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Councilapprovesplatting forMuslimcommunitycenterBY MIKE HANKS – SUN NEWSPAPERS

A proposal to combine the platsassociated with a future Muslim com-munity center provided theBloomington City Council and resi-dents with an exercise in determiningwhat was or wasn’t germane to thematter at hand.

When the workout was complete, thecouncil approved the preliminary andfinal plat for the property, as well as avariance request associated with theplan.

The council approved a conditional-use permit for the Al Farooq Youth andFamily Center earlier this year. Theformer school building at 8201 ParkAve. S. includes a separate parcel thathas an athletic field and courts, ashared amenity developed jointly bythe city and the building’s former own-ership. Parking for the buildingincludes the area in front of the build-

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Career day in BloomingtonBoy Scouts earned merit badges while participating in careerday activities Nov. 19 in Bloomington.

Scott Carpenter (left) of Apple Valley explains the techniques ofwire feed welding to Stuart Hutt of Minneapolis during BoyScout Career Day at Donaldson Company of Bloomington Nov.19. Scouts had 15 merit badge choices during career day,including drafting, engineering, graphic arts, law, photographyand truck transportation. More than 200 scouts and 60 volun-teers participated in the eight-hour program.

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Bloomington church tohost holiday concert

A holiday concert featuring pianistMary Beth Carlson is planned next weekin Bloomington.

“Rejoice! A Celebration ofChristmas” is 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, atSt. Michael’s Lutheran Church, 9201Normandale Blvd.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for chil-dren 16 and younger. Remaining ticketswill be available one hour prior to showtime. Ticket purchases include a copy ofthe “Seasons in the Northland” DVD.

Tickets: 952-934-2319.

Speaker to addresspower of inclusion

A National-Louis University profes-sor, author and motivational speakerwill discuss disability and inclusionnext week in Bloomington.

Patrick Schwarz will present “FromDisability to Possibility – The Power ofInclusion” 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, atBloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 W. OldShakopee Road.

His presentation is in celebration ofthe 11th annual Inclusive Schools Week,Dec. 5-9. Inclusive Schools Week high-lights the accomplishments of families,schools and communities who collabo-

rate to provide inclusive education forall children. The week celebrates theprogress that schools have made inimplementing inclusive practices,ensuring a quality education for anincreasingly diverse student population,including students with disabilities,those from culturally and linguisticallydiverse backgrounds and those who areeconomically disadvantaged. Drawingon real life experiences, Schwarz willillustrate effective inclusive practices ineducation and in life.

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Church to host holidayvariety show next week

A Bloomington church is hosting aChristmas variety show next week.

The Walter Bell Variety Show fea-tures live music, drama and video.Cedar Valley Church’s choirs, band andorchestra will perform.

Performances are 7:30 p.m. Fridayand Saturday, Dec. 9-10, and 4 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 11, at the church, 8600Bloomington Ave. S.

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BY MIKE HANKS – SUN NEWSPAPERS

Hearing late night pleas to keep addi-tional traffic out of their neighborhood,the Bloomington City Council narrowlydenied a proposal to expand the MartinLuther Campus in east Bloomington.

The campus includes a 137-bed nurs-ing home known as Martin LutherManor and the 108-unit Meadow Woodsassisted living facility. The proposal wasfor a 67-unit facility for seniors, com-

posed of 17 studio units, 44 one-bedroomunits and six two-bedroom units. Thefacility was intended to provide housingwith minimal care services.

The new building was to connect thetwo existing buildings on the south sideand add parking through construction ofan underground parking garage.

After hearing traffic concerns fromresidents and debating the merits of theproposal the council voted 4-3 to denythe conditional-use permit and building

plans in the early morning hours of Nov.22. The vote was taken more than sixhours after the council convened itsmeeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 21.

The council’s 4-3 vote was to draft aresolution for denial, which will be pre-sented to the council at its Dec. 5 meet-ing.

Councilmember Steve Peterson wason the prevailing side of the vote. “Forme it does come down to the trafficissue,” he said.

With the neighborhood south of 98thStreet bearing the majority of the trafficfor the facility, predominantly 13thAvenue, Peterson preferred to take stepsto guide the development to a betterlocation.

Councilmember Amy Grady alsovoted to deny the proposal, citing con-cerns about the existing traffic on 13thAvenue. “This add trips,” she said. “I’mnot comfortable adding another trip tothis neighborhood.

“I think this would be injurious to theneighborhood,” she added.

Mayor Gene Winstead said he hasgreat affection for the facility and want-ed to see the project move forward, not-ing that for many years his parents had

resided there.Councilmember Karen Nordstrom

also favored the proposal and questionedif more could be done by Martin LutherCampus to minimize traffic. She doubt-ed the expansion would increase trafficto and from the campus significantly.

Councilmember Vern Wilcox opposedthe plan, and criticized representativesof Martin Luther Manor for their argu-ments that the city has had the opportu-nity to restrict development opportuni-ties of the campus in the past, but hasnot done so.

Wilcox interpreted the argument assaying, “The city screwed up by not put-ting those tools in place and thereforeshould punish the neighborhoodbecause we didn’t do our job.

“I resent that a little bit.”If Wilcox thought there was a way to

approve the project without negativelyimpacting the neighborhood he said hewould have been willing to postpone adecision. “I just don’t see this comingtogether.”

Councilmember Tim Busse comparedthe issues raised by the proposal to


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issues the council considered earlier inthe year when Normandale CommunityCollege proposed a parking ramp on itscampus. In both cases the council wasweighing the benefits provided toBloomington versus the impacts uponthe immediate neighborhood, he

explained. With Normandale, the campus sits at

the intersection of 98th Street andFrance Avenue, two major thorough-fares in the city. The Martin LutherManor proposal, however, affects aneighborhood off of 98th Street, at 13thAvenue. The expansion of the MartinLuther campus was too much to ask ofthe neighborhood, he said.

Councilmember Tom Hulting alsovoted against denying the proposal.

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Kennedy choirs to hostannual holiday show

Bloomington Kennedy High Schoolchoirs will host their annual holidayshow next week.

Performances of “Deck theRooftops” are 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8,through Saturday, Dec. 10, in thehigh school auditorium, 9701Nicollet Ave. S.

The school’s seven choirs, show

choir bands and Dickens carolers willperform during the show.

Local artisans will also be sellingchocolates, jewelry, scarves, gadgetsand other merchandise. Booths will beopen for one hour before and one hourafter the shows on Friday andSaturday night.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 forstudents and seniors. Tickets are avail-able one hour prior to the start of eachperformance.

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Jet packs and thought pods and moreGift giving is easy,when money is noobject

I think for the first time Iwill try online Christmas shop-ping this year. It seems easier,and the options seem wider. Ihave made no purchases yet,but my hunt has begun, and Ihave found some doozies. Here,I will share some discoveriesfrom a recent online window-shopping session — all things Iplan on purchasing as gifts,assuming I find a couple mil-lion dollars in my the pocket ofmy winter jacket when I dust itoff for the season.

Picking the right gift can behard, unless it’s a jet pack. AndI found an ingenious one,called the Jet-Lev Flyer($130,000) that shoots the oper-ator 20 feet into the air, pow-ered by water that it sucks upwater via hose, regurgitating itas a punishing, propellingblast. Whoever is lucky enoughto find this one under the treewill have to wait for spring,however — or go on vacation —before they can use it, as thedevice only works on water.

But it is not your only jet

pack option. A manufacturercalled Martin Aircraft makesone that goes for only $86,000,and is said to achieve 30 min-utes of flight time. The compa-ny calls it the safest jet pack inthe world. It’s the Volvo of jetpacks.

It seems what we’re dealingwith here, when pickingbetween these two packs is, dowe want to rocket around, fun-in-the-sun, beer-commercialstyle with the Jet-Lev watermodel? Or, do we want some-thing a little more practical,like the Martin Aircraft pack?I think there’s room for both.

For quieter times I foundsomething called theInspirational Archipod. The$40,000, 13 feet tall, 9 feet indiameter igloo-shaped cocoonis designed to imbue the occu-pant with maximum creativity.Because you’re in a dome, yousee? And ideas really bouncearound in there. TheInspirational Archipod is shin-

gled by the very creative andhandsome Western Red Cedar,which covers the double insu-lated walls. A gull-winged dooropens up to the dome-y interi-or, which features walls withno visible joints that mighttrap inspiration, creativity orenlightenment. Portholes, anda clear top that hinges open,allow whiffs of brilliance tofloat in.

I foresee a bright futurewhere Inspirational Archipodsdot bucolic corporate campus-es across America, ushering insome sort of Age of Aquariusand the 20-hour work week.For now, I bet some people inCalifornia have them, at least.

If you like motorcycles orscience fiction, I might get youthe Tron-cycle ($55,000). Basedon the movie “Tron: Legacy,”the Tron-cycle — actuallycalled the Light Cycle on thewebsite that sells it — is streetlegal and accented with stripsof electro-luminescent light-ing that is turned to a blur by afuel injected Suzuki 996cc, 4-stroke engine.

Taking the hunt back todomestic territory, I have alsoconsidered my friends andfamily who prefer that theirhome décor be made of

firearms. For them I will pur-chase the elegant AK-47 tablelamp. The lamp’s 24-inchporcelain neck is, of course, apretend AK-47 resting uprighton its butt. It costs $445, whichI imagine is the price youmight pay on the black marketfor the real thing. I am not infavor of guns — I have nevereven fired one — so I don’twant to belabor the point, but Imust mention, the companythat makes the AK-47 lamp,Loaded Objects Ceramics, alsomakes one modeled after a Tri-9mm handgun. The classyensemble is completed with aset of chess pawns shaped likegrenades.

The above is just a quicksampling. Dig, and you’ll findsome gems yourself. Check outthe perfectly named thisiswhy-imbroke.com, or uncrate.comor hammacher.com for moreoutrageous gift ideas. Butremember your neighbors, too.Maybe some these zany, high-end items can only be obtainedonline, but your local retailersalso could use your business.Maybe buy the jet pack online,but visit your shops can helpyou with the more pedestrianitems. That is what responsibleconsumerism is all about.

ANDREWWIGRichfield Community Editor

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The AR&LE Performers will presentholiday variety show “The MostWonderful Time of the Year” 5 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 11, at the Edinborough ParkAmphitheater, 7700 York Ave. S., Edina.

AR&LE Performers is sponsored byAdaptive Recreation and LearningExchange, a cooperative partnershipbetween the cities and school districts ofBloomington, Edina, Eden Prairie andRichfield. The hour-long variety showwill feature holiday music and imagina-tive performances by adults with andwithout disabilities.

