Twbv 2 6 15

SPECIAL PAGES

Burnsville | Eaganwww.SunThisweek.com

February 6, 2015 | Volume 34 | Number 50

A Division of ECM Publishers, Inc.

News 952-846-2033Display Advertising

952-846-2011Classified Advertising

952-846-2000Delivery 952-846-2070

INDEX

Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A

Announcements . . . . . 6A

Sports . . . . . . . . 12A-13A

Public Notices . . 14A-16A

Classifieds . . . . . 17A-19A

ONLINE

NEWS

THISWEEKEND

SPORTS

To receive a feed of breaking news stories, follow us at twitter.com/SunThisweek.

Discuss stories with us at facebook.com/SunThisweek.

Hospital has new presidentPatrick Belland is the new president of Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville.

Page 2A

PUBLIC NOTICE

Eagan examines cable mergerOfficials

suspicious of possible Comcast

exit by Jessica Harper

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A new telecommunica-tions company will likely replace Comcast in the Twin Cities market if a $45 billion merger be-tween Comcast and Time Warner is approved. The news is worrisome to Ea-gan city officials, but they are willing to accept the

new provider — with a number of conditions. Comcast plans to pull out of the Twin Cities mar-ket and transfer its cus-tomers to a newly created telecommunications entity called Greatland Commu-nications if its merger pro-posal is approved by the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC is reviewing the proposal and was ini-tially expected to make a decision by March 31, but analysts predict a decision may be delayed until late spring or early summer. A merger with Time

Warner would enable Comcast to control 34 mil-lion cable subscriptions, 11.4 million more than it currently controls. Greatland would be created and operated by Charter Communications to take over 2.5 million subscriptions in the Mid-west. Although the com-pany would be operated by Charter, more than two-thirds of the company would be owned by Com-cast shareholders. Charter currently con-trols subscriptions in Lakeville, Apple Valley and most major Minne-

sota cities such as Duluth and Rochester. Greatland’s cable pack-ages would be similar to those offered by Com-cast, and customers who use Comcast telephone services could keep their phone numbers, said Mike Logan, director of govern-ment affairs for Comcast. However, customers who use Comcast’s email do-main would be forced to switch to a new domain. Customer service, billing and sales would be han-dled by Charter. The transfer to Great-land would enable Com-

cast to avoid having its ba-sic cable subscription rates and equipment fees regu-lated by local franchising authorities such as the city of Eagan. A potential merger with Time Warner would cause Comcast subscriptions to make up more than 30 percent of households in its Twin Cities and other franchise areas. Telecom-munications companies that exceed this threshold are subject to regulation. Cable companies’ abil-ity to dodge these regula-

State Rep. Drew Christensen, a Burnsville Republican and the youngest member of the Minnesota Legislature, is pictured in his new office at the State Office Building in St. Paul. (Photo by John Gessner)

State Rep. Roz Peterson, R-Lakeville, is pictured in her new office at the State Office Building in St. Paul. She was elected in November on her second try. (Photo by John Gessner)

Rookie class of 2014 settles in

It’s about service, youngest legislator says

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

“Ronald Reagan: 100 Years,” a hardcover volume commemorating the former president’s centennial birthday, is prominently displayed on an end table in state Rep. Drew Christensen’s new office. Reagan left the White House four years before Chris-tensen was born, but the 21-year-old is inspired by his example. “I like that he was a joyful warrior,” said Christensen, the youngest member of the Minnesota Legislature and the youngest allowed by state law. “He was never rude or abrasive. He had strong disagreements and he was passionate, but he wasn’t abrupt or abrasive. And I think he knew how to compromise, too. He had strong convictions but knew that getting 80 percent of what you want it still getting 80 percent of what you want.” Christensen represents District 56A, which in-cludes northwest Burnsville and all of Savage. He won the local Republican endorsement to replace Rep. Pam Myhra, who didn’t seek re-election to a third term. Christensen comfortably defeated Burnsville DFLer Dan Kimmel in November. He was born in Burnsville to Scott and Julie Chris-tensen, raised in Savage and graduated from Prior Lake

Peterson draws on hereducation experience



The mini-fridge is new, but a sofa and chair that state Rep. Roz Peterson brought in to complement her legislative office come courtesy of her in-laws. “Basically it’s just hand-me-down furniture I nabbed from our basement,” said Peterson, one of the rookies on the fifth floor of the State Office Building, home of Republican House members. The Lakeville resident, 49, is serving her first term in the House after unseating former Rep. Will Morgan in November. Peterson defeated the Burnsville DFLer in a rematch of their first contest in 2012. Her seat in District 56B, which includes a large swath of southern and central Burnsville and a smaller piece of north-ern Lakeville, is one of 11 Republicans captured from Democrats last year while winning back a House ma-jority. A mother of two children in college, Peterson said she’s learning to juggle an endless stream of legislative meetings with family obligations and her career as a commercial realtor. After serving for eight years on the Lakeville Area School Board, Peterson is adjusting to a new partisan environment in the Legislature, which went into session

Burnsvilletakeslong viewon streets

Higher-volume streetswill need help



Burnsville City Council members have some deci-sions to make about street conditions and the money it will take to keep them at acceptable levels. Officials are taking a fresh look at the future of city streets. They see long-term deterioration of higher-volume commer-cial and collector streets unless more money is spent on upkeep. The good news, accord-ing to Public Works Direc-tor Steve Albrecht, is that Burnsville’s residential streets will all be rebuilt by the late 2020s, freeing some money for commer-cial and collector streets. But even more fund-ing may be needed to keep those higher-volume streets at acceptable levels. The council’s first task, discussed at a Jan. 30 work session, is deciding on ac-ceptable levels for all cat-egories of streets. A numerical represen-tation called the pavement condition index measures streets from 100 (brand new) to zero (no pavement structure left). Burnsville inspects a third of its streets annually.

O’Leary Lane access limited by Jessica Harper


Despite protests from local business owners, ac-cess to O’Leary Lane will be limited as part of an im-provement project along Yankee Doodle Road in Eagan. The project, which was approved in a 4-1 vote by the City Council on Feb. 6, will eliminate left turns at the intersection of Yankee Doodle Road and O’Leary Lane. Westbound drivers on Yankee Doodle Road will be able to turn right onto O’Leary Lane, but east-bound traffic will need to either make a U-turn at Yankee Doodle and Prom-enade Avenue — which will have a new signal — or

they can take Promenade to Town Centre Drive to O’Leary. “This will hurt my busi-ness and other businesses in the area,” Culver’s own-er Clint Racine said at the Tuesday meeting. Racine and a couple other business owners asked city and county of-ficials in December to consider a three-quarter turn lane, which would allow drivers to turn left onto O’Leary Lane from Yankee Doodle Road. Drivers would still be pro-hibited from turning left onto Yankee Doodle from O’Leary. Officials examined this alternative but concluded that a three-quarter turn lane would not be the most effective option.

Other aspects of the project include realigning Promenade Avenue with Yankee Doodle Road, adding a left-turn lane on southbound Promenade Avenue and lengthen-ing turn lanes on Yankee Doodle Road. Turn lanes will also be added to pro-vide improved access to the former 10-story Blue Cross office building that developers plan to turn into a 112-unit apartment complex called City Vue Commons. A three-quarter lane on O’Leary would inhibit the county’s plan to lengthen left turn lanes on Yankee Doodle and Promenade, said Kristi Sebastian, Da-kota County traffic engi-

See CABLE, 22A

See STREETS, 22A See CHRISTENSEN, 19A See PETERSON, 19A

See ACCESS, 22A

Lockheed redevelopmentplans gain momentum

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK


Plans to create a shop-ping area on the former Lockheed Martin prop-erty in Eagan are moving forward after a year of de-lays. On Feb. 3, the City Council unanimously ap-proved a comprehensive guide amendment, rezon-ing, preliminary planned development and prelimi-nary subdivision plan that will allow CSM Eagan, a subsidiary of CSM Corp. of Minneapolis, to build a 434,000-square-foot, mul-tibuilding retail develop-ment called Central Park Commons on the prop-erty.

“We plan to make this a unique destination,” said John Johannson, senior vice president of Welsh, an architecture firm con-tracted by CSM. The plans combine tra-ditional suburban devel-opment with aspects of an urban village, a walkable retail area that features on-street parking, small parking lots, and parking structures. Preliminary illustrations show a grocery store, large retailers, restaurants and a fitness center forming a ring around the outer edge of the property. Inside the ring is a “retail village” that consists of small shops, of-

See LOCKHEED, 6A

Planning a 2015 wedding?Couples looking to tie the knot in 2015 can find some guidance on today’s Wedding Guide pages.

Page 10A-11A

Spotlight on Civil RightsAuthor Susan Follett will be joined by two Civil Rights Movement veterans at a Feb. 17 panel discussion in Rosemount.

Page 21A

The city of Eagan 2015 budget summary is inside this edition.

Page 14A

National Signing DayArea high school athletes made their college choices during National Signing Day this week.

Page 12A

2A February 6, 2015 SUN THISWEEK - Burnsville - Eagan

Belland is new president of Fairview Ridges Hospital Patrick Belland has ac-cepted the position of pres-ident of Fairview Ridges Hospital. He begins Mon-day, Feb. 2. Belland replaces Beth Krehbiel, who was presi-dent of the Burnsville hos-pital for seven years. “Patrick has great skill and experience in strategic planning, operations and physician relations,” said Bradley Beard regional president, for Fairview Health Services’ south re-gion. “I am confident he will help ensure Fairview Ridges Hospital continues to deliver the exceptional clinical care, patient expe-rience and commitment to the community for which the hospital is known.” Belland spent the last

14 years in senior leadership p o s i t i o n s with Al-lina Health. He most r e c e n t l y served for eight years

as vice president of opera-tions for Unity Hospital. Belland also served as vice president of Home Oxygen & Medical Equip-ment and Pharmacy and as vice president of finance, payer relations and con-tracting – both with Allina. He received his master of business administration with a health care empha-sis from Concordia Uni-versity and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from

the College of St. Thomas. Krehbiel, who left Fair-view Ridges in November, was named the hospital’s president in 2007. She was previously chief operating officer of Fairview Health Services in Red Wing. Under her direction, Fairview Ridges recently opened the 133,000-square-foot Fairview Ridges Spe-cialty Care Center on its Burnsville campus. Fairview Health Servic-es, headquartered in Min-neapolis, is a nonprofit, academic health system. In partnership with the Uni-versity of Minnesota, Fair-view has 21,000 employees and 2,300 aligned physi-cians.

— John Gessner

Patrick Belland

News Briefs

Divorce planning Divorce Financial Di-rections is sponsoring a free small-group event on di-vorce planning from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at Summit Executive Suites, 1500 McAndrews Road W., Burnsville. The event is for those considering divorce or just beginning the divorce pro-cess. It offers an opportu-nity for participants to get answers to questions about the divorce process and how to get started. Seating is limited. Call Terryl Johnson at 952-431-0805 to reserve a spot.

Eagan Garden Club meeting The Eagan Garden Club will meet from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road.

The topic will be “Growing Minnesota Hardy Roses” by David Zlesak.

Job Transitions Group The Feb. 10 meeting of the Easter Job Transitions Group will focus on age-ism. The group meets at 7:30 a.m. at Easter Luther-an Church – By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Ea-gan. Small group sessions are offered following the meet-ing at 9:30 a.m. each week on many different topics. Call 651-452-3680 for information.

Kids ’n Kinship info session Kids ’n Kinship will hold an information session from 6-6:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Rd., Eagan. Individuals and fami-

lies who want to be a role model and special friend to a child are invited to attend the information session. Attendees will learn about the youths who are waiting for mentors, the volunteer screening process and the activities and ben-efits provided by Kids ’n Kinship. Application mate-rials will be available. Kids ’n Kinship is seek-ing volunteers to provide support, encouragement and friendship to a child or youth; with experience or willingness to be trained to mentor children on the waiting list with special needs; and to support an elementary school student with academic needs at one to four schools. Training and ongoing support is provided for all types of mentoring. Infor-mation and RSVP to [email protected], 952-891-3885 or www.kidsnkinship.org.

SUN THISWEEK - Burnsville - Eagan February 6, 2015 3A

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Lakeville Area School Board members are con-sidering televising and webcasting study sessions, less formal public meetings where issues are discussed before being presented for a vote at a regular board meeting. Board members consid-ered the potential of video recording the meetings, which are rarely attended by the public, at a Feb. 3 study session. Advocates included Board Member Jim Skelly and Board Chair Michelle

Volk and most other board members were open to the idea, but expressed concerns. Volk said she has no problem with the pub-lic hearing anything she would say in a study ses-sion. Skelly said just because people do not regularly attend the study sessions does not mean they are not interested in the topics discussed. He said televising or webcasting their discus-sions could be a tool to help bring the public along with School Board deci-sions that are made.

Volk added that many people are put off when they attend regular School Board meetings because they feel like the decisions have already been made. She said many people may not understand they have already discussed many of the issues and asked the questions the public would ask during those study sessions. Options include televis-ing the study sessions live, running taped video or live-streaming them on-line. Volk and Skelly said playing the study sessions would improve commu-

nications with the public, promote openness and help the public understand board actions. Concerns were raised that having their less for-mal discussions video re-corded may keep a mem-ber from asking a question for fear of how they may be perceived by the public. Some were also uncom-fortable with the idea of moving the study sessions

back to City Hall where the video equipment is available, which some felt does not provide the best setting to allow a more free flow of conversation. Also cited were con-cerns that televising or webcasting the board’s study sessions could ig-nite rumors, as the things they discuss in the study sessions are often ideas be-ing considered that are not

necessarily going to hap-pen. A suggestion to try it for a while and stop if it did not work out also drew concerns that such an ac-tion would be negatively perceived by the public. School Board members will revisit the idea at its Feb. 17 study session.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Committee to envision Lakeville district’s futureSubcommittee to focus on Impact Academy choice school



Lakeville Area School Board members unani-mously agreed at a Jan. 3 study session to estab-lish a Long-Term Facili-ties Planning Committee that will begin meeting in March. The committee will cre-ate and oversee an Impact Academy Site Selection Subcommittee charged with exploring options for Impact Academy with the goal of creating a recom-mendation to the School Board for locating the dis-trict’s first choice school. At the suggestion of Board Member Jim Skel-ly, the subcommittee is to complete its recommenda-tions for Impact Academy by August so work can be done to move forward with implementation by the next school year. Among the issues to be reviewed by commit-tee and subcommittee members are facility sce-narios and costs, land considerations for future enrollment projections and transportation and school boundaries, all

with a focus on visionary planning for educational needs district-wide. The larger committee is proposed to be co-facil-itated by Superintendent Lisa Snyder, Mike Bau-mann, executive director of business services, and Jason Molesky, executive director of data and tech-nology services. Snyder said Molesky will lead sessions dealing with data for boundary adjustments and future planning, and Baumann will lead financial and facility issues planning. Snyder will act as facilita-tor. She said committee work will include oversee-ing the Impact Academy Site Selection Committee and planning for future-ready learning spaces, which according to a School Board memo in-cludes classroom design, innovation and redesign. “Lots of schools are talking about converting media centers into 21st century learning spaces,” Snyder said. “There’s just a lot of really good re-search and best and next practices coming out, so we need a committee to be

vetting those ideas and so-liciting feedback from our parents and community.” The board agreed that the committee should de-velop plans that consider education options and future planning from a five-year and a 10-year perspective. Among the topics to be considered are busing and school boundaries, which board members said may or may not be changed through the process. Long-Term Facili-ties Planning Committee members are proposed to include Laura Peterson with Schmitty’s Transpor-tation, one principal each from the elementary, mid-dle and high school levels, Lakeville City Planner Daryl Morey or a repre-sentative from the city, possibly a representative from Elko New Market, two School Board mem-bers, parents and two community members, one with understanding of fu-ture reading, learning and working environments and another with a back-ground in architectural design. Architecture is an im-portant consideration

regarding Impact Acad-emy because the learning model groups students by ability in large, open spac-es and encourages teacher collaboration and interac-tion. Impact Academy has been located at Orchard Lake Elementary since 2013 and is an optional learning method outside the traditional model, a situation which has cre-ated tensions, according to the school’s Principal Marilynn Smith. Those concerns, satis-factory testing results and strong parent and student support for the educa-tional model are among the reasons board mem-bers recently agreed that 2015-16 is the final school year Impact Academy will operate as a dual system at Orchard Lake and in-stead become an optional educational choice school for any family in the dis-trict in the 2016-17 school year. A November 2014 Im-pact Academy business plan reviewed options and costs for keeping the pro-gram at Orchard Lake or expanding it to Christina Huddleston Elementary

or Eastview Elementary. The proposal found keeping the program at Orchard Lake could ac-commodate 450-575 stu-dents with remodeling costs estimated between $450,000-$575,000. Mov-ing Impact Academy to Christina Huddleston El-ementary was estimated to cost $389,000-$430,00 or $523,000-$579,000 at Eastview Elementary. Issues raised in the document include staff capacity and interest and possible large staffing shifts within the district that could trigger negotia-tions. Other considerations include boundary impli-cations, busing issues, Or-chard Lake and existing Impact Academy parent resistance and building capacity issues. Snyder said all options will be considered for Im-pact Academy, including the potential of leasing space at a site not owned by the district. The importance of timing was also empha-sized at the study session, in part because there is a possibility of the district holding a levy referendum

in November, which may include requests for build-ing and security upgrades. Skelly said the larger committee’s work could serve to finalize discus-sions about security issues the board has discussed for years. “I see this as kind of a process to wrap up a lot of the discussions that have happened over the past years into a plan of action,” Skelly said. He suggested a plan could include options, funding scenarios and timelines that include a levy question as well as identifies other funding sources. Skelly said the last time the district created such a task force, it led to the creation of a second high school and reconfiguring the district’s grade system, moving ninth grade to the high school. School Board Member Bob Erickson said the committee should also consider selling some of the district’s land, which could offset potential costs. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

School Board may ‘broadcast’ study sessionsSome concerned cameras will impede discussions


Letters to the editor policySun Thisweek welcomes letters to the editor. Submitted letters must be no more than 350 words. All letters must have the author’s phone number and address for verification purposes. Anonymous letters will not be accepted. Letters reflect the opinion of the author only. Sun Thisweek reserves the right to edit all letters. Submission of a letter does not guarantee publication.

Opinion

Accepting the ‘Participate and Prosper’ challenge by Bob VandenBoom

CHAIR, BURNSVILLE-EAGAN-SAVAGE DISTRICT 191 SCHOOL BOARD

I recently received a congratulatory note from Mr. Hussein D. Obsiye regard-ing my new role and responsibilities as the ISD 191 School Board chair. The tag line after Mr. Obsiye’s signature jumped off the page when I read his very kind note. It read “Participate & Prosper.” What a simple, yet powerful concept for those of us who care about the well-be-ing of our children and students! School administrators and staff work extremely hard to assist each and ev-ery student in their academic journeys. Much of our energy as employees of the school district is focused on what takes place in the classrooms and buildings in our district, but there are many opportu-

nities to help drive student success that are outside of the time and place bound-aries of school. This is where the help of parents and community members is ab-solutely crucial to students’ success and the degree to which they succeed. Being engaged in our students’ edu-cation and participating — consistently, even in very small ways — is one such opportunity. In many ways, it may be the

most impactful opportunity we have to help them succeed in school and in life. Participation, however, can be a scary concept for some. If time is a form of “currency,” then participation can be perceived as a costly endeavor. Yet the return on this particular type of invest-ment is often immeasurable for all in-volved. As we embark on an exciting new cal-endar year and new chapter in the ISD 191 storybook, I want to borrow Mr. Obsiye’s tag line and challenge all of us to take the idea to heart as a call to ac-tion to do our part to improve student achievement and lessen the achievement gap that exists between our highest- and lowest-performing student groups. I also want to take this opportunity to thank those who already participate in mean-

ingful ways for the impact they have on driving student success. Finally, I want to express my sincere gratitude to the public for the trust and support that they have bestowed on my fellow board members and me to drive excellence and higher standards across all of our schools. I am personally com-mitted to the “Participate and Prosper” challenge and I hope that you, too, will embrace the opportunity to support your student and all students as we strive to help them become “real world ready” and the best that they can be.

