S UN C URRENT R ICHFIELD ✹ D ECEMBER 30, 2010 75¢ Vol. 40, No. 52 In the Community,With the Community, For the Community www.minnlocal.com BY MIKE HANKS • SUN NEWSPAPERS If there’s a silver lining to the 2011 Richfield budget and tax levy, it’s that city officials are planning for a brighter future. A budget that calls for less depend- ence upon state aid in 2011 will come at a cost to Richfield taxpayers, as the gross tax levy will increase 6.82 percent. “You won’t be at the mercy of the state,” City Manager Steve Devich told the council during its Dec. 14 meeting. A recurring topic, reductions in state aid have at times created a financial pinch for Richfield. City officials, how- ever, are taking a proactive approach to further cuts in state aid rather than a reactive approach. The city is projected to receive $2.2 million in state aid next year, but “we’re not counting on that,” according to Finance Manager Chris Regis. Given the state’s projected deficit of more than $6 billion next year, the Richfield budget proposal calls for a tax levy increase in anticipation of further cuts in state rev- enue. The city came up $1.9 million short in 2010, and expects to receive less than the $2.2 million certified for 2011. The bulk of the tax levy increase is due to the city’s effort to get ahead of the anticipated cut in state funds, Regis noted. For taxpayers the tax rate increase comes at a time when many are seeing a reduction in the valuation of their home. Homeowners seeing a decrease in their Taxes to rise in anticipation of another state cut TAXES: TO PAGE 18 Hello, winter Snow, cold arrive before winter officially begins BY CHRIS DILLMANN • SUN NEWSPAPERS With winter only a week old, it’s already the snowiest season for the Twin Cities in two decades. Snowfall totals for December broke the record for the month. Why all the snow? “Two things that came into play,” said weather service meteorologist Michelle Margraf. “There’s been extremely cold arctic oscillation, which brings the cold arctic air south combining with warm, moisture heavy air from the south mix- ing to cause a strong contrast of air masses resulting in the snow, and the tracks have been moving over the upper Midwest.” Margraf said this particular pattern usually doesn’t set up this early, and the storm that started the night of Dec. 10 and lasted through the following Saturday, turned out to be the fifth largest storm on record and largest storm ever in December in the state — 17 inches. When it comes to breaking records, all official records are taken at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, which has reported 28.8 inches Loading up the truck Members of the Richfield Middle School Student Council and students who contributed the most toys for the annual holiday Toys for Tots drive load their donations onto a semi trailer outside the KARE-11 studios Dec. 15. The school donated 350 toys, and students delivering the toys appeared on KARE-11 during a newscast that after- noon. (Submitted photo) WINTER: TO PAGE 5 SPORTS Rampage wrestlers fifth in tournament PAGE 24 CMYK
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SUN CURRENTRICHFIELD ✹ DECEMBER 30, 2010
75¢ Vol. 40, No. 52 In the Community, With the Community, For the Community www.minnlocal.com
BY MIKE HANKS • SUN NEWSPAPERS
If there’s a silver lining to the 2011Richfield budget and tax levy, it’s thatcity officials are planning for a brighterfuture.
A budget that calls for less depend-ence upon state aid in 2011 will come at acost to Richfield taxpayers, as the grosstax levy will increase 6.82 percent.
“You won’t be at the mercy of thestate,” City Manager Steve Devich toldthe council during its Dec. 14 meeting.
A recurring topic, reductions in stateaid have at times created a financialpinch for Richfield. City officials, how-ever, are taking a proactive approach tofurther cuts in state aid rather than areactive approach.
The city is projected to receive $2.2
million in state aid next year, but “we’renot counting on that,” according toFinance Manager Chris Regis. Given thestate’s projected deficit of more than $6billion next year, the Richfield budgetproposal calls for a tax levy increase inanticipation of further cuts in state rev-enue. The city came up $1.9 millionshort in 2010, and expects to receive lessthan the $2.2 million certified for 2011.
The bulk of the tax levy increase isdue to the city’s effort to get ahead of theanticipated cut in state funds, Regisnoted.
For taxpayers the tax rate increasecomes at a time when many are seeing areduction in the valuation of their home.Homeowners seeing a decrease in their
Taxes to rise in anticipation of another state cut
TAXES: TO PAGE 18
Hello, winterSnow, cold arrive beforewinter officially beginsBY CHRIS DILLMANN • SUN NEWSPAPERS
With winter only a week old, it’salready the snowiest season for the TwinCities in two decades.
Snowfall totals for December brokethe record for the month. Why all thesnow?
“Two things that came into play,” saidweather service meteorologist MichelleMargraf. “There’s been extremely coldarctic oscillation, which brings the coldarctic air south combining with warm,moisture heavy air from the south mix-ing to cause a strong contrast of airmasses resulting in the snow, and thetracks have been moving over the upperMidwest.”
Margraf said this particular patternusually doesn’t set up this early, and thestorm that started the night of Dec. 10and lasted through the followingSaturday, turned out to be the fifthlargest storm on record and largeststorm ever in December in the state — 17inches.
When it comes to breaking records,all official records are taken atMinneapolis-St. Paul InternationalAirport, which has reported 28.8 inches
Loading upthe truck
Members of theRichfield MiddleSchool Student
Council and studentswho contributed the
most toys for theannual holiday Toys
for Tots drive loadtheir donations onto a
semi trailer outsidethe KARE-11 studiosDec. 15. The school
donated 350 toys, andstudents delivering the
toys appeared onKARE-11 during a
newscast that after-noon. (Submitted
photo)
WINTER: TO PAGE 5
SPORTSRampagewrestlers fifth in tournamentPAGE 24
CMYK
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Christmas inAfghanistanAn Edina resident is mak-ing the most of this holi-day season while stationedaway from home. U.S.Army Cpl. Tim Wolff builta makeshift Christmas treefrom pieces of scrap woodfound on his base nearKandahar, Afghanistan.His parents Raymond andMary Wolff sent somegreen paint and strings oflights to finish of the tree.Wolff, a 2007 Edina HighSchool graduate, is part ofa security team on baseworking with military K-9Rocky, who is trained inexplosives detection. “Itold my son that this wasthe most beautifulChristmas tree I had everseen as it projects moremeaning, emotion andhope than one could oth-erwise find here in ourhomes and shoppingmalls,” said Mary.(Submitted photo)
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of snow this year. The totals differbecause at times a storm will stallout with a line over the metro leav-ing some areas dry others with afresh blanket of snow.
There has also been a trace ormore of snow on 16 of the first 20days of the month according theweather service.
The snow is beginning to havean impact on cities.
In Excelsior, superintendent ofpublic works Dave Wisdorf said thecity has funds set aside for snowremoval.
“In our budget planning we havefunds for contract help to plowsnow,” Wisdorf said. “We just try tojuggle hours to get a lot of workdone before businesses open tomake sure the streets are cleanedfor the residents.”
