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Injuries riddle Blaze lineupThe injury plagued Lakeville North Panthers and Burnsville Blaze met in a South Suburban Conference game that Lakeville North won 2-0 on its home field.

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Intersection to closeThe O’Neill Drive and Highway 149 intersection in Eagan will permanently close next week.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Myrtle Girl’s final walk was at home Burnsville momdies on last dayof cancer walk

she championed by John Gessner

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Laurie Cummings’ family and friends think the 51-year-old mother of three had business to take care of before she went. First was seeing her oldest daughter, Anna, turn 21 on Saturday, Aug. 23. Next was making sure her team made it through another Susan G. Komen Twin Cities 3-Day, a 60-mile fundraising walk for breast cancer. Cummings walked in the event 10 times after being diagnosed in 2002. This was the first year she couldn’t join the team, named the Marvelous Myrtle Girls after Myrtle

Drive, her street in north-west Burnsville. The 2014 edition of

the Myrtle Girls — Anna, 17-year-old sister Carley and Anna’s best friend,

Riki Holm — were walk-ing the final leg on Sun-day, Aug. 24, when Lau-

rie’s husband Steve called to say her breathing had changed. The sisters dashed home to see Mom but then returned to the walk, de-termined to cross the fin-ish line at the state Capi-tol. Afterward, they joined their father and 14-year-old sister, Lizzy, around the hospital bed in which Cummings had spent much of the last few weeks. They were together for about an hour. “We were all just hold-ing her hand and we told her she could go, and she went,” Anna said. “We watched her take her last breath, and it was prob-ably the hardest thing I’ve ever experienced, but it was also very peaceful. She wanted to wait until

The Cummings family, from left: Lizzy and Anna (back), and Carley, Laurie and Steve (front). (Submitted photo)

Poet finds his inspiration in God, grandkids and aging

Overstreet, 81,is ex-missionary

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK

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“Aging is not such a bad thing,” writes pro-lific amateur poet Robert Overstreet, “once we over-come the problems we face — Like aches and pains, loss of memory Loss of oomph and wrinkled skin!” Titles such as “Aging is Not Such a Bad Thing,” “This Ole’ Car” and “Why Are Grandkids so Extra Special?” are sprinkled among a vast body of work inspired mostly by his chief muse, Jesus Christ. Overstreet, 81, and his wife, Myrtle, are ex-mis-sionaries who served most of their 44-year careers in West Africa. The Overstreets now live at the Valley Ridge senior housing complex at County Road 5 and Burns-ville Parkway in Burns-ville. Bob is a volunteer chaplain at the complex, assigned to the memory-

care units and substituting for the regular chaplain during absences.

He figures he’s written

Bob Overstreet, who lives at the Valley Ridge senior housing complex in Burnsville, is a retired missionary and amateur poet inspired by both God and his eight grandchildren. (Photo by John Gessner)

Eagan approves Ryland purchase agreement

Builder plans 50 townhomes in Cedar Grove

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK


Eagan officials have agreed to sell 5.24 acres of city-owned land in the Ce-dar Grove Redevelopment District to a St. Paul home builder. The Economic Devel-opment Authority ap-proved the purchase agree-ment in a 4-0 vote Sept. 16, which will enable Ryland Homes to buy the proper-ty for $18,000 per unit for a total of $900,000. EDA member Paul Bakken was absent. Ryland intends to build 50 row townhomes on two parcels. Early concept plans call for 44 units on a triangular parcel located west of Cedar Grove Park-way near the Cedar Grove Transit Station and six units on a parcel located at Cedar Grove Parkway and Gold Trail. Ryland intends to mar-ket each two-story unit for $250,000 to $320,000. Only one resident spoke

during a public hearing Tuesday to address con-cerns about potential im-pacts to the water table and nearby wetlands. Community Development Director Jon Hohenstein said both issues would be considered when review-ing Ryland’s development application. Development rezon-ing and platting plans will need Planning Commis-sion and City Council ap-proval before Ryland can begin construction. Ryland representative Michael Raymond said the company plans to sub-mit applications for these plans by November. Pub-lic hearings would follow the submission of these applications to allow resi-dents to voice their ques-tions and concerns about the proposed project. Ryland is among sev-eral developers who in re-cent years have looked to redevelop Cedar Grove, which had been at a stand still during the recession. Twin Cities Premium Outlets, a 100-store out-

KIDSPO gears up for 2nd runKids & Family

Expo offers free information,

entertainment by Tad Johnson


KIDSPO seems to have made an impression last year. One local family told organizers that KIDSPO entered their kitchen table language after they at-tended the inaugural expo in 2013. “Every time we talk about doing something fun during the weekend that involves a carnival or bounce houses, we call it a kidspo,” they said.

With the second annual KIDSPO Kids & Fam-ily Expo slated Saturday,

Sept. 27, that family is

Staff from The Works Museum in Bloomington will offer a young people an engineering activity at KIDSPO Kids & Family Expo, which will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Eagan Community Center. More information is at www.KIDSPOmn.com. (File photo)

Board: Gothard had‘exemplary first year’

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


School District 191 Su-perintendent Joe Gothard had an “exemplary first year” in the district’s top job, the School Board said in his first job review. Gothard, who started work last July 1, exceeded board expectations on three of seven perfor-mance benchmarks and met expectation on the other four. Members of the Burns-ville-Eagan-Savage board met with Gothard on Aug. 21 in closed session, as permitted by state law for school superintendent re-

views, and gave a sum-mary at their Sept. 11 meeting. G o -t h a r d ’ s r e v i e w c o n t r a s t s

with the last annual re-view given his predecessor, Randall Clegg, in Sep-tember 2012. Clegg didn’t meet four of the seven job standards, board members determined. He left the district on June 30, 2012, after four years. Gothard has worked “diligently to rebuild a

Joe Gothard

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See HOMES, 17ASee POET, 18A

See GOTHARD, 17ASee KIDSPO, 18A

Hiring military veteransThe Minnesota Chamber’s Hiring Minnesota Heroes encourages employers to develop and implement programs focused on hiring military veterans.

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Dueling pianos in LakevilleComedic piano duo Deuces Wild presents its “What a Wonderful World” show at the Lakeville Area Arts Center.

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The minutes of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board’s meetings of Aug. 18 and 26 are on Pages 19A and 20A.

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Mobile home park assessment delayedArbor Vista

owes for some residents’

code violations by John Gessner


The Burnsville City Council is giving the owner of the Arbor Vista mobile home park more time before acting on as-sessments for some resi-dents’ property code vio-lations. The council approved dozens of assessments for code violations Sept. 16 but deferred action on the largest — $22,310

against Arbor Vista, where homeowners rent their lots. A vote on the assess-ment is expected Oct. 7 at the council’s next regular meeting. In the meantime, the inspection staff will monitor progress on cor-recting the violations, while the park’s owner-ship company will step up efforts to collect from homeowners. The assessments are primarily for property re-inspections. In late 2012 the council initiated the assessments as part of a more proactive regimen of code enforcement in

the aging city. The violations at Ar-bor Vista are chiefly for unscreened trash con-tainers, poor siding, improper parking and unlawfully placed sheds, said Mick Conlan, the park’s attorney. He said the park needs more time to work with residents on fixing the issues and collecting the assessments. Progress is being made, Conlan said. He argued that assess-ments should lie with the homeowners. City Attorney Joel Jamnik said Burnsville is act-ing lawfully by charging the park, which owns

the property at 14750 W. Burnsville Parkway. Arbor Vista officials say they want to improve their residents’ code compliance. Council Member Mary Sherry suggested they look to Rambush Estates — Burnsville’s other mobile home park, located just across Burns-ville Parkway — where “you would see an entire-ly different picture.” Citywide, proposed code assessments for 2014 total $46,755. John Gessner can be reached at (952) 846-2031 or email [email protected].

Eagan intersection to close permanently The O’Neill Drive and Highway 149 intersection in Eagan will permanently close next week. The intersection will close Sept. 25 and be re-placed with a cul-de-sac about 75 to 100 feet east of the highway. The changes are part of the city’s reconstruction plan for highways 149 and 55. The reconstruction will include adding a lane and turn lanes, upgrading sig-nals and improving drain-age along the corridor. The project is expected to be completed by Nov. 1. Closing the intersection

is expected to reduce the number of potential ac-cidents on Highway 149, Eagan Public Works Di-rector Russ Matthys said. Drivers will be redirect-ed to Northwest Parkway, which is set to reopen Sept. 24, to access Highway 149. If redevelopment oc-curs in the area, city offi-cials may consider closing O’Neill Drive entirely and replace it with a parallel road, Matthys said. Mat-thys noted that to date there are no plans to do that.

— Jessica Harper

Hard Rock Cafe opens at MOA Mall of America offers slices

of local music history by Mike Hanks


Nearly three years af-ter the first Twin Cities rendition of the restau-rant closed its doors in downtown Minneapolis, the Hard Rock Cafe has returned, now calling Mall of America home. The restaurant chain that pays homage to rock and roll opened Aug. 28 inside of Nickelodeon Universe at the Blooming-ton mall. With décor and memorabilia spanning de-cades, the Hard Rock Cafe Mall of America will have a different look than pa-trons of the former down-town Minneapolis loca-tion will remember. Calling the Mall of America restaurant “the new model,” Mark Jarvis – the regional director of operations – said that the brass and dark mahogany that was standard for the chain’s restaurants has been replaced by a more colorful interior that still emphasizes music memo-rabilia.

Among the pieces on display when the restau-rant opened last week were several pieces tied to Min-nesota’s musical legacy. A suit worn by Prince dur-ing his “Sign o’ the Times” tour is on display. The res-taurant also pays homage to Soul Asylum and the Replacements, and among several booths on the first floor is one dedicated to Bob Dylan. There are a variety of guitars and articles of clothing on display, but handwritten items and other unusual pieces of memorabilia can be found in the new restaurant, too, such as a grade school yearbook featuring Nir-vana lead singer Kurt Co-bain. The yearbook fea-tures a picture of Cobain in seventh grade. The dozens of pieces on display inside the mall are a tiny percentage of the approximately 80,000 items on display inside Hard Rock cafes, casinos and hotels worldwide, ac-cording to Jeff Nolan, the Hard Rock’s music and

memorabilia historian. The collection is “far and away the world’s largest collection of authentic rock memorabilia,” he said. While display pieces rotate among Hard Rock properties, one of the new components of the restau-rants is the Rock Wall, a touch-screen display that allows visitors to virtually search the Hard Rock’s memorabilia collection, Nolan explained. The restaurant will seat 400 and has a music stage that will be used to feature local music, according to Jarvis. The frequency of live music offerings is still being determined, he said. “First and foremost we are a restaurant,” he noted. Hard Rock Cafe’s menu was overhauled earlier this year, adding items in each of its menu categories, in-cluding three new salads and three new desserts. Several new entrees were added to its scratch-based menu of all-American favorites, while others re-ceived minor tweaks to

their recipe. The restaurant also has a retail store featuring Hard Rock merchandise. Jarvis estimated that the restaurant will employ approximately 170 people. When Mall of America opened more than two de-cades ago, many of its big-gest restaurants were lo-cated on the mall’s fourth floor. Hard Rock Cafe was placed inside the amuse-ment park, however, as it

is expected to draw many tourists and families to its restaurant, and the loca-tion on the south side of the mall’s first floor is a highly traveled area of the mall, according to Dan Jasper, vice president of public relations for Mall of America. The restaurant fills space formerly occupied by Caribou Coffee, EATS food window and The Patio, a gathering space

that hosted a variety of events, such as musical performances and celeb-rity appearances, Jasper explained. Hard Rock Cafe will of-fer customer service hours that are typically lon-ger than the mall’s retail hours, Jasper noted. Information about the restaurant is available online at bit.ly/hardrock-moa.

Jeff Nolan, music and memorabilia historian for Hard Rock Cafe, demonstrates the touch-screen technology that allows visitors to the restaurant to virtually peruse the international chain’s music memorabilia collection. The restaurant opened Aug. 28, located inside Mall of America’s Nickelodeon Universe. (Photo by Mike Hanks)


Special specialists in schools To the editor: Our older son, Robbie, is a medical resident in radiology. We couldn’t be prouder of him. When ap-plying for a grant, he was asked to write about an early experience that trig-gered his interest in sci-ence. He didn’t write about something he learned from his parents, from a TV program, or an inspiring Ph.D. in college. He wrote about the science special-ist who worked with him in elementary school. He described the hands-on experiments that they did weekly and a book that she loaned him of experi-ments for young scientists. My other son, Grady, is studying for a Ph.D. in engineering. Every day, he says that he uses the mental rigor and prob-lem-solving skills he first developed playing chess in School District 191. The district’s nationally excellent instruction be-gins in the fourth-grade classroom and continues through high school with after-school programs. At the time, I had no idea what an impact these specialists would have on my children’s professional careers. Every student has a tal-ent. Whether that gift is

for science, art, languages, music or sports, the more opportunities presented, the more likely they are to find their interests. Specialists are critical to nurturing these interests and gifts. Four years ago, as I watched the state government borrow from our schools to plug their budget shortfalls, I feared for the specialist program and what its loss would do to students like my sons. That’s why I breathed a sigh of relief when the State Legislature restored those funds last year. Now these excellent programs have the chance to grow. This gives me hope for the possibilities for students currently in our schools, and gives me hope for our future.

ELIZABETH T. CANTRELLBurnsville

Don’t ignore public comment To the editor: I just received the Da-kota County newsletter highlighting the “crown jewel” Spring Lake Park Reserve. The highlight of “planned improvements” to this park does not men-tion the multi millions of dollars that have been and are planned to be spent for this “crown jewel,” such as for the 250- and 400-

foot bridges and a trail at the face of 18-story lime-stone bluffs blasted and constructed for a bike trail. Loss of wildlife will surely lessen the experi-ence. None of this has been communicated to the public citizens. The nega-tive public comments and 90-95 percent of the com-ments from past meetings have been ignored. The transportation funds used for a portion of the cost should not be used for a recreational purpose – this is wrong. The enormous

cost, lack of attention to our natural resources and wildlife is also very sad. There are transportation policies being ignored or violated for regional and reserve parks. The trails can still be built using more cost effective align-ments, natural resource awareness being top pri-ority, and public commu-nication and involvement – not the way it has been handled in the past. The process and lack of transparency with this plan has divided our com-munity and has caused distrust with our elected officials. As a frequent user of Spring Lake Park Re-serve and Lebanon Hills Regional Park I recently attended a meeting with state Sen. Jim Carlson, DFL-Eagan, and sev-eral other senators and state representatives. I am hopeful that enough ques-tions were raised about the many issues and problems with this plan as it stands

now. I am hopeful that the wrongs will be made right for our community. PATRICIA LUETHEagan

Office building makes sense To the editor: The Republican Party politicians are sure making a huge fuss about our new Senate office building. Let’s try to understand what all this fuss is about. Both parties agree that there is no longer enough space in our beautiful 100-year-old Capitol build-ing. The House lawmak-ers approved $93.5 million for a new legislative office building that will house all 67 state senators. This has been reduced to $77 mil-lion. Some lawmakers believe they should spread out around the city in rented office space. A cost analysis done by the Department of Administration says it

would cost $32.5 million in the short term but over 30 years, it could cost up to $220 million. How would spreading state lawmakers around the city affect our increasingly dysfunctional politicians anyway? Our current Capitol building was completed in 1905 at a cost of $4.5 mil-lion. The $4.5 million 1905 dollars would be equivalent to $120 million in 2014. Imagine the controversy Cass Gilbert would have caused today with such a beautiful structure! Other than reserving a meeting room at the library to do their business, $77 million seems like a bar-gain to me. Now just what is all the fuss about? Is this just because it is an election year? I suspect complaining about not taking money from education to balance the budget would be as suc-cessful.

GARY ANDERSONApple Valley

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OpinionHiring Minnesota Heroes: Connecting employers with veterans

Improving the ACA is key to rebuilding the middle class

by Bill BlazarSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The Minnesota Chamber is pleased to announce Hiring Minnesota Heroes, our new program that encourages employ-ers to develop and implement programs focused on hiring military veterans. We are ready to recruit employers, help them adopt veteran hiring goals, and then, most importantly, meet those goals. Hiring Minnesota Heroes addresses two needs important to maintaining a vital state economy. No. 1, our state needs workers at all skill levels. The Minnesota demogra-pher estimates that the growth rate for our workforce will decline and slow to a trickle through 2030. Businesses state-wide are already reporting difficulty fill-ing the openings they need to develop and grow here. No. 2, our program will help those men and women who have served our na-tion start or resume their careers in Min-

nesota. The unemployment rate among veterans is higher than the state’s overall rate, and the percent that has stopped looking for work is about twice that for the state as a whole. Veterans are a valuable and under-used portion of our state’s workforce. Approximately 381,000 veterans live in Minnesota. Their talents and leadership experiences bridge the entire spectrum of knowledge, skills and abilities. We recognize that Minnesota has a va-riety of organizations dedicated to help-ing veterans get ready for work. What’s lacking, however, is an equally well-or-ganized initiative aimed at Minnesota

employers. The Minnesota Chamber is ideally suited to fill that need. Our staff connects with hundreds of employers each year; our statewide network of local chamber partners has the pulse of their local business communities. Hiring Minnesota Heroes identifies three steps for employers: Prepare: Evaluate your current plan, and then brand yourself as military friendly. Recruit: Engage your community in the search with an initial goal of hiring one veteran each year. Empower: Enhance your work envi-ronment; celebrate your military person-nel on Veterans Day. Ted Daley is overseeing our new pro-gram. He is a former state senator from Eagan with more than 20 years of mili-tary, legislative and policy/issue advo-cacy management. You can contact him directly at [email protected]. Many companies have the will to cre-ate a military hiring initiative, but due to

various operational challenges, fall short in carrying it out. Hiring Minnesota Heroes is here to assist. We’ll work with companies on a daily basis if that’s what it takes. We will learn from and thank those companies that are already full-speed ahead on veterans hiring initiatives. We will publicize their initiatives and ours, showing how it’s benefitting the profit-ability, productivity and leadership de-velopment within organizations. We are ready to reach out, guide and assist any company that has expressed interest but isn’t quite sure of the next steps. Hiring Minnesota Heroes is a win-win for employers and veterans alike. Our ini-tiative will help make that reality state-wide. Bill Blazar is interim president of the Min-nesota Chamber of Commerce – www.mn-chamber.com. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

by Mike ObermuellerSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

While many politicians have been fighting a 4-year-old battle over wheth-er to repeal the Affordable Care Act, I’m running for Congress to rebuild the middle class and that means working to improve the ACA for the thousands of Minnesotans who depend on it. I’ve talked to multiple Minnesotans suffering with terminal or long-term ill-nesses who would have no other way to pay for their care without the ACA. Here are a couple of examples of the real im-pacts of this law: Sue Rogers, who lives in the 2nd Dis-trict, has a terminal illness which caused her health insurance premiums to sky-rocket. She lost her house, and her will to live. Thanks to the ACA, she now has in-surance that covers her for less than half the cost of her old policy. Matthew Iversen, another 2nd District

resident, was hit by a driver who was tex-ting. His injuries were severe and required multiple surgeries. His health insurance company kept canceling his coverage. With the ACA’s bans on lifetime caps and denied coverage for pre-existing condi-tions, he no longer has to worry about losing insurance. Current 2nd District representative, John Kline, has voted more than 50 times to repeal or defund the ACA. He even bragged about shutting down the govern-ment for 16 days – a political stunt aimed at stopping the implementation of the law.

