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Breakfast in crosshairs of BHS program ‘Breakfast to Go’ effort encourages students to start day out right BY JENNIE OLSON • SUN NEWSPAPERS

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Tornado survivor, others recall 1973 event BY MICHAEL RICCI • SUN NEWSPAPERS During Tornado Awareness Week, it is perhaps easy to roll one’s eyes at the drill. But when a tornado hit Lakeville in 1973, there were no sirens to be heard. On May 9, 1973, the city was hit by a tornado that left a five-year-old boy dead and injured 10 others. Hardest hit was Connelly Mobile Home Park, near where Fleet Farm is today, which had 15 mobile homes damaged or destroyed in the conflagration. Hampton resident Kathy Fritz was in

one of those mobiles homes when the sky turned dark. She had just put her 14-month-old son down for a nap. She began noticing that something was terribly wrong, accompanied by an ominous feeling of possible death. “Pretty soon, the trailer house started moving, and I ran into the bedroom and laid down on top of him,” Fritz describing her actions to protect her son. “I remember looking up, and the mirror was breaking on our dresser, and the bed was going around in circles.”

At that specific time, Kathy was not aware a tornado was approaching. Moments later, it went through the mobile home complex. According to Fritz’s husband, the Minnesota State Patrol officers who were at the scene estimated that their home had rotated a half dozen times while 25 to 30 feet in the air before finally stopping, leaving Kathy with only minor injuries and their son amazingly uninjured. Like many other people who have TORNADO: TO PAGE 18

Students walking into Burnsville High School Monday, April 25, had the chance to take pictures with Sparky the mascot, win iTunes gift cards and eat a healthy breakfast as a part of Blazing Breakfast Week at the high school. The promotional kick-off event raised awareness for Breakfast to Go, a year-long research program through the University of Minnesota’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Life that encourages students to eat healthy breakfasts. The high school was given $11,400 by the National Institutes of Health Stimulus Funding to pay for personnel, materials and equipment for Breakfast to Go, which will last until the end of the current school year. “The main point of the research is to figure out how to increase the amount of students having breakfast at the school,” said Community Blueprint Program Director Andy Berndt, who is assisting with the marking side of the grant. “We’re working with a student group to figure out what we can do to encourage BREAKFAST: TO PAGE 20

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There’s change afoot at the Burnsville Center. Or underfoot, to be more precise. The mall is preparing for a five month, multi-million dollar floor renovation to keep the mall looking fresh and modern. The first part of the renovation will begin on the upper level with new carpet starting at Sears and continuing towards Macy’s. A lighter, tan-colored carpet will replace the current darkgray carpet. The project is expected to be finished in June. The second part of the renovation will begin in the summer with light, neutral-colored tiling on the lower level. That section will be completed by the end of September. “It will bring a lot of lightness to the mall, so in the winters it will be brighter BURNSVILLE CENTER: TO NEXT PAGE

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FROM PREVIOUS PAGE and cheerier,” said Burnsville Center General Manager Robbin Hahn. “It was just time to freshen it up and keep the mall looking nice for our shoppers. It’s a lot of work, but it will all be done by the end of September.” The mall, which was built in 1977, has already started removing the old carpet on the upper level and will be putting in the new carpet within the next few weeks. Despite the extensive renovations, all 140 stores and entrance areas will remain open during normal business hours. “The only change that might affect some people is that we’re asking that there be no early morning mall walking on the upper level as we’re working on it, just for safety reasons,” Hahn said.

New floors, new stores In addition to the new floors, the Burnsville Center welcomed new retailers Gordmans and Complete Nutrition. Gormans had its grand opening Friday, April 1. The store is a part of a national chain selling apparel, shoes and home décor products. At the grand opening, the store donated $2,500 to Foundation 191, a nonprofit organization that enhances educational opportu-

Business nities in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191. Customers also have the option of donating $1 to schools when they make purchases at the store. Complete Nutrition is a nutritional supplement retail store that opened March 11. As a part of a national chain, Complete Nutrition offers fish oil, flaxseed oil, protein shakes and high quality multivitamins. Several other retailers have changed locations in the Burnsville Center. Kay Jewelers and Goldy’s Locker Room are now in the lower level in Sears Court, Master Tailor and Chinese Pressure Massage are in the upper level Sears Court, and Cut Above Home is in the upper level in Macy’s Court. “We are excited to begin the floor renovation and believe that it will enhance our shopper’s experience at Burnsville Center,” Hahn said. “Along with new floors, we continue to welcome new stores and plan to announce more new store openings in the upcoming months.” All mall entrance doors open by 9:30 a.m., Mondays through Saturdays. More information is available at burnsvillecenter.com.

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Business Expo will link local chambers May 3 at Buck Hill BY JEFF BARTHEL • SUN NEWSPAPERS

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Local commerce chambers are heading to Buck Hill this Thursday – but they aren’t going to be hitting the slopes. Several local chambers are hosting the third annual South of the River Small Business Expo and Business After Hours 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at the Buck Hill Event Center in Burnsville. The event is hosted by the Lakeville and Burnsville Chambers of Commerce, as well as the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce. The River Heights Chamber of Commerce (which includes Inver Grove Heights and West St. Paul), Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce and Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau will also be represented. “It’s a chance for business owners to meet other business owners, develop strong relationships, meet new people [and] share fellow clients,” said Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Todd Bornhauser. “Basically it’s an opportunity for people

to get to know one another and develop a new relationships.” Bornhauser is the head organizer of Tuesday’s expo, and said the idea for this spring expo spurned from the County-Wide Chamber Business After Hours, which is a similar event that occurs each fall. “This is a spin-off from a successful county-wide expo that we hold every fall,” Bornhauser said. “From the success of that event we had members wanting to do something similar in the springtime.” Burnsville Chamber of Commerce President Daron Von Helden has been to the previous two expos, and said he looks forward to attending Tuesday’s as well. “I’d characterize [the event] as a chance for a number of chambers and businesses to visit with each other in a low cost, well structured setting [and] to represent themselves in the South Metro,” Von Helden said. In regards to

his Burnsville chamber, in particular, he said, “We’re happy that this one is closer to our western edge, we just hope for more of those connections to grow and for businesses to be enhanced.” According to Bornhauser, the list of companies who have confirmed plans to attend the expo include Print Solutions, The Travel Authority, LearningRx, Sam’s Club, Document Destruction Service and Express Employment Professionals. Glen Starfield, owner of both the Lakeville and Savage locations of Express Employment Professionals, is one such company representative who will be attending the expo. Starfield said he thinks the event is very beneficial for his company and for other businesses in the community as well. “It’s just a great venue to shake hands and meet other local businesses,” he said. “[It’s] a good way to build up your brand, hand out business cards and extend one’s reach with one another.” Bornhauser mentioned that the door is open for several more companies to join up and attend the expo. He and

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Citizen input, cost prompts change in Burnsville election plan Special city council election set for July 26 BY MICHAEL RICCI • SUN NEWSPAPERS Burnsville residents might wonder if their voices are ever heard in local politics, but any doubt of this could relieved after the Burnsville City Council’s April 19 meeting. The council continued its discussion to fill the now-vacant council seat left after the passing of longtime council member Charlie Crichton. As originally slated to appear on the consent agenda, an amended ordinance and resolution would have allowed the city to hold a special primary election, if needed, and a special general election. Burnsville City Attorney Joel Jamnik prepared the ordinance and resolution at the direction of the full council following the April 5 meeting. Jamnik explained the changes as they pertained to state statutes. “It is modeled after language that the League of [Minnesota] Cities prepared in response to changes about 10 years ago to the state statutes that allow special elections rather than appointments to fill vacancies,” Jamnik said. “It is consistent with that recommended language and basically we submit that for your consideration this evening.” Jamnik continued by saying that the resolution indicated an outline of dates prepared by the Burnsville city clerk and his office. He added that the proposed dates for a special primary election and a special general election were July 19 and Aug. 30, respectively. Councilmember Mary Sherry took a moment to explain why she requested the issue be pulled from the consent agenda for further discussion, namely due to the amount of inquiries she received from residents with many questioning the need for a primary. “I’ve had some people who aren’t running, who aren’t even involved in any of the process, who have questioned the need for a primary,” Sherry said. “I’d like to hear what my fellow council members think about just skipping the primary.” Councilmember Dan Gustafson responded to Sherry, recalling the council’s last meeting, and whether or not a primary was required.

How to file Residents interested in running for the vacant council seat may file an affidavit for candidacy beginning Friday, May 13, through Friday, May 27. The affidavit is available weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Burnsville City Hall. In order to file for city council, candidates must be eligible to vote in Minnesota, be at least 21 years of age when assuming office and a resident of Burnsville. A $5 filing fee will be assessed. Absentee balloting for the special election will begin Friday, June 24 at Burnsville City Hall. Info: Burnsville.org/elections, 952-895-4490.

“Since then, I have talked to several of my neighbors, and I have not run into one of them yet who thinks a primary is something that we should do in this particular election,” he said. “I do believe the special election itself is warranted because of the length of term that still available in Charlie’s seat.” Gustafson continued by saying that skipping a primary would benefit the city monetarily, saving approximately $30,000 to $35,000, and it would expedite the election process to get a fifth vote in the city council. “I think the residents of Burnsville, certainly the ones that are interested in the election, will figure out who they want to vote for in this period of time,” Gustafson said referring to the time leading to the election, which includes public notifications. Councilmember Dan Kealey added his thoughts about a primary, and how he himself intended to pull the item for discussion. He spoke about community members he had talked with who were opposed to a primary strictly to save money, in addition to the advantage an appointed incumbent would enjoy. “I’m glad we are reconsidering this,” he said. “I do also consider the savings – the cost savings and the time savings.” Kealey went on to add he was much more comfortable pulling the primary in a special election situation. “My original big consideration that caused me to go in favor of it was meddling in that process. This election is so different from a general election that I really don’t think we are doing that,” Kealey explained. Mayor Elizabeth Kautz joined in the

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discussion by raising the importance of saving both money and time, as well as the importance of allowing residents to have their voices heard in a primary and a general election. “When the field is refined down to the two candidates that are going to be at a regular election, the general election, people come out because they say, ‘I want my voice heard,’ so they have two opportunities…one in the primary and

one in the general,” Kautz said. “But I see the value in saving money, which will be about $30,000, and I see the value in reducing the process by 20 to 25 days.” Though not completed until after the meeting, city officials worked quickly to coordinate dates for candidate filing (opening May 13 and closing May 27), absentee balloting (beginning June 24), and the special election for Tuesday, July 26.

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Eating breakfast improves alertness, overall health Some life changes are hard to swallow. I have never claimed to be a morning person, but given the responsibilities of a full-time job and this brand new concept of “adulthood,” I’ve been forced to adapt, teaching myself to go to bed early, pack my lunch the night before, and allow enough time to hit the snooze button two or three times. Because I’m not a morning person, I have always struggled with eating breakfast. There’s something about the thought of syrupy pancakes and 10,000grain whole-wheat bagels first thing in the morning that makes my stomach turn. Fortunately, when I was growing up, my mom didn’t accept this as an excuse to skip breakfast. No matter how irritable I was, she always sent me out the door with at least a piece of toast with peanut butter or an Egg McMuffin-style breakfast sandwich. She made it clear that my sister and I were not raised to be below-

JENNIE OLSON Sun-Current Community Editor average students, and eating breakfast in the morning was just another step on the path to becoming summa cum laude. My mom put up with a fair amount of criticism from wellintentioned parents who informed her that she was spoiling us by providing our breakfast in the morning and a snack after school. Instead of being defensive, she always responded that it was worth waking up an extra 10 minutes early to know her children would be more alert and functioning in our classes that day. She was not alone in her reasoning. An October 2010 University of Tasmania study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that both children and adults who skip their morning

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Where is Pam Myhra? To the editor: I am concerned that our new state representative Pam Myhra has not held an open town hall-style meeting with the people she represents here in Burnsville since she was elected. My concern has turned to frustration since I recently heard about her votes on education funding. She has now voted twice to cut funding for our local District 191 schools. What is even worse is that the money she cut from our local schools was redistributed to other

schools throughout the state. What does Representative Pam Myhra think her job is if not advocating for parents and children in our community and our local schools? I know I would love to have the opportunity to ask her why she thinks my children in our local schools are less deserving of additional resources than children in other parts of the state. I am sure other parents would too. Representative Myhra, please meet with us here in Burnsville to explain why you voted to cut funding to our local schools! Jen Waller McDevitt Burnsville

meal tend to have overall worse eating behaviors and exercise less than those who do eat breakfast. People who skip breakfast also tended to have higher cholesterol, elevated insulin levels, and larger waist circumferences. In another survey from Food Insight published in March, 93 percent of Americans agree that breakfast is the most important meal, yet only 44 percent are eating it every day. Burnsville High School is attempting to change these statistics with their Breakfast to Go program, which began in September as a part of a research grant from the University of Minnesota’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Life. The high school was given $11,400 by the National Institutes of Health Stimulus Funding to pay for personnel, materials and equipment for Breakfast to Go. When students walk through the doors of the high school

each morning, they are presented with a table spread with fresh fruit, yogurt, low-sugar cereal and milk, muffins, juice, oatmeal, egg sandwiches and apple-filled whole grain bread sticks. The idea is to make breakfast so accessible and convenient that students have no excuse for going hungry in the morning. So far, the program is working, with twice as many students eating breakfast this year compared to last year. Monday marked the kickoff of Blazing Breakfast Week, a promotional event to raise awareness for the Breakfast to Go program. I was there, taking pictures, talking with students, and reminiscing about when I was a student at Burnsville High School. Five years later, here I was, back at the front door of my school with a piece of toast and peanut butter in hand, fully alert and ready for excellence. Some habits are worth keeping.

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Academy provides emergency training to District 191 staff BY JENNIE OLSON • SUN NEWSPAPERS Faculty and staff members in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage District 191 recently had the opportunity to gain insight on the inner workings of law enforcement as it is experienced by police officers. A voluntary “Teachers’ Academy” was offered to District 191 staff April 526, and was intended to give perspective on the challenges faced by law enforcement officers. The Burnsville and Savage Police Departments ran the program. “It enlightens the school people who attend about the issues that are going on in the schools and basically what our jobs entail,” said Savage Police Officer and Eagle Ridge Liaison Officer Terry Gliniany, who designed the program. “Some of the training we provide is to make them more aware of what’s going on and maybe report something that they see and give them an idea about how it’s going to be followed up.” “Terry Gliniany started it last year, and was just doing it for Eagle Ridge and then opened it up to a few other schools in Savage,” said Burnsville Police Officer and Burnsville High School Liaison Officer Jeff Klingfus. “We work very closely with Officer Gliniany and the Savage Police Department because we’re all in the same district with schools from Eagan, Burnsville, and Savage, so we have a unique relationship.” Klingfus added that Gliniany was interested in hosting the Teachers’ Academy on a larger scale, so it was opened to the high school and the middle schools. The Burnsville and Savage Police Departments each host two training sessions. Staff members who attended three out of the four Tuesday evening sessions earned Continuing Education Unit credits for their licensing. “Due to different constraints in the full calendars that staff have throughout the district, the resource officers within the district felt that we weren’t getting enough time to provide certain amounts of training for school staff,” Gliniany said. “I came up with this idea so it would be one avenue to address that issue with at least some of them.” “The district and the police departments take safety and security seriously, so therefore this is a tool we can use, and it doesn’t take any time away from the teachers when they have service training,” Klingfus said. “We’re able to do

that outside on a volunteer basis.” The Savage Police Department hosts a similar academy for the citizens of the community every year, which runs about 10 weeks, Gliniany said. “The teachers have a number of other things on their plate all the time, so we scaled this one back to a four week program for them,” Gliniany said. The first few sessions consisted of classroom presentations on the roles and responsibilities of the school resources officers, presentations on gangs and drugs, and presentations on emergency response teams. The last few sessions were more interactive and required staff members to be in various simulations to test their responses. The officers took the staff members to the regional training center in Jordan and set up three stations to prepare them for scenarios they may face in a school setting and discuss issues regarding use of force and arrest situations. “They’re going to walk in our shoes and see how they do when they’re put in a scenario,” Gliniany said. “Scenarios are put on a computer screen and they’re going to have to make different decisions as to what type – if any type – of force they would use on the subjects they are viewing on the screen. We make it as realistic as we can for them.” The class is limited to 20 people to make sure there is enough time for each staff member to participate in scenarios. “It’s just an awareness and continual training thing for them,” Gliniany said. “In some cases, it’s the first time some of them have been made aware of some of these things.”

