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All jazzed up in BurnsvilleThe free-admission Art & All That Jazz festival returns to Burnsvilles Nicollet Commons Park Aug . 18 with headliner Randy Brecker .

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Olympic games inspire athletesArea athletic swimming, gymnastics and other clubs are seeing many new members thanks to the Olympics .

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by Jessica HarperSuN ThISweek

A Boston technology support firm that previously said it would move its world headquarters to Ap-ple Valley now plans to call eagan home . Stream Global is expected to bring between 340 and 400 jobs to its relocated headquarters and call cen-ter at 43,000-square-foot building at 3285 Northwoods Circle . In a July 27 letter to city officials, Vincent Mottola, vice president of Stream Global, said it plans to spend between $1 .5 million and $2 million to renovate the building, for which work is expected to begin by Sept . 1 . This comes as good news to city officials . Im always pleased when any corporation identifies the assets eagan has and decided to locate and bring jobs here, said Mayor Mike Maguire . Stream Global, which has a temporary corporate office in Bloomington, is seeking financial assistance from the Department of employment and economic De-velopment, but the amount is un-known . Company representatives could not be reached in time for this story . eagan City Administrator Tom hedges said the company has indi-cated it plans to lease an adjacent building, which would provide an-other 300 to 400 call center jobs . The final plan would likely be confirmed about three months after Northwoods opens . If the company secures the sec-ond building, it could spend about

$2 million in renovations . In his letter, Mottola describes Stream Global as a provider of sales, customer service and technical sup-port services for Fortune 1000 com-panies worldwide . The company has 33,000 employees in 49 locations across 21 countries . It currently manages millions of voice, email and chat contacts each year from cus-tomers around the globe, he said . Stream Global is one of several companies to relocate to eagan in recent months . Prime Therapeutics announced in December it plans to add 300 jobs through a $5 million expansion near its eagan headquarters . earlier this year, two other com-panies, ecolab and eastcoast docu-ment management company Di-versified Information Technology announced large expansion plans within eagan that company repre-sentatives say will bring a significant amount of jobs .

These moves have been a welcom-ing sight for city officials after one of its largest employers, Lockheed Martin, announced plans in 2010 to close its facility in eagan . In March, Stream Global said it intended to move its headquarters to Apple Valley where the companys CeO kathy Marinello resides . But the company abandoned that plan in June when it announced it was un-able to find a large enough building to meet its needs . About $2 .4 million in forgivable loans had been offered to assist the firm in relocating to Apple Valley . That included a $1 million loan that is still available from the state De-partment of employment and eco-nomic Development, according to a Star Tribune report .

Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sun-thisweek.

by John GessnerSuN ThISweek

Three candidates are running for mayor and eight are running for two City Council seats in the Burnsville primary election on Tuesday, Aug . 14 . Incumbent Mayor elizabeth kautz, who has been mayor since 1995, is facing Jerry willenburg and Bill David Ansari . willen-burg ran against kautz in 2008, losing with 46 percent of the vote in the closest race of kautzs ca-reer . The open council seats are cur-rently held by Dan Gustafson and Mary Sherry . Sherry is seeking re-election to a second term . Gus-tafson is retiring after two terms . The other candidates are Su-zanne Nguyen, Richard hoel, Bruce Johnson, James Cammara-to, Rochell Ansari, Steve Cherney (a former council member) and Patrick Madden . Mayor and council terms are for four years . The top two vote-getters in the mayors race and the top four in the council race will advance to the general election in November . Primary voters can choose only one mayoral candidate and up to two council candidates . More election information and polling places are on the citys website, www .burnsville .org . Polls will be open from 7 a .m . to 8 p .m . Candidates responses to Sun Thisweek Newspaper question-naires begin on Page 6A of this edition .


After sweating out their Advanced Placement Amer-ican history tests last spring, students in Carla Staffas AP history classes at Burns-ville high School were re-warded with more sweat . Staffas three AP his-tory classes adjourned to the gym for one day of hooverball, a medicine-ball game invented by herbert hoovers doctor to melt pounds from and reinvigo-rate the 31st president of the united States .

The year-end class ex-ercise might have started a craze . Still novices to the game, five BhS students dove into big-league hooverball Aug . 4, competing in the 25th an-nual National hooverball Championship in hoovers hometown of west Branch, Iowa . And Staffa is complet-ing the paperwork to launch an official hooverball club next year at BhS, which shell advise .

Election is Tuesday

History comes alive with new game at Burnsville High

Tech support firm to move to eagan

Burnsvillecity primary loaded with candidates

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Boston technology support firm Stream Global has said it plans to move its world headquarters and call center to a 49,000-square-foot building at 3285 Northwoods Circle in Eagan. The move is expected to bring between 340 and 400 jobs.

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Burnsville Hooverballers who competed in the National Hooverball Championships in West Branch, Iowa, are, from left: Top row A.J. Hey, Davis Hey and Peter Dudziak. Bottom row Christina Sahli, Kylie Jacobsen and Laura Garbe.

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2012 Eagan Funfest ambassador Megan Towle (left) and Sarah Schmidt, fresh food coordinator at the Eagan Resource Center, help guests pick out pumpkin seed packets at the Night to Unite event on Aug. 7 at the Eagan Resource Center.

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hiring begins Aug . 20 for walmart, Burnsvilles newest major employer . A walmart store that won City Council approval in January is scheduled to open Oct . 26 at 12200 River Ridge Blvd ., east of Interstate 35w in north Burnsville . A hiring center will open Aug . 20 at 12245 Nicollet Ave . S . in Burnsville, said store manager Sean Brooks . The store will provide 350 to 375 jobs, half of them full time, Brooks said . employ-

ment could swell to 400 over the holidays . The 350 to 375 jobs would make walmart the No . 8 employer in town, based on 2011 figures from the Min-nesota Department of employment and eco-

nomic Development . Brooks said wages will probably range from $8 to $15 an hour . It depends on expe-rience, he said . he and his department managers have been getting to know community leaders, including Mayor elizabeth

Store opening set for Oct. 26

walmart to become a major employer in Burnsville

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pain inflicted by bullies enduresSun Thisweek columnist Larry werner says bullying must be confronted to end its cycle of pain .

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2A August 10, 2012 Sun ThiSweek - Burnsville - eagan

by Jessica HarperSun ThiSweek

Students in Rosemount-Apple Valley-eagan schools once again outper-formed the state average on standardized tests. The percentage of Dis-trict 196 students who scored as proficient or better on the reading and math portion of the Min-nesota Comprehensive As-sessments is higher than the statewide average, ac-cording to results released on Aug. 1 by the Minne-sota Department of edu-cation. The standardized test assesses whether students

are proficient in reading, math and science. The reading and math portion of the test is given to students in grades three through eight. Students in 10th grade also take the reading por-tion of the test, while stu-dents in 11th grade take the math portion. The science portion is given to students in fifth and eighth grade, and high school. Those results have not yet been released. More than 13,000 stu-dents in District 196 took the MCAs last spring. The percentage of third, fourth and eighth graders

in the district who scored proficient stayed the same compared to last year. Proficiency increased by 2 percent for sixth graders and by 3 percent for sev-enth and tenth graders in District 196. Statewide, the percent-age of students who scored as proficient in reading stayed the same or in-creased in most grades. Although the perfor-mance of students in Dis-trict 196 remained the same or improved, it fell for one grade. The percentage of fifth graders who scored profi-cient in reading dropped by 3 percent. Proficiency among fifth graders state-wide fell on average by 1 percent. District 196 saw fewer improvements in math pro-ficiency than in reading, but continued to exceed the state average. Students in most grade levels increased their pro-ficiency this spring. Fifth graders proficiency in math increased by 2 percent while proficiency among tenth-graders climbed by 10 percent compared to last year. Scores by seventh graders in the district rose by one percent while eighth graders scores increased by 11 percent. Fewer students in fourth and eleventh grade scored proficient on the test this spring than last year. Fourth graders scores decreased by 2 percent compared to last year and eleventh graders scores fell by 10 percent. This slightly exceeds the statewide av-erage for eleventh grade, which showed a 6 percent drop in proficiency. Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

A few grade levels continue to struggle

District 196 students exceed state average in reading, math scores

by Jessica HarperSun ThiSweek

An arrest of an eagan man for a minor warrant last week began as routine for police, but soon turned into something much more bizarre. Police say the 56-year-old man began referring to him-self as The Joker and Au-rora, Colo., shooting suspect James holmes. Thomas Michael Casper was charged Aug. 2 by the Dakota County Attorneys Office with terroristic threats for his rants. According to the criminal complaint, officers respond-ed on July 31 to Caspers home in the 400 block of Ridge Cliff Drive after receiv-ing a noise complaint. while

en route, of-ficers learned Casper had a misdemeanor warrant and began to ar-rest him as he stood on his driveway. As police officers es-

corted Casper to their squad car, he allegedly became agi-tated and referred to himself as The Joker and shouted to his neighbors: im coming back. You guys are done. Casper allegedly threat-ened the officers in the car the entire way to the Dakota County Jail. At one point, Casper said, i should be The Joker and i wouldnt own a gun but if i did, i would do

what holmes did. i would blow people away. Casper said he under-stood why holmes allegedly committed mass murder in Colorado and ranted about his home being in foreclosure and that he has nothing go-ing for himself anymore. One of the officers re-ported he believes Caspers threats are genuine and that Casper will attempt to carry out his threats at some point. Casper is scheduled to ap-pear in court at 9 a.m. Aug. 28. if convicted, he could face up to five years in prison.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or face-book.com/sunthisweek.