Bob VandenBoom is chair of the Burns-ville-Eagan-Savage District 191 School Board. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Guest

ColumnistBob VandenBoom

John Gessner | BURNSVILLE NEWS/MANAGING EDITOR | 952-846-2031 | [email protected] Harper | EAGAN NEWS | 952-846-2028 | [email protected]

Mike Shaughnessy | SPORTS | 952-846-2030 | [email protected] Jetchick | AD SALES | 952-846-2019 | [email protected]

Darcy Odden | CALENDARS/BRIEFS | 952-846-2034 | [email protected] Johnson | MANAGING EDITOR | 952-846-2033 | [email protected]

Keith Anderson | DIRECTOR OF NEWS | 952-392-6847 | [email protected]

15322 GALAXIE AVE., SUITE 219, APPLE VALLEY, MN 55124952-894-1111 FAX: 952-846-2010

A division of ECM Publishers, Inc.

PUBLISHER .................................. Julian AndersenPRESIDENT .............................. Marge WinkelmanGENERAL MANAGER........................... Mark WeberBURNSVILLE/DISTRICT 191 EDITOR .. John GessnerEAGAN/DISTRICT 196 EDITOR .........Jessica Harper

SPORTS EDITOR .......................Mike ShaughnessyTHISWEEKEND EDITOR ...................Andrew MillerNEWS ASSISTANT ............................Darcy OddenSALES MANAGER .............................Mike Jetchick

Find ways to fully fund school special education

Lebanon Hills: To be, or not to be, ‘Forever Wild’

The number of students who have special needs in Minnesota schools continues to grow. State and federal governments need to fund federally mandated programs as promised to avoid using local oper-ating school district funds to subsidize the program. To its credit, the 2012-13 State Leg-islature appropriated an additional $40 million to fund special education for 112,000 students. The federal govern-ment came up with $167 million in new money. In the 2013-14 school year, the cost of educating disabled learners was $1.955 billion, with the state contribut-ing $1.049 billion that was designated for students with special needs. That means that during the 2013-14 school year local school districts will have to use $611 million out of their general funds to subsidize special edu-cation programs. General funds are in-tended for the education of all students, including those with special needs.

U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burnsville, chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee, intends to find more funds for special education, but he contends the Obama administration keeps coming up with new programs that take away scarce dollars that could go to students in Minnesota’s class-rooms. When the federal government in 1975 mandated the special education program it promised to fund it up to 40 percent. It’s now approximately 18 per-cent. Meanwhile, the number of students eligible for special education under Minnesota law continues to climb, while the total enrollment continues to decline. Part of the answer may be more funding for high quality 3- and 4-year-old early childhood programs from low-income families. Some research

shows this helps reduce the number of students with special needs in elemen-tary and secondary schools. Each student with special needs has an individual education plan that by law must be funded. All children, including those with special needs, have an equal right to an education as guaranteed by the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Con-stitution. They also have a right to the same funding as all children. According to the Minnesota De-partment of Education, in 2012 it cost $1.8 billion to fund these individual education plans. State and federal gov-ernments covered $1.2 billion, forcing local school districts to bolster special education funding by almost $600 mil-lion from their general operating funds. State legislators would rather spread any new funding to their local districts, rather than give more to districts that have disabled learners. Advocates for children with learning disabilities contend that a local school district’s subsidy of the funding gap is

part of the community’s responsibility to educate all children. They note that students with special needs also lose opportunities when districts cut oper-ating budgets. School superintendents from all over the state say their No. 1 priority for the federal government is full fund-ing of special education. People need to rise up, contact their state legislators and members of Congress, and demand that federal and state governments live up to their promises of full funding. Until federal and the state govern-ments feel the heat, they will be content to let local school districts spend gen-eral operating funds intended for the education of all students to provide de-served special education programs for those students with special needs.

This is an opinion of the ECM Publish-ers Editorial Board. Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM Publishers Inc.

by Christie SoderlingSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Dakota County and the Metropoli-tan Council are headed in the wrong direction regarding proposals for the Lebanon Hills Greenway Hub and the most recent (Jan. 26) Draft Master Plan for Lebanon Hills Regional Park. It is distressing that there has been no apparent change in the official attitude that no longer places a primary value on the unique natural resources at Leba-non Hills. The proceedings of a tightly-controlled citizen panel convened to study controversial plans for significant development in the park have failed the people in this county. The aspect of the plan most damag-ing to the integrity of Lebanon Hills and its most prized resource is the paved trail proposed through the interior of the park, acquiescing to Met Council’s policy that combines bicycle commuting with recreation. Established 40 years ago, the domi-nant theme of Lebanon Hills has been restoration, preservation, education, and recreation in a high-quality natural setting – until now. The proposed green-way corridor planned through the park – up to 80 feet wide, graded to flatten the hills, with pavement not less than 10 feet wide, and plowed in the winter – would

forever destroy the continuous natural habitat of the park interior. Develop-ment of this type quite simply cannot co-exist with the experience of the natu-ral landscape that visitors treasure (as the county’s own surveys demonstrate). Recognized as a premier destination for cross-country skiers, hikers, trail runners, mountain bikers, birders, natu-ralists, snowshoers, and equestrians, a paved and plowed trail would hugely de-grade the experience of park users. Safe-ty concerns will be a factor for families with young children, elderly and mobil-ity disabled are mixed with high-speed bicyclers and inline skaters. There would be no way to protect the many wetlands and lakes from oily asphalt run-off or chemicals used for ice control. Root systems damaged by heavy construction would be extremely detrimental toward efforts to manage the spread of oak wilt through park. Disrupted soil will provide ideal condi-tions for further spread of buckthorn. Any visitor can attest to the fact that maintenance and restoration programs have been severely lacking. Financial commitment to these critical aspects of park funding in the past decade have been skewed 3:1 in favor of develop-

ment over ecological stewardship. The proposed plan aggravates this trend by eliminating even previously stated goals of equalization. Increased development (the paved trail is only a part of the am-bitious expansion proposed) will stretch the marginal maintenance dollars even more thinly, to the detriment of visitor experiences. As a critical example, the eventual and predictable replacement costs of paved trails far exceed budget capacities. The plan needs to realisti-cally account for the stated, but under-funded, aims regarding maintenance and resource management. It seems that Dakota County is no longer in the business of what is best for its own parks. It would ap-pear that we are now playing catch-up with Three Rivers Parks, as indicated by the side-byside comparison, really apples-to-oranges comparison at best, as justification for additional develop-ment. Planners asked how many miles of paved trails does Lebanon Hill have? How many visitors? What can we build to draw more people? These are the wrong questions for Dakota County. Commissioners should be asking if we have committed the resources to teach visitors of all ages about the natural resources at the park. How do we encourage our visitors to en-gage with the natural setting? To be a

buckthorn control volunteer? How do we all benefit from a healthy ecosystem? How can we provide a true comparable experience for all ages and abilities? The county got it right on the last Management Plan (2001) where, with in-clusive citizen input, the stated emphasis was on restoration, keeping the unde-veloped areas natural, and providing a unique experience for visitors. Commis-sioners should not cede their longstand-ing goals for Lebanon Hills to planners who see an “empty” swath of land as a convenient place to put a paved trail. Lebanon Hills’ chief asset is its unde-veloped landscape. The proposed paved trail through the interior of the park, in particular, is markedly inconsistent with this vision. Tipping the balance away from pertinent park services, manage-ment, and restoration, and focusing in-stead on development defeats the objec-tive of wise stewardship of this unique resource. Our elected commissioners should remind themselves that by far the best course of action would be to heed the Dakota Parks moniker, “Forever Wild,” and preserve the land that was set aside for its inherent value as a natural area.

Christie Soderling is an Eagan resident. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

ECM Editorial

Guest Columnist

LettersNext week last for referendum letters The Feb. 13 edition will be the last for publish-ing letters about the Feb. 24 school referendum in

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage District 191. Only letters that re-spond directly to a letter

published on Feb. 13 will be considered for publica-tion on Feb. 20. Do as Scott

County did, reject trail plan To the editor: Dakota County offi-cials have put a plan out that has a miles long de-velopment that will slice through the hills creating ditches sometimes 30-50 feet deep, up to 100 feet wide along with high berms and side cut slopes. This development will have a paved 10-foot wide ribbon at the center for high speed biking along with anyone else who wants to risk being run over on an isolated strip of pavement. This devel-opment, misnamed as a greenway, wipes out many of the existing ski and hik-ing trails. It also wipes out thousands of trees directly and probably even more trees later due to root damage and the road salt to keep this mini freeway open in the winter. This plan was soundly rejected by over 90 per-cent of residents over a year ago when commen-

tary was given. There was then a panel methodol-ogy to try to greenwash the flop which was ma-nipulative and dishonest. The method is best de-scribed by Steve Yaeger, District 3 representative in panel’s report. “First, meeting agendas were set and dominated by staff and by the county’s paid consultants, who have a financial interest in the continued development of Lebanon Hills.” The gre-enway as envisioned is an expensive boondoggle that duplicates trails and de-stroys parks including the destruction already visited on Dodge Nature Center. Scott County has rejected this unpopular and dumb greenway trail into Mur-phy Hanrehan Park. Resi-dents of Dakota County are doing their best to tell our county government the same for Lebanon Hills.

MIKE FEDDEEagan

Pot calling the kettle blackTo the editor: After my letter, “Leba-non Hills Park Master ‘Mis’ Plan,” was published on Jan. 16, I “uncovered” three additional related stories and letters. One was published in the Star Tribune on Oct. 2, 2014, titled, “Dakota County, Met Council clash over parks plan.” Following are excerpts: “A Metropolitan Council plan that would guide the development of parks in the metro area over the next 30 years has irritated Dakota County officials, who say it would under-mine the control of local leaders who know resi-dents’ needs best.” A letter from the county commissioners to the Met Council criticizing several of the plan’s proposals, stated, “Their input was disregarded during its cre-ation.” County Commissioner

See LETTERS, 5A


Tom Egan was quoted as saying, “They are trying to top-down dictate how we operate our parks.” It continued, “Com-missioners bristled at the suggestion that the Met Council should help de-cide which park improve-ment programs to pur-sue.” The county’s letter said, “It is important that the Metropolitan Council does not usurp the author-ity of local elected officials in the improvement of re-gional park systems.” I would appreciate being informed of the difference(s) between what our commissioners stated the Met Council was do-ing to them and what they are attempting to do to county citizens. The Lebanon Hills Cit-izens Advisory Panel, sup-posedly established to ad-dress citizens’ objections, was rather, it appears, used to enable the commission-ers to impose their plans on the people the parks belong to, doing just what they were complaining about the Met Council do-ing. What is that old say-ing about the shoe “pinch-ing” when it’s on the other foot? My tally of 39 articles and letters relative to the “Master Plan” published over the last 20 months is 31 “nays” and two “yeas,” six being strictly informa-tive or neutral commentar-ies. A couple of other “old sayings” I like: “Recogni-tion of reality is the be-ginning of wisdom” and/or, alternately, “When illu-sion dies, wisdom is born.” If the shoe fits, wear it.

CARL “BILL” IRELANDApple Valley

There is no honeymoonTo the editor: Lest U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burnsville, think that there is post-election exhaustion, he can retire that thought. His recent actions in the House are being closely scrutinized. He continues to vote against the interests of this district and the country. For example: Save American Workers Act: He voted to increase

LettersLETTERS, from 4A to 40 hours the definition

of full-time employment before an employer is re-quired to provide health insurance under the Af-fordable Care Act. As a result, many employees will be removed from the rolls of the insured. We, the taxpayers, will bear the burden of this decision. Keystone XL Pipe-line: He voted to autho-rize the construction of the pipeline. No oil flow-ing through this pipeline will remain in the United States. Only approximate-ly 30 permanent jobs re-sult from its construction. And, it encourages the production some of the world’s dirtiest oil from the Canadian tar sands. Regulatory Account-ability Act: He voted to create many of new hur-dles for the EPA, the FDA, and other science agencies, while allowing for endless court challenges from spe-cial interests. This could delay protections from current and emerging threats for years. Homeland Security: He voted to defund all immigration reforms un-dertaken by the president. This results in continuing insecurity for workers and students who have and will contribute to our economy and society. Job Creation and Re-ducing Burdens on Small Business: This bill weak-ens the Dodd-Frank leg-islation, giving renewed power to Wall Street to impose its will on Main Street. Before he retires or is voted out of office, he should stop doing damage to his beloved country.

RON GOLDSEREagan

Start with transportationTo the editor: Any discussion about

mental health must in-clude the topic of trans-portation. With the popu-lation of Lakeville nearing 60,000, I wonder when the discussion of implement-ing an expanded public transportation system will begin. I suggest a “transit initiative” needs to take place, a coalition simi-lar to the one Northfield formed in 2008. We need community leaders, citizens, and mem-bers from several different organizations to unite and attempt to determine the benefits of an expanded public transportation sys-tem in Lakeville, and how to make it a reality. Questions will need to be answered: Would regular bus routes be used and by how many people? Where would the routes run? Where will the mon-ey come from? Would lo-cal businesses voluntarily kick into a “donation” fund in exchange for some positive publicity? How can we prevent creating an extra tax burden, or would the socio-economic ben-efits to the community as a whole outweigh a small tax increase? Would it be more financially feasible to start with one bus route, then gradually, over a pe-riod of several years, in-crease the number of bus routes? How does limited public transportation af-fect seniors, youth, people seeking or maintaining employment, people who need ongoing physical and mental health services? Would it create more social opportunities? Is having a better-connected com-munity a good idea or bad idea? Could we cooperate with Farmington and oth-er neighboring communi-ties to ensure an efficient and cost-effective public transit system throughout Dakota County, and cre-ate a system that would be well-managed, lack waste,

and have support from Democrats, Republicans,

and all those in-between? ANDY ALTLakeville

Worship DirectoryShare your weekly worship schedule or other activities

with the community. Call 952-392-6875 for rates

and informatilon.


fices and restaurants. In keeping with the urban village design, the project includes numer-ous sidewalks that weave throughout the develop-ment and connect to exist-ing trails. “I’m pleased with the proposal before us,” said Council Member Paul Bakken, who was critical of previous proposals. “I think it strikes a nice bal-ance and will be good for the community.” In December 2012, CSM withdrew plans to build 400,000 square feet of retail complex to await results of a traffic study by Dakota County. Initial plans included a big-box retailer. The study exam-ined traffic on Pilot Knob Road in Eagan, and its findings were presented in January 2013. The developer submit-ted a revised proposal in September 2013 that nixed a big-box retailer and add-ed 50,000 square feet of office space. It withdrew that proposal in January 2014. CSM submitted its cur-rent proposal in December 2014. Council members ex-pressed concerns that the developer’s new plans in-clude more parking than necessary, but Johannson assured council members excess spaces will be con-verted into green areas if — after a year or two of operations — CSM de-termines the development has excess parking stalls. Council members praised CSM and its af-filiates for using trees and green spaces to break up

The plans combine traditional suburban development with aspects of an urban village, a walkable retail area that features on-street parking, small parking lots, and parking structures. (Graphic submitted)

the large parking lot. Demolition of the former Lockheed Mar-tin building is expected to occur in the next few weeks, and construction

is expected to follow this spring. Johannson said he expects the project will be completed in fall 2016. The development is ex-pected to add an estimated

$2.2 million to Eagan’s tax base.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Grants available for projects that teach green practices Community POWER, a program of the Solid Waste Management Co-ordinating Board that includes six metro area counties, is looking for ap-plicants to propose new and innovative ways to educate and actively en-

gage Twin Cities residents in recycling and reusing more, reducing waste and toxicity, composting yard and food waste, and plan-ning green events. Nonprofit organiza-tions and schools are eli-gible for grants of $5,000

and $12,000 to fund their projects. Applications are available at www.re-thinkrecycling.com/grants and must be submitted by March 27. In the past, grantees have used classes, work-shops, events, videos, art

projects and more to reach their audiences. For more information, call 651-222-7227 or email [email protected].

LOCKHEED, from 1ALibrary waiving overdue fees for kids, teens during February

February is I Love to Read Month and Dakota County Library will waive past-due fines and fees one time for each card holder age 17 or younger who vis-its the library. Charges for

lost or unreturned materi-als cannot be waived. Visit www.dakotacoun-ty.us/library and click on “Hours & Locations” to find the closest library branch.

Obituaries


Senior driver improvement The Minnesota High-way Safety Center will offer 55-plus driver-im-provement courses on the following days: • 5:30-9:30 p.m. Feb. 17 (four-hour refresher), Burnsville Senior Center – ISD 191, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville. • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 19 (four-hour refresher), Apple Valley Senior Cen-ter, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley. • 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Feb. 20 (eight-hour first-time course), Apple Val-ley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley. • 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 23 (eight-hour first-time course), Eagan Com-munity Center, 1501 Cen-tral Parkway, Eagan. • 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 23 (four-hour re-fresher), AAA Minnesota – Iowa, 600 W. Travelers Trail, Burnsville. • 5:30-9:30 p.m. Feb. 23 and 24 (eight-hour first-time course), Burnsville Senior Center – ISD 191, 200 W. Burnsville Park-way, Burnsville. • 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 28 (four-hour re-fresher), Lakeville Senior Center – Heritage Cen-ter, 20110 Holyoke Drive, Lakeville. The courses are open to the public; however, pre-registration is requested. The eight-hour course is $24; the four-hour refresh-er is $20. For more infor-mation or to register, visit www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 888-234-1294.

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burns-ville Parkway. Call 952-

707-4120 for information about the following senior events. Monday, Feb. 9 – Sun-rise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Card Recycle, 12:30 p.m.; Pi-nochle, 12:45 p.m.; SS Flex. Tuesday, Feb. 10 – Quil-ters, 9 a.m.; Cedar Lanes Bowling, 10 a.m.; Scrab-ble, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Trou-badours, 1 p.m.; Blood-mobile, 1:30 p.m.; Evening Taxes, 5:30 p.m., Presbyte-rian Church of the Apos-tles; Line Dancing. Wednesday, Feb. 11 – Woodcarvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Taxes, 9 a.m. to noon; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Chair Tai Chi, 11 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.; Hearing Clin-ic, 1 p.m.; SS Flex. Thursday, Feb. 12 – Massage, 9 a.m.; Triple Espresso, 10:15 a.m.; Fun & Friendship (program, entertainment, lunch, cards and bingo), 11 a.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 – Sun-rise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Knitters, 9:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Chocolate & Hearts, 3 p.m.; SS Flex; deadline, Hinckley. Chocolates & Hearts event – Burnsville resi-dents ages 62-plus are invited to celebrate Val-entine’s Day at Chocolate & Hearts: How Sweet It Is from 3-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at Ames Cen-ter, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. The event will include hors d’oeuvres, a chocolate fountain, games, a photo booth and more. Registration deadline is Friday, Feb. 6. Register by phone at 952-895-4500, online at www.burnsville.org/recreation (click “On-line Registration”), or in person at Burnsville City Hall’s Recreation Office, 100 Civic Center Parkway,

Burnsville. Cost is $12.

