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JANUARY 21, 2011 VOLUME 31, NO. 47

Photo exhibit at the Burnsville PAC features new

and historic images from Dakota County.

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ANEWS OPINION SPORTS

by Erin JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A 25-year-old Eagan woman was killed Jan. 15 when she was hit by another vehicle after being ejected from her SUV on Interstate 494 in Plymouth. According to the State Patrol, Amanda Jo Lynch was still alive after she lost control of her vehicle, which hit the median, flipped, and ejected her onto the left lane of northbound I-494. But a passing motor-ist failed to stop in time for

traffic that had slowed near the crash and swerved into the left lane, running over Lynch and killing her. Lynch had been traveling southbound on I-494 near Bass Lake Road at the time of the crash. “It appears she wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and that’s why she was ejected out of the vehicle,” said Lt. Eric Roeske of the State Patrol. Lynch’s 2-year-old daughter, Baylee, was se-cured in a child safety seat

Eagan woman killed in weekend crash

Amanda Jo Lynch was hit after being ejected from vehicle


Employees at Lockheed Martin in Eagan learned last week whether they would be laid off or transferred to an-other facility. The company ultimately laid off fewer employees than originally expected. It had planned to eliminate 350 jobs, but chose instead to transfer 100 of those positions. A total of 750 employees were offered transfers, and 250 were told they will be let go, said Lockheed spokesper-son Peggy Mullikin. The bulk of employees of-fered transfers are engineers, while the majority of employ-ees being laid off are in gen-eral administrative positions, Mullikin said. Employees who were of-fered transfers will have until Jan. 31 to make their deci-sion. If they choose not to move, they will be laid off, she said. Lockheed announced in November it will close its Eagan facility by 2013 as a cost-saving measure to help

Lockheed workers learn fate

Company will lay off 100 fewer

workers than planned

by John GessnerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Who knew such a green and innovative idea would become such a headache? Construction of Burns-ville’s surface-water treat-ment plant, which deliv-ers displaced water from a riverfront mining quarry to your tap at home, is one of Bud Osmundson’s notable achievements as the city’s public works director and engineer. But the goodwill behind the long-sought project — which so impressed state legislators they coughed up $5.5 million to help build it — was briefly buried be-neath an avalanche of com-plaints about the water’s taste and smell. “We had a lot of mad people,” said Osmundson, who is retiring at the end of January. “And with e-mail today, people can get pretty brave when they don’t have to talk to you face to face.” Osmundson came to Burnsville in June 2005 af-ter heading public works for six years in Prior Lake and for eight years in Rose-mount. His time in Burnsville saw the treatment plant

built, Burnsville Parkway rebuilt and funding for a long-awaited interchange at Highway 13 and County Road 5 nearly secured. A proclamation read at the Jan. 18 City Council meeting credits Osmundson with “strong leadership in infrastructure management and design,” which has had “a major and direct impact on improving the quality of life for Burnsville residents and businesses.” Osmundson, 56, plans to replace some of his work-ing hours with volunteer-ing, woodworking and golf. “It’s that time,” the

An eventful time for infrastructureOsmundson oversaw treatment plant, Burnsville Parkway reconstruction,

interchange planning


Each Wednesday evening begin-ning in March, about 30 women of all ages and sizes – and for a wide variety of reasons – gather at a lo-cal Eagan park for one specific pur-pose: to learn to run. Some want to lose weight, others have dreams of completing a mara-thon. But they all come to learn in a supportive, nonthreatening envi-ronment led by Juli Seydell John-son, Eagan’s director of parks and recreation. While the class, as well as a more advanced running club, are offered through the Parks and Recreation Department, Johnson founded the groups and volunteers her free time to lead them. The class has proved wildly pop-

ular. Often filling within the first three days of registration, the first class offered in 2009 had a limit of 25 women; 75 signed up. Since then, the city has added a second class to accommodate de-mand. For her efforts in helping women unleash their inner athlete, Johnson is being honored with a Breaking Barriers award from the National Women’s Sports Foundation and the Minnesota Coalition of Women in Athletic Leadership. The award, part of the National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Feb. 1, celebrates those who strive to provide athletic opportunities for girls and women of all races, all ages, and all levels of ability. Johnson, a self-taught runner, said she started the class because

she struggled as a beginner and could have used some support and encouragement herself. “I have such a passion for run-ning. I felt like I didn’t have much help when I started 10 years ago and I thought I could use my ex-perience to help people,” she said. “If I can make the learning curve shorter for other people, so much the better.” Since she began in 2002, John-son has completed more than 25 marathons, including the presti-gious Boston Marathon, for which she had to qualify. But she counts among her favor-ite running moments the 2009 Min-neapolis Marathon she ran with her then 14-year-old son, Nate, and the 2010 Minneapolis Half Marathon she ran with her 13-year-old daugh-

ter, Karina. Johnson’s love of running is in-fectious, as those who have taken her class will tell you. One of her favorite parts? The crowds of cheer-ing fans at races. “It’s not too often in your adult life you get to have people cheer for you,” she said. She also loves that running is so accessible. “You can do it right outside your door,” she said. The fact that the class has been overwhelmingly popular since it was first offered “tells me there’s a real need out there, just a real desire to try it,” she said. Part of what makes it so popular is the supportive, welcoming envi-ronment; the class is limited to just

Parks director honored for getting women up and runningJuli Seydell Johnson wins national sports award for starting beginners running club for women in Eagan

Submitted photo

Juli Seydell Johnson turned her passion for running into an opportunity to help other women get moving, which got her recognized by the National Women’s Sports Foundation and the Minnesota Coalition of Women in Athletic Leadership.


A two-acre pond in Burnsville’s Lac Lavon Park will capture runoff from Apple Valley that now flows untreated into Keller Lake. The untreated runoff from 480 acres of Apple Valley neighbor-hoods helped put the lake, most of which is in Burnsville, on Minne-sota’s impaired-waters list. The Burnsville City Council ap-proved a joint-powers agreement Jan. 18 under which the city will do-nate the land and Apple Valley will

build the future Whitney Pond. The project, scheduled for this year, is one of several Apple Valley will undertake to help cleanse the water in Keller and Crystal lakes. Both cities are members of the Black Dog Watershed Management Organization, which in 2003 recom-mended a stormwater pond to cap-ture pollutants from the Apple Val-ley runoff. “Really, it’s a win-win,” said Burnsville Council Member Dan Kealey, who serves on the watershed organization’s board. “We get clean-er water in our lake. We donate some land, and they get to pay the bill.” The pond will complement the popular Lac Lavon Park, Kealey said. Apple Valley will build a walk-

ing trail around the pond. The pond will remove an estimat-ed 53 pounds of phosphorous a year that now flows directly into Keller Lake. Water flows from Keller Lake to Crystal and Earley lakes, which will also benefit. Excess phosphorous degrades wa-ter quality and causes summer algae blooms. Original plans from 2009 called for a 2.6-acre pond that would strad-dle Apple Valley’s Keller Park and Lac Lavon Park. Apple Valley neigh-bors objected to having nearly half of their three-acre park turned into a pond. By contrast, Lac Lavon Park has 69 acres. The Burnsville council agreed to

Pond in Lac Lavon Park will helpcleanse water in Keller Lake

Apple Valley, source of the runoff, will build

pond, trail

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Warm and ‘Wuggie’-ful

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Elizabeth Sabel of Northview Elementary School in Eagan showed her “Wuggie” to judge Kevin Samsel during the School District 196 Inventors Fair, held Saturday, Jan. 15, at Eagan High School and Dakota Hills Middle School. The fair, sponsored by the district’s gifted and talented program, was open to all fourth- and fifth-graders. For more photos, go online at www.ThisweekLive.com.