Wisdorf also said with the addedwork on the limited number ofdrivers in smaller communitiesmeans it’s a balancing act to makesure the drivers don’t becomefatigued.
This year, plowing isn’t the onlyconcern.
The City of Excelsior stockpilesthe snow removed in the open lotnext to the cemetery on Beehrle Ave.and open park space. The city thentakes a blower to compact the snowto keep up with additional snow.
“We’re starting to lose space,”Wisdorf said. “It is a season thatpeople haven’t seen in 20 years.”
In Shorewood, the city uses amethod called “winging back” thesnow, where the plows push thesnow farther back from the boule-vard or median. Since the city does-n’t haul snow because of fuel costsand lack of space to put it, publicworks director Larry Brown saidthe process after the last snowcould take 2-3 weeks to do the 50miles of roads in the city.
“We understand the inconven-ience of having large piles of snowin the boulevards and medians, butthe need to have a safe travel road-way is imperative,” Brown said.“We’re just asking people to bepatient.”
The city is also taking a hitfinancially because of the above-average snowfall.
“Our snow and salt budget isvery tight now, I think anotherhuge snowfall would probably putus over,” Brown said.
Because they have to get out
early, starting at 2 a.m. if condi-tions permit, to get a jump-start ontraffic, the added hours of overtimehave also put a strain on the budg-et. Yet, Brown said things usuallyaverage out.
“Even though we are seeing aspike in snow fall this month, wedidn’t get much last spring so 2010should even out,” Brown said. Healso said if residents see any issueswith sight distance in the intersec-tions to e-mail the city with thelocation.
Another factor in the abnormalweather pattern is something mete-orologists call the “PineappleExpress,” a term used for thewarm, moist tropical air arrivingfrom Hawaii. It creates tightlywound systems that have been pro-viding so much moisture when itconfronts the arctic air movingsouth. Along with the moisture inthe storms, the intense low baro-metric pressures have createdstrong winds as well.
“Weather is a response to animbalance in the atmosphere,”Margraf said. “The greater thetemperature difference, the greaterthe winds blow.”
The winds contributed to theseverity of the storm that occurredmid-December.
Then there are those who lovethe winter weather.
“It’s absolutely wonderful,” saidFred Seymour with Three RiversPark District. “It gets the peopleenthused, if they don’t see the snowin the backyard they have a hardertime coming out. This is awesome.”
With overall park use up by 30percent for the month over last yearaccording to Seymour, the park dis-trict and its facilities are expectedto have a good winter if the condi-tions stay good.
Yet, too much a good thing canbe bad.
“We’re hoping we don’t have alot more snow,” Margraf said. “Weworry about the spring melt, thereis already a lot of snow that willlead to large amounts of run-off.”
Though, what is deemed “aver-age” never really turns out to be,Margraf said the weather variablescome with the territory. She alsoadds with the deep snow pack,expect a colder spring because itwill take more of the sun’s energyto melt the snow instead of heatingthe air, as well as the snow reflect-ing the sun’s rays more.
“It’s something we don’t see veryoften,” she said. “It’s been one ofthose Minnesota winters we’refamous for.”
WinterFROM PAGE 1
Roger Cuthbertson of Shorewood wasn’t bothered by the snow and found an opportunity to cross-country ski Dec.21 along a trail in Deephaven. (Chris Dillmann • Sun Newspapers)
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Of all the traditionsinvolved with ringing in theNew Year, I find resolutions tobe the most ridiculous.
It’s even more preposterousthan eating black-eyed peas forgood luck.
Yet everyone does it. Makeresolutions, that is. The black-eyed pea-eating is mostly asouthern tradition.
Most resolutions include thewords “diet” and “in shape” insome combination. Thinkabout it. The worst possibletime to start a diet (or eatingplans as they are now called) isthe dead of winter when yourbody is in near hibernation.
The cold makes you cravehandfuls of lard slathered overcooked beef, as well as choco-late and creamy soups. None ofthat is diet food.
Forget about droppingweight until spring. That’swhen Mother Nature does it.Snow melts and runs off intostreams, just like body fat doeswhen the temperatures getwarmer.
If you’ve ever been any-where near a health clubaround the first week ofJanuary, you know exactlywhat I’m talking about.Suddenly once placid and kindof relaxing sessions with freeweights become a cacophony ofpeople, sweat and noise. It’s likelifting weights in the subway.
If you can stick it out untilMarch, you’ll find yourselfpretty much all alone again.That’s about the time most res-olution people are abandoningship.
Oh there are a handful whomake a resolution about losingweight and stick to it. If you’reone, I’d like to hear from you.You should receive some type ofreward for your efforts.
Naturally there are dozensof other resolutions that folkscome up with around this timeof year.
Spend more time with thefamily. Actually, that one’sreserved for politicians whofind themselves forced toresign. It never fails, ratherthan saying “I’m quittingbecause I’m a scoundrel,” italways comes out “I’m quittingto spend more time with myfamily.”
I’m going to be a better per-son. Okay, your first assign-ment is to head to the gym andlearn how to put up with all ofthe resolution people. Being abetter person isn’t all it’scracked up to be.
You no doubt have yourfavorite. You’ve probably hadthe same resolution every yearfor most of your life. Just thefact that you have to bring it upeach year says something aboutyour will power.
Experts in this field (yes,there are some) tell us thateffectively changing yourhabits requires small alter-ations in your behavior over aperiod of time. Time appears tobe the key word. Humans havea hard time changingovernight.
Have you ever tried to quitsmoking? It takes some peo-ple years to finally kick thehabit.
Most American’s are part ofthe now generation. If I can’thave it now, I don’t want it.Delayed gratification isn’t ourbag. We’d rather have the fatsucked out of us with amachine than spend a year get-ting in shape.
This year, save yourself thegrief. Join me in resolving notto have any resolutions in 2011.You’ll be much happier.
“The most I can do for myfriend is simply be his friend.”
— Henry DavidThoreau
Nobody I’ve encountered inmy life has more encompassedthose words than my former co-worker and friend SallyThompson.
Last week, the world lost agreat writer, storyteller, com-munity journalist, pet ownerand – more importantly – friendand mother.
In the time that I knew her –just over five years – I’m hard-pressed to think of a more car-ing, selfless and gracious person.
When I started at the Sun-Sailor, Sally was the first personI met. We shared a cubicle wall,so I found her easily accessibleand always willing to answer myquestions. I wasn’t new to com-munity journalism, but withonly six months of previousexperience, I was still a little wetbehind the ears. Despite that rel-ative inexperience and, in manyways naiveté, Sally never heldanything against me. She waswilling to share her vast knowl-edge and experiences to help meimprove my craft.
She acted as a mentor, a confi-dant and an unlicensed thera-pist not only for myself but alsofor a majority of the other peo-ple in the newsroom. During aparticularly rough patch withan overbearing managing editor,Sally helped keep at least two ofus from leaving the paper bysimply listening to our issuesand talking us off the ledge.