Eagan seniors The following senior activities are offered by the Eagan Parks and Rec-reation Department in the Lone Oak Room at the Eagan Community Cen-ter, 1501 Central Park-way. Call 651-675-5500 for more information. Monday, Feb. 9 – Zum-ba (Oasis), 9 a.m.; Book Club No. 2, 10 a.m.; FFL+ (Oasis), 10 a.m.; FFL (Oa-sis), 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 – Book Club No. 3, 10 a.m.; Euchre/500, 12:45 p.m.; Recycled Cards, 1 p.m.; Defensive Driving, 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Yoga (Oasis), 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11 – Coffee & Conversations, 9 a.m.; Bring a Treat Wednesday; Blood Pres-sure Checks, 9:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 – Dominoes, 9 a.m.; Nimble Fingers, 9:30 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Zumba (Oa-sis), 5:30 p.m.; Yoga (Oa-sis), 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 – Zum-ba (Oasis), 10:15 a.m.; S/B/Yoga (Oasis), 11:10 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. Chocolate & Hearts Party, 3-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13. Celebrate Valen-tine’s Day at Ames Center in Burnsville. Includes ap-petizers, games, chocolate fountains, entertainment and more. Cost: $12. Reg-ister by Feb. 6 by calling Eagan Parks and Recre-ation at 651-675-5500. St. Paul Union Depot and lunch at Christos, Tuesday, March 10. Coach bus trip to the Depot for a guided tour, buffet lunch at Christos and gangster tour of the St. Paul Land-mark Center. Cost: $39. Register by Feb. 27 by call-ing Eagan Parks and Rec-reation at 651-675-5500.

Seniors


EducationEagan robotics team wins state award Team 8655V, The Q is Silquent, from Eagan High School, received the Commu-nity Award at the “Dream It. Do It.” Minnesota State VEX Robotics Tournament held Jan. 23-24 hosted by St. Cloud Tech-nical and Community College. The judges were impressed by the team, noting that they supported teams from other schools, wanted to make a dif-ference and advocated STEM (science, technology, engineer-ing and mathematics) education to their community. The Q is Silquent had a suc-cessful season, previously win-ning the Design Award at the “Dream It. Do It.” Southern and Metro VEX Robotics Tour-naments as well as being named a tournament champion at the metro tournament. To prepare for the tourna-ment, the team designed and built robots using the VEX Ro-botics Design System to com-pete in the game Skyrise, using their STEM knowledge. Several of the teams competing receive support from colleges that are part of 360 by attending practic-

es and receiving robotics kits as part of the college’s work with 360, a manufacturing-based center of excellence. In addition, Minnesota Pre-cision Manufacturing Associa-tion was named Partner of the Year for its support of the tour-nament. The “Dream It. Do It.” Min-nesota State VEX Robotics Tournament was one of four tournaments hosted by 360 and “Dream It. Do It.” Minnesota, which have led VEX Robotics in Minnesota, helping youths con-nect their interest in robotics to opportunities in modern manu-facturing. To learn more, visit www.dreamitdoitmn.com.

Competition to reduce waste Students and staff members in 15 buildings will compete to see who can reduce their food waste the most during the sec-ond annual Battle of the Build-ings competition in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 from Feb. 2 to March 13. In 2014, the challenge was to reduce electricity use by turn-ing out lights, unplugging ap-pliances not in use, and setting building temperatures a little lower. Sioux Trail Elementary in

Burnsville won the competition by reducing its energy usage by 29.1 percent. This year, the challenge is based on recycling and com-posting. An important goal is to save more money, but also to preserve the environment. Through their involvement, stu-dents are learning the science of sorting and composting and be-ing good stewards of the earth. There are three different chal-lenges and three ways to win: Best Sorting Overall – Build-ing with the best sorters who put the most items in the correct bins at lunch. Most Improved Sorting – Building with the highest im-provement in correct sorting. Least Food Waste (per stu-dent) – Building with the least food waste per student. Schools began composting in recent years and have al-ready made progress. Through better waste management, Dis-trict 191 has reduced costs by more than $1,500 per month, or about $13,500 per year that can be spent on educating students instead of hauling garbage. But there is still room for im-provement. If every school cor-rectly sorted all of its waste, the items that can’t be composted or recycled (wrappers, plastic bags,

etc.) from the lunchroom would amount to less than 100 pounds per day across the entire district. During the challenge, high school students will be sorting waste to measure how well each building is doing and to learn more about conservation and waste reduction. Elementary students at some schools will be conducting their own weekly sorts as well to measure prog-ress. The winning building will re-ceive a tree of its choice to plant on school grounds.

District 196 Community Education classes District 196 Community Ed-ucation will offer the following classes. To register, or for more information, call 651-423-7920 or visit www.district196.org/ce. iPad – Back to the Basics, 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, Scott Highlands Middle School, $29. Preparing Your Estate Plan, 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, Scott Highlands Middle School, $15, $12 additional person. Introduction to Windows 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, Rosemount Middle School, $39.

Windows 8: Discover and Learn, 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, Rosemount Middle School, $35. How to Start Your Own Busi-ness, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $29. All About Angels, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $19. Accounting Facts and Fun, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $19. Trusts and Wills, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, Scott High-lands Middle School, $19. Mushrooms for Health, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, Scott Highlands Middle School, $19. Proficiency and Prepara-tion for Steam and Hot Water Heating Boiler License Testing, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 21, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $99. Excel Extras, 9-11 a.m. Satur-day, Feb. 21, Rosemount Middle School, $35. Savvy, Snazzy Shopping Spree, 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur-day, Feb. 21, coach bus pick-up at Cub Foods in Eagan (Cliff Lake Road), $39.


School choice survey underway in District 196 Parents of preschool and elementary-aged chil-dren in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Pub-lic Schools are being asked to complete a survey to measure interest in differ-ent academic themes and alternative school calen-dars that may be used to create additional school choice options in the dis-trict. The school choice sur-vey opened Feb. 3 and will remain open through Feb. 27. Parents can access the survey with a link provid-ed by their child’s elemen-tary school or the district’s early childhood program. The 12-question survey asks parents to rate their interest in several magnet themes being considered by the district, including environmental sciences, fine and performing arts, international studies, lead-

ership, Montessori, STEM and world languages. Re-spondents are also asked to rate their interest in different school calendar options, including an ex-tended school year with more days than the regular calendar, a year-round cal-endar with the same num-ber of school days spread throughout the year, and a year-round calendar with additional days for academic support and en-richment during scheduled school breaks. District 196 currently has 18 elementary schools, including three magnets: Cedar Park Elementary Science, Technology, Engi-neering and Mathematics (STEM) School in Apple Valley; Diamond Path El-ementary School of Inter-national Studies in Apple Valley, and Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts

and Science in Eagan. All three have proved popular with parents and students, and have earned state and national recognition mul-tiple times since they were converted to theme-based magnet schools in 2007. Three years before they opened as magnet schools, Cedar Park and Glacier Hills were determined to be “racially identifiable” schools under the state’s Desegregation Rule, meaning they had enroll-ments of students of color that were more than 20 percent higher than the average for elementary schools in the district at that time. That designa-tion required the district to develop a plan to ad-dress the racial imbalance at these two schools. The resulting integra-tion and educational eq-uity plan called for Cedar

Park, Diamond Path and Glacier Hills to become magnet schools as a strat-egy to improve the racial balance at Cedar Park and Glacier Hills, and to pro-vide parents throughout the district with additional school choice options. The strategy has proved suc-cessful on both counts. All three magnet schools have ongoing waiting lists, Glacier Hills is no longer considered a racially iden-tifiable school and Cedar Park is close to having the designation dropped as well. The district’s current effort to survey parent in-terest in possible magnet school themes comes in response to a November 2014 letter from the Min-nesota Department of Education which classifies Echo Park Elementary in Burnsville and Oak Ridge

Elementary in Eagan as ra-cially identifiable schools. This year, 56 percent of students enrolled at Echo Park are students of color, which is 20.6 percent high-er than the district average of 35.4 percent. At Oak Ridge, students of color represent 56.6 percent of enrollment this year. Given the popularity of the magnet schools and the success in improving racial balance at Cedar Park and Glacier Hills, district lead-ers have started the pro-cess of developing plans to improve the racial bal-ance at Echo Park and Oak Ridge, which may involve converting them to magnet schools. Results of the parent survey will be reported to the School Board this spring. If the board decides to move for-ward with additional mag-net schools, the soonest

Echo Park and Oak Ridge could open as magnets would be in fall 2016. Elementary students who live in the attendance area of a magnet school are guaranteed enroll-ment in that school. Stu-dents who do not live in the attendance area of a magnet school may ap-ply for enrollment, which is determined by a lottery of applicants conducted in January each year. Trans-portation is provided for students who are selected for enrollment and live more than one mile from the magnet school they will attend. For more information about the school choice survey, contact any Dis-trict 196 elementary school or Stacy Wells in the district’s Teaching and Learning Department at 651-423-7914.


Senior housing building planned in LakevilleConstruction

expected to start in 2016



The Dakota County Community Development Agency plans to construct a 62-unit senior housing building in Lakeville in 2016. Argonne Village is planned as a three-story independent living senior housing building for peo-ple ages 55 and up with one- and two-bedroom

units to be located on 3.22 acres northeast of Junelle Path and south of 175th Street. Project plans include a parking lot that would contain 29 spaces with an additional 58 spaces to be located in an underground parking garage at the building’s southern end. The Lakeville City Council unanimously ap-proved the preliminary plat and planned unit de-velopment at its Feb. 2 meeting. Construction of the building is not expected to begin until late spring

or summer of 2016 to al-low completion of several other projects in the coun-ty, according to Kari Gill, deputy executive director of the Dakota County CDA. The building will be the organization’s fourth senior housing facility in Lakeville, according to CDA Executive Director Mark Ulfers. He said the need for af-fordable senior housing is growing as Dakota Coun-ty’s population ages, and hundreds are on waiting lists. The CDA’s Septem-

ber 2013 Comprehensive Housing Needs Assess-ment report, conducted by contractor Maxfield Research of Minneapolis, found a tight rental mar-ket in the county. It stated demand is out-pacing supply and reduc-ing options for low- and moderate-income house-holds. “The need just contin-ues to grow,” Ulfers said. Interviews with service providers identified in the study also found pro-nounced affordable hous-ing needs for veterans, people with mental health

or criminal histories as well as transitional hous-ing support for homeless individuals or families. The study states major shifts in housing prefer-ences are expected to oc-cur in Dakota County by 2030 as the population ages. Five years ago, the re-port stated, 10 percent of Dakota County’s popu-lation was over age 65, but that is predicted to increase to 13 percent by 2020 and to 17 percent by 2030. To meet the projected growing demand for se-

nior housing, the report recommended develop-ment of senior housing projects between 50-60 units each in Apple Valley, Eagan, Lakeville and West St. Paul through 2020. From 2020-2030, the report recommended ad-ditional senior develop-ments in Lakeville, Apple Valley, Rosemount, Hast-ings, Farmington, Eagan and Burnsville.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Focusing on the fun of wedding plans Small steps can help alleviate stress

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


When it comes to plan-ning a wedding, there’s plenty of advice out there. While individual tastes guide couples in different directions when it comes to the tangibles – food, venue, attire, etc. – the advice that resonates the most is that for what’s be-tween our ears. Keeping a mind that’s focused on being happy and enjoying the moments as an engaged couple is what matters most to many people. Following is a roundup of advice gathered from bloggers and advice col-umnists who take into ac-count the psychology of wedding planning from the profound to the off-beat. Engaged couples are encouraged to be gentle with one another, says the Newlywed Project. “Wedding planning can be incredibly stressful and overwhelming, no matter how laid back your atti-tude, or how committed you are to enjoying the process,” NP says. “You will likely have moments of nuclear meltdown.” NP encourages couples to take deep breaths in moments of stress and be patient with each other. “Think before you speak, hug before you crit-icize. Choose your words carefully.” Another blogger of-fered this piece of advice: “You cannot yell at any-one while you are wearing your wedding dress.” She says this is hilarious and serious at the same

time, and it helped her to maintain her composure on her wedding day. “The morning of my wedding, I felt calm, cool and collected,” she said. Sandy Malone wrote in Brides magazine that it’s important for engaged couples to take time for themselves in the run up to the wedding day. She said they should do something that doesn’t involve the engagement or the wedding. That could be a “no wedding talk” night, a get-away weekend or taking on a fun project around the house. She suggests that time away from each other might not be the worst thing as separate “girls” or “boys” nights out could be a fun outlet.

“Continuing to main-tain the friendships you have independently is important, and will not only keep things peaceful in the bride and groom’s house, but it will also keep your friends from feeling neglected and ignored,” Malone says. Mary Dann-McNa-mee of Inside Weddings magazine says exercising is another way to work off stress and clear one’s mind. What outlet one chooses depends on their personality. For some, it could by yoga. For others, it may be kickboxing. She also says journaling about positive things can help. Malone also says that passing little “love” notes, emails or texts can be ways

in which to keep the focus on what’s most important and demonstrate in this time when there is a lot of focus on wedding finances that love is free. “Whichever way you choose, it is important that you take the necessary steps to alleviate stress in-stead of simply hoping the stress will go away on its own,” Dann-McNamee writes. “Managing your wedding planning respon-sibilities and the stress they can bring are vital to enjoying this extremely unique and priceless time in your life.”

Tad Johnson can be reached at [email protected].

Keeping a mind that’s focused on being happy and enjoying the moments as an engaged couple is what matters most to many people as they are undertaking wedding plans. (Photo submitted)

County offers plenty of places to wed local One piece of advice many engaged couples receive early and often in their wedding planning is to make the most of their special day because it zooms by so fast. Often with over a hun-dred of their family mem-bers and closest friends taking part in their mar-riage, there doesn’t seem to be enough time in the day to connect with all of them on a personal level. That makes the time spent with family and friends all the more impor-tant to maximize. From a logistical stand-point, the geography of a wedding determines how much time couples can spend with their guests. If the hotel, ceremony location and reception hall are separated by miles of roadway, one can be sure precious minutes that could be spent with family and friends will be lost. That’s why couples planning to get married at a Dakota County church or other location south of the river shouldn’t have to consider any other venues in the Twin Cities other than the ones around here. The county is home to a bounty of locations where couples can tie the knot, celebrate in style and sleep the night (or next morning) away in one of the many hotels. Some of those locations, along with other products and services that can help, are noted on this special page. With regard to a ban-quet hall, there are many factors to consider. The wedding is a cel-ebration, and the banquet hall is where the couple

and their guests will let their hair down and hope-fully enjoy a festive and memorable night. Because the reception is typically the most lengthy portion of a couple’s wedding day, it’s important to find a place where everyone can be comfortable and enjoy themselves. The following are a few tips for couples looking to find the ideal banquet hall to host their wedding reception. • Ask around. Word-of-mouth is a great way to find the right banquet hall. Ask friends or family members who got hitched in Dakota County and if they can recommend a reception site. These friends or family members can provide a behind-the-scenes look at a reception hall, from how accommo-dating the staff was to how flexible the banquet hall was with regard to pricing to how open the staff was to suggestions. Wedding planning isn’t easy, so if friends, family members or co-workers recommend a hassle-free banquet hall, that recommendation can remove a lot of the stress from planning a wedding. • Consider the size of the facility. Some couples prefer an intimate affair with relatively few guests, while others will desire a large wedding party with lots of guests. Couples can find a banquet hall that’s capable of catering to small or large wedding parties, but find one that fits your party specifically. If your wedding party is small, then avoid a larger facility that will appear

Venue continues next page

2015

& BRIDAL


Promotion at AE2S Aaron Vollmer has been pro-moted to operations manager of the Eagan and Maple Grove of-fices of Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services Inc. (AE2S). Vollmer has extensive design and construction experience in all aspects of public water sup-ply, including wells, raw water supply, water treatment facili-ties, water towers, booster sta-tions, transmission and distribu-tion pipelines, and lime solids lagoons. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from North Dakota State University.

Goetz is lunch speaker Beth Goetz, deputy athletics director for Gopher Athletics, is the guest speaker at the 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, Lakeville Women in Busi-ness Luncheon at Legends Club, 8670 Credit Riv-er Blvd., Prior Lake. Cost is $20 for Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce mem-bers, $40 for nonmembers. To register, contact Penny Zurn or Shelley Jans at [email protected].

‘Top Shop’ auto repair facilities Dick’s Valley Service in Apple Valley and Crystal Lake Automotive in Lakeville have earned “Top Shop” honors for 2014 from the AAA Clubs of Minnesota. The two facilities are among 18 in the state that received an “Excellent” rating of 93 percent or higher in online customer sat-isfaction surveys.

New VP at GrandStay Eric M. Tweten has joined GrandStay Hospitality as vice

president of franchise sales and development. His background includes management and regional oper-ations experience with Ledges-tone Hospitality, Quiznos Fran-chise Sales and Development and AmericInn hotel manage-ment. GrandStay Hospitality has an Apple Valley location.

Houzz award for local builder Lakeville-based College City Design/Build has received 2015 Best of Houzz Customer Ser-vice and Design Awards. Houzz is an online platform for home remodeling and design.

The Best of Houzz Award is given in two categories: Cus-tomer Service and Design. Customer Service honors are determined by several factors, including the number and qual-ity of client reviews a profes-sional received in 2014. Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the more than 25 million monthly users on Houzz. Winners receive a “Best Of Houzz 2015” badge on their profiles. College City features over 50 completed projects on the Houzz website at www.houzz.com/pro/collegecity.

Businessa Buzz

Beth Goetz

empty. If the party is large, make sure there’s adequate room so guests won’t feel like they’re sitting on top of one another during din-ner and dessert. • Don’t downplay de-cor. A banquet hall with an attractive decor is not only aesthetically appeal-ing but can appeal to a couple’s finances as well. Such a hall likely won’t need any additional deco-rations, while a banquet hall that’s unadorned and lacks embellishments will, and those decorations can dip into a couple’s overall wedding budget. Compare the costs of the more dec-orated banquet hall with the one that’s more plain in appearance, factoring in the cost to decorate the latter, and you might just realize the one with more aesthetic appeal is more affordable in the long run. • Prioritize privacy. Few couples would be open to strangers having easy ac-cess to their wedding re-ception. When shopping for a banquet hall, look for one that gives you and your guests all the privacy you need. Many couples have taken to hosting the entire ceremony at a ho-tel, which may handle the bulk of the planning

and remove the hassle of transportation for out-of-town guests. However, couples considering a ho-tel should look for one that can promise privacy from other guests at the hotel who aren’t there for

the wedding. The recep-tion room should be se-cluded from the rest of the hotel so other guests walk-ing by aren’t tempted to walk in on the festivities.

Many people dream of a wedding in a church or synagogue before dozens of family members and friends, while there are others who prefer to forgo those venues and have a civil wedding instead at the Dakota County Court-house or other location. Civil ceremonies are often a choice for couples who may have different religious beliefs or do not belong to a particular re-ligious persuasion. In lieu of being presided over by a pastor, priest or rabbi, civil ceremonies are conducted by an authorized official, such as a judge or justice of the peace. The marriage also can be performed by a licensed wedding officiant. In terms of location, the most basic of civil cer-emonies take place at the county courthouse, where paperwork is immediately filed. Couples can choose to hire an officiant to go to another location to over-see the marriage ceremo-ny. The latter is the more expensive option and will be based on the officiant’s schedule. The structure of a civil marriage is much more lax than those which fol-low the more traditional course. Rather than being required to wear a certain wardrobe or meet with the requirements of a particu-lar church or other house of worship, couples often find flexibility with the

civil route. Although some brides and grooms prefer to wear a tuxedo or suit and a wedding gown, it is not necessary to do so. There are many couples who have tied the knot in more casual clothing or even costumes. In order to participate in a civil ceremony, cou-ples must secure a mar-riage license. Dakota County offers three locations to obtain marriage licenses for cer-emonies that take place in Minnesota. Those loca-tions are the Administra-tion Center in Hastings, the Northern Service Cen-ter in West St. Paul and the Western Service Cen-ter in Apple Valley. After a license is issued, it is valid for six months. There is a five-day wait-ing period between the time the application is signed and the license is is-sued. More information about county marriage li-cense locations and PDF versions of Marriage Li-cense Application and of the Statement of Premari-tal Education is at www.co.dakota.mn.us. In the next six months, when the ceremony will take place is generally up to the couple and, if a member of the judiciary will be overseeing the wed-ding, the courthouse. Couples must contact the judges to make ar-

rangements for a wedding. On the day of the wed-ding, couples will need to bring along their marriage license and two witnesses, age 16 or older. A fee may be charged, which can be discussed when scheduling a wedding with a judge. Because there is no firm tradition with civil cere-monies, couples may need to be more hands-on when it comes to executing the wedding. Here are some tips to consider. • An officiant may not organize the wedding, meaning it will be up to the couple to choose vows, arrange where people will stand, request any clerical blessings, or include any other special elements. • Some officiants enjoy presiding over weddings, while others see it as just a part of public duty. Couples can try to find an officiant who meets with their approval and will keep with the tone that is expected of the ceremony. • For those adding per-sonal vows, keep them brief and tailored to the occasion. • Know how many people can attend the cer-emony in advance. Cou-ples should recognize that space could be limited and restricted to only a few people if the wedding is taking place at the court-house.

