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Ethics complaint filed against Geoff MichelBY T.W. BUDIG – ECM CAPITOL REPORTER

A Senate Democrat Monday, March19, filed an ethics complaint againstformer Senate deputy majority leaderGeoff Michel, R-Edina, charging thatMichel lied to the press and publicabout his knowledge of the Koch scan-dal.

“I do think he owes us an apology,said Sen. Sandra Pappas, DFL-St. Paul,who filed the complaint.

Even though Michel is not seekingreelection, Pappas explained, he’s stilla sitting senator.

If Michel apologize on the Senatefloor, speak freely about issues sur-rounding the Koch matter — a scandalthat brought down Minnesota’s firstwoman Senate majority leader AmyKoch of Buffalo — Pappas would “seri-ously” consider dropping the com-plaint, she explained.

In the complaint, Pappas chargesthat Michel brought the Senate intodishonor and disrepute by failing totake swift and appropriate action asdeputy majority leader to address thealleged inappropriate relationship

between Koch and a subordinateSenate staffer until forced by a pendingmedia story.

Further, Pappas charges thatalthough Michel, as subsequent publiccomments by Senate staff and Michelhimself confirms, she argues, knewabout the alleged inappropriate rela-tionship in September. At a Decemberpress conference Michel indicated thathe did not know about the alleged rela-tionship until alerted by Senate staff.

Michel further indicated to the pressthe staff complaints first surfaced inearly December.

“This clearly was not honest,” saidSenate Minority Leader Tom Bakk,DFL-Cook.

It made no difference Michel wasspeaking to the media, not to Senatecolleagues, Pappas explained.

“Lying to the public is lying to us,”she said.

In a statement, Michel suggests theethics complaint is less inspired by areverence for truth than politics.

“This is about politics and paybackand has nothing to do with ethics. TheDFL wants a few more headlines,”

Michel said in the statement.“The conflict of interest has been

resolved. The workplace environmenthas improved. And, we did this whileprotecting whistle blowers and staff,”he said.

Michel indicated he wanted animmediate ethics committee hearing toresolve the matter.

Senate Majority Leader DavidSenjem, R-Rochester, also argued thereasoning behind the ethics complaintwas political — “pure politics,” he said.

“I think Senator Michel was actingin a steadfast and judicious manner,”said Senjem.

By Senate rule, the Senate ethicscommittee must take action within 30days of filing of an ethics complaint.

According Senate Republican com-munications director Steve Sviggum,Michel wanted an ethics hearingMonday, March 19.

One was tentatively scheduled forTuesday but a committee member wasunavailable, he said.

Senate Republicans are anxious toput the Democratic political game play-ing behind them, Sviggum said.

The complaint comes within days ofattorneys for former Senate communi-cations director Michael Brodkorb —Brodkorb has publicly indicated thathe was the Senate staffer in the inti-mate relationship with Koch — sug-gesting that Brodkorb could file a law-suit regarding his firing from theSenate unless a settlement wasreached.

Brodkorb, through his attorneys,argues that his dismissal was discrimi-natory.

A Senate attorney depictsBrodkorb’s claim as meritless.

Koch, like Michel, has decided not toseek reelection.

The reason an ethics complaint has-n’t been filed against Koch, Bakk indi-cated, is because she has suffered as aresult of her actions and Democratsdid not want to pile on.

Bakk indicated he privately encour-aged Republicans to answer unresolvedlegal and ethical questions surround-ing Koch's resignation.

But he was discouraged by the con-stant refrain from Republicans thatthey had moved on, Bakk explained.

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Third Congressional District DFL candidate Brian Barnes addresses an overflow crowd at Minnetonka city halls’city council chambers Wednesday, March 14, during a debate between he and the other DFL hopeful, SharonSund. (Photo by Paul Groessel – Sun Newspapers)

Candidates get ready forThird CongressionalDistrict DFL endorsementBY PAUL GROESSEL – SUN NEWSPAPERS

Minnetonka city hall’s chamber roomwas overrun by Democrats last week.

People packed the chambers for aThird Congressional District DFL debatebetween candidates Brian Barnes andSharon Sund, who showed similar partyideals and similar ideologies about feder-al policy and values.

The debate came before the April DFL

convention and party endorsement,which will essentially clear the stage forone of the DFL candidates to run againstRepublican Congressman Erik Paulsenin the November general election.

Sund, a Plymouth resident, has livedin the Third District for 20 years; she is ascientist with undergraduate degreesfrom Macalester College in St. Paul, and aM.A. from the University of Minnesota.

Barnes, an Edina resident, works inmarketing and sales for a Fortune 200company. He is an U.S. Merchant MarineAcademy graduate who has served 11years in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He has

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Although a Republican-favored dis-trict, Paulsen’s voting record “does notrepresent this district,” Barnes said.

They individually asked for support,but Sund said she would support Barnes,and Barnes said he would support Sundin the election. Barnes said he wouldwrite out the maximum endorsementcheck for Sund if he didn’t get theendorsement.

“It’s that important, folks,” he said.The debate moderator, Star Tribune

columnist Lori Sturdevant, asked candi-dates about several issues, includinghealth care, the United States’ involve-ment in Afghanistan, energy use, educa-tion funding, farm subsidies, No ChildLeft Behind and immigration.

The economy was one of the early and

highlighted topics for the night.When asked about how the federal gov-

ernment should or should not function,Barnes said repairing the economymeans putting people back to workshould be the focus. In the short term thatcould mean additional jobs doing infra-structure repairs and maintenance. InMinnesota alone, there are 1,000 bridgeswith below-standard quality that could berepaired, he said, and no one wantsanother tragedy like the 35W bridge col-lapse.

Long-term, the federal government

needs to increase funding for educationand research. Those investments need tohappen immediately and over the longterm, he said.

Sund also addressed the economywhen talking about the federal govern-ment’s operations.

Paulsen has had the nerve to talkabout what President Barack Obama hasnot done to improve the economy, but hevoted against a bill that would have creat-ed one million jobs, she said.

Other than passing the American JobsAct, Sund said investing in infrastructure

and education would get the economymoving again.

It’s important to start looking at whatthe country’s future economy will looklike, particularly its energy use, she said.Either the country needs to invest in“green” energy fully and lead the world –or not. A decision must be made, she said.

Sturdevant asked the candidates toreact to the claim that all Democrats wantto do is raise taxes.

Sund said when taxes were higherthan they are now, the middle class was ingood condition. Schools and roads werenot crumbling. It’s not fair that top earn-ers, such as Warren Buffett andRepublican presidential candidate MittRomney, pay lower tax rates than middleclass Americans.

Barnes said the federal deficit is out ofcontrol and needs addressing – potential-ly with taxes, specifically by rolling backsome tax credits on top income earnersand putting that additional revenuetoward reducing the deficit. If the deficitis not addressed, it will saddle future gen-erations with this generation’s mistakes.

“Yes, the deficit is one of the biggestproblems that we face,” he said.

Sund said the biggest problem toaddress is jobs. More jobs would meanincreased federal tax revenue and a betterfiscal situation, as long as citizens arepaying their fair share of the tax burden.

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Sharon Sund makesintroductoryremarks during theDFL debate, whereSund and other DFLcandidate BrianBarnes addressedtopics such ashealth care, theUnited States’involvement inAfghanistan, energyuse, educationfunding, farm subsi-dies, No Child LeftBehind and immi-gration. (Photo byPaul Groessel – SunNewspapers)

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Mazorol will notseek re-electionTo the editor:

Thank you for the extraor-dinary privilege of servingthe people of Bloomingtonand Edina in the MinnesotaHouse of Representatives.

I am thankful for the sacri-fice and encouragement of mywife Barbara, loyal supportfrom campaign volunteers andengagement of passionate

constituents that have givenme the opportunity to serve.

Many changes haveoccurred since I firstannounced my intention toseek election to the MinnesotaHouse of Representatives,including in the last yearincreased responsibilities inmy work, in personal commit-ments and in family. Becauseof these changes and mydesire to serve only when andwhere I can fully give the serv-ice deserved by the people, Iwill not be seeking election to

another term. New legislative districts,

new constituents and new cir-cumstances provide a naturalopportunity for transition. Ithas been a full and excitingexperience, but there is moreto do and I look forward toserving this community forthe remainder of my term.

As a resident, I have hadthe pleasure of meeting ourneighbors and learning theirwishes. As a legislator, I havehad the opportunity to authorand pass several bills that

matter to the future of ourgreat state. As a lawyer, I havehad the privilege to serve asvice-chair of the JudiciaryCommittee that sets policyand budgets for the state courtsystem.

The experience has exceed-ed my anticipation. I hope thatmy representation has metyour expectation.

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Mazarol is the House District41B representative.

Speak up for county library fundingUnless advocatesmake some noise,dollars will continueto be cut

At a time when more peoplethan ever are using their commu-nity libraries, the funding gradu-ally is being reduced.

A good library is essential in acommunity now more than everwhen people cannot afford to buybooks and more people are usingits computers, downloading E-books and checking out audiomaterials.

At this time, advocates of locallibraries need to protest some ofthese reductions during a timewhen services are most needed.

Counties are responsible forproviding a library system.Libraries get some revenue fromthe state while most of it comesfrom taxpayers in each countythrough special and generalproperty tax levies.

Hennepin and RamseyCounty and its suburbanlibraries, bolstered by supportivecounty commissioners, areweathering the reductions betterthan most.

Despite a $2.5 million reduc-

tion this year for the HennepinCounty library, neither hours norstaff were cut. The directordecided to buy fewer materials.The annual total budget for 2012is $69.9 million.

Thanks to some money fromthe Target ballpark sales tax rev-enue, worked out by the countyboard of commissioners,Hennepin opened some librarieson Sunday and added hours tothe Central Library. They are,however, expecting revenues tobe tight for a while.

Hennepin library userschecked out 18.3 million items inthe 41 libraries last year.

In Ramsey County wherethere are separate tax levies forSt. Paul and its suburbanlibraries, hours have not beenreduced and a reduction of$100,000 has resulted in a loss oftwo staff and less for the collec-tion.

The collection revenues havebeen hit the hardest droppingfrom $1.3 million in 2003 to

$850,000 in 2012, Revenue to buymaterials for the libraries hasgone down from $1.3 million in2003 to 850,000 in 2012.Fortunately, Ramsey and otherlibraries purchase materialsthrough the Metro LibraryService Agency (MELSA) at alower price.

Last year, the Ramsey Countysystem circulated 4,317,000 mate-rials and had 1.8 million visitors.

The Dakota County Librarysystem expects to circulate 5 mil-lion materials this year. No hourshave been reduced and most ofthe nine libraries are openSunday. Last year the county sys-tem circulated 4.9 million materi-als through its nine-library sys-tem.

This year’s total budget fromall sources is $11,691,000.

Over the last few years, mostlythrough attrition and not fillingpositions the number of fulltimeequivalents has dropped from ahigh of 159 to 136.

The counties’ revenues aresuffering because tax capacity isgoing down due to all the foreclo-sures and shrinking commercialtax base. State legislators havecut local government aid and arerequiring counties to do morewith less and mandating moreexpenses with no extra money.

The state auditor reports thatcities and counties in the statehave cut public library operatingbudgets and capital outlay by 42percent between 2005 and 2009.

Meanwhile, more people thanever are using libraries. Morestudents are going to the library,because school districts areshort-changing their media cen-ters, once called libraries. Home-schooled children are using thelibraries more. Senior citizensare attending computer classesso they can use the library’s com-puters.

Of course, the economy andparticularly reductions in localgovernment aid from the state tothe counties partly are to blamefor the underfunding and reduc-tion in services.

