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The 17th annual “Taste of Chocolate” took placeMarch 11 in Bloomington. Chocolatiers from aroundthe metro showed their best in desserts, which bene-fited the Bloomington Fine Arts Council. Along withdelectable desserts there was live entertainment, asilent auction and a Grand Raffle with prizes. At left,Dan Ribar and his son Josh from Bloomington try oneof the desserts during the Taste of Chocolate. (Photosby Chris Dillmann – Sun Newspapers)

Citiesscrambleto saveSouthdalecourtsAs part of security plan,Hennepin County Boardmay close Edinacourtrooms Sept. 1BY MIKE HANKS – SUN NEWSPAPERS

A proposal to close HennepinCounty courtrooms in Edina hasdrawn strong opposition from city offi-cials most affected by the plan.

Hennepin County Board membersrecently discussed plans for weaponsscreening at the county’s suburbancourt facilities and closing theSouthdale courts in Edina by Sept. 1.Closing the courts, which handle lowlevel criminal matters such as trafficcitations, would force residents, cityofficials and police to use courts indowntown Minneapolis, Minnetonkaor Brooklyn Center.

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Kelash faces challenger for DFL endorsementBloomington SchoolBoard chair MelissaHalvorson Wiklund seeksendorsement, tooBY ANDREW WIG – SUN NEWSPAPERS

When legislative redistricting splitRichfield last month, one portion of thecity was left as part of a Democraticstronghold, Senate District 63 — all itsincumbents are seeking reelection withno challengers for the DemocraticEndorsement. The rest of the city’spolitical future, meanwhile, is well influx.

The new map placed Sen. Ken Kelash,who currently represents all ofRichfield, out of the new District 50,which covers western and southernRichfield as well as the eastern two-thirds of Bloomington. But undeterred,he has announced his plans to move intothe new district and seek the new dis-trict’s Democratic endorsement.

He is still exploring his housing

options, however. He doesn’t have tomove until he knows the results of theDistrict 50 DFL convention March 31.Hoping to render the house-huntingunnecessary is Melissa HolvorsonWiklund, who has announced her ownintentions to seek the Democrat-Farmer-Labor Party’s endorsement forSenate District 50.

She made her plans known Feb. 24,before Kelash made his intentions tomove official, but says it wouldn’t havemade a difference.

“It doesn’t affect my mindset,” saidthe Bloomington Board of Educationchair, “because when I entered the race Iwas pretty confident that there would beothers that would be interested in thepositions.”

Wiklund said she was inspired to runwhen she realized there is only so muchshe can do on the school board.“Exposure at the local government levelon the School Board has shown me thereare limits to things that I can change,”Wiklund said during an interview lastweek.

But it is that position, she says, thathas given her a valuable first-hand look

at the budget quandaries faced by schooldistricts. “Our costs keep going up andwe also are being asked to do more andmore to support our students andincrease achievement,” Wiklund noted.

The state in recent years has heldback — to be repaid later — increasingshares school funding. Meanwhile,schools have worked to match standardsset by the much-derided federal NoChild Left Behind legislation, for whichthe state has been given a temporaryreprieve while it works on its establish-ing its own system of measuringschools’ performance.

Still, the common refrain of schooldistricts remains: flat funding, increas-ing costs. It is a complicated array ofcircumstances mechanisms thatWiklund believes she is in a favorableposition to address, while admitting thechallenge.

Work on the school board “has givenme a lot of insight into how complex itis,” she said, “and there aren’t easyanswers.”

Since announcing her candidacy,Wiklund has been visiting with District50 residents to hear their thoughts. “I

think people are very concerned aboutthe future and how we can make sure wehave strong cities and strong schools,”she said.

“I want to make sure kids get goodeducations and leave school equippedand that they have the ability to findjobs.”

And that doesn’t necessarily meanfour years of college. “What I think is agood approach is not everyone desires togo to a four year college,’ she said,adding, nor does the state need them to.Whether they come from traditionalinstitutions or not, “people need skilledworkers, and so one size doesn’t fit all.”

Wiklund, who has an electrical engi-neering background, said her experi-ence in education will translate to otherareas of government, especially consid-ering the expanse of the BloomingtonSchool District.

Kelash paused when asked to com-pare himself to the upstart candidate.“It don’t know her very well at all,” hesaid. However, “one difference is obvi-ously experience. I’ve already been serv-

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Charges filed, alleged vise thrower arrested, again39-year-old suspectfound in New Prague BY MIKE HANKS – SUN NEWSPAPERS

A gallon of water, a sawed off dumb-bell and a mechanical part of unknownorigin are among the items a 39-year-oldBloomington man is alleged to havethrown at vehicles along a stretch ofNormandale Boulevard in Bloomington.

Gerret Parks, arrested in New PragueMarch 8, was charged in HennepinCounty District Court with five felonycounts, four for first-degree damage toproperty with a risk of bodily harm andone for first-degree assault.

The assault charge is for the Feb. 27incident that injured Jon Stacke, aNational Guard sergeant from Savage.Stacke was driving southbound onNormandale Boulevard when a metalvise shattered the windshield of hisvehicle, breaking his jaw and nine of histeeth.

For Parks the March 8 arrest was histhird in six days. He was initially arrest-ed March 2 but was released on bail

prior to being charged. Hours afterbeing freed on bail he was arrested inWisconsin on suspicion of driving whileimpaired. He was charged March 6 byHennepin County and informationdeveloped by Bloomington Police sug-gested Parks was in New Prague. TheScott County Sheriff ’s Office made thearrest in New Prague and transportedhim to Bloomington, where he wastaken by Bloomington Police toHennepin County Jail, BloomingtonDeputy Chief Rick Hart explained.

14 incident reportsBloomington Police are continuing to

build the case against Parks, who maybe responsible for 14 incidents that havebeen reported to police. When Stackewas injured Feb. 27 it was the sixth inci-dent known to police, who asked thepublic for information, as well asreports of similar incidents, two dayslater.

The criminal complaint againstParks chronicles the 14 reported inci-dents. All but two were on NormandaleBoulevard.

Objects thrown at vehicles ranged

from glass bottles and a box of bakingsoda to a metal pipe and one-half of a 15-pound hex dumbbell, according to thecomplaint. Many of the incidents hap-pened in February, with the first inci-dent occurring in late December.

A sealed gallon of water proved to bean important piece of evidence in iden-tifying Parks as the suspect, accordingto Hart.

The driver of a northbound onNormandale Boulevard reported that aone-gallon water jug struck his vehicleapproximately 5:15 a.m. Jan. 18. The vic-tim said that a southbound vehicle waspassing him at the time of impact,according to the complaint.

The recovered Holiday Pantry waterjug became an important piece of evi-dence, as an investigator surmised thatthe jug gas station prior to the incident.Through financial transaction recordsand surveillance video police learnedthat Parks had been at the HolidayStationstore at 8331 Normandale Blvd.30 minutes prior to the incident. He hadpurchased a gallon of water, eggs andgasoline with a credit card in his moth-er’s name. Police were able to identify

the customer in the surveillance videoas Parks, according to the complaint.

The information obtained fromHoliday allowed police to obtain asearch warrant of Parks’ residence,which led to his arrest, Hart explained,calling the break in the case “an exam-ple of excellent detective work.”

Parks was present during the March 2search warrant and said he had recentlythrown away a 15-pound dumbbell, aswell as a vise and pipes. Following hisarrest he told police that he had thrownaway a variety of items over a period ofweeks and suggested that an ex-friendmay have been stealing them from histrash and setting him up, according tothe complaint.

Also recovered during the search ofParks’ residence was a receipt from aBloomington Cub Foods store, showingthe purchase of wine coolers on Feb. 6.Store surveillance video showed Parksmaking the purchase. A matching winecooler bottle was identified from a Feb. 6incident report, according to the com-plaint.

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While in custody at the BloomingtonPolice Department jail Parks slit hiswrists with the zipper on his pants,requiring stitches at Hennepin CountyMedical Center March 3. From there hewas transferred to Hennepin County Jail.With charges pending, Parks posted bondand was released at 1:21 a.m. March 4, thecomplaint noted.