I think it is important for people to know what it means if Kline gets his way. It means for-profit insurance companies get to exclude people from coverage be-cause they have pre-existing conditions. It means people will lose coverage when they are sick. It means women pay more for health care men. It means more mon-ey going to profits and overhead, and less going to pay for care. The ACA isn’t perfect. It had a rocky roll out, but policymakers dedicated to increasing affordability and accessibility can continue to improve our health care system. We must build on the good poli-cy the ACA has already established by: • Incentivizing doctors to keep people healthy rather, than just treat them when they are sick. • Working with insurers to better im-plement the ACA’s improved insurance plans. • Repealing the medical device tax, which is a burden on several Minnesota

businesses, as part of a global tax reform package. Access to affordable and reliable health care is a key middle-class issue. Medical bills have stripped too many Minnesota families of assets they’ve spent a lifetime building. Rising health care costs eat away at salary increases for those who are relatively healthy. The need to maintain employer-based health insurance traps thousands of Minnesotans in dead-end jobs and holds back entrepreneurs. Now that the economy is showing signs of improvement, especially here in Minnesota, it’s time to continue our work strengthening the middle class by strengthening the ACA. And, it’s time to stop fighting 4-year-old battles over the repeal of this law. Mike Obermueller is running for Congress in Minnesota’s Second Congressional Dis-trict. www.mikeobermueller.com. Col-umns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Many concerns about Zip Rail To the editor: Having read the Cannon Falls Council voicing con-cerns about the proposed Zip Rail between the Twin Cities and Rochester, my sons and I also have great concerns about the impact this project would have on farmers along the line. There are farmers who already have land on both sides of Highways 52 and 56 where their land was split on an angle when these highways were put in years ago. Zip Rail now will be doing something similar. Worse yet, there will be no way to get to their land ex-cept to drive miles out of their way to get to an over-pass (wherever Zip Rail and the Minnesota De-partment of Transporta-tion chooses to erect one). Plus more farm land will be sacrificed to the ramps and overpasses and the rail line, which will also require a buffer zone. The lost revenue from all this land taken from

each farmer, and the taxes generated from the farm land impacts farmers and communities all along the line. Of course, taxes would have to be raised to make up the loss. I sincerely thank state Rep. Pat Garofalo, R-Farmington, for attend-ing Zip Rail meetings, for taking a stand against this boondoggle proposal, and for representing the local residents in the district in the next legislative session.

BERNARD M. BAUERHampton

Ask for specifics To the editor: Nov. 4, Election Day, is nearing. Sound bites domi-nate the airways, and local residents have probably received numerous phone calls and pieces of litera-ture. When hearing promis-es from the candidates here are some things to consider. If they say they are a “job creator,” ask them how they are going to increase demand. The only reason companies hire more work-

ers or place more orders is in response to demand. If they say they are go-ing to cut regulations or red tape so businesses are free to grow, ask them which regulations? I know I love the “do not call list,” though I’m certain many businesses hate it. I also want my food inspected, rules about how hazard-ous waste and combustible products must be shipped and stored, and smart building codes and zoning. I’m certain that others can add their own must haves to this list. If they say they are going to reform education, ask how? Recent reports docu-ment the difficulties inner city schools face, namely that most of the teachers there are young and inex-perienced and there is a high turnover. The top pri-vate schools always point to small class size, which ensures lots of individual attention for students. Will the reforms they are talk-ing about include reduc-ing class sizes or attracting skilled, experienced teach-ers? Let me conclude by say-

ing both parties are not alike. If they were, none of us would be investing as much money and sweat into electing “our” candi-dates. If voters choose to vote based on a single issue, I hope they can make peace with the rest of the candi-date’s agenda.

NIKA DAVIESApple Valley

Fallacies of Thrive MSP 2040 Plan To the editor: I am writing in response to Don Heinzman’s article “Millennials change hous-ing patterns in metro” in the Aug. 8 issue. Mr. Heinzman contends that millennials “are forc-ing changes. Millennials (defined as 18- to 34-year-olds) may prefer apart-ments near “cool” places where they can “walk and bike to work and their fa-vorite restaurants and cof-fee shops” now, but when they have children, this will no longer be a priority. In addition, the assump-tions and conclusions cited

in the article, drawn from the Met Council’s Thrive 2040 Plan, have been ex-amined and shown to be what they are in the Center of American Experiment’s publication “Ten Fallacies of the Thrive MSP 2040 Plan: Faulty Assumptions are Leading to an Unsus-tainable Long-Term Plan for the Twin Cities Re-gion.” This publication is available on the center’s website at www.American-Experiment.org. It cites a housing study that shows the per-square-foot cost of multi-family homes three or more sto-ries high is more than that of single-family homes. Thrive’s plan to invest in multi-family housing to make areas more afford-able would only make the housing less expensive if the construction costs were subsidized. Regarding alternatives to road building and main-tenance: Mr. Heinzman warns not to depend on the Federal Highway Trust Fund to continue subsi-dizing the roads. But he fails to mention that the subsidies to public transit

(touted as the preferable al-ternative by the Met Coun-cil) are more than 88 times higher per passenger mile than subsidies to highways, roads and streets. Read the Ten Fallacies and draw your own conclu-sions about the Thrive Plan and the Met Council’s plan to limit the amount of land available for single-family housing, to discourage driving and to divert gas taxes and highway funds to projects that reduce roadway capacity, such as converting general purpose lanes to dedicated bike lanes.

MARY BOCHEKLakeville

Correction Because of a production error, the photo caption on Page 20A that accom-panied the Sept. 12 story about River Hills United Methodist Church’s 50th anniversary didn’t identify the Rev. Robert Braudt, senior pastor, and the Rev. Emma Melin, associate pastor.

LETTERS, from 4A

Winners of medallion hunt earn prize package A crew of five Burns-ville Fire Muster Medal-lion Hunt searchers found the medallion in Cliff Fen Park near the park’s vol-leyball court at about 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5. It was the fourth day of the hunt that had people looking on city of Burns-ville park property for the medallion. Nick, Sophie, Ka-tie and Ben Woelfel and Brennen Sievert found the medallion among the short grasses near the vol-leyball court. The song title clues, which started to be re-leased daily at 8 a.m. Tues-day, Sept. 2, led the crew to the park. They received a prize package worth over $500, including gift cards from Abdallah, Chinese Gour-met Restaurant, Porter Creek Hardwood Grill, Wild Mountain, Sea Life

Aquarium, Air Maxx Trampoline Park and Fun Center, The Look Salon, Great Lakes Coins and

Collectables, the Minne-sota Renaissance Festival and Nickelodeon Uni-verse.

More about the hunt is at SunThisweek.com/tag/FM-medallion-2014.

Nick, Sophie, Katie and Ben Woelfel and Brennen Sievert found the Burnsville Fire Muster medallion among the short grasses near the volleyball court at Cliff Fen Park. (Photo by Tad Johnson)

Kids Safety Fair set for Sept. 30 in Lakeville A free Kids Safety Fair will be 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Crystal Lake Education Center, 16250 Ipava Ave., Lakeville. Representatives from the Lakeville Police De-partment, Lakeville Fire Department, Dakota County Public Health Department, Dakota Electric, Raberge’s ATA Leadership Martial Arts, Valley Bike & Ski, the Minneapolis Sexual Vio-lence Center, Lakeville Community Education swim school and the Hen-nepin County Medical Center Burn Center will be on hand along with an emergency room doctor, CPR instructor, school nurse and dental educa-tor to answer questions. Several representatives

also will speak or give demonstrations, includ-ing: Bike/helmet safety, 5:40-5:55 p.m., Valley Bike & Ski. Electricity demonstra-tion, 6-6:15 p.m., Dakota Electric. Fire extinguisher dem-onstration, 6:20-6:35 p.m., Lakeville Fire De-partment. Self-defense demon-stration, 6:40-7 p.m., Ra-berge’s ATA. Children will be able to explore a police car, fire truck, ambulance, and a Dakota Electric bucket truck as well as get their picture taken with McGruff the Crime Dog. There will also be a free craft and snack for children.


Education

VFW Voice of Democracy High school students are in-vited to enter the Voice of De-mocracy essay contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Voice of Democracy con-test, for students in grades nine to 12, is a three- to five-minute recording of an original essay on standard cassette or CD. This year’s theme is “Why Veterans are Important to our Nation’s History and Future.” All entries for the 2014 contest must be submitted to the Burns-ville VFW Post 5833 no later than Nov. 1. Plaques and cash prizes will be awarded; $300 for first, $200 for second and $100

for third place. Winners at the local post level will advance to district/state competition. For complete information and to download an application, go to: http://www.vfw.org/Com-munity/Voice-of-Democracy/. Submissions through VFW Post 5833 will be coordinated through Robert Hansen, 952-388-3956, or Lyle Schaible, 952-431-6719.

District 196 Community Education District 196 Community Edu-cation will offer the following classes. To register, or for more information, call 651-423-7920

or visit www.district196.org/ce. Zumba with Cynthia: Free Intro, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 24, Parkview Elementary, free. Zumba with Cynthia, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 1 to Nov. 12 (skip Nov. 5), Parkview Elementary, $49. Zumba Gold, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 23 to Oct. 28, Northview Elementary, $49. Zumba with Sharon, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Saturdays, Sept. 27 to Nov. 1, Northview Elementary, $49. Gentle Yoga with Ronda, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 25 to Oct. 30 (Skip Oct. 16), Northview Elementary, $39. Butts and Guts, 6:30-7:20 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 24 to

Oct. 29 (skip Oct. 8), Westview Elementary, $39. Night Club Slow Dance, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 1-15, Thomas Lake Elementary, $29. Water Exercise, drop in, 5:30-6:30 p.m. or 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays now through Dec. 17 (skip Nov. 5 and 26); 8-8:55 a.m. Saturdays now through Dec. 17 (skip Nov. 29), Scott Highlands Middle School, $6 at the door or $50 for 10 passes. Border Battle Bolt 5K and one-mile Family Fun Run, 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, begins at Shannon Park Elementary in Rosemount, $25 and $19. Open Woodshop: All Abil-ity Levels, 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, Dodge Middle

School, Farmington, $72. Retro Dances: Disco and Hustle, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednes-days, Oct. 1-15, Thomas Lake Elementary, $29. Fencing (grades 2-5), adults welcome, 6:15-7:15 p.m. Wednes-days, Oct. 8 to Dec. 17 (skip Oct. 15, Nov. 5 and 26), Shannon Park Elementary, $109. Home Alone (parents and children ages 8-11), 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, Scott High-lands Middle School, $19. Cinderella’s Daddy-Daughter “Frozen!” Princess Ball (adults and children ages 3-8), 6:30-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, Apple Val-ley Community Center, $29 per pair.

Fourteen District 196 high school seniors have been named semifinalists in the 2015 Na-tional Merit Scholarship Pro-gram. National Merit semifinalists rank among the top 1 percent of high school seniors nationwide and are eligible to compete for some 7,500 scholarships which will be awarded next spring. The semifinalists from Dis-trict 196 are: Jackson Courtright, Jessica Kostecki and Margaret O’Brien of Apple Valley High School; Joshua Duchene, Jacob El-Afandi, Eric Elert, Helen Mat-soff and Dennis Melamed of Eagan High School; Muskaan Goyal, Shretij Kapoor, Justin Lu, Apoorva Malarvannan and Christopher Roos of Eastview High School; and Katrina Orthmann of Rose-mount High School. The National Merit program also recognizes students whose scores on the PSAT/NMSQT rank them in the top 5 percent of students nationwide. In Dis-

trict 196, the following 41 se-niors are 2015 National Merit commended students: Leah Andrews, Colin Fack-ler, Robert Hessburg, Alexander Perkins and Malini Wijesinghe of Apple Valley High; Erin Barcaskey, Miriam Bar-nicle, Matthew Erickson, John Holm, Elizabeth Jaeb, Bartosz Janczuk, Sarah Jurgens, Ut-karsh Koshti, Sarah Lardy, Anthony Metcalfe, Katherine Moon, Madeline O’Connor, Melanie Quick, Devin Roelke, Jacob Rupp, Suraj Shah and Olivia Taylor of Eagan High; Kendall Bradley, Nicole Crashell, Ribhav Gupta, Mi-chelle Ji, Garrett Johnson, Ben-jamin Lanning, Varoon Pazhy-anur, Kaitlyn Ryan, Spencer Sawyer, Rostyslav Simonov, Mackenzie Skipper, Mathew Slane and Benjamin Slotten of Eastview High; Carly Aronson, Grace Her-ron, John Kessler, Rachel Schow and Ellen Stefanko of Rosemount High; and Hannah Hoff of the School of Environmental Studies.

During the 2013-14 school year, District 196 high school students who participated in the College in the Schools (CIS) program earned a combined 5,476 college credits valued at more than $2.5 million, accord-ing to a value statement released by the University of Minneso-ta’s CIS program. CIS is a program where stu-dents earn college credits taking advanced courses at their high school that are taught by their high school teachers. There were

1,276 CIS student registrations from the five District 196 high schools last school year, a de-crease of 23 from the previous year. Rosemount High School had 392 registrations, Eastview High School 323, Eagan High School 304, Apple Valley High School 237 and the School of Environmental Studies had 20. At the 2013-14 U of M tu-ition rate of $463.85 per credit, the 5,476 credits earned by Dis-trict 196 students are valued at $2,540,043. The school district

paid the university $185,020 ($145 per course) for the stu-dents to take these college-cred-it courses at their high schools last year. CIS is one of several oppor-tunities available for District 196 students to earn college credit while in high school. Oth-ers include Advanced Place-ment courses and tests, and concurrent enrollment agree-ments with specific colleges, community colleges and techni-cal schools.

Candidates for the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 Board of Education have been invited to participate in a forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Senior Campus (upper level) of Diamondhead Educa-tion Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. The forum will be broadcast live on the district’s educational Channel 18 and on the district’s website at www.isd191.org. It will be replayed on the district website and on cable channels in Burnsville, Eagan and Savage.

It will also be available on DVD from the school district by call-ing 952-707-2020. At the forum, candidates will introduce themselves and answer questions from the audience. The seven candidates for four four-year terms on the board of education are Abigail Alt, Dustin Cesarek, Dan Luth, Har-old Sandahl IV, Jim Schmid, Robert VandenBoom and Brad-ley Wolfe. They will be on the ballot Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4. The forum will be sponsored

by the Shippers Resource Cen-ter, a Burnsville-based business. Tom Taylor, president of SRC, will serve as moderator. The terms of board members Alt, Luth, Schmid and Vanden-Boom expire on Dec. 31. Newly elected board members will be-gin their terms in January 2015. Others on the seven-member school board include DeeDee Currier, Ron Hill and Sandy Sweep. For more information on the board of education election, go to www.isd191.org.

District 196 has 14

National Merit semifinalists

District 191 school board candidates’ forum set

Students earned $2.5 million in U of M credits

Education Briefs


Met Council’s transportation plan criticized Lakeville officials say developing communities short-changed

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Lakeville City Council members cited concerns that the Metropolitan Council’s proposed new policies mandate higher density housing and elimi-nates funds for expanding suburban roads. Consultant Daniel Li-cht of The Planning Com-pany said the Met Coun-cil’s 2040 transportation policy plan designates no funding to help Lakeville’s growing congestion prob-lems. Instead, the plan des-ignates money for biking and hiking trails and tran-sit-oriented improvements only. “The overall theme they have as part of this document is that conges-tion is here to stay, we’re going to manage it as best as possible,” Licht said. He noted the Met Council’s top strategies regarding transportation are all focused on main-tenance and operations, with capacity expansion limited to the inner cities. “Their plans don’t in-clude any capacity im-provements that directly benefit Lakeville,” Licht said. Under the plan, Lake-ville may receive funds to

re-stripe a highway or add a traffic signal, Licht said. The city has money al-located to extend Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Tran-sit to 181st Street, but the new mandates require Lakeville to increase den-sity from seven units per acre to 10 units per acre on properties within one-quarter mile of the transit corridor. The Met Council’s plan also raises the city’s over-all development threshold from three units per acre to three to five units per acre, Licht said. City Council members authorized staff to pro-vide a written response cit-ing concerns that include the Met Council’s growing control over development, lack of transportation funding for expanding roads in growing commu-nities like Lakeville and unfair funding formulas. Lakeville Planning Commission Member Karl Drotning represents Lakeville on the Metro-politan Council Transpor-tation Advisory Board. He said the Met Council’s new scoring criteria for transportation spending includes “racially concen-trated areas of poverty” that are heavily slanted toward Hennepin and Ramsey counties.

Affordable housing goals are also part of the formula, an area where Lakeville also has a low score. “They’re pretty much ignoring the develop-ing communities,” Drot-ning said, noting that the Met Council used to help young cities write down the cost for extending sew-er and water lines to un-developed areas to allow affordable housing to be constructed, but no longer do so. “They’re more or less adding another mandate or criteria and making the scoring tougher for the outer counties to score on these, so we start out ba-sically with one hand tied behind us,” Drotning said. “What was the ‘Animal Farm’ thing? All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.” Drotning was critical of adding transit in Lake-ville because it removes the city’s assets — its peo-ple, resources and dollars — out of the city. “It doesn’t keep them here,” Drotning said. “They don’t eat lunch here, it’s hard for them to serve on committees, hard to do the volunteer things we have because they’re out of town.”

He said Lakeville needs a transportation system, not transit. Drotning also noted the Met Council’s Trans-portation Steering Com-mittee that unanimously recommended the plan is made of members that all represent urban areas, with no representation from the five fringe coun-ties. “I think it should be a big concern for us,” Drot-ning said. “Because in my view it’s going to get more and more difficult to have any dollars available from the Met Council for any of the things that we need.” Council Member Bart Davis said the Met Coun-cil appears to be using transportation instead of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area boundaries indicating where water and sewer lines can be in-stalled to get transit-ori-ented development. Licht agreed, adding that it is pushing high den-sities far beyond transit corridors and will affect land use planning docu-ments that dictate growth. The city may be forced to require developers to build higher density homes as a result of the plan. Developments that have taken longer to build

would also be mandated to meet the higher density standards when the city updates its comprehensive plan in 2018. If comprehensive plan amendments are needed in the meantime, they would need Met Council approv-al, essentially meaning the mandate is already in ef-fect. Lakeville Mayor Matt Little asked what enforce-ment mechanism can the Met Council use to force Lakeville into compliance with their mandates. Licht said state statute allows the Met Coun-cil oversight of the city’s comprehensive plans. When Lake Elmo stood up to the Met Council to gain control of their own plans, the Met Council sued the city and won. “They have too much power,” Council Member Colleen LaBeau said. She said she is on the Met Council’s Land Use Advisory Committee, but what they are putting out is a “dictation and con-trol.” “They’re not advising at all,” she said. “It’s very scary.” Little agreed. “We are Lakeville, and we should be making the decisions for Lakeville, not an unelected body that

may or may not have even visited our city,” Little said. He said high-density housing to promote bus-ing is not needed in Lake-ville because people here are willing to drive to the bus station. “I don’t see a purpose here in Lakeville to put people right next to (tran-sit stations) when there’s a clear, clear example of our community is willing to drive to the bus station,” Little said. LaBeau said while Lakeville’s Met Coun-cil representative Wendy Wulff has done a good job, her voice is in the mi-nority. “It is actually pretty se-rious,” LaBeau said. “We have to have people who understand it and are af-fected by it write in their comments.” Anyone can sub-mit comments to the Met Council regarding its transportation plan through Oct. 1 by email at [email protected] or calling 651-602-1500. Mailed comments are also being accepted by writing the Metropolitan Council at 390 Robert St. N., St. Paul, MN 55101.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Eagan resident to step down from Minnesota Philanthropy Partners Eagan resident Carleen K. Rhodes, who serves as presi-dent and CEO of Minnesota Philanthropy Partners, said last week that she will leave her position after nearly 12 years of service in May 2015. Minnesota Philanthropy Partners is a network that in-cludes The Saint Paul Foun-dation, Minnesota Communi-ty Foundation, F. R. Bigelow Foundation, Mardag Founda-tion and 1,700 other affiliates. In her role, Rhodes leads a

collaboration of two commu-nity foundations, 14th largest in the country and the largest in Minnesota, and two pri-vate foundations sharing staff, space and commitment to af-fecting change through phi-lanthropy. “Carleen leaves a substan-tial legacy,” Mark Wilson, board chair, said. “She has been tireless in her efforts to making the communities we serve stronger.” Wilson said among the

many accomplishments un-der her leadership include the creation of the Arts Partner-ship that built stronger work-ing relationships between the Ordway and its resident arts organizations, the formation with other funders of the Cen-tral Corridors Funders Col-laborative to assure everyone on the corridor would benefit from the investment in light rail, efforts to prevent and end homelessness including Heading Home Minnesota

and the revisioning for the Dorothy Day Center, making racial equity a key focus for the foundations, the creation of GiveMN as a new tool for donors to give and thousands of Minnesota nonprofits to raise money on-line and en-gagement of more than 84,000 Minnesotans in four Minneso-ta Idea Challenges, including the recent Saint Paul Million Dollar Challenge. “We are in a strong position because of her leadership on

these and many other fronts,” he said. Prior to her role with Min-nesota Partners, Rhodes was the president of Minnesota Children’s Museum and a partner in the Bentz Whaley Flessner national fundraising consulting firm. Rhodes currently serves on the boards of Generation Next, Commonbond Commu-nities and Montessori Center of Minnesota.


