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Realignment would increase crash risk, taxes

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t’s a rarity to see even one resident at most Prior Lake City Council workshops, but Tuesday’s session on options for reconstructing County Road 21 through a residential part of downtown drew about 30 residents to City Hall.

The controversial proposal has generated plenty of criticism from residents and gotten the attention of the metro TV news media in recent weeks. The council has set an Oct. 17 date for deciding whether to approve the $23 million realignment project, which would remove all or part of 34 homes and one business in the downtown area.

The residents sat quietly in the back of a conference room as they and council members heard updates from consultants on potential costs, routing alternatives and environmental impacts to the downtown area.

City and county leaders have cited studies that show a projected traffic increase from the current 10,300 cars per day through downtown Prior Lake to 27,000 by the year 2030. The projections are based on the Metropolitan Council’s regional-demand

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forecast for 2030. Engineers estimate that by 2017, the Main Avenue and CR21 intersection will “fail” to withstand traffic demands.

A 2005 study recommended what has become known as the “baseline” option for CR21 and Main, which would include a median to prohibit left turns at the intersection.

Since 2010, council members have considered other proposals for realigning CR21 to meet future traffic demands. The options have been narrowed to two: The baseline option and the realignment of CR21 further south of its current location. The second proposal also has become known as the “bypass” option, and some – including consultants – have pointed out that it could give drivers reason to do just that – bypass downtown Prior Lake.

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Driver sentenced for leaving friend after vehicle crash A former Prior Lake man accused of leaving the scene of a March 18 crash he caused, which resulted in his friend lying injured in the road, has been sentenced to two years of probation.

Steven Durland Shaver, 48, now of Freeport, Fla., pleaded guilty to felony criminal vehicular operation and fleeing the scene of a crash on Aug. 30.

Durland left the scene of a crash at Highway 13 and Duluth Avenue at 3:49 p.m. March 18, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Shaver had been driving a pickup truck and towing his friend, 47-year-old Jeffrey Dale Fitzgerald of Prior Lake, on a non-operational motorcycle along Highway 13.

Witnesses said Shaver took a corner too fast and Fitzgerald, unable to maintain control of the motorcycle, was thrown from the bike as the tow strap broke free.

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said the men had hooked a tow strap from the truck’s hitch to the disabled motorcycle and tried to move it from one neighborhood to another in Prior Lake.

As Fitzgerald lie on the ground, bleeding from the head and face, Shaver stopped the truck, got out, looked at his friend, got back into the truck and fled the scene, Nielson said. Troopers located the vehicle he was driving – owned by a Prior Lake woman – at a residence on Pleasant Street, but Shaver was not found.

Fitzgerald suffered a punctured lung and severe cuts to his face and right hand, according to the criminal complaint.

At the hospital, Fitzgerald identified Shaver as the driver of the truck and said they were friends.

A nationwide arrest warrant was issued for Shaver in late April, and in early July Shaver turned himself in to Scott County authorities.

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Students march triumphantly into Redtail Ridge Elementary School Tuesday morning for the first day of classes for the 2011-12 school year. Prior Lake-Savage Area School District students in grades one through 12 began class on Tuesday, with kindergarten students starting on Wednesday.

County in ‘perfect tax storm’ Commissioners not expected to backfill state cuts

BY SHANNON FIECKE sfiecke@swpub.com

Even if Scott County freezes its tax levy next year, the average homeowner will still pay $60 more in county property taxes just to make up for changes at the state level.

After years of covering state reductions, County Board members appear unwilling – and in their minds, unable – to eat such a large tax increase set in motion by the state Legislature.

“Someone else is painting us into the corner,” said Scott County Board Chairman Tom Wolf of Credit River Township, who was elected on an anti-tax increase platform.

County Administrator Gary Shelton said the elimination of a state property-tax credit program alone is estimated to increase property taxes 5 percent statewide. That doesn’t include losses in direct aid that counties received for implementing state and

federal programs.

Instead of trying to backfill for the state, which Shelton said would require d r a s t ic c h a n g e s , the administrator is recom mendi ng the County Board just focus on its own problems – how to Gary pay for higher fuel Shelton and energ y costs, equipment purchases and slight increases in employee pay and health insurance.

Commissioners wil l be asked Tuesday to raise the gross tax levy by about $560,000, a nearly 1-percent increase that is the equivalent of the growth in properties across the county.

The remainder of that $4.3 million gap will be covered through budget contingencies and staff restructuring. It’s likely that a dozen or more positions will be eliminated or restructured through retire ments and attrition, resulting in an estimated $1.5 million in ongoing savings.

The proposed $61 million tax levy would result in an approximately $70 tax increase per home, though

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only $10 of that is attributable to the 1-percent proposed gross levy increase.

The rest (approximately $3.3 million) is due to the loss of state aid and changes in the state’s property-tax credit program, which is shifting the tax burden of lower-valued homes onto businesses, farmers and highervalued homes.

Additionally, the county is expecting to lose approximately $161,000 in tax revenue from a mandatory program that redistributes commercial property taxes throughout the metro area.

“If you had a perfect tax storm, this is a perfect tax storm,” said Shelton.

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A best friend forever: My life with Cal

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BY MICHAEL KNOLL AS TOLD TO JERRY GOODRICH, COLUMNIST

My best friend of 14½ years died on Aug. 29, 2011. He was your friend, as well, if you were among the many who entered Michael’s Cycles after we opened shop in April 2010. The consummate greeter, he always walked to the front of the store to welcome shoppers in the most gentle and ingratiating manner possible.

I called him Cal, short for Calumet, which is a Native American word for peace pipe.

I would like to share with you some information about our lives together.

Cal’s story actually begins with another dog I purchased when I lived in the mountains of Colorado. That dog was bred for sled-dog racing in Alaska, and I gave him the name Kenai after the town in Alaska that is the heart of Alaskan adventure. My Kenai was beset with problems from birth, to include grand mal seizures. It was tough to witness this beautiful animal in so much misery, and a challenge to provide him with some good quality of life. I had no choice but to end his life when he was only 4. So heart-breaking was this event that I resolved to never own another dog. Never!

As the saying goes, “Never say never!” Realizing a year later that I could not be happy without a dog, I contacted the woman from whom I had purchased Kenai. She referred me to a lady whose dog had had a litter on March 10, 1997. I chose the biggest, strongest and friendliest of the 15-day-old puppies, and named him Calumet. I took him home when he was a month old.

Cal’s dad was a mixture of Malamute, Akita, Saluki and Siberian Husky. His mom was 75-percent wolf and 25-percent husky. That made Cal about 40-percent wolf.

We camped in the Colorado mountains together for 45 nights that first summer when Cal was growing by leaps and bounds. I spent the time teaching him to be a good dog and introducing him to the mountain life and sporting activities I liked so much.

Having an IQ “off the charts,” he paid attention, learned quickly and often anticipated what I was about to say to him.

I almost lost Cal when he was just a few months old. A large dog bit him on the head. Its canine tooth went through the

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Michael Knoll took this photo of his dog, Cal, on the last day of Cal’s life. Knoll remembers that Cal’s “eyes were old, but he had a big, compassionate smile on his face.”

Cal at 1 month old, when Knoll took him home. skin and under the eye muscle.

Cal was screaming and spurting blood something awful. I rushed him to the animal hospital 20 minutes away, but he had lost so much blood, I was sure he was going to die. Thank God, he pulled through, and I was blessed to have him for many years.

We spent most of his first year fly fi shing, hiking, back packing, rock climbing, camping, snow-boarding, crosscountry skiing and mountain biking. I would ride my bike 25 miles, and Cal would run alongside me, often disappearing to chase squirrels or deer.

When I finished my ride, he had probably run 35 miles.

I had very few behavioral problems with Cal. When he was a pup, he chewed on my new fly fishing boots. I scolded him and he never chewed on anything again in his life. He was somewhat ornery when he was a pup, but I worked a lot with him and overall he was a fantastic dog. He never bit or growled at

anyone, and was exceptionally tolerant of kids.

Cal and I moved to Minnesota from Crested Butte, Colo., in 1998. My entire family here in the area bonded with Cal. Everybody loved him.

He did everything well. We went to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area numerous times, and Cal would sit in the middle of the canoe for hours on end and not move at all. After the portages, which he loved, he would jump back into the canoe and not move for several more hours. When we camped, he would scout the area, check things out and protect us.

Except for when he was bitten so badly, Cal was a lowmaintenance dog – robust, to say the least. His average weight was 95 pounds, and he never exceeded 100 pounds.

He never had a complete bath.

He’d get into something stinky now and then, but I would give him only a partial bath to get the stuff off. For whatever reason, he was just a super clean dog. That included his teeth.

T wo su m mer s a go, we drove back to Colorado to go mountain biking. My friends and I were riding our bikes up a mountain, and Cal had no problem keeping up. We stopped near the summit, and there were cattle grazing nearby. I looked at Cal and knew what he was thinking.

He was staring at this huge, fresh cow pie. Then he literally jumped several feet into the air, got himself sideways, and landed so hard on the nasty, wet stuff that he splashed it all over us even though we were 6 feet away. We did the rest of

the ride with one side of Cal all covered with cow pie.

Cal was the happiest of dogs as long as we were together.

He was extremely attached to me and would howl at the door whenever I left the shop without him. He was probably weaned from his mother too soon, so I was everything to him. Cal really enjoyed traveling in the truck with me.

Cal had been failing for some time. Among other ailments, he was deaf and his vision was poor. But I was in denial. My mom and dad gave me the painful wakeup call. It was a tearful family decision to put him down.

When the end was imminent, his eyes were old, but he had a big, compassionate smile on his face, as if to say, “It’s all right, Michael. Don’t be sad. We had a great life together, and I felt loved a lot. It’s my time, and I am going to a better place.”

There’s a huge void in my life right now without my best friend. I could say that I will never have another dog, but I know that one day I will. I prefer large dogs and mixed breeds.

If it were my decision alone, I would definitely find another dog like Cal. I love the mountains, so I would want a big dog that fits into the mountains.

It may not be solely my decision, however. Happily, I was recently engaged to a wonderful lady with three terrific boys. They deserve a voice in what dog will become part of our family. Cal would agree.

Please stop by Michael’s Cycles one day and say “hello.” I would like to share some more photos of Cal with you.

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Warner fulfills professional dream with new role at Jeffers Pond

BY MERYN FLUKER mfluker@swpub.com

Tuesday marked Karoline Warner’s 13th first day of school in the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District. The day was unlike the previous 12, though, because it was her fi rst as the principal at Jeffers Pond Elementary School.

Warner, who lives in Chaska with her husband and 4-yearold daughter Maiya, was the assistant principal at Twin Oaks Middle School until earlier this calendar year – when then-Principal Cindy Solberg announced her retirement.

Jeffers Pond recently received some good news when the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment-Series II Science results showed that 76.7 percent of the school’s students met or exceeded proficiency on the exam – a rise of 18.5 percent over last year, the largest jump in the district and the second-highest proficiency rate of any District 719 elementary school. That alone would be enough to leave a large pair of shoes for Warner to fill, but she’s focused on meeting her own standards.

“I think the pressure that I put on myself is to continue that trend,” she said. “I have worked with Cindy for many years on our administrative team and certainly in those transition years with the fifth-graders coming up to the middle school.

I have a great respect for all of her time and efforts and enthusiasm put into really opening this building, as well as ensuring that the highest quality of education is being offered and that students and staff are being supported.”

Solberg offered a symbolic vote of confidence when she presented Warner with the key to Jeffers Pond during an allschool meeting last spring.

Though she’d spent her most recent years as part of the secondary administrative team, elementary education was never far from Warner’s mind.

“When I was in college, looking at career options, I always had the passion for elementary because you were able to be that inf luence both academically and social-emotionally, and the elementary aspect in multiple curricular areas,” she said.

Warner’s love of elementary education permeated her

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Karoline Warner spends time in her new office at Jeffers Pond Elementary School. She spent much of the summer transitioning from her post as Twin Oaks Middle School’s assistant principal to her new position as Jeffers Pond’s principal. professional life early on. She grew up as a figure skater and later coached the sport while in college.

“It certainly is one of those side jobs that fit my aspiration to work with children and families,” Warner said.

She’s passed that passion onto Maiya, a beginning figure skater. She also takes dance, and the Warners are known to host the occasional impromptu living room dance party.

Warner answered some questions on the eve of the school year’s start to discuss her past and Jeffers Pond’s future:

Q AND A WITH KAROLINE WARNER What have you been up to since you started?

I officially started in July, and defi nitely all the preparations for Back-To-School Night, that was kind of the fi rst emphasis and making sure that was a success and informing staff about different things that had changed over the summer. I had the benefit, with Cindy Solberg leaving amazing notes and plans in place. It was wonderful to be able to have a couple days with her to find out all the great things that had been going on and were in place for this fall.

How has it been with the shift in responsibilities from being a middle-school assistant principal to now being

a principal and putting together your team here?

There are lots of similarities.

I feel like I’ve gotten a lot of good practice in the role that I was in, [and] also just the benefit of being in the district. I felt that I could bring to this position the experience of that next step – looking at where we’re preparing our fourth- and fifth-graders for – those academic pieces as well as just being able to socially [and] emotionally handle moving around more. That’s been very beneficial when working with the fourth- and fi fth-grade teams, of putting pieces in place for programming or looking at our academics.

What motivated you to apply for this position?

My undergraduate degree is in elementary education, and I started out my education career as an elementary teacher.

As I got more interested in leadership, I really learned and loved the elementary culture of this school and had always hoped to be able to come back.

Once I decided to go into administration, I had always hoped to be able to have an elementary principalship sometime in my career and took opportunities to learn and grow in different ways that I feel prepared me for this piece. Also, working with students, working with staff to really try to build those foundational skills so students continue and maintain that love for learning as well as the ideas of asking those questions and being inquisitive. It was a very exciting opportunity.

Was it hard for you to leave the middle school, seeing as you had been there for so long and you had probably gotten used to it?

Absolutely. The hardest thing: relationships with students and families as well as with staff and all of the changes that have been happening and continue to happen now with our new switchover to the six-period day at the middle-school and highschool level. Being committed to those pieces and those projects that were in place, that was difficult to be able to hand over to someone else. But, the excitement of being able to step into a role as a head principal certainly was very motivational as well as being able to foster new relation-

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ships and meet new people and new families, or families I know with younger siblings. There has been some carryover with some of the families. My last day at Twin Oaks, walking out with a sixth-grade family, they said, “We’ll see you next year because we have a fourth-grader at Jeffers Pond.” … It confirmed, again, the appreciation that I have for being able to stay in the district.

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You betcha: A Minnesota primer Having been born in the South and raised in the breadbasket Midwest, my move to Minnesota was more of a culture shock than I had anticipated. The weather was definitely a shock, and moving in November was probably not the best way to ease into it.

When I came to look at houses in October, I wondered what those strange sticks were attached to the top of the fire hydrants. Once I actually moved here in November, I figured that out pretty quickly as only the top was visible in the middle of the giant snow pile. Then, I didn’t know what the little stop signs were next to the big ones. I almost drove off the road the first time the snowmobile lights drove toward me at night on my side of the road, but then had an “a-ha” moment and figured out the reason for the small stop signs.

On my then-5-year-old son’s first day of school in Minnesota, I trekked out to the bus stop through thigh-high snow with him. I was wearing my jeans, duck boots and “winter” coat (a.k.a. Kansas City winter). The bus was 10 minutes late, and by the time I got home, I was frozen solid. I remember saying out loud, “Wow, that’s really cold.”

(I found out later that we were

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assigned the wrong bus stop and we didn’t actually have to trek crosscountry to get there.)

I learned that kids here age six months at a time, since you don’t see them for an entire winter. For someone who has a hard time remembering names, it provides even more of a challenge when the face that goes with it has aged six months since you last saw it.

I was confused as to why someone would go to all the trouble to connect the buildings in downtown Minneapolis with tunnels. Then I started working there. Although I got lost in the human Habitrail several times (I used to warn coworkers when I was leaving and tell

them at what point a search party would be appropriate), I was very grateful for the genius behind these.

I also realized it wasn’t by chance that the U of M’s mascot is the Gophers, as I learned of the school’s tunnel system and the same benefit it provides.

But an even bigger shock than the weather (and last thing I expected) was the language barrier. Growing up, casseroles went in a hot dish.

Here, it’s the opposite. When I first heard the word “rambler,” I thought it referred to someone who was talking too much (I’d only heard one-level homes referred to as ranches before). When someone wanted to “borrow me” something, I wasn’t sure whether to take it from them or give it to them. I had always learned “borrow from, lend to.” And the reason someone might want to borrow me something is because it’s too “spendy” and they had already “boughten” it.

My kids were small at the time and it took me a good few months to realize that I would never actually see a “gray duck” (as in “Duck, Duck, Gray Duck), because it was really a goose. (In other parts of the country, the game is actually called Duck, Duck, Goose, clearing up any confusion.)

I learned the proper use of “uff dah, “ish” and “yah, you betcha.”

On a visit with some Seattle friends, we were teaching them some of our newly acquired Minnesota language skills. They had a 2-year old daughter at the time who we didn’t realize was absorbing every word we said.

They went on a trip not long after we left and when the plane touched down, their daughter exclaimed a newly acquired (thanks to us), “Holy buckets!” This, of course, sent all the surrounding rows into roars of laughter. We were so proud.

It has been about 10 years now since we moved here, and I like to think we’ve transitioned pretty well. We have all the proper winter “gear,” we’ve figured out how to maneuver as best we can on snowcovered roads, and we’ve learned to embrace the winter a little better (although it’s still ridiculously long). Not too bad, don’t cha know?

Jennifer Musto moved to Prior Lake from Overland Park, Kan. 10 years ago. She spent several years working in the insurance industry and is now a stay-at-home mom and CEO of the Musto household.

Her interests include traveling, writing, organizing and bargain hunting. She can be reached at j.musto@yahoo.com.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COUNTY ROAD 21

Listen to the people of Prior Lake I oppose the County Road 21 project. It’s insane!

Council members, in case you’re unaware, people are struggling financially. Friends and neighbors are losing their jobs. Case in point: Just look at all of the businesses downtown with “for rent” or “for lease” signs, and even the Remax at County Road 21 and Highway 13 advertising free lawyer counseling for foreclosures.

Why are the people sitting on our City Council making it harder for us instead of easier?

I’m a third-generation Prior Laker; my children make the fourth.

The section of town that the City Council wants to bastardize is one of the oldest neighborhoods in our little town. It’s filled with old-fashioned values, of families past and present – neighbors and friends who watch out for each other, take walks around the block holding their sweetheart’s hand, riding bikes with their families or walking their dogs, or pushing a baby stroller. It’s the type of community where people stop to chat with a friendly face or wave to a neighbor. Our town was built on pride, strength, courage and love that have been passed from generation to generation.

At the end of February, I lost my father. A few weeks later, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, then went through weeks of invasive and painful testing, had two surgeries six days apart and now daily radiation treatments. Through all that, I’ve never stopped believing in miracles or lost hope.

However, the last thing I need right now is the undue and unnecessary stress that I’m now experiencing at the thought of losing my home, too.

Haven’t I lost enough? My father, the security of my health, my dignity as a woman. This insanity is affecting my health. Stop it!

You have the chance to do the right thing before this becomes such a snowball effect and gets even more out of control. The people of Prior Lake are really ticked off. “We the People” didn’t elect the City Council to make it harder on us emotionally or fi nancially, or by putting families out of their homes just to make it easier for the people passing through our town to get to their homes.

What happened to “We the People”? Do the people sitting on the City Council know what that even means?

And could somebody please tell me why the council members are trying so hard to push this down our throats, knowing how much we don’t want it?

What’s in it for them?

When did this go from a democracy

to a dictatorship? We the people don’t want this.

Diana Kaiser Prior Lake

Suspecting a money trail I’ve read the letters and editorials in this paper enough to know this $20 million “whatever” plan is not at all popular with an awful lot of our fellow citizens and our neighbors, not to mention that, in a period of already difficult times, it’s going to cost every one of us in new taxes.

Can you follow the money? A consulting fi rm, from who knows where, using flawed 2005 statistics, suggests destruction of our neighbors’ homes and businesses. I think I smell a money trail here, as in consulting firm, to construction company, to our esteemed elected officials.

It is time for this community to come together and in one loud, unmistakable voice to support your neighbors. Otherwise, who’s going be there for you when they come for your home? If you think you’re immune, think again.

Jerry Schmidt Prior Lake

Proposal becomes even more absurd The City Council workshop on Tuesday, Sept. 6 was mostly a replay of prior information relative to the County Road 21 bypass. However, a couple of new factors emerged that further validate the absurdity of the proposed $23 million project.

These two factors should be considered in light of the fact that council members have gone on record that the primary purpose of the project is economic development, and not traffic improvement.

First, the consultant’s report noted that any increase of tax revenue that results from new development would not be available for city, county and school district budgets for 26 years (the duration of TIF districts). The reason is that the bulk of the incremental tax dollars are set aside for developers. In layman’s language, the $ 23 million investment of tax dollars pays no dividends that can benefit taxpayers for 26 years.

Second, it was also noted in the consultant’s report that the proposed CR21 road realignment “has potential to increase crash frequency by 30 percent over current conditions.”

It’s probably also worth noting that several legal authorities have advised that Minnesota statutes as amended in 2006 expressly prohibit the use of eminent domain (condemnation) for economic development.

If city management now switches

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gears and defi nes the proposed project as necessary to address traffic problems rather than for economic development, they will have some explaining to do about why a potential 30-percent increase in auto accidents is a good thing.

City management has now set a new decision date of Oct. 17. This allows additional time to study the merits of a proposed $23 million investment that pays no dividends during my lifetime, and that increases the frequency of highway accidents. It seems to me that continuing to spend staff time and consultant dollars on a lost cause is not what taxpayers want to hear, but that’s my perspective. Possibly the city’s perspective is different. They’ve just hired an economic development director who needs something to do, and there’s the million-dollar surplus that popped up at the end of last year that can be spent.

Wes Mader Prior Lake

A different plan for downtown I am impressed with John Diers’ commentaries about County Road 21. Along the same lines, here are my thoughts.

Leave CR21 where it is and prohibit any left-turn motions at the intersection of Main and CR21. If you need to, install a removable median strip made out of recycled plastic or removable posts to accommodate parades and perhaps the need to plow snow.

If you want, do something appealing like Chaska has done along County Road 41 downtown to include removable posts and lamp-posted street lights. However, watch the cost of widening the street to accommodate a wider permanent median.

Next, slow the traffic down, without stopping it, to 35 mph from Highway 13 to County Road 82. Do not create a crossing at CR21 and Arcadia. Install a traffic light at CR21 and Duluth, timed during rush hours to maximize flow along CR21 from Highway 13 through to CR82. Otherwise, let people turn left off Duluth onto CR21 with greater safety.

Vehicle access to the south side of downtown remains via Pleasant off Highway 13, and Colorado off Duluth.

Access to the north side of downtown remains via Main off Highway 13 and Dakota off 13, West and Arcadia. Direct access to Main off CR21 remains via right turns, too.

Once the traffic flow is resolved, come back through and install a pedestrian underpass at Main underneath CR21. While it might be a bit more expensive than an overpass, it eliminates that visual impact and might be lower-maintenance. Line up the underpass with one or both

of the sidewalks on Main. Make it wide enough to safely accommodate bikes and people on foot. Make it wide enough to allow mechanical snow removal.

When you design the underpass, make it visually appealing to users and passersby. Use the textured concrete and earth-tone colors we’ve seen elsewhere in the metro. Make the underpass the conduit that keeps downtown connected. If planned correctly, the grades can be gentle enough to allow for disabled access. Secure it with closed-circuit TV monitored by the police department.

Lastly, come back through the center corridor of CR21 and green it up again. Plant trees with 4- to 6-inch trunks. Space them so that when they mature, the branches will begin to overlap and partially cover the road.

As for costs, I bet we can do what I propose for much less than the $20 to $ 25 million the new alignment proposal would cost. I am guessing that even with the underpass and landscaping, we could make this work for something closer to $5 to $10 million.

We only have one heart for this community. Instead of ripping it out, and several homes along with it, let’s see if we can make it work better for all concerned and for a reasonable investment in our city’s future.

Jeff Goldy Prior Lake

Elected officials aren’t listening It was only a few months ago we agonized over the disregard for century-old trees. No one listened. Now we can agonize over the special history of Prior Lake and someday people will care, and they will not think highly of those making the decisions to demolish our history.

Our elected officials don’t want to hear what the public wants. I cannot believe those plans that are made years ahead cannot be amended based on further thought and better decisions.

Rosemary Johnson Prior Lake

Who’s in favor of realignment?

I saw our mayor on the TV news.

He said there are people who are in favor of the County Road 21 realignment. Everyone that I have talked to is against it, some even calling it a joke.

Who stands to gain from this move?

Follow the money, as they say...

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ARMED FORCES

Honor those who have served Pow/M I A Recog nition Day is Sept. 16, 2011. This is the day for all Americans to remember the men and women of our armed forces who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy today.

Take a moment and pray for the families that are still missing their loved ones. Give thanks for the men and women who are still fighting today, for our freedom of speech, religion and the pursuit of happiness.

Without these men and women, this country would not be the land of the free and the home of the brave.

The Prior Lake VFW will host a small ceremony at 7:15 p.m. Sept. 12 before our regular post meeting. All are welcome to share in this ceremony.

Josephine Schmaltz Senior vice president Prior Lake VFW Post

DISTRICT 719

Fall Fest is good for networking Fall Community Fest is Monday, Sept. 19, and as a member of the Community Education Services Advisory Council for Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, I would like to encourage everyone to attend.

It is a chance to fi nd out what the area has to offer. For new residents, this is an opportunity to find out about the school district programs, local businesses, nonprofit and county organizations, as well as service and civic opportunities that are available.

Bring your family and friends and enjoy the activities. Take the opportunity to learn more about our great community and what it has to offer.

Yvonne Anderson Prior Lake

NATIONAL

Where is the United States?

Here is a quote from Benjamin Disraeli that, I believe, adequately describes the United States of America: “Great nations rise and fall. The people go from bondage to spiritual truth, to great courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, from dependence back again to bondage.”

What point do you think the United States is at?

Marcia Tlougan Prior Lake

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PARK AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES The following activities and announcements are from the Prior Lake Recreation Department. To register for activities or for more information, visit www.priorlakerecreation.com, or the city’s website at www. cityofpriorlake.com, stop by City Hall, 4646 Dakota St., or call (952) 447-9820.

Look for the city Recreation Department’s page on Facebook.com.