He was arrested approximately 16hours later in western Wisconsin follow-

ing a short pursuit and resisting arrestafter he pulled over. He was arrested onsuspicion of driving while impaired andtold an arresting officer he was thinkingof driving off a bridge. Parks posted bondin Wisconsin and was also released, thecomplaint noted.

After being arrested March 8 his bailwas set at $800,000. Assistant HennepinCounty Attorney Deborah Russell soughtbail of $500,000, calling Parks “a danger tohimself as well as the community.”

Although charged in connection withfive incidents, additional charges couldbe requested if additional evidence isgathered, Hart noted.

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A 45-year-old Bloomington man was arrested for assaultafter scuffling with police officers responding to his residenceon a report of a domestic incident.

Police were called to the 1500 block of 86 th Street West at9:19 p.m. March 4, according to Bloomington Deputy Chief RickHart. The suspect was reported to have been threatening hiswife and appeared to be intoxicated when officers responded tohis residence, Hart explained.

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Time is now to vote on the stadium billMinnesotans say they treasure the

Minnesota Vikings football team, but theydon’t want to help pay for a new stadiumto keep them.

That’s the dilemma for the MinnesotaLegislature that keeps stalling, hopingthey can put this decision off until afterthe November elections.

Meanwhile, the Vikings insist theywant a new $975 million stadium and arewilling to pay more than $427 million ofthe cost, as long as someone else pays theremaining $548 million.

The central question, however, is nothow to pay for it and where to put it. Thebottom line is: How important is theViking team to the quality of life ofMinnesotans? If the consensus of thepeople is to keep the Vikings becausethey add so much value to the state’squality of life, then all the people shouldhelp pay for a new stadium that will keepthem here.

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Nor should it fall on only those whowould pay for electronic pull-tabs, as pro-posed in the latest stadium plan. The lat-

est plan calls for a $975 million stadiumeast of the Metrodome in Minneapolis. Itwould be financed by $427 million by theVikings, $150 million by Minneapolisthrough sales and luxury taxes and $398million by state-run electronic-pull-tabs.

This plan still has to be approved by areluctant Minnesota Legislature andMinneapolis City Council, who fear thebacklash from those who question theVikings deal when compared to the state’sneed to close a budget deficit, to pay for$2.1 billion in withheld payments toschool districts and to fund human serv-ices.

Since this issue has dragged on for 10years and a plan has been put togetherfor the Legislature, this is the session tovote it up or down. Waiting won’t lead toa better solution. Minnesotans want tobelieve the Vikings will never leave for acity with a modern stadium.

Don’t they recall how the state lost itsNBA franchise the Minneapolis Lakers toLos Angeles and the Minnesota NorthStars NHL hockey team to Dallas? Havethey forgotten how the state fought andregained new hockey and basketball fran-chises by having to build Target Centerand the Xcel Center?

A major policy question is: should the

state continue to fund entertainment ven-ues for its residents with local and statetaxes? Why not?

There’s state and local tax dollars inthe Xcel Center in St. Paul, Target Fieldin Minneapolis, the National SportsCenter in Blaine, the Guthrie Theater inMinneapolis, the Mall of America inBloomington and the TCF Bank Stadiumon the University of Minnesota campus.

The most recent case of public financ-ing is Target Field in Minneapolis wherethere is a 0.15 percent sales tax payingtwo-thirds of the cost. People are ravingabout this stadium, even as they help payfor it when they buy something inHennepin County.

A consensus is developing that keepingthe Vikings maintains the state’s qualityof life and a stadium plan is on the table.

Let’s vote.

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National survey values views of students, parents, educators A new national Met

Life/Harris Interactive Poll ofstudents, parents, educatorsand community leaders con-tains both surprising andexpected results. I think it’s amodel because it values theviews of each group. Individualschools can use the questionsthat are asked with educators,parents and students, and com-pare results with the nation.

My single strongest recom-mendation to readers is to takea look at the 130-page studyyourself. That’s because youmay have different conclusions

about what’s most important.Met Life also provides copiesonline of past surveys, goingback to 1984. (For links to thestudies, go online tomnsun.com/links/nathan15.)

Met Life’s press releaseabout the study highlights twokey findings.

· Today’s students reportthat their parents are moreengaged than did students in1988. Last year, 64 percent ofstudents reported that they talkto their parents about schoolevery day. That’s up from 40percent who reported daily con-versations in 1988. Over thesame period, the number ofstudents reporting that theirparents visit their school atleast once a month has almosttripled, from 16 to 46 percent.Both talking with youngstersabout what’s happening, andvisiting the school, are ways to

encourage young people. These are positive changes. I

would not have expected suchlarge increases, but they showthat many parents are hearingthe message about the impor-tance of being involved in theiryoungster’s education.

· Teacher job satisfactionhas dropped 18 points from2008, to the lowest levels inmore than 20 years. The num-ber of “very satisfied” teachershas declined from 62 percent in2008 to 44 percent last year. The

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number of teachers who feel that theirjob is not secure has increased fromeight percent in 2006 to 34 percent in2011. Seventy-six percent of teachersreport that their school’s budgetdecreased during the last year. Sixty-six percent report there were layoffs ofteachers or other staff in the last year.Thirty-six percent report there werereductions or eliminations of pro-grams in art and music last year.

Many parents and students also areworried. While 34 percent of teachersfeel their job is not secure, “62 percentof parents and 54 percent of studentsworry about the parents losing or notbeing able to find a job.” Seventy-twopercent of parents and 65 percent ofstudents “worry about their family nothaving enough money for the thingsthey need.”

The report urges greater collabora-tion among different groups. It cites

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There is much more in the report,which is why I encourage you to readit. Many schools already survey faculty,families and students. I think the bestuse of the report would be for schoolsto conduct similar surveys, using atleast some of the Met Life questions,and then share results.

By itself, a survey does not improveanything. But it can help identifystrengths and shortcomings. A surveyalso can help identify progress and pri-orities.

Joe Nathan, former public schoolteacher, administrator, PTA presidentand parent of three public school gradu-ates, is director of the Center for SchoolChange at Macalester College. He can bereached at [email protected] reflect the opinion of theauthor.

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Three high-profile projects in Richfieldand Bloomington would not have proceed-ed the way they have, or at all, if it werenot for an obscure and temporary provi-sion currently under discussion in theMinnesota Legislature.

The funding provision allows citiesmore flexibility in dipping into pools ofmoney generated by surpluses in taxincrement financing. TIF, as it is common-ly known, is a heavily utilized fundingmechanism meant for financing redevel-opment projects by using the increase inproperty taxes generated by the projectsthemselves.

The surpluses, which cities can cur-rently spend more freely than is tradition,accrue when the TIF dollars a project gen-erates outpace the funding requirementsof the project, or of the TIF district set upin conjunction with the financing.

Those provisions, however, are set toexpire at the end of the year, along withMinnesota’s Jobs Stimulus Program.Republican legislators have introduced abill seeking an 18-month extension.

Cities across Minnesota commonly useTIF, but far less common is the wayBloomington, Richfield and 32 otherMinnesota cities have used the fundingmechanism. According to city officials,three projects in the city would not havehappened at all without it, or would nothave proceeded like they have.

The city of Bloomington dedicated upto about $1 million in surplus TIF funds tohelp finance Genesee, a 234-unit mixed-use development set to open this summerat Penn Avenue and American Boulevard.

Also set for a summer opening is PizzaLucé in Richfield. The city put $250,000 insurplus TIF toward the project, in whichthe vacant Bridgeman’s restaurant atLyndale Avenue and Lake Shore Drivewill be transformed into the newest addi-tion to the local pizza chain.

Around the corner from the futurePizza Lucé, Richfield has dedicated

$650,000 in the surplus funds to theLyndale Gardens project, where plans areto turn the Lyndale Garden Center build-ing on Lyndale Avenue into a revampedcommercial space. Adjacent land is to bethe site of two apartment buildings withmore than 100 combined units.

“I don’t think they would have beenable to do the project without it,” RichfieldCommunity Development Director JohnStark said of the Lyndale Gardens fund-ing. “They would have had to find someother grant or some other fundingsource.”

The Pizza Lucé project would havegone forward without the surplus TIF,Stark said, but not to the same extent.Thanks to the subsidy, “they’re going tomake much grander improvements thanthey otherwise would have,” including acomplete wraparound deck, Stark said.