News BriefsSept. 24-27 is Minnesota Women of Today week Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth B. Kautz proclaimed Sept. 21-27 the Minnesota Women of Today and United States Women of Today week to celebrate the or-ganization’s many community activities and dedicated mem-bership. The Burnsville Women of Today are dedicated to promot-ing community service such as Adopt-A-Street, Armful of Love, High School Scholar-ship and their annual Spa...ahh! fundraiser supporting local or-ganizations. For more than 25 years, Burnsville Women of Today group has provided personal enrichment and leadership de-velopment to members of the community through service. Learn more about the orga-nization at www.burnsvillewom-enoftoday.com.

Lake Byllesby drawdown starts Oct. 1 The annual drawdown of the Lake Byllesby reservoir to its winter elevation will begin Wednesday, Oct. 1. The reser-voir will be gradually lowered 3 feet. The winter drawdown low-ers adjacent groundwater levels to accommodate local agricul-tural needs based on research from the Department of Natu-ral Resources. The drawdown lowers the wa-ter to just below the sill of the Byllesby Dam, forming the res-ervoir. To lower the water level in the reservoir without caus-ing an abrupt change, about 1 inch of water is released daily. The reservoir will remain at its

winter level until May 15 when refilling 3 feet to the summer el-evation is permitted. Construction on the Byllesby Dam will have no effect on the fall drawdown or spring refill. For more information, vis-it www.dakotacounty.us and search “reservoir water levels.”

Cheerful Givers gains partner Cheerful Givers, an Eagan-based nonprofit organization, has been selected by Shop2Care, a new not-for-profit online char-itable shopping program, as one of its first cause partners. An initial grant from the Shop2Care Foundation of $5,000 is providing 500 less for-tunate children with a birthday present given to them by their parents so they may recognize their child’s one special day with a gift. Shop2Care chose Cheer-ful Givers as a partner due to its strong collaborative program-ming, proven community track record and high social return on investment. “Shop2Care donates con-sumers’ retailer rebates, when directed by members to do so, to nonprofit agencies that create significant impact on specific ar-eas of need in the United States. We believe that Cheerful Givers will be a strong cause partner, helping Shop2Care powerfully impact the issues that surround children growing up in poverty,” said Shop2Care founder Mark Asofsky. More information is at www.shop2care.org in the “Cause” section under “Children.”

County offers grants for well sealing

Dakota County is offering grants to its residents on a first-come, first-serve basis to help them pay the cost of sealing unused or abandoned wells on their property. Successful grant applicants will receive 50 percent of the total well sealing cost or up to $2,000, whichever is lower. Well sealing, which involves clearing debris from a well and filling it with grout, must be done by a Minnesota Depart-ment of Health-licensed well contractor. Well owners should not attempt to pull the well pump or seal the well on their own. Unused wells that aren’t properly sealed can contaminate groundwater — the source of drinking water for three out of four Minnesotans — and affect nearby drinking water wells. For more information or to apply for a grant, visit www.da-kotacounty.us and search well sealing grant or call 952-891-7000. Completed applications must include bids from two dif-ferent licensed well contractors.

Eagan Rotary accepting grant applications Grant applications for the 2014 Rotary Foundation Com-munity Service Fund are now being accepted by Rotary of Ea-gan. Community organizations are encouraged to submit grant proposals for projects that sup-port Eagan-based initiatives. Eagan-based nonprofits as well as nonprofits that are fo-cused on serving the Eagan community to a significant ex-tent are eligible to be awarded grants. Grant applications are due Oct. 23, in the format indicated in the application documents.

Successful applicants will be no-tified of their selection around Nov. 5. Grants will be formally pre-sented at the annual awards ceremony, which will be held at noon Nov. 19 at the Eagan Community Center. For an application and grant criteria, visit www.eaganrotary.org.

McGruff kits available McGruff Safe Kids Identi-fication kits for school children are now available from law en-forcement agencies throughout Dakota County and nearby communities. Dakota Electric Association, a member-owned electric coop-erative, provides local law en-forcement agencies throughout Dakota County with McGruff identification kits. Police of-ficers will distribute the kits to classrooms if a teacher makes a request. Teachers interested in having kits distributed to their class will need to contact their local law enforcement agency quickly, as the supply is limited. Anyone with questions about the pro-gram can call Brenda Kadlec at 651-463-6234.

Mentor info session Kids ’n Kinship will hold an information session from 6-6:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at Burn-haven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Individuals, couples, and families who have a desire to be a role model and special friend to a child are invited to attend the information session. Attendees will learn about

the youths who are waiting for mentors, the volunteer screen-ing process and the activities and benefits provided by Kids ’n Kinship. Application materials will be available. Kids ’n Kinship is seeking volunteers to provide support, encouragement, and friendship to a child or youth; with experi-ence or willingness to be trained to mentor children on the wait-ing list with special needs; and to support an elementary school student with academic needs at one to four schools. Training and ongoing sup-port is provided for all types of mentoring. Information and RSVP to [email protected], 952-891-3885 or www.kidsnkin-ship.org.

Girl Scouts host dance party, info night The Burnsville-Savage Girl Scout Service Unit is hosting a dance party and information night from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, at Sky Oaks Elemen-tary School, 100 E. 134th St., Burnsville. All girls from kinder-garten through 12th grade are welcome to join Girl Scouts. For more information, visit savage-girlscouts.webs.com or call 800-845-0787.

Girl Scout troop hosts camping demonstration Girl Scout Troop 53557 is hosting a free camping tips and demonstration program from 1-2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, at Jensen Lake Park, 1350 Carriage Hills Drive, Eagan. The event is open to the public. Guests may want to bring their own chairs.

After 30 years, Dakota County Lumber standing strong Business holding open house Sept. 27

by Andy RogersSUN THISWEEK


When Steve Finden started the Dakota Coun-ty Lumber company 30 years ago with borrowed money from his father-in-law K.H. Stolen, there was no telling what the business and Farmington would become. Like the city of Farm-ington, there have been many changes to Dakota County Lumber since the 1980s. It started in a brick building on Fifth Street when Finden hired his first employee, Terry Weierke. When business picked up, Finden moved the business to its cur-rent location off Eighth Street, which was across the street from his child-hood home, in 1991. What started with one employee is now 18 with a recently remodeled 48,000-square-foot build-ing. And Weierke is still with the company. Farmington turned out to be an ideal location for a lumber company. The city was not yet a

suburb 30 years ago, but since then the mass of people has come to Farm-ington’s door. “From what econo-mists tell us, it will contin-ue to grow past us,” vice president Sunny Bowman said. “Our bread and but-ter has been south of the river. There are a lot of people’s houses with DCL lumber inside them.” The lumber company has also weathered many storms. The recession hit the industry hard, and Da-kota County Lumber saw much of its competition and contractors drop out of the business. According to Bow-man, Dakota County Lumber never laid off anyone. “We’re a big family here,” she said. “Every-one was willing to work harder and tighten their belts.” What may have saved them was the fact that Finden realized he had been playing not to lose. “He pulled his wings in and tried to really mini-mize the damage,” Bow-man said. “We shifted our (philosophy) to playing

to win. We went out and found new market shares and found new business instead of being the vic-tim.” The company also sur-vived the emergence of the online marketplace and the expansion of big

box hardware stores in the south metro. “We don’t really com-pete with them; we have more of a service model,” Bowman said. “Buying a house is a big purchase. I don’t know if you do that over the Internet. You

talk to someone first.” Finden has since re-tired, or at least claims he’s going to come in to work less often. His daughter, Bow-man, has taken over as vice president, but she still talks to her dad al-

most daily. Business has improved to the point where the business needed to dou-ble the size of the office building, which includes new offices, a showroom and an area for contrac-tors to talk with clients. “We needed more space to keep growing and expanding,” Bowman said. “People spend a lot on home renovations. It’s one thing to be able to touch the actual prod-ucts. … More people are coming in. We’ve added a lot of new business. ” Now it’s time to cel-ebrate. Dakota County Lum-ber is throwing a grand re-opening and 30th an-niversary party 1-4 p.m. Sept. 27 at 28 Eighth Street, Farmington. “This is our ‘we’re here to stay’ party,” Bowman said. There will be food served as well as games, a bouncy castle for children among other activities. The public is welcome.

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

Dakota County Lumber recently renovated its office space adding 24,000 square feet. The company is celebrating its 30-year anniversary on Sept. 27. (Photo by Andy Rogers)


BTD Manufacturing to expand in Lakeville Company projects growth, will add high-pay jobs

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Another company in Lakeville’s Airlake Indus-trial Park area is set for a major expansion. BTD Manufacturing, a custom metal manufac-turer, is planning to ex-pand operations and con-solidate one of its three locations in Lakeville into space in the former Toro building off Cedar Avenue at County Road 70. The building’s own-er, Fulford Group LLC plans a $14 million, 200,000-square-foot ex-pansion of the space to ac-commodate BTD’s plans. BTD Manufacturing President Paul Gintner

said business is strong and the company anticipates continued growth that will add to Lakeville’s employ-ment base. The expansion news comes on the heels of an-other Lakeville company’s positive growth projec-tions that drove expansion plans currently underway. Last month, Menasha Packaging broke ground on a $7 million expansion of its Airlake Industrial Park location, adding 15 jobs. The BTD Manufac-turing project is to start this year and is expected to be completed by next July. Company officials say the expansion will add 100 new well-paying jobs

within the first two years of operation. Gintner said the com-pany projects 400-450 to-tal jobs in this site over the next five to seven years. Entry-level jobs at BTD start at $14.05 per hour with a 12 percent increase in wages to work later shifts, according to Gint-ner. He said the average starting wage is almost $18 per hour at the company. They also employ weld-ers and offer professional positions in a variety of areas including human resources, engineers, sales and management. Lakeville City Council members indicated sup-port for providing tax in-

crement financing to offset approximately $4.3 mil-lion in eligible costs asso-ciated with the expansion at a Sept. 15 work session. Council Member Col-leen LaBeau said she was impressed with the com-pany and its plans. “It’s just encouraging to see that you’re trying to groom it for people in Lakeville to stay in Lake-ville and still have a job that they can make a living at,” LaBeau said. Gintner said they like Lakeville, and have found quality workers in the city. “We think we’ve got something we can really grow here,” he said. Community Develop-ment Director Dave Ol-

son said Springsted will prepare the TIF plan and resolutions to start the process that includes a public hearing and notifi-cations of the county and school district before it is before council for action later this year. BTD Manufacturing was founded by Earl Ras-mussen and Paul White in 1979 as Bismarck Tool and Die, which moved to De-troit Lakes in 1980. In the early 2000s, the company acquired several smaller businesses including Preci-sion Machine and Perfor-mance Tool and Die. BTD Manufacturing’s Lakeville operations start-ed in the former Perfor-mance Tool & Die build-

ing in 2005. The company now leases 317,000 square feet of space in three different buildings. Gintner said they plan to bring all oper-ations under one roof and add high-end painting as a service it offers customers, which include John Deere, Toro, Bobcat, Polaris, Honda and Yamaha. BTD Manufacturing also operates facilities in Detroit Lakes, and Ot-sego, Minn., and in Wash-ington and Illinois. “Keep growing,” Coun-cil Member Kerrin Sweck-er said. “Bring it on.” Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Gymnastics center opening in Farmington Facility sports 11,000 square feet of tumbling room



One doesn’t get far in the world of Farmington gymnastics without cross-ing paths with Lynn Bau-man. The USA Gymnastics Instructor and Farming-ton High School Hall of Fame member is open-ing her own Farmington Gymnastics Center this week at 113 Elm St. The center will hold Midwest Amateur Gym-nastics Association classes for toddlers, preschool-ers, beginners, advanced beginners, both girls and boys. It’s for youth up to eighth grade. Her passion for gym-nastics is something she’s longed to share with as many people as possible. She feels that gymnas-tics has a positive effect on everyone from improving body awareness, strength, agility and balance. “It makes a well-round-

ed athlete,” Bauman said. “And it teaches many life lessons. Like, what are you going to do if you fall down. Are you going to get up?” Bauman has deep roots in Farmington. Nearly her entire family lives in Farmington. She was a state champion while at high school on the floor exercise as a sophomore in high school as a four-time state gymnastics entrant. She’s also been the head coach at Farmington High School for nine years, a job she plans on continu-ing this winter. “I love doing high school,” she said. “That’s been my biggest passion. Just being the coach at the school I went to has been amazing.” She was also the direc-tor at Twist-N-Tumble gymnastics through Farm-ington Community Edu-cation since 2010, but this summer she saw the op-portunity to open her own facility.

“I got my feet wet as the director of Twist-N-Tumble,” she said. “I was scared at first. I was com-fortable at (Twist-N-Tum-ble).” She was approached by Tom Wartman, owner of the building, in July. The site of a former hardware store was available and it’s big enough to accommo-date hundreds of kids flip-ping and jumping around. “I just sat with it,” she said. “It was hard, but I knew I could do it. Being in your own space and making your own deci-sions, it’s been interesting. I don’t have to go through all these people and steps. There were a lot of rules and boundaries.” She put in her notice with Twist-N-Tumble and about six weeks later she’s ready to open the door to the Farmington Gym-nastics Center. About 13 coaches have joined her facility, and Bauman hired an office manager to help with the bookkeeping and

front desk. With about 11,000 square feet, there was plenty of room for equip-ment and offices along with an enclosed toddler area and viewing area. They plan on being the host site for two upcoming MEGA meets. The viewing room is something Bauman is par-ticularly proud of because she doesn’t allow parents in the gym for safety and distraction purposes. At Twist-N-Tumble, observ-ers sat in the hallway and watched through two sets of double doors. Now they can view the entire gym through several win-dows on the second floor. It’s been 12-hour days, seven days a week for Bau-man since she officially made the decision on Aug. 1, and there were surprises around every corner. “The building needed a sprinkler system,” she said. “I haven’t had a whole lot of time to breathe.” The Farmington Gym-

nastics Center will have an open house featuring face painting, a bouncy house, pizza and a climbing wall from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. The first day of classes begin Monday. “I’m still in awe that’s it’s even happening,” Bau-man said. Bauman said 150 chil-dren have already signed

up, but they have the ca-pacity for 500-600. There are two six-week sessions in fall, winter and spring in both the day and evening. Three shorter sessions will begin in the summer. Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

Farmington Gymnastic Center’s owner Lynn Bauman stands in front of her new business. (Photo by Andy Rogers)


SKYSCRAPER THEATRICS

Brothers Carson and Jackson Scholberg, of Apple Valley, recently rappeled down the 23 stories of the US Bank

building in Minneapolis for the “Double Dog Dare” fundraiser for the Boy Scouts of America.

The brothers, both Eagle Scouts, were representing Apple Valley-based Troop

205 and Venture Crew 1776, and raised more than $2,000

in pledges with their feat of derring-do on Sept. 13.

Jackson, 19, is a sophomore at Iowa State University;

Carson, 17, is a senior at Apple Valley High School. (Photos

submitted)

Apple Valley Deputy Fire Chuck Russell, right, and firefighter Jason Gillen tend to the booya pots at last year’s event. (Photo submitted)

Booya aplenty at fire stationApple Valley

firefighters host annual booya

fundraiser Sept. 20

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


While the Apple Valley firefighters’ 36th annual booya fundraiser officially runs until 4 p.m. this Sat-urday, those wishing to in-dulge in the savory meat- and vegetable-filled stew will want to get there well before closing time. Each year, the booya pots tend to run out by mid-afternoon. Last year, all the booya had been sold by 1:45 p.m. There’s no secret as to why it sells out each year, according to Al Olson,

firefighter and chair of the booya event. “We sell out every year because it is good,” said Olson. “This is our 36th year with the same recipe. People like to take home extra booya to freeze and eat later in the year.” This year’s booya event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the fire station located at County Road 42 and Hayes Road. Activities include bin-go, kids games, a bake sale and raffle. Raffle tickets are $1 and prizes include gift certificates to area businesses; the grand prize this year is a $300 Von Hanson’s Meats gift card. Kids will have a chance to climb into the driver’s seat of an Apple Valley fire truck; there also will

be inflatable jumpers for the young ones to bounce around in. Firefighters plan to cook up 400 gallons of booya this year, Olson said. They’ll begin the cooking process at 2 a.m. Saturday so it’s ready to serve by 10 a.m. The booya will be available to take home by the quart or gallon. For those not keen on booya, there will be a snack bar with hot dogs, pulled pork sandwiches, chili and other items. All the proceeds from the event support the Apple Valley Firefighters Relief Association. More information is at www.cityofapplevalley.org.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Leslie, Kotek running for Dakota County sheriff



When residents enter the voting booth on Nov. 4, residents will have two choices for Dakota Coun-ty sheriff. Current Dakota Coun-ty Sheriff Dave Bellows is not seeking re-election. When the filing closed last May, Herb Kotek and Tim Leslie both had entered the race. Leslie is actively cam-paigning while the cam-paign website Kotek listed at the Minnesota secretary of state’s website, www.koteksheriffdakota.com, is

inactive. Attempts were made to contact Kotek with the number listed on the sec-retary of state website and his number listed phone book, but they were both disconnected. Kotek ran for sheriff in Steele County in 2010. According to the Owaton-na People’s Press, Kotek started as sheriff ’s deputy in Goodhue County and served as a police officer in Lonsdale and Owatonna. He also spent time as a Dakota County sheriff ’s deputy. After 27 years in law enforcement, he left the profession in 2004.

He lost his bid for Steele County sheriff, gaining about 1 percent of the to-tal votes cast. Leslie, the current Da-kota County chief deputy, has the endorsements of current Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows, Da-kota County Attorney Jim Backstrom and several other police chiefs within the county. He has been campaign-ing by attending several parades in the county and holding fundraisers. His website is at www.timleslieforsheriff.com.