The skate park at Lakefront Park is open from noon to 7 p.m. on weekends through Sunday, Oct. 9. Admission is free, but participants under 18 are not admitted without a parent-signed waiver. Parents must sign a new waiver for the 2011 season for their children to skate at the park. Helmets and gloves or wrist guards are required.

munity Education at www. priorlakesavagece.com.

Dakota Wild Animals open house, 10 a.m. to noon. Wednesday, Oct. 19 at City Hall, 4646 Dakota St. Sign up and come check out the animals up close and learn a little about them too on this no-school day. The fee is $5 per child for residents and $10 per child for nonresidents. Parents can attend free.

Register online at www.priorlakerecreation.com Trick or Treat at City Hall, Monday, Oct. 31, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kids can dress in their costumes and come to City Hall and the police station and receive free treats from each department. Guests should bring trick or treat bags. Call (952) 447-9820 in advance for large groups or for additional information.

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Middle School Mania, 2:15 to 5 p.m. Fridays, Sept. 9 through Dec. 16 at the River Valley Y MCA, 3 575 Nor t h Berens Road. Students can come after school and enjoy various activities, including open gym games, swimming, and MSMonly fitness or dance classes, use of teen room equipment, and leadership and team building activities. All participants are required to obey the YMCA Code of Conduct, school rules and any additional rules decided upon by MSM. Students must sign in and out each week and will not be granted re-entry after leaving the building.

One-way transportation is provided by bus from under the marquee at Twin Oaks Middle School at 2:30 p.m. MSM will not meet on Oct. 14, Oct. 21, Nov. 11 and Nov. 25. A healthy snack is included in the prog ram price. Single -session attendance is $5 and students can attend up to 11 sessions for $25. Register through Com-

Renaissance Festival discount tickets can be purchased for sale at City Hall. Adult tickets cost $17, children’s tickets are $ 9 and food coupon books are available for $5. The Renaissance Festival is open weekends through Sunday, Oct. 2 and Friday, Sept. 30.

The annual Autumn Gathering will be held from 2 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 1 at Lakefront Park. The free event will feature horse-drawn wagon rides, pony rides, kettle corn, cookies, inflatables, hot chocolate, cider, crafts, music and more.

A fall family trip to an apple orchard in Hastings is set for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8.

The cost is $15 per family for residents and $20 per family for nonresidents. Guests can pick apples, pumpkins and raspberries, go through a corn maze, pet farm animals and more.

Attendees are advised to bring bag lunches and cameras. Sign up at www.priorlakerecration. com or call the recreation de-

partment at (952) 447-9820.

Discount tickets for Disney Phineas and Ferb Live! are available at City Hall. Seats a re located in section 111, rows 5 and 6 for the performance, scheduled for 4 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 23 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Tickets cost $26 per person. Cash is accepted as are checks payable to the City of Prior Lake. Interested buyers should call (952) 447-9820 to get their names on the list. The deadline is Friday, Oct. 7.

CLUB PRIOR Club Prior is the adult activity center in the Prior Lake Resource Center, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave., Suite 101 for adults 55 and up Tuesdays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Enjoy a free cup of coffee, play cards or games, take a class, or just enjoy the company of others. For more information, call (952) 447-9783.

New: F ree Lati n f it ness classes, 10 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 13 through Sept.

27. People of all skill levels can exercise to Latin rhythms.

New: Line dance lessons, 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, beginning Sept. 8. The cost is $3 payable to the instructor.

A fternoon socials, sponsored by McKenna Crossing, are held at 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month.

Health insurance counseling is available on the second Wednesday of each month by appointment. State-certified volunteers meet individually to explain Medicare and medical assistance, how to choose a supplement or Part D plan, assist with health insurance forms and more.

Greeting cards and gift bags are for sale for 75 cents each.

Proceeds go to Club Prior’s snack fund.

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ADULT ACTIVITIES Celebrate grandparent/kid day at Club Prior from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14.

Grandparents can team up with their grandchildren to make crafts and eat snacks, with all food and supplies provided by Club Prior.

Turtle Lake Casino: Wednesday, Sept. 21. The event will have a Nifty ’50s theme. The bus will leave Club Prior at 8 a.m. and return around 4 p.m.

The fee, $10 per resident and $15 per nonresident, includes deluxe bus transportation with juice, snacks and $5 per person in slot play credits. People 50 years of age or older will receive an additional $ 5 in credits.

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Swing dance and dance instruction with Gary Schulte’s String Attack, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6. Dancers of all ages and experience levels are invited to cut a rug with metroarea swing dance instructors Bill and Shannon Butler, who were recently fi nalists in the National Jitterbug Competition at Camp Hollywood.

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www.plamerican.com | Prior Lake American

New school year comes with significant changes Have you seen them? The first sugar maple trees in our neighborhoods are turning yellow and red. This is a sure sign that our seasons are changing. Although there are still many warm days ahead, fall is just around the corner.

I can’t wait.

Best of all, I love this season because it marks the beginning of a new school year in District 719. Throughout these past several weeks, new teachers and returning staff have held countless trainings and work sessions, and most recently we have welcomed students and families into school with open house activities.

Through it all, there has been an air of excitement and anticipation on the part of students, families and staff.

On Tuesday, we welcomed

Sue Ann

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7,200 students to our E-12 classrooms. Our enrollment is stable. Although not growing as fast as we were five years ago, we continue to gain the number of students, particularly at the elementary level, to sustain our schools.

Although many classrooms

and schools look the same as they did last spring, there are changes that are significant.

Our school district recently received more than $340,000 from a state grant to expand our Response to Intervention (RtI) programs K-8 in reading and math. The reading and math strategies and supports that are now available will continue to assist students in their mastery of these content areas. The reading support is in grades K-3 and 6-8. The math support will be available in grades 4-8. After just one year of experience with a much smaller grant, we are already seeing students show significant improvement. We are eager to begin this school year with this additional financial support.

Our middle schools are

now offering advanced programming in math, language arts, science and social studies. These courses are offered at each grade level. For the first time, all sixth-grade students have a World Language option.

Project Lead the Way is now embedded into the eighthgrade IT offerings bringing hands-on, project-based engineering to students who choose this option.

Our high school continues to use alternative teaching and learning strategies for our ninth- through 12th-grade students. This fall, students have enrolled in three sections of college physics through St. Cloud State’s “Senior to Sophomore” program. These courses provide the opportunity

for college credit while continuing to attend Prior Lake High School.

Technology-rich courses continue to expand to provide opportunities for teachers to carry student learning beyond the walls of their classrooms.

The hybrid online learning opportunities introduced last school year are continuing to attract and retain high school juniors and seniors, while freeing up classroom space at the high school. This model provides students classroom time with their teacher along with an independent online study component.

This year, SMART Boards have been added to the social studies, science, math and communications departments at the high school. This interactive

technology has been in place at the elementary schools for the past three years. The secondary schools are now being equipped to meet the changing format of teaching and learning. For the first time, students will have the option of using their cell phones, with teacher permission, for educational purposes in the classroom.

As this new school year and season gets underway, I am looking forward to the many positive changes in teaching and learning that will contribute to the success of our students.

Sue Ann Gruver is the superintendent of the Prior Lake/Savage Area School District. She can be reached at (952) 226-0000 or sgruver@ priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us.

Women of Today: Leaving the world a better place Group celebrates first year as a chapter

BY AMY LYON editor@swpub.com

The Savage Area Women of Today recently celebrated its first birthday as a chapter, but rather than indulging in gifts of their own, the members rounded up party supplies and created 24 birthday bags for the CAP Agency food shelf that included cake mix, frosting, balloons, plates and napkins – all the ingredients for a child’s birthday party.

And in the last year, they’ve packed craft kits, meals and laundry detergent, collected school supplies, books and purses, and raised money for a variety of organizations. In between all of that they’ve gathered for family craft activities, had picnics, experienced guided meditation, gone shopping and held monthly chapter meetings.

Giving back is part of the group’s mission statement, along with personal growth and fellowship, and those qualities embody how each of the women strives to be on a daily basis.

Especially founder Stacy Pearson.

The resident of Savage became a member of the Eden Prairie chapter in 2003 when she lived in the city. She served as chapter president and even became involved at the state level with the Minnesota Women of Today.

Last year her daughter started kindergarten in Prior Lake and Pearson found herself participating less in the Eden Prairie chapter because of the drive.

“I wanted to start serving my local community,” said Pearson. “I wanted to start something here and meet more people right here in my community.”

So she did, and on Aug. 31, 2010, the Savage Area Women of Today became an official chapter.

“I’ve always been a volunteer. I was part of a scouting family when I was young and in college I was involved in organizations that gave back,” said Pearson. “I missed that. I wanted to give back again.”

NONPOLITICAL AND NONRELIGIOUS The Savage Area Women of Today is a chapter of the Minnesota Women of Today, which is a member of the United States Women of Today. It’s nonpolitical and nonreligious,

and it’s been around for 55 years.

Most of the 22 members of the local group are from Savage, Prior Lake and Burnsville, but a few travel from Shakopee and Eagan as well.

“There are no official boundaries,” said Pearson. “But we serve the communities in and around Savage.”

Pearson especially likes the Women of Today organization because “there’s no commitment to any one cause or any one thing.”

Instead, chapters are invited to choose the organizations they want to help and decide as a group what upcoming activities to participate in.

“We like to try different service projects that help out our community,” said Pearson. “If a members comes to us and says their really passionate about something and it meets with our mission, we’ll probably try it out.”

Briana Capra lives in Savage and serves as president. She learned about the Minnesota Women of Today three years ago at a women’s expo when she gave the organization her name and told them if there was ever a local chapter she wanted to be involved.

“A year ago I didn’t know any of these women,” Capra said, gesturing to a table full of members assembling birthday bags. “I’m

making new friends and making a difference.”

Julie Briggs of Prior Lake enjoyed the group’s recent trip to Feed My Starving Children where they packaged meals to be sent to malnourished children around the world.

Cindy Spencer lives in Apple Valley and recently moved to Minnesota from Mississippi.

She attended her first meeting with Kathy Roth of Burnsville.

“I told Cindy that since she’s new to the area, this would be a great way to make friends and give back to the community,” said Roth. “It can be hard to break into a group of friends.”

Roth likes that participation is at each member’s discretion. “Members are not required to participate in every activity,” she said. “You make it fit into your life.”

UPCOMING EVENTS Friday, Sept. 16: Feed My Starving Children - volunteer from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Chanhassen location Monday, Sept. 19: Fall Community Fest – visit the Savage Area Women of Today booth between 6 and 8:30 p.m. at Prior Lake High School Friday, Oct. 21: Be Bold, Be Bald – raise money for cancer research at Buffalo Tap

LIVESREMEMBERED Larry V. Blue Larry Blue, 82, of Lydia, and a member of the Upper Sioux Community in Granite Falls, MN, died Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee.

He was born in Granite Falls, Nov. 28, 1928 to Wesley and Harriet (Pearsall) Blue. Larry served in the United States Army. He was a paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne Division. He was a member of the American Legion in Granite Falls. Prior to retirement he worked as a lineman, and casino manager. He loved to travel and spend time in California with his wife, Gail. One of his hobbies included golfing with his friends.

Larry is survived by wife, Gail, member of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community; and their son, Lynn (Laura) Blue; other children, Jackie (Brent) Anderson, Alex (Tracy) Blue, James Blue, Laurie (Ron) Blue-Pooler; adopted grandson, Tony Blue; brother, Dean (Pat) Blue; stepchildren, Jan Lawrence, Alan, Mickey, Anita, and Scott Campbell; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends.

He was preceded in death by daughter, Sandy Coursolle; brother, Oliver Blue.

Visitation was Friday, Sept. 9 beginning at 4 p.m., with Prayer Service at 7 p.m., followed by a Traditional All Night Wake. Funeral services are Saturday, Sept. 10 at 1 p.m., all at the Tiowakan Spiritual Center, 14625 Prairiegrass Dr., Prior Lake. Officiating at the funeral service will be the Rev. Jerry Zephier. Pallbearers are Frank Barrios, Mike Wentland, Sheldon Bryant, David Bryant, Sparky Mahowald, and Dan Burr. Interment at the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements through McNearney Funeral Home in Shakopee, 952-445-2755. www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com

Earl Leroy Fosland

Earl Fosland, 88, formerly of Savage, passed away Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at his home.

Earl was born Aug. 27, 1923 in Hector, MN to Julius and Christine (Mathison) Fosland. He was raised on the family farm in rural Hector.

Earl loved playing nine man football for Hector High School. He also like playing horseshoes and was very good at it. After high school he worked as a grain sampler. He was inducted into the United States Army on May 29, 1943 and was honorably discharged on Feb. 15, 1946. Earl was a member of the American Legion.

In the military, Earl was trained as an auto mechanic and transferred a short time later to the infantry, assigned to the 106th Infantry Division, 424th Regiment, K Company in Langelonshein, Germany. His unit was one of the first to strike back in a ferocious counter attack at Manhay, Belgium and drove on to fight in the Battle of the Bulge. He took part in striking out to engage the enemy (suicide missions). Earl earned a Bronze Star. He also earned many badges in the military including the Mechanic Badge, Combat Infantry Badge, and Rifle Sharp Shooters Badge.

The decorations that Earl was rewarded were the Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Service Medal and the European, African, Middle Eastern Theater Service Medal.

He was united in marriage to Dorothy Larson on June 1, 1946 and they were blessed with two sons, Gary and Ronald.

Earl worked for the Minneapolis School System for 33 years as a maintenance engineer. He retired in the late 1980's. For many years he met regularly with his former colleagues for breakfast. He also held down several part time jobs over the years, including managing both the Nile and Riverview Theaters and worked as a maintenance man for a laundry/dry cleaners business. Earl enjoyed fishing and spending summers at the lake. Little Mantrap was his favorite lake.

Earl is the proud father of two sons, five grandchildren and eight grea- grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his son, Ronald; father, Julius; mother, Christine; brothers, John, Anton, Conrad, Olaf, Elmer and Melvin; sisters, Judith and Lillian.

Bridgette Twining, 18, of Chanhassen, He is survived by wife, Dorothy; son, Gary (Susan) died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 in Carver, Fosland; daughter-in-law Kathy Fosland; grandchildren, tragically due to an automobile accident.

Sherry, Bryon (Mandi), Joshua (Christi), Jonathan and Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 9, from 4Andrea; great-grandchildren, Ayzha, Lexi, Tori, Callia, 7 p.m. at the Bertas Funeral Home, 200 Addelyn, Paige, Kaitlyn and Dakota.

W. Third St., Chaska, with a service at 7 Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, Sept. p.m. In lieu of flowers memorials are pre10, at 4 p.m. with visitation from 2:30-4p.m., all at Shepherd ferred to an equestrian jump to be erectof the Lake Lutheran Church in Prior Lake. The Rev. Mark ed in honor of Bridgette.

Schmid will preside. Interment will be at Fort Snelling Bridgette was born March 22, 1993 in National Cemetery in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, to Thomas and Natalie (Wittenhagen) Arrangements made by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Twining, one of two children. She graduated from Prior Lake Chapel www.ballardsunderfuneral.com Chanhassen High School in 2011 and attended Normandale College, Bloomington, during her senior year of high school for post secondary education. She was planning to attend U.W. Stout, in Menomonee, WI, for Environmental Science and Pre-Veterinarian degrees. Her true love were her horses, Mayya and Corner Pocket, and enjoyed the outdoors, camping, running, and spending time with family and friends.

Bridgette was preceded in death by her grandfather, Richard Twining, and cousin, Abigail Marie Wade. Survivors For current information on include her parents, Tom and Natalie Twining; brother, visitation and funeral Michel Twining, all of Chanhassen; grandparents, Delmar and Joyce Wittenhagen of St. Cloud, Marilyn Twining of arrangements, Dexter, MI; aunts and uncles, Stacey Wade of Eagan, John visit our website: (Susanne) Twining of Stockbridge, MI, James Twining of Plano, TX, Tim (Maggie) Twining of Houghton, MI, the Rev. www.PLAmerican.com/news/obituaries Kathryn Twining of London, England; and many cousins.

Funeral arrangements were with the Bertas Funeral This information is updated daily Home, of Chaska, 952-448-2137.

Bridgette Elizabeth Twining

Dominic Andrew Ceccoli Dominic Ceccoli, 46, of Shakopee, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 at his home.

Memorial services were held Sunday, Sept. 4, at 3 p.m. at St. Casimir Catholic Church, Wells, MN. Visitation was Saturday, Sept. 3, from 4-8 p.m., with a prayer service at 8 p.m. at Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells, and continued one hour prior to the service at the church. Father Tom Niehaus and Father Eugene Stenzel officiated and a private burial will take place at a later date. Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells is assisting the family with arrangements.

Dominic was born Aug. 30, 1965 in Bethpage, Long Island, NY, the son of Marino and Mary Grace (Piscitelli) Ceccoli. He was raised in Ronkonkoma, NY, and attended college in Melbourne, FL, where he received his degree in Aviation Science. He was a professional Pilot/Captain with Northwest Airlines from March of 1996 and then with Delta Airlines after they merged. On June 14, 2008, he was united in marriage to Nancy Anne Johnson in Wells. He spent many years in Ft. Myers, FL. He loved being with his children and his family. He also loved music, playing the piano and singing. He enjoyed working out, working on the lawn and farming. He was a fun, big-hearted and playful person, and loving to all those around him.

Dominic is survived by his wife, Nancy, of Shakopee; daughter, Deanna Ceccoli; son, Christopher Ceccoli of Ft. Myers, FL, and twin boys, Daniel and Aiden of Shakopee; mother, Mary Grace Ceccoli of Ft. Myers, FL; brother, Joseph (Stephanie) Ceccoli of Farmingville, NY; sister, Joanne (Michael) Conde of Punta Gorda, FL; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Don and Judy Johnson of Wells; brother-in-law, Mitch (Margaret) Johnson of Wells; many loving nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father.

Jayme Hennen Jayme Hennen, 46, of Duluth, formerly of Shakopee, died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth from injuries due to an accidental fall in his home.

Jayme was born in Shakopee, Aug. 4, 1965 to Jack and Mary (Kelzer) Hennen.

Jayme was employed in retail sales for Goodwill Industries at the time of his death. He was a graduate of Shakopee High School and was a avid hunter.

He is survived by parents, Jack and Mary Hennen of Shakopee; sister and brother-in-law, Jonelle and Denny Bartlett of Winnebago, MN; brother and sister-in-law, Joel and Dana Hennen of Prior Lake; niece, Cassidy; nephews, Zac Bartlett and Jack Hennen; housemate, Dennis Crumb.

Visitation Thursday, Sept. 8, 4-8 p.m. at the McNearney Funeral Home, 1220 E. Third Ave. Shakopee and Friday one hour prior to the service at the church.

Funeral service Friday, Sept. 9, 12 noon at Peace United Church of Christ, 1111 N. 11th Ave. E., Duluth. The Rev. Kathryn Nelson is officiating at the service. Graveside service, Saturday, Sept. 10, 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Marystown, MN. Funeral arrangements through McNearney Funeral Home in Shakopee, 952-445-2755. www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com

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Woman gets probation for felony pot possession A 48-year-old Credit River Township woman who pleaded g ui lty to possessing about 39 pounds of marijuana was sentenced to 10 years of probation and received a $300 fi ne in Scott County District Court on Sept. 1.

Susa n Ma rie L eh r ma n n was charged in late May with felony possession of more than 10 kilograms of marijuana after police raided her home on Jennifer Lane on Jan. 27. Lehrmann also was charged with felony possession of a fi rearm, but that charge was dismissed.

Lehrmann’s probation could be reduced if she meets certain conditions for good behavior.

During the search, officers found a large chest freezer in the basement, containing 79 gallon-sized zip-top bags full of marijuana weighing a total of 38.82 pounds (17.6 kilograms).

A Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun and ammunition were also found in the woman’s bedroom.

Agents also found a food saver, bags and two digital scales in the basement, as well as drug-related notes in an office and nearly $2,000 cash in the

woman’s purse.

According to the criminal complaint, the woman stated she lived alone and said she usually got 50 pounds of marijuana at a time and had two people who sold it for her. She said she was paid $500 a pound to store the drugs at her home.

She told police she had been selling marijuana since 2009 and that the drugs were delivered to her house by a man from Montana, and she mailed money from marijuana sales back to the man through FedEx. Alex Hall and Lori Carlson

Man acquitted of indecent exposure on private beach A St. Paul man accused of letting it all hang out on his private beach on Lower Prior Lake was acquitted of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct charges this July.

Richard Griffith Bolger, 57, had been charged after a boater reported the June 19 incident to a Scott County deputy who was on water patrol that afternoon. The accuser and his daughter spent Father’s Day boating on Lower Prior Lake, and as the two boated, the father said he noticed a nude man standing on the shoreline. The man said Bolger was waving his arms in an attempt to bring attention to himself.

The deputy approached the property and saw Bolger sitting in a lawn chair wearing

nothing but a green baseball hat, the complaint stated. When Bolger saw the deputy, he allegedly acted quickly to pick up a pair of shorts, put them on and then started to walk away from the area.

Paul Engh, Bolger’s lawyer, said six witnesses testified before the court that Bolger had not done anything indecent or disorderly, which Engh said helped prove his client’s innocence.

Engh didn’t say whether or not Bolger was clothed at the time of the incident.

“It doesn’t matter if he was clothed or not, he wasn’t being indecent,” Engh said. “He should never have been charged.”

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DISTRICT COURT The following are Scott County District Court felony and gross misdemeanor dispositions. Defendants either pleaded guilty or were found guilty by the court unless otherwise indicated.

Cheyenne Durana Jones, 19, Minneapolis, motor vehicle theft, a felony.

Five years probation, 45 days in jail, provide DNA sample, $235 in fines.

Driving while impaired (DWI), a misdemeanor. One year probation, 45 days in jail (concurrent), follow recommendations of evaluation, abstain from alcohol, random tests.

Angela Nina-Marie Peet, 23, St. Louis Park, forgery with intent to defraud, a felony. Five years probation, 20

hours of community service, provide DNA sample, $160 in fines.

Benjamin Lee Smrt, 24, Shakopee, check forgery, a felony. Five years probation, 10 days in jail, follow recommendations of evaluation, abstain from alcohol, random tests, provide DNA sample, restitution, $300 in fines.

Joseph Ole Tranby Sr., 73, Bloomington, violation of driver’s license restrictions, a gross misdemeanor. One year probation, $385 in fines.

Andrea Marie Hansen, 31, St. Peter, check forgery, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, 26 days in jail, restitution, $85 in fines. Using driver’s license of another person, a misdemeanor. One year probation, 26 days in jail (concur-

rent).

Steven Albert Aguilar, 53, St. Paul, terroristic threats, a felony. Five years probation, 58 days in jail, follow recommendations of evaluation, abstain from alcohol, provide DNA sample, $85 in fines.

Kim Richard Kraus, 43, Prior Lake, DWI, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, 30 days in jail, follow recommendations of evaluation, abstain from alcohol, random tests, $510 in fines.

Lynette Renee Thomas, 51, Hopkins, fifth-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony. Adjudication stayed: Five years probation, 80 hours of community service, abstain from alcohol, random tests, $300 in fines.

COUNTY ROAD 21

T h e r e v i ew a l s o wou l d include consideration of historic preservation. Homeowners on Pleasant Street – and the Scott County Historical Society – a l ready have argued that there is historical significance to their neighborhood.

The possible tax impacts of the two options also vary widely. Consultants estimate the annual tax increase on a $300,000 home would be $50 to $90 in the peak years of debt repayment for the realignment project. In comparison, the baseline option would result in an increase of no more than about $15 per year.

Due to the creation of TIF districts to generate development interest, the city and county would not be able to draw on any new tax revenue until 26 years after the granting of TIF funding for a development.

they would have to deal with wetlands in the project area.

“You’re going to be cutting across this whole swamp and low land,” Wolfram said. “I don’t know how you’re going to do this … I think it’s going to cost a lot more.”

Pat He a ney, a lon g t i me Pleasant Street homeowner, said he’s spoken to more than 50 residents “and not one has supported the rerouting of County Road 21.”

Heaney said Maxfield Research’s study on impacts to the downtown area was “fl awed” because it did not i nvolve residents. Maxfield surveyed dow ntow n busi nesses, but they didn’t talk to “those of us who know where the bones are buried,” he said.

Josh Johnson, pastor at Harbor Church and a resident of Pleasant Street, said he’s lived in Eagan, Burnsville, Farmington, Apple Valley and Minneapolis before moving to Prior Lake.

“There is a distinct difference when you come to Prior Lake. The pace of life is a little bit slower,” Johnson said. “I challenge you to ask, ‘Does it fit within what makes Prior Lake unique?’ If doesn’t seem to fit right, then I challenge you to come up with another plan.”

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CRASHES, ENVIRONMENT AND TAXES The realignment of CR21 would increase the corridor’s crash risk because of its curved design, said Chris Chromy of Bolton and Menk, one of several consulting fi rms hired by the city to study options for the road.

Currently, about 9.4 crashes occur per year on the stretch of CR21 from Duluth Avenue to Franklin Trail. The baseline option likely would result in a slight decrease in crashes, down to an estimated 8.3 crashes per year, according to Bolton and Menk’s study.

The realignment alternative would result in about 12.6 crashes per year.

Environmental impacts also would have to be considered, and the realignment plan would likely create “significant challenges” for the city, Chromy said. The plan would have to undergo an environmental review to include the city arguing for the project’s purpose and an examination of ways to avoid or mitigate environmental impacts, he said.

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“The reason it’s hitting all at once is because for years they haven’t done anything.”

Wolf believes state legislators are being disingenuous by stating they balanced the budget without tax increases.

He asks where the state tax reductions are to make up for the loss to property taxpayers.

“I don’t want to be the only one getting called when those property tax statements go out,” said Commissioner Barbara Marschall of Prior Lake during a budget workshop last week. “I want legislators to get more calls than I.” Commissioners insist the state has simply shifted its problems onto cities and counties without undertaking structural changes the county has been forced to make.

While the number of state employees grew the last couple of years, Scott County reduced

RESIDENTS Citizens continued to speak out against the realignment proposal on Tuesday during the public forum period at the council’s regular meeting.

Ron Wolfram, who lives at 4612 Pleasant St. – “right in the bullseye” of the project, he said – warned the council that

its number of full-time-equivalent employees by approximately 25 (or 3.6 percent) from 2009 to 2011, officials say.

“If the state was run more like Scott County, I don’t think we’d be in this mess,” said Commissioner Joe Wagner of Sand Creek Township.

Scott County is second to last in the state in terms of general operating expenses per capita.

Self-insured, it has the second lowest cost for employee health insurance in the metro area.

It is second to Washing ton County, which funds only half of its employee benefits, while Scott County covers 80 percent.

The county is budgeting for a 4-percent increase next year.