Bud Osmundson

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Tax season is always busy for Nancy Marian, a Burns-ville accountant. This one is also therapeu-tic. Through her newly launched tax and accounting business, Marian is working to raise funds to fight pancre-atic cancer — the disease that killed her mother in 2008 and has shown possible manifes-tations in two of her three sons. Through the Passion Part-ners program of the Pancre-atic Cancer Action Network, Marian is donating 20 per-cent of the fee she receives whenever a customer files tax returns online through a link on her company website. “Actually, this has been a really tough year for me,” Marian said. “Just to do something positive with the situation is really helping me.” In December 2009, Mar-

ian’s son Evan, now 15, was found to have pre-cancerous tumors on his pancreas. Her son Jacob, 18, had a similar diagnosis in July 2010. The diagnoses confirm the presence of multiple en-docrine neoplasia Type 1, a rare genetic disorder that causes tumors in the endo-crine glands and in the duo-denum, the first part of the small intestine. The disorder caused the pancreatic cancer that killed Marian’s mother, Ruby Bauer, in 2008. Marian her-self has been diagnosed with growths on her parathyroid glands. Her mother died the same year Marian and her husband, Jeffrey, moved to Burnsville from Columbus, Ohio, to answer Jeffrey’s call to become head pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Burnsville. “It was a tough year be-tween moving and losing my mom,” Marian said. “It all

kind of happened at once.” Her mother’s pancreatic cancer had metastasized and was called inoperable, but she survived for seven years. The other family mem-bers’ slow-growing, precan-cerous growths will be closely watched. “Usually if you have a precancerous tumor, they just go in and take it out,” Marian said. “It’s just more complicated, because it’s the pancreas, and the pancreas is a tough place to do sur-gery. ... It’s kind of this bal-ancing act, knowing when the surgery is appropriate. They want to catch it be-fore it becomes cancer. They don’t want to go in and mess around when it’s not. So we’re in a wait-and-watch.” Already active with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, whose signature color is purple, Marian signed up as a Passion Part-ner and adopted the color for her own firm, which can

be found online at www.pur-plecpa.com. The Duluth native, who earned an accounting degree in 1984 from the University of North Dakota, has many years of tax and accounting experience. During the 2009 tax sea-son, after moving to Burns-ville, Marian worked as a tax preparer for Heimdal Tax and Financial Service in Lakeville. During the 2010 season she worked for En-estvedt and Christensen in Burnsville. Her purplecpa.com site links to Drake Software, which provides the online tax forms. Marian has contracts with Drake to host and pro-mote its tax service and with the Pancreatic Cancer Ac-tion Network, which gets a cut of her online filing fee. “I’ve kind of said I’m go-ing to celebrate if I hit a thou-sand dollars” in proceeds for the cancer network, Marian said. “I think that will take

about a hundred people, if I can get a hundred people to come through my site and use that tax service.”

John Gessner is at [email protected].

Burnsville accountant uses business to raise funds for Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Photo by John Gessner

Nancy Marian is raising money to fight pancreatic cancer through her home-based Burnsville business, Marian Tax and Accounting Services.

‘Purple CPA’ adopts color of cancer fightBurnsville

Dakota CountyLocal seniors invited to enter pageant

Photo submitted

Mary Lou Phipps of Bloomington, center, won the title of Ms. Minnesota in the 2009 senior pageant.

by Laura AdelmannTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

In a culture that idolizes youth comes a refreshing opportunity for senior citi-zens to take center stage. Women age 60 and up are invited to enter the Ms. Minnesota Senior America Pageant, which will be held at 3 p.m. on April 20 at Mys-tic Lake Casino and Hotel. The event will include a talent contest, evening gown competition, interview and opportunity for each con-testant to share her personal “philosophy of life” with the audience so judges can have insight into each lady’s inner beauty. State pageant directors

Heather Aarre and Michelle Roddie, who both work at Media Relations in Burns-ville, said women who com-pete in the pageants are fun, engaging and inspiring. “These ladies retire, but they don’t slow down. They go after their passions and teach themselves new things,” said Aarre. Many contestants have never entered pageants when they were younger, in-cluding the 2009 state win-ner Mary Lou Phipps of Bloomington. Phipps encouraged wom-en to enter, declaring that everyone has a talent they can demonstrate. While Phipps performs

tap dancing, others have re-cited poems, demonstrated quilts and played piano. One woman brought the house down by panto-miming to “Proud Mary” dressed as Tina Turner. “She had a wig and the whole bit,” Phipps said. It costs $185 to enter, but many contestants gain spon-sors through family mem-bers or local businesses. Contestant applications are due by Feb. 28 and are available at www.msminne-sotasenior.com or by calling Heather Aarre at (612) 798-7237.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Shauyu Kuo Vilimpoc is bringing the traditional healing methods of her homeland to Apple Valley. A China native who ap-prenticed under a tradi-tional Chinese healer before immigrating to the United States 30 years ago, Kuo Vilimpoc recently opened Grace Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine at County Road 42 and Pennock Av-enue. Kuo Vilimpoc uses herbal remedies and acu-puncture – the insertion of needles to facilitate the flow of energy through the body – to treat conditions such as neck and back pain, respi-ratory and gastrointestinal ailments, and mental-health disorders. Traditional Chinese medicine, she explained, involves addressing the root cause of ailments, not just the symptoms. The ap-proach is holistic, with an emphasis on getting the body in “harmony.” Often a treatment will complement, not replace, Western medi-cine – such as treatments Kuo Vilimpoc offers for cancer patients. “It’s not just to cure dis-ease per se, it’s really to help the person live a more ful-filled, happy life,” she said of traditional Chinese heal-ing. “We look at the person as a whole – when your body is healthy, everything is in harmony.” The clinic, whose ini-tial consultation fees range from $50 to $95, is holding an open house from 10 a.m.

to noon on Saturday, Feb. 5. Kuo Vilimpoc, a state-licensed acupuncturist who holds a master’s de-gree in Oriental medicine, said she’d long dreamed of opening her own traditional Chinese medicine clinic, but put her plans on hold to

raise her two children, who are now adults. “This is like my second life,” she said with a smile. “I feel it’s my calling, and I get so much joy from it.” Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

Needles, herbs and ancient traditionsAcupuncture

clinic opens at County Road 42 & Pennock

Avenue

Grace Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 5; the informational event is free and open to the public. The clinic is located at 7668 W. 150th St., Suite 203, at the corner of County Road 42 and Pennock Avenue in Apple Valley, and is on the Web at www.graceacuclinic.com.

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Apple Valley

Shauyu Kuo Vilimpoc recently opened Grace Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine in a suite in the commercial complex at the southeast corner of County Road 42 and Pennock Avenue. Born in China and raised in Taiwan, she apprenticed under a traditional Chinese healer in her homeland before immigrating to the United States 30 years ago.Photo by Andrew Miller


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by Tad JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

About six months ago, I wrote a column in this space detailing that I would be taking a parenting leave to care for our first child. In that column, I wrote about ECM Publishers Inc.’s tre-mendous program that allows a new parent a six-month leave from duties with the company in order to spend this most critical of time with the child. The program, implemented and championed by the com-pany’s former publisher, Elmer L. Andersen, reflected his values that the early years of parenting are the most important job one could undertake. At the time, I didn’t know what to expect of my job performance in this new role. I didn’t know what demands it might place on me physically or psychologically. I was confident that if hosts

of other moms and dads throughout the history of time could successfully parent, then it should be something I could handle. I survived this past six months due to a large dose of patience, a cooperative

baby and getting out of the house as much as possible. Prior to the birth, I attended a set of new-parent classes with my wife offered through Fairview Hospitals. The course material and in-structor were very helpful, but there was only so much covered in the time allotted. Most of the information related to pre-paring us for the birth and days that followed, but not so much about what to expect in successive months. For information about that we turned to a couple of differ-ent books on the subject and gathered advice from family and friends who have raised children.

Patience was the one word I kept hearing and reading. That trait has proven to be my most important asset. A n y amount of crying, fussing, or re-fusal to adhere to a sleep schedule can be overcome with a little pa-tience. I learned fast that Eleanor had simple needs that she communi-cated in the only way she knew – crying. There was no need to be frustrated. I just had to determine what she wanted – usually food, a diaper change or sleep. My “success” in parenting has been due in no small measure to a mostly cooperative baby. Elea-nor is quite possibly the happiest baby I’ve ever been around. She shares a smile and giggles with about everyone she meets. I suppose I can attribute this pleas-ant demeanor to her parents, but I also give a little credit to the fact that I loved to take her places. Caring for a infant can be iso-lating. The best way to combat

that feeling is to connect with others. Dakota County has scores of free or low cost groups and activi-ties for the parents of young chil-dren. The area has some of the most active Mothers of Preschoolers and similar groups in the metro area. They plan regular and spe-cial gatherings throughout the year. Early Childhood Family Edu-cation classes are offered through Community Education in each of the county’s districts. Meeting times, special events and classes are scheduled to be convenient for pretty much everyone – including dads. Dakota County’s Health and Human Services Department of-fers education and resources for new parents through its Healthy Families initiative. Dakota Coun-ty’s libraries have story times and other programs for a range of preschools ages.

Dakota County is a great place for excursions. The Minnesota Zoo, shopping malls (great for winter walking), and parks offer stimulation not only for children, but also parents. The question I’ve been asked most often since returning to work this week is how do I feel about coming back. My answer: I love spending time with my daughter and I love being part of a great community newspaper. They are distinctly different jobs that are tied for first. Of course, I might change my mind in a few weeks as I long for the afternoon naps of the past six months. Tad Johnson is managing editor for Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune. He can be reached at [email protected]. Columns reflect the opin-ion of the author.

New dad learns secrets to parenting ‘success’

Election proved Thompson is not aloneTo the editor: In the Jan. 7 edition of Thisweek Newspaper, Larry Werner wrote a column ad-dressing an interview I did with MPR from the state Capitol. In his column, Werner makes four points. First, my rhetoric was from the ex-treme. Second, my position on taxes is extreme. Third, I am unable to moderate my views because of my talk radio background. Finally,

legislators with “good-government sensibilities” understand we must raise taxes. First, those of you fa-miliar with me through talk radio, KSTP-TV, and/or my Senate campaign know I respect others’ opinions. I advocate strongly for my beliefs, but I value civility. I behaved no differently on MPR. I encourage you to listen to the interview via podcast, which can be found on the MPR website. You will find Gary Eich-ten’s interview with me at the 46:30 mark of the Jan. 4, 2011, program.

