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Eagan hockey returns to stateThe Eagan boys hockey team mounted a comeback against St. Thomas Academy to return to the state tournament.

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2014 street rebuild totals $7.64 millionSome Burnsville neighbors don’t want road materials stockpiled in Parkwood Park.

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OPINION

THISWEEKEND

Putting food on the tablePeople can put more food on the table by maximizing their donations during Minnesota Food Share Month in March.

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Magic in Burnsville“Theatre of Illusion” comes to the Burnsville Performing Arts Center’s main stage this month.

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Chasing away winter blues

The Eagan High School wind ensemble performed during the South Suburban Conference Band Festival on Tuesday at Apple Valley High School. The band performed “Sleep, My Child” and “Strange Humors” during its session that was followed by a mini-clinic with Andrew Mast, professor of music and director of bands at Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Appleton, Wis. The latter selection included backing rhythm supplied by a djembe and cajón. (Photos by Tad Johnson)

Kerry Kraemer was surrounded by children on her recent trip to Uganda. (Submitted photo)

Soccer blast in Uganda Burnsville crew helped

bring tourney torefugee settlement

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

College was over. Kerry Kraemer had her bachelor’s degree in international re-lations from Stanford University, where she studied Africa and conflict preven-tion while also captaining the women’s swim team. What next — some policy job in Washington, D.C., or field work abroad? “I figured if I wanted to study peace and security, I should probably spend some time with people who live in con-flict and instability,” said Kerry, a 2007 graduate of Burnsville High School. Defying much of the advice she was hearing, she went online looking for field work in Africa, which she found through TASAAGA (Tokamalirawo Aids Sup-port and Action Group Awareness). The Ugandan nonprofit, which fights extreme poverty and HIV/AIDS in that country, put Kerry to work for three

months in 2012 on a needs assessment in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement. There are no worries about missed job opportunities in D.C., where Kerry is now policy program coordinator for the Truman National Security Project and

The Nakivale Refugee Settlement’s inaugural soccer tournament in January drew large crowds. (Submitted photo)

Dad charged withmanslaughter ininfant son’s death

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK


An Eagan man faces manslaughter charges in the accidental smothering death of his infant son. According to the crimi-nal complaint, Nathan Scott Savage, 30, took his infant son to bed with him last October after a night of drinking with his fian-cee and friends. His fian-cee had gone to bed before him. The baby was fussy in a “bouncy chair” so Savage gave him a bottle and took the boy to bed with him, laying the infant’s head on his chest. He allegedly said he had done so several times before because he wanted the child to be close to him. The next morning, Sav-age awoke to his fiancee frantically searching for the child. Savage rolled over and discovered their son had been underneath him. He later told police he knew the boy was dead because he was “white as a ghost.” Emergency responders,

who were called at about 6 a.m., at-tempted to revive the boy but were un-able. M e d i -

cal personnel witnessed Savage’s fiancee punching him and screaming: “You killed him. You killed him. What did you do?” Two-month-old Nolan Savage was pronounced dead at the hospital on Oct. 19. The medical ex-aminer determined his death to be the result of accidental asphyxia. Savage was charged on March 4 with three counts of manslaughter and one count each of child ne-glect and child endanger-ment. He is in jail with bail set at $50,000 or $10,000 with conditions. Savage’s next court ap-pearance is May 27 in Hastings.

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

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Seifert calls onMyhra — again

Burnsville Republican joins

gubernatorialticket



State Rep. Pam Myhra, the newly announced run-ning mate of Republican gubernatorial candidate Marty Seifert, antici-pates the question before it’s asked. Why give up a safe seat in the House of Represen-tatives to run for lieuten-ant governor on a ticket that has yet to gain party endorsement, much less go on to win the Republi-can primary and advance to the general election against DFL Gov. Mark Dayton?

M y h r a said she’s so confi-dent Seif-ert can win it all that she’s willing to be risk be-ing out of

a job come January. Seifert, one of six Re-publicans vying to face Dayton, announced Myhra’s selection Feb. 27. Myhra, a two-term repre-sentative from Burnsville, said she won’t seek re-election to the House seat in District 56A, which covers northwest Burns-ville and all of Savage. Seifert is “the best can-didate and the right per-son to unite our party,

Pam Myhra Docs talk pot at Eagan forumMany want

more research into medical marijuana



As a bill to legalize medical marijuana moves through the Minnesota Legislature, many in the medical community are expressing concerns and urging for more research. Members of the Min-nesota Medical Asso-

ciation gathered at Eagan Community Center on March 4 to weigh in and help the association form a position on the bill. “Not since the 1990s has the association visited the medical marijuana is-sue, and I think the time is right for a discussion,” said MMA Board Chair Dr. Dave Thorson. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Carly Melin, D-Hib-bing, and co-sponsored by legislators from both parties, was passed by the House Health and Human

Services Policy Committee on Tuesday. It would allow doctors to recommend marijuana for a variety of medical conditions such as glau-coma, seizures and nausea in cancer patients. The bill faces strong re-sistance from law enforce-ment officials who fear such a law would result in more impaired drivers and teens gaining easier access to the drug. Under the proposed

Eagan’s Blue Crossbuilding couldbecome apartments



A vacant 10-story of-fice building that once be-longed to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota could become part of a residential project in Ea-gan. Interstate Partners is looking to convert the 15,000-square-foot build-ing – located at 1200 Yan-kee Doodle Road – into 112 upscale apartments called City Vue Commons. The developer is also considering another 90 units and a 30,000-square-foot retail space on an ad-jacent property. On March 4 the Eagan City Council unanimously

approved submitting a comprehensive guide plan amendment to the Metro-politan Council that, if ap-proved, would redesignate the 10-acre property from special area/office service to special area/mixed use. “It’s a great use of an office building that hasn’t had a whole lot of use in many years,” Mayor Mike Maguire said. “I think it’s a very innovative propos-al.” Though Council Mem-ber Paul Bakken favored the proposal, he expressed concerns about potential traffic issues in the inter-section of Promenade Av-enue and Yankee Doodle Road.

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Picky eaters get help in Burnsville Problem on the rise, therapist says



Zachary Bachmeier’s parents encourage him to eat with “Jackie bites” — the kind he learned from Jackie Steffenhagen , an occupational therapist with Fairview Pediatric Rehabilitation in Burns-ville. Zachary, 6, has been at nutritional risk for most of his life. He’s a “picky eater” whose parents, Derek and Kim Bach-meier, of Lakeville, have consulted with nutrition-ists and other profes-sionals about his feeding problems. “He had his favorite foods, the baby foods, up until last year, 5 years old,” Derek said. “We put butter in the baby foods, just to add calories.” Zachary also de-pended on a high-calorie drink called PediaSure for sustenance, his father said. “Now, with Jackie, he’s become a better eater,” said Derek, who brought Zachary to Fair-view Pediatric Rehab’s feeding program about a year ago. “He eats most

of his calories from foods — not a wide variety, but more than a year ago.” Feeding problems in children are on the rise, Steffenhagen said. About a third of the children served by the Fairview Pedatric Rehabilitation location in Burnsville location have them, she said. “It is becoming more prevalent, and there re-ally isn’t any explanation from what I know and what we’re finding,” Stef-fenhagen said. “There’s some of it linked to kids with autism. I don’t think we know what is causing it, but there’s been a sig-nificant increase in, I’d say, the last three or four years.” Dr. Kay Toomey, a pe-diatric psychologist and national expert on child eating problems, draws a distinction between “picky eaters” and the more seriously affected “problem feeders” who usually have fewer than 20 foods in their diets. Zachary is up to may-be 15 or 20 foods, Stef-fenhagen said. “We’re definitely get-ting there,” she said. “We

started at that more seri-ous point.” Zachary, who has a twin brother, Blake, weighed 1 pound when he was born prematurely at 31 weeks. He attends kindergarten classes at Highland Elementary in Apple Valley, where he also has an individual-ized education program. “The eating problems have always been there,” his father said. Children with feeding problems tend to have special needs, though the problem isn’t limited to them, Steffenhagen said. “A lot of kids come in with limited diets of un-der five foods,” said Stef-fenhagen, who coached Zachary to sample ba-nana peppers and oat-meal during a recent afternoon appointment. “That’s their whole rep-ertoire. They will avoid foods, whether it’s due to anxiety or due to the vi-sual presentation of the food.” For some children the problem is sensory — they won’t touch foods that are sticky or messy or otherwise objection-able, Steffenhagen said.

Some simply lack the “oral motor muscula-ture” to property chew some foods, she said. “We do have a lot of children that are followed by dieticians as well and are sent to us because of poor weight gain or oth-er issues,” Steffenhagen said. Therapies include a 32-step program devel-oped by Toomey. It starts with tolerating being in the same room with an objectionable food and progresses to touching, licking, spitting out and ultimately eating the food, Steffenhagen said. “Progress can be very difficult,” and success can take four to six months or longer, depending on underlying diagnoses in a child and follow-through at home, she said. Zachary has come a long way since his baby-food days. “It’s gone from that to hot dogs,” his father said. “And he’s been eating spaghetti the last couple of nights.”

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

Zachary Bachmeier, 6, of Lakeville, tries banana peppers with encouragement from occupational therapist Jackie Steffenhagen . Feeding problems in children are on the rise, Steffenhagen said. About a third of the children served by the Fairview Pediatric Rehabilitation location in Burnsville have them, she said.(Photo by John Gessner)

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Bite of Burnsville is March 13 The annual Bite of Burnsville will be 6-10 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at Burns-ville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. The event includes cuisine sampling from more than 20 area restaurants, a silent auction, a live auction, and en-tertainment by Jeff James and Timothy Howe. Event tickets are $40 can be purchased by calling the Burnsville Chamber at 952-435-6000 or through the Perform-ing Arts Center. More information is at www.biteofburnsville.com.

Electronics recycling The Burnsville Fire Soccer Club (Ban-ditas Girls U14 Team) will host a Tech Dump fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 29, in the parking lot at LA Fitness, 1801 County Road 42 W., Burnsville. Items that will be recycled for free include game consoles, cellphones and PDAs, cords, cables, mice, flat panel monitors and televisions (LCD/LED),

switches, routers, hubs, CPUs, memory and disk drives, laptop and desktop computers, receivers (satellite, cable and TiVo), peripheral cards and hardware, and more. Items accepted for a fee include CRT/tube televisions and monitors ($15-$25), console televisions ($35), and rear-pro-jection televisions ($45). For more information, call Tech Dump at 763-432-3117 or visit Tech-Dump.org/Fire.

Foster pet homes needed Temporary foster pet homes for pup-pies and dogs are needed in the Burnsville area. The Carver-Scott Humane Society provides all medical care and food. Vol-unteers provide a loving, safe home for an average of three to six months. Twice a month the foster family comes with the pet to a three-hour public adoption day, held in Eden Prairie and Chaska. Call 952-368-3553 or visit www.carverscotths.org for more information.

Eagan Garden Club The Eagan Garden Club will meet from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at the Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road. The topic will be “Gifts From Your Garden” by Susan Reed.

Job Transitions Group The March 11 meeting of the Easter Job Transitions Group will be a break-out bonanza on “Who Are You and Why Should I Care?” Attendees should wear their networking outfits. They will practice asking and answering network-ing questions. This group meets at 7:30 a.m. at Easter Lutheran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Small group sessions for those who would like the opportunity to process

their job loss in a safe, caring environ-ment will be offered at 9:30 a.m. in a pri-vate setting at the church following the speaker. Call 651-452-3680 for information.

Learn about solar power Dakota Electric Association, in coop-eration with Lakeville Friends of the En-vironment, will host a meeting on solar power Tuesday, March 25, at Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Registration will be at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Local experts will explain how solar power works, the economics of solar power and what it takes to install a so-lar system in a home. Seating is limited. RSVP to Brenda at 651-463-6234 or [email protected].

Numerous Burnsville streets set for rebuilding Some oppose stockpiling in Parkwood Park



Plans for a $7.64 mil-lion street rebuilding project this year gained Burnsville City Council approval March 4, though some residents oppose stockpiling construction materials in a local park. Numerous streets will be rebuilt in the Chateau-lin/Parkwood South area west of Parkwood Drive, north of 134th Street East and south of 130th Street East. Residents at a public hearing didn’t oppose the project or projected as-sessments, but two spoke against stockpiling con-struction materials in Parkwood Park. The city plans to have the contractor store

ground-up pavement and gravel from the old streets before using it as base ma-terial for the new streets. It’s a common prac-tice for Burnsville street rebuilding projects that reduces truck traffic and wear on neighboring streets, saves money and is environmentally friendly, officials say. Neighbors of the 9-acre neighborhood park on the northeast corner of 134th Street and Elm Drive say the storage will inhibit park use and could leave damage. Mandy Peterson, 13300 Elm Drive, said she and her two young children use the park, which she called a “little, tiny gem.” She said she fears construc-tion-material storage will “destroy that park.”

Steve Risteau, 13302 Elm Drive, said the seven homes on his street will suffer “the dirt and the filth and the grime” from storage near them. And the street will be the last in the area to be rebuilt, pro-longing the nuisance, he said. City Engineer Ryan Pe-terson said storage won’t encroach on the park’s playground and developed areas. No trees will be re-moved, and the storage area will be reseeded when the material is gone, he said. Mandy Peterson also objected two years ago when the city proposed using the park during re-construction of Parkwood Drive. Ryan Peterson said the city wound up using Wolk Park.

Mandy Peterson sug-gested the city explore oth-er areas, possibly a vacant private lot on 134th Street next to SuperAmerica. Of-ficials said that would re-quire negotiation with the property owner and delay the bidding process. And, there are homes next to that land, Ryan Peterson said. “No matter what we do, somebody’s going to be impacted,” Mayor Eliza-beth Kautz said. Council members sought to reassure resi-dents that nuisances from the storage will be mini-mized and the storage area will be properly restored. Council Member Bill Coughlin said he and Council Member Dan Ke-aley both live a block from the park.

“If that gives you any comfort at all, we are that close,” he said. Some stockpiling is also planned north of 131st Street East and Oakland Drive. Streets to be rebuilt include all or parts of Walnut Drive, Walnut Circle, Oakland Drive, 131st Street East, 132nd Street East, 132nd Circle, Pine Ridge Road, Willow Lane, Willow Lane Circle, Welcome Lane, Lakev-iew Drive, Aspen Drive, Elm Drive and Highview Drive. “This is a very large project,” said Ryan Peter-son, who showed photos of the patched and decay-ing streets. Rebuilding will include water main replacement, sewer rehabilitation, new

curbs, some sidewalk re-pairs and replacement of deficient street lighting. Property assessments will cover 14 percent of the cost. The city’s water and sewer funds are the largest contributor, at 49 percent, followed by the infrastructure trust fund at 30 percent. The council also ap-proved plans for street rehabilitation this year in the Ewing Avenue/145th Street and Plymouth Av-enue areas. The cost is es-timated at $588,000, with $160,000 coming from property assessments.


News Briefs


Kimmel will help continue progress To the editor: I am really excited to see Dan Kimmel running as a DFLer for Minnesota House District 56A, rep-resenting Savage and the western part of Burnsville. Dan is an awesome neigh-bor and friend. I am sure Dan will be a great legisla-tor. In 2013 the Legislature, led by the Democrats and Gov. Mark Dayton ac-complished so much for Minnesota. They finally balanced a budget, for the first time in many years. What I’m most proud of, is that the Legislature gave back $2.4 million for pub-lic school funding that was taken from public schools by the GOP-controlled Legislatures in prior years. The DFL lead legis-lators even froze college

tuition for two years and funded all-day kindergar-ten. Talking about spend-ing money wisely, we all benefit from the wise choices that the DFL-led Legislature made. Let’s continue to stay on this path supporting quality and affordable Education for every Minnesota resi-dent.

GARRY E. MOORE SR.Burnsville

City infested with buckthorn To the editor: Every winter, as I look at our leafless trees and admire their beauty and purpose, I am also remind-ed of how infested our city is with invasive buckthorn. It is also this time of year when I notice how many large trees have fallen and lay dead on the for-est floor. Fallen trees are a part of a natural woods,

but buckthorn thwarts this cycle. Its poisonous roots weakens the roots of near-by trees prematurely, even-tually killing them. It also stops the natural regenera-tion of our native trees. When I moved to Burnsville in 1992, I ad-mired the open fields and woods. Many open ar-eas have been developed, but we still have nice tree stands in neighbor-hoods. These tree stands on both private and city property, add value to the city. Specifically, I refer to neighborhoods like Spy-glass Hill, the woods sur-rounding City Hall, and of course, lovely Walden. Terrace Oaks is another tremendous asset. In years past, I would walk to work through the paths of the woods sur-rounding City Hall. Buck-thorn has blocked many of those paths. I no longer see a diverse woodland floor, with oak seedlings,

native ferns and Solomon Seal. That woods has a dim future. I love Walden. Walden residents, understanding the scourge of buckthorn, and the impact it has on their life-long investment, have invested further in their neighborhood with a buckthorn abatement pro-gram. I applaud you. And once that buckthorn is gone, a healthy scattering of native woodland floor plantings would send it on its way to health and resto-ration. Your home values will increase. We saved Terrace Oaks, when a golf course was proposed. So instead of our woods being gone in one development cycle, it is slowly being choked with buckthorn. Many volun-teers work hard trying to eradicate this scourge. But it is not enough. It is time to pad the volunteer crowds with serious pro-grams that work and don’t rely on the commitment and time of volunteers. It’s time for Burnsville to place value on and invest in its woods. We either do that, or just rename Burnsville: Buckthorn.