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Apple Valley man casting a line for fishing and fellowship BY JEFF BARTHEL • SUN NEWSPAPERS

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Charles Wallace seeks to find “fishers of men,” as described in Matthew 4:19, by first looking for fishers of fish. It blends his favorite hobby and his passion for engaging youths in fellowship. “I had a mentor of mine in Salt Like City, Utah, he started Kids For Christ [ministry group],” Wallace said. “When I came here I started teaching Martial Arts and started Kids Kicks for Christ and [the name] stuck, because I thought I’d keep the name for the fishing ministry, too.” A native of Utah, Charles currently lives in Apple Valley, where the 53-yearold shares a house with his wife, Karen, daughter, Jamie, and grandson, Kayden. His family goes to Harbor Community Church in Prior Lake, where Charles shares his ministry, Karen assists with preparing meals for people in need and Jamie teaches preschool. Wallace began Kids Kicks for Christ ministry three years ago, and by last

year, it really started to take off. “We decided we’re going to take this group of students out [about three or four times a year] and teach them how to fish and do things outdoors,” Wallace said. “It’s kind of a growing ministry. The pastor [connected] me with the preschool and taking the pre-school kids out [fishing] and stuff like that. So it’s my personal ministry, but it’s within the church, which is really like a home to me and my wife.” Wallace’s pastor at Harbor Community, Josh Johnson, feels Charles has the traits that well qualify him for the type of ministry he teaches. “I’ve known Chuck for a long time and he’s always had a knack for a couple things. One of them is fishing and the other is building relationships,” Johnson said. “He has a great ability at making sure people feel they cared for within the first few minutes of meeting him.”

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Beyond young children, Wallace said he’s also worked with troubled teens. He said he’d spend three or four weeks with them, including fishing three or four times each week. The goal for his fishing fellowship with these teens, he said, was to show them there are a lot better things to do than drugs and other such things. Wallace said he also posts his ministry with the church bulletin and that parents have contacted him with children who they might want to have mentored by him. Wallace said his passion for fellowship and has come from being a bornagain Christian. A former methamphetamine user whose lifestyle was rife with drugs and liquor, Wallace said he was transformed by his minister in Utah, Mike Alexanian, who also ministered at prisons and detention centers. Today, Wallace is “mister mom” to his grandson, Kayden, while his daughter is at work. He also is a music writer and published author. He has published a book titled, “Snowflakes and Diamonds

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and put this event on,” Ridge said. “So it’s a very elaborate level of organization we go through in order to be able to take care of 4,000 to 5,000 cyclists on that Sunday.” Lakeville Captain of Operations Kevin Manias is one city official involved in the organization and execution of the event, but Manias’ duties differ much from those of Ridge, serving as a liaison for the police department and even t organizers. Normally, the city does not perform any road closures during Ironman, at least in previous years. Instead the city places officers in a number of key traffic control points to help facilitate movement of cyclists, motor vehicles and pedestrians. Manis said that, between police reserve officers and sworn officers, more than 20 individuals would be assisting the event in some capacity. According to Ridge, there was quite a bit more preplanning this year due to the new Grand Fondo timed race featured in addition to the Ironman event. “With a mass-ride start, with riders who are all issued timing chips, those riders are going to have a strong desire to pass through traffic control points without slowing down, which means there needs to be much more active control of those locations, and for this year it actually is involving a temporary rolling road closure through our city once they leave Lakeville North High School,” Ridge explained. As a result, a section of about 2 to 3 miles of road will be closed down to regular motoring traffic to allow a free flow

of this large number of bikes traveling through town, and organizers have not needed to do this before. “Obviously one of the concerns is what type of inconvenience is it going to represent to the general motoring public,” Ridge noted. “The route that we’re using for them to leave town does involve some residential areas that have their own only avenue into and out of the residential development is going to be along this road-

way corridor that is going to be closed.” As a means of addressing this issue in advance, Hostelling International drafted a notification letter that was sent to each affected home along the corridor for the purpose of advising the homeowners of the temporary closing. All proceeds from the event are used to support Hostelling International and its efforts of promoting healthy recreation. Info: ironmanbikeride.org.

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FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Nicollet Inn to be more water and energy efficient says Nicollet Inn Director of Sales and Marketing Nathan Kremer. “The whole industry is learning that they’ve wasted and have been such a big burden,” Kremer said. “We have these huge buildings and we’re really responsible for the actions of everyone within our walls. If we can limit it at all, it’s going to be better for the environment.” Kremer said that when they purchased the hotel in July, there were many maintenance issues such as dirty fan filters, air conditioning units that didn’t work, and other issues that caused appliances to use twice as much energy as the new ones. “When we came in here, I watched contractors throw things out into the dumpster, and I put a stop to it because I knew we were able to recycle some stuff,” said Nicollet Inn Owner Jamie Dahlen. “We started looking into what we could do to make it a green hotel…People really appreciate that. I think there are companies that look for that when they’re booking hotels.” For starters, the hotel changed all of the thermostats so they automatically turn off when the room is empty. “So many times I go into a room and the fans are still going and the heat and air conditioning are blasting, so we’re using senseless amounts of energy,” Kremer said. The hotel also switched to low-flow toilets and showers and replaced the lightbulbs with energy-efficient ones to be water and energy conscious. “Most of the lightbulbs were able to be replaced, especially in our public areas, which saves thousands of dollars not only for us, but for the environment,” Kremer said. Besides reducing, the hotel also reuses and recycles, especially when it comes to paper products and cleaning up after weddings and other large parties. The hotel will soon become part of a program with Best Western where they consolidate leftover soap, remanufacture it, and send it to third world countries. All of the bathrooms also have signs letting customers know that if they wish to have their towel washed, they can leave it on the floor, or if they wish to reuse it, they can hang it on the door. “The number one consumption of water and energy in a hotel is from the laundry room,” Kremer said. “What we’re trying to do is cut back on our carbon footprint, and there are lots of creative ways to do that.”

Smoke-Free Lodging To add to its new image, Nicollet Inn is now a 100-percent smoke-free facility. “We want a clean start. People want

Sun on Business to go into a place and know they’re taken care of,” Kremer said. “If the building is taken care of, they know they’re getting a good value.” The Smoke-Free Lodging Program began more than a year ago through Dakota County Public Health and the Tobacco-Free Communities Grant and has now become a statewide program, receiving funding through the Minnesota Department of Health. “Being smoke-free is a good thing for both the health of the guest and the employees that work there,” said SmokeFree Lodging Program Coordinator Bernadette Chlebeck. “It’s also a very good business decision because 89 percent of hotel guests prefer smoke free rooms, according to a survey by J.D. Power & Associates. Hotels are one of the last places that people can still smoke. It was exempt from [the 2007] Freedom to Breathe [Act].” Smoke Free Lodging has a website where they list all the hotels in Minnesota that are smoke-free. They also provide resources for hotel owners and managers who would like to have smoke-free hotels but need assistance in doing so. “It can be very expensive and quite a long process,” Chlebeck said about deciding to be a smoke-free hotel. “Depending on how long someone has smoked in a hotel, they may have to take out all the furniture, take down the dry wall and sometimes everything has to be completely gutted. You also have to notify your guests that you’re going to be smoke-free, so you have to give them plenty of advanced notice.” But despite the extra expenses, Dakota County Public Health Representative Efren Maldonado said that many major chains are now banning smoking. “This last week there were two hotels in Eagan that became smoke-free – the Country Inn and Suites and the Hilton Garden Inn, and now this one,” Maldonado said. “It’s becoming a trend.” “[Becoming smoke-free] is good for people wanting to stay here because there’s more of a demand,” said Dakota County Public Health Representative Mary Montagne. “If the hotel runs out of smokeless rooms, they have to stay where all of that residue is in the furniture and bedding and curtains. The smoke also seeps from room to room, so that affects people who don’t want a smoking room because they still smell it. It’s better for the employees because people have to clean the rooms and there’s smoke residue. It’s also cheaper for them to clean the rooms now.”

A clean start Nicollet Inn has remained open throughout the renovation period because Kremer said there’s a need for hotels and meeting space in the area. Renovations are being done floor by floor so it doesn’t have to close down. To celebrate that the yearlong renovations are nearly completed, the hotel hosted an open house Thursday, April 21, for the public to see the changes. “Were not completely done, but we have enough done that we want to show the public where we’re at with it,”

Kremer said, adding they are planning on opening the hotel Monday, May 9, and the restaurant Monday, May 2. “It’s a completely different hotel now; it doesn’t even look the same,” Chlebeck said. “Nathan has done an amazing job turning this over and seeing the future of the industry before it’s even here, and I cannot wait to see how it looks when it’s all done. With this hotel going smoke-free and green, I expect other hotels will follow.” The hotel is located at 14201 Nicollet Av. S. in Burnsville. For more information visit nicolletinn.com.

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EDUCATION Late start in District 191 All schools in Burnsville-EaganSavage School District 191 will start two hours later on Tuesday, May 10, so teachers can be involved in professional development. On late-start days, all schools begin exactly two hours later than they normally do. The school day will end at the regular time. Students in half-day afternoon kindergarten will attend school all day on May 10. Half-day morning kindergarten students will not attend school that day.

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Burnsville resident to become Concordia University’s ninth president BY JENNIE OLSON • SUN NEWSPAPERS Burnsville resident Tom Ries has been named the ninth president of Concordia University-St. Paul following President Robert Holst’s impending retirement June 1 of this year. The new position will be Ries’ third time on staff at the university. Ries served as Vice President for Finance and Operations at from 1999-2004. He was also assistant to the president and vice president for College Relations for three years. “I’m very familiar with [Concordia], so there shouldn’t be too many surprises,” Ries said. “I couldn’t be more excited about it; I think it’s a great organization that I genuinely believe in, and I look forward to taking office up there June 1.” The process to name a new president began last August with 40 nominations. A search committee was formed in January and included board members, faculty and staff members of Concordia. Remaining candidates made a campus visit in February where they met with faculty, staff and students. “Even though the 17 members of the board were the only ones who voted, we tried to involve as many of the campus constituents as we could,” said Chair of Search Committee and Board of Regents Member Carl Schoenbeck. “We even had alumni and donors meet with each of the final candidates and got their input.” Schoenbeck said he knows Ries very well because he was the Vice President of Academic Affairs at the time Ries was the Vice President for Finance and Operations. “His expertise is in managing and leading organizations that deal with fiscal issues,” Schoenbeck said. “His research area, experience, and leadership are all reasons why he was selected. He has a passion for the mission of this particular institution and a long history, going back to the early ‘80s. Because he already knows Concordia, he can hit the ground running.” “I’m anxious to help Concordia uncover its promise, which would be the things that are most compelling, differentiating and essentially true about the

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Ries and his wife are Burnsville residents who often commute back and forth between Burnsville and St. Louis, and that they are happy to just have one home for this next phase of life. “I have long had a very strong appreciation for the mission of Concordia University-St. Paul, so I’m looking forward to and honored to be given the chance to lead the university toward that mission and help students develop

their own academic, spiritual and other personal development during their college years and achieve the goals they have set for themselves,” Ries said. “Leaders make an institution, and as president, Holst put his imprint for 20 years on Concordia,” Schoenbeck. “Tom will also make an imprint with his experience and passions. He will bring his own unique style and goals.” Info: csp.edu.

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Clothes Mentor is a high end re-sale shop offering brand name women’s fashions and accessories for a substantial discount, typically 1/3 of the original price. Clothes Mentor – Burnsville is not your typical re-sale store. When you walk in, you may think you’re shopping at a specialty retailer. The store only sells quality items that are considered ‘like new’, fashionable and within a year or two of it’s original purchase. The store offers women’s sizes 0-26, petites, maternity, shoes and accessories. Customers can find high quality casual wear, business attire and dresses for every occasion. Purses are also available to compliment any outfit from

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COMMUNITY LINE Elliot Polsky of Burnsville recently participated with a St. Thomas Academy Knowledge Bowl team that placed seventh in the state during competition April 7-8 in Brainerd. The Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) Driver Assist System was named one of five finalists in the Technology & Innovation Award category in the first International PTx2 Awards sponsored by The International Association of Public Transport (UITP). Artwork by Burnsville resident Jack Stout will be on display at Wartburg College May 1-29 at the Waldemar A. Schmidt Gallery of Bachman Fine Arts Center. Cosmopolitan Orthodontics and Lakeville Girl Scouts will be hosting their second annual Family Community Night 4-6 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at Lakeville Ames Arena. The event will include a fun evening of iceskating, pizza, DJ, games, crafts and much more for all ages.

COMMUNITY NOTES Tickets are available the day of the event or in advance via mail for $5. Proceeds from the event will go to help fund the Lakeville Girl Scouts Day Camp and provide grant opportunities for girls in the community. Go to freewebs.com/lakevillegs for more information. Lakeville resident Jennifer Schultz recently received an Antiracism and Diversity Leadership award from Metropolitan State University. She is an assistant professor in the College of Management. Dakota County Technical College was recently named an MSCSA Star Campus by the Minnesota State College Student Association. Argosy University, Twin Cities graduate business degree programs are organizing a second annual sustainability conference, “Looking Forward: Opportunities in an Open World” 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at the Eagan

Community Center. The conference fee is $90 if registration is before April 30, and $180 after that date. For more information regarding this event and to register, visit http://bit.ly/dJCEkR. Saint Thomas Academy students Madison Whalen of Burnsville and Matt Johnson of represented the Academy at the state AP Economics competition April 14 at the Federal Reserve Bank, where the team placed third. Dakota County Technical College learned April 20 that a team of four HLC consultantevaluators recommended DCTC for 10-year re-accreditation without conditions. This is the highest recommendation the college can receive. DCTC will receive official notice of the college’s 10-year unconditional re-accreditation several weeks from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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Storytime: Meets noon to 1 p.m. Children 2 years old and older and their parents and caregivers are invited to bring a picnic lunch to eat at Heritage Library followed by a half-hour storytime program.

The Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville, will host the following upcoming programs. All programs are free of charge. For more information, call 952-891-0360. • Baby Storytime: Meets 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 9. Children up to 24 months of age and their caregivers are invited to participate in a special program of stories, songs and activities. Older siblings are welcome to attend, and the 20 minute program will be followed by open playtime. • Winnie the Pooh for Me and You: Meets 4-4:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 10. Children of all ages are invited to enjoy some of classic stories about Winnie the Pooh and his friends Eeyore, Rabbit, Owl, Kanga and Baby Roo. • Library Picnic and

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COMMUNITY NOTES Anti-burglary tips from Dakota County Sheriff With the spring thaw usually leading to an increase in crime, Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows recently issued a few tips for citizens to reduce the chances they will be victims: • Lock all doors and windows before leaving your home and prior to going to bed. Even when leaving for a short time, it is important to secure your home. • Leave lights on when you are gone or have them on automatic timers for the evening, both on the interior and exterior of the home. • Always make sure your garage door is closed when leaving the house. • Install deadbolt locks on all exterior doors of your home. Sliding glass doors are more vulnerable, but buying special locks and using doorstops provide good security. • If you leave your car out at night, make sure all the doors are locked and remove any visible money or other items that would entice a thief. Remove any personal information from your car.