Admission is free, but a suggesteddonation of $5 per person or $15 perhousehold will be accepted.

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‘BRAVA! Sings’ thisholiday season

This Christmas, Twin Cities women’schoral ensemble BRAVA! is offering thegift of musical potpourri at two a festive

concerts filled with songs to lightenhearts, lift spirits and tickle funnybones.

“BRAVA! Sings... A Joyful Song ofChristmas,” will feature musical selec-tions ranging from exuberant to etherealand rollicking to reflective.

The first show is 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4,at Christ the King Lutheran Church,8600 Fremont Ave. S., in Bloomington. Afree will offering will be collected.

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Zellers to speak atRepublican luncheon

Minnesota House Speaker KurtZellers will speak at the monthlyRepublican Seniors of Minnesota lunch-eon Tuesday, Dec. 6 at Poor Richard’sCommmonhouse, 8301 NormandaleBlvd., Bloomington.

The luncheon begins at 10 a.m. with a“business meeting” and a round of polit-ical discussion. Zellers’ talk will follow.Lunch from the menu ranges from $6 to$10. Members not ordering lunch will becharged $3.

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BY MIKE HANKS – SUN NEWSPAPERS

The last of the suspects connected to apair of August purse thefts inBloomington has been arrested, but oneof the women arrested in connection withthe case was identified as an accomplicein a new incident tied to Bloomington.

A 35-year-old Fridley woman voluntar-ily turned herself in Nov. 18 following aBloomington Police Department investi-gation that connected her to a wallet theft,according to Bloomington PoliceCommander Mark Stehlik.

The victim told police that she discov-ered her wallet was missing from herpurse on Oct. 10. She had used her walletto make a purchase the previous day andhad placed her purse inside a locker at theBloomington Goodwill store that sameday.

The victim learned a credit card anddebit card from her wallet were used tomake multiple purchases in the area nearthe Goodwill store, Stehlik said.

Charges on the victim’s cards included$404 at Home Dept, three separate chargesat Walmart totaling $181 and a purchaseat a Richfield gas station. All of the pur-chases were made within a short periodof time, according to Stehlik.

Surveillance video showed a whitefemale exiting a dark Pontiac and makingpurchases connected to a stolen card.Although the Pontiac was not immediate-ly identifiable from the surveillancevideo, the car was eventually identified asbelonging to a 33-year-old Minneapoliswoman who was a suspect in the AugustBloomington incidents. The white femalewas also identified as the 35-year-oldFridley woman, who was also a suspect inother cases around the Twin Cities,Stehlik explained.

A Bloomington investigator made con-tact with the Fridley woman and present-ed her with the information that had beencollected by police. The suspect told policethat she was on probation, was broke andhad no way to pay her rent. She said thatshe had an agreement with the 33-year-oldMinneapolis woman to use the stolendebit and credit cards that theMinneapolis woman obtained and splitthe proceeds.

The Fridley woman faces possiblefelony charges for her role in the case,Stehlik noted.

Attempted fraudA trio attempting to use a stolen credit

card at Mall of America was less thansuccessful before being apprehended bypolice.

The trio – a 22-year-old Fridley man, 21-year-old Minneapolis man and a 17-year-

old St. Paul boy – were arrested Nov. 17after attempting to purchase $415 worth ofclothing with an unsigned credit card atHollister.

The trio selected clothing in the storewithout regard to size or price, accordingto a store employee. When the trioattempted to purchase the clothing with acredit card, a manager confirmed thecard had been reported stolen, Stehliksaid.

Upon being questioned about the cardby a loss prevention officer, nobodyclaimed the card as his. The trio quicklyfled the store, Stehlik noted.

Mall surveillance tracked two mem-bers of the trio to the mall’s transit hub,where a Bloomington police officer foundthem. The third person was also trackeddown by police, Stehlik added.

Memory lapse?A woman accused of shoplifting from

Bloomingdale’s at Mall of Americaclaimed that she had forgotten to pay forbed sheets, pillow cases, pajamas, a jacketand socks she had stowed in a stroller.

The 43-year-old Aberdeen, S.D., womanwas arrested Nov. 19. She had beenobserved by store security concealingitems in a bag and under coats in astroller. She was confronted at her vehicleby mall security after having purchasedtwo pillows. She said she had forgotten topay for the other items, totaling $1,119,and had intended to return to pay forthem. When questioned by police aboutthe incident the woman told an officer, “Ihave no idea what is going on.”

The woman was familiar toBloomingdale’s security, as she was rec-ognized as a woman they observed con-cealing about $1,600 worth of merchan-dise in June. The woman had abandonedthe merchandise before leaving the store,however, so she was not arrested at thattime, Stehlik explained.

The woman, who faces a possiblefelony theft charge, had three childrenwith her during the incident. She wasable to call a friend who picked them upwhile the woman was in custody, Stehliknoted.

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The Herberger’s employee was arrest-ed Nov. 17, accused of making approxi-mately 20 fraudulent returns that werecredited to her bank debit card. Thetransactions totaled $3,556, Stehlik said.

The woman told police she had beenusing the money to pay medical billswhen questioned about the activity and

did not deny the transactions, Stehliknoted.

Liquor theftSeven bottles of liquor were snatched

from a Bloomington restaurant during aburglary.

Although seven bottles were snatched,only five made it out of Chevy’s, 2251Killebrew Drive.

A manager arrived at the restaurantabout 6:55 a.m. Nov. 20 to discover an

alarm had been triggered and a windowhad been broken. It was determined thatseven bottles of liquor had been removedfrom the bar, but two had been droppedand broken at the restaurant.

Bottles of vodka, tequila and scotchhad been taken from the bar, with themost expensive bottle valued at $120,Stehlik said.


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The burglary occurred at approxi-mately 1 a.m. Nov. 18, according toStehlik.

The two men pried open an entry doorat Pennbrooke Apartments, 2400 W. 102ndSt., and were observed entering a laun-dry room in the building, possibly in an

attempt to breaking into laundry roommachines, but there was no sign of entryinto the machines, Stehlik said. Damageto the building was estimated at $200.

One perpetrator was a white malewearing a blue, hooded sweatshirt and ablue winter hat. He appeared to be in hislate teens or early 20s and was clean-shaven. The other perpetrator was awhite male wearing a black jacket, poloshirt, jeans and a Camel baseball capwith a large white “1” on it. He hadscruffy facial hair and appeared to be inhis 20s.

Anyone with information is asked tocall the Bloomington Police Departmentat 952-563-4900.

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A 21-year-old Golden Valley womanwho took a late night swim in aBloomington storm water retentionpond faces two felony counts.

The woman, charged Nov. 18 inHennepin County District Court, facesone count of fleeing a police officer in amotor vehicle and one count of first-degree driving while impaired and refus-ing to submit to chemical testing. Shefaces up to three years in prison and a$5,000 fine for the fleeing charge and threeto seven years in prison and a fine of upto $14,000 for the DWI charge if convicted.

The woman was arrested in the earlymorning hours of Oct. 2 after she was

observed rolling through a stoplight atthe exit ramp of Interstate 35W south-bound in Bloomington. The woman’svehicle rolled over a curb and onto grass,according to the complaint.

When an officer attempted to stop hervehicle, the woman began to flee. Theshort pursuit ended when her vehiclecrashed into a bicycle rack outsideBloomington Civic Plaza. The womanfled from the vehicle on foot, swamacross the pond and continued to flee onfoot before being apprehended momentslater, according to the complaint.

The woman was previously convictedof driving while impaired on June 6,2009, and July 5, 2011. She had beenarrested in Ramsey County on suspicionof driving while impaired on Sept. 23,2011, the complaint noted.

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A man who robbed a bank inMinneapolis at gunpoint on Tuesday,Nov. 22, has a description similar tothose from a Richfield bank robberyand an attempted bank robbery inBloomington.

According to the FBI, at about 1:30p.m. a white male entered BremerBank at 3001 Hennepin Ave., bran-dished a gun and demanded cash. Therobber fled to a parking ramp afterreceiving an undisclosed amount ofcash, and utilized a crossover-stylevehicle, the release says.

The man is suspected of severalother bank robberies in the metroarea, and is a white male in his late20s to early 30s, approximately 5 feet10 inches tall, with a skinny build,according to the FBI. He was wearinga black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans,black shoes and a ski mask during therobbery.

A man with a similar descriptionattempted to rob RichfieldBloomington Credit Union at gun-point Nov. 9, but left empty-handedafter being told there was no cash onhand. The suspect in a Nov. 4 armedrobbery of First National Bank of theLake in Richfield also resembles theman suspected in the Minneapolisrobbery.

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Seniors and their families are invit-ed to the annual Tour of Trees atMeadow Woods Assisted Living thisweekend in Bloomington.

Horse-drawn carriage rides, carolersand decorated trees are offered 2-4:30p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at MeadowWoods, 1301 E. 100th St.

Nonperishable food items will be col-lected for the Volunteers Enlisted toAssist People food shelf.

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‘What Would JesusBuy?’ showing Dec. 5

The film “What Would Jesus Buy?”will be shown 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, atSouthdale Library, 7001 York Ave. S., inEdina.

Produced by Morgan Spurlock of“Supersize Me,” the film follows the“Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir”on a cross-country, holiday revival tourthat questions hyper-consumerism. Thefilm takes viewers into the homes of fam-ilies as they max out their credit cards tolive up to the consumer model ofChristmas, while also telling personal sto-ries from those who remember the holi-days as a simpler, less commercial andmore joyful time.

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Holy Angels to present‘Haroun and the Sea’

Students at the Academy of HolyAngels are preparing for their upcomingperformance of “Haroun and the SeaStories,” a production based on a book ofchildren’s stories by Salman Rushdie.

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Skating Exhibition setfor Dec. 11 in Edina

The Edina-based Braemar-City ofLakes Figure Skating Club will host itsfourth annual Holiday Pops SkatingExhibition and VEAP Benefit 5:40-7:30

p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at Braemar IceArena, 7501 Ikola Way, in Edina.

Skaters will perform solo, pair, trio,and ensemble numbers. Team Braemar’sthree synchronized skating teams willalso perform, including Team BraemarJunior, the reigning national silvermedalists and world bronze medalists.

Participants and spectators areencouraged to bring canned and drygoods and make a $5 financial contribu-tion to Volunteers Enlisted to AssistPeople, which is a local nonprofit serv-ing low-income families, individuals,elderly and disabled persons inBloomington, Edina, Richfield andsouth Minneapolis. VEAP provides foodpantry, social assistance, and trans-portation services. The event has raisedapproximately $5,200 over the past threeyears.

