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Proposal Could Help Sun Warm Belle Plaine Homes Year-Round by Dan Ruud What some say could be the next big thing when it comes to saving energy and improving air quality has come knocking on Belle Plaine’s door – and the city has agreed to at least listen to what the solicitor has to say. City Administrator Holly Kreft reported this month that as a result of recent changes to Minnesota legislation regrading solar energy, the city has received a number of inquiries regarding the installation of a solar garden in Belle Plaine. Some of those contacting Belle Plaine had already done some research locally. Kreft said Members of the Scott West wrestling team celebrated with the section championship trophy staff has met with SolarStone, a Saturday night at Mankato East High School. It was the Panthers’ 15th section title in the 25- Minnesota-based company, and Ecoplexus, a Colorado-based year history of the program. company. Both have expressed

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interest in property of five to 50 acres with a lease term of up to 30 years. They are interested in public property and possibly private land as well. One area that has been singled out is the decommissioned ponds adjacent to the city’s wastewater treatment facility. Both also asked if the city would be interested in becoming a subscriber. Community Solar Garden legislation was passed into law and signed by Gov. Mark Dayton as part of the Solar Energy Jobs Act in 2013. These projects have also been authorized in other states, most notably in Xcel Energy’s service area in Colorado. Some Minnesota power cooperatives have built solar gardens for their members to join.

If a solar garden is built in Belle Plaine, any electricity consumer in Xcel Energy’s territory can participate. Some of the whats and hows of community solar gardens include: – You can produce solar power without having to install panels on your home or business. – A community solar garden is a large solar array where many people can purchase subscriptions to clean, solar energy generation, right in their community. – Delivers reliable solar power to the electric grid. – Anyone with an electric bill –

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Scott West Advances to State

by Dan Ruud When the scoreboard read 3131 after the last of 14 matches was wrestled in the Section 2AA Team Championship Valentine’s Night at Mankato East High School, one team and its fans were about to have their hearts broken. When Scott West coach Darren Ripley began celebrating and a relieved Scott West cheering section followed suit, it was New Prague whose hearts were broken as it was determined that Scott West would represent the section at next week’s state team tournament byway of tiebreaker criteria (most technical falls). Scott West had two and New Prague one. A technical fall is declared when a wrestler takes a 15-point lead over his opponent. While the Panthers were celebrating, a number of Trojans wrestlers and fans were visibly disappointed. New Prague had earned the top seed after having beaten Scott West 32-31 (no tiebreaker needed) a couple of weeks earlier in Belle Plaine.

Scott West, the No. 2 seed, which beat No. 7 seed TriCity United 54-18 in Thursday night’s quarterfinals in Belle Plaine, disposed of No. 3 seed Waconia 39-25 in Saturday’s semifinals in Mankato. Less than 30 minutes later, New Prague and Scott West were going at it on center mat in what was a tensely-fought Valentine’s Night battle (see details in article on page 17). Scott West, 15-2 on the season, will return to the Minnesota State High School Class 2A Team Tournament for the seventh time in eight years next Thursday at Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul. The program, a combination of wrestlers from Belle Plaine and Jordan high schools, has now qualified as a team for state 15 times in its 25-year history. For the fourth year in a row, next week’s state team tournament will take place in one day (Thursday). The top four teams have been seeded 1 through 5. Perham received the fifth seed and the other three teams ran-

domly drew to determine which of the top three seeded teams they will face in the quarterfinals. The top four seeds in the tournament (in order and records in parenthesis) are defending state champion Simley (26-5), Albert Lea (33-1), Scott West (15-2) and Totino-Grace (15-8). The rest of the field consists of Perham (25-3), Foley (26-5), Worthington (21-6) and Milaca/ Faith Christian (24-8). Scott West will square off against Milaca/Faith Christian in the first round (see tourney match ups and schedule below). Scott West also faced Milaca in the quarterfinals of last year’s state tournament, winning 4027. The Panthers then defeated Foley 30-23 before losing to Simley 33-21 in the championship. Scott West also lost to Simley in the state finals in 2011 and 2012 by scores of 39-16 and

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Belle Plaine’s 2014-15 FFA officers are, from left, Emily Smith (secretary/reporter), Sam Schmidt (president), Megan Glisczinski (treasurer/sentinel) and Caitlyn Schoon (vice president).

BPHS Observing FFA Week Pancake Breakfast This Sunday

Having no classes on Presidents Day Monday did not keep some 30 Belle Plaine High School FFA members from kicking off National FFA Week with a trip to Chanhassen to help prepare food kits for the Feed My Starving Children organization, which provides meals to underprivileged children around the world. On Tuesday, FFA members went to Oak Crest Elementary

School to speak to fifth-graders about different types of soils. Today (Wednesday), they will speak to fourth-graders about the fruit and vegetable industries and make pumpkin pies. On Thursday, they will talk to third-graders about seeds and how they grow. On Friday, they will visit with sixth-graders and make ice cream for them and their teachers. FFA Week at BPHS will conclude Sunday with the annual Pancake and Sausage Breakfast at the school from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The public is invited

to attend. The cost is $7 for adults, $5 for kids ages 5-12 and $2 for kids age 4 and under. Proceeds, which will be supplemented by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, will benefit Camp Courage.

Three Belle Plaine FFA Members Win Regional Competitions

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Belle Plaine Couple Has Unscheduled, Special Delivery Police, Fire, Ambulance, Dispatchers Lending Helping Hand

A Good Showing for Cyber Tigers The Belle Plaine Cyber Tigers, the junior-senior high school’s robotics team, enjoyed an impressive showing at a practice event that included about 20 metro area school teams Saturday morning at Eagan High School. Cyber Tigers Advisor Jeff Heine said the team’s robot performed as well as any of the robots entered by more experienced teams from larger schools. The difference, he said, is the experience of BPHS driver tandems, like Caitlin Preusser (above) and Ellen Kreeger, and the team’s strategy for “Recycle Rush,” a recycling-themed game played by two teams working together, known as alliances. Robots score points by stacking totes on scoring platforms, capping those stacks with recycling containers, and properly disposing of soft Styrofoam pool noodles (representing litter). The Cyber Tigers are preparing for the sectional competition April 3-4 at Mariucci Arena on the University of Minnesota campus.

It wasn’t supposed to work out this way. Lindsay and Blake Foster of Belle Plaine had the arrival of their first child planned down to a level of detail Mother Nature would allow. But as luck would have it, the Belle Plaine’s couple’s son was born at home, not in the hospital, with the help of Scott County dispatchers, Belle Plaine police, firefighters and a Ridgeview Ambulance crew. The Fosters were planning Bowdyn Garin Foster’s arrival for this month. Monday (Feb. 2), Lindsay was scheduled for a doctor’s appointment at 11:40

a.m. at St. Francis Regional around 7 with an uncomfortMedical Center in Shakopee. able feeling. “It was a feeling Bowdyn arrived about 35 minSpecial Delivery utes before the appointment. (continued on page 8) Lindsay woke up that morning

Blake and Lindsay Foster welcomed their first child, Bowdyn Garin, into the world Monday, Feb. 2. The child was born at home, shortly before Lindsay was due at the doctor’s office for a checkup.

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Suicide Grief Pet Adoption Support Group Feb. 21 Meets Feb. 24 Volunteers for the Carver-Scott

The February meeting of the Suicide Grief Support Group will take place at 7:30 p.m. next Tuesday, Feb. 24 at Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague. There is no need to register and there is no fee. This gathering is for parents, children, grandparents, siblings, neighbors and friends of someone who died from suicide. Enter through the Emergency Room doors (southwest entrance), follow the corridor to the elevator marked “2” to the “B” level and follow the signs to the Jameen Mape Conference Center. For more information, call dan. The houses contain cedar shavings and will be ready for Tom Handrich at 952-445-0107 placement in time for the return of waterfowl this spring. The or 952-913-3994. young wood duck house builders learned about habitat the ducks need and enjoyed lunch.

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Several dozen Belle Plaine and area youngsters helped build 80 wood duck houses with the help of volunteers from Curl Collectors, Northern Gizzards Game Calls and Delta Waterfowl Saturday (Feb. 14) at Ahlbrecht Masonry Shop in Jor-

Humane Society will hold a pet adoption on Saturday, Feb. 21 from noon to 3 p.m. It will be hosted at PETCO in Eden Prairie, which is located off Highway 212 and Single Tree Lane. CSHS is without its own building and all pets are housed in foster care. All cats and dogs have been micro ID implanted, vet checked, wormed, had shots updated, checked for friendly temperaments and age appropriately spayed/neutered. Adoption fees are $175+ for cats and $210+ for dogs. Call the Society for more information on adopting a homeless pet at 952-368-3553 or visit www.carverscotths.org.

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Tiebreaker (continued from page 1) 36-22, respectively. The Panthers currently have two wrestlers ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 2A in their respective weight classes – David Flynn (132) and undefeated and defending state champion Andrew Fogarty (160). Other ranked individuals for Scott West include Parker Huss (fifth at 106), Jackson Stauffacher (fifth at 113) and Ben Kelvington (sixth at 126). As a team, Scott West has placed everywhere but first in its previous 14 state tournament appearances. Its highest finishes were second in 2005, 2011, 2012 and 2014, and third in 2004 and 2008. The Panthers were fourth in 2000, fifth in 1996, 2003 and 2009, and sixth in 2006 and 2010. Scott West did not place its first two years in the tournament (1994 and 1995). Next up for the Panthers is this week’s Section 2AA Individual Tournament at Delano High School, where the top two wrestlers from each weight

class will advance to the state individual tournament. The tournament begins 5:30 p.m. Friday and resumes 10 a.m. Saturday. The state Class 2A individual tournament will take place next Friday and Saturday (Feb. 27-28) at Xcel Energy Center.

Section 2AA Team Tournament Results Thursday, Feb. 12 First and Second Rounds Delano 39, St. Peter 27 Watertown-M 72, Chaska 9 G-SL 51, Mankato East 24 TCU 49, Mankato West 20 New Prague 45, Delano 27 W-M 31, Hutchinson 25 Waconia 56, G-SL 12 Scott West 54, TCU 18 Saturday, Feb. 14 Semifinals at Mankato New Prague 38, W-M 23 Scott West 39, Waconia 25 Championship at Mankato

Scott West 32, New Prague 31

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Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Thursday, Feb. 26 Quarterfinals (9 a.m.) #1 Simley vs. Worthington #4 Totino-Grace vs. Perham #3 Scott West vs. Milaca #2 Albert Lea vs. Foley Semifinals (1 p.m.) Simley/Worthington winner vs. Totino-Grace/Perham winner Scott West/Milaca winner vs. Albert Lea/Foley winner Championship (7 p.m.) Semifinal winners Note: All quarterfinals losers will compete in the consolation round at 11 a.m. The two winners will meet for the consolation championship at 5 p.m. The losers of the championship semifinals will meet for third place at 5 p.m.

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Gerald “Jerry” M. Morrison Gerald M. “Jerry” Morrison, 74, of Belle Plaine, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 19 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Faxon Township. Fr. Sam Perez will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Jerry was born in Arlington on July 30, 1940 to Martin and Marie (Berger) Morrison. He grew up on the family farm in Faxon Township and attended country school. He graduated from Belle Plaine High School in 1958 and enlisted the Army Reserves. Jerry worked for the railroad for a short time before his work at the Co-op in Belle Plaine. He started farming full time in 1976. Jerry has lived in the Cardinal Ridge Apartments in Belle Plaine for the last several years. He was an avid bowler and bowled several nights per week. He is survived by his brothers and sisters, Tom (Colleen) Morrison of Belle Plaine, Don (Judy) Morrison of Belle Plaine, Joan (David) Pint of New Prague, Pat Kamps of North Mankato; niece, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents.

Joseph M. Morrisette

Joseph M. Morrisette, 86, of Rochester, MN, passed away on Thursday, February 12 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 9 at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. Fr. Brian Lynch will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass at church. Joe was born November 28, 1928 to Harrison and Catherine Morrisette. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Henderson High School. He married Rose Marie Walsh on July 7, 1946 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. They lived in Belle Plaine for several years before moving to Rochester where he has lived for the last 62 years. He worked as a custodian for the Rochester School District and drove school bus for many years. Joe and Rose were longtime members of the Rochester Area Rabbit Club and Rabbit Breeders Association. They traveled throughout the area and U.S. with their rabbits. He won many national prizes and also judged competitions due to his expertise. He is survived by his children, Suzanne (Ken) Bandel, Carolyn (Gary) Bandel, Daniel (Jody) Morrisette, John Morrisette, Michael (Wendi) Morrisette, Paul (Dawn) Morrisette, Matthew (Wendy Hrubertz) Morrisette; 11 grandchildren seven great-grandchildren; sisters, Mary Alice Carlson and Monica Carlson. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Rose Marie; brother, Al Morrisette; sisters, Karl and Rosemary (Beson) Marion Morrisette and Mabel Kolden of Belle Plaine are Haupt. pleased to announce the birth of their son, William Henry Get your Kolden. William was born on Wednesdays off to a good January 10, 2015 at 4:18 a.m., start... weighing 7 pounds and mea- read the sured 20 inches long. William is Belle Plaine welcomed by his big sister, Ella Herald Rosemary Kolden; grandparents, Darrell and Jane Kolden B.P. Fire Department of Le Sueur, Patrick and Victoria Beson of Kawkawlin, MichRelief Association igan; and great-grandmother, 52 CLUB RAFFLE Ella Mae Kolden of Roseglen, Winner - $100 North Dakota. Sue Pierson

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Irene Arvidson, 90, of Belle Plaine passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 20 at the Kolden Funeral Home Chapel in Belle Plaine. Rev. Steve Thompson will officiate. Visitation will be from 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday at the Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine and continue one hour prior to the service on Friday morning. Interment will be in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Irene was born in Milaca on June 25, 1924 to John and Olga Nelson. She worked for many years at Montgomery Wards in St. Paul where she held various positions within the store. Irene loved being outdoors and flowers. Irene is survived by her daughter, Sharon Iverson of Belle Plaine; two grandchildren, Ron (Jennifer) Iverson of Brewster, MN and Shari (Kurt) Mann of Belle Plaine, IA; three greatgrandchildren, Nia, Alex and Jalyn; sister-in-law, Lorraine Nelson of St. Paul. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leonard; and four brothers, Ivan, Raymond, Vernon and Melvin Nelson.

Blood Drive Collects 79 Pints Last Wednesday’s Red Cross Blood Drive in Belle Plaine generated 79 pints of blood last Wednesday (Feb. 11) at the Vets Club in Belle Plaine. The 79 pints was just above the 75 pints collected at a blood drive the previous year, said Tricia Ruud, coordinator for the Belle Plaine blood drive. The drive saw “several” area residents make their first blood donations. Ruud noted that eight first-time donors were not allowed to donate because of low hemoglobin. The next blood drive in Belle Plaine is slated for May 20 at the Vets Club.

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Our Lady of The Prairie Catholic Church - Belle Plaine Fr. Brian Lynch 952-873-6564 Wednesday, February 18 Ash Wednesday 8:00 am. Rosary 8:30 am. Mass 7:00 p.m. Mass 9:00 am – 7:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration Thursday, February 19 8:00 am. Rosary 8:30 am. Mass 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration Friday, February 20 8:00 am. Rosary 8:30 am. Mass 9 a.m., 1 & 7 p.m. Stations of the Cross Saturday, February 21 4:15 p.m. Mass Sunday, February 22 First Sunday of Lent 8:00 am Mass 10:00 am Mass Tuesday, February 24 8:00 am. Rosary 8:30 am. Mass 9:00 am – 11:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday, February 25 8:00 am. Rosary 8:30 am. Mass 9:00 am – 10:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration St. John Lutheran Church 148 S. Chestnut Street Belle Plaine, MN 56011 Pastor Mark Johnson sjlc@frontiernet.net 952-873-6492 Wednesday, February 18 Ash Wednesday 4:30 3-12 Choir 5:30 Soup & Sandwich 6:30 Lenten Service 7:30 Worship Choir Thursday, February 19 7:30 Church Council Friday, February 20 6:00 Girl Scouts Saturday, February 21 7:00 Weight Watchers Sunday, February 22 Holy Communion 8 & 10:30 a.m. Worship 9:15 Sunday School 3:00 Boy Scouts Monday, February 23 8:00 Men’s Bible Study 6:30 Boy Scouts Tuesday, February 24 1:00 Quilting Wednesday, February 25 4:30 3-12 Choir 5:30 Soup & Sandwich 6:30 Lenten Service 7:30 Worship Choir St. Joseph Catholic Church 213 South 6th Street Henderson, MN 56044 507-248-3550 Weekday Mass: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30 a.m. Saturday Mass: 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass: 8:00 a.m. St. John-Assumption Parish 26523 200th Street Belle Plaine, MN 56011 Father Sam 507-248-3550 Sundays: 10 a.m. Mass St. Paul’s United Church of Christ 111 S. 6th Street, Henderson Pastor-Deb Meyer 507-248-3594 (Office) Wed., Feb. 18 6:15 p.m. Meal (Free will donation) 7-7:45 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service Sundays 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11:15 a.m. Confirmation Wed., Feb. 25 7-7:45 p.m. Worship/Drama Oratory of St. Thomas the Apostle - Jessenland Father Sam Perez 507-248-3550 Thursdays: Mass at 5 p.m.