PAT STEVESANDBurnsville

Kimmel will work for families To the editor: The current Minnesota Legislature has made re-markable progress for our cities and families. We have significantly reduced unemployment in Min-nesota and continue to grow our economy with

new businesses, large and small. Our housing mar-ket has rebounded. We fought back against re-gressive legislation spon-sored by the GOP aimed at restricting voting rights. The representation we cur-rently have with Rep. Pam Myhra, R-Burnsville, has not supported any of the progress we’ve made. She has consistently voted against the welfare of our families, our public educa-tion, the people’s rights to vote and women’s rights. I’m convinced that who-ever the GOP nominee is will continue Myhra’s de-struction to the working and middle class. It’s time to vote for someone who stands up for the middle class. It’s time to look at the whole package. We need to think about the future for our children and grandchil-dren. I met Dan Kimmel and he represents me, not big-money corporations. I’m voting the whole pack-age, Dan Kimmel. CAROLYN L. THORNTONBurnsville

Land taking not wanted To the editor: It baffles me why elect-ed officials feel they can condemn land and pay a pittance to the homeown-er in the name of eminent domain for a trail project to connect to Spring Lake Park Reserve. Eminent do-main is to be used for nec-essary good for the people and making a bike path is not necessary. I would guess each Da-kota County commission-

er would think twice if the property belonged to him/her. At the hearing in Hast-ings on Feb. 19, the county attorney said this land grab was necessary to pro-tect wildlife, prairie grass-es, and nature. Well, guess what? A paved parking lot and paved bike path, along with picnic areas does not preserve nature, it destroys it. Oh yes, they said three different kinds of fences would also be built. What a pathetic job the com-missioners are doing. The public will remember when it comes time to vote, and I will do my best to see that they do remember.

LESLIE HENSCHELApple Valley

Is the plan need or greed? To the editor: On March 11, a district court ruling is scheduled to determine if Dakota County can make land-owners sell four parcels of Mississippi riverfront property along Spring Lake near Hastings. Dakota County is seek-ing this in the name of “eminent domain” … re-ally? Is this a need, or is it greed? Land that has been in people’s families for more than 50 and 118 years is at stake; land on which parents and grandparents worked, grew up, played, hunted and dreamed for their families’ future. According to the story “Standing their ground”

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Letters

Help 360 Communities serve more during campaign

Why are some talented teachers underused?

by Sal MondelliSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

“Some folks think people who come here don’t want to work. I wish they would understand that people like me are going through a rough patch and need a little help to make it through.” This is what one 360 Communities cli-ent told a staff member during a recent visit to the Burnsville Food Shelf. The Vietnam veteran lost his business dur-ing the recent recession. He and his wife were raising their 7-year-old grandson and he was thankful the food shelf could help them make ends meet. Complicat-ing matters were his health concerns. He had difficulty walking and mentioned upcoming appointments at the Veterans Administration hospital. Unfortunately, Frank and his family are not alone. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one in 10 Minnesotans are food insecure, meaning they lack con-sistent access to enough food to live a healthy lifestyle – that’s more than a half million Minnesotans. Children make up a third of this group and another 25 per-cent are elderly or disabled adults. We know that poverty has grown in Twin Cities suburbs as well.

According to a 2013 study by the Greater Twin Cities United Way, 115,000 subur-banites joined the ranks of the poor be-tween 2000 and 2011 – a 128 percent in-crease in that time. Minnesota FoodShare’s March Campaign, a food drive that benefits about 300 food shelves across the state, is underway. Throughout the month of March, you have an opportunity to in-crease the impact of your food donations on helping families like Frank’s. Last year, supporters of 360 Commu-nities raised $72,000 and collected 66,000 pounds of food for the campaign. This incredible support qualified 360 Com-munities for more than $9,000 in match-ing funds from Minnesota FoodShare. This year, 360 Communities would like to raise $75,000 and 75,000 pounds of food during the campaign, enough to feed 22,500 people for a week. That’s

because with every $10 donated, we can purchase $30 worth of groceries with our access to discount food programs. When it comes to the hard realities we face with hunger and poverty, 360 Com-munities believes we have to do more than simply budget for greater need. This requires an understanding of the demographically shifting populations we serve, developing meaningful collabora-tions with other mission-focused organi-zations that share our goals, and work-ing to constantly improve our programs and services. By doing these things, we believe we can help reverse the tide of hunger and poverty and ensure the next generation has a chance at self-sustained success. To that end, one action we are taking during March is to transform our Burns-ville Food Shelf into a “client choice” food pantry where clients can shop for their own groceries, rather than picking up pre-packed bags of food. We believe this model of service delivery allows for the focused conversations and relation-ship building we currently have with our food shelf clients. At the same time, we believe it will create more opportunity to identify and proactively engage the sub-group of clients who are ready to move to self-sufficiency with goal-planning and

additional stabilizing resources, includ-ing our violence prevention and school success programming. We also anticipate this will create more efficiency in our food shelf, with better inventory control and ordering from food banks, as well as the potential to increase our serving capacity. The new “client choice” Burnsville Food Shelf will open March 31. Frank’s visit is one of almost 35,000 visits to 360 Communities food shelves receive annually. Each food shelf client has a personal story. The change at our Burnsville Food Shelf will help us hear those stories more clearly and ensure we can better serve our clients. To help 360 Communities during the March Campaign, you can donate food or money at any one of our five food shelf locations in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Farmington, Lakeville and Rosemount. Visit 360Communities.org for locations and/or information on how you can run a food drive for 360 Communities.

Sal Mondelli is president and CEO of 360 Communities, a Dakota County nonprofit that prevents violence, ensures school suc-cess and promotes long-term self-suffi-ciency. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

by Joe NathanSUN THISWEEK


Listening to and learning from edu-cators like Megan Hall, Steve Allen and Bill Wilson reminded me last week of two important things. First, they have so much to offer, not only to youngsters, but also to other educators and those learn-ing to be educators. Second, their skills, insights, experience and knowledge are dramatically underused. More young-sters will succeed if we make better use of these and other talented educators. Let’s start with Allen. He recently re-tired after more than 35 years teaching in Minnesota public schools, starting in Granite Falls, then in North Branch and then, for 10 years, at its area learn-ing center, a cooperative program with North Branch, Chisago Lakes, Taylors Falls and Rush City. He finished his ca-reer at Oak Land, a cooperative of Cam-bridge, St. Francis and Princeton, for the last 20 years. Allen worked mostly with youngsters who struggled in traditional schools. He and his students helped convince the 1987 Minnesota legislature to approve new options for these youngsters. One was a young woman who had been a National Honor Society mem-ber and a cheerleader in her rural high

school. But during an economic crisis that devastated her farm family, she un-fortunately went “looking for love” and became pregnant, so was kicked out of the honor society and cheerleading squad. Fortunately she found the alter-native school Allen directed. She told legislators that the school “probably saved my life.” Another of Allen’s students told leg-islators that he was the youngest of a “drinking family.” When he entered the high school, teachers reminded him of his older siblings’ bad behavior. This youngster met their expectations and failed. Fortunately he found the alterna-tive school. Like the young woman men-tioned earlier, he graduated and is living a constructive life. Allen was president of and now di-rects the Minnesota Association of Al-ternative Programs. I asked if he had ever been asked to teach a class or even speak to a class of prospective educators. “No,”

he replied. Then there’s Hall, Minnesota’s cur-rent state “Teacher of the Year.” She said she’s never been asked to teach a full teacher preparation class. She’s been asked to speak to teacher prep classes at St. Scholastica, Metro State and the Uni-versity of Minnesota. So the vast major-ity of Minnesota’s teacher preparation programs haven’t asked her to speak – even once. Having learned from her, I think she has lots to offer. One more example: Three times, US News and World Report has cited Higher Ground Academy as one of Minnesota’s, and the country’s, top schools. The Star Tribune regularly names it a “Beating the Odds” school. But Bill Wilson, Higher Ground founder and former Minnesota Human Rights commissioner, told me no Minnesota college professor helping prepare teachers or administrators has asked him to speak with a class in the last several years. (Full disclosure: My office shares space with this school.) Beating the Odds schools aren’t just those that have high-test scores. They’re also schools, like some of the best alter-native public schools, that help previous-ly unsuccessful youngsters identify and develop their talents. This comes up in part because Ham-line University recently hosted a panel

on the achievement gap. Several weeks ago, I asked officials there why no panel member was from a Beating the Odds school – either district or charter. Hamline didn’t respond until the day after the event. JacQui Getty, Hamline’s associate vice president of strategic com-munications and content, wrote, “You raise a good point. When we do this again, we would certainly be interested in including someone from a Beating the Odds school.” My concern isn’t just about Hamline. Outstanding local educators often are not included in programs to help the cur-rent and next generation of teachers and principals, whether offered by schools or colleges. Hall told me, “When teachers’ ex-pertise is tapped by district leaders, our schools continuously improve.” Talents like those of Hall, Allen and Wilson should be used more not only by dis-tricts, but also by colleges and universi-ties.

Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher, administrator and PTA president, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions welcome, [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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in the Star Tribune, if Dakota County does not control the land to com-plete a 26-mile “paved” bike path by March 31, the county can lose $3 mil-lion from a federal grant. Sixteen miles of trail are already built with 5-6 miles planned connecting South St. Paul with Hast-ings. The Drew family was willing to sell 1.8 acres for the portion of the planned bike path that crosses their property. Seems like a win-win compromise to me. Not good enough; six of the seven county commis-sioners want it all. The 1975 park plan included 1,100 acres and five miles of Mississippi shoreline. A 2003 park master plan was adopted by the county commis-sioners, which included the sought-after proper-ties. Of the hundreds of acres the county already owned, why couldn’t that land be used for the bike trail, instead of the need to buy more land? Perhaps the 10-year old plan needs revision to only count on land already owned? Although the receipt of the $3 million federal grant sounds appealing, it also brings lots of addi-tional costs and taxes for park/land development, ongoing maintenance, and more roads to and from the park and bike trail. Al-ready about $5 million has been spent on Spring Lake Park Reserve, a park none of us can yet use with no date identified as to when it’ll be available. Please ask the Dakota County commissioners to reconsider not using emi-nent domain and instead revise park plans. This fall, three of the seven commissioners are up for re-election. We can also help their future decisions by our vote.

CAROL JACOBSONLakeville

Misalignment, doublespeak in Dakota County To the editor: “We seem to be mis-

aligned with the public.” That recent quote from Dakota County Commis-sioner Tom Egan might qualify as the understate-ment of the year. He was referring to citizen uproar over Dakota County’s out-landish $30 million devel-opment plan for Lebanon Hills Regional Park. Based on widespread and vehement opposition, the commissioners unani-mously agreed to form a new citizen panel to pres-ent a plan with more pop-ular support. That’s a huge win for citizens, right? Not so fast. Read the fine print and you’ll see a world-class demonstration of governmental double-speak and lip service. The commissioners panel structure effectively put up an electric fence protecting the fundamen-tals of their massive 2014 construction plan. Four pages of guide-lines limit and control citizen involvement. The commissioners require the panel to “use the vision and principles established by the County Board.” That vision is about $30 million of asphalt and concrete versus the pub-lic’s desire to address in-vasive species and enhance the park’s wilderness char-acter. The panel cannot review county decisions made in 2008 – without citizen input – that pre-ceded the 2014 plan. To recruit panel mem-bers, the commissioners claim they want individu-als who have “an ability to work toward finding com-mon ground and solutions on a range of controversial and/or complex issues.” In other words, smart people who can develop new, cre-ative solutions and build consensus recommenda-tions. Sadly, all that creative thinking won’t matter, be-cause the county’s guide-lines also include this dictatorial zinger: “The County Board is not ob-ligated to adopt any con-sensus recommendation reported by the Citizen Panel.” In an amazingly cynical example of “public ser-vice,” the commissioners will claim with a straight

face they are doing the right thing and are seeking public input. The reality is they have tied the hands of citizens and stacked the deck in favor of their $30 mil-lion “bulldoze-and-build” plan. They remain deaf to the voice of citizens. If the commissioners’ ap-proach holds up, Lebanon Hills – branded as a “For-ever Wild” park – will be visited by rumbling bull-dozers, steaming asphalt trucks and industrial ce-ment mixers … exactly the opposite of what citizens want for the park.

BARRY J. JOHNSONApple Valley

Medical marijuana has benefits To the editor: Responding to last week’s story about Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom and Sheriff Dave Bellows’ views op-posing legalizing medical marijuana, we all know the real reason law en-forcement opposes any legal form of marijuana is because they will lose money due to the forfei-ture laws. They like to tell people that more kids will start to smoke pot. Really? Any kid can walk into any school and buy any drug they want, including tobacco, alcohol, and Ad-derall. How is legalizing medi-cal marijuana going to make it easier for them to get it? I don’t condone any teenager using drugs, but if marijuana was legal, one would need a valid ID to buy it, not something needed from an under-ground dealer, who is not going away. The war on drugs has failed. I would benefit from legalizing medical mari-juana. Fifteen years ago I was in a car accident. For the past 15 years, I have been a chronic pain patient, having gone through a whole gamut of treatments. Plus, I lost my liveli-hood, which was nursing. I have studied the issue

and believe that marijuana has therapeutic benefits for pain and many other diseases. At this time, in this state, I can only use opi-ates prescribed by my pain doctor. I should have the right to use what other medicines are out there to help me. Opiates can kill, and have many side effects. Try being on them for many years and see what a toll it takes. Then there is mari-juana, no side effects, no deaths, just greedy law en-forcement. Doesn’t make any sense to me. I am sick of their propaganda. Marijuana is much less dangerous than alcohol, and many prescription medications. When I am sick, I go to my doctor, I don’t seek out law enforce-ment, and I don’t believe they should have any say in the medical marijuana bill. I would love to have a debate with Backstrom and Bellows. I am a 50-year-old woman who believes I have rights, too.

TERESA MORRILLApple Valley

More spending is not the answer To the editor: Who could have guessed that letter writer Paul Hoffinger would ever object to any cuts in the federal budget (Feb. 26 letter)? Hoffinger at-tempts to tell us in his let-

ter that there are multiple benefits to spending even more billions of dollars on early childhood edu-cation. So enamored with spending is Hoffinger that he would have us believe that it could be related to preventing criminality. Since Hoffinger provides no evidence that supports this theory, he might also make the worn out claim that more government spending would create wealth for our nation. Yet, contrary to Hoffin-ger’s assertions, the vast majority of studies de-finitively show that early childhood education pro-vides no long-term ben-efits to its participants. The numerous studies conducted under the aus-pices of the Early Child-hood Program Participa-tion, the Early Childhood Longitudinal Studies, and the National Household Education Surveys show that only those employed by these bureaucracies benefit. No matter how ludi-crous is the nescient pos-tulations of Hoffinger, he loves to challenge U.S. Rep. John Kline’s efforts to cut federal spending and save us, the belea-guered taxpayer, money. RICHARD IFFERTEagan

Fund schools to help students To the editor: Recent work by lead-ers in the U.S. House of Representatives has been contentious at the ex-pense of lower-income

Minnesotans and Ameri-cans. The influence of moneyed groups behind conservative candidates have helped to maintain low capital gains taxes for wealthy taxpayers, while food assistance was cut recently for those working several jobs to feed a fam-ily. Fairness seems left out of that equation. As a teacher, I agree with the ECM editorial that ex-pressed concern about the denying of hot lunch to low income students who weren’t current with their lunch payments. I can only sympathize with students who must try to keep up with their fellow students while they are going hungry. I agree with Mike Ober-mueller, the candidate for Congress in Minnesota’s 2nd District, that strug-gling school districts in Minnesota should receive a greater share of their special education costs from the federal govern-ment, which mandated the program. Although Congress promised to pay up to 40 percent of those expenses, so far the incum-bent education chair has reneged on that promise. Maybe it’s a politi-cal problem, but a hun-gry child or a struggling student, doesn’t deserve “tough love” instead of the funding necessary to improve his or her chanc-es of success in school. Clearly, there are times when it’s better to exer-cise compassion, to fund schools and their students.

