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The No. 1-ranked Hopkins girls
basketball team defeated no. 3 Elk
River 78-62 Dec. 5.
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Murphy to run
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Violence in society

Community quilts

Public Notices

ECM Publishers Editorial Board tackles

the topic of violence in society.
See page 4

A group of Brooklyn Center-based quilters have been making quilts, hats, scarves,
and more since 1976.
See page 6

Read the latest public notices from your

city, your school district and other local
governmental agencies.
See page 13

From left to right, Terry Greer, Santa Claus, Debbie Howell, and Deshan Bell pose for a quick Jacob Scharff lights the rst candle on a menorah during Robbinsdales inaugural public
photo at the Crystal Shopping Centers annual Christmas celebration, held Dec. 5. (Sun Post staff Hanukkah celebration, held Dec. 6, in the citys downtown plaza. The city hosts an annual
photos by Joe Bowen)
Christmas-themed tree-lighting ceremony, but this years celebration of the Jewish holiday was
the rst in recent memory.

Happy holidays in Crystal and Robbinsdale

MORE PHOTOS OF WEST METRO HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS ON PAGES 7, 8, AND 17

Robbinsdale Area Schools

District ready to move

programs to Crystal
Shopping Center
BY JOE BOWEN
SUN POST NEWSPAPERS

Ann Ruff, president of Clare Housings board of directors, holds up the keys to the recently-opened Clare Terrace building in
Robbinsdale. The 36-unit apartment building will provide low-income housing to HIV and AIDS patients, a population for whom
homelessness is a major concern. (Submitted photo)

Welcome to Birdtown
Apartments for HIV/AIDS patients now open in Robbinsdale
BY JOE BOWEN
SUN POST NEWSPAPERS
After nearly a years
worth of construction and
even more time gathering
funding, Clare Terrace
- a supportive housing
community for HIV and
AIDS patients in Robbinsdale - was formally opened
to Robbinsdale Dec. 1.
Welcome to Birdtown, said Hennepin
County
Commissioner
Mike Opat, who is himself
Sun Post
PO Box 280
Osseo, MN 55369
763-425-3323
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a Robbinsdale resident, invoking the citys unofficial

nickname.
The 36-unit apartment
building at the intersection
of 36th and France Avenues North will provide
low-income housing and
some medical services to
HIV and AIDS patients, a
population for whom stable housing and access to
care are often difficult to
come by. The opening ceremony doubled as an open
house, where attendees

could tour the facility, and

was scheduled to coincide
with World AIDS Day.
We have never been
closer to making the
promise of an AIDS-free
generation a reality, said
Chuck Peterson, Clares
executive director. When
we marry HIV medical
advancements with stable
housing, we can offer
people living with HIV
decades of extended life
and improved health outcomes, while also reducing

future transmissions.
Clare formally broke
ground on the Robbinsdale project in December
of last year and hosted
tours of its other locations
in Minneapolis for groups
of interested Robbinsdale
residents.
The nonprofit takes
advantage of a variety
of low-income housing
tax credits, rental subsidies and other programs.
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Several of Robbinsdale Area Schools community and adult education programs are set to
move to a new home in
Crystal.
At its Nov. 30 meeting,
the school board unanimously approved a 15year lease with the Crystal Shopping Center,
which sits at the intersection of Bass Lake Road
and West Broadway Avenue. The 43,000-squarefoot space is set to be a
new home for district administrative offices, some
adult academic programs, special education
classrooms, and the districts Family Literacy,
Robbinsdale Transition
Center, and Welcome
Center programs.
Those programs constitute about half of
the districts offerings
at Sandburg Learning
Center, which the board
elected to re-open as a
middle school proper
during the second phase
of the districts threephase facilities plan.
District staff predict that
enrollment will spike
in the next few years
and enrollment reports
show several elementary
schools at or near their
enrollment
capacity,
prompting the district
to add the new middle
school space.
The other half of
Sandburgs
programming will remain there, at
least for the time being,

while district staff and

officials suss out more of
their facilities and programming plan. Those
extant programs include
the districts Highview
alternative learning program and community
education offerings.
Materials provided at
the Nov. 30 meeting indicate that the shopping
center lease will incur
an average annual cost
of $1.22 million over its
lifespan, and includes a
five-year renewal option,
the right to sublease, and
a right of first offer on
any adjacent spaces that
become available at the
mall.
City
administrators
will still need to issue the
district a conditional use
permit for the space, and
the district submitted
an application for one
Nov. 13. Crystals planning commission is set
to hold a public hearing
to discuss the move Dec.
14, and the city council
is expected to have a discussion of its own Jan. 5.
Its not a rubber
stamp, they do have to
go through the process,
said Crystal City Manager Anne Norris, who
added that city development and planning staff
believe the proposed use
for the shopping center
meets the requirement
for a conditional use
permit.
If all the ps and
qs
are
minded,
school district staff are
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and second wards will

also be up for election in
2016. Incumbent council
members Bill Blonigan
and Dan Rogan won their
2012 campaigns by relatively wide margins.
General elections are
scheduled Tuesday, Nov.
8, 2016, and primary elections if necessary will
be held Tuesday, Aug. 9,
of that same year. The
candidate filing period for
municipal races begins in
May.
Robbinsdale Mayor Regan
Murphy, who said he plans to
Contact Joe Bowen at joe. run for a second term in 2016.
bowen@ecm-inc.com
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As snow and cold set in across

the West Metro, Robbinsdale police offered a handful of crime
prevention tips for use during the
holiday season.
The biggest thing is packages
on doorsteps, Officer Annie Faue
told attendees at a Dec. 2 meeting
of the Robbinsdale Crime Prevention Association. Faue urged residents to bring their mail inside as
soon as it is dropped off. If thats
not possible, she suggested asking
a neighbor to do it or having mail
delivered to work, instead.
People drive down streets look-

ing for packages, Faue explained.

Sometimes we find them, sometimes we dont.
Residents who spend long
stretches of time away from home
during the holidays can also present an opportunity for burglaries
or other crimes, and Faue urged
residents to call 911 if they notice a
stranger snooping around a neighbors house.
If you see somebody where
theyre not supposed to be, let us
know, she said. We dont know
always what looks odd in your
neighborhood, but you do.
Additionally, residents can look
out for suspicious footprints in the
snow leading to a door or window,

which could indicate that someone

tried to gain access to a home.
After the holidays, residents are
encouraged to break down gift
boxes and other holiday accouterments before putting them on the
curb for pickup.
Dont advertise your new TV,
Faue explained. Dont lug that
Samsung 60 inch box out to your
curb, letting the whole neighborhood know youve got a TV inside.
As always, police urge residents
to report a crime or suspicious activity by dialing 911.
Contact Joe Bowen at joe.bowen@
ecm-inc.com

Community Briefs
Community
education arts and
crafts fair Dec. 12
Robbinsdale
Area
Schools Community Education will host its third
annual arts and crafts fair
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 12, at the Sandburg
Learning Center, 2400
Sandburg Lane, Golden
Valley.
Items on offer include
handmade bags and pillows, wool mittens, honey
products, Japanese Shibori silk scarves, preserves
and framed art.
Local authors John and
Joseph Gindele and Marilyn DeMars will also be on
hand.
Info: 763-504-6993.

Drop Kick
Minnesota lm
screening Dec. 12
As part of its Legends
series of activities and

speakers, the Minnesota

Wrestling Hall of Fame
will host a screening of the
film festival cut of Drop
Kick Minnesota noon to
2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12,
in the Lake Shore Room
of North Memorial Hospital, 3300 Oakdale Ave.
N., Robbinsdale.
This short film has met
with high acclaim, and we
are honored to be the first
to show this in our community. The essence of the
movie captures wrestlers
experiences, feelings, and
beliefs in the growing and
thriving national draw to
the independent wrestling
scene, reads a statement
released by hall of fame
officials.
Viewers can also meet
and greet the stars of the
movie, including Billy
Blaze, Spider Baby, Ian
Xavier, Laszlo Nemesi and
filmmaker John Kilene.
The event is free, but donations to the hall are accepted. Space is limited

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when he won a 195-vote
victory over current city
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Klobuchar to
speak before BC
Rotary Dec. 22
The Brooklyn Center Rotary Club will have special
guest Sen. Amy Klobuchar
(DFL-Minnesota) attend its
meeting later this month.
Klobuchar will be on
hand to speak about her new
book, The Senator Next
Door, at noon Tuesday,
Dec. 22, at the Doubletree
Hotel, 2200 Freeway Blvd.,
Brooklyn Center.
The event will cost $15 to
attend. To reserve a spot,
call Melanie at 763-5668000, ext. 320. Reservations
must be made noon Friday,
Dec. 18. A book signing will
take place after the meeting.
Info: 612-250-0146

Brooklyn Park third

in National Night
Out standings
Brooklyn Park has taken
third place in the annual National Night Out results, recently announced for 2015.
According to an update

from Gerry Gibbs, Brooklyn Park Police Department

crime prevention coordinator, the department would
like to thank all city employees who participated in National Night Out and helped
make the city shine. Gibbs
gave a special thanks to the
fire department for its support of the event.
Brooklyn Park placed
third in the category for cities with populations from
50,000-100,000
residents.
First place went to Maple
Grove and second went to
Suffolk, Virginia.
The Twin Cities were well
represented, with Minneapolis winning the 300,000plus category and St. Paul in
fourth place in the 100,000300,000 category.
National Night Out now
involves more than 37.8 million people and 16,124 communities from all 50 states,
U.S. Territories, Canadian
cities, and military bases
worldwide. The annual event
is organized by local communities who participate in
the National Association of
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Deeply rooted in Golden Valley

City council approved rst consideration
of tree and landscaping code
BY GINA PURCELL
SUN POST NEWSPAPERS
Golden Valley has
many characteristics that
make it a unique first-ring
suburb, none of which
may be more beloved than
the large trees scattered
throughout the community.
During a rush of single
family residential subdivision proposals in 2014,
residents often voiced
concerns about preserving
the trees.
Several council members shared similar feelings.
Staff heard the concerns and took action to
resolve the issue.
On Dec. 1, code changes were reviewed by the
council for first consideration.
The changes were previously shared with the environmental and planning
commissions, which were
favorable to the changes
despite not providing formal recommendations.
The first large adjust-

ment includes reducing

the percentage of trees
that may be removed prior
to mitigation. The current
code allows 25 percent of
a lots trees to be removed
but staff proposed only 20
percent will be allowed.
During the second
phase of development,
which now allows 20 percent of a lots trees to be
removed, only 15 percent
will be allowed.
According to Associate Planner Emily Goellner, all other land uses
will maintain the right to
remove 30 percent of a
propertys trees.
Revising the tree and
landscape code also included adding the following language.
In order of priority,
trees should be planted:
On the property in
which they were removed.
Within the development proposal that includes multiple lots.
If needed, off site but
within Golden Valley.
Pay cash in lieu of
planting.

But really our main

goal is to get trees in the
ground, Goellner said.
So, well try everything
we can to not take any
cash in and make sure
that we can plant trees in
the city.
In addition to trees,
staff also proposed that
the council have a formal
say in the landscaping of
a any new construction,
if there is a 100 percent
increase in building footprints for R-1 and R-2
zoned properties or if
there is a 10 percent increase in impervious surface for all other districts.
In
designing
our
minimum standards, we
analyzed some recent developments in order to
understand what is reasonable and what is desirable in the community,
Goellner said. We also
wanted something that
was easy for us to calculate and that wouldnt be
too burdensome on the
administration process.
We wanted calculations
that are often used by oth-

er communities so theyd
be familiar to developers
or property owners.
Staff also looked into
revising the minimum requirements for tree planting.
For single family residential properties it was
recommended that there
be a minimum of three
trees, one of which would
be located in the front
yard.
Additionally,
five
shrubs or perennials were
to be planted on the lot.
For industrial and light
industrial zoned properties, there should be one
tree for every 50 feet of
linear street frontage, one
tree per 50 linear feet of
perimeter abutting residential property or regional trail, one shrub or
perennial per five linear
feet of street frontage and
one shrub or perennial
per five linear feet of perimeter abutting residential property or regional
trail, according to the city.
All other districts (R-3,
R-4, institutional, mixed
use and commercial)
would need one tree per
50 linear feet of perimeter
and one shrub or perennial per 50 feet of perimeter,

according to the city.

Other changes to the
code included renaming the permit from Tree
Preservation Permit to
Tree and Landscape Plan
and Permit, reordering
sections in the code, and
clarifying financial security and compliance.
Council members had
several questions regarding the recommended
changes but all were logistical.
Councilmember Larry
Fonnest asked if in the
revised code, the city was
encouraging or requiring property owners to
remove invasive species
such as Buckthorn.
Golden Valley Forester
Al Lundstrom said the
city was encouraging but
not requiring Buckthorn
or invasive specials removal at this time.
Because it is such an
overwhelming obnoxious
plant, it is sometimes very
burdensome to require it
to be removed, he said.
Lundstrom
encourages
residents to seek help
through the city if they
are planning to remove
something such as Buckthorn.
Fonnest also asked, if

these changes were based

on a minimum single
family residential lot of
10,000 square feet? He
asked, if so, would larger
lots require more trees
than the code states?
According to Goellner,
the changes were based on
an average size property
in Golden Valley equating
to 15,000 square feet.
She said developers
of larger properties have
typically been planting
more than the minimum
requirement of trees anyway, and staff has no reason for concern.
Councilmember Joanie
Clausen was pleased with
the changes.
I just want to thank
you for all this hard
work, she said to staff. I
think it was really evident
that this was important to
our residents.
Harris also voiced appreciation before the city
council provided unanimous approval of the first
consideration.
This section of the code
will return in front of the
council Dec. 15 for second consideration.

Pioneer Accountable Care

Organization program in
2012 and now serves about
14,000 Medicare fee-forservice patients. It is one
of 19 Pioneer Accountable
Care Organizations in the
nation and one of three in
Minnesota.
These results are especially impressive because
they raise the bar even
higher in Minnesota where
quality and efficiency is
already better than most
other states, said Dr.
Steve Connelly, co-executive medical director for
HealthPartners and Park
Nicollet.
According to the organization, Park Nicollets success is the result of multiple
initiatives to prevent readmissions and avoid admissions such as:
Palliative care, which
focuses on relieving symptoms and stress due to a
serious illness, is integrated
across care settings, including the intensive care unit.

