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BY MIKE HANKS – SUN NEWSPAPERS The last time Dottie Pease communicated with her daughter was in March 2009, when she sent her an unpleasant text message.

She still regrets that to this day.

Dottie’s daughter, April, had been in Minnesota for about five months and was staying at Cornerstone, a Bloomington domestic abuse agency that was providing April and her son with shelter. April was also enrolled in a drug treatment program, as she had a 10-year history of methamphetamine use, according to her mother.

Pease, of Issaquah, Wash., visited her daughter on April’s 30th birthday in February 2009. It was the last time she saw her daughter.

Above, Nativity of Mary Catholic School student Kipling Weichselbaum combs the tail of a toy pony that will be donated to students in St. Paul by students of the Bloomington school. Fourth-grade students collected toys, books and games that students no longer wanted and cleaned them Dec. 12 for donation to MORE Multicultural School for Empowerment, where they will be made available to families for their holiday gift giving. At right, Emily Garlets wipes clean a toy block that is part of a set donated by a Nativity of Mary student for the annual used toy donation conducted by the Bloomington school’s fourth-grade class.

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BY MIKE HANKS – SUN NEWSPAPERS Holiday shopping may put the charge cards in overdrive, but identity theft knows no season.

Bloomington Police Det. Cory Cardenas discussed identity theft incidents and the challenges in solving identity theft cases during a Bloomington Chamber of Commerce forum Dec. 6.

Two-thirds of identity theft crimes are never reported to local law enforcement agencies, and of those cases that are reported, less than 10 percent of cases are solved, typically because the crime was committed by a person in another state, or even another country, Cardenas explained.

And identity theft is a more appealing method of committing a financial crime than armed robbery, Cardenas explained. A person convicted of an armed robbery will face jail time. In many cases a person convicted of identity theft won’t face a day in jail, he said.

Government is more reactive than proactive when it comes to crime, he noted. Bloomington police have previously proposed an ordinance that would require the use of photo identification in conjunction with a credit card transaction throughout the city. The proposal would have made Bloomington the first city in the nation to do so, according to Cardenas. But skepticism over its effectiveness, and even pushback from credit card companies that don’t want to compromise the convenience their cards provide, stymied the proposal, accord-

ing to Cardenas.

Laws to protect consumers and businesses may make identity theft more difficult, but “you cannot stop identity theft,� Cardenas said.

Cardenas discussed a variety of identity theft methods. Beyond simple wallet and purse thefts, dishonest employees dealing with personal data, in both retail and non-retail settings, may sell information their business collects to persons who will use it to commit identity theft, he explained.

Although some forms of identity theft are beyond a person’s control, Cardenas had several suggestions to minimize the risk. Placing outgoing mail in a curbside residential mailbox is potentially dangerous as it can be stolen before it is collected. Paying bills via online payment systems eliminates the potential of a handwritten check being stolen, although it doesn’t eliminate the potential for electronic payment data to be compromised, he noted.

Calls or email seeking personal information should be avoided, according to Cardenas. Requests for such information should be verified by calling the company’s local office. “You want to make sure you know who you’re speaking with,� he said.

Victims of identity theft should cancel any account that has been compromised, call their local police department to report the incident and then contact the Federal Trade Commission, which collects incident reports nationwide, Cardenas explained.

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Theft FROM PREVIOUS PAGE There are several steps people can take to minimize their risk of identity theft, such as using a credit card instead of a debit card and monitoring credit reports, bank accounts and credit card statements periodically, Cardenas explained. He also recommends minimizing the number of credit cards and amount of personal information you carry with you.

Resources: – Annualcreditreport.com is the site Cardenas recommends for a free credit report.

– Ftc.gov provides identity theft information for consumers and businesses, and explains how to file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.

– Ic3.gov is the Internet Crime Complaint Center, which accepts online Internet crime complaints. The complaint center is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National White Collar Crime Center.

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Bloomington, Edina robberies may be related Photo of Southdale perpetrator released

BY KATIE MINTZ AND MIKE HANKS SUN NEWSPAPERS Edina police have released an image of the man who robbed a woman at gunpoint outside Southdale Center, a man suspected of committing two similar robberies in Bloomington.

A reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest.

According to Edina police, at approximately 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, a woman was robbed at gunpoint as she got into her vehicle in the parking lot at Southdale.

“The suspect approached her with a handgun drawn,” said Edina Public Information Officer Molly Anderson.

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Edina police said the man who robbed a woman at gunpoint in the Southdale parking lot was driving a dark four-door sedan with Xenon lights, possibly a Honda or Acura. Police believe the incident is connected to two incidents in Bloomington.

(Submitted photo) occurred. No one was injured.

The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 40 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall and 200 pounds.

He was cleanshaven, wearing a dark Claiborne jacket, fedorastyle hat and sunglasses. He is believed to be driving a dark four-door sedan with Xenon lights, possibly a Honda or Acura.

According to Anderson, he took credit cards and a small amount of cash from the victim. Anderson said he attempted to use one of the credit cards that same night at U.S. Bank in Edina.

Anderson said officers are reviewing surveillance video from the bank. Edina is also working with the Bloomington Police Department. There is reason to believe that the Edina robbery and two incidents in Bloomington are connected, she said.

The Southdale incident occurred about 24 hours after a man robbed a Bloomington woman outside her home.

The woman was driving home from the Bloomington Lund’s and noticed that a vehicle was following her from the parking lot, according to Bloomington Police Commander Dave Olmstead.

As the woman approached her residence on Oregon Curv in southwestern Bloomington she stopped at her mailbox. Since the vehicle that had been following her passed by, she assumed it was a neighbor that had been following her, Olmstead explained. As the woman exited her vehicle to retrieve her mail

Above, the Edina Police Department released this image of a man who robbed a woman at gunpoint outside Southdale Center Tuesday night, Dec. 6. A reward has been offered for information leading to his arrest.

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the dark four-door sedan stopped. A man exited the vehicle and approached her aggressively, grabbing her and pushing her in the chest, Olmstead added.

The man demanded the woman’s purse, told the woman to tell him her debit card PIN number and threatened to kill her. The woman gave the man her purse, containing cash and credit cards, and said she didn’t have a PIN number.

The man then drove off, Olmstead said.

The perpetrator’s description was similar to that given in the Southdale incident.

A third incident may also be connected to the two earlier in the week. At 5:48 a.m. Dec. 8 a Bloomington woman was robbed outside of a Bloomington coffee shop.

The woman had pulled into the Caribou Coffee shop at the intersection of France Avenue and Old Shakopee Road, Olmstead said.

The woman noticed a vehicle pull in behind her and park far away from the building. The woman parked near the coffee shop entrance and went inside.

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PUBLIC SAFETY Did ‘Man in Black’ return to Bloomington?

The perpetrator dubbed the “Man in Black” by the FBI may be responsible for another bank robbery incident in Bloomington.

A white male wearing a black ski mask and a black jacket entered Premier Bank, 500 98th St., at 4:20 p.m. Dec. 7.

Brandishing a handgun, the man approached a teller, demanded cash and fled the bank, according to the FBI’s Minneapolis Field Office.

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The woman yelled for help and attempted to escape from the man’s grasp, working her way from the driver’s side of the vehicle to the passenger’s side. The man kicked her leg, causing her to fall on her back. He grabbed her purse and fled the scene in a dark vehicle, possibly eastbound on Old Shakopee Road, Olmstead noted.

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The robber is described as 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall with dark eyes. The FBI thinks the robbery is one of several in the Twin Cities connected to the Man in Black, including an attempted robbery of a Richfield Bloomington Credit Union branch in Bloomington Nov. 9.

On Dec. 5 a robbery at a U.S. Bank in Hopkins was added to the list of possible incidents connected by the FBI to the Man in Black.

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The Edina Crime Prevention Fund is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the apprehension, arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the Edina robbery.

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During the holiday shopping season, Anderson advised shoppers to be aware of their surroundings.

“Get your keys out before you leave the store and get right into the car,” she said. “If you sense that something is wrong or unusual, the best thing to do is go find other people, go back in the store and report it to someone.”

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Ten months later, it’s time to reassess Well, it’s been less than a year since I moved back to Minnesota from Mohave County, Ariz., but I’m starting to see how some people might like one more than the other.

Personally, Minnesota is home and always will be the preferred locale, but I can understand how some might like the desert better, I guess.

In efforts to illustrate my own train of thought, I’ve laid out a few pros and cons here.

Maybe you’ll agree the Midwest trumps all, but then again, maybe not.

Just as a note, I know there are differences by region in any state, but since I only lived in one county in Arizona, I’m making observations from just that area.

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Con: Nine months of freezing temperatures and snow that clogs roads with traffic and, just last week, made me take my life in my hands just to get a gallon of milk.

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Pro: Warm and sunny with palm trees, cactuses, but still has the occasional rain shower to keep things interesting.

Con: I don’t care what anyone says, 120 degrees is too hot to handle no matter how “dry” the heat is. And, when it rains, it floods. Like crazy.

You’ve never lived until you’ve taken your Chevrolet Corsica off-roading through a flooded out mess of mud where a road used to be.

Believe me.

Minnesota Pro: Absolutely beautiful summers with abundant out-

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Politics Arizona Pro: Arizonans are freedom-loving people with a distinct love for the Constitution and the rights therein.

Con: Whose interpretation of the Constitution are we talking about?

Minnesota Pro: A healthy mixture of more liberal areas near cities are balanced with a more conservative rural out-state area.

Con: Balance in political views doesn’t always mean things get done. State shutdown, anyone?

People Arizona Pro: Folks are fiercely independent in the desert.

Con: A culture of “Are you out to take something from me?” persists.

Minnesota Pro: The Minnesota Nice stereotype is largely true. Most people are polite and will help out however they can.

Con: Don’t plan on getting anywhere on time; you’ve still got another 15 minutes of chatting with the gas station attendant about the weather before you can fill up.

Final judgment Minnesota: Home.

Arizona: Not home.

No matter how it all shakes out, I’d still rather be here than anywhere else.

COMMUNITY NOTES Personal experience inspires The Pink Link When Edina native and St. Louis Park resident Jeff Troldahl’s father passed away in January, following his mother’s death from cancer in 2003, he sought refuge in the garage working on bicycles.

“I was fitting a bicycle chain when it came to me,” Troldahl said.

“We’re all connected like the links in a chain, and we need to hold on to each other.”

This garage epiphany inspired Troldahl, a professional artist, to create The Pink Link jewelry as a way to support those involved with cancer in any way, whom he believes to be everyone.

“We have all lost to cancer in some way – or will in the future,” he said. “The idea is to wear a Pink Link in support of someone you love who is fighting cancer, some-

one you lost to cancer, or someone you know who needs your support for any reason. My hope is that people will give them to others with the message ‘I am here. I’m connected to you.’”

The links are made from recycled bicycle chains. Troldahl breaks down chains, cleans the individual links, then hand paints each one.

The Breast Cancer Awareness Association has partnered with Troldahl to sell The Pink Link at their events this year. The jewelry has also found a home at many local bike shops. Minnesotan James Rienstra, who biked from Minnesota to Alaska to raise money for cancer research, has been wearing a Pink Link necklace.

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Snowblowers disappear from hardware store

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had not been recovered as of last week.

A Saturday afternoon didn’t deter two men from stealing two snowblowers from a Bloomington hardware store.

The snowblowers were stolen around noon Saturday, Dec. 3, from Johnson Hardware, 7936 Portland Ave. S., according to Bloomington Police Commander Dave Olmstead.

Two witnesses parked at a nearby business saw a man pulling the snowblowers out of boxes in an outdoor storage area behind the hardware store and load them into a Cadillac Escalade. After observing the snowblowers being loaded into the vehicle the witnesses went inside the hardware store to report the apparent theft, Olmstead explained.

The witnesses also provided license plate information to police and a description of one of the men they saw sitting inside the vehicle. An officer responding to the report saw a man walking in the vicinity of the hardware store and stopped to question him.

Witnesses identified him as the man they saw sitting inside the vehicle. After further questioning the 43-year-old Bloomington man was arrested on suspicion of theft, Olmstead said.

The two snowblowers, valued at $900,

A 44-year-old Bloomington man opted not to pay a $9 cab fare and wound up in jail.

The man was arrested in the early morning hours of Dec. 2 after allegedly assaulting the cab driver and stealing his vehicle, Olmstead said.

The man had called for a cab at the Bloomington Green Mill restaurant, 1201 W. 94th St., and told the driver he wanted to go to the intersection of 105th Street and Fifth Avenue, according to Olmstead.

When the cab reached the intersection of 102nd Street and Fourth Avenue, the man told the driver he wanted to get out there and refused to pay the cab fare.

The driver told the man he would call the police if he didn’t pay the fare, Olmstead explained.

Both men had exited the vehicle after it had stopped. The suspect pushed the cab driver in the chest, knocking him to the ground. He then entered the cab and drove off, Olmstead said.

After police were notified of the incident, the cab was found abandoned near the intersection of 103rd Street and Park Avenue. A police canine located the man

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The suspect was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired, robbery and motor vehicle theft.

