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Warm tempcan’t thawEdina WinterIce FestEden Prairie resident MattHeinrichs and sons Carter, 7,(left) and Nolen, 5, (right)watch as Roger Rust of RustyClipper Ice Carving cuts anangel into a slab of ice atEdina’s annual Winter IceFestival Sunday, Jan. 8, atCentennial Lakes Park.Despite unseasonably warmweather, it was smooth skat-ing at the events. Park visi-tors enjoyed face painting,horse-drawn sleigh rides, icesculpting demonstrationsand even ice-skating as thetemperature hovered around40 degrees. (Photo by KatieMintz – Sun Newspapers)

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Sen. Michel, Reps.Downey andMazorol get readyfor sessionBY KATIE MINTZ – SUN NEWSPAPERS

Local legislators said this ses-sion, with a biennial budget onthe books, they hope to focus onother education issues.

Sen. Geoff Michel, R-41, Rep.Keith Downey, R-41A, and Rep.Pat Mazorol, R-41B, addressedthe Edina School District com-munity Thursday evening, Jan.5, at the Edina CommunityCenter.

“This past legislative session,the total dominating topic wasthe budget,” said Michel ofEdina.

According to Michel, morethan 40 percent of state funds goto K-12 education, making it the“single biggest slice of the pie.”Because of that, it was also vul-nerable as the state addressed a$5 billion deficit last spring, he

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Centennial Lakes open for skatingChad Brettingen of St. Louis Park pushes kids Henry, 8, (left) and Norah, 6, (right) on a Norwegian icesled Sunday, Jan. 8, at Centennial Lakes Park during Edina’s annual Winter Ice Festival. Ahead of theevent, city park staff was not sure if the lake would be open for skating due to unseasonably warmweather, but only small areas on the perimeter were roped off. (Photo by Katie Mintz – Sun Newspapers)

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911 dispatch facility recently green-lightedGroundbreaking forstructure to be built inPlymouth planned in 2012BY PAUL WAHL – SUN NEWSPAPERS

A proposal to build a new HennepinCounty Sheriff ’s Office 911 EmergencyCommunications Facility in Plymouthhas received another 10-4.

Hennepin County Commissionersvoted Dec. 11 to approve the schematicdesign for the facility.

Initial approval for the work was grant-ed by the county board last November.

The 59,200-square-foot facility will beconstructed on county owned land nearHennepin County Adult CorrectionsFacility, 1145 Shenandoah Lane,Plymouth.

Groundbreaking is planned in 2012with completion scheduled for 2014.

“When you call 911, our dispatchingsystem must send emergency servicewithout delay,” said Hennepin CountySheriff Rich Stanek. “This is a criticalservice and we must have the neededinfrastructure in order to provide this

service in a way that is always reliable anduninterrupted.”

The current facility in Golden Valley,which has been in service 64 years, can nolonger handle the infrastructure and tech-nology requirements, the sheriff ’s officemaintains.

The 14,400-square-foot center is one ofthe largest consolidated public safetyanswering points in the Upper Midwest.Personnel dispatch for 19 fire departmentsand 23 police agencies in 36 communities.

The center receives 670,000 calls andanticipates an average annual call growthof almost 5 percent – an expected maxi-mum of 750,000 calls going in to 2012.

Almost no opposition to the construc-tion proposal was heard when it camebefore the Plymouth City Council inJanuary. City officials were assured thatthe facility would generate few additional“lights and sirens” calls.

In May the board approved a contractwith Wold Architects & Engineers forpreparing a schematic design for the facil-ity in an amount not to exceed $302,600.

The entire project is budgeted at $33.75million. In addition to the dispatch center,the building is expected to house theSheriff ’s Radio Systems Operations andTechnical Services. The unit maintains

communications equipment in fire, police,emergency medical and public worksvehicles for agencies across the county.

It will also house the CriticalInfrastructure Radio and Data NetworkCenter, one of six sites in the state, whichhosts the statewide Allied Radio Matrixfor Emergency Response system. It wasdeveloped to improve communicationamongst emergency services during natu-ral and man-made disasters.

In July, the county was granted $4.7 mil-lion from the state to be used toward fund-ing the Plymouth facility. It was part of abonding bill approved by the Legislatureand signed by the governor. The countyhad originally requested $30 million.

The county has also been seeking feder-al funding to help pay for a portion of thedispatch center’s cost.

A proposal to appropriate $500,000,offered by U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) was eventually defeated.According to records, the county contin-ues to seek $975,000, primarily for technol-ogy and equipment.

Before the Plymouth location with itscommunications towers already in placewas approved, the county had consideredspending $50 million to build at anotherlocation.

Hennepin County AdministratorRichard Johnson has gone on record say-ing the project costs would range between$30 million and $40 million. Part of theexpense is building a “hardened” struc-ture that can withstand blizzards, torna-does and even terror attacks, somethingthe Golden Valley facility does not offer.

Several emergency services depart-ments have in previous years requestedthe county take over dispatch responsibil-ities, including Golden Valley.

Sheriff ’s Department spokeswomanLisa Kiava said that no requests for serv-ice were pending. Golden Valley eventual-ly secured dispatch services throughEdina Police Department. Golden Valleyhad been paying $337,0000 annually to con-tract with St. Louis Park PoliceDepartment previously.

Plymouth is the largest of the citiesserved by the county facility, which wasanswering a phone or radio call every 11seconds in February 2010.

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New Edina salon run by expert nitpickersMinnesota Lice Ladyin Edina offers head liceremoval for customersBY KATIE MINTZ – SUN NEWSPAPERS

A new Edina business has lousy cus-tomers – a lot of them.

Minnesota Lice Lady, located inEdina’s Morningside neighborhood,offers expert head lice removal.

Owned by married couple GonneAsser and Sunil Bawa of St. Paul, thebusiness offers chemical-free liceremoval with a 30-day guarantee.

Asser, a self-proclaimed nitpicker,said her experience with lice started thesame way it does for most parents.Several years ago, two of her three kidscame home with a note from school.

A friend who’d already tried sham-poos said they didn’t work. According toAsser, lice are growing resistant to thepesticides in the products. The friendoffered to help comb the bugs and nitsout of her children’s hair strand bystrand.

In the following seven years, Asserpaid the favor forward. She estimatesshe combed out about 40 of her kids’classmates and friends’ kids.

In fall 2010, after extensive researchinto the best techniques, she launchedMinnesota Lice Lady. After a year ofmaking house calls, she opened theEdina salon, 3940 Sunnyside Road, inSeptember 2011.

She said she wants other parents toknow that treating lice without a majorlife disruption is possible.

“It’s so hard to get out for people thatthey struggle for weeks or months to getit out,” Asser said. “You don’t have tofeel like lice is going to put you underthe bus.”

Asser said parents often believe theirhome must be cleaned top to bottom,with all plush items stowed away inbags, drapes steam cleaned and sofasdismantled for vacuuming.

But Asser and Bawa, who weretrained in the Shepherd Method ofstrand-by-strand removal at theShepherd Institute for Lice Solutions inFlorida, said that thorough removal of

Minnesota Lice Lady Gonne Asser checks Emma Baker, 7, of Minneapolis for head lice on a follow-upvisit to the Edina business Wednesday, Dec. 28. (Photo by Katie Mintz – Sun Newspapers)

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Step inside ‘TheAuthor’s Studio’

The Edina Art Center is launching anew program “The Author’s Studio” aspart of a continuing effort to explore newartistic mediums.

Local author Colin T. Nelson will inter-view a variety of writers from the TwinCities starting 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, atthe Edina Art Center, 4701 W. 64th St. Theprogram will continue the secondSaturday of each month.

Like in the old TV show “Inside theActor’s Studio,” the interviewer willexplore each author’s background andwork and moderate an audience question-and-answer session. Authors will also readexcerpts from their books.

Each month, the program will offer dif-ferent genres of writing, ranging frommystery to historical fiction to poetry. Thewriters have been selected for the qualityof their work and their interesting person-alities.

The program will kick off with writerChristopher Valen, who will talk about

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The 13th annual Potters’ Games will beheld Monday, Jan. 16, at the Edina ArtCenter, 4701 W. 64th St., Edina.

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Doesn’t like‘campaign puffpieces’To the editor:

As a 20-year resident ofEdina, I often used to receiveconstituent surveys in the mailfrom former U.S. Rep. JimRamstad. These containedmany questions covering vari-ous issues of importance andoffered space for two residentsto reply. They were printed in aplain fashion on white paper,and I took no issue with thefact that they were franked, asthey were helping conduct theaffairs of the congressman’sdistrict.

This stands in stark con-trast to the flashy, multicoloredpamphlets routinely frankedby Rep. Erik Paulsen, whichread more like campaign fliersthan surveys. The most recentone was over six pages longand contained a survey the

size of a small postcard con-sisting of three biased ques-tions which only one personcould answer. Mr. Paulsenshould follow Ramstad’s exam-ple and save taxpayers’ moneyfor actual district businessinstead of franking thinlyveiled, lengthy campaign puffpieces.

Laura LehmannEdina

Wood burningnot the biggestpollution sourceTo the editor:

In the Dec. 22 issue of theEdina Sun-Current, the head-line over a letter to the editor,“City council members sup-port dirty air,” was mislead-ing.

We all believe in havingclean air. Our city council, inmy opinion, supports therights of lots of people. Wood

burning is not the cause ofreal serious pollution. Howmany people have been hurtby the air from fires comparedto our search for coal, gas andother sources of energy?

It is too bad a small group ofpeople are trying to controlour ability to have wood-burn-ing fires in Edina. On a crispfall day, to be able to walkdown a street and smell anearly wood fire is really enjoy-able, and likewise are the firepits that are set out onHalloween to have neighborsgather around and enjoy thenight as children trick-or-treat. These joys should not bedisturbed.

Growing up on a farm thatonly used the renewableresource of wood, I believethat practice should be contin-ued. Burning wood, comparedto searching for more gas orother energy supplies, is ourleast harmful activity.

Dick JohnsonEdina

Revamp of 70th St.shows foresightTo the editor:

Kudos to the city of Edina andits public works department forthe reconstruction of 70th Streetbetween France Avenue andHighway 100. The thoughtfulapplication of bike lanes, side-walks and well-marked cross-walks – along with car lanes –recognizes the diversity of traveloptions used by Edina residentsand should serve as a model forfuture roadway developments.The reduction of the speed limitfrom 30 to 25 mph improves safe-ty for all users, be they in cars, onbikes or on foot.