Thomas Casper

Eagan man makes threats, references to Aurora shooter

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by Tad JohnsonSun ThiSweek

eric werner, a current po-lice captain in Burnsville, is expected to be the new chief of police in Rosemount. werner was announced as the City Councils selec-tion after its Monday round of interviews of three candi-dates. The city still needs to come to terms with wer-ner on a salary and benefits package and have a back-ground check completed, ac-cording to City Administra-tor Dwight Johnson. if all goes well, Johnson said a final council approval of the contract could come at the Aug. 21 meeting. i think it worked out really well, Johnson said. The council had some good candidates from a good field. The candidates were whit-tled from an initial field of

11 and then reduced to six who were interviewed two weeks ago by a panel of city staff, local residents and the eagan Chief of Police James McDonald. The other finalists were Jewel ericson, police lieuten-ant in Rosemount, and Mi-chael Marben, police captain in Apple Valley. Johnson said the appli-cation process had a high threshold for candidates as the city accepted only those applicants who have had law enforcement command expe-rience. The opening occurred when Police Chief Gary kal-stabakken retired from the Rosemount force on May 31. Johnson said he felt the process, which lasted a little over two months, wasnt rushed and moved along in a timely manner. he said the candidates felt the process was fair.

werner has been a police captain in Burnsville since October 2004. he served on the Dakota County Drug Task Force Advisory Board from 2004-2010 in the capacities of chairman, vice chairman and secretary. werner has a master of arts in police leadership, ed-ucation and administration from the university of St. Thomas and a bachelor of arts in organizational man-agement and communication from Concordia university. he is a member of the Lu-theran Church of Our Savior in Rosemount and is a Rose-mount resident. The three finalists par-ticipated in an open house wednesday, Aug. 1, in the council chambers.

Tad Johnson can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Eric Werner has been with Burnsville since 2004

Rosemount selects Burnsville captain to lead police


City shouldnt bail out Caponi To the editor: Ever wonder why the city of Eagan has such an insa-tiable appetite for pouring money into the so-called Caponi Art Park? This project began many years ago as a private citi-zens hobby. Being an art instructor, Anthony Caponi came into possession of some artworks from former students and others. Some of these items could be classified as art and for others it would be a stretch. Mr. Caponi brought these home and put them

around his property. Then when it became too expen-sive to maintain his hobby park he went to the city to bail him out and buy a portion of the property un-der the guise of keeping Eagan green. Negotiations began and as the deal came close to re-ality there was a last minute change where the Caponis decided to keep part of the property to build condos on. (So much for the importance of the green concept.) The county would not allow ac-cess from Diffley so the city allowed access from the city park property to private con-dos.

Now we hear that the mortgage on the property is hard to pay with the cur-rent modest attendance and the Caponis want the city to dump even more money into the park. Residents should contact the mayor and City Council members and tell them to stop spending money on this. We have wonderful parks in Eagan and we dont need to divert park money to again bail out someones private hobby park. Let it suc-ceed or fail on its own merits. Stop the city subsidies. MikE McGRAWEagan

Chick-fil-A controversy To the editor: it has been very inter-esting following the recent Chick-fil-A controversy. The Chick-fil-A CEO sim-ply stated that, based on his Biblical beliefs, marriage should be between one man and one woman. Wow, did the radical left become apoplectic with that one. it exploded with indig-nation and, as per usual, showed its true colors of its brand of tolerance and inclusion, You are only allowed to express your thought if you agree with us. The comments of the mayors of Chicago and Boston and officials of who knows how many other cit-ies bespeak of fascist cen-sorship. Chicago mayor, radical Rahm Emanuel, bloviates that Chick-fil-A values are not Chicago val-ues. That coming from the murder capital of America.

Thank the good Lord, Chi-cago values are not the val-ues of We the People. One wonders what the old-time Democrat boss of Chicago, Richard J. Daley, would have to say about homosexual marriage, the racist that he was. How long before The radical left per-petrates its own symbolic version of kristallnacht against Chick-fil-A?

CHUCk ERiCkSONBurnsville

Daley knows whats at stakeTo the editor: im an independent and im not tied to either of the major parties because i got tired of all the game play-ing. But i do believe that we need to be represented by good people who listen to the voters and act wisely and responsibly. i am also a CPA and think its impor-tant that we elect people who understand what drives

growth in the economy which will benefit all of us with more jobs and a higher standard of living. Sen. Ted Daley, R-Eagan, knows what it takes to improve the Minnesota economy and hes committed to continu-ing that work. The news that Minneso-ta has ended its fiscal year with a significant surplus demonstrates solid prog-ress, taking our state from a hefty deficit to a positive balance. There will be dramatic calls for major new state spending, but that would only put us back in the hole. Daley will continue to safe-guard the interests of tax-payers, and our children, who need to receive a good education and be able to anticipate a future without inheriting crushing debt. i will work to see that Ted Daley continues to work for the people of Minnesota.

PEGGY BENSONEagan

OpinionThe pain inflicted by bullies can last a lifetime

Progress but big questions about Minnesotas high school math test

by Larry WernerSUN THiSWEEk

its probably been 20 years since i hap-pened upon an essay written by my daugh-ter, who is now a 38-year-old mother of two. The essay was about the importance of her sense of humor in dealing with bul-lying. Specifically, she wrote in that high school paper that her sense of humor helped her deflect the taunts and harass-ment she received from pre-teen girls who made her a target when she showed up as the new kid at an Edina elementary school. During a transient stage of my career, i had moved my wife and children five times in six years through five states, ending up in Edina. Years later, i found out that one of the consequences of my moves was setting my children up for bullies who pick on the new arrivals. My older son, likewise, was bullied punched and pushed at the bus stop out-side our Edina home by a troubled boy who lived next door and acted out his frus-trations by tormenting my son. My younger son, whose anxiety disor-der frustrated a physical education teacher into provoking one of my boys meltdowns, painted for me a picture of the bullied child. As we were driving away from the Lakeville school i was summoned to after his meltdown, my son asked me to stop the car. He pointed to another young boy who stood on the periphery of where other boys were playing. Hes like i am, my son said of the kid who watched, rather than played, because

he wasnt one of them. i am reminded of these experiences from my own parenting life by the stories appearing regularly in our newspapers concerning the problem of bullying. Jon Tatting, reporter for The Post Review in North Branch, wrote in the July 4 paper that a survey of parents, students and staff revealed that bullying is a major concern in the Rush City schools. Jon wrote about the testimony of a parent who took her com-plaints about the bullying of her child to the districts school board and the superin-tendent. That superintendent, Vern koepp, said the school district plans to develop a bully-ing-prevention plan. High school counsel-or Heidi Larson said its important that the plan will be student-driven. She said: Stu-dents have a big influence on each other. We need kids to want to be kind. The story of bullies is one of the most important of our time. The staff of the papers we publish in Anoka County was recognized by the Minnesota Newspaper Association for its coverage of what became a national story about a lawsuit settled in March by the Anoka-Hennepin School District over al-

legations of persistent bullying based on sexual orientation. More recently in Lakeville, the Sun Thisweek papers have written about the cy-ber-bullying that took the form of junior high students posting locker-room photos of classmates on internet sites. Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom filed charges against four teenagers in that inci-dent. A state task force on bullying issued a report July 18 calling for a stronger state anti-bullying law after conducting listen-ing sessions around the state. A national anti-bullying organization gave Minnesota the lowest grade given to any state when it graded state laws dealing with the issue. The state Task Force for the Preven-tion of School Bullying appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton takes issue with the position of former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who vetoed an anti-bullying law in 2009, saying the cur-rent law was sufficient. The issue of bullying is of great interest to many of us who have endured with our children the hurt bullies inflict. And we are thankful for the educators, social workers and public officials who are bringing atten-tion to the issue. Rush City school counselor Heidi Lar-son said bullying has become more preva-lent and more complicated because of so-cial media. The social media and cyber stuff is out of control, Larson said. Someone will put something on your Facebook page and the parent of the target will respond. Technology might be making the prob-

lem more complicated, she said, but the so-lution is simple. Can we just go back to the simplicity of being kind? she asked. The solutions are simple, but how do we get there? in the case of my children, we found in schools there are people like Larson who want to help the victims of bullies. A school social worker met regularly with my daughter to help her through those difficult times and provide her with affirmations she wasnt getting from the bullying peers. But all these years later, if i mention the name of the girl who took the lead in bullying my daughter, she talks with passion about how painful that time was for her. The principal at my middle sons school warned the mother of the bus-stop bully that he wouldnt be allowed to ride the school bus if he continued his assaults. And in the case of my youngest, we eventually found a charter school was a better place for him than the mainstream public school. if you have stories youd like to share about bullies and how youve dealt with this problem, e-mail me at the address be-low.

