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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

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Street upgrades to carry high price tag Blooming Prairie council gathering data for development of future improvement plan

Blooming Prairie’s own galactic girl returns to the area this Saturday as Lisi (Ingvalson) Wright and her band, the Galactic Cowboy Orchestra, will perform in Albert Lea on Saturday.

See Page B7.

County discusses road dept. project The Steele County Commission was presented the information about the new Highway Operations Complex at the Feb. 14, Committee of the Whole meeting. See Page 3A.

Clothesline deals with loss of funds The Steele County Clothesline is looking at dealing with significant financial cuts in 2012. Because of the United Way of Steele County missing its goal for fundraising, the organization dropped the amount it gives to the Clothesline. See Page 3A.

Geneva WMA project underway

BY JON FLATLAND Managing Editor While the city of Blooming Prairie has not yet fully prepared plans for improving or replacing the community’s streets over the next 5 and 10 years, city officials do know one thing for certain – the work won’t be cheap.

City Engineer Joseph Palen of Stantec Consulting Services Inc. presented the Blooming Prairie City Council a pavement management plan last week to assist in the development of a maintenance or replacement program. “Ultimately, the goal is to extend the life of the city’s streets and reduce lifecycle costs,�

Palen told city council members.

The plan he presented identifies proposed street maintenance and rehabilitation options, estimated costs in year 2012 construction data, and a recommended improvements program.

A total of 12.05 miles of city streets were visually surveyed and rated based on their condition.

While many of Blooming Prairie’s streets can be adequately maintained by filling cracks and using seal-coating, 22 blocks were flagged as needing significant improvements.

Palen recommended those be milled and another layer of bituminous pavement be added to the exiting roadway, or the pavement be reclaimed, which blends the existing pavement into the aggregate base, provides a new

bituminous surface and typically provides for a stronger roadway.

Either way, the improvements carry a high price tag.

Using current construction figures, Palen estimates the cost of milling and overlay on the 22 blocks identified would cost about $1.4 million.

Reclaiming and repaving those roadways would be significantly more expensive – up to $4.6 million.

City Administrator Mike Jones said those costs are for improvements to the streets alone, and do not include any work that may have to be done under the roadways, such as changing or moving water and sewer lines.

In addition, he pointed out that cost estimates for any street improvements could be much higher over the next 5 to 10 years. “At this point, the city is developing a plan for the future,�

Jones said. “We have some current debt from the industrial park and other projects that will be off the books in the next couple of years and we’d like to clear that up rather than just adding on more debt.�

Palen’s report included a recommendation that the city increase its street maintenance budget in an effort to maintain streets that are currently in good condition. He also suggests all of Blooming Prairie’s streets be re-evaluated on a bi-yearly basis in order to monitor the level of deterioration of pavement.

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Church groups lend a hand ...

The St. Columbanus Knights of Columbus and Council of Catholic Women last week presented the Robert Salinas family with contributions from a recent pancake breakfast and bake sale at St. Columbanus Catholic Church. The family’s business, Salinas Auto Sales & Service, was destroyed by fire Jan. 16. The Knights of Columbus contributed $6,520 to the family while the Council of Catholic Women raised $3,700.

Pictured during the presentation of checks on Friday are (l-r) Ramiro Salinas, Robert Salinas, Gloria Salinas, Judy Esplan representing the Council of Catholic Women and Ken Esplan representing the Knights of Columbus.

Medford Outlet Center on auction block Owners in default on bank mortgage

BY PER KVALSTEN County Reporter Court documents filed in recent months show the owners of the Medford Outlet Center are currently in default on a mortgage for the property and a judge has signed an order allowing for the property to be sold at a sheriff’s auction to satisfy the debt.

Court documents indicate

Capital Financial Products Inc. provided a $94 million loan to several borrowers for the purchases.

U.S. Bank National Association filed a complaint in September 2011 and a default judgement and order of foreclosure show that as of late December, PRE/Medford owed $8.4 million for the mortgage, as well as interest and fees on what remains to be paid.

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National fellowship to provide mentoring for BP science instructor

Tree and brush removal on the Geneva Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is the first phase of a project aimed at significantly improving habitat to benefit wildlife,� according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The first phase of the project focuses on removing brush and small trees on 12 acres of the 86-acre parcel. See Page 6A.

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Blooming Prairie High School science teacher Jon Kison is one of just 10 science teachers from Minnesota selected to be among 215 from across the nation to receive a New Science Teacher Academy fellowship.

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BY JON FLATLAND Managing Editor Blooming Prairie High School science teacher Jon Kison wants to be the best teacher he possibly can be.

And one of the best ways to do that, he says, is to learn from others with more experience in the classroom than he has.

Now he’s getting a unique opportunity to do just that.

Kison is one of just 10 science teachers selected from Minnesota to be among 215 from across the nation chosen as fellows in the prestigious 2011-2012 New Science Teacher Academy.

Selected from hundreds of applicants nationwide, he will participate in a year-long professional development program designed to help promote quality science teaching, enhance teacher confidence and classroom excellence, and improve

teacher content knowledge.

He and others were selected on the basis of several criteria, including showing evidence of a solid science background and displaying a strong interest in growing as a professional science educator.

In just his third year in the classroom, Kison is participating in online discussions with trained mentors who teach in the same discipline and also has the opportunity to participate in a variety of web-based professional development activities and seminars.

He also received financial support to attend and participate in the National Science Teachers Association 2012 national conference on science education next month in Indianapolis.

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In search of sesquicentennial farms in Minnesota Minnesota Farm Bureau’s Sesquicentennial Farm program will honor Minnesota families who have owned their farms for at least 150 years. Since the Sesquicentennial Farm program began in 2008, over 129 farms have been recognized. The Sesquicentennial Farm program recognizes family farms according to the following qualifications: 1) The farm must be at least 150 years old this year (2012) according to the abstract of title, land patent, original deed, county land records, court file in registration proceedings or other authentic land records. Please do not send originals or copies of records.

2) Your family must have owned the farm for 150 years or more. “Family” is defined as parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, first cousins and direct in-laws (father, mother, brother, sister, daughter, son-in-law).

3) Continuous residence on farm is not required, but ownership must be continuous.

4) The farm should consist of 50 or more acres, and currently be involved in agricultural production.

A commemorative certificate signed by the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation President Kevin Paap, Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson and Governor Mark Dayton will be awarded to qualifying families, along with an outdoor sign signifying Sesquicentennial Farm recognition.

Applications are available by writing Sesquicentennial Farms, Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation, P.O. Box 64370, St. Paul, MN 55164; emailing info@ fbmn.org; or calling 651-768-2100. Applications are also available on our website, www.fbmn.org. Deadline for application is April 1. Previously recognized families should not reapply.

Century Farms are not automatically recognized as Sesquicentennial Farms. Families must apply to receive Sesquicentennial Farm recognition.

County Farm Bureaus are encouraged to work with county agriculture societies and county fair boards on local recognition of recipients. Recipients will be announced at the beginning of June.

Minnesota Farm Bureau – Farmers ● Families ● Food is comprised of 78 local Farm Bureau associations across Minnesota. Members make their views known to political leaders, state government officials, special interest groups and the general public. Programs for young farmers and ranchers develop leadership skills and improve farm management. Promotion and Education Committee members work with programs such as Ag in the Classroom and safety education for children. Join Farm Bureau today and support efforts to serve as an advocate for rural Minnesota, www.fbmn.org.

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Make mine a mocha, please I’m not a real coffee drinker.

I don’t like coffee, unless I load it down with all kinds of sugar, cream, and little umbrellas – the kind you get in tropical drinks that come in hollowed out pineapples.

I don’t know why I don’t like coffee. I just don’t. I’ve tried it before, but always thought it tasted like smoky, muddy water. I’d rather drink tea, soda pop, water, milk, Tang, sea water with a dead fish in it, or real smoky, muddy water.

My wife, Greenbush Girl, keeps telling me I’m not a real adult until I drink coffee.

That’s fine with me, since I’m a kid at heart anyway. But, I decided to try coffee one day while we were in Minneapolis.

We were walking along, and it was a little chilly. Down the street, there was a Starbucks coffee shop. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Starbucks, let me offer a hearty welcome out from under your rock.

Starbucks is a large coffee shop chain with trendy little shops all over the U.S., parts of Canada, and even on some remote South Pacific islands.

They sell coffee like McDonald’s sells cheap plastic Disney movie crap for your kids. The only difference is you don’t step on a cup of Starbucks coffee as you’re walking to the bathroom in the middle of the night.

Greenbush Girl has keen eyesight, and can spot things, like Starbucks coffee shops, that even an eagle would be hard-pressed to see. Before I even saw the place, she started dropping hints.

“Boy, it sure is cold today.

Aren’t you cold? I’m cold.”

THOUGHTS WHILE SHAVING

Jon Flatland “No,” I told her. “It’s over 40 degrees and I’m pretty comfortable. Besides, you’re wearing your winter jacket and I’ve got my arm around you.

Isn’t that enough?”

“That’s nice, I guess,” she said. “But I’d like a cup of coffee. If we find a coffee shop, can we stop for a minute?”

“Sure,” I said. “If we find one.”

Five seconds later …

“There’s a Starbucks!”

“Damn!” I said, in that little “inside” voice that husbands use when they don’t want to tell their wives what they’re really thinking.

When we got into the coffee shop, we were greeted by a barista.

“What do you do?” I asked, naively.

“Oh, I’m here to help the customer decide which of our many types of coffee he or she should drink at that particular moment,” she said in a verbal blur. “Excuse me a minute? I need another fix.”

She raced off, screaming that there were ants all over her.

“That’s okay,” said my wife. “I’ve been to these places enough and I know just what you need.” She ordered a mocha for me, and got a skinny half-caffe decaf double latte for

herself.

After watching a crew of other baristas carefully handcraft our coffee in a machine that hissed like a thousand tires were losing air, they handed me a paper cup with a little sleeve on it.

“What’s this?” I asked. “I thought coffee came in those huge swimming pool-sized cups.”

“No, you don’t get those until you have a little more experience,” said Greenbush Girl. “This is for novices. Now drink you mocha.”

I hesitated. Could I betray my non-coffee lifestyle after all these years? I looked around the full coffee shop, feeling 30 pairs of bloodshot eyes staring eagerly at me, beckoning me to the dark side.

I took a sip from my little cup.

There it was. My first drink of mocha. I had done it. I had crossed the infamous “coffee line.” The room started to spin, and I felt the urge to put on a black beret and discuss existentialism and recite weird poetry.

I looked at my wife with a big goofy grin.

“Man, I feel great! This coffee stuff is pretty good! It’s kind of sweet too! Hey, let’s talk about art and the decline of society in a post-industrial society.”

“Take it easy Jonny Java,” she said. “That was only the whipped cream on top.”

(Jon Flatland is managing editor of the Times. Everything in this column is true except the parts that are imagined, exaggerated, or just plain lies.

Email Jon at bpjon@frontier. com.)

American Legion to celebrate 93 years of service The Otto T. Lund American Legion Post in Blooming Prairie will celebrate the 93rd birthday of the American Legion organization on Thursday, March 1, at the Servicemen’s Club.

Social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by a meal at 6:30 and a program at 7:30.

The American Legion was organized in Paris, France in 1919, immediately following World War I. Veterans of WWI, WWII, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, Afghanistan War and other minor military actions have become members of the American Legion. Many posts are named in memory of local soldiers who were killed in action in WWI. At the Blooming Prairie birthday event, the story of Otto T. Lund will be shared.

BY REP. DUANE QUAM The 2012 Legislative Session has begun, and I’m pleased to report that this session will not be dominated by budget talks. Economic experts have projected a nearly $1 billion surplus for this fiscal year, and by law that money will be dedicated to the cash flow and reserve accounts, then paying off the shift. This means the Legislature will continue focusing on government reform and creating jobs.

Reform measures that were enacted into law at the end of last session helped us turn a $5 billion deficit into a nearly $1 billion surplus in less than one year.

Based on these positive numbers, legislative leadership thought it wascritical to build on this success. Over the past few months, meetings were held across the state to gather input from Minnesotans on how they want to make state government more efficient. The result is an agenda called Reform 2.0, which will focus on three areas: jobs and a growing economy, education and health care, and streamlining state government.

As we heard last year from numerous job creators, keys to make business thrive in this state include a more competitive tax climate and reduced government interference.

This session we will continue our efforts to reduce the number of mandates that hinder business success as well as expand the opportunities to make Minnesota a more businessfriendly state.

The key to a high quality workforce begins with a highlyeducated employee. Test scores for Minnesota students have begun to slip, so the time to improve our education system is right now through reform and innovation. This session we will push for initiatives designed to close the achievement gap, improve struggling schools, and reward the teachers who are the best of the best.

The time is also right to continue reforming health care.

Last session, we were able to slow projected growth in this area from 22% to 6% based on needed reforms. This year, we will push for additional measures that will reduce health care costs, reform our generous welfare system and put Minnesotans not government in charge of their own health care decisions.

Finally, we need to improve the efficiency of how state government operates. While most Minnesotans embrace new technology and appreciate how it makes life easier, our government ignores it by and continues to operate using 1980’s standards.

That’s unacceptable in today’s marketplace, and everyone from prospective business owners to everyday Minnesotans is frustrated by government’s insistence to live in the past. That needs to change this year, and our reform agenda will not only address government’s inefficiencies, but will also focus on government transparency and eliminating outdated or duplicative rules and programs.

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Steele County STEELE TALKIN’

Mary Fink

The first two weekends in February were filled with fundraisers for various causes.

The Steele County Clothesline and the Boys and Girls Club of Blooming Prairie were among those.

If you’ve never attended these two events you need to mark your calendars for next year. We had a blast.

The Clothesline’s event included a silent auction with over 200 themed baskets, live auction offering prime rib and Italian dinners, filled wine refrigerator, TimberwolvesVikings-Gopher-Wild sports packages, and more. Specialty baskets featuring homemade items by each fundraising committee member provided bidders a chance at a variety of items. My favorite, “Red Solo Cup,” was filled with homemade snacks.

Several raffles took place for prizes like a Kindle e-reader, a bucket raffle, and ½ the cash pot raffle. The creativity of the volunteers who put the baskets together is really something to see and to bid on. Through the generous donations of area businesses and individuals, the Clothesline raised over $15,000.00 to support the free store in Owatonna which serves low income families in all of Steele County. In 2011, 86 Blooming Prairie residents received help with clothing and small household items.

The Boys and Girls Club of Blooming Prairie showed off its community pride at its fundraiser. It was a packed house and everyone was there to show their support for this great program that helps kids in so many areas of their lives. Some of the kids read essays they had written about what the club means to them and the positive impact it has had on them. Others entertained us with their dance moves.

My favorite part is the live auction. I watched in amazement as race car doors, a football signed by the BP football team, beautiful handmade quilts, sports memorabilia, Cheri Krejci’s cookies, Deanna Sherman’s cookies, and Bobby’s Fire and Ice Pickles and let’s not forget the pickled eggs were bid on for rather large amounts of money. I watched the people who sat near my table bid against one another and laughing as they did so. It was a fun night for all who attended.

A big thank you to our auctioneer, Steve Seykora. He generously volunteers his time and talent to make our auctions fun and exciting. There are many others who volunteer their time and talents because they care about our community and the people who live in it who need a little help. I am extremely grateful to all of you who helped our fund raiser successfully raise the funds we need to remain in our handicap accessible building to ensure that all residents of Steele County have access to our service.

Steele Talkin’ is a weekly column featuring officials representing various community organizations throughout Steele County. Mary Fink is the executive director of Steele County Clothesline. Her column appears in The Times once a month.

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Board discusses Highway Dept. project

BY PER KVALSTEN County Reporter The Steele County Commission was presented the information about the new Highway Operations Complex at the Feb. 14, Committee of the Whole meeting.

Due to the September 2010 flooding that wreaked havoc on Owatonna and ruined three of the four county highway department buildings, the need for a new complex is immediate.

During a presentation, county engineer Anita Benson, construction managers and architects discussed the old facility, timelines, financing, and

showed a composite of what the new complex will look like.

In January, the county closed on the purchase of 45 acres of land off Highway 14 and 28th Avenue for the new complex.

The site will allow for future expansion and also the possibility of the city of putting together a similar project on the same land.

Since being displaced by the flood, the county has been leasing space for a temporary highway facility at a projected total cost of nearly $490,000 if the location is vacated by July 2013.

County officials have sev-

eral options for proceeding, but have already ruled out replacing the flood damaged buildings, which would cost approximatley $6 million.

Other options include new buildings without tempered storage, new buildings with tempered storage and new buildings that incorporate the sheriff’s office and emergency management.

Jeff Oertel and Deb Brandwick of Oertel Architects, along with Scott Quiring of AMCON Construction Managers, provided the commission with preliminary projections for space needs for the new complex.

They also discussed possible construction types and cost estimates, putting the overall price tag between $9.2 million and $11.5 million.

Benson said she will provide further information to the county board at its Feb. 28 meeting.

County Treasurer Steven Rohlik went over the best ways to finance the project. He recommends doing a two-part financing.

The first part would be a 20year bond allowing for a low interest rate, and the second part would involve a callable loan for the approximate amount of money FEMA will be giving to

the county.

The county is awaiting a response from FEMA to appeals Benson filed with the agency after the agency’s estimates for damage to the former highway department complex came in far below those of experts hired by the county for a feasibility study.

“FEMA hasn’t decided what they will be giving us yet,” Rohlik said.

“We are still in negotiations.

But before we put the shovel in the ground, we have to have some assurances from FEMA they will reimburse us once we start.”

Outlet Center Continued from front page A court memorandum filed at the beginning of December stated the parties have tried to resolve the matter without involving court proceedings, but were unsuccessful in reaching an agreement.

A final order was signed by Judge Joseph Bueltel on Dec. 28 and clears the bank to foreclose on the loan and for a sheriff’s auction to be held.

A notice of sheriff’s sale was posted Feb. 2 and a public auction for the outlet center has been slated for April 6 at 10 a.m.

In addition, Bueltel appointed The Woodmont Company

as receiver of the outlet center.

The firm is currently managing the property and collecting any rents or payments due, evicting tenants and negotiating occupancy contracts.