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River Rock Church PO Box 184, Belle Plaine, MN www.riverrockchurch.com info@riverrockchurch.com Worship at Chatfield Elem. @ 330 S. Market Street Ministry Center: 124 W. Main Street, BP (952) 873-5453 Lead Pastor Chris Teien Associate Pastor Dan Jetto * denotes 330 S. Market ** denotes 124 W. Main St. Wednesday, Feb 18 6:30pm Kids Adventure Club* 6:30pm Jr. High Youth Group* 7:00pm Sr High Youth Group** Sunday, Feb 22 9:30am Coffee, Food and Fellowship Time 10am Worship Service** West Union Lutheran Church 15820 Market Ave. Cologne, MN 55315 Church: 952-466-5678 westunion1@juno.com Pastor: Wolfgang Laudert Wednesday, Feb. 18 10 a.m. The Story 6 p.m. Lenten Dinner 7 p.m. Lent Service A: Callie Kirt 8 p.m. Choir Thursday, Feb. 19 7 p.m. The Story Saturday, Feb. 21 7:30 a.m. Men’s Group Sunday, Feb. 22 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School R: Larry Johnson P: Kim Mosher A: Callie Kirt Wednesday, Feb. 25 10 a.m. The Story 6 p.m. Lenten Dinner 7 p.m. Lent Service A: Hannah Selken 8 p.m. Choir

Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church 500 West Church Street Belle Plaine, MN 56011 952-873-6545 Pastor John H. Meyer Pastor Timothy Redfield www.trinitybelleplaine.org Wednesday, February 18 5:30 p.m. Lenten Supper (Spaghetti Supper hosted by STiC) 6 p.m. Midweek Catechism Class 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service with Imposition of Ashes (Usher Team 6) Thursday, February 19 8:25 a.m. School Chapel 6 p.m. Men’s Choir Friday, February 20 5 p.m. Away Basketball Games vs. St. Paul, Arlington Saturday, February 21 12:15 p.m. Boy Pioneers Ice Fishing Sunday, February 22 8 a.m. Bible Study 9 a.m. Worship Service (Usher Team 1/Video: Meuleners) K-2 and Men’s Choir sing 10 a.m. Coffee Hour (Hosted by K-2 families) 10:30 a.m. Annual Meeting 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 2 p.m. STiC Outing 5:30 p.m. Open Gym Adult Volleyball 7:30 p.m. Open Gym Adult Basketball Monday, February 23 7 p.m. Men’s Bible Study at Kingsway Tuesday, February 24 7 p.m. Trinity Knotters Wednesday, February 25 5:30 p.m. Lenten Supper (Soup and Sandwiches hosted by the Anniversary Committee) 6 p.m. Midweek Catechism Class 7 p.m. Midweek Lenten Service (Usher Team 2)

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Zion Lutheran Church & School 14745 County Road 153 Cologne, MN 55322 952-466-3379 e-mail: brendathompsonzion@ gmail.com Pastor: Eric Zacharias Wednesday, Feb. 18 No Story for Ash Wednesday 3:30 & 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service/Commuinon 4:30 p.m. Lenten Supper 5:30 p.m. Confirmation Class 6:00 p.m. Supper Friday, Feb. 20 8:10 a.m. Chapel 4-8 p.m. Zion’s Fish Fry Sunday, Feb. 22 8:45 a.m. Sunday School for Families 9:30 a.m. Worship/Communion 10:45 a.m. Bible Study Tuesday, Feb. 24 8 p.m. Dartball at New Germany Wednesday, Feb. 25 1 & 2:15 p.m. The Story (22) 3:30 & 7 p.m. Lenten Service 4:30 p.m. Lenten Supper 5:30 p.m. Confirmation Class 6:00 p.m. Supper First Presbyterian Church 219 W. Main Street, Belle Plaine 952-873-2966 Pastor Don Genereux www.fpcbelleplaine.org fpcbelleplaine@frontiernet.net Inspirational Message Line 952-583-3302 Sunday, February 15 9:00 am worship Service & Sunday School Wednesday, February 18 5:00 pm Ash Wednesday Service Anointing of Ashes

Redeemer Lutheran Church 14226 W. 280th Street, Henderson, Pr. Diane Goulson 507-665-2932 On Highway 19, 2 miles East of Highway 169 Wednesday, Feb. 18 Ash Wednesday-Lent begins Sabbath 5:30-6:30 p.m. Soup Supper: Free Will Offering 7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service Saturday, Feb. 21 9 a.m. Quilting: All welcome Noon: Potluck 1 p.m. Bible Study: Prophets 1:45 p.m. WELCA & Brotherhood meetings Sunday, Feb. 22 8:30 a.m. Sun. School, Teen Times, Adult Ed 9:30 a.m. Worship 11:30 a.m. Worship: Millpond Apts. Wednesday, Feb. 25 5:30-6:30 p.m. Soup Supper: Free Will Offering 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Service: Sabbath Sand Creek Baptist Church Loving Serving and Obeying Christ Currently Meeting at 312 Water St., Jordan 9 a.m. Adult Bible Fellowship & Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service Holy Family Academy & Chapel Traditional Latin Mass 10679 182nd St., Belle Plaine, MN 56011 (952) 873-2582 or 873-6613 (coord.) Fr. Otto Keiser Sundays 2:15 p.m. Confessions 2:40 p.m. Rosary / 3 p.m. Mass Academy Mass - call for times

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‘Just Because It Can be Done Doesn’t Mean It Should be Done’ by Rep. Bob Vogel Over the years I’ve learned that just because something can be done, does not mean it should be done. This philosophy sounds simple, but also h a s served as a valuable leadership tenet I learned to follow over 40 years in running a small business. The most recent example of this, which has generated quite a few e-mails to me, is Gov. Mark Dayton’s recent decision to provide commissioners already making salaries well into the six figures increases ranging up to $35,000. Although the e-mails have called upon me to work to reverse those raises, I found they were made possible due to changes the Legislature and Dayton made in 2013, so now the power to make those changes is beyond any control we have in the Legislature this year. This being the case, I can comprehend why he may have made the decision because there are always concerns someone could leave for a better-paying opportunity. However, from my perspective, there are a few reasons why I don’t believe this was the time to make those increases. First of all, we are still in a period of uneven economic growth, so these raises come at a time take-home pay for average families remains flat and many Minnesotans continue struggling to make ends meet in the wake of the Great Recession. Secondly, as stewards of

taxpayer dollars we are counted on as state leaders to be careful guardians of the public’s money. Therefore, the decision to provide large raises struck a nerve with citizens in our area and is an indication to me they believe the compensation was probably fair at the previous level, relative to the risk of losing people because of pay. I’m also reminded that reliance on future budget surpluses can easily turn the other way. By spending discretionary money now, it could come back to haunt us later. At this point our economy continues to gradually recover from that historic downturn of several years ago and the most recent state forecast calls for a $1 billion surplus, which was part of the reasoning for the raises. If, on the other hand, the budget expectations turn the other way, we could be faced with the increased overhead of the pay raises going out into the future and the need to find ways to balance a budget in a down economy. Over the years, people, including myself, have made decisions based on expectations that did not become reality and then were saddled with the results of those decisions when the resources were not available to support them. My concern is that if we as a state start to spend thinking we have a surplus, we could get caught in that same trap, causing pain in the future that might have been prevented by doing things differently today. So now is not the time to let down our guard. I believe for the long-term financial integrity of our state, we need make salary and spending decisions based on what we should do, rather than what we want to do. It’s not always easy, but usually the best.

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In other action at the Feb. 10 Belle Plaine Library meeting, the Green Isle City 125 W Main St Council: 952-873-6767 • Paid bills totaling website: www.scottlib.org $26,803.53. Library Hours: • Reviewed the first draft of Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. a proposed contract involving Sunday & Monday Closed Green Isle and the other city mounting fiber optic equipment Tuesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. councils still planning to invest atop the city’s water tower. The Wednesday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. and be a part of the R-S Fiber equipment can’t interfere with Thursday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Optics project are nearing a key the equipment Verizon WireFriday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. decision point in the next month less will be placing atop the Events at Your Library when they’ll financially comwater tower to improve area EVENTS AT YOUR LImit to supporting tax-increment cell phone service. BRARY • Heard an update on the onECFE STORYTIME BEARS financing for the project. going problem with sanitary Friday, 2/20 from 10:30-11 a.m. The joint powers board repsewer lines. Peoples Service Children of all ages and their resents the 10 cities and 17 was going to cap a line 20 feet parents/caregivers are welcome townships that will provide the below the ground. But the work to ECFE family storytime. Free! financing for a portion of the project. The cities will provide is delayed because the comNo registration required. pany’s equipment only reaches HANDS ON! ARTS EXPLO- about $8.75 million through a 18 feet below ground level. The RATION FOR ADULTS Hand- public project revenue bond. city discussed capping lines that made Memory Book Saturday, The 17 townships will eventuserved the former Farmhand February 21 from 10:30 a.m. ally be asked to OK $4.9 milproperty along Highway 5. to 12:30 p.m. Check the calen- lion via sale of a similar bonddar of events and sign up on our ing. website EVENTS tab. The rest of the $42 million WINTER JACKETS ADULT fiber optic project will be fiREADING PROGRAM contin- nanced through bank loans and ues through the end of February. private investment, said Jacob Come in, check out a book, sign Rieke, a member of the fiber up for a prize drawing, and read cooperative’s board of direcyour fellow patrons’ book re- tors. It is intended to bring subviews. Turn in your own review scribers high-speed Internet, in person or on our website. phone and TV service via a fiAre you uninsured or underTAXES ber optic line. insured? Do you need to see a Due to budget cuts, the IRS is The bonding will help fund medical provider but afraid you not sending instruction booklets the fiber optic service in the can’t afford it? to libraries for 1040, 1040A or 10 participating cities and 17 Scott County Public Health 1040EZ, in addition to several townships, 13 in Sibley County will be offering a free mobile other forms and publications. To (including Faxon, Washington health clinic for all Scott Counget a copy of the instructions: Lake, Arlington and Hender*Call the IRS at 1-800-829- son) and four in Renville County residents. 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Astro Girl Belle Plaine Elementary School third-grader Margaret Labo got to pretend she was an astronaut in February of 1985 when she and her classmates heard a presentation by a representative of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Margaret was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Labo of Carver County. Sixteen-year-old Sheral Kahle went in for ankle surgery at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis and the doctors mistakenly operated on the wrong leg. “They say it happens about once in 10,000 operations,” said Susie Kahle, Sheral’s mother. When Sheral woke up after surgery, she raised her right leg and it was easy. Then she raised her left leg and shouted, “My God, you’ve done the wrong leg.” The corrective surgery was then performed on the proper leg. Larry Kahle, Sheral’s father, said it was a human accident and regrettably they do occur. Susie Kahle said “we’re not blaming anyone.” Four Belle Plaine Elementary School teachers, on behalf of the faculty, wrote the school board in opposition to a proposal that a room in the elementary school be made available for a Community Services-sponsored preschool class. “We understand the desire of the community for this type of day care program, but we are deeply concerned about the possible loss of this room and the effects it will have on our educational format.” Belle Plaine police officer Jeff Norlin, 24, resigned his position to accept a job as a deputy sheriff for Meeker County. About 70 area farmers and businessmen attended a Groundswell organizational meeting at Geno’s in Jordan that Monday. Dale Hanson of Lydia was elected chairman. Jim Fahey, co-owner of Fahey Sales Agency in Belle Plaine, was elected vice president of the Minnesota Auctioneers Association at its annual meeting in Rochester. Doctors at Queen of Peace

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60 Years Ago (1955)

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curtailed telephone service and made driving hazardous on all roads. American Red Cross Chairmen for the Belle Plaine area were Mrs. Florian Grosser, Belle Plaine borough; Mrs. Marvin Siemon, Belle Plaine Township; Mr. and Mrs. Emil Rusch, Blakeley Township; Mrs. Kenney Anderson, Blakeley Village; and Mrs. Arthur Leibbrand, St. Lawrence Township. The Belle Plaine Fire Department was called to a fire that started at the former St. John’s schoolhouse about five miles north of Belle Plaine. The property belonged to Ed Effertz, who was remodelling it into a residence. A blaze also started at the Michael McCormick home from an overheated stove pipe. Both fires were extinguished rapidly. John Shaughnessy, wellknown former resident of Faxon Township, died at the Veterans hospital, Fort Snelling. He was 67 years old. Miss Marilyn Butler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Butler of Minneapolis, became the bride of Kevin O’Brien, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. O’Brien of Belle Plaine. Neither cold nor icy roads curtailed the success of our fireman’s 60th annual pre-lenten ball. The hall was filled nicely. At the Farmers Union organization meeting, those elected were Ed Bachmann, Norwood, president; Ted Graupmann, Hamburg, vice president; and Leslie Zellman, Cologne, secretary-treasurer. Chosen for the advisory board were Lothar Wolter, Norwood; Francis Wuetherich, Hamburg; Harold Smith, Young America; Carl Nelson, Carver; Carl Hallgren, Belle Plaine; Roger Hillstrom, Belle Plaine; and Carl Haasken, Cologne. A wedding of interest to many Belle Plaine friends took place in Minneapolis when Mary Jean Haig, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Haig, Minneapolis, became the bride of Dr. Ralph Joseph Teynor, son of Mrs. Joseph Teynor of New Ulm. The father of the bride was superintendent of Belle Plaine schools for many years. Dr. E.E. Novak of New Prague was named “Doctor of the Year” by the medical profession of the state of Minnesota. William Klepperich, 7-yearold son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Klepperich, Cologne, was crushed to death by a cattle truck while coasting on a sled over the icy road a mile south of Highway 212. At the annual meeting of the Fairway Association, A.A. Hahn was reelected for another three-year term as director. The board reelected Mr. Hahn as president and also named him to the executive committee. In the election for the board of directors, at the annual meeting of the Blakeley Cooperative Creamery Association, a new member was named, Robert Fahey, who took the place of Ed Duffy. Clarence Doheny and Theodore Malz were reelected to their position on the board. A dedication and open house was held at the Bongards consolidated school, District 29. School board members were Norman Nellen, chairman; Fred M. Herrmann, clerk; Arthur Bollmann, treasurer; and directors Gildon Poppitz, Fred Feltmann Jr., DeLloyd Herrmann and Robert Anderson. A group of friends and relatives pleasantly surprised Mrs. Arnold Gruetzmacher at her home in honor of her birthday.

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Zion Lutheran Church and School is hosting a fish fry Friday (Feb. 20) at the church and school in Cologne. The fish fry will run from 4-8 p.m. The menu includes allyou-can east fish, scalloped potatoes, cole slaw and sweets. The cost is $10 per adult, $5 for children ages 5-10 years with children 4 and under dining at no cost. Zion Lutheran Church and School is located at 14735 County Road 153, Cologne.

90 Years Ago (1925)

Egg prices had dropped to 21 cents and there were considerable complaints from producers. Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Hix, newcomers from Ottawa, had no more than gotten established in their new home when she was taken ill and had to leave for the hospital. At Le Center took place the marriage of Frank Weiss, popular former Belle Plaine boy, and Miss Cora Simonette of that city. A.W. Groth of New Germany and R.A. Zimmerman of Brownton became established in business in Belle Plaine with their purchase of the Ildved hardware store in the Stratton block, Mr. Groth taking over as manager of the store. John C. Flannery, 69, member of one of the pioneer families of Assumption, died in St. Paul, to which city he had moved. Remains were brought to his old parish of Assumption for burial. At the Lutheran Church in the German Settlement took place the marriage of Miss Rosie Wolf and Arthur Gruetzmacher, the couple establishing their home on a farm in Blakeley. Erma, 7-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Otto, died and the funeral was held from Trinity Lutheran Church. A hundred stockholders participated in the annual meeting of the Belle Plaine Creamery Association, at which a complete board of directors were elected with staggered terms. Elected were Charles Bowler, Charles Haas, William Reinke, Emil Affolter, Swan Halquist, A.G. Hurtig and John Riesgraf. Manager Heiland’s report showed an increase in butter production of more than 20,000 pounds over the preceding year. James Meade, who was born in Belle Plaine Township, son of pioneer parents, died in Chicago, where he had been making his home.

Belle Plaine was designated headquarters for the engineering staff in charge of hard-surfacing the trunk highway from the Le Sueur County line to Shakopee. Henry Jansen, 67, resident of this community for many years, died of injuries he suffered in a cave-in of a gravel pit. His funeral was held from St. Peter and Paul’s Church. The Firemen’s Masquerade Ball broke attendance records. From 750 to 800 persons crowded Dooley Hall. There were 101 maskers. Forty dollars in cash prizes were distributed. The marriage of Frank Meyer of Belle Plaine and Miss Neoma Godfrey of Nevada, Iowa, took place. The bride was a daughter of Clint Godfrey, who had recently been section foreman here. Mildred Weldon and Michael Moriarty were the winners of the local declamatory contest and would advance to the subdistrict contest. William Kahlow, an old-timer, was back from Washington state for a visit with his nephews, John and Louis Kahlow, in Tyrone Township. Betty Savage, former St. John’s girl, was married in Minneapolis to Fred Cornea.

120 Years Ago (1895)

Everyone was asking what had become of winter. After very little snow or cold, temperatures jumped to 60 degrees. Attorney F.C. Irwin was delegated to go to St. Paul to see to it that certain new laws were amended to include the word “borough.” The German Catholic Church was making arrangements to hold a big fair to raise funds for the building of an addition to the parochial school. When the borough needed money in those days, it had to pay 7 percent. Arrangements were made to borrow $700 at that rate from Thomas Baldwin. There were a hundred persons in costume at the firemen’s first masquerade. Prizes were won by Cora Glaster, W. Koepp, C.W. Irwin, E.E. Chard and Ida Thoms.

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Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Back in 1854, Judge Chatfield bought the first land for a new town. He was impressed with the beauty of the site, and decided to name it Belle Plaine, meaning Beautiful Prairie. I, like many others take pride in our town, but I do have a gripe about the signs in our town. Most of the signs at our beautiful parks are either fading, or the paint is peeling. I have heard this from other people too. The worst is the sign coming into town from the north. The Belle Plaine sign there is faded chipping has discoloring on it. The sign on 169, coming from the South is very faded, and when our foliage comes out, it has bushes in front of it. It might as well not be there. All of these signs should either be scraped and repainted, or be replaced I have mention this at coffee with the Mayor over a year ago and also to a Council member. That was the last I heard of any action. Green Isle, Jordan and New Prague all have bright and decorative signs to promote their city, and we should too. If this is up to the city fathers, Public Works, or some other part of our administration, then I do hope that some action on this will take place. Pride is important! Sincerely, Leo J. Albrecht

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FFA Week (continued from page 1) competed in various regional competitions in Mankato recently and will advance to the state competition scheduled to take place in April. Included are Emily Smith (Job Interview), Caitlyn Schoon (Public Speaking) and Sam Schmidt (Ag Sales Proficiency). BPHS agricultural teacher Bruce Mathiowetz said more competitions are forthcoming and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible Belle Plaine will add to its list of state qualifiers. Photos of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BPHS FFA members are included on the back page of this edition of the Herald.

FFA Week always runs Saturday to Saturday and encompasses Feb. 22, Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday. National FFA Week did not start out as a week-long event. At first, it was National FFA Day. The 1933 National FFA Convention Proceedings records the beginning of FFA Day in this way: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stewart of Montana requested the floor at this time to present a matter of general interest. He suggested the idea of having a special Future Farmer Day some time during 1934, preferably on one of the regular national FFA broadcasting days. It was pointed out that the various state associations could perhaps plan special state broadcasts also on that day and that chapters might plan their father and son banquets on the date specified. The idea seemed to meet with general delegate approval, and after some discussion, it was moved by Stewart that the Board of Trustees arrange for such a day; motion passed.â&#x20AC;? National FFA Week is an opportunity for FFA members, alumni and sponsors to advocate for agricultural education and FFA. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a time to share with local, state and national audiences what FFA is and the impact it has on members every day.

