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CR 21 extension: Smooth ride, but is it dangerous?“We don’t just open the road up and walk away. We are watching it all the time. We know it takes tweaking to get it as close to perfect as we can.”

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Crossing the new non-signalized intersection near her home in Shako-pee’s Southbridge area “freaks out” Lanae Paaverud.

A couple of days after she posted her concerns on Facebook, her fears were realized by another driver. A Savage woman’s vehicle was T-boned while attempting to cross the new four-lane County Road 21 at South-bridge Parkway. The woman’s side air bags deployed, but neither she nor her child was seriously injured.

“It’s nerve-racking,” said Paaverud,

who lives on Oxford Road and crosses the county road regularly to get to Sav-age. “Part of it’s because [21] is so wide and there is no speed limit. If there are four lanes going 55 miles per hour and two lanes of turning traffi c, that’s really diffi cult to get across.”

Safety at the 21 and Southbridge Parkway intersection is just one of the complaints residents have lodged since County Road 21 opened to traffi c three weeks ago.

DANGER?

Savage resident Lisa Alland was at-tempting to cross County Road 21 from southbound Southbridge Parkway on

Issues raised by drivers

Safety of motorists attempting to cross County Road 21 at Southbridge Parkway/Pike Lake Road

Longer backups near Highway 169

Proximity of road to Red Oak Elementary School in Shakopee

No speed limit set yet for the new road

Sept. 21 when she was hit by a work van driven by a Prior Lake man. Al-land said she would like to comment but has been advised by an attorney to not speak about the incident.

Shakopee Police Chief Jeff Tate

said he hasn’t reviewed the accident report yet but has had extra patrols monitoring the speed in the area since the road opened.

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‘Accelerated’ siblings excelwith online educationBY MERYN FLUKER

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Anyone meeting Grant and Isabella Rubietta would be forgiven for seeing them as typical kids at fi rst glance. The Prior Lake siblings are enthusiastic and energetic. Grant, 9, is planning to go as a train conductor for Halloween this year; Isabella, 7, will wear wings to go as Tinker Bell.

But Grant and Isabella are

anything but average when it comes to academic aptitude. The brother and sister are leaps ahead of their similarly aged peers in school. Bella is currently in fourth grade – while most 7-year-olds are in second grade – and will start fi fth grade at the beginning of the 2012 calendar year. Grant is studying pre-algebra and the Incas as part of his seventh-grade coursework.

PHOTO BY MERYN FLUKER

Grant and Isabella Rubietta attend MTS Minnesota Connections Academy, an online school based in St. Paul. Grant, 9, just started seventh grade. Isabella, 7, is in fourth grade.

Welcome back, LakersNext week is Prior Lake High School’s annual homecoming celebration. The week is full of events for current, former and future Lakers.

Check out this list of homecoming festivities:

Coronation, 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2

Royalty bus tour, followed by middle-school pepfests, 12:56 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5 for Hidden Oaks Middle School students and 1:41 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5 for Twin Oaks Middle School students. Both pepfests will be held in the gold gym at Twin Oaks, 15860 Fish Point Road, Prior Lake

Powder Puff game, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5

Laker Capers pepfest, 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7

Football game against Eagan, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7

Hula Hoop World Record attempt, immediately following football game, Friday, Oct. 7

Dance, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8

Unless otherwise noted, these events will take place at Prior Lake High School, 7575 150th St., Savage.

PHOTO BY TOM SCHARDIN

At left – Senior Matt Arends and the Lakers will play Eagan at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7 at PLHS.

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School Board approves 2.3-percent levy decreaseBY MERYN FLUKER


The Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board has approved the maximum tax levy amount of $25.36 million for 2012, but it still repre-sents a 2.3-percent drop from last year’s $25.95 million levy, a year in which the board did not levy the maximum amount.

“I made that recommendation because the overall levy was declin-ing, so I thought it was important that the district receive the amount that was calculated on the levy cer-tifi cation,” said Julie Cink, director of business affairs. “Since our levy is not increasing, it’s decreasing, I felt that we could levy the max knowing that it was declining and it will further decline based on that refunding.”

The refunding Cink referenced is a move the board approved at its Sept. 12 meeting to refund two building bonds and take advantage of current low interest rates.

Those savings – which could be as high as $926,000, according to Gary

Olsen of Ehlers and Associates, the fi nancial advisory company work-ing with the district – likely will come back to residents in the form of reductions on the school district portion of their property taxes.

Bids for the refi nancing are sched-uled to come in on Oct. 3 with the board approving them at its Oct. 10 regular meeting. Until then, the amount of additional savings to the taxpayers is not yet known.

Cink, who took over for Margo Nash in November 2010, speculated that the School Board opted not to levy the maximum amount last year in order to not raise that portion of residents’ tax bills.

Other reasons for the almost $600,000 levy decrease include a 5.6-percent decrease in adjusted net tax capacity, a 3.9-percent decrease in referendum market value as well as a reduction in debt service due to bond refi nancing last year.

“Anytime we go over that bond payment, we see a reduction in our levy,” Cink said. “We are refunding that excess back to our taxpayers.”

This marks the second year that

District 719 has been able to levy for its $11 million Other Post Employ-ment Benefi ts (OPEB) liability, and the board gave a green light to levy-ing the maximum allowed by the state – though last year, the board refrained. The district will levy $732,935 for OPEB, almost $48,000 more than the district levied for OPEB last year.

“By being able to levy for this, the district can be able to fund that liability because we have a respon-sibility to pay that,” Cink said. “We’re working towards it. Every year, were trying to put more money towards that.”

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Five Hawks Elementary School fi fth-graders Olivia and Alexis Jacobson, of Shakopee, served as student masters of ceremonies at the Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest’s sixth annual Business Hall of Fame event on Sept. 15.

As part of their duties, Olivia and Alexis presented an award to Lynn Casey, chairwoman and CEO of Padilla Speer Beardsley. Casey was honored along with others as a 2011 Business Hall of Fame laureate.

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Both Isabella and Grant are students at MTS Minnesota Connections Academy, a free online public school based in St. Paul. Instead of taking a bus and sitting down in a classroom each day, Isabella and Grant do school at home, courtesy of the Internet. But as their mom Tracy emphasizes, her children are not home-schooled.

“People assume that they’re home-schooled,” she says. “They’re not. They’re virtual-schooled.”

“They go to public school at home,” adds father Tom Nissen.

Tracy and Tom don’t write curriculum, nor do they assume the teacher role. Minnesota Connections Academy is staffed by teachers licensed by the state of Minnesota and held to the same standards as any other public school in the state. That means Grant, Isabella and their more than 1,000 peers take the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, just as they would if they went to traditional schools.

“Virtual school goes by regular curriculum,” Tracy says. “They have the same books as everyone else.”

Until recently, Tracy’s mom Linda served as the siblings’ learning coach, responsible for walking through lessons with the students, administering spelling tests and any other educational concerns that required an adult’s touch. Linda passed away from ovarian cancer last November, and Tom slid into her role as learning coach – a transition he’d done once before, also due to Linda’s illness. Though both parents work full-time, Tom was able to rearrange his schedule to be home during the weekdays. Anything that he doesn’t get to then goes to Tracy in the evening, and she also helps out with homework.

Linda was the one who fi rst brought the idea of virtual schooling to her daughter and son-in-law after they’d reached an impasse. Tracy took a then-3-year-old Grant for readiness testing and discovered he’d scored “off the charts.” Tracy and Tom weren’t surprised. Grant was speaking in full sentences by age 1 and was painting by age 2.

“He was reading and doing math at 3,” Tracy says.

The parents had quite a quandary on their hands: How were they going to educate Grant and continue his progress? Public and private schools, like the ones Tracy and Tom attended, “really couldn’t accommodate Grant.”

“They don’t do gifted programming until third grade,” Tom says.

Isabella also exhibited the same accelerated progress.

“By the time they were able to sit in the high chair, my mom was doing fl ash cards with them,” Tracy says. “They’re both tall, so people would always talk to them like they’re adults.”

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Grant Rubietta, 9, goes over some coursework with his father, Tom Nissen. Tom is a learning coach for Grant and his sister Isabella, through MTS Minnesota Connections Academy. The family has designated a certain part of their house for schoolwork because the kids are students at the online school. “When you come in here, you know it’s school,” says Tom.

“I feel that they’re truly getting a better education. They don’t have the distractions from other children. The teacher isn’t teaching to the middle. The lessons are tailored to Grant and Bella.”

Tracy RubiettaGrant and Isabella’s mom

Linda planted the seeds of placing a high value on education, and she suggested virtual schooling for the young Grant. Pleased with his success at Connections, the Rubiettas enrolled Isabella when she was ready.

Because they are both “accelerated,” as Tracy calls it – she prefers not to use terms like “genius” and “gifted” – Grant and Isabella were breezing through coursework. Lessons and assignments designed to take six hours would be completed in three. At that point, the Rubiettas realized Grant – and later Isabella – could do two grade levels in a year. Because Connections is held to state statutes, there are rules about how much time they must spend in class each day. Doubling up on assignments met those requirements as well as the Rubietta children’s aptitudes.

“That was the advantage of virtual school,” Tracy says.

When asked about what they like about Connections, both Grant and Isabella agree.

“I think this is way better [than traditional school] because you don’t have to leave your home and you can work at your own pace,” Grant says. “There’s a lot of upsides: You don’t have kids interrupting you, and you can learn extra stuff.”

“I like it because you can go at your own pace,” adds Isabella.

As their learning coach, Tom sets his kids’ schedules at the beginning of the year – though there is room for fl exibility. Each day, the students log in and see what they need to tackle for the day. The software is smart, and allows kids to skip around and do lessons out of order, but they must submit assignments and tests on time and in accordance with the teachers’ plans. Core classes have hour-long weekly live lessons, in which teachers do demonstrations and students log in to watch. They can discuss, ask questions and participate – all from home.

Connections offers secure webmail, e-mail just for students, so they can contact and help each other. That Internet interaction is another bonus to Tracy, who was recently felled with a computer problem and lamented, “I wish Grant was awake right now,” to provide assistance.

“These kids use the computer way more than other kids,” she says. “They’re much more tech-savvy than kids going to a regular school.”

“They started doing Power Point presentations in

kindergarten,” Tom adds.But it isn’t all mouse

clicks and video lessons. Connections hosts fi eld trips to apple orchards, the zoo and even Target Field. The school has clubs, mixers and carnivals on site so the students have a chance to have the social interaction that is traditionally such a part of the school experience.

“We’re doing everything that you’re doing at a regular brick-and-mortar school,” Tracy says.

Instead of parent-teacher conferences, teachers and parents e-mail each other, and depending on the subject and age group, teachers call parents at home weekly or monthly to discuss progress. Teachers also are responsible for grading tests and papers.

Grant and Isabella even take physical education and art classes. And when they aren’t in school – Tom and Tracy designated a downstairs area of their home for school, and Isabella even has a pink “study cubby” – the kids do many of the same things their traditionally schooled peers do. Isabella is on a competitive dance team, Grant swims and is in a club devoted to trains, and both are in Scouting.

When asked if it’s hard for her to relate to kids her own age, ones who aren’t two grades ahead in school, Isabella replies, “No, not really.”

Grant has slowed to taking one grade a year and is on track to graduate from high school at age 15. Connections offers college-level courses, but the Rubiettas haven’t decided what they’ll do when it comes time for Grant to don his cap and gown.

“I think college is going to be a shock for them,” Tom says, smiling.

In the meantime, the family is relishing the educational opportunities.

“I feel that they’re truly getting a better education,” Tracy says. “They don’t have the distractions from other children. The teacher isn’t teaching to the middle. The lessons are tailored to Grant and Bella.”

Both Grant and Isabella have seen success at Connections. They are both “A” students and have been on the honor roll for their grade levels, not their ages. Even though they’re young, both Grant and Isabella already have professional dreams.

“I want to own a railway and be a paleontologist,” Grant says.

“Maybe a perfume chemist or a Barbie designer,” says Isabella. “Maybe a fashionista.”


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Recognize domestic violence signs, act to stop this pervasive crimeBY SUSAN MCCORMICK HADLEY

Are we ever going to say “no more” to domestic violence?

It seems that nearly daily we read about another incident of domestic violence. By now, researchers, clini-cians and advocates have established that family violence is a serious public health problem in the United States and around the world.

From infants to the elderly, this homegrown crime affects people in all stages of life. We now know that one in four women across the United States and Europe will experience domestic violence over their lifetime. It is a violation of human rights, global in reach, cutting across ev-ery age, gender, cultural, political, socio-economic, ethnic, religious and educational boundary. Simply put, domestic violence is the physical or mental abuse of one partner by another, within a current or former, intimate or family relationship.

This within-the-home violence happens in all kinds of relationships: heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual and transgender. It is repeated, ran-dom and relentless, the habitual use of threats and intimidation to control a partner. The abuse can be physical, emotional, psychological, fi nancial or sexual. All kinds of women have suddenly found themselves trapped in situations that came about gradu-ally, but left them feeling powerless. Domestic violence is a scary sort of cancer in our society, perpetuated, in part, by lack of awareness and knowledge.

To give you an idea of the scope of domestic violence in our state alone, the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women, St. Paul, annually gathers the following information. In cases of women murdered, the suspected, al-leged, or convicted perpetrator was a current or former husband, boyfriend, intimate partner, household member, or family member. In cases of children murdered, the suspected, alleged, or convicted perpetrator was the father, mother, guardian, babysitter, child care provider or other family member of the child. In more than a few cases, the perpetrator of child abuse was the parent’s spouse, intimate partner or former boyfriend.

In 2009 in Minnesota, at least 12 women died from domestic violence, 10 children died from child abuse and two family members, friends or interveners were murdered. The impact on families is significant: At least eight children were left motherless due to their mothers’ domestic violence murders. In 2010, at least 15 women died from domestic violence, seven children died from child abuse, four family members or friends were murdered and two men died from domestic violence.

Note that the number of violent deaths tells only a fraction of the story. Many more victims survive the physical violence but are left with permanent physical, psychological and emotional scars. Many will attest to the psychological and emotional trauma; this abuse is often denied or minimized, yet it can leave deep and lasting scars across the lifespan.

What is the foundation of domestic violence? It’s all about power and con-

trol, fear and terror, and insecurity. The control the perpetrator has over the victim/survivor creates isolation and fear, limiting the victim’s contact. Repeated verbal and emotional abuse act to break down a victim’s sense of self, contributing to a victim’s seclu-sion and reducing the likelihood of escape or of even thinking about ways to get out. In reality, many victims do not want their marriage or relation-ship to end; they just want the abuse and violence to stop.

A number of red f lags, subtle signs and hidden behaviors may be evident in an abusive relationship. The following could describe a typical evening at home: “He would isolate her from her family, set her up to lose jobs by withdrawing child care, deprive her of sleep and starve her for days, stripping her naked and tossing her out of the house into the snow, when she refused to have sex.” This description may seem outrageous, and it is, but it also describes realistic and well-documented behaviors by an abuser against a victim.

Those of us who work in this fi eld realize that an abuser often tries to isolate the victim from any sup-port system, including family and friends. The abuser soon fi nds that it is easier to control another person when she/he does not have a reality check and has no one to talk with, other than her partner.

Many of these same issues and dynamics take place in the rapidly increasing problem of adolescent and youth dating violence; The National Dating Abuse Helpline is the direct service provider behind loveisrespect.org, The Helpline (originally known as loveisrespect.org, National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline) was launched in Febru-ary 2007 with help from founding sponsor Liz Claiborne Inc. It is a national, 24-hour resource specifi -cally designed for teens and young adults, by phone, text and chats. The Helpline offers real-time, one-on-one support from peer advocates.

And if the preceding doesn’t en-courage you to get involved, the extreme fi nancial cost puts forward another compelling argument. The cost of domestic violence to the U.S. economy is more than $8.3 billion. This includes medical care, mental health services and lost productivity (i.e. time away from work). A study conducted at a large health plan in Minneapolis and St. Paul in 1994 found that an annual difference of $1,775 more was spent on abused wom-en who utilized hospital services, than on a random sample of general enrollees. The study concluded that early identification and treatment of victims and potential victims are most likely to benefit health care systems in the long run.

How can we help? Identifying someone affected by family violence is the fi rst step in putting a support system in place that can be available if needed. No one should live in fear of the person they love. The task for us as community members is to raise our level of awareness so that each of us can take action and respond to this crime; it is all around us. Every one of us must be alert to the signs and symp-toms of abuse and violence. We should

be ready to speak with someone who appears to be troubled by confl icts or concerns, whether woman, man or child, with the goal of offering sup-port, assistance or resources.

If you suspect that someone you know is being abused, speak up! If you’re hesitating, telling yourself it’s none of your business, that just doesn’t fl y anymore. It is your business, and it is our business. Domestic violence affects every one of us, every day in our homes, our communities and in our workplaces. Keep in mind that expressing your concern will let the person know that you care and may even save her or his life. You may want to consider getting yourself informed, validate the victim’s experiences, don’t judge and follow her lead.

The following from Sarah Buel, 1994, includes more words you can use if you suspect abuse or vio-lence:

“Ask if something is wrong.Express concern.Listen and validate.Offer help.Support her or his decisions.I’m afraid for your safety.I’m afraid for the safety of your

children.You don’t deserve to be treated

this way.You didn’t cause it. You can’t fi x

it.I’m here for you when you are

ready or are able to leave.Let’s fi gure out a safety plan for

you.”Consider encouraging your neigh-

borhood watch associations to become as concerned with watching out for domestic violence, as with burglar-ies and other crimes. You may think about reaching out to support some-one, a neighbor, a co-worker, a friend or a family member, whom you believe might be a victim or an abuser.

There are several toll-free num-bers you can call for local resources, including shelter in Minnesota. Call the Day One Minnesota Domestic Vi-olence Crisis Line at 1-866-223-1111. The line offers a safe place to talk, as well as information and resources.

You can also call the National Domestic Violence Hotline, which is a free service anyone can call 24/7 for information, assistance and resources in your area.

With the advent of social media, The National Network to End Domes-tic Violence has specifi c information regarding Internet, cell phone and social networking safety. Again, the website is www.loveisrespect.org. The National Domestic Violence Helpline for Men and Women is at 1-888-7HELPLINE (1-888-743-5754).

You don’t have to face domestic violence alone.

It does take a village for support and safety.

Prior Lake resident Susan Mc-Cormick Hadley has won a 2011 Ann Bancroft Award for her support of girls and women. In 1986, she created Wom-anKind, a program based in heath care that provides support and information, and helps ensure safety for thousands of battered and abused women. Today, the WomanKind concept has become national model of 24-hour health re-sponse to domestic violence.

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COUNTY ROAD 21 DECISION

A simplesolution

Sometimes complex solutions can be simplifi ed. The County Road 21 and Main Avenue problem can be solved with minimum cost and disruption.

Replace the stop signs at 21 and Main with a semaphore. Then, time the lights to closely match those on Highway 13 and County Road 21. This will work. To see it in action, visit downtown Minneapolis.

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Time to stop‘visionary’ leaders

I noticed with interest that a re-cent letter to the editor stated that the new bypass was “progress,” and it would go through and your grandchildren and mine would really appreciate it.

As a person who lives next to this area, I can assure you that neither I or my g randchildren will thank anyone for the extreme noise, smell of fresh exhaust in the morning and the chronic wail of police and fire sirens. I am amazed that anyone could call a $23 million extravagant expenditure like this progress. What your grandchildren will inherit is the ongoing tax in-creases from a series of spending ventures including the Taj Mahal fire station, the new City Hall, etc. Many of these projects did not in-volve a common-sense approach to providing a useful area, but rather a free-for-all approach to the use of taxpayer dollars.

It should be understood that the local taxpayer is not a private eq-uity fund to those who like to spend, spend, spend. What is truly ridicu-lous is the fact that the project calls for the removal of 34 homes, in itself a truly excessive expenditure. If you look up the fi gures for a road project by the mile, you will fi nd that the average cost is about $1 million per mile. With this extravaganza, the powers that be are discussing terms of $23 million for less than half a mile. Is this practical or even com-mon sense?

It is time that those in charge of such matters leave behind the “visionary” types including ex-pensive consultants and realize that perhaps we should address the years 2011 and 2012 instead of 2030. Anyone who believes and moves on decisions based on projections needs to wake up and smell the cof-fee. As for due process in this whole affair, it is not uncommon for the ordinary resident to not have any say whatsoever in projects that im-pact them or their neighborhoods. Meetings are merely an obligatory function in which no one acts on the opinions of the citizens in at-tendance, but in this case, actually leave such meetings.

Perhaps it is time to fi nd some new representation and perhaps it would be more timely to recall than wait for an election year. At this rate, we may well be taxed out of our homes by the next election.

Grace SwansonPrior Lake

Change directions orchange leadership

On Sept. 6, the city held a workshop on the rerouting of County Road 21, which I attended.

The Prior Lake American head-line accurately reported, “Realign-ment would increase crash risks and taxes.” Not covered in the article was the city offi cials’ plan to borrow $17.2 million to fi nance the realignment. [Information from the workshop] also said taxes from this debt would start in 2013 and would increase as additional debt was raised to 2045. Only after 2045 would the develop-ment start to pay back the $17 mil-lion. During the next 35 years, the taxpayers would pay the interest on this money. According to their schedule, the full $17.2 million will be borrowed by 2021, which means the taxpayers will be stuck for the full amount of the interest for 25 years. This would continue into the future until the taxes from the project paid it down.

This project is symptomatic of a style that includes borrowing with-out a referendum; initially reacting to the county’s offer to sell tax-defaulted properties; hiring an eco-nomic development person; accepting traffi c studies as gospel; increasing taxes when 2010 ended with a million-dollar surplus; most recently offering TIF fi nancing to a fi rm that says their increase in business needs more room and presumably it’s increasing its profi ts; as well as other previous similar moves by the city.

Our current administration’s ac-tions imply that they believe our city needs to be signifi cantly changed and made more modern, which drives activities like the bypass.

Many of us prefer that the city be maintained in a class style but essen-tially as it is today. That would prob-ably include waiting to see if the early years of the actual traffi c develop be-fore modestly making adjustments. It excludes participation in major build-ing developments. It would question the need for a business-development staff but if needed, would not be re-started during a stressed economic period. Year-end surpluses would reduce the following year’s tax. Zero-based budgeting would be installed. A referendum is required to borrow the money for major projects.

The bypass project must be driven by the city manager. It’s inarguable he exerts great inf luence on the council, with a bias toward signifi -cantly changing our city from what it is today.

The majority of the council’s and the city manager’s past actions have given every indication they plan to proceed on the bypass; in my mind, it is a style of past and future direction of their activities.

I would like to leave the city largely as it is, giving stability to those with older properties while encouraging them to maintain them in a quality manner. It appears others share my view.

When a majority of the populace wants one thing and the council and the city manager want another, you fi re the management. Only time will tell if they are going to stop the study, the bypass project or others of its kind. If not, we should work to change them.

Robert PetersonPrior Lake

Prior Lake City Council contactsMAYOR Mike MyserPhone: (952) 341-5932E-mail: [email protected]

COUNCIL MEMBERSWarren EricksonPhone: (952) 440-2171E-mail: [email protected]

Kenneth HedbergPhone: (612) 382-6143E-mail: [email protected]

Richard KeeneyPhone: (612) 889-7114E-mail: [email protected]

Vanessa SoukupPhone: (612) 385-3686E-mail: [email protected]

CITY MANAGERFrank BoylesPhone: (952) 447-9801E-mail: [email protected]

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Not quite ready for coatsRave: As the season of pumpkins and descending leaves

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‘B’ a dear and go awayRant: OK, I’m just going to come right out and say it: I’m

beyond sick of Beyoncè. It’s not so much her music I can’t stand (even I have “Single Ladies” and “Baby Boy” – perhaps even a

Destiny’s Child song or two – on my iPod). It’s more her overall personality. “B” seems to need a pat on the back for every accomplishment, from donating money to charity, to topping the singles charts, to (gasp!) carrying a baby. The entertainment media feeds her self-absorption, especially now that she’s pregnant. Beyoncè shows off her baby bump onstage! Beyoncè’s fl uctuating hormones are making her hate Jay-Z’s scent! Beyoncè is just like every other mom-to-be, only much, much richer and more glamorous! But even before Beyoncè started taking us on a detailed journey of her life as a pregnant lady, I’d already reached my saturation point this spring, during a video tribute in her honor at the Billboard Music Awards. After several minutes of deadpan footage of her family and various celebrities slathering on the praise – if you didn’t know better, you’d think it was a Mother Teresa documentary – Beyoncè herself gushed about how “humbled” and “surprised” she was at the admiration. Yeah, B, stick to singing, because your acting is pretty weak. – Lori Carlson

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I began writing this column over a year ago as a monthly piece on local history. I’m a writer and a historian, not a politician, and knew nothing of the city’s economic development study and the County Road 21 bypass proposal until I attended a neighborhood meeting last April and learned that the city’s consultants were recommending the rerouting of 21 south of its current alignment, taking with it 34 homes and one business.

