 25 years. After retiring in 1993, she moved to their beautiful lake home in Longville. She loved living in Longville. It was her heaven on earth. She spent her retirement gardening and landscaping her property, sewing, and quilting. She was a very hardworking and loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will be forever missed. She is survived by her loving husband, Richard “Ace” Goodspeed; children, Dawn Ganske (Randy), Daniel Schulz; stepdaughter, Amy Baker (Jay); grandchildren, Joseph Ganske, Jenna Ganske, Trevor Schulz, Matthew, Jake and Kayley Baker; sisters, Judy Borak (Bob), Jackie Kelzer, and Jeanne Balduf (Dave); and all her loving neighbors on East Shore Drive in Longville. Preceded in death by her parents; brother, Douglas Wendling; sisters, JoAnne Backstrom and Patty Schulz Laden; stepson, Thomas Goodspeed. Family received relatives and friends Monday, July 25, from 9-11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Shakopee, followed by Memorial Services at 11 a.m. Interment was at Valley Cemetery. Officiating at the funeral service was the Rev. Randall J. Romsdahl. Memorials were preferred to the American Heart Association. Funeral arrangements through McNearney Funeral Home in Shakopee, 952-445-2755. www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com

George F. Pexa Jerome Anthony Kelzer Jerome Kelzer, 87, of Chaska, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial was Friday, July 29, 11 a.m. at Guardian Angels Catholic Church, Chaska. Visitation was Thursday, July 28 from 4-8 p.m., with prayer service at 7:30 p.m. at the Bertas Funeral Home, and also one hour prior to the service at church. Father Al Backmann was the Celebrant. Casket bearers were Wade Neutgens, Trent Neutgens, Ryan Slipka, Chad Slipka, David Sorrentino and Jim Ohnsorg. Interment is at the church cemetery. Jerome was born June 6, 1924 in Waconia, to Joseph and Martha (Schmieg) Kelzer. He was one of five children. Jerome was baptized and confirmed at St Joseph Catholic Church in Waconia and graduated from Waconia High School in 1942. On Feb. 7, 1945, Jerome married Pearl Harmsen at Guardian Angels Catholic Church. They had two daughters. Jerome was a member of Guardian Angels for 61 years. He was a dairy farmer for many years. He was an avid fisherman where he and Pearl enjoyed their summers together at the cabin in Annandale and their winters in Arizona. His pride and joy was his wife, daughters and their husbands, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Pearl; daughters, Judy (Larry) Neutgens of Chaska and their children, Wade (Carmen) and Trent (Christine), Connie (Don) Slipka of Plymouth and their children, Ryan (Maya), Chad (Denise) and 10 greatgrandchildren. Preceding him in death was his brothers, Stanley, Edward, Ralph and Roger Kelzer. Funeral arrangements were with the Bertas Funeral Home of Chaska, 952-448-2137.

George Pexa, 80, of New Prague, died Monday, July 25, 2011 at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. He was born April 1, 1931 in Helena Township, Scott County to Wencel J. and Bessie (Kadrlik) Pexa. On April 7, 1956 he and Rosemary (Winter) were married in Northfield. A lifelong resident of St. Patrick and New Prague area, George attended Scott County District School, St. Wenceslaus School, and New Prague High School. He was a crop and dairy farmer. George was president of New Prague Rural Fire Protection Association, served on the Cedar Lake Township board, was a member of the Prior Lake V.F.W., New Prague American Legion, and Fish Lake Sportsmen. He was a sargeant in the U.S. Army, serving in the Korea War. George organized and served on the Prior Lake Veterans Color Guard and was captain for 33 years. His hobbies included playing cards and fishing. He is survived by wife, Rosemary of New Prague; children, Debbie (Jon) Tonkin of Bloomington, Mike (Mary) Pexa of New Prague, Kathy (Mike) Kreuser of Jordan, John Pexa of New Prague, Marge (Jim) Shimota of St. Patrick, Diana (Paul) Schoenbauer of St. Patrick; 20 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Leonard Pexa of Heidelberg, Allen Pexa of New Prague; sisters, Angeline Singer of Bloomington, Marian (Donald) Rud of Bloomington; sister-in-law, Helen Pexa of New Prague. He was preceded in death by granddaughter, Amy Shimota; parents; brother, Daniel Pexa. Mass of Christian Burial was held at Church of St. Patrick of Cedar Lake, Jordan, Friday, July 29 at 11 a.m. The Rev. Orlando Tatel officiated. Pallbearers included Brian Shimota, Adam Shimota, Joe Kreuser, Matt Kreuser, Jesse Pexa, Andrew Schoenbauer, Laura Tonkin, Emily Tonkin and Jordyn Alt. Visitation was Thursday, July 28 from 3-8 p.m. at Bruzek Funeral Home, New Prague and on Friday at the church, one hour prior to the Mass. Bruzek Funeral Home, New Prague. 952-758-4949.

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Dr. Seuss’ characters come to life in musical form BY MERYN FLUKER mfluker@swpub.com

Plenty of tasks carry age limits – 16 to get a driver’s license, 17 to see an R-rated movie alone, 18 to purchase lottery tickets – but how old does one have to be to enjoy the wonder of Dr. Seuss? Well, as Horton the Elephant would say, “A person’s a person no matter how small.” That motto works the other way too, according to Megan Mulder. The director behind Stagehands Productions’ “Seussical Jr.,” which opens at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, in the Twin Oaks Middle School auditorium, said audience members from age 2 to age 80 can enjoy the musical, which puts rhythm and melody to some of Dr. Seuss’ most famous characters. “It’s kind of that human interest story but with animals,” Mulder said. “Even if you’re 80, you’ll remember what it’s like to be a child and have that imagination.” “Seussical Jr.,” a condensed version of the Broadway production “Seussical,” combines characters from across the Seuss universe, focusing mainly on the events of Horton the Elephant and his adventures in “Horton Hears a Who.” The pachyderm hears a dust particle talking to him and discovers its murmurs are those of an entire town of people, the Whos of Who-ville, begging Horton to care for them. Though the other animals of the jungle are skeptical of Horton’s claims, he stands tall to protect his small pals. The show condenses a lot of Seuss’ most beloved stories, so audience members may find themselves reciting some of the dialogue whether or not they’ve seen the production before. “There’s one part of the show that copies a page from the book,” said 11-year-old Elyse Olsen of Burnsville, who plays the Sour Kangaroo. “It was so funny. We were like, ‘This is the book exactly.’” Mulder has never seen “Seussical” before, but selected the show anyway. “I’m the mother of a 3 1/2 year old and all we do is read Dr. Seuss at home,” the Shakopee resident said. “I was so excited to find a show that was so family oriented and family friendly with such a good theme.” That cultural knowledge of Dr. Seuss guided Mulder’s direction along with her research, which consisted

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The youthful cast members of Stagehands Productions’ “Seussical Jr.” sing and dance during a dress rehearsal of the show at Twin Oaks Middle School. The show features many of Dr. Seuss’ beloved characters, including the Cat in the Hat and a whole cast of Whos.

in part of watching clips of the show on YouTube. Not attending a live performance of the musical actually informed Mulder’s directing choices. “In a way, I felt less restrained blocking wise and costume wise because I felt like I could just have it all in my head,” she said. “Seussical Jr.” is Mulder’s third summer show for Stagehands Productions, which runs the program through Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools Community Education Services. It’s a production she’s always wanted to do and “perfect

timing” made it possible. One reason Mulder may have been so eager to stage the show: Her favorite Seuss character, Horton, is the star. Of all the characters featured in “Seussical Jr.,” 14-year-old Keara Bores was most excited at the prospect of playing the heroic Horton. “He listens to people and doesn’t want to do what he wants to do,” she said of his desire to help the Whos despite criticism from the other animals. “He does what will make everyone else happy.”

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Emeila Bjornberg (left) as the Cat in the Hat, tugs at Keara Bores, who plays the popular Dr. Seuss protagonist Horton during a dress rehearsal of “Seussical Jr.� at Twin Oaks Middle School. The girls, both from Prior Lake, also performed in Stagehands Productions’ “The Music Man Jr.� last summer.

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The role carries a lot of stage time, a lot of songs and means that Bores must spend the show in an elephant mask, but none of those factors were obstacles for the future highschool freshman. “Most of my lines are on the CD, which I have on my iPod and listen to all the time,â€? Bores said. “On the CD, all my parts are sung by a man so I had to take those notes and put them up an octave ‌ It’s been just challenging because it’s the first guy part I’ve played.â€? That’s not the only way Bores differs from her character. “Obviously, I’m an elephant, so I can’t be super fast,â€? she said. “I have to move really slow and with a purpose, which so isn’t me.â€? “Seussical Jr.â€? is the production of a lifetime for 14-year-old Ali Ruminsky of Prior Lake. Not only has she seen the show before, but her step cousin played the role of Gertrude McFuzz, a yellow bird with eyes for Horton. “I just fell in love with the character,â€? Ruminsky said. Ever since then, Ruminksy loaded the cast recording onto her iPod and memorized almost all of Gertrude’s songs, giving the actress quite the advantage when it came time to audition for the Stagehands show. “There were a couple [of songs] I was a little shaky on,â€? she demurred. The soft-spoken songstress has been singing in her church choir since first or second grade, and has been in choir at school since fourth grade. Another piece of Seuss-worthy trivia about Ruminsky: Her birthday is March 2, the same day as Dr. Seuss’. She grew up enamored with the author’s books. Once she landed the coveted role of Ms. McFuzz, Ruminsky faced a minor speed bump. “Gertrude is madly in love with Horton, who also happens to be my best friend,â€? she said. Ever the professionals, Ruminsky and her best friend Bores were able to commit to the characters. “It’s kind of odd but we got over it,â€? Ruminsky added. Because “Seussical Jr.â€? takes place in a world imagined by Dr. Seuss, the colors are really bright and the outfits are exaggerated. Mulder and her crew went to great lengths to make the costumes, props and sets pop. “The costumes are super cool and super colorful,â€? said 10-year-old Madeline Roess of Savage, who plays JoJo. “They’re fun and bright.â€? Mulder even took time away from her family vacation t hand make the clovers, to w which play a central role in t story. She also wakes up the in the morning and listens t the show’s soundtrack, to b because her daughter often r requests it, and Mulder stays u at night sewing, making up

Who’s your favorite Dr. Seuss character? Megan Mulder, director: “I think I have a tendency toward Horton,� of ‘Horton Hears a Who’ and ‘Horton Hatches the Egg.’ I thought he was such a neat character.� Keara Bores, 14, plays Horton: “Thing 1 and Thing 2, from ‘The Cat in the Hat.’� Madeline Roess, 10, plays JoJo: “I actually really like Mayzie, of ‘Daisy-Head Mayzie.’ She’s just really energetic and happy.� Ali Ruminsky, 14, plays Gertrude: “The fish in ‘The Cat in the Hat.’ He would try so hard to get the kids to do what he wanted them to do.� Elyse Olsen, 11, plays the Sour Kangaroo: “The Cat in the Hat. He’s just so weird and fun.�

“I think younger kids will like it because a lot of them like Dr. Seuss and the characters of Dr. Seuss. It’s just a fun story to watch.â€? Megan Mulder Director of Stagehands Productions’ “Seussical Jr.â€? headbands, doing iron-ons and researching, all for “Seussical Jr.â€? “I just wanted it to be bright and vibrant,â€? Mulder said. “I think it helps that I’m so passionate about the show. I’ve put my heart and soul into it ‌ I’ve worked a lot on the show and making it the best it can be because I love it so much.â€? There’s not a lot of dialogue in “Seussical Jr.,â€? something Mulder sees as an asset for the show. “Music reaches a child in a way that dialogue doesn’t,â€? she said. Roess said she thinks kids will also be able to connect to the show. “I think younger kids will like it because a lot of them like Dr. Seuss and the characters of Dr. Seuss,â€? she said. “It’s just a fun story to watch.â€? While Mulder said she hopes her actors, whom she’s bonded with over the last month of rehearsing this show, and the audience, cling to Horton’s belief in never letting anyone make you give up your dreams, Ruminsky so far has taken away a different lesson. “It doesn’t matter what you look like, or how tall you are or how small you are,â€? she said. “People should like you for who you are.â€?

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Two-year-old Noah Heil of Prior Lake plays with a toy police badge in a picnic shelter at Raspberry Ridge Park on Tuesday evening. Noah was just one of the many children on hand for the city’s neighborhood park party. The event featured crafts, games and a visit from Officer Maureen O’Hehir, who brought the badges and Minnesota Twins baseball cards and allowed attendees to sit in her police car. For more images from the event, visit www.plamerican. smugmug.com. PHOTO BY MERYN FLUKER

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PARK AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES The following activities and announcements are from the Prior Lake Recreation Department. To register for activities or for more information, visit www.priorlakerecreation.com, or the city’s website at www.cityofpriorlake.com, stop by City Hall, 4646 Dakota St., or call (952) 447-9820. Look for the city Recreation Department’s page on Facebook.com. The skate park at Lakefront Park is open daily from noon to 8 p.m. Admission is free, but participants under 18 are not admitted without a parent-signed waiver. Parents must sign a new waiver for the 2011 season for their children to skate at the park. Helmets and gloves or wrist guards are required. Sand Point Beach, 14349 Crest Ave., and Watzl’s Beach at Lakefront Park are both open. Sand Point Beach is open daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with free parking Monday through Friday. A $5 car fee and $20 boat and trailer fee applies on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Watzl’s Beach is open from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and noon to 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Both beaches have concessions and designated swim areas with no lifeguards provided. Adult supervision is recommended. Concerts in the park: Enjoy free family-friendly music at Lakefront Park on Thursday evenings June through August. There will be no concert on Thursday, Aug. 4 due to Lakefront Days activities. The Alphabits Band will perform on Thursday, Aug. 11. Vendors will sell food and other goods at the all new Chamber

Market from 5 to 8 p.m., with musical performances set to start at 7 p.m. For rainout information, call the weather hotline at (952) 447-9825.

YOUTH Adventure camp, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8 through Wednesday, Aug. 10, with an overnight beginning at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11 and ending at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12. All camp events will be held at Clearly Lake Regional Park, 18106 Texas Ave. Campers will do arts and crafts, swimming, hiking, games and see live critter demonstrations, culminating in an optional overnight campout. In case of inclement weather, the overnight will be moved to Club Prior, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave. Participants should bring bag lunches, swimsuits and towels each day. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 6 to 11 and the fee is $107 per resident and $112 per nonresident, which includes breakfast and dinner provided during the campout. Cascade Bay in Eagan, Tuesday, Aug. 16. This water park features water slides, a sand playground and mini golf. Paintball in Jordan, Wednesday, Aug. 17. Paintball will be played on an outdoor adventure battlefield. Horseback Riding at River Valley Ranch in Carver, Thursday, Aug. 18. Take a guided trail ride along the Minnesota River. Riders must be at least 50 inches tall to participate. Unless otherwise noted, trips go from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Excursions are targeted toward children ages 6 and up, will happen rain or shine

Rotary seeks business people for trip to Brazil didates must be between the ages of 25-45 and must live or work within the limits of Rotary District 5960 and its clubs (St. Paul, southeastern and central Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin). Applicants cannot be spouses or lineal descendants of current Rotary members. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. All applications must be received by your local Rotary Club by Sept. 15 for submission to the district office by Sept. 26. District-level interviews will be on Saturday, Oct. 8. Applicants must be available all day, starting at 11:30 a.m. for interviews which will be held at the Northern Star Boy Scout Council’s Hulings Scout Service Center, 393 Marshall Ave., St. Paul. For an application form or local Rotary club information and contact person, call Jingle Mahan at (651) 636-9054 or e-mail jingle@rotary5960.org.

FAMILY Neighborhood park parties will alternate weekly between local parks. Events are held each Tuesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and feature free crafts, games, a fi re truck and a police car. The all-ages party comes to Fish Point on Tuesday, Aug. 2, followed by Northwood on Tuesday, Aug. 9 and Carriage Hills on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Call (952) 444-9820 for park locations and other information. The final family beach day is set for 11 to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5 at Sand Point Beach. The event includes face painting, crazy hair coloring, a disc jockey with live music, games, crafts and free parking. Hot dogs and other concessions are available for purchase. Registration is not required and there will be no lifeguards on duty. Minnesota State Fair trip, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29.Celebrate seniors’ and kids’ day at the Great Minnesota Get-Together. A bus will depart from and return to the municipal parking lot off of Colorado Street. The fee is $7 per resident or $17 per resident family and $12 for

nonresidents or $22 per nonresident family (must reside at same address). The fee only covers transportation. Tickets to the fair will be available at the gate. Guests must register by Monday, Aug. 22.

CLUB PRIOR Club Prior is the adult activity center in the Prior Lake Resource Center, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave., Suite 101 for adults 55 and up Tuesdays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy a free cup of coffee, play cards or games, take a class, or just enjoy the company of others. For more information, call (952) 447-9783. Afternoon socials, sponsored by McKenna Crossing, are held at 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. Health insurance counseling is available on the second Wednesday of each month by appointment. Statecertified volunteers meet individually to explain Medicare and medical assistance, how to choose a supplement or Part D plan, assist with health insurance forms and more. Greeting cards and gift bags are for sale for 75 cents each. Proceeds go to Club Prior’s snack fund. Play or learn to play cribbage every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Players of all skill levels are welcome. Knitting group meets every Thursday from 9:45 to 11:45 a.m. Jenni K. will be at Club Prior to teach, help and answer knitting project questions.

