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VOL. 18 ISSUE 18 © SOUTHWEST NEWSPAPERS WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE PROPOSED SPORTS DOME AT COMMUNITY PARK? www.savagepacer.com Nitaya Panemalaythong of Savage competed with 22 other women from around the state on Sunday and was crowned Miss Minnesota USA. TO REACH US Cancer survivor springs into action JOIN THE CHAT Reindeer, parade and fireworks – oh my! INSIDE Dispatch to page 9 ® OPINION/4 OBITUARIES/6 POLICE/10 SPORTS/13-15 LET’S GO/16-17 CLASSIFIEDS/22-24 www.savagepacer.comTRANSCRIPT
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Sports dome meeting set for this TuesdayBY AMY LYON
Savage residents and property owners living within 500 feet of the proposed sports dome just north of Community Park received letters last week and were invited to a neighbor-hood meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 in the Savage City Council Chambers.
During the meeting, city staff will present a brief history of the project, as well as a conceptual site plan of the proposed park expansion area and the proposed indoor sports facility.
The project calls for the construc-tion of a 110,000-square-foot infl atable structure and a 5,000-square-foot permanent building that would house restrooms. The estimated project cost is just over $5 million.
The neighborhood meeting is the fi rst step in moving the process forward. Next, if city staff members
choose to move forward, they would determine potential users of the dome to get an accurate picture of usage and annual operating revenue.
“We need to make a decision if we’re moving forward by December or January to meet an October open-ing,” City Administrator Barry Stock said during a November Council meeting.
The City Council has not approved a plan for the project; however, Stock said that if the project is approved, it “could commence in the spring of 2012 with a fall 2012 completion date.”
Crowning achievementSavage woman selected as Miss Minnesota USA 2012BY AMY LYON
Nitaya Panemalaythong was skeptical when a friend suggested she look into the Miss
Minnesota USA competition last year. She’d done some modeling before, but thought, “No, that’s not my thing. I’m not a pageant person.”
But then she did more research and read about the scholarships that are available to winners. “I was going back to school and that prompted me because education is really important to me,” she said.
Less than a year later she was crowned Miss Minnesota USA 2012 during the pageant fi nals Sunday night at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center.
At 26, Panemalaythong was the oldest contestant in the competition, which is open to unmarried women ages 18 to 26. “This was my only chance,” she said.
There were 22 other contestants from around the state who competed in a private interview process with judges, then moved on stage for the evening gown and swimwear competitions.
Panemalaythong has now changed her tune about pageants.
“I liked getting ready back stage, dressing up and getting to know the girls,” she said. “A lot of people get a misconception about pageants.”
Several of the other contestants were “fi rst-timers,” Panemalaythong said, and there were some who have competed for many years.
“This is my fi rst pageant ever. Some girls do it because they want to earn the title and others just want to have fun,” she said.
According to the state pageant offi ces at Future Productions, Panemalaythong will receive
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Nitaya Panemalaythong of Savage competed with 22 other women from around the state on Sunday and was crowned Miss Minnesota USA.
About Nitaya PanemalaythongAge: 26
Occupation: Corporate job; going to school at Normandale Community College
What she loves about Savage: The peaceful neighborhood she lives in and the city’s focus on preserving nature
You might not know: � Nitaya Panemalaythong was born in a refuge camp in Thailand� Miss Minnesota USA was her fi rst pageant � She is the fi rst Asian-American to represent the state in the Miss Minnesota USA competition
Marschall hired by CAP Agency County Commissioner recently served as the agency’s board chairBY SHANNON FIECKE
Scott County Commissioner Bar-bara Marschall of Prior Lake has accepted the position of vice president of programs for the CAP Agency, a nonprofi t partnership of Scott, Dakota and Carver counties.
Marschall, who recently served on the agency’s board of directors, will oversee programming such as Head Start, heating assistance and weath-erization from the agency’s Rosemount office. The agency, which relies on government and private funding, of-fers 26 programs and services for the three counties.
The program manager position was established as part of a restructuring that CAP Agency President Carolina Bradpiece undertook after being hired in 2010.
“We are so ex-cited to have her,” Bradpiece said of Marschall. “The CAP Agency is evolving into a strong non-profi t with all of its core competencies developed. We’re involved in a very outcomes-based soci-ety. She will put into use her good manage-ment skills and create processes and systems that effectively implement the programs.”
Marschall competed with three oth-er fi nalists for the job and was selected by a panel of nonprofi t professionals who came from outside the local agen-cy. The panel didn’t include any CAP agency board members or staff.
A county commissioner since 1997, Marschall said she served as the coun-ty’s representative to the CAP Agency board at the beginning of her tenure and rejoined earlier this year when a
Barbara Marschall
Scott, Carver counties consider merger of 911 dispatch centers
PHOTO BY SHANNON FIECKE
Carver County 911 Telecommunicator Linda Mullenbach awaits a call Tuesday. If Scott and Carver Counties merge their dispatch centers, one would have to close.
Savings could be up to a half-million dollars per year BY SHANNON FIECKE
Emergency dispatchers in Scott County could be taking 911 calls from residents in Carver County – or vice versa – in the future under a merger being considered by the neighboring counties.
Supervisors from the two sheriff’s offi ces met with commissioners from
each county Tuesday in Chaska to share steps they are taking to learn what it would take – and how much they could save – by melding the two counties’ 911 dispatch services.
It’s too early for definitive cost-saving fi gures, but Carver County Commissioner Randy Maluchnik said following the meeting that he’s hopeful the counties could save up to a half-million dollars per year if they consolidate.
“Three to six people on duty, 24/7, that could be a lot of potential sav-ings,” said Scott County Board Chair Tom Wolf.
Last year, the counties of Scott,
Carver, Sibley and McLeod completed a $125,000 state-funded consolidation study of their dispatching services.
Sibley and McLeod were content with their current situation, Scott County Sheriff Kevin Studnicka said, but Carver and Scott thought consoli-dation was worth a closer look.
“We’re only three to four miles – as the crow fl ies – away from each other,” Studnicka said.
The counties must determine which dispatch center would be best to close and how technology would be merged. Two architectural fi rms
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on Thursday evening included caroling outside The Sav-age Depot, a tree lighting ceremony, WinterDazzle Parade and visits with Santa.
Jay and his daughter, Sara Jeong, 8, of Savage roast marshmallows for S’mores.
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Santa Leo waves to the crowd before the tree lighting ceremony.
The Delie Family of Savage (Dan, 7, Monica and Dan) pose in a sleigh for a photo with “Jingles” the reindeer, who stepped up for the occasion.
A fi reworks display in the parking lot of The Savage Depot had the WinterFest crowd “oohing” and “aahing.”
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Savage family makes its mark as go-to guys for sound, lighting
PHOTO BY ALEX HALL
Burnsville High School senior and Savage resident Jon Andrews checks the sound levels during a break in rehearsals for the now-showing BHS play “Blithe Spirit.”
BY ALEX HALL
Whether you’re bopping to a concert at Dan Patch Days, enjoying a worship service at St. James Lutheran Church or taking in a play at Eagle Ridge Junior High, chances are you have an Andrews to thank for the impeccable sound quality.
For the Andrews of Savage, sound and lighting is the family business.
Patriarch Jeff Andrews said he’s been interested in sound and lighting since he was 2-years-old. As the son of a musician father, Jeff began helping his dad set up sound equipment at an early age, and it was something that stuck with him through adulthood. But as the son of a musician, why did he choose the technical side rather than the performing side of the music business? “I was always just fascinated by how things worked,” said Jeff. “And having seen as much live entertainment as I have growing up, I just liked being able to help with the presentation of it all.”
About 25 years ago, when Jeff was 17 or 18, he started doing the sound and lightning for worship services at St. James Lutheran Church in Burnsville, something he continues to do to this day. And it was at the church that his oldest son, Jon, caught the sound bug.
“I’d be there with my father, because he sang in a choir there, and there’d be keyboards and mics and stuff. So they’d be like ‘Here, plug this in over there in channel four,’” Jon said. “I loved it, and most people caught on that I knew what I was doing, and now I get asked to do it all the time.”
Jon is the sound manager for the Mraz Center for Performing Arts at Burnsville High School (BHS). Jon, a BHS senior, does the sound for any event that takes place at the Mraz Center, whether it’s a play, band recital, variety show or any other performance.
“They’ve been invaluable,” Mraz Center Manager Randy Day said about Jon and his father Jeff. “They’re great people, really easy to work with and very knowledgeable. It’s one of those things where you can feel very comfortable saying ‘Here’s the problem, I’m going to hand it off to you,’ and you know it’s going to get taken care of. ”
HOW IT BEGAN
The Andrews family fi rst got involved in doing sound for schools in the district after Jeff and family (including wife Donna, a kindergarten teacher at Hidden Valley Elementary) attended a play at Eagle Ridge Junior High when Jon was a student there. Much to the dismay of Jeff, the technical
aspect of the show was a disaster.
“Here these kids worked their butts off, memorized their lines, did everything they can, and then the tech fails on them,” Jeff said. “And I just said to myself, ‘This can’t happen.’”
Bryan Fisher, a music teacher and musical director at both Eagle Ridge and BHS, said the Andrews have put in countless hours volunteering at the schools since then. “They’re a tremendously giving family,” he said. “We really couldn’t do it without them.”
Jeff, who works at a company called Starthrower, which produces corporate training videos, continues to help out with sound and lighting at the schools when he gets the chance. But according to Jeff, Jon doesn’t seem to need much help at the high school.
And when Jon leaves for college next year, there will be another Andrews at the high school to take his place. Ben, a ninth-grader at Eagle Ridge, has been taking care of the sound for that school’s performances and is expected to take on Jon’s position as Mraz Center sound manager when he makes the move to the high school next year.
But then who will do the sound for Eagle Ridge? Not to worry: Another Andrews is waiting in the wings. Jeff ’s youngest son Sam, who will be attending the school next year, is expected to carry on the family tradition.
In addition to school and church performances, Jeff and Jon also do the sound, staging and lighting for performances at Dan Patch Days. Jeff has been involved with the event since its reincarnation in the late 1990s, and in the last few years he’s been doing it with Jon as they work for a company called Festival Productions. Jon works full-time for the company during the summer.
A PASSION FOR SOUND
While Jon enjoys playing baseball, riding his bike and hanging out with friends, just like any other normal kid, his true passion is sound.
“At the end when the show’s running and you have all your channels on and it sounds the way you imagined hearing it, it’s very gratifying to hear your masterpiece come to life for everybody to hear,” said Jon.
But while it’s his passion, it’s not always easy. Jon has to be at the Mraz Center every night after school during dress rehearsals for the school plays. Even when there aren’t rehearsals, there are still other events going on, so Jon spends several nights a week at the Mraz Center throughout the school year.
One of the hardest parts
of doing the sound for school plays, Jon said, is syncing up with the actors on stage. “
Some of the shows we have, there are 60-plus channels run in, most of them wireless, and it’s pretty hard to coordinate,” he said. “You have to coordinate with your people, you have to coordinate with the actors so they know what they’re doing. People think I just sit up there and press buttons, but really that’s the easy part. The hard part is the 80 percent prep work [that goes into it].”
And like the actors on stage, when the curtains come up, Jon experiences his own kind of performance anxiety. “Every opening night when the lights go down I get that little feeling in my stomach like ‘Oh, geez,’” he said. “But usually after the fi rst number I’m like ‘I’ll be OK.’ Because after you’ve done it so many times it’s kind of like clockwork by that point.”
While sound is Jon’s passion, it’s more than just a hobby for him; he hopes to make it his career. Jon said he’s thinking about attending the Minnesota School of Business next fall to pursue a degree in digital video and media production.
BRINGING THEM CLOSER
The family has worked together at events for years now and they say it’s an experience that’s brought the whole family much closer together.
“Any time you can spend time with your children doing something everybody enjoys, there’s a connection there that you can’t put a price on,” said Jeff.
Jon agreed. “Over the years we’ve developed a really good connection. Sometimes we’ll be working on a project and we’ll get really involved in a conversation about how we’re going to do something, and people will stop what they’re doing and look at us and say
‘What are these guys talking about?’ We’ve got our own kind of language going on,” he said. “It’s defi nitely brought us closer together.”
The family also plays music with Jeff ’s dad at St. James on Wednesdays for the church’s confi rmation group. “My dad plays bass, I play the guitar, Jon plays the drums and Ben runs the sound,” said Jeff, “so to have three generations playing and performing on stage together, it’s unbelievable.”
Even Jeff and Donna’s youngest child, Kate Marie, a second-grader at M.W. Savage Elementary, is joining in on the fun. But unlike her siblings who work behind-the-scenes, Kate Marie prefers the spotlight. While Jeff was doing the sound for “Cinderella” at Eagle Ridge two years ago, the director asked Kate if she wanted to be in the play. Kate Marie, who the Andrews adopted from Ethiopia almost six years ago, was more than happy to oblige.
She was cast as one of Cinderella’s mice on the Saturday before they opened, and by opening night on Thursday she had learned all of her lines and choreography and was clearly a star in the making.
“When she crawled up into Cinderella’s lap while she was singing ‘In My Own Little Corner’ and gazed adoringly into Cinderella’s eyes, it just made you melt. It was amazing,” said Jeff.
Now Kate Marie is in every production at Eagle Ridge.
For Jeff, the legacy his family is leaving behind is what makes him the proudest. Jeff said Ben is already so knowledgeable that he’s teaching his peers at Eagle Ridge about sound and lighting. “That’s what I really love to see. When you love something, you pass it on, and to see my kids doing that, it’s priceless.”
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Prior Lake boy hit while crossing Highway 13A 14-year old Prior Lake
boy was airlifted to Hen-nepin County Medical Cen-ter in Minneapolis on Mon-day after he was struck by an SUV traveling south on Highway 13 while riding his bicycle to school. The boy, Seth Ratliff, was in “critical but stable condition” as of
Friday morning, according to his CaringBridge Web site: www.caringbridge.org/visit/sethratliff.
Ratli f f, a freshman at Prior Lake High School, was crossing Highway 13 near Oakland Beach Avenue on his bicycle just before 8 a.m. when he was hit by the SUV.
Savage Police Capt. Dave Muelken described the crash as “very serious.”
The driver of the SUV, 76-year-old Prior Lake wom-an Janice Miller, suffered no apparent injuries, accord-ing to the Minnesota State Patrol. The boy was wearing a bike helmet, according to
reports.T he M i n nesot a St ate
Patrol is investigating the crash.
Check the Savage Pacer’s Web site, www.savagepacer.com, for updates on Ratliff’s condition.
Alex Hall
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opinionCOMMUNITY VOICES
Could life be simplifi ed to a Team Edward vs. Team Jacob level?
Over the last few months there has been a great divide in Amer-ica that is fi nally being addressed by young people everywhere. Of course I’m talking about Team Edward vs. Team Jacob.
You can’t blame tweens for their division, but you’d think they’d be angrier at the producers for split-ting up the fourth book of the “Twi-light” trilogy into two separate billion dollar-making movies or for having to shell out that kind of cash for a vampire vs. werewolf movie that didn’t use trained actors.
What used to be a simple theme, the “Werewolf-Vampire-Teenage Klutz Love Triangle,” has turned into its own genre. Barnes and Noble has even had to shore up their stores by adding a “Teen Paranormal Romance” section, not to be confused with the “Teen Fan-tasy” or “Teen Fiction” sections. If I remember my teenage years correctly, “romance,” “fantasy” and “fi ction” were pretty much the same thing.
To be fair, I have been known to browse the Western section, which many years ago was split from the fi ction area for a similar reason: to separate other shoppers from guys who think that variety comes when in one book the bad guy is hiding behind a rock and in another he’s crouching behind a cactus.
It makes me wonder what the world would be like if the ideas and interests of the younger genera-tions were reality. While it’s easy for pastors and grandparents to preach about how the world would be a more wonderful place if it were guided by the innocence of children, let’s put it to the test.
The entire job market would con-sist of four professions: teachers to teach children, veterinarians to fi x puppies, astronauts because the moon is cool, and fi remen, presum-ably to put out the fi res caused by everyone wielding lightning bolts and waving around swords of fi re.
Of course, the veterinarians would soon be out of jobs because most kids think that their cats, dogs, hamsters and goldfi sh feed and clean themselves. One might wonder about the subsequent stench, but that would only add to the smell of all the garbage around the house as the kids would wonder why it wasn’t taking itself out.
Nobody would have to worry
about food because everyone knows that mom and dad just pluck it from grocery store shelves where it magically appears every week, and is paid for by the same fl at bits of plastic that make mom and dad argue about whether ice fishing gear or new shoes are the better investment.
The more mature children’s at-tention would turn from teaching and putting out fires to … para-normal romance. The goal of every young man would be to appear either cold and milky-white with pointy canine teeth or sweaty-hot and bronzed with a Neanderthal brow and the ability to turn into a dog. (Something most of us can already do without much effort.)
Every year we could look for-ward to the high-school drama department producing its own version of “Twilight, the Musical,” and school lunches would consist of macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and the vegetable we know today as chocolate.
In the end, maybe the tweens do have it right and we should simplify things like global unrest and Republican debates into Team Jacob vs. Team Edward disputes. Each side would learn how po-litical battles mirror paranormal romances and be forced to choose the vampire or the werewolf in a winner-takes-all WWF-style wres-tling match. Although not nearly as entertaining as the debates, the act-ing is about the same and it would be considerably less violent.
(Scott Kalb is one of several people in the Savage community who write for Community Voices – a column appearing weekly in the opinion and commentary section of this newspaper.)
Scott
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Th row your pebble, seehow far your ripple spreadsBY HEIDI KEYHO
When you toss a pebble onto the flat surface of water, you often do not know how far your ripples will spread, just as when you reach out a helping hand to those in need, you never really know the impact you will make.
What is known is that, based on a 2009 survey Heading Home Scott-Carver, some of our neighbors slept on couches, in storage units, in cars, in campers and at friends’ houses last night. Clearly that is unaccept-able, especially when we have the resources and services to help.
The difficult part is matching those in need with available services, and that is why Scott-Carver Project Community Connect (PCC) was born. PCC provides a central location, or one-stop shop, to match those “living on little” with resources and services that can mean the difference between despair and hope.
When planning a large outreach event such as this, it is hard to gauge how many people will walk through the door. A young woman came, holding one toddler by the hand and an infant on her hip. A middle-aged man came wearing a cot on his back. Some came without a solid grasp of the English language. Some came, dressed in their best, looking for a job. Guests came on foot, in cars, trucks, vans, SmartLink buses … they were greeted with a big smile, “How can I help you?” and an invitation to enjoy coffee and pastries.
Volunteer guides were matched with each individual who then con-
ducted an oral interview, trying to determine exactly what services were needed most. Did they need medical attention? Legal advice? Immuniza-tions? Domestic or sexual violence resources? Benefits? Employment? Birth certificates? Child support? Lunch?
Once their needs were identifi ed, the guide walked them to one of the 87 service providers, explained their situation and let the service provider take it from there. Scott County Child Support, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Voter Registration, Housing Link, CAP Agency (Child Care, Energy and Food) Loaves and Fishes, Veterans Services, Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women … the list goes on. Each organization was there to listen and give informa-tion and assistance on how to receive help.
One empty space at Shakopee Town Square Mall was converted into a hair salon. Fifteen volunteer hair stylists from Great Clips-Savage, Allure Salon and Purcell’s served a steady stream of clients. At the end of the day more than 40 work hours had been donated, 152 free haircuts given and more than $3,000 worth of services.
The mall corridor was converted into a cafeteria where 667 lunches, lovingly assembled at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Shakopee, were given out to guests, guides and pro-viders.
Classrooms at the Minnesota School of Business in Shakopee be-came a vaccine clinic, a law offi ce, a pediatric dental facility, a day-care
center and private medical suites. The Mdewakanton Sioux Community brought their mobile medical unit and conducted free mammograms.
