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Savage man dies in early morning apartment ďŹ re

BY ALEX HALL ahall@swpub.com

A 49-year-old man was found dead Monday morning after fi refi ghters put out a fi re in his fi rst-level apartment in downtown Savage. The man was later identified by authorities as Timothy John Davidson.

Shortly after 4 a.m., fi refi ghters were called to an apartment complex at 3950 126th Street for a report of smoke coming from an apartment unit. The resident from the above unit heard smoke alarms sounding and went downstairs to investigate.

Upon fi nding smoke, the individual called 911.

When fi refighters arrived, Savage police were already on the scene and had evacuated the building. “The police officers did an excellent job,� said Savage Fire Chief Joel McColl. “The door of the unit was hot to the touch, so they knew that

BY MERYN FLUKER mfluker@swpub.com

Gianna Bonello-Freund has spent four years acting in fairy tales. Then her life turned into one.

The 11-year-old from Savage began acting when she was in second grade at St. John the Baptist Catholic School, where she is still a student, performing in productions with her classmates as well as through Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre. Through the traveling drama company, Gianna found an outlet for her intrinsic creativity – conveying the classic stories of “Sleeping Beauty,� “The Wizard of Oz� and “Beauty and the Beast.� “She’s very dramatic,� says her mother, Liz Bonello. “She’s always put plays on with her friends and cousins. She’s a natural.�

Gianna has felt at home on stage since her first performance. “I kind of felt weird because all of my friends saw me on stage, but then it got really fun,� she recalls of her debut at St. John’s.

Now in sixth grade, Gianna’s previous acting experience is going to good use as she takes the stage daily, and nightly, at Minneapolis’ treasured Guthrie Theater in this year’s production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.�

Gianna tackles four roles as one of 13 members in the show’s children’s ensemble and her commitment to the production has even followed her home. “Sometimes the singing and the dancing doesn’t stop,� Liz says. “She’s been doing the Guthrie dance around the house.�

While the songs and moves may have changed, the Bonello-Freund household has never been a quiet one.

was not a survivable environment because there was fi re in there, and so they evacuated the rest of the building.�

Firefighters had to break a window to enter the apartment, and when they did there was zero visibility as the smoke was so thick. Firefighters located the fi re and quickly knocked it down. After a search of the apartment, Davidson was found dead. “Obviously no time of year is any good,� said McColl, “but to lose a loved one around the holiday season, it creates more of an impact on not only the family, but the other tenants and the fi refighters as well.�

Within two hours of arrival, the smoke was cleared and residents were allowed back into the building.

No other apartment units were affected, but there was smoke damage throughout the fi rst floor.

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Online The Guthrie Theater’s production of “A Christmas Carol� runs through Friday, Dec. 30. Visit guthrietheater. org for performance times and ticket information.

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Gianna Bonello-Freund, a sixth-grader at St. John the Baptist School, is a member of the children’s ensemble in the Guthrie Theater’s production of “A Christmas Carol.�

Seth Ratliff, the 14-year-old Prior Lake boy who was struck while crossing Highway 13 on his bike last week, is undergoing speech and physical therapy at Hennepin County Medical Center as he recovers from his injuries.

Ratliff is also battling a respiratory issue, according to his CaringBridge Web site.

Ratliff, a freshman at Prior Lake High School, was airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis on Nov. 28 after he was struck by an SUV traveling south on Highway 13 while riding his bike to school. Ratliff was crossing Highway 13 near Oakland Beach Avenue just before 8 a.m. when he was hit.

The driver of the SUV, 76-year-old Prior Lake woman Janice Miller, suffered no apparent injuries, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The boy was wearing a bike helmet, according to paramedics.

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Prior Lake High School freshman Seth Ratliff is undergoing physical and speech therapy as he recovers from a Nov. 28 crash on Highway 13.

City says post office building purchase is ‘a done deal’ Council gives go-ahead for $745,000 purchase and lease-back option

BY AMY LYON editor@savagepacer.com

Considering the recent struggles of the U.S. Postal Service, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Savage Post Office had considered closing its doors on McColl Drive and selling its building.

But now, after more than two years of discussions and tentative agreements with the city of Savage to purchase the building and lease

space back to the post office, City Administrator Barry Stocks says “It’s a done deal.�

The Savage City Council unanimously agreed Monday night to give City staff the authority to execute a purchase agreement, five-year lease agreement and any other documents necessary to acquire the post office building.

The purchase price listed in the post office’s letter of intent is $745,000, which is $35,000 less than the tenta-

tive agreement the City had with the post office in September 2010.

According to Stock, the current assessor’s market value for the property is $850,000. “It’s been important for the city as a part of our campus plan to maintain control over this building and probably even fi rst and foremost above that, to maintain a post office presence so that our residents and busi-

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The city of Savage has reached an agreement to purchase the post office building located at 6100 McColl Drive with a lease-back agreement that will keep the post office in its current location for five years.

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Savage ranks 7th in state for quality of life Savage ranked No. 7 in Minnesota and No. 58 in the Midwest (out of 955 communities) for its quality of life, according to The Business Journals, a publication for business audiences.

The ranking was just one slot above neighbor Prior Lake, which ranked No. 8 in the state and No. 59 in the region.

Cha n hassen ra n ked No. 1 in Minnesota and No. 2 3 in the Midwest. The top five Minnesota cities on the list a re Ch a n h assen, Mendot a Heights, Woodbury, Eden Prairie and Edina. When compared

against other Midwestern cities, Mendota Heights ranked 30th, Woodbury 41st, Eden Prairie 45th and Edina 51st.

The “On Numbers” analysis done by The Business Journals used a 20-part formula to compare each community’s statistics and looked for “wellrounded areas with healthy economies, light traffic, moderate costs of living, impressive housing stocks and strong educational systems.”

In August of this year, CNN’s Money magazine ranked the city of Savage 51 out of 100 sma l l tow ns feat u red t hat

“stand out in the qualities American families care about most - great job opportunities, top-notch schools, safe streets, economic strength, nice weather, plenty to do, and more.”

In March of 2010, Savage ranked No. 9 as a Best Affordable Suburb in Minnesota by Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

Bloomberg cited the availability of park space, the city’s growth rate, percentage of residents who were married with children, as well as income and unemployment statistics.

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“Unfortunately, the City is left to try to explain to you what the state legislature did, and I’m not sure if you even ask many of the state legislators if they could explain what they did.”

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Hager said the information provided at the meeting by the City helped him understand the property value versus taxes, “but I don’t feel any better about it,” he said.

Stock said it is likely many residents feel like Hager. “Unfortunately, the City is left to try to explain to you what the state legislature did, and I’m not sure if you even ask many of the state legislators if they could explain what they did,” said Stock. “It was simply a way to cut $250-some million out of the state budget deficit and we’re left holding the bag.”

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nesses do not have to go to Prior Lake, Burnsville or Shakopee to pick up packages and mail packages,” said Stock.

The City hopes to close on the property by Jan. 31, 2012, with the five-year lease going into effect once remodeling work is completed by the post office – estimated at three-tosix months. In the meantime, the City and post office will enter into an interim lease agreement whereby the post office will be responsible for all utilities, maintenance, snowplowing and lawn care.

The post office will be responsible for building a separation wall between its portion of the building and the remainder of the building that will be leased out to another tenant.

It is not anticipated that the post office will close during the remodeling as most of the work will occur in the rear warehouse area. The only expected change is that the post office boxes to the left of the entrance will be moved to another location within the building.

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a credit, paid by the state, and that credit was subtracted proportionally from the portions of the tax bill attributed to each city or township, county and school district. The state will no longer pay that credit.

According to Rider’s presentation, the new HMVE “reduces the calculation of ‘tax capacity’ on residential homesteads with a market value of less than $413,000 by excluding a portion of the value from tax capacity.

“That means when you count up everybody’s home values,” explained Rider, “that pie of who was able to make payment on all those taxes that needed to equal the amount of levies for their city, county and schools is now smaller. And because that pie is smaller, that means in order to come up with the same number of dollars, assuming everybody kept their levies equal to zero, your tax rates are going to have to come up a little.”

The impact of the new law will vary across the state, and even between the three main cities in District 191, Rider said.

Had the new law been implemented last year, Rider said a residential home in Burnsville valued at $200,000 would have seen an increase in school-

designated property taxes from $ 943 to $ 964, or 2.2 percent.

Rider said that she only did projections for property in Burnsville, and that those numbers could differ for the other cities in the district.

However, because of the alternative compensation levy adjustment that will be giving $895,404 back to the taxpayers this year, most taxpayers will not see a tax increase in fiscal year 2012. Rider said property taxes for a $200,000 home in Burnsville are projected to stay the same as last year, and a home valued at $ 350,000 is expected to see a $1 decrease in property taxes.

The alternative compensation levy adjustment is only a one-year deal, though, meaning taxpayers can expect their proper ty taxes to increase starting in fiscal year 2013.

At the end of the Truth in Taxation meeting, residents were given the opportunity to make statements or ask questions. Had enough questions or concerns been raised, the board could have put off certifying last month’s levy renewal to a later date. However, no residents at the meeting elected to speak. The board unanimously voted to certify the levy.

space at a rate of $2 per square foot. The total lease revenue from the post office would be $35,280 per year.

Stock estimated that the utility and maintenance expenses for the entire building would be about $31,000 per year, which would give the city an operating profit of approximately $4,000 per year. “And that’s not even leasing out the remainder of the space,” said Stock.

The post office will be responsible for the costs associated with remodeling the common area and entrance to the remaining 8,000-square-feet of building space. That space will then be marketed to another tenant.

“In the event that, after five years, [the post office] doesn’t want to renew the lease, the City would have a number of options. Sell the building outright, continue to lease it out, or you could use it for some unanticipated future city use,” said Stock.

City’s Economic Development Commission (EDC) suggested leasing out the remaining space to a nonprofit organization or using it for a public purpose.

“What’s the value to the community to keep the post office here? ” asked Stock. “There might be a cost for doing business to have that here. You can’t calculate the return on investment of basically good will.”

Strom admitted that using the space as a community resource “puts a whole different spin on it,” but he urged the City Council to obtain more information about “the whole package” before making a decision.

For example, Strom said, the City should run more numbers using a market capitalization rate to determine if it’s a profitable entity.

“You’re taking a great deal of risk in purchasing this property,” Strom said. “You really have no plan.”

Councilman Al McColl asked if the City was ready to begin marketing the remaining 8,000 square feet to potential tenants.

Stock said marketing would begin once the sale is completed – possibly in February.

Councilman Gene Abbott said that the space could be “down the line” a senior or youth center.

“I’ve seen other cities put an awful lot of money into remodeling senior centers and building new senior centers,” said Abbott. “In the back of my mind, that’s a valuable building

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September, we talked about trying to keep this number as close to zero change as possible from the previous fiscal year, keeping the taxes down for our taxpayers,” said Rider.

That drop in levy monies is mostly due to an adjustment to the alternative compensation levy for taxes payable in 2012. “We levied last year anticipating we would have the alternative compensation in process this year,” said Rider.

“Because that is not the case, as you know, then they are going to adjust our current levy for last year’s levy.”

Because of the adjustment, $895,404 will be credited back to taxpayers, Rider said.

Also, because the operational levy passed last month was a renewal of an existing levy, it will not cause property taxes to rise. The renewal also doesn’t take effect until fiscal year 2013. “There is no impact to the current year’s taxes as a result of the referendum,” said Rider.

Still, property taxes will go up in time, said Rider, because of the homestead tax changes.

The repealed MVHC depended only on the value of the property and gave homeowners with property valued under $413,000

Savage resident Gary Strom questioned the City’s position in purchasing the post office.

“It sounds like the City is trying to enter into an agreement to be a landlord and lease this building out to private enterprise,” said Strom.

But Stock clarified that the tenant for the remaining 8,000 square feet of building space has yet to be determined. In fact, several members of the

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FUNDING SOURCE The City intends to use funds stashed away in its Community Investment Fund to purchase the post office building. The fund was created more than 10 years ago using surplus money from completed bond projects including prepaid assessments that generated income interest earnings.

To date, the Community Investment Fund has accumulated $850,000. Over the years the City has used proceeds from that fund for the Environmental Learning Center building and The Savage Depot. Stock said that the lease revenue from the Depot is deposited annually back into the Community Investment Fund.

Councilwoman Christine Kelly said that by using the dollars from the Community Investment Fund, the tax impact on residents would be “nonexistent.”

The City received notice in the fall of 2009 that the USPS was considering the sale and relocation of the postal facility in Savage. A tentative agreement was reached with the city in September of 2010, but in October 2010 the post office “pulled back the reins,” according to Stock and decided to take a closer look at how much space they really needed.

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Homestead credit shift to raise property taxes Ta xes were t he focus at the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School Board’s Thursday, Dec. 1 meeting, as the board held their state-mandated Truth in Taxation meeting and certified the roughly $10 million operational levy that was renewed last month.

Business Services Director Lisa Rider conducted the Truth in Taxation part of the meeting, and during her budget and property tax presentation, she revealed that property taxes will be going up for District 191 residents, although most residents won’t be impacted until fiscal year 2013.

But it isn’t because of the levy renewal, she explained; it’s because of the state legislature’s shift from a market value homestead credit (MVHC) to a homestead market value exclusion (HMVE).

The amount of money the district receives from taxpayer levies in fiscal year 2012 is actually expected to drop by 2.85 percent from the previous year, from $ 33,917,260 to $32,950,191.

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The Savage City Council held a public meeting Monday, Dec. 5 and attempted to explain the various components of the tax statements property owners recently received in the mail from Scott County.

T he public meeti ng was required by state law prior to the City’s adoption of its 2012 budget and levy, which will take place at the City Council’s Dec. 19 meeting.

Only two residents spoke at the meeting and their questions centered on understanding their tax statement.

“My taxable market value has decreased about 10 percent, yet I’m being charged 3.6 percent higher taxes,” said Rich Hager, a resident of Inglewood Circle.

Gary Strom, a resident of West 154 th Street, asked for a better understanding “in layman’s terms” of what’s happening to property values. “I’d like to understand the smoke and mirrors of what’s taking place on this,” he said.

Savage Finance Director Shelly Kolling reminded residents that there are three major components that affect property taxes: county, city and school district.

This year, a new factor has been thrown into the city portion of the tax equation with the creation of the market value exclusion, which has replaced the state’s market value homestead

credit and creates an “adjust- these notices that the value ment” to the taxable market of my home has dropped but value of many properties. my taxes have gone up,” said As an example, Kolling cited Kolling. “When really, on this a property with a taxable mar- home, the exclusion is $16,900.” ket value of $222,800 in 2011 City Administrator Barry that had a taxable market value Stock attempted to further clarof $209,300 for 2012. ify with another scenario. “If “That is a substantial de- my taxable market value last crease. If I was a typical hom- year was $250,000 and they’ve eowner, how would I figure out lowered it because of the excluwhat my market value is for my sion to $235,000, that doesn’t home versus my taxable market mean my home is worth less on value?” the marketplace,” he said.

Kolling posed that question RISING TAXES to Scott County and was told The League of Minnesota that residents should look to their March 2011 tax state- Cities (LMC) recently created ments for their “true” market a document called, “What’s Govalue. And if those statements ing on With My Tax Bill?” that attempts to aren’t readexplain how ily available, the replaceresidents ment of the can turn to state’s marthe Scott ket value County Web homestead site at www. c r e d it pr o co.scott. g ra m may mn.us, click i mp ac t t he on “Propercity portion t y, GIS a nd of 2012 propLand,” click er t y t a xe s. on “ProperIn the docuty In for mament, the t io n ,” t h e n LMC said enter a parcel that it is likeID listed on ly that taxes their properon business ty tax notices a nd apa r tand select the Barry Stock ment properyear 2012.

City Administrator ties will rise T he exin 2012. ample home “It seems to me, now they’re Kolling cited showed a 2012 going to raise the taxes on value of $226,200.

“There’s a perception from the businesses and apartment

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COMMUNITY VOICES

Time to take back the Thanksgiving holiday Happy Mer r y T ha n ksgivi ng Christmas! Or for you non-denominational types: Happy Holidays!

This is what you get when your column falls between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

W hile the Christmas (sorry, Holiday) season is indeed upon us, I’d like to take a step back to T ha n ksg ivi ng. Yes, t hat lit t le remembered holiday right before the kick off to the holiday shopping season. Do you remember? It was before “Get-to-the-store Thursday,” Black Friday, Small-Business Saturday, “Take-a-breath-Sunday” and Cyber Monday.

While the Thanksgiving “holiday” does not even merit an entire day anymore – unless you count standing in line to get into a store as a Thanksgiving holiday tradition – it is still, to me, one of the most important holidays.

Christmas is centered on the act of giving and receiving and, for those who are of a religious faith, there are other meanings, too.

The whole intent of Thanksgiving is not only to be grateful for the bountiful harvest (or trip to the mega-mart) but also to be with family and to be thankful for our time together.

In the Savage Lienau household, Thanksgiving this year meant traveling back to Wisconsin to see my parents and family while not seeing my wife’s family here in the cities. This defi nitely made for an interesting holiday – not so much the travel (although the little guy was quite the bear to travel with) or the family interaction (no big blowups!) but rather the fact that we had to decide which family to visit.

My wife’s family is quite large and well centered in the Twin Cities area. Before our son was born, we typically stayed in the cities for major holidays and then visited my family on weekends prior to or following the holiday. With the birth of our son, everything changed.

Grandma and Grandpa Lienau want to see the little guy! So I am thankful that my wife and I are able to discuss the situation and make an equitable arrangement for holiday visitation. Certainly in a relationship there is a lot of give

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and take, and what better time to exercise this give-and-take principle than during Thanksgiving.

It makes me wonder why our leaders can’t exercise the same kind of give and take to guide our country and national interests, especially during this time of the year. From Washington and from the litany of GOP debates, all that we hear is continued divisiveness and derision.

I guess this should not be unexpected, because again we’ve downplayed the Thanksgiving holiday to be less about being thankful and more about the kick off to the shopping season.

But there is still the glimmer of Thanksgiving out there. An interesting activity that our daycare provider had for the kids during the prelude to Thanksgiving was a “Thankful Tree.” Simply, it was a tree that the kids hung leaves on that represented items/things for which they were thankful. Items l i ke Mom my, Daddy, P uppies, Lunch, Naps and Friends were all on the tree. Amazingly, there was not any mention of rampant commercialism or consumerism on the Thankful Tree.

We can learn a lot from that.

By simplifying how we view the i mpor t a nce of fa mi ly a nd ou r everyday life, we can take back Thanksgiving and again make it a complete holiday full of family and good choices.

(Kevin Lienau is one of several people in the Savage community who write for Community Voices – a column appearing weekly in the opinion and commentary section of this newspaper.)

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District 191 forced into short-term borrowing Despite repeated concerns voiced by parents, school advocates and district officials about using education funding as a slush fund to balance the budget, Republicans like Rep. Pam Myhra pushed forward with expanding the K-12 funding shift.

Schools are now owed a whopping $2.2 billion and alarmingly, for the first time, there is no budgetary plan to pay it back.

As a result, school districts like Burnsville-Eagan-Savage will be forced into short-term borrowing in order to meet the needs of students, according to a survey conducted by the Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD).

Independent School District 191 is just one of many metro area school districts having to resort to borrowing. This means resources that could have been spent in the classroom will be used to pay off loans. The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school district isn’t alone. Of those surveyed, AMSD found that over 60 percent of schools indicated they will need to borrow.

Minnesota’s future success is reliant on the opportunities afforded to our next generation today. I urge Rep. Myhra and my other Republican colleagues to make funding

our schools a top priority in the upcoming legislative session. We must put an end to this method of budgeting that simply passes the buck, compromising our economic future and squandering our most basic priority – the education of our children.

While we may have different perspectives on education policy, I think we can all agree that asking our students to foot the bill for our budgetary failings is neither sound education policy nor is it an efficient approach to balancing our budget.

