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2008-11-07 Friday NewsNovember 7, 2008 On Darts Services for Seniors Jake had a conversation with a representative from DARTS this week to talk about a program they are promoting for our community's seniors — Outdoor Chore Service. If we are aware of a senior in our community who is unable to complete their own yard work, sidewalk shoveling, etc. DARTS can lend a hand. While there is a small fee based on income for this service, the concept is intended to help seniors live independently. If you are aware of someone who might be in need of this service, please have them get in touch with DARTS at 651.455.1560. You could also get a hold of Jake here at City Hall to help facilitate the connection. DCR Chamber of Commerce takes on the Economy F On Thursday morning, Jake attended "The Buzz," a monthly meeting of the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce with a presentation on the current economy. Stacey Brown and Beverly Cory, two local Edward Jones Financial Advisors gave a brief Rpresentation on market trends and investment strategies in a bear market. Both Brown and Cory feel that the economy has lapsed into "the `R' word," however; a recession can- not be officially claimed until two quarters after it begins. In this market, it is important for investors to stay the course, as the market will always have ups and downs. They did advise the group to analyze their funds and make sure that investments are diversified. DBrown and Cory advised that it may actually be a good time to purchase investments, if you follow the age old adage to buy low and sell high. ARuthie Batulus reminded the group to spread the word that local businesses are open and Y ready to do businesses. While the media has reported that small business loans are down, the rest of the story is that small business loan applications are down. While the economic outlook is dark and cloudy, the opportunity and growth that spring out of downturns in the economy provide a little silver lining. It's Finally Over (Not) NThe turnout for Tuesday's General Election was fantastic as usual. Between absentees and those voting in person, 8,040 Mendota Heights residents exercised their right to vote. Before factoring in election day registrations, that equates to a 95% turnout. All of the details regarding the recount for the U.S. Senate race have not been ironed out yet, but the latest information is that the recount will be held at the government center in Hastings be - 1 ginning on November 18. The county's election administrator anticipates that it will take at least four days to hand count all of the ballots. Nancy and Kathy and volunteer judges Swill participate in the process along with as many volunteers as the county can find. Election day at the polls was as perfect as it could possibly be. There were no problems reported and it is unlikely that even those voters in line between 6:15 and 7:15 spent as much as an hour in line. The seventy residents who served as election judges did an out- standing job as did the many incredible staff people who volunteered time away from their own jobs and worked extra hours on election day and the Saturday before the election as- sisting with the election process. Many thanks to Becky Pentel, Guy, Jake, Kristen, Linda, Nancy, Pam, Ryan, Sam, Sharon, Stacy, Sandie and Tom Olund for all of their help. November 7, 2008 Five-day forecast (Details) Tomorrow Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Nov 08 Nov 09 Nov 10 Nov 11 Nov 12 Flurries Partly Cloudy Hi: 380 Hi: 390 Lo: 270 Lo: 240 PM Clouds Clear Clear Hi: 390 Hi: 400 Hi: 420 Lo: 240 Lo: 270 ' Lo; 280 Dates to Remember in November Park & Recreation Commission Meeting 11/13/08 6:30 ARC Meeting 11/12/08 7:00 City Council Meeting 11/18/08 7:30 Planning Commission Meeting 11/25/08 7:00 Congratulations City Staff would like to congratulate Mayor Huber and Council Members Krebsbach and Vitelli for their re-election on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. City Offices Closed on Veterans Day Tuesday is Veteran's Day and the City Offices will be closed. Offices will be open on Monday with regular scheduled hours and will re -open again on Wednesday, November 12, 2008. Have a great Veteran's Day! Attachments Just the Facts, Pipeline, Airports Relations Agenda, Southwest Review Article "Air traffic noise talk raises facts and concerns", MN SUN Articles "Mendota Heights mayor: Unopposed Huber re-elected", "Mendota Heights Council: Unopposed Incumbents Krebsbach, Vitelli re-elected", 2008 Election Results and Twin- Cities.com "Obituary Samuel Hunter, 86 / Doctor aided development of pacemakers" and Obituaries for Sam - November 7, 2008 Tiel�test�eWf fyvtn t`ie Me.