Larry Werner, a former Lakeville resi-dent and general manager/editor of Sun Thisweek, is director of news for ECM Pub-lishers. His email address is [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

by Joe NathanSUN THiSWEEk

Theres promising progress in Minne-sotas just released elementary and middle school test results. However, would it be ac-ceptable for about 40 percent of Minnesota students not to graduate from high school? The question arises since 42 percent of Minnesotas high school juniors did not pass Minnesotas soon to be required math test. That was part of the Minnesota De-partment of Educations new report about spring 2012. Compare that 42 percent fail-ure rate to only 8 percent of ninth-graders who did not pass Minnesotas writing test currently required for graduation. Last years juniors dont have to pass that math test to graduate. But as Commis-sioner of Education Brenda Cassellius told me in an interview last week, under current law Minnesota students who want to grad-uate in spring 2015 will have to pass this math test to graduate. Here are area passage rates (rounded to the nearest percent) for 11th-graders (the statewide average was 58 percent): Farm-ington, 69 percent; Lakeville North, 69.3 percent; Lakeville South, 69.8 percent, and

Burnsville, 56 percent. The 10 high schools with the highest per-centage of students passing included sub-urban, rural and urban district and charter public schools: Eagle Ridge Charter (Eden Prairie), 93 percent; kittson Central, 92 percent; Math and Science Academy Charter (Woodbury), and Nova Academy charter (St. Paul), 86 percent; Edina, 85 percent; kasson-Mantorville and Mounds View, 84 percent; Minnetonka, 83 percent; and Eagan and Orono, 82 percent. Minnesota students currently must do three things to graduate from high school. First, pass courses that give them 21.5 credits with each credit equivalent to a one-year-long class. Those credits are in English, math, social studies, science, art and physical education, plus courses stu-

dents select. Second, students must pass any requirements that school districts add. Third, students must pass statewide read-ing and writing tests. Students dont have to pass the math test to graduate. But in three years, they will. As with the reading and writing tests, students will have several chances to pass the math test, which they currently take for the first time in the 11th grade. i asked the commissioner if she thought significantly more students would pass the math test if it was required for graduation? She an-swered, no. We agreed that at least some would take it more seriously. However, Cassellius believes that there is a fundamental flaw in the way we are using graduation tests. She thinks we are trying to do too much with one test. We have to decide how we want to hold schools accountable, how to make sure that stu-dents are prepared for college, and how to insure that diplomas are meaningful, she said. She has appointed a statewide, 34-mem-ber Assessment and Accounting Working Group to provide her, and the Legislature with advice. The task force includes par-

ents, teachers, principals, testing experts and representatives of business and com-munity groups. This task force will consider Minneso-tas entire testing program, not just the as-sessments currently required and projected for use as part of the high school gradua-tion. They also will review testing in grades 3-8. At those grades, as the commissioner noted, there is promising progress in both reading and math.For more results, see the MDE website, education.state.mn.us. The department will be releasing additional results later in August. As we consider test results, Minneso-tans must consider whats appropriate to require? When should we test students, and how? Graduation for thousands of Minne-sota students may depend on our answers. Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher and administrator, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions wel-come at [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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I believe well have a good following of 30 to 50, any grade, AP, non-AP, said student Peter Dudziak, whose insistence on sam-pling the sport helped get the Hooverball rolling. Weve seen interest from both, actually, as word has spread from AP kids to the non-AP kids. Proclaimed in a 1931 magazine article to be more strenuous than box-ing, wrestling or football, Hooverball is played by teams of two to four players who hurl 6-pound medicine balls over 8-foot nets. When a server throws the ball, a member of the opposing team must catch and immediately return it, attempting to place the ball where it cant be reached and returned. The game is scored like tennis. The point goes to the team that causes the other team to miss a ball or throw it out of bounds. Every morning from 7 to 7:30 he (Hoover) would go out on the lawn and play with cabinet members, Su-preme Court justices and varying high-ranking offi-cials, Staffa said. He lost quite a bit of weight and was healthier, they specu-late, as a result of playing Hooverball. Students were introduced to the game in a snippet of a section of Hoover-related

video from a Great Depres-sion documentary Staffa showed her classes. It was those 30 seconds we got all excited about, said Dudziak, who will be a senior this fall. We looked it up and realized it was a really fun game, and one thing led to another, and we played Hooverball. Wed been sort of bugging our teacher for several months to play it in class. Staffa reserved gym time and consulted with phy ed teachers, who were con-cerned wed hurt ourselves, so they wouldnt let us play with real volleyball nets, Dudziak said. They made us play with badminton height. Unfamiliar with all the particulars, students played with balls ranging from beach balls to 12-pound medicine balls twice the reg-ulation weight. I, personally, played with the 6-pound ball for half the hour and the 12-pound ball for the oth-er half, and it was quite a workout, I tell you, Dud-ziak said. Staffa brought a friend who recorded the students for a YouTube video she later sent to the Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch. They ate it up, Staffa said. I probably got, with-in the first day and a half, half a dozen emails from people at the presidential

library from the head of the Hooverball Champion-ships to the archivist at the Hoover Library. She and her students were invited to the Hoover-ball tourney held during Hoovers Hometown Days in West Branch. Staffa and five students who will be seniors this fall made the trip: Dudziak, A.J. Hey, Christina Sahli, Kylie Jacobsen and Laura Garbie. Three of their families also attended, cheering on two Burnsville teams that competed in the mens and womens divisions. Eleven-year-old Davis Hey filled in on the mens squad for an-other student who couldnt make the trip. The teams competed in early games but, knowing they were outclassed, for-feited tournament-ending round robin play following a weather interruption. I believe we lost all of our games, Dudziak said. We were just happy to score some points. Because let me tell you, those other people,

they take their Hooverball very seriously. ... Hoovers kind of a big deal in that tiny little town in Iowa. The Burnsville crew was given an official Hooverball from the presidential library and a tour of the library and museum. Which is nice, Staffa said. Because were all his-tory geeks. The 31st president is known for the onset and deepening of the Great De-pression, but hes gotten a bad shake in history, Staffa said. She pointed to Hoovers efforts before he was president to deliver food aid to countries rav-aged by World War I. You cant really blame him for the Great Depres-sion, Dudziak said, citing food aid, the Childs Bill of Rights and his tenure as Commerce secretary as ac-complishments. He was ac-tually a pretty decent guy.

John Gessner can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Burnsville Mayor CandidatesDavid Bill Ansari Age:56 Occupation: Continen-tal/UnitedAirlinescustom-erservice E d u c a -tion: Minne-sota Draft-ing School,H e n n e p i nTe c h n i c a lCollege, TV/videotechni-cian for Zenith, Sony, Syl-vania Previous elected, appoint-ed or volunteer positions: Volunteered for the MarkDayton campaign, volun-teered and helped mayorsin California get elected,coachedsoccerforschools. 1. Why should people vote for you? I feel that peopleshould vote forBillAnsaribecause I am out to helpthepeople. Iwant to listentothepeople,helpthepeo-ple, andmake Burnsville aproud place to live and/orwork. I have anopendoorpolicy and I want to hearfrom the people and thebusiness owners of Burns-ville. 2. What are the key is-sues facing the city? How should the city address them? The riverfront needs to becleanedupandatthistimeitisnotbeingaddressed.Weneed to make things lookniceforBurnsville. The Performing ArtsCenter is not being used.The center was built toprovide entertainment orprograms for Burnsville. Itis currently not being usedbecause the funding is notavailable. Plans need to beadoptedtoobtainanoper-atingbudgetandutilizethisfacility for the residents ofBurnsville. MyvisionforBurnsvilleis more business andmorejobs. One way to do thiswould be tomake it easierfor more hotels and res-taurants toopennewbusi-nesses in Burnsville. Drawin customers from nearbycitiesandstatesasatourist

destination. 3. What cost-cutting mea-sures to city spending would you support? Iwouldtakealook at the budget for thecity of Burnsville. I wouldlookatwhere the spendingis going and see if it is ac-ceptable for that area. Seeif thereareareas thatneedincreasedfundingandareaswhere funding can be de-creased. Ineed to seewhatwill benefit Burnsville asa city and improve the is-sues that could potentiallybring inmore touristsand/orbusinesses. The cost-cutting mea-sures should really be ad-dressed for the benefit oftheCityofBurnsville. Assess the work of the current mayor and coun-cil. What is your leadership style? I feel that themayorand council over the yearshaveaddressedandhandledtheissuesthatneededtobehandled at the time. I feelthat they were not lookingat the future of how pro-grams will benefit Burns-villeintheyearstocome. I feel thatmy leadershipstyleisorganized,willingtolistenandfindasolutiontoanyissueand/orconcern.

Elizabeth B. Kautz (incumbent) Age:65 Occupation:Electedoffi-cialmayor,cityofBurns-ville Education: B.A. in the-ology andM.A. incounse l ingpsychology Previous elected, ap-pointed or volunteer po-sitions: Burnsville:mayor,cityofBurnsville (present), Con-ventionandVisitorsBureauBoard of Directors (pres-ent), member of the LionsClub(present),Internation-al Festival (present), mem-

ber of the Burnsville CityCouncil, former Rotarian,board of directors Burns-ville Chamber of Com-merce, board of directorsMinnesota Valley TransitAuthority and Past Chair-person. Regional: Co-foundedthe Regional Council ofMayorsandservedaschair-person for six years, mem-berofRegionalCouncilofMayorsandchairpersonofJobsandWorkForceSolu-tions (present); board ofdirectors of Greater MSP(present),chairpersonofSt.Marys University Councilof Regents (present), Re-gionalAlliance Task Force(present), Minnesota Ex-portTaskForce(present),Metropolitan Council Lo-cal Government AdvisoryCommittee(present),boardof directors of MunicipalLegislative Commission(present), past chairpersonand board member of theSuburban Transit Author-ity, past chairperson andboard member of DakotaCommunicationsCenter. National: past presidentof the U.S. Conferenceof Mayors and presentlymember of the ExecutiveCommittee/trustee for theU.S.ConferenceofMayors,USCMAudit and FinanceCommittee (present), co-chair USCM Small Busi-ness/International Fran-chiseTaskForce(Present),USCM Transportation/Te l e -Commun i cat i on sStanding Committee (pres-ent),USCMTourism/Arts/Parks/Entertainment andSportsStandingCommittee(present), Advisory Com-mitteetotheEPAAdminis-trator(Present). 1. Why should people vote for you? Burnsville is in astrong financial positionand, since I took office in1995, has twice improvedits bond/credit rating to astrongAAAratingatpres-ent. Our debt has been re-ducedover50percent,aswecontinuetoreconstructand

