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Leading indicatorsThe Minnesota Chamber of Commerce president says one legislative session does not turn an economy around.

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Chorales to combineThe Minnesota Valley women’s and men’s chorales will perform two shows in Apple Valley next weekend.

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Soccer team loses in fi nalEastview boys soccer team falls in the state final, missing out on a second consecutive title.

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Immigration rally arrestsBurnsville police arrested 10 immigration activists who blocked westbound lanes of Burnsville Parkway on Monday afternoon.

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Two charged with murder in heroin death

Coulson, Huusko, Roseen re-elected

Levy OK’d; incumbents returned

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

An Apple Valley wom-an and a man from Mor-ton, Minn., were charged with murder last week in connection with the over-dose death of a Lakeville man.

Jennifer L. Spicer, 29, and Timothy P. Bednar-chuk, 22, allegedly pur-chased the heroin that led to the death of Spicer’s boyfriend, 29-year-old Robert E. Trentman. Trentman was found dead the morning of Sept. 8 at a Rosemount home. A

Hennepin County Medi-cal Examiner’s autopsy determined the cause of death was a mix of heroin and alcohol toxicity. According to a criminal complaint, the night of Sept. 7 Spicer arranged for Bednarchuk to purchase heroin for the couple; she

gave Bednarchuk $80 and drove with him to Brook-lyn Center where he pur-chased two plastic bags of the drug. Later that night, Spicer met up with Trentman at a bar; she later told police that Trentman had been drinking and appeared

intoxicated. The two left the bar and returned to Spicer’s then-residence in Rosemount, where they each snorted two lines of heroin using a rolled-up dollar bill, the complaint said.

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK


Incumbents Art Coulson, Gary Huusko and Mike Roseen were re-elected to the Rose-mount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board on Nov. 5. Roseen took the most votes with 12,138 followed by Huusko with 10,616 and Coulson with 9,811, according to the unofficial results. “I’m happy and honored and humbled people decided to keep the district’s incumbents in,”

Huusko said. A fourth candidate, Craig An-grimson, took 7,199 votes in the race for three, four-year seats on the board. Angrimson said he is disap-

pointed but noted that it’s hard to beat incumbents. “I got a lot of support out there,” he said. “I’ll try again next time, and will continue to support the district.” Angrimson said he was pleased with the voter turnout. Roseen, an Apple Val-ley resident, has served on the School Board since 1989. He

serves on the Board Policy Review Committee and was appointed as board representative to the Com-

Voters approve $30 million

annual amount by 2-to-1 margin



A $30 million annual 10-year levy referendum passed by an overwhelm-ing majority in the Rose-mount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District on Nov. 5. The levy, which will raise $1,486 per pupil each year, passed earning 66 percent yes votes (14,217). No votes totaled 7,124. “I’m more excited about the levy (than win-ning re-election) because it’s so important,” said Board Member Art Coul-son, who was re-elected Tuesday. “I’m very thank-ful to the community for supporting the schools.” Noting that the district endured three years of budget cuts, Coulson said he believes residents began to feel the pain of those cuts and rose up to prevent more deep cuts. “With the levy, we will still face financial issues but this will give us more breathing room,” he said, adding that he is grateful to the number of people who championed the levy. The successful levy won’t prevent budget ad-justments in the coming year but will lessen them. Officials plan to make $4 million in adjustments to maintenance and op-erations costs in 2014-15. These include reducing the district’s contribution to

Voters at the Hayes Community and Senior Center in Apple Valley cast their ballots Tuesday, Nov. 5. Residents of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District approved a new operating levy and returned to office all three incumbent School Board members. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Gary Huusko

Mike Roseen

Art Coulson

Couple weave love, labor in Lüme

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


Elizabeth Bigger and Luis Fra-guada were successful at passing notes undetected in Locker Bay A when they were students at Scott

Highlands M i d d l e S c h o o l , so it’s not

s u r p r i s i n g they’ve found

success as a couple and as owners of a break-

through line of clothing. The Barcelona-based School District 196 graduates won the Jury Award recently in the Aesthetic Category at the 17th International Sympo-

sium on Wearable Computers for their Lüme Collection, which boasts computer technology that can change the color of a garment to match one’s attitude, accesso-

ries or surroundings. “The response to our collection has been a bit overwhelming, in a positive way, but perhaps some-thing we were not prepared for,” Fraguada wrote in an email. “We are beyond honored to have re-ceived the (award).” The surprise is one that is

years in the making through the couple’s unusual combination of talents at their Barcelona design studio Jorge & Esther, which they have run since 2010. Bigger, who started hand sew-ing at age 3 and using a sewing machine at 9, grew up in tune with technology. Professionally, she designed theater and opera costumes for 15 years, including stints at the Guthrie Theater and Minneapolis Children’s Theatre Company, which both used wear-able electronics to create special effects. Fraguada gained his computer background by earning a mas-ter’s degree in architecture. He has taught master-level architec-ture and programming courses for seven years in addition to running his own architectural office, which primarily assists clients with build-ing projects, but is also exploring applications to fashion, product design and food. The idea for Lüme emerged af-ter the couple prepared for their “parametric wedding” in Barce-lona on Sept. 14, 2012.

Apple Valley, Rosemount grads design clothing

success in Barcelona

Rosemount High School graduate Elizabeth Bigger and Apple Valley High School graduate Luis Fragua-da first met in 1990 when they were sixth-graders in the Radio Club at Scott Highlands Middle School. The couple run a Barcelona-based fashion design studio.

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Technicolor dreams

Twelfth-grader Michael Richardson (center) is sporting some dazzling attire as the title character in Apple Valley High School’s production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” The stage musical based on the “coat of many colors” story from the Bible’s book of Genesis will be presented this weekend – at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8-9 and 2 p.m. Nov. 10 – in the high school’s theater. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Area Briefs

Community blood drive The Apple Valley Fire Department is sponsoring an American Red Cross community blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat-urday, Nov. 9. The drive is being held on the Red Cross bus, which will be parked at Apple Valley Fire Station 1 on 15000 Hayes Road. To make an appoint-ment, call 1-800-733-2767 or sign up online at www.redcrossblood.org and en-ter sponsor code: Apple Valley Fire.

Bowlathon supports Kids ’n Kinship Apple Valley-based Kids ’n Kinship’s 14th annual Bowlathon fund-raiser will be held from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at Cedarvale Lanes, 3883 Beau D Rue Drive, Eagan. Individual bowlers and

company teams may regis-ter at http://bowlfundrais-er.eventbrite.com. Those wishing to sponsor the event may donate online at http://www.razoo.com/story/Kidsnkinshipbow-lathon.

Cheerleading competition at Eastview The Eastview High School competition cheer team will host the 14th annual Twin Cities Open Cheer Competition on Sunday, Nov. 10, at the high school, 6200 140th St. W., Apple Valley. Twenty-eight teams and more than 400 cheer-leaders from across the state will compete. The west doors will open at 9:30 a.m. for spec-tators. The event will in-clude concessions, spirit wear, vendors, and a raffle. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for K-12 stu-dents.

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10 arrested at immigration rallyActivists blocked Burnsville Parkway

Adriana Cerrillo, one of 10 immigration activists arrest-ed Monday for blocking westbound Burnsville Parkway, exhorted supporters on the curb as police led her away. (Photo by John Gessner)

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


Burnsville police peacefully arrested 10 im-migration activists who blocked the westbound lanes of Burnsville Park-way just west of Pleasant Avenue on Monday after-noon. More than 100 activ-ists, most of them docu-mented or undocumented immigrants, came for what organizers termed a planned act of civil dis-obedience. They began gathering before 2 p.m. in the park-ing lot of the Gateway Office Plaza, where 2nd District U.S. Rep. John Kline’s district office is lo-cated. A small group went to Kline’s office to ask whether he supported comprehensive immigra-tion reform, including a path to citizenship for some 11 million immi-grants in the country il-legally. The Republican congressman wasn’t in, and his staff said policy positions come out of his Washington office, not his district office. A throng of activists then blocked westbound lanes of the Parkway, af-ter others put down or-ange cones and began directing traffic off the westbound lanes. The throng eventually narrowed to 10 as other activists watched from the curb. Chants of “Take me away” were heard from the remaining traffic-blockers, replacing the sung chants of “We shall not be moved” and “We shall overcome” heard from the larger group in the street. The 10 disregarded re-peated police warnings that they could be ar-rested for trespassing and impeding traffic. The event was orga-nized by La Asamblea

de Derechos Civiles, a statewide, faith-based nonprofit that organizes immigrants from predom-inantly Latino congrega-tions to push for immigra-tion and other reform. “This is actually the first time we’ve done a civil disobedience. The time is now” to pass com-prehensive immigration reform or the issue will languish for years, spokes-woman Cirien Saadeh said in an interview. La Asamblea de Dere-chos Civilies maintains that nearly 80 percent of Kline’s constituents sup-port comprehensive im-migration reform. Saadeh said the group has visited Kline’s offices in Burns-ville and Washington and been unable to arrange a meeting with him.

Troy Young, Kline’s communications direc-tor, emailed a statement to Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune. “Congressman Kline agrees meaningful im-migration reform starts by establishing credibil-ity and accountability on our borders,” it said. “The current system is failing hardworking Americans and prospective immi-grants — including those who are desperately seek-ing to be reunited with their families — and he wants Washington to get this right to make our economy stronger for ev-eryone.” John Gessner can be reached at (952) 846-2031 or email [email protected].


Thank a vet on Veterans DayTo the editor: Veterans Day is held each year on Nov. 11 and is a day to remember the ser-vice and sacrifice of all vet-erans who have served in defense of our great coun-try. Veterans Day was first proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 on the first anniversary of Armistice Day, when ma-jor hostilities came to an end for World War I on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Veterans Day became a legal holiday in 1938 and was expanded to formally include all veterans – not just those who served in World War I – by World War II veteran Raymond Weeks from Alabama in 1945. Veterans Day was known as Armistice Day until Congress amended the formal holiday declara-tion from Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954. Their story and their sacrifices are ingrained in the very founding of our nation having secured our independence during the Revolutionary War. Our veterans helped rid our nation of slavery, have de-feated murderous dictators and brought freedom to millions around the world while defending our shores here at home. Without our nation’s veterans, our country would look quite different than it does today. We owe our vet-erans and their families our eternal gratitude for their defense of our freedom and values here in America, as well as their sacrifices both personal and physical, as many living veterans still hold with them the scars from their service. Take a moment to stop and thank a veteran this weekend. If you have a friend or family member who is a veteran, pick up the phone and give them a call. Even something as simple as a handshake, smile and a greeting of thanks to a veteran in public can mean a lot. And I would like to say thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to all of the amazing veterans in

our community. It is truly an honor to represent you in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Rep. ANNA WILLSR-Apple Valley, District 57B

Gun show loophole doesn’t exist To the editor: A recent column by Thomas Craft shows the ignorance of one candi-date for higher office in Minnesota. He attempted to mis-lead the average reader that universal background checks at gun shows or on-line will solve the problem of violence in America and it will not. Craft cites a Frank Lunz study that has been discredited as a legitimate study however conclusions continue to be drawn from it. Craft ignores the Obama Administration study funded after New-town since results did not suit him. Key findings of the study, “Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Relat-ed Violence,” released in June were: Armed citizens are less likely to be injured by an attacker, defensive uses of guns are common, mass shootings and acci-dental firearm deaths ac-count for a small fraction of gun-related deaths, and both are declining, stolen guns and retail/gun show purchases account for very little crime, and the vast majority of gun-related deaths are not homicides, but suicides. None of the firearms used in Sandy Hook, Au-rora, Virgina Tech, Red Lake shootings were ob-tained in the manner that Craft implies – by unchecked perpetrators buying guns. All were pur-chased or obtained legally then used to commit un-fathomable crimes. The weapons used by Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook were not purchased by Adam but stolen from his mother whom he killed first and legally purchased.