A spokesperson for The Woodmont Company confirmed it has listed 11 vacant store suites at the Medford Outlet Center for lease.

Thirty-three suites are currently being leased at the 233,660-square-foot shopping center along I-35 north of Owatonna.

The Medford Outlet Center opened in 1991.

SMIF gets $6 million grant from McKnight Foundation Times photo by Per Kvalsten

Mary Fink, executive director of the Steele County Clothesline, adds clothing to a rack in the Clothesline store in Owatonna.

Clothesline dealing with funding cuts

BY PER KVALSTEN County Reporter The Steele County Clothesline is looking at dealing with significant financial cuts in 2012.

Because of the United Way of Steele County missing its goal for fundraising, the organization dropped the amount it gives to the Clothesline. In addition, the Steele County Board of Commissioners has cut funding for the agency from the county budget, and several companies that made significant contributions in the past did not do so in 2011, adding to financial concerns for the Clothesline.

“The United Way makes up 50 percent of our funding,” Clothesline Executive Director Mary Fink said. “When they miss their goal, we have to take a hit.”

The United Way was going to give $50,000 to the Clothesline. Instead, it had to cut $2,262 from that figure.

Last year, the United Way also

missed its fundraising goal, but was able to still give the Clothesline 100 percent of the amount.

The county’s funding made up 17 percent of the Clothesline’s budget.

“We are skin tight on the budget,” Fink said. “Things like this really hurt us.”

The Clothesline is a unique organization that provides free clothing and small household items to Steele County residents in need.

Fink met with the Clothesline board of directors last week to discuss the options and begin the process of moving forward the best way the organization can in light of decreased funding.

When Fink began working with the Clothesline in 1997, the store was only open one afternoon a week. Since then, it has grown by leaps and bounds. Currently, shopping is available to those who need it Monday through Wednesday from noon to 5 p.m. and on

Thursday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

But with the recent cuts in funding, Fink is nervous about the future.

“We don’t want to go backwards,” Fink said.

She pointed out the Clothesline appreciates the generous clothing donations it receives, but money is what is really needed to cover the costs of overhead for the agency’s building, utility costs and more.

“We have to pay electricity, heat, payroll, and other costs to keep the organization open,” Fink said. “That is why the donations are so important and crucial to our success.”

Moving forward, Fink and the board of directors will be looking at new and exciting ways raise money.

Fink hopes new events will help the Clothesline get over the hump.

“But we’re going to continue to work hard to bring in the necessary funds to keep the organization running and thriving,” she said.

County News Briefs Ellendale city council approves policing contract The Ellendale City Council recently approved its law enforcement protection contract with the Steele County Sheriff’s Office for 2012.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Sheriff’s Office will provide a minimum of 19 patrol hours per week in

the city in addition to its regular county-wide obligations, with seven days of coverage per week.

That figures out to about 2.71 hours per day, but will be spread as evenly over the seven days of the week as is practical.

Ellendale will pay the Sheriff’s Office $3,166 per month for the coverage, with payments to be made quarterly.

The agreement will terminate on Dec. 31 unless both parties agree to an extension.

Owatonna Arts Center to expand course offerings Aided by a $10,000 grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, the Owatonna Arts Center plans to expand its educational offerings in the future.

The money will be used to

procure an education developer to help develop children, youth and adult classes using a new teaching technique designed to develop artistic behaviors.

The center plans to break

ground this spring on a new entrance with an elevator, as well asa an outdoor area for classes and concerts. The Entrance Way Pavilion is expected to be completed by the end of November.

The Southern Mnnesota Initiative Foundation, based in Owatonna, has been awarded a five-year, $6 million grant from the McKnight Foundation.

The McKnight Foundation established the SMIF in 1986 and over the past 25 years has granted the organization $44 million to financially support businesses and early childhood development across the region.

In turn, the Southern Minnesota Initiative Fund has provided more than 3,000 grants totaling nearly $24 million, and built its assets to almost $32 million, including permanent endowment and business finance program capital.

FBI warns of new banking scam involving spam e-mails Some crafty criminals are aiming to steal one of the most valuable pieces of peoples property: their banking information.

In a new warning, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning account holders of a new spam email scheme that involves a type of malware called “Gameover.”

The scheme involves fake emails from the National Automated Clearing House Association, the Federal Reserve or the FDIC. The messages attempt to trick recipients into clicking on a link to resolve some type of issue with their bank accounts or a recent ACH transaction.

Once consumers click the link, Gameover takes over their computer and thieves can steal usernames, passwords and, ultimately, their money.

The FBI also warns the thieves’ hacking capabilities can navigate around common user authentication methods bank use to verify identities, which is certainly a cause for concern.

Those additional authentication steps – often personal questions, birth dates or other pieces of private information – are meant to provide some extra security padding.

According to SMIF President and CEO Tim Penny, the fiveyear funding plan is a renewal of a previous five-year grant offered by McKnight.

He said a variety of early childhood grant programs across southern Minnesota will benefit from McKnight’s funds, with opportunities to apply coming each spring and fall.

On the economic and business development side, the nonprofit organization is focusing on emerging bioscience and renewable energy busineses. A portion of the grant funds will be used for investments in businesses and for matching grant purposes.

Steele County Calendar Tuesday, Feb. 21 Owatonna Arts Center Family Night, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., 425 Garden View Lane Owatonna Tuesday, Feb. 28 Steele County Committee of the Whole meeting, 3 p.m., County Administration Building, Owatonna Steele County Board of Commissioners meeting, 7 p.m., County Administration Building, Owatonna Owatonna Chamber of Commerce ‘Business After Hours.’

5:30 to 7 p.m., Owatonna Elks Club Monday, March 5 Steele County Historical Society meeting, 7 p.m.

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Q & A with Stephanie Morgan (Editor’s note: The following article appeared in the “Meet the Neighbor� section of the January/February 2012 edition of 89128 Magazine in Las Vegas, Nevada. It features Stephanie Morgan, who is the wife of Blooming Prairie native Jason Morgan. Jason is the son of Tom and Julie Morgan, and a 2002 graduate of Blooming Prairie High School. This article is reprinted with permission from 89128 Magazine.)

BY CALLIE THOMAS 89128 Magazine Life has a way of changing when you’re willing to take the plunge.

Resident Stephanie Morgan has literally taken a “Polar Plunge� into the icy waters of Lake Las Vegas to help change the lives of Special Olympics participants. It sounds a little crazy, but it’s all worthwhile for this dedicated woman whose life changed when she was in-

MORGAN troduced to the Unified Games Program.

Stephanie moved to Las Vegas six years ago and worked with Pulte Homes, where she first participated in the Special Olympics as a volunteer. Special Olympics provides sports training and competition in a

variety of Olympic-type events for those ages eight and older with developmental disabilities.

The program encourages and provides an opportunity for disabled individuals to forge friendships with their fellow athletes.

Thanks to the organization, Stephanie was not only able to help others, but she also embraced the chance to get out into the community and meet new people – including her husband, who shares her passion for coaching basketball and golf within the charitable group.

Morgan started her Special Olympics career by volunteering as an assistant basketball coach and was instantly hooked. Six years later, it’s changed her world in immeasurable ways.

She’s now a local sales representative for Boral Roofing Company, where she continues to hone her professional skills, and she has also become a head

basketball coach for Special Olympics, with 40 athletes of various skill levels.

Each spring, Morgan serves as an assistant coach for track & field and helps out in the fall as an assistant coach for golf.

She remains constantly amazed by the perseverance, positive attitude and talent of the extraordinary individuals she works with.

We put on our track shoes to catch up with the busy coach and get the play-by-play about her life with this exceptional group of people: Q: You have a personal connection with sports. Is that why you chose to participate as a volunteer with Special Olympics?

A: “It definitely allows me to share my life with individuals who inspire me and with whom I can share the talents I was so fortunately blessed with. They depend on me and I on them – we’re a team! I wouldn’t have it

any other way.�

Q: Your husband, Jason, is a basketball coach for Special Olympics, too. Do you ever compete against each other?

A: “We do! Every year my husband and I coach against each other in the Regional Basketball Tournament.

He coaches a team on Saturdays during the winter, while I coach on Sundays.�

Q: That probably makes for a bit of rivalry at home, So whose team has had the most wins?

A: “I’m proud to say that my team reigns victorious and we have defeated his teams four out of the last five years! It’s all in great fun. Our family rivalry just adds to the excitement. Our athletes play for themselves and for “their coach.� They want to win!�

Q: You and your husband really do share a love for Special Olympics. In fact, you’ve already taken the plunge to raise

money for the organization.

A: “Yes, we have done the Polar Plunge into the freezing waters of Lake Las Vegas! The event has continued to grow in exposure and popularity over the years and this coming year hopes to be the biggest plunge yet.

We’ve already marked out calendar for February 18, 2012.�

Q: Your efforts have not gone unnoticed with the organization. You were named Special Olympics Coach of the Year in 2010.

A: “I’ve been so blessed in life that I feel it only appropriate to share my blessings. I love what I do and my life wouldn’t be complete without sharing it with others.

I’m honored with the recognition, but really, I have gained so much by being a part of Special Olympics. Plus, I met the love of my life while coaching.

What a bonus!�

CORRECTION In last week’s edition of the Times, the parents of Blooming Prairie High School Snow Week King and Queen David Huff and Maggie Sorensen were incorrectly identified.

David is the son of Mary

Miller and Palmer Huff and Maggie is the daughter of Dan and Christine Sorensen.

The Times apologizes for this error and any inconvenience it may have caused.

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Delivering dinner and a smile

BY PER KVALSTEN County Reporter

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iving senior citizens a fresh, nutritious lunch is what the Southeast Minnesota Community Action Agency Meals on Wheels program is all about.

Each weekday, volunteers make, deliver and serve meals to seniors in an 8 county area in southeastern Minnesota – Steele, Dodge, Mower, Freeborn, Winona, Houston, Olmsted and Fillmore.

With the help of volunteers and caring citizens, the program has been a success for many years. So successful, in fact, that the Meals on Wheels program in Blooming Prairie has more volunteers than SEMCAC can count. Volunteers do everything from banking, set-ups, washing tables and more.

Meals are delivered each weekday at lunchtime. The meals are hot, balanced and healthy. The program allows people in need of a good meal to have one brought to them by a friendly, caring volunteer. “I feel so much pride with the Meals on Wheels program,� SEMCAC Coordinator LuAnn Fairbairn said. “Just knowing that the people are getting a warm, healthy meal is something I cherish.�

Meals on Wheels works with each senior citizen who receives meals to make sure they get what they need and remain healthy. “We have people with specific dietary requirements,� Fairbairn said. “We work hard to ensure they are given a meal that meets those requirements and keeps them as healthy as possible.�

If a person has diabetes, Meals on Wheels can make the meal work for their needs. “I am so glad the people using our program are able to eat each day because of the dedication and generosity of others in the community,� added Fairbairn.

Volunteers from the area churches have specific months when they deliver

Times photo by Per Kvalsten

Evie Beinhorn receives her noon meal from volunteer Naomi Erickson.

Beinhorn has utilized Meals on Wheels for 15 years. throughout the years.

Volunteering Fairbairn is very happy and proud of the numerous volunteers she has helping out with Meals on Wheels each day. She gives them credit for the success of the program and the health and well being of the people utilizing it.

Two of the volunteers that help make the program run as smoothly as it does are Darrell and Naomi Erickson. “The Ericksons are wonderful volunteers,� Fairbairn said. “We count on them so much throughout the year. Whenever they are needed, they step up and help without a second thought.� “I can’t begin to explain how great they are to the program, the recipients and the community. I am so grateful to have them helping us.�

The couple began volunteering for Meals on Wheels 15 years ago. Naomi taught fifth grade at Blooming Prairie Elementary School for 38 years. When

The history of Meals on Wheel Meals on Wheels originated in Great Britain during the Blitz, when many people lost their homes and therefore the ability to cook their own food. The Women's Volunteer Service for Civil Defense (WVS) provided food for these people.

The name "Meals on Wheels" derived from the WVS's related activity of bringing meals to servicemen. The concept of delivering meals to those unable to prepare their own evolved into the modern programs that deliver mostly to the housebound elderly for free or with donations.

The first home delivery of a meal on wheels following World War II was made by the WVS in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England in 1947. Many early services used straw bales, and even old felt hats, to keep the meals warm in transit.

The first home-delivered meal program in the United States began in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in January 1954. At the request of the Philadelphia Health &

Welfare Council, and funded by a grant from the Henrietta Tower Wurtz Foundation, Margaret Toy, a social worker in Philadelphia's Lighthouse Community Center, pioneered a program to provide nourishment that met the dietary needs of homebound seniors and other "shut-ins" in the area who otherwise would have to go hungry.

As is the case today, many participants were people who did not require hospitalization, but who simply needed a helping hand in order to maintain their independence.

Most of the volunteers were high school students, who were dubbed "Platter Angels." The "Platter Angels" would prepare, package, and deliver food to the elderly and disabled through their community. The daily delivery consisted of one nutritionally balanced hot meal to eat at lunch time, and a dinner consisting of a cold sandwich and milk along with varying side dishes.

Evie Beinhorn For 83-year-old Evie Beinhorn, Meals on Wheels has become a second family for her since she started using it for her meals.

She has utilized the Meals on Wheels program for 15 years and can’t begin to express how grateful she is to the men and women who help her each day. “I get to meet people and always look forward to when my doorbell rings and a friendly face is standing there with my lunch,� Beinhorn said. “They are all so very nice to me. I would not have a good meal without them. I can’t cook anymore, and Meals on Wheels allows me to continue to eat healthy.�

Jim and Rose Mills Jim and Rose Mills have been using Meals on Wheels for almost 10 years.

Jim is 90 and Rose is 75. The couple has been confined to their home for a number of years now, and without the program would be in a tough spot. “I love to cook,� Rose said. “I just can’t do it anymore. I have lost my balance and am unable to stand for long enough to cook a meal.�

The couple said they love the food the volunteers deliver to their home and, like Beinhorn, look forward to the company.

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SEMCAC Coordinator LuAnn Fairbairn prepares food for Meals on Wheels deliveries in Blooming Prairie. The program serves 8 southeastern Minnesota counties. meals to seniors in Blooming Prairie for lunch. Recipients are given the opportunity to donate each month for the previous months’ meals. But, no one is ever denied a meal because of the inability to contribute.

Anyone age 60 and over who is unable to leave their home or unable to prepare a balanced meal qualify for the service.

Their spouses, regardless of age, are also included and the service, facility and benefits of the program are for use of all older people regardless of race, color, sex, disability or national origin.

she retired, she and Darrell wanted to continue to be involved in the community. They began helping out at Meals on Wheels and have never looked back. “Someone has to be there to help these people eat a good meal,� Darrell said. “And, some days, we’re the only people they have contact with, so it’s more than just bringing them a meal. It’s bringing them a smile and some personal contact, as well.�

The Ericksons have developed lifelong friendships with many of the recipients

In Blooming Prairie, the meals for the delivery program are prepared at the West Hills Senior Center in Owatonna each weekday and disbursed to users throughout the community. “We are a satellite site,� Fairbairn said. “We serve between 10 and 16 people each day.�

Once the food is delivered to Blooming Prairie, volunteers check temperatures and begin putting the meals together. “We have hot and cold containers depending on the type of meal being served that day,� Fairbairn said. “This makes sure the food is the correct temperature when it gets to the individual’s home.�

Volunteer coordinators and drivers bring the meals to the community and right to the doorstep of the recipient.

SEMCAC Senior Dining is funded in part by federal and state dollars. Along with local fundraising efforts and agencies like the United Way, the program is able to perform an important role in Blooming Prairie and all of the communities it in southeastern Minnesota. “I don’t know what I’d do without it,� said Evie Beinhorn.

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Area Police Blotter The Dodge County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office handled 288 complaints for the week of February 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 15.

Some of them include:

Kasson, A male and a female were having an argument and the male shoved the female.

Deputies responded to the scene.

February 8 Domestic. At 11:45 a.m., a domestic broke out in the 400 block of Mantorville Ave. in

February 11 DWI. At 2:30 a.m., a deputy attempted to make a traffic stop on Hwy. 15 and west of Hwy.

57 in Kasson. The vehicle was not stopping and the driver was found to be intoxicated. Deputies charged him with fourth degree DWI. Sexual Assault. At 4:15 p.m., a sexual assault was reported to have happened in the 100 block of Center Ave. in Hayfield.

Students in the News Kubistas earn honors at Riverland CC Kara Kubista and Ryan Kubista, daughter and son of Joel and Lisa Kubista of Blooming Prairie, have been named to the deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list for fall semester at Riverland Community College in Austin.

Ryan is a 2010 graduate of Blooming Prairie High School and Kara is currently a junior at Blooming Prairie High School but attending Riverland as a fulltime PSEO student.

Schmeling, Herzog on deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list at UW-River Falls Cody Schmeling of Blooming Prairie and Elizabeth Herzog of Hope have been named to the deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list for fall semester at UW-River Falls. Schmeling is majoring in agricultural business and Herzog is majoring in

conservation. Both attend UWRiver Falls College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.

To qualify for the deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list, students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a scale of 4.0, or midway between an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bâ&#x20AC;? average.

Hansen achieves academic honors at Drake University Daniel Hansen of Blooming Prairie has been named to the deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, for the fall semester of 2011.

Hansen achieved the academic honor by earning a grade point average of 3.5 of higher during the semester.

Gol and Olson on U of M deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list Two Blooming Prairie stu-

dent are among those named to the deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list for the 2011 fall semester at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.

Earning designation on the list were Aminae Kazemizadeh Gol and Sidni Olson, both students of the College of Liberal Arts.

Students on the list achieved a grade point average of 3.66 or higher while taking 12 or more credits during the semester.

Willette graduates Magna Cum Laude Janelle Willette of Blooming Prairie was among the more than 1,500 students who graduated from Mankato State University on Dec. 10, 2011. Willette graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. Only 191 of the graduates earned Magna Cum Laude status.