repairourroads.TheInfra-structureTrustFundweputinplaceallowstheserepairson a pay-as-we-go basis.Burnsvilleissafe;crimehasbeen reducedby36.69per-centsince1995.Ourparks,ice center, golf course andperforming arts center areenriching livesand increas-ing business. Burnsville isheaded in the right direc-tion. I am devoted to andwork tirelessly for Burns-ville! 2. What are the key issues facing the city? How should the city address them? Burns-villesdemographicsareag-ing and diversified and itsproductvaluehasmatured,requiring improvement.We are encouraging prop-ertyownerstocomplywithpropertymaintenanceregu-lations. We need to workwith our school district toimprove graduation rates,thus increasing a higherqualityofworkforceforourbusinesses.Weneedtoworkwith business to expandin Burnsville and to invitemore business leaders tovisit us to consider Burns-ville for their next expan-sion. We need to continueto partner and work withbusinesses,othercities,non-profitsand faith communi-tiestosolvesocial issuesinBurnsville, such as helpingchildren succeed in school.WeneedtokeepBurnsvillesafe and ensure emergencyservicestoallresidents. 3. What cost-cutting mea-sures to city spending would you support?Everyyearweright-size our operationsandmakecutsnecessaryforefficient usage of availabletechnology to determinecost-effective solutions. Wealsolookatareaswherewecansaveandevaluateproj-ectsthatwillgiveusgreaterreturnsonourinvestments.Wefocusonenergyconser-vation and more efficientequipmenttoarriveateffec-tivesolutions.Servicedeliv-erycontinuestobeevaluat-ed. Burnsvilles populationin 1995 was 55,000. Todayit is 61,000 with the samenumber of personnel for a

citythatis99percentbuilt.Burnsville citizens have al-ways been kept inmind toensure they get great valuefortheirtaxdollar. 4. Assess the work of the current mayor and coun-cil. What is your leadership style? I am very proud oftheworkoftheMayorandcouncil. I am a collabora-tive,caring,fiscallyrespon-sibleleaderfocusedongooddecisions for Burnsville. Imake business decisionsratherthanideologicaldeci-sions.Shiftingparadigmsinthisglobaleconomyrequirethe use of our experience,networks and relationshipstoattractbusinesstoBurns-villesothatourcitizenswillhaveavailable jobsand liveself-sustaining lives in awell-run,safeandbeautifulcity.

Jerry Willenburg Age: 56 Occupation: Generalmanager, contractmanage-ment E d u c a -tion: Associ-ate of artsdegree Previous elected, ap-pointed or v o l u n t e e r positions: 2009 programdirector, Feeding OurFuture sponsored by theSodexoFoundation;execu-tive director for BRAVO(Burnsville RestaurantAlliance Volunteer Orga-nization); former chair-person for the PR/Com-munications Committee,RiverHillsChurch;formermemberof theSPPRCom-mittee, River Hills ChurchandChurchCouncil,RiverHillsChurch. 1. Why should people vote for you? Iamnotatyp-icalpoliticianandIbelievethatthereisastrongdesireamong the public to havesomeonenewasmayorthatcanrepresentthetrueagen-da of the people, and notjust settle for the agendaof two or three individu-als. When elected officialshavebeeninofficetoolong

the agenda of the peoplebecomes lost within theagenda of the politicians.Politicians are not born,they evolve. I believe thatinmost caseswhenelectedofficials remain in officefor too long they turn intopoliticians.Itstimetostartfreshwithour citygovern-ment. 2. What are the key issues facing the city? How should the city address them? Ac-cordingtothe2000andthe2010 censuses, the popula-tionof Burnsvillehasonlyincreased by 79 residents,but there have been near-ly 600 new housing unitsadded during this sametime.Thishassaturatedthehousing market in Burns-ville and further drivendownourhomevalues.Wealsohavemanyvacantbusi-nessandretailspaces,somein a very prominent partof the city. I have specificplans for developing coali-tions for both the housingissue and the business gapthatexistsinourcity.Ihavenotseenourcurrentmayorevenrecognizetheseissues. Despite thereduction inthelossesof thePerformingArtsCenter in the last fewmonths, the losses are stillsignificant.Combinedwiththe staggering annualizeddebt, costs to the city arestill well over $1.5 millioneachyearandwillcontinueformanyyearstocome. 3. What cost-cutting measures to city spending would you support? Iwouldnot support spendinghun-dredsof thousandsof dol-lars on the addition of astoplight in the middle ofablockaswehaveseenonNicollet Avenue. I supportreducingoreliminatingthetransferof thehost fees tounderwrite the subsidy ofthePAC,forcingthePACtobecome more independentfinancially than it is today.I would seek to eliminatethehightravelcostsassoci-ated with our city leaderstraveling to Washington,D.C., and other parts ofthe country to attend clubmeetings. 4. Assess the work of the current mayor and coun-cil. What is your leadership style? Asa resultof recentchangesinourCityCouncilwe have council membersthathavereinedinsomeofthelesscontainedspendingthat has taken place overthe last18yearsorso.Mystrengthisincreatinganat-mosphere that is open andencourages a broad cross-section of people to freelysharetheirideas.Itisinthisatmospherethatgoodideascanbecomegreat,andgreatideasresultinprogress.

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PUBLIC NOTICECITY OF BURNSVILLE

BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA-PROPOSAL FOR SERVICE -

SNOWPLOWING OFSIDEWALKS\TRAILS

City Project Number 12-318

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tha tsealed proposals will be received by theCity Council of the City of Burnsville at100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville,MN 55337, until 10:00 a.m. on Tues-day, August 28, 2012 and will be pub-licly opened at said time and place bytwo or more des ignated officers oragents of the City of Burnsville, saidproposal for the furnishing of all laborand mater ia ls for the ma intenance,complete in place of the follow ingapproximate quantities:Approximately 120 miles of sidewalk

and trail snowplowing for the2012 -2015 winter seasons,

Covering October 10, 2012 throughApril 30, 2015

The bids must be submitted on Pro-posal Forms provided in accordancewith the Contract Documents, Plansand Specifications as prepared by theCity Engineer, which are on file with theCity Clerk and may be obtained at theoffice of the City Engineer.Digital copies of the Contract Docu-

m e n t s c a n b e o b t a i n e d a twww.questcdn.com o rwww.burnsville.org/bids . The QuestCDN project number is 2190862. Bid-ders can download the 2012-2015Winter Seasons Trail & Sidewalk SnowRemoval contract Document for $20 bysea rch ing fo r the p ro jec t on theQuestCDN website's Project Searchpage or selecting the engineering/Pub-lic Works Bid link and then the projecton the Burnsville website. Please con-tact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632or [email protected] for assistance infree membership registration, down-loading and working with this digitalproject information. Bidders can alsoview the Contract Documents at eitherwebsite free of charge.No bids will be considered unless

sealed and filed with the City Clerk ofthe City of Burnsville endorsed uponthe outside wrapper with a brief state-ment or summary as to the work forwhich the bid is made. and accompa-nied by a cash deposit, certified check,bid bond, or cashier's check payable tothe City of Burnsville in the amount offive percent (5%) of the amount of bid,to be forfeited as liquidated damages inthe event that the bid is accepted andthe bidder shall fail to promptly enterinto a written contract and furnish therequired bond.The City of Burnsville reserves the

right to reject any or all bids, to waiveinformalities, and to award the bid inthe best interest of the City. No bidsmay be w i thd rawn fo r a pe r iod offorty-five (45) days. The Council willcons ider such b ids in the Counc i lChambers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday,September 4, 2012.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCILMacheal Brooks, City Clerk,City of Burnsville, Minnesota

Published in the Burnsville Sun This-week - August 10th and 17thPublished in the Finance & Commerce -August 10th and 17thPublished in Quest - August 10th and17thTo receive future bid notices via emailor to see the plan holders' list, visitwww.burnsville.org/bids3108912 8/10-8/17/12

PUBLIC NOTICE(Official Publication)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGON THE 2013 BUDGET

FOR THELOWER MINNESOTA RIVERWATERSHED DISTRICT

Notice is given that at a regular meetingof the Board of Managers of the LowerMinnesota River Watershed District sched-uled for 7:00 PM on August 15, 2012, at theDistrict's meeting place at the Chaska CityHall, Valley Room, One City Hall Plaza,Chaska, Minnesota, the Managers of theDistrict will consider the adoption of theDistrict's preliminary 2013 budget. A sum-mary of the proposed budget to be consid-ered is as follows:A $569,583 budget which would require a

total tax levy of $ 525,000 in 2013 to becollected from taxes due and payable in2013, of which $250,000 will be levied pur-suan t to M inneso ta S ta tutes Sec t ion103D.905, Subd. 3, to be used for adminis-trative purposes, including permit review,permit inspection, cooperative projects,engineering, legal services, and costs andother expenses of the District's operationsand $275,000 will be levied pursuant toM innesota Statutes Sect ion 103B.241,Subd.1 to pay for projects identified in theDistrict's approved and adopted plan nec-essary to implement the purposes of Sec-tion 103B.201.Dated:July 25, 2012

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OFMANAGERS

s/ Len Kremer, SecretaryLower Minnesota River Watershed District3097081 8/3-8/10/12

PUBLIC NOTICECITY OF BURNSVILLE

BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTAREQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

FORPLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that theC i ty of Burnsv i l le w i l l be seekingRequest for Proposals (RFP) from inter-ested firms for Playground Equipmentfor Cliff Fen Park. Interested firmsshould contact Garrett Beck, Recre-ation Supervisor at 952-895-4516 torequest a RFP form. Proposals shouldbe sent to the City of Burnsville, 100Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, MN55337 by 4:30 p.m. on the 24th day ofAugust, 2012. Proposals submittedafter this time and date will not be con-sidered.P ropo sa l s w i l l be con s i d e red

according to criteria established by Cityofficials. Copies of the evaluation crite-ria may be obtained from the Recre-a t i o n Supe r v i so r o r b y v i s i t i n ghttp://www.burnsville.org select ingDocument Center - Bids and RFP's.The evaluation will be used to select aproposal or multiple proposals for finalselection. Successful proposal(s) willbe brought to the Burnsville Parks andNatural Resources Commission for finalreview and to formulate a recommen-dation for City Council.The City of Burnsville does not dis-

criminate on the basis of race, color,national origin, sex, religion, age, ordisability in the admission or access to,or treatment or employment in, its pro-grams, activities or services.To obtain this information in alterna-

tive forms such as Braille, large print,audio tape of qualified readers, pleasecon tac t the C i ty of Burnsv i l l e a t952-895-4400, TDD 952-895-4567.