Second, Werner is cor-rect: I do believe we must balance Minnesota’s budget without raising taxes. But is this position extreme, as he implies? Minnesota has the third highest corporate in-come tax rate in the nation. Homeowners are being crushed by soaring property taxes. According to the Tax Foundation, Minnesota ranks 12th out of the 50 states in overall tax burden. Conservatives gained ma-jorities in the state House and Senate, running on the promise to restrain govern-ment spending and hold the See Letter, 5A


Pekarna -McKayKen and Sherry Pekarna of

Belle Plaine and John and RobynMcKay of Lakeville are pleasedto announce the marriage of Tif-fany Pekarna to Justin McKay onSeptember, 18th, 2010, at theHope Lutheran church in Minne-apolis, Mn.

The wedding theme was "Fall InLove". The wedding couple rodein a white horse-drawn carriagethrough the Eagan CommunityCenter wooded campus to thereception/dance at the Oaks Ball-room.

Grandparents of the bride: Mr.and Mrs. Ken Moen, Belle Plaineand Frank Pekarna, Jordan.

The couple have planned a 1month honeymoon in Europe.

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Gerald A.O’Donnell

O'Donnell, Gerald A. of AppleValley passed away peacefully athis home on January 10, 2011 atthe age of 79. Gerald and Carolraised their family in the Minne-apolis, MN area where Geraldworked in the diesel industry formore than 40 years. He tookgreat pride in his work and hadmany accolades to his credit. Hehad an innovative mind and theability to create his ideas intopractical use. Gerald - Jerry orO'D to his friends - enjoyed golf-ing, fishing, and travel especiallyafter retirement in 1993. Familywas always very important toGerald and he was an active par-ent and grandparent . Neverlacking in good advice, he wasoften consulted and would beready to help in any way hecould . Gera ld was a giv ing,genuine person and will be greatlym i s s e d b y a l l t h o s e h i s l i f etouched. Preceded in death by hisg r a n d s o n , N i c h o l a s a n dgreat-grandson, Isaiah. Survivedby his loving wife of 57 years,Carol; children: Michael (Mari-lyn), Carrie, and Kelly O'Donnell;grandchildren: Ryan (Jenny),Erin, Josh, Jeffery, Jacob, Joseph,and Marah; step granddaughters:Raegan (Richard) Walker andNicole Pederson; great-grandson:Isaac; step great-grandchildren:Colton and Ella; sisters: Pat(Ray) Hennessy and Bea (Jack)Rawls; also by other loving rela-tives and friends. Funeral Mass,11 AM Saturday, January 15,2011 at Church of the RisenSavior (CR 42) Burnsville. Visita-tion from 5 - 8 PM Friday atWhite Funeral Home and onehour prior to the service on Sat-urday. Interment: Lebanon Cem-etery, Apple Valley, MN.

Courtney M.Bombardo

Courtney Bombardo, 22, agraduate of Apple Valley HighSchool, 2006, passed away sud-denly on January 9th, in OxnardCalifornia. Preceded in death byher Grandfather Tom Sellner.Survived by her parents, JudithBombardo of Apple Valley andJ a m e s ( B e v ) B o m b a r d o o fLakeville. Brothers Brandon andfiancée Aimee, twin brotherChristopher, Jeremy Walton andJosh (Xilonen) Walton, SisterJaime (Jason) Berry, Niece Isa-bella and Nephew Parker. Aftergraduation Courtney joined theN a v y a n d w a s s t a t i o n e d i nOxnard CA. She was enthusiasticabout serving her country and didtwo deployments to Afghanistan.She loved music, and photogra-phy, was an avid motorcyclist andloved people. Wherever she went,her bright spirit and wit and herexpertise for the element of sur-pr ise never ceased to amazepeople. She had just returnedfrom her second deployment inNovember and was excited to bewith her family and friends. Shewill be so dearly missed, ourhearts are broken. Visitation5-8pm Monday at White FuneralHome, 14560 Pennock Ave. andalso one hour prior to Mass atChurch. Mass of Christian Burial12pm Tuesday, January 17th atSt Nicholas Catholic Church, 51Church St. New Market, MN.Interment, Fort Snelling NationalCemetery

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Kayla E. BerdanGiven by Godon 11-15-93Given to God

on 1-3-11On January 3, 2011, our Pre-

cious Angel Kayla was taken fromus suddenly and far too soon.Kayla loved and was loved by herfamily and many friends. Kaylawas such a beautiful, determineda n d s t r o n g w i l l e d g i r l . S h etouched the hearts of many withher larger than life personality,and her contagious smile. She wasa v e r y t a l e n t e d a r t i s t a n dexpressed herself through sketch-ing and painting. She loved lis-tening to music, gymnastics andhanging out with friends; shemade friends so easily with heroutgoing personality, great senseof humor and her kind and gentleheart.

Kayla lived a full life, in hershort 17 years. Kayla loved angelsand collected many of them and isnow surrounded by them inheaven. Our hearts ache. I missher, we all miss her…she is for-ever 17.

With Kayla's passing we remindothers that her life is one to becelebrated, although we will missher everyday. She will alwaysremain forever in our hearts. Shewill be deeply missed by all of usand will be in our thoughts every-day. You now have your wingsKayla, fly now and be free; anduntil we meet again may Godhold you in the palm of his hand.

Love forever and alwaysin our hearts,

survived by loving parents,Kevin and Diane Berdan, brotherDaniel, sisters Jenna and Kelsey,also many other loving relatives.

Preceded in death by BeverlyMorris and Arnold Berdan.Funeral Services were held

January 8th at Hosanna!9600 163rd Street W. Lakeville

Myrtle O.Silverness

Silverness, Myrtle O. age 91 ofNew Market , MN was bornJanuary 19, 1919 in Holt, MNand passed away on January 14,2011 in Elko, MN. Myrtle is pre-ceded in death by her husband of59 years, Arnold; granddaughter,Holly Silverness; parents, Nels &Elizabeth (nee’ Ellingson) Ness;siblings, Alice (Edmond) Uland,Tilda (Rangvaled ) Olson, EinarNess, John (Eleanor) Ness, Clara(Oscar) Reirson and Clarence(Joyce) Ness. Survived by herloving children, Eldon, Richard(Kris), Glen (Carol), June Sil-verness, George (Donna) andMarie (Dale) Jacobs; 11 grand-children; 12 great- grandchildrenand 1 great-great grandson;brother, Orval (Mildred ‘Mike’)Ness, many nieces and nephews.Memorial Service was held 1 PMWednesday, January 19, 2011 atChristiania Lutheran Church,26691 Pillsbury Ave., Lakeville,MN a gathering of family andfriends was 1hr prior to service atchurch. Interment Holt Cem-etery, Holt, MN.

Parra-HilgerMirna Parra Cisneros, daugh-

ter of Mr. and Mrs. ManuelParra, and Robert K. Hilger, sonof Mrs. Sharon Hilger, announcetheir engagement. A March wed-ding is being planned. The couplewill reside in Burnsville, MN.

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Alana Jean Knudson, daughterof Jon and Sheila Knudson ofRosemount , MN, and MarkM a n u e l M a r t i n e z , s o n o fGonzalo and Dorine Martinez ofBurnsville, MN, announce theirengagement.

Alana is a 2000 graduate ofRosemount High School and a2005 graduate of MN State Uni-versity, Mankato. Mark is a 1999graduate of Burnsvi l le HighSchool and a 2005 graduate ofMN State University, Mankato.

An August 20th, 2011, weddingis planned at Shepherd of theValley Lutheran Church in AppleValley, MN.

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my responsibility as a pub-lic servant very seriously. I will advocate and vote only for those things I believe to be in the best interests of the state of Minnesota and my constituents. I am a proud supporter of limited, constitutionally constrained government. That has noth-ing to do with my previous occupation.

Finally, I am also a strong believer in “good government.” It just so hap-pens I agree with Thomas Paine: “That government is best which governs least.” The November 2010 elec-tion proved I am not alone.

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Kurt Bills honored for serviceAt a Jan. 18 City Hall reception, Rosemount Mayor Bill Droste (right) presented state Rep. Kurt Bills with the Rosemount City Council’s commendation for his service to the city. Bills served two years as a council member before being elected to the Minnesota House in November. Bills burst onto the political scene in 2008 when he earned the most votes out of a field of 26 council candidates; in that race, the popular Rosemount High School economics teacher campaigned with a budget of $500 and didn’t use a single yard sign.Photo submitted

State debate tourney results Three District 196 stu-dents were among the eight finalists in Lincoln-Douglas and two, two-person teams from the district were final-ists in policy at this year’s State Debate Tournament held Jan. 14-15 at the Uni-versity of Minnesota. Jon Slater of Apple Valley High School made

the final four in Lincoln-Douglas. Luke Stuttgen of Apple Valley and Will Cox of Eagan High School were both quarterfinalists. In policy debate, the teams of Kyra Stephen-son and Leah Norman of Eagan and Lisa Beard and Matt Stefanko of Rose-mount High School both made the final round of eight and were defeated in the quarterfinal round.

