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BY ANDREW SEnERHOLM Inside and other parts of the world, [email protected] none of which have the Next steps The Rochester City Coun­ Plan funding hits a speed background or the history we cil did its part to advance bump.A2 have," he said. DMC development plan process: Destination Medical Center DMC administrative costs bill Smithson asked that the ·Approval by city council (March 23). plan be looked at again, with plans Monday evening with clears Senate committee. AS • DMCC public hearing on development plan (April23). the approval of a long-term, steps more clearly sketched conceptual development plan. out. • DMCC board adoption of the development plan. The council was unani­ of the plan such as the fate of In all, more than 20 pub- ·City council second hearing on funding source for DMC (May). mous in its approval of the the public librar y to over­ lic comments were offered. • DMCC annual budget and capital improvement plan budget plan, a lengthy document laid Campion Adkins arching goals and effects of Council members, in discus­ submitted to city council (Sept. 1) the plan. sion following the comments, out by consultants working ·City council approva l of DMCC budget for 2016 (December). through the DMC Economic pion said. "I looked at the plan ... and reiterated that the plan Development Agen cy. Council The council's decision I was devastated that the would be a framework for • DMCC, DMC EDA and city council discussions regarding members expressed excite­ came during a meeting held library was going to move," development, not a binding potential public infrastructure projects and private projects (April ment to be taking real action at the Mayo Civic Center Carol Fishbune said. agreement to produce certain through December). after a monumental planning Grand Ballroom. Before the Another commenter, Tony projects. process. council voted on the devel­ Smithson, said he was con­ "For those of you who have "The vote tonight is not opment plan, members of cerned about the process. noted some parts of the plan council member Mark Hickey carefully defined the terms of about where our vision ends the public were invited to "The consultant from New that you might find shock­ said. the council's approval. - it's about where it begins," comment. Those comments York continually talked about ing, not ever ything in this City Attorney Terry Ad­ council member Nick Cam- ranged from specific details concepts from other cities plan will be implemented," kins drafted a resolution that See PLAN, page A2

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Today's air quality index: 55 (Moderate) Full forecast 86 downtown offices AD INSERTS BY JEFF KIGER Cub Foods [email protected] Hy-Vee A five-year-old Med City biotech Kohls firm has outgrown its downtown In most home-delivered copies offices, so it's moving to much larger digs in northwest Rochester. ReGen Theranostics, which licenses technology from Mayo Clinic, re­ engineers human skin cell samples to create adult stem-celllines for medical TV TONIGHT research. Its work is focused on help­ 7 p.m. I "The Voice," NBC ing advance the growing field of regen­ erative medicine. In 2013, ReGen grew 8:30 p.m.I "One Big Happy," a beating heart muscle from a skin NBC sample from one of ABC's "Nightline" 9 p.m.I "Frontline: 'The reporters. Vaccine War,"' PBS (KTCA) Since 2010, ReGen has operated in 11 :30 p.m. I "The Late Late 1,600 square feet of space on the third Show With James Corden," floor of Rochester 's Bio­ CBS Photos by Elizabeth Nida Obert I en [email protected] Business Center. Century High School sophomores, from left, Nathan Bidinger, Isaac Winemiller, Jared Larsen and Brian Gill enjoy a snow Complete list, BS ReGen Founder and President Matt day at Judd Park in Rochester on Monday. "Just having a really great day;' Larsen said. Nelson said "slow, but steady" growth over the years led ReGen to the point where it needed more space. "We anticipated adding some more space, but then we decided to move AREA NEWS Mother Nature extends icy grip to where we'd have plenty of room to grow," he said. "We anticipate continu­ AUSTIN I The school board ing to add more customers and adding has unanimously approved one new services." of the major bids for adding About 4 more inches artificial turf to two fields at the With the help of a $165,000 loan from Wescott Sports Complex. B1 the city of Rochester and Rochester of snow expected Area Economic Development Inc., Re­ BYRON I A group of kids Gen was approved to lease 5,200 square helps raise more than $3,000 feet of space in the 41st Street Profes­ for a charity that makes dreams this evening sional Campus. come true for sick kids. 83 Nelson said work on the space will BY BRETT BOESE begin soon. He said he hopes to move bboese@pos tbulletin.com into the new offices in July. Mother Nature isn't quite ready to As part of the deal, ReGen has flip the calendar to spring. pledged to retain its eight employees OBITUARIES A wintry mix of sleet and snow and add at least five more within two years. The jobs are required to pay a Page B2 is expected to turn to all snow this evening, adding up to 4 more inches wage of at least $12 an hour. Randy Carlson, Hayfield to Sunday's snow totals throughout RAEDI President Gary Smith said Roger Ronnenberg, Rushford southeastern Minnesota, according the loan carries a 6.5 percent interest Helen Santrizos, Rochester to the National Weather Service. rate. The remaining unpaid portion of Margaret Sloan, Rochester Sunday's snow dumped up to 10.6 a previous interest-free loan of $74,500 inches on Pine Island and 10 inches for the BioBusiness Center space is Lenny Taylor, Dover being rolled into the new $165,000 loan, Malinda