But Sally’s wisdom and car-ing wasn’t limited to the news-room. She was genuinely inter-ested in what was going on inour lives. And when she askedshe truly listened to responsesas opposed to simply hearing it.
Sally was also a tough and stub-born woman who would imposeher will upon you if she had to –but always with a smile and in away that made it seem like youmade the decision yourself.
About four years ago I wasvery ill, but due to my ownstubbornness refused to go tothe doctor. Between May 5 andAug. 5 I lost more than 40pounds. I wasn’t dieting orexercising, I simply wasn’t eat-ing or drinking – aside fromFunyons and Mountain Dew,which were the only things thatdidn’t make me sick.
One morning I arrived atwork and took my jacket off,exposing my T-shirt and mydwindling stomach.
Sally, glancing up from hercomputer screen, noticed andimmediately scolded, “you’restill not eating, are you?”
I could lie to my mother, whowas three hours away in SouthDakota and couldn’t see me, butnot to Sally – a mother herself.She saw right through me.
When I told her I hadn’t beeneating and for exactly how long,she sat in her desk and watchedover the cubicle wall as I madea doctor’s appointment. If Ihadn’t, she warned, she’d dragme there herself.
When I told my mother thestory, she started referring toSally as my “MinneapolisMom.” When the two finallymet some time later, she toldher that. I don’t think Sally
PAUL WAHLSun-Post Managing Editor
My resolution: None in 2011Saying goodbye to adear friend and mentor
JARED HUIZENGASun-SailorCommunity Editor
HUIZENGA: TO PAGE 8
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Edina mayor asks foradditional design workon new grocery storenear Richfield borderBY KATIE MINTZ • SUN NEWSPAPERS
Plans for a new Whole Foods Marketin Edina are moving forward despite anexterior Mayor Jim Hovland called“extraordinarily unappealing.”
The store slated for Centennial LakesPlaza shopping center “falls short of themark,” Hovland said at the Tuesday, Dec.21, Edina City Council meeting.
The City Council unanimouslyapproved Whole Foods’ final develop-ment plan at the meeting, but with a con-dition that the developer revise the eastside of the building.
The 36,000 square-foot grocery storewill replace the Storables andThomasville Furniture stores at thesoutheast corner of France Avenue andParklawn Avenue.
Hovland took issue with the build-ing’s east wall near the entrance to theshopping center off Parklawn Avenue.He wanted more visual interest added tothe primarily brick façade. Councilmembers were happy with the front ofthe store – the south end of the buildingfacing into the parking lot — and land-scaping measures along the west andnorth sides.
Bruce Carlson, project coordinatorwith Mid-America Real Estate Group,said he would work with city staff toincorporate additional landscaping orsignage on the east side before a build-ing permit is issued. He asked forapproval at the meeting to allow con-struction to begin when leases atStorables and Thomasville end inFebruary.
“It’s a very desirable occupancy tohave in Edina. I would hate to see this
held up over an aesthetic thing,” saidCouncilmember Scot Housh.
With approval, Carlson said construc-tion is likely to begin March 2011. Thestore would open in spring 2012. CityPlanner Cary Teague called the projectunique in that it required no rezoning orvariances.
“This is a straight-forward finaldevelopment plan,” he said.
The plan entails tearing down theexisting 35,000 square-foot buildings toconstruct Whole Foods. Carlson saidthey first tried to put Whole Foods intothe existing structure, but that was notfeasible.
Kathy Anderson, project architectwith Architectural Consortium, LLC,said the grocery store design maintainselements used in other buildings at the1980s shopping center.
In addition to brick, the façade incor-porates limestone featured in otherEdina buildings. The building will alsobe pushed closer to France Avenue, andan outdoor patio and seating area will beadded along the street.
“We think it’s a great addition toenliven and make it more animated onFrance Avenue,” she said.
The final development plan alsoaddresses walkability issues raised bythe Planning Commission, which gaveits unanimous recommendationWednesday, Dec. 1.
The developer will construct a side-walk along France Avenue fromParklawn Avenue to West 76th Street andalso add four islands in the parking lot.
Daniel Blackburn, store team leaderat the Minneapolis Whole Foods, saidthere would also be several bike racks toaccommodate both shoppers andemployees.
Whole Foods, the nation’s leadingseller of organic produce, also has astore in St. Paul and recently announcedplans for a Minnetonka location.Worldwide, the Austin, Tex.-based com-pany has nearly 300 stores with another40-some stores in development.
The Edina City Council approved plans for a new Whole Foods Market at the Centennial Lakes Plazashopping center Tuesday, Dec. 21. The building will replace Storables and Thomasville Furniture on thesoutheast corner of the France Avenue and Parklawn Avenue intersection. (Submitted graphic)
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minded the title.I think everyone who worked with or
around Sally could tell a similar story.She never forgot a birthday or anniver-sary. She remembered the names andbackstories of your friends and families.And, for those with children, there’d bethe for-no-special-reason gift that she’dsend home for them.
Sally also was very proud of her ownfamily and roots. She was a proud NorthDakota native, with many interesting sto-ries to tell about the people and situa-tions that can only come out of smalltowns and she glowed any time she spokeof her alma mater, Concordia College.
Nothing made her happier, however,than talking about her daughter, Laurie.The bond those two shared is one thatmost people can only dream of and thepride she showed when talking aboutLaurie and her accomplishments madeyour proud of her, even if you’d only mether a time or two. It was infectious.
Sally, we all love you, will miss youterribly and will forever be better peoplefor having the privilege of knowing you.
Thank you for everything.
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BY CHRIS DILLMANN • SUN NEWSPAPERS
Bright and early on New Year’s Day,more than 1,000 people are expected tojump into frigid Lake Minnetonka forthe 21st ALARC Ice Dive at BayviewEvent Center in Excelsior.
The event, now a tradition for many,started when Bill Wenmark ofDeephaven and a running buddy decid-ed to run five miles each way fromWenmark’s house in the snow and jumpinto Lake Minnetonka. They took theinaugural jump to keep a traditionaround for his running buddy, ErnieSchroeder, who used to dive in thePacific Ocean each New Year’s Day.
Because the event has gained somuch popularity over the years, it willbegin at 8:30 a.m. this year withWenmark, the last member of the coregroup to jump in first.
“This has become a tradition,”Wenmark said. “This is where people goon Jan. 1 with their families. They comedown just to watch because it’s an hourand a half to two hours of absolutelyincredible entertainment.”
Wenmark, who recently celebratedhis 63rd birthday, keeps the traditionalive alone because Schroeder will not
be able to participate. And Wenmarksees no end in sight.
“I knew a day was going to comewhere I knew he wasn’t going to dive,”he said. “I’m going to be the last guy div-ing out of the 21 years, and I told every-one I’m going to keep on going.”
Those who haven’t made the plungebefore are known as guppies. Then theranks progress to earning minnow sta-tus, walleye, northern, muskie, barracu-da (5-9 dives), sharks and ultimately orca(20 or more dives).
