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Proposal would ban the use of hand-held cellphones while driving.

By JANET MOORE and TIM HARLOW Star Tribune Staff Writers

Two years ago, Rhonda Maurer of Sauk Rapids lost her beloved uncle and 10-year-old cousin when a distracted driver posting on Facebook plowed through a red light into their pickup.

The crash, she said in a halt-ing voice Tuesday at a news conference, “was 100 percent

preventable.”Maurer was lending her

support to a bill pending in the Legislature that proponents say would help curb accidents and fatalities caused by dis-tracted drivers. The proposal would ban drivers from using hand-held cellphones while behind the wheel, thrusting Minnesota into the broader national debate about dis-tracted driving — a leading factor in automobile accidents.

Inattentive driving con-tributed to more than 86,000 crashes and 74 deaths between 2011 and 2015, according to the State Patrol. Inattentive driv-

ing citations issued by the State Patrol, which include cellphone use and texting, nearly doubled from 2014 to 2016. Experts say the num-ber of crashes caused by dis-tracted driving is likely under-reported.

At any given moment, 9 percent of all drivers nation-wide are using their cell-phones while driving, accord-ing to federal data. This phe-nomenon has left lawmakers from coast to coast struggling with ways to stem the grow-ing number of accidents and fatalities that can be traced to the often deadly combination

of cars and cell-phones.

“We feel we must introduce this bill to stop the carnage on our roads ,” Rep. Mark Uglem,

R-Champlin, said Tuesday. He conceded that “it will be very difficult to legislate compli-ance, but we’re going to do the best we can.”

It’s already illegal to text while driving in Minnesota — and in 45 other states, too. But a bill proposed this week by Uglem and Rep. Frank Horn-

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Local politicians jostle over who can oppose him the most vigorously.

By ADAM BELZ [email protected]

Donald Trump’s presi-dency has come with a silver lining for Democrats at Min-neapolis City Hall: He’s rally-ing the base.

In a municipal election year, the new president has set a fire under Democrats and

triggered a vigorous compe-tition among politicians over who can denounce him the loudest.

Mayoral candidates Betsy Hodges and Jacob Frey have both repeatedly said that Minneapolis — its values and its residents — are “under attack” from Trump, and each argues they are the one best able to protect the city. Sev-eral council candidates have made Trump an issue in their campaigns.

“We’ve been getting a lot

of calls from people want-ing to get involved and help take our country back,” said Dan McConnell, chairman of the Minneapolis DFL. “It’s focused on immigration, women’s rights, just the chaos that seems to follow every-where he goes,” McConnell said of the president.

On Tuesday, Minneapo-lis City Council chambers were full at the often lightly attended meeting of the Inter-governmental Relations Com-mittee, this time focused on

Trump’s immigration execu-tive orders.

City Attorney Susan Segal said at the start that “Minne-apolis does not violate federal law, according to legal prec-edent,” and likely would not be considered a sanctuary city under Trump’s Jan. 25 execu-tive order, which threatens to cut off federal funds to gov-ernmental jurisdictions that refuse to help enforce federal immigration laws.

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Lynne Rossetto Kasper retiring, new host lined up.

By RICK NELSON [email protected]

Lynne Rossetto Kasper is leaving the host’s chair at “The Splendid Table.”

St. Paul-based American Public Media announced Tuesday that Rossetto Kasper, the velvet-voiced anchor of the food-related public radio show since its inception 21 years ago, will retire at the end of the year.

“The truth of the matter is, people stop working,” said Sally Swift, the show’s co-cre-ator and managing producer. “Lynne gets to have a life. I’m totally thrilled for her, and she’s super happy.”

She’s being replaced by Francis Lam , a veteran of “Top Chef Masters” and the New York Times Magazine.

The show, which is broad-cast on more than 400 pub-lic radio stations nationwide to roughly 725,000 weekly

‘Splendid Table’ host signs off

By MAURA LERNER [email protected]

Professor Erika Lee woke up the day after the presidential election with a brainstorm. With so much heated debate about immi-gration, the University of Minnesota histo-rian decided a little historical perspective was desperately needed.

So she teamed up with experts across the country to launch a new website, #Immi-grationSyllabus, that offers a crash course in how immigration bans have played out in the past — often to the nation’s lasting regret.

The goal, says Lee, is not to take sides in the political debate, but to let the facts do the talking.

“The issue of immigration is so divisive

and many of the facts get lost,” said Lee, director of the U’s Immigration History Research Center . “As historians we know what the full impact was.”

Since 1882 — when Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act — presidents and politicians have gone through cycles of banning or restricting various ethnic groups and nationalities, only to apolo-gize years (or decades) later for the harm inflicted, Lee said. In 2012, for example, Congress formally expressed regret for the 19th-century law restricting Chinese immigration — nearly 70 years after it was repealed.

“When we close the gates, we look back on those periods with shame,” she said. “And I do feel that we are on the verge of

Time for some history, prof says

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“I’m sure there will be people on both sides that will fi nd fault with what we put in and what we left out.” Erika Lee, University of Minnesota professor

Professor Lee helped design a one-semester course on Ameri-ca’s long history of demonizing and excluding immigrants.

Photos by LEILA NAVIDI • [email protected] of Minnesota Prof. Erika Lee teaching her very timely American Immigration History course at Hanson Hall.

She helps create a website to show how past immigration crackdowns went awry.

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Officer’s lawyers also said Castile reached for weapon before he was shot.

By CHAO XIONG [email protected]

Attorneys representing offi-cer Jeronimo Yanez said their client saw a gun the day he fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop, contra-dicting claims by prosecutors that he never saw the weapon and later provided conflicting statements about it.

In a memorandum filed Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court, defense attor-neys also argued that “The gun was accessible, and Mr. Castile reached for it.”

“The State’s claims that [Officer] Yanez ‘never saw a gun’ … is not supported by the video and resulting facts,” said the memo. “The phrase the State quotes from Officer Yanez’s subsequent conver-sation at the scene — ‘I don’t know where the gun was’ — doesn’t prove the gun didn’t exist.”

Yanez, 28, a St. Anthony police officer, was charged Nov. 16 in Ramsey County with second-degree manslaughter and two felony counts of dan-gerous discharge of a firearm

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There was man jumping over a bull last week when Cinch World’s T o u g h e s t Rodeo stopped by St. Paul’s X.

Imagine a matador without a cape jumping over a charg-ing bull, and you can visual-ize bull jumping. Frenchman Emmanuel Lataste , whose stage name is Manu Lataste, claims to be the world’s only professional bull jumper. I thought he gave the bulls and the cowboys a run for their rodeo entertainment dollar — and Manu wasn’t on stage that long. Understandable given the stamina required. (I was surprised by how engrossing this rodeo was. I accidentally stayed for the whole show!)

Lataste’s act was about the most unusual I’ve ever seen; it’s less violent than MMA, although the potential for harm and death is omnipres-ent. Lataste told me that bull jumping has been a tradition

in France for a couple cen-turies. “My father used to do that, my brothers. It was kind of normal,” said Lataste. “I have jumped maybe 500 bulls. I have broken [bones through-out] my body. I love what I do; it’s my passion.”

When asked if some of the bulls might be playful and might not be trying to cause injury, Lataste said, “I only

work with Mexican bulls because Mexican bulls are fighters. A Brahman in an arena will not try to come and hit you.”

Lataste said the job is hard on his family — not because of the danger but the separation. They were saddened when he announced he was going to the United States to jump bulls. He calls home daily to let them know he’s fine. My video will be posted Wednes-day afternoon.

Q: Whose idea was this? A: Bull jumping is a tradition in France. It’s like 200 years old. The name in French is not bull jumping, it’s course landaise. I have practiced course landa-ise 15 years, before the idea to come to Canada and the USA to jump bulls.

Q: You seem spring loaded, you really bounce. Were you a gymnast?A: Yeah, I practiced [gymnas-tics] since I [was] 6 years old. When I jumped the first cow

in France I was 14.

Q: Jumping cows sounds safer than jumping bulls?A: Jumping cows is not safer, but if a cow gets you, you have more chances to be [uninjured].

Q: How many times have you been injured bull jumping?A: I have been injured from my head to my feet. My first injury was 15 years old, my shoulder. The baddest injury was my skull. The cow broke my skull. [Other injuries:] My knee, the patellar tendon. My ribs. My nose four times. My teeth.

Q: So you jumped and you didn’t quite make it or the animal ran into you?A: Sometimes the cow or the bull is too fast and you take off too late and [he hits his palm with his fist].

Q: It is interesting that you have not chosen to dress in red.

A: Everybody thinks that the bulls or the cows see the red [and react]. That’s wrong. If you paint a tree in red, a bull will never go [after] the tree. But if the tree goes running, [he laughed] maybe the bull will follow. I’m in white. The bull sees a human, something white. What the bull thinks is something comes to him, to fight, to kill him, so the bull defends [himself]. I don’t need to be in red.

Q: It’s a myth that bulls are angered by red?A: Yes, they are attracted by movement.

Q: Are you a daredevil when you are not at the rodeo?A: I’m an act at the rodeo, but I’m a daredevil, too. The scari-est things I [see] in my life are the bulls. It’s normal that there are not a lot of people doing that. I am the only pro-fessional. All the guys who do that, and I have a lot of respect for the French guys, the Span-ish guys, American guys who

try to jump. They do that but they have a regular job all day. They do other things. Me, I am the only professional. I train two times a day. My job is to take risks and engage my life. It’s not like, I don’t know, driving trucks.

Q: This is your only job?A: Now. [For] two years I am only bull jumping.

Q: How long can you do this as a career?A: I will stop when my legs tell me, “No more.”

Q: Do you like to drive fast cars or motorcycles?A: [Laughs] Not too much. I don’t like fast cars, motor-cycles. I like rock climbing. Fast, I don’t like it. Maybe when I stop, I will do the other things because I will need adrenaline.

C.J. can be reached at [email protected] and seen on Fox 9’s “Jason Show.” E-mailers, please state a subject; “Hello” does not count.

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“I have jumped maybe 500 bulls. I have broken my body. I love what I do; it’s my passion.”

stein, D-Minneapolis, seeks to expand the pool of poten-tial scofflaws to include those who juggle their phones while motoring. The bill would still allow the use of phones in hands-free mode.

So far, 14 states and the Dis-trict of Columbia have laws bar-ring drivers from using hand-held electronics and phones.

Safety experts say that even hands-free driving leaves driv-ers distracted.

The proposed bill won’t increase fines for distracted driving in Minnesota. Under the current anti-texting law, first offenders are hit with a $50 fine, and second-timers face a $250 penalty.

The bill appears to have at least some bipartisan support in the GOP-controlled Legis-lature. DFL Gov. Mark Day-ton has not commented on it, but he previously supported increasing fines for texting while driving. It’s unclear where House Speaker Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, stands on the bill — he did not respond for comment Tuesday.

Part of the allure of the proposed ban involves giving police more tools to enforce the law. As Lt. Tiffani Nelson, spokeswoman for the Min-nesota State Patrol, notes, “It will be easier to observe someone holding a phone to their ear than someone who is texting.”