The palliative care team

works with the patient to
create a care plan, which
tends to be home-based
rather than based in a hospital or emergency room.
Home visits with care
consultants. Since 2012,
four nurse care consultants
have intensively worked
with 450 of Park Nicollets
highest-risk patients. An
integral part of this care is
an in-home visit. The Care
Consultant works with the
patient to identify a care
plan based on the patients
goals. This results in better care, better patient engagement and a decrease
in emergency room visits,
according to Park Nicollet.
Medication reviews by
a pharmacists before discharge or in the clinic.
Follow-up doctors appointments that are scheduled before patients are discharged.
Phone calls from a registered nurse 24-72 hours
after discharge.

Firefighter home visits

offered to all patients in
five cities near Methodist
Hospital.
Simpler discharge instructions.
In addition to the Park
Nicollet Pioneer Accountable Care Organization,
HealthPartners has another accountable care organization called the Northwest Metro Alliance. This
partnership with Allina
Health cares for 300,000
HealthPartners and Allina
patients in the northwest
metro area of Minneapolis. A report indicates the
Northwest Metro Alliance
initiatives have improved
the quality of care while
slowing cost increases to a
rate that is about 30 percent
below the Minneapolis-St.
Paul metro average.
Park Nicollet Methodist
Hospital is part of HealthPartners, which it joined
in 2013. For more information, visit parknicollet.
com.

Contact Gina Purcell at

gina.purcell@ecm-inc.com

Community Briefs
Environmental
document for
Meadowbrook Golf
Course released

shed districts website at

minnehahacreek.org/meadowbrook.
Additional copies can
be requested by calling the
park board at 612-230The Minneapolis Park 6400.
and Recreation Board, in
partnership with the Min- St. Louis Park
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make improvements to related project
the Meadowbrook Golf inspires short lm
Course, located in Hopkins,
A St. Louis Park authors
St. Louis Park and Edina.
cancer-related project has
Although located in the
inspired a short film.
suburbs, the Minneapolis
Rochester resident Jadon
Park and Recreation Board
Fimon was six years old
has operated the golf course
when he wrote Gone, a
since it opened in the 1920s.
poem about his mothers
Proposed improvements
breast cancer.
include
re-meandering
He did not know he
Minnehaha Creek on golf
would become the youngest
course property. The projpoet in an anthology called
ect would address floodThe Cancer Poetry Project
ing issues on the property
2. He did not foresee that
by maintaining the curhis poem would be made
rent volume of floodplain
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storage through modificaGone premiere Dec. 8
tions to the golf course
at Gildas Club Twin Cities
and increasing the effecin Minnetonka. The twotive length of Minnehaha
minute film, directed by
Creek within the site while
Matt Collings and edited
increasing the natural vegby Ben Thompson, includes
etation and habitat along
live action, original music
the stream corridor. Due to
and animation all created
project activities associated
by local film industry prowith Minnehaha Creek, a
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mandatory Environmental
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public review and comment
editor of The Cancer Poperiod, which concludes
etry Project, in a statement.
4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.
The film was a labor of
6.
love, said Miller, for the
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perintendent for Planning,
New Hope and Lutheran
Minneapolis Park and RecSocial Services and Chilreation Board, 2117 West
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Our viewpoint:
Police, public need
to work together to
stem tide of violence
Its been a tough 15 months for
our nations police officers from
Missouri, to Maryland and now
to Minnesota.
Since the death of Michael
Brown, followed by days of rioting in Ferguson, Missouri, until
the recent death of Jamar Clark
in Minneapolis, law enforcement
personnel are on the hot seat. Did
police act maliciously? With racist
intent? And the big question, was
Clark killed while handcuffed?
These incidents have heightened
anger toward the police, and have
given fodder to those who claim
officers are reacting violently and
causing death or injury where it is
not necessary.
The Black Lives Matter movement has elevated the debate.
Many feel police officers target
people of color, especially African-Americans, and use excessive
force and profiling to drill down
on black suspects.
Weve seen incidents involving
police and violence in many of
our communities. Within the past
few weeks, Fridley and Columbia
Heights officers shot and killed a
man who refused police instructions to show his hands and pulled
a weapon on them.
In Plymouth, a police officer
killed a man suffering from a mental health crisis after he tried to
remove the officers gun from her
holster.
In Robbinsdale, police shot and
injured an 18-year-old woman
who was wielding a large knife.
In New Hope within the last
year, an angry man shot at two
police officers at city hall and was
subsequently killed.
Last year in Ramsey, police shot
and killed a man who ran from
them as they investigated a call of
a suspicious person near a daycare
center.

Our Viewpoint
Weve also seen Minnesota officers die in the course of their day.
In St. Cloud this October, a sheriffs deputy was shot and killed
with his own weapon, as a hospital patient took his gun as they
struggled.
A Minneapolis police officer
was shot in February responding
to a burglary in what police say
may have been a targeted ambush
on officers. Mendota Heights police officer Scott Patrick was shot
and killed last summer in what
started as routine traffic stop.
Organizations have rallied to
support police officers. In Coon
Rapids recently, hundreds of people gathered at a rally supporting
police. A local car repair company
has offered free thin blue lines
painted on your vehicle, to support the men and women in blue
and the thin line they walk every
day. Apple Valley has launched
Operation Thank A Cop, offering supportive bumper stickers to
anyone interested.
While focus recently has been
on race and racial issues, the dayto-day existence of an officer is
complex. He or she deals with a
vast range of situations.
Police and sheriffs deputies
will tell you that the most unpredictable call they respond to each
day is the domestic call not a
riot or a bank robbery. These often involve individuals in volatile
relationships, fueled into violence
with drugs and alcohol. In 2012 in
North Branch, a 46-year-old man
was shot and killed by police when
they responded to a domestic incident.
They will also talk about the dif-

Maybe its time we report on violent

crime like we report on suicides

There have been a handful of

suicides or attempted suicides in
Crystal or Robbinsdale since I began working here more than two
years ago, and each time Ive talked to police or other authorities to
figure out whats going on, theres
been a pause in the conversation.
Well, media outlets tend not to
report on this sort of incident ...
they say, trailing off, careful not
to explicitly tell me or any other
reporter what to write about.
It reminds me of the times my
parents would tell me I could go
ahead and do whatever, but clearly didnt want me to and would be
disappointed if I did.
We have a general no suicide
coverage rule here at Sun Newspapers that basically asks reporters to restrict coverage of suicides
to those that occur in public areas,
when there is a public safety issue,
when it involves a public figure,
and to print the story itself on an
interior page of the newspaper.
I grasp why thats the case, and
ECM - TO PAGE 5 why there seems to be a deeper,

JOE
BOWEN
SUN POST
NEWSPAPERS

implicit agreement to simply not

write about suicides such as the
one that occurred Oct. 28 outside
Robbinsdale City Hall, our coverage of which we justified because
of the large police response and
the location.
Heres what I dont understand:
If the guy who apparently turned
on a helium tank inside a closed
SUV was shot to death instead
or shot someone else then himself
it would be one of the biggest
stories Ive reported on all year
and there would be no question
about whether we could or should
be covering it. No researching
ethics, no running it up the chain
wed just publish article after
article and watch the unique pageviews flood in.

Why do we shy away from reporting on suicides, but just strap

on a helmet and goggles before we
report on anything else that might
make us queasy or might encourage others to commit similar acts?
It might be time for us the
media in whatever permutation
you like to start thinking of violent crime the same way we think
about suicides, or at least reconsider how we cover the former in
light of how we cover the latter.
I bothered people at Channel
12 and the University of Minnesotas journalism school, and
they all made roughly the same
point: suicides dont get covered
and murders do because theres a
public safety hazard to consider
(theres somebody to hunt for
after a murder, said one), and
because murders dont have the
same capacity for copycats that
suicides tend to have.
A mass shooting is definitely
more horrific than a single killBOWEN - TO PAGE 5

Helping school districts set, reach their goals

More than 20 people, an unusually large number, responded
to a recent column listing five
questions for school board members. (Found here: http://bit.
ly/1Org899.)
Most agreed with the questions
suggested in the column. Several
asked for examples of measurable
goals that school boards have adopted. One person wisely urged
listening to staff, as well as other
groups, and another advocated
for clear communication from
boards.
Alan Muller wrote in an online
comment: May I put in a plug
for the importance of plain language? All too often school managers, at least the public flavor,
seem to respond in a specialized
lingo such that few really understand what, if anything, is being
said.
Thats wise advice as boards es-

JOE
NATHAN
GUEST
COLUMNIST

tablish district goals.

I contacted Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida because it has improved high school
graduation rates by 15 percentage
points over the last five years, and
in 2012, it won one of the nations
top awards for school districts
awarded by the Broad Foundation. John Schuster, administrative director of public relations,
responded that the district has
five pillars supporting its Vision
20/20 Strategic Blueprint. Each
has measurable goals, found here:
http://bit.ly/1Xy03mM. For example, under Pillar 1, called Rel-

evant, Rigorous and Innovative

Academics, objectives include:
At least 90 percent of students will graduate with a standard high school diploma by
2020.
The percentage of students
enrolled in remedial courses at
the college level will decrease by
at least 5 percent by 2020.
The percentage of students
attaining industry certification in
one or more areas of study will
increase by at least 5 percent by
2020.
Other examples come from
2014 Broad Award winner Orange County Public Schools,
Florida, found here: http://bit.
ly/1TuHnyy.
The board and administration
identified four overall focus areas,
adopted measurable goals and developed strategies for each goal.
Im not suggesting that these are

the only ones to adopt, although

I am heartened that two involve
increased enrollment of 10 percent by 2020 in dual-credit courses (high school and college) and
increasing the percentage of students who are successful in such
courses by 10 percent by 2020.
Some of Orange Countys
goals include:
Increase the percent of students enrolled in an extended
postsecondary preparation experience prior to graduation by
10 percentage points by the year
2020.
Increase the percent of students demonstrating success in an
extended postsecondary preparation experience prior to graduation by 10 percentage points by
the year 2020.
Increase (percent) of students in grades 3-10 scoring proficient on statewide assessments

by 10 percentage points by the

year 2020.
Adopting goals is not enough.
Several people described what
boards should do to increase the
likelihood that their goals are accomplished.
Former Minnesota Commissioner of Education Bob Wedl
wrote, Boards ought to ask the
district administration and teachers to identify ways to do things
differently so that better results
can be achieved with the same or
even less resources. He offered
examples such as new researchbased approaches to serve students with special needs and redesigning high schools so that all
students complete a significant
amount of postsecondary coursework or even their career certifications while in high school,
NATHAN - TO PAGE 5

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Crystal-Robbinsdale Sun Post

FROM PAGE 4
ficulty and unpredictability
of dealing with the mentally
ill. When a Plymouth police
officer shot and killed Derek
Wolfsteller, 31, she already
knew he was an individual
in a serious mental health
crisis. However, in his agitated state, he was overpowering and the officers at the
scene felt their only resort
was to shoot when he tried
to take the officers gun.
We do not believe our law
enforcement officers intend
to incite a situation, or to

Bowen
FROM PAGE 4
ing, but theres an emerging
body of evidence to support
the idea that those crimes
are inspired, so to speak, by
media coverage.
An Arizona State and
Northeastern Illinois University study published in
July concluded that mass
shootings are incented
by similar events in the

Nathan
FROM PAGE 4
saving families hundreds of
millions of dollars.
Steve Miltich, a 20-year
public schools employee
who is on the board of
Minnesota school employees union SEIU 284, agreed
that its important to listen
to families, educators, current students, graduates
and community members.
However, he wrote via
email: I am troubled by
the fact that nowhere in
your column did you make
a single mention of support
staff. You see, I am a school
custodian. We work hand
in hand every day with educators, administration, parents and students. As the
winter weather sets in, we
are the ones who keep our
buildings warm and dry.
Our food service workers
feed hundreds of students

post.mnsun.com

seek out and maliciously

target individuals of certain
races or ethnic backgrounds.
We do believe that our
police and sheriffs deputies
face an incredibly difficult
choice in many situations.
Consider seeing an angry
man lunging at you or at a
group of children with his
hand in his pocket. You have
three seconds to decide is
he a danger? Are the children in danger? Do I shoot?
Do I let him continue?
The great majority of us
never need to make a life or
death decision in a few seconds. But our police officers
do that all too often.
One police officer acting

too quickly or reacting with

excessive force can turn a
difficult situation into a fullblown riot.
Police officers must be
better able to diffuse a violent situation. We urge the
supervisors in law enforcement to develop alternatives
to guns and Tasers when
dealing with difficult situations. There needs to be
methodology law enforcement can use to contain an
out-of-control individual
beyond deadly force.
Police need to develop
additional methods to handle the mentally ill. How
do you subdue safely a
250-pound man whose ill-

ness has sent him into a

rage?
We also urge the quick
implementation of body
cameras on all officers. We
believe that in the great majority of cases, video will
show officers acted appropriately.
Law enforcement leaders must continually recruit
quality candidates for jobs,
and work hard to bring diversity to their ranks.
It will take more than
better training, however,
to heal the fissure developing between people of color
and police. As long as entire communities of people
believe the police are the

enemy instead of an ally,

angry demonstrations like
the one that brought Minneapolis freeways to a stop
following the shooting of
Jamar Clark will continue
to happen.
Our police officers, sheriffs, state patrol and police
chiefs will need to work diligently to improve their image in the community.
Police and the media can
do a better job of telling
the other story situations where quick-thinking
and level-headed officers
saved lives, or brought a
situation from volatile to
orderly.
Our police need to be

even more visible in their

communities. Police officers
should be walking side-byside with community leaders.
And finally, we must not
turn this into a race war.
This is not police vs. black
this is all of us, people of
all colors, standing next to
our police forces united
against the real criminals.
All lives will be better if
we work together.

immediate past and that

there is significant evidence of contagion in
school shootings.
The Advanced Law
Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center
at Texas State University runs a Dont Name
Them campaign, which
encourages law enforcement and the media to focus more on the victims
and the heroes rather
than the perpetrator or
perpetrators of a mass

shooting.
Some shooters are
motivated by a desire for
fame, notoriety, and/or
recognition, reads the
programs website. When
the media focuses on the
shooter, they provide this
fame, notoriety and recognition ... this focus allows
the shooter to accomplish
one of his goals, and validates his life and actions.
Anecdotally, the guy
who shot several people
at a community college in

Oregon apparently was a

big fan of the journalist
who, a few weeks earlier,
killed two of his former
co-workers while they
were filming an interview
in Virginia.
The people who allegedly shot at Black Lives
Matter protestors in Minneapolis have had their social media profiles pored
over by a plethora of
media outlets, cable news
crews rummaged through
the San Bernardino shoot-

ers apartment for hours,

and it makes me wonder:
are we, the media, edging towards the same kind
of romanticism, the same
kind of sensationalism,
in our coverage of these
incidents that we have deliberately shied away from
when covering suicides for
fear of inciting others to
act similarly?
My editor said hed
strongly consider not publishing (or at least muting
our coverage) of the ac-

tual perpetrator of a mass

shooting, if the horrible
event were to ever happen in our coverage area.
He said he would want to
treat such a tragedy in a
manner similar to suicide.
Im not sure how that decision would shake out,
ethically or journalistically or in any other capacity,
but I definitely think hes
on to something.

every day. The paraprofessionals train and protect

and clean special needs
kids from the moment they
exit their buses, while clerical staff move information,
store records and refer visitors and callers. He rightly
recommended that board
members also consider
staff suggestions.
I hope, thanks to readers recommendations,
wise boards will set and
share clear, measurable
goals, and then, after listening to various voices,
theyll develop plans to
accomplish those goals
and share results.

