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The cast of New Cabaret’s On Our Own: A Holiday Cabaret will open their holiday performance Dec. 3 at the Bloomington Civic Theatre.(Submitted photo)

A real-life Christmas CabaretHoliday show debuts Dec. 3 in BloomingtonBY NICK CLARK • SUN NEWSPAPERS

A group of six strangers areheading home for Christmas,

and there is nothing comfortableabout it.

They are what has come to beknown as 20-somethings; the tagoften associated with collegegrads teetering between the real-world and the days of adolescence.

Socially, they are at a pointin life where these turning-the-

corner moments come with theguidance of what is typically atight-knit group of friends.

Then they go home for theholidays, and the weirdness setsin.

Sound familiar?

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L e nO l s o nwas look-ing for a wayto help attractvisitors to his SageTechnology Groupbooth during the MinnesotaGovernment IT Symposium Dec. 7-9 at the RiverCentrein St. Paul.

But in locking down what he hopes is a lively attraction,he also decided it was just too good of a thing to use only ata booth attraction.

“We wanted to do a little more, and share this withsome kids,” said Olson, the president and CEO of theBloomington-based Sage Technology Group.

Olson has hired the celebrity robot Gemo forthe day. Known most for his role in the fourthinstallment of the Rocky series – a gift from theBalboas to Paulie for those who don’t remember –Gemo has also made appearances on the MTVseries “Punk’d,” as well as “Days of Our Lives”and “The Family Guy.”

On Wednesday, Dec. 8, Gemo will be in town tohelp work the Sage booth at the IT Symposium, butprior to that, Olson is taking the interactive robotto Clover Ridge Elementary School in Chaska forthe morning to give students the opportunity to seewhat he can do.CABARET: TO PAGE 24

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Domestic incident results in arrest of Bloomington womanBY MIKE HANKS • SUN NEWSPAPERS

A 20-year-old Bloomington womanrefused to cooperate when policefound her hiding behind a garbagereceptacle outside a strip mall, andnow she faces charges of underageconsumption of alcohol, obstructing

the legal process and possession ofdrug paraphernalia.

Bloomington Police arrested thewoman at approximately 1 a.m. Nov. 22after a report of a possible domesticincident at a residence on the 10500block of Ewing Road, according toBloomington Police Commander KevinHerman.

The woman had fled the residenceprior to an officer’s arrival but wasfound hiding behind a garbage recep-tacle at the nearby strip mall. Thewoman refused to cooperate with theofficer’s commands to come out frombehind the receptacle and turned vio-lent upon being confronted by theofficer.

The woman attempted to hit the offi-cer as he attempted to arrest her, and sherefused to cooperate as she was beinghandcuffed, Herman said. She smelledof alcohol and was found to be in posses-sion of a marijuana pipe, he noted.

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Stolen vehicle pursuitA short chase through Bloomington

ended when the driver of a stolen FordMustang lost control on an entranceramp, crashing the vehicle into a tree.

The 29-year-old Bloomington manwas arrested shortly after 2:30 a.m. Nov.19 when he lost control of the vehicle onthe entrance ramp to eastboundInterstate 494, Herman said.

Rice County officials alertedBloomington Police about the vehicle,which is registered to a Lonsdale resi-dent. It was spotted by Burnsville Policetraveling northbound on Interstate 35Wand was being followed, but a traffic stophad not been attempted to that point.

As the vehicle entered Bloomington apatrol officer joined the pursuit at 106thStreet and attempted to initiate a trafficstop, with additional officers standingby in case a high-risk stop would be nec-essary, Herman explained.

Instead of pulling over, the driverexited at 90th Street, only to drivethrough a red light at the intersection

and continue northbound on the inter-state, Herman said. The pursuit toppedout near 100 mph, he noted.

The driver lost control of the vehicleon the exit ramp to 494, spinning outinto a ditch, sliding on the snow-coveredgrass and crashing into a tree. The manwas arrested for vehicle theft, fleeing anofficer in a motor vehicle and an out-standing warrant for fleeing police,Herman said.

Harassment arrestsA 71-year-old Bloomington man was

arrested twice for incidents involvinghis ex-wife.

The man was arrested Nov. 19 aftera call from a resident on the 1400 blockof East 98th Street. A woman reportedthat her ex-husband was pounding onthe door of her residence, trying to getin. The officer who responded to thecall found the man inside the house.Upon questioning by the officer, hewas found to be in possession of amachete, and was subsequently arrest-ed for possession of a dangerousweapon, making verbal threats andstalking.

An order for protection was issuedagainst the man, who was arrestedthree days later for violating the orderafter he was reported to be pounding

on a window at the residence. The manleft before police arrived, but was iden-tified as a passenger in a taxi andarrested near the intersection of East89th Street and Old Cedar Avenue,Herman said.

Theft arrestsA 50-year-old Bloomington woman

was arrested for felony theft after it wasdetermined she was taking cash fromher register while working at theBloomington Target store.

The woman was arrested Nov. 23 fol-lowing an internal investigation bystore management, according toHerman. The store collected evidenceshowing that she stole $745 from her reg-ister during three incidents over a week-and-a-half period. The woman is facinga felony theft count because of a priorfelony theft conviction, Herman noted.

A 52-year-old St. Paul man was arrest-ed Nov. 22 after attempting to steal $1,300worth of tools from the BloomingtonHome Depot.

The store’s loss prevention teamobserved the man pushing a shoppingcart through the store with empty shop-ping bags inside it. He put tools in thebags and push the cart out into the park-ing lot, never stopping to pay for thetools, Herman said.

BurglariesTools and a cash box were reported

missing from a chiropractic office inBloomington.

Police were called to NormandaleChiropractic, 10607 France Ave. S., Nov.21. A contractor who was there to dowork inside the office alerted the busi-ness owner to the burglary. A cash boxwas missing from inside a file cabinet,as well as a toolbox and cordless drill.There was no sign of forced entry intothe office, Herman noted.

Cash and a laptop computer werestolen from a UPS Store during the sameweekend.

The burglary, at 541 98th St. W., wasreported Nov. 22. There was no sign offorced entry into the gated area of thestore, which separates the office frommailboxes that customers have access toafter hours, Herman said.

Nothing was reported missing, but anapartment bedroom was ransacked Nov. 20.

The resident left for work in themorning and returned at approximately6 p.m. to find that her apartment, on the1600 block of 80th Street East, had beenburglarized. Access to the apartmentwas gained by cutting a bedroom win-dow screen and sliding the windowopen, Herman said.

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Dozens of book sales scheduled at libraries in Hennepin County

The Bloomington Police Departmentis seeking information pertaining to apersonal-injury accident in October.

At 2:10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25,Bloomington Police responded to a colli-

sion at the intersection of 98th StreetEast and Portland Avenue South. Thetwo-vehicle collision resulted in one per-son being transported to an area hospi-tal for critical injuries.

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BY MUNA HASSAN • SUN NEWSPAPERS

Best sellers, cook books, science fic-tion, teen and children’s books are justsome of the genres that will be availablefor the public to buy for $2 or less atlibrary book sales throughout Hennepincounty.

Library Friends Groups throughoutHennepin County will have book salesoccurring with thousands of books onsale at each Hennepin County library.Seven book sales are remaining this year,with more scheduled through October2011.

Some participating libraries includeOxboro Library and Penn Lake Libraryin Bloomington, Eden Prairie Library,

Ridgedale Library in Minnetonka,Hopkins Library, Maple Grove Library,and Augsburg Park Library inRichfield.

About half the books on sale comefrom donations from the communitywhile the other half come from overstockat the library.

All the proceeds of the book sales go tothe library, but that is not the only reasonfor the sales.

“It’s a two-fold,” said Allen Maffit ofOxboro Library in Bloomington, “Thefirst is to make money, but it’s alsoabout putting books in the hands of thecommunity.”

The book sales are run by volunteersfrom the Library Friends Group of the

specific library at which the book saleoccurs.

Friends groups work much like a PTAat a high school. They raise money forthe library to put on free programmingas well as to buy new books and shelving.

Each library has a different collectionof books, which adds to the diversity ofthe sales.

“It’s a treasure chest of opportunitiesof things to find,” said Rachel Fulkerson,Public Awareness and CommunicationsDirector of the Library Foundation ofHennepin County.

At Oxboro Library, Maffit said hun-dreds of people come to each sale, withthe possibility to sell thousands ofbooks.

With donations from all walks of life,some books may not be fit to sell, butMaffit said no books get thrown away dur-ing the process. If they can’t be sold, theygo to the free box.

“Nothing escapes,” said Maffit.“Everything is taken home.”

While the public can rent books fromthe library on a regular basis, the booksales allow people to own the books theyreally want, which, to some, is the mostimportant part of the sales.

“The best part is watching people comein and score the books they want to own,”said Maffit.

A complete list of Library FriendsGroups book sales is available online.

Info: supporthclib.org/friends.