Haunted Woods Trail in Rosemount to expandEvent is seeking

sponsors, participants, volunteers by Tad Johnson


The Haunted Woods Trail in Rosemount will be a little bit longer this year

due to the construction of a splash pad in Central Park. The family-friendly event, which begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, will start as it usually does at the park-and-ride lot across from the Steeple Center on Highway 3/South Robert Trail and end at 145th Street at the

City Hall parking lot en-trance. Along the way, children and their parents will wind their way through the park that will decked out in Halloween style and stop at treat collection stations worked by local groups and businesses. The event typically at-tracts about 2,000 children and adults as past years’ attendance has most-ly been dictated by the weather. It’s been everything from cold and rainy to a picture-perfect fall day. Or-ganizers from the Haunted Woods Trail Committee and the Rosemount Parks and Recreation Depart-ment are hoping for the latter. “We like to see all of the smiling faces of the children and adults who keep coming back each year,” said committee co-

chairman Mike Bouchard. “We also have a group of dedicated volunteers who keep this going each year; without them, this event would not happen.” He said children love collecting candy and other treats along the trail along with seeing the non-scary decorations, such as inflat-able pumpkins and ghosts, throughout the park. Bouchard said the 32-year tradition of the trail has continued in large part because of its family-friendly atmosphere. He said there are many places in the south metro that do haunted houses for teens and adults, but there are few after-sundown events for children. The event also has a community feel to it as nonperishable food do-nations are collected to give to the 360 Commu-nities Rosemount Fam-

ily Resource Center Food Shelf. The event is in need of sponsors, organizations to participate by handing out candy and volunteers to set up and take down the props. Those individuals and businesses that are inter-ested in sponsoring the event can log onto the Haunted Woods Trail website or mail donations to Rosemount Halloween Committee: P.O. Box 198, Rosemount, MN 55068-0198. Organizations that would like to work one of the treat-distribution stations should go to the event website, fill out and submit the event participa-tion form. Volunteers are needed on the day of the event starting at 8 a.m. as pump-kin carving begins and props are set up through-

out the morning. People will be need to help place LED lights in the more than 300 pump-kins before the event starts at 6 p.m. Take down of the props starts at 8 p.m. when the event ends. For those who would like to get involved in planned the event, the Rosemount Halloween Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, at the Central Park Shelter. The meeting will focus on the new layout in the park and other related planning activities. For more information, go to www.rosemoun-tevents.com/Haunted-WoodsTrail.html or email questions to [email protected]. Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

Obituaries

Birthdays

Kayla JoyHappy Sweet 16th

Birthday! What a won-derful blessing you are to our family! You are crazy funny, make us laugh and have such a loving, gentle spirit! We are so proud of the person you are on the inside! Love you soooo much! xoxoxoxo

Worship DirectoryShare your weekly worship schedule or other activities with the

community. Email [email protected] or call 952-392-6875 for rates and informatilon.


added. Over the years, the school has seen many of its students enter the ranks of professional dance. Former students have per-formed with the Moulin Rouge in Paris, danced with the Radio City Rock-ettes in New York City, and appeared in a host of Hollywood films includ-ing “The Blues Brothers.” Monique School of Dance has scheduled open registration sessions for

fall classes; the sessions are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat-urday, Sept. 20, and 4-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, and Tuesday, Sept. 23, and will be held in store space adjoining the new studio in Time Square. More about the dance school is at www.moni-queschoolofdance.com.




Apple Valley’s longest-operating dance school is set to open in new studio space next month in the Time Square commercial complex. Monique School of Dance, founded 40-some years ago by Monique Kampa, plans to re-open Oct. 1 at 7528 149th St. W. in recently renovated space formerly occupied by a bridal store next to TCF Bank. The school went on hia-tus over the summer, as it was unable to reach a lease renewal agreement with the owner of its previous studio space, Kampa ex-plained. Dancing since the age of 7 and trained as a bal-lerina in Europe, Kampa opened Monique School of Dance in 1972 in the Valley Ridge Shopping Center in Burnsville. Two years after it opened, the studio moved to Apple Valley, setting up shop at 147th Street and Pennock Avenue on the site of what is now Rascal’s Bar and Grill. It moved again in 1981, just across the street from Ras-cal’s, to what then was a roller skating rink that had been put up for sale. The dance school has been a family affair from the beginning, with Kam-pa’s daughter, Patti Swed-berg, serving as studio manager since it opened in 1972. Kampa’s other daughter, Cindy Kampa, serves as company direc-tor.

The school, which of-fers classes in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop and other styles, prides itself on be-ing a “noncompetitive studio,” explained Cindy Kampa. Students at Mo-nique School of Dance are not entered in dance com-petitions like the ones seen on the popular reality TV series “Dance Moms.” “People think that dance is a sport, but it’s an art, and our focus is teach-ing children the basics like confidence, poise, rhythm, and respecting themselves and others.” Cindy Kam-pa said. “The self-discipline they get from dancing is going to benefit them throughout their entire lives,” Monique Kampa

New studio for Apple Valley dance school

Handmade promotional signs peppered the landscape outside the new studio space for Monique School of Dance last week. The school has scheduled open registration sessions for fall classes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, and 4-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, and Tuesday, Sept. 23; registration will be held in store space adjoining the new studio in Time Square. (Photo by Andrew Miller)

Monique School of Dance staff includes, from left, assistant dance director Elizabeth Haze, studio manager Patti Swedberg, owner Monique Kampa, and dance director Cindy Kampa. (Photo by Patti Nelson/Just Kids Photography)




First Slipka Award presented

The 2014 Burnsville Fire Muster and Community Celebration, held Sept. 3 to 7, was dedicated to the late Ken Slipka, an early organizer of the event and a longtime board of directors member. In his remembrance, an annual Ken Slipka Memorial Volunteer Award was inaugurated. The first award was presented to Terrie and Dave Moen of the Burnsville Lions Club for their dedication and support of the Fire Muster. From left: Chuck Erickson, the former board member who originated of the award; Terrie and Dave Moen; and Linda Slipka, Ken’s wife, who presented the award and spoke about civic volunteerism as exemplified by her husband. (Submitted photo)

Dakota County offers free car seat clinic Dakota County will offer a free car seat clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 20, at Eagan Fire Station No. 2, 1001 Station Trail, Eagan. The day marks Na-tional Seat Check Saturday, which concludes a national campaign to highlight the importance of child passen-ger safety. At the clinic, child pas-

senger safety experts will inspect seats and ensure that parents and caregivers know how to properly in-stall and secure child safety and booster seats. Inspec-tions are free, but appoint-ments are required by call-ing 952-891-7529. According to the Minne-sota Department of Public Safety, three out of every

four child seats are used incorrectly. Minnesota’s child passenger safety law requires children younger than age 8 or shorter than 4 feet 9 inches to ride properly restrained in a child safety seat. For more information about child passenger safe-ty, visit www.safercar.gov/parents/CarSeats.htm.


SportsEagan’s Van Wyk repeats as Apple Jack championWildcat runners

make strong showing in

Lakeville meetby Mike Shaughnessy


Eagan senior Anna Van Wyk repeated as girls in-dividual champion at the Apple Jack Invitational cross country meet, while White Bear Lake’s boys and Edina’s girls won team championships. Alex Berhe of Rose-mount and Justin Hyytinen of Farmington contended for the boys in-dividual championship at the Sept. 11 meet at Aron-son Park in Lakeville be-fore finishing second and third to Woodbury senior Nick Wareham. In 2013, Van Wyk was a surprise winner at the Apple Jack meet but con-tinued to run well the rest of the season and finished fourth in the state Class AA meet. This year she is regarded as one of the state’s top runners; Van Wyk is sixth in the Class AA girls individual rank-ings. She had a winning time of 14 minutes, 8.90 seconds for the 4,000-me-ter race at the Sept. 11 meet, almost nine seconds faster than the runner-up. Van Wyk also led Ea-gan to third place in the girls team standings with 78 points, 14 behind Ap-ple Jack champion Edina. Second-place East Ridge also scored 78 points but won the tiebreaker be-cause its No. 6 runner fin-

ished two spots ahead of the Wildcats’ No. 6. Eagan senior Kelli Praska was seventh in 14:50.20 and junior Dani-elle Marshall also reached the top 20, taking 17th in 15:11.30. Eagan had five runners in the top 28 individuals. Edina, now ranked fourth in Class AA, had five in the top 20. Lakeville South fin-ished fifth with 136 points, one place ahead of Lakev-ille North, which scored 174. Lakeville South senior Kaytlyn Larson finished fifth overall in 14:42.30. Annie Brekken, also a se-nior, was 12th in 15:01.00. North’s top finisher was ninth-grader Danielle Bellino, who was 13th in 15:05.20. Taylor Loth had a 22nd-place finish for the

Panthers. Rosemount was 11th in the team standings and freshman Sydney Hansen finished 35th individually in 15:37.00. Although Farmington was 13th in the team com-petition, Tigers eighth-grader Lauren Peterson contended for the individ-ual title. Van Wyk pulled away late in the race, but Peterson took third in 14:19.20. She was less than two seconds out of second place. White Bear Lake, now ranked sixth in Class AA, won the boys team cham-pionship at the Apple Jack meet despite not placing a runner among the top 10 individuals. The Bears had five finishers between 11th and 32nd and won the team competition by 59

points over second-place Minnetonka. Rosemount was third, five points be-hind Minnetonka, and Lakeville North took fourth. Eagan was 12th, Farmington 13th and Lakeville South 15th in a 20-team boys field. Berhe, who took first in the Irish Invitational on Aug. 29 at Rosemount High School, was runner-up in the Apple Jack race in 15:50.50, about eight seconds behind Wareham. Farmington’s Hyytinen was next in 16:11.20. Rosemount, now ranked seventh in Class AA, was the only boys team with two runners in the top 10 at the Apple Jack meet. Samuel Ivan-ecky, a senior, took ninth in 16:20.10. Luke Anderson fin-

ished 12th in 16:38.70 to lead Lakeville North. Jus-tin Paschall, who placed 31st, was the second Pan-ther across the finish line. Eagan senior Bailey Lachance was 29th in 17:06.40, which Wildcats coach Rob Graham said was 34 seconds faster than Lachance’s previous per-sonal best. Although Eagan placed 12th in the team standings, Graham called it a good day for his team because he said it was one of the most competitive meets

his team was likely to be in during the regular season. Eight of the 10 Eagan var-sity runners had personal-best times. Farmington had two individuals in the top 20 – Hyytinen and junior Alex Hart, who placed 18th in 16:48.30. Senior Noah Hanson was Lakeville South’s top runner, taking 25th place in 17:01.20.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

George McGivern (center) of Eagan runs in the boys varsity race at last week’s Apple Jack Invitational. The Wildcats finished 12th in the boys team standings. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Anna Van Wyk of Eagan breaks away from the pack on her way to a second consecutive Apple Jack Invitational girls individual championship. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Burnsville’s Misael Quintana pursues the ball during the Blaze’s 2-0 loss at Lakeville North on Tuesday night. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

North wins duel of banged-up teamsDespite missing several starters,

Blaze boys stayed in the game

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Lakeville North’s Pe-ter Tyma and Burnsville’s Bill Toranza had the same problem Tuesday night – piecing together lineups that would get their teams through a varsity boys soccer game. It wasn’t easy. Each team was missing several of its top players because of physical issues when the Panthers and Blaze met in a South Sub-urban Conference game Lakeville North won 2-0 on its home field. Each coach was happy his team got through the game with no new injuries, although things got dicey for North when it had to suit up a forward as its emergency goalie for a few minutes in the second half. The Panthers, already missing senior goalie and co-captain Matt Col-lins, started sophomore Nathan Reuvers against Burnsville. They watched as Reuvers stayed on the ground after a collision

in the second half. Senior forward Liam Hampsey switched jerseys and went in to play goalkeeper while Reuvers recovered. Senior defender Dom Sprung scored a first-half goal for North. The Pan-thers iced the game late in the second half on Kevin Wypyszynski’s penalty kick. Toranza said the Blaze lost four starters in its pre-vious game, a 4-0 loss to Apple Valley, and several of them have what appear to be long-term injuries. But the Blaze stayed in the game against 10th-ranked North and was inches from tying it. Burnsville got a free kick while Hampsey was in goal for North. An at-tempted pass into the pen-alty area was blocked and rebounded to David Bar-rios Martinez, whose shot from 25 yards banged off the crossbar. “We gave a good ef-fort,” Toranza said. “We’ll play with the guys we have. We brought up some guys from our JV, but we have confidence in all the play-ers in our program.” Burnsville’s injuries have caused more lineup juggling during the com-pressed high school soc-

cer season. The Blaze (3-6-1 overall, 2-2-1 South Suburban) started slowly during the non-conference portion of its schedule but has improved during con-ference play. “We started with al-most an entirely new team,” Toranza said. “We had one starter (midfielder Jean Orek) back from last year. There were some who played a little on var-sity last year and others who came up from the JV. “Varsity soccer is dif-ferent from what our guys have seen at the youth level. They’ve had to get used to the speed of the varsity game, and there’s a lot more intensity. The guys we have who have come up from JV, the first thing they say is, ‘Wow. The speed.’ ” If nothing else, Tues-day’s game suggested the Blaze was deep enough to be competitive in the SSC, now and in the future. The varsity team has 12 under-classmen, and “our JV has had an undefeated season and is winning most of its games by four or five goals,” Toranza said. Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Tigers can’t contain Eagan QBBurnsville falls for first

time this seasonby Mike Shaughnessy


The number of undefeated South Suburban Conference football teams went from three to two following last week’s action. Rosemount trailed Edina by three points in the fourth quarter before scor-ing 10 points in the final seven-plus min-utes to improve to 3-0. Lakeville North powered past Apple Valley but lost one of its core players in the process. Burns-ville’s bid for a 3-0 start ended at the hands of a high-powered Minnetonka team. Eagan quarterback Sam Zenner con-founded Farmington, totaling more than 350 combined rushing and passing yards.

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Farmington 0 Farmington had no answers for Sam Zenner – but then, the Tigers aren’t the only team finding the Eagan quarter-back tough to maintain. Zenner rushed for 194 yards and passed for 185 as the Wildcats cruised to victory and improved to 2-1. Zenner has 536 rushing yards in three games, but Friday was his best game as a passer. None of his 11 pass-ing attempts against Farmington hit the ground; 10 were completions and the other was intercepted. Troy Brown caught a 20-yard touch-down pass in the first quarter and Josh Brown caught a 75-yard scoring pass in the third. Zenner also scored on touch-down runs of 40 and 60 yards. Billy Hollie scored on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter. Josh Brown finished with four catch-es for 115 yards. Joe Kovach had eight tackles and Josh Kawlewski had seven in helping the Wildcat defense earn a shutout. Eagan outgained Farmington 488-123. Christian Groves led the Tigers in rushing with 76 yards on 20 carries. Eagan will play host to Rosemount (3-0) in a big South Suburban Confer-ence game at 7 p.m. Friday. Farmington, 0-3 and still looking for its first victory as a South Suburban Conference mem-ber, is at home against Apple Valley.

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Burnsville 21 After losing to Minnetonka earlier this month, Osseo coach Derrin Lam-ker offered this assessment of the Skip-pers: “If they lose a game, I’d be shocked,” Lamker told Sun-Post Newspapers. “They should not lose a game with that many athletes.” Actually, Minnetonka (3-1) al-ready had lost a game before playing

Osseo, but Lamker’s point still was valid. Burnsville got a firsthand look at Minnetonka’s athletic ability in the Blaze’s homecoming game last Friday. The Blaze stunned the Skippers with an 89-yard touchdown run by Steph Olson Jr. in the game’s first minute, but Minnetonka responded with four touchdowns in a span of less than nine minutes and was off and running. Min-netonka led 35-14 at halftime and 42-14 after three quarters. Burnsville (2-1) got a 12-yard touch-down run from Jahvonta Wilson in the second quarter and a 1-yard scoring run from quarterback Kamal Martin in the fourth. One-third of the Blaze’s rushing yardage came on the Olson touchdown, but the Blaze ran the ball effectively at other times, finishing with 238 yards on the ground. The problem was, Min-netonka rushed for 380 yards and five scores. Gerrit Olsen led Burnsville’s defense with 11 tackles. Andy Grahn recovered a fumble and Jackson Martens inter-cepted a pass. Burnsville goes to Lakeville South (1-2) for a South Suburban Conference game at 7 p.m. Friday.

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Lakeville South 7 After allowing a touchdown early in last Friday’s game at Lakeville South, the Lightning controlled play the rest of the way. Eastview hit Lakeville South with one big passing play – a 74-yard touch-down throw from Cole McDevitt to Trey Johnson in the second quarter – but the Lightning did most of its dam-age on the ground. Senior tailback Tommy Hutsell gained 142 yards on 29 carries and scored three times. “Our O-line is healthy again. That’s a big help,” Hutsell said. “They really blocked well. We also know (Lakeville South linebacker) Josh Corcoran is a great player, and we tried to run away from him whenever we could.” Eastview (1-2) is home against Sha-kopee at 7 p.m. Friday.

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Apple Valley 0 Lakeville North scored two first-quarter touchdowns, then turned things over to its defense in improving to 3-0. The victory came at a cost, though. Linebacker/running back Tristyn Han-son, one of the Panthers’ top players, broke his ankle on a second-quarter rushing attempt. In addition to shutting out the Eagles (1-2) and holding them to 94 yards, the North defense supplied its team’s first touchdown on safety Stu Hamann’s 26-yard interception return. Apple Valley will try to halt a two-game losing streak when it travels to Farmington at 7 p.m. Friday.


Business BuzzApple Valley native elected shareholder A p p l e Valley na-tive Ma-sha M. Yev z e l m a has been e l e c t e d one of 11 new share-holders at Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. She works in the Minne-apolis office and is a mem-ber of the Tax Disputes & Litigation, Litigation, Property Tax Appeals and Trusts & Estates Groups.

James Barton recognized Apple Valley-based James Barton Design-Build was recently recog-nized in both Qualified Remodeler – Top 500 and Remodeling Magazine – Top 550. Each year Qualified Re-modeler – Top 500 recog-nizes remodelers for their significant and sustained success in terms of years in business, industry cer-tification, dollar volume, industry awards and com-munity service. The Top 500 is the longest ongoing recognition program in the remodeling industry. In 2014, JBDB ranked No. 154. The Remodeling Maga-zine – Top 550 Award rec-ognizes the largest full-ser-vice remodeling and home improvement compa-nies in the nation. JBDB ranked No. 42 in 2014.

Legislative breakfast The Dakota County Re-gional Chamber of Com-merce will host its October Legislative Breakfast from 7:30-9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at Commons on Marice, 1380 Marice Drive in Ea-

gan. The program will be “Today’s Students, To-morrow’s Workforce.” Attendees will hear from area public school superintendents on issues including district priori-ties, innovation, the role of technology in the class-room, district challenges and career readiness ini-tiatives. Speakers include Su-perintendent Joe Gothard, District 191 (Burnsville, Eagan, Savage); Superin-tendent Jay Haugen, Dis-trict 192 (Farmington); Su-perintendent Jane Berenz, District 196 (Apple Valley, Eagan, Rosemount); and Superintendent Nancy Allen-Mastro, District 197 (West St. Paul, Mendota Heights, Eagan). The Legislative Break-fast Series offers DCRC members nine programs held on the first Friday of each month, October 2014 through June 2015. The breakfasts are de-signed for business com-munity members to hear firsthand from lawmakers and industry experts on how legislation within all levels of government affect their businesses’ bottom line, job creation, growth and expansion. Members can also communicate their concerns, comments and questions. Cost is $25 per event or $200 for the series. Regis-tration begins at 7:30 a.m. with a breakfast buffet and the program begins at 8 a.m. Nonmembers may register for $30 by calling 651-452-9872. For more information, contact Vicki Stute at 651-288-9201 or [email protected].