As has been demonstrated inMinneapolis, the investment inmultimodal transportationoptions encourages people to getout of their cars, improving notonly their health and that of theenvironment, but the health our

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‘Boneheaded’ bridal dressdestruction or business decision?Closed Edina bridalshop destroysunsold dressesto much dismay

I love a good bargain, part bynecessity and part for the thrill.

The majority of my closet isfilled with decent items scoredon the cheap at consignmentshops and thrift stores. For me,there’s nothing like flippingthrough racks of secondhandclothes to discover a $5 Jean

Paul Gaultier sweater someoneelse bought for at least 100 timesthe price. Thanks for that one,Arc’s Value Village in Richfield.

Usually, delight at my ownluck fades to shock – Peopleactually spend this much on apiece of clothing? – then to dis-may – And then they get rid ofit? – and finally, back around to

gratitude. Well, at least they did-n’t just throw it in the trash.

So you’d think I’d be espe-cially taken aback by the bigstory last week that an Edinabridal shop destroyed gownsworth thousands of dollars. All19 Priscilla of Boston locationsacross the country, includingthe 50th and France outpost,closed their doors in the lastdays of 2011. In Edina, leftoverdresses were spray-painted Dec.30 with big red Xs in publicview before being tossed in aDumpster.

I came across the story as itlit up my Twitter feed back at

work from the New Year holi-day. Other people were certainlyoutraged. Links to local mediareports were accompanied withmessages calling the move“heartless,” “disgusting,” “so,so wasteful,” a “boneheadedcorporate decision” and “a badPR move.” Some said “shame onyou,” “this makes me sick,” and“sad they didn’t think of othersin need.”

I’ll admit, while I’m not inthe market for a wedding dress,if I came across a good one forthe right price, I might buy it

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just for the deal. But better yet, as manysaid, the dresses could have gone to anumber of nonprofits that help providespecial moments for women in need.

Priscilla of Boston parent companyDavid’s Bridal, in statements to media,said the store does donate quality gownsto a variety of charitable causes, but notdresses that are damaged or in poor con-dition. Later it said contractual agree-ments with some designer labels preventthem from donating unsold dresses.

By the end of the week, after the newsmade it all the way to “The Today Show,”David’s Bridal released a public apologystating it understood the anger and frus-tration expressed about the incident. Itsaid it would do better next time.

“David’s Bridal has already begunbringing together all of the remainingPriscilla of Boston gowns to evaluatethem and ensure that they are donated toour charitable partners wherever possi-ble,” the apology read, in part.

But should they have to apologize? Iam not condoning the defiling of dressessaid to be worth thousands, however, Ithink there are plenty other areas ofwaste that go without the same level of

fury.Hotel rooms empty at nightfall aren’t

opened to people who could use the shel-ter. Movies, plays and concerts don’t giveaway seats still open on the day of theshow. Restaurants and bakeries throwout uneaten goods. I sometimes let foodin my own fridge go bad even thoughthere are starving children in Africa.

I, and probably you, would not dowhat David’s Bridal did. Really, whothought it was a good idea to blatantlysquander something as sentimental as awedding dress outside in daylight on aFriday in a busy shopping area? But itwas their – and the designer labels theywork with – business decision to destroyunsold dresses to prevent resale.

Apparently, its not uncommon forhigh-end brands to ruin their goodsrather they are offered at a large dis-count in a dingy bargain basement,cheapening the idea of luxury that manyof their customers have bought into.And I guess I can understand that.

Imagine if every time you needed ahotel, you stall until the midnight hourwhen vacant rooms are offered up free,or if you waited to buy that designerdress you covet because you knewinevitably it’d show up at the local outlet.Well, eventually, I’d bet those companieswould go out of business for lack of full-paying customers. And then how would Ifind my bargains at the thrift store?

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Thanks for supportingformer Edina HornetTo the editor:

Edina native Chace Johnson, hisfamily and friends would like to thankall those who organized and partici-pated in a recent fund raising event forChace at Braemar Arena.

The event, which took placebetween periods of a recent Edinaboy’s hockey game, featured a chuck-a-puck contest.

Over 500 pucks were sold and morethan $4,300 was raised through thesale of pucks and other generous

donations from the community. Chacewho was recently diagnosed withcolon cancer, will use the money to paythe substantial out-of-pocket costsassociated with his surgery and recov-ering treatment.

Chace, a 2005 graduate and varsityhockey player for Edina High School,dropped the ceremonial puck for theopening face-off of the final game ofthis year’s Edina Classic before apacked house at Braemar.

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Street reconstructionpractice not so greenTo the editor:

I’ve heard that Edina is committed tobeing a green city. The mayor himself saidso more than once, however it was not acommitment to green when on Jan. 3 theEdina City Council voted to replace thestreets in the Valley Estates neighborhoodeven some years before replacement isnecessary.

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but there are no potholes and no bumps.These are streets that are perfectly com-fortable for driving, biking and walkingand the Valley Estates people are happywith their condition.

A petition to delay this project wassigned by more than 60 percent of the res-idents and six people spoke at the publichearing against the project giving reasonsfor delaying it while one gentleman spokefor it.

If the street replacement were delayedfor three or maybe five years, we would getthat many more years of pollution-freeservice from them. To do the project beforeit is necessary is environmentally irre-sponsible. The pollution created by manu-facturing asphalt and to have carbon- andsmoke-belching machines and trucks atwork unnecessarily is not being green.

Mayor Jim Hovland and the council arenot walking their green talk with this voteto force street replacement on ValleyEstates people, who by the way will have topay the $760,000 cost of the project them-selves.

Dick ErlandsonEdina

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COMMUNITY NOTES

Edina Family Centerregistration opening

Online registration for EdinaFamily Center classes begins thismonth.

Registration for the 2012-2013 schoolyear opens to Edina School District res-idents 7 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, and tonon-district residents 7 a.m. Thursday,Jan. 26.

The Edina Family Center catalogshowing class offerings is availableonline at edinacommunityed.org/fami-lycenter.

Info: 952-848-3949 (Danni).

Edina Woman’s Clubmeets Jan. 23

The Edina Woman’s Club will meetMonday, Jan. 23, at Colonial Church,6200 Colonial Way, in Edina. Lunch willbe served at noon.

The business meeting and programwill follow at 1 p.m.

Representatives from SHAPE, SouthHennepin Adult Programs inEducation, will speak about adults

served by the program in Edina,Bloomington, Richfield and EdenPrairie.

SHAPE offers English languageclasses, GED and diploma programsand helps adults build reading, mathand writing skills.

Tickets cost $15 for guests.Reservations close Wednesday, Jan. 18.

Info: 952-927-9617 (Bea).

Edina FederatedWomen meet Jan. 17

The Edina Federated Women’sClub will meet Tuesday, Jan. 17, at St.Alban’s Church, 6716 Gleason Road,in Edina.

Daytime Feds, meeting 11:15 a.m.for lunch and a speaker, will hearJeffrey Haniel, director of theMetropolitan Airports Commission,on issues in flying.

Haniel has extensive knowledge ofairport concerns with experience as apilot, manager of environmentalaffairs and noise abatement.

The evening group will meet 6 p.m.for dinner and then hear from PaulPorter, a University of Minnesota

professor, who recently biked 4,070miles from Buenos Aires to Lima,Peru, with several agronomy stu-dents.

He’ll speak about their adventuresand firsthand experience with globalhunger issues.

The events are free and open to allEdina women.

Info: 952-933-5787.

Meet the candidatenight is next week

John Howard of Edina, aRepublican candidate for U.S. Congressin the 3rd Congressional District, willhost a “meet the candidate” gatheringin Bloomington.

Howard, 24, is a Republican candi-date for the seat and will introducehimself and answer questions 7 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 19, at Davanni’sRestaurant, 8605 Lyndale Ave. S.

His presentation will include a dis-cussion of the “Prudent PersonResolution on Climate Change” whichhe wants people to present at party cau-cus in February.

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Fairview Southdale Hospital inEdina earned distinction as a 2011Top Performing Hospital throughPremier’s QUEST collaborative.QUEST, comprised of more than 270hospitals across 38 states, is the mostcomprehensive hospital collaborativein the nation committed to measur-ing, comparing and scaling innova-tions in patient care. To be among theQUEST 2011 Top PerformingHospitals, Fairview Southdale had todeliver recommended evidence-basedcare to every patient, every time atleast 84 percent of the time, achieve amortality observed-to-expected ratioof 0.98 or better, and safely reduce thecost of care per adjusted dischargewith rates equal to or less than $5,170.

Edina-based Rapid Refill hasjoined the International FranchiseAssociation in finding, recruitingand hiring more veterans as part ofthe industry’s Operation EnduringOpportunity campaign. Operation

Enduring Opportunity is the fran-chise community’s commitment tohire 80,000 veterans and spouses by2014, including 5,000 wounded war-riors. Rapid Refill President JasonBlock said Rapid Refill offers train-ing and on-going corporate support,making it a good choice for first-timebusiness owners. The company isoffering a $2,500 discount on the fran-chise fee to veterans. Info: 877-880-4465 or rapidrefillfranchise.com.

William W. Owens III, 60, ofEdina, retired from SecurianFinancial Group Inc. at the end of2011 after 30 years with the company.Owens’ entire career with Securianwas spent in field leadership, sup-porting and training the advisors andmanaging partners in the financialadvisory firms across the countrythat comprise the Securian FinancialNetwork. Owens was born and raisedin St. Paul. He graduated from the St.Paul Academy in 1965 and Windham

College in Putney, VT, in 1969 with abachelor’s degree. Owens is on theboard of the Dodge Nature Center inWest St. Paul, which he joined in2003. Owens’ son Chris also works atSecurian. He joined the company 12years ago and is now a sales execu-tive.

The Dairy Queen system, whichis headquartered in Edina, raisedmore than $5 million to supportChildren’s Miracle NetworkHospitals during the 6th annual DQMiracle Treat Day. On Aug. 11, partic-ipating Dairy Queen and DQ Grill &Chill restaurants throughout NorthAmerica donated $1 or more fromevery Blizzard Treat sold toChildren’s Miracle NetworkHospitals, which raises funds for 170children’s hospitals across the UnitedStates and Canada. Since 1984, theDairy Queen system has raised morethan $90 million for Children’sMiracle Network Hospitals.

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The “I Will Remember for You” contestfocuses on keeping memories alive forfamilies living with Alzheimer’s disease.To enter, participants must submit a writ-ten or video story sharing howAlzheimer’s has impacted their family,and how they cope with its challenges.

The grand prize winner will receive afamily reunion event valued up to $10,000,including activities to help family mem-bers create and capture special memoriestogether such as a scrap-booking, a videomemory booth, and assistance from a pro-fessional family historian.