Seven other District 196 students qualified to com-pete at the state tournament but did not make the final round. They are: Kelsey Pe-terson of Eagan and Ashesh Rambachan and Adithya Balaji of Eastview High School in Lincoln-Douglas, and Nicole Wagner and Kaitlin Engels of Eagan and Wesley Just and Ryan Kirkley of Rosemount in policy.

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Dance students at Eastview High School in Apple Valley rehearsed Tuesday in preparation for their winter show, “Janet Nation,” which features student- and teacher-choreographed dance pieces based on Janet Jackson songs and videos. “Janet Nation” will be presented twice – at 6 and 7:30 p.m. – on Monday, Jan. 24, at the high school; admission is $5.Photo by Andrew Miller

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Eleanor J. An-dersen, wife of the late Elmer L. An-dersen, a former Minnesota governor who founded ECM Publishers Inc., died Jan. 12, 2011, in Minneapolis. She was 99. ECM Publishers is the parent company of the Da-kota County Tribune and Thisweek Newspapers. Eleanor, of Arden Hills, was born in Minneapo-lis on March 28, 1911, the first child of Swedish im-migrants Gustav A. and Elizabeth Johnson. She grew up speaking Swedish before she spoke English, and she maintained a cor-respondence in Swedish with her parents’ families in Sweden, visiting them sev-eral times—once, traversing the Atlantic on the Lusita-nia. A speed skater as a girl, she also attended music

school, taught piano and loved reading. She attended Min-nesota College and completed a Univer-sity of Minnesota undergraduate his-tory degree in 1939 with a minor in mu-sic.

She and Elmer Ander-sen were married on Sept. 1, 1932. Eleanor served as Minnesota‘s first lady from 1961 to 1963. During each of her hus-band’s phases in business, government and organiza-tional leadership, she as-sisted him to such a degree that he often said he accom-plished what he did in his life because she was his wife. The couple shared partic-ular interests in education, libraries, local plants and animals, and the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. They kept de-cades-old friendships and club memberships from

their years in St. Anthony Park and maintained close ties with Elmer Andersen’s family from Michigan. On her own, Eleanor was an active board member of the Children’s Home Soci-ety, a board member and historian for the Schubert Club and a board member of ECM Publishers. She was a member of the Weav-ers’ Guild from its earliest years and became an ac-complished weaver. She also valued her membership in the educational service so-rority PEO. Eleanor first attended Grace Lutheran Church in Minneapolis with her par-ents, and subsequently St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church in St. Paul. Eleanor is preceded in death by her husband of 72 years and by her son, An-thony L. Andersen. She is survived by her son, Julian L. Andersen (Jamie) and her daughter, Emily E. An-

dersen; grandchildren, Amy E. Andersen (Tim Wilson), Nathan L. Andersen and Benjamin L. Andersen; great-grandchildren Shelby K. Wilson and Caleb J. Wil-son; nieces and nephews and their families; cousins and their families in the

United States, Sweden and Norway; and cherished friends. A memorial service will be held Friday, January 21, at 1 p.m. at St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church, 2323 Como Ave., St. Paul. Interment will be private.

Memorials are preferred to Children’s Home Society and Family Services, 1605 Eustis St., St. Paul, Minn., 55108, or the The Schubert Club, 75 W. Fifth St., 302 Landmark Center, St. Paul, Minn., 55102.

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Boys basketballTeam Conference Overall W L W LLakeville South 5 0 9 2 Eagan 4 1 10 2 Eastview 4 1 10 2 Burnsville 3 2 8 4 B Kennedy 2 3 7 6 Apple Valley 2 3 5 7 Lakeville North 2 3 4 9 Prior Lake 1 4 4 8 Rosemount 1 4 4 9 B Jefferson 1 4 3 8

Friday, January 21 • Eastview at Prior Lake, 7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Lakeville

South, 7:15 p.m. • Lakeville North at Bloomington

Jefferson, 7:15 p.m. • Burnsville at Apple Valley, 7:15 p.m. • Eagan at Rosemount, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 25 • Prior Lake at Eagan, 7:15 p.m. • Rosemount at Burnsville, 7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at

Bloomington Jefferson, 7:15 p.m. • Eastview at Lakeville South,

7:15 p.m. • Apple Valley at Lakeville North,

7:15 p.m. Friday, January 28 • Bloomington Kennedy at Eastview,

7:15 p.m. • Lakeville South at Eagan, 7:15 p.m. • Prior Lake at Burnsville, 7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Apple

Valley, 7:15 p.m. • Rosemount at Lakeville North,

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Girls basketballTeam Conference Overall W L W LLakeville North 7 0 13 2 Eastview 6 1 12 3 B Jefferson 5 2 12 3 Prior Lake 4 2 6 7 B Kennedy 4 3 7 7 Eagan 3 4 6 9 Rosemount 2 5 7 8 Burnsville 2 5 5 10 Apple Valley 1 6 3 10 Lakeville South 0 6 1 13

Friday, January 21 • Lakeville South at Bloomington

Kennedy, 7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Lakeville

North, 7:15 p.m. • Apple Valley at Burnsville, 7:15 p.m. • Rosemount at Eagan, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 25 • Eagan at Prior Lake, 7:15 p.m. • Lakeville North at Apple Valley,

7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at

Boomington Kennedy, 7:15 p.m. • Lakeville South at Eastview,

7:15 p.m. • Burnsville at Rosemount, 7:15 p.m. Thursday, January 27 • Lakeville North at Rosemount,

7:15 p.m. • Eastview at Bloomington Kennedy,

7:15 p.m. Friday, January 28 • Burnsville at Prior Lake, 7:15 p.m. • South Eagan at Lakeville South,

7:15 p.m. • Apple Valley at Bloomington

Jefferson, 7:15 p.m.

Boys HockeyTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TBurnsville 7 0 1 9 4 1 B Jefferson 6 1 1 7 5 2 Eagan 5 2 1 10 4 1 Lakeville South 5 2 1 7 4 1 Apple Valley 5 3 0 10 5 0 Eastview 3 4 1 5 8 1 Lakeville North 3 5 0 6 8 1 Rosemount 2 6 0 5 10 0 Prior Lake 1 6 1 4 8 2 B Kennedy 0 8 0 2 12 0 Saturday, January 22 • Lakeville North at Bloomington

Jefferson, 2:30 p.m. • Eagan at Prior Lake, 5:30 p.m. • Lakeville South at Burnsville, 7 p.m. • Apple Valley at Apple Valley,

7:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 25 • Burnsville at Wayzata, 7 p.m. • Lakeville South at Eden Prairie,

7 p.m. • Park at Eagan, 7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at

Farmington, 7:15 p.m.Thursday, January 27 • Prior Lake at Lakeville North, 7 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Apple

Valley, 7:15 p.m. • Eastview at Bloomington Kennedy,

7:30 p.m. • Eagan at Lakeville South, 7:30 p.m. • Burnsville at Rosemount, 7:30 p.m.

Girls HockeyTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TLakeville South 12 1 1 16 2 1 Rosemount 10 2 1 14 4 1 Eastview 9 3 1 13 5 2 Lakeville North 8 4 0 13 5 0 Eagan 8 4 1 11 7 1 Burnsville 6 6 0 9 10 0 B Jefferson 3 8 0 7 12 0 Prior Lake 3 9 0 5 14 0 Apple Valley 2 11 0 5 15 0 B Kennedy 0 13 0 1 17 0 Saturday, January 22 • Bloomington Kennedy at

Rosemount, 2 p.m. • Apple Valley at Apple Valley,

2:15 p.m. • Eagan at Prior Lake, 3 p.m. • Lakeville South at Burnsville, 3 p.m. • Lakeville North at Bloomington

Jefferson, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 25 • Prior Lake at Lakeville North, 7 p.m. • Burnsville at Rosemount, 7 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Apple

Valley, 7:15 p.m. • Eastview at Bloomington Kennedy,

7:15 p.m. • Eagan at Lakeville South, 7:15 p.m. Thursday, January 27 • Owatonna at Owatonna, 5:30 p.m. • Cretin-Derham Hall at Eagan,

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What else can Apple Valley wrestlers achieve? Ranked No. 1 in the nation again, Eagle wrestlers might have reached the pinnacleby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