State Rep. Mindy Greiling DFL-Lead on the House Education Finance Committee

GIVING BLOOD

Donors make Christmas brighter The entire volunteer staff at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Prior Lake and the American Red Cross would like to thank all blood donors who donated on Dec. 1, including Kendra Graham, a first-time donor on her 17th birthday, and her mother, Toni.

Seventy-eight donors have made for a glorious Christmas.

Carolyn Morgan Joan Feldten Diane Schroeder Ruth Westman Sue Fuller

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You can help ensure every child has a memorable Christmas Like many Minnesotans, I am a proud and grateful grandparent.

Whether I am hunting and fishing with my grandkids or playing games and helping them with homework when Vicky and I visit, we cherish the memories with all four family blessings.

It seems like just yesterday when they, nestled on my lap, were bursting with unbridled excitement and enthusiasm on Christmas to tear off the gift wrapping and unveil the surprises that awaited them. But in no time at all, the annual opening of Legos, Tonka trucks, and Barbie Dolls has given way to the sights and sounds of the latest electronic gadgets.

Throughout our lives, most of us have captured the memorable vision of children still in their pajamas sprinting down the stairway to the Christmas tree to discover what giftwrapped surprises awaited. Every child should be able to experience that memorable joy.

In our household, the Christmas season provides an opportunity to reflect on our many blessings and celebrate what is most important to us: faith, family, friends and the freedoms we enjoy. The holidays also give us an opportunity to reflect on our less fortunate neighbors and consider ways we can help ease their burdens.

By now most – if not all – of us have been touched in some way by the economic challenges facing our nation. Across the country,

Toys for Tots To find a Toys for Tots site near you in Scott, Carver and Dakota counties, visit minneapolis-mn.toysfortots.org

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unemployment has been too high for too long and Minnesotans are not immune to the downturn.

The debate on how this happened and, more importantly, what to do to help our economy so job creators can do what they do best – create jobs – can be saved for another day.

What cannot be ignored are the many Minnesota families who are trying to figure out how they can purchase gas and groceries while still making their monthly mortgage payments – let alone find a special gift for their child. As Christmas approaches, I ask that you join me in easing their minds.

Founded in 1947, Toys for Tots began when Major Bill Hendricks and a group of Marine Reservists in California collected and distributed more than 5,000 toys to needy children. Last year, Marines distributed more than 16.7 million toys to nearly 7.2 million children

through the program. Many of the gifts Toys for Tots provides, such as books, games, and sports equipment, make a significant contribution to the educational, social and recreational development of these children.

If you would like to join me in supporting the Toys for Tots effort, please bring your unwrapped toys to one of numerous drop-off sites in the 2nd district. (Staff Sergeant Michael Rice reports the Twin Cities warehouse in Eagan could use more toys, especially for boys and girls, ages 14-17). To find a Toys for Tots site near you in Scott, Carver and Dakota counties, visit minneapolismn.toysfortots.org As a 25-year veteran of the Marine Corps, I have a fondness for the Toys for Tots initiative. As a grandpa, I do, too.

Please join me and Vicky this Christmas season in doing what we can to help ensure a special Christmas morning for every child in Minnesota.

(Congressman John Kline represents Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional district. He and his wife, Vicky, live in Lakeville.)

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Southwest Newspapers invites companies and businesses in the southwest metro to participate in the monthly fundraising effort, aimed at supporting local nonprofits and boosting company morale.

“The purpose of Jeans Day for Charity is to bring the business community together a little more by creating an easy way to support local charities, especially at this time when people have cut back their giving,” said Southwest Newspapers Advertising Director Jennifer Sorenson.

Participating businesses allow employees to wear jeans to work the last

Friday of each month. Employees pay $1, which is donated to the designated charity of the month.

Since starting the program in September 2010, Southwest Newspapers has collected $4,270 for area charities, including the CarverScott Humane Society, Feed My Starving Children, ALS Association and Safe Haven in Prior Lake. The December charity is Loaves and Fishes.

Eighteen area companies and businesses participate in Jeans Day for Charity, including St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee and Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia.

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“Any way we can get more businesses involved to help grow the program benefits the individuals in need within our communities,” Sorenson said. “It’s simply an easy way to support local charities while building the moral of employees by allowing them to wear jeans to work if they pay a dollar to support the designated charity for the month.”

For more information about Jeans Day for Charity, call Jennifer Sorenson at (952) 345-6477 or send an e-mail to jsorenson@swpub.com.

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MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT

Shirley Rae Eno

PHOTO BY MERYN FLUKER

Kindergarten students from Edgewood School regaled the residents of Prior Manor with classic holiday carols on Tuesday morning to jump start the school’s annual Kindergarten Community Giving Project.

The students and their families will also build I Care Packages and deliver them to the residents, whom the kindergarteners call “grandmas and grandpas,” before the holidays.

Tracking down big boys of the woods

Shirley Eno, 85, of Savage and Emily, MN, born Nov. 24, 1926 in Minneapolis to John and Barbara Whalen, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Cleve; sisters, Elaine Whalen, Mildred Gordhamer Buck, Jean Haller, Betty Adkins, Alice Rainville; brother, Patrick Whalen; son-in-law, Steve Ross and Cleve’s sister, Ione (Milford) Karli.

Shirley will be dearly missed by her children, Bill (Linda) Eno, Patty Ross, Mary (David) Clawson, Robert (Karen) Eno, Kenneth (Ellen) Eno, Jean (John) Brewer, Judy (Tim) Haataja; grandchildren, Erin Eno, Greg Eno, Lauren Eno, Mark Eno, Heather (Mike) Ross-Chalupnik, Brett Ross, Kerry Ross, William Clawson, Alaine (Ken) Nelson, Michael (Jessica) Eno, Megan (Brian) Flaska, Thomas Eno, Bryce Eno, Matthew (Ashley) Findlay, Kim Brewer, Jason (Christine) Brewer, Andrea Dennis; great-grandchildren, Olivia and Liam Ross, Hunter and Kylee Eno, Andrei Chalupnik, Odin Findlay; brothers, Robert (Pearl) Whalen and Jim (Jean) Whalen; many nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Memorial Mass, 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 10 at St John the Baptist Catholic Church, 4625 West 125th St, Savage.

Visitation, 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9 and also one hour before the mass, all at the church. Private interment, St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Burnsville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made.

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I have buck fever bad. The clouds are thick and heavy and the wind is cutting and cold. Ah yes, it must be autumn in the upper Midwest.

For the past few weeks I have been out in search of whitetailed deer. Not just any old deer; No, I am in search of the bucks. Yes, you know the big boys with huge antlers and swollen and puffy necks.

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

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

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

The weather has shifted to cold mornings with landscapecovered frost. At first I couldn’t find any buck scrapes.

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

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

Presumably this places a scent mark on the hanging branch.

PHOTO BY STAN TEKIELA

A male white-tailed deer is on the move as the rutting season commences.

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

Obviously I am not equipped to detect the odor.

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

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

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

It is thought that some bucks will produce a string of scrapes across the landscape as they visit each one – similar to what a trapper might do

with a trapline.

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

However most would agree that a scrape serves two purposes. First they attract breeding females while intimidating rival males.

During the past couple of weeks, I have seen only a few scattered scrapes during my morning travels through the woods. Then all of a sudden, yesterday morning there were dozens of scrapes across the woodland landscape. This marks a huge change in the bucks’ behavior. Up until now the bucks that I would run into would spend much of their time feeding and milling about. Suddenly, like someone flipped a switch, the bucks are not spending as much time eating as they are chasing about with their heads lowered looking for females and making scrapes.

So the abundance of

scrapes is a clear and obvious sign that the rut of 2011 is up and running. Of course this is the moment I am looking for. As a wildlife photographer, the time when the males are concentrating on females is the time that I can take advantage, and get close enough to produce some great images.

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

(Stan Tekiela is an author/ naturalist and wildlife photographer from Victoria who travels the United States to study and photograph wildlife. He can be followed on facebook and twitter or visit him at www.naturesmart. com.)

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Elusive dignity may be found in humility The first chapter of the Gospel of Luke records a meeting between Mary, the mother of Jesus, and an angel, a messenger from God. Until the Angel came to her, Mary was not a significant biblical character. She was unknown.

The angel tells Mary that she will conceive and give birth to the Messiah, the one who will reign on David’s throne. Shaken to her sandals, Mary basically says, “How does that work? I’m a virgin.”

Gabriel, the angel, informs her that the Holy Spirit will get it done, “For nothing is impossible with God.” Mary’s world was

GIANNA continued from page 1

“I mostly sing in my spare time,” says Gianna, who takes piano and voice lessons but is on a hiatus due to her “A Christmas Carol” commitment. “I sing in the bathroom, I sing anywhere.

I sing doing my homework … I can’t stop singing.”

Gianna and her friends can often be found putting on productions – some improvised and others with Gianna pulling triple duty as director, actress and playwright. Yet Gianna getting cast in “A Christmas Carol” was a surprise for the BonelloFreunds, who hadn’t planned for her acting career to take off so suddenly. While Gianna had performed in school shows, large-scale productions seemed far off for the novice.

“For someone with no experience to get a role at the Guthrie, it’s a really big deal,” Liz says.

“This is just amazing.”

In August one of Gianna’s soccer teammates, who has also acted in Guthrie shows, encouraged her to try out in the fall for the theater’s production of the Tennessee Williams’ legendary “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Gianna was not cast in that show, but the consolation letter she received encouraged her to try out for “A Christmas Carol.” She returned to the Guthrie in late fall for her first “A Christmas Carol” audition, where she had to sing the somewhat outdated Christmas tune “Good King Wenceslas.”

“I thought I wasn’t going to

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convulsed, turned upside down. She speaks a song, we call it the Magnificat. It’s a beautiful piece. At the center

make it because I messed up,” Gianna says, remembering how she forgot the unfamiliar song’s tune.

Song flub aside, Gianna managed to get a callback. For her second audition, the unflappable actress’ nerves were tested when she had to read lines with professional Guthrie actors in front of lauded director Joe Dowling.

“I really didn’t know who I was reading the lines with,” Gianna says. “I completely forgot that Joe Dowling was in the audience. I felt natural … I was nervous but then I got on stage and stopped shaking.”

Someone from the Guthrie called the Bonello-Freund household a few days later to let them know that Gianna would be a member of the children’s ensemble. Her reaction was in signature Gianna fashion.

“I think you could’ve heard me a mile way,” Gianna laughs.

“I freaked out. I screamed. I was so shocked.”

And then the work began.

DRAMATIC COMMITMENT “You don’t really know that it’s a really big commitment until you do it,” Gianna says of her professional-stage debut.

The Bonello-Freund family soon found out just how big this “really big commitment” would be.

Gianna was often on call for the production, meaning she may have to get to the Guthrie on a moment’s notice during the rehearsal period. The demands on Gianna’s time have rippled through to the rest of the family.

Liz has had to take time off from

of her spoken song is this truth: God reverses things.

Those who are proud are humbled, the humble are lifted. “He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.” Luke 1: 52 and 53.

That’s what Jesus does in the world. Everything is upside down in his Kingdom.

The proud are humbled. The humble are lifted up. Losers become winners and winners are shocked at the scoreboard.

I am impressed with the persistence of the biblical

theme of humility. It shows up again in the book of Philippians, chapter 2. There the “Son of God,” the one born to Mary, “…made himself nothing … he humbled himself….”

If we want to follow Jesus, humility is not optional and definitely not chic. It is crucial to our following. You probably already know that trying to be humble or act humble is a bad way to become humble.

It is better to choose the WAY of humility. True humility comes from Christ. Having our feet firmly planted in the knowledge of our forgiveness in Him sets us free from

her job at the Savage Library in order to chauffeur and accompany Gianna.

“We’ve had to juggle our schedules,” Liz says, noting that she and her husband, as well as Gianna’s grandmother, have alternated driving Gianna to and from the Guthrie.

For tech week, the span of rehearsals and previews between Nov. 15 and Nov. 23, Gianna was regularly pulling 12-hour work days. Not only did she have to halt voice and piano lessons, Gianna has had to miss chunks of the school day.

“She’s pretty much [at the Guthrie] for a 10-hour day,” Liz says. “The teachers have been really great about giving her stuff early.”

Gianna pulls a full sixthgrade course load, including homework, despite often being at St. John’s for only two or three classes a day – except for Mondays, where there are no shows scheduled and Gianna can attend the full day of school – and performing in as many as nine or 10 shows weekly. Gianna’s spare time, once filled with singing and dancing, are now filled with homework and sleep.

“It’s a lot of fun but it’s also a lot of work too, but I love it,” Gianna says of “A Christmas Carol.”

Missing out on school has meant no more gym class – Gianna’s favorite part of the day – no performing in the St. John’s fall pageant and a lot less time to be with her friends.

She’s not too heartbroken about the tradeoff.

“I think the Guthrie’s more

fun than school,” she says.

“A Christmas Carol” opened on Nov. 23 and will run through Dec. 30, cutting right into Gianna’s winter vacation. She says that normally she’d spend that time having a sleepover with her cousin and playing in the snow, but this year she’ll be on stage or backstage, playing with her friends in the ensemble and learning how to knit from her co-stars.

“I’m kind of disappointed that I don’t get to do that stuff, but it’s also kind of fun to do Christmas shows over Christmas break,” she says.

pretense. In Christ we are right with God. In Christ we are children of God. The status we receive from Christ enables us to be in the world without regard for status.

With our feet planted in Christ we can practice the way of humility. Have you volunteered to clean your church? Have you been writing letters to anyone in prison?

Be part of the great reversal.

Send Christmas cards to somebody in jail. Tell them you wish them well and are praying for their safety and well-being. If you have to, give your new Audi to someone whose car is on its last tire

and go buy a used Ford Escort.

That is not as ridiculous as it sounds. Or, to whom do you need to apologize? Sincere apologies help us find the road to humility.

However we practice humility, it may be that in doing so we will find the dignity that has eluded us for so long.

(Rev. Arlan Koppendrayer is interim pastor at Bridgewood Church in Savage and can be contacted at arlan@ bridgewood.org. He is one of several area pastors who write for “Spiritual Reflections,” a weekly column appearing in this newspaper.)

FIRE continued from page 1

McColl said it is unknown if Davidson died from thermal injuries or from smoke asphyxiation prior to the burns, or even if the man had died before the fire. Authorities are awaiting the coroner’s report before listing an official cause of death.

Burnsville Fire Department

was called for mutual aid and the Savage Fire Department is working with the State Fire Marshall to determine the cause of the fire. McColl said that a cigarette may have caused the fire, but that it’s too early to be certain.

This is the third fire-related fatality in Savage in the last 10 years, according to McColl.

“At this time, it appears all three were preventable. It’s three too many,” said McColl.

CURTAIN CALL Gianna’s classmates have been really supportive, with a lot of them coming to see her perform – the seventh-graders from her school attended a performance on Tuesday – and even giving her flowers and other presents. Her parents, likewise, have given her positive feedback on the show.

“It’s great,” says Liz, who has seen the show three times and has tickets for a fourth show.

“Everybody’s very talented and it’s funny.”

Gianna, who admires Taylor Swift, Adele and Emma Watson, hopes this is just the beginning of her career. Though her mom wants her to pursue singing – “You’re either born with it or you’re not,” Liz says – Gianna has something different in mind.

“My main goal is to get called back [at the Guthrie] next year,” she says. “I hope to do more shows at other theaters.”

PHOTO BY ALEX HALL

Firefighters had to break through the window of a first floor apartment early Monday morning to put out a fire in the unit at 3950 126th Street. A 49-year-old man was found dead in the apartment after the fire was extinguished.

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Ac c or d i n g t o t he M i n nesota State Patrol accident repor t, severa l wit nesses said that there was nothing Miller could have done to avoid the collision. The witnesses said Ratliff stopped

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Worship Christ is born!

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St. Michael

Please join us Christmas Eve for our family friendly 77:00pm Candlelight Service Friday, December 24

Christmas Eve Masses December 24, 2011

4:00 p.m. Church, Prelude 3:30 p.m., 4:15 p.m. - Archangels Hall, Prelude 4:00 p.m.

10:00 p.m. Church, Prelude 9:30 p.m.

Christmas Day Masses

Experience the Christmas story with us as we celebrate with carols, communion and candlelight!

December 25 2011

8:30 a.m. Church, Prelude 8:00 a.m.

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Reconciliation Schedule

Saturdays, December 10 & 17 Thursday, December 22

Community Church 5995 Timber Tr. SE, Prior Lake

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Church & Library

16400 1 16 400 D 40 Duluth l hA Ave S SE, E P Prior i L Lake k 952-447-2491 www.stmichael-pl.org

952-447-6191

www.Living-Hope.com

Christmas Eve Saturday, December 24 6:00 pm Candlelight Service “Behold the Lamb of God�

Christmas Day

8600 Horizon Dr. S., Shakopee, MN 55379

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Sunday, December 25 9:30 am Worship Service “Oh, Come, Let Us Adore Him�

HARBOR

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. -Church

Living Hope Lutheran Church

MERRY CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES: 3:30 / 5:00 P.M.

Celebrate this Holy Season at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church Cantata in Worship

Sunday, December 11 at 8:45 & 10:45 a.m.

Fourth Sunday in Advent Worship

Sunday, December 18 at 8:45 & 10:45 a.m.

Christmas Eve Worship

Saturday, December 24 at 1:00, 3:00, 5:00 & 11:00 p.m.

WE’D LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US THIS CHRISTMAS!

Christmas Day Worship

Sunday, December 25 at 10:00 a.m.

New Year’s Day Worship

Sunday, January 1 at 10:00 a.m.

3611 N Berens Road NW Prior Lake, MN 55372 Tel: 952.230.2988 • www.sollc.org

CHRIS & HANNAH BECHTEL CAMPUS PASTOR

SAVAGE CAMPUS 12925 Eagle Creek Parkway, MN 55378 952.224.0103 / rivervalleychurch.org Facebook: rivervalleychurch

Come celebrate God’s gift to you.

LUTHERAN CHURCHES MISSOURI SYNOD IN THE PRIOR LAKE AREA Immanuel

Holy Cross

952-492-6010

952-445-1779

20200 Fairlawn Avenue

County Road 42 and Pike Lake Trail

3 miles so. of Hwy. 13 on Cty. Rd. 81 (on the north shore of Fish Lake)

Children’s Worship Service December 21, 6:30 p.m.

Christmas Eve Family Service 5:30 p.m.

Candlelight Worship 9:00 p.m.

Christmas Day 9:00 a.m. with Communion

2 miles west of Hwy. 13

Children’s Christmas Service Sunday, December 18 9:00 a.m.

Christmas Eve December 24 5:00 p.m.

Candlelight Service Christmas Day 9:00 a.m. Worship with Communion “Today, in the town of David a Savior has been born to you�

Luke 2:11

St. Paul’s 952-447-2117 5634 Luther Road SE 1 blk. south of Fishpoint Rd. at Hwy. 13

Children’s Christmas Service Sunday, December 18th 4:00 p.m.

Christmas Eve Services 4:00 p.m. Contemporary 7:00 p.m. Traditional Christmas Day Service 10:00 a.m.

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Christmas Day 9:00am and 10:45am Worship Services Prior Lake and Shakopee Campuses

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Cocoa

& Fig:

Offering seasonal goodies, with a twist

BY LEAH SHAFFER lshaffer@swpub.com

Cocoa & Fig

T

he holidays are a true holiday from a busy season of baking at Cocoa & Fig. “This is fun for us,” said co-owner Laurie Pyle.

The bakery, which has a production kitchen in Shakopee, is at its busiest in the summer and fall when catering weddings.

The holidays are a fun time to try to new things, Pyle said.

Her co-owner, Joe Lin, said Cocoa & Fig embraces the holiday season.

“It’s good busy and it’s fun busy,” he said. “It’s a chance for us to switch gears and do something different.”

If you’re the type who’s ever yawned at the usual offering of sugar cookies and gingerbread, Cocoa & Fig’s holiday treats might be the menu to check out.