To even earn shark status is no easyfeat, Wenmark said.
“That’s a pretty significant deal,” hesaid. “It’s a serious goal for a lot of peo-ple.”
Though, for first time diver StaceyVokrot-Mello, the goal is just to get inthe water.
“I hope to survive and come out theother end without a heart attack,” shesaid. “I’m very excited. I figure the morepeople I tell, the more pressure (I’ll have)to actually go through with it.”
Vokrot-Mello and her family movedfrom the East Coast two years ago toDeephaven, and thought, why not?
“What a way to ring in the New Year,by jumping into frozen Lake
Minnetonka. It’s a single day, a minuteout of the day and somehow I can findsome inner strength and just go for it.”
The divers will jump into a 32-footlong by 8-foot wide section of waist-highwater cut from the ice on Excelsior Bay,the divers must completely submergefor the dive to count. Exiting using a lad-der, they then can warm up in the heat-ed tent and share their stories withbeginners, veterans and everybody inbetween.
“It’s something I’ve always wanted totry,” said first-time diver Scott Kjar fromSt. Paul. “I’m a bit nervous, but I’vealready registered and can’t back out. Itwill be something fun that I did. It’s anexperience and I’m all about experi-ences.”
Whether a guppy or a shark, theaccomplishment of getting in is still thesame.
“The first couple of times was just achallenge to see if I could do it,” saidpossible shark, Steve Sando. “Thoughit’s also about camaraderie, too, andanother sense of accomplishment at 68to jump into the freezing water on NewYear’s Day.”
Sando, who said he’s almost positivehe’s going to participate, will earn his
shark status this year. He has been amember of ALARC for 30 years and ran52 marathons, and he said the hardestpart was the initial jump.
Because the event has earned inter-national attention, Excelsior is actuallythe ice-dive capital of the world.
“We looked through Guinness, welooked through every place else andnobody else had ever claimed the title,”Wenmark said.
Wenmark started the Active Life andRunning Club (ALARC) in 1981 to helppeople train for marathons and nowuses this event as a fundraiser for otherprograms. American Lung Associationof Minnesota is the primary charity,including Camp Superkids, a summercamp for children who are asthmatic.Also benefiting is the ExcelsiorVolunteer Fire Group and South LakeVolunteer Reserve Unit for the SLMPD.New this year, the dive will also benefitthe new location of the ICA food shelf.
“It’s so much fun every year to jumpin the lake, and turn around and do thesame thing with community programs,”Wenmark said. “Neat synergism andthat’s how we feel the community
For more information or to sign up,visit alarc.com.
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Businesses cited fortobacco sales to minors
Three Richfield businesses failedrecent tobacco license compliancechecks.
The checks were conducted by theRichfield Public Safety Nov. 20. Onebusiness was cited for its fourth viola-tion of the ordinance by selling tobaccoto a minor, and will loses its tobaccolicense for two days.
Short Stop Superette, 7034 Cedar Ave.S., had previously failed compliancechecks in May 2004, March 2008 andNovember 2009. Although the businesshas four violations, it was penalized as asecond-time offender because the citydisregards offenses for the purpose ofcivil penalties when a business passestwo consecutive compliance checks fol-lowing a violation.
In addition to a two-day suspension ofits tobacco license, at a date to be deter-mined by the public safety director, thebusiness was fined $400 by the RichfieldCity Council.
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their first license violation and werefined $200; Asian Direct, 607 E. 67th St.;and Richfield U.S., 6744 Penn Ave. S.
Richfield nature centerhosts New Year’s party
Wood Lake Nature Center inRichfield will host its annual New Year’sEve festivities Friday.
The Candlelight and Ice New Year’sEve Program is 6-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31,at the nature center, 6710 LakeshoreDrive.
Hundreds of candle-lit luminarieswill mark a trail through cattails andtrees, where deer, fox, rabbits and owlsreside. Inside the nature center will behot cocoa, crafts and games.Marshmallow roasting will also beoffered outside the nature center. The
cost is $4 per person, or free to Friends ofWood Lake members.
Info: 612-861-9365.
Support groups to meet Door2Hope has several support
groups beginning next month inBloomington.
A depression support group for peo-ple 50 and older meets 10-11:30 a.m. thesecond and fourth Mondays of themonth.
An illness and medical challengessupport group for people with illness ormedical challenges and their families,caregivers and friends meets 7 p.m. thefirst Tuesday of the month.
Pure Desire Men’s Support Group forsexual temptations meets 9-10:30 a.m.Saturdays. There is a $35 fee for a sup-port group workbook.
An employment networking groupmeets 7-7:30 p.m. the second and fourthThursdays of the month.
All support groups meet at St.Michael’s Lutheran Church, 9201Normandale Blvd.
Info: 952-230-2019 (Ann).
Training sessionaddresses picky eating
Childcare center and preschool staffsthat wish to attend a training session tohelp young children overcome picky eat-ing need to register by next week.
The Statewide Health ImprovementProgram is holding its final two-parttraining program addressing picky eat-ing 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday Jan. 13 and20. Training sessions will be held inthe Haeg Conference Room ofBloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 W. OldShakopee Road.
The training is offered toBloomington, Edina and Richfield child-care center and preschool staff mem-bers. Those who attend will be trained tointegrate the Learning About Nutritionthrough Activities curriculum withwhat is already in use.
The deadline for registration is Jan.7. The cost is $10 per person. Online reg-istration is available at ci.blooming-ton.mn.us, keyword: help program.
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BY MARC INGBER • SUN NEWSPAPERS
Eleven-year-old Evan Keller didn’thave to look far for inspiration in put-ting together a community service proj-ect next month.
His mother, Julie, has been involvedfor years with The Mama AdaFoundation, a faith-based initiativewhose goal is address poverty in Kenyaby providing tuition for young peopleand seeds for poor farmers.
Ever since his mother becameinvolved with the organization, Evanwanted to find a way to help. This fall hecame up with an idea – a book sale toraise proceeds for the foundation, aswell as the IntercongregationCommunities Association food shelf inMinnetonka.
“He’s been interested in doing some-thing for other people with needs,” Juliesaid. “He came up with the idea and Ithought, ‘why not now?’”
Evan and his younger brother, Ben, 8,along with friends from St. David’sEpiscopal Church in Minnetonka andclassmates from The InternationalSchool in Eden Prairie are organizingthe book sale.
It will be held Saturday, Jan. 15, atSt. David’s Church. Evan, who lives inMinnetonka, said he doesn’t expectthe sale to raise a huge amount ofmoney, but hopes it will lead to moreevents.
“It’s symbolic – hopefully the churchwill start more of this type of stuff andeventually it will get bigger,” he said.
Julie said her sons and their friendswere taking the initiative to organize theevent. The experience of putting on abook sale will show them that not everyinitiative has to be huge, she added.
“It’s a great, simple idea,” she said.“Kids have to learn there are practicalways to help out – they don’t have to be
complicated. People can contributewhere they can.”
