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BY PAUL GROESSEL SUN NEWSPAPERS UnitedHealth Group Inc. wants to build a 1.4 million- square-foot office building in Eden Prairie; a Ford dealership is looking to construct a new building, and a church could give way to 16 new residential properties – the Eden Prairie City Council could have a few plans to consider during its July 19 meeting. Another project, an addition to GE Capital’s Fleet Services division, could be up for approval during an August city council meeting, according to City Planner Mike Franzen. GE could use the space to showcase electric vehicles to its fleet man- agement customers and others. Here’s a glimpse of the proj- ects: UnitedHealth Complex One of the proposed projects is a UnitedHealth Group corpo- rate complex that could house nearly 6,650 people in four build- ings, according to a letter from UnitedHealth’s development consultant, Westwood Professional Services, Inc. The building would be locat- ed on United-owned property off Highway 62 and Shady Oak Road on the Northeast corner of Eden Prairie. The four buildings, varying from 8-15 stories high, would take up a combined 1.43-million- square-feet, according to the let- ter. The site plans include park- ing structures with 6,430 park- ing spots, and a Southwest Light Rail Transit stop is expected on the site. According to a traffic study document, the site could be developed enough to have space for 2,500 people by 2013, another 2,500 people by 2015 and the site could be fully developed by 2017. Previous planning docu- ments called for a mixed-use complex. Since UnitedHealth plans on using it all for office space, the city council must approve a Comprehensive Guide Plan amendment that would designate the entire prop- erty as office land use. The UnitedHealth Group plans are expected to be on the July 19 city council agenda, about a month and a half after UnitedHealth’s Optum solidi- fied the purchase of the former ADC Telecommunications building in Eden Prairie. July 14, 2011 • V41.28 In the Community, With the Community, For the Community C URRENT Eden Prairie 75 ¢ minnlocal.com Developments could get city approval AirExpo 2011 to bring historic planes, pilots this weekend BY PAUL GROESSEL SUN NEWSPAPERS The people and planes that have made history will make an appearance at the AirExpo 2011, hosted by Wings of the North, July 16 and 17 at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie. “It’s kind of like a community fair. It just happens to have an avi- ation theme,” said Wings of the North President Bob Jasperson. It will be especially meaning- ful for World War II veterans and the local history buffs and onlook- ers who would like to see and honor them. Among the 60 distinguished aviators and guests who are arriv- ing, referred to as VIPs, WWII vet- A guest of the GE Capital Fleet Services tour takes out an electric sedan made by Coda, a privately held vehicle and lithi- um-ion battery company. GE Capital rounded off a national tour at its headquarters in Eden Prairie on Monday, July 11, showing off a variety of electric and hybrid vehicles to its customers and other business and government representatives. (Photo by Paul Groessel • Sun Newspapers) EXPO: TO PAGE 18 DEVELOPMENTS: TO PAGE 15 EP takes Firecracker title. Page 22 Baywood Home Care Instead of Assisted Living or a Nursing Home 763-546-8899 11058 WWW.DIGIKEY.COM/CAREERS NOW HIRING! TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER See inside for details 8425 Joiner Way Eden Prairie 952-944-3111 Open Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm www.ClothesMentor.com Follow us on facebook/Clothes Mentor Eden Prairie LOOK FOR COUPON INSIDE PAPER! CMYK
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BY PAUL GROESSELSUN NEWSPAPERS
UnitedHealth Group Inc.wants to build a 1.4 million-square-foot office building inEden Prairie; a Ford dealershipis looking to construct a newbuilding, and a church couldgive way to 16 new residentialproperties – the Eden PrairieCity Council could have a fewplans to consider during its July19 meeting.
Another project, an additionto GE Capital’s Fleet Servicesdivision, could be up forapproval during an August citycouncil meeting, according toCity Planner Mike Franzen. GEcould use the space to showcaseelectric vehicles to its fleet man-agement customers and others.
Here’s a glimpse of the proj-ects:
UnitedHealthComplex
One of the proposed projectsis a UnitedHealth Group corpo-rate complex that could housenearly 6,650 people in four build-ings, according to a letter fromUnitedHealth’s developmentconsultant, WestwoodProfessional Services, Inc.
The building would be locat-ed on United-owned property offHighway 62 and Shady OakRoad on the Northeast corner ofEden Prairie.
The four buildings, varyingfrom 8-15 stories high, wouldtake up a combined 1.43-million-square-feet, according to the let-
ter. The site plans include park-ing structures with 6,430 park-ing spots, and a Southwest LightRail Transit stop is expected onthe site.
According to a traffic studydocument, the site could bedeveloped enough to have spacefor 2,500 people by 2013, another2,500 people by 2015 and the site
could be fully developed by 2017.Previous planning docu-
ments called for a mixed-usecomplex. Since UnitedHealthplans on using it all for officespace, the city council mustapprove a ComprehensiveGuide Plan amendment thatwould designate the entire prop-erty as office land use.
The UnitedHealth Groupplans are expected to be on theJuly 19 city council agenda,about a month and a half afterUnitedHealth’s Optum solidi-fied the purchase of the formerADC Telecommunicationsbuilding in Eden Prairie.
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Developments could get city approval AirExpo2011 tobringhistoricplanes,pilots thisweekendBY PAUL GROESSELSUN NEWSPAPERS
The people and planes thathave made history will make anappearance at the AirExpo 2011,hosted by Wings of the North,July 16 and 17 at Flying CloudAirport in Eden Prairie.
“It’s kind of like a communityfair. It just happens to have an avi-ation theme,” said Wings of theNorth President Bob Jasperson.
It will be especially meaning-ful for World War II veterans andthe local history buffs and onlook-ers who would like to see andhonor them.
Among the 60 distinguishedaviators and guests who are arriv-ing, referred to as VIPs, WWII vet-
A guest of the GE Capital Fleet Services tour takes out an electric sedan made by Coda, a privately held vehicle and lithi-um-ion battery company. GE Capital rounded off a national tour at its headquarters in Eden Prairie on Monday, July 11,showing off a variety of electric and hybrid vehicles to its customers and other business and government representatives.(Photo by Paul Groessel • Sun Newspapers)
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Spreading the love at Staring LakeAt left, Timothy Berry performs, with several family members as accompaniment,Wednesday evening, July 6, at Staring Lake Amphitheatre, as part of the “Starringat Staring” summer concert series put on by the city of Eden Prairie. Above,Jeremy Green and his son Jack Green listen to Timothy Berry’s group and lookover the city’s “Sounds Around Town” summer entertainment schedule. (Photosby Paul Groessel • Sun Newspapers)
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EP delivery service bringsyou the food you wantBY PAUL GROESSEL • SUN NEWSPAPERS
Who hasn’t wanted food deliveredfrom a restaurant that does not offer suchconvenience?
Well, Eden Prairie dreamers, say helloto FNS Delivery. The drivers pick up foodfrom wherever you want – whether it’sfast food or fine dining – and for $5 theywill take it to you.
It’s just about that simple.FNS, short for Food and Stuff, started
with hotel deliveries in Eden Prairie lastfall.
Luke Katuin, the 29-year-old who hadthe idea, started a similar operation inMankato while attending college there.But, it didn’t get busy enough to fit hisdefinition of success, he said.
“My wife graduated college, moved uphere, so the FNS dream in Mankatodied,” Katuin said.
So, when they moved to the TwinCities, he didn’t know how to apply the
idea to such a large area.Then, he visited a former co-worker
and friend, Elijah Edwards, who wasworking at a hotel front desk in EdenPrairie.
Hotel guests kept coming down, ask-ing where to get food in the area, Katuinsaid.
Edwards would tell guests there aren’tany options within walking distance, andbasically just pizza and subs can be deliv-ered.
But, Katuin, who lives in Eden Prairie,
knew the city had more to offer than that.After seeing people walk away defeatedand unsatisfied, it sparked an answer tohis question about infiltrating the TwinCities with his delivery business.
It was simple. They would start deliv-ering food – food from any restaurant inthe area – to hotel guests.
Edwards became his partner, alongwith a third, Alex Sanchez, who takes
care of the FNS website and helps withother operations, Edwards said.
After helping hotel guests and gainingsome momentum from front-desk work-ers who recommended their deliveryservice, they moved on to Eden Prairieresidents.
Rather than expand to hotels outsideEden Prairie, the idea was to “bringeverything in Eden Prairie to EdenPrairie,” Katuin said.