I was relieved to hear that my home wasn’t among the 34, but the plan would wipe out the homes of my neighbors on Pleasant Street and destroy the only historic neighborhood in Prior Lake. That’s when I got upset and decided to take up the cause.

The City Council will make its decision on Oct. 17.

On investigation, what concerned me the most was that city staff gave no direction to its consultant to share any of this with residents whose homes would be lost, much less involve them in the process through focus groups and the like. Nor had they directed the consultants to study a range of options and alternatives, not just the three that were presented.

Why? Mainly, I suspect, because the consultants weren’t selected in an open bid, or request for proposal process, where the scope of work is defi ned as a matter of public record. They simply did whatever they were hired, and told, to do by city staff. State statute currently permits local government administrators to retain consultants and enter into professional

service contracts with no public process, as long as the contract amount is less than $100,000. That’s something our legislators need to look at, and fi x.

The mayor and council were, originally, going to take up the bypass in September, but things started unraveling as new information from the consultants became public at a Sept. 6 workshop. There, it was learned that the curvature of the proposed bypass would increase accident rates by 33 percent, and that it wouldn’t pass environmental muster, because it required the taking of wetlands. It was also affi rmed that the $23 million cost of the project would fall on homeowners if tax-increment fi nancing were used.

Moreover, it became clear that the bypass would run afoul of the state of Minnesota’s new eminent domain statute, which prohibits governments from taking private property for economic development. That, of course, raises the possibility of litigation and more expense for taxpayers, who have already paid upwards of $50,000 for the

consultants.If they have any judgment

at all, the mayor and council will say “no” to the bypass on Oct. 17. It’s a fl awed plan. The question then becomes, what happens next?

First, the mayor and council should direct city staff to revisit all options. There are several. One, and the most sensible, is to do nothing and make no decisions until general economic conditions improve. Governments at all levels are broke, and there is no public support for increasing taxes to pay for new projects or services, nor is there evidence that area growth will return to pre-recession levels. We are living in changing times.

Others include building an underpass beneath 21 to improve pedestrian and bike access to downtown, or installing synchronized traffi c signals at Duluth, Arcadia and Main. The latter, I understand, was summarily dismissed by local traffi c engineers, which is a little perplexing. I regularly drive through downtown Minneapolis during rush hours. The signals are a block apart and move thousands of cars every day. Why not here? Haven’t these engineers driven along Hennepin Avenue, or Second Avenue, or Marquette? Or, as I suspect, are they among the suburban fraternity that believes moving automobiles must take precedence over everything else, and that traffi c traveling unimpeded at less than 40 miles per hour is somehow, congested? Maybe the council should hire the traffi c-engineering department of the city of Minneapolis as its consultant and direct it to develop a plan? Sometimes,

congestion is a good thing.Finally, the mayor and

council should ask some probing questions of the staff who managed this project, such as, who defi ned the scope of work and what specifi c directions were given to the consultants? How were they selected? Why were outdated numbers from 2005-06 used to project traffi c volumes, and an impending traffi c crisis, when growth rates have slowed? Why wasn’t it disclosed earlier that the bypass option would increase accident rates by 33 percent, or that there would be environmental and eminent-domain issues? Why weren’t the consultant’s recommendations more carefully scrutinized and questions asked before presentation to the council? Was the bypass a preferred recommendation that the consultants were directed to deliver and defend, and, if so, where did it come from, and who promoted it?

Unless these questions are asked and good answers given, I fear we’ll be going through issues like this over and over again. I would much prefer to write about local history, but it may take some big changes and a lot more accountability and transparency at City Hall for that to happen. Elected offi cials and city staff work for us. They should never be allowed to forget it.

John Diers is a Prior Lake resident who spent 40 years working in the transit industry and author of “Twin Cities by Trolley: The Streetcar Era in Minneapolis and St. Paul.” To submit questions or topics for Diers, e-mail Prior Lake American editor Lori Carlson at [email protected].

John

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Richard Allen EllingboeOn July 28, 1933 in Benson, MN, Olaf

and Helene (Thoren) Ellingboe proudlyannounced the birth of their son, RichardAllen. At a very young age, his fatherpassed away and later on his motherbecame ill, leaving the four children beingplaced into foster care. Richard spent therest of his years being raised on a farm inSunburg, MN, with foster parents Albertand Hannah Kerkaboe.

In 1951, Richard graduated from KerkhovenHigh School in Kerkhoven, MN. He thenproudly served in the United States Army.Stationed in Germany, Richard drove tank until being dis-charged in April of 1963.

In June of 1965, Richard met the love his life, EileenReinke, while they were attendants in a wedding. On Aug.27, 1966, Richard and Eileen exchanged wedding vows atSt. Paul Lutheran Church in Jordan. Moving to Shakopee,they welcomed three sons into their family, Allen, Mark andKevin. For over 35 years, Richard worked for Land O LakesFeed Mill in Minneapolis, where he unloaded rail cars. Formany years, he also worked at Freemont Industries inShakopee at night. Upon retiring, Richard still continued towork part-time at Kmart Distribution Center in Shakopee.

In his spare time, Richard loved spending time at his fos-ter parent’s farm, which later was passed down to him.Meticulous about the lawn, he loved cutting lawn with hisJohn Deere tractor. In earlier years, Richard enjoyed camp-ing on Memorial Day weekends with his boys. In lateryears, he loved traveling to Branson, MO and out west withhis wife, fishing with his children and hunting deer andpheasants.

A man of strong faith, Richard and Eileen joined MountOlive Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1977. His biggestpassion in life was his grandchildren. Richard loved attend-ing their sporting events, taking them to stores and sharinghis candy jar with them. One of the biggest celebrations ofthe year fell on July 28, as Richard and Eileen shared thesame birthday.

A husband, father and grandfather of strong will, a goodheart and hard working, Richard was always proud and adetermine fighter. A resident of Shakopee and at the age of78, Richard passed away peacefully surrounded by hisfamily the early evening of Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011 at AbbottNorthwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Richard will always be loved and missed deeply by hiswife of 45 years, Eileen; sons, Allen (Robin) Ellingboe, Mark(Leah) Ellingboe, Kevin (Tara) Ellingboe, all of Shakopee;grandchildren, Christopher, Meghan, Dylan, Brandon andKylen; brother, Charles (Emilie) Ellingboe of New Port: sis-ter, Margie Jorgenson of Starbuck; sister-in-law, JoanneEllingboe of Minneapolis; mother-in-law, Stella Reinke ofJordan; sister and brother-in law, Joan and Norman Frey ofShakopee; nieces, nephews and friends. Richard is pre-ceded in death by his parents; brother, Clarence Ellingboe;father-in-law, Charles Reinke; brother-in-law, LuVernJorgenson.

The visitation was Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 4-7 p.m. atBallard-Sunder Funeral Home, Shakopee and also onehour prior to the service at church.

The Christian Funeral Service was Thursday, Sept. 29 at11 a.m. at Mount Olive Evangelical Lutheran Church,Shakopee. Pallbearers for Richard were ChristopherEllingboe, Dylan Ellingboe, Gregg Frey, Joleen Brandt, TomRenneke and Rob Geis. The Rev. Mark Schwertfeger offici-ated. Richard will be laid to rest at Spirit Hill Cemetery inJordan.

The Ellingboe family is served with honor, care and com-passion by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, ShakopeeChapel www.ballardsunderfuneral.com

Marie E. KnutsonMarie E. Knutson, 85, of Prior Lake, died Tuesday, Sept.

27, 2011 at her residence in Prior Lake.She was born in Lisbon, ND, Nov. 14, 1925 to Joseph

and Anna (Bauer) Roth. Marie married John C. KnutsonApril 7, 1951, in Minneapolis. For over 25 years she workedas a window clerk for the Savage and Burnsville PostOffices.

Marie is survived by sons, Rick (Gladys) of Apple Valley,Andy (Sheri) of Dawsonville, GA, Jay (Lynn) of Burnsville;daughters, Julie (Rick) Mollenhoff of Prior Lake, Kristy (Jeff)Ryan of Prior Lake; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchil-dren. She was preceded in death by husband, John; par-ents; three brothers; two sisters.

Visitation is Saturday, Oct. 1, from 8-10 a.m., followed byMass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m., all at the Church of St.Michael, 16311 Duluth Av. SE, Prior Lake. Officiating at thefuneral service is the Rev.Thomas Sieg. Pallbearers areJayson Knutson, Neil Knutson, Bill Knutson, Jeff Knutson,Melissa Mollenhoff, Laura Mollenhoff. Interment St. Johnthe Baptist Cemetery in Burnsville.

Funeral arrangements through McNearney Funeral Home inShakopee, 952-445-2755. www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com

Betty RileyBetty Riley, 84, of Prior Lake, passed

away Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011.Betty was born July 3, 1927. She grew

up in Bird Island, MN. On Feb. 14, 1947Betty married Duane Riley and for sever-al years they farmed together in theHector, MN area. They have resided inthe Prior Lake/Savage area for 53 years.She was employed by Scott County for over 20 years. Sheretired in 1992 as the Supervisor for the Home Health AideDepartment. After retirement Betty worked part time at theScott County Community Action Program (CAP).

Betty will be loved and deeply missed by her husband of64 years, Duane; children, Darlene (Bruce) Russo, Lou Ann(Howard) Uhr, David Riley, Nancy (David) McCann; fivegrandchildren, Heather McNellis, Sarah Hansen, DavidPumper, Riley and Danny McCann; three great-grandchil-dren, Nikki Davidson, John and Vanessa Pumper; twogreat-great-grandchildren, Jayden and Jameson Davidson.Preceded in death by daughter, Diana Pumper; grandson,Troy Pumper; parents, Carl and Bertha Chapin; brother,Carroll Chapin.

Visitation was held Monday, Sept. 26 at Ballard-SunderFuneral Home in Prior Lake. Funeral services were heldTuesday, Sept. 27, at Eden Baptist Church, 12540Glenhurst Ave., Savage. Pastors Dan Miller and Doyal VanGelder officiated. Soloist was Kris Nelson accompanied byCraig Wasner. Pallbearers included Jerry Birkholz, GordanLeeman, John Lind, Todd Mullinax, Paul Scheunemann andDave Singer. Interment was at Spirit Hill Cemetery, Jordan.

Barbara R. WolfBarbara Ann Rieschl was born Jan. 29, 1933, in Passaic,

NJ, to parents Martin and Emma (Beglinger) Rieschl.Growing up the youngest of three children in New Jersey,Barbara and her family enjoyed traveling and spending timeat their cabin in Wisconsin. Graduating in 1950 from St.Nicholas High School in Patterson, NJ, Barbara attendedand later graduated from St. Catherine’s University in St.Paul. Advancing her degree, she graduated as just one oftwo women to graduate from the University of Minnesota in1957 with a Pharmaceutical Degree, placing at the top ofher class.

In October 1954, while spending a weekend away fromcollege at her sister’s home, Barbara met a handsome mannamed Robert Wolf at the Corner Bar in Jordan. Dancingthe night away in her black patent leather shoes, her lovegrew and she and Bob exchanged vows Aug. 25, 1956 atSt. John the Baptist Church in Jordan. They were blessedwith eight children: Kristin, Sheila, RJ, Patrick, Tom,Michael, Merrie and Paul.

Together, Barbara and Bob owned and operated JordanDrug. They took great pride in the store, serving the localcommunity. Over the years, they treasured many specialfriendships formed while serving customers. A dedicatedJordan resident, Barbara was a member of the Knights ofColumbus Ladies Auxiliary, Jordan Lioness Club and theV.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary. A devoted Catholic, Barbara attend-ed daily mass and was proud of her children being bap-tized, confirmed and some even married at St. John’sChurch.

Barbara, Bob and the children treasured creating fondmemories at the family cabin they owned in Gordon, WI.Barbara felt at home at the cabin, for this was the samelake on which she spent so much time as a young girl. Afterretirement, Barbara and Bob loved traveling abroad, visitingItaly, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Korea and Hawaii. One ofher fondest memories was a special private audience withPope John Paul in Rome. In her spare time, Barbara lovedbowling, shopping for great bargains, buying furniture andgoing out to eat with friends. Spending time with her familywas her biggest pride and joy. Holidays in general were allspecial times with the family, but Christmas was the top ofher list. Every Sunday, the family would sit around the tableenjoying a wonderful meal and each other’s company. Avisionary and true pioneer, Barbara was a very generouswoman who gave her all to everyone. Loyal to her family,affectionate as a wife, caring as a mother and a lovinggrandmother, she was very knowledgeable about life andhad a great sense of humor.

Barbara passed away peacefully at the age of 78, withher husband at her side the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 27,2011 at the Belle Plaine Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine.

Barbara will always be loved and missed deeply by herhusband of 55 years, Robert; children, Kristin (Brett) Storrarof Vadnais Heights, Sheila (Scott) Mitchell of Minneapolis,RJ (Susan) Wolf of Bloomington, Patrick (Dana) Wolf ofHermantown, Tom (Kellie) Wolf of Prior Lake, Michael(Margaret) Wolf of St. Paul, Merrie (Ken) Matson ofChanhassen, Paul Wolf of Jordan; grandchildren, Robert,Madeline, Daniel and Michael Storrar, Austin (Vince)Srejma, London Vale, Andrew and Kathryn Wolf, Jordan,Patrick, Jonathan and Julia Wolf, Thomas, Nolan, Evan andMason Wolf, Alexander, Rachel, and Adam Wolf, AlexisMatson; brother-in-law, Dr. Paul Stahler of Jordan; sister-in-law, Patricia Rieschl of Minong, WI; and many other rela-tives and friends. Barbara is preceded in death by parents;sister, Elizabeth Rieschl; brother, Martin Rieschl.

The visitation was Friday, Sept. 30, from 4-8 p.m. atBallard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan as well as one hourprior to the service at Mass. The Mass of Christian Burialwill be Saturday, Oct. 1, at 11 a.m. at St. John the BaptistChurch, 210 N. Broadway, Jordan. Father Timothy Yantawill officiate. Barbara will be laid to rest at CalvaryCemetery in Jordan. Memorials preferred and will be dis-tributed in Barbara’s memory by the family.

The Wolf family is served with honor, care and compas-sion by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan Chapelwww.ballardsunderfuneral.com

Donna Mae HallgrenBorn on June 30, 1936, in New Market,

Donna Mae was the only child of Ben andAdale (Kroening) Schoenecker. Donnamoved to Shakopee with her family andattended Shakopee Area Catholic Schoolsthrough eighth grade. Donna worked parttime at the local theater and Bridgeman’sIce Cream Shop. She enjoyed scoopingice cream and was known to make the best malts in town –a skill she never lost. She was her senior class secretary andgraduated from Shakopee Senior High in 1954.

Donna lost her father at age 11 and her mother at 22.While working as a legal secretary for city attorney, JuliusColler, Donna made a bet with another secretary that shecould get a date with the young dentist, Dr. Warren Hallgren,who worked in the same building. The date took place andthe rest is history. They were married Oct. 14, 1961, at St.Mark’s Catholic Church in Shakopee. They welcomeddaughter Carol in 1962. She agreed to Warren’s insistencethat she get her driver’s license, at which point he agreed toher request to buy a new home. They moved into their MainStreet home in 1963 and welcomed daughter Janet in 1965. Donna and Warren belonged to a travel club, which allowedthem to visit places including Rome, Switzerland, Paris,Mexico, and the Caribbean. Donna was also an active volun-teer in the Shakopee Public Schools; she led band tripfundraisers, offered her garage space on two occasions forthe making of the high school homecoming floats, andserved on the all-night graduation party committees.

After losing her husband in 1998, the relationships thatDonna maintained with her friends were very important andof great comfort to her. In particular, her close friend, CarolSchmidt, was a frequent dinner, movie, travel, and shoppingcompanion. She loved the trips she took with her daughters,including Hawaii and a Walt Disney cruise. Donna enjoyedtalking politics and brushing up on current affairs – and shehad many strong opinions (all Democratic!). Loving traditionsand being very family oriented, Donna loved Christmas, cel-ebrating birthdays, and insisted on feeding anyone whostopped by to visit. The freezer and refrigerator were alwaysfilled with great treats and delicious meals. A lifelong animallover, Donna never met a dog she didn’t love – and herdaughters provided her with many to spoil over the years!

A charter member of the Shakopee Lioness Club, Donnawas also very interested and knowledgeable about familyhistory and the history of Shakopee. She even typed the orig-inal Shakopee Story, written by Julius Coller. After moving toNorthridge Court, Donna enjoyed socializing with the neigh-bors and new friends. She also enjoyed dropping a few nick-els in the slot machines and eating a good steak at MysticLake. Donna’s greatest passion was her family. She wasextremely proud of her daughters, felt blessed with her won-derful sons-in-law, and adored her grandchildren.

At the age of 75, Donna passed away unexpectedlyTuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, at her home.

Donna will always be loved and missed deeply by herdaughters, Carol (Ed) Aikey of Shakopee, Janet (Dan)Silversmith of St. Paul; grandchildren, Kristen and BrianAikey, Joey and Ellie Silversmith. Donna is preceded in deathby her parents and her husband, Dr. C. Warren Hallgren.

The Celebration of Life Service was Friday, Sept. 30 at 6p.m., with visitation two hours prior, at Ballard-SunderFuneral Home, Shakopee. Pastor A. Paul Olson officiated.

The Hallgren family is served with honor, care, and com-passion by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Shakopee Chapelwww.ballardsunderfuneral.com

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Immunization clinics off ered

Scott County Public Health offers walk-in immunization clinics at the Scott County Public Health office, located in the Workforce Development Center, 792 Canterbury Road, Suite A-160, Shakopee, every Monday from 1 to 5 p.m. No clinics are held on holidays. For more information, call (952) 496-8555.

‘Practice Your English’

“Practice Your English” is being offered from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at Eden Baptist

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CAP Agency WIC voucher pickup days

T h e CA P A g e n c y W IC voucher pickup dates for resi-dents of Scott County are the second Monday, third Thurs-day and fourth Tuesday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. at the CAP Agency, 712 Canterbury Road S., Shakopee. For more information about WIC, call the CAP Agency WIC Program at (952) 402-9869.

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Cink and her staff only had about a week to come up with the recommendation she presented at Monday’s meeting due to the state shutdown earlier this summer, which therefore delayed state data reporting.

“We usually have a month,” she said.Due in part to wrangling over losing the

homestead credit and the new market-value exclusions in place, Cink said she couldn’t place a value on the impact of the school district’s 2.3-percent levy decrease.

“With that new exclusion and the calculation, it really depends on the value of their home and the improvements,” she said. “It really depends on the assessed value.”

The levy approved on Monday is subject to change, though state statute dictates that school boards can only lower the fi nal levy and cannot increase it from the preliminary amount set.

“I don’t really see it changing, but I always want people to know there’s the opportunity for it to change,” Cink said. “We’ll defi nitely keep an eye on it.”

The board is set to vote on the fi nal levy at its Monday, Dec. 12 regular meeting, following the annual truth-in-taxation hearing.

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DISTRICT 719 NEWS

Ceremony set for 253 School Board Honor Students

The Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board will honor 253 Prior Lake High School students for their academic achievement, naming them the 2011 School Board Honor Students.

A ceremony is planned for 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3 at the high school, 7575 150th St., Savage.

School Board Honor Students must have cu-mulative grade-point averages of 3.8 or higher as verifi ed at the end of the third trimester of the previous school year.

Senior Lock-In committee to meet Oct. 10

Parents planning the 2012 Prior Lake High School Senior Lock-In will hold their next committee meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10 in room 124 at the high school, 7575 150th St., Savage.

Public invited to help Education Foundation break world record

The Prior Lake-Savage Area Education Foun-dation is teaming up with the Prior Lake High School Student Council to break the current world record for largest group of individuals hula hooping at once.

The event will be held at 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7 at Dan Patch Stadium, 7575 150th St., Savage immediately following the homecoming football game. The organizations need at least 638 hip shakers to break the current record.

The cost to participate is $10 per person and $35 per household in advance. Walk-in individu-als will be charged $15 per person. All

The event is open to kindergarten through 12th-grade students as well as adults. Each participant will receive a hula hoop, an offi cial T-shirt, a glow wristband and refreshments with admission.

For more information, or to register, visit www.plsaef.org.

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In a perfect world, no one would ever have to face the challenge of trying to sell a house when there’s snow

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When potential buyers visit your home in winter, they might not be able to envi-sion how green and lovely your backyard will look come spring. But they will be able to see with their own eyes the square footage that a deck adds to the home’s living space.

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The cooler temperatures of fall and early winter make the season a great time to add a deck to your home. Or, if you already have a deck, you can enhance its appeal by adding simple touches and accessories.

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Attend snow and ice workshop

A workshop on winter salt management for parking lots and sidewalks is set for 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 McColl Pond Environmental Learning Center, 13550 Dakota Ave., Savage.

The workshop is for profes-sional snow and ice main-tenance contractors, public works and parks departments, school district grounds staff and property managers who routinely maintain parking lots and sidewalks in the win-ter.

Learn new techniques on how to protect our water re-sources while saving money and time spent on the job. Other topics include equipment calibration, proper application rates, how winter salt manage-ment affects lakes and rivers, and best practices for snow and

ice control. An optional test will be given at the end of the workshop for those interested in becoming certifi ed in snow- and ice-control best practices.

The cost is $20, which in-cludes a workshop manual, morning refreshments and lunch. To register, contact The-resa Sowards at (651) 480-7715 or [email protected].

Help available for veterans

The Veterans Administra-tion has created and staffed two sites with medically trained personnel to help with soldiers who are having trouble adjust-ing back into society after com-ing home from active duty.

The staff assists veterans and all active duty military and their family members 24 hours a day through a hotline num-ber, 1-800-273-8255, and website, www.veteranscrisisline.net.

Veterans also can contact their local VFWs.

September is Military Sui-cide Awareness Month.

Adopt a cat from Rainbow Rescue

Rainbow Animal Rescue of Prior Lake will have a cat and kitten adoption day from noon to 3 p.m. every Saturday at Pet Supplies Plus, at the corner of County Road 42 and Highway 5 in Burnsville.

A wide selection of cats and kittens will be available. All pets have been vet-checked, are feline leukemia/FIV negative, have required vaccinations and are spayed or neutered (kittens come with a certifi cate for free spay/neuter), services that are included in the adoption fee.

For more information, call (952) 440-3824 or visit www.petfi nder.com (enter zip code 55372).

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Ham Lake man lost, found, arrested

Richard Hegquist

BY FORREST ADAMS

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A 35-year-old Ham Lake man is accused of f leeing a Prior Lake police offi cer in his van as the offi cer exited his squad car, after a traffi c stop on Sept. 25.

Richard Hegquist is now in the Scott County Jail. He was arrested on suspicion that he was the same man pulled over at approximately 5 a.m. that morning, who had sped away when the officer making the traffi c stop had started to get out of his squad car.

Hegquist was pulled over for speeding and swerving on County Road 83.

The officer reported that when Hegquist sped away, he drove through two stop signs and then down Dakotah Park-way until the offi cer lost sight of the brake lights on Hegquist’s van. The offi cer later located the van in a marsh area down a 150-foot embankment.