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Asser said before she launched thebusiness she spent a lot of timeresearching and comparing scientificstudies. She found that the Centers forDisease Control recommends baggingitems for two weeks, but the HarvardSchool of Public Health said that isunnecessary.

After reading many studies, andbased on her own experience, she sidedwith the latter. Asser said that unlikeother blood-sucking bugs such as the tickor bedbug, lice can not survive for longoff their feeding source.

In the last few months, she said she’sseen six cases where one child was heav-ily affected, but no other family mem-bers were because lice do not spread inthe environment.

She said in as few as 12 hours, licebecome so dehydrated that even if theydid find a head to feed on, they couldn’tproduce the saliva they need to thin theirvictim’s blood in order to eat. Eggs,called nits, also need the heat and humid-ity of the head to incubate.

Asser said lice spreads by direct hair-

to-hair contact and affects primarilyyoung children and teens. Their headsare close as they share an iPod on thebus or read a book together in the schoollibrary, she said.

“These cute little pumpkins areclimbing all over each other,” Asser said.

At Minnesota Lice Lady, each head issprayed with enzymes and then combedout thoroughly with a professionalgrade nit comb. Athorough nitpickingcomes next as eachstrand of hair isexamined one byone. Then, just to besure the nits aregone, the MinnesotaLice Lady does a sec-ond visual check and a final comb-out.

The service costs $80 an hour. Assersaid it usually takes 45-90 minutes forboys with short hair and up to threehours for girls.

Within a week, clients return for afollow-up visit. An additional two freechecks are offered after removal forpeace of mind. Service is guaranteed for30 days, she said.

Tara Baker and her daughter Emma,7, who live just over the Edina border inMinneapolis, were in on Wednesday,Dec. 28, for a follow-up visit.

Baker said she heard aboutMinnesota Lice Lady from other par-

ents at Emma’s Minneapolis school,where several students had head lice.Baker said it’s hard to know as a parentwhat to do to treat lice.

The first time Emma had lice as a 10-month-old, she thought it was an earinfection. It took three different doctorsto tell her it was head lice. This experi-ence has been different. They came infor their initial visit about a week

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“It’s beenreally good. Shehasn’t cried atall,” Baker said.

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Asser tells her clients to use heat fromthe dryer to kill any lice that mightremain on bed sheets and clothes wornwithin the day, and to clean hairbrushesby submerging them in hot water for atleast 10 minutes – but not to worryabout a massive cleaning.

Asser said they have about a 98 per-cent to 99 percent success rate and wordis spreading about the business. Theysee about 12-15 clients a day in thebright office, which has three examrooms outfitted with TVs and kid DVDsfor long sessions. The building does nothave a sign out front and offers a rearentrance with parking for those who

don’t want to be seen entering the salon.“We are in love with this location. It

feels like home,” Asser said.Neither Asser nor Bawa ever planned

to go into this line of work. The couplemet more than two decades ago atMacalester College as international stu-dents. Asser is from Holland and Bawafrom India.

Asser worked with homeless youthbefore becoming a stay-at-home momand Bawa recently left his job as a realestate broker to help run the business.

In the next year, they hope to open asecond location near their St. PaulHighland Park neighborhood and starta foundation to provide services for freeand at reduced rates to families in need.

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Results of a Braemar Golf Coursestudy were presented this summer. TheEdina Art Center will be studied laterthis year.

“They’re keenly interested in theseenterprise facilities to come closer to abreak even. That’s the bottom line,”Keprios said.

Enterprise funds, which differ fromtypical governmental funds, aredesigned for self-sustaining operations.User fees are meant to cover staff andcapital costs, rather than property taxdollars. Most of Edina’s enterprisefacilities, with the exception of theEdina Aquatic Center, however, operateat a loss, including the golf course, artcenter, Edinborough Park, CentennialLakes Park and Braemar Ice Arena.

In the recently adopted 2012 budget,Edinborough Park is anticipated tocost $1.55 million to operate this year,but generate only $1.15 million in rev-enue – a shortfall of about $400,000.

Jeff King, president of Colorado-based recreation consulting firmBallard King, said the enclosed one-acre park has the potential to bring inmore revenue with some significantchanges.

The park was developed in the late’80s as part of a mixed-use project,which includes the EdinboroughCorporate Center office building,Residence Inn hotel and Edina ParkPlaza senior building. Located in a cen-tral atrium, today the park features theAdventure Peak playground and GreatHall multi-purpose play area, a 250-seatamphitheater, junior-Olympic sizeswimming pool, running track and fit-ness area. More than 6,000 live plantsalso fill the climate-controlled interior.

King said the city should build offthe success of Adventure Peak, whichhosted more than 1,300 children’s birth-day parties in 2011, by expanding youthattractions.

The recommended four-phasedapproach would first infill the pool tocreate a large soft play area, additionalparty rooms, restrooms and storage.Second, the track and fitness centerwould be modified to become a picnicarea, provide meeting spaces, officesand storage. Next, a high ropes chal-lenge course would be installed abovethe new soft play area with the poten-tial to extend over the Great Hall andamphitheater. Finally, most of theplanted grotto pathway would beremoved to install an interactive tech-nology zone with components likelarge screen Wii and light floor. Theamphitheater could also be utilized for

tech play when performances aren’tscheduled.

“Any and all of these options wouldhave a positive impact on your operat-ing budget as it stands today,” Kingsaid

According to King, EdinboroughPark draws 80 percent of its customersfrom a 20-mile radius compared to thetypical community center, which has 5-7 mile radius. He said Adventure Peak –one of largest indoor play structures inthe country – is a popular attraction,while the pool, track and fitness centerare languishing.

“Our analysis suggests that lessthan 4 percent of the admission thatyou receive at Edinborough actuallyrepresent the fitness components,”King said.

He said limited space makes it diffi-cult for the city to compete againstneighboring Southdale YMCA, cur-rently undergoing an expansion, andmany private facilities. The pool is alsocostly to operate, running about $30,000in annual expenses, he said.

According to the study, the renova-tions would increase admissions toEdinborough Park by 22,500 annually.All four phases would cost an estimated$3.7 million to construct and generateabout $135,000 in net income each yearnot accounting for any debt servicepayments the city would have to make.

The consulting firms also recom-mended Edina move ahead withapproximately $744,000 in other infra-structure and efficiency improve-ments, like new doors, lighting andsidewalks.

Some council and park board mem-bers said they hoped the study wouldhave considered more options forEdinborough, like privatization orremoving fitness components to createmore general public space.

“By the time you build it out it real-ly doesn’t sound like there will bemuch left of what makes Edinboroughspecial today,” said CouncilmemberJoni Bennett.

By expanding kid-friendly uses, she

said it would be impossible for resi-dents to visit the park without paying afee.

“I would really love to know what itwould cost us as a community just tooperate the facility as a park,” Bennettsaid.

Park board member David Deedssaid he wants more information aboutthe potential cost and revenue for the

recommended changes, including best-and worst-case scenarios.

“Overall, this is not going to get it tobreak even. It will close the gap some-what,” he said.

The city council and park board planto meet again for further discussion onthe study results likely in March, whenconsultants will also have answers totheir questions.


EdinboroughFROM PAGE 1

The Adventure Peakplay area atEdinborough Park inEdina was busy on aSaturday morning inearly December.Consultants hired tostudy operations atthe indoor park rec-ommend convertingexisting fitness areasto more kid-friendlyfeatures.

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said.In the final budget, schools saw a $50

per pupil increase in the state funding for-mula, but also a delay in state paymentscausing many districts, including Edina,to borrow money at a cost to meet cashflow needs.

While an $876 million budget surplusprojected in November could help refillstate reserves and pay back schools,Michel said the next budget forecastexpected in late February would set thetone for the rest of the session, whichbegins Tuesday, Jan. 24.

If a large deficit is forecast about amonth into the 10-week session, Michelsaid it would force the Legislature backinto another budget discussion.

“Hopefully we’re at a point economical-ly with our budget that we can not just talkabout how we balance things and getthrough the next year, but talk about howdo we right size our school calendar,”Michel said.

Michel said one of his priorities isincreasing the number of days Minnesotachildren are in school each year. Currently,the average is about 170 days, compared to180 days nationally and more than 200 days

globally. He said he’d also like to give dis-tricts more flexibility to set their own cal-endars, including doing away with the pro-hibition on pre-Labor Day start dates.

Mazorol, elected in 2010, said the lastsession saw positive education reformmeasures that increased independencethrough mandate relief. He hopes for moreof the same in his second session.

“We’re trying tolook more at how wedo things and notjust the amount ofmoney we spend onthings,” Mazorol ofBloomington said.

He said therealso has to beaccountability inaddition to mandaterelief, and expects reform measures thisyear to focus on teacher effectiveness andstudent learning.

“At the same time, because we havesuch a large amount of state funding inour schools, there does have to be someaccountability to the state as to the resultsthat are achieved with the money that’sspent,” Mazorol said.

Downey said he plans to introduce a billthis session that would create what hecalled “innovation zones” at 100 individualschool sites in Minnesota, giving them“the flexibility at the site-level to be freefrom every state mandate but be held

accountable to a performance contract.”He said while Edina Public School con-

tinues to provide excellent educationdespite challenging times, other districtsare struggling. The innovation zoneswould help develop models that could beduplicated.

“This particular legislative sessionthings are going to happen really, really

fast,” Downey ofEdina said, alsonoting MinnesotaDepartment ofE d u c a t i o n ’ srecent applicationfor waiver fromNo Child LeftBehind and thereceipt of a $45million federal

Race to the Top grant for early education.One of about 60 community members

and district staff who attended the forumasked the legislators what they would do ifthe deficit continues, saying the currentpractice of shifting funds can’t go on indef-initely.

Michel said he’d like to see Minnesota“grow our way out of it” by being the No. 1state in the country for business growth.Downey and Mazorol also said the statemust increase revenue while reducingspending. During the forum, legislatorsmentioned the growing Health andHuman Services budget as an area that

should be addressed.They were also asked about what the

Legislature is doing to close the achieve-ment gap between white students and stu-dents of color.

“I think the early childhood educationfocus is primarily where that’s going tohappen,” Mazorol said. “More time andmore effort need to be spent getting thatright, extending that to a broader part ofthe community. That’s going to help withthe gap issue.”

Downey said the achievement gap is aprimary focus at the Capitol, but clearlydifficult to tackle with policy as nothingdone in the last few decades has worked.He said he believes any progress will beincremental, and will come not from statepolicies but freedom – and possibly morefunding – for schools.