By delivering food from Eden Prairierestaurants to Eden Prairie residents,they could keep delivery times down andnot worry about delivering too far away.
With a strong Twitter, Facebook andwebsite presence, along with growingword-of-mouth and catchy promotions,the business keeps growing every month,Katuin said.
They have an office in Edina; theyhave hired independent-contract drivers;expanded to West Bloomington and soonHopkins; and they have partnered with18 Eden Prairie restaurants and 11 WestBloomington restaurants in particular,
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Yes, you can get that delivered, nowEvery Tuesday, the company posts a
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One question: “What’s the mostrisqué thing you have ever done foreither a bet or a dare?”
The winner’s answer is probably notsuitable for print.
Once a month, they also surprisesomeone with a free lunch. They ask cus-tomers to nominate someone whodeserves a free lunch, find out the besttime and location to deliver it, and sur-prise them with the food, balloons andother fanfare, Katuin said. They are alsoarmed with a video camera to capturethe surprise.
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Eden Prairie man diesafter alleged overdoseBY PAUL GROESSEL • SUN NEWSPAPERS
A woman held in a jail for allegedthird-degree murder in Eden Prairiewas released Friday, July 8, pendingcriminal charges, which are expected tofile once toxicology reports from herdeceased 42-year-old husband are com-plete, according to city spokeswomanKatie Beal.
A 29-year-old woman was arrestedfollowing a 42-year-old man’s death afterEden Prairie authorities responded to areported drug overdose the evening ofWednesday, July 6, according to Beal.
It is unclear what drugs wereinvolved in the incident, and the toxi-cology report, which would indicatewhat drugs were in the man’s body,could take a couple weeks to complete,Beal said. Authorities are waiting onthe toxicology report before filing anycharges.
Police initially did not state the rela-tionship between the man and woman,but Beal said Monday that they were
married.Eden Prairie dispatch received the
call around 11 p.m. Wednesday regard-ing an alleged overdose on the 15600block of North Hillcrest Court, accord-ing to Beal.
The man was unconscious and trans-ported to Fairview Southdale Hospitalin Edina, where he was pronounceddead, Beal said.
The woman was arrested at the sceneand was being held in a HennepinCounty jail on probable cause of third-degree murder, Beal said. Jail recordsindicate she was booked at 7:13 a.m.Thursday.
Since no charges were filed, she wasreleased just before 7 p.m. Friday.
Another adult female and a childwere also present, but she was not takeninto custody, Beal said.
Eden Prairie police and theHennepin County Sheriff's crime labare investigating the incident, so no fur-ther details could be provided, Bealsaid.
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Uniform drive helps outfit scout for campBY JONATHAN YOUNG • SUN NEWSPAPERS
Kris Hinderscheid of Hastings is thetreasurer for Boy Scout Troop 534. Herfamily goes through a lot of uniforms.
She and her husband have four sonswho have all been involved in Boy Scoutsor Cub Scouts. The boys outgrow uni-forms quickly. Kris’s husband also volun-teers as an assistant scoutmaster andmust wear a uniform.
When Kris’s oldest son, 13-year-oldKalvin, was nominated by his scoutmas-ter to attend the exclusive, week-longGrey Wolf Leadership Camp inWisconsin this year, he needed to be out-fitted with a full uniform first.
“We wanted to make sure he had every-thing he needed,” she said.
Hinderscheid believes the uniform isan important part of the Scouting experi-ence.
“When the boys wear the uniform,they should be wearing it with pride,” she
said.Kalvin thinks the uniform is an identi-
fying mark for Scouts and it lets othersknow “that guy’s in Scouts.”
Hinderscheid was willing to invest inthe full outfit for Kalvin, which includesshirts, a neckerchief, shorts, pants, socksand headgear. But buying everything newwould have placed some financial pres-sure on the single-income household.
Hinderscheid turned to the Boy ScoutsNorthern Star Council uniform exchangeprogram. The exchange program is avail-able twice a month and allows scouts tocome to the office in Golden Valley andfind used uniforms for free with a sug-gested donation if the family feels able togive.
The program is supported largely byuniform donations collected during theScouting for Uniforms campaign held bythe Northern Star Council and PilgrimCleaners during the month of July.
Hinderscheid reached out to other
members of Troop 534 and collected a listof “orders” of items needed by scouts inthe area. Then three families made thetrek to visit the exchange and fill as manyorders as they could.
Kalvin found everything he needed,and Hinderscheid estimates that about 12other scouts in the troop also receivedneeded pieces for their uniforms.
“It’s a great program,” Hinderscheidsaid. “It’s a blessing for many people.”
She estimates that paying the suggest-ed donations for uniforms cost her lessthan an eighth of the price for new uni-forms.
“For us to be able to outfit our son tohave the privilege to go to camp washuge,” she said.
Hinderscheid said when her boys aredone with a uniform, they pass it on toothers. She appreciates how the exchangeprogram makes it easy to share uniformswith those who need them.
“I just think that it gives you an oppor-
tunity to give back, and it makes it veryaffordable for families, especially in thiseconomy,” she said. “And there’s no sensein wasting items … someone should beable to reuse them.”
It’s especially easy to donate uniformsduring the month of July. Uniforms canbe dropped off at all 25 Pilgrim Cleanerslocations 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday throughFriday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Thenearest location can be found at pil-grimdrycleaners.com.
Uniforms can also be dropped off atthe Golden Valley Scout Service Center,5300 Glenwood Ave. or the St. Paul ScoutService Center, 393 Marshall Ave between8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday throughSaturday.
Monetary contributions should be sentto Northern Star Council BSA, Attn: KentYork, 5300 Glenwood Ave., Golden Valley,MN 55422.
Info: ScoutingGoodForLife.org or 763-231-7201 (Northern Star Council).
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What are you doing to MY state park?Editor’s note: I’m not going
to deal with the nitty-gritty ofthe state shutdown. Mostly,because politics are a trickyanimal, and I won’t pretend Ihave any sort of solution forthe current predicament. Thereare other related issues, howev-er, that really get my goat andneed addressing.
I’m bummed about theMinnesota state shutdown.Mostly bummed because itmeans my favorite summeractivity — heading to WilliamO’Brien State Park in Marine-on-St. Croix, Minn. — isn’tpossible at the moment. ButI’m particularly upset becauseI had a sneaking suspicion the
shutdown and subsequent clo-sure of the parks would leave agaping hole wherein low-lifevandals could step in andharm something important tome as a nature enthusiast andMinnesotan.
In case you didn’t hear,numerous media outlets arereporting extensive vandalismat Afton State Park, damage toDepartment of NaturalResources facilities in Grand
Marais and other issues atparks across the state.Absolutely senseless andpointless acts that served onlyto ruin a shared naturalresource.
I love state parks. I feel athome in them so it’s tough toavoid the “get-off-my-lawn-you-kids” impulse here.
Setting aside, for a moment,the fact that as a stateresource, the parks are fundedat last partially through taxdollars making it silly forHoodlum A to destroy publicproperty that Hoodlum A(assuming he pays taxes)would have to help fund torepair, the main issue to me isthe idea that the minute some-
one isn’t watching it’s some-how permissible to forget allsocietal mores and act likeyahoos.
Public property, be it a statepark or an interstate highway,exists as a service we provideourselves. We, the taxpayers,fund these public facilitieswith the common goal of allbeing able to access the out-doors or drive across the coun-try. We, the taxpayers, areresponsible for responsibleuse of such facilities.
It’s a sad day when theminute our collective backs (inthe form of park personnel)are turned some people feelthe need or desire to rampagethrough our mutual property.
DANIELCALLAHANEdina Sun-CurrentManaging Editor
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Birch Island Woodsparking lot wouldhurt its integrity To the editor:
Eden Prairie resident JeffStrate has been keeping meupdated on the Birch IslandWoods since the days of its ardu-ous creation and subsequent out-side development threats. Mostrecently, he informed me aboutthe controversial proposal to puta parking lot inside this other-wise peaceful area.
Jeff and I share land useissues in the Southwest andNortheast suburbs. I currentlyserve on Lake Elmo’s ParksCommission and was a councilmember for 16 years. We’ve bothtoured our respective openspaces and trails with considera-tion for habitat preservation, aswell as public access and thelong-term benefit to our resi-dents.
