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ment with her betrothed, Haemon, played by Trevor Mills.
Armstrong theatre’s one act
blends Greek tragedy with Art Deco
Debut performance
of ‘Antigone’ will be
Jan. 25 competition
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Armstrong High School’s somber
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kids that are able to handle the sub-
ject matter,” Lovitt said.
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Thebens plays (the other two are
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New Hope’s acting
city manager to no
longer pursue role
“I have decided not
Council plans to pursue the blended
role, and I decided not
to give him to pursue the city man-
ager position alone after
another raise as careful consideration,”
Hoyt said.
he serves in his The decision followed
news coverage of the
current position proposed joint role and
criticism of the city after
temporarily KSTP recently aired sto-
ries that quoted experts
By SETH ROWE critical of a council de-
seth.rowe@apgecm.com cision to revoke rental
(SUN PHOTOS BY ALAINA ROOKER) permits for two group
New Hope’s acting homes in 2022.
city manager and police Hoyt had defended
chief will no longer en- the city’s decisions on
deavor to keep the dual KSTP, arguing that the
roles permanently.
The New Hope City
residents of the facilities
had not been safe while
Council voted last No- citing dozens of police
vember to give Tim Hoyt
a contract extension for
calls.
He argued, “Any per-
The play’s action begins amidst the interim position son off the street could
previous tragedies: Oedipus has while it considered his go into some of these
committed his notoriously das- request to work 51% as facilities and say, ‘Some-
tardly deeds, self-exiled, and left police chief and 49% as thing is going on here.
his two sons to die fighting over the city manager – a move The tenants aren’t being
right to his throne. With the royal that would have allowed taken care of.”
family in shambles, Antigone, Oe- him to keep his police KSTP reporter Kirst-
dipus’ daughter, and her uncle and pension. en Swanson asked, “But
newfound king, Creon, have differ- But he announced isn’t that for the state to
ing ideas on how to treat the deaths at a Jan. 3 special City decide?”
of the brothers. Council meeting that he Hoyt responded, “In
no longer wanted to be-
come the permanent city
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Lawsuit accuses New Hope of discrimination

for revoking group home rental permits
A city ordinance ad-
Residents of opted in 2006 states that
the city has the ability
Boone Avenue to take action against a
rental property owner af-
residence will ter three incidents of dis-
orderly behavior within
remain at least a 12-month period. In
the case of the home on
temporarily Wisconsin Avenue, the
city cited incidents that
By SETH ROWE included a death that
seth.rowe@apgecm.com police indicated they be-
lieved occurred due to a
The operator of two drug overdose, an inci-
group homes whose dent involving a tenant
rental licenses the New yelling inside the house,
Hope City Council vot- and a harassment com-
ed to revoke has sued the plaint against a tenant.
city. The three incidents the
The council made city relating to the home
unanimous decisions on Boone Avenue in-
last year to revoke the volved two citations for
rental permits for Berke- loud music, in April and
ley Heights Homes LLC June, and a disorderly
for two homes in the city. behavior slip issued in
The first, which the coun- September. In the fall
cil acted on last summer, incident, a resident re-
involved a house at 3957 portedly picked up a fire
Wisconsin Ave. N. that poker when police re-
had been the subject of sponded to a residential
public complaints from fire, prompting the offi-
neighbors for about a cer to unholster his fire-
year. The revocation arm and order the resi-
came after neighbors dent to drop the poker.
called for action at an The lawsuit filed Jan.
open forum last June. 11 on behalf of Berkeley
The council revoked Heights Homes and oth-
the second permit at a er operators of the group
home at 3840 Boone Ave. homes accuses the city of
that Berkeley Heights New Hope of “pretextu-
Homes operated last al disability discrimina-
October. tion” that the complaint
alleges violates the Min-
nesota Human Rights
Act and culminated “in
the wrongful revocation
of two rental permits.”
Defendants named in
the lawsuit include Tim
Hoyt, the city’s acting
city manager and police
chief, and Eric Hanson,
a building official for
New Hope who signed
written notices about the
permit revocations.
Residents of the Wis-
consin Avenue home
have already been dis-
placed. However, the
plaintiffs’ attorney, Matt
Kezhaya, said the city
and other parties had
agreed that the residents
of the Boone Avenue
facility could remain at
the property for the time
being.
“We are pleased that
the City agreed to, at
least temporarily, not
drive society’s most vul-
nerable residents into
homelessness,” Kezhaya
said in a statement.
New Hope Commu-
nications Coordinator
Beth Kramer confirmed
the city and plaintiffs en-
tered into a stipulation
on the matter. She said
the agreement is pend-
ing a ruling by the court
on the plantiffs’ request
for a temporary injunc-
tion. A hearing on that
request is set March 2.
Kezhaya said plaintiffs
still need to convince the
city that the rental per-
mit decisions amounted
to disability discrimina-
tion.
To support his argu-
ment, Kezhaya point-
ed to comments from
Council Member Jona-
than London ahead of
the vote on the Boone
Avenue facility about the
number of group homes
in the city.
In particular, Kezhaya
pointed to London’s re-
mark, “Sixty-five group
homes in a 5-square-
mile area is too much.”
The lawsuit includes
the quote as well as
London’s statement that
some residents do not
belong in a residential
setting.
“I do have an issue
with what the state Leg-
islature is allowing to oc-
cur,” London said at the
time.
During the meeting,
he said, “There was a
time when some people,
they were put in nonresi-
dential settings.”
He argued that some
of the clients housed
in residential settings
should be in hospital-
like settings instead
“where they could be
better taken care of.”
London said of the
Legislature, “They need
to realize that not every-
one can live next door in
a residential setting.”
Ahead of his vote,
London said, “The state
is failing these people,
and there needs to be a
better job done.”
At a Jan. 12 council
work session on a sepa-
rate topic, London said
he did not have any
comment in response to
criticism about his com-
ments.
The city decisions
barred Berkeley Heights
Homes or affiliates from
seeking a new rental li-
cense in New Hope for
three years.
The lawsuit alludes to
the ban multiple times
and quotes state law that
says, “It is the policy of
this state that persons
with disabilities should
not be excluded by mu-
nicipal zoning ordinanc-
es or other land use regu-
lations from the benefits
of normal residential
surroundings.”
The lawsuit accuses the
city of acting “with in-
tent to exile the Homes’
disabled residents” and
says citizens of the city
“sought to exile the
Homes’ politically un-
desirable residents from
the City of New Hope.”
At the Wisconsin Av-
enue site, the lawsuit
says, “The nature of the
‘disorderly conduct’ al-
leged was an unavoid-
able product of the dis-
abilities suffered by the
Homes’ residents.”
It says the city deprived
Berkeley Heights Homes
of its rental permit for
the Wisconsin Avenue
site seven days after the
state issued a license re-
newal for operations at
the facility.
“The City entered this
punitive sanction with-
out a jury trial, without
the presumption of inno-
cence, and without mak-
ing its findings beyond a
reasonable doubt,” the
lawsuit says.
It adds that a city di-
rective giving the opera-
tor 60 days to remove
residents “was impos-
sible to meet” while still
meeting state rules about
displacing residents.
As a result of Berkeley
Heights Homes comply-
ing with the city order to
vacate, the state health
commissioner fined the
company, the lawsuit
states.
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TANICK’S TAKE