‘Cub Days’ celebration Cub Foods began a monthlong “Cub Days” customer appreciation campaign on Sept. 15. Through Oct. 11, the

stores are offering pro-motions, free samples and food demonstrations, prize giveaways, local brand mascot appearances and more. Cub is holding the celebration to thank cus-tomers for making it the hometown grocer for over 45 years, and to officially welcome shoppers to the 10 new Cub stores recently converted from Rainbow Foods. Details and a schedule of all Cub Days events are available online at www.cub.com/savings/Cubdays.html, as well as on Cub’s Facebook and Twitter pages.

Fabriziojoins NACR Joseph Fabrizio has joined Eagan-based NACR as vice president of managed services and maintenance delivery. He is based at the NACR op-erations in Atlanta. Fabrizio has more than 25 years of experience di-recting global operations and comes to NACR after 17 years at Atos (former-ly Siemens IT Services), where he had served as vice president of global accounts since 2008. He succeeds Bruce Johnson, who has moved to the new position of vice president of managed services business develop-ment at NACR.

New namefor law firm Personal injury law firm SiebenCarey announced its new name as part of the firm’s strategic rebrand-ing effort now underway. Formerly Sieben, Grose, Von Holtum & Carey, the new SiebenCarey brand reflects the firm’s current leadership and efforts among its 20 attorneys. In addition, Danielle Bird has joined the firm as

a practicing attorney serv-ing workers’ compensa-tion. Bird has specialized in workers’ compensation since 2005, most recently with Lynn, Scharfenberg & Hollick. She is a mem-ber of the Minnesota State Bar Association, Hennepin County Bar As-sociation, member of the American Inns of Court-Douglas Amdahl Chapter and former co-chair of the Workers’ Compensation committee of the MDLA. SiebenCarey has staff and offices in Minneapo-lis, Duluth, Fairfax and Lakeville.

Bank CEOappointed toboards Think Mutual Bank CEO Paul Mackin has been appointed to the Community Bank Advi-sory Council of the Con-sumer Financial Protec-tion Bureau and named d i r e c t o r -at-large for the Inde-p e n d e n t Communi-ty Bankers of Minne-sota Board of Direc-tors. The CBAC is com-prised of 12 CEOs from across the nation who rep-resent a diversity of com-munities, bank sizes and ownership models. The council advises the CFPB on regulating consumer financial products or ser-vices. The ICBM is the Min-nesota chapter of the In-dependent Community Bankers of America. The mission of the ICBM is to provide members with the resources and advocacy they need to remain inde-pendent, effectively com-pete in the financial indus-try, and positively impact the economy in their local

communities. Mackin is also chair of the ICBA Mutual Bank Council and a member of the Mutual Savings As-sociation Advisory Com-mittee of the Office of the Comptroller of the Cur-rency, the bank’s federal regulator. Think Mutual Bank is a community bank head-quartered in Rochester, Minn. Locally, it has a full-service office in Apple Valley.

TC Orthopedics partners withschools Twin Cities Orthope-dics has entered into a partnership with six local high schools to become the official sports medi-cine provider for their stu-dent athletes The program, which the group has implemented in the college setting at the University of St. Thomas and Augsburg, is being introduced initially at Ap-ple Valley, Blake, Eagan, Eastview, Edina and Rose-mount high schools, but will continue to be rolled out to other high schools in the Twin Cities. “These high schools ap-proached us looking for a full service program that would include everything from injury prevention and warm-up techniques to on-site physical therapy and treatment,” said Troy Simonson, CEO, Twin Cities Orthopedics. “We bring our services to the school; students have con-stant access to our certi-fied athletic trainers and don’t have to travel to an off-site office for treat-ment.” In addition to provid-ing certified athletic train-ers and volunteer team physicians, Twin Cities Orthopedics is donating money to each school’s athletic department to up-

grade training room sup-plies.

Fitness After50 club to open Welcyon, Fitness Af-ter 50, will open this fall in Summit Oaks Square, 14635 County Road 11, Burnsville. This will be Welcyon’s third club in the Minne-apolis metro area and fifth overall. It will be the first to showcase an all-new interior decor package featuring a spa-like ambi-ance. “There are many adults in their 50s and beyond who want to live healthier, but traditional gyms don’t offer the direction, sup-port and sense of commu-nity they are looking for at this stage in their lives,” said Welcyon co-founder Suzy Boerboom. “We anxiously look forward to providing local residents a place that’s a better fit, a place where they can get stronger, leaner, re-ener-gized and feel the best they have in years.” The new club in Burns-ville will be owned and operated by Jim Fisher, a former printing industry executive. “I’m 55 and passion-ate about fitness and ac-tive aging,” said Fisher, whose own health scare a few years ago caused him to reevaluate his own health and well-being. “I saw firsthand how inac-tivity could limit a per-son’s quality of life, and I wanted to do something about it. Welcyon puts me in a position to help others and live my passion.” For more information, contact the club at 952-777-2061 or [email protected], or visit www.welcyon.com/burns-ville.

Paul Mackin

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culture of trust and accountabil-ity with board members as well as district staff,” the board said in a summary statement. The job goals are under four categories: vision for student learning, relationships and cul-ture, operations and district vi-sion. “From the moment we hired Mr. Gothard, this board has made it abundantly clear that we have very high expectations, both as it relates to his own per-formance, but more importantly as it relates to his ability to drive improvements in our student outcomes,” the board said. “While there is a lot more work ahead of us with respect to improving student performance and achievement, it is also clear that Mr. Gothard has demon-strated strong leadership and people skills that will be critically

important to help move the dis-trict forward.” The board praised Gothard, a former secondary school princi-pal and assistant superintendent in Madison, Wis., for his “district and community outreach.” The board is working with him on writing new job benchmarks for future years, with more em-phasis on student achievement and on aligning key goals to the district’s mission statement. Gothard is being paid $186,800 in the second year of a three-year contract. Gothard is leading a board-or-dered review of grade configura-tions and building use. His blue-print so far calls for adding ninth grade at Burnsville High School and creating middle schools of grades six through eight, with kindergarten-through-five el-ementary schools. The high school’s Senior Campus would be closed.

The district would have to pass a bond referendum to ex-pand the high school and build an activity center. Gothard has also recom-mended asking voters for new tax dollars to expand classroom technology. The plan, dubbed “Vision One91,” remains a work in prog-ress, officials say. Gothard will lead community meetings on it Tuesday, Sept. 23, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the performing arts cen-ter at Eagle Ridge Junior High, 13966 Glendale Road, Savage; and Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Senior Campus Commons at Diamondhead Ed-ucation Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville.

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

let mall, opened in mid-August as the first large-scale project to reach completion in the district. Construction is underway on a four-story complex that will fea-ture 180 market-rate rental hous-

ing units and between 12,000 and 14,000 square feet of commercial space below a section of apart-ments. Stonebridge Communi-ties expects to complete the proj-ect by spring 2015. Plans to build a 123-room Hilton brand Home2 Suites ho-

tel is also in the works, and con-struction is expected to begin in the near future.

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

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HOMES, from 1A

Judges appointedin Dakota County Gov. Mark Dayton ap-pointed Christopher J. Lehm-ann and Cynthia L. Mc-Collum to fill First Judicial District vacancies in Dakota County. The two will be re-placing the Honorable Rich-ard G. Spicer and the Honor-able Robert R. King, Jr., and will both be chambered at Hastings. Lehmann is a partner at Grannis & Lehmann, P.A., where his practice consists of estate planning, wills, probate matters, residential real estate transactions, and family law. He also serves as an assistant public defender for the First Judicial District, and previ-ously was an assistant city at-torney for the city of St. Paul. He earned his B.A. from Con-cordia College in Moorhead, and his J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law. Lehmann is a South St. Paul City Council mem-ber, and the president of the South Metro Fire Depart-ment Joint Powers Board and the Dakota County Bar As-sociation. McCollum is a senior

attorney in the Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office, where she supervises a team of lawyers and main-tains a case load of adult fel-ony, adult misdemeanor, and juvenile cases. She also serves as an adjunct professor of law at the William Mitchell Col-lege of Law and the Hamline University School of Law. She earned her B.A. from the University of Minnesota and her J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law. McCollum has been lead faculty or co-director of the North Star Regional Trial Skills Program for the Na-tional Institute for Trial Ad-vocacy, and is the former chair of the board of direc-tors for the Minnetonka An-chor Club.

ChristopherLehmann

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the end of my birthday, and she wanted to wait until the end of my walk. She had a strong will.” Lori Bergsten, a vet-eran of seven 3-Days with the Myrtle Girls, agrees. “I think Laurie went exactly when she wanted to go,” said Bergsten, a neighbor on Marion Drive who knew Cum-mings for 16 years. “If she had to go, I think she wanted to go after those girls had had that love and support (from the walk) to carry them through.” Before they had a mon-iker, the original Marvel-ous Myrtle Girls started as Cummings’ neighborhood support network after her breast cancer diagnosis in 2002. They looked after the kids, brought meals, ran errands and gave rides to chemotherapy appoint-ments. Her mother’s cancer was in remission for seven years after successful sur-gery and treatment, Anna said. But the cancer me-tastasized in 2009 to her right hip, spine and ster-num. In all, she’s been di-agnosed with cancer six times, Anna said. Support from the neighbors hasn’t wavered over the years. Cummings

had been going to chemo-therapy since her cancer recurrence, Bergsten said.

She was on seizure medi-cation for the last couple of years and couldn’t

drive, Anna said. “I suppose we all have bonded because of Lau-rie’s recurrence with can-cer,” said Bergsten, who named Ursula Hartmann, Kim McClarnon and Sue Rohlwing as some key supporters of the Cum-mings family and the 3-Day team. “We were all great friends before that. But being needed bonds you in a quick way.” An early-childhood development teacher at Hennepin Technical Col-lege, Cummings contin-ued to work until this past spring, even though she couldn’t drive, Anna said.

Making memories A graduate of the old Bloomington Lincoln High School who married her ninth-grade sweet-heart, Cummings had short red hair, high energy and a positive attitude. She accepted the bad news about her condition while clinging to the good, however small, Anna said. “I think her doctor was a huge help with that,” she said. “She lived a lot longer than we ever thought she would. She was always smiling and laughing, very energetic. She danced and sang in high school and never lost that vibe throughout my childhood. ... A bunch of people say she never let

her cancer define her, even though it was a huge part of her.” She wanted to see her children grow and be there for “those important times,” Anna said. “I feel really lucky, be-cause she was,” said the 2011 Burnsville High School graduate. “She was there when I got my driver’s license, she was there when I graduated. She was there and always involved with whatever we were doing and what was going on.” Cummings was “goal-oriented” about her dis-ease, Bergsten said. “She’d go through che-motherapy hoping this would be it and she’d get a respite of six months. It didn’t always turn out that way,” Bergsten said. “When she did get done with a round of chemo, she always tried to plan a family trip or a trip with one of her girls. She was all about making memories, even though she never talked about the end. She always talked about the present and be-ing strong.” Her condition forced Cummings to break her string of 3-Day walks for the first time this year. Even in 2009, after the new diagnosis and a hip replacement, she managed to walk seven of the 60

miles in a body cast, Berg-sten said. In following years she walked 30 of the 60 miles. Cummings was a featured speaker at last year’s walk. The Marvelous Myrtle girls are well-known among 3-Day regulars, Bergsten said. “And they especially knew Laurie and Anna,” she added. “Laurie was tall-ish, and all three of her girls are tall and long-legged and as blonde as can be, so they’re hard to miss.” Walkers must be at least 16, but 14-year-old Lizzy has been on the sidelines, Bergsten said, cheering on the walkers and awaiting her turn to join what is now a family tradition. Anna is in the middle of studies at the Mayo School of Health Scienc-es to become a radiation therapist. “I went to radiation therapy appointments with my mom and was just very interested in that,” she said. “And I definitely have a heart for cancer pa-tients.” To be near her mother Anna had to interrupt her studies for a year. She expects to graduate next May.


Laurie Cummings walked in one of her 10 Susan G. Komen Twin Cities 3-Day events.

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350 to 400 poems, enough for six books — three al-ready assembled, but un-published. “And I’m writing po-etry all the time,” Over-street said. “It’s the same thing that’s always driv-ing me — wanting to get the printed word out to people who are interested in spiritual matters. It’s designed for people who want to get close to God but are having struggles.” Overstreet was born in Leavenworth, Kan., where he was raised in the Methodist church (he now attends Berean Bap-tist in Burnsville). But God didn’t “click” with him until he heard a preacher at a youth meet-ing and met with him af-

terward, Overstreet said. “I prayed, and I prayed very simply, and my whole life turned around at 17,” he said. Overstreet graduated from the old Kansas City Bible College in 1955. While in school he served as pastor for a fledgling Baptist church in north-ern Missouri. “When I was in col-lege, God began to speak to me about overseas ser-vice,” Overstreet said. He joined the Gospel Missionary Union, which recruited at his college. The organization was worldwide, Overstreet said, but he was interest-ed in West Africa. “As a kid, I was always fascinated with Tarzan and all the jungle stories, and King Kong and that

sort of thing,” he said. “That sort of whetted my appetite.” He met, and pursued, Myrtle in Switzerland while both were there studying French, the na-tional language of Mali. Only after they reached Mali did she agree to the latest of his marriage pro-posals. “We got married on the field,” in 1960, Over-street said. “She finally said ‘yes’ on the field.” He was the pastor at a French-language church in Bomako, Mali’s capi-tal city. Together the cou-ple also ran a Christian bookstore. In 1967 the couple changed missions, joining the Christian and Mis-sionary Alliance. They re-turned to Myrtle’s home-

town of Lincoln, Neb., for three years, where Bob served as pastor at a Christian and Missionary Alliance church. They returned to West Africa in 1970, operated a Christian bookstore in the country of Burkina Faso, and returned to Lincoln in 1974, where Bob attended the Uni-versity of Nebraska and worked in the inventory department of a Chris-tian radio network. The couple returned to Mali in 1977 and stayed until their retirement in 1997. “We started working in a brand new area that had never been exposed to the Christian word of the Gospel,” Overstreet said. “We called it Pio-neer Area.”

The mostly Muslim nation has a tiny Chris-tian population, he said. “We saw God work in the lives of people, some in very critical situations, some very threatened,” Overstreet said. “One man was poisoned be-cause he became a Chris-tian. He became the lead-er of all the Christians in the area.” The couple planted small churches, going from village to village during the dry season. “We did camp work, having kids come to a camp and be taught about the Bible,” Over-street said. “I did relief and development work, bringing relief to the peo-ple — getting them wells so they could have water, getting them donkey carts

so they could get around, getting them grain and food — all that sort of thing.” The couple were thankful for the opportu-nity, he said. “Of course, during this time, God began to speak to me about writing po-etry,” Overstreet added. His poems range from calls-to-arms such as “Righteous America, Sit Up and Listen!” to “Come On, Grandpa, Let’s Go,” inspired by his 12-year-old granddaugh-ter, Dawn Overstreet of Savage. “That’s a common expression with her,” Grandpa said, smiling.


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probably talking about at-tending the real KIDSPO, which will have many of the same activities chil-dren remember from last year in addition to some new twists. The expo from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eagan Community Center will have more than 60 ex-hibitors with stage enter-tainment, play areas and more. The event, organized by Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune, was given positive reviews by families since it allowed them a chance to connect with many groups, orga-nizations and businesses that provide products and services to children and young families.

“We really enjoyed it,” Lakeville residents Jack and Rachael Yeakel said. “It was a great way to connect with the lo-cal vendors since we were new to the area.” The Yeakels are this year’s KIDSPO cover family and moved from California to Minnesota not long before last year’s event. KIDSPO also offers a low cost day of fun. As one family told or-ganizers, they enjoyed KIDSPO so much since many activities are free and others cost $7 in ad-vance per child or $10 per child at the door. “Last summer we spent $40 at a carnival and that only got our kids on four rides each,” they said. The most economical

way to enjoy a full day of KIDSPO activities is to purchase an advance discount wristband for $7 each at www.KID-SPOmn.com. Those who fill out the credit card order form before Sept. 22 will have their wristbands mailed to them. Those purchased after that date until 11 p.m. Sept. 26 will have them held at will-call in the Community Center lobby. Free stage entertain-ment includes a chance to sing along with the En-chanted Frozen Princesses to music from the popular Disney movie, previewing scenes from the Minne-sota Children’s Theater’s “Busytown the Musical” and a dance exhibition from Ballet Royale’s “The

Nutcracker.” The Community Cen-ter’s The Blast playground will be open for free dur-ing KIDSPO. The Grand Lodge of Minnesota is providing the free KidsID child safety project that records information about a child that will help law enforce-ment in the event a child goes missing. Space is limited and families are encouraged to pre-register at KID-SPOmn.com/activities. Among the free activi-ties will be craft activities with American Girl, Espe-cially for Children and St. John Neumann Catholic Preschool and Nursery; a photo booth with Amy Rondeau Photography; and many free games with the chance to win prizes

at various booths. Among those activities that will require a wrist-band or individual tickets (50 cents on the day of the event) are engineering ac-tivities at The Works Mu-seum booth, photos with the Enchanted Frozen Sisters at Tiny Diva Prin-cess Party, henna tattoos with BlurBerryBuzz Body Art, a giant inflatable Vel-cro dart board, and inflat-able play areas. KIDSPO would not be possible without the support of sponsors: presenting sponsor Jus-tin Kukowski Center; gold sponsors Primrose Schools and Christian Heritage Academy; silver sponsors Ballet Royale & Twin Cities Ballet of Min-nesota, Fairview Ridges, US Federal Credit Union,

Valley Natural Foods and Minnesota Orthodontics. The first 400 children to enter the doors at KIDSPO will receive a free ticket to the Science Museum of Minnesota. There will be lunch and snack options at the Green Mill food booth and at the Community Center concession stand. The Eagan Commu-nity Center, 1501 Central Parkway, is located off Pilot Knob Road between I-494 and I-35E. More information about the event and vol-unteer opportunities in the carnival area is at www.KIDSPOmn.com.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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

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

DATE OF MORTGAGE: August 25, 2010MORTGAGOR: Tina Byrd and

Lewis E. Byrd, Jr., wife and hus-band.

MORTGAGEE: Fifth Third Mortgage Company.DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Filed September 16, 2010, Dakota County Registrar of Titles, Document No. T667749 on Certificate of Title No. 149706.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: NONE

Said Mortgage being upon Reg-istered Land.

TRANSACTION AGENT: NONETRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE

LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Fifth Third Mortgage CompanyRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: Fifth Third BankMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 501 Unique Drive West, Burnsville, MN 55337

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 02.76430.01.060LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:Lot Six (6), Block One (1), Tim-

berland Knoll Acres.COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY

IS LOCATED: DakotaORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF MORTGAGE: $176,970.00AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED

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

$172,360.59 That prior to the commence-

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

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

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: October 24, 2014 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

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

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

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

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

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

Dated: August 21, 2014Fifth Third Mortgage CompanyMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688867 - 14-005653 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALESS MNRI, LLC, doing business

as Simply Self Storage intends to enforce its lien on certain personal property belonging to the following at the facility located at 4025 Old Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan, MN 55122. The sale will take place (unless otherwise withdrawn) via an on-line auction at www.storagebattles.com on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 beginning at approximately 10:00AM and concluding on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at approximately 10:00AM. This public sale will result in the goods being sold to the highest bidder. Certain terms and conditions apply.