ADULT ACTIVITIES Turtle Lake Casino: Wednesday, Sept. 21. The event will have a Nifty

More humidity, then chance for drier, cooler weather Last week was a rare average one, both in terms of temperature and rainfall. It started with the end of the heat wave that brought the most uncomfortable heat I can recall here, at least since the heat waves in the summer of 1988, which saw Jonathan higher temperatures Cohen but lower dew points than what we just “enjoyed.” Temperatures were above average again last week, but by less

than 1 degree. Each day was within 5 degrees of average, which is rare for here, even in the summer, when temperatures are generally closer to average than they are in winter. The thunderstorms on the morning and night of July 23, and then again early July 27, all brought moderate rainfall and no severe weather for a change. The total rainfall for the week was just over 1 inch, which was average for this time of year. The monthly total of 7.7 inches is way above average, however, as the mean for the whole month is 4.31 inches.

’50s theme. The bus will leave Club Prior at 8 a.m. and return around 4 p.m. The fee, $10 per resident and $15 per nonresident, includes deluxe bus transportation with juice, snacks and $5 per person in slot play credits. People 50 years of age or older will receive an additional $5 in credits. Mississippi River lunch and lock tour: Monday, Oct. 3. Guests will take a four-hour trip from St. Paul’s Harriet Island through Lock and Dam 1 into Minneapolis and back, all while enjoying lively music, sightseeing and historical narration. Lunch and snacks will be provided and are included in the $46 per resident and $51 per nonresident fees, which also include transportation. The bus will leave Club Prior at 9:30 a.m. and return at approximately 4 p.m. Space is limited. Participants must register by Thursday, Sept. 1 in order to attend. Fall adult softball leagues: Register now to join United States Specialty Sports Association-sanctioned fall one-pitch softball. Women’s league plays on Mondays, men’s plays on Thursdays, co-rec on Fridays and church on Sundays. All leagues can participate in the slow-pitch league on Tuesdays. Leagues will play for five weeks/doubleheaders starting Thursday, Sept. 8, weather permitting. The league fee is $355 and the deadline for registration is Friday, Aug. 19. Forms can be found on www. quickscores.com. Sign up at www.priorlakerecreation.com or call the city recreation department at (952) 447-9820. Space is limited.

Date Precip. High July 21 0 79 July 22 0 83 July 23 .63 81 July 24 0 78 July 25 0 81 July 26 0 79 July 27 .39 83

Dew pt. 4” soil Low midnight temp 69 63 79 68 73 81 66 68 80 62 60 78 63 65 79 66 63 78 70 74 81

The outlook is for a return to very warm and humid weather into the weekend with an increasing chance of more showers and thundershowers by late in the weekend into early next week. By the middle of next week it should fi nally turn drier and cooler. By Jonathan Cohen, Prior Lake observer for the Scott County Soil and Water Conservation District

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and are chaperoned by summer staff. Six children will be assigned to each leader and supervised at all times. The $25 cost for residents and $30 fee for nonresidents covers admission, transpor tation and super vision. Guests should bring bag lunches and, if needed, extra money. Attendees can be picked up at either Sand Point Beach or Lakefront Park. Register at www.priorlakerecreation.com or call (952) 447-9820.

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Court File Number: 70-CV-10-20400 Case Type: Civil Other/Misc. Notice of Hearing MARK GIROUARD 400 ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA 120 SOUTH SIXTH STREET MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 The City of Prior Lake vs The Property Owners of Inguadona Beach Inc., The County of Scott, and the heirs and assigns of Christine M. Hannen You are notified of the following hearing date(s): August 16, 2011, Court Trial, 9:00 AM before No Judicial Officer Assigned at the following location: Scott County District Court, 200 4th Avenue West JC 115, Shakopee, MN 55379 You are expected to appear fully prepared. Dated: May 2, 2011 Gregory M. Ess Scott County Court Administrator (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, July 16, 23, and 30, 2011; No. 7539) STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Case Type: Contract Court File No: 70-CV-11-15437 TCF National Bank, Plaintiff, v. Keenan C. Engler, Defendant. SUMMONS THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: 1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiff ’s Complaint against you is attached to this Summons. Do not throw these papers away. They are official papers that affect your rights. You must respond to this lawsuit even though it may not yet be filed with the Court and there may be no court file number on this Summons. 2. Y O U M U S T R E P LY WITHIN 20 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this Summons a written response called an Answer within 20 days of the date on which you received this Summons. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this Summons located at Koepke Law, Ltd., 3161 Fernbrook Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota 55447. 3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff ’s Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer. 4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS SUMMONS. If you do not Answer within 20 days, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the Complaint. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the Complaint, you do not need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for the relief requested in the Complaint. 5. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you do not have a lawyer, the Court Administrator may have information about places where you can get legal assistance. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still provide a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case. 6. A LT E R NAT I V E D I S PUTE RESOLUTION. The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an alternative dispute resolution process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. You must still send your written response to the Complaint even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute. The object of this action is to enforce Plaintiff ’s rights and remedies against Defendants. KOEPKE LAW, LTD. Dated: June 24, 2011 By:_________________ Please Contact Christine L. Eid MN SBN 0388676 3161 Fernbrook Lane North Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 Telephone: (763) 201-1218 Fax: (763) 201-1212 Email: ceid@koepkelaw.com Counsel for Plaintiff (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, July 30 and August 6, 13, 2011; No. 7546) STATE OF MINNESOTA

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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Case Type: 14. Other Civil Court File No. 70-CV-10-20400 SUMMONS The City of Prior Lake, Petitioner And The Property Owners of Inguandona Beach, Inc., the State of Minnesota, the County of Scott, and the heirs and assigns of Christine M. Hannen, and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest, or lien in the real estate described in the complaint herein. Respondents. THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO: the heirs and assigns of Christine M. Hannen, and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, or lien in the real estate described in the Petition herein. 1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Petitioner has started a lawsuit against you. The Petitioner’s Petition against you is on file in the office of the court administrator of the above named court. They are official papers that affect your rights. You must respond to this lawsuit even though it may not yet be filed with the Court and there may be no court file number on this summons. 2. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 20 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this summons a written response called an Answer within 20 days of the date on which you received your Summons. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this summons located at: 400 One Financial Plaza 120 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402. 3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Petitioner’s Petition. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Petition. If you believe the Petitioner should not be given everything asked for in the Petition, you must say so in your Answer. 4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE PETITION TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS SUMMONS. If you do not respond within 20 days, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Petitioner everything asked for in the Petition. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the Petition, you do not need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for the relief requested in the Petition. 5. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you do not have a lawyer, the Court Administrator may have information about places where you can get legal assistance. Even if you cannot get help, you must still provide a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case. 6. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an alternative dispute resolution process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. You must still send your written response to the Petition even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute. 7. This action involves, affects, or brings in question real property situated in the County of Scott, State of Minnesota, described as follows: Inguadona Beach Lot-003. 8. The object of this action is for Petitioner the City of Prior Lake, as the charitable trustee and legal title holder of the real property for the benefit of “the Public” of Scott County and State of Minnesota, to obtain a court order under Minnesota Statute 501B.16, 501B.31, and 501B.46, authorizing the City of Prior Lake to transfer or otherwise dispose of the legal title to the real property described as Inguadona Beach Lot-003. Dated: July 11, 2011 NILAN JOHNSON LEWIS PA By: Suesan Lea Pace Reg. No. 199345 Mark J. Girouard Reg. No. 302880 Benjamin J. Rolf Reg. No. 386413 400 One Financial Plaza 120 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 (612)305-7500 ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, July 16, 23 and 30, 2011; No. 7538)

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SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 File Number: Date Filed: February 03, 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: J May Images 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: 10133 Windrose Curve, Elko, MN 55020 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: Jessica May Whipple – 10133 Windrose Curve, Elko, MN 55020 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: Jessica Whipple – Sole Proprietor Jessica Whipple - Contact Person 612-501-7790 Date: 01-31-2011 (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, July 30 and August 6, 2011; No. 7547) Credit River Township Board Meeting Monday, August 1, 2011, 6pm Agenda 5pm Update from Scott Co. Administration 6pm Call Meeting to Order, Pledge of Allegiance 1 Approve or Amend Agenda 2 Consent Agenda 1) May 2, 2011, May 17, 2011, June 6, 2011 and July 6, 2011 Board Meeting Notes 2) June 2011 Treasurer Report 3) July 2011 Developer’s Escrow Statements 3 Open Forum 4 Old Business 1) Approve Territory Work Agreement 2) Approve Prior Lake Fire Contract 3) Road re-construct Assessment Policy update 4) Cress View Estates update 5) Position statement - form of government 6) Snow plow contract update 7) Krieger pond grading update 8) Office technology update 5 Road Report 1) 167th St. E. drainage update 2) 195th Street update 3) Boone/Highpoint update 4) 204th Street paving 5) General road repair update 6 Treasurer’s Report 1) Transfer Funds 2) Budget 3) 941 taxes 4) Escrow Warranties – expiring October 5) 90-day review 7 New Business 1) Scottview Park play area 2) EcoCheck/Natural Systems Utilities name change 3) South Passage tree planting 4) Nevada Avenue lot split 8 Review and Pay Bills 9 Adjourn (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, July 30, 2011; No. 7548)

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On the day marking their two-year anniversary in an Iranian prison, two American hikers will fi nally get their day in court. A Sunday, July 31 trial date was set for Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, according to their attorney Masoud Shafii. Bauer and Fattal were arrested July 31, 2009, with Bauer’s fiancée Sarah Shourd, after allegedly crossing the Iranian border while hiking in northern Iraq. Bauer, 29, the son of Sand Creek Township resident Al Bauer, and Fattal, 29, remain in prison while Shourd was released on bail. “It’s been a hard two years,” Al Bauer said Monday. “We’re just kind of waiting and hoping that this will be over.” Iran has charged the hikers with crossing the border illegally and accused them of espionage. The families, however, say the trio accidentally crossed the border while vacationing in Iraqi Kurdistan. “It’s weird to say after two years that it still feels unreal,” Shane’s youngest sister, Shannon, said by phone Thursday. “None of our lives have been the same since before this started. It’s a part of our life every single day.” In September, Shourd was released on $500,000 bail. Last month, she told BBC about physic a l abu se f rom Evi n Prison guards. She said she feared the three were going to be executed shortly after their arrest when a guard began cocking his weapon. “My worst fear is that they’re not safe, especially when we haven’t seen them for so long,” Shourd, 32, told BBC Persian TV’s Enayat Fani. “There are months at a time where they don’t see anyone from the outside world. They don’t have consular access, they’re not allowed to see their lawyer, and we fear the worst.” A trial hearing had been set for Bauer and Fattal May 11,

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but they were not brought to court. Iranian authorities did not explain their absence. “ We a r e o u t r a g e d t h at Shane and Josh continue to be arbitrarily detained and have been physically mistreated,” the mothers said in a June statement. “It now seems that after nearly two years of denying our sons due process, the Iranian judicial authorities want to conclude a trial. The least those authorities can do in the meantime is release Shane and Josh into the care of the Swiss Embassy. They’ve done that in many cases involving foreign nationals and there is no reason they cannot do it again.” Al Bauer has spoken to his son only once in the past two years — an April 2010 phone call. Shane’s mother, Cindy Hickey of Pine City, Minn., last communicated with her

son about two months ago, Al said. “Everything has been quiet, so we don’t know what’s going on right now,” Al said. “We’re praying and hoping everything is going to go right and this will end here this weekend before the Ramadan starts [Aug. 1].” “I feel there’s no way this can keep going on,” said Shannon, who lives in Boulder, Colo. “There’s just no justifiable reason to hold them.” Bauer, a freelance photojournalist, and Shourd, a teacher of English, were living in Damascus, Syria, at the time of their vacation. Fattal, an environmental advocate, was visiting them. Al Bauer attended a peace rally for the hikers on Friday in front of the Iranian Mission to the United Nations in New York City. The waiting and lack of control has been really wearing on the Bauer family, Al said. Shannon agreed, saying it’s hard to prepare for Sunday’s trial knowing there have been so many unexpected postponements since Shane’s 2009 arrest. Still, she hopes the Iranian court system will fi nally bring a conclusion to her family’s long ordeal yet this weekend. “I’ll either be celebrating Sunday or just having a really hard time,” she said. “I would love to be traveling anywhere to see Shane.”

POLICE CALLS The Prior Lake Police Department responded to the following incidents July 20-27. This is not a comprehensive list of all incidents to which the department responded. DWI July 21: Police arrested a 20-year-old Maple Grove man at Highway 13 and Rustic Road for fourth-degree DWI and minor consumption of alcohol. They had stopped the man for traffic violations. Crashes July 21: A 16-year-old Prior Lake boy and a 70-year-old Prior Lake man were involved in a two-car crash at County Road 21 and Duluth Avenue. The boy was heading north on Duluth attempting to turn left on westbound CR21 and pulled out in front of the man’s car, causing the crash, according to the police report. July 24: A driver reported witnessing another motorist hit a stop sign at County Road 21 and Adelmann Street. The suspect then fled the scene. Police have a suspect in the case and are continuing the investigation. July 26: A 16-year-old Prior Lake boy was bicycling on the sidewalk going north on Franklin Trail near Brooks Circle and couldn’t stop in time, colliding with a car driven by a 16-year-old Prior Lake girl. The police report noted that there was a visibility issue due to trees and shrubs. The boy’s mother transported him to the hospital for injuries. Burglary July 20: Tools valued at $459 were reported stolen from the 17300 block of Wilderness Trail.

Theft July 23: Jewelry was reported stolen from a home in the 3300 block of Glynwater Trail. Police are investigating the case. July 25: A phone was reported stolen after it was left at Little Six Casino, 2354 Sioux Trail. July 25: A bicycle valued at $100 was reported stolen from a home in the 17400 block of Sunset Trail. Narcotics July 27: During a traffic stop at Mystic Lake Drive and Dakotah Parkway, police arrested a 33-year-old Bloomington woman for providing false information to police and possessing another person’s driver’s license. Warrants July 21: A 28-year-old Prior Lake man was arrested in the 14200 block of Aspen Avenue on a Scott County warrant for failure to appear in court on charges of driving after suspension. July 25: A 39-year-old Prior Lake man was arrested at County Road 42 and Fountain Hills Drive on a Scott County warrant. July 26: A 19-year-old Minneapolis woman was arrested at Mystic Lake Casino on a felony warrant for check forgery. Miscellaneous July 22: A 26-year-old Blaine man was cited for trespassing at Mystic Lake Casino. July 25: Police cited a 40-year-old Plymouth woman for trespassing at Little Six Casino.

FIRE CALLS July 21 Firefighters responded to a jet ski crash in the 14300 block of Crest Avenue, near the Sand Point Beach access. They assisted a patient who had a dislocated shoulder. July 22 Firefighters responded to a medical call in which an 11-year-old boy was having a seizure in the 14800 block of Estate Avenue. The department was canceled en route to the scene. July 23 Firefighters responded to a fire alarm in the 18100 block of Murphy

Lake Boulevard in Credit River Township. It was a false alarm. July 24 Firefighters responded to a call for a strange odor at a home in the 3400 block of Willow Beach Trail. It was unfounded; firefighters suspected that cleaning chemicals caused the smell. July 25 Firefighters responded to a car fire at Main Avenue and Dakota Street. The dash of a 1998 Dodge Neon was on fire due to an electrical problem. Firefighters were unable to locate the car’s owner at the scene.

July 26 Firefighters responded to a fire alarm in the 16900 block of Monroe Avenue. The alarm was due to burnt food. July 27 Firefighters responded to: A carbon monoxide alarm in the 4000 block of Brougham Boulevard. It was a false alarm; the homeowner was advised to replace the detector. A smoke alarm in the 16300 block of Stemmer Ridge Road. It was a false alarm.

DISTRICT COURT The following are Scott County District Court felony and gross misdemeanor dispositions. Defendants either pleaded guilty or were found guilty by the court unless otherwise indicated. Mohamad Ahmad Bakr, 26, Shakopee, third-degree driving while impaired (DWI), a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, one day in jail, 29 days under electronic homemonitoring, follow recommendations of evaluation, $650 in fines. Denise Ann Delander, 39, Shakopee, DWI, a gross misdemeanor. Four years probation, 45 days in jail, follow recommendations of evaluation, $510 in fines. Reyes Manolo Romualdo Galicia, 35, Burnsville, DWI (refusal to submit to test), a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, follow recommendations of evaluation, $360 in fines. Derrick Dewayne Haywood, 27, Minneapolis, violation of

order for protection, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, 60 days in jail, $160 in fines. Geri Lyn Otto, 39, Fridley, second-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony. Serve 60 months in prison. Lucas James Shevik, 31, Shakopee, DWI, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, two days in jail, 28 days under electronic home-monitoring, follow recommendations of evaluation, abstain from alcohol, random tests, $885 in fines. Tanya Christine Williams, 22, Shoreview, fifth-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony. Adjudication stayed: Five years probation, 15 days in jail, follow recommendations of evaluation, abstain from alcohol, random tests, $75 in fines. Michael Allen Boisjolie, 30, Minneapolis, DWI, a felony. Serve 36 months in prison (concurrent with previous sentence), $75 in fines.

