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Derby history Invitational

The organizer of the ESPN is in town to host a
Klondike Dog Derby shared National Invitational Girls
a bit about the event’s Basketball Tournament at
tradition in Excelsior. Hopkins Lindbergh Center.
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Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022

ABOVE: On Jan, 15, many

(SUN PHOTOS BY NATALIE CIERZAN) racers took off at 2 p.m. to
run the approximately 12-mile
Arctic Fever warms up South Lake course on Lake Minnetonka in
honor of Arctic Fever. RIGHT:
South Lake Minnetonka’s 17th annual Arctic Fever kicked off Jan. 15 with outdoor and indoor winter Steve Kolbow, a resident of
events for all ages throughout the day including a dog sled demo and Excelsior Brewing Company’s Chaska, turned around shortly
9th Annual Fat Tire Bike Race. ABOVE: Comet was one of several llamas that appeared at this year’s after the race began. He was
Arctic Freeze. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 15 in Shorewood’s Freeman Park, kids could experience one of many who struggled to
a variety of different activities, including walking and petting llamas. The event had three separate gain traction in the fresh snow
venues, including later activities in Tonka Bay’s Manitou Park and downtown Excelsior. on the course from the day
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Minnetonka passes mask mandate, Wiersum addresses vote

The vote was made during a special
Ordinance is in effect for meeting Jan. 14, a continuation from a
discussion that began during the Jan. 10
61 days starting Jan. 18 regular meeting in which the council also
decided to conduct meetings virtually
By KRISTEN MILLER given the rising cases with the omicron
kristen.miller@apgecm.com variant.
“As of today, the city has more em-
The Minnetonka City Council passed ployees out due to COVID-positive test
an emergency mask mandate that went or exposure than we have had it any
into effect Jan. 18. time during the pandemic in the last two
years,” reported Corrine Heine, the city’s
attorney during the Jan. 10 meeting. She
also noted that the county has reported its
highest rate of infection since November
2020.
Mayor Brad Wiersum said that while he
was supportive of people willingly wear-
ing masks, he would not declare a state of
emergency to mandate them citywide due
to the lack of enforcement.
“From a public policy perspective, for
me to implement an ordinance or a rule
that I know will not be enforced ... that’s
bad public policy,” he said during the Jan.
10 regular meeting.
Wiersum continued his stance against a
citywide mask mandate during the meet-
ing Jan. 14, but voted “yes” during roll
call, which he later stated was an error
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Setting attainable, smart
resolutions - a goals for the new year
work in process
What type of “New Year
Resolution” person are
you? Are you the totally
organized one – you’ve got
a carefully detailed list of
challenging but achievable
aspirations registered by
Jan. 1?
Or are you the type who
had a laudable list com-
posed by the 1st, but have
already blown most of
them?
Or are you the person
who finds the process
pointless?
I’m the procrastinator
type. I usually get to final-
izing my goals for the New
Year somewhere around
May or June – however, I
missed 2020 and 2021 en-
tirely, so I’m not sure if I’m
very far behind or perhaps
ahead of the curve.
There are a few resolu-
tions that just automati-
cally renew each year.
- I resolve to attempt to
get the laundry put away
the same week in which it
was washed. This one has
been on my list since my
first son was born three
decades ago.
- I resolve to continue
to cheer for my Twins, my
Wild, my Timberwolves,
my Loons, my Lynx and all
my Gophers, win or lose.
OK – I vow to continue to
cheer for my Vikes, too, no
matter how lousy the sea-
son may be. (I did, it was.)
Here’s a rough draft of
the 2022 resolutions that I
am considering:
- I resolve not to make
any inappropriate gesture
to any other driver on the
freeway at rush hour – no
matter how dangerous or
stupid his action. (I am
tempted on many occa-
sions, but so far, I have re-
sisted the urge.)
- I resolve to enjoy my
petunias from the day I
plant them to the day the
frost takes them away from
me.
- I resolve to have dinner
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ery other night – and order
pizza no more than once a
week.
- I resolve to go through
my photos on my phone at
least once a week and de-
lete all the photos of my
feet, the car dashboard or
the week’s grocery list. I
think I’ve got about 10,000
photos now, maybe I can
whittle that down to 8,000
or so. Maybe I’ll even de-
lete all of the photos I have
of lunches or dinner plates.
- I’m going to read more
books in the coming year.
It’s shocking to me that I
just haven’t been reading
enough.
- I resolve to spend more
time exploring beautiful
Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin. If there’s one thing we
learned through the CO-
VID ordeal, it’s that being
outside is wonderful and
we have so many fabulous
places to visit. How about
aiming to hit six state parks
that I haven’t seen before?
- I resolve to spend more
time writing, not less, and
not let day-to-day chores
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I will now cross the 2019
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Rep. Kelly Morrison hosts infrastructure town hall advocated for it for years, La- ture funding, she said. mothers and immunocompro-
The town hall badie said. Because Morrison
Tonka Bay
mised people. All fire hydrants
took an interest in the trail, the are also out of service when the
was hosted Jan. project has gained traction. Jennings presented on the line is shut off.
Morrison sponsored a bill critical water needs for the city, The city has set aside fund-
12 at Shorewood requesting $800,000 from the including the replacement of ing for half of the cost of the
state toward the construction the main water line built in the new waterline, which he said is
Community Center of the trail. While the stretch l970s. a roughly $1.2 to $1.3 million
of road is small, the project is “We’ve started to have a project.
By NATALIE CIERZAN expansive. Labadie said this number of ad hoc water main In the past few years, the city
natalie.cierzan@apgecm.com was because the Shorewood breaks. The line will just break has had about 20-30 breaks.
section of the trail is next to and the only way we know that Morrison said that critical
Minnesota Rep. Kelly Mor- (SCREENSHOT) a wetland and runs east along it’s broken is that someone water infrastructure needs are
rison, DFL-Deephaven, hosted Rep. Kelly Morrison hosting a town hall Highway 7, which allows resi- will be driving down the road, a need across Minnesota right
a town hall at Shorewood Com- at Shorewood Community Center to dents to safely access the in- whether that’s a first responder now.
munity Center on Jan. 12 to talk discuss local infrastructure needs. tersection of the highway and or an emergency vehicle or com- She shared that she was also
about local infrastructure proj- County Road 19. munity member and they’ll just working on updating Eastern
ects she plans to advocate for in passing a bonding bill to help Shorewood has also received see water coming up,” he said. Carver County school’s bus ga-
the upcoming Minnesota legis- Spring Park update its water in- a $50,000 grant from the Safe In order to fix the breaks, they rage; working with Excelsior on
lative session. frastructure; and getting fund- Routes to School Program have to shut off the main water emerging water infrastructure
The session begins on Jan. 31. ing to build a roundabout in an meant only for engineering line which impacts every resi- needs and a potential repair of
She was joined by Shore- intersection along Highway 41. costs of the preliminary stages. dent in the city. Residents can the Saint Albans Bay Bridge;
wood Mayor Jennifer Labadie She said that if they don’t get be without water for up to 12-15 working with Deephaven to
and Tonka Bay Mayor Adam Shorewood the money to fund the actual hours, Jennings said. create a safe passage across
Jennings who gave updates on Labadie presented multiple project itself, the city will have “I used to tell this story early Highway 7 to Minnetonka High
their respective infrastructure infrastructure projects, includ- to forfeit the grant. on when this first started to hap- School; and the Minnesota De-
projects and requests during the ing funding for a trail for Gal- Labadie also mentioned that pen to us that we had residents partment of Transportation’s
town hall. pin Lake Road that she said Shorewood was placed on the who are trying to get ready for Highway 7 Safety Study.
Morrison began the presen- was very needed. legislative bus tour last year. work in the morning and the Comments from the audience
tation listing infrastructure “The residents in that part A group of all 19 members of water ran out while they still Former Board of Regent
projects underway including of town really are taking their the legislative committee and had soap in their hair,” he said. from the University of Minne-
the Northome Bridge in Deep- lives in their own hands when other government figures rode “Unfortunately, I’m now in a sota, Tom Devine, compliment-
haven; getting legislative per- they just want to simply go on on a bus for four days to visit position where I get to tell that ed Morrison’s bipartisan efforts
mission for a local sales tax to a walk in the evening, when sites. story because it happened to me during the public comment por-
fund repairs in the Excelsior they want to walk their dogs The group walked along probably a few months ago.” tion of the town hall meeting.
Commons; allowing the Min- and, God forbid, they want to Galpin Lake Road at 8:20 a.m. He said it impacts many resi- “I think everybody in this
netonka schools a fund trans- take their infants out on the and witnessed the high levels of dents, whether they’re getting room would agree we need more
fer to expand the Minnetonka baby stroller,” she said. traffic in the area. The city is ready for work, are elderly and
Community Education Center; Shorewood City Council has hoping to hear back about fu- can’t leave, as well as young See Town Hall, Page 9

