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Call us with further questions. </p> <p class="modal-text" style="font-weight: 700;margin-bottom: unset;text-decoration: underline"> Payment Procedure: </p> <p class="modal-text"> Pre-payment is required for all obituary notices prior to publication by the deadline specified below in our deadline schedule. Please call <span style="font-weight: 700">651-228-5263</span> with your payment information after you have received the proof and approved its contents. </p> <p class="modal-text" style="margin-bottom: unset"> <span style="font-weight: 700">Credit Card:</span> Payment accepted by phone only due to PCI (Payment Card Industry) regulations </p> <p class="modal-text" style="margin-bottom: unset"> <span style="font-weight: 700">EFT:</span> Check by phone. 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lines the cost would be $164.</li> <li class="modal-text" style="margin-bottom: unset">Each photo published is $125 per day.</li> <li class="modal-text" style="list-style-type: none">For example: 2 photos in the paper on 2 days would be 4 photo charges at $500.</li> </ul> <p class="modal-text" style="font-weight: 700;margin-bottom: unset;text-decoration: underline"> Deadlines: </p> <p class="modal-text"> Please follow deadline times to ensure your obituary is published on the day requested. </p> <table style="margin-bottom: 1rem"> <thead> <tr style="text-align: center"> <th style="background-color: #bfbfbf;text-align: center;border: 1px solid #000000;vertical-align: middle"> <p class="modal-text" style="font-weight: 700;margin-bottom: unset;text-align: unset">Hours</p> </th> <th style="background-color: #bfbfbf;text-align: center;border: 1px solid #000000;vertical-align: middle"> <p class="modal-text" style="font-weight: 700;margin-bottom: unset;text-align: unset">Deadline (no 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center;border: 1px solid #000000;vertical-align: middle"> <p class="modal-text" style="margin-bottom: unset;text-align: unset">Must receive obituary content and payment same day by <span style="font-weight: 700;text-decoration: underline">4:30PM</span></p> <p class="modal-text" style="margin-bottom: unset;text-align: unset">Make changes by <span style="font-weight: 700;text-decoration: underline">5:00PM</span></p> </td> <td style="text-align: center;border: 1px solid #000000;vertical-align: middle"> <p class="modal-text" style="margin-bottom: unset;text-align: unset">Must receive photo(s) by 4:30PM</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td style="text-align: center;border: 1px solid #000000;vertical-align: middle"> <p class="modal-text" style="font-weight: 700;margin-bottom: unset;text-align: unset">SATURDAYS</p> <p class="modal-text" style="font-weight: 700;margin-bottom: unset;text-align: unset">10:00AM – 2:00PM</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center;border: 1px solid #000000;vertical-align: middle"> <p class="modal-text" style="margin-bottom: unset;text-align: unset">Sunday Publication</p> </td> <td style="text-align: center;border: 1px solid #000000;vertical-align: middle"> <p class="modal-text" style="margin-bottom: unset;text-align: unset">Must receive obituary content and payment same day by <span style="font-weight: 700;text-decoration: underline">1:30PM</span></p> <p class="modal-text" style="margin-bottom: unset;text-align: unset">Make changes by <span style="font-weight: 700;text-decoration: underline">2:00PM</span></p> </td> <td style="text-align: center;border: 1px solid #000000;vertical-align: middle"> <p class="modal-text" style="margin-bottom: unset;text-align: unset">Must receive photo(s) by 1:30PM</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td style="text-align: center;border: 1px solid #000000;vertical-align: middle"> <p class="modal-text" style="font-weight: 700;margin-bottom: unset;text-align: unset">SUNDAYS</p> <p 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(John Autey / Pioneer Press)" title="The Minnesota Wild moved their collection of Minnesota high school hockey team jerseys into the stands for the wilds first home game of the 2021 NHL season at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Friday, Jan., 22, 2021. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-article_feature" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/0002-Wild-vs-San-Jose.jpg?w=620" data-srcset="https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/0002-Wild-vs-San-Jose.jpg?w=620 620w,https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/0002-Wild-vs-San-Jose.jpg?w=780 780w,https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/0002-Wild-vs-San-Jose.jpg?w=1020 1020w,https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/0002-Wild-vs-San-Jose.