In Bloomington, the TIF surplusmoney “really helped bring everybody tothe table to get (Genesee) done,” said LoriEconomy-Scholler. “I do think the (TIFsurplus) was the tipping point to makesure this project moved forward.”

Actually, the Bloomington city counciland Housing and RedevelopmentAuthority made an official finding thatthe project would not have gone forwardwithin the current timeframe, notedRegina Harris, HRA administrator for thecity of Bloomington.

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“(The excess TIF provision) providedsome needed flexibility in a time when ithas been very difficult to do these proj-ects,” said Patricia Nauman, executivedirector of Metro Cities, an organizationthat lobbies on behalf of Twin Citiesmunicipalities.

Before the provision, cities could usesurplus TIF funds only to pay down debtobligations, or they could give it to the

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But for the last two years cities coulduse the money to fund private commercialprojects like those in Richfield andBloomington. In the metro, cities includ-ing Minnetonka, Saint Louis Park, NewBrighton, Plymouth and St. Paul have allused TIF surpluses in similar fashion.

As Bloomington’s Genesee was built,250 construction jobs were created,according to Harris. In Richfield, the

Lyndale Gardens project will generate atleast 25 full-time construction jobs as adirect result of the surplus TIF funding,according to Karen Barton, assistant com-munity development director forRichfield.

Pizza Lucé will retain 15 full-time-equivalent jobs at the restaurant, Bartonsaid, but the developer did not provide thecity a number for construction jobs creat-ed.

The deal with the restaurant does notmark the end of Richfield’s TIF surplus.About $50,000 is left for the first businessto submit a plan for a construction orrehabilitation project — granted it meetsplanning and zoning requirements — thatcan be underway by June 30. No one has

yet submitted a qualifying application,Stark said, although the March 5 deadlineposted on the city web site has passed.

The provision’s futureThe weak jobs environment the Jobs

Stimulus Program was meant to counterhas shown signs of improvement. Thestate’s unemployment rate dropped from6.8 percent in January 2011 to 5.6 percentin January 2012. That beat out the nation-al rate of 8.3 percent, which fell from 9 per-cent the year prior.

However, the state jobs growth rateincreased by 1.1 percent, below the federalrate of 1.5 percent.

Those pushing for the extensionacknowledge the improved jobs environ-

ment, but offer the bill as “an acknowl-edgement that we want to do what ever wecan to help our employment situation, andthat is why we want to extend it for 18months,” said Rep. Roger Crawford, R-Mora, who introduced the extension bill.

Cities back the measure. “Generallythe municipalities have been supportiveof the extension just to allow the flexibili-ty to make sure that there aren’t anyimpediments for projects to move forwardand generate jobs,” said Janet Jeremiah,director of community development forthe city of Eden Prairie.

She said Eden Prairie, which tries tolimit its TIF usage, hasn’t taken advan-tage of the surplus TIF provision, but “Ihaven’t heard anybody against (the bill).”

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Craig Marston of Richfield, who hopesto defeat Rep. Linda Slocum, D-Richfield,for the District 50A house seat, alsoaddressed the assemblage, promising anaggressive campaign.

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Delegates from Bloomington and Richfield filled the auditorium of Oak Grove Middle School in Bloomingtonfor the first Republican convention of the newly formed Senate District 50. (Photo by Andrew Wig – SunNewspapers)

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Kiefer Sutherland’snew outlook

Church to host mass forpeople with disabilities

A Bloomington church will host itsannual mass and brunch for people withdisabilities this weekend.

The mass is 9 a.m. Saturday, March17, at Church of St. Edward, 9401 NesbettAve. S.

Brunch will include entertainmentby Kitchen Kut-Ups.

Info: 952-835-7101.

Registration open forMount Hope program

Registration for the Mount HopeChild Development Center’s summerprogram is available.

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“There are people that are here for thefirst time that are not getting a very favor-able opinion of the process,” a delegateannounced, noting he had no way ofknowing who he was voting for.

“This is just an exercise in checkingnames,” another observed.

A strong contingent agreed, motioningto allow those hoping to be delegates at thestate convention a chance to address theassemblage before a vote. After an initialcall for a two-minute allowance, the roomreached a compromise to allow each candi-date 15 seconds to speak.

It meant voters would know — or havea fair idea — of the presidential candidateeach delegate would endorse on the statelevel. Supporters of presidential candidateRon Paul appeared to be the key delegatespushing for the rule change.

While presidential candidate RickSantorum won the straw poll inMinnesota, delegates won’t officiallyendorse the Republican candidate for pres-ident until the national convention inAugust. The upcoming Minnesota GOPConvention will determine which dele-gates represent the state on the nationallevel.

Paul supporters believe this meanstheir man still has a chance if they canpromote enough Paul-backing delegates,even though he finished a distant secondat the Minnesota GOP caucus.

“This guy has the most delegates here,”delegate Preston Patrick said, holding a

brochure for Paul, the only presidentialcandidate with a promotional table set upat the event. Several Paul supporters madethe same claim, believing base-level effortslike this one could still propel Paul to thenomination.

“The Ron Paul people do have that.They do have a very strong grass rootsmovement,” Marston said following theconvention, confirming that Paul support-ers were “very well represented,” alongwith those favoring Rick Santorum.

The delegates compromised their waythrough an event that hiccupped in fitsand starts all day, as it became somethingmore than a formality. Although dele-gates were stuck inside on a beautifulday outside, Marston said he understoodthe deviations in the delegate selectionprocess.

“You gotta know who you’re votingfor,” he said.

He also attributed the proceedings’halting pace to Senate District 50’s statusas a brand new political unit, cobbledtogether from parts of District 40 and 63.

Saturday’s convention ran abouteight-and-a-half hours, an hour-and-ahalf past its scheduled 4 p.m. conclusion.

Peterson, who appeared growinglyexasperated as delegates made motion-after-motion, partly attributed the pro-ceedings’ halting pace to the large por-tion conventioneers who were new to theprocess.

“Generally, there is a way you dothings,” Peterson said.

But political activists, jockeying forgrass-roots position, had their ownideas. The maneuvering will continueMay 19 at the state GOP convention.

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four years in the Senate and six years inthe 1990s as District 63 chair. He toutshis experience on the EconomicDevelopment and Jobs Committee aswell as Environment and NaturalResources Committee.

Kelash, moving south — albeit ashort distance — into District 50 inorder to run, is taking a preemptivestance against any potential charges of“carpet bagging,” remindful that 55-60percent of his current constituents livein the district anyway.

New map, same mindsetLast month’s legislative redistricting

moved Wiklund from the northern por-tion of Senate District 40, to what willnow be the southern portion of District50. Last election cycle the district leanedRepublican overall, with Sen. Dan Hall,R-Burnsville, and Rep. Pam Myhra, R-Burnsville, taking office, while Rep. AnnLenczewski, D-Bloomington, has repre-sented the northern half of the districtin the Legislature for seven terms.

Wiklund believes her position to thesouth should not hinder her ability toreach out to the northern delegates andconstituents, noting she grew up furthernorth in eastern Bloomington, and thatshe has in-laws in Richfield.

“I need to get out there and workhard,” she said. “It doesn’t matter what(the district) looks like, and I would bespending a great deal of time withRichfield residents as well asBloomington residents.”

Kelash also has to win over a newgroup of constituents and delegates.“He’ll be introducing himself to a newset of people, but I think he’ll have goodsupport for folks in the old (District) 63that have gotten to know him well,” saidBrian O’Shea, chair of the old District63, who is helping the Democrats organ-ize in the new District 50.

While south the southern portion ofDistrict 50 is more moderate than thenorth, “there’s no significant differencebetween northern and southernDFLers,” O’Shea said.

Looking at the last presidential elec-tion as a measure, District 50 as it isformed now would have favoredPresident Barrack Obama by 20 points,O’Shea found.

“I don’t foresee the DFL having trou-ble holding that seat,” he said.

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A peer support group for adults recov-ering from mental illness meets weeklyin Bloomington.

The group is sponsored by theNational Alliance on Mental Illness ofMinnesota. Trained facilitators who arealso in recovery will lead the group.

The meetings are 5 p.m. Wednesdaysat the Charaka Community SupportProgram, 7888 12th Ave. S.