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Masks
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
on his part and apologized
for it.
“After each Council-
member spoke, I was dis-
appointed to realize that
the mask mandate would
pass with a 5-2 vote,” Wi-
ersum told the Sun Sailor
in an email over the week-
end. “With that realization,
my focus pivoted to mini-
mizing the impact of what
would be passed.”
This included the omit-
ting of both schools and
houses of worship from
the ordinance, as well as
children 5 and under, at the
request of residents, who
spoke during the meeting.
“I was thinking about
the changes and not the
ordinance itself, and I mis-
takenly voted yes,” Wier-
sum wrote. “By the time I
realized my error, it was too
late. I am very sorry that my
vote did not reflect my true
intent, and that my vote was
not consistent with either
my statements in the meet-
ing or my belief of what is
best for Minnetonka.”
Voting in favor of the
mandate were Council-
members Deb Calvert,
Brian Kirk, Kissy Coak-
ley, Rebecca Schack and
newly elected Kimberly
Wilburn. Councilmember
Bradley Schaeppi voted
against it.
During the virtual meet-
Complex
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2
project, its developer com-
pleted much of the soil cor-
rection that was needed to
build on the site
In addition to its prox-
imity to the light-rail sta-
tion, the site is also located
near major highway cor-
ridors, and is connected to
area bike paths and trails,
Brandsted noted.
The project, he said,
would be completed in two
phases, with the northern
portion of the developable
land coming first.
Two apartment build-
ings with a total of 237
units, ranging from studios
to three-bedroom apart-
ments, would be construct-
ed as part of the first phase.
Brandsted said they are
hoping to break ground by
the middle of this coming
summer. It’s estimated that
the first phase would take
about 18 months to com-
ing, the council heard from
22 callers, the vast major-
ity of whom opposed a
citywide mandate. The is-
sue also garnered nearly
600 emails.
Some of the callers in
opposition questioned
the protection of masks,
particularly cloth masks,
which the CDC has ac-
knowledged do not offer
as much protection as
surgical masks or respira-
tors, including KN95 or
N95 masks.
Others strongly op-
posed a mandate that
would limit their personal
choice, informed consent
to make one’s own health
decisions, and infringe on
personal liberties.
One caller, who shared
she was in her early 80s
and also triple-vaccinat-
ed, urged the council to
impose a citywide mask
mandate to offer more
protection against CO-
VID-19 in public.
A local pastor asked
the council to exempt re-
ligious institutions and
urged them not to dis-
criminate against those
who are unvaccinated.
As of Jan. 12, 77% of
the population in Hen-
nepin County age 5 and
older are fully vaccinated,
according to Minnesota’s
COVID-19 Response
data.
A speech pathologist
urged the council to vote
against masks, as they are
a “huge disadvantage” to
plete.
The second phase would
be a single building with
188 units that would be lo-
cated along Flying Cloud
Drive. That second phase
construction wouldn’t be-
gin until 80% of the leases
had been let for the apart-
ments built during the first
phase.
Tax increment financing
would also allow the devel-
oper to provide affordable
housing options at the site,
which would include near-
ly an acre of open space
around the buildings.
Commissioners asked
several questions of the de-
velopers.
In addition to questions
about the amenities and
color schemes proposed for
the project, Commissioner
Michael DeSanctis asked
whether “there has been
a species study or walk-
through of the ecosystems
that might be compromised
by construction.”
Brandsted said the site
has had an environmental
assessment, but that part
of that project is still be-
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development in children
as they learn speech by
looking at lips and expres-
sions.
After reaching out to
residents and businesses
in Ward 2, Councilmem-
ber Schack said the ma-
jority were in favor of
masks, as well three busi-
nesses she contacted in the
WestRidge area.
“They want to keep their
employees safe and keep
the stores open,” Schack
said. “They don’t want
their employees to get sick
and have to close for a
week. They think that the
city mandate reinforces
and gives them enhanced
authority and gives their
employees enhanced au-
thority for asking custom-
ers to wear masks.”
Schack also shared how
“disappointed” she was by
the emails and messages
she received that indicate
that “people are worried
about the impact on busi-
nesses, but then go on to
say, despite that concern,
they’re going to refuse to
support the businesses in
Minnetonka, who are not
the ones that are making
the mandate.”
Instead, she encouraged
everybody to wear a mask
and continue to support
the businesses “and ex-
press your outrage about
this vote at the ballot box in
two years when those of us,
who are potentially up for
election then run for city
council. Don’t take it out
ing wrapped up. Brandsted
said he didn’t anticipate
any issues and that there
were currently no known
impacts.
“There are rusty patch
bumblebees at the site,
which we’ll need to be cog-
nizant of,” he said.
According to a city staff
report, “The city is unable
to grant any final approv-
als to the project until such
time as the environmental
review process is com-
pleted. Because the plan-
ning commission action
is advisory and not a final
approval, the commission
may make a recommenda-
tion on this project while
the EAW process contin-
ues.”
Following the public
hearing on the project,
Commissioner John Kirk
said, “I like this project.
We knew that we had some
concepts and good ideas
about what we wanted to
see there, but we also knew
we had to be flexible and I
think this project fits into
both those categories. It’s
consistent with the city’s
on our small businesses.”
Councilmember Wil-
burn supported the man-
date.
She noted that while the
omicron variant is less se-
vere, it is more infectious,
therefore, she was con-
cerned with overloading
the healthcare system.
Councilmember Schaep-
pi said he was in opposi-
tion to this decision be-
ing made by the council
because it should be up
to the governor, who is
advised by health experts.
He also noted that the ma-
jority of Minnetonka did
not support a mandate.
“I’m frustrated we’re
here, and I respect my
council’s feedback, but
what we’re doing here
tonight is not the will of
Minnetonka,” Schaeppi
said. “It’s some small
minority that has a loud
voice that it’s now turned
into the majority.”
Mayor Wiersum said he
was in support of people
wearing masks, his con-
cern was over a mandate
that would not be en-
forced, and putting extra
strain on the police de-
partment if there are calls.
The ordinance will be
effective for 61 days. The
acting city manager is
authorized to suspend
enforcement of this ordi-
nance at any time that the
level of community trans-
mission of COVID-19
within Hennepin County,
according to the Centers
envisionment of what
transit-oriented develop-
ment would be and some
of the advantages of hav-
ing the Green Line come
into Eden Prairie.”
Commissioner Ann Hig-
gins said she approved of
the project, but wasn’t sure
how residents would react
without retail and schools
nearby.
DeSanctis expressed a
favorable impression of the
project, saying, “I like the
aesthetics as presented.”
He also expressed ap-
proval of the available op-
tion of adding solar panels
to the rooftops.
“This is a forward-look-
ing urban project – it’s
shoehorned in, yes – but
it’s close to mass transit,”
DeSanctis said. “To me, it
is a brilliant execution and
utilization of what was
once dead space. ... Kudos
to you and a positive move
toward affordability.”
Farr added, “I think it’s
a well-designed project, as
well. I like the design a lot.
It settles into the landscape
well.”
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for Disease Control and
Prevention, is at a level of
Any business not enforc-
ing the mandate may be
“substantial” or lower. subject to administrative
Businesses covered by actions or penalties for
the ordinance are required any licenses they possess.
to post signage at all pub- The mandate follows
lic entrances to the busi- a 30-day mandate by
ness, notifying the public Hopkins City Council
that face coverings are re- as well as Golden Valley.
quired pursuant to Min- Cities including Edina
netonka ordinance. The and Bloomington voted
city has provided signs against a mandate, but
for businesses to use at strongly encourages resi-
minnetonkamn.gov. dents to wear masks with
Anyone in violation high transmission rates of
of the ordinance will be the new omicron variant.
subject to trespassing if
they refuse to mask or Follow the Sun Sailor on Facebook at
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Kathryn Babcock Beard
Kathryn died Tuesday,
December 21, 2021, at age 88.
Kathryn, oldest child and
daughter of Charles Lovatt
Beard and Marion Babcock
Beard, was known to friends as
Kathy and her close friends and
family fondly as Aunt Tinker,
Tinker, and/or Tink.
She was born in Niagara
Falls, New York, on March 28,
1933. She lived in New York un-
til she moved to Minnesota to attend and graduate
(1951) from St. Mary’s Hall in Faribault, Minnesota.
She studied and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
Degree (1955) in Theatre from Sweet Briar College,
Sweet Briar, Virginia.
After graduating college, she lived and worked
in community theatre in Rochester, New York, be-
fore moving to Plymouth, Minnesota, where she
lived most of her life. She worked as Court Division
Supervisor for District Court, Hennepin County,
Minnesota. Upon retiring, she split her time in Gulf
Shores, Alabama and Plymouth, Minnesota. She
loved to go antiquing, shopping at flea markets, to the
theatre, to symphony concerts, traveling, volunteer-
ing at the Hennepin County Corrections Work House
Women’s Facility, going to the Arboretum, and, most
of all, being with her family and friends.
She was ahead of her time and up on technolo-
gy having a personal computer and being a master
of email before it was fashionable. A storyteller and
historian, she worked endlessly on family genealogy
with her dear friend and cousin, Mary Alice Volk
Hullsiek, bringing ancestral history and family alive
for her family to know and love. She was a beloved
sister and “Aunt” taking her nieces and several others
on notorious 12-year-old trips.
She is survived by her brother Charles Babcock
Beard and his wife Suzanne Gerwe Beard; her broth-
er James Babcock Beard; her nieces and nephews
Patricia Lynne Beard-Mosher, Joan Kathryn Beard,
Laura Babcock Beard, Kathryn Lyn Beard-Skulley,
Meagan Lyn Beard-Giordano, Charles-Nicholas
Maulsby Beard, and Stephanie Farish Beard; her
great-nieces and great-nephews Rebeckah Mosher
Lui, Jacob Chance Mosher, Hannah Allegra Mosher,
Lauren Alyssa Skulley IV, Claire Meagan Skulley,
and Aaron David Altman; her great-great niece
Clementine Ashley Liu; and her dear friend and cous-
in Mary Alice Volk Hullsiek.
The family wishes to extend a special thank you to
Ami Rubin and the Wealshire staff who cared for and
loved Tinker.
If desired, friends may make donations to
Shattuck-St. Mary’s School, Faribault, MN 55021, on
behalf of Kathryn Babcock Beard.
Celebration of Life is planned for Monday, June
27, 2022, at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, at
10:00 a.m.
www.GILLBROTHERS.com, BLOOMINGTON,
MN, 952.888.7771
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History of the Klondike Dog Derby
The Excelsior
event began in
the 1930s
By NATALIE CIERZAN
natalie.cierzan@apgecm.com
The organizer of the
Klondike Dog Derby
(PHOTO BY NATALIE CIERZAN) shared a bit of the event’s
Bethany Hway presents the history of the Klondike Dog Derby and history and the history
sled dog racing in the Excelsior area on Jan. 10 at Excelsior Brewing of sled dog racing in the
Company. area at the latest Excel-
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sior-Lake Minnetonka
Historical Society’s Tap-
ping History event.
Bethany Hway, owner
of Grayscale, a graphic
design company in Ex-
celsior and the founder,
president of the Board
of Directors and race
director of the Klondike
Dog Derby, presented
the event.
This was the ELMHS’s
second in-person Tap-
ping History since the
 
