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1 comment • Joel Friday, e-PRO • July 30 2008 03:34PMThe Minnesota state men's softball tourney was held at Taft park in Richfield this weekend and Constance Free was there to compete. We eliminated 2 teams from the toruney and beat one other team on our way to a 3-2 finish. Lossing our 2nd game 10-7 made our road to the championship daunting as we then needed to win 7 straight games to claim the prize. We won our first game this morning even after spotting the other team 6 runs in the first inning. We then went on to shut them down and scored 11 runs. The next team just kept on hitting and we wilted in the heat ending on run with a 14-4 loss.
The play of the tourneyhad to have been the shot up the middle which Scott knocked down and Jim picked up and did a no look back flip to Steve at second.
On to the league playoffs which start Monday with out us but, we can play 3 straight the following Monday to claim our t-shirts!
Team photo:
Top Row Steve Stelly, Adam Kurschner, Joel Friday, Derek Wnnerberg, Scott Stroyny, Tommie Casey, Jeromy Boone
Russ Lindstrom, Jim Blair, Peter Grover, Phil Aguilar
Go Constance!
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0 comments • Joel Friday, e-PRO • July 27 2008 12:40PMWell we finished our regular season tonight with a 9-0 win against Total Chaos. We started and ended our season with our only 2 shutouts of the year. Jim Blair turned 2 double plays and the rest of the team played great defense. If Epiphany wins though, they will be league champs with the 3 way tie with Cross of Christ. Tommie Casey broke out of a little slump with an in the park home run.
Our State tourney starts tomorrow in Richfield at Taft Park field #1 11:20 am. Stop by and enjoy the competition.
Great season guys!
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0 comments • Joel Friday, e-PRO • July 25 2008 09:29PMThis week was a rematch with Horizon Silver and Troy let me know they were looking to beat us. We were off to our typical slow start and trailed in the game until we scored 5 in the bottom of the 4th to take a 9-5 lead. We mixed up the line up a little, having Steve Stelly start at pitcher and Adam Kirshner out in right center. Horizon used a 5th infielder the entire game although, that never really seemed to pay off with any outs. Scott had his signature triple and I had my first home run of the year (in the park). Pete has gone back to hitting from the right side and had a good night at the plate. Our defense was a little shaky so we need to clean that up by this weekends state tourney. We ended up winning 12-11 with the tieing run on first base. That puts us at 10-1, still 1/2 game behind Cross of Christ and tied with Epiphany. Friday night game against Total Chaos will determine how we end up in the standings.
Go Constance!
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0 comments • Joel Friday, e-PRO • July 22 2008 08:20AMThe district tourney started today at the National Sports Center in Blaine for our Minnesota Revolution U15C2 girls soccer team. The New Brighton Blaze were the draw and they struck first with a goal late in the first half. The days rain had flooded some of the fields but ours was just good and wet with quite a few puddles on the field. As the second half started off, New Brighton seemed to escape one close chance by the Rev aftr another. Our break came on a free kick by Sarah Dettinger with about 20 minutes left in the game, which the goalie slowed but didn't keep out of the net. We had several additonal chances on corner kicks but the game was still tied with 5 minutes left. We just pushed into another corner kick from the right side. Sarah Dettinger took the kick and Jenny Friday headed the ball into the net with just a few minutes to go for her second header goal of the season.
Overall the team is really playing and passing well and we could have scored on a couple of other opportunities. We now play again tomorrow at 1pm and then 7pm. When we win those games we will go to the state tourney next weekend.
Great game girls!
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0 comments • Joel Friday, e-PRO • July 19 2008 09:40PMI just taught my 3rd daughter how to drive a clutch. The first 2 daughters were prone to killing the engine and they took quite a while to get the launch down. Once they mastered that they have done very well and my oldest daughter still drives a clutch now 7 years later.
That brings me to todays fun. My youngest daughter had just the opposite issue as she peeled out on her first attempt to go forward. The neighbors had a good laugh once they realized it was her and not me. She also struggled finding third gear a couple of times, first gear at 40 never works real well. The cars behind us were none to forgiving and that frustated her even more.
Never had such a thrilling ride to the movie store before, but I have already survived this twice before so once more shouldn't be too bad.
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3 comments • Joel Friday, e-PRO • July 18 2008 07:18PMWell the injury/vacation bug hit us last night as only 9 guys could play for us. We were up against Meadow Creek Red and they came ready to play. They scored 4 in the first and 5th along with 5 other runs to keep us on our heels all night. We were down by 4 going into the bottom of the 5th inning. Scott's signature triple had eluded him all game. Our first 2 batters were retired, when we broke out with 8 consecutive hits, capped off with my go ahead single between the pitcher's legs. We scored 6 times to take the lead and shut out Meadow Creek Red in the the top of the 6th to win 15-13. Not pretty but a great example of why we are now 9-1, we simply don't give up.