Robbinsdale police settlement concludes couple cases

The settlement near the
end of 2022 of a civil law-
suit involving a Crystal
woman brought to a close a
couple of criminal and civil
proceedings that roiled the
Robbinsdale Police De-
partment and, hopefully,
will bring about a fresh
start to law enforcement
practices there and in the
other quad communities.
The two proceedings,
spanning more than a
four-year time period, in-
cludes both criminal and
civil litigation. The dual
denouements brought to
mind another comparable
case involving the New
Hope Police Department
last year.
The story starts in
mid-2018 when Crystal
woman Amy Koopman
livestreamed an incident in
Robbinsdale where police
officers, with guns drawn,
arrested two young Black
men during a traffic stop
at the intersection of 36th
and Halifax Avenues in the
summer of 2018. (I’ve writ-
ten about this before. See
“Tanick’s Take: Robbin-
sdale obstruction ruling
recalls presidential resigna-
tion,” published in the Sun
Post, July 25, 2019.)
Koopman video record-
ed the incident and placed
MARSHALL
H. TANICK
Guest
columnist
Marshall H. Tanick is a
Golden Valley resident and
constitutional law attorney.
it on her Facebook page
because she had seen “too
many similar situations
end poorly” and wanted to
have a “time-stamped live
record of everything that
happened.”
No criminal charges
were brought in connec-
tion with the incident – but
her Facebook posting was
viewed nearly 20,000 times.
Koopman was not the only
witness, as ten other people
stopped at the scene of the
altercation and several oth-
ers also filmed it. However,
the Crystal woman was
the only one criminally
charged with a misde-
meanor for obstructing the
police at the scene.
She defended herself by
claiming she was the sub-
ject of improper selective
prosecution (meaning she
was targeted) because she
verbally spoke out when
instructed by police to
withdraw from the scene
and thus failed to comply
with a police order.
The woman’s counsel,
volunteer attorneys with
the Minnesota branch of
the American Civil Liber-
ates Union argued that her
conduct did not constitute
criminal behavior, but the
charge against her created
a “chilling effect” on the
First Amendment right
to “oversee and comment
upon police practices.”
Judge Susan Robiner of
the Hennepin County Dis-
trict Court, agreed and dis-
missed the case ten months
later, explaining that it was
not fair to charge her be-
cause “she did not physi-
cally obstruct or resist” any
law enforcement activities.
But the favorable crimi-
nal disposition was not
the end of the matter; it
formed the basis for a sub-
sequent federal civil rights
lawsuit against the city of
Robbinsdale and these po-
lice officers, claiming that
the charge against her con-
stituted a violation of her
First Amendment right of
free speech. After slogging
through the court system
for quite a while, the case
was settled this fall when
the city’s insurance car-
rier, the League of Minne-
sota Cities Insurance Trust
paid her $70,000 to drop
the lawsuit. Koopman was
again represented by vol-
unteer pro bono Civil Lib-
erties attorneys.
The settlement included
an agreement by the city
and police department to
develop a policy subject-
ing officers to discipline,
including firing, if they
violate the law or fail to
follow department policies.
Training was also required
on issues relating to First
amendment and Fourth
Amendment provisions of
unreasonable searches and
seizures, and arrests, along
with Minnesota state law
concerning obstruction of
justice.
Afterwards, the ACLU
lawyers were awarded with
an “Attorneys of the Year”
designation for their efforts
by The Minnesota Lawyer
magazine.
Another cop case
The resolution of the
Robbinsdale cases recall a
similar cop case involving
police in New Hope, which
occurred at about the same
time. It arose when Crystal
police officers cited a Hop-
kins man who was driving
a vehicle near an elemen-
tary school in the city for
improper driving, which
prompted him to “flip off ”
the officer with a well-
known finger gesture. The
man was charged with a
criminal offense, which led
him to sue for a civil rights
violation after the charge
against him was reduced to
require him to go through
a driver training program.
Like the Crystal woman,
he sued in federal court
in Minneapolis, claiming
a violation of his consti-
tutional rights in a case
entitled Garcia v. City of
New Hope. U.S. District
Court Judge Nancy Bra-
sel dismissed the lawsuit
on grounds that the police
officers could not be sued
under the legal doctrine
of “qualified immunity,” a
controversial tenet prohib-
iting lawsuits against law
enforcement personnel and
other law government em-
ployees, unless they are act-
ing in violation of “clearly
established constitutional
rights.” But the Eighth
Circuit Court of Appeals,
which oversees federal liti-
gation in Minnesota and
the six surrounding states,
overturned that dismissal
and sent the case back to
the judge, reasoning that
the qualified immunity
doctrine may not apply in
these circumstances.
The quad communities
experienced yet another
imbroglio around the same
time as the first two. How-
ever, this one did not end
favorably for the claimant.
A civil lawsuit brought by a
Minneapolis civil rights at-
torney who lives in Golden
Valley was thrown out af-
ter the lawyer had been ar-
rested while trying to use
his cell phone to record
videos of a disruption at
the University of Minne-
sota Law School. Unlike
the Koopman and Garcia
case, in this case, the court
ruled in favor of the police,
holding that the arrest was
rational because the law-
yer’s conduct violated the
university’s policies against
unauthorized video re-
cordings.
This trio of compa-
rable quad communities’
litigation reflects the trend
around the country for liti-
gants seeking to hold po-
lice accountable for abuse
of practice, sometimes suc-
cessfully and sometimes
not so. These forays into
criminal and civil litiga-
tion are reflective of the
turbulence that and ensu-
ing litigation in encounters
with law enforcement au-
thorities.

to build on the progress with the League of Min- 3% cost-of-living adjust-

Manager
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
the city, it’s for me to de-
cide.”
Although featured
prominently in the re-
ports and named in a
lawsuit against the city,
Hoyt said the television
stories and deliberations
over the dual role did
not factor into his deci-
sion not to pursue the
permanent city manager
position.
In a statement the city
provided Jan. 13, Hoyt
said, “After extensive
consideration and look-
ing to the future at my
professional goals and
what makes the most
sense for me personally, it
is not the time to pursue
the permanent city man-
ager position. My heart
is in law enforcement
and remaining solely in
my role as police chief
allows me to continue
the New Hope Police
Department has made
in building relationships,
forming partnerships
and earning trust in the
New Hope community.”
His statement added
that he is “confident that
New Hope City Council
will select the best candi-
date for the role of city
manager.”
Search firm plans
The council majority
last March had rejected
using a search firm to find
a city manager, preferring
instead to review internal
candidates for the posi-
tion.
Hoyt and Director of
Community Develop-
ment Jeff Sargent inter-
viewed for the role, with
the council selecting Hoyt
as acting city manager.
During the Jan. 3 spe-
cial council meeting, some
council members initially
continued to resist hir-
ing a search firm. They
discussed posting the job
nesota Cities instead and
using city staff to field re-
sponses. However, Direc-
tor of Human Resources
Rich Johnson advised
against using city staff for
the role. Staff shortages
and limitations on a per-
sonnel board helped push
the council to reconsider
using a search firm.
Last spring, the New
Hope City Council inter-
viewed search firm rep-
resentatives from Baker
Tilly and Mercer Group
Associates after a total of
four firms submitted pro-
posals. The council dis-
cussed the possibility of
using Baker Tilly during
the Jan. 3 special council
meeting. However, the
company indicated it has
agreements with other
agencies and is no lon-
ger available to conduct
a search for New Hope,
according to a city staff
report.
The city reached out to
several firms but only one
committed to attending a
Jan. 12 council work ses- tenure as city manager.
ment for 2023 while he
sion. Consultant Pat Mel- London suggested a 3%
vin attended the meet- continues to serve as act- raise in addition to the
ing on behalf of DDA ing city manager and po- 3% cost-of-living increase
Human Resources Inc. lice chief, Mayor Kathi instead.
The company proposed Hemken suggested that However, Council
the council should of-
a fee of $23,000 for its Member John Elder
fer him more money this
services. Melvin’s clients pointed out that the city
year.
include smaller cities like is not currently paying a
Pelican Rapids, Nowthen The extension con- second individual to be
and Mayer. The Wayza- tract brought his annual police chief.
ta-based company has pay rate to more than “He is effectively doing
$161,000.
worked for larger clients, two full-time jobs,” Elder
though. He noted he also But Hemken said the said.
has worked on recruit- city should offer Hoyt an Other members of
ing candidates for the additional 5% raise retro- the council agreed with
Metropolitan Mosquito active to Jan. 2. Elder’s perspective and
Control District, Winona “Now that we’ve had supported the extra 5%
County and the Dakota him for six months, I re- raise. Council members
ally think we need to give
County 911 executive di- deferred a decision on
rector position. him a raise to keep him in how much Hoyt should
The New Hope City that position,” Hemken be paid in the future
Council discussed po- said. when he steps down from
tentially approving an The pay hike would the acting city manager
agreement with DDA at abring him above the aver- position. Hoyt plans to
age of other city manag-
meeting Monday, Jan. 23. stay in the position un-
Council members planneders in the area but would til a new city manager is
still amount to a lower
to meet individually with hired, at which time he
pay rate than former City
Melvin later that week to would only hold the po-
communicate about plansManager Kirk McDon- lice chief position. The
for the search. ald had, she said. council discussed gradu-
Council Member Jona- ally lowering his pay as
Pay raise for Hoyt than London noted that he transitions back to his
While Hoyt received a McDonald had a long previous role.
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Hopkins projects slight future enrollment decreases

By NATALIE CIERZAN
natalie.cierzan@ecm-inc.com
The Hopkins School
Board received an enroll-
ment update from its staff at
the latest meeting, showing
flat but slightly decreasing
overall enrollment for the
next five school years.
Director Taririo Chapin-
duka presented the End of
Year Average Daily Mem-
bership projections, which
is what the district uses the
most to guide its budget
planning. He said they tried
to be conservative with
projections, which show a
slight decrease in total en-
rollment over the next five
school years. The 2022-2023
school year’s projected total
is 6,850 compared to the
2027-2028 projected total of
6,692. Chapinduka called
the numbers “pretty flat.”
“What this might mean
from a revenue standpoint,
just putting into consider-
ation that we are still wait-
ing for more information
from the state and we know
had a little over $18 million
in terms of surplus, what we
don’t know is the component
of how much will be funded
End of Year (EOY) Average Daily Membership (ADM) projections for the Hopkins School District from
the 2022-2023 school year to the 2027-2028 school year.
by the state into school dis-
tricts. (We are) also putting
into consideration some of
the shifts which are hap-
pening in our system with
the (grades sixth through
ninth) configuration as well
as some of the shifting in
buildings. There’s students
(moving) from one building
to another and other eco-
nomic factors,” he said.
Treasurer Steve Adams
asked whether the con-
struction of local housing
options was impacting the
district’s enrollment projec-
tions. Assistant Superinten-
dent Nik Lightfoot said de-
pending on the type of unit
and cost, the district gets
a “yield” or likelihood of
whether a family or young
children will live in the unit.
Many developments are
focused on apartments, he
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said, and the district has
not generally seen families
choosing those locations in
a way that would influence
the district’s projections.
“We’ve seen if we have in-
dividuals who have chosen
spaces that are not as per-
manent as the single-family
home choice for many in-
dividuals over a period of
years. We know that also
contributes to some of the
mobility so we see more of
the mobility. We see more of
the choices that people are
making given the kind of
options that are available,”
Lightfoot said.
He called kindergarten
enrollment a “key part”
of district enrollment with
546 kindergarteners as of
Oct. 1 of last year. Of those
students, 119 kindergarten-
ers are enrolled in Hopkins
immersion programs. As
for next school year, staff
projected kindergarten en-
rollment to look similar to
this year.
“This is an informative
opportunity as well as an
opportunity to exchange
ideas and information, and
to give us a sense of where
we are headed for the pur-
poses that this data helps
us shape as well as gives us
information on how we can
plan and explain the steps
that we’re taking to move
forward into the future,”
Lightfoot said.
According to the presen-
tation, enrollment directly
affects the budget, staffing,
transportation, planning
and system transitions in
the district. Three factors
influencing the enrollment
projection process are char-
ter schools, demographics
and housing trends, he said.
“We see kindergarten en-
rollment being stable. We
see kindergarten resident
retention being stable, as we
identified in the workshop.
This year we looked at 535
and our planning points,
we went a little bit above
that this year. As we look at
our birth rates, as we look
at within the county and as
we look at stable sets of de-
mographic information, we
are looking at that same es-
timate right around 535 for
next year,” he said, adding
other stable factors included
enrollment-in, enrollment-
out, immersion enrollment
and there were no signifi-
cant changes in open en-
rollment for both pre- and
post-pandemic years.
Factors that the district
did not expect were increased
mobility at all building
and grade levels; increased
mobility for families moving
out of the district, out of the
state and out of the country;
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Antigone tume Designer Christina

