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Retired teacher: Senior Campus a mistakeRetired Burnsville High School teacher Don Gerlach criticizes the school’s Senior Campus.

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Coming up rosesRosemount High School marching band members are savoring their experience at the Tournament of Roses Parade.

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Watery messes in District 191

Cleanup was underway Wednesday at the dance studio at Diamondhead Education Center in Burnsville after a pipe burst early Tuesday in the subzero temperatures. Af-fected areas on the main floor also include a meeting room and offices, along with four classrooms in the Early Childhood Special Education area. Some ECSE students were relocated. Downstairs, areas affected by water leaking from above include Adult Basic Education classrooms, the Burnsville Senior Center and various offices. ABE classes were canceled for the week. Also in School District 191, a pipe burst Sunday in the lower-level boiler room at Eagle Ridge Junior High in Savage. Water flowed to the nearby gym. Physical education classes were temporarily relocated to other parts of the building. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

A life on the riverFormer barge worker and shipping executive retiring

as Minnesota’s ports and waterways director by John Gessner

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The river will flow and barges will load after Dick Lambert retires as Min-nesota’s director of ports and waterways. But there will be a little less expertise and a lot less history without Lambert, who has Mississippi River water in his bloodline. The Burnsville resident has more than 50 years of experience in waterways transportation, starting with his work as a deckhand for a family business called Twin City Barge. He rose to the executive ranks, retired from the barge business and was then re-cruited to apply for the job as the Min-

nesota Department of Transportation’s ports and waterways director. Hired in 1993, Lambert cut back his hours in 2008 in a “post-retirement” po-sition. Now 78, he’s leaving MnDOT for good on Feb. 21. “He is MnDOT’s expert on waterways issues, both with respect to the river and with respect to the Great Lakes,” said Lambert’s boss, Tim Spencer, MnDOT’s manager of rail planning and program development. “He has a vast storehouse of knowledge. He’s our go-to guy, and he’s going to be difficult to replace.” The word at MnDOT is that Lambert pretty much knows how much product Dick Lambert, of Burnsville, is retiring in February from

his job as director of ports and waterways for the Minne-sota Department of Transportation. (Submitted photo)

Going to Jackson, Miss.School principal, Eagan resident will be honored at King event by John Gessner


Raised by parents with-out high school diplomas, Janice Porter was the first in her family to graduate and the first to attend col-lege. She’s the first — and still only — African-American head principal in Burnsville-Eagan-Sav-age School District 191. That caught the atten-tion of officials in Jackson, Miss., where the former Janice Williams arrived in 1975 with a suitcase and a Pell Grant to study science at Jackson State Univer-sity. Jackson doesn’t for-get its “firsts.” As one of them, Porter was selected grand marshal and honor-ee of the city’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebra-

tion Jan. 17 to 20. Porter will also judge the student o r a t o r y c o n t e s t at the an-nual event, which she

described as the nation’s largest King commemora-tion. MLK Day is Jan. 20 this year. “I’m just humbled by this honor,” said Porter, 56, who has been principal of Burnsville Alternative High School since 2005. “I don’t see myself as even deserving. I just see myself as doing what I needed to do.” Porter, who lives in Eagan with her husband, Phillip, was the second of 10 children raised by Lethell and Elvalene Wil-liams in the rural Progress community of Pike Coun-ty, Miss.

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Burnsville Bowl finds buyer Tri-State Bobcat plans to relocate

from another Burnsville location

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK

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Bobcats will replace bowling balls under an equipment dealer’s plan to relocate to the long-vacant Burnsville Bowl property at 1200 E. Highway 13. Tri-State Bobcat plans to move from its current Burnsville location on the northeast corner of Highway 13 and County Road 5. The company sells Bobcat-brand equipment and other brands used in construction, landscaping, agriculture and grounds maintenance. City officials are pleased to see a local busi-ness expand in Burnsville while reclaiming an eye-sore with a sea of empty parking. “We’re just excited to see them revamp the place,” Economic Devel-opment Coordinator Skip Nienhaus said. Built in 1968, the for-mer bowling alley and lounge went from rec-reational landmark and hopping nightspot to white elephant, closing in July 2010. Then-own-

Tri-State Bobcat of Burnsville plans to move from its current Highway 13 location to the old — and vacant — Burnsville Bowl, also on Highway 13. (Photo by John Gessner)

Lakeville police shut down Dodd Boulevard for the Dec. 7 memorial service for Alyssa Ettl out of safety concerns for people gathering along the narrow, winding road that many believe needs to be improved. (Photo by Rick Or-ndorf)

Work delayed onfatal stretch of roadFunding has held up Dodd project

in Lakeville by Laura Adelmann


Officials have for years discussed but delayed im-provements for a one-mile stretch of county road in Lakeville where a Dec. 4 crash killed 16-year-old Alyssa Ettl, while road projects in rural areas have leapfrogged development. Expanding the two-lane undivided portion of Dodd Boulevard near

Lakeville North High School was first listed in the Dakota County Capi-tal Improvement Program in 2006, according to Da-kota County Engineer Mark Krebsbach. He said it was pro-grammed for 2009, with construction in 2010, but never started because de-velopment and the right-of-way access and funding that goes with it was de-layed. Although Dodd Bou-levard is such a safety

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An afternoon at the operaMinnesota Opera singers John Robert Lindsey and Victoria Vargas open this year’s Coffee Concerts series in Lakeville.

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Swimmers optimisticEagan has one of the state’s highest-ranked teams, while Burnsville’s numbers are on the rise.

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Parade blooms with delight Rosemount marching

band savors Tournament

of Roses participation by Tad Johnson


Members of the Rose-mount High School marching band had heard about the “turn onto Col-orado Avenue” prior to performing in the Tourna-ment of Roses Parade on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif. All that they had been told could not prepare them for what they saw af-ter all 208 band members

The Rosemount High School marching band takes to the streets of Pasadena, Calif., during the Tournament of Roses Parade on Jan. 1. (Photo by Dave Andrews)

executed the technically challenging, 109-degree turn from Orange Grove Boulevard. “We were at the top of a slight hill that afforded a phenomenal view of the remaining 5 miles of pa-rade route below us. Wow,” said Steve Olsen, band co-director. “We could see the other floats, bands and equestrian units – and thousands of people lining the parade route way off into the distance blend-ing into the mountains. This was a sight that I will never forget, and made the experience quite surreal and dream-like – was this really happening to me?” It was. “I let my mind wander to think about the parade itself and the people who came out and how much work it took to make such a parade happen,” said band member George Tangen, a drum major. “We made eye contact with military veterans as we saluted the crowd and they would salute back; it gave goose bumps.” As the music resonated and people cheered the moments happened. It wouldn’t have hap-pened without the consis-

tent excellence the march-ing band has exhibited for most of this century. Since 2000, the band has racked up a trophy case full of ac-colades from Minnesota to Missouri, to the Dakotas, and many other places in between. As the band’s reputa-tion grew, it came knock-ing on the Tournament of Roses Parade Committee’s door and was selected last year to enter the presti-gious parade. The parade committee saw the right stuff in the band, not only with its technical and musical ex-cellence, but knowing its members would be dedi-cated enough to complete the 5.5-mile long route no matter what the condi-tions. It was a sunny and warm day, which meant that the parade would test the band’s conditioning. “It truly was an expe-rience of a lifetime and one that I’ll never forget,” said band member Nicole Hutchinson. “However, also one I’ll be glad never to have to march through again. “The parade was very tiring, but it was fun to hear the people get excited to hear us play and get mad when we didn’t,” she said. “It was extremely hot so a lot of the time it was hard to focus on anything but how tired I was, yet I knew I needed to push through.” Hutchinson said her section mates and parade spectators offered words of encouragement dur-ing the parade that helped keep her focused and moti-vated. “Once we were done with the parade it felt

amazing,” she said. “My legs had gone numb from all the marching, and I don’t know how I made it to the buses to change but when I did I just sat and it felt so good.” “At the end of the pa-rade route, all I could think about is how happy I was that we completed our goal,” Tangen said, “and that I would get to change out of my smelly uniform in just a few minutes. It was a fun experience, and I’m happy that I will get to look back on it for the rest of my life.” “The throngs of people were always incredibly en-thusiastic, appreciative, cheering, applauding, and affirming – making for an adrenaline-pumping and emotional experience that seemed to have no end,” Olsen said. Olsen said it was ab-solutely the finest trip he had ever experienced in his 33-year career as a high school band director. “I am so incredibly proud of all 208 Rose-mount High School marching band members,” Olsen said. “They repre-sented our school, commu-nity and state with classy excellence at all times dur-ing our week-long trip to California.” In addition to the stu-dents, staff and co-direc-tors Leon Sieve and Bo Hoover, Olsen said about 150 family and friends of the band went on a paral-lel tour. He estimated an-other 400-plus Rosemount supporters also made the trip. Rosemount partici-pated in Bandfest, which Olsen said was an eclectic

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The late Peter Hausmann’s legacy resonates St. Joseph Church

to honor the life of former parishioner by

displaying I-35W bridge piece by Tad Johnson

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DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE Near the end of last summer, family mem-bers of those who died or were injured in the Aug. 1, 2007, Interstate 35W bridge collapse were invit-ed to retrieve remnants of the structure. As Helen Hausmann walked around the pieces at a Twin Cities ware-house, she saw a broken section of twisted steel in-side a container. “It was sitting there like no one wanted it,” said the wife of the late Peter J. Hausmann, 47. He died that day in August; he nev-er returned to land after he dove into the Mississippi River in an attempt to save others. “This reminds me every day why is he not here,” Helen said last week dur-ing an interview with the family at St. Joseph Church. “I focus on that. I know he wanted to be with his family. It tells the whole story of why he is not here.” The piece was given to St. Joseph Church, where the Hausmanns are mem-bers, and has taken up

temporary residence in the Rev. Paul Jarvis’ office. “The piece of the bridge looks to me to be a twist-ed, torturous, truncated cross absent the corpus,” the church’s lead pastor said. On the wall of Jarvis’ office is a depiction of a crucified Jesus without the cross. “It’s not straight and unevenly painted,” said Justina Hausmann, Helen and Peter’s oldest daugh-

ter, of the bridge piece. “It’s twisted. I see it as a call to action.” It is the church’s inten-tion to display the bridge fragment in a permanent way, so it can be a remind-er of Peter’s life and an in-spiration for people to live as he did. Jarvis said he doesn’t know exactly how it will be presented, but it will be with the section standing upright once again – a re-flection of the cross.

“It’s not just about Pe-ter, it’s about all of us,” Jarvis said of the bridge piece. “I don’t want people to treat this like an object. I don’t want people to think that ‘Peter could do that, but I can’t do that.’ He rose to the occasion in many ways. When you are called upon in such circumstances, you are go-ing to act in superextraor-dinary ways. We are not different from Peter. That is what we want to be chal-

lenged with every day.” Andrew Hausmann, the eldest Hausmann son and a student a Harvard University, said what his father did on that day was a logical conclusion of his work. On the day of the bridge collapse, Peter was driv-ing by himself when the bridge fell into the river. He survived the collapse and dove in to help save people. The family said he rescued some victims be-fore he dove in again in an attempt to save others. Peter was devoted to his family, faith and making a difference in the lives of others. “He let his faith perme-ate all of his life and trans-form every aspect of his life,” Jarvis said. As a young man, he served as a lay mission-ary in Kenya, Africa, and a teacher at St. Theresa’s boarding school from 1987 to 1990. He met Hel-en three months after he arrived in Kenya and they were married in Nyan-gusu, Kenya, on Jan. 13, 1990. After their marriage, the couple were devoted to causes to help the poor and combat AIDS in Af-rica. Peter was a catechism teacher at St. Joseph, Knights of Columbus member and founding member of the board of directors of the archdioc-esan Center for Mission.

“I wanted a piece (of the bridge) so I could have a visual reminder of what happened,” Justina said. The Hausmanns have other pieces in the entry-way of their Rosemount home. “I remember him every time I walk in the house,” Justina said. Jarvis is hoping oth-ers can remember Peter’s legacy also by seeing the bridge piece. Justina said she has spoken to people who said the way Peter led his life inspired them to volunteer in soup kitchens and at Feed My Starving Chil-dren and make other con-scious efforts to be better in their lives, especially fa-thers who said they want-ed to be better fathers. “He always made time for his children and for Mom,” Justina said. Justina, who recently became associate campus minister at St. Lawrence Catholic Church & New-man Center near the Uni-versity of Minnesota, also sees her father’s example at work in her own life. She said she is allowing him to do his work with her hands and her feet. Helen said she feels Pe-ter’s presence in their lives all the time. “He is not around, but spiritually, he is right here,” she said.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

The Hausmanns (from front left) Andrew, Helen, (back) David, Theresa and Justina stand behind a section of the I-35W bridge that collapsed Aug. 1, 2007. Peter Haus-mann, 47, of Rosemount, died after he survived the collapsed but then dove into the Mississippi River in attempt to save victims. (Photo by Tad Johnson)

Board passes final budget in School District 196 No cuts expected

in 2014 The Rosemount-Ap-ple Valley-Eagan School Board unanimously ap-proved on Jan. 8 a $379.9 million budget for 2013-14. The final budget is un-changed from the prelimi-nary one approved by the board in June, said Jeff Solomon, finance director for District 196. District 196 officials were able to balance the

budget by borrowing from district reserves, which en-abled them to avoid mak-ing cuts. The district had faced deep cuts between 2010 and 2012. Solomon credits the higher projections to in-creased state aid payments and the state’s recent at-tempts to repay deferred aid payments. Last session, the Leg-islature added $485 mil-lion to its E-12 education budget, which included a

1.5 percent increase to the basic per pupil formula in 2013-14. This translates to an additional $2.4 million for District 196 in 2013-14. In previous budget cal-culations, district officials predicted a 1 percent in-crease in state aid. District 196’s general fund budget is projected at $293.1 million and is expected to incur a loss of $17.3 million. The district plans to absolve the deficit by bor-

rowing from its general fund balance. After cov-ering the deficit, the gen-eral fund balance will be

$21.04 million, which is 6.78 percent of the gen-eral fund. Board policy re-quires a fund balance that

is at least 5 percent of the general fund.

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mix of music styles and cultures. The fest included bands from Hawaii, New Orleans, Panama and the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps. The band also got to be tourists for some of the time. They visited Venice Beach, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Disneyland, and Universal Studios. “We wish to thank

all of the many people who have supported us in achieving this wonderful endeavor,” Olsen said, re-ferring to the fundraising effort that aimed to raise $2,000 per band member. “We will remember this experience fondly for the rest of our lives.” The band had many in-kind donors, including Bay & Bay Transporta-tion, of Rosemount, which provided free round-trip

shipping of all the band’s equipment. “This trip was so high profile and provided such an incredible level of affirmation and huge amounts of accolades for our school, band program and students,” Olsen said. “Wow.”


Open house on Lebanon Hills Master Plan set The Dakota County Board will hold an open house from 5-7 p.m. Tues-day, Jan. 14, at the Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley, for citi-zens to learn about and comment on the Lebanon Hills Regional Park Mas-

ter Plan. Park staff will be avail-able to answer questions and explain components of the plan. Public comments re-garding the plan can also be submitted on comment cards at the Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff

Road, Eagan, or emailed to [email protected]. The plan can be viewed at any Dakota County Li-brary branch or online by visiting www.dakotacoun-ty.us/parks and search-ing Lebanon Hills Master Plan.