Evan said he hoped this would be thefirst of many projects for him – headded that he recently set up a pen pal inKenya to communicate with. “I want tobe involved with The Mama AdaFoundation in the future,” he said.
For area brothers, communityservice runs in the family
Evan Keller, 11, of Minnetonka is organizing a booksale that will benefit The Mama Ada Foundationand Intercongregation Communities Associationfood shelf. He is a student at The InternationalSchool in Eden Prairie. (Submitted photo)
If you goThe book sale – a fundraiser for TheMama Ada Foundation andIntercongregation Communities Associationfood shelf – will be held noon to 3 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 15, at St. David’s EpiscopalChurch, 13000 St. David Road inMinnetonka. For more information on theorganizations, visit mamaadafoundation.orgor icafoodshelf.org.
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BY MIKE HANKS • SUN NEWSPAPERS
When the champagne glasses clink atthe stroke of midnight to ring in the newyear, a group of revelers in Bloomingtonwill be doing so for the benefit of pedi-atric cancer patients and their families.
The sixth-annual Minnesota MiracleNew Year’s Eve Celebration begins 5p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, at the HiltonMinneapolis-St. Paul Airport hotel. Theparty includes a dinner, dancing andactivities for children, making it a fami-ly-oriented celebration of the new year.Money raised during the party, whichincludes an auction, will benefit fami-lies of pediatric cancer patients, manyof which will be weekend guests of theHilton in 2011.
The New Year’s Eve celebrationraised $75,000 last year and is one of theprimary fundraisers for The Miracles ofMitch Foundation. The foundation pro-vides a weekend getaway for families ofpediatric cancer patients who otherwisecouldn’t afford a vacation during timesof mounting medical costs and otherfinancial concerns, according to MikeKrance, the executive director of theChaska-based organization.
The foundation was inspired by andnamed after Mitch Chepokas ofChanhassen, who saw the needs of otherfamilies at a time when the 9-year-oldwas a cancer patient, during Christmas2002. His family was the beneficiary offinancial support during his hospitaliza-
tion and treatment, but the financialchallenges of other families in similarsituations were not lost upon him.
Chepokas gave more than $6,000 offamily savings anonymously to otherfamilies in the hospital, and made hisfather “pinky swear” that the effortwould continue.
The younger Chepokas died the fol-lowing April, and the foundation wasborn to fulfill his wish.
The foundation provides financialassistance to families of pediatric can-cer patients being treated in Minnesotahospitals, as well as Minnesota Miracleweekends, opportunities for families tostay at the Hilton and visit the Mall ofAmerica for shopping and entertain-ment.
The weekend is free to qualifyingfamilies and is intended to give them aMinnesota version of a family vacationto a theme park destination such asDisney World, Krance explained.
“They wouldn’t be able to affordsomething like that,” he said.
Tickets for the party may be orderedby calling 952-361-9600. Informationabout the foundation is available at mir-aclesofmitch.org.
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Bren Roadproject setfor springMinnetonka to approveproject near Edina borderBY MARC INGBER • SUN NEWSPAPERS
The interchange at Highway 169 andBren Road in Minnetonka might not befun for rush hour drivers now, but thingswill get better.
Minnetonka and the MinnesotaDepartment of Transportation are part-nering on a reconstruction project. It islocated adjacent to Opus Business Park,home to United Health Group.
Minnetonka director of communitydevelopment Julie Wischnack said theproject would likely come before theCity Council for approval in January.
Construction is scheduled to begin thisspring – probably March or April. It willrequire closure of the bridge over 169,which will likely happen in June.Wischnack said the plan was to use acceler-ated bridge construction methods, addingthe goal was to get it done in 90 days.
“We want to get that done quickly,”she said. “It’s going to be a very phasedapproach so we can keep the ramps openas much as possible.”
However, before the project starts, thecity must acquire six commercial proper-ties located at the site. Formal offers werepresented to the property owners in August.
Wischnack said the property acquisi-tion step was still in progress, but thatshe was optimistic it would be completein time for construction to start.
Earlier this year, United HealthGroup began construction on a campusexpansion, building an 11-story, 342,000square-foot office building. The expan-sion is one of the reasons the Bren Roadinterchange needs to be improved.
The area is already congested attimes, and the heavy congestion a shortdistance south on Highway 169 at theInterstate 494 interchange in EdenPrairie doesn’t help.
“169 is always congested – that’s not anew phenomenon,” Wischnack said.“The pain is happening at the sametime. It’s going to be challenging.”
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Openings to be filledby commissionersBY PAUL WAHL • SUN NEWSPAPERS
Claudia Kelley fell in love withpublic libraries as a child. TheOrono resident is still one of thestrongest advocates for HennepinCounty Libraries.
Kelley, who serves as vice presi-dent of the library board, is one of 11volunteers who oversee one of thenation’s strongest library systems.
Each year, new recruits aresought to serve on the board. Thisyear, there will be six openings.
“I am honored to have theopportunity to help shape an insti-tution that has had a great impacton my life,” Kelley said.
Her family came to the UnitedStates from Europe after World War II.
“My parents were overjoyed atthe abundance of books in theMinnesota libraries, as English-
language books had been hard toobtain in occupied Europe duringthe war,” she said.
As the youngest in the family,Kelley was anxious to learn toread. Regular visits to the librarybranch located at Glen LakeElementary School in Minnetonkawere just the ticket.
Eventually, Kelley received herown library card.
“I believe that I wanted that card(then) more than I have since desiredany other government document,including my driver’s license, voter’sregistration card and marriagelicense I later acquired,” Kelley said.“It held the keys to the world.
Kelley passed her love andappreciation for libraries onto herchildren. Her mother and her auntare also recipients of library serv-ices at their respective senior liv-ing communities.
Over the decades, Kelley hasseen the impact technology hashad on the libraries.
“I’ve gone from looking up books
in a card catalog to using my homecomputer to select, reserve andrenew library materials,” she said.
Her interest in technology was alsoinstrumental in her decision to seekappointment to the library board.
Kelley came aboard just as theplanning was beginning to mergethe Hennepin County andMinneapolis city library systems.
She proclaims the merger a success.“We reopened three previously
shuttered library branches andextended open hours throughout thesystem,” Kelley said, adding that theopening of two new libraries inPlymouth and Maple Grove havealso been highlights of her tenure.
Kelley will serve until Dec. 31,2012. John Gibbs of Bloomington,Holly Guncheon of Plymouth andJill Joseph of Eden Prairie areamong those whose positionsexpire this week.
The board meets monthly thefourth Wednesday at variouslibrary sites around the county.Members serve three-year terms.
Kelley finds niche on library board County seeks board volunteersAdult Mental Health Advisory Council: This 32-member council
advises the County Board on adult mental health issues withinHennepin County and monitors, studies and comments on mentalhealth issues at federal, state and local levels. There are 10 vacancies.