�tgvta #feiq/its PrItre PepTt7*egt The Mendota Heights Police Department Support Staff Kirn Henning Sandie Ristine Susan Donovan Cathy Ransom Police Officers J erry Murphy Bobby Lambert Eric Petersen 'fanner Spicer Todd Rosse Chad Willson Jeff VonFcldt Steven Meyer Denise U'rmann Michael Shepard Peyton Fleming School Resource Officer Jenny Fordham Investigations Mario Reyes Scott Patrick Sergeants Neil Garlock John Larrive Brian Convery Chief Mike Aschenbreuer 11/7/2008 9 Dakota County Traffic Safety Saturation Halloween is a tough night to get Officers to come out and play, as they have their own kids to have fun with. Nonetheless, we had 21 Officers and several CSO's, Explorers and Reserves report for duty within the county. Sergeant Neil Garlock and Officer Peyton Fleming represented MHPD. Halloween was the first saturation with high -visibility warning signs flashing "DUI Arrest Zone" set up on CSAH 42 at CR 5 and CR 23. Considering the "new" way of doing business, our Officers were extremely successfully in getting problem drivers off the road. (See the attached statistic sheet.) Election Day Tuesday November 4t" at 0704 hours With the election now over, the campaign sign shenanigans will finally come to a close. Surprisingly, with as negative as the ad campaigns were on TV, such calls were actually few and far between about sign tnett. When they did come in the callers were always very passionate about who had taken there signs. Credit Card Fraud 10-26-08 1008 hours Officer Steve Meyer responded to a local residence about credit card fraud. The victim's bank notified her that there were multiple suspicious charges on her card. The caller reported the only place she could think of where the card might have been compromised was a grocery store in Eagan. The thieves made multiple charges on a wide variety of websites. Referred to 11/7/2008 investigations for further follow up. Cat Bite 10-29-08 1430 hours Caller reported that her 12 YOA son was bitten by a neighbor's cat. Officer Todd Rosse met with the victim's mom who described the incident and advised that the cat was still roaming the neighborhood. The cat's owner was located by the victim's parents and did provide proof of vaccination. The child has experienced problems at the site of the bite; he has had to undergo a series of treatments for the problem. Officer Rosse did locate the cat roaming near the suspect's residence but he was unable to make contact with the owner. Investigator Patrick did make contact with the cat's owner who agreed to keep it quarantined as directed by the vet. No criminal law violations. Burglary 10-31-08 0136 hours Officer Bobby Lambert spotted a vehicle heading into a local business — in making contact with the vehicle, it was learned it was a friend of the manager. A short time later, the manager called to report a burglary. Officers cleared the building without locating anyone on-site. Many items of value were left undisturbed, but the liquor cabinet was cleaned out. Investigation continues. Not a drop DUI 10-31-08 2236 hours Officers Spicer and Fleming had contact with a vehicle parked on the wrong side of the road, loading wood into the trunk. As the Officers approached, the driver shut the car off and exited the car. It was immediately obvious the young man had been drinking. When asked his name, he provided one that came back `not on file' for a driver's license. Further investigation revealed it was his old name, but it was legally changed when his mother remarried. A check of his new name showed he was Suspended and had an active warrant for his arrest out of Dakota County. No wonder he liked his old name. The young man was arrested for the Not a Drop DUI and the warrant. DUI 10-31-08 0219 hours Officer Peyton Fleming watched a Chevy Tahoe make a quick turn into St. Peter's Church parking lot. The lot is well lit and was unoccupied. As the SUV stopped, the driver jumped into the backseat as Officer Fleming watched. The man was removed from the backseat and asked to do SFST's, which he performed horribly. He was insistent on watching the dash cam to point out the real driver who had run off when the SUV stopped. The man blew a .16 on the PBT. After being read the MN Implied Consent he agreed to provide a urine sample. The man was released to a sober pa rty. DUI 11-02-08 0058 hours Officer Jeff VonFeldt slowed his fully marked black and white squad to let a car race through the intersection of Wachtler and Wentworth. The driver never touched the brakes as she blew through the intersection. The car accelerated hard, away from the intersection, cut a corner