LARRY KOENCKEagan

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A&J Painting is a family owned and oper-ated business that was started 15 years agowith my sons Andrew, Jeremiah, and David.In today’s economic climate we have main-tained a healthy business due to our profes-sional approach and work ethic that carriesthe highest standards of quality for everyjob. We have thrived over the years becauseof the volume of callbacks and customerreferrals from previously contracted jobs.No contract is too big or too small for ourcompany.A&J Painting operates as a licensed and

insured painting company that offers trainedand skilled (journeyman) employee’s topaint and remodel your home or business.All of our employee’s have been with thecompany for several years and each has beentrained to the highest standards. We takepride in the honesty, integrity, and characterof the young men we have employed.My son Andrew is a highly skilled and

trained carpenter. He also does taping,knock down ceilings, tiling, countertops andoffers many types of custom carpentry. An-drew operates a professional spray booth offsite for nishes on cabinetry and furniture.His current focus is on remodeling, updat-ing, and modernizing homes and businesses.Andrew’s perfectionist approach to every

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of the business and are also professionallytrained Artists. Jeremiah attended the Min-neapolis College of Art and Design and laterstudied under the mentorship of the nation-ally renowned portrait and fresco painterMark Balma. David similarly was acceptedinto a full time master apprenticeship pro-gram at the young age of 16 at the highlyrespected Atelier Lack Studio. They fol-lowed in the family tradition of mastering aprofessional craft and skill which they havebrought to our company. Between the twothey offer 25 years of experience paintinginterior and exterior homes in the metro areawith our family business.A&J Painting takes great pride in our abil-

ity to make a true and lasting impression onyou. I can’t tell you how many letters andcalls I have received over the years fromcustomers who just wanted to share with mewhat a great job we did. We hope to have theopportunity to do so with you as well. Weare only a call or e-mail away to offer youa free estimate of our professional services.

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EducationMetcalf team wins awards

The Metcalf Junior High FIRST Tech Challenge team of Dakota Walberg, Christian Larson and David Rios (Team 7588), from left, won the Control Award at the Minnesota Robotics State Tournament on Feb. 22. The award celebrates a team that uses sensors and software in an innovative way to enhance their robot’s functionality during the competition. (Photo submitted)

The Eastview High School National Honor Society is holding its spring Dialogues at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in the Eastview Performing Arts Center. The topic is “The Proliferation and Impact of Stress.” Speakers include: Juli Montgomery, a li-censed school counselor who currently works at Minneapolis Southwest High School. She is also an adjunct professor at the

University of Minnesota as well as a professional clinical counselor. Mont-gomery will speak on the stresses of living in the information age and how they differ from those of past generations. Megan Gunnar, Ph.D., director of the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on how children and adoles-cents regulate stress and emotions. Gunnar will ad-

dress the biology of stress and anti-stress as well as some effective ways to cope with anxiety. Abhay Ladhe, an in-structor for Art of Liv-ing programs in the Twin Cities. Art of Living is an international nonprofit organization that focus-es on the elimination of stress through medita-tion and other alternative techniques. Ladhe will de-scribe the stress-reduction techniques used by his or-

ganization and may also teach the audience some simple breathing exercises. Each speaker will pres-ent individually for 12-15 minutes and then partici-pate in a combined audi-ence question-and-answer session. A reception with cook-ies immediately follows the event. The Eastview Dialogues are free and open to the public.

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University of Wis-consin-Stout, December graduates, from Eagan – Devon Block, B.S., graph-ic communications man-agement; Tina Floersch, B.F.A., graphic design and interactive media; Domi-nic Ghilani, B.S., game design and development; Krista Niemeyer, B.F.A., art; Anthony Teich, B.S., dietetics; Gina Tran, B.S., retail merchandising and management. Rachel Kuntz of Eagan, a student in the Creighton University College of Arts and Sciences, was inducted into the student chapter of the Jesuit Honor Society Alpha Sigma Nu, at its an-nual ceremony on Feb. 22. University of Wiscon-sin-Eau Claire, December

graduates, from Eagan – Thomas Barker, B.B.A., information systems; Nicholle Breikjern, E.D.S., school psychology; Ryan Cairo, B.A., psychology; Allison Carpenter, B.S., psychology; Kathryn Con-kel-Peterson, B.S., special education; Corey Feiock, B.S., computer science; Danielle Gartner, B.S., el-ementary education; Mi-chael Gates, B.S., biology; Allison Gleason, B.S.N., nursing; Elizabeth Gloms-ki, B.S., special education; Claire Johnson, B.S., biol-ogy; Alicia Mundy, B.S.N., nursing; Karen Sjoberg, B.A., Spanish; Ashley Stewart, B.A., psychology; Luke Thaldorf, B.B.A., business finance.

Applications open for Woodland’s Terry Langager Scholarship Woodland Elemen-tary in Eagan will be awarding a $500 scholar-ship in honor and memo-ry of Terry Langager, the school’s first principal. The scholarship will be awarded to a deserv-ing high school senior who attended Woodland for three or more years. Students apply for this scholarship by ob-taining applications at the Guidance Offices in Eagan High School and the School of Environ-mental Studies. The award can be used for any post-sec-ondary training and/or educational pursuit at an accredited institution. It is not limited to college-bound students only. A committee of teach-ers, staff and parents will select the scholarship winner. The deadline for turning in applica-tions to the high school is April 1.

District 196 Budget Advisory Council to meet March 12 The District 196 Bud-get Advisory Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednes-day, March 12, at the Dis-trict Office in Rosemount, 3455 153rd St. W. The public is welcome to at-tend. Topics for the March 12 meeting include re-views of district budget performance to date, the district’s finance plan, the February state budget forecast and long-term debt analysis. The BAC advises the District 196 School Board on matters related to fi-nance. The 12-member BAC is made up of nine parents/residents and three district employees, including a teacher, sup-port staff representative and principal representa-tive. The director of fi-nance and operations and three School Board mem-bers serve as ex-officio members of the BAC. For more information

about the BAC, call the office of the director of finance and operations at 651-423-7713.

Workshop series for parents School District 191 Early Childhood Pro-grams is offering the Be-have Your Best! Behavior Guidance Workshop Se-ries for parents. The free workshops run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Diamondhead Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Schedule: • Monday, March 10, Empowered Parenting. • Monday, April 7, Teach Your Child to Lis-ten the First Time. • Monday, May 5, Teach Social Skills to Pre-vent Challenging Behav-ior. The goal of Behave Your Best is to empower parents to transform chal-lenging behaviors into teaching moments. Preregistration is re-quired. Visit www.com-munityed191.org under Community Events.

College finance assistance available To assist college-bound students in pre-paring and applying for financial aid, Burnsville High School will host a Minnesota College Goal workshop from 3-6 p.m. Thursday, March 20, in the school’s media center. As part of this ini-tiative, Burnsville High School will provide free professional help with completing the Free Ap-plication for Federal Student Aid, which is re-quired to apply for finan-cial aid. Tax information from 2013 will be needed if participants wish to complete the FAFSA at the workshop. Minnesota College Goal is a statewide vol-unteer program that provides free assistance to students and families who are applying for fi-nancial aid for postsec-ondary education. This event is free to the public. For more information, contact Marcia Sexton at [email protected].

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Honorees break down

barriers, gender differences in the working

world by Tad Johnson

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The 2014 Exceptional Businesswomen offered insight into the ways in which some have broken barriers, overcome chal-lenges and helped their endeavors thrive in a dif-ficult economy during a Feb. 25 recognition event at Lost Spur Golf & Event Center. The 10 women were honored during the event that allowed the honorees a chance to participate in a panel discussion to talk about their experiences. Audrey Aronson John-son, owner of Lakeville-based Johnson Com-panies and a longtime human resources director for several companies, said she faced a male-dominated workforce af-ter she was only the third woman to graduate from the University of Minne-sota’s master’s program in human resources in the early 1960s. About 90 days into working as the first fe-male manager for the Gil-lette Company in St. Paul, Johnson said two of her male co-workers told her boss that they couldn’t work with her. Her boss told the men that they had a problem because I’m not going to work with you either. “I haven’t worked for Paul for a long time, but I see him every year or so and I always say: ‘Paul, thank you for that line,’ ” she said. “And he always says: ‘Audrey, you don’t know how many times I had to offer a line like that.’ ” She said the story is a

great example that if you are going to trail blaze you have to have a mentor who has your back. Linda Radue, who has been selling vehicles for Luther Burnsville Volk-swagen for the past eight years, didn’t start work-ing in the industry all that long ago, but when she did, she also encountered a male-dominated work-force. A recent survey found that about 13 percent of women are vehicle sales-people. Radue says be-ing a woman in her field has been an advantage in many ways, including that one study found that women make the majority of big-ticket spending de-cisions in families. “I think the guys are jealous because they can’t get the hugs,” she said. She also says that statis-tics show that women are drawn to the Volkswagen brand.

Radue said she works hard every minute she is at work whether it is on the phone trying to cre-ate prospects or sending thank you cards. Jennifer Smith, CEO and co-founder of Burns-ville-based Innovative Of-fice Solutions, cited a cou-ple of gender differences that persist and could be holding some women back. She said some women may be afraid to put forth a vision for a company or a new product, because the vision is incomplete. “I tell them to look at it like a piece of Swiss cheese – a piece of cheese with holes in it,” she said. “If you throw that incomplete vision out there, let your people fill in the holes. It will be a much more pow-erful vision, it will get your people behind it and be able to take it forward.” Another gender differ-ence Smith noted was one

study that found that 80 percent of men will ask for a pay raise during a negotiation session while a small percentage of women do. “Talking about the younger women, they have to ask,” Smith said. “They have no idea that they can ask for more money. Ask for what you want.” In order to achieve true pay equity among women and men in the same roles, Johnson said there needs to be more women leaders in society who can influ-ence change.

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responsibilities The panelists offered varying ideas with regard to juggling work, home and civic responsibilities, but they agreed there is a need for setting priorities with giving back to the community being among them. Roz Peterson, a com-mercial real estate broker for Cerron Properties, said the main thing is to get or-ganized. She said she prioritizes based on “God, family, work and everything else.” Peterson is the current chair of the Lakeville Area School Board, is a past chamber board chair and is currently running for election to the Minnesota House. “It is important to have a good team behind you,” she said. She added that leveraging technology is another tool to becoming organized. Karen Wentworth, controller and human re-sources manager at Hobo Inc., shared that her vol-unteer efforts emerged based on seeing needs in the community. Those needs have in-cluded serving as treasurer of the Minnesota Val-ley Symphony, chair of the chamber board, Girl Scout leader and a youth sports coach.

She said the example set by her parents moti-vated her to do the same thing for her children. “Your children are go-ing to remember those things when they are in their 30s and 40s and they are going to do the same thing for your grandchil-dren,” she said. The daughter of Karen DeVaughn, office manag-er for Life Wellness Cen-ter, attended the Feb. 25 event and said she had the best mom in the world. DeVaughn stayed at home for a time as she raised her children and gradually re-entered the workforce after Life Well-ness owner Tom Schmidt asked if she wanted a job. She works full-time overseeing operations at the business’s two loca-tions and is a weight-loss coach. “The most impor-tant thing my kids know about why I’m away when they get off the bus or when they get home from school,” she said, “they know that my work has value and purpose and they know I love my job.” Catherine Byers Breet, moderator of the panel discussion and owner of a company that coaches job-seekers, asked the panel-ists and audience members if they loved their job. As hands went up around the room, it begged the ques-tion how did the honorees find their dream jobs. Wentworth said she was unhappy in her job as a food scientist supervisor for Nabisco, but after tak-ing a career interest survey, she recalled that she was better suited to accounting than management. She went back to school to earn her accounting cer-tificate and hasn’t looked back. “The first day of class when I came home … I was literally bouncing I was so happy,” she said. “A lot of people think ac-counting is really boring,

accounting is really fun. I love it.” Women should have the courage to walk through those proverbial career doors when they open and the time is right, according to Peterson. Sometimes they come in the form of mid-life cri-ses, she said. “When it happens just embrace it and think of it as an opportunity to try a new venture,” she said. Kari Mitchell, executive director of Rosemount-based Charity Events of Minnesota, knows about branching out. She worked for a num-ber of years with two different nonprofits that raised money for various causes before starting her own organization that merges two of her pas-sions – bicycling and help-ing others. Many jobs have their own forms of motiva-tion, but Mitchell’s work to raise money for cancer research and services for people with such diseases is apparent. “Sometimes you can forget when you go through the day to day, there are challenges and ups and downs, but all it takes is that one person to call in to say I need a wig. I have cancer. And my in-surance company won’t pay for it. It’s great to be an organization that can say we can help you with that,” she said. Other 2014 Exceptional Businesswomen honorees Diane Lindo and Lara Kelley, of Minnesota School of Beauty-Lakev-ille, and Stacey Marmole-jo, of Eagan-based Rock Mammas, were not part of the panel but offered com-ments during the event. A video with highlights of the panel discussion is online at sunthisweek.com/tag/exceptional-busi-nesswomen-2014.

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Exceptional Businesswomen honoree Roz Peterson, of Cerron Properties, talks during a panel discussion at the Feb. 25 recognition event at Lost Spur Golf & Event Center. (Photo by Tad Johnson)


DARTS to expand transit service in Farmingtonby Jennifer Chick


DARTS will be ex-panding its transit ser-vice within Farmington. Following approval from the Farmington City Council on Monday night, DARTS will offer door-to-door service for Farmington residents. DARTS is an organiza-tion that supports older adults’ independence through many resources, including accessible ride services. According to Randy

Distad, Farmington’s Parks and Recreation director, the city cur-rently has an agreement with DARTS for the joint use of a DARTS bus in Farmington areas. The current agreement provides rides to older adults to transit stations in other cities in the met-ro. The Rambling River Center in Farmington can also use the bus two times per month. Now DARTS is look-ing to expand its transit service in Farmington and other communi-

ties in Dakota County through a $63,000 feder-al grant from the Metro-politan Area Agency on Aging. The new service will be provided in and among Apple Valley, Burnsville, Lakeville, Eagan, Rose-mount and Farmington. DARTS will provide this door-to-door ride service within those six cities for any residents 60 years of age and older. Each participating city has agreed to con-tribute $5,000 toward annual operational costs.

Distad said DARTS plans to begin running the new service on Tues-day, March 16. DARTS will deliver rides to the participating cities three days per week, Tuesday-Thursday, eight hours per day, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All ride destinations within those cities will be eligible and riders will voluntarily contribute a suggested fare based on income, ranging from $3.50 to $7.50 each way. No one will be denied a ride due to inability to

pay. A driver who will be assigned to the same route each day will assist riders from their homes to their destination in a bus equipped with a wheelchair lift. The driv-er will help carry shop-ping bags and assist rid-ers getting in and out of the vehicle. Residents will call a reservation registration voicemail line at 651-234-2281 to schedule rides at least two days in advance. The DARTS bus can

accommodate up to 16 people, and if a resident needs a companion to ride for assistance be-yond what the driver can provide, that companion may ride for free. DARTS estimates that more than 7,000 commu-nity residents may ben-efit from this service. Studies from MAAA show that one in five old-er adults does not drive and public transporta-tion in suburban Dakota County can be challeng-ing to those without per-sonal automobiles.

Lakeville businessman to run for Holberg’s House seat Jon Koznick has long history of Republican Party involvement

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Minnesota State Rep. Mary Liz Holberg’s long-time campaign chair has announced he will seek Republican Party en-dorsement for the House seat Holberg held for 16 years. Holberg announced last week she will not seek re-election in Dis-trict 58A, which includes most of Lakeville. Jon Koznick, an ac-tive party member who also managed state Sen. Dave Thompson’s suc-cessful 2012 re-election campaign, said he shares many of Holberg’s views but brings a fresh per-spective. “Mary Liz represented Lakeville well,” he said. “I think I represent the next phase of Lakeville’s growth.” Describing himself in a news release as the “typical dance dad,” Koznick advocated for

reducing government’s involvement in families’s lives. “Every day, we go about Lakeville and the state in pursuit of our own liberty and happi-ness,” he said. “However, the problem continues to be a government that gets in the way.” A mortgage lender with Provincial Bank, he cited concerns about in-creasing taxes and exces-sive regulations people face at school, work, in

the doctor’s office and in homes. Koznick, 41, called for reducing government’s involvement in the every-day lives of citizens. “People and deserve and want a government that focuses on core tasks and does them well,” he said. In an interview, Koznick advocated for reducing government taxes and regulations, which he said would al-low businesses more abil-ity to create jobs and help improve the economy. He said he was con-cerned about govern-ment’s growing involve-ment in health care and over loss of private, per-sonal information. “Privacy and data of individuals can be real scary when it’s in a big government bureau-cracy’s hands and we don’t know when or how they’re going to use that data,” Koznick said. A parent of two, he

was also critical of the state’s continued bor-rowing of school fund-ing, which he said keeps schools grappling with perpetual financial strug-gles. “We can’t keep bor-rowing from schools,” he said. “We need to stabi-lize funding for schools. We need to work on the formula so schools can have more consistent funding instead of strug-gling all the time.” Koznick also advo-cated for more attention to transportation safety and the condition of the state’s roads and bridges. “We need a better free-way system in the state and in Lakeville,” he said. Koznick said Holberg has served Lakeville well, and he has been con-sidering running for her seat since she announced her intention to retire at the caucuses about two weeks ago. He said many people have urged him to run for

the office; his campaign manager is Laura Beem of Farmington. Lisa Vossen, owner of the Pink Door Boutique in downtown Lakeville and listed as a supporter of Koznick in a cam-paign release, said he has a passion for the city and a “solid track record of support and involve-ment” in the community. “His marketing and business background, along with his politi-cal involvement, prove he has the skills needed to run an effective cam-paign and do a great job representing Lakeville,” Vossen said. Koznick and his wife, Patty, moved to Lakeville from Eagan in 2001 and have two daughters, ages 8 and 5. He owned a mortgage company in downtown Lakeville for a decade before joining Provincial Bank about three years ago. Koznick is an active

member of the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce, serves on the Downtown Lakeville Business Asso-ciation advisory board, past Rotary member and is a 2005 Leadership Lakeville graduate. Koznick said he is looking forward to meet-ing more people in the community and work-ing on his campaign. He vowed to abide by the Re-publican Party endorse-ment decision. “I have always had an appreciation for the dem-ocratic process, represen-tative government,” said Koznick, who was adopt-ed from Columbia when he was 5 years old. “I like being involved in our community and getting involved in things that af-fect us and are around us. I was always thinking in the back of my mind it’s a blessing to live in this country.”