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Noon concert series atWooddale churches

The Noël at Noon Advent ConcertSeries at Wooddale Church began Nov. 30and will continue through Dec. 15.

The concerts will be presented atWooddale’s Eden Prairie and Edina cam-puses.

The series will continue 12:10-12:40p.m. Wednesdays, Dec. 7 and Dec. 14, inthe Worship Center on the Eden Prairie

campus, 6630 Shady Oak Road. The series at the Edina campus will

run 12:10-12:40 p.m. Thursdays, Dec. 8and Dec. 25. The Edina campus is locat-ed 5532 Wooddale Ave. S.

The concerts on both campuses willfeature the same guest artist each week.

The first week of concerts in theseries featured Ensemble Aventura.This trio includes Wooddaler SarahBertsch on violin, Monica Stratton onvoice and violin and Monica’s husband,Roger, on piano. They have performed inconcerts around the Twin Cities andhave been well received at previous Noëlat Noon concert series.

The second week of concerts, on Dec.7 and 8, features singer, songwriter andrecording artist Sara Renner. Renner isthe Director of Contemporary Worshipat St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church inMahtomedi, Minn.

The third week of concerts, on Dec. 14and 15, features Wooddale organistWoody Johnson and pianist MelodyJohnson. Woody Johnson has studiedorgan with internationally knownDaniel Chorzempa and Gerald Bales andhas played organ or conducted choirs inmany local churches. Melody Johnson isa pianist at many Wooddale services andevents.

Lunch is available for $5 before andafter each concert (11:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m.and 12:40-1 p.m.) on both campuses.

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Organization addingteams across state forplayers withdevelopmental disabilitiesBY KATIE MINTZ – SUN NEWSPAPERS

Some of Minnesota’s most dedicatedhockey players returned to the ice lastmonth, and in growing numbers.

Minnesota Special Hockey, a nonprofit,volunteer-run league for Minnesotanswith developmental disabilities, recentlykicked off its fifth season.

Since its start in 2006, the program hasgrown from a six-week trial with 27 play-ers to a five-month season with nine teamsacross the state.

“The more people hear about it themore they want to do it,” MinnesotaSpecial Hockey President Jane Cashin ofEdina said. “We probably are the fastestgrowing special hockey association in thenation.”

Minnesota Special Hockey began whenSusie Miller, now general manager ofBraemar Arena in Edina, was a recreationsupervisor for the city with a focus onadaptive programs.

After learning about a high-functioningautistic girl on her daughter’s youth hock-ey team, she told the girl’s family she’dhelp them find an organization that wouldallow her to continue playing in the long-term.

‘“There was floor hockey, poly hockey.Minnesota has many programs for indi-viduals with disabilities,” she said. “Justabout any sport you want to play you can.”

Except for ice hockey, she discovered.At the time, Miller was pursuing a mas-ter’s degree in recreation administration,and as part of her coursework, created asix-week special hockey program throughEdina’s adaptive recreation office.

In spring 2006, 27 participants came

from across the state to play. Miller saidshe saw a definite need. That fall, with thehelp from numerous other volunteers,Minnesota Special Hockey was launchedwith two teams – the Edina Stingers andBlaine Polars.

“This year we have nine and we’re hop-ing for more than 100 players,” said Miller,who continues to serve on the organiza-tion’s board.

There are now teams in New Hope,

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Cashin said she often feels swampedwith emails and phone calls from familiesof interested players and people who wantto start teams. She said the organizationneeds at least one dedicated volunteer toget a team up and running in a communi-ty.

“I get a little overwhelmed but I enjoy it.I want to see more people on the ice,” shesaid.

Her son Sam Cashin, 18, a senior atEdina High School, participated in thefirst six-week program and continues toplay on the Edina Stingers. She said he hadbeen attending his sister’s hockey gamesas her team’s stick boy for years beforethat, but never had the opportunity to beon a team himself.

It’s been a great experience, she said.Participants of every age and ability

are accepted to play. The Edina team hasplayers ranging from age 4 to into their40s. Coaches form lines based on ability sothat during games, teams are evenlymatched. Each team meets for an hourevery Sunday November through Marchand plays six games a season.

“It’s really a chance for kids who can’tplay in normal leagues to get out on theice,” said Greg Williamson of EdenPrairie, who has coached the EdinaStingers for three years.

Williamson said “it’s a less about age,


Minnesota Special Hockey expanding opportunities

Edina Stingers goalie Evan Salo, right, and Minnesota Special Hockey volunteer Ryan Williamson, left, a senior at Eden Prairie High School, skate during theteam’s second practice of the season Sunday, Nov. 20, at Braemar Arena in Edina. The organization with Edina roots is adding three new teams this year.(Photo by Katie Mintz – Sun Newspapers)

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size and ability,” and more about givingeveryone access to the ice.

His son Brett Williamson, 22, joined theteam to keep active after finishing his highschool career in adaptive floor hockey. Hesaid he enjoys seeing people he knowsfrom work and school.

“I have a lot of friends here,” said BrettWilliamson.

Among them is his younger brotherRyan Williamson, a senior at Eden PrairieHigh School, who helps at practices andannounces some games. Many siblingsand high school hockey players volunteerto help as assistant coaches.

“There’s a lot of camaraderie,” saidEdina resident George Holden, chair ofthe Minnesota Special Hockey Board,whose daughter Allie, 23, is on the EdinaStingers. “She enjoys seeing the otherplayers every week.”

Holden said it costs the nonprofitorganization about $5,000 to start a team,and donations are sought to make the pro-gram available to more. Minnesota SpecialHockey has been fortunate to receive sup-port from youth hockey associations in thevarious cities where it operates, he said.Many have donated or offered discountedice time. Each Minnesota Special Hockeyplayer receives a jersey and team stock-ings from the organization. Scholarshipsand equipment help are available for thosein need.

“Our vision is to make ice hockey avail-

able to every special needs kid in the stateof Minnesota,” Holden said.

Registration is accepted throughout theseason. For more information, visitmnspecialhockey.org.


Brett Williamson of Eden Prairie, center, commands the puck Sunday, Nov. 20, during an Edina Stingerspractice at Braemar Arena in Edina. He said says he enjoys playing on the team, one of nine MinnesotaSpecial Hockey teams, because of the many friends he gets to see each week. (Photo by Katie Mintz –Sun Newspapers)

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Saudi Arabia has been overthrown bydissidents, and oil shipments to theUnited States have been terminated.

China and Japan are about to go towar.

The global economy is kaput and thePresident of the UnitedState is terminally ill.

None of the three aredevelopments anyonewould care to face indi-vidually, much lesssimultaneously.

The dooms-day sce-nario exists – for now –in the pages of a novel byPlymouth author R.Michael Conley.

Conley, a retiredfinancial services execu-tive, decided it was easier to posit a mes-sage about the future of the planetthrough a novel.

“It’s a difficult message to convey viaa Power Point presentation,” saidConley, who has lived in Plymouth since1979. “It prompted me to write a novel asa more understandable way of showinghow our very existence could be impact-ed by the looming catastrophe.”

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“Our addiction is a threat to nationalsecurity that drains our treasury andjeopardizes future generations,” Conleysaid. “Yet over 95 percent of our trans-portation system is fueled by oil with noscalable alternative to replace it … anomission that will cost us dearly as glob-al oil supply goes into permanentdecline.”

The book has won praise from formerU.S. Congressman Jim Ramstad.

“Regardless of your politics, the chill-ing scenarios in Mike’s novel cannot beignored,” Ramstad said. “They aremajor challenges requiring collabora-tive solutions, and it is important thatwe take action while there is still time.I’m afraid not enough people recognizethe magnitude of the issues …”

The book has also found favor withpolar explorer Will Steger, who called ita must-read “for anyone interested inthese topics in an accessible way, with atwist of fiction thrown in for fun.”

Conley is also chairman and CEO ofthe Conley Family Foundation, whichhas claimed nearly $1 million in assetsin IRS filings. Conley and his wife,Sharon, have two daughters.

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Edina hosts blooddrive Dec. 14

The city of Edina and Edina PoliceDepartment will host a blood drive 9a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, atCity Hall, 4801 W. 50th St., Edina.

According to Memorial BloodCenters, during the winter months andholidays, local hospitals depend onblood donations to help patients sur-vive.

To schedule a donation time, visitmbc.org and use sponsor code 0111.Double red cell donations, which comefrom people with type O+, O-, A- or B-,are especially needed. Contact Jessicaat 651-332-7172 or [email protected] toschedule a double red cell donation.

Speaker addressesdepression, holidays

Lynne Silva-Breen, a licensed mar-riage and family therapist, will present“Expectations, the Holidays and

Depression” 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, atMary, Mother of the Church, 3333 CliffRoad, Burnsville.

The presentation is part of the edu-cational speaker series sponsored bythe Depression Support Coalition,whose mission is to inform, educate,support, and cultivate a community ofspiritual hope for those affected bydepression – as well as their families.

Info: 952-890-0045 (Jamie).

Parkinson’s supportgroup meeting Dec. 14

A Parkinson’s Disease SupportGroup meeting has been scheduled1:30-2:45 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14, atPrairie Adult Care, located in theVictory Lutheran Church, 16200 BergerDrive, Eden Prairie.

The support group is for personswith Parkinson’s Disease or relatedneurological disorders, care givers orboth. Meetings focus on currentresearch and treatment, tips for manag-ing daily activities of living and psy-

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The support group meets on the sec-ond Wednesday of every month.

Info: prairieadultcare.com or 952-949-3126.

Optimist pancakebreakfast Dec. 10

The Richfield Optimist Club will bestacking up pancakes Saturday, Dec. 10,from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Oak GroveLutheran Church in Richfield. A facepainter and Santa Clause will be onhand for the breakfast, which costs $5for adults and is free for kids 12 andunder. Sausage, coffee and juice alsowill be served.

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ing through a lease arrangement withXcel Energy, which owns propertyassociated with the transmission cor-ridor that runs through the area.

The proposal was to combine allthree parcels into one plat with a plat-ting variance to allow conveyance of aportion of the transmission corridorto Al Farooq.

The variance was requested becauseof the unusual characteristics of the

corridor, which runs underneathpower lines for several blocks alongPark Avenue. The primary parkingarea for the building is on Xcel Energyproperty through a lease agreementbetween Xcel Energy and the build-ing’s previous ownership, theConcordia Academy Association ofSchools.