County Extension Committee (Minnesota Extension Service): Thisnine-member committee is part of the Minnesota Extension Service –a joint partnership between Hennepin County and the University ofMinnesota that determines local needs, links the Extension with othergroups in the community, and ensures that underserved audiencesare reached in the areas of youth, nutrition, environmental, agricultur-al and leadership programming. There are three vacancies.
Human Resources Board: This seven-member board estab-lishes rules for the county’s classified workers and provides acompensation plan for non-organized employees, subject toapproval by the County Board. The board also hears appeals with-in its jurisdiction. There are two vacancies.
Three Rivers Park District: This seven-member board over-sees the park district and sets and approves its levy. Five mem-bers are elected from five separate districts outside Minneapolis;two are appointed by the County Board. There is one vacancy.
Workforce Investment Board: This 27-member board developsand studies programs to provide jobs for unemployed persons insuburban Hennepin, Carver and Scott counties, by increasing theinvolvement of the business community in employment and train-ing. There are 13 vacancies in various categories.
The deadline to apply for citizen advisory board vacancies is Jan.7, 2011. Interviews will be held in February. For more information,visit the Hennepin County website at hennepin.us/volunteering.
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Highlands Elementaryleads Soap 4 Hope driveto fight spread of CholeraBY KATIE MINTZ • SUN NEWSPAPERS
Highlands Elementary School first-grader Lauren Levoir wanted just onething this Christmas.
“I asked Santa for soap for Haiti,”said Lauren. “They need a bunch ofsoap so I asked him for some more.”
Lauren and other students at theEdina school began collecting soap inearly December to help fight thespread of Cholera in the Caribbeannation.
They prepared their first Soap 4 Hopeshipment early Tuesday, Dec. 21.
The estimated 1,100 pounds of soap,which filled one pallet box to the brim,was sent to Clean the World, an Orlando,Fla.-based nonprofit that distributes newand recycled soap products to impover-ished countries and homeless shelters.
Highlands will continue to collectsoap for the organization into the NewYear.
“Santa’s going to bring more soap,”said Lauren, who spent the winter breakmorning at the school along with about20 other students and their parents.
Highlands Continuous Progressteacher Michael Seaman explained theSoap 4 Hope drive came out of a smallargument in his grade 3-5 classroom.
“A couple of kids had gotten into a bitof conflict about who owned a certaineraser,” said Seaman.
With Haiti’s Cholera outbreak in thenews, he asked students to think abouthow the $1 spent on that eraser couldinstead be used to cut disease that hasled to more than 2,400 deaths.
“Those deaths, they believe, can beeliminated if they are able to just washtheir hands before they eat,” saidSeaman. “That was just the teachablemoment and from there the kids said weshould do something about this.”
The idea was presented at a dinner
Edina students get all in a lather to help Haitians
Highlands Elementary School teacher Michael Seaman talks with first-grader Lauren Levoir as he prepares1,100 pounds of soap collected at the school for shipment to Haiti Tuesday morning, Dec. 21. For Christmas,Lauren asked Santa for more soap to send to the nation fighting a Cholera outbreak. (Photo by Katie Mintz• Sun Newspapers) SOAP DRIVE: TO NEXT PAGE
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for the Continuous Progress family,which also includes a classroom of stu-dents in grades 1-3. Parents were imme-diately onboard. One researched organi-zations and found Clean the World.
Tim Chapdelaine, who works for alocal coffee importer, took on the logis-tics of getting the soap to Haiti. The firstpallet box left the school on a semitruckDec. 21, and was slated to arrive inFlorida the following week. From there,it will be ferried by Royal Carribbeancruise ship to Haiti along with otheressentials, he said.
Clean the World partners with thecruise line as well as hotels across thecountry to recycle soaps, shampoos, con-ditioners and lotions for people in need.In less than two years Clean the Worldhas distributed more than 6 million soapbars in the United States and more than40 countries.
“In many developing countries, waterborne illness is the No. 1 thing keepingkids from school,” said Chapdelaine,who has children in first and third gradeat Highlands. “It’s the simple stuff likesoap that makes the difference.”
The drive has been easy forHighlands students to get behind too.
“The kids are pretty generous andpretty empathetic and want to help inways that are significant,” said Seaman.
Marissa Dulas, a fourth-grader, citessomething she learned – that people inHaiti usually live on less than $1.25 a day.
“A 50-cent bar of soap is expensivewhen they can barely buy food,” shesaid.
Students were given tasks based on
their specific skill-sets.Many made posters to promote the
drive or led collection efforts in theirneighborhood. Fourth-grader ParkerBoisvert came up with the name for thedrive.
He said the “4” in Soap 4 Hope sym-bolizes the number of bars of soap, andlives that could be saved, for the cost ofthe $1 eraser.
Highlands third-grader AshlenLevoir helped implement a collectionpoint at South View Middle School inEdina. She tagged along with momCarmine Levoir, a counselor at theschool, and “strongly promoted thatthey get on board,” said her mom.
David Ha, a fifth-grader, wasspokesperson in a video the class madefor the drive. He said Highlands has pre-viously helped provide money for foodand clean water in Haiti. The soap driveis something new, but makes a lot ofsense.
“Kids in America cry because theydidn’t get the right color of iPod forChristmas, but kids in Haiti don’t knowif they’re going to live another day,” hesaid.
David said students would continuethe drive when they return to schoolMonday, Jan. 3. Highlands will also seekout partnerships with local hotels andmotels, and hopes to expand the Soap 4Hope drive to more schools in the dis-trict.
Soap donations can be made at theHighlands Elementary School office, 5505Doncaster Way, in Edina. For more infor-mation on Clean the World, visitwww.cleantheworld.org.
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valuation won’t necessarily see theirshare of the tax burden decrease, as sev-eral factors affect the city’s share of the2011 property tax bill, Regis explained.
There has been a tax capacity shift,with residential properties assuming alarger percentage of the tax burden,according to Regis. “The commercialpiece of the pie has gotten a little small-er,” he said.
For the owner of a $175,000 home in2010, the city’s share of the propertytax bill was $839. If that homeownersaw no reduction in the value of thehome, the city’s tax bill would increaseto $961 in 2011. The average decrease inmarket value for homeowners inRichfield, however, is 7.6 percent. The
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The tax levy increase will have awide-ranging effect on single-familyproperty taxes next year as 42 percentof those taxpayers will see an increaseof up to 4.9 percent in their city taxes.Another 30 percent will see an increaseof 5-9.9 percent, 1 percent will have anincrease of 10 percent or more and 27percent will have no increase or adecrease in their city taxes, Regis said.
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The city’s tax levy increase may benothing to crow about, but it’s theslightly smaller than the 2010 levy, andthe smallest in four years. The last timethe city’s levy was less than 6 percentwas 2007, when it was 0.48 percent.
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The Richfield/Edina Rampage co-opwrestling team hosted the CharleyTurner Memorial Tournament Dec. 18and came away with a fifth-place finish.