Beyond prohibiting texting, current Minnesota law bans e-mailing (reading and send-ing) and internet surfing while in traffic. Law enforcement issued 3,082 citations to motor-ists for texting while behind

the wheel in 2016 and 367 to commercial vehicle operators for using a handheld mobile telephone while driving. So far in 2017, 194 drivers and 15 commercial vehicle drivers have been cited this year by the State Patrol, according to the Department of Public Safety.

Kara Macek, of the Wash-ington, D.C.-based Governors Highway Safety Association, said it’s unclear whether hand-held bans are effective, though enforcement campaigns in 2012 in New York and Con-necticut showed some encour-aging signs.

A report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin-istration found that high-visi-bility enforcement resulted in the number of drivers using hand-held devices declining by 32 percent in Syracuse, N.Y., and by 57 percent in Hartford, Conn. Following a January 2014 ban on talking or texting

while driving in Illinois, cita-tions more than doubled, from 6,796 to 14,835.

“We know education, enforcement work. That is what it took before we saw improvement with alcohol and seat belts ,” said Maureen Vogel of the Illinois-based National Safety Council.

Connecticut was one of the first states to ban the use of hand-held devices by driv-ers in the mid-2000s, yet the state constantly reminds driv-ers not to use their electronics, said Trooper Kelly Grant of the Connecticut State Police.

Fines are steeper in Con-necticut than in Minnesota: Violators face a $150 fine for the first offense, which could reach $500 or more if the offense occurs in a construc-tion zone or if the driver is operating a school bus or com-mercial vehicle.

Some groups say laws

should go even further by totally banning phone use while driving.

“Science tells us that it is as dangerous to use a hand-held device or a hands-free device because the distraction is not with the hands, but with the brain,” Vogel said. “It takes a different cognitive ability to drive than it does to talk, and you can’t focus on two demanding cognitive tasks at the same time.”

According to the coun-cil, the part of the brain that processes moving images decreases by 37 percent when using a cellphone, and those drivers miss up to 50 percent of stop signs, stoplights and hazards around them.

“If hands were the prob-lem, we would have outlawed manual transmission cars long ago,” Vogel said.

Some Minnesota lawmak-ers on Tuesday said the pro-posed bill could be an incre-mental step toward a law with stiffer penalties and broader sweep. But Uglem did not seem inclined to support a ban on hands-free devices. “Wire-less communication devices are an integral part of society,” he said.

Maurer, who lost her uncle Chuck Maurer and cousin Cassy Maurer in a distracted driving accident, said the Min-nesota bill is a good start. She started a foundation called Minnesotans Fighting Dis-tracted Driving “to help grieve. I don’t want other people to feel the pain of unnecessary loss.”

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listeners, is named for Ros-setto Kasper’s landmark 1992 cookbook, which chronicles the cuisine of Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region .

Raghavan Iyer , author of “The Turmeric Trail,” “660 Curries” and four other cook-books, has been a guest on “The Splendid Table” on nearly a dozen occasions. He said that the news is bittersweet.

“I have a hard time thinking of ‘The Splendid Table’ with-out Lynne’s voice,” he said. “The great thing about Lynne is that she makes you feel like you’re the most important person in the world. It’s like you’re sitting in her kitchen, talking only to her. You forget about those thousands and thousands of listeners.”

Rossetto Kasper’s voice — the equivalent of an intoxicat-ing, rare Barolo — has long been one of the show’s draws. Will Lam’s vocal chops fol-low suit?

“Francis doesn’t sound like anyone else,” said Swift. “He doesn’t sound like a typi-cal public radio person, and that was a real plus for me.”

The show’s listeners are already familiar with Lam. Over the past seven years, he’s been a regular contribu-tor and a frequent guest host.

“The tough part of know-ing you want to launch a new life is figuring out the ideal person to take over your

chair,” said Rossetto Kasper in a statement. “In the first five minutes of talking with Francis, I was a fan.”

Through the end of the year, Rossetto Kasper’s role will diminish, and Lam will host two shows per month, beginning on March 10. A final show with Rossetto Kasper is in the works.

Swift said that she has been actively searching for a replacement for the past two years, and that Lam was the staff ’s — and Rossetto Kasper’s — unanimous choice.

“Francis is exactly like Lynne in that he’s extremely curious, and extremely gen-erous, and a team player, and those are qualities that we need to carry the show for-ward,” said Swift. “And like Lynne, he’s in tune to food beyond the recipe.”

Swift was impressed with Lam when they collaborated on a video project two sum-mers ago.

“Do you know what he did in between takes?” she said. “He did the dishes. That was such an eye-opener for me, such a sign that he views everyone as equal.

“That’s what you need to pull off a weekly show. Lynne is the same way, and that’s why we’ve lasted as long as we have.”

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in the fatal shooting of Cas-tile, 32, during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights on July 6.

The defense filed a motion Dec. 14 to dismiss all charges against Yanez. Prosecutors responded in January, argu-ing that Yanez’s actions were “a gross deviation from the standard of care that a rea-sonable officer would have observed.”

D e fe n s e a t t o r n e ys Thomas Kelly, Paul Engh and Earl Gray wrote in Tuesday’s memo, a rebuttal to the state’s memo, that the day after the shooting, Yanez described the gun’s caliber and color, matching a gun that fell from Castile’s right pocket.

“The conduct of Offi-cer Yanez was rooted in an abundance of innocence: His more than proper stop of the car; his approach to the driver’s side of the vehicle; his requests that Mr. Castile not reach for his gun. … ” the defense memo said. “The shots he fired were inten-tional and justified.”

Yanez’s decision to stop Castile’s car on Larpenteur Avenue was valid because one of the brake lights was out, which the memo argued “cannot be contested,” and

because the officer wanted to identify the driver in light of a recent robbery, the defense argued.

The prosecution had argued that, “Although Cas-tile was the same race as the robbery suspects, nothing else tied him to the robbery.”

Only Yanez’s perception of the events that evening are relevant, the defense said, and not those of his fellow officer at the scene, Joseph Kauser, who did not discharge his gun, or Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, who was in the front passenger seat and live-streamed the aftermath on Facebook.

The memo also argued that whether or not Yanez created the risk and the need to use force, as the prosecu-tion argued, is “irrelevant.” The defense continued to argue that Castile created the risk by having marijuana in his system and disobeying Yanez’s orders.

Ramsey County District Court Judge William H. Leary III is scheduled to hear oral arguments on the matter Feb. 15, and is expected to issue a decision that same day.

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By ALLISON SHERRY [email protected]

WASHINGTON – Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek urged President Donald Trump on Tuesday to restore the position of White House drug czar to a Cabinet-level position, to help local law enforcement deal with the opioid crisis.

Stanek, the incoming president of the National Sheriffs’ Association, was among a small group of sher-iffs invited to the West Wing for a meeting with the new president. He said they had a wide-ranging conversation that also touched on Stanek’s hope that the director of the Office of National Drug Con-trol Policy would be elevated.

Former President Barack Obama de-emphasized the position, and Stanek said he would like it restored to where it was under former President George W. Bush — citing 144 heroin/opioid-related deaths in Hennepin County last year.

He said the number is of crisis proportion.

“Every single one of them is tragic and every single one of them is preventable,” Stanek said. “If we had that many murders, people would be off-the-charts mad about it.”

Stanek, a Republican, said he found Trump’s supportive assurances refreshing, and a contrast to similar visits with Obama.

“With Trump, it was what can he do for us,” Stanek said in an interview after the meet-ing. “He said he had our back, he said he will work with us. I was proud to be there.”

Stanek was first elected sheriff in 2006. He is seen as a potential candidate for state-wide office, and he has said he is considering a bid for gover-nor in 2018. That’s when his current term as sheriff ends.

Trump told the sheriffs he was with them in fighting the war on drugs and reinforced his desire to build a wall on the Mexican border.

On Trump’s executive action on the travel ban, Stanek said he told Trump that his office will “support the rule of law and due pro-cess and proper vetting of individuals.”

Trump’s order prohibits people from seven Muslim-majority countries — Soma-lia, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Syria — from entering the United States for three months, including refugees and those who were legally permitted to be here before.

Judges have halted the order, which Trump defended on Tuesday as “common sense,” and said he would fight all the way to the Supreme Court to keep it intact. Minnesota is among the top states nationally for refugee resettlement from the blacklisted countries.

Trump is making a speech Wednesday to the bigger group of sheriffs in town.

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Sheriff Stanek praises Trump after White House meeting

Members of the joint Min-nesota House and Senate com-mittee on higher education voted Tuesday on the four peo-ple they’d like to see fill four open seats on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.

The full House and Senate has the final say at a joint ses-sion in late February. An advi-sory council earlier sent 12 names to the joint committee.

Two added candidates were nominated by the joint com-mittee. Steve Sviggum , former Republican speaker of the state House, one of those new candidates, became finalist for the Second District open seat.

Redistricting moved Sec-ond District incumbent Tom Devine to the Third Dis-trict, but incumbent Darrin Rosha was the finalist there. Incumbent David McMillan of Duluth was the finalist in the Eighth District. Devine, of Chanhassen, was the at-large finalist after three rounds of voting.

Regents serve six-year unpaid terms.

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Jill Miller bills new Mainstreet store as “sexy community ed.”

By MIGUEL OTÁROLA [email protected]

The decision by Jill Miller to open

her new do-it-yourself workspace in Hopkins was an easy one.

Miller, 29, was born in the west metro suburb — originally called the village of west Minneapolis — where she now raises her twin daughters. She knows the city’s history and is friends with the mayor.

“When this was brewing in my head, this was the only spot it was going to be,” she said. “This wasn’t going to be in Northeast, it wasn’t going to be on 50th and France. It had to be in Hopkins.”

Projects in Person , which opened in December and held an open house Saturday , aims to be an alternative to the popular “wine and canvas” par-ties found across the Twin Cities. The shop offers customers the materials and tools to create a home decor proj-

ect from its list of options.“I am ... noticing the interest of

people to have experiences rather than just go out to happy hour,” Miller said.

A self-described “trial-and-error kind of gal” with a vibrant person-ality, Miller guides the process from start to finish. She said her goal is to turn home projects from a chore into products that people can take pride in.

“I don’t think people are getting that hands-on experience that you would get from helping your mom and dad around the house,” she said.

Hands-on experience runs in her family. Miller’s grandfather was a woodworker, and relatives on her father’s side have run the Hance Ace Hardware store in Hopkins for gen-erations.

“It’s been in her blood since the beginning. There’s no way around it,” said Pete Hance , the owner of the hardware store and Miller’s cousin.

Miller came up with the idea for Projects in Person about five years

ago. A Catholic schoolteacher with a passion for home decor, she imag-ined the shop as a place where chil-dren could work on crafts and other activities.

Handiwork, however, involves hammers, saws, drills and other pointy tools. She shifted her demo-graphic up a few years, adapting her teacher skills in “people manage-ment” for adults.

“Teaching middle-schoolers lan-guage arts feels just about the same as guiding a group to create cutting boards,” she said.

Miller bought half the lower level of a building at 906 Mainstreet, in the city’s commercial center. The room used to be a saloon and shoot-ing range in the early 20th century, according to the Hopkins Historical Society; she left some of the original tiling on the workshop floor.

Miller holds public events where she selects a project, but private groups can also schedule a time and pick their own. The projects range in price, anywhere from $25 to make

bottle openers to $75 for custom birch wall art.