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Rotary Club to hostteen job fair Saturday

A Bloomington Rotary Club will hosta teen job fair this weekend.

The Bloomington Daymakers RotaryClub’s job fair is 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Saturday, March 17, in the cafeteria ofBloomington Kennedy High School, 9701Nicollet Ave. S.

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A healthy outlook for the city of BloomingtonMarch 7 State of the Cityaddress highlightsprogress, initiativesBY MIKE HANKS – SUN NEWSPAPERS

Taking a lead from the city’s healthylifestyle campaign, Bloomington’s annualState of the City address assessed thehealth and welfare of the city.

Mayor Gene Winstead and CityManager Mark Bernhardson discussedBloomington’s efforts at promotinghealthy lifestyles for its residents and vis-itors, as well as the fiscal health of thecity’s operations, during a March 7 lunch-eon at Bloomington Civic Plaza. Winsteadbegan by reviewing several initiativesintended to promote healthy living “in allplaces where we live, work and play.”

Winstead reviewed the do.town initia-tive launched last fall by Bloomington,Edina and Richfield in conjucntion withBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.The initiative focuses on preventing ill-ness caused by unhealthy eating andphysical inactivity.

The city provides several services tomeet the do.town initiative, according toWinstead. The city’s alternative trans-portation plan, which provides improvedconnections throughout the city for walk-ing and bicycling, the seasonal farmersmarket at Civic Plaza, community gardenplots, improved nutritional efforts inBloomington schools, healthy foodoptions at city concession stands and thecity’s participation in the StatewideHealth Improvement Program are amongthe city’s efforts to foster healthier resi-dents within the community, according toWinstead.

Bloomington is a healthy, sustainablecommunity focusing upon high-density,mixed-use developments in areas of thecity poised for redevelopment, accordingto Winstead.

Winstead pointed to projects such asthe Penn-American District that will com-bine housing, retail and office uses with-in the development. Mixed-use develop-ments support a healthy community asthey reduce the need for cars and encour-age walking and bicycling, he said.Calling the district, at the intersection ofPenn Avenue and American Boulevard,

“a great example of higher densitymixed-use development,” Winstead notedthe first rental units of the housing por-tion of the project will be available inJune.

Mixed-use development has been agoal for the city’s primary developmentdistricts, according to Winstead. “We’regetting to the implementation of thosedistricts and those plans,” he said.

The city’s South Loop District in thenortheast corner of the city, where themajority of development potential exists,is also beginning to take shape, Winsteadnoted, citing construction of the 500-roomRadisson Blu hotel that will be connectedto Mall of America and the plannedextension and reconfiguration of LindauLane, beginning this year.

Businesses have taken steps to makeBloomington a sustainable community,according to Winstead. The Mall ofAmerica’s conversion of its parking ramplighting to LED fixtures “will trim theparking ramps’ energy costs by two-thirds,” he said. “The energy saved wouldpower about 550 homes.”

IKEA, across from Mall of America, isinstalling solar panels on its roof, and will

be the state’s largest generator of energyfrom the sun, he noted.

Examining the city’s employment,“Things are looking up in this area,”Winstead said.

In 2011 the country’s unemploymentrate dropped from 9.8 to 8.3 percent. InMinnesota unemployment dropped from7.5 to 5.7 percent. In Bloomington therated dropped from 6.4 to 5.2 percent, bet-ter than the unemployment rate for themetropolitan area, according toWinstead. The city’s unemployment ratepeaked at 8.6 percent in June 2009, henoted.

“We also need to be aware there arestill many in need and struggling,”Winstead added, noting the Bloomington-based Volunteers Enlisted to AssistPeople food shelf continues to see a highdemand for its services.

Bernhardson discussed the health ofBloomington’s governmental operations,noting that for the third year the city hasheld the monthly cost of city services forthe median valued home at $67.82.

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College honor societychapter receives awards

Normandale Community College’s PhiTheta Kappa honor society chapterreceived several awards at the Minn-Wi-Kota Regional Conference.

The group awards included MostDistinguished Chapter and MostDistinguished Officer Team.Normandale’s office team was composedof Bernard Akem (chapter president andregional president-elect), OlyaHomonchuk (vice president of scholar-ship), Amanda Freiborg (vice president ofleadership), Kate Rexon (vice president ofservice), Stacy Okpara (vice president offellowship), Lisa G-Lindemann (vice presi-dent of finance and regional communica-tions director), Seamus Dolan (vice pres-ident of public relations) and RichelShustrova (vice president of history).

The Normandale chapter alsoreceived first runner-up honors for its“Connect to Complete” and “Honors inAction” service projects. Individually,Rexon won first prize in the art competi-

tion, Cedar Kuoch won the ChapterDistinguised Member Award,Homoncuk won Distinguished ChapterOffice Award, Akem was namedDistinguished Regional Member for themonth of February and Liz Sabel wonthe Paragon Advisor award.

The Minn-Wi-Kota region is repre-sented by 69 chapters.

Speech teams to hostMarch 23 showcase

The Bloomington Jefferson andKennedy high school speech teams willpresent their fifth annual showcase nextweek.

The showcase is 7-9 p.m. Friday,March 23, in the Oak Grove MiddleSchool auditorium, 1300 W. 106th St.

The showcase will feature seven per-formances from the top speakers indrama, humor and duo interpretation.Each member of the team will also per-form a short section of his or her piece.

Tickets, available at the door, are $5for adults and $3 for students.

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Discussions about security measures atthe Southdale courts in Edina are “anexcuse to close one of the division court-houses,” she said.

The county board’s discussion caughtcity officials off guard. The board consid-ered a proposal for temporary securitymeasures at its suburban courts Feb. 28.Part of that proposal, which was up for avote that afternoon, was to close theSouthdale courts this fall. That was newsto Johnson, who first heard of the plan byreading about it in the newspaper the fol-lowing day.

The plan calls for implementing inter-im safety measures at the suburbancourts until a long-term solution is deter-mined through a county study. The cost toimplement permanent safety measures atSouthdale would be higher because of thetwo-story design of its building, fuelingthe move toward closing the courts.

Johnson doesn’t think safety concernsjustify closing the building, and at mini-mum wants the closing of the Southdalecourts to be a separate considerationfrom safety decisions for the court sys-tem. “It’s logical to separate the court-house closure from the security issues,”she said, questioning if the court systemcan absorb the thousands of Southdalecases into the schedules at the othercourts.

Hennepin County 6th DistrictCommissioner Jan Callison, who repre-sents Edina, pushed to delay the Feb. 28decision to close Southdale, saying shewanted public scrutiny of the plan.“Important decisions require sometime,” she said.

Her call for public scrutiny was heed-ed, as city officials attended a March 8committee meeting to review the planand argue against closing the courts.

The Southdale courts provide an infor-mal, convenient way for residents ofBloomington to resolve misdemeanormatters, with Bloomington responsiblefor about half of the caseload at

Southdale each year, according toJohnson. “Most of our cases areBloomington residents making mistakesin Bloomington,” she said. “This is notthe hardcore stuff.”

Felony cases are heard in downtownMinneapolis, where weapons screening isalready in place. Moving Southdale casesdowntown, or to another suburban court,will have a significant impact onBloomington officials and police officers,as they will spend more time commutingto court hearings, and incur parkingcosts downtown. Sending police officersto Minneapolis for a traffic case willreduce patrolling in the city, sheexplained.

Taking police officers off the street is aconcern shared by Richfield DeputyChief Todd Sandell. Moving Southdalecases elsewhere will “take boots off thestreet for longer periods of time,” he said.

Losing the Southdale courts will alsocomplicate the process of getting searchwarrants signed, according to Sandell.Richfield detectives write hundreds ofsearch warrants a year, and those war-

rants need to be signed by a judge inorder to be executed. When the Southdalecourts are open, the signing of a warrantis typically a quick process, Sandell said.“It’s a longer process for them to get infront of a judge downtown,” he said.