An opinion of the ECM Editorial Board. Reactions to

this editorial and to any
commentary on these pages
are always welcome. Send
to: editor.sun@ecm-inc.com.

Contact Joe Bowen at joe.

bowen@ecm-inc.com



 

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CEAP Quilters provide warmth to the community

Group has
been making
quilts since
the mid-1970s
BY CHRISTIAAN TARBOX
SUN POST NEWSPAPERS
As winter approaches and the weather gets
colder, one local group
of quilters will be there to
provide blankets, clothing
and other sewn goods to
those in need.
The CEAP Quilters
have been providing quilts,
childrens clothing, hats,
scarves, afghans and other items for the Brooklyn
Center-based Community
Emergency
Assistance
Program food shelf since
1976. Operating in the
basement of Cross of Glory Church in Brooklyn
Center, the all-volunteer
group had humble beginnings and has grown exponentially.
There were six of us
then, said Ardis Fairchild, the last active member
of the original 1976 group.
We had one sewing machine, and we just made
quilts for CEAP. The
group grew and grew, and
now we have 55 people.
The group meets Mondays from 9 a.m. to noon,
with the exception of December and the summer
season. Members come
from all over the metro
area, and the groups
weekly output is impressive in and of itself.
Sometimes we make
22 quilts, said Fairchild.
We made 22 the other
day. And then they made
15 sweatpants and sweatshirts.
In 2013 and 2014, the
group clocked in 7,719 total volunteer hours with a
total of 1,144 items made,
including 235 regularsized quilts, 205 baby
quilts, 29 nightgowns, 160

help, said Lions Club

member Earl Simons. So
I brought it to the attention of our club, and the
club voted to support the
program as best we could.
Whatever we get, we
use, said Lundquist.
People have interest in
different things, thats why
theyre going here.
The group hasnt seen
a lack of new members
either, with three people
joining in the last year
alone. The Quilters have
also been an important
presence for CEAP during
the holidays as well.
They use (the quilts) at
CEAP as Christmas presents, said Fairchild. Its
amazing how many people
take quilts for their children.
The CEAP Quilters are a group of volunteers who craft quilts, childrens clothes and other items in the basement of Cross of Glory
Last November, after
Church in Brooklyn Center. (Submitted photo)
the quilts were already
brought over to CEAP, the
Lioness Club sponsored
the families for Christmas, added Simons. And
they asked if there were
any quilts available. So I
talked with Ruth about
that. She arranged with
CEAP to provide quilts
for the families.
Overall, the CEAP Quilters make the most of their
tight-knit group, using it
as a means of both camaraderie and charity.
You meet a lot of
people that dont belong
to Cross of Glory, and
thats always great, said
Fairchild. Its like a sisterhood. You can dream
about some little child will
become warm underneath
that quilt. Thats important to us.
To learn more about the
CEAP Quilters or to join
Here, quilts made by the CEAP Quilters adorn the back of the pews in Cross of Glory church. (Submitted photo)
as a volunteer, call Ruth
pairs of sweatpants and 56
One of our members people to stay when they such as the Brooklyn Cen- Lundquist at 763-561small afghans. Donation was active with the vet- visited their person at the ter Womens Club, St. Al- 3479.
recipients included Brook- erans hospital, and they hospital.
phonsus Catholic Church
lyn United Methodist built a home, said CEAP
Because of the need to and the Brooklyn Center Contact Christiaan Tarbox
at christiaan.tarbox@ecmChurch, Maranatha Nurs- Quilter Ruth Lundquist. maintain machines and Lions Club.
ing Home, Earle Brown So she took quilts to that inventory, the Quilters
I saw an article in our inc.com or follow the Sun
Elementary and Eagles home because they were regularly receive dona- Glory banner that they Post on Twitter @ecmsunNest Womens Shelter.
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BY CHRISTIAAN TARBOX
SUN POST NEWSPAPERS
The Hennepin County Board of
Commissioners voted to award eight
grants aimed at improving recycling in
the public sphere.
During its Dec. 1 meeting, the board
agreed to give out grants to eight Hennepin County entities for a public
space recycling program established in
2014, where receptacles will be added
to parks and pedestrian routes, as well
as expanding organics collections programs.
The grants, totaling $97,786, were
awarded to the cities of Bloomington,
Brooklyn Park, Minneapolis, New
Hope, St. Bonifacius, St. Louis Park
and Tonka Bay, as well as the University of Minnesota.
The program offers a financial incentive to cities to find new ways to properly reduce, reuse and recycle waste.

Other news

Hennepin County residents either incarcerated in Minnesota correctional

facilities or are on probation.
Effective from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31,
2016, as much as $225,000 will be offered to the program by the Greater
Metropolitan Housing Corporation,
and $140,000 will be offered from the
Three Rivers Park District.
The board further approved the proposed $35.9 million operating budget
for the Three Rivers Park District in
2016. The proposal sees an increase of
3.45 percent from the previous year.
The total property tax levy totals out to
around $41.5 million.
Finally, the county board authorized
negotiations with the Metropolitan
Council for the funding of three trail
grade-separated crossings that are adjacent to the METRO Green Line Extension route in St. Louis Park and
Hopkins. Up to $2.6 million will be
contributed by Hennepin County, and
$1.1 million will be reimbursed to the
county by the Three Rivers Park District for construction costs.

The board also approved two contracts for the Sentencing to Service Contact Christiaan Tarbox at christiaan.
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Christmas comes to Crystal

ABOVE: Attendees could write letters to Santa Claus at the Crystal Shopping Centers annual
Christmas celebration on Dec. 5.
TOP RIGHT: Aubri Schons, left, and Kylie Schons got a chance to sit in a reindeer-driven sleigh.
RIGHT: Tinsel the reindeer, left, and handler Abby Schmieg at the Crystal Shopping Centers annual Christmas celebration on Dec. 5. (Sun Post staff photos by Joe Bowen)

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An illuminating Christmas
tradition in Robbinsdale

A slew of residents, city ofcials, and the Robbinsdale Ambassadors were on hand for the citys
annual tree-lighting ceremony, held Dec. 1 outside city hall. Residents sang Christmas carols,
sipped warm cider, and counted down the moments until the lights on the massive pine tree at
the buildings front entrance were lit. (Sun Post staff photos by Joe Bowen)

Robbinsdale residents crane their necks to look at the newly-lit Christmas tree outside city hall
on Dec. 1.

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Stars
of the week
Mitchell Verbeten
Ar mstrong-Coopers
Mitchell Verbeten scored
his first goal of boys hockey season in style. Verbeten, a senior defenseman, fired the puck almost
the length of the rink past
Champlin Parks goaltender for a 2-1 Wings lead at
the time on Tuesday, Dec.
1. The Wings went on to
beat the Rebels 4-2.

Masengo Mutanda
Ninth-grade
guard
Musengo Mutanda led the
Armstrong girls basketball team with 17 points
in a 38-36 win over district archrival Cooper on
Tuesday, Dec. 1. Mutanda
more or less continued
where she left off from her
eighth-grade season with
the Falcons varsity when
she averaged 10.3 points
per game.

Aja Wheeler
Cooper
ninth-grad
guard Aja Wheeler scored
26 points in the first two
games of the Hawks girls
basketball teams season. She put up a teamhigh 18 at St. Paul Como
Park on Thursday, Dec. 3
and eight against district
archrival Cooper on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

Olivia Mobley
Eighth-grade forward
Olivia Mobley scored the
game-winning goal for
the Hopkins girls hockey
team on Tuesday, Dec.
1 in a 4-3 win over Holy
Family-Waconia. Mobley
has five goals and six assists on the season for the
Royals.

Top-ten teams still elude Falcons

Armstrong
holds off
district rival
Cooper
BY MATTHEW DAVIS
SUN POST NEWSPAPERS
While some boys basketball teams draw earlyseason marquee matchups through showcases or
tournaments, Armstrong
simply started a with slate
that rivals some of those
tourney matchups.
The Falcons opened
with No. 4 Champlin
Park, No. 8 Wayzata
and District 281 archrival Cooper in the first
two weeks of the season.
Armstrong mustered only
a win over Cooper and
continued its struggles
with top-ten teams after a
1-7 mark last season.
Were not as good
as we thought we were,
weve got to work for it,
Armstrong senior forward Chance Bowen said.
Against Cooper, Armstrong had its way much
of the game with pressure defense and strong
attacks to the basket in
a 67-60 win on Tuesday,
Dec. 1. Senior forward
True Thompson led the
Falcons with 17 points,
much of it coming in the
lane. Simon McManus,
Isaiah Rollins, Jubril
Alade and Jon Nelson applied pressure on defense
in the backcourt to set
up the Falcons transition game. Rollins led all
guards with 12 points.
We started hustling,
Bowen said.
Armstrong opened a
28-18 halftime lead, but
the Hawks pulled within
six points early in the second half at 30-24. The

True Thompson goes in for a dunk in Armstrongs win over Cooper on Tuesday, Dec. 1. (Sun Post staff photo by Matthew Davis)

Armstrongs Chance Bowen battles for a rebound in the Falcons loss against Champlin Park. (Photo by Brian Flanary)

Falcons went on a 0-5 run

to push the lead back to
double digits and extended it into the high teens
for a time.
We had a stretch there
were really fundamentally
sound, Falcons coach
Greg Miller said.
Cooper
sophomore
guard Beijan Newbern
then sparked his team
with a chunk of his 18
points down the stretch,
taking advantage of miscues by the Falcons. The
Hawks pulled within ten
points in the final two
minutes, but the Falcons
held on for the win.
At the end of the
game, we thought we
were undisciplined, and
we didnt handle the pressure as well as we were

utive regular season win.

The Falcons fell victim
as part of the streak last
season after blowing a
double-digit lead to lose
64-61.
Armstrong saw its
early evaporate quicker
this time as the Rebels
took the lead in the first
half and never trailed
again. True cut the lead
to a point with a basket,
60-59, but the Falcons
couldnt get another basket or free throw to go in
during the final minute.
Fortunately for Armstrong, plenty of basketball remains in the young
season, including games
with top-ten teams such
as Maple Grove and
Eden Prairie down the
road. The Falcons will

able to, Miller said.

Armstrong
bounced
back from an 83-65 loss
at Wayzata on Nov. 24, a
game where sophomore
forward Race Thompson
shined with 21 points for
the Falcons. He put up
even more with 27 against
state-runner-up Champlin Park on Friday, Dec.
4.
In Armstrongs favor,
the Rebels even had Division I prospects Theo
John and McKinley
Wright both foul out.
Champlin Park also fell
behind early, 17-9, in its
first game of the season
at the Falcons gym.
It all didnt add up in
the end for Armstrong as
the Rebels squeaked by
61-59 for a 33rd-consec-

look to keep building

with a young and athletic team in the more
immediate future. That
athleticism particularly
showed against Cooper
with multiple dunk attempts, some highlight
reel worthy and others
not so much.
When we channel that
in the right direction,
were going to be tough,
Miller said of his teams
athleticism.
Armstrong has another pair of home games
this week with Andover
(2-2) on Thursday and
St. Louis Park (5-0) on
Friday, both 7 p.m. starts.
Contact Matthew Davis
at matthew.davis@ecminc.com

Cheyenne Harris
Brecks Cheyenne Harris assisted on two goals
for the Mustangs girls
hockey team in a 6-2 win
over Lakeville South on
Tuesday, Dec. 1. Harris,
a junior forward committed to Division I Union
College, has ten assists for
the No. 3-ranked Class A
Mustangs.

Hoops titans clash

Call it a preview of the
Class 4A boys basketball
game, No. 2 Hopkins and
No. 1 Apple Valley will
meet on the court in Saturdays Breakdown TipOff Classic at 3:45 p.m. at
Minnetonka. Hopkins has
looked untouchable at 4-0
led by Xavier Johnsons 17.2
points per game. Apple Valley (4-0), the defending 4A
champs, likewise has steamrolled opponents with the
exception of a 72-64 win
over Iowas No. 1-ranked
high school team, Iowa City
West, on Saturday, Dec. 5.

Armstrong boys
swimming
After a successful boys
swimming season in Armstrong coach Justin Zooks
first campaign in 20142015, the Falcons swim
their first home meet of the
new season on Thursday at
6 p.m. against Irondale at
Plymouth Middle School.
The Falcons return plenty
of talent from a squad that
took second in the Northwest Suburban Conference
last season.