“This space, when filled with peo-ple, has so much energy,” Miller said. “We always say it’s like sexy commu-nity ed.”

Miller’s husband, Jason, who calls himself the “production line,” helps prepare materials before the work-shop.

“She is such a lover of Hopkins,” Jason Miller said of his wife. “She wanted to be part of the business scene and be part of the community.”

The open house featured a ribbon cutting and live music by an Appala-chian string band. Guests carefully assembled small cutting boards and Minnesota-themed wall art.

Miller hopes to add more weekly events in the future. Only one thing would make the experience bet-ter, she said: alcohol. However, she joked, her insurance company “isn’t too excited about power tools and wine and beer.”

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DIY shop ‘had to be in Hopkins’

Funds sought to beef up county attorney’s, sheriff’s offices.

By KELLY SMITH [email protected]

Hennepin County is looking to boost its efforts to crack down on sex trafficking and better help victims.

The county is expected later this month to approve hiring specialized staff members in the county attor-ney’s and sheriff ’s offices to address a growing number of sex trafficking cases, especially before next year’s Super Bowl in Minneapolis.

“The arrival of the Super Bowl does bring some urgency,” Commis-sioner Marion Greene said Tuesday. “But we should do this investment anyway. We need to do something.”

The County Board had been expected Tuesday to approve using

nearly $400,000 from the contin-gency budget for an attorney, crime analyst and two detectives. But the vote was delayed to get more answers for commissioners who have ques-tioned the need for extra staffing, especially in the Sheriff ’s Office.

Metro area prosecutors and police agencies anticipate that hundreds of women and girls will be sold on the sex market during Super Bowl 2018. But already there’s an increasing awareness of sex trafficking and the rising number of cases, especially in the west metro suburbs.

Hennepin County’s proactive efforts follow those of other metro counties, such as Washington and Ramsey. It’s also part of Hennepin’s No Wrong Door Response Plan that followed the state’s 2011 Safe Harbor law helping victims of sex trafficking.

Hennepin County’s program

not only aims to go after pimps and purchasers, but also treats sexually exploited youth as victims and survi-vors rather than offenders and includes prevention efforts for at-risk teens.

Since the program began in 2014, the county has added a coordinator and two social workers to its staff. But law enforcement leaders say they’re overwhelmed by the number of cases and need more help to be proactive in combating sex trafficking.

“People don’t think it’s happening here in Minnesota ... that it’s an inter-national problem. [But] it’s happen-ing to our local youth,” said Amanda Koonjbeharry , the program’s coor-dinator. “We’re just reacting to what comes in; we have to do proactive work too.”

At a committee meeting last week, County Board Chairwoman Jan Cal-lison said resources were available

and that it was a question of priorities.Representatives for both the sher-

iff ’s and county attorney’s offices said that combating sex trafficking was a priority but that it often takes longer to investigate or prosecute without specialized staff. A spokesman said the county attorney’s office has about 20 sex trafficking cases a year.

“Our attorneys are pretty over-whelmed in the criminal division already,” said Al Harris, the manag-ing attorney for the county’s adult prosecution division, at last week’s meeting.

If the County Board approves the new staffing increase on Feb. 23, the new hires could start in March.

“There’s so much we have to keep up with,” Koonjbeharry said. “We need these resources.”

Kelly Smith • 612-673-4141

County to reinforce staff battling sex trafficking

The relentless buildup to Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis con-

tinued Tuesday with “Celebrate the Bold North,” an event put

on by the state Super Bowl Host Committee at U.S. Bank Sta-

dium. Above, Megan Christianson, center, of Chaska, with

her aunt Melissa Lombardo, right, who was visiting from Ari-

zona, posed for a picture with ice sculptures. At right, Trevor

Pearson of Metro Ice Sculptures carved a Lombardi Trophy.

People walking by the stadium were able to get selfies with

the sculptures, complimentary coffee and hot chocolate, and

some freebies like hand warmers. Other events this week will

culminate with a rally Friday at the Mall of America.

In this case, say ‘Freeeeeze!’ RENÉE JONES SCHNEIDER • [email protected]

Council was under public pressure after city removed the cross last month.

By LIZ SAWYER [email protected]

After weeks of public pressure, the Belle Plaine City Council reversed itself and voted Monday to allow the erection of a cross it had ordered removed from Vet-eran s Memorial Park after com-plaints that it violated the separa-tion of church and state.

For nearly a month, a rotating guard of citizens occupied the park each day, toting American flags and their own handmade crosses. Many argued that the symbol, in the context of a fallen soldier tribute, was secular rather than religious.

More than 100 residents, who marched across the street from the local VFW to council cham-bers, squeezed their way into Monday’s meeting to persuade officials to bring the cross back.

“The residents feel a sense of duty,” said Andy Parrish. “Our veterans defended us and it’s our duty to defend them.”

Nearly an hour of debate passed before the council nar-rowly approved the proposal 3-2 to designate a “limited public forum” at the park, which would accommodate up to five displays — religious or not — as long as they honor military veterans.

It was a victory for the towns-people, many of whom argued that their religious freedom had been infringed upon when the cross was removed in early Jan-uary. It will soon be returned to the memorial for fallen veterans.

The saga began in August when Belle Plaine resident JoAnne Gill filed a police report questioning whether it was legal to include a cross attached to the silhouette of a kneeling soldier at a comrade’s headstone. The Free-dom From Religion Foundation also objected, arguing that a cross in a public park violates the con-stitutional separation of church and state.

Belle Plaine residents learned of the city’s decision to remove the cross in early January. It out-raged members of the Veterans Club and galvanized the small town 45 miles southwest of Min-neapolis. Hundreds of crosses were erected on front lawns and displayed in private businesses to pressure city leaders.

The Madison, Wis.-based Freedom From Religion Founda-tion requested that the city reject the public forum proposal on the grounds that it aims to restore a Christian symbol to the park.

“The park shouldn’t be opened up for groups to put up any dis-plays they want; it disrupts the purpose,” said Rebecca Markert, an attorney with the foundation. “It’s sort of inviting a circus to a solemn place.”

Markert said the group will consider further legal action and submit its own “Atheists in Fox-holes” monument.

At Monday’s meeting, officials weighed the risk of defending the city in a lawsuit. Some council members feared that if the foun-dation sued, and the League of Minnesota Cities failed to back Belle Plaine, then any legal costs would go to the city.

“You elect us to protect your interests and your dollars,” said Councilman Paul Chard , who voted against the restoration of the cross. He worried aloud about having to raise taxes as a result of a court battle. “When I hear that something is gonna cost me a lot of money, that scares me.”

Doug Wardlow, an attorney with Alliance Defending Free-dom , a large Christian legal non-profit, represented the pro-cross contingent for free. He told lead-ers he was confident the policy was “constitutional and sound.”

Parrish, a vocal proponent of the cross, convinced some of the coun-cil members that, should a lawsuit arise, groups like Alliance Defend-ing Freedom would support them — and send a message that “Belle Plaine won’t be bullied.”

Liz Sawyer • 612-673-4648

Belle Plaine OKs cross restored to vets park


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Casper, NancyAge 78 ofNo r t h f i e l d ,passed awayFebruary 3,2017. Memori-al service11AM Satur-day (2/11/17)at First UCC,300 Union St.,Nfld. Visita-

tion one hour prior, a light lunch tofollow. Survived by children JaySyverson of Mpls, Kaarin Madiganof Maple Grove, Aaron Syverson ofPlantation, FL; step-sons DanielCasper (Linda Sone) of Lauderdale,Benjamin Casper-Sanchez(Marisela) of Nfld, Michael Casper(Beth) of Eugene, OR; 7 grandchil-dren; one great-grandson; sisterSandy Retzloff of San Antonio;brothers Dennis (Mary Ann)Peterson of Maple Grove, Randall(Sadia) Peterson of Champlin. Inlieu of flowers, memorials may bemade to the Casper-Wellstone Fundbenefitting the Social JusticeInternships.

www.northfieldfuneral.com

Hagen, Wendall KeithAge 70, ofInver GroveHeights,died February6, 2017 athome sur-rounded byhis family,after a short,but valiantbattle with

Glioblastoma. He leaveshis wife of 34 years,Judy (Havard) Hagen;daughter, Amy (Chris)Narlock; step-daughter,Stephanie (Ben

Richards) McDaniel; granddaugh-ters, Eleanor and Ada Richards;brother, Curt Hagen. He was pre-ceded in death by his parents, Don-ald & Gladys Hagen. Wendall was awonderful husband, father andgrandfather. He enjoyed playingthe guitar (particularly with familyaccompaniment), being outdoors,biking, hiking and a good“discussion” about politics. Heserved in the United States AirForce as a navigator attaining therank of Captain during the Vietnamwar. His career included many busi-ness and entrepreneurial endeav-ors. Born in Minneapolis to Donaldand Gladys Hagen, Wendall spenthis formative years in several loca-tions around the country due to hisfather’s work. He graduated fromWayzata High School and Universityof Minnesota and received a mas-ter’s degree from Central MichiganUniversity. Funeral Service 11 AMThursday, Feb 9, at Roberts FuneralHome, 8108 Barbara Ave. E, InverGrove Heights, MN. Visitation 1 hourprior to service. Interment FortSnelling National Cemetery. In lieuof flowers, the family suggests don-ations to the Greater Twin CitiesYouth Symphonies (GTCYS), 408 St.Peter Street, Suite 300, St. Paul, MN55102 or online at www.gtcys.org/donate.robertsfuneralandcremation.com

Casmer, Kathleen M.Age 69, ofEden Prairie,passed awayWednesday,February 1,2017 sur-rounded byher family.Kathy touch-ed the livesof many in

her various roles in educationthroughout her career. She loved tospend time with her family andfriends here in MN, but also lovedher second home in FL where sherecently identified herself as a“snowbird”. She will be greatlymissed by those who knew her.Preceded in death by her parents,Fred E. Murphy and GretchenConkling Murphy. Survived by herchildren, Christy (Dave) Krawczak;Steph and Jeff; two grandchildren;many other relatives, as well asfriends. Memorial Service Monday,February 20th, 2017 at WayzataCommunity Church, 125 WayzataBlvd. E, Wayzata, MN at 11 AM witha visitation one hour prior to serv-ice and a luncheon immediatelyfollowing at the church. Memorialspreferred to Children’s Hospitalsand Clinics of Minnesota.

