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Heroin: Cheap and on the rise

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As 27-year-old Matthew Cooley stood before him, jittery while claiming he was no longer hooked on heroin, Judge Rex Stacey wasn’t buying it.

Cooley, who tested positive for opiates during a random drug analysis on his visit home from work on the Nor th Dakota oi l fields, told the judge he obtained a prescription for oxycodone due to pain.

Stacey was flabb er g a st e d t h at a Judge Rex Minneapolis doctor Stacey provided drugs to a “heroin addict� and refused to let Cooley go, accusing him of doctor shopping. “I’m not going to let you hurt yourself if I can do something about it,� Stacey said. “You look terrible.

In my 33 years [as an attorney and judge], I’ve met a lot of junkies, and

A Prior Lake man convicted of manufacturing counterfeit postagemeter stamps was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $230,000 in restitution.

Andre George Mehilove, 32, was indicted on July 6, 2011, and pleaded guilty on Oct. 17, 2011. In his plea agreement, Mehilove admitted that from August 2006 through April 3, 2009, he created counterfeit postage-meter stamps using his personal computer and printer. The stamps were copies of stamps he had purchased online.

He also admitted using the counterfeit stamps and selling them online.

During a search warrant execution on April 3, 2009, at Mehilove’s home and workplace, authorities seized computers, items with counterfeit postage, PayPal identity devices and online postage labels.

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you fit it to a tee.� “I just don’t understand,� Cooley objected, claiming he was no longer using and had quit prior to his original May 25 arrest.

T hat was t he day his friend stopped breathing while shooting up. Cooley had spilled out of the truck with his limp friend in his arms after their pickup truck was stopped by police on Highway 169 as it sped toward the hospital. “He overdosed; you didn’t,� Stacey responded.

Stacey has become an advocate for automatically booking and treating the increasing number of heroin addicts who come through his doors at Scott County District Court. “This stuff is so powerful, it’s killing a lot of people,� he said. “I’m not going to let them die on my watch.�

Stacey, who lost a loved one to heroin, knows the risk.

Although he is assigned drugabuse cases along with the rest of the Scott County judges, he is able to pull defendants and their families over to share his personal story. In court last

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A pen capsule and tinfoil used to smoke heroin. month, Stacey asked Cooley whether he knew another person from Belle Plaine who overdosed in a car a few weeks prior. That person was saved because a passenger managed to grab the wheel, according to police.

Until a few years ago, Stacey didn’t see heroin cases. Now they’re as common as methamphetamine cases in his courtroom.

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DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY

Full STEM ahead District committee to make program recommendation in April

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Katie Byer, 3 1/2, leads her dad, Greg Byer, during the second annual Daddy Daughter Dance at Prior Lake High School on Feb. 25. The event, sponsored by Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools Community Education Services, attracted 458 guests and featured cupcakes and crafts. The Byers live in Lakeville.

The end is near for the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District’s E-STEM Committee.

The group, comprised of teachers, administrators, parents and District 719 School Board members, will present its final recommendation regarding elementary Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (E-STEM) programming options for the district at the Monday, April 23 School Board meeting.

T he g r oup wa s for me d l a st spring and in that time has met with educators and gone on site visits to area STEM schools in the Ossea and Richfield school districts, all with the goal of devising a STEM model that will work in District 719. The committee will meet five more times this month and next to draft the proposal for the School Board.

Jeff Holmberg, who is leading the committee and presented an update to the board Monday, said he is “pretty confident� the committee will meet its timeline. However, what that recommendation will include is still a mystery. “In committee members’ minds, I think they’re all having ideas,� said Holmberg, who is also the district’s director of curriculum, instruction and assessment. “They’re dedicated to having conversations and discussions. It’s been a very student-

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centered committee.�

Cara Rieckenberg, environmental education coordinator for the district, is also a member of t he com mit tee a nd said she has “enjoyed� her experience and that she and her peers have been privy to a wealth of Cara Jeff Sue Ann information. While she Holmberg Gruver didn’t give details on the Rieckenberg recommendation, which has not been finalized yet, Riecken- just don’t have the name.�

Superintendent Sue Ann Gruver berg said she’s confident that it will be “appropriate and necessary for agreed. “I believe we have such a strong where we are going with our world in 21st-century learning and look- environmental focus, that I believe ing at lessons through 21st-century putting the STEM part into it — we have so many components already in lenses. “Right now, we’re educating place that branding it and naming it kids for jobs that we don’t know E-STEM will solidify our environwhat they’ll have,� she said. “It’s mental program and what we already definitely the right direction to be do,� she said.

When the School Board initially going.�

Members of the committee have approved the committee’s charge last emphasized the need for the STEM spring, it was with an eye on implerecommendation to integrate with mentation beginning in fall 2012. One District 719’s environmental-edu- key takeaway from the committee’s cation curriculum. In a case of the work thus far is a focus not only on pupil becoming the teacher, the sustaining the program — especially committee members were often if funding sources change or run out, met with variations on the phrase as they have in other districts — but “here’s what we’ve learned from to integrate it with the district’s you� as they conducted site visits at secondary-level STEM programming and to “phase in� the transition to metro-area STEM schools. “That’s a strong affirmation that whatever the new E-STEM model we’re already on the right track,� may look like.

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Current and former Prior Lake High School students, joined by staff members and family members, gathered after school on Feb. 24 to pay tribute to Lauren Peterson. The 18-year-old Prior Lake resident and member of the high school’s class of 2011 died in a car crash on her way back to Fargo — where she was a freshman at North Dakota State University — on Feb. 20, along with fellow NDSU students 19-year-old Jordan Playle of Elk River, 18-year-old Megan Sample of Rogers and 18-year-old Danielle Renninger of Excelsior. Paulina Son of Prior Lake (second from left) graduated with Peterson from the high school, where they were both cheerleaders and members of the 2010 homecoming court. Son briefly spoke at the beginning of the almost 40-minute vigil. For more photos or to read about Peterson’s life, visit www. plamerican.com and search “Lauren Peterson.”

PL colon cancer survivor heads to D.C. Prior Lake activist Kathryn Blume will travel to Washington, D.C. in early March to meet with elected officials during Call-On Congress, an annual event to raise awareness of colorectal cancer.

Fight Colorectal Cancer, a nonprofit advocacy organization based in the Washington, D.C. area, will host the event on March 7.

Blume, a survivor of stage four colon cancer, will meet with the staff of U.S. Sens.

Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken along with U.S. Rep. John Kline to ask for their support for the Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and

Treatment Act. The legislation, if passed, wou ld create a nationa l colorectal cancer screening program, to help thousands of poor, uninsured and underinsured Americans get screenings. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in America, after lung cancer.

Blume was diagnosed under the age of 50 (the usual start for screenings). March is National and Minnesota C olore c t a l C a nc er Mont h.

Those over the age of 50 who haven’t had a colonoscopy yet are encouraged to make an appointment. Those with a

family history of colorectal cancer or polyps diagnosed before age 60 also should be screened 10 years prior to the age at diagnosis for their relative. People with unexplained abdominal pain or bloating, blood or mucous in stool, or a change in bowel habits (like thinning stool or unexplained diarrhea) should see a doctor and get screened.

Blu me a l so faci l it ates a colorectal cancer support group, C.A.R.S. South (Colon, Anal and Rectal Support), on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Oakridge West Medic a l Bui ldi ng i n Burnsville.

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“There’s certainly some things we can do now, but we really need to have a gradual vision of how to do this,” Holmberg said.

The nebulous nature surrounding speculation on the committee’s recommendation falls in line with the overall STEM mentality. “ You ju st h ave to embrace the ambig uity and realize that the definition is whatever you make it,” said Rieckenberg, who will leave District 719 in June to begin as a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math coordinator for

Robbinsdale Area Schools.

“I think in the next couple weeks, we’ll get it all f leshed out.”

O nc e t he c om m it te e’s E-STEM work is complete — implementation will be handled by others — the focus will shift to studying world-language immersion.

No start date is set for that study, which may begin as early as this spring or as late as fall 2012. The committee membership may change to confront that task, Holmberg said, in part because it’s a dif ferent animal and not required by state standards like E-STEM. “With E-STEM, it’s not if, it’s how,” he said. “With immersion, it’s if and how.”

The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) has awarded seven Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards (MSAA) to current and former Prior Lake High School students.

Senior Eric Ambroz of Savage received an honorable mention for “With the Wide Open” and the Silver Key for “Golden Disaster.” Senior Jaak Jensen, of Savage, received an honorable mention for his portfolio. Senior Mason Lytle, of Prior Lake, garnered an honorable mention for “Man in the Mirror.”

Class of 2011 graduate Catherine Cates, of Prior Lake, took home a Silver Key for “Nippon No Hikari.” Senior and Prior Lake resident Bree Lindsoe also earned a Silver Key for her portfolio. Rounding out the honorees is junior Jenna Preslicka of Savage, who garnered a Gold Key for “Fish Upon a Star.”

MCAD received 1,376 individual artwork entries and 170 portfolio entries. In total, the jury awarded 133 Gold Keys and 167 Silver Keys for individual entries and 11 Gold Key and 16 Silver Keys for portfolio entries. Additionally, the jury awarded 228 individual entry Merit Awards and 40 Portfolio Merit Awards to students whose work, although not chosen to be in the MSAA Exhibition, was noted by the jurors as deserving of merit.

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Judge Richard H. Kyle sentenced Mehilove Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.

Tom my D. C oke, ac ti ng postal inspector in charge of the Denver Division, which includes the Twin Cities, said, “The criminal act of counterfeiting United States postage is a priority investigation as it directly impacts the U.S. Postal Service. The Postal Inspection Service remains vigilant on identifying and bringing those individuals who defraud the Postal Service to justice.”

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These students are members of Grainwood Elementary School’s Kids’ Company. They played a large role in the school’s recent statewide fi rst-place fi nish in the RecycleBowl competition. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, Kids’ Company students take bins throughout the school and collect classrooms’ recyclables. Photographed students include: Gracie DiPerna, Jacob Doll, Brianna Elbon, Sadie Haben, Peyton Hopkins, Brynn Liddle, Greyson McKinney, Stasia McKinney, Sydney Mickett, Emma Smith, Mckenzie Weimerskirch and Julia Wieskus. Bert and Ernie dropped by the school Wednesday afternoon to deliver the good news.

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Principal Patrick Glynn will soon have to devise another one.

Gr a i nwo o d E lement a r y School was recently awarded $1,000 for coming in first place statewide in the Recycle-Bowl Competition, a national contest sponsored by Nestle through K e e p A m e r ic a B e aut i f u l .

Grainwood students and staff bested all other Prior LakeSavage Area School District schools in the contest, which rewarded the buildings that recycled the most weight per person over a four-week period between Oct. 17 and Nov. 12 last year.

Special guests Bert and Ernie were on hand to deliver the news to the students at an allschool meeting on Wednesday afternoon. The Sesame Street roommates also presented a plaque — made of recycled material, of course — to the school’s students for recycling an average of 8.82 pounds per person and over 15,000 pounds for the period.

“I think it validates the district’s work and the commitment the district has [to environmental education],” said Glynn of the win. “It just validates what we do.”

Lending Glynn’s comment more weight is that the students and staff at Grainwood had no idea they’d even been entered into the contest during the month in which they were monitored. Environmental

Education Coordinator Cara Rieckenberg found the contest online in September during her regular weekly search for grant opportunities and information.

“It’s core practice in the district with our curriculum.

Recycling is part of it,” she said. “I don’t want it to be something they do because there’s an extrinsic goal.”

Rieckenberg wasn’t shocked when she found out Grainwood had outperformed its fellow District 719 schools. She pointed to the school’s past environmental successes, such as winning an ice cream party sponsored by Culver’s and Dick’s Sanitation Inc. in June 2010 for recycling more than any other district school. “ It ’s a whole - school ap proach,” Rieckenberg said.

“The custodians are just as much teachers as the classroom teachers when it comes to recycling.”

“What I think helps is that we have some embedded routines,” Glynn added.

Those routines reinforce that whole-school approach.

Eileen Hanson, site coordinator for Grainwood’s Kids’ Company before- and afterschool program, asked Glynn if there was any way her students could give back to the school.

Glynn enlisted them to help with the district’s new organic recycling initiative. So every Tuesday and Thursday, staff members know to put their recycling out so that the Kids’ Company kids can collect their recyclables and make sure they get where they need to go.

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Grainwood’s Junior Naturalists have gotten in on the act. Each day, they set up a sample lunch tray to sit near the lunch line, where students have labeled which items need to be recycled or disposed of in which bins. Minnesota GreenCorps Member Shawn Helmeke, who has helped with the district’s organic recycling program — said that display has made a large difference.

“This is the only school that does that,” Rieckenberg said.

Rieckenberg was notified in December that the school had come out on top in Minnesota.

“I thought that we were going to win the whole thing,” she laughed. “I was disappointed when we didn’t win the national contest and excited when we won the state.”

The administrators have not yet decided what to do with their $1,000 windfall but encouraged students to submit their ideas. They hope to unveil the final decision at the school’s environmental festival on May 25. Rieckenberg said the dollars will go toward something environmental-education related.

“Something that will give back to the kids for the work that they do,” Glynn added.

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The tentative regular meeting agenda includes: Call to order and Pledge of Allegiance Public forum Approval of agenda Consider approval of Feb. 21, 2012 meeting minutes Consent agenda A. Consider approval of invoices to be paid B. Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the execution of the South Metro Cities Joint Powers Agreement for street maintenance services C. Consider approval of a resolution accepting donations and grants to the city during the fourth quarter of 2011 D. Consider approval of a resolution accepting an election assistance grant from the Minnesota secretary of state

and authorizing the mayor and city manager to enter into the grant contract E. Consider approval of a resolution authorizing funding for the acquisition of two properties related to the Arcadia intersection improvements Items removed from consent agenda Presentations: None scheduled Public hearings: None scheduled Old business: None scheduled New business: A. Consider approval of a resolution approving a revised purchasing policy B. Consider approval of a resolution delegating authority to pay certain claims Other business/council member reports Adjournment

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LETTERS

GUEST COMMENTARY

Less government regulation encourages economic growth

BY MICHAEL BEARD

Reform initiatives are moving forward as we continue our work in St. Paul.

Through legislation that cuts red tape, streamlines government Michael and reduces Beard regulations, the Republican-led Legislature aims to empower private-sector job creators and reinvigorate Minnesota’s business climate.

For my part, I have introduced two deregulatory reforms that will help create economic opportunity.

In both instances, I have achieved consensus with my colleagues across the aisle to secure bipartisan support.

House File 389 protects privateproperty rights by reining in government interference that stalls job creators who are trying to abide by the rules and do the right thing.

Specifically, the bill would shield businesses and homeowners from the whims of anti-development rulemaking, such as interim ordinances that are often imposed to deter business expansion.

Discussion on this bill has generated a comprised consensus amendment that accommodates township concerns about the adequate balance between the rights of the property owner to use their land productively and the rights of neighbors to know what’s going on in the area. House File 389 is awaiting a hearing on the House floor.

House File 2169 is still in the process, and it reforms the way state agencies create and report rulemaking. The bill strengthens and clarifies the Legislature’s role in questioning rules that might be duplicative or have unintended consequences.

Minnesota cities and businesses alike are overwhelmed with constantly changing and burdensome rules developed by state agencies. For instance, a business needing to deal with storm water must seek the approval of three different state agencies, all which essentially do the same thing. We must hold to the same standards, but streamline the process to one agency.

At the end of the day, the Legislature’s prime concern is to provide our private-sector job creators with a competitive business climate. That being said, we are not going to borrow our way to job creation. We will spend

wisely so that we can benefit our society, and in the process, we will protect our environment and public safety.

TRANSPORTATION As chair of the House Transportation Committee, I am in the process of developing an omnibus transportation policy bill that combines the best pieces of legislation that pertain to transportation.

In addition, we have started the transportation bonding bill hearing process. We received testimony on 24 bills last week, and I anticipate we will hear another 25 bills in the coming two weeks. These pieces of legislation are aimed at actual, localized construction projects.

It is our committee’s goal to develop a bill that provides a smart investment and a more efficient transportation system for Minnesotans.

HIGHWAY 101 At the beginning of February, Sen. Claire Robling and I hosted the governor in Shakopee to discuss the Highway 101 river crossing. We outlined the need to raise it above the flood plain and the possibility of upgrading it to four lanes.

We received the governor’s complete and enthusiastic support, and as it currently stands, Sen. Robling and I are shepherding that project through the committee process.

STATE OF THE STATE As has been my custom since I’ve been elected to serve here, I always try to share the excitement and enthusiasm surrounding the annual State of the State address.

This year my guest was Shakopee’s new mayor, Brad Tabke. I enjoyed sharing the experience with him.

The governor and I both agree that job creation is the No. 1 priority for the Legislature this year. Although we have differing philosophies on how to catalyze economic recovery, I am confident we can reach consensus through candid conversation and commonsense legislation.

As always, it is an honor and privilege to serve you in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Please feel free to contact me with any thoughts or concerns regarding the 2012 legislative session. I can be reached at (651) 296-8872 or by e-mail at rep. mike.beard@house.mn.

Michael Beard (R-Shakopee) represents District 35A in the state House of Representatives.

Reach your representatives GOVERNOR Gov. Mark Dayton Office of the Governor 130 State Capitol 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

St. Paul, MN 55155 (651) 201-3400 E-mail: mark.dayton@state.mn.us U.S. SENATORS Sen. Amy Klobuchar United States Senate 302 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-3244 -orMetro office 1200 Washington Ave. S., Suite 250 Minneapolis, MN 55415 (612) 727-5220 Web: www.senate.gov Sen. Al Franken United States Senate 320 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-5641 Web: www.senate.gov U.S. REPRESENTATIVE-2nd District Rep. John Kline 1210 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-2271

-or101 W. Burnsville Parkway, Suite 201 Burnsville, MN 55337 (952) 808-1213 Web: www.kline.house.gov SENATE DISTRICT 35 Sen. Claire Robling (R) Capitol Building, Room 226 75 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: (651) 296-4123 E-mail: sen.claire.robling@senate.mn Legislative assistant: Kelsy Stadsklev (651) 296-5245 HOUSE DISTRICT 35A Rep. Michael Beard (R) 417 State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: (651) 296-8872 E-mail: rep.mike.beard@house.mn Legislative assistant: Marilyn Brick (651) 296-8893 HOUSE DISTRICT 35B Rep. Mark Buesgens (R) 381 State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: (651) 296-5185 E-mail: rep.mark.buesgens@house.mn Legislative assistant: Joyce Vogt (651) 297-8407

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LOCAL

St. Mike’s support is appreciated I and my entire family would like to thank everyone who participated in “Beads for a Cause” during Catholic Schools Week at St. Michael’s Catholic School.

Also, thanks for all the generous donations and sincere well wishes.

They have been a true inspiration in my path of recovery from breast cancer. The St. Michael’s community has been so helpful and supporting with all the meals delivered to my home through the meals ministry, which is organized

by Ann Lannon.

Thank you to everyone for all the caring support and the heartfelt well wishes.

Emily (Madson) Ruths Prior Lake

Keep an eye out for burglars I was burglarized on Feb. 23 during the day. I was gone running errands from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.

I did not notice anything missing or moved until I went to bed and checked all my doors to see if they were locked. The first door I checked, I noticed the chain on the door was off. I did not take the chain off. Then I went over to the sliding-glass door by the deck, and I discovered I left the door unlocked when I left for my errands.

I called the police and they said they would watch the area.

If anyone has been burglarized on the north side of Prior Lake in the last six months, please contact the authorities.

Mary Quinn Prior Lake

RACINO

Keep all options on the table In response to “Racino proposal stirs city opposition” [Feb. 18], I disagree with Mayor Myser and the Prior Lake City Council.

Rep. Buesgens had it right on Prior Lake’s attitude toward Mystic Lake. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community should not be treated with favoritism to be a monopoly or a special-interest group.

If we are going to find ways to fund future projects like a new Vikings stadium, I believe racino, pull tabs and a Block E casino should be on the table. I prefer these options over direct public funding.

The SMSC having to compete with other gaming entities is a lot less damaging to Prior Lake than a higher state deficit that would result in deeper cuts to vital public services.

Josh D. Ondich Prior Lake

Stop whining, start partnering I don’t understand. How much taxpayer money has been spent by our politicians debating the Vikings stadium?

We have 250-plus acres of land sitting in Ramsey County doing nothing. We have the White Earth tribe offering to build a casino and split the profits with the state to build a stadium. They estimate the revenues to be around $300 million per year, with $150 million going to the tribe for housing, education and healthcare. The other half will go to build the stadium.

Once the stadium is paid for, the $150 million a year will continue to go to the state for other needs. This is a tribe coming to the state asking us to partner with them for the good of the state and their tribe. The state will regulate and audit the casino, and the casino will pay property and sales tax, which is not the case with tribal casinos generally. They estimate 2,500 jobs would be created to build the casino and up to 2,000 new permanent jobs needed to operate the casino.

This appears to be a no-brainer.

I’m really sick of our politicians whining on behalf of Mystic Lake Casino.