952.892.722516261 Kenrick Avenue, LakevilleJohnsTailorsMN.com | ViktoriasDresses.com

• Tuxedo Sales & Rentals (Buy $170 or Rent $120) Made from quality Italian fabric

• Large Selection of Prom Dresses – Selling LaFemme, Jovani, Scala/BG Haute dresses

• Alterations on Wedding Dresses• Professional Clothing Alteration

Direct from 15 years experience

in Europe

TAILORING AND ALTERATIONSTUX AND PROM DRESS SALES

County judges offer civil cermonies

Spending time with friends and family during wedding plans can be enhanced by keeping events local. (Photo submitted)

Venue continued

2015

& BRIDAL


SportsSigning day: Athletes put it on the lineZenner to South Dakota State has

familiar ringby Mike Shaughnessy


College football pro-grams collected a truck-load of talent from high schools in Dakota Coun-ty, including eight play-ers from 2014 state Class 6A semifinalist Lakeville North. Wednesday was the first day high school seniors in-tending to play football at the Division II level and above could sign a Nation-al Letter of Intent. Here are local athletes who were expected to sign: Apple Valley – Matt Morse, a receiver and quarterback for the Ea-gles, signed with the Uni-versity of Minnesota as a preferred walk-on. The position assigned to him by the Gophers is “ath-lete,” meaning they will decide where he fits after he gets there. Burnsville – offensive lineman Aaron Berg and running back Jahvonta Wilson will go to North Dakota School of Science. Defensive lineman Tahi Dixon signed with South-west Minnesota State, where one of his future opponents could be Blaze linebacker Brett Shepley, who signed with Augus-tana. Southwest Minne-sota State and Augustana both belong to the North-ern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Shepley also played receiver and punt-ed for Burnsville. Eagan – offensive line-man Noah Kuehn will be a preferred walk-on at Min-nesota. Kuehn was a final-ist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman award, which recognizes players for athletic accomplish-ments, academic prowess

and citizenship. Sam Ze-nner, the Wildcats’ quar-terback in 2014, signed with South Dakota State, where he might play run-ning back – and possibly succeed his brother Zach, a record-setting back for the Jackrabbits. He also has a sister who is on the SDSU swimming team. Eastview – offensive lineman Tommy Ander-son and running back Tommy Hutsell signed with Division II power Minnesota-Duluth. Trey Johnson, a running back, will go to Eastern Michi-gan of the Mid-American Conference. Lakeville North – line-backer Tristyn Hanson signed to play Division I football at Air Force, while offensive lineman Boyd Draeger is headed to Wyoming as a preferred walk-on. Six other play-ers signed with schools throughout the Midwest. Linebacker Jesse Cardenas will be at Northern Iowa, while his twin brother Jor-dan is going to Augustana, which has strong connec-tions to Lakeville football. Defensive end Carl Eng-wall signed with North Dakota. Safety and kicker Stu Hamann will attend St. Cloud State. Lineback-er Dakota Toedter signed to play for Northern State University, a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Con-ference school in Aber-deen, S.D. Conner Melz, also a linebacker, signed with Southwest State. Lakeville South – Josh Corcoran, a workhorse linebacker and running back for the Cougars, will play in the Mid-American Conference at North-ern Illinois. His team-mate, defensive end Ryan Kretzschmar, is headed to Augustana. Rosemount – Dimitri Williams, who at vari-ous times played running

back, receiver and de-fensive back for the 2014 South Suburban Confer-ence champion Irish, is headed to North Dakota State, which won its fourth consecutive NCAA Divi-sion I FCS championship last month. Williams is projected to play wide re-ceiver for the Bison, who will be losing former Rose-mount wide receiver Zach Vraa. Irish receiver Gavin Rudoll signed with Min-nesota-Duluth and offen-sive lineman Zach Thissen will go to Southwest State.

That’s not all Although most of the attention Wednesday was paid to football players, it also was the first day of the winter signing period for several other sports. Apple Valley – soccer player Laura Edgren is headed to Minnesota-Du-luth. Burnsville – Scott Rich-ardson signed to play baseball at Des Moines Area Community College. Eagan – Karina John-son of the girls cross coun-try and track and field teams signed with Grand View University. Eastview – Claire Pu-eschner (Nebraska-Oma-ha), Lizzy Fontes (Minne-sota-Duluth) and Katelyn Toner (Southwest State) signed to play women’s soccer in college. Also part of the school’s signing ceremony Wednesday was Keith Muehlbauer, who will play hockey at the University of Maine. Farmington – Kenneth Riley signed to play men’s soccer at Western Michi-gan. Lakeville South – Kay-tlyn Larson, for years one of the top performers on the Cougars’ girls track and field and cross coun-try teams, signed with Oklahoma State.

Sam Zenner, who was Eagan’s quarterback in the 2014 season, signed to play football at South Dakota State University. (File photo)

Burnsville’s Brett Shepley, an all-purpose player who was a linebacker, receiver and punter for the Blaze, will play football at Augustana. (File photo)


2 Years In A Row!

Kraig J. HaenkeCPA, L.L.C.

offices in St. Louis Park & Lakeville

952-540-0153

We don’t just prepare your taxesWe manage your 1040

SSC teams come up big in section Nordic skiingEagan, Eastview, Burnsville squads

advanceby Mike Shaughnessy


The ISD 196 Nordic skiing program will send two teams to next week’s state meet after the Eagan boys and Eastview girls won Section 1 champion-ships Tuesday afternoon. Also, Lakeville North’s girls were one of the first teams to benefit from a change in state meet quali-fication rules for Nordic skiing and also will ad-vance. Eagan sophomore Pat-rick Acton and Eastview junior Margie Freed were the boys and girls medal-ists at the Section 1 meet at Hyland Recreation Area in Bloomington. The Sec-tion 1 meet originally was to be held at Valleywood Golf Course, but the lack of natural snow at Val-leywood forced it to be moved to Hyland, which has snowmaking capabil-ity. Acton was second, 13 seconds out of first place, after the 5-kilometer clas-sic leg of the two-stage

boys pursuit race. He had the fastest time on the freestyle leg by more than 40 seconds and won with an overall time of 27 min-utes, 47 seconds. Sophomore Ryan Ste-ger (third, 28:53) and sophomore Ryan Conroy (10th, 30:06) also placed in the top 10 individually as Eagan won the team championship with 375 points. Winona/Winona Cotter finished second with 359 and also will send its team to the state meet. Lakeville South (third, 341), Lakeville North (sixth, 266), East-view (eighth, 253), Apple Valley (ninth, 215) and Rosemount (10th, 177) were among other teams competing in the Section 1 meet. Also skiing for Eagan’s boys at the section meet were senior Chris Acton (12th, 30:43), sophomore Dylan Schuller (24th, 31:42), sophomore Sam Schmidt (30th, 32:49) and sophomore Nate Schmidt (44th, 34:25). The top six individuals not on a qualifying team advance, which means Lakeville South senior Noah Hanson (sixth, 29:41) and Rosemount ju-

nior Max Johnson (11th, 30:06) also have earned spots at the state meet. Eastview’s top skier was junior Sean Tuff, who placed 13th in 30:32. Leading Lakeville North was senior Grant Eggan, who was 22nd in 31:50. Se-nior Jacob Thompson was Apple Valley’s top skier, placing 26th in 32:06. Eastview’s Freed domi-nated the girls Section 1 race, particularly on the freestyle leg. Her freestyle time of 15:14 was 1:21 faster than anyone else in the race, and Freed won with an overall time of 31:04. Lightning junior Annika Martell was sec-ond in 33:20. Junior Ky-lie Kraemer was fourth in 33:39 and junior Sydney Hedberg finished 10th in 34:59, meaning all four skiers who counted toward Eastview’s team score of 387 placed in the top 10. Also skiing for East-view at the section meet were senior Lauren Her-land (19th, 37:19), sopho-more Ana Brakke (23rd, 38:07) and junior Erin Dawson, (24th, 38:14). In the regular season the Eagan boys and East-view girls ski as indepen-dent teams with the re-

maining ISD 196 schools competing under the ISD 196 Nordic banner. In section competition, each ISD 196 school is required to compete independently. Lakeville North was second at the Section 1 girls meet with 355 points. Until this year, that would have signaled the end of the Panthers’ team season as only section champi-ons advanced to the state Nordic meet. However, in the off-season the sport’s coaches petitioned the Minnesota State High School League to allow section runner-up teams to advance, and the MSHSL approved. So that puts the Pan-thers in the state team competition. Junior Molly Wilson was North’s top skier, placing fifth in the pursuit competition in 34:19. Sophomore Emma Drangstveit was 13th in 36:24. Junior Brianna Vet-ter (37:11) and senior Elise Askeland (37:14) were 15th and 16th. Bailey Naatjes (31st, 39:26), Nicole Jensen (46th, 42:47) and Izzy Wolf (51st, 43:42) also skied for North at the sec-tion meet. Individual state qualifi-

ers included Apple Valley senior Camille Sjoquist, who finished seventh in 34:34. Apple Valley was 11th in the girls team com-petition with 167 points. Eagan finished fifth with 300 points, with se-nior Helen Matsoff the Wildcats’ top finisher in 14th place (36:40). Seventh-place Lakeville South (284) had a 12th-place finish by sophomore Harmony Zweber-Langer in 36:23. She was one place from qualifying for the state meet. Ninth-grader Tess Grunklee was 26th in 38:28 to lead Rosemount, which was 14th in the team standings. Farmington sent one girl to the Section 1 meet – senior Kali Opsal, who was 42nd in 40:56. The state meet will be Thursday, Feb. 12, at Gi-ants Ridge in Biwabik.

Section 3 The Burnsville girls earned an opportunity to return to the state meet by winning the Section 3 championship Tuesday at Theodore Wirth Park. The Blaze, which finished fourth at state last year, were 16 points ahead of

St. Paul Highland Park at the section meet. It’s Burnsville’s fourth consec-utive Section 3 girls team championship. Three Blaze skiers placed in the top six – ninth-grader Kelly Koch, who was second overall in 38:40; sophomore Krista Holmstrom, fifth in 40:39; and junior Johanna We-ber, sixth in 41:25. Koch had the fastest time on the 5K freestyle leg, but it wasn’t quite enough for her to catch Highland Park’s Erin Moening (38:12) in the pursuit race. Jane Koch, a senior, fin-ished 16th in 45:43. Also skiing for the Blaze were eighth-grader Hanna Hol-mstrom (23rd, 47:34) and sophomore Taylor Horner (24th, 48:06). Minnehaha Academy and St. Paul Central were the top two teams in the Section 3 boys race, with Burnsville taking fourth place. One Blaze skier ad-vanced to state individu-ally – sophomore Nate Blichfeldt, who was fourth in 34:02.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Blaze’s Lindsay qualifies for state Alpine ski meetby Mike Shaughnessy


The South Suburban Conference did not have a team advance through Section 6 to the state Al-pine skiing meet, but sev-eral individuals from local schools will go. Edina and Lake Crys-tal Valley were the top two boys teams and Mankato West and Eden Prairie the top two girls teams at

the Section 6 meet Tues-day at Buck Hill. Teams from Lakeville North, Lakeville South, Eastview, Apple Valley, Burnsville and Rosemount also par-ticipated. Eagan com-peted in the Section 4 meet Wednesday at Wild Mountain. That meet was still in progress when the Sun Thisweek print edi-tion went to press. Lakeville North ninth-grader Bailey Servais was

runner-up in the girls meet with a two-run time of 48.76 seconds. Kate Han-son of Rochester Century was the girls medalist. Claire Hefko of East-view was 14th in the in-dividual competition, but came in below the state meet cutoff, which sends the top 10 individuals not on a qualifying team to state. Hefko’s time was 53.22. Hannah Rost of Lakeville South also ad-

vanced after finishing 16th in 53.44. Renee Boldus of Lakeville North was one place away from qualify-ing for state. Elliott Boman of Northfield won the boys individual champion-ship in 46.83. Eastview sophomore Luke Doolit-tle (47.81) and Burnsville sophomore Jack Lindsay (47.88) were third and fourth and earned places

at the state meet. Robert Hapke, an Apple Valley junior, was sixth in 48.19 and also will advance to state. Doolittle and Hapke will be returning to the state meet, where Doo-little finished 10th and Hapke placed 15th. Jake Abbott of Lakev-ille South was the 10th-place individual not on a qualifying team, and his time of 49.77 edged the

11th-place skier by .03. Burnsville senior Jon Garbe, a three-time state qualifier, missed by about half a second this year. His time of 50.22 was good for 17th overall. Croix Turner of Apple Valley was 20th overall in 50.45. The state meet will be Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Gi-ants Ridge in Biwabik.

Tax GuideTax & Accounting Services

2015

FIND

YOUR

TAX

SERVICES

HERE


LEGAL NOTICES

CITY OF EAGAN 2015 BUDGET SUMMARYThe purpose of this report is to provide summary 2015 budget information concerning the City of Eagan to

interested citizens. This is not the complete City budget; the complete City budget may be examined at the office of the Director of Finance at City Hall, 3830 Pilot Knob Road. The budget is available online at www.cityofeagan.com (click on City Services, then Finance) and at the Dakota County Library-Wescott Branch, 1340 Wescott Road. The City Council approved the Parks and Recreation Capital Improvement Budget on November 18, 2014; the General Fund on December 16, 2014, Special Revenue and Enterprise Fund budgets on December 2, 2014. This budget is published in accordance with Minn. Stat. Sec. 471.6965.

BUDGETED GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS2015

Budget2014

BudgetREVENUESTaxes $ 27,233,671 $ 26,240,661Special assessments 1,306,628 748,654Licenses and permits 1,789,300 1,780,200Intergovernmental revenues 1,928,905 987,386Charges for services 1,126,300 1,232,300Recreation charges 693,200 701,700Fines and forfeits 289,500 285,300Other revenues 1,029,270 748,700Program revenues 201,200 1,757,400Interest earnings 76,659 51,759Transfers In 1,186,300 -

36,860,933 34,534,060EXPENDITURESGeneral government $ 7,833,425 $ 6,834,400Public safety 15,546,300 15,510,600Streets and highways 4,351,000 3,856,800Parks and recreation 5,720,700 5,447,400Genl govt bldg maintenance 1,163,800 952,200G.O. debt service 2,156,834 1,654,317Miscellaneous 497,600 46,900Transfers Out - -

37,269,659 34,302,617Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures $ (408,726) $ 231,443Property tax levy requirement to fund this budget $ 26,125,789 $ 25,475,661

CITY OF EAGAN PUBLIC UTILITIES ENTERPRISES FUND

2015 ADOPTED BUDGET TOTALS TOTALS

Water

Sanitary

Sewer

Street

Lighting

Storm

Drainage/

Water

Quality

2015

BUDGET

2014

BUDGET

REVENUES Service fees and sales Other

Total revenues EXPENSES

Operating expense Depreciation

Total expensesOperating income

$ 4,598,000 60,200

4,658,200

5,254,600 2,210,000 7,464,600$ (2,806,400)

$ 6,561,000 11,000

6,572,000

6,989,800 704,000 7,693,800$ (1,121,800)

$ 653,000 -

653,000

670,700 12,800 683,500$ (30,500)

$ 1.468.500 45,000

1,513,500

1,109,900 1,150,300 2,260,200$ (746,700)

$ 13,280,500 116,200

13,396,700

14,025,000 4,077,100 18,102,100

(4,705,400)

$ 13,105,000 83,800

13,188,800

11,774,800 4,017,800 15,792,600

(2,603,800)NET NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE) (628,300) 1,414,000

Net Income $ (5,333,700) $ (1,189,800)

CITY OF EAGAN

CIVIC ARENA ENTERPRISE FUND

2015

BUDGET

2014

BUDGET

REVENUESFacility rental $ 674,000 $ 691,500Arena programs 252,500 255,000Concessions/merchandise 89,900 91,100Advertising sales 17,000 17,000Other - -

Total revenues $ 1,033,400 $ 1,054,600OPERATING EXPENSES

Personal services $ 534,500 $ 493,200Parts and supplies 48,000 49,000Cost of merchandise sales 45,500 45,000Services and other charges 247,400 236,100

Operating expenses 875,400 823,300Reserve for renewal & replacement 120,200 130,200NON-OPERATING DISBURSEMENTS

Debt service 25,600 99,400Capital outlay 12,200 1,700

Total non-operating disbursements 37,800 101,100Total expenses, reserve for renewal and

non-operating disbursements $ 1,033,400 $ 1,054,600

CITY OF EAGAN

AQUATIC FACILITY ENTERPRISE FUND

2015

BUDGET

2014

BUDGET

REVENUESDaily Admissions/season passes $ 662,900 $ 685,600Group sales 130,000 121,500Concessions/merchandise 237,000 220,300Other 41,500 40,000


Personal services $ 618,800 $ 621,500Parts and supplies 84,400 89,700Cost of merchandise sales 90,000 89,000Services and other charges 187,000 195,500

Total operating expenses 980,200 995,700Reserve for renewal and replacement 89,400 69,900NON-OPERATING DISBURSEMENTS

Debt service payments - -Capital outlay 1,800 1,800Replenish operating cash - -

Total non-operating disbursements 1,800 1,800Total expenses, reserve for renewal andnon-operating disbursements $ 1,071,400 $ 1,067,400

CITY OF EAGAN

COMMUNITY CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND

2015

BUDGET

2014

BUDGET

REVENUESMemberships $ 650,000 $ 610,000Group sales 38,500 40,000Daily admissions 100,000 105,000Concessions/merchandise 92,200 121,000Antenna leases 354,500 310,500Rent 364,000 383,800Other 173,500 189,500


Personal services $ 1,169,400 $ 1,141,900Parts and supplies 56,700 57,600Cost of merchandise sales 33,300 43,800Services and other charges 333,100 341,700

Total operating expenses 1,592,500 1,585,000Reserve for renewal & replacement 158,000 158,000NON-OPERATING DISBURSEMENTS

Capital outlay 22,200 16,800Total expenses, reserve for renewal andnon-operating disbursements $ 1,772,700 $ 1,759,800

CITY OF EAGAN

ACCESS EAGAN ENTERPRISE FUND

2015

BUDGET

2014

BUDGET

REVENUESState Grant $ - $ 2,600

Service Fees 111,500 86,500Total revenues $ 111,500 $ 89,100

OPERATING EXPENSESPersonal services $ 123,300 $ 107,300Parts and supplies 4,700 10,600Services and other charges 162,900 131,700

Total operating expenses 290,900 249,600NON-OPERATING DISBURSEMENTS

Capital outlay 64,000 204,200Construction projects 210,000 175,000

Total non-operating disbursements 274,000 379,200Total expenses, reserve for renewal andnon-operating disbursements $ 564,900 $ 628,800

Published in the Burnsville/Eagan February 6, 2015 344093

CITY OF BURNSVILLESUMMARY BUDGET STATEMENT

The purpose of this statement is to provide summary 2015 budget information of the City of Burnsville to interested citizens. The budget is published in accordance with MN Stat. Sec. 471.6965. The complete city budget may be examined at Burnsville Municipal Offices, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, MN 55337 dur-ing normal business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The City Council approved this budget on December 2, 2014.