“The integration aid experiment thatwe’ve been on I think nearly for 30 yearshas not really addressed the achievementgap. We’re going to try and start directingthat toward things that actually have aproven and measurable outcome,”Downey said.

Barbs also flew at the meeting when agroup of Edina High School students pres-sured legislators to support the MinnesotaSafe Schools for All Act, which wouldrequire districts to adopt anti-harassmentpolicies and staff training programs thatconform with the Minnesota HumanRights Act, which specifically protects sex-ual orientation and gender identity alongwith sex, race, religion and other charac-teristics.

Senior Gabe Aderhold, who made newsthis summer for confronting then-presi-dential candidates former Gov. TimPawlenty and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmannabout GLBT issues, said the current statelaw does not do enough to force action.

The law states, “Each school board shalladopt a written policy prohibiting intimi-dation and bullying of any student. Thepolicy shall address intimidation and bul-lying in all forms, including, but not limit-ed to, electronic forms and forms involv-ing Internet use.”

While he said Edina’s policies are good,other districts need a stronger state man-date.

“For someone like you Mr. Downey, whosays we need marriage to be defined as oneman and one woman [in the Constitution]because the state laws aren’t clear, thisstate law isn’t clear and we need you tosupport this now,” Gabe said. “It’sextremely important, so I hope we canhave a definitive answer from you tonight.Six-hundred-plus students from Edina arewaiting for your answer.”

The group of five students and onerecent graduate held up a poster with thestudents’ signatures collected this fall dur-ing No H8 week at the school.

Downey said he supports the currentlaw because it covers any student and allforms of bullying.


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Sculpture finds homeat Centennial Lakes

Christmas came a few days early forlocal art lovers, courtesy of the EdinaCommunity Foundation.

On Thursday, Dec. 22, “Reflecting onFriendship,” an award-winning, bronzesculpture by Edina artist NicholasLegeros, was relocated to the front walk-way to Hughes Pavilion at CentennialLakes Park, 7499 France Ave. S.

Centennial Lakes Park regulars mayrecognize “Reflecting on Friendship”from its previous location along theEdina Promenade, where it won aPeople’s Choice Award in 2010. The piece,which along with its sandstone plinthmeasures about 4 feet tall, captures twopreschool-aged children in the act ofchasing and popping bubbles.

The new position outside HughesPavilion offers good lighting and seessteady pedestrian traffic in all seasons. Inaddition, the bronzed reflection of thebubbles at the top of the sculpture com-plements the gazebo by giving viewers aunique look at its interior architecture.

Dick Crocket, executive director of theEdina Community Foundation, said thepiece is worthy of the new location.Crocket and his wife Suzie made the rein-stallation projection possible through adonation to the foundation for the sculp-ture’s acquisition.

Additional pieces available for publicviewing courtesy of the EdinaCommunity Foundation’s philanthropyinclude the sculptures “Raven,” on dis-play in the main lobby at City Hall, 4801W. 50th St., and “Otter,” now located atEdinborough Park, 7700 France Ave. S.

Winter NeighborhoodNight Out is Jan. 20

The city’s fifth annual WinterNeighborhood Night Out is Friday, Jan.20, at three Edina parks. Normandale,Pamela and Weber parks will host thefree event facilitated by the Park andRecreation Department.

From 7 to 8:30 p.m., families andneighbors can enjoy refreshments andwinter activities including snowshoes,kick sleds and skating. Caribou Coffeewill provide free decaffeinated coffee andcider in warming houses and Cub Foodswill supply mini-cookies at all threeparks: Pamela Park, 4301 W. 58th St.;Normandale Park, 6501 Warren Ave. S.;and Weber Park, 4115 Grimes Ave.

The Edina Lions Club will also pro-vide fixings for s’mores and hot choco-late at Pamela Park. Families can alsoenjoy caricature drawings at PamelaPark.

In case of inclement weather, an alter-nate date for the event is set Friday, Jan.27. Info: edinaparks.com or 952-826-0433.

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Edina is now open for businessAmong 13 other citiesto help small businesses,entrepreneursBY PAUL GROESSEL – SUN NEWSPAPERS

Eden Prairie is partnering withHennepin County to give small busi-ness owners some free help.

The city and county are splitting a$10,000 admission rate to join the non-profit Metropolitan Consortium ofCommunity Developers, a group thatoffers small business assistance.

Eden Prairie City Council approvedthe contract during its Dec. 6 meeting,when Community DevelopmentDirector Janet Jeremiah gave anoverview of the consortium’s “Open toBusiness” program.

Through the program, the consor-tium offers small business owners andentrepreneurs one-on-one assistancein several areas, including businessesplan development, feasibility studies

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for any entrepreneur or businessowner who lives or works in EdenPrairie.

Members of the consortium alsooffer finance projections, loan requestpreparation and advocacy with smallbusiness lenders, something that hasshown popular and useful in othercities given, Jeremiah said.

This service could come in handysince there are an estimated 1,000 at-home businesses in the city, accordingto a recent business survey. There’s anestimated 3,400 businesses in the city,Jeremiah said.

“We don’t know exactly what theneed for this program is,” Jeremiahsaid, but in the past six months,Minnetonka businesses have utilized112 hours of assistance from the con-sortium.

“Minnetonka got a lot of calls rightout of the gate,” said PatriciaFitzgerald, a county planner who over-sees the program.

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“It is relatively new, but we’re hear-ing really great feedback out ofBrooklyn Park, Minnetonka and St.Louis Park,” Fitzgerald said.

For a shared cost of $10,000 it’s anefficient use of resources, Fitzgeraldsaid.

“It’s far too expensive for smallercities to hire technical assistanceexperts. … It’s in the city’s best inter-est to market it widely,” she said.

Eden Prairie Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens asked Jeremiah during themeeting if there was a cap on the num-ber of hours of assistance the consor-tium offers.

Jeremiah said there is not, andlooking at Minnetonka’s rate of serv-ice, 112 hours over six months, thecontract is valuable.

“[It] would offer a nice service atvery low dollar fee, especially since

city is only taking care of half of that($10,000 annual fee),” Jeremiah said.

Jeremiah said the consortiumoffers a quarterly update on the num-ber of hours the consortium helps acity.

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Police reportThe following is a summary of select-

ed incidents listed on the Edina PoliceDepartment weekly crime report Dec. 26to Jan. 1:

Dec. 26 – A 36-year-old Shorewoodman was arrested for driving while intox-icated on the 7100 block of WashingtonAvenue South after the vehicle he wasdriving was stopped for a traffic viola-tion.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested fortheft at Southdale Center after JC Penneyemployees observed him leave the storewithout paying for a $75 hat.

An 18-year-old St. Paul man wasarrested for possession of marijuana anddrug paraphernalia on the 4000 block ofInglewood Avenue after an officer on rou-tine patrol observed suspicious activity.

A 20-year-old Edina man was arrestedfor possession of marijuana and drugparaphernalia on the 4000 block ofInglewood Avenue after an officer on rou-tine patrol observed suspicious activity.

A 52-year-old Edina man was arrestedfor DWI at the intersection of GleasonRoad and Vernon Avenue after officersresponded to the report of an impaireddriver.

A woman reported her credit cardswere stolen while she was shopping atJoAnn Fabrics, 3411 Hazelton Road.

Dec. 27 – Assault was reported on the7300 block of Gallagher Drive. The victimreported being assaulted by severalunknown persons.

A 47-year-old Minneapolis man wasarrested for theft at Southdale Centerafter he was found to have stolen mer-chandise valued at $277 from Ulta.

A purse and contents valued at $405were reported stolen from a vehicle atSouth View Middle School, 4725 SouthView Lane. Property damage to the vehi-cle was also reported.

Property damage was reported atSouthdale Center. Unidentified personsslashed all four tires on a vehicle.

Gasoline valued at $67 was reportedstolen from Shell, 5101 Edina IndustrialBlvd. An unidentified person pumped gasinto a vehicle and left without paying.

A 36-year-old Edina man was arrestedfor DWI at the intersection of SouthdaleService Road and York Avenue Southafter the vehicle he was driving wasstopped for a traffic violation.

Dec. 28 – Burglary was reported atMassage Retreat and Spa, 6811 York Ave.S. Cash in the amount of $447 was report-

ed stolen. A 23-year-old Minneapolis man was

arrested for theft and driving after sus-pension at Southdale Center after JCPenney employees observed him leavethe store without paying for clothing val-ued at $284. The man fled the scene andwas stopped by officers.

A 26-year-old Minneapolis woman wasarrested for theft at Southdale Centerafter she helped a man select jeans fromthe display rack, return them and receivemerchandise credit in the amount of $300for the items he never purchased.

Three female juveniles ages 15, 14 and16 were arrested for theft at SouthdaleCenter after Macy’s employees observedthem leave the store without paying forclothing valued at $411.

Dec. 29 – A 46-year-old Minneapolisman was arrested for driving withoutinsurance and driving after revocationon the 3700 block of 70th Street West afterthe vehicle he was driving was stoppedfor a traffic violation.

A Minneapolis man, age not given,was arrested for trespassing at SouthdaleCenter after officers responded to thearea of 66th Street and France Avenue onreport of a person rummaging throughdesks in an office building. Buildingsecurity followed the person towardSouthdale, where he was subsequentlylocated and arrested.

A 21-year-old Minneapolis man wasarrested for possession of marijuana,driving without insurance and drivingafter revocation on the 6000 block ofXerxes Avenue South after the vehicle hewas driving was stopped for a traffic vio-lation.

A 23-year-old Minneapolis woman wasarrested for driving after suspension andwithout proof of insurance on the 6600block of Upton Avenue South after thevehicle she was driving was stopped for atraffic violation.

Dec. 30 – Scrap metal valued at $360was reported stolen from Renova DataServices, 6887 Washington Ave. S.

Possible counterfeit currency wasreported on the 3300 block of 66th StreetWest.

A 26-year-old Crystal man as arrestedfor theft at Southdale Center after he wasfound to have stolen $120 cash from a reg-ister at Macy’s, where he was employed.

Camera equipment valued at $3,360was reported stolen from the trunk of avehicle on the 7500 block of FranceAvenue South.

Cash and a credit card valued at $141

were reported stolen from a locker atYMCA, 7355 York Ave. S.

A 57-year-old Edina woman wasarrested for DWI at the intersection ofEwing Circle South and 55th Street Westafter the vehicle she was driving wasstopped for a traffic violation.

Dec. 31 – Burglary was reported atFranklin Street Bakery, 3904 SunnysideRoad. An iPod, safe and cash valued at$1,500 were reported stolen.