Early morning robbery A man was robbed in the early morning hours of Dec. 1 as he was about to leave his residence.

The man had exited his residence on the 8000 block of 14th Avenue and was approached by the perpetrator, who had a handgun, according to Olmstead. The victim handed over his cash and the perpetrator fled on foot, Olmstead noted.

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Bloomington native Nik Lentz suffers first loss in the UFC

BY JARED HUIZENGA – SUN NEWSPAPERS It took more than four years, but Nik Lentz’s 15-fight unbeaten streak came to an end at the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Dec. 10 event in Toronto.

Lentz, who lives in Plymouth and is a Bloomington Jefferson graduate, entered the fight with a 21-3-2 (win-loss-draw) record, which included a record of 5-0-1 in the UFC. His opponent, Mark Bocek, came in with a record of 10-4, including a UFC record of 5-4.

From the outset, Bocek’s strategy was clear: take Lentz to the mat and use his grappling and submission skills to end the fight. Lentz, however, showed strong defense while fighting from his back for much of the three-round match. He landed several strong strikes and nearly ended the fight on multiple occasions by sinking in chokes.

Had the fight been scored only on damage caused, Lentz would have won. But because other factors play into the scoring, Bocek was able to pull off the unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 30-27 in his favor.

According to the UFC website, Bocek landed 46 strikes, compared to just 10 for Lentz. But if you had looked at the two men following the fight, you would have never guessed it. Bocek had welts, cuts and a sizeable gash above his eye (from an accidental head butt), while Lentz walked away unscathed.

The clear difference in the fight was takedowns, with Bocek landing five and

Lentz landing none. Because ring control often plays heavily into judges’ decisions, Bocek had the upper hand, despite the fact that Lentz had the only three submission attempts in the fight and caused more damage.

During the fight, which was streamed live on the UFC’s Facebook page, color commentator Joe Rogan credited Lentz for staying aggressive while fighting from the ground for much of the fight. He also noted that Lentz had caused the most damage and was more aggressive in his grappling, but that because Bocek was landing takedowns and controlling where the fight was happening, he felt he would win the fight.

In a post-fight interview on the UFC website, Bocek called Lentz a very tough opponent, specifically complimenting his guillotine – the choke hold that Lentz attempted to submit Bocek with during the fight. He added that while the fight may not have been very fan friendly, he was happy to get out with a victory over a tough opponent.

Lentz, obviously disappointed by the loss, took to Twitter shortly after the fight to thank his fans and supporters.

“Thanks for the support everyone,” he wrote. “I thought I won on damage done … only fight I’ve had without a scratch.”

He also told a supportive follower – who wrote that he felt Lentz won the fight – that he’d be training and back stronger very soon.

You can follow Lentz on Twitter @NikLentz.

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Bloomington Chorale will perform its 29th holiday concert this weekend.

The concert will feature Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols,” selected carols of John Rutter and other holiday songs reminiscent of the British Isles.

Performances are 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, and 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, in the Schneider Theater of Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road.

Tickets are $14 for adults, $10 for students and seniors.

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The Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs will present their annual winter concert this weekend in Bloomington.

The “How Can I Keep From Singing” concert is 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, 9201 Normandale Blvd., Bloomington.

The concert will feature more than 180 singers grades two through 12.

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Tickets are $25 for adults, $12.50 for students, available online and at the door.

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Why the “Dealer’s Best Price” may not be “Your Best Price” The new car and truck business has become extremely competitive in the last few years. Margins have never been smaller, but advertising low prices just isn’t enough to move the needle anymore. Prices need to be “too good to be true” to stand out. This has caused an epidemic of misleading advertising that, unfortunately, wastes the customer’s time or leaves the honest dealer off many of their shopping lists.

How does this happen? Well there are a number of ways to deceptively show an artificially low price. Most prevalent right now is advertising a price reduced by a number of rebates that 99% of shoppers aren’t eligible to receive.

The incredibly low price looks like it applies to anyone, but once in the dealership you learn that you, like the majority of people, are not on some list or manifest. Your price is hundreds or even thousands more.

General Motors as an example presently has over 20 programs to access niche markets. To show how obscure some of these target groups can be, the USAA Private Offer applies only to USAA members, so basically current or retired military that have purchased USAA insurance, yet the $750 rebate is routine in many advertised prices with little or no disclaimer.

While these ads are certainly confusing, probably deceptive, and maybe even illegal, nobody has done much to curb their spread. The Better Business Bureau, State Attorney General, and maybe even the automobile manufacturers will certainly look into them on an individual basis, but their hands seem to be tied because there are a few people who might actually qualify. Ultimately, is this the kind of dealer you really want to enter into a relationship with?

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Retailers carefully consider Christmas tunes Some scale back

BY ANDREW WIG – SUN NEWSPAPERS To some, it warms the heart. To others, it’s an annoyance. To others yet, it is a sales tool. Thus, an important decision: What to play through the PA this time of year?

“Having the right Christmas music playing will keep the customer in the store longer, and make their shopping experience better and thereby they spend more money,” said Jose Brown, product manager for DMX, which provides subscription music service to retail outlets across the country, including the Twin Cities.

For some retailers, the bells and xylophones start chiming Nov. 1., which means by now, some may already be covering their ears.

For some it’s like, “by the time Christmas rolls around and you’ve heard Feliz Navidad a million times, you’re going to pull your hair out,” said Candace Brown, who answers customers’ phone calls at Muzac, the large subscription music service that makes it its business to provide retailers with

soundtracks that optimally accompany the shopping experience.

Already, she said, “I’ve had a few people call in and say they’re tired of Christmas music.”

Many retailers start subscribing to the Christmas fare Nov. 1., the Muzac representative said, but “normally if someone starts it before thanksgiving, they’ll have it turned off before Christmas.”

Byerly’s stores, sensing such a backlash, have moved back their Christmas music season. Now, they start playing the holiday sounds the day after Thanksgiving, according to Mike Schwartz, manager at the Maple Grove Byerly’s.

“That’s more appropriate,” he said, “in the eyes of the customer first, and the employee second.”

And when it does come on, Christmas music doesn’t dominate at Schwartz’s store, accounting for only one out of every three songs played. Other retailers and coffee shops, like Starbuck’s, also employ a musically mixed approach to the holiday season.

The approach may eliminate some of the strain on employees, who receive the

greatest exposure to Christmas music during a season that can bring “a couple hundred songs over and over,” as Candace Brown described this particular music season. “You hear the exact same thing every day.”

Tim Evenson, who works at Crystal record store Down in the Valley, is spared the looping, allegedly saccharine, cheer.

He picks his own tracks. Sometimes, they are Christmas ones.

“You’ll see customers start to sing along,” Evenson said. They are singing along to Christmas tunes by artists ranging from Nat King Cole to the Jackson 5, which get regular airtime from the Motown fan.

But it is not just about seeing customers get down to Michael Jackson’s rendition of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.”

The record store worker admitted to practicing marketing. “What we play is used as a sales device, to some extent,” he said.

And the business of Christmas music, “it’s been picking up,” the Evenson said.

The Christmas album by duo She & Him is a good seller at the shop, as is British

belter Susan Boyle’s holiday collection, Evenson said.

Evenson will play it, but the salesman can still put on his music critic hat.

Christmas music? “Personally I don’t like it very much,” Evenson said. “I don’t like that every establishment you walk into is playing the same song, potentially.

“It typically lacks variety and it often is kind of cheaply done renditions of songs that I don’t really care for.”

A rare few get a pass from Evenson.

More forgiving may be Jose Brown, who is another gatekeeper, only on a grander scale. He admitted, “The songs that were popular five years ago are still popular today. It is a genre that repeats itself.”

The industry professional said people seem to like what they liked 17 years ago, the year Mariah Carey debuted “All I Want for Christmas,” which still gets the hit-No.-1-single treatment this time of year.

“The musical tastes really haven’t changed.”

Staid or not, people like what they like. And for retailers, the stakes are as simple as this maxim, offered by he record store clerk: “If someone likes it, they will buy it.”

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Thursday, December 22 The Edina Coalition for Grief Support’s Holiday Service of Remembrance • 4:30 pm Saturday, December 24 • Christmas Eve Child-Friendly Service • 4:00 pm Candlelight Services • 5:30 & 11:00 pm Sunday, December 25 • Christmas Day Worship Service • 10:00 am

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8600 E. Bush Lake Rd., Bloomington, MN 55438 www.peacebloomington.org 952-944-6510 Pastor Mark Nelson

Christmas Eve Services Saturday, December 24th - 3:30 and 5:00 pm

Christmas Day Sunday, December 25th - 9:30 am

Awaiting a Rebirth of Wonder December 15, 6:00 p.m.

Service of Hope and Healing December 18, 9:00 a.m. Children’s Pageant 10:30 a.m. Living Waters Worship December 24, 4:00 & 11:00 p.m.

Christmas Eve Candlelight Services December 25, 9:00 a.m.

Christmas Day Slipper Sunday

Richfield United Methodist Church 5835 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis 612-861-6086 www.richfieldumc.org

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Holy Family Catholic Church

To Know Him and To Make Him Known

5900 West Lake Street, St. Louis Park • 952-929-0113

Bloomington Lutheran Church 952.888.2475

www.bllh.org

CHRISTMAS EVE Saturday, December 24 9:15 pm Pre-service Music 10:00 pm Candlelight Worship Service MESSAGE:

Behold the Lamb of God CHRISTMAS DAY Sunday, December 25 9:30 am Worship Service CHRISTMAS MESSAGE:

Oh, Come, Let Us Adore Him 9350 Portland Avenue South Bloomington, MN 55420

Pastor: Father Thomas Dufner

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Christmas Eve . . . . . . 4 pm and 9 pm Christmas Day . . . . . . 9 am and 11 am CONFESSIONS:

Saturday, Dec. 17 . . . . 3:30 - 5 pm Sunday, Dec. 18 . . . . . 8 - 9 am Thursday, Dec. 22 . . . 3 - 5 pm Friday, Dec. 23 . . . . . . 10 - 11 am

Celebrate Christmas with Us! Sunday, December 18 10:00 am “Winter’s Grace” featuring the Sanctuary Choir and 12 Piece Orchestra Saturday, December 24 - 9:00 pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols.

8000 Portland Ave • Bloomington, MN (1 Block South of 494)

952-888-6070

www.paumc.org

Welcomes you this Christmas, and Always!

Serving Eden Prairie, Edina and Bloomington

Sunday, December 18 10:00 a.m. Service of Lessons & Carols

CHRISTMAS EVE

CHRISTMAS MEETINGS OLD APOSTOLIC LUTHERAN CHURCH OF MINNEAPOLIS

Friday, December 23 Monday, December 26, 2011

Portland Avenue United Methodist

ST. ALBAN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

11am & 6pm Daily

Saturday, December 24 4:00 p.m. All-Age Christmas Pageant with Holy Communion 10:00 p.m. Candlelight Service with Holy Communion

CHRISTMAS DAY Sunday, December 25 10:00 a.m. Holy Communion

6716 Gleason Road, Edina, MN 55439

Eden Prairie High School Activity Center

(off Hwy 62, corner of Gleason Rd & Valley View Rd.)

17185 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55346

www.stalbansedina.org 952-941-3065

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FRANCE AVENUE AND 110TH STREET 952.884.2364 g WWW.TLCMN.COM

Saturday, December 24

Childcare provided at 2:00, 3:15 & 4:30 2:00 p.m.—Children’s Choirs, Handbells, Woodwinds 3:15 p.m.—Communion, Brass Choir, Vocal Ensembles 4:30 p.m.—Communion, Adult Choir, Brass Choir 10:30 p.m.—Communion, Adult Choir, Handbell Choir

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Mount Olivet Lutheran Church www.mtolivet.org

Minneapolis Campus

West Campus

5025 Knox Avenue South Minneapolis 612-926-7651P

7150 Rolling Acres Road (Located between Highways 5 & 7)

Sunday, December 18 8, 9:30, 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICES 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 p.m.

CHRISTMAS DAY 10 and 11 a.m.

Victoria 952-767-1500 P Sunday, December 18 9:15 and 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTMAS EVE 2, 3, 4, and 5 p.m.

CHRISTMAS DAY 10:30 a.m.

✓ make 2011 Best Christmas ✓limit cookies to 4 per day attend Christmas Eve service at Westwood

Westwood Community Church Dec 24 at 1:00, 2:20, 3:40, 5:00 8:40 & 10:00pm www.westwoodcc.org/christmas 952-224-7300 NW corner of Hwy 5 & 41 Chanhassen

Pax Christi Catholic Community www.paxchristi.com

12100 Pioneer Trail • Eden Prairie, MN 55347 Fr. Patrick Kennedy • 952-941-3150

Christmas Eve, December 24

Christmas at Oak Grove Church Sunday, December 18th 10:45 a.m. “Canticle of Joy” a cantata for Christmas presented by the Chancel Choir and an instrumental ensemble

Saturday, December 24th / Christmas Eve 4:00 p.m. Family Service (No nursery provided; bring entire family to the service) 11:00 p.m. Candlelight Communion Service

Sunday, December 25th 10:45 a.m. Christmas Day Service

Oak Grove Presbyterian Church 2200 W. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington 952-888-4621 • www.oakgrv.org Inclusive and Multicultural

Mass w/Children’s Liturgy of the Word 4:00pm Christmas Mass (in Nazareth Hall) 4:00pm Christmas Mass 6:00pm Christmas Mass 8:00pm Lessons and Carols 9:30pm Solemn Celebration of Christmas Mass 10:00pm

Christmas Day, December 25 Christmas Masses

9:00am, 11:00am

All are Welcome!