short and accelerated again. Officer VonFeldt activated -2- 11/7/2008 his emergency lights which did not have any impact. Once the red lights & siren were going, the car pulled over and stopped. In making contact with the driver, it was immediately obvious that the driver had been drinking. When asked if she knew why she was being stopped she was fairly certain she was speeding, she had no idea how close to crash she had just been. The driver attempted but could not complete the SFST's; however, she was able to blow into the PBT which revealed a BAC of .19. She was arrested and handcuffed. While enroute to the PD, she could be seen and heard wiggling around in back seat of the squad car. As Officer VonFeldt removed her from the squad, she carefully dropped the handcuffs that into her boot. She said they were uncomfortable (triple jointed?). After participating in the MN Implied Consent reading, she provided a urine test and was then transported to the DC Jail for a room reservation. Thief / DUI 11-03-08 1735 hours Officer Mike Shepard was dispatched to the industrial park on a man stealing scrap metal trapped in the yard. While enroute, the employees advised the thief was attempting to flee by driving up an embankment and over the curb. Unfortunately, the "rental" car was loaded with heavy scrap metal and hung up on the curb. As the squad approached, the man got out and walked back, then turned and headed back to his car. The man would not follow directions. He was immediately handcuffed and began rambling about not be drunk, although he obviously was and found to be on prescription medications. The man had an interesting story, which I am certain made complete sense to him; unfortunately, the officers were all sober and it made little sense to them. The driver had by then showed up and asked permission to take the metal and was denied. A short time later he was in the back of the building loading his car with scrap metal anyway. He was read the MN Implied Consent and said it really didn't matter because Missouri was taking his license for three years already. After providing a urine sample, the man was given an opportunity under Miranda to explain what was going on. He declined. He was transported to the DC Jail. Domestic 11-05-08 1816 hours Officer Denise Urmann responded to a mother/daughter domestic disturbance, causing the mother to leave and call for help from a neighbor's home. The mother relayed the story to Officer Urmann and Officer Shepard spoke with the daughter. The two agreed to stay apart for the evening. A short time late, that daughter showed up at the neighbor's and refused to leave. When Officer Urmann arrived, she listened and observed for a moment and realized the daughter out of control. She then intervened, advising the daughter she was under arrest. She was not cooperative and pulled away from Officer Urmann. After advising her that she would be tased, the daughter stopped fighting and was handcuffed. While enroute to jail, she experienced wild mood swings from violent to strange. The suspect was left at the DC jail to be booked in on Trespass, Obstructing Legal Process and Disorderly Conduct. Nam a p-atw ,l/NJ4 - 3 - Dakota County Traffic Safety Project 41Ni' SUMMARY The following is a statistical summary for the specified enforcement event. Date October 31,2008 Focus Event Halloween 111W-tatu Area County Road 42 Burnsville Border to Cedar Avenue Start Time End Time 2100 1 0300 Total Officers 1 21 Total Officer Hours 139.5 ArTI\/ITV 227 Total vehicles stopped 55 Total citations issued 17 Total people taken into custody 2 Tows w/out Custody Arrests/ Citations Type of violation 13 DWI 13 DAR/DAS/DAC 2 Drugs 3 10pen Bottle Total Miles 1 1,803 1.885 Stops per hour 0.242 Citations per stop 3.64% Percent SB citations Arrests/ Citations Type of violation 1 Not a Drop 3 No Driver's License 22 Insurance Violation 0 Minor Consumption Arrests/ Citations Warnings Type of Violation 4 37 Speed 5 15 Sign/Signal 2 2 Seat Belt 0 0 Child Restraint 0 79 Equipment 9 46 Miscellaneous NEWS LETTER ThePmipelwi Public WorksAd Engineering t_ trr. Code Enforcement �� November 7, 2008 Public Works The Parks Crew raised the sprinkler heads on the soccer fields at Kensington Park. They trimmed shrubs around park signs throughout the parks. Leaves were mulched in the parks. The tennis nets were taken down and gates locked at the tennis courts for the winter. Rich changed the oil in the pumps at the Northland lift station, Mendota Heights Road lift station and on the Rogers Lake aerator. Grease was cleaned off the floats at the Northland lift station. The Streets Crew blacktopped the Highway 110 Frontage Road from South Lane