Young, Rochester on Rochester. Zumbro Falls also got 10.5 inches, while Winona was hit Nelson said. with 9.5 inches, according to the "It costs a lot more money to be latest numbers from the Weather downtown," Smith said. "It actually Service. makes a lot of sense for them to move Today's snow is expected to hit to a space that's better to grow in." the Roch ester ar ea about 6 p.m. The Hannah Gathje, left, Kate lynn Luster and Sarah Luster, all of Rochester, build a Assistant City Administrator Gary PUNCH LINE Neumann said another tenant is ready Weather Service warns icy roads snow-woman on Monday at Judd Park in Rochester. "Now, what's your third ques­ and slipper y conditions are expect­ to move into ReGen's space in the tion?" ed tonight. Sunday. "Our phones were ringing off the BioBusiness Center when it becomes Joke on A2 A high of 39 on Wednesday should Scott Moon, general manager at hook wh en we got that warm-up available. prevent additional snow accumula­ Sar geant's Gardens on 2nd Street, looking for things to plant, but I "Mayo Clinic is taking over that tion, but there's still a 50 percent said he expects to start selling flow- think most people ended up doing space for a lab that is very similar to chance of sleet. Winds of more than ers, trees and shrubs starting next general maintenance ... to get their what ReGen used that space for," he 20 mph could make for miserable Wednesday; when the calendar flips gardens ready to go," Moon said. said. CORRECTIONS conditions. to April. 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POST-BULLETIN TUESDAY Sports MARCH 24, 2015 D Jets' Stuart Thes is the limit has one more Top-notch coaches trip home set lofty goals for LOCAL SPORTS NOTEBOOK GUY N. LIMBECK Rochester lifters [email protected]

BY ERIC ATHERTON Rochester's Mark Stuart, [email protected] a member of the Winnipeg Mia Erickson is a two-time Jets of the NHL, has one weightlifting national champion. road trip left to Minnesota as Her husband, Karl Erickson, the 2014-15 regular season winds down. a Rochester Century graduate, That trip could be a crucial contest in the is a seven-time track and field playoff race. All-American who starred at the The Jets are currently in a heated battle, as University of Minnesota and still are the , to earn a playoff berth holds the Minnesota high school in the Western Conference. record in the discus. Stuart, a defenseman, gave the Jets a boost Both are now strength coaches as he scored the game-winning goal in a 3-0 vic­ at the Mayo Clinic Sports tory over Washington on Saturday. It was just Medicine Center, which provides Stuart's second goal of the season. He also has sports-performance services for 11 assists and a plus-five rating four Rochester high schools, and in 61 games. the Ericksons are on a mission to The Jets currently have ~----~ turn Rochester nine games left in the regu­ into a hotbed lar season. They were one of weightlifting point behind the Wild in the talent. Central Division going into "I love and play on Monday night. Both enjoy this teams are currently sitting in sport so much, wild-card spots, but several and I want to teams remain within striking share that joy," Photos by Elizabeth Nida Obert I [email protected] distance. Stuart Mia Erickson John Marshall sophomore Tate Rench practices the clean-and-jerk Friday in the Century High School weight The Jets will play the Wild L.....-..c~::__....1__j said Friday as room. He has qualified for the National Youth Olympic Weightlifting Championships, to be held in Blooming­ at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on April6. Erickson athletes worked ton June 24-28. That is the final meeting of the regular season out under her between the teams. After that game the Jets will watchful eyes have just three games remaining. in Century High School's weight Learn more Stuart, 30, is in his lOth season in the NHL room. "There's nothing like get­ For information about high and his fourth year in Winnipeg. His career ting on a platform and it's just school weightlifting in Minnesota, high for points in a season was 17 and goals was you and the bar. You can't blame go online at mnweightlifting.org. five, both during 2008-09 with the Boston Bruins. anybody else." He also had two goals and 11 assists a year ago. This isn't the ordinary lifting Not just for boys you'll see in fitness centers and AJ Boldan, formerly of Rochester, is highly high school weight rooms; rather, Currently, there are no girls involved with the University of Skatin' this is Olympic weightlifting, on the JM or Century teams, but Utes non-varsity hockey program in Salt Lake which focuses exclusively on the Mia Erickson said she thinks City. clean-and-jerk and the snatch, that will change next year. College hockey is growing in the southwest two lifts that culminate with the ''A lot of the girls have never and Utah may field a varsity team in the near athlete holding the weight above even lifted before, and it can be future. Utah currently competes in the Pac 8 his or her head. a bit intimidating because the Hockey Conference (pac8hockey.com) along Jared Larsen, a 16-year-old lifts are so fast and so technical," with State, UCLA, USC, California, sophomore at Century, has lifted she said. "We've got girls who are Oregon, Washington and Washington State. Ari­ since he was in middle school interested, but they're still a bit zona State is in the process of moving to NCAA and finished fourth in his weight Century sophomore Jared Larsen, a varsity wrestler, works out Friday shy when it comes to competing." in the Century High School weight room. He is one of six Rochester Division I. class at the recent Minnesota She is also optimistic that athletes who are participating in Olympic