City of Burnsville, Minnesota3097098 8/3-8/10/12

PUBLIC NOTICELAC LAVON BEACH BEACH AREA

RENOVATIONCITY PROJECT NO. 10-408

FOR THE CITY OF BURNSVILLEDAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatsealed bids will be received by the Cityof Burnsville at the office of the CityClerk until 11:00 a.m. CST, WednesdayAugust 15, 2012 at the Burnsville CityHall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burns-ville, MN 55337, and will be publiclyopened and read aloud at said time andplace by representatives of the City.Bids arriving after the designated timewill be returned unopened.Said proposals are for the furnishing

of all materials and labor associatedwith the Lac Lavon Beach Area Reno-vation. Improvements will include thefol low ing approx ima te quan t i t ies :removal of timber retaining wall sec-t ions (390 LF), remova l of concretepavement (28 SY ); insta l lat ion of a6-inch concrete drive (3,500 SF) and a4-inch concrete walkway (3,300 SF);installation of limestone seating blocks(30 EA); installation of rainwater gardensoils (120 CY) and installation of shrubsand perennials (690 EA); and nativeseeding (0.5 AC).The bids must be submitted on the

Proposa l Forms prov ided in accor-dance with the Contract Documents,Plans, and Specifications as preparedby SEH 3535 Vadnais Center Drive,Saint Paul, MN 55110, which are on filewith the City Clerk of Burnsville andmay be viewed at www.sehinc.com .Quest ions shou ld be d i rec ted toD a n y e l l e P i e r q u e t , S E H a t952.912.2608.Complete digital Proposal Forms,

Plans and Specifications for use byContractors submitting a bid are avail-able at www.questcdn.com . You maydownload the digital plan documentsfor a nonrefundable fee of $30.00 byi n p u t t i n g Q u e s t C D N P r o j e c tNo.2177062 on the website's ProjectS e a r c h p a g e . P l e a s e c o n t a c tQuestCDN.com at [email protected] assistance in free membership reg-istration, downloading, and workingwith this digital project information.Paper copies of the Bidding Docu-

ments may be obtained from DocunetCorp. located at 2435 Xenium LaneN o r t h , P l ym o u t h , MN 5 5 4 4 1(763.475.9600) for a fee of $100.B ids sha l l be accompanied by a

cashier's check, bidder's bond, or cer-t i f ied check payab le to the C ity ofBurnsville, for not less than five (5) per-cent of the amount of such bid, whichshall be forfeited to the City of Burns-ville, in the event that the bidder fails toenter into a contract. Bidder's bondmust inc lude cert i f ied copy of thepower of attorney. For bonding pur-poses, the bid shall be the total of BaseBid items and Alternative Bid items forcompleted construction, as indicatedon the Bid form.No bids will be considered unless

sealed and filed with the City of Burns-ville, together with the bid security, inan opaque envelope which sha l l beplainly marked with the project title andthe name and address of the Bidder. Ifa b id is to be ma i led to the C ity ofBurnsville, the bid envelope should besealed in a regular mailing envelope.Bid security of the three lowest Bid-

ders will be retained until the contracthas been awarded and executed, butnot longer than sixty (60) days from theda te of opening b ids . The C i ty ofBurnsville reserves the right to rejectany and a l l b ids and to wa ive anyinformalities or irregularities. No Biddermay withdraw their bid for a period ofsixty (60) days after the bid opening.DATED: July 17, 2012

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCILs/s Macheal Brooks | City ClerkCity of Burnsville, Minnesota

PUBLISHED IN THE:Sun Thisweek: August 3, 2012 andAugust 10, 2012Finance & Commerce: July 27, 20123094181 8/3-8/10/12


Arbors at Ridges andEbenezer Child Care inBurnsville will celebratetheir 10thanniversarywithfestivities from 4 to 6:30p.m. Sunday,Aug. 26. Thecommunityisinvited. The event will include

freefood,gamesforallages,prizesandliveBigBanden-tertainment. Itwill beheldat Ebenezer Ridges ChildCare, 13810 CommunityDrive,Burnsville.Call(952)898-8419forinformation.

Anniversary celebration


Burnsville City Council CandidatesRochell Ansari Age:38 Occupation: Service as-sistant at Country Finan-cial, co-owner with hus-band Sam Ansari of OakCityrestaurant Education:UniversityofMinnesota-TwinCities Previous elected, ap-pointed or volunteer posi-tions: Volunteer coach forBurnsvilleSoccer 1. Why should people vote for you? Peopleshouldvoteformebecause I look for-ward to working hard forthecitizensofBurnsville.Iamhonestandfairandwillstrive tomake the city thebestplace to resideand toraisea family. I love livingand raising my daughterhere. I am straightforwardso I will not be afraid toaddress tough issues fac-ing residents and the citygovernment.Burnsvilleisawonderfulplacefilledwithwonderful people and Ilookforwardtoservingthecommunity! 2. What are the key is-sues facing the city? How should the city address them? Themain issue thatcomestomindistheecono-my.Iwouldliketoseemorejobs created in Burnsville.I realize this is easier saidthan done. It is excitingto see new businesses be-ingbuilt knowing the jobsthey will create. Taxes arealwaysonmymind.Beinga business owner, I knowhow much we are taxed,and it isalwaysfrustratingwhenwefaceataxincrease.Iwouldliketoseehowwecan change the spendingofthecityofBurnsvilletobestbenefittheresidents. 3. What cost-cutting measures to city spending would you support? No re-sponse 4. Assess the work of the current mayor and council. What is your leadership style? Theworkofthecur-rentmayorandcouncilhashad its ups and downs. Ibelievethereisalwaysroom

forimprovement.Mylead-ershipstyleistobeinvolvedwiththeresidentsandlistentotheirconcernsandworktomake sure concerns areaddressedinatimelyman-ner.WhenIsayIamgoingtodosomething,Idoit.

James Cammarato Age:59 Occupation:Licensedin-vestmentadvisor Education: Bachelor ofscience degree, UniversityofMinnesota,Minneapolis Previous elected, ap-pointed or volunteer po-sitions: I purchased myBurnsv i l l etownhomein 1993 andhave beenontheboardof directorsfor the OakLeaf WestHomeown-ersAssociationforapprox-imately10years. IhavebeenamemberoftheBurnsvilleChamberofCommerceandPublicPol-icyCommitteeforthepasttwo-plusyears. 1. Why should people vote for you? I support thecreation of a BurnsvilleRiverfront Tax IncrementFinancing District (TIF).AsaBurnsvilleCityCoun-cil member I would pro-pose the following plan tobringcompaniestotheTIFdistrict. First: I supportmarket-ing the TIF district to es-tablished companies look-ing to relocate /modernizetheircurrentfacilities. Second: My plan is tobring together resourcesthat are already stimulat-ing new company creation(examples are the Minne-sota Cup, the Universityof Minnesota InnovationPartnership, LifescienceAlley, Minnesota Scienceand Technology Authorityand others) together withfunding sources like theMinnesotaCup, the SmallBusiness Administration,

banks and venture capitalgroups. 2.What is the key issues facing the city? How should the city address them? Burnsville must focus onbringingcompanies toourcity. The obvious result isjobs.Herearethethirdandfourthpartsofmybusinessdevelopmentplan. Third: My plan wouldbetobringbigboxretailerstogether with small busi-ness to create a sustain-able community businessmodel.Inshort,localsmallbusinesswouldcompeteforself-spaceatthebigboxre-tailer. Walmart and otherretailers have stated theircommitment to buy fromlocalagriculture.Establish-ing a hothouse agriculturecompany(s) in the river-front TIF would certainlyfit thismodel. In additionWalmarthasgetontheshelf.com, which is a competi-tion for small business toget products onWalmartsshelves. Fourth: I support thecreation of a BurnsvillePort Authority locatedalongtheMinnesotaRiverandexistingrail line.Withthe establishment of thePort Authority we couldthentakeadvantageoftheMSPExportInitiativeandfurther aid companies intheTIFdistrict. 3. What cost-cutting measures to city spending would you support? Frommy previous board andcommitteeexperienceIun-derstandthevalueofread-ing, consulting, discussingandthenvotingonanyex-penditure or budget item.It would be irresponsibletotargetanyspendingitemwithout first completingthisprocess. 4. Assess the work of the current mayor and council. What is your leadership style?Ibelievethereissup-port for a riverfront TIFdistrict and a BurnsvillePort Authority within theoffice of mayor and some

councilmembers. Ilivebyoneofthegreatlessons I learned at theUniversity of Minnesota:Dont bring problems,bringsolutions. Iamabottom-upleader.In my previous manage-ment experience, I havecompletedaprogrameval-uationofeachdepartmentto determine its purpose,effective operation and re-sults.