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SPORTS EXTRA

Positive start

Fall Sports Football Class 6A Teams

Reed, Morrison spark Mudcats to a 9-4 playoff win BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

Nick Reed’s bat and Ben Morrison’s arm lifted the Prior Lake Mudcats to a win in their fi rst Dakota-Rice-Scott League (DRS) playoff game July 27. The Mudcats (17-14 overall) took the fi rst game of a three-game series with Montgomery, using a five-run sixth inning for a 9-4 home victory. The second game was played Friday (results not available at press time) in Montgomery. If a third-game is needed, it will be at Veterans Memorial Park Sunday, July 31 at 1 p.m. The series winner will advance to the six-team Region 3C tournament, which starts Aug. 5. Prior Lake’s likely opponent if it wins one more game would be New Market and the game would be played in Prior Lake at 8 p.m.

The top two teams from region tourney qualify for the Class C state tournament, which is set for Aug. 19 in the cities of Brownton, Glencoe and Hutchinson. For more on the Mudcats, go to www.priorlakebaseball.com or call the hardball hotline at (952) 2263800. Reed fi nished 3 for 5 with a home run, double and five RBIs to pace the Mudcats against Montgomery. He had an RBI double in a three-run fi rst inning. He came up in the sixth with runners and fi rst and second and two runs already in and belted a three-run homer to give his team an 8-2 lead. All five of the Mudcats’ runs came with two outs. Mason Holmquist started the rally with a single and scored on Gary Mariscal’s double. Noah Rezac singled in Mariscal. Ryan Rose followed with a walk to

put two on base for Reed. Prior Lake added an insurance run in the eighth on Reed’s RBI single that scored Justin Schliep. Jake Lehrer and Casey Johnson each had RBIs for the Mudcats in the fi rst inning. Rezac fi nished 2 for 3 with three runs scored and two stolen bases. Morrison struck out 10 batters and scattered eight hits in a complete game. Prior Lake went into the playoffs earning a split in its last two DRS games, falling 18-11 in a slugfest with New Market July 24 and earning a 9-5 win at Lonsdale July 21. The Mudcats finished 11-12 and took second place in the White Division of the DRS. St. Patrick ran away with the White Division crown with a 19-4 mark.

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SECTION 3 Burnsville Eagan Eastview Lakeville North Lakeville South Park of Cottage Grove Prior Lake Rosemount

SECTION 4 Cretin-Derham Hall Forest Lake Mounds View North St. Paul Roseville Stillwater White Bear Lake Woodbury

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Prior Lake’s Nick Reed went 3 for 5 with a home run, double and five RBIs in the Mudcats’ 9-4 playoff win over Montgomery July 27.

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SECTION 6

LAKER HALL OF FAME

ELKO SPEEDWAY

Royle race finish Driver comes from behind to earn win BY JIM BURNS Correspondent

Busselman, his ’84 team enshrined

’92 graduate stood out in three sports

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

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“Darwin Busselman is the face of baseball in Prior Lake. When people think about baseball in our town, they think of Buff.” That’s what Scott Geisler said about Busselman on a nomination form for consideration for induction into the Minnesota State High League (MSHSL) Hall of Fame. Geisler was a long-time assistant coach for Busselman. Busselman is already in the MSHSL Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, getting inducted in 2007. And now the long-time Prior Lake coach will be inducted into the Laker Hall of Fame. The banquet is set for Wednesday, Aug. 3 in the Fong’s Event Center in downtown Prior Lake starting at 5:30 p.m. Bussel ma n’s 19 8 4 squad is also being honored at the banquet as this year’s “Team of Distinction.” Busselman won 535 career games (335 losses) in his long Lakers’ career, coaching in six different decades (1969-2010). He ranks fourth on the all-time wins list in Minnesota. He’s one of only six baseball coaches to have won 500-plus games. Busselman was a lso the head football coach at Prior Lake from 1970 to 1981 and was an assistant coach for 17 years, retiring from the gridiron for good in 2006. He had a career

now friends of coach Busselman because he taught you a bit about life as well as baseball. Buff wasn’t afraid to get on you, but you usually knew where you stood with him.” The only thing that escaped Busselman in his Hall of Fame coaching career was winning a section/region title. In his final two seasons he came close, losing to Eden Prairie in the Section 2AAA title game in both 2009 and 2010. Busselman’s teams won 22 Missota Conference titles in his tenure. He was named conference coach of the year 11 times and was the Dick Siebert Award

When Jane Duvall found out she was part of the 2011 Laker Hall of Fame class, she was surprised and flattered. “I immediately thought about several other people I know who also graduated from Prior Lake who probably deserved it more than I do for things they’ve accomplished beyond high school and college,” said Duvall, a 1992 graduate. “But I’m honored to be considered for this nonetheless.” The Laker Hall of Fame banquet is set for Wednesday, Aug. 3 in the Fong’s Event Center in downtown Prior Lake starting at 5:30 p.m. Duvall is Jane’s married name. In high school, she went by Richards and she was a three-sport star. She won the Athena Award her senior year (a state award recognizing each school’s most outstanding female athlete), before moving on to have a successful Division track career at Marquette University. Her best sport was track. She took second at state in the discus in her senior year at Prior Lake with a toss of 130 feet, 3 inches. She was fi fth in the shot put (39-8). Duvall still holds the school record in the shot put with a mark of 41-5. She was the school record holder in the discus un-

Lonsdale’s Adam Royle patiently worked forward from his sixth starting position to win the Super Late Models feature July 23, highlighting a tight night of racing at Elko Speedway. Royle overtook Nick Murgic of Rosemount following a 24th-lap restart to claim the 40-lap feature. Racing action is continuing today (Saturday, July 30). For more, go to www. elkospeedway.com or call (952) 461-7223. Other feature winners July 23 included: Jonny Hentges of Jordan in Big 8s, Adam Wiebusch of Shakopee in Thunder Cars, Dirk Henry of Sauk Center in Legends, Aaron Hopkins of Burnsville in Mini Stocks and Darren Walterman of Webster in Power Stocks. Meanwhile, Murgic powered around pole-sitter Brian Johnson to take the early lead with Steve Anderson third and Royle working around Conrad Jorgenson to join the top four. As Murgic held a threecar length advantage over Johnson, Royle closed on Anderson to take third on lap eight with Donny Reuvers and Jason Schneider also on the move. As the action approached the midpoint, Johnson pulled even with Murgic looking to his inside for the lead, but couldn’t make the pass. Royle motored up on Johnson driving to his outside off of turn two to take second on lap 22 before the caution f lew on lap 24. On the restart, Murgic took off at the drop of the g reen and quickly estab lished a four-car length lead, but a determined Royle ran his quickest laps of the race in tracking down the leader, getting a huge run of f of turn two on lap 30 in taking the lead. Over the final 10 laps, Royle ran untouched to the checkers. In Big 8s, Ryan Kamish charged around the polesitter (Hentges) to take the early lead with Dylan Moore and Prior Lake drivers Doug Brown and Travis Stanley able to work under Nick Beaver on successive laps to join

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The 1984 Prior Lake baseball team, coached by Darwin Busselman, won 17 games, including winning the Missota Conference title with a 14-0 mark. The team had six players make the all-conference team and two were honorable mention.

Honoring Prior Lake past

PHOTO BY TOM SCHARDIN

In his 41st season (2009) with Prior Lake, coach Darwin Busselman led the Lakers to 23 wins and a runner-up finish to Eden Prairie in the Section 2AAA tournament.

“A lot of guys are now friends of coach Busselman because he taught you a bit about life as well as baseball.” Greg Faue Lakers’ 1984 baseball team member record of 57-52, winning three conference crowns. He retired from teaching in 2004. Greg Faue, who played on the Lakers’ 1984 team, said Busselman taught his players more than just the basics of baseball. His influence reached much further. “Buff was a good coach,” said Faue, who is the long-time manager for the Prior Lake Mudcats, the Class C amateur team in town. “He believed in the players and he knew talent. “After you left high school and remembered what he had taught you, you were more thankful for playing for him,” added Faue. “A lot of guys are

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Amateur Baseball DAKOTA-RICE-SCOTT FINAL STANDINGS White Division Team W St. Patrick 19 Prior Lake 11 Montgomery 9 Shakopee 6

L 4 12 14 17

Blue Division Team W New Market 14 St. Benedict 14 Union Hill 13 Webster 2

L 9 9 10 21

Red Division Team Lonsdale New Prague Elko Faribault Veseli

L 6 7 4 14 17

W 17 16 8 9 6

Note: Prior Lake competes in Region 3C for the playoffs. Other teams in the field are: Montgomery, St. Patrick, Shakopee, New Market, St. Benedict, Webster, Union Hill, Cannon Falls, Hampton, Lake City, Northfield, Randolph and Wanamingo. There are 234 Class C teams in the state with 16 making the state tourney.

RIVER VALLEY LEAUGE FINAL STANDINGS West Division Team W New Ulm 12 Fairfax 8 Gaylord 7 St. Peter 7 Winthrop 2

L 4 8 9 9 14

Central Division Team W Belle Plaine 12 Chanhassen 9 Arlington 6 LeSueur 4 Henderson 3

L 4 7 10 12 13

East Division Team Chaska Shakopee Prior Lake Jordan Victoria

L 3 6 5 7 10

W 14 11 9 10 7

Note: Prior Lake competes in Section 4B for the playoffs. Other teams in the field are: Savage, Rosemount and Inver Grove Heights. There are only 34 teams in Class B in the state with 16 making the state tourney.

Scoreboard.MN You can also follow Prior Lake High School sports online at www.scoreboard. mn. Catch all of the breaking news, browse photo galleries and keep up with your favorite Laker teams, plus more via the Web.

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Contact us To contact Prior Lake American sports editor Tom Schardin send an email to sports@swpub. com or call (952) 345-6379.

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Playoff ready? Jays, Rosemount to meet in three-game series BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

The Prior Lake Jays had their six-game winning streak snapped July 27 by the only Class B team in the state so far to qualify for the Super Sections. T he Savage Out laws de feated Prior Lake for the third straight time this summer with a 10-4 win in a Section 4B standings game. Savage (29-3) went 9-0 in Section 4B games, while the Jays fi nished 5-4 (18-12 overall). The Section 4B tournament starts Sunday, July 31 and one team has already been eliminated. Inver Grove Heights disbanded, so Rosemount, Prior Lake and Savage are left and two will move on to the Super Sections, which are Aug. 12-14. Prior Lake and Rosemount will play a best-of-three series with the winner earning a spot in the Super Sections. Therefore, Savage is already in. The Jays’ fi rst playoff game versus Rosemount is at home July 31 at 7 p.m., while the second game is Monday, Aug. 1 in Rosemount at 7:30 p.m. A third-game, if needed, will be Aug. 3 in Prior Lake at 7:30 p.m. The Outlaws will take on the winner of the Prior LakeRosemount series Aug. 5 to determine the Section 4B winner and runner-up. The Super Sections feature the top two teams from the eight sections in the state. The four sites are Dundas, Miesville, Chaska and Cold Spring

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New Market, the Mudcats’ potential Region 3C opponent if both teams win their first-round series, tied with St. Benedict for first place in the DRS East Division with 14-9 marks. New Market won the first

and each is a four-team doubleelimination tournament. The eight section winners are seeded one through eight, while the eight section runnerups have already been pre-seeded. The Section 4B runner-up will be the No. 10 seed for the Super Sections and will play the No. 7 seed in the fi rst round at a site still to be determined. Super Section seeds come out Aug. 7. The top two teams from each site will qualify for state, which begins Aug. 19 in the towns of Brownton, Glencoe and Hutchinson. For more, go to www.priorlakebasebal l.com or cal l the hardball hotline at (952) 226-3800. In the loss to Savage, the Jays gave up seven runs in the sixth inning to fall behind 10-3. Tony Doherty had a two-run homer in the loss. Marshall Mullenbach was the losing pitcher. Prior Lake lost its three games to Savage this summer by a combined 24-7 margin. Meanwhile, Prior Lake went into the game on the heels of sweeping rival Shakopee in a pair of River Valley League games. The Jays won 12-9 at home July 26 and earned a 7-0 road win the day before. In the home win, Chris Kelly was the winning pitcher in relief, despite allowing two earned runs in 2 2/3 innings of work with three strikeouts. Tony Eicher got the save with three scoreless innings. T.J. Larson started, allowing seven runs in 3 1/3 innings. Jim Schroeder paced the game of its three-game playoff series with Webster July 27, winning 17-10. New Market beat the Mudcats 6-4 in the team’s other regular season meeting on May 25. In the win over Lonsdale, Rose had a double and two RBIs, while Reed fi nished 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI. Schliep was 1 for 3 with two

offense, going 2 for 5 with two doubles and two RBIs. Corey Goblirsch went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored, while Dan Schroeder was 2 for 4 with two knocked in. Doherty and Tim Garceau each had a double and two RBIs, while Sam Hoppe was 2 for 3 with an RBI. In the road win over Shakopee, Kyle Zweber pitched seven shutout innings with four strikeouts to get the win, while Pat Galvin pitched two scoreless innings in relief. Garceau had two-run homer in the third inning and an RBI triple in the fi fth. Zweber had a two-run double in the third, while Dan Schroeder and Adam Cress each had RBIs. Gobrlisch finished 3 for 5, while Reed Zweber was 2 for 4 with two runs scored. Prior Lake also earned a 10-7 win over at Rosemount July 24 in Section 4B game. Ch ris Swiat kiewicz was the winning pitcher in relief, despite allowing two runs on four hits in two innings. Mullenbach started, allowing two runs on seven hits in four innings. Garceau finished 3 for 5 with a triple and two RBIs, while Scott Geisler and Hoppe both knocked in two runs. Richard White and Doherty each went 2 for 5 with a double and an RBI, while Dusty Olynyk had an RBI double. Prior Lake led 4-2 after two innings and 10-4 after seven. The Jays also earned a 6-5 win in seven innings July 23 over the Minneapolis Lakers in a non-league game. runs knocked in, while Morrison had a double and an RBI and Ryan Defries went 2 for 4 with a double and run scored. Mariscal stole two bases and added an RBI, while Lehrer also had an RBI. Morrison was the winning pitcher, working five innings and allowing one unearned run, while fanning three.

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Former Prior Lake standout Jane Richards was in her senior year in 1996 at Marquette University, excelling in the shot put and discus.

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til 2004 when Kaylie Hambrick broke it with a toss of 136-7. Duvall was a four-time letterwinner on the track and twice A l l-Missota C o n fe r e nc e . She was also a three -time letterwinner on the basketball court and twice in volleyball. Duvall was a standout reJane b ou nder for Duvall t he L a kers, e a r ni n g a l lconference honorable mention her final season. She’s currently 12th on the school’s all-time rebounds list, but she was second when she graduated. She also held the single-season rebounding mark her senior year (213), but is now eighth on that list. In volleyball, Duvall was also all-conference honorable mention and was named the team’s best offensive player her senior year. “I’m proud to say that I came from Prior Lake and I have many fond memories from my sports career there,” said Duvall. “The memories that mean the most to me are not necessarily the big events like the state meet. I remember the camaraderie we had on the track team

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“I would have to say there was nothing I looked forward to more than getting done with class and going to basketball practice.” Jane Duvall 2011 Laker Hall of Fame

and warming up together while we listened to “Pump up the Jam” by Technotronic, and all the support we gave each other during the meets. “I remember our team getting psyched up before home basketball games and running out on the gym floor with the ‘Rocky’ theme song playing in the background,” added Duvall. “I would have to say there was nothing I looked forward to more than getting done with class and going to basketball practice.” At Marquette, Duvall won 11 individual conference titles and was part of five team conference championships. She currently ranks second all-time in the indoor shot put and discus, fourth in the outdoor shot put and sixth in the 20-pound weight throw. Duvall now makes her home in Zimmerman, Minn. and is a dental hygienist.

winner in 2006. In 1984, Busselman was the Region 2 Coach of the Year. That was a magical season for the Lakers. The team went 14-0 in league play and won the sub-section title, before losing 2-0 to Waseca in the regional tourney. Busselman had six Lakers earn all-conference honors that year – Kirk Loehr, Scott Gleason, Tim Hanson, Chris Shimek, Chris Rooney and Eric Lindstrom – and two were honorable mention (Faue and Brad Brueske). Faue said that team believed it was going to win each time it stepped onto the diamond. But, like many of Busselman’s teams, it just couldn’t get over the hump in the playoffs to get to state. “There were so many good players on that team – Kirk Loehr, Chris Shimek, Tim Hanson, Eric Lindstrom, Chris Rooney, Scott Gleason, Tim Shimek, Gary Schmitz, Joe Schultz, Brad Brueske and Jeff Svoboda,” said Faue. “Growing up, we all played against each other unti l we were on the high-school team and I think that made each one of us better when we actually did play on the same team. “To this day, when we see each other, we talk about how much fun it was to be a part of that team,” added Faue. “Those were good times.” Lindstrom and Rooney led the team in RBIs with 20, while Lindstrom and Hanson both had four home runs. Gleason and three homers and 17 RBIs, while Hanson had knocked in 16 runs and Rooney had three homers. Loehr was 10-0 as the Lakers’ top starter, while Gleason and Brueske each had five wins. Prior Lake hit .377 as a team and the staff’s earnedrun average was 2.10 (statistics are from editions of the Prior Lake American in 1984).