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Correcting the record on Eagan’s budget To the editor: The city of Eagan wel-comes comments on its budget and taxes, includ-ing those offered by Ron Erickson during Eagan’s Truth in Taxation hearing on Dec. 3 and in his let-ter to the editor (Dec. 20 Sun Thisweek). Yet, some comments in his letter must be corrected, along with some of his conclu-sions. Mr. Erickson was not “silenced” during the pub-lic hearing. Rather, Mr. Erickson was provided an opportunity to speak for nearly 4.5 minutes, and the City Council and city staff then spent nearly nine more minutes engag-ing in discussion with Mr. Erickson, answering each of his questions and pro-viding additional informa-tion. Mr. Erickson then attempted to ask still more

questions — a full 19 min-utes after the public hear-ing was officially closed. City staff did follow up with Mr. Erickson out-side the council chambers, answered more questions and provided their busi-ness cards should he have additional questions. Specifically, one should not confuse expenses go-ing up with taxes. While Eagan’s overall budget is up 3.7 percent, its tax levy is up just 2.7 percent — about $20 on the average value home. The other 1 percent of spending has no impact on taxes at all, as increased permit fees coming from Paragon will pay for all the inspections necessary to opening the new 100-store outlet mall in Cedar Grove. It is true that expenses are up in 2014. Health insurance costs 12 percent more and elections must be held (an every-other-year expense). The big picture for tax-payers is that Eagan resi-dents were recently found

to have the lowest com-bined property tax bur-den (city, county, school district) of any Minnesota community with more than 30,000 residents. Eagan held a first-in-the-state virtual budget open house in November where residents and business owners could ask their questions live from the comfort of their homes via email, Facebook or text message. Budget assump-tions are reviewed publicly and transparently in at least three meetings each year: when the City Coun-cil sets its expectations in August, before the pre-liminary levy is established in September and again in December’s hearing. Eagan has 10.2 fewer positions than 2008, yet the public approval of our city services is routinely among the top four cities metrowide.

DAVE OSBERGEagan city administrator

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OpinionBHS Senior Campus a face-saving waste of money

Lebanon Hills plan’s public input needs authority

by Don GerlachRETIRED BURNSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER

Here’s the truth our School Board won’t admit and most local taxpay-ers don’t know: that Burnsville High School’s split-away Senior Campus has always been unnecessary, that it exists for School Board face-saving, that it wastes $600,000 a year, that it creates an enormous potential for car-driving disasters, that it forces 50 percent of our high school seniors to take unwant-ed class schedules, and that it separates seniors from academic friends and helpful former teachers. On Oct. 15, I explained all this to Joe Gothard, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage’s new superintendent of schools. Go-thard asked insightful questions while I gave him the compelling reasons to dis-continue Burnsville’s split campus, the white-elephant fiasco that has gone on for the past 16 years — just to protect the reputations of board members past and present. In the mid-1990s, our School Board bought and renovated the failed Dia-mondhead Mall for a total cost of $7.2 million ($3.2 million for purchase, $4 million for renovation). The board had

readied us for a wild increase in enroll-ment at Burnsville High School by cre-ating this nice extra space just a mile away. The thing is, the wild increase in enrollment never happened. But there the board was, having to come up with a seemingly necessary use for the “great new space,” so that the $7.2 million expenditure wouldn’t turn into a huge political embarrass-ment. Various ideas were proposed, but the board finally settled on the setup that has been in place for the past 16 years: sending half of BHS’s senior class to the mile-away second facility in the morning, and then sending the other half of the senior class to this second facility in the afternoon. How-ever, since BHS’s enrollment has actu-ally had a 20 percent decline over the past 16 years (instead of the predicted increase), the second facility (called the Senior Campus) has always been un-necessary — and therefore a waste of what I estimate to be $600,000 a year in unneeded salaries (administrative and custodial), daily bus transportation,

maintenance, duplicate equipment, ex-tra supplies, repairs, interest on debt and hazard insurance. This waste of money is disturbing, but more disturbing is the extra car-driving risk hundreds of Burnsville High School seniors experience at the switch-campuses time every day. Our teachers and police officers know it’s bound to happen: that terrible day on which some of our high school seniors are killed or paralyzed in a switch-cam-puses car accident. But there’s more. Since the split-off Senior Campus has no science labs, no music rooms, no gymnasium, and no cafeteria, about 50 percent of each year’s seniors must drop foreign lan-guage or music or phy ed or science classes they need or want in favor of accepting a jimmied-up class schedule that the principals and counselors are powerless to fix. I explained all of these 16-year-fias-co details to the new superintendent on Oct. 15 but didn’t hear anything back for three weeks. When I pressed the is-sue, the superintendent gave me a brief, politically safe response, declared a need for extensive further analysis and

said he’d keep me and my concern in mind. Imagine my consternation, then, when I read in the Dec. 13 Sun Thisweek newspaper that the superintendent had already decided to recommend that our District 191 School Board continue the Senior Campus as is. I immediately emailed the superin-tendent seven crucial questions, but he has made no response whatsoever. I respect Joe Gothard as a person and as our new superintendent, but I firmly believe his recommendation to continue the Senior Campus is abso-lutely unconscionable. Therefore, I will continue to act upon the moral impera-tive of persuading him and the board to perform in accordance with the truth they know in their hearts. I urge all School District 191 taxpayers to con-tact the superintendent and the elected board members so that this long-term fiasco can finally be brought to an end.

Don Gerlach, a Burnsville resident, taught English at Burnsville High School from 1974 to 2008. He coached girls soccer and boys tennis and advised the debate and Quiz Bowl teams. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

by Maryann PasseSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Twelve years ago, after a park de-velopment plan for Lebanon Hills Re-gional Park was stopped by the public, a 26-member task force including 14 user group representatives created the 2001 Lebanon Hills Master Plan. It was a compromise plan that set the ground-work for “the park’s future 10, 20 or even 50 years hence.” Within seven years, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners ap-proved the 2008 Dakota County Park System Plan designating Lebanon Hills as the hub of Dakota County’s Green-way Trail System with seven trails con-verging at the park. This plan, developed by county staff and consultants, was approved by the county commissioners despite its con-flict with the 2001 Master Plan. That plan designated only one connector trail that would be soft surface, hug the park

perimeter, and follow its hilly terrain. (Having any connector trail at all was a hard fought compromise, according to task force participants.) The County Board and Park De-partment officials claim the 2013 De-velopment Plan is the result of public demand. However, having dug hard through the public record, it is a tepid demand at best. One of the cited surveys was taken at a public meeting July 10, 2012 (announced in these newspapers on July 3 – the height of summer vaca-tion time). Of the approximately 50 people at-tending, 30 were unscientifically sur-veyed. These 30 responses are one of the user inputs sited by County Board Member Tom Egan that justifies this $31 million plan. Amazing, especially since the Greenway Hub plan had been

approved by the commissioners four years before in 2008. Since January 2013 the county has presented the Development Plan as a complete concept. Among its many de-velopment ideas, the connector trail is shown as two options snaking through the middle of the park. The public is then asked whether the trail should be built here or there. However, the perti-nent questions have never been asked: • Do you want paved Greenway Trails through Lebanon Hills? • What are your needs for paved trails in the park (accessibility, commuting, etc.)? • What kind of park do you want Lebanon Hills to be: a bicycle hub, a minimally developed nature-based rec-reation park, or other? • What are your top priorities for Lebanon Hills? • Are you willing to pay higher taxes for annual maintenance for ongoing de-velopment in Lebanon Hills?

• Do you support a user fee for Leba-non Hills? Despite not being asked these ques-tions, it appears the public is answering. Besides public comments running over-whelmingly opposed to the plan, there is a petition being circulated with already nearly 1,000 signatures demanding the 2013 Development Plan be suspended and a Park Board be established to re-start the planning. Considering the county’s history of ignoring real public input (the 2001 Master Plan) and implementing its own vision for Lebanon Hills, it appears a ne-cessity that the park has a Park Board. That is the only way to ensure the public really has input. To sign the petition, go to www.wild-lebanonhills.org. Maryann Passe is a resident of Eagan and freelance writer. Columns reflect the opin-ion of the author.

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Need for new pool facilitiesTo the editor: I am a swimmer on the Lakeville South swim team, and I’m writing this because I believe we need a new swimming and div-ing facility. The South and North teams train to-gether at Kenwood Trail Middle School and that creates a lot of traffic with 70 swimmers. Diving at McGuire Middle School is also not good as the pool is shallow and out of date. The Kenwood Trail pool is also bad for spectators as parents are packed in with poor air circulation and low ceilings. It is really bad when we have a four-team meet because there is no room for 100-plus swim-mers and parents. Both Lakeville teams are consis-tently ranked in the top 10 in the state, and Lakeville needs a facility to match the quality of our teams.

RAY BARESLakeville

Get ready to caucus To the editor: Just two years ago, the 2nd District U.S. House election resulted in U.S. Rep. John Kline defeat-ing Mike Obermueller by eight percentage points. Applying Einstein’s axiom of insanity, both major parties are poised to re-peat the strategy in the 2014 U.S. House election. The DFL push to coro-nate Mike Obermueller as their repeat candidate against Republican John Kline denies the citizens of the 2nd District the op-portunity to evaluate the viable challengers of ei-ther. While Kline is the six-term incumbent represent-ing special interests in the House (and voted in a re-cent budget resolution to cut military pensions for those aged over 62 years

because he already has his and met the age threshold), Obermueller is a career candidate who habitually loses to Republican can-didates, which list includes former state Rep. Doug Wardlow, infamous in the do-nothing posture dur-ing the 2011 state govern-ment shutdown. Contrary to the fiscal discipline he espouses in railing against wasteful spending, Ober-mueller has spent millions of campaign dollars in un-meaningful moral victo-ries that feature costly piz-za delivery commercials complete with the luxury of a helicopter. Drowned out by the war chests of these recurring candi-dates are David Gerson, Thomas Craft and Paula Overby, who best signifies a movement to champion campaign finance reform and to challenge the per-petuation of the politi-cal plutocrats against the have-nots. Be involved in the upcoming Feb. 4 cau-cuses (http://caucusfinder.sos.state.mn.us) in order that our district can have a true citizens’ and veterans’ representative.

JEFF BECKEREagan

Thankful for school support To the editor: We are grateful for the approval of 2013 levy and are looking forward to a great 2014 in District 196 Schools. Last year, a group of parents and citizens took the opportunity to make a difference for our stu-dents by stepping up to lead a Vote Yes Campaign in support of the District 196 levy referendum ques-tion on the ballot this past Nov. 5. The mission of UNITE 196 is to connect the com-munity and District 196 through timely and ac-curate communication, support District 196 to continue its legacy as a

prudent steward of public resources, and build rela-tionships with our elected representatives. Put sim-ply, we want to empower the community to make a difference in our local schools. Even though the UNITE 196 team only started the campaign the week after Labor Day in September, we are thank-ful for how enthusiasti-cally District 196 com-munities came together to support public education. More than 250 residents of all ages volunteered to do literature drops on the two Saturday mornings leading up to the election. As a result, voter turnout increased and the levy question was approved by a landslide. It is clear that the people of District 196 want to maintain the high quality of academ-ics, arts, and athletics that our schools provide our students. Thank you to all who helped your neigh-bors better understand the financial state of the district, inform others why the levy was needed, and encourage voters to go to the polls on Election Day. UNITE 196 will con-tinue its grassroots efforts during the 2014 Minne-sota legislative session. We will keep you informed as to what education-related legislation is being pro-posed at the State Capitol and provide simple ways you can advocate for our public schools. Our children’s future is our choice.

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Burnsville family tree has many familiar names

by Bonnie BobergSECRETARY, BURNSVILLE

HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Do you remember the time … ? Wasn’t that a great story when … ? This past month many of us visited with fam-ily members for holiday celebrations, and with that came the gatherings around the table where, following dinner, we laughed and cried over the family stories that we all shared. Some stories were new to our ears and oth-ers were being told for the gazillionth time. For the old folks at the table, it was a time to reminisce; for the youngsters, a time to learn more about their family history and family dynam-ics. The Burnsville Histori-cal Society would like to have you continue your storytelling by coming to its January meeting from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Burnhaven Library on County Road 42 in Burnsville. We are es-pecially interested in hear-ing from anyone who has stories to share about their relatives who lived through Burnsville’s early history. I’ve been doing some research to prepare for this “Burnsville’s Family Tree” program and have discov-ered that Burnsville’s first immigrant families came from Ireland in the 1850s and carried the surnames of Gallagher and Connel-ly. Thomas Gallagher, his wife, Margaret, and his daughter and son were on a ship in 1853 from Ire-land when their ship ran off course and landed in New Orleans. After spend-ing time in New Orleans and then St. Louis, where Thomas’ 17-year-old daughter died from yel-low fever, the family ar-rived in Burnsville in 1855.

He eventually owned 400 acres that included land where the Burnsville High School Senior Campus now stands, where Per-kins and U.S. Bank on the Burnsville Parkway do business, and where the Pepsi plant is located. His log cabin is where settlers from all around the area gathered in 1862 to set up a fortress against the Indi-an uprising that year. They were not attacked. The farm was eventually called “A Pioneer Farm.” Thomas’ son, Mi-chael Gallagher, married Maria(h) Egan in 1857. She was the oldest of six children, born to Michael and Honora Egan in Ire-land. Their sixth child died at sea during the fam-ily’s journey to the United States. They landed in Virginia in the 1840s, and arrived in Scott County in 1855. Michael Gallagher and Maria(h) married in 1857 and had 12 children, which certainly cemented the family name in this area all the way up to the generation of 2014. The other original im-migrant family began in this area with a potato farmer and wagonmaker, James Connelly, who at the age of 29 came from Ire-land with his 19-year-old bride in 1855. They built a log cabin into a hillside on an 80-acre site north of Cliff Road and east of Interstate 35W, near West River Hills Drive. His wife was Mary (nee Condon), born in 1835 in Ireland. They had eight children. Their grandsons, Pat and James, were both very in-volved in the development of the Burnsville School District and served on the Town Board. Generations of Connellys still contrib-

ute to this area’s history. Other names from Burnsville’s pioneer days include Earley (the lake is named after them), Lannon, Casperson, Visnovec, Kearney, Mc-Coll (street name), Hayes (street name), McAn-drews (County Road 38), Kennelly (street name), Ryan, Kelleher (park and street), McCoy, Pond (school), Streefland (YMCA camp), Slater (road), Williams (street), McDermott, Friendshuh, Butler, Oswald, DeShaw, Martin, Doebel, Foley, Egan, O’Regan, O’Neil, Ratzloff, Schroyzer, Kohl, Lynch, McNamara, Mc-Nearney, Nusser, Benham, Gardner, Gramse; Burns, McCann and Berrisford. I’m sure there are many of you reading this who recognize some of these names as part of your fam-ily history. I apologize for all the names that I didn’t have room to mention! At our January meet-ing, we will set up a round table and everyone is wel-come to speak, to bring any pictures or artifacts from Burnsville’s past. If possible, please call me at 952-890-5089 to let us know that you might be coming so we can have enough refreshments for everyone. If you forget to call, don’t worry — come any-way. If you don’t have any stories to share, we still want you to come and learn about the history of this wonderful community.