The bakery specializes in “just making things a little bit more gourmet than maybe grandma made them but still have some flavors that are reminiscent of what you had when you were a kid,” Pyle said.

For example, salted caramel is the popular treat this season.

“We are doing our salted caramel nut tarts which is sort of a kicked up version of a pecan pie,” Pyle said. Cocoa & Fig’s head pastry chef is allergic to pecans. “So maybe selfishly, I wanted something that didn’t have pecans,” she added.

Another classic with a twist: chewy, chocolate ginger cookies.

Cocoa & Fig’s recipe adds

Treats to try: Apple Galette, Salted Caramel Nut Tart, Chewy Chocolate Ginger, Pumpkin Macarons The retail shop is located at Gaviidae Common, 651 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis Retail shop: (612) 333-1485 Shakopee production kitchen: (952) 540-4300 Website: cocoaandfig.com

Valrhona cocoa powder and 70 percent chocolate chunks with crystallized ginger.

Definitely not your grandma’s gingerbread man.

As much as customers may want something new, they also want seasonal classics with pumpkin and chocolate. Clients want something “approachable and comforting,” Lin noted.

“They want it tweaked a little bit.”

Those looking for major comfort food should try the bakery’s apple galette, pumpkin cheesecake and Russian tea cakes.

“Our cake lollipops have been a huge hit,” Pyle said.

Seasonal cake lollipop flavors include pumpkin and peppermint.

Then, there’s the macarons, a small sandwich cookie made from almond powder and egg whites.

Flavors include pumpkin, caramel apple, salted caramel and pistachio.

“It’s like taking the classic American dessert and putting it in a small French cookie,” said Lin about the caramel apple macarons.

Cocoa & Fig’s Cranberry White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies Yields: approximately 2 dozen 2 sticks butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. cinnamon 3 cups oats 2/3 cup dried cranberries 2/3 cup white chocolate

PHOTOS BY LEAH SHAFFER

Cocoa & Fig owner Laurie Pyle puts together pumpkin macarons at the Shakopee production facility.

Beat butter, white sugar and brown sugar together until light and fluff y.

Add eggs and vanilla, scraping down the bowl after each addition.

Sift dry ingredients and slowly add to the mixture. Add oats and mix just until combined.

Mix in cranberries and white chocolate by hand.

Refrigerate dough for 1-2 hours before scooping.

Above – A dollop of caramel fits into the center of a pumpkin macaron.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Scoop cookies into rounds using a small ice cream scoop – dough should be about walnut size rounds. Place cookies about 2 inches apart on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Flatten cookies slightly with the palm of your hand.

At left – Cupcakes are primed for a layer of chocolate, nuts and caramel. Seasonal cupcakes offerings from Cocoa & Fig include pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese icing, caramel apple cupcakes with caramel icing and gingerbread cupcakes with creamy chevre icing.

Bake for 8-10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool completely before enjoying!

LET’S GO! BEST BETS 1. LIVE NATIVITY St. John’s Lutheran Church holds a live nativity at the Chaska Community Center theater at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., followed by a 6 p.m., outdoor performance at St. John’s in downtown Chaska. Seats at CCC are firstcome first-served.

Time: 2 p.m., 4 p.m. (at CCC); 6 p.m. (at St. John’s) Sunday, Dec. 18 Cost: Free Location: Chaska Community Center, 1661 Park Ridge Drive; St. John’s, 300 Fourth St. E., Chaska Info: stjohnschaska.org

2. JULETIDE CONCERT The Minnetonka Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Chorus and Youth

Chamber Choir will perform.

Time: 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 Cost: Free-will donation Location: Wayzata Community Church, 125 East Wayzata Blvd., Wayzata Info: musicassociation.org or (952) 401-5954

3. SKATE WITH SANTA Shakopee Parks and Recreation is hosting a Skate with Santa event.

Time: 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 Cost: Free Location: Shakopee Ice Arena, 1255 Fuller St., Shakopee Info: (952) 233-9500

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You can also send an e-mail to editor@savagepacer. com. Deadline is one week prior to publication. For information call (952) 345-6376.

DEC. 10 DISNEY ON ICE ‘TREASURE TROVE’ Get tangled up in this ice show which features Rapunzel and Flynn and enters the worlds of your other favorite Disney princesses – Tiana, Cinderella, Jasmine, Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Mulan and Snow White.

Time: 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Dec. 10; 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Dec. 11 Cost: $16-$65 Location: Xcel Energy Center, 175 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul Info: xcelenergycenter.com or (651) 265-4800

TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY TEAS

Info: www.arboretum.umn.edu or (952) 443-1422 com

PICTURES WITH SANTA AT THE ARB Gather the little ones for a visit with Santa Claus and have their photo taken.

Time: 12:30-2 p.m. Dec. 10-11, 17-18 Cost: $5 per photo; Arboretum admission is $9 for adults; free for ages 15 and younger; free to Arboretum members Location: Arboretum Restaurant, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska Info: www.arboretum.umn.edu or (952) 443-1422

Share holiday joy at these formal teas complete with freshly baked sweets and savories, plus an English trifle.

Time: 2:30 p.m. Dec. 10-11, 15-18, 21-23 and 27-30 Cost: $23 for Arboretum members; $26 for non-members Location: Snyder Building Tea Room, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska Info: (612) 626-3951 or umnarboretum.catertrax.com

‘THE NUTCRACKER BALLET’

SLEIGH RIDES AT THE ARB

Enjoy an old-fashioned horse-drawn Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota sleigh ride from the Oswald Visitor will present its annual full-length Center to the Learning Center and production of Denise Vogt’s “The back.

Nutcracker Ballet.” The performance Time: Every 15 minutes from 1-4 p.m. includes a cast of approximately Dec. 10-11 120 local and national professional Cost: $3 per rider; Arboretum dancers, metro area ballet students from at least eight dance schools and admission is $9 for adults; free for ages 15 and younger; free to community members.

Arboretum members Time: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Location: Minnesota Landscape Dec. 10; 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday, Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Dec. 11 Chaska Cost: $12-$26 Info: www.arboretum.umn.edu or Location: Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville (952) 443-1422 Info: (952) 895-4680 or WALK WHEN THE MOON IS ticketmaster.

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Smith is one of comedy’s up and comers who works hard to vibe with his audiences, whether they are subdued and passive or excited and ready to rock. Also performing will be comedian Emily Galati.

Time: 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 10 Cost: $13 for 8 p.m. shows; $10 for 10:30 p.m. show Location: MinneHAHA Comedy Club, 1583 First Ave., Shakopee Info: minnehahacomedyclub.com/ shakopee

BIRD WATCHING TREK Take a walk on one on the Wilkie Unit and learn about the birds that spend the winter season in Minnesota. The group will search for birds that winter in Minnesota and the first migrating species of the year. Birders of all skill levels are welcome. Bring binoculars, a favorite field guide and dress appropriately for the weather.

Time: 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 Cost: Free Location: Wilkie Unit, 7701 County Road 101 E., Shakopee Info: (952) 854-5900 or fws.gov/ midwest/minnesotavalley

SING-ALONG ‘MESSIAH’ AT THE ARB Take part in a sing-along to Handel’s “Messiah” classic with the Minnetonka Symphony Orchestra.

Time: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 Cost: Free with regular Arboretum admission of $9 for adults; free for ages 15 and younger; free to Arboretum members Location: MacMillan Auditorium, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska

Take a moonlit walk in the woods and discover the beauty of Carver Park at night. Follow trails and tracks to discover which creatures are surviving winter’s cold. Program is for ages 6 and older.

Time: 6:30-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 Cost: $5 Location: Lowry Nature Center (Carver Park Reserve), 7025 Victoria Drive, Victoria Info: (763) 559-9000 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

WALK WHEN THE MOON IS FULL: TRACKING MOON Take a moonlit walk in the woods and discover the beauty of Richardson Nature Center at night. Follow trails and tracks to discover which creatures are surviving the winter’s cold. Program is for ages 6 and older.

Time: 6:30-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 Cost: $5 Location: Richardson Nature Center, 8737 E. Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: (763) 559-9000 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

FAMILY HOLIDAY BREAKFAST Visit the Arboretum and enjoy a festive breakfast brunch.

Time: 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 Cost: Adults $13.99 for Arboretum members, $16.99 for non-members; ages 10 and younger $6.99 Location: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska Info: Reserve at (612) 626-3951 or umnarboretum.catertrax.com

GINGERBREAD COOKIE DECORATING Enjoy an afternoon of cookie

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Thursday

DEC. 15 PAJAMA STORY TIME Wear your pajamas and bring your teddy bears for stories, rhymes, cookies and milk. The theme is “Let it Snow!”

All ages welcome. No registration required.

Time: 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15 Cost: Free Location: Savage Library, 13090 Alabama Ave. Info: (952) 707-1770

STORYTIME BY THE TREES Sit down with the children by a favorite tree and listen as the elves and helpers tell favorite holiday stories.

Time: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Dec. 10-11, 17-18, 26-31 Cost: Free with regular admission of $9 for adults; free for ages 15 and younger; free to Arboretum members Location: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska Info: www.arboretum.umn.edu or (952) 443-1422

COMEDIAN MIKE SMITH

Parents and caregivers and children ages 2 to 5 can discover the magic of historic Eagle Creek village as they play, sing, read stories and explore the outdoors. Dress as a pioneer or not, but remember outdoor clothes.

Enter park through the west entrance.

Reservations required; reference activity 138403-01.

Time: 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13 Cost: $5 Location: The Landing - Minnesota River Heritage Park, 2187 E. County Road 101, Shakopee Info: (763) 559-9000 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

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Friday

DEC. 16 FOLKWAYS BY CANDLELIGHT Celebrate the holiday season with an evening visit to the 1800s Eagle Creek Village. Candlelight will lead your way to homes within the Town Square where costumed residents will share their holiday traditions. Join the carolers as they walk the village streets.

There will be a Christmas Pageant in the Town Hall and live music.

Time: 5-8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16 Cost: $5 (ages 18-64) $3 (ages 2-17) Children under 2 admitted free Location: The Landing – Minnesota River Heritage Park, 2187 Highway 101 E., Shakopee Info: threeriversparks.org/events

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Q THE CLIQUE PERFORMANCE

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he local band from Savage will perform some well-known songs, along with some of its own during an all-ages show from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 at Neisen’s Sports Bar, 4851 W. 123rd

St., Savage. There is no cover charge to attend the show.

Spotlight

EVENT

COMEDY AND MAGIC SHOW decorating at the Arboretum Holiday Workshop.

Time: 1 p.m. Dec. 10-11, 17-18 Cost: $5 gingerbread cookie activity; Arboretum admission is $9 for adults; free for ages 15 and younger; free to Arboretum members Location: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska Info: www.arboretum.umn.edu or (952) 443-1422

Time: 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 Cost: Free for Scott County Historical Society members; non-members; adults $4; students $2; children 5 and younger free Location: Scott County Historical Society, 235 Fuller St. S., Shakopee Info: (952) 445-0378 or scottcountyhistory.org

Sunday

GLOBE ICE LANTERNS DEMO AND TIPS

DEC. 11

Learn how to make ice lanterns at this Arboretum holiday workshop.

Time: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 Cost: $5 for ice lantern class; Arboretum admission is $9 for adults; free for ages 15 and younger; free to Arboretum members Location: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska Info: www.arboretum.umn.edu or (952) 443-1422

The Shakopee Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a waffle and pancake breakfast with an appearance by Santa.

Time: 8 a.m.-noon Sunday, Dec. 11 Cost: $7 (adults) $5 (ages 5-12) free for ages 4 and under Location: Knights Event Center, 1760 Fourth Ave. E., Shakopee Info: (952) 445-5555

ARBOR BELLS The Arbor Bells will perform for Arboretum visitors.

Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 10 Cost: Free with Arboretum admission of $9 for adults; free for ages 15 and younger; free to Arboretum members Location: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska Info: www.arboretum.umn.edu or (952) 443-1422

CHRISTMAS CRAFTS The whole family is invited to participate in holiday fun at the museum. Create a reindeer ornament to take home. Then join in a special museum scavenger hunt for prizes.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA

NUTCRACKER SUITE The Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra will perform Tschaikowsky’s “Nutcracker Suite” with enhanced narration and colorful graphics projected on a screen.

Time: 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 Cost: $15 Location: Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Info: (952) 985-4640

Catholic Church, 4625 125th St. W., Savage Info: (612) 386-4636 or southmetrochorale.org

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS Discover what makes reptiles and amphibians different from each other.

Meet both kinds of these animals and take part in hands-on activities. For all ages.

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

MAKE A CLIMBING BEAR Assemble and decorate a simple, old-fashioned wooden climbing bear toy. Reservations required; reference activity 111325-02. Ages 3 and older.

Time: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 Cost: $10 per bear Location: Lowry Nature Center (Carver Park Reserve), 7025 Victoria Drive, Victoria Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

Monday

DEC. 12 FAMILY STORY TIME

Join Miss Dea for a special holiday story time featuring stories and songs CHRISTMAS CONCERT about holidays and winter. NonThe South Metro Chorale will perform perishable items will be collected for its annual Christmas concert featuring the CAP Agency. All ages welcome. No registration required. much-loved Christmas melodies, Time: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12 including “A Musicological Journey Through the Twelve Days of Christmas.” and Tuesday, Dec. 13 Cost: Free Time: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 Location: Savage Library, 13090 Cost: $10 (adults) $8 (students and Alabama Ave. seniors) Info: (952) 707-1770 Location: St. John the Baptist

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Dennis Carney and his All-Star Comedy Troupe will entertain guests during this comedy and magic show.

Piz Por the Magician will also make an appearance.

Time: 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16 Cost: Free Location: The Edge, 3809 Highway 13, Burnsville

FENMO: THE BEAUTY OF ACROBATICS This unique Chinese acrobatic performance will entertain viewers with 100 minutes of non-stop excitement. Some of the acrobatic acts will include the lion dance, bench stacking, juggling, changing faces, rolling lanterns, straw hat juggling, hoop jumping and martial arts.

Time: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16 and Saturday, Dec. 17 Cost: $50 (VIP) $30 (adult) $23 (children under 12 and seniors over 65) Location: Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Info: (952) 895-4685 or burnsvillepac.com

Upcoming SHAUN JOHNSON BIG BAND EXPERIENCE Join Emmy-winning crooner Shaun Johnson and a sizzling, eight-piece big band as they take the stage for an evening of Christmas elegance and song. This concert raises money for Wishes and More, a nonprofit organization enhancing the lives of children fighting terminal and lifethreatening conditions.

Time: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19 Cost: $25-$30 Location: Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Info: (952) 895-4685 or burnsvillepac.com

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COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AND SUPPORT THIS WEEK

La Leche League

Savage Sno-Pacers

The La Leche League offers support and encouragement to mothers who wish to breastfeed their babies. The group’s next meeting takes place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13.

The group meets the second Tuesday of each month and mothers are encouraged to bring their nursing babies. Pregnant women are invited to attend before the birth of their baby.

For more information on the meeting (including location) or breastfeeding questions, call Traci at (952) 226-2052, Linda at (952) 447-1781 or April at (952) 440-4320.

The Savage Sno-Pacers will kick off the snowmobile season with a membership drive starting at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12 at the Buffalo Tap, 4990 W. 123rd St., Savage.

Attendees can enjoy complimentary appetizers, meet members of the Sno-Pacers, and learn about city of Savage ordinances and what it takes to maintain the local trail system. One complimentary membership to MnUSA will be awarded to a new member.

For more information, call (612) 567-6691 or visit www.snopacers.com.

Child Loss Support Group A Child Loss Grief Support Group meets from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. The group meets the second Monday of every month at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, 1455 St. Francis Ave., Shakopee. For more information, call (952) 403-2002.

Mothers of Multiples The Minnesota Valley Mothers of Multiples will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at Apple Valley Community Center, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley. The group meets the second Tuesday of each month from September through April. For more information contact Bonnie Korman at (952) 890-6680 or info @ mvmom.org.

Internet Basics Computer Class A free, one-hour, hands-on computer class will be led by a library volunteer from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Topics include how to use a mouse, how to navigate web pages, how to use common search engines and e-mail accounts, and how to be a savvy Internet user.

The class will take place at the Savage Library, 13090 Alabama Ave. Registration is required. For more information, call (952) 7071770.

Senior dances The Prior Lake VFW, 16306 Main Ave., S.E., Prior Lake, hosts dances for senior citizens on the second Wednesday of each month. The dances take place from 1:30 to 5 p.m., with a meal served at 4:30 p.m. The next dance takes place Wednesday, Dec. 14.

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in Savage.

“The students earned money by completing extra chores at home, combined their earnings and then counted it in the classroom,” said Primrose School of Savage owner, Doug Storbeck.

“We then worked with the food shelf to develop a list of needs

Students at Primrose School of Savage donated nearly 1,300 non-perishable food items to the Holy Trinity Mobile Food Shelf at Bridgewood Church

Teaching and Learning Team gives initial student achievement report

after which the children took their hard earned money and went shopping at Sam’s Club in Shakopee.”

According to the Holy Trinity Mobile Food Shelf, approximately 160 families from the south metro area visit the food shelf on a monthly basis.

BY ALEX HALL ahall@swpub.com

District 191’s new Teaching and Learning Team, headed

by Assistant Superintendent Chris Lindholm and started this fall, gave a report to the School Board at its Dec. 1 meeting showing the progress that has been made in the fi rst 100 days.

The team often spoke in general terms, occasionally offering specific ideas about how they wanted to increase student achievement. Lindholm said the team developed four questions that will guide their work: What do we want our students to know, understand and do?

How will we know they are learning? How will we respond when they don’t learn? How will we respond when they do learn?

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Professional development: The team hopes to coordinate job-embedded and sustained district-wide professional development. They also want to facilitate the implementation of collaborative teams that would support the role of interventionists and enrichment specialists across the district.

Assessment: The team will facilitate the development and

implementation of assessment processes and protocols, such as establishing ways to guide the district’s transition to the new MCA-III math test and the new test vendor for grades 3 through 8. They also want to manage and migrate assessment data into a central student data repository and assist groups with ways to enter and access program-specific data.

T e c h n olo g y : T he t e a m wants to make sure all students are proficient in “Web 2.0” by the time they graduate.

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A full version of the Teaching and Learning Team’s report can be viewed by visiting the School Board’s Web site through www.isd191.org and clicking on the agenda packet for Dec. 1.

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average to qualify to take an AP class.

Students have the option to speak with their school counselor to determine if the academic rigor offered in AP is a good choice for them. If students are motivated, our teachers are ready to guide them through an AP class and help students learn more about his or her capabilities.

AP classes help prepare students for college Students who take AP courses are able to stretch their minds in new ways that help them gain the critical thinking and study skills needed at college.

In addition, college admission counselors are looking to see if students have taken the most challenging courses available to them.

They are often times looking beyond a student’s grade-point average and want to know that students are willing to take on the extra rigor that an AP class provides.

According to the College Board, students who take AP classes and do not earn a three on the course-end test but score at least a one or two on AP exams, statistically perform better on standardized tests and college coursework.

The College Board also cites a 2008 study that found AP students had better four-year graduation rates than those who did not take AP courses.

Students can save money Students with an AP score of three or higher can earn course credit for college, depending on the institution’s policy. Some of our students earn enough credits to begin their post-secondary course work as a sophomore.

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districts in the state and 367 in the nation to be honored by the College Board for AP programming. This distinction comes after simultaneously increasing access to AP course work while increasing the percentage of students earning scores of three or higher on AP exams by 17 percent in the last year.

There are several PLHS AP course options from which to choose AP courses offer students the chance to study a subject in greater depth.

Freshman have the option to choose AP Human Geography and sophomores can take AP World History. For juniors, the options expand to Language and Composition, Calculus, Statistics, Environmental Science and U.S. History.

Finally, for seniors, AP options include Literature and Composition, Calculus, Statistics, Environmental Science, American Government and Economics.