Your Birch Island Woods is a
treasure, and I share the con-cerns of Jeff and othersaddressed in local newspapersand before the Nine Mile CreekWatershed District – which isapparently prepared to enablethe parking lot construction witha $25,000 grant.
The use of water qualityimprovement funds to facilitate aparking lot in a conservationarea is a new concept to me, andan expansion of the taxingauthority of watershed districtsthat I hope is not shared with mydistrict.
Eden Prairie is widely regard-ed as one of the metro area’s best-planned cities, but I agree withJeff that while parking lots arenecessary in large recreationalparks, they are rarely needed insmall conservation spaces suchas the Birch Island Woods. Thispreserve, and others like it,should remain the green placesthat are the lungs of a healthycity. Anything that detracts fromthis showcase of habitat restora-tion projects that Jeff has shep-
arded for a decade should bereconsidered.
During our concurrent serv-ice on the Minnesota Land TrustBoard of Directors, Jeff helpedthree Eden Prairie residents andan entire neighborhood protectthe future of their propertieswith conservation easements. Ofthe two protected properties thatare on Nine Mile Creek, BarbaraKaerwar’s has been donated toNine Mile Creek WatershedDistrict. It is odd that this agencyis now promoting a project inanother part of Eden Prairie thatis contrary to its mission and theenvironmental well-being of asmall preserve.
Steve DeLappLake Elmo
Insist onaccountability To the editor:
Eden Prairie students haveachieved success with the sup-port of dedicated teachers and
involved parents. We should rec-ognize these achievements, butwe must also openly discuss theissues that are impacting ourschool district.
Recently, the Eden Prairieschool administration spent$20,000 on a survey to rank vari-ous “talking points” on their abil-ity to convince taxpayers to sup-port a proposed referendum.This is in addition to the $50,000the administration is spendingfor a consultant to tell taxpayerswhat to “think, feel, and do” asdescribed by one school boardmember.
These talking points presentonly one side of the story. Beforeyou vote on the referendum thisfall, do your research, ask yourboard members questions and donot accept “non-answers.”
Ask what has contributed tothe multi-million dollar budgetshortfall? Is it a tough economyor is it discretionary spending onboundary changes, excessive
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For instance, a column Iwrote recently about the baneof fireworks drew a one-sen-tence response from an indi-vidual who accused me ofadvocating a “nanny state.”
That’s a term used to try toput writers who believe some-times people need to be told
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Actually, my plea to ban fire-works had nothing to do withthe nanny state. You see, idiotswho abuse fireworks causebuildings to burn down. Eachtime one catches fire, my taxdollars or yours (depending onwhere you live) are expendedto pay salaries for firefighters.
Taxpayer-funded police andfire departments both gotinvolved in Fargo over the July4 holiday when a man wasstruck and killed by a mortar-style firework.
So my column was more of aplea to eliminate one morething taxpayers have to sup-port with their hard-earneddollars. Quite different fromthe idea of a nanny state. Heck,
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spending on non-education relatedprograms or lost funding due to stu-dents fleeing our district?
Certainly, students leaving ourdistrict are a significant factor. Eachlost student represents more than$5,000 in lost funding per year. Eachstudent that starts kindergarten inanother district may represent$60,000 in lost funding during her K-12 education career. Although the
administration has not confirmedthe number of students that will beleaving our district this fall, it is esti-mated to be more than 300 studentsrepresenting more than $1.5 millionannually in lost funding.
One referendum proposal wouldincrease taxes on a median pricedhome by $172 per year. For perspec-tive, it would take 29 taxpayers pay-ing $172 more per year to make upfor the $5,000 in lost funding associ-ated with just one lost student and8,700 taxpayers to compensate for300 lost students. Is it the responsi-
bility of taxpayers to compensate forthis administration’s inability toretain students in our district?
For three decades I have paidproperty taxes and have generallysupported school referendums.However, taxpayers should insist ongreater transparency, accountabilityand responsiveness before entrust-ing this administration withincreased tax funding. Let’s set theright course before we spend moremoney.
Dan KitrellEden Prairie
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A few Eden Prairie groups were part ofthe record 120 schools and worksites thathave won the 2011 Hennepin CountyWellness by Design Awards for excellencein promoting school and worksite well-ness.
Winning schools were honored duringceremonies at school staff meetings orschool assemblies this spring. In addition,worksites were honored at a June 23 awardceremony at the Earle Brown HeritageCenter, 6155 Earle Brown Dr., in BrooklynCenter.
Eden Prairie recipients:
• City of Eden Prairie – WorksiteBronze Award
• Van Wagenen Financial Services, Inc.– Worksite Bronze Award
• Arizant Healthcare, Inc., a 3MCompany – Worksite Gold Award
• CIGNA – Worksite Platinum AwardSince its inception in 2006, 417 Wellness
by Design Awards have been presented.Applications are accepted in the springeach year. To apply for an award or to seelistings and videos of past winners, visitthe Wellness by Design Awards website.
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Eden Prairie groups win county wellness award
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The joy of singingTwin Cities Show Chorussees success incompetition, charity workBY BILLIE JO RASSAT • SUN NEWSPAPERS
Winning is important, but it is noteverything as the Twin Cities ShowChorus is all about the joy of singing.
The Twin Cities Show Chorus is achapter in the Canadian-AmericanRegion Six and is affiliated with theglobal singing organization known asSweet Adelines International.
The group features women from theages of 18 to 80 among its more than 65members.
Traveling from as far as Wisconsinand as close as Richfield, Edina andBloomington, the Twin Cities ShowChorus rehearses every Tuesday nightfrom 7-10 p.m. at the United MethodistChurch of Peace in Richfield or theCalvary Lutheran Church in Edina.
Celebrating 35 years together, thegroup is led by Master Director JudyOlson.
“We have been lucky to have anartistic director that can really dance,”member and Lead Section CoordinatorWendy Hamilton said.
Olson is an accomplished choreogra-pher and a member of the SweetAdelines International Music Faculty.Traveling frequently, Olson coacheschoruses and quartets in staging, cho-reography and performance tech-niques.
The Twin Cities Show Chorus is notjust a group of women who just want tosing, they are a support group and ateam, according to Hamilton.
In 1993, Hamilton was diagnosedwith breast cancer.
“I didn’t need to find a supportgroup. These women are my supportgroup,” Hamilton said of the chorushelping her through her time of need.
The Twin Cities Show Chorus performs a song from their set list. Members say the group is about morethan singing as charity and mutual support factor largely as well. (Photo by Billie Jo Rassat • SunNewspapers)
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Now a healthy cancer survivor,Hamilton swears the women in theTwin Cities Show Chorus and singingsaved her life.
“Our singing keeps us young andhealthy,” Hamilton states.
This group is not just limited to thetalents of their voices.
The Twin Cities Show Chorus isinvolved in supporting and fundraising
for causes like Dress for Success, GoingGreen Shopping Bags, Susan G. KomenFor the Cure, Project Linus, HarrietTubman Center for Battered Womenand the Special Olympics.
The group also puts a large amountof time and effort into the YoungWomen in Harmony program.
Sponsored by Sweet AdelinesInternational, the program offersmusic educators a means of includingthe study and performance of barber-shop harmony in school music pro-grams.
The aim is to provide materials,training and performance opportuni-
ties for the American musical art formof barbershop, according to the web-site.
“We hold a all-day event, teachingthe girls two songs, with the choreogra-phy, and then put on a performance inthe afternoon,” Hamilton said.
This cause is very important to thechorus because of the decline in musicprograms due to budget cuts, accordingto Hamilton.
Giving back to the community is apriority to the Twin Cities ShowChorus, but so is singing.
As a result of their practice and ded-ication, the Twin Cities Show Chorus
was named the 2010 RegionalChampions and will go on to competein Houston, Texas, against 50 otherchoruses in October.
“Everyone that goes up on that stageis a winner,” Hamilton said.
For information about auditions,rehearsals and future performances,contact [email protected], or visittcshowchorus.org.
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BY ROXI REJALI • CONTRIBUTING WRITER
In Dick Thorud’s world of ideas, there’salways a better way.
During his 34 years as a design andresearch engineer for the Toro Company,building a better lawn mower or snowthrower was his goal.
Creative problem-solving was hismethod.
“I didn’t know that they would work,”said Thorud of his inventions. “That’s theexcitement of the whole thing, that some-times you can come up with great ideas.Sometimes they work and sometimes theydon’t.”