Since the leased parking area pro-vides the primary access to the build-ing, Al Farooq’s lenders consider thevalue of the school property to bedependent upon access to the land. Theability to terminate the lease agree-ment for the parking area by either

party was not seen as favorable by AlFarooq’s lending agency, according toattorney Ferdinand Peters, who repre-sented the youth and family center.The purchase of a portion of the trans-mission corridor was not the desire ofAl Farooq’s leadership, as it was seenas advantageous only to the lenders, henoted.

Xcel Energy, which prefers to sellthe property ratherthan lease it, willretain an easementto the property fortransmission lineaccess, and struc-tures cannot bebuilt on the trans-mission corridorparcel, PlanningManager GlenMarkegard told thecouncil.

By combiningthe parking areawith the schoolbuilding, AlFarooq is requiredto survey and platthe entire parcel, not just the portion itis acquiring, unless given a varianceby the council. To grant the variance,the council had to determine that anunusual hardship exists to justify thevariance and that the hardship is notthe result of actions by the applicant.

The city has previously granted asimilar variance for a separate portionof the corridor.

City Attorney Sandra Johnsonreminded the council that its task wasto determine, “Whether or not anunusual hardship or practical difficul-ty exists to vary from the plattingrequirement.

“This is not an opportunity for thecity council legally to reconsider,revoke, revisit or add any conditions toits prior conditional-use permitapprovals,” she added. “Those are not

before the city council tonight,” shenoted. “What you do tonight will notaffect those.”

In opening the public hearing,Mayor Gene Winstead reiterated itspurpose. “Please keep your testimonyor your comments germane to the vari-ance or the preliminary and final plat-ting procedure that is before us.”

One question related to the plattingthat generated discus-sion was drainage ofthe property. Theexisting drainage andutility easements arebeing vacated as partof the process, but willbe re-established aspart of the new plat.

Concerns raisedabout drainage condi-tions around thebuilding, however,were not addressed bythe council. “Thatrelates to issues thatare not germane tothis application,” CityManager Mark

Bernhardson said. “We will review theissue,” he added. “If it needs to beaddressed, we will look at addressingit.”

The council voted 5-2 in favor of theplatting variance, with council mem-bers Tom Hulting and Vern Wilcox dis-senting. Wilcox said he didn’t see ahardship in surveying and platting theentire parcel. If Xcel Energy is inter-ested in selling the parcel, he dis-agreed that it should be the burden ofAl Farooq to complete the work orobtain the variance. He also favoredaddressing drainage issues in conjunc-tion with the re-platting.

Wilcox cast the lone vote against thepreliminary and final plat for theyouth and family center, as well as thevacation of easements for the associat-ed properties.


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Fire damages kitchen,garage in Bloomington

An early morning house fire inBloomington damaged a kitchen andattached garage as well as the build-ing’s exterior.

The fire at 7619 85th St. W. wasreported 12:18 a.m. Nov. 18, accordingto Bloomington Fire Chief Ulie Seal.The single-family dwelling was occu-pied at the time of the incident, butnobody was injured, he noted.

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City of Bloomington(Official Publication)

INVITATION TO BID FOR

METROPOLITAN AREA FIBER OPTICNETWORK

EXPANSION TO MOA Sealed Bids will be received by the Pur-chasing Agent of the City of Bloomingtonat 1800 West Old Shakopee RoadBloomington, MN 55431, until 2:00 p.m.,CST, on Thursday, December 15, 2011,at which time they will be publicly openedand read aloud, for the furnishing of alllabor and materials to construct a metro-politan area fiber system and electronicswithin the City of Bloomington.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid meeting will be heldat 9:30 a.m., CST, on Monday, November28th in the McLeod Conference Room atBloomington City Hall 1800 West OldShakopee Road Bloomington, MN55431. This will include a walk-throughof the MOA and Fire Station #3 sites.

Bids must be submitted on the Bid Formprovided in accordance with the ContractDocuments, Plans and Specifications asprepared by:

Elert & Associates140 Third Street SouthStillwater, MN 55082

A CD copy of the Bid Form, Contract Doc-uments and Plans and Specificationsmay be obtained from:

Ms. Sandi ParrElert & Associates140 Third Street SouthStillwater, MN 55082Phone: (651) 705-1221Email: [email protected]

Hard copies of the Bid Form, ContractDocuments and Plans and Specificationare available for the cost of reproduction,plus applicable shipping through Elert &Associates. Copies of the Bid Form,Contract Documents and Plans andSpecification can be viewed at the City ofBloomington Purchasing Office.

Each Bid must be clearly identified as“BID FOR METROPOLITAN AREAFIBER OPTIC NETWORK EXPANSIONTO MOA” and shall show the name andaddress of the Bidder. A certified orcashiers’ check payable to the City of

Bloomington or satisfactory Bid Bond ex-ecuted by the Bidder and a license sure-ty company in an amount not less than5% of the total Bid shall accompany eachBid as a guarantee that if the Bid is ac-cepted the Bidder shall execute a writtenproposed contract and furnish the re-quired bonds within ten days after theaward of the contract. The Contractor isresponsible for the delivery of the Bid tothe office of the Purchasing Agent.

The City of Bloomington reserves theright to reject any or all Bids, includingwithout limitation the rights to reject anyor all nonconforming, non-responsive,unbalanced, or conditional bids. The Cityalso reserves the right to waive any infor-malities, to award the contract in whole orin part, and to award to the Bidder theCity determines is in the City’s best inter-est.

The City of Bloomington hereby notifiesall bidders that businesses owned andcontrolled by minorities or women will beafforded maximum feasible opportunityto submit bids and/or proposals and willnot be subjected to discrimination on thebasis of race, color, sex, sexual orienta-tion, age, religion, ancestry, handicap,public assistance, marital or national ori-gin.

The City of Bloomington does not dis-criminate on the basis of disability in theadmission or access to, or treatment oremployment in, its services, programs, oractivities. Upon request, accommodationwill be provided to allow individuals withdisabilities to participate in all City ofBloomington services, programs and ac-tivities. Upon request, the City will at-tempt to accommodate special needs forthis information.

Beverly RauschPurchasing Agent

(Nov. 17,24, Dec. 1, 2011) D3-MOAFiberNetwork

Certificate of Assumed Name(Official Publication)

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE

CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME

Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333The filing of an assumed name does notprovide a user with exclusive rights tothat name. The filing is required for con-sumer protection in order to enable con-sumers to be able to identify the trueowner of a business.

List the exact assumed name under whichthe business is or will be conducted:Centennial Lakes DevelopmentStrategies Group

Principal Place of Business:7809 Southtown Center #183, Bloom-ington, MN 55431

List the name and complete street ad-dress of all persons conducting businessunder the above Assumed Name, OR ifan entity, provide the legal corporate,LLC, or Limited Partnership name andregistered office address:Erika Roland Development Corp.,7809 Southtown Center #183, Bloom-ington, MN 55431

I, the undersigned, certify that I am sign-ing this document as the person whosesignature is required, or as agent of theperson(s) whose signature would be re-quired who has authorized me to sign thisdocument on his/her behalf, or in both ca-pacities. I further certify that I have com-pleted all required fields, and that the in-formation in this document is true andcorrect and in compliance with the ap-plicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. Iunderstand that by signing this documentI am subject to the penalties of perjury asset forth in Section 609.48 as if I had

signed this document under oath.

FILED: October 6, 2011/s/ Erika Roland, CEO

(Nov. 24 & Dec. 1, 2011) D3-CentLakesDevelopment

School District 271(Official Publication)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID No. 929-11

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTNO. 271

BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTANotice is hereby given by the SchoolBoard of Independent School District No.271 located at Bloomington, Minnesota,that it will receive sealed bids for the fol-lowing:

2012 Bloomington Public Schools OakGrove Elementary School SwitchgearReplacement Bid No. 929-11

Bids close at 2:00 PM local time on De-cember 22, 2012, at the office of the Pur-chasing Agent. Educational ServicesCenter, 1350 West 106th Street, Bloom-ington Minnesota 55431. There is noagent for the receipt of bids other than thePurchasing Agent. Bids will be openedpublicly and read aloud.

The Electrical Project at the Oak GroveElementary School, 1301 West 104thStreet Bloomington, MN 55431, includesthe removal of the existing switchgearand the installation of replacementswitchgear.

PRE-BID WALKTHROUGH: A Pre-BidWalkthrough will be held on December 8,2011, 2:30 p.m. Check in at the schooloffice for meeting location.

A cashier’s check, certified check or bidbond payable to the Bloomington PublicSchools in the amount of five percent(5%) of the bid shall be submitted witheach bid. The successful Bidder will berequired to furnish a satisfactory Pay-ment and Performance Bond.

All bids must be submitted in a sealed en-velope, in triplicate, at the place and timeindicated above. They shall be plainlymarked for the item to be bid as follows:

“OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSWITCHGEAR REPLACEMENT BIDNO. 929-11”

and shall be addressed to PurchasingAgent, Bloomington Public Schools, Ed-ucational Services Center, 1350 West106th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431.

Copies of the Drawings, Specificationsand other Contract Documents are on fileand available for inspection at the Min-neapolis and St Paul Builders’ Exchange,the F. W. Dodge and Construction MarketData plan rooms, and the National Coun-cil of Minority Contractors.

Documents are available for pickup on orafter November 22, 2011 at Hallberg En-gineering, Inc., 1750 Commerce Court,White Bear Lake, MN 55110 PH: (651)748-1100, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00p.m. Please telephone all requests fordocuments prior to arranging pickup.The deposit for obtaining the documentswill be $100.00. The amount of depositfor one set of documents will be refund-ed to each bidder who submits a bonafide bid and returns the complete docu-ments in an unmarked condition withinten days after opening of bids. Contrac-tors who do not submit bids will receive arefund of one half of their deposits fordocuments that are returned within tendays after receipt of bids.

The Board of Education reserves theright to accept or reject any or all bids orparts of such bids and to waive any infor-malities or irregularities in bidding. Nobids shall be withdrawn subsequent to

the opening of bids without the consentof the Board of Education for a period ofthirty (60) days after the scheduled timeof closing bids.

Independent School District No. 271Bloomington, Hennepin County, Min-nesota

(Dec. 1 & 8, 2011) D3-Bid929-11


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGBy the Planning Commission

CASE FILE: 8768A-11

APPLICANT: Minnesota School of Busi-ness/Globe University

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 9360 Ensign

Avenue

PURPOSE: Conditional Use Permit foran instructional center

DATE AND TIME OF HEARING:Thursday, December 15, 20116:00 p.m.