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St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last Friday was delicious and drew a nice crowd. Chairman Renae Brod and her helpers did a great job. The church pews from the closed St. Benedict Church are now in a new church, Catholic Newman Center in Mankato, which will be dedicated next weekend. Humor Corner: Ole was running a gas station in North Dakota. A nun came in who had run out of gas two blocks away. She asked Ole if he had a gas can to carry gas to her car. Ole checked and found both of his cans had been loaned out and not returned. He looked around and found an old bed pan in the back room. Ole reckoned the pan would hold enough to start her car. The nun gingerly carried the bed pan full of gas to her car and poured it in the tank. Just then Lars drove by. As he pulled into Oleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s station, he exclaimed, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Man o man, Ole, dat nun back dere, really believes in miracles.â&#x20AC;? Uff da.

could see him smiling, even by: Loni Graham The next mass scheduled at through his helmet. Maybe Brett St.Thomas is February 22 at 9 is finally making the switch to a.m. with Father James Burns. the other side!? The masses scheduled at St. Did you know? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been said Anneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Le Sueur with Father â&#x20AC;&#x153;You need to watch out for George Grafsky are Saturdays the dark-haired Irish, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve a at 5:15 p.m., and Sundays at 8 darker mood and naughtiness. Yet on the other hand, many and 10:30 a.m. Irish folks, along with the Scots, Ben and Heather Connolly have been associated with red Nylander of Jordan are the hair, fair skin and freckles. A proud parents of little Tenley recent study shows Celtics carry Jean, born January 30, 2015 at a ginger gene, one out of 10 in Mayo Health Care Systems in Ireland have red hair and reveals New Prague. She weighed 7 the gene is dominate throughpounds, 2 ounces and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 18 tout southern Europe. Four of Â˝ inches long. She joins big our seven grandchildren have sister, Alyvia, who turned 2 on red hair, except theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always the second of February. A little called it â&#x20AC;&#x153;orange.â&#x20AC;? sister is a great birthday present. Tenleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maternal grandfa- Raise a Pint.Â For each petal of ther is the late John Connolly, the shamrock, this brings a toast maternal great-grandparents are your way. Good Health, Good Ray and Mary Byrne Connolly. Luck and Happiness for you today and everyday! Friends and families of Curt and Cindy Boelter, celebrated Stay warm, stay safe, and careCurtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 50th Birthday, on the ful on the ice. folks.Â evening of Friday the 13th, at a shed party hosted by Gordy and Laura Boelter. Among those who attended were Davie NAMI Support Connelly, Tim and Mary Jo Group Meets Burns Boelter, their sons Sam, Loren, Jack Boelter and their Twice a Week significant others. Our grandchildren from Buffalo, Andy NAMI (National Alliance for and Anna Baumgard Â and Tyler the Mentally Ill), Scott County, Vlasak from Eden Prairie had has an adult support meeting on a grand time, having old-fash- the first and third Wednesday of ioned fun, playing with new each month from 6:30-8 p.m. in friends, in the snow the Anchor Center at the Valley ! 9! 4 #935under *4the > #( *4' & = (9 * yardlight. Â Green Workforce Building, 750 >*' ( 9*Simon, > 4 Canterbury 4 55 Road, 9! 9Shakopee. #5 5 <9# <& Rumor has > (9 it: Brett well known Artic Cat rider, has 9! 9 , 4 9 4 55 !*> = 4 ( 94# %@ The meeting is for family mem- " <(& been seen twice last week rid- bers and those living with the ill ! &&@35 4 9#*(5 &* 9 9 +;7 >#5 94 ing 9 a Polaris snowmobile just ness. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facilitated by a trained south of New Prague, and *( also ! 4 4#(%! <5 4 >5 '*4 9! ( :B @ 45 mental health professional. For * riding a Polaris up in the Upper more information, call Kevin at 4 55 5# ( 4 9* 4 9 <59*' 5# ( 4 55 Penninsula of Michigan recent952-496-8513 or Janet at 952ly. &9!*< Witnesses ! reported they 890-1669.â&#x20AC;? > #( 4 55 5 ( >*' (35 4 55

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The youth soccer program is for boys & girls who are in Kindergarten â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8th grade. The program will have both skill development and organized games. The children will be divided into teams. Time will be spent within the team structure on the fundamentals of dribbling, passing, receiving and scoring and playing games. There are opportunities for more competitive play against surrounding districts that will be determined at a later date. Volunteer Coaches Needed SESSION 1 DATE: Saturdays, Jan. 10-Feb. 28 *No Soccer Saturday, May 23rd TIME: 8U (K, 1st, 2nd) 9am 10U (3rd, 4th) 10am 12U (5th , 6th) 11am 14U (7th, 8th) 11am LOCATION: Athletic Complex, Football Practice Field COST: $40 (Includes T-Shirt and MYSA registration) DEADLINE: March 1st SESSION 2 Summer Session of Soccer intended to be two days a week in June and July. This session is for 12Uâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and 14Uâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s COST: $60.00 DEADLINE: March 1 TAE KWON DO

This is the Korean martial art of Tae Kwon Do. Students will learn self defense, self control, history, sparring and techniques needed to test in the beginning level of Tae Kwon Do. Advanced students will continue on at their own pace. Students attending class in BP are also welcome to train at other Kroells Karate Club locations at no additional cost. SESSION 2: Wednesdays, Feb. 18-March 25 SESSION 3: Wednesdays, April 8-May 13 SESSION 4: Wednesdays, May 20June 24 TIME: 6:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7:30 pm AGES: 6 years old and up LOCATION: Chatfield Elem. Activity Room COST: $39.00/session INSTRUCTOR: Linda Kroells ADULT CO-RECREATION VOLLEYBALL

tiles to make them into coasters. On the first day of the class please bring with you any interesting textures you might want to use to help create your stamp/tile design. AGE: Grades 3-6 DATES: Tuesdays, March 3-24 TIME: 3:15-4:30 pm LOCATION: Oak Crest Elem., Art Room COST: $30.00 MIKE LYNCH NEY CENTER STARWATCH PARTY

Make the stars your old friends as we watch the great celestial show in the skies over Henderson. We start off with an indoor orientation followed by quality time outside under the heavens. Get to know the constellations like The Big Bear, Gemini the Twins, Leo the lion, and some of their great stories behind them. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also have two large telescopes that are among the biggest mobile telescopes in Minnesota for close up views of the plant Jupiter, star clusters, nebulae, galaxies and other wonders in our early spring skies. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also get a great handout package with user-friendly star maps and constellation charts, websites, a telescope-buying guide, and more! Mike Lynch is a meteorologist at WCCO Radio and has been hosting star watch parties and teaching astronomy classes for over 40 years. He also writes a weekly stargazing column for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and is the author of the book; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mike Lynchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Minnesota Star Watchâ&#x20AC;? thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be available for purchase at a discount. Even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cloudy youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll learn a great deal, have a great time and get a Mike Lynch â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cloud Checkâ&#x20AC;? for a future Minnesota Starwatch Class. Your universe is waiting! Make the Stars Your Old Friend! Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re invited to bring lawn chairs to make yourself comfy! DATE: Thursday, April 9 TIME: 8-10 pm LOCATION: Ney Center, Henderson INSTRUCTOR: Mike Lynch COST: $10.00 per adult $6.00 per child Belle Plaine Community

Spring Youth Fair All men and women 18 and over Belle Plaine High School April 11, are invited to play volleyball on Wednesday nights at the Belle Plaine 2015 9:00 am - 12:00 noon High School. DATES: Wednesdays, DAYTRIPPERS DINNER Dec. 3-April 29 (Gym Closed April 1) THEATRE presents TIME: 7:30 pm LOCATION: BPHS, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Social Securityâ&#x20AC;? North Gym COST: $10.00 Season Pass $1.00 per night (pay attendant) When a well known Manhattan art gallery owner and her husband receive CLAY COASTERS a visit from her mother, all seems to be Create 4 clay coasters and a clay going smoothly... until they find out stamp. First weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll create a stamp that the visit may not end. Panic and design with clay. Then, using this mayhem ensue as life takes a crazy turn stamp, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll create 4 clay tiles. in this hilarious comedy which starred Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll then glaze the tiles. Finally, Marlo Thomas and Olympia Dukakis s #LEANINGS weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll put pads on the bottom of the on Broadway. DATE: Thursday, March

Our first stop will be at Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flower show in downtown Minneapolis which is an annual favorite event. The smell of hundreds of fresh flowers fills the air even before the doors open to Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spring Flower Show. Each yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show has a special theme.Throughout the auditorium, paths take visitors through the display and each section of flowers is marked to help gardeners and aspiring gardeners alike identify their favorite varieties.Lunch will be on your own. Our next stop will be at the Wabasha Caves. You will not want to miss this one! Come enjoy the history of these sandstone caves. Learn why these man-made caves were mined out in the 1800â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Explore the original mined caves and see the finished caves (once a popular nightclub called the Castle Royal). Hear the legends of gangster massacres and ghostly lore in the most unique banquet facility from Chicago to San Francisco. This is a 45 minute walking tour. DATE: Friday, March 27 (Dates of Flower show have not been set at the time of this printing, but it is normally the week before Easter) TIME: Depart at 9 a.m. Return at approximately 4:30 pm COST: $45.00 (Includes transportation & cave tour fee) DEADLINE: March 13 ART CLUB

Join the Oak Crest Art club. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll meet for 3 Mondays and 3 Tuesdays creating a variety of projects and learning interesting art knowledge along the way. Connect with other students your age that love to create and learn about art. AGE: Grades 3-6 DATES: Mondays and Tuesdays, April 6-21 TIME: 3:15-4:30 pm LOCATION: Oak Crest Elem., Art Room COST: $50.00 ABRAKADOODLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ARTS, CRAFTS, & CLAY

Come and join us for a fun and colorful spring session. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make colorful Ukrainian Eggs on canvas board, create flying pigs out of clay and learn how to draw bunnies, create a colorful spring scene with torn papers and more. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make lots of colorful art during this fun spring session! Abrakadoodle is the leader in childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art programming. Abrakadoodle has taught art classes to over 1 million students throughout the world! For more information go to www.abrakadoodle.com AGE: Grades K-5 DATE: Wednesdays, April 22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;May 20 TIME: 3:15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4:15 pm LOCATION: Chatfield Elem. PS Rm 1 INSTRUCTOR: Abrakadoodle Staff COST: $64.00

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Congratulations to our Scott West wrestlers as they captured the Section Team title this weekend at Mankato East in dramatic fashion. The Panthers met the New Prague Trojans in the championship match in a rematch of an earlier contest won by the Trojans by a 32-31 score. At the conclusion of an exciting match the score was knotted at 31-31. Scott West would end up earning the victory on account of the second criteria â&#x20AC;&#x201C; technical falls. Scott West will now compete as a team at the State Meet beginning at 9 a.m. on Thursday, February 26 at the Xcel Energy Center against a yet to be determined opponent. Good luck, Panthers! The Panthers will participate in the Section Individual Tournament this Friday and Saturday at Delano High School. Good luck to everyone as you pursue a trip to the State Individual Tournament! The Belle Plaine Schools will join school districts throughout the state to salute their local education leaders during Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual School Board Recognition Week February 16-20. The commemorative week is designed to recognize the contributions made by Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school board members, including the Belle Plaine School Board, who are charged with governing public education under state law. Minnesota school board members are chosen by their communities through election or appointment to manage local schools. They oversee multi-million dollar budgets that fund education programs for more than 825,000 students in approximately 2,000 schools. Their personnel decisions affect more than 52,000 teachers and thousands of administrators and support workers. These volunteer leaders also are responsible for formulating school district policy, approving curricula, maintaining school facilities, and adhering to state and federal education law. Legal concerns and the complexities of school finance, including budgeting and taxation, require them to spend many hours in board training programs and personal study to enhance their understanding of these issues. My deepest appreciation is extended to the dedicated men and women who make it possible for local citizens to participate in education in our community. I salute the public servants of the Belle Plaine School Board whose commitment and civic responsibility make local control of public schools in our community possible: Dan Gardner, Dan Giesen, Matt Lenz, Mike Ludvik, Tracy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, and Joe Vandermark. Please join me by saying thanks to our school board members during Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School Board Recognition Week. As always, if you have any questions about school matters, please feel free to call me at 873-2400 or check our website at www.belleplaine.k12.mn.us. You may also find me on Twitter at @BPTiger716. Go Tigers & Panthers!

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COUNTY HIGHWAY PROJECT Bids Close December 12, 2006 Jordan, Minnesota NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - Sealed proposals will be received until 1:00 p.m., December 12, 2006, by Mitchell J. Rasmussen, County Highway Engineer, Scott County, Jordan, Minnesota on behalf of the Board of Commissioners of said County for the construction of the following project. Proposals will be opened and read publicly by the County Highway Engineer in the Scott County Highway Department Offices, 600 Country Trail East, Jordan, Minnesota 55352. Minimum wage rates to be paid by the Contractors have been predetermined and are subject to the Work Hours Act of 1962, P.L. 87-581 and implementing regulations. READ CAREFULLY THE WAGE SCALES AND DIVISION A OF THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS AS THEY AFFECT THIS/THESE PROJECT/PROJECTS The Minnesota Department of Transportation hereby notifies all bidders: in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Act), as amended and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Subtitle A Part 21, Non-discrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation, it will affirmatively assure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded maximum opportunity to participate and/or to submit bids in response to this invitation, and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin in consideration for an award; in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, and Title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 230 Subpart A-Equal Employment Opportunity on Federal and FederalAid Construction Contracts (including supportive services), it will affirmatively assure increased participation of minority groups and disadvantaged persons and women in all phases of the highway construction industry, and that on any project constructed pursuant to this advertisement equal employment opportunity will be provided to all persons without regard to their race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin; in accordance with the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Statute 363A.08 Unfair discriminatory Practices, it will affirmatively assure

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that on any project constructed pursuant to this advertisement equal employment opportunity will be offered to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, sexual orientation, or age; in accordance with the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Statute 363A.36 Certificates of Compliance for Public Contracts, and 363A.37 Rules for Certificates of Compliance, it will assure that appropriate parties to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement possess valid Certificates of Compliance. If you are not a current holder of a compliance certificate issued by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and intend to bid on any job in this advertisement you must contact the Department of Human Rights immediately for assistance in obtaining a certificate. The following notice from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights applies to all contractors: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is hereby agreed between the parties that Minnesota Statute, section 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules, parts 5000.3400 to 5000.3600 are incorporated into any contract between these parties based on this specification or any modification of it. A copy of Minnesota Statute 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules, parts 5000.3400 to 5000.3600 is available upon request from the contracting agency.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is hereby agreed between the parties that this agency will require affirmative action requirements be met by contractors in relation to Minnesota Statute 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules 5000.3600. Failure by a contractor to implement an affirmative action plan or make a good faith effort shall result in revocation of its certificate or revocation of the contract (Minnesota Statute 363A.36, Subd. 2 and 3).â&#x20AC;? A minimum goal of 12.03% Good Faith Effort to be subcontracted to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. Grading, Base, Paving, Lighting, Sewer, Watermain and Prefab Bus Shelter CP 18-07, SP 70-596-002, CR 18, located near CSAH 18 and Trunk Highway 169 in the City of Shakopee. Major quantities of work are approximately as follows: Light Poles, 32; Brick Pavers 13,680 SF; Concrete Walk 15,247 SF; Concrete Curb and Gutter 7,827 LF; Common Exc. 33,210 CY; Aggregate Base (CV) Class 6,030 CY; Sanitary Sewer 1,032 LF; Storm Sewer 1,143 LF; Concrete Paving 2,559 SY; Type MV 4 Wearing Course Mixture 870 Ton; Type MV 3 Wearing Course Mixture 2800 Ton; and MV3 Non Wearing Course Mixture 3,465 Ton. Proposals, plans and specifications may be examined at the office of the County

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Highway Engineer at 600 Country Trail East, Jordan, MN 55352 (TH 282 - 1/4 mile west of TH 13). Digital copies of the Bidding Documents are available at http://www.QuestCDN. com for a fee of $20.00. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Browse Projectsâ&#x20AC;? page or by entering eBidDoc#450402 on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Search Projectsâ&#x20AC;? page. For assistance and free membership registration, contact QuestCDN at 952-2331632 or info@questcdn.com. Paper copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from Docunet Corp., 151 Cheshire Lane #300, Plymouth, MN 55441, 763-475-9600 for a fee of $120.00. Deposits will not be refunded. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check made payable to the Scott County Treasurer, or a corporate surety bond made in favor of Scott County, for at least 5% of the amount of the bid. The right is reserved to accept any or reject any or all bids and to waive any defects. Mitchell J. Rasmussen County Highway Engineer Scott County Any questions, please contact: Greg M. Felt, Operations Engineer at 952496-8047 or gfelt@co.scott.mn.us Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, November 22 and 29 and December 6, 2006.

INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $666,034.73 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding, mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof. PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said County as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 13, 2006 at 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SALE: Scott County Law Enforcement Center, Scott County SheriffĘźs Office, Civil Unit, 301 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, Minnesota 55379 to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneysĘź fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor, their personal representatives or assigns. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGORĘźS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: October 11, 2006 PROGROWTH BANK, Mortgagee LINDQUIST & VENNUM, P.L.L.P. By John J. Bowden Attorneys for Mortgagee 4200 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 (612) 371-3968 THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, October 18, 25 and November 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2006.

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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF SCOTT NOVEMBER 7, 2006 (1) The Board of Commissioners, in and for the County of Scott, Minnesota, met in the Courthouse Board Room in the City of Shakopee, Minnesota, and convened at 9:01 a.m., with the following members present: Commissioner Ulrich, presiding, Commissioner Marschall, Commissioner Wagner, Commissioner Vogel, and Commissioner Hennen. (2) Chair Ulrich noted the addition to the agenda of the appointment of Aldeen Goehring to the Board of Adjustment/ Planning Advisory Commission. (3) On a motion by Commissioner Hennen, seconded by Commissioner Vogel, the Minutes of October 24, 2006 were approved. (4) On a motion by Commissioner Vogel, moved, seconded by Commissioner Hennen, the following items were approved unanimously. A copy of each resolution is available in the office of the County Administrator and made a part of this record by reference. A. Application to Sell 3.2 Malt Liquor at Retail for 2007 of Ronald L. Edmiston DBA Superamerica #4439 in Jackson Township, Jams R. Hupp DBA Holiday Stationstore #246 in Jackson Township, and Joleen Yong DBA Suzette Inc. in St. Lawrence Township. B. Application for Precious Metal Dealer License of Mark A. Smith, DBA PawnXChange in Shakopee. C. Receipt of funding from the MN Department of Public Safety for administration of the Safe Communities Grant in the amount of $40,300 effective October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007 to be shared by the Safe Communities Coalition. D. Resolution No. 2006-160; Authorizing Final Payment on the 2005 Overlay Projects to Buffalo Bituminous Inc. in the Amount of $25,000.00. E. Resolution No. 2006-163; Authorizing Entering Into Cooperative Agreements With the Cities of Shakopee and Prior Lake for Phase 2 Construction of the Southbridge Transit Station. F. Resolution No. 2006-164; Honoring Joseph Graham Upon Receiving the Eagle Scout Award. G. Resolution No. 2006-165; Honoring Joshua Gunter Upon Receiving the Eagle Scout Award. H. Resolution No. 2006-166; Honoring Sam Ringstad Upon Receiving the Eagle Scout Award. I. Payroll processing of personnel actions indicated below and certified by the Employee Relations Director and the Appointing Authority to be in compliance with provisions of Minnesota Statutes 375.56 - 375.71 and the Scott County Merit Personnel System:

1. FTPR employment of Alan Evenson, Highway Maintenance Worker, Public Works Division, effective 10/30/06. 2. FTPR employment of Michael Turek, SheriffĘźs Deputy, SheriffĘźs Office, effective 11/06/06. 3. FTPR employment of Sherri Smith, Fraud Prevention Investigator, Community Services Division, effective 11/01/06. 4. The recognition of the following individuals as volunteers will enable them to be covered for liability insurance purposes in accordance with the insurance contracts currently in force with Scott County: Additions Deletions Ethel Carlson Jacqueline Clary Jennifer Edwards Augustine David Lisa Meyers Christopher Kettler Rochelle Kovac Kevin McCann J. Resolution No. 2006-161; Approving Long Term Disability (LTD) and Short Term Disability (STD) Insurance Provider and Plans and Rescind Resolution No. 2001-105. K. Appointment of Aldeen Goehring of Commissioner District 3 to the Board of Adjustment and Planning Advisory Commission effective November 7, 2006 through December 31, 2007. (5) Create Safe, Healthy, and Livable Communities: A.On behalf of the Board, Vice Chair Marschall presented an Outstanding Service Award to Connie and Terry Lonto for their dedicated service as volunteers for Scott County for 30 years working in the areas of weather spotting, sand bagging, search and rescue, traffic control, and command post activities. Commissioner Wagner left the meeting from 9:21 to 9:25 a.m. B. Community Services Director Tim Walsh updated the Commissioners on the County Board goal to implement the Community Corrections delivery system, Public Services Manager Jennifer Deschaine reviewed the goal to monitor the Community Health statistics and trends, Deputy County Administrator Gary Shelton provided information on the shared information systems, training facilities and 800 MHz strategy, County Administrator Dave Unmacht highlighted the status of County Highway projects, and Chief Information Officer Marilyn McCarter reviewed the goal to complete phase one of the CountyĘźs Business Continuity Plan. (6) County Administrator Update: Mr. Unmacht reviewed upcoming schedule items. On a motion by Commissioner Marschall, seconded by Commissioner Vogel, the meeting adjourned at 10:24 a.m. Jon Ulrich, Chair David J. Unmacht, County Administrator, Clerk of the Board Tracy A. Cervenka, Deputy Clerk to the Board Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesday, November 22, 2006.