Erickson, Harlan R.E.July 9, 1940 - Feb. 6, 2017

Age 76, of Columbia Heights, for-merly of Brooten, died Monday, Feb.6, at Crest View Lutheran Home inColumbia Heights. Funeral serviceswill be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday,Feb. 10, at Hope Lutheran Church inSunburg, MN. Visitation will be onehour prior to the service at thechurch on Friday. Arrangements byPeterson Brothers Funeral Home,Sunburg, MN.

www.petersonbrothers.com

Ferguson, Kenneth R.“Ferg”

Age 75 of St.Louis Park,passed awayFeb. 3, 2017.Born inSt. Paul, MN.G r a d u a t e dfrom U of MNin 1964. Fergwas a proudmember of

Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, an avidgun enthusiast and book lover.Piloting planes was the craft heloved best. Preceded in death byparents Kenneth and Dorothy Fer-guson. Survived by sister JaniceSayer (George), nieces KathleenRemund (Diane Light), LauraMacPherson (Pete), Lane Miles(Dave), many great nieces andnephews and four great-greatnieces and nephews. Funeral: Satur-day, Feb. 11th, 1:30 pm with visita-tion at 12:30pm all at:

www.Washburn-McReavy.comWerness Brothers 952-884-8145

2300 W. Old Shakopee Rd.

Christensen, Mimiage 78, of Bloomington, passedaway peacefully on February 7, 2017See Thursday’s and Friday’s paperfor complete notice.

www.GILLBROTHERS.comBLOOMINGTON, MN 952 888 7771

Bergstrom, Siri Annage 33 ofMounds Viewpassed away2/4/17.Survived bychildren, Isis,Mason,Stephen andHarper; pa-rents, PeterBergstrom

and Judy Bergstrom; siblings, Erikand Kirsten. Funeral service Friday2/10/17 at 12 noon with visitation1 hour prior at:

www.Washburn-McReavy.comHillside Chapel 612-781-1999

2610 19th Ave. N.E., Mpls

I believe that

imagination is

stronger than

knowledge,

myth is more

potent than

history, dreams

are more

powerful than

facts, hope

always triumphs

over experience,

laughter is the

cure for grief,

love is stronger

than death.

—ROBERT

FULGHUM

Christensen, Rayage 92, ofRosemount,diedpeaceful-ly Feb. 5, 2017surroundedby family andfriend.Preceded indeath by pa-rents, Svend& Hilda; son,

John and daughter, Mary Beth. Sur-vived by wife of 63 years, Ramona;children, Tom (Ann), Sue (Jim)Chambers, Jim (Rose); grandchil-dren, Emily and Mary, Jonathan andChristina, Brian (Nicole) and David.Ray was born May 6, 1924 in southMinneapolis, MN to Svend & HildaChristensen. He graduated fromRoosevelt High School and was anoriginal member of the school Hallof Fame. After serving 33 months inthe Army in World War II, he gradu-ated from the University of Minne-sota in 1949. Ray began his career inradio at KUOM followed by a posi-tion as program and sports directorat WLOL. In 1963 he joined WCCOradio where he enjoyed a wide vari-ety of broadcasting opportunitiesuntil he retired from full-timebroadcasting in 1993. He continuedas the voice of the University ofMinnesota Golden Gophers through510 football broadcasts and 45 con-secutive seasons of Gopher basket-ball totaling more than 1300 games.He fully retired in 2001. Ray andRamona enjoyed hosting manytours around the world. Ray is amember of the University of Minne-sota Athletics Hall of Fame and wasinducted into the Minnesota Broad-cast Hall of Fame. He received theChris Schenkel Award from theCollege Football Hall of Fame. Heauthored two books and was activein the community recording over100 books for the blind and visitingelementary schools to read toschool children. Memorials prefer-red to Communications Center forthe Blind, St. Paul, the Danish Cen-ter Genealogy Dept., Elk Horn, IA, orCollege of Liberal Arts Scholarshipsat the University of MN.Memorial Mass of Christian Burial11:00 AM Saturday, Feb. 11, with vis-itation starting 9:30 AM at theChurch of St. Joseph, 13900Biscayne Av., Rosemount. Visitation4:00-7:00 PM Thursday, Feb. 9 at:

www.Washburn-McReavy.comEdina Chapel 952-920-3996

West 50th St. & Hwy 100

Downing, Shirley J.age 79 of Brooklyn Park, MN passedaway Feb. 6, 2017. Memorial ServiceSat., Feb. 11. Visitation 1 pm, Serv-ice 2 pm, Hope Fellowship Church,6000 167th Ave N, Ramsey, MN 55303

Carvatt, Ellen M.age 76, of S.Mpls., passedaway after along battlewith lung dis-ease. Shewas a long-time residentof South Min-neapolis, em-ployed in the

office of Dr. Herb Schulte, DDS formany years. Preceded in death byparents, James and Mary Dwyerand siblings: Mary, Marcella, Burt,Jean and Barbara. Survived byloving husband of 56 years, Ron;sons, Todd and Mark & wife Debra;grandchildren, Michelle (Brian)Grundtner, Christopher and JessicaCarvatt; sister, Kathleen (Lou)Hastert. Mass of Christian Burial,Friday 10 am at The Church of St.Helena, 3204 E. 43rd St., Mpls. withvisitation Thurs. 5-7 pm w/prayersat 6 pm at Henry W. AndersonMortuary, 3640 23rd Ave. S., Mpls.and 1 hour before Mass at church.Private interment Resurrection. Inlieu of flowers, memorials preferredto The St. Helena Catholic School.Henry W. Anderson 612-729-2331

www.HenryWAnderson.com

Cook, Ralph L.Age 86, ofChamplin;beloved hus-band, father,brother,grandfather,great-grandfather,was loved byhis wife of58 years,

Yvonne; sons, Dave, Dan(Steph); daughters,Diana (Joe), Christy(Mark), Brenda; twin

brother, Ray (Barbara) and brother-in-law, Dick (Donna); grandsons,Zack, and Nate; granddaughters,Colleen, Brandy, Veronica, Chloe,and Cammie; great-granddaugh-ters, Mia and Emmy. Ralph retiredfrom Ford Motor Company, St. Paulas Plant Engineering Manager in1991. A celebration of life will be at10:00 AM, with gathering 1/2 hourprior to the service on Monday,February 13 at Messiah UnitedMethodist Church, 17805 CountyRoad 6 in Plymouth. Interment tofollow at Fort Snelling NationalCemetery. Memorials may be madeto Messiah Church.

David Lee Funeral HomeWayzata 952-473-5577

www.davidleefuneralhome.com

Gysler, Donna J.(Schafer)

age 87, ofBurnsvillepassed awayon February6, 2017. Don-na is preced-ed in deathby her hus-bands, DaleSchafer, andJoseph

Gysler; parents, Clarence andGertrude Hoffman; siblings, Gerald(Darlene) Hoffman, Faye (Carol)James, Jeanne (Donald) Jones;brother-in-law, Doug Johnson. Sheis survived by her siblings, Robert(Marilyn) Hoffman, and ElizabethJohnson; step-children, Jeanna(Ron) Olson, JoAnne (Dan) Nord-strom, Carol (Chris) Yohnke, DebraAlexander, and many step-grand-children; also by nieces, nephewsand other family. Funeral Servicewill be held at 11 AM Saturday,February 11, 2017 at the LutheranChurch of the Ascension, 1801 CliffRd East, Burnsville, with a visitation1 hr. prior to service at church.Private Interment at Fort SnellingNational Cemetery at a later date.Memorials will be donated toAscension Church in Donna’s name.White Funeral Home 952-894-5080

Condolences:www.whitefuneralhomes.com

Foley, KayeAge 69, of Plymouth. Visitation 5-7PM Friday, Feb 10th with 7 PM serv-ice at Gearty-Delmore PlymouthChapel, 15800 37th Ave N. @ Vicks-burg Lane. Full notice Thursday.Gearty-Delmore 763-553-1411

Bodger, Hon. Richard A.“Dick”

The Honorable RichardA. Bodger, retired. Age91 of Edina passed awayFeb. 4, 2017 at home

with his wife, Jeri, by his side.Preceded in death by his first wife,Mary Pat; brother, James; son-in-law, Rich Nieland. Survived by wife,Jeri; children, Suzanne (Michael)Anderson, Jacqueline Nieland;four grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren; brother, Donald(Helen); sister-in-law, Laura; niecesand nephews; Jeri’s children,grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren who all knew him asGrandpa. Dick proudly served in theUS Navy during WWII. He was a 1951graduate from the University ofMinnesota Law School. Dickpracticed law in Benson, MN for 16years before becoming a judge. Heserved as a judge for 23 years untilhis retirement as Chief Judge of the8th Judicial District. Memorialservice 1 PM on Saturday, Feb. 11,2017 at Washburn-McReavy EdinaChapel with visitation one hourprior. Private interment FortSnelling National Cemetery. In lieuof flowers, memorials preferred tothe National Kidney Foundation.


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DeRoode,Alverna Josephine(nee Curwick)

Born Febru-ary 14, 1927 inGhent, MNand died in StPaul, MN onFebruary 5,2017. Preced-ed in deathby husbandRobert John;daughterRebecca Day;mother Mary(Baert) andfather LeoCurwick;sisters Eileen& Elizabeth;brothersBernard andLawrence;father-in-law

and mother-in-law Theodore andMary DeRoode. Survived by daugh-ters Christine Matimba, Gloria,Miriam, Melissa DeRoode, and MarySaunders; 16 grandchildren, 10great grandchildren; brothersEdward (Joyce) and LeRoy Curwick(Kay); sisters Marie Sullivan,Kathleen Drown, Virginia Steinfadt,and Valerie Jakob (Thomas);brother-in-law Theodore DeRoode(Nancy); sister-in-law ClaraDeRoode; numerous nieces andnephews, cousins and friends.“Mother, we love and thank you foryour devotion and care. The giftsyou passed on to us - an open heartand love for life and people, grati-tude for the love of God and thespiritual, a spirit of generosity, lovefor learning, an appreciation fornature, beauty, music, art, books,the spoken word, cultures and peo-ple around the globe, and all walksof life, we will treasure forever”.Visitation from 4-8 PM at RehkampFuneral Home, 124 E 1st St., Mar-shall, MN, Friday, 2/10. FuneralMass St. Eloi Church, Ghent, MN onSaturday, 2/11 at 11 AM. Memorialspreferred to family. A celebration ofAli’s life will be held in Metro Areawhen warmer weather arrives.

Gorman, Randy T.age 69 of Belle Plaine, Chaska andShakopee. Funeral service Saturday,12 noon with visitation at 10 am, allat the Bertas Funeral Home, 200 W3rd St., Chaska, 952-448-2137.