A 45-year-old Edina woman, a 19-year-old Edina man, two 18-year-old Edinamen and two 17-year-old boys werearrested for hosting an open house partyand/or underage consumption on the3900 block of Sunnyside Road after offi-cers located the underage drinking partyduring the investigation of a burglary.

A GPS device valued at $150 wasreported stolen from a vehicle on the 4000block of Mavelle Drive.

A 30-year-old Minneapolis man wasarrested for DWI on eastbound Highway62 at northbound Highway 169 after offi-cers responded to the report of an erraticdriver.

A 16-year-old girl and two 15-year-oldgirls were arrested for theft at SouthdaleCenter after JC Penney employeesobserved them leave the store withoutpaying for clothing valued at $200.

Fire reportThe Edina Fire Department respond-

ed to the following incidents Dec. 26 toJan. 1:

Dec. 26 – Edina firefighters assisted ata structure fire on the 12400 block ofSunnybrook Road in Eden Prairie.

Firefighters checked a home on the5900 block of Olinger Road for a reportedodor of gas. No gas was detected usingthe gas monitor.

A burn on a chair on the 4000 block ofParklawn Avenue was checked for possi-ble smoldering.

Low batteries were found to be thecause of a carbon monoxide alarm on the4700 block of Hibiscus Avenue.

A fire alarm malfunction was checkedin an apartment on the 6600 block ofVernon Avenue.

Paramedic firefighters responded tonine incidents requiring emergencymedical service.

Dec. 27 – Paramedics and an enginecrew assisted at a vehicle crash withinjuries on West 56th Street and FranceAvenue.

A malfunctioning fluorescent light

ballast was found to be the cause of areported burning odor on the 6500 blockof France Avenue.

There were 12 EMS incidents.Dec. 28 – A request for mutual aid

from St. Louis Park Fire Department wascancelled en route.

There were six EMS responses andthree false fire alarms reported.

Dec. 29 – Paramedics responded to avehicle crash at the intersection ofFrance Avenue and West 54th Street.There were no injuries.

A request for mutual aid from St.Louis Park Fire Department was can-celled en route.

There were nine EMS calls and threefalse fire alarms reported.

Dec. 30 – A natural gas odor wasreported in the parking ramp behind arestaurant on the 5000 block of FranceAvenue. A slight odor was found outsidethe restaurant but was not noted ordetected inside. The fire departmentassisted the gas company with the inves-tigation of a rooftop HVAC unit. Odorwas noted near the unit but no readingswere detected using gas monitors.Centerpoint Energy remained on thescene to investigate further.

A request for mutual aid fromHopkins Fire Department was cancelleden route.

There were eight EMS incidents andtwo false fire alarms.

Dec. 31 – A report of a fire was inves-tigated on the 5200 block of Villa Way. Apower line was down and power was outin the area. Tree branches were arcing onpower lines, but no fire was found. Thepower company responded to the scene.

Firefighters investigated a natural gasodor at a business on the 4900 block ofFrance Avenue. No gas was detectedusing gas monitors and the odor was sus-pected to be due to sewer gas comingfrom floor drains.

Firefighters investigated possiblesparking power lines in the area of TracyAvenue and Vernon Avenue and did notfind a problem.

There were 13 EMS responses.Jan. 1 – Firefighters responded to the

report of an arcing power line on VernonAvenue at Tracy Avenue. The line was nolonger arcing when fire crews arrived.Xcel Energy arrived and stated there wastoo much sag in the line and they wouldrepair it.

Paramedics responded to nine EMSincidents. One false fire alarm wasreported.

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BUSINESS NOTES

Fairview participatingin new care model

Edina-based Fairview HealthServices was recently selected by theCenters for Medicare and MedicaidServices as one of 32 provider groupsacross the country to participate inits new Pioneer Accountable CareOrganization model.

The competitive selection processbegan last May to identify organiza-tions that have demonstrated capabil-ities to offer high quality, coordinatedand cost-effective care.

ACOs are groups of doctors andother healthcare providers who worktogether to provide high quality, cost-effective care for Medicare benefici-aries. Over the last several years,

Fairview and Fairview PhysicianAssociates have been developing thistype of provider network, calledFairview Health Network.

More than 360 providers from 46Fairview Health Network clinics –both Fairview-owned and independ-ent – will participate in the pioneermodel.

The providers will work togetherto implement new models of caredelivery, including care coordination,and to deliver greater value topatients.

Under the model, Centers forMedicare and Medicaid Services willprovide incentives for participatinghealth care providers who form anorganization to coordinate care forpatients and achieve specified out-comes.

Edina Senior CenterFriday, Jan. 13 – Open Bowling at

Southtown Lanes, 9 a.m.; Social Bridge, 9a.m.; Gentle Yoga*, 9:10 a.m.; Mexican TrainDominoes, 9:30 a.m.; Sit Fit Exercise*, 10:45a.m.; Mah Jongg, noon; Poker, 12:30 p.m.;BZZ**, 1 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 16 – Senior Center Closedfor Martin Luther King Day

Tuesday, Jan. 17 – Tap Dance**, 9 a.m.;Duplicate Bridge, 9 a.m.; ComputerGenealogy, 9:30 a.m.; Gentle Yoga*, 10:15and 11:45 a.m.; Tuesday Book Club, 12:30p.m.; Pinochle, 1 p.m.; Bowling, 1 p.m.;BZZ**, 1 p.m.; Canasta, 1 p.m.; Pool

Tournament, 1 p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 18 – Tap Dance**, 8

a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 9 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.;Mah Jongg, 1 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 19 – Low Impact*, 8 a.m.;Gentle Yoga*, 9 a.m.; Computer Group, 9:30a.m.; Sit Fit Exercise*, 10:30 and 11:45 a.m.;Needle Talk, 1 p.m.; Scrabble, 1 p.m.; OLLI-Tap, 1 p.m.; Rhythmic Feet, 2:30 p.m.

All events are held at the Edina SeniorCenter, 5280 Grandview Square, unless oth-erwise noted.

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13F R I D A Y

EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY – JAN. 13 THROUGH JAN. 19

Friday Night LineDance: Foot Loose

Where: EdinaCommunity Center Studio301, 5701 NormandaleRoad, Edina

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Classic Country MusicJam

Where: CreeksideCommunity Center, 9801Penn Ave. S., Bloomington

When: 9 a.m. to 12:30p.m.

Info: 952-563-4944

Free Family Flick:“Bee Movie”

Where: Theaters atMall of America, Mall ofAmerica, Bloomington

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Women’s Winter WalkWhere: Richardson

Nature Center, 8737 E.Bush Lake Road,Bloomington

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Harmonic ReliefWhere: Edinborough

Park, 7700 York Ave. S.,Edina

When: 7 p.m.Price: FreeInfo: 952-833-9540

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Potters’ GamesWhere: Edina Art

Center, 4701 W. 64th St.,Edina

When: 10 a.m. to 2p.m

Price: $5 with lunchInfo: 952-903-5780

History of Hip: A BriefHistory of Cocktails

Where: ClubhouseJäger, 923 WashingtonAve. N., Minneapolis

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Edina City CouncilMeeting

Where: Edina City Hall,4801 W. 50th St., Edina

When: 7 p.m.Info: cityofedina.com

Toddler Tuesdays:Chinese New YearCelebration

Where: Mall ofAmerica, Rotunda,Bloomington

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Story Time: ElephantsWhere: Galleria Barnes

& Noble, 3225 W. 69th St.,Edina

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Open House forProspective Students

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Brodini Comedy andMagic Act

Where: EdinboroughPark, 7700 York Ave. S.,Edina

When: NoonPrice: FreeInfo: 952-833-9540

EHS Theater Presents“The Diviners”

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CITY NEWS

Edina park employeereceives top honor

A city of Edina Park and Recreationemployee will receive the highest awardgiven by the Minnesota Recreation andParks Association at its annual meet-ing.

Donna Tilsner, recreation supervisor,will join the likes of former Edina parkemployees Ken Rosland, Bob Kojetin

and Rick Jacobson and current Parkand Recreation Director John Kepriosas the recipient of the Clifton E. FrenchDistinguished Service Award.

The Clifton E. French DistinguishedService Award is the highest profession-al award given by MRPA to its members.Recipients have more than 20 years’experience in the field and “providedlong and outstanding service to theparks and recreation field and to theMRPA.”

“It’s just really humbling,” Tilsner

said of the award. She said she couldnot have done anything without thehelp and support of her coworkers, com-mittee members and employers.

Tilsner is a 34-year veteran of thefield, 11 of which have been with Edina.She previously worked for Eagan andthe Hopkins/Minnetonka joint park andrecreation department.

She received her bachelor’s degreefrom the University of Minnesota, TwinCities, and currently serves as adjunctinstructor and mentor there for the

Recreation, Park and Leisure StudiesDepartment and students.

The award will be presented at theMRPA Annual Meeting and AwardLuncheon on Jan. 12 in Brooklyn Park.The meeting also serves as a kick-off ayearlong celebration of MRPA’s 75thyear.

At the same meeting, Tilsner will beannounced as and sworn in as a mem-ber of the MRPA Board of Directors,representing the west metro. Her two-year term will begin Jan. 12.

Public Notice(Official Publication)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OFDISSOLUTION OF

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December 29, 2011TO: ALL CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTSOF PULTE TITLE AGENCY OF MIN-NESOTA, LLC, WHETHER KNOWN ORUNKNOWN, PRESENT OR FUTURE,AND CONTINGENT OR NON-CONTIN-GENT.

Pulte Title Agency of Minnesota, LLC, aMinnesota limited liability company,(“Pulte”) has dissolved and is in theprocess of winding up its affairs.

On October 19, 2011, Pulte filed a Noticeof Dissolution in the Offices of the Min-nesota Secretary of State.

If you have a claim against Pulte, the writ-ten claim must be presented no later thanMarch 28, 2012 by sending such claim to:

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Principal Place of Business:5328 Hiawatha Ln., Minneapolis, MN55417

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CITY OF EDINA4801 WEST 50TH STREET

EDINA, MN 55424Notice of Public Hearing

THE EDINA PLANNING COMMISSIONwill meet at the Edina City Hall, CouncilChambers, 4801 West 50th Street, onWednesday, January 25, 2012, at 7:00PM, and will at said time and place con-sider the following:

Conditional Use Permit With Variances.JMS Custom Homes. 5421 France Av-enue and 3717 Fuller Street. 20-028-24-22-0003, Ivandale Park Near Lake Harri-

et. Generally located north and south ofFuller Street and east of France Avenue.

All recommendations and objections willbe heard at said meeting.