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in my hip, like I slept wrong or something,” she said. Up to that point, her pregnancy was “super easy.” The two high school sweethearts, graduates of Shakopee’s Class of 2006, were married in 2014 after a year’s engagement. They moved to Belle Plaine for the small-town atmosphere and the housing costs Lindsay had endured bouts of morning sickness early in the pregnancy, but the past few months had gone according to form. She had received plenty of advice and good information from family members who’d had children of their own. But as her ninth month of pregnancy became the 10th and the baby was gaining weight and ready to arrive, Lindsay said she was ready for his birthday. After Blake left for work at United Health Group in Minnetonka where he works as an accountant, Lindsay’s discomfort intensified. She began exchanging text messages with friends to keep her mind off the increasing pain. “I didn’t have contractions in the regular sense like they describe in the birth classes,” she said. She spoke with the staff at the Family Birth Place Unit at St. Francis. The couple had planned for a nurse-midwife to help deliver the baby with the appropriate staff standing by if needed. By 9 a.m. or so, Lindsay had spoken with a licensed practical nurse at the hospital. Before 10 a.m., she was enduring waves of chills and sweats. The hospital staff told her it was time to get ready and head for Shakopee. Lindsay called Blake and told him to hustle home, that they would soon welcome their child into the world.

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Blake left the office around 10 a.m. and hustled down Highway 169 from Minnetonka, through Shakopee and Jordan, to Belle Plaine. He admits adhering to the posted speed limit was not on his mind. “I had to stop and get gas,” he

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said. “The gas gauge in my car doesn’t work. I base it on mileage and I knew it was close. I figured I’d better stop on the way home instead of stopping with her on the way to the hospital.” Back in Belle Plaine, Lindsay was well into contractions. With Blake on the way, she knew she wasn’t going to make it to her appointment. Lindsay called 911 at 10:48 a.m. “It went a lot faster than I thought,” she said. “I was on the line with the poor dispatcher who had to listen to me go through all that,” Lindsay said. “She was just great.” Within a few minutes, Belle Plaine Police officers Terry Stier and Jared Tveitbakk were at the couple’s house on Farmers Way. Firefighters and the ambulance crew members Mark Anderson and Tyler Koonst arrived a few minutes later. Lindsay credits the dispatchers for talking her through the ordeal until police and paramedics arrived. The officers, trained in delivering babies, had her lay down on the bed. “I don’t recall what they said,” Lindsay said. “I was just trying to keep it together.” The paramedics and police went to work and helped Lindsay through the waves of pain. Blake arrived home to a living room filled with emergency responders. “I was pretty scared, praying Lindsay and the baby were OK,” he said. She pushed once and her water broke. Bowdyn arrived at 11:08 a.m., 20 minutes after she called for help. He weighed 7 pounds-1 ounce and was 20½ inches in length. Lindsay’s first recollection of seeing her son was that he had a healthy amount of hair. Blake cut the umbilical cord. He scooped up the bags Lindsay had prepared for the stay in the hospital and they headed for Shakopee with the ambulance crew. “His first ride in a vehicle and he wasn’t in a car seat,” Blake said, smiling at his son. The hospital staff was impressed with the baby’s condition. He scored 8 of 10 on the post-birth exam. The new fam-

ily came home to Belle Plaine two days later. Since then, Lindsay and Blake have been adjusting to life as parents. She’s taken plenty of grief from friends and relatives who’ve endured longer, more traditional labor and deliveries. Lindsay knows she’ll have to go back to work for the Shakopee School District in May working with special education students. The couple thanked the dispatchers and first responders. Tveitbakk teased her about the powerful grip she had on his hand during labor. “They were all great, very professional and super attentive,” she said.

St. Patrick’s Planning Meeting Feb. 19 The Belle Plaine St. Patrick’s Committee will hold its next planning meeting for this year’s celebration on Thursday, Feb. 19 at Huck’s Shipwreck Saloon downtown. All committee members and bar/restaurant owners are asked to attend. It begins at 5:30 p.m. This year’s celebration will take place on Saturday, March 14.

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• Belle Plaine Run Club, an informal running club for participants who desire to run, socialize, and motivate. For more information and times, call (952) 486-1903. • City Council Meeting on March 2 at 6 p.m. at Belle Plaine Government Center. • School Board Meetings at Junior High Library ~ 2nd Monday of each month: meetings are scheduled as a work session; 4th Monday of each month: Regular business meetings for the board, Finance starts at 5:30 p.m. and regular at 6 p.m. For more information or if a holiday interferes, call (952) 873-2400 or go online at www.belleplaine.k12.mn.us • Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women now has free on-site childcare available during weekly evening and daytime women's support groups. If you or someone you know is or has been a victim of domestic violence, please call SVA at (952) 873-4214 for more information regarding the times and locations of the groups. Mondays: Mom's/Women's Prayer Group: Meeting from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Call Amy for details and location (952) 484-9100. Tuesdays: Wednesdays: BP Rotary at 12 noon at Kingway Retirement Living (Ratzkeller Room • Senior Citizens Meet Cards are played at 1 p.m. at Cardinal Ridge Apts.) Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays: AA Closed Meetings on Wednesday and Friday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. Also, NA Meeting open on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Al Anon Wednesday nights 8 p.m. (The Little Brick School House kitty korner from St. John Lutheran Church) Thursdays: Belle Plaine Knitting Group meets at Kingsway Living Center from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room or in the Art Gallery. Open to all ages and skill levels. Knitters and crocheters welcome. 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each Month: Support Groups for Families meet at the Valley Green Workforce Center in Shakopee at 6:30 p.m. and is for families who have a relative with a mental illness. The group is led by trained facilitators who also have a family member with mental illness. The support groups help families develop better coping skills and find strength through sharing experiences. For information, call (952) 890-1669. 1st Tuesday of the Month: Belle Plaine Lions/Board of Directors meet at Borough Bowl in Belle Plaine, at 6:30 p.m. • Area Separated & Divorce Support Group from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Wenceslaus Church, lower level, in New Prague. Call Deacon Bob Wagner (952) 758-0463 or Mary (952) 873-6781 for more information. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each Month: Area Separated and Divorce Support Group meets at St. Wenceslaus Church, lower level, New Prague 7-8:30 p.m. Call Mary (952) 873-6781 for more information. 1st Wednesday of each Month: B.P. Borough Riders Snowmobile Club meets at Sparetime Tavern in Belle Plaine at 7 p.m. 4th Monday of the Month: Support Group: Women's Connection for Cancer. For more information contact the 'Ask St. Francis' info. line @ (952) 403-2000 2nd Tuesday of the Month: Belle Plaine Lions/General Membership Meeting at Duets in Belle Plaine, at 7 p.m. • Minnesota Valley Riders Saddle Club (MVR) monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Neil's Pub Rustic Room. Join in planning and participating in area horse related activities. • Valley Garden Club: meets monthly. Location varies, see bpgardeners.blogspot. com or call Anne Buesgens (507) 248-3666. 2nd Wednesday of the Month - Scott Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors monthly meeting at 8 p.m. at their office in the Scott County Extension and Conservation Center at the Scott County Fairgrounds in Jordan. For more information, call Shelly at (952) 873-5412. • The Belle Plaine Friends of the Library meet at 6:00 p.m. at the Library. 2nd Thursday of the Month: Sons of the American Legion, American Legion & Auxiliary Mtg. at 7 p.m. at the Vet's Club. 2nd and 4th Thursday of each Month: New Prague Area Toastmasters meet from 7-8 p.m. at the New Prague City Hall, 118 Central Ave. No. Join to develop and enhance your speaking, communication, and leadership skills. For more information, call Carolyn at (952) 873-4489. 2nd Friday of the Month: Steak Fry at the Belle Plaine Vet’s Club, Steak or Shrimp, 5:30-8 p.m. 2nd Saturday of the Month: B.P. Historical Society Open Meeting at 9:30 a.m. at the Historical House Muesum. 3rd Monday of the Month: Vet's Club Meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Club. 3rd Tuesday of the Month: Sportsman's Club Meeting at the Vets Club in Belle Plaine at 7 p.m. For more information, call Maynhardt (952) 873-4395. 3rd Thursday of the Month: VFW Auxiliary meeting at 7 p.m. at the Vets Club. VFW Men at 7:30 p.m. at the Club.

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Belle Plaine Police Report The week of Feb. 9-15, Belle the dog from and the person at with a suspended license. Plaine police responded to the the shipping company sounded A property-damage crash near the same. following selected calls: the intersection of Highway 169 A man reported at 3:13 p.m. a and Meridian Avenue was retwo-vehicle property-damage ported at 12:40 p.m. One driver Monday, Feb. 9 crash near the intersection of was cited for careless driving. A person on the 900 block of East Main Street and East ComSunrise Lane called for help at merce Drive. One driver rear- Sunday, Feb. 15 3:37 a.m. A man was arrested ended the other, but the damage A person on the 100 block of Sunset Drive called for medical for domestic assault. was minor. A woman on the 300 block of A woman on the 100 block help at 9:13 a.m. A woman was East Enterprise Drive called for of Chatfield Circle reported at transported to an area hospital. A person on the 1200 block medical help at 4:36 a.m. 4:07 p.m. a violation of a court- of Southridge Court called for A woman was stopped near the issued order for protection after intersection of Highway 169 a man contacted his ex-wife by medical help at 10:44 a.m. A and Old Highway 169 Boule- telephone numerous times. The man was transported to an area vard at 9:51 a.m. She was cited man was cited for the offense hospital. for driving with a suspended and a request for his arrest was A woman on the 300 block of license. sent to his local police depart- East Enterprise Drive reported a property-damage crash at A person on the 900 block of ment. South Chestnut Street called A woman on the 200 block of 11:45 a.m. for medical help at 3:44 p.m. A South Chestnut Street reported A person on the 100 block of woman was transported to an at 8:53 p.m. a property-damage North Meridian Street reported area hospital. crash. A driver hit a parked ve- at 1:55 p.m. two boys were pointing what appeared to be A person on the 1000 block hicle. BB guns at passing vehicles. of Creekview Lane called for Thursday, Feb. 12 medical help at 6:33 p.m. A A man on the 100 block of Police are investigating the rewoman was transported to an South Walnut Street reported port. A vehicle was stopped near area hospital. at 8:12 a.m. the theft of a long the intersection of Highway A woman on the 400 block of piece of copper pipe from a 169 and Meridian Avenue at South Meridian Street called house. 6:35 p.m. for an equipment viofor medical help at 7:45 p.m. After receiving a call from a lation. The driver was also cited A woman on the 700 block of probation officer, police arrest- for driving with a suspended liEast Enterprise Drive reported ed a man on the 100 block of cense and for having incorrect a property-damage crash at North Meridian Street at 9:37 address on the license. 9:06 p.m. a.m. for a probation violation. A woman on the 300 block A woman on the 400 block of North West Street called for of South Meridian Street was medical help at 10:46 p.m. A served a no-trespassing order at man was transported to an area 10:08 a.m. hospital. A woman at business on the Tuesday, Feb. 10 100 block of North Meridian A woman on the 400 block Street requested at 9:09 p.m. The week of Feb. 9-15, Belle of East Main Street reported at police assistance with a patron Plaine firefighters responded to 8:32 a.m. a car-deer crash that that needed to leave because of the calls that included: occurred a few miles outside of excess inebriation. the city. Tuesday, Feb. 10 Friday, Feb. 13 A person on the 600 block of Police stopped a vehicle at Firefighters responded at 8:52 Ash Circle called for medical 12:12 a.m. near the intersection a.m. to a vehicle crash near the help at 10:17 a.m. An elderly of Highway 169 and Blake- intersection of Highway 169 woman was transported to an ley Trail for a possible traffic and 280th Street in Blakeley area hospital. violation. The driver was cited Township. Minor injuries were After a woman on the 400 for driving with a suspended reported. One person was transported to an area hospital. block of South Meridian called license. police at 2:15 p.m., a man was A woman on the 300 block of At 10:21 a.m., firefighters asissued a no-trespassing order North Chestnut Street reported sisted Ridgeview ambulance for an apartment building. at 11:06 a.m. a case of tax fraud. with a call for medical help to run ONE theHer week beginning child’s father allowed2/15/2015 a from a person on the 600 block Wednesday, Feb.TIME, 11 friend to use their boy as a de- of Ash Circle in Belle Plaine. A woman on the 300 block of East Court Street reported at pendent on his tax return. The One person was transported to 1:03 p.m. a case of fraud. She IRS is investigating the claim. an area hospital. Saturday, Feb. 14 attempted to buy a dog online Saturday, Feb. 14 for an agreed-upon price. 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Legal Notices STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 70-PR-15-1294 NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re: Estate of JACK G. CAIN, Decedent. It is Ordered and Notice is given that on March 3, 2015, at 9:00a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at the Scott County Justice Center, 200 Fourth Avenue West, Shakopee, Minnesota, on a petition for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the decedent's Will dated March 30, 1978, and for the appointment of Paul W. Cain, whose address is 13584 Yosemite Avenue South, Savage, Minnesota 55378, as personal representative of the decedent's estate in an unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hearing or filed with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with the full power to administer the decedent’s estate, including the power to collect all assets; pay all legal debts, claims, taxes, and expenses; sell real and personal property; and do all necessary acts for the decedent’s estate. Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent's estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: January 30, 2015 Filed in Scott County Courts January 30, 2015 BY THE COURT Ann M. Offermann Judge of District Court Dolores A. Beussman Court Administrator Guzman Law Firm, PA Lori L. Guzmán MN# 285808 14847 Energy Way, Apple Valley, MN 55124 Telephone: (952) 432-0648 Facsimile: (952) 431-2491 e-mail: lori@guzmanlaw.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, February 11 and 18, 2015.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Case Type: Civil: Eminent Domain Court File No. 70-CV-15-973 Notice of Hearing and Quick Take Procedure County of Scott, Petitioner, vs. Eagle Creek Development, LLC, South Passage HOA, Stonebridge Estates Homeowners Association, Wagonwheel Crossing Homeowners Association, Oscar Alexon, Ronald C Enright and Trudie C Enright, John and Jane Doe, Respondents. To: Oscar Alexon, any heir(s) of Oscar Alexon, John Doe and Jane Doe: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on March 4, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, at the Scott County Justice Center, 200 Fourth Ave. W., Shakopee, MN, the above-named petitioner will present the to the above-named Court a petition now on file for the condemnation of certain lands for public purposes. A copy of said petition that affects your property is available through the Scott County Attorney’s Office and is on file in the office of the Clerk of Court in the Above-Captioned Court. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that at the above-time and place the above-named petitioner will also move the Court for an order transferring title and possession to petitioner of the parcels described in the petition in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Section 117.042 as of April 15, 2015, prior to the filing of an award by the court appointed commissioners. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that: (1) any party wishing to challenge the public use or public purpose, necessity or authority for this taking must appear at the court hearing on Wednesday, March 4, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at the Scott County Justice Center, 200 Fourth Ave. W., Shakopee, MN to state the objection or must appeal within 60 days of a court order approving the public use or public necessity and authority for the taking; and (2) a court order approving the public use or public purpose, necessity, and authority for the taking is final unless an appeal is brought within 60 days after service of the order on the party. This Action involves the condemnation of property, which includes but is not limited to the property described below: That part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter, Section 34, Township 114 North, Range 21 West, Scott County, Minnesota, which is denoted and shown as Parcel 15 on Scott County Right of Way Plat No. 89, according to the record plat thereof, on file in the Office of the County Recorder, Scott County, Minnesota.