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There Is Something For Everyone This December At RELC! Celebrate the journey to Christmas with weekly Sunday morning worship!

The 9:15 – featuring traditional worship with pipe organ and choirs The 10:45 – Casual, contemporary worship featuring interactive Christian Music by ‘The Buzz’

Normandale Hylands United Methodist Church 9920 Normandale Boulevard Bloomington, MN 55437 (952) 835-7585 www.nhumc.net Saturday, December 24

Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship Services

North Pole Family Adventure Night

4:00 pm, 7:00 pm with Communion, and 10:00 pm

December 14 • 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Sunday, December 25

Dinner with Santa & Crafts to Make Free Community Event Call for reservations so we can plan space for you!

Nursery provided at 4:00

Christmas Day Worship at 10:00 am

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“A Traveler’s Christmas” A casual, contemporary Christmas candlelight experience for all ages

December 21 7:00 pm There is always room for you at RELC!

Christmas Eve and Beyond December 24 4:00 pm Candlelight Worship with Children’s Message 9:00 pm Candlelight Service December 25 – “A Worship Service of Carols” 9:15 am January 01 – “A Worship Service of Healing” 9:15 am

RICHFIELD LUTHERAN CHURCH located at the corners of 60th Street and Nicollet Avenue in South Minneapolis

612-861-2265

www.richfield-lutheran.org

at historic Fort Snelling Site • Hwys 5, 55 & 62 Non-Denominational Christian Worship each Sunday at 11 am

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service - 4:00 pm Sermon: “The Christmas Guest” Special Music: Vocal & Instrumental

Sunday, December 25 - 11:00 am Sermon: “What if there was no Christmas?”

Rev. Dr. Kenneth L. Beale, Jr. Chaplain Rev. Michael Wallman, Assoc. Chaplain Craig Tennison, Minister of Music

“Where the Veteran is Remembered” For more info call 651-456-4410 www.fortsnellingmcf.org

Handicapped accessible

Pastors: Donavon P. Eslinger, Otis P. Borop

Celebrate The Sounds of the Season with A Festival of Lesson & Carols December 18 during the 9:15 am worship service

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MASS SCHEDULE/HORARIO DE LAS MISAS With the Bloomington —Richfield— Eden Prairie Catholic Churches

Christmas Eve/Noche Buena—Sat/Sab, Dec 24 Assumption—English 4:00pm/Español 7:00pm St. Bonaventure—4:30pm & 10:00pm St. Edward—4:00pm, 6:00pm & 11:00pm Nativity of Mary—4:00pm & 11:00pm Pax Christi—4:00, 6:00, 8:00 & 10:00pm St. Peter—4:00pm & 10:00pm St. Richard—5:00pm

Christmas Day/Navidad—Sun/Dom, Dec 25

Assumption—English 9:00am Español 11:00am , 1:00pm & 6:00pm St. Bonaventure—8:00am & 10:00am St. Edward—9:30am & 11:00am Nativity of Mary—8:30am & 10:30am Pax Christi—9:00am & 11:00am St. Peter—9:00am & 11:00am St. Richard—9:00am & 11:00am Advent Penance Services/Rito Penitencial: Pax Christi—Sat, Dec 3, 10 & 17, 4:00pm; Mon, Dec 12, 7:00pm St. Bonaventure—Sun, Dec 11, 4:00pm St. Edward (non-sacramental)—Dec 13, 11:00am; Dec 14, 7:00pm Assumption—en Español Mier. Dic 14, 7:00pm Nativity of Mary—Thurs, Dec 15, 10:00am & 7:00pm St. Richard—Sat, Dec 17, 10:00am St. Peter—Sun, Dec 18, 4:00pm

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St. George’s Episcopal Church 5224 Minnetonka Blvd., St. Louis Park 952.926.1646 www.stgeorgesonline.org CHRISTMAS EVE

CHRISTMAS DAY

4:00 pm Family Eucharist 10:00 pm Festival Eucharist

10:15 am Holy Eucharist, Rite 1

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St. Stephen Lutheran Church CHRISTMAS EVE 3:00 pm

Saturday, December 24 Family / Children Service

5:00 pm

Traditional Service

10:00 pm Candlelight Service with Billy McLaughlin

Sunday, Dec. 25

9 AM Traditional Harp and choir music

10:30 AM Contemporary

Worship Team vocalist and musicians Westwood Lutheran Church 9001 Cedar Lake Road, St. Louis Park, MN 952-545-5623 / www.westwoodlutheran.org

Sunday, December 18th 8:15 AM “Blue� Christmas Prayers 9:30 & 11:00 AM Lessons & Carols Christmas Eve 3:00 & 4:30 PM Family Services 8:00 PM Candlelight Service 10:00 PM Communion Service Christmas Day 10:00 AM New Year’s Day 10:00 AM

CHRISTMAS DAY Sunday, December 25 10:00 am Traditional Service with Coffee Fellowship after Service Visit our website for more Holiday Worship opportunities

All Saints Lutheran Church

www.ststephen.net

15915 Excelsior Blvd., Minnetonka 55345

8400 France Ave. So., Bloomington 952-831-4746

(Corner of Excelsior Blvd. and Woodland Road)

952-934-3550

www.allsaintsmtka.org

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Missing FROM PAGE 1A During the four-day visit April suggested that she wanted to return to Washington. Pease encouraged her daughter to remain in Minnesota and complete her treatment program. Pease was also concerned for her daughter’s safety, as there was a history of conflict between April and her son’s father, Pease recalled.

Cornerstone employees contacted Pease in March 2009 to inform her that a woman had dropped off her grandson at Cornerstone the previous night. The woman said that April was going to work and didn’t have time to drop off her son, Pease learned.

April didn’t answer phone calls from Cornerstone employees that night, but she did send text messages saying she’d return later that night or the next morning, according to her mother.

Pease tried called her daughter after receiving the call from Cornerstone but was likewise rebuffed. April also responded to her mother by text messages, saying she needed a break. Pease suggested that April’s son would be turned over to child protection if she left him in the care of Cornerstone employees. April doubted that, her mother recalled.

After the initial text message exchange April sent a few more text messages to her mother, who was convinced her daughter’s actions were the result of another relapse. She responded to April by text message, telling her daughter to leave her alone, she was done dealing with her. It was the last exchange Pease would have with April.

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Pease had been paying her daughter’s cell phone bill, but disconnected the service at the end of March 2009, as she thought that paying her daughter’s bill would continue to enable her recurring drug habit. Pease regrets that decision, too.

The last time anybody has vouched for April’s whereabouts was March 17, 2009. The Bloomington Police Department began a missing person investigation in September of that year.

Land of 10,000 missing There have been more than 10,000 missing persons cases in Minnesota this year, and by the end of the month that total should top 11,000, according to Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension statistics.

Those cases include runaway children, children involved in custody disputes between their parents, adults with dementia who have wandered away and cannot be immediately located and people like April who unexpectedly disappear for no known reason. In 98 percent of Minnesota’s cases the missing person is located or returns home within a week, according to Kris Rush, the manager of the missing and unidentified persons clearinghouse of the BCA. For Bloomington, most missing persons investigations are closed within 48 hours, according to Bloomington Police Sgt. Marty Early.

When a Minnesota law enforcement agency receives a report of a missing person it is obligated to take a report, regardless of how long the person has been missing or the person’s age, according to Janell Rasmussen, training director for the BCA. MISSING: TO NEXT PAGE

April Pease was last seen in March 2009. She had been staying at Cornerstone in Bloomington prior to her disappearance. The Bloomington Police Department has been investigating her disappearance for more than two years. (Submitted Photo)

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Missing FROM PREVIOUS PAGE After taking the report, the response is accelerated if the person is considered to be endangered. A missing person may be deemed endangered if he or she might need medical attention or if the disappearance is determined to be involuntary or occurred in dangerous circumstances.

Any minor reported missing is automatically considered to be endangered, Rasmussen noted.

Reports of missing adults weren’t always handled that way. Brandon’s Law

took effect in 2009, requiring law enforcement agencies to respond to all missing persons calls. In the past a call regarding a missing adult may not have resulted in a report and investigation by a law enforcement agency. It was up to the judgment of a chief or investigator within an agency to determine if the situation warranted follow up, Rasmussen explained.

The law was named after Brandon Swanson, a 19-year-old man who went missing in May 2008. He was returning home late at night in southwestern Minnesota when his car when into a ditch. He was walking to a friend’s house and talking to his parents on his cell

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phone. The call went dead and Brandon disappeared. He remains missing today.

His parents spearheaded a campaign to change the way missing persons cases are handled involving adults, as they were dissatisfied with the response they received to the report that their son was missing hours after the phone call ended.

Early was part of the committee that drafted the law, a law he credits for helping identify an unidentified body in New York as that of a Bloomington man who was reported missing by his family.

“That’s a direct result of Brandon’s Law,” Early said.

A report was never taken in New York because adults in that state are legally free to go missing, according to Early.

Had Bloomington not taken the report from the man’s family and entered his information into national networks for missing and unidentified persons, “He would be a John Doe there in a cemetery,” Early said.

Missing persons who are deemed endangered have their description and identifying information immediately entered into the National Crime Information Center, an electronic clearinghouse for crime data maintained by the FBI, according to Rasmussen. The NCIC helps investigators connect with law enforcement agencies that have had contact with a person reported as missing, she explained.

The BCA serves as the state’s clearinghouse for missing and unidentified persons. The NCIC database compares missing persons records with unidentified persons records in the search for a possible match. With each new record entered into the system the search begins anew, Rush explained.

Initial missing persons files contain basic information. If the case remains open for 30 days the investigating agency must collect additional information if it hasn’t already done so, such as DNA samples, dental information, additional photos and fingerprints, according to Rush.

Access to information in the NCIC database is restricted, but the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System is an online database open to all, and contains information on missing and unidentified persons across the United States, including more than 100 missing persons cases in Minnesota, dating back to 1969.

In addition to serving as the clearinghouse for missing and unidentified persons, the BCA provides training for law enforcement agencies, assists families with their search efforts for a missing person and actively investigates cases when asked to do so. Small, outstate law enforcement agencies that lack the staffing and resources to conduct a missMISSING: TO NEXT PAGE

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WEDDING ANDERSON-VALENTINO Averi London Anderson would proudly like to announce the marriage of her parents, Joseph James Anderson, and Kristina "Bella" Valentino.

Joe attended Richfield Senior High and graduated from Hennepin Technical College in 2004. Bella attended Blaine Senior High, graduated cum laude from Augsburg College and will receive her MBA from Hamline University in the spring of 2012.

Joseph and Bella were friends for several years before they fell in love and had a daughter. The couple were married on the beach at a Sandals Resort in Antigua, West Indies on September 13th, 2012.

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Missing FROM PREVIOUS PAGE ing persons case would typically request assistance from the BCA, according to Rasmussen.

The BCA has about 65 special agents available throughout the state to assist on a variety of cases, Rasmussen said.

Although more than 10,000 missing persons cases have been reported this year there are less than 600 active cases at any one time, with the average from month-to-month being 530, according to Rush.

Making up for lost time One of the obstacles the Bloomington Police Department has in its search for April Pease is that several months passed before the investigation began.

Trying to track a person’s whereabouts six months after he or she was last seen is difficult, according to Early.

“It it’s within 48 hours, people’s memories are pretty good,� he said. After a few months, however, people tend to forget details from their day-to-day lives, he noted.

Investigators have interviewed numerous people who knew April and had contact with her during the days before her disappearance. They know that she had been in contact with her half-sister in Washington, telling her she was trying to find a ride back to Washington, Early said.

Beyond interviews, the department has reviewed April’s cell phone records to determine who she was in contact with and when the last time her phone was used prior to it being disconnected by her mother. Obtaining such records is challenging, as the cell phone service providers aren’t necessarily quick to respond to a subpoena, Early explained.

Cell phone records can also identify the locations of cell phone towers transmitting a call, although that information is typically purged by service providers

within a short period of time. By the time the Bloomington request for April’s phone records was submitted it was too late to identify what city or state she would have been in on the dates her last calls were made, Early noted.

Obtaining a list of phone records is the first step in trying to trace April’s whereabouts. Determining who was on the other end of the incoming and outgoing calls and finding out what they recall about April’s whereabouts, many months after the fact, is difficult and time consuming, according to Early.

April had told her half-sister in late March 2009 that she was planning to return to Washington after helping somebody drive to a casino. That was the last time her half-sister heard from April, according to Pease.