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“This is not lighthearted
fare,” Lovitt said. “(‘Fran-
kenstein’) is a really heavy
show, so we thought while
we have this horse, we
mind as well do this show.
It’s one that we’ve always
wanted to do.”
“We” refers to Lovitt
and his wife, Jenny, who
heads the Armstrong
Theater Department and
is currently directing the
theater program’s upcom-
ing musical. Joe Lovitt
said the two saw the The-
bens plays at the Edinbor-
ough Fringe Festival in
the early 2000s and had
kept the shows in the back
of their minds since then.
Armstrong Theater’s
personal twist on the ad-
aptation comes from its
costuming choices. Cos-
Schulte is trading billow-
ing fabrics and robes for
apparel more suited to
1930s Hollywood. Art
Deco style is seen through-
out, and connects to the
source material through
props like masks. Like the
masks utilized in Greek
tragedies, so to do an en-
semble of Greek choris-
ters wear masks befitting
a masquerade ball.
Pressures of a
condensed show
While “Antigone” might
match “Frankenstein” in
tone, its format as a one-
act play is a much different
monster than a full-length
production. The show is
timed and must be 35 min-
utes or less, with 10-min-
ute slots bookending the
performance to build up
and tear down the set.
“Being mobile is highly
important,” Lovitt said.
No one knows this more
than Stage Manager Mars
Harriger, a sophomore at
Armstrong.
“We try to make every-
thing easily portable in
case we don’t have a trail-
er,” Harriger said.
Actors do not have mi-
crophones, and in many
cases, the production
team needs to make do
with whatever the host-
ing venue has. Last year,
it meant sketching out an
entirely new lighting plan
right before competition
began.
In a condensed show,
actors feel pressure to
make every word count.
“Since you have fewer
lines you really get down
your pronunciation, dic-
tion, all that stuff,” Arm-
strong Senior Kaden Ben-
son said.
Benson plays King Cre-
on, a character who speaks
in several soliloquies as
he tries to rationalize his
heavy-handed decisions as
Thebes’ new ruler.
Benson said his biggest
challenge in this produc-
tion is to add dimension
to a character that is ex-
ceptionally set in his ways.
It’s his seventh show at
Armstrong, and while he
prefers comedy to drama,
he’s found there’s room for
a spectrum of emotions in
“Antigone.”
Armstrong Junior Elo-
ra Leverentz said she has
focused on the rebellious
nature of her titular char-
acter.
“She (Antigone) is kind
of in this manic state,”
Leverentz said. “Both of
her brothers just died. Her
mother just died. ... I think
she has this very strong
presence.”
Leverentz has routine-
ly taken part in perfor-
mances since elementary
school, and enjoys the
competitive nature of the
one-act tournament.
“It’s like a whole other
level of, ‘How can I make
this the most impactful
performance for them to
see?’” Leverentz said.
Showtimes
Armstrong’s debut per-
formance of “Antigone”
will be at the 2023 One Act
Play 6AA Section Tourna-
ment Wednesday, Jan. 25
at Washburn High School
in Minneapolis. If the pro-
duction advances to the
section final, it will per-
form again Saturday, Feb.
4. If the show advances
a final time, students will
compete at the state tour-
nament Thursday, Feb. 10
at St. Catherine Univer-
sity’s O’Shaughnessy Au-
ditorium.
Lovitt said a hometown
show is typically squeezed
in sometime after sections,
but nothing had been of-
ficially scheduled at press
time. For those that want
to catch the show, all of
the judged competitions
have seating for a public
audience, and Lovitt said
he would love to have a
solid showing for his stu-
dent actors.
“The more (audience
members) we have sup-
porting (us), the greater
the audience response is
as a whole,” Lovitt said.
“People think that won’t
affect the judges, but it’s
hard to not to get caught
up in a show when the peo-
ple around you are caught
up in it. ”
Lovitt asked that specta-
tors keep their Armstrong
apparel at home, as judges
are not supposed to know
which school is perform-
ing which piece.
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and slight decreases in the
upcoming school year and
five-year projections.
According to the presen-
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school years, open enroll-
ment has continued to in-
crease at Hopkins except this
school year. About 27.9%
of the district’s population
is open enrolled during
the 2022-2023 school year,
compared to the slightly
higher 28.3% last school
year. Lightfoot called the
breakdown “fairly stable”
compared to previous years
and also while keeping birth
rates in mind.
Out of all open-enrolled
students at Hopkins, the top
six districts include Min-
neapolis, Robbinsdale, St.
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and Eden Prairie. Students
who are in the Minneapo-
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the largest chunk of open
year.
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New Hope Park Police reports
Included in the department’s reports Jan. 3 to 9
were these incidents:
Jan. 3 - Damage to property at a residence on the 9300 block of
Bass Creek Circle.
- Theft at a residence on the 3900 block of Oregon Avenue North.
- Theft at a business on the 6100 block of West Broadway.
Jan. 4 - Damage to property at a residence on the 4500 block of
Rhode Island Avenue.
- Residential burglary on the 5600 block of Quebec Avenue.
Jan. 5 - Theft at a residence on the 8200 block of 46th Avenue
North.
- Theft on the 5700 block of Boone Avenue North.
- Theft at a business on the 3500 block of Winnetka Avenue North.
Jan. 6 - Theft on the 2700 block of Nevada Avenue North.
- Domestic situation at a residence on the 5400 block of Sumter
Avenue North.
Jan. 7 - Damage to property at a residence on the 8100 block of
36th Avenue North.
- Disorderly conduct at a residence on the 7100 block of 60th Avenue
North.
Jan. 8 - Domestic situation at a residence on the 3500 block of
Independence Avenue.
- Assault at a residence on the 4700 block of Winnetka Avenue North. Avenue North.
Jan. 9 - Domestic situation on the 8900 block of 47 1/2 Avenue
North.
- Theft from an auto on the 4400 block of Xylon Avenue North.
– Compiled by Seth Rowe enue North.
Golden Valley Police reports
Included in the department’s Jan. 2 to 8 reports
were these incidents:
Jan. 2 - Assistance given to another agency on the 6800 block of
Wayzata Boulevard.
- Fourth-degree intentional damage to property on the 1300 block of
Douglas Drive North.
Jan. 3 - Second-degree driving under the influence and driving after
cancellation on the 200 block of Lilac Drive North.
- Warrant arrest on the 5800 block of Olson Memorial Highway.
Jan. 4 - Warrant arrest on the 5800 block of Olson Memorial High-
way.
- Traffic hit and run with injury near the intersection of Olson Memorial
Highway and Highway 100.
- Tampering with a motor vehicle and fourth-degree intentional damage
to property on the 2400 block of Winnetka Avenue North.
- Theft and check forgery on the 1600 block of Xerxes Avenue North.
Jan. 5 - Theft on the 2300 block of Louisiana Avenue North and the
2400 block of Rhode Island Avenue North.
- Mail theft on the 6100 block of Westbrook Road.
Jan. 8 - Theft on the 2400 block of Rhode Island Avenue North.
- Driving after revocation near the intersection of Theodore Wirth
Parkway and Zenith Avenue North.
- Traffic crash with injury on the 3300 block of Noble Avenue North.
Crystal Police reports
Included in the department’s Jan. 3 to 9 reports
were these incidents:
Jan. 3 - Animal complaint on the 5200 block of Douglas Drive
North.
- Warrant arrest near the corner of County Road 81 and 56th
- Tampering with a motor vehicle, fourth-degree damage to
property and possession of burglary tools on the 6000 block of
Lakeland Avenue North.
Jan. 4 - Trespass notice served on the 7800 block of 36th Av-
- Motor vehicle property damage near the corner of Zane Avenue
North and 36th Avenue North.
- Motor vehicle personal injury and driving without a valid license
near the corner of Bass Lake Road and County Road 81.
- Trespass notice served on the 5500 block of West Broadway.
- Theft on the 5500 block of West Broadway.
Jan. 5 - Theft on the 3200 block of Maryland Avenue North.
- Theft and possession of burglary tools on the 200 block of Willow
Bend.
Jan. 6 - Theft on the 4300 block of Vera Cruz Avenue North.
- Motor vehicle property damage near the corner of 54th Avenue
North and Jersey Avenue North.
- Theft on the 3100 block of Virginia Avenue North.
- Theft by swindle on the 7700 block of 36th Avenue North.
- Trespass notice served on the 100 block of Willow Bend.
Jan. 7 - Warrant arrest on the 4400 block of 36th Avenue North.
- Obstructing the legal process near the corner of 36th Avenue
North and Douglas Drive North.
Jan. 8 - Third-degree driving while impaired near the corner of
Florida Avenue North and Fairview Avenue North.
- Motor vehicle property damage on the 5300 block of 36th Av-
enue North.
- Speeding and driving after license cancellation on County Road
81.
Robbinsdale Police reports
Included in the department’s Jan. 2 to 8 reports
were these incidents:
Jan. 4 - First-degree damage to property, threats of violence and
warrant arrest on the 3500 block of France Avenue North.
- Fifth-degree assault on the 4300 Beard Avenue North.
Jan. 5 - Disorderly conduct on the 3800 block of West Broadway.
- Vehicle theft on the 4300 block of Robbins Landing.
Jan. 6 - Fourth-degree intentional damage to property on the 4600
block of 41st Avenue North.
- Second-degree driving under the influence and driving after revoca-
tion near the intersection of 40th and Unity avenues north.
Jan. 7 - Fifth-degree possession of marijuana, driving after revoca-
tion, receiving stolen property and carrying a pistol in a public place
without a permit near the intersection of Highway 100 and 42nd
Avenue North.
- Third-degree possession of drugs (50 or more dosages of a narcotic
mixture) on the 3400 block of Indiana Avenue North.
Jan. 8 - Fifth-degree sale of marijuana mixture and unlawful posses-
sion of a prescription drug on the 4600 block of Lake Drive.
- False name given to an officer and disorderly conduct on the 3500
block of Bottineau Boulevard,’
- Animal at large and harboring an animal without license or rabies
vaccination on the 3200 block of France Avenue North.