Budgeted General Funds

2014OriginalBudget

2015AdoptedBudget

Revenues - General property taxes (net) $ 29,051,773 $ 30,212,911 Other taxes 1,268,500 1,318,500 Special assessments 3,011,782 3,096,189 Licenses & permits 1,880,862 1,918,115 Intergovernmental revenues - State 2,010,638 3,827,086 Federal 221,601 2,085,613 Other 1,110,104 1,362,390 Charges for services 4,745,139 4,922,739 Fines and forfeitures 449,000 453,750 Interest earnings 398,058 414,997 Other 1,752,860 1,849,252 Total Revenues 45,900,317 51,461,542 Program Expenditures - Current expenditures - General government 4,728,454 4,751,501 Public safety 19,503,710 20,357,738 Streets and highways 3,716,666 3,986,711 Culture and recreation 3,986,499 3,896,585 Conservation of natural resources 1,143,074 1,186,771 Economic development 192,683 203,880 Other unallocated 649,500 672,280 Capital outlay 11,433,983 20,082,985 Total Program Expenditures 45,354,569 55,138,451 Other Financing Sources - Proceeds from bond sales - 3,190,000 Interfund transfers - net 540,066 384,430 Total Other Financing Sources 540,066 3,574,430 Other Financing Uses - Debt Service - Principal 3,738,044 4,039,700 Interest and Fiscal Charges 1,266,795 1,335,476 Total Other Financing Uses 5,004,839 5,375,176 Increase (Decrease) in Fund Balance $ (3,919,025) $ (5,477,655)Change in Fund Balance General Fund $(424,844) $(315,807) Infrastructure Trust Fund Reserves (1,262,988) (3,028,084) Debt Service Funds (1,280,820) (1,235,868) Other General Operating Funds (950,373) (897,896)

$ (3,919,025) $ (5,477,655)Property Tax Levy General purposes $ 27,051,735 $ 28,050,362 Tax abatement 360,000 365,000 Debt service 1,036,838 1,169,349 EDA levy 542,500 567,500

$ 28,991,073 $ 30,152,211 Published in the Burnsville/Eagan February 6, 2015 345285

Continues Next Page

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mort-gage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: March 30, 2007

MORTGAGOR: Paul N. Ber-gener, a single person and Kristina Weier, a single person.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc..

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded April 16, 2007 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2509881.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Bank of America, N.A. successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP .

Dated December 30, 2010 Record-ed March 8, 2011, as Document No. 2790054.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100053030011235018LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Aegis Wholesale CorporationRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: Bank of America, N.A.MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 1039 Aston Circle, Burns-ville, MN 55337

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 02.84814.02.200LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: Lot 20, Block 2, Wood Park Plat 15

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $179,900.00

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE:

$254,837.53That prior to the commence-

ment of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by stat-ute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;

PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: March 19, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

fice, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Hwy 55, Lobby #S-100, Hastings, MN

to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including at-torneys’ fees allowed by law sub-ject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 21, 2015 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemp-tion period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: January 13, 2015Bank of America, N.A.Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688818 - 14-008588 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published inBurnsville/EaganJanuary 23, 30,

February 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015339616




DATE OF MORTGAGE: April 11, 2013MORTGAGOR: Brandon Coburn

and Elizabeth Coburn f/k/a Eliza-beth Skari, husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded April 22, 2013 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2945023.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated October 22, 2014 Recorded October 29, 2014, as Document No. 3036321.






Bell State Bank & TrustRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 12973 Harriet Avenue South, Burnsville, MN 55337


PROPERTY:Lot 2, Block 3, Brittany Heights,

Dakota County, Minnesota.COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY

IS LOCATED: DakotaORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF MORTGAGE: $139,600.00AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED

TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE:




DATE AND TIME OF SALE: February 24, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-



TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on August 24, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.


“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-

ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: December 19, 2014JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688830 - 14-008012 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published inBurnsville/Eagan

January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2015

331199

CITY OF EAGANINVITATION FOR BIDS

SEWER LINE RENOVATIONSealed bids will be received by

the City of Eagan, Minnesota, at the Eagan Utility Facility located at 3419 Coachman Point, Eagan, MN 55122, until 11:00 a.m., C.S.T., on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the fur-nishing of all labor and materials and all else necessary for the fol-lowing:

Sewer Line Renovation for Cured-In-Place Pipe

City Contract No. 15-07Involving Approximately:7,544 lineal feet of sanitary sew-

er pipePlans and specifications, pro-

posal forms and contract docu-ments may be seen at the Eagan Utility Facility located at 3419 Coachman Point, Eagan, MN 55122, Phone (651) 675-5200. Contractors desiring a copy of the plans and specifications and pro-posal forms may obtain them from the Eagan Utility Facility for $60.00

Each bid shall be accompanied by a bidder’s bond naming the City of Eagan as obligee, a certi-fied check payable to the Clerk of the City of Eagan or a cash deposit equal to at least five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, which shall be forfeited to the City in the event that the bidder fails to enter into a contract.

The City Council reserves the right to retain the deposits of the three lowest bidders for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days after the date and time set for the opening of the bids. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after the date and time set for the opening of bids.

Payment for the work will be by cash or check.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive ir-regularities and informalities therein and further reserves the right to award the contract to the best in-terests of the City.Christina Scipioni, City ClerkCity of Eagan

Published in Burnsville/EaganFebruary 6, 2015

344466




DATE OF MORTGAGE: June 25, 2009MORTGAGOR: Jean M. Jones

and Frederick R. Jones, Jr., wife and husband.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded July 2, 2009 Dakota County Recorder, Docu-ment No. 2668417.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-


LEGAL NOTICES

TE OF MINAATSTTA(BURNSVILLE-EAGAN-SANOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 191

ANNESOTTAAGE)VVAGAN-SAAV

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTIONINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 191

facilovpr

facilpto

tion (Bur

Indepeof d boarschool the Shall NOYES

AL OF SCHOOL DAPPROVVA

SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1

2015, for the purpose of voting on the following questions:Minnesota, of State ville-Eagan-Savage),

Independent for and in held be will and a that GIVEN HEREBY IS NOTICE

TE OF MINAATSTTA

that tthat w

-imdand s

0,000 -bliga

191 No. District School endent

AL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND ISSUE


2015, for the purpose of voting on the following questions:24, February , uesdayTon Minnesota,

-ns(Bur191 No. District School Independent called been has election special

ANNESOTTA

amouEaga

ThTO FUND TECHNOLOGY

AL PROJEAL OF CAPITTAAPPROVVA


AX INCREATY TTAING FOR A PROPER

BALLOT THIS ON “YES” VOTING BY

ous schools?of constructiontheand facilities and

conemr

ditioCensite;facil

Thethe

ville-TO FUND TECHNOLOGY

TIONECT LEVY AUTHORIZAAT


AX INCREASE.

-VOTT-ARE YOU QUESTION, BALLOT

-varito entriesolledcontre secursites and n the d

-adf ationthat t

ease in your presult in an incrtion 2 will rQuestion District School either of Passage

AX INCREATY TTAING FOR A PROPER

BALLOT THIS ON “YES” VOTING BY

Independent School District No. 191 be apprauthorization levy oject prcapital the Shall

NO

technnance

thby over rized paya

opopramou

operty taxes.ease in your pr-QuesDistrict School or 1 Question

AX INCREASE.

-VOTT-ARE YOU QUESTION, BALLOT

oved?Independent School District No. 191 be approf d boarthe by oposed prauthorization

of s-nte

sed ded

-thoaxesThe

2250 DifJohn Metcalf Junior High SchoolCOMBINED POLLING PLACE:

, Minnesota.P-09 and P-14; Dakota Countythe in located 191 No. District School

serves place polling combined This Bur613 E. 130th StrGideon Pond Elementary SchoolCOMBINED POLLING PLACE:

, Minnesota.P-11, P-12 and P-16; Dakota Countythe in located 191 No. District School

serves place polling combined This Bur13409 Upton AEdwarCOMBINED POLLING PLACE:

served by those polling places will be as follows:for places polling combined The

ease in your pr

fley Road2250 DifJohn Metcalf Junior High School

, Minnesota.P-08, P-06, nsville, Burof City the

Independent in territory all serves nsville, MN 55337

eet613 E. 130th StrGideon Pond Elementary School

, Minnesota.P-07, P-02, nsville, Burof City the


venue409 Upton AAvd Neill Elementary SchoolEdwar

served by those polling places will be as follows:ecincts prthe and election this

operty taxes.ease in your pr

the in located 191 No. District School serves place polling combined This Bur13109 County Road 5Vista View Elementary SchoolCOMBINED POLLING PLACE:

nsville, P-01, P-05 and P-10; Dakota Countythe City of Burthe in located 191 No. District School

serves place polling combined This Bur2801 River Hills DriveSioux TCOMBINED POLLING PLACE:

, Minnesota.P-9A and P-9B; Dakota Countythe in located 191 No. District School serves place polling combined This Bur2250 Dif

and P-04 P-03, nsville, Burof City Independent in territory all serves

nsville, MN 5533713109 County Road 5Vista View Elementary School

, Minnesota.nsville, P-01, P-05 and P-10; Dakota Countyand P-5A, , alleyVVaApple of City the


2801 River Hills Driverail Elementary SchoolSioux T

, Minnesota.P-5B, P-5A, P-04, Eagan, of City


fley Road2250 Dif

designated place polling combined the at tion school the in esiding rvoter eligible Any

and the City of Shakopee, P-4 and P-12A; Scott Countythe in located 191 No. District School serves place polling combined This Savage, MN 5537813875 Glendale RoadHidden VCOMBINED POLLING PLACE:

, Minnesota.P-8; Scott Countythe in located 191 No. District School serves place polling combined This Savage, MN 5537814400 O’Connell RoadHarriet Bishop Elementary SchoolCOMBINED POLLING PLACE:

, Minnesota.P-17; Dakota Countythe in located 191 No. District School

ecinct prthe for above designated -elecsaid at vote may district school

, Minnesota.and the City of Shakopee, P-4 and P-12A; Scott CountyP-7, and P-2 P-1, Savage, of City

Independent in territory all serves Savage, MN 5537813875 Glendale Road

alley Elementary Schoolden VVa

and P-6 P-4, P-3, Savage, of City Independent in territory all serves

Savage, MN 5537814400 O’Connell RoadHarriet Bishop Elementary School

and P-04 P-03, nsville, Burof City

February 6, 13, 2015 345726nsville/Eagan Published in Bur

State of Minnesotansville-Eagan-Savage)(Bur

Independent School District No. 191School District Clerk/s/ DeeDee CurrierBY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARDDated: November 13, 2014.

.polling place on election daymay individual ed egisterunrAn tion. vote to ed egisterrbe must voter A

said election.at close will and a.m. o’clock 7:00 at

polls The esides. rshe or he which in place polling

February 6, 13, 2015 345726nsville/Eagan

BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD

combined the at vote to egister r-electhis in vote to eligible be to

of date the on p.m. o’clock 8:00 opened be will election said for polls prdesignated

Continues Next Page

GAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated January 16, 2014 Recorded January 23, 2014, as Document No. 2995688.






Summit Mortgage CorporationRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 4215 Juniper Point, Ea-gan, MN 55122


PROPERTY: Lot 34, Block 1, Boul-der Ridge CIC No. 303 Boulder Ridge Home Owners Association







DATE AND TIME OF SALE: April 10, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-


to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attor-neys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal rep-resentatives or assigns unless re-duced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE

PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on October 12, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.


“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”

Dated: January 30, 2015JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688830 - 14-008418 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published in Burnsville/Eagan

February 6, 13, 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2015

346109




DATE OF MORTGAGE: November 25, 2005MORTGAGOR: Walberto Al-

fredo Menjivar, a single person.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc..DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Filed December 7, 2005, Dakota County Registrar of Titles, Document No. 580592 on Certificate of Title No. 138293.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as successor in interest to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Bear Stearns As-set Backed Securities, Bear Stea-rns ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-through Certificates, Series 2006-2. Dated May 11, 2012 Filed May 24, 2012, as Document No. T696830.

Said Mortgage being upon Reg-istered Land.





MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: 1st Mariner Bank

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER:

Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 14604 Greenridge Lane, Burnsville, MN 55306

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 027120003080LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: Lot 8, Block 3 in Southcross Heights 1st Addition, Dakota County, Minnesota.









to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attor-neys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal rep-resentatives or assigns unless re-duced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 3, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemp-tion period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.


“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: December 22, 2014The Bank of New York Mellon, as TrusteeMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688838 - 14-008102 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


January 9, 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 2015

331782


(BURNSVILLE-EAGAN-SAVAGE)

STATE OF MINNESOTAPUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF TESTING OF OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Independent School District No. 191 (Burnsville-Eagan-Savage) shall perform a public accuracy test of the optical scan voting system to be used in the District’s Febru-ary 24, 2015 special election. The test shall be conducted at: Admin-istrative Services Center ISD 191, 100 River Ridge Court, Burnsville, Minnesota on February 18, 2015 at 2:00 o’clock p.m. Interested in-dividuals are authorized to attend and observe. If you have any ques-tions, please contact Jami Kenney at 952-707-2005.Dated: November 13, 2014 BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARDBy: /s/ DeeDee Currie School District ClerkIndependent School District No. 191 (Burnsville-Eagan-Savage)State of Minnesota


340694


THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS

NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that

default has occurred in conditions of the following described mort-gage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: April 11, 2005MORTGAGOR: Layla Molloy, a single person.MORTGAGEE: First Residential

Mortgage Corporation.DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Recorded June 1, 2005 Dakota County Recorder, Docu-ment No. 2326793.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Inter Savings Bank, FSB. Dated April 11, 2005 Recorded June 1, 2005, as Docu-ment No. 2326794. And thereafter assigned to: Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. Dated April 11, 2005 Recorded July 27, 2005, as Document No. 2344149.

TRANSACTION AGENT: NONETRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE

LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: First Residential Mortgage Corporation


U.S. Bank National AssociationMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 159 Riverwoods Lane, Burnsville, MN 55337


PROPERTY:Lot 3, Block 12, Townhouse Vil-

lage at River Woods 3rd Addition, Dakota County, MN




$149,924.29 That prior to the commence-






TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on October 1, 2015 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.



Dated: January 21, 2015Minnesota Housing Finance Agen-cyMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-6888135 - 14-008787 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


January 30, February 6, 13, 20, 27, March 6, 2015

342827

CITY OF BURNSVILLEPUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC HEARINGA Public Hearing will be held on

February 9, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commission, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the applica-tion of the City of Burnsville for a Conditional Use Permit for grading & filling in the Floodplain & Shore-land Districts for a regional trail along the MN River at 1400 Black Dog Rd.

The application will be sched-uled for the next appropriate City Council meeting following the Plan-ning Commission meeting.

All persons desiring to speak on this application are encouraged to attend. For more information concerning this request, please contact Planner Deb Garross (952) 895-4446 at the City of Burnsville.Deb Garross On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission


January 30, February 6, 2015342848



NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mort-

gage:DATE OF MORTGAGE: November 1, 2006MORTGAGOR: Daniel Nelson, unmarried.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for US Mortgage Invest-ments of New Prague, Inc. its suc-cessors and assigns.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded November 13, 2006 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2475076.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank, N.A. Dated December 8, 2010 Recorded December 30, 2010, as Document No. 2775727.





MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: US Mortgage In-vestments of New Prague, Inc.


U.S. Bank National AssociationMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 10900 Southview Drive, Burnsville, MN 55337


PROPERTY: Lot 1, Block 3, River Hills 2nd Addition, Dakota County, Minnesota.










TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 28, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemp-tion period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.



Dated: October 30, 2014U.S. Bank National AssociationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688819 - 14-006229 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


January 30, February 6, 13, 20, 27, March 6, 2015

342813

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclu-sive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable customers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

ASSUMED NAME: Causy Taylor Literary PublishingPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 1207 Spoonbill CircleEagan, MN 55123NAMEHOLDER(S): Catherine Dehdashti1207 Spoonbill CircleEagan, MN 55123I, the undersigned, certify that

I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the appli-cable chapter of Minnesota Stat-utes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.DATE FILED: January 24, 2015SIGNED BY: Catherine Dehdashti






DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 27, 2006MORTGAGOR: Kenneth Wash-

ington and Tracy Prater Washing-ton, husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc..

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Filed September 7, 2006, Dakota County Registrar of Titles, Document No. 597194 on Certificate of Title No. 140811.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Bank of America, N.A. successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP. Dated January 29, 2009 Filed February 3, 2009 , as Document No. T638635 and by document dated October 20, 2011, filed November 1, 2011 as docu-ment no. T686384.

Said Mortgage being upon Reg-istered Land.





MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STAT-ED ON MORTGAGE: Bell America Mortgage LLC dba Bell Mortgage

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Bank of America, N.A.

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 3205 Jurdy Court S, Ea-gan, MN 55121

TAX PARCEL I.D. #:10.20960.04.250LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:Lot 25, Block 4, DonnywoodCOUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY

IS LOCATED: DakotaORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF MORTGAGE: $190,100.00AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED

TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE:

$218,627.55 That prior to the commence-






TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 3, 2015 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.



Dated: December 23, 2014Bank of America, N.A.Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688818 - 14-008272 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


January 9, 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 2015

334052


SPECIAL BOARD MINUTESJANUARY 20, 2015

This is a summary of the Inde-pendent School District No. 194 Special Board of Education Meet-ing on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The special meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. All board members and administrators were present except Exec Dir Molesky.

Discussions: 2015 funding pri-orities; FY16 preliminary budget; Impact Academy; Final review and feedback of community survey; 2015 special board of education meeting schedule.

Meeting adjourned at 8:06 p.m.Published in

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganFebruary 6, 2015

343441


LEGAL NOTICES




DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 7, 2003MORTGAGOR: David G. Wil-

liams and Janice Lynn Williams, Husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Allstate Home Mortgage.DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Recorded September 8, 2003 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2105475.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: National City Mortgage Co.. Dated May 7, 2003 Recorded September 8, 2003, as Document No. 2105476. And thereafter assigned to: PNC Bank, National Association. Dat-ed December 11, 2014 Recorded January 9, 2015, as Document No. 3046634.

TRANSACTION AGENT: NONETRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE

LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Allstate Home MortgageRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: PNC Bank, National AssociationMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 2700 125th Street E, Burnsville, MN 55337


PROPERTY: Lot 1, Block 1, Coun-try Wood Estates







DATE AND TIME OF SALE: April 3, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-



TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on October 5, 2015 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.



Dated: January 27, 2015PNC Bank, National AssociationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-68884 - 14-007499 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


February 6, 13, 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2015

345710


REGULAR BOARD MINUTESJANUARY 8, 2015

This is a summary of the Burns-ville-Eagan-Savage Regular School Board Meeting on Thursday, Janu-ary 8, 2015, with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd191.org or the District Office at 100 River Ridge Court, Burnsville, MN.

The meeting was held at the Di-amondhead Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville, MN, 55337 and was called to order by Chair Schmid at 6:32 p.m. Board members present: Alt, Currier, Van-denBoom, Schmid, Hill, Luth and Sweep. Superintendent Gothard, Student Representative Davidson, administrators, staff and members of the public were also present. Hill led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Annual Organization of the School Board approved recom-mendations: VandenBoom elected chairperson and began chairing the meeting; Luth elected vice chairperson; Currier elected clerk; Alt elected treasurer; board sala-ries kept at $500 per month and the chairperson receives an ad-ditional $50.00 per month; regu-lar board meetings commence at 6:30 p.m. at Diamondhead Educa-tion Center and cablecast on Jan. 22, 2015; Feb. 12, 2015; Feb. 26, 2015; March 12, 2015; April 9, 2015; April 23, 2015; May 14, 2015; May 28, 2015; June 11, 2015; June 25, 2015; Aug. 13, 2015; Aug. 27, 2015; Sept. 10, 2015; Sept. 24, 2015; Oct. 8, 2015; Oct. 22, 2015; Nov. 5, 2015; Nov. 19, 2015; Dec. 3, 2015; Dec. 17, 2015; Jan. 14, 2016; Jan. 28, 2016; Feb. 11, 2016; Feb. 25, 2016; March 10, 2016; March 24, 2016; April 14, 2016; April 28, 2016; May 12, 2016; May 26, 2016; June 9, 2016; June 23, 2016; Aug. 11, 2016; and August 25, 2016; adopt a resolution au-thorizing the business manager to enter into electronic (telephone) fund transfer agreements with the district’s official depositories; adopt a resolution authorizing the use of facsimile signatures on payroll and claim checks and use of facsimile signatures be authorized for indi-vidual personnel contracts covered by board adopted master agree-ments; and designate as official depositories of the district for 2015 U.S. Bank of Minneapolis, Minne-sota School Districts Liquid Asset Fund Plus, MN Trust, Associated Bank, WI and East West Bank, NA.