Pease started to worry about April in May 2009, when April’s half-sister called Pease and told her she hadn’t heard from April in more than a month, and detailed their last phone conversation from March. Pease confirmed that April had

never returned to the shelter and had left her personal belongings.

Although April hadn’t returned for her son, Pease had contacted her grandson’s father in March to ensure her grandson didn’t wind up in foster care in Minnesota, which is what she was certain would happen knowing April had relapsed.

More than two years after Bloomington’s investigation began, efforts to track April continue. It’s not a day-to-day focus of the department, but “you work on it as you can,� Early said. “There’s probably more work in that case than any other case this year,� he added. “As long as it’s open and active, we will continue to work on it.�

Pease would be 32 years old today. She is white, 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 120 pounds, and has brown hair and blue eyes. She has a tattoo on her stomach and a mole near her right eye. Additional information about her case is available online at xr.com/april.

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Richfield United Methodist Church

Pastors:Elizabeth Elizabeth Macaulay, Pastors: Macaulay Max Nguyen andRichter, PhillipPhillip Nguyen

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Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday: 6:00 p.m.

9920 Normandale Blvd. S. Bloomington • 952-835-7585

Sunday Worship 8:30 & 11:00 am Education For All ages 9:45 am Nursery Provided Pastors: Don Eslinger, Otis P. Borop

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Mount Olivet Lutheran Church 50th Street between

CALVARY UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Reverend Thomas Andrews - Pastor

James & Knox Ave. So., P Minneapolis 612-926-7651 • www.mtolivet.org

8800 Nicollet Avenue South Bloomington, MN 55420

(952) 888-0215

Sunday Mornings

SERVICE TIMES

9:00, 10:00, 11:00 am and 12 noon

Sunday Church School

SUNDAY 10:30 AM . MORNING WORSHIP 6:00 PM . . . . EVENING WORSHIP

9:00, 10:00 & 11:00 am

Holy Communion 8:30 am & 12:45 pm

THURSDAY

Pastor Craig E. Johnson

7:30 PM EDUCATION FOR ALL AGES

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LATTER-DAY SAINTS

Please join us to celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmastime!

Worship & Education – 9:00 & 10:30 am

Bloomington Chapel

Nicollet Chapel

Nursery Provided

9700 Nesbitt Ave S Bloomington, MN 55437

9321 Nicollet Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55409

Sunday Services: 9:00 am 11:00 am

Sunday Services: 10:20 am 12:00 pm 2:00 pm

5730 Grove St., Edina • 952-929-0049 (one block west of Tracy) Opening Hearts and Minds in a Divided World

(2:00 pm Spanish Speaking Service)

CALENDAR Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011

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EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY – DEC. 16 THROUGH DEC. 22 FRIDAY

SATURDAY

16 ROTARY CLUB OF BLOOMINGTON DAYMAKERS When: 7:29 a.m.

Where: Hilton Minneapolis-Bloomington, 3900 American Blvd. W., Bloomington Info: daymakers.org GIRLS BASKETBALL: JEFFERSON VS. APPLE VALLEY When: 7:15 p.m.

Where: Bloomington Jefferson High School, 4001 W. 102nd St. Info: 952-681-6409

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POND HOUSE TOURS When: 1:30-4 p.m.

Where: Pond Dakota Mission Park, 401 E. 104th St., Bloomington Info: xr.com/pond

SURVIVING WINTER When: 2-3:30 p.m.

Where: Richardson Nature Center, 8737 E. Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: xr.com/winter

WILDLIFE WATCH When: 3-4 p.m.

Where: Richardson Nature Center, 8737 E. Bush Lake Road, Bloomington Info: xr.com/sunday

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LEGAL NOTICES City of Bloomington NOTICE OF CITY OF BLOOMINGTON POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY The city of Bloomington does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission, or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request accommodation will be provided to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in all City of Bloomington services, programs, and activities. The city has designated coordinators to facilitate compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as required by Section 35.107 of the U.S. Department of Justice regulations, and to coordinate compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as mandated by Section 8.53 of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations. For more information contact the Human Services Division, City of Bloomington, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, Minnesota 55431, telephone: 563-8700; TDD: 563-8740.

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.

List the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: Live joyfully Now Principal Place of Business: 5200 W 102nd St #209, Bloomington, MN 55437 List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address: Linda Nguyen, 5200 W 102nd St #209, Bloomington, MN 55437

I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.

Certificate of Assumed Name

Passed and adopted this 5th day of December, 2011.

City of Bloomington

(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.

/s/ Gene Winstead Mayor

(Official Publication) NOTICE OF HEARING Please take notice that at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bloomington to be held on Monday, December 19, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, the City Council of the City of Bloomington will conduct a public hearing to consider adoption of a Resolution approving a schedule of fees and charges for services provided by departments and divisions of the City of Bloomington (other than those otherwise established by Ordinance) for calendar year 2012.

FILED: November 14, 2011 /s/ Linda Nguyen, Personal Trainer

List the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: NBS Calibrations

(Dec. 8 & 15, 2011) D3-LivejoyfullyNow

Principal Place of Business: 9556 Bloomington Fwy West, Bloomington, MN 55431-2617

City of Bloomington (Official Publication) Notice of Public Hearing 2009-202 Killebrew Drive Pedestrian Bridge and Overlay Project NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Bloomington at its meeting on December 19, 2011 at 7:15 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, of the Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, will consider making public improvements on and over Killebrew Drive, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.011 to 429.111 (Laws 1953. Ch. 398) as amended.

These improvements consist of constructing a pedestrian bridge over Killebrew Drive and milling and overlaying Killebrew Drive between TH-77 and approximately 500-feet east of 24th Avenue South. The estimated cost of City Project 2009-202: Killebrew Drive Pedestrian Bridge and Overlay Project is approximately $4,000,000. MOAC Mall Holdings, LLC has petitioned to be assessed for a portion of the project costs, up to $1,398,000. A special assessment will also be considered for other benefiting properties and a reasonable estimate was mailed to those affected property owners. All estimated assessments will be available at the hearing. Such persons desiring to be heard with reference to the proposed improvements will be heard at this meeting.

All of the area proposed to be assessed for various improvements is within the City of Bloomington, County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota. /s/ Shelly A. Pederson City Engineer Department of Public Works (Dec. 8 & 15, 2011) D3-Killebrew

List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered office address: Northern Balance & Scale, Inc., 9556 Bloomington Fwy West, Bloomington, MN 55431-2617 I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.

FILED: November 18, 2011 /s/ Siira B. Gunderson, Esq., Attorney at Law (Dec. 8 & 15, 2011) D3-NBSCalibrations

City of Bloomington (Official Publication) ORDINANCE NO. 2011 - 23 AN ORDINANCE TO INCREASE WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES, THEREBY AMENDING SECTION 11.63 The City Council of the City of Bloomington ordains: Section 1. That Chapter 11 of the City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: WATER, WASTEWATER, WATER AND RECYCLING

(Official Publication) NOTICE OF HEARING ON RESOLUTION TO CHANGE STORM WATER DRAINAGE UTILITY RATES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bloomington, to be held on Monday, December 19, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, the Council will consider adoption of a Resolution to change annual fee per acre storm water drainage utility rates as follows: Land Use Category Cemetery/Golf Course/Park Single-Family Residential School/Institution Church/Multi-family Residential Commercial/Industrial

Present Rate Per Acre Per Month $6.47 15.04* 25.12 35.65 63.47

Proposed Rate Per Acre Per Month $6.79 15.78* 26.35 37.40 66.59

/s/ Barbara Clawson Secretary to the Council APPROVED: /s/ Sandra Johnson City Attorney (Dec. 15, 2011) D3-Ord2011-23

Public Notice (Official Publication) NOTICE OF SALE AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY PS Orangeco, Inc and/or Shurgard TRS, Inc will conduct sale(s) at Public Storage located at Bloomington 34107: 9033 Lyndale Ave S., Bloomington, MN 55420. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell at public auction on December 28th, 2011 at 9:30 am personal property including but not limited to furniture, clothing, tools and/or other household items. The name of the person(s) whose personal property is to be sold is as follows: A009 - Johnson, Christina Jo; A026 - Voerding, Philip; A028 - Apland, Lynne; A057 - Lindsey, Wayne; A085 - Mitchell, Larry; A129 - Amundson, Craig; A186 Ayoka, Noble; B206 - Willingham, Brenda; B216 - Estuesta, Alan; B228 - Johnson, Latasha; B248 - Olson, Randy; B258 - Briscoe, Richard; B272 - Gylling, Michelle; B283 - Blanchard, Stracia; B306 - Dyer, Latreace; B310 - Harmon, Felicia; B322 - Meade, Crystal; B336 Rodriguez, Carmen; B431 - Edwardson, Daniel; B460 - Cronk, Justin; B462 Samsundar, Chanmatie; C108 - Dobbins, La Mark.

(Dec. 8, 15, 2011) PS 34107 D3-Bloom-Dec28 Auction

City of Bloomington

CHAPTER 11

City of Bloomington

ATTEST:

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ARTICLE I. WATER **** SEC. 11.63. WATER RATES AND WASTEWATER RATES. These rates shall be implemented on or about January 1, 20112, or as soon as is practicable given the City’s billing system. (a) Water Rates for the City shall be as follows: 1. Tier One: $2.28 2.35 per 1,000 gallons 2. Tier Two: $3.20 3.52 per 1,000 gallons

(Official Publication) NOTICE OF SUMMARY PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCES On December 5, 2011, at its regular meeting, the Bloomington City Council enacted a two page ordinance amending Chapter 11 of the Bloomington City Code concerning the calculation of waste water rates and discharge into the public sewer.

The ordinance enacted includes the following: • Establishes the proper term for calculating “winter usage” rates; • Defines a minimum bill for wastewater usage; • Updates the requirements for discharging into the public sewer; The specific title of the ordinance enacted was: “Wastewater Rates and Discharge into the Public Sewer.” The full ordinance is available to the public for inspection at the Bloomington City Clerk’s Office, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, Minnesota 55431, (952) 563-8700, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or e-mailing kengberg@ci.bloomington.mn.us.

Passed and adopted this 5th day of December, 2011

3. Private Hydrant Rate: $4.86 each

/s/ Gene Winstead Mayor

*Single-Family Residential is considered to be one-third of an acre, or $5.26 per month.

(b) Wastewater Rate for the City shall be as follows:

ATTEST:

Lori Economy-Scholler Chief Financial Officer

1. Wastewater Rate: $2.75 2.88 per 1,000 gallons (Dec. 15, 2011) D3-StormWaterRates

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/s/ Barbara A. Clawson Secretary to the Council (Dec. 15, 2011) D3-WastewaterOrd

Lori Economy-Scholler Chief Financial Officer (Dec. 15, 2011) D3-FeeHearingNotice

City of Bloomington (Official Publication) Notice of Public Hearing 2012-903 NE Penn Storm Sewer Improvement Project NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Bloomington at its meeting on January 3, 2012 at 7:15 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, of the Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, will consider making public improvements to the storm sewer under W. 80-1/2 Street between Fremont Avenue South and I-35W, crossing under I-35W at approximately 80-1/2 Street, West 81st Street between I-35W and Knox Avenue South, Knox Avenue South between American Boulevard and West 83rd Street, West 83rd Street between Knox Avenue South and Upper Penn Lake, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.011 to 429.111 (Laws 1953.

Ch. 398) as amended. These improvements consist of storm sewer upsizing via open trench and directional drilling and surface restoration. The estimated cost of these public improvements is approximately $7.8M. GRMN, LLC has petitioned to be assessed for a portion of the project costs, up to $1.5M. A special assessment will also be considered for other impacted properties and a reasonable estimate was mailed to those affected property owners. All estimated assessments will be available at the hearing. Such persons desiring to be heard with reference to the proposed improvements will be heard at this meeting.

All of the area proposed to be assessed for this storm sewer improvement is within the City of Bloomington, County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota.

Roy and Tom Ryerson. Also present: Melissa Schaller, Dan Hurley, Nicolle Roush. Good news reports were presented. The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes, personnel, bills to be paid, investment report and wire transfers. Special Education Employee of the Fall Quarter was Rachel Craig and Special Education Teacher of the Fall Quarter was Laura Weir. The Audit Report for 2010-2011 was presented by Jim Eichten of MMKR. The audit report was excellent and very clean. Superintendent’s Contract for 2012-2015 was approved. Adjournment at 6:00 PM. (Dec. 15, 2011) D3-917Dec6Min

City of Bloomington (Official Publication) Public Notice City of Bloomington Notice of Lake Aeration System The City of Bloomington is publishing this public notice to inform residents of a lake aeration system located on Lower Penn Lake at approximately 1925 West 86th Street. The aeration system will be begin operation on or around January 3, 2012 and operate continuously until ice-out conditions.

Public notice is required of any aeration system, authorized by a permit from the Commissioner of Natural Resources during periods of ice cover on public waters.

Warning signs are posted surrounding the area and residents are cautioned to avoid this area due to thin ice and open water.

