Page 6 Scott County SCENE October/November 2017 Find Scott County’s home page at www.scottcountymn.gov

Legal SCENE Choose Not to Use By Ron Hocevar would like to say Scott County Attorney THANK YOU! Tee it Up for the Task Force funds used to PLEASE SUPPORT OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS help youth “Choose Not to Use” TOURNAMENT SPONSORS Woodland Pizza Micelle Karr Contributions of $1,500 or more MISCELLANEOUS Mid-America Festivals On Sept. 8, the 11th Annual Tee it up for the Task Force golf fundraiser was held Shakopee Mdewakanton DONORS Minnesota Landscape at Stonebrooke Golf Club in Shakopee on behalf of the Scott County Drug Preven- Sioux Community Abdallah Chocolates Arboretum tion Task Force and ChooseNottoUse (CNTU). The fundraiser was a great success, Scott County Attorney’s Offi ce Action Packed Paintball Minnesota Historical Society with beautiful weather to boot. We had a shotgun start at 8 a.m. with a little chill in Scott County Sheriff’s Offi ce Applebee’s Minnesota Timberwolves the air, but by the third hole, jackets were off. It turned out to be a sunny, hot day Allina Arnie’s Friendly Folks Club Minnesota Twins Next Chapter Technology Artisan Bistro Minnesota Vikings full of laughs and the occasional good golf shot by myself (I normally have zero Jeff Belzers Artistry at Bloomington Mitch and Ashley Patterson good golf shots). We maxed out on golfers for the fi rst time (144) last year, and we Minnesota Valley Electric Center for the Arts Mr. Pig Stuff did so again this year. Unlike last year, where we reached our max golfers a few Atticus & Attalia Munkabeans days before the tournament, this year we maxed out in mid-July. PLATINUM SPONSORS – Awesome Blossoms & Gifts Mustard Seed I want to thank all the golfers and volunteers who make this event a huge suc- Contribution of $1,250 Bar Harbor Mystic Lake Casino & Hotel cess. Additionally, Stonebrooke has hosted this event from its inception, and they (Monetary or goods provided) Bill’s Toggery Natalie Tieben Belle Plaine Police Department Bloomington Center for the Oak Ridge Conference Center couldn’t be more accommodat- Dave Menden Arts O’Brien Dental ing and helpful in making this Dean Opatz Bruegger’s Bagels O’Brien’s Public House event the success it is. They Jim and Mary Ann Taglia Buck Hill Old Log Theater also serve a fantastic buffet Jordan Police Department Buffalo Tap Olive Moon lunch for all the golfers and Linda and Gary Shelton Canterbury Park Pablo’s volunteers following the event. Mary Roles/Mike Fleischhacker Casey’s General Store Papa Murphy’s Midwest Monitoring Charlie’s on Prior Pearl Salon We also couldn’t make this My Pillow Cherry Berry Pekarna’s happen without all the spon- New Prague Police Department Chipotle Percell’s Hair Team sors, including our tournament Prior Lake Police Department Chuck and Don’s Prior Lake-Savage Schools sponsors: the Mdewakanton Savage Police Department Cities Edge Qdoba Sioux Community, Allina, Shakopee Lions Club Clancy’s R.F. Moehler Jewelers Scott County Attorney’s Of- Stonebrooke Golf Club Coborns – Belle Plaine Real Gem Jewelers Culvers – Savage Renaissance Festival fi ce, Scott County Sheriff’s GOLD SPONSORS – Culvers – Shakopee Riverside Liquor Offi ce, Minnesota Valley Elec- A friendly young deer at Stonebrooke Golf Contribution of $1,000 Cuzzy’s Rohde Pottery Farm tric Cooperative, Next Chapter (Monetary or goods provided) Dairy Queen – Shakopee Ron’s Mechanical Course greeted some of the golfers at the Bryan Rock Products, Inc. Dangerfi eld’s Sailer’s Greenhouse Technology, and Jeff Belzers. annual Tee It Up for the Task Force fundraiser. The citizens of Scott County Shakopee Police Department Doherty’s Sam’s Club The deer was fondly called the event mascot. Sterling Bank Dragon Café Sapporo should also be very proud that Dunn Bros. Savage Science Museum of MN every one of our law enforcement agencies in the County contribute to this fund- SILVER SPONSORS – Edelweiss Bakery Sever’s Fall Festival raiser and are very much involved in the activities of CNTU. Please go to http:// Contribution of $750 Eileen’s Cookies Shakopee Bakery choosenottouse.org/Sponsors.html to see a list of all our sponsors, most of which (Monetary or goods provided) El Toro Shakopee Chevrolet are local Scott County businesses. Please support these businesses and let them Carver County Attorney’s Offi ce Emma Krumbee’s Siriouthay know when you go into their establishment that you appreciate their support of Ken Jarcho Insurance Agency Fishtale Bar and Grill Southwest Guns and Ammo CNTU. Fong’s