Steve Cherney Age:60 Occupation: RetiredAT&T state governmentaffairs manager and lo-cal businessowner E d u c a -tion: Masterof publicadministra-tion degree,Univers i tyofNebraska Previous elected, ap-pointed or volunteer posi-tions: Previous Burnsvilleplanning commissioner,Burnsville City CouncilMember, Burnsville Ro-tarytreasurer,currentSen-ate district treasurer, op-erationsFireMusterboardmember, Burnsville emer-gency responder andMin-nesota Volunteer Networkmember. 1. Why should people vote for you?Iwilllistentothe citizens of Burnsvilleand work on their behalf.As a 24-year resident ofBurnsville, I have expe-rience in appointed andelected positions with thecity government. I havealso served and continuetoserve inmanyvolunteercapacities and partneringactivities with the city. Iunderstandandhaveacorebelief that government atall levels should only pro-videforservicesandfacili-tiesthatwecannotprovideforindividually:police,fire,roads,sewer,water,tonameafew.Iwillvotetorestrainunnecessary spending and

support the other councilmembersinthateffort. 2. What are the key issues facing the city? How should the city address them? Animportant issue will bechoosinganewpolicechief and city manager upontheir retirements.Other is-sues require financial re-straint and careful atten-tion. Iwill help retainourAAAbondrating,managethe retiring TIF districts,support the city operatingon a zero budget increasefor thenext fouryears, re-viewthenewlyadopted10-year plan to look for costsavingsandbenefits to thecity,andshiftthe$250,000annual amount from thegeneral fund to the pri-vatesectorwiththeoverallobjective of transferringownershipof thePerform-ingArtsCenter to thepri-vate sector. Other issuesI want to address includeimproving the consistencyofourdrinkingwater,andaddressing property valuedevaluation, road mainte-nance, Heart of the Cityunderdevelopment andcommercial property va-cancies. 3. What cost-cutting measures to city spending would you support? Burns-villeisasafe,attractiveandclean place to live, and Iwould not want to under-mine these qualities.How-ever, all expenses shouldbeopenforreview,sothatthe positive aspects of thecitycanberetainedwithaslittle government involve-mentandcostaspossible. 4. Assess the work of the current mayor and council. What is your leadership style? The current CityCouncil makeup has beenthe best representativecouncil in 20 years.Whenpossible,Iwouldworkcol-laborativelywiththecoun-cil and mayor to addressthe key issues; but I alsowillstandbymyprinciplesandpositions.

Richard Hoel Age: 43 Occupation: Financialplanner Education: Bachelorsdegree in economics, St.OlafCollege Previous elected, ap-pointed or volunteer po-sitions: Noresponse 1. Why should peo-ple vote for you? The cityneedsa return tocommonsenseandarenewalofspir-itthatmadeitgreat.WhenI was a student of Burns-ville Senior High School,the city was a place thatpeople around the TwinCities aspired to moveto.Now it has one of thepooresthouseholdincomesinDakotaCounty. This isthe result of bad govern-ment at the local level formanyyears.IwanttoraisethespiritandreputationofBurnsville that residentsenjoyedwhenIwasyoung-er. 2. What are the key issues facing the city? How should the city address them?Ourcity has become increas-ingly diverse with a grow-ing number of studentswithspecialneeds.Thiswillplaceanevenlargersqueezeonthepropertytaxpayerincomingyears.Withtaxrev-enues and property valuesfalling,weneedtodobetterfor the taxpayer than say,Wehereatthecityarego-ing to lower our projectedincreaseinspending. 3. What cost-cutting measures to city spending would you support? Thecityshould be attracting com-merceandagoodcitizenrybydemonstratingfiscalre-sponsibility, not by shell-ing out tax payer moneyfor Welcome to Burns-villesignsat$50,000each.There is going to come atimewhenthecitywillneedtostopshovelingourmon-eyintothePerformingArts


Burnsville City Council CandidatesCenter and let it stand or fail on its own merit. I also want to look at money the city spends merely because the city is getting matching funds or being coerced by the state or Met Council. 4. Assess the work of the current mayor and coun-cil. What is your leader-ship style? Anyone who would approve spending $20 to $40 million of the taxpayers money on such a massively, financially ir-responsible project as the Performing Arts Center should not be serving in any public office in my city. The mayor and coun-cil are simply out of touch with reality. Reality tells me you cant have government spending increase forever at our expense. The time has come for a council that will seek to make Burns-ville great again by foster-ing an environment that will inspire people to come live and work here, not by buying expensive signs and subsidies.

Bruce Johnson Age: 47 Occupation: Account manager Education: A.A. degree Previous elected, ap-pointed or volunteer posi-tions: Trea-surer and c am p a i g n vo l u n t e e r worker for v a r i o u s campaigns 1. Why should peo-ple vote for you? I have been a Burnsville resident since 1995. I have experience as an operations manager, overseeing a large staff. This involves balancing a budget, hiring employees, processing payroll and dai-ly operations. I am a hard-working individual who believes in fiscal responsi-bility and accountability. 2. What are the key is-sues facing the city? How should the city address them? Taxes, road improve-ments and public safety. I would support a zero tax increase. We need to con-tinue to improve our local roads. I also would support the continuation of more awareness of public safety. I also would work to find a solution for the Burnsville Performing Arts Center to become self-sufficient and end all taxpayer funding 3. What cost-cutting measures to city spending would you support? I would support lowering taxes by working with surround-ing communities to con-solidate services to reduce costs and become more efficient. As I had men-tioned above, I would end the taxpayer funding of the

Burnsville Performing Arts Center and look at creating more programs such as the Adopt a Road program, which creates volunteerism in the community. 4. Assess the work of the current mayor and council. What is your leadership style? I support the contin-ued business growth in the community, which creates more jobs and tax base for our city. I have many years of experience as a manager, but I believe working with fellow City Council mem-bers as a team would ac-complish what we set out to achieve for the city.

Patrick Madden Age: 70 Occupation: Retired in 1999 Education: One-hun-dred-ninety-six college credits Previous elected, ap-pointed or volunteer posi-tions: Bloomington police reserve, president of Alano board, 3 Rs Treatment Center advisory board, Hennepin Vo-tech advisory board, auto mechanic, St. Bonaventure Church usher, Local 49 union steward, OSHA committee, city of Golden Valley superin-tendent of vehicle mainte-nance 1. Why should people vote for you? I would like to get people back voting for the people and not personal agendas of the people vot-ed in. Open-mindedness. 2. What are the key issues facing the city? How should the city address them? I went to City Hall to find out who paid taxes, name of corporation and offi-cers of a piece of property valued at over $9 million. I was told they couldnt find it and to go to Dakota County. I went to Dakota County in Hastings. They sent me back to Burnsville City Hall. There were three people in Burnsville offices, and they told me to go see a certain department. I asked why it was such a hard time getting in to see anybody. I was told it was for home-land security because they didnt have any metal detec-tors. I then made an appoint-ment with the mayor and asked her about 10 differ-ent issues, and it didnt get resolved. Thats when I de-cided I should run for City Council. I believe Burns-ville has a strong mayor and weak council. 3. What cost-cutting mea-sures to city spending would you support? The cost-cut-ting measures should be chosen by the people in the city. Thats why they have council meetings and pub-

lic hearings. Im not blam-ing anybody. People need to get involved. Im very cost-conscious. 4. Assess the work of the current mayor and council. What is your leadership style? No response

Suzanne Nguyen Age: 50 Occupation: Speech/lan-guage pathologist E d u c a -tion: Bach-elor of sci-ence and master of arts in com-munication d i s o rd e r s, both com-pleted at the University of Minnesota Previous elected, ap-pointed or volunteer posi-tions: I have focused my attention in volunteering at my daughters school, Echo Park Elementary School in Burnsville. I am involved as an Art Adventure coordi-nator and presenter and I volunteer in the classroom working with students. 1. Why should people vote for you? I was born and raised in Minneapo-lis. I was brought up Lu-theran and I am a member of Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. My husband and I were married in 2000 and moved to Burnsville in 2001. He is a physician at Park Nicollet in Burnsville. We have an 8-year-old daughter who attends Echo Park Elemen-tary School in Burnsville. I currently work for the Min-neapolis Public Schools as a speech/language patholo-gist. What are most impor-tant to me are family and community. We need to keep our neighborhoods safe for our children. We need to continue to main-tain and improve our parks and our programs for our youth. It is important to me that our children are well educated so that they can make our world better. The city has done a fantastic job in creating an environ-ment that attracts business-es and families. We need to continue to be creative to meet the needs of all of our citizens. My husband and I love Burnsville, and as a City Council member, I will strive to maintain and improve the quality of life of our community. I will do my best to listen to the peo-ple and I would be honored to be The Voice of Burns-ville. 2. What are the key is-sues facing the city? How should the city address them? The current mayor and City Council members have done a great job in the face of recession. Where

many other suburbs strug-gle, Burnsville has contin-ued to attract new busi-nesses. Burnsville continues to maintain a full-time po-lice and fire department. The major challenge is to keep our infrastructure in-tact while maintaining our budget. The city needs to make fiscally responsible decisions but at the same time needs to maintain our standard of living. 3. What cost-cutting measures to city spending would you support? I believe we need to maintain our public safety first and fore-most. Currently we have a seven- minute response time for fire and police. I do not believe anyone would want to cut spending in these areas. Burnsville has already done a lot to cut costs. The number of full-time public employees has decreased. When a person retires or leaves a position, some of those positions have been absorbed by others and those positions have not been replaced. Burnsville is on the cutting edge of trying to automate services so that we do not need as many employees. We should continue to look for privately funded sponsors for the Perform-ing Arts Center. We need to attract more families to the center, perhaps by offering more childrens theater and activities. 4. Assess the work of the current mayor and council. What is your leadership style? Based on the current public survey, 75 percent of Burnsville residents feel that things in general are heading in the right direc-tion. I agree that the cur-rent mayor and City Coun-cil members have done a good job. I am a team player. I will go along with the majority so long as it will not com-promise my character, in-tegrity, and values.