Prior Lake girls tennis meeting slated There will be a preseason meeting for all girls interested in playing for the Prior Lake girls tennis team’s varsity and junior varsity programs this fall. The meeting is set for Wednesday, Aug. 3 in the cafeteria at the 6:30 p.m. at the high school. All players and their parents are strong urged to attend.

Registration/tryouts for PL Soccer Club The Prior Lake Soccer Club is accepting registration for its fall and 2012 summer traveling programs. There are tryouts slated at Ryan Park in Prior Lake Aug. 1-3. For more information, go to www.priorlakesoccer.org.

Boots & Boas 5K Run/Walk is scheduled You can run or walk a scenic, 3.1-mile course and help fight domestic abuse at the same time by participating in the inaugural Boots & Boas 5K Run/Walk on Sept. 10 at 9 a.m. at Purgatory Creek Park in Eden Prairie. The event is sponsored by Savvy.mn magazine, the Eden Prairie News, St. Francis Regional Medical Center and a number of other local businesses. A pre-race 50-yard “dash” in boots and boas will be held as a photo opportunity and to make people more aware of the good work of two organizations working to end domestic violence: Cornerstone, which serves southwestern Hennepin County, and the Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women, which serves Scott and Carver counties. “The name of the event and the fact that a share of proceeds will go to Cornerstone and Southern Valley Alliance make it sound as if Boots & Boas is just a women’s event,” said Mark Weber, publisher of the Eden Prairie News newspaper. “It’s not. This is a fun event that men and children will love too, and a way for them to show support for two organizations that are doing great work.” Early-bird registration (before Aug. 20) costs $25 per person. After that the fee goes to $30; race-day registration is $35. You can register online at active.com (type in Boots & Boas), which charges a small administrative fee. Or, download an entry form at www.savvy.mn or www.edenprairienews.com. More information about the race is available on Facebook. You can also call (952) 445-3333 or send an e-mail to Mark Weber at mweber@swpub.com.

TAGS Gymnastics taking fall registrations TAGS Gymnastics is now taking registrations for its Fall 8 week session that runs Sept. 6 through Oct. 29. Classes are offered to boys and girls of all ability levels ages 2 to 17. For more information, go to www.tagsgym.com or call one of the two locations: Apple Valley (952) 431-6445 or Eden Prairie (952) 920-5342.

PL sets boys summer basketball camp The Prior Lake High School boys basketball program will host its annual summer basketball camps Aug. 1-5 at the high school, 7575 W. 150th St., Savage. The cost is $75 for grades two through eight. The camp will focus on developing individual skills, while having fun playing in competitive situations. The Lakers’ varsity coaches and players will be instructors. Grades two through five will go from 8-11 a.m. followed by grades six through eight from 1-4 p.m. For more information contact Prior Lake coach Alex Focke at (651) 270-5254 or by email at atfocke@yahoo.com.

Laker Athletic Booster Club meetings The Laker Athletic Booster Club will have its monthly meeting on the third Monday of every month (except July and December) in the lecture hall next to the auditorium at Prior Lake High School, 7575 W. 150th St., Savage, starting at 7 p.m.

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Second place The Prior Lake 12AA baseball team recently took second place in the Burnsville Invitational. The team members are, front row, from left: Coach Brad Blanshan, Andrew Haefner, Michael Ruelle, Jayden Sheffield, Preston Reese, Ben Halstrom, Keith BErrier-Lemna and Jacob Hofschild. Second row: Coach Bart Sheffield, Trey Blanshan, Luis Lopez, Evan Sibbet, Alex Miranda, Austin Hovis, coach Art Miranda and coach Matt Haefner.

More of the same Royle, Walen continue to dual on oval BY MICK ANDERSON Correspondent

Adam Royle is on a roll. The driver from Lonsdale had the fastest qualifying time, won his heat and went on to win his sixth Super Late Model feature of the season July 25 at Raceway Park. It was the third straight week Royle won the 25-lap main event with Chad Walen of Prior Lake fi nishing second. Royle went into the night with a one-point lead over Walen in the points standings. He now leads by three points. Donny Reuvers is a distant third in points with 810, 47 behind Royle. Rick Burns of Vesel is fourth (730) and Mark Lamoreaux of Bloomington is fi fth (708). Royle and Walen will continue their season-long battle Sunday, July 31 with racing action starting at 6 p.m. For more, go to www.gorace waypark.org or call (952) 445-2257. Royle has won six of the last eight Super Late Model main events, while Walen has f inished third three times, to go along with his two wins and fourth thirdplace showings. Other feature winners July 24 included: Shawn Evans of Northfield in Bombers, Brent Kane of Lonsdale in Hobby Stocks, Tony Hallberg of Shakopee in Mini Stocks, Keith Paulsrud of Rogers in Short Trackers, Todd Wilson of Burnsville in the first Figure 8s feature and Ricky Martin in the second one. Starting third in a 10-car field, Royle jumped into fi rst on the second lap and led the rest of the way in the cautionfree 30 lapper. Walen did his best to close the gap with Royle, but to no avail. Mea nwhi le, t wo ot her drivers – Kane and Evans – scored their fi fth feature wins of the year. Kane used the outside groove to perfection to pass the nine drivers that started ahead of him. Pole-sitter Bryan Turtle led the fi rst 14 laps and fi nished second just ahead of Bill Woodworth, Di l lon Sel l ner a nd Lu ke Schmitt. The other five time feature winner, Evans, didn’t know he won until after the face. The winner was disqualified for a technical violation. I n F i g u r e 8 s , Wi l s o n earned his second win of the year, while Martin became the fi rst driver at Raceway Park to win seven features this season.

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First place The Prior Lake Athletics for Youth fifth- and sixthgrade girls lacrosse team recently took first place in the Prior Lake Invitational going 3-0. The team members are, front row: Anna Bird. Second row, from left: Sarah Pierson, Katelyn Langguth, Samantha Miesener, Abby Muller and Hannah Shultz. Third row: Hannah Dunn, Danielle Baker, Gracie Ostertag, Abigail Riskevich, Kelly Gleason, Hannah Beers and coach Paulina Son. Fourth row: Coach Dan Ruhme, Savannah Boeser, Chloe Condon, Alisa Robbins, Samantha Sage, Raquel Ruhme, Sydney Heger, Kirsten Fedorko, Amber Theis and coach Kay Pierson. Not pictured are Landry Elliott, Samantha Hunt and Sydney Briggs.

the top five by lap 10 of 25. As Kamish continued to show the way in his best run of the year, Darren Wolke and Beaver came in contact exiting turn two to bring out the caution on lap 12. After a quick reline, Kamish again took the point as Hentges looked to his inside with Moore and Brown battling side-by-side for third. Hentges persistence paid off on lap 21 as he ducked under Kamish to take the lead and then the list of challengers quickly changed on lap 22. Kamish got loose in turn two, forcing Brown to check up and allowing Moore, Stanley and Adam Simon to move to second through fourth. Over the fi nal three laps, Moore caught Hentges and the tandem traded paint and the lead with Hentges getting clear out of turn four to earn the win, with Stanley grabbing second.

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A gaggle of geese paddles by a cow wading in the pond at Loftus Farm. The farm is located at the junction of county roads 42 and 27 across from Lifetime Fitness in Savage. PHOTO BY AMY LYON

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irst impressions are important and the same holds true when you are showcasing your home for a potential sale. While larger home improvement projects are often necessary to catch the eye of someone in the market for a new home, they require a great deal of time and money. Sometimes simple cleaning and organization is all that is needed to appeal to potential buyers. Home staging expert and TLC host Lisa Lynch says giving the perception of a clean home is of utmost importance for people looking to sell or rent their homes. “Presenting a sparkling clean property gives the impression that it was well maintained,” says Lynch. “This gives potential buyers and renters a feeling of security. Often they will pay a premium for a place that has been well-maintained and has a clean appearance.” Lynch offers these tips to impress your guests and convince potential buyers

that you took outstanding care of your home.

Simplify Begin by de-cluttering your home. By removing personal items that might distract prospective buyers, you’ll help them focus on how they think the home might look when they move in.

Neutralize When showing your home to others, set your personal tastes aside by decorating in a way that will appeal to a broad range of people. Think about replacing strong patterns with solid colors on items like bedding, carpets and drapes. It might also be a good call to store that dramatic piece of art somewhere out of sight. You can show it off again when you move into your new house.

A photogenic home Many potential buyers will make decisions on which homes they would like to look at by looking at photos posted online. Do whatever you can to make your home sparkle in the images you and your real estate agent select for

your listing. Focus on glass and metal surfaces that will add shine to your photos. For other bathroom surfaces, a bath scrubber like Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Bath Scrubber should be used to remove easy-to-spot and unappealing grime and scum from bathtubs and showers. Thoroughly cleaning these surfaces in bathrooms and kitchens can make your home look fresher and newer.

Areas that must sparkle While it is important to keep the entire home spotless, there are two rooms in particular that require special attention: the kitchen and the bathroom. In a recent survey, Mr. Clean asked consumers which room they would clean first if moving into a new home. Of the more than 1,000 participants, an impressive 41 percent responded the kitchen and 38 percent said the bathroom. When selling your home, it is always important to make the extra effort in these two rooms; you’ll never know if it will be a make or break a deal.

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Details matter

Whether they know it or not, people entering your home will notice more than just appearances. Attractive scents can create good feelings. Candles, diffusers, potpourri and cookies all offer inviting and familiar aromas. Use a cleaner with a pleasant scent to keep your home smelling fresh.

Eliminate any small imperfections that might cause uneasiness with potential buyers by replacing broken light bulbs, fi xing loose doorknobs or getting your closet door moving smoothly on it tracks. Even something as minor as a little mess in the microwave could turn off a prospective renter or buyer,

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Head for the Fair

TRACTOR LESSON

This year’s Scott County Fair runs through Sunday in St. Lawrence Township, near Jordan. Here is the schedule of remaining events:

SUNDAY, JULY 31 8 a.m. – Upper Midwest Stock Dog Challenge, field north of parking lot 8 a.m. – Open horse show, pleasure, north ring 9 a.m. – Open goat show, sheep barn 11 a.m. – All exhibit buildings open 11 a.m. – Children’s ID, creative arts building 1 p.m. – Carnival opens 1 p.m. – Merriam’s Midway unlimited ride wristband special 1 p.m. – Denny and the Dawgs, beer garden 1 p.m. – Draft horse show, south ring (hitches) 1 p.m. – Yak and Yarn knitting demonstration, creative arts building 1 p.m. – 4-H Arts in Performance, Entertainment Square 1 p.m. – Haybale toss, between cattle and swine barns 2 p.m. – Celebrity milking contest, outside cattle barn 2 p.m. – Master Gardener tour, garden north of fair office 3 p.m. – 4-H Royal Showmanship Contest, cattle barn 3:30 p.m. – Straw dive, outside building 11 5:30 p.m. – Straw dive, outside building 11 PHOTO BY MATHIAS BADEN

6 p.m. – All exhibits released

Sean Weckman, 8, of Shakopee “is the one who likes the tractors,” said his grandpa, John Melin of Hutchinson. On Wednesday, Sean was showing rabbits at the Scott County Fair, but as soon as he finished, he rushed to Machinery Hill.

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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

Go ‘Beyond the Yellow Ribbon’ Beyond t he Yel low Ribbon South of the River will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2 in the lower level of the Prior Lake VFW, 16306 Main Ave. The group has many events coming soon that are open to the public and welcomes everyone’s participation and ability to volunteer. For more information, call (952) 440-5011 or visit www.btyrsouthoftheriver.org.

Give blood through Red Cross An American Red Cross blood drive is planned from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 5634 Luther Road, Prior Lake. All donors ages 21 and up who donate before Sept. 7 will have a chance to win a trip for four to Orlando, Fla. each time they visit the Red Cross. Call Carolyn at (612) 382-6942 for an appointment.

Dance team does hair, too The Laker Dance Team will have a “Fair Hair” booth at Lakefront Days from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5 and 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6. There will be different colors of temporary hairsprays for girls, neon hair extension braids and colored gel for boys. The dance team also will perform in the Lakefront Days parade on Saturday.

Sign up for driving refresher The Minnesota Highway Safety Center will offer a 55-plus driver improvement refresher course from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10 at the District Services Center, 4540 Tower St., Prior Lake. Advance registration is requested. The fee is $20. For more information or to register, visit www.mnsafetycenter.org or call toll-free 1-(888)-234-1294.

Adopt a cat from Rainbow Rescue Rainbow Animal Rescue of Prior Lake will have a cat and kitten adoption day from noon to 3 p.m. every Saturday at Pet Supplies Plus, at the corner of County Road 42 and Highway 5 in Burnsville. A wide selection of cats and kittens will be available. All pets have been vet-checked, are feline leukemia/F I V negative, have required vaccinations and are spayed or neutered (kittens come with a certificate for free spay/ neuter), services that are included in the adoption fee. For more information, call (952) 440-3824 or visit www.petfi nder. com (enter zip code 55372).

Get free computer and Internet help Volunteer computer aides will be available at the Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave., from 4 to 7 p.m. Mondays and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays. The aides will help with basic questions about navigating the Web, printing, formatting a resume, setting up a free e-mail account, using Microsoft Office programs and more. For more information, call the library at (952) 447-3375.

Stand-up paddle boarding demo set Stand-up paddle boarding is a new and growing paddle sport. Find out what all of the buzz is about from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 at Cleary Lake Regional Park, Prior Lake. Stand-up paddle boarding (most commonly known as SUP) is a great way to navigate the lakes of Minnesota. To attend a free demo day, RSVP at www.silvercreekpaddle.com/events.

Deadline The deadline for community happenings items for this section is noon Wednesdays. For more information, e-mail editor@plamerican.com.

LAKER HALL OF FAME

Inductee looks back with gratitude BY MERYN FLUKER mfluker@swpub.com

JOIN THE CHAT Every high school class has that one student who seems to be involved in every activity. Prior Lake High School’s Class of 1971 had Karen Kalton. Her smiling face is plastered throughout the school’s 1971 yearbook, in photos for various theater productions, sports and musical activities. Kalton’s scholastic achievements include being ranked second in her senior class, serving as secretary for her school’s National Honor Society chapter and being president of her sophomore and junior classes. Kalton’s omnipresence actually prompted one of her teachers to ask her if she wanted to be quarterback of the football team. She declined the offer. “There were so many opportunities for me,” Kalton said gratefully. “I think it goes back to the school being smaller, and they just let me do it all.” Kalton is now being inducted into the Laker Hall of Fame, at a ceremony set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 at Fong’s Event Center in Prior Lake. Kalton left Prior Lake to attend what is now Minnesota State University-Mankato, where she continued her theatrical pursuits. Kalton had “always loved music,” and one of her high school teachers, Arlys Johnson, encouraged her to add a music major onto her plan to study theater. “I chose Mankato because I was able to do a double major in four years,” Kalton said. “That’s really where it blossomed.” Kalton’s plate remained full at Mankato. She acted in various theatrical performances and worked in the costume department crew for other productions – all while serving as a student senator and a secretary for the Music Student Advisory Board and eventually graduating magna cum laude. But Kalton’s voice lights up when she discusses the Ellis St. Singers, the student show choir she sang in and directed while also doing arrangements and costume design. Long before Ryan Murphy ever got his grip on today’s hits for the cast of “Glee,” Kalton listened to the radio in search of tunes for the Ellis St. Singers to perform. “If I thought we could sing and dance to it, I’d do an arrangement for the group and we’d sing and dance to it,” she said. Kalton arranged classics

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including “Stairway to Heaven” and “MacArthur Park” for the choir, as well as an ambitious slate of selections from “Pippin.” The group, including Kalton, performed the “Pippin” songs at Expo ’74, the world’s fair in Spokane, Wash., just one of the many touring stops the choir made. Years after Kalton left the group, the Ellis St. Singers continued to perform her arrangements. After Kalton graduated from college, her mother got her a job in the mail room with the BurnsvilleEagan-Savage School District. Kalton, who also had a teaching license, would occasionally be relieved from her duties to fill in and substitute teach in music classes. “It was teaching without the politics,” she said. “Because of that experience, I got to direct the summer musicals for Burnsville High School for two years.” During that time, she worked as a singing waitress and lived “every actor’s dream,” when the musical she arranged and performed in, “He Lived the Good Life,” premiered at the Guthrie Theater. It was the first musical performance staged at the theater. “It was a short-run performance,” Kalton said. “Every single performance was sold out. Every single performance was a standing ovation. It was spectacular.” Kalton then came to a fork – she could head westward or go east and try her talents on Broadway. A particularly brutal Minnesota winter helped Kalton make her decision. “I was so, so, tired of the cold,” she said. “I decided I would go west, try to establish residency for a year, and go to UCLA and get my master’s.” Disappointed by the smaller

number of theater productions, Kalton took a position as a secretary at Universal Studios, much to her father’s dismay. “You’ve got a teaching degree!” Kalton recalls him exclaiming. “Why don’t you teach?” Kalton eventually worked her way up to being an executive assistant and, despite no legal training or background, began negotiating contracts for famous faces including Meryl Streep, Cher and Brat Pack scribe/auteur John Hughes. Tinseltown is also where Kalton met her husband, Robert Brown, a production manager on films including the 1998 Lindsay Lohan remake of “The Parent Trap,” “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” and “The Blues Brothers.” After having a miscarriage and losing out on a legal job at the studio, Kalton’s life changed once again. “That was the 180,” she said. “I realized that more than a job and the salary, I wanted a family.” Kalton is now mother to two children: 25-year-old Chelsea and 22-year-old Tristan. Though the family calls Woodland Hills, Calif. home, she’s always tried to bring pieces of her Prior Lake upbringing to her parenting. “My son paid the price for it,” she said. “He was bullied. Starting in elementary school he was smart and he was nice, so he was bullied. He was too nice … It’s really hard to hang on to your roots and your foundation when the pressure is too much to do something else.” Kalton doesn’t come home regularly but has never forgotten the impact growing up in Prior Lake had on her. “It’s almost like the town itself was a backup family for me, to be

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honest with you. It’s amazing to have had a background like that,” she said, choking up. “It’s a special thing to come from a small town and have the town behind you.” While Kalton looks back fondly on her years in Prior Lake, she admits that there were difficult times. Her father, John, worked for the school district for 18 years, including four years as the PLHS principal. The situation resulted in some perks, like getting things for her class faster, but there was also some “grief.” “I remember a teacher who was actually harder on me because of my dad,” Kalton said. “I had to be friendlier to kids … I didn’t drink, so that made me have to work a little harder.” Learning to juggle all her activities and commitments as a Laker has helped Kalton in her post-Prior Lake ventures. She and Brown have a production company, Chimere Inc., which includes Chalk Hill Books, a publishing arm. Kalton serves as Brown’s business manager, all while being wife and mother. When an earthquake struck the area in 1994 and wreaked $400,000 worth of damage on the family’s home, Kalton relied on her Laker background to survive. “That prepared me for all of that,” she said. Kalton said she has absolutely no regrets from her time in Prior Lake. “Look at what they gave to me,” she said. “How can you regret or be ungrateful for everything the high school and the town of Prior Lake gave to me? I can’t regret. I’m just grateful. Some really, really fine people there.”

