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New legislative lines drawn Blooming Prairie to be represented by Rich Murray, R-Albert Lea

Dr. Daniel Schafer has joined the staff of Main Street Dental Clinic in Blooming Prairie. Dr. Schafer is a graduate of Augustana University and the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. See Page 4A.

BY JON FLATLAND Managing Editor The Minnesota Supreme Court’s Special Redistricting Panel last week released its congressional and legislative maps, settling a months-long battle over the state’s representation. Redistricting takes place once every 10 years, coinciding with the federal census, to reflect population shifts in congressional and legislative districts. Under the new redistricting plan, the communities of Blooming Prairie and Hayfield will move into new districts

and have new representation in the House. Blooming Prairie Township will keep its current representation, as will the city of Owatonna. The city of Blooming Prairie had previously been in District 26B and was represented by Patti Fritz, D-Faribault. It will now move into District 27A, with Rep. Rich Murray, R-Albert Lea, serving constituents in the House. Murray will represent nearly all of Freeborn County, the eastern tier of townships in Faribault County, along with Udolpho Township in Mower County, Westfield and Hayfield

townships in Dodge County, and the city of Blooming Prairie in Steele County. Fritz becomes the representative in District 24B, which will include Blooming Prairie Township, much of the rest of Steele County, and western Dodge County, including the city of Claremont. Murray said he is very happy with the new redistricting map and looks forward to working with his current district for the remainder of the year and making new friends in the new sections of District 27A. Legislative Lines Continued on Page 7A

Steele County residents will soon see the beginnings of the formation of a long-range plan for the Steele County Fairground in Owatonna, including changes to the race track. See Page 3A.

Bank offered free radio to residents Every Saturday evening during the fall of 1922, the First National Bank in Blooming Prairie offered citizens the opportunity to listen to radio broadcasts in its Commercial Club room. Read more about the Golden Age of Radio on Page 5A.

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American Legion plans celebration The Otto T. Lund American Legion Post in Blooming Prairie will celebrate the 93rd birthday of the American Legion organization on Thursday, March 1, with a meal and program beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Servicemen’s Club. See Page 10B.

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Congressman Tim Walz and both of his Republican challengers remained in the same congressional district after new political boundaries were announced last week by a state judicial panel. See Page 7A.

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An 86-year-old Owatonna woman was killed Friday when the vehicle she was a passenger in was struck by a DM & E train at the intersection of County Road 18 and 13th Street in Meriden shortly after noon.

Train-car crash leaves one dead BY JON FLATLAND Managing Editor One person was killed and another injured on Friday when a DM & E train collided with a car at a railroad crossing at the intersection of County Road 18 and 13th Street in the community of

Meriden, just west of Owatonna. According to the Steele County Sheriff’s Office, a passenger in the vehicle, Betty Patricia Bang, 86, of Owatonna, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, Donna Marie Miller, 68, of

rural Waseca, was taken by Gold Cross Ambulance to the Owatonna Hospital and later airlifted to a hospital in Rochester. No other injuries were reported in the incident. Crash Continued on Page 7A

BY JON FLATLAND Managing Editor The Blooming Prairie Board of Education last week voted unanimously to approve a teacher contract for the 201112 and 2012-13 school years. The move comes after the board and the Blooming Prairie Teacher’s Association reached a tentative agreement on a contract during a mediation session in January. Blooming Prairie teachers had been working under the terms of a contract that expired at the end of the 2010-2011 school year. The agreement ratified by the board last Tuesday calls for a 5.39 percent increase over the next two years. The 54-member teacher’s group voted 39-6 last month to accept the contract offer. According to Supt. Barry Olson, the new contract calls for a soft freeze on salaries for the first year, with teachers at the top of the grid, or “step” structure, receiving a one-time payout of $750 the first year and $700 the second year. He said he feels the agreement is fair and provides “good things” for both sides. “It’s a little below the state average, but for schools that are the same size as ours, it’s a little above average.”

Prior to entering mediation, the teacher’s association had rejected a contract offering a 5 percent pay increase over two years. This was the fourth time the school district and teacher’s association have gone to contract mediation since 1995. Each time, an agreement has been reached after one or two sessions.

BP Elementary to celebrate Reading Day Early in January, the Blooming Prairie Elementary School announced its students planned to attempt to read 1,980 books over a two-month period – that’s one book for every person living in Blooming Prairie. Not only did the students succeed, they tripled their goal. To mark the feat, they will celebrate National Reading Day on Friday, March 2, with a variety of activities from 1 to 2:30 p.m., and the public is invited to attend. The event will include a read-and-feed and feature students reading to fellow students, Cat in the Hat cookie making and decorating and more.

Local gas prices climbing BY JON FLATLAND Managing Editor Gas prices are on the rise again, climbing nearly 15-cents at some local gas stations last week. Now, new troubles in the Middle East have many people nervous about the future at the pump. Iran halted oil shipments to Britain and France over the weekend. The move comes after the countries supported tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. So what will it do to gas prices at the pump in the United States? Gail Weinholzer, a spokesperson for the American Automobile Association (AAA), says the impact probably won’t

be significant. “It really shouldn’t impact us us, or Britain or France, for that matter,” said Weinholzer. “Those countries were already talking about boycotting Iranian oil beginning in July, so the fact Iran is refusing to export effective immediately really isn’t going to have that much affect. Saudi Arabia has promised to make up any shortage Britain or France may have.” But, she concedes, it’s still not going to be easy for Minnesotans at the pump this spring and summer. For the fourth time in the state’s history, prices are expected to climb to $4 a gallon by Memorial Day. Currently, gas prices are the highest

they’ve ever been for this time of year. Craig Lunning of Blooming Prairie said he cringes every time he fuels up his vehicle. Like many others, he’s trying to cut back other expenses because of the rising cost of gas. “Our hands are tied. There’s nothing I can do about the price going up, so I’m just trying to do what I can to make it hurt a little less on my wallet,” he said. “That means trying to cut back on other things.” Businesses are also preparing for more pain at the pump, and are also looking at trimming back on the expense of services they offer. Gas Prices Continued on Page 7A

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Gas prices at Casey’s General Store in Blooming Prairie jumped nearly 15-cents last week to more than $3.50 per gallon.

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Blooming Prairie area wins under redistricting plan With the legislative redistricting of Minnesota complete, Blooming Prairie finds itself in a new House District – 27A – with a new representative in Rich Murray of Albert Lea. The city had fine representation from Rep. Patti Fritz of Faribault, but the new plan shifted things around. Fritz will still represent Blooming Prairie Township, located just north of the city of Blooming Prairie, and her new district – 24B – will now include western Dodge County. While Fritz is disappointed in losing the city of Blooming Prairie, she has vowed to work with Rep. Murray to ensure the city and surrounding area’s best interests are served. For local residents, having Murray become their representative is a big plus. You see, he’s no stranger to Blooming Prairie, having grown up in Dodge County, just north of the city. Because of this, he has a keen sense of the issues the city faces and maintains some strong connections to the community. While some areas in the state saw major shakeups, the city of Blooming Prairie and Blooming Prairie Township came out winners, with two excellent legislators now representing them at the State Capital. J.F.

Support the BP Girl Scouts – eat a cookie Thin mints, Samoas, Tag-Alongs, Do-Si-Dos … everyone has a favorite flavor of Girl Scout cookies. At one point or another, nearly all of us have bought or at least eaten the sweet confections that Girl Scouts sell for just a short time each year. That time has come once again, and members of Blooming Prairie Girl Scout Troop 44001 are descending on porches and at businesses to sell their famed cookies. Buying the cookies is something good we can do for our community. Selling the cookies offers the Girl Scouts a chance develop their full individual potential through learning about entrepreneurship, managing a small business, gaining self-confidence and a willingness to meet people, earning the money for trips to camp or special prizes and activities with their troops, and setting and achieving goals. All of these make for good learning experiences for the girls, and all the revenue from the cookies goes to support Girl Scouts. All it takes to support this is $3.50 for a box of cookies. So support the Blooming Prairie Girl Scouts – and Girl Scouting, in general – by purchasing some of their cookies. They’re tasty, and the money goes to a great cause. J.F.

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Teachers need to prove the 3 R’s For decades, the three R’s have been the cornerstone of our American education system. Reading, writing and arithmetic have proven to be the basics of what students need to know. But what about teachers? When it comes to leading a classroom, teachers haven’t had to immediately prove they can read, write and do math really well. That’s until last week. A new law took effect in Minnesota last Thursday that requires would-be teachers to pass a college-level basic skills test before they can get their licenses to teach in public schools. Private-school teachers don’t face the same requirement. Under the old rules, aspiring teachers had to take the basic skills test but did not have to pass before they started teaching. The old law allowed would-be teachers who failed the test to get a three-year provisional license that allowed them to teach while they worked toward a passing score. About 30 percent of new teachers failed the test. There is

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Rick Bussler no limit on the number of times teachers can take the test under the new law. Current law requires Minnesota colleges and universities that offer a teacher preparation program to provide remedial assistance and academic support to teacher candidates that do not pass the basic skills exam. This new requirement makes sense. It seems that it will help ensure that districts are hiring effective teachers who will provide a high-quality education for our children. It’s important for us to do whatever it takes to make sure only the highest quality teachers are getting into the classrooms. The new law is the least

controversial of several changes the Republican-controlled Legislature has proposed for the state’s schools. Unlike plans to upend current teacher tenure rules, the teacher testing bill had overwhelming support in the House and Senate. Education Minnesota, a union that represents 70,000 teachers, did not take a stand on the legislation. This week state lawmakers are going to begin tackling the teacher tenure rules. Legislators want to change tenure by removing seniority during layoffs. That could open the gates for a newer and better teacher retaining a job rather than a veteran who may not be as good. It’s a good thing state lawmakers saw the need to go in hot pursuit of clamping down on Minnesota teaching requirements. After all, children are our future and they deserve nothing but the best educating them. (Rick Bussler is publisher of the Times. Email him at bprick@frontier.com)

A penny saved is 2.4 cents lost Continuing production of the penny, even though it costs more than double what it is worth to produce, sort of illustrates what is wrong with this country and why it is so deep in debt. Hopefully President Obama was thinking more bigger picture stuff back in 2008 when he campaigned on a message of hope and change. Now though, he’ll have to settle with hoping Congress goes along with his plan to change our change. It costs 2.4 cents to make a penny, which is 97.5 percent zinc covered with copper. It costs 11.2 cents to make a nickel, which is actually made up of 75 percent copper and only 25 percent nickel. The last time it cost less than a penny to make a penny was 2005. So that old saying about save a penny make a penny hasn’t actually been true for a while. But we Americans are a sentimental bunch, and whenever someone mentions the idea of eliminating the penny, a massive movement erupts to save it. It doesn’t matter that most of the 4.3 billion pennies made

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Jon Flatland each year probably just end up in a jar on top of our dressers. The much-maligned coin can still be exchanged for someone’s thoughts, and in tough economic times it is still good to pinch the occasional penny to help make it from paycheck to paycheck. Another argument for keeping the penny is that prices will go up if it is eliminated. It’s hard to offer something for 99 cents if you don’t have a penny to give in change. But even if businesses did round off the price, there is always the concern about taxes, which once added will bring the total to a higher number that would also probably be rounded up.

The sentimental don’t even want to think of a world without pennies. The practical, however, think it’s stupid to spend so much money making something that nobody uses and that costs more to make than it is worth. That’s right … the U.S. loses upwards of $27 million each year making pennies. The loss to produce nickels is upward of $15 million. A private manufacturing business would not survive long if it sold the products it produced for less than the cost of making those products. But government tends to hold on to a lot of things it doesn’t need anymore or that have outlived their usefulness. The result is that spending keeps increasing as new things are added while nothing is ever taken away. The debate over the penny is a microcosm of all that is wrong with government, and it shows what can happen when we let our emotions dictate our actions over sound reasoning.