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Ken Parker’s ‘Heaven Rejoices’on stage Dec. 10-12 in BurnsvilleBY JENNIE OLSON • SUN NEWSPAPERS

How do you creatively tell a storythat’s been repeated for more than 2,000years?

For Ken Parker, Executive Director ofChristian Arts Ministries inBloomington, it’s all about perspective.Berean Baptist Church in Burnsvilleand his group are combining talents toperform “Heaven Rejoices,” an originalChristmas musical written by Parkerand hosted at Berean Baptist.

“Churches year after year are lookingfor a way to retell the story of the nativ-ity and incarnation,” Parker said. “Thismusical is very unique in the fact thatit’s all done from the angels’ points ofview.”

The musical begins before theworld was created with the angelsoverhearing God the Father dis-cussing how he’s going to create a uni-verse. They are astounded about hisplans and the revelation that therewill be other created beings. The storyjourneys from before the world wascreated until the nativity.

“We have about 90 voices in thechoir and wonderful, skilled actors,actresses and dancers. It’s a remark-able assemblage of people,” Parkersaid.

Choir members and dancers fromBerean and Parker’s ministry will bedressed as the angels and will be accom-panied by a professional orchestra. Themusic is an array of many musical gen-res, including contemporary, jazz,Broadway, gospel, ballads, Spanish,calypso and classic.

“When I say classic, I don’t mean clas-sical,” Parker added. “I mean that it’sthe wonderful, rich, lush sounds of bigorchestras and tight choral singing. It’s

that classic Americansound that has beenwith us since the 1920s.”

Parker wrote HeavenRejoices in 1981, andBob Krogstad, DoveA w a r d - w i n n i n garranger for artistsSandi Patty, Mel Tormé,Michael Crawford andNatalie Cole, wrote theorchestration.

“He’s one of the greatorchestrators in America and has donesome phenomenal stuff. It’s all beautifulwriting in this musical,” Parker said.

Parker has been involved in localchurch ministry for more than 45 years asa pastor, worship leader and dramatist.He founded Christian Arts Ministriesafter leaving a post at Grace Church inEden Prairie to create original produc-tions that allow Christians to use theirtalents to communicate the gospel.

He joined the Berean Baptist staffin March after the former minister ofmusic was diagnosed with cancer andwas no longer able to continue hisduties as director. Originally, Parkerwas intending to stay for a month, butthe church asked if he would be ableto stay for an additional year, whichhe accepted. Parker asked Berean ifthe church would consider doing acombined Christmas production withhis ministry rather than having twoseparate productions.

“I love the people,” Parker said ofBerean Baptist. “They’re just delightful,and I’m having a good time.”

The performances will take placeDec. 10-12 at Berean Baptist Church,located at 309 East County Rod 42. Formore information or for tickets, call 952-223-1870 or visit heavenrejoices.com.

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Give young children in your life the gift of literacyReading to kids at early age helpsthem succeed laterBY KATHERINE DEBERTIN AND JACKIE CAVERLY • GUEST COLUMNISTS

Do you have a very youngchild in your life? It’s not toosoon to think about what youcan do to help prepare him orher for school. Research showsthat children who have devel-oped six basic pre-readingskills begin school more readyto learn.

Children need to know thealphabet and the sounds eachletter makes, be able to rhymeand hear smaller parts ofwords, know how to handle abook, know what words meanand know how to use words todescribe or tell a story. Theseskills are needed before chil-dren can learn to read.

Does it sound like a lot? In away, children do have a lot ofwork to do, but it most oftenlooks like playing. There aremany ways for parents to helpchildren grow into readers, butreading together every day is ajoyful, necessary and easy wayto help children develop theseskills. The early literacy yearsaren’t about drills and flash-cards – they’re about exposingchildren to language and allow-ing them the space and time toget comfortable, develop theirown expertise, and most of all,have fun.

As parents and caregivers,you are your child’s firstteacher. Reading together,singing and chanting nurseryrhymes all contribute to litera-cy skills. Start doing thesetogether from the moment yourchild is born.

Your physical presence dur-ing these activities actually

helps them learn. Sorry, the tel-evision and recorded voices donot develop language, only yourvoice and words will, accordingto research. Establishing a loveof reading in your child willhelp them succeed in everyschool subject later on.

The librarians at your locallibrary are there to help. Theycan guide you to books andresources.

Plan on attending free storytimes. Story times at HennepinCounty libraries are groundedin the most current researchand are presented with an

understanding of how the sixbasic pre-reading skills devel-op. Librarians will highlightthe skills and give you greatideas for fun and easy activitiesto do at home. You are probablydoing most of them already.

For more ideas about earlyliteracy, visitw w w. h c l i b. o r g / B i r t h To 6 .Happy reading!

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Recommendedbooks

Hennepin County librarians rec-ommend these books for parent-child read-togethers. All of thesetitles are in the Hennepin CountyLibrary collection. Library cards arefree. Info: www.hclib.org.

• “And to Think That I Saw Iton Mulberry Street” by Dr.Seuss – Rediscover the first ofSeuss’ books and remember whyhis books are staples for everyhousehold.

• “The Big Book of BeautifulBabies” by David Ellwand –With lots of activity, this book willgive you and your baby lots totalk about.

• “Duck on a Bike” by DavidShannon – Barnyard sillinessensues when all the animals seeDuck riding a bike.

• “A Good Day” by KevinHenkes – Destined to become anew classic, four animals changetheir bad days into good daysindeed.

• “Llama Llama RedPajama” by Anna Dewdney –Bedtime brings about a lot of“llama drama” tonight.

• “Monkey and Me” by EmilyGravett – This book has such afun read-aloud rhythm.

• “A Penguin Story” byAntoinette Portis – Join acurious penguin as it discov-ers a new color and finds anadventure.

• “Rhyming Dust Bunnies”by Jan Thomas – These dustbunnies rhyme all the time.

• “Toot Toot, Beep Beep” byEmma Garcia – Perfect foryoung auto enthusiasts.

Golden Valley Library employee Guthema Roba reads to his daughter Homa.Reading to babies and very young children every day is a way to help themdevelop pre-reading skills and a love of reading that will help them succeedwhen they start school. (Photo courtesy Hennepin County Library)


Hassles aside, it’s serenity, for nowThose who have watched “Seinfeld”

half as many times as I have are sureto remember “The Serenity Now”episode.

It was aired originally more than13 years ago and is titled after the say-ing characters use as a rage-control-ling exercise. “Serenity now” isadopted by “hipster doofus” CosmoKramer, who hits his breaking pointat the end of the episode. His fury isunleashed upon several unopenedcomputers he is temporarily ware-housing in his apartment on behalf ofhis friend George Costanza, whoordered them to temporarily pad hissales total.

I found myself saying “serenitynow” more than once the past fewweeks, and as my co-workers canattest, I was on the verge of a melt-down one Thursday night not so longago.

I’m happy to report that the melt-down was averted. No SunNewspapers computers were harmed,as tempting as it may have been tothrow one through a window.

My recent lapse of serenity wasfueled by the death of my work com-puter. I did something unusual for me– triggering a cataclysmic chain ofevents – I turned it off the previousnight.

Normally I leave the computer on,restarting it every few days to give itthat fresh start I’m told it periodicallyneeds. Uncharacteristically I shut thecomputer off before leaving onWednesday evening. I didn’t return tothe office until Thursday night, havingspent the day out and about.

I came into the office to catch up one-mail, which I get too much of, andspent three hours doing about 30 min-utes worth of work. That’s becausemy computer wouldn’t work. Itappeared that it wanted to work, butsomehow the connection between thehard drive and the monitor wasn’tallowing me to do my thing. Thatproblem has yet to be solved.

Without my usual computer, I nolonger had access to a variety of filesI rely upon each week. Reclaimingthem is not impossible, and it’s frus-trating.

I also lost access to several Internetbookmarks I had. Online tools andseveral sites I rely upon for assem-bling the community highlights calen-dar were no longer accessible at theclick of the mouse. I can find most ofthem again, but the exercise ofrebuilding my arsenal is less thanpleasing.

These setbacks were far less trou-bling than what happened next. Thelaptop was connected to my e-mailaccount so I could have access to thehundreds of e-mail messages I hangonto as if they’re invaluable to myjob. I delete a batch of old messagesperiodically, but there’s a certain com-fort in having e-mail communicationfrom the past several months avail-able at the push of a few buttons.

My faith in technology was againtested when I logged into the e-mailsystem via the laptop computer a dayor two later and found that all but themost recent messages were gone. E-mail tips I was holding onto for futurereference are history, as are a fewannouncements submitted on behalfof churches or other organizations forupcoming events.

I have never lost a photo album in afire, but I think I can empathize withthose who have.

Some day soon I’m going to receivean inquiry as to why I chose not to useinformation about a given communityevent in our papers. This time I get toblame it on technology instead of myfailure to properly organize and dis-seminate dozens of weekly e-mail sub-missions and inquiries.

The recent setbacks gave me pauseto reflect upon a simpler time, – say 13years ago – when I wasn’t at the mercyof e-mail.