weightlifting. Boldan is a 1997 John Marshall grad who state championships. overall participation in the sport played four years as a goalie at Utah. He is cur­ "The Olympic lifts are more "You're not focused on beating hasn't made its way to officially will increase next year, due in rently the team's president, general manager explosive, rather than squatting other people," he said. "You want becoming a Minnesota high part to the success this year's and an assistant coach. He has also served as or bench pressing," he said. "You to beat your own personal record, school sport," Mia Erickson said. team has enjoyed. the executive director of the Pac 8 Hockey Con­ have to use your whole body, to lift your own personal best." "I hope it does, because it gives "Kids are hearing the an­ ference for the past year. rather than focusing on just legs Several other Rochester lifters kids another opportunity to nouncements, and they see the Utah won the Pac 8 this year and is currently or arms." are very close to qualifying for compete, perhaps even some kids other kids going and doing well, hosting the American Collegiate Hockey As­ Larsen and five other high nationals, and Mia Erickson who don't participate in other and they start thinking 'Maybe I sociation Division II National Tournament. The school students make up the said she expects Rench will have sports." will do that,"' she said. four-day event concludes today. Utah finished inaugural class of Olympic some company when he goes to For now, team members are Max Mallory, a 16-year-old soph­ with a 2-1 mark in pool play at the national weightlifters in Rochester. The nationals. But even a national using Olympic weightlifting as omore at JM, placed fourth in his event, but did not qualify for the championship Ericksons started recruiting par­ championship wouldn't qualify a way to train for other sports. weight class at state and hopes to round. ticipants late last fall and already these dedicated athletes for a Dante Fitzsimmons, a sophomore qualify for nationals during the have had one athlete, Tate Rench varsity letter, because weight­ at Century who placed fourth at next few weeks. A lineman on the Red Wing's Tesha Buck and the Wisconsin­ of John Marshall, qualify for the lifting isn't sanctioned by the the state Olympic weightlifting Rockets football team, he said he Green Bay women's team had its National Youth Olympic Weight­ Minnesota State High School meet, is getting ready for the plans to continue competing in lifting Championships, which season end in the opening League. track season. Olympic weightlifting for the rest round of the NCAA Division I will be held in Bloomington this Mia Erickson hopes that "I feel like the lifting will of his high school career. Tournament on Saturday. summer. changes very soon. help me get faster and improve "We're very lucky to have Karl Green Bay, a No. 9 seed, my form for pole vaulting," he at JM, and the Century team is Competing against yourself "People have been pushing and suffered an 80-70 loss to No. 8 going to school boards across said. "I'm a lot more precise very lucky to have Mia, a two­ Princeton in the first round Rench, however, stressed that the state, saying 'Hey, we've with my movements now, and time national champion," he of the Spokane Region. Buck the meets aren't about winning got a following, so let's get this pole vaulting is very much said. "We have a lot to learn from had 14 points, a team-high six or losing. going,' but weightlifting still about form." these coaches." assists and two rebounds in the season-ending loss. Princeton (31-0) faced Mary­ land (31-2) in the second round Buck of the tournament on Monday night. UConnwomen Buck, a 5-foot-11 sophomore guard, finished the season second on Green Bay in scoring (11.6 points a game) and assists (3.2). She led the team with 52 steals and was third in rebounding at 4.8 are at it again per game. Green Bay finished the season 28-5. Associated Press The have signed catcher STORRS, Conn. - Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Collin Leif and pitcher Peter Resnick to their scored 23 points to lead No.1 UConn to a 91-55 rout of temporary roster for the 2015 season. Rutgers on Geno Auriemma's 6lst birthday, putting Leif is a 6-foot-2, 210-pound junior catcher at the Huskies into the NCAA Tournament's regional the University of Nebraska Omaha. The native semifinals for the 22nd consecutive season. of Bemidji is currently hitting .171 and is more Moriah Jefferson added 19 points and Morgan Tuck of a defensive specialist. had 16 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Huskies (34-1), who won their 33rd consecutive Leif is teammate of returning Rochester game and 79th in 80 tries. Honkers outfielder Alex Schultz, who is hitting The Huskies, who hope to win their lOth national .329 with six RBis at Omaha. championship and third in row, are now 99-17 all-time in Resnick is a 6-foot-3, 200-pound junior right­ the NCAA Tournament, face Texas next week in Albany. handed pitcher from Northbrook, Ill. He hasn't Tyler Scaife had 16 points for eighth-seeded Rut­ pitched at Bradley due to a nerve issue that gers (23-10), which was in its first NCAA Tournament was surgically cleared up, but has made a full Associated Press recovery. since 2012 and has not made it past the second round Connecticut's Breanna Stewart, left, talks with Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma since 2009. during the first half against Rutgers in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Guy N. Limbeck's Local Sports Notebook regularly runs on Page 04: Women's NCAA Tournament capsules Monday in Storrs, Conn. Tuesdays and Saturdays in the print edition.

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