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Dear Editor, Earlier this month, we celebrated a significant event for Southern Minnesota Initiative Tim Penny Foundation (SMIF). Our board of trustees and staff hosted a celebration to announce that our founding partner, The McKnight Foundation, had recently given SMIF a fiveyear, $6 million grant. It’s a big bunch of change, no matter how you look at it, and constitutes the largest single funder for the work that we do here in this part of the state. This latest grant of $6 million is the result of our new 5-year plan outlining our intent to focus on two significant areas – entrepreneur and early childhood development. We believe that by investing in only these two areas, our efforts will yield greater and more sustainable results. It’s also a testament to our 25-year relationship with the organization that gave SMIF its start back in 1986. Since the initial $3 million grant, The McKnight Foundation has played a key role in our success by granting over $44 million to SMIF. With each grant award, McKnight has affirmed that we are fulfilling our mission of helping to build economic and community vitality within our 20-county region. They believe we have developed a strong and successful relationship, and the result of our efforts continue to be evident. I believe it’s important to not only celebrate this new grant, but to acknowledge the significance of what SMIF has done over the past 25-plus years. We have financially supported over 450 businesses by investing $24 million, while leveraging an additional $144 million of financial support to these businesses. We know that entrepreneurs are the key to our region’s economy, and we invest in entrepreneurial efforts to strengthen and grow local businesses. SMIF has also provided more than 3,105 grants totaling nearly $24 million. Many of these dollars have gone into early childhood development programs to help children be more ready to learn when they enter Kindergarten. We believe that investing in our youngest citizens is a long-term bet on our future workforce. The communities and the people are the ones who ultimately benefit from the work that’s being done by our foundation. This new infusion of capital will enable us to continue providing resources to build a prosperous and growing southern Minnesota region. We hope this renewed vote of confidence by The McKnight Foundation also reinvigorates you as our foundation partners. We hope you agree that our efforts are significant and that we are making a difference in southern Minnesota. Tim Penny, SMIF President/CEO

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4-H fundraiser set March 4 We’re ‘Steele Talkin’ good times in the Steele County 4-H Program! For instance, this coming weekend, the 8th Annual Steele County 4-H Pasta Dinner fundraiser will take place. It will be held on Sunday, March 4 from 3:30 – 7:00 p.m. at the Owatonna Junior High School. Yes, that’s right - the 8th Annual! This fundraiser is not for just a single club or particular group of youth. It will benefit the entire Steele County 4-H program! That means every one of the 1000 (+) 4-Hers in the program and all 125 adult volunteers will feel the impact of this event. The funds we raise on March 4th will help finance the Steele County 4-H Summer program. Not only will we serve you a delicious pasta & meatballs dinner which will include fruit salad, bread and dessert, but a Silent Auction and short Live Auction will be held as well. Thanks to the generosity of many 4-H families, local citizens and businesses, we have a huge variety of items and gift baskets. We look forward to recognizing these 4-H supporters at the auction itself. Among their donations are numerous movie baskets, toys, party baskets, and popular items for teen girls and boys. Gardening baskets, items for sports fans, kitchen and pampering baskets will all be offered. Toddlers and babies won’t be left out as we have a tote full of toys, baskets with books and craft items. If you’re looking forward to spring and summer, you’ll find baskets for lawn care, grilling and summer fun. Let’s not forget the holidays … you’ll find those special days represented in baskets as well. So if you’re a mom, dad, grandma or grandpa – a pre-teen, teen, baby or toddler, we have a basket for you. New donations are being received daily, so you won’t want to miss the fun in store for you. We will also have a “Live Service Auction.” Yes, that is what 4-H is all about, SERVICE, and we now have it available for you. So, if you are looking for someone to decorate your yard this fall, clean up this spring, provide and plant hostas, or put up your Christmas lights, you will want to attend this auction. The Live Auction featuring ten special services, starts at 6:00 PM. So if you would like a delicious dinner, a fun evening out with your friends and neighbors, and a great way to support this special youth organization that we call 4-H, come to the 4-H Pasta Dinner and Silent Auction. Tickets are very reasonably priced at $6 and are available at the Extension Office, 635 Florence, Ave., Owatonna or at the door. Call 444-7685 for details. See you Sunday, March 4th at the 4-H Pasta Dinner and Silent Auction, 3:30 – 7:00 PM, at the Owatonna Junior High School. Silent auctions close at 5:30 / 6:30 / 7:00 PM. (Steele Talkin’ is a weekly column featuring officials representing various community organizations throughout Steele County. Tracy Ignaszewski is a 4-H Program Coordinator with the University of Minnesota Extension Service in Steele County.)

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Concert series kicks off FoodShare Month BY JON FLATLAND Managing Editor March is Minnesota FoodShare – 31 days of fundraising, advocacy and education to help end hunger. To kick off the month, the Steele County Food Shelf is hosting its 19th annual Hometown Sampler Concert Series at the Little Theatre in Owatonna with performances slated Friday through Sunday, March 2-4. This year’s event will feature emcees Dave Otto and John Havelka and performances by The Gogs, The Bad Tangerines, Mile 5 Band, and Hot

Hometown Sampler Concert Series Friday, March 2 - 7 p.m. Saturday, March 3 - 7 p.m. Sunday, March 4 - 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. All concerts at Little Theatre in Owatonna ‘n Bothered. The first two concerts are Friday, March 2, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, March 3, at 7 p.m. Two concerts will be held Sunday, March 4, with the first at 2 p.m. and the last at 5 p.m. The price of admission is a donation of food or a free-will monetary offering to the Steele County

Food Shelf. The Steele County Food Shelf has participated in the month-long FoodShare campaign for several years. According to Director Stormy Trom, it is key to the agency’s ability to sustain growing service levels in 2012. The Food Shelf’s fundraising

goal during March is $92,000. “We’re currently serving about 500 families each month, and at some times we’re helping 600,” she pointed out, “so the need for funds is critical. We saw a significant increase in usage in 2011 compared to 2010 and I fully expect the current usage level to continue.” Last year alone, the food shelf served 6,834 households and a total of 20,667 individuals. A total of 598,912 pounds of food was distributed, which is over 16,000 more pounds than the previous year. Minnesota FoodShare is a function of the Greater Min-

Improvements slated at county fairgrounds Steele County residents will soon see the beginnings of the formation of a long-range plan for the Steele County Fairgrounds in Owatonna. In establishing the longrange plan, which has been approved by both the fair board and the Steele County Commission, members of the fair board consulted with an architect, the county commission, the city of Owatonna, the Owatonna Chamber of Commerce & Tourism, the Steele County Agricultural Society and other special interest groups. According to Corky Ebeling, fair board president, there are two needs on the fairgrounds that need to be addressed soon – the racetrack and the replacement of the cattle barn, which collapsed under the weight of heavy snow two years ago. In addition, plans call for the replacement of two other barns on the east side of the fairgrounds. SHORTER RACETRACK Plans have been approved to shorten the racetrack at both the north and south ends, thus bringing an end to the traditional half-mile dirt track the fairgrounds has been noted for. Ebeling said shortening the track will accommodate the construction of a 3/8-mile track in the future and will allow for additional premium parking, as well as offering additional vendor space and better accommodations for the larger carnival. “The racing world has changed and the shorter track is preferred by drivers today,” he noted. “The board feels the shorter track will be more attractive in the future for a promoter to come and offer racing on our track.”

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The Steele County Fair Board recently approved its long-range plan, which calls for reconstruction of the racetrack and the replacement of several barns at the fairgrounds, located in Owatonna. Board members hope to have all the improvements complete by 2014. The board has also expressed concern about safety, as the current half-mile length of the track brings it close to vendors and fairgoers. Ebeling said work on shortening the track is expected to begin this spring. Motor events planned for this year’s fair include an enduro race and the annual demolition derby. NEW BARNS Fundraising for the replacement of three barns on the fairgrounds is in the planning stage and fair board members

hope to begin construction in the spring of 2012 or, at the latest, shortly after the conclusion of the 2013 fair. “We plan to use insurance money received from the collapsed barn, plus we plan to hold a number of fundraisers that will give those who appreciate what the fair means to our community a chance to participate,” said Jim Gleason, fair manager. The first of those fundraisers will take place on March 24 at Hy-Vee in Owatonna, when

a smoked pork chop dinner will be offered from 4 to 8 p.m. Also planned this summer is a “Build the Barns Bash” to be held on the fairgrounds on June 29-30. Donations to the longrange plan for the fairgrounds are tax-deductible through the Owatonna Foundation. Checks may be made payable to the Owatonna Foundation designated for the SCFF and can be sent to the Owatonna Foundation, Box 642, Owatonna, Minn., 55060.

Rice County suspends dispatch services study BY PER KVALSTEN County Editor Citing the cost of proceeding to the next step, the Rice County board of commissioners has suspended further study into switching dispatch services from the Rice/Steele Dispatch Center to the Dakota County Communications Center. The first phase of the study determined it was technically feasible for Rice County to merge its communications with the Dakota County site, however, remained inconclusive in

terms of technical analysis and cost sharing. In addition, it left a number of policy questions to be answered. To move forward with the next step of the study – which would take up to seven months to complete and provide indepth details on the financial, operational and technical elements involved in moving dispatching services – Rice County officials were looking at spending more than $50,000, as well as tying up staff for about 200 hours. With a majority of the coun-

ty board not convinced the benefits of switching dispatch services outweigh the costs, members voted unanimously to postpone proceeding with the study, but also left the door open to revisit the issue sometime in the future. Some commissioners have expressed frustration over what they say are personality clashes and politics among leadership at the Rice/Steele Dispatch Center in Owatonna. They also favor staying with the Rice/Steele Dispatch Center because it gives Rice

County a majority of input and a stronger voice in its operation. The first phase of the study, completed in November 2011, found connecting Rice County to the Dakota County dispatch system would cost more than $400,000 before administrative, cost sharing and policy costs. Gary Weiers, Rice County Administrator, said the county board has some flexibility because the results of the first phase of the study are viable for 18 months.

County News Brief Owatonna council, county board support Hwy. 14 completion The city of Owatonna, as well as the Steele County Board of Commissioners, have sent letters to Gov. Mark Dayton and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) supporting the completion of U.S. Highway 14, particularly the stretch from Owatonna to Dodge Center. MnDOT’s current plan is to

reconstruct and expand Highway 14, turning it into a fourlane divided freeway. There are multiple segments included in the project, including stretches between North Mankato and New Ulm and from Owatonna to Dodge Center. The letters sent by the city of Owatonna and the county board both cite safety concerns

and future economic development as the reasons they support expanding the highway. According to MnDOT, there is currently no funding source in place for the project, which is not expected to start until at least 2032. Local officials have expressed concern about the timeline, noting that MnDOT

originally said construction was planned for 2028. Since 2001, there have been 42 fatalities and 47 serious injury accidents along the corridor between New Ulm and Rochester. Between 2008 and 2010, the fatality rate along Highway 14 between North Mankato and New Ulm was double the statewide average.

neapolis Council of Churches, an organization that promotes food shelf donations, acts as a clearinghouse for cash contributions, and distributes funds to partner food shelves. During March, they rally religious communities, companies, schools, and civic groups throughout the state to organize local food drives and events that restock 300 food shelves. The agency also provides an incentive food fund for all donations collected during the March campaign – which means the more money raised during the month, the more money received from the fund.

Historical group sets meeting 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. “We’re excited to be having this meeting in Blooming Prairie,” said SCHS Director Laura Resler. “As a county-wide organization, we want to visit all areas of the county, and we encourage local residents to join us and share their local history with our board.” Resler said 2012 is an exciting year for the historical society because a longtime dream has become a reality with the construction completed on the new History Center Project. 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.