Thorud was a prolific inventor, earning78 U.S. and international patents, saidLarry Buckley, division counsel for Toro.Many of Thorud’s innovations are stillused in Toro products and they played animportant part in the company’s successin the residential lawn mower and snowthrower markets, Buckley said. Last year,the Bloomington-based company reported$1.7 billion in sales.
In recognition of his accomplishments,Thorud was inducted into the MinnesotaInventors Hall of Fame in June. TheBloomington resident retired from Toroin 2000.
Working as senior principal research
engineer at Toro’s research and develop-ment unit, Thorud was free to exploreideas and research market trends beforedeveloping full-size prototypes and testingthem in the field. But he also worked onprojects assigned by the marketingdepartment, with the goal of creatinghigh-quality products that consumerswould buy.
Thorud drew on his art training to fuelhis creativity. As a student at South HighSchool and Augsburg College inMinneapolis, he took courses in art aswell as advanced math and science, andlater earned a fine arts undergraduatedegree from the University of Minnesota.
“I had dual interests. I liked the cre-ative freedom you had in art and I alsoliked the discipline that came in mathe-matics and sciences,” said Thorud, 77.
Although Thorud didn’t have an engi-neering degree, his curiosity and enthusi-asm for learning spurred him to takeshort courses at area colleges in fields likehydraulics, plastics and internal combus-tion engines.
Art was a key to his success. He createdconcept sketches and built miniature claymodels in his office, effective tools to per-suade co-workers and bosses that his con-
Former Toro engineerhonored for inventiveness
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Dick Thorud of Bloomington displays the award he received when he was inducted into the MinnesotaInventors Hall of Fame in June. He earned 78 patents for lawn mower and snow blower products dur-ing his 34-year career at the Toro Company. (Photo by Roxi Rejali • Contributing writer)
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EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY – JULY 15 THROUGH JULY 21
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Starring atStaring ConcertSeries: Lost inDeuschlandWhere: StaringLakeAmphitheatre,14800 PioneerTrail, Eden PrairieWhen: 7 p.m.Info:edenprairie.org.
Used book saleWhere: HopkinsLibrary, 22 11thAve. N., HopkinsWhen: 1-4 p.m.Info: 612-543-6400
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Starring atStaring ConcertSeries: Rum RiverBrass Band Where: StaringLakeAmphitheatre,14800 PioneerTrail, Eden PrairieWhen: 7 p.m.Info:edenprairie.org.
AirExpoWhere: FlyingCloud Airport,10110 Flying CloudDrive, Eden PrairieWhen: 9 a.m. to 5p.m.Info: airexpo-mn.org
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Minnetonka CivicOrchestraWhere: CentennialLakes Park, 7499France Ave. S.,EdinaWhen: 7 p.m.Info: 952-833-9580
Edina FarmersMarketWhere: CentennialLakes, 7499France Ave. S.,EdinaWhen: 3-7 p.m.Info: 952-833-9580
Kidstock:Bob and theBeachcombersWhere: StaringLake Amphitheater14800 Pioneer TrailWhen: 10:30-11:30a.m.Info:edenprairie.org.
Eden Prairie CityCouncil meetingWhere: CityCenter, 8080Mitchell RoadWhen: 7 p.m.Info:edenprairie.org.
AirExpoWhere: FlyingCloud Airport,10110 Flying CloudDrive, Eden PrairieWhen: 9 a.m. to 5p.m.Info: airexpo-mn.org
Used book saleWhere: HopkinsLibrary, 22 11thAve. N., HopkinsWhen: 10 a.m. to4 p.m.Info: 612-543-6400
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cepts would work in the real world. He cre-ated a cartoon strip modeled after the“Calvin and Hobbes” comic series toexplain the then-novel concept ofmulching. “I was able to visualize thingsin my mind and see them working,” hesaid. “You have an affinity for spatial rela-tionships.”
That talent set Thorud apart fromother engineers or technicians, saidBuckley, a former Toro patent attorney.“He just had this kind of artistic flairabout inventing,” Buckley said. “Heworked at that interface between technol-ogy and the arts.”
Buckley also remembers Thorud assoft-spoken and modest. ”I can’t recall himever promoting himself,” Buckley said.“Dick was always promoting his inven-tions, which you kind of have to do whenyou’re in research and development.”
Many of Thorud’s innovations werecommercial successes, but he’s proudestof the ones that enhanced product safetyor benefitted the environment.
In 1969, Thorud developed the“Guardian” line of mowers, which incor-porated safety features designed to pre-
vent foot injuries and damage caused bydebris thrown out of the mower’s path.For the first time, rear safety shields andfoot guards were added to the machines,and led to the development of new federalsafety standards for the industry, he said.
The “Recycler” mulching system forlawn mowers was developed by 1988.Before, grass clippings were collected inbags and hauled away to landfills, creatingtons of waste. The new system chopped upthe grass clippings into smaller piecesthat could decompose and fertilize thelawn.
Since retiring, Thorud has had moretime to spend with his wife Darlene, twoadult children and five grandchildren.He’s also filling his time with creativeprojects, including a one-man show of hisphotographs scheduled for early 2012 atthe Bloomington Art Center. He’s alsowritten, illustrated and self-published 10books and is working on a 500-page bookabout creativity.
Creativity has always played an impor-tant role in Thorud’s life, whether itinvolved inventing new technology ormore artistic projects. “The creative por-tion of the work is the same, whetheryou’re writing a book or writing an articleor creating a photograph or a piece ofsculpture,” he said. “It really doesn’t mat-ter, because the creative part is always thesame.”
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Online high school infosession set for July 14
MTS Minnesota Connections Academyinvites area families to learn about itstuition-free K-12 online public school pro-gram at a free information session 6:30-8p.m., Thursday, July 14, at the CourtyardMinneapolis Eden Prairie, 11391 VikingDr., Eden Prairie.
Families will have an opportunity tospeak one-on-one with school faculty,explore the school’s teaching style, cur-riculum, technology and enrollmentprocess.
For those unable to attend the in-personinformation session, real-time virtualonline sessions hosted by a MTSMinnesota Connections Academy staffmember are also available.
With its faculty headquartered in St.Paul, MTS Minnesota ConnectionsAcademy is a K-12 online program thatoffers an alternative school experience—public school from home.
Students work with state-certifiedteachers via email, live online lessons,text-based curriculum, webcasts, tele-phone conversations and more, while anadult “Learning Coach” monitors
progress in the home.Info: connectionsacademy.com.
Southdale YMCA 5K, funrun July 30
Southdale YMCA’s “5 for the Y” 5Krace and kids run is Saturday, July 30.
The 5K event kicks off 8 a.m. atBraemar Ice Arena, 7501 Ikola Way,Edina. The fun run begins 9:30 a.m.Prizes will be awarded to the top threefinishers of the 5K race. All participantswill receive a race T-shirt with registra-tion. There will also be a fun zone forchildren of registered racers with freechildcare, face painting, bouncer, artsand crafts and more.
The annual event supports scholar-ships to youth and families inBloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina,Richfield and south Minneapolis to par-ticipate in YMCA programs and mem-bership. The Southdale YMCA hasserved the communities for more than aquarter-century, offering a wide-range ofcharacter-development activities andprograms for all ages. All donations to YPartners are tax-deductible.
Info: 5forthey.com.
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which are listed on the FNS website.Growth is easier with Katuin’s restau-
rant experience. At just 29-years-old, hehas already had stints opening and run-ning a Great Steak and Potato inMankato and a Pita Pit near theUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities, sohe knows how to relate to restaurantoperators, he said.
During off-peak hours, they may havetime to deliver food to people inMinnetonka, Hopkins, Chanhassen orother cities around Eden Prairie, but itsnot always doable if they’re busy, Katuinsaid, and they make that clear to cus-tomers in those areas.
Right now, they don’t have formalplans to expand in the Twin Cities, butKatuin said he’d like to. He just wants tomake sure they have enough resources sothings run smoothly in a new city.
“Our eventual goal is to obviously con-quer the entire Twin Cities, and youknow, make it a metro-wide thing,”Katuin said. “That will take some time,but we’ll continue to work on that.”
He’s also in the early stages of turningthe operation into a franchise, Katuinsaid.
“We like how our setup is and feel pret-
ty confident it could be in any city,” hesaid.
To make an order, call 612-562-6137.Info: fnsdelivers.com.