Wallace W. Wixon Prior Lake

Mayor should get on board Mayor Myser couldn’t be more wrong in his ill-advised letter to Gov. Dayton opposing the racino.

With the help of the racino, the horse industry can exceed a billion dollars a year in business revenue.

It will also help pay back money we have borrowed from our public schools. Many new jobs will be created and thoroughbred horse racing will again become a viable business in Minnesota.

How would the mayor feel if Canterbury Park closed because of the competition from Mystic Lake? How many Prior Lake residents would lose their jobs? The reality is that the Mdewakanton Sioux Community and Canterbury can exist together and both do well. This is what is best for our community. The majority of Minnesotans support the legislation that has been introduced by our representatives supporting a racino.

Come on, mayor, hop on board.

Pete Mattson Prior Lake

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Freedom to vote isn’t free This is an “open letter” to the euphorians who believe providing an ID to vote is some sort of Draconian plot to deny voting privileges.

In a recent commentary, a writer poses the question, “Why, then...support the costly proposal” to require ID. A better question is, “Why not?”

Voter fraud does happen. Maybe it has not happened here, yet. It was verified that voter registration fraud occurred in the presidential primaries in Indiana, 2008. It did occur regularly during the reign of Richard J. Daley, in Chicago, when “voters” magically arose from thier graves to vote for the Chicago machine of Daley. Also, for that writer to make the assertion that “minimum-wage earners may not be able to take off” to obtain an ID is garbage. Or, is that writer supporting the view that certain groups or individuals be granted some privileges due to economic situations?

The implication being that “poor people” have less time than other working people is also garbage. It smacks of the drivel that some factions are pushing concerning “class warfare,” doesn’t it? Here is a suggestion for those euphorians so worried, so impassioned for the “poor, elderly and disabled.” Stop whining and take an elderly or “poor” person to a state office to get an ID. A state ID for those age 65 and under is $18, and for those over age 65, it is $11. For the physically or developmentally disabled, the charge is 50 cents. Freedom, and the “rights” to that freedom, are not free. If anything, the privilege — not “right,” but privilege — to vote in a Democratic society should be something everyone should be proud to have, even if it means taking some of that “time you dont have” to get an ID.

Gregg Voight Prior Lake

No more Republican disasters The letter titled “Don’t depend on government” [Letters, Feb. 18] failed to mention many relevant facts that would change the picture presented.

The greatest omission is that George W. Bush started his presidency with a surplus budget. Over the course of eight years, Bush decreased income (tax cuts) and increased expenses (poorly planned Iraq war and an expansion of Medicare benefits) so that he ended his term with the economy in recession/depression and, during his last months in office, he set up a huge taxpayer bailout for Wall Street.

The annual budget deficit was at $1.1 trillion and rising because, among other triggers for budget increases, the baby boomers would

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be retiring. Their retirement means that Medicare and Social Security will redeem the government bonds bought over the last 40 years with the money contributed to pay for benefits. Had the Republicans chosen to obey the pay-as-you-go law passed during the Clinton administration, the budget would have remained balanced and we would not be in this mess.

George W. Bush’s policies had the same outcome as the economic policies of his father and Ronald Reagan.

If you were alive then, you probably remember that at the end of 12 years of Reagan/Bush Sr., the taxpayers funded a huge bailout of the savings and loan industry. It did not fund anything tangible, but through bundling the stressed properties into multi-million-dollar deals, it allowed the rich to get richer. The economy was in a downward spiral.

President Obama has managed to turn Bush’s disastrous economy around. Admittedly, it is a slow turnaround due to unprecedented situations existing in the economy. The normal ways to help turn around a recession were not available because the housing market was in shambles, people were debt-ridden (especially people who used the housing-market bubble to max out their home equity loans), and interest rates were so low they could not be lowered very much more. In addition, we were a nation fighting two guerilla wars.

I would like to ask people if they really think we can stand having more taxpayer bailouts at the end of Republican presidential terms. The last two Republican regimes have ended in near financial disaster.

How many more times do we put Republicans into power to ruin our nation with their unworkable policies?

Marlene Ellingson Prior Lake

CREDIT RIVER TOWNSHIP ELECTION

Schommer deserves re-election I’m writing to support the reelection of Leroy Schommer to the Credit River Township Board of Supervisors.

I’ve had a chance to watch Leroy in action. I admire his fiscal prudence. Leroy approaches each township budget decision wearing the hat of both a township taxpayer and the hat of an elected representative, entrusted with making the right decisions for both today and the future.

Leroy carefully weighs every decision — even something as simple as when to dispatch snowplows in the winter or dust-treat gravel roads in the spring. While Leroy can occasionally come off as gruff, look beyond that and see a man with a heart of gold, someone who truly cares about people, someone who will drop everything he’s doing to help a neighbor, a township resident or even a stranger.

Even though Leroy has no opponent on the ballot, I encourage every township voter to demonstrate appreciation for his tireless public service and vote to re-elect him on March 13.

Deborah Ely-Lawrence Prior Lake

Kraft will get things done On March 13, Credit River voters go to the polls. I hope they will join me in re-electing Tom Kraft as township supervisor.

When it comes to making decisions, Tom is a tremendous resource.

As a small-business owner and lifelong resident of the township, he possesses institutional knowledge and history that many newcomers lack.

That translates into exceptional caring and customer service for the township residents.

I’m also impressed with his willingness to step up and take on more responsibility. During his most recent term in office, Tom helped implement a capital improvement plan to maintain our biggest investment, our township roads.

If you want a “can-do” and “willdo” person, it’s Tom Kraft.

Brent Lawrence Credit River Township chairman

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What is the watershed district?

As the watershed district marks its 42nd anniversary this week and continues to oversee many projects and programs with tangible benefits to the watershed, we would like to thank all the citizens who have been a part of the district over the years. Whether serving as a citizen advisor, volunteering as a water-quality monitor, serving on the board of managers, partnering with us to install projects on your property or even calling in to get more information, you have all made the watershed district successful and we continue to appreciate your input, assistance and support as we strive to implement our mission: “To manage and preserve the water resources of the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District to the best of our ability using input from our communities, sound engineering practices, and our ability to efficiently fund beneficial projects which transcend political jurisdictions.”

Additional ly, we wil l be having a large thank-you event this summer and we would like to thank and recognize those original 82 citizens and their family members who signed the petition to form the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District back in 1969. We will be posting the original petition at www.plslwd.org. If you or one of your family members is on the list, please let us know how to best reach you for the event. Contact Stacy Sass at (952) 378-2166 or e-mail ssass@ plslwd.org.

Mike Kinney is the administrator of the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District.

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“I can count on one hand the number of heroin cases I had prior to 2009,” Stacey said, including his 16 years as a federal public defender.

Heroin cases have quadrupled from 10 in 2009 to 45 last year in Scott County. This doesn’t include the countless related theft cases.

The picture is as grim in courtrooms across the state, both rural and urban, authorities say.

A fter dropping with the slowdown in meth cases, childprotection cases have also picked up, rising 30 percent from 2009, in part due to heroin usage, said Scott County Attorney Pat Ciliberto.

MORE DANGEROUS FIX A cheap substitute for costlier prescription drugs, which have become harder to smoke because of new formulas, heroin is more potent and proving much harder for addicts to kick, local experts say.

Trafficked by Mexican drug cartels, most of the heroin being used locally is smoked — not injected, drug officers say.

Users are typically in their late teens and 20s — typically people who are marginally or not employed, often because of drug addictions.

Unlike meth (an “upper”), heroin acts as a depressant and can cause vital bodily

which was — granted — a surprisingly small .7 inches. The barometric pressure dropped to 29.22 inches mercury here, a very low reading.

The outlook is for the mild, active weather to continue.

Light snow is likely heading into the weekend and then possible over this weekend, as temperatures will be a little above average. Then, a

functions to shut down. It can be even more potent if mixed with alcohol, which is also a “downer.”

In addition to the risk of a deadly overdose, heroin usage is particularly alarming, police say, because of how addictive the drug is — even for those who’ve completed treatment.

Of well over 100 heroin users he knows, only a handful have successfully kicked their habit, said an undercover officer with the Southwest Metro Drug Task Force.

“Almost every heroin user I see says they want to clean up; it’s just so hard to do,” Stacey said.

Heroin’s rapid rise surprised local law enforcement, which is planning to start educational efforts through the Scott County Meth Task Force in hopes of preventing an epidemic like meth.

“This came fast,” said Shakopee Police Chief Jeff Tate.

fact of life, local authorities are especially alarmed about heroin because of how potent and cheap the local supply currently is — designed like any good marketing campaign, they say, to get users hooked before the price is jacked up and quality lowers.

A small baggie of heroin can go for $40, Stacey said, half of what an oxycodone pill could sell for on the street.

Heroin is also more accessible to users than meth, he said.

There’s a concentrated effort to flood this area with cheap heroin, said an undercover drug officer.

“They’re preying on people looking for a cheap fix,” says Tate.

UNAWARE PUBLIC A local gathering of Rotarians was shocked when Ciliberto recently informed them of the growing heroin problem.

Two later approached him to share that their college student children had confirmed a heroin craze on their campuses.

“We had to play a lot of catchup on methamphetamines,” Ciliberto said. “We want to get ahead of this problem. We don’t want to be in the same spot we were with meth in this county.”

While drug use may be a

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HARDER TO KICK “I could just work heroin cases and be continuously busy,” an undercover officer said.

Drug task force officers say many families are unaware their children are on heroin — a drug that has been seen as an East and West Coast thing and known for being injected, not smoked.

“I don’t think they have a clue,” one officer said.

And users often don’t know what they’re getting into.

“I don’t think they’re aware of how physically addictive it is,” said a drug officer, who believes addiction is almost immediate.

“It’s a very, very difficult drug to kick,” said Tate, re-

counting a rare recovered user from Shakopee whose addiction was so bad he forgot to show up for his own birthday party.

This particular young man had used other drugs, but always said heroin was the one drug he would never do.

“But he tried it anyway,” Tate said.

As authorities plan efforts to educate the public, they are also mindful of the inherent risk of interfering with heroin trafficking.

The area has recently seen major busts — including 2 kilos of black-tar heroin headed for Scott County that was intercepted in December at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

I n ju s t one we ekend , 8 pounds worth nearly $1.5 million was confiscated in or on its way to Scott County.

In Stacey’s courtroom, Lauro Riera, a suspected member of a drug cartel, was caught videotaping a court hearing for Armando Diaz-Gomez, who was arrested in the bust of a Shakopee safe house.

Given his personal loss, Stacey said he’s removed himself from these cases. He views alleged traffickers like Riera and Diaz-Gomez as killers.

“It’s caused an epidemic of overdose deaths,” he said.

“Early users and people who have been off it for a while and go back, this stuff is so powerful that they will use as much as they were using when they quit — and it kills them.”

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fairly strong storm missed us to the north, dropping heavy snow on much of northern Minnesota. Finally, a very strong storm moved out of the Rockies, threatening us with a foot or more of snow.

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The precipitation that fell on the last two days of February was the most we have seen at once since last July, when our ongoing drought began.

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water-quality practices in both agricultural and urban lands, a land development permitting program, in-depth lake and stream monitoring, a targeted assessment program to ensure the best practice is going in the right location for the biggest benefit, an education and outreach program, working frequently with the Prior LakeSavage Area Schools and the Scott Clean Water Education Program, and our Blue Thumb rain garden and native shoreline restoration classes, two of which are coming up on March 13 and March 15.

A recent project that we have completed is the maintenance of a settling pond that’s part of the ferric chloride treatment system that treats storm water f lowing into the southwest corner of Spring Lake. Over 12,000 cubic yards of sediment and silt, equal to the volume of four Olympic-size swimming pools, which had accumulated over the past 13 years, were removed from the settling pond.

Not only was that volume of material prevented from filling in Spring Lake, but around 10,000 pounds of phosphorus that was bound to the sediment was also removed. When you recall that one pound of phosphorus can lead to 500 pounds of algae growth, you can see the magnitude of the benefit to water quality the project brought to Spring Lake and consequently downstream in Prior Lake.

For more details on these programs and projects, as well as others that the Prior LakeSpring Lake Watershed District is working on, watch the update presentation at www. plslwd.org.

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You may remember see ing some of the many articles submitted by the Prior LakeSpring Lake Watershed District that shared background information on water-quality issues or provided you with some tips to help keep our lakes healthy. You also may have seen the name of the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District around more frequently in the past few months.

T h i s m ay h ave b e en i n conjunction with the recent carp-tagging event on Spring Lake, the recently updated Prior Lake outlet structure that helped to alleviate high-water issues on Prior Lake in 2011, the street-side rain garden retrofit partnership in the Boudin neighborhood in conjunction with the city of Prior Lake, the comprehensive wetland inventory or one of the watershed district’s many other programs and projects.

But you may be wondering, “W hat exactly is the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District? Where did it come from? What does it do?”

Because water is difficult to manage on the basis of political boundaries such as county or city lines, the Minnesota Legislature in 1955 authorized the creation of watershed districts, which are formed when citizens, county boards or cities petition the state Board of Water and Soil Resources under provisions outlined in state law, specifically Rule 103D. They differ from other government units, such as states, counties and cities, in that their focus is solely upon

preserving and managing the waters for the public benefit and in that their boundaries do not follow political lines, but rather natural watersheds. A watershed is all the land that drains to a particular waterresource point, such as a lake or stream.

The Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District is one of 46 watershed districts in Minnesota and was formed through a citizen petition on March 4, 1970, primarily to address high water levels on Prior Lake and provide protection of water quality in the local lakes. It spans nearly 42 square miles, with 14 lakes, the 7-mile Prior Lake outlet channel and many intermittent streams in northcentral Scott County. It encompasses portions of the cities of Prior Lake, Savage, Shakopee, parts of Spring Lake and Sand Creek townships and some of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community tribal lands.

If you would like to see if you live within the watershed district, check out the map on our website at www.plslwd.org.

The watershed district is gover ned by a f ive -person board of managers and maintains a Citizen Advisory Committee, all residents within the watershed district, in addition to having a six-person staff. It has been actively engaged as a resource for the citizens and in improving the health of the watershed since it was formed.

Although the emphasis is upon water quantity and water quality, the watershed district has many varied programs and projects to implement that focus. A few of the programs include extending grants for

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LIVESREMEMBERED Virginia M. Pickus Virginia Pickus, 78, of Savage, died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012 at her residence in Savage.

Virginia was born in Bloomington, MN, July 7, 1933 to George and Annie (Lallak) Coleman. She and Gordon E. Pickus were married April 1, 1950. Virginia worked for Green Giant Container Company, and later Silgan, in Savage.

Virginia is preceded in death by her husband, Gordon; son, Henry; parents; brothers and sister, Irv, Howard, Bucky, and Irene. Survivors include her sons and daughters, Eugene (Judy), Vernon (Susan), Darrell, Bonnie Jeurissen, Joanne (Jim) Nelsen, Irene (Mike) LeMieux, Sandy Pickus, and Brenda Pickus; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.

Visitation was Thursday, March 1 from 9-11 a.m., followed by funeral services at 11 a.m., all at McNearney Funeral Home, Shakopee. Officiating at the funeral service was the Rev. Michael Golay. Pallbearers were Brandon and Travis Rollheiser, Brad and Jason LeMieux, Quentin Pickus, Francis Conrady, Jr. Interment at Valley Cemetery in Shakopee.

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Robert L. Youngdahl Robert (Bob) Youngdahl, 76, from Prior Lake, passed away, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Sarasota FL. Bob was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on July 27, 1935 to Marie and Elmer Youngdahl. He was a graduate of the School of Engineering, University of Minnesota, on scholarships.

Bob and NancyLee Davis were married Nov. 22, 1958, and they moved to a farm in Prior Lake, where they raised their four children.

Bob was owner and founder of Concrete Forms Engineers in St Paul. He enjoyed his Minnesota farm of 55 acres. He was an active Vintage Sports Car Racer and enjoyed his passion all over the continent until the final checkered flag. A member of SCCA, VDCA, VSCR, SBCC, and many other vintage racing organizations and car clubs.

He competed in the La Carrera Panamericana multiple times. He was also a collector and restorer of interesting, rare and unique cars. He had an appreciation of the fine art of speed.

Survived by NancyLee of Myakka City, Florida, Robert Jr. Bobby, (Janis), Pamela Johnson (Ron), Greg (Debra) and RoseAnn Youngdahl, (Paul Hartwig). Siblings; Donald (Sandra), John (Brenda), Susan Erickson (Doug), Karen Youngdahl and 10 grandchildren. In addition; many nieces, nephews, and countless friends throughout the country.

Celebrations of Bob’s life are being planned in, Sarasota FL, at the Turtle Beach pavilion on Siesta Key, 8918 Midnight Pass Rd, March 24, 2012 from 4- 8 p.m.

Virginia International Raceway on the weekend of April 14-15, 2012. Minnesota; White Funeral Home, Lakeville, Visitation, March 10, at 10 a.m., service to follow. Please see www.cfemn.com or call (612) 547-8739 for details. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to University of Minnesota in Memory of Bob Youngdahl. Cards can be sent to: 1955 E 220th St, Prior Lake MN. 55372

In Loving Memory of

Lawrence William Hartmann

May 8, 1927 ~ March 5, 2004

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He put his arms around you And lifted you to rest.

God’s garden must be beautiful He always takes the best.

We miss you, Dad!

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Robert Russell Kearin Robert “Bob” Kearin was born June 6, 1945 in St. Cloud, MN to parents William and Ruth (Goldthorpe) Kearin. He graduated from Orono High School in 1963 and Dunwoody Institute in 1965 for drafting. Bob served in the United States Army from 1966 to 1969. He earned high scorer on prop test during basic training, became an expert rifleman and awarded the National Defense Service Medal.

Bob married his high school sweetheart, Georgette Gutzmer, June 25, 1966 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Long Lake, MN just after completing his basic training at Fort Leonardwood, MO and before his specialized training in Fort Gordon, GA. Together they moved to Anchorage AK for two years where they met several life-long friends. Before Bob’s honorary discharge, they were stationed in Fort Sill, OK. On Feb. 19, 1971 his life became richer as Kristin DeeAnn was born here in Minnesota. Then a precious son, Kurtis Will, was born on Nov. 19, 1973 while living in Wisconsin. Over the next several years the family of four lived in Rochester and Burlington, WI as well as Sioux City and Hampton, IA before settling back in Minnesota. Over the next 33 years Bob enjoyed working at Fabcon, Inc. with many of those years as the corporate production scheduler.

While living in Prior Lake, Bob was the treasurer of the Scott County Sportsman’s Club and very involved with Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of America. In 1985 he ran for and was awarded the position of Spring Lake Township Supervisor. After moving to Jordan in 1986, the family joined Hope Lutheran Church. In 1999 Bob and Georgette built their dream home along Brewery Creek in Belle Plaine.

He loved taking care of the yard, planting wildflowers, and feeding the birds. Bob enjoyed bowling, fishing and spending time on the lake, playing cards and games, traveling, watching sports and many hours “putzing in the garage”.

But above his hobbies, Bob’s greatest joy was being with his family, especially his grandkids.Traveling to see family throughout the U.S., or just getting together for a barbecue were his most memorable moments.

After a courageous five year battle with prostate cancer, Bob passed into the loving arms of Jesus. He died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012.

Bob was preceded in death by his dad, William Kearin in 2008 and his infant brother in 1951. Forever loved, Bob will be deeply missed by his wife of 45-½ years, Georgette Leona (Gutzmer) Kearin of Belle Plaine; daughter, Kristin (Kraig) Anderson of North Royalton, OH; son, Kurt (Stacey) Kearin of Blaine, MN; grandchildren, Tim and Michael Anderson of North Royalton, OH and Ellie and Will Kearin of Blaine; brothers, David (Gay) Kearin of Maple Plain, MN and Gary (Barb) Kearin of Victoria, MN; sister, Marcia (Steve) Engstrand of Monticello, MN; mother Ruth (Goldthorpe) Kearin of Monticello; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and many other loving family members and friends.

Visitation was Monday, Feb. 27, from 4-7 p.m. at the Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan and one hour prior to the service at church. The Celebration of Life Service was Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 10 a.m. at Hope Lutheran Church, Jordan with the Jordan Honor Guard providing honors. The Rev. Steven Thompson officiated. Pallbearers were his brothers, David and Gary Kearin, son, Kurt Kearin, son-inlaw Kraig Anderson, grandsons, Tim and Michael Anderson and friends, Doug Swanstrom and Doug McNeely. Bob will be laid to rest at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, with full military honors provided by the Fort Snelling National Cemetery Volunteer Rifle Squad.

Arrangements by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan.

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Parents planning to send their students to extended-day kindergarten in the Prior LakeSavage Area School District will still have to pony up close to $3,000.