Advocates of communitylibraries need to speak up partic-ularly to legislators about thisslow erosion of library hours andservices unless policy makershear protests from users, fundingfor libraries will continue to bereduced.

Don Heinzman is an editorialwriter for ECM Publishers. SunNewspapers welcomes responsesto this and any other editorialpage commentary. Send to: [email protected].

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MinnesotansThis November, Minnesotans will cast

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As mayors of seven Twin Cities subur-ban communities, we are well versed inthe complexities of our property tax sys-tem. At the city level, the rubber literallymeets the road. Our city councils havemade tough decisions over the past severalyears to maintain critical services whiledoing our best to keep property taxesdown.

Last year, the legislature and Gov.Dayton enacted property tax changes thathave caught some homestead and com-mercial property taxpayers by surprise.The biggest change was the transitionfrom the Market Value Homestead Creditto an exclusion for homes valued under$413,800.

Under the old program, the state direct-ly paid a portion of homeowners’ propertytaxes. However, the state frequently failedto pay the full amount. In 9 of the past 11years, the state did not fully reimbursecities for credit payments, creating unan-ticipated shortfalls in local budgets.

The new Homestead Market ValueExclusion instead shields a portion of ahome’s value from taxation. The state willno longer pay for this homeowner proper-ty tax relief. Instead, it is funded locally byresidential and commercial property own-ers within that home’s jurisdiction.

This exclusion is a typical method usedby other states to provide property taxrelief. The upside is that cities will have amuch more reliable revenue stream toestablish their budgets. The downside isthat in this transition year, some home-owners will see a one-time jump in their

taxes. Cities with more lower-valuedhomes will see a larger impact. To help off-set some of these increases, lawmakersincreased funding for the “circuit break-er” property tax refund program that ben-efits low-income households.

During this legislative session, somelawmakers are likely to call for additionalchanges. Our message to the legislature issimple: Keep any property tax changes fairfor all Minnesotans. Dividing Minnesotainto “Greater Minnesota” and “metroarea” camps doesn’t benefit anyone.

While some property tax increases inGreater Minnesota may show large one-time growth on a percentage basis, thestarting point is frequently much lowerthan in the Twin Cities. In addition, aMinnesota Department of Revenue reportlast year showed that as a percentage ofincome, metro area property taxpayerspay more in property taxes than those inGreater Minnesota.

Property taxes are one of government’smore visible and transparent fundingsources. We believe that’s a good thing. Weare hopeful the 2012 legislature will workwith cities like ours to ensure thatMinnesota’s property tax system contin-ues to head in the direction of more fair-ness and transparency. For more informa-tion, please visit propertytaxfairness.com.

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More visitors, less money:BY JORDAN LANGER – SUN NEWSPAPERS

Three River Park District Supt. CrisGears has overseen many projects andwitnessed a lot of change within thePark District since he took the positionfive years ago.

The annual visitor count increased 60percent, from five million in 2007 to morethan eight million today at the district’s21 parks. Gears also guided the develop-ment of Silverwood Park near St.Anthony, the largest single projectinvestment for the district, and numer-ous other projects throughout thesprawling Twin Cities metro bound-aries.

But the last five years have alsobrought their challenges. The ParkDistrict’s annual operational budget,which is tied directly to property values,has decreased over the last three yearsand the ability of the organization toraise taxes is frozen, Gears said.

When the Minnesota Legislature cre-ated Three Rivers in 1957, which is basedin Plymouth, it provided the organiza-tion with taxing and bonding authority.Although given taxing authority, state

law establishes a formula on how muchthe Park District can levy in propertytaxes. When property values decrease,the limit on how much the Park Districtcan levy in property taxes also decreas-es.

Despite the difficulty of working in atighter budget climate while demand forpark services skyrockets, when theboard offered him another five-year con-tract, Gears accepted.

Three Rivers Board of CommissionerChair Larry Blackstad said the districtis very fortunate to have someone ofGears’ caliber, a person who “hasdiverse experience with parks and gov-ernment.”

Previous to taking the superintend-ent position, Gears has worked as a citymanager, county administrator anddirector of parks and recreation in themetro and in the Seattle, Wash., area.

And it’s his unique professional back-ground coupled with his “rather unflap-pable” disposition that makes Gears theright man for the job during challengingeconomic times, said Three Rivers boardmember Sara Wyatt.

Finding ways to “manage competing

priorities” that the current fiscal cli-mate created tends to take up much ofGears’ time, he said. Exploring otherways to generate more revenue, such asincreased user fees and buildingalliances with other agencies, are waysThree Rivers can maintain quality levelsof service and keep the parks clean andsafe, Gears said.

“I think perhaps one of the things Iam most proud of is developing relation-ships with other agencies that didn’texist before, and because of those rela-tionships, we are able to do so muchmore.”

One of the relationships Gears hasforged is the a partnership agreementbetween Three Rivers and Scott County,much different than the “tenuous rela-tionship” that existed prior to Gears’arrival. Gears also helped facilitate anagreement with the Department ofNatural Resources regarding the CoonRapids Dam. Because of the agreement,the department is going to spend $16 mil-lion to refurbish the dam, which ThreeRivers owns, to help stop the advance ofAsian Carp.

Wyatt noticed Gears’ resourceful

efforts to maintain high quality parksand trails within fiscal constraints.

“His collaborative efforts in findingcost-saving partnerships and minimiz-ing duplication of functions have helpedthe district serve over eight million visi-tors while keeping operational costsflat,” she said.

Over the next five years, many proj-ects are on the horizon. The expansion ofthe Rush Creek Trail from Maple Groveto Crow-Hassan Park Reserve is in thepreliminary stages as well as hopes toimprove facilities at the Hyland Ski andSnowboard Area in Bloomington, Wyattsaid. According to the Three Rivers’Vision Plan, the 2012 estimated totalexpenditures for capital improvementsis $23.8 million.

The annual operational budget is $35million, with $27 million coming fromtaxes and $8 million from fees, Gearssaid.

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Tim Morin, program coordinator forthe Household and Outside Maintenancefor the Elderly (H.O.M.E.) program forSenior Community Services, loves work-ing with seniors.

Before he came to H.O.M.E, the Hopkinsresident worked with the organizationLoaves and Fishes, delivering free meals toeight sites. Through this experience, he

transitioned into the H.O.M.E. program, amove that he is grateful for.

Morin always had the desire to helppeople. “I have found great joy in beingable to make people’s lives easier,” he said.“I like working with people, providing anhonest service people can trust. So manybusinesses are trying to rip people off.H.O.M.E. has been around the better partof 60 years. The agency speaks for itself.”

The mission of H.O.M.E. is to help peo-

ple remain independent in their homes byproviding low cost and free services forpeople 60 and over in 15 suburban commu-nities. Services offered include interiorand exterior painting, minor homerepairs, installation of safety bars, housecleaning, laundry, errands, grocery shop-ping, snow shoveling, lawn moving, leafraking and window washing.

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Looking at the last census, Morin andothers are anticipating a huge increasein the senior population in next decade.“There are expected to be more seniorsthan school aged children,” he said.“Plus, a lot more people are aging inplace.”

While no one is turned down becauseof an inability pay, H.O.M.E. does chargefor some of its services. “What we chargebarely covers the cost we pay to work-ers,” he said. “People are asked to pay atenth of what a for-profit would charge.”Administration costs for the programare subsidized through funding fromcommunity development block grants,United Way, the Metropolitan AreaAgency on Aging, and private donations.

In 2011, H.O.M.E. served 1,064 house-holds in surburban Hennepin County.Morin estimates that volunteers turnedin around 6,000 hours of service.

“We are just honored to be able towork with seniors in our community.They provide valuable resources to us,”he said. Morin personally visits eachsenior who signs up with H.O.M.E. tolearn more about what they need to keepthem independent. “I’m honored to workin this business. All day long, I hear per-sonal stories. If we can do something tohelp, we’ve succeeded.”

The H.O.M.E. program is a homemak-

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H.O.M.E. Program is a part of SeniorCommunity Services (SCS). Since itsestablishment in 1950, SCS has worked tomeet the needs of seniors and care-givers. SCS offers services, includingprofessional care coordination, caregiv-er support groups, Eldercare Partnerscaregiver coaching and counseling,CareNextion caregiver websites,Medicare and health insurance counsel-ing, homemaking, home maintenanceand chore services, meals on wheels andprogramming at six senior centers. Moreinformation may be found atwww.seniorcommunityservices.org.

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Edina resident Ron Anderson believesyou could write a book about all thatmost seniors don’t know about theiravailable housing options. So he’s decid-ed to write it.

“It can be very difficult to examineresources with no working knowledge ofwhat the system provides. Most peoplecan’t tell the difference betweenMedicare and Medicaid or what theiroptions are,” he said. “That’s the chal-lenge for seniors and their families, tounderstand their situation.”

As a member of a family that hasworked in senior housing for two genera-tions, and with his current involvementin two independent living facilities,Woodbridge Cooperative of New Hopeand Chardon Court, he is in a uniqueposition to write the guide he personallyneeded not too long ago. While he and hisfamily were considering placement ofhis mother, a Missouri resident, in anassisted living facility, she had a fall inher home that forced the issue.

“Walking through as a participant,trying to direct traffic, prompted my

research,” said Anderson. “We foundthere were options that were not verygood.”

Like so many families, they werethrust into a situation where a quickdecision was necessary. “There istremendous psychological pressure look-ing out for the welfare of parents. Allthese decisions for placement are madein the middle of a crisis. Something hap-pens to force a decision in the middle of aMedicare-funded hospital stay,” saidAnderson. “Decisions are made using asocial worker at the hospital as a trafficcop.”

Anderson says there is a big move-ment in development towards assistedliving facilities, which can run seniorsup to $60,000 a year in this market. “Moststudies show that aging Boomers andGreatest-Generation seniors have a networth of $240,000 including real estate,”he said. “With 90-plus the fastest growingdemographic in America, how can thiswork over the long haul?”

Anderson points out that when thereare no assets remaining people will moveto the least-expensive option, and theyneed to understand what that means in

different parts of the country. “There are two levels of nursing home

care, private-pay and the Medicaidgroup. You find the standards of care aredramatically different,” he said. Hepoints out that because Minnesota has amandated quality of care that attemptsto close the care gap between the twogroups, things are better here.

“We can’t rely on federal funding inthe future to take care of these people,”said Anderson, who also believes pen-sions aren’t necessarily the answereither. “All pensions are under fire.Companies are filing bankruptcy to getout of pensions.” He advises seniors totake stock and use their assets wisely,and focus on quality of life above all else.

“Independent living at an affordablecost, this is the challenge all seniors willface in the near future,” he said. “Who istalking about it? Local governmentsaren’t funded and can’t help.”

This is why Anderson developedWoodbridge Cooperative of New Hopeand purchased Chardon Court independ-ent living facility, two affordable alterna-tives to expensive assisted living centers.

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According to Anderson, about two-thirds of all Woodbridge Coop ownerspay cash for their homes. A monthly feeof approximately $500 covers heating,taxes, insurance, management fees,maintenance and a reserve account forimprovements. “Most people will live atWoodbridge for much less money thanthey lived in their home,” he said.

Chardon Court runs about $775 for a660 square feet apartment, whichincludes an “I’m okay” daily visit fromthe staff. They are able to keep costsdown because additional services and

food are purchased as needed,” saidAnderson. “We are staffed there withpeople practiced in housing require-ments for seniors.”