Mary Sherry (incumbent) Age: 72 Occupation: Burnsville City Council Member; re-tired busi-ness owner E d u c a -tion: B.A., Dominican University, River For-est, Ill.; M . B . A . , University of St. Thomas, St. Paul Previous elected, ap-pointed or volunteer posi-tions: City Council member (elected in 2008); Burns-ville Planning Commission 1999-2005; Mary, Mother of the Church Finance and Personnel Council (past member). 1. Why should people vote for you? When I joined the City Council, the tone changed from combative to collaborative. While coun-cil members and citizens have differing views and wants for the city, it is im-portant to seek common ground and find a common good. This means listening to all and respecting oth-ers opinions while keep-ing focused on the facts. Sometimes, when consider-ing anothers point of view, I have even changed my mind! I do not feel I own all the good ideas for this com-munity, and I am willing to listen and encourage others to offer theirs. 2. What are the key issues facing the city? How should the city address them? Burnsville is approach-ing a Golden Moment in economic development. The improvements under-way for the intersection of Highway 13 and County Road 5 will dramatically change the appearance of the northwest quadrant and make the area more attractive for investment. Development here will take decades and will call for a

patient balancing of prop-erty owners rights and a development vision. As this unfolds, it will be impor-tant to permit some interim uses of the land in this area to allow property owners to get a return on their invest-ments with a higher end use in sight. While this area is excit-ing and holds great oppor-tunity, we must take care to retain our existing busi-nesses and encourage their growth and expansion. 3. What cost-cutting measures to city spending would you support? In 2009, I was the swing voter who decided the budget (levy) increase should be zero. Staff responded by finding new ways to deliver services more economically. This mindset has continued, and despite some modest increases in the past few years, staff has become more efficient and uses technology in creative and comprehensive ways. I see little fat in city operations, but I think it is councils job to encourage staff to find fat. I will further encourage partnering wherever we can with other communities and the county to deliver services another thing Burnsvilles city staff does admirably. 4. Assess the work of the current mayor and council. What is your leadership style? I like to get the facts before reaching a decision. I am known for doing my homework and there is a lot of that required of our council members. Armed with facts, I aim to reach consensus. Overall, I think this past council has done a pretty good job. Losing a long-time and highly esteemed council member, Charlie Crichton, was difficult. But Charlies legacy of watch-ing the bottom line contin-ues to be handled with care.


Kautz and Skip Nienhaus, Burnsvilles economic de-velopment coordinator. The two officials at-tended an Aug. 6 meet-and-greet session with Brooks and his team that was arranged by Sandra Schlaefer of Burnsville-based employee benefit and insurance firm King and Cos. We want you to know that we welcome you, the mayor told store manag-ers. When you come into Burnsville, this is the way I look at it we are family. Much of the discussion focused on the new stores philanthropic efforts in the community. Kautz suggested home fix-ups for senior citizens and early literacy programs as worthy beneficiaries. We want everybody to know were here as part of the community, said Brooks, whose previous position with Walmart was

as fresh market manager for its Sams Club ware-house stores in Minnesota and North Dakota. We want to be leaders in the community. Walmart would outpace the Target store on County Road 42, with 315 workers, as Burnsvilles single larg-est retail employer, based on the 2011 DEED figures. The Costco retail ware-house that opened in 2010 on County Road 42 em-ploys about 250, with an-other 150 product dem-onstrators, according to Nienhaus. The store will donate a minimum of $19,000 a year to local causes, Brooks said. Beyond that, employee volunteer proj-ects in the community can be matched with $500 cor-porate checks, he said in an interview. Brooks said his team has already met with Sal Mondelli, CEO of Burns-ville-based nonprofit 360 Communities.

Walmart is planning a volunteer project at a 360 Communities family shel-ter, which will be accom-panied by a $500 donation, Brooks said.

Prototype store The Burnsville store is one of three smaller, leaner prototype stores opening in Minnesota, Brooks said. The stores are about 150,000 square feet and are designed to use less energy and accommodate custom-er traffic patterns, he said. Less product is stored on-site. It has nothing to do with cutting costs, Brooks said. Its more along the lines of customer feedback and being environmentally friendly. Prototype stores will open in Lakeville in Octo-ber and in Brooklyn Center in September, Brooks said.

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Burnsvillepoliceareurg-ing homeowners to takeprecautions after three re-centburglariesinnortheastBurnsville. The burglaries have oc-curredsinceJuly10.Ineachcase,thesuspectorsuspectsentered through unlockedpatio doors when the resi-dents were at home sleep-ing.Hoursoftheburglariesare believed to be between11p.m.and5a.m. Lossesincludelarge,flat-screen televisions, laptopcomputers, iPods, jewelry,walletsandotheritems. Police remind residentsto keep all doors andwin-dows locked, especiallythoseongroundlevelorareeasily accessible. Considerdoublecheckingthatdoorsarelockedpriortogoingtosleepforthenight. Residents should keepgaragedoorsclosedand, if

possible, consider closingblindsanddrapessopeoplecant see whats inside thehome,policeadvise.

Residents are urged tonotleavegarage-dooropen-ers inside vehicles parkedoutdoors.

Burnsville police urge precautions after three recent burglaries

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The closing night of the Wednesday in the Park outdoor concert series at Burnsvilles Civic Center Park Aug. 1 featured Remember the King, a father-son Elvis tribute featuring Steve and Tommy Marcio. Closing night of the series, sponsored by the city and School District 191 Community Education, also featured classic cars displayed by the Southern Cruzers Car Club.

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Five-time Grammy Award winner Randy Brecker is set to headline this years Art & All That Jazz festival in Burnsville.

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Friday, Aug. 10 Outdoor movie, Gnomeoand Juliet, 7:30 p.m. seating,dusk showtime, part of Burns-villesFlicksontheBricksseriesat Nicollet Commons Park in theHeartoftheCity. Summer Fresh Friday Film,FarmtoSchool:GrowingourFu-ture,6to8p.m.atValleyNaturalFoods, 13750 County Road 11,Burnsville. Information: (952)891-1212,ext.221.

Saturday, Aug. 11 Breakfast with Minnesota Twins players,9to10a.m.attheChartHouseRestaurantinLakev-ille. Register to win autographedTwins merchandise, bid in a liveauction.ProceedsbenefitCheerfulGivers birthday gift bag program.Breakfast/admission tickets are$30.VIP/breakfastticketsare$60.Spaceislimited.Registerathttp://cgtwinsbreakfast12.eventbrite.com/.

Monday, Aug. 13 NAMI Dakota County meet-ing at7p.m.atMary,MotheroftheChurch, 3333 Cliff Road, Burns-ville.Thisisaninformationalmeet-ing including registration for theNAMIWalk in September. All arewelcome. Information: www.nami.

org/sites/namidakotacounty.

Tuesday, Aug. 14 Family Fun Tuesday Min-nesota Bluegrass for Kids withthe Okee Dokee Brothers, 10 to11 a.m. in the Sculpture GardenatCaponiArtPark,Eagan.$4perperson donation is suggested. In-formation:(651)454-9412orwww.caponiartpark.org. Tuesday Evenings in the Gar-den Hypertufa GardenArt withCherylMann,6:30to8p.m.inthegardenatUMorePark,1605160thSt. W. (County Road 46), Rose-mount.Createagardenmushroomthathasanaged,concreteappear-anceandislightweight.Fee:$25.Questionsortoregisterbyphone,callUniversityofMinnesotaExten-sion:(651)480-7700.

Wednesday, Aug. 15 Eagan Market Fest, 4 to 8p.m., Eagan Festival Grounds.Health & Wellness Night featur-ing free health screenings andinformation, fitness try-it stations,cookingdemo, freekidsart, fam-ily games and more. Information:www.cityofeagan.com/marketfestor(651)675-5500. Power Divorce event, 6:30to 8:30 p.m., Summit ExecutiveSuites, 1500 McAndrews RoadW., Burnsville. Spend 15minutesone-on-onewitheachofsixdiffer-entexpertsinthefamilylawprofes-sion.Free.SponsoredbyDivorceFinancial Directions of Burnsville.Toreserveaspot,callTerrylJohn-sonat(952)431-0805.

Thursday, Aug. 16 Thursday Rockin Readers EdwardNeillPrincipalElizabethVaught,11:15a.m.,NicolletCom-mons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave.,Burnsville.Free.

Thursday Rockin Lunch Hour HansMayerMusicforKids,noon, Nicollet Commons Park,12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville.Free.

Saturday, Aug. 18 Open house from2 to5p.m.at the Lexington Pet Clinic, 4250LexingtonAve.S.,Eagan.Bouncyhouse, toursof theclinic,animalsfromSeaLifeAquarium,KoiClub,facepainting,WagsandWhiskers,and prizes. Dogs welcome. Free.Information: www.lexingtonpetclin-ic.com.

Sunday, Aug. 19 Open house from1 to5p.m.attheLutzRailroadGarden,2960EganAve.,Eagan.Free.Trainswillnotrunifraining.Information:(651)454-3534.