Here’s Scott-Carver Project Com-munity Connect by the numbers … 400 individuals served, 87 service providers, 93 volunteers, 667 lunches, 152 free haircuts, 87 vaccinations, 60 job applications submitted, 59 legal consultations, 52 birth certifi cates, 29 ID license vouchers given, 52 received info on benefi ts, 35 professional pho-tographs, 25 vouchers for car seats, 24 vision exams, 11 physicals and two hot showers.
Here’s Scott-Carver Project Com-munity Connect by the human im-pact … A middle-aged woman with a neatly combed bob, wearing a warm winter jacket, made this comment, “This is a lot of work, getting every-one together like this,” she said. “But I have come so far from last year, thanks to all of you.”
She was referring to last year’s PCC, which was held at Canterbury Park. Suddenly I had a fl ash of rec-ognition and thought, I remember you. You were the disheveled lady who walked through the door, tears rolling down your cheeks, carrying a bag with your worldly belongings in it. She had made an emotional impact on many volunteers then, and now here she was, looking so much healthier and happier.
Go on. Throw your pebble. Reach out a helping hand.
(Heidi Keyho of Excelsior is the Communications and Community Relations Specialist at the Minnesota School of Business in Shakopee.)
THANKS
Caring people helped out when dog was hit
I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all of the kind and caring people who helped me during the traumatic event of my dog, Dixie, being hit and dragged by a car a few weeks ago.
I was in such a state of shock, but many of you, including the driver of the car, stopped and helped when you didn’t have to. Some of you stayed and petted Dixie, some of you ran up and down McColl searching for my other dog, Laddie, some of you stopped and helped direct traffi c around the scene, some of you walked me home to assist with getting Dixie to the vet. I appreciate all you did.
Thanks also to the Savage Police Department for your grace in the mat-ter, and to the driver of the car as well.
For all of you, THANKS so much for all you did to make a horrifi c event a bit better for me.
I would also like to extend a HUGE thanks for Dr. Benson and his staff at Gentle Doctor Vet Clinic in Savage for looking after Dixie and taking care of her. As of today, Dixie is alive and doing well, with no broken bones, just road rash, bruising and some stitches.
It’s nice to live in a place like Savage, where neighbors and good Samaritans still thrive.
Jennifer JohnsonSavage
Appreciates support for District 191 levy
We, the members of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School Board, would like to say “Thank You” to the many residents of School District 191 who
took the time to vote on Nov. 8 to renew an existing levy. We are grateful for your continued support. We also want to thank PTO members, parents and others who helped educate voters about the importance of a positive vote for the students and families we serve.
The renewed levy provides contin-ued funding that is vital to our day-to-day operations. Moreover, the public vote of confi dence is uplifting – partic-ularly during challenging economic times – to families with children in our schools, to our teachers and school staff members working hard to improve student achievement, to area businesses seeking skilled employees and to a vast majority of the residents in the communities we serve.
The vote allows us to confi dently move forward with renewed dedica-tion to our most important work – to improve academic achievement and prepare well-rounded students to be contributing members of society.
We, as your elected representatives,
are committed to delivering the high-est educational value for every tax dollar you provide. It is both an honor and a privilege to serve a community that places a high priority on public education.
District 191 School Board:Ron Hill, Dan Luth, Sandy
Sweep, DeeDee Currier, Jim Schmid, Paula Teiken and
Bob VandenBoom
PUBLIC SAFETY
Theft of TV leaves her ‘heartbroken’
I am at a loss for words to describe my utter dismay. Some misguided souls broke into the Burnsville Senior Center and stole our 52-inch fl at screen television.
We bake, we made craft items and we did many other projects to raise
funds to buy this TV. We truly need this television set as it is used by the defensive driving class for those 55 and older, for medical information classes and more.
You can understand how violated we feel that someone would do such an act of disrespect. Yes, the school district does have insurance, but the deductible is so high our television doesn’t actually matter.
Over the years, I have written many letters to the editor to convey my thanks and congratulations to friends and acquaintances in Burnsville and other communities who have helped us here at the center. Having to write this letter truly saddens me as this act is not indicative of the people of Burnsville. These are truly troubled individuals.
Thanks for bearing with me as I vent my disappointment. I am heart-broken.
Peg FinkBurnsville
Share your views with Pacer readersSend us a letter to the editor. The word limit is 500 words and the deadline is noon on Wednesdays. Include your name and daytime phone number for verifi cation purposes. Letters can be sent via e-mail to [email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 376, Savage, MN 55378.
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Old photographs tell stories of a town that has been known by three names - Hamilton, Glendale and Savage - and show what life was like in days gone by for the people who’ve lived here. If you have an old photograph that you’d like to share with the readers of the Savage Pacer, call the newspaper offi ce at 440-1234 and ask to speak with the editor.
REMEMBER WHEN ...
There were no warming houses and skating rinks maintained by the city back in 1943. Instead, residents found other places to skate during the winter months, like this “dredge line” that led to the Minnesota River. Look closely down the center of the picture in the trees – that’s M.W. Savage’s summer home “Valley View” on the bluff in Bloomington.
SLICE OF LIFE
Searching for the perfect gift Well, friends, December is
here and it’s time for me to start looking for Christmas presents. Note that I said looking, not shopping, so I will start with under my bed. Then I’ll check out the back of my closet. After that I’ll try my sock drawer, the top shelf in the furnace room and the boxes below the work bench in the garage.
Sigh. It’s not easy having such a unique skill. It’s a gift, really, this incredible ability to hide things – not only from the rest of the family, but also from myself. Especially from myself, if I were to be totally honest.
I didn’t even know I possessed this talent until I had children. My fi rst realization actually occurred an hour before the party for my son’s sixth birthday, when I realized I had absolutely no idea what “special place” I had tucked away the party favors that I had bought so effi ciently six weeks prior. I began sweeping linens off shelves, catapulting shoes out of closets, and fl inging open boxes and bins in the hope of fi nding the party bags and accessories but, alas, no luck.
Thus, instead of being one of those perfect mothers who packs the party bags with everything but Swarovski crystals, I rifl ed through the junk drawer and dredged up some Barney Band-aids, old dog stickers and 10 pieces of Juicy Fruit gum.
And thus my special gift was made evident to the world at large.
Since then, it seems my ability to hide things has fl ourished. I rustle under the
bed skirt in July only to pull out the emblazoned winter hat I had bought the previous October. And should have gift-wrapped in December. And now the intended recipient has graduated and no longer plays for the team.
Another example is the year that, after carefully buying the same number of gifts for each child, I moved the ironing board in the closet to reveal yet another gift for the oldest. Or there was that time when I found three brand new T-shirts in the bag in the downstairs closet, shoved so
trickily behind the stack of blankets, only to realize that they were now too small for anyone in the family to wear.
Is a special talent like mine ever a bad thing? The folks at Goodwill donations don’t think so, but I’m beginning to wonder. Part of me is positive I’m being outrageously clever, buying perfect gifts throughout the year instead of just during the busy month of December. Plus I’m spreading out expenses. And I can take the time to fi nd great bargains and absolute treasures.
Another part of me, however, is rolling the eyes and thumping the skull and
saying, “How could you forget you already bought that?!” when I order something from Amazon only to fi nd it at the back of my closet, new and pristine, just waiting for the gift tag to that special someone. Am I really that good at hiding things?
Or is it a memory thing?
Like the winter I decided to make wild rice casserole and the recipe called for a jar of pimentos so I picked one up
at the store. Then, the next time I was in Cub I walked past the pimentos and said, “That’s right! I need some of those,” so I picked up a jar and took it home and set it next to the one already in the cupboard. Then I went to the grocery store a few days later and stared at the pimento jars, trying to remember if I had actually bought a jar or only THOUGHT about buying a jar. So I bought a jar, just in case, and took it home to set next to the other two jars. For two weeks after that, my grocery list had DO NOT BUY PIMENTOS on the top line. And, to really ratchet up the level of ridiculous, I never even got around to making wild rice casserole that winter. So there sat three little jars in the back of my cupboard all year long - a silent testimony to a brain gone bad.
Okay, it’s becoming more evident to me that this might be a memory thing. Bummer. I thought I was just really good at hiding things. But, if that’s the case – and since the kids tell me they know all of my hiding places, anyway – I will only buy presents early if I hide them in the same place. Every time. Every year. That should keep things simple.
Unless, of course, I decide to buy a little gift for myself. In that case, I’ll just hide it the way I formally hid things and be pleasantly surprised when – or IF – I ever fi nd it.
(Karen Wheeler is a veterinarian who lives in Burnsville. Her column is one of several opinion and commentary pieces appearing regularly in this newspaper.)
Karen
WHEELERSLICE OF LIFE
PET OF THE WEEKEasy-going, friendly Chumley
was found starving when a kind resident rescued him. This con-fi dent tuxedo cat is about 3 years old, likes calm kids over age 5 and some cats. He’s active and likes to play with anything that moves. Sometimes Chumley jumps into your lap and stays while you pet him. He door greets, follows you and tells you when you are late for dinner.
The above abandoned pet is be-ing housed by the Carver-Scott Hu-mane Society and is available for adoption. Pets have been checked by a vet, wormed, given updated shots, have a micro ID, checked for friendly dispositions and spayed or neutered if they are adults. The donation fee for a cat starts at $165+ and fees for a dog start at $195+. If you can give a pet a home, call the humane society at (952) 368-3553.
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Photographs ofholiday decorations(new deadline!)Let there be light! We’ve extended until Dec. 7 the deadline for readers to submit this community’s biggest and brightest displays of Christmas lights and holiday decorations, whether they’re yours, your neighbor’s, or just something everyone should see.
Share your best photo with Savage Pacer readers. Send your picture – in .jpg format, at least 3 MB fi le size – to Editor Amy Lyon, [email protected], before noon on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Include your name, daytime phone number and city of residence, as well as the address of the display. We’ll run some reader photos online at savagepacer.com and some in the Dec. 17 Pacer print edition. PACERSAVAGE
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WINTERTIME TIPS:Clean up all antifreeze spills to make sure pets do not have any access to this poison. Just a partial teaspoon can cause fatal kidney disease in dogs and especially in cats. Immediate veterinary care should be sought if you think your pet ingested any antifreeze.
Chocolate, especially baking or dark chocolate, can also be toxic. Increased heart rate, tremors, seizures and death may occur from toxic levels of ingestion.
Keep all ribbons, strings and bows away from pets, especially cats. If ingested, these can cause severe damage in the intestinal tract resulting in perfora-tions, peritonitis and death.
Batteries can cause damage in the stomach and intestines and even heavy metal toxicity. If there is doubt about battery ingestion, an x-ray can locate the offending object for removal.
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M.W. Savage Elementary fi fth-grader Clayton Lobben puts the fi nishing touches on his winter arrangement. Ms. Grant’s class created the arrangements as a fundraiser to purchase a special ingredient for their lasagna garden: manure. A lasagna garden is a no-dig, no-till garden in which organic materials are layered, resulting in rich, fl uffy soil over time. The class plans to plant pumpkin and gourd seeds in the soil this spring.
RAISING MONEY FOR MANURE
ST. MICHAEL’S SCHOOL HONOR ROLLThe following students were named
to the St. Michael’s Catholic School fi rst quarter 2011 high honor roll for earning grade-point-averages of 3.8 or higher.
Grade 7Christina Berg, Abby Ernst, Abby
Glaser, Sophia Golay, Molly Heimel, Margaret Kobs, Anna Panek, Emily Schriever, Grace Schroeder, Morgan Shimek and Sophia Zak.
Grade 8Hannah Enck, Allison Keller, Jessica
Krosnowski, Wendy Leonard, McKenzie Reis, Sarah Spanier and Alex Wagner.
The following students were named to the St. Michael’s Catholic School fi rst quarter 2011 honor roll for earning grade-point-averages between 3.0 and 3.79.
Grade 7Lauren Benedict, Treynor Crooks-
Flom, Kamille DiTommaso, Olivia Freier-muth, Brooke Glass, Jack Glenzinski, Jack Hansen, Christina Hanson, Kaytlyn Herbst, Shannon Hockman, Kathryn Imholte Ellie Jendersee, Grace Jondal, Bridgie Kane, Jessica King, Kyla Krohn, James Ludowese, Nicolas Mejia, Allie
Meyer, Brooke Miller, Alex Miranda, Thao Nguyen, Ian O’Connor, Erin Palmer, Tristin Penticoff, Luke Sexe, Evan Sibbet and Sara Thibault.
Grade 8Becca Brinkley, Christian Effertz, Jack
Engels, Jamie Fonder, Mara Fossum, Ben Gabbard, Abby Jansen, Maddie Juell, Nicole Kelly, Andy Krueger, Sophia Langdon, Abby Le, Meghan McWilliams, Grace Meidl, Morgan Metcalfe, Georgia Muelken, Gabi Reynolds, Sarah Ring, Brianna Steigauf, Olivia Thielen and Maria Vallez.
SCHOOL NEWS
Twin Oaks book fair starts Dec. 5
Student volunteers from Twin Oaks Middle School will host a special Scholastic Book Fair between 7:15 a.m. and 2:30
p.m. Monday, Dec. 5 through Wednesday, Dec. 7.
From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mon-day, Dec. 5 and Tuesday, Dec. 6 will be family nights, where community members and par-ents can shop at the book fair.
Funds will go toward the pur-
chase of new graphic novels and picture books for the school’s media center. The sale is open to parents, children, teachers and other community members.
Twin Oaks Middle School is located at 15860 Fish Point Road, Prior Lake.
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SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS
Find peace in your heart, joy in your life year-round
Thanksgiving is over, Black Friday has passed and Cyber Monday has emerged, all to help ease the anxiety over holiday gift giving. Surely by now, many of us are already feeling the rush of the season.
Calendars are fi lling up, there are goodies to be made and decorating to be done, and to-do lists getting longer by the minute. Everywhere we go we are reminded that Christmas, or more commonly called the holiday season, is a time where hearts are light and there is a spirit of peace and joy in our everyday living.
There is an underlying assumption that all the preparations we make, the parties we attend and the gifts we buy will somehow give us what we are looking for … peace in our hearts and joy in our lives.
We also can’t help but notice that the calendar has not yet declared winter, but we have entered a time of darkness. It is now dark when most of us get up in the morning and dark when we come home from work, leaving us with little access to the sunlight. I have always looked at this time of year with wonder and awe because it is fi lled with happiness, yet comes in the darkest part of the year.
I think about the contrast of darkness to light and the contrast of what the Christmas season is supposed to be compared to the reality of our experience. When Christmas is over we all seem to breathe a sign of relief that things can settle down a bit. It is often a time when we
declare with certainly that the holiday season will never be like that again, and then the next year comes around and we do it all over again.
I would like to propose the idea that you can fi nd peace in your heart and joy in your life, not only now, but all year long. In the church calendar, this time of the year marks the beginning of Advent – a time of looking inside and movement from darkness into light with the birth of the Christ child. It is a time marked by preparation, anticipation and excitement for the light to be known to humanity. It is signifi ed by an evergreen wreath that symbolizes unity, with three purple candles and one pink candle that are lit the four Sundays preceding Christmas. The candles represent hope, love, joy and peace – the very things we all want in our lives.
Whether you are religious or not, the season of Advent has much to teach us about how we can approach life. It is really a spiritual practice that invites us to take time each
day to detach ourselves from our own busyness and enter into a place of refl ection and quiet. It is a practice that literally moves us from our own darkness into the light that lives within us. Each of us has our own darkness that sometimes clouds our vision of how things should be or need to be, especially at holiday time. When our experience does not match our expectations we are often left feeling devoid of joy or happiness.
Imagine a simple practice of fi nding time each day to quiet your mind and refl ect on bringing more hope, love, joy and peace into your life. It does not need to be cumbersome or hard. It is a simple practice that begins with entering into communion with the Divine and recognizing that our deepest longing is for peace and joy.
Sit with those words and refl ect what they mean to you. Ask that your path be guided to prepare your heart and mind to see the light that is within you; and that is what brings peace and joy, not only now but for all time. May you be richly blessed with the things you seek!
(Sandy Thibault is a spiritual life coach and director of the InnerLight Healing Center and Institute for Peace and Joy. She is also a resident of Savage and can be reached through the Web site at www.counselingandhealing.com. She is one of several area people who write for “Spiritual Refl ections,” a weekly column appearing in this newspaper.)
Sandy
THIBAULTSPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS
CHURCH NEWS
Christmas Bake Sale at Glendale United
The Glendale United Meth-odist Women are having a Christmas Bake Sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.
Homemade cookies, candy and baked goods will be avail-able. Proceeds from the bake sale will support the church’s
outreach efforts.Glendale United Method-
ist Church is located at 13550 Glendale Road, Savage.
Children’s Shopping Spree at St. John’s
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church will host a Children’s Shopping Spree from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4.
Children in grade 6 and younger can shop for Christ-mas gifts priced from 50 cents to $4. Santa’s helpers will assist the young shoppers with choos-ing and wrapping their gifts.
While the children shop, parents can relax with coffee and donuts.
The Shopping Spree will take place in the Parish Center at the church, 4625 W. 125th St., Savage.
WEDDING
Martin-KolumbusMeghan Martin and Ryan Kolumbus of
Burnsville were married Sept. 24, 2011 at Hen-nepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Min-neapolis. Their reception took place at Target Field and they have a European honeymoon planned for April.
The bride is the daughter of Tom and Mary Martin of Savage. The groom is the son of Dawn McDonough of Rice Lake, Wis., and Ernie and Luann Kolumbus of Sarona,Wis.
The bride is a graduate of Burnsville High School and the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. She is currently the head athletic trainer at Hamline University in St. Paul.
The groom is a graduate of Rice Lake High school in Wisconsin and the University of Wis-consin Eau Claire. He is currently the running-backs coach at Hamline University and works as a personal trainer.
The Savage Pacer welcomes announcements about weddings and there is no charge to run this information. Items can be sent through e-mail to [email protected], by fax to (952) 447-6671, via U.S. mail at P.O. Box 376, Savage, MN 55378, dropped off at the newspaper offi ce at 14093 Com-merce Ave., S.E., Prior Lake or a form can be fi lled out on-line at www.savagepacer.com. For more information, call (952) 440-1234.
BIRTH
Marnie Mason Masog
MasogTom and Katie Masog of Waconia announce the birth of their
daughter, Marnie Mason Masog, on Sept. 30, 2011 at 7:50 a.m. at St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee.
She weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and was 21 inches long. She has blue eyes and blonde hair.
Grandparents are Chuck and Mary Jo Masog of Rochester, and John and Sue Hoagberg of Savage.
Marnie was welcomed home by siblings Adam and Luke. The Savage Pacer welcomes announcements about births and
adoptions and there is no charge to run this information. Items can be sent through e-mail to [email protected], by fax to (952) 447-6671, via U.S. mail at P.O. Box 376, Savage, MN 55378, dropped off at the newspaper offi ce at 14093 Commerce Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, or a form can be fi lled out online at www.savagepacer.com. For more information, call (952) 345-6376.
Meghan Martin and Ryan Kolumbus
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The Prior Lake Optimist Club is encouraging Prior Lake/Savage area students to speak their minds about the topic, “How My Optimism Helps Me Overcome Obstacles” as part of the Optimist Interna-tional Oratorical Contest for 2011-2012.
The Oratorical Contest will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2011 in the Prior Lake High School Lecture
Hall. Top winners will be deter-
mined by three judges experi-enced in public speaking based on content and presentation. Winners will receive a me-dallion, a monetary prize in the local contest, and the top two winning male and female speeches will be sent onto the zone and district competitions for the opportunity to win a $2,500 college scholarship.
Students under the age of 18 as of Dec. 31, 2011, are eligible to participate. Winners of this contest have been as young
as fourth grade. There will be afterschool workshops on speech writing and presenta-tion January through March. Information on dates wil l be posted on the Prior Lake-Savage Area School’s Website www.priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us.