PAID NOTICESAlsop, Jean......................... North OaksBaril, Sally....................... Little CanadaBergstrom, Siri............... Mounds ViewBodger, Richard........................... EdinaCalguire,Stephanie............. St. Anthony Vil lageCarvatt, Ellen................................. MplsCasmer, Kathleen............. Eden PrairieCasper, Nancy...................... NorthfieldChristensen, Evan..........Mounds ViewChristensen, Mimi........... BloomingtonChristensen, Ray................RosemountCleveland, Maxine.............. MonticelloCook, Ralph........................... ChamplinCyrus, Bennet..................... North OaksDagenais, Richard........... Maple GroveDeRoode, Alverna..................... St. PaulDowning, Shirley........... Brooklyn ParkErickson, Harlan..... Columbia HeightsFerguson, Kenneth......... St. Louis ParkFoley, Kaye............................ PlymouthGibson, Richard.................... CrosslakeGorman, Randy.................. Belle PlaineGysler, Donna....................... BurnsvilleHagen, Wendall... Inver Grove HeightsHamilton, Steve.................... PrincetonHannon, Harriet..................... RosevilleHult, Michael................................. MplsKelley, Lorane....................... BurnsvilleKerr, Helen.............................. LakevilleKoch, Dale......................... Coon RapidsLaurion, David............................... MplsLavanger, Allen........................... OronoLeckner, Roy..................... RobbinsdaleLindahl, Betty........................ PlymouthMartinucci, Rita.................... StillwaterMeyer, John........................ FarmingtonMontgomery, Elizabeth...... WoodburyMoritz, Joyce........................ BurnsvilleOlafson, John...................... Arden HillsPalomaki, Autumn.................... SavagePeterson, Alice.............................. MplsRolfsen, Marlene....................... ChaskaRoozendaal, M.A.F. "Frits" ...PlymouthSchultz, Amber..................... PlymouthSenior, Patricia............................ EdinaSowl, Ethan............................. RichfieldStaples, Thomas.......................... AftonStine, Kenneth........................... CrystalTenney, Sandra................ Apple ValleyTeske, Ardyce..........Columbia HeightsThome, Kenneth..................... WayzataThronson, George............ Apple ValleyWard,William....................... Ham LakeWentworth, Wray...................... MoundWood, Janna........................... Richfield

Cyrus, Bennet E.Age 70 ofNorth Oakspassed awayFeb 5, 2017Preceded indeath byparents andone brother.Bennet cameto the UnitedStates in 1969

to pursue a degree in Computer Sci-ence. He worked at TCF Bank for14 years and owned and operatedMetro Travel & Tours for 35 yearswith his wife Diane and his family.Bennet was an exceptional entre-preneur and a mentor to many. Hewas a loving father, husband,grandfather and friend. He was al-ways willing to lend a hand to any-one in need. His spirit lives on in ev-eryone who knew him. He instilledin his children the drive to workhard and a passion for excellence.He loved the Vikings and those inhis section would often join in hisrant WDS! He enjoyed a smoothglass of Johnny Walker, lounging inhis Zubaz, socializing with hisgroup of longtime friends andwatching his grandsons grow.Survived by his children ZaneetaBest (Cyrus), Rajeev Cyrus, TashaCyrus, their mother Diane Cyrus hisdaughter Jasmine Cyrus. Daughterin-law Teresa Cyrus, GrandsonsParker, Hayden and Glenn. SisterBetsy, Nephew Bijoy, Niece Bynthia,God Daughter Rachel. Many closefriends including Mr. DanielKaiyalethe and family, and lovingfamily in India.Visitation Friday 5-6p Service 6p re-ception immediately following. FirstMemorial Waterston Chapel Mpls.Memorials preferred to SEWA-AIFW.

Christensen, Evan A.Age 32, of Mounds View, passedaway unexpectedly Monday, Feb. 6,2017. Preceded in death by fatherRichard. Survived by wife, Melindaand daughter, Evey & daughter, LorMarais expected in July; mother,Toni; brother, Andy (Crystal); sister,Tamara (Aaron); many other rela-tives and friends. Funeral serviceFriday 11:00 am with visitation 10:00am at St. Phillip’s Lutheran Church,6180 MN-65 Fridley (763-571-1500).Luncheon to follow at 1:30 at UpCafe, 1901 Traffic St. NE, Mpls.Memorials preferred to family.

Dagenais, Richard(Dick)

Former MinneapolisSchool District Adminis-trator Richard (Dick)Dagenais had a very re-

warding career teaching math andbusiness at Franklin Junior High,and Olson Junior High. During thistime he continued his education atSt Cloud State University to receivehis Masters of Education, followedby receiving his Specialist in Educa-tion at St. Thomas University. Dickspent the last half of his educationcareer as the Assistant Principal atRamsey Junior High, Roosevelt HighSchool, and Minneapolis VocationalSchool. Dick retired in 1989 after afulfilling 30 year career as a teacherand administrator.Dick was born in Onamia, MN in1926. He was raised on a farm inGreenbush Township near Prince-ton. He graduated from PrincetonHigh School in 1944, where he methis future wife, Mary Kight. Follow-ing high school he served in theArmy Air Corps and was stationedin the Philippines. After workingvarious jobs, Dick decided at age 30to pursue a career in education.Dick was preceded in death by hisloving wife of 70 years, Mary, hisparents, Richard and Flossy Dage-nais, his sisters Evelyn, Thelma,Helen, and Marie. Dick is survivedby his three sons: Gary (Linda),Doug (Mary) and Rick (Berit); fivegrandchildren: Cara (Joe), Chad(LaSaundra), Jilean (Sean), Chris(Cassie), and Jennilee (Brady); fif-teen great-grandchildren; a brotherCarroll (Clarice), and sister-in-lawBette Gerling.Funeral service Friday 2/10/17 at11:00 AM at Brunswick United Meth-odist Church, 6122 42nd Ave N.,Crystal. Visitation one hour prior toservice at church. Interment OakKnoll Cemetery, Princeton, MN.Memorials given will be donatedtowards Parkinson’s research.

www.Washburn-McReavy.comRobbinsdale Chapel 763-537-2333

Calguire, StephanieJoan

of St. Antho-ny Village,age 61,passed awayon February5, 2017 at OurLady of PeaceHospice.Preceded indeath by pa-rents, William

and Patricia. Survived by sisters,Mary Burrill, her husband Dave andtheir children, Michael andMatthew; Jane Saja, her husbandRob and their children, ElisabethFennig (Alex) and John; brothers,Christopher and Anthony. Alsomany loving aunts, uncles andcousins from the Calguire andDeegan families. Mass of ChristianBurial will be held on Friday, Febru-ary 10 at 11:00 AM at St. CharlesBorromeo Church, 2739 NE StinsonBlvd., St. Anthony, with visitationbeginning one hour prior. Luncheonto follow Mass. Burial at HillsideCemetery. Visitation on Thursday,February 9 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM withprayer service at 7:00 PM atthe Washburn-McReavy NortheastChapel, 2901 Johnson St. NE. Thefamily thanks Dr. Jeffrey Jaffe andstaff at Regions Cancer Care Centerand the staff at Our Lady of PeaceHospice for the care and comfortthey gave Stephanie. Memorialspreferred to Our Lady of Peace Hos-pice, 2076 St. Anthony Ave., St. Paul,MN 55104.

www.Washburn-McReavy.comNortheast Chapel 612-781-6828

The great use of life is to spend it

for something that will outlast it.

—WILLIAM JAMES

Cleveland, Maxine M.age 69, of Monticello, died on Feb 7,2017. Maxine is survived by her lov-ing husband of 46 years, Loren;son, Christopher Cleveland (DebraSchmitz) and his children Kendraand Cole Cleveland; daughter, Lori(Nathan) Anderson and their chil-dren Jordyn and Justin Anderson;brothers, James (Lynn) Metcalf,Lenny (Dorothy) Metcalf; and sisterLuAnn Metcalf. She was precededin death by her parents, Kennethand Agnes Metcalf. Memorialvisisitation Friday, Feb 10, 2017 from4 pm to 6 pm at Peterson-GrimsmoChapel, 250 East Broadway, Monti-cello. Private interment.www.peterson-grimsmochapel.com

Gibson, Richard W."Dick"

of Crosslake,MN,transitionedhome to theLord on Febru-ary 3, 2017.Born March13, 1939, toRichard andEthel Gibsonin Minneapo-

lis. Graduated from Mound HighSchool in 1957. Dick spent his youthbetween Mound and Ellendale, ND.Dick married the love of his life, JanSupplee, in 1959. Dick and Jan had 2children, Michele and Rick. Theylived in Minnetonka until they re-tired to Crosslake, where he en-joyed his hobbies of cars, boats andbeing by the lake. Dick spent hiscareer in the retail business includ-ing owning various drug, variety,hardware, and lawn and gardenstores at the 7-Hi Shopping Centerand in Eden Prairie and Wayzata.Through the years in the retail busi-ness he created opportunities fornumerous family, friends and peo-ple in the community, many ofwhich continue today in the careerhe helped them start. He was activein other businesses and the com-munity including board positionswith Anchor Bank and MethodistHospital Foundation and a founderof the Minnetonka United MethodistChurch. Dick’s enjoyment of help-ing others and being a good friendto so many, meant a life-long con-tact and interest in your personalstory.Survived by his wife, Jan; son, Rick(Lisa) of Orono; son-in-law, Steveof New Brighton; grandchildren:Justin, Jack and Elizabeth; stepgrandchildren, Justin and Dallas;brother, Jack; sister, Jane; niecesand nephews: Jenny, Matt, Mikeand Kris. Preceded in death by hisloving daughter, Michele Clarine;and parents, Richard and Ethel.Memorial service will be 1 PM,Saturday, February 11, at GraceUnited Methodist Church, PequotLakes, MN. Visitation one hour be-fore service with luncheon to fol-low. In lieu of flowers, memorialspreferred to Minnesota OvarianCancer Alliance (in honor ofMichele) or donor’s choice.Kline Funeral Home (218) 587-2067

Hamilton, Steveage 68, ofPrinceton,formerly ofColumbiaHeights,passed awayMonday, Feb-ruary 6, 2017at his home.Mass of Chris-tian Burial

will be at 11AM on Tuesday, Febru-ary 14, 2017 at Christ Our LightCatholic Parish, North Campus, inPrinceton. Visitation will be onehour prior to the service at thechurch. Interment will be in FortSnelling at a later date. Check forfull announcement in Sunday’sedition. Arrangements have beenentrusted to Williams DingmannFamily Funeral Home, Princeton.

763-389-1131

Alsop, Jean Lois(Tweeten)

Jean LoisAlsop passedaway on Feb-ruary 3, 2017.Jean wasborn on April13, 1926 inSpring Grove,MN toRudolph andB e r t h a

(Sylling) Tweeten. Jean marriedDonald Alsop on August 16, 1952. In1954, they moved to New Ulm, MN.In 1975, the family moved to NorthOaks and has resided there since.Jean was a wonderful and devotedwife, mother, grandmother andfriend. She will be truly missed byher family and all who knew her.Survived by her husband, JudgeDonald Alsop; sons, David (Mary),Robert (Karen); daughter, MarciaTurner (Roger); grandchildren,Jacob (Joy), Steven, Michael, andNathan Alsop, Michelle, Mark, andEric Turner, John (Rory) and JimAlsop; great grandsons, Axel andSilas Alsop. Preceded in death bybrother, Harlan Tweeten; sisters,Lavonne Watson and MarionAnderson.Visitation Sunday, Feb. 12, from 4-7PM at HOLCOMB-HENRY-BOOM-PURCELL FUNERAL HOME, 515 Hwy96, Shoreview. Memorial ServiceMonday, Feb. 13, at 11 AM (visita-tion 10-11 AM) at INCARNATION LU-THERAN CHURCH, 4880 Hodgson Rd,Shoreview.In lieu of flowers, memorials arepreferred to the Mayo Foundation;Judge Donald D. Alsop Scholarship@ U of M Law School; IncarnationLutheran Endowment Fund; ordonor’s choice.

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Baril, Sally Jane(nee Pouliot)Age 78 of Little Canada, MN, diedpeacefully on February 6, 2017.Preceded in death by parentsMartin and Jane Pouliot. Survivedby loving husband of 38 years, Jack;daughters, Barb (Tracy) Neighbors,Lisa Weber and Ann (Joel) Theisen;grandchildren Matt, Dan, Sarah,Blake, Alec and Hannah; brotherMike (Judy) Pouliot, dear friendSharon O’Toole, nieces andnephews, cousins and friends. Massof Christian Burial will be held at10:30 am on Saturday, February 11,at Roseville Memorial Chapel, 2245Hamline Ave. N., Roseville 55113with visitation one hour prior toservice. The family wishes to thankthe staff of Shoreview Senior Living,Allina Hospice and Lifesprk for theirloving care. Memorials preferred tothe Alzheimer’s Association.