Melvin Newbern gets a steal for Cooper in 67-60 loss at Armstrong.

Coopers Nathan Hill reacts to a call in the Hawks loss at archrival Armstrong on Tuesday, Dec.
1. (Sun Post staff photos by Matthew Davis)

Young Hawks moving past Pickford transfer

BY MATTHEW DAVIS
SUN POST NEWSPAPERS
First-year Cooper boys
basketball coach Bo Powell already had a bit of
rebuilding project on his
hands with a program
that lost two of its top
four scorers from last season.
It turned into three top
scorers before the season
when last seasons leading scorer Taron Pickford,
who finished second in the
Metro West Conference at
18.9, transferred to Maple
Grove. Powells Hawks
nonetheless showed potential to makeup ground
quickly in a 67-60 season
opening loss to District
281 archrival Armstrong
on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
Ive got a new group

of guys trying to learn

how to play the way I
want them to play, Powell said. We cut the lead
down pretty fast, but we
take breaks. Until they
learn that they cant take
breaks, were going to
struggle.
Cooper cut into a 56-41
second-half deficit with
its up-tempo styled as
sophomore guard Beijan
Newbern scored a chunk
of his 18 points down the
stretch, taking advantage
of Falcons miscues. The
Hawks pulled within ten
points in the final two
minutes, but the Falcons
held on for the win at
home.
We could have easily folded up, and it easily could have been 25,
30 points, Powell said.

From 18 [down], we cut

it all the way down to
seven.
Armstrong first opened
a 28-18 halftime lead, but
the Hawks pulled within
six points early in the second half at 30-24. The
Falcons then went on a
10-5 run to push the lead
back to double digits and
extended it into the high
teens.
Cooper managed score
within eight of its season
average from last winter, 68. Melvin Newbern
finished with 14 points,
DKhari Whitfield posted
nine, and Damien Gordon had eight.
Thats Next man up
mentality, Newbern said.
Weve got a good group
of underclassmen. We just
need to get them more

varsity experience and

get them more reps. We
should be fine.
Among the Hawks top
four scorers that night,
only Melvin logged major
minutes last winter.
Im playing a ninthgrader [and] Im playing a
tenth-grader at the point
thats never played at the
point before, Powell said.
Once they learn how to
play, its going to be a different looking team.
Beijan took on the
point-guard role for the
first time at Armstrong
and led the team in scoring. His older brother,
Melvin, and Powell both
see great potential for
him.
Hes going to be really
good, Powell said. He
works hard, his passion

for the game is great.

Beijan put up 16 points
a few days later in the
Hawks first win of the
season at home against
the FAIR School, 10842, on Friday, Dec. 4.
Melvin led the team with
24 points, and Whitfield
scored 20. Nathan Hill
added 16, and Richard
Mulbah and Devin Mosby each chipped in nine
points.
While that win may feel
better than a loss to a district rival, Powell knows
the Armstrong game
could help his team more
down the road.
I wanted to really see
if we were at where were
at, Powell said.
Contact Matthew Davis at
matthew.davis@ecm-inc.com

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Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015

No. 1 Hopkins downs No. 3 Elks

Eighth-grader
boosts Royals
BY JOHN SHERMAN
SUN SAILOR
NEWSPAPERS
Hopkins High girls
basketball fans saw signs
of things to come Dec. 5
when the No. 1-ranked
Royals downed No. 3
Elk River 78-62 on Dec.
5.
It was the toughest
challenge to date for the
defending state champs,
and they handled it
well with a boost from
5-foot-9
eighth-grade
guard Paige Bueckers.
Paige made six of seven three-point shots and
led us with 22 points,
said Hopkins head coach
Brian Cosgriff. Shes a
special player - the best
eighth-grader I have ever
coached - and thats saying a lot. Paige is coachable, humble and a really
good kid.
While Bueckers led the
attack with her deadly
shooting,
Hopkins
guard depth improved
last week with the return
of two veterans who had

been out with injuries,

senior Evelyn Knox and
junior Dee Dee Winston.
The senior leaders Ashley Bates, Nia Hollie
and KAezha Wubben
- all contributed in the
win over Elk River.
Elk River is a physical team that is very
well-coached, said Cosgriff. They are easily a
top-three team in the
state.
Prior to the Elk River
game, the Royals romped
to an impressive 74-36
victory over Champlin
Park.
To double up a team
like Champlin Park, the
Royals had to be able to
play at a fast pace.
Champlin Park is a
good team, said Cosgriff. We caught them
playing their first game
of the season, so it probably was a combination
of us playing well and
them in their opener.
Eleven players had
points for Hopkins, led
by Hollie with 12 and
Bates with 11.
Angie
Hammond,
our sophomore forward,
had a good game and
scored 10 points, said

Cosgriff. It was good to

have Evelyn [Knox] and
Dee Dee Winston back
on the floor. We realize there is still a lot of
room for improvement.
The Royals were playing St. Michael-Albertville on Tuesday, Dec.
8, as this edition went to
press.
At 7 p.m. Friday, Dec.
11, at Hopkins Lindbergh Center, the Royals
have another tough challenge in a non-conference game against New
Prague.
New Prague is another good team, said
Cosgriff. They just keep
coming at us.
With a 4-0 record,
through last weekend,
the Royals have been
able to meet every challenge.
Contact John Sherman
at john.sherman@ecminc.com.
Right: Captain Ashley Bates
of the Hopkins High girls
basketball team gets rolling on the fast break with
teammate Angie Hammond
(35) on her ank. (Sun Sailor
staff photo by John Sherman)

Armstrongs fast start comes by a hair

BY MATTHEW DAVIS
SUN POST NEWSPAPERS
Two games into the
young girls basketball season, Armstrong has won
by a combine three points.
Led by Masengo Mutandas 17 points, the Falcons edged Cooper 38-36
on Tuesday, Dec. 1 to open
the season on the road. A
ninth-grad guard, Mutanda had already made
an impact on varsity last
winter as an eighth-grader.
Masengo is an outstanding point guard who
will continue to improve
with the playing experi-

ence, Falcons coach Antiwan Easley said. She is

extremely quick and has
the ability to blow by defenders at the offensive
end of the floor.
Armstrong had a 1611 first half lead and held
off the rival Hawks. Carly
Krsul scored ten points,
and Ashmera Patterson
chipped in six. No Cooper player reach double
figures.
It was a good way to
start the season with a win
on the road against your
crosstown rival, Easley
said. Both teams played
hard, and we were fortu-

nate to come out on top.

Armstrong pulled out
an even tighter road win,
50-49, at Bloomington
Jefferson on Friday, Dec.
4. Mutanda led with 16
points, and Krsul and Patterson each had eight. Olivia Heckt added seven.
The Falcons will look
to keep the road success
going over the next week.
They visit Andover (0-1)
on Thursday at 7 p.m. and
then Totino-Grace (1-0)
on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 7
p.m.
Contact Matthew Davis at
matthew.davis@ecm-inc.com

       

    

     
     

Armstrongs Masengo Mutanda goes in for a basket past Coopers Alexis Nance in a 38-36 win for the
Falcons on Tuesday, Dec. 1. (Sun Post staff photo by Matthew Davis)

 
  

 

  
 

  


     

 
   
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volunteers for
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St. Louis Park-based
Community Action Partnership of Suburban
Hennepin is again offering the Volunteer Income
Tax Assistance program
to assist low-income individuals and families in
preparing and filing their
federal, state and property tax returns and receive
available tax credits.
In preparation for
the 2015 tax season, the
nonprofit is seeking volunteers to serve as tax
preparers, reviewers or
greeters at the sites. Volunteers will be provided
with all necessary training on tax forms, tax software and available tax
credits like the Earned
Income Tax Credit.
Training and certification are offered at no
cost. No prior tax preparation is required.
The nonprofits tax
program will operate
Wednesday evenings and
Saturdays from Wednesday, Feb. 3, through Saturday, April 16, at various locations throughout
Hennepin County. Volunteers choose the dates,
times and locations that
work best with their
schedule. For a complete
schedule, visit capsh.org.
Last year, with the help
of 30 volunteers who
dedicated a total of more
than 1,000 hours of their
time, the nonprofits Tax
Assistance Program assisted 738 households,
helping to provide a total
of $1.26 million in federal, state and property
refunds.
To learn more about
volunteering,
contact
Financial Services Coordinator Beau Henkels at
bhenkels@capsh.org or
952-697-1316.

Crystal-Robbinsdale Sun Post

post.mnsun.com

11

Barber honored for all-state at Vikings game

Armstrong senior linebacker
Thomas Barber joined an elite
group of high school football
players at the Minnesota Vikings-Seattle Seahawks game
on Sunday, Dec. 6 as member
of the Vikings All-State High
School Football Team. Barber,
a Minnesota Gophers recruit,
led the 7-3 Falcons in tackles
this fall. (Photo by Rich Moll richmollphotography.com)

Royal wrestlers hit tourney trail

Sattler secures
title in Fridley
BY JOHN SHERMAN
SUN SAILOR NEWSPAPERS
Head coach Marcus
LeVesseur has high hopes
that his Hopkins High
wrestlers can compete for
a section team title this
year, but right now the
Royals are nowhere close
to full strength.
Some of the football
players have some lingering injuries, so we dont
have our full team, said
LeVesseur. Our goal is to
compete for a state team
berth and to do that we
need everyone healthy.
Hopkins healthy wrestlers performed well in the
first event of the season,
the Fridley Invitational,

which was held Dec. 5 at

Fridley High School.
Jesse Sattler won the
championship at 120
pounds and Trevon Pettigrew was the runner-up
in the 195-pound weight
class.
Jesse has been a varsity wrestler since seventh
grade, and he is 14 wins
away from 100, LeVesseur noted. He had three
pins at Fridley, including
the fastest fall of the day,
15 seconds.
Some other highlights
of the day were Nate
Johnsons third place
at 126 pounds and Ian
Smiths fourth place at
170.
Nates weight class was
the toughest, said LeVesseur. Four of the wrestlers had been to state.
Nate lost in the semis, and
then came back to beat a

kid who had been to state,

7-1.
Smith was bothered by
an ankle injury and defaulted in the third-place
match.
Another bright spot for
the Royals was a two-win
performance from Ahmed
Mohamed, who took fifth
place at 113 pounds.
Next for Hopkins is the
Chanhassen Invitational,
which will get underway at
9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at
Chanhassen High School.
Contact John Sherman at
john.sherman@ecm-inc.
com.
Right: Hopkins High wrestling
coach Marcus LeVesseur,
encouraging one of his boys
above, hopes that he will
soon have a full lineup. (Sun
Sailor staff photo by John
Sherman)



 






 




  



 

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Crystal-Robbinsdale Sun Post

post.mnsun.com

Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015

Trenton Washington, 15, of Minneapolis, said hes getting a 3.7 grade point average at his new school, after participating in a youth intervention program, touted Dec. 4 during a press conference in Brooklyn Park for the Youth Intervention Programs Association. Washington got into the intervention program after being expelled from school and charged with burglary, and now says
hes planning on going to college. James Stuart, Anoka County Sheriff, and Paul Meunier, executive director of Youth Intervention Programs Association, watched as Washington spoke with
reporters. (Sun Post staff photo by Gretchen Schlosser)

Youth intervention works, speakers say

Programs receive $6 million from state, impact 15,000 with funds, though more funds needed
BY GRETCHEN SCHLOSSER the Brooklyn Park ComSUN POST NEWSPAPERS munity Activity Center,
prior to the associations
Youth
intervention annual meeting and a
programs work, helping summit on at-risk youth
young people turn their and community support
lives away from bad choic- for helping young people.
es and insuring the youth
It costs about $2,000
become
contributing per year to have a young
members of society, said person participate in a
several community lead- youth intervention proers supporting the Youth gram, Paul Meunier, exIntervention
Programs ecutive director of Youth
Association, which counts Intervention
Programs
about 230 member organi- Association outlined. Inzations in the state.
tervening when the young
Youth
intervention person has first contact
saves lives, thats the most with the court system or
important part, said Sen. juvenile delinquency is
Melisa Franzen, DFL- much cheaper than a lifeEdina. This is an easy time of support by the
way to support our com- social services program,
munities.
such as $73,500 a year
Franzen will continue to for residential treatment,
push for increased youth $56,100 a year for group
intervention funding dur- home residency or $40,200
ing the 2016 legislative a year for placement in a
session, she said during a juvenile correction facility.
press conference Dec. 4 at
The
association
is

woefully
underfunded,
Meunier says, with the
current state funding of
$6 million per biennium
overshadowed by $17 million in grant requests from
the participating organizations. Those organizations help between 30,000
and 35,000 young people
a year, including about
15,000 with the grant
funding, he said.
The City of Brooklyn Park is a member of
YIPA and participates
in a number of youth intervention programs, including youth activities
at Zanewood Recreation
Center and through the
citys Youth Violence Prevention Initiative.
The organization had
economists from the
University of Minnesota
and the Wilder Foundation study the impact
of youth intervention

programs. The research

found a $4.89 return on a
$1 investment. Considering that the associations
funding must be matched
by local dollars, the states
return on investment is almost $10 per $1, Meunier
said.
Trenton Washington,
15, of Minneapolis, was
expelled from school,
stealing food and charged
with third-degree burglary before he got into an
intervention program. His
mentor has helped him
turn things around. Hes
getting a 3.7 GPA at his
new school, Twin Cities
Academy, and is now focused on going to college.
I dont know what I
want to be when I grow
up yet, the boy told reporters during the press
conference.
It doesnt matter who
cares, only that someone

does, stressed Anoka

County Sheriff James
Stuart, noting that the
caring adult who comes
into a young persons life
through intervention programs can be a mentor,
coach or teacher.
James Backstrom, Dakota County attorney,
said that the youth accountability
programs
help youth continue their
education and provide
family support for success.
We put them on track
to make them productive
members of society, he
said. These programs are
the best way to address atrisk youth.
Our society has it backward, Meunier says, instead of paying on the
backside for adults fall
through the cracks into
social services programs,
have drug and alcohol

problems, lack job skills

and get involved in crime,
its cheaper to intervene
with young people before
they get to adulthood.
We can put it up front,
and help them become
successful adults, he said.
Youth Intervention Programs Association hosted
six summit events around
the state, ending with the
Brooklyn Park event, to
promote youth intervention and increase understanding of community,
business and government
officials that they can
change their communities by helping young
people.
At-risk youth are in
every
neighborhood,
Meunier said. They affect all of us.
Contact Gretchen Schlosser at gretchen.schlosser@
ecm-inc.com