Thanks to computers and theInternet I can work at home, pluginto the office remotely and file sto-ries, news briefs or photo cutlines atmy convenience rather than waituntil I’m sitting at my designateddesk. But the dependence upon aworking computer for so manyaspects of our lives and the inabilityto do anything meaningful for thenewspaper without it were painfullyobvious to me.

My computer setbacks were farfrom crippling, yet they threatenedmy sense of serenity.

Costanza’s sales rival, Lloyd Braun,tells him that “serenity now” doesn’twork. “Serenity now, insanity later,”Braun tells him.

I’m a bit fearful that the insanitylater is coming the next time a computerquits on me.

MIKEHANKSCommunity Editor

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Dual-flush toilet devicea hit with homeowner To the editor:

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Recent storm has me dreaming of anything but a white Christmas

For the second time in less than 12months Mother Nature delivered me a shotbelow the belt.

Last December it was the icestorm/blizzard that hammeredMinnesota on Christmas Eve. Thatstorm left me stranded in the TwinCities – 200 miles away from my family.With it being Christmas and all, myfriends were also unreachable, so I spentmy first Christmas alone in 31 years.

Last week it was the combination orrain, snow and overly cautious driversthat left me without a familyThanksgiving for the first time.

I wasn’t worried about the roads –they weren’t that bad. However, I musthave been the only one who showed noconcern for traveling the day before theholiday.

I started west on Highway 12 at 1:30p.m. By 3:30 p.m. I had made it approxi-mately 50 miles, with much of that com-ing in the final hour.

I hit my brakes several times in thatfirst hour just to see how bad the roadsreally were and why it justified driving30 mph. No sliding, no skidding, yet stilllittle or no moving.

In hour No. 2 the traffic began to thinout and it appeared I might actuallymake it home for the holiday.

That’s when Mother Nature inter-vened.

The snow changed briefly to rain andthen back to snow, meaning the temper-ature rose and dropped just enough tocoat the roads with water that couldfreeze and make my journey difficult ifnot impossible.

I made the decision to turn aroundand not brave the elements – much to thedismay of my mother.

Returning home, I ventured to agrocery store and picked up every-thing I needed for a Thanksgiving din-ner – turkey, potatoes, gravy and evenvegetables, which I don’t like or typi-cally eat.

I extended invitations to my friendsthat I knew had to be back for work onFriday morning. One of those friendsactually accepted the invitation, eventhough he knew I’d be cooking.

Dinner went off without a majorhitch. Only minor ones like forgettingwhat time I put the turkey in the oven,which caused overcooking.

Nobody got sick and, much like Iwould have back home, I got to take amuch-needed nap.

It wasn’t until after my nap that Itruly realized the extent of what MotherNature had done to me.

I looked at my kitchen and immediate-ly missed my mother, grandmother andaunts as the pile of dishes stared back atme. Petty, I know.

A few days later, many of them arestill sitting on my countertop, waitingfor their turn in the dishwasher.

I now have a newfound appreciationfor the work that it takes to put on a hol-iday dinner and hope that MotherNature is now satisfied that I’ve learnedsomething and will give me a dry, brownChristmas so I don’t have to do thismuch work for a meal ever again.

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‘Man caves’ and other emasculationsAs I drowsily drove through the

sleepy streets of Osseo this morning onthe way to my workplace’s home offices,I noticed a wooden sign I’d never seenbefore.

It hung above a barbershop, and read“Osseo’s Original Man Cave.”

Man Cave.Really, gentlemen – when did we get

relegated to the basement or the garage?In the interests of full disclosure, I

had a man cave of my own once. It wascalled “Das Herrenzimmer” (“TheMan Room” in German) and was adepository for all of the stuff that Ithought was cool but was obviouslynot sane enough to display in parts ofthe house where other people mightactually see it. I had my military col-lections, my models, vinyl records, myold Star Wars toys and my weightequipment.

I would have stored my motorcycledown there, but I couldn’t figure out howto get it down the stairs without killingmyself in the process. Besides, theexhaust would have likely not gonedown well in the house, considering mywife and daughter have asthma. Theseare the sacrifices I make.

In short, the Herrenzimmer waswhere I hid all of the lesser-polishedparts of myself. It was a toy room for aman that refused to let everything goand emerge as a respectable adultfrom his youth cocoon. My wife deco-rates with tasteful furniture. I deco-rate with tasteful action figuresmarked “Copyright 1981 LucasfilmLtd.”

I’m apparently not alone in this. Mywife watches all sorts of house-relatedprogramming (ironic, seeing as shehates the burden of the house we actual-ly own), and I seem to recall the stan-dard exchange. The wife, looking athouses with the obviously-less-put-together husband she somehow nurses

through daily life, looks at a room in thebasement and says, “This would make agreat man room. You could put all your(choose from the following: toys, sportscrap, weights, video games, etc.) inhere!”

The man, knowing that he really hasno say in the matter, smiles painfullyand gulps. Deep down, a little voice asksa painful question: “What happened toyou?”

I don’t recall my father having a mancave. He had the whole house. Where didthis concept come from?

I think I have the answer. In the pastgeneration, societal roles changed. Morewomen earned college degrees thanmen, and are thus empowered to a some-what equal or even superior role interms of being the provider for the rela-tionship. In response, women have had agreater stake and say in how things are –and the men get to keep their crap in thebasement as a result.

These changes led directly to thedevelopment of the “man cave” concept.The term seems to indicate not only theview that men are basically primitiveswho need to be primitive (could be true),but also seems a pathetic last gasp of thetestosterone of males (like myself) whoare in the place in life where self-respect-ing manhood is most imperiled – youknow, the balding, buying a minivan,“Which drapes look better, honey?”phase.

It’s just a theory, but it makes sense tome. But keeping my Star Wars toys inthe basement? That still makes no senseto me. The world needs to see those.

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Thanksgiving proves culture is the hitchhiker of immigration

Born in the capital city of Dhaka, Iknow a thing or two about beingBengali … that is, of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is, irrefutably, thepathetic little brother and easternneighbor of India. And truth is, Ican’t deny that; Bangladesh is trulypathetic.

Since its secession from Pakistan in1971, it has been riddled with poverty,political disaster and religious turmoilduring all forty-or-so years of its mea-ger existence. My family migrated toAmerica in 1994 for obvious reasons.

Having moved to America when Iwas less than a year old, I rememberednothing of my homeland besides whatI could glean from photographs andhome video. During a prolonged sum-mer trip there in 2007, which was alsoour first time back since 1994, I wasable to retouch the roots of my nativeculture.

Although I spoke Bengali, ateBengali foods and attended Bengaliget-togethers back “home.” I recogniz-ing the inglorious land from which Icame was a bit of a shock. Well, bythen a thoroughly spoiled Americanadolescent, a big shock. Nonetheless, Ihappily embrace my nativity.

America is a country of immi-grants. It has been described as a melt-ing pot, patchwork quilt and even atossed salad by my seventh-gradesocial studies teacher. I am living proofof your heterogeneous-mixture-of-choice.

Culture is the hitchhiker ofimmigration.

And thus, it should be no surprisethat Thanksgiving is generally un-American in our household. In previ-ous years, we have attended potluckswith family friends, usually number-

ing close to 50 people. At thesepotlucks, you won’t typically find thecharacteristic glazed turkey or the pic-turesque, autumn-themed table orna-mentation. Instead, you’ll find plattersof bhaji, chicken and beef curry,korma, jasmine rice and kebabs. A fewyears ago, I remember there beingturkey, but nothing you’d recognize asAmerican (or edible, for that matter).

Despite differences in cuisine, aBengali Thanksgiving and anAmerican Thanksgiving have one thingin common: thanks-giving. It’s a notori-ously warm-hearted time for friendsand family to get together and takepleasure in one another’s company.

Considering that for some people,“Thanksgiving” is synonymous with“Black Friday,” it is striking how out oftouch we can become with our own kinor even our own friends. For those whoparticipate, Thanksgiving inMinnesota compounds the effect; peo-ple can’t escape the warmth ofindoors.

Even though this Turkey Day wasanother turkeyless one, it’s signifi-cance remains great. I’m sureThanksgiving means a great deal toimmigrants, because it does to thisBengali. I thoroughly enjoyed thekorma.

Happy holidays everyone!

Ahmed is a junior at Wayzata High Schooland a student columnist for Sun Newspapers.

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“There is a story behind every songthat I write and usually behind everysong that I arrange that is very inti-mately significant to me,” said MaryBeth Carlson. “This whole journey real-ly framed us and a purpose for me inwriting songs.”

Carlson’s inspiration for her latestcompact disc, “Smile with a Song inYour Heart,” is her daughter’s battlewith cerebral palsy and autism.Recently, growing side effects have pro-foundly challenged Carlson and herfamily.

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As the severity of her daughter’s ill-ness appeared to stabilized, Carlson saysher writing progressed into songs abouthope.