James Holmes pur-chased all four of his weap-ons at Gander Mountain and Bass Pro Shops. In Virginia Tech shoot-ing, Cho filled out re-quired forms and passed background check. Weise stole his grandfa-ther’s weapons. In June 2010, City Pag-es, did a story about test-ing Minnesota’s gun show loophole and in six days, three gun shows, and 19 attempts to buy handguns without a permit to pur-chase or carry yielded zero firearm sales. Minnesota law already carries stiff penalties for individuals selling fire-arms to those disquali-fied or whom they do not know and used in commis-sion of a crime. Most Min-nesota private sellers will and should refuse to sell firearms to anyone unless they can produce a permit to purchase a handgun or a valid Minnesota carry permit. A recent article by J. Michael Bostwick, M.D., a Mayo Clinic psychiatrist (a gun control proponent) concludes, “Mass shoot-ings are not just an Ameri-can phenomenon — they have and are occurring in countries that have strong gun control.” Craft states, ” Let’s not let them distort the debate once again.” Unfortunately, that is exactly what he is doing.

DAVID ANDERSONLonsdale

Other people’s money To the editor: It is exciting to see the editorial board of ECM take the position of stat-ing our entitlement pro-grams are unsustainable. It is true and so danger-ous and so disrespectful of our children who currently fear there will be no So-cial Security available for them. Liberals blow that off as did the left of the Detroit, Greek and Span-ish governments, and one day they awoke to reality. We can laud Sen. Amy Klobuchar for sitting with

a bipartisan group of 14 senators who meet to dis-cuss such issues. Whoopee! The Senate has not passed a budget in five years. The Senate leadership does not even formulate a budget. Why? The answer is they can better increase spending without a pesky, transparent budget. They make it harder to see what they are really funding — like $1 billion in free cell-phones for anyone on food stamps or welfare. Really! The Democratic Party and Klobuchar, Al Fran-ken and Mike Obermuel-ler, if elected, are really saying nothing to change this. You do not see any of them calling for a “bud-get” or for correcting the unsustainable entitlement programs. Let’s see some real lead-ership on the topic. U.S. Rep. John Kline showed that leadership with his letters to his constituents on the topic of the budget showdown, sequestration and no more increases to the debt limit. My gosh, how deep a hole do you want to dig for your kids and grandkids? As those governments above saw, as do many of us, at some point you run out of other people’s money.

TERRY W. BRANHAMLakeville

Stakeholder disenfranchised To the editor: My family and I live near and have enjoyed the natural beauty of Leba-non Hills Regional Park for over 25 years. We and many other park users love the undeveloped natural beauty of the park that makes it unique compared to most other parks in the region. The Dakota County commissioners found that a new Master Plan was needed in order to update the old one from 1980 and set the vision and details for further stewardship go-ing forward, based on input from the public through a group of 26 stakeholders, 13 of which were park us-ers representing uses such as hiking, camping, biking, skiing, etc. I was appointed as one of the stakehold-ers. The stakeholders task force worked for a period of about 10 months which resulted in the Master Plan for the park that was ad-opted by the County Board in 2001. The process was not easy and required intensive debate and compromise. However, the final result and overarching vision and spirit of the master plan was agreed upon with re-sounding clarity of pur-pose: To emphasize and maintain the natural quali-ties of this unique park and provide only the necessary facilities and development to support this natural en-

vironment. After the 2001 Master Plan was completed, the intent, vision and spirit of this park has been dra-matically violated through planning that includes hard surface greenway corridors and connection trails pen-etrating the park, building expansion, tree and vegeta-tion removal and cut and fill trail modification. As a stakeholder, I am extremely disappointed with the lack of enforce-ment of the 2001 master plan as adopted by the county commissioners and urge them to revisit the cur-rent data that is supporting the recently planned devel-opment. I hope the vision for this unique park will be returned to a clear empha-sis on the natural environ-ment for all to enjoy in the future.

JAMES E. JENKINSEagan

Don’t hold out hope that gridlock endsTo the editor: I’m happy there was a temporary budget deal worked out in Congress that permitted the U.S. to avoid defaulting on its debts. Still, I think it stretches optimism to look for help from a couple incumbent Minnesota Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives. Reps. Erik Paulsen and John Kline, aren’t likely to “(buck) the reckless ideo-logues in their caucus,” in the words of a recent ECM Editorial, and work with minority Democrats in the lower house of Congress. Their votes on the farm bill and the budget should be telling. Even though it’s pos-sible they privately shrink from using shutdown and default as a weapon to defund the Affordable Care Act, these two folks are “good Republicans.” This means they follow their leader, Speaker of the House John Boehner. Whatever other instincts these Republican incum-bents follow, their party is renowned for its intraparty discipline. To survive in that system, legislators in Washington, D.C., or St. Paul, must not question the orders of their leaders. Loyalty, which is rewarded in D.C., requires fealty to Mr. Boehner. So they, with Mr. Boehner, have voted over 40 times to defund the Affordable Care Act any way they could. Boehner is afraid of the potential of a mutiny by hard-core Tea Party members, the tail that wags the elephant. These radicals take no prisoners. They laugh at the $20 bil-lion the shutdown cost the economy. That’s nothing to their well-heeled backers. Their goal is to discredit the president by any means

possible, including further damaging the economy. Kline, Paulsen and other friends of Boehner acutely fear challenges from the Tea Party, in primaries during the coming year, and in Congress for the speaker’s job. Teapublicans have beaten incumbents of-ten enough to demand re-spect. Intraparty discipline breaks down in dealing with this right wing gang. Kline, Paulsen and Boeh-ner are hostages, hoist with their own petard. Pessi-mism and inaction are well entrenched among jaded incumbents in this grid-locked 113th Congress. LARRY KOENCKEagan

Obermueller understands investment To the editor: Letters for and against proposed school levies are an indication of what schools and our state have sacrificed over the last 10 years. School districts now generally have a smaller number of teachers and higher average class size, exceeding 40 students per room in too many cases. Reluctance by majori-ties in the U.S. House of Representatives, where spending bills originate, to fund Special Education programs has led to stress in the last several years on local school districts. This is a damaging factor in the cause of incumbent Edu-cation Committee chair, U.S. Rep. John Kline, who has recently shied away from proposing federal support for the program, even though Congress mandated it. Second District con-gressional candidate, Mike Obermueller, has long advocated for invest-ment in education, early-education, K through 12, and post-secondary levels. Obermueller says he be-lieves researchers and law enforcement experts who say the investment is re-paid in broad community prosperity, increased home values and stable, crime-free neighborhoods. Recent polls indicating support for Obermuel-ler against the incumbent, Kline, seem to take some of these factors into ac-count. Second District residents seem to feel some dissatisfaction with the loyalties of Kline to U.S. House Speaker John Boeh-ner. Boehner’s handling of the recent disagreements between the House and the U.S. Senate led to a federal shutdown exceeding two weeks at a cost to taxpay-ers of more than $20 bil-lion. Apparently taxpayers resent the waste of money involved in stubbornly try-ing to make a point. RON COMMINSEagan

Letters

OpinionOne legislative session neither builds, nor derails our economy

by David Olson SPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Minnesota’s economy has been receiv-ing high marks lately. Unemployment is dropping, and tax collections were up in FY 2012-13. We moved to No. 8 on Forbes’ annual list of Best States for Business, up markedly from last year. If you missed these reports, no wor-ries. The Dayton Administration and the majority party leadership are quick to re-iterate the state’s current economic suc-cesses – and take credit by holding high the 2013 Legislature’s actions. Witness a recent newspaper commen-tary by State Revenue Commissioner Myron Frans, who wrote, “This year, we worked with the DFL majority in the Legislature to pass a fair and balanced budget. … The results have been good for Minnesota.” These pronouncements are as sure as the sun rising in the east. But we all must ask the question: “What are driv-ing today’s economic results – actions by the 2013 Legislature or previous Legisla-tures?” Of course, it’s the latter. You don’t need to sit on the Federal Reserve Board

to understand the dynamics of an econ-omy. Current successes – or failures, for that matter – are a product of decisions made years ago. We won’t know the ac-tual impact of 2013 legislative decisions for at least five years. However, we can report – and pol-icy-makers should pay attention – to the immediate reactions of job-creators to actions taken in 2013. The annual Minnesota Business Barometer Survey, taken in July and August and sponsored by the Minnesota Chamber and Himle Rapp and Company, provided valuable insight. Minnesota employers are more opti-mistic about the economy than they have been in recent years, but they are send-ing serious red flags about the state’s business climate. Seventy-one percent of the respondents said the 2013 tax bill

will have a somewhat or very significant impact on their operations. In addition, 37 percent believe Minnesota has a bet-ter business climate compared with other states, but 26 percent say it’s worse – the lowest level of confidence in the 10 years of the survey. Even more worrisome is that business owners have little confidence that current policy-makers will do the right thing to keep Minnesota competitive. Two-thirds say the governor and Legislature do not understand the challenges of running a business. Of those, 78 percent say politi-cians may understand the basics of run-ning a business, but they don’t under-stand how government can get in the way of a business being successful. The recent report from Minnesota Management and Budget also shows that Minnesota’s tax collections are now negative and underperforming expecta-tions for the first quarter of FY 2014, which is the budget passed by the 2013 Legislature. This is another troubling sign that all is not well for Minnesota’s economic growth and fiscal stability. Understanding and facilitating eco-nomic change is a long-term and never-ending process. Our approach must be

balanced and focus on improving the overall business climate for the benefit of all sizes and types of businesses. Eco-nomic progress also requires a new mind-set among Democrats and Republicans alike. We must get beyond the outmoded strategy that raising taxes to spend more will result in better outcomes. And sim-ply cutting spending won’t produce the public service outcomes and infrastruc-ture that are necessary to develop and grow our economy. Redesigning services to deliver better value is the best strategy with promise for both short-term and long-term success. We’ve poked at the edges, but we’ve not stayed the course with a serious effort. It’s hard work and requires creativity as well as political backbone. Minneso-tans can do their collective part by giv-ing policy-makers the license to promote change that capitalizes on today’s evolv-ing economy. Follow that course of ac-tion, and everyone can point with pride to a vibrant economy.

David Olson is president of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce – www.mncham-ber.com. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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ColumnistDavid Olson

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Ron Halling’s two white German shepherds are repeat national champions in obedience competitions. (Photo by John Gessner)

Snow-white German shepherds are national champsFemale wins coveted obedience award



To some who see Ron Halling and his two com-panions on their daily walks through central Burnsville, he might be recognizable as the guy with the white German shepherds. Those who pause to remark on the handsome canines may learn from their owner and handler that both are repeat na-tional champions in obe-dience competitions. “Most people think they’re twins,” Halling said, adding that his dogs have attracted fans all along the 5.5-mile route that starts at his home on Parkwood Drive. In fact, 6-year-old Riley is a son of 9-year-old Ad-die, whom Halling bred to another of his white Ger-man shepherds, Hunter, who died about a year ago. Halling, Riley and Ad-die notched another na-tional championship — their fourth straight — in the Brace competition at the German Shepherd Dog Club of America Na-tionals Oct. 11 in Philadel-phia. The trio scored a near-perfect 397 of 400 points

in the two-dog competi-tion of obedience exercis-es. Addie also made his-tory in Philadelphia when she became the first Min-nesota dog to win the cov-eted Grand Victrix Award for combined high score in two “rings” of competi-tion known as Open B and Utility B. Because the competi-tions are typically filled with miscues that render some entrants nonquali-fiers, the award isn’t given every year. Addie is the 41st dog to earn the award from the GSDCA, which held its 100th annual com-petition in Philadelphia. She defeated 31 com-petitors in Open B and 21 in Utility B, Halling said. “These are dogs from all over the country,” he said. “This is the best of the best from across the country.” Halling might fit that description also. He’s on the board of directors of the St. Paul Dog Train-ing Club and is the club’s obedience director. He’s taught all breeds, but his favorite is the Ger-man Shepherd. He offers a monthly workshop on German shepherd obe-dience. He and his dogs

have won “hundreds” of awards, Halling said. “I’m one of the few guys that you pay to come and see,” said Halling, a U.S. Postal Service super-visor in Minneapolis who retired in 2010. “I tell you what to do when your dog acts aggressive, and that’s what the first hour of my class is about.” Some German shep-herd breeders don’t like white dogs, saying they have a “digressive” gene, Halling said. That doesn’t bother him. Whites are all he’s ever owned. His first, in 1972, was named Cokerr. “I started with a Ger-man shepherd that was so vicious it was quarantined three times by the city of Minneapolis,” said Hal-ling, a 1972 graduate of Richfield High School who moved with his wife, Ann, and their children to Burnsville in 1982. “And I ended up taking him through obedience, which was part of my sentence, basically. One night I ran into a Minneapolis police-man who ran the canine unit. He taught me the dog was going to continue bit-ing. But he taught me how to teach it when to bite and when not to bite.”