“Our tournament was held in thememory of Charley Turner, a formerRichfield High School wrestler who losthis life while serving his country inDesert Storm,” said Rampage co-headcoach Eric Herrmann.
Richfield/Edina, 6-5 overall, lost 60-24to Minnetonka in first-round action.
“We had several key victories,” saidHerrmann. “Justin Swetala pinned his103-pound opponent. ChandlerArredondo had a pin at 189 and MikeDyer added a pin at heavyweight.”
Richfield rebounded from that defeatto beat Orono 48-22 in the consolationsemifinals.
Terry Hill and Willie Kusnier pinnedtheir opponents. Other Richfield win-ners were Obsa Ali, Aaron Clifford,Bruno Reyes, Matt Nisi and JakeHardacker.
In the battle for fifth place, theRampage defeated BrooklynCenter/Concordia Academy 51-24.
Richfield/Edina led 24-0 thanks to aforfeit to 103-pounder Walter Viera andpins by Christian Wellens (112), AlexAbramson (119) and Clifford (125).
The Rampage added four straightpins by Mitch Wojcik (160), Nisi (171),Arredondo (189) and Quinn Deeds (215).
Lakeville North won the team cham-pionship.
Richfield/Edina defeated East Ridge55-21 in a dual meet Dec. 17.
“It was Family Night for our teamand we had an amazing turnout fromparents, siblings and relatives of ourwrestlers,” said Herrmann.
Earning pins were Alex Abramson(119), Anthony Banks (135), JamesLettow (140), Joseph Smith (145), DennisChavarria (152), Wojcik (160), Deeds (215)and Dyer (heavyweight).
Richfield hosted a quadrangular meetDec. 21. The Spartans defeated RobbinsdaleArmstrong (50-25) but lost to Wayzata (59-12) and Mound Westonka (38-33).
Arredondo recorded two pins and
improved his season record to 10-4.Richfield/Edina will compete in a tri-
angular meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6,at Tartan. Mahtomedi is the other teamin the triangular.
MARK YOUR CALENDARRichfield’s boys basketball team hosts Simley
in a 7 p.m. Classic Suburban Conference gameTuesday, Jan. 4.
Richfield’s Justin Swetala (right) attempts to throw down his 103-pound Simley opponent during a tri-angular wrestling meet Dec. 9. The Richfield/Edina Rampage co-op wrestling team has a 6-5 dual meetrecord. (Photo by Brian Nelson • Contributing Photographer)
High-scoringRichfieldbasketballundefeatedSpartan boys squad is3-0 after 96-68 win overMinneapolis SouthBY GREG KLEVEN • SUN NEWSPAPERS
It has been a perfect start forRichfield’s boys basketball squad and itsnew head coach, Omar McMillan. Andthe Spartans are winning in excitingfashion with their fast-paced style.
The Spartans are 3-0 after winningtwice last week. They edged Holy Angels54-52 in a non-conference game Dec. 22.Before that, they put up big offensivenumbers in a 100-79 victory overMinneapolis North and a 96-68 win overMinneapolis South.
Four Richfield players scored in dou-ble figures in the Dec. 20 game againstMinneapolis South. Junior forwardJared Noonan had 21 points, junior for-ward Lorenzo Evans scored 16, seniorguard John Johnson had 15 and sopho-more forward Dashawn Jones added 13.
Other leading Richfield scorers werejunior guard Erik Jimson (eight points)
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Spartan senioris 2nd at BattleCreek Park
Senior Jon Morenohad a strong perform-ance for Richfield dur-ing a Classic SuburbanConference Nordic skifreestyle meet Dec. 21 atBattle Creek Park in St.Paul.
Moreno finished sec-ond overall in the boys’race in 15 minutes, 42seconds. Richfield team-mate Zak Beaudetplaced third in 15:54.
North St. Paul’s NateFoster was medalist onthe 5K course.
“Moreno finishedstronger than he didduring the first twomeets,” said Richfieldcoach Steven Mills. “Heskied one of his bestraces ever.”
Sophomore NateLuttenegger wasRichfield’s third finish-er (18:02). Juniors CalBergen and Nelson SotoMoreno finished within30 seconds ofLuttenegger.
“Bauer, Bergen andNelson Soto Morenocontinue to improve,”said Mills. “We will beworking with all ofthem to shave a minute
off their times and thatwill boost our team fin-ishes.”
In girls competition,Richfield junior SarahNygaard completed thecourse in 20:32. TheSpartans’ next fastestskier was junior EricaStrom with a time of22:03.
Sophomores AlexSchulz and LaurelYoungquist along withjunior Sophie Puliceadded team points forthe Spartans.
Ninth-grader ErinBrault pushed intoRichfield’s top 10 in thegirls race.
“Cracking the top 10for Brault is a tribute toher dedication and con-ditioning from fall crosscountry running,” saidMills.
Richfield’s Nordic skiteams switch over toclassic competition fortheir next meet Tuesday,Jan. 4, at the BattleCreek Park course.
Nordic note:Richfield’s Nordic skiteam will conduct afundraiser from 5:30-8:30p.m. Monday, Jan. 10, atPotbelly restaurant,76th Street and LyndaleAvenue South. Proceedswill be used to purchaseclassic ski equipmentand wax.
and senior forward Jordan Sefon(seven).
“Jones came off the bench and gaveus a boost,” said McMillan. “And WibiMacDonald played very well defensively.
“We started that game slowly andwere down 43-41 at halftime. But weplayed much better in the second half.We were aggressive at both ends of thecourt and scored a lot of fast-breakpoints.”
In the victory over Holy Angels,Jimson led the Spartans with 15 points
and Evans had 12. Noonan and juniorguard Shawn Bear finished with 10 andnine points respectively.
Damon Woods was the leading HolyAngels scorer with 18 points.
Richfield was scheduled to play in atwo-game holiday tournament Dec. 29-30in Grand Rapids.
The Spartans host Simley at 7 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 4. Richfield will be homeagainst North St. Paul at 7 p.m. Friday,Jan. 7.
Boys hockeyRichfield is 4-3 after losing 7-4 to
Bloomington Kennedy Dec. 21.Jon Hauri had two goals and two
assists for the Spartans. Tyler Martinez
finished with two goals and one assist.Mick Dhein was credited with three
assists. Jack Stellon added an assist.Richfield goaltender Donovan Keller
made 32 saves.The Spartans host Legacy Christian
Academy at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, atRichfield Ice Arena.
Girls hockeyRichfield lost 3-2 in overtime to Holy
Family Dec. 21, dropping to 2-7-2 overall.Alyson Niesen and Emily Nelson
scored one goal each for the Spartans.Assists went to Kalie Johnson, JadeTurgeon, Miranda Matuke and AlexWestman.
Richfield goalie Becca Hendrickson
made 56 saves. Richfield will hit the roadto play Dodge County at 7 p.m. Thursday,Jan. 6.
Girls basketballRichfield entered its holiday basket-
ball tournament with a 4-0 record.Jessica January is the leading scorer
in the metro area, averaging 29.2 pointsper game.