AP classes can be confidence builders Participating in an AP class can give students a great deal of confidence and sense of accomplishment.

Students who have completed an AP class know they have challenged themselves and quite often surprise themselves with the level of academic rigor in which they are able to succeed.

AP courses are not right for everyone but students ready for a challenge have the option to learn from our very skilled, dedicated and inspiring teachers at PLHS. While student grades are always an important measure of academic success, sometimes pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone can yield even greater accomplishments.

(Sue Ann Gruver is superintendent of Prior Lake-Savage Area School District 719. She can be reached via e-mail at sgruver @ priorlake -savage. mn.k12.us or by phone at (952) 226-0000. Her column is one of several opinion and commentary pieces appearing regularly in this newspaper.)

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With 2012-2013 registration nearing, I challenge ninththrough 12th-grade students to consider the following top reasons to participate in our award-winning AP program.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

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BOYS BASKETBALL

BOYS HOCKEY

Royal pain is felt Young Blaze is no match for Hopkins

Lakers recover fast with huge road win

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

The Prior Lake girls basketball team rebounded in a big way from its season-opening loss.

With senior Alyssa Eschrich back in the lineup, the Lakers controlled the boards and had eight players in the scoring column in a 56-50 upset at No. 7-ranked White Bear Lake Dec. 2.

The Lakers also did their job at the charity stripe, making 67 percent (21 for 31), which was big i mprovement f r om c onver t i n g only 46 percent (6 of 13) in a 59-43 loss at No. 4 Minnetonka Nov. 29.

“We don’t have a person who can create on her own or take over a game,” said Lakers coach Mike Gidley. “We need to screen for each other and run good offensive sets.

We need to make our free throws, rebound the ball and PHOTO BY TOM SCHARDIN play good defense.

Prior Lake junior “If we do all of Tiffaney Flaata had 13 those things, we’ll points, six rebounds be alright,” added and four steals in the Gidley.

Lakers’ 56-50 win at Eschrich missed No. 7 White Bear Lake the opener with an Dec. 2. injury and the Lakers missed her presence inside. The 6-foot-2-inch forward, who will play will Division II next year at St. Cloud State University, finished with 11 rebounds (10 defensive) against White Bear Lake, while scoring five points.

Junior center Tiffaney Flaata led the Lakers with 13 points, grabbing six boards and getting four steals. She also hit 7 of 10 free throws.

Senior guard Molly Simpkins fi nished with 12 points, grabbing nine boards, while junior guard Deanna Busse had 11 points, hitting three three-pointers.

Senior Lauren Busse and ninth-grader Shaye Barton each had six points. Barton was 4 of 6 from the charity stripe and also led the way in assists with three.

White Bear Lake owns a 56-8 record over the last two seasons, including a runner-up fi nish in the Class 4A state tourney in 2010 and fi nishing fourth last year. The Bears have won the last three Section 4AAAA titles.

So this is a huge win for a young Lakers team trying to establish itself among the elite squads.

Up next for the Lakers was No. 9 Eden Prairie, last year’s state runner-up. The Eagles came to Prior Lake Thursday (results not

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PHOTO BY TOM SCHARDIN

Burnsville senior Jake Senta (15) celebrates a third-period goal with sophomore Tyler Sheehy in the Blaze’s 5-2 home win over Hill-Murray Dec. 3.

Heating up the ice No. 9 Blaze earns split against ranked opponents

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

The Burnsville boys hockey team exploded offensively in the fi nal moments of the third period Dec. 3 to earn its fi rst win.

The No. 9-ranked Blaze scored three goals in the fi nal 3:37 of the game en route to a 5-2 home win over No. 10 Hill-Murray.

Senior Cory Chapman broke a 2-2 tie with his third goal of the year, scoring unassisted at the 13:23 mark of the third period.

He was trying to center the puck from corner, but it bounced off a Pioneers’ stick and into the upper corner of the net to give the Blaze its fi rst lead of the game.

Burnsville added two more goals in the final 1:18. Senior Jake Senta tallied, followed by a power-play goal from senior Nick Bohn with 23 seconds left in regulation.

Burnsville went into the game on the heels of a 7-3 loss at No. 3 Minnetonka Dec. 1. The Blaze led 2-0 in that game, before allowing the Skippers to tally six straight

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goals.

Meanwhile, Hill-Murray and the Blaze have played an early season game the last four years.

The Blaze has won the last two meetings, while the Pioneers won the fi rst two.

Burnsville scored two goals in the second period. Senior Hunter Anderson knotted the game at 1-1 with a power-play goal at the 10:15 mark.

S o p h o m o r e T y l e r S h e e hy scored his first-career varsity goal with 2:03 left in the period.

He blasted a shot from the blue line that got past the Hill-Murray goalie.

Sheehy’s goa l ca me just 21 seconds after the Pioneers took a 2-1 lead.

Junior Chris Mallon made his fi rst-career start in goal for the

Blaze and was rock solid fi nishing with 27 saves. Bohn, Sheehy, Senta and senior Jake Maxson each had one assist.

I n t he loss to Mi nnetonka, the Blaze got off to a flying start scoring 37 seconds into the game and leading 2-0 nine minutes into action.

But that’s where the fun ended. Minnetonka took over from there.

The Skippers tied the game at 2-2 after one period and scored two goals in the fi rst 40 seconds of the second period en route to the win.

Burnsville struggled to keep Minnetonka away from junior goalie Nic Anderson in the fi nal two periods. Making his firstcareer start, he faced 34 shots, making 27 saves. The Blaze had just 14 shots on goal.

Chapman scored two goals for the Blaze, while junior Daniel Ames scored one, which was on the power play to give Burnsville a 2-0 lead.

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The Burnsville boys basketball team had a daunting task in its season opener Dec. 6.

Stopping No. 1-ranked Hopkins, the defending Class 4A state champs.

The Royals welcomed many of the young Blaze players to life at the varsity level, rolling to a 48-point road win, 94-46.

Nobody expected the Blaze to knock the perennial state power, not with all the new faces in Burnsville’s lineup this season.

Senior center Chase Roullier is the only starter back for the Blaze, while a few other players got only a handful of varsity minutes last year.

Meanwhile, Hopkins has won the last three Class 4A state titles and has a total of six crowns since 2002.

Second-year Blaze coach Matt Eppen said before the season the best way for a young team to measure itself is against top-level competition.

The Blaze is next game is Tuesday, Dec. 13 at home versus No. 5 Eden Prairie, last year’s state runner-up.

“The important thing is we keep getting better,” said Eppen, whose team won 12 games last year in his fi rst season at the helm.

Hopkins’ superior athleticism forced the Blaze into numerous fi rst-half turnovers.

Burnsville turned the ball over on its fi rst three possessions of the game.

The Blaze hung around a little bit, trailing 25-17 at one point. But Hopkins closed the fi rst half in dominant fashion, holding a 6 4 -25 lead at the break.

Burnsville didn’t have any one in double fi gures. Junior Adam Saba and sophomore Tommy Peerboom led the Blaze with nine points apiece.

Senior Ryan Swanson finished with eight points, while senior AJ Coleman chipped in six points and sophomore Ben Nienow had four.

Roullier and junior Corey Ma xon each f i nished wit h three points, while senior Bryan Heard and ninth-grader Brett Shepley each scored two points.

Following the Eden Prairie game, the Blaze will play on the

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BOYS SWIMMING

WRESTLING

Hoping for a big title wave

No early rest for grapplers

Robrock to lead young Lakers

Lakers lose to three ranked foes

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

The Prior Lake boys swimming team’s depth with be young and inexperienced.

But the Lakers had some topend talten back, starting with senior Kyle Robrock.

Last year, Robrock fi nished second in the 100-yard backstroke at the Class AA state meet and was tied for seventh in the 50 freestyle.

Robrock set the school record in the 100 back last year at state (50.20 seconds) and tied the school mark in the 50 freestyle (21.54). In his final season, he’ll try to become only second Prior Lake swimmer to

win a state title. Chris Baker won the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke in 1984.

“Kyle is set up fairly well to compete at the top of the backstroke,” said Lakers coach Justin Haycraft. “It would be fun to have a state champion in that event. He has worked really hard in the offseason.”

Robrock is not t he on ly Laker back with state experience. Junior Alex Jenness and eighth-grader Marshall Heskin also competed at state.

Jenness was 14th in the 100 backstroke and 24th in the 200 individual medley. Heskin, Jenness and Robrock were three-fourths of the 200 medley relay team that fi nished 10th.

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

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Prior Lake senior Kyle Robrock took second in the 100yard backstroke at the Class AA state meet last season.

“We have a very good core of athletes back,” said Haycraft.

“We lost quite a few seniors that were varsity, so we will be looking to the rest of the field to step up a bit and fi ll those spots.”

Haycraft expects sophomore Alec Robrock and eighth-grader Craig Robrock to make an impact, along with eighth-grader

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The Prior Lake wrestling team faced some stiff competition to start the season.

The No. 11-ranked Lakers are off to a 1-3 start with all three defeats to ranked teams – versus No. 1 Apple Valley (52-6) in a South Suburban Conference dual Dec. 2 and to No. 3 Hastings (38-24) and No. 5 Coon Rapids (35-24) in the Hastings Duals Dec. 3.

Prior Lake’s one win at the dual invite was against Stillwater (40-24).

The Lakers, coming off the program’s best-ever fi nish at state last year (third with a

24-11 record), has a difficult December schedule. Coach Joe Block acknowledged before the season that his team’s record will likely be deceiving heading into the New Year.

Prior Lake lost four state qualifiers from a year ago, two of whom finished in the top-six on the Lakers’ all-time wins list. So it may take the Lakers some time to get its lineup set and some of their younger wrestlers some experience.

At the dual invite, junior Tanner Johnshoy won al l three of his matches by fall at 113 pounds. He’s ranked No. 1 in the state at 106.

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SPORTS BRIEFS

Struggles on ice Blaze, Lakers a combined 0-5-2 in SSC

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

The Burnsville and Prior Lake girls hockey teams are scheduled to meet Tuesday, Dec. 20 in a South Suburban Conference.

Will either team have a conference win before that match up at Dakotah Ice Arena in Prior Lake?

The Blaze has struggled to a 0-6-1 start (0-2-1 in the conference), while the Lakers are 1-6-1 (0-3-1 in league play).

Both teams endured 4-2 losses at home Dec. 6. The Blaze fell to Lakeville South, while the Lakers lost to Eagan.

Burnsville went into the game on the heels of a 2-2 tie at Eagan Dec. 3, while the Lakers suffered a 2-1 loss at Bloomington Jefferson Dec. 2.

Burnsville was 12-14 overall last year, which was the program’s fi rst-ever losing season.

The Blaze will need to make a big turnaround to avoid a second straight season below the .500 mark.

Me a nwh i le, t he L a ker s started the season 0-9 last year under then-coach Jaime Grossman, who lasted just one season with the program, finishing with a 9-18 overall mark.

This year’s start under fi rstyear coach Todd Johnson has also been a struggle, especially offensively. The Lakers have scored just 10 goals in eight games and four of those came in the Lakers’ only win, 4-0 over Holy Family Nov. 26.

Burnsville’s offense has not faired much better. The Blaze has just nine goals in seven games.

In the loss to Lakeville South, Burnsville nearly came all the way back from a 3-0 deficit.

Sophomore Lindsey Coleman scored at the 9:26 mark of the third period to cut the Cougars’ lead to 3-2.

But the Blaze couldn’t get the equalizer. Lakeville South scored an empty-net goal with 18 seconds left to play.

Senior Alexa Pearson had

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Burnsville sophomore Lindsey Coleman had a goal in the Blaze’s 4-2 loss to Lakeville South Dec. 6.

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www.scoreboard.mn a second-period goal for the Blaze. Getting assists were senior Allie Waters, junior Karis Volk and sophomores Paige Skaja and Briita Nelson.

Ni nt h- g rader M adison Schertler made the start in goal for the Blaze and stopped 24 shots. In Burnsville’s tie with Eagan, eighth-grader Lauren Bench started in net and had 32 saves.

Skaja and Nelson had the Blaze’s goals. Waters and Skaja each had assists.

In Prior Lake’s loss to Eagan, sophomore Amber Galles and senior Michelle Jeurissen scored the Lakers’ goals.

Senior Mackenzie Brandt had an assist.

Prior Lake sophomore Lexi Brant made the start in goal (save stats were not made available). She also started against Jefferson and fi nished with 26 saves.

Ninth-grader Andrea Citrowske scored for the Lakers with Jeurissen getting the

WRESTLING

Blaze drops its first dual

BY TOM SCHARDIN tschardin@swpub.com

The Burnsville wrestling team was hoping to pull out a victory Dec. 2 in the coaching debut of Sam Sand.

And after nine weights, the Blaze looked poised to do so.

But Bloomington Kennedy won the fi nal five weights, four by fall, for a 48-26 road victory in a South Suburban Conference dual.

The Blaze won five matches, including two by fall. Sophomore Jack O’Brien earned a pin at 113 pounds and junior Lucas Grossoehme earned a fall at 160, which gave the Blaze a 26-21 lead.

But that’s where Kennedy took over. Senior Dmytro Hutsal nearly won at 182 pounds for the Blaze, losing a hardfought 1- 0 decision, which would have put Burnsville up 29-27.

The Blaze jumped out to a 20-12 lead, getting a win by technical fall (19-4) from junior Alonso Quintana at 138 pounds.

Ni nt h-g rader Michael Ramirez opened the dual with a 13-3 major decision at 106 pounds for the Blaze. Senior Andy Underhill, ranked No. 4 in the state at 126 pounds, won by technical fall (18-2) at that

Prior Lake sophomore Amber Galles had a goal in the Lakers’ 4-2 loss to Eagan Dec. 6. assist.

Prior Lake is back in action today (Saturday, Dec. 10) at Lakeville North. Prior Lake returns home Tuesday, Dec. 13 to take on Apple Valley at 5 p.m. The Lakers are on the road Thursday, Dec. 15 in non-conference action at Eden Prairie (a Section 2AA foe) at 7 p.m.

The Blaze is also playing today at Rosemount and will play at Eastview Dec. 13 at 7:15 p.m., before returning home Dec. 17 to face Jefferson at 5 p.m.

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Burnsville ninth-grader Michael Ramirez earned a 13-3 major decision at 106 pounds in the Blaze’s season-opening loss to Bloomington Kennedy Dec. 2. weight.

The Blaze was back on the mat Thursday (results not available at press time) when it faced perennial national p ower a nd No. 1-ra n ke d Apple Valley on the road in a conference dual. The Eagles won their first conference dual 52-6 over No. 11 Prior Lake.

The Blaze is also scheduled to compete in the Paul B u ny a n I nv it at ion a l i n Brainerd, which began Friday and ends today (Saturday, Dec. 10).

The Blaze is back in a conference dual action Thursday, Dec. 15 at home versus Rosemount at 7 p.m.

Burnsville will compete in the Kenyon-Wanamingo Invitational Dec. 17 starting at 10 a.m.

The Blaze will also take its annual trip to Wisconsin Dec. 29-30 to compete in the Oshkosh on the Water Classic, which features many of the top programs from the across the border.

The Blaze will start the New Year with a conference dual at home versus No. 11 Prior Lake at 7 p.m.

The 2011-12 boys’ basketball season is under way with the fi rst games of the season played within the last week. The girls have been playing for a week longer. The 2012 state tournaments are a little more than three months away. At both tournaments, the Minnesota State High School League will be celebrating the 100th state basketball tournament, marking the fi rst boys’ event in 1913.

The centennial milestone will be commemorated many ways. There will be recognition of players, coaches, games, shots, tournaments and teams throughout the fi rst 100 years.

History will be paramount and the public is invited to assist with contributions of mementos and memorabilia that will be displayed at both state tournaments.

An earlier appeal resulted in a few contributions already.

An extensive scrapbook has been shared. A championship trophy and photograph of a girls’ team from the ’20s is in League possession. Ticket stubs and uniform patches have also been contributed.

Anything and everything is being solicited. Items such as tournament programs, books about the tournament, newspaper clippings, balls and uniforms, trophies, photographs — anything related to either state tournament is needed to fi ll display cases for fans to enjoy while at Target Center for the 2012 state tournaments.

League staff will take great care in securing any contributed item and will make sure it is returned in the same condition in which it was received. The League can arrange for pickup or delivery of items if required.

Potential contributors may inquire by sending an e-mail to hoops100@mshsl.org or by leaving a message in the general mailbox at 763-560-2262.

Two track relays can now qualify for state The Minnesota State High School League Board of Directors recently approved a proposal from the Track and Field Advisory Committee that will allow two relays from each of the sections to automatically qualify for the state meet.

That will be effective this spring. In the past, only one relay qualified, while second-place fi nishers or higher had to make the state standard to earn a berth.

The top-two fi nishes individual events will also qualify for state, which unchanged.

Last spring, the Prior Lake girls team qualified three relays for the Class AA state meet, the 4 x 200, 400 and 800, while the Prior Lake boys team qualified two, the 4 x 400 and 800.

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Ninth-grader Alex Hart also went 3-0 for the Lakers at 172 pounds, earning one fall.

Earning two wins for the Lakers were senior Matt Kahnke at 145 pounds, senior Sayed Rahmani at 126, senior Ross Larson at heavyweight (twice by fall), sophomore Robby Schultz at 195 and senior Tucker Breitung at 152.

G et ti ng one wi n were ninth-grader Dylan Sogge (106), sophomore Sean O’Neil (120), sophomore Blake Carlisle (132), junior Ryan Norton (138) and ninth-grader Rylee Streifel (182).

Carlisle’s win (13-7) was over Sti l lwater ’s Austi n Jordan, ranked No. 10 at 126 pounds.

In the loss to Apple Valley, the Lakers’ two wins were both by decision, coming from O’Neil at 120 and Norton at 138.

O’Neil’s win was 2-0 over Brock Morgan, ranked No. 2 in the state at 112 pounds.

O’Neil is ranked No. 7 at 119.

Johnshoy lost 5-1 at 113 pounds to Apple Valley’s Maolu Woiwor, who is ranked No. 2 at 106. Kahnke, ranked No. 4 at 145, lost 4-0 to Dayton Racer, ranked No. 7 at 138.

Prior Lake is on the mat today (Saturday, Dec. 10) in its annual Ron Edwards Classic. The Lakers are facing Farmington, Montgomery-Lonsdale and Simley, ranked No. 1 in Class 2A. The Lakers’ second conference dual is set for Thursday, Dec. 15 at Lakeville North at 7 p.m.

P rior L a ke is a lso set to wrestle in the annua l Christmas Tou r ney Dec. 16-17 in Rochester. The tournament features some of t he top w rest lers i n t he state from all three weight classes.

Walleye anglers who fi sh Mille Lacs Lake are reminded that effective Thursday, Dec. 1, four walleye up to 18 inches may be kept. All walleye between 18 and 28 inches must be immediately released. One walleye over 28 inches is allowed in possession.

All fishing regulations for species other than walleye and all other fishing restrictions will remain unchanged on Mille Lacs.

The mid-season change that allows possession of walleye up to 20 inches in size expired Nov. 30.

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

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“I want people to take advantage of the snowmobiling opportunities that exist in Minnesota, so now is the time to prepare sleds and learn how to avoid the possible dangers that are present when snowmobiling,” said Capt. Mike Hammer, DNR Enforcement Education Program coordinator.

Last season there were 13 snowmobile related fatalities and numerous injuries in Minnesota. Hammer believes all these incidents were preventable.

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Jack Dessler, ninth-grader Matt Anderson and sophomore William Bragg.

Others expected to contribute are senior Zach Kleist and junior Josiah Torvik. “(Anderson) looks to lead the sprints,” said Haycraft.

“He came back taller and quite a bit stronger and should be in the low 23s to the 22s fairly early in the season.

“The potential is there to have an outstanding season,” added Haycraft. “We need to fi ll out the depth on the team a bit and are looking to the ninth-graders and sophomores to round out the team.”