FACES IN THE CROWD | A WEEKLY PROFILE OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY

Put Georgia on your mind BY MERYN FLUKER mfluker@swpub.com

Upon opening the door to Prior Lake’s Home Accents, Etc., some customers might first notice the store’s cozy confines. Other shoppers might be struck by the colorful cacophony of clothes, wine glasses and accessories. Anyone who enters while Georgia Honermann is working is likely to notice her infectious cackle and booming voice long before anything else. “I’m a people person,” the Prior Lake resident proudly proclaims. Honermann has worked at the store – which specializes in gourmet foods, gifts and fashions – since March 2009. Owner Mary Viereck calls Honermann a manager, but she prefers to refer to herself as a “Jack of all trades.” Many of Honermann’s daily duties deal with customers, whom she calls “guests.” “I look at the people who come in the door like the guests in your home,” she says. Honermann does a lot to make sure her guests are comfortable, including making sure there’s hot coffee, crunchy treats and plenty of conversation when they arrive. “We’re trying to make them feel better,” she says. “We’re kind of like retail therapists.” That goodwill extends to helping shoppers find the right fashion items. Honermann looks at her job as “bumping it up a notch” when it comes to customers. Rather than trying to radically alter others’ tastes, she recommends a necklace here, a set of bangles there, or perhaps a scarf or purse just to complement a shopper’s style. “You don’t want them to walk away with just one item,” Honermann says. “You want the customer to be accessorized to the best of your ability.”

That approach has earned the store fans. Honermann’s feelings about her guests are mutual. “Our customers are truly our best advocates,” she says. “Word of mouth is the best advertisement you can have.” Honermann may be a people person, but she also fancies the fashions. “I love mixing and matching and coordinating with the handbags, the scarves, the jewelry, the whole bit,” she says. Honermann has been experimenting with accessorizing since she was a little girl. She knew she had a knack for it at age 8, when her mother allowed her to pick out her first pair of shoes for Easter. Honermann selected a pair of Buster Brown black patent leather Mary Janes. “To this day, I still do black patent leather shoes,” she says, flinging a foot in the air to display. Honermann also made sure her Barbie dolls were fashion-forward, outfitting them in custom clothing. “I knew then, right down to dressing my Barbies,” she says. “You know that’s ‘your calling,’ as Oprah says.” All these years later, Honermann beams from behind the counter as she goes about her day. She even invokes childlike enthusiasm when she describes certain aspects of her job. She says the days when the store gets new merchandise are “like Christmas morning.” “I can’t say I have an actual favorite part,” Honermann replies when asked what she loves most about her job. “That’s why I’m in the industry. I love it all.”

Q AND A WITH GEORGIA HONERMANN What are three words people

PHOTO BY MERYN FLUKER

She may share a name with a southern state, but Georgia Honermann has spent her life living throughout the Midwest. She and her husband settled in Prior Lake four and a half years ago, and she’s worked at Home Accents, Etc. since March 2009. would use to describe you? Loud, exuberant and excitable. What is your favorite accessory? Shoes. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Fiji. The Fiji Islands. Any of them. Never to return.

If you could be president for a day, what would you do? I would end this war. It’s been too long. Do you have any hobbies? Shopping and cooking are probably my two favorite things. What is your favorite movie? “The Wizard of Oz.”

Do you know someone who would make a good Faces in the Crowd candidate? Call the editor at (952) 345-6378 or e-mail editor@plamerican.com.

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americanslice COMMUNITY HELP AND SUPPORT (Editor’s note: Listings of organizational meetings and events are free but are not guaranteed in the Prior Lake American. Send information that includes the organization’s name and meeting times/locations and a contact’s name and telephone number. Deadline is Wednesday at noon. E-mail information to editor@plamerican.com, mail to Prior Lake American, P.O. Box 578, Prior Lake, MN 55372, or fax to (952) 447-6671.)

WEEKLY

Young Life Scott County Young Life is part of a worldwide, nondenominational Christian organization for high school students that of fers fun, adventure, friendship and a sense of significance. The club meets from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays at the Young Life Office, 13845 Highway 13, Savage. For more information, call Ben Dodds at (952) 402-9123 or visit www.scottcountymn. younglife.org.

Co-Dependents Anonymous Co-Dependents Anonymous group support meets at 16150 Arcadia Ave., Prior Lake. Men’s C o - D ep endent s Anonymous meets at 6:30 p.m. every Monday. Co -Dependents Anonymous (for men and women) meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday.

Overeaters Anonymous The group Overeaters Anonymous meets from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays at Christ Lutheran Church, 1053 Jef ferson St., Shakopee. There are no dues, fees or weigh-ins. Everyone is welcome. The group has a step format with a monthly open topic. For more information, call Nancy at (612) 250-0075 or Steve at (612) 845-2672.

Emotions Anonymous A 12-step program called Emotions Anonymous meets 7 p.m. Thursdays at St. Anne’s parish center, 411 N. Fourth St., LeSueur, in the south end of St. Anne’s parking lot. For more information, call Kathleen at (507) 665-2644.

Gamblers Anonymous Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other. The g roups meet weekly on Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, 3611 North Berens Road, Prior Lake. For more information, call Charlie at (952) 884-9417 or Michael at (952) 607-8619.

Moms in Touch International Moms in Touch International (MITI) is a prayer group that meets weekly to pray for children and schools. Moms pray one hour each week for their children, their individual schools, administration, PTA/PTC groups, staff, students and every aspect of the school. For information on your child’s individual school, visit momsintouch.org and click on “group locator.”

T.O.P.S. T.O.P.S., Take off Pounds Sensibly, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Wednesday in the community room at Prior Lake State Bank, 16677 Duluth Ave. For more information, call June at (952) 454-6579 or Mikki at (952) 457-1306.

PowerNet business Savage PowerNet, a business referral group, meets every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Davanni’s, at County Road 42 and Highway 13 in Savage. For more information, call Kelly at (612) 861-8300.

MONTHLY/ SEMIMONTHLY

Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Beyond the Yellow Ribbon South of the River, an organization that supports military personnel and their families, meets the first Tuesday of every month in the lower level of the Prior Lake VFW, 16306 Main Ave. The group can be reached by calling (952) 440-5011, or emailing btyrsouthoftheriver@ gmail.com.

MOMS Club MOMS Club of Prior Lake (Moms Offering Moms Sup-

port) will have its monthly membership meeting the third Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. at Harbor Community Church, 5995 Timber Trail, Prior Lake. To join the group or find out more information, contact Mandy Reinert Nash at (952) 226-2410 or Sharlene Czajkowski at (952) 447-1780, e-mail momsclubofpriorlake@yahoo.com or visit www.momsclub.org.

WyldLife Scott County WyldLife is part of a worldwide, nondenominational Christian organization for middle school students. The club meets every other Friday and offers a high-energy, interactive evening fi lled with games, fun and music. For more information on the schedule and location, call Jennifer Schroeder at (952) 402-9123 or visit the website at www.scottcountymn.wyldlife. org.

Savage Unity AA A handicapped-accessible Alcoholics Anonymous meeting open to men and women takes place Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at Bridgewood Church, 6201 W. 135th St., Savage. For more information, call (952) 297-4777.

Winner’s Circle The Winner’s Circle Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Thursdays at 1101 Adams St., Shakopee. F o r m o r e i n fo r m at io n , call Darren Kurilko at (952) 947-0323.

Saturdays: On the first Saturday of each month, the meeting is open to all recovery groups, with the potluck at 6:30 p.m. and the call-up format meeting at 8 p.m. On the third Saturday of each month, there will be a 6:30 p.m. potluck followed by the 8 p.m. speaker meeting. Sundays: AA meets at 10:30 a.m., the AA Big Book Study meets at 6 : 30 p.m., and A A meets at 8 p.m. All people in recovery are welcome to attend.

Domestic violence Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women offers ongoing weeknight and weekday support groups for women who are currently experiencing or have experienced domestic violence. On-site childcare is provided. For location and more information, call (952) 873-4214.

National Alliance for Mental Illness The Scott County chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the fi rst and third Wednesdays of the month at the Valley Green Workforce Center, 752 Canterbury Road, Shakopee. The meetings are open to all who are interested (including those living with the illness). For more information, call Janet Williams at (952) 890-1669 or Kevin Wineman at (952) 496-8513, or visit www.nami. org/namimn.

Marine Corps League

Gamblers Anonymous, a support group for those struggling with addiction to gambling, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 5634 Luther Road, Prior Lake.

The Marine Corps League meets the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Dan Patch American Legion, 12375 Princeton Ave., Savage. F o r m o r e i n fo r m at io n , call Pete Williams at (612) 730-0999.

Alanon

Suicide grief support

Alanon meetings with the “Island of Serenity” group will take place at 7 p.m. Mondays at 16150 Arcadia Ave., Prior Lake. Other meetings take place at Lakers Alanon, 4646 Colorado St. on the following days: Thursdays: AA meets at 6:30 and 8 p.m. Fridays: AA meets at 6:30 and 8 p.m.

A suicide grief support group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month at Queen of Peace Hospital, 301 Second St., New Prague. The meeting location is the Jameen Mape Room. Enter through the emergency room doors; use the southeast elevators to the lower level. For more information, call Sally at (952) 758-4735.

Gamblers Anonymous

Mothers of Multiples Minnesota Valley Mothers of Multiples will meet at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Apple Valley Community Center, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley. For more information, email info@mvmom.org.

Support for RSD/CRPS A support group for anyone affected by Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome meets from 10 a.m. to noon the fourth Saturday of each month at the Savage Public Library, 13090 Alabama Ave., Savage. T he g roup encou rages a positive, caring group and has a variety of topics. The group is facilitated by Bonnie Scherer, but all members decide on all aspects of the meetings. For more information, call (952) 457-7586.

Hea r t Suppor t : Group meets the first Tuesday of every month from 7 to 8 p.m. Call (952) 428-2080. Low Vision Support: Group meets the second Thursday of every month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Call (952) 428-2002. Women’s Connection, support for women with cancer: Meets the fourth Monday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. Call (952) 428-2700. American Cancer Society’s Look Good … Feel Better meets the fourth Monday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Call 1-800-ACS-2345. Joint Care group meets every other Wednesday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Designed for people scheduled for total knee or hip replacement. Call (952) 428-2565. Smoking Cessation: If you are ready to stop smoking, call 888-354-PLAN (7526).

La Leche League

The Minnesota River Valley Toastmasters will meet on the second, third and fourth Mondays of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. The group now meets at the Prior Lake fi re station, 16776 Fish Point Road. All visitors are welcome. For more information, call Shirley at (952) 447-4621 or visit www. mnrv.freetoasthost.org.

La Leche League offers support and encouragement to mothers who wish to breastfeed their babies. Join the group for a meeting on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m., and bring your nursing baby. Pregnant women are encouraged to attend before the birth of their babies. For more information on the meeting or breastfeeding questions, call April at (952) 440-6320, Michele at (952) 447-6182 or Traci at (952) 226-2052.

Widows and widowers

Sexual assault/abuse

Widows’ and Widowers’ Circle of Friends is a social group for those who have lost a spouse. The group meets at 5 p.m. the second Saturday of the month. For more information, call Ethel at (952) 888-1035.

Survivors of Sexual Assault/ Abuse is a confidential, 10-week support group for survivors of sexual assault or abuse that meets from 6 to 8 p.m. on varying days in the Sexual Violence Center, 510 Chestnut St., Suite 204, Chaska. For more information, call Kristi at (952) 448-5425.

River Valley Toastmasters

St. Francis support The following support groups meet regularly at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, 1455 St. Francis Ave., Shakopee: Infant Loss Support: Group meets the first Tuesday of every month from 7 to 8 p.m. Call (952) 428-2002 Diabetes Support: Group meets the fi rst Monday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Call (952) 428-3324. Diabetes Prevention: Offered monthly. Designed for anyone who has been diagnosed with pre-diabetes or those with a family history of diabetes. For more information, call (952) 428-3324.

Support for parents TABLE, a small group at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church created to offer support and information for parents, meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. Parents whose children have special behavioral, learning or emotional challenges are welcome. There is no cost to attend. The church is at 3611 North Berens Road, Prior Lake. For more information, call Mary Wangerin at (952) 447-1884 or visit www.sollc.org.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION Safe at Home on My Own (ages 8-11) Aug. 4, 9-11 a.m. at the District Services Center, 4540 Tower St. Cost is $39. Skyhawks Soccer (ages 4-8), Aug. 8-12, 9-9:45 a.m. or 10-10:45 a.m., at Twin Oaks Middle School, 15860 Fish Point Road. Cost is $49. Skyhawks Volleyball (ages 7-12) Aug. 8-12, 1-4 p.m. at Twin Oaks Middle School. Cost is $109. LegoX: Olympic Decathlon (grades 1-5) Aug. 8-12, 9 a.m.-noon, at Twin Oaks Middle School. Cost is $115.

Hip Hop Breakdancing: Boys Only (grades 1-5) Aug. 8-11, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Twin Oaks Middle School. Cost is $49. Ole! Hispanic Countries, Culture, Crafts and Cooking (grades 1-5) Aug. 8-11, 9-11:30 a.m. at Twin Oaks Middle School. Cost is $99. Little Kicksters Jazz and Kick Dance Class (grades 1-6) Aug. 9-12, 9-10:30 a.m. or 10:30 to noon, at Twin Oaks Middle School. Cost is $49. Video Gamer Art Camp (ages 5-12) Aug. 15-18, 9-11:30 a.m. at Twin Oaks Middle School. Cost is $99. Youth Enrichment League--Fencing (grades 2-5) Aug. 15-19, 9 a.m. to noon at Twin Oaks

Middle School. Cost is $135. Archery (grades 5-9) offered Aug. 16, 9-11 a.m. at Cleary Lake Park. Cost is $19. Camp Eco-Adventure-Outdoors on a Mission (age 4 to sixth grade) Aug. 22-25, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (older group) and 9 a.m.-noon (younger group) at Prior Lake High School, 7575 150th St., Savage. Cost is $99. Way-Cool Cooking School (ages 7-15) July 11-14, 9 a.m.-noon at Twin Oak Middle School. Cost is $199 Way-Cool Cooking School (ages 15-18) July 11-14, 1-4 p.m. at Twin Oaks Middle School. Cost is $199.

SAFETY IS IN YOUR HANDS If you smell gas, you should: 1. Leave immediately on foot! Do not use electric switches, telephones (including cell phones), drive a car or do anything that could cause a spark. 2. Go to a safe location in a nearby home or building and call our Emergency Service/Gas Leak Hotline and dial 911 immediately. Never assume that someone else has reported the gas leak. Remember, CenterPoint Energy checks suspected gas leaks at no cost to you. 3. Never try to repair a gas leak yourself. Leave all repairs to a trained technician. 4. Call CenterPoint Energy 24-hour Emergency Service/Gas Leak Hotline at 612-372-5050 or 1-800-296-9815, and call 911.