COVID-19 pandemic
began. It was hosted at
Excelsior Brewing Com-
pany on Jan. 10.
Her background
Hway said she grew
up in the sport of sled
dog racing, which be-
gan while they lived in
Illinois. She was heavily
influenced by her father,
Stan Passanati, who went
from watching sled dog
racing to buying a team
of sled dogs in almost
one month.
“My dad was bitten
by the bug, so to speak,
and the very next week-
end they hopped in the
car and headed to Green
Bay, Wisconsin to watch
another sled dog race,”
she said.
Passanati purchased
his first team of sled
dogs in Ely. After that,
the sport took off for the
family and they compet-
ed in many races across
the country, she said.
To embrace the lifestyle
further, they moved to
northern Minnesota in
1985.
“I literally learned
how to ride a sled before
I learned how to ride a
bike,” Hway said, adding
that she helped raise and
train the dogs her family
took on.
Passanati decided to
try racing some of the
family’s recreational
dogs in a race in Wiscon-
sin and won. His interest
in racing grew again and
the number of dogs in
their kennel raised from
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He ran many distance
races throughout his ca-
reer, including the Idi-
tarod in February 2002,
which he won with the
time of 11 days, 7 hours,
36 minutes and 42 sec-
onds.
For Hway, it was
in 2018 when she was
watching live coverage
of a racing event to see
her father that an idea
started to brew.
“I kind of got that
familiar itch, which I
hadn’t felt in a while,”
she said. “I started re-
membering what it was
like to grow up in the
sport, I was seeing some
of my friends competing
at the race and I thought,
‘okay, there’s no way I
can get back into this.’”
She wondered if there
was a way she could bring
the sport to Excelsior
and thought it would be
possible to run the race
around Lake Minneton-
ka. She ran the idea by
her friend, Bill Damberg.
“I said, ‘Bill, am I cra-
zy?’ he said, ‘Yeah, let’s
do it!’” she said.
Little did Hway know
that she was bringing the
sport back to the area.
History of sled dog
racing in the area
Once Hway started
looking into the history
of sled dog racing in the
Excelsior area, she came
across Klondike Day
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Hopkins selects
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Christ Memorial
BY GABBY LANDSVERK
SUN SAILOR NEWSPAPERS Unified in California.
served as a principal She previously
for six years in the The board decision
came after each of
of 2017
After only 20 minutes
of deliberation,
Anoka School District.
Her educational
three finalists completed
a day-long inter-
The journey begins
the Hopkins School background includes view process in the
mously selected RhodaBoard has unani- from Yale, a master’s a bachelor’s degree students, staff, district, speaking with
be the new superintendeMhiripiri-Reed to versity of Minnesota
degree from the Uni-
stakeholders. The
administrators and
other BY GABBY LANDSVERK
The board voted to nt for the district. gree from Harvard. and a doctoral de- formal interview process also included a
with Mhiripiri-Reed enter into negations with the SUN SAILOR

Zip: Phone: to “I think she’ll be able “It has been a long board. NEWSPAPERS
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Lutheran Church
who Nearly 500 excited
tion with Edina Schools accepted a posi- I would be very proudface of the district. interviews. Donovan said of the
and nervous seniors
Hopkins. after 11 years in to have her as su-
perintendent,” said The candidates were gathered with friends,
Dave Larson, board
Mhiripiri-Reed is
currently the associ- director. sistance of the search selected with as- family and teachers
ate superintendent
at Monterey Peninsula Candidate Michael Connect, which worked firm School Exec celebrate a milestone to
academics and leadership Thomas, chief of with the board to
create a job profile and commence the
lis Public Schools at Minneapo- for the superintende next
was Priorities included nt. stage of their journeys
board members. Eric a close second for able candidate a energetic, person-
at the Hopkins
Melbye, assistant with strong team-buildin High
superintendent of
Bloomington School skills, an emphasis on diversity g School graduation
June

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regularly at ice festivals
in the race, the 12.5-mile
open class and the 1.75-
dike Day. Hway and her
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 around the city during mile junior race, which down Water Street for entering and a team of The first-place prize is
that time. 34 young mushers ran. the race, which was ap- experienced officials to $40,000 and 35 mushers
The racing event was The second annual proved by the Excelsior judge the race. are registered. Last year’s
held in 1937 and 1938. sled dog race happened City Council. “It was truly a magical derby was canceled due
from the 1930s. It was After that, Excelsior on Feb. 16, 1974, with 70 The first-place prize day. That snow storm to the pandemic.
a winter carnival that didn’t see the revival of teams and a first-place was $25,000. Bridgewa- we had in the morning The Next Tapping
featured ice skating, a sled dog racing until Feb. prize of $435. ter Bank was their first turned into bluebird History will be on Feb.
masqued skating par- 17, 1973. The next races in the sponsor and Excelsior skies. The race went off 21 and will include the
ty, snow modeling, the The race was held down area occurred in 1980, Brewing Company host- without a hitch,” she history of Lake Min-
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and a dog derby. out on the lake, where Sled dog racing in the More than 500 volun- The next Klondike Alan Lizee.
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wasn’t like present day were sold. With a first- the first Klondike Dog
dog derbies, as kids were place prize of $300, 68 Derby in 2020, the name
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Being Well
January Issue
Minnetonka man enjoys basketball, track competitions
By SUE WEBBER
Contributing Writer
Exercise, music and perform-
ing, nutrition, and the study of
foreign languages fill busy days
for Andy Steinfeldt, 73, of Min-
netonka.
Steinfeldt is always in motion,
both mentally and physically.
He does 200 sit-ups and 100
push-ups after some stretching
every morning before breakfast.
Three years ago, he set an
unofficial world record for ab-
dominal planking for septuage-
narians at 38 minutes.
Then earlier this year he set
what appears to be world re-
cords for all ages for the side
plank, reverse plank, and re-
verse plank with a 100-pound
pack, which are awaiting certi-
fication, Steinfeldt said.
According to the Internet,
the front abdominal plank is an
isometric core strength exercise
that involves maintaining a fixed
position similar to a push-up
for the maximum possible time.
There are many variations, and
all are challenging.
Steinfeldt also enjoys playing
basketball and has competed
successfully in numerous track
and field events to the point that
he has qualified for the National
Senior Games in May 2022 for
all his events.
The 2022 National Senior
Games will be held in Fort Lau-
derdale from May 10-23. It is
the largest multi-sport cham-
pionship event in the world for
adults 50 and over, with more
than 10,000 qualified athletes
from every state and beyond
expected to compete in 23 dif-
ferent medal sports.
“My first National Senior
Games was Albuquerque in
2019,” Steinfeldt said. “To
qualify for the national games,
one must be a medalist in state
senior games. At the national
level, one can only compete in
the specific events that one has
medaled in at the state level.”
Steinfeldt has played in recre-
ational basketball leagues from
his teens through his 50s. “Now-
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Discovering The Mature Lifestyle
classes with freshmen; it was a
lot of fun,” Steinfeldt said. “I’m
not close to being conversation-
ally fluent in these languages,
but my purpose was to learn
to sing in them fluently which I
have accomplished to my great
satisfaction.
During Covid, he has been
participating in virtual music
events from Rio de Janeiro,
which require him to produce
a new music video every two
weeks. He has custom instru-
mental bases prepared for him
in Rio, and he records the songs
in his home studio, where he also
films and edits his own videos.
He also takes weekly musical
training online from a renowned
singer and vocal trainer in Rio.
Athletically, Steinfeldt is ac-
tively preparing for the Senior
Games. “I train every day of my
life as if a competition was right
around the corner,” Steinfeldt
said. “The National Games
were canceled last year due to
Covid and that was really disap-
pointing. But I kept up my train-
ing as if they were next week. I
compete in a wide variety of
events. I will do basketball and
(PHOTO SUBMITTED) track and field events – sprints
Andy Steinfeldt of Minnetonka is committed to a daily physical and mental and runs from 50 to 1500 meters,
routine. the long jump, the triple jump,
and the high jump. I plan to add
adays it’s pickup basketball with relevant,” Steinfeldt said. the pole vault for this summer’s
mixed ages at the various gyms He speaks three languages state competitions, though I
I belong to,” he said.” Currently and sings in eight, and for the have yet to try it.”
Steinfeldt belongs to the Min- last 10 years he has been singing He and his wife, residents of
nesota Shooters team, which recreationally and professional- Minnetonka, have two adult
competes in state and national ly. He has more than 100 studio sons. “For years I coached my
senior games in 3-on-3 half- recordings, two CDs, and more sons, and I really missed it when
court competitions at the 70-74 than 50 music videos. those days were over,” he said.
age level. The team has a differ- “I always had a good voice, “I loved the competition and
ent roster each time it plays, and and I sang a little,” Steinfeldt that’s part of what motivated
its only practices are right before said. “I took Spanish in high me to start participating in all
the games start. school and Portuguese in col- these events.
A graduate of St. Louis Park lege. I worked in Brazil after While engaging in his mul-
High School, where he played college and I have traveled ex- tiple athletic activities and sing-
recreational basketball but not tensively since, so I kept up lan- ing, Steinfeldt has been battling
varsity sports, Steinfeldt said, guages and am largely fluent in some health issues.
“I wasn’t much of one for struc- both.” “I’ve been dealing with cancer
ture, or after-school activities. Noting that Minnesotans over for eight years; however, I’ve got
But I always kept in top shape.” the age of 62 are able to take it under control through a com-
He had a successful business state college classes tuition free, bination of a vegan diet, staying
career and sold his company in he said his love of languages led in top shape, and fine medical
2010. “I got bored really fast af- him to study French and Italian care, and I don’t allow it to affect
ter that, and looked for ways to at the University of Minnesota my attitude or my performance
keep myself occupied, vital and in recent years. “I was taking the level, except in a positive way,”
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he said.
He has also overcome a
daunting vascular challenge.
“I’ve got only one functional
artery out of three in my lower
right leg due to a botched sur-
gical procedure six years ago,”
Steinfeldt said. “I was told by
multiple specialists at that time
that I would never run again.
But since then, I have run four
full marathons, numerous half
marathons and shorter races,
and I have competed in virtu-
ally every running and jumping
event at both the state and na-
tional levels of senior games, in
addition to logging thousands
of training miles.”
Steinfeldt adopted a vegan
diet a couple of years ago and
takes no supplements. “I’ve al-
ways been strong,” he said. “I
don’t allow myself to eat too
much or to get heavy. I weigh my-
self every day on a digital scale
and if it’s up a couple tenths of
a pound, I’m not happy about it
and I work harder. I kept myself
in shape during the pandemic by
finding new ways to exercise in
or outdoors near my home when
everything shut down.”
“I’ve never had a trainer,” he
said. “All my activity is self-mo-
tivated. I do a lot of psychology
on myself. There’s a little voice
in my head that’s kind of like
a drill sergeant and it gets loud
whenever I even think about
sloughing off.”
When he isn’t working out,
playing basketball, or making
videos, Steinfeldt enjoys singing
at retirement homes and vari-
ous other care facilities. “I love
performing for these audiences
as they are so appreciative,” he
said. Though he has a busy
schedule of paid performances,
he also gives volunteer perfor-
mances at facilities with little or
no budget. In addition, he does
motivational speaking to audi-
ences ranging from elementary
school children through senior
citizens, where he shares his
story of overcoming numer-
ous challenges to perform at a
high level in a wide variety of
pursuits.
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How active seniors can lower their injury risk