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/0002-Wild-vs-San-Jose.jpg?w=1860 1860w" ></div> <figcaption> The Minnesota Wild moved their collection of Minnesota high school hockey team jerseys into the stands for the wilds first home game of the 2021 NHL season at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Friday, Jan., 22, 2021. (John Autey / Pioneer Press) </figcaption> </figure> <div class="meta"><img class="avatar avatar-85 photo coauthor-avatar lazyload size-85x85" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/MIZUTANI_DANE-e1731088532478.jpg?w=85" data-srcset="https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/MIZUTANI_DANE-e1731088532478.jpg?w=85 85w" alt="Dane Mizutani portrait"><div class="coauthor-avatar-container"><div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.twincities.com/author/dane-mizutani/" title="Posts by Dane Mizutani" class=" author-name" rel="author">Dane Mizutani</a> | <a href="mailto:dmizutani@pioneerpress.com">dmizutani@pioneerpress.com</a> | Pioneer Press</pre></div><div class="time">PUBLISHED: <time datetime="2021-01-23 19:27:19">January 23, 2021 at 7:27 PM CST</time></div></div></div></div><div class="article-body"><div class="body-copy"><div class="wp-remixd-voice-wrapper"><script type="text/javascript" id="remixd-audio-player-script" src="https://tags.remixd.com/player/v5/index.js?cb=%%CACHEBUSTER%%" charset="utf-8" async></script></div><p>Nick Bjugstad took the ice for Friday’s morning skate at Xcel Energy Center, and his eyes immediately went to the stands.<p>With no fans allowed inside the arena this season — aside from roughly 150 people comprised of family and friends — the Wild added a nice touch to game days by placing various high school hockey jerseys in the seats behind the benches. Some were accompanied by a picture of a current boy or girl from the respective program.</p><p>“It looks cool,” said Bjugstad, who was named Minnesota Mr. Hockey while starring at Blaine High School. “The first jersey I saw, and I’m not lying, was Blaine, so that was pretty cool. It’s cool they put some heads in there, too. They are doing their best here with what they can.”</p><p>That’s the name of the game this season. While there won’t be fans in attendance for the foreseeable future, the goal for the Wild is to make game day feel as authentic as possible for the players.</p><p>That means pregame introductions, piped in crowd noise, and even the team’s mascot, Nordy, aimlessly wandering around in the stands. All of those things were on display in Friday’s home opener against the San Jose Sharks.</p><p>“It’s not the same as the bubble,” captain Jared Spurgeon said. “As weird as it sounds, we are kind of used to it by now.”</p><script id="0bad3445b4d64812995f92b3b11aefb7"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=b9f569b9-d1f5-4183-890c-9421433b026b&cid=1ffe15d6-eb53-11e9-b4d2-06948452ae1a'; cnx.cmd.push( function() { cnx( { playerId: "b9f569b9-d1f5-4183-890c-9421433b026b" } ).render( "0bad3445b4d64812995f92b3b11aefb7" ); } );</script><p>That doesn’t mean there weren’t borderline laughable moments during the actual game. Like when public address announcer Adam Abrams implored the empty arena to welcome the Wild to the ice before warmups. Or when the jumbotron displayed a prompt telling fans to make some noise. Both asks were met with silence.</p><p>Needless to say, there isn’t exactly a tangible home-ice advantage at the moment. That said, coach Dean Evason wants his team to take pride in playing at home regardless.</p><div class="dfp-ad dfp-cube_article" id="div-gpt-ad-cube_article" style="visibility:hidden"> <div class="htlad-cube_article" data-unit="twincities.com/sports/nhl/minnesota-wild/cube_article" data-targeting=""></div> </div><p>“It’s still our house, and we want to make it difficult for teams to come in here and play,” said Evason, who noted there’s a palpable buzz around the city with the Wild sitting at 4-1-0. “The Twin Cities will give us energy even if (the fans) are not sitting in the seats.”</p><p>Maybe the biggest personal touch this season is the players got to pick the goal song. There was chatter about each player potentially having an individual goal song, though that idea was nixed by the leadership group.</p><p>Instead, the Wild have decided to go with “Jump Around” by House of Pain whenever they score a goal. It’s unclear how much say University of Wisconsin alumnus Ryan Suter had in the final decision, or how University of Minnesota alumnus Bjugstad feels about the choice of the Madison favorite.</p><p>“That was actually my goal song,” Marcus Foligno said with a laugh. “I got confused there for a second. I guess it’s ‘Jump Around’ for a bit. We were supposed to have individual goal songs and that didn’t happen. I picked ‘Jump Around,’ and it was probably the best idea so that’s what we stuck with.”</p><p>In total, the Wild got to hear “Jump Around” more than enough times in a 4-1 win over the Sharks. Whenever fans are allowed back inside Xcel Energy Center, it’s not hard to imagine the stands rocking after each goal.</p><p>“It’s pretty brutal playing with no fans, especially on what should be a fun, exciting, entertaining, night,” Zach Parise said. “You miss having the crowd and that noise. 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