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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SeniorsSenior Day at IMAX Theatre Senior Citizen Day is Tuesday, March 11, at the IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo, 12000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. Complimentary coffee and refreshments will be served at 9 a.m. The film, “Journey to the South Pa-cific 3D,” will begin at 10 a.m. Cost is $6.50. For questions or group reservations, call 952-997-9714 or email [email protected].

Driver improvement classes The Minnesota High-way Safety Center will offer 55-plus driver-im-provement courses on the following days: • 5:30-9:30 p.m. March 10 (four-hour refresher course), Lakeville Senior Center – Heritage Cen-ter, 20110 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. • 5:30-9:30 p.m. March 11 (four-hour refresher course), Apple Valley Se-nior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley. The courses are open to the public; however, pre-registration is requested. The four-hour refresher is $20. For more information or to register, visit www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 888-234-1294.

Apple Valley The Apple Valley Se-nior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, is home to the fol-lowing activities which are organized and run by the Apple Valley Seniors and Apple Valley Parks and Recreation. The facility is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 952-953-2345 or go to www.cityo-fapplevalley.org. Monday, March 10 – Membership Comm., 10 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10

a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10:30 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Pool, 1 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m.; Defen-sive Driving, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11 – Quilting Bees, 9 a.m.; De-fensive Driving, 9 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 9:15 a.m.; Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; IMAX Coffee & Show, 9:30 a.m.; Memory Loss Seminar, registration required, 11:30 a.m.; Pi-nochle, 12:30 p.m.; Span-ish, 1 p.m.; Cribbage, 1 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; Defensive Driving, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 – Donated Bread, 9 a.m.; Diaper Sewing, 9:15 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.; Morn-ing Stretch, 10 a.m.; Vel-vet Tones, 10 a.m.; Intro to Line Dancing, 1 p.m.; Dominoes, 1 p.m.; Mah-jong, 1 p.m. Thursday, March 13 – Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Russian Art Mu-seum Trip, registration re-quired, 9:30 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Dupli-cate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Tap Dancing; 12:30 p.m.; Pool, 1 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Hardanger, 1 p.m.; Social Seniors, 4 p.m. Friday, March 14 – Morning Stretch, 10 a.m., Women’s Pool, 11 a.m.; Defensive Driving, noon; Acrylic Class, 1 p.m.

Burnsville 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, March 10 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Card Recycle, 12:30 p.m.; Pinochle, 12:45 p.m.; SS Flex Ex. Tuesday, March 11 – Quilters, 9:30 a.m.; Cedar Lanes Bowling, 10 a.m.; Coffee Talk – Wills, 10

a.m.; Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Troubadours, 1 p.m.; Evening Taxes, 5:30 p.m., Presbyterian Church of the Apostles; Defensive Driving Class, 5 p.m.; Line Dancing. Wednesday, March 12 – Woodcarvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Taxes, 9 a.m. to noon; Day Old Bread, 10:30 a.m.; Chair Tai Chi, 11 a.m.; 500 and Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Hearing Clinic, 1 p.m.; Fare for All, 3 p.m.; De-fensive Driving Refresher, 5:30 p.m.; SS Flex Ex. Thursday, March 13 – Massages, 9 a.m.; Fun & Friendship (program, en-tertainment, lunch, cards and bingo), 11 a.m.; Open Carving, 6 p.m. Friday, March 14 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Knitters, 9:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; Apple Valley Bowl Bowling, 12:45 p.m.; SS Flex Ex.

Farmington The Rambling River Center is located at 325 Oak St. For more infor-mation on trips, programs and other activities, call 651-280-6970. Monday, March 10 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Senior Advisory Board, 9:30 a.m.; Recycled Cards, 12:30 p.m.; Day Old Bread, 12:30 p.m.; 500 Cards, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11 – AARP Taxes, 9 a.m.; Cof-fee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Fit-ness Center Orientation, 9:30 a.m.; Wood Carving, 1 p.m.; Bowling, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Happy Feet, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 12:30 p.m.; Bridge, 1 p.m. Thursday, March 13 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Sit-n-Stitch, 9:30 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Tay-lorMarie Fashion Show, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m.; Model Train Meeting, 7

p.m. Friday, March 14 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 9:30 a.m.; Recycled Bingo, 1 p.m.

Rosemount The following activities are sponsored by the Rose-mount Parks and Recre-ation Department and the Rosemount Area Seniors. For more information, call the Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department at 651-322-6000. Monday, March 10 – Bridge, 9 a.m., Do Drop Inn; Tax Assistance, 9 a.m., Rosemount Commu-nity Center; 500, 1 p.m., DDI. Tuesday, March 11 – Coffee, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rosemount Cub; Bid Eu-chre, 9 a.m., DDI; IMAX, 10 a.m., “Journey to the South Pacific.” Wednesday, March 12 – Water Color Painting, 9 a.m., DDI; Velvet Tones, 10 a.m., Apple Valley Senior Center; Mexican Train Dominoes, 1 p.m., DDI. Thursday, March 13 – Breakfast Out, 9 a.m., Baker’s Square in Apple Valley. Friday, March 14 – Eu-chre, 9 a.m., DDI; Bowl-ing, 1 p.m., Apple Place in Apple Valley. AARP Senior Tax As-sistance – Tax help is avail-able on a first-come, first-served, walk-in basis from 9 a.m. to noon at the Rose-mount Community Center (Room 212) each Monday from Feb. 10 to April 14. Bring all necessary forms. To find out specific items needed or for more in-formation, call AARP at 1-888-687-2277. Chanhassen Dinner Theatre – Enjoy a meal and see “The Little Mer-maid” Wednesday, May 21. Cost is $70; includes show, meal, bus, tax and gratuity. The bus will de-part from the Rosemount Community Center at 10

a.m. and return at 4:30 p.m. Registration deadline is April 21. The Rosemount Area Seniors “Do Drop Inn” is open to senior citizens 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Friday. The room is lo-cated in the Rosemount Community Center and allows seniors a place to stop by and socialize dur-ing the week.

Lakeville All events are held at Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4622 for informa-tion. Monday, March 10 – Computer Lessons, 9 a.m.; Health Insurance Coun-seling, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tap Dance, 9:30 a.m.; Knitting Class, 9:30 a.m.; Wii Bowling, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Hearing Screening, 11 a.m.; Walking Club, 11:30 a.m.; Weight Control Sup-port Group, noon; Hearts, 12:15 p.m.; Cards, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m.; Driver Safety Class (four-hour), 5:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11 – Dominoes & Cards, 9 a.m.; Blood Pressure Checks, 9:30 a.m.; Cre-ative Writing, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Walking Club, 11:30 a.m.; Party Bridge, 12:15 p.m.; Chess Club, 1 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m.; deadline, Diner’s Club. Wednesday, March 12 – Cards, 9 a.m.; Line Danc-ing, 9 and 10 a.m.; Diabet-ic Shoe Clinic, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Walking Club, 11:30 a.m.; Pinochle, noon; Dime Bingo, 1 p.m. Thursday, March 13 – Tax Assistance, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; “Classic Voices” Chorus, 9-10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Red Hat Chorus, 10:30 a.m.; Euchre, Hand & Foot, noon; Ping Pong, 1-3 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m.; Diner’s Club at Green Mill, 5 p.m.; Bil-

liards, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, March 14 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Cards, 9 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Tat-ting, 1-3 p.m.; Oil Paint-ing Class, 1 p.m.; Bingo, 1:30 p.m.; deadline, Chair Massage and Eating Well Health Tips Clinic. Scrapbooking, Re-cycled Cards & Crafts – Create scrapbook pages, unique cards and crafts, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays, March 17 and 31. Bring your own mate-rials. Sign up in advance. Cost: One punch for mem-bers, $2.50 nonmembers. Healthy Cooking Demo: Love Your Left-overs – 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19. Learn how to make Cur-ried Chicken Salad with Apples and Raisins, Little Italy Chicken Pitas with Sun-dried Tomato Vinai-grette, and Chicken Stir-Fry in Peanut Sauce. Cost is $5 for supplies. Sign up with payment by March 17. Free Chair Massages, Health Tips & Tricks Clinic – HealthSource Chiropractic will offer free chair massages between 11:50 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, March 19. Sign up to reserve a time. Also on March 19 at 12:10 p.m., Dr. Nicole Lauer will give a 20-minute Healthy Bodies Class on “Eating Well as You Age.” Sign up by March 13. Machine Sewing Group – This groups meets the first and third Thursday of the month from 1:30-4:30 p.m. through April 10, and 1-4 p.m. after April 10. The first project will be sweatshirt jackets; subsequent projects will be decided by the group. Bring your own sewing machine, if available. Cost: One punch for members, $2.50 nonmembers. Call 952-985-4620 to register and get a supply list.

Lakeville resident begins Peace Corps service Laura Lundahl, 24, of Lakeville, has been accepted into the Peace Corps and de-parted March 3 for Senegal to begin training as a com-munity health volunteer. Lundahl will live and work at the community level to make a difference by edu-cating community members on topics including nutrition, HIV/AIDS, and maternal health. “I have been interested in being a Peace Corps volun-teer since I was a student in high school,” Lundahl said. “I learned French in order to work in international devel-opment, and the Peace Corps provides a hands-on experi-ence that is unparalleled.” Lundahl is the daughter of Tim Lundahl and Cindy and Ray Wilson and is a 2007 graduate of Lakeville North High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in inter-national studies and politi-cal science from the Univer-sity of Minnesota-Duluth

in 2011. She has also been a volunteer community educa-tor for the Minnesota AIDS Project. During the first three months of her Peace Corps service, Lundahl will live with a host family in Senegal to learn the local language and integrate into the lo-cal culture. After acquiring language and cultural skills, Lundahl will be sworn into service and assigned to a community in Senegal where she will serve for two years. “I look forward to having field experience, so that I can go to graduate school and find a job in the field after-wards,” Lundahl said. “I also am looking forward to im-mersing myself in an entirely new culture.” Lundahl joins the 206 Minnesota residents current-ly serving in the Peace Corps. More than 6,387 Minnesota residents have served as vol-unteers since the agency was created in 1961.

Women’s luncheon slated The Minnesota Valley Christian Women’s Connec-tion luncheon will be 12:30-2 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at Grandstay Hotel and Conference Center, 7083 153rd St. W., Apple Valley. Lori Campbell will speak on “Moving On” and The Clothes Mentor will provide a style show of spring fashions and accessories. Cost is $16. Reservations required. Call Pam at 612-207-3100 or Jan at 651-434-5795 for reservations.

Heritage Library children’s programs scheduled The Heritage Library in Lakeville will host the following children’s programs: • Library Picnic, noon to 1 p.m., Friday, March 7. A program of stories, songs and activi-ties will follow the picnic at about 12:30 p.m. For children of all ages and their parents or caregiv-ers. • Art Attack, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, March 8, 15 and 22. There will be a new project each week for kids to try at this drop-in program. Projects will take less than 20 minutes to com-plete. • Pasta Bridges with The Works, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 8. Children ages 6-12 will learn about strength and structural integrity as they design, build and weight test their own pas-ta bridges. Registration required. • Storytime for 2s & 3s, 10:30-11 a.m. Wednes-days, March 12, 19 and 26. • Storytime for 4s, 5s & 6s, 11:30 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, March 12, 19 and 26. • Books and Beyond: The Wearin’ O’ the Green, 10:15-11 a.m. Monday, March 17. Chil-dren ages 0-6 and their parents or caregivers are invited to a program of stories with an Irish twist and a related craft presented by the ISD 194 ECFE Advisory Council. • Waggin’ Tales Read to a Dog, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 22. Children ages 5-12 can read to a registered therapy dog. These library programs are free. For more in-formation, call 952-891-0360.


AV council: No backyard chickens by Andrew Miller


There will be no cock-a-doodle-doo-ing coming from Apple Valley homes for the foreseeable future, with the City Council last week voting to affirm a ban on backyard chickens and other farm animals at resi-dential properties. The vote followed a re-view of the city ordinance pertaining to household pets and farm animals that was prompted by a number of residents expressing in-terest in keeping chickens and goats at their single-family homes. The city’s Urban Affairs Committee held a public comment meeting in Sep-tember of last year that drew 35 people, with many expressing an interest in keeping chickens in order to have some flexibility in raising their own food. A handful of residents who spoke in opposition to backyard chickens and oth-er animals at the Septem-

ber meeting cited concerns about noise, smells, the po-tential for conflicts between neighbors and impact on real estate transactions. The council, in affirming the residential farm animal ban last week, also updated the ordinance to include a prohibition on wild animals such as bears, raccoons and poisonous snakes. The new ordinance amendment also makes a provision for ferrets. Fer-rets are now classified among acceptable house-hold pets, and the total number of dogs, cats and ferrets is limited to no more than six per residence (with a maximum of three of any one type of animal).

Apple Valley is not alone in its backyard chicken pro-hibition. According to a 2012 survey of 52 metro municipalities that was conducted by the city of Cottage Grove, about two-thirds of the cities surveyed do not allow the keeping of chickens on urban residen-tial lots. Among Apple Valley’s municipal neighbors, Ea-gan allows residents to have up to five chickens on their property; Lakeville current-ly does not allow chickens at residences, though that policy is now under review.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Housing opportunities are wide openDemand projected for single-family, workforce

and rental units in Farmingtonby Jennifer Chick


There is plenty of op-portunity for housing growth in Farmington, ac-cording to a recent study. Mary Bujold, of Max-field Research, presented the Dakota County Com-munity Development Agency’s Comprehensive Housing Study Findings to Farmington City Council members at their regular meeting Monday night. The original study was conducted in 2005. Since the county has seen much growth in the past eight years, CDA asked that the study be updated to find current and future housing trends. Farmington is consid-ered to be a growth market, with a higher proportion of land available for new development. Projections show that housing growth will continue to be slow un-til about 2020, due to the recent recession, but that from 2030 to 2040, housing demand will start to ramp up. The updated study set Farmington’s 2020 popula-tion project at 25,500 peo-ple. Mayor Todd Larson asked Bujold to reevaluate that population projection. He feels that number is too conservative and could hurt the city as it works to bring commercial development to the city. Bujold agreed to reevaluate the numbers. Projections have the 2030 Farmington popula-tion at 30,000. Although growth was slowed in the late 2000s because of the recession, the study found that Farm-ington is poised to capture a greater share (5 percent) of the county’s household growth between 2010 to 2030. Growth is anticipated to be the greatest among

those between the ages of 35 and 64, supporting con-tinued demand for single-family housing and a mod-erately increasing demand for maintenance-free hous-ing. “Baby boomers and mil-lenials will have the biggest impact on housing demand over the next 20 years,” Bu-jold said. As is similar to the metro area and Dakota County, the rental market in Farm-ington is tight. Farmington has a relatively low percent-age of renter households at 12.3 percent compared to the county (23.5 percent) and the metro (30 percent). The updated analysis rec-ommended that about 30 percent of all new housing added in Farmington by 2030 should be rental. “There is pent-up de-mand for all income cat-egories of rental housing,” Bujold said. The study finds that encouraging the use of housing rehabilitation and housing weatherization programs should continue to be a priority for the city. There is demand in Farm-ington for rental hous-ing that is affordable to low- and moderate-income households, and new prop-erties located in Farming-ton are full. Maxfield Research recommends the develop-ment of one workforce townhome development in Farmington by 2020 and a second development by 2030. These properties should be built in areas where residents have access to shopping, services and transit. The study also recom-mended the development of two additional afford-able senior properties in Farmington by 2030 as resources allow. Farming-ton currently has one af-fordable senior property,

Vermillion River Crossing, which is full. The study found there is a need in Dakota County for specialized housing op-tions for those with physi-cal and cognitive limita-tions. It is recommended that Farmington consider an appropriate location for a property that would be affordable to households with special needs while also offering a supportive living environment and a strong connection to local goods and services. While looking at Farm-ington population trends, the study found that Farm-ington exports workers, with 89 percent of Farm-ington residents working outside of Farmington. Of that percentage, 64 percent work outside of the county. Council Member Doug Bonar asked if this was sig-nificantly higher than sur-rounding communities. Bu-jold said it was very similar to numbers in Lakeville, Hastings and other growth communities. “I think, as Farming-ton develops, and as more commercial development occurs in Farmington, that ratio is going to start to de-crease,” she said. “Just be-ing cognizant of wanting to increase the commercial development that is here to attract people to be able to live close to their jobs is a good thing, and I think all communities are trying to do that.” Bonar said the market is open when it comes to Farmington. “You have a lot of land available for development so you have a lot of oppor-tunities,” Bujold said. “You really are not constricted or constrained, certainly not by land, and I think it’s really a period of time and the direction on how you envision and see your com-munity growing.”