The deadline to register for the contest is Feb. 15, 2011. Ap-plications can be found at www.priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us and/or by contacting Optimist Club Oratorical Chairperson Sue Heaton at (952) 212-3759 or [email protected].
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BRIEFS
Secret holiday shopping for kids
Kids can shop for parents and family members during the 15th Annual Secret Holiday Shop from 9 to 11 a.m. Satur-day, Dec. 10 at Harriet Bishop Elementary School.
A variety of gifts will be available, and presents will be wrapped and labeled for chil-dren at the end of their shop-ping experience. Gifts range in price from 50 cents to $11.
Harriet Bishop is located at 14400 O’Connell Road in Sav-age. The event is sponsored by First Resource Bank.
Lakefront Dazzle celebration is Dec. 9
For the second year, the city of Prior Lake and the Prior Lake Chamber of Commerce will present their annual holi-day celebration at the city’s treasured community park instead of downtown.
Lakefront Dazzle is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 at Lakefront Park, 5000 Kop Park-way.
Lighting of trees and the Lakefront gazebo is scheduled for 6 p.m., followed by fi reworks and a parade. Other activities include face painting, games, food, carolers, a bonfi re and a visit from Santa.
Weather-permitting, the ice skating rinks and snow hill will be open. Donate to Toys for Tots or bring canned goods, and receive a free bag
of kettle corn, compliments of Integra Telecom.
Donations will be accepted for the Tree of Warmth, which collects new mittens, gloves, socks, boots, snow pants and hats for youth in the Prior Lake-Savage Area School Dis-trict.
Other drop-off sites are Prior Lake City Hall, The Hair Mate, Home Accents, Integra Telecom, District 719 offices and Village Market.
Donate to the Tree of Warmth
Tree of Warmth, an annual drive to collect winter-weather gear for local children in need, will run until Friday, Dec. 9.
All donated items will go to children in the Prior Lake-Sav-age Area School District. Drop off new boots, snow pants, waterproof mittens/gloves, hats or warm socks at these locations:
Prior Lake City Hall, The Hair Mate, Home Accents, Integra Telecom, Prior Lake-Savage Schools District Offi ce and Village Market.
Canned goods also will be accepted at Integra Tele-com and KinderCare in Prior Lake.
CAP Agency looking for Toy Drive help
The Scott Carver Dakota Community Action Partner-ship (CAP) Agency is in full swing for the holiday season
and looking for support from the surrounding communities for its annual holiday-giving opportunities. The agency is looking for sponsors inter-ested in hosting toy drives on the Scott Carver Dakota CAP Agency’s behalf.
Toy distribution sponsors can include businesses, or-ganizations, churches and individuals. The sponsors are responsible for holding a toy drive on the Scott Carver Dakota CAP Agency’s behalf and ensuring that all toys are delivered to the agency no later than Friday, Dec. 16. Collected toys should not be gift-wrapped and should have a value of at least $15.
This program differs from the agency’s Hope for the Holi-days program in that a sponsor gathers toys to be distributed to the greater community in-stead of being paired directly with a family. Specifically, these toys are distributed to children through age 14 living in Scott and Carver counties.
“We have seen an increase in need for this and other holiday programs over the past few years,” said Linda Shelton, vice president of community services. “We have been so grateful for the communities’ response to this need in past years and hope to see their continued support this holiday season.”
Those interested in spon-soring a family can e-mail [email protected] or call (952) 402- 9856. Information about the toy distribution program is also available on
the Scott Carver Dakota CAP Agency’s website at www.capagency.org.
Recycle holiday lights at City Hall
Residents who find them-selves with holiday lights that don’t work can dispose of them at Savage City Hall.
The city of Savage is a drop-off site for Recycling Asso-ciation of Minnesota’s Recycle Your Holidays Program. A box for the lights is located just inside the main doors of City Hall, 6000 McColl Drive, and is accessible 24 hours a day.
Savage food drive runs through Dec. 7
Members of the public are invited to join city of Savage employees in a mission to col-lect 1,000 pounds of food and personal items this holiday season.
The City of Savage Em-ployee Food Drive will run through Dec. 7. Items can be dropped off at Savage City Hall, 6000 McColl Drive from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Savage Public Works, 13770 Dakota Ave., is also a drop-off location and is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. To make a donation after normal business hours, contact Com-munications Manager Amy Barnett at (952) 882-2655.
In 2010, City of Savage Em-ployees donated 941 pounds of goods and supplies.
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Students from St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Savage collected 2,015 pounds of food last week, which it donated to the CAP Agency Food Shelf. The food drive is an annual tradition for the school. Donations to the Scott Carver Dakota CAP Agency Food Shelf can be made Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 712 Canterbury Road S. in Shakopee.
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Panemalaythong will represent Minnesota in the Miss USA competition this summer – a date has yet to be scheduled. Traditionally, she said, the pageants take place in June in Las Vegas. “It depends on what NBC wants.” She noted that the Miss USA pageant is a partnership between NBC and Donald Trump.
In the meantime, Panemalaythong will continue to work full time at her corporate job and attend classes at Normandale Community College where she is studying business, marketing and management. She also will make appearances at various events and “use her title to get out there and do things for the community.”
“I’ll do a lot of appearances for nonprofi t organizations and anyone who requests a Miss. Minnesota USA appearance,” she said.
She will also encourage young women to try out for the pageant – specifi cally women from the Asian culture who are typically more shy and reserved.
“It’s a great experience and you can make lifetime friends out of this,” she said. “I think it defi nitely shows dedication,
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county employee resigned his spot. County Commissioner Dave Menden of Shakopee is the other representative.
Marschall was chairing the board until she resigned on Oct. 12, prior to accepting her new job.
Marschall said she spoke with the county attorney prior to pursuing the position to ensure there wouldn’t be a con-fl ict of interest with her role as county commissioner. She said she was told there wouldn’t be an overlap problem since the CAP Agency deals with “pass-through” funding.
Marschall believes her ex-perience as a County Board member will benefi t the CAP Agency, and the knowledge she will gain about the community in her new role will make her a
better county commissioner. She has served on a number
of boards, including Metro-politan Area Agency on Aging, the Minnesota Department of Health, Metropolitan Coun-cil Transportation Advisory Board and Metropolitan Emer-gency Services Board.
“My position in both will actually enhance each other,” she said.
Her new position offers fl ex-ible hours, which will allow her to continue serving as county commissioner and on most of her present commit-tees. Due to the timing of the meetings, she will have to give up a couple committees and become an alternate to one group, she said, noting that she also recently added three other assignments.
Marschall said she applied for the job because she has al-ways been interested in public services for people in need and
has learned a lot about such programs in recent years.
In her new role, Marschall will be responsible for assem-bling performance reports and making sure programs are meeting criteria.
Marschall has an under-graduate degree in business administration from Metro-politan State University, as well as certifi cates in public service management and human re-source management.
In addition to being county commissioner, Marschall had been employed part-time as a substitute teacher in the recent past. She previously worked in real estate title work and as a branch manager for over 10 years with the Old Repub-lic National Title Insurance Company.
As a nonprofi t organization, Bradpiece declined to disclose what Marschall’s salary will be at the CAP Agency.
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are developing schematic de-signs to determine the costs of expansion at either site. Each center is less than 10 years old and has at least some room for expansion.
There are many models for consolidation, said Carver County Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Blair Anderson, who explained that the state study brought out a lot of unanswered questions. He said the counties must be very methodological as they analyze how to consolidate the systems.
“We want to make sure we do this right so we don’t leave a mess for those behind us,” he said.
The biggest cost savings would be in technology, said Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson.
Both agencies will soon need a new phone system or upgrade, which could cost $ 300,000. Between the two, they are also facing the replacement of 15 radio consoles, which cost more than $100,000 apiece. Fewer consoles would be required with just one dispatch center, the sheriffs said.
The Scott County Sheriff’s
Office has an antiquated re-cords-management system, which would cost $5 million to $8 million to replace, Stud-nicka said. It is used across the sheriff’s offi ce operation. Carver County’s system is more modern and possibly could be shared by Scott County.
Wolf said he called up the Carver County Board chair and other Carver County com-missioners a few months ago to gauge if there’d be enough political support across the river to consider a merger.
“I kept hearing that some [people] were against it, that it wasn’t going to happen because of political lines and red tape,” Wolf said. “I called up Randy [Maluchnik] and said, ‘Can we take a look at this again?’ He said, ‘In the face of where we’re at, absolutely we should.’”
Anderson, who experienced a dispatch consolidation within Dakota County, warned that the counties will have to be mind-ful of the psychological impact of a merger on employees.
“Wherever it lands, one group will feel like an outcast,” he said. “We don’t want to un-derestimate those things.”
Scott County Commissioner Dave Menden of Shakopee said he’s heard both positive and negative opinions on the Da-
kota County consolidation. There will always be mal-
contents, Anderson said, but he found that the overwhelm-ing majority in Dakota County were happy with the move.
Studnicka said the nega-tive comments may concern one city that pays more for emergency response now due to additional vehicles being dispatched.
Anderson estimated it would be “several years” before a merger could occur between Carver and Scott counties.
Commissioners gave their tacit support for the concept on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Maluch-nik said he’s heard of dispatch consolidation efforts failing in other parts of the state.
“If there’s not the political will to do this, we should think about that and let folks know before [time and effort are ex-pended],” Maluchnik said.
There are 31 dispatchers employed between the two counties. If a merger were to occur, officials expect that there would be no layoffs due to natural attrition, retirement and employees who would not want to be part of the merged system.
Richard Crawford contrib-uted to this report.
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Nitaya Panemalaythong is the fi rst contestant from Savage in the pageant’s 60-year history to be crowned Miss Minnesota USA.
Jessica Rollins was recently crowned 2011 Queen of Winter as part of the Miss MN Valley Program. Jessica is the daughter of David and Michelle (Stafford) Rollins of Shakopee. She is a junior at Shakopee High School. Rollins volunteers for Feed My Starving Children, Loaves & Fishes, Relay for Life, and Canine Castaways. Rollins said she would like to join the Marines or attend culinary, music or performing arts school after graduation.
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LIVESREMEMBEREDDustin Earl Straley
Dustin Straley was born on June 26,1986 in Burnsville to parents TimothyStraley and Laurie Covington. Dustinspent his early years growing up in PriorLake with his older sister Angela by hisside. As a child, he enjoyed camping withhis dad at Wisconsin Dells and adven-tures with his mom at Marble Lake (nearTwo Harbors).
Dustin was a Boy Scout and was proudly involved inTroop 233 in Prior Lake. He loved sharing this time with hismother who was a scout leader and he eventually earnedhis Life Scout badge and graduated Prior Lake High Schoolin 2004. There were many things Dustin treasured in life –his cats, truck, video games, movies and the MinnesotaWild. Dustin was protected and comforted by his two cats,Mindy and Dodger who were always at his side. Dustinenjoyed playing video games, collecting movies and wasan avid fan and season ticket holder of the Minnesota Wild.He loved attending home games with his dad and his sister.Dustin was gentle, loving and generous. Dustin was wellorganized and enjoyed sitting back, watching and observ-ing life. But, Dustin’s biggest passion was his family andevery moment spent with them was precious. He had equallove for sun sets on the boat in Prior Lake to the annualocean cruise he shared with his father and sister. He alsoloved the vacations spent with his mother and sister inMexico and Hawaii. After high school Dustin put family firstby even working side by side with his dad in the ATM busi-ness. For a short time, he even had his own check cashingbusiness in Lakeville.
Over the last few years, Dustin overcame many trials andtribulations and was excited to start the next chapter in hislife. Dustin bought his Uncle Pat’s house in Burnsville andwas in the process of buying items and decorating his newhome with his best friend, Eli who was moving in with him.
Dustin passed away unexpectedly at the young age of 25on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011 in his bed, at home with his fatherTim. Dustin’s generosity now continues even after his pass-ing as an organ donor. His family is proud to know thatDustin will live on in others.
Forever loved, Dustin will be deeply missed by parents,Timothy Straley of Prior Lake and Laurie Covington ofAlbuquerque, NM; sister, Angela Straley of Prior Lake;grandparents, Duane and Patricia Straley of Savage,Arlene Covington of Two Harbors; aunts and uncles,Michael (Jan) Straley of Lakeville, Pat Straley of Prior Lake,Maureen (Bill) Hermann of Prior Lake, Debbie (Mark) Rudeof Brooklyn Park, Bill Covington of Duluth, Betsy (Greg)Frechette of Prior Lake, Patrick Covington of Flag Staff, AZ;cousins, Janelle, Kelli, Sarah, and Mark Straley, Ella andLettie Hermann, Garrett, Brittany, Faith and Kalia Rude,Chris (Meg) Lausten, Brianna and Robbie Covington,Rachel and Bobby Frechette; best friend, Eli Wicklum andmany other devoted friends. Dustin is preceded in death byhis grandpa, William Covington.
The visitation was Wednesday, Nov. 30 from 4-7 p.m. atBallard-Sunder Funeral Home, Prior Lake and also onehour prior to the mass at church. The Mass of ChristianBurial was Thursday, Dec. 1 at 1 p.m. at the St. John theBaptist Catholic Church, Savage. Dustin will be laid to restat St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Savage. Pallbearers forDustin will be his uncles, Michael, Pat, Bill, Mark, Bill andGreg; cousins, Mark, Garrett, Chris Robbie and Bobby;friends, Eli Wicklum and Chris Wall.
Arrangements by Ballard Sunder Funeral Home, PriorLake www.ballardsunderfuneral.com
Frances Yvonne RaverFrances Raver, 63, of Prior Lake,
passed away in her home Sunday, Nov. 6,2011.
Yvonne was born July 31, 1948 inHighlands, TX. Yvonne moved toBakersfield, CA at a young age andattended the local schools. She was mar-ried in Fresno, CA to her husband, Ken, of46 years. They moved to Prior Lake in2000 to be close to family. Yvonne did accounting work forher daughter and son-in-law in their Papa Murphy’s™ Pizzabusiness.
Survivors include husband Ken Raver; daughter, PamWolfe; son Steve Raver; amazing grandsons, Cory Wolfeand Jack Raver; adopted grandchildren, Aidan, Vivian,Clark and Corinne Lewandowski, Lucas and Joni Baird;mother, Billie Fertner;, brothers Tom and Paul Fertner; sis-ter, Mary Crites.
A celebration of Yvonne’s life will be held this spring.Funeral arrangements were handled by the CremationSociety of Minnesota. Memorials will be donated to theSusan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure®.
Sharon EismaSharon “Kay” Eisma, 67, of Prior Lake,
passed away Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011 sur-rounded by her family.
Preceded in death by son, Todd.Survived by husband, Don; children,Stephanie, Steve (Karmin), Tom (Shari),Joel (Kristen); treasured grandchildren,Nathan, Brandan, Lauren, Emily, Evan,Caleb; parents, Charles and Helen Houlton; siblings, Elaine(Chuck) Skogman, Bruce (Janet) Houlton, Doug (Sue)Houlton.
Beloved wife, sister, daughter, mother and grandmother.Kay had a heart of gold and lived a life of love. A disciple ofChrist she lived life to the fullest and cherished her family.She will be missed.
Funeral service was 11 a.m., Thursday Dec. 1, at PeaceReformed Church, 2180 Glory Dr., Eagan. Visitation washeld Wednesday, Nov. 30, from 5-8 p.m. at White FuneralHome, Burnsville and also one hour prior to service atchurch. Interment Pleasant View Cemetery. Memorial to theCenter for Lung Science and Health, University ofMinnesota. Additional Memorial Service 11 a.m. Saturday,Dec. 3, at United Methodist Church Ireton, IA. Reception tofollow.
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A SINCERE THANK YOU . . .to our long-time donors and volunteers, company sponsors,
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Postal Service off ers mail security tips As the holiday season ap-
proaches and families begin embarking on trips, the United States Postal Service is remind-ing customers to take the ap-propriate steps to protect their mail while they’re away.
“Every day, the U.S. Postal Service safely delivers mil-lions of valuable pieces of mail,” USPS spokesperson Peter Nowacki said in a press release. “Postal Inspectors across the country work hard to protect and safeguard the mail. But with more than 150 million addresses, they can’t do the job alone. So the Postal Service offers these tips to help
keep your mail safe.”� Never send cash or coins in
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� Promptly remove mail from your mailbox and don’t leave your mail out overnight. If you won’t be home until late, ask a trusted friend or neighbor to pick up your mail.
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� Consider starting a neigh-borhood watch program. By exchanging work and vacation schedules with trusted friends and neighbors, you can watch each other’s mailboxes (as well as homes). If you observe a mail thief in progress, call the local police immediately, and then call the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at (877) 876-2455.
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Pot bust at a home yields 1,600 plants
Agents from the Southwest Metro Drug Task Force raided a single-family home in Shako-pee’s Southbridge community on Tuesday morning.
Offi cers found 1,600 plants in
the living areas of the home on Berkshire Lane. They ranged from cannabis clones to full-grown plants, said Carver County sheriff ’s Sgt. Mark Williams, who heads the task force.
Agents arrested one man who was at the two-story home during the bust.
Because it is an ongoing investigation, Williams said he couldn’t comment on what led detectives to the home.
The task force was assisted by officers from the Shako-pee Police Department, Carver County Sheriff ’s Office and Scott County Sheriff’s Offi ce.
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POLICE REPORTThe Savage Police Department is-
sued 41 citations and responded to 201 incidents between Nov. 21 and Nov. 28. Some of those included:
ASSAULTNov. 22: Two 16-year-old Prior Lake
girls were cited for disorderly conduct and fi fth-degree assault after they were involved in a fi ght at Prior Lake High School.
BURGLARYNov. 21: Police received a report of a burglary at Super
Mercado, 4200 block of Highway 13. It was the second burglary at the store in a week. The case is under investiga-tion.
Nov. 26: A woman from Prior Lake reported that someone attempted to break into a foreclosed home in the 9400 block of 138th Street. The person was unsuccessful in gaining entry and nothing was taken. There are no suspects.
DEATHSNov. 24: A 56-year-old man from the 13900 block of
Kentucky Avenue was found dead in his home after police conducted a welfare check on the man. Police had received a report that the man hadn’t been heard from in a few days. Police don’t believe the man’s death is suspicious, but they are awaiting autopsy results before closing the case.
DISTURBING THE PEACENov. 21: Police received a report of a student “mooning”
other students at Prior Lake High School. The school handled the discipline and no charges were fi led.
Nov. 22: Offi cers helped school personnel in removing three girls from a school bus after the driver reported to school administration that they were causing a disturbance. One of the girls also engaged in a verbal altercation with the driver. The school handled the discipline and no charges were fi led.
FRAUDNov. 23: A woman from the 5300 block of 132nd Street
reported that someone stole checks from her outgoing mail, altered them and tried to cash them in St. Paul. There are no suspects.
NARCOTICSNov. 25: A 14-year-old boy from Prior Lake was cited for
possession of a small amount of marijuana after the vehicle he was a passenger in was stopped for not having taillights turned on while driving on County Road 42. The driver, a 14-year-old boy from Savage, was cited for driving without a license and curfew violation, and another passenger, a 15-year-old girl from Prior Lake, was cited for curfew violation. The vehicle belonged to one of the teens’ parents.
Nov. 28: An 18-year-old Eagan man was cited for pos-session of drug paraphernalia and driving after suspension after he was stopped on Heatherton Ridge Drive near 141st Street for speeding and not having his license plate illumi-nated. During the traffi c stop, an offi cer observed a strong odor of marijuana and the man admitted to having a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. In addition to the two citations, the man received warnings for speeding, not having his license plate illuminated and possessing a small amount of marijuana.
PROPERTY DAMAGENov. 21: Police received a report that sometime between
Nov. 16 and Nov. 18, someone shot a BB gun pellet at a window on the east side of Eagle Ridge Junior High, 13900 block of Glendale Road.
