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n 20 08, the high-profile murder of newspaper reporter Ruth Anne Maddox by her husband, Charles “Tony” Maddox, startled Prior Lake residents into action.

Ruth Anne died at the hands of her estranged husband, who in August was sentenced to 20 years in prison for second-degree murder.

Authorities said Maddox crushed his wife’s neck with a door following an argument in the early morning of Nov. 11, 2008. She died of blunt-force injuries to her head and neck, and her body was found in the couple’s Prior Lake garage the next day.

The city’s Community Safety Advisory Committee already had been working on ways to make Prior Lake a safer place before the murder occurred, but domestic-violence prevention became an even higher priority after the issue hit close to home.

On Saturday, Oct. 1, the committee will host the second annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk at noon at Lakefront Park in Prior Lake. The mile-long walk will benefit Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women, which serves Scott and Carver counties.

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tion for Battered Women’s 2008 Clothesline Project wil l be on display. The display includes a memorial for Ruth Anne Maddox, whose sister also plans to come from Indiana for the walk.

In the 28-year history of the alliance, Prior Lake is the first community in Scott or Carver counties that has organized a walk for domestic violence awareness, said Mary Ann Bigaouette, Southern Valley Alliance’s executive director.

Councilman Richard Keeney, a liaison to the advisory committee, said there’s not enough awareness about how much domestic abuse impacts the local community.

“I don’t think people realize the kind of numbers we’re dealing with,” Keeney said. “They are staggering statistics.”

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At right – Participants in last year’s inaugural walk look at T-shirts in the Clothesline Project display. The national art project was started by women in Massachusetts to remember the women and children murdered as a result of domestic violence and child abuse. Shirts are decorated and then are hung on a clothesline and displayed in a public location.

Vet clinic to get TIF help for expansion

Jury finds offender guilty of sex with another young girl

City also to expand development district

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A Carver County jury on Tuesday found Travis A llan Olsen, 37, guilty of fi rst-degree criminal sexual conduct.

The registered Level 3 sex offender from Prior Lake was on trial for allegedly assaulting a 12-yearold girl in Chaska several times be-

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Travis Allan The 12 -person Olsen jury delivered its verdict to Carver County Judge Phillip Kanning at approximately 4 p.m. on Tuesday after deliberating for just over 24 hours.

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River Valley Veterinary Service will get tax-increment financing (TIF) assistance for the planned expansion of its building off Highway 13 in Prior Lake.

Veterinarians Cynthia Sellin and Bruce Viren will double the size of

their 7,000-square-foot building at 15900 Jordan Ave. They say their 20-employee clinic has outgrown its space. An expansion would create at least four additional jobs and allow them to add services such as pet boarding, Sellin said.

On Monday, Prior Lake City Council members agreed to move ahead with a plan to provide TIF for the project. Councilman Richard Keeney voted against the proposal, saying that even though he thinks the vet clinic “really wants to make something happen,” he generally opposes

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“We’re basically being asked to give someone a tax break in exchange for the idea that there may be jobs, and there may be increased business,” Keeney said. “Yes, the real estate value will be there. But a vacant building can dwindle in value pretty quickly.”

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In Prior Lake alone, 87 cases of domestic abuse were handled in 2009 by Southern Valley Alliance. A total of 120 cases were reported in Savage that year, and 315 cases stemmed from Shakopee. Also in 2009, Prior Lake police responded to 273 reports of domestic violence, and 33 people in the city were jailed for domestic assault.

Statewide, in 2010, at least 28 Minnesotans lost their lives as a result of domestic violence.

The Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women’s annual Femicide Report, which details the deaths of women, children and even some men as a result of domestic abuse, urges the community to “remember their names” and pay attention to signs of abuse.

“While the ultimate responsibility for these murders rests with the perpetrators alone, opportunities for meaning-

ful intervention in many of these cases were missed,” the report states. “Especially in the cases in which the victim reached out for help, we should examine the reasons why our systems ultimately failed to protect those victims from lethal violence.”

WALK THE WALK Walkers are encouraged to make a $10 freewill donation benefiting Southern Valley Alliance when registering at the walk. The event is co-sponsored by the alliance, the city’s safety advisory committee and the Prior Lake Optimist Club.

The first 100 walkers will receive a drawstring backpack and handouts describing the scope and impact of domestic violence. Staff members from Southern Valley Alliance will share information and answer questions.

The walk committee is looking for volunteers to assist with the event. Volunteer opportunities include setting up infor-

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2012. (The county’s share is $1.6 million, with funding also coming from Savage and a federal gas tax pool).

County Administrator Gary Shelton said this would be the “worst way” to balance the budget and only exasperate the problem in 2013. “If you want to change the levy, you should do something structurally. You shouldn’t do it with one-time dollars.”

Commissioner Ulrich called the measure a “false savings” because it could cost a lot to delay part of the project.

“If you do it all at once, it takes less time and has less impact on the traffic,” said County Engineer Mitch Rasmussen.

Not only might the county lose the nearly $900,000 federal contribution if it reduces the project scope, but the cost could go up per mile if the contract has to be renegotiated.

Commissioner Joe Wagner supported delaying the project three weeks to fi nd out, even though the asphalt quality worsens when poured in cold weather.

Menden said he drove the road and didn’t see any marks.

Wolf responded that there is a problem with tenting in the winter.

Rasmussen said if the west end of the project is delayed even two years, it’ll require a full pavement replacement. The east end will also come due in a year or two.

In a recent workshop, county engineers spent hours reviewing long-term road plans with the County Board and going over the safety rationale for certain projects and the benefits of road preservation — a presentation clearly aimed at Menden.

“It seemed like there was no opposition to the fact that we need to maintain what we have,” said Marschall, adding that past boards skimped on road maintenance. “When all roads fell apart and needed overlays at the same time, there wasn’t enough money to do it.”

Commissioners again stood up for road projects that Menden would prefer axed. (He opposed the County Road 42/17 interchange and also had questions about the proposed County Road 69/169).

If county voters had to approve road projects, they would only occur in the most populous areas, said Wagner. “We would never have another road built in the [rural area].”

Wolf said it’s easy to make roads the target and let future boards five or 10 years from now deal with them. He added that projects save lives.

“What’s the cost of a life?” asked Wolf. “I’m not willing to reduce the road budget for 0.9 percent.”

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“We are elected to make the Scott County Commissioner decisions and they’re not easy.

Dave Menden was outnum- I’ve been on this board for 15 bered last week as he opined years and I don’t think there’s that residents would rather ever been anyone at this table forego road work than pay more who has no regard for what the property taxes and suggested public pays in taxes.”

Scott County had painted a Even Com missioner Joe “rosy” picture of the forthcom- Wagner of Sand Creek Towning fallout from the state. ship, who often sides with “I’m kind of upset. We didn’t Menden and voted against a save for a rainy day. I got the 1.6 percent levy increase last picture from talking to you year, stood up for the proposed people that we had nothing to budget. worry about,” said Menden of “As I walk around the courtShakopee, who is in his fi rst house, people are being moved year as county commissioner. around and you see it,” Wagner “We approved these road proj- said. “I can physically see ways ects so fast and then got the the county is doing its best to hammer put on us.” work our way through this.”

Fellow board members hamBoard Chair Tom Wolf of mered back before voting 4 to 1 Credit River Township said (Menden against) for a $61 mil- the county has been remaking lion preliminary gross levy in itself since the state cuts began, 2012 — an increase of $580,000 and is looking at more collaboor 0.9 percent. (This amount rations and efficiencies. could be lowered — but not “We’ve reduced 50 jobs,” raised — prior to fi nal action Wolf said. “We’ve been conserin December.) vative.”

Other commissioners said The county is hoping for a they’ve been recomplete salary peatedly warned freeze from 2012 about continual u n ion ne got i acost shi fts and tions, but Menden aid cuts from the took issue with state, which have the nearly halftotaled close to $9 mi l lion dol lars million in recent in budgeted merit years. i ncreases from “You can ar2011. (Scott Coung ue a position, ty has a unique but you cannot p ay- for - p e r for change the facts,” mance compensaid Commissation model.) sioner Jon Ulrich Ulrich said the of Savage, who county has frozen has served on the ma ny sa la ries, Cindy Geis board since 2001. offered early reCounty auditor “The idea that we tirements and not got some pie-infilled positions. the-sky presentation — that Employees keep rocks on their never happened. We got bleak desks as a cost-savings reforecasts the last two, three minder and even the county’s years. We have taken conserva- unions opened up existing contive measures to prepare and tracts to help balance previous be in the position we are in. If budgets. anyone has been surprised in “I don’t know anybody in the the county, they haven’t been country that has done that,” listening.”

Ulrich said. He added that the The 0.9-percent levy bump county was the lowest in the equals the amount of new prop- state two years ago with a negaerty growth in the county and tive spread levy. makes up only a fraction of the Wagner took the unusual $4.3 million projected budget step in asking County Auditor gap. But the proposed levy still Cindy Geis — whom he said amounts to a $70 per average came from an “incredibly conhousehold tax increase due to servative family” near his in wildly f luctuating property Scott County — to come to the values and major state cuts and podium and give her opinion on tax policy changes. Only $10 whether the county is doing the of it is attributable to county best it can. “You’ve been in the spending. trenches longer than anyone I Menden, who said residents know here,” he said. and businesses are being nailed Geis, who manages more with property tax increases at than 60 people, said she’s gone the city and school level, wants through multiple reorganizathe County Board to put the tions, including the creation tax levy increase to a vote on of a one-stop customer service November’s ballot. area and the downsizing of top “Let the people decide,” he positions. said. “It takes the heat off us.”

“Everyone is being asked to “I haven’t seen too many do more with less,” she said, times where we put the taxpay- and is trying their “darndest” er fi rst,” he said, adding that to provide the service residents the county has the tendency to expect. “I see the stress on my blame the state instead of look- staff. They can’t take much ing in the mirror. “It’s our pet more.” projects or what’s best for us.”

ROAD PROJECTS It is too late to put such an Last week, Menden moved initiative on the ballot, responded a very steamed Com- that the county only do half of a missioner Barbara Marschall $2.5 million pavement rehabilitation and improvement project of Prior Lake.

“You can throw ideas out planned for County Road 42 in there and make statements that Prior Lake and Savage so it people will latch onto, but we doesn’t have to raise taxes in

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Students make big strides in reducing waste Recently, I received a stack of neatly written notes from several Prior Lake High School students who are members of EcoTeam, the school’s environmental education club. The notes are memorable in that they were all written on sphereshaped paper with a graphic image of the earth on each one. Even more memorable were their messages.

“I think it’s awesome that I can proudly say I am a part of the Eco Team,” one note read.

“The Eco Team is happy to be in a school that encourages students and teachers to be green,” another student wrote.

At the Fall Community Fest this week, one Eco Team student informed me, “This is going to be the best year ever for Eco Team and our district! We have over 100 members just at the high school.”

I love hearing from our students, and this is a great example of how all of our K-12 environmental education clubs and programs have really flourished over the last few years. The commitment of our students and staff to environmental education is the reason we can launch new initiatives like our organics recycling program successfully.

All of our schools still recycle paper, plastic and aluminum as in past years, but we now have added organics to our recycling efforts.

With this addition, we hope to divert at least 80 percent of our trash from landfills.

Adding organics to our recycling efforts fits with our district’s mission to be responsible stewards of finances and natural resources.

You might wonder how recycling is fiscally responsible. Diverting organics to a composting facility will eventually reduce our cost by about two-thirds vs. sending that same material to the landfill.

Sending paper, plastic and aluminum to a recycling center saves the district even more.

Recycling organics means recycling such things as food scraps and milk cartons, but it extends beyond the lunch room to such items as facial tissue, paper towels, pizza boxes, brown bags, pencil shavings, untreated wood and cloth scraps.

It’s already catching on with students and staff. Glendale Elementary typically has seven bags of lunch trash each day.

With only a couple of days of practice, the students demonstrated

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the success of the program by producing only a half bag of trash from lunch waste. The rest of the lunch waste was diverted to recycling containers, a pretty impressive feat when you consider that half bag of trash represents about 600 students.

Historically PLHS students and staff recycle half of their school’s waste. Now with the new organics recycling program they will be able to further reduce waste. There are success stories in every building in the district.

Organics recycling would not be economically feasible without our partnerships with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and Dick’s Sanitation. All organic material is hauled to the Source Separated Organics facility on SMSC land in Prior Lake.

It really comes down to dedicated students and staff who took charge on the first day of school and committed to expanding our recycling program and even helping contain costs district-wide.

One Eco Team student wrote, “Thank you for continuing to support our environmentally friendly programs.” To that I say, “Thank you for living our district’s mission statement and for being so passionate about preserving our natural resources.” That passion has even led to the chance for PLHS students involved in EcoTeam to earn a PLHS letter.

As for the notes from students, I can’t bear to recycle them yet. I have posted them in my office as reminders of why we do what we do in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools.

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.

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Support walk against violence Residents are encouraged to get out to Lakefront Park next Saturday for the second annual walk for awareness of domestic violence sponsored by the Community Safety Advisory Committee, the Optimist Club and Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women.

The event starts at noon with registration at the main pavilion.

Walkers are asked to make a freewill donation of $10 to benefit ongoing programs at Southern Valley. Backpacks will be given to the fi rst 100 participants. Everyone is invited to stay at the park for the Prior Lake Autumn Gathering and enjoy some treats and family fun following the walk.

Southern Valley staff will attend the walk and provide walkers wit h i n for mative handouts and an opportunity for one - onone conversation. The event will include a specia l memoria l for Ruth Anne Maddox. Ruth Anne’s murder at the hand of her husband shocked the community in 2008.

Ruth Anne’s sister is planning to drive from Indiana to attend and has indicated she will speak to the group.

Domestic violence is a persistent and pervasive problem in the community. Southern Valley has assisted 1,664 Prior Lake residents relating to reported incidents of domestic violence, with 87 incidents reported in 2009 alone. Of course these numbers only hint at the extent of the problem, as most cases are not reported. Domestic violence is not unique to our community as Southern Valley has served some 15,000 clients since it opened in 1982.

Volunteers are still needed to assist with the event, guiding walkers along the route and distributing informative materials to the participants.

Contact me for more information at (952) 440-7607. Also, check out Southern Valley’s website at www. southernvalleyalliance.org.

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Urge ‘no’ vote on CR21 bypass Every citizen concerned about future property taxes should contact council members and the mayor and urge them to vote “no” on the proposed County Road 21 bypass on Oct. 17.

Why spend $23 million to take away the homes of 34 people and one business and destroy an historic neighborhood to build a roadway that the city’s own engineering consultants now say will have 33 percent more accidents than the current alignment? Why spend over $50,000 of taxpayer money on an economic development study for a roadway when the project will run afoul of Minnesota’s eminent domain statute, not to mention environmental issues?

Why didn’t city staff ask these questions and make them public earlier, before the May 31 public hearing? If city staff didn’t ask these questions, then the mayor and the council should be asking why they didn’t and take appropriate action. It’s the mayor and council who are being made to look foolish by their own employees.

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Send the new, improved model, please Our first lab was Joshua. He followed Moses both in the bible and in our home.

Josh was a very challenging dog to say the least. He was very adventurous, inquisitive, headstrong, intelligent, belligerent and loving all at the same time.

One minute as a pup, he would be destroying a good pair of boots or shoes, and the next he would be in your lap asking for attention. You never knew what side of Josh was going to surface.

When we got Josh as a pup, I traveled a lot and would be gone a week at a time. My wife, Barb, had a difficult time with Josh when I was gone. We used an electronic collar to break Josh of chasing horses on the street in front of our home and kids on bikes. I would break Josh of getting on the bed and couch while I was home, but when I would return from a weeklong trip, Josh would once again be on the couch and bed.

I noticed an ad in an outdoor magazine for a training device called the Sofa Saver.

The Sofa Saver was advertised as being able to train your dog to stay off the furniture. It came with a

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money-back guarantee. Barb and I ordered the unit with cautious optimism. About two weeks later, I came home on a Friday and the Sofa Saver unit had arrived. We opened it and read the directions. The unit was battery-operated and placed beneath cushions on the couch or chair. It was pressure-sensitive.

When placed under the cushion, it would emit a high-frequency noise that was very irritating to the dog.

It was so irritating that the dog was supposed to jump off the cushion.

Once the dog was off the cushion, the irritating sound would cease and desist.

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After testing the unit on the couch and determining it worked, we decided to go out to eat. We should have used a hidden camera to tape what happened next. It definitely would have won first place in America’s Funniest Home Videos. When we returned home, we found the sofa cushions spread out over the floor. The Sofa Saver was advertised as an indestructible, space-age plastic unit. It was totally demolished and spread out on the floor. Josh was sitting comfortably on the sofa without any cushions.

After laughing uncontrollably about Josh’s behavior, I put all that remained of the Sofa Saver in a Ziplock bag and shipped it back to the manufacturer. I included a note that asked them to “Please send me your new, improved model for a field test.” They sent me a refund instead.

I can still see Josh sitting on that couch with cushions all over the floor and a demolished Sofa Saver all over the room. Something tells me that if I were Josh in that situation, I may have done the same thing.

Josh, I still love you anyway.

Rick Petrekovic is a resident of

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Nathan Moroso of Prior Lake, 2½, plays with the bump and noodle components of the Edgewood School’s new playground equipment, furnished by Snug Play USA. A group of Edgewood students has already tried out the new system and school staff will showcase it to the community today as part of the Move Our Bodies, Move Our Brains event. playground components. “You can place a child on this if they have mobility issues ‌ It’s moveable so you can bring it to them.â€?

The equipment is light enough for Edgewood students to move safely but heavy enough that it will encourage them to ask for help, should they choose to move it. That implicit interactivity is one of the things Olsen likes about the Snug Play USA system. “I think it’s great,� she says. “Anything you can do to start incorporating those social

skills early – cooperation and teamwork – is a win-win.�

Judging from the scene in Edgewood’s activity room earlier this week, when a 4-year-old preschool class previewed the equipment, that cooperation message is getting through loudly and clearly. The room was filled with students waiting patiently in line to try each structure.

Rather than push or cry, the students simply said, “I’d like a turn,� or “my turn� when it was time for them to play. That interactivity also extends to

parents, who can sometimes struggle to effectively play with their children on equipment not designed for adults. “A grown-up can totally play on it,� Prosen says of the Snug Play USA system. “I can really see that this is going to be fun for the parents too.�

Olsen agrees. “It’s fun to interact in this way with your child,� she says. “It’s a way to be physically active.�

Unlike jungle gyms – which are pretty straightforward in how, and how not, to use them – the Snug Play USA system is versatile, Prosen says, which will boost creativity. “There will always be that opportunity for [students] to face a new challenge,� she says. “Why not let them open their minds instead of telling them, ‘This is how this works,’?�

Trina Olson, who teaches a 4-year-old preschool class at Edgewood, brought up another benefit of installing the Snug Play USA system: good oldfashioned Minnesota winters. “This will be good for yearround play,� she says of the indoor-outdoor equipment. “We rarely use the playground outside in the winter because the climbers are too slippery.�

Olson is already a supporter of the system, just through seeing her students play on it. “I think it’s been great,â€? she says. “They’re all [having] fun and busy ‌ Everyone’s got something to do.â€?

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Recess is about to get revitalized for students at Edgewood School. The kindergarten and earlychildhood center has upgraded its playground equipment and will reveal the new structures today as part of the Move Our Bodies, Move Our Brains event, which kicks off at 9 a.m. at Edgewood School, 5304 WestWood Drive.

Admission is free.

The new playground equipment is a far cry from the traditional slides, swings and sandboxes of yesteryear.

Those staples have been replaced by structures called “wave,� “bump� and “loop ring,� furnished by a company called Snug Play USA. Edgewood is the second school in the state, and the first south of the river, with a Snug Play USA playground. “We’ve been working on the playground for quite awhile,� says Kristin Olsen, chairwoman of the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District’s Early Childhood Advisory council and mother to an Edgewood student.

The Snug Play USA equipment is not only unconventional in name but in shape and use. The components are bright blue, radiant red and lavender in color, with irregular edges, bumps and rounded sides replacing perfect circles and squares of the past. The structures may seem more complicated but according to Michelle Prosen, an earlychildhood parent educator and school readiness manager at Edgewood, they are more accommodating. “We have several children in here with special needs.

The larger equipment didn’t really have the ability to be inclusive,� she says of past

TWISTED LOOP YARN SHOP

Change of venue: Writing a new story My first big reporting assignment was on Capitol Hill when I was a junior in high school. I spent the week in Washington, D.C., as a participant in the Washington Journalism Conference.

We listened to “experts� tell us about the journalism business, got pointers on how to interview people and practiced writing leads for hypothetical stories. The capstone of my week was interviewing Congressman Collin Peterson, a Democrat from Minnesota’s seventh district. I do not remember all the details, but I’m pretty sure we talked about abortion. That has always been a hot-button issue, and Peterson, a “blue dog Democrat,� tends to vote with Republicans on that particular issue rather than voting with his own party.

My story was published in our event newsletter at the end of the week, and I was on my way to a promising career in journalism. The next year,

Forrest

ADAMS STAFF WRITER

I enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota with plans to major in journalism.

Then my life took some unexpected turns.

Between high school and my freshman semester, I was involved in a single-person auto accident that changed my mind and caused me to re-evaluate life. One year after the accident, I found myself studying creative writing at a college in Florida. Still

one year later, I was back in Minnesota but leaving for China to study Chinese culture and language.

My semester in China turned into two years; my study of the language and culture turned into teaching English writing and speaking Cantonese (a Chinese dialect).

I was 20 years old the first time I stood in front of a classroom of Chinese college students as their teacher.

Was I credentialed to teach in a four-year college? No. Did I speak English? Yes. That is what counted (and the fact that I formed friendly relationships with other teachers in the school during my semester of study).

My time in China was full of rich experiences. I taught English writing in multiple schools for two years. Class sizes were between 40 and 70 students.

In 2001, I returned to Minnesota with a pregnant Chinese wife named Liping,

$54 in my checking account and student loans in default.

Talk about stressful, but I knew there was a plan and purpose for our lives. We got through those hard times by the grace of God, and here we are in the Twin Cities.

Liping and I live in Chanhassen with our two daughters – Karissa, 10, and Anika, 1. We bought a twin home in 2007. My most recent newspaper employer was the Chanhassen Villager (part of Southwest Newspapers), where I worked full-time from 2007 until last week. I wrote for the Villager and the Chaska Herald.

Coming to write for the Savage Pacer and Prior Lake American (also part of Southwest Newspapers) is an exciting change of scenery and an opportunity to learn about new cities.

Please call me at (952) 345-6381 to say “Hi� or with any news tips and questions. I will follow up from there.