When leaving for an extended period of time, in addition to taking the steps listed above, there are other precautions you should take: • Let your neighbors know you will be gone and let them know if you have people checking on the home while you are away. Ask them to report any suspicious activity immediately to law enforcement. Neighbors provide some of the best protection when they look out for each other. • Make preparations to ensure your mail and newspaper will not be delivered while you’re away or have someone pick it up every day. • Make arrangements for your lawn to be cut at regular intervals.

Annual tree sale Burnsville will have hundreds of trees, native shrubs, and plants for sale at its annual Tree Sale Saturday, April 30. The sale starts 7:30 a.m. and continues until 11 a.m., or until all trees are sold. The sale will take place at the former Maintenance, 75 Civic Center

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Burnsville citywide garage sale May 21-22 The Burnsville citywide garage sale will take place Friday and Saturday, May 21-22. The city of Burnsville will coordinate publicity in local newspapers and create a map with all registered garage sales to help shoppers find the locations. Registration forms are available at Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, or online at burnsville.org. The fee to participate is $20, and credit card payments are accepted online only at burnsville.or/garagesale. The entry deadline is Friday, May 7. For more information, contact Julie Dorshak at 952-895-4509.

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Resources, revealed data about that day nearly 40 years ago. “The tornado first touched down near Orchard Lake just west of Interstate 35 near County Road 5 where a garage was destroyed,” said Pete Boulay, an assistant state climatologist with the DNR and the working group, “The next touchdown [was at] Interstate 35, where two cars were blown off the road. The tornado then struck the mobile home park, where the death and injuries occurred.” Boulay cited a report from a publication called Storm Data, an old paper published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. He added that the publication indicated that the tornado touched down at 1:37 p.m., and the path length was one-quarter of a mile and the width 50 yards. Jim Jensen of Lakeville saw some of that destruction firsthand. At the time, Jensen was a police patrolman, and was on duty that morning. There were quite a few tornadoes throughout the country at that time, according to Jensen, so when the call came out that there was a tornado in Lakeville, Jensen and Mike Cummings, another officer at the time, responded to the scene. “When the tornado came through, we

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knew we had some trouble,” Jensen recalled. “We headed for the trailer park, because we could see the pieces of lumber were flying around in that direction.” Soon after arriving at Connelly’s Mobile Home Park specifically, Jensen and Cummings proceeded to do what they were trained for. “The tornado had hit [the park], and there was quite a bit of damage. t was a real storm,” Jensen said. “We found the injured and took the ones we could take to the ambulance that was waiting that took them to the hospital at Farmington.” Incidentally, while Jensen and his fellow officer, Cummings, performed their duties as emergency personnel, Jensen’s daughter, Cheri Helkenn, watched the scene from a safe distance at Orchard Park Elementary School, not far from the site where the tornado touched down. She was in the third-grade at the school, and her class was in the library as the storm occurred. “We saw what we later found out to be the tornado as it actually formed on top of the roof of the school we were in,” she said, adding with surprise that the building itself suffered no damage. “We saw the funnel cloud forming.” TORNADO: TO NEXT PAGE

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FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Soon after the incident, according to Helkenn, who now lives in Arizona, her school began holding tornado drills. She does not know if there was a direct connection, but she did remember that they began soon after the tornado made history that day nearly 40 years ago. In the wake of the tornado, total damage was estimated at nearly $100,000, with 15 mobile homes considered total losses and another 12 suffering minor damage. The Chart House Restaurant, near where the tornado first touched down, suffered $4,000 in damage from the event, and an occupied doghouse near the restaurant was picked up and dumped into a nearby lake. The puppies inside survived. Newspaper reports indicate that looting was a problem in the area after the tornado hit, despite police efforts to secure the scene. At the time of the tornado, Lakeville, which was still technically a village, had no civil defense sirens. In fact, the only civil defense siren in all Dakota County was in Hastings.

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fast is still served in the cafeteria as well. “Even though the cafeteria isn’t that far away, a lot of students just don’t think to go down to have breakfast.” FROM PAGE 1 Breakfast consumption is approximately twice what it was last year, accordthem to get breakfast rather than us just ing to Director of Communications Ruth coming in with some solution.” Dunn. The most profitable day was Berndt said the Community Wednesday, March 2, when 248 students Blueprint marketing agency chose to participated in breakfast. work with Burnsville High School stu“The number of kids who are taking dents in planning the promotional event advantage of it went up this year,” said to better understand the mentality of Burnsville High School Principal Dave their target audience and involve the Helke. Helke also said the grant focuses student body. Community Blueprint is on building awareness and also working on a video about promoting healthy breakfast the importance of breakfast, across the student body, which which will be shown throughwill ultimately help reach out the school this year. families in the community. “I’m part of the Sports and Jennie Olson: Eating The students use their pin Entertainment Marketing breakfast improves number to purchase their food class, and they told us we’re alertness, overall as they would in the cafeteria going to do a project,” said health. Page 6 line. Breakfast items include Burnsville High School Senior fresh fruit, yogurt, low-sugar Carissa Aramalay. “They cereal and milk, muffins, juice, oatmeal, assigned committees for the project, like egg sandwiches, apple-filled whole grain taking pictures and handing out sambread sticks, and other items. Williams ples. There are also people in charge of said the students have the option of buythe music and making announcements.” ing a full breakfast or purchasing items a la carte. Although the grant will only continue The Breakfast to Go program began through the end of the school year, Wednesday, Sept. 8, the first day of Williams said they’re hoping to keep the school, and brings breakfast food to the program going without the grant money. front doors of the high school. “It takes more time for food services According to the research study, stuto push the carts down and set it up, but dents who eat breakfast weigh less, eat we’re feeding more students, and wellhealthier food, are healthier overall, and nourished students perform better in perform better at school. the classroom,” Williams said. “We’re “The Breakfast to Go line is right not trying to replace family breakfasts, when the students come into the buildbut it’s there if they need it. It’s been a ing, so it definitely increases participavery positive program, and having kids tion because it’s accessible to the stueat breakfast is something we always dents,” said Director of Food Services strive for.” Roxanne Williams, adding that break-

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LEGAL NOTICES Foreclosure Notice (Official Publication) NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN 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 THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has been made in the terms and conditions of the Declaration of Stone Borough Townhomes Homeowners Association, Inc., (hereinafter the “Declaration”) recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Dakota County, Minnesota as Document No. 2370269, as amended, which covers the following property: Lot 5, Block 1, Stone Borough Address: 21316 Hytrail Cirlce, Lakeville, MN 55044 PIN: 22-72500-050-01 THAT pursuant to said Declaration, there is claimed to be due and owing as of March 22, 2011, from Kimberly D. Kragt and Steven J. Kragt, title holders, to Stone Borough Townhomes Homeowners Association, Inc., a Minnesota nonprofit corporation, the amount of $6,167.05, for assessments, late fees and collection costs, plus additional assessments and other amounts that may have accrued since the date of this notice, including the costs of collection and foreclosure; THAT prior to the commencement of this foreclosure proceeding, Lienor complied with all notice requirements as required by status; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said lien, or any part thereof; THAT the owners have not been released from their financial obligation to pay said amount;

TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Stone Borough Townhomes Homeowners Association, Inc., Lienor Dated: March 22, 2011 By /s/ Thomas P. Carlson Thomas P. Carlson (024871X) Carlson & Associates, Ltd. 1052 Centerville Circle Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 (651) 287-8640 Attorney for Stone Borough Townhomes Homeowners Association, Inc. (Apr 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 2011) C3 Kragt Foreclosure

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THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE OWNER, THE OWNER’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE 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 PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has been made in the terms and conditions of the Declaration of Tamarack Ridge Carriage Homes Association, (hereinafter the “Declaration”) recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Dakota County, Minnesota as Document No. 1746259, as amended, which covers the following property:

Thomas P. Carlson (024871X)

THAT pursuant to the power of sale granted by the owner in taking title to the premises subject to said Declaration, said lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said property by the sheriff of said County at the Dakota County Law Enforcement Center, Lobby S-100, 1580 Highway 55, Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota on May 26, 2011, at 10 a.m., at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, to pay the amount then due for said assessments, together with the costs of foreclosure, including attorney’s fees as allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owners, their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of said sale.

THAT pursuant to said Declaration, there is claimed to be due and owing as of March 22, 2011, from Maureen McGuire, title holder, to Tamarack Ridge Carriage Homes Association, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation, the amount of $4,351.00, for assessments, late fees and collection costs, plus additional assessments and other amounts that may have accrued since the date of this notice, including the costs of collection and foreclosure;

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE OWNER, THE OWNER’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED

REDEMPTION NOTICE

TAMARACK RIDGE CARRIAGE HOMES ASSOCIATION, Lienor

Unit No. 702, Tamarack Ridge Carriage Homes, Common Interest Community Number 294, Dakota County, Minnesota

REDEMPTION NOTICE

DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: The date on or before which the owner must vacate the property if the account is not brought current or the property redeemed under Minn. Stat. § 580.23 is November 26, 2011. 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.

THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE

THAT pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 515B.3116, said debt creates a lien upon said premises in favor of Stone Borough Townhomes Homeowners Association, Inc., as evidenced by a lien statement recorded on January 11, 2011, in the office of the Dakota County Recorder as Document No. 2778451;

granted by the owner in taking title to the premises subject to said Declaration, said lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said property by the sheriff of said County at the Dakota County Law Enforcement Center, Lobby S-100, 1580 Highway 55, Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota on May 26, 2011, at 10 a.m., at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, to pay the amount then due for said assessments, together with the costs of foreclosure, including attorney’s fees as allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owners, their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of said sale.

Address: 291 Tamarack Trail, Farmington, MN 55024 PIN: 14-74900-702-05

THAT prior to the commencement of this foreclosure proceeding, Lienor complied with all notice requirements as required by status; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said lien, or any part thereof;

Dated: March 22, 2011 By /s/ Thomas P. Carlson Carlson & Associates, Ltd. 1052 Centerville Circle Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 (651) 287-8640 Attorney for Tamarack Ridge Carriage Homes Association (Apr 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 2011) C3 McGuire Foreclosure

Foreclosure Notice (Official Publication) 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: 01/31/2007 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $190,000.00 MORTGAGORS: William G. Hendricks and Marci J. Hendricks MORTGAGEE: U.S. Bank National Association ND

LOCATED: Dakota TAX PARCEL 143020013006

I.D.

NO.:

LENDER/RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR: U.S. Bank National Association ND RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank Consumer Finance TRANSACTION AGENT: None THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $205,541.52

All persons desiring to speak on this application are encouraged to attend. For more information concerning this request, please contact Planner Chris Slania (952) 895-4451 at the City of Burnsville. Chris Slania

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:

City of Burnsville

DATE AND TIME OF 06/10/2011 at 10:00am

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held on May 9, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commission, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the application of Minnesota Valley Transit Authority for an Interim Use Permit for a farmers market located at 100 East Highway 13.

SALE:

PLACE OF SALE: Dakota County Sheriff’s Office, 1580 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033 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 disbursement 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, the premises must be vacated by 11:59 p.m. on 12/10/2011 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 MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: 04/14/2011 U.S. Bank National Association ND Mortgagee Dunakey & Klatt, P.C., By Brian Sayer Attorney for Mortgagee, 531 Commercial Street, P.O. Box 2363, Waterloo, IA 50701. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. (Apr 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2011) C3 Hendricks Foreclosure

City of Burnsville

THAT pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 515B.3116, said debt creates a lien upon said premises in favor of Tamarack Ridge Carriage Homes Association, as evidenced by a lien statement recorded on November 29, 2010, in the office of the Dakota County Recorder as Document No. 2768569;

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 13, Block 6, C.I.C. No. 565, Glenview Townhomes & Commercial, Dakota County, Minnesota

THAT pursuant to the power of sale

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held on May 9, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commission, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the application of The Luther Company LLP for a Conditional Use Permit for outdoor storage and display and Preliminary and

STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 46 Pine Place, Farmington, MN 55024

The application will be scheduled for the next appropriate City Council meeting following the Planning Commission meeting.

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 preforeclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes;

DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: 02/20/2007 as Document Number 2497878 in the Office of the County Recorder, Dakota County, Minnesota

THAT the owner has not been released from her financial obligation to pay said amount;

Final plat for a two lot subdivision to be known as BURNSVILLE WALMART for construction of a new Walmart store located at 12200 River Ridge Boulevard.

(Official Publication)

On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission (Apr 28, May 5, 2011) C3 Luthern Co. CUP

(Official Publication)

The application will be scheduled for the next appropriate City Council meeting following the Planning Commission meeting. All persons desiring to speak on this application are encouraged to attend. For more information concerning this request, please contact Planner Chris Slania (952) 895-4451 at the City of Burnsville. Chris Slania

the City of Burnsville. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL MACHEAL BROOKS, CITY CLERK (Apr 28, 2011) C3 Ord.# 1232

City of Burnsville (Official Publication) ORDINANCE NO. 1233 CITY OF BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA A CORRECTED SUMMARY ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL COUNCIL VACANCIES AND AMENDING ELECTION ADMINISTRATION PROVISIONS OF BURNSVILLE CITY CODE TITLE 1 CHAPTER 7 AND TITLE 1 CHAPTER 11 On April 19, 2011 the City Council of the City of Burnsville adopted an ordinance to amend Title 1, Chapters 7 and 11 of the Burnsville City Code to establish authority for the city to conduct special elections before the next regular general election for vacancies of more than 365 days, including provisions to conduct a primary election if there are more than double the number of candidates than seats available. The draft ordinance also makes housekeeping amendments to conform with Minnesota statutes that relate to special elections. A printed copy of the complete ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the Office of the City Clerk at the Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, MN 55337. APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION this 19th day of April, 2011, by the City Council of the City of Burnsville. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL MACHEAL BROOKS, CITY CLERK (Apr 28, 2011) C3 Ord.# 1233

On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission (Apr 28, May 5, 2011) C3 MN Valley Transit IUP

City of Burnsville (Official Publication) ORDINANCE NO. 1232 CITY OF BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA SUMMARY OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTERS 4, 19, 22B, 23, AND 30 OF THE BURNSVILLE CITY CODE CONCERNING SIGNS AND PARAPETS ON COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS. CASE FILE NO. 10-43 On April 5, 2011, the City Council of the City of Burnsville adopted an ordinance to amend Title 10, Chapters 4, 19, 22B, 23 and 30 of the Burnsville City Code concerning changes to temporary signs, wall signs, HOC signs, Commercial/Industrial building requirements, and miscellaneous sign ordinances. Given the extent of the changes proposed there are many considerations reviewed and discussed including aesthetics, public safety, visual clutter, flexibility, reasonableness, equity for similar uses, liability, responsibility, and quality. A printed copy of the complete ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the Office of the City Clerk at the Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, MN 55337. APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION this 5th day of April, 2011, by the City Council of