The costs of closing the Southdalecourts would add up quickly forBloomington. Johnson estimates that thecity would spend about $100,000 moretransporting and processing detainees toMinneapolis rather than Edina, as well asthousands of dollars in parking fees andmileage expenses for city prosecutors.The cost to implement metal detectionwanding at Southdale is estimated at$117,000 per year. Wanding, however, isnot the preferred method for securityscreening, and is being proposed only asan interim security measure in the eventthe Southdale courts are closed. The secu-rity plan for Minnetonka and BrooklynCenter calls for pass-through metal detec-tion devices.

The board was to consider the propos-al at its March 13 meeting, after this edi-tion of the Sun-Current went to press.

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Crowne Pointe Church, Dr. John B. Krans – PastorA freewill offering will be taken 952-334-0444


City of Bloomington(Official Publication)

Notice of Public HearingAssessment Roll 2012-2

Sanitary Sewer Repairs at 150 – East84th Street

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CityCouncil of the City of Bloomington at itsmeeting on Monday, March 19, 2012 at7:15 p.m. in the City Council Chambers,at the Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800West Old Shakopee Road, will considerthe proposed assessment roll for repairsmade to the sanitary sewer service at150 – East 84th Street, pursuant to Min-nesota Statutes, Section 429.011 to429.111 (Laws 1953, Ch. 398) asamended. The total cost of the repairwas $33,247.17 of which 50% of thecosts up to $5,000 are to be assessed tothe property owners of 150 – East 84thStreet, legally described as Lot 2, Block2, Lynette Addition, who petitioned for theproject and has contractually agreed tothat amount.

The proposed assessment roll is on filein the office of the City Clerk in the Bloom-ington Civic Plaza, 1800 West OldShakopee Road, and is open to public in-spection from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. onMonday through Friday until the hearing.Please contact Shelly Pederson byphone at 952-563-4866 with questions.

In addition to considering verbal objec-tions made at the hearing, the City Coun-cil will consider written objections madeto the City Clerk at the meeting or anytime prior thereto.

Where there is no contractual agreementto the assessment amount, pursuant toMinnesota Statutes 429.081, this as-sessment may be appealed by servingnotice of such appeal upon the Mayor orCity Clerk within 30 days after adoptionof the assessment and filing such noticewith the district court within 10 days afterservice upon the Mayor or City Clerk.

No appeal may be taken as to the amountof any assessment adopted, unless awritten objection signed by the affectedproperty owner is filed with the municipalclerk prior to the assessment hearing orpresented to the presiding officer at thehearing. Written and oral objectionsthereto by any property owner will beconsidered by the City Council at the as-

sessment hearing.

/s/ Shelly A. PedersonCity EngineerDepartment of Public Works

(Mar. 8 & 15, 2012) D3-150-E84thSt

Certificate of Assumed Name(Official Publication)

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE

CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME

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

List the exact assumed name under whichthe business is or will be conducted:Sister J Services

Principal Place of Business:7555 Landau Curve, Bloomington, MN55438

List the name and complete street ad-dress of all persons conducting businessunder the above Assumed Name, OR ifan entity, provide the legal corporate,LLC, or Limited Partnership name andregistered office address:Jan Nickells, 7555 Landau Curve,Bloomington, MN 55438

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

FILED: February 9, 2012/s/ Jan Nickells, Personal Concierge

(Mar. 8 & 15 2012) D3-SisterJServices

Public Notice(Official Publication)

NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARINGMinnesota Statutes

§§103D.605 & 103D.745NINE MILE CREEK

WATERSHED DISTRICTBOARD OF MANAGERS

Rules Amendment – Technical Clarifications to Rules

Adopted in 2008NOTICE HEREBY IS GIVEN that theBoard of Managers, Nine Mile Creek Wa-tershed District, will hold a public hearingat 7:00 p.m., March 21, 2012, at the of-fices of the Nine Mile Creek WatershedDistrict located at 7710 Computer Av-enue, Suite 135, Edina, Minnesota, onproposed technical clarifications to theNine Mile Creek Watershed District rulesadopted in 2008.

This housekeeping rulemaking by theDistrict provides technical clarificationsto rules adopted in 2008. Review and ap-proval of the amendments will be con-ducted according to the standardprocess found in Minnesota Statutessection 103D.341.

The Board of Managers welcomes ques-tions and comments from the public, es-pecially municipalities, Hennepin County,state agencies and public and privateowners of property in the watershed, dur-ing the rulemaking process.

Please see the District website –http://www.ninemilecreek.org – or con-tact the District office at 952-835-2078 ifyou have any questions or seek addition-al information on this rulemaking. Sendwritten comments to Kevin Bigalke,NMCWD, 7710 Computer Avenue, Suite135, Edina, MN 55435.

Dated: February 29, 2012

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF MAN-AGERSNINE MILE CREEK WATERSHED DIS-TRICT

/S/Jodi PetersonJodi Peterdon, Secretary

(Mar. 8 & 15, 2012) A4/D1/D2/D3/D4-RulesAmendment

Public Notice of Auction(Official Publication)

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

DATE: March 27th, 2012 BEGINS AT10:00 AM

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

Unit #4024 Mistie SaldivarApprox. 5x10Totes, Misc. Items

Unit #4059 Anita ClarkApprox. 5x10Boxes, Misc. Items

(Mar. 8 & 15, 2012) D3-LockUpMar27Sale

Public Notice(Official Publication)

NOTICE OF SALE AND DISPOSALOF PROPERTY

PS Orangeco, Inc and/or Shurgard TRS,Inc will conduct sale(s) at Public Storagelocated at Bloomington 34107: 9033Lyndale Ave S., Bloomington, MN55420. Notice is hereby given that theundersigned will sell at public auction onMarch 28, 2012 at 9:30 am personalproperty including but not limited to furni-ture, clothing, tools and/or other house-hold items. The name of the person(s)whose personal property is to be sold isas follows: A009 - Johnson, Christina Jo; A027 -Makela, Brian; A060 - Hill, Glenda; A077 -Lamboy, Orlando; A113 - Beattie, Terry;A117 - Beattie, Terry; A136 - Koltes, Scott;B282 - Winston, Shawn; B297 - Hawes,Jane; B305 - Munguia, Ricardo; B317 - Pe-terson, Steven; B373 - Paeth, Debra; B382- Rodriguez, Daniel; B424 - Bridell,Thomas; B431 - Edwardson, Daniel; B436- Semmen, Steven; B490 - Martt, Christo-pher; B502 - Nooner, Thomas; R020 -Isom, Eric, Volvo S070, Plate 188HAV, VINYVILS5675W1500550.

(Mar. 8,15,22, 2012) PS 34107D3-Bloom-Mar28 Auction

School District 917(Official Publication)

This is a summary of the IntermediateSchool District 917 Regular SchoolBoard Meeting on Tuesday, February 7,2012, with full text available for public in-

spection on the district website atwww.isd917.k12.mn.us or the District Of-fice at 1300 145th Street East, Rose-mount, MN 55068.

The meeting was called to order at 5:00PM at 1300 145th Street East, in theDCTC Board Room. Board memberspresent: Arlene Bush, Dan Cater, Veron-ica Walter, Deb Clark, Vanda Pressnall,Vicki Roy, and ex-officio member Supt.John Christiansen. Absent: KathyLewis, Jill Lewis, Tom Ryerson. Also pre-sent: Melissa Schaller, Dan Hurley,Nicolle Roush, Erin Mahnke, Cory Lan-genfeld, Kitri Larson Kyllo and LindaBerg. Good news reports were present-ed. The following Consent Agenda itemswere approved: minutes, personnel, billsto be paid, investment report and wiretransfers. Recommended actions ap-proved: Resolution directing administra-tion to make recommendations for re-ductions in programs and positions—rollcall vote taken, all voted aye; and ap-proval of maintenance payments tomember districts. Adjournment at 5:56PM.

(Mar. 15, 2012) D3-917Feb7RegMin

School District 917(Official Publication)

This is a summary of the IntermediateSchool District 917 Regular SchoolBoard Meeting on Tuesday, March 6,2012, with full text available for public in-spection on the district website atwww.isd917.k12.mn.us or the District Of-fice at 1300 145th Street East, Rose-mount, MN 55068.