I guess the next step is finding some international competition for the Apple Valley wrestling team. The Eagles won the Clash Duals earlier this month again in Rochester, which was not just another wrestling meet. Teams from all over the country touch down in southeastern Minnesota to see who may be the mythi-cal national champion. Apple Valley defeated Bettendorf, Iowa, 47-9; Sim-ley 42-20; Carl Sandburg, Ill., 55-9, and Brandon, Fla., 34-16. It’s been called

the deepest Clash Dual meet ever. The win against Bran-don is signifi-cant. From 1974 to 2008, the Florida wrestling team won 459 straight dual meets. Winning the Clash goes a long way in determining national rankings and it would be hard for Apple Valley to fall off the No. 1 spot now. A national high school champion is a myth-ical notation, but all the national polls have Apple

Valley at No. 1. That makes it two years in a row for the Eagles. Coach Jim Jackson said last year would have to be the team’s best season ever with a state team title and seven individual state cham-pions. Topping that number is a tall order. Winning a state team title in 2011 may be a foregone conclusion, but don’t think for a second the Eagles will be relaxing. From a team perspective, it’s probably not a lot of fun to coach or wrestle against the Eagles, but wrestling is also an individual sport where it doesn’t matter

whose name is on the front of the singlet. As for individual ac-complishments, in the pro-cess of winning the Clash, Destin McCauley broke the record for most wins in Minnesota with 263. Mc-Cauley’s high school career has been a wild ride, but his wrestling days are far from over. He will wrestle at the international level in March when he plans to become a resident athlete in freestyle wrestling at the U.S. Olym-pic Training Center in Colo-rado Springs, Colo. Brandon Kingsley and Steven Keogh also went 6-0 during the Clash. It’s not an

easy thing to do consider-ing there were several top-15 ranked wrestlers in the country on the mat. The Eagles have their share of wrestlers in the nation’s top 15. In national rankings, theopenmat.com puts McCauley No. 1 in his weight class, Matt Kelliher No. 3, Keogh No. 5, Bran-don Kingsley No. 6, Da-kota Trom No. 12 and Jake Waste No. 7. The Eagles also won the Minnewaska Duals last weekend losing just seven matches in four duals. Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

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by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A lot has been going right for the Rosemount wrestling team this year. Last weekend, the Irish won the Moorhead Gad-berry Duals defeating Fargo

South 34-29, Jamestown 43-29, Brainerd 42-21 and United Clay Becker 53-16. “We have great team chemistry this year,” said Adam Jackson, the team’s top wrestler at 152 pounds. “Guys are there to work and to have fun, of course. We’ve met a lot of our goals up to this point.” The Irish had six wres-tlers go undefeated at Moorhead including Dan

Rosa (103), Steve Levine (119), Paul Domier (130), Jackson (152), Josh Fran-cois (160) and Jon Bishop (heavyweight). “The Moorhead trip is always a highlight of the season,” Jackson said. “Last year, we placed third so it was great to come up and battle to a first-place finish.” The Irish also won the Tartan and Kenyon tourna-

ments this season. People are starting to take notice. In the most re-cent Guillotine state rank-ings, Jackson was No. 5 at 152, Levine No. 8 at 125, and Domier No. 9 at 130. There are 16 individual wrestlers who advance to state in each weight class, so several Irish wrestlers are thinking about advancing to the Xcel Energy Center. The trouble is they are in the

state’s toughest section with Apple Valley and Hastings. “There are a lot of great wrestlers – all who want to make it past sections,” Jack-son said. “However, I be-lieve that if I keep pushing my limits every day I will get past our tough section.” Several other wrestlers feel they have a shot as well, including Francois, Levine and Domier. For some schools, having

a group of good wrestlers is cyclical. Improvement comes by practicing against good teammates every day. “Bottom line is that wrestling is a tough sport, but is also very rewarding,” Jackson said. “I like that it’s all on you. Wrestling teach-es you to be accountable.”

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Guards leading the way in the South Suburbanby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Guards seem to have tak-en over in South Suburban Conference girls basketball. Just about every team has a top-flight guard who can score from the perim-eter, drive the lane, and de-fend her counterpart. “It is just the time for the guards,” Apple Valley coach Jeremy Gordon said. “In a few years, I am sure it will go back to posts. Every-thing seems to go in cycles.” From Eastview’s Alex Beckman and Lakeville North’s Rachel Banham to Apple Valley’s Jordan Sammons and Eagan’s Jess Hart, the scoring has come from the perimeter in the South Suburban.

Apple Valley The Eagles have their own star guard in Sam-mons, who leads the team in scoring and in several other ways. “She’s a leader on and off the court,” Gordon said. “She elevates the play of ev-eryone around her.” Apple Valley has found itself in several tight situa-tions this year. The Eagles don’t have many marks in the victory column this sea-son, but that might have to do mostly with their sched-ule. Apple Valley has faced six teams ranked in the top 10 in Class 3A and 4A this season, but that hasn’t brought anyone down. “The girls’ spirits are great,” Gordon said. “We have had a tough schedule, but we don’t make excuses; we keep moving forward and focus on our next op-ponent.” Gordon feels the Eagles are improving every game. Besides Sammons, there

are several girls trying to keep the Eagles on the win-ning side of the scoreboard. Destiny Scott, Sydney Schalk, Kati Erb, Jaryn Pip-kins, Laurel Kabat, Melissa Swanson and Taylor Dagon “are some of the girls that can and need to step up. We cannot afford anyone to take a night off,” Gordon said.

Rosemount Rosemout guard Rachel Hoeppner has helped keep the team competitive all year. The Irish have been hov-ering around .500 through most of the season, outpac-ing teams such as Apple Valley and Lakeville South. “The girls are playing hard and giving good ef-fort,” head coach Sam Mc-Donald said. Like any team, they’d like to see more of the good than the bad. The girls have defeated a few teams by more than 15 points, but

they’ve lost by just as much. “We are up and down with results,” McDonald said. “We’ve won big and lost big during conference play so far. We’d like to be-come more consistent with our play.” The Irish have been get-ting it done with Brooke Stevens and Laura Dennis mixing it up. Elaine War-ner, who is coming off an injury, plays an important role as well.

Burnsville Since starting the season 5-2, the Blaze have found themselves behind at the end in eight straight games. Eastview, Bloomington Jefferson, Shakopee, Eagan, Bloomington Kennedy and Lakeville North have given the upstart Blaze some trouble. The young team is led by Jessica Ranke and Jermisha Watson, who are both ca-pable of putting up double-

digit points nightly. The Blaze will try to get back on the winning side of things on Friday when Ap-ple Valley comes to town.

Eastview After starting the sea-son with an 8-0 record the Lightning ran into some trouble against Hopkins, Minnetonka and Lakeville North, which are some of the top teams in Minnesota. The girls have proved to be a step above the rest of the competition in the South Suburban, besting Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Rosemount, Kenne-dy and Jefferson by double digits. The girls have two guards, Alex Beckman and Jenna Dockter, who are leading the way this year. Dockter had 17 points, including five three-point-ers, and Beckman had 11 in the 68-45 win against Rose-mount on Tuesday. Amber

Mehr scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds.

Eagan Coach Elizabeth Carpen-tier has seen a difference in terms of chemistry, mental-ity and confidence since her Wildcats beat Bloomington Jefferson on Jan. 7. “The girls are believing in themselves, teammates and coaches and are play-ing with more passion,” Carpentier said. A difficult nonconfer-ence schedule helped whip them into shape for confer-ence competition. “This team is starting to understand that by stay-ing the course, hard work pays off,” Carpentier said. “We are making progress, and I sense the excitement amongst the girls. The key is to not be satisfied and to strive to be better.” Jess Hart leads the team in scoring and rebounding. Each night the Wildcats seem to have different play-ers step up. “Teams will try to shut Jess down and if she isn’t scoring, it’s nice to know Lindsey Gonsior, Sammie Delzotto, and Sage Peter-son are able to put points up on the board,” Carpen-tier said. Carpentier doesn’t mind that several South Subur-ban standouts are guards. “This works to our fa-vor because we have two lockdown defenders in Sage Peterson and Lindsey Mi-cheletti,” Carpentier said. “Another feisty defender has been Bryn Parsons. Off the bench she provides us with a spark on both ends of the floor.”

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Apple Valley/Rosemount’s Charlie Frahm (left) along with Eastview/Eagan’s Gleason

Connor (center) and Cassie Torbenson (right) participated in a meet on Jan. 11 at Buck Hill. The Section 6 meet, which decides who goes to state, is scheduled for Feb. 8. For more pictures, go online at www.Thisweeklive.com.

Alpine teams collide at Buck Hill

Wrestlers are pinning down greater success this yearRosemount

wins Moorhead Gadberry Duals last weekend

Photo by Andy Rogers

Eagan’s Jess Hart goes up for a shot against Apple Valley’s Kati Erb, No. 30, Sydney Schalk, No. 21, and Jaryn Pipkins, No. 20, during a game on Tuesday.