Bonnie Boberg, of the Burnsville Historical Soci-ety, worked for the Current and Sun-Current newspa-pers from 1976 to 2009. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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er Bob Hatten tried but failed to sell the business, which then reverted to bank ownership. Tri-State Bobcat re-ceived City Council ap-provals Dec. 17 to allow the new use, which will in-clude outdoor equipment sales and storage. The business also sells parts and services equipment. It has a purchase agreement to buy the 4.4-acre prop-erty. Company President Bill Quirk couldn’t be reached for comment. But he told the council Dec. 17 that Burnsville Bowl is famil-iar to Tri-State customers who ask about the com-pany’s pending move. “We’ve been located in Burnsville for 28 years now,” Quirk said. “We’ve outgrown our facility and we want to move. And we found a facility that’s close by and fits our needs and our growth for the future. “And one of the things we liked about the build-ing was, it’s sort of famous — it’s Burnsville Bowl. If you mention Burnsville Bowl to just about any-body, they’ve been there and they’ve enjoyed the time they’ve spent there and they have fond memo-ries of it.”

But Quirk couldn’t convince the council to let him keep the towering Burnsville Bowl sign fac-ing Highway 13. Quirk said the sign is an iconic marker of the site’s histo-ry, and he’d like to replace “Burnsville Bowl” with his company logo. But the tripod-mounted pylon sign violates Burnsville’s modern zoning standards, which limit pylons on that site to 24 feet in height and 75 square feet. Quirk will work with city staff on a plan to bring the sign into compli-ance. “You say this is an icon of Burnsville? Not so much,” Council Member Mary Sherry told Quirk. “Maybe back in 1976 when I moved here, but not anymore. I’d like to see you replace it with a nice sign that truly comple-ments what you’re propos-ing to do with this build-ing.” The new site will be the flagship store and corpo-rate headquarters for Tri-State, which also has loca-tions in Little Canada and Hudson, Wis. The company plans to build office and confer-ence room space inside the 28,560-square-foot build-ing, as well as an indoor showroom, parts storage

and a mechanical shop. “The size of the build-ing (and storage yard) will allow the applicant to grow and expand over time,” said a city staff re-port. The external color scheme will include orange and grey.

Colorful past Burnsville Bowl did find a suitor after it closed. Commercial Bank sold it to the owners of Mattie’s Lanes in South St. Paul, who even obtained a li-quor license in November 2010. But the new bowling operation never got off the ground, and the property reverted again to bank ownership. The nightclub at Burns-ville Bowl had a colorful and sometimes checkered history. It changed with the times, from disco in the 1980s to live rock bands. The club was renamed Hot Shots in 1989, which lasted for about a decade before it was rechristened as the 1200 Club and the 12th Avenue Lounge. The nightclub also got the business in hot water with police and nearby residents in the Itokah Valley Townhomes, who in June 2010 asked that the liquor license not be renewed.

Police said the 1200 Club had averaged 100 police calls a year over the last three years. Frus-tration felt by police and City Council members boiled over after an early-morning fight on March 4 ended with a shot being fired from a sport-utility vehicle in the parking lot. There had been another gunfire incident in Janu-ary. No one was hurt in the incidents, which fur-ther tarnished the 1200 Club’s reputation. The March 4 shoot-ing had followed a twice-monthly Wednesday hip-hop event at the club. The club had been sending a bus to Minneapolis to pick up patrons for the hip-hop night, which featured a DJ. It ended that practice, and eventually abandoned hip-hop Wednesdays alto-gether. Frustrated council members renewed Burns-ville Bowl’s annual liquor license in June 2010 but tacked on a three-month review clause with instruc-tions that the club control unruly patrons.

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

BOWL, from 1A

Chipotle robbery suspect is also charged in areastore thefts

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


The man accused of robbing Chipotle Mexican Grill in Apple Valley with a BB gun is now facing another felony charge in connection with theft of money and phones from a Rosemount cellphone store where he worked. Richard S. Riley, 22, of Apple Valley, was charged with aggravated robbery for the Dec. 23 incident at the Chipotle located at 7638 150th St. W. Riley, a Chipotle em-ployee, allegedly entered the restaurant in the early morning wearing a ban-danna over his face and pointed a BB gun resem-bling a handgun at anoth-er employee, saying “give me the money before I blow your head off.” According to the com-plaint, after making off

with nearly $ 9 , 0 0 0 from the r e s t a u -rant’s safe, he was ar-rested later that day fo l lowing an Apple

Valley police investigation. On Dec. 31, five days after he was charged with the Chipotle robbery, Da-kota County prosecutors also charged Riley with felony theft related to a fraudulent customer trans-action and theft of two phones in July 2013 at a cellphone store on Robert Trail in Rosemount where he was then employed. According to that com-plaint, the store manager contacted police July 26 to report that Riley had re-cently applied a payment of $461 to a relative’s ac-count but never put the money in the cash register. The fraudulent transac-tion was caught during the store’s regular audits, and Riley’s employment at the store was subsequently terminated. Then, in August, the store manager again con-tacted police to report that two cellphones, with a to-tal value of about $1,150, were missing. An investi-gation revealed that one of the phones had been activated and assigned Ri-ley’s phone number, and the other was assigned a relative’s phone number. Police spoke with Riley in September regarding the cellphone store incidents; he denied committing the fraudulent transaction but “gave officers an implausi-ble story for how the mix-up happened,” the com-plaint said. He also told officers he had purchased his cellphone, and the other suspect cellphone in a relative’s possession, on the classified advertising site Craigslist. If convicted of the theft charge, Riley faces a maxi-mum penalty of five years in prison and a fine of $10,000. The aggravated robbery charge carries a possible prison sentence of 20 years.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Richard S.Riley

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Kika Troupe dancers will be presenting their show titled “The Journey” at the Heart-beat Studios event Jan. 19. It’s a fusion performance that blends the traditional dance, drumming and music of Uganda’s 52 tribes. (Photo submitted)

From bleak beginnings, troupe spreads joy of dance

Apple Valley’s Heartbeat Studioshosts Ugandan dancers Jan. 19



The idea behind the Uganda-based Kika Troupe is that dance has the power to transform lives for the better. The 20 young Kika Troupe musicians and dancers will be kicking off their first U.S. tour Jan. 19 at Heartbeat Stu-dios in Apple Valley, and the event is the latest in a string of success stories for the group of perform-ers whose lives have pre-sented hardship from the outset. “The background of my dancers is, honestly, a very horrible back-ground – many have lost parents to HIV and war,” said Kaddu Yusuf, who founded the dance group in the Ugandan capital of Kampala in 2004. “Music and dance give hope, and I try to transform their energy into positivity. Despite the sadness and negativ-ity, we are going to bring warmth and smiles wher-ever we go.” The dancers will be presenting their show titled “The Journey” at the Heartbeat event. It’s a fusion performance that blends the traditional dance, drumming and music of Uganda’s 52 tribes, with some modern elements such as hip hop thrown in the mix. Deborah Lysholm, director of Heartbeat Studios, said she first heard about the Kika Troupe’s upcoming U.S. tour through a friend and thought a performance at her studio would be a good way to promote the international language of dance. Part of the mission of Heartbeat, Lysholm said, has been to build relationships with other dance studios around the

globe, and Heartbeat has “sister studios” in Barce-lona, Milan and Geneva. “I always say the world would be a much more peaceful place if people just dance with each oth-er,” Lysholm said. “When you dance, you can’t help but get a smile on your face.” In addition to the Kika Troupe’s performance at Heartbeat, the group also will be appearing at area schools and arts venues Jan. 19-27, as well as at the Mall of America and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport on Jan. 23 as part of Martin Luther King/Nelson Mandala tributes. Heartbeat Studios is accepting donations of winter clothing for the dancers, most of whom have never experienced weather outside the tropi-cal climate of their home-land. “We have not lived in the minus-degree tem-peratures – Uganda has never been below zero,” Yusuf explained. “We are looking for-ward to dancing in a refrigerator,” he joked about the upcoming Min-nesota tour. The event at Heartbeat Studios on Jan. 19 be-gins with a performance by the Kika Troupe at 1 p.m., followed by lessons in Ugandan dance and drumming from 2-3:30 p.m. Admission to the per-formance is free, though Minneapolis-based non-profit African Missions Outreach Organization (www.amoousa.org) will be accepting donations to help defray the Kika Troupe’s travel expenses. Because space at the studio is limited, those in-terested in attending are asked to register in ad-vance by calling 952-432-7833.

More about the Kika Troupe is at www.ki-kauganda.com.


The Kika Troupe’s U.S. tour is the latest in a string of success stories for the group of performers whose lives have presented hardship from the outset. “The back-ground of my dancers is, honestly, a very horrible back-ground – many have lost parents to HIV and war,” said troupe founder Kaddu Yusuf. “Despite the sadness and negativity, we are going to bring warmth and smiles wher-ever we go.” (Photo submitted)


Exceptional Businesswomen a varied group by Tad Johnson


Ten women will be honored with the 2014 Ex-ceptional Businesswomen Award during a recogni-tion ceremony and break-fast Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Lost Spur Event Center and Golf Course in Ea-gan. This year’s winners in the fifth class of Excep-tional Businesswomen are: • Karen DeVaughn, Life Wellness Center, Lakeville and Eagan; • Audrey Aronson Johnson, Johnson Com-panies, Lakeville; • Diane Lindo, Min-nesota School of Beauty, Lakeville; • Lara Kelley, Min-nesota School of Beauty, Lakeville; • Stacey Marmolejo, Minnesota’s School of Rock, Burnsville; • Kari Mitchell, Char-ity Events of Minnesota, Rosemount; • Roz Peterson, Cerron

Commercial Properties, Lakeville; • Linda Radue, Burns-ville Volkswagen, Burns-ville; • Jennifer Smith, In-novative Office Solutions, Burnsville; and

• Karen Wentworth, HOBO Inc., Lakeville. The award, which has been given by the Dakota County Tribune and Sun Thisweek since 2010, rec-ognizes women who have distinguished themselves

in Dakota County busi-ness and community ef-forts. “We are very excited to honor this group of wom-en who have a wide range of business pursuits,” said Krista Jech, ECM Pub-lishers marketing man-ager. “We are always im-pressed by the number of women in Dakota County who are leaders in the business community and who are also giving back to others.” This year’s group rep-resents manufacturing, family-run small business-es, teachers, motivators, organizers, innovators and barrier breakers. Nominations were re-viewed by a panel of judg-es from Sun Thisweek, the Dakota County Tribune and ECM Publishers. The newspaper group is organizing the recogni-tion program, which will include a Feb. 20 special print edition profiling the winners and an awards breakfast at Lost Spur

Golf & Event Center in Eagan that starts at 8 a.m. Feb. 25 with registration at 7:30 a.m. The event, which has previously been held in Lakeville, Apple Valley and Burnsville, will in-clude a panel conversation with the award winners and a chance to meet past and present Exceptional Businesswomen. “This is the first year we will be having a panel discussion with our win-ners,” Jech said. “We feel this will be a great way for attendees to learn more about what has made each of these women successful in their endeavors.” A single ticket for the event costs $25. A table of eight may be purchased for $175. Tickets can be pur-chased online in early January at www.Sun-Thisweek.com/exception-al-businesswomen. Sponsorship packages are available by calling Mike Jetchick at (952) 846-2019. Lost Spur and Lakev-ille Trophy have already signed on as Premier Sponsor and Platinum Sponsor, respectively. Past winners of the Ex-ceptional Businesswom-en award have been:

Class of 2013: Sharon Hoffman Avent, Smead Manufacturing Com-pany; Ruthe Batulis, Da-kota County Regional Chamber of Commerce; Catherine Byers Breet, ARBEZ Inc.; Jeanne Hutter, Lakeville Con-vention & Visitors Bu-reau; Rosealee Lee, Da-kota County Technical College; Debbie McCo-nnell, Medi-Car Auto Repair; Patti McDonald, McDonald Eye Care Associates; Susan Mc-Gaughey, Valley Natural Foods; Kristina Murto, Ensemble Creative & Marketing; Linda Peter-son, Beau Monde Salon; and Stacey Stratton, True Talent Group.

Class of 2012: Sunny Bhakta, Comfort Inn and Budget Host Inn; Connie Braziel, Minnesota Zoo; Jamie Dahlen, Holiday

Inn and Best Western Premier Nicollet Inn; Mi-chele Engdahl, Thomson Reuters; Carrie Guarrero, Cornerstone Mortgage Company; Chris Holtan, Lancet Software; Peggy Johnson, Dakota Elec-tric; Sheila Longie, Shred Right; Sona Mehring, CaringBridge; Terri Shep-herd, Xact Resources Inc.; and Theresa Wise, Delta Airlines. Class of 2011: Mary Ajax, 360 Communities; Jan Beeson, Lily Well-ness Inc.; Cheryl Caponi, Caponi Art Park and Learning Center; Jennifer Eisenhuth, Dr. Jennifer Eisenhuth Orthodontics; Elaine Grundhauser, One 2 One Marketing Inc.; JuliAnne Jonker, Jonker Portrait Gallery; Ni-cole Nogosek, Double N Equestrian Center; Wan-da Oland, Rascal’s Apple Valley Bar & Grill; Nancy Quinnell, Hollstadt & As-sociates; Barbara Toombs, First State Bank of Rose-mount; Janie Tutewohl, Janie’s Home Team and Market on Oak; Denise Vogt; Twin Cities Ballet & Ballet Royale MN; and Linda Young, Lucky’s 13 Pub. Class of 2010: LaDon-na Boyd, Dakota Electric; Marie DeNicola; Main-stream Boutique; Jackie Fritz, Sterling State Bank; Holly Hewitt, Holly’s Cen-tre Stage Dance; Rachel Hollstadt, Hollstadt and Associates; Kathy Klang, Cummings, Keegan and Co.; Beth Krehbiel; Fair-view Ridges Hospital; Do-ris LaMott Hoel, Chateau Lamothe; Maggie Linvill, Linvill Properties; Annette Marquez, The Perfect Oc-casion; Amy Mayer, BI Consulting Group; Dar-lene Miller, Permac In-dustries; Deb Thomas, Partners in Excellence; Julia Thompson, TAGS Gymnastics; and Janelle Waldock, Blue Cross Blue Shield.


MNsure info session set in Burnsville

The National Alli-ance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Minnesota will present a free infor-mation session on MN-sure from 7-8 p.m. Mon-day, Feb. 10, at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burns-ville. Participants will learn about health insurance

options, value of coverage, options under MNsure, Medical Assistance expan-sion, changes to Minneso-ta Care and the benefits to people living with mental illnesses. For more information, contact NAMI Minnesota at 651-645-2948.

Obituaries

Anniversaries

Larry andSharon Goerger 50th Anniversary Larry and Sharon Go-

erger of Apple Valley, formerly Lakeville, will celebrate their 50th Anni-versary, January 11, 2014.

In honor of this occa-sion a cruise to the Ca-ribbean is planned, along with a party in May, 2014.