City of Burnsville (Official Publication) CITY OF BURNSVILLE PUBLIC NOTICE OF SPECIAL CITY ELECTION CORRECTED DATES FOR FILING AFFADAVITS OF CANDIDACY The Burnsville City Council has voted to hold a Special City Election to fill the vacancy created by the passing of Councilmember Charlie Crichton. Notice is hereby given that the time for filing Affidavits of Candidacy for open Council seat will be open on Friday, May 13, 2011 and will close on Friday, May 27, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. The City Clerk’s office will accept Affidavits of Candidacy at Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on regular business days. More information is available online at www.burnsville.org or by contacting the City Clerk’s office at 952-895-4490. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL Macheal Brooks City Clerk (Apr 28, 2011) C3 Corrected Dates for Filing

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APPLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL The following ninth-grade students have been named to the “A” Honor Roll for trimester two at Apple Valley High School: Caprice Abernathy, Andrea Aguilar, Madeline Albright, Karley Almgren, Davis Anderson, Kristina Anderson, Weber Anderson, Grace Barnstead, Jessica Baumer, Noel Bellows, Anna Bender, Joshua Bentley, Rhett Carlson, Chelsy Carrillo, John Chrisfield, Iver Cleveland, Brittany Courteau, Madison Cranmer, Rebecca Crepeau, Alexandria Daggett, Monique Dang, John Davis, Hannah D’Cunha, Alicia Dodge, Hannah Doyle, Carter Elliott, Charles Elliott, Cailee Elrod, Madelynn Engel, August Ewald, Genevieve Galligan, Hallie Gallmeier, Alyssa Gerdis, Sydney Gilbertson, Nicholas Gotter, Jackson Graham, Anna Gravrok, Jenna Grillo, Marissa Guillou, Hunter Halvorson, Connor Hamilton, Michelle Hannasch, Abdirahman Hassan, Seth Havens,

Alexander Hill, Ryan Hill, Bethany Hillen, Mikael Hoke, Jordyn Holbrook, Hannah Humke, Lord Hyeamang, Hayley Jacobs, Kylene Kingsley, Ryan Kirtz, Steven Koller, Ashley Kraemer, Kailey Kraus, Meghann Kraus, Aaron Kruse, Melissa Kuhlman, Janelle Lam, Julia Lam, Kasey Lanenberg, Alyssa Larson, Katherine Larson, Katie Leatherberry, Erica Lee, Kyle Levac, Heidi Liukonen, Caroline Loe, Lauren Lott, Jordan Mack, Synthia McBrayer, Michael Milbauer, Sawyer Moorse, Shannon Moorse, Jonathan Morrow, Claire Mutch, Carter Nelson, Cory Nelson, Kjerstin Nelson, Paige Nelson, Sydney Newman, Madison Noble, Nutdanai Nongnuang, Madeline Ober, Heather O’Neil, Chandrapaul Parsram, James Pipkins, Erica Power, Emily Quast, Danielle Ravnikar, Tyler Rolland, Christina Rowe, Kailee Ruckheim,Torie Sailer, Danielle Sampers, Olivia Schiffman, Sarah

Schumacher, Brooklyn Schwiesow, Cody Seavey, Sadie Sheldon, Austin Short, Alaina Sieben, Anthony Soukey, Theodore Spilde, Adam Stasson, Isaac Sullivan, Luke Tansey, Israel Tesfaye, Jacob Teske, Blayr Thompson, Robert Tobroxen, Kevin Treb, Mikayla Twiss, Liam Tyler, Katheryn Ullery, Mitchell Webber, Laura Wolff, Sarah Youngner, Brenda Zitlalt Bocardo, Madeline Zumbach and Thomas Zurales. The following tenth-grade students have been named to the “A” Honor Roll for trimester two at Apple Valley High School: Rouaa Abasher, Ivy Arora, Brady Arthur, Dawson Barriuso, Andrea Beauchamp, Deanna Bernard, Seth Berry, Kristen Brinkhaus, Savannah Bunkholt, Brandon Caplin, Rebecca Caspers, Nitya Chandiramani, Chon Chao, Matthew Christiansen, Jessica Craig, Samson

Davis, Mitchell Dawson, Marissa Dekraker, Erica Dennis, Emma Donley, Brandon Dunbar, Mari Ertz, Hudson Fasching, Jessica Fatim, Amanda Fee, Kelly Fix, Noah Ford, Andrew France, Megan Frye, Marina Gabor, Cierra Gangloff, Mitchell Grassmann, Alexander Groh, Jared Gullikson, Erik Gunderson, Marin Haugen, Nader Helmy, Lawrence Hessburg, Misbah Hirani, Jared Hoch, Carly Howells, Nicholas Hughes, Kezia Jenkins, Miriam Kelberg, Blair Kelly, Sarah Kieser, Parker King-Fournier, Kira Koboski, Holly Kowalski, Mallory Lammers, Miranda Lawell, Khanh Le, Hannah Linder, Dharshanie Mangru, Kaitlyn Marshall, Delaney McDonald, Ethan Meiburg, Kellie Metzger, Aubree Mickelson, Garet Miliner, Drew Mills, Anna Mutch, Larena Norton, Erin O’Brien, Naomi Ollila, Jaryn Pipkins, Morgan HONOR ROLL: TO NEXT PAGE

LEGAL NOTICES INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 191 April 7, 2011 The meeting of the Board of Education was called to order by Chair Hill at 6:30 p.m. at the Burnsville High School Senior Campus in the Diamondhead Education Center. Members present: Directors Currier, Luth, Morrison, Schmid, Sweep, Teiken and Chair Hill. Others in attendance were Superintendent Clegg, administrators and staff. Chair Hill welcomed the audience and asked Director Luth to lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Principal Kay Fecke and several Sky Oak students were present to speak about their “Roots & Wings” program. The program was created to connect students to Sky Oaks, instill community involvement in students, and provide student leadership opportunities. Every grade level is involved in service learning and the scope of their work is impressive. BHS art teacher Tim Hammes spoke briefly about the “Empty Bowls” community outreach program and reported that 520 bowls were created for this year’s event. All proceeds go directly to the BrainPower in a BackPack program and he thanked those who participated. Fay Finn, Youth Services Coordinator, explained the BrainPower in a BackPack program and how “weekend food” is sent home with students in need. She also thanked everyone. Stephanie Cin won the raffle held for a bowl created by Mr. Hammes.

Donation of $50 from Deb Cutsinger & Jaime Rennich to Sioux Trail Elementary; $39 from Kathryn Rosecrans to Gideon Pond Elementary; 144 Road Atlas valued at $720 from AAA to Sioux Trail Elementary; $1,600 from Dakota Electric Association to the BHS Scholarship Fund; $5,000 from the Burnsville Lions Club to the BHS Scholarship Fund; $500 from Friends of McColl Pond to Hidden Valley Elementary; $100 to the BHS FACS department from an anonymous donor; $6,000 from the Kopp Family Foundation to the BHS Scholarship Fund; and, $1,000 from the Minnesota State High School League Foundation to the BHS Hall of Fame - Approve an extended field trip for Metcalf chess students to participate in the National Junior High Chess Championship April 14-19, 2011 and waive the policy requirement which limits student absences to 3 days - Cancel the listening session scheduled for May 5, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. so all Board members may attend the John Coskran Volunteer Award Reception - Approve job descriptions and filling the positions for Technology Specialist – Level II, SPED Supervisors, and SPED Clerk, Director of Instruction and the revised job descriptions for the Executive Director of Individualized Student Services and the Director of Curriculum - Schedule a Board Retreat on “Aligning Efforts to Achieve 21st Century Learning Goals” for Tuesday, April 19, 2011 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Oak Ridge Conference Center, Chaska

Moved by Director Morrison, seconded by Director Schmid to approve the agenda. Motion carried unanimously (7,0).

Chair Hill made special mention of the generous donations. Motion carried unanimously (7,0).

Moved by Director Currier, seconded by Director Teiken, to approve the consent agenda.

Moved by Director Morrison, seconded by Director Currier, to approve the ISD 191 integration plan and FY12 integration budget. Motion carried unanimously (7,0).

- Minutes of the March 17, 2011 board meeting - Personnel changes for T. Larsen, J. Purdy-Erdahl, E. Vezina, M. Challgren, J. McDevitt, L. Hoffer, B. Houck, A. Hanson, J. Kugler, M. Ruhland, P. Weiers, C. Christiansen, A. Gant, I. Izea Martinez, C. Espinoza, A. Esse, A. Carrick, B. Davis, H. Hassan, J. Antonucci, C. Hatfield, S. Bursey

Moved by Director Sweep, seconded by Director Schmid, to approve an adjusted kindergarten schedule for 2011-2012 whereas kindergarten students would begin school on September 8, 2011 instead of September 6, 2011. Motion carried unanimously (7,0). Moved by Director Morrison, seconded by Director Sweep, to approve five late

start dates in SY2011-2012 (September 28, November 16, February 1, March 21 and May 16) for professional development. Motion carried unanimously (7,0). Moved by Director Schmid, seconded by Director Luth, to approve the following health insurance monthly composite premium rates [for the 2011-2012 school year], effective July 1, 2011: Single Health Monthly Composite Premium Rate $ 558.06 Family Health Monthly Composite Premium Rate $1,397.45 Motion carried unanimously (7,0). Moved by Director Sweep, seconded by Director Teiken, to approve the following dental insurance monthly premium rates [for the 2011-2012 school year], effective July 1, 2011: Single Dental Monthly Premium Rate $32.77 Family Dental Monthly Premium Rate $85.57 Motion carried unanimously (7,0). Moved by Director Luth, seconded by Director Currier, to table agenda item III.F until the April 21, 2011 board meeting. Motion carried unanimously (7,0). Moved by Director Currier, seconded by Director Morrison, to adopt the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED, by the School Board of Independent School District 191, that the teaching contracts of the following long-term substitute teachers be terminated at the close of the 2010-2011 school year: A. Arakawa, J. Bartholow, K. Bird, A. Burfeind, T. Cavalli, S. Dahl, D. Erdall, S. Fagerlind, A. Herkenhoff, S. Howell, S. Johnson, T. Kraft, T. Merrill, S. Miley, M. Moe, C. Olsson, K. Peterson, K. Phillips, J. Purdy-Erdahl, J. Rodriguez, H. Sheen, E. Thygeson, K. Troseth, A. Tofte, K. Weihman, and K. Yunker. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that written notice is sent to said teachers regarding termination and nonrenewal of his/her contract as provided by law. Motion carried unanimously (7,0). Moved by Director Luth, seconded by Director Schmid, to adopt the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED, by the School Board of Independent School District 191 that the portion of teaching contracts of

staff in excess of 1.0 and/or contractual rights be terminated at the close of the 2010-2011 school year. B. Andrews .1, S. Borne .2, K. Branyon .2, S. Carlson .065, B. Deering .1, J. Hammer .065, S. Hermes .1, K. Hoeschen .065, M. Holmes .1, L. King .1, M. Lippert .25, R. Lucius .1, R. McGruder .050, J. Meyer .065, C. Miller .1, C. Pearson .1, K. Quirk .1, A. Smolke .1, T. McDonough .1 (return to .6). BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that written notice is sent to said teachers regarding termination of that portion of his/her contract in excess of 1.0 and/or contractual rights. Motion carried unanimously (7,0). Moved by Director Currier, seconded by Director Sweep, to adopt the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED, by the School Board of Independent School District 191, pursuant to Minnesota Statute SS 122A.40 that the teaching contracts of the following licensed probationary teacher in Independent School District 191 be terminated at the end of the 2010-2011 school year. A. Abbe, C. Adams, K. Allman, R. Amadio, S. Baker, W. Bartle, S. Bennek, R. Berbig, K. Berdine, J. Bergh, D. Bonetti, M. Bousu, J. Brett, K. Bunkers, K. Canaan, B. Carlson, M. Chouanard, J. Clear, T. Connolly, M. Crone, M. Day, S. Deboer, R. Devlin, T. Deziel, L. Dolan, M. Enge, C. Erickson, A. Faust, J. Fish, A. Froemming, L. Garcia, C. Giannakakis, M. Gonzalez, R. Gorton, I. Hamilton (.2 reduction), K. Hartman, C. Hassel, R. Hawks, M. Hegland, J. Hissam, D. Hoins, Al Humpal, A. Hunt, S. Johnson, T. Keacher, L. Keuler, J. Kollwitz, E. Kosmalski, J. Kotfis, A. Langenfeld,R. Larson, C. Leslie, R. London-Nyhus, M. Madson, A. Marshalla, R. McGruder, V. McMahon, J. Milo, J. Moe, T. Noonan, C. Nurmela, B. Odenwald, S. Olson, M. Orcholski, J. Patterson, J. Perry, A. Petersen, S. Petersen, M. Podominick, R. Poythress, E. Preese, J. Rhode, E. Riegner, M. Roberts-Simmons, C. Rudie, B. Schleisman, K. Sherman, C. Sorenson, S. Sproul, S. Stalock, M. Stangl, A. Staum, A. Stevens, J. Stiles (.4 reduction), T. Stowe, P. Strawn, M. Stucynski, S. Sundberg, J. Swenson, E. Tanner, L. Teppo, C. Theisen, E. Trask, T. Vermillion, K. Vitullo, M. Washington, E. Wegleitner (.4 reduction) , M. Werner, D. West, S. Witt, K. Wood, P. Yates. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that written notice is sent to

said teachers regarding termination and nonrenewal of his/her contract as provided by law. A roll call vote was taken and the motion carried unanimously (7,0 with Directors Currier, Hill, Luth, Morrison, Schmid, Sweep and Teiken voting in favor, none opposed). No student report was given. Dr. Clegg reported on the following items: • The “Wizard of Oz” will be presented at the BHS Mraz Center through April 16; • BHS Choir trip to Hawaii; • BHSTravel Club trip to Costa Rica; • The BHS Robotics Team competed in the 10,000 Lakes Regional Competition at the University of Minnesota; • Martin Anderson earned a Gold Grand Award Medal at the Minnesota State Science & Engineering Fair Research Project Competition, placing him among the top 5 percent of students in the state; • Amber Boie is among 18 students nationwide selected to attend the Safe Schools Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C.; and • Teachers Pamela Strewn (William Byrne) and Julie Daly (Edward Neill) received grants from the Education Minnesota Foundation for their innovative classroom projects designed to boost the academic achievement of their students. Director Currier attended a performance of Class Acts, the Foundation 191 Garage Sale, and noted that Gordman’s presented a check for $2,500 to Foundation 191 that will benefit our students. Gordman’s also “adopted” Sky Oaks Elementary. Director Sweep attended the Joint Legislative Conference in St. Paul and had the opportunity to visit with legislators. She mentioned key points from the meeting and encouraged anyone with questions to contact her or their representative. Director Schmid reported approximately 140 juniors and seniors participated in the BHS blood drive. Director Luth reported that several of the “Wizard of Oz” cast members visited with children at the Children’s Hospital in the Twin Cities. They have also done performances for our senior citizens. Moved by Director Luth, seconded by Director Sweep, to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 p.m.