Steele County Calendar Tuesday, Feb. 28 Steele County Commission meeting, 7 p.m., County Administration Bldg., Owatonna Thursday, March 1 Author Talk with Beth Bednar, 7 p.m., Owatonna Arts Center On The Move meeting, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Owatonna Clinic, Room 2-502 Friday, March 1 Hometown Sampler Concert Series, 7 p.m., Little Theatre, Owatonna Saturday, March 3 Hometown Sampler Concert Series, 7 p.m., Little Theatre, Owatonna Auction/dinner benefit for Nathan Anderson, 4 top 8 p.m., Elk Club, Owatonna Sunday, March 4 Hometown Sampler Concert Series, 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Little Theatre, Owatonna Monday, March 5 Steele County Historical Society meeting, 7 p.m., The Pizza Cellar, Blooming Prairie

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New dentist joins Main Street Dental BY JON FLATLAND Managing Editor Main Street Dental Clinic in Blooming Prairie has announced the addition of a new dentist to the staff. Dr. Daniel Schafer is now accepting patients and joins Dr. Chad Hanson as a dental care provider at Main Street Dental Clinic in Blooming Prairie. Schafer, 27, is a native of Worthington. After graduating

from Augustana University in Sioux Falls, SD, he attended the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, where he graduated last year. During his dental training, Dr. Schafer honed his dental skills at the Native American Community Clinic in Minneapolis and Rice Regional Hospital in Willmar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joining Main Street Dental Clinic is a great opportunity,â&#x20AC;? he

said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not only am I being mentored by some excellent professionals, but Main Street has a great system to work in and knowledgeable staff, so the transition into being a full-time practitioner has been very easy. In his spare time, Dr. Schafer enjoys golf, sports and is an avid reader. He and his wife, Kelsey, who is an occupational therapist, currently reside in Owatonna.

Worlein funeral director earns recertiďŹ cation

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Dr. Daniel Schafer has joined the staff at Main Street Dental Clinic in Blooming Prairie. A native of Worthington, Dr. Schafer graduated from Augustana University in Sioux Falls, So. Dak. and the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. During his training he practiced at the Native American Community Clinic in Minneapolis and at Rice Regional Hospital in Willmar.

James William Stough, a funeral director with Worlein Funeral Home in Austin, has qualified for recertification of the designation of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice. The achievement is notable because Stough is voluntarily participating in educational and service opportunities that surpass what the funeral service

licensing board in Minnesota requires. The academy added that Stough has committed to a program of lifelong learning to families in the community with the level of excellence expected of a certified funeral service

practitioner. To initially receive the award, the practitioner must complete a 180-hour program of continuing education activities and events. In addition, the practitioner is required to accumulate 20 hours per year to recertify.

Salinas opens in temporary shop Salinas Auto Service & Sales is open for business in a temporary location in Blooming Prairie. The Salinas family has set up shop in a storage building located directly behind the former location of the business, which was destroyed by fire on Jan. 16. A vehicle lift has been in-

stalled in the temporary location and the shop is now accepting customers. Robert Salinas said the burned out building will be cleaned up once permits are approved and plans call for construction to begin on a new shop in the same location as soon as possible.

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lthough experiments with radio waves have gone on for several decades, most people thought of broadcasting (actually a farming term, meaning “the act or process of scattering seeds”) as little more than an eccentric hobby. Amateurs had been fooling around with makeshift radio sets since the early years of the twentieth century. That all changed in 1920 when the first commercial radio stations took to the airwaves. The first radio news program was broadcast on August 31 on the station 8MK in Detroit, owned by the DETROIT NEWS. This was following on November 2 with the first commercially licensed radio station in the United States, KDKA, broadcasting the result of the 1920 presidential election from a shack on the roof of a Westinghouse Electric Corporation building in East Pittsburgh. The original broadcast was said to be heard from as far away as Canada. The first regular entertainment programs were broadcast in 1922, and on March 10, Variety Magazine carried the front page headline: Radio Sweeping Country: 1,000,000 Sets in Use” A highlight of this time was the first Rose Bowl being broadcast on January 1, 1923 on a Los Angeles station. The BLOOMING PRAIRIE TIMES, in its August 24, 1922 issue, announced the arrival of this exciting new form of entertainment to the community: “The advance in some departments of science has been wonderful the last few years and one of he marvels of the age, and a somewhat recent discovery, is the wireless telephone or radiophone. It is taking the country and the whole world by storm. Some of our neighboring towns have hardly awakened to the fact that radio has arrived. Not so here” The was not the first time radio had been hard of since several people had sets known as “crystal sets” in which a person had to sit and rub a shiny piece of metal with a wire, or “cat whisker” in order to get reception. But it was the first time that radio had caused such excitement in this community. Minnesota’s oldest station, KUOM was launched in 1922 and is among the 10 oldest radio stations in the United States. Owned and operated by the University of Minnesota it is still on the air. WLAG, known as “the Call of the North,” began broadcasting in the region on September 4, 1922. However, the station soon landed in financial trouble and closed down in 1924. Washburn Crosby Company, the forerunner to General Mills, took over the station and renamed it WCCO, for the company’s initials. Broadcasts resumed less than two months later on Oct. 2, 1924. But for that brief interruption WCCO would be the oldest radio station on the air today in Minnesota. Every Saturday evening during the fall of 1922 the First National Bank offered citizens the opportunity to listen to radio broadcasts in the Commercial Club rooms. The bank had purchased a radio and installed it there for the entertainment of the townspeople. The townspeople were invited to come and hear several hours of music, speeches, and comedy. The cost? Nothing. It was offered free of charge by the bank officials. The device was making a huge impact on American public. For the first time free entertainment and news were available to the average American family at the turn of a dial. But in 1922 an average radio might have cost about $100 and not everybody could afford one. At the outset of the year, there were 28 commercial stations in the United States;

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at the end, 570, and hundreds of companies manufacturing stylish new sets with names like the Grebe, the Aeriola, and the Radiola. It was a status symbol to have a radio in the parlor and invite neighbors over to hear high-priced entertainers. T.O. Rye and A.A. Peterson was the first firm in Blooming Prairie to handle radio sets. They sold many not only to townspeople but rural families as well. Farm people need no longer be isolated because the radio was bringing them fast breaking news almost as fast as it took place. They didn’t; have to The Cornell Players became a popular group on radio station KROC in Rochester when wait to read the paper to find out what was happening. it first began broadcasting in the early 1930s. The group did live performances of plays People could immediately find via the radio. The players in this photo, dated 1938 and provided by the Steele County Historical Society, include Beatrice Cecelia Zamboni, Gen Bruzek, Mary Jean Zamboni, out what was going on in their Mary Jean Messing, Bernard Kramer, Mary Edith Zamboni, Edward Rishavy, John community, state and in the Blix, Bernard Kitzman, Bernard Lusk and William E. Zamboni. world. motional announcements from Dodge cars and For a long time during the encountered little audience objection. From then on, early 1920s radios sold fast and furiously. It was advertiser supported programming because the norm the three most novelty that most excited people, the for mass marketing. sheer thrill that came with watching a few wires The creation of the first two multi-stationed and tubes light up and pluck a voice out of the open networks---the National Broadcasting Company sky. It made you use your imagination. Radio was (NBC) in 1926 and the Columbia Broadcasting Systo the air as automobile was to the earth. A person tem (CBS) the following year---made broadcasting figured the trade-in value like he does now with his automobile. The boom was caused by the perfection a well organized national medium. By this time, one out of every six American homes had a radio. of vacuum tubes, better exception and the improveIn 1930 more than 12 million American families ment of tone quality. had radios; 20 years later there were 40 milIn 1926, a NBC variety show for regular prolion families. This was about 92 percent of the population. In the fall of 1938 came on of the biggest and most startling radio programs of them all. Orson Welles dramatization of “War of the Worlds” aired on October 30, 1938. The broadcast was so realistic that thousands of people phoned their newspapers and local people for advice on how to repel the “invasion” by Martians armed with “deadly rays”. Radio has continued to grow in a most spectacular fashion. When America celebrated its Bicentennial, there were 3,491 AM stations plus 744 stations on air, some even in small towns of less than 1,000 population. In spite of competition from television, radio today, as it did in the early 1920s, requires only that the listeners’ can be attentive, leaving the rest of the story to be filled in by the imagination…Some things never change.

Made: c. 1920s Manufacturer: Unknown (made in U.S.A.) Type: Single-button carbon One of the earliest types of microphones, the single-button carbon microphone was based on early telephone technology, and were used for radio broadcasting and public address systems. It quickly became obsolete when the ribbon microphone was invented by Harry Olsen in the late 1920s, which was vastly superior in terms of sound quality and much better suited to musical recording and broadcasting applications.

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Public Safety February 28, 2012 • The Times

Area Police Blotter Blooming Prairie Police Feb. 11 Warrant Arrest. At 9:51 p.m., officers arrested an adult on an outstanding warrant in the city. Feb. 23 Accident. Officer responded to a property damage accident in the city at 9:03 a.m. A state accident report was filed. Restraining Order. At 7:25 p.m., a citizen reported a restraining order violation in the city.

Owatonna Police Feb. 10 Vulnerable Adult. Officer took a report of a person being vulnerable in the 2100 block of 3rd Ave. NW at 8:31 a.m. Weapons Violation. At 10:24 a.m., officers responded to the 100 block of Valley View Place NW on a report of shots being fired. Feb. 11 Burglary. At 8:43 a.m., officer took a burglary report in the 300 block of Woodland Dr. SE. Feb. 12 Probation Arrest. Officers arrested an adult for a probation violation in the 200 block of Cedar Ave. N. at 12:13 a.m. Domestic Arrest. At 1:42 p.m., officers responded to a domestic disturbance in the 100 block of Bridge St. W. An adult was arrested for domestic assault. Feb. 13 Injury Accident. Officers responded to a personal injury crash in the 1100 block of Frontage Rd. W. at 11:49 a.m. Feb. 14 Drunken Driving. At 3:26 a.m., officers arrested an adult driver for DWI in the 2300 block of 43rd St. NW. Burglary. At 11:24 p.m., officers investigated a burglary in the 600 block of Glendale St. NW. Feb. 15 Warrant Arrest. Officers arrested an adult for a warrant at 26th St. NW and I-35 at 5:17 a.m. Trespassing. An adult was arrested by officers after a trespassing/unwanted person complaint in the 300 block of Arglen Dr. NW. Feb. 17 Identity Theft. Officer took

a report of identity theft in the 700 block of Rose St. E. at 12:11 p.m. Feb. 18 Disturbance. Officers responded to a loud party call in the 100 block of Pearl St. E. A citation was issued. Feb. 19 Drunk Driving. Officers arrested an adult for DWI in the 1000 block of Frontage Rd. W. at 1 a.m. Domestic Arrest. At 8:24 p.m., officers responded to a domestic assault in the 700 block of 14th St. NE. An adult was arrested at the scene. Burglary. A citizen reported a burglary in the 100 block of 22nd St. NW at 7:33 p.m. Feb. 20 Warrant Activity. At 5:21 p.m., officers arrested an adult on a warrant in the 500 block of Adams Ave. NW. DWI Arrest. A driver was placed under arrest for drunken driving at Mineral Springs Rd. N. and St. Paul Rd. at 9:24 p.m. Feb. 21 Identity Theft. At 10:28 a.m., officers handled a report of identity theft in the 200 block of 18th St. SW. Runaway. A juvenile runaway was reported in the 400 block of Broadway St. E. at 5:46 p.m. Feb. 22 Warrant. Officers arrested two adults for warrants during the day. The first one was taken into custody in the 200 block of Pearl St. E. at 7:47 a.m. and the second one in the 100 block of 22nd St. NW at 11:59 p.m. Feb. 23 Warrant Arrest. At 6:54 p.m., an adult was arrested on a warrant in the 100 block of 21st St. NW.