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The Outdoor Heritage Fund was created after voters approved the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment in November 2008, which increased sales tax by three-eighths of 1 percent. The fund receives onethird of the sales tax dollars and may only spend it to restore, protect and enhance wetlands, prairies, forest and habitat for game fish and wildlife as approved by the Minnesota Legislature.

The first phase of the Geneva WMA project focuses on removing brush and small trees on 12 acres of the 86-acre parcel, which is located just south of the community of Geneva.

A contractor using a forestry mulcher is removing dense brush and a crew provided by Conservation Corps Minnesota has removed small, scattered trees from the old field area.

Vorland said the mulcher does a good job of initial control on buckthorn and can easily maneuver around desirable trees that are identified to be saved. Working conditions this winter have been nearly ideal, with little snow and dry, frozen ground to protect fragile lowland sites from rutting and compaction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It looks a lot different now,â&#x20AC;? she added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Removing the brush should produce a nice flush of succulent new growth over the summer.â&#x20AC;?

Plans include follow-up treatments of problem species, seeding of native prairie plants and possibly some prescribed burning to further invigorate plant growth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope to regenerate a diverse and productive habitat area with prairie, oak groves and wetlands benefitting wildlife and wildlife-based recreation,â&#x20AC;? Vorland said.

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City council tables sale of downtown mini-park area

BY JON FLATLAND Managing Editor A proposal to sell the downtown mini-park at the corner of Main Street and Highway 218 in Blooming Prairie has been put on hold because city officials want to see what progress, if any, is made on development of adjoining property.

City council members last month discussed allowing developer Tom Vaith to take control of the mini-park through a 10-year grant/loan program.

Vaith is currently developing the former Hansen Real Estate building, which adjoins the park.

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learned the city originally obtained the mini-park by purchasing the property for $3,000.

Feeling it should at least get what it had paid for the parcel, the city contacted Vaith, who said he is willing to purchase the park for $3,000 and eventually obtain full ownership through a grant/loan program.

The potential sale was tabled at last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s city council meeting when city officials said they would like more information on Vaithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans for the land and because they would like to see what future progress, if any, is made on improvements to the Hansen Real Estate building.

The Blooming Prairie High School Arts Departments recently hosted â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Afternoon of the Arts,â&#x20AC;? where the speech, music, art and drama departments highlighted their work. Pictured above is the cast from the one-act play â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not you â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Me.â&#x20AC;? Front row, Garrett Kubik, Becky Hillson, Courtni Lee, Phillip Ramsey, Hannah Vogt and Kayla Wacek; back row, Shelah Hierlmaier, Maisie Holmberg, Jasmine Hohenstein, Katie Wolf, Jacob Carlson, Director Ross Reishus, Holly Vogt, Kierstin Wencl, Dylan Jorgenson and Emmy Soto.

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History From The Times Archives 10 Years Ago Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002 Elsie Slinger, Editor Last year Edna Grunklee was a little under the weather when she celebrated her 100th birthday, but this year sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty perky as she heads into her second century life. On Sunday, she celebrated her 101st birthday with close family, eating some birthday cake and recalling times past.

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres presents Meredith Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s allAmerican musical. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Music Manâ&#x20AC;? It took Wilson nine year to complete the writing of The Music Man. His labor of love has become one of the most outstanding musicals of the American stage.

20 Years Ago Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1992 Karla Ressler, Editor It has stood empty for several years, but not for much longer. Beginning in April, the new Jensen Furniture Building on Main Street will quickly be renovated into a medical center.

Jerry Williamson of Farmers & Merchants Insurance Agency, Blooming Prairie, has qualified in the Top 10 Agents for 1991 in the Insurance Opportunities Network.

30 Years Ago Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1982 Victor P. Krejci and Vernon H. Krejci, Editors Clarence Anderson, 90, and Mary Cochlin, 80, were selected by their fellow residents at Prairie Manor Nursing Home in Blooming Prairie as 1982 Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day King and Queen.

Representatives of the Blooming Prairie Bombers and

the Merry Lane 4-H Clubs presented a check for $51.50 to the Blooming Prairie Ambulance Fund. The check represented

Community Calendar half of the money the two 4-H groups raised at a recent Box Social.

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A moment in Blossom history Some conference championships and two long trips highlighted the 1996-97 school year at BPHS, making it another year of making fond memories of high school days.

Jeff Carlson and Candace Olivo began the school year on a high note as they reigned over homecoming festivities. Unfortunately, the event was somewhat deflated when the football team lost the annual homecomng game.

Cross country boys won the conference meet, Brad Nelson and Anthony Nelson made the All-Conference team, and Nelson earned the team MVP honors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scroogeâ&#x20AC;?, the all- school musical, entertained large audiences, and later in the school year, the one-act play, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Overcoatâ&#x20AC;? advanced all the way to the state drama contest.

Jonathan Isenor, Joe Malherek, Betsy Campbell, Tina Pirkl, and Jason Iacovino were some of the actors involved.

Paul Tollefson led the wrestling team with a third place in the section tournament, and the basketball team finished the season at 9-9 and a sub-section runner-up.

Brian Farr and Tony Lea earned all-conference honors, Farr was the team MVP; and Brian Nelson, Farr, Lea, and Ryan Schwake led the team dur-

ing the season.

The basketball girls won the conference and the Sub-section tournament, with Andrea Banton, Jana Peterson, and Candace Olivo leading the way. They finished 13-1 in the conference and 17-5 overall.

The softball team finished second in the sub-section and then defeated JWP and Jordan in the section, before losing to LCC. The band and chorus took a spring trip to Nashville, Tennessee. While there, they toured Opryland and participated in a workshop at Vanderbilt University.

A large group of students also accompanied Principal Dennis Roos to Washington, D.C during the school year.

The Band and chorus also entertained a large audience with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wild, Wild Westâ&#x20AC;? pops concert before Christmas.

On the world scene, Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorced, and Bill Clinton defeated Bob Dole to become President of the United States.

Eighty-one seniors received their diplomas in May. Many new memories were made by the graduating class of 1997..

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50 Years Ago Thursday, Feb. 1, 1962 Victor P. Krejci and Vernon H. Krejci, Editors The Blooming Prairie community was stunned when three local high school graduates had been killed and one seriously injured in a car-train collision in Owatonna last Saturday night. A Rock Island freight train crashed into the vehicle containing the four well-known Blooming youths at the Bridge street crossing. Douglas Christianson, James E. Winn and Robert E. Lee were killed with David Johnson seriously injured.

Formulating rules and regulations to govern use of Blooming Prairieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new disposal area was the major item of business at the regular monthly meeting of the town council, held Monday night of this week at the Community building.

90 Years Ago Thursday, Feb. 9, 1922 T.P. Fagre, Editor Last Thursday evening Dr. Melby, Mr. Lingbeil and Supt.

H.L. Anderson, as representatives from the Blooming Prairie School were guests of Owatonna Board of Education at the dedication of the junior and senior high school building.

Henry Ford has become the owner of the Lincoln car and the public is already receiving the benefits of a cut of from $800 to $1200 in the price of this high grade machine. It is one of the finest cars on the market. Sander Bros., being Ford distributors, will handle the agency for the Lincoln car here.

Community Events Take H.O.L.D. of your life program The Cardiac Rehabilitation Department at Austin Medical Center is now offering the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Take H.O.L.D.â&#x20AC;? program.

This 12-week program is geared toward individuals who have risk factors or family history of high blood pressure, obesity, high cholesterol and/or diabetes.

The program is for those who may have a hard time on their own managing some or all

of these chronic conditions and may need a little more help in getting started and staying on track. Take H.O.L.D. is held on Monday evenings through May 14 from 5:30-6:30 at the medical center.

For more information about the program or for questions call Brianna Carlson at 507-4341674

Little Theatre of Owatonna seeks scholarship applicants Little Theatre of Owatonna is seeking eligible candidates for its 2012 Veta Alexander LTO Scholarships. Graduating high school students who have been accepted at an accredited two or four-year college for a full-time course of study and have an interest in the performing arts are

eligible. All applications should be postmarked by Monday, April 2. Details and forms for the application can be obtained from their school guidance counselor or on the Little Theatre website, http://littletheatreofowatonna. org.

Steele County Veterans Service Officer office hours Rene Gilormini, Steele County Veterans Service Officer, has announced his Feb. monthly office hours for Thursday, Feb. 23.

Gilormini will be at the Bloom-

ing Prairie Servicemenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and at the Ellendale Community Building from 11-11:30 a.m.

County historical society to meet in Blooming Prairie The Steele County Historical Society (SCHS) will hold its March board meeting in Blooming Prairie on Monday, March 5, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Pizza Cellar. The meeting is open to the public.

The mission of the Steele County Historical Society is to preserve and make accessible all aspects of Steele County History. For more information call 451-1420 and ask for Laura.

VFW, Auxiliary announce 2012 Patriotic Art Contest The Blooming Prairie VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary are now accepting entries to the contest.

Any student enrolled in grades 9 to 12, including those who are home-schooled, may participate in the contest.

The deadline for entries is March 30, 2012. For more information, contact Mr. Piller at Blooming Prairie High School, or Carol Holman, Ladies Auxiliary Patriotic Art Chair, by calling 583-2966.

Submissions for this Happenings column must be received in the Times office no later than noon on Friday before the week they are to be published. Items received after that will be published elsewhere in the newspaper as space permits. Happenings in Blooming Prairie and Steele, Dodge, Freeborn and Mower counties take priority over happenings from other areas.

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Obituaries

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Mary Lynn Hansen, 61, Seymour, Conn.

A memorial service was held Friday, Feb. 17, at the Chapel of All State Cremation and Funeral Care in Seymour, Conn. for Mary Lynn Hansen of Waterbury, Conn. Mrs. Hansen died Jan. 31 at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in Waterbury, Conn. after an extended illness. She was 61.

A memorial service will also be held in June in Minneapolis.

Mary Lynn Varpness was born Nov. 1, 1950, in Minneapolis, the daughter of Arvid and Emma Varpness.

She is survived by her husband, Arthur; one son, Reed Hansen; and one sister, Cheryl

Nygaard of Clear Lake; one niece; one nephew; and her mother-in-law, Esther Hansen of Blooming Prairie.

Arrangements were handled by the Chapel of All State Cremation and Funeral Care in Seymour, Conn.

Clara P. Paulson, 93, Blooming Prairie Funeral services were held today (Tuesday) at First Lutheran Church in Blooming Prairie for Clara P. Paulson of Blooming Prairie. Mrs. Paulson died Saturday, Feb. 18, at Prairie Manor Care Center. She was 93.

Interment will be at Westfield Cemetery.

Clara P. Paulson was born July 22, 1918, in Westfield Township, the daughter of Peder and Larua Madsen. She was a lifelong resident of Blooming Prairie and worked as a waitress and cook at various restaurants.

On Dec. 20, 1939, she married Clarence Paulson in North-

wood, Iowa. She was a homemaker and enjoyed antiques and garage sales. She also volunteered at First Lutheran Church and was a member of some church circles and sewing groups.

Survivors include one son, David (Rebecca) Paulson of Blooming Prairie; four grandchildren, Brad (Jackie) Paulson of Coon Rapids, Brian (Juanita) Pualson of Medford, Bruce Paulson of Owatonna, and Brenda (David) Wanous of Blooming Prairie; eight grandchildren; one sister, Lorene Williamson of Blooming Prairie; one sister-in-law, Hilda

Paulson of Austin; and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Clarence, who died in 1963; three sisters, Myrtle Olstad, Evelyn Madsen and Mabel Ditlevson; and one grandson, Brent Paulson.

Memorials are preferred to the Westfield Church, First Lutheran Church or Prairie Manor Care Center.

Worlein Blooming Prairie Funeral Home was in charge with arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed at www.worlein.com.

Patricia Lynn Hayden, 61, formerly of HayďŹ eld Patricia (Patty) Lynn Hayden, of Parker, Colo. and formerly of Hayfield, died Jan. 27 at Parker Adventist Hospital in Parker, Colo. She was 61.

A memorial service will be held in Hayfield at a later date.

Patricia Lynn Hayden was born June 8, 1950, in Hayfield, the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Fiebiger) Fredrickson.

She graduated from Hayfield High School in 1968 and moved to Rochester, where she worked for Weber and Judd Pharmacy and then for the Mayo Clinic.

S h e moved to Colorado in 1970, where she worked for Transcontinental Oil for more than 30 years. She married John Hayden on July 18, 1997.

Patty enjoyed golf, bowling, bein with her family, friends and her dog, Bacardi.

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band, John and stepson, Matthew Hayden, both of Parker, Colo.; her mother, Elizabeth Fredrickson of Hayfield; two sisters, Kathy (John) DeMaria of Hayfield and Mary Beth (Jeff) Boomgaarden of Prior Lake; two brothers, Stephen Fredrickson of New Richland and David (Judy) Fredrickson of Minnetonka; five nieces; two nephews; and two great-nieces.

She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Fredrickson.

Pastorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corner ... the faith of a child

BY REV. MARK ROSENAU It was hardly the quiet, serious, sophisticated and â&#x20AC;&#x153;respectfulâ&#x20AC;? atmosphere we have come to expect in a service of worship. Their eyes: bright blues, blacks, browns and ambers, all shining with exuberance, love and delight. Bodies jittery like tightly compressed springs readied to launch them into the sky.

They comprised a whole orchestra of voices. One breathlessly silent. Another shouting out words and music. The next frozen by fright at receiving attention. All singing with their hearts, souls and strength, making their â&#x20AC;&#x153;joy-filled noise.â&#x20AC;? Were they following the direction of their teachers or did their attention reach far beyond to their Director, worshipping Him in â&#x20AC;&#x153;spirit and in truth?â&#x20AC;?

Unashamed.

Uninhibited.

Desiring to please. Hungry to learn. Demonstrative. Glowing at the sight of those they love.

Three and four year old students of Good Shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preschool gathered before the throne of God in worship. I could not help but smile as I watched, chapel leader, but at times more a spectator of an act aimed to please Another.

I was reminded of Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; words to his disciples. They had been arguing with each other about which of them might be the greatest: biggest, strongest, boldest, smartest, most important or influential, wisest or most often right. Almost three years they had followed the Teacher only to forget some important lessons about life and love and faith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unless you change and become like little children,â&#x20AC;? Jesus said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes a little child in my name welcomes me.â&#x20AC;?

Being like a child. Believing like a child. Eager to trust and follow. Accepting others before

judgment.

Seemingly unaware of size and talents, happy simply to be with others. Wanting to love and be loved so much as to overlook minor offenses. Quick to forgive. And quick to forgive and return to their relationships. Even willing to give love to another when deeply wounded.

Jesus expressed warning and sadness to those who would get in the way of a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faith relationship with Him. How incredibly sad it is also when we forget to be like a child in our

worship of Him, and in the way we express our love for Him in our lives and relationships.

Thank Him for the forgiveness He won for us on the cross at Calvary, forgiveness for acting in our childish ways. Praise Him that He can rekindle in us a faith like a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Worship Him in spirit and truth. Adore Him with your whole heart, soul and strength.

I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. (Psalm 9:1-2) (Rev. Mark Rosenau is pastor at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Owatonna.)

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Locally, awards will be presented in conjunction with Memorial Day services, and the winning entry from Blooming Prairie High School will advance to district, state and national judging, with different scholarships awarded at each level.

The deadline for entries is March 30, 2012.

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Area Church Schedule Baptist FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 104 1st Ave. NE., Blooming Prairie Pastor Matt Fennell 507-583-2673 Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Service.

Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Service; 11:30 a.m. Second Service.

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Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

PRAIRIE MENNONITE CHURCH 13638 750th St., Blooming Prairie Arnie Skrivseth & Dennis Martin 507-583-2081 & 507-477-3216 :HGQHVGD\ S P 6HUYLFHV Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship Services.

ST. MARYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CATHOLIC Rural Geneva Father Swamy Pothireddy 507-465-8217 Sunday: 10:45 a.m. Mass.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

BP boys avenge loss to Cardinals

OUTSIDE THE LINES

Blossoms get Coach John Bruns his 150th career basketball win LeMar Nelson

Girls sub-section BB pairings set Pairings for the section 1A West Sub-Section tournament were drawn last week, and the Blossoms earned the No. 3 seed behind No.1 Goodhue and No. 2 Faribault B.A. A couple of area coaches ranked the locals fourth, which left the Blossoms one seed behind the Cardinals. That was a little disappointing to coach John Worke, but, as he said, “To win the title, we have to beat the best teams at some point, so I guess it doesn’t make much difference as to the seeding.”

JWP will play Glenville-Emmons in a pigtail game Tuesday, Feb.21 (tonight), with the winner meeting Goodhue on the Wildcat court Friday, Feb.24.

That same night, BP will host No. 8 seed Alden-Conger in a 7 p.m. contest. The winner faces the winner of the B.A. game against Randolph. on Monday, Feb.27, at Rochester Mayo Auditorium Semi-finals are scheduled for Feb. 27, and the finals on Friday, March 2.

In other tournament action: the section 2A individual wrestling tournament will be at Blue Earth Area High School Saturday, Feb. 24 and 25. Hopefully, the Blossoms can qualify a few wrestlers for the state at that tourney.

GIRLS PREP FOR TOURNEY Although the Blooming Prairie girls had a four-game win streak snapped in their last regular season game, they are ready to play Alden-Conger in the quarterfinal sub-section tournament this Friday, Feb, 24. Their No. 3 seed in the tourney means that the game will be played on the home court, before the action turns to Rochester Mayo Auditorium for the semi-finals and finals. Good luck to the Blossoms as they compete in playoff action.

The boys still have a week left in the regular season, but they got a real big victory last Friday when they avenged an earlier loss to Faribault B.A. I thought that was the most complete game for the boys all season. They shot the ball pretty well and dominated the rebounding, plus kept the turnovers to a manageable number.

All season long the team has shown flashes of being a very good team, but their inconsistency seems to overcome their play at times. Maybe the win last week will give them confidence in their ability to compete with the good teams in the conference and subsequent tournament action. We can hope so, anyway.

By the way, the victory marked the 150th win for Coach John Bruns to inch him closer to Jim Poole’s career win as the Blossom coach.