Daniel W. Luth, Clerk (Apr 28, 2011) C2C3 April 7 minutes

Certificate of Assumed Name (Official Publication) MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business. State the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: Priority One State the address of the principal place of business. 500 Greenhaven Dr Apt 222, Burnsville, MN 55306 List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name. Heritage Ministries Inc 500 Greenhaven Dr Apt 222, Burnsville, MN 55306 I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Minnesota Statutes Section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath. FILED: Apr 14, 2011 /s/ Joyce Johnson, Director (Apr 28 & May 5, 2011)C3- Priority One

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EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY – APRIL 29 THROUGH MAY 5 FRIDAY

29 Jason Gray Haitian orphan benefit concert Where: Kenwood Trail Middle School, 19455 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville When: 7 p.m. Price: Free, reservations required Information: 612-2762555

SATURDAY

30 Burnsville tree, plant and shrub sale Where: 75 Civic Center Parkway (across from City Hall), Burnsville When: 7:30-11 a.m. Price: $25-$50 Information: 952-8954508 F.A.N.tastic Saturday at Eagan Community Center Where: 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan When: 5-9 p.m. Price: $2 per person, $10 family maximum Information: 651-6755550

SUNDAY

MONDAY

1 Dakota Valley Symphony fourth annual Young Artist’s Concert Where: Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville When: 2 p.m. Price: Between $5-$15 Information: 952-8954676

2 Mother Goose Day Where: Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville When: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Price: Free Information: 952-8910360

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

3 Memory boxes art workshop Where: Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount When: 6-8 p.m. Price: Free, registration required Information: http://bit.ly/fcX01E

4 Velvet Tones performance Where: Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount When: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Price: Free Information: 651-4801200

THURSDAY

5 Depression Support Coalition “Our Stories of Depression and Our Hope Today” panel discussion Where: Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley When: 7-8:30 p.m. Price: Free Information: 952-4326351

Pancake breakfast Where: Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333Cliff Road, Burnsville When: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Price: Donations accepted Information: 952-8900045

APPLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Potter, Kia Reinertson, Madison Ruskell, Samra Russell, Hailey Sampson, Georgia Schmitt, Madison Schooley, Noah Seburg, Tyler See, Chad Serba, Jacob Shawback, Nikole Siem, Hailey Smith, Michelle Sommers, Miranda Stevens, Megan Stotts, Jordan Stuppnig, Aaron Switzer, Javier Torres Linares, Nicole Van Beek, Avery Veldhouse, Devon Veldhouse, Rebecca Voegele and Rachel Voss. The following eleventh-grade students have been named to the “A” Honor Roll for trimester two at Apple Valley High School: Amanda Alreck, Courtney Aronson, Jazmin Awada, Amanda Bauer, Timothy Belrose, Anthony Benda, Stephanie Bierman, Alisha Boerner, Michaela Brause, Katie Brellenthin, Katie Buckland, Mouyheang Bun, Brittney Carberry, Loryn Charbonneau, Scott Chrisfield, Grant Christian, Aldara Cidras Fuentes, Rose Cronin, Taryn Dahms, Andrey Demitrashko, John Dirks, Emilee Engler, Samuel Ennett, Robinson Ewald, Derek Falteisek, Morgan Feist, Terry Furey, Madeline Galligan, Madeline Glass,

Ryan Goodman, Laura Grace, John Granlund, Megan Gundberg, Kaylen Guzzi, Samira Halouani, Ellie Hardy, Kelsey Harms, Joy Hartl, Alex Hein, Jonathan Hennessy, Elizabeth Hermes, Jose Hernandez, Caroline Hiltner, Caroline Hlas, Lauren Hoeppner, Gina Holtgrave, Sam Hoyt, Madison Ihrke, Alyssa Johnson, Amanda Johnson, Nicole Kealey, Amy Kendall, Chanda Keo, Stephanie Kisch, Maren Kleopfer, Christopher Koenig, Jordan Krueger, Jordan Kuchera, Dustin LaFrance, Nina Le, Megan Lentz, Szumei Leow, Alyssa Lewis, Chia-Wei Lin, Jennifer Litchke, Maren Loe, John Loftus, Zachary Lott, Devin Lowe, Samantha Lumia, Zachary Martens, Paola Martin, Lindsey Medvec, Cassandra Miller, Kellan Moorse, Erica Moran, Lauren Nanne, Alexa Nelson, Jeremy Nelson, Tim Nguyen, Megan Nichols, Jacob Niederer, Jordan Ocel, Ashley Oliver, Grecia Olmedo, Johanna Ottner, Nicole Pahl, Madeline Peterson, Kelsey Philipsek, Leah Plasek, David Quinn, David Racine, Crystal Ramsumair, Tanner Rayman, Kristina Roberts, Rachel Robinson, Jacob Robole, Joshua Rosenthal, Alex Rulau, Lucas Ryan, Austin Sailer, Rebecca Saunders,

Haille Schliesing, Benjamin Schneider, Lauren Schonberg, Tate Schrantz, Justine See, Ashlynn Seely, Anne Shutt, Haylee Sieben, Abbey Singleton, Kathryn Sobocinski, Benjamin Stacer, Holly Steffl, Elizabeth Stevens, Rebecca Strauss, Luke Stuttgen, Madison Sundlof, Katelyn Swanson, Frankie Szeto, Kayla Tanberg, Brityn Thompson, Danielle Tobroxen, Corey Trankel, Krista Twiss, Thomas Udenberg, Erin Ullery, Connor Uzlik, Katrina Vogelgesang, Natalie Webb, Tou Xiong, Emily Youngner, Zoe Zumbach and Jeanette Zurales. The following twelfth-grade students have been named to the “A” Honor Roll for trimester two at Apple Valley High School: Abigail Beran, Matthew Bettes, Sonya Blyakher, Thomas Bottem, Kendall Broders, Alexander Brown, Caitlin Brown, Taylor Browning, Quentin Bunnell, Kerry Cahoon, Tyler Christensen, Jenaye Coleman, Craig Cusick, Tanner Diercks, Andrew Dodds, Colleen Dougherty, Bridget Ferrell, Connor George, Ian Giese, Jordan Gilbertson, Simon Goettl, Mariah Grant, Sophie Grant, Jennifer Gravrok, Katie Grundstrom, Tyra Guldseth, Nicole Halstead, Jakob Hauble, Lynsi

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SPORTS Thursday, April 28, 2011

Lakeville North, a state Class 3A boys golf tournament qualifier last year, is one of the teams in this weekend’s Tri-State Invitational at its new home, Edinburgh USA in Brooklyn Park. The 36-hole tourney will be Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30.

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North’s Mader earns his biggest honor Apple Valley has 3 new Panthers coach being inducted into high school members of league hall of fame high school league hall BY MIKE SHAUGHNESSY • SUN NEWSPAPERS

Robbinsdale Cooper High School needed a gymnastics coach in 1975, and the principal didn’t have time for a comprehensive search. He turned instead to a relatively new staff member and gave him the news of his new assignment. “He said, ‘You’re from Europe. That’s your credential,’” Milan Mader said. Brushing aside the fact that he had never coached the sport before, Mader dove into it. He worked at camps with

former University of Minnesota coach Fred Roethlisberger to better understand the terminology and learn to work as a spotter. Two years later, he was hired to teach and coach in the Lakeville school district, where Milan Mader he created a gymnastics dynasty. That’s one reason Mader is going into the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame next month. He will one of 13 inductees honored during a ceremony at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at the Edinburgh USA Golf and Event Center in Brooklyn Park. “It’s probably the most meaningful thing that could happen to me in my career,” Mader said. “Coming from a

dictatorship [in Czechoslovakia], my wife and I had nothing when we came here. We’re grateful for the opportunities we’ve had.” Mader, who was a nationally prominent distance runner in his home country, has coached gymnastics, volleyball, track and field and soccer at the high school level in the U.S. He coached Lakeville gymnastics teams to 17 state meet appearances beginning in 1986 when the Panthers won the Class AA championship. Lakeville teams went on to win nine more championships, including six in a row from 1995 to 2000. He also became Lakeville High’s volleyball coach, guiding the team to 15 state tournament appearances. The MADER: TO PAGE 26

Blaze badminton avenges loss to Highland Park BY MIKE SHAUGHNESSY • SUN NEWSPAPERS On Burnsville’s badminton team, the competition within the squad is almost as serious as the competition against other teams. About halfway through the season the singles lineup was still in flux as Blaze players take on each other in challenge matches, coach Jeff Limke said. Is that good or bad? “A little of both,” Limke said. “On one hand, it’s nice to know it’s a close battle for those spots. But when we do challenge matches, it takes two or three days before things clear up, especially if they all go to three [sets] and tire out our players.” Limke said he believes the intrasquad competition will help Burnsville in the long run. In previous years, when the Blaze was able to settle its lineup earlier BADMINTON: TO PAGE 27

Possession battle Burnsville’s Jace Childs (white jersey) battles Blake’s Alex Morton (23) and Ben Bennett for a ground ball during a boys lacrosse game April 23. Blake won 13-8 and Burnsville’s record dropped to 1-3. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy • Sun Newspapers)

BY MIKE SHAUGHNESSY • SUN NEWSPAPERS In the mid-1970s, administrators had big plans for a new high school being built in Dakota County. People who worked and studied at the school would try to excel in three “A’s” – academics, athletics and arts – and attempt to prove they could do all three well. In 35 years, Apple Valley High School has won 53 Minnesota State Geri Dirth High School League championships. AVHS leads the state in MSHSL fine arts championships and is third in athletic state championships. Along the way, the school has sent a number of its staffers to the MSHSL Hall of Fame. Three more will be induct- Chuck Scanlon ed next month – teacher/coaches Geri Dirth and Chuck Scanlon, and retired assistant principal Nancy Grimes. They will be among 13 new inductees at a ceremony at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at the Edinburgh USA Golf and Event Center in Brooklyn Park. Nancy Grimes “The school was built on the principle of the Triple A award, which is an award the high school league has now,” said Scanlon, who has AVHS INDUCTEES: TO PAGE 26

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Burnsville hires strength coach, offensive coordinator BY MIKE SHAUGHNESSY • SUN NEWSPAPERS Burnsville High School last week hired a strength and conditioning coordinator and named an offensive coordinator for the staff of new head football coach Tyler Krebs. Scott Sahli will be strength and conditioning coordinator and Olympic-style weightlifting coach. Sahli has held the same position at Northfield High School, where he supervised the strength and conditioning program for all of the school’s athletic teams. His weightlifting teams won seven consecutive Minnesota high school state championships and went undefeated for six years. Sahli recently was named the 2011 National Strength and Conditioning Association’s high school coach of the year. He has been state director of the Minnesota NSCA for the last six years. He has coached more than 50 state weightlifting champions. Twenty-six of his athletes have competed at the national weightlifting championships. Former Centennial High School head coach Mike Watson will be the Blaze football team’s offensive coordinator. He

coached 32 years at Centennial, retiring after the 2009 season. In his final season, the Cougars went 10-2 and reached the state Class 5A quarterfinals. He was named Northwest Suburban Conference Coach of the Year. Krebs told the Sun-Current in March he probably would take on the defensive coordinator’s duties. He was associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Eastview before being named head coach at Burnsville.

Big weekend Several of the state’s highest-profile spring high school sports events are taking place this weekend.

The Hamline Elite Meet, which brings together the top track and field athletes in Minnesota, begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 29. Eagan and Lakeville North will play in the Polar Invitational softball tournament at McKnight Fields in North St. Paul. First-round action if Friday and the tournament concludes Saturday, April 30. The Tri-State Invitational boys golf tournament will be Friday and Saturday at its new home, Edinburgh USA in Brooklyn Park. Eastview, Lakeville North and Rosemount are among the teams in the field.

Football all-stars Several players from the Sun-Current coverage area will be in the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game in June. Named to the South squad were defensive lineman Brandt Berghuis of Rosemount, Lakeville North defensive back Al Erickson, Apple Valley kicker Tom Obarski, Eagan quarterback Jameson Parsons, Lakeville North offensive lineman Brett Piekarski, Burnsville running back C.J. Smith and Eastview defensive back Frank Veldman. This year’s game has a new format.

Instead of matching teams from the metro area and outstate Minnesota, teams will represent the North and South, with the metro area split in half. The game also has a new location. It will be 7 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at TCF Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota campus.

Signings Three Burnsville High School athletes were to sign college letters of intent this week. Logan Lofthus will go to San Diego State to play women’s lacrosse. Jermisha Watson will play women’s basketball at State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Mo., and Michael Bolland will attend the University of Minnesota and run cross country and track.

Departures Lakeville South girls basketball coach Lynn Dalhed stepped down after three seasons. She had been head coach at Apple Valley prior to coming to South. Also stepping down was Apple Valley gymnastics coach Amy Meitz, who had led the program since the 2002-03 season. Her gymnasts won three individual state championships.

Roundup: Lakeville North sweeps Faribault track championships Lakeville North came close to sweeping the boys and girls team championships at two track and field meets in one week. The Panthers went to the Faribault Invitational and April 21 and returned with two team championship trophies. Three days earlier at the weatherdelayed Lakeville North Mega Meet, the North boys placed first while the girls were runners-up to Prior Lake. North senior Jake Weber won both weight events at the Faribault Invitational, throwing the shot put 49 feet, 11 inches and the discus 155-10 1/2. The Panthers’ other victory came in the 4x800-meter relay, where their winning time was 8 minutes, 37.63 seconds. Isaac Thole and Kyle Froeber were second and third in the open 800, and Joey Brenner and Ben Saxton were second and third in the 3,200. Ahmad Essway was runner-up in the 300 hurdles, as was Mike Manikowski in the shot put. The North boys 115 points were 16 more than second-place Minneapolis Southwest. North’s girls romped to the Faribault

Invitational team championship, scoring 168 points. Faribault was second with 77. Event winners for the North girls were Angelica Anyaogu in the 100 (12.96), Saija Lowery in the 400 (1:03.39), Emma Johnson in the 3,200 (12:07.68), Emily Pratt in the 100 hurdles (16.15) and 300 hurdles (49.44), and Emma Erickson in the discus (127-1). The Panthers also won all four relay events. Anyaogu and Claire Seivert finished second and third in the 200. Taylor Perkins was runner-up in the 800, and seniors Jennifer Svobodny and Becky Krynski were second and third in the shot put. Weber had a shot put of 54-4 1/4 at the Mega Meet. He also won the discus (152-1) as the Panthers took first in the boys standings with 193.5 points. Rosemount was second in the eight-team meet with 107. Prior Lake edged Lakeville North by 5.5 points for the girls title at the Mega Meet. Leading the Panthers were event winners Pratt (100 hurdles, 16.25), Anyaogu (100, 12.84), Erickson (discus, 120-6, and shot put, 36-1 3/4). Lakeville North also won the 4x100 relay in 51.74.

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The girls track and field team set 16 personal records on its way to a victory at the Farmington Invitational on April 21. The Cougars scored 172 points. Prior Lake, which won the Lakeville North Mega Meet three days earlier, was second at Farmington with 162. South opened with a victory in the 4x800 relay, where Megan Kilbride, Meghan Barry, Erin Kilbride and Annie Brekken finished in 10:00.86, 13 seconds ahead of their closest pursuer. Ninth-grader Shaina Burns won the 300 hurdles in 48.06, while teammates Caraline Slattery and Allie Mosser finished third and fourth. Monica Turner (36-10) and Jordyn Thornton (35-5) finished first and second in the shot put. Thornton and Turner finished second and third in the discus. South swept the top three places in the high jump. Ninth-grader Morgan Pieri, last year’s state Class AA runner-up, cleared 5-0 and won a tiebreaker over Burns, who jumped the same height. Slattery cleared 4-10.