Nov. 25: A woman from the 14900 block of Mustang Path reported that the Christmas lights outside of her home were damaged. The loss is estimated at $60.
Nov. 25: A woman from the 4000 block of 141st Street reported that someone smashed a window of her
vehicle while it was parked in her driveway overnight. Nothing was taken from the vehicle. The loss is estimated at $300.
Nov. 27: A woman from the 5800 block of Woodbridge Drive reported that someone vandalized her vehicle with fl our, syrup, bread and toilet paper. There are no suspects.
STOLEN VEHICLESNov. 25: A man from Savage reported that his vehicle was
stolen from an apartment parking lot in the 4000 block of 126th Street.
Nov. 26: A 29-year-old man from Savage was arrested for possession of a stolen motor vehicle and driving after revocation after an offi cer observed the vehicle at Lynn Av-enue and 126th Street and decided to run a routine license plate check. After running the vehicle’s license plate, the offi cer discovered that the vehicle had been reported stolen from Minneapolis on Nov. 18. The offi cer followed the vehicle while awaiting back-up and eventually performed a traffi c stop when the vehicle pulled into the driveway of a home in the 4100 block of 137th Street. The vehicle’s owner said he knew the man who was driving the car, but that he hadn’t given anyone permission to use the car. The case is under investigation.
THEFTSNov. 21: A man from the 14500 block of Princeton Avenue
reported that a package valued at $47.34 had been stolen from his doorstep. The case is under investigation.
Nov. 21: A Prior Lake High School student reported that an iPod was stolen from her coat pocket while she was at the school. The loss is estimated at $200 to $500.
Nov. 22: A woman reported that her son’s cell phone was stolen while he was at Prior Lake High School. There are no suspects.
Nov. 23: A man from the 4400 block of 137th Street reported that someone entered his locked, detached garage and stole numerous tools including: a generator ($150), Skil saw ($100), screw gun ($120), sheet rock screw strips ($15), grinder ($80), Sawzall ($100), drill set ($160), nail gun ($80), lantern ($70), laptop ($250), Rug Doctor carpet cleaner ($250), two drills ($118) and miscellaneous tools ($40). There were no signs of forced entry.
Nov. 26: A man from Savage reported that someone entered his unlocked vehicle while it was parked in the 13900 block of Alabama Avenue and stole his wallet. The man re-ported that one of his credit cards was used at a Wal-Mart in another city in the amount of $188.12.
Nov. 26: A man from Savage reported that two men en-tered his vehicle while it was parked in the 5700 block of 141st Street and stole approximately $5 in change. There are no suspects.
WARRANTSNov. 22: A 20-year-old man was arrested on an Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement warrant for removal from the United States after he was pulled over for going 65 mph in a 45 mph zone on County Road 42. He was also cited for not having a Minnesota driver’s license and not having insur-ance. He was taken to Scott County jail.
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DISTRICT COURTThe following are Scott County Dis-
trict Court felony and gross-misde-meanor dispositions. Defendants either pleaded guilty or were found guilty by the court unless otherwise indicated.
Brandon Allen Robinson, 19, North St. Paul, fifth-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony. Adjudi-cation stayed: Three years’ probation, random tests, follow recommendations of evaluation, $100 in fi nes.
Terri Elaine Crider, 47, Savage, driv-ing while intoxicated (DWI), a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, three days in jail, 42 days under elec-tronic home-monitoring, abstain from alcohol, random tests, restitution, $410 in fi nes.
Jonathon Joseph Lyons, 20, North Mankato, fi fth-degree possession of controlled substance, a felony. Three years’ probation, three days in jail, 80 hours of community service, abstain
from alcohol, random tests, follow rec-ommendations of evaluation, $300 in fi nes.
Kenneth Allen Mlsna, 40, Prior Lake, DWI, a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, $325 in fi nes.
Ryan James Pruden, 22, Shakopee, theft, a felony. Five years’ probation, 100 hours of community service, restitution, $375 in fi nes.
Noe Mendez, 25, Shakopee, obstruc-tion of the legal process, a gross-misde-meanor. Two years’ probation, 10 days of community service, $385 in fi nes.
Erik Deandre Anderson, 28, Min-neapolis, fi fth-degree sale of controlled substance, a felony. Five years’ proba-tion, 120 days in jail, 60 days under electronic home-monitoring, abstain from alcohol, random tests, follow rec-ommendations of evaluation, provide DNA sample, $460 in fi nes.
Joshua Lee Norsten, 31, Savage,
driving after cancellation (inimical to public safety), a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, 10 days of com-munity service, $385 in fi nes.
Eleanor McGuire Franek, 22, Mont-gomery, DWI, a gross-misdemeanor. Two years’ probation, one day in jail, 29 days under electronic home-monitoring, fol-low recommendations of evaluation, abstain from alcohol, random tests, $510 in fi nes.
Mileo Brandon Williams, 30, Min-neapolis, theft, a felony. Three years’ probation, fi ve days in jail, work on GED, stay out of casinos, restitution, $85 in fi nes.
Douglas Wayne Young, 54, New Hope, domestic assault by strangula-tion, a felony. Three years’ probation, credit for 86 days served, follow recom-mendations of evaluation, provide DNA sample, no contact with victim(s), $660 in fi nes.
CORRECTIONThe story, “Informant leads
to drug arrest,” which ran in the Aug. 20 edition of the Sav-age Pacer, incorrectly listed one of the defendants’ names. The defendant’s name is Ronald
James Lunak.A full version of the cor-
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Signifi cant changes ahead for secondary schedules
BY MERYN FLUKER
Next year’s sixth-graders will be saying “hola” to Spanish class in the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District.
Mandatory Spanish instruc-tion is just one of the changes on the way for the 2012-13 school year.
School Board members ap-proved sweeping solutions Monday, Nov. 28 to secondary-level course offerings designed to alleviate speed bumps en-countered this year as district middle and high schools shifted to a six-period schedule and a four-quarter, two-semester calendar.
Among the scheduling head-aches for administrators and students were imbalanced class sizes and elective conflicts – with some students unable to secure placement in their fi rst-, second- or even third-choice elective classes.
“We ran into some huge prob-lems … No matter how we ran the numbers, it was physically impossible,” said Prior Lake High School Principal David Lund. “We had students list seven or eight electives, and we still couldn’t get any of them.”
Class sizes varied wildly between different sections of the same courses, particularly at the high school, where some classes had 24 students to one teacher and others had as many as 43 students per instructor – which created a space crunch in classrooms.
Lund anticipates that offer-ing quarter-length classes will ease those challenges, allow students more opportunities to retain the same teachers for multiple-quarter classes – such
as math, science and English – and increase schedule flex-ibility for the district’s oldest students.
“Keeping student choice alive was an overriding principle of the six-period day committee,” said Lund in reference to the district group charged with de-veloping the transition between schedules.
Student choice was also an issue at the middle school, with as many as 30 percent of sixth-grade students obligated to take electives they did not select due to scheduling issues. That com-bined with hardship in staffi ng and low enrollment to push administrators to eliminate the current sixth-grade exploratory world-language class in favor of mandatory Spanish.
Hidden Oaks Principal Sasha Kuznetsov cited the results of a 2010 Decision Resources Survey of the district – wherein 74 per-cent of parents selected Spanish as the preferred world language to teach in the middle school – as a reference for the change.
“It would create more fl exibil-ity in the schedule,” Kuznetsov said. “The more kids registered [in Spanish], the more sections we have and the more oppor-tunity to offer more sections throughout the day.”
Administrators also ad-dressed another scheduling wrinkle with Monday’s decision, which also allows for review of the district’s Skyward software, used to create schedules. In the wake of the six-period-day switch, Skyward’s effectiveness has drawn concern.
“When we have a technology tool, it should be able to assist us in making student scheduling easier, and that has not been the case,” said Jeff Holmberg, direc-
tor of curriculum, instruction and assessment.
In the future, administra-tors and staff will review Sky-ward’s functionality, includ-ing a meeting with Skyward representatives in December. Two separate committees will form next spring – one for pos-sible curriculum revisions to be implemented for the 2012-13 school year, and another to re-view the overall effectiveness of the six-period day in advance of the 2013-14 school year.
PHOTO BY MERYN FLUKER
Prior Lake High School junior Sam Harrison, right, tugs along some enthusiastic fourth-graders during the game Soul Train, where students learn each others’ names and do a dance before forming a long human line and racing around the room. At Wednesday’s Youth Frontiers kindness retreat, Jeffers Pond Elementary School fourth-graders sang, danced and played games, but also identifi ed things about their school – and themselves – that they’d like to change and how they plan to do it.
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BURNSVILLE-EAGAN-SAVAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board asks for feedbackon roadmap for the future
Our Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 Board of Education is creating a Strategic Roadmap, a plan that will guide our district’s future.
The Roadmap will align and give direction to all work across the district for several years to come. It will help answer questions like: How can we improve academic results? How can we continue to attract and retain top talent? How can we continue to provide a high quality education with limited resources? How can we make sure we’re meeting the needs of our students, our families and the community? These are important issues that affect not only the school district but also the wider community.
The fi rst step in creating this plan is to determine a
mission statement, core values and vision for the district. Board members have been having robust discussions and have created the draft of a Strategic Roadmap. Now, they are asking for input on it. They hope to get feedback either through an online survey at www.isd191.org or on paper
(available at our schools). They would like to hear
from students, parents and residents, who don’t have children or whose children are grown up.
It’s been awhile since this district has gone through a process of planning for the future. Certainly the world around us is constantly changing and we need to ensure that the district continues to align with the needs of our students, families and community.
As Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., is reported to have said, “The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving.”
(Randy Clegg is superintendent of Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191.)
Spanish will be mandatory for eligible sixth-graders
What’s newThe Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board approved changes to secondary course off erings designed to alleviate scheduling confl icts and inconsistent class sizes. Here’s how things will look diff erent for secondary students beginning in 2012-13:� Spanish will be mandatory for all eligible sixth-grade students. Students whose test scores are below profi ciency will continue to enroll in reading/math extension courses. Spanish will replace the sixth-grade exploratory world-language class, which will no longer be off ered. � Equally balanced every-other-day course off erings, which may mean staff additions.� All Prior Lake High School courses will be divided into quarters, as opposed to the current mix of semester- and quarter-length classes.
Randy
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PHOTO BY MERYN FLUKER
Char Voigt retired as a special-education teacher last school year after being diagnosed with breast cancer. This fall, she was able to return to Edgewood School, where she’s a part-time Response to Intervention (RTI) reading support instructor.
BY MERYN FLUKER
Char Voigt’s rèsumè alone is noteworthy: She has devoted 37 years to educating students, spending 36 of those years as a special-education teacher, never leaving the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District.
But her story also is downright inspiring.
Voigt, a Jordan native and graduate of what is now Minnesota State University-Mankato, had planned to retire on Dec. 12, 2012 – 12/12/12 – but life intervened earlier this year, derailing her plans. On New Year’s Day, Voigt was diagnosed with breast cancer.
“I had to come back from break and tell my principal that this was going to be a very tough year from me to teach,” she says. “My doctor told me that I would not be able to keep teaching.”
Voigt wasn’t paralyzed by her diagnosis. In fact, she sprung into action. Voigt was so committed to her position as a special-education teacher at Edgewood School that she actually postponed her lumpectomy.
“I thought, ‘I have the teacher of the year reception and Edgewood math night,’” she says, listing two events she was chairing for the school. “I can’t have surgery.”
Voigt – who eventually got a second opinion and a new doctor – underwent a successful surgery after both events ended. Her new doctor also provided Voigt with some pleasant information.
“‘We get the best results from people who stay active,’” Voigt says, recalling her doctor’s words. “I decided to
stay active and make it work.”While surgery, the
subsequent six rounds of chemotherapy and 38 sessions of radiation made keeping her full-time position impossible, Voigt never lost her desire to serve students – and life soon offered her a second chance.
Her fi nal chemotherapy treatment fell on the last day of the 2010-11 school year. Too ill from the medicine to clean out her classroom, Voigt waited until her strength returned the following week to revisit to Edgewood and close up shop. There, she ran into Principal Deb Williams and Voigt offered her expertise part-time, should the opportunity arise.
And arise it did, in the form of the district’s $350,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Education for Alternative Delivery of Specialized Instructional Services.
Voigt is once again a District 719 employee, only now she works four hours a day for four days each week as a Response to Intervention reading support instructor.
“I wanted to keep busy so I had other things to think about. Keep busy and keep my stamina up,” she says. “It’s a building that I know with people I’m familiar with.”
Voigt describes her job as helping kindergartners learn letters and sounds and calls seeing her students’ “love of learning” among the best parts of her job.
“Seeing their faces when they recognize letters and learn to read words,” she says, “they’re such curious learners.”
The students also provide plenty of the best medicine:
A 719 stapleIn her 37 years as a Prior Lake-Savage Area School District employee, Char Voigt has worked in fi ve diff erent buildings (including one that no longer exists). Here’s a list of the places she’s called home. � WestWood Elementary School� Grainwood Elementary School � Five Hawks Elementary School � Pond’s Edge Early Learning School� Edgewood School
laughter.“Sometimes they say the
funniest things at this level,” Voigt says before launching into a story about a student who confused pilgrims with penguins.
Voigt completed treatment in August and will have her fi rst annual checkup in mid-December, where she will fi nd out whether or not she is in remission.
It’s been a long journey for Voigt, who started as a fourth-grade student teacher at WestWood Elementary School before edging out her college roommate to become the school’s new special-education teacher 37 years ago. What was once Voigt’s offi ce is now the storeroom for WestWood’s custodial staff.
“It’s grown so much since I fi rst started,” Voigt says of the district. “Even the area has changed. It used to be a rural suburb.”
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What are your hobbies?
I asked for a new golf bag this Christmas because I’m going to try to resume golfi ng. I love to read. [Also], being semi-retired, it’s great to resume cooking again and to have the time to enjoy it.
What are you reading right now?
I loaded my Nook with lots of books. The one I just fi nished was “Room” by Emma Donoghue.
Do you have a favorite recipe?
I’m just trying all different kinds.
Is there anything you’re looking forward to this winter?
What I’m trying to do is
work out every day to get my strength and stamina back.
If you could be president for a day, what would you do?
I’d like to make sure schools are funded to meet mandates. Public education provides a level playing fi eld for kids, no matter their backgrounds or their communities.
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BY TOM SCHARDIN
The Prior Lake girls basketball team just couldn’t come up with a big bucket when it needed it in its season opener Nov. 29.
The Lakers fell 59-43 at Minnetonka in a game much closer than the fi nal score suggests.
Prior Lake never led in the game, but was right on the Skippers’ heels up until the fi nal seven minutes when Minnetonka pulled away.
“I didn’t feel too bad about this game and they way we played,” said Lakers coach Mike Gidley. “We would have liked to have won. But we played a lot of new kids. We’ll get better. Everything that happened (against Minnetonka) is correctable. That’s what I told the team after the game.”
The Lakers were down only 39-37 with just over eight minutes to play and had the ball three times with the chance to tie the game or take the lead.
But Prior Lake could never get the big basket. Minnetonka went on a 10-0 run to seize control in the fi nal minutes.
“We had some good looks too and had the ball inside a couple times,” said Gidley. “We got a couple steals, but then gave the ball right back.
That’s just a product of being young and inexperienced.”
Gidley shuffl ed players in and out of the lineup, applying a lot of full-court pressure, which helped the Lakers stay in the game.
Prior Lake was also without senior captain Alyssa Eschrich, who sat out the game with an injury and her return in the next couple of weeks is still up in the air.
The Lakers missed Eschrich’s three-point ability in the loss, as well as the 6-foot-1-inch forward’s rebound-ing inside.
Gidley said his team will have a lunch-pail mentality this year, play-ing aggressive defense and battling on the boards.
He feels the offense will come with more experience.
Junior Deanna Busse led the Lak-ers with 12 points, hitting three from three-point range. Senior Molly Simp-kins and junior Tiffaney Flaata each had eight points, while sophomore Kasie Vollmer had four.
Simpkins led the Lakers with fi ve rebounds, while Flaata and Vollmer each had four. Senior Mary Kate Rivisto had a team-best four steals and three assists. Simpkins also had three steals.
Prior Lake was just 6 of 13 from the free-throw line, which didn’t help the team as it tried to steal the lead away from the Skippers midway through the second half. Minnetonka led 31-28 at the break.
The Lakers were back on the court Friday (results not available at press time) at No. 5-ranked White Bear Lake Area.
Prior Lake’s home opener is Thurs-day Dec. 8 versus No. 2 Eden Prairie, last year’s Class 4A state runner-up, at 7:15 p.m.
The Lakers will stay at home Dec. 13 to take on New Prague at 730 p.m., before opening the South Suburban Conference season at home versus Burnsville Dec. 16 at 7:15 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
PHOTO BY TOM SCHARDIN
Prior Lake senior guard Mary Kate Rivisto moves the ball up the court under pressure in the Lakers’ 59-43 loss at Minnetonka in its season opener Nov. 29.
Hardwood battlingPlenty of positives found in opening loss at Minnetonka
“We would have liked to have won. But we played a lot of new kids. We’ll get better.”
Mike GidleyLakers coach
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BOYS BASKETBALL
Raising the barBY TOM SCHARDIN
The Prior Lake boys basket-ball team has just nine wins over the last two seasons.
But the recent struggles haven’t dampened the enthusi-asm inside the program.
Lakers coach Alex Focke brought some stability and hope to the program in his fi rst season last year, despite the team’s 6-21 overall mark, 3-15 in its fi rst season in the South Suburban Conference (SSC).
“Being in the South Subur-ban and fi nishing toward the bottom was great motivation for kids to push themselves in the offseason,” said Focke. “It was a learning experience.
“There are some big teams and strong athletes in this con-ference,” added Focke. “Last year we learned what it takes to play at the level.”
Prior Lake isn’t shying away from tough competition outside the SSC. The team opens the sea-son at home versus Henry Sibley Tuesday Dec. 6 at 7:15 p.m.
Prior Lake faces Osseo in the Breakdown Tipoff Classic Sat-urday, Dec. 10 in Minnetonka. The Lakers also play at Class 4A state-runner Eden Prairie Dec. 16.
“We will be tested all year,” said Focke. “There’s not a bad team on our schedule. We don’t have a guaranteed win.”
What the Lakers do have is size – a lot of it.
Senior co-captain Jack Har-rison (7.3 points per game last year) returns to the front court. He stands 6-foot-7-inches. Next to him will be 6-10 junior Jeff Probert and 7-1 junior Carson Shanks.
“We do have a lot of size and we are very excited about how they all worked so hard to improve in the offseason,” said Focke.
Sophomore Jon Sobaski re-turns at point guard. He missed 17 games last year with a bro-ken wrist, but when he played he showed he was more than ready for the varsity level. He averaged 9.5 points per game.
Senior co-captains Matt Dysthe and Jack Kasier also return to the backcourt. Dysthe is a standout defensively, while also averaging 7.0 points last season.
BY TOM SCHARDIN
The Burnsville boys basket-ball team will be loaded this winter – with a bunch of new faces.
Second-year Blaze coach Matt Eppen returns just one player – senior Chase Roul-lier – who saw extended varsity minutes last year.
The 6-foot-5-inch, 300-pound Roullier averaged just 2.9 points. He’s more of a rebounder and one who will take up a lot of space defensively in the paint.
So who will score for the Blaze? Who will run the point? Who will join Roullier up front?
“We’ll be very young and inexperienced,” said Eppen, whose team was 12-14 overall last year, 7-11 in the South Suburban Conference. “We have four sophomores and a ninth-grader on the roster. There are still a lot of pieces that we don’t know about. We’ll have to see how these kids respond and how well they play together.”
Seniors Ryan Swanson, Zach Mason and Bryan Heard each saw a little varsity action last year and fi gure to be more in-volved in the Blaze’s rotation this season.
PHOTO BY TOM SCHARDIN
Burnsville senior Chase Roullier is the Blaze’s only starter back from last year’s 12-14 team.