RANTS AND RAVES FROM READERS

FROM STAFF

Back-to-school downer

Parked in front of the TV

Rant: “We were extremely disappointed with the back-toschool night for Twin Oaks. I have a sixth-grader who was nervous enough about going to middle school, but to find no teachers in their rooms when we walked her schedule was unbelievable. How unfriendly and uninviting is that? And there had to be a better way for lunch money drop-off and to pick up schedules, as we waited for a half hour in each line. Why can’t they send schedules via e-mail? Then, the first day of school, schedules were changed and the lunch hour/prime time wasn’t right! My other concern is why do the middle-schoolers have to switch schools for a class? Aren’t there teachers at each school who teach choir? Band? Physical education? This gives them no sense of which school they actually belong to. If it was winter, they would have to carry their coats and backpacks all day. Safety-wise, I don’t see how this makes sense. This whole switching schools during the day thing should be re-evaluated.�

Rave: I’m way late to the party, but lately I have binged on a diet of nothing but reruns of NBC’s “Parks and Recreation.� I’d originally dismissed the sitcom, which comes from the creators of the U.S. version of “The Office,� as a cheap imitation. I could not have been more wrong. The characters are diverse, deep and richly drawn and the writing is laugh-out-loud hilarious and witty. While waiting for my favorite shows to come back on the air, catching up with “Parks and Recreation� has been the most enjoyable kind of summer homework. – Meryn Fluker

Cloverleaf plea Rant: “After almost 20 years, the County Road 21 extension is finally done. Too bad it wasn’t done to the original plans of merging onto Highway 169 between county roads 18 and 83. Now we have gridlock at the 21/18/Southbridge Parkway intersection.

My guess is they will tear everything up in two or three years and put a cloverleaf there so traffic keeps flowing. Please, let’s plan our roads correctly the first time and make cloverleaves instead of large intersections with long traffic lights.�

Good spirit Rave: “I attended the Laker home opener football game this past weekend. Way to go, Laker cheerleaders, in joining the team at the end of the game to congratulate the opposing team on their win. I have never seen this done before, so I applaud the girls for joining the coaches and players in sharing good sportsmanship and school spirit. Go Lakers!�

Read this Rave: I’m a late convert to the book club, but I’m so glad that I eventually came around. I love to read but usually am not great at reading on a steady pace or any kind of schedule, hence my reluctance to join a book club. But a few college friends and I have started a low-impact and high-interest book club. We’re reading semi-scholarly books on popular culture, and I’ve really enjoyed the experience. Not only has it added a whole layer of dimension to my reading comprehension, I’m so energized by adding another topic to our conversations. – Meryn Fluker Do you have a rant or a rave? Send us your musings: E-mail: rantsandraves@swpub.com Address: Prior Lake American, Attn: Rants and Raves, P.O. Box 538, Prior Lake, MN, 55372 Guidelines: Reader rants and raves should be no more than 200 words. The deadline is noon each Wednesday.

Rants and raves that are potentially libelous will not be printed or will be edited.

Submissions will not be refused because staff disagrees with their content. Anonymous submissions are acceptable; however, including a contact name and/or phone number is helpful for staff, who may have questions about the submission.

Rants and raves may be edited as space requires. All publication decisions will be made by the editor.

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This week was quite cool, except for T uesday, as temperatures were almost 5 degrees below average.

We started with a light frost on Sept.

Jonathan 15 but avoidCohen ed a freeze, which would have been three weeks earlier than average. Despite some rain in the second half of the

period, precipitation was well below average again. This September is threatening to be the driest in almost 60 years and is counterbalancing last September, which saw over 8 inches of rain, my second-highest total in almost 30 years here.

As we reach astronomical autumn on Sept. 23, temperatures should start to climb again and be back in the 70s again by early next week, though the average high drops into the low 60s. The much drier-than-average weather

should continue, however.

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PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA

JOINT CITY COUNCILSCHOOL BOARD AGENDA

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

Monday, Sept. 26 at City Hall, 4646 Dakota St. The tentative agenda includes: Call meeting to order Approval of agenda Consider approval of Sept. 12 meeting minutes Public hearings: A. (continued) Consider an application for a conditionaluse permit to allow The Cove restaurant to continue serving liquor in the C-2 zoning district. The property is located at 15750 Highway 13.

B. (continued) Consider an application for a variance to allow The Cove restaurant to serve liquor until 2 a.m.

C. Consider an application to allow a building addition to an animal handling land use in the C-2 zoning district. The

property is located at 15900 Jordan Ave. D. Consider an application for a planned-unit development and preliminary plat for the Hickory Shores development to amend the approved townhome design and lot layout. The property is located along the south side of Highway 13 on Kennett Curve and Turner Drive.

E. Consider a preliminary plat to be known as Eagle Creek Estates consisting of 67 residential lots and 14.18 acres of commercial designated property.

The property is located northeast of the intersection of County Road 21 and Fish Point Road.

Old business: None New business: None Announcements and correspondence Adjournment

The Prior Lake City Council will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3 at City Hall, 4646 Dakota St., with members of the Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board.

The tentative meeting agenda includes: Welcome, introductions and dinner School district A. Marketing video and efforts to attract and retain students B. Environmental education and STEM study/immersion study C. Organic recycling with Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community D. Innovative programming: Adult Basic Education/ General Equivalency Diploma/English Language Learners/ School for the Advancement of Gifted Education/Area Learning Center (ALC) E. Space use – future of ALC F. Distinctive work of the district City A. County Road 21 north extension and through downtown B. Community growth yesterday and tomorrow C. Local Laker Link D. School liaison officer E. Fish Point Road F. Economic development initiatives Other business Adjourn

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after the investigation.

Olsen could receive a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, a $40,000 fi ne or both.

A repeat sexual offender, he served prison time in 1998 on two separate counts of criminal sexual conduct in Scott County –statutory rape for his relationship with a 14-year-old girl between 1996 and 1997 and forced sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl in 1997. He was sentenced to prison on July 17, 1998, but freed on supervised release on Dec. 3, 2003. He spent five years on the outside living as a Level 2 sex offender.

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During closing arguments on Monday, the state called three witnesses to the stand while Olsen’s defense called none.

Assistant Carver County Attorney Michael Wentzell said Kanning ordered a presentence investigation after receiving the verdict. The standard time for such an investigation is between four and six weeks, according to Wentzell.

Sentencing will take place

During this time, it is believed that Olsen lived in the same Chaska home with the alleged victim and her mother.

The victim told investigators last March that her contact with Olsen occurred when she was 11 or 12 years old. In a video interview, she told a Chaska police detective and a Carver County social services worker that Olsen had sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions when her mother was working nights at a gas station.

Olsen was sent back to prison to serve the rest of his sentence

in October 2008 for engaging in unsupervised activities with a 13-year-old girl at a park in Shakopee. He then registered as a Level 3 offender. The Level 3 status is used for people considered most likely to reoffend.

Olsen moved into the 16000 block of Cambridge Circle in Prior Lake in December 2008, sparking residents’ concerns and triggering a community notification meeting.

He has a history of chemical abuse involving the use of alcohol, marijuana and cocaine and was also convicted of two assault charges as a juvenile.

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Mary Pat Kearney

Harold R. Hermann, 89, of Barron, WI, formerly of Cumberland, WI died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011 at Barron Care & Rehab. He was employed with Continental Machine in Savage for 30 years.

Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at St Paul Lutheran Church, Cumberland.

Visitation was from 4-7p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21 at the Skinner Funeral Home, Cumberland and one hour prior to service on Thursday at the church.

Skinner Funeral Home provided arrangements. www.skinnerfh.com 800-822-8535.

Mary Pat Kearney, 91, of Savage, passed away Monday, Sept. 19, 2011.

She was preceded in death by husband, Gene; siblings, Eileen Schweich, Monica Suel. She is survived by children, Terry Kearney (Claire Wilson), Mary Kay (Tom) Phillips, Peggy (Ed) Ramirez, Tom (Mary) Kearney; grandchildren, Michelle, T.J., Christy, Julie, Maureen, Paul, Jenny, Megan; eight great-grandchildren; siblings, Helen White, Betty Schweich, Jo (Robert) White, Rosemarie (Tom) Lubansky also other loving relatives and friends.

Mass of Christian Burial is 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 26 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. 4625 W. 125th St. Savage. Visitation Sunday, Sept. 25, from 4-7 p.m. at church and one hour prior to Mass. Interment St. John’s Church Cemetery.

White Funeral Home, Burnsville, 952-894-5080.

On Feb. 22, 1931 in Dickinson, ND, Gervase and Agnes www.whitefuneralhomes.com (Weber) Manning, announced the birth of their daughter Rita Evelyn. She married Howard Fred Nov. 17, 1956 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Dickinson.

Graduating with a degree as a registered nurse, Rita worked at the Dickinson Hospital. In 2000, Rita moved to Marlys Haasch, 59, of Shakopee, forBurnsville to be closer to her family. Rita was a devoted merly of Rochester, passed away Catholic, with a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed the Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011 surrounded by her company of everyone. Rita was 80 when she passed away loving family at Methodist Hospital in St. peacefully in the early morning hours of Saturday, Sept.17, Louis Park.

2011 at Ebenezer Ridges Care Center in Burnsville.

Marlys was born March 28, 1952 in Rita will always be loved and forever missed by her chil- Plainview to Haven and Eleanore dren, Rae (Rick) Zapernick of Arizona, Colin (Darcie) Fred Schmiedeberg of Elgin. She married her of Canada, Reva (Kendall) Moeller of Florida, Jon (Lisa) soul mate and the love of her life, Michael Luke Haasch on Fred of Washington DC, Roberta (Tom) Bezdicek of Sept. 1, 1973. Together they lived in Rochester until 1996 Minnesota and Paula (Chris) Teiken of Minnesota; grand- when they relocated to Shakopee. Marlys was an openchildren, Taylor, Jacob and Rachel Bezdicek, Jason Fred, hearted and loving mother. Her family was her life. She loved Ben and Kayla Teiken; stepgrandchildren, Kira Hamilton her children, grandchildren, and countless other people who and Landon Moeller; brother, Dan (Ruth) Manning of called her mother. She kept her door open to family, friends, Nebraska; sister, Jean (Leo) St. Michel of Connecticut; and the lives of others she touched. other relatives and friends. Rita is preceded in death by Survivors include her husband, Michael and her eight chilhusband, Howard; parents, Gervase and Agnes Manning; dren, Bradley (Julene) Haasch of Chaska, Scott (Laura) siblings, Catherine Williams, Pat Tusler and Bill Manning.

Haasch of Coon Rapids, Jamie (Laura) Haasch of The Funeral Mass will be Friday Oct. 21 at 1 p.m., with Rochester, Travis Haasch of Dubai UAE, Trevor (Sonja) visitation starting at 11:30 a.m. all at St. Patrick’s Catholic Haasch of Rochester, Nicholas Haasch of Los Angeles, CA, Church, 229 Third Ave. W, Dickinson, ND. Rita will be laid Rebecca (Jacob) Adair of Prior Lake, and Julianne Haasch of to rest next to her husband and parents at St. Patrick’s Eden Prairie. Marlys also has 13 grandchildren, many Cemetery in Dickinson. extended family members; three brothers; one sister. She The Fred family is served with honor, care, and compassion was preceded in death by her parents, Haven and Eleanore

by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Prior Lake, Chapel. Schmiedeberg and a son, Chad Alan Haasch. www.ballardsunderfuneral.com and the Stevenson Funeral A Funeral Mass was held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23 at Pax Home, Dickinson, ND. www.stevensonfuneralhome.com Christi Catholic Church in Rochester with Father Pratap offi-

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We will never be able to fully express our sincerest gratitude for all the love and kindness shown during this most tragic time in our lives. Please keep Bob and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Thank you, Nell, Meghan and Jack Best

Love’s greatest gift — Remembrance

We wish to thank everyone who helped us during the illness and the loss of our father and husband.

Special thanks to Dr. John Trusheim and his staff at the Brain Tumor Center and to the Allina Hospice Team. Also thanks to Father Tom Sieg, the organist and soloists, the Veterans Honor Guard, the ladies who helped serve the lunch and the staff at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home.

Thank you to all who remembered us with flowers, food, cards, memorials and prayers.

Your caring thoughts and kind deeds have surrounded us with love and will be remembered always.

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Arlene Bouley, 75, of Chaska, died Wednesday, Sept.14, 2011, at her home.

She was a resident of Shakopee from 1975-1990. Arlene was in hospice care for the past four months in her final stages of her battle with cancer.

She is survived by husband, James; seven children, Jay (Denise) Bouley of Eau Clarie, Peter (Beth) of Grand Forks, ND, Joyce Atchison of Faribault, Daniel Bouley of Rosemount, Susan (Bill) Schultz of Shakopee, Dennis (Di) of Chaska, Steve (Mary) Bouley of Shakopee; 15 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; special niece, Marcia (Joe) ciating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. A Gilbert of Shakopee. celebration of Marlys’ life was held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Visitation was Sunday, Sept.18, from 3-7 p.m. at the Sept. 22 at Pax Christi Catholic Church.

McNearney Funeral Home, Shakopee. Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, Sept. 19 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary of the Purification Catholic Church, Marystown.The Rev. Peter Wittman and Deacon James Thornton officiated.

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

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VFW donates misting fans, money for new fire department boat and Savage as they train, said Prior Lake Fire Chief Doug Hartman.

A lso on Monday, Chuck Dresen, past post commander, announced that the VFW would contribute $5,000 toward a new boat for the Prior Lake department to reach emergencies on local lakes. The VFW bought a boat for the department “many years ago,” Dresen said, and

that boat now needs replacement. Dresen said the VFW cou ldn’t commit to paying the full cost of a new boat but still wanted to help the department.

H a r t m a n said he wou ld come before the Prior Lake City Council in the near future with details about a potential boat purchase.

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New officer takes oath Prior Lake’s newest police officer took a sworn oath on Monday, bringing the department up to 23 sworn members.

Officer Steven Griffi n previously worked for the city of South Gate, Calif.’s police department. For six years, he served as a patrol officer, a traffic cop and a member of the area’s SWAT team.

Griffin is a graduate of Woodbury High School and a four-year Marine Corps veteran. He lives in Woodbury.

Attend business meet-and-greet The city’s Economic Development Advisory Committee will host a meet-and-greet event from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 in the banquet room at Fong’s, 4770 Pleasant St. Business representatives in the community are invited for

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Previously, the district was created to encourage redevelopment of the northern part of downtown, said Rebecca Kurtz of Ehlers and Associates, a city consultant. Expanding the district will allow more flexibility in how the city uses TIF, she said.

For i n st a nc e, t he move would allow the city to acqu i r e a bl i g ht e d prop er t y a n d u s e s o m e T I F m o n ey for redevelopment even if it wasn’t within a separate TIF district, since it would be part of the city’s overall development district.

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Dan Rogness, the city’s new economic development director, said the idea is to focus on commercial and industrial areas.

Mayor Mike Myser supports the expansion as a way to attract and retain business in Prior Lake.

“We want to help people come and take a look at Prior Lake. We are open for business,” Myser said. “TIF is one of the tools we need to have in our tool belt.”

The expansion of the development district won’t necessarily mean the city will just give away money “if it’s not in the public interest,” Myser added.

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Things were different back in 1972 when Dave Velishek started his own auto sales business.

There wasn’t an internet to promote his used car inventory, which makes up most of his inquiries today. His lot was considered “full” when he had an inventory of 20 cars, and he ran the whole show by himself. Today, Velishek Auto has grown to 13 employees, included full service auto repair, and a lot that features up to 120 vehicles. They specialize in providing local customers with one owner vehicles with low mileage and good values.

Over the years, one thing remains consistent — the repeat business of local customers they have built up over the years. Dave says, “It’s the same method of success that our bank uses. They are local, friendly, and focus on customer satisfaction for repeat business. Prior Lake State Bank has always been there for me, since I started in 1972. Back then, Norm Barsness told me to “buy the lot” and that’s exactly what I did. Today, we are very grateful to get great personal service from experienced bankers like Gary Meyer, and the staff at PLSB. We like the local ownership approach, the friendly service, and commitment to our community.”

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Prior Lake cable government access TV will move to Channel 8 for Mediacom customers starting Oct. 17.

The coverage previously was provided on Channel 15. Mediacom has informed the city that the change is part of its plan to offer more video content.

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The state Legislature in 2010 lowered some of the thresholds for a project’s job creation, in an attempt to spur economic development in hard times.

The clinic already has invested $12,000 in a nonrefundable application fee. Now, city staff will create a contract with the clinic’s real estate

partner and bring the agreement back to the council for consideration.

Jordan Real Estate Partnership has requested $57,000 in TIF funds for the expansion.

The city would not collect on the estimated $6,400 in additional yearly taxes generated by the expansion until the TIF district expires – in this case, nine years from the time TIF is granted. But the city would then collect on taxes based on the increased value of the building.

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Tribe announces fall mobile unit schedule This fall, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Mobile Unit will be kept busy providing services to Minnesota residents.

I n addition to t he ongo ing collaboration with Scott County, the unit will travel to northern Minnesota tribal communities and provide services in the Twin Cities as well.

The SMSC announces the upcoming schedule for its mobile unit, which provides medical clinic services and can serve as a mobile incident command center: Scott County Public Health deployments, 2-5 p.m.

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Other deployments Sept. 13-15, Bois Forte Reservation, mammography Sept. 27-29, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Lake Mille Lacs, mammography Oct. 2, Twin Cities Marathon, Minneapolis, incident command Oct. 4-6, Bug o gah nay shig School, dental deployment Oct. 12, Indian Health Board, Minneapolis, mammography Oct. 14, United Family Medical, St. Paul, mammography Oct. 17, Native American Community Clinic, Minneapolis, mammography Oct. 19, Central Clinic, Minneapolis, mammography Oct. 29, American Diabetes Association Metro Walk, General Mills, Golden Valley, incident command Nov. 7-10, Grand Portage Band of Chippewa, Grand Portage Reservation, dental/vision/diabetes For more information, visit www.mdfi re.org or call SMSC Mobile Unit Coordinator Christine Michael at (952) 233-2964.

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Clinics at senior sites will be for adults only.

Seasonal f lu vaccine for adults and children older than 6 months will be available at any of the regularly scheduled immunizations clinics. A public vaccination clinic is offered every Monday from 1 to 5 p.m.

Scott County Public Health is located in the Workforce Development Center, 792 Canterbury Road. Enter by the door at the west end of the parking lot facing Canterbury Road.

The cost of a seasonal f lu shot at any of the Scott County Public Health clinics is $ 25.

There is no charge for those on Medicare Part B, but participants must bring a Medicare card to the clinic. Children

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that are uninsured or who have insurance that does not cover vaccines can also receive a seasonal flu vaccination at no charge through the MnVFC program only at the Monday clinics. Adults and families that have vaccine coverage are encouraged to see their local provider for a yearly seasonal flu shot.

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There are several programs aimed at students and teachers designed to perpetuate the values and ideals for which our veterans have served. There have been hundreds of thousands of people impacted by these programs, which garner more than $3.2 million in scholarships and incentives annually.

These programs are currently accepting submissions and will begin judging in November.

The Patriot’s Pen essay contest is open to students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades and provides an opportunity to express their opinions on a patriotic topic, improve their writing skills and compete for up to $10,000 in savings bonds.

The 2011-2012 theme is “Are You Proud of Your Country?�

Essays must be no less than 300 words and should not exceed 400 words and should be submitted to Post 6208, along with the completed Patriot’s Pen entry form no

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You will be judged on your knowledge of the theme, the five ‘W’s (who, what, where, when and why), and relating the theme to your own experiences. There are awards for each grade level, and winners will move up to the next level of competition.

The Voice of Democracy Program is open to students in grades nine through 12 who are enrolled in a public, private or parochial high school or homestudy program in the United States and its territories.

The theme for 2011-12 is, “Is There Pride in Serving in Our Military?� Students should first write their essay, then record their reading of the essay to a CD. The recording should be no shorter than three minutes and no longer than five minutes (plus or minus five seconds). Entries begin at the post level. Once students has created essays and completed burning the audio version to a CD, they should submit their typed version, CD and the Voice of Democracy entry form to VFW Post 6208 no later than Nov. 1. They will be judged on originality, clarity of expression and delivery.

There are awards for each grade level, and winners will move up to the next level of competition.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars launched the National Citizenship Education Teacher Award in 1999 to recognize classroom teachers for promoting citizenship education with their students.

Each national teacher winner and his/her school receives

a $1,000 Past Commanderin-Chief John Smart Award and a plaque. Brochures are mailed to school principals at all levels and post commanders in spring.

The deadline for teacher nominations is Nov. 1.

There are additional scholarship opportunities available through our post, including the Marcella Arnold nursing scholarship and the Minnesota soldiers scholarship.

Further information and application/entry forms are available through your school or VFW Post 6208.

The American Legion also has several scholarship opportunities including an Oratorical competition, nursing scholarships and more. For information on these programs, please contact the legion at (952) 447-4330.

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.

Prior Lake woman publishes book on surviving chemotherapy ‘Chemo Zone’ co-author to sign books Sept. 24 Knowing what to expect before you begin chemotherapy is key to managing the side effects and continuing to live as normal a life as possible, says Tracy Rubietta, co-author of the new book, “The Chemo Zone: Your Guide to Living and Flourishing With Chemotherapy.�

Rubietta, a Prior Lake resident, will be at Barnes and Noble at the HarMar Mall, 2100 Snel-

ling Ave. in Roseville, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24 for a book-signing appea rance and to answer questions people may have Tracy about chemoRubietta therapy and its effects.

Rubietta’s mother, Linda, conceived of and wrote most of the book. Linda died in November 2010, following a three-year struggle with her disease. Rubi-

etta promised her mother that she would fi nish the book and see it through to publication.

Rubietta is a trained clinical oncology specialist and has served as a volunteer patient educator and advocate the Children’s Cancer Research Foundation and the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation program at the University of Minnesota. She also served three years on the executive committee of the national Lymphoma Research Foundation.

Well-known in Twin Cities advertising circles for her work as a commercial art director,

Linda Rubietta worked on the book in response to her own three-year journey into the chemo zone – a journey necessitated by her battle with ovarian cancer. Chemotherapy was shocking in itself – but equally shocking to her was the dearth of information available to patients about how to prepare for, and cope with, chemotherapy on a day-to-day basis. “The Chemo Zone� is available now for purchase online through Barnes and Noble bookstores, and online at various websites including www. thechemozone.com.

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Fall Sports State Polls FOOTBALL CLASS AAAAA

Lakers’ upset bid of No. 7 Irish falls just short, 13-6

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The Prior Lake football team was one quarter away from perhaps the biggest coaching win in the Matt Gegenheimer era.

The Lakers led No. 7-ranked Rosemount 6-0 going into the fi nal quarter, but the lead got away.

Rosemount quarterback Nate Lemione had two 16-yard scoring runs, including the game-winner with 3:30 remaining, to allow the Irish to escape with a 13-6 win Sept. 16.