• The softball team’s 7-0 start sent it to the top of the South Suburban Conference as well as No. 1 in the state Class 3A rankings. Burnsville beat Bloomington Kennedy 6-2 on April 25 in what was the Blaze’s first game in a week because of weather-related postponements. Burnsville is 6-0 in conference play; all other teams in the SSC have at least two league losses. Burnsville trounced Eastview 8-0 on April 18 as Kelsey Anderson pitched a twohitter with 10 strikeouts. Abby Johnson was 3-for-4 and drove in two runs. The Blaze will play at Bloomington Jefferson, the conference’s second-place team, at 4:15 p.m. Monday, May 2. • Burnsville’s T.J. Pigeon made his first varsity hit count. He hit a grand slam in the third inning as the baseball team rolled past Bloomington Kennedy 14-3 on April 25. Burnsville improved to 6-2 overall and 5-1 in the South Suburban. Burnsville is one-half game behind Eastview (6-1 in league play). – Compiled by Mike Shaughnessy

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AVHS inductees FROM PAGE 24 been at AVHS since it opened in 1976. “[Former principal] Jim Boesen was the architect. He hired all of us.” “He hired eagles and let us soar,” said Dirth, who came to AVHS in 1980. Boesen “had a very clear vision of what he wanted the school to be,” said Grimes, who worked at the high school from 1982 until her retirement in 1997. “But he gave you the resources to do your job and then got out of the way.”

Dirth is one of the state’s most successful high school track and field coaches. Apple Valley has won five state team championships. She also helped launch the state True Team meet, where the Eagle girls have been a dominant force. Dirth said former AVHS boys track coach Bud Bjornaraa was her mentor, and she tried to make track and field an inclusive sport. “I definitely tried to emphasize that track and field can be a fun sport, where people cheer each other on,” she said. “”I’ve been blessed. I’ve been surrounded by awesome people – coaching staff and athletes.”

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Dirth, the national coach of the year in 2007, has coached 25 individual state champions in track and field, including Shani Marks, who competed in the 2008 Olympics in the triple hump. Dirth also has coached cross country and basketball at Apple Valley. Scanlon has coached baseball, boys hockey, girls hockey and ringette at AVHS, but his soccer teams have had some extraordinary achievements. The Eagles have eight state championships – more than any Minnesota school – including back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010. Apple Valley will begin the 2011 season with a state-record 47-game winning streak. Scanlon-coached teams are undefeated in 11 state championship games (nine in boys soccer, two in girls hockey). His 518 victories place him first all-time among Minnesota soccer coaches. Scanlon said his major coaching influences were former Bemidji State University hockey coach Bob Peters and Herb Brooks, who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to a gold medal. “Peters was a great motivator,” said Scanlon who, according to his players, has made some memorable motivational speeches of his own. “We tried to get kids excited to play without burning them out in practice,” he said. “In college, we’d have pre-game meals where we’d talk about our opponent and what we needed to do, and I tried to use that in my coaching. I think we were one of the first teams to have pasta dinners.” Scanlon also won 217 games as girls hockey coach and led the Eagles to state titles in 1995 and 1998.

One of Grimes’ duties as an administration was to oversee Apple Valley High School’s growing fine arts program. A unique set of circumstances brought her to the school. “I was at the district office for five years,” Grimes said. “We were going through a budget cut, much like they’re doing now. Our superintendent said any position would be filled from within.” An assistant principal’s position opened at Apple Valley, and Grimes moved from the district office. “Honest to god, I loved it,” she said. “I enjoyed it so much I was there 15 years, until I retired.” She was assistant principal for arts and sciences. With a background in music, dance and theater, she helped AVHS expand its fine arts offerings. Grimes helped Apple Valley add fine arts electives and find ways for different activities to work in collaboration. “Instead of just having a band program and a dance program, we tried to have them do things together,” she said. Others with Apple Valley ties in the MSHSL Hall of Fame include former head wrestling coach (and current assistant wrestling coach) Bill Demaray, former volleyball coach Walt Weaver, speech coach Pam Cady Wycoff and former athlete Carol Ann Shudlick. Eagan High School principal Polly Reikowski, and EHS speech coach Joni Anker, also MSHSL Hall of Fame members, both used to teach at AVHS. Boesen, the person credited with having the vision to make it all happen, was inducted by the MSHSL in 1997.

Mader

nastics after the 2010-11 season and will retire from full-time teaching at the end of the school year. He anticipates doing some substitute teaching and will remain as Lakeville North’s head volleyball coach and assistant track and field coach. By his count, Mader has coached 114 back-to-back-to-back seasons (fall, winter and spring). Fifteen times, he had one day off between the end of the volleyball season and the beginning of the gymnastics season. “When you’re 73, the energy level is not what it used to be,” he said. Few continue teaching full-time into their 70s. Mader said he needed to in order to ensure a secure retirement, pointing out that his teaching career started in his late 30s, whereas most career educators begin in their early 20s. But the opportunity to work with young people, particularly athletes, also kept him going as long as he has. So, too, did the feeling of being wanted. “I always thought it was an honor to be asked to contribute,” he said.

FROM PAGE 24 school, which became Lakeville North in 2005, won its first volleyball championship in 2010. Mader has been named to state high school halls of fame for gymnastics and volleyball. He also is a member of the University of Minnesota Gymnastics Hall of Fame and the Lakeville High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The move to Lakeville in 1977 “made my life,” Mader said. “My spouse was already working in Burnsville, and my kids’ spouses are from Lakeville. Lakeville has had a strong impact on our lives.” To be a successful high school coach, Mader said, “the No. 1 priority is to have a great coaching staff to help you. You also have to have kids who love the sport because you’re going to be together six days a week during the season.” Mader, 73, retired from coaching gym-

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Badminton FROM PAGE 26 in the season, it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to help later in the season, the coach said. Burnsville is 5-3 overall after sweeping St. Paul Highland Park and Edina in home matches April 20. Burnsville defeated Highland Park 5-2 after losing to the Scots 4-3 one day earlier in another doubleheader. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though we had lost to Highland Park, they were a team I thought we could play with,â&#x20AC;? Limke said. The Blaze swept the doubles matches in the April 20 victory over Highland Park. Jessi To and Katie Nelligan won in straight sets at first doubles. Julie Borstelman and Wenni Li-Chan (second doubles) and Kelly Nickel and Amanda Lueck (third doubles) won in three sets. Borstelman and Li-Chan came back to win after dropping the first set. Nicole Gray and Rachel Raden won straight-set matches at third and fourth singles. Second and third doubles proved to be the difference. When the Blaze lost to Highland Park on April 19, it lost the matches at those spots. Against Edina, a new badminton program, Burnsville again swept the dou-

bles matches en route to a 6-1 victory. Burnsville also won as second, third and fourth singles. The singles lineup, at least for now, has Laura Haider at No. 1, Latisha Griffiths at No. 2, Gray at No. 3 and Raden at No. 4. Burnsvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other losses were to St. Paul Johnson and St. Paul Central, two of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most powerful programs. The Blaze was to face St. Paul Harding and Eden Prairie, two more state championship contenders, on April 27. Burnsville has about 45 girls out for badminton, which is a small increase over last season. The program also attracts players who are in other sports, including soccer and volleyball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re athletic, this is a sport you can pick up pretty quickly,â&#x20AC;? Limke said. Limke said he also was pleased to see a new program at Edina. For years, Burnsville and Eden Prairie were the only suburban schools with badminton teams. This year there are 19 programs, 16 of which are in Minneapolis or St. Paul. The Minnesota State High School League recognizes badminton as a varsity sport, but there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough schools playing for the MSHSL to hold a state tournament. The participating schools organize their own state tourney. Burnsville is on the road at Hmong Academy at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 3.

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Home improvement trends that won’t break the bank Faux painting techniques are an economical and innovative way to transform any surface and can complement any decorating style. Dull concrete floors, both indoors and out, can be brought dramatically to life with new trends in latex paint. Planning and Preparation Before choosing a design, look carefully at your surface and space. Some designs are useful for disguising flaws in a floor. For other designs you may need to patch and smooth flawed surfaces first. You will also need to think about the traffic in the area you are painting. Is it worth doing an elaborate, time-consuming pattern in a high traffic area? Large, bold patterns may be out of scale for a small room. Equally, small, detailed patterns may get lost in large spaces.

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Steps, Walks, Drives, Patios Chimney Repair. No job to Sm. Lic/Bond/Ins

CONCRETE MASONRY EXCAVATION Repair or new. Gary 651-423-6666

John 952-882-0775

Building & Remodeling

EGRESS WINDOWS FREE EST YEAR ROUND INS/LIC 651-777-5044

2070

Cabinetry & Counters

Cabinet Refinishing

Refacing, new cabs/counters

952-882-8888

Family Owned & Operated

(952) 431- 9970

763-586-0701

2050

GEICO LOCAL OFFICE ®

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651-319-3515

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Financial Services

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• Sidewalks FAST & RELIABLE SERVICE • Patios • Driveways Hamland • Steps Construction Co. • Egress Windows • Garages • Glass Block Windows Licensed, Bonded & Insured

25+ Yrs Exp. Owner/Oper

1540

Block/Bsmnts/Additions/ Floors/Walks/Drives/Patios /Camp fire pit's/ Expose colored or stamped Mn lic #0004327 30 yrs exp Call Fritz @ F & B Const

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Cement, Masonry, Waterproofing

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2100

Cement, Masonry, Waterproofing

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2100

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3900-3990 4000-4600 9000-9450 5000-6500 7000-8499 9500-9900

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*Architectural Concrete Work

Building & Remodeling

Radloff & Weber Blacktop, Inc. Driveways & Parking Lots Free Estimates 952-447-5733

2050

1000-1090 1500-1590 2000-2700 2700-2760 3700-3840

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One ad per customer per week. Additional zones are $7.00. Three line maximum. Price must be in ad.

Hip Or Knee

1540

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Replacement Surgery

2040

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LOCATION

2000

INDEX

TRANSPORTATION

• 3 line ad • 2 week run • FREE Garage Sale Kit* • Metro Wide Coverage – 318,554 homes • Rain Insurance – we will re-run your ad up to two weeks FREE if your sale is rained out.

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1030

BUSINESS SERVICES

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Building & Remodeling

2050

The The Original Original

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2100

Cement, Masonry, Waterproofing

2180

Electric Repairs

TEAM ELECTRIC

JKC, LLC NEED CONCRETE?

New-Replace-Repair Draintile Driveways Steps Sidewalks Patios Aprons Block Gar. Floors Ret. Walls Brick Serving the T.C. Since 1980

763-412-0465 Free Est.

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2210

Fencing

TROYS DECKS & FENCE St Lic # 20581059 Free Est. 651-210-1387

Wooden Fences Build/repair, deck repair Keith 612-839-7655

Flooring & Tile

2280

Hauling

**First

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“You Point & It Disappears” A Moving & Hauling Service www.firstimpressionshd.com

Steve 612-532-3978 Ins'd

Total Sanitation Service 612-861-2575

2290

Handyperson

Dale 952-941-8896 office 612-554-2112 cell

Desperately Need Work!

“Soon To Be Your Favorite Contractor!”

Colored & Stamped Concrete

Steps Walls Driveways Patios

Retaining Walls

Garage Stone Work Floors Brick Pavers Foundations

Local Resident

Free Estimates. 40 Yrs Exp. Call Art 612-695-1348 SANDING – REFINISHING Roy's Sanding Service Since 1951 CALL 952-888-9070

2260

Garage Door

GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS

www.apietigconcrete.com

2110

Chimney & FP Cleaning

SWEEP • INSP. • REPAIR Full Time • Professional Ser. Certified Registered / Insured 29 Yrs Exp. Mike 651-699-3373

londonairechimney service.com

2130

Decks

DECK DIRTY

Stain & restore it's beauty 1 yr finish warr per spec's. Deck & Porch repairs. Ins/affordable 612-597-0472

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2140

Doors & Windows

Warm Front Windows Vinyl Window Repair Glass, Fogged/Broken, Screens & Operational Svc 25 Yrs Exp. Call Today!!

Dale 952-831-6452

2170

Drywall

PINNACLE DRYWALL *Hang *Tape *Texture*Sand Quality Guar. Ins. 612-644-1879

2180

Electric Repairs

Lew Electric: Resid & Comm. Service, Service Upgrades, Remodels. Old or New Constr. Free Ests. Bonded/Insured Lic#CA05011 612-801-5364

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Concrete Dumpster Service Carpentry Baths & Tile Fencing Windows Gutters Water/Fire Damage Doors Lic•Bond•Ins Visa Accepted 25+ Years Handyman Work REMODELING & REPAIRS Basement Finish Work Free Estimates

Repair /Replace /Reasonable Lifetime Warranty on All Spring Changes www.expertdoor.com

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651-457-7776

A-1 Work Ray's Handyman

Gutters

Quality Work @ Competitive Prices! Free Estimates.

Free Est.

952-835-0393

Housecleaning

Ray 612-281-7077

763-546-PANE (7263)

GUTTER-WINDOW

Cleaning Since 1990 Cover's & Screening Jim@JimPane.com

2280

Hauling

Craftsman Inspired Design

Custom Cabs-Water Damage Drywall-Painting-Complete 952-607-7413 Tile Service.

2320

Energy Focus Insulation Attic, Walls, Vents, Ice Dam Control. 35 yrs Exp/Insured Henry 952-884-0307

Bobcat Work & Black Dirt.

No job too small. Lic# 20636754

Call Scott 952-890-9461

Call Joe @ 952-886-3888

2350

Landscaping

E-Z Landscape Retaining & Boulder Walls, Paver Patios, Bobcat Work, Sod, Mulch & Rock.

2360

Lawn & Garden

952-890-4334 LOW PRICES • Pulverized Dirt - $12.50 yd • Black Dirt - $11.00 yd • Decorative Rock Since 1986 • Colored Mulch - $26.50 yd • Mulches 6 miles S. of • Boulders Shakopee on 169 • Retaining Wall Block Mon-Fri 7:30am - 5:00pm • Pavers (starting @ $2.10/sq ft) Sat - Call for Hours • Edging • Poly • Fabrics

952-894-9221

GARDEN TILLING BILL WILL TILL $40/hr., 1 hr min. 651-454-4270

Spring Clean-ups & Aeration New Customers Free Fert.

Call 952-882-9029 Weekly Mowing, Dethatch, Aeration, Spring Cleanup, Tree Service, Landscape & Bobcat Work. Lic/Ins. 651-306-1206

LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED SINCE 1978

CALL NOW FOR BEST PRICING on LAWN MOWING & FERTILIZING

952-492-2783 - We Deliver www.hermanslandscape.com

Residential & Commercial

Call Now For Weekly Mowing Spring Clean-ups • Fertilization Landscaping, Retaining Walls, Pavers, Shrubs, Mulch, CONCRETE: Driveway, Walks, Steps, Patios

2420

Painting

Re-roofs Tear-offs BBB Free Est. MC/Visa No Subcontractors Used. Lic/Ins. 952-891-8586

2510

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

2420

Residential Remodeling

Painting & Drywall Ceiling & Wall Textures H20 Damage – Plaster Repair

Wall Paper Removal INTERIOR EXTERIOR

Topcoat Painting Free est. Ins. Wall, ceiling, & text. repair. 612-508-2542.