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Crystal-Robbinsdale Sun Post

LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION
OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF
THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN
THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS
NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
That default has occurred in the
conditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE:
April 7, 2005
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF MORTGAGE: $114,098.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Jean P. Gooler, A Single Person and Bernice A.
Gooler, A Single Person
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.,
as nominee for Prime Mortgage
Corporation
TRANSACTION AGENT:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
MIN#: 100103210000092766
SERVICER:
U.S. Bank National Association
LENDER:
Prime Mortgage Corporation.
DATE AND PLACE OF FILING:
Hennepin County Minnesota,, on
May 11, 2005, as Document No.
8579792.
ASSIGNED TO:
U.S. BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Dated:
December 11, 2014 , and recorded
December 18, 2014 by Document
No. A10147257.
LEGAL
DESCRIPTION
OF
PROPERTY:
All that part of Lot 15, Auditors`
Subdivision Number 328, Hennepin
County, Minnesota, described as
follows: Beginning at Southwest
corner of said Lot 15; thence East
along South line of said Lot 15, a
distance of 195 feet: thence North
at right angles to last described
course 87.99 feet more or less to
point 20 feet at right angles South
of north Line of said Lot 15: thence
west parallel with North line of said
Lot 15 to westerly line of said Lot
15: thence Southerly along westerly line of said Lot 15 to point of
beginning, Hennepin County, Minnesota
PROPERTY ADDRESS:
5442
Orchard Ave N, Crystal, MN 55429
PROPERTY I.D:
04-118-21-44-0009
COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY
IS LOCATED: Hennepin
THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO
BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON
THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: One
Hundred Seven Thousand Five
Hundred Forty-One and 04/100
($107,541.04)
THAT no action or proceeding
has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there
has been compliance with all preforeclosure notice and acceleration
requirements of said mortgage,
and/or applicable statutes;
PURSUANT, to the power of sale
contained in said mortgage, the
above described property will be
sold by the Sheriff of said county
as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE:
10:00 AM on January 25, 2016
PLACE OF SALE: Hennepin
County Sheriff`s Office-Civil Unit,
Rm 30, Minneapolis City Hall, 350
South 5th Street, Minneapolis, MN
55415
to pay the debt then secured
by said mortgage and taxes, if any
actually paid by the mortgagee, on
the premises and the costs and
disbursements allowed by law. The
time allowed by law for redemption
by said mortgagor(s), their personal
representatives or assigns is 6.00
months from the date of sale. If
Mortgage is not reinstated under
Minn. Stat. 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn.
Stat. 580.23, the Mortgagor must
vacate the property on or before
11:59 p.m. on July 26, 2016, or the
next business day if July 26, 2016
falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal
holiday.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY
LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE
MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGORS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE
REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A
JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED
UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES,
SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A
RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING
OF
LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT
PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE
ABANDONED.
Dated:
December 10, 2015
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Randall S. Miller & Associates,
PLLC
Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgage/Mortgagee
Canadian Pacific Plaza,
120 South Sixth Street,
Suite 2050
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: 952-232-0052
Our File No. 15MN00578-1
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION
FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.
Published in the
Crystal-Robbinsdale Sun Post
December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015,
January 7, 14, 2016
481923

Public Notice of Auction

(Official Publication)
Notice of Sale and
Disposal of Property
PS Orangeco, Inc. and/or Shurgard TRS, Inc. will conduct sales(s)
at Public Storage located at New
Hope 25551: 7301 36th Ave. N.,
New Hope, MN 55427-2007. Notice
is hereby given that the undersigned
will sell at public auction on December 30, 2015 at 9:30 am personal
property including but not limited to
furniture, clothing, tools and/or other
household items. The name of the
person(s) whose personal property
is to be sold is as follows:
117 - Tandy, Clifford; 133 - Huberty, Teresa; 154 - Dean, Rynetta;
242 - Weatherspoon, April; 281
- Bacon, Melondy; 282 - Propes,
Tiera; 302 - Austin, Jacqueline; 307
- Reese, Latonya; 355 - Murphy, Brian; 361 - Oney, Gregory; 373 - Madison, Precious; 469 - Taylor, Amy;
474 - Denardo, David; 507 - Kelly,
Matthew; 508 - Darbonne, Pascale;
513 - Washington, Ernest; 535 Carrillo, Monique; 581 - Acolatse,
Denise; 609 - Ware, Shadelle; 622
- Nesenson, Kelsey; 631 - Walker,
Roseline
12/10-12/17/15

483890

City of Golden Valley

(Official Publication)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON VACATION OF EASEMENTS
IN THE PLATS OF
GOLDEN VALLEY
VFW POST NUMBER 7051
AND MCTAC ADDITION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the City Council of the City of
Golden Valley, Hennepin County,
Minnesota, will meet on Tuesday,
December 15, 2015, at 7:00 pm at
the Golden Valley City Hall, 7800
Golden Valley Road, in said City
for the purpose of holding a public
hearing to consider the vacation of
easements dedicated in the recorded plats of Golden Valley VFW Post
Number 7051 and MCTAC Addition,
generally located at 7751 Medicine
Lake Road, 2430 Winnetka Avenue
North, and 2485 Rhode Island Avenue North, and legally described
as follows:
All of the public easements dedicated in Lot 1, Block 1, Golden Valley VFW Post Number 7051, Hennepin County, Minnesota; and
All of the public easements
dedicated in Lots 1 and 2, Block 1,
MCTAC Addition, Hennepin County,
Minnesota
In conducting said public hearing for making its decision on the
proposed vacation, the City Council
proposes to proceed under the authority granted by Minnesota Statutes.
All owners of such property in the
area and abutting upon the street or
lines described above are hereby
notified to be present at said public hearing and to make known their
objections to such proposed vacation, if any there be.
All interested persons may appear in person or by counsel and be
heard. If you require auxiliary aids
or services to participate or communicate in this meeting, please
contact Kristine Luedke at 763-5938012 (TTY: 763-593-3968) 48 hours
before the meeting time to make a
request. Examples of auxiliary aids
or services may include sign language interpreter, assistive listening
device, accessible meeting location, etc.
BY ORDER OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk
12/3-12/10/15, 3SP2, PHN
VFW & MCTAC Addition, 480828

School District 270

(Official Publication)
Ofcial School Board Minutes
Special Meeting of
the School Board
November 12, 2015
A Special Meeting of the Board
of Education of Independent School
District 270 was conducted on
Thursday, November 12, 2015 in the
Boardroom at Eisenhower Community Room. The meeting was called
to order at 6:05 p.m.
School Board members present:
Chair Warren Goodroad, Treasurer
Steve Adams, Clerk Irma McIntosh
Coleman, and Directors Doobie
Kurus, Betsy Anderson, and Kris
Newcomer
School Board members absent:
Vice Chair Wendy Donovan
Staff members present: Nik
Lightfoot, Assistant Superintendent
Staff members absent: John,
Schultz, Superintendent
Canvass Election Results, 2015:
The School Board election was
held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015
to fill the expiring terms of Steve
Adams, Kristine Newcomer, Wendy
Donovan, and Irma McIntosh Coleman, McIntosh Coleman did not
seek re-election.
Results posted on the Minnesota
Secretary of States website show
that Wendy Donovan, Steve Adams,
Kristine Newcomer and David Larson received the highest number of
votes and are elected to four-year
terms beginning the first Monday in
January 2016.
Steve Adams moved, Betsy Anderson seconded, to approve the
results of the School Board election
conducted on November 3, 2015,
by adopting the proposed Resolution Canvassing Returns of Votes
of School District General Election.
Those voting in favor thereof: Betsy
Anderson, Kris Newcomer, Warren
Goodroad, Steve Adams, Doobie
Kurus, and Irma McIntosh Coleman.
Those opposed: none. Carried.
Betsy Anderson moved, Steve
Adams seconded, to adjourn the
meeting at 6:10 p.m. Carried.
____________________________
Irma McIntosh Coleman, Clerk
12/10/15, 3SS4, 3SP2,
Nov 12 Spec Min, 482610

City of Golden Valley

(Official Publication)
ORDINANCE NO. 583,
2ND SERIES
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE CITY CODE
Establishing A 2016
Master Fee Schedule
The City Council for the City of
Golden Valley hereby ordains:
Section 1. The City Code requires
that certain fees for City services
and licenses be established from
time to time by the City Council.
Section 2. The Master Fee
Schedule is hereby adopted as the
citys fee schedule effective January
1, 2016, unless otherwise noted and
shall be added to Chapter 25 of the
City Code. The fee schedule is on
file in the City Managers Office during business hours.
Section 3. City Code Chapter 1
entitled General Provisions and
Definitions Applicable to the Entire
City Code Including Penalty for
Violation is hereby adopted in its
entirety, by reference, as though repeated verbatim herein.
Section 4. This ordinance shall
take effect from and after its passage and publication as required
by law.
Adopted by the City Council this
1st day of December, 2015.
/s/ Shepard M. Harris
Shepard M. Harris, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Kristine A. Luedke
Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk
(This ordinance will be uncodified
and referenced in Chapter 25 of the
City Code).
Published in the New HopeGolden Valley Sun Post on December 10, 2015.
12/10/15, 3SP2,
Ordinance No. 583, 484111

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION
OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF
THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN

THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS

NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
That default has occurred in the
conditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE:
November 25, 2009
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF MORTGAGE: $144,485.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Jennifer R.
Gilbert and Shawn M. Gilbert, Wife
and Husband
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage electronic Registration systems, Inc. as
nominee for Lake Area Mortgage, A
Division of Lake Area Bank, A Corporation
MIN#: 100715800000034386
SERVICER:
U. S. Bank National Association
LENDER: Lake Area Mortgage,
A Division of Lake Area Bank, A
Corporation.
DATE AND PLACE OF FILING:
Hennepin County Minnesota, Registrar of Title, on November 30,
2009, as Document No. T4708081.
The above document has been
modified by document dated March
12, 2014, and recorded June 5,
2014, Document No. T05188443.
ASSIGNED TO: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Dated: July
21, 2014, and recorded July 28,
2014 by Document No. T01588443.
LEGAL
DESCRIPTION
OF
PROPERTY:
Lot 11, Block 5, Oak Hill Park
PROPERTY ADDRESS:
3401
HAYES ST NE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
55418
PROPERTY I.D:
01-029-24-13-0067
COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY
IS LOCATED: Hennepin
THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO
BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON
THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: One
Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Eight
Hundred Fifty-Five and 48/100
($136,855.48)
THAT no action or proceeding
has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there
has been compliance with all preforeclosure notice and acceleration
requirements of said mortgage,
and/or applicable statutes;
PURSUANT, to the power of sale
contained in said mortgage, the
above described property will be
sold by the Sheriff of said county
as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE:
10:00 AM on November 23, 2015
PLACE OF SALE: Hennepin
County Sheriff`s Office-Civil Unit,
Rm 30, Minneapolis City Hall, 350
South 5th Street, Minneapolis, MN
55415
to pay the debt then secured
by said mortgage and taxes, if any
actually paid by the mortgagee, on
the premises and the costs and
disbursements allowed by law. The
time allowed by law for redemption
by said mortgagor(s), their personal
representatives or assigns is 6.00
months from the date of sale. If
Mortgage is not reinstated under
Minn. Stat. 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn.
Stat. 580.23, the Mortgagor must
vacate the property on or before
11:59 p.m. on May 23, 2016, or the
next business day if May 23, 2016
falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal
holiday.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY
LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE
MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGORS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE
REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A
JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED
UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES,
SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A
RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING
OF
LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT
PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE
ABANDONED.
Dated:
October 8, 2015
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Randall S. Miller & Associates,
PLLC
Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgage/Mortgagee
Canadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South
Sixth Street, Suite 2050
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: 952-232-0052
Our File No. 15MN00295-1
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION
FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.
Published in
Robbinsdale-Crystal Sun Post
October 8, 15, 22, 29,
November 5, 12, 2015

NOTICE OF
POSTPONEMENT
OF MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
The above referenced sale
scheduled for January 7, 2016 at
10:00 AM , has been postponed to
February 8, 2016 at 10:00 AM, located at Hennepin County Sheriff`s
Office-Civil Unit, Rm 30, Minneapolis City Hall, 350 South 5th Street,
Minneapolis, MN 55415, Hennepin
Minnesota
The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s),
their personal representatives or
assigns is 6.00 months from the
date of sale. If Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. 580.30
or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. 580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on
or before 11:59 p.m. on August 8,
2016, or the next business day if
August 8, 2016 falls on a Saturday,
Sunday or legal holiday.
Dated: January 7, 2016
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(952) 232-0052
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December 10, 2015
482813

Certificate of Assumed Name

(Official Publication)
MINNESOTA SECRETARY
OF STATE AMENDMENT
TO CERTIFICATE
OF ASSUMED NAME
Minnesota Statutes, 333
The filing of an assumed name
does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing
is required for consumer protection
in order to enable customers to be
able to identify the true owner of a
business.
1. List the exact assumed name
under which the business is or will
be conducted:
Mage Training
2. Principal Place of Business:
7600 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 1B
Golden Valley, MN 55426
3. List the name and complete
street address of all persons conducting business under the above
Assumed Name, OR if an entity,
provide the legal corporate, LLC, or
Limited Partnership name and registered office address:
Sozzos Training & Consulting, Inc.
7600 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 1B
Golden Valley, MN 55426
4. This certificate is an amendment of Certificate of Assumed
Name File Number 795412500021
originally filed on 11/24/14 under
the name Mage Training USA.
5. I, the undersigned, certify
that I am signing this document as
the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s)
whose signature would be required
who has authorized me to sign this
document on his/her behalf, or in
both capacities. I further certify that
I have completed all required fields,
and that the information in this
document is true and correct and
in compliance with the applicable
chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties
of perjury as set forth in Section
609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.
Date: 10/22/2015
SIGNED BY:
Susan Peterson, President
482495
12/10-12/17/15
Mage Training