Scott is the only county in the country known to have a true pay-for-performance compensation model. It is budgeting nearly $500,000 to account for 2011 merit increases but is hoping to negotiate a hard salary freeze with unions for 2012.

Despite $8.6 million in losses

from the state since 2008, the county has managed to increase its operating balance to recommended levels with a flat tax levy in 2010 and a 1.6-percent increase in 2011.

Shelton said the county must begin making up for equipment purchases and facility maintenance that it delayed to get through the past few years.

He has $1.8 million in capital requests for new fleet (squad cars, snow plows, etc.); facility upgrades like roof and carpet replacement; upgrades to the 911 dispatching equipment, phone system and servers; and natural resources management work.

He wants the county to maintain a strong fund balance and not rely on one-time savings to balance the 2012 budget.

“I strongly encourage you to not make short-term decisions.

Look five years out. Leave something in the tank, because the whitewaters are clearly not over,” Shelton advised commissioners.

Prior Lake Dentist Receives 2011 Fellowship Award from the Academy of General dentistry

Thomas B. Morgan, DDS, FAGD The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), a professional association of more than 37,000 general dentists dedicated to staying up to date in the profession through continuing education to better serve the public, is pleased to announce that Thomas B. Morgan, DDS, FAGD, of Prior Lake, Minnesota, received the association’s 2011 Fellowship award during the AGD 2011 Annual Meeting & Exhibits, held July 28 to 31 in San Diego, Calif.

The Fellowship award is presented to dentists who seek to provide the highest quality of dental care by remaining current in their profession. To accomplish this goal, Dr. Morgan completed more than 500 hours of continuing dental education, passed a comprehensive exam and fulfilled three years of continuous membership in the AGD. As a recipient of the Fellowship award, Dr. Morgan joins more than 7,000 active AGD Fellows who understand that providing real smiles and good oral health for their patients are the result of going above and beyond basic requirements. This award is presented to less than 5% of general dentists nationally.

“We are proud to honor Dr. Morgan for his commitment to the profession.” says AGD President Howard Gamble, DMD, FAGD. “He has distinguished himself professionally among his peers and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to both his fellow dentists and to the members of the community.”

Dr. Morgan graduated from University of Minnesota in 1999 and currently practices dentistry in Prior Lake, MN. In addition to the AGD, Dr. Morgan is a member of the American Dental Association, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry & Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation.

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REMEMBERING 9/11

THE BANNER WILL WAVE

Respect for country is what I recall “You can’t appreciate Old Glory till you see it hanging on a broomstick on the shanty of a consul in a foreign town.” – Henry Porter On Sept. 11, 2001, my wife and I were working in Goražde, Bosnia, she for the Irish humanitarian organization, GOAL, and I for the U.N. International Police Task Force. Goražde was essentially a Muslim enclave. It was not unusual to be greeted enthusiastically by a Muslim resident who would praise America for leading the effort to “save” them from the mass murders that had occurred in nearby Srebrenica.

One morning, as I sat outside a coffee bar, I was approached by an old man leaving the local mosque across the street. Seeing the American fl ag on my U.N. police uniform, he effused praise and thanks. Finally he leaned over and kissed the flag on my sleeve.

This was the same emotion we experienced in our offices in the days after 9/11. From the mayor and politicians, to our contractors, townspeople and villagers, they tearfully agreed: Those were not “real”

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Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution’s John Witherspoon Bloomington Chapter recently presented a 9/11 commemorative banner to Major Gen. Rick Nash of the Minnesota National Guard. The banner was expected to be flown during a service on Sunday in St. Paul to remember those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Pictured are (from left): Rachel Sanisidro, regent of the John Witherspoon Chapter; Bonnie Kottschade, Minnesota state regent of Daughters of the American Revolution; Nash; Betty Schneider Constitution Week and American History chairperson of the John Witherspoon Chapter; and Annette Kuyper, director of military outreach for the Minnesota National Guard.

Randy Patrick of Savage stands with the American flag where it’s flown over Torkham Firebase near the top of Khyber Pass in Afghanistan in 2005-06.

Muslims who had crashed those planes.

On 9/12, the commander of the nearby Bosnian Army Post borrowed our American flag, which he then had flown over the military post in respect for America and in honor of the

9/11 victims. I still have that flag as my symbol of what the world expects from us. Over the years we have flown it in Kosovo, Central America and Afghanistan.

Randy Patrick is a resident of Savage.

What moved you on 9/11?

“What kind of world have I brought you in to? What will your future be like?”

And 10 years later, I still wonder.

The events of 9/11 – three numbers seared into our minds – changed our country and our lives.

The tragedies of Sept. 11, 2001, sent the United States to war, dramatically changed air travel, slowed the world’s economy, spawned hate crimes, and put us in mourning for the more than 2,700 persons who died as a result of the terrorist attacks.

This newspaper asked southwest area readers to describe how they were changed by 9/11, and here’s what they had to say:

Heidi Keyho Victoria

My thoughts that morning as I got up were “It’s my birthday today, and I’m meeting my new doctor.” And I was wondering if I would hear from my two oldest sons – my youngest was coming over after work.

I poured myself a cup of coffee, turned on the TV, and was forever changed.

I was frozen with shock. What was I watching? It was ‘Oh my God, what is happening?’ You forget where you are, and your surroundings. I called someone – don’t remember who.

It was days before things started making sense.

I was praying and praying for the people and families.

For the fi rst three to six months, people I would meet showed kindness to one another. The anger and rudeness was gone. People were very polite.

I thought “W hy does it take something like this to change people towards one another?”

We never know when God is going to call us.

Jan Geis, 73 Chaska

When I see a shooting star When I see a shooting star, I close my eyes and indulge in a little wish, and when I blow the wispy seeds off a dandelion, I stop for a moment and hope for something trivial. And when the sun rises and marks the day as Sept. 11, I bow my head in prayer. But this prayer isn’t about some small thing, not about something trivial. It’s a prayer of sorrow, gratitude, and hope.

Deep in my mom’s closet are stacks of old newspapers chronicling the attack. When I see pictures of anguished faces, of America’s twin towers in flames, and read about the raw pain of a nation … grief wells up in me.

And yet, I can walk out of the closet and back into a blessed life of normality. I look at the American flag hanging on my wall before I go to sleep. Oh, I feel gratitude.

It’s unimaginable that so much hatred could cause the kil ling of thousands: we all live with a bit more fear in our hearts than a decade ago. But we also found courage, solidarity, and a renewed faith in God. Because of this, I continue to hope: never again.

Michelle Jablonsky Jordan High School, Age 14

Sharing values with people around world I am a teacher of immigrants in Minneapolis, interacting with adults from all over the world.

Since 1999, one of my roles has been to be an English and citizenship teacher. I act as a cultural

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Patriotism in flight Chaska resident Josh Hed took a photo of a bald eagle in flight just north of St. Bonifacius, and later added the U.S. flag “as a tribute to this great country.” He submitted the photo illustration for the 9/11 essay project. broker, explaining idiosyncrasies of American culture to these newcomers.

In discussing 9/11 (part of the citizenship curriculum), it’s often necessary to explain how life changed in America since that fateful day.

These discussions have changed me. I realize how fortunate I am to live in the United States. Many students come from war-torn countries where individual rights and security are unknown. Here we view it as our God-given way of life.

I am all too aware that there are peace-loving people in every country. Just because a student is from Afghanistan or Iraq or Somalia does not mean that person is a violent terrorist. Many of my students have suffered great tragedy.

I am more proud of my American heritage than ever; more conscious of the value of our Constitution and Bill of Rights; more grateful for those who defend our country and our rights.

Nine-eleven stirred up all of these values in me. I share them daily with people from around the world.

Julie Tewinkel Sharpe Carver

One mother helping another I was working at home in my office listening to the radio when I heard an airplane had crashed in New York City. I turned on the television and watched in horror, as the events of the day unraveled. No one knew what to expect or who was responsible for the attacks on the twin towers. They issued warnings about large cities and shopping centers, especially the Mall of America.

I couldn’t concentrate on work and decided to go to the Eden Prairie shopping center.

As I was going up the escalator, a Muslim family, father, mother and two sons began their descent on the down escalator opposite me.

The mother wore the traditional Muslim dress with a hijab covering her body, head and face. The mother and youngest son stepped on the escalator and the father followed. The oldest son stopped, terrified of the moving stairs. The father, mother and youngest son went down, as the oldest stood frozen in fright, at the top of the escalator.

The mother, young son and father, now at the bottom of the escalator realized what had happened and began shouting in their native tongue

for the son to come down. The boy, about 7, was franticly screaming. I was now at the top of the escalator near the frightened boy, as a crowd of people gathered around him.

I’m not sure if I reacted from so many years of being around young children, I certainly didn’t think through my actions. I went to the boy, put one arm around his chest, grabbed the escalator railing with the other hand and nudged him onto the fi rst step. As I held him tight, I felt his little heart beat rapidly. About half way down the father entered the up escalator and both mother and father were shouting at me. Soon we were at the bottom of the escalator. I was greeted with words I could not understand. Our body language said it all. I was one mother helping another mother.

On that fateful day of the attack I didn’t see a family from another country or know the attack on the twin towers was Muslim terrorists; I saw a family from another country shopping and a young boy in distress. I still believe we live in the land of opportunity. With the current political climate, the influence of money, and bias in the courts, I am worried our freedom is at risk.

My hope is it’s not too late.

Dianne Corder Eden Prairie

Still wondering a decade later The Midwestern skies were a perfect blue on Lake Susan Drive in Chanhassen on Sept. 11, 2001. I had just put my first-grade son on the bus bound for Chanhassen Elementary.

I also had a toddler by the hand and a newborn on my hip.

I tuned in just as the fi rst airplane hit the twin towers in NYC. I saw the second one slam into the second tower and my mind couldn’t grasp what I was watching. Was this a promo for some extreme action movie???

I sat glued to the TV the entire day. What was happening? Should I pick my son up from school? If the terrorists went after our country’s fi nancial and governmental centers for maximum impact, would they hit the heart of a small town next?

My mind was racing and thinking terrible thoughts. It felt as though the sky was a giant door that closed up. All flights were suspended and the only sounds above were military airplanes on patrol. I looked at my two young daughters and thought,

Pamela Johnson Prior Lake

A new era of watchfulness

We have all been changed

Why does it take something like this?

the pain and understood. Walking through those halls, he squeezed my hand very tight. He seemed to know more than I did.

I remember the beautiful day and then seeing images of the World Trade Center burning on television.

How a small kernel of fear started to take hold knowing my daughter was in training for her first job just three blocks away from that building now on fi re. I wanted to receive as much information as possible, so I turned on the radio as well. That station was speculating that the planes could have been carrying anthrax. Now my fear was starting to take control.

What could I do? How could I help?

I could only pray that God would keep her safe.

She called me late that afternoon and told me of how they felt the impact three blocks away. How her desk slid back and forth when each plane hit the World Trade Center.

How over the loudspeaker, they were instructed to remain at their desks. She told her friend, I’m not sure what is happening, but we are leaving now. Once on the sidewalk, there already was a lot of debris flying around. They saw on a storefront window a television viewing exactly what all of us were watching. With no sound they assumed we were under attack. How they ran in terror when others shouted, “The fi rst tower is falling.”

When I remember 9/11 these vivid memories return and it feels more recent than 10 years ago.

It is important to honor and remember those who lost their lives on that day, and later because of responding to the events of that day. Our history changed with that event. The elusive safe and secure feeling is gone. We have all been changed by that historical day.

Janis Mayer Eden Prairie

A little boy’s hands and heart I was a special-education assistant, walking down the hallway at Five Hawks Elementary with a fi rst-grader. There were whispers from the adults as I passed by the school library. I noticed a small TV and thought it was odd for it to be on. I paused and witnessed the second plane crash through the twin towers as the first one was still on fi re.

I took that little boy’s hand and continued to walk to his speech therapy. He was a child with autism. I had no idea what I had just witnessed. I just felt a somber mood within every hallway we walked down.

Tears were hidden behind a “normalcy mask,” while phone calls were made by the staff to make sure their families were OK, and parents called to pick up their children. We all upheld our responsibilities for our students, staying calm and continuing the day’s activities. The school day ended with so many unanswered questions. We were all shocked and confused.

Understanding the reality of that infamous day, 9/11/2001, I’ve often reflected on holding that little boy’s hand. He couldn’t speak, but somewhere in his innocent heart he felt

The attacks of 10 years ago did change my world view.

There is a lot of evil and hate in this world.

Ten years ago, we saw the worst of it.

There is a lot of good in this world, too.

Evil and hate need to be confronted in an effective way.

My world view is clearer now in that the good people of this planet can get along.

If we can overcome the evil and hateful people and make sure we have honest and effective leaders, the world will be a better place.

I think we should vote for the best candidate and be on the watch for evil, hateful and criminal activities and make the call when you see it.

I think it’s best if people get involved with making their community a better place, not always expecting someone else to do it.

I think it is time to re-evaluate how we do things. An updated and effective business model in most areas would be a good thing.

My sense of security is changed some. I hope for the best, but it may be a good idea to be prepared for the worst. It may be the way to go in case of emergencies.

My life is changed, as I am on the watch for suspicious activity more now than before 10 years ago.

I am also more active in volunteering for my community and charitable organizations.

Steve Pany Prior Lake

Nothing could divide nation after attacks “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson How insightful this American treasure was, how true this quote is. For me 9/11 was more than an inhuman attack on the innocent.

It was two of the greatest messages this world would ever know.

First: WE ARE NOT ALONE! Days after the attacks newspaper pictures and video clips show the world mourning with us, their outcry of rage not unheard. The news at times paints the picture that the world dislikes the American attitude, yet when we needed our friends and allies the most, they were there for us.

Second: WE WILL RISE! Our country did not ask for this and did not deserve this yet when we were attacked without warning or chance to prepare, we triumphed. Americans were helping and sacrificing for fellow Americans. Religion, political differences or race could not divide our country that day ... we were all Americans. I am allowed to write this because of the history that is America. America is the great experiment and is the greatest achievement in history. I am so proud and honored to be part of our American story.

Sarah Kirchner Belle Plaine Sarah Kirchner is a student at the Minnesota School of Business, Shakopee.

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Netters keep sharp focus

Fall Sports State Polls FOOTBALL CLASS AAAAA 1. Eden Prairie 1. Wayzata 3. Cretin-Derham Hall 4. Lakeville South 5. Minnetonka 6. Blaine 7. Lakeville North 8. Rosemount 9. Brainerd 10. Mounds View

Young Lakers open with seven straight wins

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

The Prior Lake girls team remained perfect on the fi rst day of school.

The Lakers easily swept all three doubles matches en route to a 6-1 non-conference home win over Holy Angels Sept. 6.

Prior Lake improved to 7-0 on the year, including a 5-2 win at Eastview in a South Suburban Conference match Sept. 1.

The Lakers took a 3-0 league mark into their conference

match versus Lakeville North Thursday (results not available at press time).

Prior Lake is on the road Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Lakeville South and returns home Sept.

15 to face Apple Valley. Both conference matches start at 3:30 p.m. “(Eighth-grader) Chloe Hall lost a tough three set match at No. 1 singles, but otherwise we were able to win fairly easily against a good (Holy Angels) team in our section,” said Lakers coach Kris Rosborough.

“The girls all did a good job of staying focused and playing smart on the fi rst day of school, which can be a difficult day to play a match on.”

The Lakers didn’t lose a set in doubles play. In fact, they lost just five total games.

Junior Savanna Petersen and eighth-grader Grayce Petersen rolled at No. 1 (6-2, 6-2), while seniors Alex Fasking and Caitlyn Gengler had no trouble at No. 2 (6-0, 6-0). Sophomore Nikki Henderson and eighthgrader Sydney Soeffker cruised

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Prior Lake junior Savanna Petersen won at No. 1 doubles in the Lakers’ 6-1 over Holy Angels Sept. 6. at the third spot (6-0, 6-1).

In singles, seventh-grader Savanna Crowell won at No. 2 (6-2, 6-3), followed by wins at No. 3 from ninth-grader Dani

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Keller (6-3, 6-0) and at No. 4 from sophomore Sarah Henderson (6-1, 6-0).

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Fast pool start Lakers win first two SSC dual meets

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raced down the sideline for the score.

The touchdown came on the Lakers’ fi rst possession of the game. It was also aided by an offside penalty on the Trojans on fourth down, giving the Lakers a fi rst down as well as a new set of downs.

In the second half, Prior Lake’s defense stopped Wayzata and then cut Trojans’ the lead to 19-14 when Rooney hit Arends on a 30-yard touchdown pass.

Wayzata answered with a 25-yard scoring strike of its

The Prior Lake girls swimming team is off to a strong start in the pool.

The Lakers won seven of 12 events in a 98-86 home over Lakeville North in a South Suburban Con ference dual meet Sept. 6.

Prior Lake opened the season with a 99-76 win at Apple Valley Sept. 1.

Lakers coach Katie Haycraft is pleased with the 2-0 conference start.

“It’s fun to see how many of them have improved since last season,” said Haycraft. “We have a very strong team this year.”

Prior Lake is getting a big test today (Saturday, Sept.

10) in the Minnetonka Invitational. There are some strong programs in the field: Eden Prairie, Hopkins, Wayzata, Cretin-Derham Hall, Maple Grove, Holy Angels and Grand Rapids.

The Lakers will return to the conference pool Tuesday, Sept.

13 at home versus Bloomington Kennedy at 6 p.m.

The Prior Lake Invitational is set for Saturday, Sept. 17 starting at noon. Teams in the field are: Andover, Mankato West, Marshall, Simley and St. Peter.

In the win over Lakeville North, junior Alex Yaeger won two events to lead the Lakers.

She captured the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2 minutes, 14.26 seconds and the 500 freestyle (5:15.10).

Yaeger was also part of the winning 200 medley relay with junior Sarah Heskin, senior Melanie O’Neil and sopho more Monica Banasikowski (1:55.96).

The 200 freestyle team of Banasikowski, sophomores Elizabeth Cunningham and Kendra Lair and eighth-grader Lauren Harris was also a winner (1:42.50). The 400 freestyle team of Yaeger, Lair, Cunningham and sophomore Taylor Dessler was second (3:43.23).

Dessler and Cunningham each won an individual event.

Dessler captured the 100 backstroke (1: 03.53), while Cunningham won the 200 freestyle (1:59.10).

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Prior Lake senior Jack Kaiser breaks a tackle en route to a 60-yard touchdown in the Lakers’ 47-20 loss to No. 1 Wayzata Sept. 1.

Lots of positives in loss Lakers hang tough with No. 1 Wayzata, before falling 47-20

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

T he P rior L a ke footba l l team hung right with the defending Class 5A state champs for two-plus quarters Sept. 1.

Then the upset bid got away from the Lakers.

Top-ranked Wayzata broke open a six-point game, scoring the game’s fi nal three touchdowns in a 47-20 road win.

“We did some good things,” said Lakers coach Matt Gegenheimer. “I thought in the fi rst half our defense played very tough.”

“The kids were disappointed with the loss, but in the long run playing a team like Wayzata is going to make us a better football team,” added Gegenheimer.

After senior Matt Arends hauled in his second touchdown pass of the game early in the third quarter – a 25-yard strike from sophomore quarterback Nick Rooney – that cut the Trojans’ lead to 26-20.

But Wayzata flexed its muscle from there, scoring three touchdowns before the third quarter finished, including a 70-yard scoring pass and a 10-yard interception return.

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quarter was scoreless after 41 points in the third.

“The biggest things that hurt us were turnovers, special teams and given up too many big plays,” said Gegenheimer.

“You won’t win too many games with those kinds of errors, especially against a team like Wayzata.”

Both Prior Lake quarterbacks – Rooney and senior Topher Rose – had interceptions.

The two combined to complete 3 of 11 passes for 115 yards.

The Lakers also had a punt blocked and a costly interference penalty right before halftime.

Prior Lake trailed 19-7 at the break, but it could have been worse if not for the strong play of its defense, led by seniors Karmichael Dunbar, Taylor Case and Jake Deavers. The Lakers held the Trojans to a pair of field goals, following a turnover and a blocked punt.

It seemed like Wayzata spent most of the fi rst half deep in

Prior Lake senior Taylor Case (16) makes a first-quarter tackle with the help of senior Ted Choudek (21).

Lakers’ territory. Prior Lake forced a Trojans’ field goal from 1st and goal from the 1-yard line.

It also looked like Prior Lake would trail just 13-7 going into the break. But a pass interference call set up the Trojans’ second touchdown, a 19-yard run with 1:40 to go before the break.

The pass interference came on a fake punt on fourth down just inside Lakers’ territory.

Prior Lake opened the scoring on a 60-yard touchdown catch from senior Jack Kaiser.

He took a screen pass from Rose, broke four tackles and

1. Bloomington Jefferson 2. Lakeville North 3. Wayzata 4. Blaine 5. Lakeville South 6. Shakopee 7. Centennial 8. Eden Prairie 9. Andover 10. Eagan

BOYS SOCCER CLASS AA 1. Stillwater 2. Edina 3. Minneapolis South 4. Eagan 5. Bloomington Jefferson 6. Minneapolis Southwest 7. Eastview 8. Eden Prairie 9. Anoka 10. Apple Valley

GIRLS SOCCER CLASS AA 1. Eagan 2. Wayzata 3. Edina 4. Centennial 5. Burnsville 6. Woodbury 7. Eden Prairie 8. Mahtomedi 9. Stillwater 10. Lakeville North

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY CLASS AA 1. Stillwater 2. Wayzata 3. Rosemount 4. Edina 5. Moorhead 6. Andover 7. White Bear Lake 8. Eastview 9. Mounds View 9. Eden Prairie 11. Owatonna 12. Sartell-St. Stephen

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY CLASS AA 1. Monticello 2. Lakeville South 3. Eden Prairie 4. Andover 5. Prior Lake 6. Wayzata 7. Roseville 8. Eagan 9. East Ridge 10. Sartell-St. Stephen 11. Alexandria 12. Stillwater

GIRLS TENNIS CLASS AA 1. Edina 2. Mounds View 3. Minnetonka 4. Eden Prairie 5. Wayzata 6. Mounds Park Academy 7. Visitation 8. Breck 9. Eagan 10. Stillwater

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Big first impression PL girls win first invite; boys ninth

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

The Prior Lake girls cross country team looked like state contenders at the Irish Invitational in Rochester Sept. 2.

The No. 5-ranked Lakers left the field in its dust with five runners in the top 20, fi nishing with 60 points, well ahead of runner-up No. 12 Stillwater (107) and Rosemount (116).

Robbi nsd a le A r mst rong fi nished fourth in the 12-team field with 120 points, followed

by Lakeville North (140) and Minnetonka (146).

“Everyone had a nice, solid first run,” said Lakers coach Dan Saad. “Our girls have high expectations. They want to do better and better each time out.”

Senior Taylor Scholl led the Lakers in the two-mile race fi nishing second overall out of 99 competitors with a time of 11 minutes, 57.5 seconds. Scholl is ranked No. 11 in the Class AA individual state poll.

Senior Samantha Anderson ended up 10th (12 :26.9), followed by sophomore Mackenzie Schell in 13th (12:30.1), senior Lauren Bruha in 16th (12:36.5) and senior Madison Lesmeister in 19th (12:40.4).

Senior Kirsten Anderson and junior Madeline Schulze fi nished 24th (12:45.5) and 30th (12:53.7), respectively.

“Lauren was the biggest surprise,” said Saad. “She improved her time the most from our time trials. Mackenzie ran well too.

She wants to be up there with Sam and she can be.”

Prior Lake is seeking its ninth straight state berth this fall with hopes on improving on last year’s ninth-place. So winning its fi rst invite is certainly a good way to start for the perennial power.

Rosemount edged the Lakers for the Section 3AA title last year, so Prior Lake will be looking to take that back as well, along with challenging for the South Suburban Conference title. Secondranked Lakeville South is the early conference favorite.

“We are right there with the top teams,” said Saad. “Can we get that top spot? If we continue to do our best and keep improving, we have a shot. “(Top-ranked) Monticello

The fourth annual PlayFest will be held Sept. 10 at Ponds Athletic Complex in Prior Lake. The event is a fundraiser for Prior Lake Athletics for Youth (P.L.A.Y.) to enhance its programs and facilities.

There will be food, games, live music, refreshments and more at the event, which starts at 5 p.m. and ends at 10:30 p.m.

Tickets are available at Edelweiss and at Laker Store in Prior Lake. For more, go to www.playinfo.org.

Two PL residents earn their black belts

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Prior Lake senior Lauren Bruha finished 16th at the Irish Invitational in Rosemount Sept. 2, helping the No. 5-ranked Lakers win the team title.

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LAKER BOYS Meanwhile, the Prior Lake boys were well back in the pack at the Irish invite.

Led by junior Jimmy White, the Lakers finished ninth out of 16 teams, scoring 264 points.

Third-ranked Rosemount won the title with 45 points, well ahead of No. 7 White Bear Lake (74) and No. 9 Mounds View (100).

Mahtomedi ended up fifth (111), followed by Forest Lake (120), Minnetonka (143) and Lakeville North (196).

W hite, competing in his fi rst-ever cross-country race, came in 34th overall out of 128 runners on the two-mile course

Prior Lake junior Jimmy White had the top finish for the Lakers at the Irish Invitational Sept. 2. with a time of 10 minutes. 56.7 seconds.

Senior Paul Evans ended up 45th (11:05.4), followed by senior Jackson Homstad in 51st (11:11.2), ninth-grader Shawn Doherty in 60th (11:28.8) and sophomore Cole Nielsen in 74th (11:43.6).

Rounding out the Lakers’ top seven were ninth-grader Ben Garrison in 75th (11:44.8) and sophomore Adam Babcock in 87th (11:58.0).

Unfortunately for the Lakers, senior Stephen Bruha did not compete and will miss the rest of the season due to a personal matter. Bruha was supposed to be the Lakers’ No. 1 runner this fall after an outstanding

Date Sept. 1 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 19

Opponent Result/Time vs. Wayzata L, 47-20 at Bloomington Jefferson 7 p.m. vs. Rosemount 7 p.m. at Burnsville 7 p.m. at Bloomington Kennedy 7 p.m. vs. Eagan 7 p.m. at Lakeville South 7 p.m. vs. Lakeville North 7 p.m.

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Prior Lake eighth-grader Grayce Petersen won at No. 1 doubles in the Lakers’ 6-1 win over Holy Angels Sept. 6.

Hall lost 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 at No. 1 singles.

Against Eastview, the Lakers were able to remain focused in the 90-degree heat and one day after beating Eagan 6-1.

The Wildcats are the defending Section 3AA champs.