JUNIOR HIGH TEAMS DONE The junior high basketball teams completed their seasons last week, and both 8th grade teams capped off outstanding seasons. The two teams combined lost just three games all year, with the 8th grade boys losing one and the girls two.

Outside the Lines Continued on Page 3B

Times photos by Jon Flatland

The Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms turned in one of their best performances of the season on Friday, knocking off Bethlehem Academy 53-39 to improve to 6-8 in the Gopher Conference and 10-12 overall this season. Above, Pat Jones looks for an open teammate while being defended in the corner.

At left, Weston Fiebiger tries to steal the ball from an unidentified Cardinal player after battling for an offensive rebound. Friday’s victory was the 150th career win for Coach John Bruns.

Blossom girls split final games

BY LEMAR NELSON Staff Writer The Blooming Prairie girls basketball team closed out its 2011-2012 schedule by splitting its final two games, ending the regular season with a 13-11 overall record and 11-5 in Gopher Conference action.

The Blossoms knocked off WEM last week before falling to Faribault Bethlehem Academy on Fridtay.

The Blossoms host AldenConger Friday night in the first round of the sub-section tournament. All subsequent subsection games will be played at the Rochester Mayo Civic Auditorium.

FARIBAULT BA 53 BLOOMING PRAIRIE 42 “It wasn’t the kind of game one wants for a final regular season contest,” remarked Coach John Worke after his Blossom girls dropped their last game to B.A. 53-42 on Friday.

Blooming Prairie trailed 2315 after a ragged first half and poor shooting plagued the locals all game long.

The Cardinals avenged an early loss to the Blossoms and stopped the Blossoms fourgame winning streak.

Blossom Girls Continued on Page 2B

BY LEMAR NELSON Staff Writer A number of good things happened for the Awesome Blossom boys on Friday: The team avenged a mid-season loss to the Faribault BA Cardinals with a 53-39, the Blossoms shot the ball well, they kept the turnovers manageable, and they dominating the offensive and defensive boards – something they were unable to do when the teams first met on Jan. 13.

To top it off, Coach John Bruns collected his 150th career coaching victory.

Blooming Prairie improved to 6-8 in the Gopher Conference and 10-12 overall, and closes out its regular season schedule with two games this week. The Blossoms host Mankato Loyola tonight (Tuesday) and travel to Medford on Thursday, Feb. 23.

BLOOMING PRAIRIE 53 FARIBAULT BA 39 After a ragged first half that saw the Blossoms snag a twopoint lead at the break on three late baskets by Michael Thomas, Blooming Prairie started the second half with a 10-2 run.

Bethlehem Academy was never able to recover from that 33-21 deficit.

Gabe Kartes counted a basket and an ensuing free throw, John Rumpza had two rebound baskets and a free throw, and Thomas added a basket and a free throw in the scoring spurt.

A big edge in rebounding enabled the Blossoms to keep adding to the margin, leading by 23 points at one point with just six minutes left, as they ran away with the victory. Blooming Prairie held a 42-25 rebounding advantage in the contest.

“That big run to start the sec-

ond half was huge,” said Coach Bruns.

“We’ve played some very tough teams in the last few games and just haven’t been able to put everything together.

But this time, we did that.”

Rumpza and Thomas led the Blossom offense with 17 points each, with Rumpza grabbing 12 rebounds. Gabe Kartes finished with 10 points and 8 boards, Luke Hueman added 6 points and a career-high 11 rebounds, and Ryan McCabe contributed 3 points.

Adam Clark paced the Bethlehem Academy attack with 16 points.

“Both Rumpza and Thomas sat out much of the first half with foul trouble, but we got some very good performances off the bench,” Bruns added.

“Jimmy Mans, Alex Fiebiger, Cody Doerhoefer, and Pat Jones all played well in relief.”

Blooming Prairie shot 45 percent from the field, but struggled at the charity stripe, sinking just 9-of-18 attempts. The Blossoms turned the ball over 16 times compared to 11 by the Cardinals.

The Blossoms JV team lost to BA. The Cardinals led 20-6 at the half of the JV game, but Blooming Prairie got as close as 6 points in the second half before the Cardinals made some late free throws to pull away again. Matt Worke had 12 points for the Blossoms, and Brett Wacek added 6 points and 11 rebounds.

WEM 82 BLOOMING PRAIRIE 50 In today’s basketball, 3-point baskets can change a game in a BP Boys Continued on Page 2B

Section 1A West Sub-Section Girls BB Tournament Feb. 21 - March 2 8

JWP Feb. 21 - 7:00 @ High Seed 9 Glenville-Emmons

1 Goodhue_______________ Feb. 24 – 7:00 @ High Seed Feb. 27 – 6:00 @ Mayo Aud. 4 Lyle/Pacelli____________ Feb 24- 7:00 @ High Seed 5 Cleveland______________ March 2 - 8:00 @ Mayo Aud.

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2 Bethlehem Academy_____ Feb. 24-7:00 @High Seed 7 Randolph Feb. 27 – 7:30 @Mayo Aud.

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3 Blooming Prairie________ Feb. 24– 7:00 @ High Seed 6 Alden-Conger *Winner Advances to Section 1A Title Game on March 8, 2012, at Mayo Civic Arena

Blooming Prairie girls open sub-section tournament on home court

BY LEMAR NELSON Staff Writer The Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms will open the Section 1A West Sub-Section Tournament on their home court on Friday, Feb. 24.

Tournament brackets were announced last week. Firstround games will be played at the highest seeded school in each pairing and will move to the Mayo Civic Center in

Rochester after that.

No 8 seed JWP and No. 9 seed Glenville-Emmons will square off in a play-in game on Tuesday, Feb. 21 beginning at 7 p.m. at JWP. First-round action on Feb. 24 finds top-seeded Goodhue taking on the winner of the JWP vs. Glenville-Emmons contest while No. 4 Lyle-Pacelli plays host to No. 5 Cleveland.

No. 2 seed will host No. 7

Randolph and No. 3 Blooming Prairie plays host to No. 6 Alden Conger.

The winners of first-round games will meet Monday, Feb. 27 at the Mayo Civic Center.

The winner of Goodhue vs. either JWP or Glenville-Emmons will square off against Lyle-Pachelli or Cleveland at 6 p.m..

The winner of Bethlehem Academy vs. Randolph will

meet the winner of Blooming Prairie vs. Alden-Conger in a 7 p.m. tip-off.

The sub-section championship game will be played Friday, March 2 at 8 p.m.

The winner of the Section 1A West Sub-Section Tournament advances to the Section 1A championship game slated for Thursday, March 8, at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester.

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2012 â&#x20AC;˘ The Times

Blossom Girls Continued from Page 1B The Cardinals played a tight 1-2-2 zone, giving Blooming Prairie plenty of opportunities for outside scoring, but a cold shooting game made the zone pay off for the winners.

Center and leading scorer Taylor Hagen was held to 8 points and just 5 rebounds in the successful gamble by the Cardinals. Madison Worke led the Blossoms in scoring with 13 points, while Tori Poe and Julia Manges added 6 each.

Tricia DeBoer and Sara Noble contributed 3 points apiece, Janna Krell had 2 points and Shelbi Swenson scored 1 point.

Jessie Matthews counted 22 points for Bethlehem Academy,

including an 11-for-15 performance at the free throw line.

B Squad loses Bethlehem Academy took a 26-18 lead at the half and went on to a 47-38 victory in the B squad contest. The Blossoms played the Cardinals even in the second half, but the first half advantage was too much to overcome.

Delaney Nelson had 12 points and 4 rebounds, Sara Noble had 7 points, and Tori Poe added 6.

The B squad finished the season with a 9-15 record, with a lot of their games decided by just a few points.

BLOOMING PRAIRIE 34

WEM 31 Reserve Sara Nobleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-pointer with 37 seconds left ended a long scoring drought for the Awesome Blossom girls and gave them a 34-31 victory over visiting WEM last Tuesday.

Two free throws by Madison Worke sealed the win with just 11 seconds left. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It certainly wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a pretty game,â&#x20AC;? remarked Coach John Worke, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but we will take the win and move on. We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t handle the Buc press late in the game, and we let an 8-point lead slip away in that stretch.â&#x20AC;?

A Madison Worke triple at the end of the first half gave

the Blossoms a 16-13 halftime edge.

Another Worke 3-pointer and a rebound basket from Taylor Hagen to start the second half enabled the Blossoms to take a 25-15 lead at the 11 minute mark, and they led 29-21 with just under 8 minutes left.

WEM scored 10 straight points over the next four minutes to grab a 30-29 edge at the 4-minute mark. Neither team could score in the next three minutes, as the teams traded turnovers on bad passes and missed shots.

Finally, with 37 seconds remaining, Noble swished the trey for the first Blossom points

Kartes to play at NDSCS

BP Boys

BY LEMAR NELSON Staff Writer North Dakota State College of Science officials notified Blooming Prairie High School senior Gabe Kartes last week that he had been tendered a scholarship to play football at the junior college school.

Kartes, the son of Laura Hamersma and Trent Kartes, was a standout player on the 2011 Awesome Blossom football team that advanced all the way to the state Class A semifinals last fall.

The North Dakota college is a member of the Midwest Conference of junior colleges, and the football team compiled a 4-4 record last season.

Kartes will be one of 31 recruits recently signed by the football coaching staff and Head Coach Chuck Parsons.

Kartes visited the Wahpeton campus and was impressed with its facilities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like the idea that there is a small town feel to the school, yet it has all the amenities of a larger city,â&#x20AC;? Kartes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will live in the dorm that actually is located nearby, and that is just a short distance to the athletic stadium.â&#x20AC;?

Kartes will join the team in the pre-season conditioning the first week of August in preparation for the Wildcat first game and the beginning of school the last week of the month.

He plans to pursue a general college course and then transfer to a four-year university after his

WEM made 11 triples on its way to an 82-50 rout of the Awesome Blossoms at Waterville last Tuesday. The Bucs are 17-0 and currently No. 2 in Class AA state rankings.

Blooming Prairie actually cut a large WEM lead to 10 points midway through the second half, but 4 treys in a row quickly restored a big margin for the Bucs.

The Blossoms jumped to an 11-4 lead to start the game, but the barrage of triples erased that advantage in a hurry. Five second half 3-pointers kept the lead

in over 7 minutes. Worke then sank two in a row for the finishing margin.

Worke and Jenna Krell led the Blossom scoring with 8 points each. Krell also had 7 rebounds. Taylor Hagen pitched in 7 points and 10 boards, Sara Noble scored 5 points and Julia Manges finished with 4 points.

Blooming Prairie had its worst shooting night of the season, making just 21 percent of its attempts from the field and just 8 of 17 free throw attempts.

B-team, C-squad win The B squad edged the Bucs 37-34, and the C squad won 3728.

Continued from Page 1B big after the Bucs had bombed their way to a 42-26 halftime edge.

John Rumpza had a strong night, leading Blooming Prairie with 19 points and 23 rebounds. Michael Thomas added 11 points, Gabe Kartes had 8 and Luke Hueman scored 5 points. Ryan McCabe pitched in 3 points and Pat Jones had 2 points.

Lorenzo Leli finished with 14 points to pace WEM while Tagte Harmon and Grant Pope added 13 apiece. including two three-pointers.

BP wrestlers get first win in team sectionals

Times file photo by Jon Flatland

Blooming Prairie senior Gabe Kartes runs for yardage during the Blossoms 2011 football playoff loss to eventual state champion Dawson-Boyd. Kartes has accepted a scholarship to play football at the North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, No. Dak. sophomore year to pursue a degree in education.

In his last year for the Blossom football team, Kartes tied a school record with 4 TD receptions in one game. He counted

15 touchdowns on 67 pass receptions and1,092 total passing receiving yards. He was a Gopher Valley All-Conference pick and also made the second team All- State squad.

BY LEMAR NELSON Staff Writer It took the Blossom wrestlers all the way to the section team wrestling tournament, but the local matmen won their first dual match of the season with a 39-34 victory over Southland in the sub-section tournament.

The tournament at Maple River on Saturday found Jackson County Central taking the team title and earning a spot in the state tournament, and alsotaking care of the Blossoms on the way to the title by shutting out Blooming Prairie 79-0 in the second match of the tourney.

Against Southland in the opening match, two forfeit wins for Zach Nirk at 220 pounds and Jarrod Grunklee at heavy-

Michael Thomas Michael joined John Rumpza in scoring 17 points in the Blossoms upset win over Faribault BA on Friday night.

Madison Worke Madison scored a total of 21 points in two games last week, including 13 against Faribault BA.

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The Rebels led 12-6 after the first three bouts on a fall over Jon Hansen at 1:43 of the first period by Noah Eissenger, a forfeit win for Albert Zamarripa at 113, and a forfeit win for the Rebels at 120. Tim Decker evened the match with a pin of Scott Sheely at 126.

At 132 pounds, Blooming Prairieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Riley Young lost a 16-3 verdict to Corey Hemingway. Adam Driessen closed the gap with a 9-4 decision over Alex Pitzen, and Kyle Williamson won by a forfeit to cut the Southland edge to 22-21.

When Brett Miller won the 160 pound bout with another forfeit, the Blossoms took a 27-22 lead.

Josh Kaplan lost by a pin at 182 pounds to make the score 34-27 and set the stage for the two forfeits for Nirk and Grunklee, giving the Blossoms the victory.

Despite the ensuing shutout to Jackson County Central, Coach Kevin Driessen said the boys wrestled well, particularly against Southland. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The difference was bonus points. Decker earning a fall, Driessen earning a decision, and Young not giving up a fall were big, especially because we were still missing a few starters from our line up.â&#x20AC;?

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Gopher Conference Standings BOYS STANDINGS CONF. ALL WEM 15-0 20- 1 USC 13-3 19- 5 Beth. Academy 11-5 18- 7 Loyola 9-5 13- 7 Bloo. Prairie 6-8 10-12 NRHEG 6-10 9-16 JWP 5-10 6-16 Medford 3-12 6-16 Randolph 0-15 2-22 GIRLS STANDINGS CONF. ALL NRHEG 16- 0 26- 0 USC 12-4 18- 6 Bloo. Prairie 11- 5 13-11 Beth. Academy 11- 5 13- 9 WEM 8 -8 11-14 Loyola 6- 10 13-13 Medford 5- 11 8-16 Randolph 2-14 6-18 JWP 1-15 4-20

Blooming Prairie Bowling Results TEAM WON LOST 1. Bunkies 21 7 2. J & H Liquor 21 7 3. The Roost 20 8 4. Geneva Meats 17.5 10.5 5. F -M Bank 15.5 12.5 6. Dairy Queen 15 13 High Individual Pam Folkens 206 Alysa Alwes 188 Kristi Fiebiger 180 High Series Alysa Alwes 510 Pam Folkens 508 Mel Ressler 461 Team High Game (Scratch) Bunkies 586 J & H Liquor 553 Team High Series (Scratch) J & H Liquor 1631 Bunkies 1617 Team High Series (Handicap) Bunkies 1637

Blooming Prairie High School Calendar of Events Tuesday, Feb. 21 BBB vs. Mankato Loyola, Home, (9th at 4:30 p.m.)

GBB Sub-section Pigtail game, Glenville-Emmons at JWP, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 22 Ash Wednesday Thursday, Feb. 23 BBB at Medford, (9th at 4:30 p.m.)

Friday, Feb. 24 Section Individual Wrestling Tourney, TBD GBB Sub-Section Quarterfinal, BP vs. Alden-Conger , Home, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 25 Section Individual Wrestling Tourney (cont.) TBD Monday, Feb. 27 GBB Sub-Section Semi-Finals, BP/AC winner vs. B.A./Randolph winner at Mayo Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 28 BBB Sub-Section Pigtail Tourney game, TBD

At home or away, support Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossom athletic teams!

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3B

Outside the Lines Continued from Page 1B The only loss for the boys came at a tourney at Blue Earth.

An undefeated Blue Earth Area team defeated the locals on a late surge when BP had to finish the game with only four players on the floor. Illness and injury depleted the team, and Mitchell Jones fouled out late in the contest. A record of 26-1 is still quite an accomplishment.

The 8th grade girls almost duplicated the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; performance with just the two losses.

The 7th grade teams struggled some in their seasons, although the girls won their last three in a row and finished the season above .500 at 9-8.

That team continued to improve during the year, and as Coach Dean Meshke remarked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many of these girls began the season with no experience, but they progressed a lot during the year.â&#x20AC;?

The 7th grade boys won only four games, but they, too, improved greatly over the year.

All of these junior high teams had players who will help Blossom basketball be a force to be reckoned with in the next few years. A tip of the hat this week to all four squads.

GOAL SURPASSED After the final totals came in, the annual Boys & Girls Club gala set a new total record for its fund-raising efforts with receipts of just over $18,000.

That was almost $4,000 more than last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts and will, hopefully, make up for some of the cuts in funding instituted by United Way and Steele County Human Services.

Once again a big thank you and tip of the hat to the entire community, to Branch Director Mary Sherman-Ahrens, and the rest of the paid and volunteer staff at the local club for the many hours spent there and for the countless tasks, both large and small, those people undertake and accomplish.

That success made for a nice Valentine last week.

Thanks a bunch!

RANDOM ITEMS FOR THOUGHT The high school received word last week that senior wide receiver for the Awesome Blossom football team, Gabe Kartes, has accepted a scholarship to attend college at North Dakota School of Science.

The two-year college is

located at Wahpeton, North Dakota, and competes in the junior college Midwest Conference.

The Wildcats compiled a 4-4 record a season ago, and Kartes is eager to begin his college football career in early August when fall practice begins. He plans to transfer to a four-year college after his two years at Wahpeton and major in education.

For the Blossoms last season he caught 15 touchdown passes and had almost 1,100 receiving yards. He earned a spot on the All-State Second Team in class 1A. Kartes joins fellow Blossom Luc Zellmer who has signed to attend college at the University of Wisconsin at River Falls.

Zellmer set a new state record last year in touchdown passes over a career, and led the Blossom pass-oriented offense his last two years in high school.

Zellmer is presently recuperating after shoulder surgery from a football injury, but he is quick to tell everyone that he will be ready to go when fall practice begins at the Wisconsin college.

There may be other Blossom graduates who will continue football careers at college, and I will acknowledge those as they are reported to me.