The meeting was called to order at 5:00PM at 1300 145th Street East, in theDCTC Board Room. Board memberspresent: Arlene Bush, Dan Cater, DebClark, Kathy Lewis, Tom Ryerson, VandaPressnall, Vicki Roy, and ex-officio mem-ber Supt. John Christiansen. Absent:Veronica Walter and Jill Lewis. Also pre-sent: Melissa Schaller, Dan Hurley,Nicolle Roush, and members of the audi-ence. Good news reports were present-ed. The following Consent Agenda itemswere approved: minutes, donations, per-sonnel, bills to be paid, investment reportand wire transfers. Recommended ac-tions approved: 403b Plan Guidelinesand Terms and Conditions of Employ-ment for the Assistant Directors for July2011-June 2013. Adjournment at 5:54PM.

(Mar. 15, 2012) D3-917Mar6RegMin


031512RBWMO - Legal NoticeCITY OF RICHFIELD

andCITY OF BLOOMINGTON

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE

RICHFIELD-BLOOMINGTONWATERSHED MANAGEMENT

ORGANIZATIONNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that theRichfield City Council and the Blooming-ton City Council, the Commissioners ofthe Richfield-Bloomington Water Man-agement Organization, will conduct theAnnual Meeting of the Richfield-Bloom-ington Watershed Management Organi-zation on Monday, March 26, 2012, at6:00 p.m. in the Haeg Conference Roomof the City of Bloomington, 1800 WestOld Shakopee Road, Bloomington, Min-nesota 55431.

All persons interested are hereby notifiedto be present and they will be heard.

BY ORDER OF THE RICHFIELD-BLOOMINGTON WATERSHED MAN-AGEMENT ORGANIZATION

Kristin AsherExecutive DirectorCity of Richfield6700 Portland Avenue S.Richfield, Minnesota 55423612-861-9795

Scott AndersonAssistant Executive DirectorCity of Bloomington1800 West Old Shakopee RoadBloomington, MN 55431952-563-4867

INFORMATION NOTICE - Upon request,this information can be available inBraille, large print, audio tape, and/orcomputer disk. For information aboutauxiliary aids, contact the Human Ser-vices Division, City of Bloomington, 1800West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington,Minnesota, 55431; Telephone 952/563-8733; TDD 952/563-8740.

Publish: Richfield SUN CURRENT March 15,2012Bloomington SUN CURRENT March 15,2012

(Mar. 15, 2012) D2/D3-WatershedMgmt


ORDINANCE NO. 2012- 8AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE

DRAINAGE AND UTILITYEASEMENTS OVER AND ACROSS

LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 1, JOHNDEERE 2ND ADDITION

The City Council of the City of Blooming-ton hereby ordains:

Section 1. That the following easementsare hereby vacated:

That part of the drainage and utility ease-ment within Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, JOHNDEERE 2ND ADDITION, as dedicatedon the recorded plat thereof, HennepinCounty, Minnesota, described as follows:

The drainage and utility easements onboth sides of the common lot line of saidLots 1 and 2 from a point distant 567.22feet south of the northwest corner of saidLot 2 to the south line of said Lots 1 and2, except the south 10.00 feet thereof.

Section 2. This vacation shall not be ef-fective until the plat of JOHN DEERE3RD ADDITION (in which the above de-scribed property is being platted) is filedof record with the Office of the CountyRecorder, County of Hennepin, and a 10foot drainage and utility easement cen-tered on the new common lot line on saidplat is granted to the City.

Section 3. That the Mayor and City Man-ager are hereby authorized to executeany documents which may be necessaryto carry out the vacations described inSection 1 above.

Passed and adopted this 5th day ofMarch, 2012.

/s/ Gene WinsteadMayor

ATTEST:

/s/ Barbara A. ClawsonSecretary to the Council

APPROVED:

/s/ Sandra JohnsonCity Attorney

(Mar. 15, 2012) D3-Ord2012-8

Legal Notices continued on next page

City of BloomingtonNOTICE OF CITY OF

BLOOMINGTONPOLICY OF

NONDISCRIMINATIONON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY

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

LEGAL NOTICES


INVITATION FOR BIDSCITY OF BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA

Sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Engineer, 1700 W 98th St, Bloom-ington, MN 55431, up to the time of bid opening, for construction of the:

2012-401 Normandale Lake Trails Improvement Project

Which consists of:

1. Approximately 7,500 cubic yards of common excavation,2. Approximately 2,600 tons of bituminous plant mixture,3. Approximately 6,200 tons of Class 5 aggregate base,4. Approximately 1,000 square feet of modular block retaining wall

Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the South Conference Room at 1700W 98th St at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 29, 2012.

Plans, Specifications, and Proposal forms are on file and are available from the officeof the City Engineer, 1700 West 98th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431, upon non-re-fundable deposit of a $75. Project documents are also available at the City web sitewww.ci.bloomington.mn.us, Keyword “Construction Bidding” The complete set of dig-ital bidding documents are available for downloading at no cost using the City e-gramsite. Users will need to contact the City at (952) 563-4870 or [email protected] for assistance in user account setup.

No bids will be considered unless sealed, labeled as a bid for the project, and filedwith the City Engineer of Bloomington and accompanied by Bid Security, in accor-dance with the Instructions to Bidders (to be forfeited as liquidated damages in theevent the bid be accepted and the bidder shall fail to enter promptly into a written con-tract and furnish the required bonds). The Contractor is responsible for the deliveryof the bid to the office of the City Engineer. The right is reserved to reject any or allbids, to waive informalities, to award the contract in whole or in part, and to award tothe bidder the City determines is in the City’s best interest.

The City of Bloomington hereby notifies all bidders that businesses owned and con-trolled by minorities or women will be afforded maximum feasible opportunity to sub-mit bids and/or proposals and will not be subjected to discrimination on the basis ofrace, color, sex, age, religion, ancestry, handicap, public assistance, marital or na-tional origin.

The City of Bloomington does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admis-sion or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities.Upon request, accommodation will be provided to allow individuals with disabilities toparticipate in all City of Bloomington services, programs and activities. Upon request,the City will attempt to accommodate special needs for this information.

Shelly A. Pederson, City Engineer

February 6, 2012

(Mar. 1,8,15, 2012) D3-Proj2012-401

16F R I D A Y

EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY – MARCH 16 THROUGH MARCH 22

BLOOD DRIVE When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Where: New York Life, 8120Penn Ave., BloomingtonInfo: redcrossblood.org

BUNCO PARTYWhen: 7 p.m.Where: Holy EmmanuelLutheran Church, 201 E.104th St., BloomingtonInfo: 952-888-2345

17S A T U R D A Y

CLASSIC COUNTRY MUSIC JAMWhen: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Where: CreeksideCommunity Center, 9801Penn Ave. S., BloomingtonInfo: 952-563-4944

DOUBLES CRIBBAGEWhen: 1 p.m.Where: CreeksideCommunity Center, 9801Penn Ave. S., BloomingtonInfo: 952-563-4944

18S U N D A Y

POND HOUSE TOURS When: 1:30-4 p.m.Where: Pond DakotaMission Park, 401 E. 104thSt., BloomingtonInfo: xr.com/pond

ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S“THE 39 STEPS”When: 2 p.m.Where: Black Box Theater,Bloomington Center for theArts, 1800 W. Old ShakopeeRoadInfo: xr.com/39steps

19M O N D A Y

BLOOMINGTON NOONROTARYWhen: NoonWhere: Hilton hotel, 3800American Blvd. E.,BloomingtonInfo: xr.com/bnr

BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCILWhen: 7 p.m.Where: Civic Plaza, 1800 W.Old Shakopee Road,BloomingtonInfo: 952-563-8700

20T U E S D A Y

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUSWhen: 6:30-7:30 p.m.Where: Cedar ValleyChurch, 8600 BloomingtonAve. S., BloomingtonInfo: 952-835-0789

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSWhen: 8 p.m.Where: Mt. Hope LutheranChurch, 3601 W. OldShakopee Road,BloomingtonInfo: 952-922-0880

21W E D N E S D A Y

BLOOMINGTON BREAKFAST OPTIMISTS CLUBWhen: 7:30-8:30 a.m.Where: La Quinta Inn, 5151American Blvd. W.,BloomingtonInfo: xr.com/optimists

SYSTEM MASTERS TOASTMASTERSWhen: 12:10-1 p.m.Where: Southpointe OfficeCenter, 1600 W. 82 nd St.,Room 135, Bloomington Info: [email protected]

22T H U R S D A Y

CRIBBAGEWhen: 12:45 p.m.Where: CreeksideCommunity Center, 9801Penn Ave. S., BloomingtonInfo: 952-563-4944

LOAVES AND FISHES DINNERWhen: 5:30-6:30 p.m.Where: CreeksideCommunity Center, 9801Penn Ave. S., BloomingtonInfo: loavesandfishesmn.org

CALENDARThe Sun-Current Calendar highlights a variety of community events each week. It does not include all communi-ty events, meetings or concerts taking place on any given day. Please visit www.minnlocal.com to post your list-ing to our comprehensive online community calendar. To submit a news brief for consideration, mail it to 33 Second St. N.E., Osseo, MN 55369, fax it to 763-424-7388 or e-mail it to [email protected]. The newspaper will not accept submissions over the phone.