to Delaware Avenue. Manholes were ringed with blacktop. Potholes were filled on Warrior Drive, Sibley Court and High Ridge Circle. The bonfire fence was taken down. John Boland watered down the bonfire. Wood that was not burned in the bonfire was picked up. A TV was picked up on Bourne Lane and taken to Appliance Disposal in Inver Grove Heights. A new fence panel was put up that was broken from roadside mowing on Kay Avenue. Engineering Driveways were prepped and boulevards graded on Callahan Place. However the weather did not cooperate to have the driveways paved and sod laid. The contractor hopes to complete this work next week. Sam and Ryan constructed a rain garden on the project which will help with water quality. Punch list items were taken care of in the "Avenues" neighborhood. The project should be wrapped up for the winter and just the wear course and repair work left to do in the Spring. Engineering and Tom Olund assisted with setting up and tearing down precincts for the election. Proposals for the Pedestrian Improvements at 110 & Dodd Road were received and reviewed by the selection committee. Scoring will be tabulated and a selected consultant will be announced next week. Air traffic noise talk raises facts and. concerns Danielle Cabot Review Staff For those jolted awake by the sounds of planes jetting forth to destinations far and wide, airplane traffic noise is not just a nuisance, it's an issue that taps into both emotions and public policy. Inver Grove Heights and Mendota Heights city officials and residents gathered Oct. 28 to hear a presentation by Chad Leqve, the manager of the Metropolitan Airports Commission's Aviation Noise Program, addressing airplane noise concerns raised by residents from the two cities. The MAC representative presented information on the arrivals, departures and flight patterns of Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport affecting the area. From January to September of 2008, compared to the same time span in 2005, departures from the runways directing traffic over Mendota Heights and Inver Grove Heights, Runway 12 Left, Runway 12 Right, and Runway 17/35 have decreased 46 percent. Arrivals decreased 30.1 percent. Runway 17 was built in 2005. Leqve said projections for next year hold that level steady or even dropping further, as the airline industry is hard-hit by gas prices, mergers and the business climate. "The volatility is unbelievable now," said Leqve. Twenty- four gates have closed since August at the airport due to the Northwest and Delta merger. Total operations at the airport for the same period declined 14.6 percent. Inver Grove Heights council members Dennis Madden, Chip Grannis, Rosemary Piekarski Krech, and Bill Klein were there along with Mayor George Tourville. From the Noise Oversight Committee, or NOC, an advisory group to the MAC, at -large representative John Bergman and alternate Will Eddington were present. From Mendota Heights, City Council and NOC member Ultan Duggan was present, along with Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission Chair Liz Petschel. The meeting's location in Inver Grove Heights City Council chambers can be traced back to a letter sent by Tourville in June to the MAC expressing concern about disproportionate nighttime air traffic on Runway 12 Left and Right, both of which head right over Inver Grove Heights, and a low percent of traffic using Runway 17, which theoretically can send traffic further off. "We know we're going to get our share, we just want the 'fair' put into the 'share,"' Tourville said. The letter riled some people up, Tourville said, but also has resulted in more communication in the past few months than occurred in the past three years. Air traffic controllers did increase their nighttime use of Runway 17 over the summer. But the letter's impact on that increased usage is discounted by airport officials. Tourville said he didn't know if there was any connection. Overall, the new runway has taken on 10 percent more of total airport departures from its first year of operation, but still sends off 12 percent fewer of the total airport departures than forecasted. Inver Grove Heights residents also are weary of noise from a flight path that directs planes to turn directly over the city. Unfortunately, Legve said this problem is "out of his hands" because those flight routes are controlled solely by the Federal Aviation Administration. He did, however, offer to work with the groups to address those turnpoints. Duggan said the NOC has been successful at creating regular dialogue among the cities and the Metropolitan Airport Commission. They have had success getting the FAA to balance out the