Public Notice
(Official Publication)

Important Property Tax

Homestead Notice
This will affect your 2016 property taxes and eligibility for property
tax refund.
Have you purchased or moved
into a property in the past year?
Contact your county assessor to
file a homestead application if you
or a qualifying relative occupy the
property as a homestead on or before December 1, 2015.
What is a qualifying relative?
Agricultural property, a qualifying relative includes the child,
grandchild, sibling, or parent of the
owner or owners spouse.
Residential property a qualifying relative also includes the owners uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece.
When do I apply?
You must apply on or before December 15, 2015.
Once homestead is granted, annual applications are not necessary
unless they are requested by the
county assessor.
Contact the assessor by December 15, 2015 if the use of the property you own or occupy as a qualifying relative has changed during the
past year.
If you sell, move, or for any
reason no longer qualify for the
homestead classification, you are
required to notify the county assessor within 30 days of the change in
homestead status.
Hennepin County
Assessors Office
612-348-3046
www.hennepin.us
12/10/15, 3SP2, Property Tax
Homestead Notice, 481712

Certicate of Assumed Name

(Official Publication)
MINNESOTA SECRETARY
OF STATE CERTIFICATE
OF ASSUMED NAME
Minnesota Statutes, 333
The filing of an assumed name
does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing
is required for consumer protection
in order to enable customers to be
able to identify the true owner of a
business.
ASSUMED NAME:
Bird Town Yard Works
PRINCIPAL PLACE
OF BUSINESS:
3856 Welcome Ave. N.
Robbinsdale, MN 55422 USA
NAMEHOLDER(S):
Name: Jill Louise Martinez
Address: 3856 Welcome Ave. N.
Robbinsdale, MN 55422
I, the undersigned, certify that
I am signing this document as the
person whose signature is required,
or as agent of the person(s) whose
signature would be required who
has authorized me to sign this
document on his/her behalf, or in
both capacities. I further certify
that I have completed all required
fields, and that the information in
this document is true and correct
and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing
this document I am subject to the
penalties of perjury as set forth in
Section 609.48 as if I had signed
this document under oath.
DATE FILED: 11/23/2015
SIGNED BY: Jill L. Martinez
484135
12/10-12/17/15
Bird Town Yard Works

Public Notice
(Official Publication)

WARNING
Wirth Lake Aerator Operation
An aeration system will be operated on Wirth Lake, located in Minneapolis (Hennepin County). Operation will begin on approximately
December 14th, 2015 and will continue through March 31, 2016. Thin
ice and open water may be present
near the aerator on the Northwest
corner of Wirth Lake. Please stay
clear of marked areas.
For questions regarding the operation of this aeration system, please
contact the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board Environmental
Operations at 612-230-6400
12/3-12/10/15, 3SP2,
Wirth Lake Aeration, 479978

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Certicate of Assumed Name

(Official Publication)
MINNESOTA SECRETARY
OF STATE CERTIFICATE
OF ASSUMED NAME
Minnesota Statutes, 333
The filing of an assumed name
does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing
is required for consumer protection
in order to enable customers to be
able to identify the true owner of a
business.
ASSUMED NAME:
Mimi Clinics
PRINCIPAL PLACE
OF BUSINESS:
14200 23rd Ave. N.
Plymouth, MN 55447 USA
NAMEHOLDER(S):
Name: HealthTech Solutions, Inc.
Address: 14200 23rd Ave. N.
Plymouth, MN 55447
I, the undersigned, certify that
I am signing this document as the
person whose signature is required,
or as agent of the person(s) whose
signature would be required who
has authorized me to sign this
document on his/her behalf, or in
both capacities. I further certify
that I have completed all required
fields, and that the information in
this document is true and correct
and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing
this document I am subject to the
penalties of perjury as set forth in
Section 609.48 as if I had signed
this document under oath.
DATE FILED: 11/11/2015
SIGNED BY: Sam T. Decker
484862
12/10-12/17/15
Mimi Clinics

Certicate of Assumed Name

(Official Publication)
MINNESOTA SECRETARY
OF STATE CERTIFICATE
OF ASSUMED NAME
Minnesota Statutes, 333
The filing of an assumed name
does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing
is required for consumer protection
in order to enable customers to be
able to identify the true owner of a
business.
ASSUMED NAME:
Nordeast Nice
PRINCIPAL PLACE
OF BUSINESS:
735 Jackson Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413 USA
NAMEHOLDER(S):
Name: Cami Jo Connell
Address: 735 Jackson Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
I, the undersigned, certify that
I am signing this document as the
person whose signature is required,
or as agent of the person(s) whose
signature would be required who
has authorized me to sign this
document on his/her behalf, or in
both capacities. I further certify
that I have completed all required
fields, and that the information in
this document is true and correct
and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing
this document I am subject to the
penalties of perjury as set forth in
Section 609.48 as if I had signed
this document under oath.
DATE FILED: 11/18/2015
SIGNED BY: Cami J. Connell
482282
12/10-12/17/15
Nordeast Nice

School District 270

(Official Publication)
Ofcial School Board Minutes
Executive Meeting of
the School Board
November 5, 2015
An executive meeting of the
Board of Education of Independent
School District 270 was held in the
Eisenhower Community Center
Boardroom on November 5, 2015,
commencing at 8:28 p.m.
School Board members present:
Chair Warren Goodroad, Vice Chair
Wendy Donovan, Treasurer Steve
Adams, Clerk Irma McIntosh Coleman, and Directors Doobie Kurus,
and Kris Newcomer
School Board members absent:
Director Betsy Anderson
Staff present: Assistant Superintendent Nik Lightfoot, Director of
Business Services John Toop.
Staff absent: Superintendent
John Schultz.
The purpose of the meeting was
to discuss negotiation strategies.
No action was taken at this time.
The executive session was called
in accordance with Minnesota laws
and the entire meeting was recorded.
Motion by Newcomer, and seconded by Donovan to adjourn the
Executive Session at 9:21 p.m.
______________________
Irma McIntosh Coleman
12/10/15, 3SS4, 3SP2,
Nov 5 Exec Min, 482600

Public Notice of Auction

(Official Publication)
Notice of Sale and
Disposal of Property
PS Orangeco, Inc. and/or
Shurgard TRS, Inc. will conduct
sales(s) at Public Storage located
at Golden Valley 22005: 2300
Winnetka Ave. N., Golden Valley,
MN 55427-3566. Notice is hereby
given that the undersigned will sell
at public auction on December 30,
2015 at 11:00 am personal property
including but not limited to furniture, clothing, tools and/or other
household items. The name of the
person(s) whose personal property
is to be sold is as follows:
B041 - Northington, Jovan; B051
- Black, Kimberlie; B053 - Brewer,
Pamela; B075 - Doyle, Robin; B081
- Berg, Steven; B127 - Perry, Cutrina; B155 - Sumoket, Melanie; B188
- Majeski, Bree; B230 - Anderson,
Colette; B244 - MURISON, SCOTT;
B255 - Adams, Karia; B367 - Dohm,
Leslie
12/10-12/17/15

483896

School District 270

(Official Publication)
Ofcial School Board Minutes
Regular Meeting of
the School Board
November 5, 2015
The regular meeting of the Board
of Education of Independent School
District 270 was conducted on
Thursday, November 5, 2015, in the
Boardroom of the Eisenhower Community Center. The meeting was
called to order at 7 p.m.
School Board members present:
Chair Warren Goodroad, Vice Chair
Wendy Donovan, Treasurer Steve
Adams, Clerk Irma McIntosh Coleman, and Directors Doobie Kurus,
and Kris Newcomer
S

School Board members absent:

Director Betsy Anderson
Student Board reps present:
London Lowmanstone (grade 11),
David Wilson (grade 12)
Student Board rep absent: William Wicklander (grade 12)
Staff members present: Assistant
Superintendent Nik Lightfoot
Staff members absent: Superintendent John Schultz
Open Agenda:
Lightfoot recognized staff
members David Braaten, recently
named the 2015 Secondary Business Teacher of the Year by the
Association of Minnesota Business
Educators; and Katie Williams, recently named the Regional Community Education Educator of Excellence by the Minnesota Community
Education Association.
There were no requests to address the Board during the Open
Agenda portion of the meeting.
Reports:
Student Board Representatives
Student Reps Lowmanstone &
Wilson updated Board members
on events/activities taking place at
Hopkins High School.
Superintendents Report:
Katie Williams, Director of
Community Education, and Marketing, along with Lisa Walker, Youth
Development Coordinator, shared
highlights of We Day which took
place on Tuesday, November 3, at
the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Ivar Nelson, Director of Technology & Information Services,
highlighted the Power Up program, a partnership with the Hennepin County library system that will
provide library cards to all District
students by the end of the 2015-16
school year. Nelson recently presented an update surrounding the
program in Hopkins to the Hennepin
County Board.
Approval of Agenda:
Donovan moved, Adams seconded to approve the agenda as
revised (moving Consent Calendar
Item I [Bids Community Solar
Garden Program] to New Business
Item A). Carried.
Consent Calendar:
Newcomer moved, Donovan
seconded, to approve the Consent
Calendar as presented:
Approval of Minutes October 13, 2015 Exhibit A
Appointments Classified
Exhibit B
Reinstatements from Leave of
Absence Exhibit C
Resignations Exhibit D
Termination Exhibit E
Policies in Second Reading
508, 512, 516 & 530
Modification to 403(b) Plan
Exhibit F

Superintendent
Contract,
2016-17, 2017-18 & 2018-19 Exhibit G
Carried.
Treasurers Report:
Treasurer Adams noted that the
Citizens Financial Advisory Committee (CFAC) met on October 28,
2015, regarding potential recommendations for the next budget
cycle; next meeting is on November
18. He also stated that the Board
Audit Committees (BAC) next
meeting is on November 19. Adams
explained that the recent check
run included payments for summer
construction expenses including
HVAC equipment, carpeting, paving, and outfitting new classrooms,
including projectors, and voice
amplification systems. Some of the
Operational expenses included a
payment to Flex Com to sync the
clocks throughout the District, MTI
for September transportation, and
referees for fall sports.
With that, Adams moved,
Donovan seconded, to approve
disbursements in the amount of
$5,625,060.70 for the period of October 8, 2015 through October 27,
2015. Carried. Exhibit H
Bids Community Solar Garden
Program
John Toop, Director of Business Services, responded to Board
member comments and questions
surrounding the solar program, primarily focused on the length of the
contract being 25 years. Toop explained that the District does have
other 25-year contracts, with cell
phone towers being the primary
example. He noted that the solar
power would be a credit against
the Districts electric bill as it is a
program in conjunction with Xcel
Energy; cost savings are estimated
to be potentially $13 million over 25
years. The current cost of electricity
for the District is approximately $1.4
million annually. Toop expressed his
confidence in the program, the cost
savings, and the 25-year fixed-rate
contract having the least amount of
risk it is good for the District.
Newcomer moved, Adams seconded, to approve the contract with
US Solar on a fixed price contract
basis, pending legal review of the
contract. Carried. Exhibit I
Payable Property Taxes 2016
Toop noted that the initial proposed property tax levy
of $51,309,469.64, which the
Board approved at the maximum
amount on September 17, 2015,
has decreased in a subsequent
run dated October 1, to that of
$50,992,934.11. The initial increase
of $2,708,729.44, or 5.57%, is down
to $2,392,193.91, or 4.92%. The
decrease from the proposed levy
is due to a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) adjustment in the General
Fund.
The Board can either certify this
final proposed property tax levy at
this specific dollar amount or less,
but not more. Due to refinancing
of the 2006C General Obligation
School Building Refunding bonds,
the levy amount will decrease by
an additional $360,000 before final
levy certification. The estimated final levy increase will be slightly over
$2,000,000, or 4.18%. A Truth-inTaxation hearing is scheduled at 6
p.m. on December 17, 2015, prior to
the regular School Board meeting,
at which the levy will subsequently
be approved.
Student Board Reps Lowmanstone and Wilson left at 7:45 p.m.
Enrollment Update & Projections
Including Open Enrollment
Enrollment information is collected on October 1 of each year
the official date to gather enrollment numbers for submission to
the State for review and analysis.
Lightfoot, Toop, and Nelson, presented the information focused on
current enrollment and projections
for future, including fiscal and census implications.
Board members shared comments and questions surrounding
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Parks, streets, city center to benet from 7.6 percent tax increase in New Hope
BY GINA PURCELL
SUN POST NEWSPAPERS
New Hope saw no
changes to the September
preliminary tax levy and
general fund budget during the Nov. 30 Truth and
Taxation hearing, when
residents have a chance to
weigh in on the 2016 city
taxes and the city budget.
Changes can still be made
prior to final approval,
which is expected during
the Dec. 14 New Hope
City Council meeting.
Currently, the city is set
to approve an $8.9 million general fund tax levy,
which is a 7.6 percent or
$633,244 increase over
2015.
In addition to the general fund, the city will
also gain revenue through
street and park infrastructure, the Economic
Development
Authority, debt service for fire
truck certificates and the
new levy for the city cen-

ter infrastructure bonds.