German shepherds aren’t aggressive by nature, Halling said. “They can be if they don’t have a good, strong pack leader,” he said. The human owners are a stand-in for the pack. “That’s where people run into their problems. They buy German shep-herds or get gifts of a Ger-

man shepherd, and then they try to treat it like a normal dog. And most German shepherds, if they don’t have the pack lead-ership, they’ll have a ten-dency to try to find their hierarchy in the family.” Teaching German shepherds obedience takes patience, time and a firm set of verbal “markers” to

reward good behavior and discourage bad, Halling said. “Be consistent and firm,” he advised. “But make it fun for the dog. Just practice, practice, practice.”

John Gessner can be reached at (952) 846-2031 or email [email protected].

County Board to review plan for paved trails at Lebanon HillsOpponents say connector trail goes against intent of 2001 plan



The Dakota County Board will review the lat-est draft next week of a proposed master plan for Lebanon Hills Regional Park that calls for adding paved trails. Members of the public will be able to weigh in on the new master plan during the 9 a.m. Nov. 12 meeting at the Northern Service Center in West St. Paul. The proposed plan in-cludes 24.5 miles of un-paved trails, a new paved 6.5-mile connector trail

that runs east and west and a 2-mile paved loop around Holland and Mc-Donough lakes. These improvements are estimated to cost $1.5 million per year over a 20-year period. All existing unpaved trails in Lebanon Hills will remain unpaved, ac-cording to the new master plan. “This draft is more complete than earlier concepts and has our investment priorities,” said Dakota County planning manager Kurt Chatfield. A hilly, 1,842-acre park

in Eagan and Apple Val-ley, Lebanon Hills is the county’s largest and most used park. Early concepts envi-sioned the paved trails would provide four-sea-son recreation for bicy-clists, walkers and skaters. In the latest draft, officials are considering closing the loop around Holland and McDonough lakes in the winter to allow skiers to cross the trail, Chat-field said. The park currently has a campground, a beach and 19 miles of unpaved trails that are used by bi-cyclists, horseback riders

and walkers. Less than a mile of paved walkways are near the visitor center. Upon reviewing the plan, the board will de-cide whether to proceed with another round of public forums. Residents were able to provide input on early concept draw-ings last summer through public meetings and the county’s website. The plan has sparked concern from residents who would like to keep the park pristine. Eagan resident Holly Jenkins organized more than 100 people to chal-lenge the master plan and

said she thinks the plan goes against the frame-work established in a 2001 master plan. “I want to follow the guidelines of the 2001 plan which emphasized ecological stewardship,” Jenkins said. County officials have stated that the paved trails will provide better access for people with disabili-ties. Jenkins agreed the park should be accessible to everyone but argues the current proposal is not the best way to accom-plish that goal. “Lebanon Hills should be enjoyed by all,” she said, adding that acces-

sibility can be achieved using guidelines set by the National Forest Service — guidelines that were in-corporated into the 2001 master plan. Jenkins, who has lived in Eagan for 12 years, said her group is most concerned about the pro-posed connector trail. “This will go through the heart of the park, and will change the char-acter of the park,” she said. “Lebanon Hills is the best in the Twin Cit-ies because of its natural character.” Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.




His cursory market re-search tells Thomas Reis there’s an audience for his autobiography. Bicycling is the coun-try’s No. 1 recre-ational activity, said Reis, who draws on the experiences of a coast-to-coast bike trip 32 years ago to spark memories and connect the-matic threads. And people with disabilities are the nation’s largest minority group, said Reis, born with de-formities that affected his appearance and his tra-jectory in school and life. The 1976 Burnsville High School graduate and Inver Grove Heights

resident published “Head-winds: The Dead Reck-oning of the Heart” last month through Author-House, a self-publishing company. From fighting off bul-lies as a kid to working as

a licensed thera-pist and college professor, Reis weaves a story that finds him still searching for meaning at age 55. “Writing the book really made

me look at the significance of that bike trip, and I started making connec-tions,” said Reis, a human services professor at Inver Hills Community College in Inver Grove Heights, whose courses range from basic counseling to a class

on love. “It was an intricate pattern that created this mosaic of an oriental rug. I could put things togeth-er and it made more sense and see that there was synchronicity in my life.” Born unexpectedly when his mother’s pla-centa broke, Reis was de-livered by forceps, which permanently damaged muscle on the right side of his face and left him with an “asymmetrical face.” He was also born with a terminal transverse de-fect of his left hand. The fingers didn’t grow past his first knuckle. “I looked different,” said Reis, who was named Tom Cook while attend-ing Burnsville schools and later changed his name

Bicycle trip still informs author’s search for meaningBHS graduate publishes autobiography to his mother’s maiden

name. “I fought a lot. I had a lot of kids picking on me and bullying me in school. I just didn’t take it. I pushed back.” An “academic midget” with “zero self-esteem,” he began to shed that baggage at Burnsville High, where he took the then-popular social and family living course from longtime home economics teacher Eileen Schreckon-gost. “She’s actually in the book,” said Reis, who reg-ularly meets his old teach-er (now Eileen Lund) and her husband for breakfast on Sundays. “She was the first teacher who saw some-thing in me that I couldn’t see at the time. She was a really pivotal figure in the rehabilitation of my self-esteem,” said Reis, who

calls Lund “my mentor for life.” Reis went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the Col-lege of St. Scholastica in Duluth. Later he would earn a master’s in social work from the University of Georgia and a gradu-ate degree in marriage and family therapy from Kansas State University. But before graduate school came a 58-day, 4,000-mile bike trip that Reis began from Flor-ence, Ore., in 1981. “I put my foot in the Pacific. Then I rode across the United States and ended up in Chesa-peake Bay, Virginia,” Reis said. The trip and other life events become launch points for his time-shift-ing autobiographical nar-rative, which covers child-

hood, jobs in therapy and academia and a painful separation and custody battle that left him es-tranged from his twin sons. “I’m not doing thera-py anymore, but I did it for 12 years,” Reis said. “As a professor, I’ve had over 5,000 students. So (the book) takes you to my life now. I teach (in class) about relationships and love, and invite stu-dents to find meaning in their lives. And then, (the book) always goes back to the bike trip.” His recollections find him crossing the Conti-nental Divide nine times and weathering a June Montana snowstorm af-ter mailing all his warm heavy clothes back to his brother. He warmed his body under hand dryers in Yel-lowstone Park and stayed overnight in a church with other snow-stranded trav-elers. In eastern Colora-do, a semitrailer literally ran Reis off the shoulder of the road. “The best things hap-pened with people, and the worst things happened with people,” Reis said. At a Perkins Restau-rant in rural Kansas, a woman in a nurse’s uni-form saw Reis locking up his bike and offered to buy him breakfast. As they talked, she re-vealed that her son had been on a bike trip the year before when he was killed in a road accident in Arizona. “She wanted to know about my adventure as a way, I think, of knowing about her son’s last days and his adventure,” Reis said. “She was like an an-gel that showed up out of nowhere and bought me breakfast.” “Headwinds: The Dead Reckoning of the Heart” can be purchased online through Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Reis will sign copies from 3-5 p.m. Nov. 16 at Living Faith Spiritual Center, 11300 Minneton-ka Mills Road, Min-netonka.

John Gessner can be reached at 952-846-2031 or email [email protected].

Thomas Reis


Public Safety

Police seek owner of bike involved in Town Hall arsonEfforts to preserve the 1914 structure are underway by Jessica Harper

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Eagan police are seek-ing the public’s help in identifying the owner of a bicycle that may be con-nected to the arson of the city’s historic town hall. The fire tore through Eagan Town Hall at about 5 a.m. Sept. 8, damaging the roof, a wall

and several irreplaceable artifacts. A blue and white mountain bike was found abandoned a short dis-tance away. In a Nov. 4 news re-lease, police say they be-lieve the bicycle may have been used by the suspect to flee the scene. The bicycle is a K2 make and Zed 24 model

21-speed mountain bike. It has a black Master combination lock and associated cape wrapped beneath the handle bars. It may have been pur-chased from Sports Au-thority and would have been missing prior to Sept. 8. Anyone with informa-tion is asked to contact the Eagan Police Depart-

ment at 651-675-5700 or [email protected].

Preservation Passersby will soon see a “blanket” of sorts covering the old Town Hall as city officials begin their efforts to preserve the 1914 structure. By City Council ac-tion, the Town Hall will be shrink-wrapped to maintain surviving

portions of the build-ing through the winter. Wrapping the building will cost approximately $2,100. “There is not really adequate time before the snow falls to make de-cisions on what all the thoughtful options are for preservation and how to tell Eagan’s story going forward,” Eagan Mayor Mike Maguire said in a news release. “This buys

us some time, preserving our options for preserva-tion and giving us flex-ibility until this spring.” City officials plan to speak with the Eagan Historical Society re-garding their priorities and goals, and display and storage space needs. A report will be given to the council detailing ad-ditional findings and rec-ommendations in the first quarter of 2014.

Man gets five years for robbery at Eagan hotel by Jessica Harper


A South St. Paul man with a history of violence will spend more than five years in prison for a rob-bery at an Eagan hotel. Nathan Scott Hayden, 35, pleaded guilty on Oct. 9 to first-degree aggravat-ed robbery for his role in the July 9 incident. Charges of false im-prisonment and terroristic threats were dismissed. Hayden was sentenced in Dakota County district court to 67 months at the St. Cloud Correctional Facility. He received credit for 64 days served. According to the com-plaint, Hayden and three other men barged into a man’s hotel room in Ea-gan. Hayden had spoken to the victim earlier in the day and learned the man had a large gun collection in his room. Another alleged accom-plice, Jennifer Marlene Anderson, 40, is accused of acting as a lookout dur-ing the robbery and taking personal property from the room. All four men threatened the victim with knives, beat him and forced him to attempt to transfer money from his bank account to Hayden’s.

When they were unsuc-cessful in getting money from the man’s bank ac-count, the men took the victim’s cellphone and loaded gun supplies, gun optics and other property into his truck. Hayden then took the keys, title and other documentation for the truck and left in the vehicle with the other three men. Police found the vic-tim’s truck parked outside a St. Paul residence and

it was taken by police as evidence. Banking docu-ments and fingerprints in-side the vehicle led police to Hayden, who was also identified by the alleged victim in a police lineup. Hayden and Anderson were arrested and charged in August. Anderson, who was also charged with first-degree aggravated robbery, false imprison-ment and felony terroristic threats, has pleaded not guilty. She is scheduled to

appear in court on Jan. 15. Hayden has previously been convicted of second-degree assault and terror-istic threats. Anderson has numer-ous drug convictions be-tween 2002 and 2012. No charges have been filed against the other three men allegedly in-volved in the incident.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected].

Burglary charge in Rosemount A 22-year-old Rose-mount woman was charged Monday with fel-ony first-degree burglary after she allegedly entered an occupied house not far from her own residence on Cicerone Path. Latricia Monique Thomas allegedly told of-ficers she didn’t have much money and was looking to steal after she entered the foyer of the home Friday morning and was confronted by the hom-eowner, according to the criminal complaint.

The homeowner alleg-edly asked Thomas what she was doing, to which she responded she was looking for a lost dog and she left the residence. The homeowner told officers he did not know Thomas. Near the house, Rose-mount police officers located Thomas, who al-legedly told officers she did not have a dog and that she had entered the residence with the intent to steal, according to the complaint.

—Tad Johnson

Woman hospitalized in Highway 52 crash A Farmington woman was hospitalized following a multi-vehicle crash Sat-urday, Nov. 2, on Highway 52 in southern Minnesota. According to the State Patrol, 51-year-old Lyn D. Nelson suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the 6:44 p.m. accident and was taken by ambulance to St. Mary’s Hospital in Roch-ester. Nelson was traveling north on Highway 52 in Olmsted County when a pickup truck in front of her swerved to avoid a deer carcass on the roadway, lost control and rolled, the State Patrol said. Nelson’s

Honda Accord crashed into the pickup, and was then rear-ended by two other vehicles – both pick-up trucks. A semi-truck attempt-ing to avoid the crash jack-knifed its trailer and also struck Nelson’s Honda. Nelson was wearing a seatbelt and her airbag deployed in the collision. No alcohol was detected in any of the drivers, the State Patrol said. All five vehicles in-volved were towed from the accident scene with moderate to severe dam-age.