“These are the games we need to start winning,” said Lakers coach Matt Gegenheimer. “I felt like we did enough on defense and special teams to win. But we need all three phases clicking to beat a team like Rosemount.”

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“We now know what kind of physical effort it takes to compete with a state-caliber team,” added Gegenheimer.

The Lakers (1-2 overall, 1-1 in the conference) played pretty stout defense most of the game. Rosemount comes right at teams and rarely goes away from what it does best.

In the fi rst three quarters, Irish fullback Andy Gustafson was only getting one or two yards running up the middle, mostly on first down.

But in the fourth quarter, that simple

run became four or five yards, which helped open up the Irish’s short passing game on both of its scoring drives.

Rosemount scored the go-ahead touchdown on fourth-and-2 from the 16-yard line on an option play to the left. Lemoine’s fi rst score early in the quarter came on an option play to the right.

“As the game went on, we missed some responsibilities on defense,” said Gegenheimer. “That’s what an option team is hoping for. Give their coaching staff credit. They kept counteracting what we’d do. It can be hard to play assignment football for 48 minutes and not have any mental errors.

That’s what happed to us. We made a few errors and they made us pay.”

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1. Eden Prairie 2. Wayzata 3. Cretin-Derham Hall 4. Lakeville South 5. Minnetonka 6. Blaine 7. Rosemount 8. Lakeville North 9. Brainerd 10. Mounds View 10. Hopkins

VOLLEYBALL CLASS AAA

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Prior Lake senior Matt Arends looks for yards after the catch in the Lakers’ 13-6 conference home loss to Rosemount Sept. 16.

BOYS SOCCER CLASS AA

GIRLS TENNIS

Closing in on perfection Lakers move to 12-0 with 4-3 victory

1. Eastview 2. Minneapolis South 3. Eden Prairie 4. Stillwater 5. North St. Paul 8. Edina 7. Lakeville North 8. Minneapolis Southwest 9. Bloomington Jefferson 10. Eagan

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

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The Prior Lake girls tennis team kept its perfect season alive Sept. 20 in the whipping winds.

The Lakers improved to 12-0 on the season and 7-0 in the South Suburban Conference with a 4-3 home win over Rosemount.

The Lakers didn’t lose a set in winning all three doubles matches and got a big win at No. 3 singles from ninth-grader Dani Keller.

“It was unbelievably windy, but we battled through it,” said Lakers coach Kris Rosborough.

“The conditions were not easy, but we did a good job of figuring out what we had to do to win.

“It was impossible to play perfect tennis (in that wind),” added Rosborough. “You just had to play smart tennis. We did lose two three-set matches, but we were able to win four matches in straight sets.”

The Lakers went into the match on the heels of a pair of 6-1 wins – versus Apple Valley Sept. 15 and at Visitation the following day.

Prior Lake played at Bloomington Jefferson in a conference match Thursday and followed with a match at home versus South St. Paul Friday (results not available at press time).

The Lakers will get a big challenge Monday, Sept. 26 at home versus Eden Prairie at 4 p.m. Prior Lake closes out the regular season the following

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

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY CLASS AA 1. Stillwater 2. Wayzata 3. Edina 4. Rosemount 5. Andover 6. Eden Prairie 7. Moorhead 8. White Bear Lake 9. Eastview 9. Owatonna 11. Hopkins 12. Rochester Mayo

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Prior Lake ninth-grader Dani Keller plays a shot at the net in her No. 3 singles match in the Lakers’ 4-3 win over Rosemount Sept. 20. day at home versus Bloomington Kennedy at 3:30 p.m.

If Prior Lake wins out to go undefeated in the regular season, it will break the Lakers’ 1991 team’s school-record 15 wins (15-3). That team also went to state.

The Lakers are most certain to be the No. 1 seed in Section 3AA after beating Rosemount.

The Irish beat Prior Lake twice last year, including in the section semifi nals.

The Lakers have now avenged all five losses from last year’s 12-win team, including wins over Eagan (6-1), Lakeville North (4-3) and Lakeville South (5-2).

Winning in doubles for the Lakers versus Rosemount were the No. 1 team of junior Savanna

Petersen and eighth-grader Grayce Petersen (6-1, 6-2), the No. 2 team of seniors Alex Fasking and Caitlyn Gengler (6-2, 6-3) and the No. 3 team of eighth-grader Sydney Soeffker and sophomore Nikki Henderson (6-3, 6-2).

Keller won 6-3, 6-3.

Meanwhile, seventh-grader Savanna Crowell and sophomore Sarah Henderson lost in

three sets at No. 2 (6-3, 3-6, 3-6) and No. 4 (1-6, 6-2, 6-0) singles, respectively.

Eighth-grader Chloe Hall lost at No. 1 singles (6-3, 6-0) to one of the better players in the metro area in Virginia Norder, who has competed in the Class AA state singles tourney the

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1. Monticello 2. Lakeville South 3. Eden Prairie 4. Eagan 5. Wayzata 6. East Ridge 7. Edina 8. Alexandria 9. Moorhead 10. Prior Lake 11. Hopkins 12. Chanhassen

GIRLS SWIMMING CLASS AA 1. Edina 2. Minnetonka 3. Wayzata 4. Stillwater 5. Eden Prairie 6. Maple Grove 7. Woodbury 8. Prior Lake 9. Rosemount 10. Rochester John Marshall

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No denying No. 8 Lakers at their own invite

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

The Prior Lake girls swimming team had too much depth and talent to be denied at its own invitational Sept. 17.

The No. 8-ranked Lakers won five of the 12 events, but had 22 top-five fi nishes, including taking the top-four spots in the 100-yard breaststroke.

Eighth-ranked Prior Lake fi nished with 570 points, well ahead of runner-up Marshall (352). Mankato West was third (327), followed by St. Peter (280), Andover (258) and Simley (171).

“I was ext remely happy with how the girls performed,” said Lakers coach Katie Haycraft. “They all swam and dove above our expectations and I was so proud of how well they did. It was a total team effort.

“I ex p ected t he meet to

be much closer between us and Marshall, so coming out ahead by that much was a big surprise,” added Haycraft.

Junior Alex Yaeger won two individual events, taking the 100 butterfly with a time of 58.52 seconds and the 200 individual medley (2:13.30).

Yaeger, eighth-grader Lauren Harris, junior Elizabeth Hartell and sophomore Monica Banasikowski teamed up to capture the 200 medley relay (1:54.75).

In the 100 breaststroke, Banasikowski won with a time of 1:13.62), followed by senior Melanie O’Neil in second (1:14.97), sophomore Grace Lawman in third (1:15.44) and senior Taylor Kitzke in fourth (1:15.59).

Senior Sydney Notermann won the diving with 304.30 points.

Banasikowski was also second in the 50 freestyle (25.68),

while sophomore Elizabeth Cunningham took third (25.77), along with fi nishing fourth in the 100 freestyle (55.42).

Harris finished second in the 100 backstroke (1:03.22) and was third in the 200 individual medley (2:22.04). Sophomore Taylor Dessler took third in the 500 freestyle (5:41.69) without her goggles, which came off about five laps into the race.

She was also fourth in the 200 freestyle (2:08.48).

Sophomore Kend ra Lai r was third in the 200 freestyle (2:02.64) and fifth in the 100 freestyle (56.90).

Junior Sarah Heskin was fourth in the 100 backstroke (1:05.07), while ninth-grader Grace Halpenny was fourth in the 100 butterfly (1:05.56) and sophomore Natasha Lemke was fi fth in the 500 freestyle (5:49.04).

The Lakers’ 200 freestyle

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Prior Lake senior Melanie O’Neil took second in the 100 breaststroke at the Lakers’ own invite Sept. 17. relay team of Banasikowski, Hartell, Cunningham and Lair were second (1:43.35), while the 400 freestyle team of Lair, Hartell, Dessler and Harris took third (3:51.09).

Other top-10 finishes went to: junior Brooke Anderson in the 200 freestyle (9th, 2:12.15) and the 100 backstroke (7th, 1:07.81), junior Lanie Hei in the 200 individual medley (9th, 2:29.71) and

the 100 butterfly (7th, 1:07.94), junior Erin Swenson in the 50 freestyle (7th, 27.06) and the 100 freestyle (10th, 59.64), Hartell in the 50 freestyle (6th, 26.96), Heskin in the 200 freestyle (7th, 2:11.49), Halpenny in the 200 individual medley (8th, 2:27.80), O’Neil in the 100 butterfly (6th, 1:06.83), Kitzke in the 500 free-

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Did you know Prior Lake High School sports are also available on two popular social networking sites, Facebook and Twitter.

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

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SPORTS BRIEFS

Seeking consistency Lakers earn sweep for first conference win

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

The Prior Lake volleyball team broke through for its fi rst win in the South Suburban Conference Sept. 20.

Senior Jayme Lubansky had 16 kills and five blocks to lead the Lakers to an easy home sweep of Rosemount (25 -11, 25-23, 27-25).

Prior Lake (5-7 overall, 1-2 in the conference) went into the match on heels of a seventhplace finish at the 16 -team Farmington Invitational Sept.

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The Lakers won two of four matches, beating New Ulm in the first round (25-11, 25-22), falling to Jordan (25-23, 25-22) and LeSueur-Henderson (27-25, 25-19) in the next two, before beating Brainerd (26-24, 25-18) to close out the invite.

Prior Lake also lost a conference match at Apple Valley

LAKERS’ FALL SCHEDULES Football 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 W, 43-7 vs. Rosemount L, 13-6 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.

Volleyball Date Opponent Result/Time Aug. 25 vs. Owatonna W, 3-0 April 27 vs. Chaska W, 3-0 Sept. 1 at Chanhassen L, 3-1 Sept. 6 at Faribault L, 3-2 Sept. 8 vs. Edina L, 3-2 Sept. 13 vs. Lakeville North L, 3-0 Sept. 15 at Apple Valley L, 3-0 Sept. 17 New Ulm W, 2-0 Sept. 17 Jordan L, 2-0 Sept. 17 Le Sueur-Henderson L, 2-0 Sept. 17 Brainerd W, 2-0 Sept. 20 vs. Rosemount W, 3-0 Sept. 22 at Bloomington Jefferson 7 p.m.

Sept. 27 at Lakeville South 7 p.m.

Oct. 4 vs. Bloomington Kennedy 7 p.m.

Oct. 6 at Eastview 7 p.m.

Oct. 7-8 Lakeville North Invite TBD Oct. 11 vs. Eagan 7 p.m.

Oct. 14-15 Eastview Invite TBD Oct. 18 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 vs. Chaska at Edina at East Ridge vs. Eagan at Burnsville vs. Wayzata vs. Lakeville North at Apple Valley vs. Hopkins vs. Rosemount at Jefferson vs. Rochester Mayo at Lakeville South vs. White Bear Lake vs. Kennedy at Eastview

Result/Time W, 1-0 L, 4-1 W, 2-1 W, 2-1 W, 1-0 L, 1-0 L, 2-1 L, 1-0 W, 1-0 W, 2-0 7 p.m.

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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 Sept. 29 Oct. 4 Oct. 6

Opponent vs. Byron vs. Farmington at Eden Prairie vs. Eagan at Burnsville at Chanhassen vs. Lakeville North at Apple Valley vs. Hopkins vs. Rosemount at Jefferson vs. Northfield at Lakeville South vs. Holy Family vs. Kennedy at Eastview

Result/Time W, 3-0 W, 2-1 L, 1-0 L, 1-0 L, 3-1 W, 1-0 L, 4-0 T, 0-0 W, 1-0 L, 1-0 4:45 p.m.

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Girls Tennis Date Aug. 24 Aug. 25 Aug. 26 Aug. 26 Aug. 31 Sept. 1 Sept. 6 Sept. 8 Sept. 14 Sept. 15 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 W, 4-3 W, 5-2 W, 6-1 W, 6-1 W, 4-3 3:30 p.m.

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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 Girls, 1st; Boys 5th Lakeville Invite Girls, 4th; Boys, 9th 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.

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 at Apple Valley vs. Lakeville North Minnetonka Invite vs. Kennedy Prior Lake Invite at Rosemount at Burnsville at Jefferson vs. Eastview Section True Team at Lakeville South True Team State vs. Eagan Section 2AA prelims Section 2AA finals Class AA state meet

Result/Time W, 99-76 W, 99-86 5th W, 94-30 1st 6 p.m.

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Sept. 15 (25-15, 25-9, 25-20).

Lakers coach Mike Dean said his team is still struggling with consistent play as it heads into the thick of the conference schedule.

“We still saw some of the issues that have plagued us this season (against Rosemount),” said Dean. “We have yet to put together a match where our focus and intensity stay consistent throughout the entire match.

“We are making progress and we need to continue to make improvements across the board,” added Dean.

Prior Lake was back on the court Thursday (results not available at press time) at No. 2-ranked Bloomington Jefferson in a conference match.

The Lakers follow with a tough league match at No. 4 Lakeville South Tuesday, Sept.

27 at 7 p.m., before returning home Oct. 4 to face Bloomington Kennedy.

A gai n st Rosemou nt , se nior Melissa VanBenthuysen chipped in 11 kills and six digs, while sophomore Jacque Luth had six kills and two blocks.

Senior Alex McGraw finished with 18 setting assists, six digs and two ace serves.

Sophomore Libby McGraw had nine set assists and six digs.

Ninth-grader Brittany Luethmers fi nished with 20 digs, while senior Tori Beckel had 18.

Junior Morgan Schultz fi nished with five digs, while junior Emily Veldman had four.

At the invite, Lubansky had 24 kills and 12 blocks in the four matches, while VanBenthuysen finished with 28 kills and 18 digs.

Alex McGraw had 50 setting assists and 17 digs, while Beckel had 16 assists and 15 digs and Libby McGraw had 17 assists and 17 digs.

Veldman led with five ace

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Prior Lake’s Emily Veldman had four digs in the Lakers’ home sweep of Rosemount Sept. 20. serves, while Luethmers had 44 digs. Luth contributed 16 kills and 13 digs, while Schultz had nine kills and sophomore Lexy Williams had six blocks.

In the loss to Apple Valley, Schultz led the Lakers with six kills, while VanBenthuysen had five.

CROSS COUNTRY

Fast to the finish PL girls fourth at invite; boys end up 10th

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Shakopee junior standout Maria Hauger set a blistering pace at the Lakeville Applejack Invitational Sept. 16 at Aronson Park.

That left the rest of the field – the No. 10-ranked Prior Lake girls cross country team included – trying to keep up.

Nobody came close to catching Hauger, who set a record on the 4,0 0 0 -meter course with a time of 13 minutes, 35.1 seconds.

And no team could keep up with No. 2-ranked Lakeville South, despite the fact the Cougars were without one of their top runners in junior Taylor Perkins, who sat out to rest.

Lakeville South finished with 62 points, well ahead of No. 6 Eagan (89), No. 7 Edina (115) and the Lakers (117).

Eighth-ranked Forest Lake was fi fth in the 17-team field (139).

Prior Lake went into the meet ranked No. 4 in the state.

“We had some girls run very well,” said Lakers coach Dan Saad. “Overall, our finish was not that bad. That meet always seems to get us a little.

One year, we went in ranked No. 1.”

Leading the Lakers was senior Samantha Anderson, who finished eighth with a time of 14:57.9.

Senior Taylor Scholl took 12th (15: 08.6), followed by senior Madison Lesmeister in 26th (15:29.1), junior Madeline Schulze in 32nd (15:36.2) and sophomore Mackenzie Schell in 37th (15:41.8).

Senior Kirsten Anderson ended up 42nd (15:45.4), while junior Amber Tieman was 46th (15:49.7).

Saad said Scholl will sit out the Lakers’ next two races and compete again at the Victoria Lion’s Invitational in Chaska Oct. 4.

Saad said Scholl’s iron levels are a little low. Good iron levels help with endurance.

Saad said both he and Scholl decided some rest will be the best for her at this point so she can be at top form for conference, sections and hopefully state.

“We need to refi ll her tank

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last two years.

Against Visitation, the Lakers were down a player in doubles. Gengler missed the match due to a family wedding.

Sophomore Abby Broadwell stepped in and played No. 2 doubles with Fasking. The two won easily (6-2, 6-3).

The Petersen sisters won No. 1 doubles (6-3, 6-2), while Soeffker and Henderson won at No. 3 (6-0, 6-2).

In singles, the Lakers’ wins came from Crowell at No. 2 (3-6, 6-2, 10-3 in a super-tie-

Former Laker is MIAC Player of the Week Tyler Maxwell, a 2011 graduate of Prior Lake High School, rushed for 173 yards on 22 carries and scored four touchdowns in his fi rst-ever collegiate game Sept. 17, helping Augsburg College to a 28-20 win over Hamline University.

Maxwell’s four scores tired a single-game school record for both rushing and total touchdowns in a game. Meanwhile, the 173 yards is the most in a single game for the Auggies since 2004.

Maxwell’s touchdown runs came from 32, 2, 41 ad 25 yards out, which earned him Minnesota Tyler Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) OfMaxwell fensive Player of the Week honors.

Maxwell missed Augsburg’s fi rst game Sept. 3 due to injury, a 34-31 win over Concordia University-Wisconsin.

In his fi nal year at Prior Lake last fall, Maxwell led the Lakers with 1,164 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns, playing in eighth games.

Former Laker is Defensive Player of Week Josh Biezuns, a 2007 graduate of Prior Lake High School, was named Co-Defensive Player of the Week by the Mountain West Conference Sept.

19 for his performance in the University of Wyoming’s 28-27 win at Bowling Green Sept. 17.

Biezuns forced and recovered a fumble, had two sacks for 15 yards and five total tackles. But his biggest play came with only three seconds remaining in the game. Bowling Green had just scored to pull within one point (28-27). On the extra point, Biezuns combined with fellow Josh senior defensive lineman Gabe Knapton to break Biezuns through the middle of the line and block the kick to secure the Cowboys’ win.

Biezuns forced fumble and fumble recovery came on the same play as he was sacked. That turnover set up Wyoming’s fi nal touchdown of the game to put the Cowboys up 28-14.

For Biezuns, it was the second Defensive Player of the Week honor of his career and the second in his last four games dating back to last season.

PL ninth-grader part of Select A1 team Last July, ninth-grader Brittany Luethmers of Prior Lake was selected to the USA National team (for her age group), which met in Tucson, Ariz. for 10 days (five days of training and five days of competition). Leuthmers was part of the Select A1 team (high school graduating years of 2014 and 2015), along with 29 other players from across the country.

The group was coached by Laura Bush from the University of Minnesota. She is the interim head coach for the Gophers.

Brittany Luethmers was one of two Minnesota playLuethmers ers selected (Lydia Dimke of Ham Lake was the other) Luethmers was representing the Northern Lights club volleyball program.

Leuthmers is in her second season on the Prior Lake volleyball team as the Lakers’ starting libero (defensive specialist).

PL girls soccer team’s pancake breakfast PHOTOS BY TOM SCHARDIN

Prior Lake senior Samantha Anderson (photo left) led the girls team at the Lakeville Applejack Invitational Sept. 16, while sophomore Cole Nielsen (photo right) competed for the boys.

“We still love to be in that top three at state, so we need to be peaking at the right time and get a little luck. We have the talent to be up there.”

The Prior Lake girls soccer program will have a fundraising pancake breakfast Sunday, Sept. 25 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Prior Lake VFW, 16306, Main Ave. Se. The admission cost is $6.

PL Boys Soccer Booster Club meeting The Prior Lake High School Boys Soccer Booster Club is set to meet Monday, Sept. 26 in the media center at the high school, 7575 W. 150th St., Savage, starting at 7 p.m.

In a tough field, the Prior Lake boys cross country team was hoping to keep up with the pack at the Lakeville

Applejack Invitational.

Instead, the Lakers settled for multiple personal-best times in fi nishing 10th in the 17-team field with 239 points.

Fourth-ranked Rosemount won the crown with 43 points, 12 better than No. 5 Andover.

Minnetonka was third (105), followed by Lakeville North (140).

Junior Jimmy White led the Lakers for the third time in as many races, taking 34th overall. He had a time of 17:12.0.

Seniors Jackson Homstad and Paul Evans were not too far behind, finishing 45th (17:34.8) and 46th (17:36.9), respectively.

“All the kids were happy with their times, so you can’t get any more positive than that,” said Saad. “Jimmy again set the tone for us.

“Jimmy is burning it up out there,” added Saad. “It’s a matter now of evening out his speed throughout the race.

Jackson and Paul are running strong. I’m happy with how they are running.”

Prior Lake’s fourth and fi fth runners were sophomore Cole Nielsen in 57th (17:51.1) and ninth-grader Shawn Doherty in 59th (17:54.2).

Rounding out the Lakers’ lineup was ninth-grader Ben Garrison in 60th (17:54.3) and senior Sayed Rahmani in 80th (18:28.7).

The boys team is also competing in Milaca and there are five teams at its own invite.

breaker), Keller at No. 3 (6-0, 6 - 0) and Sarah Henderson (6-0, 6-2).

Eighth-grader Chloe Hall fell at No. 1 singles (6-0, 7-5) to Meredith Lawrence, a threetime entrant, who is also from Prior Lake.

“Chloe played really well in the second set against a tough player who has qualified for state several years,” said Rosborough. “Savanna also had to come back and win against a tough opponent and played a great supertiebreaker.”

Against Apple Valley, the Lakers swept all four singles matches. The one match

the Lakers lost was at No. 2 doubles, where the third set was a super-tiebreaker because Prior Lake had already clinched the win.

Winning were Hall at No. 1 (7-6, 6-1), Crowell at No. 2 (6-2, 6-2), Keller at No. 3 (6-4, 6-2) and Sarah Henderson at No. 4 (6-1, 6-1).

In doubles, the Lakers’ No. 1 team of Savanna Petersen and Grayce Petersen rolled (6-1, 6-2), as did the No. 3 team of Nikki Henderson and Soeffker (6-0, 6-2).

Prior Lake’s No. 2 team of Fasking and Gengler lost in the super-tiebreaker (6-7, 6-5, 10-7).

SWIM

Dan Saad Lakers cross country coach a little and she agrees,” said Saad. “She’s really working hard, maybe too hard in our practices. All the girls are like that. But even in some of our workouts, she’s felt off.

“We need to make sure all our tanks are full before our big meets,” added Saad. “We still love to be in that top three at state, so we need to be peaking at the right time and get a little luck. We have the talent to be up there.”

The Lakers are be back on the trails today (Saturday, Sept. 25) at the Milaca Mega Meet. Top-ranked Monticello is the in the field.

The four-team Prior Lake Invitational is set for Thursday, Sept. 29 at 3:30 p.m.

LAKER BOYS

PL hockey registration almost closed Mite, U6 and U8 hockey registration for the Prior Lake-Savage Hockey Association will close Sunday, Sept. 25 for the 2011-12 season. These levels include boys and girls in third grade or younger. Register at www.plsha.com.