Anderson plans to explore these andmany more issues related to senior hous-ing in the book he hopes to completewithin the year. “It will be a good hand-book in the future for people who needit,” he said. “The education piece is whatis needed to really support people inexamining all the options.”

For more information on WoodbridgeCooperative of New Hope, call 763-535-2013. For Chardon Court, call 763-535-0607.

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Board Chairman Mike Opat said thatthe results of a security study should becomplete before the screening measuresare added at the suburban courts, arguingthat the county will study its way to justi-fying weapons screening, and that oncethe measures are in place, nobody willargue for abandoning the procedures.

Callison, whose district includes Edina,argued that the county always looks to becost effective in doing its business, anddefended the move toward implementinginterim screening measures at buildingswhere high stress situations occur. “Thisis about probabilities, not about certain-ties,” she said.

Dorfman recalled a 2003 shooting at thegovernment center that promptedweapons screening for the facility in argu-ing for screening at suburban courts,which handle misdemeanor issues includ-ing traffic issues and some domestic vio-lence cases. “There’s a legitimate securityissue that needs to be addressed,” she said.

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events at the suburban sites in 2011 thatnecessitated taking a person into custody,he added, noting that although someevents may not appear to be significant,they may be for the person affected by theincident. “Weapons screening in all of ourcourthouses is needed,” he told the board.

Bloomington City Attorney SandraJohnson told the board that if the Edinacourtrooms are to be closed, it should beafter the security study of suburbancourts, allowing cities to plan and budgetfor the increased time and expendituresassociated with moving court proceedingsfrom Edina to downtown Minneapolis orone of the other suburban divisions.Johnson was not opposed to a vote by theboard on temporary weapons screening,but had previously disagreed with theneed for increased security at theSouthdale courts. “They are not logical-ly or functionally intertwined,” shesaid.

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Dear Maria,Just a not of appreciation to you and your staff for taking such good care of Leonard

Granzow during his residency at the Tiffany Building.This is my third relative who has resided at Heritage over the past five plus years, and I can’t

say enough for the care given to each of them. I find it hard to understand the bad pressthat is given to other facilities. I’m sure some of it is warranted, but because I have neverexperienced it at Heritage I find it hard to comprehend.

Your personnel are so accommodating! Mary Sandahl has been very supportive to uswhenever we needed information, checking with his doctors for medications, or justpersonally checking on Leonard. I know that is supposed to happen and is all part of the jobdescription, but when it is actually realized it is special to the individual. Just a short timebefore Leonard’s death, a couple times a week he would still walk himself down to Mary’soffice and sit and chat with her. I know she didn’t really have the time, but she always madetime for him. Whenever Leonard had to go to the doctor she always had him ready to gowhen we asked. Sometimes it was on short notice, but he was always ready just the same.

I would also like to mention a couple of aides, Nick andMustafas, who we have had more contact with than some ofyour other fine people. Again, they are always so caring,cheerful, respectful, and willing to help even on short notice.

Again, our sincere thanks for how you and your staff carefor each resident of your facility. We often recommend you toothers and will continue to do so.

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Benefit concert tosupport adoption

Mission: Rescue Ruslan will be hold-ing a benefit concert to raise awarenessand support for adoption.

The concert will be at 6:30 p.m.,Friday, March 23, at Calvary LutheranChurch, 6817 Antrim Road, Edina.

The program includes music fromthe Nic Stevens Band, food, fellowship,silent auctions and raffles.

Some items to be auctioned offinclude a signed Brett Favre football,automotive oil changes, web serviceand hosting, bake sale items, rooms atthe Hampton Inn in Eagan, painting oftwo household rooms by a professionalpainter, chiropractic care and variousother materials and services.

Edina hosts communityenvironmental forum

Edina Energy & EnvironmentCommission invites the community toengage in the discussion of environ-mental issues.

A free community forum entitled,“Edina Dialogue: The Environment,Economy and Food Supply from Globalto Local,” will be held at the EdinaHigh School, 6754 Valley View Road, at6 p.m., April 19.

Dr. Jonathan Foley, Director of theUniversity of Minnesota Institute onthe Environment, will be the keynotespeaker for the event and will be fol-lowed by a panel discussion involvingcommunity leaders and residents.

Info: 952-903-5224 (Sarah ZarrinMohtadi).

Easter Egg Scrambleplanned for toddlers

The Chamber of Commerce is hold-ing its 2012 Easter Egg Scramble fortoddlers and preschoolers.

The scramble is for children ages 2to 5 and will take place at 9 a.m. and9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 24 in theGreat Hall of Edinborough Park, 7700York Ave. S.

Each time slot is limited to 75 chil-dren and tickets are sold on a firstcome, first serve basis. Tickets cost $8

per child and include the regular dailyadmission to Adventure Peak and thePlaypark.

Info: 952-806-9060.

Team Braemar bringshome the gold and silver

Team Braemar, of Edina, has broughthome the gold and silver medals from thenational championship.

Team Braemar, the Braemar City ofLakes Figure Skating Club’s synchronizedskating team competed in the UnitedStates Figure Skating SynchronizedSkating National Championships, March1-3 in Worcester, Mass.

Team Braemar Junior took home thegold medal and Team Braemar Noviceachieved the silver medal. The juvenileteam also participated in the nationalchampionship for the first time in adecade, placing 10th in the country.

The public has the opportunity towatch all three teams skate at the annualSpring Ice Show, which takes place at theBraemar Ice Arena at 6:30 p.m., Friday,April 27, and Saturday April 28. Ticketswill be available at the arena box office and

are $7 for adults and $5 for seniors and stu-dents.

Tryouts for the teams will be held May7 at the Braemar Ice Arena.

Bloomington residentseeking senate seat

A former Bloomington School Boardmember will is running for the SenateDistrict 49 seat.

Cynthia Bemis Abrams announced hercandidacy for the seat earlier this month.The new district will comprise the currentSenate District 41 – west Bloomington andEdina – and add one Bloomingtonprecinct, one Eden Prairie precinct andportions of two Minnetonka precincts.The Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidatewill seek the party’s endorsementSaturday in Bloomington.

Elected to the school board in 1997, thelifelong Bloomington resident served oneterm.

Global warming film tobe shown in Edina

A documentary about global warmingwill be shown next week in Edina.

A screening of “Climate of Change,”narrated by Tilda Swinton, will be shown7 p.m Thursday, March 29, at SouthdaleLibrary, 7001 York Ave. S.

The film focuses on the efforts of peoplearound the world who are making a differ-ence in the fight against global warming,including Indian middle school studentsorganizing demonstrations and majorrecycling efforts and a London public rela-tions executive helping companies tobecome more environmentally responsi-ble.

This presentation is part of theClimate SOS Film Series presented bythe Minnesota River Valley AudubonChapter. Info: 612-965-8284.


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The quick action of the residents ofan Edina apartment building kept thedamage to a manageable level.

The Edina Fire Department was dis-patched at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 13,after reports of smoke coming from anapartment building in the 3100 block ofHeritage Drive.

All residents of the building wereevacuated safely, including the cat fromthe affected unit. The occupant of theapartment was not home at the time ofthe fire.

Initial investigation suggests the firemay have started in the kitchen but theexact cause is pending further investiga-tion.

Only two units of the apartmentbuilding incurred damage: the unit with

the fire, and the one below it, which suf-fered minor water damage.

Info: 952-826-0330 (Edina FireDepartment).

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EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY – MARCH 23 THROUGH MARCH 29

Craft ShowWhere: Southdale Center,6901 France Ave. S., EdinaWhen: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.Info: xr.com/crafts

Story Time: Animal StoriesWhere: Galleria Barnes &Noble, 3225 W. 69th St.,EdinaWhen: 11 a.m.Info: xr.com/friday

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Dr. Seuss – 75 Years ofImagination!Where: Southdale Center,6901 France Ave. S., EdinaWhen: Noon to 2 p.m.Info: xr.com/saturday

Macy’s Prom Fashion ShowWhere: Macy’s Court, Mallof America, BloomingtonWhen: 2-4 p.m.Info: xr.com/mall

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Gifts Of The MapleWhere: Richardson NatureCenter, 8737 E. Bush LakeRoad, BloomingtonWhen: 3-4 p.m.Info: xr.com/maple

First John Phillip SousaMemorial BandWhere: Edinborough Park,7700 York Ave. S., EdinaWhen: 7 p.m.Info: 952-833-9540

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Toddler Story TimeWhere: Edina Library, 5280Grandview SquareWhen: 11 a.m.Info: 612-543-6325

Loaves and Fishes DinnerWhere: CreeksideCommunity Center, 9801Penn Ave. S., BloomingtonWhen: 5:30-6:30 p.m.Info: 952-948-0746

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Lakers ToastmastersWhere: Edina CommunityLutheran Church, 4113 W.54th St.When: 6-7:30 p.m.Info: xr.com/lakers

Zuhrah Shrine Concert BandWhere: Edinborough Park,7700 York Ave. S., EdinaWhen: 7 p.m.Info: 952-833-9540

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Family Story TimeWhere: Southdale Library,7001 York Ave. S., EdinaWhen: 10:30 a.m.Info: 612-543-5900

Story Time: BunniesWhere: Galleria Barnes &Noble, 3225 W. 69th St.,EdinaWhen: 11 a.m.Info: xr.com/wednesday

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Rotary Club of EdinaWhere: Edina Country Club,5100 Wooddale Ave.When: 12:15 p.m. Info: edinarotary.org

Baby Story TimeWhere: Edina Library, 5280Grandview SquareWhen: 11 a.m.Info: 612-543-6325

COMMUNITY NOTES

Registration open forImax movie, luncheon

Edina Senior Center is planning amovie and lunch outing that will

include a trip to a Burnsville candycompany.

The trip departs 8:45 a.m. Thursday,April 19, from Edinborough Park, 7700York Ave. S.

The trip includess screening of

“Born to be Wild 3D,” a nature docu-mentary about orphaned orangutansand elephants, narrated by MorganFreeman. Following the movie is a tourof Abdallah Candies, a family-ownedcandy company with a history dating

back more than 100 years. The trip willconclude with lunch at Le Cordon BleuCollege of Culinary Arts in MendotaHeights. The bus returns at 2:15 p.m.

The cost is $54 per person.Registration: 952-833-9570.

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Follow this hopping bunnyto the 8th AnnualEaster EggScramble!

Tickets are sold at the event. Call the chamber for details at 952-806-9060.

Saturday, March 24th at Edinborough Park9:00 and 9:30 a.m.

Each scramble is limited to 75 children, tickets sold on a first come, first served basis. Cost is $8, which includes the regular daily admission to Adventure Peak and the Playpark.

The Southdale Center Easter Bunny will be available to meet with children and their families. Photos are encouraged, so participants of this "Connecting With Kids" event should bring cameras in addition to their Easter baskets.

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STROM - BILLTonya Strom and Andrew Bill of

Los Angeles plan a late July weddingin the Twin Cities. Parents of the cou-ple are Robert and Elona Strom andGary and Patricia Bill, all ofBloomington. Andy and Tonya are1991 graduates of BloomingtonJefferson High School. Tonya is acommunications graduate of theUniversity of Minnesota and earnedher M.A. in Communication

Management at the University ofSouthern California (USC). She worksat USC’s Norris ComprehensiveCancer Center. Andy majored in per-cussion at the University of NorthTexas. Percussion caption for PacificCrest Drum and Bugle Corps, heteaches in L.A.-area high schools andis a clinician for the Youth Orchestra ofL.A. (L.A. Philharmonic). He is a mem-ber of wild Up, a nationally recog-nized modern music collective.