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Thome, Kenneth L.Husband, fa-ther, brother,uncle, friend.Ken passedaway Friday,January 27,2017, his 44thweddinganniversary.Ken grew upin Stacyville,

Iowa and graduated from Marian/Visitation High School. He obtaineddegrees from Iowa State Universityand the University of St. Thomas,and was still active in the ISUBusiness School and Foundation.Ken spent a rewarding 39-yearcareer at General Mills, where heenjoyed building relationships andmentoring colleagues. He met hiswife while he served two years inthe U.S. Army. Ken was involvedwith many charitable foundations,including the Minnesota Council onEconomic Education, the NationalCouncil on Economic Education,Health Partners/Park Nicollet, theScience Museum of Minnesota, andUnited Theological Seminary. Hewas very active at WayzataCommunity Church.In his retirement, Ken enjoyedtravels and days at the cabin withhis wife, and trips and visits withhis children, family, and friends. Hewas a golfer, a fisherman, a reader-of-history, and somehow anoptimistic Twins fan.Ken was happiest surrounded byhis family and friends, and we lovedhis ability to always see and bringout the best in everyone. We willmiss him.Ken is survived by his wife, Janet,his children, Karen (Will) and David(Brittany), his four siblings, andmany more beloved family andfriends.A celebration of Ken’s life will beheld on Saturday, February 11 atWayzata Community Church, 125East Wayzata Blvd at 1:30 PM in theafternoon; a reception will follow.Memorials preferred to Iowa StateUniversity, Park Nicollet, WayzataCommunity Church or MCEE.



Don’t go through life,

grow through life.

—ERIC BUTTERWORTH

Roozendaal, M.A.F.“Frits” H.

Age 83, ofPlymouth,MN passedaway Febru-ary, 5 2017.Frits wasknown forhis love ofcooking,light-heartedfriendship

and devoted support of his family.Survived by his wife, Jean; children,Christopher, Suzanne (Brent),Robert; grandson, Matthew; andextended family in the Netherlands.In lieu of flowers, donations can bemade to Catholic Relief Services tosupport refugee outreach.Visitation will be held on Saturday,February 11, 2017 from 12-1 pm withmass to follow at Holy Name ofJesus Church, 155 County Rd. 24,Wayzata, MN 55391, 763-473-7901.

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Wood, Janna Marlene(nee Grassel)

Age 28,of Richfield,passed awaysuddenly onFebruary 5,2017. Preced-ed in deathby twindaugh t e r s ,Maven andMacie, and

babies, Littlefoot and Zeus. She willbe sadly missed by husband, Erik;mother, Tracy D’Andrea (Dan); fa-ther, Vern Grassel (Laurie); brother,Christopher; sisters, Amanda andAlicia; grandfather, Bob D’Andrea;many other family and friends. Acelebration of Janna’s life will beSunday, February 12, 2017, 4:00 P.M.at BRADSHAW CELEBRATION OF LIFECENTER, 2800 Curve Crest Boule-vard, Stillwater with visitation be-ginning at 2:00 P.M.

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Wentworth, Wray Allenage 79, of Mound, MN,passed away February4th, 2017. Survived bywife, Jean; children Ken

(Karen) Wentworth, Mark (Tamara)Wentworth; grandchildren Ashley(Sean Nelson), Nichole, Kristine andJason Wentworth; brothers Dukeand Robert Wentworth; sister-in-law Betty Wentworth, sister-in-lawand brother-in-law Jackie and NormOlafson; many nieces and nephews.Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM, Thurs-day, February 9th, Our Lady of theLake Catholic Church, 2385 Com-merce Blvd., Mound. Visitation ATTHE CHURCH, one hour prior toservice. Private interment at a laterdate. Memorials preferred to St.Jude Children’s Hospital.Huber Funeral & Cremation Services

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Hannon, Harriet Gladys(Olson)Harriet was born on July 10, 1921and passed away on Monday,February 1, 2017. She was known as“Happy” Harriet for her positiveoutlook. She lived in Roseville, MNand worked in the Roseville PoliceDepartment for many years. Sheenjoyed retirement in Sun CityWest, AZ. She was strong andadventurous well into retirementyears. She enjoyed entertaining,fresh and salt-water fishing, walk-ing, gardening, travel, dancing, andcrafting. Harriet was preceded indeath by 1st husband Roger, 2ndhusband William; sisters Mill Severand Lillian Elmore. She will bemissed by daughters KarenAnderson (Russ) and Jean Hoff(Lyle); brothers Bud Bell and DwainBell; 6 grandchildren; 10 greatgrandchildren; 4 great-great grand-children; many nieces, nephews;and friends. Funeral services Friday11 AM at the Roseville MemorialChapel, 2245 N. Hamline Ave.Interment Roselawn Cemetery.

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Kerr, Helenage 75, ofLakeville, MN,went home toheaven on2/3/17.She passedpeacefully inher home,surroundedby lovingfamily. Well

known as Gramma Tigger, her fami-ly and faith were the most impor-tant parts of her life. She loved tobe with family and attend hergrandchildren’s events, occasional-ly showing up in a Tigger costume.Helen was always full of joy and upfor an adventure. Life with her wasfun and the people around herknew that they were loved. Helendemonstrated her love for God andothers through service. She lovedher church family at Hope Presby-terian and served there as a deaconand in many other capacities, in-cluding lavishly sharing her culina-ry gifts and skills. Helen was an ex-ceptional chef and took very seri-ously Jesus’ direction to feed Hissheep. She delighted in feedingpeople and lovingly prepared mealsfor her church, her family, thehomeless and hungry, as well ascatering special events. Helen wasespecially proud of her family andher Scottish heritage. She servedas the president of the Kerr FamilyAssociation of North America andfaithfully attended the GrandfatherMountain Highland Games. Helenwas also a talented artist; shepainted and taught painting formany years and even had some ofher work selected to be part of anexhibition at the Smithsonian Insti-tution. Helen is survived by her chil-dren: Betsie Mills, Camie (Dave)Anderson, Ginnie (Mark) Hoffman,Wilson (Missy) Mills; her grandchil-dren: John Anderson, Lauren Ander-son, Joseph Hoffman, David Hoff-man, Andrew Mills, and Katie Mills;her sisters: Cathie Ingram and JeanCurtright, as well as many nieces,nephews, cousins, and friends.Helen left a colorful mark on thisworld and she will be missed. Wewill celebrate her life on 2/14/17 atHope Presbyterian Church in Rich-field at 1:00 p.m. with a visitation atthe church beginning at noon. Inlieu of flowers, memorials will beused to commemorate Helen’s life.

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Stine, Kenneth (Rev.)age 69, died on Feb. 4, 2017. Sur-vived by wife, Linda Hampton; chil-dren, Misi and Jeff; grandkids,Andy, Dylan and Lucas; step-son,Matt Deneffe. Celebration of lifegathering Friday, Feb. 10 at CrystalCommunity Center, 4800 DouglasDr., Crystal, MN 6:00-7:30 PM.

Sowl, Ethan Allenage 64, ofRichfield andformerly ofDuluth,passed awayon February4, 2017.Preceded indeath by pa-rents Alfredand Astrid

Sowl; siblings Beverly, Geoff, Shari,Suzy. Survived by wife Marion;daughters Heather Ott (Philip) andHeidi Sowl (Pete DiSalvo); grand-sons Grayson and Wellington andtwo grandchildren soon to arrive;siblings Fred (Amy), Michael,Patrick (Kathy); loving nephew &friend Dudley; loving in-laws andmany other relatives & friends. Visi-tation on Feb. 9, 6:00-8:00 pm with afull celebration of Ethan’s life onFeb. 10 at 2:00 pm with visitation 1hour prior. Both services at Bloo-mington Covenant Church, 10150Xerxes Av S. Memorials to familypreferred. Cremation Society of MN.

Hult, Michael LeeAge 58 of Minneapolis, passed awaypeacefully on February 2, 2017. Pre-ceded in death by mother, Astrid;brothers, Samuel Jr. and Raymond.Survived by son, Michael Jr.; father,Samuel Sr.; siblings, Peggy (Mark)Kevilus and Carl; ex-spouse, SherryHult; many other relatives andfriends. No services at this time.

Olafson, John D.Age 76,passed awaypeacefully2/5/17. Sur-vived by sonsGrant (Katie),Ryan (Kim);g r a n d c h i l -dren Brynley,Gradey,Presley,

Zakary; sister Karen Hatling (Doug);and mother of their children, Janet.A Celebration of John’s life will beSaturday, February 11, 2017 with agathering at 2:00 PM, shared memo-ries at 3:00 PM and time afterwardsfor celebration until 6:00 PM atCremation Society of Minnesota;1979 Old Hudson Rd; St. Paul, 55119.Private family interment.

Rolfsen, Marlene J.age 66, of Chaska, passed away Jan-uary 30, 2017. Preceded in death byparents, Phil and Alice and sister,Marsha Bestland. Survived by nie-ces: Carole (Erik Larson) Stephen-son, Jeanne (Scott) Thompson andKaren (Perry Martin) O’Borsky;great nephews: Alec, Seth andAiden Thompson; great-nieces,Kiana and Amariya Thompson;brother, Curtis (Terry ) Rolfsen andbrother-in-law, Jerry Bestland. Me-morial Gathering will be held from10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on Saturday,February 11 at the Cremation Soci-ety of MN, 7110 France Ave. S.,Edina. Private family interment.

Teske, ArdyceAge 99, ofColumbiaHeights,passed awaypeacefully in-to God’s eter-nal presenceon February5, 2017.Preceded indeath by hus-

band, Earl Teske. Survived by chil-dren, John (Amy) Teske, Glen Teske,Linda (Jim) Hanson, Paul Teske,grandchildren and great-grandchil-dren. Visitation Wednesday, Feb 8:6-8 pm and Funeral Service Thurs-day, Feb. 9: 2 pm.Columbia Hts Chapel 763-789-4436

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Kelley, Lorane M."Susie"age 89, of Burnsville. Full noticeSunday.