T. Sullivan; Weights, Luggage, Skis

C. Plaza; Restaurant EquipmentF. Smith Jr.; Truck Topper, Scale,

LaddersA. Anya; Furniture, Tools, Elec-

tronicsJ. Zean; Stereo, Electronics,

FurnitureB. Myhre; Luggage, Chair,

ClothingJ. Cichomski; Household GoodsC. Ellis; Plastic Totes, BoxesJ. Larson; Table, Chairs, Boxes P. Karki; Table, Totes, Boxes

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DATE OF MORTGAGE: March 23, 2004MORTGAGOR: David B. Leon-

ard and Michelle D. Leonard, hus-band and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Bailey Financial Mortgage.DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Recorded April 19, 2004 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2196011.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank, N.A. Dated March 23, 2004 Re-corded April 19, 2004, as Docu-ment No. 2196012 as corrected by Corrective Assignment dated March 29, 2004, recorded Sep-tember 16, 2004 as document no. 2248112. And thereafter as-signed to: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Dated September 20, 2004 Recorded No-vember 12, 2004, as Document No. 2266589. And thereafter assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, Nation-al Association. Dated July 22, 2013 Recorded July 25, 2013, as Docu-ment No. 2965483. And thereafter assigned to: Hudson City Savings Bank. Dated July 16, 2014 Record-ed July 24, 2014, as Document No. 3021423.




Bailey Financial MortgageRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 3551 Woodland Trail, Ea-gan, MN 55123

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 107587903020LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:Lot 2, Block 3, The Woodlands

4th AdditionCOUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY




$407,245.09That prior to the commence-



DATE AND TIME OF SALE: November 7, 2014 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-



TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on May 7, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.



Dated: August 28, 2014Hudson City Savings BankMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688830 - 14-003434 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 26, 2014

This is a summary of the Inde-pendent School District No. 194 Special Board of Education Meet-ing on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m. All board members and administrators were present.

Discussions: Impact Academy draft business plan – preliminary facilities and transportation.

Meeting adjourned at 6:27 p.m.Published in

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DATE OF MORTGAGE: March 23, 2006MORTGAGOR: Troy Gustavson

and Julie Gustavson, Husband and Wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Advisor’s Mortgage, LLC.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded April 19, 2006 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2421571.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Citimort-gage, Inc.. Dated October 17, 2012 Recorded October 30, 2012, as Document No. 2905085 and also by document Dated May 10, 2013 Recorded May 20, 2013 as Docu-ment No. 2951043.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100199600000123659LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Advisor’s Mortgage, LLCRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: CitiMortgage, Inc.MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 13000 Terrace Circle, Burnsville, MN 55337


PROPERTY: Lot 20, Block 1, High-land Forest 4th Addition, Dakota County, Minnesota

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $200,000.00

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




DATE AND TIME OF SALE: No-vember 13 , 2014 at 10:00 AM

PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-fice, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Hwy 55, Lobby #S-100, Hast-ings, MN





Dated: September 4, 2014CitiMortgage, Inc.Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688810 - 14-005324 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


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CITY OF BURNSVILLEPUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC HEARINGA Public Hearing will be held on

September 22, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Com-mission, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers for an Or-dinance Amending Title 10, Zoning Ordinance, of the Burnsville City Code Addressing Commercial Ken-nels in the B-3 General Business District, B-4 Highway Commercial District and GIH Gateway Industrial Heavy District.

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

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


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DATE OF MORTGAGE: August 21, 2008MORTGAGOR: Roxanne Dan-

iels and Oliver Daniels, wife and husband.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Guaranteed Rate, Inc..

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Filed August 29, 2008, Dakota County Registrar of Titles, Document No. T632571 on Certifi-cate of Title No. 121643.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: CitiMort-gage, Inc.. Dated September 28, 2012 Filed October 16, 2012, as Document No. T704603.







Guaranteed Rate, Inc.RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: CitiMortgage, Inc.MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 12207 County Road 11, Burnsville, MN 55337


PROPERTY:Lot Five (5), Block One (1), in

Brittany GablesCOUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY













Dated: September 4, 2014CitiMortgage, Inc.Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688810 - 14-005490 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.



282143

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

RE: ESTATE OF CHARLES LAMONTE HANSON, also known as CHARLES HANSON also known as CHARLES L. HANSON,

Deceased, formerly of 1366 Ber-ry Ridge Road, Eagan, Minnesota

Creditors and others hav-ing claims against the estate of CHARLES LAMONTE HANSON, also known as CHARLES HANSON also known as CHARLES L. HAN-SON, are hereby notified under Section 154 of the Wills, Esates and Succession Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Administrator in care of Davidson Lawyers LLP, 4th floor, 3205 – 32nd Street, Vernon, BC, V1T 2M4, on or before October 18, 2014, after which date the Administrator will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Adminis-trator then has notice.

JUSTIN ALAN HANSONAdministratorDAVIDSON LAWYERS LLPSolicitors

Published in Burnsville/Eagan

August 29, September 5, 12, 19, 2014

270263




DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 26, 2012MORTGAGOR: Mesfin T. Chere

and Frehiwot T. Gebremeskel, hus-band and wife.

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

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded December 5, 2012 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2912968.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Bank of America, N.A.. Dated June 8, 2013 Recorded June 18, 2013, as Docu-ment No. 2957061.






Bank of America, N.A.RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

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

DRESS: 11676 Langford Circle, Burnsville, MN 55337


PROPERTY:Unit No. 804, Common Interest

Community No. 188, Eagles RidgeCOUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY










TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on May 14, 2015 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.



Dated: September 12, 2014Bank of America, N.A.Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688818 - 14-005818 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.



282125

CITY OF BURNSVILLEPUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC HEARINGA Public Hearing will be held on

September 22, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commis-sion, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the appli-cation of Discount Home Furniture for a Conditional Use Permit for a furniture showroom and outdoor storage for granite products at the existing building located at 3100 Highway 13 West.

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

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


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DATE OF MORTGAGE:April 1, 2005MORTGAGOR: Paulette C. Gil-

lespie and Jason Gillespie, wife and husband.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronics Registration Systems, Inc.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Filed April 21, 2005, Dakota County Registrar of Titles, Document No. 563553 on Certifi-cate of Title No. 123423.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a the Bank of New York as successor Trustee to JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Trustee for the Holders of SAMI II Trust 2005-AR2, Mortgage Pass-through Certificates, Series 2005-AR2. Dated May 23, 2011 Filed January 10, 2012, as Document No. T689700.





1000157-0005015382-0LENDER OR BROKER AND


America’s Wholesale LenderRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: Nationstar Mortgage LLCMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 2011 East 122nd Street #D22, Burnsville, MN 55337


PROPERTY:APARTMENT NO. D-22 TO-

GETHER WITH .874% OF UNDI-VIDED INTEREST IN THE COM-MON AREAS AND FACILITIES, REGENCY CONDOMINIUM HOMES, A CONDOMINIUM WITH A POST OFFICE ADDRESS OF 2001 EAST 122ND STREET, BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA, LO-CATED ON THE FOLLOWING DE-SCRIBED LAND:

THAT PART OF THE SOUTH-WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 27, RANGE 24, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESO-TA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE WEST 660.00 FEET OF THE NORTH 463.10 FEET, EXCEPT THE WEST 235.0 FEET OF THE SOUTH 423.0 FEET OF THE NORTH 463.1 FEET THEREOF;

AND ALSO THAT PART OF THE WEST 660.0 FEET LYING SOUTH OF THE NORTH 463.1 FEET, AND EAST OF THE WEST 205.65 FEET AND NORTH OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 36, DISTANT 589.4 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 85 DEGREES 30 MINUTES TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTH-WEST QUARTER. TO ITS INTER-SECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST 660.0 FEET AND THERE TERMINATING, ACCORD-ING TO THE DECLARATION AND ATTACHED BY-LAWS FILED AS DOCUMENT NO. 76910 ON THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH 1975, AND THE FLOOR PLANS FILED AS DOCUMENT NO. 76911 ON THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 1975, AND AMENDED TO DECLARATION FILED AS DOCUMENT NO. 77386, FILES OF REGISTRAR OF TITLES, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESO-TA, AS CONDOMINIUM FLOOR PLANS NO. 19 WHICH APART-MENT IS RESTRICTED TO USE FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES ONLY AS MORE FULLY SET OUT IN SAID DECLARATIONS AND BY-LAWS.

SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE MINNESOTA CONDOMIN-IUM ACT, MINNESOTA STATUES, CHAPTER 151, TOGETHER WITH GARAGE NO. 4.

SUBJECT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION DATED NOVEMBER 1, 1990 AND REGISTERED ON MARCH 20, 1991 AS DOCUMENT NO. 240029, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA.









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



“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-


LEGAL NOTICES

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

Dated: August 27, 2014The Bank of New York Mellon, as TrusteeMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688821-14-003770 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


September 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17, 2014

276315




DATE OF MORTGAGE: February 28, 2005MORTGAGOR: Richard M. Mar-

tinek and Nanette M. Martinek, husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Washington Mutual Bank, FA.DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Recorded March 22, 2005 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2306217.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank, NA as Trustee for Wamu Mortgage Pass through Certificates Series 2005-PR2 Trust. Dated April 20, 2012 Recorded May 8, 2012, as Document No. 2866695.




Washington Mutual Bank, FARESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE


MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 1085 Tiffany Drive, Eagan, MN 55123


PROPERTY: Lot 24, Block 1, Can-terbury Forest










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


“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: August 20, 2014Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as TrusteeMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688830 - 14-005628 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


September 5, 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 2014

274888



NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that

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

DATE OF MORTGAGE: October 13, 2004MORTGAGOR: Elaine M. Mi-

chaels, an unmarried woman.MORTGAGEE: First NLC Finan-

cial Services, LLC.DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Recorded November 10, 2004, Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2266231 and also filed in the office of the Registrar of Titles March 7, 2008, Document No. 624781 on Certificate of Title No. 128051.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee for Goldman Sachs GSAMP 2005-HE1. Dated October 23, 2004 Recorded August 12, 2008, as Document No. 2607715 and also filed in the office of the Registrar of Titles August 12, 2008, as Docu-ment No. T631767. And thereafter assigned to: Deutsche Bank Na-tional Trust Company, as trustee for GSAMP Trust 2005-HE1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Se-ries 2005-HE1. Dated March 11, 2009 Recorded March 17, 2009, as Document No. 2644138 and also filed in the office of the Registrar of Titles March 17, 2009,as Document No. T640586. Said Mortgage being upon Registered Land.



LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: First NLC Finan-cial Services, LLC

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER:

Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLCMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 2240 Williams Drive, Burnsville, MN 55337

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 022102001190LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:LEGAL DESCRIPTIONParcel 1:That part of Lot Nineteen, Block

One, Donnays Burnsville Heights, a planned community, Common Interest Community Number 126 in Dakota County, Minnesota, accord-ing to the recording plat thereof, lying southerly of the following de-scribed line:

Beginning at a point on the East line of the East Half of the East half of the West Half of Section 14, Township 115, Range 21, Da-kota County, Minnesota, distance 1544.00 feet south of the northeast corner of said East Half of the East Half of the West Half; thence South 71 degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds West (assuming said east line bears North), a distance of 577.50 feet and said line there terminating.

Parcel 2:Lot Nineteen, Block One, Don-

nays Burnsville Heights, a planned community, Common Interest Community Number 126 in Dakota County, Minnesota, according to the recorded plat thereof, except that part lying southerly of the fol-lowing described line:

Beginning at a point on the east line of the East Half of the East Half of the West Half of Section 14, Township 115, Range 21, Da-kota County, Minnesota, distance 1544.00 feet south of the northeast comer of said East Half of the East Half of the West Half; thence South 71 degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds West (assuming said east line bears North), a distance of 577.50 feet and said line there terminating, Da-kota County, Minnesota.













Dated: August 11, 2014Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee

of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688872 - 12-002476 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published in Burnsville/EaganAugust 22, 29,

September 5, 12, 19, 26, 2014267853




DATE OF MORTGAGE: November 9, 2005MORTGAGOR: Emily J. Motari,

unmarried woman.MORTGAGEE: Washington Mutual Bank, FA.DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Recorded December 5, 2005 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2386136.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Associa-tion. Dated November 25, 2013 Recorded December 2, 2013, as Document No. 2988402.




Washington Mutual Bank, FARESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE


MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 13752 Heather Hills Drive, Burnsville, MN 55337


PROPERTY:Lot 6, Block 9, Heather Hills

Third Addition, CIC Number 467COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY










TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on April 23, 2015 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.


“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: August 21, 2014JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688830 - 14-005685 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


September 5, 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 2014

274908

PUBLIC NOTICEThe owners of Valley Natural

Foods Co-op, doing business as Valley Natural Foods, will hold their annual owners meeting on Monday, October 6, 2014 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Rosemount Community Center, 13885 South Robert Trail, Rosemount MN 55068. An elec-tion for four new board members and recipient of the Valley Natural Foods Co-op Community Fund will be held online at www.valleynatu-ralfoods.com Sept.18 - Oct. 3. Vot-ing closes at 12 p.m. Oct. 3. There will not be paper ballots at the an-nual owners meeting. Computer access to vote is available at Valley Natural Foods, 13750 County Road 11, Burnsville, MN. A letter with in-formation on patronage refunds will be mailed to owners’ address on-file by first week of October.


September 19, 2014281519

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194

REGULAR BOARD MINUTESAUGUST 26, 2014

This is a summary of the Inde-pendent School District No.194 Regular School Board Meeting on Tues, August 26, 2014 with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

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

Public Comment: Don Sinner & Todd Mooney, EML & LEAF presi-dents shared the book that they, in partnership with the Dakota County Labor Assembly, are presenting to all incoming kindergarten students.

Consent agenda items ap-proved: Minutes of the meetings on August 12 & 14; employment recommendations, leave requests and resignations; payment of bills & claims; wires & transfers; dona-tions; and fieldtrips.

Report presented: Gifted pro-gram update; staff summer learn-ing and professional development report; 2014-15 student enrollment update; 2013-14 budget revisions.

Recommended actions ap-proved: Resolution to adopt 2014-15 legislative priorities.

Adjournment at 8:15 p.m. Published in

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganSeptember 19, 2014

280037

CITY OF EAGANPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

DATE/LOCATION OF HEARING:Advisory Planning Commis-

sion Meeting: Tuesday, September 23, at 6:30 pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 3830 Pilot Knob Rd

DEVELOPMENT/APPLICANT: Spire Credit Union/Brian Whit-

sonLOCATION/LEGAL DESCRIP-

TION: 1250 & 1252 Yankee Doodle Road, Lot 1, Block 1, Town Centre 100 10th Addition

REQUEST(S):Planned Development A Planned Development Amend-

ment to allow site modifications.File Number: 15-PA-07-08-14QUESTIONS: Call the Planning

Department at (651) 675-5685 or contact Sarah Thomas, the Planner at (651) 675-5696 or s [email protected] with the above information:

CITY OF EAGAN Christina M. Scipioni, City Clerk


September 19, 2014281144

CITY OF EAGANPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

DATE/LOCATION OF HEARING:Advisory Planning Commis-

sion Meeting: Tuesday, September 23, at 6:30 pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 3830 Pilot Knob Rd

DEVELOPMENT/ APPLICANT: Stonehaven Senior Living/Mi-

chael HoagbergLOCATION/LEGAL DESCRIP-

TION: Outlot E, Stonehaven 4th Addition

REQUEST(S):Planned Development A Planned Development

Amendment to allow a 138 unit se-nior housing complex.

File Number: 14-PA-08-08-14QUESTIONS: Call the Planning

Department at (651) 675-5685 or contact Pam Dudziak, the Planner at (651) 675-5691 or [email protected] with the above information:

CITY OF EAGAN Christina M. Scipioni, City Clerk


September 19, 2014281151

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLSMINUTES OF

AUGUST 18, 2014REGULAR BOARD MEETING

Chairperson Rob Duchscher called the regular School Board meeting to order at 6:06 p.m. on August 18, 2014 at Dakota Ridge School.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the School Board.

Present: Art Coulson, treasurer; Rob Duchscher, chairperson; Gary Huusko, clerk; Jackie Magnuson, vice chairperson; Mike Roseen; Bob Schutte and Superintendent Jane K. Berenz.

Absent: Joel Albright.Motion by Huusko, seconded by

Coulson and carried, with six mem-bers voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the agenda.

Superintendent Berenz con-gratulated Director of Finance and Operations Jeff Solomon on receiv-ing a Pinnacle Award from ASBO International and the Finance De-partment on earning the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 12th year in a row. Berenz introduced newly elected Kate Schmidt, Dakota County United Educators (DCUE) president.

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

• Minutes of July 14 regular and July 28, 2014 special board meet-ings;

• Revisions on bullying and cy-berbullying in Policy 503, Student Rights and Responsibilities;

• Claims for July 9-August 12, 2014;

•Electronic funds transfer schedule for July 5-August 8, 2014;

• Schedule of investments for July 5-August 8, 2014;

• Gifts received during July 2014 totaling $26,688.95;

• Advertising revenue received during July 2014 totaling $3,000;

• Rejecting all bids for Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) and instructional resources, and exer-cising the option to renew NWEA’s July 2011 contract for one more year for $147,525;

•The Carl D. Perkins grant for the K-12 public school districts in the South Metro Consortium in the amounts of $218,472.30 and $13,631.77;

•Alternative Facilities Ten-Year Plan for fiscal years 2015-16 through 2024-25 and publication of intended projects for 2015-16 in School Board meeting minutes.

Additional details for the projects are available on the district’s web-site. Intended 2015-16 projects, estimated at a total of $6,796,000, include the following categories and estimated costs:

•Project Management, Inc. Con-sultants ($466,700);

•Roofing ($1,062,000);•Painting/Other Finishes

($423,000);• Flooring ($810,000);•Plumbing-Domestic Water

Systems ($187,000);•Electrical ($120,000);•Electronics-Clocks, P.A.,

Alarms, Bells ($92,000);•Hardscape ($347,000);•Grounds/Athletic Fields

($53,000);•HVAC-Heating, Ventilating, Air

Conditioning ($2,003,500);•Window Replacement

($35,000);•ADA Accessibility Improve-

ments ($9,000);• Gyms/Pools ($162,800);• R e n o v a t i o n s - R e m o d e l -

ing, Doors, Hardware, Lockers ($512,000);

• Other – Elevators, Theaters, Etc. ($175,000), and

• Exterior Wall Systems ($338,000).

• A $3,472 Midwest Dairy Coun-cil “Dairy in Your School” grant for Westview Elementary School;

• Transportation to purchase parts and services on an as needed basis from Hoglund Bus Company, Inc. through the State of Minneso-ta’s CPV contract;

• A $62,511 American Indian Education (Title VII) formula grant;

• Personnel separations, leaves of absence and new staff;

• Pay rates for substitute, tem-porary and part-time employees;

• Pay rates for substitute, tem-porary and part-time community education employees;

• Continuation of catastrophic accident insurance coverage for competition cheerleaders and fig-ure skaters with Markel Insurance Company for an annual minimum premium of $500;

• Agreement with Bethel Univer-sity School of Nursing for clinical nursing experience from Septem-ber 2, 2014 through the last day of the 2015-16 school year;

• Agreement with a continuing contract teacher for an additional .4 FTE during the 2014-15 school year without the additional FTE becom-ing part of the teacher’s continuing contract, and

• Appointment of Retno Sa-ridewi-Wong, Neil Buesing, Margie Broman, Madison Sogge, Sydney Quinlan, Isabella Pixler and Ryan Poehler to the Curriculum and Instruction Advisory Committee (CIAC) from September 2014 to June 2017.