Royle rallies to win at Elko Speedway Adam Royle of Lonsdale put early evening frustration from a heat race spin behind him, charging around New Germany’s Matt Goede for the lead on lap 25 of 40 en route to winning the Super Late Model feature Sept. 17, 2011 at Elko Speedway.

Royle began the night trailing Donny Reuvers for the divisional point lead by 11 markers and saw that lead grow when Reuvers set the nights qualifying standard of 13.944 seconds, edging Royle by just .002.

Other feature winners include: Jon Lemke of Shakopee in Big 8’s, Ted Reuvers of Dundas in Thunder Cars, Kyle Hansen of Le Sueur in Legends, Darren Waltermann of Webster in Power Stocks and Jack Purcell of Bloomington in Mini Stocks.

The Elko Speedway Championships are being held today (Saturday, Sept. 24). For more, go to www.elkospeedway.com or call (952) 461-7223.

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.

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

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

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

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style (6th, 5:52.50) and eighthgrader Maggie Anderson in the 500 freestyle (7th, 5:52.61).

“There have been so many improvements on the team,” said Haycraft. “Lair really worked hard this summer and she has provided strength in a number of events. We can put her in any event and she has been doing very well. Harris also is improving meet after meet.

“Halpenny is contributing to our depth in the individual medley and 500 free,” added

Haycraft. “Maggie has been dropping time every time she swims the 500. I think she will be another one to watch as we get to the end of the season. Heskin has been working hard and is doing well in the 100 free and 100 back.

Prior Lake returned to South Suburban Con ference dual meet action Thursday (results not available at press time) at No. 9 Rosemount.

The Lakers are competing today (Saturday, Sept. 24) at the University of North Dakota Invitational.

Prior Lake returns to conference dual action Thursday, Sept. 29 at Burnsville at 6 p.m.

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The Lakers earned their second straight shutout Sept.

20 with a 2-0 home win over Rosemount in a South Suburban Conference game.

Prior Lake improved to 6-4 overall and 3-2 in league play.

Senior Andy Rieckoff needed to make only a pair of saves to get the shutout, his fourth of the season.

Junior Cam Pratt and senior Jack Peterson scored both goals for the Lakers, while sophomore Jhony Blanco and junior Logan Bunbury had assists.

“Hopefully we can continue to build off of this and look to get better and better each game,” said Lakers coach Mike Shebuski.

Prior Lake went into the contest on the heels of a 1-0 shutout of Hopkins at home Sept. 17 and a 1-0 road loss at two-time defending Class 2A state champion Apple Valley Sept. 15.

Getting two goals for Prior Lake are big. Since last season, when the Lakers have scored two or more goals, their record is 6-1.

The only problem is Prior Lake has only scored two or more goals in three of its last 20 games dating back to last year. That tells you defensively

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the Lakers can be pretty stout, led this year by seniors Kevin Krueger, Konner Klausen and Joe Fonseca, junior Sam Verity and Erik Fenske, sophomore Nic Kramer and Pratt.

Prior Lake was back on the field Thursday (results not available at press time) at No. 9 Bloomington Jefferson in a league game. The Lakers are playing host to Rochester Mayo today (Saturday, Sept. 24) in a non-league game, before returning the conference action Tuesday, Sept. 27 ay Lakeville South at 5 p.m.

Prior Lake plays host to White Bear Lake Saturday, Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. with its fi nal two regular season games set for Oct. 4 versus Bloomington Kennedy and Oct. 6 at No. 1 Eastview.

Against Hopkins, the Lakers scored 30 minutes into the game and made the one goal advantage hold up. Pratt scored with junior Sam Verity getting the assist. Rieckoff earned the shutout.

“We were much more dangerous in the fi nal third (against Hopkins),” said Shebuski. “The boys were looking to get more shots on goal, and they did that

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Prior Lake senior Andy Rieckoff earned his fourth shutout Sept. 20 in the Lakers’ 2-0 conference win. pretty well. We can continue to work on fi nishing our chances, but we did a better job of being willing to take chances. Their keeper played well and made some great saves to keep them in the game.

“We played really well in the first half and came out looking to control the game from the start,” added Shebuski. “They came out fi red up and looking to play more direct in the second half and that caught us on our heels a little. There were some nervous moments, but it was good to see the boys battle for each other and continue to work on competing at a high level for the entire game.”

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The Lakers tried to answer the Irish’s go -ahead score.

Prior Lake drove the ball inside Irish territory with 1:40 to play.

But three straight incomplete passes, including the fi nal attempt on fourth-and-10 from the 45-yard line, ended the Lakers’ hopes.

On fourth down, sophomore quarterback Nick Rooney just missed senior receiver Matt Arends in the middle of the field, which would have put the Lakers inside the Irish 25-yard line.

Rosemount was able to run out the clock to stay unbeaten (3-0).

Rooney hooked up with Arends on a 27-yard pass to set up the Lakers’ only touchdown in the first quarter. Arends hauled the ball in on the 2-yard line. Senior Jake Deavers scored on the

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Ward, seniors Gabbi Norman and Molly Simpkins, sophomores Sabrina Hille and Taylor Kelly and ninth-grader Taylor Elshaw.

“We have moved from playing with two forwards to three,” said Graham. “However, the resu lt hasn’t been al l that different. We tied Apple Valley 0-0 and only scored once against Hopkins. We did have our chances in both games, however. It’s just a matter of fi nishing those chances.

“Molly has been able to add a little spark to our offense which will hopefully continue,” added Graham.

Simpkins missed the first part of the season recovering from a knee injury. She scored the Lakers’ lone goal in the win over Hopkins on a header off a free kick.

Ward got the assist, while sophomore Lauren Thormods-

gard posted her fourth shutout.

She’s allowed one or fewer goals eight times.

Prior Lake has been solid defensively (only 11 goals allowed in 10 games) and is led by Ward, junior Gabrielle Bjorge, sophomores Macy Violett and Hailey Zweber and ninth-grader Lindsey Harris.

The Lakers were back on the field Thursday, Sept. 22 at Bloomington Jefferson’s turf field (results not available at press time).

Prior Lake returns home Monday, Sept. 26 to take on Northfield in a non-conference game at 7 p.m. and returns to conference action the next day at Lakeville South at 7 p.m.

Prior Lake’s fi nal three regular season games before the Section 2AA playoffs start are: vs. Holy Family Sept. 29, versus Bloomington Kennedy Oct. 4 and at No. 8 Eastview Oct. 6.

“We made a few errors and they made us pay.”

calls stalled drives, along with some dropped passes. The Lakers also allowed five sacks.

Gegenheimer said the offense is still a work in progress.

“We want to spread the ball around, but we also need to get the ball into our playmakers’ hands,” he said.

Defensively, junior Parker Anderson finished with 14 tackles, while Deavers and senior Ted Choudek each had 10 and senior Mason Lytle had nine.

Seniors Karmichael Dunbar and Taylor Case, junior Elijah Patrick and sophomores Zane Larson and Blake Weber each had six tackles.

Prior Lake looked to get back on track Friday (results not available at press time) at Burnsville in the second-ever “Battle of Savage.”

The Lakers will stay on the road Friday, Sept. 30 taking on Bloomington Kennedy in a league game at 7:30 p.m.

Matt Gegenheimer Lakers coach next play for a 6-0 lead.

The extra point was missed, but the Irish, the Class 5A state runner-up last year, also missed its kick on its first score.

Rooney completed 12 of 24 passes for 130 yards, while Arends caught seven balls for 77 yards. Senior Jack Kaiser caught five balls for 53 yards and had 15 yards rushing. Deavers had 23 yards on the ground.

Gustafson fi nished with 94 yards on 26 carries.

Prior Lake was winning the field-position battle most of the game. But a few delay of game penalties and a couple holding

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The Lakers dropped to 0-4-1 in league play Sept. 20, following a 1-0 home loss to Rosemount. It was the fi fth time this season Prior Lake has been shutout and fourth time in conference play.

Prior Lake has just one goal in its five conference games, including a scoreless tie at Apple Valley Sept. 15.

Prior Lake snapped a twogame losing streak Sept. 17 with a 1-0 home win over Hopkins.

Lakers coach David Graham said he has altered the team’s offensive approach, moving to three forwards instead of two.

Yet still, goals for the Lakers (4-5-1 overall) have just been very difficult to fi nd. The team has eight goals in 10 games and just three in its last eight.

Ninth-grader Emily Peterson, who scored two goals in the Lakers’ own four-team invite Aug. 26-27 to open the season, is still the team’s leading scorer.

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No charges will be fi led in a case in which Savage police responded to a report of potential narcotics use in the presence of a baby.

At the scene of reported criminal activity on Sept. 12, they found four suspects, a 5-monthold baby and tinfoil that they classified as drug paraphernalia.

A 23-year-old man from Jordan, a 21-year-old man from Rosemount and a 23-year-old woman from Savage were arrested for fi fth-degree possession of a controlled substance. A 21-year-old Jordan woman was arrested for probable cause of fi fth-degree possession of a controlled substance and child endangerment.

Savage Police Captain Dave Muelken said the child-endangerment charge was leveled because the baby was in close proximity to the alleged narcotics use. The Jordan woman was supposed to be babysitting the baby at a home in Prior Lake, according to the incident report.

Muelken said the child’s mother, a Cannon Falls resident, was notified, came to the scene and removed the baby. The suspects were taken to Scott County Jail. The suspects and the baby’s mother were not related but were loose acquaintances, according to the report.

The initial complaint came from someone claiming to have observed the suspects smoking then throwing tinfoil on the ground. According to the police report, the tinfoil that officers recovered had burn marks on it consistent with that complaint.

However, lab analysis of the tinfoil failed to identify any trace of narcotics. All charges associated with the case have been dropped.

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hit. The complainant, a 31-year-old Prior Lake woman, claimed that a driver had rear-ended her vehicle and then fled the scene at Eagle Creek Avenue and 154th Street. Police located and arrested a 51-year-old Prior Lake woman for fourthdegree driving while impaired (DWI) and hit-and-run property damage to an occupied vehicle. She was transported to Scott County Jail.

Mischief Sept. 16: Somebody in the 14000 block of Manitou Road reported a group of juveniles driving fast and throwing corn cobs at mailboxes.

Sept. 17: Police responded to a report that juveniles were trying to tip over a port-a-potty at Five Hawks Elementary School, 16620 Five Hawks Ave. The report came at 5:35 p.m. The suspects were gone by the time police arrived.

Narcotics Sept. 16: A traffic stop on Highway 13 shortly after 10:30 p.m. resulted in the citation of a 45-year-old Prior Lake man for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Property damage Sept. 19: An 80-year-old Shakopee woman was traveling westbound on County Road 42 at about 5 p.m. when a bald eagle allegedly swooped down and collided with the front of her vehicle, causing minor damage. According to the police report, a nearby citizen stopped and assisted with moving the eagle from the roadway. The eagle was

still alive but not moving. Authorities notified the Raptor Center to pick up the eagle.

Theft Sept. 15: A resident in the 17000 block of Mushtown Road reported that a BMX-style bicycle with an estimated value of $250 had been stolen between Sept. 11 and Sept. 12.

Warrant Sept. 16: Officers assisted the Minnesota Department of Corrections Fugitive Task Force in taking into custody a 21-year-old man from Aurora, Minn. He was apprehended in the 3000 block of Wilds Ridge. The man had an outstanding warrant. He was transported by Department of Corrections officers.

Sept. 19: Police stopped a 26-yearold Maple Grove man at Mystic Lake Drive and arrested him on a Sibley County warrant for driving after revocation and a Hennepin County warrant for driving without insurance. He was also issued a citation for driving after revocation.

Sept. 19: A 19-year-old Waconia man was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia when he was pulled over on Dakotah Parkway at 12:35 a.m.

Sept. 20: A 23-year-old Eden Prairie man turned himself in to authorities at 2:22 a.m. He was at Lakeside and Eagle Creek avenues. He was wanted on two Scott County warrants for failure to appear and no insurance. He was transported to Scott County Jail.

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Assault Sept. 16: Police arrested and jailed a 33-year-old Prior Lake man on suspicion of gross misdemeanor domestic assault.

He was taken into custody at 3:08 a.m.

Animal complaint Sept. 16: A 76-year-old Prior Lake woman was issued a citation for allowing her dog to run unleashed.

Fraud Sept. 15: A Prior Lake man reported the unauthorized use of his debit card in Florida.

Flight from custody Sept. 15: At 8:40 p.m., a 27-yearold man from Savage was pulled over by a Prior Lake patrol officer for driving his four-wheeler down the sidewalk.

According to police records, the man submitted his driver’s license to the officer before fleeing on the fourwheeler. The case has been referred to the Scott County attorney.

Hit and run Sept. 15: A Shakopee woman reported that her vehicle was sideswiped in the roundabout at Mystic Lake Boulevard and Dakotah Parkway. The other vehicle did not stop. Her vehicle sustained minor damages.

Sept. 15: Police responded to a report at 8:18 p.m. that a car had been

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The Prior Lake Fire Department responded to the following fire and medical calls Sept. 12-19: Sept. 12 Firefighters responded to: A crash at 5:58 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 13 and Hidden Oaks Trail. Firefighters were cancelled en route.

A crash at Texas Avenue and 170th Street at 6:43 p.m.

There were no injuries and minor damage to a car that had attempted to pass a bus.

Sept. 14 Firefighters responded to a medical call for a 2-year-old who was not breathing in the 2900 block of Springfield Road.

Upon the fire department’s arrival, the child was breathing.

Sept. 16 The fire department responded to a carbon monoxide alarm at 12:16 a.m. in the 17100 block of Johanna Drive

in Credit River Township. Firefighters determined that a gas stove had been left on. The carbon monoxide had not risen to lethal levels, according to Fire Chief Doug Hartman.

Sept. 17 Firefighters responded to: A medical due to a bicycle crash and a laceration to the shin of the bicyclist in Spring Lake Township.

A smoke complaint in the 4600 block of Towers Street at 5:18 p.m. Firefighters determined that someone had thrown a smoke bomb.

Sept. 20 Firefighters responded to: A gas leak at a building in Spring Lake Township in the 18000 block of Dairy Lane. A truck tire had exploded and ruptured the natural gas main. When firefighters arrived, the natural gas concentration was highly explosive, although there was no explosion.

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.

Jenelle Crista-Elizabeth Melina, 21, Delano, fifth-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony. Adjudication stayed: Four years probation, 10 days in jail, follow recommendations of evaluation, abstain from alcohol, random tests, $500 in fines.

Thanh Ha Thi Lam, 40, Savage, ineligible voter knowingly votes, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, $85 in fines.

David Ford McMurray, 42, Hutchinson, Minn., fifth-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony. Adjudication stayed: Five years probation, 43 days in jail, follow recommendations of evaluation, random tests, $185 in fines.

Driving while impaired (DWI) (refusal to submit to test), a gross misdemeanor.

Two years probation (concurrent).

Buford Charles Newbour, 21, Prior Lake, DWI, a gross misdemeanor. One year probation, three days in jail, 16 hours of community service, follow recommendations of evaluation, abstain from alcohol, $710 in fines.

Stephan Ryan Poons, 23, Champlin, DWI, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, 30 days in jail, follow recommendations of evaluation, $410 in fines.

Erica Ivory Stier, 29, Prior Lake, ineligible voter knowingly votes, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, 100 hours of community service, $160 in fines.

Rodolfo Eduardo Cordero, 39, El Paso, Texas, second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, and third-degree assault, both gross misdemeanors. Two years probation, undergo evaluation, no contact with victim(s), $2,085 in fines.

Anatoliy L. Kovalenko, 30, Shakopee, DWI (refusal to submit to test), a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, follow recommendations of evalu-

ation, $660 in fines.

Barbara Ann Paintner, 44, Shakopee, ineligible voter knowingly votes, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, 100 hours of community service, $85 in fines.

Lee Michael Tewalt, 44, Norwood Young America, DWI, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, 30 days in jail, $1,110 in fines.

Brandon Michael Duncan, 18, Shakopee, disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. Serve eight days in jail, $210 in fines. Third-degree criminal damage to property, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, eight days in jail, 40 hours of community service, restitution, $210 in fines.

Dean Wesley Jensen, 47, Jordan, driving after cancellation (inimical to public safety), a gross misdemeanor.

Adjudication stayed: One year probation, 160 hours of community service, $75 in fines.

Jason Michael Jabas, 29, Eagan, DWI, a gross misdemeanor. Three years probation, 30 days in jail, 60 days under electronic home-monitoring, abstain from alcohol, random tests, $785 in fines.

Gerry Bernard Piispanen, 38, Montgomery, driving after cancellation (inimical to public safety), a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, 45 days under electronic home-monitoring, $385 in fines.

Hamed Rasol Karimi, 26, Shakopee, fifth-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony. Adjudication stayed: Three years probation, follow recommendations of evaluation, abstain from alcohol, random tests, provide DNA sample, $100 in fines. Violation of order for protection, a misdemeanor. Serve 87 days in jail, $160 in fines.

Steven Durland Shaver, 49, Prior Lake, criminal vehicular operation, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, restitution, $160 in fines.

Charles Andrew Albert, 47, Savage, DWI, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, 30 days in jail, abstain from

alcohol, random tests, $1,010 in fines.

Susan Marie Lehrmann, 48, Prior Lake, third-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony. Ten years probation, 120 hours of community service, abstain from alcohol, random tests, provide DNA sample, $385 in fines.

David Lee Martinez, 25, Prior Lake, DWI, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, two days in jail, 28 days under electronic home-monitoring, follow recommendations of evaluation, $360 in fines.

Cynthia Lyn Nau, 47, Farmington, DWI, a gross misdemeanor. Four years probation, 24 days in jail, abstain from alcohol, random tests, $510 in fines.

Antoine Charles Archambault, 27, Shakopee, DWI, a gross misdemeanor.

Two years probation, 90 days in jail, 60 days under electronic home-monitoring, abstain from alcohol, random tests, $1,085 in fines.

Tiffany Ann Duff, 21, Shakopee, DWI, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, 30 days in jail, $710 in fines.

Molly Teresa Haraldson, 41, Minneapolis, fifth-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony. Adjudication stayed: Five years probation, 80 hours of community service, random tests, $460 in fines. DWI, a misdemeanor. One year probation (concurrent).

Mandalyn Nicklaus, 29, Hutchinson, DWI, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, two days in jail, follow recommendations of evaluation, abstain from alcohol, random tests, $910 in fines.

Candice Ruth Norman, 36, Shakopee, DWI (refusal to submit to test), a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, 20 hours of community service, follow recommendations of evaluation, $525 in fines.

Kristine Lee Robinson, 45, Shakopee, DWI, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, six days in jail, 30 days under electronic home-monitoring, abstain from alcohol, random tests, $585 in fines.

Jesse Clinton Sherwood, 26, Selah, Wash., DWI, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, $885 in fines.

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Historical society seeks board member The Scott County Historical Society is looking for someone to serve in an open position for a two-year term on the board of directors beginning in November.

The board is responsible for developing the society’s strategic plan, working to meet organizational goals, setting policy, overseeing the financial

development of the organization and acting as ambassadors to the community. A time commitment of approximately four hours per month includes attending regular meetings and society-sponsored functions, and serving on special committees as needed.

For more information, stop by the museum at 235 Fuller St.

in Shakopee, call (952) 445-0378 or visit www.scottcountyhistory.org.

Applications (brief bio and letter of interest) will be accepted through Oct. 1 by mail or e-mail (info@scottcountyhistory.org).

Society members will vote board members into office at the annual meeting on Oct. 13.

SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA The Prior Lake-Savage Area School District will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26 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.

A. Check/wire transfer disbursement summary B. Bank reconciliation statements 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. Approval of leaves of absence C. Rescind nonrenewal D. 2011-12 additional staffi ng Old Business New Business A. Staff development report B. Columbus Day resolution C. District test scores D. Approval of systems accountability annual report E. Budget calendar approval F. 2011 Payable 2012 Levy Certification adoption Policy Administrative reports A. Superintendent report B. Administrative reports C. Board reports Future events Adjourn

Help students break world hula-hooping record T he P rior L a ke - Savage Area Education Foundation is teaming up with the Prior Lake High School Student Council to break the current world record for largest group of individuals hula-hooping at once.

The event will be held at 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7 at Dan Patch Stadium, 7575 150th St., Savage immediately following the homecoming football game. The organizations need at least 638 hip shakers to break the current record.

The cost to participate is $10 per person and $ 35 per household in advance. Walk-in individuals will be charged $15 per person.

The event is open to kindergarten through 12th-grade students as well as adults.

Each participant will receive a hula hoop, an official Tshirt, a glow wristband and refreshments with admission.

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high-arc styling, and the new Benton pulldown kitchen faucet from Moen is a great example. The Benton faucet offers exquisite styling in today’s most popular finishes; but it’s what’s inside that counts. Featuring Moen’s unique Reflex pulldown system, Benton pulldown faucets offer smooth operation, easy movement and secure docking to keep the spray wand in place.

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Installing shelves in your kitchen is a great way to add more space, as well as create a new look. Install shelves over your sink or around the perimeter of your kitchen to hold items such as small appliances, knick knacks, cookbooks or framed photos to keep countertops clear and uncluttered.

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Adopt a pet on Oct. 1 Carver Scott Humane Society volunteers will have a pet adoption from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at Petco, off Highway 41 and Pioneer Trail in Chaska.

One rabbit, kittens, cats, dogs and puppies will be available.

All cats and dogs have been micro ID-implanted, vet-checked, dewormed, had shots updated, checked for friendly temperaments and age-appropriately spayed/neutered. Adoption fees are $165-plus for cats and $195-plus for dogs.

For more information, call (952) 368-3553 or visit www.carverscotths.org.

Donate during food drive The Prior Lake Lions Club, along with the Prior Lake-Savage Girl Scouts, Cub Scout Pack 331, Boy Scout Troop 331 and Village Market, will have a food drive to benefit the CAP Agency from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 at Village Market, 16731 Highway 13.

Flyers will be distributed the week beforehand. Members of the Lions Club will take donations, and Scouts will help to load donations onto a CAP Agency food truck.

For more information, e-mail Angie Fischer at amofischer@ gmail.com.

Senior driving course available The Minnesota Highway Safety Center will offer a 55-plus driver improvement refresher course on Tuesday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the District Services Center, 4540 Tower St., 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 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.

Attend snow and ice workshop A workshop on winter salt management for parking lots and sidewalks is set for 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 13 McColl Pond Environmental Learning Center, 13550 Dakota Ave., Savage.

The workshop is for professional snow and ice maintenance contractors, public works and parks departments, school district grounds staff and property managers who routinely maintain parking lots and sidewalks in the winter.

Learn new techniques on how to protect our water resources while saving money and time spent on the job. Other topics include equipment calibration, proper application rates, how winter salt management affects lakes and rivers, and best practices for snow and ice control. An optional test will be given at the end of the workshop for those interested in becoming certified in snow- and ice-control best practices.