The total tax levy is currently $10.8 million. This
equates to a $710,847
or 7.04 increase over the
2015 levy of $10.1 million.
Unlike some cities, New
Hope does not assess individual taxable properties for street improvements but instead collects
an overall tax levy to fund
street infrastructure projects throughout the community. The same process
is applied to park infrastructure projects.
Therefore, New Hope
will increase the street
and park infrastructure
budgets each by 3 percent in 2016, equating
to an additional $36,539
for streets and $9,146 for
parks. It is the second increase in seven years.
Due to this process of
funding streets and parks,
New Hopes overall tax
rate may appear high
when compared to other

cities. The street levy itself accounts for 15 percent of the total tax levy.
I know last year we
got a lot of complaints
that the streets had potholes and were falling
apart, said Mayor Kathi
Hemken. So, early in
the year we decided to be
a little more aggressive
[on street maintenance],
which means spend more
money, which meant we
depleted that [street infrastructure] account where
we were collecting money.
So, we need to replenish
that [account] if were going to continue on with
that [pavement management] program.
Residents can also expect an increase in all
utility rates but one recycling.
Water, sewer and storm
drainage are proposed to
increase 5 percent, and
street lights will see a 4
percent increase.
According to staff, the

city tax levy impact on

residential properties valued at $150,000-$250,000
will be a $52-$96 per year
increase.
According to a Hennepin County Assessor,
New Hopes single-family residential valuation
change for 2016-17 is
roughly a 4.5 percent increase with 190 sales a
figure the assessor believes to be positive.
Of the 4,866 single
family properties in New
Hope,
approximately
3,861, or 74 percent, will
either see a decrease in
their overall taxes or an
increase of less than 10
percent.
Also on the docket for
approval on Dec. 14 is the
2016 general fund budget.
The proposed 2016
general fund budget is
approximately $12.9 million, and increase of
$798,669 over 2015.
Major increases include
$435,000 in personnel

costs to cover cost of living adjustments, $180,000

to increase central garage
replacement costs from
50 percent to 75 percent,
$41,000 in central garage operational costs,
$107,000 for a third police investigator, $41,000
to fund the 2016 election
and $25,000 for the street
department to continue
removing and replacing
Emerald Ash Borer trees.
New Hope will see a
savings of $114,000 next
year due to a financial
decision to contract its IT
needs through an outside
vender.
All items in the preliminary budget have received
several reviews and evaluations by department
heads and the city manager. Staff was directed
to hold budget amounts
whenever possible.
In addition to tax revenue, the city is expected
to receive $616,161 in
local government aid,

a $21,161 increase over

2015.
That revenue will be
utilized to help offset the
increased central garage
replacement costs. Replacement costs for 2016
will cost $855,555.
While the local government aid will cover most
of it, New Hope plans
to fund the remaining
amount through the tax
levy.
Local government aid
has changed drastically
over the past 10 years,
said Jean McGann, New
Hopes accounting consultant of Abdo, Eick
and Meyers.
After the presentation, only a few residents
voiced concerns about the
proposals.
Tom Knaeble, a New
Hope resident since 2000,
said he previously saw his
property tax double.
[Taxes]
increase
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LEGAL NOTICES
the various aspects of enrollment
and open enrollment, including that
of the Xin Xing Immersion program,
and the impact. Exhibit J
Policies in First Reading
Policy 403: Discipline, Suspension & Dismissal of Employees
Policy 409: Employee Publication, Instructional Materials, Inventions & Creations
Policy 510: Athletic & Activities
Policy 521: Nondiscrimination of
Persons with Disabilities
Policy 528: Student, Parental,
Family & Marital Status Nondiscrimination
Policy 675: Enrollment of NonPublic School Students
Policy 676: Research Activities
New policies and/or revisions to
existing policies are presented to
the Board throughout the school
year. These policies reflect changes
to ensure alignment with: 1) the
District 270 Strategic Plan; 2) Minnesota School Board Association
(MSBA) model policies; 3) 2015
Legislative session; and 4) recommendations from legal counsel.
The Monitoring Committee met
to review policies as noted above.
Donovan, Chair of the Monitoring
Committee, noted that this set of
policies is pretty straightforward as
far as revision; that the next couple
of sets will be more indepth. Lightfoot reviewed the proposed revisions to the individual policies as
recommended by the Monitoring
Committee and/or per MSBA model
policies; in some cases, minimal or
no revisions were advised. Lightfoot
responded to questions and comments surrounding each of the policies and/or the suggested revisions.
Donovan moved, Coleman seconded to approve District policies
403, 409, 510, 521, 528, 675, and
676 in First Reading further, the
Board directs the Administration to
prepare the policies (with suggested
revisions) for approval in Second
Reading at the next meeting as part
of the Consent Calendar. Carried.
Resolution Calling Executive
Session Negotiations
It is proposed that an Executive Session be called pursuant
to Minnesota Open Meeting Law,
Minn. Stat. 13D.03 to discuss
negotiations strategy related to the
HEA (Hopkins Education Association) contract for the 2015-16 &
2016-17 school years.
Newcomer moved, Donovan
seconded that the Board approves
the following resolution:
It is hereby resolved that the
School Board of Independent
School District 270, Hopkins, Minnesota, meet in Executive Session
to discuss negotiations strategy
related to the HEA (Hopkins Education Association) contracts for the
2015-16 & 2016-17 school years;
that the meeting be held in the
Boardroom at Eisenhower Community Center, and commence immediately following adjournment of
the regular meeting; further, that it
be noted that all Board Members,
Superintendent, and Clerk were
duly notified of intention to call this
Executive Session. Carried.
Board Member Reports:
Board members reported on recent educational activities/events in
which they have participated.
Incidental Report:
Adams moved, Newcomer seconded to accept the following report:
Financial Comparisons Among
Neighboring Districts
Carried. Exhibit K
Donovan moved, Newcomer
seconded, to adjourn the meeting
at 8:21 p.m. Carried.
___________________________
Irma McIntosh Coleman, Clerk
12/10/15, 3SS4, 3SP2,
Nov 5 Reg Min, 482288

City of Robbinsdale
(Official Publication)
NOTICE OF AERATION SYSTEM
OPERATION ON CRYSTAL LAKE
ROBBINSDALE, MINNESOTA
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, that an aeration system creating open water and thin ice will
be in operation on the north end of
Crystal Lake in Robbinsdale, Minnesota beginning on or after December 22, 2015. The aeration system is
necessary to prevent winter fish kill
due to low oxygen levels within the
lake. Lake users are cautioned that
ice will not form in the section of
the lake where the aeration system
is operating and that the surrounding ice may be weak. This area will
be identified by warning signs and
should be avoided by lake users.
By: Tom Marshall, City Clerk
City of Robbinsdale
Crystal/Robbinsdale Sun Post December 10, 2015 and December 17,
2015
12/10-12/17/15, 3SP2,
Crystal Lake Aeration, 482634

School District 281

(Official Publication)
ROBBINSDALE AREA SCHOOLS
Independent School District #281
December 3, 2015
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Robbinsdale Area Schools is
accepting bids for Armstrong High
School 2016 Roof Replacement,
Package 1-Area 22.
Bid Opening: 2:00 PM on Tuesday, January 5, 2016
A Pre-Bid walk through has been
scheduled for Tuesday, December
15, 2015, at 3:00 PM. Meet at the
front door.
Full Notice to Bidders can be
found at www.rdale.org; click on
About Us, click on Bid Notices.
Contact Marla Johnson, 763504-8051 with questions. To be
published in the December 10 and
17, 2015 newspaper.
12/10-12/17/15, Bids Armstrong
Roof Replacement, 484324

School District 281

(Official Publication)
PUBLIC NOTICE
Robbinsdale Area Schools
Notice of Intent to Award
A Guaranteed
Energy Savings Contract
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the School Board of Robbinsdale
Area Schools will meet on Monday,
December 14, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
in the boardroom at the Education
Service Center, 4148 Winnetka Avenue North, New Hope, MN 55427
and will award a guaranteed savings contract between Robbinsdale
Area Schools and Unesco, Inc., to
provide certain energy conservation
and facility improvements desired
by the Board.
12/10/15, 3SS2, 3SP1, 3SP2,
Energy Savings Contract, 484119

School District 281

(Official Publication)
ROBBINSDALE AREA SCHOOLS
Independent School District #281
December 3, 2015
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Robbinsdale Area Schools is accepting bids for Four Elementary
School Additions.
Bid Opening: Thursday, January
7, 2016
Full Notice to Bidders can be
found at www.rdale.org; click on
About Us, click on Bid Notices.
Contact Marla Johnson, 763504-8051 with questions.
To be published in the December
10 and 17, 2015 newspaper.
12/10-12/17/15, Bids
Elem School Additions, 484326

School District 270

(Official Publication)
Ofcial School Board Minutes
Regular Meeting of
the School Board
October 1, 2015
The regular meeting of the Board
of Education of Independent School
District 270 was conducted on
Thursday, October 1, 2015, in the
Boardroom of the Eisenhower Community Center. The meeting was
called to order at 7 p.m.
School Board members present:
Chair Warren Goodroad, Vice Chair
Wendy Donovan, Treasurer Steve
Adams, Clerk Irma McIntosh Coleman, and Directors Betsy Anderson,
Doobie Kurus, and Kris Newcomer
School Board members absent:
None
Student Board reps present:
London Lowmanstone (grade
11), David Wilson (grade 12) & William Wickland (grade 12)
Student Board reps absent:
None
Staff members present: Superintendent John Schultz
Staff members absent: None
Open Agenda:
There were no requests to address the Board during the Open
Agenda portion of the meeting.
Reports:
Student Board Representatives
Student Reps Lowmanstone,
Wickland & Wilson updated Board
members on events/activities taking
place at Hopkins High School.
Superintendents Report:
Superintendent Schultz recognized the AP (Advanced Placement)
scholars from Hopkins High School,
then updated the Board on his recent work-related activities.
Approval of Agenda:
Donovan moved, Anderson seconded, to approve the agenda as
presented. Carried.
Consent Calendar:
Donovan moved, Anderson seconded, to approve the Consent Calendar as presented:
Minutes Regular Meeting,
Executive Session Security & Executive Session Negotiations all
conducted on September 17, 2015,

Exhibit A
Appointments Temporary,
Exhibit B
Appointments Classified,
Exhibit C
Reinstatement from Leave of
Absence, Exhibit D
Request for Leave of Absence,
Exhibit E
Resignations, Exhibit F
Policies in Second Reading,
Exhibit G
Q-Comp Goals, Exhibit H
RFP Districts Benefit Consultant, Exhibit I
Crisis Management Plan, 201516, Exhibit J
Carried.
Treasurers Report:
Treasurer
Adams
reviewed
the Treasurers report, highlighting some of the typical start-up
costs, as well as construction costs,
and the premium due for workers
compensation. He also noted that
the final invoice from District 287
was received for payment from the
2014-15 school year. With that, Adams moved, Donovan seconded,
to approve disbursements in the
amount of $3,773,303.78 for the period of September 10, 2015 through
September 23, 2015. Carried. Exhibit K
Legislative Action Coalition (LAC)
Input for State Platform, 2016
The Districts LAC Steering Committee is developing their State platform for 2016. In preparation, they
are gathering input from District
administrators and residents. Steve
Adams and Emily Wallace-Jackson.
LAC Co-Chairs, along with Betsy
Anderson Board liaison, and LAC
members Eilat Harel, David Schmid,
presented their seven tentative
priorities. Board members shared
comments, questions, and suggestions surrounding the priorities for
2016 platform. The platform in
its final form will be brought to
the Board for approval in early December.
In closing, Adams extended an
invitation to the upcoming meet and
greet with Peggy Flanagan who is
running unopposed for House seat
46A on October 20, 2015; and to
a Board candidate forum on October 8, 2015.
Assessment Results, 2015
MCA and Assessment Matrix
Karen Terhaar, Director of Teaching and Learning, and Kathryn
OGorman, Coordinator of Evaluation, Research, and Assessment,
were joined by Curriculum Coordinators Michele Luke (Math), Toni
Schwartz (Science), Teresa Van Batavia (Literacy-Elementary) and Jennifer Behnke (Literacy-Secondary)
to present the assessment results
for the 2015 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA).
The assessments required
by the Minnesota Department of
Education in compliance with the
2001 No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
federal legislation were administered in April to all Minnesota public
school students in grades 3-8 (reading & mathematics), 10 (reading) &
11 (math). The reading and math
tests are used to determine whether
schools/districts have made Adequate Yearly Process (AYP). The
MCA Science test is given to students in grades 5, 8, and to high
school biology students. Science
results are not used for AYP determinations.
OGorman presented assessment results using individual bar
charts for each subject to illustrate:
2015 Reading/Math/Science
Proficiency by Grade (Hopkins vs.
State)
2014 & 2015 Reading/Math/
Science Proficiency by Grade (Hopkins vs. State)
2013-15 Reading/Math/Science Proficiency by Districts
2015 Reading/Math/Science
Proficiency by Student Mobility
(Hopkins vs. State)
2015 Reading/Math/Science
Proficiency by Student Group (Hopkins vs. State)
Board members shared their
comments and questions surrounding the results and how they can be
used to improve instruction, and utilized in the math curriculum review.
Exhibit L
Student Board Reps Lowmanstone, Wickland & Wilson left at
9:09 p.m.
Teens Alone Contract & Lease
Katie Williams, Director of Community Education, and Laura Booth,
District Counsel along with Nik
Lightfoot, Assistant Superintendent,
and John Toop, Director of Business
Services presented the contract
and lease for the Teens Alone program. Williams provided the history
of the program and how it came
to be, noting that the program has
successfully provided counseling
services to teens at risk of being
homeless, as well to those who
are homeless. These services have
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a partnership between Teens Alone
and four school districts St. Louis
Park, Eden Prairie, Wayzata & Hopkins) and the Mainstreet School of
Performing Arts.
Agreements presented for discussion included: 1) Teens Alone
Operations Agreement [5 years];
2) Employee Leasing Agreement
[1 year]; 3) Executive Director Employment Contract [1 year]; and 4)
Teens Alone Lease Agreement [5
years]. Board members shared their
comments and questions, primarily focused on the Employee Leasing Agreement and how it aligns
with the guidelines surrounding the
establishment and operations of
a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization;
Donovan and Newcomer noted areas that they felt were gray and
needed to be addressed. Adams
noted that the Employee Leasing
Agreement was for one year and the
Board could revisit/review again in
the spring since the contract is already in its fourth month.
Williams noted that the four
agreements will be finalized and
presented for approval (as part of
Consent) at the Board meeting on
October 13, 2015. Board members
shared questions surrounding the
program, as well as the operations
agreement.
Policies in First Reading
Policy 601: Curriculum and Instruction Goals
Policy 603: Curriculum Development
Policy 604: Instruction and Curriculum
Policy 653: Volunteer Management
Policy 655: Eliminating the
Achievement Gap
New policies and/or revisions to
existing policies are presented to
the Board throughout the school
year. These policies reflect changes
to ensure alignment with: 1) the
District 270 Strategic Plan; 2) Minnesota School Board Association
(MSBA) model policies; 3) 2015
Legislative session; and 4) recommendations from legal counsel.
The Monitoring Committee met
to review policies as noted above.
Donovan introduced the policies
by noting that most of the changes
are statutory. Lightfoot reviewed
the proposed revisions to the individual policies as recommended
by the Monitoring Committee and
per MSBA model policies; in some
cases, just minor revisions were
advised. Lightfoot responded to
questions and comments surrounding each of the policies and/or the
suggested revisions.
Newcomer moved, Adams seconded to approve District policies
601, 603, 604, 653, and 655 in First
Reading further, the Board directs
the Administration to prepare the
policies (with suggested revisions)
for approval in Second Reading at
the next meeting as part of the Consent Calendar. Carried.
Board Member Reports:
Board members reported on recent educational activities/events in
which they have participated.
Incidental Reports:
Adams moved, Anderson seconded to accept the following:
Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Learning, Exhibit M
Advanced Placement (AP) Test
Scores Summary, Exhibit N
Carried.
Donovan moved, Adams seconded, to adjourn the meeting at
9:55 p.m. Carried.
____________________________
Irma McIntosh Coleman, Clerk
12/10/15, 3SS4, 3SP2,
Oct 1 Reg Min, 482569