The offi cer reported to dis-patch that he saw Hegquist fl eeing on foot. A state patrol helicopter was called to the scene to assist in the search for

Hegquist.A t 9 : 4 1

a .m., pol ice responded to a call of a sus-picious per-son at Sioux T r a i l n e a r Prairiegrass Drive. The of-ficer who re-sponded to the area reported seeing a man, later identifi ed as Hegquist, walking along Sioux Trail. The officer says he addressed Hegquist by name and then asked to talk with Hegquist about his van, which had earlier fl ed from the police. Hegquist, whom the officer determined was “wet from his chest to his feet,” then claimed that he drove a truck, not a van. He was taken into custody.

Hegquist also was arrested on an outstanding theft war-rant from Ramsey County.

F u r t h e r i nve s t i g at io n showed Hegquist at Mystic Lake Casino wearing cloth-ing that matched what he was wearing when arrested, accord-ing to the charges.

DISTRICT COURTThe following are Scott County Dis-

trict Court felony and gross-misde-meanor dispositions. Defendants either pleaded guilty or were found guilty by the court unless otherwise indicated.

Joey Dwight Brunner, 56, Belle Plaine, domestic assault, a gross misde-meanor. Adjudication stayed: One year probation, one day in jail, abstain from alcohol, follow recommendations of evaluation, no possession of fi rearms or dangerous weapons. Disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. One year probation, one day in jail, same condition as previous sentence (concurrent), $210 in fi nes.

Michael Wayne Malz, 38, Jordan, driving while intoxicated (DWI) (refusal to submit to test), a gross misde-meanor. One year probation, two days in jail, follow recommendation of evalu-ation, $435 in fi nes.

Thaddeus Leonard Watson, 50, Minneapolis, false name to police of-fi cer, a gross misdemeanor. Six months in jail, $85 in fi nes.

Thomas James Ross, 23, Prior Lake, fi fth-degree possession of controlled

substance, a felony. Serve 15 months imprison, provide DNA sample, $85 in fi nes.

James Tong Xiong, 41, Minneapolis, fi fth-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony. Adjudication stayed: Five years probation, 10 days in jail, random tests, $200 in fi nes.

David William Bollig, 26, Spring Park, fi rst-degree criminal damage to property, a felony. Four years probation, fi ve days in jail, 20 days under elec-tronic home-monitoring, no contact with victim(s), abstain from alcohol, random tests, provide DNA sample, write letter of apology, restitution, $185 in fi nes. Obstruction of the legal process, a gross misdemeanor. Same sentence, serve concurrently.

Anthony Scott Hooker, 37, Farib-ault, fi rst-degree criminal damage to property, a felony. Serve 17 months in prison (concurrent with previous sen-tence), $85 in fi nes.

Sara Kathryn Pacholke, 41, Shako-pee, DWI, a gross misdemeanor. Two years probation, 30 days in jail, $410 in fi nes.


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SPORTS EXTRA

Fall SportsState Polls

FOOTBALLCLASS AAAAA

1. Eden Prairie2. Wayzata3. Cretin-Derham Hall4. Lakeville South5. Minnetonka6. Lakeville North7. Mounds View8. Anoka9. Shakopee10. Osseo

VOLLEYBALLCLASS AAA

1. Blaine2. Lakeville North3. Bloomington Jefferson4. Lakeville South5. Shakopee6. Eagan7. Wayzata8. Eden Prairie9. Chanhassen10. Centennial

BOYS SOCCERCLASS AA

1. Eastview2. North St. Paul3. Stillwater4. Minneapolis South5. Edina6. Bloomington Jefferson7. Minneapolis Southwest8. Eden Prairie9. Eagan10. St. Paul Central

GIRLS SOCCERCLASS AA

1. Lakeville North2. Mahtomedi3. Eden Prairie4. Wayzata5. Burnsville6. Woodbury7. Eagan8. Eastview9. East Ridge10. Centennial

BOYS CROSS COUNTRYCLASS AA

1. Stillwater2. Rosemount3. Wayzata4. Edina5. Eden Prairie6. Moorhead7. Andover8. White Bear Lake9. Eastview9. Hopkins11. Centennial12. Sartell-St. Stephen

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRYCLASS AA

1. Monticello2. Lakeville South3. Eden Prairie4. Eagan5. Wayzata6. East Ridge7. Edina8. Alexandria9. Moorhead10. Shakopee11. Andover12. Chanhassen

GIRLS SWIMMINGCLASS AA

1. Edina2. Stillwater3. Minnetonka4. Wayzata5. Eden Prairie6. Rosemount7. Rochester John Marshall8. Prior Lake9. Maple Grove10. Woodbury

GIRLS TENNIS


Prior Lake eighth-grader Chloe Hall won at No. 1 singles in the Lakers’ 6-1 win over South St. Paul Sept. 23.

Zero net fl awsLakers fi nish regular season perfect, 16-0BY TOM SCHARDIN

[email protected]

Perfection is attainable. The Prior Lake girls tennis team earned that Sept. 28, along with the South Suburban Conference title.

The Lakers didn’t lose a set in a 7-0 home win over Bloomington Kennedy in their regular season fi nale.

Prior Lake will take a 16-0 record (9-0 in the conference) into the Section 3AA tournament. The Lakers will be the No. 1 seed and, with that,

a target on their back.

“We are very fired up going into sections and we know we wi l l have t o p l a y o u r best,” said Lak-ers coach Kris R o s b o r o u g h . “We know that teams like Ea-gan and Rose-mount will be gunning for us and also chang-i n g up t hei r lineups to try to beat us, so we have to be ready.

“ I ’ m v e r y proud of t he girls for going 16 - 0 ,” a d d e d R o s b o r o u g h . “I’m also very proud that we f i n i s h e d o f f

with a full team effort. All 13 of the girls on the varsity team have worked so hard both in the offseason and all this season, so we sat three of our regular starters. It was very important to me that we could say that everyone earned a point for this conference championship.

“This is a special group of girls and they all deserved to play in a conference match.”

The last Prior Lake team to qualify for state was in 1991. That squad went 15-3, so the Lak-ers have already set the school record for wins in a season.

Losing momentum


Prior Lake senior Molly Simpkins tries to control the ball in the Lakers’ 2-1 conference win at Bloomington Jefferson Sept. 22.

GIRLS SOCCER

Lakers earn fi rst SSC win, then drop next two gamesBY TOM SCHARDIN

[email protected]

The Prior Lake girls soccer team was hoping to build some momen-tum after winning its first South Suburban Conference game.

But instead, it was more of the same for the Lakers on offense.

Prior Lake dropped to 1-5-1 in the conference with a 1-0 loss at Lakev-ille South Sept. 27. The Lakers went into the game on the heels of a 3-1 setback at home to Northfi eld a day earlier in a non-league game.

Prior Lake (5-7-1 overall) went into the Northfi eld contest on the heels of a 2-1 conference win at Bloomington Jefferson Sept. 22.

“It was the same old story against Lakeville South,” said Lakers coach David Graham. “It was a fairly even game. We just didn’t generate enough

offense and we couldn’t capitalize on our few chances.”

Prior Lake has just three goals in its seven conference games and 11 total in 13 contests. Ninth-grader Emily Peterson was leading the team with three goals entering Prior Lake’s non-league home game with Holy Family Thursday (results not available at press time).

Peterson had an assist in the loss to Northfi eld with sophomore Anne Ruelle scoring the Lakers’ goal, her fi rst of the year.

Prior Lake’s final two regular season games before the Section 2AA playoffs start Oct. 13 are: versus Bloomington Kennedy Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 5 p.m. and at No. 8-ranked East-view, Thursday Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.

The top-three seeds in the section have already been determined for the most part, but not yet in order

with No. 3 Eden Prairie (8-2-3), No. 5 Burnsville (9-3) and Edina (6-2-3) in the mix for the No. 1 spot.

It looks like Prior Lake is battling Shakopee (7-3-2) for the No. 4 seed. Prior Lake has the advantage in strength of schedule.

Chanhassen (4-6-1), Jefferson (3-8-2) and Kennedy (2-8-1) are also in the fi eld.

Sophomore Lauren Thormods-gard has started all 13 games for the Lakers in goal, recording four shut-outs. Prior Lake has been shutout six times this fall.

In the win over Jefferson, the Jaguars tied the game at 1-1 with a goal on a penalty kick with about 12 minutes left to play. The Lakers got called for what Graham said was a questionable handball violation.

CROSS COUNTRYFOOTBALL

Trophy stays with Lakers


Prior Lake junior Elijah Patrick makes a tackle in the Lakers’ 13-10 win at Burnsville Sept. 23.

PL edges newest rival, 13-10BY TOM SCHARDIN

[email protected]

The Dan Patch Trophy is staying at Prior Lake – but barely.

In the second-ever “Battle of Savage,” the Prior Lake football team was able to hang on to the traveling trophy with a 13-10 win at Burnsville Sept. 23 in a South Suburban Conference game.

Prior Lake senior Topher Rose scored on two quarter-back sneaks, including one on fourth-and-1 from the Blaze’s 2-yard line early in the fourth quarter to give the Lakers a 13-3 lead.

The extra point was blocked and Burnsville followed with a 77-yard scoring drive with 3:44 to play to trim the margin to 13-10.

With two timeouts remain-ing Burnsville went for the onside kick, but Prior Lake recovered on its own 46-yard line. On fourth-and-inches, Rose converted another quar-

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terback sneak for a fi rst down and the Lakers were able to run out the clock.

Prior Lake climbed back to the .500 mark (2-2 overall), improving to 2-1 in the confer-ence.

The Lakers were back on the field Friday (results not available at press time) at Bloomington Kennedy (1-3) in a conference game.

Prior Lake went into the Burnsville game on the heels of a tough 13-6 home loss to Rose-mount Sept. 9. Lakers coach Matt Gegenheimer said the defeat was an emotional one for his team, so he was pleased to escape Burns-ville with a victory.

“We knew Burnsville was getting better every week,”

said Gegenheimer. “We knew they’d play us hard. As the game went on, our run block-ing got better. We were able to go on some drives and get some big fi rst downs.”

Last year, the Lakers won a 34-33 thriller over the Blaze, stopping Burnsville on a two-point conversion try with 18 seconds left in the game. When Prior Lake moved out of the Missota Conference last year and into the SSC with Burns-ville and eight former Lake Conference schools, the “Battle of Savage” was born and with

it the traveling trophy.Prior Lake and Burnsville

share students from the City of Savage at about a 50-50 ratio.

Meanwhile, Lakers’ senior Jack Kaiser had 117 yards on the ground in the win. Junior fullback Jack John-son’s 50-yard run set up Prior Lake’s second touchdown. He fi nished with 86 yards.

Prior Lake’s first touch-down was set up by a blocked punt by senior Mason Lytle in

Trails fi nderBY TOM SCHARDIN

[email protected]

When is the last time the Prior Lake girls cross country team hasn’t been ranked?

It’s been a long time. You’d have to go all way back to the Oct. 21, 2008 poll to find the Lakers missing from the state rankings.

Prior Lake dropped out of the latest Class AA poll Sept. 27 after holding the No. 10 spot the previous week. Shakopee now owns No. 10, despite the fact the Lakers have fi nished ahead of the Sabers in their two common invites.

Apparently, the pollsters didn’t seem to care the Lakers went into the Milaca Mega Meet Sept. 24 without one of their top runners in Taylor Scholl, who sat out to rest.

The Lakers were still able to fi nish third out of 20 teams with 150 points, competing in

PL girls drop from rankings

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Soccer to page 11 �Tennis to page 10 �


scoreboard

LAKERS’ FALL SCHEDULESFootballDate Opponent Result/TimeSept. 1 vs. Wayzata L, 47-20Sept. 9 at Bloomington Jefferson W, 43-7Sept. 16 vs. Rosemount L, 13-6Sept. 23 at Burnsville W, 13-10Sept. 30 at Bloomington Kennedy 7 p.m.Oct. 7 vs. Eagan 7 p.m.Oct. 14 at Lakeville South 7 p.m.Oct. 19 vs. Lakeville North 7 p.m.

VolleyballDate Opponent Result/TimeAug. 25 vs. Owatonna W, 3-0April 27 vs. Chaska W, 3-0Sept. 1 at Chanhassen L, 3-1Sept. 6 at Faribault L, 3-2Sept. 8 vs. Edina L, 3-2Sept. 13 vs. Lakeville North L, 3-0Sept. 15 at Apple Valley L, 3-0Sept. 17 New Ulm W, 2-0Sept. 17 Jordan L, 2-0

Sept. 17 Le Sueur-Henderson L, 2-0Sept. 17 Brainerd W, 2-0Sept. 20 vs. Rosemount W, 3-0Sept. 22 at Bloomington Jefferson L, 3-0Sept. 27 at Lakeville South L, 3-0Oct. 4 vs. Bloomington Kennedy 7 p.m.Oct. 6 at Eastview 7 p.m.Oct. 7-8 Lakeville North Invite TBDOct. 11 vs. Eagan 7 p.m.Oct. 14-15 Eastview Invite TBDOct. 18 at Burnsville 7 p.m.

Boys SoccerDate Opponent Result/TimeAug. 27 vs. Chaska W, 1-0Aug. 30 at Edina L, 4-1Sept. 3 at East Ridge W, 2-1Sept. 6 vs. Eagan W, 2-1Sept. 8 at Burnsville W, 1-0Sept. 10 vs. Wayzata L, 1-0Sept. 13 vs. Lakeville North L, 2-1Sept. 15 at Apple Valley L, 1-0Sept. 17 vs. Hopkins W, 1-0Sept. 20 vs. Rosemount W, 2-0Sept. 22 at Jefferson L, 3-1Sept. 24 vs. Rochester Mayo W, 1-0Sept. 27 at Lakeville South W, 4-1Oct. 1 vs. White Bear Lake 1 p.m.Oct. 4 vs. Kennedy 7 p.m.Oct. 6 at Eastview 5 p.m.

Girls SoccerDate Opponent Result/TimeAug. 26 vs. Byron W, 3-0Aug. 27 vs. Farmington W, 2-1Aug. 30 at Eden Prairie L, 1-0Sept. 6 vs. Eagan L, 1-0Sept. 8 at Burnsville L, 3-1Sept. 10 at Chanhassen W, 1-0Sept. 13 vs. Lakeville North L, 4-0

Sept. 15 at Apple Valley T, 0-0Sept. 17 vs. Hopkins W, 1-0Sept. 20 vs. Rosemount L, 1-0Sept. 22 at Jefferson W, 2-1Sept. 26 vs. Northfi eld L, 3-1Sept. 27 at Lakeville South L, 1-0Sept. 29 vs. Holy Family 6 p.m.Oct. 4 vs. Kennedy 5 p.m.Oct. 6 at Eastview 7 p.m.

Girls TennisDate Opponent ResultAug. 24 at Henry Sibley W, 7-0Aug. 25 at Burnsville W, 7-0Aug. 26 vs. Owatonna W, 6-1Aug. 26 at Chanhassen W, 4-3 Aug. 31 vs. Eagan W, 6-1Sept. 1 at Eastview W, 5-2Sept. 6 vs. Holy Angels W, 6-1Sept. 8 vs. Lakeville North W, 4-3Sept. 14 at Lakeville South W, 5-2Sept. 15 at Apple Valley W, 6-1Sept. 16 at Visitation W, 6-1Sept. 20 vs. Rosemount W, 4-3Sept. 22 at Jefferson W, 7-0Sept. 23 vs. South St. Paul W, 6-1Sept. 26 vs. Eden Prairie W, 4-3Sept. 28 vs. Kennedy W, 7-0Oct. 4 Section playoffs TBD

Cross CountryDate Opponent Result/TimeSept. 2 Rosemount Invite Girls, 1st; Boys, 9thSept. 8 Redbird Invite Girls, 1st; Boys 5thSept. 16 Lakeville Invite Girls, 4th; Boys, 9thSept. 24 Milaca Mega Meet Girls 3rd; Boys, 8thSept. 29 Prior Lake Invite 3:30 p.m.Oct. 4 Victoria Lion’s Invite 3 p.m.Oct. 8 Lion’s Invite 10 a.m.Oct. 14 SSC Championships 4 p.m.Oct. 18 Dundee Invite 3:30 p.m.Oct. 26 Section 3AA Meet 4 p.m.Nov. 5 Class AA state meet 11 a.m.

Girls SwimmingDate Opponent Result/TimeSept. 1 at Apple Valley W, 99-76Sept. 6 vs. Lakeville North W, 99-86Sept. 10 Minnetonka Invite 5thSept. 15 vs. Kennedy W, 94-30Sept. 17 Prior Lake Invite 1stSept. 22 at Rosemount L, 101-85Sept. 24 UND Invitational 1stSept. 29 at Burnsville 6 p.m.Oct. 6 at Jefferson 6 p.m.Oct. 11 vs. Eastview 6 p.m.Oct. 15 Section True Team 1 p.m.Oct. 18 at Lakeville South 6 p.m.Oct. 20 True Team State 7 p.m.Oct. 27 vs. Eagan 6 p.m.Nov. 9 Section 2AA prelims 6 p.m.Nov. 11 Section 2AA fi nals 6 p.m.Nov. 17-19 Class AA state meet 6 p.m.

the second quarter, which was recovered by junior Dylan Jackson who took the ball to the Blaze’s 1-yard line. Two plays later, Rose scored for a 7-0 lead.

Burnsville got on the board with 35 seconds left before half-time. A Lakers’ turnover led to a 31-yard Blaze fi eld goal.

Burnsville had a 13-yard touchdown run called back for holding two plays before the kick. The Blaze also had a 60-yard touchdown run called back in the first quarter on an illegal shift penalty.

So one can only wonder how the game could have been dif-ferent if just one of those scores were not called back. One can also wonder how the game could have been different if not for the hustle of Prior Lake sophomore offensive lineman Drew Trabing.

Prior Lake took its fi rst pos-session of the second half and marched down the fi eld look-ing to score. However, Blaze senior Brian Callanan picked off sophomore Nick Rooney’s pass near the end zone, broke one tackle and raced down the sideline.

It looked like Callanan was going to score and give the Blaze the lead. But Trabing came out of nowhere to track Callahan down near midfi eld, pushing him out of bounds. The Blaze ended up getting no points off the turnover, despite moving inside the Lakers’ 25-yard line.

Prior Lake converted four times on fourth-and-1 in the second half, including twice on its second scoring drive.

JUMP� continued from page 9


Prior Lake senior Will Mcphearson leaps high to break up a pass in the end zone in the Lakers’ 13-10 win Sept. 23.

The Lakers only attempted fi ve passes with Rooney com-pleting two, both to senior Matt Arends for 20 yards.

“Burnsville has big-play capabilities, but we were able to keep them in front of us and we tackled well,” said Gegenheimer. “They had a couple key third-down conversions that hurt us. We knew down the stretch we needed to keep their offense off the field. We converted some big fourth downs.”

Senior Jake Deavers led the Lakers with 11 tackles, while seniors Karmichael Dunbar and Will Mcphear-son each had nine and senior Ted Choudek and Lytle both had six. Choudek and junior Elijah Patrick each had one sack.

Prior Lake will return home Friday, Oct. 7 to take on Eagan in a conference game at 7 p.m.

GIRLS SWIMMING

Recovering fairly quickPL wins invite two days aft er losing fi rst conference dualBY TOM SCHARDIN

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The Prior Lake girls swim-ming team was able to recover quickly.

The No. 8-ranked Lakers headed west Sept. 24 to compete in the 11-team University of North Dakota Invitational just two days after suffering their fi rst loss in a South Suburban Conference dual meet.

The Irish topped the Lakers 101-85, dropping Prior Lake to 3-1 in league duals. Rosemount also leaped over the Lakers in the state rankings, climbing from No. 9 to No. 6.

At the invite, the Lakers didn’t get any wins. It domi-nated with superior depth.

Prior Lake fi nished with 346 points, well ahead of runner-up Bismarck Century (278). Mar-shall was third (266), followed by Minot (240), Farmington (222), Eagan (218), Grand Forks Central (175), Jamestown (151), Bismarck High (1320, Mandan (118) and Grand Forks Red River (88).

Junior Alex Yaeger fin-ished second in two events, the 100-yard butterfl y (58.47 seconds) and the 500 freestyle (5:11.20).

Yaeger was also part of two relays that were top three. She was part of the 400 freestyle relay with sophomores Kendra Lair and Elizabeth Cunning-ham and eighth-grader Lauren Harris (3:45.86). Yaeger, senior Melanie O’Neil, junior Elizabeth Hartell and sophomore Monica Banasikowski was third in the


Prior Lake ninth-grader Grace Halpenny took ninth in the 100 butterfl y at the University of North Dakota Invitational Sept. 24.

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200 medley relay (1:57.32).Prior Lake’s 200 freestyle

relay team of Banasikowski, Cunningham, Harris and Lair fi nished second (1:43.10).

Cunningham led the Lakers in the 200 freestyle taking third (2:00.62), along with taking fi fth in the 100 freestyle (56.94).

Harris was third in the 100 freestyle (56.41) and sixth in the 50 freestyle (26.09). Ban-asikowski was fourth in the 50 freestyle (25.94) and seventh in the 100 breaststroke (1:15.45).

Lair was seventh in both the 200 individual medley (2:24.55) and the 100 freestyle (57.83). Junior Sarah Heskin took fourth in the 100 backstroke (1:03.85), while sophomore Tay-lor Dessler was fourth in the 100 breaststroke (1:13.88).

Senior Sydney Notermann ended up fi fth in diving with 329.30 points.

Other top-10 finishes for the Lakers: Hartell in the 50 freestyle (8th, 26.58), ninth-grader Grace Halpenny in the 100 butterfl y (9th, 1:07.56) and senior Taylor Kitzke in the 100 breaststroke (10th, 1:16.96).

Finishing in the top 16 for Prior Lake: O’Neil in the 200 in-dividual medley (11th, 2:27.99) and the 100 butterf ly (12th, 1:08.35), junior Lanie Hei in

the 200 individual medley (14th, 2:30.39) and the 100 butterfl y (15th, 1:09.45), Dessler in the 50 freestyle (13th, 27.39), sopho-more Natasha Lemke in the 50 freestyle (14th, 27.63), Hartell in the 100 backstroke (12th, 1:06.88), junior Brooke Ander-son in the 100 backstroke (16th, 1:08.98) and junior Rachel Wan-gler in diving (15th, 280.20).

Prior Lake also had three oth-er relays score points – the 200 medley team of Heskin, Dessler, Hei and Lemke (7th, 2:02.81), the 200 freestyle team of Dessler,

Halpenny, Lemke and junior Erin Swenson (10th, 1:50.25) and the 400 freestyle team of Halpenny, Hartell, Heskin and Swenson (8th, 4:00.95).

Prior Lake was back in the pool Thursday (results not avail-able at press time) at Burnsville in a conference dual.

Individual results from the Rosemount dual were not made available.

Prior Lake will swim at Bloomington Jefferson in a conference dual Thursday, Oct. 6 at 6 p.m.

the Class AAAA race. That was well back of No. 6 East Ridge’s winning total (80), while No. 11 Andover was second (126) and Bismarck was fourth (165).

Scholl also skipped the Lak-ers’ own invite Thursday (results not available at press time). She’s expected back Tuesday, Oct. 4 at the Victoria Lion’s Invitational at the Chaska Par 30 Golf Course starting at 3:30 p.m.

Lakers coach Dan Saad was a little surprised his team dropped from the rankings, but he’s not going to dwell on it. He was happy with the team’s performance at Milaca.

“I was happy to get third,” he said. “We ran well as a group for most of the race. The girls were running hard and chal-

lenging to get in good positions. Some were able to stay with it. Some fell back.”

Senior Samantha Anderson led the Lakers for the second straight race taking 16th out of 142 runners. She fi nished with a time of 15 minutes. 32.2 sec-onds on the 4,000-meter course at Stones Throw Golf Course.

Senior Madison Lesmeis-ter was close behind in 21st (15:43.7), followed by junior Amber Tieman in 33rd (16:02.1), senior Kirsten Anderson in 35th (16:07.3) and senior Lauren Bruha in 45th (16:10.9).

