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Exhibit E <br /> Movie, dig spur interest in archaeology at a young age <br /> •By Joni Astrup, Associate editor <br /> Jonathon Bianchi of Rogers was just 13 when he participated in his first archaeological dig in Elk River nearly a <br /> decade ago. <br /> would love to work in cultural resource <br /> He'd entertained thoughts of being an archaeologist management." <br /> ever since seeing an"Indiana Jones"movie at the <br /> age of 5. The public dig at the Alan Hoebelheinrich The public was invited to participate in six days of <br /> farm in Elk River sealed the deal. digging at Bailey Point as part of the archaeological <br /> dig that ran June 14-16 and 21-23. <br /> "There was never any question after that," Bianchi <br /> said. Today,he's a senior at the University of Gregg Felber was another participant. <br /> Minnesota majoring in anthropolo_y and <br /> `, , 1a isasue/77o,/i7 %� He isaretired a <br /> kinesiolog gy �� ,ice Couty deputy veering on <br /> anthro of t I1 "3 a.master's degree i etilitira source management <br /> archaeology ar: t. Cloud State University. <br /> "There's n <br /> \,- <br /> ing cooler think, i " <br /> something that's been lot�"or thousands o�� .rs <br /> "This is career,two,"Felber said. <br /> and being t first persoi to pull % ®., ®1d it in <br /> your hand. If s just like the greatest $ing ever, <br /> said Bianchi :a 2009 graduate of Rogers High <br /> AliSchool. "Plus, you get to be outside, you gel/to `y <br /> work with cool people, t 're always doing; ' ' z, ' <br /> something different, and you're not trapped in an ,.; k��� / <br /> office " <br /> ;, � '^° bk.. <br /> t, <br /> * '4. ' .-' N' — t*.otww.kv.,"4 't '' — - • • , - - <br /> ' <br /> ark ' <br /> �� Jonathon Bianchi(left)and Bob Burgess worked on a test hole at Bailey <br /> ' Point <br /> Jonathon Bianchi dug sediment out of a test hole at Bailey Point.The dirt Brian McFarlane also volunteered at the dig. He has <br /> was then put on screens to be sifted in hopes offinding artifacts.After the <br /> test hole is dug out to a certain depth,measurements are taken,notes are lived in Elk River since the eighth grade and is <br /> written regarding the findings and the soils are classified. interested in all aspects of the area's history. This is <br /> the second dig he has been a part of in Elk River. <br /> Bianchi participated in a public archaeological dig <br /> this month at Bailey Point Nature Preserve in Elk Dr. Richard Rothaus, who led the Bailey Point dig, <br /> River. When asked what he'd like to do for a career, said close to 100 volunteer's participated and more <br /> •he indicated the dig around him and said: "This. I than 100 people visited the dig. <br /> 12 <br />