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The ordering processThe shortest, sweetest version may
be on the FNS website:“1. You're hungry2. Decide what food to eat3. Order online or by phone4. We bring it to your door5. Enjoy!”They operate 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
every day, and usually have a few driv-ers working during typical lunch anddinner times, Katuin said. For EdenPrairie, they typically tell the hungrypeople it will take somewhere between30-45 minutes, depending on the orderand individual restaurant’s prep time.
Katuin or Edwards will most likelyanswer the phone, take the order, placeit at the restaurant and they or anoth-er driver will pick it up and deliver it.
The delivery fee is $5, plus a 15 per-cent charge, which is how the contractdrivers are paid. If someone wants toplace an order from more than onerestaurant, it’s another $2.50 perrestaurant, according to the companywebsite.
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Thursday, July 14• Pickleball (Pioneer Park) – 9 a.m.• Chair massages – 10 a.m.• Pavek Museum of Broadcasting trip –
Tuesday, July 19• Pickleball (Pioneer Park) – 9 a.m.
• Bread day – 9:30 a.m.• Greeting cards – 9:30 a.m.• Biking club – 10 a.m.• Tai Chi – 10:30 a.m.• Party Bridge – 12:15 p.m.• Cribbage – 1 p.m.
Wednesday, July 20• Salad lunch at the Senior Center• 500 cards – 1 p.m.• Canasta – 1 p.m.• Walking club – 6 p.m.• Pickleball (Pioneer Park) – 6 p.m.
Thursday, July 21• Pickleball (Pioneer Park) – 9 a.m.• Showboat trip – 10:45 a.m.• Cribbage – 1 p.m.• Health insurance – 1 p.m.• Open woodshop – 6 p.m.
All activities take place at the SeniorCenter, 8950 Eden Prairie Road.
Pioneer Park is located behind theSenior Center.
Info: 952-279-8050.
Proceeds benefi t programs at Allina’s Hospitals & Clinics. The tournament has donated over $17.5 million to
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Minnetonka-based UnitedHealthGroup purchased the 450,000-square-foot,former ADC complex in early June.UnitedHealth staff wouldn’t disclose thesale price, but property records have a list-ed value of $44 million.
The facility is located 13625 TechnologyDrive and is expected to serve as compa-ny’s Optum headquarters, according toUnitedHealth spokesman Brian Kane.
Optum includes three health servicebusinesses, OptumHealth, OptumInsightand OptumRx.
Optum employs 4,500 people in theTwin Cities, and some of them are expect-ed to fill the former ADC site’s 1,500 capac-ity.
In December, Tyco Electronics pur-chased ADC for $1.25 billion, and its
employees have since vacated the EdenPrairie site.
Ford DealershipWith the city council’s blessing, the
Metropolitan Ford of Eden Prairie, 12790Plaza Drive, would construct new digs ablock down the road at 12475 Plaza Drive,where the Suburban Chevrolet dealershipsits.
Tom Grossman, president of theMetropolitan Corporation, owns the Forddealership and the lease on the space willexpire soon, so he’s having a new, state-of-the art dealership built on the 12475 PlazaDrive property, which he owns.
The proposed plans have the space list-ed around 39,500 square feet, about thesame size as the current dealership,Grossman said.
“It will be a definite improvement overour current facility. There’s no questionabout that,” Grossman said.
The proposal also calls for a 1,000square-foot addition to the 62,000-square- foot Chevy dealership.
The city’s Planning Commissionapproved the plans and they will go thecouncil July 19 for approval,
Grossman said if the city councilapproves the current plans, constructioncould begin in August with the goal of fin-ishing the dealership by the end of March2012.
A residential and GE Capital project
The King of Glory Lutheran Church,located 17850 Duck Lake Trail, could makeway for new residential lots on just overhalf of the 11.6-acre property.
If the city council approves the plan,the church would be demolished and makeway for 16 single-family lots, said ScottKipp, a senior planner with the city.
The other half of the property consistsmainly of wetlands, he said. The area alsoabuts the city-owned EdenbrookConservation area.
The city council could review the plansduring the July 19 meeting.
Another addition includes a GE Capital
Eco Experience Center at the GE CapitalFleet headquarters in Eden Prairie. At thecenter, fleet service clients could learnabout and test drive a variety of new elec-tric and hybrid vehicles, which wouldinclude a road course where the vehiclescould be test driven.
Proposed plans for the two-story addi-tion include a garage for 12 cars, a 3,000square-foot meeting space, a viewing deckand an indoor and outdoor vehicle “show-case.” The addition would also includeother energy-saving technology, such assolar panels and a wind turbine.
GE Capital fleet group completed anation-wide tour at its headquarters inEden Prairie on Monday, introducing avariety of electric and hybrid vehicles toits clients.
Last year, GE Capital made a pledge tosupply 25,000 electric vehicles to its clientsand its own GE fleet by 2015, said fleet serv-ices marketing and strategy officer DebFrodl.
Franzen said he expects the city coun-cil’s consideration of the project will takeplace in August, and if approved, GE maybreak ground shortly after that meeting.
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Developments
A charging station is on display at the final tour stop. GE has three different charging stations for elec-tric vehicles in its fleet services. There was one made for homes, another for offices and a third indus-trial charger. (Photo by Paul Groessel • Sun Newspapers)
A Coda sedan was one all-electric vehicle featured at GE Capital’s final tour stop in Eden Prairie. TheCoda manufacturer is a privately held company out of California.(Photo by Paul Groessel • SunNewspapers)
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Alexandra Stark, MatthewKenutis, Krista Nelson, AnnaPaulson, Breanna Blaschke,Stephanie Geis, David Larson,Carleigh McCormick, Tara Tulbergand Michelle Turner have been namedto the dean’s list at Bethel University, St.Paul.
Katie Bothun, Matthew Kenutis,Austin Massee, Brittany Murphy,Ashley Neeser, Jennifer Berglundand Joshua Flom have graduated fromBethel University, St. Paul.
Melanie Brunner, SophiaGrausam, Abby Johnson, JarellLarson-Mallo, Molly Senske andJessalee Simonson have been named tothe dean’s list at the University ofWisconsin-Eau Claire.
Matthew Lehnertz graduated fromSamford University, Birmingham, Ala.
Megan Grover was named to thedean’s list at Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
Johnny Johnson received honorablemention at the “Effie Awards,” a colle-giate advertising competition. Heattends Concordia University in St.Paul.
Madeline Bergh, Kayleigh Dittes,
Manya Fiock, George Hicks, KathrynHupp, Benjamin Johnson-Tesch,Laura Kientzle, Alaina Ramsburg,Sarah Scharpen, Sarah Schmitt,Brian Smith and Joseph Wachutkahave been named to the dean’s list atGustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter,Minn.
Kimberly Aasgaard, NicoleAinsworth, Kyle Boe, Taylor Cook,Emily Eddy, Manya Fiock, AlexandraGrandelis, Joshua Hammer, KathrynHupp, Laura Janzen, ElizabethNolan, Brian Smith, StephanieSnyder and Emily Takekawa havegraduated from Gustavus AdolphusCollege, St. Peter, Minn.
Kaycie P. Adam, Michael J.Bartelme IV, David K. Case, Eric E.Dean, Evelyn C. Grafton, BenjaminA. Hawkins, Laura T. Hewitt, RachelA. Kalaidis, Zachary F. Lyons,Brooke A. Neuroth, Chelsea L.Reller, Gavin L. St. Clair, Ashley N.Willeck and Keith E. Yanes werenamed to the dean’s list at theUniversity of Minnesota, Duluth,
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Elizabeth A. Abraham graduatedfrom the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Kaitlin Horsch was named to thedean’s list at the University of NotreDame.
David John Schatz has been namedto the dean’s list at Miami University,Oxford, Ohio.
Nicholas Parsons, ThomasPerszyk and Riley Thuleen graduatedfrom Montana State University,Bozeman, Mont.
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Maria P. Olson graduated from theArt Institutes International Minnesota,Minneapolis.
Ryan Heyer, Alysia Margo, RyanMcCarthy and Carrie Montgomerygraduated from St. Cloud StateUniversity.
Quinn Anderson, Joseph Cegla,Chelsea Filipovich, Grant Johnson,Scott Lindner, Chelsea Martin, ZoeMartin, Ryan Monk, AlexanderNoble, Ivy Stevens, Melissa Stewart,Bryanna Sudman, CasandraWarman, Laura Weber, KirstenWilliams and Scott Williamson havebeen named to the dean’s list atMinnesota State University-Mankato.