BY ORDER OF THE EDINA PLANNINGCOMMISSION

Debra MangenCity Clerk

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ORDINANCE NO. 2012-01AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE

ZONING ORDINANCE CONCERNINGREVISIONS TO APPROVED SITE

PLANSThe City Council Of Edina Ordains:

Section 1. Subsection 850.04. Subd. 3.Iis amended to read:

I. Plan Modifications. Minor changesmay be authorized by the Planner onlyone time. Changes are considered minorif:

1. There is no increase to the proposednumber of dwelling units; and

2. Any proposed increase in the floorarea of structures on site does not ex-ceed five percent (5%) of the gross floorarea; and

3. All proposed revisions comply withCity Code requirements; and

4. There is no change to any conditionrequired in a site plan approval, includingbuilding materials and color; and

5. The property is not located in an EdinaHeritage Landmark District.

All other plan modifications shall be actedon, reviewed and processed by the Com-mission and Council in the same manneras they reviewed and processed the siteplan.

Section 2. This ordinance is effectiveimmediately upon its passage and publi-cation.

First Reading: January 3, 2012Second Reading: WaivedPublished: January 12, 2012

AttestDebra A. Mangen, City ClerkJames B. Hovland, Mayor

(Jan. 12, 2012) D1-Ord2012-01


ORDINANCE NO. 2012-02AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT

CONCERNINGTHE REGULATION OF UTILITY

EQUIPMENTThe City Council Of Edina Ordains:

Section 1. Subsection 850.07. Subd. 23.is amended to read:

Subd. 23 Utility Buildings and Structures.

A. Utility Buildings and StructuresOwned by the City. Utility buildings andstructures owned by the City and used forrendering service to all or any part of theCity (but excluding warehouses, mainte-nance buildings and storage yards) shallbe a permitted principal or accessory usein all districts.

B. Other Utility Buildings and Structures.Utility buildings and structures owned byprivate utility companies or governmentalunits other than the City, and used forrendering service to all or any part of theCity (but excluding warehouses, mainte-nance buildings and storage yards) shallbe a conditional use in all districts andshall only be constructed pursuant to aconditional use permit granted in accor-dance with Subd. 4 of Subsection850.04.

C. Utility poles and wires, water, gas,electric and mechanical equipment regu-lations:

1. If the footprint is 36 square feet in areaor less, and 6 feet in height, utility and/ormechanical equipment shall be permit-ted at any location in a front, side or rearyard with no minimum setback from anyproperty line. If utility or mechanicalequipment is located within city right-of-way a permit is required.

2. If the footprint is larger than 36 squarefeet in area or 6 feet in height, utilityand/or mechanical equipment shall berequired to meet all setback require-ments in the underlying zoning district.Utility and mechanical equipment that isgrouped together and in the aggregateexceeds 36 square feet in area shall alsobe required to meet all setback require-ments in the underlying zoning district.

3. Air conditioning units and privatelyowned mechanical equipment in the R-1and R-2 Zoning Districts shall complywith the setback requirements for acces-sory buildings and structures in accor-dance with Section 850.11.Subd.6.B.4.g.

4. All mechanical equipment accessoryto any building, except single dwellingunit and double dwelling unit buildings,shall be screened from all lot lines and

streets in accordance with Section850.10. Subd. 2.C.

5. Noise from mechanical equipmentshall be subject to the City’s Noise regu-lations in accordance with Section 1040.

Section 2. This ordinance is effectiveimmediately upon its passage and publi-cation.

First Reading: January 3, 2012Second Reading: WaivedPublished: January 12, 2012

AttestDebra A. Mangen, City ClerkJames B. Hovland, Mayor

(Jan. 12, 2012) D1-Ord2012-02

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 Edina 08309: 4425 West 77thSt, Edina, MN 55435. Notice is herebygiven that the undersigned will sell atpublic auction on January 27, 2012 at2:00 pm personal property including butnot limited to furniture, clothing, toolsand/or other household items. The nameof the person(s) whose personal proper-ty is to be sold is as follows: 1001 - Wrubel, Carole; 1119 - Richmann,Matthew; 1137 - Hobson, David; 1303 -Barnett, Frank; 2221 - Kaju, James; 2299- Baker, Casares; 2427 - Willette, Chris.

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Edina’s Nanne andTonka’s Lettieri will beteammates at U of M BY NICK CLARK – SUN NEWSPAPERS

Lou Nanne, former NHL playerand general manager of theMinnesota North Stars, has seldombeen guaranteed he would be on thewinning side.

However, he might have thatguarantee when Edina andMinnetonka play a boys high schoolhockey game at 7 p.m. Thursday,Jan. 19, at Braemar Arena.

That night, his grandsons, LouieNanne of Edina and Vinni Lettieriof Minnetonka, will be on oppositesides. One will win, one will lose. Orbetter yet, they might play to a tie.

Most likely, there would be someconsoling to do on one side of thefamily, and some celebrating on theother.

But that is for mom and dad toworry about. Nanne is the grandpa.

Earlier this season, when Edinaand Minnetonka played in theSchwan Cup at Xcel Energy Center,it was young Louie Nanne whoneeded consoling. His Hornet teamlost to Minnetonka 6-0.

“It is always the best situation Icould ever be in at a hockey game,”said Lou Nanne, recounting thetimes he’s spent watching hisgrandsons square off against eachother.

“I just get to watch the boys andenjoy it. I can just root for them,hope they play well, and let the out-come decide itself.”

The Skippers enter this week’saction 12-1-0 overall and the Hornetsare 11-2-0, so the upcoming game isworth much more than family brag-ging rights.

Last summer, when the two boyshad college choices to make, grand-pa Lou had a definite stake in the

outcome, and freely admitted hewanted a say in the decisions.

Nanne, as he has so many timesin both the hockey world and inbusiness, won. In a matter of weeks,both Louie Nanne, a junior at EdinaHigh School, and Lettieri, a juniorat Minnetonka High, committed toplay hockey at the University ofMinnesota.

The elder Nanne skated for theGophers, and was an All-Americandefensemen with the team in 1963.His youngest son Marty – Louie’sfather – also played at Minnesota.

Ultimately, Louie and Vinni willtoo. But it was never the cinch someexpected it to be when Gophers headcoach Don Lucia extended offers toboth.

Louie Nanne was also being

SPORTSNEXT WEEK

Tuesday, Jan. 24, is opening night for the con-ference portion of the Lake girls basketball sched-ule. Sun-Current sports editor John Shermanreviews the match-ups in next week’s edition.

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Edina High forward Louie Nanne handlesthe puck during Schwan Cup action at XcelEnergy Center. (Photo by Brian Nelson –Contributing Photographer).

Cousins face off in match-upbetween Hornets, Skippers

COUSINS: TO NEXT PAGE

STARS OF THE WEEK

Katybeth BiewenEdina High’s senior guard scored

18 points Jan. 3 in the Hornets’ 56-42non-conference girls basketball vic-tory over Shakopee. Biewen had 26points in a 45-35 win over DuluthEast Jan. 6.

Miguel FidlerFidler was a top playmaker with

three assists during the Edina Highboys hockey team’s 6-2 victory overHoly Angels Jan. 5 at BraemarArena.

James LettowThe Edina High wrestler took

second place in the 138-pound divi-sion at the Hopkins Paul BengtsonInvitational Jan. 7 at HopkinsLindbergh Center. Lettow lost adecision to Kyle Opsahl of Hinckley-Finlayson/Pine City in the finals.

Louie NanneThe Edina High boys hockey

team defeated Holy Angels 6-2 in anon-conference game Jan. 5 atBraemar Arena. Nanne had twogoals for the Hornets. The victoryraised Edina’s season record to 10-2-0. The Hornets followed up with a 3-1 win over White Bear Lake Jan. 7.

Taylor WilliamsonEdina High’s ninth-grade for-

ward scored two goals in a 4-2 LakeConference girls hockey victoryover Eden Prairie Jan. 3 at EdenPrairie Community Center.Williamson had a goal and threeassists in a 6-3 non-conference winover Buffalo Jan. 7.

Graham WoodwardThe Edina High junior guard

scored 18 points Jan. 6 as theHornets defeated Shakopee 60-44 ina non-conference boys basketballgame at Edina Community Center. Itwas the Hornets’ sixth consecutivevictory.

LOOKING AHEAD

Prep puck faceoffIn a battle between top-five high

school boys hockey teams, No. 2-ranked Maple Grove will play No. 5Edina at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, atBraemar Arena.

Maple Grove is coming off a 4-1loss to No. 1 Duluth East last week.

Edina head coach Curt Giles said heis pleased with the way his team hasperformed. There are only two seniorson the roster, however, the young play-ers have progressed quickly.

Captains Nick Leer, Louie Nanneand Parker Reno lead the Hornets.

Showdown on iceTwo of the highest-scoring high

school hockey teams in Minnesotawill face off at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan.12, when Benilde-St. Margaret’s Highplays Minnetonka at Pagel ActivityCenter.

BSM has creative goal scorerssuch as Grant Besse and ChristianHorn, while Minnetonka counterswith Vinni Lettieri and Erik Baskinas its offensive leaders.

Minnetonka came into 2012ranked second in state in Class AA.

Guimont leads EdinaEdina High’s star gymnast, Emily

Guimont, will lead the Hornets into aLake Conference dual meet with theHopkins Royals at 6 p.m. Thursday,Jan. 12, at Edina High School.

Guimont placed third on balancebeam during last year’s state ClassAA meet.

Edina-Hopkins IIIOne of the best girls hockey rival-

ries in the western suburbs featuresLake Conference foes Edina andHopkins.

They will face off for the thirdtime this season at 7 p.m. Tuesday,Jan. 17, at Edina’s Braemar Arena.The first game was a 2-2 tie and Edinawon the second meeting 2-1.

– Compiled by John Sherman


courted by a number of Easternschools, while Lettieri had an offer fromNorth Dakota.

There was no wrong choice. Theirgrandfather made sure to deliver thatmessage. But he made his pitch as well.

“I know for both of us he wanted thedecision to be ours to make,” saidLettieri. “But I also know he also reallywanted us to go play for the Gophers. Itook my time, but in the end, it was hardto say no.”

But when they join the Gophers,pressure is sure to follow. There are fewnames in the Minnesota hockey commu-nity more familiar than Nanne.

Lettieri doesn’t wear the badge onthe same level as his cousin, though hisfather Tino Lettieri was a hugeMinnesota sports figure in his soccerplaying days with the Minnesota Kicksand Strikers. Tino Lettieri also repre-sented Canada in two Olympic soccertournaments and one World Cup.

Both boys know what it’s like to dealwith the pressure.