Steele County Sheriff Feb. 10 Drunk Driving. Deputies took an adult into custody for drunken driving at 24th Ave. NW and Clark Dr. NW at 7:25 p.m. Feb. 13 Threats. The sheriff’s office took a report of threats in the 500 block of School St. at 8:09 a.m. Burglary. Deputies investigated a burglary in the 8000 block of Highway 30 E. at 4:02 p.m. Feb. 15 Warrant Activity. An adult

was arrested for a warrant at the detention center at 8:10 a.m. Feb. 17 Restraining Order. At 10:38 a.m., deputy took a report of a restraining order violation in the 300 block of 3rd Ave. NW. Warrant Arrest. Deputies arrested an adult on an outstanding warrant in the 4100 block of 66th St. NW at 6:50 p.m. Feb. 18 Burglary. Deputy handled a complaint of burglary in the 3500 block of St. Paul Rd. at 8:06 p.m. Feb. 19 Drunk Arrest. A vehicle was stopped by deputies at 102nd Ave. SW and Lemond Rd. at 3:29 a.m. The driver was arrested for drunk driving. Feb. 20 Accident. A traffic crash took place at Austin Rd. SE and Highway 14 E. at 7:43 p.m. No injuries were reported. Feb. 21 Fraud. A citizen reported being the victim of a fraud in the 5400 block of 43rd Ave. SW at 1:19 p.m. Theft. Deputy investigated a theft in the 6400 block of Frontage Rd. W. at 2:58 p.m.

Dodge County Sheriff February 15 Child Abuse. At 1:45 a.m., an alleged child abuse was reported to have happened in the 100 block of 1st Ave. in Hayfield. February 16 Suspicious Activity. At 4:23 p.m., a Hayfield woman reported that someone had tried breaking into her back door two nights ago and last night someone was pounding on her bedroom window in the 800 block of Center Ave. February 17 Burglary. At 10:52 a.m., deputies received a call from a Hayfield man that his shed had been broken into with the door ripped off in the 22600 block of 720th St. A trailer was reported stolen. February 18 Sudden Death. At 11:08 p.m., an 18-year-old male in a running vehicle in the 65800 block of 250th Ave. in Kasson was found unresponsive and cold to the touch. Deputies and Mayo One responded to the scene where he was determined dead.

Driver in alleged shooting incident granted permission for treatment BY JON FLATLAND Managing Editor A 26-year-old Owatonna woman accused of driving Jason Paul Krieg to and from the scene of an alleged shooting incident at the McDonald’s restaurant in Medford earlier this year has been granted a furlough from the Steele County Detention Center to an in-patient treatment facility. Marcy Busho has been in custody on $150,000 bail since Jan. 10, when she was arrested while leaving her apartment for her involvement in the alleged incident in Medford the day before. A judge previously denied a request that she be released on house arrest into her parents care. Busho is charged with aiding

an offender. Krieg remains in custody and is charged with firstdegree premeditated atBUSHO tempted murder, second-degree attempted murder, second-degree attempted murder with intent/ not premeditated, and drive-by shooting toward a person with a dangerous weapon. Authorities say she drove Krieg to the McDonald’s restaurant, where he allegedly fired several shots into an occupied vehicle before running back to Busho’s car and telling her to drive. Krieg was arrested two

days later after a city-wide manhunt. Busho underwent a Rule 25 assessment, which analyzes a person’s chemical dependency. Her attorney, Jeff Johnson, filed a motion for furlough after the assessment recommended she be placed in a chemical dependency center to receive in-patient treatment. In court on Thursday, Johnson said the Wellcome Manor in Garden Center was the preferred facility. The program there will last two to three months and, if she completes it, Busho will be discharged back into the custody of Steele County. Johnson is also contesting the state’s evidence in Busho’s case. A contested omnibus hearing has been set for May 2 to hear those arguments.

Last of area counterfeiting ring receive federal prison sentences BY JON FLATLAND Managing Editor Eight people involved in a counterfeiting ring were recently sentenced in U.S. District Court to serve time in federal prison after being convicted of using what a Treasury Department agent described as a relatively sophisticated means of counterfeiting. Judge Ann D. Montgomery last Tuesday sentenced Heather Ann Cameron, 34, and her husband, Travis Allen Cameron, 31, both of Albert Lea, to one year in federal prison each for counterfeiting U.S. currency. The couple was indicted on Aug. 2, 2011, and both pleaded guilty in late October. In their plea agreements, the Camerons admitted to chemically washing, or bleaching, $5 bills and reprinting them as $100 bills, and that from May through June of 2011 they produced the altered bills and sold them for about 50-cents on the dollar. Louis Stephens, a special agent with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Secret Service, said the process used by the Camerons and other defendants is commonly referred to as “bleaching” notes. The process takes time and some expertise, and enables counterfeiters to print fake Federal Reserve notes on genuine currency paper, thus increasing the likelihood it will be successfully passed. He added that those involved in the case were prolific in passing the counterfeit currency over a widespread area, including businesses in the Twin Cities, Hennepin County, Rice County, Freeborn County and Blue Earth County. Six other defendants were previously sentenced to proba-

tion or terms in federal prison for their role in the counterfeiting operation. Meranda Lynn O’Connor, 29, of Albert Lea, was sentenced Jan. 24 to three years probation on one count of uttering altered currency. She pleaded guilty in October 2011 to knowingly passing altered currency at businesses in Bloomington and Burnsville. Daniel Jay Wilson, 27, of Owatonna, was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison on Jan. 13 on one count of uttering altered currency. He entered a guilty plea in September 2011 but, unlike others involved in the case, did not enter into a plea agreement. Dustn David Hanson, 35, of Northfield, received a four month federal prison sentence on Jan. 19 for pleading guilty to uttering altered currency. He entered his plea in October 2011 and said he knowingly used altered currency at a Rochester business. Eric Michael Dorman, 34, of Fairmont, was sentenced Jan. 23 to three years and one month in federal prison on one count of counterfeiting. He pleaded guilty in October 2011 to producing altered bills to be passed at retail businesses for the purpose of obtaining actual currency and goods. Sara Ann Wood, 27, of Owatonna, was sentenced Jan. 23 to four months in federal prison for one count of uttering altered currency. She pleaded guilty in October 2011 to knowingly using altered currency at five businesses in Mankato. Vincent Dwayne Tampio, 33, of Faribault, was sentenced to two years in federal prison on Jan. 24 after pleading guilty in

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St. Paul man charged with assault, threats A 20-yearold St. Paul man has been charged with dom e s t i c assault, domestic MALONE assault/ strangulation and terroristic threats after allegedly strangling and threatening to kill his girlfriend in her Owatonna apartment on Feb. 18. All three charges are felonies. A complaint filed against Bryant Malone in Steele County District Court last Tuesday says authorities were called to an apartment on North Cedar Avenue in Owatonna on the afternoon of Feb. 18, where they found a woman with wounds indicative that she had been physically assaulted and complaining of neck pain. The woman told police that Malone occasionally stays at her apartment and had been there with a friend earlier in the day. She said when she attempted to leave the apartment, Malone became upset, told her she could not leave, and then physically assaulted her by grabbing her neck, pinning down on a couch and hitting her in the face. According to the complaint, the woman was able to escape from the apartment and locked herself in her vehicle, and as she drove away Malone tried to gain entry to the vehicle. She alleges he threatened to kill her or have friends of his come from the Twin Cities and kill her. Malone is being held on $20,000 outright bail or $10,000 with conditions. He was scheduled to appear in court again yesterday (Monday) as this issue of the Times was going to press. Authorities say Malone has two prior convictions. He was convicted of harassment/stalking in Rice County in May 2010 and of felony terroristic threats in Ramsey County in August 2010.

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He grew up in Dodge County, just north of Blooming Prairie, and is acquainted with many constituents within the community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy to serve that area,â&#x20AC;? said Murray. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking forward to hearing the concerns of resident in Blooming Prairie and Hayfield and fighting for their interests.â&#x20AC;? Fritz, who was first elected in 2004, said she is disappointed to be losing the city of Blooming Prairie in her district, but is happy to retain Blooming Prairie Township. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to keep the city of

Blooming Prairie, but it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work out that way. But I will work with Rep. Murray for the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best interests and I will still be in the Blooming Prairie area. I want to continue the success weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had there.â&#x20AC;? Rep. Kory Kath, D-Owatonna, will see little or no change

to his district, except its number. Kath currently serves District 26A, but will now run for re-election in District 24A. The district still includes the cities of Owatonna and Waseca, as well as the townships of Clinton Falls, Deerfield, Lemond, Meriden, Woodville, Owatonna and Blooming Grove. Kath had expressed concern the cities of Owatonna and Waseca would not be kept in the same legislative district, so he was pleased when the redistricting panel kept them both in 24A. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know that in some other districts there is now a complete-

ly different make-up, and things really got changed around,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m relieved mine wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t one of them.â&#x20AC;? In Mower County, Rep. Jeanne Poppe, D-Austin, will no longer represent the four northwestern townships of Fillmore County, but picked up Vernon Township in Dodge County and London Township in Freeborn County. Her district also added the townships of Lyle, Nevada, Adams, Marshall and Windom in Mower County and now encompasses all of Mower County except one township.

tracks, said he was working on a vehicle in his garage when he heard the crash. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I heard what sounded like metal hitting metal and, at first, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think anything of it because living this close to the tracks, you hear a lot of noise from the trains, but this sound was different,â&#x20AC;? he said. Kubat said he looked out the window of his garage and could see the train was moving, then it slowed and came to a stop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when I saw something on the front of the trainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s engine and I thought, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh my God! Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a car!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Kubat said by the time he got to where the engine had stopped,

the engineer was already out of the train and told him he had called in the crash. After seeing what had happened, Kubat stood on the street in front of his home and helped direct emergency responders through his property into a field behind his residence, which appeared to be one of only two ways to access the accident. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trees the other way and getting a fire truck or some other emergency vehicle in there would be a tight fit, so I sent them down a second driveway I have and that took them into a field right next to where the train had stopped,â&#x20AC;? he said. The incident is being inves-

tigated by the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office and Canadian Pacific Railway. Chief Deputy Scott Hanson said the investigation will include pulling the â&#x20AC;&#x153;black boxâ&#x20AC;? from the car in an attempt to retrieve data that may help determine a cause. Ed Greenberg, a spokesman for Canadian Pacific, said the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deepest sympathies are with the family and friends of the two women involved in the crash, as well as with the train crew members. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a company, we provide critical incident support services for members of the crew, because a tragedy such as this can be very traumatic and stressful for them,â&#x20AC;? he pointed out.

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Crash Continued from front The train was pulling 13 empty cars and struck the vehicle on the passenger door, pushing the car about 200 feet before coming to a stop. The crossing where the crash occurred is marked with a stop sign and painting in the street, however, no cross bars or flashing lights are present to indicate a railroad crossing. Sheriff Lon Thiele said Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicle was traveling northbound on County Road 18 and the train was westbound at an estimated speed of no less than 2o mph but no more than 30 mph. Meriden resident Richie Kubat, who lives just north of the

Gas Prices Continued from front Darrell Hansen, manager of Frontier Communications in Blooming Prairie, said rising fuel prices are just one of those things that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing you can do, so like a lot of the customers we serve, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for ways to trim back in other areas.â&#x20AC;? Frontier puts 24 service vehicles on the road every day just out of the Blooming Prairie office. With operations in 27 states, that adds up to thousands of vehicles on the road every day across the country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re spending between $80 and $100 per day for each truck,â&#x20AC;? Hansen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a necessary expense for our business. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to serve out customers, no matter how much it costs to get to them.â&#x20AC;? According to Hansen, people typically wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quit spending money on things like gasoline and food, but Frontier has seen some of its customers cutting back on areas such as entertainment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every once in a while, especially among our residential customers, people will reduce or cut our services from their budget. We usually see it in the television entertainment packages we offer, but overall, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been very lucky.â&#x20AC;? One area Frontier has seen growth due to the economy and rising gasoline prices is in business phone systems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen a trend where more people are shopping online or calling ahead to stores to make sure the products they need are available,â&#x20AC;? Hansen noted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because of that, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a lot of businesses upgrading their phone systems or adding lines to accommodate the increased traffic. Until the economy turns around, I expect that to continue.â&#x20AC;?