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PAGE ten Jeanne M. Andersen Assistant Scott County Attorney 200 Fourth Avenue West Shakopee, MN 55379 952-496-8240 Attorney License No. 0248034 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, February 4, 11 and 18, 2015.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT probate division Court File No. 70-PR-15-1282 amended NOTICE and order of hearing on petition for probate of will and OF APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Myrtle Elizabeth Hunt McCaskey, Decedent. It is Ordered and Notice is given that on March 4, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at 200 Fourth Avenue West, Shakopee, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent, dated February 3, 2006, and for the appointment of Daniel J. McCaskey, whose address is 6103 Sandstone Court, Clifton, Virginia, 20124 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate, including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate. Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. A charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceedings be given to the Attorney General pursuant to Minn. Stat. 501B.41, subd. 5. Dated: February 5, 2015 Filed in Scott County Courts February 8, 2015 By the court Hon. Michael A. Fahey Judge of District Court Phil Bird Court Administrator Attorney for Petitioner Samantha J. LePage Sieloff and Associates, P.A. 3460 Washington Drive, Suite 214 Eagan, MN 55122 Attorney License No: 0395494 Telephone (651) 454-2000 Fax (651) 451-1240 Email: slepage@sielofflaw.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, February 11 and 18, 2015.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT probate division FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 70-PR-15-1281 NOTICE and order for hearing on petition for probate of will and OF APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sandra R. Daley, aka Sandra Rae Daley, Decedent. It is Ordered and Notice is given that on March 4, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at 200 W. Fourth Avenue, Shakopee, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent, dated March 29, 2013, and for the appointment of Stephen Daley, whose address is P.O. Box 393, 820 Marschall Rd., Shakopee, MN 55379 as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate, including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate. Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: January 30, 2015 Filed in Scott County Courts January 30, 2015 By: Ann M. Offermann District Court Judge, Probate Division Court Administrator By: Delores A. Beussman, Deputy Court Administrator Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, February 11 and 18, 2015.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 70-PR-15-1291 In Re: Estate of Jean Mealman, a/k/a Jean F. Mealman, a/k/a Jean Flora Mealman, Decedent. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Intestate) Notice is given that an Application

for Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed Tammy L. Mealman, whose address is 17374 Vergus Ave., Jordan, MN 55352, to serve as the personal representative of the decedent's estate. Any heir or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Any objections to the appointment of the personal representative must be filed with the Court, and any properly filed objection will be heard by the Court after notice is provided to interested persons of the date of hearing on the objection. Unless objections are filed, and unless the Court orders otherwise, the personal representative has the full power to administer the estate, including, after thirty (30) days from the issuance of letters of general administration, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute any interest in real estate owned by the decedent. Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent's estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: January 29, 2015 Filed in Scott County Courts January 29, 2015 By: Joanne Kopet, Acting Registrar By: Delores A. Beussman, Deputy Court Administrator Jaspers, Moriarty & Wetherille, P.A. Amber R. Koth MN# 0328728 206 Scott Street Shakopee, MN 55379 Telephone: (952) 445-2817 Facsimile: (952) 445-0812 e-mail: akoth@jmwlaw.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, February 11 and 18, 2015.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 7, 2010 MORTGAGOR: Cynthia M. Proechel, a single woman. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded June 9, 2010 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A 855226. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated December 28, 2011 Recorded January 18, 2012, as Document No. A 896544. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100315900000199058 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: River City Mortgage & Financial, LLC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 812 Lindsey Lane, Belle Plaine, MN 56011 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 200670340 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 3, Block 3, Prairie Ridge Fourth Addition, Scott County, Minnesota. COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $164,284.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $160,218.06 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: March 5, 2015 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 8, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None "THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS

IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED." Dated: December 30, 2014 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 30 - 14-007925 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, January 14, 21, 28 and February 4, 11 and 18, 2015.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT probate division Court File No. 70-PR-15-1681 NOTICE of informal probate of will and APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Nina H. Jacobsen aka Nina Helle Jacobsen, Decedent. Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent's Will, dated September 13, 2004, ("Will"), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted. Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Jeffrey L. Jacobsen, whose address is 2030 Lakeview Drive, Jordan, MN, 55352, as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minn. Stat. 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate, including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate. Any objections to the probate of the Will or appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing. Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: February 4, 2015 Filed in Scott County Courts February 4, 2015 By: Joanne Kopet, Acting Registrar By: Delores A. Beussman, Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Personal Representative Allison J. Gontarek Huemoeller & Gontarek PLC 16670 Franklin Trail, Suite 210 Prior Lake, MN 55372 Attorney License No.: 0303276 Telephone: (952) 447-2131 Fax: (952) 447-5628 Email: hg@priorlakelaw.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, February 11 and 18, 2015.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: December 8, 2004 MORTGAGOR: Kurt R Nierengarten, a married person. MORTGAGEE: Community Security Bank. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded December 13, 2004 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A681840. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: First Minnesota Bank. Dated April 30, 2010 Recorded August 26, 2010, as Document No. A860695. TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Community Security Bank RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: First Minnesota Bank MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 203 2nd Street Northeast, New Prague, MN 56071 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 240070310 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The South 135 feet of Lot 3, Block 7, Saint Wenceslaus Addition to the City of New Prague, Scott County, Minnesota. COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $121,500.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $109,928.69 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: March 19, 2015 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 21, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None "THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE

COUNTY HIGHWAY PROJECT Bids Close March 3, 2015 Jordan, Minnesota Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the Office of the County Engineer of Scott County, 600 Country Trail East, Jordan, Minnesota 55352, until 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 for construction of the following: Scott County 2015 Overlays Aggregate Base, Aggregate Shouldering, Mill Pavement Surface, Bituminous Pavement Reclamation, Plant Mixed Asphalt Pavement, Permanent Pavement Markings, and Concrete Curb & Gutter CP 02-12, CH 2, located between CSAH 11 and CSAH 15; Township Helena; length 3.35 miles CP 14-03, CH 14, located between CSAH 15 and CSAH 17; Township - Louisville and City of Shakopee; length 2.21 miles CP 17-37, CH 17, located between 10th Avenue and CSAH 101; City of Shakopee; length 0.95 miles CP 64-18, CH 64, located between CSAH 11 and TH 21; Township Helena; length 1.01 miles The Major items of work are: 3,957 TN SHOULDER BASE AGGREGATE CLASS 2 75,096 SY FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION 75,358 SY MILL BITUMINOUS SURFACE (depth varies) 4,384 TN TYPE SP 12.5 WEARING COURSE MIX (2,B) 21,056 TN TYPE SP 12.5 WEARING COURSE MIX (3,B) 1,309 TN TYPE SP 12.5 NON WEAR COURSE MIX (4,B) 25,506 TN TYPE SP 19.0 NON WEAR COURSE MIX (3,B) 1,157 LF CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER DESIGN B624 34,800 LF 6” SOLID LINE WHITE - PAINT The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. Proposals, plans and specifications may be examined at the office of the County Highway Engineer at 600 Country Trail East, Jordan, MN 55352. SEE THE STATE WEBSITE (https://eadvert.dot.state.mn.us) FOR ALL OF OUR PROJECT LETTINGS. SIGN UP WITH ConneX ON THE COUNTY EGRAM WEBSITE (https://egram.co.scott.mn.us) TO DOWNLOAD PROPOSAL AND PLANS AT NO CHARGE. Bids must be sealed, identified on the envelope and accompanied by a Bidder’s Bond or Certified Check in an amount equal to at least 5% of the total bid made payable to the Treasurer of Scott County. The County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities thereof. Dated January 30, 2015 Scott County Auditor/Treasurer Tony Winiecki, P.E. Courthouse Acting Scott County Engineer 200 4th Avenue West Physical Development Shakopee, MN 55379 600 Country Trail East Jordan, MN 55352 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, February 4, 11 and 18, 2015.

REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED." Dated: January 15, 2015 First Minnesota Bank Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 125 - 14-006073 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, January 21, 28 and February 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2015.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 9, 2003 MORTGAGOR: David W Lambert and Debra L Lambert, husband and wife, as joint tenants. MORTGAGEE: Community Security Bank. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded July 17, 2003 Scott County Recorder, Document No. A613392. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: First Minnesota Bank. Dated April 30, 2010 Recorded August 26, 2010, as Document No. A860695. TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE TRANSACTION AGENT'S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Community Security Bank RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: First Minnesota Bank MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 24790 East Cedar Lake Drive, New Prague, MN 56071 TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 030010700 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 68, Cedar Shores, Scott County, Minnesota. COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $160,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $131,594.86 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: March 19, 2015 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 21, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None "THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED." Dated: December 30, 2014 First Minnesota Bank Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 125 - 14-008533FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, January 21, 28 and February 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2015.

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BELLE PLAINE HERALD, BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA

NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF REDEMPTION OFFICE OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR COUNTY OF SCOTT, STATE OF MINNESOTA

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To all persons with a legal interest in the parcels of real property described in the following Notice: You are hereby notified that the parcels of real property described below and located in Scott County, Minnesota, are subject to forfeiture to the State of Minnesota because of nonpayment of delinquent property taxes, special assessments, penalties, interest, and costs levied on those parcels. The time for redemption from forfeiture expires if a redemption is not made by the later of (1) 60 days after service of this notice on all persons having an interest in the parcels or (2) May 11, 2015. The following information is listed below: the names of the property owners, taxpayers, and interested parties who have filed their addresses under M.S. 276.041; the addresses of the parties; the legal description and parcel identification number of each parcel; and the amount necessary to redeem a parcel as of May 11, 2015. PERSONS ASSESSED / DESCRIPTION / AMOUNT DUE CREDIT RIVER TOWNSHIP #049190031 James E. Luckman 2725 Terrace Drive Burnsville, MN 55337

#049190036 James E. Luckman 2725 Terrace Drive Burnsville, MN 55337 #049190090 James E. Luckman 2725 Terrace Drive Burnsville, MN 55337

#080890060 New Market Bank 20151 Icenic Trail Lakeville, MN 55044 #089040220 & #089040222 Jill B. Fisette Kes P.O. Box 703 Lakeville, MN 55044 Gregory J. & Catherine A. Brown (no address available) Biersdorf & Associates, P.A. 150 South 5th St., #3100 Minneapolis, MN 55402 #089230022 David H. & Sue A. Elvestad 10771 250 St. East Lakeville, MN 5504 Provincial Bank P.O. Box 459 20280 Iberia Avenue Lakeville, MN 55044

PERSONS ASSESSED / DESCRIPTION / AMOUNT DUE #230220010 Lot 2, Block 1, Harvest View $8,052.07 Builders Development & Estates, Scott County, MinneW 23.66A of SW 1/4 of NW1/4 $19,607.59 Finance, Inc. sota. & W 23.63A of NW1/4 of 2121 Cliff Dr., #115 NW1/4 lying N & W of a line Eagan, MN 55122 com at pt on N line 198’ E of NW corner, S 638.98’, E 396’, City of Elko New Market S 775’, E 182’ to E line & there 601 Main St., PO Box 99 terminating, in Section 19, New Market, MN Township 114, Range 21, Scott 55054-0099 County, Minnesota. US Bank National As$465.82 sociation W 23.66A of NW1/4 com NW corner, E along N line 132’, S 800 Nicollet Mall 1089.01’, W 132’, N 1088.08’ Minneapolis, MN 55402 to POB, in Section 19, TownAttn: Gregory B. Wilson ship 114, Range 21, Scott County, Minnesota. #230470620 Outlot A, Windrose 8th Addi$781.80 Sienna Corporation tion, Scott County, Minnesota. W 23.69A of NW1/4 of SW1/4 $3,538.20 4940 Viking Drive, #608 lying W & S of a line com NW Edina, MN 55435 corner of Section, S along W line 1980’ to POB, S 11-13-50 E #230510010 Lot 1, Auditor’s Subdivision No. $18,060.20 1367.87’, S 88-46-04 E 504.40’ Builders Development & 9, Scott County, Minnesota. to E line & there terminating, Finance, Inc. in Section 19, Township 114, 2121 Cliff Drive, #115 Range 21, Scott County, MinEagan, MN 55122 nesota. City of Elko New Market NEW MARKET TOWNSHIP 601 Main St., PO Box 99 New Market, MN Lot 6, Block 1, Dakota Mead$9,136.21 55054-0099 ows, Scott County, Minnesota.

N 60A of N 1/2 of NW1/4 EX 15A & EX S 330’ of E 1320’, & EX Com int S line of N 60A of NW1/4 & W line of E 1320’ of NW1/4, N along W line 320.72’, W parallel w/S line of N 60A of NW1/4 to W line of NW1/4, S along W line of NW1/4 to S line of N 60A NW 1/4, E along S line to POB, in Section 4, Township 113, Range 21, Scott County, Minnesota.

SE1/4 of NE1/4, Com NW corner, SE 331.94’, S 1287.46’ to RR ROW, SW 51.77’ to S line, NW 287.17 to W line, NE 1314.38’ to POB, in Section 23, Township 113, Range 21, Scott County, Minnesota.

Kenneth Williams 10618 San Sicily Street Las Vegas, NV 89141 #089230024 David H. & Sue A. Elvestad 10771 250 St. East Lakeville, MN 55044 Provincial Bank P.O. Box 459 20280 Iberia Ave. Lakeville, MN 55044

E 331.50’ of W 663’ of NE1/4 of NE1/4 & SE1/4 of NE1/4 Com 331.94’ E of NW corner, S 1287.46’ to N RR ROW, N 60-12-50 E 404.64’, N 1078.56’ to N line of SE1/4 of NE1/4, W along N line 349.85’ to POB, in Section 23, Township 113, Range 21, Scott County, Minnesota.

Kenneth Williams 10618 San Sicily Street Las Vegas, NV 89141 #089240300 Suzanne Morris 25550 Dupont Ave. Elko, MN 55020

N 1033.55’ of W 1/2 of SW 1/4, lying E of US Hwy 65, Ex S 412.80’, in Section 24, Township 113, Range 21, Scott County, Minnesota.

U.S. Bank National Association 800 Nicollet Mall $10,339.59 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Attn: Gregory B. Wilson #230560050 Barsness Bros., LLC 26836 Grand Ave. Elko, MN 55020

Lot 3, Block 2, Boulder Pointe 6th Addition, Scott County, Minnesota.

#230560130 Barsness Bros., LLC 26836 Grand Ave. Elko, MN 55020

Lot 11, Block 2, Boulder Pointe 6th Addition, Scott County, Minnesota.

#230560140 Barsness Bros., LLC $3,606.86 26836 Grand Ave. Elko, MN 55020

Lot 12, Block 2, Boulder Pointe 6th Addition, Scott County, Minnesota.

PERSONS ASSESSED #254770010 LeRoy M. Bohnsack 3343 Glynwater Trail NW Prior Lake, MN 55372 #259021080 Jeffrey & Rebecca Vossen 16220 West Ave. SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 Household Industrial Finance Company 11010 Prairie Lakes Drive, #100 Eden Prairie, MN 55344

#240030750 KJ Investing, LLC P.O. Box 46 Montgomery, MN 56069 First National Bank of LeCenter 10 West Minnesota St. P.O. Box 160 $35,160.33 LeCenter, MN 56057

CITY OF NEW PRAGUE E 6’ of S 95’ of Lot 5, Block 12, & S 95’ of Lot 6, Block 12, Philipp’s Addition to Praha, Scott County, Minnesota.

5.3 A in Gov Lots 1 & 2, EX 1.86A & SE1/4 of NW1/4 of Lakeside Park, EX .22A .75A .88A .32A .34A & EX Lakeside Gardens 3rd Addition, in Section 2, Township 114, Range 22, Scott County, Minnesota.

$1,653.32

CITY OF SAVAGE North 1/2 of Lots 1 & 2, Block 3, Paukner’s Addition, Scott County, Minnesota.

$1,595.44

#263930680 Outlot C, South Hamilton EsHomeland Development, tates 2nd Addition, Scott CounLLC ty, Minnesota. 957 Trellis St. Jordan, MN 55352

$2,493.19

#260080070 Dale R. Schuur 12566 Princeton Ave. South Savage, MN 55378 Source One Mortgage Services Corp. 27555 Farmington Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3357

#263990030 Joseph J. Zywiec $2,049.89 c/o Jodee Pappe, CPA 100 Bridgepoint Dr., #120 South St. Paul, MN 55075 $2,265.66 #269210350 Paul (& Edward) Morgel 13828 Quentin Ave. South $2,265.66 Savage, MN 55378

Minnesota Dept. of Human Services P.O. Box 64995 #239290021 P/O SE1/4, Beg SE corner $16,327.82 St. Paul, MN 55164Builders Development & SE1/4, W 345.36’, N 1473.04’, 0995 Finance, Inc. Attn: Denise M. Meyer, N 45-45-30 W 555.70’, N 442121 Cliff Drive, #115 Special Recovery Unit 14-30 E 365.11’, E 365.11’, E Eagan, MN 55122 502.06’, S 2123.54’ to POB, in Section 29, Township 113, City of Elko New Market Range 21, Scott County, #270080540 601 Main St., PO Box 99 Minnesota. Donald C. Koch New Market, MN 820 7 Ave. East 55054-0099 Shakopee, MN 55379

U.S. Bank National As$8,831.85 sociation 800 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55402

/ DESCRIPTION / AMOUNT DUE Unit No. 1, Condo No. 1009, $10,419.07 Revere Way Industrial Condominium, Scott County, Minnesota.

Unit 3, CIC No. 1166, Creekview $11,616.28 Business Park, Scott County, Minnesota.

P/O NW1/4 of SE1/4 Com 196’ $25,056.69 N of SW corner Egan’s Glen, N 130’, W 200’, S 130’, E 200’ to POB, in Section 21, Township 115, Range 21, Scott County, Minnesota.

CITY OF SHAKOPEE

Lot 8, Block 313, Wermerskirchen’s Addition, Scott County, Minnesota.

$9,091.94

Lot 7, Block 6, Jasper & Smith Addition, Scott County, Minnesota.