That’s a far cry from the free option that comes with sending students to the same program in the neighboring BurnsvilleEagan-Savage School District beginning this fall. “I think I’ve had two e-mails from parents wondering, ‘Is this something that you would offer in the future?’� said District 719 Superintendent Sue Ann Gruver. “I can’t tell you we will or will not at this point. It’s a very expensive proposition.�

Gruver’s rough estimate puts of fering a single-year of no -tuition extended- day kindergarten at $ 800,000 in District 719 — a far cry from the $1.5 million District 191 expects to spend on the program next year but “expensive� nonetheless. “We’d have to take that from somewhere else,� Gruver said, nodding to the hundreds of thousands of dollars the district has set aside and spent to combat rising class sizes. “We have a positive fund balance and we’d like to keep it that way.�

District 191 is funding its free fu l l- day kindergar ten through compensatory dollars it receives from the state based on the district’s population of students receiving free- and reduced-price lunches. As that revenue source has g rown deeper in the last decade, District 191 has been able to leverage those dollars.

Because the demographics of District 719 are such a stark contrast to those of District 191, that funding is not as plentiful for the bordering district. “The reason why we can’t offer [free extended-day kindergarten] is because we don’t

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particularly do to the increase in instructional time, but they also noted that students in halfday programs who spend the remainder of their days doing enriching activities can see the same results.

Williams noted that extended-day kindergarten is not a fit for all students, particularly ones who are seeing slower prog ress wit h t hei r motor skills or social-emotional development. “The kids can really hold it together for three hours in a day but it might be a really big challenge for them to be on their A game for seven hours a day,� the principal said. “For students whose development is still coming along, it’s a huge benefit for them to see their school day as successful.�

After six years of offering tuition-based extended-day kindergarten, District 719 is going to begin reviewing its entire kindergarten curriculum, tentatively set to start in August. Gruver said she anticipates the review will take about six months and Holmberg said any resulting recommendations — pending approval from the School Board — would be implemented by the 2013-14 school year. Both administrators said the review, however, is not about finding a tuition-free way to offer full-day kindergarten and was planned long before District 191 unveiled its new kindergarten plan.

Williams is thinking a bit bigger. “I would like to see the entire state of Minnesota be able to offer [free full-day kindergarten] so that it would be an option for every family in every district,� she said.

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Gruver said. “They can use t hose fu nds i n d i f fe r e nt ways. T hey Sue Ann also have inGruver tegration money. They have much deeper pockets than we have in Prior Lake-Savage.�

That’s one forecast that, in the eyes of District 719 administrators, seems unlikely to change. “The board is currently not looking at [free extended-day kindergarten] as an option,� said Jeff Holmberg, director of curriculum, instruction and assessment. “We’re very proud of our full and half-day programs.�

District 719 administrators do not feel pressure to offer free full-day kindergarten in light of the District 191 news.

Holmberg called tuition-based extended-day kindergarten “the norm.�

It is still an option for Prior Lake-Savage area parents who can foot the $ 2,8 35 annual tuition or qualify for full or partial scholarships based on their free- and reduced-price lunch status. For all other parents, District 719 offers free half-day kindergarten at Edgewood School. In addition, students who attend half-day programs can also take advantage of the district’s beforeand-after-school care program Kids’ Company. “We can get so much closer to hitting the nail on the head with each child and each family,� said Deb Williams, principal at Edgewood, about the various offerings open to kindergarten families in the area.

Holmberg agreed. “We’re very happy to be able to offer that option,� he said of extended-day kindergarten. “I think it’s good that we’re offering both options for families.�

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League Tee Times will be approximately 4:40-6:40 PM to play 9 noles on the front nine. You can sign up for your tee time the week of in the Golf Shop. Special tees will be se tup to make holes shorter for younger juniors. *ONE PARENT MAY PLAY PER CHILD AS THIS IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE. Each session is limited to first 32 paid junior golfers!! Dates and times are subject to change.

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POLICE CALLS The Prior Lake Police Department responded to the following incidents Feb.15-29. This is not a comprehensive list of all incidents to which the department responded.

Assault Feb. 21: Police were called to a home in the 13600 block of McKenna Road for a report of an assault. A 16-year-old Prior Lake boy allegedly threw a bowl of hot soup into the face of a man he lives with. The boy was arrested and jailed for fifth-degree domestic assault.

Burglary Feb. 17: Police received a report of a daytime burglary at a house in Prior Lake. The front door was forced open and electronic items were removed from the home. A similar daytime burglary was reported on Feb. 20, and both burglaries are similar in nature to several other burglaries that have occurred in Prior Lake in the past month.

The cases are under investigation.

DWI Feb. 27: A citizen reported that a man was passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle parked in a traffic lane on Highway 13 near Eagle Creek Avenue. When the officer approached the man, the officer saw that a piece of tinfoil with what appeared to be heroin residue on it was on the man’s lap. The officer observed that the man was clearly intoxicated. The man, a 21-year-old from Jordan, was arrested for fourth-degree DWI (controlled substance), fifth-degree drug possession and driving after revocation.

Littering Feb. 21: Police received a report that unknown suspects dumped mattresses and televisions in front of the garage doors at Triple Play Sports, 5832 Industrial Lane.

Narcotics Feb. 15: A 19-year-old man and a

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20-year-old man, both of Belgrade, Minn., were cited for possession of synthetic marijuana after security observed the men smoking something while at Mystic Lake Casino, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd.

Feb. 18: Police received a report of two subjects smoking marijuana at Mystic Lake Casino. A marijuana cigarette was confiscated and destroyed.

No charges were filed.

Feb. 18: Police received a report of subjects smoking marijuana in a vehicle at Mystic Lake Casino. A 19-year-old Anoka man and an 18-year-old Anoka woman were cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. A 16-year-old boy from Andover was cited for possession of a small amount of marijuana.

Feb. 21: A 37-year-old St. Paul man was arrested for fifth-degree drug possession after he was pulled over on Mystic Lake Boulevard near Mystic Lake Drive for equipment violations. The man was found to possess methamphetamine.

Stolen vehicles Feb. 15: A tan 2005 Dodge Caravan was reported stolen from a private lot in Prior Lake. The case is under investigation.

Feb. 24: A blue 1990 Honda Accord was reported stolen from an apartment complex parking lot in the 16700 block of Brunswick Avenue. The vehicle was later involved in a gas drive-off in Sha-

kopee. The case is under investigation.

Theft Feb. 16: A woman reported that her purse and its contents and a camera were stolen from her vehicle while it was parked in the 15000 block of Fish Point Road. Total loss is estimated at $600.

Feb. 20: Police received a report that shoplifting took place at Carlson Hardware, 16281 Main Ave., on Feb. 9. Surveillance video showed that the suspect was a man that was wanted in Bloomington and Minneapolis for similar shoplifting incidents. The man has since been arrested and charged.

Feb. 20: A man in the 1600 block of Northwood Road reported that neon bar signs worth $900 were stolen from his house sometime after Feb. 11.

There is a suspect in the case.

Feb. 23: A 35-year-old Prior Lake man was arrested for theft, motor vehicle tampering and trespassing after a citizen called to report that he saw the man trying to steal a battery from an excavator parked on a private road in the 2200 block of 140th Street.

Trespassing Feb. 18: A 32-year-old St. Paul man was cited for trespassing at Mystic Lake Casino.

Underage drinking Feb. 17: A 20-year-old Woodbury man was cited for underage consumption of alcohol at Mystic Lake Casino.

Feb. 18: Two 18-year-old Eagan men were cited for underage consumption of alcohol at Mystic Lake Casino.

Warrants Feb. 16: A 31-year-old Prior Lake woman was arrested at her home in the 17300 block of Lilac Lane and jailed on a Scott County warrant.

Feb. 24: A 42-year-old Lakeville man was arrested in the 16600 block of Highway 13 on a Scott County warrant for drug possession.

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Feb. 26 Firefighters responded to a crash at Highway 13 and 170th Street at 5:42 p.m. Firefighters were canceled en route by police on the scene.

Feb. 28 Firefighters responded to: A mutual-aid request for a garage fire in the 4800 block of 150th Street in Savage at 9:21 p.m.

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Adam Robert Kiffe, 23, Jordan, obstruction of the legal process, a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, nine days of community service, follow recommendations of evaluation, $210 in fines.

Daniel Charles Smith, 30, New Ulm, Minn., DWI, a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, 28 days under electronic home-monitoring, abstain from alcohol, follow recommendations of evaluation, $510 in fines.

Robert Melvin Weikle III, 28, Shakopee, DWI (refusal to submit to test), a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, two days in jail, 28 days under electronic home-monitoring, follow recommendations of evaluation, $410 in fines.

Gabriel Michael Wessinger, 37, Northfield, DWI, a gross-misdemeanor.

Two years’ probation, follow recommendations of evaluation, $885 in fines.

Nicole Lynn Carrington, 31, Roseville, check forgery, a felony. Serve 21 months in prison, restitution, provide DNA sample.

Joshua Brian Daniels, 30, Shakopee, domestic assault, a felony. Five years’ probation, nine days in jail, follow recommendations of evaluation, provide DNA sample, $210 in fines.

Jeffrey James Sparks, 34, Annandale, Minn., false name to police officer, a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, 16 days in jail, $285 in fines.

Huy Anh Tran, 37, Bloomington, aggravated forgery, a felony. No sentence: referred to diversion program, 70 hours of community service, $400 in fines.

Barbara Ann Williams, 42, Minneapolis, DWI, a gross-misdemeanor.

Two years’ probation, follow recom-

mendations of evaluation, $810 in fines.Wallace Richard Flatten Jr., 46, Elko New Market, driving after cancellation (inimical to public safety), a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, nine days in jail, $210 in fines.

Naomi Star Brekke, 30, Savage, obstruction of the legal process, a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, five days in jail, follow recommendations of evaluation, $160 in fines.

Leslie Wayne Campbell, 51, Savage, driving while intoxicated (refusal to submit to test), a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, follow recommendations of evaluation, $235 in fines.

Petrina Lynn Watson, 46, Minneapolis, theft, a felony. Serve 18 months in prison, provide DNA sample, restitution, $75 in fines.

Christina Donn Alvarado, 32, Bloomington, driving after cancellation, a gross-misdemeanor. Adjudication stayed: Two years’ probation, 10 days under electronic home-monitoring, $575 in fines.

Andrew Gene Brown, 18, Shakopee, harassment, violation of restraining order, a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, 20 days in jail, no contact with victim(s).

Mary Louise Pepper, 65, Madison Lake, Minn., fifth-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony.

Five years’ probation, no possession of alcohol, random tests, follow recommendations of evaluation, $275 in fines.

Daniel Joseph Dougherty, 37, Prior Lake, DWI, a gross-misdemeanor.

Four years’ probation, 90 days in jail, abstain from alcohol, random tests, follow recommendations of evaluation, $300 in fines.

Ralph Joseph Husman, 41, Savage, DWI, a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, 30 days in jail, 60 days under electronic home-monitoring, abstain from alcohol, random tests, follow recommendations of evaluation, $410 in fines.

Joseph Michael Smith, 26, Shakopee, DWI, a felony. Seven years’ probation, one year in jail, follow recommendations of evaluation, provide DNA sample, restitution, $450 in fines.

John Alexander Snyder, 53, St. Peter, fifth-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony. Adjudication stayed: Three years’ probation, follow recommendations of evaluation, random tests.

David Michael Raphael, 41, St. Paul, fifth-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony. Adjudication stayed: Three years’ probation, follow recommendations of evaluation, random tests, $375 in fines.

Chad Joseph Valek, 32, New Prague, DWI, a gross-misdemeanor.

Two years’ probation, 30 days under electronic home-monitoring, abstain from alcohol, random tests, follow recommendations of evaluation, $410 in fines.

Callie Rae Bohlman, 20, Jordan, DWI, a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, follow recommendations of evaluation, $610 in fines.

Josiah Thomas Berg, 20, Burnsville, theft, a felony. Adjudication stayed: Five years’ probation, 80 hours of community service, follow recommendations of evaluation, restitution, $275 in fines.

Nathan Patrick Rylander, 23, Burnsville. False imprisonment, a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, two days in jail, 120 hours of community service, no possession of dangerous weapons, take medications, abide by no-contact order, $85 in fines. Two counts of fifth-degree assault, both misdemeanors. One year probation on each, serve concurrently.

Patrick Norman Rieck, 36, Minneapolis, first-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony.

Probation 15 years, 180 days in jail, 100 days of community service, follow recommendations of evaluation, provide DNA sample, random tests, $585 in fines.

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Four school records and plenty of state berths highlighted the Prior Lake boys swimming team’s efforts in the Section 3AA finals Feb. 24.

Five individuals are representing the Lakers at the Class AA state meet — seniors Kyle Robrock and Zach Kleist, junior Alex Jenness, ninth-grader Matt Anderson and eighthgrader Marshall Heskin.

Robrock, Heskin and Jenness each earned state berths in two individual events, while the Lakers qualified two relays.

But it was Robrock, who took center stage, winning the 100-yard freestyle with section record time of 46.67. That also set a new school mark, breaking the old one of 46.83 set by Jacob Kalinowski in 2007.

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Robrock also won the 100 backstroke, breaking his own school mark with a time of 50.05. That was .03 off the section record held by Apple Valley’s Michael Zee back in 2003.

Robrock took second in the 100 backstroke at state last year. He’ll be the favorite this year and will be seeking to become the first Prior Lake swimmer to win an individual state title since Chris Baker won two events in 1984.

“I’m very pleased with how well the athletes did overall,” said Lakers coach Justin Haycraft. “Kyle was able to take down two of (Burnsville’s) Paul Tierney’s records, the section record and the pool record, in the 100 freestyle.”

Lakers were fourth in the team standings with 2 4 6.5 points. Rosemount won the title (424.5), followed by Lakev-

ille North (383) and Lakeville South (301.5). Eagan was fifth (221), followed by Eastview (178.5), Apple Valley (164) and Burnsville (162).

The state meet began Friday and ends today (Saturday, March 3) at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.

Robrock was also part of the Lakers’ two state-bound relays, the 200 medley and 400 freestyle.

Robrock, Jenness, Heskin and Anderson took second with a school-record time of 1:37.84.

The old mark was 1:40.01 set last year by Robrock, Jenness, Heskin and Matthew Wright.

Robrock, Jenness, Anderson and Kleist made up the 400 freestyle relay that finished third with a time of 3:17.80. They broke the school mark by .04, which was set in 2009 by Kyle Oschner, Blake McClenahan,

Robert Gorycki and Aaron Burroughs.

Meanwhi le, Heski n won the 100 butterfly with a time of 52.30, which is only .20 off the school record set by Baker in 1983.

Heskin also qualified for state in the 200 freestyle by time standard. He finished sixth (1:47.17), which was .55 under the cut.

Jenness was third in both his events, the 200 individual medley (1:59.38) and the 100 backstroke (53.12). He easily beat the state cut in both by more than two seconds.

“Jenness also had a great finals meet where he dropped three more seconds in the 200 individual medley and another second in the backstroke,” said Haycraft.

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Prior Lake senior Kyle Robrock won the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke in record-breaking fashion at the Section 3AA meet Feb. 24.

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BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

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The Prior Lake boys hockey team lost for the second straight year in the Section 2AA semifinals, but the program appears to be on the right track.

The Lakers finished with 16 wins (16-11), their most since becoming a Class 2A program nine years ago.

Prior Lake’s season ended Feb. 25 in a 4-1 playoff loss to second-seeded Burnsville at Braemar Arena. The thirdseeded Lakers won 6-5 in the quarterfinals over sixth-seeded Holy Angels Feb. 23.

“We keep getting better every year,” Lakers third-year coach Joe Pankratz told the Minnesota Hockey Hub following the playoff loss. “Now we’re turning into a pretty good program that nobody is looking past anymore.”

The Lakers finished fourth in the South Suburban Conference with a 10-7 mark after finishing 5-11-2 last year in the second-year league Prior Lake went into semifinals with Burnsville with hopes it could pull off the upset.

But the Blaze had other plans, scoring two goals 39 seconds apart in the second period to build a 3-0 lead en route to its third win over Lakers this season.

One positive for the Lakers in the loss, it looks like they found their future goalie in sophomore Nick Vidmar.

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Prior Lake senior Jamie Stang scored a career-best 9.41 on the uneven bars at the Class AA state meet Feb. 25.

Beginning to an end Lakers’ Stang, Noer deliver on the state stage

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

Senior Jamie Stang finished her career in style, while it’s just the beginning for ninth-grader Angela Noer.

The two Prior Lake gymnasts were first-time competitors at the Class AA state meet Feb. 25 at the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion with Stang delivering a careerbest score on the uneven bars and Noer showing poise and composure beyond her years.

Stang scored a 9.41 on the bars and that almost got her on the medal stand. She knew she nailed her final routine afterward and was all smiles and getting plenty of hugs. She ended up 11th overall.

“I am so proud of Jamie,” said Lakers coach Barb Kass.

“She officially placed 11th, but actually her score was tied for eighth. The tie-breaking

procedure put her at 11th. She worked so hard all season and it was so nice to see all of her hard work pay off.”

Meanwhile, Noer was competing in the all-around, as well on the balance beam and the bars. She ended up 30th in the all-around with a score of 34.337. Her best score came on the vault where she earned a 9.05. She scored an 8.62 on the floor exercise.

Noer’s best individual finish was on the beam where she finished 27th with a score of 8.31. She was 28th on the bars with an 8.35.

“Angela did amazing for a ninth-grader,” said Kass. “It’s a very difficult meet for the most experienced gymnasts, so it’s very impressive for a young gymnast like Angela to do so well. She did very well on her first two events floor and vault, but unfortunately had a fall on both bars and

beam, which hurt her in the all-around. Luckily, she has three more years to return.”

The last time Prior Lake had two gymnasts at state was in 2010 when Sydney Notermann and Elizabeth Kuntz competed on the beam and vault, respectively.

Along with Stang, the Lakers will lose two other seniors — Notermann and Morgan Strum — going into next year, but there’s plenty of talent that will be back, starting with Noer.

Prior Lake had a seasonhigh score of 135.725 at the Section 2AA meet Feb. 17, which placed the team fourth. Junior Bridgette Smith will also be one to watch for the Lakers next year. She just missed qualifying for state on the vault at sections by .025 points.

Seventh-g raders Kailey Dobransky and Alyssa Roberts and sophomores Tiffaney

Prior Lake ninth-grader Angela Noer competed in the all-around and on the balance beam and bars in her fi rst state meet.

Harsted and Gretchen Feilen were also section competitors and will be ones to watch next winter.

“We had a slow start this season, but we continued a steady progress upward and finished the season with our highest score and two girls at the state meet,” said Kass.

“Overall, I’m very proud of how we did. If the girls continue to work hard in the offseason, we’ll be able to do even better next year.”

The Prior Lake girls basketball team had a never-say-die attitude to open the playoffs Feb. 29.

The Lakers pretty much trailed all game — 9-0, 34-26, 54-44 and 56-51 with 1:30 left to play — in their Section 2AAAA quarterfinal game at fourthseeded Chanhassen.

But the fifth-seeded Lakers kept fighting and earned a thrilling 77-73 double-overtime win.

The Lakers (14-13) are playing in the semifinals today (Saturday, March 3) against top-seeded Edina (23-4) at Hopkins High School. Secondseeded Eden Prairie (21-5) is facing third-seeded Bloomington Kennedy (23-4) in the other semifinal tilt.

The championship game is Friday, March 9 at Hopkins at 7 p.m.

Prior Lake lost to Edina in the section semifinals in 2010 in Mike Gidley’s first year as coach. That season was also the first time the Lakers had won a quarterfinal playoff game since becoming a Class 4A school nine years ago.

In beating Chanhassen, the Lakers’ only lead in regulation was 18-15 midway through the first half. Prior Lake tied the game 61-61 with a three-pointer with 16 seconds left.

Senior Molly Simpkins led Prior Lake with 20 points, adding 12 rebounds, seven steals and four assists. She scored the Lakers’ first six points after a slow start to get her team going.

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BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

The good news for the Prior Lake wrestling team is it earned four state berths at the Section 2AAA individual tournament Feb. 25.

The bad news, the Lakers had five third-place finishers.

That’s five who were one spot shy of state.

“The competition was better than we have ever seen it,” said Lakers coach Joe Block. “We lost a couple close matches that we could have won, but that’s a tribute to the section being real tough this year. It should drive some of those guys to work harder in the offseason.

Overall, I was proud of the boys. They wrestled hard and should be proud of themselves.”

T he Lakers’ lone section cha mpion was senior Matt Kahnke, who won the 138 -pound title to earn his fourth state berth.

Junior Tanner Johnshoy made his second state tourney the hard way — winning a truesecond match at 113 pounds, while sophomore Blake Carlisle and ninth-grader Alex Hart earned their first-ever berths

finishing runner-up at 126 and 170 pounds, respectively.

The Class AAA state individual tournament began Friday and ends today (Saturday, March 3) at the Xcel Energy Center. The Lakers also competed in the team tourney for the fourth time since 2006, facing White Bear Lake in the quarterfinals March 1 (results not available at press time).

Kahnke took a 30-12 record into state. He went 3-0 in winning the section crown, beating Brenden Olevson of Chanhassen 6-2 in final.

Meanwhile, Johnshoy went into the sections ranked No. 2 in the state at 113 pounds. But he was upset in the semifinals, falling 14-11 to Alex Coleman of Shakopee.