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Cellphone repair business opens in Farmington

Farmington’s Peter Benton recently opened the technol-ogy repair business Number 1 Networks along Highway 3. (Photo by Andy Rogers)

Owner saw wide open market south of the river by Andy Rogers


Peter Benton found that be-tween his daughters, it seemed like he was fixing a cracked smart-phone screen on a daily basis. Finding that cellphone repair locations were few in the Twin Cit-ies area and that most people pay insurance deductibles and send their phones away for repairs, he saw a market in Farmington for a repair business and a location on Highway 3 where thousands of people drive by every day. Number 1 Networks opened

in October at 100 Eighth St. off Highway 3 with a business plan to fix cellphones, repair computer hardware and software, recover data, cure computer viruses and fix televisions. “Now they don’t have to go all the way to Minneapolis and things can get repaired relatively fast,” Benton said. “Anything that has to do with communicating with tech-nology, we can help.” Benton has spent the past 20 years in computer and technology repair. He worked at an indepen-dent contractor fixing software and hardware for small businesses.

With the advent of cloud comput-ing, the market was disappearing. Number 1 Networks also sells phones and is a broker for most major phone carriers. Benton says he plans to hire an employee and to expand to other corners of the south metro such as Northfield and Hastings. The business is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

Business BriefsSuper agents named Local real estate agents named as Super Real Es-tate Agents by Mpls. St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business include: • RE/MAX Results, Apple Valley: Mark Burke, Kevin Burns, Wendy Car-son, Mike Finstad, Thom-as Fleetham, Dave Giblin, Rex Harris, Matt Johnson, Jeff Scislow, Glenn Sol-berg, Scott Wollmering. • RE/MAX Advantage Plus, Lakeville: Chad Bak-er, Decklynn Theisen. • RE/MAX Results, Eagan: Matt Barker, Tara Buck, Brandon Hedges, Shannon Sand.

BBB wins MarCom award Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota was named a 2013 MarCom gold award win-ner for its 2012 “Light-ing the Way” centennial campaign in the commu-nications/public relations event campaign category. The MarCom interna-tional awards competition recognizes outstanding creative achievement by marketing and communi-cation professionals.

DCR Business Excellence Awards The Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Business Excel-lence Awards from 7:30-9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at Lost Spur Golf and Event Center, 2750 Sibley Me-morial Highway, Eagan. Tickets are $30 and breakfast is included. The event will honor the following businesses that exhibit innovation, growth and leadership: Business Excellence Award – Flint Hills Re-sources. Community Leader-ship Award – August Ash. Small Business of the Year Award – Ze’s Diner. Nonprofit of the Year Award – Dodge Nature Center. Wo m a n / M i n o r i t y Owned Business Award –Bellacu. Jeff Pellegrom, execu-tive vice president and chief financial officer for the Minnesota Wild, will be the featured speaker. His talk will cover the Wild’s success in brand building, customer ser-vice, sustainability/green efforts and research and

development. For more information about the awards, visit www.dcrchamber.com or contact Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202 or [email protected].

Valley Natural Foods holiday preview Valley Natural Foods will host its sixth annual Holiday Preview from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. The free event will fea-ture nearly 20 tasting dem-onstrations across every department. The store is at 13750 County Road 11 in Burnsville. Visit valley-naturalfoods.com or call 952-891-1212 for more in-formation.

Dog day cares help pups in need The Twin Cities Dog Day Care Association is conducting its second an-nual Holiday Pet Food Drive from Nov. 1 through Dec. 15 to collect food, supplies and funds for Red Lake Rosie’s Rescue, a nonprofit, all-volunteer

organization that provides rescue, shelter, and veteri-nary care for companion animals on the Red Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota.

Participating local or-ganizations include Camp Bow Wow Burnsville, 14305 Ewing Ave. S.; and Dog Day Get Away, 14607 Felton Court, Suite 101,

Apple Valley. Collection bins will be available at each location to donate pet food or sup-plies.

Business CalendarTo submit items for the

Business Calendar, email: [email protected].

Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce events: • Friday, Nov. 8, 8:30-9:30 a.m., ribbon cut-ting, Chick-fil-A, 7480 153rd St., Apple Valley. • Wednesday, Nov. 13, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Chamber Luncheon, Old Chicago’s Cedar Room, 14998 Glazier Ave., Apple Valley. Guest speaker: Tasha Rohlfs, “Fun and Easy Tips to Improve Your Presentations.” Cost: $15 for members, $20 for nonmembers. Information: Kristy Cleveland at 952-432-8422 or [email protected]. • Thursday, Nov. 14, 5-7 p.m., Countywide Business After Hours, Mendakota Country Club, 2075 Mendakota Road, Mendota Heights. In-formation: Kristy Cleveland at 952-432-8422 or [email protected]. Burnsville Chamber of Commerce events: • Wednesday, Nov. 13, 8-9 a.m., AM Cof-fee Break, Pawn America, 13959 Grand Ave., Burnsville. Free. Information: 952-435-6000, [email protected]. • Thursday, Nov. 14, 4-5 p.m., Countywide Chamber Speed Networking, Mendakota Coun-try Club, 2075 Mendakota Road, Mendota Heights. Cost: $15. Registration required. Infor-mation: Maranda Bergren at [email protected]. • Thursday, Nov. 14, 5-7 p.m., Countywide Chamber After Hours, Mendakota Country Club, 2075 Mendakota Road, Mendota Heights. Infor-mation: Maranda Bergren at [email protected]. Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce events: • Friday, Nov. 8, 8-10 a.m., Statewide Policy Tour: Advance Your 2014 Priorities, Coca-Cola Refreshments, 2750 Eagandale Blvd., Eagan.

RSVP to Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202 or [email protected]. • Wednesday, Nov. 13, 4-5 p.m., ribbon cut-ting, Apricot Lane Boutique, 750 Main St., Suite 110, Mendota Heights. Information: Jessy An-noni, 651-288-9202, [email protected]. • Thursday, Nov. 14, 4-5 p.m., Countywide Chamber Speed Networking, Mendakota Coun-try Club, 2075 Mendakota Road, Mendota Heights. Cost: $15. Registration required. Infor-mation: Jessy Annoni, 651-288-9202, [email protected]. • Thursday, Nov. 14, 5-7 p.m., Countywide Chamber After Hours, Mendakota Country Club, 2075 Mendakota Road, Mendota Heights. Infor-mation: Jessy Annoni, 651-288-9202, [email protected]. • Friday, Nov. 15, 7:30-9 a.m., Legislative Breakfast, Commons on Marice, 1380 Marice Drive, Eagan. A panel will discuss the economic realities of the Vikings stadium. Cost: $25. Reg-istration required. Information: Jessy Annoni, 651-288-9202, [email protected]. Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce events: • Wednesday, Nov. 13, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lakeville Women in Business Luncheon, Crystal Lake Golf Club, 16725 Innsbrook Drive, Lakev-ille. Speaker: Teresa Rose, “Start Now, Grow Big.” Cost: $20 members, $30 nonmembers. RSVP by Nov. 6. Information: 952-469-2020. • Thursday, Nov. 14, 4-5 p.m., Countywide Chamber Speed Networking, Mendakota Coun-try Club, 2075 Mendakota Road, Mendota Heights. Cost: $15. Registration required. Infor-mation: 952-469-2020. Gettin Bizzy events: • Tuesday, Nov. 12, 6-8 p.m., Grow Your Business, Carbone’s Pizza, 251 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville. Business and social net-working event. Free. Information: www.gettinbi-zzy.com.


Pink Tank Project combats cancerLocal women help advocate for self exams, mammograms



Brenda Woods was like many of the one in eight women who will be diag-nosed with cancer in their lifetimes. The Inver Grove Heights resident and ser-geant first class stationed with the Minnesota Na-tional Guard in Rose-mount was in the best shape of her life in 2008 at the start of her cancer sto-ry, which she is telling as one of the first in a series of videos being produced for the Pink Tank Project. The new effort has Army National Guard members who have been touched by cancer urg-ing women to commit to monthly self exams and mammograms as directed by their doctor. It is being spearheaded by Maj. Kris-ten Auge, of Eagan, Rose-mount VFW commander and Minnesota National Guard deputy director of public affairs. Woods, Auge and other National Guard female members gathered recently to record a program for Minnesota Military Radio last Thursday at the VFW. The radio program was another piece of the Pink Tank Project’s goal to in-form military and non-military women about the importance of the early detection of cancer. The main Pink Tank message center is at www.minnesotanationalguard.org/pinktank where Woods relates her story, which be-gan when she discovered a pea-sized lump in her left breast. “I was working with a personal trainer,” she said. “I was feeling great, then, bam, there it was.” A biopsy confirmed it was a malignant cancer. After Woods decided to have a mastectomy she had the added stress of deter-mining what to do about another mass in her right breast that doctors could not confirm was cancerous or not. Before the surgery,

Members of the Minnesota Army National Guard Pink Tank Project who gathered at the Rosemount VFW to re-cord a program on Minnesota Military Radio are (from left) Sgt. 1st Class Gail Kaplan, Sgt. 1st Class Brenda Woods, Maj. Kristen L. Auge, Minnesota National Guard deputy director of public affairs, and Sgt. Cassie Meuck. (Photo by Tad Johnson)

Woods asked her doctor what she would do if she were in her position. The doctor told her that she would have a double mastectomy so she wouldn’t have to worry about it anymore. Woods agreed and after the bilateral mastectomy, she discovered her decision resulted in two different kinds of cancer being re-moved. She declined to have re-constructive surgery and went on the drug tamoxi-fen – hormone therapy to aid in her recovery that resulted in her having hot flashes, mood swings and fits of crying. Woods says her can-cer journey, which didn’t include chemotherapy or radiation, has been easy compared to what other women go through. She knows how difficult that journey can be as her mother was recently di-agnosed with cancer and is undergoing radiation treatment. Woods’ story of early detection and cancer sur-vival is one that resonates well with the Pink Tank Project. It’s also inspirational because of the positive at-titude she had throughout her cancer journey. After the initial diag-

nosis, Woods said she was pretty calm, went back to work and went home only when her boss ordered her to do so. “I made up my mind that this was not going to do me in,” she said. She said she knew she had to be strong when she told her daughter and mother about the diagno-sis. “A positive attitude goes a long way,” she said. “I’m a very spiritual person who has always had faith.” Woods, who was hon-ored during Breast Cancer Awareness Month at the Oct. 13 Vikings home game as a Soldier of the Game, said it has been inspiring meeting other women who have been touched by can-cer through the Pink Tank Project. Auge agreed, noting a gathering of the women who met to have their photo taken with a “pink tank” thanks to some Pho-toshop magic. “That morning when we did the video, I felt like I had a bond to these wom-en for the rest of my life,” Auge said. Like that tank, the women said we are strong but not invincible. “We all know about it, but we still don’t commit to doing it,” Auge said of

routine exams. She was one of those who didn’t do all she could to take care of herself. Auge found a lump in her breast one day but didn’t see her doctor until eight months later. She says she was fortu-nate that it was not cancer, but the message was clear to her that the message about early detection need-ed a military backing. “It goes back to that warrior ethos of not leav-ing a fallen comrade be-hind,” Auge said. The Minnesota Military Hour on AM 1130 News Talk Radio highlight-ing the Pink Tank Project is available as a podcast at http://minnesotamili-taryradiohour.com. During the program Rosemount Mayor Bill Droste also spoke about the city’s Central Park Me-morial Veterans Walk, and Karl Xavier III, president of the Rosemount Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, talked about the organization’s work that assists veterans in a variety of ways.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].


Campers await chicken payday

A tent city had formed Wednesday morning in the parking lot of Chick-fil-A in Apple Valley in anticipation of the restaurant’s grand opening on Thursday. The first 100 people in line when the doors opened at 6 a.m. Thursday received a one-year supply of free meals from the Georgia-based restaurant chain that specializes in breaded chicken sandwiches. The new restaurant at Cedar Avenue and 153rd Street is one of two Chick-fil-A locations to open in the Twin Cities area this week; the other is in Bloomington. (Photo by Andrew Miller)

IMAX Theatre offers vets free admission The IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley is offering all vet-erans and active military members free admission on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11. Military family members will

each receive a $2 discount. Veterans and active military person-nel must present proof of military ser-vice including a military ID or veterans service organization card.