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FRYKLUND - ANDERSENKali Fryklund and Dustin Andersen

would like to announce their engage-ment and upcoming wedding.

Kali is the daughter of Scott andJacque Fryklund of Eden Prairie, and isa graduate of Eden Prairie High Schooland is currently employed by 2 RiversMarketing in Des Moines, IA.

Dustin is the son of Tom and LisaAndersen of Madrid, IA, and graduatedfrom Madrid High School. Dustin is cur-rently employed by Wells FargoMortgage in Des Moines.

The wedding will take place at ChristPresbyterian Church in Edina on April 14,2012.

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Police ReportsFor March 5 though March 11, the

Edina Police Department answered thefollowing calls:

March 5–An unattended cell phone,cash and bank card worth a total of$276 was stolen from Zumiez inSouthdale Center.

Two unidentified males stole $1,249in nail polish from CVS Pharmacy,6905 York Ave. S.

Someone forcibly entered a vehicleat 7501 Ikola Way and stole a wallet andcontents worth $256.

March 6–After the vehicle he wasdriving was involved in an accident, a

35-year-old Bloomington man wasarrested for fourth-degree DWI at W.76th St. and Edinborough Way.

A 30-year-old Brooklyn Park manwas arrested for DWI after the vehiclehe was driving was stopped for a traf-fic violation on southbound Highway100.

Police cited two juveniles, ages 14and 15, after they brought stun guns toValley View Middle School.

After the vehicle she was drivingwas involved in an accident, a 28-year-old Richfield woman was arrested at W.77th St. and northbound Highway 100for third-degree DWI, obstructing thelegal process and possession of drug

paraphernalia.Someone stole a camera and camera

bag worth $1,450 from an unlockedvehicle on the 4800 block of RutledgeAvenue.

March 7–A laptop, purse and itscontents worth a total of $2,072 weremissing after someone forcibly entereda vehicle on the 7500 block of FranceAvenue South.

An unknown person forciblyentered a vehicle on the 7100 block ofFrance Avenue South and took a brief-case and its contents worth $2,276.

March 8–A kindle worth $199 thatwas left unattended was stolen fromFairview Southdale Hospital.

Someone entered an unlocked vehi-cle on the 5100 block of Motor Streetand took a GPS, cell phone and cellphone charger worth a total of $225.

March 9–Police arrested a 28-year-old Florida man for second-degree DWIafter stopping him for a traffic viola-tion at West 70th St. and southboundHighway 100.

March 10–Someone forciblyentered a utility trailer at 7279Washington Ave. S. and stole $15,000worth of crates of stones.

An unknown person entered adetached garage on the 4700 block ofLakeview Drive and took a bicycle andskate board worth a combined $750.


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Girl Scouts announceCentennial awards

The yearlong celebrations of the GirlScouts Centennial continue with the

announcement of the Centennial AwardHonorees.

Among those recognized is LindaMona of Edina. She was recognized for alifetime of community volunteer work.Mona has been a long-time Girl Scout

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Mona was a member of the first trooporganized in Eden Prairie. Her mother,Joy Brekke, was their troop leader.

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istrator and at Edina EastJunior/Senior High School. She is also apast chair of the 60,000-memberUniversity of Minnesota AlumniAssociation.

Info: 952-944-5344 (Mona).

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SENIOR CENTER CALENDAR

Friday, March 23 – Podiatrist**, 8:30a.m.; Social Bridge, 9 a.m.; Gentle Yoga*,9:10 a.m.; Mah Jongg, noon; Poker, 12:30p.m.; BZZ’s**, 1 p.m.

Monday, March 26 – Low ImpactExercise*, 8:15 a.m.; Tax Preparation, 9a.m.; Sit Fit Exercise*, 9:15 a.m. and 10:30a.m.; Mah Jongg, 9:30 a.m.; ACBL Bridge,11:45 a.m.; 500**, 12:45 p.m.; Cribbage, 1

p.m.; Singers, 1 p.m.; Social Worker, 1 p.m.;Harmonicas, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 27 – Tap Dance**, 9a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 9 a.m.; DigitalCamera, 9:30 a.m.; OLLI – Choices, 10a.m.; Gentle Yoga*, 10:15 a.m. and 11:45a.m.; OLLI – Democracy, 12:30 p.m.;Pinochle, 1 p.m.; Health InsuranceCounseling**, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, March 28 – Tap Dance**,9 a.m.; Tax Preparation, 9 a.m.; DuplicateBridge, 9 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.; NutritionClass, 10:30 a.m.; Mah Jongg, 1 p.m.

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City of Edina(Official Publication)

CITY OF EDINAAUCTION NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Edina PoliceDepartment will auction surplus, found,unclaimed and seized items in a publicsale on an online auction. Edina Policeis currently utilizing Propertyroom.comfor disposing of this property. Items canbe previewed and purchased on the web-site by the public.

Dated: March 14, 2012

(Mar. 22, 2012) D1-PoliceAuction


Open HouseGallagher Drive Reconstruction and

Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail(Between Parklawn Avenue and

France Avenue)An open house is scheduled for Tuesday,March 27, 2012, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., in theHughes Pavillion at Centennial LakesPark, 7499 France Avenue South for thepublic to learn about the proposed plansand to provide input for the GallagherDrive Reconstruction and the Nine MileCreek Regional Trail.

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Public Hearing for Municipal ConsentI-494 Auxiliary Lane

A public hearing is scheduled for Tues-day, April 3, 2012, at 7:00 p.m., in theCouncil Chambers at City Hall at 7:00p.m. to consider Municipal Consent forthe Minnesota Department of Trans-portation to add an auxiliary lane on I-494between northbound Interstate 35W loopto westbound Interstate 494 and the exitramp from westbound Interstate 494 tonorthbound Trunk Highway 100.

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CITY OF EDINA4801 W. 50TH STREET

EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS2012 COMMODITIES

BIDS CLOSE MARCH 28, 2012SEALED BIDS will be received andopened in Conference Room A, at PublicWorks and Park Maintenance, 7450Metro Blvd, Edina, at 2:00 p.m., Wednes-day, March 28, 2011. The Edina CityCouncil will meet at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday,

April 17, 2012, to consider said bids forthe following:

Sand, Bituminous Material, Rock, Con-crete, Water Treatment

Chemicals, Seal-Coat Chips, ManholeCovers, Lannon Stone Wall Repairs

Bids shall be in a sealed envelope with astatement thereon showing the work cov-ered by the bid. Bids should be ad-dressed to Sharon Allison, Public WorksDepartment, City of Edina, 7450 MetroBlvd, Edina, Minnesota 55439, and maybe mailed or submitted personally. Bidsreceived, either through the mail or bypersonal submission, after the time setfor receiving them may be returned un-opened.

Digital bid packet and description of itemsare available for a non-refundable fee of$10.00 at http://www.cityofedina.com/en-gineering under Construction Projects orat http://www.questcdn.com. Enter eBid-Doc #1931297. Paper plans are availablefrom Docunet for a non-refundable fee of$30.00, plus tax and shipping, 800-936-2863.

No bids will be considered unless sealedand accompanied by bid bond or certifiedcheck payable to the City of Edina in theamount of at least five percent (5%) of allbids. No bidder may withdraw his or herbid within forty-five (45) days after sched-uled time of opening bids without the con-sent of the City. The City Council re-serves the right to reject any or all bids orany portion thereof.

BY ORDER OF THE EDINA CITYCOUNCIL.

Debra MangenCity Clerk

(Mar. 22, 2012) D1-2012Commodities


CITY OF EDINA4801 WEST 50TH STREETEDINA, MINNESOTA 55424

ASSESSMENT NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That theLocal Board of Appeal and Equalizationof the City Of Edina in Hennepin County,Minn., will meet at the office of the CityClerk, in said City Council Chambers, atfive thirty o’clock P.M., on

Monday, the 9th day of April 2012

for the purpose of reviewing and correct-ing the assessment of said City of Edinafor the year 2012. All persons consider-ing themselves aggrieved by said as-sessment or who wish to complain thatthe property of another is assessed toolow, are hereby notified to appear at saidmeeting and show cause for having suchassessment corrected.

No complaint that another person is as-sessed too low will be acted upon untilthe person so assessed, or his agent,

shall have been notified of such com-plaint.

DATED this 14th day of March 2012

Debra A. MangenCity Clerk

(Mar. 22, 2012) D1-AssessmentNotice

School District 273(Official Publication)

MINUTES OF THE SPECIALMEETING

OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATIONDISTRICT 273

EDINA, MINNESOTAFebruary 17, 2012

7:35 a.m. Chair Meyer called to order thespecial meeting of the School Board.Members present: Almog, Cella, Meyer,Neville, Patzloff, Wallen-Friedman.Member absent: Skrentner. Staff pre-sent: Dressen, Burke, Jackson, Norlin-Weaver, Schmidt.

DISCUSSION

Strategic Refinement Plan

The meeting adjourned at 9:02 a.m. Theminutes and resolutions are on file at thedistrict office, 5701 Normandale Road,and are open to public inspection.

Mr. Randy Meyer, Chair

Ms. Regina Neville, Clerk

(Mar. 22, 2012) D1-273Feb17SpecMin


MINUTES OF THE REGULARMEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARDDISTRICT 273 EDINA, MINNESOTA

February 21, 20127:03 P.M. Chair Meyer called to order theregular meeting of the School Board.Members present: Almog, Cella, Meyer,Neville, Patzloff, Wallen-Friedman.Member absent: Skrentner. Staff pre-sent: Dressen, Buettner, Burke, Jack-son, Kodrich, Manderfeld, Nash, Norlin-Weaver, Schmidt. Member Nevillemoved and Member Cella seconded thatthe minutes of the special meeting of Jan-uary 23, 2012, the regular meeting ofJanuary 23, 2012, and the special meet-ing of January 30, 2012, be approved. Allmembers voted Aye.

RECOGNITIONS

• Edina Debate Team – State Champions

• Mary Howe – 2011 Latin Teacher of theYear

• Michelle Terry – Middle Level Educatorof the Year

• Carrie Cabe – Minnesota School AgeCare Alliance Distinguished Member

REPORTS

• Budget and Staffing – Margo Nash, Di-rector of Business Services; and Dr.Gwen Jackson, Director of Human Re-sources and Operations

• District Advancing Communications –Dr. Ric Dressen, Superintendent

CONSENT ITEMS APPROVED BYUNANIMOUS VOTE

1. Personnel Recommendations

2. Community Education Services Per-sonnel Recommendations

3. Expenditures Payable on February 13,2012

4. Student Teaching Agreement withNorth Central University

5. Commendation of Michelle Terry

6. Commendation of Carrie Cabe

7. Gift from Cornelia Elementary SchoolPTO

8. Gift from Edina High School ThespianBoosters

9. Gifts from Creek Valley ElementarySchool PTA

ACTION ITEM ADDED TO AGENDAAND APPROVED BY UNANIMOUSVOTE

Lease Agreement with Senate District 41– Democrats

ACTION ITEM AMENDED AND AP-PROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE

Scheduled Review of 500 Series Policies– Students, Phase I

ACTION ITEMS APPROVED BY UNAN-IMOUS VOTE

1. 2011-2012 Legacy Employee BuyoutFunding

2. 2012-2013 Early Childhood throughGrade 12 Calendar Amended

3. Director of Communications Position

DISCUSSION

1. 2012-2013 Budget Parameters

2. Revised Strategic Plan

3. Scheduled Review of 500 Series Poli-cies – Students, Phase II

4. Revised Policy 213 – School Board,School Board Committees

5. Revised Policy 707 – NoninstructionalOperations and Business Services, Pur-chasing

6. Revised Policy 708 – NoninstructionalOperations and Business Services, Ex-pense Reimbursement

7. Revised Policy 902 – Community Re-lations, Use of School District Facilitiesand Equipment

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dr. Dressen noted a sign-up sheet forSchool Board representation at the up-coming community meetings on the

strategic plan, the POPS concert is in itsfinal week, the girls’ hockey team will beparticipating in the state tournament thisweek, and the boys’ Alpine ski teamplaced second in state competition. Heshared that Jenni Norlin-Weaver, directorof teaching and learning, will be retiringthis year and will be missed, and MargoNash, director of business services, gotmarried over the weekend; her new nameis Bauck. Member Neville thanked the9th grade government class students forattending the School Board meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 8:05 P.M. Theminutes and resolutions are on file at thedistrict office, 5701 Normandale Road,and are open to public inspection.