use of the left and right arms of Runway 12 at nighttime, which positively affects Mendota Heights. Duggan also said that change happened in a matter of months, rather than the years the FAA could take issuing studies and reports. Calls for better representation Rue Shibata, a former member of the now defunct Aircraft Noise Abatement Commission of Inver Grove Heights, criticized the NOC and MAC of excluding Inver Grove Heights from decision-making votes, to the benefit of Mendota Heights and Eagan, which do have dedicated voting members. Madden said he heard many of the same arguments that existed 20 years ago being raised at last Tuesday's meeting. Petschel disagreed with that assertion, saying that aside from being represented by the at -large representative, Mendota Heights representatives consider Inver Grove Heights in their decision making, because as planes fly over Mendota Heights, they inevitably fly over Inver Grove Heights as well, she said. Cities were assigned permanent voting positions in the NOC charter based on their proximity to the airport. Inver Grove Heights will be seeing better representation in the organizations through the efforts of council member Madden, who was assigned to be an alternate to the NOC by the Inver Grove Heights Council two months ago, and is assigned with the task of regularly attending the meetings and increasing the city's presence in overall discussions. "My goals are to get some of the aircraft noise out the city, and it's the same goal I've had for many years," said Madden of the appointment. As for other concerns of residents, such as low flying jets, the explanation is dependent on the flight and plane size. Leqve said he encouraged residents to call the Noise Complaint Line at 612- 726-9411, whenever they have questions or concerns. The answer from a MAC representative will be tailored to the particular questions or complaint. Danielle Cabot can be reached at 659-748-7815, or southwest@iiliienews.com. Mendota Heights mayor: Unopposed Huber re-elected BY MEGAN ANDERSON • SUN NEWSPAPERS (C,eaLed: 'd1e ln::sd *f, t4ovennber 5, 2008 10:55 AM CST) Incumbent John Huber was re-elected in an unopposed race for mayor in Mendota Heights. Huber finished with 6,116 votes to continue in his tenure as mayor. This site and its contents Copyright @ 2007. Sun Newspapers SIMI, - Main Office: 952-829-0797 suninfo@acnpapers.com - � Print Page MNOSUN 44 community n#W5F*,Pfj­ Print Page Mendota Heights Council: Unopposed incumbents Krebsbach, Vitelli re- elected BY MEGAN ANDERSON • SUN NEWSPAPERS C:r <,t c9: Vie f�:�sclt�y, Noverr.her 5, 2008 10:55 AM CST) Unopposed candidates Sandra Krebsbach and Jack Vitelli were re-elected to seats on the Mendota Heights City Council. Incumbent Krebsbach received 4,801 votes and incumbent Vitelli received 4,708 votes to continue in their spots on the council. This site and its contents Copyright @ 2007. Sun Newspapers - Main Office: 952-829-0797 suninfo@acnpapers.com - Rwilw_ I 1 I Electrode key to Medtronic's growth By Christopher Snowbeck esnowbeck@pioneerpress.com pioneerpress.com Article Last Updated: 1/105/2005 11:14:29 PM CST Dr. Samuel Hunter, a heart surgeon at St. Paul's Bethesda Hospital who made key contributions to the development of the pacemaker, deed Oct. 22. Hunter, of Mendota Heights, was 86. He died of coronary artery disease. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and raised in New York City, Hunter lived most of his adult life in Minnesota, where in 1959 he played a pivotal role in the development of pacemakers — small medical devices that send electrical pulses to the heart so the muscle doesn't beat too slowly or erratically. Hunter worked with Medtronic engineer Norman Roth to devise a component that let doctors permanently connect pacemaker leads to patients' hearts. With that development, pacemakers could be used to treat not just pediatric patients, who were the initial recipients of Medtronic devices, but also adults who needed the treatment for years on end. Two years earlier, Medtronic co-founder Earl Bakken and Dr. C. Walton Lillehei of the University of Minnesota developed the first battery -powered external pacemaker. - "Dr. Sam Hunter — he ought to be given a lot of credit," Bakken said in a Pioneer Press interview last year. "He started this long-term pacing." Long-term pacing was one of the innovations that helped Medtronic grow the pacemaker business into the foundation of what is now a multibillion -dollar manufacturer of dozens of medical devices, with 8,000 employees in Minnesota alone. During an emergency surgery in April 1959, Hunter first implanted what came to be known as the Hunter -Roth electrode