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struction, with cranes and workers on the turf, and blended it with another photo of a completed Tar-get Field on game day, packed with spectators. The exhibit also includes

a collage prepared by the historical society of new and old images from across Dakota County. “The collage is wide ranging,” said Chad Rob-erts, executive director of

the Dakota County His-torical Society. “Many of the buildings featured are places that exhibit visitors will remember from their own pasts, and in some cas-es the buildings are still in use today.” Visitors to “ARTitec-ture” will see a preview of “John Henry Howe: Ar-chitect,” a Dakota County Historical Society exhibit scheduled to open this sum-mer at the Lawshe Memo-rial Museum in South St. Paul. Howe, an architect who worked with Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a number of residences in Dakota County and throughout Minnesota. “ARTitecture” runs through Feb. 26. Gallery hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Mon-day through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. To inquire about photos from “ARTitecture” available for purchase, contact the gal-lery at (952) 895-4685.

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

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Comedy Dennis Ross with special guest “Ole” at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, and 8 and 10:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Jan. 22, at the MinneHAHA Comedy Club, 251 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville (lower level of Carbone’s), (612) 860-9388, www.minnehahacomedyclub.com. Tick-ets are $12.50 (early show) and $9 (late show). On deck for Jan. 28-29: John Deboer with special guest Da-vid Goldman.Theater “Peter Pan” presented by the Burnsville Civic Light Opera Jan. 21-23 on the main stage at Burns-ville Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $25/$15 adults, $20/$15 se-niors, $15/$15 students; available at ticketmaster.com. Information: (952) 895-4685. Classes/workshops Dan Petrov Art Studio in Burnsville offers oil painting classes for beginners, intermediate and ad-vanced skill level painters, www.danpetrovart.com, (763) 843-2734. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays, winter/spring and summer at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, (651) 214-4732. Drama/theater classes for ages 4 and up at River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville, (952) 736-

3644. TV-interviewing class for ages 8-14 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, River Ridge Arts Building, Burns-ville, (612) 250-8611. Script writing for ages 8 and older from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tues-days, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville, (952) 736-3644. Fairytale adventures program for parents and children, begins in February, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville, (952) 736-3644. Special needs theater pro-gram (autism-DCD), ages 5 and older, Burnsville, (952) 736-3644. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. Class fee is $3 per per-son and includes all supplies. Bring any old jewelry you would like to re-make. 3981 Lexington Ave. S., (651) 686-9134. The Eagan Art House offers classes for ages 4 through adult, www.cityofeagan.com/eaganart-

house, (651) 686-9134. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at (651) 315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. Beginner country line dance classes on Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Lakeville VFW, 8790 Upper 208th St. $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20732 Holt Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m.-noon. $5/class Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, (952) 985-4640.

by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Dakota County resi-dents will recognize many of the historic sites featured in the new photo exhibit at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center’s gallery. “ARTitecture,” present-ed by the Dakota County Historical Society, shines a spotlight on iconic ar-chitecture throughout the Twin Cities, with a focus on south-of-the-river locales. There’s the old Ce-dar Avenue Bridge con-necting Burnsville and Bloomington, overrun with weeds and covered with rust. A derelict, graffiti-strewn railroad bridge in

Inver Grove Heights. The old county courthouse in Hastings, small train sta-tions, one-room school-houses, bridges under con-struction. Thirty of the images on the gallery’s walls were shot by local photog-raphers Andrew Hill, a graphic designer/photog-rapher from Hastings who runs the photo business Middletown Creative, and Brandon Stengel, an archi-tect by trade who operates Farm Kid Studios. Many of the photos are presented under the rubric “Then and Now,” a term Hill uses to denote images in which older photos are

Local color Photo exhibit at the Burnsville PAC

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“ARTitecture,” the new exhibit at the Burnsville PAC’s art gallery, features images of local architecture by Andrew Hill and Brandon Stengel. Many of the images are presented under the rubric “Then and Now,” a term Hill uses to denote digitally modified photos such as his image of Target Field in Minneapolis under construction, blended with another photo of a completed Target Field, its stands packed with spectators.

‘Peter Pan’ The Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center will host the timeless classic “Peter Pan” presented by The Burnsville Civic Light Opera at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22; and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23. Tickets are $15 to $25 for adults, $15 to $20 for seniors, and $15 for stu-dents/children. Tickets can be purchased in person at the box office, at ticketmas-ter.com, or by calling (800) 892-2787.

‘The Wonder Bread Years’ The Lakeville Area Arts Center will host special per-formances of “The Wonder Bread Years,” a hilarious one-man show by former

Seinfeld writer Pat Hazell, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, and Saturday, Jan. 22. Anyone who remembers Silly Putty and Sugar Pops will love this salute to baby boomer culture performed by David Mann. Advance tickets are $20 and are available at the Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter, 20965 Holyoke Ave. For tickets call (952) 985-4640 or order online at www.lakeville-rapconnect.com.

Scott Hansen’s comedy has heart Comedian Scott Hansen will present “Comedy With A Heart On” at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at Apple Valley American Legion Post 1776, 14521 Granada Drive, Apple Val-ley. Special comedy guest

will be Pete Borchers. Tick-ets are $15 in advance and $20 the day of the show. Call (952) 431-1776 or visit www.comedyinfo.com for more information.

Sound Healing Day at Aslan Institute Native American flut-ist and sound healer Laura Davida Preves will host World Sound Healing Day from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 14, at Aslan Institute, 4141 Old Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan.The entrance fee is $10. For more information, visit www.aslaninst.com.

Art exhibit opens On display at the Lakev-ille Area Arts Center is an exhibit of acrylic paintings

by artist Shane Anderson. An artist reception will be held Thursday, Feb. 3, from 6-8 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. The exhibition continues through Feb. 15, and may be viewed during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To arrange for evening viewing hours, call the Arts Center office. The Lakeville Area Arts Center is at 20965 Holyoke Ave. For more information call (952) 985-4640.

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Friday, Jan. 21 Arch Allies, Bogart’s Nightclub, 14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515. High & Mighty (front) and The Pearl (back), 9:30 p.m., Neis-en’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Skitzo, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200. Good for Gary, Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111. Mark Mraz, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711. Stoned Acoustic, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001. East of Innocence, 8-11 p.m., The Ugly Mug Coffee, Bar and Grill, 18450 Pilot Knob Road, Farming-ton, (651) 463-6844.

Saturday, Jan. 22 Rockfist (front) and Johnny Holm Band (back), 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Dave Hudson, 9 p.m. to 12:30

a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711. Temporary Stringband, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001. The Letdowns, 7-11 p.m., The Ugly Mug Coffee, Bar and Grill, 18450 Pilot Knob Road, Farming-ton, (651) 463-6844.

Wednesday, Jan. 26 Ten Cent Pistol, Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111.

Thursday, Jan. 27 Jimmy and the Band of Souls, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

Friday, Jan. 2832 Below, Bogart’s Nightclub,

14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515. Mr. Bones Band (front) and Snak Attack (back), 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.

Flashmob, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200. “Free Fallin” A Tribute to Tom Petty, Primetime Sports Bar & Grill, 14103 Irving Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111.

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by Aaron VehlingTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Well, he did it. The last time Thisweek spoke with Freeman Wicklund of Lakeville, he was less than a week away from completing a 2,178-mile hike along the Appalachian Trail, which extends from Georgia to Maine. He said in the original Thisweek story that he an-ticipated a Dec. 20 finish. So people have won-dered: Did he make it? Wicklund finished a day earlier, nine months to the day after the start of his trek. Friends whom he had met in Kent, Conn., held a party for him to celebrate. “It was fantastic to see several of my friends in Kent and several hiking friends who came to cel-ebrate my completion of the hike,” Freeman said. “We had a big vegan din-ner. I am vegan, so that was really appreciated.” The party, hosted by Dick and Charlotte Lind-sey, with whom Wicklund stayed for a handful of weeks while he recovered from a foot injury, was a special experience for Wicklund. “We told trail sto-ries and had a wonderful time,” he said.

The Lindseys gave him a large Appalachian Trail poster that everyone at the party signed. They also gave him a Kent-made, hand-crafted watering can in the shape of a bird. It was “such an awe-some finish to a great ad-venture,” Wicklund said. Since arriving home, he’s had a renewed focus on personal sustainability – the type of resilience and creative perseverance on which he had to rely while hiking alone through long

forested expanses and iso-lated mountain peaks. Wicklund said he has been growing sprouts, planning an organic gar-den, harvesting and pre-paring wild edibles, utiliz-ing public transit to end his personal car use, and “going through all my stuff, paring down my pos-sessions so I can live more simply.” Wicklund said that when he gets more settled he will start “paying for-ward all of the kindness

and love that helped me along during my hike.” He wants to help peo-ple by building sustainable homes and growing organ-ic gardens. “The trip was a won-derful experience,” Wick-lund said. “It opened my eyes to new possibilities and ways of living that I am looking forward to ex-ploring in the coming days and years ahead.” E-mail Aaron Vehling at [email protected].

Wicklund reaches the end of the Appalachian Trail

Lakeville man completed the 2,178-mile hike on Dec. 19

Photo by Aaron Vehling

Freeman Wicklund of Lakeville recently completed a hike along the entirety of the Appa-lachian Trail, which extends from Georgia to Maine.