Hannah Wise and Sierra Ford-Washington are averaging nine pointsapiece.
Richfield travels to Simley for a 7 p.m.Classic Suburban Conference gameTuesday, Jan. 4.
The Spartans remain on the road toplay North St. Paul at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7.
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Moreno paces Richfield Nordic skiers in conference meet
Richfield junior Erica Strom competes in a Classic Suburban Conference Nordic ski freestyle race Dec. 21 at Battle Creek Park in St. Paul. Shewas the Spartans’ second-fastest skier in the meet. (Photo courtesy of Todd Bauer)
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Board battleRichfield’s Mick Dhein (16) battles a Providence Academy player for the puck along the boardsduring a recent non-conference boys hockey game. Dhein is one of the Spartans’ leading scor-ers. Richfield had a 4-3 record after a 7-4 loss to Bloomington Kennedy Dec. 21. (Photo by BrianNelson • Contributing Photographer)
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Open skating is offeredRichfield Ice Arena will offer open
skating sessions six days a week.Open skating will be noon-1:30 p.m.
on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays andFridays. Open skating sessions onWednesdays are 6:30-8 p.m. Sunday openskating sessions are 3:30-5 p.m.
Cost is $4.50 per skater and discountpasses are available. Skate rental is$2.50.
There will be a New Year’s Eve openskating session from 4-7 p.m. Admissionis $4 per person. Door prizes and compli-mentary refreshments will be part ofthe event.
Open skating on New Year’s Day is 4-5:45 p.m. Richfield Ice Arena is located at636 East 66th Street. Phone number is612-861-9351.
Girls hockey fundraiserRichfield High School’s girls hockey
team is sponsoring a fundraising eventfrom 4:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, atCulver’s restaurant in Bloomington.
Ten percent of all sales, including thedrive through, will be donated byCulver’s to the girls hockey team.
Members of the Richfield squad willbring food to the tables and visit withguests.
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PROBATE DIVISIONIn Re: Estate of Court File No. 27-PA-PR-10-1400Clarice Jean Taylor,
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WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OFPERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND
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of Will and Informal Appointment of Personal Represen-tative was filed with the Registrar, along with a Will datedOctober 16, 1990. The Registrar accepted the applicationand appointed Margret Black whose address is 13752Heather Hills Drive, Burnsville, Minnesota 55337 to serveas personal representative of the decedent's estate.
Any heir, devisee or other interested person may beentitled to appointment as personal representative or mayobject to the appointment of the personal representative.Any objection to the appointment of the personal repre-sentative must be filed with the Court, and any properlyfiled objection will be heard by the Court after notice is pro-vided to interested persons of the date of hearing on theobjection.
Unless objections are filed, and unless the Court or-ders otherwise, the personal representative has the fullpower to administer the estate, including, after thirty (30)days from the issuance of letters testamentary, the powerto sell, encumber, lease, or distribute any interest in realestate owned by the decedent.
Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. §524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the dece-dent's estate are required to present the claims to the per-sonal representative or to the Court within four (4) monthsafter the date of this notice or the claims will be barred.
Dated: December 10, 2010Julie Peterson, RegistrarMark S. Thompson, Court Administrator
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LAKE REBECCAThree Rivers Park District will operate aeration systems inCLEARY LAKE, MURPHY LAKE, HYLAND LAKE ANDLAKE REBECCA beginning after January 6, 2011, whichmay result in UNSAFE ICE CONDITIONS on portions ofthe lakes for the duration of the winter. Anyone using thelakes should be aware of the DANGER OF OPEN WATEROR THIN ICE. The aeration system is used to keep fishalive by assuring they receive sufficient oxygen.Cleary Lake Regional Park is located at 18106 Texas Ave.,in Prior Lake. Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve is locatedat 15501 Murphy Lake Road, in Savage. Hyland Lake ParkReserve is located at 8737 East Bush Lake Road, inBloomington. Lake Rebecca Park Reserve is located at9831 County Road 50, in Rockford. The parks are oper-ated by Three Rivers Park District. (Dec 24, 27, 30, 2010) DERANC2C3D1-D4 3Rivers.Aer-
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Probate Notice(Official Publication)
STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURTCOUNTY OF HENNEPIN Fourth Judicial District
PROBATE DIVISIONIn Re: Estate of Court File No. 27-PA-PR-10-1426Ila Mae R. Dornfeld,
DecedentNOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF
WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONALREPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORSNotice is given that an application for informal probate
of the Decedent’s will dated July 1, 1998, (“Will”) has beenfiled with the Registrar. The application has been granted.
Notice is also given that the Registrar has informallyappointed Jane E. Zenk, whose address is 209 CandiCourt, North Mankato, MN 56003, as personal repre-sentative of the estate of the decedent. Any heir, deviseeor other interested person may be entitled to appointmentas personal representative or may object to the appoint-ment of the personal representative. Unless objectionsare filed with the Court (pursuant to Minn. Stat. 524.3-607)and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representa-tive has full power administer the Estate including, after 30days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell,encumber, lease or distribute real estate.
Any objections to the probate of the will or appoint-ment of the Personal Representative must be filed withthis Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing ofan appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing.
Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. 524.3-801)all creditors having claims against the Estate are requiredto present the claims to the personal representative or tothe Court Administrator within four months after the dateof this Notice or claims will be barred.
Dated: Dec 16, 2010Julie Peterson, RegistrarMark S. Thompson, District Court Administrator
Attorney for the Personal RepresentativeDavid A. SalsberyFarrish Johnson Law Office1907 Excel DriveMankato, MN 56001Attorney License No: 95321Telephone: (507) 625-2525FAX: (507) 625-4394Email: [email protected]
(Dec 30, Jan 6, 2011) D2-Dornfeld Probate
Public Notice(Official Publication)
STATE OF MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COURT
COUNTY OF STEARNSSEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT FILE NO.: _________________Harvester of America, LLCd/b/a Harvester Lofts, CASE TYPE NO.: 3
CONTRACTPlaintiff,
vs.Andrey Hicks and AshleyWaggoner,
Defendants.SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANT:
You are hereby summoned and required to serve uponPlaintiff's attorney an Answer to the Complaint which isherewith served upon you within twenty (20) days after theservice of this Summons upon you, exclusive of the day ofservice. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will betaken against you for the relief demanded in the Com-plaint.
Parties are required to attempt alternative dispute res-olution under Minnesota law. Alternative dispute resolu-tion includes mediation, arbitration, and other processesas set forth in the district court rules. You may contact thecourt administrator about resources in your area.
Dated this 20th day of April, 2010.RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER LTD.
By_/s/Gregory J. Haupert - 0320213Attorneys for Plaintiff 11 North Seventh AvenueP.O. Box 1433St. Cloud, MN 56302Telephone: (320) 251-1055
(Dec 30, Jan 6, 13, 2011) D2 Hicks.Waggoner Summons
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