Community education classes Lakeville Area Com-munity Education will of-fer the following classes. Call 952-232-2150 or visit www.LakevilleAreaCom-munityEd.net for more information. Watch Me Draw: After-school art class at eight elementary schools starting Friday, March 14. Youth. Fencing: Grades 2-5 or 6-12. Classes start March 24. Youth. Mac class: Mondays, March 10-24. Learn the fundamentals of using a Mac. Adults. Hips, Thighs and Oth-erwise: Thursday, March 20, 6-7:30 p.m. Learn the “10 Minute Miracle Ex-ercise” series to strength-en lower body muscles. Adults. Open Swim: McGuire Middle School, 6:30-8:30

p.m. Fridays, March 7, 14 and 21. Cost: $5 adults, $3 youth.

District 194 School Board Following is the agen-da for the 8:01 p.m. Tues-day, March 11, regular meeting of the District 194 School Board in the District Office.

1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Pledge of Allegiance c. Roll Call and Board Intro-ductions d. Spotlight on Innovation e. Good News f. Public Comment g. Board Communications h. Agenda Additions2. Consider Approval of Con-sent Agenda a. Board Minutes b. Employment Recommen-dations, Leave Requests and Resignations c. Other Personnel Matters d. Payment of Bills & Claims e. Other Business Matters f. Resolution Regarding Ac-ceptance of Gift Donations g. Field Trips3. Consent Agenda Discussion

Items4. Reports a. Strategic Plan Update & Key Performance Dash-board Update – Dr. Snyder/Mr. Molesky5. Recommended Actions6. Additions to Agenda7. Information a. Superintendent’s Report b. Board Members Reports8. Adjournment

All Saints presents ‘A Nuther Thing’ All Saints Middle School students will pres-ent “A Nuther Thing,” at 1 and 7 p.m. Friday, March 14, at All Saints Catholic Church, 19795 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. The comedy focuses on a young stand-up comedy troupe preparing to en-lighten audiences on dif-ferent subjects from their perspective. Admission is free, but free-will donations will be accepted.

Lakeville Education Briefs



Hall receives LEA honors

State Sen. Dan Hall, R-Burnsville, was honored for his voting record in a report by the Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota, and was presented with an award at the Annual LEA Awards Banquet on March 3. The assembly, founded in 1972, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization run by a volunteer staff that provides Minnesotans with information regarding current legislation, and evaluates the voting performance of senators and representatives. Evaluations are based on the standards established by the LEA credo as the “traditional American principles of constitutionalism, limited government, free enterprise, legal and moral order with justice and individual liberty and dignity.” The LEA has been awarding Minnesota legislators annually since 1972. (Photo submitted)

Lakeville home show is March 15 The Lakeville Landscape Home Expo & Consumer Showcase will be held from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Sat-urday, March 15 at Lakeville North High School. Displays and information from more than 100 exhibitors with ex-pertise, advice and displays cover-ing all aspects of home improve-ment projects will be on hand to talk about their services and prod-ucts and even dispense from free advice. There will be seminars that cov-er realistic budgeting, container gardening, problems with vehicle warning lights, health insurance and energy efficiency.

The free event draws huge crowds every year. Many of the exhibitors will have displays and giveaways for those who visit their booth. The show also includes the Con-sumer Showcase which includes businesses that one might not ex-pect at that type of event, includ-ing the ATA Leadership Academy, a martial arts studio and local res-taurants. For more on the show, see a special section in select editions of the newspaper and online at www.SunThisweek.com/tag/Lakeville-Expo-2014.

New Sociables meeting is April 7

New Sociables Women’s Organi-zation will meet at 9:15 a.m. Mon-day, April 7, at Spirit of Life Pres-byterian Church, 14401 Pilot Knob Road, Apple Valley. Johanna Grothe from the Good-hue County Historical Society will speak on the “Stories Hats Tell.” New Sociables Women’s Organi-zation is a nonprofit, nondenomi-national social club for women liv-

ing south of the Minnesota River. Guests and new members are wel-come anytime. New Sociables sponsors monthly activities including book club, party bridge, duplicate bridge, 550 card club, crafts, tours, share-a-recipe, movies, mahjong, biking, golf, bun-co, cribbage and more. For further information, call Pam Miller, vice president, at 651-344-3224.

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SportsWildcats take their grinder mentality back to state

Boys hockey team’s tourney

opener is against Duluth East

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Eagan didn’t abandon its game plan and before long was rewarded for staying the course. The Wildcats fell two goals behind St. Thomas Academy in the second period of the Section 3AA boys hockey game Feb. 27. Things didn’t look good for them. But then they got the puck to the front of the STA net and banged in a rebound. A few minutes later, the same thing happened. And in the third period they used their physical play to take over the game and win 4-2 at Warner Coliseum on the state fairgrounds. Eagan, which was in the section final for the fourth consecutive year, won it for the third time in that span. This time, how-ever, it was different as the Wildcats went in as under-dogs. They were the fourth seed in the section. “It does feel good,” said senior captain Max Elsen-heimer, who scored in the final minute of the second period to tie the section fi-nal. “We’ve been on a hot streak the last six games. Actually, it started when we lost to Lakeville North (on Feb. 8 in a South Sub-urban Conference game). They were No. 1 at the time and had a big lead on us, but we came back and almost tied the game.” Lakeville North, which defeated Farmington 6-0 in the Section 1AA final, is the other South Subur-ban team in the Class AA state tournament. Lakev-ille North received the No. 2 seed. Eagan (18-9-1), the fifth seed, plays fourth-seeded Duluth East (21-6-1) in a quarterfinal game at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 6, at Xcel Energy Center. “I know they’re a good club and they have two really good defensemen,” Eagan defenseman Thom-as Muck said of Duluth

East. “They like to take the body and so do we, so we’ll have to be disci-plined. Penalty killing and power plays are going to be important.” Don’t expect the Wild-cats to stray from their game plan at state. Do expect them to appreciate the opportunity they re-ceived. Eagan reached the Sec-tion 3AA final for the fourth consecutive year, winning three of those games. Last season, how-ever, they were upset by Eastview in the title game. The memory of having to stand politely as East-view accepted the section championship trophy stuck with the Wildcats’ returning players. “I didn’t want to be on that side of the blue line again,” said senior forward Jack Jenson, Ea-gan’s leading scorer. “We remembered it the whole off-season and it kept us focused during the regular season.” Still, it wasn’t as if the Wildcats were favored to return to state. Based on their tie for fifth place in the South Suburban Con-ference, their No. 4 seed in the section seemed appro-priate. “For this group to go to the state tournament, it’s special,” Eagan coach Mike Taylor said. “It’s not the most talented team, but they’re tough, disciplined and they work hard.”

St. Thomas Academy (20-7-1) was in the Class AA playoffs for the first time. The Cadets won the state Class A champion-ship the last three seasons, then opted up. The Section 3AA final was billed as a contrast be-tween STA’s puck-moving skill and Eagan’s grinder mentality. The Cadets cap-italized on power plays in the first and second period and took a 2-0 lead. “The first one was probably not a good play on our part and the sec-ond was a heck of a shot by (STA forward Tommy) Novak,” Taylor said. “But they were power plays. Five on 5, I thought we were doing fine.” Eagan got its own pow-er play goal at 10:21 of the second period when Nick Wolff knocked in a re-bound. In the final minute of the period, Ian Entzion sent a pass to Elsenheimer at the front of the net. Elsenheimer didn’t get much wood on his initial shot but made good on a second chance. “That’s our game, get-ting pucks to the front of the net,” Elsenheimer said.

“We knew we didn’t want to be playing pond hockey against those guys.” About three minutes into the third period, Jack Jenson recovered the puck near the wall and found Kyle Stebbing open for a one-timer and the go-ahead goal. Jenson, the Wildcats’ leading scorer, got an empty-net goal with 43 seconds remain-

ing. Eagan fans had to hold their breath during a St. Thomas Academy power play in the third period. Novak rang a wrist shot off the crossbar, then Wildcats goalie Andrew Lindgren took away a close-in chance by making a glove save. The Wildcats also used their size in the third pe-

riod, which seemed to knock STA off its game just enough. “These kids aren’t afraid to hit; we don’t have to tell them to take the body,” Taylor said. “We know the way we have to play.”

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Eagan players show the Section 3AA championship trophy to their fans after defeating St. Thomas Academy 4-2 last week. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Eagan senior forward Jack Jenson takes a shot at the St. Thomas Academy goal. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Eagan’s Max Elsenheimer controls the puck behind the St. Thomas Academy goal during the Section 3AA championship game. (Photo by Mike Shaugh-nessy)

Eagan diver 3rd at state

Eagan senior Toby Heller competes in diving at the state Class AA meet Saturday at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. Heller finished third in the event, won by Rose-mount’s Daniel Monaghan for the second consecutive year. Two other Eagan divers, Nic Lemieux and Alex Crow, finished 13th and 14th. Heller’s third place was the highest finish of any Eagan swimmer or diver at state. The Wildcats were eighth in the Class AA team standings. (Photo by Bill Jones)

TAGS South Level 7 team takes third The TAGS South Level 6-8 teams competed in the Twisted Moose Invite hosted by Flips Gymnas-tics on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Colin Powell Center in Minneapolis. Coaches Kevin Brown, Kristin Fu-rukawa and Scot Galla-gher attended the compe-tition . The Level 7 team re-ceived third place in the competition. Maja Deck-er, of Lakeville, led the way on vault with a 9.075 (sixth). Lindsey Neu-

mann, of Eagan, was 11th with 8.7 and Maria Kum-mer, of Hastings, brought in 8.6 for seventh place in her age group. On the un-even bars, Grace Keller, of Rosemount, had the team’s highest score of 8.725 (ninth). Neumann received 8.55 (12th) and Alex Barcus, of Inver Grove Heights, finished with 8.2 (13th). For the first time this year, Teagan Klinkner, of Apple Val-ley, was the team’s highest beam scorer. Her season

high of 9.025 earned her fourth place on the po-dium. Both Keller and Kummer received scores of 8.9 for seventh and third places in their respec-tive age groups. The team won the floor exercise, led by Decker who scored her season high of 9.6 for sec-ond place. Keller was close behind, with a 9.525 for fourth. Barcus rounded out the top three with 9.35 for sixth. In the all-around, Keller finished in eighth with 35.5.

Eastview favored in section hoopsLightning takes 25-1 record into

girls playoffs by Mike Shaughnessy


There’s no mistaking that No. 1-ranked East-view is a heavy favorite in the Class 4A, Section 3 basketball playoffs that started Wednesday night. The Lightning (25-1) played eighth-seeded Henry Sibley (5-21) in a section quarterfinal game Wednesday night, after this edition went to press. But if Eastview wins as expected, coach Melissa Guebert does not see an easy route to the title.

Three other teams in the section – Park of Cot-tage Grove, Cretin-Der-ham Hall and East Ridge – were 17-9 or better go-ing into the playoffs. If Eastview beats Sib-ley, it would play East Ridge (19-7) or Rose-mount (13-13) in the sec-tion semifinals Saturday at Hamline University. Eastview is going for a third consecutive section championship, and Gue-bert said the Lightning’s concentration has not wa-vered. “Right now the kids are doing all the things they need to be successful – taking care of the ball, good shot selection, play-

ing good defense,” the coach said. The Lightning won four in a row after its only loss of the season, 73-60 at Bloomington Kennedy on Feb. 14. A 66-45 victo-ry over Burnsville on the final day of the regular season Feb. 28 clinched the outright South Subur-ban Conference champi-onship. Offensively, the Pan-thers are led by junior point guard Madison Guebert and senior for-ward Kari Opatz, who av-erage 21 and 14.5 points. Junior forward Hana Me-toxen averages 8.4 points and might be the Light-ning’s top defender.

Finale for Wildcat wrestlerEagan senior Naser Ali wrestles Aaron Dick of St. Michael-Albertville in the fifth-place match at 106 pounds in the state Class 3A wrestling tournament. Dick won 8-0 and Ali finished his final high school season with a 30-12 record. Eagan junior Joe Dubbels wrestled in the state tournament at 145, losing his only match. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)


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Business BuzzBraun joins Biothera Ada H. Braun, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed chief medi-cal officer at Eagan-based Bio-thera. She will be responsible for the clinical and regulatory devel-opment of Im-prime PGG, the company’s Phase 3 cancer immu-notherapy drug. Most recently, Braun was executive medical di-rector for Global Development, Hematology/Oncology at Am-gen Inc. Braun received her M.D. from Georg-August-Univer-sität, Göttingen, Germany, and Université Paris-XI, Paris, France, and a Ph.D. from the West German Cancer Center, University of Duisburg-Essen Medical School, Essen, Ger-many. She completed a postdoc-toral fellowship in cell and de-

velopmental biology and cancer biology at Vanderbilt Univer-sity, Nashville.

Promotion at media company Heather Champine has been promoted to partner at Burns-ville-based Media Relations Inc. She was previously vice president of media production. A graduate of the College of St. Benedict, Champine is the recipient of the 2010 Women of Achievement Award from the National Association of Women Business Owners. Champine serves on the board of Kids ’n Kinship, a mentoring program benefiting children in need of positive role models.

Patio Town opens Patio Town in Burnsville has opened for the season. The store is located at 2801 Highway 13 W.

Patio Town is a retailer of do-it-yourself landscaping materi-als, including concrete retaining wall systems,pavers, landscape rock, natural stone, mulch, dec-orative rock and other landscap-ing supplies. The store offers free Satur-day seminars on how to build retaining walls and paver patios, stairs, driveways and walkways. Paver installation seminars are offered at 9 a.m. and retain-ing wall seminars at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, April 5, 26, May 10 and 24. Walk-ins are welcome; preregistration is not required. Call 952-894-4400 for more in-formation.

Eagan clinic gets new name Allina Medical Clinic – Parkview OB Gyn Eagan has changed its name to Allina Health Eagan Women’s Health Clinic. Effective March 4, all Al-lina Medical Clinics locations

became Allina Health clinics. “Allina Medical Clinic is a name synonymous with excel-lence in primary and specialty care services,” said Geoff Syl-vester, vice president for op-erations, Allina Health clinics. “That won’t change. The new name means that the whole fam-ily of Allina Health clinics, in-cluding the former Quello and Aspen Medical Group clinics will now be known as Allina Health.” All doctors, providers, staff members and phone numbers remain the same.

New adviser hired Ron Commins, CFP, has be-come a financial adviser with Fintegra LLC, located at In-vestment Solutions within the Roundbank location at 3380 Vermillion River Trail in Farm-ington. Commins has 31 years of ex-perience in the financial services industry, and he has held many

roles, from management posi-tions to working with clients on a one-to-one basis. He earned a master’s degree in education from Florida At-lantic University and became a Certified Financial Planner in 1987. He has his FINRA Series 7, 24 and 65 securities licenses, as well as his MN Life, Health and Long Term Care licenses.

Merchant Bank awarded Merchants Bank was recently presented with the Partnership Award by MGIC, a mortgage insurance provider based in Mil-waukee, Wis. The award recog-nizes a business partner for loy-alty, superior business quality and leadership in the mortgage industry. Merchants Bank, headquar-tered in Winona, has locations in Apple Valley, Rosemount and Lakeville.