“We had to battle hard, but we came away with another win,” said Rosborough. “Eastview is a strong team and we did not play our best. But in the end it is about fi nding a way to win even when you aren’t playing your best.

“I think it was hard for a lot of the girls to come off such a high from (the win over Eagan) and remember we still had a really tough match,” added Rosborough. “In the end, it will be a positive that we had that situation to deal with because now the girls know not to think ahead too much or look past good teams.”

Charlie McIntyre and Aidan Resh both recently earned their black belts from Dakota Martial Arts.

McIntyre, 14, was promoted to 1st Dan Black Belt. He has been training in martial arts for six years, five of those with Dakota Martial Arts.

McIntyre was required to know and perform 18 forms wit ha great deal of proficiency, speed and power, along with the forms (choreographed patterns, containing a minimum of 20 moves).

Resh, 14, tested for the fi rst of three tests that he will have to take to earn his 3rd Dan Black Belt. He had to demonstrate and explain his defenses for surprise attacks, perform an Au Denku Jitsu (pressure points and joint locks) flo kata with a partner and demonstrate jiu jitsu techniques.

PL driver blows engine, still races at Elko and Lakeville South are really strong,” added Saad.

The Lakers were back on the trails Thursday (results not available at press time) in their fi rst 4,000-meter race, the Redbird Invitational at Montgomery Golf Course.

Prior Lake will compete in the Lakeville Applejack Invitational Friday, Sept. 16 at Aronson Park at 3:30 p.m.

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Three members of the Prior Lake girls basketball team and two for the Laker boys squad were part of a photo shoot Sept.

5 at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

The photo shoot was in conjunction with the 2011-12 Breakdown Boys and Girls Basketball preview publications, which is the 10th annual.

Some of the top players in the state were invited to be part of one of four photo shoots across the state, which began in August. The players were from all over Minnesota, representing different geographic areas and grades.

Representing the Prior Lake boys team were sophomore Jon Sobaski and junior Carson Shanks, while senior Lauren Busse and juniors Deanna Busse and Tiffaney Flaata were selected from the Prior Lake girls team.

For more, go to: www.breakdownsportsusa.com.

Annual PlayFest celebration is scheduled

spring on the track where he fi nished fi fth in the 800 meters and anchored two state relays, 4 x 400 and 4 x 800.

Saad said the Lakers have no choice but to simply move on.

He was impressed with White’s fi rst-ever race.

“Jimmy dropped a lot of time from the time trial and had a nice race,” said Saad.

“Jackson was solid and Cole did pretty good. I think Cole can go faster. I just have to tell him to run faster and he’ll do it. He’s that kind of kid. Shawn also had a nice day.”

The Prior Lake boys also competed in the Redbird Invite and will run at Lakeville.

LAKERS’ FALL SCHEDULES

TENNIS

Five Laker players get hoops photo shoot

“In the end it is about finding a way to win even when you aren’t playing your best.”

Kris Rosborough Lakers coach Against Eastview, winning in doubles were the No. 1 team of Savanna Petersen and Grayce Petersen (6-0, 6-2), the No. 2 team of Fasking and Gengler (6-7, 6-1, 6-1) and the No. 3 team of Soeff ker and Nikki Henderson (6-3, 6-4).

In singles, sophomore Dani Keller won in three sets at No. 3 (6-7, 7-5, 7-6), while Sarah Henderson rolled at No. 4 (6-4, 6-0).

Crowell lost for the fi rst time this season at No. 2 singles (6-4, 6-3), while Hall fell at No. 1 (6-2, 6-3).

Date Aug. 25 April 27 Sept. 1 Sept. 6 Sept. 8 Sept. 13 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 22 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 6 Oct. 7-8 Oct. 11 Oct. 14-15 Oct. 18

Opponent Result/Time vs. Owatonna W, 3-0 vs. Chaska W, 3-0 at Chanhassen L, 3-1 at Faribault L, 3-2 vs. Edina 7 p.m. vs. Lakeville North 7 p.m. at Apple Valley 7 p.m.

Farmington Invite 9 a.m. vs. Rosemount 7 p.m. at Bloomington Jefferson 7 p.m. at Lakeville South 7 p.m. vs. Bloomington Kennedy 7 p.m. at Eastview 7 p.m.

Lakeville North Invite TBD vs. Eagan 7 p.m.

Eastview Invite TBD at Burnsville 7 p.m.

Boys Soccer Date Aug. 27 Aug. 30 Sept. 3 Sept. 6 Sept. 8 Sept. 10 Sept. 13 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 22 Sept. 24 Sept. 27 Oct. 1 Oct. 4 Oct. 6

Opponent Result/Time vs. Chaska W, 1-0 at Edina L, 4-1 at East Ridge W, 2-1 vs. Eagan W, 2-1 at Burnsville 7 p.m. vs. Wayzata 1 p.m. vs. Lakeville North 5 p.m. at Apple Valley 5 p.m. vs. Hopkins 7 p.m. vs. Rosemount 7 p.m. at Jefferson 7 p.m. vs. Rochester Mayo 1 p.m. at Lakeville South 5 p.m. vs. White Bear Lake 1 p.m. vs. Kennedy 7 p.m. at Eastview 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer Date Aug. 26 Aug. 27 Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 8 Sept. 10 Sept. 13 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 22 Sept. 26 Sept. 27

Opponent Result/Time vs. Byron W, 3-0 vs. Farmington W, 2-1 at Eden Prairie L, 1-0 vs. Eagan L, 1-0 at Burnsville 5 p.m. at Chanhassen 1 p.m. vs. Lakeville North 7 p.m. at Apple Valley 7 p.m. vs. Hopkins 5 p.m. vs. Rosemount 5 p.m. at Jefferson 4:45 p.m. vs. Northfield 7 p.m. at Lakeville South 7 p.m.

Sept. 29 Oct. 4 Oct. 6

vs. Holy Family vs. Kennedy at Eastview

6 p.m.

5 p.m.

7 p.m.

Girls Tennis Date Aug. 24 Aug. 25 Aug. 26 Aug. 26 Aug. 31 Sept. 1 Sept. 6 Sept. 8 Sept. 13 Sept. 14 Sept. 16 Sept. 20 Sept. 22 Sept. 23 Sept. 26 Sept. 27

Opponent at Henry Sibley at Burnsville vs. Owatonna at Chanhassen vs. Eagan at Eastview vs. Holy Angels vs. Lakeville North at Lakeville South at Apple Valley at Visitation vs. Rosemount at Jefferson vs. South St. Paul vs. Eden Prairie vs. Kennedy

Result W, 7-0 W, 7-0 W, 6-1 W, 4-3 W, 6-1 W, 5-2 W, 6-1 3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:45 p.m.

4 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

Cross Country Date Sept. 2 Sept. 8 Sept. 16 Sept. 24 Sept. 29 Oct. 4 Oct. 8 Oct. 14 Oct. 18 Oct. 26 Nov. 5

Opponent Result/Time Rosemount Invite Girls, 1st Boys, 9th Redbird Invite 4:30 p.m.

Lakeville Invite 3:30 p.m.

Milaca Mega Meet 10 a.m.

Prior Lake Invite 3:30 p.m.

Victoria Lion’s Invite 3 p.m.

Lion’s Invite 10 a.m.

SSC Championships 4 p.m.

Dundee Invite 3:30 p.m.

Section 3AA Meet 4 p.m.

Class AA state meet 11 a.m.

Doug Brown of Prior Lake had to borrow a car to compete in the Big 8s feature race Sept. 3 at Elko Speedway. Brown blew his motor in afternoon practice and was forced to borrow the ride of Lawrence Berthiaume for the 25-lap main event.

Brown ended up fourth to maintain his season points lead.

Chris Marek of Lakeville won the feature, followed by Darren Wolke of Belle Plaine and Travis Stanley of Prior Lake.

Other feature winners included: Joey Miller of Lakeville in Super Late Models, Ted Reuvers of Dundas in Thunder Cars, Dirk Henry of Sauk Center in Legends, Devon Schmidt of Belle Plaine in Power Stocks and Zach Schelhaas of New Prague in Mini Stocks.

Racing action continues today (Saturday, Sept. 10). For more information, go to www.elkospeedway.com or call (952) 461-7223.

Final races at Raceway Park are Sept. 11 Kevin Beamish, Justin Kotchevar, John Lebens, Ricky Martin, Jack Purcell, Chad Walen, and Jeremy Wolff all won feature events at Shakopee’s Raceway Park Sept. 4.

Beamish won the Short Trackers feature, while Kotcheaver won in Bombers. Lebens took the flag in the fi rst Figure 8’s race, while Martin won the second one.

Purcell won in Mini Stocks, while Walen edged rival Adam Royle in Super Late Models. Walen carries a 10-point lead over Royle in the fi nal race of the season Sunday, Sept. 11 starting at 6 p.m.

For more go to www.goracewaypark.com or call the (952) 445-2257.

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

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Banasikowski won the 100 breaststroke (1:12.63).

Second-place fi nishes went to: Banasikowski in the 50 freestyle (25.73), Cunningham in the 100 freestyle (55.35) and senior Sydney Notermann in diving (153.60 points).

The 200 freestyle relay team of juniors Erin Swenson and Elizabeth Hartell, sophomore Grace Lawman and ninthgrader Grace Halpenny was second (1:48.74).

Against Apple Valley, the Lakers won nine of 12 events, including all three relays.

The Lakers’ 20 0 medley relay team of O’Neil, Yaeger, Heskin and Banasikowski won with a time of 2:00.19.

The winning 200 freestyle in-

cluded Banasikowski, Yaeger, Harris and Lair (1:43.91), while the 400 freestyle team consisted of Yaeger, Lair, Dessler and Cunningham (3:52.63).

Yaeger also won the 100 freestyle (56.07), while Lair captured the 200 freestyle (2:02.43).

Harris won the 100 butterfly (1:04.06), while Cunningham was victorious in the 500 freestyle (5:25.14) and Heskin won the 100 backstroke (1:04.73).

Noter mann won diving with 160.45 points.

Individual second-place fi nishes for the Lakers went to: junior Rachel Wangler in diving (135.55), Cunningham in the 200 individual medley (2:20.53), Harris in the 50 freestyle (26.18), Banasikowski in the 100 butterfly (1:05.06) and Dessler in the 100 freestyle (58.21) and the 100 backstroke (1:05.42).

Girls Swimming Date Sept. 1 Sept. 6 Sept. 10 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 11 Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 9 Nov. 11 Nov. 17-19

Opponent Result/Time at Apple Valley W, 99-76 vs. Lakeville North W, 99-86 Minnetonka Invite 10 a.m. vs. Kennedy 6 p.m.

Prior Lake Invite noon at Rosemount 6 p.m. at Burnsville 6 p.m. at Jefferson 6 p.m. vs. Eastview 6 p.m.

Section True Team 1 p.m. at Lakeville South 6 p.m.

True Team State 7 p.m. vs. Eagan 6 p.m.

Section 2AA prelims 6 p.m.

Section 2AA finals 6 p.m.

Class AA state meet 6 p.m.

Note: Prior Lake competes in the South Suburban Conference with nine other schools: Burnsville, Apple Valley, Lakeville South, Lakeville North, Eastview, Rosemount, Bloomington Jefferson, Bloomington Kennedy and Eagan.

For more on the second-year league, go to www. southsuburbanconference.org.

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own and the third-quarter barrage of scoring was on.

Junior Trevor Maxwell led the Lakers on the ground with 59 yards on seven carries, while Kaiser had 13 carries for 33 yards.

Arends had two catches for 55 yards, while Kaiser had the one catch.

Senior Taylor Case led the Lakers with eight tackles, along with an interception, while senior Jake Deavers and Arends both had six tackles.

“I feel good about how our defense played,” said Gegen-

heimer. “In that heat (90 degrees at kickoff), we probably wore down a little in the second half. A team like Wayzata will do that too you.

“We needed to establish the run the fi rst half and control the ball,” added Gegenheimer.

“We couldn’t run it ef fectively.”

Prior Lake went for its fi rst win Friday (results not available at press time) at Bloomington Jefferson in a South Suburban Conference game.

The Lakers return home Friday, Sept. 16 at home versus Rosemount, the defending Section 3AAAAA champion, at 7 p.m.

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scoreboard BOYS SOCCER

More offensive Lakers find the net to score upset

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

The Prior Lake boys soccer team went the fi nal 10 games last season and the first two this fall without scoring at least two goals in a game.

But in back-to-back games Sept. 3 and Sept. 6, the Lakers scored four goals – winning 2-1 at East Ridge in a non-league game and following with an impressive 2-1 home win over No. 4 Eagan in their South Suburban Conference opener.

“Our of fense has been a work in prog ress, but it is coming along,” said Shebuski.

“Even in our one loss (4-1 at Edina Aug. 31), we were a little more competitive and a little more dangerous than in the past. But we are not satisfied by any means.”

The Lakers (3-1 overall) led 2- 0 at halftime over Eagan, getting goals from senior Zack Fennessy on a penalty kick and junior Logan Bunbury on an assist from sophomore Jhony Blanco.

Shebuski said the second half become survival mode, especially after Eagan cut the lead to one goal.

“The fi rst half we were fantastic,” said Shebuski. “Things went well. The boys played the best they’ve played in a while.

“Eagan is a good team,” added Shebuski. “They come out

PHOTO BY TOM SCHARDIN

Prior Lake senior Ben Clements has helped the Lakers win three of their first four games.

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fi red up and ready to go in the second half and played more direct. It became a scramble for us for 40 minutes, but we held on. Last year, we would have ended up on other end of that game.”

Junior Andy Reickoff made six saves in the win. He also got the win in goal against East Ridge.

In that game, the Lakers trailed 1-0 at the break and scored twice in the second half.

Junior Dylan Lehrer scored

the fi rst goal with senior Kevin Krueger getting the assist.

Bunbury scored the game winner.

“We started out slow, but it was nice to see the guys show a lot of character and battle back in the second half the way they did,” said Shebuski.

Prior Lake was back on the field Thursday (results not available at press time) at unbeaten Burnsville (3-0-1) in a league game.

The Lakers are playing host to Wayzata today (Saturday, Sept. 10), before returning to league action Tuesday, Sept. 13 at home versus Lakeville North at 5 p.m.

Prior Lake plays at No. 10 Apple Valley, the two-time defending Class AA state champions, Thursday, Sept. 15 at 5 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER

Falling just short again Lakers fall to No. 1 Eagan, 1-0

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

The Prior Lake girls soccer team has played the No. 1-ranked team in the state in back-to-back games.

Back on Aug. 30, the Lakers traveled to Eden Prairie and lost 1-0 to the defending Class AA state champions. However, the Eagles dropped to No. 7 in the poll following a loss to No. 6 Woodbury with Eagan taking over the top spot.

T hat i s who t he L a kers played host to in its South Suburban Conference opener Sept.

6. And the result was the same, a 1-0 loss.

Prior Lake is off to 2-2 start this fall, but the young team is showing just how talented it can be with close losses to a pair of perennial powers.

The Lakers will need to fi nd the net more frequently if they want to win the games against the top clubs. But the fact they are right there with them this early in the season is a good sign for coach David Graham’s team following a six-win campaign a year ago.

“Just like the Eden Prairie

game, we had our chances (against Eagan),” said Graham.

“We had Eden Prairie on the ropes in the last 12 minutes or so and couldn’t score. “(Against Eagan), we dominated the fi rst 20 minutes of the second half,” added Graham.

“I thought it was just a matter of time before we’d crack one in.”

However, Eagan scored the game’s lone goal with about six minutes left to play.

Eagan is off to a 5-0 start with wins over Woodbury and No. 10 Duluth East. However, Graham said after the game the Wildcats coach said Prior Lake was the toughest team they’d seen to date.

“I made sure the girls knew that,” said Graham. “Defensively, as a whole, we are playing pretty well. Offensively, as a group, we need to be more confident around the goal area and fi nish off the chances we get.”

Prior Lake was back on the field Thursday (results not available at press time) at No. 5 Burnsville. The Blaze has scored 20 goals in its 4-2 start, while allowing 11.

PHOTO BY TOM SCHARDIN

Prior Lake sophomore Macy Violett has helped Lakers’ defense allow just three goals in four games in the team’s 2-2 start.

Meanwhile, the Lakers have five goals on the year, but have only allowed three.

Through four games, ninthgrader Emily Peterson leads the Lakers with two goals, while senior Gabbi Norman, sophomore Sabrina Hille and ninth-grader Taylor Elshaw each have one goal.

Sophomore Lauren Thormodsgard has played all four games in goal for the Lakers.

Prior Lake is back on the field today (Saturday, Sept.

10) at Chanhassen. The team returns to league action Tuesday, Sept. 13 at home versus Lakeville North at 7 p.m.

The Lakers play at Apple Valley Sept. 15 at 7 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL

Tough spiking road Lakers fall twice after pair of sweeps at home

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

The Prior Lake volleyball team opened the season with a pair of sweeps at home.

However, the Lakers have stumbled in their last on the road, losing in five games at Faribault Sept. 6 and losing in four games at Chanhassen Sept. 1.

A fter the 2 - 0 star t, Lakers coach Mike Dean said his young team was still a work in progress. It was still trying to get its timing in its middle attack.

“That takes time, especially

with a lot of young players,” said Dean.

Against Faribault, the Lakers won two of the fi rst three games (25-22, 19-25, 25-23). But Prior Lake couldn’t close the match out, falling 25-20 and 15-13 in the fi nal two.

The Lakers led 6-4 and 17-15 in the fourth game, but the Falcons had 5-0 and 7-2 runs to force a deciding game.

Against Chanhassen, the Lakers split the first two games, losing 25-16 and winning 25-19.

But the Storm rolled in the final two (25-9, 25-11).

Senior Melissa VanBenthuysen fi nished with 22 kills in the

loss to Faribault, while senior Jayme Lubansky had 17. Senior Alex McGraw had 27 set assists, while senior Tori Beckel fi nished with 24.

Lubansky and sophomore Lexy Williams each had three blocks. Ninth-grader Brittany Luethmers and sophomore Libby McGraw each had 23 digs.

Prior Lake returned to the court Thursday at home versus Edina (results not available at press time).

Prior Lake opens the conference season Tuesday, Sept. 13 at home versus No. 2-ranked Lakeville North at 7 p.m.

publicnotices STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT CASE TYPE: Contract/foreclosure Court File No. 70-CV-10-20895 BMO Harris Bank N.A., Successorby-merger to M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Plaintiff, v.

Brian D. Thompson and Michele D. Thompson, husband and wife; Richard Pomije; and XYZ Corporation, ABC Partnership, John Doe and Mary Roe, whose true names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff, Defendants.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE IN A FORECLOSURE BY ACTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, at 10:00 a.m. on September 27, 2011 at the Scott County Sheriff ’s Office, in the lobby at the southwest entrance of the Law Enforcement Center at 301 Fuller St. South, Shakopee, Minnesota 55379 and pursuant to the Order and Judgment of the District Court of Scott County, Minnesota, First Judicial District, entered in the above captioned action on July 14, 2011 (“Judgment Order”), the undersigned Sheriff of Scott County, Minnesota will sell the real property described in said Judgment Order, to wit: That part of Government Lot 4, Section 30, Township 115, Range 22, Scott County, Minnesota, lying South of the North 846.85 feet and lying West of the East 476.61 feet.

Together with that part of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 30, described as beginning at the southwest corner of said Southeast Quarter; thence East along the South line thereof a distance of 66.01 feet; thence North 0 degrees, 58 minutes, 14 seconds East parallel to the West line of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 2012.10 feet; thence North 45 degrees 58 minutes 14 seconds East a distance of 549.30 feet to the South line of the North 261 feet of said Southeast Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes 20 seconds East along said line, a distance of 393.90 feet to the West line of the East 1803.26 feet of said Southeast Quarter; thence North 1 degree, 23 minutes, 16 seconds East along said West line a distance of 261.04 feet to the North line of said Southeast Quarter; thence North 89 degrees, 47 minutes 20 seconds West along said North line, a distance of 850.26 feet to the Northwest corner of said Southeast Quarter; thence South 0 degrees, 58 minutes, 14 seconds West along the West line of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 2656.61 feet to the point of beginning.

Except for that part of the above land now platted and known as Outlots G, H, J and K, Westridge Lake Estates First Addition, Scott County, Minnesota.

Tax Parcel No.: R279300044 Street Address: 1127 Vista Ridge Lane, Shakopee, MN 55379 (hereinafter the “Property”) together with all the estates and rights in and to said Property all existing or subsequently erected improvements on the Property and all easements, appurtenances, and fixtures that are or become part of the Property, including all replacements or additions, as one parcel (or, if directed by Plaintiff, in separate parcels), for cash, to the highest bidder, all in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Chapter 581 and the provisions of law relating to the sale of real estate on execution.

As set forth in said Judgment Order, the proceeds of the sale shall be applied first, to pay Plaintiff ’s usual and customary costs and expenses of said sale and second, to pay the amount which shall then be due to Plaintiff on account of the Court’s original judgment against Brian R. Thompson and Michele D. Thompson, jointly and severally, in the amount of $2,466,620.60 plus interest, as described in the Judgment Order, and additional interest accruing on and after July 13, 2011. The overage, if any, shall be paid to the Court to abide by the further order of the Court with respect thereto.

Dated this 9th day of August, 2011.

Kevin Studnicka Sheriff of Scott County, Minnesota By: ___Duane J. Jirik, Deputy Sheriff_____ Deputy BRIGGS AND MORGAN, P.A. Joseph D. Roach (#250843) Charles B. Rogers (#130588) Daniel M. White (#0387916) 2200 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, August 13, 20, 27 and September 3, 10, 17, 2011; No. 7559) NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS OF FILING NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISSOLVE ZIMMERMAN COMMUNI-CARE NETWORK, INC., A MINNESOTA CORPORATION You will please take notice that on August 17, 2011, Zimmerman Communi-Care Network, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, filed with the Office of the Secretary of State for the State of Minnesota Notice of Intent to Dissolve as a Minnesota corporation. This Notice is provided pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 302A.011 as notice to creditors of and claimants against Zimmerman Communi-Care Network, Inc. If any creditor of or claimant against Zimmerman Communi-Care Network, Inc., intends to file a claim against the corporation, a written statement of the claim must be received by the corporation at 3907 Trail Point Court, Prior Lake, MN 55372 on or before the filing deadline date, which is the later of ninety (90) days after the first publication of this Notice to Creditors and Claimants, or ninety (90) days after the date on which this Notice to Creditors and Claimants is given to specified creditor or claimant.

(Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, August 27 and September 3, 10, 17, 2011; No. 7569) Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District Notice of Public Hearing 2012 Preliminary Proposed

Budget and Levy Notice is hereby given that the Board of Managers of the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District, Prior Lake, MN, a government subdivision of the State of Minnesota, organized and operated under and pursuant to Chapter 103D of the Minnesota Statutes, commonly known as the Minnesota Watershed Act, will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 3:00 PM at the City of Prior Lake, City Hall 4646 Dakota St SE, Prior Lake, MN. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to present and receive comments on the District’s preliminary proposed budget and levy for calendar year 2012. Copies of supporting documents will be available at the meeting for review. Please contact the District office at 952-447-4166 with questions.

(Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, September 3 and 10, 2011; No. 7572) STATE OF MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 File Number: Date Filed: August 16, 2011 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required as a consumer protection, in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

1. State the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: Studio226 2. State the address of the principal place of business. A complete street address or rural route and rural route box number is required; the address cannot be a P.O. Box: 14944 Summit Circle NW, 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: Karen Heinke – 14944 Summit Circle NW, 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: Karen L Heinke – Owner Karen L Heinke - Contact Person 952-496-3634 Date: 8/10/11 (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, September 3 and 10, 2011; No. 7574) Credit River Township Resident Annual Re-Convene Meeting Monday, September 12, 2011, 7pm Agenda Call Meeting to Order, Pledge of Allegiance 1 Appoint Moderator 2 Discuss 2012 Budget 3 Set 2012 Tax levy 4 Adjourn (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, September 10, 2011; No. 7577) CITY OF PRIOR LAKE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A PUD AMENDMENT AND PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR HICKORY SHORES You are hereby notified that the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at Prior Lake City Hall, 4646 Dakota Street SE, on Monday, September 26, 2011 at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible.

The purpose of the public hearing is to consider an application for the amendment to a PUD and a preliminary plat for Hickory Shores to amend the approved townhome design and lot layout of Hickory Shores. The plan proposes 37 total townhomes instead of the current 38 total townhome layout. Located on the south side of US Highway 13, on Kennett Curve SW, Turner Drive SW and O’Brien Court SW. The property is legally described as follows: Hickory Shores Block 1 Lots 1-58, Block 2 Lots 1-12, Block 3 Lots 1-5 and Outlot A. If you desire to be heard in reference to this matter, you should attend this public hearing. The Planning Commission will accept oral and or written comments. If you have questions regarding this matter, contact the Prior Lake Community and Economic Development Department at 952-447-9810.

Peter Aldritt, Development Services Assistant City of Prior Lake (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, September 10, 2011; No. 7578) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A PRELIMINARY PLAT TO BE KNOWN AS EAGLE CREEK ESTATES You are hereby notified that the Prior Lake Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at the Prior Lake City Hall, located at 4646 Dakota Street SE, on: Monday, September 26, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Equity Properties LLC is proposing a residential and commercial subdivision of approximaltey 32 acres for 67 single family lots and 15 acres for commercial businesses.

The subject property is located northeast of the intersection of CSAH 21 and Fish Point Road, west of Markley Lake, and legally described as follows: PID # 25-901-011-3 All that part of the West onehalf of the West one-half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 1, Township 114, Range 22, Scott County, Minnesota, lying northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of the (Now abandoned) Chicago,

Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad right-of-way.

TOGETHER WITH: All that part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 1, Township 114, Range 22, Scott County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Southwest Quarter; thence North 00 degrees 03 minutes 42 seconds East, assumed bearing, along the east line of said Southwest Quarter a distance of 1140.23 feet; thence North 62 degrees 31 minutes West a distance of 838.58 feet; thence North 50 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 390.62 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence South 50 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 100.00 feet; thence North 39 degrees 08 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 208.00 feet; North 50 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 362.00 feet; thence North 05 degrees 11 minutes 15 seconds West a distance of 83.56 feet more or less to the most easterly corner of Lot 5, Block 1, BROOKSVILLE HILLS EIGHTH ADDITION, Scott County, Minnesota, the same being located along a line drawn from a point distant 720.00 feet (as measured along said right-of-way) from the point of intersection of the northerly right of way line of the now abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad with the north line of said Southwest Quarter, to a point on the north line of said Southwest Quarter distant 900.00 feet easterly of the intersection of said north line with said railroad right-of-way; thence northeasterly along aforedescribed line to said point on the north line of said Southwest Quarter distant 900.00 feet easterly of said intersection; thence easterly along said north line to the northeast corner of said Southwest Quarter; thence southerly along the east line of said Southwest Quarter to the north line of said now abandoned railroad right-of-way; thence northwesterly along said railroad right-of-way to the intersection with a line drawn South 39 degrees 08 minutes 00 seconds West from the point of beginning; thence North 39 degrees 08 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 28 feet more or less to the point of beginning.