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inside the vehicle and was not injured, he said. The driver of the other vehicle, a 51-year-old Elk River woman, was also not injured. Road conditions were a bit slippery that day, Roeske said, but authorities are still investigating what caused Lynch to lose control of her vehicle. Lynch’s death is a great loss, said Randy Cooper, owner of Cooper’s Bar in Eagan, where Lynch worked as a bartender and server. She had been with Coo-per’s for six years, he said. “She was certainly a very loving, caring person,” he said. “She was a very hard worker, very loyal, and very

trustworthy.” She would bring Baylee into the restaurant on her days off, he said, and she talked about her daughter all the time. “She was a great moth-er,” he said. A memorial fund has been set up in Lynch’s name at Gateway Bank in Mendota Heights, he said, and a memorial service is scheduled for Lynch at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at Ho-sanna Lutheran Church in Lakeville. An upcoming benefit is also being planned by friends and family to be held at Cooper’s, he said.

Erin Johnson is at [email protected].

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the company stay competi-tive. Employees offered trans-fers will be moved to facili-ties in Owego, N.Y., Manas-sas, Va., and San Diego.

The first group trans-ferred will be 378 employ-ees in avionics products and aviation mission systems, who will go to the Owego facility in June. The first round of layoffs will begin March 15 and

affect 100 employees. The rest of the layoffs will be staggered over the next two years. Those employees are being offered a severance package of one week’s pay for each year of service up

to 26 weeks. They will also be offered a number of out-placement services, includ-ing job fairs and help with resume writing, she said. Erin Johnson is at [email protected].

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host the downsized pond as long as Apple Valley took additional measures to miti-gate runoff to Keller Lake. The watershed organiza-tion wants Apple Valley to remove 64 pounds of phos-phorous annually. Over the next five years, the city plans to build a pond as part of drainage

improvements accompa-nying the Cedar Avenue Transitway project, increase street sweeping, build an in-filtration basin on city park-land or on Valley Middle School property, and install 25 rain gardens in the area that drains into Keller Lake.


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Summer work at Cascade Bay Cascade Bay is now ac-cepting applications for summer positions, which begin in May and end in early September. For job descriptions or to obtain an application visit www.cas-cadebay.com or call (651) 675-5500.

Home show vendors The Eagan Civic Arena is preparing for its 12th annual Home and Leisure Show from March 11-13. To become a vendor, visit www.eagancivicarena.com for show and registration information, or call (651) 675-5528.

Navy Seaman Appren-tice Amy C. Novak, daugh-ter of Sally Anderson of Farmington and Kevin Grass, of Burnsville, re-cently completed U.S. Navy basic training and was

meritoriously promoted to her current rank at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Novak is a 2010 graduate of Rosemount High School.


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District 194School BoardProceedings

This is a summary of the IndependentSchool District No.194 Regular Board ofEducation Meeting on Tues, December 14,2010 with full text available for publicinspect ion on the dist r ict websi te atwww.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at 7:01p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. Allboard members and administrators werepresent.

The following Consent Agenda itemswere approved: minutes of the meetings onNovember 16, 18, 23, 30 and December 7;resignations, leave of absence requests,employment recommendations; payment ofbills and claims subject to annual audit;authorization to release checks; alt facili-t ies change orders; Memorandum ofAgreement ISD 917 with Bloomington;American Indian Resolution; donations; fieldtrips.

Reports presented: Community Educa-tion Advisory Council update; Gifted Pro-gram update; budget adjustment update;2011-12 calendar draft.

Recommended actions approved: Certifi-cation of 2010 payable 2011 tax levy; roundthree alternative facilities projects.

Adjournment at 8:43 p.m.2479032 1/21/11

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PUBLIC NOTICEINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

Rosemount-Apple Valley-EaganPublic Schools

Educating our studentsto reach their full potential

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Advertising in

District Owned Athletic Facilities

Notice is hereby given that Requests forProposals will be received to award a con-tract for advertising in district owned ath-letic facilities by Independent School Dis-trict 196 at the District Office located at3455 153rd St W, Rosemount, MN 55068until 1:00 p.m. on February 24, 2011.

Complete instructions on how to obtainproposal documents can be found at:

http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/index.cfm

The School Board of Independent SchoolDistrict 196 reserves the right to reject anyor all proposals and to waive any informal-ity in Request for Proposal process.

Art Coulson, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

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PUBLIC NOTICEINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

Rosemount-Apple Valley-EaganPublic Schools

Educating our studentsto reach their full potential

CALL FOR BIDS

CEDAR LEARNING CENTER RENOVATION

Notice is hereby given that sealed bidswill be received for the Cedar LearningCenter Renovation by Independent SchoolDistrict 196, at the District Office located at3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, MN55068, until 2 pm, February 24, 2011, atwhich time and place bids will be publiclyopened and read aloud.

Complete instructions on how to obtainBidding Documents from EngineeringRepro Systems can be found at: http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/index.cfm.

If you should have any questions regard-ing this bid you may contact the FacilitiesDepartment at (651) 423-7706.

Art Coulson, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS

IN THE CITY OF EAGAN,

DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

Project No. 1043 - Blackhawk Pond

Street Improvements

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CityCounci l of the City of Eagan, DakotaCounty, Minnesota, will meet at the EaganMunicipal Center at 3830 Pilot Knob Road,Eagan, Minnesota 55122, on Tuesday,February 1, 2011, at 6:30 p.m., or as soonthereafter as possible. The purpose of themeeting will be to hold a public hearing onthe improvements, known as Project No.1043. The proposed project is in accor-dance with the preliminary engineeringreport dated December, 2010, prepared bythe City Engineer.

The estimated cost of the foregoingimprovement is as follows: $243,700.

The area proposed to be assessed forsaid improvements is described as follows:

Northwest 1⁄4 of Section 21 , lying Northof Deerwood Drive, South of BlackhawkPark, East of Riverton Avenue, West ofI-35E, Township 27, Range 23, in the Cityof Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota.All persons who desire to be heard with

respect to the question of whether or notthe above improvements should be madeshall be heard at said time and place.

Dated January 4, 2011BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL/s/ Mira BroylesBy: Mira BroylesDeputy Clerk

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Project No. 1042 - Bridle Ridge

1st Addition

Street Improvements




Northwest 1⁄4 of Section 24, lying North ofD i f f l ey Road (CSAH 30 ) , South o fWescott Road, West of Dodd Road, all inTownship 27, Range 23, in the City ofEagan, Dakota County, Minnesota.All persons who desire to be heard with



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Project No. 1041 - Hills of Stonebridge

Street Improvements




Northeast 1⁄4 of North 1⁄2 and the South 1⁄2of North 1⁄2 and North 1⁄2 of Southwest 1⁄4of South 1⁄2 of Section 24, lying North ofD i f f l ey Road (CSAH 30 ) , South o fWescott Road, East of Lexington Avenue(CSAH 43), and West of Dodd Road,Township 27, Range 23, in the City ofEagan, Dakota County, Minnesota.All persons who desire to be heard with



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PUBLIC NOTICENotice of Public Sale: SS MNRI, LLC

doing business as Simply Self Storageintends to enforce its lien on certain per-sonal property belonging to the following,at the facil ity. The sale will take place(unless otherwise withdrawn) on Wednes-day, February 9th, 2011 on or after 10am atthe Simply Self Storage location at 4025Old Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan, MN55122. Phone 651-894-5550. This publicsale will result in the goods being sold tothe highest bidder. Certain terms and con-ditions apply.

K. Shannon #162 -

Mattress, kids toys, speakersA. Schindeldecker #830 -

Motorcycle, stereo equip, toolsT. Deutsch #229 -

TV, exercise equip, tools, shop vacE Stately #167 -

Scooter, motorcycle, fishing equipG. Mahler #131a -

Desk, table, misc boxesG. Mahler #532 -

Table, end tables, misc boxesCrowne Plaza #128-130 -

Stage lights, rest equip, pizza ovenP. Schumaker #109a -

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF THE CITY OF EAGAN

POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION

ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY

The City of Eagan is committed to thepolicy that all persons have equal access toits programs, services, activities, facilitiesand employment without regard to race,color, creed, religion, national origin, sex,disability, age, sexual orientation, maritalstatus or status with regard to publicassistance.

Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilitieswill be provided upon advance notice of atleast 96 hours. If a notice of less than 96hours is received, the City of Eagan willattempt to provide such aid. Telephone:(651) 675-5000; TDD: (651) 454-8535.2475885 1/21/11

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Employment help Prince of Peace and Shepherd of the Valley churches have partnered to create the Job Con-nections Group, which meets from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. Tuesdays at Prince of Peace in Burnsville. The program is very much “how to” focused. Topics generally relate to the basic elements of job search such as: devising a marketing plan, refining resumes, networking to uncover new opportuni-ties, preparing for inter-views, and making use of all the available resources. For a list of upcoming topics, go to www.prin-ceofpeaceonline.org/jcg. The Job Connections Group continuously seeks volunteers to join its team. Leaders with human re-sources and hiring experi-ence are preferred. Those interested should con-tact John Brumbaugh at [email protected].