“I know people see us and thinkwe’ve had it easy,” said Louie Nanne.“We’ve faced trials. We know we are atarget. For me, I’ve just tried to carvemy own path. It’s obviously an honor toshare a name with my grandfather, but Ithink both me and Vinni try and be ourown person.”

Perceptions being what they may,national team roster spots and scholar-ship offers from the state’s premier col-lege hockey program don’t get handedout because of the name on the back ofa uniform.

Louie Nanne played for the Under-18national team at the U18 Ivan HlinkaTournament in Slovakia this pastAugust. At the same time, Lettieri wasin Ann Arbor, Mich., skating with TeamUSA in the Under-17 Five NationsTournament.

Both committed to the Gophersshortly after their appearance on thenational stage, but each had alreadycemented himself into the lineup of apowerful Minnesota high school team.

Lettieri skated for Minnetonka hisentire sophomore season and had 40points for a team that won 16 games.Nanne scored 29 points in helping guideEdina to a fourth-place finish in the

Class AA boys state high school hockeytournament. They are on pace for simi-lar or better numbers this season.

Nanne started playing for theHornets as a ninth-grader, finishingwith five points, which included anassist in Edina’s state championshipgame victory over … Minnetonka.

“Yeah, that night was interesting,”Louie Nanne said. “Vinni was still play-ing Bantams, but my dad had a [suite]for the game, and Vinni’s mom Michellewas in it. We scored 26 seconds in, andshe kicked something, so my dad kickedher out. She was upset, so she was outright away. I wasn’t that surprised,though. It’s a pretty competitive family.”

It’s that way between Vinni andLouie, too. They play like brothers.There is a winner. And a loser. Always.

It so happens their opportunity toplay it out comes inside one of highschool hockey’s biggest rivalries.

“I don’t think we really care abouteach other when we are on the otherteam,” Lettieri said. “It’s braggingrights really, so we just go all out and tryand hit each other. I remember last year,he got me good one time. It’s definitelysuper-competitive when we are play-ing.”

Soon, they will be together. But theywill have decisions to make about theirroute to college hockey. Each has a sea-son and a half of high school eligibilityremaining. They are committed to theirhigh school teams this season. Nextyear, they might have to decide betweenremaining with their schools and play-ing junior hockey someplace.

Lucia will likely have a say, and withit being Louie Nanne’s draft year, he’shoping a National Hockey League clubhas an opinion on the matter too.

Grandpa is sure to get his pointacross as well. For his part, Lou Nannesaid there are few better moments inlife than graduating with your highschool class. And that’s not all.

“Maybe they even get the good for-tune of going to a state tournamentagain,” said Lou Nanne, the televisionvoice of the tournament since 1964. “Ifthey go to juniors, it might acceleratetheir short-term development. And itmight not.

“I will tell them this: Playing in highschool will not hold you back from yourlong-term goals. If they are goodenough to play pro someday, that won’tchange because they played anotheryear of high school hockey.”

CousinsFROM PREVIOUS PAGE

Benjamin bars the door to Edina’s hockey goalTall junior emergesas Hornets’ stopperBY JOHN SHERMAN – SUN NEWSPAPERS

When Willy Benjamin first startedplaying Mite Division hockey in Edina,he was a skater.

But it didn’t take him long to devel-op a curiosity about playing in goal.

“I kind of liked the equipment,” hesaid.

Once he became a full-time goalie atthe end of his Mite career, Benjamingot used to the heavy equipment. Hedidn’t mind hauling it around every-where he went.

Head coach Curt Giles of the EdinaHigh boys hockey team is gladBenjamin’s career veered toward thegoal.

“Willy showed up for the first prac-tice ready to play,” Giles said recently.“He has quick hands and quick feet fora big kid. When he’s at his best, Willy isone of the best goalies around. Hemakes the saves he is supposed tomake, and he will make some difficultsaves, too.”

During the Edina Invitational andSchwan Cup tournaments, Benjamin,who is a junior, helped Edina go 5-1against stiff competition.

He had wins over Grand Rapids (4-3), Elk River (4-1), Eden Prairie (4-1),Blaine (2-0) and St. Thomas Academy(3-2) during that stretch. The onlyspeed bump came with a 6-0 loss toMinnetonka in the Schwan Cup semifi-nals at Xcel Energy Center.

“In both tournaments, we had threetough games in three nights,” saidGiles.

Benjamin said his favorite game sofar was the Hornets’ win over EdenPrairie in the final round of the EdinaInvitational.

“All of our systems worked thatnight, and we played well as a team,”said Benjamin. “We only have two sen-iors on the roster, so we knew we wouldhave some rough spots. We’re still mak-ing some young mistakes, includingme.”

At 6 feet, 3 inches and 195 pounds,Benjamin’s size and agility allow himto put the eraser to some of his ownmistakes.

Edina High boys hockey goalie Willy Benjamin stretches to kick the puck wide in a 4-1 victory over EdenPrairie. (Photo by Brian Nelson – Contributing Photographer)HOCKEY: TO NEXT PAGE


“Obviously, there is skillinvolved in goaltending, but alot of it is mental strength andability,” he said. “I haveworked hard at this for a longtime.”

Benjamin has put in thetime in the weight room aswell as on the ice.

“The weightlifting I do isgoalie-specific, focusing onthe lower body,” he said. “Ineed strong hips and flexibili-ty.”

The Hornets entered 2012with a record of 8-2-0, which isgood for such a young team,Benjamin said.

They added a couple of bigwins last week, beating HolyAngels 6-2 and White BearLake 3-1.

Junior Louie Nanne led theHornets against Holy Angelswith two goals. FreshmanDylan Malmquist was the No.1 star against White Bear Lakewith two goals. Benjamin wasthe No. 2 star against WhiteBear Lake with 22 saves.

Only one game this season,the 6-0 loss to Minnetonka,gnaws at the Edina players.

“Minnetonka is the bestteam I’ve seen this year,” saidBenjamin. “They’re fasterthan anyone else, and againstus, they capitalized on everychance.”

What will it take to beat theSkippers?

“We need to stay cool andplay the way we can play,” saidBenjamin. “We have skills andspeed, and we’re good enoughto do really well. Even thoughwe’re young, we can overcomethat. Our goal is to be a threatin the playoffs.”

HockeyFROM PREVIOUS PAGE

Hornet basketball teams are red hot in non-conference actionGirls and boysteams both buildimpressivewinning streaksBY JOHN SHERMANSUN NEWSPAPERS

Injuries have not stoppedthe Edina High girls basketballteam (12-0) from taking hold ofsecond place in the state Class4A rankings.

However, Hornet head coachMatt Nilsen has had to be judi-cious in making sure everyoneis fit to play.

“M.C. McGrory and VivianEngen have had concussions,Shannon Good had a sprainedthumb and Hailey Merrill hada partially separated shoul-der,” said Nilsen. “I feel like anNFL coach, listing players asprobable or doubtful forgames.”

There is no doubt that sen-

ior guard Katybeth Biewen ishaving a healthy impact on theteam’s success.

In a 45-35 victory overDuluth East Jan. 7, she con-trolled the action from start tofinish. Her line included 26points, six steals, five assistsand seven rebounds.

Earlier in the week, duringa 56-42 victory over Shakopee,Biewen passed the 1,000-pointcareer scoring mark with 18points. Senior forward LindseyJohnson added 15 points andMcGrory had nine points.

“We have to rely heavily ondefense,” said Nilsen. “We’renot like Hopkins. We’re not ateam that’s going to score 80points a game.”

Hopkins (14-0) is the onlyteam ahead of Edina in thestate Class 4A rankings. Allthree other Lake Conferenceteams, Eden Prairie,Minnetonka and Wayzata, areranked among the top seven instate.

Next for the Hornets is agame at Rochester John

Marshall at 12:30 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 14.

Boys basketballAfter a 0-4 start, the Edina

High boys basketball teamhas charged to a 6-4 record.

The Hornets stormed to a39-16 halftime lead in a 60-44rout of Shakopee Jan. 6 atEdina Community Center.

The big news was the factthat Reggie Lynch, a 6-foot-9junior transfer fromJefferson, got clearance toplay after waiting a monthand a half to hear from offi-cials at the state high schoolleague.

Lynch didn’t disappoint ashe scored 11 points andhelped the Hornets controlthe boards in his debut.

Graham Woodward ledEdina with 18 points andMarley Allison had 10 points.

Edina will play Blake in aneighborhood rivalry game at7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, atEdina Community Center.

Edina High forward Mark Handberg is a force on the boards and also a consistentscorer. (Photo by Brian Nelson • Contributing Photographer)


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The Edina Girls U12A team rings in the New Year with another tournamentChampionship at the Wayzata Holiday Star. Players are pictured front Row (L-R):

Morgan Wetterberg, Leah Gresham, Ellie Mahoney, Loli Fidler, Emily Oden, Kaitlin Enriquez, Elizabeth Austrums,Anna Klein. Back Row (L-R): Anna Goldstein, Lydia Bellows, Olivia Kilberg, Brooke Tucker, Grace Vojta, GraceBowlby, Sophie Slattery. Coaches (L-R): Billy KIein, Scott Wetterberg, Dave Horan and Head Coach, Scott BowlbyThe Team would like to Thank their sponsor, Kraus-Anderson Companies!

EDINA GIRLS U12AHAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE U12B WHITE HOLIDAY STAR CHAMPS! TheEdina U12B White team won the Wayzata Holiday Star hockey tournament

held over New Year's weekend. The title marks the the teams' third tournament win of the season. Pictured frontrow (L to R): Elsa Deinema, Catherine Kerin, Margaret Potts, Quin Ramos, Uma Kumar-Montei. Second row (L to R): Savanna Atol, Matti Gisselbeck. Back row (L to R): Grace Ann Rerat, Grace Webert, Catherine Snow,Grace Hendricks, Quinn Johnson, Britta Lindborg. Not pictured Shelby Wang, Head Coach Brad Atol, AssistantCoaches Mike Potts, Tim Hendricks, and Sarah Meacham. The team is sponsored by Fusion Home Improvement.

EDINA U12B WHITE

Congratulations to the Edina Peewee B2 Green who won the EaganNew Years Classic Tourney Jan. 1. Pictured front row (l to r): Dario Orr,

Henry Koch, Cole Knutson. Second row (l to r): Carter Theis, Tommy Anderson, Luke Hauritz, Patrick Swanson.Third row (l to r): Tommy Flinn, Matthew Bidgood. Fourth row (l to r): Max Weber, Nick Azar, Mason Dorgan,Peter Komarek, Jack Grage, Tommy Simon, Jake Stratton, Aaron Frenkel. Back row (l to r): Assistant Coach LarryKoch, Assistant Coach Matt Stratton, Liam Lynch, Head Coach Leif Knutson and Assistant Coach Reed Coil.