Physical activity is one of the
key components of a healthy
lifestyle. Though physical activ-
ity benefits people of all ages,
it can be especially helpful for
seniors by making it easier for
them to overcome some of the
obstacles associated with aging.
According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Preven-
tion, physical activity supports
daily living activities and inde-
pendence. That’s a significant
benefit for seniors who are wor-
ried that age-related physical
and mental decline might one
day compromise their ability to
live independently. The CDC
also notes that physical activity
lowers the risk for early death,
heart disease, type 2 diabetes,
and certain cancers.
The CDC reports that physi-
cal activity is generally safe for
fit individuals who are 65 and
older and have no existing con-
ditions. Despite that, it’s best
for any senior to consult his or
her physician prior to begin-
ning a new exercise regimen.
Once doctors give seniors the
go-ahead to begin a new work-
out routine, seniors can take the
following steps to reduce their
risk for injury.
• Warm up before working
out. Seniors may think they
don’t need to warm up before ex-
ercising because their workouts
are not as high-intensity as they
might have been when they were
younger. But Harvard Medical
School notes that warming up
pumps nutrient-rich, oxygen-
ated blood to the muscles and
helps increase heart rate. The
American Council on Exercise
reports that warming up helps
reduce workout-related injury
risk by improving tissue elas-
ticity. So prior to beginning
a workout, regardless of how
moderate- or low-intensity that
regimen will be, seniors should
warm up for five to 10 minutes.
• Start with a routine that’s
commensurate with your abili-
ties. Seniors excited by the pros-
pect of working out must tem-
per that excitement if they’re not
accustomed to physical activity.
Such individuals should con-
sider working with a personal to begin slowly and gradually who have been cleared to exer- mends holding each stretch for
trainer. Personal trainers design build up their exercise tolerance. cise engage in strength training 10 to 30 seconds, as the longer
exercise regimens based on each • Don’t skip strength train- at least twice per week. a stretch can be held the more
individual client’s fitness levels ing. Seniors may think lifting • Stretch after your workout. flexible individuals’ muscles will
and goals. As clients make prog- weights is for young people Harvard Medical School reports be.
ress and their bodies become who want to look buff, but the that efforts to cool down after a Physical activity is an essen-
acclimated to routine physical AARP® notes that muscle- workout, including stretching, tial component of a healthy
activity, personal trainers can strengthening activities protect can prevent muscle cramps and lifestyle for seniors. Active se-
then tweak regimens to make the joints, reducing seniors’ risk dizziness a nd lengthen muscles niors can take various steps to
them more challenging. Seniors for injury as a result. The De- throughout the body, which im- reduce their injury risk so they
can take on these responsibili- partment of Health & Human proves range of motion. Har- can continue to reap the rewards
ties themselves, but are urged Services recommends seniors vard Medical School recom- of exercising for years to come.

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• Have Basic Tool Box (No specialty tools required.)
• Lift 75 lbs.
• Positive Attitude and Professional
• Open to a Variety of Work Tasks
• Team Player
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• Experience in Electrical, Hydraulics, or Metal Working a Plus

WE OFFER: Successful candidate will

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conditioned and heated.
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US 212 Beef Corporation has an immediate opening for a

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• Four or more years’ experience in accounting with demonstrated Accounting and Purchasing position
increase in responsibilities Position Summary:
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Receives and reviews invoices from vendors, ordering of materials for the plant,
• Self-starter, able to effectively work across various management assigns PO, helps control inventory, Daily ACH and check processing for vendors,
styles and to lead a team to success bookkeeping and accounting work also.
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attention to detail • Encode vendor invoices
• Ability to multi-task and work with other departments to • Enter and process vendor invoices and expense reimbursement forms
achieve goals • Prepare check batches
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PTO accrues at day one • Purchasing of all materials for the plant.
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• Detailed - oriented, strong communication & customer service focus
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EEO/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

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BACKGROUND: The successful candidate has a strong history in outside sales, and is able to
work independently and also in a team environment.

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• Work with clients to evaluate needs and develop marketing strategies for their business.
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Legals
MINNETONKA The above are abbreviated min- of Allegiance to the Flag. Also present were: Board mem- CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL utes of the proceedings of the Min- The Board: bers Mark Ambrosen, Katie Becker, 2022 BUDGETED GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
DISTRICT #276 netonka School Board. Once ap- • Approved the revised agenda John Holcomb and Superintendent
SERVICE CENTER proved by the Board, minutes may (Wagner, LeSage). Dennis Peterson, ex officio. Ab- The purpose of this report is to provide summary 2022 budget infor-
5621 COUNTY ROAD 101 be read in full on the District web- • Approved modifications to the sent: Mike LeSage, John Odom mation concerning the City of Eden Prairie to interested citizens. The
MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA site at www.minnetonkaschools. school calendar (Odom, Holcomb). and Lisa Wagner. budget is published in accordance with Minn. Stat. Sec. 471.6965. This
UNAPPROVED org. • Accepted the FY21 Audit budget is not complete. The complete budget may be examined at
LEGAL EDITION (Wagner, LeSage). Prior to the meeting, the Board Eden Prairie City Center located at 8080 Mitchell Road in Eden Prairie.
MINUTES OF Published in the • Adjourned at 6:30 p.m. (Am- conducted its annual Truth-in-Tax- The City Council approved this budget on December 7, 2021.
DECEMBER 13, 2021 Sun Sailor brosen, LeSage). ation Hearing.
SPECIAL SCHOOL January 20, 2022
BOARD MEETING 1197021 /cyv/ John Holcomb, Clerk Chairperson Vitale then called
the meeting to order and asked
MINNETONKA The above are abbreviated min- that everyone stand and recite the
The School Board of Minnetonka
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL utes of the proceedings of the Min- Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Independent School District #276
DISTRICT #276 netonka School Board. Once ap-
met in special session at 7:15 a.m.
SERVICE CENTER proved by the Board, minutes may The Board:
on Monday, December 13, 2021 in
5621 COUNTY ROAD 101 be read in full on the District web- • Approved the agenda (Am-
the Community Room at the Dis-
MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA site at www.minnetonkaschools. brosen, Holcomb).
trict Service Center, 5621 County
UNAPPROVED org. • Heard a school report from
Road 101, Minnetonka, Minnesota.
LEGAL EDITION MMW.
Chairperson Chris Vitale presided.
MINUTES OF Published in the • Reviewed the FY21 Audit.
Also present were: Board mem-
DECEMBER 16, 2021 Sun Sailor • Adopted the 21 Pay 22 Levy
bers Mark Ambrosen, Katie Becker,
SPECIAL SCHOOL January 20, 2022 (Holcomb, Ambrosen).
John Holcomb, Mike LeSage, John
BOARD MEETING 1197025 • Approved a fee increase for
Odom, and Lisa Wagner. Absent:
Superintendent Dennis Peterson, ECFE for 2022-23 (Becker, Hol-
The School Board of Minneton- MINNETONKA comb).
ex officio.
ka Independent School District INDEPENDENT SCHOOL • Approved a fee increase for
#276 met in special session at 6:00 DISTRICT #276 Minnetonka Preschool for 2022-23
Chairperson Vitale called the
p.m. on Thursday, December 16, SERVICE CENTER (Ambrosen, Holcomb).
meeting to order and asked that ev-
2021 in the Community Room at 5621 COUNTY ROAD 101 • Approved a fee increase for
eryone stand and recite the Pledge
the District Service Center, 5621 MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA Explorers for 2022-23 (Ambrosen,
of Allegiance to the Flag.
County Road 101, Minnetonka, UNAPPROVED Holcomb).
The Board:
Minnesota. Chairperson Chris Vi- LEGAL EDITION • Approved new course propos-
• Approved the agenda (Wagner,
tale presided. Also present were: MINUTES OF als, changes and deletions (Becker,
LeSage).
Board members Mark Ambrosen, DECEMBER 2, 2021 Ambrosen).
• Selected the firm of BWP &
Katie Becker, John Holcomb, Mike REGULAR SCHOOL • Reviewed the District’s Safe
Associates to conduct the District’s
LeSage, John Odom, Lisa Wagner BOARD MEETING Learning Plan.
Superintendent search (Wagner
and Superintendent Dennis Peter-
moved, Becker). • Reviewed the Superintendent
son, ex officio. The School Board of Minneton-
• Adjourned at 7:32 a.m. (Hol- search process.
ka Independent School District
comb, LeSage). • Approved the change of at-
Chairperson Vitale called the #276 met at 7:00 p.m. on Thurs-
tendance boundary for Excelsior
meeting to order and asked that ev- day, December 2, 2021 in the
/cyv/ John Holcomb, Clerk Elementary and Minnewashta Ele-
eryone stand and recite the Pledge Community Room at the District
mentary (Holcomb, Becker).
Service Center, 5621 County Road
• Adopted Policy #709: Student
101, Minnetonka, Minnesota. The
Transportation Safety (Ambrosen,
CITY OF MINNETONKA meeting was also livestreamed on
Holcomb). Published in the
the District’s YouTube channel.
LEGAL NOTICE Sun Sailor
Chairperson Chris Vitale presided. Continues Next Page January 20, 2022
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Community input sought in Minnetonka Schools

superintendent search process, Jan. 23 deadline
The Minnetonka School Board
launched a search for a new district su-
perintendent and is seeking community
input as part of the search process. The
new superintendent’s tenure will begin
in July 2022, following the retirement
of longtime Superintendent Dr. Dennis
Peterson, who has led the district for 21
years.
The Minnetonka School Board has en-
gaged educational leadership firm BWP
& Associates to assist with this search.
BWP & Associates developed a brief
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The community is invited to share
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next educational leader.