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This is a listing of some of the classes offered through Prior Lake-Savage Area Community Education. For more information on Community Education and summer youth camps, visit www.priorlakesavagece.com or call (952) 226-0080. There are still openings for the final session of 2011 summer swim lessons, Monday-Thursday, Aug. 8-18. Visit www.priorlakesavagece.com for more information and to register, or call (952) 226-0081.

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americanslice LAKER HALL OF FAME

Keel takes yellow brick road back home BY MERYN FLUKER mfluker@swpub.com

all of my siblings are highly accomplished – I assumed that the award committee had contacted the wrong Keel.� Of course, Keel’s resume is full of Hall of Fameworthy achievements. In her years at PLHS, Keel served as president of the school’s National Honor Society chapter, earned three letters in band for playing the flute as well as amassing eight varsity letters for her participation on the tennis, cross-country skiing and track-and field teams. Keel was also captain of the tennis and crosscountry skiing teams. She managed to do it all while maintaining a 4.0 grade-point average, for which Keel was named salutatorian of her senior class. She remembers the struggles just as vividly as the successes, but learned lessons from them all – lessons she attributes to the PLHS community. “PLHS afforded everyone numerous opportunities to participate rigorously both in and outside of the classroom,� Keel said. “The environment encouraged me to speak up in class, play lots of sports and join numerous clubs. I certainly did not excel at all of my activities (I definitely was not born to run hurdles in track, at least not quickly) but I felt welcomed and needed which was important to me at that

Meredith Grey isn’t the only doctor in Seattle worth boasting about. Prior Lake is the hometown of another Emerald City physician, one who runs marathons, earns awards and above all else, isn’t fictional. SiobĂ n Keel, a graduate of the Prior Lake High School Class of 1990, will head back to her hometown next week to be inducted into the Laker Hall of Fame. Keel is one of two PLHS alumni set to enter the Hall of Fame for distinguished achievement at this year’s recognition banquet, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 at Fong’s Event Center, 4770 Pleasant St., Prior Lake. If her last name rings a bell, you’re not alone. The Keel family has a pretty steady presence in Prior Lake and is well-represented in the Laker Hall of Fame. Paul Keel, SiobĂ n’s brother, was inducted into the Hall last year, the fourth Keel to share the honor. He spread the wealth this year and nominated his sister SiobĂ n, who couldn’t believe it when she found out she’d made the cut. “I was notified of my induction by e-mail,â€? Keel explained. â€?I am the youngest of six children and

time of my development. It engendered confidence in me and inspired me to be very active and very serious. I remember suffering a ‘B’ in 10th grade P.E. because I couldn’t throw a football in a perfect spiral; I appreciate that my high school education made me care about many varied things.� After Keel left Prior Lake, she ventured a short distance south to Northfield, Minn., where she attended Carleton College. There she became a member of Phi Beta Kappa, a scholastic honor society, before earning her bachelor’s degree in 1994 and graduating magna cum laude. Her experiences from high school carried over into her college education. “PLHS [and Carleton College] taught me to learn and experience things broadly,� Keel said. “As a clinician and scientist, I rely on this approach daily.� She went on to earn her medical degree from the University of Minnesota, where she later completed an internal-medicine residency. Keel found both personal and professional growth, marrying Joseph Marquez. The couple lives in Seattle, where Keel splits her hours between patient care and research at both the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Hematology Clinic (hematology is the medical

practice devoted to studying blood) and the inpatient Leukemia and Hematology Consult Service at the University of Washington Hospital. Though her husband’s family lives in Los Angeles and the couple calls the Pacific Northwest home, Keel still manages to get back to Laker territory to see her family a few times each year. “I love returning to Minnesota. It remains very much home for me,� she said. “When we are in town, Joseph and I like to run around Cleary Lake, eat Midwestern corn on the cob – the corn in Seattle can’t compare – and on hot summer days, to take a dip in my parents’ ‘dunk tank’ (a homemade concrete tub filled with ice cold water from the hose which doubles as an extremely large birdbath and vegetable cleaning tank). I also like checking in on my childhood neighbors, the Harms family.� Keel is looking forward to coming back this week to get in touch with her past and see her family, whom she credits with her latest accomplishment. “My family members are my favorite people in the world,� she said. “I am proud of them and enjoy their company. I have very exceptional parents to thank for this.� In the last two decades, a lot

CHURCH NEWS

Fish Lake Church to present concert

emotionally wounded Protestant ministers and their spouses.

Arizonans Dave Anderson and Kelly Patten will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1 at Fish Lake Immanuel Lutheran Church, 20200 Fairlawn Ave., Prior Lake. Their music is a blend of contemporary, gospel, hymns and old-time Sunday school songs. The audience will be invited to sing along. A free-will offering will benefit the Shepherd’s Canyon Retreat ministry, a special counseling ministry for burned-out and

Attend beach bash at St. Mike’s The Church of St. Michael will host a “beach bash�-themed Vacation Bible School from 9:30 a.m. to noon Aug. 1-5 for students age 4 through current fourth-graders. The cost is $30/child with a family maximum of $75. For more information, call Laura Shupe at (952) 447-9062 or visit www. stmichael-pl.org.

To go What: Laker Hall of Fame Recognition Banquet When: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 Where: Fong’s Event Center, 4770 Pleasant St., Prior Lake Cost: $25, tickets can be purchased at www.plsaef. org

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about Prior Lake and the high school have changed. Though Keel has plenty to be proud of, when it comes to one sport, time was not on her side. Had Keel attended PLHS in 2010 instead of 1990, she may have been able to accomplish a little bit more. She lettered in varsity soccer at Carleton for three years, despite not playing a minute of the sport for PLHS, where at that time, there was no girls’ team. But Keel has no regrets – only advice for current Lakers.

SiobĂ n Keel “I encourage them to engage fully in their lives in high school and beyond,â€? she said.

Humane Society to host pet adoption Aug. 6 Carver Scott Humane Society volunteers will have a pet adoption from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 at Petco, off Highway 41 and Pioneer Trail in Eden Prairie. A l l c at s a n d d o g s h ave been micro ID implanted, vet checked, dewormed, had shots

updated, checked for friendly temperaments, and age appropriately spayed/neutered. Adoption fees are $165-plus for c at s a nd $ 19 5 -plu s for dogs. For more information, call (952) 368-3553 or visit www. carverscotths.org.

PRIOR LAKE CHURCH DIRECTORY Online Church Directory — place your newspaper worship ad on our online worship directory www.plamerican.com. For more information call 952-447-6669

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1026 E 205th St, Jordan (952) 492-2249 www.lydiazionchurch.com Sunday ‌‌‌...........................................9 am Coffee ‘N ‌‌..........................................10 am Adult Study‌.‌‌.. .............................10:30 am Youth Group (6th grade - 12th grade)...5 - 7 pm

L.O.R.D. Love Others Rejoice Daily

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Eden Prairie • Chanhassen • Chaska and many other Southwest Communities

Call 952-447-6669

(2 blocks W. of Hwy. 13 on Dakota)

16311 Duluth Avenue SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 952-447-2491 www.stmichael-pl.org

Worship Service 9:00 a.m.

Weekend Mass Times: Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.

952-447-6955 faithlutheranpriorlake@yahoo.com

Nursery available during 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Mass St. Michael Catholic School

Prior Lake Baptist Church Loving God, Exalting Christ, Revering God’s Word, Building Christ’s Church - together

Pastor Ron Groschel 952-447-2824 SUNDAY SERVICES

Morning Worship 9:00 a.m. Sunday School/ Adult Bible Fellowship 10:40 a.m. Evening Service 6:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY SERVICES

Bible Study Awana Club (Oct. - Apr.)

7:00 p.m. 6:45 p.m.

Home of Prior Lake Christian School (Preschool - 12th grade) visit us at: www.priorlakebaptist.org

Join us as we navigate life together!

Place your newspaper Worship Ad on our Online Worship Directory www.plamerican.com For more information call 952-447-6669

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Casual Family Worship Sundays at 10:30

Childcare available during service All-day Preschool & Childcare Year Round Openings Available 33 months & up 5995 Timber Trail SE Prior Lake

952-447-6191

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Grades PreK-8 952-447-2124

One block West of Cty. Rd. 21 on Cty. Rd. 42

Shakopee • Prior Lake • Savage • Jordan

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Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church

16840 Highway 13 S, Prior Lake, MN

Invite People to Worship with You!

Pastor Larry G. Kasten 952.217.1113 lzumc.pastor@frontiernet.net

St. Michael Catholic Church

8:45 & 10:45 a.m.

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HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST

Sunday School 10:15 am Sept. thru May

Sunday at

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Sunday Worship 8:30 and 10:30 a.m Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sept.-May

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Growing in Faith, Living to Serve

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Saturday

JULY 30 ALL-CORVETTE SHOW The largest all-Corvette show in the upper Midwest hits Prior Lake this weekend. The 17th Annual Corvette Show will feature a car show and special events. Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July 31 Cost: Free for spectators; registration fee for show cars Location: Parking lot at Mystic Lake Casino, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd. Info: akmartin@integraonline.com, bill.gibson@donaldson.com

LIVING HISTORY SATURDAYS Experience the excitement and challenges of life along the Minnesota River in the 1800s. Enjoy “living history” and meet the residents of Eagle Creek and the frontier. Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays through Aug. 27 Cost: Cost is $5 for ages 18-64; $3 for ages 2-17, seniors and children; and free for under age 2 Location: The Landing – Minnesota River Heritage Park, 2187 Highway 101, Shakopee Info: threeriversparks.org

COMEDIAN JASON SCHOMMER Laugh-until-you-cry stories combine with playful one-liners as Jason Schommer discusses a wide array of topics ranging from his adventures as a receptionist, the daily struggles of life and his loveable, kooky Minnesotan family. Also performing will be David Rose. Time: 8 p.m. Saturday, July 30 Cost: $13 Location: MinneHAHA Comedy Club, 1583 1st Ave., Shakopee Info: minnehahacomedyclub.com/ Shakopee

Cost: Free Location: Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park, 400 W. 260th St., New Prague Info: crtractors.com

SCOTT COUNTY FAIR The Scott County Fair features carnival, animal exhibits, commercial exhibits, grandstand events, tug-ofwar, horse shows including the draft horse competition, and live music and entertainment. Time: Through July 31 Cost: Parking $10 per vehicle; five day parking pass $20; grandstand admission: Adults $10; children 6-12 $5; children 5 and younger free Location: Scott County Fairgrounds, 7151 W. 190th St., Jordan Info: (952) 492-2436 or scottcountyfair.com

WILD WEST SHOW

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Experience the excitement and challenges of life along the Minnesota River in the 1800s. Watch a traveling troupe perform scenes from the Old West. Meet the residents of Eagle Creek and the frontier. Help them with their daily chores, attend school and participate in 1800s era craft demonstrations. Play games and enjoy a ride on a trolley pulled by Percheron draft horses. Time: Noon-5 p.m. Sunday, July 31 Cost: Ages 18-64 $5; ages 2-17 and seniors $3; children younger than 2 free Location: The Landing - Minnesota River Heritage Park, 2187 E. Hwy. 101, Shakopee Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

Tuesday

AUG. 2 MAGICIAN MATT DUNN

Magician Matt Dunn will perform his face-paced, interactive magic show with a humorous touch. The event is UNIVERSE IN THE PARK sponsored by the Prior Lake Friends of the Library. Universe in the Park is a summer Time: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2 outreach program hosted by the University of Minnesota’s Department Cost: Free Location: Prior Lake Library, 16210 of Astronomy. Representatives of the Eagle Creek Ave. department will present a short talk and slide show that will cover a variety Info: (952) 447-3375 of astronomical topics including the NIGHT TO UNITE history of matter, how astronomers “see” and a journey through the solar The annual Night to Unite includes neighborhood parties throughout the system. For all ages. Time: 8:30-10 p.m. Saturday, July 30 city and visits from police and fire personnel. Cost: Free Most parties go from 6 until 8 or 9 Location: Lowry Nature Center pm. The Minnesota Crime Prevention (Carver Park Reserve), 7025 Victoria Association sponsors the annual Dr., Victoria event in conjunction with local law Info: (763) 559-9000 or enforcement agencies. threeriversparkdistrict.org Time: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2 JULIFEST Cost: Free Location: Neighborhoods throughout St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Prior Lake and Minnesota Shakopee will host Julifest. Festival Info: mncpa.net or cityofpriorlake.com highlights include craft and bake sales, beer garden, food and beverage booths, adults, youth and children’s games, silent auction, bingo, quilt corner and raffles. Time: 5-11 p.m. Saturday, July 30; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, July 31 SHAKOPEE DERBY DAYS Cost: Free Location: St. Mark’s Church, Third Ave. Derby Days is Shakopee’s five-day and Atwood St., Shakopee summer festival. The celebration begins Info: (952) 445-1229 Wednesday morning with the Senior Olympics and culminates on Sunday with a parade. Most events take place in downtown Shakopee’s Huber Park. The event includes a business fair, market fair and a grand parade. Time: Aug. 3-7 CREDIT RIVER ANTIQUE Location: Downtown Shakopee TRACTOR CLUB SHOW Info: shakopeederbydays.com This is the last day to enjoy the club’s MURPHY MOUNTAIN BIKE annual antique tractor show, with SPRINT SERIES equipment displays, live alpacas, a daily tractor parade, blacksmith, rope Ride a mountain bike on one of the making, crafts, a flea market, a swap Twin Cities’ most challenging singlemeet and food vendors. track courses. There will be a series of Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 29-31 four 10-mile time trials. There will be

Wednesday

AUG. 3

Sue Larson of Prior Lake dances with her granddaughter Danika Larson during a performance by the Danette Daniels Band at last year’s Lakefront Days festival.

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a time trial format, awards and door prizes each week. Helmets required. Time: 5:30 p.m. registration; 6:30 p.m. start Wednesdays, Aug. 3, 10 and 17 Cost: $10 pre-registration; $15 dayof registration; $35 for all four races; must be pre-registered five days before each race day Location: Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, 15501 Murphy Lake Rd., Savage Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

Thursday

AUG. 4

Time: 10:30 a.m. to noon Cost: Free Location: Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave. Info: (952) 447-3375

FAMILY BEACH DAY Activities include face painting, crazy hair coloring, a DJ with live music, games and crafts. There will be a hot dog lunch and concessions available for purchase; parking is free. No registration is required. No lifeguards will be on duty. Time: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5 Cost: Free Location: Sand Point Beach, 14349 Crest Ave. Info: cityofpriorlake.com

Saturday

PRIOR LAKE ROLL-IN The Prior Lake Roll-In has switched to every other Thursday night this year. The public is invited to bring collector vehicles that are 20 years old or older. Time: 6-9 p.m. every other Thursday (Aug. 4 and Aug. 18) Cost: Free Location: South Lake Village, 16731 Highway 13, Prior Lake Info: Lee Woodruff, (952) 440-2088

LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER The Old Hotel Market will host this sale of eclectic old and new antique items, including “green” items that are refurbished or repurposed. Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ThursdaySaturday, Aug. 4-6; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7 Cost: Items available for purchase Location: The Old Hotel Market, 441 Main St., downtown New Market Info: theoldhotelmarket.com

JULY 31

AUG. 6 SOUTH OF THE RIVER BLOCK PARTY Celebration Church in Lakeville hosts this party, including a classic car show and cruise, live music, games and food. Time: 2-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 Cost: Free Location: Celebration Church, 16655 Kenyon Ave., Lakeville Info: (952) 898-7200 or celebrationchurch.net

STANDUP PADDLEBOARDING DEMO

Friday

Standup paddleboarding is a way to navigate the lakes of Minnesota. Boards will be available to try. To attend the demo, RSVP at the website below. Time: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 Cost: Free Location: Cleary Lake Regional Park Info: silvercreekpaddle.com/events

AUG. 5

SPORTSMEN’S FLEA MARKET

TEDDY BEAR PICNIC This annual event, which is part of Lakefront Days, features two shows with The Splatter Sisters. Kids and families are invited to bring teddy bears and a picnic lunch to the west lawn of the Prior Lake Library. Pick one of two performances of the ever-popular Splatter Sisters presenting “30 Books in 30 Minutes” in song and verse.