The cost is $20, which includes a workshop manual, morning refreshments and lunch. To register, contact Theresa Sowards at (651) 480-7715 or sowar006@umn.edu.

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

For more information, e-mail editor@plamerican.com.

Shannon

FIECKE STAFF WRITER

As Americans were preparing to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, a family friend was preparing for a second tour in Afghanistan.

But instead of spending his remaining time saying goodbye to friends and family, he was furiously installing insulation and ceiling panels in his mom’s basement.

A U.S. Navy reservist, Matthew Lindemeier learned last month he will be deployed early.

For the last year, Lindemeier and his wife, Jenny, have spent their spare weekends constructing an apartment for themselves in the old farmhouse where Lindemeier grew up. His widowed mother suffered a rehabilitating stroke and requires 24/7 care.

With his orders moved up two weeks and most of their rental home in Northfield still needing packing, the remaining task seemed daunting.

A friend contacted me about getting a group together to help the couple finish the job. But I feared I wouldn’t find enough people over the Labor Day weekend and because most of my friends are not construction-savvy.

Then I recalled the large contingency of Beyond the Yellow Ribbon campaign members who attended a recent Shakopee City Council meeting to lodge their support for naming a road after a Shakopee soldier.

I submitted an online request to the South of the River chapter, even though Lindemeier’s family lives in Carver County.

Within a day I received a response. And on Saturday, Sept. 3 (Labor Day weekend), more than 15 volunteers (I lost track) showed up at 8 a.m. at the Lindemeier farm in rural Cologne.

The group went right to work, laying kitchen floor tile, hanging doors and insulating and siding the apartment entrance with the kind of effort given to one’s own home.

It was supper time before the group left for their homes in Shakopee, Savage and Prior Lake.

In just one day, the volunteers completed what would have taken Lindemeier two weeks.

That still wasn’t good enough for one man, who wanted to stay just a little longer to tile the kitchen

STAFF PHOTO BY SHANNON FIECKE

Tim Keough, an electrical engineer from Prior Lake and member of Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, gave up a recent Saturday to help a deploying sailor with work on his house. backsplash. Finally, King Cole’s wife forced him to go, commenting he would stay to midnight if he could.

Like many of the volunteers, Cole is a veteran. Others grew up in military families.

Only military families truly understand what loved ones go through when a spouse or parent is deployed, said Joseph Buhain, a college instructor from Prior Lake who came with his three daughters and his wife.

Buhain was deployed with only a week’s notice for a 14-month tour of Afghanistan and Iraq in 2004.

He said his wife, Dawn, was left with no support. She later joined Beyond the Yellow Ribbon because “she doesn’t want to ever see that happen again to any other soldier.”

Buhain is an officer in the Naval Reserves and serves in the same unit as Lindemeier, but they never met before.

“No one knows what it’s like until they’ve been impacted,” Buhain said. “People say they support the military, but until they do something about it, I don’t want to hear it.”

In past military conflicts, all families could be touched by war. But in the post-draft era, the sacrifice is felt by far fewer.

And when military members are deployed individually, instead of by unit like with the National Guard, they feel even more alone.

As they finished for the day, the volunteers offered their future assistance to Jenny, and told Lindemeier they want him to leave

How to help Beyond the Yellow Ribbon’s South of the River chapter, based out of Scott County, assists area veterans and their families as they deal with deployment or life after active service. Assistance includes around-the-house chores and other tasks the soldier would normally handle for his or her family.

Meetings: 7 p.m. first Tuesday of every month in the basement of the Prior Lake VFW, 16306 Main Ave. Contact: Families who need help or want to volunteer can call (952) 440-5011 or visit www.btyrsouthoftheriver.org.

without worrying about his wife or how the apartment will be finished.

Although soldiers and their families have the Internet to stay connected, the demands on the spouse who is left behind can be overwhelming.

It’s been said deployment is tougher on the children and spouses than the actual soldier.

Another family friend who has been to Afghanistan foresaw this. He sent an e-mail to a group of friends before he left, asking them to keep an eye on his wife, who had just had their first child.

We all offered help, but waited for her to ask instead of regularly scheduling assistance. She later revealed she was so frayed near the end of her husband’s deployment that she left her baby in the crib one night and escaped the house for a couple of hours just to keep her sanity.

Soldiers and their families, the first to answer a call, can be the last to ask for help.

Lindemeier’s wife, Jennifer,

had heard of Beyond the Yellow Ribbon in her role as a family ombudswoman for her husband’s unit. She knows firsthand how hesitant families are to request assistance, but still she could not ask for it herself, despite being completely exhausted. At the end of the long day, she was so grateful she burst into tears as volunteers hugged her goodbye.

As we gathered for supper upstairs after the last pickup truck left, her mother-in-law also cried and thanked God for those who came.

I was humbled by these individuals who already gave greatly to their country and are doing it again. But I am saddened that more ordinary citizens weren’t among them.

On that recent Sunday, many Facebook profile photos turned effortlessly into an image of Sept.

11. Let’s truly honor that day. For those of us who don’t have to sacrifice for our country, helping those who do is the least we can do.

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

Keystone resident is YouTube star

BY MERYN FLUKER mfluker@swpub.com

Dolores Jackson is not your conventional YouTube star. She isn’t doing dangerous stunts or clowning around with an adorable animal. The 85-year-old has never even navigated the video-sharing site. But she and her fellow Keystone residents are featured in a 22-minute clip with 256 views.

“Well, good!” Jackson replies upon hearing the news. “I think it’s fine.”

She’s the mind behind “Jake’s Country Store,” a play put on by the Keystone Players for staff, residents and their relatives earlier this month at the facility’s family picnic.

Not only did Jackson narrate the play, she directed, cast and wrote it – including lyrics for an original song, “The Country Store.”

“Yeah, it was a lot of work,” she says of the many hats she wore on the set.

“Jake’s Country Store” is the second show Jackson has helmed for Keystone. Last year saw her first outing, “Keystone Island,” a tropical-themed theater experience.

“I have crazy ideas and they let me do it,” she says. “We learned from last year. We learned little things, like not to talk when people are clapping.”

Jackson doesn’t come from a theatrical background and has never considered herself much of an actress, writer or singer, all things one would never know, judging from her recent work. She used to love

going to the Guthrie Theater but never expressed any desire to be onstage.

That all changed last year when she and her neighbors went to see the Prior Lake Players’ production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”

“On the way home, on the bus, we were joking, ‘We could do that,’” Jackson says. “By golly, we decided to try.”

That fall, “Keystone Island” premiered to positive feedback.

“The only complaint we got last year was that it wasn’t long enough,” she says.

For “Jake’s Country Store,” which focuses on a group of characters going back in time to the days of horehound candy, 3-cent pickles and eggs that cost a nickel apiece, Jackson and her crew went all out. The show is double the length of “Keystone Island,” and it features original music and much more dialogue.

When asked how she’s doing, Jackson’s one-word reply is a perfect indicator of her quick wit: “Old.” “I like to laugh,” she adds. “What I think is funny, other people think is funny for some reason.”

Jackson’s son and daughter-inlaw, who live in Boston, came all the way to Prior Lake to create the backdrops for both “Keystone Island” and “Jake’s Country Store.”

They also took her to local thrift stores for props and costumes.

Jackson also got help from the Keystone staff, and many of her fellow residents were eager to be in

the show. The cast included eight actors and seven “chorus girls.”

“It’s a great bunch of people,” she says. “We had such fun at all of our rehearsals. Everybody helped.”

Audience members treated Jackson like an old-time movie star following the performance.

One person came up and asked for an autograph, so she gave him one fitting of Old Hollywood.

“I wrote ‘Ginger Rogers,’” Jackson says. “I think it’s funny. She’s long gone and she can’t sue me.”

Another viewer approached Jackson and kissed her hand, but she still says she doesn’t feel like a celebrity. Jackson was more focused on everyone else’s excitement.

“Everybody had such a good time,” she says. “They really clapped and laughed and whistled … The cast did such a good job.”

Unlike last year’s performance, “Jake’s Country Store” was a onenight-only affair. It was standing room only, so some missed out on the show. Rather than stage a second performance, thanks to the wonders of technology, Keystone will host two screenings of the performance.

“I think it’s great,” says Jackson, admitting she knows “nothing about computers.” She had heard of YouTube prior to her appearance on the site, but hadn’t clicked over to it.

Jackson already has an idea for next year’s show, but she’s keeping

PHOTO BY MERYN FLUKER

Dolores Jackson spends time in her room at Keystone Communities in Prior Lake. The 85-year-old recently wrote, narrated and directed “Jake’s Country Store,” a theatrical production starring her fellow Keystone residents. Video of the show is now on YouTube and has garnered 256 views and two comments. it closely guarded. When she’s ready to reveal it, Jackson won’t have to worry about finding actors.

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americanslice COMMUNITY HELP AND SUPPORT (Editor’s note: Listings of organizational meetings and events are free but are not guaranteed in the Prior Lake American. Send information that includes the organization’s name and meeting times/locations and a contact’s name and telephone number. Deadline is Wednesday at noon.

E-mail information to editor@plamerican.com, mail to Prior Lake American, P.O. Box 578, Prior Lake, MN 55372, or fax to (952) 447-6671.)

Moms in Touch International

WEEKLY

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.”

Young Life

T.O.P.S.

Scott County Young Life is part of a worldwide, nondenominational Christian organization for high school students that offers 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.

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

Co-Dependents Anonymous 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.

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

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

MONTHLY/ SEMIMONTHLY

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

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

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

MOMS Club MOMS Club of Prior Lake (Moms Offering Moms Support) will have its monthly membership meeting the third Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. at Harbor Community Church, 5995 Timber Trail, Prior Lake.

To join the group or find out more information, contact Mandy Reinert Nash at (952) 226-2410 or Sharlene Czajkowski at (952) 447-1780, e-mail momsclubofpriorlake@yahoo.com or visit www.momsclub.org.

WyldLife Scott County WyldLife is part of a worldwide, nondenom-

inational 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.

Gamblers Anonymous Gamblers Anonymous, a support group for those struggling with addiction to gambling, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 56 34 Luther Road, Prior Lake.

National Alliance for Mental Illness

Widows and widowers

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

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

For more information, call Janet Williams at (952) 890-1669 or Kevin Wineman at (952) 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.

For more information, 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

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.

Minnesota Valley Mothers of Multiples will meet at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Apple Valley Community Center, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley.

For more information, email info@mvmom.org.

Support for RSD/CRPS A support group for anyone affected by Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome meets from 10 a.m. to noon the fourth Saturday of each month at the Savage Public Library, 13090 Alabama Ave., Savage.

T he g roup encou rages a positive, caring group and has a variety of topics. The group is facilitated by Bonnie Scherer, but all members decide on all aspects of the meetings.

For more information, call (952) 457-7586.

River Valley Toastmasters The Minnesota River Valley Toastmasters will meet on the second, third and fourth Mondays of each month from 7 to 8 p.m.

The group now meets at the Prior Lake fi re station, 16776 Fish Point Road.

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

Widows’ and Widowers’ Circle of Friends is a social group for those who have lost a spouse.

The group meets at 5 p.m. the second Saturday of the month.

For more information, call Ethel at (952) 888-1035.

St. Francis support The following support groups meet regularly at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, 1455 St. Francis Ave., Shakopee: Infant Loss Support: Group meets the first Tuesday of every month from 7 to 8 p.m. Call (952) 428-2002 Diabetes Support: Group meets the fi rst Monday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Call (952) 428-3324.

Diabetes Prevention: Offered monthly. Designed for anyone who has been diagnosed with pre-diabetes or those with a family history of diabetes. For more information, call (952) 428-3324.

Hea r t Suppor t : Group meets the first Tuesday of every month from 7 to 8 p.m. Call (952) 428-2080.

Low Vision Support: Group meets the second Thursday of every month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Call (952) 428-2002.

Women’s Connection, support for women with cancer: Meets the fourth Monday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. Call (952) 428-2700.

American Cancer Society’s Look Good … Feel Better meets the fourth Monday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Call 1-800-ACS-2345.

Joint Care group meets every other Wednesday from 2 to 3 : 30 p.m. Designed for people scheduled for total knee or hip replacement. Call (952) 428-2565.

Smoking Cessation: If you are ready to stop smoking, call 888-354-PLAN (7526).

La Leche League La Leche League offers support and encouragement to mothers who wish to breastfeed their babies.

Join the group for a meeting on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m., and bring your nursing baby. Pregnant women are encouraged to attend before the birth of their babies.

For more information on the meeting or breast feeding questions, call April at ( 9 52 ) 4 4 0 - 6 3 2 0, M ichele at (952) 447-6182 or Traci at (952) 226-2052.

Sexual assault/abuse Survivors of Sexual Assault/ Abuse is a confidential, 10-week support group for survivors of sexual assault or abuse that meets from 6 to 8 p.m. on varying days in the Sexual Violence Center, 510 Chestnut St., Suite 204, Chaska.

For more information, call Kristi at (952) 448-5425.

Support for parents TABLE, a small group at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church created to offer support and information for parents, meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m.

Parents whose children have special behavioral, learning or emotional challenges are welcome. There is no cost to attend.

The church is at 3611 North Berens Road, Prior Lake. For more information, call Mary Wangerin at (952) 447-1884 or visit www.sollc.org.

MOPS classes Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS), a national Christian nondemoninational program, wi l l star t meeting twice a month from September through May at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Burnsville.

MOPS moms need not be members of the church to join.

The group offers participants a way to connect with other moms, form friendships, seek parenting advice and learn more about Christian life.

Registration is being accepted and on-site day care is provided for a small fee on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis.

Information/registration: (952) 898-9356 or e-mail MOPS@ princeofpeaceonline.org.

ONGOING

Donate used phones Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women accepts donations of used cell phones.

Phones must be digital, in working order and have a battery and charger. Phones can be dropped off at the Prior Lake Police Department, 4649 Dakota St. Other drop-off sites include the Shakopee Police Department, Suds Seller Hair Salon in Jordan and Cooper’s County Market in Chaska.

For more information, call (952) 873-4214.

Join Blue Star Mothers Blue Star Mothers of America, a nonprofit group supporting active military members and their families, is organizing a chapter south of the river.

A Blue Star Mother is one who has a son or daughter serving, or has served and has been honorably discharged, from the Armed Forces of the United States. Membership includes mothers; however, one can be an associate member if you have a spouse, relative or friend in the Armed Service and would like to be involved in a group for active support.

For more information, call Mary at (952) 894-1657.

FACES

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“Two people came up to my son afterwards and said they wanted to be in it next year,” she says. “There’s a little ham in everybody. Maybe they wouldn’t start it, but if someone told them what to do, they would love to get in front of a crowd.”

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What is your favorite thing about living at Keystone?

The people. Absolutely the people.

How do people describe you?

Old and truthful.

What is your favorite book?

“The Good Earth” by Pearl S. Buck. I used to collect Pearl Buck books. I keep them in storage and I have 250.

What is your favorite song?

“What a Wonderful World,”

by Louis Armstrong.

Who is your favorite actor?

Cesar Romero.

If you could direct any actor, who would it be?

Shirley Temple.

If you could meet anyone from history, who would you choose?

Jesus Christ.

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To see “Jake’s Country Store,” visit www.youtube.com and search “Jake’s Country Store.”

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americanslice

Banding together Understanding raptor habits The morning broke clear and crisp. Another pictureperfect autumn morning in one of my favorite places.

Stepping from my truck, I could see the sun was just about to emerge over the watery horizon of Lake Superior. Hiking a short distance up a trail in the woods, then scrambling up some large rocks, I reached a small clearing that gave me an unobstructed view of the “big lake� just as the sun breached the horizon. Standing there in the cool morning air, I could see my breath and feel the warmth of the first rays of sun warming my face.

I let my mind wander back in time to the hundreds of times I stood in this exact spot and watched the sun rise. I am thinking about the past 20-plus years I’ve spent coming to Hawk Ridge in Duluth, Minn.

As a biologist, this is one of the top spots in the entire country to witness a high volume of migrating hawks.

As a wildlife photographer, the ridge – as many of us call it – is unsurpassed for photography.

I have so many incredible memories from the past couple of decades of good friends and great photography at the ridge. This time, I’m here not to photograph but to give a talk about birds at the Hawk Ridge weekend celebration.

Hundreds of bird watchers from across the nation gather at the ridge for a weekend to share knowledge and reestablish friendships.

Stan

TEKIELA NATURE SMART

The night before, Professor Jerry Niemi presented a wonderful overview of the past 39 years of hawk banding at the ridge. For those of you who don’t know what hawk banding is, let me explain. Migrating hawks are lured into traps where researchers grab the birds without causing any harm. A series of measurements are taken, the bird’s age and sex are determined, and a metal band containing a unique identifying number is affixed to the bird’s leg. All of this takes just a few minutes and the bird is released back into the wild, and it continues on its way south. Meanwhile, at another location, hawk counters are watching and counting the total number of birds that fly over the ridge.

Professor Niemi pulled together some amazing statistics from all of this banding and watching of hawks. During the past 39 years that banding and counting has taken place at the ridge, more than two million hawks have been counted on their migration south. That averages to about 80,000 birds per season. This

includes 27 different raptor species; of these, 23 species have been caught and banded.

From 1972 to 2010, more than 100,000 individual hawks have been caught and banded at a separate location away from the hawk counters and watchers, along with the crowds of people that come to witness this autumn spectacle.

Tucked away back in the woods, the hawk banders toil away, catching hawks.

Of the 100,000 hawks that have been caught, 60,000 have been sharp-shinned hawks.

If you are not familiar with the sharp-shinned hawk, it is a small woodland hawk that is the second most common hawk species to fly over Duluth’s Hawk Ridge.

At this point, you might be asking yourself why they band the hawks. The short answer is research. The only way to obtain any kind of information, such as where the hawks go, how long it takes to get there and how long the birds live, comes from banding. Now here is the sobering news. Of the 60,000 sharp-shins that have been banding at the ridge during the past four decades, only 327 birds with bands have been recovered. This is a normal recovery rate for bird banding, but it illustrates the difficulty in obtaining good information when doing field research.

A huge effort must be made to obtain even a tiny bit of information.

The dedication of these people who band and count the birds at the ridge has contributed mountains of information that otherwise would not be known about many raptor species. These

PHOTO BY STAN TEKIELA

The Merlin falcon is one of the raptors that can be seen at Hawk Ridge in Duluth. amazing people go unnoticed by the general public, but their work contributes greatly to the overall scientific knowledge. My hat goes off to

these marvelous people.

Until next time‌ Stan Tekiela is an author / naturalist and wildlife photographer from Victoria

who travels the world to study and photograph wildlife.

He can followed on twitter and face book and at www. naturesmart.com.

Walleye, walleye everywhere: Stocking up on area lakes called fingerlings, while Upper Prior will be stocked with 6,580 or more fingerlings. That amounts to approximately 373 pounds of walleye stocked in Lower Prior and 329 pounds in Upper Prior. The amount of fish stocked in each area is based on the size of areas “more likely to have aquatic plants and suitable summertime oxygen levels,�

FROM THE PRIOR LAKE ASSOCIATION

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) plans to stock walleye in a number of Scott County lakes again this fall, as a part of its continuing lake management plans.

The plans are to stock Lower Prior Lake with 7,460 or more “finger-sized� walleye,

according to Taylor Polomis, fisheries specialist with the DNR. The fingerlings are hatched in spring and raised in rearing ponds operated by various fisheries stations. The fish are stocked from late September through early November, based on favorable water temperatures.

Since walleye, and many

other species of fish, are unable to reproduce enough to sustain their numbers naturally, walleye are historically stocked during odd-numbered years in many of the Scott County lakes.

Other lakes to be stocked with walleye in autumn include Fish, McMahon (Carl’s), O’Dowd and Spring.

To see a chart of the

history of walleye stocking in Scott County, visit the DNR’s website at www.dnr. state.mn.us. Go to “fishing,� “lake finder,� type in the lake name, and go to “lake information.�

The estimated water temperature on Prior Lake this week was 64 degrees, and the water elevation was 902.18 on Sept. 15.

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Ladies Man Plain White T’s front man is a sucker for love

BY MOLLEE FRANCISCO mfrancisco@swpub.com

T

om Higgenson knows just how to make the ladies feel special.

The lead singer of the Chicago-based Plain White T’s is well-schooled in the art of compliments and doesn’t hesitate to serve up a fresh one when asked about his previous trips to Minneapolis.

“I thought Minneapolis had the most beautiful people,” he said in a phone interview. “It might have been something in the water but I fell in love with like five girls there.”

Higgenson will bring his smooth talking style back to Minneapolis on Sunday, Sept. 25 as part of the Plain White T’s fall headlining tour. The alternative pop group hits the stage at the Fine Line at 8 p.m. with doors opening at 7 p.m. for the 18-plus show.

HOPELESS ROMANTIC It was that same hopeless romantic persona that pushed Higgenson’s group into the spotlight in 2007 with their breakout hit “Hey There Delilah.”

Higgenson penned the melodic love song about a woman he had met named Delilah DeCrescenzo, but never thought it would make it to radio.

“It was a little song,” he said, noting the sparse arrangement.

“Everything that radio wasn’t at the time.”

But the public ate it up, pushing the song to No. 1 on the music charts and earning the Plain White T’s two Grammy nods. Higgenson celebrated by inviting DeCrescenzo to be his date to the awards ceremony (as friends).

The Plain White T’s didn’t pick up any Grammys for “Hey There Delilah” that year, but by then, the song had already etched its place in the alt pop music canon, spawning both covers and parodies (Higgenson’s favorite parody is “Hey There Vagina.” “It was clever and well done,” he said.) “‘Hey There Delilah’ is one of

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Plain White T’s are (l-r) Dave Tirio, De’Mar Hamilton, Tom Higgenson, Mike Retondo and Tim Lopez.

Plain White T’s

Plain White T’s Primer

When: 8 p.m., September 25

Formed in: 1997

Where: Fine Line Music Café, 318 First Ave. N., Minneapolis

Members: Tom Higgenson, De’Mar Hamilton, Dave Tirio, Tim Lopez and Mike Retondo

Tickets: $22 advance, $25 day of show Ages: 18+ More info: www.finelinemusic. com or www.plainwhitets.com

those songs that will go on,” he said.

But Higgenson isn’t interested in being a one-, two- or even threehit wonder. He hopes to create his legacy through song. “I want to live forever through what we do with our music.”

Studio albums: 5

“I thought Minneapolis had the most beautiful people. It might have been something in the water but I fell in love with like five girls there.”

Hits: “Hey There Delilah,” “1,2,3,4,” “Rhythm of Love”

Tom Higgenson

“WONDERS OF THE YOUNGER” Today, the Plain White T’s are out on the road in support of their fifth studio album “Wonders of the Younger” which has already garnered a hit with the beachy “Rhythm of Love.”

Higgenson calls “Wonders of the

Lead singer Plain White T’s

Younger” a “nostalgic record.”