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OwenFrom Mom, Dad,

Holly & Dylan

Happy 9th Birthday

WE LOVE YOU!


has been shipped in and out of Minnesota by water before he officially reports it at year’s end, and he can size up a barge and tell you its tonnage, whether it’s carrying corn or taconite. “The trucking indus-try and the rail industry are always telling us how many tons they move and the value of the tonnage,” said Lambert, a 50-year Burnsville resident. “The waterways, they’ve got to do that, too.” The river runs through his family history, back to his grandfather, Col. George Lambert, a St. Paul attorney who repre-sented agricultural inter-ests that were captive to the costs of rail shipping. Lambert was a key player in lobbying Congress for a 1930 waterways act that built all the locks and dams on the Upper Mis-sissippi, creating a 9-foot

navigation channel, Lam-bert said. Lambert’s Land-ing, the site of St. Paul’s first steamboat landing, is named in the National Guard colonel’s honor. “I doubt if I would have ever gotten into the river business had it not been for my grandfather and what he did for the river business on the Up-per Mississippi,” Lambert said. His uncle, Paul Lam-bert, invested in a St. Paul harbor operation in 1950, launching Twin City Barge with some fellow investors. Paul asked his son, Jack, returning from the Korean War, to manage the busi-ness “until you can find a real job,” Lambert said. “As the story goes, 30-some years later, he had about a $100 million busi-ness going under the name of Twin City Barge and Towing,” Lambert said. Young Dick Lambert, then studying economics

at the University of Min-nesota, joined the business for six weeks in 1957 as a deckhand. He went back after failing to find a job in his field. “For the next two years, I decked on the towboats,” he said. “I did a little steer-ing, but only with very strict supervision from the captain.” Lambert returned to the company in 1960 af-ter a brief detour into the industrial engineering de-partment at the Whirlpool plant in St. Paul. Jack lured him back to work dispatch for the growing company. “I took a pay cut to go back to work in the barge company, but I really loved it,” Lambert said. “It gets in your blood. I really liked what we were doing on the river, hauling bulk cargos — grain, fer-tilizer, cement — anything that could be handled in a barge in bulk. That was

fascinating. And it was also cheaper for shippers to utilize barges for mov-ing their bulk commodi-ties. Cheaper than rail. The waterways never real-ly competed with trucking. Trucking was more con-sidered a short haul, un-less you were hauling fresh vegetables to the coast. That wasn’t something the barge lines could handle.” Lambert learned to winch together barges, hook them to towboats and drive the boats. He worked his way up to com-pany president. Cousin Jack retired from the busi-ness in 1984, and some in-vestment bankers bought it. Lambert worked for the new owners, running the renamed Upper River Ser-vices for five more years. Times had turned tough. “We’d overbuilt the in-dustry,” he said. “We built too many barges. We had a shipyard in St. Paul and built barges and towboats

and did all sorts of man-ufacturing for about 15 years.” Lambert was lured out of retirement by Bill New-strand, who was retiring as ports and waterways direc-tor and urged Lambert to apply. “He said we need some-body from the industry in here,” said Lambert, who knew the river but had to start fresh in learning about Great Lakes ship-ping. Lambert serves as Mn-DOT’s technical expert on waterways, representing the department on a num-ber committees, confer-ring with legislators and consulting with the Army Corps of Engineers on Upper Mississippi com-mercial navigation. A large part of his work is admin-istering the Port Develop-ment Assistance Program, which the Legislature cre-ated in 1996 to rehabilitate Minnesota’s ports.

Lambert produces a year-end report on com-mercial navigation, break-ing it into dollars, tonnage and product. Grain — “corn, No. 1, and soybean, No. 2” — is Minnesota’s biggest waterway export, he said, while tons of ce-ment and salt are large-volume imports from the south. “We’re moving some-where around $2 billion worth of tonnage on the river right now,” Lambert said. “We might move 10, 11 million tons of product coming and going on the river. ... We just thought it was important people know the importance of the river. It’s not the most important thing in the world, but it is important, and it’s part of our trans-portation system.”

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

Her father, now 78, worked on an oyster boat out of Houma, La., and later for a steel mill in Amite, La. Her late mother drove school bus, cleaned homes and worked in restaurants. “They valued educa-tion,” Porter said. “They valued hard work, fam-ily, God and community. Their desire was that each one of their kids earn a high school diploma. They wanted each child to go to college.” Porter got through col-lege on her Pell Grant, work-study and a loan from her farmer grandpar-ents. Her parents sent $10 or $20 when they could.

She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Jackson State in biology education. Porter did her student teaching at Brin-kley Junior High in Jack-son. Her father, with help from his boss at the steel mill, got a car loan so she could get to work. “Back then, it was hard for African-American people to get loans,” she said. “His boss, who was a white man, signed for him to get a loan.” Porter was a science teacher and specialist for five years at Cedar River-side Community School, a charter school in Minne-apolis, before being hired by District 191 in 1998. She taught life science at Metcalf Junior High and

Earth science at Nicollet Junior High before being hired as Burnsville High School’s dean of students. In 2001 she became asso-ciate principal of the al-ternative high school and Burnsville Area Learning Center. “Her sojourn from the Progress Community in Pike County, to Jack-son State, to Minnesota is laden with success af-ter success as she has met and conquered challenges along the way,” reads a testimonial from Dr. Hill-iard Lackey, an associate professor of urban stud-ies at the historically black Jackson State and Porter’s work-study mentor during college. Porter said her educa-

tional “passion” is for the at-risk and “really diverse group of kids” at the alter-native school, whose cur-rent enrollment is about 160. “I know all the strug-gles I went through to get a high school diploma, to get a college degree,” said Porter, who is working on a doctorate in education leadership through Bethel University. “I try to help them navigate those sys-tems so they can be suc-cessful.” During her visit to Mis-sissippi, Porter will revisit the former Brinkley Ju-nior High (now a middle school) for the parade lineup on Saturday, Jan. 18. The parade will begin at Freedom Corner (Dr.

Martin Luther King Street and Medgar Evers Boule-vard). “As grand marshal, you get to ride in the leading car,” Porter said. “There’s going to be a sign made for the car and everything. That’s a big deal for me.” Porter will be honored at the city’s King banquet at the Walter Payton Cen-ter (named for the NFL great and Jackson State alum) on the college cam-pus. “I do stand on the shoulders of so many that went before me,” she said, citing her family and civil rights heroes such as Thur-good Marshall, King and Evers, whose 1963 assassi-nation was in Jackson. “They had so many

more struggles than what I had. Just for me to have a better life, access to a better education, better job opportunities, I ap-preciate. I would tell them thank you.”

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

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PORTER, from 1A


SportsWildcats moving up in swimming ranksEagan boys sixth at Maroon and

Gold meet by Mike Shaughnessy


Eagan was sixth in the most recent state Class AA boys swimming rankings, which might surprise some people but not Wildcats coach Chris Morgan or his swimmers and divers. “It’s my seventh year here and I can say we’ve gotten better each year,” said Morgan, whose team finished sixth in the Gold Division at the Maroon and Gold Invite on Sat-urday at the University of

Minnesota. Nebraska power Creighton Prep domi-nated the meet, finishing about 180 points ahead of runner-up Wayzata. One of the noteworthy things about Eagan’s perfor-mance is the Wildcats fin-ished ahead of Eden Prai-rie and Edina, the top two teams in last year’s state Class AA meet. There are four divi-sions at the Maroon and Gold meet, with the Gold considered the most com-petitive. Morgan said the Wildcats were in the divi-sion they wanted. “I always want to test our guys against the best teams in the state,” he said.

“The Maroon and Gold’s also a good checkpoint for us about halfway through the season.” Eagan junior Eli Bro-man had a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard in-dividual medley and a sixth in the 500 freestyle. Sophomore Parker Lemke was fourth in the 100 back-stroke and seventh in the 200 freestyle. Ninth-grad-er Jasper Appleton (100 freestyle) and senior Max Griesgraber (100 breast-stroke) also had top-10 finishes. Two Eagan competi-tors, Toby Heller (third) and Nic Lemieux (ninth), placed in the top 10 in div-ing.

Eagan teams placed sixth in the 200 medley and sixth in the 400 freestyle relay. Broman and Lemke swam on both. Gries-graber and Sam Zenner were on the sixth-place 200 medley team, while Apple-ton and Tal Shub swam the 400 freestyle relay. The Wildcats’ top swim-mers did well and Morgan said Eagan also got strong performances from some of its No. 3 and No. 4 swimmers in a meet where the top 20 finishers in each event scored team points. Like most teams, Ea-gan had some demanding workouts over the holiday break, with swimmers fre-quently putting in 10,000-

yard days in addition to out-of-pool workouts co-ordinated by former Wild-cats swimmer – and former Marine – Zach Bonifacio. The Wildcats came out of those workouts just in time for a key South Sub-urban Conference meet against Lakeville South. Eagan won 107-79 to re-main undefeated (4-0) in the league. Eagan won several close races, with one of the highlights being Lemke’s victory in the 200 freestyle. He edged Lake-ville South’s Mitch Herre-ra – a fourth-place finisher at state in that event last year – by less than three-tenths of a second. Meanwhile, Broman

won the 200 individual medley by five hundredths of a second. Divers Hell-er, Jordan Nguyen and Lemieux swept the top three places. Eagan plays host to Ap-ple Valley at 6 p.m. Friday in a South Suburban Con-ference meet before going to Prior Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The Wildcats will swim in a section True Team meet at Olson Mid-dle School in Bloomington on Jan. 18. “We have good depth this year, which you need in True Team,” Morgan said. “We’re hoping to do well in True Team sec-tions and go to True Team state.”

Alex Thompson swims for Burnsville in a recent South Suburban Conference meet. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Numbers give Blaze swimmers hope for futureBurnsville tops

Eastview for first SSC victory

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


You can’t have every-thing, but Burnsville boys swimming coach Andrew Michelson will take what he has now. The Blaze graduated a couple of key seniors from a team that placed 12th in the 2013 state Class AA meet, leaving Michelson with a younger squad – but one with the potential to develop some new stars. Having 36 swimmers on the team – all but two of whom are underclass-men – speaks well for the team’s future. “This is my fourth year at Burnsville, and it’s the biggest team I’ve had,” Michelson said. “We’ve got young kids who joined us from club teams and young kids we’re teaching how to race, but it’s great to have

all of them.” It gives the Blaze a chance to field complete varsity and junior varsity lineups. It also allows the coaches to have some of the least experienced team members swim exhibition, removing for now the pressure of trying to earn team points. Eventually, Michelson said, the Blaze wants to be strong enough to return to True Team competi-tion. Burnsville won’t do it this year, opting instead for Saturday’s Packer In-vitational in South St. Paul, where it is defend-ing champion. The Packer Invitational is a better fit competitively for Burns-ville right now, Michelson said. Burnsville improved to 1-3 in the South Sub-urban Conference with a 93-77 victory over East-view on Jan. 3. Iza Da-vison-Kerwood won two events, the 100-yard but-terfly and 100 backstroke, and Alex Thompson won the 200 individual medley

and 500 freestyle. Adam Jarnigan was first in the 50 freestyle and the team of Jarnigan, Thompson, Ryan Dobrzynski and Davison-Kerwood won the 400 freestyle relay. Logan Plumski and Nick Mamberger are the Blaze’s two seniors. Michelson said Burns-ville has some experienced swimmers in the 50 and 100 freestyle races. The Blaze also has at least one strong swimmer in each of the four strokes, which might be enough to send a team to state in the 200 medley relay. D av i s o n - Ke r wo o d probably has the Blaze’s best chance of advancing to state individually. “He’s a couple of seconds off the state qualifying times in the 100 free and 100 back, and we’re hoping to get him through to state after he tapers,” Michel-son said. Before Burnsville goes to the Packer Invitational, the Blaze has a conference meet against Lakeville

South at home at 6 p.m. Friday.

Blaze notes • The boys hockey team defeated Edina 4-2 on Jan. 2, breaking a 13-game losing streak against the Hornets. Dylan Wei-gel and Anthony Rikberg broke a 2-2 tie by scoring goals in the final 7:08 of the game. Will Missling and Brock Boeser scored second-period goals for Burnsville. The victory came less than a week af-ter Edina defeated Burns-ville 4-3 in overtime in the Schwan Cup semifinals. Dyllan Lubbesmeyer made 26 saves as Burns-ville (10-4 overall, 6-1 South Suburban Confer-ence) defeated Blooming-ton Jefferson 3-0 on Tues-day. Boeser had a goal and two assists. Missling and Jack Ahcan also scored, and Cole Borchardt had two assists. Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Notebook: Clash win moves AV up in rankings by Mike Shaughnessy


Apple Valley’s Dayton Racer won a decision at 152 pounds to give Apple Valley a 30-27 victory over Oak Park River Forest at the Clash Duals national high school wrestling tournament last weekend in Rochester. The Eagles won all six of their matches in the tournament and won the Clash for the fifth time. Their victory over Oak Park River Forest also al-lowed them to jump past the Illinois school into sec-ond place in the InterMat.com national rankings. Blair Academy of New Jersey is the nation’s No. 1-ranked team.

Apple Valley opened its final match at the Clash with Mark Hall’s victory by fall at 160 pounds. Ga-ble Steveson (182), Bobby Steveson (195) and Paul Cheney (220) won by deci-sion and Lord Josh Hyea-mang (285) pinned his op-ponent as the Eagles built a 21-6 lead. Oak Park River Forest won the next four matches before the Eagles’ Maolu Woiwor stopped the run with a pin at 132. Oak Park River Forest earned a major decision at 138 and a decision at 145, tying the match 27-27 and set-ting the stage for Racer’s 4-2 victory over Matthew Rundell in the final match. Individual standouts at

the Clash for Apple Valley included Hyeamang, who was 5-0 at 285, and Bobby Steveson, who beat a wres-tler who had been ranked second nationally at 182. Apple Valley, the top-ranked team in Minnesota Class 3A, has won all of its matches and tourna-ments this season.