PLACE OF HEARING:

Legal Notices continued on next page

City of BloomingtonNOTICE OF CITY OF

BLOOMINGTONPOLICY OF

NONDISCRIMINATIONON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY

The city of Bloomington does notdiscriminate on the basis of disabil-ity in the admission, or access to, ortreatment or employment in, its ser-vices, programs, or activities. Uponrequest accommodation will be pro-vided to allow individuals with dis-abilities to participate in all City ofBloomington services, programs,and activities. The city has desig-nated coordinators to facilitate com-pliance with the Americans with Dis-abilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as re-quired by Section 35.107 of the U.S.Department of Justice regulations,and to coordinate compliance withSection 504 of the Rehabilitation Actof 1973, as mandated by Section8.53 of the U. S. Department ofHousing and Urban Developmentregulations. For more informationcontact the Human Services Divi-sion, City of Bloomington, 1800West Old Shakopee Road, Bloom-ington, Minnesota 55431, tele-phone: 563-8700; TDD: 563-8740.

LEGAL NOTICES

School District 271(Official Publication)

BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS’LIST OF INTENDED PROJECTS PROPOSED TO BE FUNDED WITH AN ALTERNATIVE FACILITIES BONDING AND

LEVY PROGRAM PAY 12 LEVYINTRODUCTION

State law, as set forth in Minn. Stat. §123B.59, establishes an alternative facilities bonding and levy program for school districtsthat have:

(a) An independent or special school district qualifies to participate in the alternative facilities bonding and levy program if the dis-trict has:

(1) more than 66 students per grade;

(2) over 1,850,000 square feet of space and the average age of building space is 15 years or older or over 1,500,000 square feetand the average age of building space is 35 years or older;

(3) insufficient funds from projected health and safety revenue and capital facilities revenue to meet the requirements for deferredmaintenance, to make accessibility improvements, or to make fire, safety, or health repairs; and

(4) a ten-year facility plan approved by the commissioner according to subdivision 2.

(b) An independent or special school district not eligible to participate in the alternative facilities bonding and levy program underparagraph (a) qualifies for limited participation in the program if the district has:

(1) one or more health and safety projects with an estimated cost of $500,000 or more per site that would qualify for health andsafety revenue except for the project size limitation in section 123B.57, subdivision 1, paragraph (b); and

(2) insufficient funds from capital facilities revenue to fund those projects.

(c) Notwithstanding the square footage limitation in paragraph (a), clause (2), a school district that qualified for eligibility underparagraph (a) as of July 1, 2007, remains eligible for funding under this section as long as the district continues to meet the re-quirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1), (3), and (4).

Subd. 2.Facility plan.

(a) A district qualifying under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), must have a ten-year facility plan approved by the commissioner thatincludes an inventory of projects and costs that would be eligible for:

(1) health and safety revenue, without restriction as to project size;

(2) disabled access levy; and

(3) deferred capital expenditures and maintenance projects necessary to prevent further erosion of facilities.

(b) A district qualifying under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), must have a five-year plan that includes an inventory of projects andcosts for health and safety projects with an estimated cost of $500,000 or more per site that would qualify for health and safetyrevenue except for the project size limitation in section 123B.57, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).

(c) The school district must:

(1) annually update the plans;

(2) biennially submit a facility maintenance plan; and

(3) indicate whether the district will issue bonds to finance the plan or levy for the costs.

Minn. Stat. §123B.59 also specifies that a school district may levy for alternative facilities bonding and levy revenue to finance theportion of the facilities plans approved by its Board of Education and the Commissioner. A district must notify to the Commis-sioner that the plan will be funded through levy. A district also must publish a notice of the intended projects and their total esti-mated cost before it levies for alternative facilities bonding and levy revenue.

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED PROJECTS

The Bloomington Public School District #271 intends a series of deferred maintenance, accessibility improvement, and fire, safe-ty, and health repairs projects. These projects will help provide a well-maintained, accessible and safe learning environment fordistrict students, staff and community members who use school facilities. The projects are contained in the district’s 10-year fa-cility plan. Engineers, architects and other specialists were consulted in the preparation of this 10-year facility plan. Consul-tants, site teams and building & grounds leadership prioritized the projects in this 10-year plan.

The following projects are intended to be funding with a Pay 12 alternative facilities bonding and levy program levy.

CATEGORY OF INTENDED PROJECTS NO. OF SITES AFFECTED TOTAL ESTIMATED COSTAsphalt, Cement Replacement and Repair District Wide $ 65,000.00Roof Repairs and Replacement District Wide $ 810,000.00Painting, Wall Finishes, Ceiling and Window Treatments 5 $ 45,000.00Flooring Replacements 1 $ 35,000.00Casework Repair and Replacements 2 $ 35,000.00ADA Improvements 3 $ 10,000.00Repair and Replace Restroom Hardware and Dividers 1 $ 10,000.00Walk-In Cooler and Freezer Replacement 1 $ 10,000.00Site Repair and Replacements 12 $ 131,000.00Door and Hardware Repair and Replacements District Wide $ 156,000.00Electrical Systems Repairs and Replacements District Wide $ 555,000.00HVAC System Repairs and Replacements District Wide $ 865,000.00Plumbing System Repairs and Replacements District Wide $ 119,000.00Alternative Facilities Administration and Project Management District Wide $ 129,000.00Auditorium Repair and Replacement of Seating 4 $ 4,575.00Elevator Repair and Replacement 2 $ 1,000.00Pool and Systems Repair 3 $ 50,000.00

TOTAL: $ 3,030,575.00

(Dec. 1, 2011) D3-271Projects


City Council ChambersBloomington Civic Plaza1800 West Old Shakopee Road

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

1. Submit a letter to the address belowexpressing your views; and/or

2. Attend the hearing and give testimonyabout the proposal; and/or

3. Email: [email protected] include case file number whencorresponding

FURTHER INFORMATION:Londell Pease, PlannerPlanning DivisionBloomington Civic Plaza1800 West Old Shakopee RoadBloomington, MN 55431-3027(952) 563-8926Email: [email protected]

(Dec. 1, 2011) D3-8768A-11



CASE FILE(S): 10882ABCD-11

APPLICANT: Xcel Energy

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 7801, 7807 and7815 Washington Avenue

PURPOSE:1. Variance to reduce the minimum re-quired floor area ratio from 0.4 to 0.007(Case 10882A-11);

2. Variance to reduce the minimum re-quired building floor area from 20,000square feet to 960 square feet (Case10882B-11);

3. Variance to increase the height of thescreen wall along Washington Avenuefrom six feet to twelve feet (Case10882C-11); and

4. Conditional use permit for an electricsubstation (Case 10882D-11)

DATE AND TIME OF HEARING:Thursday, December 15, 20116:05 p.m.

PLACE OF HEARING:City Council ChambersBloomington Civic Plaza1800 West Old Shakopee Road

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:1. Submit a letter to the address belowexpressing your views; and/or



FURTHER INFORMATION:Galen Doyle, PlannerPlanning DivisionBloomington Civic Plaza1800 West Old Shakopee RoadBloomington, MN 55431-3027(952) 563-8924

Email: [email protected]

(Dec. 1, 2011) D3-10882ABCD-11


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGBy City Council

CASE FILE(S): 10805AB-11

APPLICANT:Duke Realty (owner)Norman X LLC (user)

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 5701 GreenValley Drive

PURPOSE:1. Conditional Use Permit to allow place-ment of fill and/or extraction of materialswithin the Flood Hazard Overlay ZoneDistrict (Case 10805A-11); and

2. Minor Revision to Final DevelopmentPlan for a 250-unit apartment buildingand related parking (Case 10805B-11)

DATE AND TIME OF HEARING:Monday, December 19, 2011 7:15 p.m.





FURTHER INFORMATION:Julie Farnham, PlannerPlanning DivisionBloomington Civic Plaza1800 West Old Shakopee RoadBloomington, MN 55431-3027(952) 563-4739Email: [email protected]

(Dec. 1, 2011) D3-10805AB-11


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGBy City Council

CASE FILE: 8134A-11

APPLICANT:United Properties Investment Co. (owner)Strayer University (user)

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1600 West82nd Street

PURPOSE: Conditional use permit for apost-secondary educational institution inan existing office building

DATE AND TIME OF HEARING:Monday, December 19, 2011 7:15 p.m.

PLACE OF HEARING:

City Council ChambersBloomington Civic Plaza1800 West Old Shakopee Road




FURTHER INFORMATION:Julie Farnham, PlannerPlanning DivisionBloomington Civic Plaza1800 West Old Shakopee RoadBloomington, MN 55431-3027(952) 563-4739Email: [email protected]

(Dec. 1, 2011) D3-8134A-11


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGProposed Total Budget and Property

TaxesNotice is hereby given that the Bloom-ington City Council will meet in the CityCouncil Chambers of Civic Plaza, 1800West Old Shakopee Road, on Monday,December 5, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. to hold apublic hearing to consider its 2012 bud-get and on the amount of the levied prop-erty taxes it is proposing to collect to payfor the costs of services the City will pro-vide in 2012.

/s/ Lori Economy-SchollerChief Financial Officer

(Dec. 1, 2011) D3-BudgetPHN

Public Notice of Auction(Official Publication)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALETO BE HELD AT:THE LOCK UP SELF STORAGE221 American Blvd W. Bloomington, MN55420

DATE: December 20th, 2011 BEGINS AT10:00 AM

CONDITIONS: All units will be sold to thehighest bidder. Bids taken only for eachunit in its entirety. Payment must bemade by cash, certified check, or moneyorder only. No personal checks accept-ed. All goods must be removed from theunit within 24 hours. Payment due im-mediately upon acceptance of bid. Unitavailability subject to prior settlement ofaccount.

Unit #21 Finnah ContehApprox. 10x30Toys, Furniture, Misc. Items

Unit #1017 Ivan ContrerasApprox. 10x10Furniture, Misc. Items

Unit #4605 Melvin Heard

Approx. 10x10Furniture, Totes, Electronics, Misc. Items

(Dec. 1 & 8, 2011) D3-Dec20Sale





List the exact assumed name under whichthe business is or will be conducted:Jewelry By Celita

Principal Place of Business:10300 Rhode Island Circle, Blooming-ton, MN 55438

List the name and complete street ad-dress of all persons conducting businessunder the above Assumed Name, OR ifan entity, provide the legal corporate,LLC, or Limited Partnership name andregistered office address:Lillian C. Miller, 10300 Rhode IslandCircle, Bloomington, MN 55438

I, the undersigned, certify that I am sign-ing this document as the person whosesignature is required, or as agent of theperson(s) whose signature would be re-quired who has authorized me to sign thisdocument on his/her behalf, or in both ca-pacities. I further certify that I have com-pleted all required fields, and that the in-formation in this document is true andcorrect and in compliance with the ap-plicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. Iunderstand that by signing this documentI am subject to the penalties of perjury asset forth in Section 609.48 as if I hadsigned this document under oath.