2470

Plumbing

A RENEW PLUMBING •Drain Cleaning •Repairs •Remodeling •Lic# 004914PM Bond/Ins 952-884-9495 SAVE MONEY - Competent master plumber needs work. Lic#M3869 Jason 952-891-2490

952.278.0126

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Volunteer

RAINBOW ROOFING

DAVE'S PAINTING and WALLPAPERING Int/Ext • Free Est • 23 Yrs Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins Visa/MC BBB 952-469-6800

Great Service

JOE'S LAWN SERVICE

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Dependable

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Let Us Increase the Value of Your Home • Brick Patios, Driveways • Landscaping Rock & Mulch & Sidewalks • Full Landscape Services • Keystone or Boulder Walls • Lawn Irrigation

3 Interior Rooms/$250 Wallpaper Removal. Drywall Repair. Cabinet Enameling and Staining. 25 yrs exp. Steve 763-545-0506

A Happy Yard Spring Cln-up, Mowing & Landscaping 20% off Rates 612-990-0945

Commercial & Residential Dethatch Clean-up Mow Aerate Fertilize Reas Rates/Free Ests/Insured

Call 952-250-5865

952-334-9840

Int./Ext Painting/Staining & texturing. Free Est. 952-474-6258 Ins/Bond Major Credit Cards Accepted

Allen's Perfect Painting Ceiling & Drywall Repair BBB Member. Call anytime. Lic/Ins. Free Est. 612-388-2884

RICHTER Landscaping, LLC Retaining Walls, Pavers, Edging, Mulch, Rock, Plantings

612-802-8100

Shingles /Cedar Shake Reas rates-. 20+ yrs exp. Lic/Ins

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www.greenvalleymn.com

Landscaping

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

Mark 651-768-9345

16yrs Exp Owner/Operator Weekly Mowing, Fertilizing, Pruning, Power Rake, Aeration Landscaping. Call 952-406-1229

100% Satisfaction Guar!

763-218-2353

Expert Texturing-Ptg -Water Damage Reas. Prices-Senior Disc. *Free Est. 612-927-5532*

2510

Multi Neighbor Discount

16 Yrs Exp. Wkly Mowing Serving South Metro SORENSEN LAWN CARE Free Ests 651-454-6100

Insulation & Weatherproofing

2350

Painting

$40 Lawn Aerations

HANDYMAN

JMR Home Services LLC Home Remodeling & Repair.

2350

2360

Lawn & Garden

Carpentry, Remodeling, Repair & Painting Services. I'd love to do it all! 612-220-1565

6-30 Yard Dumpsters

Landscaping

alandsapecreations.com

*10% off 1 st Cleaning* BEST CLEANING WE CLEAN YOU GLEAM

No job too small!!

2270

Offering Complete Landscape Services

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CONCRETE

Water Features & Pavers. 763-420-3036 952-240-5533

Lower Level Remodels Wall/Ceiling Repair/Texture Tile, Carpentry, Carpet, Paint.

RETAINING WALLS 30+ Yrs Exp /Owner Operator

Schultz'e Contracting Inc

Above All Hardwood Floors Installation•Sanding•Finishing “We Now Install Carpet, Tile & Vinyl.” Call 952-440-WOOD (9663)

Ceramic & Marble

2310

2420

*A1 CEILING & WALLS*

Prof House & Office Cleaner High Quality, Comm/Res Ref/Ins/Bond. Call Lola 612-644-8432 or 763-416-4611

0 Stress! 110% Satisfaction!

Landscaping

HOME REPAIR

HAULING Concrete-Brush-Const Debris 2-40yd containers for cleanups

2350

Tile, Glass Block, Masonry/ Concrete, Misc. Home Remedy. 30yrs. Exp “No Job Too Small”

swisstoneconstruction services.com

2230

No Crack Guarantee

Handyperson

2290

612-598-2276

A.PIETIG Licensed, Bonded & Insured Concrete or Brick 60 Years of Pietig Excellence

In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

2490

Powerwashing

Quality at a Reasonable Price State Lic. ID#20637218

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ROOFING • SIDING • WINDOWS • EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE • Hardiplank® Siding • QUICK RESPONSE TIME • HAIL DAMAGE 763-550-0043 • FREE INSPECTIONS 952-476-7601 • STATE LIC# 6793 • ESTABLISHED IN 1984 651-221-2600 www.GatesGeneralContractors.com

WINDOWS/SIDING Family Owned & Operated Since 1949

DECK CLEANING & STAINING Professional and Prompt Guaranteed Results.

651-699-3504

www.rooftodeck.com Code #78

2510

Office: 763-476-8412 Jeff Doyle: 763-228-1656 Chad Doyle: 763-228-1873 www.jdasc.com

Licensed • Insured Roofing • Siding Custom Porches/Decks Kitchen and Bath Remodels Finished Basements Room Additions

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

Fast Turnaround SERVING THE Reduce Energy Bills ENTIRE METO AREA Free Estimates MN LICENSE Bank Financing #20316811 Available BONDED • INSURED

Limited Offer Triple Glass for the Price of Double Glass

(651) 644-6900 (952) 920-8888

BLOMQUIST EXT Siding-

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Call For Free Estimate www.WesternConstructionInc.com

Roofs-Soffit-Fascia-GuttersLic#20172580 763-754-2501 www.blomquistexteriors.com

2490

Powerwashing

2490

Powerwashing

2490

Powerwashing

Painting

A Fresh Look, Inc. Interior/Exterior Painting by the Pros Bonded & Insured Free Est. • Senior Discounts

Lic. #20626700

Snow & Ice Dam Removal Down Spouts Cleared Commercial and Residental

www.sparklewashcmn.com

Credit Cards Accepted

612-825-7316/952-934-4128 www.afreshlookinc.com

763-225-6200

www.minnlocal.com – Thursday, April 28, 2011 – Sun-Current South 13B

In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

2510

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

Why Wait Roofing LLC Tear-offs & New Construction Siding & Gutters Over 17 yrs exp. Free est. Rodney Oldenburg

TREE REMOVAL/TRIMMING Shrub Pruning Free Ests Lic'd / Ins'd / 20 Yrs Exp. 651-455-7704

Window Cleaning 651-646-4000

Lic #20156835 • Insured

NOVAK STUMP REMOVAL Free Est Lic/Ins 952-888-5123 STUMP GRINDING Free Ests. Best $$. Ins'd Brett 612-290-1213

Tree Service

2620

$0 For Estimate Timberline Tree & Landscape. Spring Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large Trees & Stumps CHEAP A Good Job!!

15 yrs exp.

Thomas Tree Service Immaculate Clean-up! Tree Removal/Trimming Lot Clearing Free Estimates 952-440-6104

AJ's Tree Service LLC Trimming & Removal Free Estimates & Insured

612-275-2574

3270

3000

Merchandise Cemetery Lots

3090

Bloomington Cemetery 2 plots, $1,000 each. 651-762-3727 Glen Haven: 2 plots, 2 vaults w/companion headstone. Value $8,990. Asking $6,500/BO. 218-828-3608

Good Things To Eat

3210

Beef Quarters for sale ¼ front ¼ back, steaks & burger. Very well fed & raised. Freezer packed. $1.50 lb hanging weight. Delivery Extra612-987-1044

Lawn/Garden Equipment

3230

Misc. Wanted

Polaris Snowmobile & ATV's. Non-working only. Will pick-up, will pay cash! Call 612-987-1044

3500

3503

We Take Care of Insurance Claims Offering the Best Extended Manufacturers Warranty Stump Removal

Window Cleaning

2660

612-210-5267 952-443-9957

2600

Tree Service

2620

Garage Sales this week Apple Valley

100's of Dolls For Sale 8746 Highwood Way 04/29 (9-4) & 04/30 (9-2) 140+ GARAGE SALES Diamond Path N'brhood

Sat, April 30 (8am - 4pm) Maps available at Garages N. of Cty Rd 42 between Diamond Path & Pilot Knob

22nd Lac Lavon N'brhd Sat, April 30 (8am-3pm) Sun, May 1 (10am-3pm) SNOW, RAIN, OR SHINE! Biggest Year Ever! S. of 42,

N. of 46 on Gardenview Highview / Hyland Pt Areas

3506

Bloomington

12th Annual Giant Kids Stuff Sale! Saturday only, 4/30 (8a-2p) 95+ Families! Baby & kids clothes, toys, equip. & more! St Stephen Lutheran Church 8400 France Ave. S. Annual Church Sale

Tree Trimming, Removal & Stump Grinding. 15+ Yrs Exp / Ins. / Free Ests

Marv 651-493-3110

Misc. Wanted

3270

Forget The Rest Call The Best!!

Buying Old Trains & Toys

www.vincestree.com Full Tree & Landscape Services.

952-933-0200

Serving The Entire Metro Area. Call 763-954-1063

STEVE'S TRAIN CITY Tree Service

2620

Ideal Tree Service 20%

Spring Tree Removal, Tree Trimming High Risk Climbing, Discount Stump Grinding and Storm Clean Up me is the ti

NOW Shrubs to trimedges &H

MN Certified Arborist A+ on Angies List

Quality Work and Low Rates Free Ests Lic’d & Ins’d

DAN WIMMER • (952) 881-2122

Arbor Tech Tree & Landscape, Inc.

• Tree Trimming • Storm Cleanup • Tree Removal • Land Clearing • Stump Removal • And Much More...

FREE ESTIMATES Winter Discounts Senior Discounts Senior Discounts

763-219-7796 Great Service • Affordable Prices Serving the Entire Metro Area LICENSED/INSURED

www.arbor-tech.com

Plymouth, MN

Mtka Preschool/ECFE Sale Huge! Baby & Kids items Sat, April 30 (8-12) $ 2 Adm. Mtka Comm. Education Ctr. 4584 Vine Hill Rd. (55331)

Edina

3525

42 yrs of Accumulation! Moving: Antiqs, furn., HH, tools, hunting, fishing, yard. Cash only. 4/28-29 (9-5) 4/30

(9-12) 409 Harrison Ave S.

Fridley

3529

41st Annual HUGE Sale May 3 - 7 (9 am - ?) Misc!! 373 Mississippi St NE. 70+FAMILY BLOCK SALE Sat 4/30 (8-4) N. of Mississippi St, East of University Ave. Incls. estate/church/moving

ECFE Indoor Garage Sale Sat 4/30, 9-1 6085 7th St. NE

Hopkins

3539

Moving Sale 4/30-5/1 (8-5) 11823 Shady Oak Drive Good variety–all must go!

April 28-29-30 (9-5)

3507

Brooklyn Center

Estate Sale 1706 Woodbine Lane 4/28 (8a-6p) & 4/29 (8a-5p)

3050

Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

Multi-Family Sale 4/29 & 30 (8-5). HH, Furn, Tools 14521 Crestview Lane

3560

New Brighton

CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN CHURCH

1900 7th St. NW Huge! 250 + Families! Presale $3 Adm 5/4 (6:30-8:30); May 5 (9-9); May 6 (9-7); May 7 (9-2:30); & Car wash (9-?). “Leaf” Bag Sale (1-2:30) $5. Accepting Donations: beginning Sunday, May 1st

3561

New Hope

3565

Plymouth

40 yrs of accumulation - all must go! Wmns cloz, HH items, HH décor, bowling balls, toys, comforters, lots of misc! 4/28 (10-5); 4/29-30 (9-5). 14145 36th Ave. No.

Estate Sale: Lots of old N'hood Sale! 4/30 (9-4) items incl old records Rain or Shine! Btwn Hwy from 20's. 4/28-30. Th/F 8a5p, Sat 9a-noon. 8522 Xeni7 & Main St. 20+ sales. um La N. Signs.

Lakeville

3543

Huge Multi-Fam Sale! Furn to dog stuff. 4/27-29 4/28-29 (9-3) 4/30 (8-12). In(9-2) 8345 Colfax Ave S door play kitch, toys, kids Huge Sale - Huge Variety! clz sz 3mos-4T, baby accessories, Schwin 1-wheel April 28 - 29 - 30 (8-5) hitchhiker. 6666 166th St W. 8444 1st Ave. South

Multi-Family 4/28-30 (9-5) Furn, toys/games, HH, dog kennel 9918 Chicago Ave S

Minnetonka

4/28-30 (9-6) Scrpbkng, toys, kids cloz, furn, elec. Nbrhd Garage Sales. 04/28 games 5817 Boone Ave N. – 05/01 20+ homes. Thur – Sat 8-4 Sun 11-3. Between rd Furn, toys. misc. 4/28-30 Osborne Rd & 73 Ave. Old Central & Stinson Blvd. (8-5) Proceeds to Leukemia Society. 2756 Flag Ave N Something for everyone!

112 Washington Ave N.

Kick-off Garage Sale Season! Bethany Academy Sale 4300 W. 98th St 100+ Fam April 29 (3:30-6) $2 Adm. April 30 (8-4) Cash only

Garage/Estate Sale Fri & Sat 4/29-30 (9a-5p) 5915 Sheridan South

Tastefully Simple, Pampered Chef. 9700 Penn Ave N

GARAGE SALES

All Proceeds go to Missions

Minneapolis

3554

1/2 price Thur AM($2 bag 12-4)

April 28-29 (9-5); April 30 (9-1). 84 th & 13th Ave. So.

3553

Vendor Sale Fri-Sat 8-6, Sun 9-5. Tupperware, Custom Designed Jewelry,

Estate/Garage Sale

Aarons Lawn Tractor w/mower & bagger. 2 yrs Grandpa's Garage Sale! old. $1000/BO. 952-922-3150 19 Mission Ln (106th & Nic) Tlz, tackle, hardware, golf clubs & sales samples. Misc. 4/284/29 (10a—7p) For Sale Dept 56 - Retired Snow Baby Collections $100 651-592-9509

HUGE MULTI FAMILY 4/28-30, 9am-4pm 8216 Brandywine Pkwy

St Bonaventure Social Hall 90th St & 10th Ave. May 4 (9-7) & May 5 (9-4)

3260

B & M Tree Service & Landscaping

Brooklyn Park

3508

Moving Sale Sat 4/30 (8-3) 21716 Kenrick Ave.

Enter thru gate to back of building. Power tools, compressor, cement tools & mixer, power buggy, scaffolding, hardware, windows, bldg supplies, office & HH furn, HH, bks.

Maple Grove

3547

Estate Sale Enormous amt. of jewelry! 5/6 (8:3-5:30); 5/7 (8:30-4) 13749 85th Pl. N. www.willmatthill.com

3050

Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

MOTHER’S Arts&CraftsDAY Show

Huge Sale! 4/28-30, 8a-5p. 4325 Lawndale La N. Antiques, furniture & MORE! Wayzata HS Band Annual Sale 4/30 (8-2) In HS cafeteria, 4955 Peony Ln No. All donations tax deductible and accepted Friday, 4/29 (2:30-7:30). For info & list of possible donations visit: www.wayzata.k12.mn.us

Garage Sales next week

3600

3606

Bloomington

2 Big Sales! 5/4-7 Bikes, toys, baby/kids, furn, gear, HH, Coke-cola collectibles. 98th & 100 th St. - 10th Ave So.

BLOOMINGTON Citywide Garage Sales

May 19 - 20 - 21 $27 Registration Fee w/sign $22 Registration Fee no sign

Deadline May 11 For info 952-831-3798 Estate/Moving 5/5 & 5/7 Furn., Florals, des cloz, +

10276 Scarborough Rd. Christ the King Lutheran Children/Maternity FUNDRAISER SALE Fri, 5/6 (10-7); Sat, 5/7 (8-4) Cloz, toys, books, equipment, furniture, and maternity

8600 Fremont Ave. So.

Garden Club Plant Sale Come early for best selection! Thurs 5/12 (8-6); Fri 5/13 (8-3) Patio pots, hanging baskets, annuals & some vegetables

8300 Sheridan Ave. So.

3606

Bloomington

Huge variety! Something for all ages! 5/4-6 (8-5) cash only. 10232 4th Ave. South

Eden Prairie

3624

Annual Garage Sale Eden Prairie United Methodist Church 5/4 (5-8) Preview - $5 Adm 5/5 (8:30-7:00); 5/6-7 (8:30-12) $4 Bag sale – Saturday only

15050 Scenic Heights Rd

3639

Hopkins

Rummage Sale ST JOSEPH'S CHURCH 13 th & Mainstreet Thurs, 5/5 9:30 am - 8 pm Fri, 5/6 9:30 am - 5 pm Sat, 5/7 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Low Prices - No Junk! SAT, MAY 7 $1/Bag soft goods or 1/2 Price!