Outdoor hockey Lakeville South’s boys play Bloomington Jeffer-son at 3 p.m. and Eagan’s boys play Eastview at 8 p.m. at the High School Hockey Faceoff on Sat-urday at TCF Bank Sta-dium. Three other high school games will take place that day – a girls contest be-

tween Minnetonka and Eden Prairie at 10 a.m., a boys game between Be-nilde-St. Margaret’s and Minnetonka at 12:30 p.m. and a boys game between Cretin-Derham Hall and White Bear Lake at 5:30 p.m. The games are part of the Hockey City Classic Winter Festival, which ends with two outdoor games featuring the Uni-versity of Minnesota men’s and women’s teams on Jan. 17. Day-of-game tickets will be available for $12 at TCF Bank Sta-dium.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Hometown champion

Burnsville senior Jack O’Brien tries to break the grasp of Champlin Park’s Paul Winklemann during a 138-pound match at the Burnsville Invitational wrestling tournament Saturday. O’Brien won the match and went on to win his weight class. The Blaze had only four other wrestlers entered in the varsity division and placed ninth of 11 teams. Eastview won the team championship. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Eastview girls team is well traveled

Top-ranked Lightning played 9 of first 10 on

the road by Mike Shaughnessy


The top-ranked teams in Class 4A boys and girls basketball teams were in the same gym Friday, which is not something that happens often in Minnesota high school basketball. But if it’s all the same to Eastview girls coach Melissa Guebert, she hopes the histori-cal significance is lost on her players. The No. 1-ranked Lightning girls stayed undefeated with an 81-48 victory at Apple Valley on Friday night in the first game of a South Suburban Conference girls-boys doubleheader. In the second game the top-ranked Apple Valley boys defeated their coun-terparts from Eastview 77-49. Eastview’s girls (11-0) have been ranked first in the state for a couple of weeks, but “we never, ever bring that up,” Gue-bert said. “I know (the players) are aware of it, but we never talk about it.” The Lightning hasn’t had an easy path to 10-0. Eastview has defeated strong teams such as Hopkins, St. Paul Cen-tral, Chaska, Park of Cottage Grove, Lakeville North and Park Center, and generally has had to do it without home-court advantage. Nine of the team’s first 10 games were on the road. East-view will play 13 of its first 16 away from home before the schedule flips and gives the team seven of the last 10 at home. Although the coaches would prefer that the players not focus on the state rankings, other teams will take note of Eastview’s No. 1 status and it’s clear the Light-ning can’t afford to let down its guard. “In the second game of our holiday tourna-

ment (a 65-61 victory over Park Center at St. Olaf College), the kids were so focused and intense and took control of the game when they needed to,” Guebert said. “Then in our next game against Holy Family (a 66-60 vic-tory), we didn’t play well and didn’t have that same focus. We’re playing well; we just want to be a little more consistent. We can never just show up and expect to win.” There was no reason to question Eastview’s in-tensity against Apple Val-ley in its first game since the holiday tournament. The Lightning scored 46 points in the first half and took a 19-point lead. Junior guard Madi-son Guebert and senior forward Kari Opatz scored 26 points each in the Apple Valley game. Sophomore guard Erika Schlosser had 10 points, junior forward Hana Me-toxen scored six. Senior forward Emee Udo had five points. Guard Lyndsey Rob-son, a ninth-grader, led Apple Valley with 18 points. Forward Sara Teske, also a ninth-grad-er, scored 11 and sopho-more guard Aleya Parker had eight. Eastview remained undefeated with a 67-50 victory over Rosemount on Tuesday and plays at Prior Lake at 7 p.m. Fri-day. Apple Valley improved to 2-9 after beating Ea-gan 66-59 on Tuesday.

Eastview’s Kari Opatz pressures an Apple Val-ley ball handler during the Lightning’s 81-48 victory Friday night. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)


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concern, improving the section where Ettl died on Dodd Boulevard has fall-en behind other projects on the city’s and Dakota County’s priority list. It is now planned for 2018. “Wow, that’s not soon enough,” said Allyssa Carlos, a Lakeville North junior and friend of Ettl who said she and her par-ents have safety concerns about Dodd Boulevard near the high school. “When you get closer to school to turn into the parking lot, it’s horrible in the winter,” Carlos said. “You don’t drive down that road. You slide down that road because it’s so slippery, and the road gets so narrow toward the end of the high school area.” From 185th Street (County Road 60) to the high school entrance at 195th Street, Dodd Bou-levard narrows to an un-divided two-way rural design; the stretch is book-ended with deep ditches and numerous telephone poles lining both sides. The city and county last summer reconstructed Dodd Boulevard (County Road 9) as a four-lane di-vided highway from 183rd Street to Hayes Avenue near Lifetime Fitness and added a roundabout at nearby Dodd Boulevard and Highview Avenue to ease significant conges-tion, a $6.3 million proj-ect, according to county and city documents. Southbound drivers on Dodd Boulevard toward the high school still en-counter a curve, hill and pass several intersections before reaching the turn lane into the Lakeville North parking lot. “The road needs to be wider and add some turn lanes,” Carlos said. “And, like, adjust the speed limit. They need to think about we have four seasons in Minnesota … and it doesn’t work for winter.” On that portion of Dodd Boulevard near Lakeville, the speed limit increases to 55 mph, the fastest speed allowed on that road in the area. Other nearby speed limits are 50 to 45 mph. Assistant Dakota County Engineer Brian Sorenson said the state sets speed limits on that road, and as it has re-mained unimproved, with-out shoulders, curb and gutter, it is considered a rural road design, so by statute its speed limit is automatically set at 55 mph. Former City Adminis-

trator and current Lakev-ille School Board Member Bob Erickson said the road is a concern and the speed limit “needs to be revisited.” The county asked the state for a speed study of the area late last year, a precursor to any change of it, according to Dakota County Traffic Engineer Kristi Sebastian. She said the county first requested a speed study on Oct. 2, 2013, from 185th Street to Cedar Avenue, and after Ettl’s accident revised the request to in-clude Dodd Boulevard from 194th Street to Cedar Avenue on Dec. 31, 2013. Although still rural in design, the stretch is lo-cated just north of down-town and has townhome developments on one side of it; an open field is on the other. Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows, formerly a Lakeville Police De-partment lieutenant, said Dodd Boulevard is heavily traveled and “leaves very little tolerance for mis-takes.” “It’s a road that needs to be upgraded,” Bellows said.

Another Lakeville North High School stu-dent also died in a Dodd Boulevard car crash near Lakeville North High School in 2004. Christine Lawson was 17 when she was killed in a head-on collision on snow-covered Dodd Boulevard about 1/4 mile south of 185th Street. Police reported Lawson had alcohol in her system; Ettl, whose vehicle broad-sided into oncoming traf-fic on the slush-covered road, did not, according to interim Lakeville Police Chief John Kornmann. Many inexperienced drivers likely use that por-tion of Dodd Boulevard, as about 600 Lakeville North students have pur-chased parking passes this year, according to Lakev-ille Area School Dis-trict spokesperson Linda Swanson. Erickson and School Board Member Jim Skelly share significant concern about the safety of Dodd Boulevard around Lakev-ille North and say the up-grades are needed. They plan to ask the School Board to pass a resolution to widen and

improve Dodd Boulevard from 185th Street (County Road 60) to 195th Street sooner than 2018. “I don’t know if it’s the right thing to wait,” Skelly said. “If any time over the next four years there’s a crash on that road and that could be avoided, why wait?” Erickson also advised parents to reconsider al-lowing their children to drive on the road before it is upgraded. Lakeville Mayor Matt Little said everyone in City Hall agrees the road needs to be improved, but that it needs to be consid-ered with all the roads in the city. “For right now, we have to focus on County Road 50, a priority we made in 2013. Certainly this is on the program, so from our opinion that does mean we’ve prioritized it.”

Crashes Obtaining consistent crash data is challenging, as various law enforce-ment agencies respond to different crashes and re-ports may be missing in-formation or overlooked. Kornmann said some mi-nor accidents are never re-ported. Lakeville police crash data since 2009 through December 2013 shows 35 traffic accidents (includ-ing Ettl’s fatality) have oc-curred on Dodd Boulevard near the high school from 185th to 195th streets. According to the state, from 2003 to November 2013, 52 crashes have oc-curred on Dodd Boule-vard between 185th Street and County Road 50, a stretch just under 2 miles long. Of the results available, the accidents resulted in one death (not including Ettl), 27 injuries or possi-ble injuries, including one described as “incapacitat-ing.” Contributing factors to some of the accidents near 190th Street, where po-lice say Ettl’s vehicle slid on the slush-covered road and broadsided oncoming traffic, include weather/slippery road, inattentive driving, speeding, failure to yield and deer crossing,

according to Lakeville po-lice reports. Her accident was the third in that area, near 190th Street about one-half mile from Lakeville North, this year, accord-ing to Lakeville police re-cords and the 12th since 2009. Assistant Dakota County Engineer Todd Howard said the county had plowed and salted Dodd Boulevard twice before Ettl’s 9:45 a.m. ac-cident, and most recently went through at 8:16 a.m. that day.

Millions in

improvements In the time that widen-ing that portion of Dodd has been pushed back, other road projects in Lakeville have been for-warded. Lakeville City Admin-istrator Steve Mielke said the improvement project near the high school has been waiting for develop-ment to help fund it. Development agree-ments show the city re-ceived about $184,000 to improve that portion of Dodd in 2001 and 2002 and Mielke said the city has the money in escrow collecting interest. He said the city is wait-ing for development across the street to widen Dodd Boulevard near Lakeville North, an estimated $3.5 million project, assuming the city does not buy right of way (instead obtaining it as development occurs, according to city esti-mates). Dakota County is the only county in Minnesota that requires cities to pay 45 percent of the cost for improving county roads plus 100 percent of project costs that would improve city roads, such as under-ground infrastructure con-nections. Other cities in other counties typically pay about 15 percent of the cost of a county road project, according to Bob Egan of Lakeville, a former Dakota County construction and mainte-nance engineer. Carver County Engi-neer Lyndon Robjent said cities there typically pay

15 percent to 20 percent of the cost for roads depend-ing on the total cost of the road. “Most counties in the metro are relatively simi-lar, a few have nuances, but Dakota County is dif-ferent,” he said. He said the 45 percent policy has created an envi-able county road system unique to Dakota County. “Dakota County’s road system is excellent,” Rob-jent said. “The reason is because they had fund-ing from the cities to help them with it and it shows.” Egan is opposed to the 45 percent share because it puts cities in debt for county road projects. Officials in growing cities complained years ago, Egan said, but offi-cials from those cities like Burnsville and Eagan that had already built out while contributing the 45 per-cent said it was unfair to change the policy, so just like they did, younger-de-veloping cities should have to pay the same amount. Egan also said cities are competing for limited county dollars to improve county roads. “Cities are also think-ing if we don’t give Dako-ta County 45 percent, then they won’t do that road,” Egan said. Since city finances pay almost half the project cost, they work closely with Dakota County to plan and prioritize proj-ects in Capital Improve-ment Plans, with elected officials making the final approval decisions. Through that process, Lakeville and Dakota County are investing tax money into road projects with less traffic than Dodd Boulevard near Lakeville North and ahead of full development, including a major project slated to start this spring on five miles of Dodd Boulevard through Eureka Town-ship. Dakota County plans show the ideal design for all of Dodd Boulevard throughout Lakeville is a four-lane divided road un-til it reaches County Road 70, Sorenson said.

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This memorial stands along an area of Dodd Boulevard to honor Alyssa Ettl, the Lakeville North High School junior who died on the narrow, winding road that some Lakeville School Board members are asking to be up-graded sooner than 2018, as is currently planned. Im-provements to the road have been passed over for projects south where fewer traffic counts have been documented by the state. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

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LEGAL NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

EAGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

DAKOTA COUNTY

STATE OF MINNESOTA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Eagan Economic Development Authority, Dakota County, State of Minnesota, will hold a public hearing on January 21, 2014, at approximately 6:30 p.m. in the Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota, to consider the sale of real property to MHC Cedar Grove L.L.C., a Minnesota limited liability company. A copy of the draft Purchase Agreement is on file and available for public inspection at the office of the Community Development Director at the Eagan Municipal Center.

The property to be included in the sale is the easterly (.9) acres of Lot 2, Block 1, Cedar Grove Parkway 2nd Addition, Dakota County, Minnesota (part of the Cedar Grove Redevelopment District). A map of the subject property is set forth below:

All interested persons may appear at the hearing and present their views orally or prior to the meeting in writing. At the hearing, the Authority will decide if the sale is advisable.

BY ORDER OF THE EAGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYAND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAGAN, MINNESOTA/s/ Jon Hohenstein,Community Development Director

Published in Sun Thisweek Burnsville/EaganJanuary 10, 2014 160942

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196

MINUTES OF DECEMBER 9, 2013

REGULAR BOARD MEETINGChairperson Rob Duchscher

called the regular School Board meeting to order at 6 p.m. on De-cember 9, 2013 at Dakota Ridge School.

Present: Joel Albright, Art Coul-son, treasurer; Rob Duchscher, chairperson; Gary Huusko, clerk; Jackie Magnuson, vice chairper-son; Mike Roseen, Bob Schutte and Superintendent Jane K. Berenz.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the School Board.

Motion by Huusko, seconded by Coulson and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the agenda.

The board recognized the Ea-gan High School girls’ team that earned the title of Minnesota Class AAA Volleyball Champions; and members from Oak Ridge Elemen-tary School and Easter Lutheran Church, who received a Green Rib-bon Initiatives Partnership Award.

Berenz congratulated:• Rosemount Middle School

students whose video won first place in the middle school division of a statewide contest commemo-rating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech;

• Rosemount High School foot-ball team on being runner-up in the state Class 6A playoffs;

• Dakota Untied Hawks on being runner-up in the physically impaired division of the adapted soccer state tournament;

• Science teachers Ross Albert-son of Dakota Hills Middle School and Chris Lee of Apple Valley High School on being recipients of a TIES Exceptional Teacher Award, and

• Scott Durocher, English teach-er and theater director at Eastview High School, on receiving this year’s Outstanding Individual in Communication and Theater Award from the Communication and The-ater Association of Minnesota.

Leslie Henschel, grandparent of a Rosemount High School (RHS) student, asked board members to read her handout and let her know who will resolve her concerns with the U.S. Constitution curriculum being taught at RHS.

Motion by Roseen, seconded by Huusko and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the following Consent items:

Minutes of November 12, 2013 regular board meetings (Exhibit A1);

Claims for November 6-Decem-ber 3, 2013 (Exhibit B1);

Electronic funds transfer sched-ule for November 2-29, 2013 (Ex-hibit B2);

Schedule of investments for No-vember 2-29, 2013 (Exhibit B3);

Treasurer’s Report for the month ending October 31, 2013 (Exhibit B4);

Gifts received for the month ending November 30, 2013 (Exhibit B5);

Advertising revenue received by November 30, 2013 (Exhibit B6);

Contract with Richfield Bus Company for athletic and field trip motorcoach services when school groups and teams travel long dis-tances between January 2014 and June 2015; with the contract re-newable at the district’s option for a three-year period beginning July 2015 (Exhibit B7);

A $2,500 grant from 3M Corpo-ration for Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science to pur-chase laptops to run the 3D printer and laser cutter (Exhibit B8);

A $1,000 Community Service grant from Eagan Rotary Club for Glacier Hills Elementary School to help fund a position for the STEAM Room (Exhibit B9);

A $2,500 School Improvement grant from the Wal-Mart Founda-tion for improvements around Da-kota Ridge School (Exhibit B10);

Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Apple Valley for the purchase and storage of road salt, effective on the date approved and signed, and continuing until the contract is terminated (Exhibit B11);

Separations, leaves of absence and new staff (Exhibit C1), and

Pay rates for substitute, tempo-rary and part-time employees as specified in Exhibit C2.

Assessment Coordinator Mi-chelle DeMers reported results for the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) and Multiple Measurement Rating (MMR). The MCAs are state tests given annu-ally to measure student achieve-ment on the Minnesota academic standards in reading, math and science. The MMR is a school ac-countability system that measures proficiency, growth and achieve-ment gap reduction based on MCA scores, plus graduation rate for high schools.

DeMers said the percentages of District 196 students who met or exceeded state standards on the MCAs were above state averages for all grades tested in all three subjects. There continues to be an achievement gap, however there has been a slight improvement in math since 2011, the first year standards were changed. The sec-ond year of the MCA science test indicates an improvement in scores for all ethnic groups. She reviewed MCA results by grade level for each subject and noted District 196 stu-dents scored a higher percentage proficient than the state average.