The principal interest of the Department of Natural Resources in lake aeration as a fisheries management technique is winterkill prevention. For further information, contact the City of Bloomington Engineering Division, 1700 West 98th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431, telephone: 952-563-4867; TDD: 952-5638740. /s/ Shelly A. Pederson City Engineer (Dec. 15 & 22, 2011) D3-LowerPennLake

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/s/ Shelly A. Pederson City Engineer Department of Public Works (Dec. 15 & 22, 2011) D3-NEPennStormSewer

School District 917 (Official Publication) This is a summary of the Intermediate School District 917 Regular School Board Meeting on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd917.k12.mn.us or the District Office at 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN 55068.

The meeting was called to order at 4:30 PM at 14050 Pilot Knob Road, Apple Valley, MN. Board members present: Arlene Bush, Dan Cater, Jill Lewis, Veronica Walter, Deb Clark, Vanda Pressnall, Kathy Lewis, and ex-officio member Supt. John Christiansen. Absent: Vicki

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SPORTS Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011

Bloomington

MARK YOUR CALENDAR The Bloomington Kennedy/Jefferson cooperative wrestling team will host Lakeville North in a 7 p.m. South Suburban Conference dual meet Tuesday, Dec. 20.

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Senior guard is key to Jefferson’s basketball rebuilding efforts

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Payten Graykowski The Kennedy boys hockey player provided one goal and one assist during the Eagles’ 5-2 non-conference loss to Hopkins Dec. 6. He also scored one goal in a 7-1 loss to Rochester John Marshall Dec. 1.

BY GREG KLEVEN – SUN NEWSPAPERS Jefferson boys basketball coach Jeff Evens’ patience was tested severely last season as the Jaguars struggled to a 4-21 record.

Evens knows he might have to be just as patient this season with a squad dominated by underclassmen.

Jefferson’s 17-player roster is composed of six seniors, six juniors and five sophomores.

“Our younger players could be pushing for starting positions as the season progresses,” said Evens. “We had good pre-season practices and will see how these guys perform in games.”

Senior Ryan Gilmer, a 6-foot-4 forward, returns as a starter after averaging seven points per game last season. He will captain the Jaguars.

Three other varsity returnees are 6-4 senior forward Ted McGee, 60 senior guard T.J. LaDuke and 6-4 junior guard/forward Brian Fritzlar.

Jefferson will count on three other seniors for leadership. Those players are 6-1 guard Bryan Alm, 6-5 post David Christianson and 6-2 forward Andre Powell.

Jefferson opened its season with games against Chaska (Dec. 10) and Richfield (Dec. 13).

The Jaguars will travel to Chanhassen for a 7:30 p.m. game Friday, Dec. 16. Jefferson is home to play Shakopee at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20.

Evens said he believes three teams will be major contenders for the South Suburban Conference title.

“Eastview has everybody returning from last year’s team, including Joey King, a 6-8 forward/center,” said Evens. “Apple Valley has a talented guard in Tyus Jones back and Lakeville North should also be strong.”

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Gilmer returns to provide Jaguar leadership

Jumah’ri Turner Kennedy’s 6-foot-2 junior guard scored 24 points during the boys basketball team’s 95-70 loss to Minnetonka Dec. 6 in the Eagles’ opening game.

Bailey Plaman The Jefferson girls hockey goaltender made 23 stops during her team’s 6-0 loss to Lakeville North Dec. 6.

Britney Scherber Scherber scored 17 points in the Jefferson girls basketball team’s 6051 loss to Chanhassen Dec. 8.

Will Doss The Jefferson goalie made 34 saves to preserve a 4-4 overtime tie against Centennial Dec. 8 in nonconference boys hockey action.

Sam Willis Kennedy’s 6-foot senior guard contributed 16 points during a 95-70 boys basketball loss to Minnetonka Dec. 6.

Chuck Vavrosky The veteran wrestling coach celebrated his 300th career victory as Bloomington Kennedy/Jefferson defeated Burnsville 48-26 in a South Suburban Conference dual meet Dec. 2. Vavrosky was an All-State wrestler for Kennedy during his prep career.

Jon Fisher Jefferson guard T.J. LaDuke dribbles past a Kennedy defender last season. LaDuke returns for his senior season with the Jaguars. He is one of six seniors on the 17-player Jefferson roster. (File photo by Brian Nelson – Contributing Photographer)

The Bloomington Jefferson/ Kennedy diving coach was named 2011 Section 2AA Diving Coach of the Year.

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Kennedy girls win battle of Eagles Koch leads Jaguar in girls basketball showdown Martin scores 23 points as Bloomington defeats Eden Prairie 61-56

gymnasts to strong invitational finish

BY GREG KLEVEN – SUN NEWSPAPERS

BY GREG KLEVEN – SUN NEWSPAPERS

Kennedy won a battle between two of the state’s top-ranked Class 4A girls basketball teams last week.

The Eagles, rated sixth, defeated ninth-ranked Eden Prairie 61-56 Dec. 6. Eden Prairie finished second in the state tournament last season.

Jade Martin led Kennedy scorers with 23 points. The Eagle junior surpassed 1,000 career points the week before against Wayzata.

Tonoia Wade and Heather Bachman contributed nine points each. Kenisha Bell finished with eight points and Michaela Meredith added six points.

Kennedy (2-1) opened its season with a 75-67 overtime loss to Wayzata Nov. 29.

Three Eagle players scored in double figures – Martin (18 points), Wade (14) and Bell (14). Bachman and Meredith scored nine and six points.

Kennedy rebounded from the loss to Wayzata to beat St. MichaelAlbertville 82-28 in the Breakdown Tip Off Classic Dec. 3 at Hopkins High School.

Meredith led the Eagles in scoring with 18 points. Wade (14), Martin (12) and Bachman (10) also scored in double figures.

Bloomington Jefferson and Kennedy gymnasts opened the 2011-12 season with strong performances at the Simley Invitational Dec. 3.

Jefferson placed third out of five teams with 127.05 points. Kennedy was sixth (86.25).

Rosemount won the team title (130.85) and North St. Paul placed second (128.45). Simley finished fourth (120.4) and Henry Sibley was fifth (103.1).

Jefferson sophomore Christine Koch placed third in all-around with a score of 33.3. She was second on balance beam (8.75) and fourth in floor exercise (8.7).

Kennedy eighth-grader Alana Currin finished fourth in all-around (32.0). She was third on vault (9.0).

Jefferson junior Michaela Schmidt placed fifth in all-around (31.25). She was third on uneven bars (8.15) and fifth on vault (8.9).

Jaguar senior Rachel Dargis placed eighth in all-around (30.7). She finished fourth on vault (8.9).

Kennedy junior Megan Olson was 10th as an all-arounder (30.25).

Bloomington head girls gymnastics coach Leslee Wright expects varsity contributions from other girls as well.

“Jefferson senior captain Jenna Mueller is returning from elbow surgery last year and is looking to have a strong year,” said Wright. “We also have two young gymnasts that should contribute to the varsity – eighthgraders Shayna Mellesmoen and Sarah Pertl.

“Kennedy eighth-grader Shelby Lamont is a newcomer who will compete in all-around.”

Bloomington gymnasts travel to Eagan for a 6 p.m. South Suburban Conference meet Tuesday, Dec. 20.

Kennedy Athletics

Boys hockey The Eagles lost 5-2 to Hopkins Dec. 6 at the Hopkins Pavilion.

Payten Graykowski and Henry Roers came through with goals for Kennedy in the second period. Assists went to Roers, Graykowski and Andrew Lamere.

Eagle goalie David Johnson finished with 44 saves.

Rochester John Marshall defeated Kennedy 7-1 Dec. 1 at Rochester Recreation Center.

Kennedy’s Graykowski scored in the first period with an assist from

Kennedy guard Tonoia Wade leaps high to block a shot during the Eagles’ 82-28 girls basketball victory over St. Michael-Albertville in the Breakdown Tip Off Classic Dec. 3 at Hopkins High School. Wade scored 14 points in the victory. (Photo by Brian Nelson – Contributing Photographer) Mitch Radcliff. Eagle goalie Johnson stopped 23 shots.

Girls hockey Kennedy lost 6-1 to Rosemount Dec. 6 in South Suburban Conference girls

hockey action. Hannah Currin scored the Eagle goal and goalie Christina Nelson made 16 saves.

Kennedy’s record is 2-6-1. The Eagles will play at Lakeville North at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20.

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Interesting mix could lead to Kennedy boys basketball success Talented underclassmen join seasoned veterans

BY GREG KLEVEN – SUN NEWSPAPERS Kennedy boys basketball coach Nick Pocius has assembled an interesting mix of seniors and underclassmen on his 201112 squad.

The Eagles will rely heavily on three seniors. But two juniors and one sophomore will be featured in their rotation.

Kennedy has a 1-1 record after splitting a pair of games last week.

Kennedy’s senior co-captains are 6-foot1 guard Rico Gunn and 6-9 forward/center Jake Kohner.

Gunn was an all-conference selection last season and averaged 10.3 points per game.

“Rico is a positive leader and demands attention from his teammates because of his good work ethic,” said Pocius. “He is a talented shooter from the perimeter.”

Kohner averaged seven points and seven rebounds for the Eagles last season.

“Jake is a smart, dominant player inside,” said the Eagle coach. “We expect him to step up his interior game this season.”

One of the most talented Kennedy players could be 6-2 junior guard Jumah’ri Turner. He scored 37 points in Kennedy’s first two games.

Three other Eagle players expected to see extensive court time are 6-6 sophomore forward/center Travon Hearns, 6-0 senior guard Sam Willis and 6-5 junior forward Ed Ibrahim.

“We are looking at several other players who will fit into our rotation,” said Pocius.

“We have a lot of young talent on this team.”

Kennedy finished 16-12 last season after losing to Eden Prairie in the Class 4A, Section 2 tournament.

The Eagles were fifth in the South Suburban Conference with a 10-8 record.

“Eastview is the team to beat in our conference,” said Pocius. “But Apple Valley will be tough with its talented guard, Tyus Jones.

“We have high expectations and will try

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to keep improving and playing disciplined basketball.”

Kennedy opened its season with a 95-70 loss to Minnetonka Dec. 6. Three Eagle players scored in double figures – Turner (24 points), Willis (16) and Gunn (14).

Kohner and Hearns chipped in with five points apiece.

Kennedy bounced back from that defeat to overpower Cambridge-Isanti 63-44 Dec. 9.

The Eagles’ balanced attack featured Turner (13 points), Kohner (11), Hearns (10) and Ibraham (nine).

Kennedy will meet Minneapolis Washburn at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, on the Millers’ home court.

The team will be off until the Tartan holiday tournament starting Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 6:15 p.m. when the Eagles play Spring Lake Park in first-round action.

Jaguars earn 4-4 hockey tie with Centennial Jefferson’s boys hockey team battled perennial state power Centennial to a 44 tie Dec. 8. The Jaguars’ record is 0-1-1.

Johnny Panvica, Jon Lindquist, Colin Hernon and Ian Janco scored for Jefferson. Assists went to Hernon, Jack Weiss, Joey Queenan, Lindquist, Austin Hunt and Panvica.

Jefferson goalie Will Doss made 34 saves.

Jefferson lost 7-5 to defending state Class AA champion Eden Prairie Dec. 1.

Jaguar scorers were Weiss, Panvica, Hernon, Zac Beek and Lindquist.

Jaguar goalie Eric Fabano stopped 26 shots.

Girls basketball Britney Scherber returned to Jefferson’s starting girls basketball lineup last week after being sidelined because of an injury.

Scherber, a 5-foot-9 senior guard, made her presence felt with 17 points against Chanhassen Dec. 8. But that performance wasn’t enough as Jefferson lost 60-51.

Brooke Fritzlar had 16 points for the Jaguars. Other leading scorers were Allison Reimersma (nine points), Ellen

Kokes (five) and Anne Gathje (four).

With all-conference player Scherber out, Jefferson lost 85-34 to defending state champion Hopkins Nov. 29. Gabby Smith was the Jaguars’ top scorer with eight points. Alie Brechlin scored five points. Kokes and Katelyn Byers had four points each.

Jefferson was defeated 59-35 by Roseville in the Breakdown Tip Off Classic Dec. 3 at Hopkins High School.

Nicole Tobon and Kokes scored six points apiece for the Jaguars.

Girls hockey Jefferson dropped a 6-0 South Suburban Conference girls hockey game to Lakeville North Dec. 6. Goalie Bailey Plaman made 23 saves for the Jaguars (5-3).

Jefferson edged Prior Lake 2-1 Dec. 2 as Olivia Spellmire and Kelsey Cline scored goals. Kylie Earl and Holly Dietzler picked up assists. Plaman made 17 saves.

Eagan defeated Jefferson 4-1 Nov. 29.

Cline had an unassisted goal on a Jaguar power play. Plaman was busy in goal, making 37 saves.

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The 529 college savings plan: a holiday gift that keeps on giving The holiday season has arrived, and that means grandparents are seeking the perfect gift for their children and grandchildren. Hours spent at crowded shopping malls or perusing online retailers often prove fruitless, and shoppers commonly settle for something that falls short of perfect.