Blood drives TheAmerican Red Crosswillholdthefollowingblooddrives.Call1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)orvisitredcrossblood.orgtomakeanappointmentor formoreinformation. Aug. 10, 12:30 to 5:30p.m.,Easter Lutheran Church ByTheLake,4545PilotKnobRoad,Eagan. Aug.10,noonto5p.m.,Cul-vers,17800KenwoodTrail,Lakev-ille. Aug. 11, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,DakotaCountyFair,4008220thSt.W.,Farmington. Aug.13,1to6p.m.,HeritageLutheran Church, 13401 JohnnyCakeRidgeRoad,AppleValley. Aug. 13, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Rosemount High School, 3335142ndSt.W.,Rosemount. Aug. 13, 12:30 to 6:30p.m.,ScottCountyLibrary,100J.Rob-ertsWay,ElkoNewMarket.

Aug. 14, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m.,District191CommunityEducationCenter,200W.BurnsvilleParkway,Suite102,Burnsville. Aug. 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,CrossRoadsChurch,4100Lexing-tonWay,Eagan. Aug. 15, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m.,PrinceofPeaceCommunityLifeCenter,13901FairviewDrive,Burnsville. Aug. 15, 3 to 8 p.m.,EaganCommunity Center, 1501 CentralParkway,Eagan. Aug. 16, noon to 6 p.m.,St.JamesLutheranChurch,3650Wil-liamsDrive,Burnsville. Aug. 16, noon to 5 p.m.,St.Martha&MaryEpiscopalChurch,4180LexingtonAve.S.,Eagan. Aug. 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,Wings Financial Credit Union,14985GlazierAve.,AppleValley. Aug.17,2to8p.m.,Carmike15 Theatres, 15630 Cedar Ave.,AppleValley. Aug. 18, 10:15 a.m. to 3:15p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101W.CountyRoad42,Burnsville.

Ongoing Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS),anationalChristiannon-denominationalprogramformoth-erswithchildrenbirth-kindergarten,willmeettwiceamonthfromSep-tember through May at Prince ofPeaceLutheranChurch inBurns-ville. MOPS moms need not bemembersofthechurchtojoin.Thegroupoffersparticipantsaway toconnect with other moms, formfriendships,seekparentingadvise,and learn more about Christianlife.Registrationisbeingacceptedand on-site day care is providedfor a small fee on a first-come,first-servedbasis. Information/reg-istration: (952) 898-9356 or [email protected].

Art & All That Jazz festival returns to Nicollet Commons Park Aug. 18

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The headliner at this years Art & All That Jazz Festi-val brings an impressive resume to the stage. Frank Sinatra, Steely Dan, Parliament Funkadelic, Frank Zappa trumpeter Randy Brecker has appeared on albums by all of them. The five-time Grammy Award winner best known for his work in the Brecker Brothers is set to close this years festival scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 18, in Burnsvilles nicollet Commons Park. Securing Brecker for the festival began with what ba-sically amounted to a cold call, according to Dan Gus-tafson, event founder and lead organizer. we were thrilled that not only did (Brecker) respond, but he was willing to perform, Gustafson said. it is a testament to our nine-year history of presenting acts of escalating quality. Also set to perform at this years Art & All That Jazz are the Dakota Combo, featuring youth jazz talent from across the Twin Cities; swing-jazz band hot Swing Com-

bo; nine-piece salsa ensemble Charanga Tropical; and jazz-rock fusion band The Super Pilots. This will be the second year the Super Pilots have tak-en the stage in nicollet Commons Park. The group fea-tures drummer JP Bouvet of Lakeville, who last year was crowned champion in the national Guitar Center Drum Off, and guitarist Mike Linden of Apple Valley. Theyre joined in the Super Pilots by two of their Berklee College of Music classmates. The music at Art & All That Jazz runs from noon to 10 p.m. and admission is free. Food, beer and wine will be available from vendors throughout the day, and the stretch of nicollet Avenue adjoining the park will be closed to traffic as it plays host to an art fair, an annual feature at the festival, which this year will see more than 40 artists with work for sale. More about the festival, including the performance schedule, is at www.burnsvilleartjazz.com.

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The Super Pilots, featuring drummer JP Bouvet (far left) of Lakeville and guitarist Mike Linden (second from right) of Apple Valley, return to Art & All That Jazz this year.


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Jazz musicians David Sanborn, above, and Brian Culbertson will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets are $46 and can be purchased at the box office, by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com.

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Local actors Brandon Holscher, left, and Scott Carson butt heads as mismatched roomies in The Odd Couple.

Odd Couple comes to Lakeville stage Classic Neil Simon play runs Aug. 10-19 at arts center

Felix and Oscar are at it again. Lakeville-based commu-nity theater group Expres-sions is bringing the mis-matched pair of roommates to the stage of the Lakev-ille Area Arts Center this month with its production of The Odd Couple. Expressions presenta-tion of the classic Neil Si-mon play opens Friday, Aug. 10, and runs through Aug. 19. Local actors Scott Car-son and Brandon Holscher are cast in the title roles. Carson plays neat-freak

news reporter Felix Ungar, and Brandon Holscher is the slovenly sports writer Oscar Madison. After its debut on Broad-way in 1965, The Odd Couple was adapted into a film starring Jack Lem-mon and Walter Matthau, and later, a TV series. The Lakeville shows director, Andy Wilkins, said the Ex-pressions production will remain true to Simons orig-inal script. Its one of Simons best plays, Wilkins said. The great thing about The Odd Couple is how timeless it is.

And its written in a rapid-fire style the lines just layer on top of one another. Its so quick-witted. The eight-actor cast also includes Beth Adams, Alan Davis, Keith Mattson, Mi-chael Morningstar, Mike Reardon and Jana Tack-Norland. Show times for The Odd Couple are 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10-11 and 17-18, and 2 p.m. Aug. 12 and 19. Tickets are $12 and can be ordered at the www.lakeville-rapcon-nect.com or by calling (952) 985-4640.

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Books Mystery authors Marilyn Jax and Jim Proebstlefrom1to3p.m.Saturday,Aug.11,attheAppleVal-ley Barnes & Noble, 14880 Flor-enceTrail.

Comedy Matt Fugate withspecialguestRon Lamprecht at 8:30 p.m. Fri-day,Aug.10,andSaturday,Aug.11,atMinneHAHAComedyClub,1583E.FirstAve.,Shakopee(lowerlevelof Dangerfields), (612) 860-9388,www.minnehahacomedyclub.com.Tickets:$13.

Concerts Rufus Wainwright with Adam Cohen, Krystle Warren,7:30p.m.Saturday,Aug.11,SubwayMusicintheZoo,MinnesotaZooamphithe-ater,AppleValley.Cost:$39.Tick-etsavailableatticketmaster.com. Tower of Power with Mick Sterling Acoustic Soul, 7:30p.m.Wednesday,Aug.15,SubwayMusic in the Zoo, Minnesota Zooamphitheater, Apple Valley. Soldout. The 4onthefloor with Charlie Parr,7:30p.m.Saturday,Aug.18,SubwayMusic in theZoo,Minne-sotaZooamphitheater,AppleVal-ley.Cost:$20.Ticketsavailableatticketmaster.com. Monroe Crossing, 6:30 p.m.Sunday, Aug. 19, at Caponi ArtPark, 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan.Suggested donation: $5. Rain lo-cation: Crossroads Church, 4100LexingtonWay,Eagan.Information:www.caponiartpark.org or (651)454-9412. Summer Salon chamberconcert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug.25, at Presbyterian Church of theApostles,701E.130thSt.,Burns-ville.Suggesteddonation:$20. In-formation:(952)890-7877orwww.ChurchApostles.org. The Suburbs,7:30p.m.Thurs-day,Aug.30,SubwayMusicintheZoo,MinnesotaZooamphitheater,Apple Valley. Cost: $34. Ticketsavailableatticketmaster.com. Little Feat with Tom Fuller Band, 7:30p.m.Sunday,Sept. 2,SubwayMusic in theZoo,Minne-sotaZooamphitheater,AppleVal-ley.Cost:$34.Ticketsavailableatticketmaster.com.

Exhibits/Art Shows Botanical art exhibit by TheGreat River Chapter of BotanicalArtists at the Lakeville Area ArtsCenter, 20965HolyokeAve. Infor-mation:(952)985-4640. Pilgrims and Passages,ajointexhibitfeaturingartbyAnthonyDo-natelleandJonReischl, isondis-playthroughSept.8inthegalleryatBurnsville PerformingArts Center,12600NicolletAve.Formoreinfor-

mation,call(952)895-4676orvisitwww.burnsvillepac.com. Summer art show by localartistAmieKiefferfrom4to8p.m.Aug. 17-18 at 3245 145th St.W.,Rosemount.Theoutdoorshowwillinclude about 60 original pieces;manywill be for sale. Information:[email protected].

Festivals TheDakota County Fair runsAug. 6-12 at the fairgrounds inFarmington. Information: dako-tacountyfair.org. Art and All That Jazz Festival,noonto10p.m.Saturday,Aug.18,NicolletCommonsPark,Burnsville.Freeadmission.Information:www.burnsvilleartjazz.com.

Theater Expressions Community The-ater will present The Odd Cou-ple at 7:30 p.m.Aug. 10-11 and17-18,and2p.m.Aug.12and19at the Lakeville AreaArts Center,20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are$12 and can be ordered at www.lakeville-rapconnect.comorbycall-ing(952)985-4640. The Plays The Thing Produc-tionswill present The Wizard of Oz at Burnsville Performing ArtsCenter, 12600NicolletAve., at 10a.m.and7p.m.Friday,Aug.10;7p.m.Saturday,Aug.11;and1p.m.Sunday,Aug. 12. Tickets are $14foradultsand$12forstudentsanda

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