as part of a pacemaker system needed by Warren Mauston, a 72 -year-old Bethesda Hospital patient. Today, pacemaker surgeries are frequent and routine, but for Mauston the operation was an urgent, last-ditch attempt to save a life. Mauston was suffering from a fatal heart rhythm problem that had, in essence, killed him 25 times in the course of a 24-hour hospitalization, Hunter said during a December 2007 interview with the Pioneer Press. Doctors kept reviving Mauston with medication injections and heart massage but decided a trial of the pacemaker was the only hope. When Hunter first attached the heart device and turned it on, it didn't work. After a momentary letdown, Hunter suggested upping the current. "The heart started with a gallop, and it just kept going like a washing machine — vroom, vroom, vroom," Hunter said. "Immediately, his heart and all his tissues in the chest changed from a slate gray - blue color — a sure sign of death — to a bright red, because blood was circulating." Then, there was a twist. "The patient — with a great roar — came right off the table and woke up," Hunter said. "We hadn't given him an anesthesia, because he had been 13 -wk introductory offer of 33% discount for new subscribers. �r $(III -11 essentially dead and we didn't think about it. We were working as fast as we could." "I said, 'For God's sake, put him to sleep! Put him to sleep!' The anesthesiologist jumped into action, and in 15 seconds, he had the juice in (Mauston) to put him to sleep like any other patient," Hunter said. "And suddenly we realized: Yes, a big human heart .. can be driven with an electrical current," he said. Mauston lived for seven years with the pacemaker, and the surgery made national headlines. The operation occurred on Good Friday, and a nun who was part of the Bethesda Hospital research team thought they were seeing a miracle, Hunter said. "Maybe we were," he added. To this day, an exhibit in the history center at the old Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul commemorates the surgery. That exhibit will be updated this month to include a recorded interview with Hunter, said Dr. Donald Swenson, a friend and colleague for many years. In addition to his work on pacemakers, Hunter was an athlete in his youth, including a brief stint playing basketball with the professional Rochester, N.Y., Royals team. His medical training at the University of Minnesota was interrupted by three years of Army service as a captain during the Korean War. Hunter and his wife of 64 years, Thelma Emile Hunter, had six sons, four of whom became doctors. One son died at age 32 in a climbing accident, Thelma Emile Hunter said. In addition to his wife and five sons, Hunter is survived by nine grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at Westminster Advertisement Presbyterian Church, 1200 Marquette Ave. in Minneapolis. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Medical Student Scholarship Fund — Samuel Hunter, M.D., Minnesota Medical Foundation, McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St. S. E., Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55455, or to Westminster Presbyterian. Christopher Snowbeck can be reached at 651-228- 5479. Twi n C i t i es e corn (800) 678-7737, 13 -wk introductory offer of 33% discount for new subscribers. 4 'A Print Powered By � ; CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS 2008 CITY ELECTION RESULTS Precinct 1 Precinct 2 Precinct 3 Precinct 4 Precinct 5 Total Mayor Huber 1,496 1,199 899 1,232 1,290 6,116 Write -In 42 19 27 25 42 155 Overvotes 0 0 0 0 1 1 Blank Voted 478 363 284 298 345 1,768 Defective 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 2,016 1,581 1,210 1,555 1,678 8,040 Councilmember Krebsbach Vitelli Precinct 1 Precinct 2 Precinct 3 Precinct 4 Precinct 5 Total 1,100 938 744 977 1,042 45801 1,191 909 667 1,007 934 4,708 Write -In 34 23 25 37 41 160 Overvotes 1 0 0 0 0 1 Undervotes 635 417 390 447 509 2,398 Blank 535 458 297 321 415 2,026 Defective 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 3,496 2,745 2,123 2,789 2,941 14,094 2008 GENERAL ELECTION STATISTICS Precinct 1 Precinct 2 Precinct 3 Precinct 4 Precinct 5 Total 7:00 a.m. Registrations 2,128 1,643 1,308 1,636 1,738 8,453 Elect. Day Registrations 146 162 200 137 163 808 Total Registration 2,274 1,805 1,508 1,773 1,901 9,261 Ballots Cast Per Precinct %Voter Turn -out 7:00 a.m. Registration Voter Turn -out after including Election Day reg. 2,016 1,581 1,210 1,555 1,678 8,040 94.74% 96.23% 92.51% 95.05% 96.55% 95.11% 88.65% 87.59% 80.24% 87.70% 88.27% 86.82% Obama 728 849 839 675 McCain 917 705 660 509 Franken 625 613 611 475 Coleman 829 802 711 549 Totals 