BY JON FLATLAND Managing Editor Congressman Tim Walz (DMankato) and both of his Republican challengers remained in the same congressional district after political boundaries announced last week by a state judicial panel. Under the redistricting, the 1st District Walz represents will continue to stretch from the Wisconsin border to South Dakota across southern Minnesota, but Pipestone, Murray and Wabasha counties, along with western Cottonwood County, have been dropped. Added in their place are Le Sueur County and part of Rice County, including the city of Faribault. Le Sueur and Rice counties had previously been part of the 2nd Congressional District, which is represented by Congressman John Kline (R-Lakeville). The newly-drawn 1st District includes the homes of Sen. Mike Parry of Waseca and Allen Quist

of rural St. Peter, both Republicans who are challenging Walz. The new political boundaries equalize WALZ population between the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eight congressional districts following the 2010 census. Republicans are expected to PARRY decide which of their candidates will challenge Walz at an endorsing convention slated in Mankato on QUIST April 21. The democratic convention is being held in Winona on the same day.

Thoughts While Shaving Continued from Page 2A Lots of government programs are kept on the books purely for sentimental reasons, even when they are no longer accomplishing what they were originally created for. We need to change our thinking and take a more critical look at where our tax dollars are going. Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hopey changey thingy may have been reduced to pennies and nickels, but at least itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a start. This year, the president put in his massive budget proposal a plan to address the situation by altering the makeup of pennies and nickels. Given it costs the Treasury Department about a half-cent just in administrative costs for each penny produced, there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t much left for the raw materials that make up the coin.

This may be a case where we could save a pretty penny by eliminating the penny. You see, a penny saved may have been a penny earned at one time, but today, saving a penny actually costs us twice as much as it is worth, while a penny not saved can actually be two pennies earned. It can all get rather confusing when you start throwing in these old sayings, and in all likelihood, they too will have to change if we change our change to eliminate the penny. But all this is just my two cents, which today is almost enough to make a penny. (Jon Flatland is managing editor of the Times. Email him at bpjon@frontier.com)

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Trees available for windbreak, wildlife planting The Dodge Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is once again taking tree orders for Spring 2012 windbreak and wildlife plantings. Tree varieties available this year are: American arbor vitae, eastern red cedar, black hill spruce, norway spruce, white spruce, white pine, red maple, black cherry, norway poplar, red oak, swamp white oak, midwest

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History From The Times Archives 10 Years Ago Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002 Elsie Slinger, Editor Steele County Coordinator Dave Severson updated Blooming Prairie Chamber of Commerce businesses during its monthly meeting Wednesday, Feb. 20. Discussed was the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new jail project, which is expected to open Dec. 2003. Three Blossom wrestlers will advance to the statewrestling meet in St. Paul this weekend after results from the Section Individual tourney at Kenyon last Saturday, Feb. 23. Sophomore Steven Salinas took first place at 171 pounds, and Grant Johnson and Ryan Klemmensen placed second at 103 and 125 respectively.

20 Years Ago Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1992 Karla Ressler, Editor Taking a little less due to financial constraints, the Blooming Prairie Teachers Association(BPTA) easily voted to ratify the offer made to them by the local school board. The board unanimously voted for the agreement, 7-0. Over the two-year period of 20012003, the teachers will receive 1.5% increase in the first year, and a 3.5% increase the second year on the salary schedule. A half-court press and a pulled in zone defense stymied the Blossom boys as the fifth seeded Goodhue Wildcats upended the locals 52-40 in quarter-final action of sub-section 1A at St. Olaf College on Thursday, Feb. 28.

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

Community Calendar 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

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A moment in Blossom history Eighty seniors spent their last year as an Awesome Blossom creating memories before graduating as the Class of 1992. Certainly a lot has happened to this group since their leaving BPHS 30 years ago, but the memories last forever. The 1991 homecoming royalty, Gina Reese and Tom Winzenburg, reigned over the weeks festivities, and the football team made it a successful celebration with a victory in the annual game. The all-school musical, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Guys and Dollsâ&#x20AC;? performed three times to large audiences, with Scott Francis, Brad Betlach, Kelly Magnuson, Robert Jirele, and Janelle Prokopec some of the lead actors. The football team compiled a 6-3 record, with Tom Vavra, Winzenburg, and Jirele the captains. Lyndon Johnson and Ron Schmeling earned a spot in the region wrestling tournament, and the basketball team won the runner-up trophy in the District tourney. Reed Storey, David Cochlin, Dean Lenort, Scott Francis and Tim Moe had a lot of playing time; Storey led the scoring and also made the WCCO radio All-State basketball team. The boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; golf team went 6-5, with Tim Moe, John An-

derson, and Pat Noble leading the way, and the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team finished 5-3 as Andrea Shelton, Diana Walch, Tammy Christianson, Brenda Bauder, and Kelly Sorenson playing important roles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mumbo Jumboâ&#x20AC;? played to small, but appreciative audiences. But it was the track teams who made most of the news in the spring. The boys finished third in the conference, but then rose up to win the district meet. David Cochlin, David Wurst, and Tom Winzenburg, leading the way. The girls took second in both the conference, and most of the big news revolved around the Kruckeberg sisters. Lori set school records in the 1600 and 3200 runs, and Jeanne did the same in the 400 and 800 runs. Brad Betlach took fourth in the state speech contest; the band earned its 26th straight star rating, and the chorus its 11th in a row. Principal Glen Robinson retired, the Dukes of Hazzard and Hill Street Blues ruled TV, prince Charles and Lady Diana married, and Sandra Day â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Connor became the first woman justice on the Supreme Court. In and out of school, it was another year of creating new memories. Compiled by LeMar Nelson

Fund. The check represented half of the money the two 4-H groups raised at a recent Box Social.

50 Years Ago Thursday, Feb. 1, 1962 Victor P. Krejci and Vernon H. Krejci, Editors The Blooming Prairie Cooperative Creamery Association again reported substantial increases in total sales, butter production and milk powder production during 1961 as compared to the previous years. Blooming Prairieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of education, at its regular meeting on Feb. 6, voted unanimously to call for a special school bond election. Supt. Maurice McFarlin reported this week. The issue will be for $600,000 with the funds to be used to finance additions to both the elementary and high school facilities.

90 Years Ago Thursday, Feb. 9, 1922 T.P. Fagre, Editor J.R. Krell became owner of the Procopec farm which was sold at auction last Monday. He paid $131.50 an acre. All though it was a cold and windy day the personal property bought fairly good prices. While Frank and Bert Hunter were in town Tuesday in attendance at the Hunter-Clark wedding fire broke out on the roof of their home on the farm. They immediately returned but neighbors had arrived before them, cut through the roof and cricked the fire. Considerable damage was done. The fire was caused from an over-heated chimney.

Community Events Carrie Olivo benefit to be held on Saturday A spaghetti dinner ($7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; kids 10 and under are free) and silent auction benefit with entertainment will be held on Saturday, March 3 at the Blooming Prairie Pizza Cellar beginning at 5 p.m. Donations for the silent auction are appreciated and can be done by contacting Anne Hemann at 456-0129

or Vicki Olivo at 213-9102. Donations can also be dropped off at the Pizza Cellar anytime. An account has been set up at the Owatonna Hometown Credit Union under â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carrie Olivo Benefit Account.â&#x20AC;? Carrie has been diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Malignant Melanoma.

Blooming Prairie Community Blood Drive The need is constant. THe gratification is instant. GIVE BLOOD in Blooming Prairie on Monday, March 5, 2012 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the City Center. Every day people are in need of blood. Be that person that can save another life. The rewards will be plentiful. for more info/Appt:

1-800-REDCROSS or www. redcrossblood.org or call Taylor Farr â&#x20AC;˘ 507-583-7572. You can get more information from redcrossblood.org or call 1-800RED-CROSS. Be a donor and save a life. Be someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hero. Be someone who saved a life today.

Steele County Historical Society to meet in Blooming Prairie The Steele County Historical Society will hold its March board meeting at the Pizza Cellar in Blooming Prairie on Monday, March, 5 at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend this meeting. As a county-wide organization,

they want to visit all areas of the county and encourage local residents to join them and share their local history with the Board. For more information, please call 451-1420 and ask for Laura.

Ostrander High School, 1-7 p.m.; and March 15 at Southland High School, 1-7 p.m. In Steele County, March 2 at Medford School, 9 a.m.2 p.m.; March 5 at Blooming Prairie City Center, 1-6 p.m.; and March 14 and 15 at St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church in Owatonna, 12-6 p.m. Simply call 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information.

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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Bernard â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Benâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; M. Christians, 92, formerly of Waltham Funeral services were held Feb. 18 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waltham for Bernhard â&#x20AC;&#x153;Benâ&#x20AC;? M. Christians of Hayfield and formerly of the Lansing area. Mr. Christians died Feb. 13, 2012, at Susieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place Asssisted Living in Hayfield. He was 92. Rev. Jeffrey Kuddes officiated the service with interment in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Bernhard M. Christians was born April 19, 1919, in St. Paul, the son of Bernhard A. and Alma (Buetow) Christians. He later moved to the family farm near Waltham. His mother passed away when he was 8-months-old, so he lived with his grandparents, William and Louise Christians. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waltham. On June 10, 1945, he married Gladys L. Mahnke at Trinity Lutheran Church, and they had four children.

B e n farmed and did custom corn shelling, silo filling and threshing. He also owned and operated a saw mill that kept him very busy, He loved his herd of Hereford cattle and helped Gladys raise hundreds of chickens, and sold eggs to many businesses and friends. He was faithful and active in his church, serving as janitor, trustee, usher and a member of the church council. He served as the supervisor of Udolpho Township for 24 years and as a director for Mower County Co-op Oil for 8 years. Ben later became a director of the Mower County Historical Society. They loved to travel as a couple on bus trips and had

visited nearly every state, stopping to see friends and relatives along the way. Ben and Gladys farmed for 60 years before retiring to an acreage near Lansing. In October 2010 they moved to Susieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place Assisted Living in Hayfield. He loved to work in his shop fixing machinery for himself and others. He was a hard worker and never complained, was willing to help with anything, and was a loving and caring husband, father and grandfather. Survivors include his wife, Gladys; two sons, Gene (Gail) Christians and Paul (Joan) Christians, both of Waltham; two daughters, Ruth (Paul) Albertson of Lilburn, GA, and Lois (Bob) Gebhardt of Waltham; 11 grandchildren and 4 greatgrandchildren. Arrangements were handled by Clasen-Jordan Mortuary.