Haycraft said the Lakers’ goal is to be in the top four in the South Suburban Conference. Prior Lake was 5-4 in conference duals last year (6-4 overall).

“The other teams in the conference are still pretty strong and will be difficult

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Senior Mason Wyman fi nished with three assists, while Anderson had two and Chapman each had one.

The Blaze was back on the ice Thursday (resu lts not available at press time) facing

to beat,” said Haycraft. “But we should able to challenge them.”

Haycraft also has a new diving coach in Eric Brenner.

Three of the Lakers’ divers from last year did not come out for the team, so Haycraft said that Brenner will be pretty much starting over with a new group.

Prior Lake opened the season Friday (results not available at press time) on the road at Burnsville in a conference dual meet.

The Lakers’ annual invitational is being held today (Saturday, Dec. 10). Teams in the field are: White Bear Lake, Cretin-Derham Hall, Shakopee, Farmington, Apple Valley and WatertownMayer.

Prior Lake returns to the conference pool Friday, Dec. 16 at home versus Apple Valley at 6 p.m.

The Lakers have a nonconference dual set for Dec. 20 at home versus Farmington at 6 p.m. another ranked team, No. 2 Benilde-St. Margaret’s.

Burnsville opens the South Suburban Conference season today (Saturday, Dec. 10 at Rosemount).

The Blaze plays at Eastview Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m., before returning home Dec. 17 to take on Bloomington Jefferson at 3 p.m.

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Football: Roullier, Arends are all-state Burnsville senior Chase Roullier and Prior Lake senior Matt Arends were both named fi rst-team, all-state by the Associated Press.

Joining the 6 -foot-5 -inch Roullier on the all-state team’s offensive line were Nick Davidson of Eden Prairie, Jonah Pirsig of Blue Earth, Ben Lauer of Wayzata and Isaac Hayes of St. Thomas Academy.

Joining Arends in the defensive backfield were Charles Webb of Minnetonka, Andy Moritko of Totino-Grace and A nthony Hi l l of Champlin Park.

Roullier was a three-year starter for the Blaze, playing both ways this past season.

Arends helped the Lakers win the Section 3AAAAA title this past season, the program’s first-ever championship. He fi nished seventh on the team in tackles with 60. The 6-foot2-inch, 195-pounder was also a factor on offense. He caught 33 passes for 496 yards and three touchdowns and had two rushing scores.

Meanwhile, Blaze senior defensive back Mike Callahan, Prior Lake senior running back Jack Kaiser and Lakers’ senior defensive tackle Karmichael Dunbar were named all-state honorable mention.

Boys hockey: Lakers fall in opener, 7-3 The Prior Lake boys hockey team had seven penalties in the fi rst two periods Dec. 1 in its season opener at Woodbury, losing 7-3.

The Royals led 3-1 after the fi rst period and 6-2 after two periods.

Prior Lake tied the game 1-1 on a goal from junior Dylan Zins six minutes into the fi rst period. But Woodbury closed the period with two power-play goals 4:11 apart.

The Royals made it 4-1 with another power-play goal 3:19 into the second period.

Junior Gavin Smith scored his first-career varsity goal for the Lakers in the second period. Senior Kyle Krueger had a third-period goal.

Seniors Tom Vidmar, Tim Mueller and Matt Crist and junior Austin Hill each had assists.

Senior Kyle Miller started in goal for the Lakers, fi nishing with 27 saves.

Prior Lake’s home and South Suburban Conference opener is today (Saturday, Dec. 10) against Lakeville North. The Lakers will play host to Wayzata Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m.

Dance: Burnsville, PL in SSC action The South Suburban Conference jazz funk season started Dec. 6 in Rosemount.

And Prior Lake was able to finish ahead of one state qualifying team from last year – Burnsville. The Lakers fi nished third with Eastview winning and Rosemount taking second.

“It was the best I have ever seen the girls dance,” said Lakers coach Cristi Falkenberg.

“When we walked off the floor, there was so much emotion because we knew we did so well.

It was a huge accomplishment to beat Burnsville and Apple Valley.”

Prior Lake also competed in the Apple Valley Invitational Dec. 3. The Lakers ended up ninth out of 16 teams in high kick with Brainerd taking the top spot. The Lakers fi nished 14th out of 19 teams in jazz funk with St. Cloud Tech winning.

Meanwhile, Burnsville was at the Chaska Invitational Dec. 3, finishing second in high kick to Eastview. The Blaze had beaten the Lightning in two previous SSC high-kick meets this season.

Since 2000, Burnsville and Eastview have combined to win 10 of the last 12 Class AAA state titles.

Burnsville and Eastview are squaring off again today (Saturday, Dec. 10) in the Eastview Invitational.

The Lakers are competing in the Lakeville North Invitational today.

Another SSC jazz funk meet is Monday, Dec. 12 in Apple Valley at 7:15 p.m.

The SSC Championships are set for Dec. 17 in Apple Valley.

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Burnsville senior Lateeka Thompson looks to make a bounce pass in the Blaze’s 65-35 loss to Wayzata in its season opener Dec. 1.

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The Burnsville girls basketball team took it on the chin in its season opener Dec. 1.

Eighth-ranked Wayzata hit six three-pointers in the fi rst half to build a 25-point lead en route to a 65-35 victory over the Blaze.

Burnsville had no answer for Wayzata forwards Marissa Grossfeld and Kayla Timmerman, who fi nished with 18 and 16 points, respectively.

The Blaze was led by senior guard Lateeka Thompson, who finished with 12 points. She was playing in her fi rst game since her sophomore year. She missed all of last year with a knee injury.

Senior Jessica Ranke and sophomore Georgi Donchetz each finished with eight points, while sophomore Maddie Kempf had three points.

It’s way too early to panic for the Blaze. This team should be able to improve on last year’s seven wins. But it will need to get more production inside if

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available at press time) for a non-conference game.

Prior Lake will play host to New Prague (ranked No. 7 in Class 3A) Tuesday, Dec. 13, before starting South Suburban Conference action Friday, Dec. 16 at home versus Burnsville.

“The tough games will make us more prepared for the end of the season,” said Gidley.

“We’re close to being a pretty good team. We’re knocking on the door.”

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it wants to fi nish in the upper half of the South Suburban Conference.

T he Bl a z e h ad ju st t wo points – from senior Jessica Buck – from its No. 4 and 5 positions (power forward and center).

Buck is a talented player, capable of a double-double each night. She’s already signed to play Division II basketball next year at Jamestown College in North Dakota.

Meanwhile, the Blaze was back on the court Thursday (results not available at press time) at Maranatha Christian Academy, ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 1A. Bu r nsvi l le’s con ference opener is set for Friday, Dec. 16 at Prior Lake at 7:15 p.m.

The Blaze returns home Dec. 20 to take on Lakeville South in a league game and will face Holy Angels at home Dec. 22 in a non-conference game. Both start at 7:15 p.m.

Burnsville is also scheduled to compete in the Roseville A rea Holiday Tou r nament Dec. 28-30. game, the Lakers will play at No. 3 Lakeville North in a league game Dec. 20 at 7:15 p.m.

Prior Lake will also play in the Dick Sporting Good’s Holiday Classic in Hopkins Dec. 28-30. The Lakers’ quarterfi nal opponent is No. 1 Hopkins, the defending Class 4A state champs.

Also in the field and on the Lakers’ side of the bracket are Maple Grove and St. Paul Central. The top half of the bracket includes Eden Prairie versus Milwaukee Rufus King and No. 2 Osseo against Hutchinson (ranked No. 10 in Class 3A).

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The Prior Lake boys basketball team used its size and the ball-handling skills of its talented sophomore point guard to win its season opener Dec. 6.

Ju n i o r c e nt e r C a r s o n Shanks led the Lakers with a career-high 18 points, while guard Jon Sobaski controlled the entire tempo of the game in the Lakers’ 59-52 home win over Henry Sibley.

Although Henry Sibley is off to 0-2 start this year and won just six games last year, the Warriors’ program made three straight appearances in the Class 4A state tournament from 2008-2010 and had a combined 78-16 record in that span.

Meanwhile, the Lakers, under second-year coach Alex Focke, have just nine wins the last two years, but there’s plenty of hope the team can perhaps double that total this winter, along with challenging for the Section 2AAAA title.

The Lakers also climbed into the Class 4A state poll (ranked No. 10) for the first time since joining the largest class back in 2003.

Beating Henry Sibley in the opener is a good start for the Lakers, but the competition is about to get much stiffer starting today (Saturday, Dec. 10) at the Breakdown Tip-off Classic in Minnetonka. Prior Lake is playing No. 3 Osseo.

Prior Lake follows with back-to-back road games – at Waconia Dec. 13 and at No. 5 Eden Prairie, last year’s Class 4A state runner-up, Dec. 16.

So t he L a kers wi l l get a chance to show just how improved they are over the last two years in the coming weeks.

Sobaski missed 17 games last year with a broken wrist, but when he played he more than held his own in his first varsity season, averaging 9.5 points.

In the win over Henry Sibley, Sobaski had a strong floor game, finishing with 10 points.

His penetration also allowed the Lakers some easy baskets in transition and in their halfcourt sets.

Senior Evan Kotchevar finished with 13 points, while senior Matt Dysthe had eight.

The Lakers led 26-25 at the break and maintained singledigit advantage most of the second half.

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But the Lakers went on an 11-2 run to seize control.

The 6-foot-10-inch Shanks had two blocks and a bucket in the run. The Warriors had no answer for him inside.

Kotchevar drained a threepointer in the run, while Dysthe and senior Jack Harrison also had buckets.

Henry Sibley fought back to 54-50 with 2:37 to play before Dysthe drilled a three-pointer with 2:29 to go to end any hopes of a Warriors’ comeback.

Following the Eden Prairie game, the Lakers will play host to New Prague at home Dec. 22.

Prior Lake will also compete in the Granite City Classic Dec. 28-29 in St. Cloud. The Lakers’ first-round opponent is St. Michael-Albertville.

Other ranked teams in the field are No. 6 Apple Valley and Rocori (No. 4 in Class 3A).

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The Blaze will stay on the road Dec. 20 to face Henry Sibley at 7 p.m. The Warriors’ program went to three straight Class 4A state tournaments from 2008-2010, but has started this season 0-2.

Burnsville is also set to compete in the Hastings Invitational Dec. 28-29. Other teams in the field are Mahtomedi and Farmington.

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Dec. 2: A 48-year-old woman from NUISANCE Savage was arrested for fourth-degree Nov. 28: A 48-year-old man from the DWI after she was stopped on Quentin Avenue near Highway 13 for crossing the fog line. She later 8800 block of Carriage Hill Road was cited for nuisance/ habitual dog barking after police received a complaint. registered a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .09.

PREDATORY OFFENDER Dec. 4: A 39-year-old Shakopee man was arrested for Nov. 29: A 46-year-old homeless man was charged with fourth-degree DWI after he was stopped on Boone Avenue near County Road 42 for a semaphore violation. He was also a predatory offender violation after he failed to register with cited for failure to obtain a Minnesota driver’s license and the city of Savage. The man alerted the Minnesota Bureau failure to obtain Minnesota registration. The man initially of Applications on Nov. 2 that he would be staying in Savage, registered a .084 BAC in a preliminary breath test, but later but he never contacted the Savage Police Department. Minregistered a BAC of .07 at the police station, which is under nesota law requires predatory offenders who are homeless the legal limit of .08. However, the arresting officer con- to check in with a city’s police department on a weekly batended that the man was impaired at the time of the arrest, sis.

PROPERTY DAMAGE which led to the DWI charge.

Dec. 2: A woman from the 14900 block of Mustang Path Dec. 4: A 40-year-old man from Rosemount was arrested for third-degree DWI after he was stopped for speeding on reported that someone cut and pulled down the Christmas Joppa Avenue near County Road 42. He later registered a lights on her home.

Dec. 4: A woman from the 6500 block of 147th Street .21 (BAC). reported that someone cut down her neighbor’s roughly 10 FRAUD Nov. 28: A woman from Burnsville reported that someone foot maple tree and placed it at her front doorstep. The esfraudulently charged $360.79 to her credit card at Super- timated loss is $300.

THEFTS Target, 14300 block of Highway 13. The case is under invesNov. 28: A man reported that building materials valued tigation.

Dec. 2: A woman from the 5400 block of Riverwood Drive at $450 were stolen from a house under construction in the reported that someone fraudulently charged $432.32 on her 4000 block of 126th Terrace.

Nov. 29: A man from the 13100 block of Preserve Court bank account. There are no suspects at this time. reported that someone broke a window of his vehicle while NARCOTICS Nov. 29: A 24-year-old Prior Lake man was charged with it was parked in the driveway overnight, and stole a comfelony drug possession and possession of drug parapherna- puter storage bag containing cell phones and other items. lia after police were called to Perkins, 14400 block of Total loss estimated at $300.

Nov. 30: A Prior Lake woman reported that someone broke Highway 13, for a report of a suspicious man. Police were told that the man entered the restaurant and asked an a window of her vehicle while it was parked outside of Cenemployee for matches and a spoon, then entered the bath- ter Stage Dance Studio, 12600 block of Creek View Avenue, room. Police located the man outside of the restaurant and and stole her purse. The purse was valued at $30, a wallet he appeared to be under the influence of a controlled sub- inside the purse at $20 and the contents of the purse at stance. The man admitted to having the spoon, which can $11.

Dec. 2: Marx All In One, an auto business in the 7100 be used to heat up drugs for the purpose of injecting, and the spoon had burn marks and residue on it. The man admit- block of 126th Street, reported that 20 catalytic converters ted that the residue came from black-tar heroin. Police also were stolen from different vehicles on their property. The found a syringe in his left sock. The man was arrested and total loss is estimated at $2,000.

Dec. 3: A Prior Lake man reported that a trailer was taken to Scott County Jail.

Dec. 1: A 17-year-old Prior Lake boy was charged with stolen from behind his business. The loss is estimated at possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession $3,000.

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Nov. 24 At 12:38 p.m., firefighters were called to the 9200 block of Creek Way to assist with an 86-year-old woman who had fallen in a driveway. One firefighter tended to patient care and canceled all other responding units.

There were only minor injuries which were treated on the scene. No transport was required.

At 5:47 p.m., firefighters were called to the 4000 block of 141st Street for a report of a 3-year-old choking and unable to breath. Upon arrival, Savage Police met with the firefighters outside the home and said that fire units could cancel as the child was OK. Nov. 30 At 9:34 p.m., firefighters were called to the 8300 block of 153rd Street for a report of an unresponsive 17-year-old female. Police and Allina medics were on the scene upon arrival. Firefighters were told the patient was breathing and that they could stand by and assist if requested. Firefighters stayed with the

family and were not needed for patient care.

Dec. 1 At 1:49 p.m., firefighters were called to the 400 block of 141st Street for a reported smell of natural gas. Firefighters monitored the home, and there was a distinct odor, however it was not natural gas or any other combustible substance.

Dec. 2 At 7:36 a.m., firefighters were called to the 14100 block of Highway 13 for a reported car fire in a parking lot with flames under the hood. An officer standing by the car said that she had extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher. The fire was indeed out and all units were canceled. The driver reported that the oil light had come on, she stopped in the parking lot, opened the hood and removed the oil fill cap while the car was running.

She began to pour oil into the engine area when some oil splashed onto the exhaust manifold and ignited. Two

spark plug wires had burnt, but there was no other obvious damage.

At 10:41 a.m., firefighters were called to the 5300 block of 145th Street for a burning complaint. It turned out to be a homeowner illegally burning leaves and other debris.

The man was told to stop and he extinguished the fire.

Dec. 3 At 1:26 p.m., firefighters were called to the 4200 block of 141st Street for a report of gas in a mechanical room.

Firefighters monitored the home and found no lower-explosive levels, but there was an odor of natural gas. CenterPoint Energy was requested.

Dec. 4 At 12:31 p.m., firefighters were called to the 6700 block of 146th Street for a report of a fire alarm going off. The first firefighters to arrive determined steam from a shower caused the smoke detector to activate. Firefighters canceled both responding engines.

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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.

John Christian Zastrow, 35, Minneapolis, first-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony. Fifteen years’ probation, one year in jail, abstain from alcohol, random tests, provide DNA sample, follow recommendations of evaluation, $85 in fines.

Adam Thomas Simon, 24, Montgomery, driving while intoxicated (DWI), a gross-misdemeanor. Three years’ probation, 90 days in jail, abstain from alcohol, random tests, $610 in fines.

False name to police, a misdemeanor.

Serve 90 days in jail (concurrent).

Vladik Trofim, 27, Savage, DWI, a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, abstain from alcohol, random tests, $610 in fines.

Darrius TreJahn Baker, 18, Shakopee, third-degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony. Five years’ probation, 60 days in jail, provide DNA sample, no possession of pornographic material, psychological examination, attend sexoffender program, subject to random

searches and polygraph examinations, register as predatory offender, no contact with victim(s).

Korbin Loren Klausen, 21, Shakopee, third-degree sale of controlled substance, a felony. Ten years’ probation, 200 days in jail, abstain from alcohol, random tests, provide DNA sample, $85 in fines.

Michael David Abbott, 46, Minnetonka, fifth-degree assault, a grossmisdemeanor. Two years’ probation, one day in jail, 80 hours of community service, follow recommendations of evaluation, $500 in fines.

Romeal Milton Hughley, 23, Minneapolis, criminal damage to property, a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, credit for jail time served, restitution, $150 in fines.

Jesse Garret Nelson, 28, White Bear Lake, driving while intoxicated (DWI), a gross-misdemeanor. Three years’ probation, credit for 22 days served in jail, follow recommendations of evaluation, abstain from alcohol, random tests, $285 in fines.

Courtney Jean Petersen, 26, Fergus Falls, fifth-degree possession of controlled substances, a felony. Adjudication stayed: Five years’ probation, follow

recommendation of evaluation, random tests, restitution, $125 in fines. Perjury, a felony. Five years’ probation, credit for time served, provide DNA sample, $160 in fines.

Brandon Michael Randklev, 35, Farmington, domestic assault, a grossmisdemeanor. Two years’ probation, six days in jail, 15 days of community service, complete long-term domestic abuse program, abstain from alcohol, random tests, no possession of dangerous weapons, no contact with victim(s), provide DNA sample, $500 in fines.

David Charles Kirschner, 54, Prior Lake, fifth-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony. Adjudication stayed: Five years’ probation, 20 days under electronic home-monitoring or 180 hours of community service, random tests, follow recommendations of evaluation, $300 in fines.

Collin Jason Coats, 20, Plymouth, possession of controlled substance, and second-degree possession of controlled substance, both felonies.

Eight years’ probation, 120 days in jail, provide DNA sample, work or be in school 30 hours a week, $385 in fines.

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December 10, 2011 | Page 17

publicnotices NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: April 08, 2008 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $173,627.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Emily A. Borrett, single person MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Suntrust Mortgage, Inc., its successors and assigns DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: April 21, 2008 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 798622 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: Suntrust Mortgage, Inc. Dated: September 21, 2011 Recorded: September 26, 2011 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A888103 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortg a g e I d e n t i f i c at i o n N u m b e r: 100010402679871479 Lender or Broker: Suntrust Mortgage, Inc. Residential Mortgage Servicer: SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 1978 Parkway Ave # 350, Shakopee, MN 55379-3913 Tax Parcel ID Number: 27199172-0 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Unit 3503, CIC 1024, Prairie Bend, a condominium, Scott County, Minnesota.