$3,542.43

Federal National Mortgage Association 150 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. $9,694.53 P.O. Box 31557 Billings, MT 59107 #270120310 Vernon & Karen A. Schwartz 18540 Legends Club Circle Prior Lake, MN 55372

Provincial Bank 20280 Iberia Avenue #240030760 Lot 1; Lot 2, Except the East 3’ $15,113.48 Lakeville, MN 55044 Patricia B. Yong of the South 120’; & the West 211 2 St. NW #270610360 12’ of the North 45’ of Lot 3, all Lot 2, Block 5, Timber Trails, $7,723.69 Internal Revenue Service New Prague, MN 56071 in Block 13, Philipp’s Addition Judson T. & JoEllen F. Scott County, Minnesota. 30 East 7th St., Suite Coleman to Praha, Scott County, Minne1222 Frandsen Bank & Trust sota. 7411 Auto Club Rd. STOP 5900 125 First St. South, PO Bloomington, MN St. Paul, MN 55101 Box 110 55438 ATTN: Advisory Group Montgomery, MN Manager 56069 Citizens State Bank of Shakopee SAND CREEK TOWNSHIP #241120910 Outlot D, Raven Stream Village $750.34 1100 East Fourth Ave. Raven Stream Village Shakopee, MN 55379 2nd Addition, Scott County, N of RR & S of Creek in SW1/4 #099290300 $2,738.34 Development, Inc. Minnesota. of NW1/4, in Section 29, TownGround Development, 2055 Lyndale Ave. North #270720120 Lot 5, Block 2, Marceline 1st $3,479.54 ship 114, Range 23, Scott CounInc. Faribault, MN 55021 Daniel L. Geis & Karin Addition, Scott County, Min7575 Golden Valley Rd., ty, Minnesota. Wendorff nesota. #300 737 3rd Ave. East CITY OF PRIOR LAKE Minneapolis, MN Shakopee, MN 55379 55427-4572 #251800100 Outlot A, Amen Acres 1st Addi$587.46 Jeffrey J. Palmquist Douglas L. Ball Revotion, Scott County, Minnesota. SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP 14550 Granada Drive cable Trust Apple Valley, MN (no address available) E 66’ of NE1/4 lying N of a line #119240110 $395.36 55124 com at pt on E line 1088.08’ S of James E. Luckman $371.76 #271310950 Outlot B, Hauer’s 4th Addition, NE corner, N 52-12-58 W to W 2725 Terrace Drive Brandon T. Stoll B & D Development, Scott County, Minnesota. Burnsville, MN 55337 line & there terminating, in Sec15521 Fishpoint Road Inc. tion 24, Township 114, Range SE 606 Barrington Drive 22, Scott County, Minnesota. Prior Lake, MN 55372 East Shakopee, MN 55379CITY OF JORDAN John R. Richards 8981 East 28.1’ of Lot 10, Block 8, $31,862.21 5160 160 St. SE, #303 #220020890 Prior Lake, MN 55372 City of Jordan, Scott County, Jordan Professional Minnesota. Center FAILURE TO REDEEM SAID LANDS PRIOR TO THE Internal Revenue Service Box 158 EXPIRATION OF REDEMPTION WILL RESULT 30 East 7th St., Suite Jordan, MN 55352 IN THE LOSS OF SAID LANDS AND FORFEITURE 1222 OF SAID LANDS TO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA STOP 5900 North 71’ of Lots 4 & 5, Block $16,463.75 #220021600 St. Paul, MN 55101 18, City of Jordan, Scott County, Thomas W. & Diane The amounts listed above must be paid to redeem, Attn: Advisory Group Minnesota. Goebel if paid on or before May 11, 2015. Manager 316 Broadway St. North Please contact the Scott County Taxation Department Jordan, MN 55352 to verify the amount due, if paid prior to May, 2015. #254500010 Lot 1, Block 1, Edie Addition, $4,475.42 Vernon & Karen A. Scott County, Minnesota. Wells Fargo Home MortInquiries about the delinquent tax proceedings described Schwartz gage, Inc. above can be made to the Scott County 18540 Legends Club Sixth St. & Marquette Department of Taxation at (952) 496-8153, Circle Ave. or at the address listed below. Prior Lake, MN 55372 Minneapolis, MN 55479 Witness my hand and official seal on this 11th day of February, 2015. Provincial Bank CITY OF ELKO NEW MARKET 20280 Iberia Ave. Part of Lots 1-3, Block 1, Baltes $12,845.18 Lakeville, MN 55044 #230020050 & Kremer’s Addition, Com at pt Lyle & Linda Zweber #254500020 Lot 2, Block 1, Edie Addition, $4,282.71 on N line of Lot 3, 16’ E of NW 24276 Revere Ave. Vernon & Karen A. Scott County, Minnesota. corner, E 123’, S 86’, W 123’, N Elko, MN 55020 Schwartz 86’ to POB, Scott County, Min 18540 Legends Club nesota. John E. & Molly M. Department of Taxation Circle Mahoney 200 Fourth Ave West Prior Lake, MN 55372 441 Main St. Shakopee, MN 55379-1220 New Market, MN 55054 Provincial Bank Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, February 11 and 20280 Iberia Ave. 18, 2015. Lakeville, MN 55044

(continued from previous page) STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 70-PR-15-1371 NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re: Estate of Jack Floyd Zwirtz aka Jack F. Zwirtz aka Jack Zwirtz, Decedent. It is Ordered and Notice is given that on March 3, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at the Scott County Judicial Center, 200 Fourth Avenue West, Shakopee, MN on a petition for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the decedent's Will dated July 27, 2011, and for the appointment of RoxAnne Best, whose address is 4889 Clearwater Circle, Savage, MN 55378, as personal representative of the decedent's estate in an unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hearing or filed with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with the full power to administer the decedent’s estate, including the power to collect all assets; pay all legal debts, claims, taxes, and expenses; sell real and personal property; and do all necessary acts for the decedent’s estate. Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent's estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: February 4, 2015 Filed in Scott County Courts February 4, 2015 BY THE COURT Hon. Ann M. Offermann Judge of District Court Joanne Kopet, Acting Court Administrator Christopher A. Grove (#229052) The Grove Law Firm PLLC 350 W. Burnsville Parkway Suite 500 Burnsville, MN 55337 Phone: (952) 736-1843 Fax: (952) 736-1844 chrisgrove@grovelawfirm.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, February 18 and 25, 2015.

sentatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 28, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None "THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED." Dated: January 15, 2015 U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 38 - 14-005774 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, January 28 and February 4, 11, 18 and 25 and March 4, 2015.

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has been made in the terms and conditions of the Declaration of Crimson Arbor Association (henceforth the “Declaration”) recorded in the office of the Recorder for Scott County, Minnesota on September 9, 2003, as Document No. A623492, which covers the following property: Lot 36, Block 1, Crimson Arbor, Common Interest Community No. 1127, Scott County, Minnesota WHEREAS, pursuant to said Declaration, there is claimed to be due and owing as of January 27, 2015, from Christopher D. Lashbrook, as Vendee, title holder, to Crimson Arbor Association, a Minnesota non-profit corporation, the principal amount of Three Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Two and No/100 Dollars ($3,442.00) for assessments, late fees and related charges, plus assessments, collection costs, attorneys’ fees and other amounts will be incurred since said date, including costs of collection and foreclosure; WHEREAS, no action is now pending at law or otherwise to recover said debt or any part thereof; WHEREAS, the owner has not been released from the financial obligation to pay said amount; WHEREAS, pursuant to the Declaration and Minn. Stat. §515B.3-116(h), said debt created a lien upon said premises in favor of Crimson Arbor Association as evidenced by the lien statement recorded on January 14, 2015, in the office of the Scott County Recorder as Document No. A972135; WHEREAS, pursuant to the power of sale granted by the owner(s) in taking title to the premises subject to said Declaration, said lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said property by the sheriff of said county at the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, 301 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, Minnesota, on April 1, 2015, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, to pay the amount then due for said assessments, together with the costs of foreclosure, including attorneys’ fees as allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owners, their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of said sale. The following information is provided pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Sections 580.025 and 580.04: (1) Street Address of Property: 7564 Arbor Lane, Savage, MN 55378 (2) Name of Transaction Agent, Residential Mortgage Servicer, Lender &/or Broker: N/A (3) Tax Parcel Identification Number of the Property: 26-3600360 (4) Transaction Agent’s Mortgage Identification Number, if known: N/A (5) Name of Mortgage Originator, if stated on mortgage: N/A (6) Date on which Occupant must vacate Property, if mortgage is not reinstated under Section 580.30 or property redeemed under 580.23: 11:59 p.m. on October 1, 2015. If the foregoing date is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the date to vacate is the next business day at 11:59 p.m. REDEMPTION NOTICE THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: January 27, 2015 HELLMUTH & JOHNSON,

PLLC By: Nancy T. Polomis, I.D. #227584 Attorneys for Lienor 8050 West 78th Street Edina, MN 55439 (952) 941-4005 Lienor: Crimson Arbor Association By: Nancy T. Polomis Its: Attorney in Fact THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: HELLMUTH & JOHNSON, PLLC 8050 West 78th Street Edina, MN 55439 (952) 941-4005 File No. 15804.0041 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, February 4, 11, 18 and 25 and March 4 and 11, 2015.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE UNDER JUDGMENT AND DECREE Real Property STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT CASE TYPE: Other DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File: 70-CV-14-13825 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the registered holders of GE Business Loan Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1, Plaintiff, vs. 4L Ventures, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company, Mary Sue Leathers, Darrel R. Leathers, Christopher J. Lund, Jill O. Lund, and XYZ, Corp., Defendants. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that under and by virtue of a Judgment and Decree entered in the above-entitled action on January 22, 2015, and effective as of February 2, 2015 (“Order”), a certified copy of which has been delivered to me directing the sale of the premises, hereinafter described, to satisfy the amount found and adjudged due said Plaintiff in the above-entitled action from said Defendants 4L Ventures, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company, Mary Sue Leathers, Darrel R. Leathers, Christopher J. Lund, and Jill O. Lund, as prescribed in the Order, in the amount of $4,807,611.01, the Sheriff of Scott County will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, on Thursday, March 26, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., at the Scott County Law Enforcement Center, 301 Fuller Street South, Shakopee, Minnesota, in the said County and State, the premises and real estate, lying and being in the County of Scott, State of Minnesota, described in said Judgment and Decree, to-wit: LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES: Lot 1, Block 1, Twin Lake Executive Park, Scott County, Minnesota. PHYSICAL STREET ADDRESS, CITY AND ZIP CODE OF THE PREMISES: 7447 Egan Drive, Savage, Minnesota 55378 TAX PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF THE PREMISES: 263340010 and certain personal property, including but not limited to, all buildings, structures, improvements, equipment, fixtures, fittings, furnishings, and all other items of real and personal property located thereon or related to the premises. Dated this 3rd day of February, 2015 Kevin Studnicka, as Sheriff of Scott County, Minnesota By: Duane J. Jirik Deputy Sheriff THIS DOCUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: OPPENHEIMER WOLFF & DONNELLY LLP (TKO) Campbell Mithun Tower 222 South Ninth Street, Suite 2000 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 (612) 607-7000 Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, February 4, 11, 18 and 25 and March 4 and 11, 2015.

PROPERTY: Lot 1, Block 3, Homefield Addition, Scott County, Minnesota. COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Scott ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $208,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $276,240.01 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: April 2, 2015 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on October 2, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None "THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED." Dated: January 22, 2015 HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Indenture Trustee Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 30 - 14-007122 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, February 4, 11, 18 and 25 and March 4 and 11, 2015.

as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: April 16, 2015 at 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff of Scott County, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on October 16, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None "THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED." Dated: February 3, 2015 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee USSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P. Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee 4500 Park Glen Road #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 (952) 925-6888 30 - 14-007651 FC THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, February 11, 18 and 25 and March 4, 11 and 18, 2015.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT Probate Division Court File No.: 70-PR-15-1682 NOTICE AND ORDER of HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ardene Neve aka Ardene E. Neve aka ardene Elva neve, Decedent. It is Ordered and Notice is given that on March 4, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at 200 West Fourth Avenue, Shakopee, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent, dated June 12, 2009, and for the appointment of Katherine A. Cunningham, whose address is 6770 Rustic Road, Prior Lake, MN 55372 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an Unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses. to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate. Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. A charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceedings be given to the Attorney General pursuant to Minn. Stat. 501B.41, subd. 5. Dated: February 4, 2015 Filed in Scott County Courts February 4, 2015 BY THE COURT Hon. Ann M. Offermann Judge of District Court Joanne Kopet, Acting Court Administrator Todd M. Coryell Anderson, Skubitz & Coryell, PLLC 108 South Main Street Le Sueur, MN 56058 Attorney License No: 386621 Telephone: (507) 665-3349 Fax: (507) 665-6180 coryell@andersonskubitz.com Published in the Belle Plaine Herald on Wednesdays, February 18 and 25, 2015.

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2015-16 School Year in Belle Plaine Will Start, End Late

For students and families who want to squeeze every drop of the summer of 2015, you’re in luck. The 2015-16 school year can’t begin any sooner. But the payback comes in June of 2016 when Belle Plaine students will go to class into the second week of June. Those are the highs and lows of a proposed 174-day school calendar the school board reviewed at a workshop last Monday (June 9). The board will formally consider the 2015-16 school calendar Monday (Feb. 23, 6 p.m.). Thanks to a state law that doesn’t allow school to start until the day after Labor Day, the next school year won’t begin until Sept. 8. Superintendent Kelly Smith told the board the district might be able to seek permission to start school Wednesday, Sept. 2. He noted the three days of school might not have enough value right before the Labor Day weekend. Accentuating the late start of school is the early onset of the football season. Because TCF Bank Stadium is heavily utilized later in the fall, the gridiron season starts early. Three of eight regular season football games will have been played by the opening day of the academic calendar. The school district will continue holding conferences for elementary school students coming out of summer. The two

days of conferences for kindergartners through sixth-graders are slated for Sept. 8-9, 9-5 a.m. each day, allowing teachers to evaluate where elementaryschoolers are academically at after three months away from the classroom. The school year for elementary students begins Sept. 10. Parents of elementary school students and their teachers will meet again for conferences Oct. 12-13, 2015. The proposed calendar says there will be no school Thursday and Friday of that week for the Education Minnesota teacher workshop (formerly MEA break). The first trimester ends Nov. 10. The calendar has trimesters of 43 or 44 days. Superintendent Kelly Smith noted this schedule means a new trimester starts during the week. But the board wanted trimesters to be as even as possible. The calendar also eliminated the half-days of school, recognition by the board the halfdays create a childcare issue for elementary school parents. The proposed calendar includes conferences for parents of seventh- through 12th-graders Nov. 23-24. The Thanksgiving break is three days, Nov. 2527. The Christmas-New Years break runs from Dec. 23, 2015 through Monday, Jan. 4, 2016 under the proposed calendar. February of 2016 includes

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Proposed 2015- Williams, 16 School Year McInnis Raise Opening Day: Sept. 8 (7-12th grades); K-6 confer- Concerns Over ences Sept. 8-9. Education Minnesota City Spending break (formerly MEA): Oct. 15-16 Thanksgiving break: Nov. 25-27 Christmas break: Dec. 23, 2015-Jan. 4, 2016 Spring break: March 21-25 School’s out: June 9 Graduation: June 12

conferences for elementary school parents Feb. 9 and 11. Conferences for junior and senior high school students are slated for Feb. 18 and 22. The draft calendar says spring break next year coincides with the week of Easter. It runs March 21-25. May of 2016 includes no school May 30 for Memorial Day. The school year ends June 9, 2016 with graduation Sunday, June 12. The calendar runs 174 student contact days. Teachers work eight additional workshop days with two days for elementary conferences in September. Smith told the school board the calendar, one of three considered, is the preference of the district’s teaching staff.

Le Sueur-Henderson Names Finalists for Schools Boss

by Wes McConville Six superintendent candidates were narrowed down to three as the Le Sueur-Henderson School Board and the citizens’ committee conducted interviews last Thursday and Friday night at the LS-H Middle/High School. The three finalists are Brian Gersich, Mankato West High School principal; Lonnie Seifert, New Prague High School principal; and Melinda Crowley, who is a systems consultant. The school board will interview the finalists a second time from 6:15-7:15 p.m. March 2-4 at the middle/high school. Gersich’s interview will take place on March 2, followed by Lonnie Seifert on March 3, and Crowley will be the final interview on March 4. Prior to each interview, each candidate will be available for questions from the public from 4-5 p.m. at the middle/high school gymnasium on the day of his or her interview. The candidates will also be available to the public following their inter-

questions. Each interview lasted around an hour and four were conducted on Thursday and two on Friday. The board discussed the candidates and selected the final three following Friday’s interviews. Crowley has four years of experience as a curriculum and instruction director at Princeton-Big Lake, nine years of experience as an elementary/ secondary principal at CrosbyCloquet, six years as a family and child education coordinator, and nine years as a technology coordinator and elementary teacher. Gersich has 11 years of experience as a high school principal at Mankato West High School and six years of experience as a secondary math teacher at Mound Westonka. Seifert has nine years of experience as a the principal of New Prague, seven years of experience as an activities director/dean of students at Cold Spring-Montgomery, and 13 years as an elementary teacher at Henderson-Montgomery.

views with the school board. A special School Board meeting is planned for 7:30 p.m. March 4, at which time the Board will discuss the finalists and possibly enter into contract negotiations. All meetings and interviews are open to the public. Meghan Graham, who, along with Sven Mattson, represented Henderson on the citizens’ committee, says she is pleased with the final three candidates. “We had four who were very, very qualified. But ultimately, we agreed with the top three the school board went forward with because of the experience and knowledge of what we’re looking for in the strategic planning of the district,” she said. The citizens’ committee was composed of seven district residents (five Le Sueur and two Henderson), four teachers and middle/high School Principal Kevin Enerson. South Central Service Cooperative, the firm assisting with the superintendent search, provided the committee with questions and each candidate was asked the same

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If plans come together, Cologne residents will likely enjoy a splash pad this coming summer now that the city council has approved the city’s commitment to funding its share of the project. Last Monday (Feb. 9), the city council voted to use between $75,000 and $80,000 in reserves for a splash pad. The $180,000 plan includes city money to complement contributions the Lions Club and Fire Relief Association offered last year. City Administrator John Hendel indicated he would formalize the two groups’ donations if the city council voted in favor of moving forward with the splash pad. The splash pad – a playground on concrete with water sprayed amongst equipment -- is to be built in downtown City Square Park. It will use re-circulated, treated city water. The city does not plan to charge people to use it. The splash pad’s operational costs will be about $800 per month potentially from (weather permitting) late-May to earlySeptember, Hendel said. The proposal arrived at the Feb. 9 the council meeting with the Cologne Park Board’s support for additional discussion and consideration, he said. The council’s approval gives city staff the go-ahead to meet with representatives of two firms and to consider possible designs and a budget for the proposal to be presented to the council in March. If the council OKs the plans, the facility could be up and running in June, Hendel said. Council members raised the idea of seeking donated help to site preparation or concrete to

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stretch the project’s budget. Supporters of the proposal hope the new splash pad will help attract visitors who might become future residents of Cologne or keep existing residents in town supporting local businesses. They hope, like the improvements to Fritz Field, the splash pad will be a benefit to existing businesses in Cologne. Not everyone agrees.

‘A Really Cool Idea, But. . .’

“I think it’s a really cool idea, but I’m not very comfortable spending that kind of money on it right now,” said Councilor Jeff McInnis. He’s concerned that the city’s revenue from new housing might fall off if Hans Hagen’s Homes doesn’t continue building in Cologne. Mayor Scott Williams also raised concern about the cost of maintaining the equipment, should, for example, a pump on the equipment fail. If Hans Hagen Homes left Cologne, Council Member Don Meyer believes another developer would fill the void. Cologne’s going to grow, no matter what the council does, he said. Williams also believes the city should also set money aside for the purchase of land to entice businesses to come to Cologne. He asked what the city could offer a restaurant chain, say, a Dairy Queen franchisee, that wanted to open a store in Cologne. Williams also told the council he’s heard “rumors” two of the city’s larger businesses might leave Cologne because there’s no land for them to expand. He did not identify the businesses. Hendel said the city couldn’t get significant commercial-industrial land for $180,000. He believes it would take $3 to $5 million. McInnis is also concerned the city will have to eventually invest in an expanded sewer treatment plant to serve a growing

community. “I just think our eyes are really big, people,” McInnis said. Councilor Kyle Evenski, a teacher at Central Elementary School in Norwood Young America, said he’s heard from area parents who are awaiting the construction of the splash pad. Evenski believes the project could help draw more people to the city. He believes marketing a splash pad would be easily since Cologne would be the only community in the area offering one. “I could go to school tomorrow and say one word” and the facility would be well used, he said. “We’ve said no so many stinkin’ times in the past six months. At what point are we going to say, we have to be proactive? Are we just going to sit here and say no all the time?” But McInnis believes the kind of spending being proposed leads to tax increases. He’s concerned equipment failure or an infrastructure breakdown could have the city in a tough financial spot. “I get itchy thinking about spending large amounts of money,” McInnis said. “I think more about taxes going up every single year. We have a lot of different loans out. One thing could go bad and we could be eating out of a bag we don’t want to eat out of.” In other action at the Feb. 9 meeting, the Cologne City Council: • Paid bills totaling $648,028.86. • Approved market rate hourly wage increases of 75 cents per hour for members of city staff. • Accepted a quote of $3,889 from Draperies by Carroll of Norwood Young America for blinds in the city hall council chambers and conference room. • OK’d an amended agreement with Randy’s Sanitation of Delano to proceed with solid waste removal service to the city on a month-to-month service rather than a contractually approved period of time.