care. Eden Prairie seeks residents for commission seats

New primary care clinic “Our mission is to ensure patients are
supported through every step of their care The city of Eden Prairie • Sustainability views
opens in Eden Prairie experience – from the time they make an is recruiting new members Applications are being • March 1 - City Coun-
appointment and open the door to the for its six advisory com- accepted for commission cil appoints commission
The new Allina Health - Eden Prai- clinic to how they communicate with their missions: appointments through members
rie clinic, located at 775 Prairie Center care teams,” said Dr. Craig Strauss, a car- • Flying Cloud Airport Monday, Feb. 7. • Late March - Com-
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first patients Jan. 11. novation, and Advanced Analytics at the tion filling these positions is tion
Teams with Minneapolis Heart Institute Minneapolis Heart Institute. • Human Rights and as follows: • April 1 - Commission
and Abbott Northwestern General Medi- In addition to care, the clinic offers class- Diversity • Feb. 7 - Application terms begin
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Legals
• Accepted the low bid for al-
terations of Tech Ed room at MMW
(Becker, Ambrosen).
• Accepted the low bid for re-
taining wall replacement at MHS
(Holcomb, Becker).
• Consent Agenda Items ap-
proved in one motion: Minutes of
October 28 Special Meeting, No-
vember 4 Regular Meeting and No-
vember 5 Special Meeting; Study
Session Summaries of October
28 and November 18; Payment of
Bills; Recommended Personnel
Items; Gifts and Donations; Elec-
tronic Fund Transfers; Enrollment
Limits; Designated Combined Poll-
ing Places; Resolution Authorizing
Issuance of Certificates of Election
(Ambrosen, Becker).
• Adjourned at 10:26 p.m. (Hol-
comb, Ambrosen).
/cyv/ John Holcomb, Clerk
The above are abbreviated min-
utes of the proceedings of the Min-
netonka School Board. Once ap-
proved by the Board, minutes may
be read in full on the District web-
site at www.minnetonkaschools.
org.
Published in the
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January 20, 2022
1197020
CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY,
MINNESOTA
FLYING CLOUD COMMONS
(CASTLE RIDGE RETAIL)
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
NO. 1-2021-PUD-1-2021
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA
AMENDING THE DESIGNATION
OF CERTAIN LAND WITHIN
A ZONING DISTRICT AND
ADOPTING BY REFERENCE
CITY CODE CHAPTER 1 AND
SECTION 11.99, WHICH, AMONG
OTHER THINGS, CONTAIN
PENALTY PROVISIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNE-
SOTA, ORDAINS:
Summary: This ordinance al-
lows amendment of the zoning
designation of land located within
the C-COM Zoning District into a
Planned Unit Development District.
Exhibit A, included with this Ordi-
nance, gives the full legal descrip-
tion of this property.
Effective Date: This Ordinance
shall take effect upon publication.
Ronald A. Case, Mayor
ATTEST: Kathleen Porta, City Clerk
(A full copy of the text of this
Ordinance is available from City
Clerk.)
Published in the
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January 20, 2022
1197824
CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY,
MINNESOTA
FLYING CLOUD COMMONS
GROCERY STORE
SUMMARY OF
ORDINANCE NO.
14-2021-PUD-8-2021
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA
AMENDING THE DESIGNATION
OF CERTAIN LAND WITHIN
A ZONING DISTRICT AND
ADOPTING BY REFERENCE
CITY CODE CHAPTER 1 AND
SECTION 11.99, WHICH, AMONG
OTHER THINGS, CONTAIN
PENALTY PROVISIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNE-
SOTA, ORDAINS:
Summary: This ordinance allows
amendment of the zoning designa-
tion of land located within the Com-
munity Commercial Zoning District
into a Planned Unit Development
District. Exhibit A, included with
this Ordinance, gives the full legal
description of this property.
Effective Date: This Ordinance
shall take effect upon publication.
Ronald A. Case, Mayor
ATTEST: Nicole Tingley, City Clerk
(A full copy of the text of this
Ordinance is available from City
Clerk.)
Published in the
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January 20, 2022
1197814
CITY OF MINNETONKA
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Description: Public hearings for
the land use applications listed be-
low are scheduled for Feb. 3, 2022,
Minnetonka Planning Commission
meeting.
Date Published: Jan. 20, 2022
Time: Meeting begins at 6:30
PM
Location: The meetings are
open to the public, but due to the
ongoing pandemic this meeting will
be held virtually. Please see min-
netonkamn.gov for participation
instructions and updates.
1) The property owners are re-
questing a conditional use permit
to convert the existing detached
structure into an accessory dwell-
ing unit at 17503 Bridgewater Cir-
cle. An email response can be sent
to acauley@minnetonkamn.gov.
2) Eagle Brook Church has
submitted a concept plan for a
religious institution at 15407 and
15409 Wayzata Blvd. An email re-
sponse can be sent to lgordon@
minnetonkamn.gov.
3) Charles Cudd has submitted
a concept plan for villa homes at
2615 and 2511 Plymouth Rd. An
email response can be sent to
lgordon@minnetonkamn.gov.
4) Unmapped Brewing Compa-
ny, LLC and the property owner are
proposing to expand into an adja-
cent space to accommodate addi-
tional retail and a coffee shop. The
proposal also includes a rooftop
patio. The application requires a
conditional use permit and varianc-
es. An email response can be sent
to acauley@minnetonkamn.gov.
Notes: Meeting dates are sub-
ject to change, and items may
be continued. Interested parties
should contact the planning divi-
sion at (952) 939-8290.
Signed:
Becky Koosman, City Clerk
Published in the
Sun Sailor
January 20, 2022
1197762
CITY OF TONKA BAY,
MINNESOTA
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
On January 25, 2022 starting at
7:00 p.m. the Tonka Bay City Coun-
cil will meet to amend Ordinance
402 Fee Schedule. This meeting is
open to the public. The meeting will
take place via Zoom. Zoom details
can be found at cityoftonkabay.net.
All persons wishing to be heard on
the above item should attend the
meeting or submit written com-
ments. Written comments may be
submitted to the city no later than
noon on the day of the meeting.
Jessica Loftus
Interim City Administrator
Published in the
Sun Sailor
January 20, 2022
1197059
NOTICE AND ORDER FOR
HEARING ON PETITION FOR
FORMAL ADJUDICATION
OF INTESTACY,
DETERMINATION OF HEIRS,
FORMAL APPOINTMENT
OF PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE AND
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
DISTRICT COURT
FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
PROBATE/MENTAL HEALTH
DIVISION
Court File No. 27-PA-PR-21-1830
In re the Estate of:
Marlys Jean Ahlstrand, a/k/a
Marlys J. Ahlstrand, a/ka
Marlys Ahlstrand,
Decedent.
IT IS ORDERED AND NOTICE
IS GIVEN that due to the COVID-19
pandemic and pursuant to Minne-
sota Supreme Court Order ADM20-
8001 a hearing will be heard re-
motely on March 4, 2022 at 10:30
a.m. by this Court on a petition
for the adjudication of intestacy
and determination of decedent’s
heirs, and for the appointment of
Kevin Ahlstrand whose address is
1647 Ford Road, Minnetonka, MN
55305, as personal representative
of the decedent’s estate in an un-
supervised administration.
Any objections to the petition
must be filed with the Court pri-
or to the hearing. If the petition is
proper and no objections are filed,
the personal representative will
be appointed with the full power
to administer the decedent’s es-
tate, including the power to collect
all assets; to pay all legal debts,
claims, taxes, and expenses; to sell
real and personal property; and to
do all necessary acts for the dece-
dent’s estate.
The court will notify attorney
Jeffrey W. Schmidt with further
information regarding remotely at-
tending this hearing at least two
business days prior. If you wish to
appear at the hearing, please con-
tact the court by phone at (612)
348-6000 so that arrangements
can be made for you to appear.
If you object to the relief
sought, you must file a written
objection with the court by 4:30
p.m. on March 3, 2022. Due to the
pandemic, in person objections
are not currently being accept-
ed. Written objections not filed by
the ordered date and time will not
be considered. Written objections
may be filed with the required filing
fee one of three ways: 1) Mailed
to Hennepin County District Court
- Probate/Mental Health Division,
300 South Sixth Street - C4 Govt.
Ctr., Minneapolis, MN 55487-0340;
or 2) Electronically filed using
the electronic filing system; or 3)
Emailed as a PDF attachment to
HennepinCountyProbateCourt@
courts.state.mn.us.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that
notice shall be given by: 1) publica-
tion once a week for two consec-
utive weeks in a legal newspaper
in Hennepin County, the last pub-
lication of which is to be at least
ten (10) days before the deadline
for objections; and 2) mailing via
U.S. Postal Service a copy of this
Notice and Order postmarked at
least fourteen (14) days prior to the
deadline for objections to all inter-
ested persons as defined in Min-
nesota Statutes § 524.1-401 and
persons who have filed a demand
for notice pursuant to Minnesota
Statutes § 524.3-204. Any charita-
ble beneficiary may request notice
of the probate proceeding be given
to the attorney general pursuant
to Minnesota Statutes § 501B.41,
subdivision 5.
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that
(subject to Minnesota Statutes
§ 524.3-801) all creditors having
claims against the Estate are re-
quired to present the claims to the
Personal Representative or to the
court within four months after the
date of this Notice or the claims will
be barred.
Dated: January 6, 2022
BY THE COURT:
The Honorable Philip C Carruthers
Judge of District Court,
Probate Division
Attorney for Petitioner
Schmitz, Schmidt & Anderson, P.A.
Jeffrey W. Schmidt (240758)
400 Robert Street North
#1840
St. Paul, MN 55101
Telephone: 651-291-2405
Facsimile: 651-291-0887
e-mail: jschmidt@elderlaw123.com
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January 20, 27, 2022
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Sports
sailor.mnsun.com
Stars National girls basketball crown
OF THE WEEK
Minnetonka
on the line at Lindbergh Center
Marco Christiansen
High
sophomore wrestler Mar-
co Christiansen is third
among 170-pounders in
the latest state Class AAA
poll published by The By JOHN SHERMAN
Guillotine. john.sherman@apgecm.com
Logan Drevlow
Hopkins seventh-grade
Nordic skier Logan Drev-
low is taking big strides in
his first varsity season. In
a Lake Conference skate
race Jan. 12 at Carver Park
Reserve, he finished third
with a 5K time of 16:43.3.
Anthony Hilligoss
Eden Prairie High’s boys
Nordic boys skiing team
took the championship in
the Lake Conference skate
race Jan. 12 at Carver Park
Reserve. Anthony Hilli-
goss was the Eagles’ lead-
er, taking third place in the
individual standings with a
5K time of 16:31.2.
Liam Hupka
Through the first 13
games of Minnetonka
High’s boys hockey sea-
son, junior defenseman
Liam Hupka led the team
in assists with 11.
Jeana Knuth
The Eden Prairie girls
hockey team shut out Prior
Lake 3-0 Jan. 11 with goal-
tender Jeana Knuth mak-
ing 17 saves in the Eagles’
net.
Ava Lindsay
A goal by Ava Lindsay
in the third period was
the difference as the Min-
netonka High girls hockey
team defeated Wayzata 3-2
in a Jan. 11 game at Min-
netonka’s Pagel Activity
Center. By JOHN SHERMAN
Sam Schowalter
Senior goaltender Sam
Schowalter of the Eden
Prairie boys hockey team
is having a good season.
Through 11 starts, he has
a goals-against average of
3.18 and a save percentage
of .896.
Taylor Woodson
Hopkins High’s 6-foot-
1 junior basketball for-
ward Taylor Woodson has
passed the 1,000-point
career mark. She received
an award prior to the Hop-
kins-Buffalo girls game
Jan. 11 at Hopkins Lind-
bergh Center.
Sun Sailor Newspapers welcomes your sports news and story ideas.
Send to sports editor John Sherman at john.sherman@apgecm.com;
mail to: Sun Sailor, 10917 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie MN 55344.
Royals will test
America’s best
ESPN is in town this
week to host a National
Invitational Girls Basket-
ball Tournament Friday
and Saturday, Jan. 21 and
22, at Hopkins Lindbergh
Center.
At 5 p.m. Friday, the 21st,
third-ranked Hopkins will
play No. 1-ranked Sidwell
Friends from Washington,
D.C. Then at 7, Grandview,
Col. will play No. 2-ranked
DeSoto, Texas.
The losing teams from
Friday will play for third
place at 5 p.m. Saturday
and the championship
game will follow at 7.