Restaurant, Bar and Stems and Vines HOLE SPONSORS – Event Center St. Paul Saints We had over 375 raffl e items that were donated and a hole-in-one contest (which Contribution of $300 Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Subway – Dean Lakes I didn’t even make the green on). You can also visit our Facebook page and share (Monetary or goods provided) Steakburgers Subway – Old Carriage Ct. and like at https://www.facebook.com/choosenottouse.org/ and also see photos Access Networks Fresh Thyme Sweet Nautical Boutique from the event. Bail Bonds Doctor Gayle Wermerskirchen Taco Loco The Task Force is a collaborative effort of many County agencies to combat il- Cabela’s Guthrie Theater Take of the Town Liquor legal activities primarily of our youth. The Tee it Up fundraiser is the main source Climb Theatre Hampton Inn –Shakopee Target Dave Beer Home Depot Teresa’s of funding for our anti-drug initiative, Choose Not to Use. Our primary mission is Edward Jones/Tammy Laurent Humble Pie The Pearl Salon to identify, educate, prevent, and control illegal drug use and other hazardous con- Jaspers, Moriarty & Wetherille Iris Valley The Pointe duct and reduce the impact of these activities on the community. While our primary Kevin, Laura and Luna Burkart Janice and Robert Patterson The Station focus is on educating and keeping our youth off of illegal substances, we will also Lawrence Auctioneering Jordan Fire Department The Vintage Gypsy be sponsoring and putting on programs related to other conduct. Minnesota’s Largest Candy Josh Doepke T.J. Hooligans The primary reason for going with the name “Choose Not to Use” was so we Store J.R. Gesswein Tokyo Sushi PATCO 6 Ken and Ruth Jarcho Tony Tieben were not focused on solely one illegal drug or one illegal activity. For instance, we Patrick J. Ciliberto Kim Mayerhofer Tractor and Supply plan on taking on other initiatives and sponsoring activities and programs, such as Patrick, Kathy and Sammi Kowalski’s Market Turtle’s Bar and Grill choose not to use your cell phone for sending illegal photos; choose not to use your Welter Kwik Trip Valley Eye Clinic car for “Nerf wars;” and choose not to use your cell phone for texting while driving, Prior Lake Rotary Kyoto Sushi Valley Sports to name a few. Rahr Corporation Lady A’s Cupcakes Viking Liquor Barrel If you would like to be involved in this great fund raiser next year, as a golfer, S.M. Hentges & Sons, Inc. Laker’s Store Von Hanson’s Seasons Realty Lau’s Bakery Wampach’s Restaurant volunteer, or sponsor, contact Crime and Drug Prevention Coordinator Kathy Wel- The Fun Squad Lezlie Vermillion Warners Stellian ter at (952) 239-6885 or [email protected]. Please come support the next Tee The Lion’s Tap Lucas Patten Wild Ruffl e it Up for the Task Force golf outing – Sept. 7, 2018. If you want to golf – register The UPS Store Mary J. Patterson Zuppa Cucina early! Walter’s Lawn and Landscape Mall of America Follow me on Facebook @C.A.Hocevar and on Twitter @rhocevar1 Coordinators: Ron Hocevar, Scott County Attorney; Luke Hennen, Scott County Sheriff; Dave Beer, Scott County Commissioner; Kathy Welter, Crime and Drug Prevention Coordinator. Public shooting offered at SCALE training facility With deer hunting rapidly approach- ing, public shooting hours are again being offered at the SCALE Regional Training Facility in rural Jordan. Range use will be monitored by trained range safety personnel during the public shooting times.

Public rifl e and shotgun slug shoot- ing dates and times are: 2017 was a bigger, better Scott County Fair! Saturday, Oct. 21: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Hunters can sight in their guns at the The numbers are in, and the attendance was near record-setting at the 2017 Sunday, Oct. 29: 12 noon – 4 p.m. SCALE training facility. Scott County Fair! The weather was great and the crowds were huge at many The fee to use the facility range is Training-Facility for additional informa- of the new events. The schedules and stages were jammed packed with fun $15 for 20 minutes of shooting time. tion. For questions or more information, events and things for Fairgoers to see and do (and eat!). Mark your calendar for July 25-29, 2018 to be sure you don’t miss next year’s Scott County Fair. Reservations are not required. Check contact Mike Briese, Facility Manager, Above, deputies raised funds for the Southern Valley Alliance for Battered the RTF website at www.scottcoun- at (952) 496-8948 or via email at mbri- Women by operating a dunk tank at the Fair. tymn.gov/833/Regional-Public-Safety- [email protected].