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Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce events: • Thursday, March 13, 5-7 p.m., Business After Hours, Think Mutual Bank, 15751 Emperor Ave., Apple Valley. Information: Kristy Cleveland at [email protected] or 952-432-8422. • Friday, March 14, 10-11 a.m., ribbon cutting, Oran-getheory Fitness, 15624 Pilot Knob Road, Apple Valley. In-formation: Kristy Cleveland at [email protected] or 952-432-8422. • Wednesday, March 19, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cham-ber Luncheon – DEED Com-missioner Katie Clark Sieben, Crystal Lake Golf Course, 16725 Innsbrook Drive, Lake-ville. Cost: $15 members, $20 nonmembers. RSVP to reserve a space. Information: Kristy Cleveland at [email protected] or 952-432-8422. Burnsville Chamber of Commerce events: • Monday, March 10, 4:30-

6 p.m., ribbon cutting and grand opening, Colorado Sta-tion Restaurant, 13050 Aldrich Ave. S., Burnsville. Free, no RSVP required. • Wednesday, March 12, 8-9 a.m., AM Coffee Break, Share Point Credit Union, 200 E. Travelers Trail, Burnsville. Information: Ruth Michaud at 952-746-8957. • Thursday, March 13, 6-10 p.m., 2014 Bite of Burnsville, Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Cost: $40. Order tickets at www.biteofburns-ville.com or by phone at 952-435-6000. • Tuesday, March 18, noon to 1 p.m., Networking @ Noon, Vineyard Community Services (inside South Metro Vineyard Church), 13798 Parkwood Drive, Burnsville. Must be a chamber member. RSVP/infor-mation: Lynn Krumeich, 952-595-5980 or [email protected]. Dakota County Region-al Chamber of Commerce events: • Thursday, March 13, 8-9 a.m., Eagan Coffee Break, LearningRx, 2874 Highway 55, Eagan. Open to all DCRC

members. Information: Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202, [email protected]. • Thursday, March 13, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., The WomEn’s Conference, Lost Spur Golf and Event Center, 2750 Sib-ley Memorial Highway, Eagan. Cost: $149. Information: Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202, [email protected]. • Tuesday, March 18, noon to 1:30 p.m., Meet the Cham-ber, DCR Chamber Office, 1121 Town Centre Drive, Suite 102, Eagan. Free. RSVP/infor-mation: Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202, [email protected]. Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce events: • Friday, March 7, 8 a.m., Teacher Appreciation Break-fast, Christina Huddleston El-ementary. • Thursday, March 13, noon to 1 p.m., ribbon cut-ting, Autumn Meadows, 17874 Fielding Way, Lakeville. • Saturday, March 15, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 2014 Land-scape & Home/Consumer Showcase Expo, Lakeville North High School, 19600 Ipa-va Ave., Lakeville.

Uponor wins Community Impact Award

Uponor North America, headquartered in Apple Valley, won a 2014 Community Impact Award from Minnesota Business Magazine on Feb. 27 in Minneapolis. Uponor, a provider of plumbing, fire safety and radiant heating and cooling systems for the residential and commercial building markets, was one of three finalists in the Sustainability Category recognizing companies for offering their products or services in a way that’s better for the environment. Uponor attendees at the event included, back row, from left: Jayson Drake, director, plumbing and fire safety; Rusty Callier, director, operations; Dale Stroud, senior director, marketing/offerings; Bill Gray, president, Uponor North America; Sang Albrecht, manager, environmental, health and safety. Front row: Rebecca Lennon, senior director, sourcing and supply; Ingrid Mattsson, director, brand management; Kim Bliss, senior writer, technical communications; Dan Hughes, director, real estate, security and EHS. (Photo submitted)

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Medical marijuana legalization bill advances in Houseby Andrea Parrott

SESSION DAILY

A number of medi-cal marijuana supporters shared tears and stories of severe child epilepsy, mus-cular dystrophy, cancer and other serious condi-tions Tuesday night. Med-ical marijuana, they said, either has helped them or could help them. Angie and Josh Weaver believe a form of medical marijuana that is low in the addictive component of the drug could help their 7-year-old daughter, Amelia, who is diagnosed

with Dravet Syndrome. The disease causes fre-quent seizures and has left her unable to communi-cate and has affected her cognitive ability. Tradi-tional medications have not worked to control the seizures, they said. “We’re just one of the many, many families in Minnesota that need and want this for our child, for our loved one,” said Angie Weaver. The House Health and Human Services Policy Committee approved House File 1818, spon-

sored by Rep. Carly Me-lin, DFL-Hibbing, on a split voice-vote and sent it to the House Govern-ment Operations Commit-tee. Sen. D. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, spon-sors the Senate compan-ion bill, S.F. 1641, which awaits action by the Senate Health, Human Services and Housing Committee. An amendment that would have allowed medi-cal marijuana except when smoked and would have removed the provi-sion for cultivated mari-juana plants failed 10-8.

Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen, R-Glencoe, put forth the amendment. “As far as I’m con-cerned, you keep ‘smok-ing’ in there and you keep ‘cultivation’ in there, you’re going to lose a lot of reps,” said Gruenha-gen. He added that he also thought the bill would lose law enforcement support. The bill would allow a registered patient or desig-nated caregiver to possess 2.5 ounces of usable mari-juana and, under certain conditions, up to six mari-juana plants.

Those allowed to take medical marijuana would include those who have a debilitating medical con-dition such as glaucoma, cancer and AIDS, seizures, severe muscle spasms and severe, debilitating pain and other conditions as specified by the Depart-ment of Health. The department would be responsible for several aspects of the plan, such as creating a process for renewing registry iden-tification cards, scoring competing locations for the marijuana dispensa-

ries, developing standards for dispensaries to prevent illegal activities and creat-ing a system for suspend-ing or revoking identifica-tion cards and dispensary registrations. Prohibited in the bill would be driving a vehicle under the influence and smoking in public. Other regulatory provisions in-clude those concerning marijuana dispensaries and related facilities.

More Session Daily stories are at www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sdaily.aspx.

Irish for a Day Soiree planed in Rosemount

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


Those who want to help a child go to summer camp, a student go to col-lege or feed children from around the world can do so by dancing a jig. Rotary of Rosemount will host its largest fund-raiser of the year during the third annual Irish for a Day Soiree at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15. That’s when there will be music, dancing and food at the Rosemount Community Center all for those good causes and more. Billed as a fun and ca-sual affair, the event sup-ports the club’s projects, which include financial support for children at the Rosemount Family Re-source Center to attend various camps, work-shops, field trips and other educational and leader-ship activities during the summer months. Funds also help sup-port STRIVE, a mentor-ing program at the high school, and international programs like polio vacci-nations and the packing of food for those in need. Legacy, a local Celtic

band, will provide the mu-sic backdrop during the event. The band includes Rosemount residents Patti Drew and Kevin Carroll, who is the former long-time community develop-ment director in Farming-ton, along with St. Paul resident David McKoskey. There will also be a per-formance by Irish danc-ers, a raffle, silent auction, cash bar and a traditional Irish meal catered by Rosemount’s Las Tortillas Restaurant. Tickets are $50 per per-son or $350 for a table of eight. Those interested in purchasing tickets should contact any Rosemount Rotarian, call Erin at 952-261-6133 or email [email protected]. The club is seeking si-lent auction items and sponsors. Businesses, or-ganizations or individuals interested in supporting the club should contact them by email or through any Rosemount Rotarian. The Rosemount Ro-tary, chartered in 2009, meets every Friday at noon at Fireside Restau-rant in Rosemount.

Lakeville business plans expansion

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


One of Lakeville’s longtime manufacturing businesses is planning a major expansion. Menasha Corp., an Airlake Industrial Park staple since 1970, is plan-ning a 123,000-square-foot expansion to its 2 3 8 , 0 0 0 - s q u a r e - fo o t building. The expansion would fully develop the western portion of its 18-acre site, said Lakeville Commu-nity and Economic De-velopment Director Dave Olson at a Feb. 3 Housing and Redevelopment Au-thority meeting. Located across the street from Airlake Air-port, the family-owned commercial packaging

business has sales in ex-cess of about $1 billion, according to its website, and Olson said business is good. “They wouldn’t be considering this if they weren’t experiencing sig-nificant growth of the company,” Olson said. Olson said the com-pany employs 221 people and has a payroll of over $15 million. He said the expansion will add another 10-17 jobs ranging from ware-house positions to man-agement level. As incentive for the expansion, the city will create a new tax incre-ment finance district, the first one it has established since 1998, according to Olson. Tax increment financ-ing allows a developer to pay for upfront construc-tion costs based on the property’s future tax gen-eration. According to Olson, the district would remain in place for 11 years, with a maximum of nine years to capture increment for reinvestment purposes. Establishment of the TIF district is expected to be presented for City Council review following a public hearing on April 7. Olson said the com-pany has plants in Wis-consin, Iowa and Penn-sylvania. He said he feels fortunate they chose Lakeville as the location for their business expan-sion. City Council members, who comprise the HRA, agreed. “I think it’s really ex-citing that they’re going to expand to that capac-ity with the number of jobs they’re bringing and commitment and faith that they’ve put into Lakeville,” Council Mem-ber Colleen LaBeau said.

At the Capitol

Obituaries Obituaries

Engagements

Willemssen/LaurieKathy and Jerry Wil-

lemssen of Prior Lake an-nounce the engagement of their son, Kyle “Dubs” Willemssen to Jordan Laurie, daughter of Jon and Linda Laurie of Al-bert Lea.

Kyle is employed as a Production vehicle/wrap installer at Creative Color Inc. and Jordan is a flight attendant for Sun Coun-try Airlines. An October 1 wedding in Mexico is planned with a reception in St. Paul on October 11. They reside in Burnsville.


legislation, patients would have the option to buy marijuana from state-licensed dispensaries or grow their own plants at home. Analysts predict the home-growing piece of the bill may be tossed due to law enforcement concerns. The legislation has a provision that would pe-nalize doctors who refer patients to dispensaries in which the particular doc-tor has a financial interest. This isn’t the first time the Minnesota Legisla-ture has debated legalizing medical marijuana. A bill that would have allowed doctors to prescribe mari-juana to dying patients in hospice care passed in 2009 but was vetoed by then-Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Gov. Mark Dayton has said he is leery of legal-ization and would rather spend more time studying the issue or find a com-promise with law enforce-ment. Of the 30 to 40 medi-cal professionals who at-tended the forum, 64 per-cent said they oppose the proposed legislation citing that the bill’s language is too broad and could be easily abused. Even those who support legalizing medical mari-juana expressed concerns that they may not have the training or expertise to recommend the drug and criticized the bill for not limiting recommendations to specific specialities. Though many in the audience had concerns about the bill, panelists Dr. Jacob Mirman, a part-ner at Life Medical, an integrative primary care clinic in St. Louis Park, and Dr. Scott Schwantes of Gillette Children’s Spe-cialty Healthcare, support the proposed legislation. Both favor the use of medical marijuana for pa-tients who suffer debilitat-

ing and fatal conditions for whom no other treat-ment works. “I don’t condone the use of illegal substances, especially the use among children ... but when we look at other medicines and we’re at the fifth or sixth choice, we need to look at other alternatives,” Schwantes said. Schwantes contended that doctors have the re-sponsibility to educate themselves on the drug just as they do with any other medication. Addiction specialists Charles Reznikoff and Sheila Specker oppose le-galization saying it would worsen Minnesota’s addic-tion problem, especially among young people. “We have to often re-mind ourselves to be com-passionate for addicts. Addicts will be harmed by this,” said Reznikoff, an addiction medicine and internal medicine physi-cian at Hennepin County

Medical Center and an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. Reznikoff noted that unlike many addictive medications such as opi-oids, marijuana leads with its intoxicating effects be-fore its alleviating ones. Specker, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Min-nesota, said she is par-ticularly concerned about legalization’s unintended consequences for teens. “We need to look at the message we are giving to youth,” she said, adding that she believes — based on studies in states that have legalized medical marijuana — the major-ity of medical marijuana users will be back pain patients in their 30s rather than the elderly or cancer patients. Specker and Reznikoff contend that legalization will give the perception that marijuana is no lon-ger a risk and socially ac-

ceptable, thus increasing use among young people. Mirman countered that there are equally as many studies that show use among teens doesn’t necessarily increase with legalization. Schwantes noted that marijuana is no more dan-gerous than many of the prescription medications currently on the market. “One in 500 non-cancer patients will die of opioids this year,” he said. “Heroin in the go-to after people run out of oxycodone. Addiction will always be an issue.”

Lack of research Specker insisted that those who support legal-ized medical marijuana should go through the U.S. Food and Drug Ad-ministration as required with other prescription medications. Marijuana’s classifica-tion as a Schedule 1 drug, along with heroin and

cocaine, makes research-ing its medical uses nearly impossible in the United States. “Much of what we know is speculative, which is all the more reason to do more research,” said guest speaker Dr. J. Michael Bostwick, who has exten-sively studied the issue of medical marijuana. While there is little research on the medical uses of marijuana, there is equally little research to support its current classi-fication, said Bostwick, a professor of psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and senior associate dean for admis-sions at the Mayo Medical School. Researchers who hope to study medical marijua-na must first gain approval from the FDA, the Na-tional Institute on Drug Abuse and the Drug En-forcement Agency, which often don’t work well to-gether, Bostwick said.

Though Specker and Reznikoff oppose legaliza-tion, they support efforts to make it easier to study medicinal uses of marijua-na. There are cannabis products that are legally on the U.S. market. Nabi-lone and dronabinol are synthetic liquid forms of the drug that provide pain relief for cancer patients without the intense high produced by smoking the drug. A cannabis-derived spray has been in the works for eight years but has failed to reach the U.S. market. It is available in the United Kingdom and Canada. Minnesota’s medical marijuana bill is modeled after similar legislation in other states, including Michigan, which legal-ized medical marijuana in 2008. Colorado and Wash-ington have legalized rec-reational use of the drug. Colorado expects to col-lect as much as $100 mil-lion a year in marijuana tax revenue, according to recent reports. Bostwick noted that medical marijuana laws vary from state to state with each one having dif-ferent qualifying medical conditions and different qualifications for dispen-saries. Carrying out each law is complicated by the bat-tle between state and fed-eral laws. Though speakers, pan-elists and attendees at Tuesday’s forum didn’t agree on whether to legal-ize medical marijuana, all concurred that until the state and federal govern-ments come to an agree-ment, the issue will contin-ue to be a legal quagmire. Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Dr. Jacob Mirman of the Life Medical clinic in St. Louis Park; Charles Reznikoff, addiction medicine and internal medicine physician at Hennepin County Medical Center; Scott Schwantes, pediatric section chair of pain and palliative care at Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare; and Sheila Specker, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, debated the issue of legalizing medical marijuana during a forum held by the Minnesota Medical Association at the Eagan Community Center. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

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LEGAL NOTICES

CITY OF EAGANADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposal bids will be received by the City of Eagan, Minnesota, in City Hall at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, until 10:30 A.M., C.D.S.T., on Thursday, March 27, 2014, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the furnishing of all labor and materials and all else necessary for the following:

STONEBRIDGE PONDS OAKWOODS HEIGHTS 2nd ADDITION PROJECT NO 1140 PROJECT NO 1139 Overlay OverlayCEDAR INDUSTRIAL PARK ALDEN POND PROJECT NO 1138 PROJECT NO 1137 Overlay & Water Main Replacement OverlayCEDAR GROVE ADDITIONS EAGANDALE BOULEVARD PROJECT NO 1114 Overlay OverlayCity Contract No. 14-03

Involving Approximately:66,000 S.Y. Mill Bituminous Pavement10,000 L.F. Concrete Curb & Gutter Removal & Replacement17,000 TON Wear Course Bituminous SP Mixture35 EA Truncated Domes Detectable Warning Paver Plates440 S.Y. Concrete Driveway / Valley Gutter Removal & Replace- ment 755 L.F. Water Main Installation2,700 L.F. Pavement Markings2,400 S.Y. Seed & Hydromulch

Together with Miscellaneous Structure Adjustment & Site RestorationComplete digital contract bidding documents are available at www.questcdn.

com. You may download the digital plan documents for $20.00 by inputting Quest project #3140160 on the Web site’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project infor-mation. Complete contract documents may also be seen at the offices of the City Clerk and City Engineer, Eagan, MN, at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, MN 55122, Phone (651) 675-5646. Contractors desiring a hardcopy of the complete bidding documents may obtain them from the office of the City Clerk, Eagan, MN upon payment of $50.00. No money will be refunded to any person who obtains plans and specifications.

Best Value Contracting Selection: This project is extensive, involving many af-fected property owners. Timing of the project is critical for the safety of the general public and to minimize disruption. In addition, the City has limited financial resourc-es to commit to the project. Accordingly, the project must be accomplished with a minimum of interruption, on time, and without cost overruns. The City believes that only a contractor with good experience in constructing this kind of project is necessary.

Two factors will be considered in the contractor selection process: price and per-formance. The process for the consideration of proposals for the award of this Proj-ect will take into account not only the Contract amount bid for construction items, but also the bidder’s ability and performance on previous similar projects, within and outside the City of Eagan, and the bidder’s availability of major equipment to perform this project.

Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:30 a.m., C.D.S.T. at the Eagan Municipal Center at 3830 Pilot Knob Road on Tuesday, March 18, 2013 in the Eagan Room (2nd Floor). The purpose of the confer-ence is to provide details and answer questions regarding the evaluation/ selection criteria that will be used, along with bid price, to select a Contractor for contract award under the Best Value Contracting Authority. Failure to attend this meeting shall eliminate an absent bidder’s bid submission from contract award consider-ation. Attendance at the conference will be recorded.

Technical Proposal Deadline: Prospective Bidders’ technical proposals must be received by 10:30 a.m. C.D.S.T., Monday, March 24, 2013, at the Engineering Divi-sion (1st Floor), Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road.

Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a bidder’s bond naming the City of Eagan as obligee, a certified 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 and technical proposals, to waive irregularities and informalities therein and further reserves the right to award the contract to the best interests of the City.

Christina M. Scipioni, Clerk, City of EaganPublished in Burnsville/Eagan, February 28, March 7, 2014, 181903

CITY OF EAGANADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposal bids will be received by the City of Eagan, Minnesota, in City Hall at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, until 10:30 a.m., C.D.S.T., on Thursday, March 27, 2014, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the furnishing of all labor and materials and all else necessary for the following:

STORMWATER & WATER QUALITY PONDS

SEDIMENT REMOVAL & OUTLET IMPROVEMENTS

City Contract No. 14-01

Involving Approximately: 3,025 L.F Silt Fence 980 L.F. Floatation Silt Curtain 2,195 TN Dredging/Excavating (MPCA Dredged Material Management Level 3) 2,195 TN Disposal of MPCA Level 3 Excavated Material at a Landfill 1,770 C.Y. Dredging/Excavating (MPCA Dredged Material Management Level 1) 1,770 C.Y. Offsite Disposal of Level 1 Excavated Material 250 C.Y. Topsoil Borrow 1 EA. Outlet Structure Replacement 270 TN Class III Rip Rap and Filter Fabric Together with miscellaneous Clearing & Grubbing, Seeding and Turf EstablishmentContractor shall substantially complete all sediment removal work at Pond AP-2

by May 15, 2014, substantially complete all sediment removal work at Pond CP-3 by May 22, 2014, and finally complete all the work at all sites by August 15, 2014. Further, for each of the eight project locations, Contractor shall have up to no more than 10 working days to complete the work with the exception of final restoration.

Complete digital contract bidding documents are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $20.00 by inputting Quest Project #3135601 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact Quest-DCN.com at 952-233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance in free member-ship registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Complete contract documents may also be seen at the offices of the City Clerk and City Engineer, Eagan, MN at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, MN 55122, phone (651) 675-5646, and at Barr Engineering Co. at 4700 West 77th Street, Edina, MN 55435, phone (952) 832 2600. Contractors desiring a hardcopy of the complete bidding documents may obtain them from the office of the City Clerk, Eagan, MN upon payment of $50.00. No money will be refunded to any person who obtains plans and specifications.

Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a bidder’s bond naming the City of Eagan as obligee, a certified 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 and technical proposals, to waive irregularities and informalities therein and further reserves the right to award the contract to the best interests of the City.

Ms. Christina M. Scipioni, City Clerk, City of EaganPublished in Burnsville/Eagan, February 28, March 7, 14, 21, 2014, 181229

CITY OF BURNSVILLEBURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA

- ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS -2014 STREET RECONSTRUCTION

(CITY PROJECT NO. 14-101)NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposals will be received by the

City Council of the City of Burnsville at 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, MN 55337, until 1:00 P.M., on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, for the making of the following described local improvements, said proposal for the furnishing of all labor and materials for the construction, complete in place of the fol-lowing approximate quantities:

14,000 TON Bituminous Pavement39,000 LF Concrete Curb & Gutter43,000 CY Subgrade Excavation3,000 LF Storm Sewer Pipe400 LF Sanitary MH Reconstruction4,000 SY 6” Concrete Driveway14,000 CY Salvage Agg. & Bit. Material21,000 LF Ductile Iron Watermain60,000 TON Aggregate Base1,000 LF 9”–18” Trenchless Pipe Relining80 SF Sign Panels Type C22,000 SY Sodding w/4” Topsoil There is a pre-bid conference for bidders, which is scheduled for 9:00am,

March 26th, 2014 at the City HallThe bids must be submitted on Proposal Forms provided in accordance

with the Contract Documents, Plans and Specifications as prepared by the City Engineer, which are on file with the City Clerk and may be obtained at the office of the City Engineer.

Digital copies of the Contract Documents can be obtained at www.questcdn.com or www.burnsville.org/bids. The Quest CDN project number is 3144833. Bidders can download the Contract Documents for $20 by searching for the project on the QuestCDN website’s Project Search page or selecting the Engineering/Public Work Bid link and then the project on the Burnsville website. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance with free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Bidders can also view the Contract Documents at either website free of charge.

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

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

Immediately following expiration of the time for receiving bids, the City Clerk and engineer will publicly open bids in the City Hall. The Council will consider such bids in the Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2014.

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

Published in Burnsville/Eagan, March 7, 14, 2014, 185503

CITY OF BURNSVILLEBURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA

- ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS -2014 STREET REHABILITATION

(CITY PROJECT NO. 14-102) EWING AVE./145TH ST. (14-102A)

PLYMOUTH AVE. (14-102B, SAP 179-123-005)NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposals will be received by the

City Council of the City of Burnsville at 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, MN 55337, until 1:00 P.M., on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, for the making of the following described local improvements, said proposal for the furnishing of all labor and materials for the construction, complete in place of the follow-ing approximate quantities:

10,000 SY Mill Bituminous Surface (1.5”)5,100 SY Mill Bituminous Surface (Taper)2,800 TON Bituminous Pavement2,100 LF Concrete Curb & Gutter55 EACH Adjust Casting Assembly50 EACH Adjust Valve Box9,500 LF Sewer Cleaning3,000 LF Pavement Striping100 SF Sign Panels Type C1000 S.Y. Sodding with Topsoil The bids must be submitted on Proposal Forms provided in accordance

with the Contract Documents, Plans and Specifications as prepared by the City Engineer, which are on file with the City Clerk and may be obtained at the office of the City Engineer.

Digital copies of the Contract Documents can be obtained at www.questcdn.com or www.burnsville.org/bids. The Quest CDN project number is 3127750. Bidders can download the Contract Documents for $20 by searching for the project on the QuestCDN website’s Project Search page or selecting the Engineering/Public Work Bid link and then the project on the Burnsville website. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance with free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Bidders can also view the Contract Documents at either website free of charge.

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

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

Immediately following expiration of the time for receiving bids, the City Clerk and engineer will publicly open bids in the City Hall. The Council will consider such bids in the Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2014.

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

Published in Burnsville/Eagan, March 7, 14, 2014, 185512

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE

YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT:1. Default has occurred in the

terms and conditions of the Dec-laration of Diffley Commons Hom-eowner’s Association (hereinafter the “Association”) which was re-corded as Document No. 1022377 on January 10, 1997 in the office of the County Recorder of Dakota County, Minnesota, and also, pur-suant to Minn. Stat. §515B.3-116, covering the following property:

Diffley Commons Condominium File No. 107 Unit 67

Property Address: 4078 Beaver Dam Road, Eagan, MN 55122

PID: 10-20450-04-0672. Pursuant to said Declaration,

there is claimed to be due and ow-ing as of the date of this notice from the owners of said unit, Paul R. and Mandy Chellew and/or Everbank to the Association, a Minnesota non-profit corporation, the amount of $630.00 for unpaid association dues commencing November 1, 2013, plus any other such amounts that will accrue after the date of this notice for association dues, costs of collection and foreclosure which will be added to the amount claimed due and owing at the time of the sale herein.

3. No action is now pending at law or otherwise to recover said debt or any part thereof.

4. The owner has not been re-leased from its financial obligation to pay said amount.

5. The lien arises pursuant to the Declaration, describes above, and Minn. Stat. §515B.3 116.

6. Pursuant to the power of sale contained in the same Declaration and granted by the owner in taking title to the premises subject to said Declaration and pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 515B.3-116, said Lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said property by the Sheriff of Da-kota County, at 1580 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033 on April 11, 2014 at 10:00 am at public auction to the highest bidder, to pay the amount then due for said assess-ments, together with the additional costs of foreclosure, including at-torneys fees as allowed by law.

7. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owner, his personal representatives or assigns is six(6) months from date of sale. If the lien is not satisfied under Minn. Stat. § 580.23 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. § 580.23, the owner must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on October 11, 2014 or the next busi-ness day if October 11, 2014 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holi-day.

REDEMPTION NOTICETHE 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 OR LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

8. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.

Dated: February 25, 2014 Attorney for the Association:THE LAW OFFICE OF DAVID S. HOLMANBy: /s/ David S. Holman David S. Holman # 193628201 W Travelers Trail, Suite 225Burnsville, MN 55337952-895-1224

Published in Burnsville/Eagan

February 28, March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4, 2014

180105INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 194REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES

FEBRUARY 11, 2014This is a summary of the Independent

School District No.194 Regular SchoolBoard Meeting on Tues, February 11, 2014with full text available for public inspec-tion on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at 8670 210thStreet W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at 7:02p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. All board members and administrators werepresent.

Public Comment: Barb O’Brien, 20968Junco Trail shared her job responsibilitiesas a tutor.

Consent agenda items approved:Minutes of the meeting on January 28;employment recommendations, leave re-quests and resignations; payment of bills& claims as presented; alt facilities changeorders; donations; fieldtrip.

Reports presented: Boundary com-mittee analysis report and proposal; Indistrict achievement & Integration report; first reading policies 507 & 508; 2014-15calendar proposal.

Recommended actions approved: In-tent to renew superintendent contract;policy 516-Student Medication.

Closed Session: Discussion regard-ing contract negotiation per MN statute13D.03.

Adjournment at 10:37 p.m. Published in

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganMarch 7, 2014

182500

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194

SPECIAL BOARD MINUTESFEBRUARY 11, 2014

This is a summary of the IndependentSchool District No. 194 Special Board ofEducation Meeting on Tuesday, February11, 2014 with full text available for publicinspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th Street

W., Lakeville, MN 55044The meeting was called to order at 5:30

p.m. All board members and administra-tors were present.

Discussions: iLearn 2.0 proposal; Q compMeeting adjourned at 6:47 p.m.

Published in Lakeville, Burnsville/Eagan

March 7, 2014182428

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196CALL FOR BIDS

OFFICE AND CLASSROOM SUPPLIES

Notice is hereby given that BIDS will be received to award a con-tract for purpose of purchasing Office and Classroom Supplies by Independent School District 196 at the District Office located at 3455 153rd St. W., Rosemount, MN 55068 until 1:30 p.m. on March 26, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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

A Bid Bond, Certified Check or Cashiers Check in the amount of 5% of the total bid price, made payable to Independent School District 196, must be submitted with the bid.

The School Board of Indepen-dent School District 196 reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in bidding.

Gary Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

Published in Apple Valley, Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganFebruary 28, March 7, 2014

181812CLERICAL UNION OF


VOLUNTARY GROUP DENTAL INSURANCE

PROPOSALSThe Clerical Union of Indepen-

dent School District 196 is accept-ing proposals for Voluntary Group Dental Insurance for a anniversary renewal date of July 1, 2014. In-surance carriers and third-party ad-ministrators requesting information on the request for proposal, please contact: Lori Hayes at Arthur J Gallagher & Company at (952)356-0712 or [email protected].

All proposals should be submit-ted electronically to [email protected] no later than 4:00 PM on Wednesday, March 26th, 2014. Proposals received after the dead-line will be considered late and in-eligible for consideration.

The Clerical Union of Indepen-dent School District 196 reserves the right to reject any and or all pro-posals and to waive any informality in the proposal process.

Published in Apple Valley,

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganMarch 7, 2014

185307


2014 CARPET AND OTHER FLOORING REPLACEMENT

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the 2014 Carpet and Other Floor-ing Replacement by Independent School District 196, at the Facili-ties Department, 14445 Diamond Path West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 2:00 p.m. local time on Friday, March 21, 2014, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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

If you should have any questions regarding this bid you may contact the Facilities Department at (651) 423-7591.

Gary Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

Published in Apple Valley,

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganMarch 7, 14, 2014

184953CITY OF EAGAN

DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED EASEMENT VACATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THECity Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the CityHall, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Min-nesota 55122, on Tuesday March 18,2014, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafteras possible. The purpose of the meet-ing will be to hold a public hearing on thevacation of a public drainage and utilityeasement over and across the followingdescribed property in the City of Eagan,Dakota County, Minnesota:

Outlot M, Stonehaven 6th Addition, ac-cording to the recorded plat thereof.

Dated: February 18, 2014/s/ Christina M. ScipioniEagan City Clerk Dakota County, MN

Published in Burnsville/Eagan

February 28, March 7, 2014181218

CITY OF BURNSVILLEPUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that a Public

Hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. on March 18, 2014 or as soon thereaf-ter as possible, by the Burnsville City Council at the Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, on the applica-tion of NelsenParks Hospitality, Inc. d.b.a. The Venue 13, for an On-Sale/Sunday On-Sale Liquor License at 3120 Hwy 13 W.

All persons desiring to be heard onthis item will be heard at this time.

Tina ZinkCity of Burnsville

Published in Burnsville/EaganMarch 7, 2014

184651

to defeat Dayton and to lead Minnesota,” Myhra said in an interview. He looks strong early, win-ning a straw poll of Minnesota Republican precinct caucusgo-ers on Feb. 4. “I wouldn’t give up my seat as a state representative unless I believed that he can accom-plish this and that he is the best person to serve our state in the position of governor,” Myhra said. At a news conference, Seif-ert called Myhra an “intel-ligent, caring and thoughtful conservative” committed to “family, faith and communi-ty.” Seifert, of Marshall, said Myhra is a proven winner. In her first bid for office, Myhra unseated DFL Rep. Will Mor-gan of Burnsville in 2010 in the old District 40A. Morgan was elected again in 2012 in the new District 56B. In 2012 — a “really bad year for Republicans,” Myhra said — she won more than 54 percent of the vote in the new District 56A. Myhra will con-

tinue to represent the district while campaigning with Seif-ert. “Obviously, we support Pam in whatever she chooses to do,” said Jackson Harvey of Savage, chairman of Senate District 56 Republicans. “We loved having her as a state rep-resentative, and I’m sure she’ll go on to do great things. Ob-viously, there are a number of candidates for governor, and we’re not, as Senate District 56, endorsing for governor. But clearly, she’s on a strong ticket.” One candidate, Drew Chris-tensen of Savage, has an-nounced his candidacy for Myhra’s seat, Harvey said. A 2011 graduate of Prior Lake High School, Christensen is studying political science and government at the University of Minnesota and is treasurer of Minnesota College Repub-licans. He’s a member of the Senate District 56 Republican executive committee. The local party will hold a special endorsing convention within 45 days of its March 1 convention, Harvey said. “No one else has stepped

forward yet,” he said, though “at least two” other Republi-cans are eying the nomination.

Seifert saw potential This isn’t the first time Seif-ert has called on Myhra. She was co-chair of Sen-ate District 40 Republicans in 2009 when the minority leader sent emails inviting her to the Capitol and encouraging her to run for office, Myhra said. She had kicked off her House re-election bid when Seifert called about two weeks ago asking if she’d interview to be his running mate. In previous months Myhra had spoken with him by phone while sorting through the six Republican hopefuls. “I was trying to decide which of the candidates to support,” said Myhra, 57, a longtime Burnsville resident and 1975 graduate of Burns-ville High School. “I would ask him his stand on this issue and that issue. I found that we were in agreement.” Myhra serves on the House education finance and taxes committees and is the lead House Republican on early

childhood and youth develop-ment policy. She and Seifert “are in agreement on the importance of local control, empowering parents, having effective teach-ers in the classroom,” Myhra said. “And I’ve expressed to him my commitment to im-prove literacy in the state. It will always be one of the top things for me. I believe it’s the door of opportunity.” Myhra chief-authored third-grade literacy legislation in 2011 that became law. She said it requires school districts to have local literacy plans and increased literacy training for teachers. Literacy is personal to her. She lived in Latin America during her early childhood years and, after coming to the United States, struggled to read English until fifth grade, when she said an exceptional teacher got her caught up. Before that, “Everything I tried was a failure,” said Myhra, who has three adult children with her husband, Chuck. “Since then, I’ve been on a trajectory of success on the things I’ve tried.”