“We are focusing on one
game at a time,” Hopkins
head coach Tara Starks
said earlier this week. “Our
only concern now is the
Wayzata game Tuesday
[Jan. 18]. After that, we
will start preparing for the
games this weekend.”
Hopkins has not lost
this season with a starting
lineup that includes five fu-
ture high NCAA Division
I players - seniors Amaya
Battle and Maya Nnaji,
juniors Nu Nu Agara and
Taylor Woodson and soph-
omore Liv McGill. Kelly
Boyle is first off the bench.
Sidwell Friends comes to
town with the No. 2-ranked
Tonka boys see miracle in Brainerd
john.sherman@apgecm.com
In the waning seconds
of Minnetonka High’s
boys basketball game Jan.
15 at Brainerd, the Skip-
pers needed a miracle to
win the game.
They got it when junior
guard Ibrahim El-Amin
tossed in a three-pointer
from just inside the half-
court line to win the con-
test 78-76.
“We got off to a slow
start after a two-hour
bus ride,” Minnetonka
head coach Bryce Tesdahl
said. “And we didn’t play
our style for most of the
Hopkins High girls basketball players Maya Nnaji (34) and Nu Nu Agara foil this scoring bid by Nia Hol-
loway (41) of Eden Prairie during a 76-55 Hopkins victory Jan. 14.
senior in the country, Kiki
Rice, who will play for
UCLA next season.
Grandview has the No.
1-ranked senior in the
country, Lauren Betts, who
is Stanford bound.
DeSoto, the Texas state
champs in 2021, is led by
two high-major recruits
- Sa’Myah Smith, who is
going to LSU, and Amina
Muhammad, who is head-
ed for the University of
Texas.
Given the magnitude of
the tournament and the
game.”
Tesdahl talked about
the last shot, which came
on an inbounds play fol-
lowing a Minnetonka
timeout with the Skippers
behind on the scoreboard
76-75. “We wanted to get
the ball to Ibrahim or
Andy Stefonowicz. Ibra-
him got the shot off just
before the buzzer.”
Jalen Cain had a big
game for Minnetonka
with 33 points and shared
the hero’s role with El-
Amin.
Friday, Jan. 14, Min-
netonka handed Buffalo
only its second loss of the
season 90-73 at the Skip-
fact that it will be broad-
cast on ESPNU Friday
and ESPN-Plus Saturday,
a big crowd is anticipated
at Lindbergh Center.
Hopkins Tops
Eden Prairie
In its biggest Lake Con-
ference test so far, Hopkins
withstood a challenge from
Eden Prairie to pull away
for a 76-55 win Jan. 14 at
Eden Prairie High.
Eden Prairie cut Hop-
kins’ lead to 34-24 right
pers’ gym.
“We played at our pace,”
Tesdahl said. El-Amin
pumped in 23 points and
Alex Jones had 22. Also
in double figures for Ton-
ka were Stefonowicz with
15, Jalen Cain with 14 and
Jordan Cain with 10. Nate
Dahl scored 22 points for
the Bison and Jager Soren-
son scored 18.
“We typically have five
guys on the floor who can
score,” Tesdahl said.
With a 10-2 season re-
cord, Tesdahl is confident
the Skippers will be a
tough team to beat at play-
off time. “We need to keep
working and fix a couple
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before halftime, but after
the Royals opened the sec-
ond half with a 6-0 run,
they were never threatened
again.
Agara, the 6-2 guard,
was on fire in the second
half, hitting four consecu-
tive three-point shots and
adding an old-fashioned
three-point play. She fin-
ished with a game-high 26
points.
“On any given night,
a different player can be
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of things,” he said.
Hopkins will be a chal-
lenging matchup for the
Skippers in a 7 p.m. Lake
Conference matchup Fri-
day, Jan. 21, at Minneton-
ka High’s West Gym.
The Royals have two
strong, physical players -
6-7 senior forward Elvis
Nnaji and 6-5 junior for-
ward CJ O’Hara.
“They’ll present prob-
lems for us with their
height and athleticism,”
Tesdahl said. But at the
same time, Hopkins will
have to guard one of the
best shooting teams the
Lake Conference has to
offer.
Looking
AHEAD
Lake Aquatics
An aquatics meet be-
tween Lake Conference
boys contenders Edina and
Minnetonka is set for 5:30
p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at the
Art Downey Aquatic Cen-
ter, located inside South
View Middle School in Edi-
na. The host Hornets are
the defending state Class
AA champions.
In another Lake aquatics
dual meet at 5:30 Friday,
Eden Prairie hosts St. Mi-
chael-Albertville at Eden
Prairie Community Center
Pool.
Wrestling Thursday
Three Lake Conference
JV/varsity wrestling dual
meets are set for 5 p.m.
starts Thursday, Jan. 20.
Defending champion St.
Michael-Albertville travels
to Hopkins, Wayzata hosts
Buffalo and Minnetonka
takes on Edina at Min-
netonka’s West Gym.
Basketball Action
The big game in Lake
Conference boys basketball
at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, is
Hopkins at Minnetonka.
Coach Kenny Novak Jr.
has Hopkins in conten-
tion for the Lake title with
senior forward Elvis Nnaji
and junior forward Cord-
ney O’Hara leading the
way. Guard-oriented Min-
netonka counters with
Andy Stefonowicz, Ibra-
him El-Amin and brothers
Jalen and Jordan Cain.
Also in Lake basketball at
7 p.m. Friday night, it’s the
battle of the 6-9 forwards at
Wayzata with the Trojans’
Carter Bjerke set to battle
Edina’s Brady Helgren. St.
Michael-Albertville has a 7
p.m. Friday game at Eden
Prairie.
Saturday Hockey
Lake Conference hockey
teams are sharpening the
skates for a big slate of
games Saturday, Jan. 22.
It begins at 3 p.m. with the
Minnetonka girls playing
Elk River in a non-con-
ference game at Elk River
Ice Arena and the Eden
Prairie girls playing North
Wright County at Moose
Sherritt Ice Arena in Mon-
ticello. Minnetonka plays
the Eden Prairie boys in
a 7 p.m. Lake Conference
game at Eden Prairie Com-
munity Center.
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Hopkins High boys improve to 11-1 overall
Novak looks for
more consistent
performances
By JOHN SHERMAN
john.sherman@apgecm.com
Elvis Nnaji, Hopkins
High’s 6-7 senior forward,
put on a show Saturday
afternoon in the Royals’
70-64 win at Spring Lake
Park as part of the Minne-
sota High School Basket-
ball Hall of Fame Winter
Classic.
Nnaji made four field
goals in the contest - all on
slam dunks - with an array
of one-handers and two-
handers.
While the crowd on Hop-
kins’ side of the gym roared
with approval, Royal head
coach Kenny Novak Jr.
was more focused on how
his team’s 18-point lead
dwindled to only three
points late in the contest.
The Royals pulled away
at the end with 6-4 senior
guard Joshua Hoffman
swishing four straight free
throws.
“We still have a ways to
go if we’re going to win big
games,” Novak said. “At
times, we played well. At
times, we didn’t share the
ball as much as we should.
Spring Lake Park is a tal-
Eden Prairie hockey forwards answer ‘role’ call
By JOHN SHERMAN
john.sherman@apgecm.com
Eden Prairie won the
state Class AA champion-
ship with a 19-1-2 record
last season, but had big
question marks going into
the 2021-22 season.
Gone was the high-scor-
ing line of Carter Batch-
elder, Jackson Blake and
Drew Holt and gone were
star defensemen Luke Mit-
telstadt, Mason Langenb-
runner and Kam Langefels
along with starting goalie
Zach Hayes.
Fast forward to midsea-
son of the new year, and
notice that the Eagles have
regrouped pretty well, as
they sit three games above
the .500 mark.
After a 9-0 Lake Confer-
ence victory over Hopkins
Jan. 13 at Eden Prairie
Community Center, Eden
Prairie senior forwards Phil
Feinberg, Jake Luloff and
Parker Shultz talked about
the way the Eagles have
come together for another
Elvis Nnaji, the Hopkins High boys basketball team’s powerful 6-7 senior forward, throws down one of his four dunks during a 70-64 win
over Spring Lake Park in the Minnesota High School Basketball Hall of Fame’s Winter Classic Jan. 15.
ented team, and we let them
get back in the game. They
hit four three-point shots in
a row. The good thing was,
we didn’t panic.”
The win over Spring
Lake Park was Hopkins’
third victory of the week.
The Royals handed Buffa-
lo its first loss of the season
71-63 Jan. 11 and defeated
Eden Prairie senior forwards Jake Luloff, Phil Feinberg and Parker Shultz played key roles in the Eagles’
9-0 Lake Conference win over Hopkins Jan. 13 at Eden Prairie Community Center.
promising season.
“This season is a process,”
Feinberg said. “We are hav-
ing success because every-
one is fitting in nicely and
embracing their roles.”
Feinberg scored one of
EP’s goals in the rout over
Hopkins, while Luloff had
Minnetonka • Excelsior • Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie 69-58 Jan. 14.
Junior forward Cordney
“CJ” O’Hara led Hopkins
with 16 points in Satur-
day’s win over Spring Lake
Park. Eighth-grade guard
Jayden Moore added 14,
while senior guard Tyrell
Sappington had 12 and
junior guard Max Wilson
netted 11. Close to double
his first hat trick of the sea-
son and Shultz picked up
his fourth assist.
Describing his contribu-
tion to the team, Shultz
said, “My role is to do some
of the dirty work in the cor-
ners and in front of the net.”
Luloff’s main role is to
figures were Hoffman with
nine and Nnaji with eight.
The previous night, in the
win over Eden Prairie, four
Royals scored in double
figures - O’Hara with 21,
Nnaji with 14, Sappington
with 12 and Moore with 11.
Wilson added seven points.
Balance was apparent
in the win over Buffalo,
(SUN PHOTO BY JOHN SHERMAN)
score goals, but at the same
time, he plays a complete
game and enjoys defense
almost as much as offense.
Through 14 games, Luloff
led the Eagles in points with
25 and in goals with 14. He
plays on a line with Ryan
Andor, the senior transfer
Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 • Page 25
(SUN PHOTO BY JOHN SHERMAN)
as well. Nnaji and Moore
each scored 16, Wilson had
15 and O’Hara checked in
with 14. Hoffman added
five and Russell Bullock
had three.
“We have work to do,”
Novak said. “But there are
bright spots. CJ is a very
efficient player. He lets the
game come to him and he is
from Edina, and Teddy
Townsend, one of the tal-
ented sophomores.
“I like playing with the
younger guys,” Luloff said.
“They have a lot of poten-
tial.”
Since the team was se-
lected in November, the se-
niors have talked about the
Eagle hockey staples that
led to the state title last year
- pride, unity and team play.
“We struggled a little bit
early in the season,” Fein-
berg said. “For some of the
young guys the step up to
varsity is a big one. The big-
gest adjustment is how hard
you have to play defensively.
I am proud of the way we
have come along, but there
is still a lot of work to do.”
Luloff said the Eagles are
in a good groove offensively.
“We’re getting pucks to
the net consistently,” he
said.
The win over Hopkins
proved that with the Eagles
firing 43 shots on goal and
allowing Hopkins only 12
shots.
playing better defensively.
Jayden Moore is a starter
now. He is not afraid to at-
tack the basket and gener-
ally passes the ball pretty
well.”
Nnaji is just a physical
force. His shot blocking
and rebounding are just as
important as his dunks.
Novak was happy to get
a win over a well-coached
Eden Prairie team Friday
night. “It’s a close game
anytime we play Eden Prai-
rie,” he said. “Their forward
[Chiddi Obiazor] is as good
as anybody. He can shoot
it and he can also put the
ball on the floor. And Eden
Prairie has a bunch of guys
who can shoot. Once we
got the lead, we were able
to spread the floor and get
them out of the tight de-
fense they’s been playing.”
Novak, whose team en-
tered this week with an 11-1
overall record, said he is
having fun coaching, even
though he is not yet satis-
fied. “It is fun to be able
to coach with Phil Ward
again.”
Ward, the long-time
head coach at Wayzata,
was Novak’s assistant at
Blaine when both of them
were just starting out in the
coaching profession. No-
vak also acknowledged the
great experience he has had
alongside assistant coach
Kerry Sutherland.
Goals in the first period
included two by Luloff and
one each by Andor and
defensemen Eric Choi and
Toran Dobchuk. By the end
of the period, Townsend al-
ready had three assists, and
he made it four when he
and Choi assisted Andor
on a goal early in the sec-
ond period. Andy Earl then
scored an unassisted goal
and Feinberg scored from
Shultz and Grant Daylor
to make the score 8-0.
The third period was
played in running time be-
cause of the EP lead. Lul-
off’s third goal was gener-
ated by assists from Andor
and Townsend.
Sophomore goaltender
Isaiah Paulnock was perfect
in the EP net with 12 saves.
Hopkins sophomore goalie
Jimmy Davis rejected 34
Eagle shots.
Eden Prairie will be play-
ing for the No. 1 seed in Sec-
tion 2AA in a 7 p.m. game
against Minnetonka Satur-
day, Jan. 22, at Eden Prairie
Community Center.
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Alpine skiing Nordic girls race in Carver