“It’s about growing up and not losing your sense of adventure,” he said.

Higgenson, who writes most of the group’s tunes, says he finds inspiration everywhere, but mostly from girls he meets and life

situations. “I’m always working and writing,” he said.

Whether any of those ladies or life situations will lead to another monster hit a la “Hey There Delilah,” remains to be seen. But Higgenson is OK with that. “As long as they come pretty darn close.”

‘The Mindset Lists of American History’ When did girls leave school in 1898? What year did zippers become standard?

Which was the last generation to dial a phone? New book traces trivia through the generations Last week, something happened that hasn’t happened in you-don’tknow-how-long ago.

You got a letter.

Hand-written on paper. Brought to your house in an envelope with a stamp. And it wasn’t asking for money, giving you doctor’s results, or telling you that garbage pickup day got changed. It was from someone who was “thinking of you.”

These days, a letter in the mail is something so rare that it makes you really notice. But in your mother’s day, sending letters was common and easier than making a phone call. In the new book “The Mindset Lists of American History” by Tom McBride & Ron Nief, you’ll read about those and other generational markers.

Sometimes, when you look at the state of the world today, you almost wish for a vacation back in time. But be careful what you ask for…

As an 18-year-old in 1898, Great-

Terri

SCHLICHENMEYER THE BOOKWORM

Great-Grandma had already seen many of her peers leave school before puberty. The lucky few who attended college became doctors, perhaps, in order to cure deadly diseases not yet identified, but overall, higher education was unlikely.

Instead, people went to work.

Unmarried women might find office employment, and the new QWERTY

typewriter. They could type, but they couldn’t vote.

Fast forward.

Great-Grandpa, born in 1900, might have skipped high school to work twelve-hour days, seven days a week in a factory. After four days, he’d have enough money to buy a few groceries. But times were improving: politicians had long been lobbying for national health care and automobiles were becoming a means of real transportation rather than just a hobby.

Fast forward.

By the time Dad was born in 1939, he could count on zippers to keep his coat on and radio drama to make his heart pound. Upon graduation from high school, he’d seen scrap drives, victory gardens, and the invention of ballpoint pens, and though his parents complained about tax withholding from their paychecks, they got a deal on his college tuition: it

cost them a whopping $2,0000 for four years’ matriculation.

Fast forward.

This years’ n college freshman have probably never dialed a telephone.

Computers have always been portable, TVs have always been flat and “friend” is both verb and noun. For them, there’s always been Disneyland, MTV and HIV. Fast forward.

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let'sGo!Calendar DIXIELAND BAND CONCERT Join the boys in The Barbary Coast Dixieland Band for an evening of music for the whole family.

Time: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 Cost: $10 (ages 13-64); $5 (65 and up); free (ages 12 and under) Location: Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, 3611 North Berens Road, Prior Lake Info: sollc.org

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

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Saturday

Sunday

SEPT. 24

SEPT. 25

‘BEES KNEES’ 1920’S HANGAR DANCE 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. The fundraising auction includes a pair of AirTran Airways coach certificates for travel in the continental United States (including San Juan and Puerto Rico).

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

SACRED HARP CONVENTION The Landing will host the Minnesota State Sacred Harp Convention. Sacred Harp, or shape-note singing, is an American traditional form of singing hymns, anthems and gospel songs in four parts. Singers sit facing the middle of a square. The music has a distinctive open and modal sound, and the singing is usually exuberant, rhythmic and full of feeling. Everyone is welcome to sing or to listen. Enter by the far west gate.

Time: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (potluck lunch at noon), Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24-25 Cost: Free Location: The Landing, 2187 Highway 101 E., Shakopee Info: (651) 457-7762 or MarthaH605@aol.com

SCOTT COUNTY CITY TO COUNTRY TOUR The 13th annual Scott County City to Country Tour is hosted by the University of Minnesota Extension in Scott County. Each stop along the tour will include demonstrations, hands-on activities and educational displays.

This year’s stops include Whispering Oaks Alpacas owned by Dale and Tari Maxfield; Thompson’s Hillcrest Orchard owned by Gene and Barb Thompson; and Friedges Dairy Farm owned by Charles and Jeri Friedges.

Time: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 Cost: $10 per vehicle; vehicle passes available at the tour sites Location: See brochure at link below for tour stop locations Info: Call (952) 492-5410, visit facebook.com/citytocountrytour or see tour brochure at www.co.scott.mn.us

APPLE-TASTING WEEKENDS Taste-test University of Minnesota research apples and rate for flavor, size and texture.

Time: 1-3 p.m. Sept. 24-25 and Oct. 1-2, 8-9 Cost: Free with gate admission of $9 for adults; free for ages 15 and younger; free to Arboretum members Location: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr., Chaska Info: www.arboretum.umn.edu or (952) 443-1422

FREE GUIDED HIKE Take a free guided hike to commemorate the season. Search for flora and fauna and walk along the colorful trails.

Time: 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 Cost: Free Location: Richardson Nature Center, 8737 E. Bush Lake Rd., Bloomington Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

BOOK CLUB FOR SENIORS Join a book club for seniors the first Tuesday of each month.

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 4 (“The Tenderness of Wolves” by Stef Penney) Time: 10 a.m.

Cost: Free Location: Club Prior, in the Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave. Info: (952) 447-9783

FAMILY GEOCACHING Discover the power of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and use billion-dollar satellites to find trinkets in the woods. Program is for ages 8 and older. Reservations required. Reference activity number 427711-00.

Time: 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 Cost: $7 Location: Cleary Lake Regional Park, 18106 Texas Ave., Prior Lake Info: (763) 559-6700

‘FAIRY TALE ADVENTURES!’ The Prior Lake Players’ fall play “Fairy Tale Adventures!” is a family-friendly collection of two short plays: “Hansel and Gretel” and “Cinderella and the Seven Dwarfs: A Fairy Tale Mash-Up.” Time: 7 p.m. Oct. 7-8 and Oct. 14-15; 2 p.m. Oct. 9 Cost: $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, $8 for ages 12 and under Location: Twin Oaks Middle School, 15860 Fish Point Road, Prior Lake Info: plplayers.org

CRAIG FERGUSON Craig Ferguson has enjoyed an eclectic career encompassing film, television, stage, writing and directing.

The Scottish entertainer and current host of CBS’s “The Late Late Show” will perform his stand-up comedy act.

Time: 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 Cost: $49-$59 Location: Mystic Showroom, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd., Prior Lake Info: mysticlake.com or (952) 496-6563

DANCE FOR DIABETES Calvin’s Cure Club will host this fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association. Jack Diddley will provide music; other highlights include a silent auction, a taco bar, drinks and chances to win prizes.

Time: 3-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16 Cost: $5 donation (under 18); $10 donation (18 and up) Location: Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage Info: tamaralammers@hotmail.com or (612) 877-0051

ARCHERY FOR WOMEN Spend a fall morning at Carver Park’s archery range. Learn the basics of shooting safely and accurately with skilled instructors. Use a Matthews Genesis compound bow to shoot at stationary targets, try shooting from an elevated platform, and enjoy a turn through the woods on the walk-around course. All equipment provided. Reservations required; reference activity #421511-06. This class is for women ages 16 and older.

Time: 9 a.m.-noon Sunday, Sept. 25 Cost: $10 Location: Archery Range, Carver Park Reserve, 7025 Victoria Dr., Victoria Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

Monday

SEPT. 26 PAJAMA STORYTIME Wear pajamas, bring teddy bears and enjoy bedtime snacks while listening to rhymes. All ages are welcome. This time, the theme is “princes and princesses.”

Time: 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26 Cost: Free Location: Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave. Info: (952) 447-3375

Friday

SOUTH OF THE RIVER ROUNDUP The River Valley YMCA hosts this second annual event, with a buffet dinner, a silent auction and music by the Tuxedo Band.

Time: 5:30-11:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 Cost: $50 per person Location: The Wilds Golf Club, 3151 Wilds Ridge Court, Prior Lake Info: (952) 230-6665 or renee. matejcek@ymcampls.org SUBMITTED PHOTO

Violinist and “Prairie Home Companion” veteran Gary Schulte comes to Prior Lake on Oct. 6.

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Home Companion” veteran, Gary Schulte, will join well-known swing

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SEPT. 30 SCOTT COUNTY ART CRAWL

Spotlight

Upcoming

PRAIRIE SEED COLLECTION

Help restore more than 800 acres of prairie in Three Rivers Park District APPLEFEST Get ready for this annual art event in by collecting native wildflower seed.

Discover the story of apples in the Prior Lake, Savage and greater Volunteers are needed to gather Scott County area. Maps and more are Minnesota. Hear how the first pioneers hundreds of pounds of seeds for future established a winter-hardy apple and available at the art crawl’s website. turned it into a major horticultural crop. restoration and enhancement projects.

Time: 5-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30; 9 Seed collection allows volunteers to Apples will be cooked, dried, canned, a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 learn about the prairie’s storied history jellied and cidered during the day’s Location: Artist studios throughout and to identify many plant varieties activities. Nineteenth century apple Scott County common to the prairie. This program is Info: scottcountyartcrawl.org or e-mail recipes will be provided. Observe for ages 8 and older. Register online; and visit with artisans demonstrating SavageArtsCouncil@gmail.com reference activity #471401-03 for the their skills and see how lives in early SAVAGE ART STUDIOS Minnesota were sustained by the tools morning session and #471401-04 for the afternoon session.

BIRTHDAY SHOW of the trade. Play games and enjoy a Time: 10 a.m.-noon and 12:30-2:30 The Savage Art Studios invites the public ride on a trolley pulled by Percheron p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 to attend their fifth birthday celebration draft horses. For all ages Cost: Free Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. and faculty show. On display will be Location: Murphy-Hanrehan Park 1; noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2 works of the studio’s award-winning Reserve, 15501 Murphy Lake Rd., Savage Cost: Ages 18-64 $5; ages 2-17 and faculty and studio artists. Cake and seniors $3; children younger than 2 free Info: Call (763) 559-6700 or register refreshments will be available. by visiting threeriversparkdistrict.org Location: The Landing - Minnesota Time: 5-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 River Heritage Park, 2187 E. Hwy. Cost: Free AUTUMN GATHERING Location: Savage Art Studios & Gallery, 101, Shakopee The city of Prior Lake hosts the 4735 W. 123rd St., Suite 200, Savage Info: (763) 559-9000 or community’s annual autumn threeriversparkdistrict.org Info: savageartstudios.com

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Ongoing PRIOR LAKE FARMERS MARKET 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

CROCHET FOR BEGINNERS

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 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

This class is for people who want to learn basic techniques of crochet. At the end of the class, students should be able to read simple crochet patterns and do small projects like a scarf, small purse or doily. Participants ages 11-15 must be accompanied by adults.

Time: 2-3 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 29, Nov. 5 and 12; registration closes Sept. 26 Cost: $60 Location: Shakopee Junior High School Pod 1, 200 10th Avenue E., Shakopee Info: (952) 496-5029

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

gathering, with crafts, horse-drawn wagon rides, kettle corn, cider, hot chocolate, music, pony rides, inflatables and more.

Time: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 Cost: Free Location: Lakefront Park, 5000 Kop Parkway, Prior Lake Info: cityofpriorlake.com

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Darwin and Michelle Porter were married July 16, 2011 at the Church of St. Michael in Prior Lake. A reception was held at Grand Palms in Chaska.

Parents of the bride are Jerry and Laurie Helmueller of Vadnais Heights.

Parents of the groom are Gary and Margie Porter of Cando, N.D. Officiating the wedding was the Rev. Thomas Sieg.

Maid of honor was Amy Grams of Coon Rapids. Bridesmaids were Tonya Anderson of Prior Lake, Tanya Reimann of Blaine, Rachel Caven of Bloomington and Rachael Rose of Stacey, Minn. Personal attendant was Sydney Porter of Shakopee.

Best man was Greg Porter of Shakopee. Groomsmen were Brent Anderson of Prior Lake, Jared Elliott of Prior Lake, Scott Effertz of Cumberland, Wis. and Nate Wenninger of Prior Lake. Ushers were Shaun Fowler of Spring Park, Dave Porter of Grand Forks, N.D., Laura Fonnier of Savage and Jessica Porter of Grand Forks.

Flower girl was Mackenzie Anderson of Prior Lake. Ring bearer was Colten Ogg of Coon Rapids.

Mu s i c i a n s w e r e A n g i e O’Brien and Melissa Carlson.

Michelle attended W hite Bear Lake High School and S out h C ent r a l C ol le g e i n Mankato. She is an estimator and prepress specialist.

Darwin attended Cando High School and the University of North Dakota. He is an electrical engineer and energy trader.

The couple plans to honeymoon in the Virgin Islands this winter and is living in Prior Lake.

Emily Koch and Eric Pearson

Jacqui Engren and Matthew Christianson

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Bethany Angell and Joseph Doepke

Christianson-Engren Jacqui Engren of Phoenix, Ariz., and Matthew Christianson of Jordan announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.

Engren is the daughter of Ric and Sally Engren of Phoenix.

She is a 2003 graduate of Aqua Fria High School in Phoenix.

Christianson is the son of Phil and Sharon Christianson of Jordan. He is a 1991 graduate of Jordan High School and a 2007 graduate of Northern Arizona University, and is on active duty in the Navy submarine service.

A wedding is planned for Oct. 15, 2011 at Luke Air Force Base chapel in Phoenix.

After a honeymoon trip to Hawaii, the couple will reside in Bremerton, Wash.

Angell-Doepke Bethany Angell of Chaska and Joseph Doepke of Shakopee announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.

Bethany is the daughter of Kevin and Francee Angell of Jordan and Darla Angell of Chaska. She attended Shakopee Senior High School and is employed by Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools.

Joseph is the son of Linda and the late William “Pick� Doepke of Shakopee. He attended Shakopee Senior High School and is employed by Temple-Inland.

An Oct. 15, 2011, wedding is planned at The Landing in Shakopee.

E m i ly K o c h a n d E r ic Pe a rson, bot h of Bloomington, announce their engagement a nd upcomi ng wedding.

Parents are Carl and Stacey Koch of Milwaukee, Wis.; and Louis and Nancy Pearson of Jordan.

Koch attended Milwaukee High School and Bethany College of Missions.

Pearson attended Jordan High School and Bethany College of Missions.

An Oct. 2, 2011 wedding is planned at Bethany Church in Bloomington.

BIRTHS Scheert Matthew Scheffert and Sasha Stuntz of Houston, Texas announce the birth of their daughter, Caylee Lynne Scheffert, at 12:25 p.m.

Sept. 6, 2011 in Houston.

The baby weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 20½ inches long. She has brown eyes and brown hair.

Grandparents are Mark and Roxanne Scheffert of Savage; and Tammy Stuntz of Galveston, Texas.

Sibling is Caden, 3.

Fischer Tony and Angie (Prokupek) Fischer of Bloomington announce the birth of their son, Ryan Anthony Fischer, at 7: 30 a.m.

Sept. 2, 2011 at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina.

The baby weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. He has blue eyes and

brown hair.

Grandparents are Gordon and the late Diane Fischer of Outing, Minn.; and Richard and Barbara Prokupek of Prior Lake.

Friedges-Bautch Ross Bautch and Nicole Friedges of Golden Valley announce the birth of their son, Isaac Eugene Friedges-Bautch, at 11:51 a.m. June 30, 2011 at North Memorial Hospital.

The baby weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce and was 21 inches long. He has brown eyes and brown hair.

Grandparents are Peter and Ivone Bautch of St. Cloud; and Steve and Julie Friedges of Prior Lake.

Great grandparents are Julius and Alice Friedges of Prior Lake; and John and Nancy Hackley of Burnsville.

Baptism is planned at St. Joseph Catholic Church in New Hope.

Siblings are Tristan and Jayden.

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by Scott County Public Health.

Licensed child care and foster care providers can provide short-term care for children whose families are working through a crisis. Experienced social workers/crisis response workers can help to answer calls from families. Training and supervision is

Help individuals complete applications for county-run federal program that helps low-income families get the food they need for sound nutrition and well-balanced meals. Or, attend local events to educate the public about the food support program. Training is provided. Call Terry at (952) 402-9835.

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Lions mourn loss of devoted member Sadly, we lost one of our good Lion members this past month. Lion Janice Affield was very active in our club, was thought of very highly and will truly be missed by many.

In other Lions news: The Jungle Days event, Lakefront Days, the State Fair and the annual picnic were all successful.

So far, we have collected 50 pair of eyeglasses, and our mint sales are doing well. We just had our Fall Community Fest booth, and had a lot of people stop by. Quite a few of the children came by to thank us for the dictionaries that we gave to the third-graders in

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support their child’s athletic department at their school, and also have a chance to win the game football. All of the monies earned from this event will go directly to the athletic department for supplies, etc.

We are planning a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for Jan. 28 at the Church of St. Michael. The money goes to the Lions account to help the community. Our club is hosting a zone meeting with all of the surrounding Lions clubs in the district at McKenna Crossing on Nov. 14. There will also be a 5M-2 Region 1 meeting scheduled for Sept. 28 in Cologne. On Sept. 26, we will

BUSINESS NEWS

be participating in our Adopta-Highway project, and on Saturday, Oct. 8, we are having our World Service Day Food Drive at Village Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Our contributions this past month went to ACM Convention and Expo, Prior Lake-Savage Girl Scouts, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Minnesota Lions Eye Bank, District 719 Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center and the National Kidney Foundation.

Bonnie Grapper is the public relations chairwoman for the Prior Lake Lions Club.

She can be reached at (952) 447-4817.

Photographer marks 35 years in business Local photographer Gregory Rademacher is celebrating 35 years of creating distinctive art.

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publicnotices INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 719 4540 Tower Street SE Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 Regular School Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Education The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Independent School District 719 was called to order by Board Chair Pratt, in the board room at the District Services Center on August 8, 2011 at 7:05 p.m.

Board Members Present: Anderson, Murray, Pratt, Ruelle, Shimek, Sorensen, Wolf Administration Present: Superintendent Gruver, Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Holmberg, Director of Business Affairs Cink, Director of Human Resources Mons A motion was made by Mike Murray, seconded by Tom Anderson, to approve the agenda.

Motion carried: 7 – 0 A motion was made by Stacey Ruelle, seconded by Todd Sorensen, to approve the consent agenda as follows: (On file at the district office) Motion carried: 7 – 0 A motion was made by Lee Shimek, seconded by Rich Wolf, to approve the following candidates for employment, as presented: (On file at the district office) Motion carried: 7 - 0 A motion was made by Todd Sorensen, seconded by Tom Anderson, to approve the following leaves of absences, as presented: (On file at the district office) Motion carried: 7 – 0 A motion was made by Stacey Ruelle, seconded by Lee Shimek, to approve the following revised job description, as presented: 1) Technology Secretary (N769) Motion carried: 7 - 0 A motion was made by Mike Murray, seconded by Rich Wolf, to accept the proclamation, as presented.

Motion carried: 7 – 0 (Proclamation attached) A motion was made by Mike Murray, seconded by Tom Anderson, to approve all of the 2011-12 building handbooks, as presented.

Motion carried: 7 – 0 A motion was made by Tom Anderson, seconded by Mike Murray, to approve $100,000 of the $350,000 contingency to staff at the kindergarten level for 2011-12.

Motion carried: 7 - 0 A motion was made by Lee Shimek, seconded by Tom Anderson, to approve the following recommendation regarding the district’s server infrastructure and using Microsoft Outlook for our e-mail system, as presented: (On file at the district office) Voting in favor: Anderson, Murray, Pratt, Ruelle, Shimek, Sorenson Voting against: Wolf Motion carried: 6 - 1 A motion was made by Mike Murray, seconded by Stacey Ruelle, to approve the board finance committee work session calendar for 2011-12 and designating December 12, 2011 for the truth in taxation hearing during our regular board meeting, as presented.

Motion carried: 7 – 0 A motion was made by Lee Shimek, seconded by Todd Sorensen, to approve Agropur, Inc. as the apparent low bidder using the

escalated prices and the product mix quantities listed in the bid for milk and dairy products for 2011-12.

Pan-O-Gold was the apparent low bidder using bid pricing and the product mix listed in the bid for bakery products for 2011-12, however the company could not meet our delivery deadlines, therefore, the recommendation is to award the bid to Sara Lee, as recommended.

Motion carried: 7 – 0 A motion was made by Stacey Ruelle, seconded by Rich Wolf, to approve National Insurance Services as the life insurance provider for the time period September 1, 2011 through August 30, 2012, at no increase from 2010-11. Long term disability coverage is contracted through NIS and is under a current three year guaranteed rate contract with no increase from 2010-11 that will expire August 30, 2012.

Motion carried: 7 – 0 A motion was made by Lee Shimek, seconded by Stacey Ruelle, to approve the following policies, as presented: (On file at the district office) (The 500 series are still under review and will come to the board at a subsequent meeting.)

Motion carried: 7 - 0 A motion was made by Todd Sorensen, seconded by Rich Wolf, to adjourn.

Motion carried: 7 - 0 Meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.

Mike Murray, Clerk/Treasurer Independent School District 719 4540 Tower Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, September 24, 2011; No. 7581) INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 719 4540 Tower Street SE Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 Regular School Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Education The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Independent School District 719 was called to order by Board Chair Pratt, in the board room at the District Services Center on August 22, 2011 at 7:01 p.m.

Board Members Present: Anderson, Murray, Pratt, Ruelle, Shimek, Sorensen, Wolf, Student Council Rep. Chris Sticha Administration Present: Superintendent Gruver, Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Holmberg, Director of Business Affairs Cink, Director of Human Resources Mons A motion was made by Mike Murray, seconded by Tom Anderson, to approve the agenda.

Motion carried: 7 – 0 A motion was made by Todd Sorensen, seconded by Stacey Ruelle, to approve the consent agenda as follows: (On file at the district office) Motion carried: 7 – 0 A motion was made by Tom Anderson, seconded by Lee Shimek, to approve the following candidates for employment, as presented: (On file at the district office) Motion carried: 7 - 0 A motion was made by Stacey Ruelle, seconded by Tom Anderson, to rescind the sabbatical leave for Dave Panetti for school year 2011-12, as presented.

Motion carried: 7 – 0 A motion was made by Tom Anderson, seconded by Todd Sorensen,

to approve the following leaves of absences, as presented: (On file at the district office) Motion carried: 7 – 0 A motion was made by Tom Anderson, seconded by Stacey Ruelle, to approve raising the substitute teacher pay rate from $105.00/day to $110.00/day ($55.00 ½ day) to stay competitive, as presented.

Motion carried: 7 - 0 A motion was made by Lee Shimek, seconded by Rich Wolf, to approve the staffing recommendation, as presented.

(On file at the district office) Motion carried: 7 - 0 Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Holmberg presented the MCA II Science test results that included the past several years of overall Science proficiency data. This was a report only.

No board action was requested.