Johnshoy won 7-2 in the third-place match. And when Coleman beat Jacob Gabbard of Farmington 4-2 in overtime for the title, Johnshoy got a second chance in a true-second match with Gabbard in which he won.

If Gabbard would have beaten Coleman, Johnshoy would have been out. Johnshoy (37-7) was the state runner-up last year at 103 pounds.

Lakers’ team schedules for the week What’s on tap for the Prior Lake sports teams for the week of March 5-11?  The Section 2AAAA girls basketball championship is set for March 10 at Hopkins High School at 7 p.m.  The boys basketball team will open Section 2AAAA quarterfinal play March 7 at home at 7 p.m. The section semifinals are March 11 in Chaska at 6 and 8 p.m.

For a complete look at the Lakers’ schedules, go to www. southsuburbanconference.org. You can also follow the Lakers on Twitter and Facebook via Scoreboardmn.

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Prior Lake ninth-grader Alex Hart took second at 170 pounds at the Section 2AAA invidual tourney Feb. 25 to qualify for state.

Prior Lake junior Tanner Johnshoy earned a state spot at 113 pounds.

Carlisle and Hart both went 2-1 at sections. Carlisle lost 17-6 to second-ranked Sam Brancale of Eden Prairie in the title match. He took a 24-13 mark into state.

Hart earned a little revenge en route to his state berth. He beat Jacob Glynn of Shakopee 7-3 in the semifinals, before losing 4-3 in the finals to Tristyn Hanson of Lakeville North.

Glynn pinned Hart in the Section 2AAA title match a week earlier. Hart took a 27-15 record into state.

Sophomore Robbie Schultz had a chance at state in a true-

second match at 182 pounds, falling to Melvin DeSouza of Eden Prairie. Schultz won 2-1 in the third-place match after losing 5-2 in the semifinals.

Junior Ben Rock (132), sophomores Sean O’Neil (120) and Luis Pinto (220) and senior heavyweight Ross Larson also took third.

Rock (ranked No. 9) was seeking his third state berth, but lost 5-4 in the semifinals.

O’Neil was seeking his second berth, but also lost in the semis (5-4).

Larson, ranked No. 8, lost 6-4 in the semis, while Pinto fell lost a tough 3-2 decision in the semis. Junior Ryan Norton was also in the semifinals at 145 pounds, losing 4-1. He ended up fourth.

So the Lakers went 3-7 in semifinal matches with three wrestlers losing by a point, one by two and three by three.

That’s how close they were to having 10 wrestlers in the finals.

Other finishes for Prior Lake: senior Tucker Breitung at 152 (5th) and junior Tom Schwenbeck at 195 (4th).

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The Prior Lake boys basketball team carries a burden into the Section 2AAAA tournament, which start Wednesday, March 7.

The Lakers are 0-8 in the playoffs since becoming a Class 4A program nine years ago. But all eight of those losses were on the road.

And this year, Prior Lake will be home for the quarterfinals. Seeds come out today (Saturday, March 3) and are done solely by QRF ratings (quality results formula). Prior Lake closed out the regular season Friday (results not available at press time) at home to No. 2-ranked Lakeville North.

If the Lakers pulled off the upset, they’d likely get the No. 2 seed. Eighth-ranked Eden Prairie (19-6) will be the No. 1 seed, while No. 9 Chanhassen (20-5) is also vying for the No. 2 spot.

Other teams in the field: L a k e v i l l e S o u t h (1 1-14 ) .

Blooming ton Kennedy (9 16), Shakopee (10-15), Bloomington Jefferson (5-19) and Burnsville (1-23).

Prior Lake went into the Lakeville North game win-

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Junior Deanna Busse finished with 19 points, hitting four three-pointers. Junior Tiffaney Flaata had 17 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks for the Lakers, while ninth-grader Shaye Barton chipped in eight points and four assists.

The Lakers hit 18 of 23 free throws in the win, while getting 18 steals. Prior Lake also overcame 28 turnovers with most of those coming in the first half.

Prior Lake went into the playoffs on the heels of a 7147 home win over Eagan Feb. 23 to finish 10-8 in the South Suburban Conference, which was good enough for fourth place.

Senior Lauren Busse and Flaata each finished with 16 poi nts. Busse hit fou r three-pointers, while Flaata

PHOTO BY TOM SCHARDIN

Prior Lake senior Lauren Busse tries to score inside in the Lakers’ 77-73 playoff win at Chanhassen Feb. 29. grabbed eight rebounds and had four steals.

Simpkins scored 12 points, adding six boards and five steals. Sophomore Taylor Zupan finished with nine points.

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Prior Lake Athletics for Youth (P.L.A.Y.) is taking registrations online for its spring sports programs — softball, baseball, track and lacrosse.

Registration for traveling programs usually ends in February, while in-house signups goes to the end of March.

For more information or details on each sport go to www. playinfo.org.

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.

Playoffs up next for the Lakers ning six of its last seven games and with a 14-11 mark (10-7 in the South Suburban Conference. The Lakers won 61-51 at Burnsville Feb. 28 and had a thrilling 63-62 double overtime win at Eagan Feb. 24.

Junior Noah Scanlon hit a half-court shot at the buzzer versus Eagan to send the game into overtime. There were only a combined seven points scored in the two extra sessions.

Senior Evan Kotchevar led the Lakers with 24 points. He had 18 in the win over Burnsville. He’s led the team in scoring in six straight games, averaging 19.7 in that span.

Scanlon had a season-high 16 points against Burnsville and scored nine against Eagan. He’s been in double figures in six of nine games.

Sophomore Jon Sobaski and senior Jack Kasier both had 10 points against Eagan.

Sobaski led the Lakers in scoring going into the Lakeville North game at 12.7 per game, followed by junior center Carson Shanks and Kotchevar, both at 9.8.

Kaiser was averaging 7.0, while senior Jack Harrison was at 6.6 and Scanlon was at 6.3.

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BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

Brianna Schulz of Prior Lake was named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Player of the Week Feb. 13.

The first-year goalie, a 2009 Prior Lake graduate, had an 86 total saves for the Augsburg College women’s hockey team’s series with Bethel Feb. 10-11.

Schulz had 53 saves in the Auggies’ 2-1 loss in the series opener and followed with 33 stops in a 1-1 tie the next night.

Brianna Schulz started 17 games for the Auggies Schulz this year. She had three shutouts and 2.65 goals-against average, helping the team to a 6-11-8 overall record (3-11-4 in the MIAC). Schulz also had .932 save percentage, making 632 saves in her 17 games. She had 11 games of 30 or more stops.

Schulz was a two-time All-Missota Conference goalie for the Lakers and a four-year letterwinner.

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Prior Lake sophomore goalie Nick Vidmar tries to get his stick on the puck with senior Matt Crist (16) helping in the Lakers’ 4-1 loss to Burnsville Feb. 25 in the Section 2AA semifi nals.

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Pankratz decided to give Vidmar his first-career start in the Lakers’ biggest game of the season. Pankratz said it was a tough decision to sit senior goalie Kyle Miller, who has started every game this season and owns school records for most wins in goal, shutouts and goals-against.

But Pankratz said Miller had been “fighting the puck lately.” It was a difficult decision, but Vidmar’s play (29 saves) confirmed it was the right one.

Vid mar may have given up three goals, but late in the first period and into the second period he was under heavy fire.

Burnsville could have easily been up five or six goals if it wasn’t for Vidmar’s efforts. The Blaze had 14 shots on goal in both periods.

Me a nwh i le, P r ior L a ke couldn’t solve Burnsville goalie Chris Mallon until late in the third period. Mallon lost the shutout when Lakers’ sophomore Jack Mu r phy scored with 4:13 left to play to cut the lead to 3-1. Junior Gavin Smith assisted.

But the Blaze iced the game with an empty-net goal with 38 seconds to play.

In the quarterfinals, Prior Lake’s seniors led the way. Kyle Krueger finished with the hat trick, while Matt Crist had four assist and senior Derek Johnson had three.

Prior Lake beat Holy Angels 4-3 in the first playoff round last year for its first-ever quarterfinal win as a Class 2A program. The Stars were in position for revenge in the rematch, leading by one goal three times — 2-1, 3-2 and again 4-3 midway through the second period.

But Krueger’s third goal of the game (27th on the year) tied

The Prior Lake Area Running Club meets weekly for group runs and also has guest speakers and can provide discounts at local running stores.

All levels of runners and joggers are welcome. You don’t have to be from Prior Lake to join the club.

For more information contact Doug Krohn at doug.krohn@ comcast.net.

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Prior Lake sophomore Jack Murphy fights for the puck in the Lakers’ 6-5 playoff win over Holy Angels Feb. 23. it up at the 10:44 mark. Sophomore Connor Bump scored 1:02 later to give the Lakers the lead.

Junior Austin Hill scored 2:39 into the third period to give Prior Lake a two-goal cushion. Hill, juniors Dylan Zins and Joey Kleven each had one assist. Smith had a firstperiod for goal. Miller finished with 16 saves.

Krueger finished his career as the Lakers’ all-time leading scorer with 102 points (55 goals, 47 assists).

Crist set the Lakers’ singleseason scoring record this year with 53 points (24 goals, 29 assists).

“There really isn’t a tradition right now in Prior Lake at all from the hockey side of it,” Pankratz told the Hockey Hub. “The younger guys — juniors and sophomores — need to look at what our senior class did this year.

“They made a huge jump from where we were last year in our conference. They played the game the right way and they set a great example.”

The Lakers also had two close calls — Anderson in the 50 freestyle and the 200 free relay.

Anderson was sixth in the 50 free (22.64), finishing .39 off the state cut. Anderson, Kleist, Heskin and sophomore Austin Nichols ended up seventh in the 200 free relay (1:31.63) and was only .48 off the cut.

“The 200 freestyle was a little disappointing,” said Haycraft. “They needed fast relay exchanges and that didn’t happen, so they missed out.

“Matt was also hoping to make it in the 50 freestyle which is a difficult event to make a state cut,” added Haycraft. “There are only three real components to that event — the start the turn and the finish. One bad start or turn and you’re out.”

Eighth-grader Craig Robrock also swam in the final heat (top eight), finishing eighth in the 500 freestyle (5:06.02).

Other finishes for the Lakers: Kleist in the 200 freestyle (16th, 1:55.08) and the 100 freestyle (15th, 51.55), sophomore William Bragg in the 2 0 0 freestyle (11th, 1:52.15) and the 500 freestyle (13th, 5:11.98), Nichols in the 50 freestyle (15th, 23.21) and the 100 freestyle (14th, 51.45), sophomore Alec Robrock in the 100 butterfly (16th, 57.46) and the 100 breaststroke (15th, 1:06.54), ninth-grader Paul Hescott in the 50 0 freestyle (16th, 5:16.07), senior Ben McGahan in the 100 backstroke (15th, 1:01.04), sophomore Mitchell McGahan in diving (14th, 238.25 points) and sophomore

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Prior Lake eighth-grader Marshall Heskin won the 100-yard butterfly at the Section 3AA meet Feb. 24.

Prior Lake senior Zach Kleist is part of the Lakers’ state-bound 400 freestyle relay team Carter F rancis in the 10 0 breaststroke (14th, 1:06.52).

“Francis had some huge time drops,” said Haycraft.

“He dropped seven seconds in the individual medley, which is difficult to do, and four seconds from his seed time in the breaststroke.

“Hescott also had an outstanding meet dropping a full second in his 50 free and eight seconds in his 500 free,” added Haycraft.

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HIDDEN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL The following students were named to the Hidden Oaks Middle School first semester 2011-12 principal’s honor roll for earning grade-point-averages of 3.5 or higher.

Grade 6 Kailey Ahlstrom, Gwen Andersen, Madalyn Anderson, Sophia Anderson, Benjamin Anderson, Anna Arvidson, Samuel Bangasser, Jake Beer, Claire Benson, Patrick Bernick, Rachel Bezdicek, Lydia Block, Alexander Bodine, Matthew Bornholdt, Ellie Bredeson, Rebecca Brezen, Hannah Brookins, Riley Brostrom, Emma Brostrom, Grant Brown, Tyler Butler, Hannah Caldwell, Shona Campbell, Brianna Carpenter, Maxwell Christopherson, Maia Clements, Grace Cline, Brandon Collins, Blake Conrad, Shea Cook, Molly Davison, Ellen Decesare, Isabel Derks, Jonathan Dinh, Lillian Drewes, Landry Elliott, Brodric Emerson, Ashley Everson, Sydney Feilen, Nicholas Fillipi, Cassandra Flaata, Taylor Galloway, Megan Giese, Allison Gillett, Kelly Gleason, Grant Goeschel, Jourdyn Graf, Cole Greenlee, Brandon Grund, Yvette Hansen, William Heger, Lindsey Henderson, Evan Herschi, Makenna Hohmann, Bennet Holst, Tyler Hopkins, Katherine Huntington, Michelle Iwen, Preston Jelen, Chandler Johnson, Sophie Johnson, Parker Jorenby, William Kaehler, Alexis Kapp, Derek Kay, Kathryn Kesler, Paige Killian-Cohenour, Jocelyn Kirk, Kaylie Kizer, Zachary Klingfus, Kendra Korbel, Allyson Kruse, Rachel Landro, Jasmine Langsdorf, Melodi Leutbounshou, Sarah Lindquist, Thomas Lins, Natalie Ly, Hailey MacGillivray, Marissa Machalek, Nicole Martinson, Ryan McDonald, Matthew McKiernan, Jordin

Miller, Reece Montross, Gabrielle Mosher, Abigail Muller, Claire Neary, Seth Nelson, Jenna Nicholas, Christin Ohser, Jordan Olson, Hayden Olson, Chidera Osuji, Brianna Overlid, Alexa Peer, Wesley Perez, Anna Perez, Kyle Peterson, Hampton Pettinger, Elise Pfeiffer, Alexandra Pinkowski, Rhiannon Radermacher, Alexander Rejda, Mckenna Relling, Allison Renfroe, Hanna Rock, Jillian Roscoe, Abigail Sagert, August Schatzlein, Haley Schultz, Sara Sepehr, William Shupe, Olivia Smith, Alyssa SmudaJohn, Kashaunna Snell, Shelby Soregaroli, Kristina Sorensen, Matthew Sperrazza, Sophia Such, Farya Sulaiman, Isabelle Tenorio, Elizabeth Tenquist, Elizabeth Tenzer, Daisy Tep, Teagan Tersteeg, Amy Titus, Hunter Totenhagen, Mylan Tran, Maya VanHeteren-Freeze, Connor Weigel, Kenzie Whiting, Hunter Wight, Elizabeth Wilk, Kyle Wong, Alexander Zheng, Jasmine Ziegler, Sophia Zielke and Matthew Zwinger.

Grade 7 Hayley Albrecht, Molly Albrecht, Carleigh Allan, Cassidy Aragon, Hayley Arnold, Hannah Beers, Jared Benson, Nicholas Benz, Hannah Bergstrom, Emily Bjorlin, Trey Blanshan, Allison Brayden, Maxwell Bulver, Gavin Bunker, Angelie Calica, Kari Cammerrer, Courtney Cornelius, Collin Crawford, Savanna Crowell, Michael Daley, Madyson Dejoy, Sarah Demers, Mark Derco, Elise Desimone, Henry Drewes, Colin Dwyer, Kenneth Ebhardt, Brayden Elliott, Elora Engebrit, Scott Erickson, Benjamin Erlandsen, Matthew Evans, Anna Feldt, Kevin Fenske, Shea Friedges, Ryan Fust, Morgan Fust, Casey Gardner, Piper Gilpatric, Katie Gingell, Karlie Grace, Rachel Grosklags, Amy

Gustafson, Grace Hallen, Mckenna Haller, Emma Halpenny, Jenna Harju, Cassandra Herubin, Mackenzie Hoeg, Jacob Hummel, Justin Hunt, Corbin Huntington, Konstantin Ivkin, Sabrina Jagatnarain, Josiah Johnson, Hallie Keiper, Nathan Kero, Lauren Kiewiet, Noelle Kirscht, Aleksandrs Konters, Ashly Korby, Taylor KraemerHopkins, Zachary Kulstad, Zoe Kulzer, Luc Le, Joshua Lemke, Haileigh Lenz, Emma Loader, Luis Lopez, Madeline Lundquist, Dylan Machalek, Alexander Mack, Jake Martin, Juan Martinez, Blake Menden, Brice Michka, Anna Millerhagen, Walter Mirsch, Allison Murawski, Emily Murphy, Ryan Murr, Austin Murr, Thomas Nguyen, Bailey Niemann, Devon Noer, Jack Nusbaum, James O’neal, Rikki Palma, Sarah Patrick, Brooke Pederson, Ashlyn Peppler, Brendon Perez, Tia Peterson, Julia Phelan, Michael Rademacher, Allison Ramsey, Carson Relling, Jack Renfroe, Natalie Restifo, Sydney Rickert, Allison Robideau, Michael Ruelle, Zachary Schons, Alexander Setter, Alexandria Sexton, Kelly Shorba, Michael Solie, Morgan Soukup, Bodin Stovern, Amanda Strodtman, Kayla Strodtman, Luke Swank, Avery Swank, Jacob Swedberg, Jacob Thelen, Anna Thomas, Nicole Tiritilli, Sage Tremaine, Jacob Tschida, Jessica Vanvleet, Ellie Veldman, Jackson Walters, Amelia Weightman-Bragg, Anthony Wilson, Courtney Winger, David Wu, Emma Zander, Andrea Zavada, Mckenzie Zenner and Megan Zentner.

Grade 8 Connor Ahlstrom, Alyssa A ltendor f, Maggie Andersen, Alyssa Benson, Gabrielle Bergeron, Jack Bernick, Jakob Binkowski, Angela Bischel, Caroline Bjorge, Blake Blotsky,

Bethany Borchardt, Erin Bornholdt, Morgan Bragg, Erica Braun, Thomas Brostrom, Ryan Brown, Matthew Cady, Bennett Cady, Ann Carlson, Jessica Corcoran, Jacob Ernste, Jacob Feilen, Stephanie Forby, Trenton Galloway, Sara Gilbert, Joseph Goodwin, Rachel Gruebele, Adam Grund, Garrett Gueltzow, Chloe Hall, Reilly Halverson, Nicolas Hanson, Lauren Harris, Matthew Heger, Brandon Helget, Taylor Hendrix, Alexa Hepner, Nicole Hoepner, Melinda Hong, Samuel Hovick, Tessa Jarvi, Jared Johnson, Cameron Johnson, Colton Johnson, Michelle Kohnen, Lydia Kooistra, Jack Kortes, Dillon Kough, Ilya Kozhevnikov, Austin Kraft, Lauren Kreutziger, Kaitlin Kreutziger, Anders Kvalseth, Isaac Kwong, Mya Larson, Elizabeth Lavan, Madison Lawler, Britain Lehrer, Michael Leveille, Jenifer Lubansky, Kyla Lynch, Breanna Malz, Taytum Martell, Devin Mays, Mitchell McDonald, Rachel McKiernan, Jacob Miller, Jake Nickelson, Ryan Olson, Noah Orham, Tyler Ozols, Eva Passek, Justus Perry, Adam Petersen, William Pettinger, Daniel Pham, Morgan Pogalz, Nicklaus Pomije, Lauren Priest, Nicholas Raddatz, Megan Radtke, Natalie Ray, Joshua Rodriguez, Abigale Ruelle, Alexander Rynda, Trevor Schmaltz, Olivia Schroeder, Joshua Schrope, Jack Schulze, Jacob Simonson, Sadie Smith, Soeff ker, Danielle Sorensen, Samuel Staloch, Caitlin Stone, Olivia Sudlow, Eleanor Sullivan, Erin Titus, Justin Todd, Marco VanHeteren-F reeze, Nathan Wangsnes, Brandon Weideman, Jewel Weiss, Morgan Wendt, Chantelle Winger, Alyssa Wong, Jason Wright, Alexander Yagla, Lawson Zenner, David Zheng, Morgan Ziskovsky and Thomas Zwinger.

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Kathleen Tye, Mitchell Vadnais, Bridget Walsh, Cameron Wiskow, Samuel Wocelka, Evan Wolf, Dustin Wolf, Logan Zander and Jack Zutter.