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $173,784.49 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 20, 2011 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on June 20, 2012, or the next business day if June 20, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: November 05, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Suntrust Mortgage, Inc. Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 022318F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 5, 12, 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 2011; No. 2948) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 08, 2006 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $683,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Noel A Nelson, Jr., an unmarried man MORTGAGEE: World Savings Bank, FSB DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: September 22, 2006 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 751855 Transaction Agent: Not Applicable Transaction Agent Mortgage Identification Number: Not Applicable Lender or Broker: World Savings Bank, FSB Residential Mortgage Servicer: Wachovia Mortgage, FSB Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 656 Bluebill Cir, Shakopee, MN 55379-8230 Tax Parcel ID Number: 07009009-0 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 9, Block 1, Bluebill Bay, Scott County, Minn. County of Scott, State of Minnesota AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $835,826.00 THAT all pre-foreclosure re-

quirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 20, 2011 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on June 20, 2012, or the next business day if June 20, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: November 05, 2011 MORTGAGEE: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. also known as Wachovia Mortgage, a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and formerly known as Wachovia Mortgage, FSB, formerly known as World Savings Bank, FSB. Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 016077F03 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 5, 12, 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 2011; No. 2950) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: October 08, 2004 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $137,600.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Kristen E. Brooks, a single person and Randy Mauricio, a single person MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC., its successors and assigns DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: January 19, 2005 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 685948 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: WELLSFARGO BANK, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF IMH ASSETS CORP., COLLATERALIZED ASSETBACKED BONDS, SERIES 2004-11 Dated: October 14, 2011 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortg a g e I d e n t i f i c at i o n N u m b e r: 100077910002817746 Lender or Broker: Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC Residential Mortgage Servicer: Bank of America, N.A. Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 16343 Timber Crest Dr SE, Prior Lake, MN 55372-3124 Tax Parcel ID Number: 25.4100080 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Unit 8, Common Interest Community No. 1131, Timber Crest Park Village Homes, Scott County, Minnesota.

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $134,321.87 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 20, 2011 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on June 20, 2012, or the next business day if June 20, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS

FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: November 05, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF IMH ASSETS CORP., COLLATERALIZED ASSETBACKED BONDS, SERIES 2004-11 Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 022580F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 5, 12, 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 2011; No. 2951) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 24, 2004 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $134,400.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Shane L. Gutzke, a single person MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Lakeland Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: October 21, 2004 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 675724 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: Aurora Bank, FSB Dated: September 15, 2011 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortg a g e I d e n t i f i c at i o n N u m b e r: 100137510000159980 Lender or Broker: Lakeland Mortgage Corporation Residential Mortgage Servicer: Aurora Loan Services, LLC Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 104 N Walnut St, Belle Plaine, MN 56011-2013 Tax Parcel ID Number: 200017160 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lots 7, 8 and 9, Block 122, except the South 71 feet, Belle Plaine, Scott County, Minnesota AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $119,560.61 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on June 27, 2012, or the next business day if June 27, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: November 12, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Aurora Bank, FSB Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 022472F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 12, 19, 26 and

December 3, 10, 17, 2011; No. 2954) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: January 12, 2005 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $384,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Lance E. Krog, a single man MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Summit Mortgage Corporation, a Minnesota Corporation, its successors and assigns DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: January 28, 2005 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 687059 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: Aurora Bank, FSB Dated: September 12, 2011 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortg a g e I d e n t i f i c at i o n N u m b e r: 100061905011000092 Lender or Broker: Summit Mortgage Corporation, a Minnesota Corporation Residential Mortgage Servicer: Aurora Loan Services, LLC Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 22035 Penn Ave, Lakeville, MN 55044-8226 Tax Parcel ID Number: 089020016 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The North 330.86 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section Two (2), Township One Hundred Thirteen (113), Range Twenty-One (21), According to the United States Government Survey thereof and situate in Scott County, Minnesota AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $399,600.94 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on June 27, 2012, or the next business day if June 27, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: November 12, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Aurora Bank, FSB Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 022314F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 12, 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 2011; No. 2955) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: March 21, 2006 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $181,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): John Allen Carciofini, single MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB, its successors and assigns DATE AND PLACE OF REGISTERING: Registered: April 03, 2006 Scott County Registrar of Titles Document Number: T 175575 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: Aurora Bank, FSB Dated: September 15, 2011 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortg a g e I d e n t i f i c at i o n N u m b e r: 100025440003075717 Lender or Broker: Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB Residential Mortgage Servicer: Aurora Loan Services, LLC Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NUM-

BER: 40803 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 14395 Aspen Ave NE, Prior Lake, MN 55372-1310 Tax Parcel ID Number: 252140400 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 6, Block 4, Sand Pointe 3rd Addition, according to the plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder in and for Scott County, Minnesota AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $176,252.20 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that this is registered property; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on June 27, 2012, or the next business day if June 27, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: November 12, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Aurora Bank, FSB Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 022474F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 12, 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 2011; No. 2956) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: October 25, 2004 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $256,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Eddie T. Wells and Natasha Wells, Husband and Wife MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Aegis Wholesale Corporation, its successors and assigns DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: December 10, 2004 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 681693 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: Aurora Bank FSB Dated: August 31, 2011 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortg a g e I d e n t i f i c at i o n N u m b e r: 100053030006752076 Lender or Broker: Aegis Wholesale Corporation Residential Mortgage Servicer: Aurora Bank, FSB Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 14849 River Crossing, Savage, MN 55378-2970 Tax Parcel ID Number: 26177012-0 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 12, Block 1, River Run, Scott County, Minnesota.

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $288,657.96 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or

before 11:59 p.m. on June 27, 2012, or the next business day if June 27, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: November 12, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Aurora Bank FSB Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 013778F04 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 12, 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 2011; No. 2958) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 17, 2007 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $221,500.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Sara B. Anderson FKA Sara B. Shimek and Eric J. Anderson, wife and husband MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Amtrust Bank, its successors and assigns DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: June 01, 2007 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 774179 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: New York Community Bank Dated: November 04, 2011 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortg a g e I d e n t i f i c at i o n N u m b e r: 100162500034075441 Lender or Broker: Amtrust Bank Residential Mortgage Servicer: New York Community Bank Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 2821 Wyndam Ct, Shakopee, MN 55379-5439 Tax Parcel ID Number: 27369041-0 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 3, Block 3, Thomas A. Philipp Addition, Scott County, Minnesota AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $219,309.15 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 03, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 03, 2012, or the next business day if July 03, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: November 19, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: New York Community Bank Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford

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publicnotices James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 022509F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 24, 2011; No. 2964) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 25, 2005 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $205,600.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Justen Vos, a single man MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: June 13, 2005 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A701306 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: Suntrust Mortgage, Inc. Dated: August 03, 2009 Recorded: August 10, 2009 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A833119 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortg a g e I d e n t i f i c at i o n N u m b e r: 100010402017070313 Lender or Broker: Minnesota Lending Company, LLC Residential Mortgage Servicer: SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 4804 W Hidden Valley Dr, Savage, MN 553782008 Tax Parcel ID Number: 26026005-0 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 5, Egan’s Glen, Scott County, Minnesota.

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $240,394.07 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 03, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 03, 2012, or the next business day if July 03, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: November 19, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 007328F02 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 24, 2011; No. 2965) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 28, 2007 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $210,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Nikolay R. Gueorguiev and Hrizantema P. Gueorguiev, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Frontline Financial LLC., its successors and assigns DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: October 05, 2007 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 784830 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC Dated: October 25, 2011 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortg a g e I d e n t i f i c at i o n N u m b e r: 100052550166490390 Lender or Broker: Frontline Financial LLC Residential Mortgage Servicer: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC

Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 13725 Vernon Cir, Savage, MN 55378-1893 Tax Parcel ID Number: 261010040 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: That part of Lot 4, Block 1, Third Addition to Trost’s Country Estates, Scott County, Minnesota, according to the recorded plat thereof, lying Northwesterly of the following described line and the Northeasterly and Southwesterly extension thereof: Beginning at a point on the East line of said Lot 4 distant 13.51 feet Southerly of the Northeast corner of said Lot 4; thence Southwesterly to a point on the curved Southwesterly line of said Lot 4, distant 25.14 feet Southeasterly, as measured along curve, of the most Westerly corner of said Lot 4, and there terminating AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $206,501.39 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 10, 2012, or the next business day if July 10, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: November 26, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 022567F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011; No. 2969) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: March 14, 2008 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $110,800.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Joanne G. Rosenberg, an unmarried woman MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for I.A.G. Enterprises Inc. D/B/A/ Northwest Mortgage Company, its successors and assigns DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: July 16, 2008 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 804475 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: First Horizon Home Loans a division of First Tenn National Association Dated: October 18, 2011 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortg a g e I d e n t i f i c at i o n N u m b e r: 100085200633241155 Lender or Broker: I.A.G. Enterprises Inc. D/B/A/ Northwest Mortgage Company Residential Mortgage Servicer: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 14512 Lockslie Trl, Savage, MN 55378-2258 Tax Parcel ID Number: 262860850 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 28, Block 5, Featherstone Lake Estates, CIC No. 1068, Scott County, Minnesota.

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $111,178.71 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St.,

Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 10, 2012, or the next business day if July 10, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: November 26, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: First Horizon Home Loans a division of First Tenn National Association Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 022502F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011; No. 2970) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 15, 2005 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $152,720.00 M O RT G AG O R ( S ) : M i ch a e l James Piper and Jenny Kay Piper, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: CitiMortgage, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: September 21, 2005 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 713970 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Nationstar Mortgage, LLC., its successors and assigns Dated: November 24, 2010 Recorded: December 01, 2010 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A868599 And assigned to: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC Dated: October 18, 2011 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortgage Identification Number: 100011520030531653 Lender or Broker: CitiMortgage, Inc. Residential Mortgage Servicer: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 1036 Juniper Ct, Shakopee, MN 55379-3499 Tax Parcel ID Number: 272240560 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 56, Block 1, Common Interest Community Number 1040, The Meadows South, according to the recorded plat thereof, and situate in Scott County, Minnesota.

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $146,607.62 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 10, 2012, or the next business day if July 10, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S

continued from previous page PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: November 26, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 022573F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011; No. 2971) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 27, 2005 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $166,400.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Jennifer A. Hesch, a single person MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Prime Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: July 05, 2005 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 704154 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: Aurora Bank FSB Dated: September 22, 2011 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortg a g e I d e n t i f i c at i o n N u m b e r: 100103210000099407 Lender or Broker: Prime Mortgage Corporation Residential Mortgage Servicer: Aurora Bank, FSB Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 1576 Balinese St, Shakopee, MN 55379-4524 Tax Parcel ID Number: 27352085-0 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 13, Block 3, Brittany Village Fifth Addition, CIC No. 1125, according to the recorded plat thereof, Scott County, Minnesota.

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $172,580.92 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 10, 2012, or the next business day if July 10, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: November 26, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Aurora Bank FSB Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 022558F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011; No. 2973) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 30, 2003 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $216,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Gregory S. Needham and Carleen M. Needham, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for GMAC Mortgage Corporation DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: September 10, 2003 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A623877 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC Dated: March 07, 2011 Recorded: March 10, 2011 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A876464 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortg a g e I d e n t i f i c at i o n N u m b e r: 100037505488676050 Lender or Broker: GMAC Mortgage Corporation Residential Mortgage Servicer: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 4387 W 150th St, Savage, MN 55378-4660 Tax Parcel ID Number: 262010410 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 12, Block 2, River Crossing AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $207,135.68 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 10, 2012, or the next business day if July 10, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: November 26, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 017317F04 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011; No. 2974) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 28, 2006 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $159,200.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Chandelle Marie Mohr, a single person and Darren T. Hensel, a single person MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Prime Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: August 07, 2006 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 747510 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: Aurora Bank FSB Dated: October 06, 2011 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortg a g e I d e n t i f i c at i o n N u m b e r: 100103210000001023 Lender or Broker: Prime Mortgage Corporation Residential Mortgage Servicer: Aurora Bank, FSB Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 216 S Elk St, Belle Plaine, MN 56011-1304 Tax Parcel ID Number: 200011020 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 14, Plat of Rearrangement of Block 44, Belle Plaine, Scott County, Minnesota.

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $154,644.88 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage,

the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 17, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 17, 2012, or the next business day if July 17, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: December 03, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Aurora Bank FSB Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 022656F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011 and January 7, 2012; No. 2978) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 14, 2006 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $140,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Angela M. Tew and Matt Dillon, both single persons MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for America’s Wholesale Lender, its successors and assigns DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: July 27, 2006 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 746512 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK,AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-16 Dated: August 26, 2011 Recorded: September 16, 2011 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A887590 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortg a g e I d e n t i f i c at i o n N u m b e r: 100015700070533340 Lender or Broker: America’s Wholesale Lender Residential Mortgage Servicer: Bank of America, N.A. Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 2032 Parkway Ave, Shakopee, MN 55379-4330 Tax Parcel ID Number: 27199199-0 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Unit No. 3802, CIC Number 1024, Prairie Bend, a condominium, Scott County, Minnesota.

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $210,418.76 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 24, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 24, 2012, or the next business day if July 24, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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publicnotices THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: December 10, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK,AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-16 Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 017675F02 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011 and January 7, 14, 2012; No. 2981) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: March 30, 2006 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $171,200.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Gre gory P. Covell, an unmarried man and Kristi J. Krinhop, an unmarried woman MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for America’s Wholesale Lender, its successors and assigns DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: April 21, 2006 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 736074 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-8 Dated: August 27, 2011 Recorded: September 16, 2011 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A887579 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortgage Identification Number: 10001570006579190-3 Lender or Broker: America’s Wholesale Lender Residential Mortgage Servicer: Bank of America, N.A. Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 1649 Lexington Ln, Shakopee, MN 55379-4448 Tax Parcel ID Number: 27.307099.0 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Unit No. 99, Common Interest Community No. 1076, Dublin Square, a Condominium, Scott County, Minnesota.

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $184,238.71 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 24, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 24, 2012, or the next business day if July 24, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: December 10, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED

CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-8 Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 022421F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011 and January 7, 14, 2012; No. 2982) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 22, 2005 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $160,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Jennifer Lynn Konic, an unmarried woman MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for America’s Wholesale Lender, its successors and assigns DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: August 15, 2005 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 709360 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWABS,INC.,ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AB3 Dated: August 27, 2011 Recorded: September 16, 2011 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A887580 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortgage Identification Number: 10001570005422267-0 Lender or Broker: America’s Wholesale Lender Residential Mortgage Servicer: Bank of America, N.A. Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 7619 Derby Ln, Shakopee, MN 55379-7075 Tax Parcel ID Number: 27279070-0 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Unit No. 1406, Common Interest Community No. 1073, Village of Southbridge, Condominium, Scott County, Minnesota.

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $163,153.16 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 24, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 24, 2012, or the next business day if July 24, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: December 10, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWABS,INC.,ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AB3 Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 022417F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011 and January 7, 14, 2012; No. 2983) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 02, 2004 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $621,876.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Todd E. Seaton and Susan K. Seaton, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., its successors and assigns

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: August 10, 2004 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 667426 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-6 Dated: September 14, 2011 Recorded: October 04, 2011 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A888644 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortgage Identification Number: 10001570003764563-3 Lender or Broker: Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. Residential Mortgage Servicer: Bank of America, N.A. Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 23225 Woodland Ridge Dr, Lakeville, MN 550447293 Tax Parcel ID Number: 081040070 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 7, Block 1. Woodland Ridge, Scott County, MN. AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $649,447.81 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 24, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 24, 2012, or the next business day if July 24, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: December 10, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-6 Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 022927F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011 and January 7, 14, 2012; No. 2987) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: December 21, 2007 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $187,000.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Mark R. Neubauer aka Mark N. Neubauer, a single person MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for America One Finance Inc., its successors and assigns DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: January 08, 2008 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 791304 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: Flagstar Bank, FSB Dated: November 22, 2011 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortg a g e I d e n t i f i c at i o n N u m b e r: 100052550174292259 Lender or Broker: America One Finance Inc. Residential Mortgage Servicer: Flagstar Bank, FSB Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 5221 Brooks Cir SE, Prior Lake, MN 55372-2555 Tax Parcel ID Number: 250160380 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 3, Block 4, Brooksville Hills Second Addition, Scott County, Minnesota AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $183,768.81 THAT all pre-foreclosure re-

continued from previous page quirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 24, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 24, 2012, or the next business day if July 24, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: December 10, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Flagstar Bank, FSB Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 023036F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011 and January 7, 14, 2012; No. 2988) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: December 09, 2003 O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O RT G AG E : $190,000.00 M O RT G AG O R ( S ) : S t ew a r t Ward and Jeanne Ward, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded: January 09, 2004 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A641206 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: And assigned to: Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificate Holders of CWABS 2004-02 Dated: May 08, 2006 Recorded: June 02, 2006 Scott County Recorder Document Number: A 740780 Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Transaction Agent Mortg a g e I d e n t i f i c at i o n N u m b e r: 100267400002524591 Lender or Broker: American Equity Mortgage, Inc. Residential Mortgage Servicer: BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. Mortgage Originator: Not Applicable COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott Property Address: 7374 Windsor Dr N, Shakopee, MN 55379-8059 Tax Parcel ID Number: 27271007-0 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 3, Block 2, Southbridge 3rd Addition, Scott County, Minnesota.

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE: $281,951.30 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: September 06, 2011 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on March 06, 2012, or the next business day if March 06, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

Mortgagor(s) released from financial obligation: NONE THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR

WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. DATED: July 23, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-2 Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgagee Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 021020F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, July 23, 30 and August 6, 13, 20, 27, 2011; No. 2854) NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE The above referenced sale scheduled for September 06, 2011 at 10:00 AM has been postponed to October 06, 2011 at 10:00 AM in the Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota in said County and State.

DATED: August 30, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-2 Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee Of Mortgagee: Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 021020F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, September 10, 2011; No. 2891) NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE The above referenced sale scheduled for October 06, 2011 at 10:00 AM has been postponed to December 06, 2011 at 10:00 AM in the Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota in said County and State.

DATED: September 08, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-2 Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee Of Mortgagee: Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 021020F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, October 8, 2011; No. 2917) NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE The above referenced sale scheduled for December 06, 2011 at 10:00 AM has been postponed to January 05, 2012 at 10:00 AM in the Sheriff ’s Office, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota in said County and State.

DATED: November 29, 2011 ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-2 Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. Attorneys for Assignee Of Mortgagee: Lawrence A. Wilford James A. Geske 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 File Number: 021020F01 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, December 10, 2011; No. 2984) OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumer to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

1. List the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: Grooming D’ Tails 2. Principal Place of Business: 4062 County Road 42, Savage, MN 55378 3. List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address: David Lucast, 13201 Irving Ave. South, Burnsville, MN 55337 4. I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.

Dated: 11/15/2011 David Lucast-Owner Date Filed: 11/15/2011 (Published in the Savage Pacer on

Saturday, December 10 and 17, 2011; No. 2985) OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumer to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

1. List the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: Quality Personal Care, MN 2. Principal Place of Business: 2191 Jean Way, Elko New Market, MN 55054-5434 3. List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address: Alvin Green, Jr., 2191 Jean Way, Elko New Market, MN 55054-5434 and Carita Green, 2191 Jean Way, Elko New Market, MN 55054-5434 4. I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.

Dated: 11/09/2011 Alvin R. Green, Jr.-Owner Date Filed: 11/15/2011 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, December 10 and 17, 2011; No. 2989) Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Assumed Name/Certificate Of Assumed Name Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 File Number: Date Filed: August 11, 2011 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required as a consumer protection, in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

1. State the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: Wildlife Intensive and Critical Care Unit 2. State the address of the principal place of business. A complete street address or rural route and rural route box number is required; the address cannot be a P.O. Box: 5423 133rd Street West, Savage, MN 55378 3. List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address. Attach additional sheet(s) if necessary: Michelle LaBelle Lake, 5423 133rd Street West, Savage, MN 55378 4. I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.

Signature: Michelle LaBelle Lake Michelle LaBelle Lake CVT, VTS (ECC), Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator Michelle LaBelle Lake-Contact Person 651-274-2610 Date: August 10, 2011 (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, December 10 and 17, 2011; No. 2990) IN PROCEEDINGS SUBSEQUENT TO INITIAL REGISTRATION OF LAND COURT FILE NO. 70-CV-11-24969 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT In the Matter of the Petition of: Aurora Loan Services, LLC, In Relation to Certificate of Title No. 34467 issued for Land in the County of Scott and State of Minnesota and legally described as: Lot 24, Block 2, Dufferin Park 11th Addition, Scott County, Minnesota.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE TO: Fred H. Jeffery; Darla Halterman Jeffery; and Principal Bank.