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Scott West’s Ryan Siegle walked off the mat following an overtime victory over Waconia’s Alex Logelin in Saturday’s section team semifinals at Mankato East High School.

Wrestling

won out in a mad scramble that led to a go-ahead take down and an ensuing ride out that gave him a 2-1 win over Waconia’s Garret Vos. After going up 7-0 in the first period at 113, Stauffacher did a good job in securing the all-important pin fall in the third period over Wildcat Mitch Garnantz. “Parker and Jackson have really been a key one-two punch for our team as I think both of them are undefeated in dual meet action this season,” states Ripley. After Carter Piche lost his match 11-3 to #6-rated Tyler Wagener at 120, Scott West came right back as Ben Kelvington recorded a third-period pin of Cade Mueller at 126 pounds and David Flynn followed with a second-period pin of Charlie Kinnenberg at 132. The two pins put the Panthers up 21-4 and Waconia responded with a hard-fought 6-2 win by Justin Schultz over Tony Dvorak at 138. The next match went into overtime at 145 pounds as the Panthers’ Ryan Siegle did battle with Alex Logelin at 145 pounds. Both scored an escape in regulation to head into overtime tied 1-1. After there was no take down scored in the opening overtime stanza, Siegle was able to put the clamps on Logelin and get the all-important ride out. Logelin elected to give Siegle the one-point to start the next 30-second period and it would be Siegle moving around his Wildcat opponent for a late take down and a 4-1 win. “Ryan did a great job of staying in there and battling and you have to remember that he was basically flexed up two weight classes,” cites Ripley. The dual between Scott West and Waconia would now move

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to the 152-pound match and after a scoreless first period, Panther freshman Tyler Buesgens used a couple of nice leg attacks to score a solid 5-2 win over junior Josh Reich. It’s always good to see senior Andrew Fogarty come to the mat but he would not be there long as he scored a quick firstperiod pin of Chase Dwinnel at 160 pounds. With Scott West ahead 33-7, Deshawn Carter came to the mat against the #3-rated Nick Green. Although Green would win a decisive 17-6 major decision, Carter did not back down and stayed in the fight for a full six minutes. The Green win was the first in a series of four as the Waconia upper weights made their mark on the meet. However, when Wildcat senior 182-pounder Owen Hemze could score no more than an 8-0 major decision over Scott West eighth-grader Calvin Menke, the best that the Wildcats could hope for was to tie the meet as with three weight classes to go they trailed the Panthers 33-15. Tyler Grieves put the meet out of reach as he sealed the Scott West victory by holding Jed Waligoski to an 11-3 major decision. After Dylan Gluck scored a first-period pin of Jacob Allen at 220, Scott West heavyweight Josiah Schatz closed the meet for the Panthers with a second-period pin of Zach Christians to make the final 39-25. The 2015 Section 2AA Team Championship finals would turn into a classic battle as the Scott West and New Prague rematch was set after the Trojans had bettered the Watertown-Mayer Royals 38-23 in their semifinal meet. It was just the second time that the two programs would meet in a Section 2AA

Team Championship final with the only previous one coming in St. Peter in 2012, where the Panthers wrestled their way to a dominating 60-3 win. Scott West and New Prague both have pretty good teams this year with the Trojans coming into the championship meet rated #7, while the Panthers came in rated #8. Both teams would lay it on the line throughout the night in what became a Section 2AA Valentine’s Day Championship special wrestled at the center of a near capacity crowd. The meet began in a similar fashion as to the first regular season meeting between the two teams as Scott West 106pounder Parker Huss went right to work as the sophomore scored three opening-period take downs to take a 6-2 lead over Taylor Woodyard. Huss kept the pressure on as he powered Woodyard over in a fronthead whip over that resulted in a second-period pin. It was Jackson Stauffacher at 113 pounds for Scott West and he was scoring points and lots of them. The Scott West lightweight used five take downs and a three-point near fall to help propel him to a dominating 18-3 technical fall over New Prague’s Brennan Rutt. A critical stretch of the dual meet was now about to unfold as Panther Carter Piche came to the mat to take on Sam Reyent at 120 pounds. Reyant had beaten Piche 9-4 in the previous meeting between the two teams on Jan. 29 but Piche was determined not to let that happen in this one as he overcame a 1-0 third-period deficit with a switch reversal that gave him a 2-1 lead. However, Reyant would work his way to matchtying escape with about 15 sec-

onds left to send it to overtime tied at 2-2. That is where Piche would work his way around Reyant for a 4-2 match-ending take down. Piche’s win gave Scott West a big 14-0 team lead. There would be another close match at 126 pounds as the early Scott West momentum would be halted by New Prague’s Alex Logelin as he turned his previous match loss into a win over Ben Kelvington. In a replay of their first match, Kelvington got into a couple of good leg attacks but was unable to convert any of them into take down points. Trailing 1-0 in the second period, Logelin stepped behind and around Kelvington for what would prove to be a match-winning take down as the Trojan went on to win 3-1. There would be no full third period at 132 pounds as David Flynn finished off Trojan Brady O’Neill with a 19-4 technical fall. Like Jackson Stauffacher’s, that technical fall would become critical in more ways than one! As the meet turned to 138 pounds, Scott West was ahead 19-3 on the team scoreboard. However, New Prague would begin to hit the Panthers with an assortment of wins, while the tandem of referees would chip in and ding Scott West wrestlers with an almost never before seen barrage of stall calls. “I have been around wrestling pretty much my whole life and I have to admit that I don’t remember seeing anything that even remotely resembled this,” states Ripley. “I am pretty sure that I could find more than a few people that would agree with my assessment.” The assessment on the mat was that New Prague was moving closer to the Panthers as James Berg scored a 15-3 major decision over Ryan Siegle at 138 pounds. Berg’s win was followed by a Griffin Parriott pin as one of the best wrestlers in the state used a front head roll through spin to pin Dylan Johnson in the first period at 145. After New Prague’s two #1-rated wrestlers had done their jobs, #4-rated Nick Knutson used a series of seven take downs to notch a 16-6 major decision over Tyler Buesgens at 152. The three Trojan wins pulled them to within two team points of the Panthers at 19-17. “New Prague has a lot of firepower in those middle weights,” states Ripley. “Parriott is wrestling on another level right now and Berg is a returning state runner-up, while Knutson is rated #4.” Scott West was looking for somebody to put out the Trojan fire, so it sent out firemanin-training Deshawn Carter to take on New Prague’s Stevie Kvam at 160 pounds. With the

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Mitch Gullickson, you could cut the tension in the Mankato East gym with a knife. Schatz would take control of the match in the first period as he scored a smothering go-behind and ride out to take a 2-0 lead into the second period. When Gullickson chose neutral for the second period, Schatz stayed on the attack as he got to the legs of his Trojan opponent for a 4-0 lead entering the third period. With Schatz in the top position, it appeared that it would be a dominating ride out to win the match but that’s when Schatz got a little over aggressive and got called for not one but two full nelsons, but Schatz would then go on to close out the match with a 5-2 win. The Schatz win gave Scott West three team points and so now after 14 weight classes of wrestling, the team score was tied 31-31. The Section 2AA Team Championship meet would now be decided on the criteria process. That process would lead to a Scott West victory as the Panthers were awarded one team point based on criteria “F” that goes to the team with the most technical falls, which Scott West had two and New Prague had one. “It was an exciting, crazy meet and I think both teams put it all out there and it was good for us that we had Josiah to close it out just like he had done last year in the state team semifinals against Foley,” states coach Ripley. “In regards to the criteria, I really started to look at it when Andrew got his pin at 170 and had I figured out sometime during Calvin Menke’s match that we would win the criteria on more technical falls if the meet did end in a tie.”

outcome of the meet quite possibly hanging in the balance, Kvam scored the first points of the match with a take down. However, Carter answered with a reversal, and then after Kvam escaped, Carter nailed him with a blast double as he drove him to the mat for a 4-3 first-period lead. Carter used another blast double in the second period en route to an all important 7-6 match win. “There is no doubt about it,” states Ripley. “That is Deshawn Carter’s biggest win as a Scott West Panther and it could not have not come at a better time.” Carter’s win gave Scott West a 22-17 team lead and it was now time to send out one of its own wrestlers that is wrestling at another level, undefeated Andrew Fogarty, as he went to the mat at 170 pounds and used a tight leg turk to get a first-period pin of Matt Phelps. Fogarty’s pin put Scott West up 28-17 with four matches left. The first of those came at 182 where New Prague senior Darick Kvam was the recipient of four stall points and a late five-point move to get a 19-4 technical fall over Calvin Menke. Trojan Cameron Schmitz followed with an 8-3 win over Tyler Grieves as he used three third-period take downs to seal the victory. With Scott West ahead 28-25, Tony Woolhouse gave New Prague its first lead at 31-28 as he scored a late third-period pin of Jacob Allen at 220 pounds. For the Scott West faithful it was “never fear Josiah Schatz is here.” As the big Scott West heavyweight came to the mat do battle with New Prague’s

B.P. Traveling Baseball Meeting The Belle Plaine Baseball Association will again conduct traveling baseball leagues and tournaments this spring and summer. All boys ages 10-15 are encouraged to sign up and tryout for the teams. Each age group plays in different tournaments during May and June and has the opportunity to advance to different state tournaments held in July. This is a great opportunity to improve skills

and play in a fun, competitive atmosphere. Some teams will compete in traveling leagues, which include both home and away games. There will be an informational meeting for parents at 7 p.m. on Sundays, Feb. 22 in room 408 at Belle Plaine High School. Tryouts will take place Saturday, March 7. For more information, visit www.bpyouthbaseball.com or contact the organization at bpyouthbaseball@gmail.com.

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A game-high 33 points by Jan. 16 vs. M. Luth. L 68-62 W 56-43 Narveson and 20 more by Sti- Jan. 20 at NYA er went for not as the rest of Jan. 22 vs. GFW W 70-52 the team combined for just 18 Jan. 23 at New Ulm L 59-51 points – Lenz (5), Retzer (4), Jan. 27 at LS-H L 78-71 Hankins (3), Herman (3), Derek Jan. 30 at W-M L 78-54 Guscette (2) and Schulz (1). Feb. 3 vs. S.E. W 69-53 Kyle Gillund (16) and Zach Feb. 5 vs. TCU W 62-55 Thole (14) combined for 30 of Feb. 10 vs. Jordan L 67-49 Mayer Lutheran’s points. Feb. 13 at M. Luth. L 74-71 2014-15 BPHS Boys’ Feb. 17 vs. Norwood YA Basketball Results and Feb. 24 Start Subsection Remaining Schedule Mar. 6 Section Champ. Nov. 25 at LCWM L 59-47 Mar. 11-14 State Tournament Dec. 1 at WEM L L 67-36 Dec. 4 at G-SL L 60-45 Dec. 9 vs. LS-H L 80-53 Dec. 12 vs. W-M L 77-49 Dec. 13 vs. Waseca L 75-32 Dec. 16 at BEA L 87-71 Dec. 19 at S.E. W 53-51 Jan. 5 vs. FaribBA L 68-63 Results from Belle Plaine Jan. 9 at TCU L 57-47 High School varsity sports that Jan. 10 vs. St. Peter L 69-63 take place after press time on Jan. 13 at Jordan L 93-85 Tuesdays can be found on the Herald’s Facebook page.

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Brittany Chambers Signs WNBA Contract Former Kansas State AllAmerican and Jordan High School graduate Brittany Chambers, formerly of Belle Plaine, has signed a contract to play for the WNBA’s San Antonio Stars. Chambers was selected 22nd overall in the 2013 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks before being cut. She spent the past two seasons playing in Spain. This season, the former K-State point guard is averaging 14.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists a game for first-place Girona, which has a 16-2 record. Last season, Chambers played for Gran Canaria.

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Chambers finished her career at Kansas State with 2,156 points, behind only Nicole Ohlde (2,241) and Kendra Wecker (2,333) But Chambers was more than just a scorer for the Wildcats, as she is arguably the best all-around player in the program’s history, ranking second with 350-career 3-pointers, fifth with 862 rebounds and eighth with 363 assists. She’s one of only four players in Big 12 history to register at least 2,000 points, 850 rebounds and 350 assists. Chambers, who has the most 30-point games (6) in K-State history, was a three-time AllBig 12 First-Team selection and the 2013 Big 12 ScholarAthlete of the Year. San Antonio, which was 16-18 a year ago, opens the 2015 season on June 5 at Phoenix.

MRC Standings Standings as of Feb. 17

Boys’ Basketball W L Jordan 11 2 Le Sueur-Hend. 11 2 Watertown-M 11 2 Norwood YA 5 7 Tri-City United 5 7 Belle Plaine 4 9 Mayer Lutheran 3 10 Sibley East 1 12 Results Jordan 67, Belle Plaine 49 Mayer L. 74, Belle Plaine 71 LS-H 66, Sibley East 64 W-M 57, Mayer Lutheran 42 Watertown-M 87, S.E. 60 Jordan 55, NYA 41 LS-H 70, Tri-City United 63 Girls’ Basketball W L Watertown-M 10 1 Norwood YA 9 1 Mayer Lutheran 7 4 Tri-City United 5 5 Jordan 5 6 Sibley East 5 6 Belle Plaine 1 10 Le Sueur-Hend. 1 10 Results Jordan 49, Belle Plaine 45 Belle Plaine 59, Mayer L. 55 W-M 48, Mayer Lutheran 28 Sibley East 58, LS-H 46 W-M 52, Sibley East 42 NYA 67, Jordan 49 Tri-City United 42, LS-H 37 Wrestling (Final) W L Scott West 5 0 Tri-City United 3 2 Sibley East 3 2 Watertown-M 3 2 Le Sueur-Hend. 1 4 Norwood YA 0 5

Belle Plaine guard Brandon Schulz drove to the basket on this play against Jordan last Tuesday night in Belle Plaine. He finished with five points.

H.S. Boys’ Basketball

Tigers Toppled Twice, Await Seed by Dan Ruud The Belle Plaine High School boys’ basketball team didn’t do itself any favors when it comes to seeding for the upcoming Section 2AA Tournament as it dropped a pair of Minnesota River Conference games last week to Jordan and Mayer Lutheran. Belle Plaine, 4-9 in the MRC, 5-17 overall, was scheduled to close the regular season at home against Norwood Young America Tuesday night after this edition of the Herald went to press. Brackets for the Section 2AA Tournament will be announced this week. Visit the Herald’s Facebook page for updated information when it becomes available. First-round games are scheduled for next Tuesday night at the homes of the higher seeds. Jordan 67, Tigers 49 This game had none of the drama of the double-overtime thriller between the two teams in Jordan in January as the Hubmen had this contest in hand from the early going en route to an 18-point victory last Tuesday night at the BPHS gym.

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The Tigers, who trailed 4230 at halftime, never seriously challenged to overcome that deficit in the second half of what was a quickly-played game. “We didn’t perform at the level that we had been playing at previously to this game,” said Belle Plaine coach John Wellner. “Jordan beat us on rebounding and we struggled to solve their diamond and one zone. Every team has down nights. We had been playing great the week before and we just didn’t this game. It is not the end of the season and we just have to continue to work at getting better for the playoffs.” Luke Narveson had 14 points for the Tigers, while Nathan Herman and Mitchel Stier both chipped in eight. Joe Hankins added seven, followed by Brandon Schulz (5), Ryan BremsethVining (2), Taylor Ponath (2), Taylor Lenz (2) and Kincade Retzer (1). Jimmy Vollbrecht, a 6-7 sophomore center, led Jordan with 23 points. Mayer Luth. 74, Tigers 71 The Tigers squandered a 4126 halftime lead and lost to the Crusaders for a second

time this season Friday night at Mayer Lutheran, this time by three points. Two of Mayer Lutheran’s three MRC victories this season have come at Belle Plaine’s expense. “We got back to doing what we do well, especially in the first half,” Wellner said. “Taylor Ponath was a big part of that. He completely dominated the post defensively until he was limited by two fouls. We were doing fine until Luke Narveson sprained an ankle midway through the second half and Mitchel Stier fouled out late in the second half. Still, we had our chances to win and we played perfect defense, shutting down their first option and making them take an extremely tough fade-away three-pointer that banked in. That happens in sports. Sometimes you can perform well and things don’t work out the way you want them to. I am happy that we played so well to be in that position in the first place. When we play like that, we will win most of the time.”

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The Tigers’ Alissa Schultz (with ball) had 10 points, five rebounds, one assist and two steals against Jordan last Tuesday night at the BPHS gym.

H.S. Girls’ Basketball

Belle Plaine Picks Up MRC Win

by Dan Ruud The Belle Plaine High School girls’ basketball team made Friday the 13th the night to celebrate its first Minnesota River Conference victory of the season. And the Tigers didn’t just beat any team – they beat Mayer Lutheran, which was still clinging to some hope of a share of the MRC championship with Watertown-Mayer and/or Norwood Young America. Belle Plaine, 1-10 in the MRC, 4-19 overall, was scheduled to travel to mighty Norwood Young America Tuesday night after this edition of the Herald went to press. They will face Le Sueur-Henderson 7:30 p.m. this Friday at the BPHS gym. The Giants’ lone conference win the past three years came against the Tigers Jan. 23 in Henderson. Belle Plaine will close the regular season at MRC-leading Watertown-Mayer 7:30 p.m. next Tuesday. Jordan 49, Tigers 45 Unlike the first meeting this season in January, won by Jordan 62-23, the Tigers played the Jaguars tough and was still a threat to the end. “This game was definitely a major improvement,” said Tigers coach Randy Carlson. “We competed the whole night and really handled the ball well. Elizabeth Johnson did a great job running everything for us from her post guard position. We got good shots all night – we just needed to make a few more. “Jordan did a good job controlling Mariena Hayden and we made some adjustments that worked well for us. Alissa Schultz had a great game for us. She helped shut down Jordan’s shooters defensively and also hit some big shots for us. Kaitlyn Paul and Amelia Kahle gave us some very good minutes inside. They played hard and smart.” Mariena Hayden led Belle Plaine with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Alissa Schultz contributed 10 points and five rebounds. Other scorers for Belle Plaine were Paige Narveson (3), Megan Schmitz (3), Torie Kellogg (3), Kaitlyn Paul (3), Ireland Lambrecht (2), Elizabeth Johnson (2) and Amelia Kahle (2), the latter of whom also had seven rebounds. Kellogg had six rebounds and Paul five. Johnson and Narveson both had three assists and Schultz had two steals. Karli Nielsen had 20 points for Jordan, 17 of those coming in the second half. Tigers 59, Mayer Luth. 55 Belle Plaine erased Mayer Lutheran’s hope of at least a share of the MRC championship as it upset the Crusaders 59-55 Friday night at the BPHS gym. “We fell behind early and the girls did a great job of keeping their composure and fighting back,” Carlson said. “It was a team win with everyone play-

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Emotions were high on the Scott West side of the mat during the final few matches of Saturday’s section championship dual against New Prague.