Reports presented: Vision One91 from Superintendent Joe Gothard, Director of Technology Doug Johnson and Instructional Technology Coordinator Rachel Gorton. Verbal updates were given by Davidson, Gothard, Sweep, Alt, Luth, Hill, Currier, Schmid, and Van-denBoom.

The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes, per-sonnel changes, donations, report on Absentee Ballot Board; resolu-tion to delegate the absentee ballot board to Dakota County Elections; second reading of Board Policies 516, 521, 522 and 532 and rescind policies JLCD, AC and JFCB; and schedule a board retreat on Friday, March 6, 2015, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Oak Ridge Conference Cen-ter (One Oak Ridge Drive, Chaska, MN.

Recommended actions ap-proved: agenda; contract with the Center for Efficient School Opera-tions (CESO) for purposes of trans-portation routing and oversight through June 30, 2017.

The meeting adjourned at 7:49 p.m.


343478


REGULAR BOARD MINUTESJANUARY 13, 2015

This is a summary of the Inde-

pendent School District No. 194 Regular Board of Education Meet-ing on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. All board members and administrators were present.

Oath of Office was administrat-ed to newly elected members.

Officers were elected: Michelle Volk-Chair, Terry Lind-ViceChair, Kathy Lewis-Clerk, Bob Erickson-Treasurer

Public Comment: Jackie Craig, 16190 Inglewood Drive, shared concerns regarding open meeting law.

Consent agenda items ap-proved: Minutes of the meetings on December 9 & 15; employment recommendations, leave requests and resignations; payment of bills & claims; donations; fieldtrips; early graduation students and alt facili-ties change orders.

Reports presented: First reading policy 105-Strategic Planning for Continuous Improvement; Quarter 2 budget update.

Approved actions: 2015-16 high school program of studies; Sal-ary/mileage for board members for 2015; Dates/times for regular board of education meetings; Board com-mittee assignments for 2015; Offi-cial school district publication; Dis-trict legal counsel; Organizational matters related to business office functions.

Adjournment at 9:19 p.m. Published in

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganFebruary 6, 2015

343436

CITY OF EAGANINVITATION FOR BIDS

WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS

WELL REHABILITATIONSealed bids will be received by

the City of Eagan, Minnesota, at the Eagan Utility Facility located at 3419 Coachman Point, Eagan, MN 55122, until 11:30 a.m., C.S.T., on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the fur-nishing of all labor and materials and all else necessary for the fol-lowing:

Well Rehabilitation for Wells #6, 13 and 16

City Contract No. 15-06Plans and specifications, pro-

posal forms and contract docu-ments may be seen at the Eagan Utility Facility located at 3419 Coachman Point, Eagan, MN 55122, Phone (651) 675-5200. Contractors desiring a copy of the plans and specifications and pro-posal forms may obtain them from the Eagan Utility Facility.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a bidder’s bond naming the City of Eagan as obligee, a certi-fied check payable to the Clerk of the City of Eagan or a cash deposit equal to at least five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, which shall be forfeited to the City in the event that the bidder fails to enter into a contract.

The City Council reserves the right to retain the deposits of the three lowest bidders for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days after the date and time set for the opening of the bids. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after the date and time set for the opening of bids.

Payment for the work will be by cash or check.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive ir-regularities and informalities therein and further reserves the right to award the contract to the best in-terests of the City.Christina Scipioni, City ClerkCity of Eagan


344557

CITY OF BURNSVILLEPUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC HEARINGA Public Hearing will be held on

February 9, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commission, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the applica-tion of Lintor LLC for a Planned Unit Development Amendment to construct the remaining four town-homes located at the northwest corner of 125th Street West and 1st Avenue South.

The application will be sched-

uled for the next appropriate City Council meeting following the Plan-ning Commission meeting.

All persons desiring to speak on this application are encouraged to attend. For more information concerning this request, please contact Planner Chris Slania (952) 895-4451 at the City of Burnsville.Chris Slania On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission



NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALENotice is hereby given that on

March 18, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at 14750 W. Burnsville Parkway, Lot 141, City of Burnsville, County of Dakota, Minnesota 55306 the fol-lowing property will be sold by pub-lic auction by the Sheriff of Dakota County:

A 1970 REDMAN Manufactured Home, VIN number 190724

and any contents therein or about the premises.

This sale will be held to satisfy a claim upon the above described property held by Arbor Vista MHC. Upon information and belief, this property is owned by David Hofst-edt located at 14750 W. Burnsville Parkway, Lot 141, City of Burns-ville, County of Dakota, Minnesota 55306.

A Writ of Recovery of the Prem-ises was issued by the Dakota County District Court on Novem-ber 13, 2014, in favor of Arbor Vista MHC, and against Tammy Lynn Jackson, Spring Hofstedt, Starr Hofstedt, and Stone Putnam, the then current occupants of the Premises, and was executed by the Dakota County Sheriff. The amount of the claim against the above referenced property is $2,520.00 computed to the date of the sale at the rate of $20.00 per day, ex-clusive of the expenses of making said sale.

The grounds for the lien held by Arbor Vista MHC are as stated in M.S.A. §§514.18 (1) and (4), 514.19(2), and 504B.271(1), in that Arbor Vista is holding and storing the personal property described above to its preservation and care. Dated: January 27, 2015 CONLAN LAW GROUP, PLLCMick L. Conlan1600 Hopkins CrossroadMinnetonka, MN 55305

Published in Burunsville/Eagan

January 30, February 6, 13, 2015343173

NOTICE OF SALEThe personal property described

as follows, to-wit: 2007 Pontiac, VIN# 2G2WR554171151943 will be sold at public auction by the Hen-nepin County Sheriff on the 13th day of March, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at Oscar Auto Body in the City of Minneapolis, County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, to pay and satisfy a lien which is claimed to be due thereon from Sybil Wilkins, 1575 W Hwy 13, Burnsville, MN 55337 as the owner thereof to Oscar Auto Body, Inc in the sum of $3,483.00 Dollars computed to the last day of said sale, exclusive of the expenses of said sale and of the advertising thereof, together with the necessary expenses of ad-vertising and making said sale; and that the grounds of said lien are as follows, to-wit: storage.Dated: January 26, 2015Oscar Auto Body2827 First Ave SMpls, MN 55408


February 6, 13, 20, 2015345408


ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS2015 PAVEMENT

REHABILITATION, MULTIPLE SITES

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the 2015 Pavement Rehabilitation by Independent School District 191, at the Administrative Service Center Conference Room, 100 River Ridge Court, Burnsville, MN 55337, until 11:00 a.m. local time on February 23, 2015, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

In general, the Base Bid consists of mill and overlay, crack seal, se-alcoat, and re-striping to parking lots and drives at multiple sites throughout the District. Concrete and guard railing repairs at loading dock is also to be included in the Base Bid.

Bidding Documents have been prepared by SRI Consultants Inc. (SRI), 3380 Annapolis Lane North, Suite #100, Plymouth, MN 55447 (telephone: 763-533-2727) and will be available on February 2, 2015, at 12:00 p.m. To order documents and view project information such as Drawings, Specification, updated plan holder list, addenda and bid results, visit the Franz Reprograph-ics 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 public projects. Once you have selected the project, please review the Bid Info for information on ordering documents. To receive Electronic Downloads, Bid Ad-denda and Shipped Order Confir-mations for this project, you must make the following email address a Safe Sender in your Outlook Email: [email protected] These notifications are sent from this email address, not from the email address of SRI Consultants or Franz Reprographics. If you do not do this, your email server may block the receipt of these notifica-tions. To make an email address a Safe Sender, please do the follow-ing: With the Inbox of Microsoft Outlook open, select the Actions drop-down menu across the top of the Outlook screen. Then select Junk E-mail, and then select Junk E-mail Options. Next select the Safe Senders tab and then select the Add button. You can then type in: [email protected] and click OK. There is a ? (Help) but-ton in the upper right hand corner you can select for assistance with using the Online Plan Room. If you still have problems, please contact Franz Reprographics by phone at 763-503-3401.

Documents may also be re-viewed at SRI, McGraw Hill Con-struction Plan Room, Reed Con-struction Data Plan Room and the Builders Exchanges of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

A pre-bid conference will be held on February 12, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. in the main office conference room at the Facilities and Grounds Office at 100 River Ridge Court, Burnsville, MN. Attendees are to meet at the front door. In the inter-est of all parties present at the pre-bid conference, cell phone use will not be permitted.

A Bid Bond or Certified Check for 5% of the maximum bid pay-able to Independent School District 191, is required as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the Bidder will execute and file the proposed contract and provide 100% Perfor-mance and Payment Bonds within ten (10) days after the award of the Contract. The Certified Check will be returned to the Bidder as soon as the Contract and Bonds are ex-ecuted. If, after ten (10) days, the Bidder shall fail to execute said Contract and Bonds, the Certified Check or Bid Bond shall be forfeit-ed to Independent School District 191, as liquidated damages.

The Owner reserves the right to waive irregularities 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, liqui-dated damages in the amount of Five-Hundred-Dollars ($500.00) per day will be assessed against the Contract if the project is not com-pleted on the dates indicated.

This Advertisement for Bids is issued by the authority of Indepen-dent School District 191.




BURNSVILLE, EAGAN, SAVAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT

191 CALL FOR BIDS 2015 ROOF REHABILITATIONNotice is hereby given that

sealed bids will be received for the 2015 Roof Rehabilitation by Inde-pendent School District 191, at the Administrative Services Center, 100 River Ridge Court, Burnsville, MN 55337, until 10:00 a.m., local time on Monday, February 23, 2015 at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

In general, the work consists of the removal of the existing roof systems and associated materi-als on approximately 156,200 ft of the facilities and installation of new roofing systems as specified. It is the Owner’s intent to award the

project to lowest responsive Base Bid. The Responsible Contractor that provides the lowest responsive Base Bid is required to provide a roofing crew for each of the schools included in the Base Bid working simultaneously within the District, fully equipped and staged at mul-tiple sites, consisting of 8 to 10 la-borers per crew until completion of the Contract or as directed by the Owner’s Representative.

Bidding Documents have been prepared by SRI Consultants Inc. (SRI), 3380 Annapolis Lane North, Suite #100, Plymouth, MN 55447 (telephone: 763-533-2727) and will be available on February 2, 2015, at 12:00 p.m. To order documents and view project information such as Drawings, Specification, updated plan holder list, addenda and bid results, visit the Franz Reprograph-ics 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 public projects. Once you have selected the project, please review the Bid Package Informa-tion for ordering documents. To receive Electronic Downloads, Bid Addenda and Shipped Order Con-firmations for this project, you must make the following email address a Safe Sender in your Outlook Email: [email protected] These notifi-cations are sent from this email ad-dress, not from the email address of SRI Consultants or Franz Repro-graphics. If you do not do this, your email server may block the receipt of these notifications. 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 the top of the Outlook screen. Then select Junk E-mail, and then select Junk E-mail Op-tions. Next select the Safe Senders tab and then select the Add button. You can then type in: [email protected] and click OK. There is a ? (help) button in the upper right hand corner you can select for as-sistance with using the Online Plan Room. If you still have problems, please contact Franz Reprograph-ics by phone at 763-503-3401.

Documents may also be re-viewed at SRI, McGraw Hill Con-struction Plan Room, Reed Con-struction Data Plan Room and the Minnesota Builders Exchange. A pre-bid conference will be held on Thursday, February 12, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in Conference Room A, at the Administrative Services Center located at 100 River Ridge Court, Burnsville, MN 55337. At-tendees shall meet at the main en-trance.

All interested bidders must submit with their bid a statement signed under oath by an owner or officer verifying compliance with each of the minimum criteria in subdivision 3 of Minnesota Statute 16C.285.

A Bid Bond or Certified Check for 5% of the maximum bid pay-able to Independent School District 191 is required as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the Bidder will execute and file the proposed contract and provide 100% Perfor-mance and Payment Bonds within ten (10) days after the award of the Contract. The Certified Check will be returned to the Bidder as soon as the Contract and Bonds are ex-ecuted. If, after ten (10) days, the Bidder shall fail to execute said Contract and Bonds, the Certified Check or Bid Bond shall be forfeit-ed to Independent School District 191, as liquidated damages.

The Owner reserves the right to waive irregularities 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.

As indicated in the Bidding Documents and at the Owner’s dis-cretion, liquidated damages in the amount of Five-Hundred-Dollars ($500.00) per calendar 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 Indepen-dent School District 191. Mr. Glenn Simon Independent School District 191



Lenten kickoff in Eagan Author Sally Howell Johnson will talk about her book, “The Practicing Life: Simple Acts. Sacred Living,” as a kickoff to the Lenten season at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at Advent United Methodist Church, 3945 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan. The free event is open to all. Johnson is the minister of worship and spiritual formation at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church. “The Practicing Life: Simple Acts. Sacred Living” offers insight and inspi-ration for a connection of mind, body and spirit. The book will be available for purchase. It is also available through Kirk House Publishers, www.kirkhouse.com.

Lenten retreat at St. Joe’s The Rev. Bob Schwartz, priest of the Archdiocese and weekend assistant at Church of St. Joseph in Rosemount, will lead a Lenten retreat on St. Joe’s core values over three separate Friday evenings. Feb. 20: Prayer and Worship.

March 6: Being One in Christ and Respect for All People. March 20: Evangelizing, Service and Life Long Learning. Friday stations in the church begin at 5:30 p.m. The Lenten soup suppers be-gin at 6 p.m. and Schwartz will begin his retreat talks shortly after. There is no cost. Church of St. Joseph is at 13900 Biscayne Ave. W., Rosemount, 651-423-4402, www.stjosephcommunity.org.

Tai chi and chai tea at Grace Grace United Methodist Church, 15309 Maple Island Drive, Burnsville, will offer the Arthritis Foundation’s Tai Chi Program. Classes will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 24 to April 7. They will be followed by an optional time for tea and conversation. Past participants in this program have reported decreased joint pain and stress, increased range of motion and improved balance. Cost is $35. Scholarships are avail-able. To register, call Tracy at 952-215-7052 or sign up online at www.appar-entplan.org.

Religion Library celebrating Black History Month Dakota County Li-brary will use history, mu-sic and poetry to celebrate Black History Month in February with a variety of programs. Local programs include: Meet the Author Susan Follett, 6-8:30 p.m. Tues-day, Feb. 17, Rosemount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail, Rose-mount. A panel discus-sion about Susan Follett’s debut novel, “The Fog Machine,” which explores the price of freedom in

racially charged Missis-sippi in 1964. Follett, 1964 Freedom Summer veteran Gail Falk, and Freedom School student/activist Anthony Harris will dis-cuss “Stories from Civil Rights History, Then and Now.” Follett will sell and sign copies of her book, and the Soulful Sounds Gospel Choir will sing. Tracks of New Think-ing, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sat-urday, Feb. 21, Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Expe-

rience the legacy of Afri-can-American poetry and music with Anita Ruth and T. Mychael Rambo. Discover the beauty of the compositions and the power of language in com-municating ideas, experi-ences and emotions. These programs are funded by Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heri-tage Fund. For more in-formation, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library and search Black History Month.

Library launches literacy campaign Dakota County Li-brary is launching Raise a Reader, a campaign to increase awareness of the importance of early child-hood literacy. The library’s online resources, children’s sto-rytimes, and music and theater programs help children develop early lit-eracy skills. Programs are offered specifically for parents and caregivers to discover

the five practices that pre-pare kids for learning to read — talking, singing, reading, writing and play-ing. 30 Ways to Raise a Reader, 7-8 p.m. Wednes-day, Feb. 18, at Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Every Child Ready to Read, 10 a.m. to noon Sat-urday, March 7, at Farm-ington Library, 508 Third St., Farmington.

All nine Library branches have been updat-ed with brightly colored displays featuring inspir-ing characters that will encourage young minds to let their imaginations take them somewhere new with every book they dive into. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library and search “Raise a Reader.”


a u t o • e m p l o y m e n t • r e a l e s t a t e • b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s

-- or --TO PLACE YOUR ADAds may be placed Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Apple Valley location and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Eden Prairie location.

Deadline: Display: Tuesday 4 pm* Line Ads: Wednesday 12 pm* * Earlier on holiday weeks

By Phone: 952-846-2000 or 952-392-6888

By FAX: 952-846-2010 or 952-941-5431

By Mail: 15322 Galaxie Ave., Ste. 219 Apple Valley, MN 55124

10917 Valley View Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344

In Person: Visit our Apple Valley or Eden Prairie office to place your Classified ad, make a payment, or pick up your Garage Sale Kit.

Website: sunthisweek.com or minnlocal.com

Email: [email protected]

SERVICES & POLICIESSun Thisweek reserves the right to edit, refuse, reject or can-cel any ad at any time. Errors must be reported on the first day of the publication, and Sun Thisweek will be responsible for no more than the cost of the space occupied by the error and only the first insertion. We shall not be liable for any loss or expense that results from the publication or omission of an advertisement.HOW TO PAY We gladly accept VISA, American Express, Mastercard, Discover, personal checks, and cash.

INDEX

Garage Sales Transportation$54• 3 lines, 4 weeks, All zones• Additional lines: $7.00• Private party only

Merchandise Mover $54• 3 lines, 4 weeks, All zones• Additional lines: $7.00• Merchandise $151.00 or more

$50 Package• 3 line ad• 2 week run• FREE Garage Sale Kit*• Metro Wide Coverage – 318,554 homes

$42 Package

$52 Package• 3 line ad• 2 week run• FREE Garage Sale Kit*• Metro Wide Coverage – 318,554 homes• Rain Insurance – we will re-run your ad up to two weeks FREE if your sale is rained out.

Additional Lines $10.00Ads will also appear on sunthisweek & minnlocal.com each Wednesday by 9:00 a.m.

*Garage Sale Kits can be picked up at the

Eden Prairie office.

classifieds• Wheels 1010-1070• Sporting 1510-1580• Farm 2010-2080• Pets 2510-2520• Announcements 3010-3090• Merchandise 3510-3630• Sales 4010-4030• Rentals/Real Estate 4510-4650• Services 5010-5440• Employment 5510-2280• Network Ads 6010

2510 Pets 2510 Pets

1020 Junkers& Repairables


5170 Concrete/Mason-ry/Waterproofing


4540 Senior Rentals 4540 Senior Rentals

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters

5370 Painting &Decorating

5310 HomeImprovement



5310 HomeImprovement



powered by ecm publishers local classifieds

HandyMan?Man?

need a

theadspider.comThe Ad Spider is your source for local classifi ed listings from over 200 Minnesota communities.

1000 WHEELS


$225+ for most Vehicles Free Towing

651-769-0857

$$$ UP TO $7,500 $$$Junkers & Repairables

More if Saleable. MN Licensed

www.crosstownauto.net 612-861-3020 651-645-7715

Sun•Thisweek Classifieds952-846-2000

TURN YOUR CAR INTO

CASH!

2500 PETS

2510 Pets

Schnauzer Pups AKC Males. Chk Facebook: m a r l y s’s s c h n a u z e r s $600 952-469-4189

3500 MERCHANDISE

3540 Firewood

Ideal FirewoodEnd of season sale! Quality Dry Oak & Oak Mix 4’x8’x16” $120; or 2/$220. Free delivery952-881-2122 763-381-1269

3580 Household/Furnishings

Futon Set & room sized rug, darker green. Good cond. 952-322-1805

3600 MiscellaneousFor Sale

Gold Elements Age Treat-ment. New! Complete set plus more! 1/2 Price or best offer. 651-329-6468, lv. msg.