HAGEN EARNS HOOPS HONORS Austinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s KAAL TV named Blooming Prairie High School freshman Taylor Hagen its female Athlete of the Week last Wednesday.

Hagen has led the Blossom girls in scoring every game but two this season and is a big reason why the team is doing better than expected, after having to go the whole year without the services of all-conference pick Janelle Morem. She is still rehabbing after surgery to repair a torn ACL suffered in volleyball last fall.

AND FINALLY ...

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s close this week with a couple of humorous quotations from famous people.

Victor Borge once remarked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Santa Claus had the right idea.

Visit people just once a year.â&#x20AC;?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably not such a bad idea.

Or how about this comment from Joe Namath, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until I was thirteen, I thought my name

was SHUT UP.â&#x20AC;?

We have probably all been through that stage.

Finally, good old Rodney Dangerfield once said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;My luck is so bad that if I bought

a cemetery, people would stop dying!â&#x20AC;?

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think any of us are that unfortunate, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll talk again.

BP Junior High BB teams conclude 2011-12 season Both junior high girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teams finished the season with winning records, but it was the 8th grade which almost matched their counterpart boys. The team lost just 2 games in compiling a 15-2 record, while the 7th grade finished on a winning note as well.

In summarizing the season Coach Jon Kison remarked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;No matter how one looks at it, the season was a great success. Every girl improved her basketball skills and basketball IQ and the girls should be proud of their success.â&#x20AC;?

The 7th grade team lost three games in the season by two points each and finished with a winning 9-8 record, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many of these girls were

very inexperienced in basketball at the start of the season,â&#x20AC;? summarized Coach Dean Meshke, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but, as the season progressed, they got a lot better and continued to gain confidence in the team and their own abilities.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The girls held the opposition to 20 points or less in half of their games. Hopefully, the skills will increase as they move on in the basketball program at BPHS.â&#x20AC;?

Seventh grade team members included the following: Jenna Smith, Kiley Forystek, Carly Meyer, LeahnSchiefert Allison Pryor, Marissa Larson, Taylor Peterson, Gina Gimbel, Rose Johnson, Denae Lujan, and Rachel Kubicek.

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Leggal Notices Mortgage Foreclosure

Notice

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALEPRIVATE

STATE OF MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COURT

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. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 30, 2004 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $163,920.00 MORTGAGOR(S): John Devetter and Colleen Devetter, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation as nominee for Timberland Mortgage Services, Inc., a Minnesota corporation DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed October 1, 2004, Steele County Recorder; Document No. A-000326156 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Commencing at the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 35, Township 107 North, Range 21 West, thence running East 1545.7 feet which point is the true point of beginning, thence running North 340 feet, thence running East 384.3 feet, thence running South 340 feet; thence running west to the point of beginning STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 5348 48th Street SW, Owatonna, MN 55060-4989 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele County, Minnesota THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $153,019.52 THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; 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: March 13, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE OF SALE: Steele County Sheriff’s office, in the Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, Minnesota to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale.

Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, you must vacate the premises by 11:59 p.m. on September 13, 2012.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: NONE “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: January 19, 2012

By:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Mortgagee REITER & SCHILLER, P.A. /s/ Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Sarah J.B. Adam, Esq. N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq. James J. Pauly, Esq. Brian F. Kidwell, Esq. Steven R. Pennock, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 25 North Dale Street St. Paul, MN 55102-2227 (651) 209-9760 (E6735)

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE FORECLOSURE DATA Minn. Stat. § 580.025 (1) Street Address, City and Zip Code of Mortgaged Premises 5348 48th Street SW, Owatonna, MN 55060-4989 (2) Transaction Agent Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation as nominee for Timberland Mortgage Services, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (3) Name of Mortgage Originator (Lender) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation as nominee for Timberland Mortgage Services, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (4) Residential Servicer Wells Fargo (800) 416-1472 (5) Tax Parcel Identification Number 09-035-2204 (6) Transaction Agent’s Mortgage ID Number (MERS number) 100321500021405989 1/24,1/31, 2/7, 2/14,2/21,2/28

COUNTY OF STEELE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File Number: 74-CV-11-2395 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE In the Matter of the Petition of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., for a new Certificate of Title After Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

TO: SHAWN MARIE BRANDVOLD AND HOME TOWN FEDERAL CREDIT UNION: Upon receiving and filing the Report of Examiner of Titles in the above entitled matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that you and all persons interested, appear before this Court on the 17th day of April, 2012 at 10:30 a.m., Steele County Courthouse, 111 East Main Street, Owatonna, Minnesota, and then, or as soon thereafter as said matter can be heard, show cause, if any there may be, why this Court should not enter an Order as follows: That the Registrar of Titles, upon the filing with him of a certified copy of this Order cancel Certificate of Title No. 16303 and enter a new Certificate of Title for Lot 10, Block 3, Brooktree No. 5, Owatonna, Minnesota in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. free of the memorial of the following documents: #44970;#46658; #55809; #55810; #55904; #56173; #T000058484; #T000059047; # T000060034;#T000060048; #T000060049; #T000060173; #T000062579; #T000062580; #T000065084; #T000065085; #T000065680; #T000066010; #T000067141; and #T000067316. and free of the memorial of this Order, but subject to all other memorials and recitals appearing on Certificate of Title No. 16303.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that this Order be served: (a) at least 10 days prior to such 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) it shall be served at least 14 days prior to such hearing upon any of the above named non-residents b y sending a copy of this Order to such non-residents their post office address, by registered or certified mail, with a return receipt requested; (c) it shall be served upon any party who cannot be found by two weeks published notice and by sending a copy of this Order at least 14 days prior to the hearing by first class mail to their address as stated on the Certificate of Title if an address is so stated. (d) upon a dissolution, 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. (Note: return date on the Order to Show Cause must be at least 30 days after the date of mailing by the Secretary of State).

YOU NEED NOT APPEAR IF YOU DO NOT OBJECT TO THE RELIEF REQUESTED.

BY THE COURT, Dated: January 27, 2012.

Casey J. Christian Judge of District Court Attorney for Petitioner: Reiter & Schiller, P.A. Attn: Sarah J.B. Adam The Academy Professional Bldg.

25 Dale Street North St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-2227 Attendance is not required at said time except to object to the entry of the above-described Order.

Approved as to form: __________________________ David L. Einhaus, Examiner of Titles

2/21,2/28

Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALEPRIVATE 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. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: August 17, 2004 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $267,160.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Tou X. Lee and Chong V. Lee, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed August 17, 2004, Steele County Recorder; Document No. A324839 as modified

by Document No. A000328391 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: None LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 11, Block 6, North Bluff Estates STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2975 3rd Avenue NE,

Owatonna, MN 55060 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele County, Minnesota THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $196,671.40 THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; 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: March 1, 2012 at 10:00 am PLACE OF SALE: Steele County Sheriff’s office, in the Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, Minnesota to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale.

Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, you must vacate the premises by 11:59 p.m. on September 4, 2012.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: NONE “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: January 12, 2012

By:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Mortgagee REITER & SCHILLER, P.A. /s/ Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Sarah J.B. Adam, Esq. N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq. James J. Pauly, Esq. Brian F. Kidwell, Esq. Steven R. Pennock, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 25 North Dale Street St. Paul, MN 55102-2227 (651) 209-9760 (E6566)

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE FORECLOSURE DATA Minn. Stat. § 580.025 (1) Street Address, City and Zip Code of Mortgaged Premises 2975 3rd Avenue NE, Owatonna, MN 55060 (2) Transaction Agent Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (3) Name of Mortgage Originator (Lender) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (4) Residential Servicer Wells Fargo (800) 416-1472 (5) Tax Parcel Identification Number 17-574-0611 (6) Transaction Agent’s Mortgage ID Number (MERS number) None 1/17,1/24,1/31 2/7,2/14,2/21

Mortgage Foreclosure 11-076105

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 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. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 25, 2006 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $107,611.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Luisa Duron and Jose G. Duron, wife and husband MORTGAGEE: Universal Mortgage Corportation D/B/A UFG Mortgage LENDER: Universal Mortgage Corportation D/B/A UFG Mortgage SERVICER: Wells Fargo Bank, NA DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed September 29, 2006, Steele County Recorder, as Document Number A000344633 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Dated: September 27, 2006 filed: November 20, 2006, recorded as document number A000345862; thereafter assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, NA dated on October 18, 2011 and recorded on October 21, 2011 as document number A000380749.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: All that part of Lot 1 in the Southeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 107 North, Range 20 West bounded and described as follows to-wit: Commencing at the Northeast Corner of said SE1/4 of NE1/4 and running thence North 89 degrees 15.5 minutes West 301 feet along the North line of said SE1/4 of NE1/4 and the South line of Union Street, thence South 0 degrees East 148 feet to the true point of beginning, and running thence South 0 degrees East 56.26 feet to the Northerly right of way line of Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, thence South 15 degrees 18 minutes West 38.56 feet along said right of way line, thence North 0º East 28.01 feet,

thence North 89 degrees 15.5 minutes West 98.74 feet to the Easterly line of Oak Street, thence North 17 degrees 15 minutes East 6.29 feet along the Easterly line of said Oak Street, thence North 0 degrees 7 minutes East 43.97 feet along the East line of said Oak Street, thence South 89 degrees 15.5 minutes East 128.77 feet to beginning.

Said bearings being assumed and based on the East line of said NE1/4 of Section 9 being North 0º East.

(Being in Sublot 3 of Lot 1 in SE1/4 of NE1/4 of Section 9-107-20).

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 721 N Oak Ave, Owatonna, MN 55060 PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 17.009.1203 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $109,464.61 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: April 3, 2012, 10:00am PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff's Main Office, Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, MN 55060 to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within 6 months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s) the personal representatives or assigns.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property, if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23, is 11:59 p.m. on October 3, 2012.

"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 5 UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: February 1, 2012 Wells Fargo Bank, NA Assignee of Mortgagee SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP BY ___________________________ Lawrence P. Zielke - 152559 Diane F. Mach - 273788 Melissa L. B. Porter - 0337778 Randolph W. Dawdy 2160X Ronald W. Spencer - 0104061 Stephanie O. Nelson - 0388918 Attorneys for Mortgagee 12550 West Frontage Road, Ste. 200 Burnsville, MN 55337 (952) 831-4060 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS OFFICE IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT AND DOES NOT IMPLY THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT MONEY FROM ANYONE WHO HAS DISCHARGED THE DEBT UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. 2/14,2/21,2/28

Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE DATE: February 1, 2012 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described Mortgages: INFORMATION REGARDING MORTGAGE TO BE FORECLOSED 1. Date of Mortgage: Mortgage is dated May 6, 2008.

2. Mortgagors: Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, a Minnesota Corporation.

3. Mortgagees: Community Resource Bank, organized and existing under the laws of Minnesota.

4. Recording Information: Mortgage Recorded on May 9, 2008, as Document Number A000357103 (or in Book […] of […] Page […]), in the Office of the X County Recorder Registrar of Titles of Steele County, Minnesota; and Voluntary Mortgage Foreclosure Agreement Recorded on July 15, 2011 as Document Number A000379027 in the Office of the County Recorder of Steele County, Minnesota.

INFORMATION REGARDING MORTGAGED PREMISES 6. Tax parcel identification number of the mortgaged premises: 315 S. Grove Street - 17-120-0000 325 Main Street - 17-103-0205 339 Main Street – 17-103-0207 Main Street – 17-103-0208 7. Legal description of the mortgaged premises: LEGAL DESCRIPTION Parcel No. 1 Commencing at the Southeast Corner of Lot 7, Block 1, Kelly’s Second Addition to Owatonna, running thence West 8 rods, 13 feet, 10 inches, thence South 8 rods, thence East 8 rods, 13 feet, 10 inches, thence North 8 rods to the place of beginning. Being in SE1/4 or SW1/4 of Section 10, Township 107, Range 20.

Parcel No. 2 Lot 10, Block 1, in Kelly’s Second Addition to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota.

Parcel No. 3 Lots 4 & 5 in Block 2 in Dunnell and Farmers Addition to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota, as per the recorded plat thereof, on file and of record in the office of the Register of Deeds of said County.

Parcel No. 4 Lot 6, Block 1 in Kelly’s Second Addition to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota Parcel No. 5 Lot 5, Block 1 in Kelly’s Second Addition to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota Parcel No. 6 The West 40 rods of Lot 2 in Southeast Quarter of Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 107 North, Range 20 West and Commencing at the Southwest Corner of the North Quarter of South Half of Southeast Quarter of Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 107 North, Range 20 West, running thence South 8 rods and 7 links; thence East to the Southwest Corner of Lot 8, Block 1, Dunnell & Farmer’s Addition to Owatonna, Minnesota; thence North on the West line of said Lot 8, 8 rods and 7 links to the Northwest Corner of Lot 8, Block 1 Dunnell & Farmer’s Addition to Owatona, Minnesota; thence West to the place of beginning. (Being in Lots 2 and 3 in Southeast Quarter of Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 107 North, Range 20 West). and Lots 1, 2 and 3, Kelly Place, City of Owatonna, Minnesota Parcel No. 7 Lots 1,2,6,7 and 8, Block 2, in Dunnell & Farmer’s Addition to Owatonna Parcel No. 8 Lot 3, Block 2 in Dunnell & Farmer’s Addition to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota Parcel No. 9 The West Half of Lot 4; and Lot 6; in Block 2, Kelly’s Additon to the Town (now City) of Owatonna Parcel No. 10 Lots 8, 9, and 10, Block 2 in Kelly’s Addition to the City of Owatonna Parcel No. 11 Lot 5 and the E1/2 of Lot 4, all in Block 2 in Kelly’s Addition to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota Parcel No. 12 Lot 7 in Block 2 in Kelly’s Addition to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota, as per the recorded plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for Steele County, Minnesota Parcel No. 13 Lot 11, Lot 12, and the S1/2 of Lot 13, all in Block 2, Kelly’s Addition to the City of Owatonna All in Steele County, Minnesota 8. The physical street address, city, and zip code of the mortgaged premises: 315 S. Grove Street, 325 Main Street, 339 Main Street and Main Street, Owatonna, MN, 55060.

OTHER FORECLOSURE DATA 9. The person holding the Mortgage: X is not a transaction agent, as defined by Minn. Stat. 58.02, subd. 30.

The name(s) of the residential mortgage servicer and the lender or broker, as defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02, is/are 10. If stated on the Mortgage, the name of the mortgage originator, as defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02, is […].

INFORMATION REGARDING FORECLOSURE 11. The requisites of Minn. Stat.

580.02 have been satisfied. The requisites of Minn. Stat. 582.32 have been satisfied.

12. The original principal amount secured by Mortgage was $800,000.00.

13. At the date of this notice the amounts due on the Mortgage, including taxes, if any, paid by the holder of the Mortgage, is: Mortgage #A000357103 $859,189.49 14. Pursuant to the power of sale in the Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Steele County, Minnesota, at public auction on Friday, March 23, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., at 204 East Pearl Street, Owatonna, MN 55060.

15. The time allowed by law for redemption by Mortgagor or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is Two Months after the date of sale.

16. Minn. Stat. 580.04(b) provides, “If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, the notice must also specify the date on or before which the mortgagor must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property redeemed under section 580.23.” If this statute applies, the time to vacate the property is 11:59 p.m. on “NOT APPLICABLE”.

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. Name and address of Attorney for Mortgagee or Mortgage Assignee: Martin & Squires, P.A. Attn: John Paul Martin 444 Cedar Street, Suite 2050 St. Paul, MN 55101 Phone: 651-767-3740

Mortgage Foreclosure CASE TYPE: CONTRACT STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF STEELE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 74-CV-11-1806 U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Registered Holders of GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-GG8 and Companion Loan Noteholders, by and through CWCapital Asset Management LLC, solely in its capacity as Special Servicer, Plaintiff, vs.

PRE/Medford (MN) LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, ABC Partnership, XYZ Corporation, John Doe and Mary Roe, Defendants.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE UNDER ORDER FOR JUDGMENT (Real Property) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that under and by virtue of an Order for Default Judgment and Order for Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on the 28th day of December, 2011, a certified copy of which has been delivered to me, directing the sale of the premises hereinafter described to satisfy the amount found and adjudged due said Plaintiff in the above-entitled action from said Defendant PRE/Medford (MN) LLC; and that Lon Thiele, the undersigned Sheriff of Steele County will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, on the 6th day of April, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., in the lobby of the Steele County Sheriff’s Office, Steele County Law Enforcement Center, 204 E. Pearl Street, in the City of Owatonna, in said County and State, the premises and real estate located in Steele County, Minnesota and described in said Order, to-wit: PARCEL A: Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, MG MEDFORD ADDITION, Steele County, Minnesota.

EXCEPT that part described as follows: All that part of Lot 2, Block 1, MG MEDFORD ADDITION, City of Medford, Steele County, Minnesota described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of said Lot 2; thence North 89 degrees 33 minutes 42 seconds East along north line of said Lot 2, a distance of 319.83 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence South 00 degrees 25 minutes 37 seconds East distance of 308.63 feet; thence North 44 degrees 37 minutes 04 seconds East distance of 436.90 feet to the north line of said Lot 2; thence South 89 degrees 33 minutes 42 seconds West along said north line a distance of 309.17 feet to the point of beginning, Steele County, Minnesota.

AND FURTHER EXCEPTING: That part of Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, MG MEDFORD ADDITION, City of Medford, Steele County, Minnesota lying East and South of the following described lines: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Lot 2; thence South 89 degrees 20 minutes 52 seconds West along the south line of said Lot 2, a distance of 321.67 feet to the point of beginning of the lines to be described; thence North 00 degrees 18 minutes 06 seconds West a distance of 361.29 feet; thence North 89 degrees 34 minutes 18 seconds East a distance of 1220.57 feet to the east line of said lot 1 and there terminating.

PARCEL B: Together with benefits contained in Master Declaration and Agreement of Easements Covenants and Restrictions in Document No. 234375 and in Declaration of Restrictive Covenants in Document No. 235858, Steele County, Minnesota.