Mr. Randy Meyer, Chair

Ms. Regina Neville, Clerk

(Mar. 22, 2012) D1-273Feb21RegMin


EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOLSIndependent School District #273

5701 Normandale RoadEdina, MN 55424

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDIndependent School District #273 will re-ceive bids on:

South View Middle School Parking LotReconstruction

Until 2:00 p.m. on March 29, 2012 at theEdina Public Schools District Office,5701 Normandale Road, Suite 349,Edina, MN 55424, at which time sealedbids will be opened and tabulated for pre-sentation to the Board of Education.

Copies of the Bid Documents are avail-able at American Reprographics Compa-ny, 2007 E. 24th Street, Minneapolis MN55404 (612) 722-230. Both a depositcheck in the amount of $70 and a non-re-fundable check in the amount of $30made out to “Independent School District#273” for each set is required. A refundof $70 will be sent to set holders if setsare returned in good condition within tencalendar days to American Reprograph-ics Company. Bids should be addressedto Margo Bauck, Director of BusinessServices, Edina Public Schools. The en-velope must be clearly marked and indi-cate the contents. Late bids will be re-turned unopened. Make proposals on bidforms in Project Manual, submit a certi-fied check or bidder’s bond payable to theDistrict in an amount equal to five percent(5%) of the total bid. The successful bid-der will be required to furnish satisfacto-ry Labor and Material Payment Bond andPerformance Bond.

No bidder may withdraw his/her bid with-in thirty (30) days after the date of open-ing bids without the consent of the Boardof Education. Independent School Dis-trict #273 reserves the right to reject anyor all bids and to waive informalities in

bidding or advertisement; also to selectthe bid which best meets the needs of theDistrict pursuant to M.S. 471.6161,subd.3.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT#273

Margo Bauck, Director of Business Ser-vices

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Probate Notice(Official Publication)

STATE OF MINNESOTACOUNTY OF HENNEPIN

FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTDISTRICT COURT

PROBATE/MENTAL HEALTHDIVISION

Court File No. 27-PA-PR-12-336NOTICE OF INFORMAL

APPOINTMENTOF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

AND NOTICE TO CREDITORSIn Re: Estate of David A. Holland,DeceasedTO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ANDCREDITORS:

Notice is given that an application for in-formal appointment of personal repre-sentative has been filed with the Regis-trar. No Will has been presented for pro-bate. The application has been granted.

Notice is hereby given that informal ap-pointment of Jean C. Vilipski, whose ad-dress is 7520 Cahill Road, #215A, Edina,MN 55439, as personal representative ofthe estate of the above-named decedent,has been made. Any heir, devisee orother interested person may be entitledto appointment as personal representa-tive or may object to the appointment ofthe personal representative and the per-sonal representative is empowered tofully administer the estate including, after30 days from the date of issuance of let-ters, the power to sell, encumber, leaseor distribute real estate, unless objec-tions thereto are filed with the Court (pur-suant to Section 524.3-607) and theCourt otherwise orders.

Notice is further given that ALL CREDI-TORS having claims against said estateare required to present the same to saidpersonal representative or to the ProbateCourt Administrator within four monthsafter the date of this notice or said claimswill be barred.

Dated: March 15, 2012Julie PetersonRegistrar

Filed March 15, 2012Mark S. ThompsonDistrict Court Administrator

Pro seAttorney

(Mar. 22 & 29, 2012) D1-HollandProbate

LEGAL NOTICES

SPORTSNEXT WEEK

IIn the March 29 Sun-Current, read John Sherman’srecollections of Edina’s glory years in the state boysbasketball tournament.

Thursday, March 22, 2012 Edina Visit us online at minnlocal.com Page 27

STARS OF THE WEEK

Katybeth BiewenEdina High’s senior guard fin-

ished her four-year varsity careerwith an even 1,400 points as she ledthe Hornets to third place in thestate Class 4A tournament lastweekend. She was named to theWells Fargo All-Tournament Team.

Marshall EversonThe former Edina High boys

hockey captain had a big year withthe Harvard University men’s team.Everson was one of the scoringleaders with 33 points on 13 goalsand 20 assists. The Crimson fin-ished the season 13-10-11 overall.

Lindsey JohnsonJohnson closed her high school

girls basketball career in style, scor-ing 14 points in a 52-43 state Class4A victory over Eastview March 17.Edina set a school record for wins,finishing 27-5 overall.

Bart LarsonLarson, the former head hockey

coach at Edina-West and EdinaHigh Schools won the CliffGustafson Award from theMinnesota Hockey Coaches’Association. The award recognizesoutstanding lifetime contributionsto hockey. Larson shared his hockeyskills with youth at hockey campsfor many years.

MC McGroryEdina High’s junior guard start-

ed the state Class 4A girls basket-ball tournament with a bang, scor-ing 26 points in the Hornets’ 50-46win over Duluth East. At the con-clusion of the tourney, McGrorywas named to the Wells Fargo All-Tournament Team.

LOOKING AHEAD

State title up for grabsMinnesota high school sports

March Madness ends this weekendas the state Class 4A boys basketballtournament convenes at TargetCenter.

Defending champion Hopkins(28-1) is the top seed. The Royalswere scheduled to play Woodbury inthe quarterfinals March 21. Winnerof that game advances to the semifi-nals against either No. 4 seed Osseoor Duluth East at 6 p.m. Thursday,March 22.

In the lower bracket, EdenPrairie met No. 3 seeded Eastviewand No. 2 Lakeville North playedMoorhead in quarterfinal games.Winners of those lower-bracketgames meet in the semifinals at 8p.m. Thursday.

State Class 4A championshipgame is 8 p.m. Saturday, March 24.

All-star basketball Many of the state’s top senior

players will appear in the 30th annu-al Minnesota High School All-StarBasketball Series a week after thestate tournament.

Forty of the state’s outstandingsenior players will compete in theevent. Doubleheaders will be Friday,March 30, at Halenbeck Hall on thecampus of St. Cloud StateUniversity and Saturday, March 31,at Leonard Center on the campus ofMacalester College in St. Paul.

Friday’s Blue-Gold game starts at7 p.m. followed by the Maroon-Green game at 8:45. Saturday’sschedule will include games at 2:15and 4 p.m.

– Compiled by Greg Kleven

Edina High forward Lindsey Johnson drives against Shamika Hopkins of Duluth East during the Hornets’ 50-46 win in the first round of the state Class 4A tournament March 14 at Target Center. (Photo by John Sherman– Sun Newspapers)

Hornets finish on high noteBY JOHN SHERMAN – SUN NEWSPAPERS

Saturday, March 17, was not only St.Patrick’s Day, but a homecoming forEdina High girls basketball coach MattNilsen, as well.

Nilsen returned to his college roots,Concordia University in St. Paul, tocoach the third-place game of the stateClass 4A tournament.

Nilsen enjoyed many big wins on theGangelhoff Center floor during his play-ing days at Concordia, and he enjoyedanother one Saturday as the Hornetsclosed the season with a win overEastview.

“It was fun going back to Concordia,”said Nilsen. “I played the first game everin this building.”

The Hornets played a nearly flawlessgame to take third place.

“The first two games of the state tour-nament, the load fell on the shoulders ofKatybeth Biewen and M.C. McGrory,”said Nilsen. “In the third place game,Madeline Rodriguez and LindseyJohnson stepped up. We got more peopleinvolved.”

By defeating Eastview 52-43, theHornets set a school record for victories,finishing 27-5 overall.

“It was a nice end to the season,” saidNilsen. “I couldn’t ask for more than wegot from this group. Katybeth movedinto third place on our all-time scoringlist with an even 1,400 points. She is our

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Hopkins downs Edina 69-55 for section title BY JOHN SHERMAN – SUN NEWSPAPERS

Going into its Class 4A, Section 6 cham-pionship game with Edina March 13, theHopkins High boys basketball team hadsome patchwork to do.

Senior forward Zach Stahl, a three-yearstarter and frontline stalwart, was held outof the game for unspecified reasons.

That meant head coach Kenny NovakJr. had to scramble, and he inserted hissixth man, 6-foot-3 sophomore guard JacobWright, into the lineup in Stahl’s place.

What did Wright do?He threw strikes from the outside,

draining four three-pointers in the secondhalf, as Hopkins won 69-55. Wright fin-ished with 18 points.

“I was a little bit worried,” said Novakafter the game. “Without Zach, our rota-tion changes. Jacob can stretch thedefense, but we lose some rebounding anddefense when Zach isn’t out there.

“If you’re going to win, you have todefend and you have to board.”

It also helps if you have a point guardlike Siyani Chambers.

The 5-foot-11 senior slashed through theEdina defense for a game-high 24 points.He hit a layup late in the first half to givehis team a 35-26 lead at intermission. Inone second-half stretch, he made threeconsecutive layups to boost the Royals’lead to 51-41.

“It was different, playing withoutZach,” said Chambers. “On the fast break,

I was just trying to make plays. If thedefense had stepped up on me, I wouldhave dished it instead of going in for thelayup.

“Everybody hit big shots tonight. It’svery exciting to go back to state. Everyyear is a new year.”

This is Chambers’ fourth trip to state,and the other three times Hopkins won theClass 4A title. The 2012 tournament is spe-cial for the Chambers family becauseSiyani Chambers’ brother Kamali, a soph-omore, is a key contributor off the bench.

Demetrius Martin, who starts at guardwith Siyani Chambers, is a proven winnerwith state experience.

“Everybody had to step up, scoring andespecially on the boards,” Martin said.“Jacob [Wright] hit those big shots.”

Edina head coach Pat Dorsey praisedHopkins in the hallway outside his lockerroom.

“They showed tonight why they are thebest team,” said Dorsey. “They recoveredloose balls in the paint and kicked themoutside for three-pointers. All of theirplayers were very active to the ball.”

Did Stahl’s absence affect Edina?“Maybe, maybe not,” said Dorsey. “We

knew they would be good with or withouthim. They probably got a little bit fasterwith the kids who were on the floor.”

“Edina’s a good team,” said Novak. “Welet Reggie Lynch get the ball in deep a fewtimes, and he’s going to hurt you downthere.”

Lynch, Edina’s 6-9 junior center, mighthave prospered from Stahl’s absence,

Hornets hit 20-win mark for2011-12 hoops season

South Suburban squadfinishes 10-5-1BY GREG KLEVEN - SUN NEWSPAPERS

Richfield High senior Karen Kreidlercapped her adapted floor hockey careerin style scoring eight goals in three statetournament games March 16-17 atBloomington Jefferson High School.

Kreidler helped her South SuburbanFlyers team place fourth at state in thePhysically Impaired (PI) Division.

The Flyers are composed of highschool players from Richfield, Edina,Bloomington and Eden Prairie.