rivalries heat up
on Buck Hill
By JOHN SHERMAN
john.sherman@apgecm.com
Lake Conference Alpine
skiing rivalries are fueled
not only by speed, but also
by familiarity.
Five Lake schools gath-
ered at Buck Hill in Burns-
ville for a conference meet
last week, and the same
five will match up again at
4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, at
Buck Hill.
Minnetonka’s boys and
girls earned bragging rights
Jan. 13 with Edina placing
second in the team stand-
ings for both genders. That
is not surprising consider-
ing both schools are almost
always state-meet qualifiers.
Boys Race
Two of the state’s best ski-
ers matched up in the Lake
boys race at Buck Hill last
week. Senior Jakob Zeller
of Eden Prairie earned the
top place with a combined
two-run time of 45.35 sec-
onds. Adam Berghult of
Edina was a close second
in 45.57. Minnetonka took
the next two places with ju-
niors Stephen Reddington
(46.60) and Marley Bar-
rett (46.94). Wayzata ju-
nior Jaggen Qie took fifth
in 47.77 and Edina junior
Reid Sprinkle came in sixth
at 48.95. Minnetonka’s
path to the team champi-
onship came with places
7-9 from freshman Steve
Conlin, senior Evan Jones
and junior Caden Meyer.
Jacob Wohlrabe earned
tenth place. Lincoln Heath
of Hopkins, Bode Spring-
er of Eden Prairie, Owen
McLain of Edina, Scott
Jenson of Hopkins and
Thomas Ritten of Edina
rounded out the boys top
15.
In the team standings,
Minnetonka had 276
points to 246 for Edina,
190 for Hopkins, 188 for
Wayzata and 172 for Eden
Prairie.
Girls Race
Edina is the defending
state champion in Alpine,
however, Minnetonka had
the upper hand over the
Hornets Jan. 13.
Seniors Bella Kelly and
Stella Pachmayer and
sophomore Marisa Witte
of the Skippers placed sec-
ond, third and fourth over-
all behind Edina’s cham-
pion of the day, senior Ali
Anselmo.
Anselmo’s combined
time of 47.32 gave her the
edge over Kelly (48.11).
Senior Elsie Engman
had a good day for Edi-
na, taking fifth place and
breaking 50 seconds for
two runs (49.65).
Ninth-graders Ally Adair
and Livia Gustin added sig-
nificant points for Edina by
placing 10th and 14th.
Minnetonka’s depth
was also front and center
with ninth-graders Stella
Stinnett and Sephina Switz
placing seventh and ninth
and senior Abby Weigel se-
curing 11th place.
(SUN PHOTO BY JOHN SHERMAN)
Silje Busklein of the Eden Prairie girls Nordic skiing team places
seventh in Lake Conference skate competition Jan. 12.
points. Eden Prairie is a
Royals good opponent, and we
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 24 have to respect what they
do well. Nia has the ability
to destroy you on the glass
our leading scorer,” coach and score on second oppor-
Starks said. “Nu Nu made tunities.”
back-to-back three-point Ellen Weise, Eden Prai-
shots to give us our biggest rie’s head coach, was
lead [56-30].” encouraged by what she
Eden Prairie cut into that saw from her club, but
lead, but the Eagles lost a lot realizes it will take al-
of steam when their leading most a perfect night for
scorer, senior forward Nia any Minnesota team to
Holloway, fouled out with take down Hopkins this
just under five minutes re- season.
maining in the second half. “We mixed our de-
“Nia is super-freak fense up by trapping
athlete,” Starks said. “She and playing some zone,”
blocks shots and gets her she said. “When we play
hands on passes in addi- man against Hopkins, we
tion to scoring a lot of don’t have an answer for
By JOHN SHERMAN
john.sherman@apgecm.com
A temperature of 35
degrees at race time was
unseasonably high for a
January afternoon when
Lake Conference Nordic
girls skiers met for a skate
race Jan. 12 at Carver Park
Reserve.
The top two spots didn’t
change Jan. 12, as Edina
senior Maggie Wagner
won the race and Hop-
kins ninth-grader Sydney
Drevlow finished second.
Wagner finished the 5K
run in 18:02.4 and Drev-
low’s time was 18:06.5.
Wayzata sophomore Au-
drey Parham gave the
leaders a run for their
money, taking third place
in 18:09.8. Hopkins senior
Elsa Bergman finished top
five for the second race in a
row with 18:13.6 for fourth
place. Eleanor Thomas,
the junior from Eden Prai-
Nnaji down low. Hop-
kins is at a different level
right now. We bothered
them with our press to-
ward the end of the first
half. When we were in
our zone, Nu Nu made
four three-point baskets.
With a great team like
Hopkins, someone else is
always ready to step up.”
In addition to Agara’s
26 points, Hopkins had
19 from Nnaji and 10
each from Battle and
Woodson. McGill scored
seven and Boyle rounded
out he scoring with four.
Eden Prairie had nice
scoring balance with four
players in double figures.
Junior guard Molly Lenz
rie, was fifth in 18:57.0.
In the team standings,
Eden Prairie came out
on top with 554 points.
Wayzata was a clear sec-
ond with 523. Other team
scores were Edina 491,
Minnetonka 456 and
Hopkins 375.
Eden Prairie’s team vic-
tory was the result of im-
pressive pack skiing. The
Eagles won places 7-10
with Silje Busklein, Court-
ney Fussy, Avery Hacken-
berg and Nadia Al-Masri.
Mila Finch added 13th
place for the Eagles.
Nina Fedje was Min-
netonka’s leader for the
day, taking sixth place in
19:18.6.
Edina’s Wagner is look-
ing for help, and she got
some from junior Kaitlin
Luger (14th) and senior
Addie Hinkie (15th). A
young skier to watch for
the Hornets is eighth-
grader Ellen Chu.
led the way with 13 points.
Tori Schlagel added 12,
Holloway scored 11 and
Myra Moorjani chipped
in with 10.
“The load was on Mol-
ly and Myra to break
Hopkins’ press,” Weise
said. “When we watched
the film on Saturday, we
saw a lot of positives.”
Next for Eden Prairie
is a Lake Conference
game at 7 p.m. Thursday,
Jan. 20, at St. Michael-
Albertville. Both teams
have been in the top seven
in the state Class 4A rank-
ings throughout the 2021-
22 season. STMA has a
12-2 overall record and
Eden Prairie is 10-2.