While a trendy toy or must-have gadget might prove popular today, perhaps no gift is more universal and enduring than the gift of education. Shoppers can

give that gift by setting up or making contributions to a 529 plan, an education savings plan that has special tax benefits designed to help people save for college.

Now more than ever, contributions to a college-savings fund make for an ideal holiday gift. For example, the Project on Student Loan Debt reports that the average student-loan debt increased 24 percent to $23,200 in 2008, up from $18,650 in 2004. Those figures paint a bleak picture

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FinAid.org notes that families who put aside just $50 per month from the time a child is born can grow a nest egg of more than $20,000 by the time that child turns 18, assuming a 7 percent return on investment. Those who increase their contributions to $100 per month can yield more than $43,000 by the time their youngster is ready to enter college.

“Saving with a 529 plan offers a direct-deposit option that is an afford-

able and attainable way to save for a loved one’s future college expenses,” said Richard Norman, interim executive director of Ohio Tuition Trust Authority. “Many times, just beginning the process can help families feel like college is a realistic and achievable goal.”

One 529 plan that offers a diverse choice of investment options from leading fund managers is CollegeAdvantage, a plan established by the state of Ohio. A CollegeAdvantage 529 plan account is tax-free when used for college expenses and specially designed to make it easy for families to save for the escalating costs of a college education. In addition, anyone can contribute, making it ideal for relatives who aren’t sure what to get for their school-aged special someone this holiday season.

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Helping elderly parents or relatives from afar oday’s families are more geographically diverse than ever before. Whereas it was once common for families to remain in the same city or state for generations, nowadays families routinely spread out across the country if not the world. Thanks to technological advancements that make it easier than ever before to stay in touch, families today can still thrive and stay close even if they live hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away from one another.

One issue facing many families that have chosen to spread out is how to help Mom and Dad when they reach the age where they need their adult childrens’ help.

While this wasn’t a problem for the families of yesteryear, it is a genuine concern for adults who live far away from their parents. Fortunately there are ways to be there for your elderly parents even when you can’t physically be there for them.

• Speak to your parents about what they need. While some parents might not be able to realistically assess their needs, children should speak to their parents when making decisions about their care. Adults who live far away from their parents might not know exactly what Mom and Dad need, so discuss the problems they might be having on a day-to-basis to determine the level of care or assistance they will need.

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• Examine finances. Managing money is often difficult for seniors who have had an accident or are dealing with a serious medical condition. Seniors might forget to pay bills or be struggling to manage money with the escalating costs of prescription medications and health care in general.

To help avoid missed bills, adult children can utilize online bill paying offered by many banks, wherein bills are automatically paid each month on their due date by simply being deducted from a given account. Adult chil-

dren can also consult a financial advisor to develop a plan that allows seniors access to their money while ensuring it will still be there when they need it.

• Research community resources. Many communities provide adequate resources for the elderly who might be incapacitated or otherwise need assistance. Programs such as Meals on Wheels can be a great assistance to long-distance caregivers concerned about their elderly parents. Residents of the United States can consult with the Department of Health and Human Services or visit www.Eldercare.gov and use their eldercare locator to find local agencies designed to help older persons and their families access community-based services including transportation, meal delivery and homecare.

• Stay in touch with seniors’ physicians. One way to monitor elderly parents from far away is to keep in frequent contact with their physicians. Discuss the situation with your parents’ physicians in person, and ask to be kept abreast of any changes in their health that might require altering their daily routines or homecare schedules.

For additional tips or information on helping elderly parents from afar, visit the U.S. Administration on Aging Web site at www.aoa.gov.

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Helping a parent after the loss of a spouse F ew children, even adult children, are ever prepared enough to help their parent deal with the loss of a spouse. In addition to coping with their own loss of a parent, many adults must find a way to help a parent who just lost the love of their life. The feeling of loss can be even more extreme during the holidays.

While it is never easy helping a parent

in such a situation, there are ways to help a parent cope with such a significant loss.

• Be mindful of your parent’s health.

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While physical health is important, be sure your parent maintains his or her mental health as well. Depression is common among those who have lost a loved one, so ask them about their feelings and if they’re getting enough sleep.

If adult children have their own kids, bring the grandkids over whenever possible. Nothing puts a bigger smile on a grandparent’s face than the sight of his or her grandchildren.

• Allow them some space to be themselves. While you might want to stay as close as possible to your parent, you also need to give them some space to be themselves. Your parent just lost his or her spouse, and it’s perfectly natural for him or her to want some time alone.

Afford them this opportunity, but be mindful to check in with them regularly

and not allow them to spend too much time alone.

• Engage your parent as much as possible. When both your parents were still alive, you might not have invited them along to the movies or when taking your own kids to a sporting event. However, engage them in such activities now, as they might not get a chance to do such things otherwise.

Another way to engage parents is to talk to them about current events or even books you have been reading.

Doing so will help them stay mentally sharp, and you will no doubt benefit as well from their point of view.

• Take a trip with your parent.

Initially, your parent might be reluctant to travel, especially of he or she had travel plans or dreams with his or her spouse. However, over time your parent will no doubt enjoy the prospect of traveling with the family, and it can be an enjoyable experience for everyone involved.

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Delaying retirement has financial, social benefits The need to save for retirement is something professionals start hearing about from the moment they begin their careers. Whether it’s parents extolling the virtues of retirement plans or employers who encourage their employees to take advantage of their retirement programs, saving for retirement is never far from the minds of professionals.

As important as such savings can be, many workers are deciding to delay their retirements. As much as men and women envision retiring to a faraway seaside villa for their golden years, such retirements are not terribly common, and many older workers have begun to recognize the economic and social benefits of delaying retirement.

Those undecided about when they want to say goodbye to the office should consider the following benefits to delaying retirement.

• Fewer years to worry about financing your lifestyle. Thanks to advancements in medicine and more and more

people living healthier lifestyles, men and women are now living longer than in years past. While living longer, healthier lives is a plus, it does have an effect on retirement. Because people can now expect to live longer, they must ensure their money lasts long enough.

By delaying retirement, men and women will have fewer retirement years to finance.

• More chances to save money. It might be your dream to retire early, but you could be doing yourself a great disservice by ending your career prematurely. Men and women at or near the end of their careers are often making more money than they ever have, which enables them to save more than they have in the past, especially if children are full grown and supporting themselves. Take advantage of these highsalary years, even if it means working an extra few years. If you do, when you retire you could have substantially more in savings than you would have had you retired early.

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Understand the basics of estate planning W

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Though college and retirement funds garner the most attention, men and women must also make time for estate planning. Estate planning is the process of arranging for the disposal of an estate and is done to help minimize uncertainty upon an individual’s death.

This planning also reduce taxes and additional expenses that might arise if a person passes away without having left a will or another means of disposing of his or her estate. Regardless of the size of an individual’s estate, there’s no reason not to have an estate plan in place. The following are some of the basics of estate planning, which should be a priority for men and women, young and old.

More than just a will An estate plan is more than just a will. Though an up-to-date and specific will is an important element of a good estate plan, there are other elements as well. In addition to a will, an estate plan should assign power of attorney, which gives a person of an individual’s choosing the right to manage that individual’s financial affairs if they are unable to do so themselves. Power of attorney

should be assigned in the case of a person’s death, but also if an unforeseen medical issue arises and a person is no longer capable of managing their affairs.

There are two types of power of attorney that are essential to know when estate planning. Springing power of attorney goes into effect when circumstances that the individual specified, such as incapacitation, occur. In order for this to go into effect, the agent designated must typically produce proof of an individual’s incapacitation. Durable power of attorney goes into effect immediately and the agent does not need to prove incapacitation. When choosing an agent to assume power of attorney, individuals need to make this decision wisely, choosing someone they trust who can competently manage their affairs.

Assessing your assets Assets include a host of things, from investment accounts to real estate to retirement savings. Individuals must take careful inventory of all of their assets and determine to whom these assets should go if they die or who should gain control of them if individuals become incapacitated. This means leaving no stone unturned. If there are any questions about specific assets, then legal wrangling or even government taxation upon these assets is likely to take place.

Understanding trusts

Many people hear the word trust associated with financial dealings and immediately assume it only applies to the wealthy. Nothing could be further from the truth. A trust enables men and women to put conditions on the distribution of their assets upon their death, including when and how these assets will be distributed. In addition, a trust might just protect these assets from creditors or lawsuits and help any heirs avoid probate court, which can be a costly and tedious process. Though trusts aren’t necessarily for everyone, they also aren’t exclusive to the very wealthy.

Allocation of assets Many people make the mistake of leaving all of their assets to their spouses upon their deaths. While this is wellintentioned, it doesn’t always work out best for men and women with children.

Individuals can leave an unlimited amount of money to their spouse upon their death, and that money cannot be taxed. However, when the surviving

spouse dies, if he or she leaves that money to their surviving children, then they are likely going to pay significantly more in estate tax. In addition, when deciding to simply leave all assets to a surviving spouse, this is, in a sense, leaving the difficult decision of asset allocation to the surviving spouse.

What’s more, should both husband and wife pass away in an accident at the same time and all assets were left to a spouse, this can make it very difficult, contentious and costly for surviving family members to divide up any assets left behind.

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Seniors are targets of charitable fraud D

• Don’t feel pressured. No reputable charity pressures prospective donors into making contributions. That’s because they don’t need to. A reputable charity can afford to keep its lights on and its programs running with or without your donation. If a caller or a letter is pressuring you to donate, don’t succumb to that pressure and kindly decline to donate.

• Don’t let “gifts” pressure you.

Another tool employed by con artists or even less reputable charities is to send “gifts” to prospective donors. These can include mailing labels or cards. The hope is that recipients will feel pressured into donating once they receive a gift.

However, a charity that is worth a donation does not need to resort to such tactics, which are a waste of resources as well as a dishonest way to solicit donations. Seniors should not feel compelled to donate because they received free mailing labels.

• Verify all information. Con artists are especially good at impersonating a reputable charity, sending e-mails with a well known charity’s logo but a link that directs donors to a different Web site entirely. Never make a donation without first verifying a charity’s information, including how your donation will be used and how much of the charity’s budget goes toward the services and programs it provides. Charity Navigator, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping givers make smart donating decisions, recommends donors give to charities that direct at least 75 percent of their budget on programs and services related to their mission. To avoid donating to a fraudulent or unworthy charity, research the charity and make sure your money will be going where you intend it to go.

• Save all records of donations. It’s important to save records of any donations for tax purposes, but it’s also important for seniors to keep records to avoid fraud. Many con artists prey on seniors by pretending to represent charities seniors have donated to in the past.

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Unfortunately, criminals can easily prey on these selfless acts, using a person’s desire to help the less fortunate for their own personal gain.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, seniors should be especially mindful of fraud schemes. That’s because seniors are considered easy targets for criminals for a number of reasons. The FBI notes that seniors are most likely to have a nest egg and an exceptional credit rating, making them very attractive to criminals. What’s more, seniors are more likely to be ashamed if they feel they have been victimized and therefore are less prone to report the fraud.

But seniors should know that con artists don’t discriminate when it comes to their victims, and people of all ages are victimized each and every year, particularly during the holiday season when men and women most commonly donate.

Before donating to charity this year, older donors should take the following precautions to reduce their risk of being victimized by con artists posing as charities.

• Get off the phone. Seniors are commonly victimized by con artists over the phone. No reputable charity will want you to donate over the telephone.

Instead, the charity will want you to familiarize yourself with their mission and history and then make a donation based on your research. If a caller wants you to donate over the phone, simply request they mail you information about the charity and then hang up. If they’re a reputable charity, this should not be a problem. If the caller continues to pressure you for a donation over the phone, just hang up.

A caller soliciting a donation might be a con artist, an employee of a for-profit fundraiser or an employee of the charity itself. Ultimately, if you decide to make a donation, don’t do so over the phone.

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Same day service. Over 34 yrs in biz. Lic/Bonded buyer. Call for free advice.

2000

2050

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

US Coins, Currency Proofs , Mint Sets, Collections, Gold, Estates & Jewelery Will Travel. 26 yrs exp Cash! Dick 612-986-2566

2010

Air Conditioning & Heating

Tom Hosek Construction

I Do All My Own Work!

All carpentry, windows, doors, bath, kitch, tile, LL. Repairs or All New. No Job too small. L#2338, ins. bonded. Tom 612-802-3668

Building & Remodeling

* Home Remodeling/ * Renovation 20+ yrs Ref's & owner on the Job Site! Rob 612-578-4897 Baths/Kitchs/Bsmts crptry, cer tile, walls Lic 4614 I do My own work 612-968-2311

Custom Build & Remodel

612-327-7843 ctconstruction.net License #20588723

Cabinetry & Counters

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2090

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2070

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2090

Carpet Installation Repair & Restretch West Metro 952-446-1963

25+ Yrs Exp. Owner/Oper

Business Services

Design, Create, Inspire.