Military family support group Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville, facilitates gatherings of the Military Family Support Group for family and friends of service members from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the

second and fourth Mon-days of the month. The gatherings are de-signed to comfort and support spouses, parents, siblings and friends of service members cur-rently on active duty in the armed forces. Besides sharing their stories and support, this group fills shoeboxes with necessi-ties for service members. For more information, call Maggie Sonnek at (952) 890-0045 or e-mail [email protected].

Community meals at Grace Lutheran Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley will serve free community meals on Monday, Jan. 24. Dining hall doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served from 6 to 6:30 p.m. The meals are for se-nior citizens, single-par-ent families, families in transition and all others in the surrounding com-munity seeking a healthy meal in a relaxed and fun environment. Although the meals are free, dona-tions are accepted. Grace Lutheran Church is located at the intersection of Pennock Avenue and County Road 42. For more informa-tion, call the church at

(952) 432-7273.

Chili supper and contest Mary, Mother of the Church in Burnsville will host its annual Chili Sup-per and Contest begin-ning at 5:15 p.m. Satur-day, Jan. 22. All are welcome to at-tend the supper and to enter the contest. Chili contest registration closed Tuesday, Jan. 18. Tickets are $5 with a family maximum of $20 and can be purchased by calling (952) 890-0045. For more information, contact Maggie Sonnek, (952) 890-0045, ext. 232, or e-mail [email protected].

Teen Challenge choir to perform The Presbyterian Church of the Apostles, 701 E. 130th St., Burns-ville, will host the Min-nesota Teen Challenge Choir in a free perfor-mance on Sunday, Feb. 13, at the 10:30 a.m. ser-vice. The event is open to the public and all are wel-come. Child care is avail-able. For more information, call (952) 890-7877.

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women and aimed at true beginners. Training starts out slow, with intervals that even the most sedentary couch po-tato could handle – such as two minutes running, two minutes walking, repeat four times – and moves up from there. A group of five or six volunteers, all of whom be-gan in Johnson’s first class, help keep runners moti-vated and offer encourage-ment. And Johnson awards each runner with a congrat-ulatory sticker at the end of each class. By the end of the eight-week class, runners are typ-ically able to complete a 5K race. Once they’ve finished the class, the now-runners can move on to the run-ning club, which also meets Wednesdays and includes beginner and veteran run-ners. Those who have taken the class are devotees of Johnson and her enthusi-asm for running, and see both the class and club as supportive social networks. Lisa Black, of Eagan, said Johnson creates a positive environment that encourages women to try something new and ask questions. “She has opened up her life and shares her own suc-cesses and disappointments to help all of us continue to grow,” she said. Black and Rosemount resident Christa Spaeth were just two of the people who nominated Johnson for the Breaking Barriers award. Spaeth took the class last spring and said it was instrumental in getting her into running and keep-ing her going. “I had never run before,” she said. “Juli’s incred-ible encouragement right from the first class got me hooked immediately. Juli was there every week con-tinuously encouraging me and others in the class ev-ery step of the way.” Johnson gets just as ex-cited when talking about her students. “They are so awesome,”’ she said, adding that she loves being there when her students are running their first race. “I just about cry because I’m so proud of ev-eryone.” Johnson said she is thrilled to be able to pro-vide this class to the com-munity, and encourages anyone who ever wanted to run to give it a try. “I just really wanted to share this with other wom-en,” she said. “I was embar-rassed when I started, too. You’ve just got to go out and try it.” The city will be offering two classes beginning this spring, with the first class starting March 16. Details will be included in the sum-mer Parks and Recreation brochure, which comes out mid-February, and on the city’s website, www.cityofeagan.com.

Erin Johnson is at [email protected].

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Shakopee resident said. “You just know it when the time comes. You need to get away from it.” He recalled four or five tense months after the treat-ment plant began operating in July 2009. As residents and the council demanded action to remove a musty taste and odor from the wa-ter, Osmundson, his staff, a consultant and a team of citizen taste-testers scram-bled for solutions. Officials settled on a sys-tem of carbon treatments, one right at the quarry and one at the plant, Osmund-son said. The problem was caused by algae in the quarry reservoir, and the complaints of 2009 weren’t repeated in 2010, he said. “The whole idea is great, and it’s won six awards, some national awards,” Os-mundson said of the plant, which also provides some of Savage’s water and kept Burnsville from having to drill an 18th well in an area with stressed groundwater supplies. “We’ve come a long way since it was first built in terms of making

sure the water tasted better. We’re never going to quit working on that.” The city’s efforts to move the needle on the Highway 13-County Road 5 project, which will replace a con-gested signalized intersec-tion with a grade-separated interchange, accelerated un-der Osmundson. Now 90 to 95 percent of the funding for the $40 million project is secured, Osmundson said. Dakota County will run the project, beginning with land acqui-sition this fall and construc-tion in 2013, he said. “We just kept pushing Dakota County and Mn-DOT, telling them how good a project it was,” Os-mundson said, noting that funding has come from a host of local, state and fed-eral sources. “It got more and more support. We got support from lots of differ-ent people, including Scott County.” Reconstruction of Burnsville Parkway from Aldrich Avenue to Park-wood Drive — the largest local road project in city history — was done this past construction season.

Drivers and businesses felt the effects of the disruption. “We predicted it would take another two months of construction than it did,” Osmundson said, adding that the project took 65 working days to complete. “I thought it went extreme-ly well. Yes, it was a pain to a lot of people, but we did it in as short a time as you could possibly do it.” The city also expanded its maintenance facility on Osmundson’s watch. He oversaw replacement of the radio-controlled system that monitors Burnsville’s water system with a fiber-optic network that could be a source of revenue if busi-nesses want to rent space on it. “There’s actually been a lot of talk of that lately,” Osmundson said. “We’ve got tons of people talking to us all the time.” Assistant City Engineer Ryan Anderson will fill Os-mundson’s position while the city seeks a permanent replacement.


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Burnsville High School career fair is Feb. 1 More than 100 area adults will be available to discuss their professions at the 17th annual career fair from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, in the cafeteria of Burnsville High School, 600 E. Highway 13. The event is free and open to the public. Pilots, physicians, busi-ness owners, teachers, mechanics, musicians and many other profession-

als will share informa-tion about career path-ways with students and their parents. In addition, mini-workshops on ca-reer-related topics will be presented by the Dakota County Workforce Center. For more information, contact Marcia Sexton at [email protected] or (952) 707-2339.

Registration at River Hills Nursery School begins River Hills Nursery

School, 11100 River Hills Drive, Burnsville, will hold registrations for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old classes for the 2011-12 school year at the beginning of February. Families who have pre-viously been in the pro-gram can register from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1. New families can reg-ister from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2. For more information, call (952) 890-2557 or e-mail [email protected].

Burnsville Briefs

Burnsville Planning Commission Following is the agenda for the 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, meeting of the Burnsville Planning Com-mission at Burnsville City Hall.1. Adoption of Agenda.2. Consider Approval of Min-

utes for Previous Meeting of Jan. 10, 2011.3. Public Hearing – CBL & Associates Management, Inc., for a PUD Amendment for signage at the Burnsville Cen-ter located at 901 County Road 42 West.4. Public Hearing – Stephen Ryter (Arby’s) for a Planned Unit Development Amend-ment for a restaurant remodel

located at 14221 Grand Avenue South.5. Adoption of the 2011 Work Plan6. Other Business: a. Feb. 14, 2011 Planning Commission Meeting Can-celled b. Planning Commissioner Updates c. Sign Ordinance Update7. Adjournment

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Wedding Expo set Jan. 23 in Burnsville Nicollet Inn-Burnsville, formerly the Holiday Inn, will host its inaugural Wedding Expo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23. In addition to Nicollet Inn wedding package informa-tion, the expo will feature 23 vendors to help couples with various wedding needs such as music, photography, cen-terpieces and more. The event will include wine and food tastings as well as a 2:30 p.m. fashion show. The price to attend the expo is $5, but if a guest RSVPs for the event on the hotel’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/nicolle-tinn, admission will be free. Nicollet Inn is located at 14201 Nicollet Ave. S., Burns-ville. For more information, call (952) 646-3609.

Workshop on children’s behavior Children’s Challenging Be-haviors, a free workshop for parents, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at Brackett’s Country Club, 17976 Judicial Road, Lakeville. Parents can learn about the causes of their children’s chal-lenging behavior, parenting strategies, how to locate re-sources and information, and

Dakota County Briefsways to cope. The workshop, taught by experienced parents, is presented by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Minnesota. To register, call (651) 645-2948.

Good Shepherd open house Good Shepherd Luther-an School in Burnsville will

host an open house from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, for families with children who will be in 3- and 4-year-old preschool through eighth grade in fall 2011. The school is located on the campus of Good Shep-herd Lutheran Church at 151 E. County Road 42. For more information, call (952) 953-0690.

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