Vendors are wanted for Charlie’s third annual Sportsmen’s Flea Market at the Scott County Fairgrounds. This year, the market is the same weekend as the Scott-Carver Old Time Threshing event. Outdoor enthusiasts are invited to reserve an inside and/or outside space to sell their used/new outdoor-related gear or equipment including camping,

MILLIONS OF LESSONS GIVEN

Ongoing PRIOR LAKE FARMERS MARKET

The Prior Lake Farmers Market, in downtown Prior Lake, features locally SUMMER SMASH grown, seasonal farm-fresh food. Many of the products are organic, chemicalThis gala benefit for the CAP Agency, with the theme “Don’t Stop Believing,” free and naturally grown. The market also offers meats, fish, baked goods, will be a magical evening filled with handcrafted beverages, gourmet favorite Journey songs sung by Steve confections, assorted landscaping Augeri, former lead singer of Journey stock, fine crafts, music and more. from 1997 to 2006. Also appearing will be Patty Peterson and moZiak. The Time: 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays night includes live and silent auctions, Cost: Free to attend; items for purchase raffles, head and tail games, hors Location: Main Avenue, downtown d’oeuvres, cash bar and more. This Prior Lake is the third annual Summer Smash Info: priorlakefarmersmarket.com and is the CAP Agency’s only major fundraiser of the year. GREAT SCOTT Time: 6 p.m.-midnight Friday, Aug. 12 CYCLING CLUB Cost: $80 ($40 for students); over 18 recommended Bicycling enthusiasts are invited to Location: The Epic Event Center, 110 join the Great Scott Cycle Monday N. Fifth St., Minneapolis and Thursday evenings from May to Info: summersmashgala.com October. There are four levels for riders. Helmets are required; road bikes are SMSC POWWOW highly recommended. This is a social club for riding and gathering afterward. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux New members are always welcome. Community will host its annual Time: 6:15 p.m. Mondays and powwow (wacipi), featuring dancers, Thursdays singers and drum groups from throughout the country. Food and arts Cost: Free Location: Leaving from Michael’s and crafts booths also are featured. Cycles, 16731 Highway 13, Prior Lake Time: Daily Aug. 19-21 Info: Al at (952) 220-4585 or Cost: $5 button purchase for greatscottcycling.com admission all weekend Location: Powwow grounds on TRIBAL FARMERS MARKET Dakotah Parkway, in Prior Lake Info: (952) 445-8900 or The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux shakopeedakota.org Community will have its own farmers market at Mazopiya, the tribe’s natural BREW PUB TOUR food market, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday. Produce varies each Scott County was once home to quite a few breweries. Hop on the bus to visit week according to the season. A limited the places these breweries once called supply of native prairie plants may also be available for sale, along with wares home and enjoy beer samplings in from community member artisans. various pubs along the route. The trip Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays includes stops in Shakopee, Jordan, Cost: Items available for purchase Belle Plaine and New Prague. Location: Mazopiya, 2571 Credit Time: 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 Cost: $30 ($25 for Historical Society Union Drive, Prior Lake

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ArtStock’s organizers enjoy wine in front of the Parley Lake Winery tasting house. They are, from left, Suzanne Thiesfeld, Lin Deardorff, Naomi Russell, Steve Zeller, Bonnie Deardorff, Deb Zeller, and Barb Hone. In front, the Deardorffs’ family Lab, Smokey.

ArtStock 2011 Celebrate the fruits of artistic endeavor Aug. 6 From left, quilting bee painters Bonnie Deardorff, Naomi Russell, Tim Mulcrone and James Russell.

A posted schedule for the team of volunteer painters.

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here were you for the first ArtStock of Carver County? Be one of the folks who can look back in 25 years and say, “I was there for the very first one.” Mark the calendar. ArtStock of Carver County makes its splash from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at Deardorff Orchards and Winery at Parley Lake, near Waconia. It’s an afternoon of celebrating the fruits of local artists, musicians and wine makers in an outdoor setting. Artists will display and sell their work in booths scattered around the expansive yard of the winery and apple orchards at Deardorffs. Art includes watercolor, ceramics, photography, fiber arts, woodwork in furniture and marquettry, and local authors. Parley Lake Winery will open for wine tasting and sampling. The event also highlights the Carver County Barn Quilt project. The Carver County Barn Quilt project is a modern twist to the traditional quilting bee. Earlier this summer, volunteers recreated traditional quilt block designs on 8 ft. x 8 ft. wood panels. These art square panels will be installed on selected barns throughout Carver County, honoring both the quintessential symbol of Carver County’s farming heritage, the family barn, and the time-honored symbol of hearth and home, the heirloom quilt. The very first quilt block will be unveiled at ArtStock at the Aug. 6 festival.

Barn owners Lin and Bonnie Deardorff chose the “Tree of Life” pattern block, an apt symbol for the longtime apple orchard owners. In 2005, the Deardorffs along with Deb and Steve Zeller of Victoria began Parley Lake Winery, planting vineyards next to the apple orchards. Their collaboration has created a line of wines that have won medals in the prestigious International Cold Climate Wine Competition (ICCC). The official kick-off to the Barn Quilts of Carver County project coincides with the Carver County Fair, which opens in Waconia on Wednesday, Aug. 10. In addition to visibility at the fair, the public can take a selfguided driving tour of all the barn quilt locations, and for armchair tourists, a virtual tour will be available on the Barn Quilt website, www. barnquiltsofcarvercounty.com. In the past two months, volunteers have been painting the quilt blocks at Suzanne Thiesfeld’s art studio in Carver. More than 50 area people have participated. The Barn Quilt project is one that has become popular throughout the Midwest in recent years. It originated in Ohio, then spread to Iowa, Illinois, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. According to the Barn Quilts of Carver County website, a woman named Donna Sue Groves of Adams County, Ohio, painted the first barn quilt square on her family’s tobacco barn to honor her mother, a master quilter. Since then, fans of quilting, folk art and rural life have made the project their own. It’s estimated that 1,500 painted quilt squares are displayed on barns in 24 states.

ArtStock Who: Everyone who enjoys art, music. What: Booths featuring Carver County artists and artisans working in watercolor, oils, ceramics, fiber arts, woodworking, and literature. Live music by the Scenic Roots, 2-4:30 p.m., and JazziBlue, 5-7 p.m. Where: Parley Lake Winery and Deardorff Orchards, 8350 Parley Lake Road, Waconia. When: 2-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6. Admission is free. Bring a blanket and a picnic lunch. Highlight: Unveiling first Barn Quilt installation. Barn Quilts of Carver County is a county-wide arts project, sponsored by the Arts Consortium of Carver County. For more information: Barn Quilts of Carver County, go to www. barnquiltsofcarvercounty. com/. Art Stock at Parley Lake Winery, go to http:// artsofcarvercounty.org/ artstock-2011/.

Parley Lake Winery The winery is open Fridays through Sundays from 12-5 p.m. Learn more about their wine offerings at www. parleylakewinery.com

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REAL ESTATE Houses Real Estate Bargains Lender-owned home, built in 1957, $64,900 New home, 3 car garage, $154,900. 24 acres of farmland, $109,900. 2-1/2 acre lots, $39,900-$69,900. 5 acre Hobby Farm, great bldgs. $219,900 Randy Kubes Realtor 612-599-7440 South of Prior Lake. 1/2 acre. 4BR 3BA 3 garage/shop. $210,000 Forsalebyowner.com ID# 23141237 or MLS 4062412, 952-492-6349

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Mobile Homes 2 BR, 1 BA, mobile home. $2,200, in Shakopee. 952-2151403

EMPLOYMENT Full-Time Growing company needs 30 good people. Join their team today! Applicants should have Assembly experience Able to work in a fast paced environment Have HSD or GED $10.00+ 1st, 2nd, 3rd shifts Come to the Job Fair on Wednesday Aug. 3 at 10am 124 Columbia Court W. Chaska, MN 55318 Call with any questions or inquiries. 952-915-2000

AUTO TECH NEEDED Clean well established shop has opening for experienced, motivated tech. Frahm's Auto & Truck Repair, Savage. Call Doug 952-890-1890 BIFFS, INC: Men & Women Drivers needed to Clean, Deliver, Pickup portable restrooms. Not just a job; a career. FT/OT. Local Routes. Incentive-based pay scale. Full benefits package. Locally Owned & Operated. EOE/AA Employer & DOT Compliant. Application REQUIRED: 8610 Hansen Ave, Shakopee or online: www.biffsinc.com Carpenters/ Framing. Apprentice & lead position. FT year-round, SW Metro. Mark: 612-6854966 Carpentry Contractors Corp. now has openings for Carpenters in our Field Finish Division. These positions are F/T, benefits eligible. Job requirements to include; power tool use, interior finish/trim duties, kneel, squat, bend and twist frequently, and be able to lift 75 lbs of construction materials, pass physical, BGC, and drug screen. Valid D/L and independent transportation required for employment. Please call our Jobs Line: 952-380-3720.

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Landscape help wanted, various positions. 952445-8996

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Full-Time

Basic rough framing carpentry duties, siding and window installation and power tool use. Requires the ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions, climb ladders and/or scaffolding frequently and climb/work up to 35 feet. Must be able to lift 75lbs, pass physical, BGC, and drug screen. Valid D/L and independent transportation required for employment. Please call our Jobs Line: 952-380-3720 or jobs@carpentrycontractors.com

Furniture Mart & Ashley Furniture HomeStore in Shakopee are now hiring SALES PROFESSIONALS to join their teams. Responsibilities include selling furniture and home décor to our customers. Our sales professionals are devoted to helping individuals create something fresh and new in their homes by designing their living space, not just selecting furniture. Excellent income potential with commissionbased pay, including an hourly guarantee. FT positions with complete benefit package. Apply at either store at 4270 12th Ave. E in Shakopee or online at: www.FurnitureOutletsUSA.com EOE

Plastic Injection Molding Technician 2nd Shift Now Hiring for our new Rehabilitation Addition Opening Fall 2011 Positions Include: MDS Nurse, RN, LPN, NA/R, Housekeeping, Billing, Medical Records, COTA, OTR, PTA, LPT & Activities Benefits Include: 401K Program, Medical, Dental, Vision, Group Life, LTD, FSA, PTO, Scholarship, Fitness Reimbursement and more. St. Gertrude’s is located in Shakopee

Apply online & Available Positions www.stgertrudesshakopee.org EEOC

Starkey Laboratories, Inc. is a recognized world leader in providing the highest quality hearing technology available. If you're interested in working for a company that is dedicated to improving our customers' quality of life, consider the opportunity our team presents at our facility in Glencoe, MN. This position is responsible for the development of new injection processes, injection molding tooling, overall improvement of existing molding processes and the development and support of the painting process. Qualified candidate should have a Plastic Technical Degree or equivalent experience. A minimum of 6 years experience in injection molding industry. Training and experience with Scientific Molding principles and techniques strongly desired. You'll enjoy a full benefit package: Exceptional medical/dental/prescription coverage 401 (k), ESOP & life insurance Short term disability Vacation & paid holidays To view details and apply on-line go to: www.starkey.com Careers

ASSOCIATE TRAINEE Real Estate Career Excellent Potential Fast Growth

TOP JOB

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

Tool Room Designer

Veterinarian Technician - PT 2:30pm-close, Mon-Fri. 1 Sat. month.

Auburn Homes & Services in Chaska is currently hiring of for the following positions: FT RN- Assisted Living FT & PT Care Attendants- Assisted Living Please see our website: www.auburnhomes.org for more detailed information. EOE/AAP

Assisting vet with appointments, lab work, taking x-rays. Shakopee Veterinary Clinic: 952-445-4765 See this & other employment ads in this week’s Classifieds

Starkey Laboratories, Inc. is a recognized world leader in providing the highest quality hearing technology available. If you're interested in working for a company that is dedicated to improving our customers' quality of life, consider the opportunity our team presents at our facility in Glencoe, MN. This position will provide support in the conceptualization, design and construction of precision tooling utilizing both internal and external tooling resources in support of Starkey's current Manufacturing needs and R&D initiative. Qualified candidate need to possess a Technical degree in Mold/Die trades or equivalent, and a minimum of 5 years total combined experience in the building, repair and maintenance of injection molds. Six years tool design experience is required with a minimum of 4000 hours of Pro Engineer. You'll enjoy a full benefit package: Exceptional medical/dental/prescription coverage 401 (k), ESOP & life insurance Short term disability Vacation & paid holidays Flexible work schedule To view details and apply on-line go to: www.starkey.com Careers

Experienced side dump, quad axel, rolloff driver. Class A or CDL. 612366-5566

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

LANDSCAPING AA Tree Removal/ trimming/ firewood/ brush hauling, stump grinding. Steve, 952-445-5239

MOVING/STORAGE

MOVING?

You Call - We Haul

Completely Enclosed Truck Very Reasonable Rates

952-758-2552 We Haul Moving New Prague

ODD JOBS Quality Remodeling and Home Repairs A Minnesota Greenstar Qualified contractor

References, Lic & Ins Mn Lic. 20632058 Kevin Hayes

(612)867-8287 kevin@hmwhome.com www.hmwhome.com

ODD JOBS

PAINT/WALLPAPER

ODD JOBS

Handy Home Repair Service, Inc. Any Task... Just Ask Insured, References, Licensed #20374699

612-201-6316, bgmach3_3@hotmail.com www.handyhomereapairservice.com 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

PAINT/WALLPAPER *A and K PAINTING*

Ken's HANDYMAN SERVICE Repairs, Installations & Home Improvements. Call Ken: 952-445-1836

KREUSER ROOFING, INC.

S.R. PAINTING: 18 yrs. exp. Insured. Commercial/Residential. Interior/Exterior. Wood finishing, Enameling, Custom Texturing, Water Damage, Wallpaper Removal. Deck Refinishing. Quality conscious perfectionist! Estimates/Consultation

Steve Ries, 612-481-8529

952-492-3842 952-412-4718(cell)

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

Ext/Int Paint/ Stain ~Carpentry/ Repair~ Free Estimates Ins/ Bonded

952-474-6258 Major credit cards accepted

Rainbow Painting INT/EXT Specializing in wall & ceiling painting and texturing. Wallpaper removal. Staining. Enameling & more! Free estimates 612-701-6805, Troy

“Bill's Painting” Exterior/ Interior/ Decks. 29 yrs/ guaranteed work. 10% scheduling discount. 952-448-6633/ 952-220-1090

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!

ROOFING

ROOFING

651-480-3400 sundanceexteriors.com Family owned since 1979

Free wind & hail damage inspections... We can handle all of your insurance claims. Roofing, Siding, Windows & all home improvement needs. We do it all!

Storm damage repairs Defective shingle claims Family owned & operated Thousands of satisfied customers Professional and Courteous Lic# 20632183

Breimhorst Painting. Interior/ Exterior. Insured. Albie: 952-261-2234 Greg Anderson Painting 4 generations experience. Painting, staining, enameling. Taping repairs. 952-445-6816

MJ Painting Interior/ Exterior painting & staining. 952-445-2904 Marvin Jeurissen

Monnens Custom Builders

952-448-3761 No wall too small

PLUMBING/SEPTIC Father/ son plumbing company. Licensed, bonded, insured. Working for you! R&D Plumbing952-237-0115 Plumbing, heating, remodel and repair, new construction. 952-4922440

PAINT/WALLPAPER

DEADLINES

Handyman Ser vices

ROOFING

Schedule your Summer painting now!

ODD JOBS

Bruce Mackenthun Does It All! WindowDoor- Deck specialist! Professional services. 952-270-9166. Lic #20452534 Ins. www.brucedoesitall.com

PLASTER/DRYWALL

Buckets of Color

Interior/Exterior Storm/Water Damage Textured Ceilings/Walls VInsurance Repairs VCustom Faux Finishes/Murals VFully Insured/References VFriendly, Honest Service FREE ESTIMATES 952-8 873-4 4679 612-3 366-2 2739 Paul V V

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Roofing/ Additions New Construction Siding/ Windows Locally owned 20 + Years Jim's Cell: 612-859-4618 Mike's Cell: 612-859-4620

•Roofing •Siding •Windows

952-882-8888 Call today for your Free Inspection! Family Owned & Operated www.capstonebros.com

Lic# 20609967

952-496-0921 Lic. 4960

Why Wait Roofing LLC Offering best extended manufacturers warranty! Tear-offs, Re-roofs, Siding & Gutters, New Construction Insurance Specialist Over 18 years experience FREE ESTIMATES Rodney Oldenburg Cell # 612-210-5267 952-443-9957 Lic. ID-20156835

Let us know how we can earn your business. (952)873-6078 Roofing Windows OSiding ORemodeling O O

Locally Owned & Operated Licensed & Insured #20631439

Regal Enterprises, Inc. Roofing, siding, windows, gutters. Insurance work. Since 1980. regalenterprisesinc.net 952-201-4817

SIDING/GUTTERS Grade A Gutters, competitive prices, free estimates. Since 1991. 952448-9943

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Discounted fabrics... drapes, bedspreads, residential/ commercial. 38 years' experience. 952-447-4655

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Full-Time

Part-Time

LABORER Mudjacking company needs reliable, hard working individual to fill laborer position. Start immediately. 40+ hrs/wk. No experience necessary. $10/hour. Savage: 612-919-6559

Before school childcare, 7-8:45am. 3-5 days/ week. Must be able to transport 3 children in your vehicle. ½ mile to SACS. 952-403-0419

Machine Operator We have several skilled and entry-level machine operator positions available in the Le Sueur and Mankato area. Must be able to pass a drug test and criminal background check. TEAM PERSONNEL SERVICES Shakopee....952-746-3346 Mankato...507-720-6556 www.teampersonnel.com MEDIUM DUTY TRUCK TECH Clean well established shop has opening for experienced, motivated tech. Frahm's Auto & Truck Repair, Savage. Call Doug 952-890-1890 SHIPPING PICKER/PACKER MAMAC Systems, Inc., a global manufacturer of HVAC and industrial sensors, has an opening in their high volume shipping area. Position is responsible for ensuring accuracy in selecting and pulling product for customers. Must have the ability to lift 60 pounds and work at a fast pace on your feet all day. 100% accuracy in picking and packing is expected. Require quality conscious, productive attitude and excellent attendance. E.O.E. Hours: 9:30am -6:00pm Mon-Fri. Send resume to: MAMAC Systems, Inc. 8189 Century Blvd. Chanhassen, MN 55317 Phone: (952)556-4900 Email: hr@mamacsys.com Software Support Specialist. Assist/Train customers in the use of our software product. ERP/manufacturing software. Experience helpful. College degree preferred. Analytical skills needed. Precise Software www.precisesoftware.com Salary based on experience. Vacation/health benefits. Send resume to: tomp@precisesoftware.com

A New Career Carver County office: Are you fun and outgoing? Take the real estate style test and find out if a real estate career is right for you.