Thursday, March 15, 2012 Sun-Current Central Region Visit us online at minnlocal.com Page XX


NOTICE OF SUMMARYPUBLICATION OF ORDINANCES

On March 5, 2012, at its regular meeting,the Bloomington City Council enacted a11-page ordinance adopting district andprecinct boundaries for elections.

The specific title of the ordinance enact-ed was: “An Ordinance Adopting Districtand Precinct Boundaries for Elections”.The full ordinance is available to the pub-lic for inspection at the Bloomington CityClerk’s Office, 1800 West Old ShakopeeRoad, Bloomington, Minnesota 55431,(952) 563-8700, during the hours of 8:00a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Passed and adopted this 5th day ofMarch, 2012.

/s/ Gene WinsteadMayor

ATTEST:

/s/ Barbara A. ClawsonSecretary to the Council

(Mar. 15, 2012) D3-ElectionBoundaries




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

List the exact assumed name under which

the business is or will be conducted:Jerry’s Do It Best Hardware

Principal Place of Business:10530 France Avenue S, Bloomington,MN 55431

List the name and complete street ad-dress of all persons conducting businessunder the above Assumed Name, OR ifan entity, provide the legal corporate,LLC, or Limited Partnership name andregistered office address:Jerry’s Enterprises, Inc., 5101 VernonAvenue S, Edina, MN 55436

I, the undersigned, certify that I am sign-ing this document as the person whosesignature is required, or as agent of theperson(s) whose signature would be re-quired who has authorized me to sign thisdocument on his/her behalf, or in both ca-pacities. I further certify that I have com-pleted all required fields, and that the in-formation in this document is true and

correct and in compliance with the ap-plicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. Iunderstand that by signing this documentI am subject to the penalties of perjury asset forth in Section 609.48 as if I hadsigned this document under oath.

FILED: February 24, 2012/s/ Robert Shadduck, President

(Mar. 15 & 22, 2012) D3-Jerry’sDoItBest




Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333The filing of an assumed name does notprovide a user with exclusive rights tothat name. The filing is required for con-

sumer protection in order to enable con-sumers to be able to identify the trueowner of a business.

List the exact assumed name under whichthe business is or will be conducted:For The Love Of Felines

Principal Place of Business:8509 Bryant Ave So, Bloomington, MN55420

List the name and complete street ad-dress of all persons conducting businessunder the above Assumed Name, OR ifan entity, provide the legal corporate,LLC, or Limited Partnership name andregistered office address:Wind Water Harmony, LLC, 8509Bryant Ave So, Bloomington, MN55420

I, the undersigned, certify that I am sign-ing this document as the person whosesignature is required, or as agent of theperson(s) whose signature would be re-

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

FILED: February 3, 2012/s/ Diana DiCristina, Member

(Mar. 15 & 22, 2012) D3-LoveOfFelines

LEGAL NOTICES

SPORTSSTATE ADAPTED FLOOR HOCKEY

Bloomington Jefferson High School is the site of the state adapted floorhockey tournament March 16-17. South Suburban, composed ofBloomington, Edina, Richfield and Eden Prairie players, plays Brainerd at 5p.m. Friday in the state PI Division quarterfinals.

Thursday, March 15, 2012 Bloomington Visit us online at minnlocal.com

STARS OF THE WEEK

Dylan NessThe Bloomington Kennedy High

School graduate is now a member ofthe University of Minnesotawrestling team. Ness placed second at149 pounds in the Big TenChampionships March 4 at WestLafayette, Ind.

Jordan TaylorTaylor, a Bloomington native and

University of Wisconsin senior, is afirst-team All-Big Ten Conferencemen’s basketball selection. Taylorwas Minnesota’s Mr. Basketballaward winner after his senior seasonat Benilde-St. Margaret’s.

Ryan GilmerThe Bloomington Jefferson senior

finished his prep basketball careerwith a 13-point game as the Jaguarslost 63-34 to Chanhassen in the Class4A, Section 2 quarterfinals March 7.

Jumah’ri TurnerThe Kennedy junior guard scored

23 points as the Eagles beat LakevilleSouth 71-68 in the Class 4A, Section 2basketball quarterfinals March 7.

Jade MartinMartin scored 25 points as the

Kennedy girls basketball team defeat-ed Shakopee 51-47 in the Class 4A,Section 2 quarterfinals.

Brooke FritzlarThe Jefferson junior guard scored

11 points as the Jaguars lost 62-41 toEden Prairie in the Class 4A, Section2 girls basketball quarterfinals.

Rico GunnKennedy pulled out a 71-68 victory

over Lakeville South in the Class 4A,Section 2 basketball quarterfinals.Gunn contributed 16 points.

Editor’s note: Send nominations forStars of the Week honors to sports edi-tor Greg Kleven at [email protected].

LOOKING AHEAD

Richfield is No. 1 seedFor the first time in school histo-

ry, Richfield will be represented inthe state girls basketball tourna-ment.

The Spartans won the Class 3A,Section 5 title March 8 with a 72-61victory over Holy Family Catholicand earned a berth in this week’sstate tourney.

Top-seeded Richfield (25-4) was toplay Red Wing (19-10) in the statequarterfinals March 14 at WilliamsArena.

Winner of that game meetsfourth-seeded Hill-Murray (22-7) orHutchinson (25-3) in the semifinalsat noon Thursday, March 15, atTarget Center.

Championship game is 6 p.m.Saturday, March 17, at Target Center.

State tournament fans will get thechance to watch one of the state’smost talented and versatile basket-ball players when Richfield juniorpoint guard Jessica January takesthe court. She averaged 22 pointsduring the regular season.

State Class 4A favoriteDefending state champion

Hopkins (28-1) is the favorite and No.1 seed in the state Class 4A girls bas-ketball tourney. Edina (25-4) is thesecond seed.

The other seeded teams are No. 3White Bear Lake (23-6) and No. 4Eastview (24-5).

State Class 4A quarterfinal gameswere played March 14. Semifinalgames are 6 and 8 p.m. Thursday,March 15, at Target Center.

Championship game is 8 p.m.Saturday, March 17, at Target Center.

Edina might have the best chanceof dethroning Hopkins as statechampion after defeating EdenPrairie 50-46 in the Section 2 titlegame.

BloomingtonJefferson seniorguard BritneyScherber finishedher prep basketballcareer with aschool-record1,563 points.

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Jefferson senior finishesas school’s career scoringleader with 1,563 pointsBY GREG KLEVEN - SUN NEWSPAPERS

Jefferson senior point guard BritneyScherber was at her best during in thefinal high school games of her illustri-ous four-year varsity basketball career.

Scherber scored 30 or more points inthree of her last four games and becamethe leading career scorer in Jeffersongirls basketball history with 1,563

points.The 5-foot-9 Scherber accomplished

that feat despite overcoming a rash ofinjuries and illnesses during her prepcareer.

As a junior, Scherber missed eightgames because of an appendicitis attackand sprained ankle.

The Jaguar standout missed onegame during her senior season with ten-donitis in her knee. Scherber alsosprained an ankle during the holidayvacation break but didn’t miss a game.

But she shrugged off that adversity

Scherber rewrites Jaguargirls basketball record book

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Turner’s last-second shot sparks Kennedy playoff winEagles edge LakevilleSouth 71-68 in sectionquarterfinalsBY GREG KLEVEN – SUN NEWSPAPERS

Bloomington Kennedy achieved oneof its biggest and most exciting basket-ball victories of the season in the Class4A, Section 2 playoffs.