1,122 4,213 865 3,656 815 3,139 963 3,854 Hunter,_Samuel W. _iew/Sign Guest .Book m Hunter, Samuel W. Pacemaker Pioneer Nov. 13, 1921 - October 22, 2008 This respected heart surgeon was born in Belfast, Ireland, raised in Staten Island, NY, and practiced in Minnesota, where he lived for the past 61 years. He was a superb scholar -athlete, a champion basketball player in high school, and member of the basketball (captain) and baseball teams at Cornell University where he received his B.A. He briefly played professional basketball with the Rochester Royals during medical school at the University of Rochester, until the medical school provided a scholarship. Hunter came to the University of Minnesota in 1947 for graduate study in surgery with Dr. Owen Wangensteen. His training was interrupted by three years of Army service as Captain during the Korean conflict. After resuming and completing his residency and fellowship in cardio -thoracic surgery, he joined a St. Paul private practice, and began to work in heart surgery research with Dr. C. Walton Lillehei at the University of Minnesota. Hunter developed the Hunter -Roth implantable pacemaker electrode with a Medtronic engineer, and in 1959 connected an external pacemaker to a 72 -year-old patient at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul. The patient lived 7 years, spurring interest in the development of long-term implantable pacemakers. Sam strove to balance his professional successes with service, recreation and family. He was an avid golfer at Somerset Club, enthusiastic skier with family and the "Old Goats," and intrepid Boundary Waters canoer and camper every autumn for more than 25 years. He was a trustee of numerous arts and professional organizations, such at the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Health Care Evaluation Board (President), and was an Elder and 58 -year member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Hunter was preceded in death by son Thomas, and is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 64 years, Thelma Emile Hunter; 5 sons David (Sandy); Robert (Patti); Stephen (Anne); James (Peggy) and John (Karin); and 9 grand -children: Meghan, Wynne, Jackie, Andy (Natalie), Bob, Sara (David), Mari, Mason and Paul. Services will be 2:OOPM Sunday, November 23rd, at WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (1200 Marquette Avenue) Minneapolis. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Medical Student Scholarship Fund - Samuel Hunter, M.D., Minnesota Medical Foundation, McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St. SE, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55455; or to Westminster Presbyterian Church. Dahlgren, Howar_d_N. FIMVjew/Sign t 13pok ., Dahlgren, Howard N. Age 83 Of Golden Valley, MN Passed away October 31, � 2008 of esophageal cancer in the home of his daughter surrounded by the love of family and friends. Preceded in death by parents Theodore and Anna; siblings; infant -twin Norma; Dennis, Fern, Charles and Lorraine. Survived by wife of 61 years Lois; daughters Marty Klann (Blue Neal) of Rochester, Nora r. Dahlgren (Doug John) of Minneapolis, Karen Dahlgren (Tim Usher) of Golden Valley, Anni (Murray Johnson) of Edina and late -in -life adopted sister Sandy de Montille of St Paul. Also survived by 6 beloved grandchildren, Andrew (Luella), Barry, Danna Klann and Nicolle, Sean, and Ryan Usher. Born in Freedhem, Minnesota on April 21,1925 at the family farmhouse as a twin to Norma, raised with 2 brothers and 7 sisters. Attended Shakopee High School. Proudly served in the Army in WW2 ETO and Korea. Graduated from the U of MN School of Architecture, and received masters degree from University of Liverpool in City Planning. Enjoyed raising 4 daughters to be capable women, active in city and regional planning profession, and remained active with Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church, The St. Paul Yacht Club, the 1 st Army- 99th division survivor group and the MnAPA cadre of retired city planners. Howard has donated his body to science at the U of MN, interment will be at Fort Snelling at a future date. There will be a time of Fellowship and Remembrance Time on Wed. 11/5 at 5-8 PM at Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church at 2020 West Lake of the Isles Blvd. Minneapolis 55405, 612-377-5095 (please car-pool, only street parking available), and a Funeral/Memorial service at GETHSEMANE LUTHERAN CHURCH in Hopkins Thurs. 11/6 at 2 PM. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations, in Howard's name, to the Covenant Village of Golden Valley Benevolent Care Fund, 5800 St.Croix Ave, Golden Valley, MN 55422.