Grade 8 Ashley Ball, Evan Block, Riley Bolster, Pierce Brackett, Bailey Campbell, Cal Capra, Nathan Casanova, Kevin Chem, Abigail Christianson, Mariah Colucci, Corey Compton, Olivia Curielli, Stephanie Erickson, Peyton Ernste, Ryan Exe, Alyssa Golla, Kelsey Grant, Connor Grant, Curtis Hansen, Sophia Harr, Matthew Haugen, Sarah Haugen, Jazmen Henderson,

Taylor Herschi, Andrew Hirsch, Thien Ho, Mark Iwen, Adrianna Kahle, Brittany Kay, Brian Kelly, Christopher King, John Kleve, Austin Knudson, Benjamin Koopman, Angela Lacroix, Rebecca Landro, James Larson, Brooke Lazarov, Annika Lilja, Ashley Lindquist, Zachary Loring, Tyler Lund, Edgar Mathiowetz, Madeline Mattox, Kaitlyn McIntire, Mikhaela Merwin, Benjamin Nagy, Trevor Narine, Austin Nelson, Eleanore Nelson, Collin O’Brien, Devante Overstreet, Ethan Peppin, Jason Peter, Grayce Petersen, Logan Petersmeyer, Jack Quain-

tance, Madeline Reichert, Margaret Reichert, Avery Reynolds, Samantha Ringdahl, Casey Rix, Jessica Roach, Craig Robrock, Matthew Ryan, Daniel Sandell, Noah Schlottman, Mallory Schultze, Oleg Semenenko, Ian Shea, Bennett Siegel, Hannah Simonson, David Simpkins, Connor Spang, Olivia Spanton, Kali Starin, Temple Stensrude, Madison Theisen, Victoria Thompson, Valerie Tonkin, Joseph Trotman, Emma Vossen, Trevor Walswick, Haley Wegener, Sophia Wenthe, Noah Whiteis, Braden Wojahn, Taylor Wood and Alyssa Zoeller.

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Nichols, Carter Niklason, Caleb Norton, Daniel Olson, Ryan Parrish, Aaron Peppin, Michael Pieper, Preston Reese, Kaitlyn Russell, Derek Sale, Alexander Sandler, Gregory Schabert, Connor Schammel, Jacob Schumacher, Garrett Sinz, Abigail Skapyak, Kelsey Smith, Connor Springer, Brendan Stahl, Natalie Stebbing, Benjamin Teilborg, Emersen Thomas, Devin Thompson, Rachel Tikalsky, Jordyn Trog, Kevin Truong,

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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS Parent resource group available The National Alliance on Mental I l lness (NA M I ) of Minne sota provides support groups for families of children with mental illness. A parent resource group meets from 5:30 to 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at The Links Event Center, 2200 Trail of Dreams, Prior Lake.

For more information, call (651) 645-2948.

Blood drive set for March 5 An American Red Cross blood drive is planned at SunSource, 12800 Highway 13, Savage, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, March 5.

To make an appointment or for more information, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcross-blood.org.

Join Beyond the Yellow Ribbon B eyond t he Yel low Ribbon South of the River will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 6 in the lower level of the Prior Lake VFW, 16306 Main Ave. All meetings are open to the public.

For more information, call (952) 440-5011 or visit www.btyrsouthoftheriver.org.

Take a driving refresher course The Minnesota Highway Safety Center will offer a 55-plus driver refresher course from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 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.

Internet class set for March 14 Seniors can learn to use the Internet during a free session from 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 14 at the Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave. The class is sponsored by the Minnesota Board on Aging and the Area Agencies on Aging.

Registration is required; call the library at (952) 447-3375, or visit to sign up.

Pancake fundraiser is March 11 Boy Scout Troop and Cub Scout Pack 339 invite the public to a pancake and sausage breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, March 11 at the Prior Lake VFW, 16306 Main Ave. The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children under 12.

Help available for veterans The Veterans Administration has created and staffed two sites with medically trained personnel to help with soldiers who are having trouble adjusting back into society after coming home from active duty.

The staff assists veterans and all active duty military and their family members 24 hours a day through a hotline number, 1-800273-8255, and website, www.veteranscrisisline.net. Veterans also can contact their local VFWs.

Get one-on-one computer help A Scott County volunteer computer aide is available from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave., to provide one-on-one assistance concerning questions about navigating the Internet, creating a free e-mail account, formatting a resume and more.

No registration is required. For more information, call the library at (952) 447-3375.

Deadline The deadline for Community Happenings items is noon Wednesdays.

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Minnesota native was born to teach

BY CHRIS COOPER intern@plamerican.com

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ara Aker, a fifth-grade teacher at Redtail Ridge Elementary School, has always known what she would be when she grew up.

“I come from a family of teachers; both my parents are teachers,” Aker said. “I’ve always known it was something I was going to go into.”

This strong family tie to education has provided Aker and her parents with more common ground than most families.

“At one point all three of us were teaching fifth grade,” she said.

Her family ties have also kept her close to home. Born and raised in Minnesota, Aker grew up in Rosemount. After finishing her teaching degree at Minnesota State University-Mankato, Aker entered the job market, which led her to Prior Lake. After a stint as a sixth-grade teacher at Grainwood Elementary School, she moved to fifth grade at Glendale Elementary School before winding up at Redtail Ridge.

Though she has worked at several schools in the community, Aker doesn’t live in Prior Lake. She lives in Farmington, commuting 20 to 25 minutes every morning to get to class.

“I found the right place,” Aker said. “I found a townhome that I fell in love with, and I’ve always been on the southeast side of the cities — now I’m just south of Rosemount.”

Aker’s work with the Prior LakeSavage Area School District extends far beyond the classroom setting.

She is one of the directors for Camp Eco-Adventure, a program put on by District 719 Community Education Services. At the camp, students are educated on how to properly enjoy the outdoors, with an emphasis on taking care of the environment and a “leave no trace” philosophy.

“I love being outside, I love taking kids outside,” she exclaimed.

“Getting kids outside and moving and enjoying the outdoors and learning about it while having fun — that’s what I love.”

That same love of the outdoors allows her to say something few others can: “I’ve already gone on my dream vacation.” After a chance discussion with a coworker led to an opportunity to visit the Galapagos Islands, she couldn’t say no.

“That was the very top of my bucket list, and I’m now very fortunate to say that I’ve been [there],” Aker said. She and her sister participated in an “Eco-tour” put on by the Dodge Nature Center in West St. Paul that was open to the public.

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Sara Aker teaches fi fth-graders at Redtail Ridge Elementary School in Savage, part of the Prior LakeSavage Area School District.

“We went for 10 days and cruised the islands and swam with penguins and sea lions and sharks and sea turtles,” Aker said. “It was the trip of a lifetime. I’m very fortunate to have participated.”

Q AND A WITH SARA AKER What three words would people use to describe you?

Hardworking, creative and caring.

What’s the best book you’ve read?

I just read the whole “Hunger Games” series, which was good, but I am the hugest Harry Potter fan.

We have a Harry Potter-themed party in here — I always let [the kids] vote, and they go for it.

What kind of music do you listen to?

I am a country fan. Rarely is the radio in my car off of K102.

What is your favorite thing about Prior Lake?

I like the small-town community feeling. I’ve taught at three different schools and I’m starting to

recognize faces. I like that.

If you could be governor or president for a day, what would you do?

I think we need to get people jobs.

I couldn’t do it all by myself, but I’d pull in a lot of smart people and make them help me.

What would your dream job be?

I’d like to be a program director, like at a summer camp. I don’t think any job I ever take would take me away from working with kids and interacting with kids.

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.

With effort, Minnesota could reclaim No. 1 spot for duck hunting A lot has been said about the current state of duck hunting in Minnesota. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) thinks that by altering the season length, splitting seasons, or having liberal limits that new duck hunters will suddenly appear. But, as old duck hunters leave the sport due to physical limitations, new hunters are not replacing them.

Small-game hunters have held firm ages 16-23, deer hunters have increased ages 16-23, and duck hunters have declined age 16-23 in years 2003-2010. Pheasant populations held up well until 2011, deer have increased, and ducks have declined dramatically.

It is not complicated. Hunters hunt what is available and provides opportunity for success.

I have been hunting ducks in Minnesota for about 22 years, since I moved here. I purchased my home to some extent because of the marsh connecting to my 10 acres. For about 10 years, I had excellent hunting.

Around 2000, the number of ducks started declining dramatically. Now in 2011, at least in my opinion, there are not enough ducks left to even make it worthwhile to try anymore.

Duck hunting is a lot more labor-intensive than deer or smallgame hunting. Getting up at 4 a.m., hauling dozens of decoys, a boat, training a dog, and moving all of it to where the ducks are is a lot of work. As long as there was a reasonable chance of seeing some ducks, it was worth the effort. I can remember 20 years ago seeing as many as three large flights of divers simultaneously working my decoy spread. In the past few years, you

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were fortunate to see any at all.

It used to be common in the course of the season to shoot wood ducks, mallards, teal, gadwall, widgeon, canvasbacks, bluebills, and at the end of the season bufflehead and golden eye. In the last seven years, you were lucky to see half those species.

For the past few years, the number of geese harvested in Minnesota exceeds mallards. This is happening in a state ranked No. 1 in duck hunters and Ducks Unlimited members. I used to be a staunch supporter of Ducks Unlimited until I found out a disproportionate share of the dollars we raised in Minnesota was spent in Canada and Mexico. I do not hunt in Mexico and no longer hunt in Canada due to bureaucratic restrictions on traveling there or transporting firearms. We have allowed our Minnesota wetlands to be degraded, drained, polluted and invaded by invasive species, and nesting grasslands plowed up for ethanol. None of the environmental reasons that used to make

Minnesota No. 1 in duck hunters any longer exist.

Whenever I go to South Dakota to hunt, I’m amazed at the number of ducks. Almost as soon as you cross the border from Minnesota into northeast South Dakota, ducks are everywhere. Potholes, marshes, lakes, streams and wetlands are full of multiple species of ducks.

They are there because of superior habitat. Minnesota managed to destroy its waterfowl habitat to the point we forced the ducks to move their flyway west into the Dakotas.

With our continued loss of duck nesting CRP and habitat, it is not going to get any better real soon.

If you were a youth today, would you invest your time and resources in hunting ducks or something more plentiful? The cost in time and resources for the potential return on investment is plain prohibitive now.

The DNR can continue to have youth hunts, extend the seasons, split the seasons, have liberal limits, allow killing of multiple hens, and even start the seasons early before our ducks migrate south. Sadly, none of those tactics are going to restore our habitat here in Minnesota. Habitat is the answer, not more liberal regulations on the few ducks that still migrate through here. If you are satisfied with only a good duck opener and not much after that, you are selling yourself out.

Over 90 percent of our wetlands have been drained, and we as a state seem hell bent to drain the rest of them as well. If one more acre of corn can be planted for ethanol, then we’d better drain the last swamp, plant some more corn and let the next generation worry

about resulting floods. Do not forget that until recently your tax dollars paid for ethanol’s success. Your tax dollars still pay for agricultural flood insurance. Now is the time to stand up for our environment, or in 10 years when we all ask, “Where did all the ducks go?” no one will even care.

Over 10 years ago, Iowa challenged South Dakota for leadership in pheasant hunting.

Ethanol and rising corn prices — funded up until this year with your taxes — fueled this growth.

Unfortunately, your same tax dollars paid for the destroying of most of Iowa’s CRP pheasant habitat to plant every available acre in corn. Now Iowa is not even on the national pheasant radar. Minnesota is headed in the same direction unless something changes soon.

If we can bring wild turkeys, bald eagles and Canada geese back from near extinction in Minnesota, surely we can bring our ducks back. The question is, do you care enough to make it happen?

It starts with each individual farmer, conservation organization, politician, land owner and concerned citizen.

Rick Petrekovic is a longtime 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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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 (952) 402-9123 or visit www. scottcountymn.younglife.org.

Church, 3611 North Berens Road, Prior Lake.

For more information, call Charlie at (952) 884-9417 or Michael at (952) 607-8619.

each month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at The LINK Event Center, 2200 Trail of Dreams, Prior Lake.

For more information, call NAMI at (651) 645-2948.

Moms in Touch International

Beyond the Yellow Ribbon

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.

Co-Dependents Anonymous PowerNet business Co-Dependents Anonymous group support meets at 4646 Colorado St., Prior Lake.  M e n’s C o - D e p e n d e n t 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

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.

Savage Network Plus Savage Network Plus, a Business Network Inter national group, meets at 11:30 a.m.

Thursdays at Savage City Hall, 6000 McColl Drive.

The group of small business owners seeks to grow businesses by generating referrals for one another.

For more information, call (952) 440-5261 or e-mail bprimeau@summitwealthadvocates. com.

MONTHLY/ SEMIMONTHLY

Prior Lake Parent Resource Group The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Minnesota provides support groups to help parents discover resources to meet the challenges of raising a child with mental illness, learn coping skills and develop problem-solving skills.

Parent resource groups are facilitated by a parent who has a child with a mental illness and who has been trained to lead support groups.

A parent resource group meets on the first Thursday of

Attention Health Care Providers!

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 at (952) 440-5011, or btyrsouthoftheriver@gmail.com.

American Legion The Prior Lake American Legion meets the third Monday of each month at 8 p.m. at the Prior Lake VFW, 16306 Main Ave., Prior Lake.

For more information, call Bob Roe at (952) 447-5811.

MOMS Club MOMS Club of Prior Lake (Moms Offering Moms Support) 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 filled 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 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.

Gamblers Anonymous

Suicide grief support

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.

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.

Alanon 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 Alano, 4646 Colorado St. on the following days:  Mondays: AA meets at 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.  Tuesdays: AA meets at 6:30 p.m.  Wednesdays: AA meets at 6:30 p.m.  Thursdays: AA meets at 6:30 p.m.  Fridays: AA meets at 6:30 and 8 p.m.  Saturdays: AA meets at 9:30 a.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. NA (Narcotics Anonymous meets at 6:30 p.m.  Sundays: AA meets at 10:30 a.m., the AA Big Book Study meets at 6:30 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 first 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) 4968513, or visit www.nami.org/ namimn.

Winner’s Circle

Marine Corps League

The Winner’s Circle Chapter of Business Network International meets from 7:30 to 9 a.m.

Thursdays at 1101 Adams St., Shakopee.

For more information, call Darren Kurilko at (952) 947-0323.

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.

For more information, call Pete Williams at (612) 730-0999.

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.

River Valley Toastmasters 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 fire station, 16776 Fish Point Road.

All visitors are welcome. For more information, call Shirley at (952) 447-4621 or visit www. mnrv.freetoasthost.org.

Widows and widowers 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.

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 first Monday of each

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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.  Hear t Suppor t: Group meets the first Tuesday of every month from 7 to 8 p.m. Call (952) 428-2080.  L ow Vi s i o n S u p p o r t : 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 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, call April at (952) 440-6320, Michele at (952) 447-6182 or Traci at (952) 226-2052.

Sexual assault/abuse 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.

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 at (952) 447-1884 or visit www.sollc.org.

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americanslice TWIN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL The following students were named to the Twin Oaks Middle School first semester 2011-12 principal’s honor roll for earning grade-pointaverages of 3.5 or higher.

Grade 6 Ikedinachukwu Abasiri, Kristyn Arends, Alexia Bahe, Cassidy Bantley, Shelby Bartusek, Ella Bentley, Cameron Betz, Anna Bird, Morgan Blade, Logan Bloedel, Alexandra Bornhorst, Grace Bowser, Maxwell Brissett, Heather Broom, Carly Brosious, Greta Brua, Matthew Bruton, Ryan Bruton, Cameron Bunkers, Baylie Carlson, Jennifer Carlson, Alexander Carter, Emma Chapman, Kylie Chard, Chloe Condon, Austin Cooper, Corbin Cross, Chandler Dahlquist, Dalton Dahlquist, Madison Deile, Sarah Dingman, Olivia Drane, Zachary Dunn, Kieran Eckberg, Ashley Erickson, Nicole Evans, Emily Finnegan, Savannah Ford, Ethan Franzen, Jenna Freak, Tanner French, Zachary Fuller, Madison Garcia, Katie Gauquie, Amber Germscheid, Emma Gordon, Will Grider, Morgan Haney, Grace Hansen, Holland Hayes, Jadin Heilmann, Alexis Hennen, Duncan Henry, Catherine Hesse, Jacquelynn Houston, Samantha Hunt, Erin Hussong, Angelina Huynh, Wesley Jamieson, Benjamin Johnson, Isabella John-

son, Jack Kennedy, Allison Kepner, Madeline Kepner, Garrett Kes, Andrey Khomyakov, Devi Krishna, Katelyn Langguth, Jaden Leinum-Kes, Jackson Lejeune, Noah Lichtenberger, Moira Ling, Haylie Lo, Ethan Lord, Mandy Lu, Summer Lyons, Megan Manderfeld, Alexis Mandery, Rebecca Marsyla, Danielle Martins, Carson McCalvy, Caroline McGraw, Grant Meagher, Erin Megarry, Jillian Miedema, Jacob Moe, Taylor Murray, Jacquelyne Nguyen, Keith Nordling, Logan Olander, Zachary Olson, Kenneth O’Neil, Katherine Oppold, Jacob Ornes, Lauren Pahl, Leah Pavlish, Lucas Pearson, Megan Perera, Chanda Pham, Nicholas Pink, Jacob Pohl, Erik Rasmussen, Alisa Robbins, Maria Roemer, Carolyn Rupp, Cade Schanzenbach, Hannah Seifert, Abigail Simpkins, Gabrielle Stephans, Logan Stokes, Amanda Swanson, Grant Thram, Sydney Trees, Rebecca Triebenbach, Mckenzie Tuttle, Gavin Virtue, Kileigh Wagener, Colton Warren, Logan Warren, Heidi Wedel, Curtis Welter and Tanner Wermerskirchen.

Harrison Burns, Jacob Cohn, Kaden Dahlager, Kailey Dobransky, Michelle Douangsy, Hannah Dunn, Julia Edwards, Makenzee Elder, Alyssa Erickson, Devyn Ewert, Polina Fadeyeva, Kevin Fellows, Michael Feragotti, Sarah Ferrier, Jacob Fredrickson, Devon Gerber, Karina Gunderson, Marcus Haldane, Joseph Hanson, Abigayle Haust, Elizabeth Hautman, Elizabeth Heile, Michael Heile, Alyssa Hough, Joshua Huenecke, Maggie Jokinen, Eva Juhl, Kaden Kalton, Kiley Knoeck, Sydney Lance, Nathan Lindberg, Braeden Malotky, Samantha Misener, Abigail Muraski, Samantha Murray, Jasmine Nguyen, Paige Pribble, Kaitlyn Rapley, Jacqueline Resh, Benjamin Rohne, Arina Rudometkina, Samantha Sage, Abigail Scheunemann, Katelyn Schmidt, John Schoeller, Madison Scholl, Elizabeth Schwarz, Mary Schwegman, Samuel Skare, Megan Skoczek, Lauren Stach, Jacob Stiele, Quinn Sturm, Nolan Stutelberg, Jack Thram, Siri Torvik, Maxwell Vathing and Riley Wheatcraft.

Grade 7 Onyekachukwu Abasiri, Fabeeha Ahmed, Mckenna Amundson, Amelia Anderson, Nicholas Angelo, Harielle Atana-Lindor, Nicole Bellis, Megan Bemis, Alexa Bester, William Bingham,

Grade 8 Hannah Amundson, Jenna Anderson, Brady Anderson, Emily Baer, Jade Barlage, Alyssa Beck, Austin Beck, Kathryn Bickett, Keegan Bloedel, Alexa Bloedow, Kathleen Boyle, Ash-

lyn Bradford, Reygan Brandt, Brittany Brezinski, Jay Christensen, Bennett Cooper, Brian Cooper, Tyana Dahlager, Hannah Duckson, Taryn Eberle, Cullen Eckberg, Erik Eichstadt, Aleah Fjelstad, Taisia Fluharty, Ella Francis, Lindsey Fransen, Kayli French, Steven Hjerpe, Scarlet Hoffman, Megan Hofslien, Kylen Hovis, Agasthi Jayatilaka, Conrad Johnson, Andrew Jones, Anthony Judd, Isabel Larscheid, Anastasia Lechner, Vicky Lee, Michelle Lother, Donovan Malsom, Alexa Mccutcheon, Patrick Meagher, Evan Miller, Abby Millman-Schaehrer, Levi Morlock, Suriya Murthy, Courtney Myers, Ashley Norberg, Joseph Numainville, Lexy Olhausen, Savannah Orduno, Katherine Pavelka, Luiza Pearson, Keenan Perera, Alina Pham, Zachary Proehl, Courtney Remick, Emily Roemer, Ross Roiger, Hunter Sandness, Samantha Sanvik, Akshat Sarkari, Lara Schultz, Lauren Schumacher, Blake Sentyrz, Jack Shopbell, Shauna Siech, Jason Smith, Kevin Sperle, Alexandra Spicher, Elizabeth Stout, Nora Straquadine, Sydney Straub, Emily Streit, Vivian Sukhtipyaroge, Jade Tran, Nathan Uk, Kelli Unruh, Trisha Venkata, Haley Wagner, Christine Wattermann, Jacqueline Welke, Jack Whittier, Tarra Willox, Kaia Wold and Samantha Zielinski.

CHURCH NEWS

TWIN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL

Ray to speak at St. Mike’s

T he fol low i n g st udent s were named to the Twin Oaks Middle School first semester 2011-12 honor roll for earning grade-point-averages between 3.0 and 3.49.

World-renowned speaker Steve Ray will present “Revisiting the Passion” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 7 at the Church of St. Michael, 16311 Duluth Ave., Prior Lake.

The cost is $5 for teens and $10 for adults.

For more information, call (952) 447-2491.

St. John’s to offer full-day preschool St. John’s Preschool, 12508 Lynn Ave., Savage, will launch a full-day preschool option next school year for children who will be age 4 or 5 by Sept. 1, 2012.