Blaze loaded with a bunch of new faces
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BY TOM SCHARDIN
The Prior Lake wrestling team will be tested early.
And it could not have gotten any tougher than perennial national power Apple Valley, winners of the last six Class AAA state titles and 12 of the last 13.
That’s who the Lakers faced at home Friday (results not available at press time) in a South Suburban Conference dual to open the season.
“We h ave a re a l tou g h schedule in December,” said Lakers coach Joe Block, the Class 3A Coach of Year last season. “Our team record after December may be de-ceiving. We are going to be challenged early on, but again our goal is to be successful
at the end of the season and I think our schedule lends itself to preparing us for the end of the year.”
Prior Lake had a banner season a year ago, finishing 24-11 and taking third at the state team tournament, the pro-gram’s highest-ever fi nish.
But that dominant team lost some big-time standouts, including four state quali-fi ers. Block does return four other state entrants – senior Matt Kahnke, juniors Tanner Johnshoy and Ben Rock and sophomore Sean O’Neil.
Block said this year’s team will be young in many spots in the lineup, but “we’ll have pretty good balance through-out our lineup,” he said.
The Lakers will need bal-ance to compete with some of the qualify teams and in-
dividuals they will face in December.
A day a f ter faci ng No. 1-ranked Apple Valley, the No. 11 Lakers are competing in the Hastings Duals today (Satur-day, Dec. 3). The host team is ranked No. 3 in the state. Also in the fi eld are: No. 5 Coon Rap-ids, No. 9 Albert Lea Area, No. 12 Centennial and Stillwater.
Prior Lake’s annual Ron Edwards Classic is set for Sat-urday, Dec. 10. Simley, ranked No. 1 in Class 2A, is the fi eld, along with Farmington and Montgomery-Lonsdale.
Prior Lake will also compete in the annual Christmas Tour-nament Dec. 16-17 in Rochester, which features many of the top-ranked wrestlers from all three classes.
PHOTO BY TOM SCHARDIN
Prior Lake junior Tanner Johnshoy fi nished second at 103 pounds at the Class AAA individual state tournament last year. He ranked No. 1 in the state at 106 pounds in the preseason Class AAA individual poll.
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BY TOM SCHARDIN
Tyler Maxwell played only seven games in his fi rst season on the Augsburg College foot-ball team.
But those seven games were more than good enough to earn him All-Minnesota Intercol-legiate Association Conference (MIAC) fi rst-team honors.
Maxwell, a 2011 graduate of Prior Lake High School, was the only fi rst-year player among the 35 athletes named to the team. The 5-foot-10-inch, 190-pound running back set a single-season school record with 13 rushing touchdowns.
Maxwell led the MIAC in rushing yards per game with 121.3. He was one of only two conference running backs to
average more than 100 yards per game. He also led the c o n f e r e n c e in points per g a me (1 2 . 0 ) w it h h i s 14 touchdow n s (13 rushing, o n e r e c eiv-ing).
M a x w e l l rushed for 849 yards on 169 carries for the season. That’s the most yards and carries for an Auggie running back since Bloomington Kennedy graduate Marcus LeVesseur’s single-season school records of 256 carries for 1,024 yards in 2004.
Maxwell eclipsed 100 yards in fi ve of his seven games and
set single-game school records with four touchdowns twice. His 173-yard, four-touchdown effort in his first collegiate game against Hamline on Sept. 17 earned him MIAC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Maxwell missed the Aug-gies’ last two games after injur-ing his knee in practice after the team’s 31-23 win over Ma-calester Oct. 29. He also missed the team’s season opener Sept. 3 due to an injury.
Augsburg fi nished the year with a 6-4 overall mark, 4-4 in the MIAC.
At Prior Lake, Maxwell led the Lakers with 1,164 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns his senior year, playing in just eight games. He was a two-year starter for the Lakers.
DIVISION III FOOTBALL
Impressive debutPHOTO BY JOHN NICHOLSON FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE
Augsburg tailback Tyler Maxwell of Prior Lake was the only freshmen to be named to the All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Association Conference fi rst team.
Former Laker makes fi rst team, All-MIAC
Tyler Maxwell
Juniors Cory Maxon, Adam Saba and Eli Rogers also fi gure into the mix.
“ We h a v e v e r y s m a l l amount of points back and nobody who has st a r t i ng experience except Chase,” said Eppen. “We know a lot of about these kids. We see them in the offseason. The biggest concern is who will make the jump to the next level. Who can play with any kind of consistency?”
The Blaze will quickly fi nd out where it stands in its sea-son opener. Burnsville opens with perennial power and No. 1-ranked Hopkins, the defend-ing Class 4A state champs, at home Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.
Burnsville’s second game is Dec. 13 and is also at home ver-sus No. 6 Eden Prairie, the state runner-up a year ago. So it’s a pretty tough start for a team with just a smidge of varsity experience back.
“That’s fi ne with us,” said Eppen. “That’s how you learn. That’s how get better. I’m excit-ed for our kids. We’re going to have some good moments and we’ll have some tough games. The important thing is we keep getting better.”
Eppen said the goal is to be at top form when the Sec-tion 2AAAA tournament rolls around in March. But that’s a long ways from now.
It will also be a new section for the Blaze, coming over from 3AAAA. Eden Prairie is in also in the 2AAAA fi eld, along with Shakopee, Chanhassen, Prior Lake, Bloomington Kennedy, Bloomington Jefferson and Lakeville South.
“There are a lot of good teams in this part of the state,” said Eppen.
“There are good teams in this section. There were good ones in the other one. We’ll have to be at our best to be a factor.”
Junior Evan Kotchevar also got some time last year and will compete for playing time on the wing.
Senior Will McPhearson and junior Noah Scanlon also fi gure into the mix in the backcourt.
Focke said the team dedi-cated itself to the weights in the offseason. Getting stronger is an important element to com-peting in the SSC.
“We definitely have the size to match up with teams
up front,” said Focke. “Hope-fully, we are stronger. We also have the athletes to get into transition. We can play a few different styles. We have shooters.
“Our style will depend on the team we are playing,” added Fo-cke. “But we want to dictate the tempo of the game and make them play our style.”
Prior Lake is also playing in the 16th annual Minnesota Timberwolves Shootout. The games will be played at the Tar-get Center in Minneapolis Jan. 7. The Lakers will face a team from Cedar Falls, Iowa.
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PHOTO BY TOM SCHARDIN
Prior Lake senior guard Matt Dysthe averaged seven points for the Lakers last season.
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Girls hockey: Blaze remains winless
The Burnsville girls hockey team can’t seem to a fi nd a win. The Blaze outshot Hopkins Nov. 29 in a non-conference game, but was on the wrong end in goals scored.
The Royals sent the Blaze to its fi fth straight loss with a 5-1 home win victory. Burnsville went into the game on the heels of a 4-1 loss at Park Nov. 26.
Senior Alexa Pearson had the Blaze’s lone goal against Hopkins, scoring unassisted with 1:02 left in the second period when the Royals were up 4-0.
The Royals scored two power play goals 47 seconds apart mid-way through the period. Ninth-grader Madison Schertler started in goal for the Blaze and had 24 saves. Burnsville had 36 shots on net.
Against Park, The Wolfpack scored a shorthanded goal in the first period and scored 45 seconds into the second period.
The Blaze’s lone goal came on the power play at the 5:45 mark of the second period. Sophomore Lindsey Coleman score. Sophomores Briita Nel-son and Paige Skaja assisted.
Park outshot the Blaze 28-26. Eighth-grader Lauren Bench made the start in goal fi nishing with 24 saves.
Burnsville is playing at Eagan today (Saturday, Dec. 3). Burnsville returns home Dec. 6 to take on No. 10-ranked Lakeville South at 7 p.m.
Girls hockey: Lakers earn their fi rst win
The Prior Lake girls hockey team earned its fi rst win for new coach Todd Johnson.
That was in the third-place game of the team’s own invite Nov. 26, rolling to a 4-0 victory over Holy Family. Prior Lake lost 1-0 to Holy Angels in the fi rst round the day before.
Meanwhile, the Lakers fol-lowed their first win with a 6-1 loss at Eastview Nov. 29 in a South Suburban Conference game.
Prior Lake (1-4-1 overall) took a 0-1-1 conference record into a league game at Bloomington Jefferson Friday (results not available at press time). The Lakers are back home Tuesday, Dec. 6 to take unbeaten Eagan (5-0) in a league game at 7 p.m.
In the loss to Eastview, the Lightning scored two goals in the fi rst 5:27 of the game. Prior Lake’s lone goal came from senior defenseman Phairyn Lancaster at the 12:32 mark of the fi rst period.
Sophomore Lexi Brant start-ed in goal for the Lakers and fi nished with 37 saves. Senior Michelle Jeurissen and ninth-grader Andrea Citrowske each had one assist.
In the win over Holy Family, Brant earned the shutout with 28 saves and sophomore Amber Galles scored two goals to lead the Lakers.
Sophomore Bailey Halstrom and Jeurissen had second- and third-period goals, respectively. Senior Brittney Schulz fi nished with two assists, while ninth-graders Lindsey Harris and Kee-ly Totenhagen and senior Megan Kallberg each had assists.
In the loss to Holy Angels, ninth-grader Maddie Hill made her fi rst career start in goal for the Lakers and made 12 saves.
LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP
PHOTO BY TOM SCHARDIN
Burnsville senior Alexa Pearson had the Blaze’s lone goal in a 5-1 loss at Hopkins Nov. 29.
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YOUTH PHOTOS
Second placeThe Prior Lake White seventh-grade girls basketball team recently took second place at the Centennial tournament. The team members are, front row, from left: Karli Grace, Meghan Keating and Teana Krolak. Second row: Taylor Brooks, Mimi Weightman Bragg, Brooke Petersen, Siri Torvik, Grace Rieckhoff and Elise DeSimone.
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Tourney winnersThe Prior Lake Athletics for Youth (P.L.A.Y) Navy, an eighth-grade traveling boys basketball team, recently took fi rst place in the Lakeville South and Minnetonka tournaments. The team members are, front row, from left: Jared Johnson, Drew Hirsch and Keegan Bloedel. Second row: Ross Roiger, Jake Simonson, Connor Greives, Evan Miller and Zach Keller. Third row: Coaches Pam Bloedel, Jeff Keller and Eric Miller.
SPORTS BRIEFS
Laker senior will play Division II golfPrior Lake senior Matt Spier will play Division II golf
starting in the fall of 2012 at Concordia University. Spier recently committed to the St. Paul-based University.
“Matt is a great person who comes from a great golf pro-gram,” said Concordia coach Matt Higgins. “He has major tour-nament experience and will fi t nicely into our program.”
Spier has played in the last two Class AAA state tourna-ments. He’s also improved his stroke average each year he’s been on the Lakers’ varsity, going from 82.5 as a ninth-grader, 78.1 as a sophomore and 76.1 last year.
Spier was the only Laker to qualify for state last year, fi nishing runner-up in the 36-hole the Section 2AAA tour-nament with rounds of 72 and 76 at Oakdale Golf Club. He fi nished tied for 49th at state with rounds of 82 and 78 at Bunker Hills Golf Club.
As a sophomore, Spier helped the Lakers win the Section 2AAA team title. It’s the fi rst time the program has ever qualifi ed for state as a team. Prior Lake ended up fi nishing fi fth at state. Spier tied for 21st with a pair of 78s.
Three Laker invites are set for Dec. 10Prior Lake High School has scheduled three invites for
Saturday, Dec. 10. The wrestling team will host the annual Ron Edwards Classic in the high school gym starting at 9:30 a.m.
It’s a dual tournament with Montgomery-Lonsdale, Farmington and Simley in the fi eld. Simley is ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 2A, while the Lakers are ranked No. 11 in Class 3A.
At Twin Oaks Middle School, the Prior Lake gymnastics team will be hosting its annual invitational starting at 11:30 p.m. Teams in the fi eld are: East Ridge, Edina, Hopkins, Faribault and Watertown-Mayer.
Starting at noon, the Prior Lake boys swimming team will be the host of its eight-team invitational. Teams in the fi eld are: Apple Valley, Cretin-Derham Hall, Shakopee, Watertown-Mayer, White Bear Lake Area, St. Thomas Academy and Farmington.
Mille Lacs walleye regulation changed Walleye anglers who fi sh Mille Lacs Lake are reminded
that effective Thursday, Dec. 1, four walleye up to 18 inches may be kept. All walleye between 18 and 28 inches must be immediately released. One walleye over 28 inches is allowed in possession. All fi shing regulations for species other than wall-eye and all other fi shing restrictions will remain unchanged on Mille Lacs. The mid-season change that allows possession of walleye up to 20 inches in size expired Nov. 30.
Laker Athletic Booster Club meetingsThe Laker Athletic Booster Club will have its monthly
meeting at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of every month (except July and December) in the lecture hall next to the audito-rium at Prior Lake High School, 7575 W. 150th St., Savage.
TAGS Gymnastics is taking registrationTAGS Gymnastics is taking registration for its Fall 2 ses-
sion in both of its locations, Apple Valley and Eden Prairie. Classes are offered for boys and girls ages 18 months to 17 years old of all ability levels. For more info contact the Apple Valley offi ce at (952) 431-6445 or the Eden Prairie offi ce at (952) 920-5342 or go to www.tagsgym.com.
Prior Lake Area Running ClubThe Prior Lake Area Running Club meets weekly for
group runs and also has guest speakers and can provide discounts at local running stores. All levels of runners and joggers are welcome. You don’t have to be from Prior Lake to join the club. For more information contact Doug Krohn at [email protected].
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The Burnsville wrestling team has a long ways to go be-fore it’s ready to compete with the state’s elite.
But that’s the goal of fi rst-year coach Sam Sand – to be-come a perennial power down the road.
“I look for our team to im-prove on the dual wins we have had the past two years,” said Sand. “I hope to fi nish in the top half of our section, in the sec-tion dual tournament. I believe this is a realistic goal, but it will be a tough one to obtain.
“We do have some holes in the lineup right now with at least having two weights open (106 and 220),” added Sand. “We also have some of our key guys at the same weight classes and depending on what weights everyone goes will depend on our success.”
Sand takes over for Bill So-derholm, who decided to retire after 17 seasons of leading the Blaze. Soderholm finished with a career dual record of 167-144-2.
Sand is a North Dakota na-tive, graduating from Ellendale High School in 2002. He had a successful college career at Jamestown College and has been coaching high school and middle-school wrestling in North Dakota and South Dakota since 2007.
Sand made his Blaze coach-ing debut Friday (result not available at press time) at home versus Bloomington Kennedy in a South Suburban Confer-ence dual.
The Blazes’ second dual is against Thursday, Dec. 8 at pe-rennial national power Apple Valley, winners of the last six Class 3A state titles and 12 of the last 13.
Sand’s goal is to get his Blaze to a level to compete with Apple Valley on a yearly basis. That’s easier said than done since the
Eagles have dominated the state for decades – 29 straight section titles. But nonetheless, it’s a goal definitely worth shooting for.
The Blaze returns one state entrant from last year’s team that fi nished 2-6 in the confer-ence (2-8 overall). That’s senior Andy Underhill, who is ranked No. 4 at 126 pounds in the fi rst Class 3A poll.
Underhill has competed in two state tournaments in his career, going 1-2 last year and 119 pounds and fi nishing with a 29-10 record. He was 2-2 at state as a sophomore at 112 pounds.
Sophomore Bill Underhill, ranked No. 8 at 120 pounds, was a state entrant as an eighth-
grader at 103 pounds. He fell short of state last year, taking third at 112 pounds in the Sec-tion 3AAA individual tourney. He fi nished last year with a 24-6 record.
Other wrestlers Sand ex-pects to make an impact are: seniors Dmytro Hutsal, Harry Bramley, BJ Vang, Andre Sell-ars and Erik Morgel, juniors Lucas Grossoehme and Alonso Quintana and sophomore Jack O’Brien.
“We will be a stronger team in individual tournaments as opposed to duals,” said Sand. “I think we can qualify at least fi ve for the state tournament and if we have a little luck and things go our way we could pos-sible get seven there.”
PHOTO BY TOM SCHARDIN
Burnsville senior Andy Underhill will look to get back to state this winter for a third straight season. He’s ranked No. 4 in the state at 126 pounds in the preseason poll.
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So there will be no rest for the Lakers before the New Year.
Three Lakers were ranked in the fi rst Class 3A individual poll. Johnshoy was No. 1 at 106 pounds, while Kahnke was No. 4 at 145 and O’Neil is No. 7 at 120.
Johnshoy made his first-ever state appearance count last year, taking second at 103 pounds and fi nishing the year with a 38-10 record.
Kahnke competed in his third state tourney last year, taking fi fth at 135 pounds and finishing with a 34-7 record. O’Neil also made his fi rst state tourney at 112 pounds, losing his only match and fi nishing with a 31-14 mark.
Rock competed in his sec-ond state tourney. He also lost his only match and finished 29-10.
Seniors back who got some varsity time last year are: Tucker Breitung, Ross Lar-son, Stephen Lesko, Sayed Rahmani and Brandon Lus-tila.
Others back are: juniors Ryan Norton and Tim Schwan-beck, sophomores Blake Car-
lisle and Robby Schultz and ninth-grader Alex Hart.
Prior Lake is the only team ranked from Class 2AAA in the first team poll, although Eden Prairie and Shakopee are expected to provide some resistance to Lakers in the section.
Apple Valley and Prior Lake are the only SSC teams ranked, fi nishing one-two, respectively, in the conference last year.
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DANCELINE
Blazettes in early grooveBY TOM SCHARDIN
The South Suburban Con-ference dance season is shap-ing up to be a thrilling ride.
Through two high kick/precision meets, Burnsville and Eastview have matched kick for kick with the Blazettes beating the defending Class AAA state champs twice.
The fi rst time was Nov. 22 at Lakeville South and the sec-ond time came at Prior Lake Nov. 29. Burnsville won fi rst place on a tie-breaker.
Apple Valley ended up third, followed by Lakeville North.
Eastview has won two of the last three high-kick Class AAA state titles, while Blazettes last won in 2008. Eastview also won in 2004, 2006 and 2007, while Burnsville won four straight from 2000 to 2003.
So since 2000, two power programs have combined to win 10 of the last 12 state ti-tles.
The South Suburban Con-ference Championships will be held Dec. 17 at Eagan.
There are two conference jazz funk competitions before then – Tuesday Dec. 6 at Rose-mount and Dec. 12 at Apple Valley. Both start at 7:15 p.m.
The Blazettes, led by senior captains Katherine Kashe-vatsky, Alex Pearson and Lexi Wahl, are also competing in the Chaska Invitational today (Saturday, Dec. 3).
LAKERS
Meanwhile, the Prior Lake dance team was fi fth out of the nine squads at the second con-ference high kick meet. That
was a big improvement from the team’s ninth-place fi nish in the fi rst competition.
“The team had a tremen-dous week at our second meet,” said Lakers coach Cristi Falk-enberg. “Our fi rst meet we had a good performance, but we did come in last at ninth place. We knew what we needed to improve on and we completed that task and placed fi fth.
“I am extremely excited to see what other accomplish-ments the team makes this year,” added Falkenberg.
The Lakers are also prepar-ing for the back-to-back jazz funk meets.
PHOTO BY TOM SCHARDIN
Burnsville senior Katherine Kashevatsky helped the Blazettes won the South Suburban Conference high kick/precision meet Nov. 29 in Prior Lake.
Wins second high kick meet
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Family tales
FILE PHOTO
Tom and Adam Hegg pose with PEEF. “I’ve always been told that I was an inspiration for PEEF,” Adam said.
New books by HeggTom Hegg, famous for writing “A Cup of Christmas Tea,” has some new books coming out this year, including “Little Dickens: A Droll and Most Extraordinary History,” he said.