Also running for the Lak-ers was sophomore Mackenzie Schell in 51st (16:21.5) and ju-nior Madeline Schulze in 59th (16:31.1).

“Lauren and Amber both had good races,” said Saad. “Both have the talent to be in our top fi ve. We are seven to eight run-

ners deep, which is nice. “We’ll continue to work on

bringing our times down,” added Saad. “As long as we are in the low-to-sub 16s, we’ll be OK.”

Top-ranked Monticello com-peted in the Class AAA race at Milaca, winning the title by 72 points over runner-up Sartell-St. Stephen.

LAKER BOYS

Meanwhile, the Prior Lake boys cross country team was stuck in the middle of the pack at Milaca.

Competing in the Class AAAA division, the Lakers ended up eighth out of 17 teams with 241 points. That was well back of No. 1-ranked Stillwa-ter’s winning total (24).

No. 11 Centennial was second (69), followed by No. 7 Andover (80) and West Fargo (125).

Junior Jimmy White led the Lakers again. He’s done so in all four races this fall. He fi nished 25th out of 116 runners with a time of 17:19.2 on the 5,000-meter course.

Senior Paul Evans was the Lakers’ next-best f inisher in 39th (17:50.0), followed by senior Jackson Homstad in 48th (17:54.0), sophomore Cole Nielsen in 63rd (18:16.8) and senior Mason Gracia in 66th (18:19.2).

“The boys did a great job to fi nish eighth in a good fi eld,” said Saad. “Jimmy’s finish was fantastic. He’s still learn-ing, but he’s getting better. I’m very happy with how the boys are doing. They keep dropping time.”

Other fi nishes for the Lakers was senior Sayed Rahmani in 74th (18:30.7) and junior Josiah Torvik in 93rd (19:01.7).

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SPORTS BRIEFS

Prior Lake Soccer Club sets evaluationsThe Prior Lake Soccer Club has set evaluations for its U9/

U10 traveling programs. They will be held Nov. 1-2 at the Soc-cer Blast in Burnsville.

Evaluation times for U9 players for both days are 5-6 p.m., followed by U10 players from 6-7 p.m.

For more, go to www.priorlakesoccer.org.

Elko Speedway crowns season champsDonny Reuvers (Super Late Models), Doug Brown of Prior

Lake (Big 8’s) and Brent Kane (Thunder Cars) all defended their season point championships Sept. 24 at Elko Speedway, while Devin Schmidt (Power Stocks) doubled his pleasure with a championship and Rookie of the Year honors.

Feature winners in the season-ending championships includ-ed: Chad Walen of Prior Lake in Super Late Models, Jon Lemke of Shakopee in Big 8’s, Jeff Partington of Farmington in Thunder Cars, Matt Ryan of New Market in Power Stocks, Kyle Hansen in Legends, Jack Purcell of Bloomington in Mini Stocks.

For more, go to www.elkospeedway.com.

Laker Athletic Booster Club meetingsThe Laker Athletic Booster Club will have its monthly meet-

ing on the third Monday of every month (except July and De-cember) in the lecture hall next to the auditorium at Prior Lake High School, 7575 W. 150th St., Savage, starting at 7 p.m.

Northern pike regulations to change Fifteen lakes in Minnesota will be posted soon with signs

that indicate the current northern pike special regulation will end Tuesday, Nov. 1.

This change is the result of a new state law that limits the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to no more than 100 northern pike special or experimental regulation lakes and only allows for length-based rules.

“Currently, we are at 115 lakes with length-based regula-tions,” said Al Stevens, fi shing regulations coordinator for the DNR. “To comply with the new law, we are dropping regulations on 15 lakes where fi sheries biologists believe the regulation is least likely to achieve its management goal or is a smaller lake connected to a larger lake that also has a special northern pike regulation.”

The 15 lakes with special length-based regulations that will be dropped are Campbell in Beltrami County; Cotton and Big Floyd in Becker County; Louise in Cass County; Latoka in Douglas County; Caribou in St. Louis County; Scrapper, Haskell, Rice and Schoolhouse in Itasca County; North Branch Kawishiwi River, which is part of the Garden Lake chain, in Lake County; Ogechie in Mille Lacs County; Long and Crooked in Stearns County; and Little Sauk in Todd County.

These lakes will revert to the standard statewide northern pike regulation – a three-fi sh limit with no more than one greater than 30 inches in possession. These changes are being done temporarily through an expedited rulemaking process to get them in effect by Nov. 1, as the law requires. Stevens said the DNR will also post the lakes this fall and hold local informational meetings in January 2012 before making the changes permanent. Meeting times and locations will be an-nounced in early January.

The 15-team section tour-ney starts Tuesday, Oct. 4. The Lakers will get a bye in the fi rst round and begin quarterfinal play at home Thursday, Oct. 6.

The semifi nals are set for Oct. 11 with the title match Oct. 13. both are held at Lifetime Fitness in Lakeville. Seeds come out Monday, Oct. 3.

Prior Lake went into the Kennedy match with an im-pressive 4-3 home win over Eden Prairie Sept. 26, along with a 7-0 conference win at Bloomington Jefferson Sept. 22 and a 6-1 victory versus South St. Paul the next day.

Meanwhile, against Kenne-dy, eighth-grader Chloe Hall sat out at No. 1 singles and seniors Caitlyn Gengler and Alex Fasking sat out at their regular No. 2 doubles spot.

Seventh-grader Savanna Crowell played No. 1 singles and rolled (6-0, 6 -1), while ninth-grader Dani Keller won at No. 2 (6 -0, 6 -1) and sophomore Sarah Henderson cruised at No. 3 (6 -1, 6 -0). Sophomore Hannah Lund won at No. 4 (6-0, 6-1).

In doubles, junior Savanna Petersen and eighth-grader Grayce Petersen won at No. 1 (6-1, 6-0), while eighth-grader Sydney Soeffker and sopho-more Nikki Henderson moved up spot to play at No. 2 and won easily (6-1, 6-1).

S o p h o m o r e s A b b y Broadwell and Emily Gulstad won at No. 3 (6-0, 6-1).

Against Eden Prairie, the Lakers won two of three in doubles and split the four singles matches.

“This was a huge win as Eden Prairie got ranked No. 5 in the last state rankings and has had some really good wins this year,” said Rosborough. “The wind was tough, but the girls really did a great job bat-tling through.”

The Petersen sisters rolled 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1 doubles, while Soeffker and Nikki Henderson won at the third spot (6-2, 6-2).

Winning in singles was Crowell at No. 2 (7-5, 6-2) and Keller at No. 3 (6-1, 6-4).

“Savanna and Dani really stepped against two really good players,” said Rosborough.

Hall lost at No. 1 singles (6-1, 6-2) and Sarah Henderson fell at No. 4 (6-4, 6-4).

“Chloe lost to one of the top players in the state and Sarah lost a really close one,” said

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Prior Lake eighth-grader Sydney Soeffker won at No. 3 doubles in the Lakers’ 4-3 win over Eden Prairie Sept. 26.

Rosborough. “Our No. 2 doubles (Gengler and Fasking) lost to a good team. I was really proud of the way the girls competed.”

In beating South St. Paul, the Lakers swept all three doubles matches.

“South St. Paul has had a good season, so this was another good win,” said Rosborough.

The Petersen sisters rolled at No. 1 (6-1, 6-2), while Gen-gler and Fasking cruised at No. 2 (6-3, 6-2) and Nikki Henderson and Soeffker domi-nated at No. 3 (6-1, 6-1).

In singles, Hall won at No. 1 (6-2, 6-2), Keller at No. 3 (6-1, 7-6) and Sarah Henderson at No. 4 (6-0, 6-0).

Crowell lost at second spot (7-6, 7-5). “Savanna had a re-ally tough match against a very consistent player,” said Rosborough.

Against Jefferson, winning for the Lakers were: Hall at No. 1 (6-1, 6-0), Crowell at No. 2 (6-0, 6-1), Keller at No. 3 (6-1, 6-2) and Sarah Henderson and No. 4 (6-0, 6-0).

In doubles winning were the Petersen sisters at No. 1 (6-2, 6-2), Fasking and Gengler at No. 2 (6-0, 6-2) and Soeffker and Nikki Henderson at No. 3 (6-0, 6-2).

Heading into sections, Ea-gan is the defending cham-pion, while Rosemount was the runner-up last year. Prior Lake beat Eagan 6-1 in confer-ence play and won 4-3 over Rosemount.

Other teams in the fi eld in-clude: Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eastview, Holy Angels, South St. Paul, Simley, Visitation, Park of Cottage Grove, Bloom-ington Jefferson, Kennedy, Richfi eld and Henry Sibley.


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But Peterson put the Lakers back on top with about nine minutes left in regulation on

a goal from about 20 yards out. Ruelle got the assist.

Prior Lake dominated the fi rst half, getting a goal from ninth-grader Kaija Orness. Senior Gabbi Norman booted a ball off the crossbar from

about 20 yards out. Ruelle got a foot on the ball near the goal, before Orness banged it into an open net.

“We possessed t he ba l l ver y wel l a l l game,” said Graham.

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VOLLEYBALL


Prior Lake sophomore Jacque Luth goes up for a spike in the Lakers’ loss at Bloomington Jefferson Sept. 22.

Spikers blockedBY TOM SCHARDIN

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The Prior Lake volleyball team can’t seem to fi nd a big win.

The Lakers are 0-6 against ranked or previously ranked teams this season, including getting swept at No. 4 Lakeville South (25-17, 25-12, 25-22) in a South Suburban Conference match Sept. 27.

The Lakers went into the match losing in three games (25-23, 25-16, 25-16) at No. 3 Bloomington Jefferson Sept. 22.

Prior Lake is 5-8 overall (1-4 in the conference). The team will look to get back on track Tuesday, Oct. 4 when it plays home to Bloomington Kennedy in a league match at 7 p.m.

“It has been a tough start to the conference season, but it’s the world we play in,” said Lak-ers coach Mike Dean. “Lakev-ille South is a tough balanced team and they did a nice job controlling the ball against us and staying in system. We started slow and it took some time for us to reach our best level of play.

“In the third set we made some changes to the lineup that seemed to work better for our team,” added Dean. “As our ball control and defense go, so goes our results and we struggled with that throughout the match. When we controlled the ball good things happened for us as we were able to run our offense.”

The Lakers’ other four losses to ranked foes are to No. 9 Chanhassen (3-1) and No. 2 Lakeville North (3-0) and to a pair Class 2A programs, No. 6 LeSueur-Henderson (2-0) and No. 5 Jordan (2-1).

The 12-team Section 2AAA tourney is not far off, starting with fi rst-round play Oct. 26.

The field includes some

Lakers fall to pair of highly ranked teams

Ninth-grader Brittany Lu-ethmers fi nished with 10 digs, while senior Tori Beckel had fi ve.

Senior Alex McGraw had 11 set assists, while junior Em-ily Veldman fi nished with two blocks.

Against Jefferson, Lubansky led the Lakers with seven kills, while VanBenthuysen had fi ve, along with two ace serves.

Luethmers had 18 digs, while Beckel had eight. McGraw had nine set assists, while sophomore Libby McGraw had seven.

Through 13 matches, Van-Benthuysen leads the team kills with 121, while Lubansky has 108, along with 40 blocks.

In setting assists, A lex McGraw leads with 171. In digs, ninth-grader Brittany Lueth-mers has 211, while Veldman has 10 ace serves.

Fol lowing the Kennedy match, the Lakers return to the road Thursday, Oct. 6 at Eastview at 7 p.m.

tough teams, but is not overly deep. The two teams to beat ap-pear to be No. 5 Shakopee (14-2) and Chanhassen (11-2), while Hutchinson (11-3) and Waconia (11-7), the defending champ, are also strong programs. Delano (11-2) may be team to watch out for, although the Tigers don’t have a great strength of schedule.

Other teams include: Chas-ka (7-6) Buffalo (6-5), Manka-to East (1-9), Mankato West (2-10-1), New Prague (5-8) and Willmar (4-6).

In the loss to Lakeville South, senior Jayme Lubansky led the Lakers with nine kills, adding three blocks. Senior Melissa VanBenthuysen had eight kills and eight digs.

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Prior Lake senior Jack Peterson heads the ball in the Lakers’ 3-1 loss at Bloomington Jefferson Sept. 22.

Looking to make a pushLakers eyeing section tourneyBY TOM SCHARDIN

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It’s been a while since the Prior Lake boys soccer team had a 3-0 lead at halftime.

The Lakers are usually em-broiled in low-scoring, tight games, so the early lead must have been nice to play with for coach Mike Shebuski’s team.

It’s the first time the Lak-ers have scored three or more times in a game this season and the fi rst time in 11 games dating back to last year.

“We came out and did re-ally well,” Shebuski said of his team’s 4-1 South Suburban Conference win at Lakeville South Sept. 27. “We took it to them right from the start. We continue to improve.

“Heading into sections, we want to be playing our best,” added Shebuski.

Prior Lake improved to 8-5 overall (4-3 in the conference) with three games to play before the Section 2AA tourney.

The Lakers went into the Lakeville South game on the heels of a 1-0 home win over Rochester Mayo Sept. 24 and a 3-1 loss at No. 6 Bloomington Jefferson Sept. 22.

The Lakers are playing host to White Bear Lake today (Sat-urday, Oct. 1) in a non-league game.

Prior Lake has a huge con-ference game at home versus Bloomington Kennedy Tues-day, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. and will close out the regular season at

No. 1 Eastview Thursday, Oct. 6 at 5 p.m.

The game with Kennedy may very well determine if the Lak-ers play at home in the section quarterfi nals.

“Right now, it really looks like that game could be for the No. 4 and 5 seeds,” said Shebuski. “The Eastview game will also be a good challenge for us right before sections.”

The top-three seeds seem pretty certain – No. 8 Eden Prairie (7-2-3), No. 5 Edina (10-1-1) and Jefferson (7-2-4).

Shakopee (6 - 4 -2) is also vying for the No. 4 seed, but doesn’t have the strength of schedule the Lakers and Eagles do. Although the Sabers do play at Jefferson Oct. 1, so a win there would really enhance Shakopee’s stock.

Chanhassen (4-7) and Min-netonka (3-7-2) are also in the fi eld. Section quarterfi nal play begins Oct. 13.

Meanwhile, in the win over Lakeville South, seniors Con-nor Anderson and Zack Fen-nessy each had a goal and an assist. Junior Logan Bunbury and senior Ben Clements also scored.

Sophomore Erik Fenske and junior Dylan Lehrer each had one assist. Senior Andy Rieck-off started his 13th straight game in goal.

Against Rochester Mayo, Rieckoff earned his fi fth shut-out, making five saves. Bun-bury tallied the game-winning goal with just under 10 minutes

to play, scoring on a free kick.Against Jefferson, Clements

scored for the Lakers in the second half to cut Jefferson’s lead to 2-1.

“We came out pretty timid in the fi rst half and gave them a little too much time and space to operate,” said Shebuski. “We had moments where we were played well in the fi rst half, but our defensive effort as a team and our organization gave us some trouble. They were able to fi nish two of their chances in the fi rst half and it seemed to get us a little frustrated.”

“Second half was much bet-ter and we defi nitely stepped it up a notch,” added Shebuski. “We defended better as a team and started sorting out the is-sues from the fi rst half. That on top of playing a little quicker and talking a little more al-lowed us to be able to get control of the game a little more. Ben did well to fi nish an opportu-nity to bring us within a goal and we had chances to tie it up, but couldn’t quite pull even.”

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Man-made outlet prevents fl ooding

This week started quite c o o l , b u t w a r m e d t o almost aver-age by Sun-day and was above average for the rest of the period.

F o r t h e week, temper-atures were below aver-age again, but by less than 1 degree. Despite a little rain, precipitation was well below average, as it has been for the last two months. This will be my driest September and the driest in the area since at least 1952. In fact, the offi cial precipitation at the Minne-

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much drier than average, with only a small chance of showers with the arrival of the cool air before the weekend and the arrival of the warmer air afterward.

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Dew pt. 4” soilDate Precip. High Low midnight tempSept. 22 .1 52 44 41 61Sept. 23 0 54 42 40 60Sept. 24 0 58 40 41 60Sept. 25 0 62 44 49 62Sept. 26 Trace 67 51 46 64Sept. 27 .01 63 56 55 66Sept. 28 0 74 52 53 67

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Local author and former Savage Pacer newspaper edi-tor Nancy Huddleston recently signed a contract with national publisher Arcadia Publishing to author a pictorial history book about Savage.

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“In my time as editor of the Savage Pacer, I came to really appreciate the rich and diverse history of the city,” Huddleston said. “Docu-menting this history seemed like a great way to contribute to the community and share my

enthusiasm for its history.”To provide a more complete

glimpse into historic Savage, Huddleston would like to in-clude photographs from com-munity family photo collec-tions. Those who have family photographs from the late-1800s to mid-1960s that they’d like to have considered for the book can contact Huddleston via e-mail at [email protected] or phone at (952) 894-8733.

“Savage” is scheduled for publication in 2012 and will be available for purchase at area bookstores, as well as indepen-dent and online retailers.

FROM THE PRIOR LAKE ASSOCIATION

What is the Prior Lake outlet? What does it do?

The Prior Lake outlet is a man-made structure that releases water from the lake when the lake levels become too high.

“It’s similar to a bathtub drain,” said Mike Kinney of the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District.

When the lake level reaches 902.5 feet, water from the lake overfl ows into a pipeline as it begins a 7-mile passage from Prior Lake to Shakopee, where it drains into the Minnesota River.

Since the natural drainage outlet on Prior Lake is higher than the water level, lake levels had continued to rise, fl ooding lake homes and cabins until a man-made structure was built in the 1980s. The latest outlet structure, a maintenance-free,

nonmechanical structure, replacing the 1980s structure, was recently completed in April 2010; just in time to harness the 2011 rain events.

“Without the man-made outlet, lake levels may have risen to heights that could have fl ooded Highway 13 near Target, where the lake’s natural outlet is,” said Kinney.

A tour of the outlet, hosted by the Watershed District

and Minnesota Waters, also included two points of interests along the channel: The YMCA camp and Pike Lake Park. Through the wooded trails, we were able to see how fl ow from the lake as well as fl ow from storm water was designed and controlled according to the natural terrain they sat in.

For those of you interested in a self-guided tour, download a map from the watershed district’s website at www.plslwd.org and take in the fall colors while the leaves near their peak.

The estimated water temperature of Prior Lake this week was 55 degrees, and the water elevation was 902 feet on Sept. 22.

Watch for the Prior Lake Association’s annual meeting coming up in October.

Check out the Prior Lake Association online at www.priorlakeassociation.org.

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Sign up for Awana program

Friendship Church, 17741 Fairlawn Ave., Prior Lake will offer the Awana program from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays from September through May.

Activities include game time, interactive lessons and Bible memorization. Awana is an international, nondenomi-national program in which children earn awards for their achievements.

The cost is $20 per child,

with a $40 family maximum.For more information, e-mail

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Shepherd of the Lake events set

The following events are planned at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, 3611 North Berens Road, Prior Lake:

Flu shot clinic: Set for Sun-day, Oct. 16 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Foundation Room. Flu shots are for ages 9 and

older and are $25 for individu-als not covered by Medicare Part B. Bring your Medicare card if you have one. Sponsored by Scott County Public Health. Call (952) 496-8555 for more information.

New Life Keys Class: Join others on a seven-week journey of discovering what it means to be created in God’s image. The next Life Keys course be-gins Tuesday, Oct. 4 and runs through Nov. 15. The class will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Advance registration is required; sign up at www.sollc.org.


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At right – Marc Kurtenbach with his oversized check; the money can be invested in a college savings plan.

Marc Kurtenbach of Prior Lake was selected as a winner in this summer’s “Destination College Savings Sweepstakes,” sponsored by the Minnesota College Savings Plan. His par-ents, Mariette and Ken Kurten-bach, will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize that can be invested in the Minnesota College Sav-ings Plan for the benefit of Marc.

Sweepstakes forms were available at the Scott County Libraries this summer during the Summer Reading Program. Marc participated in the Scott County summer reading pro-gram at the Prior Lake Library and, as a result, the library also won $500 for future summer reading programs. Marc was one of 15 winners throughout the state.

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“We haven’t noticed a signifi cant speeding problem yet,” he said.

The median lacks ample room for vehicles and pedestrians to wait for passing traffi c, so people must be confi dent that both direc-tions of 21 are clear. A bend in the section of 21 south of the intersec-tion makes it more diffi cult to gauge traffi c, said Paaverud.

Anticipated traffi c volumes didn’t warrant a signal at the intersection when the road was built, engineers said, although the county anticipates one will be needed in the future.

“People have raised that concern of accidents once County Road 21 opens up,” said Bruce Loney, public works director for the city of Shakopee. “The county has the jurisdiction of the intersection, so any changes would need to be approved by Scott County. We will monitor the intersection along with the county to see what modifi cations are needed.”

The county has standards and thresholds it considers when determining whether traffi c signals are needed. County Engineer Mitch Rasmussen said engineers are watching the intersec-tion, and the Sept. 21 accident will become part of the county’s record.

“We don’t just open the road up and walk away. We are watch-ing it all the time,” he said. “We know it takes tweaking to get it as close to perfect as we can.”

A four-way stop at the intersection would cause accidents, because motorists don’t expect one on a major thoroughfare like 21, Rasmussen said.

“You don’t see stop signs on 42,” he said.Rasmussen encourages drivers who are turning left from

southbound Southbridge Parkway onto northbound County Road 21 to instead take Southbridge north, which is a safer movement.

Rasmussen noted that 21 is a major roadway and he wouldn’t advise children to cross there. A pedestrian underpass is avail-able nearby to navigate between Southbridge’s neighborhoods.

Paaverud would like solar warning lights attached to the stop signs at Southbridge Parkway, which is the only non-signalized intersection along the new road.

She also believes a lower speed on 21 would make the crossing a little safer.

No speed limit has been established for the road, which requires a state analysis. Until then, the limit is the maximum 55 mph.

The road has no speed-limit signs, although a 40 mph sign

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RIVER CROSSING STUDY

Chaska, Scott County favor 101 BY SHANNON FIECKE

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Support is lining up on both sides of the Minnesota River for raising the County Road 101 crossing in Shakopee instead of Highway 41 in Chaska.

The Scott County Board on Tuesday voted to recommend the state construct a 3,080-foot land bridge on 101 that would provide 100-year flood protection. It is estimated to cost $31 million — more dollars than the state has left for fl ood mitigation; however, turn-back dollars could become available if the state relinquishes control of its portion of the cross-ing to Carver County.

The Chaska City Council voiced support for an upgrade to the 101 crossing last week. That support will be included in a letter to the Minnesota Depart-ment of Transportation, which is studying lower cost, shorter-term ways to improve mobility during seasonal fl oods.

Existing funding for river crossing improvements can only fund work on either County Road 101 or Highway 41. But given the option, the Chaska City Council would prefer to see 101 improved over 41 — largely be-cause improvements made to 41 could not withstand the majority of seasonal fl ooding events.

“The benefi ts to 41 would be to shorten the closure,” said Chaska City Engineer Bill Monk. “That’s it.”

Monk noted that due to struc-

tural limitations on the river bridge, the proposed corridor improvements to 41 would only have been able to avoid half of the fl ood events that have oc-curred since 1993.

The County Road 101 cross-ing could be raised to a point that would be able to stay open for all but fl oods reaching the level of the record 1965 fl ood. Unlike the 41 crossing — which could carry four lanes of traffi c during a fl ood — the 101 cross-ing would only have two lanes, under the current proposal.

The project timing is yet to be determined, but would be some-time between 2013 and 2108.

The state’s fl ood-mitigation study also looked at improve-ments to the Bloomington Ferry Bridge. Temporary capacity improvements, such as the re-striping implemented during the 2011 spring fl ood, were iden-tifi ed along with additional im-provements to reduce pavement damage and fix the constric-tions at Old Shakopee Road.