If you are interested in this issue, you should attend the hearing.

Questions related to this hearing should be directed to the Prior Lake Community and Economic Development Department by calling 447-9810 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Planning Commission will accept oral and/or written comments.

Prepared this 6th day of September, 2011.

Jeff Matzke, Planner City of Prior Lake (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, September 10, 2011; No. 7579) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A BUILDING ADDITION TO THE RIVER VALLEY VETERNIARY CLINIC You are hereby notified that the Prior Lake Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 4646 Dakota Street SE, on Monday, September 26, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible.

REQUEST: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit for the expansion to the existing Veterinary Clinic.

APPLICANT: R.A. Kot Homes INC SUBJECT SITE: The property is located at 15900 Jordan Ave SE, on the south east side of Hwy 13 S and on the corner of Jordan Ave. SE and Gateway St. SE. The legal description is as follows: Lot 2, Block 1 Gateway Center Second Addition, Prior Lake, Scott County, Minnesota.

If you are interested in this issue, you should attend the hearing.

Questions related to this hearing should be directed to the Prior Lake Community and Economic Development Department by calling 447-9810 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Planning Commission will accept oral and/or written comments.

Prepared this 6th day of September, 2011.

Peter Aldritt, Development Services Assistant City of Prior Lake (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, September 10, 2011; No. 7580)

The Public Notice deadline for the Prior Lake American is at Noon on Tuesday, for the Saturday edition.

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Theft Sept. 1: A man reported that his wallet and some credit cards had been stolen from his vehicle while it was parked in the 3500 block of Fox Tail Trail.

Sept. 3: A woman in the 16300 block of Albany Avenue reported that a flag, a flag pole and a tin star were stolen from the exterior of her home.

The total loss is estimated at $75.

Sept. 4: A man reported that his iPod, valued at $100, was stolen while he was at Mystic Lake Casino.

Sept. 4: A man in the 2700 block of Spring Lake Road reported that a nail gun and a drill were stolen from his open garage.

Sept. 5: A woman in the 5500 block of Amblewood Drive reported that cash had gone missing from her home over a period of a couple of days. There were no signs of forced entry at the home.

The case is under investigation, and there are suspects.

Weapons Sept. 4: Police responded to a report of a person who had been struck by a BB from a BB gun while standing in a

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The Prior Lake Fire Department responded to the following fire and medical calls Aug. 31-Sept. 7: Sept. 2 Firefighters responded to: A medical call in the 18900 block of Meadow View Boulevard in Credit River Township for a woman who was not breathing. The woman died before firefighters arrived.

A report of a natural gas smell in the 6500 block of Harbor Place. It was unfounded, but CenterPoint Energy was requested.

Sept. 3 Firefighters responded to a two-vehicle crash with minor injuries at 205th Street and Langford Avenue in Spring Lake Township. A pick-up truck involved in the crash had flipped over, but a child in a car seat was not injured.

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A medical call in the 17400 block of Deerfield Drive. The person died before firefighters arrived.

Sept. 5 Firefighters responded to a call in the 13800 block of Shepherds Path for a person in a wheelchair who had rolled into a pond. Firefighters assisted Allina in getting the person out of the pond.

Sept. 6 Firefighters were called to Twin Oaks Middle School, 15860 Fish Point Road, for a report of a dishwasher on fire in the lunchroom. The school was evacuated, and the fire was out on arrival.

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Property damage Aug. 31: Police received a report of graffiti spray painted on the back of a storage shed in the 5300 block of Westwood Drive.

Sept. 3: A woman reported that the driver-side window and mirror of her vehicle had been smashed while it was parked overnight in the 15600 block of Skyline Avenue. While investigating, officers found two other vehicles in the 15500 block of Skyline Avenue that had their windshields smashed.

Sept. 3: A woman called to report a man breaking the window of a car parked in the 16600 block of Highway 13. Police found the man, a 28-year-old from Eagan, and he was arrested for fourth-degree criminal damage to property.

Sept. 4: A man in the 16100 block of Crossandra Circle reported that someone toilet-papered his home and poured maple syrup on his driveway overnight.

Sept. 4: A woman in the 14100 block of Bluebird Trail reported that someone chalked her driveway overnight and let the air out of the tires on her vehicle.

Noise complaints Sept. 3: Police received five noise complaints in relation to an outdoor Carrie Underwood concert at Mystic Lake Casino.

Curfew Aug. 12: Seven juveniles from Prior Lake were detained and cited for curfew at 2:34 a.m. after they were found on school property at Five Hawks Elementary, 16620 Five Hawks Ave.

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Assault Sept. 2: A 59-year-old woman in the 14300 block of Aspen Avenue was arrested for second-degree assault and fifth-degree domestic assault. The woman allegedly threw a large kitchen knife at someone because she was upset that the person wouldn’t be quiet.

DWI Sept. 7: A 48-year-old man from Prior Lake was arrested for third-degree driving while impaired (DWI) after being pulled over at Eagle Creek Avenue and Franklin Trail. The man’s blood alcohol content was not immediately available as police are waiting for the results of a urine test.

Narcotics Aug. 31: A 46-year-old St. Paul man was arrested for fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and possession of drug paraphernalia at Mystic Lake Casino, 2400 Mystic Lake Boulevard.

Sept. 3: Police received a report of people smoking marijuana at Mystic Lake Casino. A small amount of marijuana and a pipe were found and destroyed. There were no charges.

Sept. 3: Police received a report of a man entering a vehicle that wasn’t his at Mystic Lake Casino. Police detained the man, a 41-year-old from Minneapolis, and a search of the man turned up a substance believed to be methamphetamine. He was charged with fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and motor vehicle tampering.

Suspicion Aug. 31: Police received a report of

Groves Molly Teresa Haraldson DOB: March 31, 1970 Race: White Height: 5 feet 4 inches Weight: 120 Hair: Blond Eyes: Gray Wanted for: Failure to appear for violation hearing on fifth-degree felony drugs and misdemeanor DWI James Lee Bowman DOB: Dec. 31, 1970 Race: Black/Hispanic Height: 6 feet Weight: 210 Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Wanted for: Failure to appear for revocation hearing – felony violation of no-contact order

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mean. The extremes were very modest, with a high of 83 degrees on Aug. 2 and a low of 55 degrees on Aug. 29.

Precipitation, on the other hand, was very far from average, with only 1.41 inches of rain, with almost half of that falling on Aug. 1. This was 3.4 inches below my average, which sees Aug ust – with 4.82 inches of rain – as my wettest month. The long-term average rainfall for August is only about 3.5 inches, so rainfall this August was 2 inches below this amount.

Showing the great variability of summer-season rainfall in the area, the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport had just over 3 inches of rain

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in August, while the National Weather Service in Chanhassen saw over 4.25 inches and St. Cloud had 5.33 inches.

The outlook for next week is for the dry and sunny weather to continue. Temperatures should rebound into the 70s and might even reach 80 again.

This would be well above average, as the average high drops into the 60s next week. There is a slim chance of some showers early next week, but otherwise, it should remain dry.

By the middle of next week, temperatures should return to about average again.

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High 86 76 75 65 66 68 71

Low 70 70 58 52 47 51 50

Dew pt. midnight 69 62 47 47 43 47 55

4� soil temp 79 77 72 70 67 68 69

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how the lake regulations were affected by earlier Supreme Court decisions. According to Jim Weninger, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the lake is much cleaner now than it was back in the 1930s.â&#x20AC;? And most notably, as he reminisced about the lake, he recalled how, as kids, they â&#x20AC;&#x153;used to sell turtles for about a quarter.â&#x20AC;?

On behalf of the Prior Lake Association, we look forward to the ongoing dialogues taking place within the community on issues of water quality and thank our tour hosts for sponsoring the

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where iron sand is being used to reduce phosphorous levels, and where bogs have broken off and relocated around the late. Several Spring Lake homeowners have already or were going to incorporate native plants near the lakeshore to assist with preventing erosion issues. It was noted that unlike other lakes, Spring Lake doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a milfoil problem and the lake is near its capacity for development.

Mentions of historical significance were made, such as

Mr. Sunshine to stick around Last week started hot with the high temperature on Sept. 1 being higher than any reading in August, in fact since late July.

It then Jonathan t u r ned cool Cohen over the weekend, as we reached the 40s for the first time since late May. For the week, temperatures were right at average. This average really starts to fall rapidly now, dropping from 66 degrees on Sept. 2 to 60 degrees by Sept. 12. It was yet another dry week, with only about .33 inches of rain. But the weekly average, though dropping sharply, is still almost 1 inch per week.

Looking back at August, it was a month of average temperatures, but very dry here. The average temperature was 69.2 degrees, .1 degrees below my mean, but .7 degrees above the long-term

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Several members of the Prior Lake Association along with Mayor Mike Myser and his wife, Julie, and the Krueger family (from the Krueger Dairy Farm) boarded one of two boats for the tour.

Alex Gehrig, of Minnesota Waters, facilitated the tour in partnership with the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District as a follow-up to the May 26 tour of the Krueger Dairy Farm. Both tours offered a chance for those with agricultural and lake interests to connect and to create dialogue, as well as discuss the influences over our lakesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; water quality.

The discussion topics were lively and varied in content.

Mike Kinney of the Watershed District and Captains Jim Weninger and Dick Svobdony, longtime lakeshore owners, pointed out key locations where the lake is being fed,

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Get outside for some yard work After a summer full of outdoor fun, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to tidy the yard before winter comes.

Clean and safely place any outdoor furniture in storage. Once the furniture is put away, give your deck or patio a good power washing. Bring your indoor plants back inside and prune your trees and shrubs to encourage healthy growth. You should also remove any leaves or debris from your gutters to avoid clogs or other drainage issues.

Inspect the driveway While youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re outside, check your driveway and patch any cracks or potholes that may have resulted from the summer heat. You

may also want to consider resealing your driveway in the fall to keep it smooth and even all year long. Sealing your driveway will also protect it from any winter snow or ice damage.

Organize your garage Fall is an ideal time to clean the garage and clear out any unwanted items your family has collected over the summer.

Invest in a good storage system that will keep you organized, and clear pathways around vehicles and doors. Move your rake or leaf blower to the front of the garage and consider placing holiday or winter items in an accessible spot for the coming season.

Install a remote thermostat With the kids back in school, your home may now be unoccupied for a large portion of the day. Lowering your thermostat while the family is away can provide substantial cost savings. A programmable thermostat will allow you to create custom

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There are three primary requisites: 1) Citizenship; 2) Honorable service in the armed forces of the United States; and 3) Service entitling the applicant to the award of a recognized campaign medal or as set forth in the Congressional Charter.”

OK – this is a long, dry statement, but it comes down to this: We served in combat areas or areas recognized as eminently hazardous. This is important because we have “been there” and “done that.”

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fatigue, shellshock or the thousand-yard stare. These are all terms for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. From 1974 until 1990, our country was not actively engaged in combat recognized by our government as war. So, for that period, we didn’t have a lot of veterans returning home with major physical and

psychological injuries. Sure, we all knew of someone who wasn’t quite right – likely a member who returned from Vietnam and was ignored, or worse, outright mistreated by the people they served. But, for the most part, things were pretty quiet.

Enter 1990 and the first Gulf War. Suddenly, we had a fair number of service men and women being deployed to hostile situations. Similar to Vietnam, this was not what had been deemed civilized warfare, meaning it was hit and run with no clear idea who was and wasn’t the enemy. Worse yet, many of these young people were learning the hard way about improvised explosive devices (IEDs). These devices are designed to cause gross injury to victims, are relatively cheap and easy to make, and are very

prolific in our current combat situations.

Remember the “been there, done that” comment earlier?

Here’s where it comes into play. These young people are returning to a world they left behind. The conditions they recently lived in were certainly less than hospitable, and they still have vivid, sometimes painful memories of what they’ve just left. Many are recovering from physical injuries, perhaps one or more missing limbs, a shattered reality and PTSD. One of the fundamental purposes for any veterans’ organization is to support their comrades. For us, it means a little more because we have shared some of those same experiences of combat.

We have members who were at some of the largest battles of World War II, Korea, Vietnam

and the first Gulf War. The settings were a bit different for most of these; however, the circumstances were similar enough to allow us to speak to these young veterans from experience.

I have had young veterans tell me they don’t need to join a bar. They’re right. What they need to join is a group of folks who have seen the things they’ve seen, come home and been able to adjust to not carrying a rifle, or not having to worry whether there is a mine or IED beneath that pile of dirt. It is a drastic change of mind and habits to come home again. Some of these memories may fade, but they will never fully go away, and we try our best to help.

Unfortunately, we are not always successful. We lost one of our own members a few years ago because

the memories and regret were simply too much for him to deal with. It didn’t matter that he was in a rehabilitation program and that we, his friends, were trying desperately to help him cope. This was a painful experience that I do not wish to repeat. Right now, military suicide rates are the highest they have ever been. We have also recently seen some of our Vietnam veterans finally coming forward to seek help.

We don’t care what war you may have participated in, but we do care that you served. We are here for you whenever you need us.

Lyaman McPherson is a longtime member and past commander of the Prior Lake VFW. To contact the Prior Lake VFW, call (952) 882-6203, e-mail admin@vfwpost6208.com, or visit www.vfwpost6208.com.

B. Approval of School Board minutes C. Resignations, terminations and nonrenewals D. Donations Laker Pride, special recognition and Laker Showcase Open forum: A 15-minute time period is set aside to receive citizen input.

Personnel items A. Approval of candidates

for employment B. Amend retirement date C. Approva l of leaves of absence D. 2011-12 additional staffing E. Approval of job descriptions Old Business New Business A. Resolution authorizing approval of the sale of General Obligation School Building Re-

funding Bonds, Series 2011A B. Proclamation: Constitution Week – Sept. 16-23, 2011 C. Approval of Bridges ALC handbook D. Approval of agreement with CSEC for ABE/GED/ELL E. Title funding overview and ESEA/NCLB allocation approval F. District Curriculum Advisory Committee roster and

meeting dates G. Revised Strategic Roadmap H. Laker Pride and Laker Showcase guidelines Policy Administrative reports A. Superintendent report B. Administrative reports C. Board reports Future events Adjourn

SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA The Prior Lake-Savage Area School District will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12 in the board room at the District Services Center, 4540 Tower St., Prior Lake.

The regular meeting agenda includes: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Approval of agenda

Consent agenda: Items are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a board member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed as a consent agenda item and addressed.

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T he lock-i n com mit tee’s fi rst meeting is set for 7 p.m.

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PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA The Prior Lake Planning Commission will meet at 6 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 12 at City Hall, 4646 Dakota St. The tentative agenda includes: Call meeting to order Approval of agenda Consider approval of Aug. 22, 2011 meeting minutes 4. Public hearings: A. Bluffs of Candy Cove: Jason Miller has submitted an application for variances related to building setback, lot area and bluff impact on a site consisting of approximately 1.07 acres of land to be subdivided into three lots for single-family homes. This property is located east of Candy Cove Trail, north of Highway 13.

B. Bluffs of Candy Cove: Jason Miller has submitted an application for a combined preliminary and final plat to be known as The Bluffs of Candy Cove consisting of approximately 1.07 acres of land to be subdivided into three lots for single-family homes. This property is located east of Candy Cove Trail, north of Highway 13.

C. An application for a conditional-use permit to allow The Cove restaurant to continue serving liquor in the C-2 zoning district. The property is located at 15750 Highway 13, at the intersection of Franklin Trail and Highway 13.

D. An application for a variance to allow The Cove restaurant to serve liquor until 2 a.m.

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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS Senior driving course available The Minnesota Highway Safety Center will offer a 55-plus driver improvement refresher course on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at McKenna Crossing, 13810 Shepherds Path, Prior Lake.

The course is open to the public; 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.

Free Internet classes offered A free two-hour, hands-on introduction to the Internet class will be from 8 to 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave. Dates are Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 9 and Dec. 14.

The class, taught by volunteers with the Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, will cover how to type Web addresses, how to navigate from one Web page to the next, how to conduct searches using common search engines, and how to be a savvy Internet user.

To register, call the library at (952-447-3375).

A volunteer computer aide is also available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays at the Prior Lake Library. No registration is required for this one-on-one assistance.

Snowmobilers to meet Sept. 14 The Prior Lake Snowmobile Association will have its monthly meeting at the Prior Lake VFW, 16 30 6 Main Ave., at 7: 30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 14.

All members and guests are welcome. The group will fi nalize plans for the Oct. 8 Swap Meet in the empty lot west of Tractor Supply Co. Plans for two club trips this season also will be discussed.

For more information, call (952) 440-2230.

Scouting signup night planned A “join Scouting” night is planned at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 at Redtail Ridge Elementary School, 15200 Hampshire Ave., Savage.

Boys and their families are invited to learn more about joining Cub Scout Pack 909.

For more information, visit www.scouts909.org.

YMCA to host open house, Zumba-thon The River Valley YMCA, 3575 North Berens Road, will host an open house the weekend of Friday-Sunday, Sept. 16-18, and a Zumba-thon from noon to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 17.

The Zumba-thon is open to all ages; participants must raise a minimum of $100. Money goes toward the YPartners Campaign, which gave out more than $300,000 in fi nancial aid last year to individuals and families in the surrounding community.

For more information or to register, call Dan Hubley at (952) 230-6682 or e-mail dan.hubley@ ymcampls.org.

During the open house weekend, all community members are invited to try free group exercise classes, the fitness center, indoor and outdoor open swim, free dropoff childcare, a two-story Play Maze and more. A photo ID is required for everyone 16 and older.

For more information about the open house, contact Kurt Schardin at (952) 230-6672 or kurt.schardin@ymcampls.org.

Get free cervical cancer screening St. F ra ncis Ca ncer C enter will conduct free cervical cancer screenings for uninsured and underinsured people at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 20 With regular screening tests and follow-up, cervical cancer is the easiest female cancer to prevent. It is also highly curable when found and treated early.

Register for the free screening by calling (952) 428-2000.

Deadline The deadline for community happenings items for this section is noon Wednesdays.

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PHOTO BY MERYN FLUKER

From left, Jack, Linda and Olivia Jonasen and Michael Gessner sit in the backyard of the Jonasens’ Savage home. Gessner is one of seven foreign-exchange students, all of whom attended Prior Lake High School, that the family has hosted in the last eight years.

Their own United Nations Family hosts exchange students from around the globe

BY MERYN FLUKER mfluker@swpub.com

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livia Jonasen is an only child. Sort of.

“It hasn’t been too ‘only,’” says her mother, Linda.

Linda and her husband, Olivia’s father Jack, have eight children between them: Olivia, and the seven foreign exchange students the family has hosted over the past eight years.

Consequently, Olivia says, “I don’t really remember what it’s like to be an only child.”

The Jonasens’ family tree appears more like a passport than a genealogical chart, counting students from France, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Germany and Brazil on its branches. While they may not be blood relatives, the students were all Jonasens from the second they stepped into the family’s Savage home.

“You kind of have to treat them as a family member right away because you don’t want a guest in your house for 11 months,” Linda said.

According to at least one of the international Jonasens, Linda’s

philosophy isn’t just lip service.

“I got along with everyone pretty well at the beginning,” said Michael Gessner, who stayed with the Jonasens five years ago while he spent a year as a senior at Prior Lake High School. “They took me like a family member right away.”

Even the Jonasens’ extended family, whose annual gathering falls on the weekend new foreignexchange students arrive in Minnesota, instantly ingratiated Gessner and “Americanized his name,” Olivia recalled.

“Nice to meet you, Mike,” she remembers her grandfather greeting the student.

Gessner is back in Savage visiting his host family for six weeks.

“That long?” Linda laughs.

COMING TO AMERICA Almost 13,000 students this year will travel the globe with AFS, the organization through which the Jonasens hosted their seven foreign exchange students. Though AFS has operated for 60 years and serves more than 40 countries, of the 370,000 students who have traveled with AFS, more than 100,000 live in the United States.

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“I think that’s why a lot of students like to come here is to get better at their English and their careers,” Linda said. “It looks really good on a rèsumè.”

AFS’ United States arm, AFSUSA, has a mission to “[work] toward a more just and peaceful world by providing international and intercultural learning experiences to individuals, families, schools, and communities through a global volunteer partnership,” according to its website.

Gessner received exactly that – an intercultural learning experience – when he spent a year as a Laker. He joined the PLHS football team – Linda’s rule is that the exchange students must be involved in some sort of community or school activity while they are here – and even got to

teach the occasional German class.

“It’s very different in a European school,” Gessner said. “[Here], you can stay at school until 5 doing fun stuff.”

The learning didn’t stop once the high school’s doors closed for the evening.

“The nightlife was different in Germany,” he continued. “It was an adjustment but not a hard one.”

Nights out in Gessner’s home country meant clubs, dancing and being legally able to drink alcohol.

In Savage, a social event might mean a sleepover or a late-night trip to Perkins or Buffalo Wild Wings with his teammates.

Even though Gessner began learning English in elementary school, he still had to adjust to it being the dominant language when he came to the States.

“It took, like, three or four months to be able to express everything you wanted to say,” he said.

“We would always ask the kids, ‘Are you dreaming in English yet?’”

Linda followed. “That’s a pretty good sign that you’re in the culture.”

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

Local BMX champion is fearless

BY MERYN FLUKER mfluker@swpub.com

People have to crawl before they can walk, but Nate Swanson threw in a few other skills.

He was on a scooter at 18 months, began riding a bike sans training wheels at age 2 and started mountain biking with his dad Greg at age 6. At the wizened age of 7, Nate has moved on to another source of mobility: BMX biking.

He started the sport, which is similar to his beloved mountain biking, only three weeks ago but has managed to win three trophies – including a first-place statue at a statewide competition in St. Cloud last month.

“I felt excited but I felt weird because I’ve only been racing for weeks,” Nate says of his win, which came in the co-ed age 7 novice division. “I was like, ‘Wow.’” Nate had a little help from Michael Knoll and the crew at Prior Lake bike shop Michael’s Cycles.

Knoll saw Nate using his mountain bike to do BMX runs at a course in Faribault and was impressed not only with his skill but his attitude.

Nate didn’t have the right bike or attire but it didn’t stop the pint-sized powerhouse from displaying his trademark fearlessness. His lack of aversion to danger may worry mom Ivanna and dad Greg, but it also allows Nate to attack the BMX track with force.

“It’s bike style and I really like biking,” Nate says of the sport.

“You’re going off high jumps and it’s really fun … It’s racing and I like racing.”

Nate learned his love of all things two-wheeled from Greg, who used to race bikes and taught his son to

mountain bike. Nate says a lot of the skills he uses mountain biking apply to BMX, particularly agility and steering.

“There are people squeezing you,” he says of BMX. “You can only elbow, you can’t push.”

After watching Nate ride in Faribault, Michael and the staff at Michael’s Cycles took an interest in the young racer. They lent him the Silver Fox, a restored BMX bike that formerly belonged to one of the store’s employees, on which riders use to practice beginning BMX skills.

“It goes way faster than a mountain bike when I’m on the street because it has slimmer wheels and it’s lighter,” Nate says. “I feel really happy. [Michael] is a very great guy and he lets me use a lot of stuff. I’m excited that I get to use a real BMX bike.”

The second-grader got off to a bumpy start at last month’s state competition, suffering a crash in the first round. He’d crashed once before, on the Faribault track after gaining too much air on a jump and landing with his front wheel upright – Nate energetically re-enacts the incident with an emphatic “waaapang!” noise, as he leaps to the floor from a chair in his living room. Still, he was ready to aggressively pursue his second qualifying run. Knoll stepped in to tell him to pull back and just focus on finishing. Nate did, made it to the main round and took first.

What actually shook his confidence was the accident he witnessed at that St. Cloud competition, when a pro took a nasty spill that caused some broken bones.

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PHOTO BY MERYN FLUKER

Novice BMX biker Nate Swanson stands in his Prior Lake front yard with his bike, The Silver Fox, and his first-place trophy from a statewide BMX competition held in St. Cloud last month. The bike was a loan from Michael Knoll and the staff at his local bike shop Michael’s Cycles.

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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.)

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Young Life Scott County Young Life is part of a worldwide, nondenominational Christian organization for high school students that of fers fun, adventure, friendship and a sense of significance.

The club meets from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays at the Young Life Office, 13845 Highway 13, Savage.

For more information, call Ben Dodds at (952) 402-9123 or visit www.scottcountymn. younglife.org.

Co-Dependents Anonymous Co-Dependents Anonymous group support meets at 16150 Arcadia Ave., Prior Lake.

Men’s C o - D ep endent s Anonymous meets at 6:30 p.m. every Monday.

Co -Dependents Anonymous (for men and women) meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday.

Overeaters Anonymous The group Overeaters Anonymous meets from 7 to 8 p.m.

Tuesdays at Christ Lutheran Church, 1053 Jef ferson St., Shakopee.

There are no dues, fees or weigh-ins. Everyone is welcome. The group has a step format with a monthly open topic.

For more information, call Nancy at (612) 250-0075 or Steve at (612) 845-2672.

Emotions Anonymous A 12-step program called Emotions Anonymous meets 7 p.m. Thursdays at St. Anne’s parish center, 411 N. Fourth St., LeSueur, in the south end of St. Anne’s parking lot.

For more information, call Kathleen at (507) 665-2644.

Gamblers Anonymous Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength

and hope with each other.

The g roups meet weekly on Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, 3611 North Berens Road, Prior Lake.

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

Moms in Touch International Moms in Touch International (MITI) is a prayer group that meets weekly to pray for children and schools.

Moms pray one hour each week for their children, their individual schools, administration, PTA/PTC groups, staff, students and every aspect of the school.

For information on your child’s individual school, visit momsintouch.org and click on “group locator.”

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

PowerNet business Savage PowerNet, a business referral group, meets every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Davanni’s, at County Road 42 and Highway 13 in Savage.

For more information, call Kelly at (612) 861-8300.

MONTHLY/ SEMIMONTHLY

(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 fi lled with games, fun and music.

For more information on the schedule and location, call Jennifer Schroeder at (952) 402-9123 or visit the website at www.scottcountymn.wyldlife. org.

Savage Unity AA A handicapped-accessible Alcoholics Anonymous meeting open to men and women takes place Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at Bridgewood Church, 6201 W. 135th St., Savage.

For more information, call (952) 297-4777.

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

Thursdays at 1101 Adams St., Shakopee.