The MMR replaced Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as part of the state’s waiver to the federal No Child Left Behind. Each public school in Minnesota receives an MMR score based on MCAs and calculated using the results of the MCA reading and math tests stu-dents took in spring 2013. Each of the four measurements is worth up to 25 points with a school earning points based on its rank compared to other schools in the state. Be-cause of the ranking, small differ-ences in student scores can cause large changes in rank and the num-ber of points a school earns in any area. Points are awarded for per-formance of students as a whole, within each of five ethnic groups, and three other subgroups (spe-cial education, English languages services and free- or reduced-price school meals).

Compared with 2012 data, MMR scores increased for 24 schools and decreased for 6 schools, and high schools were at 95 points or higher out of a possible 100. De-Mers said as a whole, students scored well above state averages for all grades in all subject areas; some progress has been made in closing the achievement gap and 24 of 30 schools saw their MMR score increase in 2013.

Director of Teaching and Learn-ing Steve Troen asked the board to approve high school course revisions for the 2014-15 school year (Exhibit D). He noted there was one change from the courses he presented at the November 12 board meeting. The CIS Mandarin Beginning Course will not be of-fered at Eagan High School due to enrollment and teacher certification constraints.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Magnuson and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the course revisions.

Director of Finance and Op-erations Jeff Solomon asked the board to approve the final levy certification for the 2013 (payable 2014) property tax levy (Exhibit E) of $78,241,390; a six percent in-crease and the first since 2010. He reviewed the levy certification process, gave an overview of basic school funding and an analysis of the property tax levy.

In September the board au-thorized a maximum preliminary property tax levy certification of $68,183,697.30, a decrease of $5,600,831.58 or 7.59 percent from last year. Solomon noted those fig-ures did not include the new refer-endum authority voters approved in November 2013. While district vot-ers approved a $10 million per year levy, property taxes will increase by less than half that amount due to significant additional equalization aid from the state.

Solomon said local property taxes account for approximately 19 percent of all revenues the district will receive this year. State aids and credits provide the largest share at

57 percent, with 3 percent coming from federal aid and 21 percent from other sources.

Motion by Huusko, seconded by Coulson and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to certify the property tax levy.

Solomon presented the 2013-14 final budget (Exhibit F). He outlined the process used to develop the final budget which includes adjust-ments to the preliminary budget that more accurately reflect previ-ous estimates and projected enroll-ments.

Solomon shared an overview of revenues and expenditures for all funds and noted the projected gen-eral fund balance is slightly above $25 million, or 8.02 percent of the expenditure budget. Board policy requires a minimum general fund balance of 5 percent.

The total budget for 2013-14, including all operating funds (general, special education, qual-ity compensation, transportation, capital expenditure, food service and community education) and non-operating funds (building construction, debt service and trusts), shows estimated revenues of $397,684,994; expenditures of $401,195,091 and a projected year-end fund balance of $76,002,226. Solomon stressed the fund balance does not equal dollars available as some funds may only be used for certain expenses and nearly half of the balance is the other post-employment benefits (OPEB) trust.

The board is expected to act on the final budget at its January 6 meeting.

Director of Human Resources Tom Pederstuen asked the board to approve the collective bargaining agreement with Service Employees International Union, Local 284, rep-resenting bus driver, chaperone and crossing guard employees (Ex-hibit G), which was ratified on No-vember 21, 2013. The agreement is effective July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015 and terms include:

• Increasing Step 1 of each sala-ry schedule by $.33 per hour and all other steps by $.50 per hour for first year, and all steps $.47 per hour the second year;

• Increasing longevity by $.39 per hour the first year and $.20 per hour the second year, and adding another longevity step for employ-ees after 14 years of service of $.25 per hour;

• Maintaining the monthly dis-trict contributions toward health insurance in the first year of the agreement, and increasing the con-tribution as of July 1, 2014 to $664 for single, $1,422 for single plus one dependent and $1,872 for fam-ily coverage;

• Increasing the annual district contribution matching fund plan by $50 as of July 1, 2014, and

• Other minor language modifi-cations.

Pederstuen noted the total cost of the contract is within the pa-rameters set by the School Board. Berenz recognized the hard work and long hours of the bargaining teams.

Motion by Coulson, seconded by Schutte and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the agreement.

Jodie Zesbaugh, financial advi-sor with Ehlers & Associates Inc., presented the Sale Report for the Resolution Relating to Lease-Pur-chase Financing and $13,710,000 Certificates of Participation, Series 2013B (Exhibit H), which will be used to design and build the early childhood/adult basic education (EC/ABE) facility in Apple Valley.

Zesbaugh noted the rating as-signed was Aa2, one step below the highest Moody’s rating due to the district’s general obligation debt that is outstanding and the Aa2 was expected. The School Board has the option every year to approve the lease funding due to an annual appropriations clause that is part of a lease-purchase transaction, and thus it has slightly more risk.

The winning underwriter was Baird of Milwaukee with a true in-terest rate of 3.4088%, slightly higher than estimated. The closing is set for December 30, 2013.

Motion by Huusko, seconded by Magnuson and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the resolution.

Solomon asked the board to approve a Resolution Establishing Procedures for Reimbursement of Certain Expenditures from Pro-ceeds of Future Bond Issues or Other Borrowings (Exhibit I). The resolution will allow the district to pay construction costs for the new EC/ABE facility prior to the Decem-ber 30 closing on the sale of cer-tificates and reimburse those funds after the sale.

Motion by Huusko, seconded by Roseen and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the resolution.

Schutte reported he attended Eastview High School’s production of Legally Blonde and commented on the students’ talent.

Berenz also attended perfor-mances at Eastview and Rose-mount high schools. She reported that more than 650 high school students were recognized by the College Board as AP (Advanced Placement) scholars; that District 196 students who participated in the College in the Schools program last year earned a combined 5,432 University of Minnesota credits val-ued at more than $2.5 million and that student participation continues to increase in dual-enrollment pro-grams that allow them to earn col-lege credit while in high school.

Berenz reported the City of Apple Valley and District 196 have held meetings with neighbors of the EC/ABE facility to address concerns they expressed at the November board meeting and that

construction was progressing.She announced she was proud

that the district continues to serve nearly 90 percent of all school-aged children who live in the dis-trict. The 88 percent capture rate is considered among the highest in the metro area and speaks favor-ably of the public’s satisfaction.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Magnuson and carried, with seven members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to adjourn the meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Published in Apple Valley, Lakeville, Burnsville/Eagan

January 10, 2014161041


ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS2014 PAVEMENT

REHABILITATION, MULTIPLE SITES

Notice is hereby given that sealed bidswill be received for the 2014 PavementRehabilitation by Independent SchoolDistrict 191, at the Administrative Ser-vice Center Conference Room, 100 RiverRidge Court, Burnsville, MN 55337, until2:00 p.m. local time on January 30, 2014,at which time and place bids will be pub-licly opened and read aloud.

In general, the Base Bid consists of to-tal reconstruction, mill and overlay, crackseal, sealcoat, and re-striping to parkinglots and drives at multiple sites throughoutthe District. Curb replacement along withconcrete sidewalk pad replacement isalso to be included in the Base Bid. AddAlternate #1 consists of reconstruction ofwest parking lot and drive along with milland overlay on the south and east parking lots and drive at Joseph Nicollet Junior High.

Bidding Documents have been pre-pared by SRI Consultants Inc. (SRI),3380 Annapolis Lane North, Suite #100,Plymouth, MN 55447 (telephone: 763-533-2727) and will be available on Janu-ary 14, 2014, at 12:00 p.m. To orderdocuments and view project informationsuch as Drawings, Specification, updatedplan holder list, addenda and bid results, visit the Franz Reprographics web site at www.franzrepro.com and select the Franz Public Plan Room. Please login with your email address and password, or Register if this is your first time in the Plan Room.Select the project from the list of publicprojects. Once you have selected theproject, please review the Bid Info for information on ordering documents. Toreceive Electronic Downloads, Bid Ad-denda and Shipped Order Confirmationsfor this project, you must make the follow-ing email address a Safe Sender in yourOutlook Email: [email protected] These notifications are sent from thisemail address, not from the email addressof SRI Consultants or Franz Reprograph-ics. If you do not do this, your email servermay block the receipt of these notifica-tions. To make an email address a Safe Sender, please do the following: With the Inbox of Microsoft Outlook open, select the Actions drop-down menu across thetop of the Outlook screen. Then selectJunk E-mail, and then select Junk E-mailOptions. Next select the Safe Senders taband then select the Add button. You can then type in: [email protected] click OK. There is a ? (Help) button inthe upper right hand corner you can selectfor assistance with using the Online Plan Room. If you still have problems, please contact Franz Reprographics by phone at763-503-3401.

Documents may also be reviewedat SRI, McGraw Hill Construction PlanRoom, Reed Construction Data PlanRoom and the Builders Exchanges of Min-neapolis and St. Paul.

A pre-bid conference will be held onJanuary 21, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in themain office conference room at the Fa-cilities and Grounds Office at 100 RiverRidge Court, Burnsville, MN. Attendeesare to meet at the front door. In the interestof all parties present at the pre-bid confer-ence, cell phone use will not be permitted.

A Bid Bond or Certified Check for 5%of the maximum bid payable to Indepen-dent School District 191, is required as aguarantee that if the bid is accepted, theBidder will execute and file the proposedcontract and provide 100% Performanceand Payment Bonds within ten (10) daysafter the award of the Contract. The Certi-fied Check will be returned to the Bidderas soon as the Contract and Bonds areexecuted. If, after ten (10) days, the Bid-der shall fail to execute said Contract andBonds, the Certified Check or Bid Bondshall be forfeited to Independent SchoolDistrict 191, as liquidated damages.

The Owner reserves the right to waiveirregularities and to reject any and all bids.

No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after the date set for the opening thereof.

At the Owner’s discretion, liquidateddamages in the amount of Five-Hundred-Dollars ($500.00) per day will be assessedagainst the Contract if the project is not completed on the dates indicated.

This Advertisement for Bids is issued by the authority of Independent School Dis-trict 191.

Published in Burnsville/Eagan

January 10, 17, 2014159189

CITY OF EAGANNOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARING ON PROPOSEDIMPROVEMENTS IN THE

CITY OF EAGAN, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTAProject No. 1137 – Alden Pond

Street Improvements

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that theCity Council of the City of Eagan, DakotaCounty, Minnesota, will meet at the Ea-gan Municipal Center at 3830 Pilot KnobRoad, Eagan, Minnesota 55122, on Tues-day, January 21, 2014, at 6:30 p.m., or assoon thereafter as possible. The purposeof the meeting will be to hold a public hearing on the improvements, known asProject No. 1137. The proposed projectis in accordance with the preliminary en-gineering report dated December 3, 2013,prepared by the Assistant City Engineer.

The estimated cost of the foregoing im-provement is as follows: $108,870.

The area proposed to be assessed forsaid improvements is described as fol-lows:

The area located within the West ½ ofSection 9, lying North of Yankee DoodleRoad, West of Pilot Knob Road, in Town-ship 27, Range 23, in the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota.

All persons who desire to be heard withrespect to the question of whether or not the above improvements should be madeshall be heard at said time and place.

Dated January 7, 2014BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCILBy: /s/ Christina M. Scipioni Eagan City Clerk


January 10, 17, 2014159104


ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS2014 TRACK SURFACE

REPLACEMENT, BURNSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the 2014 Track Surface Replacement at Burnsville High School by Independent School District 191, at theAdministrative Service Center ConferenceRoom, 100 River Ridge Court, Burnsville,MN 55337, until 2:00 p.m. local time on January 30, 2014, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and readaloud.

In general, the work for Base Bid con-sists of re-surfacing and re-striping alongwith fence replacement at the Athletic Track at Burnsville High School.

Bidding Documents have been pre-pared by SRI Consultants Inc. (SRI),3380 Annapolis Lane North, Suite #100,Plymouth, MN 55447 (telephone: 763-533-2727) and will be available on Janu-ary 14, 2014, at 12:00 p.m. To orderdocuments and view project informationsuch as Drawings, Specification, updatedplan holder list, addenda and bid results, visit the Franz Reprographics web site at www.franzrepro.com and select the Franz Public Plan Room. Please login with your email address and password, or Register if this is your first time in the Plan Room.Select the project from the list of publicprojects. Once you have selected theproject, please review the Bid Info for information on ordering documents. Toreceive Electronic Downloads, Bid Ad-denda and Shipped Order Confirmationsfor this project, you must make the follow-ing email address a Safe Sender in yourOutlook Email: [email protected] These notifications are sent from thisemail address, not from the email addressof SRI Consultants or Franz Reprograph-ics. If you do not do this, your email servermay block the receipt of these notifica-tions. To make an email address a Safe Sender, please do the following: With the Inbox of Microsoft Outlook open, select the Actions drop-down menu across thetop of the Outlook screen. Then selectJunk E-mail, and then select Junk E-mailOptions. Next select the Safe Senders taband then select the Add button. You can then type in: [email protected] click OK. There is a ? (Help) button inthe upper right hand corner you can selectfor assistance with using the Online Plan Room. If you still have problems, please contact Franz Reprographics by phone at763-503-3401.

Documents may also be reviewedat SRI, McGraw Hill Construction PlanRoom, Reed Construction Data PlanRoom and the Builders Exchanges of Min-neapolis and St. Paul.

A pre-bid conference will be held onJanuary 21, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. in the main office conference room at Burnsville HighSchool 600 East Highway 13, Burnsville, MN. Attendees are to meet at the frontdoor. In the interest of all parties presentat the pre-bid conference, cell phone usewill not be permitted.

A Bid Bond or Certified Check for 5%of the maximum bid payable to Indepen-dent School District 191, is required as aguarantee that if the bid is accepted, theBidder will execute and file the proposedcontract and provide 100% Performance and Payment Bonds within ten (10) days after the award of the Contract. The Certi-fied Check will be returned to the Bidderas soon as the Contract and Bonds areexecuted. If, after ten (10) days, the Bid-der shall fail to execute said Contract andBonds, the Certified Check or Bid Bondshall be forfeited to Independent SchoolDistrict 191, as liquidated damages.

The Owner reserves the right to waiveirregularities and to reject any and all bids.

No bid may be withdrawn for a periodof thirty (30) days after the date set for the opening thereof.

At the Owner’s discretion, liquidateddamages in the amount of Five-Hundred-Dollars ($500.00) per day will be assessed against the Contract if the project is not completed on the dates indicated.

This Advertisement for Bids is issued by the authority of Independent School Dis-trict 191.


January 10, 17, 2014159192

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALENotice is hereby given that on

February 18th, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at 14750 W. Burnsville Parkway, Lot 264, Burnsville, MN 55306 the following property will be sold by public auction by the Sheriff of Da-kota County:

A 1971 Holly Park Manufactured Home, VIN number 27954

and any contents therein or about the premises.

This sale will be held to satisfy a claim upon the above described property held by Camelot Acres MHC, LLC d/b/a Arbor Vista MHC pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 504B and 514. Upon information and belief, this property is owned by Robert James Anderson. The amount of the claim against the above referenced property is $9,140.00 computed from the date of abandonment on November 17, 2012 to the date of the sale at the rate of $20.00 per day, exclusive of the expenses of making said sale.