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hope. Does a parent justaccept that? Absolutelynot. So we continue tohang on to the joy. It’sour reality. That’s wherethe CD came from,” shesaid.

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Fellow musician and long-time col-laborator Diane Tremaine says Carlson“is a delight to work with. I have thegreatest respect for her.”

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“Mary Beth is the same, on-stage, offor wherever. I’m never wondering any-thing with her. In this business that isvery refreshing. She is the real deal,”said Tremaine.

World-class guitar player BillyMcLaughlin was a guest artist onCarlson’s latest CD. The two solo per-formers met years ago at a benefit andfinally had a chance to work together.

“She believes in the magic of music.It’s funny she told me just to come in [tothe studio] and the magic would happen,and she was right. She was happy withwhat I played,” McLaughlin said.

“Supportive listeners” is the termCarlson uses for her fans, the word “fan”itself is a bit of a turn-off.

“Everybody understands what thatword is. To me it doesn’t feel as friendly.‘Supportive listener’ feels like the kindof listeners who respond to me withemails, phone calls and their letters. Itsays what I mean, a reflection of how Ifeel about the people appreciating themusic we’ve shared for years and years,”said Carlson.

The driving force behind Mary BethCarlson is her faith.

“It’s very specific. Quite simply, Ibegin with prayer, reading God’sword. The theme is interwoventhroughout all the words. Then thewords give the music heart. Knowingthat everything is based in faith. Thatforms the passion.”

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Carley Bruntjen messaged so many people about herfundraiser for research into pancreatic cancer thatFacebook blocked her account.

Bruntjen held a benefit Nov. 20 in honor of the mem-ory of her father, John Bruntjen. He died of pancreaticcancer in November 2006 during her senior year atWayzata High School in Plymouth.

“Losing my father at such a young age was and alwayswill be the hardest thing I will go through in life, but ithas also motivated me to do whatever I can to raiseawareness and prevent other families from having to gothrough what my family and I have,” Bruntjen said.

Her efforts brought in nearly $16,000, before expenses,during a gala at the Lafayette Club in Minnetonka Beach.About 100 people attended on an icy evening. The shindigincluded live local music by The David K Band, a live andsilent auction and a sit-down dinner. Proceeds will gotoward to Johns Hopkins, which operates the Sol GoldmanPancreatic Cancer Research Center in Maryland.

Bruntjen has also sought to raise awareness of the dis-ease through proclamations and resolutions by the cities ofPlymouth, Wayzata and Excelsior. The cities recognizedNovember as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, a desig-nation created by The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

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according to the network. The rate has not improved innearly 40 years. The network suggests people contactmembers of Congress to support a bill called thePancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act, sharestories and wear purple items to raise awareness.

Plymouth’s proclamation notes the network’s statis-tics and calls on citizens and lawmakers to helpadvance research, support patients and create hope.

Wayzata’s resolution states that in 2010 approximately43,000 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancerand nearly 37,000 are expected to die from the disease.Seventy-five percent of patients die within the first yearof their diagnosis. The resolution also states that pancre-atic cancer makes up only 2 percent of the NationalCancer Institute’s federal research funding, “a figure fartoo low given the severity of the disease, its mortalityrate, and how little is known about how to arrest it.”

Bruntjen this summer began her fundraising effortsby selling hot dogs and burgers at a Plymouth Holidaygas station. Over two days, she raised $1,200. She cameup with the motto “Help the silent killer be heard” tohelp promote awareness.

Bruntjen said she was very close to her father andthat her work is helping her process his death.

“I was only 17 when he passed me away,” she noted. “I waskind of in a daze for awhile, you know? The shock comesfirst. You don’t really think about the actual outcome.”

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She sought to contact everyone from Steve Jobs, CEOof Apple and a pancreatic cancer survivor, to Oprah, andsent out hundreds of invitations. A surgeon from JohnsHopkins agreed to speak at her Nov. 20 fundraiser.

“My mom says I took on a 60-person project on myown,” she said of the work she put into the fundraiser.

Bruntjen hopes to eventually open her own founda-tion and make the gala an annual event in her father’sname. She hopes to convince more cities in Minnesotato declare proclamations bringing awareness to pancre-atic cancer. Plymouth’s recommends concerned indi-viduals visit the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’swebsite, knowitfightitendit.org.

Despite the low survival rate, Bruntjen said federalgovernment funding for further research into pancre-atic cancer is lacking. She hopes her local work willhelp to change that.

“I think there’s not a lot of people asking for itbecause it’s not well known,” Bruntjen said.“Nowadays, I look at obituaries and see a lot of pancre-atic cancer. If it hadn’t affected my family, I’d have noidea what pancreatic cancer was.

Researchers are seeking to find better screening tech-niques and improve the quality of life of diagnosed patients.

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Eagan resident spends week in isolation to fight cancerBY MUNA HASSAN • SUN NEWSPAPERS

Voluntarily becoming radioactive andstaying alone in a lead-lined room for a weekwas an easy choice for one Eagan resident.

Matt Thuente, 24, was diagnosed withneuroblastoma, a rare cancer typicallyfound in children, in August 2009. Hewent through multiple treatments ofchemotherapy and radiation, but nei-ther helped rid him of the cancer. Mattwas in pain and was confined to a wheel-chair as the disease progressed.

So when Matt’s oncologist at theUniversity of Minnesota told him about anew cancer treatment study at Universityof Wisconsin Health’s American FamilyChildren’s Hospital, one of six hospitalsto offer the treatment in the United States,he was all ears.

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Starting the day after Thanksgiving,shoppers in Eden Prairie andMinnetonka have a chance to purchase adifferent kind of gift for the holidays.

The American Red Cross Twin CitiesChapter has opened two Store of Hopelocations, one at the Eden Prairie Centerand another at the Ridgedale ShoppingCenter in Minnetonka. There, shopperscan learn about services the Red Crossprovides, make a donation or write a mes-sage to a member of the armed services.

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Considering that eventually every-body reaches this certain set of cross-roads, it should.

If not, the Bloomington CivicTheatre will attempt to bring you intothe lives of six of these aptly titled 20-somethings, as they vie with theirinner selves on where they are in lifeand how to deal with it upon returninghome for Christmas.

Neo Cabaret’s production of “OnOur Own: A Holiday Cabaret” willdebut Dec. 3 at the Black Box Theaterat the Bloomington Center for theArts inside the Bloomington CivicPlaza.

It’s a holiday performance, butbefore thoughts of “A ChristmasCarol” dance in your head, musicdirector Anita Ruth offers up this fulldisclosure:

“It certainly is a family show fromthe perspective of the families thathave older kids, but it is not “We WishYou a Merry Christmas,’” she said.“There is only one Christmas song inthe entire show. We even jokeamongst ourselves that Rudolph isnot here. This is a decidedly differenttake.”

Santa doesn’t make an appearance,and as Ruth alluded to, there are noreindeer either, though the produc-tion does include a number of real-lifeholiday incidents, especially for thosewho travel at this time of year.

The show is set in an airport wait-ing area where these six strangers allcross paths while heading home forthe holidays.

For each, there are various levels ofanxiety this holiday season, some-thing their still-nameless generationtypically deals with in coming back tothe home where their childhoodplayed itself out.

Do they go back to being a son ordaughter? Would they rather be outwith friends? Have those friendstaken over the role of family? Why ismy letter jacket still hanging in thecloset?

“It’s all sorts of questions,” Ruthsaid. “It’s about all the extra pres-sures that come with being a so-called20-something. They are always search-ing for their identity, trying go figureout who they are.”

The music that accompanies theshow has similar questions, mainly:Where did it come from?

According to Ruth, most of thesongs were found on You Tube, wherea growing force of undergroundsinger-songwriters deal with similarqueries in their music.

“There is a huge movement – most-ly in New York – of 20-somethingsinger-songwriters that perform theirworks in Cabaret’s and post them onYou Tube,” Ruth said. “It is goodmusic, and it does speak very much tothat generation. It is all about themand the whole ‘who am I going to be’,and ‘now what do I do?’”

The idea for such a show was intro-duced to Ruth by the group of 20-something performers she worked

with on this project.In April, the group published

“Practically Grown Up,” which was abroader tale of life-altering decisionsthese 20-somethings face. “On OurOwn” is narrowed to strictly the holi-day season setting.

Originally, Ruth was tepid aboutturning this type of Cabaret into aChristmas show, but after hearing themusic and ideas presented to her, the30-year stage veteran who has playeda role in more than 150 musicalswarmed to the idea.

“I wasn’t sure it would work, but thisis real life,” Ruth said. “I think the showis very much grounded in reality. All thekids in the cast are indeed 20-some-things, and it’s really about the per-former. It really gives the people in theshow a chance to show what they can do,and you can do it with such depth.”

“On Our Own” stars theBloomington Civic Theater cast ofMatt Berdahl, Debra Berger, JustineBergevin, Jared Oxborough, AdamQualls and Hayley Wender.


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The store was a success in connectingwith people in the area, and the local chap-ter wanted to try their hand at the venture.