She homeschooled Kristin, Justin and Kathrin, all college graduates with honors. She’s a former certified public ac-countant. Myhra has also authored legislation requiring greater transparency when public funds are used in government employee separation agree-ments. The legislation was in response to the Tania Chance controversy in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191. Last November Myhra Re-ceived the Elected Women of Excellence Award from the nonpartisan National Founda-tion for Women Legislators. Seifert, who sought the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2010, conceded during a convention battle to nominee Tom Emmer. He’s working hard to attract convention delegates again, but will enter the August pri-mary, Myhra said. John Gessner can be reached at (952) 846-2031 or email [email protected].

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Center for National Policy. But part of her heart remains in Uganda and with TASAAGA. Kerry re-turned from Dec. 27 to Jan. 18 — this time with her mom, Linda, and a home-town friend, Joe Lamp-man, a 2005 BHS graduate. They built a primary-school classroom in the village of Sitabaale, deliv-ered medical supplies to the TASAAGA-supported clinic on Kimi Island and organized a soccer tourna-ment in the Nakivale settle-ment west of Entebbe in Central Uganda. “I was the nurse dur-ing the tournament, Kerry was the photographer and Joe was the linesman,” said Linda, a retired Veterans Affairs nurse who is now a nursing consultant. Kerry said her mother went along because she has “the biggest heart of any-one I know.”Internationaloutlook Kerry may be best known in Burnsville for her state swimming champion-ships — five in the 100-yard breaststroke and two in the 200-yard individual medley. But in high school she also learned about the In-visible Children organi-zation, which focused on ending the war in northern Uganda and cultivated

an international outlook through frequent travel on American Airlines, which employed her father, Ron. “I was always sort of drawn to the resilience of people in extreme poverty around the world and go-ing through a lot of chal-lenges, like people living in conflict situations,” she said. On her 2012 journey, Kerry interviewed women and children in Nakivale as part of TASAAGA’s intro-duction of services there. “There were seven dif-

ferent countries that were represented in the camp, a total of around 60,000 people,” Kerry said. “Some were there from the 1960s, from the first conflict in Rwanda and Burundi.” TASAAGA is but one of the aid organizations in Nakivale, including the Minneapolis-based Ameri-can Refugee Committee, she said. TASAAGA made Kerry’s report available to all the aid groups, includ-ing a United Nations team. “As I’m sure you can guess, the needs were many

— everything from incon-sistent water supply to kids having to walk 5 miles to school, all sorts of things,” she said. “But one of the biggest things was that kids had nothing to do outside of school.” That’s where soccer comes in. “We decided to start with two big soccer tourna-ments a year,” Kerry said. “We took 2013 to really lay the groundwork.” TASAAGA’s three per-manent staff members made trips to the settlement

to encourage participation. Teams were formed, largely by nationality, of players ages 16 to 25, Kerry said. “We jokingly called it the Africa Cup of Nations because there were seven countries there,” she said. The Burnsville crew ar-rived with soccer balls and 85 donated soccer jerseys from Burnsville High and Metcalf Junior High, cour-tesy of District 191 athletic director (and Kerry’s for-mer swim coach) Jeff Mar-shall. The inaugural Nakivale

tournament was played on a Friday and Saturday in early January, Kerry said. Jerseys were awarded to winning teams. “In a refugee settlement, there’s no fences,” she said. “There’s no bleachers. We were essentially in the dirt with a rope attached to a bunch of sticks. And peo-ple just went crazy.” Her mother can attest. “We estimate there were probably 3,000 spectators at that final game,” Linda said. “It was unbeliev-able. We had to hire local military people to help us with security. Not that we were worried about fights or anything, but just keep-ing people off the field. Any time there was a goal scored, people rushed the field.” One of Kerry’s favorite moments was a game for Somali girls, away from the main tournament site, where many of the par-ents would have objected to their daughters being viewed by spectators. Maintaining religious tradition, many of the girls played in full gown and hi-jab. “It wasn’t that pretty,” Kerry said of the soccer on display, “but they just had a blast. You could literally sort of see progress hap-pening before your eyes.”


Kerry Kraemer, left, her mother, Linda, and Joe Lampman are pictured at sign signifying that Uganda is on the equator. (Submitted photo)

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“It’s been identified in Dakota County as a high incident inter-section and increase in the flow concerns me,” he said. The existing traffic issues may be alleviated by converting the high rise building into a resi-dential use, said Public Works Director Russ Matthys. Inter-

state Partners is currently work with county officials to develop solutions for that intersection. Though the Planning Com-mission recommended on Feb. 25 moving the proposal forward, one commissioner expressed his disappointment that the build-ing will no longer serve as office space. Greg Miller, managing part-

ner for Interstate Partners, not-ed that demand for multistory office space is on the decline throughout suburban markets. “Employers desire to have less square-footage of office space per employee,” Miller said. “At the end of the day, I think this is a great alternative use of that space that will add to the core of Eagan.”

The 29-year-old Waterview Office Tower has been vacant for years. It was sold in 2012 to Fleetpark, which is affiliated with Wayne Hoovestol, who also owns Hoovestol, an Eagan-based trucking company. Miller acknowledged that Interstate’s plan is a risky one in today’s market but said he is confident City Vue will become

a vibrant development. If approved by the Met Council, the guide plan amend-ment will return to the City Council for a final vote.

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

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Tax help offered at Dakota County libraries Dakota County Library is offer-ing programs to help adults who earn $52,000 or less a year with free tax prepa-ration. AARP Tax-Aide is available to se-niors, adults and families. Sessions will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thurs-

days, March 6 to April 10, at the Burn-haven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Registration is required by calling 952-891-0300. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance helps seniors, people who are disabled, people who speak limited English and

families that earn less than $52,000 a year. Sessions will be held at Galaxie Li-brary, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley, at the following times: 2-6 p.m. Thurs-days, March 20 and April 3; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, March 29 and April 12.

Registration is not required for the VITA sessions, which are provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library and search tax preparation or call 651-450-2918.


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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.

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PT Receptionist/Clerical Lakeville Insurance Agency is seeking a detail-oriented person. Office experience and a H.S. diploma a must.Approx. 20 hrs. per wk. Pays $10-$12 per hour. Email resume to [email protected]

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PT PCA $11/hrHome Care Agency look-ing for exp. PCA to take care of female client in wheelchair. Every Wed.,Friday & Sunday 1-11PM E/O Saturday 1-11PM. If interested please call 651-690-5352

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theater and arts briefs

theater and arts calendar

Baroque performances Dakota Valley Sym-phony will present two concerts of baroque mu-

sic at 2 and 7 p.m. Sun-day, March 16, in the Black Box Theater at the Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave.

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

[email protected].

Books Emily Tepe, author of “The Edible Landscape,” 7-8 p.m. Thursday, March 13, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan, 651-450-2900. Tepe will share how to create a beautiful, bountiful garden of vegetables, fruits and flow-ers. Cary J. Griffith, author of “Wolves,” which is nominated for a Minnesota Book Award in the genre fiction category, book signing, 1-3 p.m. Satur-day, March 22, at the Apple Valley Barnes & Noble.

Comedy Comedy Club, 7:30-9 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Hosted by Rosemount Area Arts Council. PG perfor-mance by Dennis Carney and William Hill with guest Pizpor the Magician. Tickets: $5 at www.rosemountarts.com or at the Steeple Center.

Exhibits Burnsville Visual Arts Society’s Art Fete, Feb. 13 to March 23, Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center gallery, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Informa-tion: 952-895-4685. “My Minnesota,” a pho-tography exhibit by Dean Seaton, is on display through March 10 at Dunn Bros Cof-fee, 20700 Chippendale Ave. W., Farmington. Features im-ages captured near Grand Marais.

Music Lehto & Wright, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, Lakev-ille Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets: $17.50 at the door. Information: 952-985-4640. “Dave and Ted Present: What a Wonderful World,” 2 p.m. Friday, March 14, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tick-ets: $15, online at Lakevil-leAreaArtsCenter.com or at the Arts Center. Information: 952-985-4640. “Deuces Wild! Dueling Pianos,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets: $25 in advance at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com or at the Arts Center; $28 at the door. Information: 952-985-4640. “1964…The Tribute,” Beatles tribute, 8 p.m., Sat-urday, March 15, Burns-ville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $30-$40 at the box office, by

phone at 800-982-8787 or online at Ticketmaster.com.

Theater “Simpatico,” presented by The Chameleon Theatre Circle, 7:30 p.m. March 6-8, and 2 p.m. March 9, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $20 adults, $17 stu-dents/seniors at Ticketmas-ter.com or 800-982-2787. “B-I-N-G-O Spells Mur-der,” presented by the Eagan Theater Company and Eagan 55 Plus/Seniors, Thursday, March 13, and Friday, March 14, at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Park-way. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets: $40 (includes dinner, performance and bingo card). Limited seating available. Purchase tickets in person at the Eagan Community Center or online at www.etc-mn.org. “Lightwire: The Show,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $30-$40 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-8787 or online at Ticketmas-ter.com. “Footloose – The Mu-sical,” presented by The Play’s the Thing Productions performs at the Lakeville Area Arts Center March 21-22, 28-29 at 7:30 p.m. and March 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available online at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com. Information: www.childrens-theatretptt.com or 952-985-4640.

Workshops/classes/other Joy of Photography, 6:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays, March 19, 26, and April 2, plus an optional session Sat-urday, March 22, at the Min-nesota Zoo. Class meets at the Steeple Center in Rose-mount. Cost: $50. Register at www.rosemountarts.com. Art-themed birthday par-ties are offered by the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Cost: $125-$135 for up to 10 people. Additional guests are $12.50 per child. Supplies provided. Informa-tion: 651-675-5521. Winter art classes are open for registration at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lex-ington Ave. S. Information: www.cityofeagan.com/index.php/recreation/eagan-art-house, 651-675-5521. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Battle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Ap-ple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Adult painting open stu-dio, 9 a.m. to noon Fridays

at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Fee is $5 per session. Information: 651-675-5521. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Chris-tine Tierney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. In-formation: www.christinetier-ney.com, 612-210-3377. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5-7 p.m. Mon-days at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Act-Sing-Dance winter session enrollment open for ages 7-17. Burnsville loca-tion. Information: 952-220-1676, Drama Interaction. Homeschool Theatre Program, winter session open enrollment, Wednes-days, ages 7-17. In the Com-pany of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Show Biz Kids Theater Class for children with spe-cial needs (ASD/DCD pro-grams), In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Broadway Kids Dance and Theater Program for all ages and abilities, In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1-3 p.m. Information: 651-675-5500. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermedi-ates Mondays 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Begin-ners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m. to noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Rob-ert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

Deuces Wild! Dueling Pianos will perform Friday, March 14, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. The duo will cover musical standards at a 2 p.m. senior citizen matinee and a mix of music and parodies at a 7 p.m. show. The matinee is $15; the 7 p.m. show is $25 in advance and $28 at the door. Tickets are available online at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com and at the Arts Center. Call 952-985-4640 for more information. (Photo submitted)

The symphony’s se-lections will include the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 and Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 by JS Bach and Pachelbel’s Canon and Gigue. Tickets range from $5-$16 and can be pur-chased at the box office, at Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-982-2787.

‘Minnesota in the 1970s’ The Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville, will host the Minnesota Historical Society program, “Min-nesota in the 1970s,” from 7-8 p.m. Wednes-day, March 12. The event is free. For more infor-mation, call 952-891-0360.

Huey Lewis at Mystic Lake Grammy Award win-ners Huey Lewis and The News will bring their signature rock ’n’ roll sound to the Mystic Showroom in Prior Lake at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 17. Tickets go on sale March 8 for $46 and $56. Call 952-445-9000 or visit mysticlake.com for more details.

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Friday, March 7 Fish fry dinner, 5-8 p.m., Rosemount VFW Post 9433. All-you-can-eat. Cost: $11. Information: 651-423-9938. Forever Wild Family Friday: Na Mele Wai – Ha-waiian Fresh Water Songs, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. An interactive concert featuring Hawaiian songs about the importance of water. All ages. Free. Registration requested at www.co .dako ta .mn .us /parks.

Saturday, March 8 Adjusting to Life Be-yond Divorce and Looking to the Future, 9-11 a.m., InnerLight Healing Cen-ter, 17305 Cedar Ave. S., Lakeville. Cost: $39. Reg-istration/information: coun-selingandhealing.com, 952-435-4144. Free family movie, 10 a.m. to noon, Farmington High School recital hall, 20655 Flagstaff Ave. “Rata-touille” will be shown. Age-appropriate activities and concessions open during intermission. Prom Dress Resale Event and Expo, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Eastview High School, 6200 140th St. W., Apple Valley. Free admis-sion. Ritzy for Rett Syndrome fashion show, luncheon and dress/accessory sale, 11:30 a.m. registration, Lakev-ille Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Cost: $35 at the door. Register online at mrsra.org, by email at [email protected] or by calling Lynn Wise at 952-461-3204.

Wednesday, March 12 Criminal expungement information clinic, 1:30-4:30 p.m., room 1920, Da-kota County Western Ser-vice Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Free. In-formation: Dakota County Law Library at 651-438-8080. Eagan Garden Club meeting, 7-9 p.m., Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Topic: “Gifts From Your Garden” by Susan Reed.

Rosemount’s “Jazz at the Steeple Center” concert series continues March 15 with a performance by 651 Jazz, a quintet of area musicians that includes 2009 Rosemount High School graduate and alto sax player Connor Carroll (above). Tickets for the concert, which runs from 7-9 p.m. at the venue located at 14375 S. Robert Trail, are $5 and will be available at the door and in advance at www.rosemountarts.com. The series sponsored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council comes to a close May 3 with a concert by the Paul Renz Quartet. (Photo submitted)

In Burnsville, there’s magic in the air ‘Theatre of Illusion’ show March 20

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Kevin Spencer and his wife, Cindy, joined an elite list of magicians a few years ago. In 2010, the couple known for their touring “Theatre of Illusion” show were named Inter-national Magicians of the Year. Past recipients of the award given out by the International Magicians Society include Penn and Teller, Criss Angel and David Copperfield. The Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center will be playing host to the Spencers’ “Theatre of Illusion” on Thursday, March 20. The show is billed as a family-friendly event with an emphasis on spectacle, combining stage illusions with the-atrical elements and the energy of a rock concert. The Spencers present a mix of original tricks and magic-act stan-dards; past audiences at “Theatre of Illusion” have marveled at Kevin Spencer walking through a wall of concrete blocks — a trick pioneered in 1914 by Harry Houdini, who only performed the feat for a month before abandoning it, and it hadn’t been attempted by another magician un-til Spencer gave it a go a few years ago. Tickets range from $30-$40 and are avail-able in person at the

Burnsville venue’s box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 and online at

Ticketmaster.com. More about “Theatre of Illusion” is at www.

spencersmagic.com.Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Magicians Kevin and Cindy Spencer put an emphasis on spectacle, combining stage illusions with theatrical elements and the energy of a rock concert. (Photo submitted)

Thursday, March 13 Minnesota Valley Chris-tian Women’s Connection luncheon, 12:30-2 p.m., Grandstay Hotel and Con-ference Center, 7083 153rd St. W., Apple Valley. Fea-tures speaker Lori Camp-bell on “Moving On” and style show by The Clothes Mentor. Cost: $16. RSVP to Pam at 612-207-3100 or Jan at 651-434-5795.

Friday, March 14 Home & Leisure Show, 3-7 p.m., Eagan Civic Are-na, 3870 Pilot Knob Road. Free admission and free seminars. Information: www.eagancivicarena.com. Fish fry dinner, 5-8 p.m., Rosemount VFW Post 9433. All-you-can-eat. Cost: $11. Information: 651-423-9938.

Saturday, March 15 Home & Leisure Show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Eagan Civ-ic Arena, 3870 Pilot Knob Road. Free admission. In-formation: www.eagancivi-carena.com.

2014 Landscape & Home Expo & Consumer Showcase, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lakeville North High School, 19600 Ipava Ave. Free admission. Informa-tion: Lakeville Area Cham-ber of Commerce and Con-vention & Visitors Bureau, 952-469-2020. Adjusting to Life Be-yond Divorce and Looking to the Future, 9-11 a.m., InnerLight Healing Cen-ter, 17305 Cedar Ave. S., Lakeville. Cost: $39. Reg-istration/information: coun-selingandhealing.com, 952-435-4144. Family History Fair, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Lakev-ille Stake Center, 18460 Kachina Court. The free event includes presenta-tions from RootsTech 2014, live classes and free time in the Family History Center. For more information and to sign up, visit www.lds.org/familyhistoryfair.

Sunday, March 16 St. Pat’s Day dinner special, Rosemount VFW

Post 9433. Information: 651-423-9938.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the fol-lowing blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red-crossblood.org to make an appointment or for more in-formation. • March 7, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • March 8, 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Burnhaven Li-brary, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. • March 13, 1-6 p.m., Hope Church, 7477 145th St., Apple Valley. • March 13, 1-7 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 151 E. County Road 42, Burnsville. • March 15, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Crown of Life Luther-an Church, 4150 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • March 15, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan.

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