Amy Richards was named to thedean’s list at the University ofWisconsin-Oshkosh.
Abigail Buxton was named to thedean’s list at the University ofNebraska-Lincoln.
Dominic Johnson, Eric Hanson,Yevgeny Bulochnik, Everett Garton,Gregory Lorence, Laura Vollmer andMorgan Woodrow were named to thedean’s list at Drake University, DesMoines, Iowa.
Jenna Rose Hari graduated fromBradley University, Peoria, Ill.
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erans may provide an opportunity for theguests who want to hear first-hand what arenow becoming rare stories, Jasperson said.
Dick Cole will be one of them, Jaspersonsaid. He’s the 95-year-old who flew as a co-pilot in Doolittle Raid (named after pilotJames “Jimmy” Doolittle) over Japan in1942, which served as a moral victory forthe United States following the bombing ofPearl Harbor.
Jim Hill, a former member of the WWIIMarine fighter squadron known as the“Black Sheep Squadron” and Jim Gomer,the last Tuskegee Airman from Minnesota,will also take part in the AirExpo,Jasperson said.
Another WWII veteran expected inattendance is Wayne Johnson, who waswith the “Flying Tigers” during the war.
Aces expected to be in attendanceinclude Air Force General Frederick“Boots” Blesse, a double ace in the F-86Sabre Jet in the Korean War and Air ForceColonel Chuck DeBellevue, a top U.S. aceduring the Vietnam War, according toJasperson.
Also expected to attend are Don Cherryand Jeff Feinstein. In 1972, they flew an AirForce F-4 that shot down a MiG-21 overNorth Vietnam, and years later Cherry
found not only the F4 they flew, but the pilotthey shot down over Vietnam, Jaspersonsaid, and they have since become friends.
Also offering unique perspectives on his-toric events will be a NASA astronaut andtwo members of the select WWII women’sgroup, the Women Airforce ServicePilots.
The VIPs will be available to meet thepublic at AirExpo 2011 and take part indaily symposiums, scheduled noon, 1p.m. and 2 p.m. each day at the expo.
And, on Saturday, July 16, they will beseated among the public for the “USBank Evening with Eagles” dinnerevent at the Minneapolis MarriottSouthwest, which is expected to sell outbefore the weekend, Jasperson said.
Of course, picturing the aviators’ sto-ries may be easier after seeing some ofthe aircrafts they flew.
Of the approximately 40 aircraftexpected, a couple of highlights willinclude the Tuskegee Airmen’s plane,the P-51-C Mustang and the “YankeeLady,” a B-17 Bomber from the YankeeAir Museum in Michigan. Guests canbuy a ticket to ride in either plane dur-ing the show, said Event Director GregKaminski.
“That’s a pretty big deal,” he said.A B-24 Bomber, the more modern A10
Warthog, a biplane, a pair of helicopters,
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FROM PAGE 1
The B-17 will be making an appearance at the AirExpo this year. The show, hosted by Wings of the North,The AirExpo is scheduled 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17, at Flying Cloud Airport,10110 Flying Cloud Drive. (Archive photo)
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Collegiate newspaper abandons print editionBY MIKE HANKS • SUN NEWSPAPERS
As far as funerals go, there wasn’tmuch sadness.
The Normandale Community Collegenewspaper, Lions’ Roar, published itslast edition in April. The paper, whichdates back more than four decades, waspublished once every three weeks, fea-turing many of the traditional articlesand features common to collegiate news-papers. But like major daily and commu-nity weekly newspapers around thecountry, the leadership of Lions’ Roarhas stopped the presses.
The student media, however, isn’tgoing away. Since 2004 the college’snewspaper staff has had an online pres-ence in addition to its traditional news-paper. There were several reasons why itmade sense to shift the focus to theonline content and away from the printproduct, according to faculty advisorMark Plenke.
“This is a generation of people wed-ded to their iPhones,” Plenke said.Whether it be through a mobile device
or a traditional computer, the Lions’Roar website garners more than 1,000unique visitors per month, he said.Conversely the newspaper staff is recy-cling a greater percentage of the 2,000papers printed every three weeks, heexplained.
With the shift to an online format theLions’ Roar staff will function more likea daily newspaper staff, according toPlenke.
Without collegiate sports to covereach week and little opportunity tocover breaking news for its print prod-uct, Lions’ Roar has operated more like amagazine, Plenke explained. Studentshave compensated by exploring perspec-tives about what happens on campus,but the end of the print product willbring a change in emphasis. Instead ofthe website being secondary to the printproduct, it will now be the sole focus ofstaff writers, allowing a focus similar tothat of a daily newspaper, he said.
It was a change that wasn’t possiblewithout discontinuing the print prod-uct, he noted. Providing daily content
online in addition to articles for theprint edition was more work than theLions’ Roar staff could handle. “It’stwice as much work, or more,” he said.Most agreed, “This is the right time todo this.”
Discontinuing the print edition wasnot an economic decision. Sure, studentswere picking up the newspaper with lessfrequency, but the Lions’ Roar staff hasan advantage over its commercial coun-terparts, it is the beneficiary of studentfees to fund its staffing and daily opera-tions. Advertising sold within the paperwas comparable to the cost of printingit, so the news gathering functionsshouldn’t be affected by the loss of printadvertising revenue, Plenke explained.
The challenges of overseeing a digitalnews staff will be similar, however, tothe challenges of the past several years.Plenke – a communications departmentinstructor – has been the Lions’ Roaradvisor since 2003. Unlike four-year cam-puses where newspaper staffs are com-prised largely of journalism departmentstudents, the Lions’ Roar staff is com-
prised of students who may have takencommunications classes at the college,but haven’t had the benefit of two orthree years of rigorous journalisminstruction. “These are students whohave not made up their mind about whattheir careers are going to be, for themost part,” he said.
In addition to teaching students howto construct a news article rather thanan essay, there’s an annual turnover rateof about 90 percent, sometimes as highas 75 percent between semesters, hesaid.
Some students do move on to a four-year school and pursue a journalismdegree as a result of their Normandaleexperience, Plenke noted.
The college will be introducing fivenew digital media courses next year, sothe conversion of the paper goes hand-in-hand with that, Plenke explained.
As they think about media careers,“this will be a better training ground forstudents,” Plenke said.
The Lions’ Roar website islionsroar.info.
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training jets and others will also be at theshow.
About half of the 40 aircraft will taketo the air, Kaminski estimated, and someof them will be available for rides.
“You sort of get the double good out ofthis,” Kaminski said, since people willbe able to see many aircrafts both upclose and in the air.
And, even the historic planes will bein good shape. “If you come out and lookat them, most of them look like they’rebrand new,” Kaminski said.
The AirExpo is scheduled 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July17, at Flying Cloud Airport, 10110 FlyingCloud Drive.
The show will be held rain or shine,Jasperson said.
Tickets for the AirExpo are $10 foradults and $5 for children ages 8-12.Children 7 and younger get in free.Tickets can be purchased at the gate,
and free parking is now available at theairport, so no shuttle buses arerequired.
For those who want to show up earlyfor a meal, a pancake breakfast has beenscheduled 8-11 a.m. both days. The all-
you-can-eat breakfast is $7 for adults and$5 for children 7 and under.
Info: airexpo-mn.org.
ExpoFROM PAGE 18
One of only two Zeppelins in the world will make a stop in the Twin Cities area as part of the Farmers “Airship Covering Communities Tour,” six-month jour-ney across the United States and back. The zeppelin was expected will arrive at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie July 12 and stay until July 17, in time forthe annual AirExpo, hosted by Wings of the North. (Submitted photo)
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Eden Prairie will host Edina in a 5:30 p.m. SouthHennepin League American Legion baseball gameThursday, July 14, at Round Lake Stadium. The District10 playoffs are July 21-25 in Coon Rapids.
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STARS OF THE WEEK
Anna LaorrThe Eden Prairie resident and Breck School
graduate placed fourth in the Minnesota StateJunior Girls Golf Championships June 27-28 atVictory Links Golf Club in Blaine. Laorr shotrounds of 79 and 74 for a 36-hole total of 153.Laorr won the state Class 2A girls high schoolchampionship in June.