South Suburban defeated Brainerd-Pillager 9-4 in Friday’s quarterfinals.

The Flyers lost to eventual state champi-on, the Robins, 8-1 in Saturday’s semifi-nals. The Robins represent Hopkins, theRobbinsdale schools and MoundWestonka.

South Suburban concluded tourna-ment play with an 8-5 loss to Anoka-Hennepin in the third-place game laterthat day.

South Suburban finished with a 10-5-1record. The Flyers were second in theSouth Division with an 8-1-1 recordduring the regular season.

“We finished the season strong atstate,” said Flyers coach Dan Slinden.“We worked hard as a team.

“Kreidler scored eight goals in thetournament and is our team’s careerscoring leader with 228 goals. She was

named to the all-state tournament teamalong with Kennedy junior DequanWilliams.”

Williams supplied three goals andfour assists in the tournament. He isthe team’s career assists leader in thatcategory with 80.

The Flyers scored six times in thethird period to pull out a 9-4 victoryover Brainerd-Pillager in the quarterfi-nals.

Kreidler supplied four goals and oneassist. Williams and ninth-graderAlexei Dickinson had two goals andthree assists each.

Senior Nicholas Nieson and ninth-grader Jacob Yancy collected one assistapiece.

Kreidler scored the Flyers’ lone goal

during an 8-1 loss to the Robins in thesemifinals. The Robins went on todefeat Dakota United 7-2 in the titlegame.

South Suburban goalie ChristopherReichel made 24 saves.

The Flyers settled for fourth-placehonors. South Suburban lost 8-5 toAnoka-Hennepin in final-round action.

Kreidler led the Flyers’ offense withthree goals and two assists. Williamsand freshman winger AndrewMortinson scored one goal each. GoalieReichel stopped 13 shots.

“Sophomore Daniel Schmitz did agood job at defense for us this seasonand Reichel played well in goal,” saidcoach Slinden. “I was very happy withthe way our season went.”

Kreidler paces Flyers to fourth in state adapted floor hockey

Edina High junior forward Mark Handberg leans back looking for a rebound after colliding with Hopkins juniorforward Phil Stribling during the Class 4A, Section 6 boys basketball title game March 13 at Osseo High.Handberg grabbed the rebound, but Edina lost the game 69-55. (Photo by John Sherman – Sun Newspapers)HOOPS: TO NEXT PAGE


all-time leader in steals and assists.“I am proud of the way M.C. bounced

back from a concussion that kept her outof the lineup for nine games. She washitting her stride in the state tourna-ment.”

In the third-place game, Biewenscored 21 points. Lindsey Johnson hitfive-of-seven shots from the field andsank all four of her free throws for 14points. McGrory added six and JuliaGood scored five.

Opening victoryThe Hornets opened the state tourney

March 14 with a 50-46 win over theDuluth East Greyhounds.

It was a tight game from start to fin-ish, and Edina didn’t really lock it upuntil Julia Good made two free throwsfor a four-point lead with only three sec-onds remaining in the second half.

Duluth East took an early 19-9 leadbefore the Hornets settled into the game.

Edina stormed back to tie the score21-21 on a basket by McGrory, and then

Johnson hit a baseline jumper to putEdina on top 23-21.

That was the score at halftime.“We didn’t shoot well the first half

[23.5 percent],” said Nilsen. It was a close second half as the

teams traded baskets and leads.With the score 44-44, McGrory took

over. She scored the next four Edinapoints for a 48-46 lead.

Julia Good pulled down a big defen-sive rebound at the end. A quick foul setup her clinching free throws.

“We had four free throws at the end ofthe game, and I don’t think any of themtouched the rim,” said Nilsen.

For the game, Edina made 15 of 19free throws. Duluth East went zero-for-six from the foul line.

McGrory had a big game with 26points and Biewen added 16 points.Johnson was next with six points.

Semifinal bluesIn an evenly matched state semifinal

March 15, Edina lost to Osseo 57-47.“If you look at the stats, we had more

rebounds, more points in the paint,more fast break points and fewerturnovers than Osseo,” said Nilsen.

However, the Orioles made 19 of 24

free throws to Edina’s 10-for-13 effort.McGrory led the Hornets, scoring 20

points and converting six of seven freethrows.

Biewen added 16 points for Edina andJohnson scored five.

Olivia Antilla led Osseo with 17points.

“Osseo is a big, strong, athletic team,”said Nilsen. “We hung in there withthem, even though we didn’t shoot par-ticularly well.”

Final thoughtsAfter Hopkins defeated Osseo 77-55 to

win the state Class 4A title March 17,Biewen and McGrory were named to the10-girl All-State team that also includedHopkins players Taylor Anderson, NiaCoffey, Sydney Coffey and T.T. Starks.

“I couldn’t be prouder of our entireteam,” said Nilsen. “It’s crazy to be look-ing ahead already, but next year we havethe potential to be a tremendous defen-sive team.”

The Hornets will miss the leadershipof Biewen, Julia Good and Johnson, thesenior starters, but McGrory andRodriguez will return along with VivianEngen, Shannon Good, Hailey Merrilland a good group of JV players.

although Hopkins’ 6-5 senior forward,Nick Jorgensen, fought hard for insideposition.

Lynch led Edina with 16 points whilejunior guard Graham Woodward scored14. Mark Handberg and Marley Allisoneach chipped in with nine points for theHornets, who finished the season 20-9.

“Edina comes at you a number of dif-ferent ways,” said Novak. “Woodward hasto be one of the best point guards in thestate, and Lynch will block some shots.They’re always tough.”

As the Royals (28-1) prepare for theirrun at a fourth consecutive state title,Novak knows there is work to do in prac-tice. With Stahl possibly missing the tour-nament, underclassmen such as Wright,Kamali Chambers, Stephon Sharpe andPhil Stribling will be thrust into moreprominent roles.

Stahl’s potential absence also meansthat the other four starters, Jorgensen,Martin, Siyani Chambers and JamalDavis, will have to be on their game atTarget Center.

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They took 2nd place in the Grade State Championship Tournament in the 6A bracket. This was the culminationof a very successful season, having won 6 prior tournaments. Players include: (1st row L to R) Kristian Donahue,Max Hanson, Dylan Etzwiler, Dom Ingram, Harry Tuttle, (2nd row L to R): Coach Nate Grover, Kai Vickman,AJ Card, Charlie Wood, Jake Garrison, Prasoon Sinha, Asst. Coach Bill Garrison.

CONGRATULATIONS EDINA BOYS 6B TRAVELING BASKETBALL TEAM!Congratulations Edina U12B Green for winning both the District 6 tournament playoff in February and theirRegional Tournament March 2-4 in Cottage Grove! Team members include: Anella Benjamin, Kristina Collins,Kate Cote, Molly DeVoe, Sarah Duggan, Bergen Kobienia, Grace Hendricks, Eva Hendrikson, Sydney Hentges,Julianne Logan, Kristen Miller, Lauren Olsen, Ellen O’Neill, Elizabeth Opp, Jackie Paule and Ella Romanelli.Coaches: Sean Duggan, Erik Hendrikson, Guy Logan, Nick Olsen, Jim O’Neill and Bob Paule.

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• Buckling Walls• Foundation Repair• Retaining Walls• Drain Tile

TheOrigina

TheOrigina

Family Owned & Operated

TheOrigina

Free Estimates

QUALITYSERVICE

Since1949

We Specialize In:

LICENSED (MN# 20215366) • BONDED • INSURED

612-824-2769612-824-2769952-929-3224952-929-3224

TheOriginaThe

Origina

Concrete ServiceDriveway/Sidewalks/PatiosFree Est./Ins.- 952-446-9707

Brick & Stone New, Re-model/repair. lic. ins free est

Lebens Masonry 612-386-7372

ANY CONCRETE Decorative/Stamped/DrivesSteps/Walks & AdditionsBormann Construction

612-310-3283

Affordable Concrete &Chimney Work

Free Est. & Insured:www.campbellconcrete.net Joe 612-245-4439 (Hopkins)

�TWIN CITIES ConcreteReas.-Fast Friendly BBB Tear-out -Replacements-

Retain walls- Steps-Walks,Drives- Drain tile- Bsmnt

floors - Stamped & Colored� 763-229-4508 �

QUALITY WORK 1ST CALL Res/Commercial�PATIOS �STEPS �FLOORS

�ADDITIONS �DRIVES�WALKS �BRICK �BLOCK

�MASONRY/CHIMNEYWORK �DRAIN TILE

�MC/VISA Bonded Insured BBB Member

952-473-5291 or 920-2395

Cell 612-207-6704

*AffordableConcrete Work* Driveways * Patios * Sidewalks * Steps

*Aprons * PoolDecks * Floating Slabs *

* Floors *Call 651-246-7662


2100

*All Concrete Repairs!*Steps, Sidewalks, Drive-way, & More. ReasonableRates. lic, ins. 612 269-6534

**A CONCRETE**PRESSURE LIFTING

“THE MUDJACKERS”Don't Replace it Raise it!

Save $$$ Walks- Steps- Patios- Drives -Gar. Floors-Aprons- Bsmnts- CaulkingIns/Bond 952-898-2987


2100

Building & Remodeling

2050

Carpet Repairs - RestretchSales - Installs - 30 yrs expThe Carpet Doctor of MN

763-463-9525

Carpet &Vinyl

2090


2050

0%Hassles 100%SatisfactionAll Carpet & Vinyl Services�Restretch �Repair �Replace

www.allcarpetmn.com

� 952-898-4444

Carpet &Vinyl

2090

Most contractors who of-fer to perform home im-provement work are re-quired to have a state li-cense. For information onstate licensing and tocheck a contractor's li-cense status, contact theMN Dept. of Labor and In-dustry at 651-284-5069 orwww.dli.mn.gov


2050

Holmlund & Sons 3rd Gen.Remodeling/Additions

Deck/Kitchs/Bath/WindowsLic # 8454 612-386-6393

EGRESS WINDOWSFREE EST YEAR ROUND

INS/LIC 651-777-5044

Baths/Kitchs/Bsmts crptry,cer tile, walls Lic 4614 I do My own work 612-968-2311


2050

*Remodeling! Basements,baths, floors, windows,doors, sheetrock, paint, gen'lrepairs. 20 yrs exp. Ref's.Free est Brent 612-210-1013


2050

Mickelson's AsphaltDriveways Repairs &

Sealcoating. 952-890-9461

H & H Blacktopping

612-861-6009

Blacktop & Sealcoating

2040

BusinessServices2000

(952) 431- 9970

ARTHUR THEYSON CONSTRUCTIONWORK GUARANTEED

• Window & DoorReplacement

• Additions• Roofs• Basements• Garages• Decks• Siding

952-894-6226 / 612-239-3181FREE ESTIMATES Insured, Bonded & Licensed No. 20011251

TheysonConstruction.com

$27,80016’x16’ room

additionCall for details

28 yrs. exp.Insurance Claims

612 597-3370www.seniorhomerenovations.com

Home Improvements

Aging in Place Solutions

Specializing in: • Resident ia l

Remodel ing• Addit ions• Kitchens• Bathrooms• Basements• Since 1996

CT CONSTRUCTIONCustom Build & Remodel

Design, Create, Inspire.

612-327-7843

ctconstruction.netLicense #20588723

Family Owned & Operated

Lic. #BC609967

• Roofing • Siding • Windows

www.capstonebros.com

952-882-8888Call today for your FREE Inspection!

CAPSTONE BROS.

CONTRACTING, INCCONTRACTING, INCCAPSTONE BROS.CAPSTONE BROS.