The state can’t simply make the temporary capacity im-provements permanent be-cause they wouldn’t meet the federal government standards for highways. (The state was re-quired to remove the restriping after the spring fl ood.)

A more permanent capacity improvement is also identifi ed in the study. It would add a full lane of capacity to the bridge in both directions for an estimat-ed cost of $44 million. The work would involve widening the two main spans of the bridge, the approaches and nine smaller bridges in the vicinity.

Although the cost is outside of available f lood mitigation bonding dollars, the county hopes the state will consider permanently widening the bridge in the future.

But offi cials say even the tem-porary restriping of the ferry bridge would still be helpful for fl oods or during the anticipated reconstruction of the Highway 35W Minnesota River Bridge within the next decade.

left from construction is still up near the 21/County Road 18 intersection.

The county has asked the state to determine the appropriate speed for the county road, but the study couldn’t be done until vehicles began using the road, according to Rasmussen. Only the state has the authority to set the speed.

Engineers consider traffi c and speed patterns and tend to set the speed limit at the 85th percentile of what motorists are driving, Rasmussen said.

Also still to be completed is the Eagle Creek Transit Sta-tion lot at the intersection of 21 and 16. The park-and-ride lot, anticipated to open in May, will replace the BlueXpress stop at Safe Haven for Youth in Prior Lake.

CONGESTION

Drivers have noticed longer waits at the realigned intersec-tion of Southbridge Parkway/County Road 18 since County Road 21 opened.

However, it’s likely much of the excess traffi c is due to ve-hicles trying to avoid the interchange construction at County Road 101 and Highway 13 in Savage, said Rasmussen.

During a recent weekday morning, county traffi c engineer Tony Winiecki observed the heaviest wait times between 7 and 7:30 a.m. After a half hour, all waiting north- and east-bound traffi c could make it through when the green light turned. How-ever, westbound traffi c was still heavy, with a backup nearly to Crossings Boulevard, at 7:45 a.m.

“Both people on County Road 18 and Southbridge Parkway are having to wait fairly equally,” Rasmussen noted. “We’re getting a backup on 18 even though it’s given more of a free movement.”

As the novelty of using the new 21 wears off and once the 13/101 interchange is complete, Rasmussen expects traffi c to disperse more evenly throughout the area. “It will take some time for traffi c to sort itself out,” he said.

“We are also watching and adjusting the timing of the signal at 18 and 21,” he said.

Rasmussen said the 21 extension is an important north-south connector for the county road network.

The clogged Bloomington Ferry Bridge will continue to be a problem, he said, but the county can only control the roads within its border.

“I empathize with people,” said Rasmussen. “I don’t like sitting in traffi c, either. But it’s not our road. We don’t control when it gets expanded or how. We are at the table, though, talk-ing with the Minnesota Department of Transportation.”

MnDOT estimates it would cost $44 million to widen the bridge and its approaches. It can’t simply make the temporary restriping of lanes used during spring fl ooding permanent, because it doesn’t meet federal highway standards.


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FACES IN THE CROWD | A WEEKLY PROFILE OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY

Do you know someone who would make a good Faces in the Crowd candidate? Call the editor at (952) 345-6378 or e-mail [email protected].

DeadlineThe deadline for community happenings items for this section is noon Wednesdays.

For more information, e-mail [email protected].

Dance instructors light up the stageCOMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

Supportarea troops

Beyond the Yellow Ribbon South of the River will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4 in the lower level of the Prior Lake VFW, 16306 Main Ave.

The meeting and all of the group’s events are open to the pub-lic. The organization focuses on ways to give back to the military personnel supporting the nation.

For more information, call (952) 440-5011 or visit btyrsouth-oftheriver.org.

‘Payoff Principle’is Rotary topic

Alan Zimmerman will be the guest speaker at the Prior Lake Rotary Club’s meeting at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5 at The Wilds, 3151 Wilds Ridge, Prior Lake.

Zimmerman, Founder of Zim-merman Community Care Net-work, will share aspects of “The Payoff Principle.”

The meeting is open to the pub-lic; breakfast cost is $12.50.

PL Rotary next Wednesday, Oct. 5. The club meets at The Wilds, be-ginning at 7 a.m. This meeting will be open to the public. Breakfast cost is $12.50.

Donate duringfood drive

The Prior Lake Lions Club, along with the Prior Lake-Savage Girl Scouts, Cub Scout Pack 331, Boy Scout Troop 331 and Village Market, will have a food drive to benefi t the CAP Agency from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 at Village Market, 16731 Highway 13.

Flyers will be distributed the week beforehand. Members of the Lions Club will take donations, and Scouts will help to load donations onto a CAP Agency food truck.

For more information, e-mail Angie Fischer at [email protected].

Senior drivingcourse available

The Minnesota Highway Safety Center will offer a 55-plus driver improvement refresher course on Tuesday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the District Services Cen-ter, 4540 Tower St., Prior Lake.

The course is open to the public; advance registration is requested. The fee is $20.

For more information or to regis-ter, visit www.mnsafetycenter.org or call toll-free 1-(888)-234-1294.

Free Internetclasses off ered

A free two-hour, hands-on intro-duction to the Internet class will be from 8 to 10 a.m. the second Wednes-day of each month at the Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave.

Dates are Oct. 12, Nov. 9 and Dec. 14.

The class, taught by volunteers with the Metropolitan Area Agen-cy on Aging, will cover how to type Web addresses, how to navigate from one Web page to the next, how to conduct searches using common search engines, and how to be a savvy Internet user.

To register, call the library at (952-447-3375).

A volunteer computer aide is also available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays at the Prior Lake Li-brary. No registration is required for this one-on-one assistance.

Enter VFWcontests by Nov. 1

The Prior Lake VFW is spon-soring the Voice of Democracy contest for students in grades nine through 12 with a fi rst-place award of $300, and the Patriot’s Pen essay contest for students in grades six through eight with a first-place award of $200.

Details and applications can be found at www.VFW.org (look for “community” and “programs”). The deadline to apply at the Prior Lake VFW, 16306 Main Ave., is Nov. 1.

For information, call Denise Schmidt at (952) 994-2588.

Ski champ still going strong on the water

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BY LORI CARLSON

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“I don’t want to just sit around in a rocking chair, I can tell you that,” says Roger Wahl, a 77-year-old water skier who just won his third straight national championship.

For most of the year – whether it’s on Upper Prior Lake or in Fort Myers, Fla., where he also has a home – Wahl is on the water, practicing his moves.

“If you’re really going to be competitive at the national level, you can’t just ski a couple of months a year – especially as you get older,” he says.

Wahl stays in shape between daily water skiing sessions by working out every day at Dakotah! Sport and Fitness, where he takes part in spinning classes and hits the weights.

In August, Wahl achieved a three-peat in the Water Ski National Championships in Wilmington, Ill., winning the overall championship in his age group for the third consecutive year. He placed fi rst in the trick skiing competition and fi rst in the overall competition.

In 2002, he was inducted into the Minnesota Water Skiing Hall of Fame.

Having lived on Prior Lake for the last 50 years, combined with his Florida trips, Wahl has had plenty of time to practice. In 1967, he and his wife, JoAnne, tore down the lake cabin they owned and built a house. Even now, he spends every day out on the water and uses a submersible slalom course just around the corner from his home.

While in the Army in 1954, Wahl learned how to water ski for $2 while stationed in Detroit. In 1965, he married JoAnne, a schoolmate Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. JoAnne has her own set of athletic achievements. She was a professional fi gure skater and performed with the Ice Follies and Holiday on Ice in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

For 30 years, Wahl starred in shows put on by the Prior Lake Water Ski Association (now known as the Shockwaves Shakopee-Prior

Lake Water Ski Team). He passed along his skiing skills to all three of the couple’s children.

One daughter is captain of the water skiing team at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Another daughter, a fl ight attendant, also is an expert skier, and his son twice has won national water skiing trick championships. Even his 12-year-old grandson, Max Bulver, has gotten the bug and is already winning state competitions. The couple has three other grandchildren.

Wahl also is known for the many years he coached hockey at Prior Lake High School and for his volunteerism with the Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District Board, on which he served for 10 years.

After earning a business administration degree from the University of Minnesota in 1960, Wahl worked for 30 years as director of procurement for a Minneapolis-based jet engine-testing company. The job took him all over the world (he estimates he’s been to Europe about 28 times).

Now in retirement, Wahl shows no signs of slowing down – and his skiing expertise doesn’t stop when he emerges from the water. A former snow ski racer, he also teaches snow skiing at Buck Hill.

Q AND A WITHROGER WAHL

What are some of your other hobbies?

I like to go hunting – grouse in Canada, deer in Thief River Falls and pheasant in South Dakota.

If you could meet someone famous or from history, who would it be?

Ronald Reagan.What was your best vacation?Probably when we went to Europe

about 20 years ago. We drove a car through Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland.

What would be your ideal vacation?

There are a few places I haven’t been, like Hawaii and Alaska. I could also take an around-the-world trip, maybe.

Giselle Mejia

Team iLuminate places thirdon ‘America’s Got Talent’BY MERYN FLUKER


Sibling rivalries have plagued some of pop culture’s greatest artists, including acts from The Kinks, the Beach Boys and Oasis. But for

brother and sister dancers Dario and Giselle Mejia, their bond has propelled them to the heights of reality TV.

“It’s been the case all our lives,” says Giselle. “We’re the team within the team.”

The siblings most recently danced together as part of Team iLuminate, earning third place on NBC’s summer hit series “America’s Got Talent.” The reality competition’s mission is to seek out the country’s best undiscovered performers and reward the most gifted with $1 million, as well as providing a national platform for them to showcase their skills.

Though Giselle hasn’t seen many of the TV performances, she’s noticed an impact from appearing on the show.

“My friends, they’re extremely proud of me,” she says. “People in the dance community in Minnesota are recognizing me and my brother more and our efforts. That’s pretty cool.”

The Mejias grew up in Rogers, Minn. Dario found dance the way many younger siblings discover their passions: by imitating their big brothers and sisters.

“I saw my older sister dancing in a community education program and I immediately said I wanted to do that,” he says.


Dancers Dario Mejia and Caitlin Fitzpatrick stand outside Premiere Dance Academy in Prior Lake. Caitlin took over at Premiere for Dario, her fi ancé, while he was competing as part of Team iLuminate this summer on the NBC show “America’s Got Talent.” Dancers to page 17 �


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Young LifeScott County Young Life is

part of a worldwide, nondenomi-national Christian organization for high school students that of-fers fun, adventure, friendship and a sense of signifi cance.

The club meets from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays at the Young Life Offi ce, 13845 Highway 13, Savage.

For more information, call Ben Dodds at (952) 402-9123 or visit www.scottcountymn.younglife.org.

Co-Dependents Anonymous

Co-Dependents Anonymous group support meets at 16150 Arcadia Ave., Prior Lake.

Men’s Co -Dependents Anonymous meets at 6:30 p.m. every Monday.

Co-Dependents Anony-mous (for men and women) meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday.

Overeaters AnonymousThe group Overeaters Anon-

ymous meets from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays at Christ Lutheran Church, 1053 Jefferson St., Shakopee.

There are no dues, fees or weigh-ins. Everyone is welcome. The group has a step format with a monthly open topic.

For more information, call Nancy at (612) 250-0075 or Steve at (612) 845-2672.

Emotions AnonymousA 12-step program called

Emotions Anonymous meets 7 p.m. Thursdays at St. Anne’s parish center, 411 N. Fourth St., LeSueur, in the south end of St. Anne’s parking lot.

For more information, call Kathleen at (507) 665-2644.

Gamblers AnonymousGamblers Anonymous is a fel-

lowship of men and women who

share their experience, strength and hope with each other.

The groups meet weekly on Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, 3611 North Berens Road, Prior Lake.

For more information, call Charlie at (952) 884-9417 or Mi-chael at (952) 607-8619.

Moms in Touch International

Moms in Touch Interna-tional (MITI) is a prayer group that meets weekly to pray for children and schools.

Moms pray one hour each week for their children, their individual schools, administra-tion, PTA/PTC groups, staff, students and every aspect of the school.

For information on your child’s individual school, visit momsintouch.org and click on “group locator.”

T.O.P.S.T.O.P.S., Take off Pounds

Sensibly, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Wednesday in the commu-nity room at Prior Lake State Bank, 16677 Duluth Ave.

For more information, call June at (952) 454-6579 or Mikki at (952) 457-1306.

PowerNet businessSavage PowerNet, a business

referral group, meets every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Davanni’s, at County Road 42 and Highway 13 in Savage.

For more information, call Kelly at (612) 861-8300.

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Beyond the Yellow RibbonBeyond the Yellow Ribbon

South of the River, an organiza-tion that supports military per-sonnel and their families, meets the fi rst Tuesday of every month in the lower level of the Prior Lake VFW, 16306 Main Ave.

The group can be reached by calling (952) 440-5011, or e-mailing [email protected].

American LegionThe Prior Lake American

Legion meets the third Monday of each month at 8 p.m. at the Prior Lake VFW, 16306 Main Ave., Prior Lake.

For more information, call Bob Roe at (952) 447-5811.

MOMS ClubMOMS Club of Prior Lake

(Moms Offering Moms Support) will have its monthly member-ship meeting the third Wednes-day of the month at 10 a.m. at Harbor Community Church, 5995 Timber Trail, Prior Lake.

To join the group or find out more information, contact Mandy Reinert Nash at (952) 226-2410 or Sharlene Czajkows-ki at (952) 447-1780, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.momsclub.org.

WyldLifeScott County WyldLife is

part of a worldwide, nondenom-inational Christian organiza-tion for middle school students. The club meets every other Fri-day and offers a high-energy, interactive evening fi lled with games, fun and music.

For more information on the schedule and location, call Jen-nifer Schroeder at (952) 402-9123 or visit the website at www.scottcountymn.wyldlife.org.

Savage Unity AAA handicapped-accessible

Alcoholics Anonymous meet-ing open to men and women takes place Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at Bridgewood Church, 6201 W. 135th St., Savage.

For more information, call (952) 297-4777.

Winner’s CircleThe Winner’s Circle Chapter

of Business Network Interna-tional meets from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Thursdays at 1101 Adams St., Shakopee.

For more i n for mation, call Darren Kurilko at (952) 947-0323.

Gamblers AnonymousGamblers Anonymous, a sup-

port group for those struggling with addiction to gambling, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 5634 Luther Road, Prior Lake.

AlanonAlanon meetings with the “Is-

land of Serenity” group will take place at 7 p.m. Mondays at 16150 Arcadia Ave., Prior Lake.

Other meetings take place at Lakers Alanon, 4646 Colorado St. on the following days:

Thursdays: AA meets at 6:30 and 8 p.m.

Fridays: AA meets at 6:30 and 8 p.m.

Saturdays: On the first Saturday of each month, the meeting is open to all recovery groups, with the potluck at 6:30 p.m. and the call-up format

meeting at 8 p.m. On the third Saturday of each month, there will be a 6:30 p.m. potluck fol-lowed by the 8 p.m. speaker meeting.

Sundays: AA meets at 10:30 a.m., the AA Big Book Study meets at 6:30 p.m., and AA meets at 8 p.m.

All people in recovery are welcome to attend.

Domestic violenceSouthern Valley Alliance for

Battered Women offers ongo-ing weeknight and weekday support groups for women who are currently experiencing or have experienced domestic violence.

On-site childcare is provid-ed. For location and more infor-mation, call (952) 873-4214.

National Alliance for Mental Illness

The Scott County chapter of the National Alliance for Men-tal Illness (NAMI) will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the fi rst and third Wednesdays of the month at the Valley Green Workforce Center, 752 Canterbury Road, Shakopee.

The meetings are open to all who are interested (including those living with the illness).

For more information, call Janet Williams at (952) 890-1669 or Kevin Wineman at (952) 496-8513, or visit www.nami.org/namimn.

Marine Corps LeagueThe Marine Corps League

meets the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Dan Patch American Legion, 12375 Princeton Ave., Savage.

For more i n for mation, call Pete Williams at (612) 730-0999.

Suicide grief supportA suicide grief support group

meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month at Queen of Peace Hospital, 301 Second St., New Prague.

The meeting location is the Jameen Mape Room. Enter through the emergency room doors; use the southeast eleva-tors to the lower level.

For more information, call Sally at (952) 758-4735.

Mothers of MultiplesMinnesota Valley Mothers of

Multiples will meet at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Apple Valley Commu-nity Center, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley.

For more information, e-mail [email protected].

Support for RSD/CRPSA support group for anyone

affected by Refl ex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome meets from 10 a.m. to noon the fourth Saturday of each month at the Savage Public Library, 13090 Alabama Ave., Savage.

The group encourages a positive, caring group and has a variety of topics. The group is facilitated by Bonnie Scherer, but all members decide on all aspects of the meetings.

For more information, call (952) 457-7586.

River Valley ToastmastersThe Minnesota River Val-

ley Toastmasters will meet on the second, third and fourth Mondays of each month from 7 to 8 p.m.

The group now meets at the Prior Lake fi re station, 16776 Fish Point Road.

All visitors are welcome. For more information, call Shirley at (952) 447-4621 or visit www.mnrv.freetoasthost.org.

Widows and widowersWidows’ and Widowers’ Cir-

cle of Friends is a social group for those who have lost a spouse. The group meets at 5 p.m. the second Saturday of the month.

For more information, call Ethel at (952) 888-1035.

St. Francis supportThe following support groups

meet regularly at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, 1455 St. Francis Ave., Shakopee:

Infant Loss Support: Group meets the fi rst Tuesday of every month from 7 to 8 p.m. Call (952) 428-2002

Diabetes Support: Group meets the fi rst Monday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Call (952) 428-3324.

Diabetes Prevention: Of-fered monthly. Designed for anyone who has been diagnosed with pre-diabetes or those with a family history of diabetes. Call (952) 428-3324.

Heart Support: Group meets the fi rst Tuesday of every month from 7 to 8 p.m. Call (952) 428-2080.

Low Vision Support: Group meets the second Thursday of every month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Call (952) 428-2002.

Women’s Connection, sup-port for women with cancer: Meets the fourth Monday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. Call (952) 428-2700.

American Cancer Society’s Look Good … Feel Better meets the fourth Monday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Call 1-800-ACS-2345.

Joint Care group meets every other Wednesday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Designed for people scheduled for total knee or hip re-placement. Call (952) 428-2565.

Smoking Cessation: If you are ready to stop smoking, call 888-354-PLAN (7526).

La Leche LeagueLa Leche League offers sup-

port and encouragement to mothers who wish to breastfeed their babies.

Join the group for a meeting on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m., and bring your nursing baby. Pregnant women are encouraged to attend before the birth of their babies.

For more information on the meeting or breastfeeding ques-tions, call April at (952) 440-6320, Michele at (952) 447-6182 or Traci at (952) 226-2052.

Sexual assault/abuseSurvivors of Sexual Assault/

Abuse is a confi dential, 10-week support group for survivors of sexual assault or abuse that meets from 6 to 8 p.m. on vary-ing days in the Sexual Violence Center, 510 Chestnut St., Suite 204, Chaska.

For more information, call Kristi at (952) 448-5425.

Support for parentsTABLE, a small group at

Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church created to offer support and information for parents, meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m.

Parents whose children have special behavioral, learning or emotional challenges are wel-come. There is no cost to attend.

The church is at 3611 North Berens Road, Prior Lake. For more information, call Mary Wangerin at (952) 447-1884 or visit www.sollc.org.

MOPS classesMothers of Preschoolers

(MOPS), a national Christian nondemoninational program, will start meeting twice a month from September through May at Prince of Peace Luther-an Church in Burnsville.

MOPS moms need not be members of the church to join. The group offers participants a way to connect with other moms, form friendships, seek parenting advice and learn more about Christian life.

Registration is being ac-cepted and on-site day care is provided for a small fee on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis.

Information/registration: (952) 898-9356 or e-mail [email protected].


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Dario’s talent eventually led him to the prestigious Juilliard School for performing arts. While in New York, he met fellow dancer Miral Kotb. The two danced and choreographed together, and she would eventually play a crucial role in their success.

One day in 2008, Kotb called Dario with an idea: combining light and dance. Together they created the light suits that would become Team iLuminate’s signature. It was a huge undertaking, involving choreography, programming and sewing – not to mention the actual performing. But when all the kinks were worked out, Dario saw the value in the synchronicity.

“It really makes you feel like you’re controlling the elements around you,” he says. “We’re trying to add another element with dance … trying to optimize the ability for the body to entertain by making the body the tool.”

Through auditions, Team iLuminate eventually grew to include 11 dancers, including a seamstress and a software programmer. Kotb allowed the Mejias to have suits at discounted rates in order to wear them and perform as a duo, with Dario’s fi ancée Caitlin Fitzpatrick controlling the lights.

“It was nerve wracking,” she says. “I was sweating and shaking. It was like I was performing.”

Fitzpatrick still had fun being the light master and said her own dance experience helped signifi cantly. Dario and Giselle performed at Epic, a nightclub in Minneapolis, on New Year’s Eve. They also danced at the Drop the Mic event at the Guthrie Theater earlier this year. It was there that scouts from “America’s Got Talent” fi rst saw the duo in action and encouraged them to audition.

“I thought, ‘Oh no,’ now there’s a lot more work to do,’” Dario says. “I knew that

Giselle and I would not be enough.”

They recruited the best dancers they knew for the act and eventually Team iLuminate sailed through its auditions and wound up making it onto the show this summer. That meant pulling Giselle and Dario away from Premiere Dance Academy, where they both taught dance. That also meant that Giselle would have to leave her 2-year-old son, Theodore, and Dario would have to leave his fi ancée Fitzpatrick. Despite the separation, Dario and Giselle both knew they had a great opportunity and could go far with the team.

“Not to be arrogant, but I kind of knew that what we had was really special and America needed to see it,” Giselle says. “I thought with the right people in the suits, we could go really far.”

“I knew that from the beginning,” says Dario, echoing his sister. “I thought, ‘The whole world needs to see this.’”

Long nights practicing in Los Angeles meant little time for contact with the outside world.

“It’s hard,” Fitzpatrick says. “He’s gone.”

The couple exchanged handwritten letters, daily calls and text messages to stay in touch. Giselle’s family members sent daily texts with pictures of Theodore and “a little blurb” about his day for the three weeks they were apart.

“Because he’s so young it’s hard to be away,” she says.

In the meantime, Fitzpatrick took over much of Dario’s and Giselle’s teaching loads at Premiere.

When the winner was announced last week, Team iLuminate fell to the soulful crooning of Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., who won the contest and that $1 million prize. Cheering them on through all of it were the dancers at Premiere. The academy’s staff, students and families launched campaigns to encourage viewers to vote

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Dario Mejia and Caitlin Fitzpatrick receive warm welcomes from their students at Premiere Dance Academy. Mejia returned to the Prior Lake dance studio on Monday after a long absence to compete on “America’s Got Talent.”

for Team iLuminate and hosted a huge fi nale viewing event at Buffalo Wild Wings in Savage. The dancers brought homemade signs and wore glowing accessories all in solidarity with Dario and Giselle.

“I think that is amazing,” Giselle said of the turnout. “They’re an amazing dance

studio and they’re incredibly supportive ... They really engage in their teachers’ lives.”

While the siblings were disappointed at the outcome, they still took away a lot from the experience.

“It was a very cool experience at the end of our performance when the lights

were turned on and the crowd gave us so much energy,” Giselle says. “It makes you want to cry every time out of joy ... It was a very unique experience.”

“I never thought that being in the arts would have such a large impact on the American public,” Dario says. “We’re usually the halftime show but

this time we got to be the main event … We were trending worldwide and I don’t think that’ll ever happen to me again.”

Now that the siblings are back home – Dario in Mahtomedi and Giselle in St. Paul – they are both still focused on continuing to dance. They just need to take a break fi rst.

They will continue to dance with Team iLuminate and tour at some point in the future while still being active in the Minnesota dance community, Giselle says. They’re sorting out those details right now, but the company will perform a three-night stand in Las Vegas in the end of October.

“We want to keep advancing the technology, making better suits and hopefully developing a show that could be seen in Vegas,” she adds. “That’s what the ultimate goal is.”