A motion was made by Todd Sorensen, seconded by Lee Shimek, to approve the following policy, as presented: • 413 - Harassment and Violence (Employee) Motion carried: 7 – 0 A motion was made by Lee Shimek, seconded by Stacey Ruelle, to approve the following policy, as presented: • 526 - Hazing Prohibition Motion carried: 7 – 0 A motion was made by Stacey Ruelle, seconded by Lee Shimek, to approve the following policy, as presented: • 506.1 - Bullying Prohibition Motion carried: 7 – 0 A motion was made by Tom Anderson, seconded by Stacey Ruelle, to adjourn.

Motion carried: 7 - 0 Meeting adjourned at 8:07 p.m.

Mike Murray, Clerk/Treasurer Independent School District 719 4540 Tower Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, September 24, 2011; No. 7582) NOTICE OF PUBLIC ASSESSMENT HEARING 2011 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (BOUDIN’S NEIGHBORHOOD, PHASE I) UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS, AND APPURTENANT WORK IN THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, SCOTT COUNTY, MINNESOTA Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Prior Lake, Minnesota will meet in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 4646 Dakota Street SE, on Monday, the 17th of October, 2011 at 7:00 P.M. to consider the assessment of the following street: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Reconstruction of Grayling Circle NE, Rutgers Street NE, and Watersedge Trail NE, including constructing sanitary sewer, storm sewer, streets and appurtentant work.

The area proposed to be assessed consists of every lot, piece or parcel of land benefitted by said improvement, which has been ordered made and is as follows: Grayling Circle, NE, Rutgers Street NE, and Watersedge Trail NE in the City of Prior Lake, Minnesota.

The area proposed to be assessed is every lot, piece, and parcel benefitting from said improvements, whether abutting or not, within the following described areas: Portions of the North half of Section

30, Township 115, Range 21 East, Scott County, Minnesota. Specify property descriptions included in the above described area, but not inclusive, are as follows: Property abutting including: Boudin’s Manor Boudin’s Manor 2nd Addition Boudin’s Manor 4th Addition The Harbor S 30, T 115, R 21 part of Gov’t Lot 2 S 30, T 115, R 21 part of Gov’t Lot 3 Part of S 30, T 115, R 21 The estimated total of the assessment roll is $734,834,40.

The Council proposes to proceed under the authority granted

by Chapter 429 M.S.A. The proposed assessment roll is on file in the City Manager’s office and any written or oral objections will be considered at the public hearing. No appeal may be taken as to the amount of any assessment unless a signed, written objections is filed with the City Manger prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing. An appeal to district court may be made by serving notice upon the Mayor or City Manger within 30 days after adoptiong of the assessment roll and filing such notice with district court within 10 days after service upon the Mayor or City Manager.

The City also has adopted a deferred assessment ordinance whereby the City Council may defer the payment of special assessments for those individuals who are permanently disabled or have attained the age of 65 or older. Guideline criteria and applications are available at City Hall. Applications must be made within 30 days following the adoption of the assessment roll by the City Council.

Dated: September 19, 2011

By Order of the City Council Frank Boyles City Manager (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, September 24 and October 1 and 8, 2011; No. 7583) STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Case Type: Other/Civil Court File No.: 70-CV-11-19617 Judge: ________ U.S. Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, vs.

Lawrence H. Wasz, Mary K. Wasz, First Residential Mortgage Corporation, and Wings Financial fka NWA Federal Credit Union, SUMMONS Defendants.

THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO DEFENDANTS LAWRENCE H. WASZ, MARY K. WASZ, FIRST RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, AND WINGS FINANCIAL FKA NWA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION. 1.

YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiff ’s Complaint against you has been filed with the Scott County District Court Administrator and may be attached to this Summons. Do not throw these papers away. They are official papers that affect your rights. You must respond to this lawsuit even though there may be no court file number on this summons.

2.

Y O U M U S T R E P LY WITHIN 20 DAYS TO PROTECT

YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this summons a written response called an Answer within 20 days of the date on which you received this Summons. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this summons located at: Patrick B. Steinhoff Mackall, Crounse & Moore, PLC 1400 AT&T Tower 901 Marquette Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55402 3.

YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff ’s Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.

4.

YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT FILE A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT AND IF APPLICABLE SEND A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS SUMMONS. If you do not Answer within 20 days, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the Complaint. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the Complaint, you do not need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for the relief requested in the Complaint.

5.

LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you do not have a lawyer, the Court Administrator may have information about places where you can get legal assistance. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still provide a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.

6.

A LT E R NAT I V E D I S PUTE RESOLUTION. The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an alternative dispute resolution process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. You must still send your written response to the Complaint even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute.

7.

THIS LAWSUIT MAY AFFECT OR BRING INTO QUESTION TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY located in Scott County, State of Minnesota, generally known as 21250 Texas Avenue, Prior Lake, Minnesota and legally described as follows: The South ½ of the South ½ of the Northwest ¼ of the Northeast ¼ of Section 31, Township 114, Range 21, Scott County, Minnesota, according to the recorded plat thereof.

In particular, you are hereby notified that the purpose of this lawsuit is to reform the mortgage recorded as Scott County Recorder Document No. A573987 so that it contains a correct legal description of said real property and to obtain judgment declaring that said mortgage is prior and superior to the mortgage recorded as Scott County Recorder Document No. A600217.

Dated: September 8, 2011 MACKALL, CROUNSE & MOORE, PLC Matthew A. Anderson, #284257 Patrick B. Steinhoff, #340352 1400 AT&T Tower 901 Marquette Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55402

Telephone: 612-305-1400 Fax: 612-305-1414 Attorneys for Plaintiff ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Plaintiff, by its attorney, Patrick B. Steinhoff, hereby acknowledges Minn. Stat. §549.211, providing that litigants in civil matters may be liable to an opposing party for an award of costs, disbursements and attorney and witness fees in the event that the Court may determine that such an award is warranted pursuant to the provisions of said statute.

MACKALL, CROUNSE & MOORE, PLC Patrick B. Steinhoff, #340352 Dated: September 8, 2011 (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, September 24, and October 1 and 8, 2011; No. 7584) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A REMODEL AND AN ADDITION TO A DETACHED GARAGE You are hereby notified that the Prior Lake Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at Prior Lake City Hall, located at 4646 Dakota Street SE, on: Monday, October 10, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Matt Williams is requesting a Variance from the minimum front yard setback in the R1 (Low Density Residential) Zoning District.

The property is legally described as follows: Lot 29, plat of Lakeside Park, Scott County, Minnesota and that part of Lot 28, plat of Lakeside Park lying Easterly of the Westerly 12.00 feet (as measured at right angles said Westerly line) together with that part of Lot 30, plat of Lakeside Park, Scott County, Minnesota lying Westerly of the following described line: Beginning at the most Southeasterly corner of said Lot 30, thence Northwesterly through a point to the shore line of Prior Lake; said point described as follows: Commencing at the most Southwesterly corner of said Lot 30, thence Northerly along the Westerly line of said Lot 30, a distance of 150.50 feet; thence deflecting to the right at an angle of 70 degrees, 26 minutes, 30 seconds (as measured North to East) a distance of 15.00 feet to the aforementioned point.

Address: 16204 lakeside Avenue S.E. PID: 25-096-017-0 Prepared this 20th day of September, 2011.

Jeff Matzke, Planner City of Prior Lake (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, September 24, 2011; No. 7585)

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

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

Waconia Rentals 2BR, private entrance, porch, $700. + utilities, garage available. 612867-4829

SW Metro Rentals Other Areas 2BR, apartment, CA. Norwood/YA. $550.

612-750-7436

REAL ESTATE Houses House for sale: 9875 Spring Rd, EP $324,700 952-240-8940

Real Estate Bargains 3286 sq ft commercial bldg, $109,900.

New home, 3 car garage, $154,900.

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 Farmland for Sale & Wanted. Randy Kubes, Realtor... 612-599-7440

2 BR apt. in 4-plex, clean, updated, available immediately. $695. 612-518-6737 3 BR in 4-plex, 1-car garage, $850/ month+ utilities. Immediate. No dogs. 952-448-2333

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

~ PARAMOUNT REMODELING, INC. ~ Where Your Dreams Are Paramount *Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling *Distinctive Hardwood Flooring

*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

MAGNUM CONSTRUCTION CO.

Over 19 Years Experience Licensed and Insured

Basements • Room Additions Complete Home Remodeling Decks/Porches

Big Enough To Help~Small Enough To Care

952-461-4540

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

JC's Remodeling Co. Remodeling, basements, kitchen, bathrooms, decks, drywall/painting

Over 17 yrs in decks & porches.

For deck do-it-yourselfers: framing & footings.

952-681-8013 www.jcsremodeling.com

www.newimage decks.com

CABINETRY

Mike 952-442-1308 Lic#20219985 Ins

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

952-492-3170 Decks, porches, additions, remodeling. Great ideas/ prices.

Fred Hartgerink, 952-4473733

CONCRETE/MASONRY

CONCRETE/MASONRY

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

DCI Inc.

Lowell Russell Concrete

www.bumblebeeservices.com

! Country Touch Clean.

Several years in business. Reliable/Trusting 612-483-1092 952-454-7591, Melanie.

Home and Office Cleaning. Experienced, reliable, reasonable rates.

A Clean House= Big smiles.

Experienced, Responsible, References. 952-361-6237

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 or Email andydciinc@gmail.com Andy, 612-221-1849

CONCRETE/MASONRY

Gerald Fugate, 18 yrs exp. lic#20636523CR Ins.

Free Estimates

952-758-7742

www.chconcretemn.com

612-221-2181

Free estimates/Insured

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

Brick Work Stone Work

Free Estimates Licensed Insured

Lebens Masonry

952-448-7037

952-233-1099

Free Estimates

Remodel Chimney Repairs

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

952-445-7790

CLEANING

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

New

CLEANING

Blue Skies Window Cleaning, LLC • Free Estimates • 14 years experience • The Residential expert! • Insured

Luke 952-467-2447

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

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

You’ll fall in love with our ThriftMart

ELECTRICAL A Licensed Master Electrician at your service Scheffler Electric, Inc. 952-758-3561

LANDSCAPING

info@staincrete.com

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. Driveways, Parking Lots ~Since 1971~ Free Estimates

LAWNS ARE US

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,

POWERTECH Electric.

Local. Owner operated.

Licensed, insured, clean.

Rich: 952-292-8683

952-492-3160

FLOORING ABOVE ALL HARDWOOD FLOORS & CARPET Floor Installation Sanding & Refinishing Carpet, Tile & Vinyl Installation Exceptional Quality Great Service

Rock Engraving at Hermans

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

952-403-9200

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 952-492-2783 De www.HermansLandscape.com

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

Caola

Landscape Services 952 445-0663 X

Complete Landscaping Design, Build, Maintain

Water Problems resolved XSprinkler Systems XRock/Mulch/Edger XTrees & Shrubs XBrick Pavers XRetainingWalls Over 30 yrs of quality workmanship X

Visit our website: www.caolalandscaping.com Credit Cards Accepted

HEATING/AIR COND

R.D. & Associates

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

952-292-2261 Premiere One Landscapes

#1 Schieber Outdoor Services LawncareLandscaping. Commercial Residential. Senior Discount. Joe: 952-2924445

Specialized Services Inc. Heating, plumbing, remodel and repair, and replacement, new construction. 952-492-2440

952-447-5733

ELECTRICAL

LANDSCAPING

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

952-461-3710

Monyok Masonry

• Block Foundations • New Additions, Repairs • Driveways • Patios • Steps • Garages • Pool Decks • Tear-out, Remove, Replace/New • Decorative • Colored, Stamped, Exposed Aggregate

www.magnumconstructioncomp.com

DECKS DECKS DECKS New Image

CLEANING

IRRIGATION Sprinkler Blow-outs $50.

Residential & Commercial, Simply Green Inc. 952-484-6512

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

952-445-7302

www.rdandassociates.com

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

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Full-Time

Full-Time

Full-Time

Full-Time

Full-Time

ASSEMBLY 2nd shift

ASSOCIATE TRAINEE Real Estate Career Excellent Potential Fast Growth

FT-Custodian, 2nd Shift at Shakopee Schools. Position may also require some day shift help.

General cleaning as well as other duties. Full description and directions on how to apply can be found online by going to:

SAP Inventory Analyst

Full-Time

Full-Time

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

952-270-6190 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 Allure Salon looking for motivated, enthusiastic hair designer and nail technician to join our talented staff. 952-4963331, Bonnie www.escapetoallure.com Local Farmers Agent looking for receptionist.

E-mail resume to: johanna.denger@ farmersagency.com

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

Growing company needs 30 good people Join their team today!

Applicants should have Assembly experience Able to work in a fast paced environment Have HSD or GED $10.00+ 2nd, 3rd shifts Come to the Job Fair on Wed Sept 28th at 10:00am 124 W. Columbia Court Chaska, MN 55318 Call with any questions 952-915-2000

Elliott Aviation of Minneapolis located in Eden Prairie has an immediate opening for full-time Line Technician on 1st shift. The candidate will deliver exceptional customer service to pilots, passengers and crew members. Provide line services to all customers utilizing our facility. Elliott Aviation offers a great compensation and benefits package. If interested please apply online at: www.elliottaviation.com or send resume to: 13801 Pioneer Trail Eden Prairie, MN 55347. Elliott Aviation is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action Employer.

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

www.shakopee.k12.mn.us/

Dental Front Desk: Must have 1-2 years experience working in a dental office. Must be friendly and organized. Salary competitive. Start PT. Will develop into FT. Benefits offered, no medical. Send resume to: wtcsmiledesign@gmail.com

Framing, Siding and Window carpenters wanted with all levels of experience. Positions are full time and benefits eligible. Must have valid D/L, reliable transportation and be able to pass background check, drug screen and physical.

Call our job line at 952-380-3720 or send resume to: jobs@carpentry contractors.com

Seeking Admin Assist for a home builder (south metro).

Duties include answering telephone calls, word processing, filing, faxing and home closing packets. Software skills are required and strong communication skills.

Please send resumes to lori.horkey@ keylandhomes.com No phone calls please.

THE HAIR MATE Downtown Prior Lake.

Wants you if you are experienced beautician/ hair stylist, barber/ stylist & manicurist/ pedicurist.

Self-employed status only. Call Gina Tupy 612-616-5550 or Harry Tupy 612-720-6201.

Casey's is looking for a friendly, energetic individual to be our Assistant Manager Donut Makers. Cashiers, & Pizza Makers various hours. No Experience necessary.

Apply at: Casey's General Store, 300 County Rd. 40 E., Carver, MN 55316. 952-448-6092

LeSueur, MN Crystal Farms has an opening for an Inventory Analyst in our Refrigerated Distribution Center.

This position ensures correct inventory levels at off-site IM (self managed) locations assigned to the LeSueur RDC, as well support WM (SAP managed) inventory as needed.

WAREHOUSE/ASSEMBLY

Chanhassen distributor is looking for an experienced S&R clerk. Must have UPS, Hazmat and BOL experience, able to lift up to 70 pounds, stand up forklift experience helpful.

Mechanical aptitude is a must along with attention to detail and the ability to Please problem solve. mail resume to Power Process Equipment, Inc., 1660 Lake Drive West, Chanhassen, MN 55317 or fax to 952-937-9668.

To apply, you must have HS diploma/equivalent & 1 yr of inventory mgmt exp or an equivalent combination of education & exp; Strong working knowledge of Inventory mgmt, warehouse operations; SAP & data entry skills.

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

Please submit your application/resume to the following: Crystal Farms Attn: HR Email: hr.crystalfarms @michaelfoods.com Fax: 952-258-4213 www.crystalfarms.com www.michaelfoods.com EEO/AAP

Maintenance Tech 6 Chart is a leading global supplier of standard and custom-engineered products and systems serving a wide variety of low-temperature and cryogenic applications. The company manufactures a broad line of cryogenic products for the purification, liquefaction, distribution, storage and application of gases such as helium, nitrogen, argon, oxygen, carbon dioxide, natural gas and other hydrocarbons for final use in a multitude of industrial, commercial and scientific applications. Chart's New Prague, MN manufacturing campus is a 30-acre site with over 275,000 square feet of heavy manufacturing space. Chart has an immediate opening for a maintenance technician on the day shift.

Primary responsibilities include troubleshooting, repair, and rebuilds of complex manufacturing and material handling equipment. Equipment includes but is not limited to vacuum pumps, mass spec machines, rollers, machine tools, presses, cranes, forklifts, and automatic production equipment. Perform periodic inspection of various shop equipment and tools. Installation of new equipment, building custom fixtures, performing necessary hookups, and other maintenance including electrical, plumbing, painting, and carpentry is required. When necessary, alter and modify facilities and equipment to conform to OSHA standards. Assist with the handling, labeling, and inspection of hazardous waste and storage area. Perform duties assigned during spills and emergencies involving hazardous waste and materials.

The ideal candidate will possess a two-year technical degree combined with 3+ years of manufacturing experience. Knowledge of the following is a plus: hydraulics, electrical and electronics, automation equipment repair, crane servicing, vacuum technology, and general maintenance. The ability to troubleshoot and fix problems is a must. Candidate must have the ability to successfully complete work assignments with limited supervision.

Chart provides a competitive compensation and benefits program. If interested, please send resume or fill out application with attention to Jamie Malecha, HR Administrator:

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.

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

Full-Time The Lutheran Home Campus is currently accepting applications for the following positions:

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.

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

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

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Full-Time Laundry Aide Full-Time and Part-Time Nursing Assistants Part-Time LPN/RN Part-Time Food Service Worker

· ·

For additional information or to apply online, visit The Lutheran Home Association website at www.tlha.org or call (952) 873-2164.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Retail Business Analyst Buyers Support Group has an opportunity to add a Business Analyst to our growing staff. This Retail Business Analyst position supports the Sales Rep by providing customer service to Target and vendor, performs analysis of the business and provides insights into trends/assortment performance/and actual to forecasted reporting, takes ownership of inventory management, and coordination of needs between Target BAs and Manufacturers.

Strong analytical skills, including forecasting, and retail experience is required. Prior rep group and/or Target experience is a plus. Email resumes to: hr@salesandmarketingfirm.com

TOP JOB Human Service Technician Divine House, Inc. is currently accepting applications for our Chaska area site. This site has four male residents living in a residential home.

Experience working with people with disabilities or background in medical field experience helpful but not necessary.

Apply online at divinehouse.org or Divine House Inc 328 5thSt. SW Willmar, MN 56201 EOE See this & other employment ads in this week’s Classifieds

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.

Big or small, one size fits all when it comes to Classified Advertising...

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:

Call 952-345-3003 email: classifieds@ iMarketplace.mn

Chart Inc. 407 7th Street NW New Prague, MN 56071 EOE

Chart Inc. 407 7th St. NW, New Prague, MN 56071

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

LANDSCAPING

ODD JOBS

ODD JOBS

PAINT/WALLPAPER

PLUMBING/SEPTIC

ROOFING

AA Tree Removal/ trimming/ firewood/ brush hauling, stump grinding.

Steve, 952-445-5239

Quality Remodeling and Home Repairs

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

Breimhorst Painting. Interior/ Exterior. Insured.

Albie: 952-261-2234

Plumbing, heating, remodel and repair, new construction. 952-4922440

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

Core Aeration $59 Residential/Commercial

952-440-1131 Turfboys.com

A Minnesota Greenstar Qualified contractor

Contracts

Free estimates

952-496-1365

MOVING/STORAGE

MOVING? You Call - We Haul

Completely Enclosed Truck Very Reasonable Rates

952-758-2552

References, Lic & Ins Mn Lic. 20632058 Kevin Hayes

(612)867-8287

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

ODD JOBS

651-480-3400 sundanceexteriors.com

kevin@hmwhome.com www.hmwhome.com Schmidt and Son Lawn Care Aerating Leaf clean-up Mowing for 2012

PAINT/WALLPAPER

Ext. painting Honest fair pricing. 25 yr. exp. 952913-7808

ROOFING

BUY IT SELL IT FIND IT

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!

Family owned since 1979

*A and K PAINTING* Schedule your Fall painting now!

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

Greg Anderson Painting 4 generations experience. Painting, staining, enameling. Taping repairs. 952-445-6816

Free wind & hail damage inspections...

We can handle all of your insurance claims.

Roofing, Siding, Windows & all home improvement needs. We do it all!

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

KREUSER ROOFING, INC. 952-492-3842 952-412-4718(cell) Storm damage repairs Defective shingle claims Family owned & operated Thousands of satisfied customers Professional and Courteous Lic# 20632183

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

Roofing Windows OSiding ORemodeling O

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

Steve Ries, 612-481-8529 “Bill's Painting” Exterior/ Interior/ Decks. 29 yrs/ guaranteed work.

10% scheduling discount.

952-448-6633/ 952-220-1090

Offering best extended manufacturers warranty!

Tear-offs, Re-roofs, Siding & Gutters, New Construction Insurance Specialist Over 18 years experience FREE ESTIMATES Rodney Oldenburg Cell # 612-210-5267 952-443-9957 Lic. ID-20156835

Let us know how we can earn your business.

(952)873-6078

Major credit cards accepted

18 yrs. exp. Insured.

Commercial/Residential.

Interior/Exterior.

Wood finishing, Enameling, Custom Texturing, Water Damage, Wallpaper Removal.

Deck Refinishing.

Quality conscious perfectionist!

Estimates/Consultation

Why Wait Roofing LLC

PLASTER/DRYWALL

952-474-6258

S.R. PAINTING:

ROOFING

No wall too small

PLUMBING/SEPTIC

•Roofing •Siding •Windows

Father/ son plumbing company.

Licensed, bonded, insured. Working for you! R&D Plumbing952-237-0115

Call today for your Free Inspection!

Family Owned & Operated www.capstonebros.com

952-882-8888 Lic# 20609967

EGRESS WINDOW & WELLS Free Estimates

952-492-3160

“Fall” into some great deals.

O

Locally Owned & Operated Licensed & Insured #20631439

SNOW REMOVAL Snow Removal Services. Call Brad with OTB for a Bid. 952-3927776

UPHOLSTERY 952-448-3761

WINDOWS

Discounted fabrics... drapes, bedspreads, residential/ commercial.

38 years' experience.

952-447-4655

For all of your Classified needs, call 952-345-3003 or iMarketplace.mn (place an ad or view all ads on this website)

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Part-Time

Part-Time

Part-Time

Ace Daycare & Learning Center is looking for 2 P/T qualified teachers.

M-F 4pm-8pm. E-mail resume to: acedaycarelearning center@gmail.com

House Aide $11.20/hr PT Weekend/Evening hours. Must have experience caring for elderly.