Police chase results
in two arrests
The Minnesota State Patrol and
Brooklyn Park Police Department ar-
rested one man and one woman follow-
ing a car chase Jan. 12.
According to a community alert,
Brooklyn Park Police were dispatched
at 1:31 a.m. to assist the State Patrol in
a vehicle pursuit on Highway 252 for a
suspected DWI.
Officers soon located the vehicle off
the highway near 85th Avenue North
and Queen Avenue North and began
to pursue the vehicle.
The driver fled police and drove into
a residential driveway before escaping
into the residence on foot. A female
at the residence physically obstructed
officers from taking the male into cus-
tody.
Both the individuals were arrested
for multiple felonies.
The incident remains under investi-
gation.
BPPD investigating
gas station shooting
The Brooklyn Park Police De-
partment is investigating a shoot-
ing incident where one victim
sustained non-life-threatening in-
juries.
According to a community alert,
police officers were dispatched to
a shooting at 7:15 p.m. at the BP
Gas station at 8080 Brooklyn Blvd.
Responding officers found an adult
male with a gunshot wound.
Police believe that the victim ex-
changed gunfire with the shooter.
Any suspects involved in the shoot-
ing fled the scene before police ar-
rived.
Hennepin County Crime Scene
Investigations processed the evi-
dence at the scene of the shooting.
The incident remains under in-
vestigation.

BCPD investigates
two carjackings
The Brooklyn Center Police Department is
investigating two carjackings that occurred on
Jan. 10.
According to a Facebook post, at approxi-
mately 3:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to a
carjacking in the 5500 block of Logan Avenue.
A victim reported she was seated in her vehicle
when three masked men approached. Two of
the suspects opened doors on her vehicle, bran-
dished firearms, and told her to exit the vehicle
or be shot.
She complied, and the three suspects entered
her vehicle and fled the scene.
Police used GPS data to track the vehicle and
found it unoccupied in Minneapolis. It was re-
covered and held as part of the investigation into
the incident.
Meanwhile, according to a Facebook post,
later that day police were dispatched to a gas
station on the 6900 block of Brooklyn Boule-
vard on a report of a car theft.
Arriving officers found that two young men
had committed a carjacking at the gas station.
An elderly male reported pumping gas at the
station when the two suspects approached and
asked if they could use his cell phone.
He told the suspects that he did not have a cell
phone. One of the suspects began to assault the
victim, while the other pulled a handgun from
his waistband.
After the assault, the suspects stole the victim’s
keys and fled the scene in his vehicle.
The vehicle was later found to have been
ditched after crashing into a snowbank in An-
dover.
Police are investigating the incident, and are
unsure if the two carjackings are related.
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In Golden Valley, a procession

of pies helps honors birthday
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Above, pie procession volunteers and community leaders stand with Sweet Potato
Comfort Pie founder Rose McGee to help celebrate this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Holiday of Service event, which was called Edify with Sweet Potato Comfort Pie: A
Piece of Unity in Action. Since Mary McLeod Bethune, who was born into slavery, rode
her bicycle in the south in the early 1900s to sell sweet potato pies as a fundraiser to
start a college in her name, the sweet potato pie has been a cultural symbol of building
a community of service and learning. Inspired by Bethune and her own elders, Sweet
Potato Comfort Pie founder Rose McGee (seen in the right photo speaking at the
event) has been organizing the event so that members of the community can come
together and share sweet potato pie and stories as a way to comfort one another and
strengthen connections. More photos from the event on page 12. (SUN PHOTOS BY JASON JENKINS)