Judy BaxterThe Eden Prairie resident has been named
co-head coach for the Minnesota Elite girlslacrosse team. Baxter has served as a co-headcoach at Eden Prairie High School since 1999.
Tony SkjefteThe Eden Prairie American Legion baseball
player hit four home runs and was named theRapid City Firecracker Tournament’s MostValuable Player during the July 4 weekend inSouth Dakota. Skjefte is headed to theUniversity of Minnesota on a baseball scholar-ship this fall.
Mitch HugdahlThe 2011 Eden Prairie High School graduate
received All-American honors in boys lacrosse.Hugdahl, a midfielder, also was a first-team All-State selection. Hugdahl led the Eagles to a run-ner-up finish in the 2011 state lacrosse tourna-ment. He was also a starting linebacker on theEPHS football team last season.
Ryan MaenkeThe Eden Prairie third baseman had two hits
and drove in four runs during his team’s 9-6 vic-tory over Missoula, Mont., in the finals of theRapid City Firecracker Legion BaseballTournament.
Danny BlasyBlasy had three hits and one RBI as the
Eden Prairie American Legion baseball teamdefeated the host team 14-6 in the Rapid CityFirecracker tourney and eventually won thechampionship.
Editor’s note: Send nominationsfor Stars of the Week honors to sportseditor Greg Kleven at [email protected]. Youth, high school, col-lege and adult recreational sportsathletes will be considered.
Eden Prairie wins prestigiousFirecracker baseball tourney titleBY GREG KLEVEN • SUN NEWSPAPERS
Many of the elite American Legionbaseball programs in the country head toRapid City, S.D., each summer to competein its prestigious July 4 weekend tourna-ment.
Eden Prairie was one of those, and ishoping the South Dakota tournament willagain be a springboard to more success.
Last year, Eden Prairie was one of fiveRapid City Firecracker Legion BaseballTournament teams that went on to winstate titles.
Eden Prairie qualified for theAmerican Legion World Series last seasonby winning state and regional champi-onships. EP ended up second in the WorldSeries.
Eden Prairie demonstrated it is anational Legion power again by winningthe Firecracker Legion tournament with a7-1 record.
EP infielder Tony Skjefte was namedMost Valuable Player of the June 29-July 4tourney.
Eden Prairie defeated Missoula, Mont.,9-6 in the title game.
“The boys came out ready to play in theRapid City tournament,” said EdenPrairie coach Scott Hackett. “We had onlyone bad game.
“Everybody contributed to our champi-onship and the guys played well.”
Skjefte impressed his coach and tour-nament fans with his performance.
“Tony had a great tournament,” saidHackett. “He batted about .500 and drove in
15 runs while also hitting four home runsin eight games.”
Jordan Smith was the winning pitcherfor Eden Prairie in the title game. Hestruck out nine and allowed three hits andthree runs in six innings. Lance Thonvoldpitched one inning of relief.
Ryan Maenke had two hits and four RBIin the title game. Adam Bray had threehits. Anthony King-Foreman supplied twoRBI and Skjefte drove in one run.
Eden Prairie’s offense clicked in thetournament. EP beat Coon Rapids 15-4 inthe opener June 29.
Skjefte contributed three hits, includ-ing one home run, and drove in four runs.Brett Guba had three hits and two RBI.
Above left, EP infielder Tony Skjefte throws to first during Rapid City Firecracker tournament action. He was named the Most Valuable Player in the tourna-ment. Above right, Eden Prairie’s Jordan Smith delivers a pitch during his team’s 9-6 championship victory over Missoula, Mont., in the Rapid City FirecrackerLegion Baseball Tournament over the July 4 weekend. (Photos courtesy of Kevin Cox/InsideDakotaSports.com)
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Firemen’s slowpitch tourney boasts 160-team fieldBloomington hosts four-daysoftball extravaganza BY GREG KLEVEN • SUN NEWSPAPERS
Bloomington will be the focal point of slow-pitch softball enthusiasts July 14-17.
The 53rd annual Firemen’s/Virg EllrichMemorial Tournament will be bigger and bet-ter than ever, according to director JeffBarnes. The Bloomington native has eitherplayed in or managed the mid-summer softballextravaganza for much of its history.
This edition of the Firemen’s tourney hasattracted 160 men’s, women’s and co-rec teamsfrom all over the state and country. More than20,000 fans, players and tournament volun-teers are expected to attend the four-day eventheadquartered at Valley View Park.
“Our tournament is one of the largest of itskind in the state and the Upper Midwest,” saidBarnes, who has directed the event since 1976.“There is a 300-team tournament headquar-tered in Bismarck, N.D.
“But that tournament is spread out onfields over a regional area instead of beinglocated like we are in one city – Bloomington.Our tournament is a summer reunion for play-ers and spectators. We have fans that actuallyfly in to the Twin Cities to attend our eventeach year.”
The 160-team field includes Class A throughClass D slowpitch softball teams from Canada,Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Wyoming, Northand South Dakota, Maryland and Nevada aswell as squads from across the Twin Citiesmetro area and outstate Minnesota.
Many teams represent Bloomington andsurrounding communities such as Edina,Richfield, St. Louis Park, Eden Prairie,Hopkins, Minnetonka, Burnsville,
Rosemount, Apple Valley and Lakeville.Two all-star charity games kick off the
Firemen’s tournament Thursday, July 14, atValley View Park in Bloomington.
The opening all-star matchup pits theBloomington Police against the BloomingtonFirefighters at 6:30 p.m. on Red Haddox Field.The Bloomington Police won last year’s all-star game.
A game featuring over-30 and under-30 all-star teams follows at 7:30 p.m. Last summer,the under-30 all-stars were victorious.
There will be a homerun derby open to allcomers from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, July 15, atValley View.
Double-elimination tournament competi-tion begins at 6 p.m. Friday at Valley View andDred Scott Fields in Bloomington. Action con-tinues at 8 a.m. Saturday, July 16. Saturday’sfinal games start at 9:15 p.m.
All action Sunday, July 17, takes place atValley View beginning at 8 a.m. Championshipgames are 3, 4 and 6 p.m.
There will be six tournament brackets –men’s Upper (32 teams), men’s Tier II (40teams), men’s Tier III (36 teams), women’s TierII (12 teams), women’s Tier III (16 teams) andco-rec (24 teams).
“Many teams use our tournament to pre-pare for post-season state and national compe-tition,” said Barnes. “We work hard to main-tain competitive balance in each of our brack-ets.
“We have a good mixture of experiencedand young teams. And many of those youngersquads want to get into our competitive upperbrackets.”
All proceeds from the Firemen’s tourna-ment are donated to youth organizations thatprovide volunteer assistance during the four-day event.
Women’s slowpitch softball players will swing for the fences again this weekend at theFiremen’s tournament in Bloomington. There will be 160 teams, including 28 women’sand 24 co-rec squads, competing for bracket championships in Firemen’s actionFriday through Sunday at Valley View and Dred Scott fields. (Photo courtesy of MattVollum)
Big week coming up in Minnesota golfState amateur, openchampionships to beheld days apartBY MIKE SHAUGHNESSY • SUN NEWSPAPERS
The biggest week of the Minnesotagolf season begins Monday, July 18,when the state’s top amateurs tee it up inWhite Bear Lake.
The Minnesota Golf AssociationAmateur Championship runs throughWednesday, July 20, at White Bear YachtClub. On Friday, July 22, the MinnesotaState Open, which brings together the
state’s best professionals and amateurs,starts at Rush Creek in Maple Grove.
Among players expected to competein the MGA Amateur is DonaldConstable, a former Minnetonka HighSchool and University of Minnesotaplayer who finished second in last year’stournament at Dacotah Ridge Golf Clubin Morton.
Tom Hoge, who won the MGAAmateur the last two years, will not beback to defend his title because heturned professional this spring.
Ryan Peterson of Eagan, who recent-ly completed his college golf eligibilityat Colorado State, finished third in lastyear’s tournament. Peterson won the
MGA Players’ Championship, a match-play event, last month in Brainerd.
Former Wayzata High School andcurrent University of Northern Iowaplayer Kyle Beversdorf also will be inthe MGA Amateur. Beversdorf qualifiedfor the 2011 U.S. Amateur Public LinksChampionship and reached the match-play stage of the tournament.
The oldest player in the field might beEdina’s Richard Blooston, who made itinto the tournament through a June 22qualifier at Meadowbrook Golf Course.Blooston first played in the MGAAmateur in 1963.