School District 270

(Official Publication)
Ofcial School Board Minutes
Regular Meeting of
the School Board
October 13, 2015
The regular meeting of the Board
of Education of Independent School
District 270 was conducted on
Tuesday, October 13, 2015, in the
Boardroom of the Eisenhower Community Center. The meeting was
called to order at 6:59 p.m.
School Board members present: Chair Warren Goodroad, Vice
Chair Wendy Donovan, Treasurer
Steve Adams, and Directors Betsy
Anderson, Doobie Kurus, and Kris
Newcomer
School Board members absent:
Clerk Irma McIntosh Coleman
Student Board reps present: William Wicklander (grade 12)
Student Board reps absent: London Lowmanstone (grade 11), David
Wilson (grade 12)
Staff members present: Superintendent John Schultz
Staff members absent: None
Open Agenda:
There were no requests to adO

dress the Board during the Open

Agenda portion of the meeting.
Reports:
Student Board Representatives
Student Rep Wicklander updated Board members on events/
activities taking place at Hopkins
High School.
Superintendents Report:
Superintendent Schultz highlighted the partnership with the
Hennepin County library system,
then updated the Board on recent
work-related activities.
Approval of Agenda:
Adams moved, Anderson seconded, to approve the agenda as
presented. Carried
Consent Calendar:
Newcomer moved, Adams seconded, to approve the Consent Calendar as presented:
Approval of Minutes October 1, 2015 Exhibit A
Appointments Classified Exhibit B
Reinstatement from Leave of
Absence Exhibit C
Resignations Exhibit D
Termination Exhibit E
Policies in Second Reading
Exhibit F
Teens Alone Contract &
Lease Exhibit G
Tentative Contract Agreement
Maintenance Exhibit H
International Field Trip
Rome, Florence, the Cte dAzur
Exhibit I
Carried.
Treasurers Report:
Treasurer Adams highlighted the
first official enrollment report, reflecting an additional 49 students
since the first day of school. He
noted that the recent run of bills
reflects construction costs for various projects throughout the District (kitchens, carpeting, signage
& HVAC). He also noted that the
two check runs included the last
invoices for the 2014-15 school
year from District 287, Transition
Plus, and WMEP meaning that
the District can put last years finances to bed. With that, Adams
moved, Anderson seconded, to approve disbursements in the amount
of $3,018,373.15 for the period of
September 24, 2015 through October 7, 2015. Carried. Exhibit J
Update Alternative Learning
Centers (ALCs)/Hopkins Alternate
Program (HAP)
Hopkins uses ALC or extendedyear revenue to fund programs that
provide a different learning experience/environment for students.
Nik Lightfoot, Assistant Superintendent, along with Scott Neiman,
HAP Coordinator, and Lisa Walker,
Youth Development Program Supervisor, shared information surrounding District ALC programs
at the elementary and secondary
levels. Neiman introduced Luis Lira
and Maggie Carlson both seniors
in HAP who spoke respectively
about the positive impact the program and the teachers have had on
them personally its like a family.
Walker
highlighted
the
SMARTS Students Making
Academic Results Towards Success program at the elementary
level, designed to provide alternative learning experiences for student who are academically at risk.
Board members shared comments and question about the program and its success over the past
26 years.
Student Board Rep Wicklander
left at 7:38 p.m.
Bond Refunding Sale Results
John Toop, Director of Business
Services, explained that the Board
approved a resolution on September 17, 2015, authorizing the sale
of General Obligation Refunding
Bonds, Series 2015C, in order to
take advantage of lower interest
rates and save District taxpayers
approximately $1.8 million.
Toop introduced Joel Sutter, Senior Municipal Advisor with Ehlers &
Associates, the Districts Financial
Advisor, who stated that, It was a
good day to sell bonds. Additionally, the interest rates have decreased
since September 17; as a result, the
True Interest Cost is lower than the
pre-sale estimates and the savings
greater $2,160.997 over the next
six years (2017-22), a savings of approximately $360,000 per year.
Sutter stated that nine a high
number bids had been received:
J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC
(New York, NY), with a True Interest
Rate of 1.2768%
Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley &
Co. (Chicago, IL), with a True Interest Rate of 1.2882%
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
(New York, NY), with a True Interest
Rate of 1.2951%
Janney Montgomery Scott,
LLC (Philadelphia, PA), with a True
Interest Rate of 1.2997%
Hilltop Securities (Dallas, TX),
with a True Interest Rate of 1.3103%
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Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC

(New York, NY), with a True Interest
Rate of 1.3103%
Bank of American Merrill Lynch
(New York, NY), with a True Interest
Rate of 1.3205%
Piper Jaffray & Co. (Minneapolis, MN), with a True Interest Rate of
1.3365%
Baird (Milwaukee, WI), with a
True Interest Rate of 1.3442%
Sutter indicated that this was a
very good rate and recommended
that the Board approve the sale to
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, New
York, NY.
Board members had no questions surrounding the bids or recommendation; however, requested
additional information surrounding
the Aa2 rating by Moodys. Sutter
stated there was a good discussion
about the rating and that while the
District is getting closer, it is not
quite there.
With that, Anderson moved,
Donovan seconded, to adopt the
Resolution Awarding the Sale of
General
Obligation
Refunding
Bonds, 2015C, to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Carried. Exhibit K
Policies in First Reading
Policy 508: Extended School
Year for Certain Students with Individualized Education Programs
Policy 513: Student Promotion,
Retention, and Program Design
Policy 516: Administering Medication to Students
Policy 530: Immunizations
New policies and/or revisions to
existing policies are presented to
the Board throughout the school
year. These policies reflect changes
to ensure alignment with: 1) the
District 270 Strategic Plan; 2) Minnesota School Board Association
(MSBA) model policies; 3) 2015
Legislative session; and 4) recommendations from legal counsel.
The Monitoring Committee met
to review policies as noted above.
Donovan, Chair of the Monitoring
Committee, noted that the Monitoring Committee is almost up-to-date
on all policies and will then start a
clean cycle. Lightfoot reviewed
the proposed revisions to the individual policies as recommended
by the Monitoring Committee and/
or per MSBA model policies; in
some cases, no or minimal revisions
were advised. Lightfoot responded
to questions and comments surrounding each of the policies and/or
the suggested revisions.
Donovan moved, Adams seconded to approve District policies
508, 513, 516, and 530 in First
Reading further, the Board directs
the Administration to prepare the
policies (with suggested revisions)
for approval in Second Reading at
the next meeting as part of the Consent Calendar. Carried.
Budget, 2016-17 Initial Discussion/Preliminary Results
Toop, along with Superintendent
Schultz, facilitated a discussion with
Board members surrounding the
development of fiscal parameters
and educational programming suggestions for the Districts 2016-17
budget. Toop shared information
and requested Board input focused
on:
State Factors
Enrollment
Fund Transfers
Impact of FY 2015 Results
Schultz noted that although the
District is fiscally strong and the
budget is healthy, this may be the
year the Administration needs to
take a closer look at efficiencies
(programs, services, delivery, etc.)
and potentially consider reductions.
He added that it is time to do so, it
is a good exercise, and comes following nine years of the state not
keeping up with the actual costs
(e.g., negotiations, cost of Special
Education, cross-subsidy, etc.) incurred by the District.
Board members shared questions surrounding budget transfers,
OPEB, FLES, possible changes by
the legislature to TRA, and paper
costs. Schultz reassured the Board
that as details come together focused on the 2016-17 budget, they
will be shared with the Board.
Board Member Reports:
Board members reported on recent educational activities/events in
which they have participated.
Incidental Reports:
Adams moved, Newcomer seconded to accept the following report:
Special Education Continuous
Improvement Plan Results from
2014-15 & Planning for 2015-16
Carried. Exhibit L
Newcomer moved, Anderson
seconded, to adjourn the meeting
at 8:27 p.m. Carried.
____________________________
Irma McIntosh Coleman, Clerk
12/10/15, 3SP2, 3SS4,
Oct 13 Reg Min, 482595

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Nonprot seeks volunteers for income tax assistance sites

St. Louis Park-based
Community Action Partnership of Suburban Hennepin is again offering the
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program to assist
low-income individuals and
families in preparing and
filing their federal, state and

property tax returns and receive available tax credits.

In preparation for the
2015 tax season, the nonprofit is seeking volunteers
to serve as tax preparers,
reviewers or greeters at the
sites. Volunteers will be
provided with all necessary

training on tax forms, tax

software and available tax
credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Training and certification
are offered at no cost. No
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gram will operate Wednesday evenings and Saturdays from Wednesday,

Feb. 3, through Saturday,
April 16, at various locations throughout Hennepin
County. Volunteers choose
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their schedule. For a complete schedule, visit capsh.

org.
Last year, with the help
of 30 volunteers who dedicated a total of more than
1,000 hours of their time,
the nonprofits Tax Assistance Program assisted 738

households, helping to provide a total of $1.26 million

in federal, state and property refunds.
To learn more about volunteering, contact Financial Services Coordinator
Beau Henkels at bhenkels@
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lengthy waiting list, which

hovers around 200 names
for the most part.
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Robbinsdale, to have this
type of facility, where we
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their feet, said Robbinsdale Mayor Regan Mur-

phy.
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by the city. With tax-increment financing, taxing
jurisdictions continue to
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developer for a period to

pay for qualifying expenses like site acquisition, environmental remediation
and infrastructure upgrades. Robbinsdales city
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but did not contribute any
money directly to it.
The list of Clares funding partners is as follows:

Bremer Bank
Bridgewater Bank
City of Robbinsdale
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Federal Home Loan
Bank of Des Moines

Hennepin
Couty
Housing & Redevelopment Authority
Hennepin County Environmental
Response

Fund
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
on behalf of the City of
Minneapolis
Metropolitan Council
Minnesota Housing
Finance Agency
National Equity Fund

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Residents put about 30
percent of their income
towards monthly rent, and
most receive some form of
state or federal assistance.
The new building will
take a bite out of Clares

New Hope
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significantly every year, he
said. Our wages dont go up
every year.
Knaeble said he and his wife
have not seen a salary increase
in the past several years.
Multiple 3 percent tax increases add up quickly, he said.
Councilmember
Jonathan
London addressed his concerns.
One of the things Ive asked
for is that we improve the [financial] reporting, he said.
We need to hold city staff and
council accountable for dollars
they are spending.
He also said he is always asking for measurements before
and after the city spends money.
I want to see improvements,
but I also want to see accountability in that its money being
well spent, he said. Yes, we
are seeing a spike this year, but
if you look at the last 10 years,
at least for my home [on average], it was about 2 percent [increase].
Other concerns included why

the Emerald Ash Borer removal and replacement program

was still being funded when it
seemed (to one resident) that
all those trees were gone already. Additionally, one resident did not understand why
another police investigator was
a necessity.
Councilmember John Elder
spoke to these two points.
The ash trees are not all
gone, he said. We have a great
number of them still on public
property. We went at it through
grant money but the money
washed up. There will be a necessity to get those trees down.
In terms of the investigator, Elder said although he has
been accused of being very pro
police, he believes himself to be
the biggest critic when it comes
to department spending due to
his experience in the industry.
Elder said New Hope police
calls, reports and investigations
have increased, albeit not at an
alarming rate.
Regardless, those with property damage and stolen belongings want their case investigated.
According to Elder, many
departments do not look into
those cases any further because

Contact Joe Bowen at joe.

bowen@ecm-inc.com

Lease
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expected to move into
the space Aug. 1, 2016,
and students would begin
learning there Aug. 15.

About the programs

A graph depicting sources of New Hopes anticipated $12.86 million in revenue for 2016. (Graph created using nces.ed.gov)
they do not have enough people
to investigate or there is a low
probability the issue will be resolved.
We dont like to do that,
Elder said. For the people that
are the victims of crimes, that
third investigator is pretty important to them.
Prior to adjourning the meeting, Hemken made one final
comment.

We, [the city council], all live

in New Hope, she said. We all
pay taxes. Were watching out
for our money as well as watching out for yours.
New Hope City Council will
provide final approval for the
2016 tax levy and budget Dec.
14.
Contact Gina Purcell at gina.
purcell@ecm-inc.com

The districts Adult

Academic program helps
adults improve academic
skills to learn English,
earn a GED or high
school diploma, and prepare for college or technical training to about
1,200 adult learners. The
Family Literacy program
allows parents to work on
a GED or diploma while
their children attend Early
Childhood Family Education Classes. The transition center is designed to
help people ages 18-21
with disabilities transition
from school to adult life,
and the Welcome Center
provides enrollment services and other assistance
to students new to the
United States.
Contact Joe Bowen at joe.
bowen@ecm-inc.com

 

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