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Health, Wellness & Exercise
January Issue
Forever Well program serves seniors at Northwest YMCA
By SUE WEBBER
Contributing Writer
Nancy Danielson and her
colleagues at the Northwest
YMCA in New Hope are hop-
ing to help you start a new habit.
Danielson is a coordinator
with Jennifer Menk of the For-
ever Well program at the North-
west YMCA in New Hope. She
estimates that at least 1,400 of
the YMCA’s 2,200 members
over 55 are active at that loca-
tion.
“We have a strong group who
walk the track and use the tread-
mill,” Danielson said. “A few
people come every day; a lot
come five times a week. It be-
comes a habit, and that’s what
we’re hoping for. We want it to
be a lifestyle. We love that it’s
still a community place.”
New members are offered a
Forever Well orientation, which
includes talking with coordina-
tors about goals, and what kinds
of activities they like to pursue.
“We talk about group exercise,
we show them the machines,
they watch a class, and we talk
about the pool,” Danielson said.
“We try to talk about other op-
portunities for mind, body, and
socializing. Each new member
has an opportunity to have a
free orientation with a personal
trainer. We’re hopeful they will
carve out some time to join us.”
Some members come just for
coffee, Danielson said, or to
meet with a book club, knitters’
group or mahjong players, or
to play water volleyball, which
meets three times a week.
Danielson, who has worked
with fitness at the Y for 22 years,
has spent the last 10 years work-
ing with seniors.
“I love what I do,” she said.
“I love seeing people smiling.
Sometimes they share with me
that they’ve lost five pounds,
or they’re sleeping better, or
that their blood sugar levels are
down.”
The Y also offers a senior
camp on the St. Croix River
twice a year that includes horse-
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Discovering The Mature Lifestyle
Chuck and Phyllis Thomforde, both 85, are pictured with three of their
grandchildren: Jonathan, 20, and Andrea and Matthew, 22-year-old twins.
back riding and archery and
Nordic walking.
Since the pandemic, there
also are opportunities for vir-
tual classes at home, including
sessions on nutrition.
“We’ve really worked hard
to get into the community and
to listen to what people really
want,” Danielson said.
Phyllis and Chuck
Thomforde
Phyllis and Chuck Thomforde
of New Hope have been mem-
bers at the Northwest YMCA
for 43 years and have instilled
the habit in their son and daugh-
ter and grandchildren, too. The
senior Thomfordes are active
in the SilverSneakers Yoga and
SilverSneakers Classic class,
plus Forever Well social events.
SilverSneakers classes are
available at no cost to seniors
65-plus who are on participat-
ing Medicare plans.
“The instructors want you to
do what you can to stay healthi-
er, at whatever level is most com-
fortable,” Phyllis said. “Younger
people get down on the floor.
Older people do chair Yoga and
chair classics with music.”
(SUBMITTED PHOTO)
Socialization adds another
level of enjoyment, said Chuck,
who worked in finance at Mun-
singwear for 25 years and then
started his own business prior to
retirement. He is at the Y five
days a week. “We’ve met a lot
of new friends,” he said.
Chuck said he enjoyed sports
while he was growing up near
Red Wing, especially basket-
ball, football, and soccer. “Phyl-
lis and I were both farm kids,”
Chuck said.
Phyllis noted that both have
had open heart surgery, but be-
cause of their exercising they’ve
been able to continue at the Y
instead of doing therapy at the
hospital.
As a result of their long mem-
bership, Chuck remembers that
some years ago the YMCA
asked them to bring their whole
family to the gym for a group
photograph that subsequently
was made into a poster and
displayed in the building’s front
entrance.
“We really missed the Y
when it was closed during the
pandemic,” Phyllis said. “We’ve
learned so much at the Y.”
(SUBMITTED PHOTO)
Sharon Jankowski
Sharon Jankowski
Sharon Jankowski, 91, has
been a YMCA member since
2012 and is active in Silver-
Sneakers classes.
She recalls when she joined,
shortly after she became a wid-
ow. “I had been sitting in a chair
and watching TV or reading a
book,” Jankowski said. “I could
hardly get out of the chair. Then
a neighbor invited me to go with
her to the Y. I’m still going, and
after a while I had no problem
getting out of my chair or up the
stairs.”
She finds that the chair exer-
cises she has learned have been
“the best thing in the world for
me. Besides, it’s kind of fun, and
I’ve met a lot of nice people in
the class. I’ve made some lasting
friendships.”
Each of the instructors are
different, Jankowski said, but
she says they’re all “very good.”
Jankowski, who has one
daughter, grew up in northeast
Minneapolis and retired from
her career as an accountant in
1994. “I feel really blessed,” she
said. “I’m in good health; I have
a pretty good mind, and I’m in-
dependent.” She still drives and
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Lyle Torgerson
finds that after becoming accus-
tomed to working downtown
for 30 years, driving downtown
is “no big deal to me.”
“I wish people would realize
how much help they can get at
the Y,” Jankowski said. “They
need to get themselves there.
A neighbor got me there. I still
read and do my own house-
work.”
Lyle Torgerson
Lyle Torgerson, 68, of New
Hope, is an 18-month member
at the Y who joined after retiring
from his career as a supervisor at
the main Post Office in downtown
Minneapolis. He has two grown
children and two grandchildren.
“I’m at the Y between four and
six days a week, for three hours a
day, ” Torgerson said. “I have my
own routine, and I go to a class
from 11 a.m. to noon every day.”
His emphasis is on maintain-
ing and improving his balance.
He’s also enjoying the socia-
bility. “I have men to talk to
and meetings, and there are Hal-
loween and Christmas parties,”
Torgerson said. “The YMCA
provides friendships. People are
very nice there.”
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Dr. Ella Gates-Mahmoud, the keynote speaker for this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
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The League of Women Voters of Crys-
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sdale Chamber of Commerce, is hosting
a candidate forum for the Robbinsdale
Ward 1 special election 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Jan. 25 at City Hall, 4100 Lakeview Ave.
N., Robbinsdale.
Both candidates, Raymond Blackledge
and Regan Murphy, have been invited to
participate.
The forum is open to the public, ques-
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Lawsuit
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“Because Berkeley Heights
Homes complied with the
wrongful order to vacate,
Berkeley Heights Homes suf-
fered lost rental income, a lost
stream of profits, and reputa-
tional losses with the office of
the commissioner,” the law-
suit says.
The company sold the prop-
erty below its market value,
according to the document.
“Because of the wrongful
order to vacate, the vulnera-
ble residents were deprived of
their right to live in a normal
residential setting,” it says.
The Boone Avenue disor-
derly conduct alleged had
been “an unavoidable prod-
uct of Schizophrenia (which
afflicted the subject resident),”
the lawsuit says. The operator
had removed the resident in
question by the time of the
city hearing for that home.
The state issued a new li-
cense to continue operating
the Boone Avenue facility de-
spite the city’s directive, the
lawsuit states.
“The State’s license super-
sedes the City’s directive,” it
asserts.
It later adds, “The order to
vacate wrongfully interferes
with the State’s licensing and
regulation regime.”
The case asserts the city or-
dinance is unconstitutional
and violates the state’s equal
protection guarantees. It ar-
gues the ordinance “appar-
ently is only being used to
exile a historically oppressed
minority group.”
Referring to the hearings
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before the council votes, the
lawsuit states, “During the
City’s sham political trials,
and in subsequent statements,
City officials have defended
the decision to make its most
vulnerable residents home-
less with a patronizing claim
that the decision was made
because the ‘residents in the
property have to be safe.’”
The complaint also claims
that the city ordinance is crim-
inal in nature since it refers to
criminal statutes, and thus en-
forcement actions violate due
process rights.
Among other claims, the
lawsuit argues that New Hope
in effect condemned the prop-
erties by revoking their rental
permits but did not provide
just compensation.
Reactions
A series of KSTP television
reports on the license revoca-
tions beginning in late Decem-
ber prompted strong criticism.
Sen. John Hoffman (DFL-
Champlin) and Sen. Jim
Abeler (R-Anoka) told the
news station the state should
approve legislation that would
prevent cities from revoking
rental permits for state-regu-
lated facilities.
Hoffman said such actions
could increase the homeless
population while Abeler told
KSTP, “No city should be al-
lowed to deny state licensed
services to persons with dis-
abilities and special needs
through a loophole.”
Sun Newspapers calls and
emails to Rep. Cedrick Fra-
zier (DFL-New Hope) and
Sen. Ann Rest (DFL-New
Hope) about potential legis-
lation were not returned by
press time.
Four nonprofit organiza-
tions sent a letter to New
Hope city leaders objecting to
the revocations.
Sue Abderholden, executive
director of NAMI-Minneso-
ta, told KSTP, “We were con-
cerned that New Hope wasn’t
looking at the larger picture,
that people with mental ill-
nesses, including people with
serious mental illnesses, need
to live in the community.”
She said 911 calls “shouldn’t
be used as a weapon” to ensure
that group home operators
and others are not afraid to
call for help when necessary.
Some viewers of the KSTP
stories had harsh comments
for the council. Two council
members reported that they
received strongly worded com-
munications wishing them ill
health or unhappy holidays.
Kramer, the city’s communi-
cations coordinator, discour-
aged council members from
responding to the criticism
during a Jan. 3 special council
meeting. She said most people
contacting the city “are vent-
ing” and don’t have specific
questions.
Council Member John El-
der at the time suggested the
criticism would die down.
“People get all whipped up
and pissed off and then two
days later, there’s another cri-
sis somewhere else, and people
get all whipped up and pissed
off,” he said.
Elder previously worked as
a public information officer
for the Minneapolis Police
Department and added, “We
saw it in Minneapolis all the
time.”
Councilmember Michael Is-
enberg remarked, “Can we get
someone designated to give us
hugs when people send things
that are really mean and hurt-
ful? I have literally never had
somebody tell me I don’t de-
serve a happy holiday before
– from a church.”
Forum comment
Robbinsdale resident Clau-
dia Fuglie voiced objections
relating to the group home
decisions during a New Hope
City Council open forum Jan.
9. Fuglie, who uses a wheel-
chair, said people with disabili-
ties have worked hard for equal
rights and quality of life.
Of people with disabilities,
Fuglie said, “They’re human
beings, and they have feelings
and they have a name. They
should not be put in institu-
tions, away from society where
they’re not seen or heard from
anybody.”
Referring to the closure of
the two group homes, she said,
“Everybody has a right to live
where they need and want to
live.”
Fuglie asked council mem-
bers to imagine if they had an
accident and were sent to an
institution.
“This is not the way our
society should be,” she said.
“Our society is here to respect
everybody, regardless of who
we are.”
She reiterated, “Even though
I use a wheelchair to get
around, I’m like anybody else.
So is everybody else who is dif-
ferent in some way. We’re all
human beings and we all need
to work together, regardless
who we are.”
Council statement
After Fuglie’s comments,
Mayor Kathi Hemken read a
statement saying, “The city
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of New Hope recognizes the
importance the more than 60
group homes within our city
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of any kind and recognize the
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She said the city had made
several attempts to work with
the owner of the two group
homes whose rental permit the
city revoked. She said the prop-
erty owner had the opportuni-
ty to present a defense during
public hearings.
“After reviewing the facts of
the situation presented at the
hearings, including frequent
harassment of neighbors, sig-
nificant threats of violence,
ongoing police calls to the
residences and the death of a
tenant, it was the unanimous
decision of the City Council to
revoke the rental registration
for both properties in the best
interests and safety of both
the tenants and the neighbor-
ing property owners,” Hemken
said.
The mayor added that the
city code states the owner is
responsible for ensuring ten-
ants do not engage in disor-
derly behavior. The purpose of
the ordinance is to ensure that
rental housing is decent, safe,
sanitary and operated in a way
that it does not become a nui-
sance to the neighborhood or
foster blight, deterioration or
a disincentive to reinvest in the
city, according to the statement
she read.
The statement concluded,
“We are committed to priori-
tizing the utmost safety and
well-being of all of our resi-
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Number 219, Apartment Ownership
Number 124, Presidential Estates
Condominium II, a condominium,
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Street Address:
2800 Hillsboro Avenue N,
Unit 219, New Hope, MN 55427
Tax Parcel Identification Num-
ber: 19-118-21-33-0149
2. Pursuant to said Declaration,
there is claimed to be due and ow-
ing as of January 11, 2023 from
Brian Bender and Jordan Bender,
title holders, to Presidential Estates
Association II, Inc., a Minnesota
non-profit corporation, the amount
of $9,728.12 for unpaid associa-
tion assessments, late fees, attor-
neys’ fees and costs of collection,
plus any other such amounts that
will accrue after January 11, 2023
including additional assessments
and reasonable attorneys’ fees and
costs of collection and foreclosure
which will be added to the amount
claimed due and owing at the time
CITY OF CRYSTAL
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
of the sale herein.
3. No action is now pending at
law or otherwise to recover said
debt or any part thereof.
4. All preforeclosure require-
ments have been met.
5. The owners have not been
released from the owners’ financial
obligation to pay said amount.
6. The Declaration, referenced
above, and Minn. Stat. §§ 515B.3-
115 and 515B.3-116 provide for a
continuing lien against the property.
7. Pursuant to the power of sale
contained in the same Declaration
and granted by the owners in taking
title to the premises subject to said
Declaration, and pursuant to Minn.
Stat. §§ 515B.3-115 and 515B.3-
116, said Lien will be foreclosed
by the sale of said property by the
Sheriff of Hennepin County at the
Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office,
350 South Fifth Street, Room 30,
Minneapolis, MN 55415, on the
15th day of March, 2023 at 10:00
a.m. at public auction to the highest
bidder, to pay the amount then due
for said assessments, together with
the costs of foreclosure, including
attorneys’ fees as allowed by law.
8. The time allowed by law for
redemption by the unit owners, the
unit owners’ personal representa-
tives or assigns is six (6) months
from the date of sale.
9. The date and time to vacate
the property is 11:59 p.m. on Sep-
tember 15, 2023, if the account is
not reinstated or the owners do not
redeem from the foreclosure sale.
REDEMPTION NOTICE
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW
FOR REDEMPTION BY THE
MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-
OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-
TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE
REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A
JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED
UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES,
SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-
ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-
ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF
LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT
PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-
TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE
ABANDONED.
10. THIS IS A COMMUNICA-
TION FROM A DEBT COLLEC-
TOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT
A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR
THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT
TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT
AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGI-
NAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME
PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AF-
FECTED BY THIS ACTION.
Dated: January 11, 2023
Smith Jadin Johnson, PLLC
By: /s/ Evan C. Leach
Evan C. Leach (#0395490)
Attorney for Presidential Estates
Association II, Inc.
7900 Xerxes Avenue S,
Suite 2020
Bloomington, MN 55431
(952) 855-7139
Published in the
Sun Post
January 19, 26,
February 2, 9, 16, 23, 2023
1286989
CITY OF CRYSTAL
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
Date: January 19, 2023
1. A default has occurred in the
conditions of that certain mortgage
executed by Lakinyah V. Whisby, a
single person, as mortgagor, in fa-
vor of Bremer Bank, National Asso-
ciation, a national banking associa-
tion, as mortgagee, dated October
27, 2011, and recorded on No-
vember 2, 2011, as Document No.
A9711456, and as modified by that
certain loan modification agree-
ment dated November 21, 2019,
and recorded on October 19, 2020,
as Document No. 10856331, both
in the Office of the County Record-
er in and for Hennepin County, Min-
nesota (collectively, “Mortgage”).
The land described in the Mortgage
is not registered land.
2. The original principal amount
secured by the Mortgage was:
$136,600.00.
3. No action or proceeding at
law is now pending to recover the
debt secured by the Mortgage or
any part thereof.
4. The holder of the Mortgage
has complied with all conditions
precedent to acceleration of the
debt secured by the Mortgage and
foreclosure of the Mortgage and all
notice and other requirements of
applicable statutes.
5. As of the date of this notice,
the amount due on the Mortgage is:
$131,207.16.
6. Pursuant to the power of sale
in the Mortgage, the Mortgage shall
be foreclosed, and the land located
at 4028 Perry Avenue North, Rob-
binsdale, Minnesota 55422, Prop- LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE
erty Tax ID No. 06-029-24-24-0075, MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-
and legally described as follows: OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-
Lot 18, Block 12, Robbinsdale TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE
Park, Hennepin County, REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A
Minnesota. (“Property”), JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED
shall be sold by the Sheriff of UNDER MINN. STAT. § 582.032,
Hennepin County, Minnesota, at DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER
public auction on March 9, 2023 at THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED
10:00 a.m., at the Hennepin Coun- PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH
ty Sheriff’s Office: 350 South Fifth A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF
Street, Room 30, Minneapolis, Min- LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT
nesota 55415. PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-
7. The time allowed by law for TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE
redemption by mortgagor or mort- ABANDONED.
gagor’s personal representatives or 10. The mortgagor released
assigns is six (6) months after the from financial obligation on the
date of sale. Mortgage is: None.
8. The mortgagor must vacate Bremer Bank, National
the property on or before 11:59 Association
p.m. on September 12, 2023 if the (a national banking association)
Mortgage is not reinstated under By its attorneys:
Minn. Stat. § 580.30 or the property /s/ Lindsay W. Cremona
is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. Lindsay W. Cremona, #393599
§ 580.23.
9. THE TIME ALLOWED BY Continues Next Page
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 270
HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
1001 HIGHWAY 7
HOPKINS, MN 55305
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
The Public School District, Hopkins Public Schools, will receive bids
on:
Group Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical Insurance Plans Un-
til 10:30 A.M. on January 26, 2023, at Hopkins Public Schools District
Office, Attn: Nik Lightfoot, Assistant Superintendent, 1001 Highway 7,
Hopkins, MN 55305.
Copies of the Request for Proposal, existing labor management
agreements, and existing contracts are available free of charge at Marsh
& McLennan Agency, 6160 Golden Hills Drive, Golden Valley, MN 55416.
Bids should be addressed to Nik Lightfoot, Hopkins Public Schools, and
the envelope clearly marked to indicate the contents. No Vendor may
withdraw his/her bid within thirty (30) days after date of opening bids
without the consent of the School District.