CONTRACTING, INC

TLC TAX494 & 35W 952-948-1105www.tlcfinancial.com

Stauber & Associates PAwww.staubercpa.com

952-238-9500

Debbie YerysIndivid & Small Business

30 Yrs Exp. Enrolled AgentFree E Filing 612-272-3434

Accountants & Tax Svcs

1510

Buying Coins, Gold,Silver, Paper Money,

Proof & Mint SetsTop $ $ $ paid!

Experienced, honest.Andrew 612-770-6578

* WANTED * US Coins, Currency Proofs,

Mint Sets, Collections, Gold, Estates & Jewelry

Will Travel. 27 yrs exp Cash! Dick 612-986-2566

Selling or BuyingGold & Silver

1505

ProfessionalServices1500

Bloomington Eagles #32089152 Old Cedar Ave. S.Meeting/Banquet Room

available to host your event.We also invite non-profit

groups to use our meetingroom. Please call 952-854-3044

Social Clubs & Events

1090

Twins Season TicketsSect. 102, row 11, 10 games;2 seats w/access to Metro.Club, $640. 952-224-8940

Tickets1080

Turn your unneeded items in to

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $Sell your items in Sun Classifieds

952-392-6888

A U T O • E M P L O Y M E N T • R E A L E S T A T E • B U S I N E S S S E R V I C E S

952-392-6888

FREE CLASSIFIEDS: One Item for Sale, $100 or Less. Mail or FAX in only Tues. - Thurs.Friday, Monday, and Call-ins: $7.00 per ad, 1 week, 1 zone

One ad per customer per week. Additional zones are $7.00. Three line maximum. Price must be in ad.

TO PLACE YOUR ADAds may be placed Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.DEADLINE: Mondays at 3:00 pm*

* Earlier on holiday weeks

BY PHONE: 952-392-6888

BY FAX: 952-941-5431

BY MAIL: 10917 Valley View RoadEden Prairie, MN 55344Attn: Classified

IN PERSON: Visit the Eden Prairie office to placeyour Classified ad, make a payment, or pick up yourGarage Sale Kit.

LOCATIONEDEN PRAIRIE

10917 Valley View Road952-392-6888

SERVICES & POLICIESSun Newspapers reserves the right to edit, refuse, reject or can-cel any ad at any time. Errors must be reported on the first dayof the publication, and Sun Newspapers will be responsible forno more than the cost of the space occupied by the error andonly the first insertion. We shall not be liable for any loss orexpense that results from the publication or omission of anadvertisement.

SUN CLASSIFIEDS

HOW TO PAY We gladly accept VISA, American Express, Mastercard, personal checks, and cash.

INDEX• Announcements 1000-1090• Professional Services 1500-1590• Business Services 2000-2700• Education 2700-2760• Merchandise 3700-3840

& Leisure Time• Animals 3900-3990• Family Care 4000-4600• Employment 9000-9450• Rentals 5000-6500• Real Estate 7000-8499• Automotive 9500-9900

13 WEEK RUN!$50

• 3 lines, Runs for 13 weeks, choose 2 zones

• Additional lines: $7.00• For one item priced under $2500,

price must be in ad, you mustcall every fourth week to renew.Private party ads only.

• Includes mnsun.com website• Maximum of 13 weeks

GARAGE SALES TRANSPORTATION

$44• 3 lines, 4 weeks, All zones• Additional lines: $7.00• Private party only

MERCHANDISE MOVER

$44• 3 lines, 4 weeks, All zones• Additional lines: $7.00• Merchandise $151.00 or more

$40 Package• 3 line ad• 2 week run• FREE Garage Sale Kit*• Metro Wide Coverage –

318,554 homes

$42 Package• 3 line ad• 2 week run• FREE Garage Sale Kit*• Metro Wide Coverage –

318,554 homes• Rain Insurance – we will re-run

your ad up to two weeks FREEif your sale is rained out.

Additional Lines $10.00Ads will also appear on www.mnSun.com each Wednesday by 9:00 a.m.

*Garage Sale Kits can be picked up at the

Eden Prairie office.


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Q uality R esidential Painting & Drywall

Ceiling & Wall Textures H20 Damage – Plaster Repair

Wall Paper RemovalINTERIOR �EXTERIOR

3 Interior Rooms/$250Wallpaper Removal. Drywall

Repair. Cabinet Enameling andStaining. 30 yrs exp. Steve 763-545-0506

*A and K PAINTING*Int./Ext Painting/Staining &

texturing. Free Est. 952-474-6258 Ins/BondMajor Credit Cards Accepted

Ext/Int PaintingReasonable Rates FREE Est.

EARL 952-944-7983

Painting2420

A Local MoverRobinson MovingHousehold & Office Movers

Reasonable RatesICC 52334 35Yrs Exp

Sr. Disc Call 763-566-8955

Moving, Storage & Shipping

2380

33yr Local Resident

FertilizingAerationPruning

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est 1999

www.outdoorperfection.com

OUTDOORPERFECTION

TOM'S LAWN SERVICESpring Clean-ups & Aeration

New Customers Free Fert.Call 952-882-9029

Lawn & Garden

2360

Painting2420

Spring Clean-UpWalls � Pavers

Mowing � Fertilizing952-933-6390 Fully Insuredpeterdoranlawn.com

Groundscape Inc.Commercial – ResidentialFull Lawn Care ServicesWkly Mowing, Spring &Fall Clean-ups, Aeration

Fertilizing, Hydroseeding.Landscaping Services

Ret. Walls, Sod, Mulch,Rock, Pavers, Fences, more!Call For Spring SpecialsFree Ests. 763-479-6777

Field of Green LawncareResid & Comm Free Ests Lawn Clean Ups, Wkly Mowing

Roto-tilling & Aeration. Call Now For Neighbor

Discounts! 952-807-1612

Call To Book 2012 Lawn Serv.

Over 27 Years of Service10% Disc. for season contract

Insured / Free Estimates Contracts include:

� Spring Clean Up � Weekly Mowing � Fall Clean Up

952-888-4296

Aggressive Outdoor Services Call NOW For

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Any Other Outdoor Needs.Call 952-278-0126

aggressiveoutdoorservices.net

SORENSEN LAWN CARE16 Years of ExperienceMowing, Spring and FallCleanups� Fertilization�

Aeration / Free Est. 952-884-3200

SorensenLawnCare.com

16yrs Exp Owner/OperatorWeekly Mowing, Fertilizing,

Pruning, Power Rake, AerationLandscaping. Call 952-406-1229www.greenvalleymn.com

Lawn & Garden

2360

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!Lawn & Garden

Maintenance Services�Garden Design or Remodel�Lawn Mowing & Clean-Ups�Lawn & Plant Maintenance�Container/Raised Gardens

Experienced. Creative Designs. Beautiful Results.Van Buren Landscape

952-292-7453

$40 Lawn AerationsMulti Neighbor Discount

Mark 651-768-9345

#1 All Area LawnLawn cleanups/wkly mowRoto-tilling. 612-532-1162

Lawn & Garden

2360

#1 in Customer Service &Professional Design

COMPLETE LANDSCAPINGSERVICES:

Pavers: Patios/Walks/Drives,Retaining Walls, Boulders,

Flagstone, Concrete, Tree &Shrub Planting, Sprinkler

Systems, Decorative Rock,Sod, Grading, Mulch &

Black Dirt

763-441-7575fernbrooklandscape.com

18+ years exp. Free Ests/Lic’d/Ins’d

RETAINING WALLSWater Features &

Pavers. 30+ Yrs Exp /Owner Operator763-420-3036 952-240-5533

Offering Complete Landscape Services

alandsapecreations.com

Landscaping 2350

Aahhh! A Fresh NewLook For SPRING!

Landscape Design, Installation,Hardscapes & Maintenance.

Mowing & Delivery Services.Call NOW To MakeAn Appointment.

Certified Professional, BBBVan Buren Landscape

Call 952-292-7453vanburenlandscape.com

31+Yrs Exp in LandscapingDesigning & Planting

� Retaining Walls� Concrete: Drives & Patios� Paver Patios & Drives� Drainage Solutions� Irrigation� Lighting

Landscape 2000 Inc.Free Ests/Ins 952-446-9707

Landscaping 2350

763-477-2612 ( 30 YRS) www.lewisinsulation.comOld Home Specialists –Walls/Attics/Venting/Spray Foam

Insulation &Weatherproofing

2320

THE CLEAN TEAM Making homes shine since

1994. Honest, Reliable,Detailed. Rena: 763-545-8035

�HOME SPARKLERS�Reliable�Fussy�Reasonable20+ yrs, Ref/Ins 612-869-3661

*10% off 1st Cleaning*BEST CLEANING

WE CLEAN YOU GLEAMProf House & Office Cleaner

High Quality, Comm/ResRef/Ins/Bond. Call Lola

612-644-8432 or 763-416-4611www.bestcleaningservices.com

Housecleaning 2310

Lawn & Garden

2360

R & JConstruction

• Decks • Basements• Kitchen/Bath Remod• Roofing & Siding• All Types of Tile

Free Quotes & IdeasCall Ray 952-484-3337

Handyperson 2290

Landscaping 2350

Reasonably Priced!Carpentry, Paint & RemodelExp'd/Lic/Ins 612-590-1887

Professional, Reliable.Electrical, Carpentry,

Plumbing, Gen Repairs,Painting, Flooring,

In/Outside Remodeling, Handymanreliability@

gmail.com or 612-327-0100

KITCHEN RENAISSANCE

Refacing, new cabs/counters25+ Yrs Exp. Owner/OperMbr:BBB 763-586-0701kitchenrenaissance.com

HANDYMANCarpentry, Remodeling, Repair

& Painting Services.I love to do it all! 612-220-1565

HANDY RANDYMN Lic BC20122701

Tile � Drywall � TrimCabinets � Doors � Windows

Baths � FlooringRandy 612-281-8930

Call Frank – Free EstsI Can Do It All!!

Call 612-227-0197

All HOME REPAIRBrick, Concrete, Glass Block,Tile & Misc. Home Remedy.

30yrs. Exp “No Job Too Small”swisstoneconstruction

services.com Steve 612-532-3978 Ins'd

952-994-4303 George Elite Repair & Tile

Regrout, Tile, Painting, Etc.We Do it All • Lowest Rates

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed952-451-3792

R.A.M. CONSTRUCTIONAny & All Home Repairs

�Concrete �Dumpster Service�Carpentry �Baths & Tile�Fencing �Windows �Gutters�Water/Fire Damage �DoorsLic•Bond•Ins Visa Accepted

0 Stress! 110% Satisfaction!Schultz'e Contracting Inc

Lower Level RemodelsWall/Ceiling Repair/Texture

Tile, Carpentry, Carpet, Paint.#BC538329 MDH Lead Supervisor

Dale 952-941-8896 office 612-554-2112 cell

“Soon To Be Your Favorite Contractor!”

schultzecontracting.com

Handyperson 2290

$Save$ Remodeling, Baths,Kitchen Reface, Basements,Decks. 612-570-1256 Ins'd

Handyperson 2290

aacehaulingservices.comRubbish Removal/Clean-Up

Containers for Rent 5-18cu/yds Since 1979 952-894-7470

6-10-15 Yard DumpstersBobcat Work & Black Dirt Don't Want It - We Haul It!