Commonly known as: Medford Outlet Center, 6750 West Frontage Road, Medford, MN Tax Parcel Numbers: 16-109-0101 and 16-109-0102 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. LON THIELE STEELE COUNTY SHERIFF By: _________________________ Deputy Tony David Dated: February 2, 2012 THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: Angelita E. Hernandez (MN #0387319) Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P. 4200 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 (612) 371-3211 2/7,2/14,2/21 2/28,3/6,3/13

Name of Mortgagee or Mortgage Assignee: Community Resource Bank 1605 Heritage Drive Northfield, MN 55057 2/7,2/14, 2/21,2/28

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Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 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. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: June 30, 2003 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $137,100.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Clayton P. Reyher and Julie L. Reyher, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. MIN#: 100073336561101179 LENDER: Mortgage Investors Corporation SERVICER: MidFirst Bank DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed July 11, 2003, Steele County Registrar of Titles, as Document Number T 53526, Thereafter modified by Loan Modification Agreement increasing the amount payable to $143,472.69 dated January 31, 2008 and recorded March 28, 2008 as Document Number T000062743 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Midfirst Bank; Dated: December 17, 2008 filed: January 7, 2009, recorded as document number T 000063843 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 7, Block 3, Radel's Country Club Addition No. 4 REGISTERED PROPERTY PROPERTY ADDRESS: 450 Kim Lane Sw, Owatonna, MN 55060 PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 17-359-0307 Cert. No. 15789 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $137,409.22 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: March 27, 2012, 10:00am PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff's Main Office, Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, MN 55060 to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within 6 months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s) the personal representatives or assigns.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property, if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23, is 11:59 p.m. on September 27, 2012.

"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 5 UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: January 26, 2012 MidFirst Bank Assignee of Mortgagee SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP BY ___________________________ Lawrence P. Zielke - 152559 Diane F. Mach - 273788 Melissa L. B. Porter - 0337778 Randolph W. Dawdy 2160X Ronald W. Spencer - 0104061 Stephanie O. Nelson - 0388918 Attorneys for Mortgagee 12550 West Frontage Road, Ste. 200 Burnsville, MN 55337 (952) 831-4060 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS OFFICE IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT AND DOES NOT IMPLY THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT MONEY FROM ANYONE WHO HAS DISCHARGED THE DEBT UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. 2/7,2/14,2/21 2/28,3/6,3/13

Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALEPRIVATE 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. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: June 23, 2006 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $79,500.00

M O R T G A G O R ( S ) : Eric B. Frank, single MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation as nominee for Community Bank Owatonna, a Minnesota corporation DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed June 27, 2006, Steele County Recorder; Document No. A000342296 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Federal National Mortgage Association LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot Nine (9) in Block One (1) in Dartt's Second Addition to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota. (Said Lot 9 being located in a part of Lot 6, in NW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Section 10-107-20 West).

STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 648 East Vine Street, Owatonna, MN 55060 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele County, Minnesota THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $85,697.23 THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; 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: March 20, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE OF SALE: Steele County Sheriff’s office, in the Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, Minnesota to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale.

Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, you must vacate the premises by 11:59 p.m. on September 20, 2012.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: NONE “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: January 17, 2012 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Mortgagee By:

REITER & SCHILLER, P.A. /s/ Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Sarah J.B. Adam, Esq. N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq. James J. Pauly, Esq. Brian F. Kidwell, Esq. Steven R. Pennock, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 25 North Dale Street St. Paul, MN 55102-2227 (651) 209-9760 (G1910)

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE FORECLOSURE DATA Minn. Stat. § 580.025 (1) Street Address, City and Zip Code of Mortgaged Premises 648 East Vine Street, Owatonna, MN 55060 (2) Transaction Agent Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation as nominee for Community Bank Owatonna, a Minnesota corporation (3) Name of Mortgage Originator (Lender) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation as nominee for Community Bank Owatonna, a Minnesota corporation (4) Residential Servicer Seterus-866-570-5277 (5) Tax Parcel Identification Number 17-129-0109 (6) Transaction Agent’s Mortgage ID Number (MERS number) 123182800000160799 2/7,2/14,2/21 2/28,3/6,3/13

Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALEPRIVATE 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. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: October 31, 2007 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $127,893.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Gregory S. Huebbe and Elaine K. Huebbe, both single people MORTGAGEE: Advisor's Mortgage, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed November 5, 2007, Steele County Re-

corder; Document No. A000353312 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 3, Block 2, Valley Addition, Owatonna, Minnesota STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 321 Woodland Drive, Owatonna, MN 55060 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele County, Minnesota THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $139,507.96 THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; 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: March 27, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE OF SALE: Steele County Sheriff’s office, in the Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, Minnesota to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale.

Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, you must vacate the premises by 11:59 p.m. on September 27, 2012.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: GREGORY SCOTT HUEBBE “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: January 31, 2012 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Mortgagee REITER & SCHILLER, P.A. By: /s/ Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Sarah J.B. Adam, Esq. N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq. James J. Pauly, Esq. Brian F. Kidwell, Esq. Steven R. Pennock, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 25 North Dale Street St. Paul, MN 55102-2227 (651) 209-9760 (E6942) THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE FORECLOSURE DATA Minn. Stat. § 580.025 (1) Street Address, City and Zip Code of Mortgaged Premises 321 Woodland Drive, Owatonna, MN 55060 (2) Transaction Agent Advisor's Mortgage, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company (3) Name of Mortgage Originator (Lender) Advisor's Mortgage, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company (4) Residential Servicer Wells Fargo 800-416-1472 (5) Tax Parcel Identification Number 172250203 (6) Transaction Agent’s Mortgage ID Number (MERS number) none 2/7,2/14,2/21 2/28,3/6,3/13

Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Date: February 2, 2012 YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT: 1. Default has occurred in the conditions of the Mortgage dated July 25, 2007, executed by Joseph G. Healey, unmarried, as Mortgagor, to Wells Fargo Financial Minnesota, Inc., as Mortgagee, and filed for record August 7, 2007, as Document No. A000351530, in the office of the County Recorder of Steele County, Minnesota. The land described in the Mortgage is not registered land.

2.

The original principal amount secured by the Mortgage was $198,214.52.

3.

No action or proceeding at law is now pending to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage, or any part thereof.

4.

No mortgagor has been released from financial obligation on the mortgage.

5.

The holder of the Mortgage has complied with all conditions precedent to acceleration of the debt secured by the Mortgage and foreclosure of the Mortgage, and all notice and other requirements of applicable statutes.

6. At the date of this notice the amount due on the Mortgage, and taxes, if any, paid by the holder of the Mortgage is $225,863.48.

7. Pursuant to the power of sale in the Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the land described as follows:

Legal Description: Lot 5, Block 1, Golfview Addition No. 2, Owatonna, Minnesota, EXCEPT: Beginning at a point on the North line of Lot 14 of Golfview Addition No. 1, Owatonna, Minnesota, 32.37 feet East of the Northwest corner of said Lot 14; thence North 34 degrees 10 minutes West for 75.85 feet; thence North 36 degrees 31 minutes East for 314.14 feet; thence South 49 degrees 8.5 minutes West to a point on the West line of the Southeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter of Section 10-107-20 thence Southerly along said West line of said Southeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter of said Section 10 to the Northwest corner of Lot 16, Golfview Addition No. 1, Owatonna, Minnesota; thence Easterly along the North line of Lots 16, 15 and 14 of said Golfview Addition No. 1 to the point of beginning, subject, however, to an easement for utility purposes over the West 5 feet of the herein conveyed property. Being in Section 10-107-20 and in Golfview Addition No. 2, Owatonna, Minnesota. will be sold by the Sheriff of Steele County, Minnesota, at public auction on April 5, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the office of the Steele County Sheriff, 204 East Pearl Street, Owatonna, MN 55060.

8. The mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m.

October 5, 2012, if the mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat.

Sec. 580.30, the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. Sec. 580.23, or the redemption period is not reduced under section 582.032.

9. The time allowed by law for redemption by Mortgagor or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is 6 months after the date of sale.

10. 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. 11. 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. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Foreclosure Data required by Minn.

Stat. Sec. 580.025 1. Property Address: 50 Aspen Highland Place, Owatonna, MN 55060 2. Transaction Agent: Not Applicable 3. Name of Mortgage Originator (Lender): Wells Fargo Financial Minnesota, Inc. 4. Residential Servicer: Wells Fargo Financial Minnesota, Inc. 5. Tax Parcel Identification Number: 17-254-0105 6. Transaction Agent’s Mortgage ID Number: Not Applicable Wells Fargo Financial Minnesota, Inc. Attorneys for Mortgagee Katherine J. Ford STEPHENSON, SANFORD & THONE, P.L.C. Suite 220, 1905 East Wayzata Boulevard Wayzata, MN 55391 (952) 404-2100 15-0409 2/7,2/14,2/21 2/28,3/6,3/13

Mortgage Foreclosure 10-069175

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 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. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: April 14, 2008 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $141,775.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Scott M. Eaton, a single person and Michael R. Eaton, a married person and Linda J. Eaton, a married person MORTGAGEE: Wells Fargo Bank, NA LENDER: Wells Fargo Bank, NA SERVICER: Wells Fargo Bank, NA DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed April 23, 2008, Steele County Registrar of Titles, as Document Number T000062890 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot Eleven (11), in Block One (1) in Ochs Addition to the City of Owatonna REGISTERED PROPERTY PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1503 Cedar Ave N, Owatonna, MN 55060 PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 17-156-0111 CERT NO. 17329 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $145,220.10 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:

April 3, 2012, 10:00am PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff's Main Office, Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, MN 55060 to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within 6 months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s) the personal representatives or assigns.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property, if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23, is 11:59 p.m. on October 3, 2012.

"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 5 UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: February 1, 2012 Wells Fargo Bank, NA Mortgagee SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP BY ___________________________ Lawrence P. Zielke - 152559 Diane F. Mach - 273788 Melissa L. B. Porter - 0337778 Randolph W. Dawdy 2160X Ronald W. Spencer - 0104061 Stephanie O. Nelson - 0388918 Attorneys for Mortgagee 12550 West Frontage Road, Ste. 200 Burnsville, MN 55337 (952) 831-4060 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS OFFICE IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT AND DOES NOT IMPLY THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT MONEY FROM ANYONE WHO HAS DISCHARGED THE DEBT UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

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: April 6, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: S t e e l e County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' 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 unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on October 9, 2012, unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None "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: February 3, 2012.

U.S. Bank National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee

USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/ Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 19-1013 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 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. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: December 22, 2006 MORTGAGORS: R o n ald V. Smith and Mary K. Elliott Smith, husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc..

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded January 23, 2007, Steele County Recorder, Document No. A000347284.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100330000000036771 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Midamerica Mortgage Corporation RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank Home Mortgage MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 7470 Highway 14 East, Claremont, MN 55924 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 07.023.3302 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest of Section 23, Township 107 North, Range 19 West, Steele County, Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence North 89º41 ‘30” East, assumed bearing, along the South line of said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter 415.75 feet; thence North 00º02’05” West 521.65 feet; thence North 87º14’ 19” East 155.74 feet; thence North 03º47’10” West 199.33 feet; thence South 89º41’03” West 343.23 feet; thence South 00º18’57” East 530.06 feet; thence South 89º41’03” West 217.51 feet to the West line of said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence South 00º02’04” West along said West line 197.20 feet to the point of beginning.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: S t e e l e ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $ 1 9 3 , 9 8 2 . 0 0 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID

BY MORTGAGEE: $ 2 1 8 , 6 9 0 . 3 2 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding

Notice STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF STEELE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT _____________________ Case Type: Contract/ Foreclosure Court File No. 74-CV-11-1455 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Plaintiff, vs.

NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT AND DECREE Damon P. Milton, John Doe, Mary Roe, Defendant.

––––––––––––––––––––– NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under and by virtue of a judgment entered in the above-entitled action on December 19, 2011, a certified transcript of which has been delivered to me, I, the undersigned Sheriff of Steele County, Minnesota, will sell at public auction, in one parcel, to the highest bidder, on the 22nd day of March 2012, at 10:00 A.M. in the main office of the Steele County Sheriff, 204 East Pearl Street, Owatonna, Minnesota, the real estate described in said judgment, to wit: Lot 11, Block 1, Clearview Addition to the City of Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota Property Address: 528 Riverside Avenue, Owatonna, Minnesota 55060 Tax Identification Number: 17-168-0111 Said sale will be made to satisfy the sum of $109,436.92 found and adjudged to be due on said judgment as of December 19, 2011, plus such additional interest, costs and disbursements, as allowed by law, and subject to redemption by the mortgagor, his personal representatives or assigns, six (6) months from the date of the Order Confirming Sale.

Date: 1/5/12 LonThiele Sheriff of Steele County By:_Anthony David Deputy Foreclosure Data required by Minn. Stat. Sec. 580.025 1. Property Address: 528 Riverside Avenue, Owatonna, Minnesota 55060 2. Transaction Agent: Not Applicable 3. Name of Mortgage Originator (Lender): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 4. Residential Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 5. Tax Parcel Identification Number: 17-168-0111 6. Transaction Agent’s Mortgage ID Number: Not Applicable 1/24,1/31, 2/7 2/14,2/21,2/28

6B • Tuesday, February 21, 2012 • The Times Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE DATE: February 1, 2012 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described Mortgages: INFORMATION REGARDING MORTGAGE TO BE FORECLOSED 1. Date of Mortgage: Mortgage is dated May 6, 2008.

2. Mortgagors: Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, a Minnesota Corporation.

3. Mortgagees: Community Resource Bank, organized and existing under the laws of Minnesota.

4. Recording Information: Mortgage Recorded on May 9, 2008, as Document Number A000357102 (or in Book […] of […] Page […]), in the Office of the X County Recorder Registrar of Titles of Steele County, Minnesota; and Voluntary Mortgage Foreclosure Agreement Recorded on July 15, 2011 as Document Number A000379027 in the Office of the County Recorder of Steele County, Minnesota.

INFORMATION REGARDING MORTGAGED PREMISES 6. Tax parcel identification number of the mortgaged premises: 315 S. Grove Street - 17-120-0000 325 Main Street - 17-103-0205 339 Main Street – 17-103-0207 Main Street – 17-103-0208 7. Legal description of the mortgaged premises: LEGAL DESCRIPTION Parcel No. 1 Commencing at the Southeast Corner of Lot 7, Block 1, Kelly’s Second Addition to Owatonna, running thence West 8 rods, 13 feet, 10 inches, thence South 8 rods, thence East 8 rods, 13 feet, 10 inches, thence North 8 rods to the place of beginning. Being in SE1/4 or SW1/4 of Section 10, Township 107, Range 20.

Parcel No. 2 Lot 10, Block 1, in Kelly’s Second Addition to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota.

Parcel No. 3 Lots 4 & 5 in Block 2 in Dunnell and Farmers Addition to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota, as per the recorded plat thereof, on file and of record in the office of the Register of Deeds of said County.

Parcel No. 4 Lot 6, Block 1 in Kelly’s Second Addition to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota Parcel No. 5 Lot 5, Block 1 in Kelly’s Second Addition to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota Parcel No. 6 The West 40 rods of Lot 2 in Southeast Quarter of Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 107 North, Range 20 West and Commencing at the Southwest Corner of the North Quarter of South Half of Southeast Quarter of Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 107 North, Range 20 West, running thence South 8 rods and 7 links; thence East to the Southwest Corner of Lot 8, Block 1, Dunnell & Farmer’s Addition to Owatonna, Minnesota; thence North on the West line of said Lot 8, 8 rods and 7 links to the Northwest Corner of Lot 8, Block 1 Dunnell & Farmer’s Addition to Owatona, Minnesota; thence West to the place of beginning. (Being in Lots 2 and 3 in Southeast Quarter of Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 107 North, Range 20 West). and Lots 1, 2 and 3, Kelly Place, City of Owatonna, Minnesota Parcel No. 7 Lots 1,2,6,7 and 8, Block 2, in Dunnell & Farmer’s Addition to Owatonna Parcel No. 8 Lot 3, Block 2 in Dunnell & Farmer’s Addition to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota Parcel No. 9 The West Half of Lot 4; and Lot 6; in Block 2, Kelly’s Additon to the Town (now City) of Owatonna Parcel No. 10 Lots 8, 9, and 10, Block 2 in Kelly’s Addition to the City of Owatonna Parcel No. 11 Lot 5 and the E1/2 of Lot 4, all in Block 2 in Kelly’s Addition to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota Parcel No. 12 Lot 7 in Block 2 in Kelly’s Addition to the City of Owatonna, Minnesota, as per the recorded plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for Steele County, Minnesota Parcel No. 13 Lot 11, Lot 12, and the S1/2 of Lot 13, all in Block 2, Kelly’s Addition to the City of Owatonna All in Steele County, Minnesota 8. The physical street address, city, and zip code of the mortgaged premises: 315 S. Grove Street, 325 Main Street, 339 Main Street and Main Street, Owatonna, MN, 55060.

OTHER FORECLOSURE DATA 9. The person holding the Mortgage: X is not a transaction agent, as defined by Minn. Stat. 58.02, subd. 30.

The name(s) of the residential mortgage servicer and the lender or broker, as defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02, is/are 10. If stated on the Mortgage, the name of the mortgage originator, as defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02, is […].

INFORMATION REGARDING FORECLOSURE 11. The requisites of Minn. Stat.

580.02 have been satisfied. The requisites of Minn. Stat. 582.32 have been satisfied.

12. The original principal amount secured by Mortgage was $800,000.00.

13. At the date of this notice the amounts due on the Mortgage, including taxes, if any, paid by the holder of the Mortgage, is: Mortgage #A000357102 $922,559.48.

14. Pursuant to the power of sale

in the Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Steele County, Minnesota, at public auction on Friday, March 23, 2012, at 10:15 a.m., at 204 East Pearl Street, Owatonna, MN 55060.

15. The time allowed by law for redemption by Mortgagor or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is Two Months after the date of sale.

16. Minn. Stat. 580.04(b) provides, “If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, the notice must also specify the date on or before which the mortgagor must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property redeemed under section 580.23.” If this statute applies, the time to vacate the property is 11:59 p.m. on “NOT APPLICABLE”.