BASSETT CREEK PARK OFF LEASH DOG AREA
AND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS
CITY PROJECT NO S.0219
The City of Crystal (“City”) is seeking bids for the above-referenced
project. Bids will be received online through QuestCDN vBid™,
until 2:00 pm on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Immediately following
expiration of the time for receiving bids, representatives of the City will
publicly view bids at an online bid opening meeting. Those interested
in viewing the online bid opening are welcome to join the meeting by
calling 312.626.6799 or logging on to:
https://srfconsulting.zoom.us/j/93356246550?pwd=NEY5NDA2UXF
0MzY3ME9TRTJ5SlRnZz09&from=addon
and entering Meeting ID 993 5624 6550 and Passcode 995210. The
as-read online bid results will be available at www.questcdn.com follow-
ing the bid opening.
The project includes the furnishing of all labor, materials, and all else
necessary for construction of the Bassett Creek Park off leash dog
area, parking lot, and installation of a pedestrian bridge. In gener-
al, work consists of all labor and materials for construction complete
in-place, including, but is not limited to, general earthwork, concrete
pavement, concrete curb, concrete abutments, prefabricated bridge in-
stallation, asphalt paving, utilities, fencing, landscaping, seeding, and
site restoration.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
CRYSTAL COMMUNITY CENTER PARKING LOT
AND GROGAN PARK TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS
CITY PROJECT NO S.0242
The City of Crystal (“City”) is seeking bids for the above-reference
project. Bids will be received online through QuestCDN vBid™, until
3:00 pm on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Immediately following expira-
tion of the time for receiving bids, representatives of the City will publicly
view bids at an online bid opening meeting. Those interested in view-
ing the online bid opening are welcome to join the meeting by calling
312.626.6799 or logging on to:
https://srfconsulting.zoom.us/j/96327461642?pwd=NnJKRFFjeGVq
ZHpDN1JWVXV2dC9tUT09&from=addon
and entering Meeting ID 963 2746 1642. and Passcode 132192.
The as-read online bid results will be available at www.questcdn.com
following the bid opening.
The project includes the furnishing of all labor, materials, and all else
necessary for construction of the Crystal Community Center Parking
Lot and Grogan Park trail improvements. In general, work consists
of all labor and materials for construction complete in-place, including,
but is not limited to, general earthwork, concrete pavement, concrete
curb, asphalt paving, lighting, utilities, landscaping, and site restoration.
Hopkins Public Schools reserves the right to reject any or all bids and
to waive informalities in bidding of advertisement.
Hopkins Public Schools reserves the right to select the proposal
which best meets the needs of the district pursuant to M.S.471.6161.
Published in the
Sun Sailor, Sun Post
January 19, 26, 2023
1286219
CITY OF NEW HOPE
SUMMARY BUDGET DATA
The purpose of this report is to provide summary 2023 budget in-
formation concerning the City of New Hope to interested citizens. The
budget is published in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Section
471.6965. This budget data is a summary document only. The complete
budget may be examined on the City’s website at www.ci.new-hope.
mn.us.

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found
at www.questcdn.com. Bidding Documents may be downloaded from
the website for a nonrefundable fee of $30 by inputting Quest project
#8358548 on the website’s Project Search page. The website will be
updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, re-
ports, and other information relevant to submitting a bid for the Project.
All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be
offered only through the website. The City is not responsible for the
accuracy of Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained
from other sources.
Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found
at www.questcdn.com. Bidding Documents may be downloaded from
the website for a nonrefundable fee of $30 by inputting Quest project
#8358549 on the website’s Project Search page. The website will be
updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, re-
ports, and other information relevant to submitting a bid for the Project.
All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be
offered only through the website. The City is not responsible for the
accuracy of Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained
from other sources.

Bids will only be accepted via the electronic bidding service through Bids will only be accepted via the electronic bidding service through
QuestCDN. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids QuestCDN. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids
and to waive any bids received without explanation. No bid may be and to waive any bids received without explanation. No bid may be
withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days. withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days.

The successful bidder must be a “responsible contractor.” The term
“responsible contractor” means a contractor as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 16C.285, subdivision 3. Any prime contractor, sub-
contractor, or motor carrier that does not meet the minimum criteria
or fails to comply with the verification and other requirements of the
statute is not a responsible contractor and is not eligible to be awarded
a construction contract for the project or to perform work on the project.
The successful bidder must be a “responsible contractor.” The term
“responsible contractor” means a contractor as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 16C.285, subdivision 3. Any prime contractor, sub-
contractor, or motor carrier that does not meet the minimum criteria
or fails to comply with the verification and other requirements of the
statute is not a responsible contractor and is not eligible to be awarded
a construction contract for the project or to perform work on the project.

Direct inquiries to Landscape Architect’s Project Manager Ken Grie- Direct inquiries to Landscape Architect’s Project Manager Ken Grie-
shaber at kgrieshaber@srfconsulting.com or 763.249.6709. Questions shaber at kgrieshaber@srfconsulting.com or 763.249.6709. Questions
will be received until 4:00 pm, January 24th, 2023. will be received until 4:00 pm, January 24th, 2023.

Bid Security in the amount of 5 percent of the amount of the bid must Bid Security in the amount of 5 percent of the amount of the bid must
accompany each bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. accompany each bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Chrissy Serres, City Clerk Chrissy Serres, City Clerk