All Saints Party draws heavenly crowdSt. Joseph event featured costume cavalcade of childrenby Tad Johnson


St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rosemount expected a light turnout for its All Saints Party on Nov. 1, but 75 children at-tended dressed as a saint or other saint-related characters. The All Saints Day event was a way to have fun learning about the saints in Biblical history. “Saints are not super-heroes like those in block-buster movies,” said the Rev. Paul Jarvis, pastor of the church. “Rather, they were or are ordinary, imperfect people like our-selves, who completely handed their lives over to Christ, letting Him be the hero through their lives, through their witness.” Children explored their creative sides with some of their costumes, which included St. Moses car-rying the 10 command-ments tablets, St. Sebas-tian with plenty of arrows sticking out of him and St. Peter welcoming many

through the pearly gates. The saints were judged, not by the costumed St. Peter, but by church vol-unteers to award first- and second-place prizes in boys and girls divisions. The competition was so difficult that names were selected from a hat for the second-place winners. First-place prize win-ners of $25 were Kiara Avenido, as Joan of Arc on a horse, and Xavier Rennie, as a headless John the Baptist with his head on a platter. Second-place winners of $15 were Sophie Hoff-mann, as St. Therese of the Child Jesus, and Wil-liam and Leonard Scholl, as St. George and his dragon. The event included saint-themed games, in-cluding a halo toss game, where glow-in-the-dark halos were tossed onto pins dressed up as saints. There were relay races, a guess-the-saint trivia contest and food. “Yes, there was angel food cake, but no deviled eggs,” Jarvis said. Every child received numerous mementos, including medals, holy cards, Bibles, and devo-tional objects.

Kiara Avenido, as Joan of Arc on a horse, won first place in the girls division during the All Saints Par-ty on Nov. 1 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rose-mount. (Photo submitted)

“All Saints Day cele-brates not only our heroic friends in high places, so to speak,” Jarvis said. “It celebrates that we are all, by virtue of our baptisms, saints-in-progress. We look for inspiration from those whose footsteps we walk in – footsteps that in turn follow in Christ’s footsteps.”



LEGAL NOTICES

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196CALL FOR BIDS

MOTORCOACH BUS TRANSPORTATION

Notice is hereby given that BIDS will be received for Motorcoach Bus Transportation by Independent School District 196 at the District Office, 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 10:00 a.m., November 18, 2013 at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Complete instructions on how to obtain Bidding Documents can be found at: http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/index.cfm.

If you should have any questions regarding this bid you may contact the Randy Dukek, Coordinator of Transportation at (651) 423-7685.

Gary Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

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They created a parametric design using computers and laser cutters that re-flected a wedding pattern of olive, pomegranate and lemon tree motifs. The pattern was used on Bigger’s dress, Fragua-da’s tie and fans for guests. “After our wedding, we wanted to explore more technology,” Fraguada said. “The inspiration for Lüme was really attempt-ing to create truly wear-able technology that was fashionable, comfortable, washable and program-mable.” The garment can change colors using a smartphone that sends a signal to the garment’s electronic elements. The phone’s camera can take a picture of an object’s color to match, and a setting can also make color changes that respond to sound. That’s not the only cus-tomized piece to the col-lection. Each garment has a laser-cut section that of-fers different patterns such as polka dots, flowers and lines. Without the electronic components, which can be removed for cleaning, the clothes can be worn as simple black garments. Fraguada said it’s been a lot more work to develop the product on their own, but it’s been more reward-ing. “Being in business with your partner is definitely an interesting challenge,” Fraguada said. “For a cou-ple like us, that has known each other for so long, it is easy to discuss and come to agreements on the things we should be focus-ing on, as well as the roles each of us needs to take on in order to make the busi-ness work. A big challenge is therefore knowing when and how to stop discussing the business and just relax. Work comes home with you, so it is important to know how to disconnect from that so that life at home can be successful as well.”

A stitch in time Bigger, who was born in Apple Valley, first met Fraguada after he moved

to Minnesota when his father’s 3M job in Puerto Rico required a relocation. The two met in 1990 in the Radio Club when they were sixth-graders at Scott Highlands. The friendship grew over the years even when Bigger went to Rose-mount High School and Fraguada to Apple Valley High School. Bigger traces her inter-est in fashion to her arts courses at Rosemount, but learning new languages was also a thrill. She re-mained in contact with French teacher LaRae El-lingson after high school as she helped her learn Catalan, the official lan-guage in Barcelona. She also said Jeanne Ewen, then an elementary physical education teach-er, cast a positive influence on Bigger, who suffered from juvenile epilepsy at the time. “She always taught me to exceed expectations and never put a limit on what I can accomplish in life, or on one’s inner strength,” she said. Fraguada said Apple Valley High School teach-

er Neil Michels was very influential in introducing physics and basic electron-ics to him along with the school’s developmental psychology program. Years after high school graduation, Fraguada was taking master’s courses in architecture in London, but a Rotary scholarship in 2007 allowed him to transfer to another city. He said he chose Barcelona to get closer to the work of Antoni Gaudi and Enric Miralles, two influential Catalan architects from different eras. In 2010, the couple made the city their home and business hub. “What makes Barce-lona great for business, especially the creative industries, is that it is so connected to the rest of Europe and the world,” Fraguada said. “We can go to a fashion show in Milan, an electronic arts festival in Venice, and a science exposition in War-saw. All of these places are within two hours by plane. There is incredible diver-sity in a very close proxim-ity.”

FASHION, from 1A

The Lüme Collection incorporates electronics into everyday garments. Rosemount High School graduate Elizabeth Bigger and Apple Valley High School graduate Luis Fraguada designed the clothes. (Photo from Jorge & Esther_

More about the cloth-ing line is at http://jorge-andesther.com/lume.


munity Education Ad-visory Council and the Minnesota State High School League. Huusko, an Eagan resident, was first ap-pointed in 2011 to fill a vacancy on the board. He serves on the Audit and Finance, and Legislative committees. Huusko was also appointed as board representative to the Community Education Advisory Council. Coulson, an Apple Valley resident, has served on the board since 2008. He serves on the Curriculum and In-

struction, and Legisla-tive committees. Coulson was also appointed as the board representative to the Gifted and Talented Advisory Council, Native American Parents Ad-visory Committee, and Technology and Informa-tion Education Services. “It’s always gratifying when folks in the com-munity vote for you and appreciate what you’ve done in last four years,” Coulson said. Jessica Harper is at jes-s [email protected] or facebook.com/sun-thisweek.

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Sports

(Left) Eastview runners Laura Bestul (29) and Margie Freed, and Apple Valley runners Molly Moynihan (33) and Olivia Anger (32) start their race at the state Class AA cross country meet Saturday at St. Olaf College. (Right) Apple Valley’s Grant Udelhofen sprints to the finish in the boys race. (Photos by Rick Orndorf)

AV, Eastview runners compete at state cross country Three runners from Apple Valley and two from Eastview competed in the state Class AA cross country meet Saturday at St. Olaf College. Apple Valley eighth-grader Molly Moynihan finished 45th in her state meet debut. Her time for the 4,000-meter race was 15 minutes, 7.8 seconds. Moynihan’s teammate, sophomore Olivia Anger, finished 55th in 15:12.3. They qualified for state by finishing 10th and 11th at the Section 3AA meet in October. Eagles junior Grant Udelhofen was 54th in the 5,000-meter boys race in 16:33.3. Udelhofen earned his place at state by finish-ing sixth in Section 3AA. Eastview sophomores Laura Bestul and Margie Freed returned to the state meet after qualifying in 2012. Bestul finished 39th in 15:01.8 in the 4,000-me-ter race, an improvement of 43 places and about 19 seconds over her finish last year. Freed was 75th in 15:26.1.

Polars spoil Lightning’s comeback storyNorth St. Paul

wins on penalty kicks in boys soccer final

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


It could have been Eastview’s biggest come-back story in a postsea-son full of rallies – if only North St. Paul had been willing to play along. Three times the Light-ning fell one goal behind in the state Class AA boys soccer championship game, and three times it came back, eventually sending the game to over-time. After 20 minutes of scoreless play in overtime, Eastview’s magic finally ran out in the penalty-kick shootout. North St. Paul converted on all five of its attempts. Eastview made four of its shots, but one hit the goalpost, pro-viding North St. Paul with its 4-3 margin of victory Oct. 31 at the Metrodome. Eastview, the defending state champion, played in the title game for the third consecutive year. It also was the fourth straight playoff game in which the Lightning trailed. The previous three times, the team was able to come back and win. The fourth time, Eastview came up narrowly, agonizingly short. Coach Scott Gustafson told a disconsolate group of players after the cham-pionship game to remem-ber what it took to get to the championship game and not focus on the loss. “Don’t let this game define you,” Gustafson told them. The coach said later he wanted to make sure the players realized that while the loss would be difficult to accept, they all would take on more important tasks in their lives than playing soccer. “Even if we do ev-erything we can to win a game like this, you’re still looking at failing about 50 percent of the time,” he said. The Lightning and Po-lars played a wide-open, aggressive game that in-cluded 42 shots (23 by North St. Paul) and 37 fouls, including four that drew yellow cards. North scored the game’s first goal in the 30th minute, but Eastview responded about eight minutes later on a bend-ing, 20-yard shot by Sam Fluegge that found the upper right corner. The Polars regained the lead 7:13 into the second half, but 10 minutes later Eastview tied the game on a goal by senior mid-fielder Jack Teske. Jacob Wilson got an assist after

receiving a long throw-in from Fluegge. The play looked simi-lar to one that produced the winning goal in East-view’s 2-1 overtime vic-tory over Owatonna in the state quarterfinals. North St. Paul’s Jus-tin Oliver, the Class AA Mr. Soccer award winner, took a pass from his twin brother Tyler and went in alone on Eastview goalie Kyle Lamott to score an-other go-ahead goal with 13:11 remaining. That looked like it could clinch the title for North St. Paul – except it didn’t. With less than four minutes remain-ing, Polars’ goalkeeper Tommy Molski stopped a shot by Pierce Erickson but couldn’t control the rebound. Eastview junior forward Brett Ladoux pounced on it and scored. After two relatively un-eventful overtime sessions

(five shots total) the teams lined up for a shootout in the last state high school soccer tournament game played in the Metrodome, which is scheduled to be torn down early next year to make way for a new sta-dium. North St. Paul’s shoot-ers worked the right side of the goal and scored on all five of their at-tempts. Fluegge, Andrew Tuthill, Matthew Heinen and Teske scored for the Lightning. Erickson also beat the Polars’ goalkeep-er but his shot rebounded off the goalpost. Erickson, an All-State player and the Lightning’s leading scorer, wore a look of disbelief on his face long after the game ended. Said Gustafson: “He’s our best player. We wouldn’t be here if not for him.” Eastview had 11 under-classmen on its state tour-

nament roster. Asked if the Lightning had enough to return to state next sea-son, Gustafson said the program’s success the last three years has created a culture where state berths are viewed as realistic. The Lightning lost in the state champion-ship game two years ago, and there were some who thought it might be a while before Eastview was back in the final. The team was there again 12 months later, and won. Twelve months after that, Eastview was on the brink of another title. The lesson, Gustafson said, is that anything is possible, and that’s a mes-sage he’s likely to relay to the 2014 Lightning.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Eastview’s Brett Ladoux goes airborne to play the ball during the state Class AA boys soccer championship game against North St. Paul. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Devansh Kalra (white uniform) of Eastview and Yared Assefa of North St. Paul compete for possession during the state Class AA boys soccer final. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Lightning, Rosemount line up for a rematch