3610 MiscellaneousWanted

* WANTED * US Coins, Collections, Proof & Mint Sets. Also Currency

& Tokens & Gold Coins Will Travel. 30 yrs exp

Cash! Dick 612-986-2566

4000 SALES

4030 Garage& Estate Sales

3 Sisters Estate ServicesPlanning to liquidate the estate of a relative? FREE home walk-thru Estate Sale Appraisals. Reliable, qual-ity work, lic’d., bonded Lets meet! 763-443-0519

Estate Sale - St Paul, 2/14-2/15, 9am-3pm. www.oldisknew.com See upcoming sales tab pictures. 1377 Birming-ham St, St Paul, MN

To place your Classified Ad contact Jeanne Cannon at: 952-392-6875 or email:

[email protected]

4500 RENTALS / REAL ESTATE

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

AV: 1 BR Condo, W/D, fire-pl. No pets. Avl now. $785 952-942-5328

Lakeville, 3 bedroom 1 bath for rent, Large back-yard, 1 car garage included, $975/mo, 952-240-9438.

4520 Townhomes/Dbls/Duplexes For Rent

LV: 3BR, 2.5 BA, TH. Off Dodd Rd & Cedar $1350 Avl. now! 612-868-3000

4530 Houses For Rent

2 BR Manuf. Home for Rent! One lvl living, New

carpet, window A/C, W&D Hook-ups, lots of windows! Storage shed.

$875/mo. 952-435-7979

2 BR Manuf. Home One lvl living, New carpet C/A,W&D Hook-ups, sky-light in BA, DW, Microw. Side x Side fridge. $901/

mo. 952-435-7979

4550 Roommates &Rooms For Rent

Eagan- Female, no smok-no pets. Furn. or Unfurn. Utils incl. 1Br, share bath & kitch. 3 blks from Mall. $425 mo. 612-413-4278

4570 StorageFor Rent

Lonsdale Mini-Storage7 sizes available. 5’x10’ to 10’x40’. Call 507-744-4947 leave message.

5000 SERVICES

5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

Above All Hardwood Floors Installation-Sanding-Finishing

“We Now InstallCarpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

952-440-WOOD (9663)

Classifieds…The Little Ads with

BIG results!

Escobar Hardwood Floors Carpet & Ceramic Tile

We offer professional services for your wood floors!

Installs/Repair Sand/RefinishFree Ests Ins’d Mbr: BBB

Professional w/12 yrs exp.952-292-2349

5% Discount With Ad

◆ ◆ ◆ MAC TILE ◆ ◆ ◆mactilemn.com

Ed McDonald 763-464-9959

5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

SANDING-REFINISHINGRoy’s Sanding Service

Since 1951 952-888-9070

5150 Chimney &Fireplace Services

SWEEP - INSP. - REPAIRFull Time - Professional Ser.Certified/Registered/Insured30 Yrs Exp. Phil 651-699-3373

londonairechimneyservice.com


CONCRETE & MASONRYSteps, Walks, Drives,

Patios Chimney Repair. No job to Sm.

Lic/Bond/Ins John 952-882-0775 612-875-1277

5210 Drywall

Ken Hensley Drywall Remodels, knockdown

texture, repairs, Free est.30 yrs. exp. 612-716-0590

5220 Electrical

DAGGETT ELECTRICGen. Help & Lic. Elec.

Low By-The-Hour Rates651-815-2316Lic# EA006385

SunThisweek.com

JNH Electric 612-743-7922Bonded Insured Free Ests

Resid, Comm & Service. Old/New Const, Remodels Serv Upgrades. Lic#CA06197

Lew Electric: Resid & Comm. Service, Service Upgrades,

Remodels. Old or New Constr. Free Ests. Bonded/Insured

Lic#EA005011 612-801-5364

TEAM ELECTRICteamelectricmn.com

Lic/ins/bonded Res/Com All Jobs...All Sizes

Free Ests. 10% Off W/AdCall 952-758-7585

5260 Garage Doors

GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS

Repair/Replace/Reasonable

Lifetime Warranty on All Spring Changes

www.expertdoor.com 651-457-7776

5280 Handyperson

0 Stress! 110% Satisfaction!Status Contracting, Inc. Kitchens & Baths, Lower Level Remodels. Decks.

Wall/Ceiling Repair/Texture Tile, Carpentry, Carpet,

Painting & Flooring#BC679426 MDH Lead SupervisorDale 952-941-8896 office

612-554-2112 cellWe Accept Credit Cards

“Soon To Be Your Favorite Contractor!”

Statuscontractinginc.comFind Us On Facebook

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed952-451-3792

R.A.M. CONSTRUCTIONAny & All Home Repairs

�Dumpster Service�Carpentry

� Baths &Tile �Windows�Water/Fire Damage �DoorsLic-Bond-Ins Visa Accepted

A-1 Work Ray’s Handyman No job too small!!

Quality Work @ Competitive Prices! Roofing & Roof Repair

Ray 612-281-7077

All Home Repairs! Excell Remodeling, LLC Interior & Exterior Work

One Call Does it All!Call Bob 612-702-8237or Dave 612-481-7258

HOME HANDYMANSmall repairs, Light Paint-ing, General Main., Experi-enced & Very Reasonable.

651-387-9453

Home Tune-up • Fix It • Replace It

• Upgrade It Over 40 Yrs Exp.

Ins’d Ron 612-221-9480


Int/Ext Painting 26 years, Insured, Ref’s.

Mike 763-434-0001


3 Interior Rooms/$250Wallpaper Removal.

Drywall Repair. Cabi-net Enameling and

Staining. 30 yrs exp. Steve 763-545-0506

612•390•6845Quality ResidentialPainting & Drywall

Ceiling & Wall TexturesH20 Damage-Plaster Repair

Wallpaper RemovalINTERIOR � EXTERIOR

Check us out online at

sunthisweek.comtheadspider.com

*A and K PAINTING*Schedule Winter Painting!

Painting/Staining. Free Est. 952-474-6258 Ins/Bond

Major Credit Card Accepted

DAVE’S PAINTING and WALLPAPERING

Int/Ext • Free Est. • 23 Yrs.Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins

Visa/MC 952-469-6800

**Mike the Painter Interi-or/ exterior, Wallpaper, 35 yrs exp, Ins 612-964-5776

5380 Plumbing

SAVE MONEY - Competent Master Plumb-er needs work. Lic# M3869.

Jason 952-891-2490


A Family Operated Business

No Subcontractors Used

Tear-offs, Insurance Claims BBB A+, Free Est. A+ Angies List Lic # BC170064 Certified GAF Installer - 50 yr warranty.

Ins. 952-891-8586


5520 Part-time

5510 Full-time

5520 Part-time

5520 Part-time

5510 Full-time

5520 Part-time

5520 Part-time

5510 Full-time

5520 Part-time

5530 Full-time orPart-time

5520 Part-time


Part –Time Operations Supervisor AssistantOwatonna, Minnesota

Come discover your direction at Holland! Holland, Inc., is a recognized leader in next-day delivery, quality handling, and on-time performance in the LTL industry. Holland is looking to hire a Part-Time Operation Supervisor Assistant at our facility in Owatonna, Minnesota.

This position will be responsible for providing support for the daily operations of the terminal. The successful candidate will have office/computer skills and experi-ence in the transportation industry is a plus.

Starting rate of pay for qualified candidates is up to $16.00 per hour. If you are inter-ested in applying, please go on-line to:

http://www.hollandregional.com/careersYRC Worldwide is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Minorities/Females/Persons with Disabilities/Protected Veterans

5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal


5510 Full-time 5510 Full-time



Job?hunting for a


Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs - 30 Yrs Exp

Insured - Lic#20126880 John Haley #1 Roofer, LLC.

Call 952-925-6156

◆ ROOF SNOW & ICE REMOVAL

Roofing ◆ Siding ◆ Insulation

TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177 ◆Insured Lic CR005276 ◆ Bonded

34 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB

5410 Snow Removal

SNOW PLOWINGCommercial & ResidentialDependable - Insured - Exp’dLSC Construction Svcs, IncMbr: Better Business Bureau Free Ests. 952-890-2403


A Good Job!! 15 yrs exp.Thomas Tree Service

Immaculate Clean-up! Tree Removal/TrimmingLot Clearing/Stump Removal Free Ests 952-440-6104

5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

Child Care

BUILD A CAREER THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE! New Horizon Academy in Richfield is now accepting resumes for:LEAD TEACHERS. Can-didates must be qualified under MN Rule 3. Previous experience and a 2/4 year degree is a plus. Reward-ing work environment, health/life insurance, 401K & much more! For more information/schedule an interview contact Aimee at

612-292-5437 or [email protected]

5510 Full-time

FT Customer Service

RepresentativeSouth of the river In-dependent Insurance Agency looking for a licensed FT Customer Service Representative. The position will be ½ time personal lines support and ½ time commercial lines sup-port. Position designed for a self-motivated individual with strong verbal and written com-munication skills. Prop-erty/casualty license REQUIRED. Apply to [email protected]

HOUSE CLEANERS$80-$110/day FT/PT7:20am-3:00pm. We

provide CAR. Burnsville location. 952-432-2134

I can help you... place your Help Wanted Classified Ad ... it’s easy!

Call 952-846-2003 or Email: judy.johnson

@ecm-inc.com

Child Care Providers

Advertise your openings in

Sun•Thisweek Classifieds

952-846-2000

LUMBER YARD Fork-lift/Customer Service Must have exp. & lum-ber yard knowledge. 952-240-4119 • email: dav e@siweklumb er.com

5510 Full-time

Nuss Truck & Equipment in Burnsville is accepting

applications for the following position:

2ND SHIFT LEAD Must have Diesel truck vo-tech certification or related experience. Experience planning, organizing and leading shop workflow preferred. Sign on bonus of up to $4,000 available and we will match your current vacation / PTO! About Us Nuss Truck & Equipment, Inc. (NTE) is a respected, growing re-gional dealer of commer-cial trucks & equipment. We pride ourselves on both our family heritage -& our ability to improve our cus-tomers’ experience with the equipment they rely on to keep their businesses running every day. We of-fer a competitive benefits package. We offer medical insurance, health savings account, dental insurance, vision discounts, matching 401k, voluntary life insur-ance, educational assis-tance, employee assistance program, flexible spend-ing accounts, long-term & short-term disability insur-ance, paid holidays, paid time off & direct deposit. To learn more about these exciting opportunities, please complete our online application at nussgrp.applicantpro.com Or you may visit our website at

nussgrp.com

TRUCK DRIVERS-OTR/CLASS A CDL Ashley Distribution Ser-vices in Blaine, MN seeks: •TRUCKLOAD DRIVERS (No Touch) Earning poten-tial avg. $64,000 year •Home Weekly •Paid Vacation •Full Benefit Package Class A CDL & at least 1 year current OTR exp. Clean MVR/PSP Reports. Call 1-800-837-2241 8AM to 4PM CST for info & app or email: [email protected] or www.ashleydistributionservices.com to apply under jobs.

5520 Part-time

PT Housecleaning So. of the river. Must have own transp. 952-892-6102

5520 Part-time

2-3 PT Janitorial Positions

Evening Hours: Between 5pm to 1amWill train, Advance-ment Opportunities

763-441-4859www.leadens.com

Automotive/Customer Service

PT cashier/ counterper-son needed. Requiresworking wkends. Must

have good com-munication and

customer serviceskills. Apply at U Pull R Parts651-322-1800

Turn your unneeded items in to

$$$$$$$$Sell your items in Sun•Thisweek Classifieds

952-846-2000

Cornerstone, a Bloomington Nonprofit

seeking RECEPTIONIST to job share. Send cover

letter/resume to: [email protected]

EEO/AA Job details at:www.cornerstonemn.org

General Office Cleaning3 times per week, approx. 1 hour per day. Govern-ment office. Rosemount. Up to $25/hr. Exp. only. Must pass background check. Reply to [email protected] EEO Employer

Manager Assistant/Custodian- South Metro

Locations -25-30 hrs/week @ $13/hr. Must have per-sonal vehicle & Acceptable drivers/criminal history

Immediate Opening !www.envirotechclean.com

763-450-3618

5520 Part-time

Marketing Surveys Work from Home

Business interviewing, no home calling. Outbound calling exp pref. Avail 15+ hrs/wk M-F days $14-$20/hr infotechmarketing.com

Call 952-252-6000

NEWSPAPER DELIVERY

Do you have some spare time on Thurs/Friday?Earn some extra cash! ECM DISTRIBUTION is looking for you! We currently have motor routes in Burnsville, Eagan, Apple Valley, Rosemount, Farming-ton, Lakeville. A typical route takes 1 to 2 hours. Motor routes require a reliable vehicle. Delivery time frames are long enough to allow flexibility for your schedule. Give us a call for more details.

ECM DISTRIBUTION

952-846-2070


Community Living Options,

Seeking motivated people to implement

programs &community integration.

Starting pay $11.05

FT/PT & Relief avail. 651-237-1087

or www.clo-mn.com


High School in 2011. He now rents a Burnsville apartment and is a senior political science major at the University of Min-nesota. Christensen said he’s taking only one online course while concentrating on the 2015 legislative ses-sion and expects to gradu-ate this summer. His mother was a long-time speech-language pathologist in the Prior Lake-Savage School District and involved in school affairs, Christensen said. The family attended Illumination Church in Burnsville when he was growing up. “They were very in-volved in the community, my parents were, but not necessarily politically,” Christensen said. “It was always important for me to be involved in the com-munity and serve the com-munity, and politics was just kind of an outlet.” He was a paid field staffer for U.S. Rep. John Kline during his 2012 and 2014 campaigns. Kline’s 2014 campaign manager

was Tim Commers, who served three terms as a state representative from Eagan during the 1990s. “I kind of always had a fire,” Christensen said of running for office, “but I think he had a lot of po-litical experience and he was elected to the House at a fairly young age, 26. I think that was an inspira-tion for me. And his guid-ance was certainly helpful in the process.” Christensen’s commit-tee work will focus mostly on education. He was ap-pointed to three House education committees: education finance, educa-tion innovation policy and higher education policy

and finance. “They’re fairly young communities with a lot of families with school-age kids — Savage, especially, but Burnsville, still, too,” Christensen said of his district. “When I would go out knocking on doors, that’s what people would want to talk about, mak-ing sure our kids really get a great education.” While door-knocking, he said he heard from peo-ple “that we need to make sure there’s a great teacher in every classroom.” His and his caucus’ 2015 edu-cation priorities include changing law that gives the most senior teachers job security when teachers

are laid off. Christensen noted that legislation to end “Last In, First Out” is sponsored in the Senate by a DFLer, Terri Bonoff. “We’re receiving bi-partisan support for it,” Christensen said. “The governor hasn’t seemed overly supportive. But hopefully, he can come around. There’s a lot of support in the DFL-con-trolled Senate.” Christensen has intro-duced his first bill — a measure affecting school funding shifts, which have been part of past budget-balancing deals. His bill would require a two-thirds vote in both houses to pass a shift that provides less than 90 percent of the agreed-upon funding to school districts, according to his office. Christensen’s fourth committee assignment touches the other end of the age spectrum. He was appointed to the Aging and Long-Term Care Poli-cy Committee. He said he’s disappoint-ed that DFL Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget doesn’t offer needed funding in-

creases for nursing homes and their workers. Nursing-home admin-istrators say “they can’t even afford to pay their employees enough to keep them around,” Chris-tensen said. “Their nurses are there for a little while, and then they bolt to the hospital where they can make $5 more an hour.” The funding formula for nursing homes is “out-dated” and based on cost calculations from the 1990s, he said. “We’re really going to try to take a look at that and try to direct more funding toward nursing homes and care facilities,” he said. Christensen and his caucus oppose Dayton’s proposal to raise the gaso-line tax to fund transpor-tation infrastructure proj-ects. Dayton and House Republicans opened the session far apart on their proposals for transporta-tion spending. “When I go out in the district and talk to folks, they don’t want to raise the gas tax,” Christensen said. “It’s a pretty regres-

sive tax, and it’s really not something that I think families in Savage and Burnsville could afford right now.” He opposes the pro-posed Southwest Light Rail project and said the state should direct the $120 million needed to complete the funding to road and bridge projects. “We can spend the money a lot more effec-tively and get a lot more bang for our buck in spending it on roads and bridges,” Christensen said. He called for invest-ments in the Highway 169 and Interstate 35W Min-nesota River crossings. One large project in his district — the new High-way 13-County Road 5 interchange — was com-pleted before Christensen took office. “I get a smile on my face every time I go through that intersection,” he said. “That was horrible. That had to have been the worst intersection in our area by far.”

John Gessner can be reached at (952) 846-2031.

last month. Her first bill, co-sponsored by another ex-school board member, DFL Rep. Yvonne Selcer of Minnetonka, renews the use of sales taxes col-lected on tickets at high school events to help de-fray participation fees for needy students. Peterson will put her experience to work with appointments to two edu-cation committees: finance and innovation policy. “From that standpoint, it’s very much a continu-ation of the work that I have done on the School Board,” said Peterson, who was also appointed to the Health and Human Services Reform Commit-tee. She criticized DFL Gov. Mark Dayton’s edu-cation budget, which calls

for funding preschool pro-grams for all Minnesota 4-year-olds — an exten-sion of his successful push in the last biennium for universal all-day kinder-garten. “I’m not supportive of additional mandates right now,” Peterson said. “Most districts are re-ally struggling adapting

to all-day kindergarten, adapting to the (state-mandated) teacher evalu-ations, and when Gov. Dayton presented his all-day pre-K for 4-year-olds, I can only imagine how difficult that would be, to upheave everything when we haven’t even had a full year of all-day kindergar-ten.”

School business man-agers warn that districts could face budget cuts under Dayton’s proposed general funding increase of only 1 percent a year, Peterson said. It wouldn’t sit well with parents to see fine arts or other programs cut while a new preschool program is funded, she predicted. She favors other ap-proaches to preschool, such as a voucher-type system that directs money to parents of at-risk stu-dents to spend on a pre-school program of their choice. “I do think there will be something done on an early-childhood program,” Peterson said. “I think (Dayton’s plan) might be a little too fast, too furious.” She and her Republican caucus support changing the law to end the teacher-

layoff practice known as “Last In, First Out.” “There’s really only a handful of states left in the country that only take seniority into account,” Peterson said, adding that the new teacher-evaluation plans give districts added information for making better personnel decisions. An admitted policy “wonk,” Peterson said she’s eager to dive into work on the Education In-novation Policy Commit-tee. She cited the Lakeville school district’s Impact Academy, which blurs grade-level distinctions to help students progress at their own pace, as an ex-ample of innovation. “Our kids learn dif-ferently than they did 50 years ago,” she said. Her caucus has pro-posed a four-year, $750 million outlay for trans-

portation infrastructure, a smaller plan than Day-ton’s, which includes a gasoline-tax increase. The Cedar Avenue bus rapid transit line has been “great” for the south metro area, Peterson said. But it’s time to focus on roads and bridges, she said, pointing to the In-terstate 35W crossing over the Minnesota River as a congestion point worthy of state attention. “I think there’s still some talk about what our true needs are,” Peterson said of the dueling trans-portation plans. “The numbers seem to be all over the board. Let’s at least start out with a num-ber and see how we can come to some consensus.”

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

CHRISTENSEN, from 1A

PETERSON, from 1A

I do think there will be something done on an early-childhood program. I think (Dayton’s plan) might be a little too fast, too furious.

” – Roz Peterson HOUSE DISTRICT 56B

It was always important for me to be involved in the community and serve the community, and politics was just kind of an outlet.