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. Name and address of Attorney for Mortgagee or Mortgage Assignee: Martin & Squires, P.A. Attn: John Paul Martin 444 Cedar Street, Suite 2050 St. Paul, MN 55101 Phone: 651-767-3740 Name of Mortgagee or Mortgage Assignee: Community Resource Bank 1605 Heritage Drive Northfield, MN 55057 2/7,2/14, 2/21,2/28

Notice STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF STEELE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 74-PR-12-269 Estate of Lucille M. Peterson a/k/a Lucille Marie Peterson, Decedent It is Ordered and Notice is given that on March 13, 2012 , at 10:45 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at Steele County Courthouse, 111 E. Main St., Owatonna, Minnesota, on a petition for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the decedent’s Will dated June 10, 2009 for the appointment of Warren A. Peterson, whose address is 28245 Hopewood Drive, Northfield, MN 55057 as personal representative of the decedent’s estate in an unsupervised administration.

Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hearing or filed with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with the full power to administer the decedent’s estate, including the power to collect all assets, pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses; sell real and personal property; and do all necessary acts for the decedent’s estate.

Notice is futher given that, subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred.

Date: February 9, 2012

BY THE COURT /s/ Casey J. Christian. Judge of District Court Hon. Casey J. Christian.

Smith. Tollefson & Rahrick Stephen J. Smith MN#102799 108 West Park Square Suite A, P.O. Box 271 Owatonna, MN 55060 507-451-6540 Fax: 507-451-1846 2/21,2/28

Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALEPRIVATE 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. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions

of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: October 24, 2003 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $142,500.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Paul D. Molstre and Judith I. Molstre, husband and wife MORTGAGEE: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., a California corporation, n/k/a Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed October 30, 2003, Steele County Recorder; Document No. A316586, as modified

by Document No. A000382203, recorded on January 4, 2012 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: none LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Beginning at a point 1106 feet South and 513.62 feet East of the Northwest Corner of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 2, Township 107 North, Range 20 West, running thence East 131 feet, thence South 115 feet, thence West 131 feet, thence North 115 feet to point of beginning.

A N D Beginning at a point 1106 feet South and 644.62 feet East of the Northwest corner of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter (E 1/2 of SE 1/4) of Section 2, Township 107 North, Range 20 West; running thence East 66 feet, thence South 115 feet, thence West 66 feet, thence North 115 feet to the point of beginning.

STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2055 Edgewood Drive, Owatonna, MN 55060 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele County, Minnesota THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $97,783.42 THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; 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: April 5, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE OF SALE: Steele County Sheriff’s office, in the Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, Minnesota to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is Six (6) months from the date of sale.

Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, you must vacate the premises by 11:59 p.m. on October 5, 2012.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: PAUL D. MOLSTRE AND JUDITH I. MOLSTRE “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: February 16, 2012

By:

Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALEPRIVATE 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. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 8, 2003 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $123,500.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Anita E. Knapp and Kenneth R. Knapp, wife and husband MORTGAGEE: Premier Bank Minnesota, a Minnesota corporation DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed May 14, 2003, Steele County Registrar of Titles; Document No. T52893 and memorialized upon Certificate of Title No. 014430 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.,a California Corporation, n/k/a Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. by written assignment recorded on May 14, 2003 as Document No. T52894 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot Seventeen (17) in Northern Height's Addition to the City of Owatonna REGISTERED PROPERTY STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 539 NE 15th Street, Owatonna, MN 55060 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Steele County, Minnesota THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $108,991.78 THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; 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: April 10, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE OF SALE: Steele County Sheriff’s office, in the Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, Minnesota to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale.

Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, you must vacate the premises by 11:59 p.m. on October 10, 2012.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: NONE “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.”

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Mortgagee

Dated: February 15, 2012

REITER & SCHILLER, P.A. /s/ Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Sarah J.B. Adam, Esq. N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq. James J. Pauly, Esq. Brian F. Kidwell, Esq. Steven R. Pennock, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 25 North Dale Street St. Paul, MN 55102-2227 (651) 209-9760 (E3520)

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Mortgagee REITER & SCHILLER, P.A. By: /s/ Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Sarah J.B. Adam, Esq. N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq. James J. Pauly, Esq. Brian F. Kidwell, Esq. Steven R. Pennock, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 25 North Dale Street St. Paul, MN 55102-2227 (651) 209-9760 (E7407)

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE FORECLOSURE DATA Minn. Stat. § 580.025

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE FORECLOSURE DATA Minn. Stat. § 580.025

(1) Street Address, City and Zip Code of Mortgaged Premises 2055 Edgewood Drive, Owatonna, MN 55060 (2) Transaction Agent Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., a California corporation, n/k/a Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. (3) Name of Mortgage Originator (Lender) Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., a California corporation, n/k/a Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. (4) Residential Servicer Wells Fargo 800-416-1472 (5) Tax Parcel Identification Number 17-002-2112 (6) Transaction Agent’s Mortgage ID Number (MERS number) none

(1) Street Address, City and Zip Code of Mortgaged Premises 539 NE 15th Street, Owatonna, MN 55060 (2) Transaction Agent Premier Bank Minnesota, a Minnesota corporation (3) Name of Mortgage Originator (Lender) Premier Bank Minnesota, a Minnesota corporation (4) Residential Servicer Wells Fargo 800-416-1472 (5) Tax Parcel Identification Number 17-202-0117 (6) Transaction Agent’s Mortgage ID Number (MERS number) none

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Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 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.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: March 31, 2009 MORTGAGORS: Carol A. Kasper and Jeffrey V. Kubat, both single.

MORTGAGEE: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded April 7, 2009, Steele County Recorder, Document No. A000363211.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2270 4th Avenue Southeast, Owatonna, MN 55060 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 173450107 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 7, Block 1, Cedardale Addition No. 3, Owatonna, Minnesota COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: S t e e l e ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $ 1 5 9 , 3 2 4 . 0 0 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID

BY MORTGAGEE: $ 1 7 5 , 3 9 5 . 5 0 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; 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: April 6, 2012 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: S t e e l e County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement Center, 204 Pearl Street East, Owatonna, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' 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 unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on October 9, 2012, unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None "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: February 8, 2012.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee

USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/ Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 30-9411 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. 2/21,2/28,3/6 3/13,3/20,3/27

Mortgage Foreclosure STATE OF MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF STEELE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT _____________________________ Court File Number: 74-CV-12-132 In the Matter of the Petition of ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Wells Fargo Financial Minnesota, Inc., for a new Certificate of Title After Mortgage Foreclosure Sale. _________________________ TO: MARY L. TRAPP AND WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL BANK: Upon receiving and filing the Report of Examiner of Titles in the above entitled matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that you and all persons interested, appear before this Court on the 3rd day of April, 2012 at 10:30 a.m., Steele County Courthouse, 111 East Main Street, Owatonna, Minnesota, and then, or as soon thereafter as said matter can be heard, show cause, if any there may be, why this Court should not enter an Order as follows: That the Registrar of Titles, upon

the filing with him of a certified copy of this Order cancel Certificate of Title No. 14785 and enter a new Certificate of Title for The East 81.3 Feet of Lot 16, Block 1 Kelly’s Addition to the Town (now City) of Owatonna, Minnesota in favor of Wells Fargo Financial Minnesota, Inc. free of the memorial of the following documents: #44617; #44985; #T000060561; #T000060806; #T000062037; #T000063241; #T000063272; #T000063285; #T000063345; #T000067074; #T000067173; and #T000067358. and free of the memorial of this Order, but subject to all other memorials and recitals appearing on Certificate of Title No. 14785.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that this Order be served: (a) at least 10 days prior to such 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) it shall be served at least 14 days prior to such hearing upon any of the above named non-residents by sending a copy of this Order to such non-residents their post office address, by registered or certified mail, with a return receipt requested; (c) it shall be served upon any party who cannot be found by two weeks published notice and by sending a copy of this Order at least 14 days prior to the hearing by first class mail to their address as stated on the Certificate of Title if an address is so stated. (d) upon a dissolution, 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. (Note: return date on the Order to Show Cause must be at least 30 days after the date of mailing by the Secretary of State).

YOU NEED NOT APPEAR IF YOU DO NOT OBJECT TO THE RELIEF REQUESTED. Dated: January 30, 2012

BY THE COURT, Casey J. Christian Judge of District Court Stephenson, Sanford & Thone P.L.C. Attn: Charles E. Sloane 1905 E. Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 220 Wayzata, Minnesota 55391 Attendance is not required at said time except to object to the entry of the abovedescribed Order.

Approved as to form:

__________________________ David L. Einhaus, Examiner of Titles 2/21,2/28

Notice STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF STEELE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 74-PR-12-272 Estate of George E. Wilday Decedent Notice is given that on Febraury 25, 1999, (“Will”) , has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Cindy L. Melby, whose address is 4825 SE 38th Street, Owatonna, MN 55060 and Sandra L Sprung whose address is 625 Cherry Place, Owatonna, MN 55060 as co-personal representatives of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative.

Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minn. Stat. 524.3607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to admister the Estate, including, after 30 days from teh date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute real estate.

Any objections to the probate of the WIll or appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with the Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an apporpriate petition and proper notice of hearing.

Notice is futher given that, subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred.

Date: February 9, 2012

Registrar Linda M. Brandt

Attorney for Personal Representative David L. Einhaus Einhaus, Mattison, Carver & Haberman, P.A. 202 N. Cedar Ave. P.O. Box 545 Owatonna, MN 55060 Attorney LIcense No: 26190 507-451-3580 Fax: 507-451-3532

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Notice STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF STEELE DISTRICT COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 74-PR-12-274 Estate of Ronald R. Ringhofer Decedent NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL ANBD APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS It is Ordered and Notice is given that on March 18, 2012, (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Willâ&#x20AC;?) , at 10:45 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at 111 E. Main Street, Owatonna, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent dated February 26, 2010, (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Willâ&#x20AC;?), and for the appointment of Sharon F. Ringhofer, whose address is 324 Selby Avenue, Owatonna, MN, 55060 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an UNSUPERVISED administtation. Any objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes, and expenses, to sell real personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate.

Notice is futher given that, subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the

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Blooming Prairie FFA donates to greenhouse project The Blooming Prairie Future Farmers of America chapter donated $5,000 towards the purchase and construction of the new greenhouse to be built just south of the high school. The chapter raised most of the funds through its test plot crops grown last summer and fall. Pictured are Aar-

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Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred.

Date: February 9, 2012

BY THE COURT /s/ Casey J. Christian.

Judge of District Court Hon. Casey J. Christian.

Attorney for Personal Representative David L. Einhaus Einhaus, Mattison, Carver & Haberman, P.A. 202 N. Cedar Ave. P.O. Box 545 Owatonna, MN 55060 Attorney LIcense No: 26190 507-451-3580 Fax: 507-451-3532

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The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra featuring Blooming Prairie High School graduate Lisi (Ingvalson) Wright (shown on the left) will perform in concert Saturday, Feb. 25 in Albert Lea.

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The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra sounds like Bela Fleck meets Rush, goes out to breakfast with John Coltrane, and gets home in time to go golfing with Jeff Beck.

The Minneapolis-based quartet featuring Blooming Prairie High School graduate Lisi (Ingvalson) Wright will perform Saturday (Feb. 25) at 7:30 p.m. at the Lighthouse Event Center in Albert Lea. The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra fuses a mixture of jazz, classical, bluegrass, art-rock, Indian ragas and their own original stylings to create a unique genre â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Newgrass Art-Rock. The bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high-energy stage presence paired with complex original compositions, have earned them rave reviews throughout the Midwest and on tours to other parts of the U.S. John Ziegler, a music critic for the Duluth News Tribune, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Groups like the Galactic Cowboy Orchestra need to be heard, to understand just how high the bar for contemporary instrumental music really is â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?

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But after the first rehearsal with Lisi, it was clear the four musicians had a band. Today, they boast an impressive list of performance credits and an ever-growing fan base around the country.

Lisi, the daughter of Robert and Loretta Ingvalson, was a standout athlete and musician at Blooming Prairie High School and was also a member of the Austin High School Orchestra from 2001-2003 under the direction of Phil Burkhart. Burkhart and her private violin instructor, Sue Radloff, are two of her most important influences.

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BY LEMAR NELSON Staff Writer The junior high boys had differing results in their basketball seasons, but both teams counted the season a good one, and there are several players, who will help the Blossom teams of the future. The 8rth grade lost only once all season, while the 7th grade struggled for victories, but never quit trying to improve and win games.

Finishing the season the way they began, the 8th grade boys notched a fairly easy 55-48 win at Waterville on Tuesday, Feb.14. The Blossoms took a 29-23 halftime lead over WEM and then raced to a 43-29 third quarter advantage. The Bucs cut the final margin with some easy baskets to close the game.

Again, the 8th grade was hampered by injuries and illness, but the available players did a good job at both ends of the floor, and the host team couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find a way to stop Mitchell Jones, who scored 25 points. Dawson Heuer had 10 points, including two triples, Anthony Nelson had 10 points before an injury forced him from the game, and Nick Poe added 7 points.

To summarize the season Coach Brian Nelson complimented the team by recounting their 26-1 record with their only loss a close defeat to an unbeaten Blue Earth squad in a tournament, when BP had to finish the game with just four players. Even with the season ending with two injuries and limited playing time for others because of illness, everyone stepped up when needed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been a great stretch of

5 years coaching this team and I will truly miss working with this group of talented athletesâ&#x20AC;?, said Coach Nelson. They have great potential as they enter the high school program, and he will be their biggest fan.

Team members included Ethan Strunk, Nick Poe, Dawson Heuer, Jon Hatch, Anthony Nelson, Dillon Easton, Diego Soto, Kevin Eischens, and Mitchell Jones.

The 7th grade completed their season with a close 30-26 loss at WEM. The team trailed just 13-11 at the half and kept the game close the whole way.

The team finished the year with a 3-14 record. In games not earlier reported, NRHEG beat the locals 37-29, with Bryan Fristedt and Connor Getchell scoring 8 and 9 points; USC edged the Blossoms 30-29, with Fristedt and Getchell again leading the scoring; and JWP defeated BP 41-25 on the home court.

To summarize the season, Coach Derrick Thompson commented, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This group of guys throughout the season continued to improve and become better ball players. Our team did not have the most wins, but we had many close games that could have easily gone the other way.

I was very proud of their improvements and how they kept their head up even when they were down. This was a great group of kids to coach. I look forward to watching their skills progress in the future and become a solid group of basketball players. The fact that they continued to play hard and not give u was an admirable trait in these boys.â&#x20AC;?

The Blooming Prairie 8th grade boys basketball team includes (back row, l-r) Coach Brian Nelson, Ethan Strunk, Nick Poe, Mitchell Jones, Anthony Nelson and Kevin Eischens; (front row, l-r) Dawson Heuer, Jon Hatch and Dillion Easton. Not pictured is Diego Soto.

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Court News 8B • Tuesday, February 21, 2012 • The Times

STEELE COUNTY The following cases were heard in Steele County District Court the week of Jan. 16 with Judge Joseph A. Bueltel presiding: Dylan R. Anderson, 19, Owatonna, previously appeared and was convicted of felony burglary. He was sentenced to $581, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, chemical dependency treatment, and 3 years of supervised probation.

Stephanie L. Johnson, 23, Sylacauga, AL, previously appeared and was convicted of felony third-degree burglary.

She was sentenced to $1416, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, chemical dependency treatment, no contact with victim and 3 years of supervised probation. There was one other charge that was dismissed.

The following cases were heard in Steele County District Court the week of Jan. 16 with Judge Casey J. Christian presiding: Joshua G. Bauerfeind, 30, Ellendale, previously appeared and was convicted of felony fifth-degree possession of Marijuana. Bauerfeind was sentenced to $1500, 30 days in county jail, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, no use or possession of firearms or dangerous weapons, obtain permission to leave the state, substance abuse course and 3 years of supervised probation.

Jesse L. Cowan, 29, Owatonna, previously appeared and was convicted of felony fifth-degree sale of Marijuana. The defendant was sentenced to $1581, 90 days in county jail, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, chemical dependency treatment, no use or possession of firearms or dangerous weapons, obtain permission to leave the state and 3 years of supervised probation.

There were four other cases that were dismissed.

Jon A. Wallert, 44, previously appeared and was convicted of felony fifth-degree sale of Marijuana. He was sentenced to $1581, 30 days in county jail, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, chemical dependency treatment, no use or possession of firearms or dangerous weapons, obtain permission to leave the state, 240 hours of community service and 3 years of supervised probation.

The following misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors were heard in Steele County District Court the week of January 16 -20: Blooming Prairie Police Department Jason D. Batt, 32, Blooming Prairie, obstructing the legal process – interfering with peace officer, $131 and 13 days in county jail; Graham M. Bongard, 45, Austin, DWI, $406, attend MADD impact panel, chemical dependency treatment and 1 year of supervised probation.

MN State Patrol Rochester Jeremy M. Alvarez, 17, Waseca, seat belt, $106; Michael D. Anthony, 47, Bellmore, NY, speeding, $131; Tammie A. Barlow, 47, Big Lake, passing parked emergency vehicle, $131; Allen D. Blume, 68, Arlington, VA, speeding, $121; Jose A. Cruz-Rodriguez, 27, Morristown, cancelled license, $481 and 2 years of supervised probation; John C. Dehoff, 26, Dodge Center, seat belt, $106; Mary A. Fedick, 20, Coon Rapids, speeding, $141; Kristina M. Johnson, 21, Eagan, speeding, $121; Randall F. Kahn, 39, Minneapolis, speeding, $141; Tanner J. Krum, 19, Van Meter, IA, speeding, $121; Danh V. Le, 39, St. Michael, speeding, $131; Mu N. Loo, 26, Albert Lea, seat belt, $106; Allen S. Manthei, 47, Owatonna, DWI, $406, attend MADD impact panel, chemi-

cal assessment and 1 year of supervised probation; Cordelia L. McClurkin, 57, West Des Moines, IA, speeding, $141; Ricarda C. Perez, 29, Minneapolis, invalid license, $181; John N. Ri, 24, St. Paul, invalid license, $181; Dawn J. Sikel, 55, Owatonna, speeding, $121; Agustin V. Tellez, 18, Albert Lea, possession of Marijuana, $131; Fred J. Weinke Jr., 29, Maplewood, suspended license, $131; Diana L. Williams, 29, Minneapolis, speeding, $121.