South Suburban football rivals to meet in state tourney

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


One of the Rosemount football team’s goals for 2013 was to at least reach the state semifinals at the Metrodome and make school history. The Irish will play in the state quarterfinals this week for the fifth time in eight years. But they’ve never gone to the dome for the semifinals in con-secutive years. Rosemount reached the semifinals in 2006, 2008 and 2012, and played in the state champi-onship game in 2010. They haven’t made it to the dome yet, but they kept the dream alive by beat-ing Mounds View 42-7 at home in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs last Friday. The Irish (9-1) will play Eastview (6-4) in a Class 6A quarterfinal at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at TCF Bank Stadium. The winner plays in the semifi-nals at the Metrodome on Nov. 14. Rosemount is the No. 3 seed in the state quarterfi-nals. Eastview is unseeded and was matched against Rosemount in a random draw. By now the Irish should be used to seeing famil-iar opponents in the state playoffs. Last year they lost to Lakeville North in the Class 6A semifinals and two years before that defeated Lakeville South in the Class 5A quarterfi-nals. Since a 24-21 double-overtime loss to Wayzata in its season opener, Rose-mount has been demolish-ing opponents. The Irish have outscored the oppo-sition 372-83 in their last nine games, all victories. The streak started with a 24-0 victory over East-view in Week 2 and now the Lightning stands in the Irish’s way again. Eastview defeated No. 3-ranked East Ridge 38-3 last Fri-day in a game that was tied 3-3 in the third quarter. “They’re very good, very solid,” Eastview coach Kelly Sherwin said of the Irish. “They can play different styles on of-fense. They can run when they need to, and they can make big plays in the pass-ing game. And their de-fense is one of the best in the state. “We’re better than we were the first time we played them, but they’re better, too. It’s going to be a slugfest, and we’ll have to play an almost perfect game.” Rosemount coach Jeff Erdmann said Eastview has made “some person-

nel changes on their ‘D’ side and they are doing some things differently on (offense). Their defense is playing much more physi-cal against the run and they are manufacturing turnovers that created short fields for their of-fense last week.” Mounds View (7-3) tied for second place in the Suburban East Confer-ence but was outclassed last week by Rosemount. The Irish scored five touchdowns in about 13 minutes in the first half and went to the locker room with a 35-0 lead. “We had a solid scheme and our players were sim-ply better than their play-ers,” Erdmann said. The Mustangs went into the game averaging almost 34 points but were held to 96 yards of total offense. Meanwhile, Rose-mount’s offense continued to click. Junior running back Dimitri Williams scored three touchdowns, two rushing and one re-ceiving. Quarterback Jackson Erdmann threw three touchdown passes, two to Tray Ashby-Phan. Jackson Erdmann com-pleted 12 of 14 passes for 205 yards. The Irish didn’t commit a turnover. The Irish’s efficiency on both sides of the line of scrimmage can be traced to having “quite a few re-ally good football players,” Jeff Erdmann said. “This is the most talent we have ever had at the skilled po-sitions on offense and our two outside linebackers (Nate Sackett and Craig Syzmanski) are the best combo in the state. They have racked up 27 sacks between the two of them.” Rosemount’s receiving group should be bolstered by the return of senior Jordan Herbranson. He had been expected to be the Irish’s top receiver but broke his collarbone in the first game against East-view. He has been cleared to play this week. This is the second year in a row Eastview went on the road to beat a higher-seeded team from the Sub-urban East in the Class 6A crossover round. Last year the Lightning beat Mounds View; this year it took out Suburban East champion East Ridge (8-2), which self-destructed in the second half. East Ridge committed four turnovers in the second half, three of which led to Eastview touchdowns. The Lightning also recov-ered a kickoff at the East Ridge 20 and scored a few

See FOOTBALL, 13A


Obituaries Weddings

Boshaw/Ahlberg Ashley Boshaw and

Anders Ahlberg were married October 12th, 2013 in Poway, California.

Anders is a 2011 gradu-ate of Lakeville North High School and is cur-rently serving in the U.S. Marine Corp at San Di-ego MCRD. Ashley is a 2010 graduate of Poway High School and studied at San Diego Mesa Col-lege. The couple met and reside in San Diego.

Frosch/WymanAmanda Lee Frosch,

daughter of Paul and Mary Frosch of Wi-nona, and Zachary Abel Wyman, son of Ted and Joan Wyman of Lakeville, were married on August 30th, 2013. The outdoor ceremony took place at the home of the groom’s parents.

Amanda is a 2003 graduate of Winona High School and a 2007 gradu-ate of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities with a degree in statistics. She is currently employed as a data analyst at Target Corporation in Minne-apolis.

Zachary is a 2003 grad-uate of Lakeville High School and received a Doctor of Pharmacy de-gree from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy - Twin Cities. He currently is a pharma-cist at Hennepin County Medical Center in Min-neapolis.

The couple resides in Minneapolis.

Pope/AlbrechtMatthew Albrecht, son

Michael and Karen Al-brecht of Apple Valley married Samantha Pope on October 5, 2013. The wedding and reception took place in the back-yard of the bride’s par-ent’s home in Clinton, New Jersey.

Matt is a 2004 gradu-ate of Apple Valley High School and the US Naval Academy. They will make their first home in Virgin-ia Beach, Virginia where he is a pilot with the US Marine Corps and Sa-mantha is a nurse.

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Eagles’ Lewis steals spotlight from Washburn starApple Valley

returns to state football playoffs by Mike Shaughnessy


Last week’s Class 5A, Section 3 football champi-onship game was expected to showcase one of the state’s most talented and durable running backs. And it did, except may-

be not in the way that some expected. Apple Valley’s Da’Shawn Lewis upstaged Minneapolis Washburn’s Jeffrey Jones in the Eagles’ 28-0 victory. Lewis rushed for 131 yards and scored two touchdowns. Jones, who has been recruited by a number of Division I col-lege programs including Minnesota, was held to 47 yards on 16 carries. Jones “is capable of

making big plays, so he certainly was a challenge for us,” Eagles coach Chad Clendening said. “He’s a great cutback runner. We had to be really solid in our assignments and with our gap control.” Apple Valley scored all of its points in the first half, which made Jones’ running threat less of a factor as the No. 1-seeded Millers struggled to try to catch up.

Lewis, a 5-foot-8, 175-pound senior, rushed 25 times and scored on runs of 2 and 16 yards. He did not appear in the Eagles’ first two games of the season, but in the nine he has played he has 1,032 yards and 14 touchdowns. Lewis gained 505 yards in three section tournament games. “He doesn’t need a huge gap,” Clendening said. “And when you think they’re going to hold him to a three-yard gain, he ends up getting six or sev-en.” Apple Valley quarter-back Tommy Singer threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Trey Pipkins in the sec-tion final. The Eagles also

got a touchdown from their defense when A.J. Hill returned an interception 19 yards. The victory moved Ap-ple Valley (6-5) above .500 for the first time this sea-son after the Eagles start-ed with four consecutive losses. They also will be in the state Class 5A playoffs for the second consecu-tive year and will face No. 1-ranked Owatonna at 7 p.m. Thursday at Lakeville North High School. Owatonna (10-0), which lost to Totino-Grace in last year’s Class 5A champion-ship game (Totino-Grace has since moved to Class 6A), defeated Rochester Mayo 42-0 in the Section 1 final. The Huskies have

been in one close game, a 24-21 victory over Manka-to West. They won the rest of their games by at least 23 points. “They showed some spread (offense) earlier in the season, but in their last few games they’ve played power football, using two tight ends,” Clendening said. “They’re a little like Prior Lake and Eastview in their philosophy.” The Apple Valley-Owatonna winner plays St. Michael-Albertville or Sartell-St. Stephen in the semifinals at 2 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Metrodome.


plays later. “I think the only other time East Ridge had been behind all year was the last 40 seconds of their game against Cretin-Derham Hall,” Sherwin said. “We were able to put them in a position they weren’t used to.” Sam Fluegge kicked a 38-yard field goal as East-view led 3-0 at halftime. East Ridge kicked a field goal of its own in the third quarter, but the Lightning went ahead for good on Davis Burnham’s 1-yard run. Errors then started

plaguing the Raptors. Eastview recovered the kickoff following Burn-ham’s touchdown, and moments later Montrell Moore caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Mark Dwyer. After the Lightning recovered a fumble in East Ridge ter-ritory, Will Rains scored the first of his two touch-downs on a 2-yard run. Rains also had a 6-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, followed by Burnham’s second score of the game on a 1-yard run. After starting the sea-son 1-3, Eastview has won five of its last six games.

“I think now we’ve fi-nally got people in the right spots,” Sherwin said. “We’ve played well on de-fense probably the last five or six games. Our defense hasn’t been giving up a lot of touchdowns, and a very good East Ridge team didn’t score any against us.” The Lightning is in the state quarterfinal round for the second consecutive year and sixth time over-all. Eastview is looking to reach the semifinals for the first time since 2007.


FOOTBALL, from 12A

Eastview’s defense swarms an Apple Valley ball carrier during a regular-season football game. Improved defense is one of the reasons the Lightning has won five of its last six games. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)


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5210 Drywall

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5280 Handyperson

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5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters




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5410 Snow Removal

$350* For The SeasonDriveway Plowing and

Small Parkinglots. *Most Drives 651-592-5748

5410 Snow Removal

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952-888-5123

PAUL BUNYAN TREE SERVICE, INC.

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5440 Window Cleaning

Rich’s Window Cleaning Quality Service. Afford-able rates. 952-435-7871

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5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

Carpenters WantedEstablished company

seeking self motivated, hard working individu-

als. Excellent pay. Room for advancement.

Immediate start. Call Chris at

612-749-9752

Established co. looking for FT Service Tech to be OTR M-F. Training provided. Requires mech. ability & valid dr. lic. E-mail: beth@

bbtransformer.com.

Experienced shirt presser. Perfect Cleaners. Eagan.

612-724-3603

FBG Service Corporation Looking for - Part-Time Of-fice Cleaners -$10-$12/Hr

Contact: [email protected] or Call 888-235-3353

5510 Full-time

DungarvinLove What You Do!

SOCIAL SERVICESPROGRAM MANAGER

Join a nationwide provider with over 30 years of ex-perience serving people with disabilities as a Pro-gram Manager within the metro area! Can you work independently, priori-tize, multi-task, and have a desire to serve people with various needs? Start a career that counts with a company that is known for professionalism, respect, and quality!

Responsibilities: Manage multiple sites serving in-dividuals with disabilities, provide staff supervision & training, program develop-ment, health care needs, li-censing compliance, & day to day oversight of the sites.

Requirements: Needs to qualify as a designated coordinator and have two years of lead experience in the social services field & prior experience in super-vising preferred.

Competitive pay, benefits & 401K!

Dungarvin is an affirmative action equal opportunity employer, and encourages applicants of all minor-ity backgrounds to apply! Please email or fax resume,

cover letter & salary requirements to:Mn-recruiter@

dungarvin.com Or fax to 651-699-7130

5510 Full-time

Education

TEACHERSNew Horizon Academy is accepting resumes for Early Childhood Edu-cation teachers at our Burnsville and Lakeville locations. Candidates must have some college course-work completed in early childhood education or related field of study and be Teacher qualified un-der MN Rule 3 guidelines. For more information or to schedule an interview call Lori at Lakeville @

952-469-6659/email resumes to

[email protected] or Liz at Burnsville @

952-431-1779/email resumes to

[email protected].

5520 Part-time

Earn Extra Income! PT GLS Newspaper Distribu-tion has wkday and/or wk-end routes available. Early AM hrs. Dependable vehi-cle, good PT income. Gary 941-447-5742

Food Services OpeningsBurnsville-Eagan-Savage-

Schools. Please apply at www.isd191.org


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Medifast Weight Control Centers in Apple Valley is looking for a professional Receptionist/Client Ser-vice Coordinator, with great customer service skills and who is comfortable working in a very fast paced environment. This candidate must be highly pro-fessional in every way including attire and com-munication skills. This is a PT position. Must be available early evenings and on Saturday’s. Must have at least 1 year of receptionist experience. Please send resume and cover letter to: [email protected]

Job FairWe’re hiring Production Team Members to start right away including Skilled Upholsterers and Industrial Sewers! These positions are eligible for a 90 day BONUS. Join us on Tuesday, November 12th from 1-5pm for Foldcraft’s on-site job fair! We are located at: 144000 Southcross Drive, Burnsville, MN 55306. To find out more and to be considered for these positions complete the online application at www.foldcraft.com EOE

Recycling in Minnesota reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

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Making products from Minnesota’s recycled material saves energy and reduces pollution by an amount equivalent to taking more than a million cars off the road per year.