” – Drew Christensen HOUSE DISTRICT 56A

“

“


Pharmaceutical In-dependent Marketing Field Rep. Home based. Flexible schedule.10-20 hrs /week. Must be de-pendable, coachable, self -motivated, enjoy working w/ people. Needed: internet access, cell phone, dependable transportation. Market-ing/Sales experience helpful but not required. Full Training. Generous compensation based income/bonuses. Car allowance available. 651-214-4970

5540 Healthcare

Personal Care Assistant needed for client with MS in Eagan. Fridays 5:30-9:30 pm, Saturdays and Sun-days 7:30pm-9:30pm. Daily Digital Stimulation Bowel

Program Call Molly @ 952-814-7400. $10.50/hour

PT/FT LPN/CNA

Days/Nights The Lodge in

Burnsville & Elko, are assisted living special-

izing in end of life care. Competitive wages,

benefits, meals provided if you are a compassion-

ate, individual with a strong work ethic,

please call to schedule an interview.

Jackie 612-741-6642


Hiring?are you



theater and arts calendar

family calendar

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

[email protected].

Books David Housewright, 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, Burn-haven Library, 1101 W. Coun-ty Road 42, Burnsville. The award-winning author will talk about what’s next for private investigator Mac McKenzie. Housewright will sign and sell his books. Information: 952-891-0300. Meet the Author: Susan Follett, 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, Rosemount Commu-nity Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail. Follett, author of “The Fog Machine,” a novel that explores the price of free-dom in racially charged Mis-sissippi in 1964, will lead a panel discussion focusing on her debut novel and the inspiration behind it. Follett will sell and sign her book. A Black History Month program presented by the Rosemount Area Arts Council. SouthSide Writers, Sat-urday workgroup for aspir-ing writers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation information, sup-port and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Infor-mation: 651-688-0365.

Exhibits Art Fete, an exhibit by the Burnsville Visual Arts Society, is on display through Feb. 9 in the art gallery at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Information: 952-895-4685.

Events Valentine’s Day Couple’s Dinner, Rosemount Ameri-can Legion, 14590 Burma Ave., Rosemount. Cost: $40 in advance, $45 at the event. Dinner available 5-8 p.m. Reservations requested. In-formation: 651-423-3380. Love Me Tender Week-end, Feb. 13-14, Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake. In-formation: mysticlake.com/lovemetender15.

Music Marilyn Manson’s The Hell Not Hallelujah Tour, 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, Mys-tic Showroom, Mystic Lake, Prior Lake. Tickets: $49 and $57. Contact the box office at 952-445-9000 or visit mysti-

clake.com for more details. Music from the Heart Concert by the Bells of the Bluffs Handbell Ensemble, 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, First Presbyterian Church, 503 W. Sixth St., Red Wing. Doors open at 1 p.m. for socializing and silent auction. Refresh-ments follow concert. Pure Classics Concert by the Dakota Valley Symphony & Chorus, 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tick-ets: $5-$20 at the box office and Ticketmaster.com. The Teddy Bear Band, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, Farmington High School, 20655 Flagstaff Ave. Part of the Vermillion Voices Concert Series. Free.

Theater “Ole and Lena at the State Fair,” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6-7 and 2 p.m. Feb. 8, Lakev-ille Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tick-ets: $18. Information: 952-985-4640. “My Fatal Valentine,” pre-sented by the Eagan Theater Company, 6 p.m. Feb. 13-14, Brianno’s Royal Cliff Center, 2280 Cliff Road, Eagan. Inter-active murder-mystery dinner theater. Tickets: $38 at www.etc-mn.org. “Love, Loss and What I Wore,” 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13, Black Box Theatre, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $30 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 and online at Tick-etmaster.com. “Cirque Ziva,” presented by the Golden Dragon Acro-bats, 8 p.m. Feb. 13, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $20-$40 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 and online at Ticketmaster.com. “Honk!” presented by Children’s Castle Theater, 7 p.m. Feb. 13-14 and 20-21 and 2 p.m. Feb. 14-15 and 21-22, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $13. Infor-mation: 952-985-4640.

Workshops/classes/other International Festival of Burnsville Planning Com-mittee: Get involved with the July 2015 festival; choose from entertainment, market-ing, publicity, sponsorships, and general event planning.

Visit www.intlfestburnsville.org or contact [email protected]. The Eagan Art House of-fers art classes for all ages, www.cityofeagan.com/index.php/recreation/eagan-art-house, 651-675-5500. 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. Dan Petrov Art Studio, Burnsville, offers oil painting classes with continuous en-rollment in fall/winter semes-ter for beginners, intermedi-ate and advanced oil painting students. Information: Dan Petrov, www.danpetrovart.com, 763-843-2734. 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. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through draw-ing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Informa-tion: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. 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].

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

[email protected].

Friday, Feb. 6 Forever Wild Family Friday: The Man Who Loved Snow, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visi-tor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. All ages. In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre shares the story of “Snowflake” Bentley, the first person to photograph a single snow crystal. Free. Reg-istration requested. Information: www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks. Course number 5049.

Saturday, Feb. 7 “Lose 20 lbs. in 30 days Weight Loss Challenge” by Es-sential Health Chiropractic, 9 a.m. to noon, 1964 Rahncliff Court, Suite 100, Eagan. Cost: $10-$25 depending on if you would like the book with the event. RSVP by calling 952-432-3833 or register-ing on eventbrite.com “Lose to Win-Health Makeover.” Citizens Climate Lobby of Dakota County meeting, 10 a.m. to noon, Jo Jo’s Rise and Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Burns-ville. Information: 952-920-1547 or [email protected]. Youth Ice Fishing Contest, noon to 2 p.m., Valley Lake Park, 16050 Garrett Path. For ages 13 and under. Bring your own fishing equipment and bait. Free. Spon-sored by the Lakeville Knights of Columbus. Lincoln Day High Tea, 1 p.m., Mendakota Country Club, 2075 Mendakota Drive, Mendota Heights. Speaker: Law profes-sor and Lincoln scholar Michael Stokes Paulsen. Cost: $25. Res-ervations required. Information: Kaki Frost at [email protected]. Sponsored by Metro Re-publican Women (www.metrog-opwomen.org).

Monday, Feb. 9 State Sen. Dan Hall in-dis-trict office hours, 5-6 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Fifteen-minute meetings are available. RSVP by calling Greg at 651-296-5975.

Wednesday, Feb. 11 Eagan Garden Club monthly meeting, 7-9 p.m., Eagan Mu-nicipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Speaker: David Ziesak on “Growing Minnesota Hardy Roses.”

Thursday, Feb. 12 Divorce planning small group event, 6-7:30 p.m., Sum-mit Executive Suites, 1500 McAndrews Road W., Burnsville. Get questions answered about the divorce process. Free. Limit-ed seating. Call Terryl Johnson at 952-431-0805 to reserve a spot. Sponsored by Divorce Financial Directions.

Saturday, Feb. 14 Indoor winter farmers mar-ket, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Features winter produce, breads, meats, sweet treats and more. Information: Ea-gan Parks and Recreation at 651-675-5500. Adopted Friends sledding, 11 a.m., Crystal Lake Education Center, 16250 Ipava Ave., Lakev-ille. Bring your own sled. Meet at 11:45 a.m. at Pizza Ranch, 16995 Kenyon Ave., Lakeville. Friend-ship, support, and fun for adop-tive families. Information: www.adoptedfriends.com or [email protected]. Trails by Candlelight, 6-9 p.m., Visitor Center at Lebanon Hills Regional Park, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Candlelit hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country ski-ing and skating. Cost: $8 if reg-istered by Feb. 13, $10 at the door, free for children age 5 and younger. Information: www.da-kotacounty.us/parks and search “Trails by Candlelight” or call 952-891-7000.

Sunday, Feb. 15 Essential oils for everyone and yoga, Platinum Yoga of Burnsville, 509 E. County Road 42, Burnsville. Vinyasa flow yoga class at 1 p.m.; essential oils class at 2:15 p.m. Open to all. Come to one or both. Free. Information: Emily Heinis at e.w.heinis@gmail.

com or 952-451-7976.

Ongoing Emotions Anonymous meetings, 7:30-9 p.m. Tues-days at SouthCross Community Church, 1800 E. County Road 42 (at Summit Oak Drive), Apple Val-ley. EA is a 12-step program for those seeking emotional health. All are welcome. Information: http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. • Feb. 7, 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. • Feb. 10, 1:30-7:30 p.m., School District 191 - Community Education Center, 200 W. Burns-ville Parkway, Suite 102, Burns-ville. • Feb. 10, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Family of Christ Lutheran Church, 10970 185th St. W., Lakeville. • Feb. 12, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Round Bank, 3380 Vermil-lion River Trail, Farmington. • Feb. 13, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church – By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • Feb. 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. • Feb. 16, 1-7 p.m., Church of St. Joseph, 13900 Biscayne Ave. W., Rosemount.

From the Archives

Sometimes monstrous-looking sea creatures just can’t get a fair shake. This column from the Smithsonian News Service, published in the Oct. 6, 1980, edition of Thisweek News, attempts to dispel the myth that giant squid are rapacious, bloodthirsty aquatic hell-beasts intent on senseless destruction of any and all fishing crews with the gall to traverse their oceanic turf. Part of the squid’s image problem, the column notes, is that while the animals generally dwell close to the ocean’s bottom, when they are sick or dying they may drift to the surface. “Sometimes people in fishing boats have poked or tried to get a line around one of these moribund animals,” a Smithsonian expert relates. “In such circumstances, it is a natural reaction for the squid to rear up to protect itself — gripping a boat with its arms and tentacles.” The 2006 film “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” which features the Kraken, a squid-like sea monster given to unthinkable carnage, probably did little to improve popular perceptions of the mostly reclusive cephalopod.

The next concert in the Rosemount Area Arts Council’s bluegrass series features Sans Souci on Feb. 12 at the Rosemount Community Center. Sans Souci, a five-piece blue-grass and folk-rock band from the Twin Cities, released its third full-length album, “On the Line,” in September. Other bands in the series include No Man String Band (March 12), Purdy River Band (April 9) and The Roe Family Singers (May 21). Tick-ets for all the shows, which start at 7 p.m., are $7 and can be purchased at the arts council’s website, www.rosemountarts.com, and at the door. (Photo submitted)

Bluegrass is back

Women’s health, fitness seminar “Breakthrough in 2015,” a seminar and fundraising event for the Lewis House, will be 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Best Western Premier Nicollet Inn in Burnsville. “The purpose of this event is to kick off 2015 by teaching women a proven strategy for achieving their New Year’s resolutions of health and fitness and raising money for a great charity that I feel strongly about,” said Erik Peacock, owner of Puravida Fitness and one of the event spon-sors. In addition to Peacock, registered dietician and nutritionist Val Schonberg and Tom Schmidt, owner of Life Wellness Center, will share tips and infor-mation on their programs. All women over 15 years of age are invited. Admission is a mini-mum donation of $10 to 360 Communities at the door. Additional infor-mation about the event is available at www.break-throughlakeville.com.


ThisweekendThisweekend

Classic film series The Rosemount Area Arts Council will present the film “The Big Sleep” at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at the Rosemount Community Center as part of its Classic Film series. The theme of this year’s series is “Bogart & Bacall.” Tickets are $7 and can be purchased on the arts council’s website, www.rosemountarts.com, and at the door.

‘Love, Loss & What I Wore’ in Burnsville “Love, Loss & What I Wore,” a play written by Nora and Delia Ephron based on the 1995 book of the same name by Ilene Beckerman, will be present-ed at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burns-ville. Organized as a series of monologues and using a ro-tating cast of five principal women, the play touches on women’s relationships and wardrobes and at times the interaction of the two, us-ing the female wardrobe as a time capsule of a woman’s life. Tickets are $30 and are available at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or online at Ticketmaster.com.

Medalist Band at Eastview The Eastview High School wind ensemble will host the Medalist Concert

Band from Bloomington at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10. The Medalist Band is an acclaimed adult ensemble directed by Jerry Luckhardt from the University of Min-nesota. The concert will begin with performances by both groups followed by a massed band finale featuring “Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral” from Richard Wagner’s op-era “Lohengrin.” The concert will be in Eastview High School’s Per-forming Arts Center, 6200 140th St., Apple Valley. Ad-mission is free.

Feb. 17 ‘Meet the Author’ event

spotlights Civil Rights Movement

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


Susan Follett’s historical novel “The Fog Machine” revisits the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement in the American South. The Rosemount author wasn’t simply navel-gazing when she wrote the book. The child of middle-class Northern whites, Follett grew up in Mississippi, and her graduating class at Me-ridian/Harris High School was the first under federally mandated desegregation. For “The Fog Machine,” Follett interviewed Civil Rights Movement veterans and histori-ans, as well as Missis-sippi resi-dents. T h e book ex-p l o r e s p re j u d i c e and what enables change from the perspective of a 12-year-old white girl, a young black woman who leaves Missis-sippi for Chicago, and a civil rights activist from New York City. The book was published in June 2014 dur-ing the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer, a voter registration and education movement. Follett will be featured at the “Meet the Author” event at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17 at the Robert Trail Library in Rosemount. The event spotlighting the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1960s will take the form of a panel discussion also featuring Gail Falk, a Free-dom Summer veteran who taught at the 1964 Meridian Freedom School, and Dr. Anthony J. Harris, a stu-

dent at the 1964 Hattiesburg Freedom School. Harris, a professor of education at Mercer Univer-sity, was a keynote speaker at the 50th anniversary re-enactment of the Freedom Day march that took place in Hattiesburg, Miss., in January 1964. Harris par-ticipated in both the original march and the anniversary march. Falk became active in the Civil Rights Movement while studying at Radcliffe College in Massachusetts, arriving in Meridian, Miss., in June 1964. She was a Free-dom School teacher, along with planning a campaign to test area restaurants for compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. There’s no cost to attend the library event, which is

part of the ongoing “Meet the Author” series orga-nized by the Rosemount Area Arts Council. The event also includes music by the Soulful Sounds Gospel Choir. The panel discussion is the first of several events at Dakota County librar-ies spotlighting Black His-tory Month. The next event, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at Burns-ville’s Burnhaven Library, explores the legacy of Af-rican-American poetry and music with Anita Ruth and T. Mychael Rambo. More about Black History Month events is at https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/libraries.

Civil rights struggles, from those who lived them

Anthony Harris

Susan Follett Gail Falk “Ole & Lena at the State Fair” performs at the Lakeville Area Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6-7 and 2 p.m. Feb. 8. For years, Lena has been in countless competitions with her arch rival Elaine Danielson, only to end up with a tie for the coveted blue rib-bons. This year Lena has a new trick up her sleeve that she’s sure will tip the balance in her favor. Meanwhile, Ole heard on ’CCO that Sweet Martha makes a truckload of money at the fair. So Ole and Sven have decided they’re going to turn the fair into a money-making operation with a food stand of their own. Tickets for the comedy are $18 at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com or at the Arts Center at 20965 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4640 for more information. (Photo submitted)

Blue ribbon fun with Ole and Lena

theater and arts briefs


tions has long frustrated Eagan residents and of-ficials. The city of Eagan, in partnership with Burns-ville, had previously main-tained regulatory author-ity over its cable franchise. In 2007, the FCC stripped them of that authority af-ter Comcast submitted a petition to the federal regu-lator that stated the com-pany could be effectively regulated by the free mar-ket. Since then, Eagan resi-dents and city officials have blasted the Pennsylvania telecommunications com-pany for a lack of transpar-ency when raising fees and for poor customer service. Eagan officials have also filed concerns with the FCC about Comcast’s pro-posed merger with Time Warner. “I fear the merger risks service declining,” Mayor Mike Maguire said. “It says to me this industry and the way we receive data and video needs more alterna-tives and competition.” Though they disagree in principle with the pro-posed merger, City Coun-cil members unanimously approved on Feb. 4 trans-ferring Eagan’s cable fran-chise from Comcast to Greatland in the event the FCC approves the merger. But their agreement with Greatland comes with a number of condi-

tions. As part of its poten-tial franchise agreement with the city, Greatland is prohibited from raising its subscription rates to re-coup costs incurred by the acquisition and is barred from relocating its cable channels without the city’s consent. City officials have also taken steps to address cus-tomer service concerns. Under the agreement, Greatland must abide by “model customer service” as defined by standards agreed upon by both par-ties. Beginning June 1, Greatland must meet with city officials every month to discuss a potential con-tract renewal, and com-pany representatives must meet with city officials quarterly to ensure cus-tomers are experiencing a smooth transition. Customer complaints that are brought to the city must be addressed immedi-ately by Greatland under the agreement. “These are much more comprehensive require-ments than you see at other cities,” said Brian Grogan, a legal adviser for the city. Failing to abide by the conditions would be a breach of contract, Gro-gan said. Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

CABLE, from 1A

Most area cities aim for an average PCI of 65 to 70 for higher-volume streets and 60 to 65 for residential streets, according to Al-brecht. Burnsville will look pretty good after this year’s planned street proj-ects are finished. Thanks in part to large street in-vestments in 2014 and 2015, the city will have an average PCI of 73 for commercial and collector streets and an average of 61 for residential streets. But around 2018, pro-jections suggest, the high-er commercial PCI will have fallen to the level of the residential PCI, which is expected to climb gradu-ally over the next few de-cades. The commercial-collec-tor number will continue to fall from its high of 73 to around 40 by 2027, where it will remain indefi-nitely, projections suggest. Shifting $1 million a year from residential street projects to commer-

cial street projects would salvage those streets some-what. But only shifting the money and adding $1 million more in annual funding would keep the commercial PCI near its current level. Albrecht suggested the council decide on mini-mum PCI standards for three classes of streets: collector/high-volume, commercial and residen-tial. Albrecht said he ex-pects decisions in May or June, which the city will work into its next five-year capital plan. The higher-volume streets are vulnerable be-cause they’re usually re-surfaced, not rebuilt like residential streets, and the new surfaces last only about 15 years, Albrecht said. The city’s current funding plan is short of money to maintain a 15-year resurfacing schedule, he said.

Conditions vary PCI values vary widely in Burnsville. On the low end, Albrecht pointed

to two examples: Lacota Lane west of Humboldt Avenue, with a 21 PCI, and Parkwood Drive east of Heather Hills Drive, with an 18 PCI. Both will rebuilt this year, he said. On the high end, Plym-outh Avenue west of Port-land Avenue rates a per-fect 100 PCI. A 67 goes to 134th Street east of Nicol-let Avenue, and south-bound Nicollet Avenue north of 130th Street gets a 60. “Council, what is the quality of this city you want looking forward to the future?” Mayor Eliza-beth Kautz asked Jan. 30. Burnsville is “no longer new,” Council Member Mary Sherry said, but if residents “want to main-tain that new-suburb feel, then they’ve got to pay for it.” The city assesses ben-efitting property owners for 40 percent of street improvements, with the remaining 60 percent com-ing from city coffers — either the infrastructure

trust fund or the city’s al-location of state gas-tax funding. Bad streets can change “the entire perception of the neighborhood,” Coun-cil Member Dan Kealey said, but deciding what’s acceptable “so subjective.” However, “I really do not want us to get into the Lacota Lane situation,” he said. Sherry said the city ex-pects property owners to maintain their properties. Maintaining streets is the city’s end of the bargain. Rarely do annual as-sessment hearings draw complaints about street projects, except in 2009 during the recession, she said. “I do believe that peo-ple are willing to pay for streets,” Sherry said. “I agree with Mary — that’s our property to maintain,” Kautz said.

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

neer. These lanes are be-ing lengthened to improve timing and safety for driv-ers on Yankee Doodle Road. “If we keep access open

to O’Leary, we compro-mise the work on Prome-nade and Yankee Doodle,” Sebastian said. Officials have discussed the roadway project since a 2007 study recommend-ed the changes to increase safety and ease traffic flow.

The road construc-tion project is estimated to cost $1.2 million. City Vue Commons will con-tribute $400,000 while the city will pay $350,000 and the county will pick up $450,000. County officials plan

to eventually expand Yan-kee Doodle into a six-lane roadway with turn lanes. Road work is expected to begin this summer.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

STREETS, from 1A

ACCESS, from 1A

Twbv 2 6 15

Documents

comcast subscriptions

new office

tween comcast

comcast plans

new provider

new domain

comcast telephone services

new presidentpatrick