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Palomaki, AutumnBrianna (Crevoiserat)

age 23,of Savage,formerly ofLakeville andBu r n s v i l l e ,passed awayunexpectedlyon February5, 2017.Autumn at-tended Holy

Angels Academy and graduatedfrom Lakeville North High School in2012, where she was active in Danceand Choir. She was currently work-ing at Ecumen Centennial House asa Certified Nursing Assistant, whereshe loved serving her senior resi-dents. She was preceded in deathby her birth mother, ShannonLamm; grandfathers, PaulCrevoiserat and Clyde Christenson.She is survived by her precioussons, Ryan and Joseph; her lovingpartner, John Miller; parents, Brianand Joy Crevoiserat; brothers,Brenden and Robert; grandmothers,Eileen Crevoiserat, WinnifredChristenson and Debra Lamm; andby other family and friends. Memo-rial Visitation will be held Friday,February 10 at the White FuneralHome from 5-8 PM, 20134 KenwoodTrail (County Road 50), Lakeville55044 (952-469-2723). MemorialService will be held Saturday, Feb-ruary 11, 11 AM at Hosanna! Luther-an Church, 9600 163rd Street WestLakeville, 55044 (Door 5), with visita-tion beginning at 10 AM that day. Inlieu of flowers memorials preferred.Private interment at a later date.Condolences:

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Ward, William "Bill"Age 57 ofHam Lake.Preceded indeath bybrother, Jon.Survived byloving wife,Kimberly;children,Rachael(Daniel)

McKeown, Conrad & Taylor Ward;grandson, Kieran McKeown; pa-rents, Douglas & Beverly; mother-in-law, Sally Weber; brother-in-law,Steve (Lisa) Weber; sister-in-law,Nicole (Bryan VanHoof) Weber;siblings, Paul (Starlene) Weyand,Elaine (Bill) DiBona & Kay (Butch)Zinn; nieces, nephews, many otherrelatives & friends. Bill was anactive member of the community,owning & operating several Subwaysandwich franchises in Blaine, HamLake, and Coon Rapids. He wasactive in the Blaine-Ham LakeRotary since 1999, Ham Lake Cham-ber & Minneapolis Commodores. ACelebration of Bill’s life will be heldat TOURNAMENT PLAYERS CLUB(11444 Tournament Players Pkwy.)Friday at 5:00 pm with visitation onehour prior and “Afterglow” tofollow. Memorials preferred to theBlaine-Ham Lake Rotary or Harmo-ny Foundation International.

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Moritz, Joyce R.95, of Burnsville, MN, went home tobe with her heavenly father on Feb5th due to a fall at home Jan. 2.Joyce is survived by her sister,Anne Wade; son, Doug Williams;daughter, Joy (Steve) Muscato;granddaughters, Terri (Norm) Mel-vin; Tricia (Kevin) Groeneveld; andgreat-granddaughter Jacqueline(John) Dahl. A celebration of Joyce’slife will be held on Monday, Febru-ary 13th at 11:00 a.m. at the Cross ofChrist Community Church locatedat 8748 210th Street West, Lakeville,MN 55044. In lieu of flowers, thefamily is requesting donations bemade to Fairview Home Care &Hospice, 2450 26th Ave S, Minneapo-lis, MN 55406.

Martinucci, RitaAge 89 of Stillwater, died Sunday,February 5, 2017. Rita was an OfficeManager for the Town and CountryClub in St. Paul. Survived by son,David; daughters, Judy (Dell) andKatie (Butch); grandsons, Louis,Mario, Colin (Liz), Nicholas(Heather); great-grandson, Kevin;nieces and nephews, Merrylynn(Jeff), Julie (Reid), and Glenn.Preceded in death by her husband,Arthur. Private family services.

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Thronson, George E.Simul Iustus Et Peccator(Simultaneously Saintand Sinner). Born, Febru-ary 1, 1936, Gainesville,FL. Died February 5, 2017,Apple Valley, MN. Bap-tized, April 2, 1950. Gradu-

ated from St Olaf College, 1958 andNorthwestern Lutheran TheologicalSeminary, 1962. Married Janet M.(nee Peterson), June 19, 1959.Ordained Lutheran Pastor, May 16,1962. Served 5 congregations asPastor, 4 as vice-pastor and 8 asIntentional Interim Pastor in WI andMN. Funeral Service, Shepherd ofthe Valley Lutheran Church, 12650Johnny Cake Ridge Rd, Apple Valley,MN 55124, 11 AM, February 11, 2017.Ministry of Food and Fellowshipfollowing the service. Interment atSunset Memorial. Survived by wife,Janet; sons, Timothy (Margy),Stephen (Susan) Thronson anddaughter, Kristin (Michael)Klemmer; grandchildren, Caleb,Alaine, Reed, Anna and Joel; otherrelatives, friends and the membersof the congregations he served.Preceded in death by son, Mark;grandson, Leif; parents; and broth-er, Dick. In lieu of flowers, memori-als preferred to congregationsserved, Shepherd of the ValleyLutheran Church or other charitablecauses. George has a good, great,gracious, and glorious God.

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Peterson, Alice B.age 93, of NEMpls., passedaway Feb. 4,2017. Preced-ed in deathby husband,Carl A. Peter-son; sisters,Edith Ander-son andtoddler Ruth.

Survived by daughter and sons,Ruth (Gary) Moen, Carl John (Carol),Mark, David (Margy) and James; 9grandchildren, Heather, Elizabeth,Jonathan, Ben, Joe, Jeffrey, Emma,Abram and Izaak; 11 great-grandchildren, Caleb, Kaitlyn,Sarah, Emily, Jacob, Micah, Grace,Anna, Reid, Annabel and Evelyn;sister-in-law, May Bergstrom; alsosurvived by nieces, nephews, rela-tives and friends. As well as a dedi-cated wife and mother, Alice was adiligent administrative assistant forthe superintendents office for theMpls Public Schools, the City WaterDept. and the Mayor’s office. Me-morials preferred to Elim ChurchPreSchool. Funeral service Satur-day 2/11 at 11:00 AM with visitationone hour prior to the service at ElimChurch, 685 13th Ave NE, Mpls Inter-ment Sunset Cemetery. Visitationalso Friday from 5-7 PM at:

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Lindahl, Betty J.Age 85 ofP l y m o u t h ,passed awayFebruary 1,2017. Preced-ed in deathby parents,Bertil andRuth Olson;b r o t h e r ,Bertil; sister,

Joan; and Betty’s husband, John(Jack). Betty was a 1949 graduate ofWest High. She married in 1950 andlived most of her years in the Wayzata/Plymouth area. Betty was ac-tive at Wayzata Community Churchfor over 60 years. She was an avidreader, and involved with WCCRummage Sale, Bible study, bridgeclubs, golf league, skiing, manysewing and needlework projects,and was active in PEO. Betty is sur-vived by her daughter, Rebecca(Lawrence) Parkhurst; sons, Jack(Cathy) Lindahl, David (Jill) Lindahl,and Robert Lindahl; grandchildren,Jonathan (Karen) Parkhurst, Chris(Kristin) Lindahl, Melissa (Ben)Maas, Laura (RJ) Santos, Charlie(Lindsey) Parkhurst, MichelleLindahl, Matthew Lindahl, CassidyLindahl, Charlee Lindahl; greatgrandchildren, Katherine, Liana,Julia, Alexa, and George; brothers,Paul (Marthann) Olson and Larry(Margret) Olson; and many otherfamily and friends. Memorial serv-ice will be on Monday, February 13 ,11 AM at Wayzata CommunityChurch, 125 East Wayzata Blvd,Wayzata. Visitation Sunday, Febru-ary 12, 3-6 PM at David Lee FuneralHome, 1220 East Wayzata Blvd, inWayzata. Private interment at FortSnelling National Cemetery. Specialthank you to the Methodist HospitalHospice care team. Memorials pre-ferred to Wayzata CommunityChurch.



Leckner, Roy G.WWII Veteran, 24th Signal Company24th Division. CCC’s Camp 3707 TwoHarbors, MN. O dear Lord we praisethee for thy inexpressable love withwhich thou has embraced Roy G.Leckner all 96 years of his life. Hewill be deeply missed by all of hisfamily. Memorials to Elim LutheranChurch, Robbinsdale, MN.

Staples, Thomas Loring59, of Afton, died unexpectedly onFebruary 6th. A graduate of BreckSchool, Tom returned to the TwinCities after earning his BA at Lewisand Clark in Portland, Oregon andsettled in Afton, where he lived withhis wife, Lisa and son Cole. In a timewhen individual opinions are scat-tered like seeds, Tom guarded hisclosely. Deeply curious and a dedi-cated news junkie, he held strongviewpoints, but rarely tried to swayothers, preferring to stay quietlyconfident in his convictions. Tomwas the stoic presence in the cor-ner, listening to conversation andbreaking his silence with a well-considered joke or insight. From anearly age, Tom was drawn tosports. He attended North Stars,Vikings and Twins games with hisfather and played soccer and vol-leyball. Later, he became an avidbicyclist, twice biking across thecountry. His other pilgrimages re-volved around baseball, as he andCole traveled to Twins games inWisconsin and Illinois and twicemade multi-stadium visits to theEast Coast. Tom was a devotedfather to Cole and was looking for-ward to watching him graduatehigh school this year. Throughouthis life, Tom looked to the stars,both in his literal passion for as-tronomy and his dreamy, thoughtfuldemeanor. In addition to Lisa andCole, Tom is survived by his step-daughter, Madeleine Harkness; hismother, Emily Anne Staples Tuttle;sisters, Missy Staples Thompsonand Kate and brother, Greg.Predeceased by his father, LoringMitchell Staples, Jr. A memorialservice will be held Friday, February10th at 12 noon at LAKEWOOD ME-MORIAL CHAPEL, 3600 HennepinAve., Minneapolis with a visitationbeginning at 11:30 am. No flowers,please. Memorials may be made tothe Minnesota Historical Society orto the donor’s choice.

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Koch, Dale Leroyage 67 of Coon Rapids, passed awayFebruary 4, 2017. Visitation at thefuneral home on Wednesday 2/8 at5 PM. Service 11 AM Thursday 2/9with visitation 10 AM at FaithLutheran Church, 11115 Hanson BlvdNW, Coon Rapids.

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Schultz, Amber LeeAge 30, born 4/30/86, of ShakopeeMN, formerly of Plymouth, MNpassed quietely in her sleep lastTues. evening, 1/31/17. She is sur-vived by her mother, Shelley LynnSchultz, and her father, Tim M.Doyle. Celebration of life to be heldat 10AM, service at 11AM, Sat., Feb.11th, at Wayzata Free Church, 705Cty. RD 101, Plymouth, 763-473-9463

Senior, Patricia J.June 12, 1928 to February 3, 2017

College grad-uate, gradu-ate school atUniversity ofMichigan,teacher, realestate agentand investor.What mat-tered most toPat was that

she was happily married for 56years, and had three children andtwo grandsons who adored her.Pat lived her life with grace,elegance, strength and compas-sion; touching everyone she metalong the way. Pat was reasonableand kind, and encouraged all with aquiet yet unwavering faith in aloving God.Predeceased by husband John(2011), and son John (2014). Sur-vived by son David (wife Gloria),grandsons Peter and Stephen, anddaughter Wendy Senior (husbandTim Warner). Private services.In lieu of flowers, contributions canbe made to John L. Senior Memorialat the Western Golf Assoc., EvansScholarship Foundation.

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NancyGordner

2-8-1945 -6-12-2015

Soul MatesIt’s your second birthday away fromour family. We all love and miss youbeyond belief and will forever untilwe meet again in heaven. There aretimes I don’t know what to dowithout you by my side. Like yousaid, we were meant to be together.Your soul mate, Ray and children:our first born son Brian who is inheaven with you, Lisa, Todd (Jenny),Grant (Rhonda); grandchildrenChris, Alexa, Skylar.