3645

Long Lake

RUMMAGE SALE

Calvin Presbyterian Church

177 Glendale Dr.

Excelsior

3626

Excelsior United Methodist Church Gigantic Spring Sale Thurs, May 5 (5-8pm) $3 Admission-Thurs. only

Fri, May 6 (2pm-7pm) Sat, May 7 (9am-Noon) BAG SALE - $3/Bag Food Avail - All Days For info: 952-474-5471

3606

Bloomington

Th, May 5 (9a-7p)- ½price (5-7p) Fri, May 6 (9a-1p) - $3/bag

3647

Maple Grove

Multi-Family: 5/4 (3-7); 5/5 (9-4); 5/6 (9-2). Cty Rd 30 to Troy Ln to 98th Place

3654

Minnetonka

Genuine American Girl Doll Clothes. May 7. Cash only 12-5. 13400 Orchard Rd

Rummage Sale Oak Knoll Lutheran Church

39th Annual Jefferson Band

Garage Sale Saturday, May 7, 2011 9am - 4pm $2 Admission

Bloomington Jefferson High School 4001 West 102nd Street, Bloomington

600 Hopkins Crossroad Wed, 5/4 Preview 6-9pm $5 Adm; Thurs, 5/5 (8am-7pm) Fri, 5/6 (8am-3pm) - Bag day $6 per bag Park in West Lot

Two Family May 4, 5, 6th 8-5

hh, crafts, jewelry. Cash only 2240/53 Wildwood Cir

3665

Plymouth

Huge Annual Garage/Bake Sale

West Lutheran High Schl 3350 Harbor Lane N. (55447)

763-509-9378 Pre-Sale: Friday, May 6 (1 -8pm) $2 Adm. per Family Sale: Saturday, May 7 (7am-4pm) No Entry Fee

www.jeffersonbands.org

Lots of household & kitchen items, furniture. 5/4-6 (7-6) 14237 43rd Ave N

Bikes • clothes • toys • furniture tools • sporting goods • books electronic items • collectibles, more!

Peace Lutheran Rummage Sale Hwy 101 & Medina Rd Thurs & Fri, May 5-6 (8-6); Sat, May 7 (8-12) All proceeds go to charity

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES FOR SALE • FOR LEASE

FOR LEASE - Bloomington 8147 Pleasant Ave S 3,244 sf office/warehouse Loading dock, industrial power. Near 35W & 494 intersection. $1,600/month net. Jim 952-888-9225 or 612-799-0755

Approximately 6400 sq ft of warehouse space, with one dock, private warehouse office and one drive in door. South Blmgtn $3500 per month gross rent. (Includes taxes, insurance, utilities, all operating expenses.) Call 651-414-6055 for details/showing.

Southtown Mall

EDINA • 494 & FRANCE

April 29, 30 & May 1 Fri 10-9 • Sat 10-6 • Sun 11-4

140 – 3,000 SF Offices.

Penn Ave. & 494 • Bloomington

$12 - $15 PSF Gross Rent

Heart Promotions 651-438-3815

4445 West 77th St. Tom Fletcher

952-224-5555

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3667

Richfield

Estate/Moving Fri, 5/6, Sat, 5/7 (8-5) Furn., yard, collectibles/antiqs, glassware, crockery. Great stuff! 6741 Thomas Ave UM Church of Peace Huge Sale! 5/5-6 (9-5); 5/7 (9-1) 6345 Xerxes Ave. So.

3671

Rosemount

May 5-8 (9-4) Roxy & DC clothing, antiqs, HH & garden. 15574 Cornell Trail

3683

St. Louis Park

Benilde-St.Margaret's Saturday, May 7 Early Bird Sale 8am - 9am $4 Admission

5000

5600

Rentals Rooms For Rent

Move in Special / Furn. Studio Rooms for Rent Incl. all utils., phone, cable & Internet from $799/mo. Call Michael 763-227-1567 Reach More Readers Place your classified ad with us and automatically get an ad on our Web Site!

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

6400

Apartments & Condos For Rent

Blmgtn: Lrg LL, Apt, 494 & MOA $660+½ gas/elec Amenities!! 612-386-5026

9000

Employment

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Be your own Boss! Look for businesses for sale in Class 9010!

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9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Assembly Sr. Printed Circuit Board Assembly Burnsville Company has 1st shift FT opening for electronic assembler with SMD hand soldering experience. Exp with ISO, QS/TS, and 6 Sigma preferred. Analog Technologies Corp 952-894-9228

Be your own Boss! Businesses for sale in Class 9010!

Picture Yourself Here!

FREE admit from 9am - 2:30pm

Haben Center 2501 Hwy 100

Elmwood NeighborhoodSale Sat 5/7, 9a-3p – W of Hwy 100, N of Excelsior Blvd, S of Hwy 7. Furn, toys, baby, tools, HH, art, music & more

St Louis Park Union Church

3700 Alabama Ave. So. Pre-Sale - 5/4,Wed 12-6pm Admission $3; Sale - 5/5-6 Th-Fri 9-6pm; Bag Sale - 5/7 Sat 8-12pm

3685

St. Paul

SUMMIT HILL HUGE SALE ST. JOHN'S EPIS. CHURCH Portland Avenue & 60 Kent St Sat., May 7 (9:00am-1:00pm) BAG SALE Mon., 5/9 (9-11am)

3692

Wayzata

35th Annual Plant Sale May 5 & 6 (9-7); May 7 (9-3) Hang baskets, annuals, shrubs, perennials, vegetables, herbs

St Edward's Church 865 Ferndale Rd. North 952-473-2262

3700

3810

Leisure Sporting Goods & Misc

GUN & KNIFE SHOW Apr 30-May 1; Sat 9-5, Sun 9-3 Blmgtn Armory - 3300 W 98th St Adm. $5

763-754-7140

Buy - Sell - Trade crocodileproductionsinc.com

3900

3970

Agriculture/ Animals/Pets Pets

Long-Haired Chihuahua puppies $300 – 3 females – 2 males. 715-220-1254 chihuahuamom.com

4000

4100

Family Care Child Care

Eagan

FT Opg for Age 2+ in my Home Daycare. 10 yrs exp, Ref's avl. Kim 651-330-8167

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Customer Service Full-time & Part-time positions in Bloomington. Opportunity for advancement. Full benefits, we train, no experience necessary. Call 647-839-7922

DRIVER W/ VEHICLE CUBE VAN Needed! Know the Metro area? Want consistent, solid work + great commission? M-F days, 120 miles/day or less. You need acceptable cube van or Sprinter van, good MVR, DOT phys, lease vehicle may be available. Call Jim at Elite Trans, 763-785-0124 wkdys 8am-4pm for more info.

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Financial Professional Associates If you're ready to represent a US leader in the insurance and financial services industry, you should definitely consider The Prudential Insurance Company of America. With over 130 years of success behind us, we're focused on continuous innovation to help our customers manage, protect and grow their wealth. As part of our proud team, you could build a fulfilling career, complete with exceptional rewards and potential for advancement based on your performance.

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Housekeeper Friendship Village of Bloomington, a continuing care retirement community, has an opening for a full-time housekeeper. Hours are 7:00am to 3:30pm Monday through Friday. Perform general apartment housekeeping duties including vacuuming, dusting, and bathrooms. Experience preferred but not required. Call (952) 646-9024 to schedule an interview or apply in person at:

As one of our Financial Professional Associates, you'll have the advantage of a comprehensive development program, designed to help you gain knowledge of our insurance and investment products and Friendship Village of provide you with selling Bloomington experience to hone your 8100 Highwood Drive skills and realize your Bloomington goals. This is where your E.O.E. Sign on Bonus!!! natural ability to influFuel Surcharge provided. ence people through carVehicles requirements ing, consultative selling could pay off! are: White in color and Requires: 2006 or newer. Customer Service FoDock trucks with operatcused ing lift gates only. Sales Influence and PerIMMEDIATE NEED! Build your own company * BURNSVILLE suasion, Sales Resilience, and be your own boss. BRANCH * Sales Initiative 651-746-5945 or stop by Looking for a CAREER, Self Confident and Au2100 Old Highway 8 NOT just a pay check? tonomous (adaptable, New Brighton MN 55112 All experience levels sales self confidence, encouraged to apply! sales autonomy) Sales Reps: Drive and Initiative Comp. Base + comm. Lawn Care Specialists : Good Business CommuHourly + X ½ + comm. nication Skills Drivers/Operators Benefits: Good drivers w/ a class A, Ability to Problem Solve Paid Training & benefits B, and D to operate our and develop ideas you'd expect from the US equipment. Must have Problem solving using Industry Leader. good driving record. Paid Required to pass: basic math skills training courses. CompetiDrug screen, background Good Critical Thinking tive wage, with medical, dental and matching 401K. During training, you will and motor vehicle record checks. Day and night shifts avail- receive competitive comAPPLY TODAY! able. Emails resumes to: pensation plus exciting www.TruGreenJobs.com Careers@reliakor.com bonuses based on your Further questions, performance. This is Call 952-351-9298 YOUR opportunity to be AA/EOE/M/F/V/D Education your own boss and build a lucrative business as a Independent representative of one of the most respected brands Contractor Job Fair! Dynamex is looking for in the world. customer service minded Submit your resume to Independent Contractors danette.scorza@ with their own vehicles to prudential.com, Danette complete both local and Scorza, Recruiter. out of town deliveries for To view this position in our customers. detail, click on http:// JOB FAIR! jobs.prudential.com/view Saturday, April 30th /page/jobs/17137

DRIVERS

Dynamex is looking for customer-service minded Independent Contractors with their own vehicles to complete both local and out of town deliveries for our customers. Carry your own commercial insurance and all necessary operating requirements.

Huge! High quality/great priced clothing, furn., toys, HH items, electronics, sporting goods, books, more! $5 Bag Sale 1:30-2:30pm

Multi-Family 5/5-7 (9-?) Furn., records, HH, more 3301 & 3309 Sumter Ave. S.

9100

Digi-Key Corporation, located in Thief River Falls, MN, is a rapidly growing global distributor of electronic components, with sales exceeding $1.5 billion annually. We have over 2,400 employees and offer world-class career opportunities, competitive compensation, an outstanding beneﬁts program, and a comfortable, friendly work environment. Share in our success and make Digi-Key part of your future!

Systems Support Specialist Responsibilities: t Manage select server-based applications t Work with end users to develop computer-based solutions to meet evolving business needs t Assist with project implementations t Assist with completion of daily/routine technical work such as system monitoring, user management, backups, documentation, etc. t Respond to calls for system/technical support and troubleshoot system issues t Interact with external vendors as required t Other duties as assigned or required Requirements: t t t t t t

Good fundamental understanding of computer and networking systems Experience with desktop and server operating systems and applications Experience with administration of HR systems is preferred Adaptable to change and unexpected events Good written and verbal communication skills An interest and willingness to remain up-to-date on the latest related technologies t Willingness to work additional hours when necessary t Self motivated and able to work independently when that is necessary t An associate-level degree or higher in an IT/MIS or related ﬁeld in addition to relevant past work experience

Ask about our Relocation Incentive! To apply for this or other available opportunities, visit

www.digikey.com/careers Digi-Key is an Equal Opportunity/Afﬁrmative Action Employer.

Teachers

New Horizon Academy is accepting resumes for Teachers for our infant and preschool programs at our Eagan location. Candidates must be teacher qualified under MN rule 3 guidelines. We offer a fun professional work environment, tuition reimbursement, 401K, child care discounts, plus more. For more information or to schedule an interview call Annette or Becky at 651-454-3707. E.O.E.

The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, New Jersey, and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers and are committed to diversity in our workforce. 0181472-00001-00 Ed. 6/2010

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Please call Jodi for more information or to set up a meeting to find out about Independent Contractor opportunities. 651-746-5945

or stop by 2100 Old Hwy 8 New Brighton, MN 55112 Wanted: Serious People

Make $100K+ a year working as a Sales Rep for our Construction Company, and take the winter off! I have been doing it for over 4 years! Call Bryan 763.244.6679

to Work from Home using a computer. Up to $1,500-$7,500 PT/FT www.healthbiz-jcs.com

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This space could be yours.

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Be a Superstar at Sun Newspapers

INSIDE SALES Are you outgoing, positive and self-motivated? Sun Newspapers has an immediate opening for an entry level inside sales professional to join our team. With this position, you will be responsible for using your business development skills to identify and build long-term relationships with new and existing accounts. Duties and Responsibilities: Identify sources of sales leads, prospects and referral sources to build account list Analyzing customer needs and identifying solutions Develop and maintain good business relationships Closing sales over the phone Tracking and achieving/exceeding sales goals Requirements 0-2 years sales and customer service experience Strong persuasive prospecting and interpersonal closing skills Professional communication skills and presence on the phone Energy, self-motivation, enthusiasm, integrity Outstanding organization skills Computer proficiency If you believe you have what it takes to be a superstar, send your resume to:

pmiller@ acnpapers.com

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In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

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Help Wanted/ Full Time

Technology Analog Technologies, Corp., Burnsville, seeks the following positions:

Inspector For electronics contract manufacturing services. Position is responsible for inspecting assemblies, components, and first article inspections for SMT line. Key characteristics include effective communication and ability to promote team- driven, highly -engaged, proactive culture. Previous inspection experience preferred.

SMT Area Supervisor For electronics contract manufacturing services. Position is responsible for leading operators and ensuring discipline while driving production and meeting scheduling requirements. Key characteristics include effective communication, basic technical understanding of SMT processes and quality, and ability to promote team- driven, proactive culture. Previous supervision exp preferred. Send resumes to:

9200

Help Wanted/ Part Time

Customer Service Rep Exceptional customer service skills, meticulous attention to details, reliable, & ability to be flexible. Eves & Wknds. Eagan Call Kathy 651-687-0580 pilgrimdrycleaners.com PILGRIM CLEANERS DRIVERSSCHOOL BUS Are you heading into retirement or are you a homemaker and looking for a 4 to 6 hour position? We need safety conscious people, who like working with children. Bloomington Public Schools is offering paid training, health and dental insurance, pension plan, sick time, paid holidays, flexible hours. Pay is $14.17-$16.91/hr. Please call for applications: (952)-681-6323 www.bloomington. k12.mn.us/ About BPS/ Job Opportunities

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Part time sales Clerk

Local market research firm is looking for detail oriented people to edit mystery shop reports. Excellent spelling, grammar & phone skills a must! Requires minimum of 4 hrs/day & 1 wknd/mo. We offer paid training, flexible hours, & the opportunity to work from home. Pay averages $12-14/hr. Email resume & cover letter to: QEApps@BestMark.com

Bloomington Fantasy Gifts. Evenings and weekends. Application at store. 7812 Portland Ave S. Bloomington, MN 55420

Wait staff & bartenders needed for priv & banq events. Flex hrs & great pay. Car req. 952-426-2004

Kchock@analog-tech.com

or mail to Analog Technologies Corp 11441 Rupp Dr, Burnsville, MN 55337

9200

Help Wanted/ Part Time

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9500

Automotive

9667

Pontiac

06 Grand Prix: 4dr, 91K, new tires & batt. Runs & looks great. Lite hail dam on silver paint-hard to see. Black cloth int. 2nd owner. $9700 Call 612-987-1044

9810

Junkers & Repairable Wanted

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