The new story features characters from Hegg’s favorite Dickens books, “A Christmas Carol,” “Great Expectations,” “Oliver Twist,” and “A Tale of Two Cities.”
“It is my homage to Charles Dickens” in honor of Dickens’ 200th birthday, coming up on Feb. 10, 2012, Hegg said.
Hegg is set to sign copies of the book from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8.
In the spring, he will release “Bring It!” a book to be given to a high school graduate. In 2013, he plans to release “Baby Talk,” a gift for someone about to have a baby come into their life.
If you go…What: ‘A Silent Night for PEEF’ by Adam Hegg, based on book by Tom Hegg
When: through Dec. 26. A special book signing with author Tom Hegg, illustrator Warren Hanson and playwright Adam Hegg is set to follow the 7 p.m. performance on Dec. 9.
Where: Stages Theatre Company, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins
Cost: $15 for adults, $12 for children ages 5 to 17 and seniors age 60-plus; lap passes are free for ages 0 to 2 or $5 for ages 3 to 4
Info/tickets: (952) 979-1111, [email protected], stages theatre.org
‘A Silent Night for PEEF’ at Stages Th eatre BY KARLA WENNERSTROM
In Eden Prairie author Tom Hegg’s second PEEF story, Santa comes back to visit PEEF, fi nding he’s a
little bit worse for wear.However, Santa fi nds
there’s been a lot of life experience in the little bit of dirt on the bear – as well as the rip and the tear.
Hegg’s son Adam, director of theater programs for FAIR School, has adapted the story for the stage. The play, “A Silent Night for PEEF,” is running at the Stage Theatre Company in Hopkins through Dec. 26.
When asked if he consulted with his dad in writing the adaptation, Adam, who was an inspiration for PEEF, replied: “In all things.”
“He’s an actor and a teacher and a writer, and I am also an actor, a teacher and a writer,” the Minneapolis resident said. “I am roundly in his shadow.”
Tom said he is delighted with Adam’s interpretation of his book.
“I am absolutely thrilled
with what he’s able to do,” said Tom, a drama teacher at the Breck School in Minneapolis. “I’ve been in theater all my life, but I’ve never written for the theater. He’s able to look into the story line and invent characters that do not exist in the book as it is written, but bring the book to life on stage in a way that nothing else could.”
While Tom’s book is told as a memory, starting with PEEF telling Santa about the year he has had, Adam said the play offers highlights from that year and ends with PEEF getting ready to tell Santa what happened.
Both praised the play’s
music by Michael Mahler. “The songs knock me
out,” Tom said. “When you can’t say anything powerful enough with words, it’s time to go into a song.
“That’s absolutely thrilling to see it come from two dimensions into three dimensions and add song and dance to it. I mean what more could you want?”
Adam, who was about to become a father himself while writing the script, said he gained new insight from the experience. When he submitted the script to his editor, he was holding his 30-hour-old daughter, Imogen Beatrice, in his lap.
Adam said he always knew intellectually that he was an inspiration for PEEF, but holding Imogen, it became real.
The entire family, Tom and wife Peggy, Adam and wife Breanne (Imogen will attend a matinee later), planned to attend Nov. 17 opening night.
“You bet we’re going to be there,” Tom said. “This will be the fi rst time I have seen the show. I haven’t been to any rehearsals. It’s going to be a surprise for me.”
On the hunt for the perfect tree
JUPITERIMAGES
Cutting your own Christmas tree is a tradition for many people. “It’s a family event, part of the holiday celebration,” said Donna Revak, owner of Revak Nursery in Elko and Lakeville.
BY KRISTIN HOLTZ
Nothing beats the crisp pine smell of a freshly cut Christmas tree.
Whether you’re cutting your own or buying one at the local tree lot, selecting the perfect tree is all about freshness.
Donna Revak, owner of Revak Nursery in Elko and Lakeville, says buying a tree from a reliable source is one of the best ways to ensure you’re getting the freshest fi r or spruce possible. When choosing a tree, grab the branch and gently pull your hand toward you. If needles come off in your hand, choose a different tree, she said.
One word of warning: Choose a tree that’s not taller than the room in which you plan to place it.
“Amazingly that simple little rule is forgotten when families go out and pick up a tree,” said Revak, who’s heard numerous stories of families cutting a foot off the tree to get it in the house. “It never seems to look as big in the fi eld or lot as it does in the house.”
Always make a fresh cut before putting the tree in the stand and be sure to keep the stand full of water, Revak said.
The Minnesota Christmas Tree Association breaks down the characteristics of the most commonly grown Minnesota trees to fi nd the variety that’s best for you.
BALSAM FIR
Has distinctive long, dark green needles, ½-to-1½-inch, that are soft to the touch. The aroma is uniquely fragrant. Its branches are layered and can support a variety of ornaments and decorations.
CANAAN FIR
Similar in appearance to the Balsam fi r, its needles tend to be about 1-inch in length and vary in color. The foliage can be similar to the appearance of the Fraser fi r.
FRASER FIR
Soft-to-the-touch needles that are fl at and short, 3/8-to-1¼-inch, with rounded tips and a silvery underside. The dark green color and pleasant fresh-cut aroma make this a frequently requested tree.
NORWAY PINE
Minnesota’s state tree has dark green needles 3-to-5-inches in length, creating a full and pleasing shape. Tree
Where to fi nd your Christmas tree? Visit mncta.com for a listing of cut-your-own and wholesale tree farms. Many local Boy Scout troops also set up Christmas tree lots.
How to care for your tree� Make a fresh cut. Before placing your tree in the stand, re-cut the trunk at least 1 inch from the bottom. This reopens the tree stem so it can drink water.� Don’t place tree by heat. Keep tree away from heat sources like heat registers, space heaters, fi replaces, stove and electronics because they will speed up the tree’s evaporation.� Water immediately. After making the fresh cut, place tree in stand with warm water. Stand should hold at least one gallon of fresh water.� Don’t add anything to water. Plain tap water works best, since some commercial additives have been shown to decrease a tree’s moisture and increase needle loss.� Check water level daily. Don’t allow water to drop below the fresh cut. Christmas trees are very thirsty and may drink two gallons of water the fi rst day.Source: Minnesota Christmas Tree Association, mncta.com
has excellent needle retention.
SCOTCH PINE
A bushy and full tree with 1-to-3-inch stiff needles in clusters that fi ll every branch with dense foliage. Colors on the conical shaped trees vary from green to blue-green.
WHITE PINE
The lacy blue-green needles, 2- to-4-inch in length, are graceful to the eye and soft to the touch. It has a delightful pine fragrance and excellent needle retention.
COLORADO SPRUCE
Foliage ranges from lovely powdery blue to a rich dark green color with long lasting, stiff and pointed needles. The layered branching pattern and its stout strong branches are ideal for hanging heavy ornaments.
WHITE SPRUCE
Sometimes called the “old fashioned” Christmas tree because of its shape. The needles are ½-to-1-inch long and fi ll every branch with dense foliage. It makes an ideal table-top tree as well as a full-sized tree.
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‘THE NUTCRACKER BALLET’
The Nutcracker Ballet has
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1 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11. Ticket
prices range from $12 to $26, and can be
purchased in person at the Box Office,
12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, via Ticketmaster by calling (800) 982-2787 or through
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SaturdayDEC. 3
COMEDIAN SAL DEMILIO
Sal Demilio is a comic that celebrates his Italian heritage. Also appearing will be comedian Andy Beningo.Time: 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3Cost: $13 for 8 p.m. show; $10 for 10:30 p.m. showLocation: MinneHAHA Comedy Club, 1583 First Ave., ShakopeeInfo: minnehahacomedyclub.com/shakopee
LORIE LINE: ‘CHRISTMAS BELLS ARE RINGING!’
After a two-year hiatus on bell ringing, Lorie Line will bring Christmas music and bell ringing to the BPAC stage. Known for her spectacular costumes, fans will not be disappointed as Line plans to wear the latest and greatest from world famous fashion designers. At the end of the performance, children ages 4 and older will get an invitation to join Santa on stage.Time: 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3Cost: $47; groups of 10 or more $42Location: Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville Info: (952) 895-4680 or ticketmaster.com
STORYTIME BY THE TREES
Sit down with the children by a favorite tree and listen as the elves and helpers tell favorite holiday stories.Time: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Dec. 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 26-31Cost: Free with regular admission of $9 for adults; free for ages 15 and younger; free to Arboretum membersLocation: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr., ChaskaInfo: www.arboretum.umn.edu or (952) 443-1422
‘CINDERELLA’
Adapted especially for the Old Log Theater with music and lyrics by Bob Williams, this rags-to-riches tale about a servant girl who is transformed into a princess is full of music, humor, magic and audience participation. It is intended for youngsters of all ages and embraces the holiday spirit. A concession lunch of hot dogs, chips and cookies will be available at noon for all shows. Special appearance by Santa Nov. 25 and Dec. 18. Time: 1 p.m. Dec. 3, 10, 17-18, 26-31Cost: $16Location: Old Log Theater, 5185 Meadville St., ExcelsiorInfo: oldlog.com or (952) 474-5951
FOLKWAYS OF THE HOLIDAYS
Discover the holiday traditions of 19th-century Minnesotans. Attractions include folk art performances, trolleys pulled by Percheron horses, costumed interpreters and tours of home with culturally distinct decorations and crafts. Dress for the weather. Last admission one hour before close. Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 3-18Cost: Ages 18-64 $5; ages 2-17 and seniors $3; children younger than 2 freeLocation: The Landing - Minnesota River Heritage Park, 2187 E. County Road 101, Shakopee Info: (763) 559-9000 or threeriversparkdistrict.org
MINNETONKACHAMBER CHOIR
The Minnetonka Chamber Choir will perform musical selections for Arboretum visitors.Time: 11-11:30 a.m. and noon-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3Cost: Free with Arboretum admission of $9 for adults; free for ages 15 and younger; free to Arboretum membersLocation: Minnesota Landscape
Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr., ChaskaInfo: www.arboretum.umn.edu or (952) 443-1422
HOLIDAY SALE WEEKEND AT THE ARB
Shop for one-of-a-kind natural treasures, fl oral arrangements, wreaths, ornaments, textile arts, fresh West Coast greens and more. Or shop for handcrafted herbal gifts at the Minnesota Herb Society Sale in the Visitor Center. Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3; noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4Cost: $9 for adults; free for ages 15 and younger; free to Arboretum membersLocation: Snyder Building Lobby and Auditorium, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr., ChaskaInfo: www.arboretum.umn.edu/auxiliary.aspx or (952) 625-9865
CELEBRATION BRASS QUINTET
The Celebration Brass Quintet will perform musical selections for Arboretum visitors.Time: 1:30-2 p.m. and 2:30-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3Cost: Free with Arboretum admission of $9 for adults; free for ages 15 and younger; free to Arboretum membersLocation: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr., ChaskaInfo: www.arboretum.umn.edu or (952) 443-1422
HOLIDAY TREATS FOR CANINE COMPANIONS
Make, bake and take treats for canine companions. Each registrant will make a collection of seven treats and receive recipes to take home. Make simple gift cards while the treats bake. Reservations required; reference activity 111325-03. For ages 4 and older.Time: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3Cost: $7 per treat setLocation: Lowry Nature Center (Carver Park Reserve), 7025 Victoria Dr., Victoria Info: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org
HOLIDAY GIFTSFROM THE FARM
Add a personal touch to your holidays with handmade gifts from the farm. Use farm produce and natural resources to create wood ornaments, holiday greenery and tasty mixes. Stations will be guided by staff and volunteers, but the special touches will be made by registrants. The program is for both children and adults; age appropriate activities and materials provided. The barn will be open for tours. Adults must accompany children. Limit of two children per adult. Reservations required by Nov. 28; reference activity 137425-16. For ages 3 and older.Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3Cost: $25Location: Gale Woods Farm, 7210 County Road 110 W., MinnetristaInfo: (763) 559-6700 or threeriversparkdistrict.org
PICTURES WITH SANTA AT THE ARB
Gather the little ones for a visit with Santa Claus and have their photo taken.Time: 12:30-2 p.m. Dec. 3-4, 10-11, 17-18Cost: $5 per photo; Arboretum admission is $9 for adults; free for ages 15 and younger; free to Arboretum membersLocation: Arboretum Restaurant, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr., ChaskaInfo: www.arboretum.umn.edu or (952) 443-1422
SLEIGH RIDES AT THE ARB
Enjoy an old-fashioned horse-drawn sleigh ride from the Oswald Visitor Center to the Learning Center and back.Time: Every 15 minutes from 1-4 p.m.
Dec. 4, 10-11Cost: $3 per rider; Arboretum admission is $9 for adults; free for ages 15 and younger; free to Arboretum membersLocation: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr., ChaskaInfo: www.arboretum.umn.edu or (952) 443-1422
TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY TEAS
Share holiday joy at these formal teas complete with freshly baked sweets and savories, plus an English trifl e.Time: 2:30 p.m. Dec. 4, 7-11, 15-18, 21-23 and 27-30Cost: $23 for Arboretum members; $26 for non-membersLocation: Snyder Building Tea Room, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr., ChaskaInfo: (612) 626-3951 or umnarboretum.catertrax.com
SundayDEC. 4WINDJAMMERS
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
The 65-member WindJammers, the community band of Prior Lake and Savage, will celebrate the season with its Christmas concert, with the theme
“Marching, Walking and Dancing our Way into Christmas.” Highlights include a musical rendition of “The Night Before Christmas,” a vocal medley by Lynnda Nelson and an appearance by Santa himself.Time: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4Cost: FreeLocation: Celebration Center at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, 3611 North Berens Road, Prior LakeInfo: [email protected]
NUTCRACKERBALLET CLINIC
La Danse Fatale, a nonprofi t youth ballet company, invites children ages 3-12 to participate in the seventh annual Nutcracker Ballet Clinic.Time: 12:45 p.m. check-in; 1-3 p.m. clinic, Sunday, Dec. 4Cost: $30 per personLocation: Dance Arts Centre, 18690 Lake Dr. E., ChanhassenInfo: (952) 937-2618 or ladansefatale.org
‘AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS’
The Burnsville Performing Arts Center will be transformed in a fully-staged production of the American classic: Amahl and the Night Visitors performed by the Dakota Valley Symphony. The concert will also include other
Christmas favorites and a Christmas carol sing-along.Time: 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4Cost: $15 (adults) $12 (seniors) $5 (students)Location: Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave.Info: (952) 895-4685 or burnsvillepac.com
MondayDEC. 5
FAMILY STORY TIME
Join Miss Julie for a special winter story time featuring stories and songs about winter. Non-perishable items will also be collected for the CAP Agency. All ages welcome. No registration required. Time: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 5 and Tuesday, Dec. 6Cost: FreeLocation: Savage Library, 13090 Alabama Ave.Info: (952) 707-1770
FridayDEC. 9
LAKEFRONT DAZZLE
The city of Prior Lake sponsors
this annual event, which includes a tree lighting, a parade, pony rides, concessions, carolers, crafts, fi reworks and more. Drop off toys or money for Toys for Tots or the food shelf and receive a free bag of kettle corn.Time: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9Cost: FreeLocation: Lakefront Park, 5000 Kop Parkway, Prior LakeInfo: cityofpriorlake.com
PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT
Prior Lake High School’s chapter of the National Honor Society will host this night out for area parents. Sign up at the door.Time: 6-10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9Cost: $20 for the fi rst child and $15 for each subsequent childLocation: Prior Lake High School, 7575 150th St., SavageInfo: priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us
‘THE GOSPELACCORDING TO SCROOGE’
Friendship Church will present “The Gospel According to Scrooge,” a journey with Ebenezer Scrooge as he discovers the true meaning of Christmas. With traditional music and unexpected humor, it’s perfect for all ages.Time: 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9; 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10; 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11; 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16; 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17Cost: $5Location: Friendship Church’s Shakopee campus, 12800 Marystown Road.Info: friendship-church.org
SaturdayDEC. 10
REINDEERS IN THE MUSEUM
What is a reindeer doing in a museum? Find out during this family event. Create a reindeer ornament to take home, then join in a special museum scavenger hunt for prizes.Time: 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10Cost: $4 (adults) $2 (students) children under 5 are admitted freeLocation: Scott County Historical Society Stans Museum, 235 Fuller St. S., ShakopeeInfo: (952) 445-0378 or e-mail [email protected]
COOKIE AND CRAFT SALE
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church’s Lutheran Women’s Missionary League presents this sale in celebration of the holiday season.Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10Cost: Items for purchaseLocation: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 5634 Luther Road, Prior LakeInfo: (952) 447-2117
UpcomingBREAKFAST WITH SANTA
The Shakopee Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a waffl e and pancake breakfast with an appearance by Santa.Time: 8 a.m.-noon Sunday, Dec. 11Cost: $7 (adults) $5 (ages 5-12) free for ages 4 and underLocation: Knights Event Center, 1760 Fourth Ave. E., ShakopeeInfo: (952) 445-5555
FOLKWAYS OF THE HOLIDAYS
Discover the holiday traditions of 19th-century Minnesotans with folk art performances, trolleys pulled by Percheron horses, costumed interpreters, and tours of homes with culturally distinct decorations and crafts. Time: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11Cost: $5 (ages 18-64) $3 (ages 2-17 and seniors) children under 2 are admitted freeLocation: The Landing – Minnesota River Heritage Park, 2187 Highway 101 E., Shakopee
Q THE CLIQUE
The local band will perform some well-known songs along with some of its own. All ages show.Time: 8-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17Cost: No cover chargeLocation: Neisen’s Sports Bar, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage
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COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AND SUPPORT
THIS WEEK
New Sociables Women’s OrganizationA New Sociables Women’s Organization for women living south
of the Minnesota River will meet at 9:15 a.m. Monday, Dec. 5 at Spirit of life Presbyterian Church, 14401 Pilot Knob Road, Apple Valley. A guest speaker will discuss unique gifts and creative gift packaging. For more information, call Becky Rollefson at (952) 236-7122.
Living with ADHDRobin Nordmeyer, Strategic Life Coach specializing in ADHD
will present “Success Strategies for Living with ADHD in Youth Adults” during a presentation from 6:45 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley.
There is no cost for the presentation and KidCare is available for $5 per child. For more information, call Brenda Brookman at (952) 322-2176 or e-mail [email protected].
Infant Loss Support GroupAn Infant Loss Support Group will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Tues-
day, Dec. 6 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, 1455 St. Francis Ave., Shakopee. The group meets the fi rst Tuesday of every month. For more information, call (952) 403-2002.
Heart Support Group A Heart Support Group will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
6 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, 1455 St. Francis Ave., Shakopee. The group meets the fi rst Tuesday of every month. For more information, call (952) 403-2080.
Beyond the Yellow Ribbon – SouthBeyond the Yellow Ribbon South of the River will meet from 7
to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 in the lower level of the Prior Lake VFW, 16306 Main Ave. S.E. The group will review events of 2011 and plan for 2012 events.
For more information, call (952) 440-5011 or visit www.btyr-southoftheriver.org.
NAMI support group The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) support group
will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the Valley Green Workforce Center, 752 Canterbury Road, in Shakopee. The group
meets on the fi rst and third Wednesdays of the month. For more information, call Janet (952) 890-1669.
Grief Support Group A Grief Support Group will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday,
Dec. 7 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, 1455 St. Francis Ave., Shakopee. The group meets the fi rst Wednesday of every month. For more information, call (952) 403-2002.
MOMS Club-North The MOMS Club (MOMS Offering Moms Support) – North will
meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. The club is for Savage residents who live north of County Road 42 and Shakopee residents who live east of County Road 83. Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month.
For more information and to get the location of the meeting, contact Angie at (612) 819-4404 via e-mail at [email protected].
Savage Area Women of TodayThe next chapter meeting of the Savage Area Women of Today
will take place at a new location at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 at the Prior Lake State Bank, 16677 Duluth Ave. S.E., #101. The group will discuss upcoming events, recap recent events and socialize.