Published in the Published in the Published in the

Sun Post Sun Post Sun Post
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Legals
John W. Kuehl, #399794
Jellum Law, P.A.
Attorneys for Mortgagee
14985 60th Street North
Stillwater, MN 55082
(651) 439-2951
#23689
Published in the
Sun Post
January 19, 26,
February 2, 9, 16, 23, 2023
1286406
MINNESOTA SECRETARY
OF STATE CERTIFICATE
OF ASSUMED NAME
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 333
The filing of an assumed name
does not provide a user with exclu-
sive rights to that name. The filing
is required for consumer protection
in order to enable customers to be
able to identify the true owner of a
business.
ASSUMED NAME:
Aura
PRINCIPAL PLACE
OF BUSINESS:
3716 Abbott Ave N
Robbinsdale MN 55422 USA
NAMEHOLDER(S):
Reuben Ephraim Hill
3716 Abbott Ave N
Robbinsdale MN 55422 USA
Crystal Lynn Hill
3716 Abbott Ave N
Robbinsdale MN 55422 USA
By typing my name, I, the un-
dersigned, certify that I am signing
this document as the person whose
signature is required, or as agent
of the person(s) whose signature
would be required who has autho-
rized me to sign this document on
his/her behalf, or in both capacities.
I further certify that I have complet-
ed all required fields, and that the
information in this document is true
and correct and in compliance with
the applicable chapter of Minneso-
ta Statutes. I understand that by
signing this document I am subject
to the penalties of perjury as set
forth in Section 609.48 as if I had
signed this document under oath.
DATE FILED: January 9, 2023
SIGNED BY: Crystal Lynn Hill
Published in the
Sun Post
January 19, 26, 2023
1286105
MINNESOTA SECRETARY
OF STATE CERTIFICATE
OF ASSUMED NAME
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 333
The filing of an assumed name
does not provide a user with exclu-
sive rights to that name. The filing
is required for consumer protection
in order to enable customers to be
able to identify the true owner of a
business.
ASSUMED NAME:
The Center for Effective
Strategic Operations
PRINCIPAL PLACE
OF BUSINESS:
615 1st Ave NE, Suite 115
Minneapolis, MN 55413
NAMEHOLDER(S):
The Center for Effective
School Operations, LLC
615 1st Ave NE, Suite 115
Minneapolis, MN 55413
By typing my name, I, the un-
dersigned, certify that I am signing
this document as the person whose
signature is required, or as agent
of the person(s) whose signature
would be required who has autho-
rized me to sign this document on
his/her behalf, or in both capacities.
I further certify that I have complet-
ed all required fields, and that the
information in this document is true
and correct and in compliance with
the applicable chapter of Minneso-
ta Statutes. I understand that by
signing this document I am subject
to the penalties of perjury as set
forth in Section 609.48 as if I had
signed this document under oath.
DATE FILED: January 12, 2023
SIGNED BY: Lance Libengood
Published in the
Sun Post
January 19, 26, 2023
1287002
CITY OF ROBBINSDALE
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST
VOTING EQUIPMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the City Clerk’s Office will be con-
ducting a test of the voting equip-
ment for the purpose of demon-
strating its accuracy to be used
during the Ward 1 Special Election
in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, Section 206.83. The test,
which is open to the public, will be
conducted on Thursday, January
26, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the Coun-
cil Chambers of the Robbinsdale
City Hall, 4100 Lakeview Avenue
North, Robbinsdale, Minnesota.
BY: Dustin Leslie, City Clerk
City of Robbinsdale
Published in the
Sun Post
January 19, 2023
1285427
INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT 270
REGULAR MEETING OF
THE SCHOOL BOARD
DECEMBER 20, 2022
The regular meeting of the
Board of Education of Independent
School District 270 was conducted
in-person and streamed virtually,
on Tuesday, December 20, 2022.
The meeting was called to order at
7:02 p.m.
School Board members present:
Treasurer Steve Adams, Vice Chair
Shannon Andreson, Director Ra-
chel Hartland, Director Tanya Khan,
Director Jason Ross, and Clerk
Katie Pederson. School Board
members absent: Chair Jennifer
Westmoreland. Student Board reps
present: Oscar Wolfe (12). Staff
members present: Superintendent
Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed. Staff mem-
bers absent: None.
No public comments for “items
on the agenda” were presented.
Student Board Representative Os-
car Wolfe (12) and Superintendent
Mhiripiri-Reed highlighted elemen-
tary and secondary events.
Pederson moved; Adams sec-
onded; to approve the agenda as
presented. Carried.
Pederson moved; Hartland sec-
onded; to approve the Consent
Calendar as presented: A) Approv-
al of Minutes — Regular Meeting
Conducted on December 6, 2022;
B) Human Resources — Person-
nel Updates; C) Policies in Second
Read; D) Overnight Travel; E) Glen
Lake - 2023 Ventilation Improve-
ments. Carried.
Treasurer Adams highlight-
ed expenses of interest. Adams
moved; Hartland seconded; to ap-
prove financial disbursements in
the amount of $ 1,554,710.03 for
the period of November 29, 2022
through December 13, 2022. Car-
ried.
Andreson moved; Adams sec-
onded; that the Board approves
Policy 209: School Board Code Of
Ethics And Operating Principles
in First Read; further, the Board
directs the Administration to pre-
pare the policies (with suggested
revisions) for approval in Second
Reading at the next meeting as part
of Consent. Carried.
Adams moved; Pederson sec-
onded; that the Board adopts the
LAC’s State legislative platform for
2023. Carried.
Lightfoot and Andreson re-
Crystal • Robbinsdale • New Hope • Golden Valley Sun Post Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 • Page 21
READER SUBMISSION
viewed the policies with the board
noting changes to each policy.
Andreson moved; Pederson
seconded; that the Board approves
Policies [Policy 857: Food And
Beverage & Policy 858: Conces-
sions] in First Read; further, the
Board directs the Administration to
prepare the policies (with suggest-
ed revisions) for approval in Sec-
ond Reading at the next meeting as
part of Consent. Carried.
Board members reported on re-
cent educational activities/events
in which they have participated.
Hopkins Staff Maryam Abdula-
hi and Fatuma Ali; Hopkins High
School scholars; Maida Ahmed,
Maryama Ahmed, Ayub Mohamed,
Amir Essak, Murad Essak, Abhinav
Kumar; and Parent Emily Ward ad-
dressed the board regarding items
not on the agenda.
Andreson moved; Pederson
seconded; to adjourn the meeting
Photos from the quads:
at 8:56 p.m. Carried.
Katie Pederson,
School Board Clerk
As per M.S. 123B.09 Subd.
10, section 331A.01, subdivision
Snowman on the move
10, this is only a summary. For (SUBMITTED PHOTO COURTESY OF CARMEN SHEPPARD)
a complete copy of the meeting This blushing snowman is getting “a lot of attention and laughs” from its spot on the grounds
minutes, visit https://www.
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h o p k i n s s c h o o l s . o rg / d i s t r i c t /
school-board/school-board- Nancy Gustafson certainly knew what she were doing, giving the creation all of the traditional
meeting-minutes or request a copy accoutrements: top hat, flannel scarf, and a large heart to melt even the coldest attitudes of
by emailing Alise.Frankhouser@
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passersby. It appears that the snowman was also advised to play it safe on the icy trails.
“The walker is quite appropriate,” Nisam joked.
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CITY OF NEW HOPE
ORDINANCE NO. 23-01
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTION 8-14 OF THE NEW
HOPE CITY CODE RELATED
TO RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE
AND REFUSE COLLECTORS
LICENSING REGULATIONS,
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NEW HOPE ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 8-14(b), Gar-
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bage and refuse collectors.
– Licensing regulations, terms
and conditions, is hereby amended
to delete the stricken text and add
the following underlined text:
ENTER YOUR FAVORITE
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of heavy trucks that travel on city
streets for purposes of reducing Jan. 9th through Feb. 28th
the wear and tear on city streets,
reducing air and noise pollution in
the city, and reducing traffic haz-
ards in residential neighborhoods,
the city shall not issue more than
five licenses for residential garbage
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Section 2. Effective Date. This March 1st through March 19th
ordinance shall be effective upon
passage and publication.
APPROVED by the New Hope
City Council this 9th day of January WIN PRIZES
2023.
for voted photo
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ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG BASKETBALL

Totino-Grace pulls away in

second half to defeat Falcons
‘Too many turnovers
in the second half,’
said Armstrong head
coach Rob Ware
By RACE ARCHIBALD
race.archibald@apgecm.com
A tough test was in front of
the Armstrong Falcons boys
basketball team Jan. 10, travel-
ing to Totino-Grace to face the
defending Class 3A champions
- who are on course to repeat
with plenty of returning talent
this season.
Both teams entered the con-
test 3-0 in Northwest Suburban
Conference play. The Falcons
were looking to extend their
winning streak to three.
Energetic defense was on dis-
play in the first half with the
score tied at four just five min-
utes into the game, and Totino-
Grace led 24-23 at the half.
In the second, the Eagles
forced Armstrong into many
unforced errors, allowing them-
selves to hold a comfortable
lead as the clock winded down.
Totino-Grace won 63-53 for its
third-straight win.
The Eagles (4-0 conference,
5-2 overall) began the half on a
quick 8-0 run to force a timeout
by the Falcons, threatening to
pull away. Armstrong (3-1 con-
ference, 5-5 overall) responded
with an 11-0 run after the time-
out to take its first lead at 34-32.
From there, Totino-Grace’s dis-
ruptive length took over, forcing
multiple turnovers out of the
Falcons and turning them into
easy looks at the rim.
When Armstrong was in the
half court, the Eagles made life
hard for them at the rim. Boast-
ing a lineup led by 6-foot-9
forward Patrick Bath, 6-foot-7
forward Isaiah Johnson, 6-foot-
5 guard Tommy Humphries and
6-foot-4 guard Taison Chatman,
the Falcons were overwhelmed
at times in the paint.
“We had too many turnovers
in the second half,” Armstrong
head coach Rob Ware said. “For
us it’s continuing to be patient.
They sped us up a little bit. We
missed a lot of those runners
and things in the lane.”
While Armstrong was look-
ing for more on the offensive
end, their defense held up
against a team with multiple
versatile scorers. Both Johnson
and Humphries were threats to
score off the dribble, with Bath
cleaning up any misses around
the rim. But perhaps the big-
gest concern was Chatman,
who is the top-ranked recruit in
the state as a four-star prospect,
who is planning to attend Ohio
State.
The Falcons did a good job of
holding Chatman to four points
in the first half, but he eventu-
ally got his way, finishing with
16 points.
Like most nights, junior
(SUN PHOTO BY RACE ARCHIBALD)
Armstrong junior guard Seth Newbern (3) leads the fast break in the first half
See Basketball, Page 23 against Totino-Grace Tuesday, Jan. 10 at Totino-Grace High School.