FILED: October 28, 2011/s/ Lillian C. Miller

(Dec. 1 & 8, 2011) D3-JewelryByCelita



CASE FILE: 10000C-11

APPLICANT: City of Bloomington

PURPOSE: Consider City Code Amend-ments including:

• Deleting fee references;

• Modifying care of refuse standards;

• Modifying and clarifying noise sourcerequirements;

• Modifying notice requirements forgrass, weed and brush orders;

• Adding setback standards restricting

swimming pool drainage;

• Modifying City Code section referencefor disorderly house definition;

• Modifying property conditions constitut-ing public nuisance;

• Modifying public assembly prohibitions;

• Modifying enforcement responsibilityand notice requirements for multipledwelling maintenance standards;

• Modifying single or two family dwellingcompletion of work extension require-ments;

• Establishing temporary stockpile stan-dards;

• Clarifying certificate of occupancy is-suance linked to Minnesota State Build-ing Code requirements;

• Clarifying order to treat or remove dis-eased trees;

• Adding definition for manufacturedhomes and deleting obsolete referenceto mobile homes;

• Adding temporary storage unit or con-tainer definition and standards;

• Clarifying recreational equipment pro-hibited in Residential District front yard;

• Deleting retail business as a condition-al use in the Freeway Development Dis-tricts, FD-1, FD-2;

• Modifying criteria and duration require-ments for special events and entertain-ment events, and deleting expired provi-sion for short-term storage and parking inthe Commercial-Office Mixed Use Dis-trict, CO-2;

• Modifying temporary sign regulationsand fees;

• Clarifying and adding exterior lightingstandards; and

• Modifying City Code section referencefor final development plans.

DATE AND TIME OF HEARING: Thursday, December 15, 20116:15 p.m.


HOW TO PARTICIPATE:1. Review the proposed ordinance avail-able online December 8th atwww.ci.bloomington.mn.us Keyword:10000C-11; and/or

2. Submit a letter to the address belowexpressing your views; and or

3. Attend the hearing and give testimonyabout the proposal;and/or

4. Email: [email protected]

Please include case file number whencorresponding

FURTHER INFORMATION:Elizabeth Shevi, PlannerPlanning DivisionBloomington Civic Plaza

1800 West Old Shakopee RoadBloomington, MN 55431-3027(952) 563-8503

(Dec. 1, 2011) D3-10000C-11





List the exact assumed name under whichthe business is or will be conducted:Gandrud Law

Principal Place of Business:5617 River Bluff Drive, Bloomington,MN 55437

List the name and complete street ad-dress of all persons conducting businessunder the above Assumed Name, OR ifan entity, provide the legal corporate,LLC, or Limited Partnership name andregistered office address:Gary Gandrud Law Firm, PLLC, 5617River Bluff Drive, Bloomington, MN55437

I, the undersigned, certify that I am sign-ing this document as the person whosesignature is required, or as agent of theperson(s) whose signature would be re-quired who has authorized me to sign thisdocument on his/her behalf, or in both ca-pacities. I further certify that I have com-pleted all required fields, and that the in-formation in this document is true andcorrect and in compliance with the ap-plicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. Iunderstand that by signing this documentI am subject to the penalties of perjury asset forth in Section 609.48 as if I hadsigned this document under oath.

FILED: November 18, 2011/s/ Gary Gandrud, Managing Member

(Dec. 1 & 8, 2011) D3-GandrudLaw

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SPORTSMARK YOUR CALENDAR

One of the top early-season girls basketball match-ups willfeature Bloomington Kennedy at Eden Prairie beginning at 7p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. EP and Kennedy are the second- andthird-ranked Class 4A teams in the state.

Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 Bloomington Visit us online at minnlocal.com

LOOKING AHEAD

Elite girls BB tourneyMany of the state’s top-rated girls

basketball teams will appear in theBreakdown Sports Tip-Off ClassicSaturday, Dec. 3, at Hopkins LindberghCenter and Hopkins High School.

Defending state Class 4A championHopkins will be on hand as well asEden Prairie, presently ranked secondin the state.

Bloomington Kennedy, ranked thirdin Class 4A, will be part of the elite tour-nament’s field as well as Benilde-St.Margaret’s, ranked second in Class 3A.

Bloomington Jefferson is also in thetourney. The Jaguars are rated 13th inClass 4A.

Tip Off Classic scheduleKennedy will play St. Michael-

Albertville at 11:45 a.m. on Lindbergh’seast court. Eden Prairie and Benilde-St.Margaret’s will battle at 5 p.m. on thesame court.

Jefferson will be in action againstRoseville at 1:15 p.m. in the HopkinsHigh School gym adjacent to theLindbergh Center. Richfield tips offagainst Minnetonka at 4:45 p.m. on thesame court.

Star-studded playing castMany potential Division I college

players will compete in the event.Jefferson point guard Brittney

Scherber is headed to BradleyUniversity on a basketball scholarship.

Kennedy senior post player HeatherBachman has signed with Kent State.Eagle junior guard-forward JadeMartin has committed to Georgetown.Another Kennedy player, sophomoreguard Kenisha Bell, has committed toMinnesota.

Richfield junior point guard JessicaJanuary is also being heavily recruitedby Division I coaches. January is athree-sport standout and might receivecollege track and volleyball offers aswell.

– Compiled by Greg Kleven

Kennedy’s talent-ladensquad has high expectationsGirls basketballteam is rankedthird in stateBY GREG KLEVENSUN NEWSPAPERS

Bloomington Kennedyhead girls basketball coachPercy Wade has high expecta-tions for his 2011-2012 squad.

And the Eagle coach hasplenty of reasons for opti-mism. Kennedy boasts fourDivision I college prospects.

Heather Bachman, a 6-4senior post, will attend KentState on a basketball scholar-ship next school year. JadeMartin, a 6-0 junior guard/for-ward, is headed toGeorgetown in two seasons.

Kennedy’s 5-9 sophomoreguard Kenisha Bell hasalready committed to theUniversity of Minnesota.

And 6-2 sophomore guardTonoia Wade is being recruit-ed heavily by Division Ischools.

Bell and Wade were mem-bers of the North Tartan 14-under team that won thenational AAU title last sum-mer.

Kennedy, ranked third inthe state among Class 4Ateams, has four experiencedcaptains providing leader-ship.

Eagle captains areBachman, Martin, 5-9 seniorguard Michaela Meredith and5-10 senior forward Ify Odor.

Other top Kennedy varsityplayers will be 6-0 sophomoreforward Isy Odor and ninth-grade twin sisters Kailey andKyla Adams. The Adam sis-

ters are 5-11 forwards.“We have the talent to con-

tend for conference and sec-tion titles and reach the statetournament,” said coachWade. “We will use our speedto push the ball up the courtfast.

“And we will use full-courtpressure defense. We canrotate 12 players to keep themfresh.”

Kennedy opened its seasonagainst Wayzata Nov. 29.

The Eagles participate inthe Breakdown Tip Off

Classic Saturday, Dec. 3 atHopkins Lindbergh Center.Kennedy will play St. Michael-Albertville at 11:45 a.m.

Kennedy stays on the roadto play second-ranked EdenPrairie at 7 p.m. Tuesday,Dec. 6.

Bloomington Kennedy senior post Heather Bachman attempts a short jumper against Eden Prairie in section quarter-final action last season. Bachman is one of four Eagle captains this season and will play at Kent State next school year.(File Photo by Brian Nelson • Contributing Photographer)


Jaguar girls are on four-game hockey win streakGoalie Plamanposts high savepercentage forJeffersonBY GREG KLEVENSUN NEWSPAPERS

Bloomington Jeffersonhas gotten off to an impres-sive girls hockey start, win-ning four of its first fivegames.

The Jaguars blankedNorth St. Paul 3-0 Nov. 26 asIsabel Bianchi, Kelsey Clineand Kylie Earl scored.Assists went to SarahFreschi, Ellie DeBlieck andErika Beek. Goalie BaileyPlaman made 13 saves.

Jefferson edgedShakopee 3-2 Nov. 25. OliviaSpellmire scored the win-

ning goal. Beek and BeccaDeBlieck provided the otherJaguar goals. Assists werecredited to Bianchi, EllieDeBlieck, Holly Dietzlerand Cline.

Peyton Stafney was ingoal as Jefferson beat NewPrague 7-1 Nov. 19.

The Jaguars scored twicein each of the first two peri-ods and added three goals inthe final period.

Cline topped theJefferson scoring chartwith two goals. OtherJaguar scorers were MegMaciej, Spellmire, Bianchiand Earl.

“We have given up onlyfour goals in our past fourgames and are playing greatteam defense,” saidJefferson head coach MarkStephan. “Plaman has beenspectacular in goal with a 93

save percentage.”In other games,

Champlin Park toppedJefferson 3-2 Nov. 15 and theJaguars defeated Eastview3-1.

Jefferson will play PriorLake at 7:15 p.m. Friday,Dec. 2, and Lakeville Northat 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6.Both games are atBloomington Ice Garden.

Kennedy updateThe Eagles’ girls hockey

team is 1-4-1 after a 1-0 lossto Northfield Nov. 26.

Kennedy opened the sea-son with a 4-2 victory overTartan Nov. 12. RachelGanske, Katie Wells, BrittaMach and Amanda Dusingscored for the Eagles.

Dusing and HannahCurrin had two assists each.Kennedy goalie Kathryn

McGaffey made 28 saves.Minnehaha Academy

beat Kennedy 2-1 Nov. 15.Hopkins had a 9-1 victoryover Kennedy Nov. 17.Dusing scored the Kennedygoal against Hopkins withassists from Currin andMach.

Kennedy and HolyFamily Catholic battled to a2-2 tie Nov. 19. Lauren Hoeseand Ganske scored for theEagles. Alexandra Cole andElizabeth Welna hadassists. Kennedy goalieChristina Nelson finishedwith 43 saves.

North St. Paul blankedKennedy 4-0 Nov. 25. Eaglegoalie McGaffey stopped 28shots.

Kennedy will host St.Paul United at 3 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 3, atBloomington Ice Garden.

Jaguars faceoff againstdefendingstate champEden PrairieBY GREG KLEVEN • SUN NEWSPAPERS

Bloomington Jefferson’s youthfulboys hockey team will be tested earlythis season.

The Jaguars open the 2011-12 cam-paign against defending state AAchampion Eden Prairie at 7 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 1, at Eden PrairieCommunity Center Arena.