For more information, call Stacy at (952) 226-6815 or e-mail [email protected]
ONGOING
Diabetes Support Group A Diabetes Support Group meets at 7 p.m. the fi rst Monday of ev-
ery month at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, 1455 St. Francis Ave., Shakopee. For more information, call (952) 403-3324.
Minnesota River Valley ToastmastersThe Minnesota River Valley Toastmasters will meet from 7 to
8 p.m., on the second, third and fourth Mondays of each month at Prior Lake Fire Station No. 1, 16776 Fish Point Road, S.E. All visitors are welcome. For more information, call Shirley at (952) 447-4621 or visit http://mnrv.toasthost.org.
Buff alo Tap has bingo for charityBuffalo Tap, 4990 123rd St., Savage has bingo games at 8 p.m.
every Thursday night. All proceeds support Climb Theatre,
a local nonprofi t organization that helps elementary school children.
Bingo at Tin Shed for area nonprofi tsThe Tin Shed Tavern and Pizza, 12250 Zinran Ave., Savage
has a variety of weekly bingo activities that benefi t area non-profi ts:
� Two sessions of bingo at 7 p.m. every Tuesday night.� Mega bingo every Tuesday afternoon and Sunday eve-
ning.For more information, call (952) 736-2444.
Basic computer, Internet assistanceVolunteer Computer Aides are available at the Savage Li-
brary on Mondays from 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. and Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. to assist with basic questions related to navigating the Web, printing, formatting a resume, setting up a free e-mail account and using Microsoft Offi ce programs. For more information, call 952-707-1770. The Savage Library is located at 13090 Alabama Ave.
Women’s Connection Cancer Support The Women’s Connection Cancer Support Group meets from
7 to 8 p.m. the fourth Monday of every month at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, 1455 St. Francis Ave., Shakopee. For more information, call (952) 403-2000.
TABLE off ers parent supportTABLE is a small group formed by Shepherd of the Lake
Lutheran Church that offers support and information for par-ents of children with special behavioral, learning or emotional challenges. The group meets the second and fourth Thursdays of each month from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. There is no cost to attend. The church is located at 3611 North Berens Road N.W., Prior Lake. For more information, call Mary Wangerin at (952) 447-1884 or visit www.sollc.org.
Savage Unity Alcoholics Anonymous Open meetings of the Savage Unity Alcoholics Anonymous
(AA) group take place at 6:30 p.m. each Monday at Bridgewood Church, 6201 W. 135th St., Savage. The non-smoking group features the “step” and “tradition” programs. The building is handicapped accessible. For more information, call Jon H. at (952) 297-4777.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the con-ditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: April 08, 2008
O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O R T G AG E : $173,627.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Emily A. Bor-rett, single person
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Suntrust Mortgage, Inc., its successors and assigns
DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded: April 21, 2008 Scott County Recorder
Document Number: A 798622ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-
GAGE: And assigned to: Suntrust Mortgage, Inc.
Dated: September 21, 2011Recorded: September 26, 2011
Scott County RecorderDocument Number: A888103Transaction Agent: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
Transaction Agent Mor t-gage Identification Number: 100010402679871479
Lender or Broker: Suntrust Mortgage, Inc.
Residential Mortgage Servicer: SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.
Mortgage Originator: Not Ap-plicable
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Scott
Property Address: 1978 Park-way Ave # 350, Shakopee, MN 55379-3913
Tax Parcel ID Number: 27-199172-0
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Unit 3503, CIC 1024, Prairie Bend, a condominium, Scott County, Minnesota.
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE: $173,784.49
THAT all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 20, 2011 at 10:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Of-fi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota
to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disburse-ments, including attorney fees al-lowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.
If the Mortgage is not rein-stated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on June 20, 2012, or the next business day if June 20, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
Mortgagor(s) released from fi nancial obligation: NONE
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.DATED: November 05, 2011ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Suntrust Mortgage, Inc.
Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee of MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393(651) 209-3300File Number: 022318F01(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 5, 12, 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 2011; No. 2948)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the con-ditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: Septem-ber 08, 2006
O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O R T G AG E : $683,000.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Noel A Nel-son, Jr., an unmarried man
MORTGAGEE: World Savings Bank, FSB
DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded: September 22, 2006 Scott County Recorder
Document Number: A 751855Transaction Agent: Not Ap-
plicableTransaction Agent Mortgage
Identification Number: Not Ap-plicable
Lender or Broker: World Sav-ings Bank, FSB
Residential Mortgage Servicer: Wachovia Mortgage, FSB
Mortgage Originator: Not Ap-plicable
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Scott
Property Address: 656 Bluebill Cir, Shakopee, MN 55379-8230
Tax Parcel ID Number: 07-009009-0
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 9, Block 1, Bluebill Bay, Scott County, Minn. County of Scott, State of Minnesota
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE: $835,826.00
THAT all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 20, 2011 at 10:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Of-fi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota
to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disburse-ments, including attorney fees al-lowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.
If the Mortgage is not rein-stated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on June 20, 2012, or the next business day if June 20, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
Mortgagor(s) released from fi nancial obligation: NONE
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.DATED: November 05, 2011
MORTGAGEE: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. also known as Wachovia Mortgage, a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and formerly known as Wachovia Mortgage, FSB, formerly known as World Savings Bank, FSB.Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393(651) 209-3300File Number: 016077F03(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 5, 12, 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 2011; No. 2950)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the con-ditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: October 08, 2004
O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O R T G AG E : $137,600.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Kristen E. Brooks, a single person and Randy Mauricio, a single person
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC., its successors and assigns
DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded: January 19, 2005 Scott County Recorder
Document Number: A 685948ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-
GAGE: And assigned to: WELLS-FARGO BANK, N.A., AS INDEN-TURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGIS-TERED HOLDERS OF IMH ASSETS CORP., COLLATERALIZED ASSET-BACKED BONDS, SERIES 2004-11
Dated: October 14, 2011Transaction Agent: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
Transaction Agent Mor t-gage Identification Number: 100077910002817746
Lender or Broker: Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC
Residential Mortgage Servicer: Bank of America, N.A.
Mortgage Originator: Not Ap-plicable
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Scott
Property Address: 16343 Tim-ber Crest Dr SE, Prior Lake, MN 55372-3124
Ta x P a r c e l I D N u m b e r : 25.4100080
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Unit 8, Common Inter-est Community No. 1131, Timber Crest Park Village Homes, Scott County, Minnesota.
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE: $134,321.87
THAT all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 20, 2011 at 10:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Of-fi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota
to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disburse-ments, including attorney fees al-lowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.
If the Mortgage is not rein-stated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on June 20, 2012, or the next business day if June 20, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
Mortgagor(s) released from fi nancial obligation: NONE
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR
WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.DATED: November 05, 2011ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF IMH ASSETS CORP., COLLATERALIZED ASSET-BACKED BONDS, SERIES 2004-11Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee of MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393(651) 209-3300File Number: 022580F01(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 5, 12, 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 2011; No. 2951)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the con-ditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: Septem-ber 24, 2004
O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O R T G AG E : $134,400.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Shane L. Gutzke, a single person
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Lakeland Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns
DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded: October 21, 2004 Scott County Recorder
Document Number: A 675724ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-
GAGE: And assigned to: Aurora Bank, FSB
Dated: September 15, 2011Transaction Agent: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
Transaction Agent Mor t-gage Identification Number: 100137510000159980
Lender or Broker: Lakeland Mortgage Corporation
Residential Mortgage Servicer: Aurora Loan Services, LLC
Mortgage Originator: Not Ap-plicable
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Scott
Property Address: 104 N Walnut St, Belle Plaine, MN 56011-2013
Ta x P a r c e l I D N u m b e r : 200017160
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lots 7, 8 and 9, Block 122, except the South 71 feet, Belle Plaine, Scott County, Minnesota
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE: $119,560.61
THAT all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Of-fi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota
to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disburse-ments, including attorney fees al-lowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.
If the Mortgage is not rein-stated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on June 27, 2012, or the next business day if June 27, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
Mortgagor(s) released from fi nancial obligation: NONE
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.DATED: November 12, 2011ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Aurora Bank, FSBWilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee of MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393(651) 209-3300File Number: 022472F01(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 12, 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 2011; No. 2954)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the con-ditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: Janu-ary 12, 2005
O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O R T G AG E : $384,000.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Lance E. Krog, a single man
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Summit Mortgage Cor-poration, a Minnesota Corporation, its successors and assigns
DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded: January 28, 2005 Scott County Recorder
Document Number: A 687059ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-
GAGE: And assigned to: Aurora Bank, FSB
Dated: September 12, 2011Transaction Agent: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
Transaction Agent Mor t-gage Identification Number: 100061905011000092
Lender or Broker: Summit Mortgage Corporation, a Minnesota Corporation
Residential Mortgage Servicer: Aurora Loan Services, LLC
Mortgage Originator: Not Ap-plicable
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Scott
Property Address: 22035 Penn Ave, Lakeville, MN 55044-8226
Ta x P a r c e l I D N u m b e r : 089020016
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The North 330.86 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section Two (2), Township One Hundred Thir-teen (113), Range Twenty-One (21), According to the United States Gov-ernment Survey thereof and situate in Scott County, Minnesota
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE: $399,600.94
THAT all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE: December 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Of-fi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota
to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disburse-ments, including attorney fees al-lowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.
If the Mortgage is not rein-stated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on June 27, 2012, or the next business day if June 27, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
Mortgagor(s) released from fi nancial obligation: NONE
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.DATED: November 12, 2011ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Aurora Bank, FSBWilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee of MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393(651) 209-3300File Number: 022314F01(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 12, 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 2011; No. 2955)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the con-ditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: March 21, 2006
O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O R T G AG E : $181,000.00
MORTGAGOR(S): John Allen Carciofi ni, single
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB, its successors and as-signs
DATE AND PLACE OF REGIS-TERING: Registered: April 03, 2006 Scott County Registrar of Titles
Document Number: T 175575ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-
GAGE: And assigned to: Aurora Bank, FSB
Dated: September 15, 2011Transaction Agent: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
Transaction Agent Mor t-gage Identification Number: 100025440003075717
Lender or Broker: Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB
Residential Mortgage Servicer: Aurora Loan Services, LLC
Mortgage Originator: Not Ap-plicable
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NUM-BER: 40803
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Scott
Property Address: 14395 Aspen Ave NE, Prior Lake, MN 55372-1310
Ta x P a r c e l I D N u m b e r : 252140400
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF
PROPERTY: Lot 6, Block 4, SandPointe 3rd Addition, according tothe plat thereof on fi le and of recordin the offi ce of the County Recorderin and for Scott County, Minnesota
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMEDTO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE: $176,252.20
THAT all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been compliedwith; that no action or proceedinghas been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured bysaid mortgage, or any part thereof;that this is registered property;
PURSUANT to the power ofsale contained in said mortgage,the above-described property willbe sold by the Sheriff of said countyas follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE:December 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Of-fi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St.,Shakopee, Minnesota
to pay the debt secured by saidmortgage and taxes, if any, on saidpremises and the costs and disburse-ments, including attorney fees al-lowed by law, subject to redemptionwithin six (6) months from the dateof said sale by the mortgagor(s),their personal representatives orassigns.
If the Mortgage is not rein-stated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 orthe property is not redeemed underMinn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagormust vacate the property on orbefore 11:59 p.m. on June 27, 2012,or the next business day if June 27,2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday orlegal holiday.
Mortgagor(s) released fromfi nancial obligation: NONE
THIS COMMUNICATION ISFROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATION OBTAINEDWILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITORWITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BYLAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THISACTION.
THE TIME ALLOWED BYLAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THEMORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BEREDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF AJUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTEREDUNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES,SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING,AMONG OTHER THINGS, THATTHE MORTGAGED PREMISESARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESSTHAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOTPROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND AREABANDONED.DATED: November 12, 2011ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Aurora Bank, FSBWilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee of MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393(651) 209-3300File Number: 022474F01(Published in the Savage Pacer onSaturday, November 12, 19, 26 andDecember 3, 10, 17, 2011; No. 2956)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat default has occurred in the con-ditions of the following describedmortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: October25, 2004
O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA LA M O U N T O F M O R T G AG E :$256,000.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Eddie T.Wells and Natasha Wells, Husbandand Wife
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc.as nominee for Aegis WholesaleCorporation, its successors andassigns
DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded: December 10,2004 Scott County Recorder
Document Number: A 681693ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-
GAGE: And assigned to: AuroraBank FSB
Dated: August 31, 2011Transaction Agent: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems,Inc.
Transaction Agent Mor t-gage Identification Number:100053030006752076
Lender or Broker: Aegis Whole-sale Corporation
Residential Mortgage Servicer:Aurora Bank, FSB
Mortgage Originator: Not Ap-plicable
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Scott
Property Address: 14849 RiverCrossing, Savage, MN 55378-2970
Tax Parcel ID Number: 26-177012-0
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OFPROPERTY: Lot 12, Block 1, RiverRun, Scott County, Minnesota.
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMEDTO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE: $288,657.96
THAT all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been compliedwith; that no action or proceedinghas been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured bysaid mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power ofsale contained in said mortgage,the above-described property willbe sold by the Sheriff of said countyas follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE:December 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Of-fi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St.,Shakopee, Minnesota
to pay the debt secured by saidmortgage and taxes, if any, on saidpremises and the costs and disburse-ments, including attorney fees al-lowed by law, subject to redemptionwithin six (6) months from the dateof said sale by the mortgagor(s),their personal representatives orassigns.
If the Mortgage is not rein-stated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 orthe property is not redeemed underMinn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagormust vacate the property on orbefore 11:59 p.m. on June 27, 2012,or the next business day if June 27,2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday orlegal holiday.
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Mortgagor(s) released from fi nancial obligation: NONE
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.DATED: November 12, 2011ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Aurora Bank FSBWilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee of MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393(651) 209-3300File Number: 013778F04(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 12, 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 2011; No. 2958)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the con-ditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 17, 2007
O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O R T G AG E : $221,500.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Sara B. An-derson FKA Sara B. Shimek and Eric J. Anderson, wife and hus-band
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Amtrust Bank, its successors and assigns
DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded: June 01, 2007 Scott County Recorder
Document Number: A 774179ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-
GAGE: And assigned to: New York Community Bank
Dated: November 04, 2011Transaction Agent: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
Transaction Agent Mor t-gage Identification Number: 100162500034075441
Lender or Broker: Amtrust Bank
Residential Mortgage Servicer: New York Community Bank
Mortgage Originator: Not Ap-plicable
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Scott
Property Address: 2821 Wyndam Ct, Shakopee, MN 55379-5439
Tax Parcel ID Number: 27-369041-0
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 3, Block 3, Thomas A. Philipp Addition, Scott County, Minnesota
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE: $219,309.15
THAT all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 03, 2012 at 10:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Of-fi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota
to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disburse-ments, including attorney fees al-lowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.
If the Mortgage is not rein-stated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 03, 2012, or the next business day if July 03, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
Mortgagor(s) released from fi nancial obligation: NONE
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.DATED: November 19, 2011ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: New York Community BankWilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee of MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393(651) 209-3300File Number: 022509F01(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 24, 2011; No.
2964)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the con-ditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 25, 2005
O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O R T G AG E : $205,600.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Justen Vos, a single man
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc.
DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded: June 13, 2005 Scott County Recorder
Document Number: A701306ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-
GAGE: And assigned to: Suntrust Mortgage, Inc.
Dated: August 03, 2009Recorded: August 10, 2009 Scott
County RecorderDocument Number: A833119Transaction Agent: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
Transaction Agent Mor t-gage Identification Number: 100010402017070313
Lender or Broker: Minnesota Lending Company, LLC
Residential Mortgage Servicer: SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.
Mortgage Originator: Not Ap-plicable
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Scott
Property Address: 4804 W Hid-den Valley Dr, Savage, MN 55378-2008
Tax Parcel ID Number: 26-026005-0
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 5, Egan’s Glen, Scott County, Minnesota.
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE: $240,394.07
THAT all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 03, 2012 at 10:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Of-fi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota
to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disburse-ments, including attorney fees al-lowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.
If the Mortgage is not rein-stated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 03, 2012, or the next business day if July 03, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
Mortgagor(s) released from fi nancial obligation: NONE
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.DATED: November 19, 2011ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee of MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393(651) 209-3300File Number: 007328F02(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 19, 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 24, 2011; No. 2965)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the con-ditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: Septem-ber 28, 2007
O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O R T G AG E : $210,000.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Nikolay R. Gueorguiev and Hrizantema P. Gue-orguiev, husband and wife
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Frontline Financial LLC., its successors and assigns
DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded: October 05, 2007 Scott County Recorder
Document Number: A 784830ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-
GAGE: And assigned to: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC
Dated: October 25, 2011Transaction Agent: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
Transaction Agent Mor t-gage Identification Number: 100052550166490390
Lender or Broker: Frontline Financial LLC
Residential Mortgage Servicer: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC
Mortgage Originator: Not Ap-plicable
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Scott
Property Address: 13725 Vernon Cir, Savage, MN 55378-1893
Ta x P a r c e l I D N u m b e r : 261010040
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: That part of Lot 4, Block 1, Third Addition to Trost’s Country Estates, Scott County, Min-nesota, according to the recorded plat thereof, lying Northwesterly of the following described line and the Northeasterly and Southwest-erly extension thereof: Beginning at a point on the East line of said Lot 4 distant 13.51 feet Southerly of the Northeast corner of said Lot 4; thence Southwesterly to a point on the curved Southwesterly line of said Lot 4, distant 25.14 feet South-easterly, as measured along curve, of the most Westerly corner of said Lot 4, and there terminating
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE: $206,501.39
THAT all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Of-fi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota
to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disburse-ments, including attorney fees al-lowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.
If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 10, 2012, or the next business day if July 10, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
Mortgagor(s) released from fi nancial obligation: NONE
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORT-GAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PER-SONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL OR-DER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNE-SOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.DATED: November 26, 2011ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Nationstar Mortgage, LLCWilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee of MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393(651) 209-3300File Number: 022567F01(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011; No. 2969)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the con-ditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: March 14, 2008
O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O R T G AG E : $110,800.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Joanne G. Rosenberg, an unmarried woman
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for I.A.G. Enterprises Inc. D/B/A/ Northwest Mortgage Com-pany, its successors and assigns
DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded: July 16, 2008 Scott County Recorder
Document Number: A 804475ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-
GAGE: And assigned to: First Hori-zon Home Loans a division of First Tenn National Association
Dated: October 18, 2011Transaction Agent: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
Transaction Agent Mor t -g age Identification Number: 100085200633241155
Lender or Broker: I.A.G. En-terprises Inc. D/B/A/ Northwest Mortgage Company
Residential Mortgage Servicer: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC
Mortgage Originator: Not Ap-plicable
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Scott
Property Address: 14512 Lock-slie Trl, Savage, MN 55378-2258
Ta x P a r c e l I D N u m b e r : 262860850
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 28, Block 5, Feath-erstone Lake Estates, CIC No. 1068, Scott County, Minnesota.
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE: $111,178.71
THAT all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Of-fi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota
to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disburse-ments, including attorney fees al-lowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or
assigns.If the Mortgage is not rein-
stated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 10, 2012, or the next business day if July 10, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
Mortgagor(s) released from fi nancial obligation: NONE
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.DATED: November 26, 2011ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: First Horizon Home Loans a division of First Tenn National AssociationWilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee of MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393(651) 209-3300File Number: 022502F01(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011; No. 2970)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the con-ditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: Septem-ber 15, 2005
O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O R T G AG E : $152,720.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Michael James Piper and Jenny Kay Piper, husband and wife
MORTGAGEE: CitiMortgage, Inc.
DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded: September 21, 2005 Scott County Recorder
Document Number: A 713970ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-
GAGE: And assigned to: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Nationstar Mortgage, LLC., its successors and assigns
Dated: November 24, 2010Recorded: December 01, 2010
Scott County RecorderDocument Number: A868599And assigned to: Nationstar
Mortgage, LLCDated: October 18, 2011Transaction Agent: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
Transaction Agent Mor t-gage Identification Number: 100011520030531653
Lender or Broker: CitiMort-gage, Inc.
Residential Mortgage Servicer: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC
Mortgage Originator: Not Ap-plicable
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Scott
Property Address: 1036 Juniper Ct, Shakopee, MN 55379-3499
Ta x P a r c e l I D N u m b e r : 272240560
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 56, Block 1, Com-mon Interest Community Number 1040, The Meadows South, accord-ing to the recorded plat thereof, and situate in Scott County, Min-nesota.
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE: $146,607.62
THAT all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Of-fi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota
to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disburse-ments, including attorney fees al-lowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.
If the Mortgage is not rein-stated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 10, 2012, or the next business day if July 10, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
Mortgagor(s) released from fi nancial obligation: NONE
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT
THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.DATED: November 26, 2011ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Nationstar Mortgage, LLCWilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee of MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393(651) 209-3300File Number: 022573F01(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011; No. 2971)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the con-ditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 27, 2005
O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O R T G AG E : $166,400.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Jennifer A. Hesch, a single person
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Prime Mortgage Corpo-ration, its successors and assigns
DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded: July 05, 2005 Scott County Recorder
Document Number: A 704154ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-
GAGE: And assigned to: Aurora Bank FSB
Dated: September 22, 2011Transaction Agent: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
Transaction Agent Mor t-gage Identification Number: 100103210000099407
Lender or Broker: Prime Mort-gage Corporation
Residential Mortgage Servicer: Aurora Bank, FSB
Mortgage Originator: Not Ap-plicable
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Scott
Property Address: 1576 Balinese St, Shakopee, MN 55379-4524
Tax Parcel ID Number: 27-352085-0
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 13, Block 3, Brit-tany Village Fifth Addition, CIC No. 1125, according to the recorded plat thereof, Scott County, Minnesota.
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE: $172,580.92
THAT all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE: January 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Of-fi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota
to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disburse-ments, including attorney fees al-lowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.
If the Mortgage is not rein-stated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 10, 2012, or the next business day if July 10, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
Mortgagor(s) released from fi nancial obligation: NONE
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.DATED: November 26, 2011ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Aurora Bank FSBWilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee of MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393(651) 209-3300File Number: 022558F01(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, November 26 and December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011; No. 2973)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the con-ditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 30, 2003
O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O R T G AG E : $216,000.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Gregory S. Needham and Carleen M. Needham, husband and wife
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for GMAC Mortgage Corporation
DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded: September 10, 2003 Scott County Recorder
Document Number: A623877
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: And assigned to: NationstarMortgage, LLC
Dated: March 07, 2011Recorded: March 10, 2011 Scott
County RecorderDocument Number: A876464Transaction Agent: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems,Inc.
Transaction Agent Mor t-gage Identification Number:100037505488676050
Lender or Broker: GMAC Mort-gage Corporation
Residential Mortgage Servicer:Nationstar Mortgage, LLC
Mortgage Originator: Not Ap-plicable
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Scott
Property Address: 4387 W 150thSt, Savage, MN 55378-4660
Ta x P a r c e l I D N u m b e r :262010410
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OFPROPERTY: Lot 12, Block 2, RiverCrossing
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMEDTO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE: $207,135.68
THAT all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been compliedwith; that no action or proceedinghas been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured bysaid mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power ofsale contained in said mortgage,the above-described property willbe sold by the Sheriff of said countyas follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE:January 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Of-fi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St.,Shakopee, Minnesota
to pay the debt secured by saidmortgage and taxes, if any, on saidpremises and the costs and disburse-ments, including attorney fees al-lowed by law, subject to redemptionwithin six (6) months from the dateof said sale by the mortgagor(s),their personal representatives orassigns.
If the Mortgage is not rein-stated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 orthe property is not redeemed underMinn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagormust vacate the property on orbefore 11:59 p.m. on July 10, 2012,or the next business day if July 10,2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday orlegal holiday.
Mortgagor(s) released fromfi nancial obligation: NONE
THIS COMMUNICATION ISFROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATION OBTAINEDWILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITORWITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BYLAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THISACTION.
THE TIME ALLOWED BYLAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THEMORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BEREDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF AJUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTEREDUNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES,SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING,AMONG OTHER THINGS, THATTHE MORTGAGED PREMISESARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESSTHAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOTPROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND AREABANDONED.DATED: November 26, 2011ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Nationstar Mortgage, LLCWilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee of MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393(651) 209-3300File Number: 017317F04(Published in the Savage Paceron Saturday, November 26 andDecember 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011; No.2974)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat default has occurred in the con-ditions of the following describedmortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: July28, 2006
O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA LA M O U N T O F M O R T G AG E :$159,200.00
MORTGAGOR(S): ChandelleMarie Mohr, a single person andDarren T. Hensel, a single person
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc. asnominee for Prime Mortgage Corpo-ration, its successors and assigns
DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded: August 07,2006 Scott County Recorder
Document Number: A 747510ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-
GAGE: And assigned to: AuroraBank FSB
Dated: October 06, 2011Transaction Agent: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems,Inc.
Transaction Agent Mor t-gage Identification Number:100103210000001023
Lender or Broker: Prime Mort-gage Corporation
Residential Mortgage Servicer:Aurora Bank, FSB
Mortgage Originator: Not Ap-plicable
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Scott
Property Address: 216 S Elk St,Belle Plaine, MN 56011-1304
Ta x P a r c e l I D N u m b e r :200011020
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OFPROPERTY: Lot 14, Plat of Rear-rangement of Block 44, Belle Plaine,Scott County, Minnesota.
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMEDTO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE: $154,644.88
THAT all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been compliedwith; that no action or proceedinghas been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured bysaid mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power ofsale contained in said mortgage,the above-described property willbe sold by the Sheriff of said county
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as follows:DATE AND TIME OF SALE:
January 17, 2012 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Of-
fi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota
to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attor-ney fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal repre-sentatives or assigns.
If the Mortgage is not rein-stated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on July 17, 2012, or the next business day if July 17, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
Mortgagor(s) released from fi nancial obligation: NONE
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.DATED: December 03, 2011ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: Aurora Bank FSBWilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee of MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393(651) 209-3300File Number: 022656F01(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011 and January 7, 2012; No. 2978)
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the con-ditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: June 13, 2006
O R I G I N A L P R I N C I PA L A M O U N T O F M O R T G AG E : $246,000.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Kris J. Hunt and Julie M. Hunt, husband and wife
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC., its successors and assigns
DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded: July 25, 2006 Scott County Recorder
Document Number: A 746134ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-
GAGE: And assigned to: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as Trustee for RAMP 2006RZ4
Dated: September 23, 2011Transaction Agent: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems,
Inc.Transaction Agent Mor t-
gage Identification Number: 100077910006465294
Lender or Broker: Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC.
Residential Mortgage Servicer: GMAC Mortgage, LLC
Mortgage Originator: Not Ap-plicable
COUNTY IN WHICH PROP-ERTY IS LOCATED: Scott
Property Address: 600 Lady Slipper Ave NE, New Prague, MN 56071-2188
Tax Parcel ID Number: 24-055022-0
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 7, Block 4, High-view Sixth Addition, Scott County, Minnesota.
AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE: $261,655.56
THAT all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above-described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE: November 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff ’s Of-fi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota
to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disburse-ments, including attorney fees al-lowed by law, subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.
If the Mortgage is not rein-stated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on May 29, 2012, or the next business day if May 29, 2012 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
Mortgagor(s) released from fi nancial obligation: NONE
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICA-TION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTI-TY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.DATED: October 15, 2011ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as Trustee for RAMP 2006RZ4Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee of MortgageeLawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393
(651) 209-3300File Number: 021993F01(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, October 15, 22, 29 and November 5, 12, 19, 2011; No. 2926)NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT
OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
The above referenced sale sched-uled for November 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM has been postponed to January 03, 2012 at 10:00 AM in the Sheriff ’s Offi ce, Civil Unit, 301 South Fuller St., Shakopee, Minnesota in said County and State.DATED: November 28, 2011ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as Trustee for RAMP 2006RZ4Wilford, Geske & Cook P.A.Attorneys for Assignee Of Mortgagee:Lawrence A. WilfordJames A. Geske8425 Seasons Parkway, Suite 105Woodbury, MN 55125-4393(651) 209-3300File Number: 021993F01(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, December 3, 2011; No. 2979)
Notice of HearingVacation of Easements
Lots 3 & 5, Block 5South Hamilton Estates
Second AdditionNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the City Council of the City of Savage, Scott County, Minnesota will conduct a public hearing in the Council Chambers of the Savage City Hall, 6000 McColl Drive, Savage, Minnesota, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, on Monday, December 19, 2011 to consider the request of Youngfi eld Homes, Inc., Farmington, Minnesota, for the vacation of the following:
Vacated Easement Part A: That part of Lot 5, Block 5, South Hamil-ton Estates Second Addition, Scott County, Minnesota, described as being a 5’ wide parcel that lies north-erly of the following described line: Beginning at the southwesterly cor-ner of said Lot 5; thence N 88°37’21” E, along the south line of said Lot 5, a distance of 127.02 feet. Exception the west 10’ thereof.
Vacated Easement Part B: That part of Lot 3, Block 5, South Hamil-ton Estates Second Addition, Scott County, Minnesota, described as being a 5’ wide parcel that lies south-erly of the following described line: Beginning at the northwesterly cor-ner of said Lot 3; thence N 88°37’21” E, along the north line of said Lot 3, a distance of 127.02 feet. Exception the west 10’ thereof
Purpose of the request is to fa-cilitate a lot split, which will include replacement easements.
All interested persons are here-by notifi ed to be present at said time and place, and they will be heard.
/s/ Ellen ClassenEllen Classen, City Clerk
(Published in the Savage Pacer on Saturday, December 3 and 10, 2011; No. 2977)
The Public Notice deadline for the Savage Pacer is
at noon Tuesday, for the following Saturday's issue.
faxes not accepted
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SAVAGE CITY COUNCIL AGENDAThe Savage City Council will meet at
7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5 in the council chambers at city hall, 6000 McColl Drive.
The tentative agenda is as follows:1. Call to order/roll call/Pledge of
Allegiance2. Presentations, proclamations,
awards, suggestions, petitions, com-plaints and unscheduled matters — from council members and citizens
Note: Comments limited to fi ve min-utes per person. Longer presentations must be scheduled through the city clerk.
3. ADDITIONS, DELETION AND MODI-FICATIONS TO THE AGENDA
4. MINUTESA. Approve minutes of the regular City
Council meeting of Nov. 21, 2011.5. PUBLIC HEARINGSA. Conduct a public hearing to con-
sider approving the vacation of drainage and utility easements.
1. Adopt a resolution approving vaca-tion of drainage and utility easements over and across Outlot A, Golf Learning Center.
6. CONSENT AGENDANote: Routine items of business are
collectively presented for approval through a single motion. The Council, staff, or members of the audience may request that an item be pulled from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and action.
A. PersonnelB. Public Works
1. Adopt a resolution ordering the preparation of a feasibility report for the Hamilton of Savage Street and Utility Improvements Phase VI, City Project No 12-02.
2. Approve a No-Loss/Wetland Re-placement Plan for Village Commons.
3. Approve fi nal payment for the Lynn Avenue Trail Improvements Project, City Project No. 10-07.
C. PlanningD. Police/FireE. ParksF. Finance1. Adopt a resolution establishing
2012 City Contribution to Fire Relief Associations’ Pension Fund.
2. Adopt a resolution to not waive the statutory tort liability limit.
3. Adopt a resolution approving use of Debt Service Fund balances to cover underlevied bonds.
4. Adopt a resolution authorizing advances or interfund loans to Tax Incre-ment Financing (TIF) Funds.
G. CommunicationsH. General1. Approve revisions to the Meeting
Room Reservation and Use Policy.2. Authorize issuance of an individu-
al massage therapist license to Charlene Kay Baird for employment at Keep in Touch, a licensed therapeutic massage enterprise, located at 5757 Egan Drive, for the period of Dec. 6, 2011 through Dec. 5, 2012.
3. Authorize issuance of an individu-al massage therapist license to Tracy
Marie Prihoda for employment at Cole’s Salon, a licensed therapeutic massage enterprise, located at 8160 County Road 42, for the period of Dec. 6, 2011 through Dec. 5, 2012.
4. Approve the renewal of an indi-vidual massage therapist license to Ti-anna Marie Painter for employment at Balancing Touch Massage, a license therapeutic massage enterprise, located at 4849 West 124th St., for the period of Dec. 6, 201 through Dec. 5, 2012.
5. Approve the renewal of an indi-vidual massage therapist license to Nancee Jean Erickson for employment at Balancing Touch Massage, a license therapeutic massage enterprise, located at 4849 West 124th St., for the period of Jan. 4, 2012 through Jan. 3, 2013.
7. GENERAL BUSINESSA. Public Meeting to consider the
2012 proposed budget and fi nal prop-erty tax levy for year 2011 – collectible in 2012.
B. Consider acquisition of the Savage Post Office located at 6100 McColl Drive.
8. APPROVE AUDITED CLAIMS9. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION,
GENERAL INFORMATION AND FOLLOW-UP
11. ADJOURNMENTItems may need to be added and/or
removed from the tentative agenda after it is published in the newspaper. For an update on the agenda, call the city clerk’s offi ce at (952) 882-2660.
MILITARY
Travis graduates basic training
Air Force Airman Chris-t ian M. Travis recent ly graduated from basic mili-tary training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio,
Texas.He completed an intensive,
eight-week program that in-cluded training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic
training earn four credits to-ward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Travis is a 2010 graduate of Prior Lake High School in Savage.
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Oak Hill Christian College
Brianna Madsen of Savage
was awarded the Bruen Schol-arship at Oak Hills Christian College in Bemidji. Brianna is a junior at OHCC majoring in Biblical Studies and Children’s
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Cities 97 CD, unopened,$45, 952-445-2331
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Chaska X-mas orna-ment set. 1986-2011,original cases, $300.612-280-3208
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1993 Ford F150, 4x4,new motor, 35k, lift kit,dual tanks. ARIZONATRUCK, NO RUST,$6000 OBO, Chanhas-sen, 505-803-8232
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2009 Chev Cobalt LT.Purchased/ driven local-ly, like brand new,21,000K. Black, Spoiler,PW, PL, Cruise, CD,non-smoker, more!$12,400. 952-215-5421
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2000 Jaguar XJR. Wellmaintained. $9700 Sil-ver and black interior,83,000 miles. Call 612-655-6680
1987 Oldsmobile Cut-lass Cierra, silver edi-tion. Loaded! Only109,000K miles. V-6, 4door, $1,100/BO. 952-426-5657
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1998 Dodge Stratus, 6cyl, AT. 156K. $1,500.952-445-6173
1976 Classic CadillacConvertible. Lowmileage. 8 cyl. 440 en-gine. Complete factsavailable by calling.559-435-3751
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2005 black Yamaha R6,6,000 miles. Yoshimurdcustomized exhaust.With OEM cover & tankbra. $5,500. 952-361-0142
2004 Harley FXST Soft-ail 24,000 miles. Extrastoo much to list. Call fordetails. REDUCED!$8,300. 952-836-6773
2003 Harley SofttailDeuce Anniversarymodel. 5500 miles.$13,000. 952-447-4280
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2000 Harley Davidson883 Sportster, wife'sbike, never rode, mustgo. 1300 miles, Lots,lots of extras, mint!$7000. 952-890-0905
1994 Harley HeritageSofttail, 26300k, all ser-vice records avail, extraset of pipes. $7500. CallMike @ 612-309-6737
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2007 27' Colorardo RL5th Wheel, 2 Slide$29,500 or best offer. 507-934-4834 M-F after5:30
2004 41' SportsCoachElite. Fully equipped.23,000K. Well-main-tained. 3 slides.$100,000. 952-797-6264
2001 Camper, 32', 5thwheel 2 slideouts, golf-cart, shed $14,500. Ex-cellent condition.Parked on beautifulwooded lot in Zumbrota,612-720-8683/ 612-599-0184
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1998 Holiday RamblerVacationer 36' mo-torhome, great condi-tion, sleeps 6, 60,000miles, $31,900 or bestoffer. Call Gary at 952-492-1129.
1996 Itasca SuncruiserMotorhome. Class A,39'. Excellent condition,shedded at all times/winterized. Loaded!29,300 actual miles.$35,000/BO. 507-665-6019
1991 Fleetwood South-wind Motorhome, ClassA, 33ft. Only 38k miles!Smooth runner, fullyloaded, sleeps 6, hy-draulic leveler, $10,500,612-669-4172
CampersTravel Trailers
Hydro Stream Vegas.20'. 200 HP+++. Com-plete restoration. 5 pas-senger. A real headturner! $6,900 or alltrades welcome. 952-215-5421
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94 Starcraft, 17ft. Alu-minum. Walleye, Bass½ Console 75hp.Mariner & 8hp. Kicker.$6500. 612-554-6725 [email protected]
2006 Crestliner Lsi An-gler 2285. Lots of ex-tras. 60 HP Mercury 4stroke and dual axletrailer. 763-360-6251
2002 Larson 19' FishN-Ski, SEI 190, 135 HPOutboard, stored in-doors. $11,900.00 orBO, NADA guide sug-gested $13,945.00, Jon612-730-8116
2001, 17ft. Starcraft,90HP, Mercury. Excel-lent condition. $9,000952-890-2630
1998, Bayliner CapriFish & Ski boat, 19 ft.135HP. Inboard, storedinside. Excellent condi-tion $6900. 952-412-6417
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1992 Vibo 21' Hexagonpontoon. Low hrs. 2 mo-tors. '96 Merc 90HP +9.9. Marine radio. Trail-er. Clean. $8,500. 612-720-2262
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PT School Custodianneeded for AspenAcademy in PriorLake. Send cover let-ter and resume to:
ParaprofessionalJordan ElementarySchool. Applicant willwork with SpecialNeeds students in theLife Skills & EBD pro-grams. Position is 6.25hrs/day during theschool year. Send letter and applica-tion to: Principal StacyDeCorsey, 815 SunsetDr., Jordan, MN 55352.Open until Dec. 12.
Paragon Bank, 115 1stAve E, in Shakopee islooking for a motivatedself-starter to fill a part-time 20-25 hours per weekposition. Duties would in-clude customer serviceand bookkeeping opera-tions. Please provide re-sume to: HR Department,Paragon Bank, PO Box330, Wells, MN 56097.Application period endsDecember 9, 2011
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Looking for a mature,responsible, detail ori-ented individual with awillingness to clean.Must be willing to worka flexible schedule, av-eraging 10-15 hours perweek. Evenings, rotat-ing weekends and holi-days are required. Per-manent position. CallAnne 952-447-2855 ore-mail [email protected].
Line Cook, Wait Staff,Part time Host(ess),Dishwasher wanted.Breakfast experiencedrequired. Can lead tofull-time. 952-447-6668
Jordan Elem. SchoolRainbow Preschool
Teachers AideMust have experienceworking with youngchildren. Organization-al and communicationskills a plus. PT hours,with possibility of addi-tional hours. Send letterand application to: BethCromie, RainbowPreschool Coordinator,815 Sunset Dr., Jordan,MN 55352.
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Social Worker
The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine is seeking aLicensed Social Worker to work 20 hours perweek in our long term care area. Responsibilitiesinclude evaluating and assessing psychosocialneeds of residents, interviewing residents foradmission and participating in discharge planning,care planning and conferences, and providing sup-port to residents, families and friends. Must havea Bachelor's Degree in social work a valid SocialWork license in the state of Minnesota.Experience in long term care is preferred.
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