The program provides a foundation of school-readiness skills in a faith-filled environment.

Registration also is being accepted for the school’s 3- to 5-year-old programs.

For more information contact, Director Dora May at DMay@ stjohns-savage.org or (952) 846-4663.

St. Mike’s to host fish fry The Church of St. Michael will have an all-you-can-eat fish fry from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 9 in the lower level of the Archangels Hall at the church, 16311 Duluth Ave., Prior Lake.

Everyone is welcome. Lightly breaded Alaskan Pollock, macaroni and cheese, potato wedges, coleslaw, green beans, corn, homemade rolls, coffee, milk and dessert will be served.

To-go orders will be available.

Admission is $10 for adults (14 and up), $9 for seniors (65 and up), $6 for children ages 5-13, and free for ages 4 and under.

The fish fry is sponsored by the St. Michael Catholic United Financial Council. For more information, call Cheryl Dymit at (952) 440-6927.

BRIEFS

Relay for Life needs members Relay for Life of Scott County is seeking new committee members.

Join the group at committee meetings from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the first Monday of the month at the Shakopee Community Center Rot a r y Room, 12 5 5 Fuller St., Shakopee.

Rel ay event s a re held throughout the United States and serve as the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.

For more information or to sign up, contact one of the event chairpersons: Brenda Stocker, (952) 758-3998 or bstocker@bevcomm.net; Erik Therwanger, (818) 584-5335 or erik@thinkgreat90.com; or Karen Kreuser, (952) 492-6486 or kkreuser@ co.scott.mn.us.

Grade 6 Kathryn Anderson, Luke B e at y, Nichol a s Bi rd, Me gan Bloomer, Cole Boelter, Kyle Boelter, Savannah Boeser, K asey Bol ler, Kyl la h B or de au x , C on nor B or e s , Da lton Bra n nen, Dusti n Brantley, Madison Bremer, Breanna Brezinski, Sydney Briggs, Vanessa Calica, William Crooks, Matthew Davis, Justin Delk, Lexie Demko, Stefan Einarson, Amber Eismann, Aviv Ettedg ui, Peyton Ford, Gweny th G ef fre, Ashley Griese, Hailey Groff, Carly Grosklags, Michael Heaney, Jacob Hennings, Samuel Houle, Justin In, Marissa Jaskowick, Robin Johannes, Carter Johnson, Jasmine Johnson, Alexander Kampen, Alexandria Kimble, Emily Knutson, Anna Konrad, Noah Lasalvia, Caitlin Lechner, Kaitlin Makarim, Jessica C. McElwain, Mahli Miller, Shiara Naicker, Jen ni fer Ng uyen, Vi nc ent

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Scott Lake Veterinary Clinic, Paws to Love Rescue and Tractor Supply Company will host a pet micro-chipping clinic from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at Tractor Supply Company, 16907 Highway 13, Prior Lake.

A veterinarian or veterinary technician will insert microchips into pets to permanently identify them in the event of separation. The cost will include the microchip, insertion and enrollment in a recovery service.

For prices, e-mail pawstolovemn@yahoo.com.

Grade 7 Marshal Allenson, Amanda Barian, Matthew Beuning, Peyton Bohn, Gabriella Brinkley, Cassandra Brown, Ethan Br ua, Ta n ner Bu rgg ra a f f, Ashton Calbreath, Gunner Charbonneau, Alexander Colby, Jack Colvin, Logan Cook, Bryan Donaldson, Skylynn Dunkley, Grant Edwards, Luke Everson, Adam Fowler, Cole Freak, Paige Getman, Samuel Goetsch, Jacob Gustin, Jacob Hadley, Brooke Hansen, Claire Hautman, Sydney Heger, Madison Heinrich, Lauren Helger-

son, Tiffany Hepola, Tommy Hua, Kenneth In, Babatunde Ji n adu , H a n n a h K a mp en , Cody Kashmark, Sydney Kirchoff, Justin Klaphake, Dylan Klein, Jack Koenig, Christina Laridaen, Madeline Larson, Nat a l ie L emb eck, Morga n Lemner, Jacob Linnell, Sidney McCue, Paul Miedema, Luke Neiman, Ethan Nelson, Vanessa Peters, Eric Peterson, Nicholas Peterson, Austin Piatz, Madelyn Primeau, Scott Reedy, Alyssa Roberts, Raquel Ruhme, Samuel Schafer, Nicholas Schons, Tanis Sears, Jayden Sheffield, John Tadian, Roger Taney, Deonna Tate, Nicole Tay, Connor Thelemann, Nicholas Thompson, Christopher Todd, Noah Torvik, Kathryn Vaage, Abigail Way, Steven Wright and Samuel Zak. Grade 8 Kyra Anton, Mairly AtanaLindor, Brian Bach, Connor Baines, Emily Becker, Luke B e d n a r ek , A my B ow m a n , Clara Boyle, Alexander Braun, Jessica Davis, Heidi Dcamp, Logan Demko, Natalie Dube, Brandan Eisma, Alexa Enger, Alexis Finnegan, Mackenzie

Forstner, Alexander Franck, H a n n a h F r e mb g e n , S c o t t F riedrich, A licia F u l lmer, Syd ney Giesema n, Joshu a Glassman, Mirna Gonzalez, Jord a n Gravon, B enja mi n Gulstad, Logan Gunderson, Emily Hagen, Mara Hayes, Leah Hearn, Sara Heile, Jeremiah Hembroff, Zachary Hinnenkamp, Aundreya Hobson, Brittany Holcomb, Zachary Houle, Katy Houlihan, Chynna Hufana Neppl, Jacob Jarmes, Ju l i a K i nd re d, A lex a nder Konrad, Amber Kusler, Ryan Larson, Jonas Lemke, Marina Lezer, Bryn Liffrig, Hannah Lindsoe, Samuel Lomax, Wally Lu, Jens Lund, Hailey Maxfield, Cody Mengis, Brayden Nordine, Benjamin Oppold, Miranda Pavlish, Sayed Rahmani, Justin Ranagan, Taylor Ri ley, Gabriela Rivera Olvera, Jessica Rocco, Aaron Roman, Brianna Rykken, Marwa S a f wat , Rob er t S a ndback, Jack Schneewind, Nicholas Sexe, Benjamin Smith, Ashley Stecker, Kaitlyn Sutherland, Roddy Taing, Sheay Taylor, Drew Theis, Maxwell Violett, Meagan Voss, Austin Warren, Grace West and Darrian Yarbrough.

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

Prior Lake Baptist Church

The People of the United Methodist Church Welcome You

Loving God, Exalting Christ, Revering God’s Word, Building Christ’s Church - together 1026 E 205th St, Jordan (952) 492-2249 www.lydiazionchurch.com

Pastor Ron Groschel 952-447-2824

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

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

Join us for Family Worship Sunday Worship ..................................9:00 AM Sunday School ....................................10:15 AM Youth Group Meets Sunday 5:00PM - 7:00PM

7:00 p.m.

6:45 p.m.

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

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

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

Bible Study Awana Club (Oct. - Apr.)

Join us for Worship Sunday at 8:45 & 10:45 a.m.

Microchipping clinic planned in April

Nguyen, Jack Olson, Janette Osterberg, Sarah Pace, Asha Per r y man, T yler Phongsavat, Elle Remde, Derek Riley, Lauryn Rogers, Ryan Rowe, Jack Ruddle, Bailey Schmidt, Samantha Schmidt, Hannah Schmokel, Samuel Schuring, H ai ley S ei fer t , A lex a nd ra Seurer, Hannah Shultz, Henry Skinner, Salah Thao, Camille Thelemann, Autumn Trachsel, Jacob Tschetter, Kristina Turgi, Nicholas Weatherford, Peter Webb, Madison Whipps, Jac ob Wi l l , Sp enc er Wi l l , Grace Willer, Alexander Williams and Nicholas Zak.

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST www.htumc.org 16150 Arcadia Ave SE 952-447-2990 (2 blocks W. of Hwy. 13 on Dakota)

Holy Cross Lutheran Church LCMS

Growing in Faith, Living to Serve

Pastor Rance Settle County Rd. 42 & Pike Lake Trail (952) 445-1779

Sunday Worship 9:00 AM Sunday School & Adult Bible Class 10:20 AM

952.230.2988

Seek, Share and Serve our Savior

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

Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church

6pm Potluck dinner 7pm Lent Worship Service

952-447-6955

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

Weekend Mass Times: Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Nursery available during 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Mass St. Michael Catholic School Grades PreK-8 952-447-2124

We have a Worship Directory in each of these publications: Eden Prairie News Shakopee Valley News Chanhassen Villager Jordan Independent Prior Lake America Chaska Herald Savage Pacer

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Rewriting the book club Book clubs introduce readers to new books, friends

BY AMY LYON editor@savagepacer.com

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n a back corner meeting room at the Burnhaven Library, members of the newlyformed Literary Ladies Book Club gather to talk about their February title, “The Devil

in the White City.”

The small group of six discusses details of the book: How it believes the World’s Fair changed America, the motives of a young doctor and murderer and the reality that truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.

Some members peruse the paperback version while others utilize the technology of their e-readers. Two ladies armed with iPads research questions that arise.

The Literary Ladies Book Club operates in a casual structure with a playful tone that seems comfortable even though some ladies just met for the first time. The book is the bridge; their love of literature fills any gaps.

Literary Ladies first met in January and its book selection process is simple: Each month a member chooses a book in the genre of her choice and leads the discussion during the meeting.

The only rule: “Nothing too obscene,” said group founder Lisa Kvam of Burnsville.

Kvam visited litladies. com for discussion guides and googled “how to start a book club” when laying the foundation for the group.

“It helped to have a base of four people that were interested and would be there no matter what,” said Kvam.

“I also talked to people of successful and unsuccessful book clubs to see how they operated.”

Literary Ladies member Briana Capra of Prior Lake likes that she’s getting involved with this book club at the beginning to see how it grows and evolves. She also likes the opportunity the book club gives her to meet new people.

“I like the selection process,” said Capra, who knits during the meeting. “It opens me up to some books I may not have selected on my own.”

The Burnhaven Library in Burnsville offers free space each month to the group, which meets from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month. In March, the Literary Ladies will discuss “The Hunger Games,” “The Night Circus” in April and “The Tiger’s Wife” is the selection for May. Literary Ladies is excited to welcome new members, Kvam said. Visit the group on Facebook (literaryladiesmn) or email at literaryladiesmn@ gmail.com.

Current page-turners “Art of Fielding” by Chad Harbach “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” by Katherine Boo “Catherine the Great” by Robert K. Massie

PHOTOS BY AMY LYON

The Literary Ladies, from left, Lynne Rudolph of Savage, Judy Brown of Prior Lake, Ann Day of Burnsville, Margaret Eustice of Savage and Briana Capra of Prior Lake, discuss their February book selection, Erik Larson's "The Devil in a White City."

“Defending Jacob” by William Landay

At left – Using iPads, the women research background on the book, such as the history of the World’s Fair.

“Fault in Our Stars” by John Green “Hedy’s Folly” by Richard Rhodes “Last Man in Tower” by Aravind Adiga “Norumbega Park” by Anthony Giardina “Rin Tin Tin” by Susan Orleans

Bookmarks

“Sleeping with the Enemy: Coco Chanel” by Hal Vaughan

Interested in joining or forming your own book club? Try these links:

“Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson

Litlovers.com: Start your own book club with this 10step guide.

“The House at Tyneford” by Natasha Solomon

Bookmovement.com: Find out what other book clubs are reading and read book reviews.

“To End All Wars” by Adam Hochschild “Train Dreams” by Denis Johnson

Meetup.com: Find a local book club to join.

Source: Litlovers.com

Club Book author events Utilizing a Minnesota Legacy grant, Club Book brings acclaimed authors to libraries across the metro area. The programs are free and open to the public. For more information, visit clubbook.org.

Richard Louv “Last Child in the Woods” and “The Nature Principle” 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22 Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka

Lynne Rossetto Kasper and Sally Swift “The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Weekends”

Julie Schumacher

7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3

“The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls”

Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Parkway, Prior Lake

6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17 Chanhassen Library, 7711 Kerber Blvd., Chasnhassen

Rita Mae Brown “The Big Cat Nap: The 20th Anniversary Mrs. Murphy Mystery” 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley

Richard Louv

Jenni Holm “Our Only May Amelia” and “Babymouse”

Lynne Rossetto Kasper and Sally Swift

7 p.m. Tuesday, April 24 New Brighton Library, 400 10th St. N.W., New Brighton

Don Shelby David Rhodes

“The Season Never Ends: Wins, Losses, and Wisdom of the Court”

“Rock Island Line,” “The Easter House” and “Driftless”

2 p.m. Saturday, April 14 Rum River Library, 4201 Sixth Ave., Anoka Anne Fadiman

7 p.m. Thursday, May 3 Jenni Holm

Stillwater Public Library, 224 Third St. N., Stillwater

“The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” 7 p.m. Monday, May 7 Don Shelby

Highland Park Library, 1974 Ford Parkway, St. Paul

David Rhodes

LET’S GO! BEST BETS 1. GIFTS OF THE MAPLE Discover the maple syruping process. Watch sap boil in the evaporator, hike to see tapped trees and taste real maple syrup. As trails to the trees can be icy, uneven and moderately maintained, strollers are not recommended.

For all ages.

Time: 3-4 p.m. Sundays, March 4, 11, 25 Cost: Free Location: Richardson Nature Center, 8737 E. Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: (763) 559-9000 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

2. MY PRESCHOOLER AND ME: MAPLE SYRUP Parents and their children ages 2-5 are invited to come to The Landing and find out what makes maple trees special. Tap a tree, collect sap and sample real maple syrup and sugar. Adults and children pay program fee. Reservations required; reference activity 238403-01. Enter the park through the west entrance.

March’s warm days and cool nights are perfect for tree tapping.

Time: 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7 Cost: $5 Location: The Landing - Minnesota River Heritage Park, 2187 E. County Road 101, Shakopee Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

3. MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL Collect “sweet water” from the sugar maples and boil it down to make syrup on traditional wood-fired, barrel-stove evaporator. Discover the syruping process from start to finish: learn how to find a maple tree without the leaves, help to tap a tree, taste and collect sap, and watch as it is being boiled down. Make a craft and enjoy a taste of Lowry’s award-winning maple syrup on ice cream. For all ages.

Time: 12-4 p.m. Saturday, March 17 Cost: $5 Location: Lowry Nature Center (Carver Park Reserve), 7025 Victoria Dr., Victoria Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

AS FEBRUARY TURNS TO MARCH, THE SAP WILL BE FLOWING. FIND MORE MAPLE SYRUP-THEMED EVENTS AT LETSGO.MN.

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You can also send an e-mail to editor@plamerican. com. Deadline is noon on the Tuesday prior to publication. For information call (952) 345-6378.

GREENFIT CLUB: SPRING

Saturday

MARCH 3 GREEN FIRE: ALDO LEOPOLD AND A LAND ETHIC FOR OUR TIME Green Fire explores the life and legacy of conservationist Aldo Leopold and the many ways his land ethic philosophy lives on in the work of people and organizations across the country today. Meet wildlife biologists who bring endangered species back to the landscapes where they once thrived and learn how Leopold’s vision ties modern conservation stories together and offers inspiration and insight for the future.

Time: 9:30-10:45 a.m. and 12:301:45 p.m. Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4 Cost: Free Location: Bloomington Visitor Center, 3815 American Blvd. E., Bloomington Info: (952) 854-5900 or fws.gov/ midwest/minnesotavalley

Sunday

MARCH 4 BIRD WATCHING WITH CRAIG Join expert birder Craig Mandel on an early morning hike to look for feathered friends. Program is appropriate for all birding skill levels; binoculars are available for loan.

Time: 8-9:30 a.m. Sunday, March 4 Cost: Free Location: Bloomington Visitor Center, 3815 American Blvd. E., Bloomington Info: (952) 854-5900 or fws.gov/ midwest/minnesotavalley

FEEDING TIME Watch feeding time with snakes, turtles, salamanders and toads.

Learn about their diets and the adaptations they each have for eating specific foods. Cameras welcome. For ages 1 and older.

Time: 1-2 p.m. Sunday, March 4 Cost: Free Location: Lowry Nature Center (Carver Park Reserve), 7025 Victoria Dr., Victoria Info: (763) 559-9000 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

MEDALIST CONCERT BAND: ‘SHALL WE DANCE?’ From the minuet to the mambo, dance music has intrigued audiences for centuries. Experience a variety of dance forms in selections by composers such as Malcolm Arnold, Leonard Bernstein and Peter Tchaikovsky.

Time: 4 p.m. Sunday, March 4 Cost: Adults $12; seniors and students $10 Location: Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington Info: bloomingtoncivictheatre.org

Monday

MARCH 5 GARDENING: LEARN FROM THE MASTERS Join Scott-Carver County master gardeners for a series of free gardening classes. The schedule includes: March 5, Growing Vegetables I (top five early vegetables); March 19, Growing Vegetables II (top five later summer harvest); March 26, Container Design; April 2, Perennial Color All Season; and April 16: Gardening 101: Edition 2012.

Time: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays, March 5-April 16 (no class March 12 and April 9) Cost: Free Location: Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave. Info: (952) 447-3375

Meet others on a similar path to fitness and find motivation in the friendships. The program will include Nordic walking, yoga, paddling and a variety of outdoor recreation activities. Reservations required; reference activity 223117-00. For ages 18 and older.

Time: 10-11 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, March 5-May 31 Cost: $75 per season Location: Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

Tuesday

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“Home Free” includes five male vocalists with extensive theatrical and musical training, who will perform a distinctive combination of comedy and music.

BOOK CLUB FOR SENIORS Join a book club for seniors the first Tuesday of each month. March’s book is “Shanghai Girls” by Lisa See. Time: 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 6 Cost: Free Location: Club Prior, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake Info: (952) 447-9783

‘HOME FREE’ A CAPELLA GROUP

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he award-winning a capella group, “Home Free,” will perform popular songs from virtually every genre of music including pop, jazz, classical and country at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10. The concert will take

COMMUNITY BOOK FAIR Students from Twin Oaks Middle School will host this Scholastic fair to raise funds for new books and equipment repairs. Books include those for young teens and adults and the latest bestsellers from more than 150 publishers. Area businesses interested in making a donation can contact Lisa Wensmann at lwensmann@priorlakesavage.k12.mn.us.

Time: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 6 and 8; 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 7 Cost: Items for purchase Location: Twin Oaks Middle School, 15860 Fish Point Road, Prior Lake Info: www.priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us

‘WOLF PACK’ SKIING GROUP The “Wolf Pack” is assembling for its second season of weekend skiing.

Whether you are an expert, a beginner, or something in between, you are invited to join. Initially, the group will meet at Cleary Lake Regional Park. As the season progresses, they will ski at other parks and may add snowshoeing and hiking as alternatives to skiing.

Time: 6 p.m. Tuesdays Cost: Free Location: Cleary Lake Park, 18106 Texas Ave., Prior Lake Info: timbee205@yahoo.com or Tim at (612) 298-0851. For instruction and skiing on Tuesday evenings: michael@michaelscycles-mn.com or Stuart at (952) 447-2453

Thursday

MARCH 8 TODDLER STORY TIME Openings are still available for the Prior Lake Library’s second winter session of Toddler Time, 20- to 30-minute themed story times for ages 18-36 months.

Time: 10:15 a.m. Thursdays through March 8 Cost: Free Location: Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave. Info: (952) 447-3375 (registration is required)

3D FILM FESTIVAL AT MINNESOTA ZOO The IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo will host an IMAX 3D Film Festival featuring three IMAX 3D films: “The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D,” “Hubble 3D” and “Born to Be Wild 3D.” Time: Showtimes through March 8 Cost: $9.75 per film; see a second film for additional $6 and a third for additional $3 Location: Minnesota Zoo, 12000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley Info: imax.com/minnesota

place at Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for seniors/students and are available at the Center. For more information, call (952) 985-4640.

WALK WHEN THE MOON IS FULL: CROW MOON The crows signal the end of winter.

Take full moon hike with a naturalist to explore for signs of spring around the lake. For ages 6 and older.

Time: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8 Cost: $5 Location: Richardson Nature Center, 8737 E. Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: (763) 559-9000 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

Friday

MARCH 9 COMEDIAN CHRIS STRAIT Chris Strait is the type of comedian who reminds people how funny they are. No topic is off limits for the California native, but he’s just telling his story. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Strait is a study in what happens when a man spends his formative years standing out. From being the only white guy among black guys in the neighborhood, to being the only tall guy among short guys in the boxing gym, to being the only man among women in grad school, Strait became an expert on people.

Also performing will be comedian David Harris.

Time: 8: 30 p.m. Friday, March 9; 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10 Cost: $13 for 8:30 Friday and 8 p.m.

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

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

HUMORIST JEANNE ROBERTSON At 68 years young, this former Miss North Carolina stands tall at 6-foot-2 and has a personality, heart and sense of humor just as soaring. After decades as a public speaker and humorist, this former Miss Congeniality keeps her content revolving and new, while embracing what today’s technology has to offer. She delivers a message in each performance, encouraging the audience to laugh more and embrace the humor in their everyday lives.