Montgomery,Elizabeth L. (Bette)

Age 86,of Woodbury.Bette passedaway Feb. 4,2017. A gradu-ate of St.CatherineUniversity inNursing (’52),& with a B.A.in English

(’86). Bette was a passionate life-long learner with interests in books,literature, writing and poetry. Sheedited several liturgical works forSt. John’s Liturgical Press. Survivedby children, Lael (Dennis Wanebo),Brian, Mary, David, Paul, Ellen(Tim Miner), Tom (Angela Lee);grandchildren, Hannah, Thomas,Grace, Noah, Amye, Jennifer, Lillian,Kirby, Eric, Kristen, Amanda, Seth,Stella, Kristiane, Autumn, Claire andAmelia; great-grandchildren, Cate,Mary, Salem, Justice and Kobi, andmany nieces & nephews. Precededin death by her husband, William(Bill) and sisters, Margaret andGeorgina. Mass of Christian Burialat 11 AM Saturday, February 11,2017 at Guardian Angels CatholicChurch, 8260 4th St. N., Oakdale. Avisitation for family & friends willtake place immediately precedingMass from 10 AM until 11 AM.Interment church cemetery.

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Tenney, Sandra F.age 73, born February 28, 1943 inMpls and passed away February 6,2017 in Apple Valley. She was activein her church, was frequently called“Mama Sandy” by her churchfriends, and was the greeter andofficial JCC Hugger. While MamaSandy may not have had children ofher own, her love for the people atchurch created a very large family.Sandy fondly referred to DavidKawino as her #1 son, followed byMusyoka Kalio as her #2 son andMagdeline Ndiku as her #1 daugh-ter amongst so many others. Wehonor her generosity and compas-sion for the poor - she has literallytouched lives all over the world.Preceded in death by mother, Elsie(O’Bleness) Tenney; parents,Howard V. and Harriet P. (Hughes)Tenney; sisters, Marion Law andBernice "Bunny" VonWald. Survivedby siblings, John (Lynn) and Leanne(Michael) Cox; several nieces andnephews; grand nieces and neph-ews; special friend, Terri Olson; andother church friends. Funeral serv-ices will be at 11:30 AM Thursday,February 9 at Gearty-DelmoreRobbinsdale Chapel, 3888 W. Broad-way, with visitation 30 minutes pri-or to the service. Interment GlenHaven Cemetery.

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Laurion, David C.age 62, ofMinneapolis,passed awaysuddenly onFebruary 4,2017. Preced-ed in deathby his father,Clement. AnArmy veteranand graduate

of Bethel University (’79), Davidserved people for 36 years as a fi-nancial advisor. David was knownfor his sense of humor, his big smileand his big heart. He lived out hisfaith in service to his clients,friends and family.Survived by his wife of 40 years,Liane; son, Jonathan (Rebekah)Laurion; daughter, Rachel (Adam)Engebretson; grandchildren, Nicho-las and Samuel Laurion, Susannaand Charles Engebretson; mother,Sally Laurion; brothers, Christopher(Christine) Laurion, Jeff (Marnie)Laurion, Richard (Ken Rodgers)Laurion and Doug Laurion; sister,Ann (Patrick) McDowell; many oth-er relatives and friends.Funeral service Saturday 11 AM atBethlehem Baptist Church, 720-13thAve. South, Minneapolis. Visitationone hour prior to the service.


Meyer, John Edward82, of Farm-ington, MN,died February5th, 2017. Heis survived byhis lovingwife, Barbaraand children:Sadie, Jeff,Denny, Kathy(Mark), Mike

(Mary) Susan (Tark); 12 grandchil-dren & 11 great grandchildren. Johnwill fondly be remembered by hisloved ones. An open house celebra-tion of John’s life will be held inLakeville at the home of Kathy andMark, 17716 Icon Tr. Monday,February 13th, 4-8 pm.

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Lavanger, Allen LudvigBorn Septem-ber 8, 1924 inAneta, ND.Peacefullypassed awayon February1, 2017 inOrono, MN atage 92.Survived byolder sister

Ardis Asp; three sons,Eric (Jaimie), Peter(Leilani Labelle), Tim(Margaret); eight grand-

children, Ryan (Amanda), David,Eric, Anna, Julia, Kiley, Matthew andHadley (Lucas) Wilcox; one great-grandson, Sullivan Wilcox as well asseveral nieces and nephews. Pre-ceded in death by his beloved wifeof 64 years, Shirley, as well asparents, uncles, aunts and cousins.

After service in the US Army andgraduation from Concordia College(Morehead, MN), he began hiscareer as a Special Agent of the FBI.As kids in the 1960s there was noth-ing cooler than having an FBI Agentas a dad (though somewhat lesscool when someone allegedlymisbehaved). After retirement fromthe FBI, he worked for several banksin the Minneapolis area as asecurity expert.

Growing up, Dad helped us makemany wonderful memories, fromtouring the country on family vaca-tions to enjoying the beauty of thenorth woods at the family cabin onDeer Lake. He especially took joy inbeing a grandfather and great-grandfather, passing on his love offishing, boating and cookies to theyounger generations. He was alsovery proud of his Norwegian herit-age. As a longtime member ofTorske Klubben, he enjoyed manycod and potato lunches with histhree sons. These solid traditionsand happy memories will live onand continue to be passed downthrough the family that loves him.

Special thanks and appreciation tothe care team in the memory unit atTrails of Orono - they’re the best.

Memorial service will be Thursday,February 9 at Glory of ChristLutheran Church 4040 Hwy 101 N (atHwy 55), Plymouth, MN. Visitationat 10am; Service at 11am with lunchfollowing. Private interment atGroveland Cemetery. Memorials toUniversity of Minnesota – TorskeKlubben Scholarship Program.



AllenRudolph

Feb. 8, 1926 -Dec. 29, 2016

We miss youDad.

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repeating some of those past mistakes.”

The website made its debut on Jan. 26, which turned out to be especially timely.

The next day, President Trump signed an executive order temporarily banning refugees and visitors from seven Muslim countries — a move that triggered nation-wide protests.

Since then, the new web-site has drawn more than 13,000 visitors from across the world, much to Lee’s delight.

College class, no lecturesTo create the site, Lee said

she reached out to some of the brightest minds in her field; they spent the next two months wrestling with how to distill centuries of history into a format that would appeal to the public, as well as fellow educators.

Lee said that she and her colleagues were inspired in part by similar projects, such as #StandingRockSylla-bus and #FergusonSyllabus,

which offer openly partisan takes on their subjects.

But Lee insists that the immigration site, which was sponsored jointly by the U and the national Immigra-tion and Ethnic History Soci-ety , takes a more measured approach. “It’s really meant to be an educational resource and a teaching tool,” she said.

The website is designed to mimic a 15-week college course, minus the lectures. The introduction notes how the presidential campaign reflected a kind of hostility toward foreigners that never fully went away. “Indeed, anti-immigrant rhetoric and immi-grant surveillance, detention, and deportation have been a defining feature of American politics and state and federal policy since the 19th century,” it says.

The site contains exten-sive reading lists that chron-icle the ebb and flow of anti-immigrant fervor, which, over time, has targeted Asians, Irish Catholics, Jews, Mexi-cans, Middle Easterners and

other nationalities.In retrospect, Lee says, his-

tory has judged those efforts harshly; as a betrayal of Amer-ican values. “This is not just a left-wing opinion,” she said. “This is historical fact.”

Is it fair? Views differSome, though, couldn’t

help seeing a liberal bent in the project. Mitch Pearl-stein, founder of the conser-vative Center of the Ameri-can Experiment, said it was evident in the photo on the website’s home page, which shows protesters carrying a “Justice for All” banner. “[If] they are, in fact, determined to be intellectually fair to a wide range of perspectives, they shouldn’t have picked opening art work featuring clenched fists on parade,” he argued.

Jon Shields, a California political scientist who co-authored a book on liberal bias on campuses, noted that the website’s reading list con-tains “some very good stuff.” But, he added, “it seems like it

neglects to mention thought-ful center and center-right work by important scholars.”

Lee brushes off any sugges-tion of bias. “I’m sure there will be people on both sides that will find fault with what we put in and what we left out,” she said. “We’re really raising questions for discus-sion,” she added. “We hope and we expect that many people will come to their own conclusions.”

At this point, many of the suggested readings are not freely available online because of copyright issues, Lee said. But U librarians are working on that, she said, in hopes of opening up access in the future.

In the meantime, Lee said that she hopes a site like this will help elevate the pub-lic debate. “We really just want to contribute to a bet-ter informed citizenry,” she said. “We just feel there’s so much more to the story, to the debate, than what’s going on.”

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stop the meeting from plow-ing on for another two hours, though, with everyone in apparent agreement that the city should resist the Trump administration.

Hodges attended, which she rarely does for committee meetings, and spoke briefly.

“President Trump is doing what he said he would do on the campaign trail,” she said. “He’s increasing authoritari-anism with disregard for and attacks on the fundamentals of our democracy.”

State Reps. Ilhan Omar and Raymond Dehn — who is also running for mayor — also attended the Intergovernmen-tal Relations meeting.

Most members of the com-mittee — Frey, Abdi Warsame, Elizabeth Glidden, Alondra Cano and Andrew Johnson — spoke at some length before they unanimously passed a res-olution condemning Trump’s orders and then directed city staff to create a sanctuary city task force aimed at better pro-tecting undocumented immi-grants, Muslim residents and refugees.

“Donald Trump can say whatever he wants; he can put whatever he wants in an executive order,” Frey said, cit-ing Trump’s flurry of orders meant to fulfill his campaign promises. “But Donald Trump cannot undo the Constitution. He cannot undo 100 years of jurisprudence that is built to protect those in the minority,” Frey said.

Several City Council mem-bers who don’t serve on the committee — Lisa Bender, John Quincy, Kevin Reich and Cam Gordon — attended the meeting as well, which is also unusual.

Bender said the meeting was an important way for the city to acknowledge and legiti-mize the fears of Minneapolis residents over Trump’s orders and pronouncements, particu-larly on immigration.

“Maybe it will turn out to be less problematic than it appears, but I know that peo-

ple across our city are genu-inely afraid,” said Bender. “Allowing time and attention from so many policymakers is a way for us to show that we are taking this issue very seri-ously.”

With nary a Republican in sight, precinct caucuses loom-ing in April and all Minneap-olis council members except Bender facing competition for a DFL endorsement, can-didates across the city are bat-tling to stake out positions as those most capable of resisting Trump.

Yet it’s not clear if Trump’s actions on immigration will affect Minneapolis directly. A 2003 city ordinance restricts the collection of information about immigrants living in the country illegally by separating the work of local police from that of federal immigration agents. Trump’s order requires that local police share infor-mation with federal authori-ties, but says nothing about what information they collect, Segal said.

Those who support Trump’s policy and would like to see the country impose stricter immi-gration controls are focused on county jails, not city police departments.

But Cano, who led the effort to create the sanctuary city task force, said that regardless of the direct impact on the government of Minneapolis, the city should work to pro-tect immigrants with a legal-defense fund and partnership with immigration advocacy groups.

Mass deportation of undoc-umented immigrants from Minneapolis would be disas-trous for the city, Cano said, because of the effect it would have on businesses, homes and neighborhoods.

“If this executive order is successful, Minneapolis will fall to its knees,” Cano said. “It’s not just about them, it’s about us.”

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