Giles, Goldsworthy match wits in key hockey clash Eagles skaters win two
One of the best rivalries
in Minnesota high school
hockey is the one between
Edina and Minnetonka.
That rivalry resumes
with Minnetonka on home
ice at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan.
20, at Pagel Activity Cen-
ter.
Coaches Curt Giles of
Edina and Sean Gold-
sworthy of Minnetonka
are master strategists. And
they know how to moti-
vate the troops. Players will
bleed Edina green for Giles
the same way the Skippers
bleed Minnetonka blue for
Goldsworthy.
What should fans look
for in Thursday night’s
matchup?
One thing I’ll be looking
hockey. Both young Nev- McKenzie of Minnetonka By JOHN SHERMAN 21 saves. Ella Konrad scored
ers and young Hanus are are likely to have a good john.sherman@apgecm.com for the Eagles.
JOHN among their team leaders. duel. Clarkowski has Moving on to the next
Both play a physical style played every game this sea- Early in the 2021-22 sea- gae Jan. 11, the Eagles shut
SHERMAN of hockey reminiscent of son in leading Edina to a son, the Eden Prairie High out Section 2AA rival Prior
Sports their fathers. 10-5-0 record. Minnetonka girls hockey team struggled. Lake 3-0.
editor Another interesting goes into Thursday’s game But that struggle began “With our success against
dynamic is defensive play. 8-5-1. McKenzie has been to subside two weeks ago section opponents [Prior
Sports editor John Sherman Edina has senior captain playing lately, but Min- when the Eagles lost to Lake and Chanhassen/
can be reached at Wyatt Wurst, who is on netonka’s alternate goalie third-ranked Class AA op- Chaska], we could get the
john.sherman@apgecm.com the NHL draft prospects Beau Motzko, the son of ponent Edina 3-1 in a Lake third seed in the section,”
list. Minnetonka counters University of Minnesota Conference game. Grossman said. The top two
for is the matchup between with its senior captain, head coach Bob Motzko, “Edina had more chances seeds will be Minnetonka
two sons of all-time Lake Nick Baer. Wurst stands also has wins under his than we did, of course,” EP and Holy Family Catholic.
Conference greats. Sopho- 6-3 without skates and belt. head coach Jaime Gross- Knuth made 17 saves in
more forward Jackson looks a lot bigger with his Crowd noise should fa- man said. “But on two of the shutout against Prior
Nevers is the son of former skates laced up. Baer is not vor the Skippers, with fans their three goals, when we Lake, while the Eagles fired
Edina All-State forward as tall, but he skates like a sure to align the coliseum watched film, we saw ways 44 shots on goal. Eden Prai-
Tom Nevers. Minnetonka pro prospect and knows style corridor above the Pa- we could have prevented rie added a 4-2 victory over
senior forward Reed Ha- how to jump into the gel rink. But Edina is used them.” Buffalo Jan. 15 in a Lake
nus is the son of Tim Ha- offense. to that. When was the last In the game against Conference game. With the
nus, the 1987 Tonka grad- Goalies Robbie Clar- time the Hornets were a fan Edina, senior goalie Jeana win, the Eagles improved to
uate who was All-State in kowski of Edina and Jack favorite in a road game? Knuth was a standout with 7-11-0 overall.
sailor.mnsun.com
Tonka girls vs. Wayzata - almost like a state game
By JOHN SHERMAN
john.sherman@apgecm.com
Fans of the Minnetonka
and Wayzata girls hockey
teams watched a game
worthy of the State Class
AA Tournament Jan. 11 on
Tonka’s home ice at Pagel
Activity Center.
Wayzata took a 2-1 lead
into the third period, only
to have Minnetonka snatch
the victory 3-2.
“Even though we didn’t
win, it felt like a win,” Way-
zata head coach Taylor Wil-
liamson said after the game.
Twenty seconds into the
third period, Grace Sadura
scored the tying goal for
Tonka. A few minutes later,
Ava Lindsay gave the Skip-
pers their first and only lead
of the night.
Minnetonka head coach
Tracy Cassano talked about
her message in the locker
room before the third pe-
riod: “We had been playing
well, possessing the puck
pretty well, but I felt we
needed to play with more
heart, more passion and
more desire. I wanted the
girls to play hard for each
other.”
Cassano was not sur-
prised that her junior cap-
tain, Sadura, heard the mes-
sage loud and clear.
“Grace has that competi-
tive spirit all the time,” Cas-
sano said. “She takes price
in playing for the ‘M’ and
takes responsibility in pres-
sure situations.”
Eagle boys basketball
boasts 8-5 overall mark
By JOHN SHERMAN
john.sherman@apgecm.com
Eden Prairie High’s boys
basketball team stands 8-5
overall after winning two of
three games last week.
At the halfway point of
the regular season, coach
Dave Flom has a starting
lineup that includes four
guards and 6-7 junior for-
ward Chiddi Obiazor. That
combination means that
opponents have to respect
EP’s outside shooting, with
the four guards all capable
of heating it up. They are
seniors Miles Smith, Brad-
ley Frisch and Matt Kelley
and junior Joey Flom. In all
three games last week, the
Eagles moved the ball effi-
ciently and took good shots.
They opened last week
with a 65-55 win over Min-
neapolis South Jan. 13 at the
Defenseman Josie Hemp (15) of the Minnetonka High girls hockey team goes for a poke check on Wayzata captain Sloane Matthews (32)
in Minnetonka’s 3-2 win Jan. 11 at Pagel Activity Center. Circling behind Matthews is Minnetonka forward Lauren Mack (19).
Looking at the score sheet
after the game, Cassano was
pleased to see how well the
Skippers limited chances
for Wayzata All-State for-
ward and senior captain
Sloane Matthews.
Matthews did assist on
a first-period goal by line-
mate Mallory Coffman.
But she lost her streak for
consecutive games with at
least one goal.
Minnetonka’s Lauren
EP gym. Obiazor was the
only Eagle in double figures
with 25 points. Kelley was
next with nine and Smith
scored seven. Luke Rapp
and freshman Max Loren-
son came off the bench to
score six points each.
“South is a good young
team,” coach Flom said.
“But they might be a year
away.”
The Eagles ran into a
more formidable opponent
Jan. 14 and lost to Hopkins
69-58. Hopkins had an edge
in the power department
with 6-7 senior forward
Elvis Nnaji and 6-5 junior
forward CJ O’Hara.
“Hopkins’ speed and ath-
leticism make them a tough
matchup for us,” Flom said.
With 6-4, 220-pound for-
ward Jermell Taylor side-
lined by an injury, the Ea-
gles lost some of the power
Minnetonka • Excelsior • Eden Prairie
Karl tied the score in the
second period with assists
from Lauren Mack and
Molly Ryan before Way-
zata regained the lead on
a goal by Jenna Britz, who
converted Tatum Pfleider’s
assist.
Sadura’s early third-pe-
riod goal was assisted by
Ryan. Lindsay’s winning
goal was assisted by Jaiden
Lindemann.
In the battle of the senior
they need to compete with
Hopkins on the boards.
Obiazor dented the Roy-
als’ defense for 23 points,
while Rapp made double
figures with 11 points and
Frisch scored seven. The
Royals held Smith to his low
scoring night of the season -
five points.
Smith made up for that
when he scored 28 points
Jan. 15 in the Eagles’ 78-67
victory over Chanhassen.
Frisch added 17 points
and Obiazor was once again
in double figures with 14.
Joey Flom scored seven and
Rapp had five points.
“Chiddi had his first ca-
reer triple-double with 14
points, 10 rebounds and 10
assists,” coach Flom noted.
Eagles play a 7 p.m. game
against St. Michael-Albert-
ville Friday, Jan. 21, at Eden Miles Smith of the Eden Prairie High boys basketball team competes for a rebound against Minneapolis
Prairie High School.
goalies, Tonka’s Sophia
Johnson stopped 18 of 20
shots, while Wayzata’s An-
nika Lavender turned aside
25 of 28.
“Minnetonka is a re-
ally good team with a lot
of individual talent,” Way-
zata coach Williamson said.
“Our goal for the rest of the
season is to compete like
we did in this game. Some
teams might hit their peak
halfway through the season,
South’s Jerome Williams in a 65-55 Eagle win Jan. 12.
Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 • Page 27
(SUN PHOTO BY JOHN SHERMAN)
but we want to peak in the
playoffs.”
Williamson is looking
for other scorers to step
up alongside Matthews
and Coffman, who have
combined for more than
35 goals so far. Jenna Britz
scoring a goal against Min-
netonka was a positive sign.
“We pulled Jenna up
from JV a couple of weeks
ago,” Williamson said. “Her
sister, Nicole, has been on
varsity since the beginning
of the season. Both of them
love the game and want to
get better every day.”
Coming off a 2-1 loss to
North Wright County three
days earlier, Minnetonka
needed a win over Wayzata
to stay with Edina in the
race for the Lake Confer-
ence title.
“Our loss to North
Wright County was the per-
fect storm for them,” coach
Cassano said. “We had
three experienced varsity
players out of the lineup,
but I don’t want to use that
as an excuse. Every team
has people missing from
time to time. You don’t
go through a long season
without a couple of bumps.
Their goalie played a great
game.”
Indeed, goalie Jayden
Weiser played brilliantly,
stopping 38 of 39 shots
on goal. The only Skipper
breakthrough was Lind-
say’s goal 15 seconds into
the second period on an
assist from senior captain
and defenseman Olivia La-
Roche. Thanks largely to
Weiser’s clutch goaltending,
Minnetonka went 0-for-5
on the power play.
Next for the Minnetonka
girls (16-3-0) is a 3 p.m. non-
conference game against
Elk River Saturday, Jan. 22,
at Elk River Ice Arena.
The Trojans play Edina
in a Lake game at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 25, at Brae-
mar Arena.
(SUN PHOTO BY JOHN SHERMAN)
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