The grounds for the lien held by Arbor Vista are as stated in M.S.A. §§514.18 (1) and (4), 514.19(2), and 504B.271(1), in that PFS MHC, LLC is holding and storing the personal property described above to its preservation and careDated: December 23, 2013CONLAN LAW GROUP, PLLC/s/ Mick L. Conlan1600 Hopkins CrossroadMinnetonka, MN 55305

Published in theBurnsville/Eagan

December 26, 2013, January 2, 9, 2014

156052CITY OF BURNSVILLE

PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing will be held onJanuary 13, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by theBurnsville Planning Commission, 100Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the application of PMJBurnhaven LLC for a Planned Unit Development Amendment for addi-tional sign area on the existing shop-ping center pylon sign located at 830 County Road 42 West.

The application will be scheduled for the next appropriate City Council meeting following the Planning Com-mission meeting.

All persons desiring to speak on thisapplication are encouraged to attend.For more information concerning this

C

request, please contact Planner ChrisSlania (952) 895-4451 at the City ofBurnsville.

Chris Slania On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission


January 3, 10, 2014157909

CITY OF BURNSVILLEBURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA

- ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS - 2013

MISCELLANEOUS STREET LIGHTING PROJECTS

(Civic Center Parkway & Parking Lot; 35W/Burnsville

Parkway Bridge)City Project No. 13-203

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatsealed proposals will be received by the City Council of the City of Burns-ville at 100 Civic Center Parkway,Burnsville, MN 55337 until 1:00 pm on Tuesday January 28, 2014 for the making of the following described lo-cal improvements, said proposal for the furnishing of all labor and materi-als for the 2013 Miscellaneous StreetLighting Projects (Civic Center Park-way & Parking Lot; 35W/BurnsvilleParkway Bridge)

The bids must be submitted on Pro-posal Forms provided in accordance with the Contract Documents, Plans and Specifications as prepared by the City Engineer, which are on file with the City Clerk and may be obtained at the office of the City Engineer.

Digital copies of the Contract Docu-ments can be obtained at www.questcdn.com or www.burnsville.org/bids. The Quest CDN project num-ber is 3031404. Bidders can down-load the Contract Documents for $20by searching for the project on the QuestCDN website’s Project Search page or selecting the Engineering/Public Work Bid link and then theproject on the Burnsville website. Please contact QuestCDN.com at952.233.1632 or [email protected] for assistance in free membership registration, downloading and working with this digital project information. Bidders can also view the Contract Documents at either website free ofcharge.

No bids will be considered unless sealed and filed with the City Clerk ofthe City of Burnsville endorsed upon the outside wrapper with a brief state-ment or summary as to the work for which the bids is made and accom-panied by a cash deposit, certifiedcheck, bid bond, or cashier’s check payable to the City of Burnsville in the amount of five percent (5%) of the amount of bid, to be forfeited as liqui-dated damages in the event the bid is accepted and the bidder shall fail to promptly enter into a written contractand furnish the required bond.

The City of Burnsville reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, and to award the bid in the best interest of the City. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of for-ty-five (45) days.

Immediately following expiration ofthe time for receiving bids, the City Clerk and engineer will publicly open bids in the City Hall. The Council will consider such bids in the Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Feb-ruary 4, 2014.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCILMacheal Collins, City ClerkCity of Burnsville, Minnesota


January 10, 17, 2014159364



CITY OF EAGAN, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

Project No. 1139 Oakwood Heights

2nd Addition Street Improvements

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Ea-gan Municipal Center at 3830 Pilot KnobRoad, Eagan, Minnesota 55122, on Tues-day, January 21, 2014, at 6:30 p.m., or assoon thereafter as possible. The purposeof the meeting will be to hold a public hearing on the improvements, known asProject No. 1139. The proposed projectis in accordance with the preliminary en-gineering report dated December 3, 2013, prepared by the City Assistant Engineer.

The estimated cost of the foregoing im-provement is as follows: $79,700.


The area located within the Southwest¼ of Section 25, lying North of WildernessRun Road, West of Dodd Road, in Town-ship 27, Range 23, in the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota.

All persons who desire to be heard withrespect to the question of whether or not the above improvements should be made shall be heard at said time and place.

Dated January 7, 2014 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCILBy: /s/ Christina M. ScipioniEagan City Clerk


January 10, 17, 2014159113



CITY OF EAGAN, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

Project No. 1140 - Stonebridge Ponds

Street Improvements

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Ea-gan Municipal Center at 3830 Pilot KnobRoad, Eagan, Minnesota 55122, on Tues-day, January 21, 2014, at 6:30 p.m., or assoon thereafter as possible. The purposeof the meeting will be to hold a public hearing on the improvements, known asProject No. 1140. The proposed projectis in accordance with the preliminary en-gineering report dated December 3, 2013, prepared by the Assistant City Engineer.

The estimated cost of the foregoing im-provement is as follows: $59,100


The area located within the Southwest¼ of Section 24, lying North of DiffleyRoad, West of Dodd Road, in Township27, Range 23, in the City of Eagan, DakotaCounty, Minnesota.

All persons who desire to be heard withrespect to the question of whether or not the above improvements should be made shall be heard at said time and place.

Dated January 7, 2014BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCILBy: /s/ Christina M. ScipioniEagan City Clerk


January 10, 17, 2014159120

Eagan community grant applications being taken

Applications are now being accepted for the Eagan Foundation’s 2014 community grants pro-gram. Eligible grantees are nonprofit organiza-tions based in Eagan and focused on serving the Eagan community. Past

grants have typically been $1,000 or less, however, applicants are encouraged to submit detailed grant applications reflecting the amount requested. For applications and grant criteria, visit www.eaganfoundat ion.org .

Grant applications are due Friday, Jan. 24. Awards will be announced in early spring. For more informa-tion, contact the Eagan Foundation at [email protected].

Confident woman workshop offered A free workshop titled “The Confi-dent Woman: Finding Freedom From Our Biggest Critic” will be offered at Thrive Therapy in Burnsville. Two sessions will be available: Thursday, Jan. 16, 5-7:30 p.m.; and

Wednesday, Jan. 22, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thrive Therapy is at 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Suite 208, Burnsville. For more information, visit thrivethera-pymn.com.


Past that County Road 70 intersection is Eureka Township where the 2000 U.S. Census showed popu-lation counts of 1,490. So-renson said traffic counts do not warrant a four-lane road in Eureka. An estimated $9 million upgrade to the two-lane section of Dodd Boule-vard in Eureka Township is in Dakota County’s 2012-2016 CIP and draft 2014-2018 CIP. The project includes grade changes and the addition of 8-foot wide shoulders on both sides of the road from just south of County Road 70 to County Road 2 in Scott County, where a round-about is planned. The county and state both agree traffic in that area falls far below that on Dodd Boulevard near Lakeville North. Traffic counts on that southern section of Dodd Boulevard are categorized as “under capacity” now and in the future, accord-ing to the county’s 2030 Transportation Plan. A 2008-2009 MnDOT traffic volume map shows traffic counts nearly four times as heavy on Dodd Boulevard near Lakev-ille North than south on Dodd Boulevard in Eu-reka Township. Construction is pri-marily funded by over $6 million in federal grants obtained by Scott and Da-kota counties, and is ex-

pected to start this spring and be completed in 2015. Scott County is lead-ing the realignment at the end of Dodd Boulevard in Eureka Township and will build the roundabout at County Road 2 and the Pillsbury Avenue frontage road. Dakota County’s feder-al grant only allows those funds to be used on ru-ral connector roads; that money could not be used for the stretch by the high school, Sorenson said. Dakota County’s 2009 grant application also shows safety concerns on that southern portion of Dodd Boulevard. It indicates two fatal crashes and three incapac-itating accidents occurred on that stretch from 2003-07. The road is narrow, without shoulders and is lined with trees and tele-phone poles in steep em-bankments and includes winding curves. Former Eureka Town-ship Supervisor Jeff Otto supports the improve-ments to southern Dodd Boulevard, first publicly calling for them in 2007, when he cited concerns about a relative who lost both legs after his car was forced off the road, and the May 9, 2007, death of Courtney Rohrenbach, 16. Rohrenbach was a Lakeville South High School honor student who died after her car veered off Dodd Boulevard and crashed into a tree near 240th Street.

Otto said neighbors on the road are concerned about safety and most support the improved de-sign. “It’s being designed to new standards,” he said. “It’s designed to allow a more gentle, wider paved shoulder and a gentler slope off that paving. It’s all designed to make the road safer. I think most of us appreciate it.” Another Dakota Coun-ty project occurring prior to development has also been placed ahead of Dodd Boulevard road im-provements near Lakeville North. A $595,249 roundabout was built last summer at 205th Street and Kenrick Avenue, a construction project that city officials admitted did not have the traffic volumes necessary to drive such a project. Lakeville Public Works Director Chris Petree ad-dressed concerns the proj-ect may be considered pre-mature at a Feb. 25, 2013, City Council work session. He said the roundabout should be built ahead of development because projects are planned there, including the south cam-pus of Bethlehem Baptist Church, and the economy appeared to be improving. He said if the proj-ect did not go through in 2013, the city would lose the $75,000 from Walmart dedicated for the project, per its development con-tract. Petree said if the proj-ect waited, the city could

still build the roundabout and put a special assess-ment against Walmart, but then it would have to legally demonstrate ben-efit for the assessment. Council Member Ker-rin Swecker said she thought doing the work ahead of development would help reduce conges-tion and improve safety. Little said the project was also a smart invest-ment because the city re-ceived a low bid for the work. Erickson cited safety concerns, wondering if improvements to southern portion of Dodd Boule-vard would increase traffic on Dodd Boulevard near Lakeville North. He also has questioned how adding a round-about at County Road 50 and 185th Street (County Road 60) would affect traffic flows down County Road 50, which leads to Dodd Boulevard. Some residents in that area have cited concerns that faster traffic flows will make entering County Road 50 from side streets even more difficult than it is now. A resident previously told the newspaper that accessing County Road 50 from a side street is like “playing chicken.” Little said the planned widening of County Road 50 from 185th Street to Ipava Avenue is a higher priority project, and the council worked with Da-kota County officials to forward it after public out-

cry about high traffic vol-umes on the road. He said the city has to do roads in order so di-verted traffic would not multiply traffic problems elsewhere in the city. “We prioritized County Road 50 because a lot of community members told us it was not safe,” Little said. “There’s a school up there, too. So, from our perspective we have to do something about that road before we can address Dodd, or else the situa-tion’s not going to get bet-ter. We’re increasing safety risks if we were to do that (Dodd Boulevard im-provement) and overload 50 even more.” Dakota County Com-missioner Paul Krause noted that 35,000 cars per day are using the County Road 50/185th Street in-tersection and traffic is backed up a half-mile there in every direction. Krause called the por-tion of road by Lakev-ille North “kind of a bad area,” but also said there are many traffic problems to consider when making decisions. “The only way we can do it is if it makes sense,” he said. “If it helps traffic flow and if it’s not too (ex-pensive); obviously if it’s over-priced, then I’m not interested.” Mielke said if the city does not wait for develop-ment to obtain right of way and dedication fees, it will greatly increase the city’s costs and reduce the amount of money it has to

invest in other projects. Krebsbach said high priority needs are deter-mined based on safety, highway capacity, opera-tions, and future growth and development plans, with safety as “an over-arching principle that ap-plies to all (transporta-tion) plan goals.” He said the county has to prioritize projects county-wide, and the need always outweighs available funding. Mielke agreed. “Generally, speaking, there’s only so much mon-ey to go around,” he said, adding that even if the project were pushed for-ward, it would probably be 2016 before it could make it through the process and the funding sources re-main to be identified. Skelly urged for the Dodd Boulevard project near Lakeville North to be moved up, noting that al-though there are multiple priorities, “projects have to live in the real world, too. And the real world is there are students who died on this stretch of road.” Carlos agreed. “If you really do the math and think about all the taxes we pay that go toward government, I’m pretty sure they could pull something out and do something with that road right now,” Carlos said.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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Mentor a child, Kids ’n Kinship asks county residents January is National Mentoring Month. This year’s theme is Mentoring Works. Mentor are need-ed for youths in Dakota County through Kids ’n Kinship, a local nonprofit organization that matches children ages 5 to 16 with volunteer mentors for fun

and engaging weekly ac-tivities in the community. In addition to the com-munity-based program, Kids ’n Kinship offers school-based mentor-ing programs at Glacier Hills and Thomas Lake elementary schools in Ea-gan, Westview Elemen-

tary in Apple Valley, and Parkview Elementary in Rosemount. In Apple Valley, there are 13 children currently matched with mentors, and nine children waiting for mentors through Kids ’n Kinship. In Burnsville, there

are 18 children currently matched with mentors, and 15 children waiting for mentors. In Eagan, there are 19 children currently matched with mentors, and five children waiting for mentors. In Farmington, there

are seven children current-ly matched with mentors, and four children waiting for a mentor. In Lakeville, there are four children currently matched with mentors, and two children waiting for mentors. In Rosemount, there

are three children current-ly matched with mentors, and four children waiting for mentors. Ongoing training and support provided. For more information, go to www.kidsnkinship.org or call (952) 892-6368.

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Big band swing dance The Rosemount Youth Commission and the Rosemount Area Arts Council will present Big Band Swing Dance for all ages Thursday, Jan. 23, in the banquet room of the Rosemount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail. The Hiawatha Hep Cats will provide live mu-sic from 7-9 p.m. Free swing dance lessons will be offered from 6-7 p.m. Cost is $8 per person. Partners are not needed. For more information, vis-it rosemountarts.com or call John at 952-255-8545.

Poetry jam and rap battle A Poetry Jam and Rap Battle will be held at the Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, from 1-3 p.m. Fri-day, Jan. 24, with featured rapper Miracole and teen artists from Apple Valley and throughout the metro area. Youths from any school in grades six through 12 can stop by the Teen Cen-ter for an afternoon of po-etry writing, reading and snacks. For more information, call 952-953-2385 or go to cityofapplevalley.org.

Ole & Lena renew vows “Ole & Lena’s 50th Wedding Anniversary and Vow Renewal” is coming to the Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center for a per-formance at 2 p.m. Sun-

day, Feb. 16. Tickets are $20 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 and Ticket-master.com.

Children’s theater Homeward Bound Theatre Company and School District 196 Com-munity Education are of-fering children ages 9-14 an opportunity to be part of the theater production of “The Hobbit” at Black Hawk Middle School in Eagan. Rehearsals will be 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sat-urdays, Jan. 25 to May 3, with technical rehearsals from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tues-day, April 29, and Thurs-day, May 1. Performances will be 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3. Students will learn all aspects of theater including set de-sign and construction, make-up, lighting, acting and movement. Auditions will be held the second session. Cost is $199. For more information or to register, call 651-423-7920.