5520 Part-time

Bus Driver (PT)Rosemount

MRCI WorkSource is seek-ing a PT Driver to work split shift hours 7-9:00am and 2:30-4:30pm, M-F, paid time off and eligibility for retirement. H.S diploma/ GED, previous experience, valid license & good driv-ing record. Basic knowl-edge of individuals with developmental disabilities & interpersonal communi-cation skills preferred. To find out more, contact

Sharon at 651.423.8900 or visit www.

mrciworksource.org/careers.html and com-plete an application today.

Market Research Firm: Seeks detail oriented peo-ple to edit mystery shop reports online. Excellent spelling, grammar and phone skills a must! Paid online training; flex PT hours; pay averages $12-14 per hour. Requires min of 4hrs/day M-F & 1 wknd /mo. Email resume & cover letter to: [email protected]

National Pharmaceutical Co. looking for key indi-vidual to work out of home. Supplemental income or PT. 507-332-7551

Office Support/Customer Service

Small Burnsville commer-cial real estate office look-ing for part-time admin-istrative office assistant. Position requires excellent skills in Excel, Word and Internet navigation in ad-dition to superior book-keeping and mathematical competencies. Candidate must be organized, able to work independently (as well as within a team), ex-hibit accuracy, attention to detail and analytical skills, as demonstrated by prior job experience. Pro-fessionalism, flexibility, multi-tasking ability and strong people skills a must. 20 hours per week, $12-$16/hour depending on experience.

Please email resume to [email protected] No phone calls please.

Optometric AssistantFriendly and cheerful per-son with optometric back-ground preferred, to work in sales PT. Apply in person: Crossroads Vision Clinic 14120 Commerce Ave NE Prior Lake-952.447.2020

5520 Part-time

Part-timeCNA/Home Health Aides needed at The Rivers Se-

nior Living Community in Burnsville. All shifts avail-able. Apply in person at

11111 River Hills Drive, Burnsville.

PT Office/Cashier/Receptionist

We are adding a new evening office position. This position would as-sist the billing & titling department as well as answering the phone & cashier duties. Hours are Monday - Thurs-day 5pm to 9pm , & one to two Saturdays per mo. Send resume to [email protected] or stop in and ask for an application.

35W & Cliff Rd

Reliable HCAs for Rsmt & BV group homes. Weekday & weekend hrs. Ability to drive handicapped - vehi-cle a plus. 651-452-5781

Rosemount VFW- 2 Openings:Veterans encour-aged to apply. PT Head Bartender. 25 hrs min. wk.M-F; some wknds, $10/hr.PT Cook- Thur-Sa. nights/$10.50 hr. 952-913-5979

Substitute Teachers Burnsville-Eagan-Savage

School DistrictVisit www.isd191.org for

more details

5520 Part-time

Seasonal and Part-time Book

Processors & Shelvers Needed

Attention to detail req. Friendly casual envi-ron. Pos. days & eve’s hrs, 8am – 8pm. For job description go to www.mackin.com – Employ-ment Apply in person at: Mackin Educational Resources 3505 Co. Rd. 42 W. Burnsville, MN 55306



General MaintenancePosition: Duties include: Light equipment repair, schedule preventative maintenance, equipment problem solving, facility maintenance, contractor coordination, safety com-pliance. Must have good mechanical aptitude. Un-derstand electrical, HVAC, and plumbing a plus. Maintain maintenance re-cords, safety program and ensure safe working condi-tions.Please call 651-463-3785

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Houseaides FT & PTCommunity Assisted Living is looking for

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PCAsRegency Home HealthCare is seeking part time day and/or evening PCAs to care for individuals in their homes. Help needed in the Mendota Heights, West St. Paul, Apple Valley, and Golden Valley areas. Re-sponsible for assisting with client cares, food prepa-ration, light housekeep-ing, and laundry. Must be compassionate, have great attention to detail, excellent problem solving skills, strong communica-tion skills, and must have a valid driver’s license. If interested please submit

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RN/LPNsRegency Home Health-Care is seeking part time and full time day, evening, and overnight RN/LPNs to provide services to venti-lator dependent clients in private homes in the Little Canada, Maplewood, White Bear Lake, Brook-lyn Center, Plymouth, Savage, and Farmington areas. Must have great at-tention to detail, strong problem solving skills, excellent communication skills, and strong clinical skills. Current MN nursing license and CPR required. If interested please submit

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This image by Emily Cole won first place in the adult category of this year’s Caponi Art Park photography contest. Between May and October, the public was invited to submit photos taken at the Eagan art park in 2013, and winners were announced last week. An exhibition showcasing the winning photos will be on display at the Eagan Community Center from Nov. 11 to Dec. 31; an opening reception is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at the community center. All the winning images can be viewed online at www.caponiartpark.org.

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theater and arts calendar

‘Men in Harmony’ The Eagan Men’s Cho-rus and South Saint Paul Male Chorus will present their annual fall fund-raising concert “Men in Harmony” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Ad-vent United Methodist Church, 3945 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan. This concert of tradi-tional male choral music features solo numbers by each chorus plus selections by the combined mass chorus. Also performing will be the trombone quar-tet known as Posaune in the Highest. Concert proceeds en-able the choruses to bring their music to those in the community living in senior residences, veterans homes, and hospitals. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students at the door.

Handel’s Messiah The Dakota Valley Symphony Chorus and soloists will perform Han-del’s Messiah with the full orchestra on Dec. 8 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. There will be two con-certs, one at 2 p.m. and one at 7 p.m. The audience can sing along with the 7 p.m. performance, and scores will be available for sale before the concert. Tickets range from $5 to $16 and can be pur-chased at the box office, or via Ticketmaster at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com.

Art sale and ‘empty bowls’ fundraiser The Lakeville Area Arts Center’s annual Holi-day Art Sale will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23. The sale will remain open through Dec. 5 dur-ing business hours and events. Artwork handcrafted by Lakeville Area Arts Center students and in-structors will be for sale in a variety of media. As part of this sale, the art center’s pottery studio will sponsor an “empty

bowls” fundraiser. Ap-proximately 100 soup bowls will be available at a suggested donation of $10 each. All proceeds will go to local food shelves. The Lakeville Area Arts Center is located at 20965 Holyoke Ave. For more information, call 952-985-4640.

Northwest Airlines history Author Jack El-Hai will discuss his newly released book, “Non-Stop: A Tur-bulent History of North-west Airlines,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. The book provides the colorful details and sweep-

ing drama of eight decades of one of America’s legacy airlines and Minnesota’s businesses. This event is free and open to the pub-lic. For more information, go to www.co.dakota.mn.us/library or call 952-891-0360.

SNL legends at Mystic Lake “Live from Mystic Lake … It’s New Year’s Eve” with “Saturday Night Live” legends Rob Schneider, Tim Meadows and Chris Kattan will take the stage at 7 and 10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, at the Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake. Tickets are $45 at the box office and mys-ticlake.com.

To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: darcy.

[email protected].

Books Minnesota Crime Wave authors Carl Brookins, El-len Hart and William Kent Krueger, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Information: 952-891-0300. Local Author Fair, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Dakota County Western Service Center atrium, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Free. Information: www.da-kotacounty.us/library and search local author fair or call 651-450-2918.

Dance Twin Cities Ballet of Min-nesota performs “Nutcrack-er” Dec. 13-15 at the Burns-ville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $16 to $32 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com.

Exhibits The Abode Exhibit, fea-turing quilts by the Minnesota Contemporary Quilters, is on display through November at the Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Infor-mation: 952-985-4640. “Metamorphosis: New Dreams, New Visions, New Directions,” an exhibit fea-turing La Feminine artists Patricia Schwartz, Christine Tierney and Leslie Bowman, is on display Nov. 7 to Dec. 14 at Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Information: 952-895-4685.

Music Walk Like a Man per-forms the music of Frankie Valli, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Tickets range from $51 to $71 at the box of-fice, 12600 Nicollet Ave., and Ticketmaster.com. The Dream Songs Proj-ect, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Ss. Martha and Mary Epis-copal Church, 4180 Lexing-ton Ave. S., Eagan. Part of the Open Doors concert series. Free, but a $10 donation and non-perishable food item will be accepted for 360 Commu-nities. Information: 651-681-0219 or www.mandm.org. Hot August Nights: The Neil Diamond Concert Ex-perience, 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center. Tickets range from $51 to $71 at the box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., and Ticketmaster.com. “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” – Thanks-

giving Collaboration Concert & Food Drive, 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Lakeville Stake Center, 18460 Kachina Court, Lakeville. Features the Min-nesota Mormon Chorale and Orchestra, the Minneapolis Commodores, Grace United Methodist and Farmington Lutheran church choirs. The event is open to the pub-lic. Guests are encouraged to bring one or more non-perishable food items for the local 360 Communities food shelves. Refreshments will follow. Vineyard Community Services benefit country and bluegrass concert for Fruit of the Vine food shelf, 1-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Ansari’s Mediterranean Grill and Lounge, 1960 Rahncliff Road, Eagan. Tickets: $30 donation online at www.vc-smn.org or $40 at the door if available. Information: 952-595-5980.

Theater “Wonder of the World,” presented by The Chameleon Theatre Circle, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8-9, 11, 14-16, and 2 p.m. Nov. 17, at the Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center. Tickets: $20 for adults and $17 for students, seniors and groups of eight or more at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com. “Trials, Tribulations and Christmas Decorations,” presented by Expressions Community Theater, Nov. 8-24 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Tickets are $13 at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCen-ter.com or by phone at 952-985-4640. “An Evening with Mark Twain” featuring Michael Bateson, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center. Tickets: $17 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmas-ter.com.

Workshops/classes/other Maiolica Tile Making, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan. Cost: $30. Registration required. Infor-mation: www.eaganarthouse.org or 651-675-5521. Open Social Dance by the South Metro Social Dance Club, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thurs-day, Nov. 14, Rosehenge Hall, 20732 Holt Ave., Lakeville. Nonmember cost is $10, but first time is free. Newcomers class offered from 6:30-7:30 p.m.; nonmember cost is $5. Information: [email protected]. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Battle, 4-5 p.m. the first

Tuesday of each month at Ap-ple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Adult painting open stu-dio, 9 a.m. to noon Fridays at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Fee is $5 per session. Information: 651-675-5521. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Chris-tine Tierney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. In-formation: www.christinetier-ney.com, 612-210-3377. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5-7 p.m. Mon-days 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, Burns-ville, 952-736-3644. Show Biz Kids Theater Class for children with spe-cial needs (ASD/DCD pro-grams), In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Broadway Kids Dance and Theater Program for all ages and abilities, In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville (Co-lonial Shopping Center), 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 1-3 p.m. Information: 651-675-5500. 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 intermedi-ates Mondays 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Begin-ners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m. to noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Rob-ert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

“Hot August Night,” a Neil Diamond tribute concert, is coming to the Burnsville Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Nov. 10. Tribute artist Dean Colley and his band will deliver hits from the famed singer-songwriter’s catalog, including “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “Holly Holy” and “America.” Tickets range from $51-$71 and are available at the Burnsville PAC’s box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., and through Ticketmaster. (Photo submitted)

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Farmington Library sale The Farmington Li-brary, 508 Third St., is holding a Remodeling Book Sale through Satur-day, Nov. 16. Ten books will be sold for $1. Prices are good from now until mid-November when the library temporarily moves to City Hall.

Scrapbooking at the library The Friends of the Elko New Market Library will host Scrapbook/Project Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, in the back room of the library. Participants can “rent” a large table for scrap-booking, quilting, stamp-ing and more. Cost is $15 and includes

a large work table, lunch, snacks and water. Wi-Fi is available, but there is no printer access. There will be a demon-stration on making cloth-ing for American Girl dolls. Registration is required by Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the library or by email at [email protected]. All proceeds directly benefit the Elko New Market Li-brary.

Robert Trail Library programs Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount, has planned the following programs. Call 651-480-1200 for more information. Story Time for Babies, 10:30 a.m., Wednesdays,

Nov. 13, 20 and 27. Sto-ries, songs, bounces and playtime for children new-born to 24 months and their caregivers. Ages: 0-2. Family Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, Nov. 14 and 21. Stories and activities. Ages: 0-5. Read and Act Work-shop, 2:30-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. Use your voice and body to perform mysteri-ous readers’ theater. Reg-istration required. Ages: 6-12. Family Fun Story Time, 7-7:45 p.m. Mon-day, Nov. 25. Help your child get ready to read through a fun and interac-tive story time with songs and rhymes. Ages: 0-5. Make and Take Holiday Gifts, 2:30-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Create a small but special gift for someone you love. Ages: 6-16.