As for Dario and Fitzpatrick, they’re planning a May 26, 2012 wedding in Illinois with a reception in Minnesota to follow on June 2.

Dario sums up his experience on “America’s Got Talent” with six words: “It turned my world upside down.”

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“I never thought that being in the arts would have such a large impact on the American public. We’re usually the halftime show but this time we got to be the main event.”

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CAP AGENCY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The CAP Agency, a private, nonprofi t orga-nization providing human services to families and individuals in Scott, Carver and Dakota counties, has the following volunteer opportuni-ties available.

For more information about volunteering with the CAP Agency, or information about group vol-unteering, call Linda Shelton at (952) 402-9856 or visit www.capagency.org. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old or supervised by an adult.

CHORE ServicesHelp with indoor and outdoor home mainte-

nance for older adults so they can live indepen-dently in their own homes for as long as possible. Seasonal and ongoing opportunities available. Great for community and youth groups. Call Terry at (952) 402-9835.

Crisis Nursery ShakopeeLicensed child care and foster care provid-

ers can provide short-term care for children whose families are working through a crisis. Experienced social workers/crisis response workers can help to answer calls from families. Training and supervision is provided. Flexible weekdays, evenings and weekends. Call Jen at (952) 960-9711.

Food shelf driverPick up donated food items from local grocery

stores in Scott County one or two mornings per week. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and have a clean driving record. Call Linda at (952) 402-9856.

Fare for All ExpressAssist this popular discount grocery program

at St. Mark’s Church in Shakopee. Assist cus-tomers in choosing packages and fi lling orders. Call Jody at (952) 402-9831.

Food support outreachHelp individuals complete applications for

county-run federal program that helps low-income families get the food they need for sound nutrition and well-balanced meals. Or, attend local events to educate the public about the food support program. Training is provided. Call Terry at (952) 402-9835.

Head StartShare your time and skills with this preschool

program. Help with fi eld trips and classroom ac-tivities, share a story about your family heritage or teach children about your job or hobby. Flex-ible mornings and afternoons during the school year. Call Deb at (651) 322-3504.

Senior nutritionHelp to provide hot meals to seniors by volun-

teering as a Meals on Wheels driver or at a con-gregate dining site. Weekday mornings, fl exible commitment. Call Denise at (952) 402-9855.

Thrift shopAccept, sort and display donations in the

store. Monday through Saturday; call for avail-able times. Must be at least 16. Call Linda at (952) 402-9856.

St. MichaelCatholic Church16311 Duluth Avenue SE

Prior Lake, MN 55372952-447-2491

www.stmichael-pl.org

Weekend Mass Times:Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Nursery availableduring 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. MassSt. Michael Catholic School

Grades PreK-8 952-447-2124

Online Church Directory — place your newspaper worship ad on our online worship directory Online Church Directory — place your newspaper worship ad on our online worship directory www.plamerican.com. For more information call 952-447-6669www.plamerican.com. For more information call 952-447-6669

PRIOR LAKE PRIOR LAKE CHURCH DIRECTORYCHURCH DIRECTORY

Loving God, Exalting Christ, Revering God’s Word, Building Christ’s Church - together

Pastor Ron Groschel952-447-2824

SUNDAY SERVICES Morning Worship 9:00 a.m. Sunday School/ Adult Bible Fellowship 10:40 a.m. Evening Service 6:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY SERVICES Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Awana Club (Oct. - Apr.) 6:45 p.m.

Home of Prior Lake Christian School (Preschool - 12th grade)

visit us at: www.priorlakebaptist.org

Prior Lake Baptist Church

www.htumc.org16150 Arcadia Ave SE 952-447-2990

(2 blocks W. of Hwy. 13 on Dakota)

HOLY TRINITYUNITED METHODIST

The People of theUnited Methodist

Church Welcome YouSunday Worship

8:30 and 10:30 a.mSunday School

9:30 a.m. Sept.-May

103753

952.230.2988 www.sollc.org One block West of Cty. Rd. 21 on Cty. Rd. 42

Growing in Faith, Living to Serve

Join us for Worship

Sunday at

8:45 & 10:45 a.m.

Join us as we navigate life together!

5995 Timber Trail SE Prior Lake

952-447-6191harborcc.net

160130

Casual Family Worship Sundays at 10:30Childcare available during service

All-day Preschool & ChildcareYear Round Openings Available

33 months & up

Holy CrossLutheran

Church LCMS

Pastor Rance Settle14085 Pike Lake TrailPrior Lake, MN 55372

(952) 445-1779Sunday Worship

9:00 AMSunday School &Adult Bible Class

10:20 AMCounty Rd. 42 & Pike Lake Trail

www.holycross-pl.org

Join us for Family WorshipSunday Worship .................................... 9:00AMSunday School ..................................... 10:15AMYouth Group Meets Sunday 5:00PM - 7:00pm

13TH ANNUAL TURKEY SUPPER

Saturday, Oct. 8th 4:30 to 7pm

1026 E 205th St, Jordan (952) 492-2249

www.lydiazionchurch.com

L.O.R.D. Love Others Rejoice DailyPastor Larry G. Kasten 952.217.1113

[email protected]

Faith EvangelicalLutheran Church

Worship Service | 9:00 a.m.Bi-Lingual Preschool Coming

for 2011-12 School Year

16840 Highway 13 S, Prior Lake, MN952-447-6955

[email protected]

✝ Bi-lingual English and Spanish

✝ Christ centered program

✝ Fun environment


let'sgo!Discover Minnesota music, art,

theater & family fun at www.letsgo.mn

Kids go hog wild over CTC’s ‘Mercy Watson to the Rescue’

“Mr. and Mrs. Watson … were delightfully supportive of their piglet and full of angst when they had to discipline her for eating the neighbor’s petunias.”

More family-friendly theater options

‘POCAHONTAS’

Commissioned for the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, Virginia, this musical drama recounts the life of Pocahontas, the Algonquian princess. The opera is a work of imagination that celebrates her life, debunking the popular myths and half-truths that surround her name. The 90-minute music-theater piece was composed by Burnsville resident Linda Tutas Haugen and will be performed by the Duluth Festival Opera. The cast also includes Native American musicians and dancers. The production will be in English.Time: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1Cost: Orchestra seating – Adults $27; students and seniors $24; balcony seating – adults $20; students and seniors $17Location: Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville Info: (952) 895-4680 or ticketmaster.com

‘OLIVER TWIST’

A young orphan in London escapes the workhouse only to fall in with a band of pickpockets. This theatrical adventure is told by a chameleon cast of 13, who combine Dickens’ original text with Victorian music hall tunesTime: Evening and matinee showtimes Oct. 2-Nov. 6Cost: $20-$60Location: Park Square Theater, Historic Hamm Building, 20 W. 7th Place, St. PaulInfo: parksquaretheater.org or (651) 291-7005

‘FAIRY TALE ADVENTURES’

“Fairy Tale Adventures” is a collection of fairy tale stories including “Hansel and Gretel” and “Cinderella and the Seven Dwarfs: A Fairy Tale Mash-Up.”

The production will be co-directed by Justin Dekker and Kay Dunning.Time: 7 p.m. Oct. 7-8, 14-15; 2 p.m. Oct. 9Cost: Adults $12; seniors 65+ and students $10; children 12 and younger $8; tickets will be available at the doorLocation: Twin Oaks Middle School, 15860 Fish Point Road S.E., Prior Lake Info: plplayers.org

‘BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA’

Jesse doesn’t fi t in. He likes to draw and use his imagination, unlike his family and schoolmates. Enter Leslie, a new girl and potential rival. They become friends and together they create Terabithia, a

magical kingdom where they exercise their imaginations free from the pressure of family and peers. When the unexpected occurs, Jesse must use his newfound strength and confi dence to move forward in his life. Based on the Newbery award-winning novel.Time: Evening and matinee showtimes Oct. 14-Nov. 6Cost: Adults $15; children 2-7 and seniors 60 and older $12Location: Stages Theatre Company, 1111Mainstreet, HopkinsInfo: (952) 979-1111 or stagestheatre.org

‘MISS NELSON IS MISSING’

“Where is Miss Nelson?” ask the students of

Room 207. Their new teacher is Miss Viola Swamp and the kids can see she is a real witch. Will Miss Nelson ever return?Time: Evening and matinee showtimes through Oct. 23Cost: Adults $15; children 2-7 and seniors 60 and older $12Location: Stages Theatre Company, 1111Mainstreet, HopkinsInfo: (952) 979-1111 or stagestheatre.org

‘THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE’

“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is a hilarious interactive musical comedy that chronicles the experience of six

adolescent overachievers vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show’s Tony Award-winning creative team has crafted the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place on earth where they can both stand out and fi t in. Presented by Theater Latté Da.Time: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6-8, 12-15, 19-22, 26-29; 2 p.m. Oct. 9, 16, 23, 30Cost: $29-$35Location: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 345 Washington St., St. PaulInfo: ordway.org or (651) 224-4222

‘PLAID TIDINGS’

“Plaid Tidings,” the holiday edition of “Forever Plaid,” is a holiday musical suitable for the entire family. The Plaid Boys (Sparky, Smudge, Frankie and Jinx) have returned to Earth and are overtaken with the Christmas spirit. The audience will enjoy their version of “The Ed Sullivan Show” featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks and The Vienna Boys Choir.Time: Evening and matinee showtimes Nov. 4-Dec. 31Cost: $47-$52Location: Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, 501 W. 78th St., ChanhassenInfo: chanhassentheatres.com or (952) 934-1525

‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Just in time for the holidays, the Children’s Theatre brings back one of its single-most-requested productions. True to the 1939 MGM fi lm, the newest production of “The Wizard of Oz” is a wonderland of munchkins and fl ying monkeys, wicked witches and ruby slippers, a trio of true friends and Toto, too.Time: Evening and matinee showtimes Nov. 8-Jan. 8Cost: Adults $33.50-$57.50; children $23.50-$31.50; seniors $23.50-$57.50Location: Children’s Theatre Company, 2400 Third Ave. S., MinneapolisInfo: childrenstheatre.org or (612) 874-0400

Have Mercy! BY BARBARA TIEBEN

[email protected]

As a grandmother of home-schooled children, I love to dive into their world of children’s literature. The past

several years we’ve immersed ourselves in the world of read-aloud, and now, as my grandsons get older, they are becoming young readers.

And what a perfect fi t for the new reader is Kate DiCamillo’s Mercy Watson series.

The title character, “porcine wonder” Mercy Watson, is well-loved by Mr. and Mrs. Watson, who’ve welcomed this sweet piggy into their home and hearts. They spoil her with treats, most especially toast “with a great deal of butter.”

But Mercy is far from a passive pig. She has adventures! Granted, her adventures are usually the result of her constant search for toast and butter cookies, but somehow, over and over, Mercy fi nds herself the accidental hero.

So it was a treat to take my grandsons, ages 4 and 6, to see their friend Mercy on the stage at Children’s Theatre. They were anxious to see their hero save the day.

And they were not disappointed.As delightful as the drawings

in DiCamillo’s books, the set was cartoony and colorful, the perfect backdrop for the antics the characters.

Silliness and suspense reigned as Mercy, played by Sara Richardson, saved Mr. and Mrs. Watson when their second-fl oor bedroom collapsed into the kitchen.

The audience rocked with laughter as the Watson’s cranky neighbor Eugenia Lincoln, played by veteran Twin Cities actress Wendy Lehr, chased Mercy around the yard.

There was even a little Minnesota State Fair humor. Can you guess what was carved in the butter head?

Mr. and Mrs. Watson, played by Mo Perry and Gerald Drake, were delightfully supportive of their

piglet and full of angst when they had to discipline her for eating the neighbor’s petunias.

Reed Sigmund was the height of silliness as Francine Poulet, the animal control offi cer. And in a fun Children’s Theatre twist, my grandsons and I were more than happy to join the audience in rescuing Mercy from Francine.

The boys were delighted from the minute we saw the “toasty” stage until the closing moments when, as 4-year-old Lucas said, “Toast fell from the sky!”

And of course, we all went home for a bedtime treat of toast “with a great deal of butter.”

‘Mercy Watson to the Rescue’Based on the bestselling books by Kate DiCamillo. Mr. and Mrs. Watson think that 54 Deckawoo Drive will be the perfect home for their family, especially their beloved Mercy. But when Eugenia Lincoln gets wind that her new neighbor is a P-I-G, Eugenia stirs up trouble of the most hilarious sort. Time: Evening and matinee showtimes through Oct. 23Cost: Adults $33.50-$43.50; children/teens/students/seniors $23.50-$33.50Location: Children’s Theatre Company, 2400 Third Ave. S., MinneapolisInfo: childrenstheatre.org or (612) 874-0400

PHOTOS BY DAN NORMAN

Above – Jason Ballweber and Sara Richardson in “Mercy Watson to the Rescue!” The show will be performed at the Children’s Theatre Company through Oct. 23.

At left – Reed Sigmund, Sara Richardson, Mo Perry and Gerald Drake perform in “Mercy Watson to the Rescue.”

PHOTO BY PETRONELLA YTSMA

“Oliver Twist” is showing Oct. 2 through Nov. 6 at Park Square Theater in St. Paul. Pictured are Steve Hendrickson as Fagin and Noah Coon as Oliver.


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SaturdayOCT. 1SCOTT COUNTY

ART CRAWL

The annual event brings visitors to artists’ studios throughout Prior Lake, Savage and greater Scott County. Maps and more are available at the art crawl’s website.Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1Location: Artist studios throughout Scott CountyInfo: scottcountyartcrawl.org or e-mail [email protected]

UNITED FOR AUTISM FALL FESTIVAL

Food, hayrides, a bounce house, games, face painting and more are part of this second annual fundraiser for families in the autism community.Time: Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1Cost: Games and food for purchaseLocation: Prior Lake High School, 7575 150th St., Savage

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS WALK

The second annual event will benefi t Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women, which serves Scott and Carver counties.Time: Noon Saturday, Oct. 1Cost: Free (donations taken)Location: Lakefront Park, 5000 Kop Parkway, Prior LakeInfo: southernvalleyalliance.org

AUTUMN GATHERING

The city of Prior Lake hosts the community’s annual autumn gathering, with crafts, horse-drawn wagon rides, kettle corn, cider, hot chocolate, music, pony rides, infl atables and more.Time: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1Cost: FreeLocation: Lakefront Park, 5000 Kop Parkway, Prior LakeInfo: cityofpriorlake.com

DIXIELAND BAND CONCERT

Join the boys in The Barbary Coast Dixieland Band for an evening of music for the whole family.Time: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1Cost: $10 (ages 13-64); $5 (65 and up); free (ages 12 and under)Location: Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, 3611 North Berens Road, Prior LakeInfo: sollc.org

MINNESOTA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL

The 41st annual Minnesota Renaissance Festival features 16 stages of live entertainment, live armored jousting, food, drink and artisan booths. The theme Oct. 1-2 is Shamrocks and Shenanigans featuring harvest market, Irish vendors, Irish dancers and music, free Guinness beer tasting and kilt competition.Time: Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2 Cost: Adults $20.95; seniors $18.95; children 5-12 $11.95; age 4 and younger free; dogs $10 with registration; free parkingLocation: Three miles south of Shakopee on Hwy. 169Info: (952) 445-7361 or renaissancefest.com/MRF

HALLOWEEN HAUNT AND PLANET SPOOKY

The Halloween Haunt at ValleySCARE is a world of terrifying mazes and scare zones that will bring fears and phobias to life. Guests will experience nine haunted attractions, creepy live entertainment and signature thrill rides. Daytimes Saturdays and Sundays, the all new Planet Spooky is open for all ages to join Snoopy and the PEANUTS gang for non-scary Halloween activities and attractions, including a hay-bale maze, trick or treat trail, storytelling and a variety of family and children’s rides.

Time: Halloween Haunt is open 7 p.m.-midnight Thursdays and Fridays, noon-midnight Saturdays, noon-7 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 1, 7-8, 14-15, 20-22 and 27-29; Planet Spooky is open noon-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays only.Cost: All-day regular admission for ages 3-61 $41.99; starlight admission (after 7 p.m. Thursday and Fridays; after 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sunday, Oct. 30) $31.99; juniors/seniors 3 years and less than 48” tall and 62 years and older $9.99 Location: Valleyfair, One Valleyfair Drive, ShakopeeInfo: ValleySCARE.com or (952) 445-6500

APPLEFEST

Hear how the fi rst pioneers established a winter-hardy apple and turned it into a major horticultural crop. Apples will be cooked, dried, canned, jellied and cidered during the day’s activities. Nineteenth century apple recipes will be provided. Observe and visit with artisans demonstrating their skills and see how lives in early Minnesota were sustained by the tools of the trade. Play games and enjoy a ride on a trolley pulled by Percheron draft horses. Gift shop open and food available for purchase. For all agesTime: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1; noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2Cost: Ages 18-64 $5; ages 2-17 and seniors $3; children younger than 2 freeLocation: The Landing - Minnesota River Heritage Park, 2187 E. Hwy. 101, Shakopee Info: (763) 559-9000 or threeriversparkdistrict.org

PRAIRIE SEED COLLECTION

Help restore more than 800 acres of prairie in Three Rivers Park District by collecting native wildfl ower seed. Volunteers are needed to gather hundreds of pounds of seeds for future restoration and enhancement projects. Seed collection allows volunteers to learn about the prairie’s storied history and to identify many plant varieties common to the prairie. This program is for ages 8 and older. Register online; reference activity #471401-03 for the morning session and #471401-04 for the afternoon session.Time: 10 a.m.-noon and 12:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1Cost: FreeLocation: Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, 15501 Murphy Lake Rd., SavageInfo: Call (763) 559-6700 or register by visiting threeriversparkdistrict.org and clicking on keyword “prairie seed collection”

SundayOCT. 2

SPAGHETTI DINNER FUNDRAISER

A dinner, silent auction, raffl e and bake sale will be held to benefi t Dee Meiere-Anderson, who was recently diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.Time: 12-5 p.m. Sunday Oct. 2Cost: $10Location: American Legion, 12375 Princeton Ave., SavageInfo: (952) 607-8832

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SIRENS OF THE SIXTIES

Colleen Raye, Debbie O’Keefe and Katie Gearty bring their talents to the stage to perform classic ’60s tunes from the female artists of the era. The show celebrates the vocal prowess of performers like Tammy Wynette, Cass Elliot of the Mamas and the Papas, Marilyn McCoo of the 5th Dimension and such hits as Dionne Warwick’s “Walk on By,” Lesley Gore’s “It’s My Party,” Barbra Streisand’s “People,” and more.Time: 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2Cost: $19Location: Burnsville Performing Arts

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TuesdayOCT. 4

BOOK CLUB FOR SENIORS

Join a book club for seniors the fi rst Tuesday of each month.Date: Tuesday, Oct. 4 (“The Tenderness of Wolves” by Stef Penney)Time: 10 a.m.Cost: FreeLocation: Club Prior, in the Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave.Info: (952) 447-9783

50+ PRIMETIME EXPO

The Spring 50+ PrimeTime Living Expo provides attendees with a selection of services and products, ideas for things to do and places to go, and

the opportunity to explore ways to feel good and stay in shape. Attendees will also have the opportunity to see the 50+ Strut Your Stuff Talent Contest.Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 4-5Cost: $12 or visit 101expos.com for half-price ticketsLocation: Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd., Prior LakeInfo: 101expos.com or (612) 798-7256

ThursdayOCT. 6

FREE SWING DANCE

Minnesota’s hottest jazz violinist and “Prairie Home Companion” veteran, Gary Schulte, leads an ensemble of some of the nation’s top swing musicians. Bill and Shannon Butler are well-known swing dancers and

instructors in the metro. Dancers of all ages and levels of experience are invited to enjoy this swing dance event. The program is part of Scott County Library’s “First Thursdays Danceteria,” free monthly dances with live bands and instructors. It’s co-sponsored by the city of Prior Lake and Club Prior, and funded in part with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage (Legacy) Fund.Time: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6Cost: FreeLocation: Club Prior, in the Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave.Info: (952) 447-3375

FridayOCT. 7

‘FAIRY TALE ADVENTURES!’

The Prior Lake Players’ fall play “Fairy Tale Adventures!” is a family-friendly

collection of two short plays: “Hansel and Gretel” and “Cinderella and the Seven Dwarfs: A Fairy Tale Mash-Up.”Time: 7 p.m. Oct. 7-8 and Oct. 14-15; 2 p.m. Oct. 9Cost: $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, $8 for ages 12 and underLocation: Twin Oaks Middle School, 15860 Fish Point Road, Prior LakeInfo: plplayers.org

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This event will include tours, fi re truck and ambulance displays, a North Air helicopter, fi re hose sprays, smokehouse survival demonstrations, extinguishers for sale, treats and more. The open house is part of Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9-15.Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8Cost: FreeLocation: Fire Station No. 1, 16776 Fish Point Road, Prior LakeInfo: (952) 447-9800 or cityofpriorlake.org

DANCE FOR DIABETES

Calvin’s Cure Club will host this fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association. Jack Diddley will provide music; other highlights include a silent auction, a taco bar, drinks and chances to win prizes.Time: 3-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16Cost: $5 donation (under 18); $10 donation (18 and up)Location: Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., SavageInfo: [email protected] or (612) 877-0051

CONCERTINAFESTIVAL AND DANCE

The Czech Area Concertina Club will sponsor this event.Time: 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16Cost: $5 for adults; free for 18 and underLocation: New Prague Park Ballroom, 300 Lexington Ave. S., New PragueInfo: theparkballroom.com

SOUTH OF THE RIVER ROUNDUP

The River Valley YMCA hosts this second annual event, with a buffet dinner, a silent auction and music by the Tuxedo Band.Time: 5:30-11:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28Cost: $50 per personLocation: The Wilds Golf Club, 3151 Wilds Ridge Court, Prior LakeInfo: (952) 230-6665 or [email protected]

LEAVES ON THE LAKE

The annual craft boutique and bake sale will feature the work of local artisans and crafters. Other highlights include coffee and cider in the morning and lunch at noon, served by the VFW Auxiliary. Prize drawings will take place every hour from 1 to 5 p.m. Funds go to scholarships and to support youth activities.Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29Cost: Items for purchaseLocation: Prior Lake VFW, 16306 Main Ave.Info: Barb Prindle (952) 447-5984

PORK CHOP DINNER

Fishers4Christ will host this dinner, featuring pork chops, choice of potato, choice of vegetable, applesauce, pie, ice cream and a beverage.Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30Cost: $10 adults, $9 seniors, $6 children 12 and under, free for children under 3Location: Immanuel Fish Lake Lutheran Church, 20200 Fairlawn Ave., Prior LakeInfo: (952) 492-6010 or immanuel-fi shlake.org

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FARMERS MARKET

The Prior Lake Farmers Market, in downtown Prior Lake, features locally grown, seasonal farm-fresh food. Many of the products are organic, chemical-free and naturally grown. The market also offers meats, fi sh, baked goods, handcrafted beverages, gourmet confections, assorted landscaping stock, fi ne crafts, music and more.Time: 8 a.m. to noon SaturdaysCost: Free to attend; items for purchaseLocation: Main Avenue, downtown Prior LakeInfo: priorlakefarmersmarket.com


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Ho Waste Teca (New Good Voice) Parish, is having a Fall Craft Show on October 14th & 15th, in Prior Lake, MN. To reserve a space, please contact Sonya Zapata at 952-403-0723. Table space proceeds will benefi t the fund raising efforts ofHo Waste Teca Parish.

Free writing classes planned at area libraries

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PHOTO BY SHANNON FIECKE

Arms fl ailed and toes tapped to the tunes of the 19-piece Roseville Big Band on Sept. 24 at Flying Cloud Airport. The Bees Knees Hangar Dance fundraiser benefi ted the Scott County Historical Society and included a 1920s costume contest and silent and live auctions. Husband-and-wife team Mathew and Sharon Meyer of Shakopee (above) won the Charleston dance competition.