Gerda Hedwig Wobschall, 76, of Blooming Prairie Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 27, at the Worleinâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Blooming Prairie Funeral Home for Gerda Hedwig Wobschall of Blooming Prairie. Mrs. Wobschall died Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at her home. She was 76. Pastor Heidi Heimgartner officiated the service. Interment was in Blooming Prairie Cemetery. Gerda Hedwig Wobschall was born Sept. 24, 1935, in Oppeln, Germany, the daughter of George and Hedwig Mainka. She received her education in Germany. On May 5, 1956, she was

united in marriage to Noel Wobschall in Germany. The couple moved to Blooming Prairie in 1965. Gerda loved to garden and do yard work, in addition to doing arts and crafts, including ceramics. She loved to go antiquing and had refinished many pieces of furniture. She also enjoyed being with her pets, especially her cats, and loved her grandchildren and spending time with them. Noel Wobschall died on May 27, 1997. Gerda was a member of First Lutheran Church in Blooming

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Prairie. Survivors include her daughter, Heidi Filley of Blooming Prairie; a son, LaVern (Donna) Wobschall of Owatonna; four grandchildren, Tara Gay, Lance Filley, Lee Filley and Natasha (Nick) Milbrett; and many other family members living in Germany. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Noel; and one brother. Worlein-Blooming Prairie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed at www.worlein.com.

By Father William Kulas St. Columbanus Catholic Church

My God Some people today either deny the existence of God or get angry for God not answering their prayers. Religion goes out the door. Their problem often lies, not in God, but in their concept of God. Often our view of God is really a commentary on ourselves and our wishes. Some expect God to be like a giant vending machine â&#x20AC;&#x201C; insert prayer, out comes results. When the â&#x20AC;&#x153;machineâ&#x20AC;? does not work, they

complain. Some are so soft that they believe that God can never punish! He forgives everyone even the unrepentant. Some whose lives are hardly stellar comfort themselves with the belief that their equally shady deceased friend is â&#x20AC;&#x153;looking down on them!â&#x20AC;? These and other examples betray the weakness of such people: they cannot let God be God! We call God Father (or Mother

as if God is bound to a sex). A father who gives a child everything will see a child spoiled rotten and troubled. A father who does not challenge a child will see an adult child. Jews do not put God in a form because then God is bound to that form and cannot be outside of it. Those who box God in cannot see God beyond their vision. May we let God be God; God will take care of us.

with Stage 4 Metastic Malignant Melanoma. She underwent a PET scan on Feb. 7 and was told she has tumors in her lungs, bones, neck, arms, legs, bladder and kidneys. An MRI performed on Feb. 8 revealed four additional tumors in her brain. Carrie is on leave from her job at Prairie Manor Care Center

and her husband, Joe, is unable to work due to health reasons. To donate to the silent auction contact Anne at 507-4560129 or Vicki at 507-213-9102. Donations may also be dropped off at the Pizza Cellar. An account has been set up at the Owatonna Hometown Credit Union under â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carrie Olivo Benefit Account.â&#x20AC;?

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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SACRED HEART CHURCH 810 S. Cedar Ave., Owatonna Father Rev. John Sauer 507-451-1588 www.sacredheartowatonna.org Saturday: 5 p.m. Mass. Sunday: D P D P D P 0DVV 1 p.m. Spanish Mass.

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BeneďŹ t slated Saturday at Pizza Cellar for Carrie Olivo A benefit for Carrie Olivo of Blooming Prairie will be held Saturday, March 3, at the Pizza Cellar in Blooming Prairie. The event begins at 5 p.m. A spaghetti dinner will be served (adults-$7/kids under 10-free) and there will also be a silent auction and open mic entertainment. Carrie was diagnosed Feb. 1

The VFW â&#x20AC;&#x153;Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contestâ&#x20AC;? gives students the opportunity to express themselves through their artistic talents and demonstrate their patriotism. The Blooming Prairie VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary are now accepting entries to the 2012 contest. Any student enrolled in grades 9 to 12, including those who are home-schooled, may participate in the contest. Artwork submitted must be on paper or canvas. Students may use watercolor, pencil, pastel, charcoal, tempura, cray-

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More than 40 kids get free dental care The eighth annual Give Kids A Smile volunteer outreach, which provided free dental care to children in need, was a success locally, statewide and nationwide. Main Street Dental Clinics

of Blooming Prairie, Owatonna, New Richland, and Rochester teamed with the Minnesota Dental Association to provide free dental care to the underserved children in the area. Overall, more than 40 chil-

dren received free dental care provided by more than 20 volunteers. The children received both preventative and restorative dental care as well as home care instruction.

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its doors. The company cited space and competition as reasons for the closing. The Cenex location still offers pay-at-thepump gasoline and diesel services, but halted the sale of LP gas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was asked to offer the portable LP gas after the closing,â&#x20AC;? Haberman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I gave it some

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Teams ready for tournaments With the regular season win over Medford last Thursday, the Blooming Prairie boys basketball team now prepare for the sub-section tournament this Thursday, when they will host JWP. The victory over the Tigers was quite satisfying, even though it was a ragged affair with a lot of turnovers by both teams. The Blossom boys fell two games short of. 500 in both the conference and overall, but the locals still earned the No. 3 seed in the sub-section. Faribault B. A. was seeded No. 1, Goodhue No. 2, followed by the Blossoms, and Bethany Academy at No. 4. Unless there is a big upset in the quarterfinals, those four teams should be fighting it out in the semi-final games at Rochester’s Mayo Auditorium. GIRLS GET FIRST ROUND WIN By the time readers see this, fans will know whether the girls could win the season series with B.A. and advance to the subsection finals against Goodhue. For either of the Gopher conference teams to prevail over the Wildcats would be quite a feat. Goodhue is currently ranked No. 2 in the state and will be looking for its second subsection title in a row. It would be quite an achievement for the Blossoms if they could be the team to spring the upset. The locals took care of business in the sub-section quarterfinals with a convincing victory over Alden-Conger. An aggressive defense that held the Knights scoreless for approximately nine minutes in the game made the win relatively easy for the locals. Now the season hangs on the semi-final game at Rochester against Faribault B.A. WEATHER STILL A HOT TOPIC If any of my readers can predict this winter’s weather, you are much better than those forecasters who are actually paid to give somewhat accurate predictions. Last week was a prime example of misguided and incomplete information. A snowfall of approximately three inches early in the week mostly melted in the next couple of days. Then, predictions were for more snow Thursday and even more on Sunday, neither of which materialized. Thus, our wimpy winter continues. Now they are saying we may get some significant snowfall early this week, but I will believe that when I see it. March is the third snowiest month on average, and it looks as if that will have to be the case this year, unless we are in for a lot of spring rain. Farmers are hoping one or both of those events become reality, or we will be in for a long dry summer. We sometimes wish that we could control the weather a little, but, on second thought, that would probably not be a very wise idea, either. We take what we get, I guess! Outside the Lines Continued on Page 3B

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Blossoms advance in sub-section play BY LEMAR NELSON Staff Writer An aggressive, trapping defense held Alden-Conger scoreless for 9 minutes bridging the last 5:19 of the first half and 3:30 to open the second half, helping the Blooming Prairie Blossoms roll to a 59-28 win over the Knights on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Sub-Section 1A West tournament. The victory moved the Blossoms into the semi-finals for the third straight year and a date for the third time with defending sub-section runner-up Faribault Bethlehem Academy. The two teams split a pair of regular season meetings and were playing last night (Monday) as this issue of the Times went to press. On Friday, Alden-Conger took a brief 10-9 lead at the 10 minute mark of the first half, but a rebound basket by freshman center Taylor Hagen put Blooming Prairie in front 11-10. That is when the defense took over, and the offense allowed the Blossoms a long scoring run. The Knights Liesel Theusch sank a free throw point at the 5:19 point, but that was the last basket Alden-Conger would get over the next eight-plus minutes, as the Blossoms ran up a 30-11 halftime lead. In the scoring run, Hagen sank two baskets, while Madison Worke, Shelbi Swenson, and Melanie Grant each drained three-pointers. The Knights never recovered, and Worke and Swenson scored

the first five points to start the second half to increase the margin. Alden-Conger made some late baskets, but was never able to overcome the Blossoms’ first half run. A balanced offense marked the victory for Blooming Prairie, with 11 different players earning their way into the scorebook. Sara Noble paced the attack with 12 points while Worke added 11, including three treys. Hagen finished with a doubledouble, scoring 10 points and pulling down 12 rebounds, and Shelbi Swenson pitched in nine points. Cortney Easton and Tori Poe notched four points each for the Blossoms, Tricia DeBoer and Melanie Grant added three points apiece, Jenna Krell contributed two points and Delaney Nelson scored one point. Ariel Keller led Alden-Conger with 11 points. Blooming Prairie shot just 30 percent from the field, but the defense held the Knights to a dismal 17 percent shooting night from the floor. The Blossoms held a 43-33 edge in rebounding. “We started out slow, but I liked the intensity after we went to the aggressive defensive scheme,” said Coach John Worke. “We have to shoot better to stand a chance against Faribault B.A., but if we play the type of defense that we showed against Alden-Conger, our chances are greatly improved.”

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Shelbi Swenson plays tight defense against Alden-Conger’s Karina Skov during Blooming Prairie’s 59-28 win over the Knights in the semifinals of the Sub-Section 1A West girls basketball tournament on Friday.

Section 1A – West Division 2012 Boys Basketball Tournament

Blooming Prairie boys to open tourney at home Blossoms host Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton in first round on Thursday BY LEMAR NELSON Staff Writer The Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossom boys basketball team will open the Section 1A – West Division tournament on their home court Thursday after being seeded third in the section. Seedings announced late last week have Faribault Bethlehem Academy as the No. 1 seed in the section, followed by Goodhue at No. 2. After Blooming Prairie, Bethany Academy in Mankato earned the No. 4 seed. Glenville-Emmons was seeded fifth and Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton is seeded sixth. Lyle-Pacelli, Randolph,

MSAD and Alden-Conger round out the pairings at No. 7 through No. 10, respectively. The sub-section tournament kicks off tonight (Tuesday) with a pair of play-in games between the lower seeded teams. MSAD will travel to Randolph while Alden-Conger will play at Lyle-Pacelli. The winner of the Randolph vs. MSAD game will move on to face

Bethlehem Academy in Faribault on Thursday at 7 p.m. The winner of the LylePacelli vs. Alden-Conger matchup will advance to face Goodhue at 7 p.m. on Thursday n Goodhue. In other first-round games, Glenville-Emmons travels to Bethany Academy on Thursday and Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton will play in Blooming Prairie the same night, with tipoff slated for 7 p.m. The Blossoms split a pair of Gopher Conference games with the Bulldogs during the regular season. Janesville-WaldorfPemberton won the first meeting 65-60 and Blooming Prairie claimed the second meeting 46-

41. The quarterfinal and final rounds of the tournament moves to the Mayo facilities on Monday, March 5, and Saturday, March. 10. The winner of the Bethlehem Academy vs. either Randolph or MSAD will meet the winner of Bethany Academy vs. Glenville-Emmons in quarterfinal action at 6 p.m. The winner of Goodue vs. either LylePacelli or Alden-Conger will tip-off against the winner of the Blooming Prairie vs. JWP contest at 7:30 p.m. The Sub-Section 1A West Division championship game will be played at 12:30 p.m. on March 10.