While connecting with people in theEden Prairie and Minnetonka area, thestores can hopefully educate peopleabout all of the Red Cross’ services.

Last year, the Twin Cities chapterresponded to 300 disaster incidents andhelped around 450 families.

The Red Cross may be well known forits major disaster response and blooddrives, but the Red Cross also responds toindividual family disasters, such ashouse fires and apartment complex fires.

The Red Cross also provides EmergencyMedical Technician training, swimminglessons, babysitter training and emergencycommunication between military servicemembers and their family members.

Up until Dec. 8, people can stop in a RedCross store and grab a greeting card to writea message to a veteran, active service mem-ber or service members in the hospital.

“You can just come on in and make upa card for a service member, if that’ssomething that moves you,” Hansen said.

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COMMUNITY NOTES

‘Journey to the Manger’pageant at St. Michaels

St. Michael’s Lutheran Church willhold its Christmas Pageant, “Journey tothe Manger,” Friday through Saturday,Dec. 3-5, 9201 Normandale Blvd.,Bloomington.

The shows will be 7:30 p.m. Friday; 3and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. and 2p.m. Sunday.

There will be Pre-Pageant Christmasmusic performances by “Sent Forth”Mens Quartet.

Michel to lead SenateJobs committee

Republican Sen. Geoff Michel, repre-senting Edina and west Bloomington,was recently named chairman of theSenate Jobs and Economic GrowthCommittee. Michel, re-elected to histhird term in the Senate, was alsonamed deputy majority leader by mem-bers of the new Senate Republicanmajority.

Committee assignments followed theRepublican Party’s streamlining of theSenate structure with a reduction of thenumber of standing committees from 25to 16 and combining policy and financedivisions.

Legislative leaders said they madethe change to reduce cost and make theprocess more open and transparent forcitizens to follow. The Legislative ses-sion begins Tuesday, Jan. 4.

Ugly Sweater Walk andLocke concert at MOA

One Heartland will have a fundrais-ing walk and wants to see the ugliestseasonal sweaters there.

The fundraiser – a walk around themall – will be 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, atthe Mall of America, Best Buy Rotunda.Following the walk, American Idol finalistKimberly Locke will perform around 9:30.

The event will raise awareness forchildren and families facing social isola-tion including HIV/AIDS, type 2Diabetes and homelessness.

Info: 952-278-3142 (Molly).

Mortenson to speakin Bloomington

As part of its on-going AdultEducation series, Dr. Jerene Mortensonwill speak 10 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke’sLutheran Church, 1701 W. Old ShakopeeRoad, Bloomington.

Mortenson is the founder of Penniesfor Peace, a nonprofit program of theCentral Asia Institue co-founded by herson, Greg Mortenson, author of New YorkTimes bestseller “Three Cups of Tea.”

Mortenson will speak about thenationwide expansion of Pennies forPeace and share stories about menand women who have been educatedwith funds from the Central AsiaInstitute.

Info: 952-881-5801.

Hope Presbyterian plansChristmas Celebration

Hope Presbyterian Church will hold aCommunity Christmas Celebration 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, 7132Portland Ave. S., Richfield.

Families can enjoy fun jumps, an ani-mal farm, live nativity, strolling carol-ers, a photo booth, gift bags and cookiesand crafts. Lunch, popcorn, coffee andhot chocolate will be served.

Storyteller Jack Pearson will be onhand as well as Theater for the Thirsty, atwo-person company featuringJeremiah and Vanessa Gamble.

The event carries a $2 suggesteddonation, $10 family maximum.

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COMMUNITY NOTES

Linden Hills ChamberOrchestra concert Dec. 9

Linden Hills Chamber Orchestra willbegin its 31st season Thursday.

The kick-offm performance is 7:30p.m. at Lutheran Church of the GoodShepherd, 4801 France Avenue S.,Minneapolis.

The orchestra will perform worksfrom Antonin Dvorak and Mozart.

Food and personal care products willbe collected for the Volunteers Enlistedto Assist People food shelf.

‘Roundtable’ hostsBloomington’s Hulting

Tom Hulting, Bloomington CityCouncil District 2 representative, willappear on “Republican Roundtable” inDecember.

Hulting will discuss his first yearas a member of the council and

issues facing Bloomington.Republican Roundtable is producedby Senate District 63 Republicans andis hosted by Tim Erlander and MarcSullivan.

The show airs in Richfield, Edina,Eden Prairie, Minnetonka andHopkins on cable channel 15 at 12:30p.m. Saturdays and 7:30 p.m.Mondays.

It airs in Bloomington on cable chan-nel 16 at 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays andThursdays and 5:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.Wednesdays and Fridays.

Daughters of AmericanRevolution meets Dec. 3

The John Prescott Chapter of theDaughters of American Revolution willmeet noon Friday, Dec. 3, at Oak GrovePresbyterian Church, 2200 W. OldShakopee Road, Bloomington.

The Logan Avenue Basement Bells, awomen’s bell choir, will perform afterlunch.

Info: 952-432-6093 (Joan).

Subway begins collectingBlankets for Bridging

Subway restaurants will have itsninth-annual Subway Bring a Blanketfor Bridging fundraiser Sunday, Dec. 5.

Participating Subway restaurantswill be collecting donations of blanketsthroughout the day The blankets willthen be distributed to families served byBridging Inc., a Bloomington-based non-profit.

Participants donating blankets willreceive one free six-inch Subway sand-wich.

Info: 952-278-3114 (Erin).

The Artic is Alive – A KiteCelebration of Birds

The Arctic National Wildlife Refugeis celebrating its 50-year anniversary 11a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Visitor’s Center ofthe Minnesota Valley National WildlifeRange, 3815 American Blvd. E.,Bloomington.

A special presentation about thebirds Minnesota shares with the ArticRefuge will be at 2:30.

The event will highlight theAlaskan refuge’s connection toMinnesota.

Attendants will be able to make a birdkite, fly a kite, watch films about theArtic Refuge and join guided bird walkson snowshoes along the Minnesota’srefuge trails.

Info: 952-854-5900.

St. Nicholas plans showSt. Nicholas Episcopal Church will

hold its annual St. Nicholas holidayExtravaganza 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, 7227Penn Ave. S., Richfield.

The event will feature the talents ofthe parishioners including singing ofChristmas music, instruments, jazzensemble, Santa, The Blue MoonSingers, Mr. Petals the Clown andmore.

A potluck dinner and dessert will fol-low the program.

Info: 612-869-7551.

FROM PAGE 25

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Nativity of MaryCatholic Church & School

9900 Lyndale Avenue South, BloomingtonChurch 952-881-8671 School 952-881-8160

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HillcrestUnitedMethodistChurch

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9100 Russell Ave. So.Bloomington, MN 55431

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Richfield Church of Christ7314 Humboldt Avenue SouthRichfield, MN • 612-869-2677

COME WORSHIP WITH USSUNDAY

Bible Class 9:00 a.m.Worship 10:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAYBible Study 7:00 p.m.

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Unitarian UniversalistOpen to Wisdom From All Sources

“The Five Big Questions:How It All Fits Together”

Rev. David BreedenNursery, Children’s &

Teen Programs, 10:30amMinnesota Valley Fellowship10715 Zenith Ave. So., Blmgtn

952-884-8956www.mnvalleyuu.org

Sunday, Dec. 510:30 am

CALVARY UNITEDPENTECOSTAL CHURCHReverend Thomas Andrews - Pastor

8800 Nicollet Avenue SouthBloomington, MN 55420

(952) 888-0215

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SUNDAY10:30 AM . MORNING WORSHIP

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ST. RICHARD’SCatholic Church7540 Penn Ave. So. • Richfield, MN 55423612-869-2426 www.strichards.com

Masses: Sat 5pmSun 9 & 11amWed 12:15pmThurs/Fri 8am

Morning Prayer with Communion:Mon & Tues 8am

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Pax ChristiCatholic Community

12100 Pioneer Trail, Eden PrairieFather Patrick Kennedy, Pastorw w w . p a x c h r i s t i . c o m

St. Mark’sUnited Church of Christ

Sunday Worship10:30 a.m.

Sunday School10:55 a.m.

www.stmarksuccmn.org8630 Xerxes Ave. So.

Bloomington, MN

All are welcome.Make us your home.

St. Alban’sEPISCOPAL CHURCH

6716 Gleason RoadEdina, MN 55439(952) 941-3065

www.stalbansedina.orgCome Grow With Us In Christ

Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 a.m.Wednesday: 6:00 p.m.