Upon receiving and filing the Report of the Examiner of Titles in the above entitled matter: IT IS ORDERED, that you, and all persons interested, appear before this Court on the 17th day of January, 2012, at 9:00 a.m., Scott County Courthouse, Shakopee, Minnesota, and then, or as soon thereafter as said matter can be heard, show cause, if any there be, why this Court should not enter an Order as follows: The Registrar of Titles, upon the filing with him of a certified copy of this Order, shall cancel Certificate No. 34467 and enter a new certificate of title for the land therein described in favor of Aurora Loan Services, LLC, subject to the memorials of Documents A126326 and T91190 but free from all other memorials now appearing on the present Certificate of Title, the last of which is Document T208909, and free from the memorial of this Order.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED,

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continued from previous page That this Order be served: (a) at least 14 days before the hearing upon the above-named parties residing in this State in the manner provided by law for the service of Summons in a civil action; (b) at least 14 days before the hearing upon each of the above-named non-residents by sending a copy of this Order to the non-resident’s post office address, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested; (c) Except as provided in Paragraph (d) below, upon any party who cannot be found by 3 weeks published notice and by sending a copy of the notice at least 14 days prior to the hearing by first class mail to such party at his last known address and by sending another copy of the notice at least 14 days prior to the hearing by first class mail to his address as stated on the Certificate of Title if an address is so stated, which service shall be deemed complete 21 days after the first publication; and (d) upon a dissolved, withdrawn, or revoked business entity governed by Minn.

Stat. Chp. 302A, 303, 317A, 322A, 322B, or 323 in the manner provided

by Minn. Stat. § 5.25.

Approved: Examiner of Titles By:_/s/Bryce D. Huemoeller 11-18-11 Examiner of Titles Dated: 11-22-11

BY THE COURT: /s/Arlene Perkkio Judge of District Court Robert Q. Williams Orin J. Kipp Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A. 8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105 Woodbury, MN 55125-4393 (651) 209-3300 (Phone) (651) 209-3339 (Fax) File ID No. 018069F01 Attendance is not required at said time except to object to the entry of the above-described Order.

(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, December 10, 17, 24, 2011; No. 2991) Notice of Hearing Vacation of Easements Lots 3 & 5, Block 5 South Hamilton Estates Second Addition NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Savage, Scott County, Minnesota will conduct a public hearing in the Council Chambers of the Savage City Hall, 6000 McColl Drive, Savage, Minnesota, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, on Monday, December 19, 2011 to consider the request of Youngfield Homes, Inc., Farmington, Minnesota, for the vacation of the following: Vacated Easement Part A: That part of Lot 5, Block 5, South Hamilton Estates Second Addition, Scott County, Minnesota, described as being a 5’ wide parcel that lies northerly of the following described line: Beginning at the southwesterly corner of said Lot 5; thence N 88°37’21”

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E, along the south line of said Lot 5, a distance of 127.02 feet. Exception the west 10’ thereof.

Vacated Easement Part B: That part of Lot 3, Block 5, South Hamilton Estates Second Addition, Scott County, Minnesota, described as being a 5’ wide parcel that lies southerly of the following described line: Beginning at the northwesterly corner of said Lot 3; thence N 88°37’21” E, along the north line of said Lot 3, a distance of 127.02 feet. Exception the west 10’ thereof Purpose of the request is to facilitate a lot split, which will include replacement easements.

All interested persons are hereby notified to be present at said time and place, and they will be heard. /s/ Ellen Classen Ellen Classen, City Clerk (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, December 3 and 10, 2011; No. 2977) NOTICE OF SALE AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY PS Orangeco, Inc and/or Shurgard TRS, Inc will conduct sale(s) at Public Storage located at Savage 25554: 7801 W 128th Street, Savage, MN 55378. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell at public auction on December 27th, 2011 at 9:30am personal property including but not limited to furniture, clothing, tools and/or other household items. The name of the person(s) whose personal property is to be sold is as follows: 1434 - Raczka, James 3211 - Wright, Rebecca 4107 - Carey, Jessica 4123 - Jeffries, Mike 4207 - Anderson, Kenneth 4211 - Page, Robert 4218 - Mann, Sherri 4221 - Rumley, Rachel 5106 - Wright, Frank 6102 - Luna JR, Jesse 7101 - Holtz, Kenny 7107 - Bautista, Michelle 8213 - Velasco, Edward 8328 - Anderson, Mary 8412 - Hunter, Tony 8429 - Winter, Brandon (Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, December 10 and 17, 2011; No. 2986)

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Perhaps the “man in black” wasn’t too fond of his new nickname. Or perhaps it’s just getting too cold out for the guy.

The FBI said Monday that the masked gunman suspected in eight metro bank robberies in the last month and a half, including bank robberies in Prior Lake and Shakopee, is believed to have robbed a U.S. Bank branch in Hopkins on Monday night. This time, however, the suspect switched out his black hooded sweatshirt for a tan jacket.

The suspect description in Monday’s robbery is similar to the eight others besides the

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A Rosemount man on probation for domestic assault by strangulation is being held on $150,000 bail after he allegedly choked and threatened to kill a woman from Savage.

Jeffrey Michael Horn, 46, is charged with domestic assault by strangulation and making terroristic threats, both felonies.

According to the complaint, officers were called to a home in Savage on Nov. 29 for a reported assault. Police arrived to find a woman crying hysteri-

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In a press release, the FBI said they believe the suspect was the “man in black” serial robber. The man is now suspected in 10 metro-area bank robberies in the last month and a half.

After Wednesday’s robbery, FBI Special Agent in Charge Donald Oswald, in conjunction with the Minnesota Bankers Association, announced they were of feri ng a rewa rd of $ 25,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the “man in black.”

Nearly identical descriptions were provided in the robberies of Prior Lake State Bank on Oct. 22, Paragon Bank in Shakopee on Nov. 1, First

National Bank of the Lakes in Richfield on Nov. 4, both the Richfield Bloomington Credit Union in Blooming ton and Premier Bank of Albertville on Nov. 9, TCF Bank in Arden Hills and Bremer Bank in Minneapolis on Nov. 22.

In the Arden Hills robbery on Nov. 13, the man drove away in a cream-colored Mitsubishi Galant. In the Nov. 22 robbery of Bremer Bank in Minneapolis, the suspect drove off in a white 2005-2008 “crossoverstyle vehicle.” No getaway car has been identified in this week’s robberies.

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cally, and she told police she had just been assaulted by Horn following an argument at her home.

The complaint said the woman and Horn were k now n Jeffrey acquaintances Michael Horn and that Horn had been staying at her home for the past few days.

The woman told police that Horn choked her with his arms, and police observed red markings on her neck that were con-

sistent with someone who had just been choked. She said that she and Horn had been drinking when the argument started.

The woman said that Horn told her that he couldn’t leave her at the residence because she would call police and he would go to jail. He then allegedly told her that he needed to kill her, and that no one would find her body and he would steal her car and “be gone,” according to the complaint.

Horn then allegedly attacked the woman and the two ended up on the floor. The woman said Horn was behind her choking her with his arms, and that she

couldn’t breathe or scream. She said that Horn eventually let her up and told her that he “needed to decide whether he was going to kill her or not,” according to the complaint. At that time, a friend of the woman arrived at the residence, and Horn walked away from her.

Horn pleaded guilty in June to domestic assault by strangulation in Hennepin County District Court in relation to a separate incident. Horn has also been convicted of fi fth-degree assault twice; once in 1995 and once in 1996.

Horn has an omnibus hearing scheduled for Dec. 29.

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According to the FBI, the man entered the U.S. Bank branch at 16 Ninth Avenue Nor t h, Hopki ns, a nd ap proached t he tel ler wit h a handgun. He demanded money, and after receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, the man fled from the bank.

The man reportedly struck again on Wednesday afternoon at a Premier Bank branch in Bloomington. In that case, the man went back to black as he

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Scott Robert Nelson and Lisa Werneke Nelson, now of Edina, have both been charged with felony theft after they allegedly paid a man to retrieve toilets, light fixtures and plumbing fi xtures, among other things, from their former home in Credit River Township that had been foreclosed upon.

According to the complaint, police received a report in late June from a representative at Klein Bank saying that there was an unauthorized man in a foreclosed home in the 21300 block of Whisperer Way. An officer spoke to the man at the home who said the Nelsons had asked him to retrieve toilets and plumbing fixtures from the house.

The officer found that two toilets had been removed and

were in a mudroom, five plumbing fi xtures had been removed and placed in a box in the garage and that several light fi xtures, fans and appliances were also missing. The representative from Klein Bank told police that the company sent a letter to the Nelsons advising them that they could not remove any existing structures or fixtures from the house, and that the company did not authorize anyone to take or remove any property from the residence.

The man at the house said he was a handyman who was contacted by the Nelsons to do repair work at their Edina home, and that they instructed him to go to the Credit River Township home to retrieve the property. He said Scott Nelson gave him a garage opener for the house and told him where

to fi nd a key.

The officer then spoke on the phone with Scott Nelson, who allegedly confi rmed that he directed the man to remove the property. According to the complaint, some of the property was at the Nelsons’ Edina home, some was in a storage unit and the rest had been sold to other people.

According to the complaint, the total dollar amount of items removed and damaged from the property was $ 23,201.07.

The replacement cost of the appliances was $15,390.65, the cost to replace light fi xtures was $ 4, 215.62 and t he cost to repair the plumbing was $3,594.80.

Both Nelsons’ fi rst appearances in Scott County District Court are scheduled for Jan. 6, 2012.

got into an altercation with a woman the brother brought home. The fight started in the garage and continued to the upstairs kitchen, where Dahlman stabbed his brother, although he said it was in self defense.

The blade went about 2 inches into the brother’s back.

An intake nurse at Hennepin County Medical Center told police at the time that the brother’s injuries were not life-threatening, although doctors said the knife’s blade was half an inch from hitting his spleen.

This is the second time Dahlman has been convicted of a felony in the last nine months.

In March, Dahlman pleaded guilty to felony third-degree arson in Dakota County District Court. Dahlman received five years of probation for that offense.

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T he pla nts ra nged from clones to full-grown plants, said Carver County sheriff’s Sgt. Mark Williams, who heads the task force.

Agents arrested one man, Tien Van Pham, who was at the two-story home during the bust.

Because it is an ongoing investigation, Williams said he couldn’t comment on what led detectives to the home.

Pham, 46, of Shakopee was charged with felony possession of 10 kilos or more of marijuana. He made his fi rst appearance in court Dec. 5, and has another hearing scheduled Jan. 26.

Pham lists the Berkshire Lane home as his address, but another individual is listed as the property owner on Scott County records. The house was purchased in 2 0 0 6 for $380,000.

Pham has been accused of illegal drugs before. In 2007, he was charged with a felony controlled substance crime and fifth-degree sale of drugs in Washington-Stillwater District Court. Both counts were later dismissed.

The task force was assisted by the Shakopee Police Department, Carver County Sheriff’s Office and Scott County Sheriff’s Office.

This is not the first drug raid for Shakopee’s Southbridge area.

Two homes were raided in 2009 for illegal drug activity as part of a metro-wide investigation. On Cambridge Road, police seized 160 marijuana plants from a house, and $68,000 was confiscated on Preston Lane.

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Man sentenced for stabbing brother A 19 -yearold man from S ava g e c on victed of stabbing his brother in the back was sentenced to seven years of probation in Scott County District Brent Court late last Jacob-Lewis month. Brent Dahlman Jacob -L ewi s Dahlman pleaded guilty to second-degree assault with a deadly weapon in October.

Dahlman also received a stayed 33-month prison sentence, meaning he will not have to serve that sentence in prison as long as he meets the conditions of his probation.

According to the complaint, police were called to a home in the 4800 block of West 145th Street shortly after 3 a.m. on Aug. 14 for a report of a stabbing. When they arrived, they found the victim, Dahlman’s 24-year-old brother, hunched over on some stairs.

Several persons in the house told the officers that there had been a fight and that the brother was stabbed by Dahlman, although no one had actually seen the stabbing. One of the officers went into the kitchen, where the fight occurred, and found a steak knife with a 5-inch inch blade that had blood on its tip, and also saw blood on the floor.

In a statement to police, Dahlman admitted to fighting with his brother after he

Man charged in Shakopee pot bust Agents from the Southwest Metro Drug Task Force raided a single-family home on Berkshire Lane in S h a ko p e e ’s S out hbr id ge community on Tien Van Tuesday last Pham week and allegedly found 1,578 marijuana plants in the living area and nearly 20 pounds of dried marijuana and marijuana-growing supplies. They also said they found 350 “root balls” in a car.

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Snowplowing- experienced, dependable, good rates.

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Reasonable rates.

Available 24/7

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Kerchner Outdoors Now offering snow removal.

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Full-Time REAL ESTATE Houses 3BR, 2BA, 3 car garage.

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

Randy Kubes, Realtor 612-599-7440 House for sale: 9875 Spring Rd, EP $327,400 952-240-8940

Lots/Acreage 60 acres farmland, Green Isle, Hwy 25 & st 281 St. 952-448-6762 Farmland for Sale & Wanted. Randy Kubes, Realtor... 612-599-7440

Mobile Homes 2 BR, 1 BA, mobile home. $2,200, in Shakopee. 1-614-2962111

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Bring with you identification that establishes identity and eligibility to work in the United States.

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General Workers/ Totes $13.25/hr Forklift Operators $14.50/hr plus day-one benefits including medical, personal time and flex $$

Come to work for the nation's leading beet sugar producer in a hands- on equipment oriented environment.

United Sugars has openings for non-union, full time, limited duration jobs in our Chaska, MN plant. These positions work 12 hour shifts. There is currently a union lockout in progress.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old with a HS Diploma or GED and pass entrance testing, drug testing and criminal background check. Preferred candidates will have manufacturing or industrial experience, be able to work in an industrial setting, have a good work ethic and communication skills.

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Full-Time

Shipping/Receiving/Warehouse Looking for a highly motivated individual with shipping, receiving and warehouse experience in a manufacturing facility to join our team. Must have good communication and computer skills as well as the ability to organize and prioritize. This position involves forklift driving, warehouse organization and lifting up to 35 lbs. Metro straight truck driving experience required. We provide great benefits and a nice work environment. Please send resume with salary requirements: Attn: Human Resources Federal Package Network, Inc. 4044 Peavey Road Chaska, MN 55318 Fax #952-448-7917

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is looking for Direct Support Professionals to work in residential settings with individuals with severe, persistent mental health issues.

Requirements: Previous experience supporting individuals with mental health challenges. High School Diploma or GED Equivalent. Ability to pass a DMV check for safe driving record. Ability to pass a DHS Criminal Background Check. Fluency in the English Language. Qualified candidates can email their resume to:peggy.taft@thementornetwork.com

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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@carpentrycontractors.com BENCO EQUIPMENT seeking a full-time equipment technician/ installer. On the job training, any or all plumbing, electrical, hydraulic knowledge is a plus. MUST BE self motivated. Job requires some occasional overnight stays around the state. Ability to lift 100 lbs., and pass a DOT physical. Must have good driving record. See website for details: www.bencostuff.com e-mail resumes to: shannamlauf@ yahoo.com Const. Co. Seeking Night Mechanic Automotive, Small Engine & Truck Exp. Must have CDL & Health Card mailbox@smhentges.com

Full-Time Server/ Bar Managerexperienced. Tin Shed, Savage. Submit resume, Attn: Sue, fax 952-736-2862 or tinshedmn@gmail.com YOUR CAREER BEGINS HERE! Client Implementation Specialist Responsible for the development and execution of client implementation project plans.

Works with new clients to configure Expense Management program specifications. Acts as liaison between client and InterplX to document, coordinate and monitor internal set-up functions. Handles ongoing client communications and problem resolutions. Will also serve as back up to customer service and program support area. A 2 year Business Associates Degree Required InterplX Technologies offers competitive compensation, great benefits & 401k!

Send resume and cover letter to Email: humanresources@ interplx.com Or: Interplx Technologies Attn: Human Resources PO Box 800 Shakopee, MN 55379

Part-Time

Auburn Homes & Services in Chaska is currently seeking applicants for the following positions:

New Horizon Foods is seeking a Culinary Services Director for a Senior Campus including LTC/TCU/AL. 3-5 yrs/exp. Healthcare experience required. Apply amy@ newhorizonfoods.com or fax 763-445-2143

Nursing Assistants Care Attendants Life Enhancement Assistant

EOE

Progressive. Growing. Engaged.

DT&H Vocational Assistant Approximately 35 hours per week Day hours No Weekends or Holidays!!

In this highly rewarding position, you will provide direct supervision & training for adults with developmental disabilities at the program site & in the community.

Duties include serving as a role model, maintaining daily records, & assisting & supervision to our clients.

MQs: Requires equivalency of HS graduation & 1 year experience working with people with developmental disabilities. Strong preference given for CNA, TMA or CMA certs from a vocational school or college. Must be able to physically support clients in daily activities.

Must possess a valid driver's license. Hiring Rate: $15.21/hr. plus benefits. Rating: Rating of training & experience. Closing: 12/19/11. Obtain application from Scott County Employee Relations at 952-4968890 or from the Internet at (www.co.scott.mn.us).

EOE TTY/TDD: (952) 496-8170. Let's work together.

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Controller Sensors is hiring production personnel. Experience with pressure sensor assembly, hand soldering, microscope inspection and material dispense required. Test loading/ unloading, familiarity with power supply and digital volt meter operation preferred.

Apply in person at 7638 Washington Ave. S., Eden Prairie or by email to: kpeter@controller sensors.com Interviews and compensation based on qualifications.

Job from Food Call more

Fair Wednesday 9am-12pm for Production Work.

952-924-9000 for information

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EOE/AAP

Part-Time

Ice Arena Supervisor Part-time position responsible for operating the ice resurfacer, opening and closing building, collecting money for rentals and public skating, and maintaining a clean facility by performing custodial duties in and around the building. Hours: evenings and weekends, 5- 15 hrs. per week in the winter season. Minimum Qualifications: Must be at least 18 yrs. old. Strong communication skills, ability to work independently, and ability to lift 40 lbs. required. Starting Wage: $11.19 per hour. Application Deadline: 12/20/11.

For more information and an application, please visit www.ci.shakopee.mn.us/employment.cfm or call (952) 233-9320 TTY/TDD: (952) 233-3837. EOE.

Now you can post an unlimited number of ads to Thriftmart, our free-ads marketplace. Go to www.imarketplace.mn/thriftmart to place your ad, or call (952) 345-3003. (A telephone surcharge applies if you call.) And now businesses can use Thriftmart, too!

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612-201-0099 2, Indian motif lamps.

19" tall, plus shade. $25. 612-210-7303 24 volume Time Life Nature library, free. 952466-2547 24" fiberoptic outdoor wreath. Battery operated, like new, $10. 952447-4961 3 Barstools, Antique, gray metal, with thick cushions. $30. 952-4962493 30 gallon aquarium with lightcover, filter, and accessories. $50. 952934-9330 30 VHS videos. All for $10. 952-403-1567 75 Christmas items. All for $15. 952-403-1567 9ft. slim, artificial, Christmas tree. Good condition, $25. 952-4401490 Aaron Rodgers MVP SuperBowl 45, 8x10 plaque, cards, $45, 952447-5151 Ab Doer exercise machine. $50 or b/o. 952934-9676 Ab Lounge Ultra exercise equipment, $35.

952-934-9676 AKC yellow lab puppy, female, $400. dews, first shots. 952-292-7770 Antique bowl & pitcher set, reproduction. White, $25. 612-454-7102 Apple Laptop iBook G4 latest OS, excellent condition, $169. 612-8392933 Artificial tree. Pre-lit 7.5ft. White & multi-color. $25. 952-403-9047 Balance Beam, Resilite 9', folding model. Like new, $80.