F o r m o r e i n fo r m at io n , call Darren Kurilko at (952) 947-0323.

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

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.

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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.

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 Alanon, 4646 Colorado St. on the following days: Thursdays: AA meets at 6:30 and 8 p.m.

Fridays: AA meets at 6:30 and 8 p.m.

Saturdays: On the first Saturday of each month, the meeting is open to all recovery groups, with the potluck at 6:30 p.m. and the call-up format

meeting at 8 p.m. On the third Saturday of each month, there will be a 6:30 p.m. potluck followed by the 8 p.m. speaker meeting.

Sundays: AA meets at 10:30 a.m., the AA Big Book Study meets at 6 : 30 p.m., and A A meets at 8 p.m.

All people in recovery are welcome to attend.

Domestic violence Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women offers ongoing weeknight and weekday support groups for women who are currently experiencing or have experienced domestic violence.

On-site childcare is provided. For location and more information, call (952) 873-4214.

National Alliance for Mental Illness The Scott County chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the fi rst and third Wednesdays of the month at the Valley Green Workforce Center, 752 Canterbury Road, Shakopee.

The meetings are open to all who are interested (including those living with the illness).

For more information, call Janet Williams at (952) 890-1669 or Kevin Wineman at (952) 496-8513, or visit www.nami. org/namimn.

Marine Corps League The Marine Corps League meets the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Dan Patch American Legion, 12375 Princeton Ave., Savage.

F o r m o r e i n fo r m at io n , call Pete Williams at (612) 730-0999.

Suicide grief support 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.

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.

The possibilities are endless Labor Day has come and gone. Days are shorter and the temperatures are cooling off. The new school year has started and the yellow buses will be seen twice a day going through our neighborhoods.

While we always miss summer, it is so exciting to see kids start a new year of school. They see old friends, make new friends and get the opportunity to learn new things unlimited.

The Prior Lake Optimist Club is one of the more than 2,900 Optimist Clubs around the world that are part of Optimist International. Each Optimist Club determines the needs of the young people in its community and conducts programs to meet those needs. The Prior Lake Optimist Club supports our local youth through many events such as the Excel program, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America, Fire Safety Camp, several clubs in our school district, Junior Optimists and scholarships, to name a few.

Everyone can be an Optimist. The club’s members include your friends, neighbors, school district personnel, local business owners and people of all ages and backgrounds.

There is no pressure to commit to large blocks of time. You can participate a little or a lot. But there is so much to offer – it is fun to be involved. And the benefits?

Just like the new school

year, the possibilities are unlimited. The Optimists bring out the “best in kids,” and they will bring out the best in you, too!

Join us. The first meeting of the year is at noon Wednesday, Sept. 14 at Fong’s in Prior Lake. The theme of the first meeting is “welcome back.” At our second meeting, on Wednesday, Sept.

28, the speaker is Prior Lake Mayor Mike Myser. Meetings last approximately one hour starting with a meeting and program and followed by lunch.

We have many social events as well – boat rides, Mardi Gras, fishing and Moonlight Golf, to name a few. For more information on our club, meeting topics and dates, go to www. priorlakeoptimistclub. com or contact President Mary Nagarajan at marynagarajan@gmail. com. To learn more about Optimist International, go to www.optimist.org.

Just like those excited young faces heading off to a new school year, ready to try new things – try something new! Be young, be adventurous – join the Optimist Club today.

“Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will.” – Vernon Howard This column is written

by Shawn Richey, who is in charge of public relations for the Prior Lake Optimist Club.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Information provided here is offered as a service through this paper in cooperation with the Scott-Carver Association for Volunteer Involvement.

SAVI works to increase the effective use of volunteers to meet community needs throughout the area. Participation is open to individuals and organizations working in the volunteer sector in both counties.

Big Brothers Big Sisters The Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities announces its newest program, Big Families, which engages a mentor in a rela-

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americanslice Coming face-to-face with a male grizzly bear Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m continuing my Alaskan bear photography adventure in this column. During a two-week period in late August, I was joined by two good friends and wildlife photographers traveling to several remote wilderness bear camps to photograph Alaskan brown bears.

This consisted of boarding several small aircraft with all our gear and flying into remote camps located in either Katmia or Lake Clark national parks.

Each day we would get up early, pack up our gear and head out into the bush in search of bears. The only problem was it rained nearly every day. This is fairly common weather in coastal Alaska at this time of year, and we were prepared for it. As you can imagine, photographing in the rain with high-tech and expensive digital cameras and lenses is always a challenge.

Nonetheless, we headed out every morning with hope in our hearts of capturing some amazing moments in the life of a coastal bear. We were not disappointed.

One day, the three of us were along a small braid of a large river. The stream was barely 12 feet wide and only a foot or so deep. A female bear and her cub were fishing this small section of river. The mother was very skilled at catching fish, but the fish were not very abundant, so many hours would go by before any action. The mother would stand by the river watching for any signs of the elusive silver salmon.

We were sitting in some tall sedge on the edge of the stream waiting for the female bear to run down to the stream so we could capture some action images of her fishing. One time, she turned off the main stream and started to move up a very small tributary that entered the main channel at a right angle. As soon as she moved into the small

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channel, we lost sight of her, so we immediately got up and moved to see up the channel. What we saw was a bit concerning. The female had apparently gone up the tributary far enough, so that now that we saw her, she was running back down straight toward us. Behind her, submerged up to its neck in the water, was a large male grizzly, also coming down the creek toward us, only moving much slower.

It was obvious what the female bear had on her mind.

She was getting the heck out of there. Soon as she hit the main channel, she turned and scooted down the creek with her cub in tow. By now the male bear was right on top of us. I mean right on top of us, about 30 feet away. He climbed out of the creek and shook off his massive body, sending water flying in all directions.

He turned and gave us a look. At this point I became uncomfortable. It was obvious there was nothing we could do to get away from this bear at this time. This big male bear was within a half a second of charging distance now, and there was nothing we could do about it.

Suddenly, the bear turned and defecated. The combined smell of the feces and secretions from the scent glands combined into a wall of pungent odor. Instantly we were almost knocked down with the odor of this male bear. He was sending a strong, odiferous message. I

PHOTO BY STAN TEKIELA

This Alaskan grizzly bear sends the photographer a strong message to stay clear.

looked around, seeing about six female bears in the river valley stretched out before us. Each of these bears was now painfully aware of this male and all were high-tailing it down the river toward the ocean as quickly as they could.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing how just one male bear could clear out a normally peaceful river valley filled with congenial fishing female bears in just a few seconds. After eyeing us up, the male bear slowly and deliberately moved down the river valley, lumbering along in what looked like slow motion.

Having survived our close

encounter just moments before, we had no choice but to follow this bear to see if we could get some better images of him. He paused several times along the river bank and looked back over his shoulder at us. The focus on our cameras locked on and we were able to capture some wonderful images of our big boy. High fives were in order and the three of us celebrated our good fortune.

The encounter was our main topic of conversation for a long time after.

Photographing bears in the Alaskan wilderness is the thrill of a lifetime. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to return next year for round

â&#x20AC;&#x153;He climbed out of the creek and shook off his massive body, sending water flying in all directions. He turned and gave us a look. At this point I became uncomfortable. It was obvious there was nothing we could do to get away from this bear at this time.â&#x20AC;? two. If you are interested in joining me for a photo tour, give me a shout.

Until next time...

Stan Tekiela is an author/ naturalist and wildlife

photographer from Victoria who travels the United States to study and photograph wildlife.

He can be contacted via his website, www.naturesmart. com.

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Brockhaus-Waage Ryanne Brockhaus and Adam Waage announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.

Brockhaus is the daughter of Jim and Sheila Brockhaus of Shakopee. She attended high school in Prior Lake before she earned a bachelor of science degree in biology from Northern State University and a master of health sciences in the physician assistant program from the University of South Dakota. She is a physician’s assistant at Avera St. Luke’s in Aberdeen, S.D. Waage is the son of Dave and Brenda Taffe of Aberdeen and Tom Waage of Groton, S.D. He attended high school at Aberdeen Central and earned a doctor of pharmacy degree from North Dakota State University in Fargo, N.D. He is a pharmacist at the State Street Pharmacy in Aberdeen.

A Sept. 24, 2011 wedding is planned at Arrowwood Resort in Alexandria, Minn.

Stefanie Garten and Seth Milligan of Stamford, Conn. announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.

Parents of the couple are Dan and Pam Milligan of Spearfi sh, S.D. (formerly of Prior Lake); Holly Garber Garten of Yorktown Heights, N.Y. and the late Wayne Garten.

Milligan is a graduate of Prior Lake High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Quinnipiac University in 2001, and a joint juris doctor and master of business administration degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law and Quinnipiac University School of Business in 2004. He is an attorney in the Stamford office of Dickstein Shapiro.

Garten is a graduate of Yorktown High School. She

Stefanie Garten and Seth Milligan earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Quinnipiac University in 2002. She is a product manager at Redcats USA in New York City.

A Sept. 24, 2011 wedding is planned at Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown, N.Y.

Saucier-Williams Kevin Williams and Lynette Saucier announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.

Parents of the couple are Lee and Jeanne Williams of Lake Crystal, Minn.; and Neil and Vicki Saucier of North Mankato, Minn.

Williams is a graduate of Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School and Minnesota State UniversityMankato.

Saucier is a graduate of Prior Lake High School and Minnesota State University-

Kevin Williams and Lynette Saucier Mankato.

A May 26, 2012 wedding is planned in Lake Crystal.

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He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20 inches long. He has blue eyes and blond hair.

Luke’s sibling is Alex.

Grandparents are Larry and Colleen Friendshuh of Shakopee; and Eugene and Linda Sellner of Prior Lake.

Great grandparents are MaryAnn Friendshuh of Shakopee; and Ila Egan of Moose Lake, Minn.

Baptism is planned for Oct. 9, 2011 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Shakopee.

Mike and Sandy Kroyer of Lonsdale, Minn. announce the birth of their daughter, Emma Jane Kroyer, on July 8, 2011 at Northfield Hospital.

She weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce and was 19 inches long. She has blue eyes and light brown hair.

Siblings are Jacob, 6, and Kyle, 3.

Grandparents are Jerry and Barb Kroyer of Prior Lake; and Orvie and Barb Schultz of Webster, Minn.

Great grandparents are Bob and Betty Kroyer; and Alice and Julius Friedges.

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For more information about volunteering with the CAP Agency, or information about group volunteering, call Linda Shelton at (952) 402-9856 or visit www.capagency.org. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old or supervised by an adult.

social workers/crisis response workers can help to answer calls from families. Training and supervision is provided.

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“I’m just a little scared because I don’t want to break my neck and ribs,” Nate says.

Knoll saw that Nate didn’t have some of the proper equipment and lent it to the family to ensure his safety. Now Nate has the right helmet, knee protectors and a safety vest. He’s also working on getting the right shoes and a few other accessories.

“I don’t want to wear a neck protector but my mom and dad say that I have to next year, otherwise I can’t race,” he says.

Nate and his older sisters, 11-year-old Katia and 13-year-old Cianna – who also just started to BMX bike – all attend Life Academy. When he isn’t racing and winning trophies, Nate still enjoys biking around his neighborhood and getting muddy on mountain bike trails. The season is winding down and Nate plans to stick with his new sport of choice.

“I want to win another race and I want to get into more levels,” he says. “It’s kind of easy right now … I want to go to [intermediate] because I want more challenge.”

the public about the food suppor t prog ram. T raining is provided. Call Terry at (952) 402-9835.

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Q AND A WITH NATE SWANSON What are your hobbies?

Playing with my friends. We like to play airsoft. We bike and we build jumps. We play video games.

What is your favorite gaming console?

Xbox 360.

What is your favorite video game?

“Call of Duty: Black Ops.” It’s a fun game.

It’s intense too, because you never know when the guys are going to pop out.

What is your favorite subject at school?

Math. It’s fun and it was easy in first grade. I don’t know if it’s going to be easy in second grade yet because we’re still reviewing.

What was your favorite thing that you did this summer?

BMX race.

What are you looking forward to this school year?

Getting better at reading.

What is your favorite movie?

“Ratatouille.” I like animal movies.

What is your favorite candy?

Airheads.

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she went from never being anyone’s sibling, to being alternately a younger and an older sister to seven students.

For her, the family reunion was a unique experience.

“It was a lot of fun having all my siblings as one,” Olivia said.

“Interacting with all of them, I share a different relationship with each one, so that was fun and kind of weird.”

The Jonasens had floated the idea of doing a reunion every five years or so, and relatively early into the cruise Gessner and the other students said they simply couldn’t wait that long. Linda has downgraded the wait to “every handful of years.”

“It just filled your heart.

You had a lot of pride looking around,” she said of seeing the family together. “They become your children. It’s a lifelong relationship.”

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FAMILY TIES Gessner was the third student the Jonasens’ hosted and the first male, after the family got involved with AFS in 2002. One of Jack’s colleagues “had hosted a number of students,” and his wife began talking to Linda about the idea. In August she sent an inquiry to the organization, planning just to dip the family’s collective toe in the water with a semesterlong student placement.

Instead, they dived right in.

“They had a girl who was in a home that wasn’t working out and needed to be placed immediately,” Jack said.

She ended up with the Jonasens for the full year and they were hooked, though the situation wasn’t always perfect.

“It was kind of difficult at first,” Olivia admitted.

She not only had to learn to live with a new person in her home, she had to share her parents’ attention, as well as the bathroom and the computer, Linda noted.

That was part of why the experience was attractive for Linda – who has one brother – and Jack, who is one of seven sons. They wanted Olivia to experience life as someone’s sister. By the time Gessner moved in, Olivia actively embraced her role.

“That was kind of fun,” she said. “It was like my older brother on the football team.

I’d meet more people and more people would know who I was. I’d see him in the halls and be like, ‘ Hey, that’s my brother.’”

That wasn’t always the case for Olivia. She’s the first to describe her pre-teen self as less than culturally astute, which led to some uncomfortable moments with her French older sister, the first student to stay with the Jonasens.

“I asked if she had toilets in France,” Olivia said. “She was very offended.”

Fielding strange questions was almost a rite of passage for the visiting students. The family recalls one particularly cringeworthy query directed toward an Austrian traveler: Someone asked if he saw a lot of kangaroos at home – confusing the European country for a similarly named island continent. Another curious individual asked the Jonasens’ Danish student if he spoke European.

Having seven international siblings share her home made Olivia, who graduated from PLHS in 2009 and attends Winona State University, much more world-savvy.

“Sometimes when I’m talking about it [with my peers], the farthest they’ve traveled is Wisconsin,” Olivia noted.

Adopt a cat from Rainbow Rescue Rainbow Animal Rescue of Prior Lake will have a cat and kitten adoption day from noon to 3 p.m. every Saturday at Pet Supplies Plus, at the corner of County Road 42 and Highway 5 in Burnsville.

A wide selection of cats and kittens will be available. All pets have been vet-checked, are feline leukemia/FIV negative, have required vaccinations and are spayed or neutered (kittens come with a certificate for free spay/neuter), services that are included in the adoption fee.

For more information, call (952) 440-3824 or visit www. petfi nder.com (enter zip code 55372).

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Linda and Jack Jonasen, center, sit surrounded by five of the foreign-exchange students they hosted and their daughter Olivia. The photo was taken on the family’s European cruise earlier this summer, which reunited the Savage residents with their former international visitors.

“I think that the thing that we’ve probably gotten the most enjoyment out of is the different personalities. It’s interesting to interact with each one of them.”

Jack Jonasen Foreign exchange host parent

REUNITED Olivia added a stamp to her passport earlier this summer, when the family reunited with its international members for a cruise. The idea came to life after gestating for four years.

Linda decided that she wanted to do an Alaskan cruise for her 50th birthday, which set the precedent for Jack to do something similarly grandiose for his big 5-0. His plan? A trip to Europe, complete with stops in Sweden and Germany to see Michael and the family’s Swedish former exchange student.

“That lasted for about five minutes,” Jack laughs. “I was told [by Linda and Olivia] that if I was going to Europe, I wasn’t going alone.”

The family had made past sojourns west to visit the students they’d hosted, and likewise, many of the students – and even their parents, with whom Linda made an extra effort to forge relationships – had visited the Jonasens in Savage long after their time as Lakers had ended. The family stayed together through the Internet as well, relying on Facebook and e-mail.

“With technology now, it keeps the world a lot smaller for keeping in touch,” Linda said.

Planning the cruise was a struggle, juggling everyone’s locations, schedules and desires.

An initial Mediterranean excursion was scrapped when one of the students informed Jack that 20somethings don’t want to spend their vacations looking at old architecture.

Instead, the family reunion took place on a cruise that stopped in Cannes, Nice, Barcelona, Rome and Corsica. Thirteen people from the Jonasen clan were present on the ship: five of the international students, as well as one student’s boyfriend, two sets of students’ parents, and the three people from Savage who started it all.

“Dinner was the first occasion where everyone has been together,” Jack remembered. “It was very interesting because everyone felt so comfortable with each other.”

“It seemed normal,” Linda added. “It was like a big family.”

Though some of the international students had met, some had not and the Jonasens were the only link between them all. Gessner recalled getting along with the boys well even though they’d never met. He was acquainted with the girls. For Olivia,

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The Jonasens took a sabbatical from hosting a student during Olivia’s junior year at PLHS. “That was OK because she was a teenager and we needed a year with just her,” Linda said. “We were still involved in the organization, we just didn’t have a student.”

After Olivia left for college, the Jonasens attempted to try out student-free life; ‘attempted’ being the operative word.

“We decided we really wanted to be empty nesters,” Linda said. “Then we got cold feet and we’d decide, ‘Oh, I think we’re going to get another [student].”

Due to the economy, AFS has struggled with placing students, Jack said.

“You end up feeling kind of guilty when you don’t take one,” he continued.

The relationships aren’t all one sided, either.

“I think that the thing that we’ve probably gotten the most enjoyment out of is the different personalities,” Jack said. “It’s interesting to interact with each one of them.”

“I’ve felt good that we’ve impacted all these children’s lives,” Linda added.

Olivia, the one-time lone wolf, has gained a lot from her extended international family.

“Even though I’m an only child, I have all these siblings,” she said.

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Keep your eyes on the finish line You drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration. You stretch to avoid injury. You wear the right shoes. You think about all the necessary precautions to keep your body healthy when running.

But what are you doing to take care of your eyes?

Minnesota has the highest incidence of age-related Macular Degeneration in the country, partly due to the Scandinavianethnic makeup and partly to the high number of sunny days, said Dr. Matthew Sharpe, an ophthalmologist with LasikPlus Vision Center in Edina, Maple Grove and Oakdale. LasikPlus, lasikplus.com, is a major sponsor of the Boots & Boas 5K.

Q & A with Jason Edwards Complete Nutrition is one of the Nutritional Food Sponsors (along with Pure Market Express) for the Sept. 10 Boots & Boas Dash/5K Run/Walk presented by St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Savvy.mn Magazine and Eden Prairie News. Learn more by visiting Active.com and searching for “Boots & Boas 5K.” Jason Edwards is the owner of the Eden Prairie, Edina, Burnsville and Maple Grove Complete Nutrition stores, completenutrition.com.

Q. Describe what your business offers.

A. Complete Nutrition is a general health and nutrition store committed to helping customers look better, feel better and perform better every day.

We offer trained consultants that develop one-to-one relationships while customizing weight loss and muscle building solutions thorough exclusive products. Our personal consultants

are fitness experts that can customize exercise and diet plans regardless of experience level of each client. Eight more Complete Nutrition stores are set to open over the next two years in Minnesota.

Q. Why do you care about nutrition? How did you get into your field?

A. I grew up in a family that experienced obesity and witnessed the effects it had on my immediate family. I decided fairly early in life that I wanted to focus my career on helping people live healthier lives which is why I completed my undergraduate degree in Health Education and Health Promotion. I was fortunate to work on several projects in which we focused on the dietary habits of several underprivileged communities and saw how having a plan increased the overall well-being of the participants.

Q. How has eating right/paying attention to good nutrition improved your life or the lives of those you know?

A. I think the most important aspect to living a healthier lifestyle is having a plan. Living healthy is a commitment, not a destination. This is not something we start and end. I believe supplementation is only one piece of the foundations necessary for clients to be successful.

Making choices to replace bad habits with good habits like drinking water and not soda, eating out less, taking a multi-vitamin, getting more REM sleep and eating smaller meals is essential to any successful plan.

I have found that paying attention to my diet has helped increased my energy levels and improved my overall sleeping habits. I also have more energy to keep up with my 9-

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and 7-year-olds as I am taking them to events all over the city. I am by no means perfect in my diet. I have an occasional pizza, burger or beer, but I do so in moderation. I am not a believer in depriving myself; rather, I believe that good health comes from being aware of unhealthy eating habits and that a cheat meal today does not mean I have seven more during the week.

Q. Would you share with us a guilty food or drink pleasure?

A. My favorite cheat meal is Mexican food; chips and salsa, margaritas and chicken el carbon de pollo. After living in Tucson, Arizona for three years, I fell in love with food south of the border and chose it as my comfort food whenever I cheat. The key is the cheat meal only comes once a week, not every day.

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Q. What should runners be thinking about when it comes to eye safety while running?

A. Sunglasses should be light and comfortable and prevent side entry of sunlight as much as possible.

Q. When it comes to sunglasses, what should runners be looking for?

A. Ultraviolet light protection standards in the US are the highest in the world, and this is the most important part of the sunglasses. One doesn’t need to buy designer or very expensive sunglasses to get this.

Q. Are there special styles of sunglasses that offer the best protection for active runners?

A. Many of the sports glasses already being worn are of the “wraparound” style that prevents sun from coming in the sides. Running in winter may make this even more important, as the reflection off snow increases overall sun exposure.

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An Open Letter to Big Red Wines

Christopher Straub

Calling all ladies to a night on the red carpet The Shakopee Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual Ladies Night Out Sept. 13 in downtown Shakopee.

Shakopee’s own fashion designer Christopher Straub will be launching his fall line and hosting a fashion show at Turtle’s Social Centre. Straub appeared on season six of “Project Runway.”

Registration begins at 6 p.m. at the Scott County Historical Society.

Women can stop by local businesses for the red carpet treatment on their way to Turtle’s Social Centre for hors d’oeuvres, entertainment and fabulous prize drawings.

Fashion show hosted by Christopher Straub, Karizma and Designer Carousel is at 8:30 p.m.

Each Ladies Night Out guest will receive a bag to collect more than $75 worth of goodies, a map and a punch card highlighting all of the participating businesses where they will need to get their cards punched in order to become eligible for fabulous prizes.

Tickets are $20 and limited. Buy them at shakopee.org, or call the Chamber office at (952) 445-1660.

Kris

BARBER THE WINE ROGUE

So you’ve come back. Do you really think you can just come traipsing back into my life again after leaving for an entire summer? You want me to just pick you up again as if everything was fine? Am I really supposed to just take you back?

Sorry honey. I’ve moved on. I’ve met so many fantastic white wines after you left that I barely even remembered you. I met a Torrontes from Argentina. That’s right. We saw Shakespeare in the Park together. Did you know I spent some time on the beach with a Sauvignon Blanc from California? Yup. That was in June and I’ve had that same wine three times since then. Uh huh.

Unlike you, it’s crisp and it’s bright and it refreshes me like you never did.

Did you hear I met a Viognier for the first time this July? Well I did. I even brought it to my family picnic. Guess what? They loved it. I might even take it over and introduce it to the guys on game night. So don’t even try to weasel back in like you and me got it goin’ on.

Did you know I had to put the big red wine glasses away after you left? I should have known you wouldn’t be around once the weather got nice. I was so stupid!

And I have no doubt that you’re

probably showing up in other people’s glasses right now too. No! We’re done! Things are different now. We. Are. Done.

Don’t get me wrong. I wish you well. I mean, you always did go well with steak. Do you still go well with steak? I bet you do.

Remember that night at the cabin?

The night of two bottles? You were amazing. You’re always amazing on a cold night. We were good

together, weren’t we? It would be fun to do something like that again. We have so much history together. It would be a shame to just turn our backs on so much history. Okay, maybe I’ll have just one glass. For old time’s sake — but I’m not taking you back.

This week’s recommendation: Guglielmo Private Reserve, Petite Sirah 2007 ($24.99): With flavors of smoke, chocolate, and

leather, Guglielmo tastes like something we love to reminisce about but are careful not to talk about. This wine is big and meaty and buxom and delicious and a great way to welcome back the big red wine season. Grab a bottle and create some history.

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

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Natural refreshments will be available.

Reservations required; reference activity #411317-01. For ages 18 and older.

Time: 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 Cost: $25 Location: Lowry Nature Center, 7025 Victoria Dr., Victoria Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

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Saturday

SEPT. 10 MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY Beyond the Yellow Ribbon South of the River will host the first-ever Military Appreciation Day for members of all branches of the military and their families.

Time: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 Cost: Free Location: Lions Park, 1101 Adams St., Shakopee Info: btyrsouthoftheriver.org

ROCK AND WALK FOR ALZHEIMER’S McKenna Rock and Walk hosts a 5K race to benefit the Alzheimer’s Assocation. The event will include children’s activities, horse-drawn wagon rides, live music, a bake sale and a silent auction.

Time: 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 (race begins at 10 a.m.)

Cost: $20 Location: McKenna Crossing, 13810 Shepherds Path, Prior Lake Info: mckennacrossing.org

COMEDIAN DERICK LENGWENUS Comedian Derick Lengwenus currently resides in Chicago where he performs stand-up and studies improv at Second City. Comedian Pete Borchers will also perform.

Time: 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10 Cost: $13 for 8:30 p.m. show; $10 for 10:30 p.m. Saturday show Location: MinneHAHA Comedy Club, 1583 1st Ave., Shakopee Info: minnehahacomedyclub.com/ shakopee

MINNESOTA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL The 41st annual Minnesota Renaissance Festival features 16 stages of live entertainment, live armored jousting, food, drink, artisan booths and seven themed weekends. This weekend’s theme: Highland Fling featuring World Highland Games and Minnesota Highland Games, Scottish vendors, free beer tasting, kilt competition and sign language Saturday. The Sept. 17-18 theme is Wine, Chocolate and Romance.

Time: Weekends through Oct. 2 and Friday, Sept. 30 Cost: Adults $20.95; seniors $18.95; children 5-12 $11.95; age 4 and younger free; dogs $10 with registration; free parking Location: Three miles south of Shakopee on Hwy. 169 Info: (952) 445-7361 or renaissancefest.com/MRF

FILM SERIES: ‘LIFE: PART 1’ How living things stay alive is at the heart of “Life” the latest series from the BBC to be presented at the Refuge’s Bloomington Visitor Center.