Richfield United Richfield United Richfield United Richfield United

Methodist ChurchMethodist ChurchMethodist ChurchMethodist Church 5835 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls

612-861-6086

9:00 Sanctuary Worship9:00 Sanctuary Worship9:00 Sanctuary Worship9:00 Sanctuary Worship 10:30 Living Waters10:30 Living Waters10:30 Living Waters10:30 Living Waters

Progressive Christian Worship

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Mount OlivetLutheran Church

50th Street betweenJames & Knox Ave. So.,

Minneapolis612-926-7651 • www.mtolivet.org

Sunday Mornings9:00, 10:00, 11:00 am

and 12 noonSunday Church School

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Holy Communion8:30 am & 12:45 pm

Paul M. Youngdahl, D.D.Senior Pastor

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8:45 a.m. Traditional Service 10:00 a.m. Contemporary Service with Sunday School Saturdays, 5:00 p.m. Chapel Service 76th St. at Newton Ave. Richfield, MN 612·866·8449

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Worship & Education – 9:00 & 10:30 amNursery Provided

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Opening Hearts and Minds in a Divided World

Sunday Worship8:30 & 11:00 am

Education For All ages9:45 am

Nursery ProvidedPastors: Don Eslinger,

Otis P. Boropwww.nhylandsumc.org

NormandaleHylands United

Methodist Church9920 Normandale Blvd. S.

Bloomington • 952-835-7585

Sunday School 9:15amAdult Forum 9:30am

Sunday Worship 10:30amCoffee/Fellowship 11:30am

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HOUSE OF PRAYER LUTHERAN CHURCHSunday Morning Schedule

Sunday Worship 9:40 AMSunday School & Adult Education 10:40 AM

6th-12th Grade Sunday Music 10:40-11:30 AMWednesday Evening

Simple Suppers 5:30-6:15 PMConfirmation, God Squad & Music School 6:30 PM

Adult Bible Study 6:30 PMSunday, December 12 - Festival of Carols

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

BRAVA! performs Dec. 10 in Edina

Hear the season’s best choral musicat BRAVA!’s “Christmas Is ...” concert7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, at ColonialChurch, 6200 Colonial Way, Edina.

BRAVA! is a women’s choral ensemblebased in Edina. The group performsthroughout the Twin Cities and has trav-eled extensively to bring its message ofinspiration and joy to audiences worldwide.

Tickets for the concert are $10 for adultsand $8 for seniors and students, and will beavailable at the door. Children ages 12 andunder enter free. A reception will follow theperformance. BRAVA! will also appear 6:45Saturday, Dec. 18, at the Guthrie Theatreprior to the evening’s performance.

Info: [email protected] or952-983-6256.

GooneyBirds CDrelease party Dec. 4

The GooneyBirds, a band comprised pri-marily of Edina High School graduates, ishaving a CD release party Saturday, Dec. 4,at the Cabooze, 917 Cedar Ave., inMinneapolis. The band is releasing “Alive,”a live album recorded in summer 2009.Tickets for show cost $10. Doors open 8 p.m.

All but one member of TheGooneyBirds graduated from EdinaHigh School between 1985 and 1988. Theband formed in 1987 and played almostevery Sunday at the Cabooze until theearly 90s. They also toured extensivelyaround the country for nearly 10 years.

Band members are Chris Ryder of EdenPrairie, Bump Blomberg of Grand Marais,Steve Rummler of Eden Prairie, GeoffPrettner of Edina, Peter Caritas ofMinneapolis, Mark “Munchie” Collins ofSt. Paul and Chris Gillis, who now lives outof state. Info: www.gooneybirds.com.

‘Nutrcracker’ Dec. 4-5The Metropolitan Ballet Company

will present a family friendly version of“The Nutcracker” featuring the HopkinsYouth Ballet, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4,and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5 at the HopkinsHigh School Auditorium.

Former Bolshoi principle ballerinaTatiana Berenova and 2010 World BalletCompetition winner Natsuko Oshima willperform, as will the Kenwood SymphonyOrchestra, under the direction of Yuri Ivan.

Hopkins High School is located at2400 Lindbergh Drive, Minnetonka. Forticket information call 1-866-811-4111 orvisit metroballet.org.

City of Bloomington(Official Publication)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGProposed Total Budget and Property Taxes

Notice is hereby given that the Bloomington CityCouncil will meet in the City Council Chambers of CivicPlaza, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, on Monday, De-cember 6, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. to hold a public hearing toconsider its 2011 budget and on the amount of propertytaxes it is proposing to collect to pay for the costs of ser-vices the City will provide in 2011.

/s/ Lori Economy-SchollerChief Financial Officer

(Dec 2, 2010) D3 Budget & Property Taxes


NOTICE OF HEARINGPlease take notice that at the regular meeting of the CityCouncil of the City of Bloomington to be held on Monday,December 6, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambersof the Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 West Old ShakopeeRoad, the City Council of the City of Bloomington will con-duct a public hearing to consider adoption of a Resolutionapproving a schedule of fees and charges for servicesprovided by departments and divisions of the City ofBloomington (other than those otherwise established byOrdinance) for calendar year 2011.

Lori Economy-SchollerChief Financial Officer

(Dec 2, 2010) D3 Service Fees & Charges

School District 271(Official Publication)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID No. 924-11INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 271

BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTANotice is hereby given by the School Board of Indepen-dent School District No. 271 located at Bloomington, Min-nesota, that it will receive sealed bids for the following:

2011 Bloomington Public Schools Valley View MiddleSchool Electrical Substation Replacement Bid No 924-11

Bids close at 2:00 PM local time on January 12, 2011, atthe office of the Purchasing Agent. Educational ServicesCenter, 1350 West 106th Street, Bloomington Minnesota55431. There is no agent for the receipt of bids other thanthe Purchasing Agent. Bids will be opened publicly andread aloud.

The Project at the Valley View Middle School, 8900 Port-land Avenue South, Bloomington, MN 55420, includes theremoval of the existing substation and the installation ofreplacement substation and switchgear.

MANDATORY PRE-BID WALKTHROUGH: A MandatoryPre-Bid Walkthrough will be held on December 9, 2010,2:30 p.m. Check in at the school office for meeting loca-tion.

A cashier’s check, certified check or bid bond payable tothe Bloomington Public Schools in the amount of five per-cent (5%) of the bid shall be submitted with each bid. Thesuccessful Bidder will be required to furnish a satisfacto-ry Payment and Performance Bond.

All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope, in tripli-cate, at the place and time indicated above. They shall beplainly marked for the item to be bid as follows:

“VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ELECTRICAL SUB-STATION REPLACEMENT BID NO. 924-11”

and shall be addressed to Purchasing Agent, Blooming-ton Public Schools, Educational Services Center, 1350West 106th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431.

Documents are available for pickup on or after December3, 2010 at Hallberg Engineering, Inc., 1750 CommerceCourt, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 PH: (651) 748-1100,between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Please telephone all re-quests for documents prior to arranging pickup. The de-posit for obtaining the documents will be $100.00. Theamount of deposit for one set of documents will be re-funded to each bidder who submits a bona fide bid and re-turns the complete documents in an unmarked conditionwithin ten days after opening of bids. Contractors who donot submit bids will receive a refund of one half of their de-posits for documents that are returned within ten daysafter receipt of bids.

The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or re-ject any or all bids or parts of such bids and to waive anyinformalities or irregularities in bidding. No bids shall bewithdrawn subsequent to the opening of bids without theconsent of the Board of Education for a period of thirty (60)days after the scheduled time of closing bids.

(Dec 2, 9, 2010) D3 AFB# 924-11

Certificate of Assumed Name(Official Publication)

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATECERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME

Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333The filing of an assumed name does not provide a

user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is re-quired for consumer protection in order to enable con-sumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

State the exact assumed name under which the busi-ness is or will be conducted:Walser Advertising Group

State the address of the principal place of business.4401 American Blvd. West, Bloomington, MN 55437

List the name and complete street address of all per-sons conducting business under the above AssumedName.Walser Automotive Group, LLC 4401 American Blvd.West, Bloomington, MN 55437

I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate andI further certify that I understand that by signing this cer-tificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forthin Minnesota Statutes Section 609.48 as if I had signedthis certificate under oath.

FILED: Nov 09, 2010/s/ Paul Walser, CEO

(Dec 2 & 9, 2010) d3- Walser Advertising Group

Certificate of Assumed Name(Official Publication)

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATECERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME

Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333The filing of an assumed name does not provide a

user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is re-quired for consumer protection in order to enable con-sumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

State the exact assumed name under which the busi-ness is or will be conducted:Astute Realty

State the address of the principal place of business.4801 W 81st Str #101, Bloomington, MN, 55437

List the name and complete street address of all per-sons conducting business under the above AssumedName.Robert Engstrom Companies, 4801 W 81st Str #101,Bloomington, MN, 55437Jay Nord 6440 Co. Rd. 110 West, Minnetrista, MN55364

I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate andI further certify that I understand that by signing this cer-tificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forthin Minnesota Statutes Section 609.48 as if I had signed

this certificate under oath.