MOVIN’ AT THE HANGAR

Six free writing classes will be offered in October and No-vember at the Prior Lake, Sav-age and Shakopee libraries. Class sizes are limited; regis-tration is required beginning Sept. 29.

To register, call or visit your local library.

Classes are: The Writing Life for Teens

(grades six-12), Monday, Oct. 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Savage Library, 13090 Alabama Ave. Teens will learn how and where to start a narrative and how to best capture life’s defi ning moments. Class time will be divided between discussion and writing exercises. Instruc-tor Kate St. Vincent Vogel is the author of “Lost & Found: A Memoir of Mothers” and

teaches creative writing at the Loft and elsewhere.

Beginning Memoir: Find-ing Your Story, Thursday, Oct. 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Shakopee Library, 235 Lewis St. Do you have a memory that shimmers in your mind? Using prompts and free-writing, the class will get them on paper. In-structor Angela Foster, a poet and memoirist, will discuss the basics of memoirs and details that bring them to life. Partici-pants will leave the class with at least three works in progress and ideas for more.

Making It Real, Wednes-day, Nov. 2, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Prior Lake Library, 16210 Eagle Creek Ave. Analyze techniques used by great writers in devel-oping prose, whether memoir

or fi ction, long form or short. Harness these storytelling mechanisms, no matter what your medium. The class con-tains lecture, discussion and writing exercises. Instructor is Kate St. Vincent Vogl.

The Creative Process, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Savage Library. Getting words on the page is es-sential, but there’s a lot more to writing. Find out what the six stages in the creative process are and what you need to do to complete these steps. The class includes writing exercises. Ro-sanne Bane is a creativity coach and teaching artist.

Getting Started, Thursday, Nov. 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Shakopee Library. Do you have great ideas for stories, articles

or maybe even a book? Learn techniques to get those ideas out of your head and onto the page. The class will practice ways of kick-starting the writ-ing process, and participants will complete an interest inven-tory and learn habits that will sustain their writing. The class includes writing exercises. In-structor is Rosanne Bane.

Why is it So Hard to Write Even When I Want To? Tues-day, Nov. 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Prior Lake Library. Learn what’s going on in your brain when you want to write, but can’t or don’t. Learn what you can do to move through resis-tance and into the writing you want to do. The class includes writing exercises. Instructor is Rosanne Bane.

Scott County Public Health will provide seasonal fl u vaccination clinics at senior sites around the county this fl u season.

Clinics at senior sites will be for adults only.

Seasonal f lu vaccine for adults and children older than 6 months will be avail-able at any of the regularly scheduled im-munizations clinics. A public vaccination clinic is offered every Monday from 1 to 5 p.m. Scott County Public Health is located in the Workforce Development Center, 792 Canterbury Road. Enter by the door

at the west end of the parking lot facing Canterbury Road.

The cost of a seasonal fl u shot at any of the Scott County Public Health clinics is $25. There is no charge for those on Medicare Part B, but participants must bring a Medi-care card to the clinic. Children that are un-insured or who have insurance that does not cover vaccines can also receive a seasonal fl u vaccination at no charge through the MnVFC program only at the Monday clin-ics. Adults and families that have vaccine coverage are encouraged to see their local

provider for a yearly seasonal fl u shot.Clinic dates are:

Oct. 4, 1:30-3 p.m., Philipp Square, 116 First Ave., New Prague

Oct. 7, 9:30-11 a.m., Lynn Court, 4350 W. 124th St., Savage

Oct. 11, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., McKenna Cross-ing, 13760 McKenna Road, Prior Lake

Oct. 12, 9-11 a.m., Northridge Court, 101 Fuller St., Shakopee

Oct. 16, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, 3611 North Berens Road, Prior Lake

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Information provided here is offered as a service through this paper in coop-eration with the Scott-Carver Association for Volunteer Involvement. SAVI works to increase the effective use of volunteers to meet community needs throughout the area. Participation is open to individuals and organizations working in the volun-teer sector in both counties.

Big Brothers Big SistersThe Big Brothers Big Sisters of the

Greater Twin Cities announces its newest program, Big Families, which engages a mentor in a relationship with a young per-son with a defi ned supplemental role for the mentor’s family. Contact: (651) 789-2490.

Scott County Historical SocietyAdministrative assistant: Complete

administrative tasks such as mailings,

answering phones, greeting visitors and more. Assist visitors in the research library and with public tours, as well as assist with maintenance of museum col-lections and collections records. Training provided, fl exible schedule.

Event helper: Assist staff with hands-on activities at Kids Kraft programs, the last Saturday of each month. Training pro-vided. Volunteer one, two or more dates. Contact: Kathy at (952) 445-0378 or [email protected].

Sexual Violence CenterSexual assault advocate: Looking for

the most rewarding volunteer experience of your life? Become a sexual assault advo-cate and providing these services: 24-hour crisis line, medical, law enforcement or legal advocacy, community and educa-tion presentations, one-to-one counseling and support group facilitation. Volunteer

training available; call to sign up. Contact: Kathy or Emily at (952) 448-5425.

St. Gertrude’s Health and Rehab Center

Heart to Heart visitor: Make a special friend with a senior resident by visiting with them weekly. Flexible times. Train-ing provided. Contact: Cathy at (952) 233-4484.

Auburn VillageGeneral call for volunteers for activi-

ties, Bridge, cards, reading and garden-ing. Auburn Village includes the commu-nities of Auburn Courts, Auburn Manor, the Courtyard at Auburn and Talheim Apartments. Sunday worship assistants also are needed. Contact: Sarah at (952) 448-9303.

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2011 FIREWORKS CONTRIBUTORSPLATINUM

City of Prior LakeGOLD

Integra TelephoneJTS Motorsports

Norex, Inc.Prior Lake State Bank

SILVERKnotty Oar Marina

Prior Creative ImagesPearson Prior Lake Auto Body

Prior Lake Rental CenterPrior Lake VFW

Viking Liquor BarrelVillage Liquor

Village Market & CustomersBRONZE

Dr. Michael BabcockPamela Bakken Foundation

Bolton & MenkCarlson’s Hardware

Dan Enger Insurance AgencyDellert Construction

Edina RealtyHaugen Insurance

Julie Muelken AgencyPrior Lake Optimist

River Valley Vet ClinicThe SMARTE Group

Todd Spratt ChiropracticDr. Jesse Veil

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Above All Hardwood FloorsAdvanced Waterproofi ng

Advanced SandjackingDehmlow Auto

Flowers Naturally of Prior LakeHealthsource of Prior Lake

Little Lakers MontessoriPerformance Construction

Prior Lake Pet HospitalSpeiker & CompanyVoyageur Financial

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2011 4TH OF JULY BOAT PARADEKnotty Oar Marina • T J Hooligan’s • Viking Liquor

Captain Jack’s • Domino’s Pizza • Pizza N PastaPrior Lake State Bank

2011 LAKE CLEAN UP AND SCUBA DIVET-Shirts & More • Reinhart Food ServiceBuckingham Disposal • Captain Jack’s

Donna Mankowski – Edina RealtySmears Concept and Design • SeeYa Diving – Shakopee

Air Down There Scuba • A Diver’s World – Lakeville

2011 FAMILY FISHING TOURNAMENTPrior Lake Bait & Tackle • Mills Fleet Farm

Gander Mountain • Captain Jack’seXtream Bass

ANNUAL MEETING NOTICEPrior Lake Association Annual Meeting

Thursday, October 13, 2011Prior Lake VFW – Main Street – Lower Level meeting room

6:30 Social7:00 – 2011 Year-end Review

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CLASSY COURTThese 22 Prior Lake High School students were named to the school’s homecoming court at a pepfest on Wednesday morning. Freshmen are Skylar Bantley and Luok Shot; sophomores are Sabrina Hille and Jason Faul. Junior royalty includes Madison Peterson, Kyle Sperle, Rico Taing, Marisa Magnuson, Madi Valek, Jack Johnson, Jamie Willer and Mikey Peterson. Competing for homecoming king and queen are seniors Zach Boegeman, Tay Case, Drew Rectenwal, Hannah Frimanslund, Nola Johnson, Mary Kate Rivisto, Alyssa Eschrich, Sam Kortes, Lindsey Lovik and Chris Sticha. The winners will be revealed at coronation, set for 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2 at the high school, 7575 150th St., Savage.


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ASSESSMENT HEARING 2011 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT

PROJECT (BOUDIN’S NEIGHBORHOOD, PHASE I)UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS,

AND APPURTENANT WORK IN THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE,

SCOTT COUNTY, MINNESOTANotice is hereby given that the

City Council of the City of Prior Lake, Minnesota will meet in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 4646 Dakota Street SE, on Monday, the 17th of October, 2011 at 7:00 P.M. to consider the assessment of the following street:

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Re-construction of Grayling Circle NE, Rutgers Street NE, and Watersedge Trail NE, including constructing sanitary sewer, storm sewer, streets and appurtentant work.

The area proposed to be as-sessed consists of every lot, piece or parcel of land benefi tted by said improvement, which has been or-dered made and is as follows:

Grayling Circle, NE, Rutgers Street NE, and Watersedge Trail NE in the City of Prior Lake, Min-nesota.

The area proposed to be as-sessed is every lot, piece, and parcel benefi tting from said improvements, whether abutting or not, within the following described areas: Por-tions of the North half of Section 30, Township 115, Range 21 East, Scott County, Minnesota. Specify property descriptions included in the above described area, but not inclusive, are as follows:

Property abutting including:Boudin’s Manor

Boudin’s Manor 2nd AdditionBoudin’s Manor 4th Addition

The HarborS 30, T 115, R 21 part of Gov’t

Lot 2S 30, T 115, R 21 part of Gov’t

Lot 3Part of S 30, T 115, R 21The estimated total of the as-

sessment roll is $734,834,40.The Council proposes to pro-

ceed under the authority granted by Chapter 429 M.S.A.

The proposed assessment roll is on fi le in the City Manager’s offi ce and any written or oral objections will be considered at the public hearing. No appeal may be taken as to the amount of any assessment unless a signed, written objections is fi led with the City Manger prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding offi cer at the hearing. An appeal to district court may be made by serving notice upon the Mayor or City Manger within 30 days after adoptiong of the assessment roll and fi ling such notice with district court within 10 days after service upon the Mayor or City Manager. The City also has adopted a deferred assessment ordinance whereby the City Council may defer the payment

of special assessments for those individuals who are permanently disabled or have attained the age of 65 or older. Guideline criteria and applications are available at City Hall. Applications must be made within 30 days following the adoption of the assessment roll by the City Council.Dated: September 19, 2011

By Order of the City CouncilFrank BoylesCity Manager

(Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, September 24 and October 1 and 8, 2011; No. 7583)

STATE OF MINNESOTACOUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT

FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICTCase Type: Other/Civil

Court File No.: 70-CV-11-19617Judge: ________

U.S. Bank, N.A., Plaintiff,

vs.Lawrence H. Wasz, Mary K. Wasz, First Residential Mortgage Corporation, and Wings Financial fka NWA Federal Credit Union, SUMMONS Defendants.

THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO DEFENDANTS LAWRENCE H. WASZ, MARY K. WASZ, FIRST RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE COR-PORATION, AND WINGS FINAN-CIAL FKA NWA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION.

1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiff ’s Com-plaint against you has been filed with the Scott County District Court Administrator and may be attached to this Summons. Do not throw these papers away. They are offi cial papers that affect your rights. You must respond to this lawsuit even though there may be no court fi le number on this summons.

2. YO U M U S T R E P LY WITHIN 20 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this summons a written response called an Answer within 20 days of the date on which you received this Summons. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this summons located at:

Patrick B. SteinhoffMackall, Crounse & Moore, PLC1400 AT&T Tower901 Marquette AvenueMinneapolis, MN 554023. YOU MUST RESPOND

TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plain-tiff ’s Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given every-thing asked for in the Complaint,

you must say so in your Answer.4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR

CASE IF YOU DO NOT FILE A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT AND IF APPLI-CABLE SEND A WRITTEN RE-SPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS SUMMONS. If you do not Answer within 20 days, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the Complaint. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the Complaint, you do not need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for the relief requested in the Complaint.

5. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you do not have a lawyer, the Court Administrator may have information about places where you can get legal assistance. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still provide a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.

6. ALTERNATIVE DIS-PUTE RESOLUTION. The parties may agree to or be ordered to par-ticipate in an alternative dispute resolution process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. You must still send your written response to the Complaint even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute.

7. THIS LAWSUIT MAY AFFECT OR BRING INTO QUES-TION TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY located in Scott County, State of Minnesota, generally known as 21250 Texas Avenue, Prior Lake, Minnesota and legally described as follows:

The South ½ of the South ½ of the Northwest ¼ of the Northeast ¼ of Section 31, Township 114, Range 21, Scott County, Minnesota, accord-ing to the recorded plat thereof.

In particular, you are hereby notified that the purpose of this lawsuit is to reform the mortgage recorded as Scott County Recorder Document No. A573987 so that it contains a correct legal description of said real property and to obtain judgment declaring that said mort-gage is prior and superior to the mortgage recorded as Scott County Recorder Document No. A600217.Dated: September 8, 2011

MACKALL, CROUNSE & MOORE, PLC

Matthew A. Anderson, #284257Patrick B. Steinhoff, #340352

1400 AT&T Tower901 Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, MN 55402Telephone: 612-305-1400

Fax: 612-305-1414Attorneys for Plaintiff

ACKNOWLEDGMENTThe Plaintiff, by its attorney,

Patrick B. Steinhoff, hereby ac-

knowledges Minn. Stat. §549.211, providing that litigants in civil matters may be liable to an oppos-ing party for an award of costs, disbursements and attorney and witness fees in the event that the Court may determine that such an award is warranted pursuant to the provisions of said statute. MACKALL, CROUNSE

& MOORE, PLCPatrick B. Steinhoff, #340352

Dated: September 8, 2011 (Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, September 24, and October 1 and 8, 2011; No. 7584)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC ASSESSMENT HEARING2011 UNPAID SPECIAL

CHARGES INCURRED BY THE CITY FOR

SNOW REMOVAL AND MOWING OF NUISANCE

PROPERTIES, FALSE ALARMS

AND DELINQUENT UTILITYCHARGES.

IN THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, SCOTT COUNTY, MINNESOTA

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Prior Lake, Minnesota will meet in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 4646 Dakota Street SE, on Monday, the 17th of October, 2011 at 7:00 P.M. to consider the assessment of the following:

SPECIAL CHARGES PROPOSED TO BE ASSESSED

Special Charges Unpaid AmountSnow Removal $350.00Weed Abatement 887.07Delinquent UtilityCharges 6,223.07False Alarms 700.00Total 8,160.14

The estimated total of the as-sessment roll is $8,160.14

Assessments for Snow Removal, Weed Abatement, Delinquent Utility Charges and False Alarms shall be payable pursuant to Minnesota Stat-ute 429.101 and Sections 704.1003 and 806.301 of the City code in one (1) single installment payable in 2011. The single installment shall include the annual principal, a delinquent assessment administration charge of $30 plus interest calculated from the date of the adoption of the as-sessment resolution to the end of 2011 plus twelve (12) months of the next year and shall bear interest at the rate of four and six one hun-dredths (4.06%) per annum.

The proposed assessment roll is on fi le in the City Manager’s offi ce and any written or oral objections will be considered at the public hearing. No appeal may be taken as to the amount of any assessment unless a signed, written objection is fi led with the City Manager prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding offi cer at the hearing. An appeal to district court may be made

by serving notice upon the Mayor or City Manager within 30 days after adoption of the assessment roll and fi ling such notice with district court within 10 days after service upon the Mayor or City Manager. The City also has adopted a deferred assessment ordinance whereby the City Council may defer the payment of special assessments for those individuals who are permanently disabled or have attained the age of 65 or older. Guideline criteria and applications are available at City Hall. Applications must be made within 30 days following the adoption of the assessment roll by the City Council.Dated: September 16, 2011

By Order of the City Council Frank Boyles City Manager(Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, October 1, 2011; No. 7586)

Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District

Request for Letters of InterestThe Prior Lake-Spring Lake Wa-

tershed District (PLSLWD) hereby gives notice of its intent to solicit Letters of Interest from fi rms de-siring to provide engineering, ad-ministrative, ecological, legal, ease-ment/land acquisition, accounting and audit services for 2012-2013. The PLSLWD Board of Managers intends to select primary service providers for the above-named disciplines, and also to establish a pool of eligible service providers that the PLSLWD may draw on for special projects and services during 2012 and 2013.

Firms interested in serving the PLSLWD are encouraged to submit a Letter of Interest. Letters should be 6 pages or less (including attach-ments) and should briefl y describe the fi rm’s experience, identify and describe the qualifi cations of the Project Manager and include the 2012-2013 billing rates. Firms in-terested in providing engineering or legal services should emphasize experience with watershed districts organized under Minnesota Statues, Chapter 103D. Firms interested in providing ecological services should emphasize experience with aquatic plant management, limnol-ogy, bioengineering/natural stream technologies and fi sheries manage-ment. Letters must be received by the PLSLWD Office (14070 Com-merce Ave NE, Suite 300, Prior Lake, MN 55372) by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 28, 2011. Inquiries may be directed to Mike Kinney at 952-447-4166 or [email protected].

The Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District Board

of Managers.(Published in the Prior Lake American on Saturday, October 1 and 8, 2011; No. 7587)

Credit River Township Board Meeting

Monday, October 3, 2011, 6pm

AgendaCall Meeting to Order, Pledge

of Allegiance1 Approve or Amend Agenda

2 Consent Agenda1) September 6, 2011 Board

Meeting Notes 2) August 2011 Treasurer’s

Report3) September 2011 Developer’s

Escrow Statements3 Open Forum4 Old Business

1) Scott Co. Road 8 CorridorStudy

2) Territory work agreement 3) Cress View Estates cul-de-

sacs 4) Snowplowing update 5) 210th Street lot split

5 New Business1) Green Acres assessment

deferment 2) Treasurer six month re-

view 3) Appointment of Clerk 4) Overweight load permit 5) SCTA Meeting recap 6) SCALE report7) IT update

6 Road Report 1) Boone/Highpoint update2) 167th Street E. update

7 Engineer’s Report 1) Lynn/Monterey road repair2) Sign Refl ectivity3) 2012-2016 Capital Improve-

ment Plan4) Thoroughbred Acres War-

ranty update5) Scottview Acres Warranty

update6) 18871 Edgewood Lane

8 Treasurer’s Report 1) Transfer Funds2) Levy Resolution 3) Fund Transfers Resolu-

tion4) CSTS Certifi cations

9 Clerk’s Report 1) Scott Co. SCENE article2) Town Hall

10 Review and Pay Bills11 Adjourn(Published in the Prior LakeAmerican on Saturday, October 1,2011; No. 7588)

The Public Notice deadline for

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Noon on Tuesday, for the Saturday

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KREUSERROOFING, INC.

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Storm damage repairsDefective shingleclaimsFamily owned &operatedThousands of satis-fied customersProfessional andCourteous

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Father/ son plumbingcompany. Licensed,bonded, insured. Workingfor you! R&D Plumbing-952-237-0115

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Best Drywall LLCServing SW Metro 18

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Greg Anderson Painting4 generations experi-ence. Painting, staining,enameling. Taping re-pairs. 952-445-6816

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MJ Painting Interior/ Ex-terior painting & stain-ing. 952-445-2904 Mar-vin Jeurissen

Ext. painting Honest fairpricing. 25 yr. exp. 952-913-7808

Breimhorst Painting. In-terior/ Exterior. Insured.Albie: 952-261-2234

“Bill's Painting” Exteri-or/ Interior/ Decks. 29yrs/ guaranteed work.10% scheduling dis-count. 952-448-6633/952-220-1090

S.R. PAINTING:18 yrs. exp. Insured.

Commercial/Residential.Interior/Exterior. Wood finishing,

Enameling, CustomTexturing, Water Damage,

Wallpaper Removal.Deck Refinishing.Quality conscious

perfectionist!Estimates/Consultation

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ODD JOBS

Bruce MackenthunDoes It All! Window-Door- Deck specialist!Professional services.952-270-9166. Lic #20452534 Ins. www.brucedoesitall.com

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Finish Carpentry:• Basements• Bathrooms

• Ceramic Tile• Sheet Rock & Taping

Dennis 952-334-1755

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QualityRemodeling andHome Repairs

A Minnesota GreenstarQualified contractor

References, Lic & InsMn Lic. 20632058

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Schmidt and Son Lawn Care

AeratingLeaf clean-up

Mowing for 2012Contracts Free estimates

952-496-1365

Core Aeration$59

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LANDSCAPING

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Snow RemovalWe want you! Sub-con-tractors & operators ofour own equipment.Plow operators, Bobcatoperators, Shovelersand Snowblowers. Wepay for exp., quick cash,paid immed. Flex.hours. Could lead to FT. 952-393-PLOW (7569)

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Program Counselor(Shakopee)

Thomas Allen Inc. 1 yrExp working with devel-opmental disabilitiespreferred, Driver's lic,insur., clean record re-quired. Week 1: Wed 4-9pm, Fri 4-10pm, Sat10am-4pm. Week 2:Wed 4-9pm, Sat8:30am-4:30pm.

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NOW HIRING SCHOOLBUS DRIVERS

2011-2012 SCHOOLYEARNo experience Necessarywill train

Starting wage $13.25 perhour DOE

No DUI's, must have ClassD license at least 3 yearsAnd be 21 years of age

Positive Connections460 N Hickory StreetChaska, MN 55318952-361-0899

Part-Time

Rug Binder/Sewer.Chaska rug manufactur-er has an immediateopening for a rug binder/sewer. Qualified candi-dates must have sewingexperience, attention todetail and be able to liftlight rugs. Competitivepay. Please contact Su-san @952-448-9602.

NAR's .7 fte – all shifts5 p.m – 9 p.m.

Please apply online at:www.stgertrudes

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Human Service Technician

Divine House, Inc.Is currently acceptingapplications for ourChaska area site. Thissite has four male res-idents living in a resi-dential home.A Part position avail-able including everyother weekend, after-noon/evenings andovernight shifts areavailable. Experienceworking with peoplewith disabilities orbackground in medi-cal field experiencehelpful but not neces-sary. Apply online at divinehouse.org or

Divine House Inc 328 5thSt. SW

Willmar, MN 56201EOE

Part-Time

Full-Time

Newspaper Route:Weekday/WeekendRoutes now avail.Bloomington area.

Must be 18 yrs. & haveown vehicle.

(952) 451-8188

Local Bookstore hiringFT/PT positions. Seewww.BooksMN.com formore information.

Immediate PT OpeningsExcellent Pay Flexible FT/PT Customer sales/svc No exp needed will trainAll ages 17+ Conditions applyCall Now: 952-746-8999

Help needed for er-rands, shopping, clean-ing, computer work.Good pay. Bill: 952-447-2835

Front Desk/ Night Audit-immediate opening. Hotelexperience required. Ap-ply in person: Best West-ern Hotel, 511 S.Marschall Rd., Shakopee.

Part-Time

Full-Time

Custodial / Maint. Ice Rink

P.T. Seasonal $9.00/hrweekday evening andweekend hours avail.Includes ice resurfacing,run skate shop, generalmaint.Apply at Chaska Com-munity Center FrontDesk, 1661 Park RidgeDr, Chaska MN 55318

Catering Food Serviceat Minnesota LandscapeArboretum Looking forreliable people with aflexible schedule, pre-ferrable to have previ-ous food service experi-ence, but not required.Competitive pay. [email protected] toapply. Part time.

30 hr/wk Office Admin/Bookkeeping at 1stPresbyterian Church-Shakopee. Require MSOffice proficiency,phone skills, bookkeep-ing exp. Send resume:[email protected]

Part-Time

Full-Time

THE 9 HAIRSYLISTSAT THE HAIR MATEInvite you to join them ifyou are an experiencedbeautician/ barber/ hairstylist & manicurist/ pedi-curist. Call Gina Tupy 612-616-5550 or Harry Tupy612-720-6201.

Tax PreparerSeasonal

Chaska CPA firm seek-ing an experienced, full-time seasonal tax prepar-er. Pay based on experi-ence. Flexible hours.Send Resume to: [email protected] or fax952-448-2705.