952-3610053

Barbie Winnebago camper, sturdy. Tonka metal, vintage toy, $5.

952-201-9989 Bath, counter top, single recessed bowl, white, 30x23 $10. 952-4439954 Bedroom wall unit, queen, storage, mirrors, lights, oak. $200. 952210-5270 Blackberry Curve, 8330 plus accessories, chargers, bluetooth, holster. $50. 952-210-5270

Computer desk, black onyx top, metal base, 56", $50. 952-949-1374

Boxed set, WM Rogers Silverplate, silverware. $100. 952-492-7803 Budweiser beer swimsuit watch, 1988 collectible, new, $175. 952496-0672 Calphalon, 8 piece cookware, from Williams Sonoma. $125. 952294-8122 Carpet cleaner, Hoover steamvac, power hand tool, detergent. $35.

952-496-2493 Chairs, 4 dining room, new, white upholstered seats. $300. 952-9753629 Chicco modo, music & play table. Great condition, $40. 952-443-0186 China cabinet for sale.

Good condition. $300.

952-270-1765 Christmas dishes, set of 8, tree pattern. Excellent $125. 952-443-0186 Christmas kitten, gray male, bottle fed, $5.

952-448-3047 Christmas tree, 6.5' artificial. Slim size, fits anywhere. $20. 952-4455412 Christmas tree,7.5 ft. artificial Wisconsin fir, beautiful, $45. 612-2407951 Cigar humidor cherry with glass top. Holds 65 $40. 952-846-0406 Cisco Linksys E1000 wireless router. Like new, $25. 952-2105270 Cockatiel, 9 weeks old.

Family raised, $25. 952250-9687 Couch, used, you pick up. Free. 612-807-2728

Department 56 Little Town of Bethlehem. 12 pieces, $235. 952-4454231 Department 56 Merry Go Roundabout. New, $22.50 612-964-1016

Craftsman, table saw stand. $25. 612-2107303 Creche, 13x6x9, wood, vintage, 11 figures, ladder, $35. 952-938-5050 Dayton's Santa Bears, 1986-1999, $195/ 15, 952-873-6302 Department 56 Glendun Cocoa. Works, new. $60. 612-964-1016

Dept 56, Heritage Village collection, North Pole series, $495. 952447-6404 Dept 56, Heritage Village collection, Town of Bethlehem, $125. 952447-6404 Dog, Yorkie Shu, 1yr $100. To good home.

952-492-3576 Double bed, frame, pillowtop mattress & box spring. $300. 952-4797957 Dresser, 2 drawers.

Wood with top shelf. $40. 952-465-9862 Dresser, wood, 6 drawers, 3 each side, Goodcondition. $20. 952-3562484 Electric blanket, queen, 100% acyrlic. Brown, like new, $12. 952-4474961 Elvis bottle, $30. 612454-7102 End table with 2 door storage. $10. 952-4459797 Exercise bike recumbent, $50. 952-9417721 Female burton snowboard 148cm. Binders, boots, sz8, bag. $500.

952-239-4408 Female German shorthair, doesn't hunt, good family dog, $200 952200-6313 Flute, Gemeinhardt, includes case. $200. 952201-4936

Fish house, otter 2 lodge, sled, good condition. $250. 612-8607820 Fisher Price, loving family dollhouse with 70 accessories, $40. 612581-0122 Free bathroom vanity with mirror & cabinet 952-221-1448 GE dryer, 5 cycle, Heavy duty XL capacity. $75. 952-356-2484 German shepherd puppy $300. 612-644-1753 Girl's, pink owl theme sleeping bag, backpack, accessories, $10. 612581-0122 Girls clothes, InfantSz3, 20+ pcs. Great condition. $10. 952-9371835 Girls clothes, Sz10/12.

45+ pcs. Great condition. $30. 952-937-1835 Go Cart 8.0, new motor runs great. $500. b/o 612-799-9806 Green loveseat, $40.

952-445-9797 Hallmark, musical, motion, Snowmen collectors item. 2003-2010 $100. 952-445-4231 Heater, Lakewood electric oil space heater. $40. 952-447-8123 Home gym, fully assembled, great condition. $100. 952-221-7924 Honda 4 cycle snow/blower.

Engine good, auger broke. $50. 952-221-1448 Honeywell electric space heater. $40. 952447-812 IKEA, corner desk, 36", white. Great condition, $40. 952-201-9989 Infocus IN72 projector and power screen, 80". $500. 952-451-6690 Jackets, leather, mens sz 48 motorcycle riding/ ladies, $150/3, 612-2728905 Kenmore fridge side side, white, 2005.

Needs work, $250. 952447-8123 Kenwood, 10 disc changer for vehicle. $175. 952-445-7537

Kids bedroom entertainment, dresser, with shelves, door. $75. 952465-9862 KitchenAid, stand mixer, like new. Attachments, book. Black. $150.

952-466-2547 Kitten, orange, adorable 10 weeks old. $5. 952220-8653 Knex, large quantity, gears, motors, many sets. $250. 952-4704207 LaVerne running boards, 2007 GMC, Chevy crew cab, $250.

952-448-5269 Leather jacket, small, short, sporty, brand new. $60. 952-447-8123 Letter jacket, black/red, new. $100. 952-2400372.

Magellan Sportrak map GPS, downloadable, w/video, like new, $150.

952-496-0672 Mens, CCM, hockey skates. Size 8. Great condition, $50.

952937-5976 Microwave, Kenmore white. 1000W over the range, $20. cash. 952443-9954 Mission style armoire desk. Excellent condition, $400. 952-2400372 New, electric cookie press. $15. 952-2401025.

Nikon D60 DSLR camera kit with extras. $500. 952-500-0302 Nikon D90 Body, recently updated, excellent condition, manuals. $750. 952-496-3689 Oak, bed frame, queen.

Excellent condition $300. 612-916-2696 Office desk, 55" x 30".

Glass top, $40. 612385-5198 Peach faced lovebird, 6 weeks old. $35. 612308-8485 Pet, 2 Dumbo rats 7 months. With cage, $15.

952-445-8474 Piano, Wurlitzer with bench. Needs tuning $300. Can deliver. 952445-4177

Pilates performer machine by nordictrack.

Good condition, $40. cash 952-447-8229 Ping pong table. Good condition, $125. 952270-8292 PS2, game cube, 17 games, many accessories. $120. 651-2140579 Purebred German Shepherd puppy, $300, 952-200-8690 Queen mattress, box spring, frame, pine dresser & nightstand. $175. 612-807-3723 Recliner rocker, swivel.

Rust color fabric. Good condition, $40. 952-4455412 Refrigerator, Haier, dorm size, works great. $40. 952-445-7537 Ride D.H. snowboard with boots. $300. 952564-5670 Sleep number bed, queen, $500. Excellent shape. 612-916-2696 Small guinea pig, with cage & accessories. $170. 952-564-5670

TV-HD 52 inch Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR6 1080P $500. 952-4039047 Vintage, child sized, Holly Hobby refrigerator. $50. cash.

952-4478229 Vito Alto Saxophone with case. $300. 952201-4936 Walker, Nova Cruise Deluxe, #4202GN, H100, $125. 952-4475017 Weber grill, platinum series, natural gas hookup. $50. 952-447-6205 Wedding dress, halter size 6. Pickup, $500. b/o 612-578-2124 Wheelchair, Breezy Ultra. $125. 952-445-8775 Whirlpool electric washer, dryer. Good condition. $200 for both. 952240-5627 Wood burning stove with blower. $100. You haul. 952-467-2592

Xmas tree 7' douglas fir pre-lit. $30. 952-9385050

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Wood burning stove, Rebel, brick lined. $200.

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Snack set vintage boxed. 8pc frkng 22gold trim $25. 952-492-7803 Snowblower, 2007, 8HP, electric start, looks/ runs new, $500, 952-496-0511 Snowboard boots sizes 8-12. Good quality. $45.

952-270-8292 Sofa sleeper, neutral color, $65.

612-8173800 Tire and rim. Brand new, never used.

ST205/75/R14, $75.

612-280-6099 Toshiba 50" projection HDTV. Great shape, $175. b/o 612-201-0661 Trailer tires, rims. Two 15in like new 400miles $200. 952-435-5850 Trailer, 5'x8' steel tilt bed, like new, $500, 952-496-0511 TV armoire, Queen Anne style. Fits to 32". $100. 952-270-1765 TV RCA, color, 20", $10. 952-445-3481

ThriftMart Discovery Peach faced lovebird, 6 wks old, $35, 612-308-8485

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Part-Time KFC: Part time employment Cooks & Servers Free uniforms, free meals, flexible hours.

Apply in person: Kentucky Fried Chicken 837 E. 1st Ave. Shakopee

Lead Social Worker St. Gertrude's Health and Rehabilitation Center has an opening for an LSW in our busy and fast paced TCU. Recent Long term social work experience a must.

Acute or subacute discharge planning experience preferred. 4 Days a week with benefits available. Prefer applicant meets requirements for LSW supervision with VA reporting knowledge preferred, past leadership experience needed.

Please complete application online at stgertrudesshakopee.org Line Cook, Wait Staff, Part time Host(ess), wanted. Breakfast experience required. Can lead to full-time. 952447-6668 Looking for a Kennel Assistant. Responsible, detail oriented individual with a willingness to clean. Must be willing to work a flexible schedule, averaging 10-15 hours per week.

Evenings, rotating weekends and holidays are required.

Permanent position. Call Anne 952-447-2855 or e-mail info@plph.net.

New Horizon Foods is seeking PT Servers for a Shakopee LTC Facility.

All Shifts. Apply

Part-Time

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Part-Time

Boats/Motors

Credit River Township is looking for a part-time Clerk with flexible hours averaging 10-15 hours per week. Hours are flexible but some evening meetings are required.

Primary Responsibilities: OAttend meetings, prepare agendas, minutes and materials.

ORecord and file Township documents and records OPublish and post all required legal notices OField resident inquiries to Board members OManage Township elections OProcess Township Building Permits OOther duties as assigned Required Qualifications: OSelf motivated OStrong Customer Service skills OComputer proficiency Preferred Qualifications: O2 year associate degree O5+ years clerical experience OFamiliar with Township government OFamiliar with Credit River Township area

Hydro Stream Vegas.

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

2000 Harley Davidson 883 Sportster, wife's bike, never rode, must go. 1300 miles, Lots, lots of extras, mint! $7000. 952-890-0905 1991 Fleetwood Southwind Motorhome, Class A, 33ft. Only 38k miles!

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

1996 Itasca Suncruiser Motorhome. Class A, 39'. Excellent condition, shedded at all times/ winterized.

Loaded!

29,300 actual miles. $35,000/BO. 507-6656019

Boats/Motors

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2003 Harley Softtail Deuce Anniversary model.

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

Call 952-345-3003

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

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

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TRANSPORTATION

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

Boats/Motors

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

or fax 763-445-2143

www.shakopee.k12.mn.us

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

Campers Travel Trailers

Please refer to detailed job description at www.creditriver-mn.gov Deadline: January 3, 2012 Please submit resume to clerk@creditriver-mn.gov or mail to: Township Clerk, Credit River Township, 18985 Meadow View Boulevard Prior Lake, MN 55372

Sales Positions

Classified Advertsing works...... Call: 952-345-3003

$$ Wanted $$ JUNK CARS Viking Auto Salvage 651-460-6166

PT Administrative/Clerical Position Credit River Township Clerk

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Shakopee Middle School is looking for someone to be an extra set of eyes for physical education during swimming. Pay rate dependent upon qualifications.

Lifeguard/MSI and CPR Certified required Please visit

Cars

Motorcycles

1998, Bayliner Capri Fish & Ski boat, 19 ft.

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

2002 Larson 19' FishNSki, SEI 190, 135 HP Outboard, stored indoors. $11,900.00 or BO, NADA guide suggested $13,945.00, Jon 612-730-8116 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

Part-Time

Customer Service Representative Part-Time Weekends Explore the world of aviation with an industry leader.

Elliott Aviation has an opening for a part-time Customer Service Rep at our Front Desk.

This is a day shift position on Saturday and Sunday.

Primary responsibilities include greeting and fulfilling customer requests, answering phones, and coordinating services.

The ideal candidate will have an interest in aviation, with 1-2 years experience in customer service, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to problem solve and work independently. Computer experience is required. Please send resume to:

Elliott Aviation 13801 Pioneer Trail Eden Prairie, MN 55347 Fax: 952-944-8614 Email: mlecy@elliottaviation.com EOE

2004 41' SportsCoach Elite. Fully equipped.

23,000K. Well-maintained.

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

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REGIONALNEWS ELKO NEW MARKET

Proposed motor sports complex meeting draws crowd So many people showed up to learn more about a proposed motor sports complex in Elko New Market last week that cars parked on the grass outside Eagle View Elementary School.

A $400 million motor sports facility has been proposed on roughly 400 acres at the northeast corner of County Road 2 and Interstate Highway 35 in Elko New Market. It would feature a 7/8-mile oval track that could seat up to 65,000 spectators and accommodate Indy and NASACAR-type races, and a quarter-mile drag strip with seating for up to 35,000 spectators. A hotel with 500-plus rooms and a large exhibition center are also planned.

Former Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner Elwyn Tinklenberg was hired by the International Motorsports Entertainment and Development Corp. to lead the Nov. 29 presentation before a packed audience.

The company has contracts with a “sufficient number” of landowners, Tinklenberg said, while not answering what percentage of the land is locked up.

He was also tight-lipped about the source of fi nancing, but said developers are still working to obtain private funds and are “very confident” on obtaining the main source of funding needed. A pool of small investors has funded the efforts thus far.

The development company, a Minnesota corporation, will seek road infrastructure improvements from local governments. It has no intention to start the project until everything is in place to fund it, Tin-

klenberg said. The company is paying for traffic analysis to be completed by a consultant for Scott County, he said.

Tinklenberg was quizzed by local government leaders as to why the project is being proposed in Scott County after failing to gain traction earlier in both the Lino Lakes and Big Lake areas.

He responded that Elko New Market is the best of the sites considered – located 35 minutes from the metropolitan area with freeway access, a history of racing and nearby entertainment venues like Valleyfair.

“The sanctioning bodies are looking for those kinds of fan experiences,” Tinklenberg said.

Regarding the effect it would have on nearby Elko Speedway, Tinklenberg said developers would like to coordinate with the existing track as best they can.

Noise impacts will be studied as part of the environmental review, he said, pledging the project will meet or exceed state noise standards.

Tinklenberg also believes the facility would spur side development, including restaurants.

“It would be the economic equivalent of having a Super Bowl in the state every year,” he said.

The facility could be also used year-round for a variety of events, such as car and bike shows, dirt bike racing, concerts and driving schools, he said.

Scott County Board Chair Tom Wolf, who has been involved in preliminary discussions with developers, told the audience, “Every time I see this, I go, ‘Wow, this project will forever change Elko New Market

The proposal I Year-round facility on 400 acres I 7/8-mile oval track, 1/4mile drag strip, hotel I Motorcycle, dirt bike and monster truck racing; concerts; car shows I

Early 2013 construction

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Northeast corner of Co. Rd. 2 and Interstate 35 I Land is split between the city of Elko New Market and New Market Township I Developer is seeking public financing for road infrastructure improvements I

Similar proposals were floated in at least two other communities first if it goes through.’”

CROWD RESPONSE Whether the quiet crowd, which asked few questions and filed out soon after the meeting, was swayed by Tinklenberg’s presentation is unclear.

David Pickit, who lives 10 minutes down County Road 2 in Cedar Lake Township, gasped when he heard the timeline for the project: construction in early 2013 and operational in 2014.

A building engineer for a Twin Cities entertainment venue who could perhaps get a job at the speedway if it comes to fruition, Pickit is cautiously optimistic. He doesn’t want to see local residents “screwed” if the project doesn’t pan out.

“Who is paying for it?” Pickit

STAFF PHOTO BY SHANNON FIECKI

Former Minnesota State Transportation Commissioner Elwyn Tinklenberg, now a spokesman for the International Motorsports Entertainment and Development Corporation, spoke before local government officials and a packed house of Elko New Marketarea residents last week. asked. “He didn’t say who is paying for it.”

Following the meeting, Scott Long – an independent investment banker who is assisting the developers – explained that negotiations are under way with financial institutions, whose names will be revealed once funding packages are fi nalized. He said discussions have involved both foreign and domestic sources, with funding possibly coming from banks, sovereig n wea lth funds or wealthy individuals abroad.

“Enough of them are serious enough that I believe we’re over the bridge, but it’s not in ink yet,” Long said.

Of about 35 early investors, Long said a handful attended the Elko New Market meeting.

A THIRD TRY Tinklenberg said the project will undergo an extensive environmental review in Scott County. About half of the proposed development lies in New Market Township and is proposed for annexation by the city of Elko New Market.

A similar project was proposed in Big Lake Township in August 2008 and in Lino Lakes at the end of 2010.

No formal development application was ever made in Big Lake, senior city planner Katie Larsen said, but city leaders had concerns because the company was unable to provide traffic or noise-related information in preliminary discussions.

Township residents were skeptical because the company

has never developed a track before. In the presentation in Elko New Market, Tinklenberg mentioned that the company is working with sports-management consulting fi rm Don Schumacher and Associates and Baskervill Architects, which has designed major race tracks.

Lino Lakes City Administrator Jeff Karlson said the company wanted a letter of support from his city, but the council was unwilling to do so without further information.

A preliminary noise analysis was conducted, at the request of the city, but developers didn’t want to undertake an environmental assessment, which would have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Boegeman family celebrates 100 years on Credit River farm

BY MARY JOHNSON BOEGEMAN

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Upper left: The original house still stands today. Upper right: Frank Boegeman and son Rollie built the barn in the 1930s. Bottom left: Bob and Cindy Boegeman, with their daughter Kali, hosted a 100-year celebration in October. Center: Rollie and Betty Boegeman raised 12 children and ran a dairy farm. Bottom right: Frank and Pauline Boegeman.

Oct. 2, 1911 marked the beginning of the history of the Credit River Boegeman family farm and the family being rooted in the community.

Meri (Frazen) Boegeman (widow of Johan Boegeman) of Marystown purchased the farm from Thomas and Margaret Kane of Credit River. Meri paid $9,465 for the 155.6 acres.

Meri sold the farm to son and daughter-in-law Frank and Pauline Boegeman, who raised 10 children: Florence, Lucille, Ethel, Roland, Annabelle, Ruth, Marion, Edward, Elaine and Francis, all of whom were born at the farm.

The farm was always a place for entertaining, as most of their children’s wedding receptions were held

there. In the 1930s, Frank and son Rollie, along with many neighbors, built the barn.

Although improvements have been made, the original house and barn still exist today.

In 1952, Frank and Pauline sold the dairy farm to son and daughter-in-law Roland and Betty Boegeman. Frank and Pauline moved to Pleasant Street in Prior Lake. Frank went to work for the city of Prior Lake, being the one and only city worker during the 1950s.

The farm being a good place to raise a family, Rollie and Betty raised 12 children there: Five daughters, Bev (Seurer), Betty (Menke), Joan (Hennen), Mary (Johnson) and Sharon (Strandemo); and seven sons, Tom, Kurt, Don, Mike, Bob, Steve and Frank.

In 1973, Rollie was elected as a Scott County commissioner, at which time

he and Betty started cutting back on the dairy farming.

In 1995, Rollie sold the farm to son and daughter-in-law Bob and Cindy Boegeman, where they still reside with daughter Kali.

On Oct. 1, 2011, to mark the 100 years, Bob and Cindy hosted a celebration welcoming all their Boegeman relatives and Credit River family and friends to celebrate this milestone. For many, it is always a place to call home, and it holds many memories for the Boegeman children, grandchildren and neighbors.

But I think one aunt (93 years old) stated it perfectly as she rode up the driveway for the celebration: “This is a place where we always had fun!”

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