Boyle pumps Hopkins boys basketball

in nine threes improves to 11-1 overall
By JOHN SHERMAN Smith has school, then prac-

for Royals john.sherman@apgecm.com

Sophomore guard Anthony

Hall of Fame afternoon is her
biggest day from long range
By JOHN SHERMAN
john.sherman@apgecm.com
Senior guard Kelly Boyle of the Hopkins
High girls basketball team had her best career
game Saturday, Jan. 14, in the Minnesota High
School Basketball Hall of Fame Classic at Ano-
ka-Ramsey Community College.
In the first half, her performance was almost
surreal, as she canned seven three-point shots.
In the second half, she added two more three-
pointers to finish with 27 points in Hopkins’ 74-
53 win over a tough Roseville team.
While Boyle was deadly from behind the
arc, senior forward Taylor Woodson scored 22
points on a variety of drives and jump shots.
Woodson missed seven games early in the year
with an ankle injury, but now she’s running well
and jumping high. That is bad news for Hop-
kins’ opponents.
Boyle and Woodson combined for 26 of Hop-
Smith of the Hopkins High boys
basketball team takes shoot-
ing seriously, and he showed
it on Jan. 14 in the Minnesota
High School Basketball Hall of
Fame Winter Classic at Anoka
Ramsey-Community College.
(SUN PHOTO BY JOHN SHERMAN) It was bombs away from the
Senior guard Kelly Boyle shoots lights-out for the Hopkins outside as Smith scored 33
Royals during a 74-53 girls basketball victory over Ros- points in an 87-81 victory over
eville in the Minnesota High School Hall of Fame Winter Andover. His stat sheet showed
Classic Jan. 14. seven of 10 from three-point
range and 12 of 17 field goals.
kins’ first 32 points on Saturday. As the game Freshman point guard Jayden
went on, Macaya Copeland, Nu Nu Agara and Moore added 26 points for the
Liv McGill added big points. Royals to form a 1-2 punch that
Jazmine Dupree hit a big three-pointer just Andover could not overcome.
before halftime to give the Royals a 38-27 lead. Smith was named Player of
An 11-2 run to start the second half put the the Game by the Hall of Fame
game out of Roseville’s reach, although the committee.
Raiders continued to take and make three- So how did he make all those
pointers. threes?
The Hall of Fame committee picked Boyle “Every morning at 6, I’m at
the gym with my dad shooting
500 shots,” he said. The day
See Boyle, Page 23 doesn’t end there, of course,
tice, then homework and 500
more shots.
Smith’s reputation as a shoot-
er is known beyond the borders
of the Lake Conference. His
33-point outburst on Saturday
afternoon was not even his sea-
son high. He scored 38 in an-
other game.
The Royals are the real deal.
They have had only one home
game so far, but their record is
11-1, with the only loss com-
ing in a nonconference game at
Orono.
Hopkins’ personnel seems to
fit together well. Moore is the
driver and playmaker, Smith is
the shooter, 6-6 senior forward
Vincent Hillesheim is a force
on the boards, Jacob Rothman
is the consummate defender
and JJ Semanko does a little
bit of everything. Coming off
the bench are players who love
to make hustle plays - Thomas
See Hopkins, Page 24
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Armstrong, Cooper and Park
Center compete at tri meet
ABOVE: Armstrong sophomore Avery Oseth battles with Park Center freshman Jacob Hansen
in the 160-pound weight class Friday, Jan. 13 at Armstrong High School.
TOP RIGHT: Armstrong sophomore Bram Hetteen tries to take down Park Center sophomore
Aaron Dungy in the 126-pound weight class Jan. 13 at Armstrong High School.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Park Center freshman Jacob Hansen takes down Cooper junior Owen Hollie
Jan. 13 at Armstrong High School.
Boyle
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22
as Player of the Game
for obvious reasons. Not
many high school players
ever score 21 points in the
first half.
“I felt good in warmups,”
Boyle said. “Roseville is a
good team, a well-coached
team. We just wanted to
stay true to what we do.”
Early in the season, the
Royals established their
power game with passes to
6-2 senior forward Nu Nu
Agara in the post. Once
Agara drew defenders
to her, the outside shots
were open for a number
of Royals, and Boyle in
particular.
Hopkins head coach
Tara Starks hangs a green
light out for Boyle.
“She knows I can
shoot,” Boyle said. “And
I appreciate that she has
faith in me.”
When Boyle isn’t shoot-
ing the ball, she does a lot
of other things to help the
club - hustle plays, post
feeds, full-court defense
on opposing point guards
and also serving as a char-
ismatic vocal leader.
“Having Taylor and Nu
Nu inside helps me get
open shots,” Boyle said.
“They can destroy people.
Liv McGill always gives
me passes right in the
shooting pocket.”
Boyle was one of the
Hopkins players who took
turns guarding Roseville’s
point guard and leading
scorer, 5-8 junior Kendall
Barnes.
“She [Barnes] has speed
and athleticism,” coach
Starks said. “We had to
give her a cushion.”
Barnes scored 14 points
in the first half, only to be
outscored by Boyle.
“Kelly got hot and kept
us in it,” Starks noted.
Once Hopkins was
The Hopkins High girls basketball bench is standing room only after teammate Kelly Boyle makes her
ninth three-pointer of the game in a 74-53 victory over Roseville. From left to right in uniform are Liv
McGill (23), Taylor Woodson and Tatum Woodson (5). On the far right is head coach Tara Starks.
Crystal • Robbinsdale • New Hope • Golden Valley Sun Post
ahead by 20 points, coach
Starks rested her starters
and let younger girls play.
“We always try to get
our young kids in,” she
said. “They need the ex-
perience.”
The night before beat-
ing Roseville, the Royals
took an 86-51 win over
Eden Prairie.
Agara overpowered the
Eagles inside and scored
23 points. Woodson add-
ed 18 and Boyle scored
11. Copeland followed
with seven points and
Erma Walker and McGill
scored six each. Ten girls
The Armstrong, Cooper and
Park Center wrestling squads met at
Armstrong High School Jan. 13 for
a tri meet. The Falcons and Pirates
squared off first with Armstrong
had points for the Royals.
Eden Prairie had two
players in double figures
- Rae Ehrman with 11
points and captain Molly
Lenz with 10. Other Ea-
gles marking on the score
sheet were Ella Hardwick
with eight, Annika An-
derson with seven and
Ashley Fritz with six.
Hopkins was sched-
uled to play Wayzata in a
Lake game Tuesday, Jan.
17. At 7 p.m. Friday, Jan.
19, the Royals entertain
Minnetonka, a Lake rival
coached by former Hop-
kins coach Brian Cosgriff.
(SUN PHOTO BY JOHN SHERMAN)
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 • Page 23
coming out on top 40-35. Cooper
then took on Park Center where the
Pirates took the win 58-21. Finally,
Armstrong defeated their district ri-
vals, the Cooper Hawks.
(SUN PHOTOS BY RACE ARCHIBALD)
Basketball
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22
guard Seth Newbern and senior forward Owen
Skram were vital to Armstrong’s offensive suc-
cess. Ware said they focused on utilizing their
size in the paint to create offense. Newbern had
9 points in the first half and finished with 13.
Skram had 9 points in both halves to finish with
18.
“We had to make some adjustments,” Ware
said about playing against Totino-Grace’s size.
“One advantage that we had was posting up
our bigger guards. That’s an area we are trying
to work on. Defensively I was excited with the
guys, they stuck with the game plan and tried
to slow them up. We just have to be consistent
with that every night.”
It was a good chance for a young Falcons
squad to see how they match up against one
of the best teams in the state. A win would’ve
been preferred, but the positive showings on
the defensive end and their ability to handle
Totino-Grace’s size for stretches in the game,
were welcomed signs.
“We’re excited with where we’re at because
we have a young team and we’re trying to put it
all together,” Ware said. “This is another good
opportunity tonight, even though it didn’t go
in our favor with a win, but we definitely had a
lot of positives that we can pull from film that
we can show the guys and build on.”
This was the Falcons first loss since Dec. 30
against Farmington, which was a stretch when
they lost four games in a row. They rebounded
from that with wins over Elk River Minneapo-
lis Washburn on back-to-back days on Jan. 6
and 7.
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Hopkins When Hopkins has the ball, Smith

likes to stay active.
Rothman both had to sit out for a
few minutes when they picked up
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22 “I knew Andover would try to their fourth fouls in the second half.
face guard me,” he said. “So I made “Coming off a tough one last night
back door cuts and curls to get open. was a challenge,” Hopkins assistant
Okemwa, Daveion Hart and Antho- Jayden is such a good passer. He coach Phil Ward said.
ny Walker. finds me when I’m open.” Novak realizes that 11 wins in 12
Okemwa stepped up big in the sec- Some of Smith’s makes on Satur- games didn’t just come with speed
ond half against Andover. He scored day were from beyond NBA three- and shooting. Hillesheim has a big-
six points, made all four of his free point range. When he feels it, he takes time work rate game in and game
throws and took a key charge late in it, and Hopkins head coach Kenny out.
the game to stop an Andover rally. Novak Jr. has no problem with that. “We’d be done without Vincent,”
Smith was excited to talk about his “We are young, and our guards Novak said.
teammates. are small, so we try to play fast,” the Road games continue to mark
“Jayden is the best point guard in coach said. “We came in a little tired Hopkins’ schedule this week. They
the nation for his age group,” Smith today because we played Eden Prai- were playing Wayzata Tuesday, Jan. (SUN PHOTO BY JOHN SHERMAN)
began. “Vince has a post hook that rie Friday [a 94-84 victory].” 17, as this edition went to press. At 7 Hopkins sophomore guard Anthony Smith holds up three
no one can block and he does a great Moore played the entire game on p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, the Royals play fingers on each hand to celebrate his 33 points in an 87-81
job on the glass. Jacob can guard any Saturday, and Hillesheim spent only Minnetonka at Minnetonka High’s victory over Andover during the Minnesota High School
team’s best player.” a minute on the pine. Smith and West Gym. Basketball Hall of Fame Winter Classic.

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