Call Scott 952-890-9461

#1 All Area HaulingLg/Sm I haul all rubbish

Move, Sr. Disc 612-532-1162

Hauling 2280

GARAGE DOORS& OPENERS

Repair /Replace /ReasonableLifetime Warranty on All

Spring Changes www.expertdoor.com651-457-7776

Garage Door

2260

REPAIRS DONE IN HOME

35 Yrs Exp. Wood,Upholstery& Recliner.10Yr guar. on re-gluing

Free Est. Pick up &Delivery

Mitchell 952-935-3349

Furniture Repair

2250

Landscaping 2350

SANDING – REFINISHINGRoy's Sanding Service

Since 1951 CALL 952-888-9070

Escobar Hardwood Floors& Ceramic Tile Work, llcWe offer professional services

for your wood floors!Installs/Repair Sand/RefinishFree Ests Ins'd Mbr: BBB Professional w/10 yrs exp.

952-292-2349

Above All Hardwood Floors Installation•Sanding•Finishing

“We Now Install Carpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

Call 952-440-WOOD (9663)

Flooring & Tile

2230

A Fresh Look, Inc.Interior/Exterior Painting by the Pros

Bonded & InsuredFree Est. • Senior Discounts

Lic. #BC626700Credit Cards Accepted

612-825-7316/952-934-4128www.afreshlookinc.com

Right Way PAINTING

612.839.2239 • 612.866.0949WWW.RIGHTWAYMN.COM

20 years exp. Degreed Shop TeacherExterior/Interior Painting

Powerwashing • Decks • FencesWindow Glazing & Repairs

2 Year Labor / 10 Year Paint Warranty

Mike’s Lawn & LandscapeEXPERT LAWN CARE

Mike Korogi OWNER/OPERATOR

Weekly Lawn Care • Spring & Fall CleanupsSatisfaction Guaranteed

Cell (612) 865-3430 • Bus. (763) [email protected]

LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED SINCE 1978

Mowing • Fertilizing Spring & Fall Cleanup

Landscaping Snowplowing

Voted #1 LawnCare Company by

Sun ReadersREADERS’READERS’CHOICECHOICE


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www.fertilawnmn.comBloomington, MN • 952-884-7331

Jim Cooper, Jr. Landscaping Inc.

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Quality Work Since 1983

YOUR HOMETOWN LANDSCAPERPatios, Walks, Retaining Walls

Shrubbery Removal & ReplacementShrubs, Trees, Perennials Planted

Deco. Rock, Edging, Brush/Buckthorn ClearingMulch Installation (Many Varieties)

Complete Landscape Renovation & DesignVisit our website:

www.JimCooperJrLandscaping.com

Member: MNLA • Licensed/Insured • FREE Estimates



www.MinnLocal.com

612-272-3619 612-387-4849

www.adcreativelandscaping.com

LOWEST PRICES, BEST QUALITY

HARDSCAPES Retaining walls, Fire pits,

Paved patios, Water features,Paved walkways & driveways

SOFTSCAPES Mulch, Rock, Edging, Sod,

Plantings & Irrigation Services

FREE ESTIMATESWe will beat any written

estimate by 10-20%

20+ Years In Tiling Free Estimates/Low Prices

Excellent ReferencesCall 952-451-1037

#1 in Hardwood Refinishing�SANDMAN IS BEST!�sandmanjohansson.com low$$A+ Angie's List 952-474-4355

Flooring & Tile

2230

Built-Rite Fence CompanyChain Link, Color Vinyl,All Styles of Wood, Iron

30+ Yrs of Proven ReliabilityCall For Free Est 952-934-4899

Fencing 2210

TEAM ELECTRICwww.teamelectricmn.com Lic/ins/bonded Res/ComAll Jobs...All Sizes Free Est952-758-7585 10% Off w/ad

Lew Electric: Resid & Comm.Service, Service Upgrades,

Remodels. Old or New Constr.Free Ests. Bonded/Insured Lic#CA05011 612-801-5364

JNH Electric 612-743-7922Bonded�Insured Free Ests

Resid, Comm & Service. Old/New Const, RemodelsServ Upgrades. Lic#CA06197

763-537-4731 Schoo ElectricSmall Jobs – Service ChangesPrompt Service & Free Ests.Licensed – Bonded – Insured

612-501-1093WHY PAY MORE?

Call Signature ElectricService Upgrades, Misc

Wiring, Remodeling & More!Owner/Oper Lic/Bonded/Ins

0 Risk! Lic/Bond/Ins.Best Bids, Quality &

Service for Over 20 Years!Family Owned & Operated

SchlemmerElectric.com612-296-6000 Sr. Disc

ElectricRepairs

2180


2100

Excel Drywall, LLCFor All Your Drywall

Needs. Free Est. No JobToo Small 30 yrs exp. Ins.

612-382-8980

Drywall2170

Alliance Drywall30 yrs exp. Ins. Edina. Checkmy lower prices. Rock, text.,tape & skim-coat. Free est.Dan 651-235-7997

Drywall2170

DECKS/PORCHES TWO TEACHER CONST.

*Professionals Who Design*And Build Quality 19+ years (BBB) Visit us for [email protected] Lic #BC073200 952-472-5670

Decks 3 & 4 Season PorchesPool/Hot Tub SurroundsJon Dimich Deck Creations

612-418-3677 Lic 20490464

www.jddeckcreations.com

Deck or House PaintingFree Estimates. Reasonable

rates. Ins. 952-454-8445

ALL-WAYS DECKS Decks, Porches - Free Est.

SPRING IS HERE! Enjoy the outdoors!

allwaysdecksinc.com Jeff 651-636-6051 Mike 763-

786-5475 Lic # 20003805

Decks2130


2100

SWEEP • INSP. • REPAIRFull Time • Professional Ser.

Certified/ Registered / Insured29 Yrs Exp. Mike 952-933-8005

londonairechimneyservice.com

Chimney &FP Cleaning

2110

apietigconcrete.com

952.835.0393

Free Estimates

Tuckpointing/Brick RprFree Est. Insured

Tim Arlt.... 952-937-6961

CONCRETE & MASONARYSteps, Walks, Drives,

Patios Chimney Repair. No job to Sm. Lic/Bond/Ins

John 952-882-0775


2100

3 Generations of Concrete Expertise• Garage Slabs • Driveways • Walks • Blockwork • Footings • Steps • Patios • Overlays

• Wall Repairs • Pavers • Stamped • Colored • Exposed • Decorative • Corefills • Aprons

952-854-0630 • 612-824-8135www.gjgardnercrete.com

LICENSED • BONDED • INSURED • LIC # L303-50172

INSTALLATION & REPAIR SERVING ENTIRE METRO

Zick’s Concrete Solutions, L.L.C.

Specializing In Residential Concrete#1 in Well Pit Steps

Patios • Sidewalks • DrivewaysExposed Aggregate • Bobcat Work

Free Estimates • References • Fully Ins. • Bonded

Todd Zick(42yr Blmgtn Resident)

952-465-2227

I know yourproblems...

We’re neighbors!

18+ YearsExp

B L O O M I N G T O N R E A D E R ’ S C H O I C E A W A R D W I N N E R !


SeniorRentals

5100

LKVILLE RENT2OWN Bad Credit ok. 4Br/3Ba$1850/mo. 612.216.6248

HousesFor Rent

5400

South Mpls: New opportu-nity to rent a 1BR apart-ment in an established55+ building. Convenientlocation. Call 612-721-5077

SeniorRentals

5100

Rentals5000

Shakopee - FT NannyMature, loving Nanny with

Infant experience for TwinsBeg. 5/15/12 $550 wkLCHS 651-209-1111

lovingcarehomeservices.com

Child CareWanted

4200

Family Care4000

Peeka & Boo, 2 sweet &beautiful, bro & sis, orangetabby cats, together only toa special loving home. Alltests/shots/spay/neut. $75for both. Jerry 952-888-9524

Pets3970

Agriculture/Animals/Pets3900

Personal Gun Collectionfor Sale. High quality! Callfor pricing. 612-408-0222

SportingGoods & Misc

3810

Don't Be Left AgroundCome Boat the Mississippiwww.watergatemarina.netSlips available for all sizes

Plenty of water!Call JP at 651-695-3783

Boat Services,Storage & Slips

3730

Leisure3700

Moving Sale: Furn, Antiq,HH, Fri 3/23 (12-5), Sat3/24 (8-4) 6800 Oliver Ave S

Richfield3567

Estate 3/24 (8-4); 3/25 (10-4) Furn, tools, china, HH,misc. 9219 Chicago Ave So.

Bloomington3506

Garage Salesthis week3500

Piano player: mahog. Upright. $849

612-377-4715

MusicalInstuments

3280

Buying Old Trains & ToysSTEVE'S TRAIN CITY

952-933-0200

� � WANTED � �Hifi/stereo equip., HAM,& misc. old electronics.

Andy 651-329-0515

Misc.Wanted

3270

Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

3050

SeniorRentals

5100

Pine Log Handmade TwinLoft Bed $500or OBO 763-559-9344.

BR Set: Qn. size, lightwood, bkcase hdbrd, tripledrssr, 2 nite stands. Mintcond! $400. 952-831-2998

Furnishings3160

HAM LAKE1141 133rd Lane NE

Sat., March 24 (8:30-4:30)#'s Saturday at 8am

Sun., March 25 (8:30-3:30)Model car collection, die castitems, Coca-Cola & vintagememorabilia, high quality

furniture & furnishingswww.willmatthill.com

EDINA - 5210 Villa WayAntiqs, furn, collectibles,50” HD TV, DR sets, more!3/22 (1-7); 3/23-25 (9-7)

EDEN PRAIRIE11003 Bell Oaks EstatesFri., March 23 (8:30-5:30)

#'s Friday at 8amSat., March 24 (8:30-4:30)Beautiful fine art! HH fur-

nishings, quality furniture,patio furniture, sporting

goods, & much more! www.willmatthill.com

EstateSales

3130

'91 World Champion MNTwins – Bobbleheads, fullset (26). New – in originalpkg., $599. Call 952-927-0788

Collectibles& Art

3110

Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

3050

Grandview Park Cemetery,Hopkins, MN. 2 side by sideplots, $950 ea. 602-861-8082

Glen Haven: 2 plots, 2vaults w/companion head-stone. Value $8,990. Asking$4,300/BO. 218-828-3608

For Sale: 4 Lots GlenhavenGood Samaritan Garden$7,000 for all. 320-243-3165

CemeteryLots

3090

Merchandise3000

Window Cleaning Professionally Done. Most

Houses $89. 952-454-8445

WindowCleaning

612-529-4444

WindowCleaning

2660

TreeService

2620

Affordable Custom UpholsUpholstery – Slipcovers

Visa/MC Jan 612-824-7376

Upholstery &Slipcovers

2630

SeniorRentals

5100

TREE REMOVAL/TRIMMINGShrub Pruning Free Ests

Lic'd / Ins'd / 20 Yrs Exp.952-922-7543 / 763-535-7512

Parkway Tree ServiceQuality Work At

Affordable Prices! Trimming/Removal & StumpRemoval. Lic/Ins. Free Ests

Leo 612-210-0381/952-933-1458

TreeService

2620

A Good Job!! 15 yrs exp.Thomas Tree Service Immaculate Clean-up! Tree Removal/Trimming

Lot Clearing & Stump RemovalFree Estimates 952-440-6104

� CHIP & CLIP �BUCKTHORN SPECIALISTTree Trimming & RemovalsChip & Haul Any Brush Or

Tree Material. Best Rates.Chipper Always Available

612-827-7980

952-883-0671 Tree RemovalBBB Accredited

Silver Fox Services

612-275-2574AJ's Tree Service

Trimming & RemovalFree Estimates & Insured

Will BeatAnybody's Price!

NEW HORIZONSTREE & LANDSCAPING

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