Our new lefty Pete (just switched to left handed) went 4 for 4 and I had one of my better games going 3 for 4 includong a triple I stratched into a double. Both Scott and Jeromy had their shiny new candy apple red Miken bats, which most of the team tried and liked. 2 more games next week then, onto the State tourney the 25th-27th in Richfield.
Great game Constance!
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0 comments • Joel Friday, e-PRO • July 15 2008 07:46AMAs Maxwell Smart might say "Missed it by that much!" That is how close the span is from being completed for the Nrthbound lanes. They are claiming to have both spans complete yet this month and hope to have i-35W open again shortly after Labor Day. We heard a report that the cables on Big Ben (the crane lifting the segments up to the bridge) snapped yesterday, slowing progress alittle. Luckily they weren't lifting a segment at the time.
Here are a few shots we took on a long bike ride to Minneapolis and back We also stopped for dinner at the "Old Spaghetti Factory" in downtown for dinner.
A link to our route.
http://www.mapmyrun.com/ride/united states/mn/minneapolis/740607207
0 comments • Joel Friday, e-PRO • July 04 2008 08:35PMHey!!!! Nice job last night. That win put our team in third place in our division as of today. If we win against Two Harbors next week, pending their results, we could potentially end up in second place. Nice work team!!!
The girls also enjoyed DQ, thanks to Coach Dettinger and Jenny Friday's header goal in the Burnsville Tourney. The goal was set up by a great corner kick from Sarah Dettinger who also scored in the first game.
Here is the link to the rest of team photos, enjoy! Thanks Judy and Cheryl.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingSignin.jsp?Uc=c8iz31in.3m8h524r&Uy=-yv3x1b&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&UV=211809332481_437805222603&localeid=en_US
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I-35W Bridge over the Mississippi
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Highway Paving to Begin This Week
 Roadway crews will begin paving sections of the I-35W highway north of the river this week. Starting tonight (June 30), crews will begin paving the highway between University Avenue and Second Street Southeast (the area in the foreground of the photo above). By next week, paving is expected to continue between University Avenue and Fourth Street Southeast.
 Meanwhile, the barge crane continues installing pre-cast segments for the northbound and southbound spans of the I-35W Bridge across the Mississippi (see photo above). Of the 120 total segments needed for the main span, 80 already are in place, and approximately 100 will be installed by the end of the week, including all 60 of the segments for the northbound half of the bridge. When the cantilevers extending from both sides of the river are complete, there will be a gap of about 7 feet between them and a difference in elevation of no more than 6 inches. Crews will complete the main span with two "closure pours" of cast-in-place concrete. The closure pour for the northbound side of the bridge is scheduled for the week of July 7, and the southbound side will be closed about 10 days later. |
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Construction Update  Other construction activities scheduled for the week of June 30 include:
Potential Noise Impacts
Potential Traffic Impacts As the project progresses, residents and commuters may encounter activities that will affect traffic in the area. In particular:
Potential Light Impacts Crews are working night shifts seven days a week on both sides of the river. Lights and construction traffic may be noticeable between 5:30 p.m. and 4 a.m. Planning Your Route to Downtown Minneapolis - If you are planning to drive to downtown Minneapolis, you can use the links below to plan your route: |
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Getting a Closer Look Visit the website - The website offers up-to-date information, presentations, graphics, photos and animations, as well as interesting features on workers on the project. You can access the website at www.mndot.gov.
Attend a Sidewalk Superintendent Talk - These weekly events provide an opportunity to accompany project representatives on a walk across the 10th Avenue Bridge, where you can see the construction workers in action and ask questions about the project. If you'd like to participate, meet in the parking lot in front of the former Grandma's restaurant at 19th and Washington avenues by 11 a.m. on any Saturday.
Take a self-guided tour - Signs describing the design/build process are mounted along the 10th Avenue Bridge.
Call the hotline - If you have any questions about the project, please call the hotline at (612) 236-6901 between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily. Messages left after 8 p.m. will be returned first thing the morning of the next business day.
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Other than viewing what's happening from the 10th Avenue Bridge, the public is asked to stay away from the bridge construction area for safety reasons.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) and the Flatiron-Manson construction team intend to build a high quality and safe bridge while minimizing disruptions to the surrounding neighborhoods.
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