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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Amendment No. 3*
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
SPARTA FOODS, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
846573301
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(CUSIP Number)
Gary S. Kohler, Vice President
Okabena Investment Services, Inc.
5140 Norwest Center
90 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402-4139
(612) 339-7151
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to receive Notices and Communications)
April 17, 1997
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.
*The remainder of this cover page should be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP No. 846573301
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
Okabena Partnership K, a Minnesota general partnership 41-1642281
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Source of Funds
WC
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(5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
N/A
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(6) Citizenship or Place of Organization
Minnesota
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Number of (7) Sole Voting Power 875,000 shares
Shares Bene- _________________________________________________________________
ficially (8) Shared Voting Power -0- shares
Owned by _________________________________________________________________
Each Report- (9) Sole Dispositive Power 875,000 shares
ing Person _________________________________________________________________
With (10) Shared Dispositive Power -0- shares
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(11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
875,000 shares
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(12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares [ ]
N/A
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(13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
12.0%
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(14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
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This Amendment No. 3 amends the original Schedule 13D filed February 9, 1996 and
Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on October 17, 1996 and Amendment No. 2 filed
April 4, 1997.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
Item 5 is amended and restated as follows:
(a) and (b). See Schedule 13D cover page, rows (7) through (11)
inclusive and (13).
(c). The Reporting Person disposed of 115,000 shares of the
Issuer's Common Stock in open market transactions as described below. Such
sales result in a reduction of the Reporting Person's beneficial ownership by an
amount which is more than 1% of the relevant class of the Issuer's securities.
Date of Sale No. of Shares Sold Sale Price
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3-28-97 12,500 $1.88
4-14-97 50,000 1.03
4-17-97 27,500 1.14
4-22-97 25,000 1.00
(d). Except as set forth above, there have been no other
transactions in the Common Stock of the Issuer effected during the last sixty
days by the persons listed in Item 2 of Schedule 13D.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and
belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: April 23, 1997 OKABENA PARTNERSHIP K
By: Okabena Investment Services, Inc.
Its Managing Partner
By: /s/ Gary S. Kohler
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Gary S. Kohler, Vice President
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