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Wyn Ray 952-556-1750

Part-Time Assembly (no deliveries) for Star Tribune Newspaper, Chaska Depot, 4355 Peavey Rd. Min. requirements 18 yrs old & own transportation. Apply online: chaskadelivery.com EOE Bartender, PT. Apply in person 1201 3rd Ave E, Shakopee VFW.

Part-Time

Police Records Clerk (Permanent PT Position 25 hrs per week) - City of Savage - For further information and application materials please visit our website at: www.cityofsavage.com Job Line: 952/882-2651 APPLY BY: 4:30pm on Monday, August 15, 2011 EOE Dog Care. Prior Lake Pet Resort. Excellent customer service. Email chrisv@pawsresort.com for application. Head and Assistant Girls' Swim Coaches. New Prague Area Schools. Season begins Aug. 15th. Apply online @ www.np.k12.mn.us Junior High Football & Volleyball Coaches needed in Jordan. E-mail; jvizenor@jordan.k12. mn.us. Positions open until filled.

Part-Time

Multi-tasking duties; support teaching staff with classroom management and academic assistance to high school aged special education students. M-F, 8am2:30pm. $12.50/hr. + benefits. Application available at: www.cseced.org Carver-Scott Educational Cooperative Chaska MN 55318 EOE

MEDICAL CAREERS INSTRUCTOR 2011-2012 School Year Exciting part time position available to design, develop, and teach in a new program promoting careers in the health sciences pathway. Fouryear college degree with Health background required. Please visit www.cseced.org for information and application materials. CarverScott Educational Cooperative, Dist. 930. Chaska, MN EOE

Kitchen & serving help, PT. EO wk end & EO holiday. Please contact Sarah Tormoen @ stormoen@keystone communities.com or call 612-202-8744

Newspaper Route: Star Tribune has avail. Weekend Routes in Bloomington area. Must be 18 yrs. & have own vehicle.

Instructional Aide

Positive Connections 460 N Hickory Street Chaska, MN 55318 952-361-0899

PART TIME TELLER Teller experience preferred but may accept cashier experience. Strong customer service skills are needed. 20-30 flexible hours per week, including rotating Saturdays. Wage dependent upon experience. Send resume to: Hometown Bank Att: Rick Lockert 101 Creek Ln S. Jordan, MN 55352 or email: rlockert@htbmn.com

DT&H Vocational Assistant

Approximately 35 hours per week Day hours No Weekends or Holidays!! In this highly rewarding position, you will provide direct supervision & training for adults with developmental disabilities at the program site & in the community. Duties include serving as a role model, maintaining daily records, & assisting & supervision to our clients. MQs: Requires equivalency of HS graduation & 1 year experience working with people with developmental disabilities. Preference given for current experience & for TMA or CNA certifications. Must be able to physically support clients in daily activities. Must possess a valid driver's license. Hiring Rate: $15.21/hr. plus benefits. Rating: Rating of training & experience. Closing: 08/10/11. 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) 496-8170 Let's Work Together.

Program Counselor, Sleep Counselor at Thomas Allen Inc. in Shakopee. Hours: E/O Saturday from 4pm10pm and 10pm-10am, E/O Sunday from 8am4pm. Must have high school diploma/GED, Driver's license, clean record. Previous experience working with DD preferred but not required. Email resume to: Crystalh@ thomasalleninc.com

Part-Time Production Employee RN Needed Knowledge of home health. Very pt work Flexible schedule Pay rate $22.00/hr. Please fax resume attn: Gay 952-746-5738 or email:

Savage, MN We are currently accepting applications for 4 parttime production employees, with potential of moving to full-time. We are seeking individuals with reliable transportation, ability to work effectively in a team environment, ability to work outside in all types of weather, climb ladders, and work from heights, potential to work long irregular hours (weekends and holidays included), ability to work in a potentially physically strenuous environment, experience in Agriculture-related business, ability to operate heavy machinery/equipment, and the right to work in the U.S. that is not based solely on possession of a student visa or a visa sponsored by a third-party employer. Flexible work schedule is desired. Applicants should be willing to work shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified individual interested in a team environment and who wants to continuously learn and grow in their job. Interested applicants should apply online at www.ichoosecargill.com and search for job number SAV00128 under the production & maintenance section of Careers at Cargill. Successful applicant will be required to pass a background check and company-paid physical exam that includes drug and alcohol screening. Cargill is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Some experience, Early Childhood or related degree preferred. For more information contact Deb at (952) 937-2276 x#19

Sales Positions

No dui's, must have class d license at least 3 years And be 21 years of age

Progressive. Growing. Engaged.

dbigley@standrewlu.org

NOW HIRING SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS

Starting wage $13.25 an hour DOE

Do you love helping students? A quick thinker and energetic? LearningRx in Savage continues to grow and is hiring cognitive skills trainers to help students overcome learning and reading struggles. 1025 hours/wk. Great pay. Training included. Degree preferred. Interested parties send resume and cover letter to rich@learningrx.net.

Looking for a loving, nurturing, PT, 3 mornings a week (8-12:00) teacher in our Christian, supportive, environment located in Eden Prairie. Please send resumes to:

(952) 451-8188

2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR No experience Necessary will train

gdeleeuw@136mbk.com

St. Andrew Childcare Aide- EP location Looking for a loving, PT, M-F who enjoys young children 35:30pm. You would work alongside a very supportive teaching staff. Lots of hugs and smiles from a great group of children! Please call Melanie at (952) 937-2776 X#30 or email to: meggers@standrewlu.org

Boats/Motors

Campers Travel Trailers

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

Motorcycles

St. Andrew Preschool Teacher

Veternarian Technician- PT 2:30pm-close, Mon-Fri. 1 Sat/ mth. Assisting vet with appointments, lab work, taking x-rays. Shakopee Veterinary Clinic: 952-445-4765

www.wsn.qwestoffice.net

Newspaper Route Delivery-Star Tribune Shakopee, Chaska, Waconia area motor routes. Immediate openings weekend (Sat/Sun), Waconia/ Mayer. Bi-weekly paychecks. Minimum requirements 18 years old & dependable transportation. For information, apply online: chaskadelivery.com EOE

Part-Time

2006 Crestliner Lsi Angler 2285. Lots of extras. 60 HP Mercury 4 stroke and dual axle trailer. $22,800 763360-6251

INSIDE SALES- calling business owners nationwide from our Jordan office. Nice office, great pay! Call Vern Schwartz, 612-810-8097 94 Starcraft, 17ft. Aluminum. Walleye, Bass ½ Console 75hp. Mariner & 8hp. Kicker. $6500. 612-554-6725 or

TRANSPORTATION

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, 5th wheel 2 slideouts, golfcart, shed $14,500. Excellent condition. Parked on beautiful wooded lot in Zumbrota, MN 612-7208683/ 612-599-0184

2000 Harley Davidson 883 Sportster, wife's bike, never rode, must go. 1300 miles, Lots, lots of extras, mint! $7000. 952-890-0905

2003 Harley Softtail Deuce Anniversary model. 5500 miles. $13,000. 952-447-4280

2005 black Yamaha R6, 6,000 miles. Yoshimurd customized exhaust. With OEM cover & tank bra. $5,500. 952-3610142

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All-Terrain Vehicles

2007 Suzuki Eiger 400. Only 170 miles. Warn winch, ITP mud tires, lift kit. Great condition!! $3500 952-994-1291

Hydro Stream Vegas. 20'. 200 HP+++. Complete restoration. 5 passenger. A real head turner! $8,900 or all trades welcome. 952215-5421

Campers Travel Trailers

Boats/Motors

1981 Sea Nymph 16' fish/ ski boat, 1989 Evinrude 60hp tracker, Spartan trailer, trolling motor, livewells, locators, anchormates, pedestal seats. $3500. 952-445-5473

1987 31' Pathfinder Motorhome. $5,000/ BO. 952-496-2243

2004 41' SportsCoach Elite. Fully equipped. 23,000K. Well-maintained. 3 slides. $100,000. 952-797-6264

2007 27' ColorardoRL 5th Wheel, 2 Slide, 06 Chevrolet Silverado LT1 2500HD Extend Cab. 52,594 miles. $51,800. 507-934-4834 after 5:30

Dutchman Camper 2002- 28ft. Excellent condition. Sleeps 6-8 w/queen bed. A/C, heat, appliances, plumbing works perfect. $7800. Must see. 952-474-6230

2005 Kawasaki 1600 Vulcan Classic with Vance & Hines pipes. New tires. 10,895 miles. Mint condition. $5900 Call (952) 934-7358

2005, 125cc gas scooter. Bought new in '06. 1500 miles and in excellent shape. 85 mpg. Cash, no trades. $1100. 952-233-3322

Honda style 2007 JMST 250cc Scooter. 1329 miles, original owner, 80 mpg, 4 stroke 2 passenger, $2900.00, call Ray 952-402-9110

Sporting Goods Motorcycles

1992 Vibo 21' Hexagon pontoon. Low hrs. 2 motors. '96 Merc 90HP + 9.9. Marine radio. Trailer. Clean. $10,500. 952934-3902

2001, 17ft. Starcraft, 90HP, Mercury. Excellent condition. $9,000 952-890-2630

CASH$$ We buy guns SPORTS STOP Shakopee 952-445-5282

1991 Fleetwood Southwind Motorhome, Class A, 33ft. Only 38k miles! Smooth runner, fully loaded, sleeps 6, hydraulic leveler, $10,500, 612-669-4172

Cars 1994 Harley Heritage Softtail, 26300k, all service records avail, extra set of pipes. $7500. Call Mike @ 612-309-6737

1992 Fleetwood. 107K, 454 gas motor, hydraulic leveler system. fully equipped! Well maintained! $10,900. John, 952-474-9713

2001 Cycle mate CM2000 Motorcycle trailer. Excellent condition. Used twice. $750. 952-836-4652

$$ Paid for Junkers/ Repairables FREE TOW. Immediate pickup. Serving Carver/ Scott counties. 952-220-TOWS, 24/7 $$ Wanted $$ JUNK CARS Viking Auto Salvage 651-460-6166 $$$ CASH FOR $$$ Cars and Trucks 952-239-2598

powered by Print/online package can be renewed until auto sells, all for the best deal price of $39. To place your ad, go to www.imarketplace.mn/autos or call (952) 345-3003.

Cars

1972 rare triple black 'Cuda, with high compression 340 HP. 727 slapstick tranny. Posirearend, PS, bucket seats, Recession reduced!! $42,500. 612804-4074

Cars

1986 BMW 528e, sunroof, 5 speed, 4 door, 2.7L, good tires, good body. Reduced to $1,250. 952-426-5657

Cars

1988, Cadillac Eldorado 78,000 miles. All original, with maintenance records. $6500. b/o 952233-2148

Cars

Cars

2000 Jaguar XJR. Well maintained. $9700 Silver and black interior, 83,000 miles. Call 612655-6680

Lincoln LS, 2003 Sedan. Original owner. Premium sound system, heated/cooling seats, keyless entry. Brand new tires. Excellent condition. $7991 612-5542405

1976 Classic Cadillac Convertible. Low mileage. 8 cyl. 440 engine. Complete facts available by calling. 559-435-3751

1988 Chev Monte Carlo SS T-Top, 305 HO Engine, original, fast, 69K, stored, like new. $9,900 or b/o. 952-445-6533, Gale

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2007 Ford Focus. 5 speed, manual. 37 MPG 19k + miles. One owner, $10,500. 612-8400884

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1964 Chevy C20, 350 engine, 350 auto tranny, every bolt, nut, part replaced, or sandblasted and painted. 8K. REDUCED- $12,500. 952913-7808

1977 Chev truck C-10, 350 engine w/12,500 miles, T-350 auto trans. New tires, exhaust, paint and more. REDUCED! $4,500. 952403-7858.

Trucks

1993 Ford Ranger, extended cab, topper, 102,000 miles. V6 AT. Great mileage, cold air, runs good. $2500. or b/o. 952-447-8169

Vans

2000 Ford Windstar LX 7 Passenger Van, 133,349 Miles. $2,250. 6 Cyl Engine, Automatic Runs and drives great. Craig 952-368-9689

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2004 Chevy Silverado Z71 Ext. Cab. 77,XXX perfect cond. Loaded, leather, Bose, 6Disc, Topper and many xtras. $15,700 B/O 612-2030804

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1998 Dodge Stratus, 6 cyl, AT. 156K. $1,500. 952-445-6173

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GARAGE SALES AUCTIONS Chanhassen Sales Fri. & Sat. Aug. 5 & 6. 8am to 4pm. Garage sale. College stuff, furniture, HH, clothes, books. Cash only. No early sales, please. 8130 Marsh Dr.

Eden Prairie Sales Fri. & Sat. 7/29-30 8am-3pm. Moving sale. Many HH items, dishes, pictures, clothing, misc. items. Plus huge selection of Christmas collectibles, trees, garland, decorations, ornaments. 10584 Boss Circle (Bell Oaks) off Riverview Rd

Eden Prairie Sales

Prior Lake Sales

Savage Sales

Garage Sale- Designer clothes, women & children's, HH, toys, etc. 19008 Broadmoore Dr. (north end of Dell Rd off Joseph Curve) Fri-Sat. 8/5-6, 8am-3pm

Multiple Family Garage/ Moving Sale: Thurs-Fri, 8/4-5, 9am-5pm. Sat. 8/6, 9am-12noon. Child (boys) BR dresser set, clothing (childrenadult), other HH goods. 19411 Towering Oaks Tr.

Thur, Fri, Sat, August 4th, 5th and 6th. 8am5pm. 9271 W 126th Street-Behind Tin Shed Garage Sale with something for everyone.

Jordan Sales

Thursday, Friday Aug 4 & 5 8:00-5:00pm 5968 Flandrau Cir SE, Furniture, clothing, bikes, carrier, toys & more

Shakopee Sales

Wednesday-Saturday August 3 to 6, 2011 Wednesday 3-7 p.m. Thurs-Sat. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Multi-family sale. Children's clothing. Men's & women's clothing, toys for all ages, kitchen items, wall hangings, many household items. 6511 West 190th Street, Jordan, MN

Large Multi-Family Garage Sale: Thurs-FriSat., 7/28-29-30, 8am5pm. 1408 Thistle Lane

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Shakopee Sales

Shakopee Sales

Multi family Fri, Sat July 29, 30. 10-6pm Wine console, stereo cabinet, American Girl Doll clothes, kids' items, vintage hats, books, snowblower. 8711 McGuire Court

Thurs, Fri, Sat, 8/4-8/6 8am-4pm. Saturday 8am-2pm. Tons of kids clothes 0-4T, HH items, furniture, Xbox,N64 and more. Don't miss this sale! 1104 Danube Ave

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Savage Sales Moving Sale Thursday 8/4, Friday 8/5, 8-4pm. Saturday 8/6, 8-noon. Yard items, HH, clothing. Toro lawn mower, golf equipment. 13954 Aquila Court

MOVING SALE! Sat 7/30 9am-3pm. Bedroom Set, Dark Brown Theater Couch, Maytag Washer/Dryer Toys Etc. Many FREE items ALL MUST GO! heather@excellimos.com

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and the other at noon. Come to the west lawn of the Prior Lake Library. Teddy bears are invited; bring your lunch and pick one of the two shows. Friday’s golf tournament is sponsored by Laker Hall of Fame/Prior Lake-Savage Area Educational Foundation beginning at 11 am. Restaurants and food trailer vendors will dish out food on Friday and Saturday. We have all the favorites plus fun new choices this year. The fun run will take place on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 8 a.m. at Lakefront Park. This event is sponsored by volunteers from Beyond the Yellow RibbonSouth of the River and all

UPDATES Thursday, Aug. 4 is the Business Expo/Wine Tasting and Silent Auction. This event is co-sponsored with the Prior Lake Chamber and Viking Liquor. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. All money raised from the silent auction will go toward the fireworks costs for Saturday night. Friday, Aug. 5 at the Prior Lake Library is the teddy bear picnic with music by the Splatter Sisters. There will be two shows, one at 10:30 am

proceeds will support their organization. Saturday’s family fishing event from 10 a.m. to noon is sponsored by the city of Prior Lake and Minnesota DNR on the walking bridge of Little Prior. This is a catch-andrelease program; poles and education are provided. A returning event is the bean bag toss tournament from a couple of years ago. Sign up to compete in the family division (one player must be 18 or up and the other player 16 years or younger) or the 16-plus division. Both players need to be 16 years or older to compete. Cost and times are different, so please see the Chamber website for registration forms. Saturday’s entertainment is Laker Idol. The contestants tried out last week at Fong’s Event Center. The semifinals and finals for the Little Laker division start at 3:30 p.m. on the stage in the entertainment area. We have four divisions this year. The junior division will start at 5 p.m., teen division at 6:30 p.m. and adult division at 8 p.m. The family movie in the

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