Then Jefferson will battle perennialstate power Centennial at 7:15 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 8, at Bloomington IceGarden.

“We have a challenging Decemberschedule,” said Jefferson coach JeffLindquist. “We are young with few sen-iors on the squad, but those playershave skills and I am optimistic aboutthe upcoming season.”

Jefferson finished third in the SouthSuburban Conference a year ago with a12-4-2 record.

The Jaguars’ final record was 15-9-3after a Section 2AA semifinal loss toBurnsville.

“Eagan will be the team to beat inthe South Suburban after placing thirdat state last season,” said Lindquist.“Eagan has everybody back and will bea fast-skating and skilled team.”

Senior forward Austin Hunt willprovide leadership for the Jaguars ascaptain. Jefferson alternate captainsare senior defenseman Ian Janco andjunior defender Jack Weiss.

Other Jaguar returnees are juniorforward Colin Hernon, senior goalieEric Fabano, junior forward JonLindquist, junior forward CharlieBach and junior defenseman TonyRoisum.

Also vying for varsity ice time arejunior forward Zac Beek, junior for-ward Nate Wiklund, junior defense-man Brian Freese, senior defensemanJoey Queenan and senior goalie WillDoss.

Three sophomore forwards havealso made the Jefferson varsity squad.Those three players are Justin Cover,Johnny Panvica and Tyler Johnson.

Kennedy ninth-grade goalie Christina Nelson makes one of her 29 saves during a 1-0 non-conference girls hockey loss to Northfield Nov. 27. The Eagles havea 1-4-1 record. (Photo by Brian Nelson • Contributing Photographer)


Kennedy boys hockey programcontinues its rebuilding modeEagles will play modifiedschedule this seasonBY GREG KLEVEN • SUN NEWSPAPERS

Patience is the key for BloomingtonKennedy’s boys hockey coach DaveDillon as he tries to rebuild the Eagles’program.

Kennedy was 2-24 a year ago. Manyunderclassmen from that team learnedvaluable lessons while taking theirlumps on the scoreboard.

The Eagles’ schedule should helpthe record look better this season.Kennedy will play a modified schedulewith nine games against SouthSuburban Conference foes and restagainst non-conference opponents.

“We will try to improve our confi-dence with this schedule,” said Dillon,who is starting his third year as headcoach. “We will be a younger teamthan last season. Our program’s futurestrength should come from our sopho-more and freshmen classes.

“We will be road warriors this sea-son, playing only seven home games.”

Kennedy’s co-captains are seniorforward Jack Murphy, senior defense-man Jordan Peer and senior forwardPayten Graykowski.

Other Eagle key returnees are jun-ior center Mike McCullen, junior for-ward Brad Hinrichs, senior defense-man Andrew LaMere and senior goal-keeper Tony Basil.

“We should be a better team than wewere a year ago,” said Dillon. “We haveplayers who are dedicated and under-stand the commitment to hockey.

“I’m excited about this team.”Kennedy hits the road for a game

against Rochester John Marshall at7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1.

The Eagles play Hopkins at 7 p.m.Tuesday, Dec. 6, at Hopkins Pavilion.Kennedy meets Eastview at 10 a.m.Saturday, Dec. 10, at Dakotah IceArena.

Kennedy’s coaching staff consists ofDillon, Ron Lokken, Dave Miller, ScottManson and Jeff Atchison.

Academy of Holy Angels athleteswere represented on the various 2011All-Missota Conference fall squads.

The Holy Angels football team fin-ished second in the Missota and sevenStars players were named to the all-conference squad.

Football honorees were junior quar-terback Sam Keis, senior linebackerT.J. Patrias, senior running back WillPagel, senior running back/defensiveback Michael Price, senior defensiveend Brett Pierce, junior linebackerMikias Alipate and senior defensiveback Patrick Harris.

Two AHA players received honor-able mention – senior offensive line-man Andrew Easton and senior defen-sive back Parker Bredow.

Three Stars girls tennis playersearned all-conference awards – seniorGrace Quiring and juniors RachelSchneider and Alexa Snow. SeniorJackie Hartman received all-confer-ence honorable mention.

AHA eighth-grader Laura Bagwell

gained all-conference honorable men-tion in cross country.

Holy Angels senior Katie Cleary wasall-conference honorable mention ingirls swimming.

In volleyball, junior middle blockerSophia Cadle was an honorable men-tion pick.

Holy Angels had four boys soccerplayers on the all-conference team.Award winners were senior defendersJack McIlwain and Ryan Lehrke, jun-ior forward Lucas Ciabattoni and jun-ior midfielder Sam Vanderaarde.

Senior forward Tyler Warmack andsophomore forward Shon Jordangained honorable mention in soccer.

In girls soccer, senior goalkeeperDanielle Mendez, senior defenderKayla Mulrooney and ninth-gradeattacker Bridget Schoffman were all-conference selections. Junior attackerTherese Wichman and senior attackerShannon McQuillan were honorablemention.

– Compiled by Greg Kleven

Holy Angels fall sports athletesgarner All-Missota honors

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Holy Angels boaststalented underclassmenBY GREG KLEVEN – SUN NEWSPAPERS

This is Greg Trebil’s final season asHoly Angels’ head boys hockey coach.Next season he will assume the role ofdirector of hockey operations for boththe girls and boys programs at theRichfield-based private school.

Former Holy Angels all-state hockeyforward Billy Hengen isthe Stars’ associate headcoach with Trebil thisseason and will becomehead coach next year.

Trebil knows this willbe a rebuilding seasonfor his Holy Angelssquad with a varsity ros-ter dominated by under-classmen. But the veter-an coach and longtime Bloomington res-ident is looking forward to this season.

“We might be young but do havemany top-notch players,” said Trebil.

“We have outstandingleaders in our tri-cap-tains.

“We could surprise anumber of people beforethis season is over.”

Holy Angels tri-cap-tains are senior forwardTrevor Meador, juniorforward Mario Bianchiand junior defenseman

Frankie Mork.Two other key returnees are junior

defenseman Tyler Lodin and junior for-ward Tony Haeg.

Sophomore goalie Will Dupont isback after seeing varsity duty last sea-son. Ninth-grader Jack Trudell isexpected to contribute to the HolyAngels varsity squad as well.

The Stars’ coaching staff is using pre-season drills to sort out other varsitycandidates.

Holy Angels will open its 2011 seasonagainst Holy Family at 2:30 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 3, at Richfield Ice Arena.

The Stars host Stillwater at 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 7.

Bill Hengen

Greg Trebil

BY JOHN SHERMAN – SUN NEWSPAPERS

Edina Country Club tennis profes-sional Greg Wicklund came to the sportalmost by accident.

But it was no accident that he wasinducted into the United States TennisAssociation’s Northern Section Hall ofFame during ceremonies Oct. 14 atInternational Market Square inMinneapolis.

Wicklund, who has been a tennis proin Edina for 29 years, has worked withsome of the metro area’s best players,including Minnetonka’s David Wheatonand Edina standouts Jeannette Cluskey,Justin Gaard, Chris Sherman andWhitney Taney.

Getting back to the story of how hegot involved in the sport, Wicklund did-n’t start playing until he was 16 years old.

“My parents bought a house acrossthe street from Sibley Park inMinneapolis, and the park had two ten-nis courts,” Wicklund recalled. “In thosedays you sometimes had to wait to get ona court.”

Wicklund played for hours on thosecourts with some of his buddies fromRoosevelt High School. He found outright away that he had a knack for thegame.

“I had played baseball, basketball,hockey and golf, but once I started play-ing tennis, it was my sport,” he said.

Wicklund played in the state tourna-ment as a junior and then made it to thestate championship match in his seniorseason.

He was offered a tennis scholarshipby University of Minnesota coach JerryNoyce and quickly accepted.

With the Gophers, he won the Big TenConference singles title in 1981, the sameyear the Gophers won the conferenceteam title.

“It was an honor to play at Minnesotaand an honor to play for Jerry Noyce,”said Wicklund.

After his playing career ended at

Minnesota, Wicklund stayed on for sixyears as Noyce’s assistant coach. At thesame time, he started his career as ateaching pro.

“I knew when I was in college that Iwanted to teach tennis for a living,” saidWicklund, who has continued to play intournaments to this day.

“Teaching the game is fun for me,” hesaid. “I think I get more excited than myplayers do when they win.”

Wheaton, who was ranked 12th in theworld at one time, is Wicklund’s mostsuccessful student.

“I started hitting with David when hewas 14 and I was 24,” said Wicklund. “Westill keep in touch and still hit some-times.”

Wicklund said the game has changedover the years, but it is still played on thesame-sized court, so the importance ofwell-placed shots has not changed.

“Technology and equipment have def-initely changed,” said Wicklund.“Players are faster, more fit and capableof hitting the ball harder. When I playedit was more of a finesse game.”

Wicklund still wants his students tograsp the need for finesse.

“When I work with young players, Iteach strokes, strategy and footwork andalso cover all the intricacies of thegame,” said Wicklund.

There are approximately 300 playersin the Edina Country Club tennis pro-gram. Wicklund knows their names,even though he does not work directlywith all of them.

“Over the years, we have kind ofbeen a feeder system for the EdinaHigh School teams,” he said. “I loveworking with everyone at EdinaCountry Club. We have a beautiful newbuilding and some of the best claycourts in the state.”

As he looks to the future, Wicklundsaid that teaching tennis wouldremain his life’s work. Given his trackrecord, that’s good news for a new gen-eration of players.

Greg Wicklund joins USTA’sNorthern Tennis Hall of Fame

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freestyle (25.82) and 100 freestyle (56.69)as Luther defeated Grinnell 194-105 toimprove to 3-1.

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2250

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Call 952.936.0990 for ajob description & direc-tions. Apply in person

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Help Wanted/Full Time

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Call Molly with AllHome Health at

952-814-7400

HealthCare

9050

Employment9000

Mobile Homes Lots For Rent

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10225 Lyndale Ave S.Bloomington. Call Carol

952-807-5331 or 952-807-5331

ManufacturedHomes

8100

Real Estate7000

HealthCare

9050

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Apartments &Condos For Rent

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Call for details:Michael (763) 227-1567

RoomsFor Rent

5600

HealthCare

9050

Burnsville See Craiglist!2BR, LL, 1,000 sq. ft. 15KRemodel, Full kitch, graniteCTT, full appliances, cen-tral AC, sofa, love seat,kitch table, 50” satellite TV,internet. $650+share utils.Avl Immed. 952-994-3986

HousesFor Rent

5400

Talheim in ChaskaNow acceptingapplications forthe 1BR waitinglist for Senior 62

years & older.