Residential group home for 5-6 seniors. Community Assisted Living Shakopee. Call 952-4403955

Immediate PT Openings Excellent Pay Flexible FT/PT Customer sales/svc No exp needed will train All ages 17+ Conditions apply Call Now: 952-746-8999

Community Service Officer (Permanent PartTime Position 30 hrs per week) - City of Savage For information and application materials visit our website at: www.cityofsavage.com APPLY BY: October 3, 2011, 4:30pm EOE Do U like cleaning homes? Cleaner and strong vacuum person wanted. Tues-Fri, 93pm. 952-443-4751 Front desk help needed for my automotive repair shop in Chanhassen.

Duties include answering phone, accepting payments,light computer work, etc. 12:30-5:30 M-F, $10. per hr. 612209-8317 Front Desk/ Night Auditimmediate opening. Hotel experience required. Apply in person: Best Western Hotel, 511 S. Marschall Rd., Shakopee.

Human Service Technician Divine House, Inc. Is currently accepting applications for our Chaska area site. This site has four male residents living in a residential home.

A Part position available including every other weekend, afternoon/evenings and overnight shifts are available. Experience working with people with disabilities or background in medical field experience helpful but not necessary. Apply online at divinehouse.org or Divine House Inc 328 5thSt. SW Willmar, MN 56201 EOE

Part-Time

Part-Time

NOW HIRING SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS

Southwest Eye Care is seeking a PT scribe/receptionist for our growing Chaska office. Duties include assisting doctors with data entry/charting, scheduling appointments, checking in patients, answering phones, insurance billing. Hours include evenings and 1 Saturday/month. Previous experience in a medical setting preferred. E-mail resume to: info@southwesteyecare.net or Fax to 952-466-3936.

2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR No experience Necessary will train Starting wage $13.25 per hour DOE No DUI's, must have Class D license at least 3 years And be 21 years of age

NAR's .7 fte – all shifts 5 p.m – 9 p.m.

Please apply online at: www.stgertrudes shakopee.org EEOC

Now hiring experienced Medical Assistants at the HCMC Neurology Clinic in Chaska, MN. Please visit HCMC.org to apply.

Office help. Part time, mailing, data entry, filing,basic computer phone skills People friendly. $10 per hour to start! Flexible hours.

Call Cemetery Service Co. 952-445-4920

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

Personal support person for a DD adult, PT. CNA, CPR, 1st aid, reliable vehicle required.

Send resume & available hours to: 4135 Colorado St., SE Prior Lake, MN 55372

Receptionist, part-time, 3 days per week W-F, 9:30-5:30. light typing, data entry, must have experience with Fed-ex and UPS shipping.

Chanhassen location. $11 per hour. Call 952474-0322

CLEAR THE CLUTTER Advertise Your Garage Sale in the Classified Section email: classifieds@ iMarketplace.mn or Call

StarTribune Newspaper Carrier Needed immediately Shakopee & rural Waconia Weekend routes.

For further information see our website at;

952-345-3003

www.Chaskadelivery.com

To reach Classifieds: iMarketplace.mn or 952-345-3003

Place an ad! 25 words for $25 | online mapping Call (952) 345-3003

GARAGE SALES AUCTIONS Chanhassen Sales Downsizing Sale Thursday 9/29, Friday 9/30 85pm. Furniture, rugs, tools, baby items. Tons of HH. New and used bedding, misc. 7402 Loredo Dr. HUGE GARAGE SALE! Thurs-Fri-Sat. 9/29-30, 10/1, 8am-5pm. Antiques, tools, appliances, snowmobiles, ATV, HH, movies, bikes, furniture, snowboards, clothing, electronics.

610 W. 96th St. RAIN OR SHINE!

Chaska Sales

Eden Prairie Sales

Prior Lake Sales

Shakopee Sales

Shakopee Sales

Book Sale – Fri-SatSun., 9/23-24-25. Hundreds of paperbacks, Mystery, thrillers, romance, etc. Three for $1.00. 110275 Village Road, Chaska

Big Sale Thursday 9/22, Friday 9/23, Saturday 9/24. 8-5pm. Too much to list. 6539 Mere Drive.

Off Cty Rd.4 /Eden Prairie Rd.

HUGE Garage Sale: Thurs., 9/29, 12noon5pm. Fri., 9/30, 10am5pm. Sat., 10/1, 10am3pm.

Furniture, antiques, collectibles, videos, books, clothes, HH, much more! 6160 W. 154th St.

Garage Sale Thursday 9/29- Saturday 10/1 85pm. HH items, Lots of Misc, Lots of Clothes.

2621 Hauer Trail

Garage Sale at Shakopee Towing MiniStorage; 1885 Eagle Creek Blvd. Antiques, HH, tools, Princess House lead crystal animals, furniture, crafts, fabric.

Wed-Thurs-Fri. 9/28-29-30, opens 9am

Festival/ Garage Sale/ Flea Market: Sat. 9/24, 9am-3pm. Food, antiques, 20+ vendors, bake sale, much more.

Shepherd of the Hill Church. Hwy 41/ Engler.

952-448-3882 Huge Baby Garage Sale Friday 9/30 2-7pm, Saturday 10/1 9-noon.

Baby clothes, newborn24mo, toys, swingset, misc. Items like new!

2807 Spyglass Drive

Moving Sale Fri. & Sat. 23rd & 24 th 8am-3pm.

Books, misc tools, household, camping, nic nacs, a lot of good stuff, CHEAP 8100 Marsh Drive

Wed-Thurs-Fri. 9/28-2930, 8am-6pm. Furniture (modern- antique), HH, games, books, pictures, old crates. 149 WOODLAND DR

Chaska Sales

Eden Prairie Sales

3 Family Garage Sale Friday 9/23, Saturday 9/24 9-4pm. Furniture, misc items, adult, children clothing, collectible glassware.

110949 VonHertzen Circle

Multi-Family: HH, ladies, mens, boys clothes & shoes.

Much misc.

Wed, 9/28, 4-7pm, Thurs-Fri, 9/29-30, 9am6pm. 11308 Entrevaux Drive

Jordan Sales Sat. 10/1/2011 8-6 Multi Family Garage Sale.

Everything must go!

One day sale! Rain or shine (Held in Shed)!

Tons of cheap stuff!

506 E 230th Street, Jordan (1 mile south of Cty Rd 8 and Hwy 13) Fri.& Sat. Sept 23 & 24 8am-3pm. Garage sale.

Table & chairs. Stereo.

Designer women's clothing.

Assorted kitchen items. Children's clothing. 825 Old Bridge Way, Jordan 952-3343668 Garage Sale: Friday 9/23 4-7pm. Saturday 9/24 9-2pm. Many childrens items including: Infant carseat, bouncer, play gym, toys. Infant to little girls clothing, womens clothing. 312 6th St.

Moving Sale Thursday 9/29, Friday 9/30, Saturday 10/1, 8-5pm. Furniture, childrens clothes, lots of misc. 3021 Limerick St

Sales, 5433 & 5451 Crossandra St. Vintage & Antiques, HH, children & adult clothing.

Toys, American Girl, Large wine rack, misc.

9/29- 10/1. 9am-5pm

3 Family Garage SaleThurs-Fri. 9/22-23, 9am5pm. Sat. 9/24, 9am1pm. Furniture, kids clothes, HH, DVDs, much more!

304 Shawnee Tr.

Shakopee Sales

Multi-Family Garage Sale: Fri-Sat., 9/23-24, 8am-4pm. Teen (boy, girl) clothes, young girl clothes, HH, trumpet, ping pong table, toys.

2015 Eaglewood Ln.

MULTIPLE FAMILY GARAGE SALE! 9/2122-23, 8am-5pm. 1844 Westchester Lane. HH, kids clothes (boy, girl) size infant-10, adult clothes, toys, misc. Follow the green signs.

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12ft. Class-IA fiberglass step ladder, Keller lightly used. $175. 612-9910192 13x10" EMachines monitor, older works great. $10. 763-913-1557 16hp, Murray, garden tractor w/36" thrower, 42" mowing. $450. 952496-3440 18" tires on chrome rims $450. o/bo. Tom 612810-9955 18hp Craftsman lawntractor, grass catcher.

Needs engine repair. $150. 952-934-0284 19 drawer parts storage box. Full of misc. $10.

952-240-1025 3pc bedroom Headboard Frame, queen, dresser, dresser w/mirror $300. 952-220-5051 40 foot extension ladder. $150. Tom 612810-9955 5 pc leather sectional, new. $500. b/o 952-2008767 Air hockey table, $75 612-655-4404 Alto Sax-Yamaha for student. Excellent condition. $500. b/o. 952484-3731 AM/FM stereo cd player detachable speakers remote, $25. 612-2758699 Amish portable heat surge fireplace. Used very little. $100. 952906-2901 Antique milk can, $30.

Liz 952-447-3417 Armoire desk, mission style, fold-back doors.

Excellent condition. $400. 952-240-0372 Auto body subframe straightener. $50. 952938-4016 Baseball manual pitching machine, great condition, $20. call 952934-6460 Bath vanity (cherry) w/31"x22" granite top new, $130. 952-4455656 Bathroom sink & faucet.

Free. 952-448-4907

Bed frame (maple), queen by Stanley. Good condition. $125. 952402-9339 Bed, twin mattress, nightstand.

Ikea Hemnes, white. $200.

952-465-2814 Bedroom set, twin oak, Six pieces. Mint, $500. b/o 952-934-2836 Bench grinder, $25.

952-448-9531 Bike carrier Saris Cycle on Pro like new, $175.

952-942-7793 Binoculars, Bushnell sportview, 8/40, 473' @1000 yards. $25. 952975-0532 Black & Decker 1/3 sheet finishing sander. $10. 952 401-3786 Black marine battery box with strap, $5. 952401-3786 Bookcase, wood $40.

612-281-2688 leave message Boys 4 drawer desk and 2 shelf hutch, $75. 612655-4404 Browning compound bow complete 45# with arrows, $60. 952-3888456 Car top carrier Sears Sport 20SV, like new. $60. 952-368-9413 China hutch, solid oak, excellent condition, $350. 952-440-5266 Church pew 37" light oak vintage. $190. 952942-7793 Computer desk oak w/back. 4 drawer, $29.

952-937-1681 Computer with monitor 2.4GHz, 1.2GB Memory, WinXP Pro. $50.

612-812-5670 Couch , rocker loveseat.

4 recline. Hunter green, $500. 612-275-8699 Couch, $50. 952-4453312 Crib, toddler bed Excellent condition. $200. email for pictures: sdt1974@yahoo.com Desk, metal, formica top. 30X60". 5 drawer. $25. 952-452-6523

Desk, teacher's style, 5 drawers, 59"x29"x29" $55. 952-890-3470 Dresser, bedroom, 9 drawers, like new, $20, 952-239-2362 Entertainment center, 7ft. solid oak good condition $200. 952-4562122 Chanhassen Excellent condition sofa for sale, $200. Call 612618-5795 Fabric scraps for quilting grocery bag. $15.

952-974-8466 Featherbed, queen size.

Like brand new. $50.

952-447-5157 Fisher Price bouncer, can be converted, rocking chair. $25. 952-2262236 Fitness Quest Inc, Ab Lounge 2, excellent condition, $40. 952-4405266 Flute, purchased from Schmitt Music. $150 952-913-7713 Free hamster cage & accessories. Like Habitrail at Petland. 952233-2038 Free, Kid's wooden playground. You haul, it's yours. 952-270-3494 Free, Nordic Track strength aerobics skier.

Fully functional, 952368-0062 Full reclining snuggler for sale. Excellent condition, $150. 612-6185795 Futon, 6'long, fold-out, black microfiber, great condition, $60. 952-9753629 Gaming chair, barely used, $50. 952-4652814 Garden tractor cart with 10 gal. Demco sprayer. $130. 952-474-6132 German Shepherd pup 11wks akc, vets shots purebred, $395. 952681-9100 Glass topped patio table, 6 chairs, pads.

Green $150. 952-4925596 King bed & 2 dressers. $395. 952-448-9531

Halloween crocodile over the head outfit, 1224 months, $5. 952-2332121 Handcrafted deck chair, cedar and hardwood. $65.

Call: 952-3615401 Handcrafted rocking chair, cedar and hardwood. $65. Call: 952361-5401 Heavy Duty Woodstove.

Brick lined, blower, glass door. $150. 952270-2038

Livingroom set. Sofa, love seat, wingback chair, tables. $500.

952-447-4353

HP M7077c PC 4Gb memory 500gbHD Win $200. 952-913-3414 Imac computer, 17" screen. $100. cash.

952-368-3087 afternoons Inflatable floating mattress Sevylor. 7', 84” diameter, $50. 952-9750532 Insanity workout by Beachbody. 10 DVDs. Brand new. $70. calhounbk@gmail.com John Deere mower.

JS46. New. Retail $499. asking $375. 612-7083200 Junior hippo rh golf clubs, $40. or b/o. 612201-8183 Kids picnic table, little tikes, large 38x42" $40.

952-890-3470 Kids train table. 2 cubbies on each end. $35.

952-233-3203 Kitten, free adorable.

Calico, tabby, orange.

952-445-7858 Ladies, studded leather jacket. M, $100. 952457-1001 Large gas grill, works. $25. w/o tank, $45 with.

952-448-4422 Large, MGD neon bar light, $125. 952-4571001 Lawnboy 2cyl 6.5 like new. $150. 952-4960308 Lazyboy Rocker Swivel Recliner, Camel color, like new, $475, 952736-5478 LH Mens, AMF golf clubs, $50. or b/o. 612201-8183

Neon, gumball, treadmill, all $500. 952-4518574 Leave message.

Medela pump in style advanced breastpump, Like new, $150. 952233-2121 Mens, size m black leather jacket. $45. Like new. 612-205-2591 Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac. Brand new, sealed. $74.95 calhounbk@gmail.com

New 322 Dish reciever & acc. /Dish $50. 952448-4907 New tonneau cover.

Chev Silverado, $300.

952-496-0308 New, ceramic Halloween pumpkin. $5.

952-240-1025 New, duck commander brown sugar, duck call. $20. 952-240-1025 New, infrared heater with humidifier and air purifier. $329.

763516-5594 Outdoor dog kennel fencing. $100. 952-9941303 P90X workout by Beachbody. 13 DVDs. Brand new. $64.99. calhounbk@gmail.com Peach-faced Love bird for sale, $40. 612-3088485 Pool Table, Biscayne 8' Slate, you move, $350, 952-736-5478 Portable 48" backbase basketball hoop. Great condition, $50. 952-9346460 Pottery Barn Bunny Nursery: 5' rug round, quilt, $300. 612-3875549 PS2 console, wireless controllers, games, Guitar Hero (guitars). $60.

952-402-9339 Quantum 600 electric reclining wheelchair. List $12,000, asking $1,000.

952-448-3609

Queen sleeper sofa, good condition, $100, 952-758-2124 Quickie, wheelchair, $50.

Steve 952-4450213 Rabbit, white, m/n, accessories, litter trained $20. 952-440-6888 Range, Kenmore electric glass top. White, excellent. $300. 952474-8081 Rattan glass top table and 4 chairs. $50. 952941-9466 Refrigerator Whirlpool, almond, 20.6 cu-ft. $200. Good condition.

952-884-3145 Refrigerator, Frigidaire, white 18cf. Looks and works good. $150. 952496-2493 Refrigerator, side/side white 69x36, great shape. Pick up, $100.

952-492-5596 Refrigerator, side-byside, brand new icemaker, $250, 952-454-1168 Reloading tools, shotguns, rifle: bench, scale, components. $150.

952-440-3418 Revolver 44mag Virginian Dragoon. 71/2 SS barrel $350. 952-4405300 Rosetta Stone spanish V3 homeschool edition.

Level 1-5. $248.95. calhounbk@gmail.com Sofa, light beige, mint condition, 67”Lx36”W, $180, 952-448-2510 Soft sided suitcase.

Lightly used, $20. 612644-8377 Soup, Tureen, Germany white & blue trim. $25.

952-474-8081 SSGas stove apartment size. 19.25 wide, solidstate ignition, $400.

952-496-3440 Stuffed chair with ottoman, $50. 952-4453312 Table lamps 2, 26" high, 75 watts, $30. 952-3689718 Toro 20 in snowblower self propelled. $75. 952496-2454

Table, 8 chairs, medium oak, very good condition. $500. 952-9375702 Technics "X-tended Range" speakers unlimited, $100. o/bo. 952934-2836 TKD uniform, size 0, white, 3 patches attached. $20. 952-3619488 Treadmill, Primefit 115v. $75. 952-492-5741 Tricycle, Radio Flyer, excellent condition! $40 952-461-3508 Trombone Conn 18H w assessories $250. b/o 952-334-5584 Trombone-Bach for student. Gently used/ good condition. $350. b/o.

952-484-3731 Trumpet, case, accessories, good condition.

Clean, tuned- 2010. $250. 952-937-5483.

Trumpet, Symphony student model. Excellent condition. $125.

952-949-2766

Twin loft bed with dresser, desk. Good condition, $300. 612-7083200 Vtech musical move & crawl ball. Hardly used. $10. 952-226-2236 Wagon, wooden, Radio Flyer. Excellent condition. $50.

952-7585526 Washburn Maverick electric guitar, Sunburst $95. 952-378-0903 Weatherby pump 12ga shotgun PA08, wood stock 3" $325. 612-2204184 Whirlpool washer/ dryer, $200/ set. 952-454-1168

Fall into some good deals in the ThriftMart!

ThriftMart Discovery Rabbit, white, m/n, accessories, litter trained $20. 952-440-6888

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Boats/Motors

Campers Travel Trailers

Boats/Motors

TRANSPORTATION

Campers Travel Trailers

Motorcycles

Motorcycles

Sporting Goods

All-Terrain Vehicles 1992 Vibo 21' Hexagon pontoon. Low hrs. 2 motors. '96 Merc 90HP + 9.9. Marine radio. Trailer. Clean. $9,500. 612720-2262 2000 Polaris Sportsman 500. Green, H.D. Winch Rear basket. Like new Tires Rides-Drives Perfect. Great condition $2,750. 952-215-5421

Boats/Motors

1973 14' Alumacraft boat/ trailer, 15 HP Johnson motor. Needs carb work. Trolling motor/ battery, steering console. $1,125/BO. 952-448-3128

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

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

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

1998, Bayliner Capri Fish & Ski boat, 19 ft.

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

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

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

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

2004 41' SportsCoach Elite. Fully equipped.

23,000K. Well-maintained.

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

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

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

1996 Itasca Suncruiser Motorhome. Class A, 39'. Excellent condition, shedded at all times/ winterized.

Loaded!

29,300 actual miles. $35,000/BO. 507-6656019

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

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

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

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

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

EZ-GO Gas Golf Cart with Rear Seat. White with White Top and Seats. $2195. 952-2390446 Swim raft, 8'x10' cedar, very good condition, $400. 612-385-1100

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

2003 Harley Softtail Deuce Anniversary model.

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

Cars

2005 Kawasaki 1600 Vulcan Classic with Vance & Hines pipes.

New tires. 10,895 miles.

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

$$ Paid for Junkers/ Repairables FREE TOW. Immediate pickup.

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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

1979 Mark Twain 17' Runabout, trailer, 115 HP Mercury. Power tilt, swim step, custom canvas seats/carpet. Registered 2013, $1,999.

612-590-1595

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

Hydro Stream Vegas.

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

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

27' 2007 Palomino Thoroughbred, 1 slide out, triple bunk, queen bed sleeps 7-8. $17,499, Parked in Waseca. Call Mitch 612-325-7365

2004 Harley FXST Softail 24,000 miles. Extras too much to list. Call for details. $8,800. 952836-6773

CASH$$ We buy guns SPORTS STOP Shakopee 952-445-5282 Hunting lease, 40 wooded acres, prime deer hunting, borders state wildlife area. $525. 218378-4390, 218-6892659

1963 Buick Custom Convertible. V6 A/T. Completely rebuilt 3000 miles ago.

New white/top, brakes. Excellent condition some minor restoration needed. $5000. 605-2127283

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Cars

Cars

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

Asking $1500. 952-448-2015

Cars

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

1976 Classic Cadillac Convertible.

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

559-435-3751

Cars

Cars

1998 Dodge Stratus, 6 cyl, AT. 156K. $1,500.

952-445-6173

Cars

Cars

Trucks

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

Trucks

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

Sport Util Vehicles

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

Vans

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

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1989 Volvo 240DL. 118K, AT, CD, New tires, battery, tabs, and more. 4 cyl, provides great gas mileage. $2500. 952-440-2469

1999 Chevy Prizm.

179K. Very good condition, runs great. $1,300.

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PET OF THE WEEK Caramel, born in June 2010, is a tortoiseshell cat who was given away along with her sister, Aggie. She appears hesitant if approached quickly or approached from her blind side. Caramel likes petting and enjoys playing with crinkly balls or toy mice. She likes to be near you and tolerates being picked up. If you do not need instant gratification and are willing to build a trusting relationship, you’ll be reward-

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Tickets go on sale Saturday, Sept. 24, for the Nov. 5 Taste of Home Cooking School show at Prior Lake High School.

Tickets will sell out quickly. They will be available from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 at the high school, 7575 W. 150th St., Savage, and at Southwest Newspapers’ headquarters, 327 Marschall Road, Shakopee.

Regular tickets are $17, with a 10-ticket limit per person; VIP seat tickets are $55, with up to four VIP tickets available per person.

During the interactive, two-hour presentation, which starts at 2 p.m., participants can watch culinary expert Karen Davis demonstrate new recipes with a focus on holiday-related items. Taste of Home has been hosting cooking

schools since the 1950s.

The fun starts at 11 a.m. with an opportunity to shop local vendors, receive a valuable goody bag and register to win door prizes. Those who wish to be included in the drawings should send their name, address and phone number to: Taste of Home Drawing, P.O. Box 8, Shakopee, MN, 55379.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase at the event. Attendees are encouraged to bring a nonperishable food item for the CAP Agency food shelf.

The event is sponsored by Southwest Newspapers and Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools Community Education.

For more information, call (952) 345-6878.

AUTOMOTIVE

Caramel

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The above abandoned pet is being housed by the CarverScott Humane Society and is available for adoption. Pets have been checked by a vet, wormed, given updated shots, have a micro ID, checked for friendly dispositions and spayed if they are adults. The donation is $165-plus for a cat and $195-plus for a dog. If you can give a pet a home, call the humane society at (952) 368-3553.

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The high school is not only reducing its energy consumption, but also avoiding additional utility costs. PLHS will now bear the ENERGY STAR label signifying its commitment to sustainable energy reduction.

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Prior Lake High School has been named an ENERGY STAR certified building by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

PLHS has reduced its energy consumption by nearly 30 percent by using energy efficient lighting, appliances, heating, ventilation and air-

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Kevin Marshall (left) of Wold Architects and Engineers, which audited Prior Lake High School, presents an ENERGY STAR plaque to head custodian Dave Baumbach (center) and Prior Lake-Savage Area School District Energy Efficiency Coordinator Sheri Brunner at the 26th annual Fall Community Fest on Monday.

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