Scott McQueen, Wold Archi-tects and Engineers, and Shane Butler, Bossardt Corporation, pre-sented the design submittal for a classroom addition and kitchen/multi-purpose room renovations at Parkview Elementary School. The $4.1 million project will be financed through lease levy, food service and alternative facilities funds. The board will be asked to approve construction bids in October and construction is expected to be completed by July 2015.

Director of Special Education Mary Kreger and Rosemount El-ementary School Principal Tom Id-strom shared an update on mental health services that are being pro-vided in the schools through private contractors, a county collaborative and a state grant. Kreger quoted Dr. Ann Gearity, faculty at the Universi-ty of Minnesota, who noted mental distress is the internal experience of children who do not feel or func-tion well. Kreger noted that provid-ing intentional support for children experiencing mental distress is congruent with education’s primary mission to help children learn. She reviewed programs and profession-als such as PBIS (Positive Behavior Support), restitution/control theory, Steps to Respect and social work-ers, school psychologists, school counselors, nurses, teachers and administrators that provide student support.

Idstrom reviewed the Local Col-laborative Time Study, a federal revenue source for early interven-tion and prevention programming with emphasis on early childhood services and mental health pre-vention and intervention programs for families in Dakota County. The district has a Mental Health Initia-tive Team that has developed the plans for the 2014-15 school year which include teaching students self- regulation and stress manage-ment; AMBIT Network: Introduction to Traumatic Stress and Trauma Informed Practice; behavioral cri-sis intervention, and school-linked and co-located services. Team members are Renee Bethke, Su-san Piepgras, Julie Endersbe, Mary Beck and Jen Zaske.

Kreger noted the primary objec-tives of the state grant are to im-prove identification of mental health issues for students and strengthen school partnerships; increase ac-cessibility to mental health services for uninsured and underinsured students and improve clinical and functional outcomes for students with a mental health diagnosis.

Two outside organizations, Fam-ily, Adolescents and Children Ther-apy Services (FACTS) and Associ-ated Clinic of Psychology (ACP), provide services at district schools through a state grant.

Board members expressed con-cern about providing service space when enrollment increases, space is not available and what the cost per year of such services would be when the funding was no longer available.

Director of Community Educa-tion Khia Brown reported on sum-mer 2014 and programming for the upcoming year through community education.

Director of Human Resources Tom Pederstuen highlighted terms from the two-year collective bar-gaining agreement with the Min-nesota Teamsters, Local 320, rep-resenting Vehicle Technicians. The agreement is effective July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016 and terms include:

• Increasing salary schedule by 2.5 percent each year;

• Increasing hourly longevity dif-ferential as of July 1, 2014 from .34 to .35 for 7 years of service; from .49 to .50 for 10 years of service, and from .83 to .85 for 15 years of service;

• Increasing hourly longevity dif-ferential as of July 1, 2015 from .35

to .36 for 7 years of service; from .50 to .51 for 10 years of service, and from .85 to .87 for 15 years of service;

• Increasing hourly shift premi-um and lead differential from .29 to .30 as of July 1, 2014 and from .30 to .31 as of July 1, 2015;

• Contributions to health insur-ance will remain at $656 for single; $1,461 for single plus one depen-dent and $1,926 for family;

• Increasing annual contribution to the tax-deferred matching plan by $125 per year as of July 1, 2014 and July 1, 2015, and

• Other minor language modifi-cations.

Motion by Magnuson, seconded by Roseen and carried, with six members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the agreement.

Pederstuen highlighted terms from the two-year collective bar-gaining agreement with the Prin-cipals Association of Rosemount (PAR) representing principals and assistant principals. The agreement is effective July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016 and terms include:

• Increasing wages by 2 percent each year;

• Changing contributions to health insurance as of July 1, 2014 to $655 for single; $1,450 for single plus one dependent and $1,925 for family, and as of July 1, 2015 to $668 for single; $1,479 for single plus one dependent and $1,964 for family;

• Initiating an annual 403(b) matching contribution of $150 per year as of July 1, 2014 and $350 as of July 1, 2015;

• Modifying vacation provision to allow principals to sell three days of accrued unused vacation back to the district each year, and

• Other minor language modifi-cations and clarifications.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Huusko and carried, with six mem-bers voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the agreement.

Pederstuen highlighted com-pensation and benefits for non-licensed specialists effective July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016. Changes in salary and benefits in-clude:

• Increasing wages and longev-ity by 2 percent each year;

• Increasing monthly contribu-tions to health insurance as of July 1, 2014 to $680 for single; $1,512 for single plus one dependent and $2,008 for family, and as of July 1, 2015 to $694 for single; $1,542 for single plus one dependent and $2,048 for family;

• Increasing annual 403(b) matching contribution to $750 per year as of July 1, 2014 and $1,000 as of July 1, 2015, and


Motion by Huusko, seconded by Roseen and carried, with six mem-bers voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the compensation and benefits.

Pederstuen highlighted com-pensation and benefits for non-union administrators, special staff, assistant administrators and deans effective July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016. Changes in salary and benefits include:

• Increasing wages and longev-ity by 2 percent each year;


• Increasing annual 403(b) matching contribution to $2,000 per year as of July 1, 2014 and $2,250 as of July 1, 2015, and


Motion by Magnuson, seconded by Schutte and carried, with six members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the compensation and benefits.

Berenz highlighted compensa-tion and benefits for directors ef-fective July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016. Changes in salary and benefits include:

• Increasing wages by 2 percent each year;


•Increasing annual 403(b) matching contribution to $4,500 per year as of July 1, 2014 and $5,000 as of July 1, 2015, and


Motion by Schutte, seconded by Coulson and carried, with six mem-bers voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to approve the compensation and benefits.

Berenz reported on back-to-school activities scheduled during August and commented on estab-lishment of a task force charged with identifying facilities and equip-ment needs to support strategic goals over the next five to 10 years.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Roseen and carried, with six mem-bers voting in favor and no member voting in opposition, to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 p.m.

Published inApple Valley, Lakeville,

Burnsville/EaganSeptember 19, 2014

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4030 Garage& Estate Sales

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5090 Asphalt/Black-topping/Seal Coating

4540 Senior Rentals

5170 Concrete/Mason-ry/Waterproofing


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1997 Red Pontiac Grand Am: Selling a friend of the family’s! Has some rust on it, but not bad. Keyless entry works, AC works. Just did an oil change and trans filter & fluid change on it and a new belt! Has new front pads & rotors. Has 154XXX miles on it engine is a d.1L v6. $1200. SOLD IT in One Week!

1998 Lincoln Continen-tal, 175,000 miles, heated leather front seat, new bat-tery, asking $2975. CALL 763-560-0685

2003 Jaguar XK8 Convert-ible, 129M, stored winters, extremely nice condition! Moving. $10,950/BO.

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2005 Toyota Camry LE 88k miles, New tires! $9,200 Sold it!


$$$ $200 - $10,000 $$$Junkers & Repairables

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1030 Motorcycles

1983 Honda Interstate Gold Wing, 31K mi, $3700 or b/o. Like new. 612-275-7072

2007 Suzuki Blvd C50, 800 CC. 40,000 mi. Exc. cond $3000 or B/O. 612-709-3824

1070 Trailers

6’ x 10’ Heavy Duty Trailer - very good cond!

$1,200/BO. 612-414-4893

3500 MERCHANDISE

3510 Antiques &Collectibles

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3580 Household/Furnishings

54” DR Tbl & 4 chairs; 3 pc Walnut BR set; 1940’s Ken-more freezer; vintg. Royal vac. cleaner. All good cond! Call 952-853-9801 for prices

Dresser (white) & night stand, 2 trundle bed, curio cab, wonder horse, free couch, 612-522-7737

Pedestal table, 4 chairs, large mirror, bench & end table. 507-491-6207

QN. PILLOWTOP SETNew In Plastic!! $150

MUST SELL!! 763-360-3829

3600 MiscellaneousFor Sale

American Classic 8’ Pool Table + access. 3K new, $1000. You move. 952-985-5583

Assorted dog crates (ken-nels) 3 Open, 2 covered. $25-$75 612-412-7255

For Sale: 7’ Tan leather couch, glass/coffee/end tbls, wicker patio chr, 2 wicker bar stools. 612-719-6015

Lamps, tables, chairs, desks, bench, bkcase, elip-tical, pool tbl, etc. All items 75% below orig. cost, in mint cond! 952-942-7279, or 480-471-1771 Cash only

Rocker $10, dresser $25, sewing machine $25, wood pict. frames $2 ea., kid/adlt cloz $1-$4. 651-298-1305

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Cash! Dick 612-986-2566

3620 MusicInstruments

Baldwin Upright Piano Excel cond, storage bench, metronome, mu-sic books. $2,000 Plym-outh loc off 494 & Co Rd 6 Call: 763-432-7478

3620 MusicInstruments

Charles Walter Studio Piano w/bench. $1,750. Exc cond! Cash only. Buyer moves. 763-542-9211

Wurlitzer Baby Grand Piano: Exc. condition! Ap-praised at $4,650; will sell for $1,999. 952-942-7279

3630 OutdoorEquipment

Northern 20 Ton Wood Splitter, horizontal/verti-cal, Honda engine, 8 years old. Call 763-571-2960

4000 SALES


Annual Kids’ Stuff SaleInfant to Teen - Clothes, toys, books, and more!

Sat, Sept. 27 9am-2pm$1 Admission

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Maple Plain, MN

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Bloomington Huge Sale! 9/25-27 (9-6) Designer dec-orating items, furn., Wmns plus sz. cloz, jewelry, misc HH. 8549 Thomas Ave. S.

Bloomington Moving Sale9/17-18 (8-4) Low prices!Vintage, mid-century items. Art, linens, jewelry, more! See pictures on Craigslist10416 Wyoming Ave. So.

Bloomington Moving Sale 9/25-27, 9am-5pm 8817 Chicago Ave S.

Bloomington Multi Family9/18-20 (9-6). Old tools, hrdware, collectibles, HH, toys. 8709 Beard Road

Bloomington Multi-Fam:9/18-19 (9-5) HH, furn, kids cloz. 10830 Goodrich Ave. So.(1 blk W. of France)

Bloomington Sale!, Sept 25-27, 8-4. Antiques & collectibles, curio cabinet, dishes, pictures, frames, trunks, tools, & gun cabinet

10001 Abbott Ave S

BloomingtonWeezee Estate/Multi-Fam Sale 9/25-27 (9-5) Furn, daybed, lamps, records, picts., A.F. Jacket & metals, glamour & glitz cloz, plus size & baby cloz, & much misc! 2312 W. 84th St.

Bloomington Woodstock Townhome 9/18-20 (8-4) Arts/craft & quilting sup-pls., fabric, RV & HH items, more! 7549 Landau Curve

BLOOMINGTON: Estate/Garage Sale! Oct 1-4 8am-5pm, Lots of good stuff! 8324 18th Ave. South


Brooklyn Ctr, 9/19-20, 9-3, Tools, Western paperbacks, fishing, craft supplies, misc! 4943 Abbott Ave N.

BURNSVILLE, Sept 17-19th 10-7pm, Ret. Diesel Mechanic: tools, & hunting cloz! 12804 Eagle Ridge Dr

BURNSVILLE, Sept 21st 9:30-5pm, Cloz, kids items, books, HH, bikes & much more! 13104 Court Pl.

BURNSVILLE, Sept 26-27, Oct 3-4 9a-4pm,, An-tiqs, collectibles, Furn, HH items, some cloz. 13416 4th Ave So.

BURNSVILLE, Sept. 24-27th 9-5pm, Gigantic Sale! Men’s cloz, guy things, drill press, trunk, tent, collect. decor, & lots misc! 15506 Freemont Ave S.

Columbia Heights, 9/20, 8a-4p, Sat only! Moving & Closing Business! Many business & personal items incl furn. Held in garage & house. (No alley parking.) 3721 Van Buren Str. NE

CrystalHuge Kid’s SaleAwesome Kids Stuff!Sold by kids, for kids!

Sept. 20 (8:30 - Noon)Crystal Community Center

4800 Douglas Drive

Crystal, Sept. 18-19-20, 8am-4pm. Huge merg-ing sale! Kitchen/cooking items, household goods, holiday decorations, yard equipment, electronics - much more! 5734 Oregon Court North

Eagan: 90 Unit Townhome Community Sale!

9/18-21 & 9/25-28 8-4pm. On Cliff Lake Rd, Btwn Rahn & Blackhawk (across from Cub) HH, furniture, glassware, clothing, art & more!

Eden Prairie, Big Sale 9/26 & 9/27, 9-5. Plaster carpenter tools & more. wood. HH & garden 15621 Oak Ridge Rd


EXCELSIOR

Excelsior UnitedMethodist Church

Annual Fall SaleThurs, Sept 25 (5-8 pm)$3 Admission Thurs. only

Fri, Sept 26 (2-7 pm)Sat, Sept 27 (9am-Noon)

BAG SALE - $4/BagFood Available

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Westbrooke Way,& Old Settlers Trail

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Crafts, Furniture, Antiques9/18-21; 9/25-28 (9a-6p)21385 Johnson Memorial Dr

LAKEVILLE: Sept 18, 19th & 20th 8:30am-5:30pm (Sat til 1:30pm), Multi fm Cloz, HH, toys, seas. deco, Tools & Furn. 8769 176th St.

LAKEVILLE: Sept 26 & 27 8am-4pm, Moving Sale! Lots of Stuff! 16797 Hun-tington Path

Long Lake-9/19-20(9a-4p)Huge Vintage Furn.& parts.Restorers dream, Shabby chic, books, lrge variety of misc! 3470 Bayside RdMaple Grove, SAT ONLY 9/27, 10am-1pm, Huge Kids’ Sale! Toys, clothes & equipment. Maple Gr Jr High. 7000 Hemlock Lane.multipleconnectionsmn.org $1 donation requested

NAVARREFall Rummage SaleGood Shepherd Lutheran

3745 Shoreline Drive(Co Rd 15)

10/1 (4-8); 10/2 (8-8);10/3 (8-12 is $4 Bag Day)

For Info: 952-471-8433

RICHFIELD - HUGE SALEThurs, 9/25 (9-6);

Fri, 9/26 (9-6) 1/2 price day;Sat, 9/27 (9-12) $2 Bag Day

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Richfield Lutheran60th & Nicollet Ave. So.

Richfield Sale, Thurs - Sat, 9-4pm. Lots of tools, gar-den items, & household. Cash only. 7633 Stevens Av

St Louis Park Sept. 27, 9-3. Many used picture frames, all sizes, (20x30, 16x20 etc.) $4 each. 2853 Princeton Av

St. Louis Park: HUGE!Estate Sale 9/18-20 (9-5)

Tools, HH, furn, misc!2624 Xylon Ave. South

4500 RENTALS / REAL ESTATE

4520 Townhomes/Dbls/Duplexes For Rent

AV TH! 2BR/1.5 BA, Fplc., W/D, lg. Kitch, $1250+utils. 651-437-8627

4570 StorageFor Rent

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4640 Waterfront for Sale

Washington Creek, to Lake Arvilla. Beautiful 46 acres. 1 hr W. Mpls. 4000+ sf. brick home. 12,000 sf bldgs for hob-bies, toys, home based bus. or livestock. Ken-nel income - be as busy as you’d like. Or relax at your own private retreat. Owner retiring $939,000. Call 320-894-7072

5000 SERVICES

5040 Health &Wellness

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5090 Asphalt/Black-topping/Seal Coating

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5120 Cabinetry &Countertops

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5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

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Escobar Hardwood Floors Carpet & Ceramic Tile

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5150 Chimney &Fireplace Services

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5370 Painting &Decorating


5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters

5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal



5510 Full-time

Direct Service ProfessionalRewarding position assisting individuals with intellec-tual disabilities and sensory impairments in a center based setting in Bloomington. Provide supervision, job skills training, implement programs and track goals, participate in community integration activities and assist with self-care needs. Position requires the ability to lift and transfer individuals to/from wheel-chairs. A valid driver’s license and compliance with MVR & Rule 11 background checks required. Ability to obtain a CDL license within 6 months of hire and drug/alcohol testing required. Driving a Rise van or lift equipped bus is a daily function of the job. Position requires individual to lift and carry 50+ pounds on a regular basis. Position is full-time, M-F with excel-lent benefits. $11.50-$12.50 HR/DOQ with a generous training & benefit package. Submit cover letter and resume to Jamie at [email protected].

www.rise.orgEqual Opportunity Employer

5510 Full-time 5510 Full-time

5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

Clean Team - Mother/daughter crew. 10 yrs exp. 952-431-4885

THE CLEAN TEAM Making homes shine since 1994. Honest, Reliable, De-tailed. Rena: 763-545-8035


Christian Brothers Construction

Min Lic. BC679768

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5190 Decks

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5210 Drywall

O’Neill’s Drywall• Hang • Tape • Sand • Spray

Shawn 651-285-6588

PINNACLE DRYWALL*Hang *Tape *Texture

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5220 Electrical

DAGGETT ELECTRICGen. Help & Lic. Elec.

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

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5260 Garage Doors

GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS

Repair/Replace/Reasonable

Lifetime Warranty on All Spring Changes

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5280 Handyperson

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

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

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

Quality Work @ Competitive Prices! Free Estimates.

Ray 612-281-7077

5280 Handyperson

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

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

Home Tune-up • Fix It • Replace It

• Upgrade It Over 40 Yrs Exp.

Ins’d Ron 612-221-9480

PROFESSIONAL HOME IMPROVEMENT!

Dependable, quality, time-ly. 30 years experience. Free Estimates Contact Jon

651-600-8820

Robert’s Home Repair Trim, doors, windows, painting. Free ests. Plus much more! 651-283-8720

5340 Landscaping

LANDSCAPES BY LORAlandscapesbylora.com

Quality work @ competitiveprices. 14+ yrs exp.!

612-644-3580

Modern Landscapes • Retaining Walls • Paver Patios • “Committed to

Excellence” • Fall Pricing 612-205-9953

modernlandscapes.biz

RETAINING WALLSWater Features & Pavers. 30+ Yrs Exp /Owner Operator

763-420-3036 952-240-5533

Offering Complete Landscape Services

apluslandscapecreations.com

5350 Lawn &Garden Services

$45 Lawn AerationsMulti Neighbor Discount

Mark 651-245-7876

A Happy Yard 20% off-New Customers

Fall Clean-ups, GutterCleaning, Brush Removal

Sod & All Types ofLandscaping. 612-990-0945


3 Interior Rooms/$250Wallpaper Removal.

Drywall Repair. Cabi-net Enameling and

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

612•390•6845Quality ResidentialPainting & Drywall

Ceiling & Wall TexturesH20 Damage-Plaster Repair

Wallpaper RemovalINTERIOR ; EXTERIOR

*A and K PAINTING*Int/Ext Painting/Staining

& Texturing. Free Est. 952-474-6258 Ins/Bond

Major Credit Card Accepted

“Apple Valley Painting”INT/EXT Quality work Lowest prices 612-516-7633

Ben’s Painting

Int/Ext, Drywall Repair Paint/Stain/Ceilings. We accept Visa/MC/Discvr.,

952-432-2605 DAVE’S PAINTING

and WALLPAPERINGInt/Ext • Free Est. • 23 Yrs.

Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins

Visa/MC 952-469-6800

Jack’s Twin City Painting Great Work/Fair Price, Free Est/Ins/Specials! Visa/MC /Disc 612-501-6449

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

5380 Plumbing

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

Jason 952-891-2490


A Family Operated Business

Roofing/Tear-offsNew Construction

BBB Free Est. MC/Visa Lic # BC170064

No Subcontractors Used. Ins. 952-891-8586

NEED A ROOF? Dun-Rite Roofing/Siding

Locally owned & operated!952-461-5155 Lic# 2017781

www.DunRiteMN.com


FREE ESTIMATES Roofing Siding GuttersFree Insurance InspectionsCASTLEREMODELINGMN.COM

612-568-ROOF (7663) Local Since 1988 MN CR641802

Randy’s ResidentialImprovements

Local Roofing and Siding612-414-0308

Lic. 2063583 BBB Member

Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs - 30 Yrs Exp

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

Call 952-925-6156

◆ Roofing ◆ Siding Gutters ◆ Soffit/Fascia

TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177

Lic CR005276 ◆ Bonded ◆ Insured

34 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB * Roofing, Siding, Gutters

Greg Johnson Roofing 612-272-7165. Lic BC48741


$0 For Estimate Timberline Tree & Landscape.

Summer Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree

Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large

Trees & Stumps CHEAP!!

612-275-2574AJ’s Tree Service

Trimming & RemovalFree Estimates & Insured

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

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

Al & Rich’s Low CostStump Removal, Portable Mach. No job too big!

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Trimming, Removal & Stump Grinding.

Call Jeff forStump Removal

Narrow Access Backyards Fully Insured

Jeff 612-578-5299

NOVAK STUMP REMOVALFree Ests. Lic’d & Ins’d

952-888-5123

STUMP GRINDINGFree Ests. Best $$ Ins’d

Brett 612-290-1213

5440 Window Cleaning

Sparkling Clean Window Washing Free ests. Ins’d. 952-451-1294

5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

BH Management Services (Raven Hill Apts-Burnsville MN) Immediate Openings!

Property ManagerProven results, 3-5 yrs.

Multifamily exp. Required. Maintenance Technician

Minor plumbing & electri-cal exp. preferred. Send resumes to: jthacker@

bhmanagement.com EOE

CARPENTERSHarmony Homes has been

dedicated to serving the Twin Cities housing mar-ket with Marvin window

and door needs since 1975.We are looking for Car-penters who will plan Marvin window and

door installations, erect framing and install parts for windows and doors in residential buildings.

This is a position requiring steady and accurate work-ers who want to do things right every time! If inter-

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Company Drivers/Owner Operators- Class A CDL,

Farmington. Current health card, pass drug test,

5-6 days a week, at least 24 yrs old, 2 yrs exp. Owner Operators must have wet kit. Person will pull our end dump trailer, local work.

Call: 651-423-5388

DRIVERS - YARD PER-SONNELShaw/Stewart Lumber serves the luxury home builder, remodeler and commercial general con-tractor in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market and sur-rounding area. We are currently looking for Drivers/Yard Person-nel. This position requires an individual to handle all aspects of their job, wheth-er working in our yard building loads or making deliveries to our custom-ers, with accuracy and ex-cellent customer service. A CDL and insurability are required. Class A and boom truck experience are helpfulIf interested contact psweeney@shawstewart lumberco.com.

5510 Full-time

EducationUniversity of Minnesota

Extension Center for Family DevelopmentExtension Educator –

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Pure Noise Records Tour The Pure Noise Re-cords Tour will play Oct. 4 at The Garage, 75 Civic Center Parkway, Burns-ville. The tour features headliners State Champs and Handguns and sup-porting bands Forever Came Calling, Heart to Heart, Front Porch Step, and Brigades. VIP and general ad-mission tickets are on sale at http://purenoise-tour.net/.

Wolf pups debut at zoo Five wolf pups, or-phaned during Alaska’s Funny River Fire in May, have found permanent homes at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley and made their public debut on Thursday, Sept. 18. Josh Leutzinger, crew supervisor for the Gan-nett Glacier Fire Crew and coordinator of the rescue effort, was on hand for a reunion with the pups. More information about the wolf pups is at mnzoo.org.

Galaxie Library author visit Candace Simar, award-winning poet and author of Minnesota-based historical novels “Abercrombie Trail” and “Pomme De Terre,” will talk about her inspira-

tion and writing at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val-ley. The event is free. Books will be available to purchase and signing. For more information, call 952-891-7050.

‘Museum Day Live!’ at zoo The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley will of-fer a free child admission with any paid adult from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Satur-day, Sept. 27, as part of “Museum Day Live!” in conjunction with Smith-sonian magazine. Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian maga-zine to encourage mu-seum visitation nation-wide. Fall babies on exhibit at the zoo include moose calves, beaver kits, a por-cupette and lynx kittens. For more informa-tion, go to mnzoo.org or call 952-431-9500.

Author at Heritage Library Author Danielle So-sin will read from and discuss her award-win-ning debut novel, “The Long-Shining Waters,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29, at Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. “The Long-Shining Waters” weaves together three stories of charac-

ters separated by centu-ries and circumstance, yet connected across time by Lake Supe-rior and the unfolding rhythm of the waves. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 952-891-0370.

Ragtime at Riverwalk Music by Alexander’s Ragtime Brass Band will be featured at the River-walk Market Fair, Sat-urday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in down-town Northfield’s Bridge Square. Market fair offerings include sweet and savory pastries, prairie-inspired ceramic plates, fresh lo-cal produce and more. Visit www.Riverwalk-MarketFair.org for in-formation.

Moody in Northfield Ruth Moody, the Ju-no-Award winning song-writer and member of the Wailin’ Jennys, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Oct. 11, at North-field Arts Guild, 411 W. Third St., Northfield. Moody is touring for her latest album, “These Wilder Things,” her sec-ond solo release for Red House Records. Tickets are $25. More information is at http://northfieldartsguild.org/music or by phone at 507-645-8877.

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

[email protected].

Books Candace Simar, 11 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 20, Galaxie Library, 14955 Gal-axie Ave., Apple Valley. The award-winning poet and au-thor of Minnesota-based his-torical novels, “Abercrombie Trail” and “Pomme De Terre,” will talk about her inspira-tion and writing. Books will be available to purchase and sign. Information: 952-891-7045. Danielle Sosin, 7-8 p.m., Monday, Sept. 29, Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. Sosin will discuss her award-winning debut novel “The Long-Shining Wa-ters,” three stories of charac-ters separated by centuries and circumstance, yet con-nected across time by Lake Superior and the unfolding rhythm of the waves. Books will be available to purchase and sign. Information: 952-891-0370.

Events/festivals Lakeville Art Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 21, Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter, 20965 Holyoke Ave. In-formation: www.lakevilleart-festival.org. Lone Oak Days, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 20-21, Holz Farm, 4665 Manor Drive, Eagan. Information: Eagan

Parks and Recreation, 651-675-5000. Kids ’n Kinship Gala, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, Brackett’s Crossing Country Club, 17976 Judi-cial Road, Lakeville. Tickets: www.kidsnkinshipgala2014.eventbrite.com. Dakota City Heritage Vil-lage fall flower garden tour, 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Sept. 24, Dakota County Fairgrounds, Farmington. Adults. Cost: $8. Registration required. Information: 651-460-8050, ext. 3. Party It Forward Birth-day Bash to benefit DARTS, 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Oct. 4, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 11 E. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. Music by Mick Sterling. Raf-fle and live/silent auctions. Admission is free, along with free appetizers and desserts. For $20, guests receive a “bottomless” glass for un-limited beer or soda. (Bottled water is provided.) Informa-tion: www.partyitforward.net or Sarah Jacobson at DARTS, 651-234-2225.

Exhibits A pastel exhibit by Rose-mount artist Rita Beyer Corrigan will be on dis-play through October at the Robert Trail Library in Rose-mount. “Something in Be-tween,” an exhibit of acrylic paintings by Cynthia Star-weather-Nelson and Bonnie Cutts, is on display through

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Saturday, Sept. 20 South of the River Junk Market hosted by Touch of Home Furnishings, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Towne and Country Shopping Center, Burnsville. Over 100 vendors will be on site selling their re-purposed items. Free admission. Held rain or shine. Pedal the Parks, 9 a.m., meet in downtown Lakev-ille at Pioneer Plaza, 20801 Holyoke Ave. The guided bike ride will last approximately 1.5 to 2 hours. Sponsored by Lakeville Parks and Recre-ation. Trash to Treasure Flea Market, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ap-ple Valley American Legion, 14521 Granada Drive. Brats and hot dogs grilled all day. Sponsored by the Apple Val-ley American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1776. Holistic Expo by the Twin Cities chapter of the inter-national Holistic Chamber of Commerce, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Metamorphosis Center, 1301 E. Cliff Road, Suite 105, Burnsville. Free. Information: www.Metamorphosis.cc.

Sunday, Sept. 21 French toast and sau-sage breakfast fundraiser by the Rosemount VFW La-dies Auxiliary, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., VFW Post 9433, 2625 120th St. W., Rosemount. Proceeds benefit veterans and service members. Adopted Friends, 12:30 p.m. at Lutz Railroad Gar-den, 2960 Egan Ave., Eagan. Adoptive families welcome for friendship, support and fun. Information: www.adopt-edfriends.com or email [email protected]. Kids Cheer Clinic by the Eastview High School cheer-leaders, 1-4 p.m., Eastview High School. Ages: kinder-garten to eighth grade. Cost: $35. Information: http://eastviewathletics.com/com-petitive_cheer or [email protected]. Open house, 1-4 p.m., Lutz Railroad Garden, 2960 Egan Ave., Eagan. Visit Con-ductor Bud and his railroad garden. If raining, trains will not run. Free. Information: 651-454-3534, www.lutzrail-roadgarden.net, bud_lutz@

yahoo.com.

Monday, Sept. 22 Dance party and infor-mation night for Burnsville-Savage Girl Scout Service Unit, 6:30-8 p.m., Sky Oaks Elementary, 100 E. 134th St., Burnsville. Girls in kin-dergarten to 12th grade are welcome. Information: sav-agegirlscouts.webs.com or 800-845-0787.

Tuesday, Sept. 23 Family Fitness in the Park, 6:30-7 p.m., Antlers Park Shelter A, 9740 201st St. W., Lakeville. Theme is Yoga Flow. Free. Class is led by a certified fitness instruc-tor and sponsored by Lakev-ille Parks and Recreation.

Wednesday, Sept. 24 Free legal clinic, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Room 520, Dako-ta County Northern Service Center, 1 Mendota Road W., West St. Paul. Attorneys will provide free brief advice on civil legal issues. Sponsored by the F.R. Bigelow Founda-tion, Minnesota State and Hennepin County Bar Foun-dations and Dakota County Law Library.

Thursday, Sept. 25 Weight loss workshop by Thrive Therapy, 5:30-7 p.m., 190 River Ridge Circle, Suite 208, Burnsville. Free. RSVP: thrivetherapymn.com/work-shops. Marine Corps League meeting for new detach-ment in the southeast metro, 7 p.m., Apple Val-ley American Legion, 14521 Granada Drive. Open to any and all Marines and “green-side” Corpsman. Information: [email protected].

Saturday, Sept. 27 Grand opening of White-tail Woods Regional Park, 17100 Station Trail, Farm-ington, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Features live music by The Honeydogs, horse-drawn wagon rides, a 5K run/walk, geocaching, kite flying, a lake dedication and more. Food and beverages will be avail-able for purchase. Informa-tion: www.dakotacounty.us/parks.

Sunday, Sept. 28 Camping demonstration by Girl Scout Troop 53557,

1-2 p.m., Jensen Lake Park, 1350 Carriage Hills Drive, Ea-gan. Offers tips and hints for an enjoyable camping experi-ence. Bring your own chair. Free.

Ongoing The Junk Bonanza, Sept. 25-27, Canterbury Park in Shakopee. The event features local artisans such as Katrina Barnett from Farmington, Leslie Mullin from Lakeville, and Lulu from Lulu Bea’s in Lakeville.

Reunions Lakeville High School Class of 1964 – 50 Year Reunion, Sept. 18-20. In-formation: Clare Zweber, [email protected], 612-385-0838; Wally Jepsen, [email protected], 612-247-7799. Burnsville High School Class of 2004 – 10 Year Re-union, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Solera in Minne-apolis. Information: https://w w w. e v e n t b r i t e . c o m / e /b u r n s v i l l e - h i g h - s c h o o l -c l a s s - o f - 2 0 0 4 - t e n - y e a r-r e u n i o n - t i c k e t s - 1 1 9 6 7 293497. Rosemount High School Class of 1974 – 40 Year Re-union, Sept. 19-21. Informa-tion: Kim Kisling Johnson at [email protected].

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. • Sept. 20, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Crown of Life Luther-an Church, 4150 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • Sept. 23, 1-7 p.m., Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. • Sept. 26, 1-7 p.m., Kow-alski’s Market, 1646 Diffley Road, Eagan. Memorial Blood Centers will hold the following blood drive. Call 1-888-GIVE-BLD (1-888-448-3253) or visit www.MBC.org to make an appointment or for more in-formation. • Sept. 27, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Ellie’s Light, 16972 Brandtjen Farm Drive, Lakeville.

The Eagan Theater Company presents the radio play “Popeye” where favorite childhood characters, Wimpy, Olive Oyl, Swee’Pea and Popeye take a trip to the zoo. As usual, Popeye must save the day. The radio play is part of the Lone Oak Days festivities at Holz Farm. Performances are 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 20. Cast members are, from left, Philip Baker, Keith Reed, Jennifer Russet, Austin Ballhagen, Andrew Jensen and Judy Marder. (Photo submitted)

‘Popeye’ at Holz Farm

Oct. 12 at the Ames Center art gallery, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville.

Music Recycled Percussion, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $30-$40 at the box office, at Ticket-master.com or by phone at 800-982-2787.

Theater “Jekyll & Hyde,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24-26, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $52-$62 at the box office, at Ticket-master.com or by phone at 800-982-2787. “Blood Brothers,” pre-sented by Chameleon The-atre Circle, Sept. 26 to Oct. 12, Black Box Theatre, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $17 adults, $14 students. Tickets available at the box office, at Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-982-2787. “In the Company of Leg-ends,” 7 p.m. Sept. 27 and 2 p.m. Sept. 28, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets: $18 adults ($20 at the door), $10 seniors and students. Purchase tickets at www.ci.lakeville.mn.us or by phone at 952-985-4640.

Workshops/classes/other Draw-Collage-Paint, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, offered by the Eagan Art House at the studio of local artist Teresa Cox. Stu-dents will create a fictional landscape with acrylic paint and collage materials. Cost: $35, includes some supplies. Registration required at 651-675-5500. Creative Landscape Techniques, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, offered by the Eagan Art House at Ea-gan Civic Arena Mezzanine. Presented by watercolor art-ist David Smith. Cost: $55, includes watercolor paper. Registration required at 651-675-5500. The Eagan Art House of-fers art classes for all ages, www.cityofeagan.com/index.php/recreation/eagan-art-house, 651-675-5500. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Battle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Dan Petrov Art Studio, Burnsville, offers oil painting classes with continuous en-rollment in fall/winter semes-ter for beginners, intermedi-ate and advanced oil painting students. Information: Dan Petrov, www.danpetrovart.com, 763-843-2734. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Chris-tine Tierney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. In-formation: www.christinetier-ney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through draw-ing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Informa-tion: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksSchoo lo fA r t .com, 651-214-4732. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermedi-ates Mondays 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Begin-ners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m. to noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Rob-ert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].


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Deuces Wild comedic piano duo plays Lakeville Oct. 3 by Andrew Miller


The comedic musical duo of Ted Manderfeld and David Charles Eich-holz never misses an oppor-tunity for a good gag — on stage or off. Asked earlier this week about the origin of Deuces Wild, their long-running “dueling piano” performance partnership, Manderfeld waxed humor-ous. “We met in primal scream therapy in prison,” Manderfeld said. “Then when we got out of prison, we went to dental school to-gether. “All of which is a com-plete lie — that was the smart-aleck answer,” he added with a laugh. In actuality, the pair first teamed up about 12 years ago when Eichholz was a regular performer at a piano bar at the Mall of America. After Eichholz’s then-performance partner decided to strike out on his own, Manderfeld contacted Eichholz to see if he wanted a new partner, and they’ve been delivering their sig-nature brand of music and humor ever since. “I had just graduated college, and I stalked him until he gave me a job,” Manderfeld joked. The piano duo is set to perform its “What a Won-derful World” show at 2

p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Geared to older audienc-es, the show features music from the 30s, 40s and 50s — musical standards, spiri-tuals, sing-alongs — and in-cludes songs such as “Over the Rainbow,” “Tennessee Waltz” and “16 Tons.” “What a Wonderful World” offers an array

theatrical flourishes — it includes multiple costume and set changes, among them cowboy costumes and military costumes. Deuces Wild has played roughly 1,500 shows in its 12-year history, primarily in the Midwest but also the West and East coasts and Mexico. Manderfeld and Eich-

holz travel to their con-certs in a truck and trailer, logging about a thousand miles a week. The duo was en route to Grand Forks, N.D., for a headlining show at the Ralph Engelstad Arena when this newspaper spoke with Deuces Wild by phone on Tuesday. “There’s actually been

a lot more time spent in a truck than on a stage,” Manderfeld said. The pair’s concert at the Lakeville Area Arts Center will be their third concert there; the most recent was in spring of this year. “Our goal is to exceed people’s expectations,” Manderfeld said. “It’s com-edy, it’s music, it’s interac-tive — it’s just a lot of fun.” Tickets for the Lakeville concert are $15 and can be purchased by calling 952-985-4640 or online at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com. More about Deuces Wild is at wildpianos.com.


Deuces Wild has delivered about 1,500 concerts in its 12-year history, primarily in the Midwest but also the West and East coasts and Mexico. The piano duo’s “What a Wonderful World” show, which will be presented in Lakeville next month, features music from the 30s, 40s and 50s. (Photo submitted)

David Charles Eichholz and Ted Manderfeld (Photo submitted)

Madness set to music ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ musical comes to Ames Center



Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of an obsessive scientist whose alter ego runs amok is coming to the stage of Burnsville’s Ames Center next week. The musical “Jekyll & Hyde” will be presented Sept. 24-26 by the newly launched Touring Theatre Associates, a company made up of New York and Minneapolis producers.

“The physical production has both a classical and contemporary look and feel — the costumes are of the 1880s time period, but the set has a raw, gritty, contemporary look,” explained director Paul Stancato, who recently returned from China where he served as artistic director for “The House of Dancing Water.” “Also, (we) wanted to focus on the schizophrenia of the Jekyll/Hyde char-acter. This is a man who’s father suc-

cumbed to madness, so his ambitions to cure this disease were ignited by his loss and his desire to rid society of evil. “This production delves deeper into the individual self, the duality of all of us as humans. It asks the question, ‘Can good exist without evil?’ ” Aleks Knezevich, of Woodbury, is cast as the Jekyll and Hyde characters; the show’s other leads include Laura Helm, of Southborough, Mass., and Eryn LeCroy of Belle Mead, N.J.

The production features a pop-rock score that features music by composers Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse. Tickets range from $52 to $62 and are available at the Ames Center box of-fice, 12600 Nicollet Ave., and through Ticketmaster.com. More about the pro-duction is at www.ames-center.com.



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