952-361-0310EHO

SeniorRentals

5100

NAPLES, FLORIDA2012 SEASONAL BEACH RENTAL

2 BR/2BA, on the Gulf w/spect. views. Renovated &nicely appointed, W/D,walk-in shower, pool, ele-vator. NS/NP. Avail Jan.1- May 31., 2 mo. Min. Callowner @ (212) 301-3186.

Vacation Rentals5005

Rentals5000

HealthCare

9050

Purebred Jack Russellpups, 6 months, $200 each.218-879-8171 or 218-879-5183

Pets3970

Agriculture/Animals/Pets3900

Moving Sale! 11/30–12/3,9-6. Entire contents of home& gar. 1409 Nevada Av S

St. Louis Park

3583

Huge Christmas Sale!Over 850 different Santas.Must see to believe! Sellingpriv collection. Sat Dec 3rd

9-4. 19420 McKinley Ct

Shoreview3575

Quality Edina Sale6512 Parkwood Rd.

#'s @ 8am. 12/3-4 (9-3). Her-schede grandfather clock,CC Briggs baby grand pi-ano, Baker sofas & diningrm table, Henredon sofas& end tbls, Century 4counter stools, Ralph Lau-ren chairs, many size ori-ental rugs, gym & weightequip., full kitchen & lotsof X-mas, Hancock &Moore chairs, much more!

Cash only. Shoes Off.

Edina

3525

Garage Salesthis week3500

Furnishings3160

Polaris Snowmobile &ATV's. Non-working only.Will pick-up, will paycash! Calle 612-987-1044

Buying Old Trains & ToysSTEVE'S TRAIN CITY

952-933-0200

Misc.Wanted

3270

Furnishings3160

� � WANTED � �Old stereo equip., need not

work. Andy 651-329-0515

Misc.Wanted

3270

SteelCase u-shaped deskunit. Like new! Reduced to$600 Plymouth 715-571-1920

SOFA: Henredon 3 pc sectional. $500/OBO.

952-881-1381

For sale: Living Room-Metal & glass tables, $400.Queen Anne chair & ot-toman. $125. Call for moredetails. 952-974-5177

Couch, loveseat, chair -matching. Tan, microfiberExc cond! $550 952-843-8138

Furnishings3160

FIREWOODHardwood Mix, 2 years

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FIREWOODClean Dry Very NiceOak Fireplace Wood4'x8'x16” $125 delivered,

quantity discounts.Call 320-980-2498

FIREWOOD100% Premium Dried Oak25+ yrs Exp 507-280-7780www.procutfirewood.com

� Ideal Firewood �2.5yr Dried Mixed Hardwood

4' x 8 'x 16” - $120 or2 for $225 Free Delivery952-881-2122 763-381-1269

FIREWOOD� Affordable Firewood �

OAK & BIRCH, 2 YRS DRIED4 x 8 x 16. Free delivery& stack. 612-867-6813

Fireplace &Firewood

3150

PLYMOUTH99 Inland Lane North

Fri., Dec. 2 (8:30-5:30)Sat., Dec. 3 (8:30-4:30)

#'s Friday at 8am1998 Ford F-150 truck – low

miles, mint cond! Fine house-hold furnishings & furniture.www.willmatthill.com

EstateSales

3130

SnowRemoval

2570

TreeService

2620

Auctions3020

Glen Haven: 2 plots, 2vaults w/companion head-stone. Value $8,990. Asking$4,500/BO. 218-828-3608

Glen Haven in Crystal,garden of the apostles.1 plot $2500 763-227-6844

CemeteryLots

3090

Dawn Valley in Blmgtn,2 plots, asking $1,200/BOeach. Carol 612-619-4850

Dawn Valley Cemetery1 Gravesite asking $1,500/best offer. Call 651-688-7342

CemeteryLots

3090

SnowRemoval

2570

TreeService

2620

Auctions3020

Quilters of RedeemerLutheran Church

Craft Sale Dec. 3 (9:30-2:30)4201 Regent Ave. North

Robbinsdale

Doll & Accessories, Toys& Bears Fri & Sat, 12/9-10(10-4); and 12/16-17 (10-4)

8720 135th St W, Apple Valley

Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

3050

Jooin our team... Director of Nutrition Services

Glencoe Regional Health Services offers a competi-tive wage and a full benefits package. To learn more about all of our open positions and about starting a great career with GRHS, visit our Web site to apply at www.grhsonline.org or call 320-864-7812 for more information.

Quality care begins with exceptional people.

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Thurs - Sat, Dec. 1–3Thurs - Sat, Dec. 15–17

10am - 6pm

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(952) 881-2122 • (612) 599-6385DAN WIMMER

Quality Work and Low Rates

Tree Removal, Tree TrimmingHigh Risk Climbing, Stump

Grinding and Storm Clean Up

Free EstsLic’d & Ins’d

Ideal Tree ServiceIdeal Tree Service20% FallDiscount

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Help Wanted/Part Time

9200Help Wanted/Part Time

9200

Team MembersJoin our team, flex hours,good starting pay and onthe job training. Apply inperson or at:

www.culvers.comBloomington Culvers

952-881-1800 ask for Don494 & Nicollet

Reception/Medical Records

Part time eves 5-9 pm androtate Sat ams. PediatricClinic. Fax: 952-278-6947

Maintenance Technician

Senior condo has a PTmaintenance positionavail. Sat and Sun 11am-5pm + an add. 16hrs dur-ing the week days. Dutiesinc'l routine cleaning andblding repairs. Basic elec-tric, plumbing, HVAC, andhandyman skills rqd. Boil-ers lic. or willingness toobtain. Must be reliable, aself starter, and able toshovel snow.

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9200

Green Horizons seekssnow plowers & shovelers.

$12-$20/hr. 952-939-0155


9200

Warehouse/Inside SalesWork FT between ware-house & inside sales wher-ever needed. Warehouseduties include inventorycontrol & shipping/receiv-ing utilizing all commoncarriers for domestic andint'l shipments includingHazMat. Inside sales du-ties include coordinatingcustomer orders, & vendorpurchasing. Requiresstrong knowledge of MSbased software & profi-cient comm skills. M-F8:30am 5:00pm. Send re-sume to: PO Box 20310,Minneapolis, MN 55420.

Now Hiring:Lead Teachers

Candidates must be teacher qualified underMN Rule 3 guidelines.Call Barb: [email protected]

KinderCare LearningCenters

MATURE DRIVERS$350 + per wk drivingpassengers to medical ap-pointments. Clear crimi-nal Background drivingrec, neat appearance, Exc.people skills, ability topass a physical. LeaveMsg on Care Cab. Msg Ctr1-800-437-2094 (Metroarea and St. Cloud)


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Handyman- Eagan basednationally franchised ha-ndyman co. is now hiringexp. handyman. FT & PTpositions. [email protected]

General OfficeFull Time Job Opportunity

Document ScanningSpecialist

SideKick, Inc AdvancedDocument Services of Edi-na has a current openingfor a full time employee toperform production docu-ment preparation & scan-ning. Scanning experiencea MUST! M-F 8-5. Wage:$10.25-$17.50/hr DOE.Please send resumes toemail: [email protected]

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651-325-0307


9100Help Wanted/Full Time



9100

Part-Time OpportunitiesLunds and Byerly’s have part-time opportunities at our Lunds Richfield, Minnetonka,Edina, Bloomington and Navarre stores. A variety of shifts are available.

We are proud to provide extraordinary food, exceptional service and passionateexpertise. Please join us if you’re a dedicated team player who supports our goalsof respect in the workplace and innovation in the marketplace. The following posi-tions are available:

Lunds Richfield• Bakery Clerk• Deli Clerk• Meat Clerk

We offer competitive wages, flexibility, discounts, tuition reimbursement programs and muchmore.Please apply at: www.LundsandByerlys.comSelect ‘About Us’ then ‘Careers’ to learn more about our open positions and to apply online.

Lunds Edina• Cashiers• Courtesy Clerks• Deli Clerks• Grill Cook• Grocery Stock

Lunds Minnetonka• Bakery Clerk• Deli Clerk• Grocery Stock

Lunds Bloomington• FoodE

Lunds Navarre• Deli Clerk

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Sun Newspapers has an immediate opening for anaccount executive at our Eden Prairie location.• Be part of a winning team• Enjoy selling once again• Thrive in a setting where you can succeed• Take advantage of great benefits• Free Caribou coffee• Fun/Professional workplace

If you are organized, proficient on a computer, have exceptional phone skills and a desire to learn, you have found your next career.

Send your resume to: Jeremy Bradfield [email protected]

Account Executive

Warehouse Material Handlers (6:00pm-6:00am)IWCO Direct is the fastest growing integrated solutions provider for direct marketers. Our company provides directmarketing campaigns for some of the most recognizable companies in the country and offers print, envelope (print-ing and converting), promotional plastics, personalization, bindery, lettershop, and Automated Marketing Program(AMP™) services. If you are interested in a career opportunity that offers innovative employee programs and fostersan environment where individuals are encouraged to make a difference, we’d like to hear from you.

We are currently seeking Warehouse Material Handlers for our night shift (6:00pm-6:00am). The Material Handlerefficiently delivers materials and supplies to department equipment using floor jacks, pallet jacks, high lifts, and/orpower jacks. Responsibilities also include:

• Utilizing the computerized inventory system to determine location of materials and supplies • Entering material transactions into the system and completing material handling section of paperwork for

return of materials to the warehouse • Moving processed material from workstations to the appropriate staging area • Ensuring the accurate repackaging of leftover materials • Assisting with other warehouse duties as assigned • Maintaining a clean and safe work area

Requirements include:

• High school diploma or equivalent and ability to read and write basic English • 1+ years related experience in a manufacturing environment preferred • Previous experience using floor jacks, pallet jacks, high lifts, and/or power jacks • Basic computer skills preferred • Strong attention to detail Lean manufacturing and/or quality control training preferred • Previous participation on a safety team and/or other safety training a plus • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand, bend, and stoop for up to 12 hours • Ability to work 12-hour shifts, rotating 3 or 4 days per week including weekends • Pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check required

IWCO Direct is located in Chanhassen, MN, a suburb of Minneapolis. IWCO Direct offers an excellent work envi-ronment along with a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, 401(k), disability,life insurance, flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, an onsite fitness center, and the opportunity towork with some of the most talented people in the industry.

For more information about IWCO Direct or to apply for open positions, please visit our website at www.iwco.com.

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$40• 3 lines, 2 weeks, All zones• Additional lines: $10.00• FREE Garage Sale Kit available at

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