The fifth-seeded Eagles defeatedfourth-seeded Lakeville South 71-68March 7 in the Section 2 quarterfinals.Jumah’ri Turner connected on a three-point shot at the buzzer for Kennedy’swinning points.

The victory advanced Kennedy tothe section semifinals against top-seed-ed Eden Prairie. However, Kennedy

was eliminated from the playoffs aftera 74-57 loss March 10 at Chaska HighSchool.

“We played a great game to defeatLakeville South,” said Kennedy coachNick Pocius. “We competed well as ateam and were able to win it on a last-second shot by Turner.

“Turner knows how to shoot but hasimproved his all-around play andpicked it up defensively.”

Turner led the Eagles in scoringwith 23 points. Rico Gunn contributed16 points and Jacob Kohner had 12points. C.J. Lewis finished with eightpoints.

Kennedy wasn’t able to match EdenPrairie’s long-range shooting in thesection semifinals. Eden Prairie madeseven of eight three-point shots.

Eden Prairie built a 34-26 halftime

lead.“We were within five points of Eden

Prairie in the second half but couldn’tget any closer,” said Pocius. “The gameturned into a battle of free throws inthe final minutes as Eden Prairiepulled away.

“We definitely fought hard, but EdenPrairie is a very good shooting team.”

Kennedy finished 11-17. The Eaglestied Lakeville South for sixth in theSouth Suburban Conference with a 7-11record.

Eastview and Lakeville Northshared the conference title with 17-1league records.

Pocius said he is excited about histeam’s prospects for next season.

“We lose two starting seniors, RicoGunn and Jacob Kohner, and they willbe missed next season,” said the Eagle

coach. “Both players were two-yearstarters.

“But we have a lot of sophomoreswho played significant varsity minutesthis season and should contribute nextseason.”

Jefferson fallsBloomington Jefferson’s basketball

season concluded with a 63-34 loss toChanhassen in the Class 4A, Section 2quarterfinals March 7.

Seventh-seeded Jefferson trailed 25-14 at halftime.

Ryan Gilmer was Jefferson’s onlyplayer in double figures with 13 points.Kyle Lynch scored seven points andMatt Rosen added six.

Jefferson finished 5-21. The Jaguarsplaced ninth in the South SuburbanConference with a 2-16 record.

Above left, Kennedy junior Jumah’ri Turner (5) grabs a rebound away from Eden Prairie defender Abrian Carpenter (23) during his team’s 74-57 loss in the Class 4A, Section 2 semifinals March 10 at Chaska High School. Turnerled Kennedy with 14 points. Above right, Kennedy senior Darian Pittman (1) drives past Eden Prairie’s Grant Shaeffer during the Section 2 semifinals. Pittman finished with 10 points. (Photos by Brian Nelson – ContributingPhotographer)


Lundeberg paces Jaguars in state Class AA swim meetBloomington Jefferson was repre-

sented by two relays and one individualin the state Class AA boys swimmingmeet March 2-3 at the University ofMinnesota Aquatic Center.

Jaguar senior Ben Lundeberg com-peted in the 50-yard freestyle, placing21st in the preliminaries in 22.45 sec-onds.

Lundeberg also was a part of twoJefferson relay teams that competed atstate.

Lundeberg, senior Calvin Skinner,senior Scott Bachmeyer and sophomoreCharlie Hynes combined for a time of 1minute, 31.66 seconds in the 200 freestylerelay prelims.

Jefferson’s 400 freestyle relay team ofHynes, senior Derek Burling,Bachmeyer and Lundeberg finished22nd in the prelims in 3:22.54.

Eden Prairie won the Class AA teamtitle with 314.5 points. Maple Grove andMinnetonka tied for second with 206points.

Jefferson placed third as a team inthe Section 2AA meet Feb. 24 at RichfieldMiddle School.

– Compiled by Greg Kleven Bloomington Jefferson senior Ben Lundeberg displays his technique in the 50-yard freestyle during the state Class AA boys swimming preliminaries March 2 at theUniversity of Minnesota Aquatic Center. (Photo by Brian Nelson – Contributing Photographer)

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Scherber averaged 19.8 points as asenior and netted 16.6 points per gameduring her junior season.

Scherber, headed to BradleyUniversity, rewrote the Jeffersonrecord book in many categoriesbesides career scoring.

Scherber holds the following indi-vidual records: career three-pointshots (171), total assists (293) and mostthree-point shots made in a single sea-son (64),

“Britney Scherber is without ques-tion the best scorer ever to wear aJaguar girls basketball uniform,” saidJefferson head coach Andy Meinhardt.“Her 45-point performance againstLakeville South [Feb. 17] was one of thebest individual performances I’ve seenas a coach.

“Britney’s 45 points was a 24-year-

old single-game scoring record. Shewas 12 of 22 from the field and 14 of 16from the free throw line.

“She also had five assists, reboundsand three steals in our 80-59 win.Britney is a special player,” added theJaguar coach.

Scherber made seven three-pointshots in her record-setting 45-pointscoring performance against LakevilleSouth.

“Making shots has always seemed tocome naturally for me,” said Scherber.“But I worked hard to stretch out myshooting range over the seasons.”

Scherber earned a starting varsityspot as a freshman and remained a fix-ture in the lineup for the past three sea-sons.

Scherber is a three-time all-confer-ence selection. She was the team’s mostvaluable player last season and earnedall-state honorable mention recogni-tion as well.

Jefferson finished the 2011-12 seasonwith a 10-16 record. The Jaguars lost 62-41 to Eden Prairie in the Class 4A,Section 2 quarterfinals Feb. 29.

Scherber has been part of an

improving Jefferson girls basketballprogram over the past four seasons.

“Our program has improved quite abit in the past couple of seasons,” saidScherber. “It was frustrating to be heldback by a few injuries along the way,but my senior season went well.”

Scherber is hoping to make a posi-tive impact on the Bradley Universitybasketball program next season.

“I’m excited for college competi-tion,” said Scherber. “I liked the atmos-phere around the Bradley Universitycampus on my recruiting visit.

“I enjoyed meeting the Bradleycoaches and players. I will work hardon improving all phases of my gamethis summer.”

Scherber has received basketballcoaching tips from her parents Brendaand Mike during her youth career.Both parents were BloomingtonKennedy basketball players.

“My parents really helped me learnhow to play the game,” said Scherber.

Her parents must have stressedshooting technique along the way judg-ing by their daughter’s numerousschool-record totals.

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Garage Door

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9100

SeniorRentals

5100

Staffing Coordinator

Home Instead Senior Careis seeking an organizedand outgoing person to co-ordinate the staffing of ourclient's schedules. Interaction with our care provide-rs requires exceptionalcommunication and organizational skills. Candidate enjoys working in afast paced environmentScheduling/staffing experience preferred. Please e-mail resume to: [email protected]

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SeniorRentals

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Apartments &Condos For Rent

6400

SeniorRentals

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SeniorRentals

5100

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Townhouse ForRent

5200

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SeniorRentals

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Pets3970

Agriculture/Animals/Pets3900

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3810

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Boat Services,Storage & Slips

3730

Leisure3700

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Richfield3667

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Edina

3525

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

Traditional FruitwoodPecan Finish Hutch, GoodCond., $ 100. 952-200-3957

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Furnishings3160

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EstateSales

3130

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Collectibles& Art

3110

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CemeteryLots

3090

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Dawn Valley Cemetery2 plots asking $1,750 eachor best offer. 312-927-2060

CemeteryLots

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Merchandise3000

WindowCleaning

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TreeService

2620

Affordable Custom UpholsUpholstery – Slipcovers

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Motorcycles Wanted! Cash for used & Damaged

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Local StipendVolunteer Position

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651-310-9447

VolunteerPrograms

9450

Social Services

Thomas Allen Inc.: PC or RN Burnsville

Position 1: Burnsville PC E/O Sat 8am-7:30p, Sun8a-10p or On call 18+, Driv-er Lic & drive up to 50miles, Lift 30lbs, 1 yr expwith DD. Contact:

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Help Wanted/Part Time

9200

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Help Wanted/Part Time

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