WANTED

Building & Remodeling

• Residential Remodeling • Additions • Kitchens • Bathrooms • Basements • Since 1996

Building & Remodeling

Cement, Masonry, Waterproofing

The The Original Original

The Cement, Masonry, Origina The Waterproofing Origina

2050

The Origina

Building & Remodeling

2100

Cement, Masonry, Waterproofing

QUALITY SERVICE • Since • 1949

Since 1949

Tuckpointing/Brick Rpr The Free Est. InsuredOrigina Tim Arlt....952-937-6961

ARTHUR THEYSON CONSTRUCTION WORK GUARANTEED

TheysonConstruction.com

2100

Carpet Repairs - Restretch Sales - Installs - 30 yrs exp The Carpet Doctor of MN 763-463-9525

2100

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Sun Newspapers reserves the right to edit, refuse, reject or cancel any ad at any time. Errors must be reported on the first day of the publication, and Sun Newspapers will be responsible for no more than the cost of the space occupied by the error and only the first insertion. We shall not be liable for any loss or expense that results from the publication or omission of an advertisement.

We gladly accept VISA, American Express, Mastercard, personal checks, and cash.

2050

www.harmonypc.us

Buying Coins, Gold, Silver, Paper Money, Proof & Mint Sets Top $ $ $ paid!

Experienced, honest.

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Sun Classifieds

HOW TO PAY

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

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2010

MERCHANDISE MOVER

• 3 lines, Runs for 13 weeks, choose 2 zones • Additional lines: $7.00 • For one item priced under $2500,

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1095

$50

• 3 lines, 4 weeks, All zones • Additional lines: $7.00 • Private party only

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1090

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*Garage Sale Kits can be picked up at the Eden Prairie office.

LOCATION

1020

BUSINESS SERVICES

952-392-6888

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DEADLINE: Mondays at 3:00 pm* * Earlier on holiday weeks

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• Decks • Siding Insurance Claims

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FREE ESTIMATES Insured, Bonded & Licensed No. 20011251

CAPSTONE BROS.

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• Roofing • Siding •INC Windows CONTRACTING,

952-882-8888

Call today for your FREE Inspection!

Family Owned & Operated

www.capstonebros.com Lic. #20609967

(952) 431- 9970

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2100

Cement, Masonry, Waterproofing

2230

Flooring & Tile

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

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R.A.M. CONSTRUCTION Any & All Home Repairs

A+ Angie's List 952-474-4355

952-473-5291 or 920-2395 Cell 612-207-6704

20+ Years In Tiling Free Estimates/Low Prices Excellent References

Call 952-451-1037

Tear-out -ReplacementsRetain walls- Steps-Walks, Drives- Drain tile- Bsmnt floors - Stamped & Colored 763-229-4508

Affordable Concrete & Chimney Work Free Est. & Insured: www.campbellconcrete.net Joe 612-245-4439 (Hopkins) CONCRETE & MASONARY

Steps, Walks, Drives, Patios Chimney Repair.

No job to Sm. Lic/Bond/Ins

John 952-882-0775

2110

Chimney & FP Cleaning

SWEEP • INSP. • REPAIR Full Time • Professional Ser. Certified/ Registered / Insured 29 Yrs Exp. Mike 952-933-8005

londonairechimney service.com

2130

Pool/Hot Tub Surrounds Jon Dimich Deck Creations

612-418-3677 Lic 20490464

www.jddeckcreations.com

2170

Drywall

Alliance Drywall 30 yrs exp. Ins. Edina. Check my lower prices. Rock, text., tape & skim-coat. Free est.

Dan 651-235-7997 PINNACLE DRYWALL *Hang *Tape *Texture*Sand Quality Guar. Ins. 612-644-1879

2180

Electric Repairs

612-501-1093

Affordable Repair!

Escobar Hardwood Floors & Ceramic Tile Work, llc We offer professional services for your wood floors!

Installs/Repair Sand/Refinish Free Ests Ins'd Mbr: BBB Professional w/10 yrs exp.

952-292-2349 SANDING – REFINISHING Roy's Sanding Service Since 1951 CALL 952-888-9070

2250

Furniture Repair

REPAIRS DONE IN HOME 35 Yrs Exp. Wood, Upholstery& Recliner.

10Yr guar. on re-gluing Free Est. Pick up & Delivery Jay 952-935-3349

2260

Garage Door

aacehaulingservices.com Rubbish Removal/Clean-Up Containers for Rent 5-18cu/yds Since 1979 952-894-7470

HAULING Total Sanitation Service 612-861-2575

Handyperson

Prompt Service & Free Ests.

Licensed – Bonded – Insured

2290

JNH Electric 612-743-7922

#1 All Area Handyman Lg/Sm - We do it all!

Reas, Sr disc. 612-532-1162

TEAM ELECTRIC www.teamelectricmn.com Lic/ins/bonded Res/Com All Jobs...All Sizes Free Est 952-758-7585 10% Off w/ad

Fences, decks, gutters, ceiling/drywall, paint.

Leaks & squeaks and much, much more!

You name it we can do it!

www.LetUsService.com

HANDYMAN Carpentry, Remodeling, Repair & Painting Services.

I love to do it all! 612-220-1565

HOME REPAIR Tile, Glass Block, Masonry/ Concrete, Misc. Home Remedy.

30yrs. Exp “No Job Too Small”

swisstoneconstruction services.com Steve 612-532-3978 Ins'd

2310

Housecleaning st

*10% off 1 Cleaning* BEST CLEANING WE CLEAN YOU GLEAM Prof House & Office Cleaner High Quality, Comm/Res Ref/Ins/Bond. Call Lola 612-644-8432 or 763-416-4611 www.bestcleaningservices.com

R&J Construction

• Decks • Basements • Kitchen/Bath Remod • Roofing & Siding • All Types of Tile Call Ray 952-484-3337

2320

Insulation & Weatherproofing

763-477-2612 ( 30 YRS) www.lewisinsulation.com Old Home Specialists –Walls/ Attics/Venting/Spray Foam

Lower Level Remodels Wall/Ceiling Repair/Texture Tile, Carpentry, Carpet, Paint. #BC538329

MDH Lead Supervisor

Dale 952-941-8896 office 612-554-2112 cell “Soon To Be Your Favorite Contractor!”

schultzecontracting.com

Painting

Painting

2420

3 Interior Rooms/$250 Wallpaper Removal. Drywall Repair. Cabinet Enameling and Staining. 25 yrs exp.

Steve 763-545-0506

A RENEW PLUMBING •Drain Cleaning •Repairs •Remodeling •Lic# 004914PM Bond/Ins 952-884-9495

DAVE'S Painting Int/Ext 3 Rooms $175. Paper rem Enamel Refs avail. 952-201-1577

Ins/Bond Lic. #57327-MR Dan 952-465-2926

Quality Residential

St. Christoper Decorating Int Painting/faux/Rlph Lauren Expert Cabinet Refinishing Wallpaper Installation

Ceiling & Wall Textures H20 Damage – Plaster Repair

Wall Paper Removal INTERIOR EXTERIOR

Old World Craftsmanship/24 Yrs

Allen's Perfect Painting Ceiling & Drywall Repair BBB Member. Call anytime.

Lic/Ins. Free Est. 612-388-2884

2510

Plumbing

2470

2420

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

763-792-2999 Geno's Sewer & Drain

*A One Man Company* Looking for work. 30 yrs exp. Call Steve 763-497-2280 Lic#4040

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

2510

Family Owned & Operated Since 1949

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

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

** BLOMQUIST ** EXTERIORS Siding- Roofs-Soffit-FasciaGutters- Lic#20172580

763-754-2501

ACCREDITED BUSINESS

Call For Free Estimate www.WesternConstructionInc.com

612-210-5267 952-443-9957 Lic #20156835 • Insured We Take Care of Insurance Claims Offering the Best Extended Manufacturers Warranty Snow Removal

2570

Anderson Snow Removal Experienced Res/Com Plowing Reliable • Fully Ins'd • Free Ests

GOODE SNOWPLOWING “We Stand By Our Name!”

952-888-5885 Re-roofs Tear-offs BBB Free Est. MC/Visa No Subcontractors Used.

Lic/Ins. 952-891-8586

Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs – Snow & Ice Removal - 30 Yrs Exp Insured - Lic#20126880 John Haley #1 Roofer, LLC. Call 952-925-6156

Tree Service

Snow & Ice Removal From Roofs. Richfield Resident. Fully Insured.

612-839-2239

SNOW REMOVAL Theyson Const 612-239-3181

Snow Removal Silver Fox Services

952-883-0671 Mbr BBB

SNOWPLOWING Comm & Resid Sr. Discounts

Insured

Kevin 612-810-2059

2620

Tree Service

A Good Job!!

15 yrs exp.

Thomas Tree Service Immaculate Clean-up!

Tree Removal/Trimming Lot Clearing & Stump Removal Free Estimates 952-440-6104

Senior Discounts

(763) 550-0043 (952) 476-7601 (612) 221-2600 3500 Vicksburg Lane Suite 400-351 P l y m o u t h , M N 5 5 4 4 7 Lic # 6793

2490

Powerwashing

2490

Powerwashing

Great Service Affordable Prices 2490

Powerwashing

Lic. #BC626700 Credit Cards Accepted

612.839.2239 • 612.866.0949

Tear-offs & New Construction Siding & Gutters Over 17 yrs exp. Free est.

Rodney Oldenburg

A Family Operated Bus.

2620

*A and K PAINTING*

20 years exp. Degreed Shop Teacher Interior Specials including ceilings, walls, paneling, windows, fine enameling, Kitchen cupboards and basement floors.

Wall and wood repair. Fully insured.

Why Wait Roofing LLC

Call 952-933-4856

952-472-5670

General Contractors

Right Way PAINTING

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

www.blomquistexteriors.com

Lic#BC073200

Storm Damage Restoration Roofing ■ siding ■ windows Established 1984

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

2510

Roofs & Driveways

Ext/Int Painting Reasonable Rates FREE Est. EARL 952-944-7983

Interior/Exterior Painting by the Pros Bonded & Insured Free Est. • Senior Discounts

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

2510

Affordable Basement Finishing by Two Teacher Construct Inc. Professionals you can trust to design & finish your basement. BBB

Painting

A Fresh Look, Inc.

SAVE MONEY - Competent master plumber needs work.

Lic#M3869 Jason 952-891-2490

Special $89/with ad!

Household & Office Movers Reasonable Rates ICC 52334 35Yrs Exp Sr. Disc Call 763-566-8955

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

Master Plumber. Semi retired. Bath remodeler, tile, piping, misc. Lic. #058689PM 651-983-6300 Credit cards accepted.

952-451-7151 Ins/Bonded

WINDOWS/SIDING

Robinson Moving

Painting

An Honest Plumber

A German Craftsman

Paint, Plaster, papering 30yrs quality work, Ref's Seasonal Rates. Reliable roosterpainting.com Est. Int/Ext 952-484-4867

A Local Mover

2420

Plumbing

2470

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

Painting & Drywall

Moving, Storage & Shipping

0 Stress! 110% Satisfaction!

Schultz'e Contracting Inc

2420

Triple Glass for the Price of Double Glass

2380

Impressions **

612-598-2276

Home Repair: Interior & Exterior

612-455-1217

#1 All Area Hauling Lg/Sm I haul all rubbish Move, Sr. Disc 612-532-1162 **First

LetUs Be Your Handyman!

Multi-Year Service Award Winner

Hauling

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

LICENSED BONDED INSURED

35yrs Exp. 612-875-2230

651-457-7776

2280

Handyperson

Work Guar/Refs/Ins/Free Ests

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

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

Lew Electric: Resid & Comm.

Service, Service Upgrades, Remodels. Old or New Constr.

Free Ests. Bonded/Insured Lic#CA05011 612-801-5364

Any & All Home Repairs

PRO PAPER HANGING Removal, Paint/Plaster

GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS

Service Upgrades, Misc Wiring, Remodeling & More!

Owner/Oper Lic/Bonded/Ins

Bonded Insured Free Ests Resid, Comm & Service.

Old/New Const, Remodels Serv Upgrades. Lic#CA06197

Regrout, Tile, Painting, Etc. We Do it All • Lowest Rates

Free Quotes & Ideas

WHY PAY MORE? Call Signature Electric

763-537-4731 Schoo Electric Small Jobs – Service Changes

952-994-4303 George Elite Repair & Tile

Carpentry, Paint & Remodel Exp'd/Lic/Ins 612-590-1887

Decks

Decks 3 & 4 Season Porches

Concrete Dumpster Service Carpentry Baths & Tile Fencing Windows Gutters Water/Fire Damage Doors Lic•Bond•Ins Visa Accepted

Desperately Need Work!

Free Estimates. 40 Yrs Exp. Call 612-695-1348

2290

952-451-3792

Above All Hardwood Floors Installation•Sanding•Finishing “We Now Install Carpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

Call 952-440-WOOD (9663)

Ceramic & Marble TWIN CITIES Concrete Reas.-Fast Friendly BBB

Handyperson

#1 in Hardwood Refinishing

SANDMAN IS BEST!

QUALITY WORK 1ST CALL Res/Commercial PATIOS STEPS FLOORS ADDITIONS DRIVES WALKS BRICK BLOCK MASONRY/CHIMNEY WORK DRAIN TILE MC/VISA Bonded Insured BBB Member

2290

In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

BOB’s Commercial and residential pressure washing Decks strip & seal, roof washing, house washing, concrete cleaning and staining. Full exterior washing.