FILED: Oct 19, 2010/s/ Robert E. Engstrom, President, Robert Engstrom

Companies

(Dec 2 & 9, 2010) D3- Astute Realty


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGBy the City Council

CASE FILE(S): 7984ABC-10

APPLICANT: Bloomington Investments, LLC (owner)South Hennepin Work Force Center (user)

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 9056 Penn Avenue

PURPOSE:1) Rezone from B-4, Neighborhood Com-mercial Center District to B-4 (PD), Neighborhood Com-mercial Center District (Planned Development) (Case7984A-10); and2) Preliminary and Final Development Plans to add a3,585 square foot addition to an existing structure and re-develop the site for a South Hennepin Work Force Center(Case 7984BC-10)

DATE AND TIME OF CITY COUNCIL HEARING:Monday, December 20, 2010 7:15 p.m.

PLACE OF HEARING: City Council ChambersBloomington Civic Plaza1800 West Old Shakopee Road

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: 1. Submit a letter to the ad-dress below expressing your

views; and/or2. Attend the hearing and give testimony about the pro-posal; and/or3. Email: [email protected] include case file number when corresponding

FURTHER INFORMATION:Julie Farnham, PlannerPlanning DivisionBloomington Civic Plaza1800 West Old Shakopee RoadBloomington, MN 55431-3027(952) 563-4739 Email: [email protected]

(Dec 2, 2010) D3 Case# 7984ABC-10

City of BloomingtonNOTICE OF CITY OF BLOOMINGTON

POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATIONON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY

The city of Bloomington does not discriminate on thebasis of disability in the admission, or access to, or treat-ment or employment in, its services, programs, or activ-ities. Upon request accommodation will be provided toallow individuals with disabilities to participate in all Cityof Bloomington services, programs, and activities. Thecity has designated coordinators to facilitate compliancewith the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA),as required by Section 35.107 of the U.S. Departmentof Justice regulations, and to coordinate compliancewith Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, asmandated by Section 8.53 of the U. S. Department ofHousing and Urban Development regulations. For moreinformation contact the Human Services Division, Cityof Bloomington, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road,Bloomington, Minnesota 55431, telephone: 563-8700;TDD: 563-8740.

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ROTARY CLUB OF BLOOMINGTON DAYMAKERS7:29 a.m.HiltonMinneapolis/Bloomington,3900 American Blvd. W.,BloomingtonInfo:daymakers.org

KENNEDY GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. EDEN PRAIRIE7:15 p.m.Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave. S.,BloomingtonInfo: 952-681-5000

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CLASSIC COUNTRY MUSIC JAM9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Creekside Community Center,9801 Penn Ave. S.,BloomingtonInfo: 952-563-4944

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POND HOUSE TOURS 1:30-4 p.m.Pond Dakota Mission Park,401 E. 104th St.,BloomingtonInfo: www.xr.com/pond

HANNUKKAH KIDS EVENT3 p.m.Richfield Borders, 800 W. 78th St.Info: xr.com/borders

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BLOOMINGTON NOON ROTARYNoonHilton hotel, 3800 American Blvd. E.,BloomingtonInfo: xr.com/bnr

BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCIL7 p.m.Civic Plaza, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road,BloomingtonInfo: 952-563-8700

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FAMILY STORY TIME10:30 a.m.Penn Lake Library, 8800 Penn Ave. S.,BloomingtonInfo: 952-847-5800

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TEEN ANIME CLUB3:30-5:30 p.m.Penn Lake Library, 8800 Penn Ave. S.,BloomingtonInfo: 952-847-5800

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CRIBBAGE12:45 p.m.Creekside Community Center,9801 Penn Ave. S.,BloomingtonInfo: 952-563-4944

JEFFERSON BOYS HOCKEY VS. PRIOR LAKE7:30 p.m.Bloomington Ice Garden,3600 W. 98th St.Info: 952-563-8842

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Friday, Dec. 36 p.m. BPD Roll Call: Dec. 3- 96:30 p.m. Washburn Grade 3: Songs

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10 p.m. Bloomington Today: Dec. 1-710:30 p.m. Bloomington Rotary:

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11:30 p.m. Cinema Judge:“Secretariat”

Saturday, Dec. 46 p.m. BPD Roll Call: Dec. 3-96:30 p.m. Bloomington Today: Dec. 1-77 p.m. Bloomington Rotary: InfraGard8 p.m. Cinema Judge: “Secretariat”

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Sunday, Dec. 56 p.m. BAA Football 2010 Grade 7

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Monday, Dec. 66 p.m. City Council Meeting: Public

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7 p.m. City Council Meeting: Dec. 610:30 p.m. Cinema Judge: “Red”11 p.m. Chamber: Good Morning

Bloomington – Preparing a World ClassWorkforce

Tuesday, Dec. 76 p.m. Bloomington HRA: Culturally

Sensitive Housing 7:30 p.m. Bloomington Today: Dec. 1-78 p.m. Olson Middle Morning Show

Dec. 78:30 p.m. Jaguar SPOTS: Dec. 29 p.m. Thursday Musical: March 2510:15 p.m. Neighborhood Watch Block

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11 p.m. Bloomington Rotary: StriveBanquet

Wednesday, Dec. 86 p.m. Cinema Judge: “Stone”6:30 p.m. Bloomington Today: Dec. 8-147 p.m. City Council Meeting: Dec. 610:30 p.m. Olson Middle Morning

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MARK YOUR CALENDARBloomington Jefferson’s girls basketball team willplay Sauk Centre at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, atHopkins Lindbergh Center in the Breakdown Tip-OffClassic. Kennedy will meet Benilde-St. Margaret’s at3 p.m. in the following Classic contest.

Jaguars set lofty goalsfor boys hockey seasonJefferson hopes to contend for titlein new South Suburban ConferenceBY GREG KLEVEN • SUN NEWSPAPERS

Jefferson came within one victory of qualify-ing for the state AA boys hockey tournamentlast season. The Jaguars lost 4-1 to Edina in theSection 2AA finals.

Jefferson concluded its season with a 19-6-3overall record. The Jaguars finished fourth inthe Lake Conference with a 12-5-2 mark.

The Jaguars return a strong nucleus of play-ers from last year’s squad. Jefferson ranks 13thamong state AA teams entering this season.

Jefferson should get valuable leadership andquality play from its tri-captains. Senior for-ward Tim Donohue is team captain. Alternatecaptains are senior forward Ryan Siiro and sen-ior defenseman John Roisum.

Jefferson coach Jeff Lindquist moved Roisumfrom forward to defense this season. Roisum scored25 points on 12 goals and 13 assists last winter.

Siiro is the top returning scorer with 28points on 15 goals and 13 assists.

Two other key returnees are senior forwardsEric Freschi and Nick Nielsen. Nielson provided 15goals and 10 assists for 25 points a year ago. Freschifinished with 11 goals and 11 assists for 22 points.

Other Jaguar forwards are junior AustinHunt, senior Brady Dornfeld, senior JakePollock, senior Ben Kruger, sophomore JohnLindquist and sophomore Zac Beek.

Jefferson’s defensive corps will consist ofsenior Nick Roffers, senior Max Crawford, soph-omore Cam Bentz, sophomore Jack Weiss, soph-omore Tony Roisum and John Roisum.

The Jaguars should be strong in goal withtwo veterans – senior Justin Woodley and juniorEric Fabano.

“We return a lot of forwards and two goalies whohad goals-against averages round 2.0 per game,”said Jefferson head coach Jeff Lindquist. “We arelooking forward to competing in the SouthSuburban Conference this season. Apple Valley,Eagan, Burnsville, Lakeville South and Jeffersonshould be among the conference’s top teams.”

Jefferson opened its season Nov. 30 against sev-enth-ranked Apple Valley. The Jaguars face a chal-lenging test against third-ranked Eden Prairie 7:30p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at Bloomington Ice Garden.

Kennedy girls arepoised for anotherwinning seasonEagles will rely on their athleticism to contend for South Suburban titleBY GREG KLEVEN • SUN NEWSPAPERS

Kennedy’s girls basketball team has been one of thestate powers during the past decade. The Eagles’ pro-gram is still strong and should be productive into thenext decade.

Kennedy was 20-7 last season and tied for second inthe Lake Conference at 12-4. Lakeville North won theleague title with a 16-0 record.

Kennedy’s season ended with a 57-44 loss to PriorLake in the Class 4A, Section 2 playoffs.

Eagle head coach Percy Wade expects his program’swinning tradition to continue in 2010-11.

“We have a lot of speed and athleticism on thisteam,” said Wade.

“But the big question is whether the girls have bas-ketball smarts. We are expecting our young players tostep up and be consistent.”

One of Kennedy’s top returnees is 5-foot—10 sopho-more guard/forward Jade Martin.

“Jade was our second-leading scorer last season,averaging 13 points per game, and led us in rebound-ing,” said Wade. “She needs to work on her outsideshot but has good athletic skills. She blocks shots welland can slash through defenses while driving to thebasket.”

Martin shares the Kennedy captaincy with 5-7 seniorguard Sheridan Reiners and 5-5 senior guard ShamaraDuwearatchi.

“Reiners averaged 10 points per game last seasonand is a quiet team leader,” said Wade. “Duwearatchi isa good defensive stopper.”