Time: 8 p.m. Friday, March 9 Cost: $34.50 Location: Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave.,

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Burnsville Info: (952) 895-4680 or ticketmaster.com

LEARNING TO GROW, GROWING TO LEARN Biodiversity, heirloom plants and the latest and best gardening advice will be the topics at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s Spring Expo 2012. Themed “Learning to Grow, Growing to Learn,” the event will feature three days of discussion, lectures, book singings and networking among gardening enthusiasts.

Special events include programming on seed saving and heirloom plants, Arboretum maple sugarbush tour and tasting and book-signings by guest authors of new gardening editions.

Local plant societies, landscapers and garden stores will have displays and information tables to showcase gardening trends, methods and products.

Time: 1:30-9 p.m. Friday, March 9; 10 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Saturday, March 10; 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 11 Cost: $35 for Arboretum members or $45 for non-members for the three-day event; $20 members or $25 non-members per day; fees include admission and parking Location: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr., Chaska Info: www.arboretum.umn.edu/ springexpo2012.aspx or (952) 4431422

Saturday

MARCH 10 ‘HOOP IT UP’ Fourth- through eighth-graders will be challenged to see how long they can keep a hula-hoop going during this energetic class. Participants will learn the basics, plus improvisational theater games, balloon animal sculpting and magic. Experience the thrill of “Super Hoop,” the world’s largest hula-hoop. Hoops are provided for use in class.

Time: 9-10:30 a.m. Saturdays, March 10 and March 17 Cost: Call Location: Twin Oaks Middle School, 15860 Fish Point Road, Prior Lake Info: (952) 226-0080

Learn more about Three Rivers’ camps for summer 2012. Watch a slide presentation of camp adventures from 2011. Children can do a craft while parents chat with park education staff about camps. Drop in anytime. This program is open to all ages.

Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 10 Cost: Free Location: Lowry Nature Center (Carver Park Reserve), 7025 Victoria Drive, Victoria Info: (763) 559-9000 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

$3 TOUR DAY AT THE LANDING Join a guided tour of Eagle Creek Village and The Landing. Enter through the Visitor Center (main entrance). Walking distance is 1.5 miles round trip.

Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 10 Cost: $3 for ages 2 and older; children younger than 2 free Location: The Landing - Minnesota River Heritage Park, 2187 E. County Road 101, Shakopee Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIRL’S TEA Girls ages 7 and older are invited to bring their mothers and their American Girl or 18-inch doll to the Scott County Historical Society’s Girl’s Tea. The girls will make jewelry for their dolls and for themselves and take a tour of the historic Stans House. Tea and treats will be served. Register through Shakopee Community Education.

Time: 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday, March 10 Cost: $10 per person for historical society members; $15 per person for non-members Location: Scott County Historical Society, 235 Fuller St., Shakopee Info: (952) 496-5029 or shakopee. k12.mn.us

Upcoming IRISH FEST AND DINNER National performers Tim O’Neill (O’Neill Brothers) and Laura MacKenzie provide Irish music and song. Dinner features corned beef brisket or chicken

dinner with St. Mary’s famous soda bread. A sing-along, prize drawings and Irish humor are planned.

Time: 5-8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 11 Cost: $17 (includes CD, daycare and drawings) Location: Knights Event Center, 1760 Fourth Ave. E., Shakopee Info: For tickets, contact Char at (952) 445-1287; Dixie at (952) 943-8154; or church office at (952) 445-1319

‘FIDDLER ONTHE ROOF’ The Prior Lake Players will present the classic musical co-directed by Karen Welch and Francie Madden.

‘Fiddler’ tells the story of Tevye, a Jewish father who tries to keep traditions alive for his family in turnof-the-century Russia.

Time: 7 p.m. March 16-17, March 23-24 and March 30-31; 2 p.m.

March 25 Cost: $14 (adults); $10 (seniors and students); $8 (ages 12 and under) Location: Twin Oaks Middle School, 15680 Fish Point Road, Prior Lake Info: plplayers.org

‘PASSION’ PLAY The Shakopee Knights of Columbus will present “The Passion of Jesus in Music, Word and Light” again this year. A special Spanish narration is planned for Thursday, March 15.

Time: 7:45 p.m. Friday, March 16 Cost: Free Location: Church of St. Mark, 350 Atwood St., Shakopee Info: (952) 595-8042

‘HUNGER GAMES’ PARTY FOR TEENS Get ready for the release of the “Hunger Games” movie with this free party. Teens in sixth through 12th grades can experience cuisine, challenges and handiwork from the “districts.” The tribute with the best survival skills will triumph in the “arena” and win a $25 movie gift card. Registration is helpful but not mandatory.

Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22 Cost: Free Location: Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave. Info: Sign up in advance on the “district” of your choice at (952) 447-3375 or e-mail pllibrary@ co.scott.mn.us

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

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SCHOOL NEWS Prior Lake High School’s Family and Consumer Science Department has openings in its nursery school program, which serves children ages 3 to 5.

The program runs from 10:15 to 11:25 a.m. Monday through Friday — though not on Tuesdays — from now through Monday, March 26 in room 133 at the high school, 7575 150 St., Savage.

To enroll or get more information, e-mail Mary Kay Lien at mlien@priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us.

Attend Twin Oaks book fair Student volunteers from Twin Oaks Middle School will host a special Scholastic Book Fair next week.

The sale is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 6 and Thursday, March 8, and from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7.

The event is open to parents, families and community members. Funds will go toward equipment repairs, the purchase of new books, classroom resources and to support school projects. In addition, shoppers can help build classroom libraries by purchasing books for teachers through the Classroom Wish List Program.

Attendees are also invited to donate to the One for Books fund,

which will help to purchase resources for the Lifeskills and special-education classrooms.

Sponsorships are available. Area businesses interested in making a donation can contact Lisa Wensmann at lwensmann@ priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us.

The book fair will be at Twin Oaks Middle School, 15860 Fish Point Road, Prior Lake.

Support middle school band at social The Middle School Band Boosters are hosting an adult social to support the band programs.

The social is set for 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 9 at Fong’s, 4470 Pleasant St., Prior Lake. Admission is $10 per person, which includes an appetizer bar. A cash bar will also be available and the middle school band directors will be in attendance.

Preorder forms and additional information can be found at www.msbandboosters.com. Guests can also buy tickets at the door.

Senior lock-in meeting scheduled Prior Lake High School’s senior lock-in committee will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15.

publicnotices PUBLIC NOTICE Annual Town Meeting And Election Notice Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting and Election of the Township of Cedar Lake, Scott County, Minnesota, will be held at the St. Patrick Social Hall, 24425 Old Hwy 13 Blvd., Jordan, MN 55352 on Tuesday, March 13, 2012.

Annual Elections will be to elect.

One Supervisor – 3 year term One Clerk – 2 year term Voting hours will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Canvass of ballots will take place following the closing of polls.

Absentee Applications and Ballots can be obtained at the Scott County Government Center, Scott County Elections office, 200 Fourth Avenue W., Shakopee, MN 55379. Absentee ballots will also be processed at Scott County.

The Annual Meeting will convene at approximately 8:15 p.m. to conduct any and all business proper to said Annual Meeting.

In case of inclement weather, the Annual Meeting and Elections will be held on the following Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at the above stated time and place.

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Arnita Novotny (/s) Clerk (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, February 25 and March 3, 2012; No. 7642) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED CABLE FRANCHISE RENEWAL SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP SCOTT COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Town Board of the Township of Spring Lake, Scott County, Minnesota, will meet at the Spring Lake Town Hall, 20381 Fairlawn Avenue, Prior Lake, MN 55372, on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 7:15 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meeting will be to hold a public hearing on the renewal of the Cable Franchise for Mediacom. At the hearing, the Board will receive public comment on the following: (A) Whether the cable operator has substantially complied with the material terms of the existing franchise and with applicable law; (B) Whether the quality of the operator’s service, including signal quality, response to consumer complaints, and billing practices, but without regard to the mix or quality of cable services or other services provided over the system, has been reasonable in light of community needs; (C) Whether the operator has financial, legal, and technical ability to provide the services, facilities, and equipment as set forth in the operator’s proposal; and (D) Whether the operator’s proposal is reasonable to meet the future cable-related community needs and interests, taking into account the cost of meeting such needs and interests.

Dated: February 25, 2012 Kathy Nielsen Clerk (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, February 25 and March 3, 2012; No. 7641) Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Assumed Name/Certificate Of Assumed Name Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 File Number: Date Filed: January 6, 2012 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. List the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: Blackwell Engineering 2. Principal Place of Business: 19326 Stonegate Dr., Prior Lake, MN 55372 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: Jeff Blackwell – 19326 Stonegate Dr., Prior Lake, MN 55372 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: Jeff Blackwell – Professional Civil Engneer Jeff Blackwell - Contact Name 952-913-6617 Date: 12-13-11 (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, February 25 and March 3, 2012; No. 7646) CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES PRIOR LAKE AND SAVAGE The cities of Prior Lake and Savage are jointly soliciting proposals from qualified law firms interested in providing a full range of

All registration, volunteer and donation forms are available on the high school’s web page, www.priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us/hs.

The hour-long meeting will take place in room 125 at the high school, 7575 150th St., Savage.

PLHS Hall of Fame seeks nominations The Prior Lake High School Hall of Fame is looking for nominations for activities, distinguished alumni and athletics.

Forms can be found at www.priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us. The deadline for nominations is Saturday, March 31.

Become a consignor for Kids Stuff Sale The Prior Lake-Savage Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) Advisory Council is sponsoring its third annual Kids Stuff Sale of gently used maternity and children’s clothes, toys, books, videos/CDs, and baby/children’s equipment.

The sale is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 14 at Edgewood School, 5304 WestWood Drive, Prior Lake.

E-mail ecfesale@hotmail.com for more information on becoming a consignor at the sale, which will benefit the early childhood programs at Edgewood School. Visit plsas.schoolwires.net/ew/ site/default.asp for more information about the Kids Stuff Sale.

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general civil legal services to each community. Legal work relating to prosecution of criminal matters and bonding is specifically excluded from this Request for Proposals.

Labor and employment law services are included as an alternate.

Proposals may include services to one or both cities. Previous experience in municipal law is required.

Innovative proposals for service delivery and fee arrangements are encouraged. To request a copy of the RFP, contact Kelly Meyer at 952.447.9803 or email kmeyer@ cityofpriorlake.com.

Deadline for proposals is March 29, 2012 by 4:30 pm.

Charlotte Green Admin Assistant Phone: 952.447.9803 (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, March 3, 2012; No. 7647) PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST The public is invited to observe a PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at 2:00 P.M. for the Township Election. The test will be held at the Scott County Government Center, Election Office 200 4th Ave W, Shakopee (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, March 3, 2012; No. 7648) Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Assumed Name/Certificate Of Assumed Name Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 File Number: Date Filed: January 21, 2012 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. List the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: Haugen Financial Group 2. Principal Place of Business: 14093 Commerce Ave NE, Prior Lake, MN 55372 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: Jack G. Haugen – 10493 Commerce Ave, Prior Lake, MN 55372 – J. Kyle Haugen – 14093 Commerce Ave, Prior Lake, MN 55372 – Haugen Agency, Ltd – 14093 Commerce Ave – Prior Lake, MN 55372 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: J. Kyle Haugen, Chief Financial Officer Kyle Haugen - Contact Name 952-4404-8200 Date: 2/21/12 (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, March 3 and 10, 2012; No. 7649) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE C-2 (GENERAL BUSINESS) ZONING DISTRICT You are hereby notified that the Prior Lake Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at Prior Lake City Hall, located at 4646 Dakota Street SE, on: Monday, March 26th, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider a request for an amendment to allow self-storage units as a Land Use in the C-2 (General Business) Zoning District.

If you wish to be heard in reference to this matter, you should attend the public hearing. The Planning Commission will consider oral and written comments. If you have questions regarding this matter or would like to view the proposed amended Code language, please contact the Prior Lake Community and Economic Development Department at (952) 447-9810 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Prepared this 28th day of February, 2012.

Peter Aldritt, Community Development Assistant City of Prior Lake (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, March 3 and 10, 2012; No. 7650)

DRAFT AGENDA SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP MONTHLY MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012 at 7:00 P.M. SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP TOWN HALL, 20381 FAIRLAWN AVENUE PRIOR LAKE, MN 55372 7:00 Call to Order Changes to and approval of agenda Approval of February 9, 2012 monthly meeting minutes 7:05 Public Commentary Agenda Items 7:00 Accept bids for Blake Rd., Lila Ln., Victoria Rd. improvement and set date for Assessment Hearing 7:15 Public Hearing regarding renewal of Mediacom cable franchise - do not change time!

7:30 MN Horse & Hunt Club – request for support of a large assembly permit for Hero Rush, an obstacle course competition on May 18 & 19 7:40 Adopt revisions to the special assessment policy for road improvement projects 8:00 Accept quotes for township services 8:20 Engineer’s Report 8:30 Road Report 8:40 Parks Report 8:50 Water Resources Report 9:00 Treasurer’s Report New Business/Old Business Approval of disbursements Kathy Nielsen, Clerk 952-492-7030 kathynielsen@springlaketownship.com

(Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, March 3, 2012; No. 7651) Public Notice Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Prior Lake, Minnesota, will conduct a public hearing commencing at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 19, 2012, in the City Council Chambers at Prior Lake City Hall, located at 4646 Dakota Street SE, Prior Lake, MN, to consider the appropriateness of applying for grants under the Outdoor Recreation and Natural and Scenic Grant programs in the combined amount of approximately $500,000 for the acquisition of 18 acres of land for park purposes located on the north side of Pike Lake. Oral and written comments will be considered by the City Council. All persons who wish to be heard are invited to attend and participate in the public hearing.

Charlotte Green Admin Assistant Phone: 952.447.9803 (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, March 3, 2012; No. 7652) Credit River Township Board Meeting Monday, March 5, 2012, 6 pm Agenda 5pm: County Staff Update 6pm: Call Meeting to Order, Pledge of Allegiance 1) Approve or Amend Agenda 2) Consent Agenda 1) February 6, 2012 Board Meeting Notes 2) February 15, 2012 Board of Audit Notes 3) January 2012 Treasurer’s Report 4) February 2012 Developer’s Escrow Statements 3) Open Forum 4) Old Business 1) Present Annual Audit 2) Scott County Parks 3) Annual Meeting Agenda 4) Appointment of Clerk Update 5) Town Hall Security Alarm 5) New Business 1) Local Recycling Grant-Clean Up Day 6) Road Report 1) Gravel 2) Hauling 7) Engineer’s Report 1) 195 th Street Improvement Project 2) Territory Update 8) Treasurer’s Report 1) Transfer Funds 9) Clerk’s Report 1) March 2012 Election Update 2) Newspaper Publishing 3) Website Updating 10) Review and Pay Bills 11) Adjourn (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, March 3, 2012; No. 7653)

Armstrong makes dean’s list Chelsey Grace Armstrong of Prior Lake earned a place on the dean’s list at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Miami University students who achieved a 3.5 or better grade-point average (GPA) for first semester have been named to the dean’s list.

Gorycki receives high honors Robert Gorycki of Prior Lake was awarded high honors for scholastic achievement at the University of WisconsinGreen Bay. High honors go to those students with a GPA ranging from 3.75 to 3.99 on a 4.0 scale.

Bizal earns dean’s list spot Kiah Bizal of Prior Lake was named to the dean’s list for fall semester at St. Catherine University in St. Paul.

Bizal, a 2008 graduate of Prior Lake High School, is a senior at St. Kate’s. The dean’s list recognizes students achieving a semester GPA of 3.667 or higher.

Batchelder admitted to Concordia Thomas Batchelder of Prior Lake has been admitted to Concordia University-St. Paul for the fall 2012 semester.

Batchelder, a Prior Lake High School graduate, was awarded the Transfer Presidents scholarship, a Lutheran Heritage scholarship and a Church Vocation scholarship.

Five make Bemidji State dean’s list Grace Beuch, M ichelle Ohman, Zoe Parris, Nathan Sickmann and Erica Trabing of Prior Lake made the fall semester dean’s list at Bemidji State University.

Students carrying 12 or more credits with a 3.25 or higher GPA are awarded recognition.

Blakeborough earns dean’s list spot Jacob Blakeborough of Prior Lake has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Concordia University-St. Paul.

Blakeborough is a sophomore majoring in sports management.

Students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher are recognized for superior academic performance by being named to the dean’s list.

Roberts named to dean’s list Ashley Roberts of Prior Lake was named to the fall semester dean’s list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Roberts, a junior and a graduate of Prior Lake High School, is a business administration

Uphoff receives recognition Kayla Uphoff of Prior Lake earned a place on the fall semester dean’s list for scholastic achievement at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.

Uphoff is a sophomore. Luther students must maintain full-time status while achieving a GPA at or above 3.5 to earn dean’s list recognition.

Students graduate from Mankato Thirteen Prior Lake students were among more than 1,500 who graduated from Minnesota State University-Mankato during its winter commencement ceremony. They are listed below alphabetically by last name with their major, degree earned, and any honors received.

Samuel Beuch, bachelor of science, law enforcement; Laura Buswell, bachelor of science, history; Michelle Cuka, master of science, education studies, literacy; Kathryn Edwards, master of science, counseling and student personnel; Matthew Erickson, bachelor of arts, English; Sasha Frazier, bachelor of science, marketing; Elyse Kuchinski, bachelor of science in social work, Magna Cum Laude; Nicholas Machacek, bachelor of science, social studies; Johnathan Meyers, bachelor of science, construction management; Matthew Reger, bachelor of science, sport management; Jessica Solberg, bachelor of science, nursing; Leonard Steidel, bachelor of science, computer science, Cum Laude; Marija Trence, bachelor of science, management.

Martinez awarded dean’s recognition Casey Martinez was named to the fall semester dean’s list at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis. Martinez is the daughter of Steve and Joanie Martinez of Prior Lake. To make the dean’s list, Marquette students must maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Engh makes Texas State list Kurt Robert Engh of Prior Lake has been named to the fall semester dean’s list at Texas State University.

Students must earn a GPA of at least 3.5 while carrying a class load of 12 semester hours to be on the dean’s list.

Haugh earns academic honor R achel H au g h of P rior Lake has earned an academic achievement certificate from St. Cloud State University.

Students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher to earn the honor.

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Retrieve our application online at: colessalon.com or call a location of your preference.

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Ashley HomeStore in Shakopee is seeking a SALES PROFESSIONAL. Help others create beautiful living spaces in their homes! Excellent income and benefit package. Learn more and apply at www.Furniture OutletsUSA.com or instore. EOE

Mechanic Ditch Witch of Minnesota is seeking experienced technician with formal hydraulics and electrical system training. Computer skills are a plus. Benefits include: Medical, dental, 401K, disability & uniforms. Fax resume to: 952-445-0035 or mail to: 12826 Emery Way, Shakopee, MN 55379. No phone calls please.

JORDAN TRANSFORMER, LLC

Controls Engineer Inquiries must have analog and digital machine control design experience. Must be motivated and a selfstarter. Associate Degree or higher in electrical engineering required. Assignments require strong computer skills, the ability to read, design and draw wiring control schematics using AutoCAD 2012.

Jordan Transformer offers competitive wages, 401K plan and medical package.

Inquiries send resume with wage expectations to: Email: hr@jordantransformer.com

Field Service Technician Inquiries should have a minimum of 2 years experience oil processing, assembling, and testing power transformers. Candidates must be willing to travel extensively. You must be able to obtain a CDL or carry a current CDL. We offer competitive wages, 401K plan and medical package.

Send resume to: hr@jordantransformer.com or fax 952-492-6947.

JORDAN TRANSFORMER, LLC

FT position with unlimited earning potential, sell-

ing used automotive parts. We are looking for a self motivated, courteous sales professional to join our team. Must have excellent computer skills, be detail oriented and have the ability to work with customers on the phone and in person. Hours 7:30am to 5:00pm, Monday thru Friday. Benefits include: Paid holidays and vacation, uniforms and a health plan. Starting pay is $13.00 hour and up depending upon experience, with transitioning to commission based pay. E-mail resume to: rick.metro@ integraonline.com or apply in person@ Metro Auto Salvage, Inc. 11710 E 263rd St. Lakeville, MN 952-461-8285

Part-Time Customer Service/Sales Part time; Retail Mall; $12 per hr. plus incentives; Send email to dennis.aesi@yahoo.com to receive job application.

Experienced, licensed, commercial lines CSA needed for mid-sized independent agency. SW suburbs. Please email resume: lynda@caminnesota.com

or fax 952-448-3304.

GUEST SERVICE REPRESENTAIVE 7am-3pm & 3pm-11pm 3-4 days/week, Includes Weekends Must be Flexible Starting at $9.00/Hour Apply in Person Holiday Inn Express Chanhassen, Minnesota BREAKFAST BAR ATTENDANT 6am-11am, 3-4 days/week Includes every other weekend Apply in Person Holiday Inn Express Chanhassen, Minnesota NOW HIRING SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR No experience Necessary will train Starting wage $13.25 per hour DOE No DUI's, must have Class D license at least 3 years And be 21 years of age Positive Connections 460 N Hickory Street Chaska, MN 55318 952-361-0899

Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan is looking for talented chefs, line cooks and servers. Must be able to work in fast paced environment.