Owatonna Police Department Mohamed O. Ali, 28, Owatonna, failure to obey traffic control device, $131; Joshua J. Alm, 29, Owatonna, seat belt, $106; Jordan L. Anderson, 18, Owatonna, minor consumption, $181; Maria B. Armendariz, 38, Owatonna, no MN license, $181; Dante L. Brown, 21, Waseca, speeding, $221; Brooke G. Bulver, 31, speeding, $131; Johsua J. Carney, 24, Moorhead, domestic assault, $131 and 90 days in county jail; Marco A. Castaneda-Ruiz, 26, Owatonna, no headlights and no MN license, $221; Michelle L. Ciochetto, 30, Owatonna, speeding, $131; Dustin D. Craft, 20, Owatonna, minor consumption, $181; Nicholas M. Durisen, 20, Waseca, expired tabs, $111; Ronald L. Dutton, 65, Owatonna, speeding, $121.

Thomas W. Everson, 30, Le Sueur, speeding, $141; Tricia L. Fenger, 38, Owatonna, harassment, $981, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, no contact with victim, obtain permission to leave the state and 2 years of supervised probation; Jason L. Gardner, 38, Owatonna, DWI, $306 and 58 days in county jail; Roman M. Gumenyuk, 21, Brooklyn Park, reckless driving, $581 and 1 year of supervised probation; Jose L. Gutierrez, 25, Waseca, no insurance, $281; Kyle M. Halla, 24, Owatonna, speeding, $131; William D. Hammes, 36, Hampton, stop sign, $131; Ashley M. Hottman, 28, Owatonna, suspended license, $281.

Julie P. Jacobs, 49, Owatonna, violation of Social Host ordinance, $381, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, and 1 year of supervised probation; Garrett A. Johnson, 20, Blooming Prairie, tampering with a motor vehicle, $381 and 90 days in county jail; Jason D. Johnson, 36, Owatonna, no insurance, $281; Dyllon D. Jorgenson, 20, Faribault, failure to yield right of way, $131; Tyler D. Karge, 16, Owatonna, speeding, $121; Ashly M. Kirsch, 20, Rochester, speeding, $161; Tyler W. Knickrehm, 30, St. James, interfering with 911 call, $381, domestic abuse evaluation and 1 year of supervised probation; Karl J. Knott, 27, Kenyon, theft, $183.89; Raymond J. Kubat, 66, Medford, seat belt, $106; Ryan P. Melchert, 20, Morristown, expired tabs, $111; Carrie D. Mohr, 21, Hanska, stop sign, $131.

Christina B. Morales, 37, Owatonna, failure to yield to pedestrian, $131; Loretta D. Morgan, 52, Austin, domestic assault, $481, domestic abuse evaluation and 2 years of supervised probation; Rhonda I. Nappin, 37, Ellendale, expired tabs, $111; Jessica M. Needham, 28, Owatonna, speeding, $201; Julie M. Ollila, 42, Owatonna, speeding, $181; Nancy C. Pedersen, 57, Apple Valley, DWI, $406, chemical dependency treatment, attend MADD impact panel, and 1 year of supervised probation; Scott C. Pelovsky, 49, Rochester, no insurance, $281; Pedro A. Rodriguez-Botello, 24, Faribault, speeding, $121; Marivel S. Rodriguez, 42, Owatonna, no insurance, $281.

Roland C. Rodriguez, 23, Owatonna, DWI, $406, chemical dependency treatment, DWI clinic, attend MADD impact panel, and 1 year of probation; Donald R. Sanderson, 29, Owatonna, seat belt, $106; Timothy

S. Schaefer, 29, Northfield, seat belt, $106; Tyler G. Selbrade, 18, Owatonna, damage to property, $181; Wade L. Sjomeling, 37, Medford, expired license, $181; Terry J. Smith, 30, Owatonna, burglary, $581, 30 days in county jail, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, chemical dependency treatment, write letter of apology, no contact with victim, obtain permission to leave the state, 40 hours of community service and 2 years of supervised probation; Katheryn A. Stopski, 54, Owatonna, seat belt, $106.

William A. Webb, 56, Knoxville, TN, stop sign, $131; William J. Wieseler, 24, Owatonna, theft, $381, 22 days in county jail, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, obtain a GED and 1 year of supervised probation; Ryan J. Wilson, 22, Owatonna, open bottle, $181; Kim W. Yates, 46, Owatonna, suspended license, $281; Rachel A. Zabel, 56, Owatonna, expired license, $181; Vanessa J. Zvorak, 21, Owatonna, no insurance, $281.

Steele County Sheriff’s Office Callista M. Boe, 18, Owatonna, littering, $181; James G. Bougalis, 37, Hibbing, speeding, $141; Benjamin J. Christensen, 17, Ellendale, DWI, $406, attend MADD impact panel, chemical dependency treatment and 1 year of supervised probation; Bret M. Fisher, 18, Geneva, sell nicotine to a minor, $106; Samantha L. Hurtgen, 21, Farmington, stop sign, $131; Holly M. Kuball, 21, Medford, failure to notify victim of hit and run, $131; John D. Lurken, 22, Owatonna, speeding, $131; David C. Nielson, 68, Owatonna, speeding, $121; David J. Quimby, 21, Owatonna, stop sign, $131; Ernesto G. Rivera, 19, Owatonna, no MN license, $181; Roland C. Rodriguez, 23, Owatonna, theft, $381 and 1 year of supervised probation; Kanishka A. Singh, 26, Ames, IA, speeding, $221.

The following cases were heard in Steele County District Court the week of February 6 with Judge Casey J. Christian presiding: John S. Larson, 65, Claremont, previously appeared and was convicted of felony voting while being an ineligible voter.

Larson was sentenced to $1081, obtain permission to leave the state and 3 years of supervised probation.

Cody H. Skow, 25, Owatonna, previously appeared and was convicted of felony DWI. The defendant was sentenced of $1011, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do enter liquor establishments, obtain GED, no use or possession of firearms or dangerous weapons and 7 years of supervised probation.

The following misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors were heard in Steele County District Court the week of February 6 – 11: MN State Patrol Rochester Shawn K. Blanks, 30, Kansas City, KS, invalid license and possession of Marijuana, $231; Duane A. Book, 66, Fertile, IA, vehicle weight violation, $781; John C. Cook, 26, Frederick, CO, invalid license, $181; Jared S. Kanz, 32, Woodbury, window tint violation, $131; Thomas R. Lundberg, 19, Owatonna, speeding, $121; Courtney M. May, 27, Owatonna, seat belt, $106; William P. Okweari, 40, Austin, speeding, $121; Elix S. Parker, 37, Owatonna, speeding, $121; David L. Perry, 35, Owatonna, invalid license, $281; John D. Pobanz, 41, Owatonna, speeding, $121; Victor Rivera Jr., 19, Albert Lea, possession of Marijuana, $131; Rayndu Rowe, 26, Newark, NJ, blue lights violation, $121; Felipe Silvestre, 39, Minneapolis, speeding, $121; Barbara J. Snyder, 55, Burnsville, speeding, $121; Eric F. Welch, 39, Reedsville, WI, speeding, $121; Rodger L.

Young, 48, Bloomington, failure to signal lane change, $131; Abeel B. Zor, 40, Newark, NJ, speeding and invalid license, $321.

Owatonna Police Department Mohamed A. Abbas, 22, Owatonna, violation of permit and failure to yield right of way, $181; John D. Ahlberg, 49, Owatonna, speeding, $131; Melissa S. Albert, 30, Austin, no insurance, $281; Joseph R. Aubin, 24, Owatonna, seat belt and suspended license, $306; Michelle M. Battey, 27, Owatonna, illegal right turn on red, $131; Kolton D. Bellefy, 18, Owatonna, theft, $81 and adult diversion program; Ryan M. Berg, 19, Faribault, minor consumption, $181; Ryder L. Bluhm, 19, New Richland, possession of Paraphernalia, $131; Cecilia E. Boyd, 23, Owatonna, falsely reporting a crime, $131, psychological treatment and 1 year of supervised probation; Marcos S. Cabrera, 52, Faribault, theft, $81 and adult diversion program.

Shirlee R. Cunningham, 62, Owatonna, stop sign, $131; Carol L. Enger, 43, Owatonna, speeding, $181; Paul A. Enger, 45, Owatonna, obstructing legal process, $131 and 30 days in county jail; Nikki R. Evje, 29, Owatonna, speeding, $121; Nathan E. Graff, 19, Owatonna, seat belt, $106; Carissa L. Hagmann, 30, Owatonna, DWI, $406, chemical dependency treatment and 1 year of supervised probation.

Todd M. Johnson, 38, Owatonna, disorderly conduct, $131; Tanya S. Kenny, 24, Brooklyn Park, revoked license, $281; Mildred M. Krause, 72, Owatonna, speeding, $201; Tracy L. Marquardt, 27, Mankato, failure to obey traffic control device, $131; Cory T. Martin, 20, Owatonna, domestic assault, $281, domestic abuse evaluation and 2 years of supervised probation; Carrie D. Mohr, 21, Hanska, theft, $81 and adult diversion program; Christopher L. Murray, 42, Waterville, no insurance, $281; Kevin G. Roemhildt, 40, Owatonna, seat belt, $106; Abdulkadir O. Samantar, 51, Owatonna, failure to obey traffic control device, $131.

Benjamin C. Sammon, 28, Faribault, seat belt, $106; Carrie H. Saxton, 29, Owatonna, stop sign, $131; Nicole E. Sjostrom-Schuur, 29, Owatonna, theft, $81 and adult diversion program; Matthew R. Steinberg, 24, Owatonna, disorderly conduct, $281, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, chemical dependency treatment, anger management and 1 year of supervised probation; Laura L. Swanson, 41, Owatonna, stop sign, $131; Louanne S. Tinney, 52, Owatonna, suspended license, $281; Ross A. Tresidder, 54, Owatonna, revoked license, $281; David H. Weinlick, 41, Richfield, speeding, $131; Nichole M. Zankou, 28, Owatonna, revoked license, seat belt, license not in possession stopped on crosswalk, $351.

Steele County Sheriff’s Office Darin R. Finley, 44, Blooming Prairie, revoked license, $281; Raghudev R. Gayam, 29, West Des Moines, IA, speeding, $221; Gilbert J. Gilbertson, 43, Waconia, speeding, $121; Patrick D. Hazen, 23, St. Cloud, speeding, $131; Tanya S. Kenny, 24, Brooklyn Park, revoked license, $281; Thomas M. Meisinger, 55, Owatonna, DWI, $1011, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, attend AA, 184 hours of community service and 3 years of supervised probation; Gary L. Peters II, 37, Hampton, IA, stop sign, $131; John B. Peterson, 56, Blooming Prairie, DWI, $1011, 90 days in county jail, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments and 3 years of supervised probation.

Jordan D. Rouse, 22, Austin, speeding, $221; Jason L.

Terpstra, 33, Owatonna, DWI, $1011, 90 days in county jail, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, obtain permission to leave the state, attend AA and 3 years of supervised probation; Scott R. Thorpe, 32, Ellendale, stop sign, $131; Juan R. Vera, 38, Faribault, speeding and revoked license, $421.

DODGE COUNTY The following case was heard in Dodge County District Court the week of January 30 with Judge Joseph F. Wieners presiding: John L. Kramer, 59, Hayfield, previously appeared and was convicted of felony fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle and a suspended license.

Kramer was sentenced to $380, 18 days in county jail, no use or possession of firearms or dangerous weapons and 5 years of supervised probation.

The following misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors were heard in Dodge County District Court the week of January 30 – February 6: Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Dean T. Bolin, 34, Mantorville, revoked license, $280 and 1 year of unsupervised probation; Elliott A. Bruce, 38, Rochester, disorderly conduct, $455 and 1 year of unsupervised probation; Alexander J. Ek, 18, Mantorville, speeding, $140; Douglas E. Fenney, 41, Blooming Prairie, DWI and cancelled license, $1085, 90 days in county jail, no alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments, chemical assessment and 3 years of supervised probation; Delmer J. Freerksen, 19, Hollandale, speeding, $140; Austin R. Head, 18, Kasson, disorderly conduct, $100; Michael R. Lattman, 52, Winona, speeding, $280.

Oliver B. Lee, 23, Hayfield, speeding, $140; Bunsaovira Lek, 22, Rochester, speeding, $120; Rosa Molina, 23, West Concord, invalid license, $180; Cody A. Narveson, 21, Plainview, speeding, $140; Wayne M. Nelson, 59, Kasson, careless driving, $80; Heather A. Nielsen, 23, St. Peter, speeding, $140; Billy J. Osburn, 31, Rochester, speeding and no insurance, $270; Eric R. Peterson, 27, Kenyon, stop sign, $130; Randal P. Remold, 51, West Concord, burning permit violation and burning prohibited materials, $300; James A. Rydman, 45, Kasson, seat belt, $105.

Terry G. Ryks, 51, Brownsdale, parking violation, $32; Amy J. Scharberg, 42, Hayfield, DWI, $480, and 1 year of unsupervised probation; Gage R. Schwemmer, 20, Dodge Center, suspended license and speeding, $155; Betsy C. Sladek, 38, Kasson, parking violation and registration violation, $130; Kortney N. Smith, 24, Kasson, speeding, $130; Luis A. Tapia, 21, Dodge Center, domestic assault, $225, no contact with victim, domestic abuse evaluation and 1 year of supervised probation; Nicole R. Thielen, 34, Dodge Center, suspended license and seat belt, $305; Casandra M. Turri, 46, Rochester, parking violation, $32; Edward D. Vanbuskirk, 19, Claremont, possession of Paraphernalia, minor possession of alcohol and open bottle, $330; Daniel T. Vrieze, 21, Dodge Center, seat belt, $105; Dana M. Wheeler, 34, Rochester, parking violation, $32; Kyle P. Wolff, 23, Centerville, OH, speeding, $140.

Kasson Police Department Kevin D. Binstock, 39, Kasson, parking violation, $32; Charles P. Condon, 40, Kasson, registration violation and parking violation, $142; Freddy F. Dones, 37, Kasson, seat belt, $25; Jacob P. Duncan, 31, Minneapolis, parking violation, $32; Dylan D. Dutton, 18, Kasson, parking violation, $32; Emmy L. Fjerstad, 34, West Concord, parking violation and registration violation, $130; Troy R. Flatness, 34, Dodge Center,

suspended license, $75; Nathan J. Gathje, 24, Kasson, registration violation, $110; Stephanie N. Hill, 23, Rochester, speeding, $130; Samuel L. Houston, 45, Byron, speeding, $130; Lucinda K. Luepke, 52, Kasson, unnecessary noise, $100; Melissa D. Willert, 40, Blooming Prairie, parking violation, $32.

MN State Patrol Rochester Michael P. Biwer, 33, Dodge Center, seat belt, $105; Susana B. Garza, 44, Owatonna, speeding, $120; Alicia E. GonzalezLara, 58, Blooming Prairie, failure to yield right of way, $130; Daniel R. Johnson, 45, Dodge Center, seat belt, $105; Natasha L. Riley, 28, Burnsville, suspended license, $60; Bibiana Segura-Delgado, 33, Rochester, speeding, $120.

West Concord Police Department Corey R. Lemke, 32, Kenyon, suspended license and no insurance, $380, 2 days in county jail, and 1 year of unsupervised probation; Erick A. Scovill, 32, Dodge Center, DWI, $580 and 2 years of supervised probation.

The following cases were heard in Dodge County District Court the week of February 6 with Judge Joseph F. Wieners presiding: Billy J. Osburn, 31, Rochester, previously appeared and was convicted of felony DWI. He was sentenced to 180 days in county jail, do not enter liquor establishments, no alcohol or controlled substance use, 100 hours of community service and 7 years of supervised probation.

Billy J. Stroud, 41, West Concord, previously appeared and was convicted of felony fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. He was sentenced to $400, 84 days in county jail, do not enter liquor establishments and 3 years of supervised probation.

The following misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors were heard in Dodge County District Court the week of February 6 – 13: Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Rebecca A. Aarsvold, 33, Dodge Center, no registration, $180; William S. Archer, 59, Dodge Center, speeding, $120; James K. Ayres, 19, Goodhue, parking violation, $32; Thomas V. Beddow, 60, Leroy, seat belt, $105; Brian N. Carstensen, 38, Mantorville, sale or possession of fireworks, $100; Opal L. Castner, 77, Mantorville, failure to yield right of way, $130; Eric M. Johnson, 43, Brownsdale, parking violation, $32; Tanner R. Kruckeberg, 17, Dodge Center, seat belt, $105; Michael J. Lorsung, 54, Rochester, speeding, $140; Travis J. Reed, 20, Mantorville, careless driving, $180; Anthony J. Rogers, 29, Indianola, IA, speeding, $130.

Kevin Ronken, 36, Dickson, TN, speeding, $140; David A. Subbert, 34, Hayfield, parking violation, $32; Neal J. Turner, 48, Kasson, parking violation, $32; Kasson Police Department Justin B. Davis, 22, Plainview, disorderly conduct, $180; Francisco J. Elizaondo, 22, Faribault, DWI, $405 and 1 year of unsupervised probation; Brandon L. Gilbertson, 23, Kasson, parking violation, $32; Thomas S. Kildahl, 25, Mantorville, DWI, $1010, 3 days in county jail, no possession of alcohol or controlled substance use, do not enter liquor establishments and 2 years of supervised probation; Trisha M. Roeker, 19, Blooming Prairie, minor consumption, $180; Allison L. Ruby, 22, Rochester, open bottle, $180; Brendan M. Ruport, 18, Mantorville, possession of Marijuana and Paraphernalia, $180; Eric D. Trayler, 19, Kasson, minor consumption, $150; Eddie L. Sherden, 35, Owatonna, revoked license, $280.

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