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After a long Monday at work, most people prob-ably desire a long session on the couch with a good book or their favorite tele-vision program. For Lynne Meyer and the 104 other members of the Minnesota Valley Women’s Chorale, those nights since late August have been reserved for raising their voices. “We are tired after working all day at our reg-ular jobs but end up laugh-ing all the way home after rehearsals,” said Meyer, who rides to and from practices in a carpool with four other women. “Music and singing creates a bond that unifies us beyond just living near one another.” That joyful attitude per-vades the chorale, which will perform next weekend with the 60-member Min-nesota Valley Men’s Cho-rale at two different Apple Valley churches (see side-bar for details). In their second year, former longtime East-view choir director Judy Sagen and Rosemount choir director Steve Boe-hlke are credited for cre-ating an exhilarating and encouraging atmosphere in the women’s and men’s groups, respectively. “Learning and grow-ing musically under the direction of Ms. Sagen and Steve Boehlke in high school is still one of the highlights of my life, and I wasn’t going to let the chance to perform again pass me by,” chorale mem-ber Pam Luginbill said. Many chorale mem-bers are former students of Sagen and Boehlke, including some who have performed profession-ally, such as new member Kathryn Petri. “I really missed sing-ing in a professional choir, and this group is the best,”

Petri said. “We don’t just sing the music, we feel the music. We have fun, we laugh, and we sing our hearts out.” Others have not per-formed with a choir since they were in elementary school, while a few have never been in a choir, such as Meyer, a Greenleaf El-ementary School teacher who said she was a “band” person living in a family full of singers. “I enjoy sharing with my fifth-graders that I’m doing something new that I’m not particularly good at, but that it is fun and it stimulates my brain,” she said. Chorale members come from different walks of life – including attorneys, stock brokers, physicians and members of the mili-tary – and range in age from 18 to 80. “It is a place that they can come each week, for-get the everyday worries of life, and express them-selves through the art form of choral music,” Sagen said. “Many say that this is the one thing they do for themselves. They love the camaraderie of singing together as a ‘family’ and sharing the common bond of music.”

While the chorales have been described as a family, families are also partici-pants. Kathy Dierkes sings with two of her three daughters. “Music, especially sing-ing, affects my mind, body and spirit in a way noth-ing else does,” she said. “It frees my mind from my busy schedule, releases tension from my body, and makes my spirit soar. Singing with these other women and men, is icing on an already delicious cake.” The two concerts are going to serve up slices of a variety of musical treats. Genres covered will include classical, folk, Broadway, pop music and Dixieland. A Dixieland band will accompany the cho-rales on the final number – “When the Saints Go Marching In.” People who attend the show shouldn’t feel afraid to join in dur-ing the finale. It can give them a sense of why cho-rale members enjoy their Monday nights so much. “I’m betting everyone in the choir sings at home and in the shower, but that can’t compare to how it feels to sing in a group, no matter how great your shower acoustics are,” choir member Kelly Beck-O’Sullivan said. “Hearing the voices coming together – which takes the hands of a passionate and skilled director – is intoxicating.” “We sing to bring forth an idea and to make the world better, if even for the moment,” choir mem-ber Catherine Besonen said. “I would not devote any time to a group that did not pursue excellence. (The chorale) pursues, and in my opinion, obtains ex-cellence.”


Lakeville-based Expressions Community Theater is bringing some levity to the holiday season with “Trials, Tribulations and Christmas Decorations,” which runs Nov. 8-24 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. A snowed-in Christmas party thrown for an aged “Grinch” sets the stage for seasonal madness in this stage comedy directed by Andy Wilkins. Cast members are, from left, Annie Estes, Di-annah Roberston, Shawn Bakken, Joe Conely, Katie Mills, Felicia Swanson, Ally Wallenta and Sherry Allen. Tickets are available at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCen-ter.com. (Photo submitted)

Among adult cast, young actor at home on stage Eleven-year-old Katie Mills has been acting for about three years, but her latest role is a whole new experience – she’s the sole child actor in the cast. Mills plays the spunky youngster Kelly in the holiday stage comedy “Trials, Tribulations and Christmas Decorations,” which runs this month at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. The sixth-grader at Lakeville’s McGuire Middle School has logged roles in a host of children’s produc-tions – starting with her portrayal of an orphan in “Annie Jr.” when she was 8, followed by parts in “The Little Mermaid Jr.” and “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” In “Trials, Tribula-tions and Christmas

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Saturday, Nov. 9 Craft and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. John the Baptist Catholic School and Church, school gym (door 18), 12508 Lynn Ave., Sav-age, 952-890-9465.

Sunday, Nov. 10 Twin Cities Open Cheer Competition featuring 28 teams at Eastview High School, 6200 140th St. W., Apple Valley. West doors open at 9:30 a.m. Competition be-gins at 11 a.m. Includes con-cessions, spirit wear, vendors and raffles. Admission: $7 for adults and $5 for students. Kids ’n Kinship 14th an-nual Bowlathon, Cedarvale Lanes, 3883 Cedar Grove Parkway, Eagan, 651-452-7520. Schedule: 1-2:30 p.m. for volunteers/children who are matched and their fami-lies, waiting list children and their parent(s) and siblings; 2:30-4 p.m. for corporate and group bowlers. Register at http://bowlathon13.event-brite.com. Donate online at ht tp:/ /g ivemn.razoo.com/story/Kids-N-Kinship. Campus Faith Clubs dessert banquet, 6:30-8 p.m., Legends Golf Club, 8670 Credit River Blvd., Prior Lake. Students, parents and teachers are invited. Infor-mation: Paul Nyquist at 952-854-4596.

Monday, Nov. 11 Veterans Day Concert, 8:30 a.m., Faithful Shepherd Catholic School auditorium, 3355 Columbia Drive, Eagan. Information: 651-406-4747.

Wednesday, Nov. 13 Advance Care Planning class, 1 p.m., Burnsville Park Nicollet, 14000 Fairview

Drive, Burnsville, in the third floor administration confer-ence room A. This is a free class but registration is re-quired. Call 952-993-3454 for more information or to regis-ter.

Thursday, Nov. 14 MN Valley Christian Women’s Connection lun-cheon, 12:30 p.m., Grand-Stay Hotel & Conference Center, 7083 153rd St. W., Apple Valley. Includes speak-er and live auction. Luncheon is $16. RSVP by Nov. 10 to Pam (612-207-3100) or Jan (651-434-5795). “Is it the Age? Under-standing Developmental Realities,” free parenting session, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Faithful Shepherd Catholic School, 3355 Columbia Drive, Eagan. Information: 651-406-4747. Free divorce informa-tional session, 6:30-8 p.m., Summit Executive Suites, 1500 McAndrews Road W., Burnsville. Get your ques-tions answered. Reserve a seat by calling Terryl Johnson at 952-431-0805.

Friday, Nov. 15 Movie Night, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Regional Park Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Families can watch the movie “Hoot,” rated PG. Young Roy moves from Mon-tana to Florida with his fam-ily and befriends two kids who are fighting to protect the home of endangered bur-row owls on the construction site for a new pancake house. Free library event.

Saturday, Nov. 16 Craft and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Rosemount American Legion Post 65 Auxiliary, 14590 Burma Ave. W., Rosemount. Scrapbook/Project Day,

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., back room of the Elko New Market Library. Cost: $15, includes a large ta-ble for the day, lunch, snacks and water. Wi-Fi is available but there is no printer access. Demonstration on making American Girl doll style cloth-ing. Register by Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the library or by emailing [email protected].

Sunday, Nov. 17 “Thankukkah” craft fair and bake sale, 2-5:30 p.m., Beth Jacob Congregation, 1179 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights. Free child care and children’s Hanukkah activities available during the sale. In-formation: 651-452-2222.

Ongoing Re-igniting the Flame: A Course for Couples, 9-11 a.m. Saturdays, Nov. 16, 30 and Dec. 14, InnerLight Healing Center, 17305 Cedar Ave. S., Lakeville. Session 1 – Walking Together: Redis-covering Hopes and Dreams; Session 2 – You Said, I Said: Deepening Communication; Session 3 – Simply, Thank You: Learning to Appreciate Each Other. Cost: $250 per couple. Registration: 952-435-4144.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. • Nov. 8, 12:30-6:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church by the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • Nov. 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Apple Valley Fire Department Station 1, 15000 Hayes Road, Apple Valley. • Nov. 9, 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Burnhaven Library,

Chorales round up musical excellence Men and women to combine for two nights of singing

Minnesota Valley Men’s Chorale and Minnesota Valley Women’s Chorale Fall Concerts will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at Grace Luther-an Church, 7800 W. County Road 42, and Saturday, Nov. 16, at Shepherd of the Val-ley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, both in Apple Valley. Admis-sion is a $10 donation at the door. More in-formation is at 651-253-2379.

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Decorations,” though, she shares the stage with seven other actors, all adults. For Mills, it’s simply another chance to take

part in something she loves. “I like the reaction from the audience and the rush of being on stage,” she said. “I like acting because you can practically control the audience’s emotions. You can make them laugh and cry.” And like success at school, success at theater starts with doing your homework. “The most challeng-ing part of acting is memorizing lines – it is like memorizing big, long conversations,” she said.

—Andrew Miller

1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. • Nov. 11, noon to 6 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 1930 Diffley Road, Eagan. Contact person: Glenn Gregory at 952-469-6552. • Nov. 11, noon to 6 p.m., Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 13901 Fairview Drive, Burnsville. • Nov. 13, 1-7 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 151 E. County Road 42, Burnsville. • Nov. 13, 1-7 p.m., Heri-tage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. • Nov. 14, noon to 6 p.m., St. Thomas Becket Church, 4455 S. Robert Trail, Eagan. • Nov. 15, 1-7 p.m., Valley Christian Church, 17297 Gla-cier Way, Rosemount. • Nov. 15, noon to 5 p.m., Keller Williams Realty, 10515 165th St. W., Lakeville.

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employee health insurance and increasing third-party billing for special education. District officials also plan to eliminate the K-Plus scholarship program in 2014-15 since the state plans to fully fund all-day kindergarten programs. The approved referen-dum will result in a $375 per pupil increase from the current operating levy, which brings in $20 million annually. The existing levy is set to expire in 2015. This will result in an estimated $184 increase in the school district’s portion of taxes on an average-val-ued home of $225,000. Due to a 7.6 percent decrease in the board-

approved levy, the net increase on the average valued home will be $56 comparing 2013 to 2014. Passage of the levy ref-erendum will prevent the district from cutting $6 million from the budget in 2014-15. These cuts would have included cuts to cur-ricular and co-curricular programs, including the gifted and talented pro-

gram, increased co-curric-ular fees, and the elimina-tion of fifth-grade band. District 196 would have faced another $20 million in adjustments in 2015-16, which is equivalent to ap-proximately 300 teaching positions, according to dis-trict officials. Jessica Harper is at [email protected].

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When Spicer woke up the morn-ing of Sept. 8, Trentman was cold to the touch and not breathing. She at-tempted CPR but Trentman did not respond, and 911 was called. Investigating officers found a plas-tic bag containing a trace amount of heroin on the bedroom floor and a dollar bill with what appeared to be powder residue in Spicer’s purse, the complaint said. Bednarchuk and Spicer were each charged with third-degree murder, a felony that carries a maximum pen-alty of 25 years in prison and a fine of $40,000. “This is the third time since 2004 that we have charged the crime of third-degree murder in Dakota Coun-ty in connection with the unlawful sell-ing or giving away a controlled sub-stance which causes death,” Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom

said. “Heroin use continues to be a se-rious and growing problem in the Twin Cities and across this state.” Court records show that Trentman had no convictions for drug offenses in Minnesota. A 2008 DWI charge in Dakota County District Court was dismissed when he pleaded guilty to careless driving, offensive conduct and no vehicle insurance. Trentman is survived by his parents, sister and three children, according to a Star Tribune obituary. Bednarchuk made his first court ap-pearance Oct. 30, with his next hearing set for Feb. 10. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Spicer, the Dakota County Attorney’s Office said last week. Any-one with information on her where-abouts can contact the Rosemount Police Department at 651-423-4491.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

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A sign near Apple Valley High School encouraged people to vote. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

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