Grunklee earns state wrestling meet berth BY LEMAR NELSON Staff Writer Junior h e a v y w e i g h t J a r r o d Grunklee will represent Blooming Prairie at the state w r e s t l i n g GRUNKLEE tournament, which begins Wednesday in St. Paul. Grunklee finished second in the individual portion of the Section 2A tournament at Blue Earth on Saturday, Feb. 25. Five other Blossom matmen turned in strong performances but failed to advance to the state meet. Senior Adam Driessen placed fourth in the highly-competitive 145-pound weight class, and freshman Zach Nirk claimed third place in the 220-pound division. Tim Decker, Kyle Williamson and Josh Kaplan each placed sixth in their respective weight classes. “The boys wrestled well against tough competition,” said Coach Kevin Driessen. “Even those that did not place wrestled well and wrestled with a focused intensity. Six wrestlers is the most we’ve had place in the section meet in several years, and it was a positive way to end the 2011-12 season.” Grunklee drew a bye to begin his tournament and then cruised to an 11-3 decision over Martin Granados of Blue Earth Area. Grunklee Continued on Page 2B

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Blossom boys win regular season finale BY LEMAR NELSON Staff Writer The Blooming Prairie boys basketball team notched a win over Medford in its regular season finale on Thursday to close out its schedule with an 11-13 overall record. The win came on the heels of a close loss to Mankato Loyola earlier in the week. The Blossoms head into the sub-section 1A tournament next week as the No. 3 seed. BLOOMING PRAIRIE 66 MEDFORD 49 The usual one-two punch of John Rumpza and Michael Thomas combined for 46 points as the Awesome Blossom boys cruised past Medford 66-49 on Thursday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a very ragged game,â&#x20AC;? commented Coach John Bruns, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and there were an awful lot of fouls, but we also had stretches in the game where we played quite well. It is always good to end the season with a victory.â&#x20AC;? A short stretch late in the first

half propelled the Blossoms to a 19-4 run and a 35-18 margin at the halftime break. The second half was much the same, as reserves got some valuable minutes of playing time late in the contest. Rumpza finished his night with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. Thomas added 22 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, while Ryan McCabe and Luke Hueman pitched in 8 points apiece. Frank Suazo contributed 3 points and Gabe Kartes and Alex Fiebiger scored 2 points each. Alex Spinler led all scorers with 27 for the Tigers. Blooming Prairie shot 54 percent from the field while Medford made 33 percent of their attempts. Rebounds favored the Blossoms 34-29. Both teams had prolific turnoversâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Blossoms with 24 and Medford with 23. JV Team Loses Brett Wacek scored 15 points

in the JV preliminary, but it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough as Medford won the game 66-61. The high-scoring affair found the Tigers with four players in double figures. Weston Fiebiger counted 11 for the Blossoms, and Hunter Rudlong, Ryan Doerhoefer, and Jake Decker all had 10 points each. 9th Graders Win The 9th grade won 4437 over Tigers. BP led by 10 points at the half 23-13. Jackson Schewe led a well-balanced attack for the Blossoms with 11 points,while Sam Swenson had 9, Anthony Nelson 8, and Dawson Heuer 6. MANKATO LOYOLA 58 BLOOMING PRAIRIE 53 A halftime tie indicated a close contest, and Loyolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win over the Blossom boys on Parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; night was indeed such a game. The Crusaders got two big twisting layups from Jake Clements with just under three minutes left in the game to give

Mankato Loyola a 6 point lead, and they held on for a 58-53 victory on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Blooming Praririe had chances in the last two minutes, but the Blossoms shooting touch went cold. The Crusaders took a 19-13 lead at the 6-minute mark of the first half, but two driving layups by Michael Thomas and John Rumpzaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s triple put BP up 20-19 with three minutes left before the break, and the advantage seesawed back and forth until the 18-18 tie at halftime. Loyola held a slim lead through much of the second half until the last hectic two minutes enabled Clements to do his thing. The score was knotted one last time at 49 before the Crusaders outscored the Blossoms 10-4 in the last three minutes and set the stage for the Clements heroics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had some chances at the end,â&#x20AC;? commented Coach John Bruns. Clements led all scorers in

the game with 18 points for Loyola. Michael Thomas led Blooming Prairie with 18 points and 9 rebounds, while John Rumpza finished with 16 points and 11 boards. Gabe Kartes pitched in 10 points, Weston Fiebiger added 3, and Ryan McCabe and Pat Jones scored 2 points apiece. Loyola Wins JV Game After the two teams played to a 21-21 tie at the half, Loyola took control late in the game to defeat the Blooming Prairie JV 55-39. The Crusaders counted 34 second half points, many of them fast break baskets off a Blossom press to widen a narrow lead with 5 minutes left in the game. Hunter Rudlong led the Blossoms with 10 points. Crusaders Sweep The crusaders completed the sweep with a 49-47 overtime win in the freshman prelimary. Eighth grader Anthony Nelson and Jake Decker led the Blossoms with 19 and 9 points.

Local bowlers among leaders in state womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tournament A total of 18 bowlers from Blooming Prairie participated last weekend in the 63rd annual Minnesota State USBC Association Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bowling Championship Tournament, with several teams and individuals currently ranked at or near the top in current standings. The tournament runs through May 6 at Saxon Lanes in Little Canada and Maplewood Lanes in Maplewood. In the Division 2 four-person team event, Dairy Queen of Blooming Prairie currently holds down the number one spot while Bunkieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is in 64th. In the Division 2 five-person team category, Farmers & Merchants State Bank is in 15th place and J & H Liquors is currently in 44th position. In Division 2 singles com-

petition, Amy Jo Simon is in 4th place, while Cathy Janning is 22nd, Joann Nelson is 23rd, and Judy Esplan is in 29th place. Mary Kittelson currently sits in 35th place and Jess Motl is in 49th place. In Division 2 doubles competition, Jenny Hendrickson and Cathy Janning are in 2nd place, while Mary Kittelson and Becky Noble sit in 48th place. Among the all-events leaders, Cathy Janning is currently in 4th place and Amy Jo Simon is in 21st place. Individual results show Becky Noble had a high gameseries of 212 and 502, while Judy Esplan threw a 208 and 522 and Joann Nelson had a 202 and 526. Amy Jo Simon bowled a 488, which is 152 pins over her 3-game average.

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Jarrod Grunklee, a junior heavyweight wrestler for Blooming Prairie, finished runner-up at the Section 2A tournament in Blue Earth on Saturday, earning him a berth in the Minnesota State High School Wrestling Tournament, which gets underway Wednesday in the Twin Cities. See story on Page 1B.

DNR program pays landowners to allow hunting Landowners in 21 southwestern Minnesota counties can earn money by allowing public hunting on their private land through the Walk-In Access (WIA) program, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). WIA, which is entering its second year as a pilot program, targets privately-owned parcels of 40 acres or more that are already enrolled in a conservation program such as Reinvest In Minnesota or Conservation Reserve Program. River bottoms, wetlands and other high-quality habitat will also be considered for WIA this year.

WIA pays landowners by the enrollments. acre to allow hunting access. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a great response Bonuses are added if more than from hunters and landowners 140 contigulast year,â&#x20AC;? said â&#x20AC;&#x153;Studies across the ous acres are Marybeth Block, enrolled, if the country say that hunter WIA coordinator. land is within She said that numbers are declining one-half mile because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting 90 landowners enof existing rolled about 9,000 tougher to find places state or fedacres in 2011. In to hunt.â&#x20AC;? eral hunting 2012, she hopes to have a total of land, or if a - Marybeth Block 25,000 acres enmulti-year WIA coordinator rolled. agreement is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Studies across signed. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sign-up period the country say that hunter numcontinues until April 15. Local bers are declining because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soil and Water Conservation getting tougher to find places to District (SWCD) offices are hunt,â&#x20AC;? Block said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see WIA as handling program details and one way to address this, while

also rewarding landowners for keeping their land in high-quality habitat.â&#x20AC;? Block added the program is entirely voluntary for landowners. Recreational use laws provide extra liability protection for WIA acres. DNR conservation officers will address trespass and hunting violations. Enrolled acres are for walk-in traffic only; no vehicles are allowed on conservation land. Parking is along roads or in designated parking areas. WIA land is for public hunting only. No target practice, trapping, dog training, camping, horseback riding or fires are allowed.

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KRELL ELECTRIC Blooming Prairie, MN Jarrod Grunklee Jarrod, a junior heavyweight wrestler, qualified for the state wrestling tournament next week in the Twin Cities.

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After another bye, he wrestled fourth-ranked Alex Tewes of Jackson County Central and lost by fall in the final minute of the championship bout to settle for the runner-up spot. Nirk also began with a bye, but then lost to Jack Johnson of Blue Earth Area when he was pinned at the 1:49 mark of the bout. After another bye, he lost to Paul Sonnek of Maple River by fall at 1:57 of the first period. In the third place bout he turned the tables and pinned Jack Ziemer of Jackson County Central at the 2:53 mark of the second period. Ziemer had pinned Nirk last week in the team tournament. Driessen went 2-2, beginning with a bye and then scoring a 2-1 decision over John Goebel of St. Clair.. Greg Maas of Medford, ranked No. 4 in the state, defeated Driessen 12-1 and he then lost the third place bout to Skylar Peterson of USC by a 9-2 decision.

Gopher Conference Standings BOYS STANDINGS CONF. ALL WEM 16-0 21-2 USC 13-3 20-5 Beth. Acad. 11-5 19-7 Loyola 11-5 15-7 Bloom. Prairie 7- 9 11-13 NRHEG 6-10 9-17 JWP 5-11 7-17 Medford 3-13 6-18 Randolph 0-16 2-24 GIRLS STANDINGS CONF. ALL NRHEG 16-0 26-0 USC 12-4 19-7 Bloom. Prairie 11-5 13-11 Beth. Academy 11-5 18- 9 WEM 8 -8 12-14 Loyola 6- 10 13-13 Medford 5- 11 8-17 Randolph 2-14 6-19 JWP 1-15 5-21

Blooming Prairie Bowling Results TEAM WON LOST 1.The Roost 23 9 2. Bunkies 22 10 3. Geneva Meats 21.5 10.5 4. J & H Liquor 21 11 5. F & M Bank 19.5 12.5 6. Dairy Queen 19 13 HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME Joanne Nielsen 211 Judy Esplan 200 Nancy Dean 171 HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES Judy Esplan 492 Joanne Nielsen 491 Carol Heimerman 458 TEAM HIGH GAME (SCRATCH) F & M Bank 678 TEAM HIGH GAME (HANDICAP) Bunkies 570 TEAM HIGH SERIES (SCRATCH) F & M Bank 1754 TEAM HIGH SERIES (HANDICAP) The Roost 1567

Blooming Prairie High School Calendar of Events Tuesday, Feb. 28 Sub-Section Pigtail BBB Tourney Wednesday, Feb.29 State Wrestling Tourney, Twin Cities, TBD Thursday, March 1 Sub-Section BBB, BP vs. JWP, Home, 7 p.m. Friday, March 2 Sub-section GBB Finals, Mayo Civic Auditorium. 8 p.m. BPES â&#x20AC;&#x153;Read & Feedâ&#x20AC;? Reading Day celebration, 1-2:30 p.m., (variety of activities planned for students and guests) Region Academic Triathlon at Byron, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 4 FFA Chapter Meeting, Ag Room, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Mar. 5 Sub-section BBB, Mayo Arena, 7:30 p.m BP Elementary School Science Fair Tuesday, March 6 Parent-Teacher Conferences, BPES & BPHS, 4:30 to 8 p.m.