Our job is to make you look good!

763-225-6200

www.sparklewashcmn.com

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In the Community, With the Community, For the Community Tree Service

Will Beat Anybody's Price!

NEW HORIZONS TREE & LANDSCAPING

BIG TREES & STUMPS CHEAP!!

Fully Licensed & Insured “We take pride in our work”

612-203-4309

3110

Collectibles & Art

Dept 56 original north pole series. Handpainted porcelain, 21 bldgs, 17 acces. In there originals boxes w/the original Bachman's stickers & prices. Total over $1300. $500 or BO, call 763-545-2716

3150

Fireplace & Firewood

2.5 yrs dried oak & mixed hdwd. 4x6x16, $120; 2/$225 Guarant'd to burn. Free deliv/stack. Serving the area since '85. 952-412-9052

15% Fall Discount

Forget The Rest Call The Best!! www.vincestree.com Full Tree & Landscape Services.

Serving The Entire Metro Area. 763-954-1063 BBB Accredited Business

2630

Upholstery & Slipcovers

Affordable Custom Uphols Upholstery – Slipcovers Visa/MC Jan 612-824-7376

2660

Window Cleaning

Ideal Firewood

2.5yr Dried Mixed Hardwood

4' x 8 'x 16” - $120 or 2 for $225 Free Delivery

612-529-4444

3000

Merchandise

3090

Cemetery Lots

1 lot-Hillside Memorial Park $1100 or Best offer. 218-258-5609 Dawn Valley Cemetery 1 Gravesite asking $1,500/ best offer. Call 651-688-7342 Glen Haven in Crystal, garden of the apostles.

1 plot $2500 763-227-6844 Glen Haven: 2 plots, 2 vaults w/companion headstone. Value $8,990. Asking $4,500/BO. 218-828-3608

3020

Auctions

Misc.

Wanted

Polaris Snowmobile & ATV's. Non-working only.

Will pick-up, will pay cash! Calle 612-987-1044

3320

Snowblowers & Equipment

Honda 1132 Track Snowblower w/ elec start & hd lt.

Used 5hrs $2000. 952-240-7792

Agriculture/ Animals/Pets

3900

3970

Pets

Pitt Bull puppies, 12 wks, very affectionate! To good homes, $200. 612-516-8296

952-881-2122 763-381-1269 FIREWOOD

100% Premium Dried Oak 25+ yrs Exp 507-280-7780 www.procutfirewood.com FIREWOOD

Clean Dry Very Nice Oak Fireplace Wood 4'x8'x16” $125 delivered, quantity discounts.

Call 320-980-2498

SUN Classifieds

WORK! 952.392.6888

FIREWOOD

Hardwood Mix, 2 years dry. 4'x8'x16” $125; or 2 for $230. Call 612-214-3347

3160 Window Cleaning

3270

Furnishings

Couch, loveseat, chair matching. Tan, microfiber Exc cond! $550 952-843-8138 Newer - Couch $150/BO; Ethan Allen DR Set: hutch, table & 6 chairs $600/BO. 952-928-9077 SOFA: Henredon 3 pc sectional. $500/OBO. 952-881-1381 SteelCase u-shaped desk unit. Like new! Reduced to $600 Plymouth 715-571-1920

3260

Misc.

For Sale

Hoover Steam Vac Dual V Carpet Cleaner. Exc cond!

Asking $200/BO. 763-566-6215

3270

Misc.

Wanted

WANTED Old stereo equip., need not work. Andy 651-329-0515 Buying Old Trains & Toys

STEVE'S TRAIN CITY

952-933-0200

3020

5000

Rentals

5100 Senior/Handicapped • Independent Living

2620

Senior Rentals

Senior Rentals

5100

Talheim in Chaska

6400

Apartments & Condos For Rent

RICHFIELD 612-869-1451

Charming one BR apt., Now accepting quiet bldg., laundry, off-street parking, applications for window A/C. Only $615-625/month 7137 Chicago Ave.. the 1BR waiting list for Senior 62 7000 Real Estate years & older.

8100 Manufactured Homes

952-361-0310 EHO

5600

Rooms For Rent

Move In Special Incl. all utils, phone, cable & Internet. Weekly pay option.

Call for details: Michael (763) 227-1567

For your updated local news visit us at

www.MinnLocal.com

5100

Senior Rentals

RARE OPPORTUNITY Rental Openings • Affordable Rents Based on Income • Secure Building • Elevator • Community Room • Emergency Response Systems Located in Waconia - Convenient to: Shopping • Library • Churches • Parks Clinics • Hospital • Transportation

We pay heat, trash removal & water!

To receive an application, or for more information, please call:

952-442-5276 EVERGREEN APARTMENTS 100 West 3rd Street, Waconia

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES FOR SALE • FOR LEASE

Retail or Office LOCATED IN THE SAME BUILDING NEXT TO H. DESIGN SALON

Auctions

Bloomington

9050

PCA needed in Bloomington every Saturday and Sunday 10m-5pm.

PCA must be non smoker, at least 25 years of age, and must have a clean driving record.

Call Molly with All Home Health at 952-814-7400

AUGUSTANA EMERALD CREST OF VICTORIA PT CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS needed that are motivated and have a passion for geriatric memory care!

Contact 952.856.7510 ext. 200 Sue Help Wanted/ Full Time

A New Career

3034 Lyndale Ave S. Off Lake St • 33 car parking • $14/sq ft 3,000-6,000 sq ft • Available now!

312-886-9480 US General Services Administration

612-875-8292 • 612-875-8282

Help Wanted/ Full Time

9100

We're looking for motivated individuals to join Minnesota's #1 real estate team.

We'll provide the training and resources. You bring the desire for personal and financial growth. Together we'll build your real estate career. Call Irene Levy at 952-949-4759 or email: iblevy@cbburnet.com

Help Wanted/ Full Time

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

CUSTOMER SERVICE Drivers AUTOMOTIVE TOOL Full-time OTR,

* * * * *

Co seeks exp GREAT JOB WITH Bloomington individual to work as part GREAT BENEFITS of our team. Phone & counter sales.

Strong PRODUCTION comm skills. Automotive ASSISTANT background preferred. $12.00 PER HOUR TO Great benefits. Fax or START. NO EXPERIENCE e-mail resume 952-881-6480 NECESSARY hloyd3@gmail.com

BIOLYPH needs individuals who are conscientious, mature, responsible perfectionists with strong verbal English communication skills to help produce diagnostic tests durMobile Homes Lots ing the day shift. All For Rent Quiet community, close to training provided. Beneshopping ctr, on bus line. fits include pd. holidays Krestwood Mobile Village and vacation, health & 10225 Lyndale Ave S. dental ins., & 401(k). Our Bloomington. Call Carol work environment is pro952-807-5331 or 952-807-5331 fessional, clean, comfortable, smoke-free, quiet and You will general9000 Employment friendly. ly be scheduled between 32-40 hrs. per wk.

Call 952.936.0990 for a Health job description & direcCare tions. Apply in person Mon-Fri, 9:00-4:00 at 1317 PCA 5th St. So., Hopkins

9100

RESIDENTIAL LOT FOR SALE 9911 Newton Avenue. For Sale by On-Line Auction.

Visit www.realestatesales.gov or call (312) 886-9480 for more information.

9100

Van/ Reefer. Minimum 2 yrs required. Late Model equipment. Regional/ Long haul.

Weekend Home time. Competitive wage DOE. Call Nik: 651-325-0307

Delivery Drivers Couriers needed to deliver automotive parts for a major supplier between stores. Use your own vehicle (Pickup truck w/ topper, full size SUV or Minivan) and extra income as an independent contractor. Flexible work schedules consisting of day time routes (morning and afternoon MON through SAT) round trip from St. Louis Park, MN. Must have a good driving record. Call 1-800-818-7958to learn more and visit our web site at: www.partsfleet.com

MATURE DRIVERS $350 + per wk driving passengers to medical appointments. Clear criminal Background driving rec, neat appearance, Exc. people skills, ability to pass a physical. Leave Msg on Care Cab. Msg Ctr 1-800-437-2094 (Metro area and St. Cloud)

Job Fair Wednesday from 9am-12pm for Food Production Work. Call 952-924-9000 for more information

Now Hiring: Lead Teachers Candidates must be teacher qualified under MN Rule 3 guidelines.

Call Barb: 952-941-7817 bnovak@klcorp.com KinderCare LearningCenters

Sun Patriot Account Executive The Waconia Patriot, Carver County News, and Norwood Young America Times are searching for an experienced Account Executive to take over a quality territory.

The qualified candidate will work with existing customers and prospect new business to grow sales in the territory.

Job responsibilities include: • Service existing customers to continue & grow their business • Outbound prospecting from lead lists, customer lists & self-generated lists • Working collaboratively with other Patriot staff, to ensure smooth day to day operations Experience and qualifications: • Minimum 3 years sales experience, (with preference given to experience in a senior sales position) • Excellent verbal & written communication, demonstrated negotiation skills, excellent presentation skills • Previous advertising sales or category experience an asset The Sun Patriot newspapers, magazines, & website have very strong readership, & provide useful, timely news & information.

Benefits include paid time off, health & dental coverage & retirement investment plans. Position earnings is a mixture of salary & commission and will be based upon experience.

Please send a complete cover letter and resume to: Jason Cole jcole@acnpapers.com

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9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Full Time Editor The Laker seeks a full time editor to cover a variety of activities, including city council, school board, sports and various community events.

Knowledge of QuarkXpress, Photoshop and page design is required. Photography is part of the job. This position offers great benefits.

The Laker is a small town weekly broadsheet newspaper with a strong commitment to community journalism.

Resumes should be mailed to: Todd Moen Resume/The Laker PO Box 5 Waconia, MN 55387 email: tmoen@acnpapers.com

In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

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Company: Best Buy Job Title: Sr. Real Estate Deployment Solutions Systems Analyst Location: Richfield, MN Job Description: Responsible for all systems used by the department and will spend majority time managing 1-2 developers as well as technical support staff in conjunction with development and maintenance of software for the Real Estate Deployment Solutions function. Applying Retail and Real Estate Deployment Solutions knowledge, serve as the lead technical project manager to gather and analyze business requirements, perform business process reengineering and design, develop, test and deploy new capabilities and enhancements to existing capabilities. Responsible for supervising the management and technical support of Real Estate Deployment Solutions systems including Avanti and Prophet 21, an inventory management, demand planning, order processing & management, purchasing and financial system, along with several home grown applications (internal ecommerce site, issue management system, vendor collaboration website, Electronic data interchange (EDI), etc). Develop technical solutions to oversee and support troubleshooting, maintenance and upgrade of home grown and packaged applications. Develop and monitor Web Portals for intranet and extranet and interfaces to ERP system (Oracle). Engage in database architecture using SQL 2008 Database Management and IIS7 web server management. Design and develop new web applications for real estate business using VB6, VBA, VB.net, ASP, ASP.NET-web forms (VB), SQL, LINQ, AJAX. Basic Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Sciences or Computer Information Systems, plus five years of progressively responsible, post-baccalaureate experience as a business analyst, or systems administrator/analyst developing and implementing process improvements and administering and maintaining a computer management system; three of the five years of experience must have also involved business process reengineering, project management, engaging in database architecture, SQL 2008 database management and IIS7 webserver management, and developing web applications using VB6, VBA, VB.net, ASP, ASP.NET-web forms (VB.Net), SQL, LINQ, AJAX, Prophet 21, Avanti, Oracle Financials, Issue Management System, and Informatica or other middleware tools.

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Core/Conditioning Training’s List of “Fat Burning Foods”

eggs

low-fat dairy

Eggs are high in protein and low in calories.

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Studies show that women who eat low-fat dairy products (such as non-fat yogurt and low-fat milk) three to four times a day lost 70 percent more fat than low-dairy dieters.

beans

oatmeal

Beans are one of the best sources of protein, fiber and iron. Some of the best beans to ear are: • Navy Beans • White Beans • Kidney Beans • Lima Beans

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olive oil

lean meats

Certain fats are good for you, and your body needs them. Olive oil is one of those “good fats.” It helps you burn fat and keeps your cholesterol down. One ounce of extra virgin olive oil contains about 85% of the daily value for monosaturated fat.

Search for lean meats - chicken (baked, broiled, grilled), fish and turkey - which are all high in protein. It is a good rule of thumb to consume at least one half-gram protein per pound of body weight each day. A chicken breast gets you well on your way, with about 22 grams of protein.

whole grains

interval training

Our body needs carbohydrates, despite what the fad diets tell you. Avoid processed carbohydrates such as white breads, bagles, pastas and white rice and look for whole grains that have not been processed and contain the fiber and minerals your body needs.

Interval training is defined as short, repeated bouts of intense exercise with minimal rest. You can burn major calories and get an all-over workout in less than 30 minutes. When you see people who are “cut,” chances ar they are partaking in interval training.

Check out Ali’s blog for more health & wellness tips!

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