Laborer wanted. CallNieman Roofing 952-758-4791

Full-Time

LearningRx in Savage continues to grow! If youhave a passion to help students excel, consider join-ing the LearningRx team of cognitive trainers!LearningRx uses clinically proven techniques to getto the root cause of learning struggles and help stu-dents excel academically. 10-25 hours/week. Greatpay plus bonus!

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SCHEELSSCHEELS is hiring Part Time sales and cashiers atour Eden Prairie Store. SCHEELS is the leader inathletic and fashion shoes and clothing. Applicantsmust enjoy working with people and providing out-standing customer service. We offer a flexibleschedule, competitive wages, and the best employeediscount program in the industry. Hours consist ofevenings and weekends. Strong communicationskills and light to moderate lifting is required.SCHEELS is located in the Eden Prairie Center.Stop by our customer service counter to fill out anapplication or call Amy at 952-826-0067.

TEEN CENTERSUPERVISOR

The City of Shakopeeseeks to fill a part-time position supervising daily ac-tivities and DJ/Band events at Enigma Teen Center.Late afternoon, evening and weekend hours; 4 to 15hrs per week. Requires good communication and cus-tomer service skills. Live sound/music experience aplus, but not required. Must be at least 18 yrs old.Starting Wage: $9.80 - $10.38 per hr. Position openuntil filled. For more information and an application,visit www.ci.shakopee.mn.us/employment.cfm or call(952)233- 9320. TTY/TDD: (952) 233-3837. EOE.

Full time BookkeeperDuties inc. A/P, A/R,job costing, Reconcilingbank recs, and finan-cials. Accounting back-ground a must. Please send resumes to:

[email protected]

Framing, Siding andWindow carpenterswanted with all levelsof experience. Posi-tions are full time andbenefits eligible. Musthave valid D/L, reliabletransportation and beable to pass back-ground check, drugscreen and physical.Call our job line at952-380-3720 or sendresume to:

[email protected]

Executive Assistant/ Ac-countant needed forFamily Office. Resume:[email protected]

Assistant Finance Di-rector - City of Savage -For information and ap-plication materials visitour website at:www.cityofsavage.comAPPLY BY: Monday,October 17, 2011,4:00pm EOE

Full-Time

ASSOCIATE TRAINEEReal Estate CareerExcellent Potential

Fast GrowthColdwell Banker Burnet

Eden PrairieIrene: 952-949-4759

Rolland: 952-949-4724EOE

ASSEMBLY1st & 2nd shift

We are looking for alarge number of peopleto work in a cold roomenvironment packagingfood items. Excellentopportunity for extramoney over the nextfour Holiday months. Apply ASAP for imme-diate placement!!!

Team Personnel Services

Shakopee 952-746-3346 www.teampersonnel.com

Full-Time

Drivers: Medical trans-port. Exp'd. Days. 612-747-3022.

Allure Salon looking formotivated, enthusiastichair designer and nailtechnician to join our tal-ented staff. 952-496-3331, Bonniewww.escapetoallure.com

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EMPLOYMENT

JOIN OUR TEAM!Fulltime position consists of selling used automotiveparts with unlimited earning potential We're lookingfor someone to join our team that has self motivationalskills, nice and courteous to customers, both on thephone and in person. Good computer skills and has theability of selling. Hours will be 7:45am to 5pm Mon-day thru Friday. Benefits include: Paid holidays andvacation, uniforms and a health plan. Starting pay is$13 per hour and up depending upon experience, andswitching to commission. E-mail resume to; [email protected] Or apply in person at:Metro Auto Salvage Inc, 11710 E 263rd St. Lakeville,MN 952-461-8285

4 Day Work Week!FSI International, located in Chaska, a globalsupplier of surface conditioning equipment andtechnology, currently has Technician opportuni-ties available for candidates with strong electricaland/or mechanical troubleshooting experience.

To view additional opportunities and to apply online, please go to

www.fsi-intl.com

Store Management & CrewMembers

Opportunities AvailableNow hiring for a full time Store Manager Position.

Stores are located in the Shakopee and Bloomingtonareas. Please call Michelle at 952.653.2192 for inter-

ested inquiries.WE OFFER:

Flexible schedulingOpportunity to run your own storeCompetitive payPleasant atmosphereMulti-store opportunities

Come see us at the APEX JOB FAIR!124 Columbia Court, Chaska, MN 55318

Date: Wed, October 5th, 2011Time: 10:00 a.m.

Individuals should have:Production & assembly experienceAbility to pass a basic skills evaluationHigh school diploma or GED equivalent requiredOvertime is Available!3rd, 2nd and 1st shifts Available: $10+/hr

o Production/assemblyo Sanitizingo Compounding

CALL 952-915-2000 WITH QUESTIONS

Truck Driver/ MechanicDitch Witch of Minnesota, Inc. is currently seeking afull-time truck driver/mechanic. Qualified applicantswill have 5+ years experience with formal training.Class A license is required. Benefits include: medical,dental, 401k & uniforms. Fax resume to: 952-445-0035 or mail to: 12826 Emery Way, Shakopee, MN55379 or come in to fill out an application.

Finish carpenters wanted with 2-5 years of ex-perience. Position is full time and benefits eligi-ble. Must have valid D/L, reliable transportationand be able to pass background check, drugscreen and physical. Call our job line at 952-380-3720 or send resumeto [email protected]

Director Secondary Ed. Shakopee Schools. Resp. forleadership for all sec. instruction; curric/instruct; staffdevel; prof devel/eval of all sec. Admin; data/ assess-ment/ district technology. Requires: Admin licensure,MA, exp w/data and assessment, extensive knowledgeof technology. For more info go to: www.shakopee.k12.mn.us/ andapply to posting number 1311.

Maintenance

The Lutheran Home Campus is seeking a full-time

Maintenance worker. Must have a special boilers

license and a valid driver’s license. Experience in

long term care is preferred.

The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine is also accept-

ing applications for the following positions:

Nursing Assistants

LPN/RN

For additional information or to apply online, visitThe Lutheran Home Association website at

www.tlha.org or call (952) 873-2164. An Equal Opportunity Employer

Welders Chart Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of stan-dard and custom engineered products and systems fora wide variety of cryogenic and heat transfer applica-tions. Chart's New Prague MN manufacturing cam-pus is a 27-acre site with over 275,000-sq. ft. ofheavy manufacturing space. Presently, Chart has im-mediate openings for Welders on our night shift.

Primary job responsibilities will include performingcomplex and critical welding operations on variousmetals using Flux-core, TIG, MIG and Sub-arcWelding.

The ideal candidate shall have a high school diplo-ma, vocational welding program certificate or equiv-alent welding experience and the ability to read andinterpret drawings and weld symbols.Chart's fast track to a rewarding career includes a com-petitive compensation and benefits program. If you areinterested in the challenge please apply in person, callor send your resume and/or application to:

Chart Inc.407 7th Street NW

New Prague, MN 56071EOE

TOP JOB4 Day Work Week!

FSI International, located in Chaska, a

global supplier of surface conditioning

equipment and technology, currently has

Technician opportunities available for

candidates with strong electrical and/or

mechanical troubleshooting experience.

To view additional opportunities

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2000 Ford Windstar LX7 Passenger Van,133,349 Miles. $2,250.6 Cyl Engine, AutomaticRuns and drives great.Craig 952-368-9689

Vans

2002 Ford Expedition,original owner, 4.6 liter,A/C, 6CD, third rowseat, no accidents, runs,looks very good.$5,700. 952-270-8292

Sport Util Vehicles

2004 Chevy SilveradoZ71 Ext. Cab. 77,XXXperfect cond. Loaded,leather, Bose, 6Disc,Topper and many xtras.$15,700 B/O 612-203-0804

2000 Chev ¾-ton ext.cab 4x4. Burgundy/sil-ver, newer Boss V-plow.Rarely used. 140K.6.0L. Excellent condi-tion, all records.$15,500/BO. 612-868-3768

Trucks

Jeep Wrangler 1990 5-spd. manual. Blackw/gray interior. AM/FMradio. Well maintained.170,000 Runs great!$2500 612-799-5024

1964 Chevy C20, 350engine, 350 auto tranny,every bolt, nut, part re-placed, or sandblastedand painted. 8K. RE-DUCED- $12,500. 952-913-7808

Trucks

2003 Jetta TDI 5-Speedmanual. Up to 57/mpghwy. 125,000 plus miles1 owner. Excellent con-dition $7300. 612-840-0884

2000 Jaguar XJR. Wellmaintained. $9700 Sil-ver and black interior,83,000 miles. Call 612-655-6680

Cars

1998 Dodge Stratus, 6cyl, AT. 156K. $1,500.952-445-6173

1989 Volvo 240DL.118K, AT, CD, Newtires, battery, tabs, andmore. 4 cyl, providesgreat gas mileage.$2500. 952-440-2469

Cars

1976 Classic CadillacConvertible. Lowmileage. 8 cyl. 440 en-gine. Complete factsavailable by calling.559-435-3751

1976 Chevy Novahatchback, 305 AT, newtires & exhaust. Runs/drives great, fun car todrive! $3,000/BO. 952-447-8169

Cars

1972 rare triple black'Cuda, with high com-pression 340 HP. 727slapstick tranny. Posi-rearend, PS, bucketseats, Recession re-duced!! $42,500. 612-804-4074

1968 T-Bird, 429 auto-matic, new gas tank, tires, fuelpump, sending unit,brakes. Runs. NeedsRestoration. Asking$1500. 952-448-2015

Cars

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SW Metro SalesOther Areas

Thursday - Saturday10/6, 10/7, 10/8. 8am-5pm. House Hold Items,Clothes, Games, Cd's,XBox games, Xmas, Alot of misc. 1189 S.Monroe Street

Shakopee Sales

Multi Family GarageSales. Thursday, 10/6-Saturday 10/8. 8-5pm.Saturday 8-noon. 965,990 Westchester Ave.Furniture, antiques,kitchen electrics, Elec-tronics, home decor,clothing, HH items. Mustsee, must sell. Cashonly

Garage Sale: Clothes,craft items, many miscitems. Thurs-Fri., 10/6-7, 9am-5pm. 910 S.Shumway St.

Empty Nester Clean-outFri. 9/30 8am-6pm, Sat-10/1 8am-3pm. Dish/ glassware, movies(VHS), CDs, books, puz-zles, paintings/pictures,figurines, golf, rollerblades, toboggan, canoepaddles, sleeping bags,cot, trombone, saxo-phone, trumpet, luggage,printers, bench grinder,drill press, tools, file cab-inet, wheelchair, lotsmore miscellaneous,priced to sell. 2012Groveland Way. Cashonly. No early birds

Downsizing Sale! Largeand small appliances,electronics, TVs, powertools, lawn tools, furni-ture, clothing, books,HH. Home décor.Thurs.-Sat. 10/6-10/8, 8-4. 1256 Quincy Circle.

Shakopee Sales

503 Timber Court, Sat.,10/8, 8am-3pm. Mov-ing: a little bit of every-thing, HH, clothes, “old”goodies.

Shakopee Sales

Pole Shed Sale!Thur,9/29, Fri,9/30, Sat10/1 8am-5pm Floralsupplies, HH, tvs,girls/adult clothing,much more! Comecheck us out! 17490Mushtown Road (Nextto Ryan's Park)

Jack's BIG Garage/Yard Sale: 10/1-2,12noon-6pm. Golf cart,16' trailer, 2000 Chev4x4 Ext cab/ plow, an-tiques, tools, lots ofstuff! 19700 JUDICIALRD. No early birds.

HUGE Garage Sale:Thurs., 9/29, 12noon-5pm. Fri., 9/30, 10am-5pm. Sat., 10/1, 10am-3pm. Furniture, an-tiques, collectibles,videos, books, clothes,HH, much more! 6160W. 154th St.

Fri/Sat, October 7th-8th,9am-5pm. Multifamilysale. Baby boy/girlitems/toys/clothes. Wii.Eliptical. Electronics.LOTS OF CHEAPITEMS! DON'T MISS!14415 Brookmere BlvdNW, Prior Lake

Prior Lake Sales

Thursday, Friday, Satur-day Sept 29th to Oct 1st9am-5pm. 625 HooperCt, Jordan. Garage sale.Drum set, Speakers.Washer. Tools ToolsTools. Sofa. Householditems

Geneva's Daughter Oc-casional Sale. At theHub of Jordan, 231 S.Broadway. Thurs, Oct6th, 10am-5pm. Fri, Oct7th 10-8pm, Sat, Oct8th 8am-5pm.

Jordan Sales

Thurs/Fri/Sat Sept 29-Oct 1, 8am to 5pm.11801 Boulder Bay Rd,Eden Prairie. Multi-fami-ly sale. Clothing- infantto adult, Housewares,Books, Baby items.

Thurs, Fri. & Sat. 9/29-10/1 9am-5pm 15480CANYON RIDGE.MOVING! Lots of Furni-ture. WoodworkingTools/Supplies.Pianos/Music. Appli-ances. Computers. Of-fice. Garden/Patio. Sea-sonal. A & C. Fabric,and more!

Sat. Oct. 1, 2011 8am-3pm. 17208 Duck Lk Tr.EP Yard sale. Children'stoys. TV. Children'sbooks. One day sale!

Eden Prairie Sales

Moving Sale 9/29,9/30,10/1. 8-4pm. No pre-views. 45 years of col-lectibles, stuffed ani-mals, antiques, tools,old electronics. Muchmore. 16211 AlpineWay

Friday/ Saturday 9-30-10-1. MULTI FAMILY!(8-6pm) Sofa/loveseat,furniture, HH, clothes,(some women plus)Bikes, records, dishes,books, much more!18830 Partridge Circle

Eden Prairie Sales

Thurs-Fri-Sat., 9/29-30,10/1, 9am-5pm. Multi-Family Sale: toys, cloth-ing, books, HH. Boat/motor (1957) 5.5 HPJohnson & trailer.Decor. 1318 VALLEYST.

Multi-family sale. Sat.Oct. 1, 8:00– 4:00pmFurniture, Holiday deco-rations, Big & Tall Men'sClothing, lots of Misc.2370 SchoolmasterDrive, Jonathan

CHASKA HUGE MOV-ING SALE, 848 Newber-ry Lane. Fri 9/30 8a-5p& Sat 10/1 9a-3p | HH,Women's petite (6-10),tools, antiques, furni-ture, LOTS of craft, knit-ting, crotchet & sup-plies, yarn galore!

Chaska SalesAuctions

MULTI FAMILY! Thurs-day 9/29, Friday 9/30 8-5pm. Saturday 10/1 8-noon. Bikes, sportinggoods, books, toys,games, clothing, HHitems. Misc. 8123 StoneCreek Dr.

Garage Sale- crystalglasses, carpets, metal-framed pool, baby/ kidsitems, kids bikes, scoot-er, toys, tricycle, crib,costumes, Princessdresses. 9/30, 10/1,9am-3pm. 8123 MarshDr.

Chanhassen Sales

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Thursday, Friday, Sept29-30, Saturday, Oct. 19am-6pm 222 N. AshSt., Belle Plaine Estatesale. Many antiquesJewelry. Assorted tools.Cash only, no checks

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T-F 10-6, Sat 9-3 952-233-7323POTTERS is in NO WAY affiliated with any other AUCTIONHOUSE or CONSIGNMENT STORE in SHAKOPEE. Please callme with questions anytime. POTTERS UNDERSTANDS that weare ALL in a bad economy, that is the reason Potters Con-signment is here to help. POTTERS does Consignment sales,Estate sales, COLLECTIBLES, ANTIQUES and Personal PropertyAppraisals. POTTERS opened 4/20/2011. THANK YOU andwe look forward to working with you soon... Troy ZIESMER

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Auto Accessories

$$ Wanted $$ JUNK CARS

Viking Auto Salvage651-460-6166

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Cars

INDOOR/ OUTDOOR-Boat, RV, etc. storage.Josh: 612-221-0275

Storage/Vehicles

EZ-GO Gas Golf Cartwith Rear Seat. Whitewith White Top andSeats. $2195. 952-239-0446

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Sporting Goods

2005 Kawasaki 1600Vulcan Classic withVance & Hines pipes.New tires. 10,895 miles.Mint condition. $5900Call (952) 934-7358

Motorcycles

Honda style 2007 JMST250cc Scooter. 1329miles, original owner, 80mpg, 4 stroke 2 passen-ger, $2900.00, call Ray952-402-9110

2005 black Yamaha R6,6,000 miles. Yoshimurdcustomized exhaust.With OEM cover & tankbra. $5,500. 952-361-0142

2004 Harley FXST Soft-ail 24,000 miles. Extrastoo much to list. Call fordetails. $8,800. 952-836-6773

Motorcycles

2003 Harley SofttailDeuce Anniversarymodel. 5500 miles.$13,000. 952-447-4280

2000 Harley Davidson883 Sportster, wife'sbike, never rode, mustgo. 1300 miles, Lots,lots of extras, mint!$7000. 952-890-0905

1994 Harley HeritageSofttail, 26300k, all ser-vice records avail, extraset of pipes. $7500. CallMike @ 612-309-6737

Motorcycles

27' 2007 Palomino Thor-oughbred, 1 slide out,triple bunk, queen bedsleeps 7-8. $15,500.Call Mitch 612-325-7365

2007 27' Colorardo RL5th Wheel, 2 Slide$29,500 or best offer. 507-934-4834 M-F after5:30

CampersTravel Trailers

2004 41' SportsCoachElite. Fully equipped.23,000K. Well-main-tained. 3 slides.$100,000. 952-797-6264

2001 Camper, 32', 5thwheel 2 slideouts, golf-cart, shed $14,500. Ex-cellent condition.Parked on beautifulwooded lot in Zumbrota,612-720-8683/ 612-599-0184

1998 Holiday RamblerVacationer 36' mo-torhome, great condi-tion, sleeps 6, 60,000miles, $31,900 or bestoffer. Call Gary at 952-492-1129.

1996 Itasca SuncruiserMotorhome. Class A,39'. Excellent condition,shedded at all times/winterized. Loaded!29,300 actual miles.$35,000/BO. 507-665-6019

1991 Fleetwood South-wind Motorhome, ClassA, 33ft. Only 38k miles!Smooth runner, fullyloaded, sleeps 6, hy-draulic leveler, $10,500,612-669-4172

CampersTravel Trailers

Hydro Stream Vegas.20'. 200 HP+++. Com-plete restoration. 5 pas-senger. A real headturner! $8,900 or alltrades welcome. 952-215-5421

94 Starcraft, 17ft. Alu-minum. Walleye, Bass½ Console 75hp.Mariner & 8hp. Kicker.$6500. 612-554-6725 [email protected]

2006 Crestliner Lsi An-gler 2285. Lots of ex-tras. 60 HP Mercury 4stroke and dual axletrailer. 763-360-6251

2002 Larson 19' FishN-Ski, SEI 190, 135 HPOutboard, stored in-doors. $11,900.00 orBO, NADA guide sug-gested $13,945.00, Jon612-730-8116

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1998, Bayliner CapriFish & Ski boat, 19 ft.135HP. Inboard, storedinside. Excellent condi-tion $6900. 952-412-6417

1992 Vibo 21' Hexagonpontoon. Low hrs. 2 mo-tors. '96 Merc 90HP +9.9. Marine radio. Trail-er. Clean. $9,500. 612-720-2262

1979 Mark Twain 17'Runabout, trailer, 115HP Mercury. Power tilt,swim step, custom can-vas seats/carpet. Regis-tered 2013, $1,999.612-590-1595

1973 14' Alumacraftboat/ trailer, 15 HPJohnson motor. Needscarb work. Trolling mo-tor/ battery, steeringconsole. $1,125/BO.952-448-3128

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Polaris Xplorer 300 4X41999 with plow, gunrack, tote box. Startsand runs great. Gentlyused. $2400 952-388-8456

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2000 Polaris Sportsman500. Green, H.D. WinchRear basket. Like newTires Rides-Drives Per-fect. Great condition$2,750. 952-215-5421

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PT Seasonal snow plowoperator, experiencedwith snow removal andoperation of John Deereequipment. Will train theright person. Reliabletransportation and selfstarter. Call 763-428-8560, or fax resume to763-428-8750

Driver, paving experi-enced dump truck oper-ator, class B+, cleandriving & backgroundrecords, immediate em-ployment with 6 monthterm, 2 month full time-4month weather depen-dent. Contact Craig 612-369-5412

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LAURI GLENN, FIRST CHOICE PHOTOGRAPHY

Six girls recently competed for two Junior Miss MN Valley Princess positions at the Shakopee American Legion, which donated the crowns. Those selected were Sara Kim, 2011 Princess Aurora Borealis, and Madison Markgraf, 2011 Princess Aurora Australis. Sara is the daughter of Tom and YenHa Kim of Shakopee and Madison is the daughter of Tony and Marie Markgraf of Shakopee. The candidates were, from left: Ajaa Walker of Shakopee, sponsored by Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant; Breanna Andersen of Carver, sponsored by The Hair Studio and Carver Hair Salon; Sara Kim of Shakopee, sponsored by Eckart Dental Center; Rebecca Miller of Shakopee, sponsored by Pure Market Express; Bailey Gesswein of Shakopee, sponsored by Christensen Ceilings and Walls; and Madison Markgraf of Shakopee, sponsored by Outland Builders. Lauri Glenn of First Choice Photography took photos and All Occassion Cakes of Shakopee provided a cake.

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A trio of kittens

Local potter to show work at Red Wing art festival

A Prior Lake artist will be among those participating in the juried Fall Festival of the Arts next month in Red Wing.

Potter Charles Deckas has created works since the 1960s. He earned a bachelor of fi ne arts degree from the University of Minnesota in 1969, taught art at St. Louis Park High School from 1969 to

1983, and opened Whittier Works Gallery in 1975. He has been a full-time potter since 1983.

The Fall Festival of the Arts is set for Sat-urday and Sunday, Oct. 8-9, on Bush and Third streets in downtown Red Wing.

For more information, visit www.redwing-artsassociation.org.

Rainbow Animal Rescue has 20-plus kit-tens and cats ready for adoption. There’s a wide range of cats and kittens to choose from: Siamese, calico, white, Maine coon, tabby, tor-toiseshell, orange, black and gray. Kittens have been socialized in homes.

All cats and kittens live in foster homes and are socialized. They have been vet-checked, feline leukemia/FIV tested negative, and have required shots. All cats over 6 months of age have been spayed or neutered. All kittens under 6 months receive a certifi cate for a free spay/neuter included in the adoption fee. All cats and kittens come with a welcome pack including free food, blanket, coupons, treats and discounts at Pet Supplies Plus.

These pets are being fostered at Rainbow Ani-mal Rescue in Prior Lake. If you can give a pet a home, call (952) 440-3824, e-mail rainbow.animal.

BUSINESS NEWS

Dentists celebrate 25 years

Dr. Wayne Hines, optom-etrist, and Dr. Charles Puffer, dentist, will have a joint 25th anniversary celebration from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 at 14120 Commerce Ave., Prior Lake. The event will include food and beverages.

Joining Hines’ practice as a partner is Dr. Lisa Dawson-Clausen, a Prior Lake resident who has practiced optometry for 12 years. Dr. Chad Legois also has joined Crossroads Op-tometric Clinic as an associate. He has extensive experience in Lasik pre- and post-operation procedures and has been prac-ticing for six years.

ANNIVERSARY

Dennis and Linda Karow

An open house is planned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dennis and Linda Karow, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 at Lakefront Park’s pavilion, 5000 Kop Parkway.

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Outstandingphotographs ofautumn’s colorAutumn is upon us, and we’re seeking your best fall color photos. We’re looking for those eye-popping reds, oranges, yellows and golds – whether they’re in landscape photos or pictures of your kids playing in the leaves.

Share your best photo with Prior Lake American readers. Send your picture – in .jpg format, at least 3 MB fi le size – to Editor Lori Carlson, [email protected], before noon on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Include your name and city of residence. We’ll run some reader photos online at plamerican.com and some in the Oct. 29 American print edition.

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