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Outside the Lines Continued from Page 1B Although I hope that basketball has a couple of weeks yet to go, some thoughts by students and the community fans are already turning to spring and the sports that warmer weather and that season brings. SCHOOL BOARD OKAYS COACHING POSTS The Blooming Prairie board of education last week announced some new coaching positions for the spring season. Brandi Halsey has agreed to the position of assistant softball coach. She replaces Chad Gimbel, who will move down to coach the junior high teams instead. Todd Drees and Ray Olson will co-coach junior high baseball. Halsey, Drees, and Olson are not on the teaching staff, but Drees and Olson are both BPHS

graduates, and Drees has been the assistant wrestling coach this past season. He works at Mayo Clinic and Olson works in Owatonna. This will be the first coaching assignment for Halsey, although she has an extensive background in softball. She is an Austin resident who works at a developmental school known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bank Schoolâ&#x20AC;?. I am sure she will be a good addition to Coach Ali Machâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s softball program. TEACHER RETIREMENTS Aside from sports, two long-time staff members at the elementary school turned in resignations at a recent board meeting. Beth Krebs will retire after over 17 years in the system, and Linda Knutson calls

it quits after more than 25 years service. The two will certainly be missed in the school district. ODDS AND ENDS I have been so wrapped up in Blossom sports that other news from around the state has really been placed on a back burner. Some of the state teams are doing quite well, but others have been quite disappointing. The Gopher menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hockey team leads the WCHA by two points going into the last weekend of the regular season. They have played consistently excellent hockey all season, and can clinch their first title in several years with a win over Wisconsin this Friday or Saturday. The womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hockey team has moved into the next round of playoffs with a win over St. Cloud, and in the MIAC play-

offs Concordia Moorhead (The team my granddaughter plays goalie for) is the No.2 seed behind Gustavus and will play its first playoff game this week against No.3 St. Thomas. On the other side of the ledger, both the Gopher basketball teams have been disappointing, especially the men. Fans knew the women would be in a rebuilding mode this year, but the men had high hopes for a successful season. That hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t materialized at all, and the team is headed to another NIT at the end of the season. For hockey fans, the state girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hockey tournament provided plenty of excitement as champions in Class A and AA were crowned. Breck defeated St. Paul Johnson in two overtimes of the Class A, and

Minnetonka outlasted Roseville in Class AA. Next week is the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hockey tourney and also the state wrestling tournament. Junior heavyweight Jarrod Grunklee will represent Blooming Prairie at the wrestling tourney, and I am sure there will be plenty of thrills at both events. NEXT COMMUNITY EVENT Residents are already looking forward to the next big community event, when the annual Blooming Prairie Education Foundation takes center stage at the Pizza Cellar for the big fund-raising auction. Even in economic times that still are troublesome, this annual affair will hopefully raise some $60,000 again. This is one event that attracts everyone,

usually, and this year should be no different. We will talk about this as the March 31 date for the auction approaches. IN CLOSING ... Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s close this week with a couple more humorous quotations from famous personalities: It was Will Rogers who once exclaimed, â&#x20AC;&#x153; We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress.â&#x20AC;? That is especially true today, with the legislative bodies working the way they do. W.C Fields commented once, â&#x20AC;&#x153; I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it!â&#x20AC;? I guess I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t argue with that. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll talk again.

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On Saturday, March 3, the Boy Scouts of America will be conducting the annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scouting for Foodâ&#x20AC;? drive. The Scouts will be canvassing Blooming Prairie neighborhoods picking up food donations for the Steele County Food Shelf. On Saturday, March 10, residents are asked to place their non-perishable food donations

in front of their residence or curbside by 9 a.m. Items needed by the Food Shelf include cereal, canned fruit, sugar, flour, pasta, canned meats/fish, canned vegetables, 100 percent fruit juice, peanut butter and cooking oil. No baby foods, perishable or frozen items can be accepted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scouting for Foodâ&#x20AC;? is the

largest Boy Scouts of America â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do a Good Turn Dailyâ&#x20AC;? program of the year. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food drive will involve more than 30 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and adult volunteers from Blooming Prairie. For more information on Scouting in Blooming Prairie, contact Dan Pirkl, Cubmaster, at 507-456-6746.

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Tiger Cubs to help Food Shelf The Tiger Cub Scout Den of Blooming Prairie will be among the participants in the annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scouting for Foodâ&#x20AC;? event in Blooming Prairie on March 10. The Den, made up of ďŹ rst grade boys, was formed last fall when 29 youngsters were recruited to form Pack 261. Pictured are (back, l-r) Alex Riley, Ethan Marzolf and Tyler Miller; (front, l-r) Sam Pirkl, Lucas Schammel and Jackson Lynch. Not pictured is Paul Sunde.

One of the items auctioned off at the annual Blooming Prairie Boys & Girls Club gala earlier this month was a quilt made by the members of Girl Scout Troop 44001. The eight girls in the troop, all third graders, started and ďŹ nished the quilt in January. Leader Jenny Thompson designed the quilt and picked out the fabric, and she and fellow leaders Tammy Wacek and Suzi Burt taught the girls how to hand-sew squares together. After mastering the hand sewing, they graduated to using sewing machines. Pictured are (back row, l-r) Troop 44001 leaders Tammy Wacek, Jenny Thompson and Suzi Burt; (middle tow, l-r) Breanna Hensrud, Mackenzie Madsen, Kiya Thompson, Micalyn Trihus, Taylor Wurst and Rylie Cisineros; and (front row, l-r) Rachel Riley and Ashleigh Always.

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BY JON FLATLAND Managing Editor Two employees of a large Blooming Prairie farming operation are facing felony charges for allegedly attempting to steal more than $80,000 in corn from their employer. Jeana Faye Anderson, 50, of Dodge Center, and Arnold Edward Schwamm, 73, of rural Austin, were taken into custody by Blooming Prairie police ofďŹ cers in the early morning hours on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at the Vavra Farms bin site on the south edge of Blooming Prairie.

Each is charged with two felonies â&#x20AC;&#x201C; theft and conspiracy to commit theft. According to complaints against Anderson and Schwamm, Blooming Prairie police received a tip that the two Vavra Farms employees were planning to steal 14,000 bushels of corn from the bin site. Acting on this information, Police Chief Paul Wayne gathered information from a citizen informant who conďŹ rmed the tip. The informant also alleged Schwamm told him the farm owner would not miss the corn and would

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rested Schwamm in the scale house, and Anderson was taken into custody on the second level of the building a short time later after she was found hiding in a closet. A statement of probable cause ďŹ led in district court indicates Anderson and Schwamm were transported to the Steele County Detention Center in Owatonna, where both were interviewed and allegedly admitted stealing the corn. Wayne said with the price of corn being approximately $6 per bushel, an estimated $3,000

in corn had been loaded into the semi trailer when the pair were arrested, accounting for the theft charge. He said the value of the 14,000 bushels Anderson and Schwamm allegedly planned to steal is $84,000, prompting the conspiracy to commit theft charge. If convicted, the theft charges against Anderson and Schwamm carry a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison and/or a $10,000 ďŹ ne. The maximum penalty for conspiracy to commit theft is 10 years in prison and/or a $50,000 ďŹ ne.

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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.

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 3/6,3/13,3/20

Mortgage Foreclosure

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

2/21,2/28

Mortgage Foreclosure 11-076105

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 Cor-

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

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

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

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

6B • Tuesday, February 28, 2012 • The Times 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

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

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. 2/14,2/21,2/28 3/6,3/13,3/20

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

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. 2/14,2/21,2/28 3/6,3/13,3/20

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 of Informal Probate of Will and Appointment of Personal Representative and Notice to Creditors Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent’s Will dated 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 administer the Estate, including, after 30 days from the 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 this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing. Notice is also 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 Administrator within four 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 2/28,3/6

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

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. STREETADDRESS 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

The Times • Tuesday, February 28, 2012 • 7B 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 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Mortgagee By:

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 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 2/21,2/28,3/6 3/13,3/20,3/27

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

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).

Minnesota 55060 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 19, 2012. If the foregoing date is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the date to vacate is the next business day at 11:59 p.m. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None

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

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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

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 28, 2012. MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Assignee of Mortgagee Marinus W. Van Putten, Jr., Reg. No. 11232X BEST & FLANAGAN LLP 225 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000 Minneapolis, MN 55402 (612) 339-7121 Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Notice NOTICE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of the Township of Westfield, in the County Dodge, State of Minnesota will be held on the second Tuesday of March being the 13th day of March, 2012. Polls will open at the close of the meeting until 8 p.m. to elect the following officers for the following terms: One Supervisore for a three (3) year term One Clerk for a two (2) year term Business meeting at 3 p.m. to transact town business as required or permitted by law. In case of bad weather the meeting will be held March 20th, 2012. Julie Peterson Westfield Township 2/28,3/6

Notice Attention Blooming Prairie Township Members: Blooming Prairie Township will hold its annual election for Board Members on March 13th 2012 at the Town Hall from the hours of 4p.m. to 8 p.m. The Annual Meeting will immediate follow the closing of the polls. Offices up for election: Jerry Wencl.......Supervisor 3 years Bob Haberman....Supervisor 1 year Kate Zipse............Treasurer 1 year Missy Anderson.........Clerk 2 years. Weather date will be March 20th at the same time. Listen to KOWZ for weather cancellations. Missy Anderson- Clerk Jerry Wencl – Chairman. 2/28,3/6

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POOL JOBS: The City of Blooming Prairie is accepting Lifeguard applications for the 2012 season. Wages starting at $8.60/hr. The City provides lifesaving training. Application forms are available at the City Hall during regular business hours. If you have further questions, please call Michael G. Jones at 507-583-7573. Applications must be returned by Friday, March 30, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. The City of Blooming Prairie is an E.O.E. 2/28,3/6

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FOR RENT : Newly remolded country home. Four bedroom, one bath, detatached double car garage. Call 507-451-3678. 2/14,2/28,3/6 FOR RENT : Apartments for rent in Blooming Prairie. One or two bedroom available. Please call - 507-242-9249. 2/14,21,28 FOR RENT : Three bedroom, two bath house for rent in Blooming Prairie. $750 per month plus utilities. Reference and security deposit required. No smoking, no pets. Available immediately. 507-421-0618. tfn FOR RENT : Very spacious two bedroom apartment for rent in Blooming Prairie. Main ďŹ&#x201A;oor, laundry on site. $650 per month plus electric. References and security deposit required. No smoking/no pets. Available April 1st. 507-421-0618. tfn

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WANTED TO RENT TO RENT : Looking for a three to four bedroom house in Blooming Prairie or surrounding area (preferred in the country). Rent or Contract for Deed. 507440-2796 2/21,2/28,3/6

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WANTED/FARMING SWEET CORN ACREAGE: Lakeside Foods at Owatonna, MN is looking for farmers interested in growing sweet corn for the 2012 growing season. For growing details call 507-4561908 or 507-456-1909 or 507456-1380. 2/28,3/6,3/13

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THANK YOU Thanks so much for the cards and gifts and for coming to my 80th party. What a surprise! It was so nice to see old friends and relatives. Sorry I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to chat with each of you. I may be 80, but I can still pull a calf and dance! Nate Magnuson 2/28

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ADVANCE NOTICE SPRING CONSIGNMENT AUCTION

Upcoming Sealed Bid Land Auction

Saturday, March 31, 2012â&#x20AC;&#x201D;9:30 a.m. Located: Earl Hamilton Auction Co. off I-90 at Dexter, MN exit #193, then 1/4 mile east on Hwy 16

Saturday, March 17 , 2012, 10:30 am

Consign your farm equipment including planters, drills, tillage, tractors, construction equipment, cars, pickups, farm trucks & trailers, NO car tires

Parcel A: 80 acres; Parcel B 73.86 acres; Parcel C Âą total of A & B Located +/-1.5 miles northeast of Hollandale

Consign by the 9th of March to have the items listed on the auction sale bill.

1160 Victory Drive, Suite 6, Mankato, MN 56001

Online:www.WingertRealty.com/Heerema If you would like additional information on this auction, please call

Terri Jensen, Direct Line: 507-382-0908 or 800-730-LAND(5263) Terri Jensen, Auctioneer #52-08-013

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Judy Deml has decided to retire and will sell the following equipment at public auction located: 32683 850th Ave., Ellendale, MN 56026. From Blooming Prairie, MN take US Hwy. 218 South to Cty. Rd. #1 (320th St.) then 7.5 miles west to 850th Ave., then 3/4 mile north. From Geneva, MN take Cty. Rd #35 (320th St.) east 5 miles to 850th Ave. then 3/4 mile north. Follow auction signs.

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