Front line cooks, banquet prep. Bar and Banquet servers. Part time, year round. Day, nights and weekend shifts.

Must be 18. Email application to jallar@ridgesat sandcreek.com

Part-Time

St. Gertrude's Health and Rehabilitation Center has openings for the following positions: RN Supervisor .9 nights RN/LPN .7 eves RN/LPN .7 nights RN/LPN .4 nights Please complete application online at stgertrudesshakopee.org

StarTribune Newspaper Carrier Needed immediately Shakopee and Chaska, weekend & weekday routes, and PT Sat/Sun. assembly.

For further information see our website at; www.Chaskadelivery.com

Travelodge Shakopee.

PT Front Desk summer position. Customer service experience, open availability, and some computer skills a plus.

Apply in person. No phone calls please.

Sales Positions TELEPHONE SALEScalling business owners nationwide from our Jordan office. Leads furnished. 9am-4pm. Earn up to $1200/ week. Call Vern Schwartz, 612810-8097

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Do you enjoy challenges? Are you a quick thinker and energetic? LearningRx in Savage is hiring cognitive skills trainers to help students overcome learning struggles. It's like being a personal trainer for the the brain! 10-25 hours/wk. Great pay.

Training included. Degree preferred. Send resume and cover letter to brad@learningrx.net

City of Chaska, Minnesota

Customer Service Representative City of Chaska is accepting applications for a part-time (25 hrs/wk) Customer Service Representative working Monday through Friday at City Hall. Duties include phone reception, public reception, cashier tasks, public information inquiries, accounting support, clerical support, and data entry.

Minimum qualifications include one-year accounting experience and clerical experience with excellent keyboard and 10-key skills. Experience using Microsoft Excel and Word desired. Starting pay range is $15.69 to $18.03 per hour DOQ. Required application available at www.chaskamn.com or at Chaska City Hall. Completed applications must be received at City Hall, by 4:00 p.m., Thursday, March 15, 2012. EOE.

POLICE RECORDS TECHNICIAN The Shakopee Police Civil Service Commission is now accepting applications for the full-time, civilian position of Police Records Technician. Minimum Qualifications: Candidates must have a high school diploma or G.E.D., knowledge of contemporary office procedures and equipment and at least two years previous clerical or receptionist experience. Must be able to pass rigorous background check. Starting Wage: $18.11 to $20.37 per hour, DOQ, plus full benefit package. Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sunday through Thursday. Application Deadline: March 16, 2012. For more information and an application form, visit www.ci.shakopee.mn.us/employment.cfm or call (952) 233 9320. EOE. TTY/TDD: (952) 233-3837.

Support Specialists FT and PT (MRCI WorkSource) Do you enjoy interacting with other people? Would you like to help make someone's day a success? MRCI WorkSource is seeking to hire Support Specialists to work with individuals with developmental disabilities in our DT&H programs and assist with carrying out daily programs. Hrs 8-4pm with flexibility for routes. Includes an attractive benefit package. PT hours T-Fri, 8-3pm.

Must have HS diploma/ GED, strong interpersonal communication, a valid MN driver's license, reliable transportation, good driving record & ability to obtain Class B - CDL within 3 months of hire. Experience working with individuals with autism and sensory needs, highly desirable. Experience in teaching and assisting with curriculum classes in social, education, and work skills a plus!

Applications available at www.mrciworksource.org or call 800-733-9935 (TDD Hearing Impaired 507-3865600; 8 AM - 4:30 PM; M-F) NO COVER LETTERS OR RESUMES PLEASE. EOE/AA

TOP JOB Full Time Position with unlimited earning potential, selling used automotive parts. We are looking for a self motivated, courteous sales professional to join our team.

Must have excellent computer skills, be detail oriented and have the ability to work with customers on the phone and in person.

E-mail resume to: rick.metro@ integraonline.com or apply in person@ Metro Auto Salvage, Inc. 11710 E 263rd St. Lakeville, MN 952-461-8285 See this & other employment ads in this week’s Classifieds

District Outreach Specialist The Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District has an opening for a District Outreach Specialist. This is a full-time, temporary summer intern position. This position is responsible for erosion control and vegetation inspections, reporting and recording of inspection results, public outreach, and additional administrative and/or field duties as assigned. Minimum Requirements: Enrollment or degree earned in natural resources, geography, engineering, or related field preferred. Proficiency in written and oral communication and working knowledge of computer software including Microsoft Word, Excel and Explorer a must, as well as proficiency with keyboarding.

Call (952) 447-4166 or contact Nat Kale at: nkale@plslwd.org for additional information.

Please submit resumes or letters of interest to nkale@plslwd.org. Position open until filled. www.plslwd.org

Plastic Injection Molding Operator 2 Positions Starkey Hearing Technologies 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. These positions are responsible for the production of plastic molded parts. Looking to fill one position on 1st shift, Monday-Friday 6:30 am-3:00 pm and 2nd shift Monday-Thursday 3:00 pm-1:30 am.

Qualified candidate should, be able to demonstrate the use of hand held tweezers in the manipulation of small metal inserts and plastic parts. Experience in plastic molded part manufacturing setting desired.

High school diploma required or equivalent.

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

Shop the Home Service Directory Repairs & Improvement section for all your Spring Home Improvement needs!

You can have confidence that your spring home improvements will be done by local contractors!

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Boats/Motors TRANSPORTATION

March 3, 2012 | B9

Campers Travel Trailers

Campers Travel Trailers

Motorcycles

Motorcycles

Motorcycles

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

Boats/Motors

1998 Bayliner Capri Fish & Ski boat, 19 ft.

135HP. Inboard, stored inside. Excellent condition $6900. 952-4126417

2002 Larson 19' FishNSki, SEI 190, 135 HP Outboard, stored indoors. $11,900. or BO, NADA guide suggested $10,500.00, Jon 612730-8116

2006 Crestliner Lsi Angler 2285. Lots of extras. 60 HP Mercury 4 stroke and dual axle trailer. 763-360-6251

Sporting Goods

Cars

94 Starcraft, 17ft. Aluminum. Walleye, Bass ½ Console 75hp.

Mariner & 8hp. Kicker. $6500. 612-554-6725 or bsehlers3242@gmail.com

Hydro Stream Vegas.

20'. 200 HP+++. Complete restoration. 5 passenger. A real head turner! $6,900 or all trades welcome. 952215-5421

1998 Holiday Rambler Vacationer 36' motorhome, great condition, sleeps 6, 60,000 miles, $31,900 or best offer. Call Gary at 952492-1129.

Campers Travel Trailers

2001 Camper, 32', 5th wheel 2 slideouts, golfcart, shed $14,500. Excellent condition.

Parked on beautiful wooded lot in Zumbrota, 612-720-8683/ 612-5990184

1991 Fleetwood Southwind Motorhome, Class A, 33ft. Only 38k miles!

Smooth runner, fully loaded, sleeps 6, hydraulic leveler, $10,500, 612-669-4172

2004 30' RLDS Fifth Wheel Terry Quantum.

Barely used, 2 slides, heated tanks, lots of extra, includes Rigid Hitch $15,500. 952-210-4102.

2004 41' SportsCoach Elite. Fully equipped.

23,000K. Well-maintained.

3 slides. $100,000. 952-797-6264

2007 27' Colorardo RL 5th Wheel, 2 Slide $29,500 or best offer.

507-934-4834 M-F after 5:30

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

2005 Kawasaki 1600 Vulcan Classic with Vance & Hines pipes.

New tires. 10,895 miles.

Mint condition. $5900 Call (952) 934-7358

Honda style 2007 JMST 250cc Scooter.

1329 miles, original owner, 80 mpg, 4 stroke 2 passenger, $2900.00, call Ray 952-402-9110

$$ 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

2003 Harley Softtail Deuce Anniversary model.

5500 miles. $13,000. 952-447-4280

Motorcycles

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

2005 black Yamaha R6, 6,000 miles. Yoshimurd customized exhaust.

With OEM cover & tank bra. $5,500. 952-3610142

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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

1968 T-Bird, 429 automatic, new gas tank, tires, fuel pump, sending unit, brakes. Runs.

Needs Restoration.

Asking $1200. 952-4482015

Cars

1975 Datsun B210 AT. Only 10K miles, runs well, good brakes, great mileage, $800. Don't be a fool, drive something cool! 952-426-5657

Cars

1976 Classic Cadillac Convertible.

Low mileage. 8 cyl. 440 engine. Complete facts available by calling.

559-435-3751

Cars

2009 Chev Cobalt LT. Purchased/ driven locally, like brand new, 21,000K. Black, Spoiler, PW, PL, Cruise, CD, non-smoker, more! $10,950. 952-215-5421

Trucks

Trucks

Sport Util Vehicles

1993 Ford F150, 4x4, new motor, 35k, lift kit, dual tanks. ARIZONA TRUCK, NO RUST, $6000 OBO, Chanhassen, 505-803-8232

2000 Chevy Silverado 4x4, regular cab, long box, am, fm, cd. A/C electric locks, windows, good tires.

142,385 $4,700 612-237-9750

'10 Infiniti QX56, $35,000, Black Ext on Gray Leather, 5.6L V8, low mileage, pristine condition, loaded. 612486-2566

1976 Chevy Nova hatchback, 305 AT, new tires & exhaust. Runs/ drives great, fun car to drive! $3,000/BO. 952447-8169

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

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

2009 Saturn Outlook XR AWD, leather, power, heated seats, OnStar, remote start, loaded. Great condition.

70,600 miles. $19,200 Mary 952-292-7829

Vans

Trucks

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

Sport Util Vehicles

1995 Chevy 3/4 ton 6.5 L Turbo Diesel ext cab 4 wd ,8' topper, ladder rack, 8' western plow.

174k , $6000. 612-4905078

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

Quit Idling.

2002 Ford Expedition, original owner, 4.6 liter, A/C, 6CD, third row seat, no accidents, runs, looks very good. $4700.

952-270-8292

1997 Ford Conversion, 244,000 well maintained miles, HD tow package, $1,200.00 OBO, lots new, email for details scottlacher@ hotmail.com 612-2107303

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1 1/2hp Witte Hit Miss engine $500. 952-2104592 1996 SkiDoo Formulaz instrument panel, all gauges, $79.99, 952658-7877 2 end tables, $20. 612267-8242 4 pop up books. 3 by Robert Sabuda. $35.

952-884-1431 60, brand new. CD/DVD jewel cases for $10.

612-208-6254 Antique, side chair, with beautiful detailing. $125.

952-448-5950 Apple Laptop iBook G3 latest os. Excellent condition, $120. 612-8392933 Baby blankets, 4 homemade, never used. 4 cotton, $15. 612-2371300 Bar stools, 2, red burgundy vinyl, good condition, $10. 952-937-2472 Bed frame, queen 4poster, carved headboard. $75. 952-4455140 Beige couch, double recliner, drop down center table. $100. 952-4458548 Black leather office chair. Excellent condition, $75. 952-226-1560 Boxer, Flashy fawn.

Male puppy, AKC 10 weeks, $500. 952-4961131

Chair, glider with ottoman, green, good condition. $25. 952-4451293 Chaise lounge contemporary and comfortable.

A must have, $200.

612-275-8699 China hutch w/original rounded glass. Excellent condition, antique $500. 612-708-3484 China, seasonal, 6pc for 12. $75. Cash only, 952-220-5339 Clock, New Haven banjo, wall model. $95.

952-934-2883 Clothes, boy 3t, shirts, jeans, pajamas, jackets. $25. 612-237-1300 Couch, 4 pc. sectional, $40. 952-448-5667 Cross vice, $50. 952496-1778 Dresser, antique, medium color, lovely. $75.

612-384-5749 Dryer, electric, Maytagnice. $200. 952-6497936 Entertainment center 5'wx6't oak, glass doors.

Excellent condition, $350. 612-708-3484 Entertainment center, black 64"t X46"t excellent condition, pics. $100. 952-448-6294 Entertainment center, light oak, "60Hx34 Wx20D", good condition. $50.

952-9372472

First Communion dress, it's beautiful. Size 7, $45. 651-755-2924

Kitchen table, formica, 54x36+18. 4 oak chairs. $25. 952-445-1293

Fisher Price newborn rock n play. Brand new $35. 612-876-6566

Laptop memory 1GBDDR2 (2x512MB PC25300) $12. 612-2086254 Maltese pup 1 y/o.

Housebroken, needs good home. $300. 612419-2766 Medela advanced breast pump. Lots of extras included, $100.

952-210-6266 Moving boxes, 60 large size, & bubble wrap.

Free. 952-445-3799

Flush mount ceiling light, brass and crystal. $5. 612-644-8377 Free, refrigerator 2h x 1.5w 1.5d, white.

Home, dorm. 952-2330415 Glass top tables. 2 end, 1 cocktail, $150. b/o 952-220-5339 Graco, Snugfit 35 carrier w/2 bases. Like new $65. 612-876-6566 Great Dane puppy, 8 weeks, female. $500.

812-344-0492 Guitar, Bass, new Peavey Pro, setup plays great. $100. 952-4454177 H.D. aluminum roaster with cover. Good condition, $10. 952-447-4961 Hat Men's summer Stetson. Size 7 1/4 $35.

952-934-2883 Horse drawn Moline cultivator. Good shape. $100. 952-210-4592 Insinkerator, model 555SS 3/4hp, used very little. $25. 952-8841434 Kirby Heritage II, vacuum with attachments.

Good condition, $150.

612-508-1206

New, 40 piece 1/4" and 3/8" socket set. $15.

952-240-1025 New, Samsung Galaxy precedent smartphone.

Straight talk, $120. 952240-1025.

Outdoor patio furniture.

Glass table and 4 chairs. $50. 612-2758699 Outdoor, reclining, patio chairs. 2, comfortable $40. 612-275-8699 Over a thousand stamps, selling at face value. $500. 612-5081206 Piano, Elgin, grand.

Needs tuning service, can deliver. $300. 952445-4177 Pine bead board. New 36 pieces. 8 ft. $35.

952-884-1434 Red exercise ball, $10.

612-267-8242

Pioneer CS-G403 3way speakers.

Freq 3020KHz Max150W $50.

952-447-4746 Portable dishwasher.

Butcher block top. Like new, $250. 612-6690481 Pottery Barn, kids anywhere chair. Green, white. $35. 952-3616633 Queen size bed, very good condition. $175.

952-261-3020 Refrigerator, Kenmore ivory, 22cf. Great condition, $200. 952-4662452 Refrigerator, Kenmore, white, gentle used. Water, ice door. $250. 952388-8000 Remington 1100, 3” Mag. Excellent condition, $335. 952-4475691 Rotti, F, 6 months old.

ACA, Reg, $1,000. o/bo 952-239-9044 Samsung TV, excellent shape, Owner manuals included. $25. 952-4673813 Sectional, light tan color, Good condition $100., pic available.

952-467-3813 Small propane stove, with 2, 20lb tanks. $100. 952-239-2362 Snowblower, Toro, electric start, $250, 952-4732481

Sofa, red and tan. Floral stripe, $50. 952-3689718 Sony 32” Trinitron WEGA TV. 2 remotes, $235. Cash, 952-2205339 Spring, silk, floral arrangement, in beautiful container. $15. 952-4485950 Toliet, Koler, like new.

New seat, never used, $50. 952-250-7490 Treadmill, older but works fine. $10. 952384-5749 Trunk, light gray. Cloth, 20"Lx14"Wx15"D, older, good condition, $15.

952-447-4961 TV, HD, 40”, dish ready, good condition. $85.

952-440-3357 Unique side table, with antique sewing table base. $75. 952-2502377 Vessel sink, St. Thomas stratus, white. New. $180. 612-280-0169 Washer, Maytag, like new. $250. 952-6497936 Waterbed, queen, softsided, waveless. Mattress, liner, heater. $50.

952-445-5140 Wheelchair, $100. 952447-0679 White, computer desk with hutch. Like new, $80. jlitt27@hotmail.com

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ThriftMart Discovery Dresser, antique, medium color, lovely. $75.

612-384-5749

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www.plamerican.com | Prior Lake American

PET OF THE WEEK

BAND BIGWIGS

Lola is a pretty, tri-color medium-haired gal who is fine with dogs, most cats and children. After three years, her past owner said she is allergic to Lola and gave her up. Lola is friendly, affectionate and would like for someone to sit for hours and brush her. She will jump into your lap when you sit, greet you at the door, ankle rub and follow you around. She would make a great companion.

The above abandoned pet is being housed by the Carver-Scott Humane Society and is available for adoption. Pets have been checked by a vet, wormed, given updated shots, have a micro ID, checked for friendly dispositions and spayed or neutered if they are adults. The donation fee for a cat starts at $165+ and fees for a dog start at $195+.

If you can give a pet a home, call the Humane Society at (952) 368-3553.

AUTO SALES & SERVICE

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• 3.6L V6 • Heated Leather • Pwr Sunroof • Bose Sound • Remote Start • Side Airbags

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CAR RENTAL

Prior Lake High School juniors Eric Nagarajan (left) and Alexandra Cappuccino played in the Minnesota Music Educators Association All State Band Concert at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis on Feb. 18. Nagarajan played the alto saxophone in the All-State Concert Band while Cappuccino played B-flat bass clarinet in the All-State Symphonic Band. Both students were chosen for their respective bands during an audition process that took place last spring. They also participated in a weeklong all-state band camp and subsequent concert at Concordia College in Moorhead Minn. last August.

Nagarajan and Cappuccino are both from Prior Lake. (Submitted photo)

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COMMUNITY EDUCATION 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Prior Lake High School. Cost is $11.

Four-hour driver improvement refresher (55-plus) Tuesday, March 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the District Services Center, 4540 Tower St., Prior Lake. Cost is $20.

Breakfast and brunch cooking Adults GoSolar! Build a Personal Solar class Wednesday, March 14 from 6 Station Thursday, March 8 from 7 to to 9 p.m. at Twin Oaks Middle School.

9 p.m. at Twin Oaks Middle School, Cost is $49.

Eight-hour driver improvement 15860 Fish Point Road, Prior Lake.

(55-plus) Mondays, March 19 and 26, Cost is $25.

Sleepless in America: Is This Child from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the District Misbehaving or Missing Sleep? (for Services Center. Cost is $15.

Infant and child CPR/AED Tuesday, parents) Thursday, March 8 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Prior Lake High School, March 20 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the 7575 150th St., Savage. Cost is $10/ District Services Center. Cost is $85.

Youth person or $15/partners.

After-school classes are offered at Viking Weave Jewelry Monday, March 12 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Twin Oaks all elementary schools. For a complete listing, visit www.priorlakesavagece.

Middle School. Cost is $45.

Selling Your Home Monday, March com.

This is a listing of some of the classes offered through Prior LakeSavage Area Community Education.

Find out more — and register for classes — at www.priorlakesavagece. com or call (952) 226-0080.

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’’09 BUICK LUCERNE CXL Ming Blue, 55,695

16,695*

$

Miles, #5855

’’08 CHEVY MALIBU HYBRID Black, 30,429 Miles,

12,995*

$

#5398

24,995*

$

#16192A

7,995*

$

11,495*

$

BUY WITH CONFIDENCE

’10 CHEVY CAMARO LT Red Jewel, 7,375 Miles,

’’07 SATURNBerry ION 2 Red, 78,731 Miles, #15430A

’’03 CADILLACWhite, CTS 71,609 Miles,

#5846

#16264

$

FINANC G AS LOWIN AS

’10 PONTIACWhite, G621,148 2.4Miles,

DT, Pwr. Seats, Remote Start

#16035

BIGGEST AND BEST SELECTION !

60 MONTHS

#16309

Heated Seats, More!

CERTIFIED U D HEADQUARTESE RS

2012 CHEVY SUBURBAN 4X4 Fully Loaded

2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE 2LT AWD

These classes are starting soon: Hogwarts Film School with Computer Explorers (grades K-5); Create Your Own Video Games (grades 3-5); Lego X: Hammers and Ballerinas (grades K-5); Flip Over Gymnastics (grades K-5) and more.

Hoop It Up: Hula Hooping (grades 4-8) Saturdays, March 10 and 17 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Twin Oaks Middle School. Cost is $49.

ACT Prep with ZAPS (grades 11-12) Wednesday and Thursday, March 7 and 8, from 3:15 to 5:45 p.m. at Prior Lake High School. Cost is $89.

Advanced Babysitting (ages 1115) Saturday, March 10 from 8:15 to 11:45 a.m. at the District Services Center. Cost is $79.

Fencing (grades 2-10) Wednesdays, March 14 to April 25 from 6 to 7 p.m. or 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. at Twin Oaks Middle School. Cost is $79.

From Lenzen PARTIAL LISTING

#16347A

’11 BUICK LACROSSE CXL Silver, 11,417 Miles,

25,995*

$

#5821

2860 Chaska Blvd. • Chaska

952-448-2850 www.lenzenchevbuick.com

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