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To place an obituary, please include the information from the obituary checklist below in an email to obits@pioneerpress.com. There is no option to place them through our website at this time. Feel free to contact our obituary desk at 651-228-5263 with any questions. General Information: Your full name, Address (City, State, Zip Code), Phone number, And an alternate phone number (if any) Obituary Specification: Name of Deceased, Obituary Text, A photo in a JPEG or PDF file is preferable, TIF and other files are accepted, we will contact you if there are any issues with the photo. Ad Run dates There is a discount for running more than one day, but this must be scheduled on the first run date to apply. If a photo is used, it must be used for both days for the discount to apply, contact us for more information. Policies: Verification of Death: In order to publish obituaries a name and phone number of funeral home/cremation society is required. We must contact the funeral home/cremation society handling the arrangements during their business hours to verify the death. If the body of the deceased has been donated to the University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program, or a similar program, their phone number is required for verification. Please allow enough time to contact them especially during their limited weekend hours. A death certificate is also acceptable for this purpose but only one of these two options are necessary. Guestbook and Outside Websites: We are not allowed to reference other media sources with a guestbook or an obituary placed elsewhere when placing an obituary in print and online. We may place a website for a funeral home or a family email for contact instead; contact us with any questions regarding this matter. Obituary Process: Once your submission is completed, we will fax or email a proof for review prior to publication in the newspaper. This proof includes price and days the notice is scheduled to appear. Please review the proof carefully. We must be notified of errors or changes before the notice appears in the Pioneer Press based on each day’s deadlines. After publication, we will not be responsible for errors that may occur after final proofing. Online: Changes to an online obituary can be handled through the obituary desk. Call us with further questions. Payment Procedure: Pre-payment is required for all obituary notices prior to publication by the deadline specified below in our deadline schedule. Please call 651-228-5263 with your payment information after you have received the proof and approved its contents. Credit Card: Payment accepted by phone only due to PCI (Payment Card Industry) regulations EFT: Check by phone. Please provide your routing number and account number. Rates: The minimum charge is $162 for the first 12 lines. Every line after the first 12 is $12. If the ad is under 12 lines it will be charged the minimum rate of $162. Obituaries including more than 40 lines will receive a 7.5% discount per line. On a second run date, receive a 20% discount off both the first and second placement. Place three obituaries and the third placement will be free of charge. Each photo published is $125 per day. For example: 2 photos in the paper on 2 days would be 4 photo charges at $500. Deadlines: Please follow deadline times to ensure your obituary is published on the day requested. Hours Deadline (no exceptions) Ad Photos MEMORIAM (NON-OBITUARY) REQUEST Unlike an obituary, Memoriam submissions are remembrances of a loved one who has passed. The rates for a memoriam differ from obituaries. Please call or email us for more memoriam information Please call 651-228-5280 for more information. HOURS: Monday – Friday 8:00AM – 5:00PM (CLOSED WEEKENDS and HOLIDAYS) Please submit your memoriam ad to memoriams@pioneerpress.com or call 651-228-5280. Class 6A Edina 31, Forest Lake 30, OT Forest Lake’s state tournament aspirations ended with a failed 2-point attempt in overtime that would’ve won the Rangers the game. Forest Lake reached the extra session thanks to a 42-yard field goal by Jayden Onuonga at the end of regulation. Both teams scored touchdowns in the extra session, but Edina kicked an extra point after its score, and the Rangers then went for the win only to have the Hornets defense produce a stand. Chase Bjorgaard ran for two touchdowns and caught another for Edina, who will meet Eden Prairie in a state quarterfinal next Friday at Osseo High School. The Eagles beat Champlin Park 21-16 on Friday. Lakeville South 37, Mounds View 0: Nic Swanson and Griffen Dean each ran for two touchdowns, while Myles Krinkie returned an interception 52 yards for a score in Lakeville South’s victory. The Cougars held Mounds View to just 164 yards of offense. Lakeville South will meet Maple Grove in a Class 6A state quarterfinal at 7 p.m. Friday at Eastview High School. Maple Grove 55, East Ridge: 18: Kaden Harney ran for three touchdowns and threw for another as the defending state champs cruised into the state quarterfinals, where they’ll meet Lakeville South next Friday. James Engle ran for three touchdowns, while also being on the receiving end of Harney’s scoring strike. St. Michael-Albertville 14, Rosemount 0: St. Michael-Albertville entered the postseason with just three victories but has back-to-back wins in these playoffs after shutting out top-seeded Rosemount. St. Michael-Albertville will meet Minnetonka in a state quarterfinal on Thursday at Farmington High School. The Skippers beat Prior Lake 14-7 on Friday. Centennial 28, Shakopee 3: A stout running game and strong defense continues to serve the Cougars well in the postseason. They’ll meet Moorhead on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Spring Lake Park High School. Class 5A St. Thomas Academy 32, Two Rivers 19: The Cadets scored the game’s first 32 points as Todd Rogalski returned an interception 66 yards for a score in the first quarter and hauled in a 33-yard scoring strike in the third. Teddy Petschel also had a defensive touchdown for the Cadets, returning a fumble 41 yards to pay dirt. Class 4A Hill-Murray 31, South St. Paul 18: Pioneers freshman quarterback Brayden Hartmann threw for three scores as Hill-Murray again reached the Class 4A state quarterfinals. Donovyn O’Donnell ran in two scores for the Packers. Class 3A Minneapolis North 56, St. Croix Lutheran 44: A battle of unbeatens lived up to its billing in the Section 4 final as the Polars rallied from an eight-point deficit in the final frame by scoring the game’s final 20 points. Colin Avery had three rushing downs for St. Croix Lutheran, while Elijah Larson added two more. But Logan Lachermeier was the star of the game, throwing seven touchdowns for Minneapolis North.