EDINA PEEWEE B2 GREEN Goalie Jarrett Strand, who unexpectedly lost his mother two weeks prior, dedicated the tournament & wanted towin it for his mom & so he & his teammates did in a dramatic come from behind 4 -3 OT win vs MinnetonkaBlue. Coaches: Tom Delaney, Jim Rasmussen, Rob Dixon, Brad Begley. Back row: Justin Green, Elliot Cavanaugh,Max Delaney, Chester Dixon. Middle row: Danny Holmes, Michael Begley, Nick Dahlquist, Chris Hall, CollinSteele, Charley Flanagan, Drew Bartodziej, Jack Rasmussen, Landon Weikle, Louis LeFebvre, Landon Tselepis,Kevin Delaney, Walter Brandt. Front row: Dave Strand & Jarrett Strand.

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Selling or BuyingGold & Silver

1505

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2010

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Dawn Acres Memorial Park1 Cemetery lot $1,500 +transfer fee. 952-941-1795

CemeteryLots

3090

Merchandise3000

TreeService

2620

Auctions3020

WindowCleaning

612-529-4444

WindowCleaning

2660

TreeService

2620

Affordable Custom UpholsUpholstery – Slipcovers

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Upholstery &Slipcovers

2630

Auctions3020

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2620

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2510

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2570

Powerwashing2490

Tear-offs & New ConstructionSiding & Gutters

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Moving, Storage & Shipping

2380

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Handyperson 2290

RESIDENTIAL LOT FOR SALE9911 Newton Avenue. For Sale by On-Line Auction.Visit www.realestatesales.gov or call (312) 886-9480

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Bloomington

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

Quality Work and Low Rates

Tree Removal, Tree TrimmingHigh Risk Climbing, Stump

Grinding and Storm Clean Up

Free EstsLic’d & Ins’d

Ideal Tree ServiceIdeal Tree Service20% Winter

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Oak, Birch, Ash, MapleDry Firewood

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Great Service Affordable Prices

Senior Discounts

Storm Damage RestorationRoofing ■ siding ■ windows

Established 1984

(763) 550-0043(952) 476-7601(612) 221-2600

3500 Vicksburg Lane Suite 400-351Plymouth, MN 55447 Lic # 6793

General Contractors

Commercial and residential pressure washingDecks strip & seal, roof washing, house washing,

concrete cleaning and staining. Full exterior washing.

Our job is to make you look good!763-225-6200

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612.839.2239 • 612.866.0949

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#1 All Area HandymanLg/Sm - We do it all!

Reas, Sr disc. 612-532-1162

Handyperson 2290

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aacehaulingservices.comRubbish Removal/Clean-Up

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

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#1 All Area HaulingLg/Sm I haul all rubbish

Move, Sr. Disc 612-532-1162

Hauling 2280

GARAGE DOORS& OPENERS

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Garage Door

2260

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Flooring & Tile

2230

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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?

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

ElectricRepairs

2180


EOE/Drug Free Workplace

RN/LPN’SPrivate Duty

One-on One Care

Need for qualified, motivated professionals(must have pediatric experience) in the following areas:

• RN - Casual position available for pediatricmale in Apple Valley. Occasional weekdayand every other Saturdays. Daytime hours.

• RN - Casual position available for pediatricmale in Carver. Every other weekend.Daytime hours.

• LPN/RN - On-call position available for1-2 weekday shifts and 1-2 weekend shifts permonth. Must be able to care for pediatrics andadults in Southwest Metro area.

Prairie River Home Care, Inc.

If interested in joining our caring team of professionals,

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9100

LPN, PTFoot care in client's homes& group settings in Gold-en Valley, Plymouth, & SoMpls areas. 9am-3pm. Happy Feet 763-560-5136

Help Wanted/Part Time

9200


9100

Janitorial PT mornings M-F $15/hr to start. Mustpass criminal and back-ground checks, Must beUS citizen. 952-884-5110


9200

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


9100

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9100

Biz-2-Biz InterviewingHome Based

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home calling. 15+hrs/wkavail from your home. M-F days. $14-$18/hr.

Call 952-252-6000 infotechmarketing.com

A New CareerWe're looking for motivatedindividuals to join Min-nesota's #1 real estate team.We'll provide the trainingand resources. You bringthe desire for personal andfinancial growth. Togetherwe'll build your real estatecareer. Call Irene Levy at 952-949-4759 or email:

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9100

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9100

RN - Home Care Program Director

Sholom seeks an experi-enced RN for program de-velopment & mgmnt of ourPrivate Duty/MedicareHome Care division (ClassA licensure). The idealcandidate will haveworked in home care inhands-on & supervisoryroles. Medicare HomeCare exp pref'd. Currentlicensure as a RN in theState of Minnesota. Strongcomputer skills req'd.Submit applications on-line at:

www.sholom.comEOE/AA

HealthCare

9050

Regency Home HealthCareis seeking part/full time;day RN/LPN's to provideservices to ventilator de-pendent clients in privatehome settings. Seekingnurses in Minneapolis.Must have great attentionto detail, problem solving,excellent comm & clinicalskills. Vent exp preferred,current MN nursing li-cense required. Submitonline application at

www.regencyhhc.comor fax resume attn: Julie

@ 651-488-4656. EOE

HealthCare

9050

Make 2012 Your Year!Looking for ambitious net-work marketing distribu-tors desiring leadershippositions. We have theproducts - people - posi-tioning - pay plan - trackrecord. Discover for your-self.800-240-8340(24 HR MSG)

or 800-621-2065 (LIVE)

BusinessOpps & Info

9020

Employment9000

2008 Mobile Home forRent with obtain to Buy

3BR, 1BA, $800/mo Krestwood Mobile Village

10225 Lyndale Ave S.Bloomington.

Call Carol 952-807-5331

ManufacturedHomes

8100

Real Estate7000

Move In SpecialIncl. all utils, phone, cable &Internet. Weekly pay option.

Call for details:Michael (763) 227-1567

RoomsFor Rent

5600

Talheim in ChaskaNow acceptingapplications forthe 1BR waitinglist for Senior 62

years & older.

952-361-0310EHO

SeniorRentals

5100

Bloomington: 2BR, 1BA,W/D, Excellent Location,$850/mo 952-944-5532

Duplexes/DblBungalows For Rent5300

Rentals5000

Chinchillas: 2 females,cage & accessories, $225for both. 651-334-1842

Pets3970

Agriculture/Animals/Pets3900

Apartment/Estate Sale:1/14 (8-?). Danish Teakdining Tbl. 501 East 98th St.

Bloomington3506

Garage Salesthis week3500

Buying Old Trains & ToysSTEVE'S TRAIN CITY

952-933-0200

WANTED Old stereo equip., need not

work. Andy 651-329-0515

Misc.Wanted

3270

Memorial UrnsA Custom

Beautiful Tributeto Your Loved OneHand Crafted Wood

$159 -$279Simple Serenity

Call Jerry at(763) 639-2597

Misc.For Sale

3260

Stickley Solid CherryWood DR Table, w/2 ext. &table pads, $450. 2 Mahog.Beds (twin size) w/box. &matt., $150 ea. Exc cond!952-897-3589 Leave msg.

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

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

952-881-1381

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

Entertainment Ctr. Saun-der Oak, perfect condition.$70. 952-884-3484

Couch, loveseat, chair -matching. Tan, microfiberExc cond! $500 952-843-8138

Authentic, lovely, AmishOak Rolltop Desk, 25x57x54$2,350 Must see! 612-750-0499

Furnishings3160

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

quantity discounts.Call 320-980-2498

Ideal Firewood 2.5yr Dried Mixed Hardwood

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

3 Year dry Oak mix,4x8x16 $119 or 2 for $219.Stored indoors. Free deliv-ery & stacked 612-845-0957

2.5 yrs dried oak & mixedhdwd. 4x6x16, $120; 2/$225Guarant'd to burn. Freedeliv/stack. Serving thearea since '85. 952-412-9052

Fireplace &Firewood

3150

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APPLICATIONS

• No CDL Experience Needed• Paid CDL Instruction• Benefits Available• Average 4-6 hours per day• Monday ~ Friday, A.M. & P.M.

SEPTRANINCORPORATED

Please apply in person:

2000 W. 96TH ST. • BLOOMINGTON

* We Can Save You:.50/mile travel expense$150–$300/wk Daycare Cost

* You Can Earn:Up to .88/hr in bonuses

Braun Intertec, a leader in the engineering and environmental consulting field, has immediate openings for self-motivated team players at our Bloomington office. Candidates must have excellent communication skills and a strong customer focus for these openings in our Finance/Accounting Dept.

Invoicing CoordinatorDuties will include new project set up within accounting system; posting and reviewing time sheets and expense reports; reviewing unit pricing activity; invoice coordination; and problem solving accounts receivable on billing issues. Will also manage and reconcile revenue recognition; and enter vendor invoices, prepare vendor payments and reconcile vendor statements. Qualified candidates will have 2+ years experience and PC proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Outlook and a multi-module accounting system. Must have good problem solving and 10-key skills, and the ability to multi-task. Prior experience in the architectural, environmental, engineering or construction industry preferred, but experience in a professional services firm will be considered.

Credit Collections Assistant

Duties will include posting payments, reviewing Accounts Receivable aging to determine past due accounts, communicating with customers to resolve past due accounts and miscellaneous projects. Qualified candidates will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong attention to detail and PC proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Prior accounts receivable experience and/or BS/BA strongly preferred.

We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits. Please apply online via our website at:

www.braunintertec.com Braun Intertec Corporation, 11001 Hampshire Ave South, Human Resources, Bloomington, MN 55438. AA/EEO.

IWCO Direct is the fastest growing integrated solutions provider for direct marketers. Our company provides direct marketing campaigns for some of the most recognizable companies inthe country and offers print, envelope (printing and converting), promotional plastics, personalization, bindery, lettershop, and Automated Marketing Program (AMP™) services. If youare interested in a career opportunity that offers innovative employee programs and fosters anenvironment where individuals are encouraged to make a difference, we’d like to hear from you.

We are currently seeking energetic, team-oriented individuals for the following positions:

• Press Operators • Press Roll Tenders • Quality Assurance Coordinators • Warehouse Material Handlers • Shipping & Receiving Coordinators

• Machine Operators • Printer Operators • Technicians • Preventative Maintenance Mechanic• Client Service Representatives • Client Service Clerks

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

For more information about IWCO Direct or to apply for open positions, please visit our websiteat www.iwco.com/careers.html

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