Time: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 Cost: Free Location: Bloomington Visitor Center, 3815 American Blvd. E., Bloomington Info: (952) 854-5900 or fws.gov/ midwest/minnesotavalley

Learn proper safety and shooting techniques with instructors from Three Rivers’ Outdoor Recreation School.

Bring family and/or friends and discover who has the hidden talent for the time-honored sport. All equipment is provided. Reservations required; reference activity #424611-00. For

FREE SWING DANCE

POND EXPLORATION Meet a naturalist at the nature center’s dock and use a net and bowl to scoop critters out of the pond. For all ages.

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

Tuesday

SEPT. 13 PUPPET ESCAPADES: ‘THE THREE LITTLE PIGS’ “The Three Little Pigs” is a favorite story of the 19th century and today.

Enjoy theme activity stations together, and then join the silly puppets as they recreate this classic story. For ages 2-6 with adult. Reservations required; reference activity 43840-50.

Time: 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13 Cost: $4 per person Location: The Landing - Minnesota River Heritage Park, 2187 E. Hwy. 101, Shakopee Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

BELLY DANCE LESSONS This class is for people with no experience with belly dance or those who have had some instruction but want to solidify the basics.

Students will learn basic movements, techniques and isolations and zills (finger cymbals). Wear comfortable clothing and ballet slippers or bare feet. Socks are not recommended.

Time: 7:15-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept.

13, 20, 27; Oct. 11, 18, 25 Cost: $55 Location: Central Family Center West Gym, 505 Holmes St. S., Shakopee Info: (952) 496-5029

EARLY EXPLORERS: BUSY BEES

Sunday

FAMILY ARCHERY

The Hangar Dance is back – and how!

Celebrate the 1920s and raise funds for the Scott County Historical Society.

Get dolled up in your 1920s glad rags and get a wiggle on. Event includes music by the Roseville Big Band, silent and live auctions, moonshine cash bar (wine/beer), light supper, costume and Charleston dance contests and more.

Time: 6:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 Cost: $30 ($25 for Scott County Historical Society members) Location: Flying Cloud Airport – Gate H, 10110 Flying Cloud Drive, Eden Prairie Info: (952) 445-0378 or info@ scottcountyhistory.org

ages 8 and older.

Time: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 Cost: $10 Location: Cleary Lake Park, 18106 Texas Ave., Prior Lake Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

Discover the magic of historic Eagle Creek village. Dress as a pioneer if SNAKE MOON you wish; bring outdoor clothes as Take a full-moon, naturalist-guided hike some activities will be outside. During and learn about Minnesota snakes and the September session, participants will discover the importance of bees, how they prepare for fall and winter learn how they make honey and hibernation. For ages 6 and older.

Time: 7:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 observe an active beehive from the safety of a screen tent. For ages: 2-5 Cost: $5 with adult. Reservations required; Location: The Landing - Minnesota reference activity 438407-47.

River Heritage Park, 2187 E. Hwy. Time: 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 101, Shakopee Cost: $5 per person Info: (763) 559-9000 or Location: The Landing - Minnesota threeriversparkdistrict.org River Heritage Park, 2187 E. Hwy. 101, Shakopee Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

SEPT. 11

‘BEES KNEES’ 1920’S HANGAR DANCE

Wednesday

SEPT. 14 DAN PATCH GOLF CLASSIC The Savage Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring this event featuring contests and a $500 cash prize.

Time: 1 p.m. shotgun start,

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The annual Prior Lake Volunteer Fire Department chicken barbecue raises money for equipment and operational costs.

FIRE DEPARTMENT CHICKEN BARBECUE

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he Prior Lake Volunteer Fire Department will host its 32nd annual chicken barbecue to raise money for equip-

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ment and operational costs, from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 at the VFW, 16306 The 63306 Main M i Ave. A Th menu will ill iinclude l d barbecued chicken, baked potatoes, dinner rolls, corn on the cob, coffee and milk.

GRANDPARENT/KID DAY AT CLUB PRIOR Grandparents and their grandchildren can work on crafts and enjoy free snacks at this event. Craft supplies will be provided. RSVP required.

Time: 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14 Cost: Free Location: Club Prior, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave. Info: (952) 447-8920

Thursday

SEPT. 15 PRIOR LAKE GARDEN CLUB The Prior Lake Garden Club will welcome guest speaker Julia Vanatta, a native plant enthusiast, who will speak on “The Plants of Isle Royale.”

The public is invited.

Time: 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 Cost: Free Location: Prior Lake City Hall, 4646 Dakota St. Info: Jane at (952) 447-3061

BOOK CLUB The book featured at the September meeting of the All Minnesota Book Club will be “Another Planet: A Year in the Life of a Suburban High School”

by Elinor Burkett.

Time: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15

SCOTT COUNTY ART CRAWL Get ready for this annual art event in the Prior Lake, Savage and greater Scott County area. Maps and more are available at the art crawl’s website.

Time: 5-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 Location: Artist studios throughout Scott County Info: scottcountyartcrawl.org or e-mail SavageArtsCouncil@gmail.com

Ongoing PRIOR LAKE FARMERS MARKET

The cost is $12 for adults and $6 for children.

Wednesday, Sept. 14 Cost: $125 per golfer Location: The Wilds Golf Club, 3151 Wilds Ridge, Prior Lake Info: (952) 894-8876

Minnesota’s hottest jazz violinist and “Prairie Home Companion” veteran, Gary Schulte, leads an ensemble of some of the nation’s top swing musicians. Bill and Shannon Butler are well-known swing dancers and instructors in the metro. Dancers of all ages and levels of experience are invited to enjoy this swing dance event. The program is part of Scott County Library’s “First Thursdays Danceteria,” free monthly dances with live bands and instructors. It’s co-sponsored by the city of Prior Lake and Club Prior, and funded in part with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Time: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 Cost: Free Location: Club Prior, in the Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave. Info: (952) 447-3375

Cost: Free Location: Scott County Historical Society, 235 Fuller St., Shakopee Info: (952) 445-0378 or scottcountyhistory.org

accepting donations of new books, DVDs, CDs and VHS tapes for the sale.

Time: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 Cost: Items for purchase Location: Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave. Info: (952) 447-3375

JUNK BONANZA The Junk Bonanza hosts more than 100 juried junk vendors of antiques and one-of-a-kind and artisan-repurposed pieces. This year’s event will include a farm market with local harvest goods, special displays and giveaways.

Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

15; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Sept. 16-17 Cost: $8 per day; children younger than 12 free Location: Canterbury Park, 1100 Canterbury Rd. S., Shakopee Info: junkbonanza.com

GETTING READY FOR WINTER A Master Gardener will share information about how to prepare landscape plants, lawns and gardens for winter survival and successful spring return.

Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 Cost: Free; pre-registration requested Location: Scott County Fairgrounds, 7151 W. 190th St., Jordan Info: (952) 492-5410 or esmith515@umn.edu

Upcoming FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE Low prices and a wide selection of slightly used fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, DVDs and videos are featured in this sale. Organizers are

MINNESOTA RACE AGAINST THE ODDS Hundreds of runners and walkers are expected to attend this day-long celebration in memory of Ella Hope Hauschildt, a local 7-year-old who died of brain cancer. Check-in begins at 8 a.m., with a 5K race/walk at 9 a.m. and family activities including bounce houses, face painting, crazy hair, kids’ games and free lunch.

Time: 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 Cost: Donation collection Location: Lakefront Park, 5000 Kop Parkway, Prior Lake Info: raceagainsttheodds.com and www.thecurestartsnow.org

MORNING PHOTO HIKE Spend the morning exploring the Wilkie Unit. Look for early signs of fall, migrating birds and wild flowers. Bring any type of camera, sturdy footwear, bug spray, sunscreen and a hat.

Time: 8-10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 Cost: Free Location: Wilkie Unit, 7701 Cty. Rd. 101 E., Shakopee Info: (952) 854-5900 or fws.gov/ midwest/minnesotavalley

NATURE YOGA FOR WOMEN Yoga instructor Annalisa Bragg will lead simple yoga to tune the body to autumn. Take time to reflect on

The Prior Lake Farmers Market, in downtown Prior Lake, features locally grown, seasonal farm-fresh food. Many of the products are organic, chemicalfree and naturally grown. The market also offers meats, fish, baked goods, handcrafted beverages, gourmet confections, assorted landscaping stock, fine crafts, music and more.

Time: 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays Cost: Free to attend; items for purchase Location: Main Avenue, downtown Prior Lake Info: priorlakefarmersmarket.com

GREAT SCOTT CYCLING CLUB Bicycling enthusiasts are invited to join the Great Scott Cycle Monday and Thursday evenings from May to October. There are four levels for riders.

Helmets are required; road bikes are highly recommended. This is a social club for riding and gathering afterward.

New members are always welcome.

Time: 6:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays Cost: Free Location: Leaving from Michael’s Cycles, 16731 Highway 13, Prior Lake Info: Al at (952) 220-4585 or greatscottcycling.com

TRIBAL FARMERS MARKET The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community will have its own farmers market at Mazopiya, the tribe’s natural food market, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday. Produce varies each week according to the season. A limited supply of native prairie plants may also be available for sale, along with wares from community member artisans.

Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays Cost: Items available for purchase Location: Mazopiya, 2571 Credit Union Drive, Prior Lake

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Cats Welcome.

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Randy 952-270-9221 3 BR duplex, patio, garage, $995.

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24 acres of farmland, $109,900.

2-1/2 acre lots, $39,900-$69,900.

Cabin on Spring Lake, $239,900.

Randy Kubes Realtor 612-599-7440

Lots/Acreage

Allure Salon, adding 10am-3pm, M-F shift for experienced motivated sylist & PT Nail Tech.

952-496-3331, Bonnie

Truck Driver/ Mechanic Ditch Witch of Minnesota, Inc. is currently seeking a full-time truck driver/mechanic. Qualified applicants will have 5+ years experience with formal training.

Class A license is required. Benefits include: medical, dental, 401k & uniforms. Fax resume to: 952-4450035 or mail to: 12826 Emery Way, Shakopee, MN 55379 or come in to fill out an application.

House for sale: 9875 Spring Rd, EP $324,700 952-240-8940

Real Estate Bargains

2nd Shift Shop Help. Applicants should be: Experienced, clean driving record. Towing experience gets more pay. $10+ starting. Taking applications at: 4805 Dakota St. Prior Lake.

For more information call; 952-447-5286

Welders Chart Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of standard and custom engineered products and systems for a wide variety of cryogenic and heat transfer applications. Chart's New Prague MN manufacturing campus is a 27-acre site with over 275,000-sq. ft. of heavy manufacturing space. Presently, Chart has immediate openings for Welders on our night shift.

Primary job responsibilities will include performing complex and critical welding operations on various metals using Flux-core, TIG, MIG and Sub-arc Welding.

The ideal candidate shall have a high school diploma, vocational welding program certificate or equivalent welding experience and the ability to read and interpret drawings and weld symbols.

Chart's fast track to a rewarding career includes a competitive compensation and benefits program. If you are interested in the challenge please apply in person, call or send your resume and/or application to:

Chart Inc. 407 7th Street NW New Prague, MN 56071 EOE

Farmland for Sale & Wanted. Randy Kubes, Realtor... 612-599-7440

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

BUILDING

BUILDING

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

30 years experience

Steve Jenness

cell 612-418-2277

fax 952-447-1211

sjenness@integraonline.com

lic#20628802

WE TURN HOUSES INTO HOMES •ROOFING •ADDITIONS •KITCHENS •BATHROOMS •DECKS •PORCHES

612-250-6035

Lic # 20292641, Insured & Bonded

Residential, Commercial, Homeowner Associations, and Property Managers

We specialize in all of your Repair Needs! www.mrhandyman.com Member of the SouthWest Metro Chamber of Commerce

MAGNUM CONSTRUCTION CO.

Over 19 Years Experience Licensed and Insured

Basements • Room Additions Complete Home Remodeling Decks/Porches

BUILDING

CLEANING

JC's Remodeling Co.

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

Remodeling, basements, kitchen, bathrooms, decks, drywall/painting

952-461-4540

www.magnumconstructioncomp.com

952-681-8013 www.jcsremodeling.com

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

952-445-7790

*Lower Level Finishing *Decks & Exteriors

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

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

Over 17 yrs in decks & porches.

For deck do-it-yourselfers: framing & footings. www.newimage decks.com

Mike 952-442-1308 Lic#20219985 Ins

Stone Work New

Gerald Fugate, 18 yrs exp. lic#20636523CR Ins.

Remodel ! Country Touch Clean.

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

952-454-7591, Melanie.

Home and Office Cleaning. Experienced, reliable, reasonable rates.

Chimney Repairs Free Estimates Licensed Insured

Lebens Masonry

952-233-1099

CLEANING

Lowell Russell Concrete

Blue Skies Window Cleaning, LLC

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

Interior acid stained floors and counter tops.

• Free Estimates • 14 years experience • The Residential expert! • Insured

Luke 952-467-2447 952-496-2609. Time To Shine. 17 years, licensed, insured. Call Sheila.

~ PARAMOUNT REMODELING, INC. ~ Where Your Dreams Are Paramount

DECKS DECKS DECKS New Image

www.bumblebeeservices.com

Brick Work

www.staincrete.com

Big Enough To Help~Small Enough To Care

*Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling *Distinctive Hardwood Flooring

CONCRETE/MASONRY

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

952-492-3170

Decks, porches, additions, remodeling. Great ideas/ prices.

Fred Hartgerink, 952-4473733

A Clean House= Big smiles.

Experienced, Responsible, References. 952-361-6237

Custom Cleaning.

Housecleaning done your way. Call Nancy, 952-820-5245 nancy.braun@yahoo.com

BUY IT SELL IT FIND IT

CONCRETE/MASONRY

952-461-3710 info@staincrete.com

CONCRETE/MASONRY

DCI Inc. We are a very diverse company that has expertise in Driveways Patios Foundation repair Chimney restoration Stone fronts Outdoor fireplaces Floor staining, etc....

References- Fully insured

Feel free to text, call 8/14or Email andydciinc@gmail.com Andy, 612-221-1849

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

952-448-7037

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

DRAPERIES Drapes, Blinds, Fabrics, Upholstery, Bedspreads.

Lakes Interiors. 38 yrs.

952-447-4655.

DRIVEWAYS Radloff & Weber Blacktopping Inc.

Free Estimates Driveways, Parking Lots

• Block Foundations • New Additions, Repairs • Driveways • Patios • Steps • Garages • Pool Decks • Tear-out, Remove, Replace/New • Decorative • Colored, Stamped, Exposed Aggregate Free Estimates

952-758-7742

www.chconcretemn.com

612-221-2181

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

~Since 1971~ Free Estimates

You’re #1 when you place your ad in the Classified

or call 952-345-3003

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

952-403-9200 A Licensed Master Electrician at your service Scheffler Electric, Inc. 952-758-3561

Place your Classified ad on....

iMarketplace.mn

952-447-5733

952-345-3003

POWERTECH Electric.

Local. Owner operated.

Licensed, insured, clean.

Rich: 952-292-8683

FLOORING ABOVE ALL HARDWOOD FLOORS & CARPET Floor Installation Sanding & Refinishing Carpet, Tile & Vinyl Installation Exceptional Quality Great Service

952-440-WOOD (9663)

Duffy’s HARDWOOD FLOORS • Floor refinishing & sanding • Real wood floors • Dustless refinishing • Water damage specialists • Board patching • Custom staining • Best quality • Best pricing • Most experience in your area • Family owned, 28 years • Free Estimates

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

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

LANDSCAPING Country Trail Tree Moving & Landscaping Service/Tree Sales Boulder Walls

952-492-6289 952-292-2050 www.country trailtreemoving.com

Prior Lake American | www.plamerican.com

Full-Time

Full-Time

THE HAIR MATE At 16203 Main. Ave., downtown Prior Lake. WANTS YOU IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCED BEAUTICIAN/ HAIR STYLIST, BARBER/ STYLIST & MANICURIST/ PEDICURIST. Self-employed status only.

Also for rent- small office space @16197 Main Ave., PL, $500/mth. Call Gina Tupy 612-616-5550 or Harry Tupy 612-720-6201.

Mechanic Position Elite Waste Disposal is seeking to fill a position for a 2nd shift Mechanic.

Ideal candidate would possess: *Heavy truck mechanic exp. or equivalent schooling *Be D.O.T. certified. (Not required) *Class A license *Must have your own tools *Be willing to work from 1:00-9:30 p.m. M-F Please send resume: troy@elitewastedisposal.com

POLICE OFFICER The Shakopee Police Civil Service Commission is now accepting applications for the position of Police Officer. Minimum Qualifications: Candidates must have a valid driver's license and be POST licensed or have taken and passed the POST exam by November 1, 2011. Hiring Range: $4,146 to $5,183 per month, DOQ. Application Deadline: September 23, 2011. Obtain application from the City of Shakopee at www.ci.shakopee.mn.us/employment.cfm or (952) 233 9320. EOE. TTY/TDD: (952) 233-3837.

ROUTE DRIVER Allied Waste Services seeks FT Route Drivers for residential routes in the Twin City area and suburbs.

WE OFFERExcellent pay Advancement opportunities Benefits-including medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans, long-term disability, shortterm disability, health spending account, dependent spending account, 401k, uniforms, paid holidays, personal and vacation time APPLICANT MUST POSSESClass B (CDL) license w/Air Brake Endorsement Excellent driving record High School Diploma or equivalent Stable employment history 1 year commercial driving experience Knowledge of Twin Cities area and suburbs Excellent communication skills Physical ability to lift 45+# repeatedly Position requires strenuous physical labor with 45+ hours per week in all kinds of weather. Candidate must pass DOT physical and drug screen as well as assessment for essential physical job skills.

If you are interested in joining our team, stop in and fill out an application, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Applications accepted through September 19, 2011.

9813 Flying Cloud Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55347 An Equal Opportunity Employer, m/f/d/v

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Full-Time

Full-Time

ASSEMBLY 2nd shift

ASSOCIATE TRAINEE Real Estate Career Excellent Potential Fast Growth

We are looking for a large number of people to work in a cold room environment packaging food items. Excellent opportunity for extra money over the next four Holiday months.

Apply ASAP for immediate placement!!!

Team Personnel Services Shakopee 952-746-3346 www.teampersonnel.com

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

Carpenters/ Framing.

Apprentice & lead position. FT year-round, SW Metro. Mark: 612-6854966

Finish carpenters wanted with 2-5 years of experience. Position is full time and benefits eligible. Must have valid D/L, reliable transportation and be able to pass background check, drug screen and physical.

Call our job line at 952-380-3720 or send resume to jobs@carpentrycontractors.com

Store Management & Crew Members Opportunities Available Now hiring for a full time Store Manager Position.

Stores are located in the Shakopee and Bloomington areas. Please call Michelle at 952.653.2192 for interested inquiries.

WE OFFER: Flexible scheduling Opportunity to run your own store Competitive pay Pleasant atmosphere Multi-store opportunities

Full-Time

Deli Manager Full Time Radermacher's Fresh Market is accepting applications for 2 Full Time Deli Management positions in our Jordan and Le Center locations.

Outgoing, energetic, & organized candidates with Retail Food Service, Sales and Management experience preferred. Weekends & some evenings are required. Great pay & benefits available for the right individual.

Applications & resumes can be submitted to: crystalw@radermachers.com

by fax 952-403-5926 or in person.

Framing, Siding and Window carpenters wanted with all levels of experience. Positions are full time and benefits eligible. Must have valid D/L, reliable transportation and be able to pass background check, drug screen and physical.

Call our job line at 952-380-3720 or send resume to: jobs@carpentry contractors.com

Full-Time Next Steps is hiring aides, assistants, lead teachers. Send resumes to: info@nextsteps learningcenter.com

NOW HIRING! FT Account Executive Looking for a self motivated, self starter to service and grow accounts in the Scott and Carver County Area. Duties include, but are not limited to maintaining existing accounts, building new accounts, commercial script writing, and marketing the radio station through community events.

Please send resume for consideration by 9/16/2011 to GM, Kristin Guerrette at kguerrette@kchkradio.net

No phone calls please Ingstad Mediactive is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Full-Time

for Receptionist/CSR growing insurance agency.

Full time front desk position, Insurance experience helpful. Send resume Attn: Brad Billings State Farm Insurance 421 1st Ave E Shakopee MN 55379

Trailer mechanic wanted. Full time dayshift $15.-$19 pr/hr, DOQ. Benefits including medical insurance, paid time off, Simple IRA with match, uniforms. Drivers license and tools required. Please fax or email resume to SMH 763-767-3064 smhi@qwestoffice.net 763-767-7342

Part-Time Looking for Massage Therapist to work at Canterbury Park. Chair massage in Poker room “No chair required” Need 100 hours of schooling. Must be honest and self motivated, flexible hours, call: Connie 952-250-3899 Male PCA position available in Chaska.

Call Sheila 651-7892299

NAR's .7 fte – all shifts 5 p.m – 9 p.m.

Please apply online at: www.stgertrudes shakopee.org EEOC

NOW HIRING SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR No experience Necessary will train

A New Career Carver County office: Are you fun and outgoing?

Take the real estate style test and find out if a real estate career is right for you.

www.askwyn.com

Wyn Ray 952-556-1750

Starting wage $13.25 an 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

Positions available at a private golf club in Eden Prairie. Server positions, banquet and a la carte. Previous fine dining experience a plus. $12-16 per hour based on experience. Employee meal per shift. Stop in to fill out an application, 952-941-6262 for directions.

Loan Processor State Bank of Belle Plaine has an immediate opening for an experienced Loan Processor. The qualified applicant should possess a minimum of 3 years banking experience in loan processing in all areas of lending including Consumer, Commercial, Ag and Real Estate.

Familiarity with Laser Pro loan documentation software preferred. Must be willing to work Saturday rotation. Other requirements include: 10-key proficiency, familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel, & strong prioritization and problem solving skills. We offer a competitive salary and benefit package.

PT Substitute Health Assistant, LPN for Shakopee School District. Requires LPN license and CPR certification. Full description and directions on how to apply can be found by visiting:

Please call or stop in to receive an employment application. 201 W Main St PO Box 87 Belle Plaine, MN 56011 Tel. 952-873-2296 www.statebankbp.com

www.shakopee.k12.mn.us/

and referring to posting number 1289.

JORDAN TRANSFORMER, LLC Substation Transformer Repair/Remanufacturing since 1973, now hiring the following position:

Schools bus drivers, will train. PT. Family owned business operating for PL/Savage Schools. Perfect for homemakers & retirees.

952-440-2382

Controls Electrician Supervisor Inquiries must have an electrical background in circuitry, switches and relays, wiring control power panels, able to understand schematics, volt and ohm meters, blueprints as well as experience with conduit running; and previous supervisory skills. Jordan Transformer offers a clean and safe work environment with competitive wages, 401K plan and medical package. Inquiries send complete resume with wage expectations to: Jordan Transformer, LLC, Attn: Human Resource Dept 1000 Syndicate Street Jordan, Minnesota 55352

StarTribune Newspaper Carrier Needed immediately Shakopee & rural Waconia Weekend routes.

For further information see our website at;

OR

Email: hr@jordantransformer.com

www.Chaskadelivery.com

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

LANDSCAPING

LANDSCAPING

LAWNS ARE US

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

Landscape & Irrigation Services Block Walls, Paver Driveway, Patios X Drainage Correction X Lakeshore Restoration X Complete Irrigation Winterization X Aeration & Over Seeding X Dethatch & Fall Clean-Up X Boulder,

952-492-3160

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

Colored Mulch $26.50/ yd.

Cypress, Cedar, Hardwood

Flagstone, Steppers Decorative Rock Edging/ Poly/ Fabric Retaining Walls, Pavers

Call for Hours Wever i l e 952-492-2783 D

LANDSCAPING

ODD JOBS

#1 Schieber Outdoor Services LawncareLandscaping. Commercial Residential. Senior Discount. Joe: 952-2924445 612-275-2574.

AJ's Tree & Lawn Service LLC. Trimming & removal. Licensed, insured.

952-445-1812 Paul Bunyan Tree Service. Tree Removal and Trimming. www.paulbunyantree serviceinc.com AA Tree Removal/ trimming/ firewood/ brush hauling, stump grinding.

Steve, 952-445-5239

Quality Remodeling and Home Repairs

Schmidt and Son Lawn Care Aerating Leaf clean-up Mowing for 2012 Contracts

www.HermansLandscape.com

Free estimates

952-496-1365

MOVING/STORAGE

MOVING?

Caola

Landscape Services 952 445-0663

XComplete

Landscaping Design, Build, Maintain XWater Problems resolved XSprinkler Systems XRock/Mulch/Edger XTrees & Shrubs XBrick Pavers XRetainingWalls Over 30 yrs of quality workmanship Visit our website:

www.caolalandscaping.com

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

952-292-2261 Premiere One Landscapes

You Call - We Haul

Completely Enclosed Truck Very Reasonable Rates

952-758-2552

ODD JOBS

ODD JOBS

Credit Cards Accepted

ROOFING

A Minnesota Greenstar Qualified contractor

References, Lic & Ins Mn Lic. 20632058 Kevin Hayes

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

NEED HANDYMAN? Little Job Expert!

For all the odd jobs needing Attention!!!

Painting: • Interior & Exterior Finish Carpentry: • Basements • Bathrooms • Ceramic Tile • Sheet Rock & Taping Dennis 952-334-1755 952-445-9034

Bruce Mackenthun Does It All! WindowDoor- Deck specialist!

Professional services.

952-270-9166.

Lic #20452534 Ins. www.brucedoesitall.com

We Haul Moving New Prague

ROOFING

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

PAINT/WALLPAPER Handy Home Repair Service, Inc. Any Task... Just Ask

PLASTER/DRYWALL

952-448-3761 No wall too small

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

952-445-7302 www.rdandassociates.com

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

*A and K PAINTING* Schedule your Fall painting now!

Handyman Ser vices PROFESSIONAL, PROMPT, COURTEOUS SERVICE 28 YEARS OF TRADE EXPERIENCE Bob Wagner (952) 686-4833 www.bobshandymanservices.com for available services and rates. Fully Insured LOW HOURLY RATES, TELL ME WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD AND WE WILL MAKE A DEAL!

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

952-474-6258 Major credit cards accepted

Let us know how we can earn your business.

(952)873-6078 Roofing Windows OSiding ORemodeling O

PLUMBING/SEPTIC

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

Free wind & hail damage inspections...

We can handle all of your insurance claims.

Roofing, Siding, Windows & all home improvement needs. We do it all!

Father/ son plumbing company.