Other Kennedy returnees are 5-10 ninth-grade guardKenisha Bell, 6-1 ninth-grade guard/forward TonoiaWade, 6-3 junior center Heather Bachman, 5-7 juniorguard Micaela Meredith and 5-10 junior forward/centerIsy Odor.

Kennedy varsity newcomers are 5-3 junior guardJasmine Scott, 5-9 senior forward Brianna Reeves and5-5 junior guard Haley Collier.

Kennedy opened its season against Chanhassen Nov.30 and will host Eden Prairie at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3.

The Eagles face Benilde-St. Margaret’s at 3 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 4, in the Breakdown Tip-Off Classic atHopkins Lindbergh Center.

Kennedy’s Sheridan Reiners drives for a layup againstMinnehaha Academy last season. Reiners is a senior guardand tri-captain for the Eagles girls basketball team this year.(Photo by Brian Nelson • Contributing Photographer)


Boys hockeynumbers andhopes are upat KennedyBY GREG KLEVEN • SUN NEWSPAPERS

Participation numbers have increasedand so has the enthusiasm amidst theKennedy boys hockey program.

Second-year Eagle head coach DaveDillon has 37 players competing on hisvarsity and junior varsity teams.

Dillon hopes those added participantnumbers result in Kennedy being morecompetitive this season. Last year, theyoung Eagle squad was on a learning curveand struggled while posting a 6-20 record.

The Eagles lost 9-2 to Robbinsdale CooperNov. 27 in the season opener. However, coachDillon has seen positive signs from his 2010-11 team in early-season workouts.

“The players are sticking togetherand playing unselfishly,” said Dillon.“This is a good group.

“We might take a few lumps playingeach of our South Suburban Conferenceopponents twice each this season. Butour team should be better off in the longrun playing against good competition.”

Kennedy’s senior tri-captains are for-wards Sam Merchant and Ryan Kutzleralong with defenseman Kevin Houts.

Kennedy’s veteran forwards includeMerchant, Kutzler, Andrew Lamere,Jordan Peer, Dustin Miller, PeytonGraykowski and Tom Heinrich. Eagledefenders are Spencer Sportel, CalebCarlson, Jesse Sherman and Jack Murphy.

Kennedy varsity newcomers are sen-ior defenseman Ryan Davis, junior for-ward/defenseman Matt Benolkin, soph-omore defenseman Tate Carlson andsophomore forward Mike McCullen.

Junior Tony Basil returns asKennedy’s starting goalie. His back-upsare eighth-grader Chris Marks andninth-grader Jon Kosiak.

Kennedy tied Cooper 2-2 in the firstperiod of its opening game but wasoutscored 6-0 in the second period.

Lamere and Merchant scored Kennedygoals. Kutzler picked up an assist.

Kennedy will meet Rochester JohnMarshall at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, atBloomington Ice Garden. Kennedy trav-els to St. Louis Park for a 7 p.m. contestSaturday, Dec. 4.

Kennedy’s assistant coaches are RonLokken, Dave Miller, Scott Manson,Chris Impagliazzo and Jeff Atchison.

Jaguars’ girls basketballrebuilding process maypay dividends this season

BY GREG KLEVEN • SUN NEWSPAPERS

Andy Meinhardt put together athree-year plan to “restore the roar”to the Jefferson girls basketball pro-gram when he took over as headcoach.

Jefferson was a state girls basket-ball power in the 1990s but came uponhard times this past decade.

Meinhardt admits he needed afourth season in 2010-11 to rebuild andreturn the roar to the Jaguar pro-gram.

Jefferson finished 11-15 overall lastseason and tied for seventh in theLake Conference with a 5-11 record.The Jaguars were eliminated 64-23 byEden Prairie in the Class 4A, Section2 playoffs.

“It has taken an extra year to buildup this program, but we feel goodabout this season with a deep, talent-ed group of players back,” said coachMeinhardt. “We have plenty of expe-rience and will play about 11 girls pergame.”

Jefferson displayed its skill andexperience last week in an opening 94-69 road triumph over Duluth EastNov. 27.

The Jaguars broke the game openin the first half outscoring theGreyhounds 51-31.

All five Jefferson starters scored indouble figures. Britney Scherber, a 5-8junior point guard, led the Jaguarswith 26 points. She averaged 15 pointsper game last season while garneringall-conference honors.

Anna Smith, 6-foot senior forward,netted 17 points. Jefferson’s 5-10 soph-omore guard Brook Fritzler finishedwith 16 points. Smith was an all-con-ference selection last season averag-ing 15 points per game.

Also scoring in double figures were5-10 senior forward Megan Scherber(12) and 5-8 junior guard CassieAnderson (10).

Other Jefferson scorers were 5-8junior guard Ellen Kokes (5), 5-9 jun-ior guard Nicole Tobon (5) and 6-0freshman forward AllisonRiersmersma.

Ellie Norby is a 6-0 junior guardwho is expected to aid the Jaguar var-sity as well.

“Our starters can all shoot wellfrom the three-point range,” saidMeinhardt.

“The keys to our success will bedepth, pressing defense and transi-tional offense.”

Jefferson’s four captains are theScherber sisters, Smith andAnderson.

Jefferson will host Wayzata at 7:15p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2.

The Jaguars will participate in theBreakdown Tip-Off Classic at 1:15p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at HopkinsLindbergh Center.

Jefferson returns home to playPark of Cottage Grove at 7:15 p.m.Tuesday, Dec. 7.

The Jaguars will compete in thenew South Suburban Conference.

“Lakeville North is the top-rankedteam in the state and will be the teamto beat in the South Suburban,” saidMeinhardt. “The battle for other spotsis wide open.”

Jefferson’s Cassie Anderson (24) drives to the basket against Kennedy in girls basketball action last season. Anderson, a junior, is a returning starter for the Jaguars.(Photo by Brian Nelson • Contributing Photographer)

‘Restore the roar’ plan nearly complete


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KHS hockey fundraiserBloomington Kennedy High School’s

girls hockey team is having a pancakebreakfast fundraising event from 8-10a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at Applebees, 9601Lyndale Ave. S.

Breakfast includes pancakes, bacon,coffee and orange juice. Tickets are $5and can be purchased from a hockey play-er or at the door. Non-perishable fooditems for VEAP also will be collected.

Giants promote EdlefsenRight-handed pitcher Steve Edlefsen

of Bloomington has been added to theSan Francisco Giants 40-man roster.

Edlefsen, 25, had a 7-2 record and 2.38earned-run average last season for theGiants’ Class AAA minor league team inFresno, Calif.

Edlefsen was named a Pacific CoastLeague midseason All-Star. He had sixsaves in 49 relief appearances.

KHS hosts dance eventBloomington Kennedy High School

will host a South Suburban Conferencehigh kick competitive meet at 7 p.m.Tuesday, Dec. 7.

The Bloomington Kolleens danceteam will compete against other SouthSuburban squads. It will also be seniorrecognition night for the Kolleens.

Woodley signs letterJefferson High School senior Justin

Woodley has signed a National Letter ofIntent to play Division II lacrosse at C.W.Post in New York.

Woodley, a defender, will graduatefrom Jefferson this spring.

JHS girls raise $8,500Bloomington Jefferson High School

girls hockey players raised $8,500through fundraising efforts.

The money will help the Jeffersongirls purchase new jerseys, helmets andother equipment. Some of that moneywill be used to pay for ice time.

The Jaguars thanked theBloomington business community andthe DineAndDiscounts program.

Mark Stephan is the Jefferson headcoach and Steve Earl serves as presidentof the booster club. Lisa Cline wasfundraising coordinator.

Ski warming house partyThe Minneapolis Ski Club will have a

party to celebrate its new warminghouse at the base of the ski jumps justnorth of the Hyland Snowboard and SkiArea in Bloomington.

There will be a public open house atthe new facility from 2-7 p.m. Saturday,Dec. 4. There will be snacks and bever-ages along with tours of the 2,500-square-foot warming house built by pri-vate donations and volunteer labor.

Winter rec soccerThe Bloomington Kickers’ winter

“Super Soccer Sundays” programbegins Sunday, Jan. 2, and runs throughFeb. 6 at Jefferson and Kennedy activitycenters.

This program is for boys and girls inpre-kindergarten through third grade.Bloomington Youth Soccer Club (BYSC)runs this program.

Register online at www.bysc.org orcall 952-926-2844. T-shirts will be givento youngsters who are registered byDec. 6.

Kennedy alumni BB eventThe 13th annual Bloomington

Kennedy High School Alumni 3-on-3Basketball Tournament is Saturday,Dec. 18.

Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.Information: Don Johnson (952-884-

9084).

Lembeck aids BAA wrestling programFormer Bloomington Kennedy High School standout Chris Lembeck provides instructionto one of the young wrestlers attending a Bloomington Athletic Association (BAA) cliniclast week. Lembeck was an All-State wrestler for the Eagles and earned All-Americanhonors at the University of Northern Iowa. (Photo courtesy of Abe Booker III)

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3280

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