The field of 156 will try to figure outthe nuances of White Bear Yacht Club,
designed in the early 20th century bylegendary golf course architect DonaldRoss. While some might consider itshort by today’s standards at 6,471 yards,undulating fairways, blind shots andtricky greens are several features thatcould confound players.
MGA tournament director DougHoffmann said he anticipates someunder-par scores but still expects thecourse to challenge players who routine-ly hit 300-yard drives.
“This course is a long 6,400 yards,”Hoffmann said at an MGA media eventlast week. “And I expect to take advan-
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Thonvold and Maenke came through withtwo hits and two RBI each.
Smith was the winning pitcher and gotrelief help from Dylan Frederic.
Boulder, Colo., dealt Eden Prairie its lonetournament loss in the second round. Fiveerrors plagued EP in its 15-8 loss.
Skjefte, Tyler Ruemmele and DannyBlasy had two hits each. Skjefte connectedfor a home run.
Eden Prairie defeated Colchester, Vt., 13-5June 30. Will Phillips was winning pitcherand Thonvold picked up a save.
Skjefte had three hits, including a homerun, and finished with two RBI. Ruemmelehad three hits and two RBI. Maenke home-red and was credited with two RBI.
Eden Prairie beat Las Vegas, Nev., 10-9July 1. Bray was the winning pitcher andstruck out seven in six innings. King-Foreman pitched the final inning.
Bray homered and knocked in three runs.Ruemmele and Maenke had two hits apiece.Danny Halloran and Guba had one hit andtwo RBI each.
Eden Prairie defeated Missoula 9-1 July 2as Ruemmele pitched a four-hitter.
Blake Schmit, Skjefte, Tyler Peterson,Thonvold, Maenke and Blasy had two hitseach.
Eden Prairie beat Rapid City 14-6 thatsame day. Schmit finished with three hits(including one home run) and four RBI.Blasy had three hits and one RBI.
Eden Prairie defeated West Warwick, R.I.,13-4 in the semifinals. Halloran had threehits and three RBI. Skjefte finished with twohits and four RBI. Maenke earned the pitch-ing win.
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tage of some hole locations that areavailable to me. But if someone goesout, plays well and shoots a low num-ber, great.”
Rush Creek, which will be host ofthe Minnesota State Open for thefirst time, has plenty of length. It isexpected to play at more than 7,200yards for the tournament.
A number of players who havebeen on the PGA Tour or ChampionsTour also have won the MinnesotaState Open, including Tom Lehman,John Harris, Mike Morley, JoelGoldstrand, Ty Armstrong and JonChaffee.
Harris, who continues to competeon the Champions Tour, has entered
the state open. Shorewood residentMario Tiziani, who has competed onthe PGA Tour, also is in the tourna-ment.
Edinburgh USA head professionalDon Berry is a two-time MinnesotaState Open champion. He is sched-uled to play this year, as isEdinburgh USA’s director of instruc-tion, Adam Gulli.
Also in the tournament isBloomington native Jim Sorenson,who won the 1985 U.S. Public Linksand the 1986 Minnesota State Open.
Sorenson isn’t playing many tour-naments these days but is still aprominent figure in the game. If yousee a television infomercial for a golftraining device, chances are it wasmade by a company Sorenson found-ed – Momentus Golf in Mt. Pleasant,Iowa.
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STATE OF MINNESOTACOUNTY OF HENNEPIN
DISTRICT COURTFOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
CASE TYPE: Civil Other/MiscCourt File No. 27-CV-11-435
The Honorable William R. HowardNOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE
UNDER JUDGMENT AND DECREE
Northmark Homeowners’ Association,Inc.,
Plaintiff,
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Defendants.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that byvirtue of a Judgment entered in theabove-entitled action on March 2, 2011,a certified copy of which has been deliv-ered to me directing the sale of thepremises hereinafter described to satisfythe amount found and adjudged due saidPlaintiff in the above-entitled action fromsaid Defendant Susan M. Lindman, theSheriff of Hennepin County will sell at apublic auction, to the highest bidder forcash, at 10:00 a.m. on September 1,2011, at the Hennepin County Sheriff’sOffice, Civil Division, Room 30, 350South 5th Street, City of Minneapolis,County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota,the real estate described in said Judg-ment:
Lot 55, Block 1, Northmark 3rd Addition,Certificate of Title No. 716804
PIN: 14-116-22-44-0088
Address: 11598 Scotch Pine Court, EdenPrairie, MN 55344
Dated this 30th day of June, 2011
Richard W. StanekSheriff of Hennepin County
By /s/ Sgt. Dave Berens #368Deputy Sheriff
(July 14,21,28, Aug. 4,11,18, 2011) D4-LindmanSheriffSale
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Written proposals (six copies) settingforth the experience of the company/in-dividual(s) who would be interested inproviding legal services for the Nine MileCreek Watershed District should be sentto:
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Proposals shall be submitted on or be-fore Friday, August 5, 2011.
Please set forth in your written proposalcompany experience and the experienceof the individual(s) who proposes to per-form services for the District and the re-sumes of staff who would assist the in-dividual in providing the contractual ser-vices. Rates of individuals should beprovided. The Board will review saidproposals and reserves to itself the rightto take such action as it deems in thebest interest of Nine Mile Creek Water-shed District.
For further information about the NineMile Creek Watershed District, contactKevin Bigalke, Administrator at (952)835-2078 or visit: http://www.ninemile-creek.org/
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section103B.227, Subd. 5, the Nine Mile CreekWatershed District is soliciting proposalsfor accounting services for 2012 through2013. Written proposals (six copies)should include background and profileinformation on the firm, along with thespecific information as to expertise inwatershed district finances and budgets,hourly billing rates for 2012013, andnames and qualifications of personnel.Proposals should be sent to:
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Proposals must be submitted by Friday,August 5, 2011.
The Board of Managers will review pro-posals, reserves the right to reject anyand all proposals, and otherwise takesuch action it deems in the best interestof the Nine Mile Creek Watershed Dis-trict.
For further information about the NineMile Creek Watershed District, contactKevin Bigalke, Administrator at (952)835-2078 or visit: http://www.ninemile-creek.org/
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section103B.227, Subd. 5, the Nine Mile CreekWatershed District is soliciting proposals
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For further information about the NineMile Creek Watershed District, contactKevin Bigalke, Administrator at (952)835-2078 or visit: http://www.ninemile-creek.org/
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section103B.227, Subd. 5, the Nine Mile CreekWatershed District is soliciting proposalsfor engineering services for 2012through 2013. Written proposals (sixcopies) should include background andprofile information on the firm, along withthe specific information as to expertise inwatershed district matters, hourly billingrates for 2012-2013, and names andqualifications of personnel. Proposalsshould be sent to:
Nine Mile Creek Watershed DistrictAttn: Kevin Bigalke, Administrator7710 Computer Avenue, Suite 135Edina, MN 55435
Proposals must be submitted by Friday,August 5, 2011.
The Board of Managers will review pro-posals, reserves the right to reject anyand all proposals, and otherwise takesuch action it deems in the best interestof the Nine Mile Creek Watershed Dis-trict.
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NOTICE OF FILING DATES FORELECTION TO THE SCHOOL BOARDINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
NO. 272(EDEN PRAIRIE)
STATE OF MINNESOTANOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the pe-riod for filing affidavits of candidacy forthe office of school board member of In-dependent School District No. 272 shallbegin at 8 a.m. on August 2, 2011, andshall close at 5 p.m. on August 16, 2011.
The general election shall be held onTuesday, November 8, 2011. At thatelection, four (4) members will be electedto the School Board for terms of four (4)years each.
Affidavits of Candidacy are availablefrom the school district clerk, Indepen-dent School District No. 272, 8100School Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55344.The filing fee for this office is $2. A can-didate for this office must be an eligiblevoter, must be 21 years of age or more onassuming office, must have been a resi-dent of the school district from which thecandidate seeks election for thirty (30)days before the general election, andmust have no other affidavit on file for anyother office at the same primary or gen-
eral election.
The affidavits of candidacy must be filedin the office of the school district clerk andthe filing fee paid prior to 5 p.m. on Au-gust 16, 2011.
Dated: ____________, 2011
BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
/s/______________School District ClerkIndependent School District No. 272 (Eden Prairie)State of Minnesota
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