Licensed, bonded, insured. Working for you! R&D Plumbing952-237-0115 Plumbing, heating, remodel and repair, new construction. 952-4922440

ROOFING KREUSER ROOFING, INC. •Roofing •Siding •Windows

952-882-8888 Call today for your Free Inspection!

Family Owned & Operated www.capstonebros.com Lic# 20609967

PAINT/WALLPAPER

Rainbow Painting INT/EXT Specializing in wall & ceiling painting and texturing.

Wallpaper removal.

Staining.

Enameling & more!

Free estimates 612-701-6805, Troy

PAINT/WALLPAPER Breimhorst Painting. Interior/ Exterior. Insured.

Albie: 952-261-2234 Greg Anderson Painting 4 generations experience. Painting, staining, enameling. Taping repairs. 952-445-6816 MJ Painting Interior/ Exterior painting & staining. 952-445-2904 Marvin Jeurissen

PLASTER/DRYWALL

952-492-3842 952-412-4718(cell) Storm damage repairs Defective shingle claims Family owned & operated Thousands of satisfied customers Professional and Courteous

“Bill's Painting” Exterior/ Interior/ Decks. 29 yrs/ guaranteed work.

10% scheduling discount.

952-448-6633/ 952-220-1090

Monnens Custom Builders Roofing/ Additions New Construction Siding/ Windows Locally owned 20 + Years Jim's Cell: 612-859-4618 Mike's Cell: 612-859-4620 952-496-0921 Lic. 4960

Visa, Discover Mastercard, Amex accepted

Why Wait Roofing LLC Best Drywall LLC Serving SW Metro 18 yrs. Small crew/no subs/ painting. New Const/ Basements/ Repair.

BBB Reg/Ins/Free Est. All work guaranteed Mic 612-685-0476 bestdrywallminnesota.com

O

Locally Owned & Operated Licensed & Insured #20631439

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

UPHOLSTERY Discounted fabrics... drapes, bedspreads, residential/ commercial.

38 years' experience.

952-447-4655

Lic# 20632183

Insured, References, Licensed #20374699

R.D. & Associates

ROOFING

Offering best extended manufacturers warranty!

Tear-offs, Re-roofs, Siding & Gutters, New Construction Insurance Specialist Over 18 years experience FREE ESTIMATES Rodney Oldenburg Cell # 612-210-5267 952-443-9957 Lic. ID-20156835

We’re just a phone call away.

Whether you’re advertising a service, looking for an employee or selling a car, we can do it all!

Advertise locally and reach over 80,000 homes!

Classified 952-345-3003

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Part-Time

www.plamerican.com | Prior Lake American

Part-Time

Part-Time

Boats/Motors

Boats/Motors

Campers Travel Trailers

Motorcycles

2004 41' SportsCoach Elite. Fully equipped.

23,000K. Well-maintained.

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

2004 Harley FXST Softail 24,000 miles. Extras too much to list. Call for details. $8,800. 952836-6773

Sporting Goods

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED SCOTT COUNTY DT&H On-Call Vocational Substitute Our New Options program is seeking to hire staff to work up to 14 hrs per week helping to implement various aspects of programming in our facility. Duties will include program-specific tasks in support of developmentally disabled individuals & their families. MQ's: Equivalency of HS graduation & 1 year experience working w/people w/developmental disabilities, in a nursing home, or in long-term care. One must be able to physically support clients in daily activities. Hiring Rate: $11.50/hr. Posting is open until filled. Obtain application from Scott County Employee Relations at 952-496-8890 or from the internet at; (www.co.scott.mn.us). EOE TTY/TDD: (952) 496-8170 Let's work together.

Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women is in need of additional volunteers to answer its 24-hour crisis line and provide childcare at support groups. Free training for crisis line volunteers will begin Oct. 1.

No training is required for childcare volunteers.

For more information, call Kim by Sept. 14,

1992 Vibo 21' Hexagon pontoon. Low hrs. 2 motors. '96 Merc 90HP + 9.9. Marine radio. Trailer. Clean. $9,500. 612720-2262

bsehlers3242@gmail.com

Campers Travel Trailers

952-873-4214 Waitstaff, Cooks, Set Up Crew, Bartenders.

Knights Event Center.

Contact Cindy, 952-4455555

1998, Bayliner Capri Fish & Ski boat, 19 ft.

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

TRANSPORTATION

POLICE EVIDENCE TECHNICIAN The Shakopee Police Civil Service Commission is now accepting applications for the part-time, civilian position of Police Evidence Technician. Minimum Qualifications: Candidates must have a high school diploma or G.E.D., valid driver's license and 3 to 5 years of work experience in a position requiring strong organization, documentation and inventory skills.

Hiring Range: $17.75 to $19.75 per hour, DOQ. Hours: 20 hrs. per week, primarily daytime Monday Friday. Application Deadline: September 30, 2011.

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.

PT LIVE-IN, FT PAY! GROUP HOME Work in a comfortable home with six women with a Developmental Disability. Schedule is Sunday, 7:00pm until Friday, 9:00am. Includes sleep nights, free time during the day and three days off! Supervise personal care, routines & skill building & accompany into community. Need CPR & Med passing certificate or obtain immediately. Requires related experience, solid judgment, a valid drivers license & safe driving record. Pay $600+/wk, full benefits - more details at our website.

Apply on-line at CommunityLivingHomes.com Community Living Inc, 952-443-2048

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Boats/Motors

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

Mariner & 8hp. Kicker. $6500. 612-554-6725 or

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

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

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

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

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

27' 2007 Palomino Thoroughbred, 1 slide out, triple bunk, queen bed sleeps 7-8. $17,499, Parked in Waseca. Call Mitch 612-325-7365

Motorcycles 1973 14' Alumacraft boat/ trailer, 15 HP Johnson motor. Needs carb work. Trolling motor/ battery, steering console. $1,125/BO. 952-448-3128

1979 Mark Twain 17' Runabout, trailer, 115 HP Mercury. Power tilt, swim step, custom canvas seats/carpet. Registered 2013, $1,999.

612-590-1595

1981 Sea Nymph 16' fish/ ski boat, 1989 Evinrude 60hp tracker, Spartan trailer, trolling motor, livewells, locators, anchormates, pedestal seats. REDUCED! $3200. 952445-5473

2002 Larson 19' FishNSki, SEI 190, 135 HP Outboard, stored indoors. $11,900.00 or BO, NADA guide suggested $13,945.00, Jon 612-730-8116

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

Hydro Stream Vegas.

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

1996 Itasca Suncruiser Motorhome. Class A, 39'. Excellent condition, shedded at all times/ winterized.

Loaded!

29,300 actual miles. $35,000/BO. 507-6656019

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

2001 Camper, 5th wheel 2 slideouts, golfcart, shed $14,500. Excellent condition. Parked on beautiful wooded lot in Zumbrota, MN 612-7208683/ 612-599-0184

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

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

2005 Kawasaki 1600 Vulcan Classic with Vance & Hines pipes.

New tires. 10,895 miles.

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

EZ-GO Gas Golf Cart with Rear Seat. White with White Top and Seats. $2195. 952-2390446

Cars $$ Paid for Junkers/ Repairables FREE TOW. Immediate pickup.

Serving Carver/ Scott counties.

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1963 Buick Custom Convertible. V6 A/T. Completely rebuilt 3000 miles ago.

New white/top, brakes. Excellent condition some minor restoration needed. $5000. 605-2127283 1996 Geo Prism. 4D, High mileage, great condition. $1800. or best offer. 952-361-8700

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

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

2007 Harley-Davidson Street Bob. 2,700 miles. $8,000 in upgrades. Excellent condition. Asking $10,000. Call 952-7584289.

Honda style 2007 JMST 250cc Scooter.

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

Sporting Goods 2003 Harley Softtail Deuce Anniversary model.

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

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

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1976 Classic Cadillac Convertible.

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

559-435-3751

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

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Trucks

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1990 Chevrolet Beretta GT, white/red int. California car extremely clean, low miles. $2,750 952-215-5421

1998 Dodge Stratus, 6 cyl, AT. 156K. $1,500.

952-445-6173

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

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

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Vans

2002 Ford Expedition, original owner, 4.6 liter, A/C, 6CD, third row seat, no accidents, runs, looks very good. $5,700. 952-270-8292

2000 Ford Windstar LX 7 Passenger Van, 133,349 Miles. $2,250.

6 Cyl Engine, Automatic Runs and drives great.

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Jerry Griffin Estate, Connie Griffin: Owner Saturday, Sept. 17, 10am 14990 Jonathan Carver Pkwy, Carver To settle the estate of Jerry Griffin, we will offer items at public auction

Boutique/Craft Sale

15th Annual Old Barn Boutique Crafts, furn., antiques, Don't miss! Once a year 9am-6pm 9/14-18 & 9/23-25 2 Miles N. of Emma Krumbee's on Hwy 169, Belle Plaine

Estate Sales

Belle Plaine Sales Belle Plaine Citywide Garage Sales. Fri-Sat, 9/16-17. Maps available at: www.belleplainemn.com

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PRIOR LAKE ESTATE SALE 15335 FLAG Av S. Sept 16,17 & 18, Fri 95 (#'s@8) Sat 9-5 Sun 9-3, Off Hwy 13S. Full upscale home offers updated furn mint; Stanley 5 pc Queen BR & Royal Pedic matt, Fab chaise, sofas & sev chrs, cherry DR table/6 chrs. Desks (6) inc oak drop frt & cherry, occ tbls, oak office furn inc rolltop, curio, sev oriental style rugs, many newer electronics inc flatscrn tvs, elegant Glasswr inc cranberry, framed art, qual mens/wom cloz Inc full length newer mink coat, full kit, books & decor, sew mach, several pcs outdoor furn, grill, canoe, good golf & gar SHOES OFF PLEASE CINDY OLSON 612-554-2336

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Chaska Sales

Prior Lake Sales

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Shakopee Sales

Shakopee Sales

Crossroads Church Annual Yard, Bake Sale.

Friday, September 16th 3pm-8pm.

Saturday September 17th, 8am2pm. Lots of vendors, various items. Crossroads Church 14300 W. Burnsville Pkwy

Fri. & Sat. Sept. 9-10th 8am-5pm 942 Conner St Chaska.

Garage sale.

Gently used Boy/Girl Toys and Clothes 0-3yrs. Double stroller, Adult clothing, TV, Dryer.

Multi-Family Sale Friday 9/16, Saturday 9/17, 95pm. Vintage clothes, fabrics, collectibles, home decor, few antiques, toys, bikes, childrens clothes, scrubs.

5979 Flandrau Circle SE

Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church Annual MEGA Sale!

Wed., 9/14, 4-8pm.

Thur., 9/15, 9am-7pm. Fri., 9/16, 8am-12noon. 3611 N. Berens Rd. NW. www.sollc.org 952-230-2988 The Enclave at Cleary Lake Neighborhood Sale. Thursday/Friday, September 15th-16th from 9:30am-4:00pm.

Kid's clothing and toys, housewares, furniture, bikes and much more!

Off Cty Rd. 21 on Cty Rd 87.

1015 Main Street Thursday-Saturday 9/15-9/17.

Furniture, tools, sports equipment, electronics, adult clothing (tall), canning jars, puzzles, books, holiday, craft supplies, lawn chairs. NEAT CLEAN

JUNKAPALOOZA GARAGE SALE TREASURES GALORE! Vintage, Funky, Collectible & Practical Finds for all! Fri. & Sat. 9/16-9/17, 9am-5pm.

714 Holmes St, Shakopee No Early Birds, Cash Only

Back To School Sale.

Thursday-Saturday 9/15, 9/16, 9/17, 9-4pm.

Captains bed, books, toys, Tupperware, dolls, collectibles, clothes, new portable grill, much more. 2720 King Ave.

Yearly rep, sample & garage sale.

Friday 9/16- 17th 9-5pm. Lots of new samples.

Clothes, some Xmas, tot toys, misc. 625 Saint Marks Rd. East of the prison

Eden Prairie Sales Carver Sales 16170 Delarma Drive, Off CR 11, follow signs.

9/8-9-10, 9am-4pm. HH items & tools, misc. odds & ends from Man cave.

Chaska Sales

Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9-8, 9, 10. 9am5pm. Tiffany Lane Neighborhood sales We're housecleaning you benefit! A wide variety of good stuff! Prairie Center Dr. to Franlo (behind library) to Tiffany Lane

Excelsior Sales Book Sale - hundreds of paperbacks, romance, mystery, thrillers, fiction Friday - Saturday, Sept.

9-10. 110275 Village Road, Chaska Cabin furnishings of all kinds: dressers, tables, chairs, quilt rack/ frames, school desk, gun rack, fish rods, camp tents, stoves, golf lamps, picnic tables/ benches, misc. 9/16-17, Corner of Engler/ Bavaria.

Fri & Sat. September 9&10. Fri 8-5, Sat 8noon. Garage sale. Pool table, loft bed. craft supplies. toys. girls clothes. household items, knicknacks. misc. 2873 Mark Twain Drive, Chaska

Estate Sale: 70 yrs, one home!

Wicker furniture, freezer, hidabed. Vintage: dinnerware, Christmas ornaments, hand tools, lamps, doll accessories, records. Sat. 9/10, 9am4pm.

Sun. 9/11, 12noon-4pm. 240 3rd St.

Jordan Sales St. Paul's Lutheran Church 7th Annual GARAGE SALE 6th & Varner St. Thurs, 9/15, 8am-7pm Fri., 9/16, 8am-6pm Sat. 9/17, 7am-11am (½ price & bag sale) Concessions available

Garage & Estate Salejewelry, electronics, furniture, artwork, collectibles, lots of misc.

Thurs-Fri-Sat., 9/8-9-10, 8am-6pm. 15568 Skyline Ave. NW (Eagle Creek & Highland) Follow signs Harbor Neighborhood Annual Garage Sale: Thurs-Fri-Sat. 9/15-17 9am-5pm. A little bit of everything... furniture, clothes, knick-knacks, much more! Off Hwy 42, across from NTB. HUGE Moving Sale including furniture, household items, clothing, toys, tools, and much more! Fri. & Sat. Sept 16 & 17 9am-5pm. 5234 Credit River Rd SE, Prior Lake.

MOVING SALE: 9/1516-17. Indoor/ outdoor furniture, 2 king bed sets, tools, pistol, wheels/ tires, many wildlife prints, HH, kitchen items, large wood computer desk, 58” console flatscreen TV. 4338 Priorwood St. SE

Savage Sales Fri-Sat., 9/9-10, 8am3pm. Garage Sale, A-Z. Hand & power tools, tool storage. 7633 PONDS EDGE PATH Multi Family Garage Sale; Saturday 9/10 84pm.

Cookbooks, Longaberger baskets, clothing, dresser, gift baskets.

HH items, snowmen decorations.

5757 136th St. West Multi-family sale. Toys, Kids/ adult clothing, HH. Misc. Wed., 9/14 Preview. 4-7; Thursday.

9/15, 8-5. Friday, 9/16, 8-noon. 8512 Summit Oaks Bay.

Shakopee Sales Garage Sale: Sat. 9/17, 8am-3pm. 611 Thomas Ave. W. Lots of misc.

Final Sale, Friday 9/16, Saturday 9/17. 9-5pm.

50-75% off in the house.

Bag sale in the garage.

Everything must go! 828 Dakota St.

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23 c.f. stainlness steel side-by-side refrigerator and stainless steel electric stove, $950/both. Couches, chairs, coffee, end tables. Craftsman 42” riding mower, 18 HP, $750. 21” self-propelled Toro mower, $35. 2 Singer sewing machines from $25. Truck tool box, $30. Furnish your apartment with a bedroom set, living room set & kitchen set, $365/ all.

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1 firestone wide oval.

235/50/17, like new. $125. b/o 952-217-2370

4, Chevy S-10 rims, Aluminum 4wd. $75. 507329-3964

Band instrument, Ludwig percussion/bell set. $200. 952-334-5584

100' grounded extension cord. Like new. $15.

952-240-1025.

18" tires on American racing rims. $500. 612810-9955 1999 Olds Alero. V6, 188,000 miles. $650.

612-702-4741 2 rattan recessed glasstop end tables. $100. Must sell 952447-3959 2 Twins tickets, sec 132, row 4, 9-21-11, $56. 952-334-2593

48” glasstop rattan table, 4chairs. Moving must sell $385. 952447-3959

Barbie, Lil Trail Rider ATV. For 1-3 y/o. $40.

952-461-3508 Bedroom set in solid maple.

Five pieces $250. e-mail BarbAlan2@aol.com Bike trailer stroller.

Schwinn. 2-seater. Like new. $20.

952-9466955.

Bike, Girl's Trek 20 inch, purple, excellent condition, $100. 952-4039674 Brussels Griffon Pup. Smooth coat, 06/25/11. $300. 612-247-6498

30-06 ammo mostly 150 gr. $8. 952-388-8456 300 gallon fuel tank with stand. Complete. $200.

952-445-3166 3pc bedroom set: queen headboard frame, dresser w/mirror, $325.

952-220-5051

6.3 gallon steel boat motor tank. Like new. $20. 952-445-1148 6x8 trailer, motorcycle, snowmobile. $400. 507329-3964 8 gallon Craftsman wet/dry vac. $10. 952445-1148 8pc. patio, dining/set.

White metal, dark blue seats. $225. 952-4472159 Adjustable queen bed, mattress.

Used 3 months. $500. 952-4454522 Aquarium 55gal, w/light & rod iron stand. Rectangular, $50. 952-4408265

Butcher Block, maple.

30"x25"x1.5" thick. $65.

952-448-3699 Car seat, free, high back booster, up to 40lbs. 952-447-0112 Chair dryer, gold washable covering. $35. 952873-2775 China hutch, solid oak.

Excellent condition, $350. 952-440-5266 Chinchilla with lg. cage toys food. Cute, friendly. $100. 651-895-0625

ThriftMart Discovery McDonald's muppets.

Miss Piggy, Kermit, Fonzie. $15.

952-443-0186

Credenza entertainment 7ft. Soild oak, good condition, $250. 952-9341060 pickup Daisy BB gun. Lever action, works. 1980's, $40.

952-649-7936 Danby, winecooler, new.

Holds 35 bottles, slideout shelves. $280. 612282-9450 Deer stand 7' tubular steel with platform. $10.

952-445-7207 Dell Latitude laptop.

Works great. Needs battery. $125. 952-2401025.

Desk, Ikea, great for student, built-ins. $100, 952-937-2384 Dryer, 700 Kenmore. $150. 952-403-0771 Dryer, Sears Kenmore 800. $75. 952-4483511

Duck boat, Carsten Pintail, like new. $450.

952-239-1496 Duck hunting jacket down liner 3XL. Excellent, $40. 952-445-1293 Faribo stadium blanket, 100% acrylic, red/black plaid, new, $8. 952-4474961 Fiberglass, F150 topper.

Prime shape, burgundy $200. 952-445-3556 File cabinet 4 drawer and 2 drawer $20. 952937-1681 Fisher Price carnival kick & whirl, $20. Great condition. 952-443-0186 Flute, Gemeinhardt 2SP, great condition. $150. 952-797-4959 Free kitten, 6-8 weeks old, to good home. 612310-3156 Free to good home. 2yr, adult female cat. 612310-3156 Free, male cat, good with kids to good home.

952-484-0181 Free, twin mattress and boxspring with frame.

Good condition. 952445-1293 Garage electric heater, The hot one, 5000w 240v, $140, 612-9193680 Garment travel bag.

American Tourister, No wheels, $35. 952-4474961 German Shepherd Pup. 11 weeks. Vets, shots, $395. 952-681-9100 German Shepherd puppy. $300. Mike 952-8732075 Girl's Heely's $25. Size 13 email for pictures. sdt1974@yahoo.com Girls, bedroom furniture, white with pastel. Many pieces, $300. 952-2332038 Goodnite girls, pullups quantity 74. S-M $15. sdt1974@yahoo.com Graco, "Ashford travel system", baby stroller, carrier carseat. $80.

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Graco, "Pooh" baby stroller. Excellent condition. $45. pick up. 952882-4919 Home gym by Weider. $130. or b/o. 952-2217924 HP Scanner 3300 Series, 2 installation, instruction disks. $25.

952-403-7733 Kennel 14' x 8' 3 sided minor repairs, FREE 952-412-8585 Kennel, wire, large dog, foldable. $25. 952-4925596 Kitten 8 weeks old. Free to good home. 612-3103156 Kitten, litter box trained.

Adoption fee, $20. Call 507-964-5899 Lazy Boy, swivel, rocker recliner.

Like new, w/tags, $475. 952-7365478 Light oak desk. Good condition. Pickup, cash. $50. Call 952-440-8265 Mary Kay, Timewise, visibly fit body lotion. $12. 952-564-1161

Office desk 30"x5', Free! You pick up. 952934-1219 Percussion bells and practice pad set. $130 952-906-2975 Ping pong table, green, winter fun! $50. Pick up 952-492-5596 Pitchback rebound net.

66" high, $25. 952-2214828 Playset wooden, Great condition. $150. 952401-0843 Pool table, American Classic, 8', Biscayne, you move, $475. 952736-5478 Precious Moments anniversary clock. Excellent condition. $25. 952540-7070 Refrigerator white, good condition.

22Wx31LX 57H. $75. 952-898-2692 Refrigerator, freezer not pretty, light yellow.

Works great. $75. 952649-7936 Stroller, Free. 952-4470112

Scanner HP ScanJet 5300C. Scan, copy, email, fax. $50. 952440-8023 Sectional, 3pc., LIKE NEW! From Hom Furniture. $1200. 952-7365478 Sewing machine, White, walnut with side drawers, $50, 952-828-0833

Suit case, new style.

Gently used. $25. 612644-8377

Sleeper sofa, queen size.

Hunter green, good condition. $39.

952-937-1681 Small "Antique looking" desk, $30. 952-4430186 Small animal Aquarium 12"by 20" $5. call 952233-1968 Small animal Aquarium: 17" by 36" $20. call 952233-1968 Sport Card Collection All Sports 20,000+ Cards $450. Call 952-3035562 Starter camping gear.

Tent, chairs sleeping bags. Hammock, $150.

763-257-2585

Tractor cab for large farm tractor. $325. 952492-2031

T.V. 46" Mitsubishi-rear projection. Excellent picture, $125. 952-9371548 Tires/Nitto-NT450-205 & Epic wheels. 4 for $500.

612-867-5734

Treadmill, Primefit 115v. $95. 952-492-5741 Washer, Frigidaire front loader. $150. 952-4030771 Weiderclub 4870 weight system. 8 stations, upper/lower body. $250.

952-200-4023 Wine glass rack. Hanging, wood, like new. $15. 952-447-7825 X-box 360, 250 gig hard drive 20 games $170.

612-644-8377

Mary Kay, Velocity perfum. New, $15. cash 952-564-1161 McDonald's muppets.

Miss Piggy, Kermit, Fonzie. $15. 952-4430186 Mens black leather jacket. Size S. Like new. $50. 952-240-1025 Mens golf clubs. RH golf bag, golf cart. $75. 952447-4578 Mens western suit. 3 pc. like new. $40. 952-4474578 Miniature Horse! Mare, cute & gentle, great starter. $400. 952-4432327 New in box 12ga pump Stoeger, P350 Camo $350. 612-220-4184 New in box, Weatherby PA08 12ga pump shotgun. $325. 612-2204184 New, 6.0 volt cordless drill. $25. 952-240-1025

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Two Warranties -12-Month/12,000-Mile Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty -5-Year/100,000-Mile Powertrain Limited Warranty

’06 CHEVY COBALT LT

’11 CHEVY HHR LT

’08 CHEVY IMPALA LS

’11 BUICK LUCERNE CXL

White, 51,498 Miles, #16120A

Mocha, 10,675 Miles, #5802

Silverstone, 43,216 Miles, #5797

Red, 28,480 Miles, #5851

GOOD SELECTION

SILVERADO

9,995

$

17,995

$

’10 CHEVY MALIBU LT

’08 PONTIAC G6 GT

White, 27,905 Miles, #5810

Sport Convertible, Black, 36,292 Miles, #5774

26,995

$

’07 PONTIAC TORRENT 3.4

’08 TRAILBLAZER LT

Blue, 28,096 Miles, #5848

Silver, 34K Miles, #15302A

#15954

#16022

#15568

DISCOUNTS UP TO

DISCOUNTS UP TO

4,300

8,500

GREAT SELECTION!

NEW CHEVROLET

$

* $

DISCOUNTS UP TO

5,500*

* $

TAHOE

18,995

$

’07 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ

NEW BUICK

White, 66,331 Miles, #16161A

28,995

$

2012 CHEVY EQUINOX

#16092

#15603

36 NICELY EQUIPPED M PG GOOD SELECTION

DISCOUNTS UP TO

DISCOUNTS UP TO

7,000

5,000

$

16,995

$

* $

NEW CAMARO

CONVERTIBLE

’09 PONTIAC VIBE 1.8L

LS, Z71, Blue, 56,893 Miles, #5801

Mystic Blue, 37,330 Miles, #16160A

20,995

$

Ruby, 31,016 Miles, #15985A

23,995

13,995

$

$

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NEW BUICK

’06 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT ’09 HONDA PILOT TOURING ’08 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO

Blue, 75,737 Miles, #5850A

REGAL CXL

11,495

$

Dark Cherry, 31,177 Miles, #16128A

32,495

$

Blue, 38,003 Miles, #16038A

19,995

’07 FORD F-150 SC XLT 4X4

White, 71,768 Miles, #15855A

18,995

$

$

’05 CHEVY AVALANCHE CREW LT

’92 CHEVY SILVERADO RC

Z71. 4x4, Pewter, 101,306 Miles, #16033C

C/K 1500 Series, 4x4, Maroon, 76,074 Miles, #15786C

#15611

#16108

DISCOUNTS UP TO

$

20,995

$

’07 CHEVY SILVERADO CLASSIC CREW ’09 CHEVY COLORADO CREW LT

’05 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING ’07 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CXL

STARTING IN THE LOW TWENTIES

28,096

$

LUCERNE

ALL NEW

1,600*

DISCOUNTS UP TO

White, 137,279 Miles, #16007A

3,500*

$

PLUS $1000 CASH BACK % FINANCE UP TO 60 MONTHS

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15,995

$

*

A.P.R.

*R.T.D. 0% in lieu of rebates on select models O.A.C.

7,995

$

White, 107,597 Miles, #16136A

13,995

$

’05 HONDA CR-V EX 4WD

’04 DODGE DURANGO LTD 4WD

Sahara Sand, 115,154 Miles, #15972A

Silver, 80,307 Miles, #15849A

12,995

$

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12,995

$

15,995

7,695

$

$

’08 FORD TAURUS SEL ’02 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SE

Black, 31,914 Miles, #15931D

16,995

$

Silver, 106,876 Miles, #15373A

7,995

$

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