Deadline extended The Dakota County Public Art Citizen Advi-sory Committee has ex-tended the deadline for entries into its upcoming exhibit and is giving sixth- through eighth-grade stu-dents who live in Dakota County until Feb. 3 to cre-ate and submit an original work of art that explores the theme “Heroes of To-day.” “Heroes of Today” is the fourth open exhibition of work by local artists

sponsored by the public art committee. It will run March-September at the Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Gal-axie Ave., Apple Valley. Artists must live in Da-kota County, and their artwork should be ready for hanging. Entries are limited to one per person. Digital images of submis-sions may be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to Jean Erickson at Dakota Coun-ty Public Services & Rev-enue Division, 1590 High-way 55, Hastings, MN 55033, by the deadline of Feb. 3. For a complete list of criteria for the exhibit or to access a submission form, visit www.dako-tacounty.us and search art exhibit. For more informa-tion, call 651-438-4286.

New play contest The Chameleon The-atre Circle is seeking submissions for its 15th annual New Play Con-test. Submissions must be original works that have never been produced. All styles and genres are wel-come (one-acts, musicals, full-length dramas, etc.). The winning plays will be showcased in a concert-format festival in Septem-ber. There is no submis-sion fee. Entry deadline is April 30. For entry forms and more information, go to chameleontheatre.org/newplay.

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Books Author Newell Hill, 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount, 651-480-1200. Hill will discuss “Oc-taves of Success: 88 Keys to a Passion-Centered Career.” He will sign and sell his book. Minnesota author Sarah Stonich, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, Burnhaven Library, 1101 County Road 42 W., Burnsville, 952-891-0300. Stonich will discuss her book, “Vacationland,” a novel in stories, all of which revolve around characters connected to Naledi, a fading lakeside vacation getaway in northern Minnesota.

Comedy Adam Ray, featuring Nick Turner, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, and Saturday, Jan. 18, at Mystic Comedy Club in Prior Lake. Mature audiences only. Tickets: $19. Information: mysticlake.com, 952-445-9000.

Exhibits Best of Bonnie Feather-stone & Friends exhibit will be on display through Feb. 1 in the art gallery at Burns-ville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Informa-tion: 952-895-4685, face-book.com/bonnieandfriends. Winter Art Experience, an exhibit sponsored by the Eagan Art Festival and Ea-gan Art House, is on display through February at the Ea-gan Byerly’s, 1299 Prome-nade Place. Information: 651-675-5521.

Music Cedar, “Human/Nature” CD release show, Saturday, Jan. 11, Amsterdam Bar and Hall, 6 W. Sixth St., St. Paul. Doors open at 6 p.m., mu-sic at 7 p.m. Admission: $7, $10 with pre-order of CD. Ticket link: ticketfly.com/event/447515. Minnesota Opera Resi-dent Artists featuring Victo-ria Vargas, mezzo-soprano, and John Robert Lindsey, tenor, 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakev-ille. Part of the Coffee Con-cert Series “Straight from the Heart.” Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors and students; www.lakevilleareaartscenter.com, 952-985-4640. “Hope is Alive” benefit concert for St. Jude Chil-dren’s Research Hospital, 7

p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Silent auction and activities begin at 5 p.m. Elvis tribute artists Steve and Tommy Mar-cio perform at 7 p.m. Tick-ets: $25 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or at Ticketmaster.com. David Gonzalez Band, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, Valleywood Golf Course clubhouse, 4851 McAndrews Road, Apple Valley. Part of the Frozen Apple concert se-ries by the Apple Valley Arts Foundation. Free. Informa-tion: avartsfoundation.org.

Theater “A Christmas Carol Scrooged,” presented by Heartbeat Performing Arts Center, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at East-view High School, Apple Val-ley. Tickets available at the box office 30 minutes prior to performances. “The Return of Dia-mond Jim,” 6:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Jan. 18, Steeple Cen-ter, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Mystery dinner theater hosted by the Rose-mount Area Arts Council. Tickets: $39, includes dinner; www.rosemountarts.com. “Tarzan,” presented by Children’s Castle Theater Jan. 17-19 and Jan. 24-26, at Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $10 adults, $8 seniors and children 12 and younger; www.lakevil-leareaartscenter.com, 952-985-4640.

Workshops/classes/other Allegro Choral Academy is accepting registrations for its second semester for grades 2-8. Registrations ac-cepted until classes are full. Campuses in Lakeville and Rosemount. Information: al-legroca.org, [email protected] or 952-846-8585. Winter art classes are open for registration at the Eagan Art House. A class list is at http://www.cityofeagan.com/images/recreation/Ea-ganArtHouse/Fall_2013.pdf. Information: Eagan Parks and Recreation at 651-675-5500 or the Eagan Art House at 651-675-5521. 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. Act-Sing-Dance winter session enrollment open for ages 7-17. Burnsville loca-tion. Information: 952-220-1676, Drama Interaction. Homeschool Theatre Program, winter session open enrollment, Wednes-days, ages 7-17. In the Com-pany of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 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, 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].

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Friday, Jan. 10 “Beyond the Torah: What Happens After Moses?” with guest speaker Rabbi Norman Cohen, during 9:30-11:45 a.m. Bible study at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Information: Julia Taube at [email protected] or 952-890-0045, ext. 236.

Monday, Jan. 13 “Mary of Nazareth,” pri-vate showing, 6:30 p.m. at Rosemount Theatre, 15280 Carrousel Way, Rosemount. $5 suggested donation for Rosemount Family Resource Center. Tickets available at St. Joseph’s parish office; contact Patty at 651-423-4402. Spon-sored by Snyder Orthodontics, Apple Valley.

Tuesday, Jan. 14 The Hunger Games Sur-vival Competition, 4-5 p.m., Heritage Library, 20085 Heri-tage Drive, Lakeville. Learn to tie common knots with a parks naturalist. Use knot-tying skills to compete in survival scenar-ios ripped from “The Hunger Games.” Prizes awarded to survivors. Registration required at co.dakota.mn.us/libraries or 952-891-0360. Ages: 10-16.

Thursday, Jan. 16 Chemists in the Library, 4-5 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 County Road 42 W., Burnsville. Join chemists from the University of Minnesota for

hands-on chemistry experi-ments. Registration required at co.dakota.mn.us/libraries or 952-891-0300. Ages: 9-15. The Confident Woman: Finding Freedom From Our Biggest Critic, 5-7:30 p.m., Thrive Therapy, 190 River Ridge Circle S., Suite 208, Burnsville. Free workshop. Information: thrivetherapymn.com, 612-568-6050.

Friday, Jan. 17 MOMS Club of Eagan West monthly social, 10-11 a.m., Peace Church, 2180 Glory Drive, Eagan. The group will make sandwiches for The Sand-wich Project, thesandwichpro-jectmn.org. The club offers sup-port to stay-at-home moms and mothers working part-time. Play groups, tours and weekly events are offered for mothers and chil-dren. Information: https://www.facebook.com/MomsClubOfEa-ganWest or [email protected].

Saturday, Jan. 18 Winter Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to noon, Eagan Com-munity Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Items for sale include locally produced food items such as honey, jams, sauces, sweet treats, artisan bakery items, strudel, root veg-etables and more. Take a Kid Ice Fishing - Try It Clinic, 2-4 p.m., Blackhawk Park, 169 Murphy Parkway, Eagan. No fishing licenses re-quired for this event. Registra-tion is required: Eagan Parks and Recreation, 651-675-5500 or www.cityofeagan.com/econ-

nect. Class number for registra-tion is 20969.

Ongoing Alpha, 6-8:15 p.m. Mon-days, Jan. 13 to March 24 (no class Feb. 17), Hosanna Church, 9600 163rd St. W., Lakeville. Explore the mean-ing of life through the Christian faith in a relaxed and friendly environment. No cost. Register online: www.hosannalc.org.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red-crossblood.org to make an ap-pointment or for more informa-tion. • Jan. 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Paideia Academy, 7200 147th St. W., Apple Valley. • Jan. 10, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • Jan. 10, noon to 6 p.m., Culver’s, 3445 O’Leary Lane, Eagan. • Jan. 11, 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. • Jan. 15, 1-7 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 151 E. County Road 42, Burns-ville. • Jan. 16, 2-7 p.m., Com-munity of Hope, 14401 Bis-cayne Ave. W., Rosemount. • Jan. 18, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Caribou Coffee, 3868 150th St., Rosemount. • Jan. 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Qdoba, 1298 Promenade Place, Eagan.

All editions of Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune are located in the atrium of the Shops on Galaxie, 15322 Galaxie Ave. Newspapers are available at these other locations. Apple Valley Apple Valley Transit Station, 153rd and Garrett Dakota County Galaxie Li-brary, 14955 Galaxie Ave. Apple Valley City Hall, 7100 147th St. Kwik Trip, 7575 145th St. Kwik Trip, 14941 Florence Trail Kwik Trip, 15065 Dodd Blvd. Kwik Trip, 12020 County Road 11 PDQ, 14265 Essex Ave. Piston Pete’s, 14113 Galaxie Ave. Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd. Shell Gas Station, 12571 Ger-mane Ave. Shell Gas Station, 206 County Road 42Burnsville BP, 35W and Burnsville Park-way Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Pkwy. Burnsville Police Station, 100 Civic Center Pkwy. Burnsville Transit Station, Nicollet and Highway 13 Burnsville-Eagan Savage School District offices, 100 River Ridge Court Dakota County Burnhaven Li-brary, 1101 County Road 42 Holiday, 900 W. Burnsville Pkwy. Holiday, County Road 42 and County Road 5 Jo Jo’s Rise and Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave. Kwik Trip, 501 Crystal Lake Road

Oasis Market, 12640 Nicollet Ave. PDQ, 14301 Nicollet Court Red Lion Liquor, 12400 Nicol-let Ave. Super Gas USA, 1500 South-cross Drive Walgreens, 14700 Lac Lavon DriveEagan BP Gas, Diffley and Nichols Road Cedar Cliff BP, 4600 Slater Road Dakota County Wescott Li-brary, 1340 Wescott Road Eagan City Hall, 3830 Pilot Knob Road Eagan Senior Center, 1501 Central Pkwy. Eagan Transit Center, 3470 Pilot Knob Road Holiday, 1650 Diffley Road New Mart Marathon, 1969 Sil-ver Bell Road Oasis Market, 1286 Lone Oak Road PDQ, 4198 Pilot Knob Road Shell Gas Station, 4206 Nich-ols Road Sinclair, 1815 Diffley RoadFarmington CVS Pharmacy, 19605 Pilot Knob Road Farmington Library, 508 Third St. Family Fresh Market, 115 Elm St. Kwik Trip, 217 Elm St. Kwik Trip, 18266 Pilot Knob Road Castle Rock – Bob’s Fast Mart, 4476 280th St., Hampton – Hampton Pump, 23450 Emery AvenueLakeville Cub North, 17578 Dodd Blvd. Cub South, 20250 Heritage Drive Dakota County Heritage Li-

brary, 20085 Heritage Drive Erickson Drug, 20751 Holy-oke Ave. Holiday Station Store, 17280 Kenyon Ave. Holiday Station Store, 16255 Ipava Avenue Holiday Station Store, 7287 161st Street Kwik Trip, 16260 Kenrick Ave. Kwik Trip, 17388 Glacier Way Kwip Trip, 20187 Dodd Blvd. Lakeville Area School District Office, 8670 210th St. Lakeville City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Avenue Lakeville Mall (north and west entrances), 207th Street and Holyoke Mainstreet Coffee, 20788 Holyoke Ave. Marathon Gas, 9290 202nd St. Rainbow Foods, 17756 Ken-wood TrailElko New Market City of Elko New Market, 601 Main St. Elko New Market Library, 50 Church St. Fish Rock Market, 341 Main St. Rosemount Cub, 3784 150th Street W. Dakota County Robert Trail Li-brary, 14395 S. Robert Trail (High-way 3) Holiday Station, 15066 Chip-pendale Ave. Kwik Trip, 14810 S. Robert Trail (Highway 3) Merchants Bank, 15055 Chip-pendale Ave. MGM Wine and Spirits, 14865 S. Robert Trail (Highway 3) Rosemount City Hall, 2875 145th Street W. Walgreen’s, 15034 Shannon Pkwy.

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ThisweekendThisweekendOpera with a dash of caffeination

Minnesota Opera singers open Lakeville’s Coffee Concerts series Jan. 12



The Lakeville Area Arts Center has hit upon a win-ning combo with its popu-lar Coffee Concerts series. For many, the concerts offer an irresistible pairing: classical music and caffein-ation. Started in 2007, the se-ries returns this year begin-ning Sunday, Jan. 12, with a performance by Minnesota Opera resident artists Vic-toria Vargas and John Rob-ert Lindsey. “Vicki and I have de-cided to put together a program drawing primar-ily from the art song reper-toire,” said Lindsey, a tenor who was recently featured in the PBS broadcast of the Minnesota Opera’s “Silent Night” production. “We’ll be singing in French, English, Ger-man, Italian and Spanish throughout the course of the recital, and in a variety of styles ranging from ro-mantic classical singing to modern cabaret songs. … There is, of course, a bit of big opera on the program as well.” As with all the concerts, there will be complimenta-ry coffee and refreshments in the series’ informal caba-ret setting, with the musi-cians providing some back-ground and insights on the pieces they’ve chosen to perform. The series was founded by the husband-wife duo of oboist Carrie Vecchione and bassist Rolf Erdahl, who each year perform one concert in the series in col-laboration with other per-formers. The theme of this year’s concerts is “Straight from the Heart.” “Our goal is to share the power, range, intimacy, and sheer joy of chamber music in an engaging, education-al, inviting way,” Erdahl said. Following the opera-oriented kickoff to the se-ries Jan. 12, the concerts continue Feb. 9 with a per-formance by the Grammy-winning Chestnut Brass Company; the Bakken Trio, formed from Minnesota Orchestra musicians, takes the arts center stage April 27, and the series finale on May 18 will see the Vecchi-one/Erdahl Duo joined by soprano Maria Jette and pianist Lee Blaske. All the performances are on Sundays at 2 p.m. at the arts center located at 20965 Holyoke Ave. in downtown

Victoria Vargas

John Robert Lindsey

Actors from Twin Cities-based Mr. Mystery Productions will present “The Return of Diamond Jim” at the Rosemount Area Arts Council’s sixth annual Mystery Dinner Theater event on Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Steeple Center in Rosemount. The show is set at a Minnesota casino in the year 1890, and guests are encouraged to come dressed in Western apparel. Tickets are $39, which includes dinner, and can be purchased at the arts council’s website, www.rosemountarts.com, and in person at the Steeple Center. (Photo submitted)

Rosemount’s Sawtooth Bluegrass Band is set to open the Bluegrass at the Steeple Cen-ter concert series with a Jan. 16 performance at the Rosemount venue located at 14375 S. Robert Trail. The band features two sets of brothers – Clint, Luke and Shane Birtzer of Rosemount, along with Jesse and Ethan Moravec of Rochester – and combines tra-ditional and contemporary bluegrass, classic country and gospel. The series sponsored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council offers a different bluegrass band each month, January through May; other acts booked include Switched at Birth (Feb. 20), Ivory Bridge (March 20), Marty Marone and the Blue Moon Boys (April 17), and the Roe Family Singers (May 15). Tickets for all the shows, which run from 7-9 p.m., are $5 and can be purchased at the arts council’s website, www.rosemountarts.com, and in person at the Steeple Center. (Photo submitted)

Lakeville. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, and are avail-able online at www.Lakevil-leAreaArtsCenter.com and

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