H.S. Wrestling

Section 2AA Tourney Recap After beating Tri-City United 54-18 on Thursday night in Belle Plaine, the Scott West wrestling team rolled into Mankato East High School on Saturday looking to obtain a potential rematch with the #7-rated New Prague Trojans, a team that had beaten the Panthers 32-31 in Belle Plaine on Jan. 29. However, in order to obtain that potential championship rematch, Scott West would

have to take care of business against the #9-rated Waconia Wildcats first. “It’s an old cliche but you have to take them one at a time,” comments Scott West coach Darren Ripley. “Section 2AA has a long standing tradition of being one of the best in the state and this year was certainly no different with four teams currently rated in the top 10 with a fifth in the Lean and Mean.”

Although it was a Valentine’s Day Section 2AA Final Four, Scott West would come into the wrestling action Lean and Mean as the Panthers jumped out to a 9-0 lead behind their pair of outstanding lightweights in Parker Huss at 106 and Jackson Stauffacher at 113. Trailing 1-0 in the third period at 106, Huss

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Coach Randy Carlson presented sophomore Mariena Hayden with a career 1,000-point ball prior to last Tuesday night’s home game against Jordan. Hayden had reached the milestone the previous week at Sibley East.

ing well. We were much better defensively and on the boards. When you eliminate the easy baskets for the opponents, it makes it tough on them to score. We need to continue to emphasize this. “Mariena Hayden had a great game (25 points and 20 rebounds), but as important for us was the leadership shown by her and Elizabeth Johnson. Elizabeth had her best game of the year and did a great job of making decisions. It was great to see her so aggressive at the offensive end and looking to score.” Johnson followed Hayden in scoring with 10 points. She also had four assists, four rebounds and two steals. Other scorers for Belle Plaine were Narveson (8), Kellogg (6), Megan Schmitz (5), Lambrecht (3) and Paul (2). Paul and Hayden both had three steals and Narveson two. Paul also had 10 rebounds. Maria Kuntz had 18 points for Mayer Lutheran. 2014-15 BPHS Girls’ Basketball Results and Schedule Dec. 2 at WEM L 67-44 Dec. 4 vs. Far. BA W 59-58 Dec. 11 vs. G-SL L 33-24 Dec. 12 at JWP L 66-58 Dec. 16 at Fairmont L 58-42 Dec. 18 vs. S.E. L 61-50 Dec. 19 at LCWM W 60-28 Dec. 29-30 at NYA Tourney vs. M-W L 53-43

K of C Free Throw Winners The local champions of the 2015 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championships were named and have earned the right to compete at the district level. Belle Plaine Council 1503 sponsored the competition Jan. 25 at Oak Crest Elementary School. All children ages 10-14 years were eligible to participate. Evelyn Kreft and Nik Heinkel were the top girl and boy shooters in the 9-year-old division; Emmett Fahey in the boys’ 10year-old division; Clare Fischer and Michael Melby in the 11year-old division; Kimberly Teal and Noah Schumacher in the 12-year-old division; Natalie Covington and Tyson Fahey in the 13-year-old division; and Alex Meger in the 14-year-old division. Two of the local winners (Evelyn Kreft and Alex Meger) also won this past Sunday’s district competition in Jordan and will now advance to the regional competition in Norwood Young America on March 15.

vs. New Ulm L 59-43 Jan. 9 vs. TCU L 72-61 Jan. 10 vs. St. Peter L 49-42 Jan. 13 at Jordan L 62-23 Jan. 16 at M. Luth. L 60-53 Jan. 20 vs. NYA L 76-34 Jan. 22 at GFW L 61-54 Jan. 23 at LS-H L 62-50 Jan. 27 vs. New Ulm L 61-41 Jan. 29 vs. W-M L 66-58 Feb. 2 vs. Nicollet W 58-52 Feb. 3 at S.E. L 63-58 Feb. 6 at TCU L 71-46 Feb. 10 vs. Jordan L 49-45 Feb. 13 vs. M. Luth. W 59-55 Feb. 17 at Norwood YA Feb. 20 vs. Le Sueur-Hend. Feb. 24 at Watertown-M Mar. 2 Start Subsection Mar. 13 Section Champ. Heavyweight Josiah Schatz (on top) defeated New Prague’s Mitch Gullickson in Saturday Mar. 17-21 State Tournament night’s final and championship-clinching match for Scott West.

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Karlee Becker

Parents: David and Cindy Becker FFA Activities: Small animal and Farm management School Activities: FFA Joined FFA because: I wanted to volunteer with the little kids to teach them more about FFA Future Career Goal: PSEO at South Central College my senior year

Ben Czarnecki

Parents: Ann and Pete Czarnecki FFA Activities: Meats judging

Cali Bergmann

Parents: Nikki and Matt Bergmann FFA Activities: Parliamentary procedure School Activities: FFA, Trap shooting Joined FFA because: I enjoy learning about agriculture and want to take part in the world doing something I enjoy. Future Career Goal: Veterinarian

Noelle Czarnecki

Parents: Ann Vensland and Peter Czarnecki

Joined FFA because: My friends encouraged me to join. Future Career Goal: Animation for Pixar

Amber Glisczinski

Parents: Steve and Amy Glisczinski

Joined FFA because: Further Agricultural Experiences

Parents: Dan and Anne School Activities: FFA, Trapshooting

Andrew Hillstrom

Joined FFA because: Joined for the experience.

Joined FFA because: Family and friends were in FFA

Future Career Goal: Undecided

Future Career Goal: farmer/farm hand or mechanics

Parents: Kandee Kramer FFA Activities: Meat judging

Adam Ludvick

Post-Sec Institution: UMN Twin Cities Parents: Anne and Mike Ludvik FFA Activities: Ag Communications, Parliamentary Procedure, Chapter Reporter, Prepared Public, State Band School Activities: Band, Cross Country, Tiger Pals, NHS, FFA College Activities: Rock climbing, Band, Csci TA Future Career Goal: Industrial and systems engineering consulting.

Joined FFA because: It seemed fun. Future Career Goal: Become an actor

John Morrison

Parents: Terry and Michelle Morrison

Kelly Morrison

School Activities: Cross Country, Golf , and FFA Joined FFA because: Interested in all the great opportunities it provided Future Career Goal: undecided

Parents: Gail and Dale Schmidt FFA Activities: Meats, Dairy judging, Creed, Parli, Blood drive, National convention, Fruit sales, Pancake breakfast, FFA week

Samuel Schmidt

FFA Activities: Dairy judging, Farm management, Blood drive, National convention, Fruit sales,Pancake breakfast, FFA week

Hunter Struffert

School Activities: Football, FFA Joined FFA because: My friends told me to Future Career Goal: Dairy Farmer

Parents: Chris and Terry Wyman FFA Activities: Blood Drive, Pancake Breakfast, Fruit Sales, and other community events School Activities: FFA Joined FFA because: To meet new people, and discover new opportunities Future Career Goal: To own my own diesel tech and diesel performance shop

Future Career Goal: Large Animal Vet

Future Career Goal: Zoologist

Post-Sec Institution: Vermilion College in Ely, MN Parents: Jeff & Tamara Ekstrom

Parents: Dale and Gail Schmidt FFA Activities: Chapter President, Parli. Pro, Farm Management, Proficiencies, National Convention

Parents: Mary and David Struffert FFA Activities: Crops, Blood drive School Activities: Football, wrestling, FFA Joined FFA because: Wanted to see what it was like Future Career Goal: Farmer

Parents: Pam and Joe Glisczinski

FFA Activities: Dairy Judging, Meats Judging

Natalie Hillstrom

Cody Ekstrom

Nickolas Grams

FFA Activities: Meats judging, Farm Management

School Activities: Football, FFA Joined FFA because: I wanted to Future Career Goal: Engineer

Tate Fahey

Parents: Tom and Jenny Fahey FFA Activities: Meats, Dairy judging, National convention, Fruit sales, Pancake breakfast, FFA week

Steven Franzen

Joined FFA because: Because I wanted to. Future Career Goal: Marine Corps

Future Career Goal: Farmer

Parents: Kevin and Denise Hanson FFA Activities: Horse Judging

FFA Activities: Parliamentary procedure School Activities: FFA

School Activities: FFA Joined FFA because: Because my friends joined

Kaitlyn Hanson

Parents: Jon and Marliyn Franzen

Brandon Heitz

Parents: Todd and Kristi Heitz FFA Activities: Poultry School Activities: FFA, Football, Wrestling, Trap shooting

School Activities: FFA, Track Joined FFA because: I wanted to learn more about horses and it seemed fun

Joined FFA because: It looked fun

Future Career Goal: Vet

Future Career Goal: architect

Future Career Goal: lawyer

Future Career Goal: Own a farm

Parents: Russell and Kathy Hillstrom

Arianna Jones

Parents: Renee and Norman Malecha FFA Activities: Small Animals, Fish and Wildlife, Horse Judging, and Floriculture School Activities: FFA, Band, Choir, Speech, Tennis, Fall Play, Basketball, Youth Teaches Youth, and Jr. High Play Joined FFA because: I love nature, and animals. Future Career Goal: Marine biology, sign language interpreter, or something in music Parents: Jason Noll and Erin Noll FFA Activities: Greenhand day

Parents: Bernie Teta and Jena Cuchna FFA Activities: Fruit Sales, Mechanics School Activities: Track, FFA Joined FFA because: I was interested in the programs and opportunities FFA could offer me Future Career Goal: Jet Mechanic

FFA Activities: Parliamentary Procedure

Samantha Kellogg

Olivia Kendall

Sam Mellgren

Erin Morrison

Parents: Greg and Michelle Kellogg FFA Activities: Small Animals, Fish and Wildlife, Horse Judging, and Floriculture School Activities: Choir, Speech, Tennis, Youth Teaches Youth, and Jr. High Play Joined FFA because: Because I thought this would help prepare me for my future career, and because I wanted to be more involved with school activities. Future Career Goal: Either Small/Exotic Animal Veterinarian, or a Homicide Detective

Joined FFA because: Some of my family has been; I heard it’s fun; my friends are in it. Future Career Goal: Elementary teacher

James Mathiowetz

Parents: Bruce and Wendy

FFA Activities: Ag Sales, Feed My Starving Children School Activities: FFA, Basketball, Baseball

Joined FFA because: Have fun and learn some life skills Future Career Goal: Physical Therapist

MaKayla O’Laughlin

Parents: James & Jennifer O’Laughlin FFA Activities: Small Animals and Discussion

Maddie Parsons

School Activities: FFA, Dance, Cross Country, Softball, Band

Parents: Jolene Carlson, Chris Schoon FFA Activities: meats judging

Andrew Smith

FFA Activities: dairy judging, Farm maniment, crops

School Activities: Basketball, Football, FFA Joined FFA because: I wanted to learn the business aspect Future Career Goal: Chemical Engineer

Parents: Lindsey Walerius and Neil Holmquist FFA Activities: Small Animal

The Canopy Group Chard Tiling Corner Stone Advisors, LLC CornerStone State Bank Crosby Construction Curtis Koepp Accounting, LTD Dairy Queen of Belle Plaine Daly & Daly, Inc. Tax, Accounting & Financial Services Eagle Ridge Restaurant & Valley View Golf Course Emma Krumbee’s Foline Automotive Service Front Porch Photography Genesis Gopher Heating & Air Conditioning Hennen’s Home Furnishings Jabs Family Dentistry

Emily Smith

FFA Activities: Small animals

Parents: Bob and Dorene Smith FFA Activities: Dairy judging, Meats judging, and Job Interview School Activities: Trap shooting, FFA Joined FFA because: For agricultural and leadership opportunities Future Career Goal: Labor and Delivery Nurse

Cheyane Westin

School Activities: Choir, FFA

Parents: Justin and Amy Westin FFA Activities: Small animal care and FFA week School Activities: Track, Trap Shooting, FFA

Joined FFA because: To help with my future career

Joined FFA because: To get scholarships and to learn more about animals for my future job. It gives me more hands on

Future Career Goal: Zoologist or Vet

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Parents: Pat and Lisa Schatz

Future Career Goal: Doctor

Future Career Goal: Football coach

Lacy Walerius

Post-Sec Institution: Purdue University Parents: Terry and Michelle FFA Activities: National Ag Sales CDE, National Ag Communications CDE, Beef Proficiency School Activities: cross country, band, national honor society, tiger target team Joined FFA because: : I had a deep passion for agriculture through growing up on my family’s farm. I hoped to learn more about this industry and prepare myself for a future career. Future Career Goal: Gain a career in the agriculture finance field and assist on my family’s farm.

Joined FFA because: It is a good opportunity to learn more.

Joined FFA because: Because I like to try new things

Future Career Goal: fighter pilot

FFA Activities: Farm Management

Parents: Bob and Dorene Smith

Post-Sec Institution: South Dakota State University Parents: Bill and Kathy Kendall FFA Activities: Region and chapter officer, job interview, ag communications, horse judging, camps,conferences, and conventions School Activities: Cross Country, Speech, NHS, Tiger Target Team Joined FFA because: FFA allowed me to learn more about agriculture and grow as a leader alongside people with similar goals and interests. Future Career Goal: Food animal veterinarian.

School Activities: FFA, Tennis, Basketball

School Activities: football, baseball, FFA

Joined FFA because: My sister was an FFA star so I decided it would be cool to join

Parents: Katie Trimbo, Chad Smith

FFA Activities: Fish and wildlife, Food and science Technology

Olivia Schatz

Future Career Goal: Photography and journalism

School Activities: Trap shooting, FFA

Isaiah Trimbo

Parents: Michelle & Kollen Parsons

Joined FFA because: I joined because it gives me a chance to try something new.

Future Career Goal: Photographer

Jace Schoon

Post-Sec Institution: South Dakota State University Parents: Jon and Robyn Mellgren FFA Activities: Dairy Judging, Parliamentary Procedure, Meats Judging, Agricultural Communications(National Competition), Region VII FFA Parliamentarian, Sentinel , FFA Week Barnyard, Maynard Harms Pancake Breakfast, Minnesota State FFA Degree Recipient. Region VII Dairy and Diversified Crop Production Placement Proficiencies. School Activities: National Honor Society-Treasurer, Tiger Target Team, Baseball, Math Tutor Future Career Goal: Pursue a career focusing on Agricultural Business. I also hope to continue developing my Registered Angus herd.

School Activities: FFA

Joined FFA because: To try something different

Future Career Goal: Mechanical engineer Parents: Jolene and Jesse Carlson FFA Activities: Prepared Public peaking, Parliamentary Procedure, Chapter Officer, FFA Week School Activities: Trap shooting, FFA Joined FFA because: It’s an honor to be a part of one of the largest Youth Leadership organizations, and I like knowing that in this organization I can make a difference Future Career Goal: Agriculture Teacher/ FFA advisor

Parents: Ann and David Jones

School Activities: FFA, Visual arts, 4H

Joined FFA because: My dad did it and made it sound fun so I wanted to join.

Jada Teta

FFA Activities: Meats

Joined FFA because: because I wanted to try something new

School Activities: FFA, football, basketball

Caitlyn Schoon

Parents: Todd Grams, Jennifer Matter-Grams

Post-Sec Institution: U of MN Crookston Agronomy Parents: Jim and Paula Covington FFA Activities: Regional Officer and Prepared Public Speaking School Activities: PSEO, FFA Joined FFA because: I joined because of the amazing opportunities that it presents. Future Career Goal: Plant Geneticist.

Joined FFA because: Agricultural Opportunities

Future Career Goal: A veterinarian for livestock

Kevin Noll

Post-Sec Institution: Vermilion College in Ely, MN Taxidermy Parents: Jeff & Tamara Ekstrom FFA Activities: Horse Judging, Parliamentary Procedure, Poultry Judging, Wildlife Management, FFA Week, SAEs in Design and Fabrication and Poultry School Activities: Baseball/FFA Joined FFA because: My dad was in it Future Career Goal: Open a taxidermy business with my brother.

Michelle Covington

School Activities: FFA

Joined FFA because: My brother is in it and my dad was, also it seemed like something fun to do.

Gabrielle Malecha

Parents: Corine Corbitt, Curt Corbitt

School Activities: FFA

School Activities: FFA, Choir

Future Career Goal: Ag Teacher

Future Career Goal: Ag teacher

Joined FFA because: Why not?

Megan Glisczinski

Joined FFA because: Family Tradition

Joined FFA because: Family tradition

Parents: Gary and Lori Steinhagen

Post-Sec Institution: South Dakota State University Parents: Terry and Michelle FFA Activities: Livestock Judging, Meats Judging, Parli Pro, Talent, Chapter Officer, Public Speaking, and Showing cattle School Activities: Block and Bridle, and Sigma Alpha Joined FFA because: It was a great opportunity to learn more about agriculture and compete in contests I had interest in. Future Career Goal: Television reporter for RFD TV.

FFA Activities: Fish and Wildlife Management

Cole Corbitt

School Activities: Cross-country, Speech, FFA

FFA Activities: Wildlife Management

School Activities: Golf and FFA

School Activities: Football, FFA, Spring play

David Steinhagen

Casey Ekstrom

School Activities: FFA

School Activities: FFA, Play and track

Daniel Wyman

FFA Activities: Ag Mechanics

Parents: Ruth Cody

Joined FFA because: It inspires young men and women to go all out and be a fantastic part of the community.

Future Career Goal: Open a taxidermy business with my brother.

Parents: Russell and Kathy Hillstrom

Hayden Cody

School Activities: FFA, Trapshooting

Future Career Goal: Baker

School Activities: FFA, Trapshooting

Taylan Kramer-Braun

FFA Activities: Livestock, Meats

School Activities: Golf/FFA Joined FFA because: My dad was in it

Post-Sec Institution: South Dakota State University Parents: Pam and Joe Glisczinski FFA Activities: Small Animal Care, Parliamentary Procedure, FFA week, Chapter Reporter School Activities: Basketball, National Honor Society, FFA, Choir Joined FFA because: Family was in it and it sounded like fun. Future Career Goal: Nursing or something in the medical field.

School Activities: FFA, Basketball

Parents: Chris Berscheit and Suzanne Fairchild

Joined FFA because: Friends were

Mallory Glisczinski

FFA Activities: Dairy Judging

Wyatt Herrmann

Ashlyn Berscheit

School Activities: FFA, Jr High play

School Activities: FFA

Levi Schmidt

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Future Career Goal: Large animal Vet

Wyatt Wyman

Parents: Chris and Terry Wyman FFA Activities: Crops, Blood drive School Activities: Choir, FFA Joined FFA because: Wanted to have more knowledge Future Career Goal: To be a Diesel Mechanic

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